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TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph.

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LATEST CABINET NEWS,

MR. ASQUITH RESIGNS OFFICE.

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THE HONGKONG TEEEGRAPH, 'WEDNESDAY,

December 6, 10.05 p.m. It is officially announced that Mr. Arquith has ten lered resignation.

SHARE MARKET -QUOTATIONS.

→ Up-to-the-Minute:

Banks. *HE Tires. "Douglasen.

Indon (Def.)

babina Sugars,

Baabs.

Kloon Dooks, S'hai Docks. China Prov. Cementa.

Resignation Accepted.

December 3: 12 55 s.m.

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WAR CHARITIES.

DECEMBER 6, 1916.

THE “PALAVON” FIRE. is was, it was not slight. Witness SMALL-POX EPIDEMIC,

was carrying a usadis - about,

Forthcoming Chinese Theatricals. | ENQUIRY AT THE MARINE

The leading Chinese in the

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COURT.

Origin of the Outbreak Investigated.

which was a mean? thing to-caLITY |

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about"in sébe`s engine-room. « He

did not inform anyone that there Serious Cases of Concealment,

wan oil aboard in the tanks intha

[store-room. Above the store-200m b. 730.00. Colony are arranging-s marios.of

was a coal banker and there was The present "prevalency - of .b.$.375.00. Chinese theatrical performances

coal in it-about 200 tons small-pox in the western part of b..$ 120.00. at the Tai Ping Theatre to last

large quantity of which he the city has given rise to much $140.00. four days and five nights, com-]

believed was Welsh. At the time anxiety on the part of the Sanitary ea. $ 128.00. mencing from the evening of

of the fire he would && 2.50. December 7, in aid of the War

By Department, and its energies to the coal had been in the bunkers stamp the disease out ware rificat b. $ 130.00. Charities Fund. A Committee," b. T 86.00. under the Chairmanship of the The enquiry was continued at for about three months, and be ed

at the Polios Court b. # 8.80. Bon. Mr. Lau Cho-pak, is now the Harbour Office this morning, believed they took it in at Naplos. this morning, when, before r

53.00, parations. 11.75. basily enaged in making pre- before a Court composed of Com Witness then went on to say that U. D. Melbourne, there ware

wander Beckwith, B.N., Com- now believed they had taken fire. * CABOS in Aboat 180 Chinese gentlemen mander Gibeon, N., and Capt.cas coal in as Malta, and, if they persons were charged with con have already given $50 each, Walker, into the oase of the se.id, that would be under two cealing cases of the disease by while soms of them have, in Pelaron, which was damaged by taonths before the date of the fire. not reporting them to the

He thought they took about 30 thorities. addition, teken special boxes fire on November 2, in the Hong- costing from $200 to $500 kong and Whampoa Company's gallons of heroine on at Periw, Mr. DW. Fratmen, Head of and he did not think the tank the Sanitary Department, appear- arch. In rise of the object dock at Kowloon.

The Court Cizoular states that the King has accepted M. E.K. Electrica, b. Asquith's resignation

BAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD.

Four Weeks Ending November 4th, 1916,

POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.

Orders issued to day by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, D. 8. P. (Besarve)

atate

His Excellency the Officer Ad ministering the Government hat. been pleased to grant a medal,

WAR "WORKERS.

A Kowloon Party's Efforts.

which

of this undertaking, it in Mr. F.O. Jenkin is appearing in was entirely empty. The cottoned-to-prosecute and there were believed that the European the interests of the Axiatio Petro-waste locker was about six foot also in Court Dr. J. H. Woodame community may desire to give leuas Company, and Mr. Looker high and three by three. At the Medical Officer of Health) add the performance their patronage, on behalf of the Hongkong and time of the fre, he would say the Dr. McKenny, of the Tang Wah

lookar was about a third full, and Hospital. The sheet of Mino Measure

Mra, Capell's Working party Those desiring of securing seats Whampos Dook Company. all the cotton wanteʻnew.

Mr. Looker said it had struck

When defendents were called, menis and Assay returns shows

In answer to a question from one man was found to hara total of 281 ft. made up of 87 fi. 4th. Class, to P. O. 803 Samy, of for Belgian refuges and other are requested to communicate

Societies has this week forwarded early with Mr. Ip Lan-choen, him since the last sitting, after sinking, 50 ft. driving, and 144 the Police Reserve, for bin plucky the following parcels through Secretary of the Chinese Chamber going into the evidence, that there Commander Gibson, witness said very much spotted: faceland De. ft, crosscutting, ag against a total and praisewort by conduct

iron, with MeKenny examined him in Coutt Messrs. Shewan, Tomes of Oammerce, as most of the seats should be on the Court & gentle lid at the top, and a small door, saying it certainly looked of.225 ft. for the previous fourecting the art of a man who with others had committed sai

Company :-

have been booked. The price of man with some engineering ex-

about a foot wide, at the bottom suspicions case. weeks.

When it was armed robbery at No. 3 Keswick Sailors' Help Society, The In

perience. To Miss Tasker, Soldiers and a reserved meat is $10.

Answering Commander Beck found that the man had barns the The President said he had Strsel, on Ocotber 28 laat,

Bt. Koman. Mine.

Commendation.

940 ft. level. The Nal wings has been sunk 5 ft. makisg total

Farrier-Sergeant 740 E. F. depth 28 ft. The lode 55 ios.

Scall, Mounted Police, is com wide assays 14 dwie.

The parih drive has been ex-mended by the Capt. Supt. of tended 5 ft, bringing total dis-Police for his action in connection tance north to 88 ft. The lode with the arrest of a men who with othere bad committed an armed 45 ins. is worth 8 dwt-.

robbery at No. 3 Keswick Street, Wanchai, on October 28 last.

The south drive has been driven 5 ft. making a total of 137 ft. The lode 13 los. wide gives det, The end is now showing an im. provement. 740 ft. level. The No. I winze north has been rank 9 ft. making total depth 79 it. The lode 44 ins is worth 2 dwta.. Sinking has been stopped s the required depth has been reached.

In a crosscat for stope filling in the back of this level, the 640 ft, level 85 ft. lude has been strack and has been driven on 3 ft. For 48 ind, wide the lode aksave 1) dete. ~

840 ft. level. The north drive has been advanced 5 ft. asking total 12 ft. The lode matter 49 ina wide assaye 1 d. This point is 400 ft. north of main

oromont,

The crosscal west has been ex- tended 6 ft. making a total of 118 ft.

Crosscatting for stops filling A1 ft.

Stopes. Above the 840 level, two stopes, lode 75 ins wide: worth dwle.

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Parades. Central Station 5.30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 7.--Nos. 3 and Companies. Also Ambulance Platoon:

London, S. E., two parcels of men's clothing (41 pieces).

Another Japanese Firm For

Shanghai..

the box

All defendants pleaded ignor

stitute, Mansfield St., Haggerston, OPENING OF NEW BANK, ticipated this, and the Mistine with, witness said that when be marks since November 23, it was Surveyor for the Government got back from seeing the watch not considered that he was suffer man he could not get into the ing, and he was allowed to remain was present. To Janet Gray, Daily Express

Henry John Heck said he was leering room, the flames were so in Court. the fourth engineer of the Palavon, fierce. He did not Lotice any Worker's Guild, St. Bride Street,

and was on board when the fire Precautions against fire taken by London, EC., two parcels chil

An addition was made yester-broke out, He had been Br the Dock Company, withough he ance of the laws,

Dr. McKenny deposed to making dren's clothes (37 pieces),

The ladies belping Mrs. Capall day to Shanghai'sliet of exchange engineer on the ship for about understood there were some. The the certificates in each case show in the stove work are Mrs. Young, of November 30 with the open- knew the engine-room well. A

banke, says the N.C.Daily News 13 months, and consequently brigade arrived a little time later;ing that the people found were

Mr. Looker-At this stage I

saffering from small-poz.

Inspector Taylor, of the Sanitary

Mrs. Peckham, Mrs. Spaulding jing in the building, formerly the time of the fire the Palavon would state that the Court was

and Miss Packham.

occupied by the South Manchuria was in the hands of the Doak appointed to enquire into the Bailway Co., 1 Kinking Road, Company for repairs. There origin. This may he a serious Department, deposed as to the facts of the Samitomo Bank, were BLEN working on the question. Imant formally object in each case. The infected sub- ON THE WEST RIVER. Ld. The building had been ship, under the supervision of to the Court entering into a de-ict were opildres in every case now Mr. Forayth, a member of the termination as to the steps which except one, this being a married tenanta and all day yester Dock Company's staff. Witness on outside the scope of this enquiry, the prevalency of small-pos in the

were taken against the fire. It is woman,

Dr. Woodman, speaking sa to day there was a steady stream of November 2 arrived at the ship and it is a very importast point. district, said that during the last risitors, Chinese in the morning at about 7.20 am, and went into It would be different in a and Japanese and other foreigners | the engine-room, where he saw

Friday, Dec. 8.-Nos. 1, 3 and

4

Sections of No. I Company.

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Monday, Dec. 11.—All Recruits,

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Tuesday, Dec. 12.-Nos, 3 and Companies.

cruite

Wednesday, Dec. 13.-All Re-

Interesting Movements of

Troops,

Thursday, Dec. 14.-No. 2 Com- pony and Ambulance Platoon.

Friday, Dec. 15-No. 2 Pla toon.

It,

Monday, Dec. 11-Class (Inspector Gordon).

Tuesday, Dec. 12-Class I, (Chiel Inspector Kerr).

Joined.

renovated for the

in the afternoon. The managers some Chinese workmen working esse of fire st son, where there month there had been 13 cases of would be officers and crew aboard, amall-pox, of which 44 - were of other banks and business can- on the fan engines and cylinders. but on this ship there was only and dumped in the street and cerns were among those who They were going to take the fan

28 more were only reported after A week ago it was stated in the called to wish, success for this engines away on thore for repairs. the witness. The question as to death. Sixty-five of these caves Telegraph that the water on the latest enterprise of the Sumitomo He thought this was the only determined by a jury.

precautions might have to be

came from the stes in which the bar some twenty miles below Bank, Ld:, this branch being the work going on at the time. The PoHce School 5.30 p.m. Wachow had sunk to 6ft. 1 in. company's first appearance in cylinder tops were quite a dis-

Commander Beckwith -I fail defendants lived.

Defendants all denied know- Friday, Dec. 8.-Clase III, drop auprecedented. To-day we China.

to see what the Court is bere for tance from the engine-room if it is not to find out all about it. ledge of the fact that they had (Inspector Gerzard).

learn that it has fallen yet another The home offices of the bank fans. The men engaged on Mr. Looker:-You are here to to report the asses, some saying two inches, and appears inclined are in Osake, and lately they have the work were using candles. find the origin of the fire, they had only been in the Colony to go lower still. Wuchow looks, been opening branches in foreign Witness was in the engine-room and in the notice i received there for a short time. they say, as it has never looked be- countries. They have recently about 15 minuter, and when he is nothing about what precautions of Dr. Woodman showed that the Mr. Tratman, said the evidence fore in recent years; abeolately outablished their own offices in left he never saw soy trace of fire. had been taken. Wednesday, Dec. 13. Olaas III, deserted. The only ships able to San Franciss», «bave organised a At about 8 o'clock be received a

cases were about-as bad-sa-they aspector Gerrard).

resch it are the two stern-wheelers new company at Elonolade, and report from a Eurasian watokomo,

Witness, still in answer to the could possibly be. There were s Thursday, Dec. 14.-Class IV, of the Hongkong, Osatan and i building in HOW

being in the employ, he presumed, of court, said that when he left the great number of dumped (läspeciar P. O'Sullivan).

Macao S. B. Co.: the Nanning erected for the company's the Dock Company. He told him engine-room he went into the osses, and it was impossible to and the Sainam, which ply be Indian branch at Bombay. The that there was a fire in the engine stokehole, where be put the cope with an epidemic if it were tween Canton and Wachos. Sumitomo Yoko was the first room. Witness went back and candle cut. The coal, so far se kept secret in that fashion. Had These, se most of our readers are private bank in Japan to under- went just beyond the door of the he knew, was quite dry. Before it not been for more or less O- aware, are of exceptionally light take foreign banking business, steering-room. He could see the the voyage the vessel bankered, cidental visite, all these casca drafs. Other vessels are obliged which was started 12 years ago. engine room from there, sad he fat Liverpool

The weather would have still been spreading to lie below the bar, while their The General Manager køre is Mr. saw flames in the region of the W** muggy,

bat be infection. cargoes are taken back and forth 8. Kassbars, while Mr. T. Shibata, isn casing. The fire in this could not say whether it was

As the fifth defendant was up- by lightera.

assistant manager, will be in part was fairly fierce between raining. The storeroom wasparently a well-to-lo men, bu wat Lower down the river, in the charge of the banking depart the inside engine and the casing. locked up. He never touched the fined $50-the maximum and neighbourhood of the Sailem ment. The opacing staff com- He could not see say fire anywhere padlock the morning he wasthere. the other, being poor people, Channel, there is unusual military prises nine Japanese smistants else. He did not see any workmen He never had the keya.

were fined $25 osob. activity. Thousands of troops are from Japan.

then, but he only stayed about Frank Warburton Richardson.) being landed from janks t Beside a general banking basi- | half a minute, and sent the walob- an apprentice employed by the 3,150 tons, Sailam, and, at intervals along news this Japanese company, new man to fetch Mr. Neave, the Dock Company, said he was given Huntington Milla (1) ran 23.04 the river, are numerous guard- to Shanghai, will be an important anperintendent engineer of the } a job when the Palavon esme-in days, Lost time 4:96 days due to, bosts, and houseboats filled with factor in the metal trade of the Dock Company. There was a of removing gear that might be north has been taken from 33 ft. power, repairs, and clean up, soldiers. All down the bank, port, an agents for tin Sumitomotors room on the top platform stolen. He was in company with Portuguese and two Chinese ou One mill idle short of spacer, from Bailam to Wongmoon, na Yoko products. These include which contained lubricating oil a man named Goalho, The watch'nightand day. From time extensive repairs being made.

Above the 740 It level, one stope, lode 88 ive wide worth 51 dwt.

1 No. 1 Co., No. 4 Section-M.

Azim

No. 2 Co., No. 8 Section-J. M. Cordeiro,

Below the 740 It level two stopes, lode 96 ins wide worth Stone orushed. 31 dwts.

Above the 640 ft. level two stopas, lode 113 ins, wide worth 3. dwls.

Anderson Mine.

Main Shaft. The main shalt has been sunk 25 ft, making total

depth below 400 is, level 74 ft.

360 ft. level. The stope drive

to 50 it.

260 ft level. To this has been added 14 ft making a total of 1811 ft The lode extending from the 100 ft level north has been passed through. Driving slong it will be commenced at ones.

Crosscutting. For stops filling 74 t.

Stopes, Above the 300 ft level: two stopes, lode 68 ins wide worth 44 dwls.

Above the 160 it level 1 stopes, Lode 102 ins wide worth 5 dwts.

Bt Jellis.

The drive south from No. 21 wirse has been extended 35 ft. Total 97 ft. The 'lode 48 ins, wide is worth 7 dwts. General, The ninth battery of five stamps have been put to work. More of the old plant is being diementled. A new are bin is being erected at B. Koman shaft,

Shortage of spares for Hunting ton Mills scoonate for the short ranging time at Br Halscca, During the stoppage the old ore bin was taken down and a new one-which had been prepared in advance put in its plass,

The repairs and other work that is nsually done at Chino New Year was carried out while the mills were idle,

Milling Sheet for Four Weeks Ending November 4th, 1916, Bt. Koman 40 atampera 25.60 days. Lost time 2.40 days, duo to power and gaual batinga, ja

Bt. Koman 1,852

Anderson

842

187

31

Junction

238

Jellie Stops

Sarlace ore crushed:

Battery

Bt. Koman 1,742 Anderson #

Amalgam

Retorted

Smelted

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Salling Postponed.

array of tiny mad forts has been copper and manufactured în taske five or six-and dua first time they went down, 'the to time he visited then to nee erected, and a entry mounte copper, brass, and steel of all containing parafin; he thought storeroom door was nalooked. that they kept proper watchau. Ela guard over each one. A Telegraph descriptions; the Samitomo about 300 gallons in such sack. They were carrying candles, could not say whether electric correspondent adde, apropos -- Electric Wire and Cable Works, The tanks were on the empty There was a tank three quarters light had been laid on to the ship. "In one place they have built manufacturers of copper, brass rather than the fall side. He would fall of cotton waste, which ne Witness went to say that he hid 1,798 tonna fort right round a tree. One and bronze wires for all purposes; have been able to see if these thought was mixed--some deed jäst gone to his breakfast" when Total ore cruabed in Koman might think that the defenders the Sumitomo Steel Works, manu- had been sfice in the lower por-and some unused. There was a the fire broke out, and he turned Mille 4,940 tons,

thereof want to draw special facturera of steel ingol, forgings, tion of the store-room, but he did bench near the cotton waste, which his coolies out with the hose. attention to it. Anyhow, the tree railway and ship material, and not see one. As to the approximate was filthy and greney. He went Es went aboard and saw Remen would make "so excellent target material for electric and engineer-dimensions of the fire, the flames into the storeroom about a week through the smoke in the engine- or signpost for an enemy. Bating works. Fertiliser works and were two or three feet in height, later, when the storeroom waa room. Ele cover located the most Chinese strategy is a thing past coal mines are among the varied and he saw six or seven feet of still-unlooked. He did not notice of the fire when the fire-wee out 1163 403 458 76 the Western man's comprehension, sat pises of this enterprising ossing on fire. The fire was any dríp tine

He did not know if on the day of Huntington Mille 618 218 218.50 You may remember that when company.

located round the shaft. Ai the Cross-examined, witness maid the fire electris light was connect- Surfacewashinge100.5 40 40.00 Lung Chei-kwong was ensconced

time there was very little smoke, both be and his companion haded with the ship. The watchmen -- on Koo Yam San, his fortifion-

and his view was not obstructed. candles. They were probably in the engine-room were to see 17815 721 715.25 tions were, by his own order,

Crom-examined by Mr. Tooker, down there five minutes or so, that there was nothing "Mólen or witzens said from the steering- They never slack candles on the broken. room door be could get an un- benches in the storehouse, but Cross-examined by Mr. Jonkin, obstructed view of shas lower on 's desk onlaide. When candian witness said that the man would part of the fan easing, and were properly used he did not mot take any motion id sold to get the port engine. He did not think there was any danger. If on with their work if they were | me kuy Chinese coming out of the Mr. Hock wald the waste wa new slacking. If the 'men amoled it not be staily distinguishable. The Pasife Mail uteemse Vene- anginsirnom. 'If there had been hie (witnow) would think he was the watchman's duty to biop 2,012 tons. "No, no, said. Lung, Koop rasla arrived in port from Bana man in the engine room when was right. On the day of them. He did not "know" fakt Amalgam collected 392 on them painted white and then Francisco to day on her maiden the fire broke out, he could have the fire be -board the firs smoking was dangerous. E producing 190 ozs retorted gold the Chinese will see them and be royage to the East. She had 17 got out in a few seconds, through whistle blow and went on the agreed that the men need asndles, yielding 188 oz emelted gold. ¡frightened 'I".

loon and 99 stoeraga passengers the stakehole. When witness went whip about at 8.20. He thought but that was a bit out of Average yield per ton:

Our correspondent was at mozas on board. -

lina. into the engine-room the first it was an extraordinary thing his

If the cradles Stampa 3.115 dwt paims to discover the meaning of Telegram · Dólays. thing that morning, he want right for a fire to break out it was not were not need carefully they could H. Mills 2.410 . all this wxtraordinary activity of "Deferred" @bolograme _sx-peat the fan and ww two or thres a common occurrence. He had be a souros of danger. The watche Tailing

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Troops along the river, but reli- changed with United Kingdom men working at it. They had not woen men working on the engines men were there mainly to stop Bt. Malacca 1.888

able information is not to be had, and North Europe, vis Eastern, an electric light bulb over thair with sanfiles and electric light, and secrecy is manifestly being are still subject to heavy deky, work of that he was “tyczïto muro, "Alfred Tacker, head watchman Mr. Jenkin - They might be ...6,958 (oni observed. The theory is, however, bat repairs to one of the broken There was electric light in the at the Docke, said he was handed there to sönduðt prayer meetings. Amalgam won, 2,173.50 oz that Ohu Eling-lan, the Civil cables having been affected, such engine-room on the port sida.

Bi Malacca, 2 Mills ran 12 painted white. A friend of his The sailing of the Pacific Mail days. Lost time 16 days to ered who had been educated in Eng-steamer Venex sela had been post new are bin.

land, observed that it was surely poned from Saterday, the 9th Surface ore crushed;

wiser to do the painting in socord inst., to Monday, the 11th inst, at anos with the background, in noon. order that the fortifications might|

Bi. Koman 1,621 Bt. Malacos 391

Toldin 8:020

crashed

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