1918-10-18 — Page 4

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THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL."

Chinese woman, aged 40, yesterday attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the harbour, She was sent to the Lunatic Asylum.

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MLC..

A Chinees woman bai hoca sent

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN TIENTSIN.

FORMER HONGKONG RESIDENTS MURDERED

FAR EASTERN PAY ON

SILVER PRICES

At a recent meeting of the Chins. Association, Mr. Anderson was wall justified in drawing attention to what

FRIDAY, OCTOBER

PUBLIC QUESTIONS.

DISCUSSED WITH UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS.

THE MENINGITIS EPIDEMIO.

THE EXPERT'S REPORT,

Ai yesterday" meeting of the "As yesterday's meeting of the Legislative Council a lengthy Report

à telegram has been mcolved fox is undoubtedly a real, grievance with Legislativa Council E.B. rus OFF on the butbreak of Meningitis, by day by Mr. F. W. S. Brane, of regard to the pay of our consular, haval, CR ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT First Lieut. Puter Olitaky More, Caldbeck, MacGregor & Co., and military service on the China said. It will be convenient, I think, M.R.C., U.S.A., of the Rockefeller stating that Mr. Gompert, the Com-stations, The Chinese Government it to make a short statement at this Institute, was laid on the table. Mr. C. Farebrother Mason's many pany's representative in Tantsin the rise in the value of silver. In regarding certain matters that have intend on this occasion to deal im any self is of course, benefiting hugely from meeting of the Legislative Council Hts EXCELLENOr said: I do not friends in Hongkong will be interested and h's wife were murdered in their exchange alone the combined Customs. PIOTURES OF OHINOSE LIFE AND SCENERY, d'Almada that he has just won the robbers.

to know that he had written to Mr. Fhouse last night, presumably by and Salt revenue in 1917 showed sa been the subject of discussion be exhaustive way with the very inter- increase over 1915 of £3,000,000-in tween the Coventment and Honour-he Lieut. Olitsky, as a result of his esting and instructive report written sterling revenue, and with yet more able Unofficial Members during this investigatom of the outbreak of Mr. and Mrs. Gompert will no favourable exchange this year things year. doubs be remembered by some of are now even better. But the fact In January just information was the early part of this year which its

epidemic meningitis in Hongkong that the Chinese dollar is now worth requested regarding the organisation been paid before you to-day. I think, to the Gorarament Civil Hospit*the older residents in the Colony about 34. 6d, as against about 1... 9d. be and pay of the Police Force, the Fire however, thus Honourable Membe suffering from injuries received on her Mr: Gompert having been in charge fore the war, operates in quite the raverso Brigade and the preventive staff of will agree that the Colony is indebt head as a result of falling from a tram: [of Messes, Caklbeck, MacGregor & Government to their own men socTIDS ports, and at a later date Honourable taking cute with which he studied. way with the salaries paid by the British the Departinent of Imports and Exod to Lieut. Oltsky for the paine Co. branch hore in 1903 for two on the Chins stations paid out there Unofficial ferubes subrated to the duting quite a short period, condi- years. He was transferred from reckoned in sterling and paid out there A Japanese master mariner, named Henghour to Tientsin. The news the pound. Last year the Treasury tons which was sensed at a test result that be has been able to give in dollars; so that only 6 dollars go to Government a list of recommendations entirely new to a with alle 1. Nakano aged 55, master of the will be received with horror and was induced to give some relief to ating held on the 23rd of May. Uraga Mare, died op board his ship on |

situation which meant that only half The question, of the rates of pay this threat to the Public Health may some very practical advice as to bow, the high seas at 10 15 am. on the 16th

regret.

the nominat salaries were being paid in the Police Force has been settled best be met. instant If body has been sent to the

or, if the increased cost of living on temporarily by the grunt of a few report that will appeal most strongly China was taken into consideration, per cent. allowance, while the que to the ordinary render is that con The portion of the mortuary at Kennedy Town.

hardily more than quarter par. The tion of the rate at which pensions tained on pages 7 to 10, namely, the Government thep arcanged to bear about should be granted in still under con soute of the epidemie and the fuc- half the loss in exchange. But this does aideration and I hope will shortly be to contributing to its dissemin not go very far. It is believed that, as TE- gards the consular and diplomatic pay, an

decided.. inter-departmental Committee has now

overcrowding on pages 0 and 10. ton, especially the arts as regards

Send them to your friends at home."

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

KONGKONG DISPENSARY. TEL. 16.

To-day's Advertisements AMERICAN RED CROSS ANNUAL

" MEETING.

THONGKONG CHAPTER of the THE ANNUAL MEETING of the

AMERICAN RED CROSS will be beid at the Hosawang Hom, at b. P.M., on WEDNESDAY, October 23rd.

At this Meeting Bye Laws will be adopted and a new Executive Committen will be elected.

S. E. HODGE,

Secretary. Hongkong, Oct. 18, 1813 846

GYMKHANA CLUB. SWEEF

ON

"OUR DAY DARBY" TO BE RUN ON 24 OCTOBER

25% of the Total Amount will be given without deduction for xpenses," to the "OUR DAY RED CROSS FUND" and the Remainder will be given as follows:-

70% to the Wisper,

20% to the Second,

10% to the Third.

The Drawing will take place is the

Road), st. 5.30 pm, on WEDNESDAY,

LTD.,

MARRIAGE

HIPWELL-HUNT-At St. Pants. College Chapel, Hongkong, on October 15th, by the Ven. Archdeacon Barnett, the Rev. WILLIAM E

HIPWILL Church Society, to Catherine E W. HUNT.. Church Missionary Society, Hong kong, ellest daughter of the late Rev. J. J. Hunt, Birmingham:

DEATH.

car on Praya Beat.

Subscriptions to Lady, May's Pole Fund should be addressed to Govern- meat House. The fund will be open

at once. Each subscriber will be sent special rose.

THE MAGISTRACY.

ILLICIT OPIUM.

A Chinese was charged before Mr.

a

Street.

FJ

The next matter was the organisu

for a few days more and it is hoped wolfs with being in illicit possession agreed that farther revision is necessary, ton of the Fire Brigde both y el sure that Humble Members Missionary those wishing to subscribe will do 5 of 32 tuels of opiam in Wing Eut but that difficulties still stand in the regards personnel and equipruent, wiff cufse what the work entails. way of doing anything more for the The efficiency of the volunteer por- in getting rid of such overending naval and military services. The whole ton of the brigite has been ineregsel The defendant said the opium was position is eminently unsatisfactory, by reliesing the men of certain other would amount to. The task of gor quite apart from the expenditure, and what seems particularly curious is duties, which they had been perform recting the errors of the past will, antrusted to him by a friend.

that it was understood that the Hong-ing. Additions have been made to however, have to be faced if the He was fined $1,000 or eight kong Government had offered to bear the equipment including two powe community is to be protected against months' hard labour, sad the opiam the whole burden of the leas in exchange ful motor pumping engines that have epidentice of enrous de was ordered to be confiscated.

incurred by our Dayal and miltary serbeen ordered from America. It has vices for the duration of the war, but for a long time been recognised that spanection I would drect, attention that this offer was, and still is, declined the present site of the Fire Station to the interesting comparison on page: from Home. When we consider the

16 of the report between the over war bonuses that have been distributed bero, this treatment is certainly remark able-Times..

The subject of a compromise be- tween North and South still being discussed with much animation in CLARI-Killed in action in France, on political circles in Peking, and Liang

October 2nd, JASPER CLARE.

Shib Yi is credited with being prepared with a Cabinet ready to carry his plans to this end into effet.

The China

Mail.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, Oct. 19, 1978..

Many friends i Hongkong will regret to say that Mr. Jasper Clark has been killed at the front. Before the war Mr. Jasper Clark was in charge of one of the Departments of the Standard Oil Co.'s Office in Hongkong RUMOURS FROM GERMANY, and socially he was very popular. He had seen a good deal of service at the

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CRUELTY TO A PIGEON..

plugg

"The bird was already dying" asid 1. Chinese youth employed in the Goverment Ciril Hospital when charged bufors Mr. Wolfe with pull. ing out the feathert of a pigeon.

The Magistrate: IF dying would you like some one to pill your hair?

you were

i.

CONCESSIONS TO CONSULAR OFFICERS.

in Victoria is too cramped and that

station is required at Kowloon, rowding in Hongkong and Canton A suitable site in Victoria is already (1) of the sinomary on page 21 tint and to the statement in paragraph in possession of the Goverine, the greater number of cases deve and it is probable that a good site loped in cold weather as compared can be found on Crown Land in with bot weather is due to over- Kowloon.

Horaxosc Jockey Clen Rooms, (Chater WHATEVER the probability may be front. Mr. Jasper, Olsok was a brother notion that a dying bird suffered pain.. the China stations, to which attention certain questions us to the patrolig taken to prepare the serum for the

the

23rd October. Subscribers are invited of an early abdication of the KAISER, of Mrs. Gale, M.D., the Medical

The names of the drawers of ponies the rumour that Germany on the Officer of Health. He married not boy should be aiivlized, He finedocers have been raised and arrange- station. The.Government reple regards the treatment of the paticuš.;

to be present. and particulars of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prises will be published in the morning papers of 24th October

Hongkong. Oct. 18, 1918,

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO

receipt of President WILSON's second Note immediately capitulated, and 844 accepted the conditions "provided as aanrance is given that the interests of the German people will be safe. guarded," socmed much too good to be true; and so it turns on The British Press Bureau has set the public right in this matter by a con- arrived from the above-mentioned porte tradiction of the rumours, which sire, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Cargo will be handed at their to say the least, premature. These Hamardous Godowns of the Hongkong and reports which emanate from Ger-

S.S. VOLUNTEER" FROM SAN FRANCISCO, VIA YOK BAMA AND SHANGHAI, THE above-mentioned vessel having

rit into the Bazardous and/or extre

long ago at bome.

him $5 or 12 days' hard labour

DUMPING A DEAD BODY ON FORESHORE,

After the murder of Sergeant wing becoming greater in cold The London arul China Express says Glendinning at Tai O Honourable Weather, and not to any effect of cold In reference to the grievance with Unofficial Members endorsed the recommendations made by Lieut. weather on the meningococci The regard to the pay of our Consular, recommendations made by the jury The boy answered that he had no Naval, and Military officers serving on at the Coroner's enquiry, and asked Olitsky have, of course, been care- fully considered. Stepe have been The Magistrate remarked that Was recently drawn in these columns, of the waters of the Colony and the

we now learn that salarica of Consular visits of inspection "ands to out and in the quantity suggested. x treatment of epidemic meningitis ments made for reducing the loss on as follows:-- exchange. Salaries of Consuls-General

(a) The practice of having two it will require careful and continuetia and Consula bave been increased by European Officers at Tai D.was inter Persuasion to get the serum used: £108 a year, those attaching to the

and in the event of an epidemic every office of Vice-Consul by £15, while upted owing to the war.

It was

effort will be made to provide the assistants and stodents salaries are proposed to resume it at once. It, Two Chinese were charged with raised by 250 a year. As regards the was not considered that the Cheung patient with methods of Westeni attempting to dump the body of child loss on exchange, it has been agreed Chan Station or any of the Police treatment, including the use of on the foreshore near the sea-front that officers in receipt of a lealary of Stations on the mainland were so

serum. The prevention of phoryn- £300 or less shall draw the whole of it isolated as to require the presence of Real infections and influenza can only at Shaukiwan without a death serti at the rate of 2s. to the dollar. Those two European fieste or an order to bury it

Police constantly be effectively achieved by keeping. with salaries exceeding £300 will be stationed there. Circumstances had the individual in the best possible able to draw £300 at the rate of 2 arisen and night again arise render state of health, to segregate the sick figure at 23. to the dollar Allowances Furopean Foles at a station neces difficult, in fact at present practic and one-half of the excess over thating the presence of two or more from the healthy and (what, is nota granted to afficers in lieu of quarters

ally inpossible) to avoid overcrowd- "sary." can also be drawn at the rate of 2.

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

[The "Chinois Mall' Beratco.}

THE VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FIASCO.

PEKING, Oct. 16,

The defendants alleged that they To-day a corta to elect .31 Vice" President failed owing, as before, to the child near the foreshore.

were carrying the "dead body of the absence of a quorum.

An Indian constable depored that

ing the defendents saw the dead Association, which have doubtless been PERING, Oct. 16. body on the rocks on the as-front instrumental in helping to secure the "President Chu Sai Chong has issued When the defendants aw them they

relief now given. two Mandates. The first orders, the ran in different directions. They officials to protect the people and thewers arrested. second deals with brigandage.

EX-PRESIDENT'S WORK FOR

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Representations on the subject have (b) Enquiry was being made a g- The employment of macks.

Kewloon Wharf and Godowo Co., Ltd.. many are very intereating, however, a MANDATES BY THE PRESIDENT ho and another constable while pass several times bean made by the Chinto the possibility of obtaining the rould only, be« resorted to in special

and stored at Lonsignees' risk. Consignera of ( Cargo are hereby notifed showing which way the wind is blow-

at Import Permil signed by the Superintendent of Importing in the German Fatherland, We sad Exports, Boogkong, before Billa si cao well believe in the possibility of Lading can be countersigned.

the Katsa's abdication, but when A broken, chafed and canagen. Goods, are to be left in the Godowa where they that comes about we shall expect to will be examined on THURSDAY, the learn at the same time who will 22nd inst., at 10 ..

be his successor on the Throne, if

All cisime must be presented within

month of the steamer's spiral here, after there is to be a successor; who which they cannos be recognized.

No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected.

Consignees are requested to soad to their Bills of Lading for contorsignature Immediately,

PACIFIC MAIL. 8.5. Co.

"J... ORAM SHEPARD,

Acting Agent.. "Bongkong, Oct. 18, 1918.

"PEACE.

1. 42.

PEKING, Oct. 18. Ex-President Feng Kao Cheng is joining his predecessor, Li Yaan Hupg, in forming an association for the pur- pose of promoting peace.

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Mr. Wolfe asid he was ratiofed that the defendants had attempted to dump the dead body on the reashore to save trouble. The first defendant was fined $10 while the second defendant war discharged.

ORICKET.

recessary telephone material. It circumstances, as in hospitals for las since been ascertained that the example. Prophylactic vaccinations material can be got from Japan, and as a method of prevention, is still in the work of linking up the island the stage of enquhy. During the stations with the mainland is now in epidemic this year a leaflet wur lund.

↑drawn up and translated into Chinese THE PIPAL NUNCIO TO CHINA (.) It was not considered neces dealing with certain efficacious, mea- Mgr. Pietro Pisani, who is to stand stations

sary to provide at any of the four sures capable of being easily carried into effect, but it was not distributed. a steam or motor) appointed Papal Nuncio to China, in pinnace, as the expense would be out! Should there unhappily be a return plate of Mgr. Petrelli, has lived, for of all proportion to the usefulness of of the disease in epidemic form, this years in Rome, says a London con the craft. Four Police launches method of propaganda, in conjune- temporary, and is at present a mem- were employed in the patrol of the tion with oral advice, would probably ber of the Consistorial Congregation, waters of the Colony beyond the be the most effective way of educat He has charge of the Brunch dealing limits of the harbour. The islanding the population There I will with emigration. The Osservatore stations were visited by patrol leave the report for the present, and Romano, the Vatican organ, pab launches some fifteen or sixteen feel sure that Honourable Mom- ishes an article demonstrating the times a month. Details of visits of bers will wish to record their sanse totally different mission entrusted to inspection by Police Officers were of the obligation, this Colony is under the Papal Nuccio in China, if one is supplied.

to the Rockefeller Institute for the appointed, from that of the French Honourable Unofficial Members, in valuable assistance rendered by it Minister there, The Nuncio's task reply, recorded then unanimous this matter.. is entirely spiritual, while the task opinion that Cheung Chuu was of of the Minsiter is only temporul. sufficient importance to render it

No Chips will be admitted after the appointed him, and under what Goods bave left the Godowns and all Goods remaining undelivered after the conditions. An abdication of Kaiser 24th. Oct., 1918, will be subject to rant. WILHELM in favour of the CROWN PRINCE, for instance, would not place Germany in a better position vis-a-vis the Allies, for the purposes of negotiating a Peace settlement. As for an immediate capitulation on the

CHINESE POLITICS.

0.0.C. v. B.E.0.0. 848 part of the German Government, "one

This friendly fixture will be played muat be extremely sanguine to

The Intelligence Bureau of Canton tomorrow en the H.K.C.0. ground at 9.15 p.m. The following will reprecont expect it. There is, no

communicates the following:-", doubt,

the .0.0.-T. F. Ford F. G. Thomp a very large body of opinion in

In accordancs with the Declaratica son, B. W. Bradbury, G. M. Goodall. Thus the field of action of the Nuncio advisable that a second European H. Abbas, U. M. Omar, 8. H. Rumjahn, entirely distinct from that of the Police Officer should be stationed Germany prepared at the present passed by the two Houses of the J. 8. Graham, G. Manley, J. D. Doris Minister, and they would not inter there. The Government has not 67 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL time to accept peace at any price, China at a joint session held in Canton,

National Assembly of the Republic of and R. Basa. on the basis of the generous con- Oct. 3, 1918, the Military Government ditions adumbrated in the declara of the Republic of China as from Oct, tions of President WILSON, but, 10, 1918, exercises the functions and ON the other hand,. We must powers of the Cabinet and in accordance

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ARMOUR 'FOR AMERICANS. BEST HELMETS, SHIELDS AND BREASTPLATES USED IN DAYS OF OLD.

BONS OF CHINA MISSIONARIES.

IN THE CASUALTIES.

fere with each other, so that it is found itself in a position to give" impossible to maintain that the effect to their wishes. nunciature will annual or diminish In July Mr. Lau Chu pak request- the rights and privileges enjoyed by ed that provision might be made for France, owing to the protectorate of the application of the Grant Code

Lieut. Findlay M'Fadyen Ross, the Catholic missions entrusted to system to the vernacular schools C., Royal Scots. (killed), was the her by the Franco-Chinese Treaty of subsidised and managed by the Con- younger son of the Inte Rov; Johu Tientsin, 1858. On the contrary, fucian Society, on the schools were Ross, D.D., and the Nuncio will support with all his supplying & distinct want. Arrange Marchbull Crescent, Edinburgh, and Mrs. Rces, 12, forces France's intervention in mente have accordingly been made the terms embodied in President at the expiration of his term of office expert armourers in the workshop of the latter that; they should address Confucian Schools and to 11 Ho was Watson an, a forestry. The War Department Announces that favour of Catholics, enjoining on the for the giving of a gant to the 18 formerly of Mukden, North China. WILSON's latest dispatch can If at the end of the period the new Metropolitan Museum of Art in Now themselves exclusively to the French Tung Wa Schools.. I should like to He gained the Military Cross i we think, only through mutiny in the President has not yet been elected, or York are modelling armour for the use representative for protection in take this opportunity of thanking

student, and was 25 years of age. German army on a grand scale, and having been elected be unable to be armour included helmets, shields and material questions. Therefore from those Chinese gentlemen who have

1910 we have yet to learn of that, though inaugurated as President, and the new breastplates, end comprises all the best the co-option of the Nunca with so generously contributed to be sup Royal Field Artillery, attachod. Royal -

1. Lieut. Roderick 0 Cordero we would not be surprised to get such President, the Cabinet shall exercise the

Vice-President in also unable to aet artypes used in ancient times.

the French Minister great advan port of these schools. Force, MC (killed in a Byng tages will accrue both for the Catho news any day now.

lic Church and for France.. functions and powers of the President: The Military Government now performs the functions sad duties of the President from recent Home paper

come,

HONGKONG POLICE RESERYE,

Orders isnod by Mr. J. W. Freaks, 1.8.P. (B.)

... PARADES, CENTRAL 3.3), FM..

$1.50 each. Octoberflati No. 3 Dompany and No.

The following paragraph-is-clipped:

In fighting south of the Yeain ho

until the day when the sacceeding other day German shouted, Kame.DIPHTHERIA-HOW IT MAY BE scheme for Civil Servante and the received his education at the

President shall have been elected..

TYPHOON WARZING.,

Tho telegram quoted below was 2 l'intona under Sergt. Major Boylance received from the Monile observatory.

October 22nd-No. X Fatoon under at 7p. yesterdany→ TAKES WONDERFUL Inspector Eustace

October 25th: No. 2 Co

Company under: Cyclone or typhoon W. of Luzon, inspector Alves Uniform, helmets with more than 100 miles distant, almost

station MIRENGTH

PICTURE.

A TACK & CO.,

Des Your Road Central,

spikes,

A number of other questious" have also been under discussion in the accident), was the elder son of Dr coure of the year between the Roderick Macdonald, of Wuchow Goverment and the Unofficial Mend of its Macionald, 8, Scienpes bers as for instance, the housing Gardens, Edinburgh. Born in Chine choice of a site for the European Royal High School, Edinburgh, and AVOIDED

Young Men Christian Association had nearly completed his Ar

(Honours) course when war broke “ IPATEERIA is usually contracted" building. cold prepares the child's system for the when the child has a cold. Tho

out Being in the Edinburgh Of reception and development of the

cers Training Corps, be at once joined the Army, and saw service it diphtheria germs. When there are cases

Gallipoli and France with the B.I.A of diphtheria in the neighboschool children that hava akis should he kept

In March 1917 he volunteered as 41 at home and of the street until recov

observer in the RAF and after fly Bemedy and they will not have to heimstism sprains laments ere. Give them Chamburinis's Caugh 1st the children rack their main at home Inno. It also cleans at cramps of the muscles, bruises alike. Fe

DHERE is nothing so good for cascular ingin Frarice for spc mo

Egyp just beft Titido bodies in such a distra sing the culture brain, which form in a child's injuried sa Uhura berlalia Pain: Brimsize manner when you can so easily eure

Sou when it has cold, and minimizes will effect care less time the

rad; and held up his hands, meanwhile working & machine-gun 00 ft. away by means of a "derice worked with the feet. This is exactly how the German nation will babare when the next pescu-move is made

CHILDREN'S COLDS.

P 86 Yung Man Yuk is invalliled out yo or typhoon 8. of Gaan their colds with bottle flamberlain's the righ

October 9th, 1918

directio

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