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INTIMATIONS

A. S. WATSON

& CO., LTD.,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

BRANDY.

A. SUPERIOR PALE, Red

Capsule...

Per Case Per of 1 dos. Bot.

... $80.40

B. SUPERIOR OLD CÒG-

NAC, Red Capsule.... 89.70 WATSON'S XXX COG

NAC, Gold Capeale ...

PALE LIQUEUE

34.60

$2.65

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH, 1914,

flies away returning no more":"but in the case of a premium bond the purchaser does not lose his money if he fails to win a prize in three annual drawings, his ticket is redeemed in the fourth year at its face value. The prizes, which range from $100,000 to 850, on the full ticket, are met out of interest carned by the capital. And the Directors of the Bank

THE WAR.

THROUGH REUTERS, AGENCY.]

ask Since the very genesis of THE STRUGGLE IN FRANCE

gambling, has there ever been gambling rule whereby the principat is refunded to the person who loses, while prizes are given to those who win §? The argument will doubtless satisfy a large number of persons, but the word "lottery" is defined by the Hongkong Ordinance No. 2 of 1801 as including any game, method or device whereby money or money's worth is distributed or allotted in any manner depending upon or to be determined by eliance or lot." The Law Officers of the Crown have held that the local publication 2.00 of the advertisements of European Agents for the sale of Premium Bonds issued in 3.00 France, Belgium and other European countries is contrary to the Ordinance. in 1.60 The Chinese Premtim Bonds: arc

precisely the same category, and conse 3.45

quently if that decision still holds good the sale of the Premium Bonds of the Sia Hua Savings Bank is just as illegal as the sale of Macao lottery tickets, for which offence people in this Colony are almost daily being prosecuted and fined 4.00 or sens to prison."

WATSON'S XIX COG-

NAC (Bottles, 2 Doz.) 37.00- HENNESSY XXX

41.40

C. SUPERIOR OLD

LIQUEUR COGNAC,

Gold Capante

40.30

8.45

D. VERY FINE

OLD

COGNAC, Gold and

White Capsule

48,90

BOUTELLEAU'S CHAMPAGNE

LIQUEUR...

62.40

4.55

E. FINEST OLD BROWN

BRANDY, Gold and

White Capsule

53.50

4.55

MARIE-BRIZARD and

ROGER'S FINE

FALE COGNAC

$1,50

S. V. F. V. O. COGNAC 79,70. V. Q. L., 60 Years Old..119.80

6,85

9.05

MA

Vicente Sotto, who lived for some years in Hongkong, is a second-class prisoner. in Bilibid gaol, Manila, for a period of six months.

The Chinese firm known as Yap Chuangco of Manila has voluntarily filed a petition in bankruptcy showing 2.85abilities amounting to Pesos 103,211.

The assets are returned at Pesos 50,785.

...157.00 13.15

UNITED VINEYARD PROPRIETORS, 75 Years Old These Brandies bottled by ourselves are gauranteed Graps Spirit and of Pot Still Distillation.

Members of the Church Missionary. Society in South China are meeting together, this week in Conference, the work in Pakboi, Canton, Liemehow, and Yesterday, Nanning being represented.

ab the invitation of the Bishop of Victoria, "Quiet Day" was held at St. Paul's for elergy and missionaries.

The trade returns of the Philippines

A. S. WATSON & CO.. show a decrease of nearly five million

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pesos in the total trade for the principal ports of the Islands for the month of October as compared with October, 1913. The total trade for over a year ago it month amounted

“T.4,995,204,

merence of

та

A Japan contemporary states that the returns of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha for the year ended September 30th show a fairly large loss, owing to a serious decrease in freight and the maintenance of competition on the Calcutta route. However, the usual rate of dividend at 10 per cent, will be maintained by draw- ing on the dividend equalisation fund.

BLUE BIRD" MATINEE

The Matinee performance of The Blue Bird" at the Theatre Royal yesterday attracted a crowded audience, a considerable parcentage, of course, being juveniles. The children followed. the play with rapt attention. right through the three hours that the perform- ance lasted and it is unnecessary to say that the wonderful scenes in this fairy play will long dwell in their recollection,

The last performance of the play will be given on Saturday and we do not doubt that it will be given before a full house.

GAMBLING AMONG THE CHINESE.

In conducting their raids on gambling dena, the Hongkong police frequently

Hosgrozo, NOVEMBER 19TH, 1914.

WITH the object of promoting thrift among the Chinese people, so the official announcement runs, the new Sin Hua Savings Bank, which is in the nature of kavo to surmount many difficulties. a national institution, has obtained the Perhaps the most troublesome matter of permission of the Government to issue one al is the offective detection of the so-called mester of the den, convie million Premium Bonds of ten dollaration of whom is more important than that. each. There are to be annual drawings of a whole horde of ill-clad, half-starved for prizes, and if a number fails three tinies to secure a prize, the original capital shall be refunded in the fourth month of the seventh year of the Republic. The Government, the official advertisement states, will guarantee the payment of the prizes and the repayment of the original capital. Apparently the new enterprise has been condemned as a new form of Lottery for China. We ourselves have declined the Savings Bank's advertisements on that ground, because to publish them in this Colony is

method is for a Chinese plain-clothes man coolic-gamblera. The almost invariable or informer, attired to suit his role, to join in with the gamblers, and obserre wan pockets what may be called the marked coin previously handed to him fee for admission. He himself tenders & by the European Inspector or Sergeant conducting operations. After a while a body of police make their appearance, and following a scuffle the majority of the gamblers are arrested. They are then searched, and the man who bas in his possession the marked ten-cent piece is

charged as the "master,” and his convic tion entails a severe fine. Everything, of course, depends on the evidence of the contrary to law. The Head Office of the whom he found the marked coin was the informer. If he swears that the man on Sin Hua Savings Bank has issued a one who received the admission fee, the lengthy explanation combatting this view man would most probably be convicted as 6. ita #Deposit Receipts or Premium the master" AMARA Bonds." It is first of all stated that the result of three gambling raids, quite a At the Magistracy yesterday, as the

of these Bonds has not

but appeared before Mr. Wood.

issue

prompted by any motive of gain Aumber of men, and some women,

rather with the sole idea of encouraging habits of thrift among the people and improving the financial condition of the country. Emphasis is laid on the fact that there is a great difference between ë lottery ticket and a premium bond. In the former case, if the purchaser fails to draw a prize “his money takes wings and

Addressing Inspector R. MacDonald his Worship asked:--Is it not time that the melice put an end to this habit of sending a Chinese to a gambling house. it, and then bringing him before a Magistrate to give false evidence

Inspector MacDonald said he would not like to express an opinion.

the police are now wondering how they In view of the Magistrate's expression,

can obtain the conviction of a ́ ́ keeper,”

AND BELGIUM.

ALLIES MOVING STEADILY FORWARD.

LONDON, November 17th.

6.p.m.

To-day's Paris communiqué lates In the Nieuport, Dixmude and Ypres districts the bombardment was resumed with more violence than on the previous days.

Our artillery on the canal southward of Dixmude stopped work being done by Germans who were attempting to check the inundation. The enemy were compelled to evacuate their trenches which were reached by the

water:

The German attacks southward of Bixschoote and southward of Ypres failed, and we have progressed between Bixschoote and the canal,

There has been

a violent artillery contest from Armentieres to

La Bassee,

The Germans endeavoured to cross the Aisne near Vailly, and were

either repulsed or destroyed.

There has been a violent cannonade above Vailly and in the region

of Rheims. There has been no infantry action in the Argonne.

We mined a number of the German trenches on the heights of the.

Mewo, and again advanced at several points.

Southward of Verdun we seized the first houses of the villaga of Chouvencourt, and the barracks of the St. Mihiel garrison, The village constituted the sole point d'appui still held by the enemy on the

left bank of the Meuse

There is nothing to report on the remainder of the front,

LONDON, November 18th. 1.30 a.m.

The evening official statement issued at Paris says — The enemy East and South of Ypres renewed their attacks but have not changed the situation. The impression is satisfactory.

We have made more or less marked progress in the last two days. everywhere we have attacked, namely on the Iser between Armentieres and Arras, in the Vailly region, in Argonne and on the heights of the Meuse.

THE RISSIAN OPERATIONS.

RUSSIAN INROADS INTO GERMAN TERRITORY.

A HUNDRED THOUSAND REFUGEES ARRIVE IN BERLIN.

AMSTERDAM, November 17th,

A hundred thousand refugees from East Prussia and Silesia have arrived in Berlin.

LONDON, November 17th.

A Petrograd message states that the enemy has fallen hack on the Gumbinnen-Angerburg front. They still occupy the Vistula-Warta front, where the operations are assuming the character of a big bastle, the Germana being in great force.

We are attacking the Austrian rear-guards in Galicia, in the region of Dukla and the Ujok hill.

RUSSIAN OPERATIONS AGAINST TURKEY.

A Petrograd communique says that the Russian advance guards have reached the region of Erzerum, and have repulsed the Turkish Left Wing. Another Russian column defeated the Turks near Busveran. Near- Khamur, also, enemy were completely defeated.

PUBLIC MONUMENT FOR LORD ROBERTS,

LONDON, November 17th.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith, the Premier, moved

for the erection of a public monument to the late Field-Marshal Eari Boberts.

The Premier paid a moving tribute to the man who had fought his way up unaided save by hie owa skill Mr. Asquith also paid a

tribute to Lord Roberts" strategic gifts, and said that the deceased took a

high and indisputable place among the greates of British Captains. The

untiring patriotism of Lord Roberts since his retirement was also emphasised.

Mr. Bonar Law and Mr. Redmond also associated themselves with

the motion, which was unanimously carried.

In the House of Lords, Lord Kitchener and Lord Curzon pald

tributes to the memory of the great soldier.

Earl Crowe expressed the sympathy of the House with the widow

and children.

Mr. Levin Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has received expressions of regret from the Colonies and Dominions,

LORD, ROBERTS TO BE BURIED IN ST. PAUL'S.

The family of the late Field Marshal Lord Roberts has consented to the burial of the body in St. Paul's Cathedral.

The body will be brought to Ascot to-morrow, and to London on

Thursday.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT OFF

VALPARAISO.

H.M.S. GLASGOW'S REPORT.

LONDON, November 18th.

The Admiralty publishes the report of H.M.S. Glasgow concerning the Naval engagement off the Chilian coast, from which it appears that the enemy were sighted at a distance of 12 miles. H.M.S. Good Hope signalled to H.M.6. Canopus that she was going to attack with H.M.8% Monmouth, Glasgoir, and Otranto. Five minutes after sunset, when tho English ships were silhonetted against the after glow, the enemy opened fire at a range of 12,000 yards. The growing darkness and the heavy sca made firing difficult. When the Good Hope and the Monmouth had apparently been sunk, the Glasgow emped in order to avoid destruction. The report does not mention the Otranto as having participated in the fight.

RUSSIA'S BALTIC FLEET "TO GIVE BATTLE TO

THE GERMANS."

LONDON, November 17th.

A telegram from Amsterdam states that Swedish telegrams Rity the Russian Fleet bas left Helsingfors on a south-westerly course to give battle to the Germans.

GERMAN MERCHANT CRUISER INTERNED BY NORWAY.

LONDON, November 17th,

A message from Christiania states that the German auxiliary cruiser Berlin arrived at Trondihjom on Monday and has been interned. The Berlin is a converted N.D.L. liner. She is of 17,324 tons displacement, and her dimensions are:-500.2 feet; 0.7 feet; 28.5 feet, Sho was built in 1908.]

MINES AND NEUTRAL COMMERCE IN THE NORTH SEA.

ONDON, November 17th,

In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith strongly emphasised that Germany's activity in mine-laying had compelled Great Britain to declare the North Sea & military area. The Government, however, earnestly desired to interfere as little as possible with neutral commerce.

THE INDIAN TROOPS IN ACTION.

CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE COMMANDER- IN-CHIEF

The Press Bureau, says the Indian troops have now commenced to participate tionary Force. One of the first Indian regiments to go into action was heavily shelled, while entrenching, and the officer, who was present, particularly noticed the men's indifference throughout the novel experience. It was noticed they hardly troubled to look round, after the first few shells Au opprtunity was later afforded them of showing their qualities of attack A certain village was possessed of tacticil importance, and the task of storming it was assigned, among others, to the Indians. They advanced in circumstance of the greatest novelty and difficulty, under heavy machine-gun fire. Their dash and resolution were worthy of the highest traditions of the Army The Indian Corps Commander has received a message from Field Marshal French co- gratulating them and expressing his gratitude.

NAMES OF ALIENS.

CHANGES PROHIBITED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL

M.

IN THE CLAWS OF THE BRITISH LION.

PICHON'S DENUNCIATION OF

THE KAISER'S ORDER.

A TITLE OF MONOCH.

VALOUR OF OUR CONTEMPTIBLE LITTLE.

ABMY.

Writing in the Petit Journal, M. Stephen Pichon, the ex-Foreign Minister, says:-The words of the German E peror's Order of the Day to his troopa that their first objective should be to "exterminate those treacherous English, and to walk over General French's con- temptible little army," is the finest bom - age which the Emperor could pay Great Britain and her troops, as it proves both the anger felt by the instigator of the war towards our admirable Ally, and his chagrin at being unable to overcome her

It is one more title of honour for tho British Government and the British people. What William calls. Britain's treachery is that great Empire's fidelity to her pledged word, to her oath to guarantee Belgian neutrality, to Euro- pean independence and liberty, and to those principles of civilisation which are the honour of modern peoples..

ADMIRATION OF THE WORLD. What he describes as French's con- temptible little

Army"

are several fearlessness are the admiration of the hundred thousand men whoso valour world and who are placed under the com- mand of one of the most illustrious mili tary chiefs of our times.

A new Order in Council affecting alien enemies in the United Kingdom was published in a recent issue of the Londen. Gazette. It prohibits the assumption by an alien, after October 12th, of a name not used by him at the date of the com mencement of the war. The Order in Council provides for the insertion of the following article in the Aliens Restriction

In whose name does the German En- (Consolidation) Order, 1914-TA

"An alien enemy shall not, after the insult these heroic upholders of a peror attempt without succese, however twelfth day of October, nineteen hundred justice to which they are sacrificing their and fourteen, for any purpose assume of lives me of an army of house.

use, or purport to astme or use, or con- tinue the assumption or use of any name other than that by which he was ordinarily known at the date of the Commencement of the wards

In the name breakers, hangmen, executioners, and firebuge," dishonoured for all time by their crimes, in the name of the Imperial Prínees who found nothing more worthy Where an alien enemy carries on or of their race to do than to loot châteaux, purports or continues to carry on, or s as the Crown Prince did at Baye, in the a member of a partnership or firm which name of generals who raised pillage to a carries on or purports or continues to law of war like those who cleared out the carry on any trade or business under any hotels at Compiègne.⠀⠀ name other than that under which the THE KAISER'S NIGHTMARE. trade or business was carried on at the date of the commencement of the war, he shall, for the purposes of this Order, be deemed to be using or purporting or con tinuing to use a name other than that by which he was ordinarily known at the date of the commencement of the war.

Nothing in this Article shall affect the right of a woman who after the com- mencement of the war, marries an alien energy to use the name which she acquires on her marriage:

A Secretary of State may, if it appears desirable in any particular case, grant an exemption from the provisions of this Article."

THE GERMAN HARVEST..

According to official estimates there is a shortage of two million tons of whet and three million tons of barley in the German Harvest for the present year British Foreign Office Telegram

In 1918 the total vield of wheat in the German Empire was 4,655,006 metric ton and of barley 3,673,254 metric tons. metric ton is .984 of an English tou.]

A

out the orders of their supreme chief, and If these people had known how to carry

had been able to destroy the enemy, as it. was their duty to do, well and good, but they exterminated nothing at all, and the Emperor has achieved nothing by his ragings and his anger. His insults have no effect, and he is like Bismarck, with the end of his life haunted by the night mare of the coalitions which make him foresee the last days of his Empire. Den

He is specially furious with Great Britain, because he feels in his shoulders the claws of the British lion. Ho vainly seeks to bite Great Britain.. She holds him, and will not let him go. —Reuter:

"GERMAN SHORTAGE OF OFFICERS

The Berliner Nachrichten -states that the German army is suffering from shortage of capable officers, owing to the unprecedented slaughter and the nervous" strain caused by the severe nature of the campaign. British Foreign Office Telegram.