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EARLIER TELEGRAMS."

(Continued from 'Page 5.)

MARSHAL FOCH.

THE MAGISTRACT.

EURASIAN WOMAN RETURNS FROM BANISHMENT,

Violet Brown & young Eurasian, was charged before Mr. J. R. Wood with

THE AUTHORITY OF A GREAT baving returned, from banishment. De-

+

MAN.

FARIS, Aug. 7. M. Clemences, in recommending Generalissimo Foch for the appointment of Marshal, after recapitulating his services, saya the dignity is not merely a recompense for past services; it will conteamie the authority of the great man whom the war. has called to lead the Allies' armies to final victory,

SIAMESE TROOPS ARRIVE IN FRANCE.

LONDON, Aug. 7. The Morning Post states that Siamese contingent has arved, in

France.

OVER 150 ENEMY SUBMARINES

DESTROYED.

LONDON, Aug. 7. Tu the Eonse of Commons Mr. Lloyd Georgs announced that at least 1: enery submarines have been destroyed, over half of them last year.. "(Cheers)

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS

BOLSHEVIKS DEFEATED BY WHITE GUARDS.

})

ARCHANGEL, Aug. 4 The Bolsheviks, last night cupied Latogorke. the next station" to Archangel, with reinforcements: hut were driven out during the forenoon by

the White (nards.

tendant was banished two years ago to' Shanghai for ten years as an uxiesirable.

Sergeant Cockle said that defendant) was somewhat insane. She belonged to and parentage and was well erlucutad, She coult speak Japanese. Chinese and English very fuently. Her parents lived in Kuala Lumpa where they possessed rubber estates and tin mines,

"The Hefendant (with tears in her erca) My father sent me mouey to come back

Mr. Wood desired to know if she had auy friends on relatives à Hongkong. She replied in the affirmative.

Mr. Wood said he would remand the case till to-morrow to enable her to seek har friends.

י

Defendant (plaintaively): I do not know why I was banished at all.

Mr. Wood: That does not inattar. You have been banished and you have se hack unlawfully. You go and find your friends and come back to this court to-morrow.

The defendant, who was about to make! further remarks, was led away crying.

CHARGE AGAINST SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

な

For exporting 60 cases of axes with- out a permit and for altering an export permit for cases into 64 crea Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co. were summoned this morning, before Mr. FDC. Wolfe.

Mr. Tratman said the facts of the

Feateh parties of pensats are bring ing in numerus Red Guards Founese were that one, of the employes of hiding in the districts farther south, revolting against the Bolsheviks, THREATENED ARREST OF ARCHAN-

GEL SOVIET MEMBERS.

AMSTERDAM, Aug. F A meuage from Moscow received Berlin states that "M. Trotsky inan Order says that members of the Archangel Soviet who ran away to save their skins are traitors, punishable by death, and shall be arrested. DERMAN TROOPS ON MANCHURIAN

FRONT.

HANN, Ang. 3. Col Semenof's forces are, in the vicinity of's Manchurian station await ing the Czecho-Slovaks, with whom they are co-operating.

Anstro German reinforcements are arriving ou the Manchurian and Mkolsk fronta.

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the Art obtained a permit from the Export and Import Office for exporting

caves of axes which were daly shipped. On taking the manifest to the Office it was discovered that 64 cases were shipped instead of 4. Mr. Tratman found that the permit had been tampered with and the figure 4 had been sitered into 64. Witness mentioned that a similar offence was cammitted by an employee of the same firm not very long ngo. He however, drew.the attention of Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co, toʻit and it was said that the alteration was not anthorized by the firm. acknowledged that they were warned.

Mr. Shenton and ho wished to draw His Worship's attention the following facts. The man who was responsible for the old offence was unhappily at present away in. Yunnan, or otherwise he would have brought him to Court to explain the matter himself. In the present casa be was instructed by Mr. Leeman, the general manager of the Machinery

They

to

CZECHO-SLOYAKS FALLING BACK.Department, that Mr. Statter, a junior

SHANGHAI, Aug 7.

"A message from Vladivostok, dated Angust, states that the Czerbo-Slovaks the Ussuri front are falling back.

JAPANESE LANDING AT. VLADIVOSTOCK.

LONDON, Ang 7.

A telegram from Geners states that the Ukraine Bureau at Lausanne learns

that forces of Japanese are landing Vladivostok, protected by warships.

Many Germans have been arrested.

E KALVY'S OFFENCE.

PARIS, Aug.

man in the firm's employ, was respon sible for the alterations. Mr. Statter went to the Export Department to procure a permit for 4 cases of axes There was of course, an offence, which he could dot deny, but the only plea he could offer was that Mr. Statter at that time was under the impression that that the cases were-shipped, but later! on found that there were 64 cases;

RAUCH

Bostando

Arizonamp

THE CHINA MAIL.

Poperingho

Quesnoy

Armentiè

Houva Chapalis

Cartelers

Arcas

Sap

Canwai

Piranha S Quentin

Neper?

Soissons

Laon

*PARIS

Sherma

Merdun

Chalana Me Marnar

Mancy

„Orlea

.Dijon

Bourtes

BLUE BIRD

CONFECTIONERS &CATERERS

ICE CREAM PARLOUR:

• BiVE BIRD

Thourous

SOISSONS

Cotterêts

FRIDAY AUGUST 9, 1918.

MAIL NOTICE.

1 HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JR JULY, JRIS.

The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Eart ara suspended..

OUTWARD MAILS

REGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS close 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated.

Fon

Straits, Bangkok, Bombay. Aden,)

Egypt and Europe via Buez...

The Parcel Mail will be closed To day. th August, at op.m.

Slangbal, North_Chius, Japan" vis)

Yokohama Fonolulu, Canada,

United States. Central and South, America and Eutors via San Francisco

Swatow, Amoy and Formosa via Keelung.... Swatow, Amor and Formosa vis Keelung.... Shanghai and North China Japan via Moji...

Ter

BAR

Swatow, Amoy and Formoss via Takno Swatów, Amoy and Foochow ... Philippine Island's Shanghai, North China, Japan (vi)

Nagasaki Honolulu Canada, United States, Central and South America and Europe- ria- £=n! Francisco m

* Superscribed correspondence only.

DATE

(Saturday, 10th,

Registration Lettera

2.30P

Sunday, 11th Registration

Letters

2.00 Mi 9.00 AM

Sunday, 11th; 9:00 ADES Honday," 19th, 1,00 4.30- Tuesday, 13th, – 2.00/PM.

Tuesday, 13th, 3.00 r.. Thursday, 15th, 8.00 LM. Thursday, 15th, * 1,00 2,3..

Friday 18th, 2007

Sunday, 18th,

Registration Lettera

9:00 AM 9.00 Mi

LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS OUTWARD.

* For

Ti

Tai Po

Choang. Coor

Shatankok, Shatin, Sheangshai, Autan.

Ping Shan, Santin, Aberdeen. Sai Kung and Stanley

Canton and Samshoz...

Wuchow...

Msizo

Kongmoon

Namta and Saamei

Blanchun

WELL-DAYS

SUYDATS & HOLIDAYS

9.00 M

10.00 AM.

10.00 .M.

7.30..

MC230 PIX.

4.00 PM

*4.30 PM

5.00 ..

1.30A.M.

Rexia. P.M.) Letters &T..! 4.00 P.M..

4.00 ..

7.15 A..

1.30 r.. 6.00 P.K.

9.00 A.3.

Except

6.00 ..

Saturdays.

6.00 P.X.

5.00 P.X.

$10.00

14.00 Pix.

10.00A.M.

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O.

"For

English Milga Kilomètre

Macso

Canton and Samlivi Ti Ping Tur Shek Ki...... Kongmoon Kumchak

Wezx-DAYS SUNDATS & HOLIDATI

$7.30 AM.

- 8.30 A

(7,30 2.M.

9 30 P.M

1.30:P.M. 7.30 AM. 9.30 P.M.

9.30 P.M. 6.00 PM. 6.00

6.00 P.M. Except Saturdays.

4.00 PM.

*9.30 F.M.

$7.30

9.20.

9.30 F.M. 9.30 P.M........

9.30 PM. 9.30 P.M.

6:00 P... 6.00 PM. 6:00 PM. 6.00-PM;

8.00.. 6.00.

4.00 P.M.

In the case of Mails closing before 9 a.. Bepistration closes at 5 o'clock

i/

Kantork

Wuchow....

HOT and COLD DRINKS. ALSO

ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

on the previous evening.-

AUGUST 9, 1818.-..

Wind

DEALERS IN Gimbal's and Orange Blossom

American Chocolates. Assorted Fancy Cakes.

il ADDRESS:

OLD POST OFFICE BUILDING, Queen's Road & Pedder Street,

which had been ordered. Mr. Starter DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.

determined to go to the Export office to get the rest, Certified, bus owing pro- bably to the amount of work he had to ado, he forget to do so, and hence the present. case in Court. Mr. Shenton eaid that Mr. Statter could have easily gone to the Export Office and applied for a permit for the 64 cases. Ho expressed his regret that Mr. Statter was not present to explain his conduct Mr. Leeman had in the matter. instructed him (Mr. Shenton) to state | that a previous warning was extended to the firm. In fact after receiving the communication from Mr. Tratman the firm had taken every possible step to prevent a repetitation. The firm ex- pressed regret because they were under- staffed and working at high presure.

1. Malvy was convicted of derelic tion of duty as an official.

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ZREASURY CONTROL OF SILVER AUTHORISED.

LONDON, Aug.

The new Defence of the Realm Regula tions empower the Treasury, to fix the maximum price of silver bullion.

INDIAN REFORM.

ENQUIRY COMMITTEES TO BE APPOINTED,

LONDON, Aug..

fa the House of Commons in the

bale

On

Mr. Shenton asked the Magistrate to take a lenient view of the AKO:

His Worship said the effece was a very serions "one, and fined the firm $100,

CHARGES AGAINST CINEMA

THEATRES.

The managers of the Victoria Theatre

the Montagu-Chelmsford and the Hongkong Theatres were fined

rpart, the Hon. E. S. Montegu 42-1 ach for breaches of regulations for

nounced the Government's decision to the safety of the public.

ppoint a committee to specify the powers reserved and delegated and nother committee to examine the constituencies, franchises and position af-the- Legislative Councils in each province.

WEATHER REPORT.

#

August Dd. 122, 03-No returns from Hapon and Windivostock. Pressure has decreased alightly along the east coast, and increased slightly elsewhere; it remains lowest over... China. Hongkong Hainfall for the

hours

"

ROBGXUNG REGISTER.

CHANDLER KUDBOX

OVERLAND

MOTOR

CARS

BOLE DISTRIBUTORS FÖR THE FAMOUS

TELEPHONE 483,

COME AND ENSPECT

Station.

звон

H

HARLEY DAVISON KOZOR

Widicstock 6 zaj

Momuro Hakodate.. Tokio Kochi

UI CLES

BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.

HING

LARGE STOCK OF SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS viz. Steel Ship Plates, Angles and Bars.. Also Shipchandlery Articles.

Telephone No. 1118.

EXCHANGE* Hongkong, August 9, 1918.

On London...

Bank, Wire

*

3:42

Un demand,

43/44

H

發

20 days sights

...2/5

4 months' aight,

aby

Credits, 4 mon the sight, 3,61 Documentary, 4 months' sight, 3/0). In Paris-

On demand,

Credits, 4 months' sight,

480

Dada. Os shale at :

1

On New York-

On demand

Force Wether Batao

Barometer (29.07 Temperature 24 Kumidity Direction of Wind......

ZUTOJU 22,50

92

Credita, 80 days' sient,

.80

91

On Bombay-

Wirt,

CAJM

On demand,

0

Wirepoin

0,00

6.00 0.56

Cowan, upon ile Temperate on the sho

T. F. ULLITO) “Director,

On Calcutta-

On dercand.

On Bingapore

On demand.

On Manila

On demand,

dom co-day, 0.20 inch Tokong, Chervatory Aug. 2, 1818. On Shanghai

Total; nod, January jet, 06.24 inchery

kast sai average of 56.06 inches

fel" for #thë si hours ending at

the 10th August sellers

Temperature.

*** Hongkong, August 9th, 1918. Hongkong to Gap Rock: S.W. DARƏE-9 AM,

moderate; cloudy, rain

cones: Channel :- The mine as

South coast of Cute between kong and Locks The sam?" ES

Do

TREESMATKE O KLM, FINITIONED Doria || P.Hominummer

(Wet kuib)9LEM /Wetbulb)T

Do

coast of China between And Helps-The same as

10.

Wet bulb)

Onderand

120 days' sight(pg/ mais pape

On Yokohama

⠀ On demand,

57 Gold Lol, 100 tms (per tael). 42.00

23.85 Borges Bank's buying rate) $5,20

81 Mivor (per os) - ak

- 83 Bar Silverin Hongkong :.428 % prem

Calne Cypp

Chinams Copper Cent

Hats of Native Inte

Chinese Brit Coin",

X.pm.

"Dex.

25, Wing Woo Street, Central

HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide-tablo' wiven below has been!

Oshima.... Naba.

Bonin laland

Loyol

Barometer

Weinstwei $.10 8.29.80 Hankow

"

Ichang Kiokiang. Changsha.." Shanghai. Gutzlaff..... Sharp Pk..

ת

Amy.

BWBLOW

Temperature.

Humidity.

Direction.

SHARE QUOTATIONS

HONGKONG STOCK

EXCHANGE.

HONGKONG, 9th AUGUST, 1918.

OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS-

SINGAPORE RUBBER SHARE MARKET.

MESSRS. FRASER AND CO.

QUOTATIONS.

SIPATORE, July 26th.

BANKS..

Hongkong Banks.

MARINE INSURANCES.

Canton Ins!

9.80 ·3.05

2,35 2.07 19:00:13:00

1.20

11 AN.

$633 8.

Alor Gajah (31) ... Amal. Malay ty. pd. ...

Ayer Hitam (83)

$350 b.

Ayer Kuning ($1)......

1.00

North China Ins

.128 b.

.$800 b.

Ayer Molak (81)

$200 b. ex. $73

· Ayer Papas (35)

$150 b.

+

Hongkong Fire Ins.

$325 b

Batang Benar (810)

SHIFTING

#

Douglases

...$85 b.

10.70 11.00-13.00 1.00 1:50pm

0.80

Union Ins. Yangtaże Ins

FIRM INRURANCES.

China Fire las,

E.5. 3teamboats 20 b, & 11 Indo-Chines (Fret.)...331fb.

Do.

(Det.) ...$148 m...

162/8 b.

$30 m.

BATTERIES.

China Sugarn $84,565 Bh.. Malabon Sugati $40 18.

Shall Transports Star Ferries

Taiboku 52.7 Taichu

・Tainan

#

25

Koahun... Pescadores.

"

Canton

son piled at the National Almgose Office Gap Rock

h London from, the result of the analyxis Macao

+++

H

MININO.

Kailas Mining Adm...... 47/- n.

Langkats

Baube

Tronoh Mines...

Ura! Caspians.....

T. 08) # ...$2.00.n. 30% 5. 20/-

Docks, WHLETE, GODOWES, &C.

H. &K. Wharfs-802 b. &95) "

W. Docks $139 b., 1418,7418 Shai Docka-ben,

H.

H

of observations taken by means of an Wackow ... 9 a. summatic tide recording machine in the Fakhol Water, Puline Basin at Tsim Sha Taui Beihow

the furing

Phulien The

of the table corresponds with Tourane... дого the zero of the bonding in the Arimiralty | 0.8.Jamis Chart, which has been found to be a le

foot Aparri 3 inches be

| sea-level

Dagupan... To obtain the depth of water on the Manila... side gauge, as the Victoria, Naval Yard Legaspi ....! Fake for ache, aral' on the gange Tacloben Lounent Beki Abortiveti, add 10 Best Iloilo

П

31

차

a brakes to the krājht given in the table. Surigao......

Guam

****420 Labuan : 1th, 1918. August th

KEEP IT HANDYS. TRMEDIATE list is necessary in attack of marshan: Chamber:ain's Colic and Darthas Remedy Aboald

Chemised Stormkestari,

L. F. Chazon, Diractor,

Hünkkang Observatory, Aug. 9, 1918

1. BAROMETER, reduced to at degree Fafiffaheit, on the level of the sea, în Inchum, tenthsand hundredths.

DE FEMPERATURs, in the abado, in de crees Fahrenheit.

HUDDIT, in percentage of satura tion, the humidity of air saturated With' molature being 200

Direction of Win, to two pofats. Bondford Bealescording to

STAGE OF WEATEREZ, bhing sky, s detached, cloud, à drizzling rain,

1bg Eyloony hall, lightning, o everCANSA passing showers, in squal;r rain, 3 now,

under, v és biliky, w dow, WO

RADY L Haber Penths and bun.

Tab.

New Engineerings. T.244 b. LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDITAS..

Central Estates ...

Hongkong Hotels $94 h &988... Bongkong Lands

Humphreys

194 b

$7.75.b. & 7.00)

Kowloon Landa "Gone, sa

West Points

$206. $71 b.

COTTON MIKLA,

Ewo Cottons vự Kung Fiks Leon Kung Mo

Orientals Shanghai Cottons

Tangtszepoos

MBCLIZABLOUa.

Cementa

China-Borneo China Lights, China-Providents Dairy Farms H.A. Klectrica Macna Dou

T-187+b

Balgownie (#1)

Bassett (81)

Bata Lintang ($10)

Bakis Jalotang (81) *** Bukit Katil (31)

Bakit Kepong (9.

Bukit B. (1) jui Bukit Timah (810). : Changkat B'dang (35) Glepealy Pins. (81): Haytor (85)

Indragiri (80)...)

Jeram (81) Jimak (#1) Kamen (32)

Kedah (81) Kelomak (5) Kempas (8) Klang.(85)

Lunaa (85) Mälska Finds Mainko-(2) Mandal-Texong Margus (85)

New Barendah (83)

Nyalan (65) ...

Pajara

Pantal

Pariz Perak (#1)

$10,70 bi” Polan Bulang

$120 u.

1163 b...

- 30.30 b.7

48.10 b.

10 by

$0.25

er

2371b.

Hongkong Ropes #30 by 204/30 HK Tram

Steam Laundries

7:10 be (Old).10. (New)27

H.K. Steel Youndries $12] n.

Perak Kiver (31). Panggor (1)

Bandycroft Bendai (38)

Sembrong (1)

frunzel Bagna (2). "Bungel Psisni (91).

pah ($10)

Teluk Anson (55) Temerloh ($1)

Ulu Pandan (11)

1.80 3:00 17.00

4.25.

800

400g -

0.03

0.45 0.80 0.76

2:50 280 10.00

5.50 $8.00

200

140

1.75

7.00 7.50

4.90 £6.25

1.15 35 1.30 1.50

4.10 4.50

3,10,50

5.00/5.80

4.00$7.50

* 4.50 5.00

5.90

1.352.06 4.00 4.26

0.650.85

6.00 $121 4.00 5.00 9.75 10

2.001:20

100 14.2 9.1109.50 3.00 1.50

5.90 6.20

100

(0.56

United Malaco (61) MALE

090

Utax Bumpan (i)

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