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TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1919

G. F. OBER. SHUI KEE COMPANY.

THE MONTEAGLE” IN

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16. No. 1 of 1918%

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FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

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RATES IN SILVER CURRENDY |[BY COL RTBYY "HONGKONG DAILY FRESA."};|

NO IN GOLD AS FORMERLY.

from Shanghai to Japan ports, Manila, A slight advance in passenger fares

CHINA AND THE PEACE

TREATY.

PEKING, Aug. 10%

CORRESPONDENCE.

PEAK TRAMS.

To the Editor of the China Maï];;

Sir-Now that you have taken up the question of fares on the Peak Traceway, we like to make a friend und myself whilst tuyading kuown an incidens that happened to on from the Perk some few weeks. age.

Aldanngig lette dannge has been The sloth 2, s the written Jade Blue at Shanghai (by the typhoon ment of the thief Justice. Sie wick pasand some 66 rules outside

Lot Waxung on the ulerman of Ban Ros-Prusies, in the cast of August the same ght laver Obers. Shui Kee

of the Choking Const. shipping I had on the detesters of aus that has been temporarily suspended and the wine ere in question was the mere reports wedived men ships property on the pinsit, and tuit in the path of the scene bring news theatersinge is gely laid in hung fet es dete

At the he was retard and with

Buteagle tot rise Nam Mary Vut borities at Shekhung in Sharan's a Briky mening, Aug. 1. the new tariff, the present gold dollar such as. whether the Germans shall we got into the secundi sent.

purporting to be bonde Ocean Services, due at

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The You Fuk pemband that can She defendants uk thet i sin

arsi ne the ment for to be bought to Hongkong and dered under destits:

That Tsame See Sure was n bort present at ther soulen,

The Mine was about 8 a.m. when we arrived at the station, and The Government have "many the car was fill exope the two rows aspects of the question to consider, of seats as the back of the car, so enjoy extra-territoriality.

and Hongkong and from Hongkos A mandate declaring a cessation of to Japan ports and Shanghai to take war with Germany will not be issued effect on August 15, is announced by until the Treaty with Austria is the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, Canadian Pacific Ocean Services and

signed. Toyo Kisen Kaisha. These adopt Shanghal and Hongkong currency in

rates beingabolished. one!! The following figures show the new rate in Shanghai ar Hongkong

The Government is determined not to sign the German Treaty.

fed its attitude towards mediation The Government has not consider

proposals.

And Mather time the pleatif po ably mistenk

THE BUNLA ut interviews

***Moreugle Fogh on the arival of the one tain N. J. Boshen, B.N.B. aravel Wong Pa, one of the deleteder here this morning at fauty with a witnesses, dar un ofBeerlot île woj. ¦ vanna od dpton tour of invano nalile, pin. sher whom he had seen no Nokeng must sumiries, Benisko v hall

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** Montengle onaght To st El sewe lose and RE Sembuge PRESSODARIN.

Was ↑ speed toseek shelter in the open see alt long the life bets age freau the liner. The dollars and the old gold dollar charges sile, recurding to wins pirhed pagemy Received a wire neage From S'ha: To New Rate Old Rate

In the Monteagle

Hongkong Shai $54.00 G.$49:50 that Riv fotoblower to bank mod rattenph

Manila S'hai $58.00 G.$45.00 To your Slangbai ward the stewne je

Kobe S'hai $49.50 G.$35.00 NO NEGOTIATIONS WITH JAPAN. Yokohama S/hal $57.00 G.$44.00 From H'kong

The Government is determined To S'hat H.K. $42.50 G.$33.00 not to negotiate with Japan. Kobe

H.K. $85.50 G.$66.00 Yokohama H.K. $92:50 G.$81.50

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Wan it boonste in Market overt i

Betongv then the mouth rat og of Seetad. 122 of the Sue Walla, pe Beleg a post

to welze the gah he was her entigent to do so no tary" tws her mighty due

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REFORM IN CEYLON.

When

the connoter quine for the fans, tendered to cents, the amount we were charged when going up Ist two tickets, but the stage pars ches, the condoctor took, punched

aberat it, he did not give then to me, instead of which be hazeled ther to an Inspector whis was with him. At the time I ccult uos help over. eating a retrark from a gentlemen behind me. he said We only have to pay 10 cents this morning" and thus is all be paid, he was travelling 3 class. Now the point is, be ticket in a receipt fe the amount I An official Chinese report regarding pay. I um, entitled to it. Question 2 the clash at Chang-chun between is, are the company servands allowed Chinese and Japanese troops indicates to take advantage of my ignorance that Japanese were the provocative when I tener excess Pre under- agents. Whilst there is no definite stand that the 2nd seat and chisa, Ff as to who fired the firstorey there must offerepes in

rifles, forced an entry into diers, with fixed bayonets and loaded shots, the fact that Japanese sol the fores.

Chinese military encampment proves that they were the aggressors.

THE CHANG-CHUN CLASH.

the

Japanese were killed and seventeen As a result of the fight eighteen wounded, while the Chinese bad twelve killed and fourteen wounded. unknown, as many fed.

The fate of a hundred soldiers is

JAPANESE NEWS OF AUSTRALIA.

CAN IT BE TRUE T

A VICTIM.

Hongkong. Augær 8, 1919,

SERVANTS QUARREL WHOSE JOB.

The Ceylon National Congress Committee held a meetific on July 19. This body asks that the Reform Des. pH. E. the Governor of Ceylon to patch which has been forwarded by the Colonial Secretary should be in immediately published in Ceylon, so the negotive and spet the good

that the public can have an oppor- Roll pass bent ng mawns the then j The Foodh i Vest Coss in histunity of making their views know

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Procal artickat's on tres that position, and before the reforms are adopted. It Buy o

to the evidence at rays that his office has protesteris of opinion that Ceylon is entitled against rind inspeethom ext plus taxes, to more liberal reforms than those

Tic evidence to the withery The e was aim.fedi y se reğli anni

is now proposed for India, and "is an tie+

dodh the aid by the excellent field for the rapid realisation

Before Mr. Lindsell at the Magis- Thong Wei owing to the serpent in Svevtary to the present Superintens | of full self-government" subject to

tracy this morning a Chinese woman by to boltony has om vrut stankom | dent of Prastemas diskas far as tImperial supervision, the "complicat

was charged with assaulting her sister- mawr due impekek maken the maine lit suppens the legality of the taxed and difficult problems which arise

in-law's amah with a piece of sta pel barters" Wileung, de Mi/tary find the mon by the 3Fžtory Ausriin India being absent in Ceylon." The

wood. The complainant told his Fund. The unsten Bex at She bling. The ordine- low- Times of Ceylon also desires the im

Worship that the defendant long peken till even is neatisfeury. The depen.mediate publication of the Despatch

and her.. sister-in-law lived Reith best veut peren various that she is mabused to and protests strongly against any res

in the same house. They cach What attempts back tombol ar ei a, and junewer versula questane on bindi: forms being introduced until they have

employed a servant. Witness 125 probaly successful ether of aver Sperimen keng of masters been thoroughly examined, criticised

SYDNEY, July 13.

the sister-in-law's amah. It was to enjoy the payment to which hub been Saberited to an and threshed out by the public. The The situation in Australia since arranged between the parties tha: de the vilence of Mr. lai

Belowever specifically last Ceylon reform, it states, was the restoration of peace is getting their servants should sweep the stair- the for dat ecfined to answer evrtain quest en introduced without any such proce-worse. Strikes of artisans and case on alternate days. Yesterday such a tax was in 1970sexpauination, If the dure. "Ceylan woke up one day to labourers are inclined to assume the defendant told her to ther Pwani elemen bordi iwezi teken in fact find that it had been saddled with a political hue- On July 9th a sweep the staircase saying etal Atlantis at cutom.

opmadan memination reform for which nobody was big demonstration for the independ that sbe had not done 30 Now :: 1.18 in nga ok me ab, jhave been entreat anil it is impos prepared and for which the people of ence of Australia took place at for some months and "was" leaving Mabasor 201 the 20try avem able to dy what the effect of the the country generally had never Sydney, the greater part of the the brunt of the household work to bees in be Prof kynghaien hy

asked... The scheme pleased citizens participating in the move her servant. Witness resented this was extrulhal by two tertions 3. Tils etilenge cliccekere in very" ALT=

nobody and did no good in any ment and parading the streets with and they had words and taking in Canton out 2 in Sasking and sppisfactory and is is imposes the direction whatsoever, but contrived loud cries and song of Independence. the piece of wood (produced) the Wal-low. Baf bg the case of ex. the tourt to attach real cresht to it.

to do a great deal of harm in more Most of the influential papers publish defendant struck her with it and pertationed is vaniglia care apart Prom Ive already stater the air an one respect. For instance, ited here have given out leading chased her out of the house. The Ekin me ta deg bestellen and her with pakabolished the special representation articles instigating the people to cut defendant completely denied the

of the commercial interest on the down the iron links with the British assault thetame vesh Wah, the ingestion of a to the uttenge, in scane euses stars

and said that when B. Ph. 27-00

„Treasure pears), prostat, to inpose the tas but Council and disfranchised a large Empire.

she scolded the complainant for be where the silk, merive without doubt as the conclusion section of the Europears in Colombo.

SYDNEY, July 11.

lag lazy, the latter used filthy words Pegli ante vá tog perit. In stappat that sit ans crathorised and illegal.

According to a Melbourne dispatch, and she ordered her to go. of Plás a murg, Was pekelimed real Dan die question of market overt He then Matican Customeshows it suckar thai sodo 22 of the Sale RICE RAID OR FRAME UP? trades unions was held in the city, her, or that she struck the complain- bag that thegeed Chun Kaying-Mingjet Gouls Dohnange, 1890, this bend 'ubored, then in Apel Hiller that brought into Rather the saga Anstieg.

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a meeting of the representatives of denied using the piece of wood on

yesterday, as the result of which itant at all. The parties were bound was decided to carry out a general over to keep the peace for six months

woldwara enys would be required to for the Home Act the Sale of Cheras A boatwoman this morning charg.strike throughout Australia. This in the sum of $50 each.

tar la med run organisation contika, kArt. 1989 relating to market overted two boatmen with assaulting her means the formation of a great Thoms The letter alts The the hat it defitues ** Marken Overt and attempting to steal some 200 combination among the miners, musa Maritime Cuscans was be no goods openly skin a shop or nar-catties of rice which she was carrying -way di merned wikir die levying of Ikes in this Colny in the orbing along

this e naibubur and Pam unable auf einerse of the inkluose • f

with writin

Salt Fish Lane. The defendants denied this and said the y whether it was bentuk or not." or market."

complainant had had a quarrel with Sow the authority of the Shoklung la my minion the section las no their mother and brought this false are the tax was applications in the's eneses Po the charge against them through spite, lallenged at the, than lee the torayer Levels ben ved the defendants' with Mr. Lindsell ordered the parties to Superintendent of Pistons at Band You Fak, it appeus that he prxsign a bond to keep the peace for six Tell us haking idea, i, mod los viku sjene di to skiferplants simples of the months in the sum of $100 each. suppreted by the 1970'sh, Fensais jare which he had in fret direndy Cera

Ew dead shortly with proteinase at Shæklung from the

S.S. WINGSANG ASHORE.

the exeur letter, tot is ander trest } M Finay mutlarities and is respecti by the 'n med Paneri de the debut which he made a part payment, fendants, what win thet werkt evident. | Pes jobinchints aged with him to that in order mest glsle the validity prake the ore and muude a paret pay- The Chinese str. Chang On, which on the Military impost the flutt [ment to Fias on avant of it. The arrived at Shanghai on Sunday Aug. sunet le cutiefesi tint the veteran purchase was completed af Sheklung 3 from Hankow and ports, reported ofte de aceto, gostament at Soul ang pot the staff was then posted that the Indo-China s.s. "Wingsang andler Chen Kwing Mugg de Pe into Hongkong in the name of the went ashore at Jocelyn Island on July labed. He pins is argument defendants and delivery, taken by 31, while in charge of a Chinese If I have followed in correctly in thin. It cruor be said that the pilot but was refloated, with the this form that the Military Author-gouts were so to defendant in assistance of the Company's ss. ties, as such, to Sheking were meļa step or market in this Colony in 'Luenho," on August 4. ergaised by the agtlerities in the the ordinary course of the businesss

Bovina Clovertalent at foot for such ship.

They were pur and that the two parties Teveznis jebaard in Shekling, and the section wach other us a ale tieto government Ent Play Sea of Goods Ordinuzce does

Major M. W. Buck, R.E. is pay

in the districte consumedi As to this not in my opinion apply. What theing a visit to Shanghai.

I have to obses that it is not in law of Markut overt may be in China my oplakan bane out by the ev¦1 ans not ended upon to consider.

Mr. T. W. Ainsworth, of the dence, and even if it were so 1 cms was referred by the learned Coun.Government service, returned to the not me by the widest sitech at or the plaintiff to the use of Colony to-day by the R.M.S. "Mon- ingination how it te pressible for this Chan . The London Dock Conteazle" Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Evans Court to so regard the position, pany .. Q.B. at p. 229 where came back by the same ship.

The position of Clan "Kwing Ming | („ekkburn VS. said “that a sale

was

TRIALS OF WIVES.

railway-men, dock labourers and landshoremen in Queensland, New South Wales, and various states of

A Chinese woman named Lo Hoi South Australia, which will strike for the extension of the rights of the was this morning charged before working classes. The Government Mr. Lindsel with attempting to has instituted legal proceedings in commit suicide by jumping into the the court of arbitration against the harbour. The accused told his Wor- manager of the Seamen's Trade ship that she had "put away some Union for the purpose of self-defence. money to buy rice and her husband A member of the Australian Con-had taken it away from her to federate Assembly asked the Gvern gamble. Being very angry, she- ment whether it was not thinking, in decided that life was not worth living order to meet the situation brought with such a "waster" for a husband about by a general strike, to obtain and so.she tried to end her misery the supply of coal from Japan by jumping into the sea. His Wor- and India so as to prevent the ship bound her over in the sum of.

of the factories. $50 in come up for judgment when- closing down Mr. Watt, acting Premier, replied called upon. that, while appreciating the motive

of the member in making the sugges tion, he thought it advisable to watch the progress of events for the pre- sent as the question at issue was of a most important nature.-Asahi.

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CORRESPONDENTS.

WE-Thanks. Your guess was close enough, but you really could not expect a public announcement to that effecti

TO-DAY'S

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The King Edward Hotel cook and

R B-Suggestion gratefully ac kitchen boy were charged before Mr. cepted, and will be acted upon. Lindsell at the Magistracy this morn-

OLD TIMER.-The Editor was con- ing with disorderly conduct in the templating something of the sort hotel and breaking a sheet of glass before your note arrived. Кеср as the head of the wial porty, muilfordd not be considered as made in A Chinese youth who

valued at $40.

Mr. J. Witchell giving evidence things done.

your eye on the paper that gets the question of Thy alleged displaced court overt unless the goods were charged with picking the pocket of a authority by a pecube de fact exposed in the market for sale, and compatriot in Queen's Road Central said he was in the hotel at 10.45 a.m. government was bly deal with by the whole transaction begun, con- yesterday morning and stealing a yesterday when he heard a big crash. the dining room, This Court Chung Say Natinued and completed in the open purse containing $5.40, was ordered Going to

II.K.LR. 39. It cannot be paarket; so as to give the fullest op- by Mr. Lindsell to rec ive 10 strokes he found the glass on the door was smashed. The second de tended tank any recognition by the portunity to the man whose goods with a raltan.

fendant was standing near it while Crown has been ceded to any other † have been taken to meke pursuit of than the Provincial Government of thin, and prevent them from being

The Honorary Treasurer of the the cook ran into the kitchen when Kwangtung, and as was pointed out sok." Ao to the remarks of Alice Memorial and Affliated Hoe he saw witness enter the room. The in argument this governeas dos Mansell C.. in HE v. Smith & Fital begs to acknowledge, with second defendant told witness that recom's the Provincial Government East at p. 451 which were cited in thanks, the folowing contributions he was mopping the floor and piece of under our Extradition proceedings, the same judgment "All the doc

the funds of the Hospitale:-accidentally dropped Authorities were cited to establish wine of sales in market overt mili-

Pawn Shop Guild $200.00, Brass and wood on the cook who hit him with his fist.. He ran into that a government is not regarded tates against any idea of a sale by Iron Guild $00.00.

the dining room and following him there the cook snatched the mop

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Tournament, played on the Fadang denied this and said the boy brake $1.10 per WORD! The further point was mised that on Aug. 1, resulted in E. N. W. Oliver the glass.

T. KRING, Superintendent.. Hongkong, August 13, 1919,

tion,

As by the acidence on the legality the section does not apply in the and G. E. Teale beating L. D. Wood The dining room boy's evidence of the tax imposed by the Military case of a purchase by a shopkeeper and A. H. Flowerdew by 62, 6.3, the was then taken and this witness said Authorities. Tila Excellency Lob of goods, brought there for sale. It play of the former pair being far the cook was sleeping in the kitchen - Tehruz who was the Superintendent is not necesary to decide the point superior to that of their opponents, when the boy accidentally dropped a of Customs at the time in question having regard to the conclusion at and the handicap of 15.2 quite inade foot board and awoke him. The states up the seizure was allegat, which I have arrived, but I may say quate. The chief feature was Wond's cock got angry and chased the boy sul fiet la rapreted the matter to that I have strong doubts on the driving, and Oliver's overhead work into the dining room and snatching the My Governor and tele point.

was magnificent all the way through the mop from the latter's hand, he with At the request of the Hon. Mr. A. H. smashed the glass with the handle, Lemon, President of the Club, at the Mr. Lindsell discharged the kitchen conclusion of the game Mrs. Innes boy and ordered the cook to pay $45 distributed the Tournament prižeo.

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