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[JY SCRUTATOR] The great drawing for War Bunda is over A faw have been enriched and none 1 suppore, greatly impoverished.
Lane, sent his foki to collect outstand-ie à Hongkong man; ing Recounts to the amount of $746, yesterday morning, The man has
tion Ordinance to submit themselves for medical examination, and I under stand they are still a long way from In has been being through the list. currently reported "to-day that the Tribunal has had its first sitting to-day for
« MONDAY, JUNE 26 1918.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
CANTON CHRISTIAN COLLEGE. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISE.
'CHARGE OF ROBBERY.
At the Commencement exercisca on The June Criminal Sessions "werd. June 20th the Canton Christian College for the first time in its history granted resumed, this morning, before Mu Kenneth Duncan conferred this degres Ng Yen Kap, alisa Ng Hok Sur. upon Mera Chan Ting Hoi, Lo Ka
A shopkeeper of 13 Sai Yoon The first prize (close upon £30,000) fell the bearing of applications..for exemp/the degree of Bachelor of Arts Dean Justice Gompertz. "s
disappeared with the money.
A small Chinees boy was knocked down by a motor cycle in Kowloon City Road Saturday, and was removed to the Kwong Wib Hospital, His injuries are not considered serious.
A Chine girl aged about 13 years fall from the window of a bouse t3 Blacksmith Lane, was co mored to tha Government. Civil
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., Hospita: suffering from injuries to the
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
TELIPHONE 618,
bead
Among local residents who left by the Tango Mar to-day were Mr. and Mrs. 1. G. Coppin. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Ware and child, "M. W. H. Bell,
the second is tica, but the repert in encorrect. reported to have gone to a syndicate in doubt. due notice will be given Sourabaya, and the third to the Malay the Tribanal will sit. States. The holders of the 95,892}, tickets which failed to draw prizes are probably by this time affecting to share the consoling sentiments of the old post who wrote:
Taft for greatness. I her snares
dety And look on riches with watainted
030 To others lot the glittering baubles
fall Content shall place is far above them
all.
No
ty vested in me by the Board of Regenme charged with robbery by two or mons when Ping and Lei Yue Kim, by the authoring Lan and Chan Shu Ewat were
of the University of the State of New band with mceiving stolen property. York and by the Trustees of the Canton-
The adtused pleaded not guilty, Christian College.”
Mr. Jenkin, in one of his contributions
to the conscription controversy, hazardet the statement that the men vonscripted is Hongkong would be the most expensive soldier ever put into fighting kit In this connection let me quote the following by a writer in The Times who acted as a Special Correspondent
in Rumania-
Much money had beep spent in recruiting an army of the Ukraine Thanks to the success of the War which was supposed to fill the gaps left by the Russian Army on the south Ford Drawing the St. George's Day western front. All that I saw of this Arup of about 15 boys effort for War Charities will far exceed gray was &
none of them over the age of 16, armid anything of the kind previously with rides with fixed bayonets, a pistol tempted in the Colony. Last year's "Our sword, and a dagger wore spurs. though none of them had a horse. They Day" effort brought in $110,375.72. This paraded in the main streets of Jassy calculated thatevery one of these boys cost the Entente well over £10,000,
due from Mr. Jenkin
Another apology would seem to be
To-day's Advertisements The China Mail. Mrs. A. M. Kent and two children, amount is exceeded by the $117,500, the daily batween cleven and twelve
DE HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
ORDINARY
EIGHTH HE
YEARLY MEETING of SHARE. HOLDERS in the above Campany, will
HONAKONG, MONDAY, June ti, 1815.
THE WAR
aad Mrs. Sutton and chik),
A coolis has been admitted to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from broken ribs as the result of an accident in the barbour. It appears THE reeant fill in both the Ger-ther be loss his footing whilst on
gangway and fell into the man and the Austrian offensives f
steamer
.be held at the Company's Office, St. eloquent of the strength of the hold of lighter which was lying Drawing, so that when the Hon. Mr. Department of the Colony, of a little
defense. Our enemies on both fronts have suffered, losses enough to ■ppal |
alongside
The programme way as follows: Mr. TY. K. Chung, Vice-President for Chinese Afairs, presiding.
1. Hymn,
Prayer,
The jurymen wer: Messrs. J. H.
The Crown Solicitor, opening the
In the academic procession were over
The Crown Soliciter, Mr. G. K. fifty profesaurs and teachers of the Wakeman, prouted and Mr. C. G. ratious schools of the Canton Christian Alabaster, instructed by Mr. 31. K. as for the Eschelor's degrea and the Lo, of Messis. En & Lo, appeared to College, followed by the three candi- twenty-four Freshmen who were to behalf of the first defondant. receive Junior Certificates. The solemn gowns with their my-coloured hoods, and the long scholar's gown of China, Seth, R. Hunter, T. 31. Gregory, intermingled, evidenced the aim of the A. Ireson. V. Franco, Quar. Shus College to give to Chinese students the Jokin and F. J. Agrbag. best from their own and the best from other countries. Just as the head of the procession reached the door of the cuse for the Crown, said the prisoners Swasey Hall auditorium, the College were charged with committing a robbery ut No. 402, Reclamation band burst forth with a mareb.
Street Yamati, on May 11. The first accrmed was also charged with receiving certain stolen property. Rav. J. W the the morning of May 17, the Creighton. Ph. D.
College Band.upants on the first door of No. 42. Reclamation Street, nt about Mr.W.E. Chang, 9 o'clock, were disturbed by a nun
|ber of robhara goming up to the floor. The third accused, who is charged Mr. Lo Ka Ping as being confected with the robbery. rented a abiele on, this Hoor and he was pot in the cubicle at the time of the robbery. The principal tenant and other people-wonien- who were on the first floor, were .Girl Students.
Hon. Wu Tingagged and bound and the place was Fang, LL.D. masackel and a Jarge quantity of 10. Confering of Degrees,
jewellery money and clothes were Presentation of Junior Certificates by taken away; the robbers stopping, Deen Keneneth Duncan. 11. Alma Mater Song.
3. Music,
4. Introductory Ad-
drese,
3. Student English
Oration "How Can
a Nation Survive!"
6. Student Chinese Oration "Real Education",
7. Presentation of
Prizes. Music,..
9. Address,
Mr. Chan Ting
Ho
(amount earmarket out of the War Bond Dawinglor War Charities. To that sum we have to add the $62,192.38 the net proceeds of the Street Collection, Tombola and Theatre, on St. George's Day. Also there remain to be added
A short time ago a reference way the munificant donations expected from made in the Chine Mail to the issue, winners of the big prizes in the War under the authority of the Educational Holyoak, President of the St. George's book of War Stories admirably adapted George Building, Hongkong on WED
Society, predicted that the effort would for use in schools for Chinese as a read- NESDAY, the 3rd July, 1918, at 11.30 A., for the purpose of presenting the
A new record for curio auction bring in a total of £30,000 he was not ing book. I am glad to hear that its Statement of Accounts to 31st May, 1918. the stontest hearts without the consules in Japers was set up in the very far cut The result is a vast usefulneas in this respect is being recog Report of the General Managers, and
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the sulation of gaining the objectives they three-day sale of the famous heir improvement, on last year's total of Company will be CLOSED from 24th
set out to attain.
A message immoorns of Prince Kandye, which closed $33,619.68. Jone to 3rd July, 1915, both days inclusive.
Amsterdam based no doubt or informon the Soh inst. the toll. amounting GORDON & LO,
ation obtained from Germany, places to Yer 1,356,050.50. It is announced General Manager).
The need for such efforts continues 545 the number killed in the offensive that Prince Kohore was to put the to grow and not diminish, sad, before
since March 21st, when the new Ger-remainder of his enring and heirloomse bara'done with the St. George's which ja er sie at Noronha's and Kally remarks spoke of the work of the past had been bound were released by o man offensive begun, at half a millionup at auction on the 8th, 9th and Day effort wo are reminded of the sud Walsh's, and may be purchased at Our attention has been called to the 10th inst. at the Fine Arts Club, necessity for preparing for another the General Post Office in Hongkong. As fact that our reading of this telegram Ryogoku, Tokyo, and the proceeds of affort on "Our Day," October 19th
means of propagating the truth about differs fron that given by both the second sals are expected to be specially dedicated to the Order of St. morning papers who represent it aseven, urter than those of the first. Jehr and the British Red Cross Society the was among the Chiness there is referring to the numbers of Austrians Muny Japanese crio collections are The appeal sent out emphasises the surely none better. kiled in the offensive in Italy. That eling their treasures because of the
Hongkong, June 24, 1918.
"
NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM EUROPE AND STRAITS..
BE Company's Steamship
"KANAGAWA MARU,"
having arrived from the above Port. Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the HONOLONG & Kowtoos WELRY Gooost Kowloon, where each consign-
the Goods are lauded.
is clearly a misreading of the message high prices which are prevailing at
our contemporaries having taken the the present time?
need for greater effort than beretofore a
280,000 a week The injunction "Bear the Red Cross work is now costing over
re one another's burdens" never came
nised in other places than Hongkong
but the little book is one which should be widely distributed outside the schools and every European who has a Chinese in his employ should make a point of giving him a copy of this little book,
THE MAGISTRACY.
THEFIO F IKON BARS.
there for apparently about half-no- Mr. W. K. CHUNG, Vice President hour. Afterwards, the people who for Chisees Adairs, in his introductory
year, a most sucessful one is many small boy who lived on the premises respects. The granting of its first and the utter was reported to the degrees, he said, was a most memorable
occasion for the College, and indicated police. The police remained on the "Our expectation is that work of third prisoner returned. He who College grade will from now on Ame the growth of the collegiate department premises and shout one o'clock the
chief importance in the Institution, and rested and taken to the police that the lower work will gradually be station, where he made a statement. subordinated. This day is the earnest
of the time when the Canton Christian In consequence of information given University will be granting the higher by the third prisoner, the polics paid degrees of Arts, Theology, Law, visit to No. 58, Reclamation Street). Medicine, Engineering and other and there they found a man who
sciences."
GODOWN COMPANY's words "since. March 21st" to form One of the several German law-to the world with greater force than it
The student ontors, members of the would he proved to have also rented thatst will be sorted out mark by mark part of a preceding message, toyers in Shanghai was brought up at doo to-day. The St. George's Day and delivery can be obtained as soon swhich it cannot possibly refer, and also the Shanghai Mixed Court last week Committee who have succeeded in!
A Chine pleaded guilty when graduating class, dealt very practically a cubicle in the house. After fur with their subjecte, emphasizing the onal Goode will be carried on ualo imported into the message the word on a charge of having filled to regis-raising 30,000 pounds sterling this year instructions are given to the contrary be-Austrian" which does not appear ter. He was ordered to register, toss against a little over thirty thousand charged before Mr. J. H. Wood this duty of the educated to take a abare, ther search the first and second Bude not cleared by the 30th June, in the original telegram. That the whigh be demurred, int which he dollars last year, has set a high standard morning, with stealing two iron bar even at a personal sacrifice, in the prisoners were found in a brothel.
country, especially in the education of
were found a quantity of money.and Linged Packages mest be left in the Austrians have suffered very heavy nevertheless did. Hilard's 'Berice for the "Our Day" organisers to live valued at $10 from a yard at Hung-development and building up of their They were searched and on them
her people.
Honour certificates in token of the also ten sovereigns and it would be Gesins for examination by the Con- fosses in their offensive is clear, but says: It is pertinent to comment up to.
highest standing in scholarship, character proved that these ten sovereigns.. signees and the Co.'s representatives
and general work, were presented to the belonged to the man whose wife was following studente:
fure Noox To DAY. 1918, will be subject to rent.
in appoisted hour on TUESDAY and it would be a palpabio exaggeration that it was somewhat remurkable FRIDAY All claims must be pre
sen ed within ten days of the steamer's to say that half a million Austriana that the Shanghai Pobre authorities
How often does history repeat itself!
rivs hene, after which dare they cannot have been killed in so short a time. should have overlooked so prominent Every schoolboy has been told for be recognised. No claims will be admitted The estimate unquestionably refera person in their survey of the local several generations past bow when the
after the goods have left the Godown.
NIPPON TUSEN KAISUA,
Agents.
Hongkong, June 24, 1818.
KODAKS
and FILMS,
PLATES
548
and PAPER, DEVELOPING & PRINTING
UNDERTAKEN.
A. TACK & CO.,
26, Des Voeux Road Central.
OVERLAND CHINA
[388
1
hom.
'Defendant said he was sick and required money to buy medicine.......
Hi Wanhip sentenced the defen- dant to 21 days' hard labour,
College-Chin Shaa 1, Cheng Ping bound and gagged. In this brothel „ Ou and Wong King Wood. Kwong, Kwok Lam Stone, Lei Ting also the police found a bangle, which
Middle School:Miss Chan Uen So, would also be identified. When the Chue Yau Kwong, Sz-to Foon, Heh Yam first prisoner was charged at the
to the German losses extending over enemy unity. Is it possible tremendous news of the approach of A LOTTERY TICKET PROBLEM. A Chiness youth was charged before the three months since they began that Herr Eggeling, one of the the Spanish Armada was brought to their new offensive against the managers of the Peking Deutsch Plymouth, Admiral Sir Walter Raleigh, Eritish and French. If that satimate Asiatische Bank, who disappears with apparent inconcers, went on with Mr. J. R. Wood this morning, with Tong, Tani Chaak Tam, Taeng Chiu police station he said that the third almost a year ago, just at the time his game of bowls on the Hoe. A local being in possession of 970 lottery Sam, Chan Wiig Tait, Mai Chan Kwai prisoner carne to hire and handed
is approximately correct it is enough in itself to explain the hesitation the when the Chinese Government wish. ed to get hold of the bank's books, Germany are DOW showing to
chronicler tells us that when the winner tickets. -
of the first prize was informed on the golf links at Happy Valley of his great continue the offendive. But the has also been living quietly all the good fortune, ba showed no sign of excitement, but completed his eighteen German High Command is not likely time right here in Shanghai?
boles. Just as though he had been a direct descendant of Raleigh !-
THEIR MAJESTIES' 'SILYER
WEDDING FUND
Lady Map forward the following list of contributions receiver since the list was closed.
It was misted that the defendant was arrested at the Mocno steamer's wharf, and the tickets were found in his possession.
Mr. Bulmer Johnson appeared for the defendint,
Hi Worship after inspecting the lottery tickets said the tickets were merely deplicates and only issued to selling agents. He thought the case | should not be proceeded with,
to acknowledge deleat yet. Hun dreds of thousands of Germans must still be sacrificed in the effort to
The decision of the Committee of the win" the war, even if this is only
War Charities Fund to appeal for thei possible through ereating among
assistance of Club Secretaries in the the Allied peoples by this con-
collection of regular aubscriptions, tant slaughter a growing unuses
Mrs. Taylor, Mrs Bowley, (second should result in a lot of money being which would make them, wish to donation) Mrs. Walmesly, Mrs Bullock contributed which does not now lead the war at all costs, Mr. Mrs. Dyer, Mrs. H. Griffin, Mrs there. Many a man who would willingly BALFOUR'S speech in the House of Makehou, Mrs. Featherstone, Mra Jepara ten or five dollan a month dislikes Commons the other day is a timely Anderson. Total $301.
the idea of scuding sach small amonats direct to the Treasurer of the Fond utterance. We pasionately desire"
but if his Club will undertake the collection be world willingly have his A Chloe was brought before Mr. mite included in the monthly bill, so E. D. C. Wolfe this morning, with long as the need, exista. I expect being in unlawful possession of "23 it will be found that there are quite tuels of w opium, a lot of men built that way.
he said, "an honourable peace, but are more and I mere convinced that it is only attainable by struggling to the end in order not to leave any nation like Gerniany with the power to THE WEEKLY EDITION OF THE repeat the evil under which the
"OBINA MAIL".
CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS.
OF THE WEEK.
whole of the civilised world at, present groaning." That has been the consistent attitude of the Allies from the day that Germany trampled on the sovereign rights of -PRICE 25 ets. (025h) per Copy Belgium, and must be the Allied attitude to the end. We can only wonder how long it will be be- fare the German people recognise
THE CALENDAR.
MIMO. FOR TO-MORROW," 2.30 pm-Austion of Chinese Por celina, c. by Messrs. Hughes Hoogh's
GENERAL MEMORANDA.
suziday, June 27
that this is the only possible end
of the war. No doubt such
Last lists
Fatta list
$5,228,84 -101.00
85,329.84
"THE MAN WITH THE BLACK BEARD."
A story of a millionaire from Call forais, who was going to distribute
And what about the women? Jo £20,000 amongst the Belgian poor in London, was the bail used by an alleged the appeal to the women of Hong- confidence trickster. Accused was Ful Cariotti, an Italian waiter, who found ong recently mads it was said himself at the Guildhall. It was said that that Lady May would like to see he met an ex-Belgian soklier, Jean every woman in the Colony, irrespec Speltinx, and introduced him to a man with attack beard, who was describedtive of nationality, a contributor as the benevolent millionaire. To show to the gift to the Queen to mark the his conßdence the Belgian, who was told
Inspector O'Sullivan said several similar one occurred recently and be desired time to consider his position.
The cats was adjourned until Wed- nerday, bail being fixed at #260.
ILLICIT OPIUM.
Sergt. Fallon said he arrested the defendsat as he was about to board the Fenom for Canton and the opium. was found in his possession.
or one month's hard labour in default His Worship imposed a fine of $250
of payment
"A COSTLY. JOKE,
he world get £2,000, yas saked to make occasion of Their Majesties Silver A Chinese was charged before Mr. the millionaire a handsome presents Wedding. Though the total arm con- E. D. Wolfe this morning, with the to fetch it, but become suspicious and tributed, $6,329 may be considered theft of a bullock. informed the police.
said belied £35 at Ongar. Bad was told
NO AERIAL POST AT PRESENT.
i
Siu Six Kei Ng Po Long, It Leung
Tao, Tang Chi Man, Hot Hung Kam, him the ten sovereigns to change Cheag Wing Paa sad Kwaan lu Kwong, into silver. The second accused said
Elementary School: Teci Wit
Prizes given ware follows:-
COLLEGE
སྐལ་
Wong Kam fub, Kwong Shan Got third prisoner apparently admitted Tseang. Sz-to Chin, Chan Ping Hung, he did not go to the bouse and the and Chiu Wing Wa
having made some arrangements. with another man, who also lived at No. 402, Reclamation Street.
Evidence on then taken after which the case was adjoumed till Colore Mathematica Prize, Chung to-morrow. King Kwan.
Honor Friar, Chan Shan I. Colese Science Prize, Kwok Lam Sham,
Abletic Prize, Chi Kei Fong,
Chan Fuk Tin, who was charged
Chambers Ubiseas Essay Pris, with conspiracy to defraud, was Chan Shan 1
MIDDLE SCHOOL,
discharged, the Attorney General Most of the prizes were given on entered a nolli prosique.. Founders' Day The remaining prizes, Awarded on Commencement Day, ware as follows:- 1
Chinese Scholarship Prize, Hoh Hang Kam
Elementary Chinese Scholarship Prizs, Chuo Chi Kap.
WOMAN'S HAIR VALUED AT £100.
Claiming £100. damages from a hair- Physical Development Prize, Wai dresser for injury to her hair, which was caught in a drying machine, a woman Chaak Shuang,
teacher at Hall said that formerly abo- Military Prize, Lenng Hing Ching. hair 5ft, in long down to ber Mrs. Ma Ying Pla Student Cam-ankles. The hair was cut short from paiga Prize, First Year Girls' Depart the waist. She added that before, the Accident she could earn £1 a week exbibiting her hair, which she valued at £100, She was awarded 21 guineas.
ment.
GIRLS' SCHOOL, Physical Development, Miss Lob Deportment Prize, Miss Cheuk Sin Woh Fingolog
Yuca.
Prizes wers also given on Founders' phasized the importance of China. Day to students in the Elementary to-day training up such young men for Bchool and Boy Scouts landarship in order that China, too,
When the Honorable, Wu TING might take her place among the. FANG rose to speak he was greeted democracies of the world. He insisted with great applauso, and after making also that the training of young women's *Tow preliminary remarks praising the should receive as much attention two stadsdi oratione, he dealt in a the training of young men, sarl said. practical way with the political kitus that be was glad to see the giris in the thon in C
Chiny to-day. Es expresieil School taking part in the programme the opinion that the Government should and capturing prize. His speech was
good, having regard to the short time It appeared that a bullock belong the appeal was open, the contributors ing to a man in Shatin, strayed from the a defest as the Allies hope to infice on the Germans in France
represented but a small fraction of the herd and was found by the defendant during the next few months would It is not proposed to establish an exomen of Hongkong. This doubtless who took it to Yaumati. The azimal not be left in the hands of military much appreciated by the sailence
perimental postal aerial service in Great was not from any disinclination to con- was offend for sale to butcher, but officere, but that men of modern educa The climax was resohed when each
tion, practical experience and high "peedily change the German mental Britain at present, says the Postmaster tribute but rather because of hesitation butcher was suspicious and postponed duals should be in control. He em
Gepen, as the whole resources of the outlook. The good news we get acrophae industry are required for mili to send shall sum to Government the purchase until the next Bay with from the Italian Front to-day of Lietary purposes."
Heuse, despite the express invitation view to making some inquirer. The defest of the Austrians from Montello
to do so, for the appeal" said “every real owner, however, turned up later in sumo, however small; will be welcome." the day and the defendant was
arrested
Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlemos to the Sea should be decisive for
JE STURDA
tion.Co.
MONUAT.
Austria, and when the time comes for the Allied couster troke
SOMETHING DEPENDABLE.
RHCSA is way more or le prevalent during this wentfor Cholers and Diarrhes Remedy jagrompt will be no less decisive for ber and effoutdal. It can always be depend upon. Forralé by all Oberists and prédominant partcer, Germany.
-Indo-Chins: Stes 2 France and Flanders we hope it Be prepared for it. Chamberlain's, Calic
The Military doct during the past Work baya, beer buy:
er buy with mom who squired uider the "Coixeri
ECONOMY IN THE END.
costs but a small amount to keep Chamberlain's "Colic, Cholernd Lae Dieren Remedy always in your med? cine chest, and it is economy in the end. I always cures and cares quickly entence of one month's hard to all Chess and Store
Defendant aid he meant it for a joke. He grandad to retur animal the next dayə
·labour was passed,
Senior had placed on his shoulder the bachelor's head with its grey and rad lizing and had handed to im his diploma, conferring on him the dagres of B. A The many friends of the gradantes and students were much im pressed with the cōremony
Then after the "Alma Slater song, the Academie procession again passed through the 'addieuse of over, a thousand people walle the band played the national sire of the Allian
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