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WATSON'S

FRUIT SYRUPS.

A small quantity mixed with either Aerated or Plain, Water" makes a delightfully refreshing Summer Drink.

Made in great variety of Flavours.

PREPARED ONLY BY

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,

HONGKONG. DISPENSARY.

TEL. 16,

To-day's Advertisements

HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMITED ÎNCORPORATED IN THE UNITED Kiss)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

INTERIM DIVIDEND of SEVEN PENCE per Share for the year eling 3136 December, 1918, has been

,! ,

The Dividend will be payable on and after WEDNESDAY, the ght day of August, 1918 to Shareholders on the Register on WEDNESDAY, the 7th day rf August, 1918, and will be paid to shareholders on the Colonial (Hongkong) Register at the exchange rate of 3/31 per

allar.

By Order of the Boari.

W. E. ROBERTS,

Secretary.

Hongkong, July 10, 2018

G..

825

PUBLIC AUCTION..."

THE Undersigned have received in

stractions from the Ron. Cart

er, or Police, to sell by Public

Auction,

...on

FRIDAY,

she End August, 1918, as 11 a. Ku, at the CENTRAL POLIO STATION. CONDEMNED AND CONFISCATED

GOODS.

On view day of Sale.

Tanum :--Casby

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers to the Gocernment.

Hongkong, July 90. 1918.

626

PCHLIC AUCTION. THE Undersiguesi bave received if- structions to sell by Public Auction,

(run Lecocet är THE CONOBENZD),

SATURDAY,

+

the 3rd August, 1918, at 19:30 ...

at their Sales Rooms, No. 8

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Ten House Street,-

A QUANTITY OF

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD -

FURNITURE,

BIRTH.

LOWE At Kellot tolge No. 55. The Peak, on July 28th, she wife of Mr. A. R. Lows, of a son.

The China tail.

HONGKONO, MURDAY, July 28, 1918.

THE CHINESE COOLIE IN

PRANCE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The only communicable disease notified in the Colony,on Saturdy wa two fatal ensen of plague.

reported to be bad.

A wireless message from the China Mail Co's a. Nanking advises that she will arrive, Lo the Examination Anchorage at daylight tomorrow, the

20th inst.

"THE TRAGEDY AT TAI 0.

INQUIRT CONTINUED.

The enquiry into the murder of Ser- geant Glendenning was continued this afternoon at the Magistracy with the aid of a jury.

constable

THE MAGISTRACY.

THE WANCHAI MURDER

This morning before Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Luk Chi, a house boy, w charged with the mortier of Kwan Kwau, an omish, ca Sanday at No. 5 East').

THE SUPREME COURT.

£

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

«MONDAY, JULY 29, 1918.

· A BANKRUPTCY DISPUTE.

In the Supreme Court, this moping, before Sir William Rees Davies, K.O..

Chist Justice, Mr. E Davidson as trustee in the bankruptay of the wrong Far firms claimed againas Leung Hung Chen for a declaration that all that piece of Inspector Sim said that the deceased and situats in Victoris known as Inland

Mr. Eldon Potter, on behalf of the appellant, said the facts of the case were tery simple. A partner of the Brm

fin his own nam

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THE MILITARY SERVICE TRIBUNAL.

TO-DAY'S CASES,

THE P. & G. STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY. Martin-und 31, T. Johnson had passed as medically fit. Mr. Knight represented the Con niy

The Chairman aid the Company is

important confidential work for the Goverment in connection with these

wit

Chan, Fook, examined, said he had Block. been basbour master's boatman at Defendant pleaded nos guilty. He Tai O for nearly' four `years. Osaid he did not murder the woman, but An interim dividend of 7. per the morning of the murder be admitted that he had a quarrel with share for the year.andied December Maz|

went to ast is annoureed by the Hongkong

the Sergeant's quarters hor after 10 am. as Sergeant Glendenning Tramway Co., Ltd...

In is stated that there are 1,800,000 | Sargeant was writing in the charge Mr. B. W. Bradbury, of the Dairy is vested in the defendant as trustee for British tail and passenger steum- called him to look after his child. The amab and defendant were servants of / Lot No. 2019 in the name of defendant the owner of and operates a number tons of sugar, stored in the Philippines, room. Witness took the child upstairs Farm Co. Ltd. Early on Sunday for himself and for the other partners of er running from Hoogkong, India waiting shipment. Crop prospects are and as soon as he went up he heard morning bir. and Mrs. Bradbury want the said Kwong Fat arm and jer an and the United Kingdom and the two reports of drearms coming from out of the bones leaving the amah in order resting the said promises in the fleet is largely requisitioned by the the charge room. Witness went down. the bath house, where she was busy plaintiff as such trustes in bankruptcy Imperial Government. The Corne stairs, thinking that the Sergeant was washing some clothes. Defendant was for all the estate of the defendant therein.pany has by doing, during the war,

booting birds. When he got down in the kitchen at the time preparing be un ladian (B.C.18) and other Mr. Bradbury's breakfast and was Indians running away. He saw evidently cutting bread with a carving

BC. 18 in the verandah kaife. Suddenly he picked up the referred to had bought property on requisitioned steamers in transport outside the charge room. Three Indians knife and rushed across the cook house behalf of the Arm, with the firm's and the carriage of Government and We are informed by Bishop Poz. plain clothes were runcing away.into the bathroom and there attacked money and having placed that property Naval and Military stores, etc., in

ཨiritNག་རུ་བ་བར་བ་སྒྱུtheugth$eeiaeft nooi that he has ordered special prayers At the time he did not know what had the amish, who received over 10 amb

His Lordship:--- Fraud.

cargo services The Conipang put it for a speeds and victorious peace to be happened. The Indian, constable B.C.18 wounds. The women syidently ras

Mr. Potter: No. I do not think so, recited in every Catholië Church in the pointed the carbine and fired, but the through several rooms as traces of blood Colony on Sunday next, the 4th August.bullat did not hit him. There was no were found in them. A little boy, the sen because the transaction is entered in fe exhorts all Catholics to endeavour one on the verandab them. After the of Mr. Hazeland, who was playing in the fifth's books sad the firm carried and asked for the absolute exemp to gain the Portiuncula indulgence and chatable had missed him, witness ran the back-carters, heard the screams on their haziness in a shop erected on tion of both men before the Triffimal into the beatman's room and hid of the amah and in to Mr. Kid the property. It is quite a common The Company's pre-war taf was six to contribute as much as they can to War Charities,

himself under a wooden bed. As ha Marriott's house and informed bim. The thing for one of the partners of a Empeus, nd Portuguese and Chi- extered he saw a boy, Laoag Fan, the latter immediately went to the scene to bar property on behalf of the firm

in one of the partners is reduces to four, with the Portia- Sergeant's cook, ander another hed and afrosted the man and handed him and to have it put in From the boatman's rooms he heard over to the police. The woman, who name.

After hearing evidence, His Lordani BC18 fre shots in the verandah.was taken in Hospital, died sometime The constable ran upstairs. He knew Exter. Af first Dr. McKenny was anderated orders as prayed for.. The bride was led to the altar by her this as he heard shots fired upstairs the impression that she would survive, A NEW JOB FOR MR. LONGINOTTO. father, Mr. A. E. P da Silva, an old and The Indian came downstairs" again | but she suddenly scllapsed. respected resident of the Colony. The and fired more shots. Witness Inspector Sim added that he wished bridegroom was apported by Mr. A. A. | beard Mrs. Glendenning and child the case remanded for a week.

screaming after the shota Ead been fired Mr. E. D. C. Wolfs adjourned the difficulty to decide which of the turn of Mr. E. V. 1. Parr who is upstairs. Oc coming down after firing case till next Monday. more shots, the constable carried & drum of kerosene oil into the boatman' quarters and fired shots towards the sen

On Saturday Miss Colesto Maria Lueille da Silva and Mr. Florencio da Cruz wars married at the Roman Catholic Cathedral by Father Banthi,

Alres and Mr. F. Barretto.

Tu first volume" of the Annual Khan Sabih Hasham Khan has Reports of the Chineèar Maritime Cus-received a letter from his brother, the toms-Administration-fer 1917—which | Honourable Captain. Ajab Khan, Sirlar deals only with the Northern parts- Bahadur, L.M., informing him that side. He came back to the boatman's supplies much interesting information E the Vireny, of India has accepted his quarters after firing two shots and poured regarding the emigration of coolies offer to go to the Front and that he baskerosene oil on the bed and boxes in to serve behind the hues in the war bacp appointed a Liaison Officer with the boatman's quarters. Witness saw zone, particularly in France. Those the Herptian Expeditionary Form with him do this as he was hiding under the the status of a Staff Captain on the bed. The constable did not see witness. from the Chef district went

who was under the bed nearest the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief in through recruiting ofice at Wei-

door. Witness did not make an Figypt. baiwai while others went from Kino-

attempt tu

the TUP BY show. The Commissioner at the

Mr. Chan Kang Yu who has latter port describe the caulus of during the past two or three years Shantung eoolies for Europe as an organised theatrical "performances by spoch in the annals of the port." In the very best artistes procurable, in 1017 some twenty ships leit there," of the funds of the Kwong W carrying 44,008. They were not to Hospital, recently provided another at the Taiping Theatre for a few days, as be employed on military operations result of which, after the payment of bus to work on railways, rüadz all expenses, a

of 86,320.19 and in factories, mines, dockyards, remaine M. Chau Kang Yu very felds, forests, etc. Their pay is generously male up the amount to the ope Franc a day, while their families round sum of $6,000 and sert thas som in China receive each #10 monthly, to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs 10 These remittances, totalling $400,000 be handed over to the Hospital

month, the Commissioner says,

In Bat

have proved a godsend

Administration.

constable was firing outside. He was obliged to leave the room when the fre began to spread, and be filed to Talesipo. The gate was locked. He got outside the fence by making a hole in the bottom and rolling down the bill. Be burrowed under the fence. Witness ran away Brat, and was followed by the Sergeante cook. The day before the kong and returned on the 16th." He occurrence the Sergeant came to Hong. saw B18 locked up in the cell.

Mr. King, ASP Had there beau

to the Tribunal that its work was of both Imperial and lead importan

nese 14. The European stuff today

16. Two men and left Hongkong fe guese api Chimse stuff increased to

military service and altogether frogt the Far Fast five en haut let.

Major Morgan asked for b

In the Summary Court, this morning.semption in the rise of nes, with Mr. Justice Goniperts being at some temporary exemption until the n-

witnesess in a Garisbee Order case was on leave

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A GAMBLING CHARGE..

telling the truth, suggested that it woulri Exemption was granted Mr. Mur. ZATO a lot of time if a special Ponitry tin and temporary exemption for Ten Chinese, inluding two women, Yard were kept so that each witnesa Mr. Johnson until Mr. Pare's return were charged in Mr. Wolids Court could go and cut off a cock's head to the Comy. with gambling. It was stated that the before coming into.Court. Police raided a house in First Street, in ginotto, the Assistant Crown Solicitor, which defendants were playing a game is Poultry expert and he might be called Nyus Pu, and arrested them appointed to look after the Yard, said The sum of $4.50 was found.

Mr. E. D. G. Wolfs fined each deten dant 3, with the alternative of six days' rigorous imprisonment.

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ILLICIT OPIUM.

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An old Chisese woman was charged before Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe with being in unlawful possession of 21 thels of prepared opium, in excess of the amount allowed by Government.

Defendant stated that a man gave ber the opium to be taken to Kangacon. Bail was fixed at 3350, und the case adjourned.

ASSAULTING A WOMAN HAWKER

His Lordship.

Mr... Lon

HONGTONG POLICE REMERY.

Opisis, inrued by Mr. F. C. Jokela, D.S.P. (R.).

REVISION OF XXEU?THORS,

BE2TICE COARD,

fit.

- HOLTS WHARF, -

Misses, W. J. Owens and C. Ry

Young lord pussel as medically.

Mr. G. M. Young représented the Company.

The Chimp sail the Tribunal understood that it was dealing with the staff engaged in the construction, of additional wharves hnd glowns ut Kowloon. It wie put to the Tribunal that this work providing as it does inerensial facilities for ship

All general exemptions from Patrol Ping is essential both Imperially and" duty (except those covered by certificate to the Colony. Exemption was isk- of the Surgeon Superintendant) will bed for both men The work here rosted as withdrawn as from the 31st was commenced in March 1915 with instant.

a stef of one engineer and one fore Applications for general exemption will be dealt with by Service Board aan. Now the stuff consisted of tena this office at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, European engineers and three over- August 1st.

Seers. No member of, the staff bad left for military service,✅ The firm All Chief Inspectors will attend in suggests that in the case of Mr. uniform at this office at 5.1 p.. on Young the matter should be inferrel Thursday, August 1st.

to the Military Service Tribunal, in Shanghai to where he will tam later. The Tribunal had no power to do that.

Major "Morgan asked for non-" exemption in the mise of Mr. C. B.

Young...

SEARCH HIPERVISORS.

* FORKA.

A Stock of Standard Forms is in

any quarrels between the Sergeant and the Indian cenetables at Tai 0)—No.

Witness, continuing, said he went to

A Chinese was charged before kir. "An extraordinary meeting of the Taisaipo and waited for No. 2 launch.

On and from Monday, July 29th, and to the people of Shautung at Eastern Pioneer Company was called at He hid in the hoarman's room for Wood this morning with nasanit watil further orders, Search Supervisors time of scarsity due to drought and. Winchester Horse last month for the three-quarters of an hour. He ran outings woman hawker in Rutter Street who have been warned for Acty for Sec.

ou Saturday night..

· {! - tions 0, 7 and 8 at Central will not re- flood, and have saved thousands from purpose of approving an agreements about 12 o'clock and the No. 2

Sergeant Blackman said complainant death by starvation. The Commis- with the Anglo-French China Corpora. Police launch arrived at 1.45.

was brought to the Central Police port at Central, but will instand report at the Harbour Office, at 4,50 p.m. and The Coroner: When you came from Station in a bad condition. He sent tion for the acquisition of the full ioner at Chefoo says that almost

9.50 p.in. for duty,... benefit of investigations made for and pstairs and saw four or five people incomplainant to the hospital, but she 50,000 were shipped from Weihaiwein behalf of the Anglo-French China mufti running away, did you see any willing to see the doctor.

refused to stay there and was not Chihli man figured to an appreciable Corporation, in the Province efSzechuanose in uniform-I saw no ons in Defendant, denied the assault and extent aud there were a few from China. In a circular to the shareholder, unforta.

said that complainant was hawking other provinces. All sorts of stories the directors, state: Your directors The Coroner: Was it usual to baye wholesome fruits and he was prevent were aircalated to stup recruits attach great importance to the discovery 2 guard on duty at the Stationing his children from buying them. soming forward, writes the Com-of potash deposits in Szechuan, and. missioner, but the terms offered were steps were immediately taken to send a very good and the Shantung man is representative of the company to Peking atardy, with a spirit of adventure, 627 which has for generations led him

north on illegal or dangerous work, potasb.

&c., Sat. Remerad be Exles Rooms for Convenience of Sale

TWO NEW BICYCLES" Tarm: Cur.

HUGÉDES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, July 38, 1918.

KODAKS

PLATES

and PAPER, -DEVELOPING & PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

and FILMS,

A. TACK & CO., 26, Des Voeux Road Central.

Ye...

Was he armed and in uniform ?--- Yes

to negotiate with the Chinese authori.dered Sergeant next gave evidence. He The cook boy employed by the mur. ties with a view to the company carrying aid he lost a wateb at Tai O on the

on its operations and dealing with the morning of the 15th and $14.20 in

After, somewhat protracted

so reoraita came in, and letters soon negotiation as to terms, it has been money and a gold chain. He left these in a jacket hanging in the détective's room. After preparing tes at 6 am, he

Sergeant Blackman said there was no mark of injury on complainant's person. His Worship adjourned the case, bail being fixed at $5.

SENTENCED FOR SNATCHING,

A Chinese youth, who had been

already thrise charged with snatching was charged before kir. J. R. Wood with the same offence.

Inspector Browne said complaisant

course of preparation. Notice will be given in these Orders when complete.

Unit Commanders arg requested to at once gire A.S.P. Franks an estimate of the number of Forms required for a period of 6 monthe.

By Order,

TF. Hords, 1.8.P. (B.) and Adjutant.

M.

Mr. Young was granted exêng- tion and Mr Owen was "étempted conditionally on his being engaged building skindard ships which the

Tribunal considered of Imperist in- portance.." 1

THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON

WHARF & GODOWN CO..

Mousts, W. S. Brown and F. H.. Cruphell hd pussed as medically fit. The Chanan suid the Company w business wits that of berthing ships. handling transport of cargo and warehousing goods at "present to the value of about $50,000,000. The Company put it that the work of the Company is necessary to shipping Figures poblished recently in the fand to the tide of the Colony Japau Gazelle show that at the end of generally, «ui & of essential interest

panese residents abroad ww 150,773,

· JAPANESE ABROAD.

told of the good pay, and even agreed that your company shall acquire more of the good care' received, and these assets för £14,000, to be satiated found them missing. He reported to was carrying a child in the Prays and June last year the total number of Ja Imperially "and to the Colony. Abso by the summer recruits were pouring by the allotment, of 12,500 fully-paid

that went, but workmen of all Blasses

to an extent which made itself fält

'TYPHOON' WARNINGS.

Mer. Wonsen.guese and Chinese stuff being slightly Te,kra þincrçawed. Three men had left for ...151,806

military service.' 80,$92 51,788

in and Shantung men were retorning shares of £1 each of this company and the Sergeant and later on in the child's hand until innen by seizing the These Sgures indicate an increase of fute exemption was asked for in broth duy the Sorgeant orrceted B.C. 18 child's hand and snatched a gold and 50,357 as compare with those of the capes. The Company's pre-war staff from other provinces to venture the payment of £1,500 in unsh.”

and lockad him up on suspicion the defendant, who dropped his booty.

jade stone bangle. Complainant seized corresponding period of the preceding was 18 European and 25 Portugis? year. The following table shows the und Chinese. The staff zow conİKİ- abroad. It was not only coolies

The same day the Sergeant brought Defendant pleaded not guilty, and number of those residing abroad at the ed of twelve Europeans, the Portu- the constable to Hongkong Tire was sentenced to three months' hard end of June, 1817- Sergeant returned to Tai O on the 16tb | labour and 12 strokes with the birch.

Kesiding in United States.. at 9am. The next morning (the 17th), Two small boys were charged with in local skilled labour. And the Coin- The following telegrams were received bearing the report of a firearm at snatching a gold bangle from a small

Manchuria and Kwan

tung missiouer very pertinently remarks, by the American Consulate Gener 10.15, he ran out from the boatman's child in Queen's Road Central that while the provinces must benefit from the Manila Observatory yester and he ran back as he was fired at, by dant seized hold of the child's hand

quarters, where he was at the time, Inspector Brown stated the first defen-Australia [300 considerably from the money received day:

B.C.18. The latter was in mufti, and with a knife cut the rattan bangier Brazil 10.15Warning. Low pressure wasting a shirt and a pair of pants, The child's hand was slightly hurt, Other States of Beuth

area extending from China Sea but had no akces. Getting up on the hue and cry was raised and a lakong Europe to east of Baliotang and Pashi bed witness put a wooden wash tub on arrested defondant, and the second de

himself and curled himself in it.fendant was arrested through the Channels. A circalar depression while hiding in the bostman's room guidance of the former. The bangle was may be forming in it to the N. he heard many shots fired on the also recovered. of Luzon.

verandab downstairs. When he ran The first defendast said he only

from these men, it should profit even more from the experience they will gais, ineluding the result

OVERLAND CHINA MAIL disciplins which

of

strictly

enforced. That is undoubtedly true, and the increased efficiency of this THE WEEKLY EDITION OF THE maltitude of men should prove

OHINA MAIL”.

CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS

OF THE WEEK,

very valuable asset to China when they return. All reports go to show that they are doing excellent work "behind the lines, and we have PRICE 25 cts. (onsk) per Copy, seen no complaint of their general

behaviour.

3.30 pmCyclone or typhoon W.

of Bashi Channel moving N.E The telegram quoted below was received from the Manila Observatory this morning

·Pacific' countries

America

Mujer Morgan claimed non-exemp 20121,189 tion in the case of Mr. Cropnell.

Exemption was granted in both 2,088 ensen?

21,441

3,05%

24.238

978

8,087

4.11 THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT

COMPANY, LTD.

130

Mr. B. Taylor had been passed as [medically fit.

Mr. Adamson

out and back he saw B18 on the picked up the bangle in the street and AMERICA'S DEBT TO METHODISM. Company. verandah.. There was not a single soul passed it to the second defendant. there besides the constable.

The enquiry was adjourned.

represented the

The Chairman cuid that the Com- This, however, the latter denied.

Americas, recognising their debt to pany's business was the manufacture Mr.J. R. Wood discharged the second Methodism have a saying that when of cement which is used in the defendant and sentenced the first the Lord made a Methodist He did not execution of practically all Govern defendant to one week's hard labour do anything else the whole day, and it ment, public and private building .* and 12 strokes with the birch:

daa good day a work-stand, this wor largest local business, industrius Colony. It is one of THE NATION “MORE RELIGIQUE,

Dr. Fort Newton, who 11 am Cyclone or typhoon naar or

BLOTTERY TICKETS.

saying at a West London Missiou meet and of Imperial and local importance. Bir A Grinth Boscawen, M.P, at a pag over the southern part of Mansion House meeting of the World's When charged with being in the not interested in the union of the Mr. Taylor, who is one of the en- ing af Kingsway Hall, said that he was Absolute exemption was asked for Formon Channel moving N. W. Evangelical Alliance, said that there

had been a greater turning towards God unlawful, possession of a quantity of churches, but he was concerned in the gineers in the Kowloon works. The The Director of the Hongkong in prayer during the last few weeks lottery tickets at Wing Lok Whart, a union of Christians There is now be Company's pre-war staff was sixteen

than there had been for a very long Chinese pleaded not guilty.

remarked, a rival of criticism of the Europeans, and Portuguese oud Chu Sai Chong has announced that

Observatory states in his report time. He believed that those prayers Defendant, mid he was engaged to Charch, and people wore saying "the VEREATING, change in the

temperature, anripe fruit, and he will not become a candidate for the day typhoon developed yoster bad contributed to the averts of the carry the tickets to the Chinese churches have failed, and endless Chinese about eleven. To-day fixi staff fourteen Europaaris, and that threatened as just as the Recreation Ground and was promised nonsense like that impairs water are some of the canses of Presidency, unlees the whole country is Channel, and is now situated about prager and caused the Israelites to

To the want of the Balingiang holding day

of the Patriate's arms in arches Chamberlain's Colic Cholera

120 century QAR

We ought to be ashamed of it; let Portuguese and Chinese the same.

Rista sbancos, promptly. Forfalo by'all attitude towards the South-West.

tid Diarchos Remedy cures these bowel united. He disagrees with the Cabinets 100 miles to the NE of Praias Shout prevail against their semics Wo Mr. J. H Wood imposed fine of us be done with it, and give our efforts. One man hud loft for military service

have all got to be Christians if we are $25, or one month's rigorous" inprisons to constructire labour," gging to win the star,^,«

ment in defaulti A

Newton concluded.

0

CAUSES AND CURE, FOR

DIARREOFA.

Ebemists and Btacekeeper

travelling north-Westward,

Fort Major Morgen made no claim.

[Inquiry prooteding 1 -