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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG,

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE MATTER of the Estate of PERCIVAL JULIUS WERLICH hate of the United States Navy deceased

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court ham, by virtus of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance 1897 (No. 2 of 1897), made an Order limiting the time for sending in Claims to or against the shore Estate to the 9th day of July, 19179

All Creditors and Claimants ses horoby required to send their Claims to the Under- signed by the abors date,

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General NEI SHIE-CHUNG, the military. Governor of Anhui and leader of the revolutionary troops, openly accused him day. of aiming at the restoration of the

The output of the Kailan Mining monarchy and proclaimed bis opposition Administration's mines for the week to such a policy. Our Poking correspondending 16th June amounted to 68,712

Dr. Bladman and Mr. É A. M. MONARCHY Williams returned to the Colony Teater-

ent writes that CHANG HSUN entered the Capital with all the pomp and

WATSON'S panoply of an Emperor. He conducted

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HOUSE or WHOLE FLODE with

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no Stone Ginger-Beer can be said

to be genuine.

tons and the sales to 53,942 tons.

A Chinamian named Choy Loy, who himself as if he were the virtual ruler of acted as interpreter in a case at the Cen- China,“ demanding conditions, concestral Criminal Court, London, in May

CHINA.

FOR

EMPEROR ENTHRONED.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT,

TIENTSIN, July 1st.

Chang Hsun and the Monarchista

sions and reforms, all of which were ast, was highly complimented by the attempted & restoration coup this morn

They conveyed the young Emperor

yielded by a timid and harassed PR Recorder apon the way he bad carried

out his duties, the Recorder stating that ing. SIDENT.” Had he met with any measure he had never met a man who did his of auccess in re-establishing the Govern work so well Choy Loy subsequently tient it is possible that he might have told a newspaper, representative that he towards the Palace, which was purround- considered his task accomplished and been had learned to speak English at & Govern- content to return home. He found, howment school in Hongkong. ever, that the difficulties of the situation were greater than he could cope with;

Messra, Komor & Komor announce i

ed

The Monarchists requested the Presid

The President replied that he would

The situation is grave

special clearance sale of their stack coment, to resign. mencing from to-day (Tuesday). Their collection of works of art, porcelain, silks, bronzes, etc, is known the world only resign in favour of the Vice

President over and everything is being offered at conside able discount, Art furniture, cabinets, tables and all large pieces will be sold at a sacrifice, as the proprietors of the business bave recently let part of their premises and have to reduce their stock as a consequence. Mesars Komor & Komor will in future utilise the windows of the Stock Exchange for displaying their art goods.

The only fermented Stone Ginger Beer in the and that the duel rôle of mediator and dictator could not easily be maintained. LCHING RSI, his nominee for the Premiership, was looked upon with dis. favour, and CHANG HSUN found himself unable to produce, by any constitutional means, that order out of chaos for which object his "advice" was sought by the PRESIDENT. In the circumstances, he may have decided upon the restoration of the monarchy as the only way of solving the problem. This is charitable construc tion to place upon his actions, for the news as it reaches us would lead to the belief that throughout the whole of the negotiations plans have been maturing for the comp which, for the moment, seams succeeded beyond expectations. to have The young EMPEROR has already been placed upon the throne. The PreatDENT was asked to resign, and, when he replied that he would relinquish his office only in favour of the VICE-PRESIDENT, he was placed under arrest The telegraphs, telephones and post offices are guarded, the native newspapers have been placed under strict censorship, and the monarch ists have sized all the strategic points,

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NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiable or Indian desiring to leave the Colony shouli apply.

in person as the CagAL POLICE STATION between the hours of 9 a.a. to 1 PM, and 3 Pa 104 P.x. daily.

Applicants will be required ta

ume of UNION TRADING COMPANY ports antification papers prod

the Colony of Hongkong and bewbern has

All persons with oerisin exceptions who

besu Dissolved as from the 31st December, 1818,main in the Colony for more than 7 days

so far as concerns the said Mr. PooN WAR

Kook, who Retired from the said Firni on that.

ated Hongkong, 27th June, 1917.

(81) 8. M. CHURN; (S.) C. BONKEY.

CLEARANCE SALE.

FOR ONE WERK AT KOMOR & KOMOB,. ART AND CURIO GALLERY (Alexandri Buildings)

E have et part of our shop to

WMAISON LILY and most clear stock. We offer, therefore, our whole stock at 20 to 30 per cent, discount, and will accept ressotiablo offers for Large pieces.

The sale commences on Tuesday, the ard of Inspection cordially invited.

July, so

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UNLUCKY HORSE-SHÕES,

One month's hard labour and four hours stocks was the sentence passed upon a coolie who was charged with the theft of four horse shoes from the Kow loon godowns.

LEAD AND BRASS,

The Emperor was escorted to the Palace

before dawn and was enthroned.

The President was made prisoner. The telegraphs, telephones and post offices are guarded, and a censorship is

operating.

Native papers are forbidden to publish,

The coup was unexpected - anticareful preparations by the Monarchisty enabled

the coup to be accomplished with the

greatest precision,

Sentence of six months hand labuar The Monarchists have acized the strate was pissed upon a Chinese whoge points of the Capital. charged with attempting to sleep ahe

of the Capital, All these preliminary of lend and also some brass from Tosin Imperial Proclamation has already

mansures were taken within a space

of twelve hours, and it is highly improbable that a complete comidand of the situation could have been secured so easily and ATED WATER MANUFACTURERS expeditiously without long and careful

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- DEATH. WootsEAD-On July 2nd, at Canton, the result of a bathing accident, CHARLES WOODHEAD, aged 30 years. Funeral ut Happy Valley to day, at 5 p.m.

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preparation. CHANG HBUN, will, no doubt, sume for the time being the role of chetator. It remains to be seen how long He will be allowed to retain the position. A mun“ with nơ tact, no diplomucy, and fess political sagacity," his action, it is to be feared, will plunge the country again into the whirlpool of a revolution. An Imperial proclamation, which has already been issued, states that there is to be a limited monarchy in Chinn, A similar promis, however, did not avail to save the Manchus six years ago, and hardly to be expected that it will Batist the people now. The Southern Frovinces have never wavered in their allegiance to the Republican form of Government, and their determined action was largely responsible in frustrating YUAN Informed that their Goods with Bomberkau Trg * seneutical. news reenved from SHIH-KAI's ambitions They have not had Opium Pressure at Valentine Gamer Peking, yesterday, of a coup d'état by time yet to declare their attitude, but it Landed

which the Manchu dynasty has been will almost certainly be one of uncompro. tastored would seem to shatter all hopenising antagonism to the new regime, eaceful solution of the tangle in The one doubt arises from the announce which Chinese polities have fallen sacment that LOR WING TING, Inspector liplomatic relations with General of the Kwangs, has been appont Germany was first mooted. The issue of Viceroy of the two provinces General

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ONSIGNEES of Cargo from Ha

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and stored as "kheir rake in id the Bazardous and or extra haastdom Godown The Hongkong and Kowlogh Wher Co., Lu, st Kowlooss, where obtained immediately after landi Optional Cargo will pe förv intimation recsired teas Before Noon TO-DAY requesting

Boot working order for Bale så fort to

DEAN and Nut OIL MILL PLANT in and landi

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PUBLIQ “AUCTION,

HPUndersigned has received

loudly from the Liquidators omah Janman & Co. in par order of the Hongkong Gover mikby aablie auction at 12 o'clock TUBEDAR the Big day

917, 64 bis Fales Rooms, Duddell Ex

THE VALUABLE LEABHO and chainga BURALY BUSED)

Is On Lor.

The Property Consists of :g-

The piece or parcel of g prezies known and Lysholi Fooke situato near Mount Colod of Hongkong, with

No. 19

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and indenture of

the 2nd day of April

The Annual Crown For further

of male apply to learn

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HONGKONG, SED JULY, 1017.

RESTORATION OF THE MONARCHY IN CHINA

The Tapture

to whether Chiex should range here. alongside the

from

Lux led the revolt in the South against YUAN SHIH-Eat and has always bean re- garded as an enemy of the monarchical

Dock. As the man, who was an employe, was passing through the Dock gates, be was searched and the lead and brass were found concealed in his clothing.

BIG THEFT.

When charged with the theft of $950 in. notes, acne silver dollars, two gold and jadestone bangles, and a gold watch, a Chinese, cook pleaded guilty to taking all the things with the exception of four silver dollars

Inspector O'Sullivan stated that the man was employed as a cook at 59. First. Strect, and he disappeared with the money and articles mentioned, which were the property of his employer, and made off to Macao. As a result of in- quiries made by the Macao Police the man was arrested and extradition pro oeedings had resulted in his being brought to Hongkong. The two gold bangles, the gold watch, and $800 in notes had been recovered.

The defendant was sentenced to six months hard labour,

been issued which states that Chink is a limited Monarchy

Trouble is possible at Pekin

the President Onerds and

ists.

Foreigners will probably not be

molested because of fear of interventi

THROUGH REDTER'S ADENUY.]

THE THRONE OF CHINA.

SHANGHAI, July zad.

The young ex-Emperor Hsuan Tung has announced his ressuccession to the throne.

KILLED WHILE BATHING.

TRAGIC DEATH OF MR C.A. WOODHEAD,

SCENE AT THE CITY HALL

The many friends in the Colody of Mr. A scene at the City Hall had its

C. A. Woodhead, of the Imports De- sequel at the Hongkong Magistracy yes.

Co, will deeply regret to learn that he today, when a Chinese watchmant and apartment of Moosrs, Jardine, Matheson

has met an untimely death as the result were charged with coolie, both employed at the City Hall, fighting and also with behaving in a disorderly manner at the of a bathing sccident at Canton.

Exactly how the deceased met with the City Hall on Sunday

Exactly how the quarrel arose no-one accident, which, unhappily, terminated system: If his appointment means that seemed to know. A large chopper and a fatally, is not yet known. He left Hengkong be has now joined the royaliste and it weighty-looking hammer were produced towards the end of last week to spend a

is difficult to place any other construction upon it, especially in view of his delay

in returning to Canton when recalled by

in Court as implements which were used few days with some friends in Cantor

în the set to, but the only înjury On Sunday bis friendy wire

wired from stained was that by the coolie, who Canton that he had met with a bathing

t

the Republican party for the purpose of received a cut on one of his & docideat, and asking for two nurses to be The watchman stated that five men went sent up to Canton. A nurse was despatch out of their way to quarı... with his ed, but yesterday afternoon telegraphio advice was received that Mr. Woodhead

the organising & punitive expedition to the

North his influence may prevent any and they went so far as to threaten to mining. The general uprising. There will doubtless becald him with hot water. They also How to the fighting between the rival factions in broke open a door and threw a piece of been hiddenPeng during the next few weeks, but if Bastedoubtable the South, under Lux WING-Na, should,

BANG

iron

at him n

Each defendant was fined £5, and a bound over to keep the peace for six months

had died The news of his death came

23 a great shock to his office colleagues, with whom he was very popular.

The late Mr. Woodhead, who was 36 years of age, came to Hongkong from Bradford four years ago to join the Imports Department of Messrs. Jardine, UNION CHURCH WORK PARTY.

Matheson & Co. He was a finely-built The Ladies Working Party of Union specimen of a man, and quickly made Church has sent two cases to the Argyle himself · recognised in⠀⠀⠀ focal Bugby

circles as An and Sutherland Highlanders contain football

Ideal for

of the revolution which drove on count of weariness of internal dis

One art sensions or from any other cause, decide ago he is to forsake the principles to which, so far, admitted the inexpedi. it. bas stannebly clung, the monarchy, pt to restore the dynasty, which has been so unexpectedly re- embered that partion for established, will be given air chanca hista and favourable treat access It is the one ray of hope in

síthatom which cannot otherwise being:-999 shirts, 292 bandkerchiefs, 297 ward. He also played golf with a fair for the noby: Contrt were among

pon which he insistedegarded without the gravest misgivings consenting to go to Peking, and hen he arrived in the Capital be seized

pairs of socke, pairs of mittens, 45

pairs of kneeps 101 veste, 12 towels,

measure of #uccess.

The deceased was.

80 cakes coap, and 36 rolls of paper. a member of the Hongkong Volunteer

The weekly religions meeting of the Thanks re due to the St. Andrew's

an early opportunity of calling upon the Helena May Institute will be held on Ca-EMPEROR an Low towing" to him Tuesdays, at 5.30 pm, during July, cept on the in the old-fashioned style. In many in August, and September, fluential quartets motives were ard Tueday of each month, when the suspected from the first, and several of united meeting with the Mothers Union the Tuchuns opposed his intervention, will be at 5 o'clock.

- The body will be brought to Hongkong

Socir for a donation of $44 towards the Corps. He was of a happy and jovial ex figa of the box van

disposition. und oreo has been sent to the French led Cross containing:-784 rolled band- ages, 11 surgies! caps, 2 ove bandages, to day, and the interment will take place 15 hospital caps, 28 pairs surgical clock at Happy Valley, the cortège passing the inge, I suits gyjamas, 24 vests, 12 trays cloths, and 20 floor scrubbers.

Monument at 5 p.m.