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Tel. No. 1743.

SHIPBUIDLING IN JAPAN.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 820, 1919.

ARMISTICE RENEWAL. ERZBERGER'S STORY.

While the maller shipyne are closing" down one by one, the building of large

FOOH'S STERN STAND ships goes on, with little, if any, relaxa

New, from Berlin transmitted through tion. Many have to be constructed in falfilment of contracts, especially those the wireless stations of the German Gov. connected with the tonnage against crament stated that Herr Scheidemann stre" bargain with the United States.declared to the National Assembly, on The Department of Communications puts the estimated construction during the present year of ships over 1,000 tons at $30,000, and that of smaller vessels at the optimistic figure of 70,000-the same as last year, ovidently reckoning that the facilities for getting materials and the moother working due to better experi ence will more than make up for the disappearance of to many small yards. The following figures connected with estimates of Japanese, tonnage have been published:-

Tonnago (steamers) at the end of

1816. g Built (estimated) in 1918 Estimated outstruction for pre-

sent year

teinze

could,

"A MENACE TO LIFE AND PROPERTY."

SHIP'S OFFICER'S LAPSE

(Pre-

ANTIMATIONS

HONGKONG GYMKHANA

CLUB

of the Season will bo hold at HAFPT VALLEY, ON SATURDAY, APRIL 6TH, 1918, commanding at 8.15 PM.

The Charge of Admission will be $1 for others than Members of the HongKong Joonm OLUB or GTMKHANA CLUB

A Court of Inquiry composed of Com-THE FIRST GYMKHANA MEETING mander C. W. Beckwith, R.N. dent). Lient-Com. P. V. Kilgour, R. N., H.M.8. Tamar; Mr. A. J. Bailey, mas- ter, s.8. Monteagle; and Mr. G. Buyers, master 8.8, Kashing, was held at the Marino Court, yesterday, to investigate a charge of neglect of duty brought Against E. High, second officer of the Chne Sang, by Mr. O, J. Mattock, mas- wer of the same vosso).

The boute

"have a

cori

Boldiers and Sailors in uniform Free, The Committee invite the Ladies of Hong-

[543 Hongkong, March 29th, 1819. kong to be prosani.

T is

G

R.

NOTICE

requested

during

Carr. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE. Hongkong, March 27th, 1919. [637

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February 7th, before entering upon the orders of the day:There was conclud ed yesterday a new armistice agreement, We were desirous, at the Big time as We reported upon this, of adswering the

interpellation to-morrow. sind, however, that there is a wish, which

The master of the Chun Sang said that is quite understandable, to hear some the vessel left Bingapore at about 5.30 shing of the matter to-day. I therefore him, on March 21st, bound for long- asked Erzbergur if he could make any kong. At about. 8.16 p.m., he went on anouncement with respect to it, and he re-to the bridge, and noticed a number of

Thereupon lights by. plied Erzberger spoke After referring to his ware blowing their horns loudly and he ALTERATIONS to the ROAD in feelings when he had become aware of the had to port his helm to clear them. The UPPER ALBERT ROAD, outside Govern- second officer was alone on the bridge inment House Motor Vehicles will not use contents of the new agreement, bo aaid:

I do not wish that any single member charge of the ship, and witness found this Road for downward journeys. They of the House may over have to experi-him asleep in the corrier of the bridge should use Pokfulam Road sad Queen's cuce during his life, the hours which I Calling the Chief Officer and the Chief Road.

Engineer, he asked them to 1,827,129 have lived through in Troyes. The ques

$15.592 tion: Can the armistico with these look at him." The second officer con- conditions be accepted, or is it not better tinued to sleep till 9.30 p.m., when be 700,000

to submit to the dictatorship of Marshal awoke, and, soeing the master,

ienced to walk to and fro. Foch " Was the onle We were

Commdr. Beckwith: How long has he Total

3,042,724

bound to reply to in Trevea Great been with you Mr. Mattock: About Steamers delivered to America

technical difficulty stood in the way of two-and-a-half years, and, during that in exchange for materials sap-

128,160 a rapid reply, in that despatches which time, he has been constantly drunk, both plied, 1918

in port and at sea. 161,500 were handed out by me on Friday even- To be delivered in 1910 Estimated losses during the year 140,000 ing, in some hitherto unexplained man- did not come into the hands of the ner, Total

427,050 Government until Saturday evening. I therefore demanded from Marshal Foch Balance (Japan's tonnage at the

and of the year)

2,616,014 an extension of twenty-four house. This The Osaka Chamber of Commerce has was dealined, with the remark that if, by published some interesting figures rela. Saturday afternoon at six o'clock, the armistice had not been prolonged, he tive to die growth of shipbuilding in Japan. According to this statement the would forthwith give orders to the troops number of dockyards throughout the that the whole of the armistice would 1country was 228 in 1912, 239 in 1914, 209 come to an end at five am, on Monday. in 1936, 219 in 1916, and 335 in 1917. Tbe. At the same time he allowed it to be numbers and tonnages of ships construct known that he could not alter or extend ed in these dockyards are as follows:- anything in the provisions, as the con- ditions had been fixed by the chiefs of the Allied and Associated Governments, and his interpreting officer announced. that President Wilson also expressly ap proved at these conditions. (Great sen- sation and "Listen, listen.")

STEAMRE.

Num- Tun-

her:

naye.

1932

105

4,155

372

SAILING.... Nun-

Tum ber. sagt. 23:890

1913

01.520

G59.

43.698

1934

70

82,873

507

34,528

AJ

143) 411

26,021

510

1,354 128,773

46,831

1975 - 1910 94. 144,024 1917 244 263,320

Condr, Beakwith asked if the man had been found asleep, while on duty before Mr. Mattock: A similar case" is produced, when I found him fast narred in October, 1917, for which los neleep on the bridge, while in charge of the ship.

Cotamdr. Beckwith: What steps did

you take when you discovered the breach of duty on March 21st-Mr. Mattock When I get to Hongkong, I reported the cuse at the Harbour Ofe, and asked for a Marine Court

The Chief Engineer, Mr. P. A. Peter- aon, corrobarated the mastor's evidenco

The Chief Officer, Walter Booker, said that he was in charge of the Chun Sang from 6 to , on March 21st, and was

p.m., relieved by the second officer at 8 p.m.

Commdr. Beckwith: Way be sober when he took over duties?-The Chief Officer replied that he could not exactly say,

witness said

said he went flown and

The activity of the Commission was restricted therefore within very narrow buunda, but, in spite of this, we made an An we may take the busy years of 1912 attempt to secure a number of mitiga and 1917 as showing the maximum portions. Except in one case relating to the sible work, it will be seen that the ship further froutier for shutting off the Poles. building capacity of Japan at the end of this to our extreme regres, did not asleep, with his head pillowed on his 1917 bad increased by 32 per cent, as com

aucecod.

The military experts

to the master various niteru. tions of course. Between 8.20 and 8.30 p.m the Captain called him on to the oer lying close up against the rail, fast bridge, and there he saw the second off-

NOTICE.

ALL PERSONE, with the exception of

those of Obinese race desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person between

the hours of 8 AM to 1 P. and 2P.M. to 4 P. BUILDING.

Applicants will ce required to produca daily, at the PASS OFFICE, POST OFF

Passports or identification papers.

All persons, with certain exceptions, who emain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves under REGISTRATION of PERSONE the

ORDINANCE, 1918

Forms of Registration, giving the parth culars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations.

The Fenalty for nou compliance is a fue not exceeding $50.

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pared with pre-war times, this only iD had a motial conversation, which hands, The Captain asked him what he Peak, &r May and June,

Sternship construction.

MORPHIA RAID IN TIENTSIN. TURNOVER OF 845,000 A MONTH.

The British Municipal Police at Tient sin effected recently a most successful morphia raid. Acting under the instra tion of Captain Oldham, the Police Superintendent, Inspector Lawless, de companied by the Chinese Inspector and two other Chinese members of the force, entered a house and discovered a manu

repli

that

Ruch conduct, and wituess

the second was a menace

The defendant, in answer to a ques

After a few minutes' deliberation, the

E.

Court arrived at the following finding:

We find the charge against you,, High, late Second Officer of 8.8. Cha Jang, Official No. 108,804, of London, Dundee, for being asleep whilst in number of whose corticate is 040,888, of

to the Netze district, near Bromberg, and Also Upper Silesia, being excluded from to life and property." the regions, being placed within the line of demarcation from the German point of tion from Commdr. Beckwith, said be view, and not outside it. The demand had nothing to say in palliation of his that the German town of Birnhaum should conduct. not be evacuated by us was rejected, and, with respect to Bentachen we only secured that the railway station need not be evacuated by our troops, The Allied power nadertook that the Poles should keep strictly to the agrood line of demar cation. Efforts made to introduce con

I of the 6.s. Chun Sang on the 21st March, I

from ditions in the armistice for the tion of Germans in all these regions were

Voyage unsuccessful. Foot-only stated that he

into consideration the fact that the ship and lives of all on board were Allied

Commission, for solution of the placed in grave danger by your act, and factory of morphia pills, which Chinero question on the lines that we laid before that you have already been previobel, arrested, did business which, on the nim. He declared positively that the logged for rate of output, would aggregato whole agreement in its first article repro $40,000 a month. Apparently, says the sented a parely military measure, and P. and T. Times, the factory had bean that it would not bring any political con actually at work for but a little time,

train, and also that no settlement of the

ing

statements

the

LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

Alexandrs Buildings.

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NO. 102, THX FEAK, &-Roomed. Howe

at thu Pon

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FEROY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING

TO LET, UNFURNISHED.

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would put the mattor before the Intertekore to Hongkong, proved. And, 0, 7, MOUNTAIN VIEW, The Posk

RING offence in

1917, we order your certificate to be mus pended for two years, and further that, before your certificate is returned, you must produce a cortificate of sobriety you have served.

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From 18th April 1918.

ertainly less than a month. The build. sequences whatsoever in its teenth from the master or masters under whom Kowloon, (Dairy Farm Co.'s Premises.)

ing chosen for this nefarious business can point of the Wilsonian programme was to sists of two stories, with three rooms an

be made in advance. It is an important the ground level und three upstairs. There are many large houses in the impoint that, according to the assurances mediate neighbourhood inhabited by of the Allie, the Poles also have to cease wealthy Chinese, what was I assing inside

and in I order to prevent every military offensive movement against

Germany.

الف

any knowledge the premises, the owners had skilfuly Article 2 marely contains details as to boarded up the indows. When Ine the renewal for a short period, not de pector Lawless entered, three men were finitely stated; and the Allies reserve to actually engaged in the making of the themselves the right to a three days de pilla in the kiteben downstairs.

LOCAL CATHOLICS AND EDUCATION.

APPEAL TO THE POPE FOR IMPROVED FACILITIES.

The Catholic community of Hongkong has sent a petition to flis Holiness the

ST FLOOR, No. 38, NATHAN ROAD

Apply to...

SECRETARY, The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Company, Ltd.

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TO LET

these mes in charge of his subordinates.ciation. A prop the words Pope asking consent to the establishment FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon,

"for," short," and "period" should Inspector Lawless proceeded to the first be struck out was rejected by Marshai floor, where he found two men, who are

to whether Foch. On the question se believed to be two of the principals of the the words had been inserted in the hops enterprise, asleep. Around them were all sorts of paraphernalia for the mixing of of an early preliminary peace, Foch

drugs of which the pills are composed, replied: "I think, I taney so.

the

1 can

Tho

of a college in this Colony under the

trection of the Jesuit Fathers

rade school," The necessity of a high

2011 daily becoming more point this flourishing and prosper-

they

pressing in ous colony, where many neutral and Pro- testant schools exist,

exist, and where the

Altogether eight men were captured, two inform you that negotiation, are takingtruggle for existence is very keen; coNBE..

of whom were released, the retainder

place se to s preliminary peace. negotiations in Spa bocame alors accent quently, our children would find it dif uated during the past few days on many ficult to obtain a footing hero and ears occasions, but the Allied representativos their livelihood unless they have been urged that they alone had the right to given a careful and sound education in draw up the agreement. ("Listen, keeping with the requirements of the listen.") With respect to these now

time.

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HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

COMPANY, LTD., Alexandra Buildinga.

TO LET (FURNISHED).

*

VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.O.

drive of nearly half

[8]

| being bailed out in substantial sums.

A considerable amount of various para- phernalia such as is used by au apothe

THORPE QUAMICHAN LAKE cary was seized, in addition to great quantities of morphia, quinine, cocaine

beautiful country residence standing in heroin, sugar of milk strychnine, etc.,

its own grounds of 18 acres, comprising most of them nixed. It is not necessary to demands, I considered it right to "The accessity for such a school has

six acres of flowering and overgreen enumerate all the various descriptions e ask for new light on the question. become yet more apparent since the

founding of the Hongkong University, garden, 4 acres of lawne, ornamental trece, 4 acres of orchard and kitoben utonsils seized. They included pill-sizer. In 2

десет- long debate it was chemists' scales, receptacles for round-tained that in the conditions hitherto where, as in the case of all universities, plants and flowering beds, and

Beres of ing the pills, mortars for mixing obtaining in

Spa, where we claimed that the education accorded its pupils is of a pasture,

The d the drugs, a mask for the use of the on a fair interpretation we had equal much higher standard than that taught is bordered on either side by horse chemist when handling the drugs, etc.

The rights A compared with the Allies, and in preparatory schools and colleges, nuts, hollins, yow and juniper, Thousands of pills, some finished and nothing should be changed, no new dif

The great majority of the house consists of four bedrooms, dressing the rest awaiting a sugar coating, were fulties aroma. I have confidence that the Catholics in this Colony are not in a room, two bath-rooma, hall, dining room seized. The finished pills were seatly Marshal will openly and loyally fulfil pecuniary position to send their children library, large drawing-room and hilliard packed in cotton bags, each of which con- his pledged work given in Treves. Asto this university, and they also room (with full sized now Burroughs and

Watts table and complete equipment tained about 850 worth. There were Marshal Foch declared that he was not prefer that their children ahould be given inany scores of these bags ready to be able to make any important change in the A complete education in a purely Catholic large basement kitchen. and servants quarters. Electric light and bells and draft of the Allies, I handed to Marshal school."

modern sanitary arrangements through- Focb &

a Note containing our German pro which especially referred to the

Outhouses consist of two conservatorien, cutting, boiler and potting sheds, gar dener's cottage, garage, boat house (with boat), stable, engine room, ela.

placed on the market

JAPANESE IN SHANGHAI.

RAPID INCREASE.

The Shanghai Nippo calls attention to the rapid increase of Japanose residents in Shanghai and thoir relation with other foreign peoples in the International Set tlement.

According to the statistics furnished by the Japancao Residents' Association, as many as 746 Japanoms are entitled to vote. This means an increase of 100 votes com pared with last year. In 1919 the amber was 203. The total number of Japan ratepayers has, therefore, increased throo hundred per omnt. during the list seven

punla, release of Corman prisoners

of

war, with the request that he would

"PINKIE'S LAST PARTY."

place this Note before the Allied Govern friends, who want to coe her for the last Pinkio invites all ber many adrairing ments. Marahal Foch declared that he

was prepared to place the Note on Mon time, to come to her forewell Party to-day day before the Supreme War Council at 4.30 p.m.

of the Allies for their decision.

Orens ISBURD BY M. J. W. FRANES, D.5.F. (KESERVE).

Inspector C. M, S. Alve, having returned from leave takes charge of No. 3. Platoon as from March 31st, 1910. Hongkong, April 2nd, 1919.

To my regret na definito proines of HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE. the immediate roboree of German pris - Hiord of war was given us (Bersation.) The reply of Marshal Foch was to the effect that a decision of the Allled Gov. ramente ne to the immediate release of (from the questions new issue), bu our prisonore did not (properly) arisa that Iranite was willing to send back homo ut onoo 9,000 sick and seriously wounded prinumura-of war (stir) and

The Japanese journal believer that at so that England would and 2,000 home. 4,000 were given hack, this would not bo

out.

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THE PEAK

SALE. A FIVE-ROOMED Rozidoncs,

OR

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Care of "Daily Prous" Olon

₤424.

FOR SALE AT THE PEAR.

thin rate of increase the total number, of Thoroupon I said that this reply would regarded as a conofliatory method of deal. VO. 1, MOUNTAIN VIEW. Japanseo, ratepayers will reach more than 1,000 within two or three yours, which is be received with the deepest regret and

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larger number then the residents of any other nationality residing in the Inter- national Settlement of Shanghai.

(Unanimous indignation in GermAKÝ. approval.) If of 800,000 prisoners only (Continued as foot of next column.)

ing with the Gorman demands (Renewed pressed for the conclusion of the agree approval.) The Allied representatives mont-Wirelere Prem,

H. E. POLLOCK,

Pilmoos Bulldings.

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