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BASKE

WATSON'S

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THE PREMIER

8000

THE CHINA MAIL.

THIS AFTERNOON'S DERATE.

PROPOSED ALLOWANCES FOR

-DEPENDENTS OF MEN,

THE MAGISTRACY.

THURSDAY, JUNE 6 1919.

curtailed and new enterprises re- stricted and in the case of one-man THE HAWKERS" NUISANCE IN businesses some of them might have

to be aloeed, altogether for the time being Essential meant essential to

KOWLOON.

A hawker pleaded not guilty when

THE CENSORSHIP' REGULATIONS.

LOCAL PAPER PROSECUTED FOR BREACH.

Mr. G. Barnett, printer and publisher

suffered a decrease in its revenue THE CONSCRIPTION BILL larger businesses might have to be from light dues and Francen, yet the | total revenue was over $16,000 above that of last year. The increase was entirely under the heading of "fers of Court and Office.” This incremat. is largely explained by fees for pers mits to work carry in Sundings. Owing to the shortage of touage and the anxiety of shipowners to get their abips away from port as H.E. THE GOVERNOR made a show intention of course to sacrifice theying his 'wares in Cameron Road.information relating to the movements

yesterday.-

and descriptions of two of His Majesty's as possible there has bewa abatement before the discussion of smaller for the larger, but if a man' Inspector florilen said that any ships. a considerable increase in the number the Bill was proceeded with in which happened to be engaged in a busi- complaings had been wceived from Mr. 'G. Wakeman, Crown Solicitor of such permits. The revenus he said the Government had under- uess that was non-essential he would Kowloon residents with reference ta appeared to prosecute. collested under this bead amounted taken to view the question of the

have to suffer. It was not intended

Mr. H. W. Looker who appeared for to $193,675 against $118,000 in provision of allowances for the wives

that a shur should be cast upon the

the defendant, pleaded not guilty. 1916. This tax, can only be regarded [ot men, but it would not be com

men who went. There were thou as in the nature of a penalty and there petant for the Government to providesunds of conscripts who had gone out seems little justification for enforcing much grants by legislation without from England who had ennobled the

Cetsonship Regulations for publishing it at a time when the requisition the sanction of the Secretary of

name of conscript and upheld the

was charged before Mr. J. R. Ward May 11th information relating to the movements and descriptions of A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., ing of ships for the purposes State. His Excellency and under-best bralitions of our mee. They this morning, with being drunk and

certain of E. M. ships. The article in hoped at sen from Hongkong incepable.

question appeared on paga 6 of the Sergt. Blackman said the defen-

paper under the heading "Shipping The Hon. Mr. Pozzock asked dunt was so drunk that the Police News The defendant's name Government for au assume that had to carry him to the Station. printed on the last page of the news-

the Colony. A one-man business charged before Mr. Wells this morn might of courses belong to that ing, with swing out his wares within of the Hongkong Telemap was a

[1the prolúbited aren of Rowkxm,

moved, or rernod, before. Mr. J. R The Conscription Bill came on foreness. The tribunal would have to

Au Indian constable salak le arrest. [Wood this afternoon, with printing second reading at a meeting of the decide which men were to go and! ed the defendant when he caught and publishing on May 11th last, certains Legislative Council, this afternoon which shonki stay. There was no

SCOTCH

DISTINCTIVE IN

FLAVOUR, WELL MATURED, MELLOW.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

TELEPHONK

To-day's Advertisements he

G.

NOTICE.

616.

China Mai.

of the war has created a great strog, to say that the Government scarcity of tonnage for the Eastern drew a hroud distinction between the trade-especially when the Treasuryhen we went away from the Colony accounts show a balance on the year for tried to do as volunteers, and then of 83,288,081 in its favour.

who ente in under the compulsory

should make some reasonably, ade- quate provision for the

NEWS OF THE DAY.

F

+

Hoxazoxe, Tavrday, June 8, 1913.

LOCAL AND-GENERAL.

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that 1ostes the oth nennt, the Supply of Water by House services will be RESTORED in the Rider Main Districts.

W. CHATEAM.

499

.

THE PROSPERITY OF THE

COLONY.-

A NORTHERN Contemporary, com Water Authority, menting on the prosperity of Hong

kong as revealed in the Treasury Tublic Works Department, Bongkung. June 6, 1918.

accounts, remarks that "Hungkeng is to be cungratulated on such SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE, satisfactory, position for a Colony that depends so largely on Shipping." HONGKONG.

It is true that shipping, is the life TOMEOLA COMPETITION-STblood of Hongkong, and it seems something of a paradox that while the war has caused a heavy decline

-GEORGE'S DAY CELEBRATIONS,

*

1918.

THE Dace up to which Prizes we in the volume of shipping trading

by TOMBOLA tickets can be obtained has been extended to Noon with this part, the revenue collected 19th June, 1918. Prizes unclaimed after this date will be sold and the proceeds given to the Funds for which the TOROLA was organized.

P. H. HULYOAK, President.

Hongkong, June 6, 1918.

300

CANTON KOWLOON HAILWAY.

SUMMER SERVICE.

by the Government is practically twice as much now as it was in the rear before the war. The decline in shipping, however, is not so great as many people might suppose when we think of the heavy demands made by the Allied Governments on shipping for war purposes. In the

FIED that an and from MONDAY, of 8,468,809 entered the port of June 15, severaf important alterations will be made in the Time table

Time tables will be available on had on application at all Stations and

Hongkong. These figures include

the German shipping for eight months

The China Mail Steamship Co's sa China arrived at Yokohama on Tuesday June 4th, and may be expected to arrive in Hongkong on June 14th, in accord- suce with schedule.

would do the same.

this nuisance.

A Sne of $1 was inflicted.

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DEAD DRUNK,

A European, named H. Nollesan,

The Crown Solicitor asid the defend.

ant was summoned for a breach of the

фраза

law. It was recognised that they/Possages. would be provided if the They had to lock him up because his paper as the name of the person

mainten-

Aiter con-

J

pcblish the article.

wives of moen for reasons of health, condition was such that they were publishing the newspaper. He did not fourul it necessary to go outside the unable to ascertain front him where think it was necessary de mention the name of the ships. He proposed to call urce of the wives and children, in Colony and live in a more temperate, his friends were.

elimate. Another point which be

Defendant, admitted the eluarge and | Colonel Mayhew, the Naval Consor to the gase of married men, and the hoped it would he possible to take said he know nothing more except prove that no authority was given to Government was prepares to insure!!

it consideration was with regard that he happened to be intoxicated. the lives of single men.

to making some kind of grart in' Mr. Wood imposed on defendant sulting the noticial Members of Council His Excellency said he sent specs of periodical payments such a fine of 88.

as interest on mortgages The wish night the following telegram to

of the Unofficial Aletabers was thut the Secretary of State: -

"Tour telegrum May th: It is the Government should incline rather essential that provision, should be to the liberal than the parsimonious

SNATCHING A GOLD EAR-PICK

A Chinese pleaded not guilty when

morting, with the theft of a gold ear pick from a wonun in Peel Street yesterday.

Chan Quan Shen, a clerk in the Crown Solicitor's Office, gavù evidence. to the effect that he purchased the newspaper .containing the artige in question.

A cable clispatch to Japan papers us from public funds for wives side in regard to the consideration charged before Mr. J. R. Wood thus and the two ships mentioned in the

dated May 22, reported the Osaka Shoran Kaisha's carge boat Hummm-mura to be afire in the North Pacifs The Cannara, belonging to the same company, rescuer the crew,

THE TYTAM WATERWORKS..

A DEFECTIVE ENGINE.

said:...

of en conscripted of the word "adequate.' and families

The Hon. Mr. Horyok character under the Bill Bow before the Legislative Council for period of such ised it as grossly unjust to deprive men's service. Proposed to grunt in men who had previously volunteer-

Complainant said she was walking

Lieut. Colonel C. Mayhow, of the RMLL, said he saw the paragraph under the heading of "Shipping News"

paragraph were the names of two of the ships of His Majesty's Navy. The paragraph purported to giv information of the movement and dis cription of the vessels. No anthority.

the Colony $200 per month to each or attested of the privileges to up Peel Street when the defendant wife and $25 per month for each be given to those who came in under came up behind her and snatched the was asked for or given for the publice- child under the following years of conscription. The Hon. Member ear-pick from her head. She cried tion of that article. He was the Censor g: 18 for boys, 20 for girls as asked for an assurance that the meat ther" and a Police Reservist, in Hongkong and his duty was to minimum, wish addition in specia! sent from here would be sent for who happened to be in the neigh-ontrol the publication of naval news, cases pat forward by Tribucal inactive service and not for genison hourhood, gave chase and arrested aid the two chips passed through addition to separation allowances purposes, and that they should be the defendant.

H.E. THE GOVERNOR, replying on

In reply to Mr. H. W. Looker, witzess-

Hongkong on their way to Shanghai. P.C. Reservist Thomas said. EeOne remained bers for about a week, arrested the defendant on whose per- and the other for shout ten days. Both lay in the camber in the Naval Yard. As Censor, bo believed

There were regulatiuca under which be

son, he found the article.

Defendant emphatically denied the

The fiovernment, replying to a payable under Army regulations. returned to the Colony at the curliest question asked in the Legislativa Cases probably will not be numer possible moment after the end of Allowances paid outside the the war, their passages being paid Chanel this afternoon on this sub-pus. jout by the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, Colony should be £20 per month and by. Government.

£2. 10s. . respectively. It is pre- year 1914 a total of 825 ocean-guing been taken over by the Governraent, for 12,000. married and 1,000, if Pollock that it was not inreasonable having taken the ear-pick from the was acting, but he could not quote them "The puraping plant has not yet posel also to insure each man's life the discussion, said in reply to Mr. theft and accused the constable of acting as deputy to the General THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTI-steamers having an aggregate tanna and the Contractors are responsible single apart from any military per-jto suppose that some of the wires; women's head and putting it in lis off band. He acted under the local Censorship Regulations. He considered His Worship remanded the case the paragraph as a contravention of the for the frets in the engines. The ston. Unofficial Membere of Legisla-of men would want to join their pocket.

Censorship Regulations. · question of the intliction of aperity tive Council unanimously concur in friends outside of the Colony and he of the year, represented by 96 veals the Contractors for failing to com- these proposals. Should be glad to had an open mind on the questiona until to-monow.

plete arak hand over the pumping have your approval of them.-MAY.ruised and would be willing to dis entered and a total tonnage of

plant within the contrucs time was His Excellency further said that cuss them when the Secretary of! 691,852. In the year 1915, with refered to the Secretary of Stat: men who had hitherto applied or had State replied." With regard to such. A little Chinese boy was charged German chipping eliminated, the for the Colonies on the 27th Febru-endeavoured to apply to go to the matters as jubilities for rent, life before Mr. Wolfe this morning, with Lumber ocean-going

ot

Tessels ury with a request that the matter frou would have the option of being insurance er interest on mortgages, being in unlawful possession of two which entered this port was 724, might be submitted to the Consultent to England. As regards the these were all questions included in Teprescating 7,181,699. The Haring Engineers."

Civil Servants conscripted under the the "special considerations which A lakong suil he saw the defendant bour Master's Returns for the year Replying to a farther question by the Bill, His Excellency said the excepmight be put before the tribunal. carrying the saws in Nathan Food in question. The proceedings agains ro 1917 show an increase in the number Hon. Mr. D. Landale the Government tional treatment as regards p3 He thoroughly agreed that such and as the latter was unable to render the Hongkong Telegraph were not in

said:-

assistance should be given if necera satisfactory explanation witness sary. The question of where the arrested him..

and

FRIDAY, the 7th instant and may be At the Head offess, Kowloon Canton

By Order,

WEN TEE CHANG,

Managing Director, Chinese Section.

By Order,

H. P. WINSLOW,

Manager, British Section.

ir

uth Jime, 1918.

FOR SALE.

THREAD NECKLACE

of ships (the number being 750), but

would not continué.

A CHEEKY CHINESE BOY.

Saws,

J

He knew the Shipping and Engineering Gazelle-published in Shanghai, but had no idea of its circulation. The article

which appeared in that paper was the Copies of the North China Daily Near

some as that in the Hongkong Telegraph.

and the Shanghai fercury were handed: to witness, who said that the articles contained in them the gist of the paragrapiz

Defendant said he was given the

stituted under his direction but under

entrusted with the task of carrying out

that of the Commodors. Witness was

No such aceps were taken because the The Hon. ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in a decrease in the tonnage. Thus the 724 ships in 1915 measured 1,824,395 Contractors were and are under obliga moving, the second renting of the РЕАВЫ

military authorities. Apply from 19 to 3 p.m. and stones: the 750 ships which entered tion to erect the engines and to run Bill, said that everything we can doen should be sent was one for the

It had been articles by a man whom he was un. them under certain specified trials,

we must do and that the Bill we en the port last year measured 1,642,911 before handing them over to the 1500 tons. When the number of times Government.

As the Contractors answer to a request from the Cham-decided that they should go to a able to identify. He also stated that these ships entered in the course of representative, who was in charge of ber of Commerce in April for the certain place for training and then he was occasionally employed, as ú

p.m. Room 66, King Edward Hotel.

Auction,

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

CD

SATURDAY,

the 8th June, 1918, at 12 Noon.

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of regulations. It was not his business

prejudicial to the Empire or not. In to decide whether the inforniation was

his opinion he did not think that the

war prejudicial to the interest and

safety of the Colony,

Mr. Looker, addressing the Court, said be pleaded not guilty to the summons and urged that if an offence

a purely technical one, and a nom fios would meet it.

Mr. Looker discussed at length the Censorship Begulations which he said

the year is calculated the total result the matter, did not apparently deem it introduction of compulsion for mili-be sent elsewhere for service. caddie by some fan kwais (foreign publication of the paragraph in question is that the ocean-going tonnage advisable to approach local engineering tary service with His Majesty' There was no indication that they devils). entering the port shows a decline of firms, any direct interference in the force outside the Colony, and it was would be went to India for gamison The Magistrate: You had better THE Undersigned have received in just over a million tons as compared matter on the part of the Government real attempt to And men for the duty but simply for training. Il be careful, young man, how you use

The main question was: question of repatriation was one on this expression in future. structions from the REGISTRAL,

A fine of $5 with the alternative SUPREME COURT, to sell by Fubho with the year 1915, and two million might have led to a repudiation of Array

liability on the part of the Contractor, What is the standard to be applied? Which the Government had already tons compared with the year 1914. but the following telegram was sent to the first place it was only intend-uddressed the Secretary of State and of seven days hard labour was had been committed, it was a slight one

comes he would passed. when the returns included Germ the Crown Agents on the October, 11th ed at present to call up men who when the time shipping for eight months. All the 1917:-*

would fall into the class cf Al men emphasise the point again.

The Bill was then taken in Com circumstances considered we can

"My telegram 23rd March. Pumping at home-men who are perfectly

aittee and considered clause by iscard the ocean-shipping of the port plant argently required for duty. Dyer as having been well maintained. The sick. Suggest that Simpsons entrust physically fit and suitable for the clause and some verbal amendments UNION CHURCH WORKING PARTY

tion of any information which might front line, Unfortunately, that made

A protest was made by the Hon. The Ladies Working Party of ho prejudicial to the safety of the SUNDRY and PERSONAL EFFECTStatisties for the present year will completion of erection and trials to

of Mrs. HOBBETBON (cieccased).

doubtless show a continued and Dock Company or make other arrange, would restrict, very considerably, the

number of men who would be avail-Mr. Holyoak against the possibility

patched the two cases containing the Magistrata was at all satisfied that the Tec:

probably a large decline in the

The Crown Agents replied that the able, but at the present time it was of the Executive Council berg Union Church has during May dis- Colony and not of the Empire. If the weakened as an appeal tribunal by tounage catering the port, as many contractors were arranging for their only that clues of men which the the appointment of any Unofficial following:-58 rolled bandages, 24 paragraph in question was not at all 50 large liners, British, Japanese and Shanghai agent to visit Hongkong.

allitary authorities required from Member of it as a Member of the many-tailed barulages, 29 eye band prejudicial to safety of the Colony, herb Dutch have been transferred in [It was explained that the Dyer Hongkong. It was proposed to take Tribunal to be appointed under the ages 29 suite pyjamas, 18 vests, 16 submitted that the care be dismissed. recent months to other runs. referred to in the telegram was not the hero men from 10 up to the age of Bill. Other noteworthy points in the Manager of the Dock Co.

1 their Sales Rooms. No, R

Dan Year Road, Corner of Ice House Street.

115tzal HUGHES & ́HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, June 6, 1918.

(Continued on Page 8.)"

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A. TACK & CO.

A Consignment of KODAKS AND FILMS Just received by the "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA."

menta"

2

A SUEZ CANAL INCIDENT.

SEVEN INDIANS HOLD UP 500 TURKS.

of standard was a mere dificult one.

8

was intended to prevent the publica

The Council adjourned until Mon-bed socks, of pairs socks, 5 After the evidence was heard th 40. It was intended to call up every day next when the third rending will airs wippers, 30 hoki-áll bags, 75 cuo wan adjourned time lie. Harbour Master's Report is an

nun between those ages; there was be taken.

milk covers, 21 Lospital squares,

increase a steamships, not ex-

no intention of making any distinc

mosquito nets, 48 shirts, 12 mops, ceeding 80 employed in foreign

tion; all within that class would go

packs of cards, 38 handkerchiefs and

for the wounded and hope you will kill trade, this being due to a greater

before the tribunal. The question GENERAL, WHO SAVED THE DAY 18 hots 10 urgical caps, 20

enatinite to do the 27th General Che name of the commander who put 24 scrubbers. demand for towage of junke to Can-

The following letter has been Hospital, Abbessis, Cairo, or the Narrich ton with coal and rice; junks engaged

If a man was helping on the war bys stor to the first onrush of the Germans

Military Hospital, Cairo, will always ba revealed received-

delighted to get gifts and they will, I' in foreign trade also show an increase

his occupation here he must be made, the great battle in March is now which is mostly to be put down the defence of the Suez Canat during the if necessary, tu remain bere, for the According to the Paris Matis General

know, always let you know of their sets frat your of war when an Indian vergèsns

arrival. It is clways best to address the parcels to the 0.0 17

Again thanking you and the ladies fery

Sincerely yours

A correspondent of the Timra

lates a hitherto intenseded incident

26, Des Voeux Road Central to a greater demand for the carriage and when held up five hundred Tarts Colony was an imperial interest and Bayolle was the man who saved the day. RA.C. Mess

[209 of coal to Canton, formerly carried with three guns led by German omar un imperial asset and anything

THE CALENDAR..

MEMO. FOR TOMORROW.

4.15 Meeting of War Charities

Committee

GENERAL HEMORANDA,

nisi.

by oveau steamers; in the local and commanded by German General essential to the continued exist trade (ie. trade between places who intended to sink by gunfire the first ence of the Colony must re- The essential mieresta of within the waters of the Colony) assing ship in order to block the canal.

the Colony clearly included tride interests in China which were con troiled from Hongkong. The old

and business anal

SOMETHING DEPENDABLE.

TARZHCA is always more or less

a decrease in steam launches is noted and attributed to the increase in foreign trade, and to several launches being laid up, as the owners found

prevalent during this weather Auction of Crown Land at it too expensive to run them on Be prepared for it, Chavaberlan

account of the high, cost of coal Choler and Diarrhies Remedy is

and effectual. It can always Though the Harbo

Department ap

MONDAY, Juns 10

ERmax, Jy5 14′′,

316-Meeting of Motorists..

日

which was swept away in England

days of the Ward

her to much

the pastry The

2nd Fastem General Hospital, V Dyke Road, Lrighton, JEAN MADAM-Your kind letter was leave and obtained permission to

This grizzled veters of 06 with the from Italy in the nick of time for his Bismarckian hear end features, arrived great abilities as strategist to he utilised by bis old friend, General Foch. mond to leaders are men of the same sent in to me berelas I came home on nivea indeed. Believs me,

professionally, and they bett filled the part of Professor of Tactics and Strategy at the Ecole de Guerre Fayolle turn to Egypt, having been away from(Signed) - F. C. GonDON HALL was a retired brigadier general whou the England long wrote off at once. As a result of the Jumble Sule on the klon in 1910, he was to patio and ascoed, try assistants in Cain, to talk May Jutu draft for £88, 105, (un no Artois appointed

and to tell the 00, and also of Scotland, Bridge of Weir Grand Officer of the Losion of Honent over the things, give them to the hos sent to the National Orpan Ho

On other cessions it was announced italy" that he hid disenyed the finest military to beard and write and thank you and hope this ans be done baters this. qualities, and lund "achieved remark successes by the methodical utilisation

so much obliged to you for of the technical ascendanc

In things tous in full developmčats

which is still

The Committe desnes to thank

all those who helped by sending dochine anothe