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INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, HONDAY, AUGUST 21st, 1918.

S.Moutrie &Co., Ltd.

PIANOS

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FROM

$10 Per MONTH.

TUNING AND REGULAR

ATTENTION

INCLUSIVE.

(29-1

"'AMUSEMENT WITHOUT DISCOMFORT"

SEE

PALISADE

THE

OUT-OF-DOOR-PICTURES

LOCATION NEAR POST OFFICE, KOWLOON.

A PHENOMENAL SUCCESS!

TO-NIGHT!

BOX

(UNIVERSAL)

TO-NIGHT!!

THE FIRST TWO INSTALMENTS OF

"THE BLACK BOX”

THE PROTO PLAY SUPREME. PROGRAMME ALSO INCLUDING

"THE BRIDE OF THE HAUNTED CASTLE" (Drama)..

WATER DOC Keystone Comedy.

THE GREATER MOTIVE" (Drama).

PANAMA CANAL (Final Series). "THREE GIRLS AND A MAN

(Comedy).

Patrons who had to leave the talisade early on Saturday night, on account of the rain, will be welconte free of charge this evening (Monday).

BAND NIGHT TO NIGHT!

Hongkong, 21st August, 1918,

PRICES AS USUAL.

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HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO

WEST RIVER STEAMERS. JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG. CANTON AND MAQSI STEAMBOAT CO. LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD ́HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

"

Single Fare by Night Beamer Return

(available also for return

by day staamar) Bing's Fare by Day Steamer Batorz

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HONGKONG TO CANTON, I

4L

$3.00

11.03

+4

5,00 9.00

CANTON TO HONGKONG.

MONDAY. 21ST AUGUST, 1910

8 m. HONAH.

6 p.m. F128HAN.

TUESDAY, 22ND AUGUST

1916,

8.M. HORAM. 10 p.m. JAFSHAN.

6. HEUFOSHAN. 10 p.m. KINSHAN.

8. HEUNGSHAN,

5 p.m. KINEHAN.

HONGKONG-MAČAO LINE.

8.8. TAISHAN," Toms 2,008,

T

9.2. SUI TAL" Tons 1,5531. HONGKONG TO MACAD.

THE LIABILITIES OF

INSURANCE BROKERS. LOSS OF GOODS ON THE " YASAKA MART."

FREIGHT MARKET.

Messrs. Snowman & Co., ship and freigh brokers, of Hongkong, in their freight vireulär dated 19th Angust stale:--

THE NATIONAL MISSION OF your individual souls; it has a higher

THE CHURCH.

BISHOP OF VICTORIA ON THE

LESSONS OF THE WAR.

Preaching at St. Johar's Cathedral yesterday morning from the text When Tay iigments are in the earth the

and a wider scope. It is the attempt of the whole, Church to touch the conscienc of the whole nation. Some of our igi dividual souls are so shrivelled with love of money and worldly things that womter if they are worth sometimes saving. But the British nation has in glorious mission in the World. It mus find its soul and return to its God. The Church must move the nation. I

We last reported on 5th instant, siner when the state of the market leaves a lot to be desired. Practically speaking. business is ni a standstill as far as char: tering is concerned-very little business and that of very small agnitude--lar inhabitants of the world Will Jearn think we have allowed a very unworthy

ing been transacted during the interval.

An interesting tast serenj ly came before Mr. Justice Adkins, sitting in London as , cu duge, egarding the habili- ties of insurance brokers.

Messrs. Dickson & Co. (Limited) were

is not a sort of munal improvement. (F.M.S.) Rubber Company, Thai com-

society for those who happen to like this pany had bought some rubber, washing Img 500 rents per picul 16 50-40 cents of Vieterin snid; inchinery to be sent by the NY.K. tin per picul for inside outside the bar kad

We must try to think of Earth's hap- sort of thing, or a select club to je le

meats of worship for the few who hap of steamers to Singapore. Messrs. Dick respeitively, and, at time of report

to the they must appear Very littleedings as

pen to feel the need for worshipping son & Co., on November 3rd, 1965, in-

ng remains at this level. has been done in the direction of SaigonCreator. Dr. A. W. Robinsoni velles God. No: it is the Body of Christ strueder. Bu defendant in ingkong, and the rate, which in the value of $500 dispatched for shipment from 20 to 15 cents per pičulsha risen war three working, mea were eversing Himself, was willing to be crucified so arit and war risks, machinery the earlier part of the fortnight went down that shortly after the beginning of the exists, as He did, to touch men and do

the agents in London of the Third Mile The Bangkok-Hongkong rate has declined righteousness” (Isaiah xxvi, 9), the Bishop, Jeanception of the Chareli to prevail, tr

16-lay per 8.5, Sura, Maca saramers Load to Port or

other

The defendant effected autherance the machinery against marie risks per Som mare and/or stemmers from Lau do to Port Dickson, but by some mistake jomly affected 2013 insuraneo

machinery.agniast war risks, per s.8.'

The defendant sent Samanered.

TWO

them good. He empated Himself, denied.

The Church Members of the Church ne on the top of a mutor omuiðnus in Ea! that. He could save the World. So must. now called a lose themselves in order London. One said: 1

the Nation from its

worst to save

Just as many empty-headed A second enemies.

youthis have found their own souls by giving themselves in in fight for their For such a mission clearly the first country, so will makers of the Church. duty of the Church is repontaner Wo

for fe mation

HS national sins batil we deal with ur awn sins. The mission is beginning with

are tackle the Bishops, and Priests and Derrolls.

have

awakened in the fact that we

again slightly and now stands at abouÈ vessel having been made at 19 cents. 2 rents, a fixture of a medium-sized

am sorry for The trouble in and around Canton con-

Sir Edward Grey; he has done his best intrections have been issued by the Cen times to drag og, and, although strict

bu failed to keep, pare.” tral Government, to the combatants to replied: I am not sorry for him he crase fighting, saine have not, apparently, super nous to the plaintiffs on November een heeded, and the unsatisfactory stale did his duty-I am sorry for the of affairs still continuesT This is na Kaiser: it is his fanti," aid he went 4th, bạc the clerk who examined the cover.

doubtedly affecting the southern market, nutes in Messrs. Dickson's offe, did not disser the discrepancy. On November which remains extremely dull, and it ison to use very forcible langang about The two policies were sent tài Messrs.

ok expected that matters will improve the Kaiser's deeds and his ́erestund dess A third said: "I am not Dickson, the policy on marine risks being any appreciable extent until mors

confidence is restored, the matter of the lination indarsul Sawasmnen wudjor," while the Governorship of Kwantung is actually sorry for Sir Edward' Grež nár the have been dand dogs. Too blind to se policy against war risks was indors d

Kaiser, tad I am sorry for Almighty and too timid to attack much of the The machinery wish settled, and the newly-appointed Gas

por takes up his office

with the rich who by our assore int ion Bustaess in the North rentinues good God." Il be spoke reverently he uttered's sin. Our hands have been tied and fir

a great truth. No one feels the anguishy paid new-rents and big subscriptions. We have frittered away GLE Fizz!" in Export of rier From Saigon from 1st January

The 30th May ammunts of the war so much as the Creator, who wrangling about sude things as vestartits, $72761 tons as copared with 6.5

finds it necessary to permit all this in ritual, postures and the like. Fike the Pharisees, of old, we diave, as it werty tons for the same period last year. Quotation for No. 2 white round sifted order to make us learn righteousness tiled anise and cumin and neglected rice stands at 84.76 per pieul fo.b. Sai Such thoughts help us to realise that the the weighty matters of saying the Nation. gon for August-September shipment.

present war and its attendant sufferings of the Church? You partake if the are Gods judgments on They have brought matters to a crisis- a crisis incans a Judgment Day. We are living, if not in the last Judgment Day. certainly in a judgment day. Our old valuations are being readjusted, priu- ciples are being revealed, and characters are becoming manifested. The crisis is bringing many things to light that we were anxious to hide away and forget mir markedly yothing

than HER existener of what the Bible calls siu. Most men seemed to think that sin was

Srin-main- out of the Suwd-onion and on December 9 it was shipped in the Yasažu-maru. This steamer was forperleist, and stuk in the Mediterranean by an enemy sufe amaring on December 21st, aur the goods were lost. The plaintiffs were unable to recover on the policy against war risks cates the policy may sure the gods per the Suwu-mur: they there- for brought this netion, alleging day through the defendant's negligence and hreach of duty they had been able to recover the loss of 50e under the policy, and they claimed Est

JUDGMENT.

SALGON-PHILIPPINES, No further fix

tures are reported in this direction.

SAIGON-JAVA, An onisider has been

placed for Iwo consecutive trips August

fouding, at 50 cents per pieul.

NEWCHWANG - No change since last

report.

FIXTURES.---Moji-Hongkong $6 per te

Mr. Justion Alkin, in giving judgment. stated the facts set on above, and said

COM-Very little business has been that it was the practie between Messrs. done in the interval, and, although on Dickson and M. Devitt to have goodsuge in the Japan market has cased some covered by a nemal stramer and for other what,, stocks are still plentiful here and steamers. The defendant had a slip phuyers seem in no hurry to da business. pared and taken into Lloyd's to be underwritten. The slip as prepared was for all risks including war On rabber mamifacturers' machinery by the Sim

The first an Ferry and/or stratuer.

derwriter to Whom the slip was shown JAPAN BUYING BACK could insure the marine risk, but wiss Knable to insure the war risk. The result was that the defendant's clerk, who wis

taking the slip round, struck out the words “including war"; he thợp pre- pared another alin for the war risk-alone, which WALS underwritten by another underwriter. That slip had been Inst, but his lordship had little doubt, that in preparing the second slip time clerk left at the worÈR and/or other strainers, and prepared it for the Sen-mor

along.

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BONDS.

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And what about you' communicants

sacrament of the death of Christ for mankind.

As you communicato in the benefits of is invarnation you bound to communicate in His self-sorris See for others. De you realise this? What shoul

you coalimees? You have mally pledged yourselves to fight under Christ's bahner against -sin, the world and the devil. Alis ! some of you seems to have though in the past that you need to do nothing but grumble at your fellow-churchmen "and criticise the owers of the Church, That us! 1, thing of the past: Every churchman de his bit" in order to save. the nation at the world, and the first thing to be dene is to repent of past sloth and differena, It is not a forlarn hope that you are cutted to follow. God's judgments are in the world appealing to the must thoughtless. His ca

mountain of dithealty." as well as of repo So the mission is rightly a mission of..

I ask you Give 4

remove STEVOFN

to be ready to do your thoughtful reception to the appeals that will be made. Let the Church have the beneat of your vansel as tu how it can best touch the untin. Conferences will

The reparediase of Japan's foreign obli-au exploded idea. If i ever had existed gations as started by Messrs. K. Koile civilisation and culture, education and Tokis Stock Exchange, on behalf of their the pulpits rarely mentioned Sin and & Company, prominent brokers on the refinement had done away with it. Even client may have a far-reaching influence

Japan's overseas finance and politics. Hell. But now God's judgments are in At least this is the opinion of the firm's the World and they have (reveuled Sin manager, Mr. Hotta, who infolded the

naked enormity: not it all its significance of the new measure to the representative of the Jupe Times symbolic - figure in senty imaginary summoned of charch people: Do not rently. It will not only lesson Japan's Debit notes were then prepared in de foreign indebtedress," said Mr. Hotta, spiritual realu, but it actual fact on the defendant's offer, and wate sent 1 but will “indirectly assist Great Bri-Earth: aut only in Armenia under itesses, Dickson, one for the aging risk-tain, Ally in her efforts to stabilize Mohammedat fanaticistic but in France and the other for the war risk." Tie her start reserve and international ca debit pote for the marine risk was 3 change, at the same time furnishing and Belgium under so-called - Christian pressed to be per “Sinew-anten, and for Japanese empitalists--who in a meastie steamers," while the sehit note for the suffer from the cheapness of money with the. The war has brought to its logical war risk was per Saura-mara only. No-good investments."

effect the same principle that is at work all day longs you can come in for ten minutes and pray silently. You body in the ofhee noticed the discrepancy; Before the outbreak of the war the firnt within ourselves, Mr. Willinen Temple can, perhaps, attend the week-day ser-

vant,

are many

|

leave them in the two or three velexins. tically minïted layıørn, but attend and speak your mind. You need not write lo the public newspapers-you-can-writ to the chaplains or to me if you cannab wait for the conferences, Above all, The Church is pray for the mission.

ex of intercession or join some group of fellow Christians and claim the special

Prayer will put us into touch with Guil,

what they will ask. This is a spiritual campaign which, our Church has under- Taken. We can only be successful if God'd spirit is manifestly, with her, Owing to the rise in money vatues in ling ethical warbing of Christianly, enable us to see the issues from His point London, Japanese bonds there have be-He went to Ragland, (wp will suppose) | of, view, and empower us to make mir come cheaper, and available for invinst- moit by Japanese capitalists.. Then the summer of Tati, expecting to find Fumping ach tha He ran use, to fulf! import of those morities has fur a country whose social and austrias Florisedesting in the world till it becomes part of the Kingdom for our thermore besome remunerative for Japan life is shaped by the belief that we are | Land-and Itis Christ, on account of the abuorial rise in Anglo-

HONG KONG POLICE-RESERVE.

MACÃO VOLUSTEERS,

August 25th, has been unavoidably canceller..

"NG. 4 COMPANY.

"Sergean-alajoy at Central Station,..

at a p.m, on Tuesday and Thursday, August 2nd and 24th, Uniform, rifles, and helmets. The C.S. AI will attend all parades of both No. 3 and- 4 Companies.

LECT:"DE HEADQUARTERS' CLUB, 5.30 P.M. Wednesday, August Brd-" Police First.

Aid in Street Accident."

Monday, August 8th. Duties of the Water Police and Land Police on the Water Front.”

BILLARDS CHAMPIONSHIP.

but the failure to natie, This direcpany | endeavoured to export Japan's domestic either is the roles or in the policies did londs to London and the result was hy asks us to imagine some thoughtful and Hot, in his opinion, amount to negligence no means insignificant, added Mr. Hetta, varnosti inded Hindi or Confucian promise to these who agree as touching on the part of Messrs, Dicksmi

but now the reverse is to be the order of

such who has The plastis said that the defendant the day. The cause for this change is and there had committeed a breach of his contrast none other than the war and the result-studied the spered writings of many re to carry out the instructions which they ing change in the international mores ligions. He is impressed with the sub Ato fumi, There was no question market.

at the defendant had broken his under- taking to rarry out the insuraner, and there was therefore a breach of contract on his part. “If the undertaking, by the deferidant was to carry aut is instru tions with reasonable rare and skill there had hev a way of reasonably care and skill on the part of the defendant's sex Japanese exchange. Again, the guar, all children of one father and all bo

The circumstances could easily be | antee that the payment of principal and | thers, alt loving each other, as ourselves, explained but it was clear that there interest would be made at New York at

are imitators of a Master who sacrifierd was rarelessness by the defendant's clerk the fixed rate of exchange $4.57 is quite in preparing the slip. The carelessness advantageous to Japanese · owners. | Himself for others. Imagine the Oriental's | The proposed visit to Macao.on Friday, did not stop there, because the slip after Holders can rest assured of their re it had been signed by the underwriter muneration whatever, abnormal change unazement when he found class-hatred, was brought back, and the debit note

capital against fabour. womira may befall the Louday money situation.

using was prepared from it in the defendant's Holders may not enjoy a great advant

violence to get what they considered their | This Company will parade ander the office and was supposed to he checked by age on account of the good yield for political rights from min, the rich ear- the clerk, and on the face of the two interest, the cheapness of securities then debit notes the difference appeared, selves, or the balance of exchange, but stuurd by an' inordinate passion for

His lordship thought that there was a car deposit their securities with the duty on a broker to see that the slip was Government offices as security. Now the pleasure, the poor condemned to live in prepared in accordance with his instrue last obstacle to the importation of forwretched slums, the churches imply, the tions, and the elient was entitled to relyeign loan bonis has been renuived, as

theatres and race-rourses crowdeý. The on the broker's checking the policy, the Yokohama Spreje Bank has consentend There had been a breach of contract by

to buy either coupons maturing or the Oriental would say "Christianhy is a the defendant both in not carrying out securities selected for redemption at the beautiful ideal but supplies no power for his instructions, and also in not carrying current exchange quotations so as to

its realisation. And now a judgment them out with reasonable care and skill. eliminate any difficulties holders would:

It was said. however, that even though otherwise encounter. The income tax on day bas dawned and things are somewhat not right yet, there had been a want of care and skilt the proceeds from those bonds may also changed. But they are by the defendant, yet the loss was dus be avoided quite easily by depositing There has been very little national to the negligence of the plaintiffs them-owners' certificates with the bank. se'ves, because if they had looked at the If, Mr. Hotta remarked. the firm's documents they would have seen that the attempt sürereds. Japan may se not goods were not covered while they were only her foreign obligations lessened, but in the Tasaka-mara. The question was the creation of a big margin to her specic whether the loss was the reasonable and absorbing capacity, while it means To natural consequence of the defendant's Great Britain, Japan's ally, an assistance negligence. That question depended on a consideration of the facts in each case. He though that a client was entitled jo rely on a broker's carrying out his in- structions to insure, and that the client policy was not a Boating policy. was not, as between himself and the section provided that a dating policy bur pleasure's day no longer a holy day. broker. bound to see whether those in is a polity which describes the insurance but a holiday. God judgments are in structions lind beer carried out and to of the ship or ships and other particulars the World, but the English have not yet look at the documents himself. There to be defined by subsequent declaration." Icarued righteousness, and yet we expect for his lordship) thought that it This policy did not describe the insur God to give us a speedy victory over was the natural result of the defendant'sanee in general terms; it described the the Germans because they are so wicked!

You are possibly wedded to one brand breach of contract that the plaintiffs pot goods which were the subject-matter of No wonder our enemies say we are a

Our cause

of cigarettes. The point to consider the goods in the Fasaka-maru- If the the insuratice in precise formy: the only nation of hypocrites.

War Economy is as esential here as at policy had been in accordance with their thing left open was the name of the grip righteous, our soldiers and sailors are isAre you getting value for money? instructions the plaintiffs would have and in his view it did not leave the name heroes, but we are not fit to be en-

"decisive victory,

home and it is up to you to see that been covered; but as it was not in ac af the ship to be defined by a subsequent trusted with

you do get real value for every cent you cordance with those instructions they declaration. He was, not satisfied that might make us more godless and self-

We must learn pay out.. were not covered, and therefore the foss the name of the ship was in-fact-com-indulgent than ever.

SCEPTRE " Turkish Cigarettes, must fall upon the defendants

municated to the defendant in such a righteousness before loving God can

while not being cheap, are the best value Mr. Leck had contended that there was way as to effect him with notice of the remove His judgments.

The Church of England is now entering you can possibly obtain in the Colony, B duty on the plaintiffs to inform the fact that the goods had been shut out of broker of the uama of the steamer ju the Sura-waru. He did not think, how upon a National Mission throughout Eng They mark the top note of quality and which the goods were shipped, where the ever, that hed any bearing on the de- land and many of the Overseas Domin-cost $1 for a sealed tin containing. 100 Cicarettes. Further, they are absolutely insurance was by named steamer fendant's obligation. There had been aions. We must take our part in it here. and/or other steamers, and that s that mistake made in the defendant's office. What is it? It is not merely a paro BRITISH MADE. Manufactured by had not been done there was a breach although no one would attach any blame chúl mission. Many of you are familiar of duty which disentitled them from reto Mr. Devitt himself. But as he had with that. A celebrated mission preacher vering He referred to section 99 of not carried out his instructions the loss comes and holda a series of evangelistic Marine Insurance Act, 1006. His lord must fall on him. There must therefore services and, the parishioners are urged ship was natish. however, that this be judgment for the plaintiffs for £470 to attend that they may save their souls. This mission will not aim at saving (Continued on next Column)

Week days 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf, Sundays at 1 p.m. from the Wing Lok Sireat Wharf.

MAUAO TO HONGKONG

Daily at 7.30 1.1. -

EXCURSION TO MACAO

This service is, suspended owing to Quarentine Regulations imposed by Hongkong Government on arrival from Macao.

FARES AS USUAL.

MACAO-CANTON LINE

S.S. "SUI AN,”

Departures from Waene to Craton en Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at pm, Departarts from Crnien to Macao en Turday, Thuisday and Saturday, at 4.30 p. 23. JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACA STEAMBOAT CO. LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.. AND THE INDO-CHINA-STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD. CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.

S.8. "SAINAN," 188 tous, and 8.9. "NANNING." $89 tons. One of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Wackow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at about 8 a m., and the other leaves Wnchow for Canton on the same days at 8.30am. Roand trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice corace by the Company's direct Steamers LINTAN" sad "SANUL" These vessels bare superior Cabin seron medation and are lighted throughout by electricity. Electric Fan in each Cabin.

Booking Office open daily (Sunday excepted) P am to 5p.m. Further articles mar be obtained st. the Office of the-- HONG KONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO, LTD.,

Lol NanoFirt Ficos), eproste the Elske Fer,

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in her efforts to retain specie.

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Play for the Billiards Championship of the Police Reserve will cominence on Monday August 8th, at the Houd- quarters Chih Members wishing to play must eater their names in the Book placed on the Bar and pay a fee of 60 cents to the Boy. The Book will be closed, at 7 pm, on Satar- day, August 26th.

penitence. Drunkenness was if anything worse during the first year of the war than before the example of the King and Lord Kitchener was not followed by Our legislators are so under the nation. the control of the Drink Trude that they seen unable, or unwilling to really tackle it. Immorality is still rampant. and us for religion our, churches may soon. be shut up altogether without the The majority of the people missing them. TheThe Lord's Day is no longer His Day,

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HEADQUARTERS' CLCB.

to 7 p.m.

Club premises will be open to Ladies on Thursday, August 4th from 4.30-

F. C. JENKIN,

D.S.P. (R)..

WORTH CONSIDERATION

WESTMINSTER TOBACCO CO., LTD.,

London,

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