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Garden, March to detober, $15 per month. Inclusive

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· INTIMATION"

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB. LADIES' GOLF.

Pin 9.8. "SOMALI."

Icon should be formed fa has been suggested thai a LADIES'

connection with the GOLF CLUB.

A MEETING OF LADIES will, therefore, be held in the HAPPY VALLEY, CLUB House, TO-MORROW (WEDNESDAY), 10th Jan., at 113 AM All Lady Players are invited to attond.

GENERAL COMMITTEE.

By order

We Have

Just Received

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An Assortment of

HONGKONG AND CHINA GAS

CO., LTD.

THE Fogs will be REDUCED

THE COMPANY bogs to notify the Public

by TWENTY CENTS for 1,000 onbic feet as from the 1st February next.

By Order of the Directors,

GEORGE CURRY, Local Secretary,

Hongkong, 6th January, 197.

£159

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

COMMITTEE. has decided that the

Tfallowing shall be the SETTLEMENT

DAYS for the year 1917-

MONDAY, 29th Janry, FRIDAY, 23rd February. THURSDAY, 29th March. FRIDAY, 27th April WEDNESDAY, 30th May. THURSDAY, 28th June. FRIDAY, 27th July. WEDNESDAY, 29th August, THURSDAY, 27th September.

MONDAY, 9th October..

WEDNESDAY, 28th November. FRIDAY, 21st December.

By Order of the Committee,

EDWARD K. RAYMOND, Heu. Secretary, HONGKONG, STOCK EXCHANGE,

Hongkong, 6th January, 1817,

HONGKONG

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ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.

8 already notified, this COMPANT'S A GENERATING

now is

ostrying in the vicinity of the sun and as farther installations can be made for the present Coasters' and Wiring Contractors are warmed agains the danger of making adition to existing installations and are reminded that uniter the Regulations for Bearing the Safety of the Public coufsized in the Bokedule to the Ebetricity Supply Or

isaacs 1911 (as amended) "Any person making. any addition to any electrical installation con acted to the Company's main

whall be liable to a pecally not exceeding Fifty Dollars for every such addition."

By Order of the Board,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents

Hongkong, 5th January, 1917,

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UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.

WANTED.

MECHANICAL ENGINEER is required by the UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG, to ant as wor ihop instructor and foreman in the University workshops and engine rooms. Commuting Salary £280 and quarters.

Applications to be made in writing to Professor IDDLETON SMITH, The University, Hongkong, from whom further particulam may be obtained.

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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 1917.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

A “COALITION” GOVERNMENT. ( THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."} S18,-A rumour is current that the being supplied with coal at half the cur officials of the Hongkong Government are rent market price. I have been assured, in answer to inquiries, that the report is well-founded. In the present cold map "grateful and comfort ing" to be able to pile up the grate with fuel which, to the common or garden person, is literally of "black diamond value, conscious that it will cost no more The first of a series of religious lectares,than half what is charged the "other to be given in the Helena May Institute, will take place this afternoon at 230, when the Bishop of Victoria will speak on How we got our Bible." The meeting is open to all women, w

abolentido Mr. E. Irving, Director of Education, with Imperial subjects in ab spirit were delivered in London, Man will distribute the prizes to the papils of chester, Loeds, Sheffield, Birmingham, St. Joseph's College to-day at 3 p..

and Nottingham, Bristol, Exeter

During the week ending January 6th Glasgow. As might be expected at a moment when the Empire is being closely there was ose fatal Chinese case of welded together by the pressure of a com-diphtheria in Hongkong, and a non-fatal mon for, and the necessity for some early imported Chinese case of enteric fever. rearrangement of inter-Imperial relation ships is evident, these lectures wore attended by overflowing audiences. It is high time that this work was undertaken, What do nine out ten of the working men know or care, or what did they know of care before the war, about the Empire Next to nothing. Until the rubber boom, they had never heard of the Federated Malay States, Singapore was some place “where pineapples, came from, and Hongkong was a region to which, in mements of irritation, the troublesome | were consigned. Even of the self-govern- ing Dominions very hazy ideas were en- There will be a cinematograph por-

lands of promise. This ignorance was

A Chinese shopkeeper, of De: 'Yeux Road, has reported to the police that ou the 8th inst, an assistant accountant colit must be very lected, by means of a forged chop, $10,000 an behalf of the shop. He has not been seen since..

fellows" who are outside the charmed and exclusive official circles. Govora: meat officials may be--I daresay they are-worthy and hardworking servants of the Colony, but they are well re- munerated for their services. Let them

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.

SINGLET SNATCHER.

For matching a singlet from an old Chinese month's hard woman's stall at Yaumati, & was sentenced to labour and four hours stocks.

one

MUNITIONS.

A fue of 250 was imposed upon Chinese who was found with a quantity of percussion caps in his possession. The munitions were found in pillow boxes, which were concealed about the- men's clothing.

DEAF AND DUMB BANISHEE. A banishee, who was both deaf and dumb, was charged before Mr. Wood with returning from banishment. It was stated that the man had boon banished three times, and Mr. Wood

tertained; beyond the fact that they wereformance for members of the Peak Club put on their thinking caps and ponder passed sentence of twelve months' hard

the question of what circumstances exist

The inevitable result of the lack of land their friends to-morrow at 9,15 pm, which justify this special treatment, and }:enedoragement to devote any attention the main features of which will be Wax why it should not be extended to those

to the subject. What evidence, : more- over, have the older Universities given of placing the study of the Erapiro any- where near the front rank in their cur-

Alms. Any surplus profits will be devoted Admission will be to War Charities. $1 only.

who "pay the piper." A question two by the Hon. Mr. Pollock at the next moeting of the Legislative Council might With the object of raising funds for bring a little enlightenment on this point riculum? The Chair of Colonial History the Portuguese Red Cross Society, a to the benighted and shivering non- at Oxford is only about eleven years old,pecial mature is to be given at the official members of the community, who and at Carabridge there is none. Yet to Victoria Theatre to-day, commencing have to "keep the home fires burning “* An entertaining pro-to the tune of some $30 a ton.-Yours to the history of the world the great contrit 5.15 p.m.

COAL SCUTTLE. bution of England has been her work

grammo has been arranged, including an icicle, beyoud the seas a work that concerns two Chaplin films.

PRISONERS OF WAR FUND. nearly a quarter of the human race and

HONGKONG [TO THE EDITOR OF THE " has no parallel. If this indifference is

DAILY PRESS."} shown by the Mother Country towards

Sin-May I through the medium of her children how can it be expected that

your paper inform any members of the the Daughter Nations will retain their

St. John's Cathedral congregation who interest in and respect for their parent

were not present at the special service

At the Peak Tram station yesterday morning at 8 o'clock the thermometer re- gistered 38 degrees. A Peak, resident credits his thermometer with having re- gistered 38 degrees at about 7 a.m. tho And if the democracy which means the same day. The Royal Observatory report minan of the voters-of the United King-that the

labour,

ALLEGED FALSE PRÉTENCES..

The case was adjourned in which a Chinese is charged with attempting to obtain money by false pretences. The evi- dence for the prosecution by the effect that the defendant went into a shop and offered for sale a bangle which he said was gold but which turned out to be brass. Mr. Mattingley is prosecuting and Mr. Gardiner defends,

"

EUROPEANS IN TROUBLE.

James Williamson, a ship's engineer, wes not present to answer a charge of being drunk at West Point on Sunday evening, and his bail of 85 was estreated. Francis Heary Bannister, n ship's officer, who was charged with being drunk in Water Street, West Point, or Inspector explained that Bannister was

The man soil that he had to be taken to the Government Civil Hospital was still detained in hospital, and was too ill to attend the Court that day. The case was remanded for a week,

A. S. WATSON & dom is not give sound, dober, thoughtray that the lowest reading registered durius of intercession on Sunday morning that Saturday, was also an absentee, but au

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HONGKONG OPTION: 184, Du Vœux Road, Londone, Orrion: 181, Franz Braser, E.C.

The Baily Press.

HONGLONG STR January, 1917.

IMPERIAL STUDIES.

In January, 1916,

the

the Pinang Gazette) some of the smoking material which is being sent to in many fronts with such lavishness, also reading matter. The troops in those stations aro doing their hit" in holding the chain of coaling stations, though most anxious for more exciting service, Still, some one must do this part of the work, and surely it is worthy of some little recogni. Lion.

the collection for the Prisoners of War Fund came considerably short of the $1,000 suggested in "Church Notes" as a minimum offering from such a con- gregation for anch a fund and at such a collected Wae amount The

2645.

The treasurer of the Church Body, Mr. F. B. J Bowley, of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley, will be glad

before the end of this week. to receive additions to the collection

I am, Yours etc.,

G. H. VICTORIA Bishop's House, St. Paul's College, Hongkong, January 7th, 1917.

UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.

A FASCINATING CHAIN:

A coolie was charged with the theft, of à chain from a ship alongside the Kow- loon wharf. It was stated by Bergt. Moody, that before the actual theft the defendant was seon endeavouring to remove the chain, but was driven away in approved style. An hour later, how ever, the defendant was found in Canton Road, and he had the chain concealed around his waist. Enquiries mado abowed that the man must have gone back to the ship and removed the fae- cinating chain.

views about the Empire how can it be temperature. expecled to form sound; sober, thoughtful lowest register was 30.3. views on Imperial questions? There is

Troops stationed at Hongkong and need both fur research and propaganda. At present, as a general rule, standard other places in the Far East would great-time. histories of England are not histories ofly appreciate (says a correspondent în the British Empire; and histories of the Empiro do not treat otherwise the incidentally of the United Kingdom: The text-books of the future will, it is to be hoped, avoid this mutual exclusive- ness; the British Empire will no longer endix to Great be represented as an appendix to Britain, and Great Britain will be treated as the nucleus of the Empire. Though the importance of the historical

Mr. E. V. D. Parr, who has been side of Imperial studies is great and

from Acting Superinten- promoted obvious, it must not be forgotten that

At the Dégrec Examinations held last Superinten- of Imperial studies enter into the whole ent to the

P. and 0. Company June in the University of Hongkong, the Board of Examiners of the Faculty of realm of knowledge. To quote the pre-dent of the face of the Imperial Studies pamphlet, in Hongkong, joined the F. and D. "If we might imaging knowledge as London staff in 1889. After five years in Engineering awarded degrees to twolve divided into separate alassifications or that office he was sent to the East, and engineering undergradantes. They also sciences by vertical columas, no fresh korved in the Company's office at Bombay, decided that the opinion of London coluran would have to be added for lin-ulcutta, Yokohama, and Shanghai. He examiners should be accepted as to whe-

at 850, the property of Messrs. Lane, perial Studies, but they would appear has been in the Hongkong office for the ther the work of three of these under-theft of five leather football cases, valued Mr. Beriven, an employé of the firm, rather as horizontal grouping, stretching. past twelve years, and, upon the death graduates was of the standard necessary across all the columns." Medical science, if Mr. E. A. Hewett, became Acting for an honours degree in the University Crawford & Co. -

said that he was walking through the for example, is an Imperial study, more | Superintendent. It is interesting to note especially in respect of tropical medicine, that when Mr. Parr joined the P-and O. and the research into the causes of and Company the fleet totalled 198,300 tons. remedies for the diseases which are pre-To-day the total tonnage is 1,300,000 - valent in the British Colonies and Pro-

Tat British Empire, it has frequently been remarked, is not the result of a conscious effort on the part of a Govern "RANSFER RECEIPT Ned. 1277 issued meat, but is a chance growth due to the TE

to Bees LOGAN & BASTO for Transfer restless energy and enterprise of the of 10) Shares in this Company into the name of people of the British Isles during the Mrs. RHEA WELLS, having been MIRLAID, LOST, or DESTROYED, KOTICE IS past three centuries. For long it was HEREBY GIVEN that alous the said Receipt is produced at this Office within 30 days regarded with cold disfavour by Ministers tecturates, and which vitally affect their! from ate hereof, the Certificate for the mid of the Crown, who saw in it only possible Sharese delivered to the said Mrs. BABA Bources of embarrassment. WELLS, and the Transfer Receipt will thereafter be held by the Company as null and void.

W. E. ROBERTS,

Secretary.

Hongkong, 19th December, 1916.

NOTICE.

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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

the date hereof the above document be

past

THE "KATORI MARU." AN UNFOUNDED RUMOUR.

HONOURS DEGREES IN ENGINEERING,

of London.

The awards were made by Professors and T. Mather, F.R.S., M.LEE, Stephen Dixon, M.Sc., M. Inst. C.E., examiners in Engineering subjects in the London University, and have now come to hand.

The Examiners state that Mr. Foo Ping Sheung "has reached the standard required at the University of London, Examination for First Class

marks"

respectively.

FAR EASTERN MEN AND THE WAR.

MILITARY CROSS FOR HONGKONG

BOY.

Sentence of three months' hard labour and four hours' stocks was imposed.

THEFT AT LANE, CRAWFORD'S.

An outsido ooolie was charged with the

hardware department on Thursday last

21.

when he saw the defendant coming fram a room with a parcel under his He was employed casually to carry parcels, but there was something about: the man's demeanour which aroused. He followed the witness' suspicions.

defendant downstairs, and also another coolie, and then handed the defendant. - over to Mr. Ainslie, the lead of the

department, and an examination of the parcel revealed the faut that it contained

wes discovered defendant alleged that it had been given him by another coolie.

Mr. Ainslie stated that they were con tinually having thefts from the shop

proving them. and they experienced great difficulty in

Defendant was sentenced to six weeks" hard labour, and was also ordered to be placed in the stocks for four hours,

life and character. Law, as an Imperial Even Lord

study, takes special cognisance of the con-- PALMERSTON, if we remember rightly stitutional and legal systems, in all their declared on one occasion that the Colonies rich varieties, which have been born in

4 rumour has been prevalent in the B.Sc. were all very well in their way, only une

or imported into the KINO's Dominions

Nor could there by a Colony, during the past few days to the Honours" and that Messrs. Tang Ying never knew where the wretched things

beyond the seas. were. The first Secretary of State for more prolific field than the British Empire effect, that the as. Katori Maru, of the Lam and Leung Nai Hang bave reached the Colonies who showed a proper appre for the botanist to explore. Let it not be..K., had called at Penang, according the standard of Second Class Honours ciation of the value of the Overseas supposed that Imperial studies are needed to schedule, on the journey to England, with "very good marks" and "good the football cases. When the property: THE CERTIFICATE for One Share, Dominions was the late Mr. Joszra only in the United Kingdom. They are hul failed to call at Colombo, her next No. 5461 is this Company, stand- CHAMBERLAIN, who, in the words of Mr. needed mos there because consciousnes port of call, and that nothing had been ing in the name of Miss Jose D

of the Empire is weaker at home than heard of the vessel since she left Penang. JESUS, of Man has been LOST, and BALFour, brought "a new inspiration to if at the expiration of one month from his office." Since that day a great change overseas, but they are needed, also, in In view of the fact that the passenger some amount of anxiety was felt as not forthcoming another Certificate for for the better has taken place in our all parts of the King's Dominiors. We list included several Hongkong residents,

to the safety of the vessel. the said Share will be issued by the conception of Empire, and they credit for should like to see them introduced into our local University, and to know that Company and thereafter no other will be this is due, in no small measure, to the

Enquiries made by a Daily Press vepre ncknowledged.

educative influence of the Royal Colonial the boys who are attending the various

that "followed close behind the infantry and 0. MONTAGUE EDE,

terday elicited the information General Manager. Lastitute. One of the latest activities of Government schools in this Colony are centative at the offices of the N.Y.E. yes

without established telephonic communication the TRmour is disolutely

with bis battery, though his O.P. was Hongkong, 19th December, 1918, [174

this body, whose membership is drawn being taught not merely to remember a

foundation. It is the practice of the blown in and his wire cut several times. NOTICE

from all parts of the world, has been to catalogue of English Kings but to under- encourage the study of Imperial problems stand something of Britain's Imperial THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE

progress if any mishap oocars, or if she COMPANY, LIMITED.

in University centres. Recognising the policy. Had this been done in the past... only to be informed of a vessel's Throughout the day he sent valuablo

we should find the present generation of tails to run according to schedule. THE CERTIFICATE for Twe Bharos, importance of the work carried on by the

Nos. 5414/5415 in this Company, Imperial Studies Commitice appointed Chiness looking with less unconcern information has been received regarding standing in the name of Miss FELISSINA four years ago by the University of upon the issues which are being fought the Katori Maru sincs she left Hongkong. NOGUEIRA, of Macao, has been LOST, aud if at the expiration of one month from London under the Chairmanship of Lord out in Europe to-day. Loyal citizens the date hereof the above document be MILNER, the Council in 1915 formulated of an alien rase cannot be reared without not forthcoming another Certificate for

a scheme of academic lectures, with Dr. an effort. This has been realised by some the said Shares will be sued by the Company and thereafter no other will be A. P. Newrox, the Secretary of the Im-of the younger nations which welcome acknowledged.

perial Studies Committee, as organiser. immigrants from all parts of the world, C. MONTAGUE 'EDE,

General Mansper. A panel of lecturers of high repute was and there is much in their methods which ecember, 1816.

formed, and a course of lectures dealing we might copy with advantage.

Hongkong, thí

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No

on December 9th, and this shows that the

Second-Lieut. Jordon, R.A., nephew of Dr, G. P. Jordan, of Hongkong, has been decorated with the Military Cross. As F.0.0., somewhere in France," he

information."

SMALL-POX IN HONGKONG.

The number of cases of small-pox re ported as occurring in Hongkong during the week ending January 8th shows a HOW ADMIRAL JELLICOE OUT-

satisfactory decrease when compared with WALKED BISHOP INGRAM.

the previous week. The Medical Officer of Health (Dr. Woodman) reports that dur "There is only one person I know,' said the Bishop of London last month, vessel has run to schedule up-to-date: "who walks faster than myself, and that ing the last week there were 3 cases (two calling at Singapore on December 14th; is Sir John Jellicoe." He was recently. Portuguese, and the rest Chinese, ond playing golf with the Admiral, and in being imported), of which number 40

course of game remarked: Malacca on December 16th; Penang on

which 6C proved fatal fecember 17th; and Colombo on Decem- the tour of the Commander-in- proved fatal. During the week ending

or a steeple cake?" bor 22nd. The Katori Haru is due to Chief, one question. Is this a golf match December 30th there were $5 cases, of reach London on February 9th.