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TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1919,

WHOSE OIL?

Is the State going to establish by

"CORRESPONDENCE.

THE RECEPTION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE

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THE CELEBRATIONS.

OPINIONS OF EMINENT CITIZENS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

FOUND SHOT IN BED.

TRAGIC DEATH OF KR. J. 8. BROOKE..

DEATH OF CAPT. NELSON.

WELL-ENOWN PACIFIC MAIL CAPTAIN.

law its ownership of all the mineral a that may be discovered in the

We mach regret to reveal the Cupt. Andrew 1. Noson, com- kingdom: or is petroleum to follow [To the Editor of the China Maik]

The Flon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak death under tragic circumstances of nauding oficer of the Boiße Ma coal into the pockets of private

aking to a rhina Mail reporter Mr. J. R. Brooke, asst, superinten Finer Colombia which left hara owners?

j 832 Than a proplet is not with sad the celebrations were anost sat dent charge of the Monopolles on May 31 for Ameris, divpped Lord Cowdray's promising strikeout Senour save in his own country factory. Every boly, with few exDepoutanent chauda factory at Tehaldend of apoplexy on the gangway of Bear Chesterfield revives the quesos vynally untrated n Sarcoptions among the large and dxal Bhingah Mr. Bake was found the vesel just after she docked at tion acutely. Nine months ago the dig's nception at Government Chinese community, took past. Mr. lying on has bed yesterday evening.Pier 46, San Francisco, on the morn- Government intended to pay land

Hongkong man retumal fav said he had taken part in many says the Straits Times of July bug of June ES last. owners ninepence a ton in recogni Drama foreign service, when Captain wicbrations in Asar but this was with a revolver dunched in his right. Caps. Nelson, as commcdors of tion of

their ownership of a Tayir. R.N., Bastons Mos- jeho Best of all. It went off with hand and a bullet in his brain. the transpecific feat of the Pacifio gift nature of whose existence..

milla of Bergkong-the only Jony bad feeling and without any dis- The decoused had his residence at Mail S.S. Co., was one of the oldest they were unconscious. Ninepence a terazent Department nader. On the where it was a great the actory and with her lived his skippers of the Company and wis for nothing is a considerable dole. But the thony who www service with success.

friend Mr. L. Carpanel, the Munn Highly thought of by his many the Government were defeated on the fighting forces of his country-

of the opal Assessor

friends in various parts of the East About six o'ched the financial resolution to give effect was publisert Wietever the option that the Thaminations were yestering evening Mr. Brooks went and on the American coast. to it. Mr. Long in his properest xpt the reponsible for tot quite so get us at the to Iris roon saying he wanted to Be Because of his books, "Yankee. would not make himself the mission to insite the sense offices when they were more general down. Eater Mr. Garpunael went Swanson, he was known under that responsible for a Bill which did not of the suction Sormice to attend at and artist and not contri-up and fund han lying on the bed name: Capt. Nelson who was born offer royalties.

." What land- exerunt. Hou in his capacity as on this busin He so that apparently asleep and decided not in Sweden over sixty years ago, ross owner would?

to his position from a cabin boy on a fishing vessel in the North Sea.

He is survived by a widow and two sons, living in Berkeley, Cade

manner

Mr. Lau Chu Pak wes

doto volunteer Bum Hongkong who] was due to the heck of eletrie au to disturb inv Nine months ago we were still at had served exerts the war, it rent. war and the Coal Commission hadewald t ex such an oversight; soul have o

During the Coronation they the eurons they not been heard of. Now we have had the evidence of the dukes. Nine- the day that no public apology wanted.

He conchaded by mying that Kow- pence a ton is a wilder night than for the public offrent has got up

uberens they did little in the Corona. tion colebratings.

hake bed matter wise.

any they ever contemplated. Lord Pure the Prass would seem to flees was spend on the oxen Durham's coal royalties average 51 Lord Dynevor's 43d, and Lord Dur-loptain Basi holm, although raven is satisfied-presumably with Mast miltus ag ben bevokteer.

Tel. pt a greds pecuniary sacrifive- sixpence.

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NOTICE: TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NINTERIM DIVIDEND OF ONE

mouths eading June 30, 1919, will be PAYABLE TUESDAY August 5, on which date Dividend Warranty may be obtained on application at the Com- pany's Office.

without charge, the question of her th Trundt hve tested to M. Burke, the French on A post mortem examination A DOLLAR per Share for the six

Going up again shortly before ten o'clock he found Mr. Brooke still seemingly asker, but on touching him Mr. Carpmas was horrified to find him dead. A revolver was firmly planted in his right hand, and he had been shot Ithanugh the mustis, the bullet big- ing in the banhy, Mr. Carpentel had Sir Paul boters. In certly was not heard a hot rod or any sound In the prospecting contract in the Grovominent caught to Kara la bage sizes, but outside of that. to indicate this posthing had occur which Lord Cowdray placed his better than anyone de, since their take nothing to commute to rest. Ms. Back had evanplained of geological data and bis expert staff Pure to keep their poses to him the papers. Yene had hotter my nos being well and suffering froin at the disposal of the Government, repond to pay as the rain reason by

sleepineness. not raised. But the, serving the Nussy in Ape soldiers-Pal, sed everything was nice being made today, mad the Coner, royalties is "strike" in the Hardstoft bore has 1995, ving potazy served as and ratele ynggel. He he had. T Murray Bobertson, will hold raised it.

Marston tino Praze Court, in a neve seen sich fantiful scenes as fine quest timer moming. The Bush, and was Hongkong Chutn ribut fenormt takes place as afterinon at If of is to be gor in payable For quantity in this country the future your ma islyn Frame and Friday and Saturday. Every pause five o'clock at the Bible teme of our Navy and Merchant Marinely reas done, Pole, muhit some was due in the poffer for the gender. is bound up with this question time after the Argistion. During order kept withon a big display of The late Mr. Broke, wise was a

The Govern- ties the he was twice invalido police force. of its ownership

Manchevarne Fellow of the Institute of Chemists, ment simply cannot afford to be here, and dengarding to expressed hinsch delighted with Follow of the Cheming Sort ridden off again by the landowners, advice, retorted on each render to MS, Fever's spevek ot the fand amember of the Society of The State is the acknowledged owner jactive servise, refusing name than on Saturday. It adequately Puble Analysis (Lond.), was hot in of the precious metak, gold and one offer of an euster post at home presented the feelings of the November, 1875, and came out to silver. It has therefore sound or in the United States. Iuring his people l exactly coincided the East as an avlyst for the Straits foundation for its claim in the far three years in Frame, be erandol with the views of the French cone Trading Company and joined the more valuable base mineral deposits. or re-organisel four ports, and hudty The French Consul-e-pent Giovernment service in 1000 is asiste If an indestrial State has off it can rant of alve algetives Pro-Jako side that the French residents and Government Analys and Opium always buy gold or its equivalent;ng the cevminondation of both the appronted the lavititor extended Trapintor, Singapore. In 1000 be but, as the war showed us, gold will: British and French offc4k bu his|65 M. Maa! Krener to be one of sin. Pwent to Penang es deputy Govern- not always buy oil.

tes and aidate. In Indy he was in julges of the tetor can «,' anal tine (men: Amulyst but returned wishin q change if she Convoy service of three greit oration given the on-Compud, fox months for special duty in con ports, which he managed with wash at the Hongkong Chica Surumlar herion with the taking over of the inde izle by Pablo luciona

theieney that he was recozuaren balsight.

Op Farm by. Government after for the C.B..by the British Dom

Mr. H. Raper, mengger all the which he was appointed assistunt ouder-in-Chin the Mediter China Mail Steurslag Company, Scribbon Chan and Taquos aaran ju for an Italine Order by said the celebrations were the roughly Revertes a post which he held up the hallin Authorities.

satisfactory as a whole and a ereito tie the of bis death. Deceased to the ohnanitees. It compunews

July 28, 1919, at 10.30 a.m., a proininest Freemason in very favourably with any otive plave Malaya, having held office in District at No. 2 Amni Villas, Kimberly Road, ordering the lack of electric Grand Lee, District Grund Chap- power. Mr. Rister thought the fire.er and other Masore bodies where works poor and suggested they were his genial presence with be greatly

missed. He was unmarried.

We may be on the brink of a great discovery. If it is made, it wilt have been made at the cost of the State there is a million for Lord Cowdray's prospecting on the Estimates and the asset should rightly remain national. Shadowy private claims should be waived in the national

interest, and that decision should be ratified and registered by Parliament Immediately, once and for Daily

Mail.

GERMANS AND PEACE TERMS.

CHINESE BROKER IN TROUBLE.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WED NESDAY July 30 to TUESDAY, August 5, both days inclusive daring which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

JOHN ARNOLD,.

Acting Secretary.

Hongkong, July 22, 1919.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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MONDAY,

Kowloon.

THE

valuable Household Furniture,

therein contained.

Comprising:-

But the Hongkong Government's ignoring the war service of their one of a Department who could to sd service is only the logical efnisex of a systemate better of

Harbour Department 7 this old. Colony, which has gone on for many M. G. C. Moxon said he thought yesars past and to which this seems it was very good, and far and away a serable time to call attention. the best of anything of its kind dar

Stained Teak Hall Cabinet, Tables, In a place, which, owes its very ing aho thue he has bee in the

&c., Chesterfield Sofas, Arm-clair, &c, pesbetence to its Elarbour and Ship Colens

Blackwood, and Cherrywood Chairs, Tables, Cabinet, Music Seat and Tes- The following has been sent to simply ridiculous that the President Wilson and the Premier: man i charge of this prent port-

poys, Silk embroidered Pictures and Sir On the decisions of the next teatest in the work should not {

Engravings, Feader and Fire Braaacs. week or ten days depend the fate of have a voice in its governance, and

Ho Chak Ting, of No. 4 Circular | Green Carpet 15 x 12 with Bags (Dear- Pathway, described as a broker, was ly now), Stained Teak Dining Room millions of our fellow men, women, e un grufficio mordber of both the

charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell Saito and Bookcases. Crockery, Glass and children, especially children. We Exeonive and Legislative Councils,

with stubing a document, to wit, & and Plated Ware, Brses Bedsteads, do not desire to make any comment Yet since 170. Then Sir, Mathew

contrat nade out between Messrs. Large & Small Wardrobes, Linen Press, on the terms of the Peace Treaty Nather substituted the Chief of

3. C. G. Peale ASP was Chan Firm of 19 Wing Lok Street.

Manners Buckhouse. Itd., and the Toilet Tables, Washstands, &c., Bed offered to Germany: they have not Police for the Harbour Muster on the

and Table Linen and Morqnito been made public, and we do not legislative Counih, the larbour showing a number of recruits of the know them in their entirety. Bat Master has hail to solve in the law Chinese Police force how to blow a Mr. W. B. Hind prosecuted, and Curtains. whether they are just от un making of this part. The anonut whistle this morning. He blew three Mr. Halt, of Messrs. Wilkinson and just, wise

Gris, defended. capable ons state of affaiss as aboard a shell blasts by way of denbra or unwise, of being carried out or impossible if in our Island Kinglet marition. The whole of the hation and

Hearing was adjourned. of realisation, we do most earnestly affus had no representative in the European fere in the Central Police urge on you and on the other Allied Cabinet. Sir Henry May Wit Station immediately turned out. Statesmen at Paris, that the German Colonial Secretary when this changThe C.S.P. also came out të gar appeals for modification should be was made, as was when the what the rumpus was about. 3fr. impartially and sympathetically con- Governor, Six Friklere Lugard, "fort sidered, with the desire to meet them without out Ferdus had achieved a success

new

A POLICE-STATION INCIDENT.

lemonsumtion.

wherever possible. We believe that įber, a hesley-trained specialist in his a peace willingly signed by the Tupament, and bilt the German Government 23 representa Typhoon shelter at the wrong pad of | tive of the German people is of the barbour, where juziks garb sune infinitely greater value than one puts are obliged to bent up against Department, int it is surely time forced on them by threats of famine, the prevailing wind in a typhoon or for this to stop, nut-while Sesur- and a far bater foundation for these enter it sour has earlier in day's inellent was insignificant in new world order to which we are would be ney had it beer itself since Capton Taylor's wur looking forward..

lace at the Wietern end. The korvice has been fittingly meknow.

Lorcburn

Buckmaster

F. W. Hirst

1. A. Hobson

H. M. Southwark Noel Buxton

Beauchamp

Parmoor

E. W. Barnes

H. N. Brailsford

John Clifford

A E. Garvie

Sidney Webb

Beatrice Webb

Penwith

G. P. Gooch

A. G. Gardiner

George Palsh C. P. Scott

J. L. Hammond

vah of the refuge is this machedved by his promotion to the rank lessened. und it is quite likely that in time to come nether refuge will Captain, and in other ways by!

Kate Courtney of have to be built, entailing an enor-the proper thorities-it is to be mous and needless expenditure ofgretted that the Goremanent of tles Colony d'd not then honour it- public money. In justice' to Siri Honey May, however, it must be deby to its one head of a Depart self by a publu acknowledgment of revaled that the in scheung al socated by Captain you as farmers whom they call so honour, back as 1001 wis earried out in 1915 and begin a new Peace régime in during his form of Governship, and which the representative of the port h resulted in a great increase in and shipping should have his proper the revenue of the Colony, as well place in the Councils of this Colony an-facilitating the work wd useful-nee, it there were no port or nces of the port and furthering the would be required, as there would be sirpping, zo function of GoverninRTS INJURY AND INSOLENCE. convenience of shipping. But

no Colony-Tours, etc, Mough this Instance van be cited to the contrary, it is unhappily true

Louise Creighton William Moore Ede Edwyn Bevan F. B. Meyer

A bitter story is told by a widow that a long series of official and per- woman, of Brixton. Having to work onal alights to the Harbour Depart for herself and her young children,ment from the Goverment of the she has paid since the start her con- Colony might be mentioned, many tributions to the National Health of than Bariously injuring the har and Unemployment funds. Now, out of work, she is refused the almonious crying on of its highly. lowance she has paid for, because responsible work.

ANOTHER WHO HAS SERVED OVERSEAS.

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Hongkong, July 21, 1010.

THE HO KOM TONG INCIDENT.

It was at one [To the Editor of the China Moll.]

she could not accept a job at 145.time actually suggested that a Civil per week of seven days. She could Service Cadet should be appointed

Sir, The mighty account of the not possibly pay rent and maintain assistant Harbour Master, but the celebrations of peace in your last two children on that. But it made ludicrousness of this ides struck even evening's paper must have been read no difference; there was no money the official mind as being too great, by all with extreme delight but the for her but she could have a card and it was dropped!.

part where the regrettable incident In regard to pay, the same official mentioned, is really disgusting on antagonism and differentiation has the part of that cyclist policeman. always been shown, and when it is If the Hon C.S.. had given rm the remembered that the Harbour Maa- order to patrol, the crowded streets ter is a Magistrate, and considering in his machine, the former.should the British principle of high pay for take up the responsibility for the those charged, with judicial duties, accident to Mr. He Koin Tong, n the comparen is in drustive. It he knew very well that there would.

and be remembered, also, that the be dense mwds gathered.

The

to obtain parish relief! To deny her just dis and then fling that insult in her face auch is the conscience of modern bureaucracy.

BLAZON TYPE NOT NECESSARY. CHAMBERLAINS(talia and Diarrhe

rex Popoly a danglaring bead

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line to attract the public eye The Harbour Deparment bringe nose policerad if he had actually said simplestament that all chemists well revenue than alront any other:

it in sufficient an every family knows its lue. It ha lasen und for forty yours

words of the kind as mentioned in In years gone by personal motives the paragraph, would no longer be

ani in jat what ite name implies (not the less repetersble) may have serviceable. Sincerely yours;

For lo By All Chemists-and Stere intuenced the Government's alti koopers.

M. TB. tude to the Harbour Master and his Hongkong, July 22, 1910.* **

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