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TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1919.

A GREAT PICTURE AT THE CORONET.

"Samson," the picture that is now showing at the Coronet, is a film that can be truly described as magnificent. Those who saw William Farum in When Man socx Rod" will ruslise of what this grant artist is capable. When we say that he is avary bit sa god in Ensen" wo are by no means stretching the point. It is a picture to see and soo ngain.

The story deals with a dosk labearer, Brachard, known from his great strength as Susan, who, by sheve force of char motor, rives above his humble station and attains to great woaith, being tioaily known "as the "Copper King." He falls in love with the daughter of an impecanicas sad not too scrupulous nobleau who foreas his daughter into a marriage that is distastefnt to her, Deepising her husband for what he has risen from, she soon seeks sympathy elsewhere--the Copper King's rival haring all his money in a Copper mine in which Brachard also has his fortuna. Jo order to ruin the man who is cadeavouring to bring dishonour upos bim, Brochard throws all bis shares on the market and cause panic, in which his rival'a fortune is swept away as well me his sw The seps by

which Samson, having lot. everything, gats instead that which he values above more gold are among the most power, ever shown upon the screen and the play) ends with Brachard about to start the world again, but doing so with the loge and cooperation of the woman who has hitherto despised him..

PLAGUE IN INDIA.

THE RED CROSS LECTURE.

Major Castles bad only a moderate ttendance to-day at the Hongkong lotel for his talk on Red Cross work in Siberia-Sir H. W. de Sauamares. De Mr. and Mrs. Hodge, were among the Sanders, Mrs. E Ralphs, Mira Taggart,

interested,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE CHINA MAIL.

The National Assembly is testing" to-day at Canton to appoint delegates to the Paris Conference. ↑

The P. & Q. 8. N. Co announces that the Company's intermediate 3 The American Consul-General, Mr. Anderson, introdused the lecturer. He or left. Singapore for this port on aid that Major Castles had been in the 13th instant and is due bere on the Siberis and had seen practical work 19th instant at about daylight. there. He bad seen the other end of the work that we have been doing over also took that oppor heren He

Ae mmittee consisting of Charles M. Schwab,. P. A. 8. Franklin and JH. tunity of stating that there was Rassetter will study the ninety-one differ a disposition among the Red Croasent designs of ships now being built by the workers here, both American and Bri- United States, with a view to standardiz tish, to stop a little too soon. They tion and elimination of unnecessary models had been baving a hard time getting definite information as to what was

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THE DEATH OF JULIUS CAESAR.

BILLIARDS.

PALACE HOTEL HANDICAP......

FINAL.

No. 64 Foal Street was visited by two think, convince anyone, who survive conclusion on behalf of Mr. Oxberry, the

required over there and as to the sort robbers yesterday. They got in ly pro of work that was proceeding over attending to be lime-washers, and tied up the other end. There was a great peed for assistance and those who were here the servant girl. They stabbed the Chinese were able to help, in a measure at least. lady occupant while she was giving the So all that they asked the lecturer to alarm, and than fed. Tea wounds are not do that day was to give them informa foarioca. tion as to what was needed in Siberia and as to the conditions there to enable them to know what help was most needed

The typhoon which swept over the Philippines Christmas night, in ad dition to causing the loss of many lives Major Castlea then talked at some ruined T. 81,000,000 worth of hemp length on his experiences, giving and dorstated numerous large hemp details of the nature of the assistance plantations. The greater damage was still needed. He alan answered questions. done in Southern Lazon, Mindoro and

He left at noon on the as. Nanking.

Marindugio.

DUTIABLE SPIRITS.

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It isn't often that the China Mail asscata to the saying, "No news is good news"; but during the last few days blank reports of communicable discare were so regarded. To-day three

At the instance of Mr. J. Chinese cases of enteris fever and one [Wildin, Chief Preventive Officer, a Chinese was summoned for omitting to pay duty on 100 jars of Chinese spirits.

Mr. M. K. Lo, who was for the de-

of some other sort of fever (unreadable) are recorded. All were intal

In a memorandum of the world's A white book has beer published by Major Norman White, I.M.S., sanitary commissioner with the Government of fence, usked for leniency. He said the shipping published by Lloyds and the India, dealing with twenty years of omission was unintentional and did Admiralty, Sir James Glenny Wilson plague in India with special reference to not arise from any intention of de-argues that within a few months the the outbreak of 1917-18.

frauding the Revente. The bundred #pply of shipping for commerce will be

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EXHIBITION GAME. “

It is suggested that the historical theory of Cajar having been done to death by Cases and Brutus with the

An excellent game was witnessed last and of swords, is entirely erroneous: and that in reality Caesar was dubbed to night in the foal for the above handi- Galf Links in the outskirts of Rome, man, Manchester Roxt, owes (350) & H. death, the scene of his death being the cap, the finalists being Sergt. 1. Good Furthermore, the science of deduction T. Moualey fores 30). Much intarest enables us to give the place of his death was evinced in the game and a large ru in more exact detail and we can safely ber of hillart enthusiasts assembled to ay that the actual spot was on the see if Goodman could concede the large green* of a bole which was a Bogey start of 20 points to Monsley. This he To some this may seem blasphemy did by playing a most consistant game, records that have boon accepted as the spores at the finish reading, Good- history for years and years and years, mas 250, Moualey 207. The winners should not be casually put aside; but a chief breaks were 2635 (twice) 24 (twice), perusal of the deductions by which so: 33, and 32, Mquelty's largest effort being belief has been arrived at will, we 31 with revers! 1's and 18's Mr.

Bond refpreed the game and at the the reading d

In the first place, we maintain that proprietor, presented the prizes. Mr. I. Caesar was a Golfer and that his Aral Goodman 1st Prizes Gold Omego words were "A1 Brutus." Having Wrist Watch presented by the Fro got as far as this we are faced with the pristor. Mr. Mousley 2nd Prize problem-Why should he be killed beautiful silver Cup presented by immediately after saying those three Mesara Ganda Price and Co. Highest words! The problem stand a knotty Break Prize Capt. Green (64), present- one, but we suggest that the explanation od by A.S. Watson and Co. of the whole matter is as follows

Julius (Caomt, we refer to) had arrived in the Finals of the Golf Cham pionship of Fame and his opponent was Cases who was "some golfer. Matters vere fairly even during the game and when, towards the end of the match, they drove, from the Tee at a "Boger 3" hole, they stood "All square." This bole Jahus did in two and it was when he said to Brutus who was scoring and, incidentally, umpiring, "A 2 Brutus!" that the enraged Casca who had only halved with Bogey, smete Julius one on the head with his club and laid him "dead on the green." Brutus ought never to be dragged in as being partly responsible for Julius' death for at the crucial moment he was trying to write down Julius' 2 with the rabber end of his pencil the shock having! been considerable. Some istter day deducers" attempt to belittle the theory that Julius was killed or the greed and we must say that their idea

N the occasion of the Congregation from some distance off the green and that the enraged Casca thereupon amate (Wednesday) January 15, 1919, tea his one with a mashie and laid him [ will be served on the second floor of "dead on the groen," is plausible, the University Building from 4 till We admit that the mashie, or niblick, 6.15 pm At 5.30 p.m. a procession is the more usual club with which to lay including the Honorary Graduates, the things dead on the green" and that, members of the Court Council and possibly, Julius was dead before he Senate of the University will enter the fanded there, but we still think our Great Hall. Members in this proces theory, that he was killed with a putter, sion will assemble and robs in the is the correct ons. It is only fair to Vice-Chancellor's room at 5.20 p.m. 2. After His Excelleder The Pro- take it for granted that Jalius, wa

A good game ought to be seen at the Hotel on Saturday night at 9 pm. when Sergt. T. Pitt and Sergt. L. Goodman have arranged to play an exhibition game of 500 up. Goodman has many fanciers for this game bot old friends of Fitt still maintain he will win.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF

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THIRD CONGREGATION, JANUARY 15, 1919..

Some of the more important lessorstjars, he said. were ordered by a regu- greater than the demand, and.. that that Julius holed out with his mashie at the University TO-MORROW taught by the past twenty years ex-lur customer of the distillery, and it freights will fail to a level not much perience of plague in India ara sum-was delivered to his godown in Hong more than double the rates current be marised as follows: (1) Severa out- kon on the illowing day, that was fore the war. breaks of plague bave been mors the 25th December. This day being- especially during the last decade, anu public holiday, on which move- Seventy taels of non-Government expression of

climatic conditionsments of duiable cargo were forbid-prepared opiam and 11'taels of raw Bainfall in defect of normal is inimical den, it was unfortunately not realised opium were seized by a Chinese deter to plague. The excessive rainfall of by the distillery people, and the tive on the Prys near the Sailors' 1917 was responsible for the abnormally outcome of it was that the cargo was Home yesterday. The opian, was con- severe nature of the recent epidemic. released and delivered to the custom-tained in a copper tin which a coolie (*) In most of the severely plague er godown before his client was infected parts of India" there in made aware of the fact. As a matter was carrying. The coolie was brought

well defined plague free season which in favourably dry years of fact, following the meal procedure, before Mr. J. E..Wood this morning and a great driver-witness the manner in Chancellor, has taken his sont and provides opportunities for measures un office,boy had beer. dispatched fined $4,100, with an alternative of 10 which he always drove his "enemics declared the Congregation open, the

very

aimed

tho eradication at

of with the cargo book to the 1. & E. disease, given an adequate reporting Uffee, but, for the same reason that agency and the necessary staff for carry it was a general holiday, the office ing out rat destruction measures. Dur was closed.

Mr. J. R. Wood, atter scertaining ing the last five years there have been months when the total plague mortality the value of the spirits, fined the has been as low as two in the Punjab,defendant $100. 10 in the United Provinces, 488 in "Bombay, 15 in Bihar, ail in the Central

Province, nil in Rajputana, 6 in, Madras, Į nil in Bengal, ail'in Central India, nil in Hyderabad and 56 in Myeori. Granted that these figures onderstate the case there are months in most provinces in which the number of foci of infection suficiently small to justify

Mr. F. Alan Robinson (Magistrate the hope that when the public health organisation of India is commensurate gave his decision in A. Police with the importance of the work to be Court at Shanghai on January 7 in doge plague will rapidly cease to be a the case of Colin Henry Lee, who serious cause of mortality in India. At was charged: the present time "India is by far the

fection in the world.

ACTION AGAINST "SHANGHAI GAZETTE.”

months' hard labour.

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before him-and we maintain that he University Anthem will be played by was on the grean in one and down in the band of the 18th Infantry. The two with his putter.

Fro Vice-Chancellor will then present. the candidate for an Honorary Degree in Medicine, and the Gradnates Engineering and Arts will be presented by the Deans of their Faculties.

Wing Yu Choong, the Chinese

His being "dead on the green captured by an Indian constable jä

having holed out is another unusual the

golfing incident but one with which we Hospital Road shortly after robbery on 85, Bonham Strand, yester-are not at present concerned-Ex. day morning, was brought before Mr. 10. A. D. Melbourne' this morning and charged with having participated in that robbery, Mr. Goldring appearing. for him, requested a remand, which was granted.

BIG OPIUM SEIZURE AT

MANILA.

Characterised as being one of the largest amounts of opium ever seized by Fhilippines customs officials, a lot valued tG. 110,000 was captured from Artenio passenger arriving in Manils on

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The Honorary Graduate will maka a speech, after which the Pro-Chancellor will declare the Congregation alosed.

The Procession will return to the Vice-Chancellor's room. Visitors are requested to remain in their places until the procession has left the Great HAIL

NOTICE.

The American Consul-General has received instructions to the effect that the War Trade Board has removed all restrictions on the importation of rice Into the United States, the order to be. come. affective immediately. Import re from Hongkong. Barretto bad the H. STEPHENS AND COMPANY strictions are also removed on coal tar dreg secreted in three trunks, which he succeeded in unloading at. Manila, but

Barretto, the "Foshima Maru"

most important reservoir of plague in editor of the hanghai Gazette, matches, fresh meats, glass and glass-rose suspicions were aroused by seoing business 16 to 23 Queen's For that he, being the responsible distillates, eggs of poultry, explosives these were seized by customs officials TOTICE is hereby given that the

(3) In most of the severely plague newspaper, to wit, the

did unlawfully publish in a printed ware except optical glass, balsam him, turn them over at the wharf to infected areas of India there are signs Gazette, az article containing sedi-84 caffeine, castor beans and oil, beon implicated in opinrs, smuggling Shag woods included under tarift paragraph another Chinese, who had previously that the disease is almost certainly due to the increasing degree of immunity tious matter, contrary to the China

H. & S. BANKING DIVIDEND

Upon being arrested Barretto offered Capt. Arlegui of the customs a bribe of G. 85,000 for his release.

Subsequent developments in the case implicate a prominent Manils resident

to plagua of the rat population, of (Amendment) Order in Counci", 1909, alfalfa sced, hemp seed, vegetable ivery.deals. which there is direct experimental Section 2; Sub-Sections 1 and 8.

In giving his decision, his Worship avidence and in no wise can be attributed

our said:--I wish to say fist of all that to the increasing efficiency of 'antiplague measures. (4) Once con- I consider the prosecution have ren- siderable tracts of India have beendered a public service in bringing to completely freed from plague infection the notice of the public the provisions the task of keeping them frea will not of the Order in Council--the China easily spread over distances except alongAmendment) Order in Council, 1909. main lines of communications Though The Therty of the Press is festricted forthcoming meeting a final dividend Bombay was infected in 1895 and hat in certain mutters by the ordinary for the year ending December 31, 1918,

We are officially authorised to state that, subject to audit, the Directors of the Hoogkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation will recommend at the

EAST RIVER TO BE DREDGED.

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never since been fres, from infection law of England, but so far as British of £2.5 per share and a bonus of Kwangtung has accomplished much the disease did not gain a firm foothold in the United Provinces till the begin-papers and British journalists are £1.10/- per share, subject to deduction ning of 1901, in the Gentil Provinces concerned it is further restricted, in of Income Tax. till 1902 and in Burms till 1903. There China by the provisions of Article 2 are towns in India that suffered frora of that Order in Council; and it is "their first outbreak of indigenona bubozie important that the provisions of that plague in the recent epidemic of 1917. Order should be generally known. · I 18. Of these the most interesting is have read carefully the article in the Vizagapatan on the Madras coast." (5)" Shanghai Gazette" which caused Peading the establishment of permanent the substance of the complaint. That public health organisations for the rural article shows abundant traces of ill Areas of India, in which reade more feeling, on the part of the writer of than ninety per cent of the total the article, against Japanese, but as population, a good deal more than is I read the Order in Council: I have being done et present might be done to to find more than that; I have to find Icasen the incidence of plague.

undersigned at Noa. 16 to 28 Queen's Road Central Victoria Hongkong un-

der the style orzaty was, as from STEPHENS AND COMPANY was and after the 1st November, 1916, takes over and acquired by H STEP- HENS AND COMPANY LIMITED free from all debts and other liabilities.

All creditora and others are heraby requested to send in their claims to me on or before the 28th February. 1919,

Dated this lith day of January! 1919.

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NOTICE.

The Board of Conservancy Works of work daring the last two weeks, Mr. G. WOlivecrons the chief Add to the Silver Reserve

Fund

1.500.000 engineer with his stal, has been

Wember 1918 taken over and - Write off Bank Premises..

to Sambang near Tsingyun district WE have from the 1st day of Nov 750.000 And carry forward about 32.3/4 laca for a preliminary inspection of that

river last week The investiga-acquired from Mr. H. Stephens the tion has shown that this river. has business hitherto carried on by him SHIELD FOOTBALL accumulated too much mud. This river at No. 16 to 22 Queen's Road Central ebould be dredged to facilitate com Victoris Hongkong under the style or The surveying squad of the Board of PANY and we shall continue to carry munication and to prevent over-flows firm name of H. STEPHENS AND COX- Conservancy Work will make another on the said business of Importers and The second replay between these trip to the East River. They will Exporters, and General Merchants and teams will take place on the Club begin their work at Sheklung and then Commission Agents under the style of ground to-morrow at 1.18 pm. In the 60 ap toward the East River

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ROYAL ENGINEERS STAFF

Improvement of markets and the not only that the writer wished to grain stores of towns in/which rating write matter, caianlated to excite two previous matches the Royal Engin festation st, present is tacet excessive enemity between Japanese subjects eers have been lucky to affect a draw, and the not neccamrily vexatious con- and British sabjects, but I have also the last time particularly, so, as the trol of movements of grain and like to find that be has succeeded in writ Staff and Departments held a lend of e merchandise from and through plague ing such patter.. Now the article goal until two minutes from time. infected centres, sis matters that calf for consists in the main of three state

LITERARY NOTES.

Mesura, Stanley Paul & Co., are publish

Both teams expect to bave out the ing immediately a new novel entitled

early attention. The co-operation mente. These statements, we are best team available, the Staff and of railway companies would do much, assured, are without "foundation in Departments hoping to be reinforced At the present time goods sheds and fact. They are: that the Japanese by the inclusion of the Bev. Bandle railway things are frequently very wished three more ceats on the Mani- the new Chaplain to the Force heavily ineated with rate which find cipal Council; that for the purpose of ready acoles to wagcos. (6) If educated obtaining more votes socy were rais

Mr. W. Loach is the referee.

people world unite in an effort to iaculing their rents; and that their object RED CROSS FLOWER STALL, cate far and wide some idea of them doing so is to obtain a fair share significans of the statement that ten

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Green Dusk for Dreams" by Cecil Adair, a tale of sacrifice and of love's enduring steadfastnesa, through all danger and disappointment.

H STEPHENS AND COMPANY Limsted.

Darad this 14th day of January 1919, For and on behalf of the Directors,

HERBERT STEPHENS, Managing Director..

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersignet hae received. In- structions to sell by Fablic Auction,

off

TUESDAY, January 21, 1010, Commencing at 2.45 pamer at his Halas Rooms Duddell Stroot, terkant

1 #Studebaker", 7 seater

Touring Car (6 cylinders).

Moscow in Flames" by G. P. Dan- ieveld, a vivid story of the Napoleonic invasion of Russia, has been added to Stanley Paal and Co's., 2/9 pet series.

The same Publishers announce editions at 6pet each of "The Life and for early publication new and cheaper Tigles of Queen Adelaide, by Mary F Sanders, Polly Pencham, the story of Lavinia Fenton, afterwards Duchess of 1 Studebaker" senter Bolton, by Ohas. Pesce, and The Touring Car (4 cylinders). Princess Mathilde Bonaparte

te by Fhilip

The above are in Ane canning con WEargeant fully illustrated as the dition belag practically new and have original editions we

Messrs. Greening & Co, are pablish electric starting and lighting systems, ONT overstrain the fine membrane the at once a new and cheaper edition of

On view: No of your throat in trying to dislodge Behind the Scenes in the Torror, by of rats, the Indian plague problemater to exulte comity, and that the the phlegm, Chambaria x Cough Be Hector Fleischmana, o record of the

very Torms Cabi would bin ready solution. Of all article 19 therefore zob within themedy will accomplish this for you, and more intimate and secret events of the

TAPINGFO P.LAMMERT, ptaventile discases none is more pre Order in Council. The summons will care the cold that causing it Forsale French Revolution. The price is 7/6

Auctioneeri HOME by all Chemists and Storekeeperar el pa Toptable hau is bobonio plague.. therefore be dismissed.

million people in India have fallen of Municipal contracts. Those state- Acynowledged in Press to 30:12.18 8cc.10 victims to plague, of the economic and mente are densed But if they were Further receipts to ... 13.1.19 297.79 loss that India has suffored from the true I cannot find anything in them eavage of plague of the wholesale dis of which uny Japaness need Le

The sale of flowers continues on Tues: orgarsation to which industry is, liable ashamed, nor anything in them for overal months in several plague which is likely to excite enmity days, Thursdays and Batar nge. yers, of the absolute dependence of against Japanese on the part of plagucepidemics on rat infestation and others. My conclusion is, therefore, of the very considerable financial loss, that the writer of the article bas not suffered a result of the depredations succeeded in writing routter calcul

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