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SHARE MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Up to the Minute.

PIRATE HUNTING,

An Affray at Wongmoon.

Banks.. FL.K. Fires. Doaglases. Indos (Def.) Steamboats.. Sbella.

b. $ 770.00

The river boats report consider- able activity among the Kwang

Ba. $387.50.

b. $122.00.

b. $ 131.50.

88. $ 22.25. b. 112/

H.K.P. B.. ABSAULT-AT-ABMS,

FDNESDAY

OCTOBER 11, 1916.

NO. 1 HONGKONG V.A.D..

A RECENT ROBBERY.

Commandant, Lady May.

Articles Signed between Finu}} Assistant Commandant, Mrs.

and Scott.

Sporting circles will losrn' with

Churchill,

Five Chinese Charged in Court.

MOTOR TRANSPORT

VERDUNA

MINISTRYFORD COMMERCE

Mr. Ranciana

the

Wonderful. French Service. Writing in the Observer, H. Massa Bajet asya :---- » The heating of the case was those on the Marne, began with recently to the subjoined

The Verdan operations, like

The Daily Dispatch, of continued at the Police Court, this heavy German drives, in which its London correspondent :-

charter,

"I learn that Mr. Asquith

tang troops in busting down salt- smugglers and pirates. Teeter-interest that an agreement to day, from early morning till at fight a fifteen-road contest for the held at the Helena May Institute are charged with the larceny of of many types, sach designed for handed over to Mr. Runcimas least, mid-day, what appears to heavy-weight championship was

1-Seation meetings will be afternoon, in which five Chinese tens of thousandsof motor vehicles have been something like an signed to-day at the offios of the on Wednesdays at 10 a.m., se goods from Mrs. Rajsha and special purpose, were employed. President of the Board of Trade organised "driva" took place Telegraph between "Paddy" Fian, arranged by Section Leaders, near Woogmoso. A large junk R.N., and Corporal Scott, R.E.,

Oo, of Des Voeux Road. 34/6 filled with armed troops had been? The articles were sub-oribed in commence & Course of Lectures the defendants were represented possible largely through the for the creation of a 'Ministry fe 2. Dr. Alice Hickling will Mr. Mattingley prosecuted, and of the French army was made of Chambers of Commeros akkin. In each case the successful stand the memorial of the Association

China Sugars, es. $ 113.00.

Luson Sagars. b. $36.50.

Ural Csepiana. gs. H.K. Wharves. b. $

K'ioon Docks, b. $,429 50. S'hai Cottons. b. T 99.00, Coment". 58. $

10.20. B.K, Electrios, b. $ 54.00. H.K. Tramways.82. $ 7.20. Watsons. b. $ 7.00.

WOMEN AT WORK.

sir hisses into them

POLICE RESERVE.

ORDERS.

#iste:-

W. B. Hiod.

he had

escort of a craiser; and, while the (B), and Staff Inspectors Wilden lastitate on Tuesday, 17th inst., Kong Sing, O. T. Mason, and vehicles to rush reserve troops giving personal attention to this soldiers were landed and set off in and Clark, representing the parenit of the evil-doers, the Hongkong Police Reserve.

at 1 a.m. craieer's men mounted sloft and

The following Nursing Sisters

and munitions to the threatened Mr. Mattingley said he could points in time to stem the side of question, and it is felt by business watched the fan st their leisure.

The match takes place as the ate qualified to take the "Medal not finish all the charges before the Hun advance. Apparently the "game" was assault-st-arme which is being ing elapsed since their last "First be going on holiday, but he was Verdun a single track railway line hare done. Mr. Arquish's hand-

principal event of the H.K.P.2.ion" Examination, one year hav- his Worship, who would shortly

men here that he is more likely to 100n found, for firing began almost given on November 4, on behalf Aid Examination; those parsing quite prepared to proceed with was supplemented by a highway ling of this question, has given Within the French wedge at than the Prime Ministar would give it favourable consideration immediately the men were landed, of the Kitchener Memorial Fund. be recognised as "Efficient in and a British boat which passed The fight promises to be a big First Aid" for the year ending merchant. On the 2nd inst, he start of the German drive last failure to include any direct re-

the Medallion Examination will one charge. at eight o'clock was warned, by erent in the history of lovel box-September, 1917:-Mr. Arthur, went to his office.

Mr. Bamjtha said he was a 3,500 motor trucks before the minds of business men, and his transport service which employed rise to much misgiving in the Scenes In an Airship Factory,

shot across her bowe, to be ing, and an overflowing house is Mra, Aubrey, Mrs. A. Chapman, on the 30th ult. everything was month a special staff had been Chambers of Commeros on the In a series of immense halls, steamer

on the look-out. Another British confidently anticipated,

When he left February. one of the most picturesque kinda hours ister was hailed by the which passed three

Miss. Denison, Miss Davidson, in order. When he arrived at the constituted in the region, under committee to advise on the inda

By the let of that presentation of the Associated of women's war work takes place, cruiser, and her captain was re-

Mice Gittion, Mre. James, Mrs. office on the 2od inst. bis olerk the style of the Commission trial and commercial policy to be where & troupe of girls in mascu:commended to get his pass

Koigwin, Mre. Manning, Mrs. informed him that he could not Begalatrice Automobile, to pre-adopted after the war has only line attire of blue trousers and ger and crew to the safety side of

Mansfield, Kre. Peatroath, Mrs. get into the room because it para sufficient and efficient motorserved to increase their doubts. sbirta are engaged en airship the boat, as heavy riße firing was

Grant Smith, Mrs. Murray Scott, seemed to be locked. Eventually transport service to meet any construction. Work takes plac in progress. The pirates fired

Mrs. J. W. Taylor, and Miss he had to use a duplicate key demanda, both inside and outside the gas more or less simiessly, it would

Wortera. bags which lie infi.ted with air, sem, for at least two ballets

which he always carried with August isene of the American being taken to place the Board of Mr. Asquith recently stated in The following are qualified to him. On entering the room be Motor this reserve service was Trade in a position to deal effeo According to the Parliament, that active steps were Ordera issued to day by Mr.enter for the "First Aid" Ex-discovered that all the catalogace made up of 200 sections, schemed tively with post-war economic and like huge, whales of nightmare passed close to the captain's J. W. Franka, A. 8. P. (Reserve), mination entitling them to the and books were missing. proportione, on the floor of one bead. Later, shells were seen Parades Central Station 5.30 p.m. being "Efficient in First Aid search to see what was lost. He of 4,000 motor forries, with a who compose the Association of of the workshope, some of them hareting some little distance in-

"Bar," and also to recognition is and his clerk made a systematic gularity, and comprising a total among the 27,000 business men He to operate with clocklike re- commercial probleme, but none gently increasing in eise as, the shore, but no detaile as to the real Company. Becruits of No. 2L Loureiro, Miss M. Loureiro, but

Wednesday, Oct. Ilth-No. 2 Mrs. Gegg, Mrs. Goldsmith, Miss looked for his office hand. The event is anderstood 10 oraits of No. 4 Company ander result of the fighting are yet to Platoon nader O. 8. Major. Be and Miss Wilkinson.

boy, minimum daily consumption of Chambers of Commeros beliores be a part of the new Governor's

disappeared, 40,000 gallons of petrol, 4,000 that the Board of Trade, us at scheme for rounding up the free-

3.-Members are reminded of made to the police. It was dis 4,400 lbs. of grease, all which to deal effectively with both the and a report was subsequently gallons of lubricating oil and Q. 8. Major. booters of the district,

the Concert at the Victoria Theatre covered that an electric table supplies had to be available foreign and domestic commerce of Thursday, Oct. 12th.-Recruits

prosent constituted, is in a position on the 12th inst. in support of fan was missing; a large quantity precisely where they would be this country. of No. 4 Company under C.S."Our Day.". Major.

of books and catologues, sample needed. M RALPHS,

glass ware, six hundred and

Thus, with the regalar motor having relations with U.S., the I am told that business mea Adjutant and Hon. Sec. eighty safety razora,

and a transport service of the French Continent, and the Esat are con- 10th October, 1916.

sewing machine.

A clerk in Mr. Ramjahn's sector, there was provided, as long trade in those countries is not ad- Army occupying the Verdun atantly complaining that British employ said that on the date ago as February, 7,500 motor eqasiely represented, and in some in question he went

to transport vehicles, apart alto-cases is not represented at all. the office and

focad it gether from thousands of other For instance, for the entire locked. The office boy could not types of military automobiles for Continent of North America, with be found. On a later day he went artillery, armoured cars, officer its gigantic import and expart with a Chinese detective to look service, dispatch work, hospital trade exceeding £800,000,000 for the missing property in Upper work and ec forth, making a total annually, no commercial attache Lascar Row, where he saw some number employed during the he ever been appointed. More of the goods.

heary Verdun fighting of over over, everyone knows that our The hearing was adjourned.

15,000 motor vehicles, which Consular officials are not the best number, moreover, has had to be qualified men for the new con maintained constantly.

The progress of the Verdun war. They more properly belong ditions which will grise after the fighting aufficiently testifies to to the Diplomatic than to the the success of these arrangements. Consular Service, and the up It provides a convincing demon-pointment of additional men of motor transport.

The inside of a ship is reached through a maabole which lies hidden beneath the heavy folde of the envelope. By crawling on all foure under a mess of fabric, lifting it on one'e shoulders, and sunggling through the narrow

Friday, Oct. 13th.-Maxim

opening into the ship, one reaches ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT Gunners. Nos. 3 and 4 Companies

a wonderful cigar ehaped tent, as big as a ball room, and suffused with yellow light. The seams cf the envelope, showing where the

Newspaper Shroff Charged. fabric has been joined, ran in long, graceful lines down the Police Court this morning, Wong Before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the walls of the ship, telling dark Kwok-mau, & breff in the employ Bgainst the glow from outside, of the South China Morning Post, and making a fascinating study was charged with embezzling the in perspective.

Here and there, sitting or

| sum of $2.50. kneeling on the flour, trousered, ed by Detective Sergeant Clark, The facts of the case, as outlin girlish figures are to be seen in were that it the half light busily at work. daty to

was defendant's They are a merry company of newspapera

collect accounts for little war-workers, recruited from on September 1, he collected supplied, and.

(Except Recruite). Bocraits of No. 2 Platoon under C. S. Major. Saturday, Oct. 14th.-Default- ers Drill at 4:30 p.m.

ap regularly at practice drills. Ambulance Platoon.

Thess drills are by order of the Members are expected to turn

A.S.P. (R.) and absentees will be trested se defaulters.

"

be open to ladies from 12 noon.

Our Day." Oct. 19th, The Police Reserve Club will Light refreshmente l ́p.m. to 3

Tea 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. p.m.

Headquarters' Club.

-The General Committee will

GERMAN COLONIES AFTER THE WAR.

A Remarkable Claim.

Amsterdam, August 22.—The Kodnische Volkszeitung, of Ang.

CAPTAIN FRYATT,

every etation of life, always $2.50 from the American Consul meet at the Clab on Thursday, 21, contains a "curious article Count Reventlow on the British Biration of the value of military their class will not solve the

THE AL FRESCO FETE,

Oct. 12th, at 5.30 p.m.

GERMAN INTRIGUE, IN SINKIANG.

based on the assumption that Germany will not succeed in altering the conditione in the North Sea in accordance with her

"

Intentions,

may

Victoria Theatre.

winging and laughing as they for which he gave a receipt, bat twist and lag at wire and rope, did not pay the money in. The and doing as good work (so their account was sent in again.on Warrant Officer says) as fully-Saturday and was returned as trained men.

having been paid, In an adjoining ball, in an was questioned and be said he

Daring the first hundred days Defendant

problem. of the great battle one motor lorry Foreign Office and the Board of The responsibility lies with the atmosphere thick with fumes, men had only just collected it and then

wishes, and arguing that never be quite indifferent to any steps miles route between Bar-le-Duo merca urge that the simple way The German prese pretends to or omnibus passed along the 45 Trade. The Chambers of Com wearing little masks are doping paid it in. Defendant had been

theless Germany must secure that Great Britain may take siter and Verdun every 22 seconds out of the difficulty is to re- other envelopes, while at the employed there for four years,

A Rlot at Kashgar. far end of the are huge ball and there were no further suspic-

colonial possessions corres the war to exact reparation for throughout the 24 hours. Neither organise the Board of Trade and lies a great silvery abip, almostļions against him.

Peking, Oct. 6.-The Chinese economic

ponding to her political and the murder of Captain Fryatt. snow, rain, frost nor mad caused the Conenlar. Bervice, and to completed towering high up near-

Government has received a tale article, points

- interests, The As we have already been officially any interruption of this service. create a Ministry of Commeres, ly to the roof, fully inflated and the money, but said he had for. kisng reporting that Russian than two milliards of marks for relations will not be resumed thanks to those responsible for Defendant admitted collecting gram from the Tachan of Sin- has to pay abroad Yearly more coolly" the threat that diplomatic issued an order expressing his out Germany told, Germany regarde quite Small wonder General Joffre perfect in outline. In this part gotten to enter it into the account Cossacks, who come south every tropical raw materials, and it neke until satisfaction for this foul the fine organisation and to the

with power to appoint commerical of the workshop only men are book. He had no intention of year to farm, returning in the whether it is in fature to be left dead has been paid.

representativen "broad. employed, on account of the defrauding, for, if he had wished satama, caused a riot in the to England's benevolence to de- dangerous effects of the fumes offio, he would have gone for a region of Kashgar resulting in cide if she will deliver raw people," writes Count Berenilow

men in the motor transport earvinė the "dope." In another great bigger amount.

"The majority of the German for their high sense of duty. hall about 70 women are patting Mr. B. Wylis, Acting General

the death of some 400 Chinese,

The fact is that the public at materials. "For the same reasons,' the envelopes together. A long Manager of

Before a crowded house at the Details of the affair are meagre, it continues, "that people demand entirely behind their Government of the scale of motor enterprise in

in the Deutsche Tageszeitung, "are home has little or no appreciation Victoria Theatre lest night the row of tables stretches down each Company, explained how the sum believing that the disturbance, the of failure to obtain the most the English character is growing is desirable it should have, gramme. The conjuring tricks the prosecuting but there are good grounds for colonial withdrawal in the event in this matter. Knowledge of connection with this war. Yet it prople regarded as their best pro side of the workshop, and in the was discovered to be missing.

"What-nota" gave what most middle of the floor lie big, untidy beaps of fabric belt finishesse until Saturday, bail being of German and Turkish agents, render of all German economic nation. At the end of the war the more need they will have of Beatness, and aroused prolonged His Worship remanded the aggerated, is due to the intrigues at sea, one could demand the sur- it contempt and enspicion of that that the further the Allies advance were carried out with marvellous resalts of which are probably ex-powerful infcence for Germany in the German people, and with particularly in face of the point performed by Professor Roberty ad anvelopes with here and allowed in the sum of $250. thers girls doted about among

many of whom have been coming/activity them, working on bands and

from Persia and Afghanistan and adhere to the demand for a the feelings of the majority of the because they will be passing away form, and their two sketches: Over8688. We, too, one may say that these will be the service of the motor transport, applause. Charlie and time kness. At each of the tablee

also through Chins, and who have strong German fleet more than German people with the exception from the excellent railway systems there is a different form of work,

been active in Siakiang daring ever after the experiences of of those who are attracted to the behind them and out over broken "Tally Ho!" and "

Irene Beryl were both in splendid. end by going from one to another

the past two years endeavouring to the present war. Bat the ques west, and the ospitalistic Empire country. Therefore, one the whole process of the produc-

stir up the Museniman population tion is not only the existence of of

Plantation Memorica" were most amusing. tion of an envelope can be follow-

in the hope that the trouble will ships, but that the ships should It creates a particularly comic of accomplishment earlier in the

the Anglo-Americans, hark back to give an illustration Miss Beryl slso contributed and ed. The fabrio comes in from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul also cause friction between the stations in German soil over-words such as the Prime Minister scale of enemy enterprise, which

The Council General of the spread to Russian territory and have points d'appui and neval impression in Germany, when war, with a view to revealing the in the Harem Dance. store room in rolle, is cut into desires to exprasa its heartfelt Rassian and Chinese authorities, sess. The fate of our foreign fleet and English newspapers

of her most graceful performance8, bundrede of pieces, nearly all thanks to H. E. Sir F.B. May,

Death of Mr. L.... R. Needham, varying in size and shape, and K.O.M.G., and Lady May for ex- and Easaian Governments have the idea of a foreign fest was the German people are waiting the Allies are undertaking to-day. when the newsof the death of Mr. It is understood that the British has taught us clearly enough that suggest the naive impression that being atterly eclipsed by what throughout the Colony yesterday

use while amazing, nevertheless is after these have been joined sending their patronage to their constantly warned the Chinese something incomplate, because at with longing for the moment

Widespread regret was caused together in a particular manner annual bazaar in aid of the poor Government of the danger of the moment our ships were to when they will be received into cently printed in book form in Beyond a brief telegram saying there goes out from the workshop ander their charge, as well as permitting Germans and Turks begin their activity we were unable the

A semi-official publication, re

L. E. Needham besame kooWA, e complete gas-bag, all ready for eame valuable avenirs con- doping, made entirely by women tributed by them towards the alpaganda.

to Carry on their pro-to provide them with the territory | again.

good graces of England Germany under the little Die that his death took place at sen from first to last.

Some of fresco fate; to His Lordship agente who have been stopped at support. Not even adequate docks, man," declares Count Reventlow, light on the extensive employ 1910 to take up a position a When an envelope is finished Bishop Pozzoni for his co-opera-Lanchow and elsewhere en route doubly ascessary in the tropics, must be treated like Greatment of motor vehicles by our clerk with Mesare, Limon, and

their which should have given_them

Schlachten an der Marne, Sap shortly after leaving Marmeilles, "Every individual English tember 6 to 12, 1914," throws nothing further is to hand. De it is rolled up tightly and tied tion; to the ladies and gentle to Sinkiang, have been found to wareat their disposal in our colon-Britain; we

ceased arrived in the Colony in with tapes, making & anake like men who kindly attended st be in possession of proclamations ios, not to speak of workshops and atmost limit. And any German up to and including the Battle of leaving the firm, Mr. Noodhu bundle bondreds of feet long.refreshment stalls; to the Catholic signed by the Sultan of Turkey munitions stores, &c. Destruction who keeps any respect for Eng-the Marae,

must go to the enemies in the operations leading Harston, bat, on M. Harston Fuity or 60 men come in; they Women's League for their vala- and Enver Pasha inciting Massal-could only be their fate, glorions and must be treated, whether he take up their places along its able services; to the French and mans to rise against Russia and indeed, but void of substantial be man or woman, as if he wore through Luxembourg and Bel. position which he had held ever length, and at the word of com-Italian Convents for their useful declare a Holy War, Propagan-influence on the course of events. an Englishman," mend hoist it with some difficalty avenirs; to Moura. A. J. dists have also been turned out The loss of our colonies has creat-

great German

became a partner in the busineen, on to their shoulders. Matching Edwards and M. F. Baptists, who of Yarkand and Kashgar but nḍ the idea in many minde that

gium to the vioinage of Paris was since. He was only about 35 in time, their footstepe echoing took upon themselves to organize were brought back to Chins and every German colonial possession

Accomplished in record time years of age and left for Home on down the hall, their backs boota etall; to all the indies and handed over to the German Con-would in faturs be as easily ɔve-

through the use of over 30,000 leave on August 25, The news - nearly double, they file slowly gentlemen who helped to make salar authorities and here there-run as in this war. The foot is

motor vehicles. They included of his death came sa a great shock along with their monster burden, the bazaar

Cookery Demonstration. 1,500 subsidised motor unite, and as they go the girls who have succees; to the splendid Orchestra probably released and sent back have maintained themselves for Mrs. Belle de Graf, Domestica trailer of two tone capacity. The

to his many friends and soqasini. accomplished fore been lost sight of. They were overlooked that all the colonies mittee of the Helens May Institute, of At

By kind invitation of the Com-each made up of s made it look up from their work Pailarmonica, whose wall select to carry out their mission. The longer than the stoutest optimista Science Tesober, of the Univer-total load capacity of this section sixty miles of the front, this fleet

foar and proudly watch it out of sight. ed music was highly appreciated latest report says that one of the have over imagined before the rary of California, will demon-of the fleet was 18,000,000 lbs. would supply the troops with food

tone capacity and If ever they see it again it will be by the public; in ahors, to all who principal intriguera is Doctor von war (German South-West Africa atrate the use of Sperry's Cereal This means 18 lbs, for each of the and rifle ammunition, leaving th we a creature of the air, gifted have shown soch a keen interest Hontig, who was formerly attach a year, Cameroons one and a half Products on Friday, the 18th 1,000,000 German soldiers said remaining 23,500 or so other with life and speed, riding the in and liberal support towards ed to the German Legation in years, while Eat Africa is still inst., at 10.30 am. All members to have taken part in this initial motor vehicles to serve as arcsier- winds, threading its way with the fonds of the Society. The Peking and reached Sinking fighting), despite the fact that of the Mothers' Union and all drive, thunderons whirring of propellers total proceeds of the fete were from Persis where he has been none of these were in the remotest ladies interested in cookery areOn the sumption that the cars, ambulancos, Artille Boross the blus.

about $2,100 net.

carrying on the propagandu,

ed cars, ofïlosra" and 35dispaten | degree prepared for war, pordially invited to be present, Hune kept up the railhead within sporta to carty,

The

A

drive

tractor

$3000.