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EXCHANGE: ._..Cvesing., Quotations :—, | T.T, London 2s. 14d. On-Demand 2s;.1.°9-16d. Temperature sam 73 -Humidity’--~-3 87, Auguat "7, 1915,,. 7433 BATA Bee TELEGRAMS: Bot THURSDAY, ~ +4 : 1s 1916. AyGUE: 23 CONDENSED. ish . . ‘ THE SITUATION BETWEEN THE ANCRE AND THE SOMME IN UNCHANGED. _ MUTUAL HEAVY SHELLING IS REPORTED-FROM THE BRITISH FRONT. ~ . THE NIGHT HAS BEEN CALM ON'MOSTOF THE FRENCH FRONT. . _ ENEMY AEROPLANES BOMBED BELFORT: THERE. : WERE,NO VICTIMS. "THE PERSONNEL OF U.S. NAVY IS BEING INCREASED TO 74,000. "US, NAVE WILL COST 279,000,000 IN THREE YEARS. _ GOVERNOR OF MUKDEN REGRETS CHING CHIA TUNG INCIDENT. THE ITALIANS HAVE CAPTURED MORE TRENCHES AND 350 PRISONERS. ALLIES ARE DISCUSSING REPARATION FOR GERMAN BROTALITIES. * GENERAL BRUSSILOFF HAS CAPTURED 1,757 OFFICERS AND 360,845 MEN. GENERAL BRUSSILOFF CAPTURED 405 GUNS AND 1,326 MACHINE-GUNS, VON BOTHMER IS DESPERATELY RESISTING THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE. ory RUSSIANS ARE PROGRESSING BETWEEN THE ZLOTA LIPA AND DNEISTER. 4 THE ENEMY IS RETIRING IN THE DELATYN AND VOROCHTA REGIONS. Jopee HUGHES CONTINUES HIS ATTACKS ON PRESIDENT WILSON’S POLICY, < [All telegrams appearing In large type are the latest. having been reseived during the course of the day. Those in . small type have come through over-aight. J THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE. eo a Minor Infactey Bagagements. at. ee =e wat fe Coote rat the “ Telegrapb.""] -e Aogauat 16, 3.45 p.m. — General Sir Douglas hig, in a commanigae, sistas: :—The tituation. in the region between the Ancre and the Somme is unchanged, save for minor infantry engagements in the vicinity of ‘oxieres, ° There was some mutual heavy shelling the whole night long. Lively eauaaent on the Thisanont: Vox- -Chapitre, Line. 7 . : re " Augast 16, 3.45 p.m. A Paria communique etatee:—During. the night there was s aa most of the Front. "There wae a lively bombardment at Thiaumont, Fleary snd ™° . Vaux Obapitre. Envemy aerop'aces bombed Bal fort, ines were no victima. ‘THE MURDER oF CAPTAIN FRYATT. —_e—_~- "The British Government’ s Determination, august 26, 445 a gust tn. Tn the House of Commons, Mr. , Asquith aid thet the ‘Govates ment waa determined that ic would’ not tolerate the reanmption of . diplomatic intercauree with Germsny alter the war, till repsration had been made for the murder of Captain Fryatt. Oontiauing, Mr, Aeqaith ssid that some of the Allies hed . auffered grosaer and more extended brutalities than oaraelves, at the hands of the Germana. We were row consalting the Allies as to the most effective steps'to be taken ‘and what conditions should be exacted in the peace terme to eecar ti (ed shone) are repara 2 satisfying seers: ———, oe F "THE ITALIANS. ‘ ge A Further Capture of Trenches, : rae August 18, 5.30 p.m. vlgh Ao Italian’ coniausies atatos:—We captured treachés on . ig Mount Peckiaks, the Careo Plateau and east of Gorizia. We took \ 350 prisonora. : - Enemy attacks on the remainder of the Front were repuleed: Ao Italian air eqasdron dropped two and a half tons of ex- ; smportant stations of Pryacins and Dornberg, with on reaulta, — THE RUSSIAN DRIVE, : : Official! Aanouncement of Russian Captures. -- oe Angust 16,535 pm. . . .. According, to a Raesien official announcement, during : peried from Jone 4 to the 12th inet.; General Braseilott captcred : 1, 18F officers, 350,845 men, 405 gons 1,328 mechine gane and much other mesterial, . ‘Von Bother Desperately Resisting Russian Advance... oa se : ft Augast 16, 5.60 p.m. A Bassian commaniqne indicates that.General von Bothmer i is desperately revisting the Russian advance. He has succeeded in ' - ghecking the Rassiens to the weet of Zola Lips and. south of » | Brzesany, But the Ruasisos are progressing between the mouths of the Zloto Lips aud the Doeister and heve coon the little town - of Zolotwina on the Biatryca, -. Under the Russian pressure the enemy in ret ing from the Delatya and Vorcehts regions. - - "fife ihe event of telegrams danrivicg te too late for tasertion on this. . : longs they wilt ‘be found on Page 8 orn, Extra)... Pie OB py a AT CHING CHIA TUNG, 9 JAPANESE SOLDIERS WEREKILLED & 7 WOUNDED. ITALLAN SQUADRON DROPPED EXPLOSIVES ON ENEMY ESTABLISHMENTS. ; BRITAIN IS DETERMINED TO SECURE REPARATION FOR FRYATT MURDER. f : plosives on the railway acd military establishments near the | 1 _TELEGRAMS. 4 nw "EARLIER TELEGRAMS.” Da - CIVILIANS IN pens RELEASED. © nn - [Reater! 1s Service to The “ Telegraph."} . Aagaat 14, 8.20 pam. * The stall of the Shiraz branch of the Imperial Bank: of Persia has been released and has arrived at Bushire. ° » ee INDIAN AFFAIRS. The smutary Organisation Quéstion. a oo August 14, 8. 30 pm.” In the House ot Commons, Mr. Chamberlain, ia- reply to Sir Edward Carson, ‘said the difficulty of transport in Mesopotamia had not been. wholly overcome and copld not be overcome for some time. He believed . matters ana _been much improved and he thought everything possible was - now beitig done regarding medical arrangements. He bad seen an advance copy of the report, in addition . to the. criticisms of the Indian military organisation which were now engaging the serious attention of the Imperial Government. It named certain officers as having grave res- ponsibility in connection with the state of affairs disclosed. " by’ the investigation. These officers would doubtless be exam- ined by the Mesopotamia Commission, by whom their case and the measure of their responsibility would be considered. Meanwhile the officers named had vacated their positions, to which new appointments had been made.. =i! . : The Detay [a Drafting. | Aaguat 15, 535 p.m. © In reply to Col. Yate (Melton) . 71 Forster, financial secretary of the War Department, explained that the delay until 5th May in the despatch to India of drafts asked for on 24th February was due to shipping—men not previously , having been available, The rexponsibility ‘rested with ‘those responsible for Pernt eufficient men for the needs “of ‘. the Empire, * . Col. Yate: As drafts were never sent in hot ecathise in _bence’ time aré. not the authorities in England equally res- ponsible with’ the authorities in India for the deaths? . Mr. Forster: When men are urgently wanted I am afraid . we cannot, observe the peace time ule. We must send drafts when available, : -Government of Indias Amendment’ Bill, ; ~ - Augast 16, 3.15 a.m. In the Louse of Commoynn, at the committee stage of the Government ‘of India Amendment Bill, Col. Yate moved: a series of amendments seeking to raise the status of Indian civilians. One substituted ‘the title “Governor! for “Lieut- Governor,” : : ‘ Mr. C. H. Roberts, resisting this, said that a large body of opinion in India would like to see a Governor ap- . pointed by the Home Government. A change of title would further encourage this desire. , Col. Yate would be more suitable for discussion in the future, ” when changes in the administration of India were considered. Mr, J. F. P. Rawlinson (Cambridge University) supported Col. -Yate in pressing Mr. Roberts to reconsider the matter. Mr. Roberts pointed out that this particular proposal had heen opposed in joint committee. He asked the House not bo raise it now. 2 “The'aniendment was rejected ‘by 78 to 2. Other ‘ainend. hients were withdrawn and the- ‘Bill was read a third time, REGISTRATION PROPOSALS. . = ‘ . ‘August 16, 12. 15 pm. The Bul acbdteiig the Government's registration pro- posals was introduced to-day. It provides for uo alteration of the franchise. The new register came into force on May - 31, and the period of qualification is postponed from July 15 to November 1. War workers, including soldiers and sailors, who have lost their qualification will be Ried on the new register. The Premier emphasised that the pimetiead difficulties of “enfranchising all’ soldiers and: sailors are enormous. He appealed'to the House not to: raise the question of franchise ’. until efter the war. . ee ee ee THE KITCHENER FUND. rea August 15, 12.15 pm. The ‘Kitchener Fund ‘stands at £223,500.’ The Sfercentite and Nutional Banks of India subse ribed £305 each. .COTTON-GROWING. _ _—>— : : Augast 15, 12, 5 p.m. The British Cottongraw ing Association ismuking enquires with a’ view to sane me operations in Rhodesia and Mozam- bique. . _- THE DANISH WEST INDIES: +. Acgust 16, 18 15 p.m. Reuters correspondent at Copenhagen reporte, that the , Lower House, by 62 to 44 his resolved to take g plebiscite " on the question of the sale of, the we Indies ta. the United ‘Heats, reported. on. Wh, Fane, The changes advocated by " By “TELEGRAMS. OERMANY'S SUBMARINE PERFORMANCES, —_e>—__ © Danteh, Steamer Sunk. _ oe “(Beaters Service to she “ Telegraph. a : August 15, 12.30 p.m. The Danish atebnes Ivar has been sunk ‘by a submarine | in the Mediterranean. Lord — wae Bet A ARR SINGLE COPY 19 OBNTS Statement, © 0 es | B5> PER ANNUM ‘TRUEGRAMS, " THid AMERICAN: NAVY. | oye New. Construction Progremine. P —>—— seca 's Service to The “ Londen, Augut 15, 6.05 p.m. In the House of Lords, Lord, Crewe stated that since’. May, when Germany. promised America that she would not siok ships without warning, German submarines had sunk without warning four British aud three neutral vessels. | Al-. together-46 lives were lost. This was a clear violation of the. undertaking. There had been other cases in which breach of the undettaking were _ Righty probable, -but there wae 00 definite prodf. 4 omar . The personae of thes aivy vill” ‘be increased to, 74,000, . Expenditure of: £79,000,000. “.” Lendon, Recelred Angst 1% Reuter's THE RISE IN WHEAT. . a _ : Asgast 15, 19. 30 p.m. A ‘controversy is’ proceeding ai’ to the cause of the re- markable rise in-wheat ‘recently to 68s. per- quarter,” It is” variously-attributed to gambling i in Chicago inspired by Ger- man-Atericans, toa corner in London, and to Government’ . interference With the trade. Reportsfrom Americaastoa shortage in the Spring. crop, due to black rust, are melee to be exaggerated. TAS FIGHTING IN" THE "WEST. re Kaiser’ s Visit. | : August 16, 0.55 p.m. “eluate correspondent at Paris states that the visit of | the Kaiser to the western front: where the Germans are reinforcing their heavy artillery and troops, is regarded by the newspapers as clear proof that the enemy is still seeking a-decision on-the west and has abandoned the idea of win- ning in other theatres. French Gain More Trenches. Augua 15, 4 iy m0, A Paris communique states :—Our artillery nt been .Wery active in the Somme region. We carried: by: brilliant grenade attacks portions of German trenches on a front of 300 and a depth of 100 metres north’ of Chapelle Ste Fine. _-An etienly counter-attack was smasbed up by our curtain fre. the peel er previcasly pro- vided by the House of Repre- : pentalivat: ae “THE GHING CHIA TUNG | a: APFRAY. - —— Deals eis Regret. filty, The encounter continued -- throughout the night sad morn- ing of the 13thand 14th inst, Chang, the Governor of Muk- den, on receiving: tLe report,’ immedistely ordered the Chinese to cesses. He visited the Japanese Coneal and expresred shia R lrne AMERICAN ELECTIONS>; Mr. Wilson's Forelga Policy Attacked, Theré has been a 3 violent bombardment i in the Fleury-Vaux- Chapitré sector." ” Sir Douglas Heig's Report. August 15, 435 p.m. ’ General Sir Douglas Haig in a communique says :— Nearly the whole of the remainder of the trenches north-- weet of Pozieres in which the enemy gained a footing on the 18th inst have been retaken and- an entry forced into the enemy’s trenches at Mouquet Farm, wherelrom we returned with prisoners. We repulsed two attempted raids on our trenches on.the right flank, while-a feinted raid ' south of Armentieres caused much commotion among the - enemy, of which our artillery took full advantage, : Situation Unchanged. . _ ‘Aagast 16, 12.10-a.m. ee Sir Douglas Haig's communique states ala’ the. situation is unchanged. F _ Nothing Important, Auguat 16, 1.10 a.m. A Paris communique states: Apart from a lively can- nonade south of the Somme and on the right of the. Meuse, nothing Hapestant has occurred on the whole front, GENERAL BOTHA OPTIMISTIC. . Avgast 16, 6.55 pm. Reuter's correspondent at Durban states that General Botha, interviewed after his return from his visit ta General ’ Smuts, spoke most enthusiastically of the Anglo-Dutch co. operation in East Afries, where the troops were overcoming — enormous difficulties. He was most-optimistic as to the pros- pects of the campaign, the end.of which, he said, is not fur distant. THE ITALIANS, —_—_— SS Farther Successes. eo " : Angust 15, 4:40 p.m. An Vialiaa communique states>. We captatred enemy aes weat of Ban Grado, bfonte Pecinka on the Carso platear and east of Gorizia, ” We took sixteen hundred Prisoners, /The enemy attacks were every’ where repulsed. “Ale Rald on Teeate. by een 16, 12.10 a.m. An official conmrmntoatian: from Bome states: Our hydro- and airsheds. ‘at Tricete,' causing numerous’ Gres, Continued on page 5) ‘planes successfully bombarded this morning the sosiont. he —p—— ‘Lendon, Received, August cm Renter's correspondent at New . York ststes:—Jadge Hughes is contiquinz his attacks on President Wilson's foreign policy. He declared that.he would sige war unflinchiagly if necessary, to protect. American lives and. propery. °- [in the event of telegrams arriv- ing too late for insertion on this page they will be found . ‘on Page 8.) _ SO nyecee EARLIER: TELEGRAMS, ~~~ =~ A CHINO-JAPANESE DISPUTE. 3 ie 2 7 _ Japanese. Policeman Killed. . London, Received, August 16. Reuter’s correspondent at . Tokyo etates that a Japanese” policeman ‘was killed snd. that seventeen Japanese soldiora were’ wounded in an affray with Chinese troops at Cheng Chia Tung, 130 miles north-west of Makden. The Cause of the Trouble... “Landon, Received Angust 16. Reater’s.. correspondent. at Tokyo reporta that thenewspapers con(sin sensational detaile of the Cheng Obia Tang siiray.” They drelare ee a cg soldier ' assaulted a Japanese, whereopon., the only Japanese policeman in: - Cheng Obia Tang’ wens. to the. barreoks and remonstrated, Ha. was -sict and killed by -Chiness ; soldier, and sabscquently a squad. ee Sapsnese residents in , oyna eae ; EXPANDED. METAL cover gb Se", CONN gece ee ie : de a aE , ne : ee W ; Augast ° i |. * oR PLASTER WORK AND REINFORCED CONCRETE ComsTUCTION 8 ee ee " ee a | ale . ay é dt sien tes 7 AS Be ree : . site ce | eee Sa : eH ; me fe pr oN eed | C maleat alone ee USED IN Vs Bg SE : i ‘ voted to stop work unless the. . ‘ aes ; ; ; mG oy oe . railroad companies accede to their ; demands. f J ae : s at a bs ae : LAS s, : ; 3 Much Appreciated. , -{MPORTANT . VY : YF . FQUNDATION . ; : i ian . . ‘Mr. H. E. Preatten, who went : ; ¥ ; ’ ‘EVERY PIECE - om lCiSON 8 ; “ran eee ; ee s {| Home ur Batre over & year : ; : : 2 som Ss chs TPUPULA! b : ago and bas been assisting the _ WORKS = WALL _\) GUARANTEED. .. Wye ON: HE MARKET, 1 || Wounitions Committee, neleepieg oy : : CO Pe : : r . er a "| his own expences throughout, 4 asi 7 : WwW ns p ~~: : : : . [feaye the Times of Malaya, io . ETC. oe | — — —_—— nis expected back. in Malaya. - : GREAT Birra: and AMERICA. . ; ‘HOTELS AND CAFES. __ = = "| month after. thirteen .months. af STOCK LIST, PAMPMLETS, AND PRICES OM APPLICATION ; ssortionstiy B00) war work oon- © SSRRELEE CSS Line waper Dew |] HE HONG KONG HOT a | JUNGNER | “EL oTRIG Be ody gare ge aes reporting confidentially. on the = ~_ THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE 0. , GRILL. wR OON M. E co a J. 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May be charged a thousand times without." - Ottows, July 12.—Canadian . =e DATEL lowering its efficiency; may be charged and discharged priconers in Germany: were sen-. ; : . ‘ GRAND: HOTEL. in minimum time and to its. full extent without \tenced to a.year in jail by.the - * § Gatctan and uysodare Hotel, mast central lsation within the vieinfty of allebe principal Banks |. * injury. May. be kept unloaded for any length of time -. Germese for refusing to-meke + Noted for the best Food, Refrechments, Accomamodation and Cleanliness. Cuisine under European and is absolutely safe from self-discharging when .. ace itioue rat to A Grst-class string Orchestra renslert selections fram 6.30 pm. to 11-3) pm : _ left even a longer time loaded apd out of use. Salt ae J in od’ according a * Special monthly terms for residents and for shipping people. water bas no injurious effect on the accumulator, etter received here from Corp. - : For further particulars apply}; é . {Daniel A. 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Weekly, twenty-five cents (for essh only). . ; po -Advertisements and Subscriptions which axe not ordered for fixed ; period will be continued until countermanded. » - (Payable In Advance.) The “Hongkong Telegraph is sow on sale at, and will be delivered to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., Shameen, * Canton, who have been appolated our agents there. ; By Order, : . a a: “HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.” ~ . The Hongkong Telegraph. - HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1916. | BRITAIN: AND MUNITIONS. ——_—- + The seinarka made in the'Hosse op Tuesday by Mc. Montega, neato our present output of mautitions, offer sorry reading to the Germans. So elaborate was their pra-war spy syatem that, withoat doubt, they knew aa nesrly'as my be. the extent of oar eupplies ; and ch our ecantiness they bailt their plans. [f Britsin was badly _ off for manitione of war, they argoed, France and Rassia mast be infinitely worse off; and thas, when they determined on war, an impoverished and unprepared Frince and Rassia wes the only enemy _whom they expected to have to meet;-for, by their reckoning, Britain waetoo busy, too friendly to Germany and too ill-eupplied with the means of warfare ever to take the trondle to joinic. Aud —-————wyen if she did jin in—did il matter” much, when ebe wae 60 wretchedly stocked withganeandsmamunition? That was Germany's way of looking at the position, and that it sbould have been so isa lasting reprosch to the misersbly incompetent politicians in whose hands we Bitishera were fools enough to leave oar. national interests, : Two or three years ago the Radical Government was telling us that we wera well equipped in the eventof war. And yet, an is now. _ shown, we are tarning ont every month twice. as many heavy guns au woe aciuslly possessed when war broke out! Our weekly output of machine gane har been increased sixteen times over, since the- Munitions Depertment was founded. So with howitzers, high explosives elc, Oar output of sbells hes inereased 80 mach that compsrinns with that of 1914 are cecless.” . And, in addition to all this wa are working forour allies as well, _ This news, as we have observed, is sceh as Germeny is unlikely to find very digeatible, and to ue, in epite of its being of the varis known as “ good,” it carries all too many bitter reflectione. wit "it. What wa are doing to-day we could have done years ago, their own forces are failing, had we but listened to those who know instead of giving ear to cranks and and egotiste, Thoneande of gallant young lives have . been sacrificed through the muddling, selfishness ‘and atapidity of the British public in general snd the British politicians in particalar. ~ Woe are going to win the-wac; we have known thet all.along ; but we might have won it long ago but for our own folly. Over many a grave in Fracce and Flandera we might jastifisbly place the ix- -eeriptioh: “ Mardered by peliticians’ and strikers.” We, the taskmasters, sent the finest young men in the Expire out to make bricks, and would not even give them the requisite straw. We sent them.to fight the moat elaborstely eqainped army that the world hes ever knowo—with acerce enough cartridges to go round; and while . £hey- wore patiently waiting for more, certain of our gallant manition- taskere at Home were going onetrike for the. sabe of higher wages or were intimidating the workers who “aig too much.” (+ Britishers can never forget all this; asy, it vould be criminsl to attempt to forget it. . Bat-ihere ie sncther and a mors-pleasant remembrance: which we shall do well (o cherish,’ It is that the . eficiewoy, of our gan and shell msking michinery is doe, in themsin, to.one wha'was formerly the champion of radicaliom, Little Eng- Iandiam and other offensive thinga, end who hss become ons of our our time of : Mr. Lloyd George.’ To his d good sense we.owe the fact that wa are vow. with sver-renewed strongth, at a tine whes own forces: ing, , It wilt-be an atigratefal ever sllows.iteelf to for, ging in theee Intter ia w rk of the present War Becretary. ALE ‘jquestion of _Tegsele coming ‘the Portuguese setslement are re qaired to proceed to the quaran- tice anchorage. These measures, ao far as they go, have everything to commend them, and it is clesr that the authorities would vot). have imposed them were they not persuaded that epidemic is a geriogs one, Afecao is too un- loassntly near Hongkong for the vernment bere to view. with in- Gifference the outbreak there of guch s scourge as cholera: The asfegaarding of public helth and the pretervation of the Colony from the ravages of suclis dieease Further Action Needed. -- - But.do the steps taken go fer Lencugh ? Obvioualy they do not; and we are eurprired that the authorities sré not awake fo the fact that, though they have barred the entry of Chinese from- Macao direct, it is still possible for natives to resch the Colony from the Portugaere settlement by way of Canton, -What is there to hinder Chinese st Macao from making the trip to Canton by night, catching the 8 a.m. steamer to Hongkong, and arriving here in the afterncon? Absolutely nothing. What is very: mach to the point in thia connection, 00, is the report that the real goarce of the diseace ia not Mecso at all: it ie exid that the outbreak there is dae to imported csses from Canton. Bat, however that mey bo, it is moet decidedly the. daty of the Hongkong Government to set about. devising mesns for dosling with the possible influx of natives from Macao via Canton. Indeed, quite apart from this par- ticular epidemic, something more than is now done is seeded in regard to the general the seraminstion of natives coming into the Colony by the riversteamers. To japyone poseessing.an. atcm of fine, (1915, 77 fog.) " SOME. OF Us-ARE VERY SURE THAT. WE ABB NOT GETTING THE THAT I8 OUR. DUE—WE: WEOCESSAR yaRTs OFT AND AB WE ARE Rot UE. . NOTHING REA ENCE, At the Peak 8 am. Temp. 78; Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. fine. (1915, 86 clear.). : _ The Mails. . Siberian Mail.—Closed i - Sinkiang atS p.m. to-dsy: Awerican, and Canadian Mails.— Close per ae. Cansda Mara at Ll pm. to-morrow: ; af, es The Dollar. The opening rate of the dollar on demand to-dey wae 2e. 1.9-16d. demand that every possible pre-| |gaution shell be tskes. - a ; Subject—Shorthand.” Lecturer— gether with another Chiness were charged before Mr. F. A. Haze- land, at the’ Police Ooart this morning, with gambling atSbauk- iwan. Hie Worsbip ordered remand until Monday. L Organ Recital. As will be seen from su adver- tisement, there will be an organ recital un Monday evening next, at 915 p.m, io St. John’s Oathe- dral. The recital ie in sid of the Navy League War Memorial Fand, and the programme will bs of a “popular” character. = 35 Restriction Withdrawn. ~ We are informed from the Colonial Seoretariat that informa- tion bea been received from the British Coneul General st Bangkok to. the effect that the. restrictions imposed by the Government ‘of Siam. sgainst Hongkeng on sccount. of emall- pox have been withdrawn. Catholic Dispensation. — : We are informsd by His Lord- ship Bishop Porsoni_that, owing to special circumstances, all the Oatholica of Hongkong are for the time being dispensed from Ab- common senee it appears abeolate- ly incomprehensi Earopsan’ passengers arriving here by regolar liners. have to andergo medical inapection -be-| fore being allowed to land, no such anapes 260 is enforced in the case of the thousands of Chinese —mssy of them sabominably filthy and . disease-riddec—who pour into. the Colony day in and dey out from Osnton and sdjecent ports. What needed is the institution of some kind of examination service, less strict, perhaps, then that imposed on passengers from known infect- ed ports, bet still sufficiently na 2 to guard. the Colony _the dangers to which it i now ex 5 2S The Beachcomber. - “We mentioned yesterday that foreign beggare aod loafers are causing the Shanghai police « lot of trouble just now. In that re epect Shanghai bas always been a greater sufferer than Hongkong or Bingspore, bat even these have their troubles where the “ down- aud-cuter” ia ‘concerned—snd they always will have till preesare is bronght to bear in the right direction. The worst offen- ders in this respéct_in our own Oulony are rarely-British eabjecte. Then why is there no law to force foreign contuls to send away forthwith any of their nationsla who are desti‘nte? So with che cocasional British beachcomber —why is he not “gathersd in” by the: police. and sent .Homs immediately, instesd of ‘being| allowed to: loaf round,. cadging drinks snd bringing -- the white man into disrepute? It | fa bat juntio say that the police have mansged this little matter a great desl better doring the lest couple of yeara than formerly, but there ia atill: room for improve- ment, Hongkeng is no place for the “dowa-and-suter,”, whether his ‘condition is‘his wa felt ‘country indeed} the reealt of sbeor hard ndk.-:-In (hat-—noder Kitchener—the orgavi-] either cise it ia:the Governmen ch is winning the atraggle for us is the} d se Abat he Je that while} pe z 7; On-acconnt-of-such-di neation, His Lordship exhorts perform . —_ t all Ostholics to pensnce or mortification for istention, as the Pope reoom-|' mende, of hastening the end of|” the war. . Murder Charge. : No Permit, - -A marine hawker. was charged before. Commander 0. W. Beck- with, -at the Marine Conrt this morning, wi.h being on board the us. Sangols without permission. Sergeant Bond eteted that be saw the man lesving theahip by means of a rope over the side. In defendant's eaxmpan he found 17 zine. boiler 80; : -\ ~~ Mir- plates valued’ atj vol rs’ Shorthand: . Speed {D) Short- « try Prac Ismail, 8.D., 90 Words per minute Ismail. 3.7, ; hand ....... Tat. - Sack, J.: | Teachers’. Women oo. sseeserednees, ‘Seu, Duncan, Chemis- “try Pratt o.ssccsened Elingemann, A. Tea- chers’ Women.........2 Leos. Knight, Violet Blariche, ARL Teachers’ . Women...3 "| Kong Yuk Tong. Ma- theamstios ....0 reese wok Wan Hung, par Lecturers and Examiners:— - 7 June 1916. los, straction. 7 Leo! We Tickle, - @) 8 Women nresesiegecceees Lam Kwan Shan, Tes: -chers’ Men.... Mand Subject— Physics. Lec'urer— Mr eae etd Teac i e W.Kay, Ma. Examiner—Mr, J. Lan, Ralston, M. A. ; ubject—English.- Lecturer—Mr J. G. Fletcher. Examiner—Mr Lecturer—Mr E. ARCS. Exéminer—Mr H. A, Tayler. : genberg, B. V . Shorthand 66 words ~ per minute.... 3 Lau Yau Chi, Phy Leung Cheuk Wing, : Shorthand ...: (D) chers’ Mon ........+100 i Chi Wa, seaehere Men...... Li Tu Cheung. Men...... Li. Mui Shorthand Li Sheung [, Teachers’ OU ssasseces seswoseteceeels Li Yun Shav, Teachers’ —Moen...... 5 - Wells a Aas Ling Tsang. Meters. Subject—Teachers' (Meh). Lec- Le ea Pena TRE turer—Mr - ae Soe ‘Men 2 Exaniiner—Mr -L. Forster, B.A- sles ss Sete ee sraee Subject—Teachers’. J.ecturer— pees Hok, Mathema 1 Mr B, Tanner. Exsminer—Mr MeDona W.L. Handyside, Ma. | Surve ne : Subject—Teachers' (Women). Lec- Mackenzie i turer—Mrs A. Li Bishop. Ex-|. ection. sae te AY. Heneer M ok, Samuel, t Subject — Teachers’. (Vernscu-| wo crss Spine ¢ la Men). Lecturer—Mr py heed Shing, Sung-Hok Pang. Examiner— Ng Chung Sau, matics 2... MrH. R. Wells. . Subject—Teachers’ (Vernacular, Ng Kai Kun, Engil Ng Kasi Wing, 5 WM. E. Maino. ‘Mr W. F. Knapton. Examiner —Mr W. V. Pennel. Subject—Book-keeping. Lecturer -—Mr H. 0..Holt. Examiner —MraA. W.Grant, B.A. ‘Subject—Transistion. Lecturer— Mr Cheung Tsoi. Examine “(D) nt. ui, Teachers Men). . Lecturer—Mr Cheung Hok Chau. Examiner—Mr. H. } RB. Wells.” Hehe Ae Subject—Teachers' (Vernacular | Women). Lecturer—Mre Y. P. Law. Examiner—Mr H. ele : Nuttall t- Subject — Teachers’ | (Verna-]~ yoo," s vwoular, Women)... J-ecturer—Mra hee 67, words per ae oe aus Examiner Mr Pang Kwok Tung Bu’ Subject—Firat. Aid Senior. Lec- —turer—Dr-- -McKenny, ».(D) -. Chinese was bar; -| Me. "Wrood, “) Wall, Threat to KIN Two Mes, at. the. ‘ Conrt), Gomplainsat did not pay the money. Defendant told him that for him (complainsnt) to die he (defendent) bad no need. . himaall st to Jay bands on he had to do was to give the com- mend and complainant would be killed. Complainant ignored the threat‘and reported the matter to.” the Police. Cae : Another complaiasnt asid de- fendant made a similar demand on him snd threatened thet if, be did not psy up he woald - ‘bit him with the balf-bricke, one of which he held:ia each hand. . _ A witness ssid he hesrd defend- aut threaten tbe last. witness that if he did not pay over the money he would stad him to death, : -QOnothe first oharge defendant eraaeent to prison for three months and four, hours’ elocks and on the second charge he was aleo given three months’ imprisonment, His. Worship describing it as a bad © cae, aa Tsui’ Peter, Teachers’ Med... .essecccseenseeseens Un Kam Sun, Chemistry care Pract ...seeceecenrvenrsee Un Negok Fun, Chemi- stty Pract wc. ok : Un Pak Sun, Teachers’ =~ * Women Lae Henry, Mathe- MALICS 0.0... seeteeseaen ere Walter, M., Teachers’ Women ......csecsrreenned Wong: Chee Shorthand ...... Wong Ki, Physics Wong To Qn, Physics... Wu Min, coer Ele: hand Yip Cho Sang Teachers Speed (D)1 minute .....00 Young,-T., French .:'... : D.—Distinetion. . Court = “a we with demanding. * . - Swo heat ‘ MD. . Examiner—Dr MeLean Gibson. a ot Subject—First Aid Junior. Lec-)"~ ‘turer—Dr 8. F. Lee, M.D.. Ex- aminer—Dr McLean Gibson. a Certificate Winners. 1916 Stage. E. Teachers’ .’ : Women sadviettveeusse tank: A.- K., Short- word per” minute ate medios, iar ‘Women... seer aed Ribeiro, L. M_, Engliah.2 | Rodger, Dorothy ‘ Septime, Teachers’ . Womer. ad Rodger, Ma > athe- ne hers’ Men:.3 - Teachers’ . ; M (D) | Rowen, wea sissssces try Pract - Carvalho, Angelina - | Rowan, G. Shorthand 70 wares = ad (D) ae ° per mintite..........:.--- Chan Chiu Fai Short- . Shorthand ..... hand (oo) ieee woeeT at (D) a ; Chan Hing Wa Teachers ' se Te hak Eung On Wing, Mathe- MALICE... .cececcroneseee 0 Sung -On:: -chers’ Men .... Suzuki, Shikah Bo. es ssenetes secon {Szeto Wing . Hong, Mathematics ...... soo (D) @) “matics : E Chan Pui -La : oe Charrington. H. ematics. .... atet ; Chang KingTi. English 3 Speed (D) or| Gre guineas, $42.50, wbich defendant owned had come cff the ship. Be of two months’ bard. tence | Cheong Foo Chee Book-_. passed. jort: ” bone wes, _ MOCPIDG o-sss0e et Cheong. Foo , " hand BILLIARDS. | : Match at the Palace Hotel, . We understand that a match Btogcit has been arranged between Sergt.! hen: Pittand e well-known Kowloon | Costa, amateur, Bergt. Pitt H - Teachers’. Men the winzer and will be. ted to semuller Werenp gentlemen a (D) Tang Lal Sang, .Mathe- MBLICE sreesecon teseedoee. + Tang Shiu Sham, Short- ; BAG cesicecsrssrereve’areble.~ (1) ATsylor, Marjorie ay SP ae Shorthand (69 words ) seederoovi Speed Build. Vernacular. Teachers’ Classes, Men. Ko Ping Kwong Li Heung Cha: | Mak Suvi Wan ¥am Lai Tuog é Chan Chik Ting . Liu Hoi Tung .. Mok-Lam Yu . Pak Chik Fu. Tung Sik Hon Tsui Tez Pan : —_— Vernacular Teachers’ Classes, / |. Women | “ Fung Ngan Kwan... Ho Hang In... Hung Shau Fong. Kwok Yeo Hisg .... Leung Wai Shang . LiMan Wo ., Wong Wai Fong. Leung Pik Sheog. Leung Wong Ping Li Wai Un... Wong Hing,So. Yeung Ngan U ra Wai Fong ; ‘ an Chung W: ~~ saying the man waa su ‘TELEGRAMS. Conimend fren pegs 1), "RUSSIAN SUCCESSES CONTINUE. — be er ie 8 Bervice wo a s Telegraph] A Russian official. announcement * states ; 4 . westward in the region of. the upper Strypa continues.. We . - Avgaat 15, 6.05 p.m. Our advance are wuccessfully crossing to the western banks of the Zlota Lips Bystritea..and -Solotvinekaia. We occupied a strong Tur- Kish, position near Sakkiz (Persia) from where ‘tho enemy. ds retreating southward, pursued by our cavalry AGE-LIMIT:FOR THE ARMY. . ———— August 15, 8.00 p. m. The War Office announces that in the case of candidates _who have served in the Imperial or Dominion forces, includ- “ing the Indian Army Reserve, the-upper limit ,of age for at- tendance at the Army Entrance: Examination in Nev ember will be 25; otherwise jt will be 19. THE MESOPOTAMIAN DIFFICULTY. ; _se- a Aeuias 15, 9 20 p.m. in the House of Lords, Lord Islington, in reply to Vis-_ count Midleton, repeated Mr. Chamberlain's ‘statement that conditions in Mesopotamia were nob yet quite satisfactory, largely owing lo the immense difficulties of transport. He hoped that the alterations made in the responsible positions | would ‘enable the dificulties t@ be overcome more rapidly, and secure more effective administration of the War Office . * stores office, The Raj was making every effort fo meet the ., difficulties. Mr. Chamberlain desired him to say that the report of the Vincent Commission epecially recognised the valuable eeewices of the Army Medical Corps and the Indian Medical Service. All the deficiencies revenled in the report were notified imme diately and orders issued {o- make them _ Sas THE KING AT THE FRONT. a ne , Met by King Albert and M. Poiacare. coe August 1d, 9. 35 p-m. Renter’ 's correspondent at Headquarters reports that the . Bing spent a week in France, touring the war area. He - visited the trenches, and his presence evoked extraordinary ecenes of enthusiasm. He was met by King Albert, M. Poin- ” cate, General Joffre and other distinguixhed people. uf His Majesty's Message. un gies August 15, 10.00 pm. . , His Majesty bas sent acniessage tothe Armuy in France, ex. pressing his great pleasure and satisfaction at his just con- cluded vinit. confidence animating all. ‘Hie hax teen been alde fo judge for bimeelf the aplendid condition of the Army and the spirit of cheerful He refers to his visils wo the scenes of the Jatest desperate struggles, ‘and expresses his apprecia- tion of (he demands made upon courage and physical endur- . ‘ance in order to assail and capture positions prepared for the last two years, and stoutly defended to the last. His Majesty pays a tribute to all brancher of combatant and non-combatant rervice, nen ‘und wenen, mud rejuiden ” "+ that their noble efforts’ are heartily reconded by all parties at heme. , Hix Majesty adds :—" The heavy sacrifices made by the Armies have not heen made in vain. The arms of the ‘Allies will never he laid down until their cause has triumphed.” The Return to London. + . health. ee August 16, 2,405.0, The King returned to London last evening: in excellent THE MUNITIONS OUTPUT. we Anenet 16 12.10 a.m. In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd George said ‘it . Was hoped that Britain would supply the Allies with more munitions next year. The output would be increased until 7 the vietory of which they were confident was estallinhed, THE BRITISH AMERICAN LOAN, | ———_>—_. . Aasust’ 16, 240 am. . Acvurding to Renter's ourre seat at New. York Jit ix officially announced that a new fifty apiltion wtenling Town to Great Britain ix expe ted shortly, a eY _ “CHRONIC GOUT.” Why a Defendant was, Ab-ent. "When a emall Chicese case was called at the Samm cry Coart this morning, Mr. W. Hie Lordebip (Sir William Rees Devier) read the certificate which atated :—="Soffering from chronic gout and cught to be io bed for ;snother month”. Mr. Hind:—Tbe gentleman Who gave the certificats ia a re- B. Hind, who ‘gietered medical practitioner and was appesring for the defendant, Carries on the Yaumati Hospitsl. _ esid that be wished forsn sdjoarn- ment to be ted-ae hie client wanill, He handed in-a crriificate from the. doctor at —Yuumati | Hospital. lee His Lordekip:—The questionis, will be rest i bed for a month ? r. Hind suggested a fort- night’s adjournment, eaying he {would then see if. the” mén were Mr. J, H, Gardiner, who wag | HE 10 attend. “ : present on behalf of the plaintiff, _- Wald be objected to the adjourn- ment. Some Chinese gentleman bad. en! t certificate foxring from - Me. “Gardixer:—My friend asked for,an adjournment not be- cause the man waa ill at. all, bat ‘becanse he had only j been in- structed. It ie quite'a simplecase obronis ae “Toe men might, about goods sold and delivered. ‘ pol be oe to court for a A pees t jnat an well say qhat he aa euflcring from chronio thrist and conld not come. The] g ' doctor did not. certify. that™ thel~ Mr. Hind :—I anderatand that there ia a perfectly good defence. His Lordship: — appossthecase |, ‘008 into lo-morrow week's ‘list? ar, Gardiner !—Yea, and: then a uosble to. come into] we can have a forther doctor's certificate if it lee it... - fia France. _{uaitted twenty-five te go, Mr. 10; Jenkin; —D: S. land Helmete. Comiog t6 Hongkong Shortly. : Tak is announced by the masage- ment of the Victoris Theatre that Mr. Frederic Coleman, F.B.O8 , -,, [iw shortly to give a lectare on the oe =, i jadging by the way be| received elsewhere and the largs sale gained by. his work ‘‘XYrom -Mons to Ypres}: with French,” there: shoald be large attendances at this place | of entertainment- on: the - evan: ings he is speaking. According to other press comments, “Mr. ]_ “man who cordial- his mind and has Coleman ly « {something really in‘eresing to asy aboot the phase of the war with which’ he wes eo closely connected. Mr. Coleman, who is an Americso, was one of a party who offered their serviosa with their own private care for work Tho War Offcs per- Coleman bsing the only Aueri- can among the party. He wss on serv.co during the grest retreat of Sir John’s French’e army from Mons and was Jater alteched with General Beauvoir de Lisle’s staff until this General was transfer- red tothe Dardanelles. It was then that Mr, Ooleman went back to London, where he wrote his beok, whichae been desoribed ee “sn adairable chatty book of war: reminiscences, holding mére pereonal. epieodes and sidelights ‘than any other authoritative war book yet publiahed.”’ Mr. .Cole- man describes it himeelf es 3 ‘1simple and anvarnished narrative of fact. Liter Mr. Coleman turned his attention to leoturing on the war and on arriving in Australia eome time ago, where he went for the benefit of bis wife's health, he delivered lectures in Sydney and Melboarne and also paid a visit to, New Zesland, “At the present time.be is in Manils, The attitude Mr. Opleman takes up re- garding the war ie that the Allies will'certainly wia, but thet Eng- land bexnot sufficiently grasped the fact that all have to help. Ae adde:—“I'm an American, bat T’mrno neatral. 1 could not endure the personal blistering shame ‘of neutrality in this war. Who ‘| etands for the Allies to-dey atands for Man and hie inalienable right, for women and their blessed . | patient sweetness, for obildren |. and their uofaltering splendid. trast. I'm no neutral. I’m s plain | * car-driving, happy, adventurous | fella ; but I've looked over the lid into Hell, aod while God Jets me live I will out lie about what I bave seen.” - POLICE. RESERVE ' - ORDERS. .- —_——_e—-— Ordere issued acing by Me. F . (Reserve) state :— a No. 4 Company. The parade for No. 4 Company, ordered for Friday, Aagust J8th, is cancelled. : This Company will parade] under the Sergeant Major at Centri] Station at 6 p.m. on Tuesday and Thuradsy, August 22nd and 24th. Uniform, Hiflea The C. 8, M.’, will atiend all. parades cf both No. 3 and No. 4 Compaaies. ; Lectures. : The" following . alterations are made in the previous Orders, ar Lectures, will commence at a O oiey. Auguet 2let.—In spector Garrod will conclade hie Leoture on “Traffic Regulation” 3. Wednesday, Augast. 23ed. —-The Saorgeon Superintendent of Police -(i) wilt~ leoture “on “Police Firet Aid -in Street Ac- cidents.” To be attended by all Sergeants and all Patrolmen of over 1 year's esrvice.. Optional for all other ranks. 4, . Monday, August 28th.— Lecture on “The duties of the Water Police, and of the. Lend. Police on the Water. Front.” Water Police to attend. Optional for all other members. : - 5. Sergeants are expected to. ad ‘Leota as ¢ . The Olnb pres osteo lig will ‘be open to Ladies = Friday, August Tath., from 5 to 7 p.m. The Police Reserve Orchestra will be in attendance, Members making ‘se of the Clab on this cocasion. will wear saalforen, a “late -Lient. NOTHING CAN - EXCEL DAISY BRAND | BUTTER. aT: “Is ABSOLUTELY THE “BEST NEW ZEALAND TABLE BUTTER. - 0 — SOLE AGENTS :-— THE - DAIRY FARM G0., LD. ” WORTH. | BRITISH ~ MERCANTILE _ INSURANCE 60., THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE CO., LTD. AND - ‘THE RAILWAY PASSEN- GERS ASSURANCE CO, FIRE at Current Rates. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO, | Agents, peanice : “Yorkshire || Sana BEER InsuranceCo.,Ltd. | ESTABLISHED 1884. The Undersigned: AGENTS for, the above Company are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE) at Current Rates. 'SHEWAN, TOMES & co. AGENTS. FUNERAL, AT HAPPY ALLEY. _ The care Lieut Commander ; . E. Davey. There were many: evidences 0} sympathy at the funeral of the Commander A E. Davey, R.N B., which took place at Heppy Valley yeaterday after- noon. A very large namber of mourners gathered to psy 2 last tribute to one whom they held in the highest esteem, and the grave wan covered with a mass of besutifal dorsi tokens from his nomeroue friends, and from official and. basinees circles.” ‘The obaequies were condacted by the Rev. wh T. Featherstone and amongst the princival moar- ners were :——H. E. the Governor, the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, the} Bon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, the Hon. Mr. E RB. Gallifex, Sie William Rees Davies, Col. Chapman, V.D.. Commander O. W. Beckwith, RN.. Capt. GG, Wood, Major MacDonald, Capt. Wolfe, Capt Russell, Lient. Hall, Lreat. Wright, Capt. Armetrong, Sergt. Major Hight, Merare. T. Hough, E. Ralphe, E. D. V.- Parr, B. x Dyer, Ospt. Arthar, and Mr. A Skelton, the chief mourner being Mr. Lester Arnold. “The ~“besrera © “were : — Lieut. Daily. Inspectors Gordon . and Sim, Revenae Officers Clark and} Wilden, and Sergt. Pitt. Wreathe were sent from the following :—=Sir Henry and Lady =| May ; “‘ His Babes*’ ; “ Lester snd Mom” ; Measra. Batterfeld and Gwire; Shewan, Tomes and Co.,|_. Kaiaba ;| the Oaska -Shosen Corinthian Yacht Olab ; Chinese Clerical Staff of the Harbour De partment; the Harbour Master ond paripor ee are Othman |. Tmporte ani 4 Mr. B. 0, Hutchison; Commander OC. W. Beckwith; ur. Wy, tirovgl|f the Harboor. Office Terese the Hon. Mr. ard Mra. J. Kemp, ihe Beak Pe Line; s the As: ial stroleum Oo. ;° Yasen Kaisha; ths Hon, wee D,.0. Wolfe the edit Trad- SOLE AGENTS =. ‘SUZUKI & CO. TEL. 468 ALEXANDRA BULLDING, HUNGHOM MURDER. CHARGE. i Before Mr. J. R. Wood, st the Police’ Court this morning, 4 Chinese wan charged with com-|. mitting a murder at Hanghom. It appears that accueed and deceased were formerly in part.) nership together in businesr,; bot, awing to the slleged die| honesty of- prisoner, the part- Dership was disrolved aud deceas- ed went into. busitiess on his own account, * He did extremely well, " whereas, on the other hand, prie-|. onerdid badly, atttibating the fact to deceased'ahaving the advantage -of the capital and business good- ill which hed been in the mein supplied:-by his prople. On the night on which-the ‘murder took . plece deceased wee’ eleep- ing in s room with ‘his emall brother and the prisoner is ssid to hsve gained sno- entrance through 8 window, stabbed the decessed to death and made his essape by the came way ag he “entered... Mr, P..W. Goldring i ie detoude ing, sod the case wee adjourned. PASSENGERS ‘ABRIVED,. A Be. EKUMBSANYG, fren ite: on 7th Aug. Brawn McEwan Mrs : TO-DAY’S ee 8, ORGAN REGITAL - “ST: J OHN'S' ‘CATHEDBAL~ MON DAY Next AT 9.15 P.M. sees {inteo-act S LOHENCRIN. | ress {aeeracnere FENREL’S DANCE, The Collar that is comfortable on the ‘hot The band is exceptionally low pee perfect freedom for ‘the neck, and “pot lose any of its * dreasy " appearance becauss. the top fold in front is cut deep emaign to set well down ‘on to the shirt. *, MACKINTOSH in front, allowing yet the collar does & 60. ATO. Men's’ Wear Specialists, 16, DES bit 3 ROAD COLUMBIA ORCHESTRAL - RECORDS - JUST RECEIVED. . 10168 peter hla ween ee 2%D& SRD MOVEMENTS «+» BEEC: TISCHAL . THE macic sible oveRToRe i parts «amo 2 ths PRELUDE (WC. SHARP MINOR. HAM. SYM. ORCHESTRA. .-BEECHAM ‘SYM. ORCHESTRA ad SIR HENRY oon ORCHEST! ne | SIR HENRY wood ORCHESTRE. i “SLAVE: QUARTETTE. 2 ALLA MAZURE ‘ » WNTERLUDIUM. A LONDON STRING quart _ THE ANDERSON MUSIC G0,, LTD." 6, DES VEUxX ROAD.. “Tel. 1322. Telephone 346. NEW CONSIGNMENT: ‘SHIRTS (Day or Evening Wea SMARTLY DESIGNED-PERFECT IN FIT. 0 we -Collars = “ PERFECT.” pee A dabla collar PERFECTLY CONSTRUCTED - allowing PERFECT FREEDOM for the tle. SEND FOR SAMPLE HALF DOZEN. ‘WORTH HAVING, | “b & J. Mc. oe PERFECTION ‘SCOTCH SHIPPING: oo ROYAL MAIL.SERVICE. - Wile deszatch VESSELS to the Undermentione } PORTS on.or : a about the DATES namedi—--- = -— Se Subject to. Alteration ; i ; ee baa Sle been: brought, to the Mitsu Bishi pee ad : -. Yor: - Steamers. To Sail. i ; i gee " i : 1 On - Destination. - — Steamers. Salling Date . For: | mers. Ball. -- | Dock at Hiogo, where she will . > For . Steamers To Sail On .. Remarks ‘ 3 : steal pei arte = ; € dligh a se Sia saat SS Cask gh Ne “ \"Gannecting at |/’DON via. Singa-* : : | SHANG HALT... --esssevee one ee nul wee QOth Ang. 6 ht, undergo a “thorough overhaul. L'DON, Bibay. via) = vgnnecting | pore, Malacea;| sAtsula Maru SUN, 20th: HOTHOW & HAIPHONG..Sungklang ......20ch Avg. at 10 a.m.|The Takishime Mara wae run- S'pore, Penang. NORE ee oath Ad 4} Mall Steamer Penang, Colombo, eles Ttsuno. _T. 15,000 YAug. at Ut am. WWEIL, C'FOO & TTSIN ...Kueichow Mist Aug. at 4p.im.}ning on the company’ North - C'bo,, Port Said { Capt. D. Asbury a Bj MOOLTAN. Durban, - Cape | §Hitachi Maru THURS. 24th | | MANILA,ORBU & ILOILO Tean- 22nd Aug. at..4-p.n.|China Line.” = aiden ule fess : : - Town, Tenerife... | Capt. Tom'naga T. 13,500 UAug., at noon.” SHANGHAI ..Luchow —.......28nd Aug. at 4pm. Oyertinis ead Last Tene in 8 +» Moji, abo -...- | VICTORIA, .” BC. slg es Pi ee “re . “ye 7 | at Shipyards. 6 Kobe and veto} Capt. A. Collyer \ don hie: ove sei TO SEATTLE | §Yokohama Maru FRIDAY, let prapmaccan Se eeT eS BANUL Weekly." | ‘The July report of the Boiler. . : hama -... ” ie via Keolung, Shai, + Cave. Shinohe .T. 12,500 (Sept. at 4 p.m. : S seh ane ,,j makers’ and Tron and Etrel .- L'DON & B’bay via). Connecting #' | Moji, Kobs, Yok- ; §Sado Maru - . { TUES, 19th E27 MANILA LINE.—Twin Sorew Steamers “Chinhua,"“ Taming,” | Shipbuilders’ Society now being | - Singapore, P’ang, | MALTA noon ae ts | ksiohi, Shanghai, | Capt. Asskawa T. 12,590 (Aug, at 4 p.m, | and “Tean." Excellent saloon accommodation amidehips;, electrig issued from the head office at C’bo, Port Said & { Capt. C.C. Talbot { “8th Sept. KASHGAR. |. and Yokohama :..|°. ° ; i : fand fitted; extra staterooms on deck aft'on "“Tamiug’’ & © Tean; Newcastle, shows only 118 Maraeilles.......J RNR.” ea te a Ma TUESDAY. 12th | _SHANGHAL LINE PASSENGERS, MALLS AND CARGO. . | unemployed out of a membership | - SHANGHAI, ’Moji,; SARDINIA : . : vis STango ete T. 13500 {3 eat 4p. EF SS. Anhui,’ Chenas.” ° Luchow,” “Yingchow, “Shan-|of over 78,450. Mr. John Hill, Kobe ahd "Yoko. Capt..J..T. Jeffery ¥ about | iy ctservice Manila, Thursday Cant, Sa ano T. 13500 FEL ir ee tung,” and “Sinkiaog.” with excellent accommodation, electric |the general socrotary, states, in h beans. { Bee 5 Sth Sept. * “| Island, Townsville §Nikko Maru 9610 10 fay t i . light and fans in Saloon.and State-rooms, maintain a regular} his remarks’ to the mecabers:— Se ee es : ME . Ret ‘abet iat artaree |, and Brisbane...... Capt. Takeda T (Oet., af opm. schedule service between Canton, Hongkong and Shanghai, leaving | The conditions existing in many WIRELESS ON ALL ee ri te eee Pig © di te Port GALCUITA . via) Kirin Maru " |FRIDAY,- Hongkong for Shanghai direct every Tuesday, Thursday, “and | private shipyards mate fu'l time and-a-h lf available to Burope for two ye irs, or Intermediate Ports S'pore, Penang U be wp, 8000 {Lath A we Sunday, taking cargo on through Bills of Leading to all Yangteze and |for our members very difficult, for six months. Rouad-the-world and through tickets to New York, fet aan Capt. Sasaki . 8 ug. Northern China Ports. Passengers are landed;in Ehanghai, avold~ but, apart from all this,..we-have at Special Rates. WEDNESDAY, _ | ing the inconvenieace of tradship:neat at Woosung. _ {a number of our members, who, ~ on many occasions, lost moroings .. “ee For PASSAGE RATES, HAND-BOOKS. and FREIGHTS : apply t> : ; : eed i Peg : E. ¥. D. Parr.’ P, & 0.8. N. Cos office, Acting Superintendent: ~ Hongkong, Lith Aug.,1916.° ..- : : yi IFIC. LIMITED. & . TRANS PACIFIC tw Lins S&S QUICKEST TIME AGROSS THE PAGIFIG To Canada, Uniled States and.,Europe via Vancouver ; in connection with the Canadian Facific Railway. Y Hong Kongto Vancouver l7days. Hong Kong to Montreal 22 days Hong Keng to Chicago © 2ldays, Hong Kongto New York 92h days. : EMPRESS OF RUSSIA and EMPRESS OF ASIA Tika tone Grose Register, Quadruple Screws, Speed: 21) Knete, Largest and row, Linnrious sbipe on the Pacitie, BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG wubjeito changer: SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG EMPRESS OF RUSSIA 6 Sept. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA 1 Nov. Monteagle . . . 8 Sept. Monteagle. - 7 7 Nov. Empress of Japan 20 Sept. Empress of Japan ... 15 Nov. EMPRESS OF. ASIA... . 4 Oct. EMPRESS OF ASIA. 29 Nov. Catling at Shanghai. Nagaeaki ([nland Seu), Kobe and Yolohami. ce : Monteagte calle Moji instead Naywaki . ” mt Through Bil's.cf Lading issued via Vancouver in connection with Canadian Pacific Ry. to all Overland Points in Canada and the Uniled Stater, also to Pacifie Coast Points, European ports and West Indies. . : . For Further information as to rates of Freight and Passage, Sailing Liste, elc. please apply to’ f. ©. SUTHERLAND, 2 : General Agent, Panseuger Deypartinetit General Agent. Hong Kong. A Hong Kong. | a ea BRITISH INDIA S. N. C0., LTD. a HH. WALLACE, - APCAR LINE. - Regular : Service Between OALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS. EASTWARD. The 8.5: “ Shirala,” toxs 5,306, Capt, Torry, will be deapatched for Shanghai, Kobe & Moji on the 24th Aug: The ‘above steamers have excellent saloon accommodations for psssengers and sre fitted with all modern: conveniences and carry a _duly qualified surgeon. : : ‘For froight or passage, apply to- ‘ Hongkong, Aug. 8, 1916. Agente. “ELLERMAN™ LINE. (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.) JAPAN. CHINA & STRAITS TO . ‘ . UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. | | .. 7... Steamer Sails. wasareeeee, oGily Of Norwich Sth Sept. oceed via Suez Canal or Cape of Good Hope at Kos! ‘ LONDON ..... Steamers . Owners’ option. : Subject to change without notice. ee : For rates of freight and further information apply to . THE BANK LINE, LTD., General Agents, - orto REISS & Oo. Canton... BRITISH INDIA. N. COL, UTD. ‘ - WEW SERVICE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN Yokohama, Kobe, Hongkong and. Rangoon’, Peo mn ‘ {Steamérs are despatched Eastward and Wostward {ntervale taking Passengers and Oargo atourrent Rates, ‘For-Freight and Pavsage, spply to at regular : ‘. Telephone No: on { { ‘DAVID SAS8OOK & 60...LTD. | Cl gARDINE, MATHESON’ & 00,. LO, OT Sabato H T. 9,600 (Sept., = noon. i and Yokohama ...J Capt: Takeda . ees 2 T. 16,900 Aug. at 10 a.m. SHANGHAI, Kobe] §Kitano Maru: and Yokohama «J Capt. Cope “EASTBOUND NEW YORK LINE VIA PANAMA CANAL. . : (CARGO OREN): From | “Expected oa bese _ , For every day. In our talks with NEW YORK via Shanghai,) . rane ; ae . __| various members of the Govern- Kobe, Yokkaichi, Yoko- sTokiwa Maru About 1st .. Tjltarcem *|SHANGHAT [17th Aug. | 2ist Aug.| BATAVIA | mest on this question, we have. .. hama. Sai Francisco Ss ane September. Tjiliwong * | 2ist Aug. | 23rd Aug. | BATAVIA eaered mesy practical sugges: a ‘Pp d Colon......... ‘one 15, : . ‘ F : s _ + {tions for the Improvement of this anama and Colon Tjikinl...... { (24th Aug. | 28th Aug. | AMOY evil oflost time, and wehaveagre- . § Wireless Telegraphy. NIPPON YUSEN KA‘SHA. - Telephone No. 292 & 293. - “>. BL MOBI, Manager. “TOYO KISEN KAISHA "SAN FRANCISCO. LINE VIA SHANGHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU. ‘Sailings from Hongkong—Subject to change without notice. Displacement ‘ ‘ 7 Steamer. _ Tons & Speed Leave Hongkong Persia Maru 9,000 - 14 knots 2iet Sept. at 10 30s.m. Tenyo Maru 22.000 - 21 knots 4th Oct: at noon. 17th Oct. at 10.30 a.m. . Leave Nagasaki. 15th September. | iNippon Maru : Siberia Maru - 18,000 - 18 knots { Via Manila. Omitting Shanghai. * Cargo only. _L Proceeding to South America Ports, - For ths voyage the Pers a Maiu will omit the call at Maoils, Shanghai und Honolulu. : . : Bpeviai Hates qiven to # MILITARY, OLVIL SERVANTS.MISSIONARIES ete.” ROUMD TRE WORLD Tickets ised in Connection w Mail lines and the Trane-Sibering Bailwonn abbey ekhennige Passengers may travel by Railway betwaen. vorts of onli in Japan free of charge SOUTH AMERICAN LINE. Vie JAPAN PORTS, SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, HILO. LOS ANGELES, BALINA ORUZ PANAM d SY TRANGANDEAY ROUTE 10 BUENGS AIRES ETC EESnee teen : Steamer Tons & Speed. “. Leave Hongkong tAnyo Maru _ ~ 18,500 - 15 knots 12th Sept. at noon. . For Full Particulars as to Pamage & Freight, apply to of K. DOL, Age ’ KING'S _ 11,000 - 15 knots x oot ot. Telephone No. 291 BUILDINGS. JAVA-PACIFIC LIN. te ‘Monthly Services between : NETH. INDIA, MANILA, HONGKONG AND SAN FRANCISCO. Next sailings for SAN FRANCISCO via NAGASAKI. Subject to change without Notices. S. Arakan = 11th Sept. SS. Karimo - yw Tiisendari 12th Oct. "he ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS TELEGRAPH. The steamers have accommodation for a limited number of- saloon passengers and carry a duly qualifiel surgeon. Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading to all Overland Points in the United States of America and Canais. , . For particulars of Freight and Passage, apoly to:— : JAYA-CHINA-JAPAN LIIN. Managing Agents. . en 1Uth Nov, Hongkong, York Building. ICHINA MAILS.S, CO." FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS. S$.$. CHINA. WILL SAIL FROM HONGEONG FOR SAN FRANCISCO . VIA, SHANGHAL NAGASAKI, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU. SEPTEMBER & - NOVEMBER 11 - JANUARY 18, 1917. AN UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASS PASSENGER SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES. — 0. H, RITTER, Prince’s Building's, Freight and Passenger Agent, Ice House Street. SZE YAP‘S.S. CO., LTD. HONGKONG, CANTON. MACAO & KONGMOON™ pa ee _ STEAMERS. eae a fi KONOMONG—CANTON LiKe, HONGKONG 10 CANTOR CANTON TO ‘HOMOKOAG 8.00 a.m. t Fs 3 p.m. EXCURSION TO MACAO EVERY SUNDAY. HONGKONG: TO MACAO | @ACAO TO HONGKONG. 79.00 a.m. 4.00 p.m. 4 “TqamOKONO-—KONOMOON LINE. $.8, SHAN LEE: CAPT. SCOTT. ~ “GOOD MEALS AND EVERY COMFORT =. a7 ra PYLE EAW, Telephone No. ws JAY Tiibodas *| (ifaCassaR have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers, All, steamers carry a duly qualified eurgeon. - through rates to ali ports in Netherlands-India and Australia,” Te'ephons No. 1674 THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN St Albans Eastern ... suring a plentiful” lighted throughout with Electricity: All State- "fhe TaKishima Mara. The N.Y.E. steamer Takishima Maru; which recently stranded - {in. the Inland Sea,-has now been succeasfully refloated.. She has. © "CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LTD. SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. ©. and thus spoilt the records and |the earnings of their mates, who are compelled to eo idle for their - indifferances. - We have no sympathy with euch men at any: | any time, and now, with somany ~ ofour brothers atthe front,“ going through hell,” as one of them. said, and getting knocked out at the rate of 1,000a day, we athome rust also do out bit all day and For.Freight or Passages apply to. ie dey Bee “BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. & Agente. “ 7th Aug, W916 _ a zs Hongkong } ; JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. ; Begular Fortnightly Service between. JAVA’ CHINA and JAPAN. {ed to co-operate in joint efforts in this direction. We will do all in our power to assure our members. of aday'’s werk and a day's wages every day, and, baving done this, - we will also deal with these who, _ in spite of these~ provisions, ~~ deliberately and habitually lose ‘\time every week. I know that - | fully 90 per cent. of our members need no words of mine to stimu- late them at,their work. They realise the national importance of. their work, and they have each their ‘sons or brothers,’or wark- mates in some part of our battle front But I ask such members to help in establishing in every shipyard a labour market from which broken squads io all branches of our trade can be filled, and where every man whore mates are absent or whose work © is obstructed will have work and fair conditions allotted to him for” the time he would otherwise be atandiog idle. Sunderland Vessel’s Claim : for Salvage. In the Admiralty Court, befure Mr. Just’cs Bargrase Deane. (sitting with Triaity Masters’, Mezers. Jas. Westo]l and. Am-- dient, mede: a claim for salvage - services rendered toss. Armoya, .. belonging .t» the Steamship | Armourer Co, Ltd., Manchester, on &7%th February, subsequent dates. Ke’ ry, 1915, when the Armora was lying st anchor at one of H.M.- naval boses, of which counsel forthe platntifis (Mr, - Laing, K.C,) said it was not thought proper to further indicate, she dragged her anchor and took the grouad at low water about three cables distact from a buoy. The wind at. the time was blowing herd from N.W. Unsuccessful attempts) were... made by Government tugsto fl vat - the Armora on the three days folicwing the grounding, and the vessel was lightened by discharg- ing cargo. On 29th February the Ambient came up and made fast, and during the night the rope connecting the two ‘vessels was cut by the passsge between them of a steam trawler.. On 2nd March the Ambient, with two Government tugs, made fast, aud ~ commenced-towing, the vessels ; being got off eventually at 9.15 . pm. The plaintiffs claim that jthe Armora wes saved from & 88th.Aug. ] 2nd Sept .} KOBE © hy. , * Wireless Telegrap 3 fitted throughout with electric light and “ o“ The steamers are all Cargo taken at ight and Passage, apply to the ‘+ JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN © LIJN. * York Building. [TS For particulsts of Fre STEAMSHIP .. CO., --LIMITED. MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA. (SUBJEOT TO ALTERALION WITZOUT NOTICE.) Leave Hongkong for Australia. — Arrive Hongkong Bhaasier: from Australia. oe '86th Aug. at Lam. Ach pt. Oct. The above Stesmors are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en- supply of Ice, Fresh Provisions, otc., and are Rooms have Electrica Fane. A duly qualified Dootor and Stawardens are oarried, — + All Steamers Fitted with Wireless Telezraphy. For further particutars, apply to "Gibb, Livingston & Co., DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD. HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORT SERVICE. _ fe . Ts Regular Service of Fast, High Class Coast Steamers having ‘good accomfrodation for Grst Class Passengers, Electric Light and Fane in staterooms and Saloon and Excellent Cuisine. ; ‘FOB SWATOw, AMOY AND FOOCEOW RETURN. : _ (Occupying ¥ to 10 days.) 24 Captains - Leaving. J. W. Evans ... | FRI. 18th Aug. at 2 p.m. © W.C. Passmore | TUES., 22nd Aug. at 2 p.m. Steamshipe. -Hajhong:.. Haiching ‘Arrivals and Departures from Blake Pier). For Freight and the Company‘s Wharf {near Passage, apply to . Douglas Lapraik & Co., "INDO-CHINA: ST’ INA STEAM _ NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (Projected Sailings from Hongkong.~(Subject to Alteration), For Steamship . On SHANGHAI via Swatow Kwongaangt Fri, 18th Aug. at d'light. WEIHAIWEI & Tientein Chipshing® Fri. 18th Aug. at 9am. : aiphong....Taksang --Sat., 19th Aug.at 7 am.,Véry dangercus position. Both MANILA ssececsesosseeeeYuensang* Sat, 19th Aug. at 3 pm.| vessels were af the ‘time of the | S'PORE. Pang & C’cutta Kumsang* Wed., 23rd Aug. at 3 p.m. salvaxe under cha'ter-party to SHANGHAI. Wosang! Thur. 24th Aug. at d'light. the Adm'ralty for the trazsport SHANGHAI. #5th Aug. at d'light, | of coals, and the defendants MANILA ! pleaded .at.firsk.{hat.the services. ; to the Armora were not rendered ~ but were performed rdera of a superior but that defence “ about every 3 . weeks : Inland Sea) and Moj pe service is supplemen' Iso osrricd. mmodation for First-cisas 10.. He referred the question of .damage.to. the ‘salving vessel to the registrar. oe 8 SHIPPING * Gees R M S P -. THE ROYAL: avi ar me ere pice ae ie | Date | : ~ IM. P. sae sen ee ees ee vaage.,| Due. | ae “"s PACKET 60. © - EUROPEAN PORTS ~... ne brorcy hee tye pee RPE Fe (00 _jAug. 17 Yokohama” Spud SS Sse ere is, rec 3 oe . [IS : ‘PROJECTED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG. | } Andrews Mra & Mrs Helle: E° _ B&s. “9547. Suoject.to change without Notice «| af ace overd F oe a : pee Mars ~ re 16,000 - : Ty ? — - = rotésilaus : 8.T.& Co. |Genartney 2 ; HOMEWARD. 7" . | [Bitch Gasp” Ln N.¥.K. {Yokohama Maru: 12,500 - Btestier. “Date of Departures | °c BaD MeMurrar~D. oe pols eae : cP Desti Verses gr rote Des |B ao ej pilives Mara. * ‘13.500 : . ; 2 . Ky ; TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE. _— Name, Freight Mereckt stair plow | Tikini og Bilal Sah a Se Sa : is - — - —— Menteer Mr re Ang K.__|Rangoon Maru 30). SAILINGS 'TO VICTORLA, VANCOUVER. SEATTLE. london via Cape Towa. ‘Atputa M, * P ilockJ R ~& Co") Jenstrae : ' TACOMA AND PORTLAND. rpaeelai e ; Euryades Prive Met Mrs J oe S = Abies eee & pte area, eee: ‘| London vid Cape Town Sage Mrs . s «Demodocus For freight and further particulars, apply to a blot Rabe = ‘et OP: ar i Cormelin-sen Mra’ Rey Bae a ia ' ; bodas ; ries : , e 73 : . : *. Helenus iB. rke Urs use aoe eer a » ong Ug. 283"lJava ; : P London : 5 ‘C. ich’ : . Roxburgh 2 R aM :China ’ ee, oa o JARDINE, MATHESON. & o0., LD. London via Ports hie . -. 1D J Se sblnes a VIRE |Machaon «6237 Fan ay I petra ; Telephone No. 215 Sub. Ex. No. 20... Agents, {9 London via’ Ports , Mal:a- ; . 1 8, . -| Douglas WE Stackhouse JW B. & N | Veires ‘as 1 7.606 [Aug 3) jLiverpool & : : se Mp, Genoa and London Glsngsle Douglass FS ‘Simmons T W. N.Y. K. Tenshia Mara: 8000 jAug.31-\Robe wo 5 a. 2 : Genoa, London and Hull : Glenlogan Dupuy Mr & Mre C Slade Mra M Xx, - » (Ceylon Maru ‘10,000 jAur.31 lYokoname | | : : eee ee ; ee reah ie Duffy MasME.. Sorby V N: YY. K. (Tango Maru “1488 Se i ane KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPPY. | ew sor. san-Francisco. ana canan. Mc emt [CER ese OO Bop ee vw? 9 eee s ” . % : : . ERIN " (ROYAL PACKET RAVIGATION CO, 7 — L oF es eS . . The s,s, “’s. JACOB." & = : as Toylpr HH : NOTICE, : This vessel plies regularly between HONGKONG & BELAWAN |New York ". cBolton C.D. & Co. py lism © Bs 5 REET Sumeire) me bestow. — : . New York via Japan & Panama Totiwa i. (NY E. [a ao Watsire CE ee Next departure from Hongkong: August 25, 1916. Victoria B.C. and Seattle © Y’hama M. (N.Y. K. - 3. Sept Holman G ~ Weelia 3. ; sn 'pee tg’ ‘ . ; a ete Pte 4 San Francisco via Japan Chins = CM.S.8.1 5. Sept. | wa TM woud Meds AM ERIGAN EXP E ANY This veseel has excellent saloon-accommodation for a limited | Vancouver via Japan ~ E.of Russia |C. P.O. 8.) 6, Sept. - | HarperG WaguraH — , . s ; . aumber of passengers, is fitted with all modern conveniences | Vancouver via Japan .. Monteagle C. P.0.S.; 8 Sept, | Hicke a Walker Capt HA. i ft HEAD OFFICE... NEW YoRK, - - and carries.a duly qualified surgeon. . : *| San Francisco via Japan Arakan » |J.0.J. L. - 11, Sept. Hodge WJ . _ . a ie : Yor freight and passage apply to:. ss : Victoria, B.C., & Seattle Sado M. [N.Y EK. 19, Sept: : Gag Branches acd A me ‘ : . “| Vancouver via. Japan " E.ofJapan ©. P.O. 8. i20, Sept. — ; ~ Bs : ‘ase aod Agencies in all ih Yors Building. Tel. 1574 & 1575. JAVA-CHINA-JAPAW LYN, | San Francisco vis Manila. Persis M. TK. K.. 21. Sept ae é ~" [Parts ‘of the commercial, world, i} Hongkong. 29th May, 1916. vic Agents, ae ; : = ; - PEAK HOTEL. . inSain ee ; Bet cae Seas Se ee AUSTRALIA. peed cares a BANKERS. a % . . s . . = cmlcle! r rs te “ : ; —_—_ : Csmpbell D ; WARDERS. oo! a : i Caswlli Mr Mrs DC Morgan Lt Col &. _ Stee Maine ote) ee Se See oot _ NOTICES. Australia via Manila St. Albans, |G. L.'Co.” 26, Aug! {Sc Mr& iw -; _. TOURIST AGENTS. a a a ne ge ee aeeeealig va weet Tango M.” [N.¥. EK. iz, Sept. |ceren Rev & Mee MGR ME & Mrs aE Pacem ere ‘ ; - 3 ustralia via Mahila Eastern G. L.Co. | 4, Oct, | TH Maclaty: i S z ¢ ; ; oT ° ~| Australia via Manila Nikko M. [N.Y. KE. hs. Oct Darliag Cok RE Nel rgrue ged EXPRESS TRAVELERS CHE aS WELLS FARGO. & CO, || smcarone mois const torte org rane” [Reine Bebareere || Lis bet reine ey ee nae | rA SINGAPORE, INDIA, COAST PORTS AND JAPAN. = [¥aictoeire, i : ~ I " e . . -Nuner Rew JC a : : : ; . ; : d. one 13. QUEEN'S ROAD 5 : ‘ : Se : : , : ‘ - —— Ferreira Mr & Mrs Baton Mie E.G : Damas ides ne 2089, : ; ‘ : 1p ene . E x P R E SS . Shanghai - : inkiang 'B&S. « FeakesConde& MraBistn Mey ers emenimnemmemiemeemnrersaeeceeeteeneee 4 aa Sax Weihaiwei via Tientsin Chipshing 'J. M. Co. | Goudict Miss C on Mi - ; : aes i “a ; Singapore, Penang and Calcutta !Hopeane J.M.Co. © Goudiot Mra E ceroe ; MOVEMENTS OF nit pha ela Brae lad Seve ; FORWARDERS T : /Shanghai and Kobe _* Penang M. iN. YK. Casnaanae Oe cs Mee Moo a us STEAMERS.. - ines, ‘ RS TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. Shanghai via Swatow Kwongsang J, M. Co. “Ma... Smith Mr Mea TE Haihmg, Br., as, 1207, Evans, 16 Av ' SPECIAL - ATTENTION: GIVEN TO THE Lao roee ae Yokohama Proterilaus is &S Gilman Mr & Mra ort erates gomntow. Sth Aug, Gen-—-D, L, 3 : alcutta via Ports | |. Kirin M. |NGY.K. ' ; lve Mr& Mra Fda | ~ ; : Kaijo M, J 1.929, M iu SHIPPING .OF TOURISTS’: BAGGAGE Swatow, Amoy and Foochow © Haihong /D.L.& Uo... Hale Mr & Mra B A Smith Mrs Staple “Aug’sSeatow. 13th deen ee ING URISIS” BAGGAGE AND Picea eng arene Hathong D. 1. & € Haalead FA" Sela Mn MERCHANT ST¥AMEKS, | O'S TNON WtE Aug, Gen— PURCHASES, TRAVELLERS’ CHEQUES CASHED. Manila - Yuensang |T. Mi. Co, Wool Mra wen Keokon M Jap. +s. 1,65, Ito, 16th Aug, ine bs : Shanghai, Kobé and Yokohama ‘Tusa M. IN. ¥.K. Wat ia J M. 8.8 Coe CI i _ Fehinewantao, bth Aug, Coal—D. J . ee : Haiphong oS ‘Sunk IB és pote, M. _ Core CHINE tele. San &Co: : : g unkiang ,. is -| Francisco on August 1, and may ex- | Kathe M. , 2,592, ; -B. MONTEITH WEBB & CO., Representatives. » Shanghai : : —" Anhui ° |B. &8. eee] pected to arrive in Hongkon on Auguat ‘Ang: nas scar el Pee Batavia nag itaroem [J:C.J. L. So ae : i - Bawman & Co, : 7 la, Chater Road. _ ‘Phone No. 150v. Weibaiwei, Chefoo & Tientsin .Kueichow |B, & S. King. EDWARD HOTEL The as. SHIBALA from Calcutta left a: __ : Manila, Cebu and Iloilo ‘Tean B. & 8. Calcutta on the 4th inst. ant may be ex. Pn RE Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Haiching |D.L:& eeciais ee _ | Pected here om or about the 21at inst, ° “TO SAIL aan Shanghai ~ ; ‘Luchow B.& 8. mond Mrs R Kineman H C : 4 : Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Kumsang (J. M. Co. Bannerman @ Lambden 4 a : ; — P i meee sere : : Zo. Ea Batavia JCJ. L. FOR BOSTON & NEW YORK. ~ els Bombay via Ports’ Ra NYE oe a Spe : eS ° ot To BShanghay HI. M. Co. - MuchaliD . ate T A ] KO @) D O C KY A R D- Spon et and Moji - D.8.&C Gillen Mise ME, , MeAuiey Mrs . VESSELS iN. PORT. 5.8. “BOLTON CASTLE" : a . . aoe elawan Deli (Sumatra) via S'tow, ICIS. L: Cumiog PRG oO : ili : Cea : ’ Shanghai and Yokohams - {Kitano M. ‘N.Y. & Cover'ey Mr & Mrs Pasrmnote lie WC ———— Seiling hence on or about . Shanghai : Christin deen Pendleton Mrs 26th’ August 1916. RS OF SHIPS, ENGINES, a - ad Steamers. Gis intended that the above g : nghai and Japan : . Oat : vessel will proceed via P ia: BOILERS ae Tao, Desiaea sg ee OR : : : sare Auge 7 > Blige : ce Deere: : ; cree : oan 5.053. : TN: ‘hornton H- « Riatane oe & oa ie . DODWELL « CO., LTD. Of all Types and Sizes. Repairers, Salvors, - Bas. i | re oh gta vet cad PEE Sm a oir fac rd Agents, Forgemasters, Brass and Iron Founders, Bombay via Ports _ | Hammes Mr & Mra Smith Mr & Mra | Cauda M., Jap, as. 3,579, Miyadu, 10th erence presen. _ Electrical and Mechanical, Engineers. ees via Ports gf He Res Me Sprsie dL OE Le Fes Cea fn : : ‘ate ‘ ra uck EE sues . n ¢ J , ; Hi Br, 2.4, 1.359, Robertton, 10th GRAVING DOCK. Manile scot Taney, [Boratoe a aes telguon igs) CONSIGNEES 2 - 787° X 88 X 34° 6" Bisse to Yokohama — Sardinia : Wong Keng Ching Fie ae iui oe PATENT SLIPWAYS. PG ere ane = NEES Me Waton Mra Mn |, Seg Tth Aug, Rice Mace | _ “ SHIRE" LINE OF Lewis Hoctenhsck, Amer ‘oa. 2,574,Con- : nell, 1ltn Aug.— » 8th = . ~ ‘Lomber—B. D-O8, eer en : Yetorofa M.,-Jap, 2.5. 2,997, Ogura, 11th ” Aug —tingapare, fth Aug.. Gen— Hongkong, Fr.. as. 739, Marguerite. 12th | * Aug.-—Hcihow, STEAMERS, LIMITED, : NOTICE TO CONMIGNEES, From SAN FRANCISCO; SEaTILE & JAPAN. |< Take Vessels up to 3,000 Tons Displacement. ® _ ELECTRIC. CRANES °. Ranging up to 100 Tons, NOTICES. ~ ae HONGKONG & SHANGHAI] - . KINGSCLERE HOTEL, BANKING CORPORATION. saute z > c ba o ry 8 ’ > ‘Drake WraPG Puccio Mr & Mra | Ew Dutton Mr& Mra PowsllComd & Mn 8H * ADS ie eae vere N. Co. as Ty MrJ . . : Rolfe Cayt BL” | ooaURl {Pounds three shilli Koes L Z per share, is "Sachse Mra @ A i jas F MONDAY | Hee Shaw Mr & Mra JA SlarkAM lib] risk into the | Tyson Mr & Mra FH . my Watkins CH Ss i Wilson Mra Labay BY ORDER OF THE COURT|C OF DIRECTORS, | “ONLI. BEACB,” ° ae: oo, eS _ » Chief Manager. CaRLTON HOTEL. . S.S. “KAJANG" launched April 1916. || ——7——"—-—— ot cen eee | knight’ Compenion, Be, ‘en, 4285, Kane] A itvokea, chafed and da Ee —* Peer Sr HONGKONG “ICE CO. LTD. Freese Masley Mie MreR | dall, 4th Ang.-Siceapore, 8th AUE-| packages ate to bo ere ee : ORY-AGETYEENE — mart re Cone psng hie 0 My J Godowns where they will be | and Electric Welding Systems. ~ _ NOTICE, ey ie see |B Middleton AG tae seed Peni no Fora ealielar alee AGENTS FOR = 0 . 1) dt sesordence with the Pro-|-)————~ | Grim BE Stophou Mra H | 3 ghe, Bins. th Avg. —Sings must be presented in 10days _ SOHN.L. -THORNYCROFT & CO., LTD. [lof Association ‘the Gea} i nt We Me Bom, th Aug [of rival othe: Marine & Row has bight A cody ered ns zs 6 en, recognized, Gunboats, Speedy Launches, Harbour Craf & mn - Houseboats and Pleasure Craft of every descrip- i" ie y " | tion. Motor Pumping Sets, Motor Vehicles, &c. li susn r : a ce ce igi |’ THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD AND. - ee SEA ers : Au, Hloa=T,& Co, |: -ENGINBERING COMPANY, | _ “fame H: , Byaa eS | “OF” HONGKONG’ LIMITED. : | Batce M 2; [>] if > om we f te BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE’ HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN, AGENTS, e Tel, ; Address : Talkoono K". : Tel. Ne » 24: : te He “ VICTORIA. THEATRE. . “THE Pe 7 De | A Gripping three-Reel Romance of Continental. Court Life, oe od ‘eee _ PATHE’S BRITISH and. FRENCH GAZETTES; ALSO COMIC FILMS.—-———-———~- so ote of Garett "Phe Allies’ Rendezvous-—The Disturbance in Trelaod—Lo¥a Wimborae.—Mr. Birrell the ok-rish Séoretary.—Diiblisi-Sachvile Sweeting George | V. : Hae C 7 ass 5 2 : oh Country Race at Aldershot--Bayonct Fighting. 7 ” Army Traction in- Alsace, etc.. ete. Oe os abt re ee , eee - sg : ae —His Majesty visits Aldershot and Inspects the Different Troops. —With the Allies in the Near East. In the Fort of Tozha. now in the hands of the Britssh— starts. the - Military Croas< ' i yo : . : ; _ / a ee Wai as ; : z mae peels me RAMS. THE SITUATION IN ."|MAIL BAGS RANSACKED. _ BaitISH TRADE WOUNDED IN SOMME | GIFTS OR PURCHASES? SHARE MARKET .' TELEG: oS CANTON: oe ‘INTERESTS. ‘.BATILE. =. |. Aaa QUOTATIONS. Fiat ai | © Grew af the Tittondanh ©} . : es vee : os : go : ispe S : ; ~ a a “ : “Upto theMinute. = | FRENCH LITERARY MAN'S . Upon Pia iu port Paced Expert Evidence. ~ eee: ‘ - Claim Against a European, sai AON . } DEATH. - : sO McL: ; ing the Captain of the Java. | ——_., ow Cases from the Fighting re ————e : . Lo ie, 8-3 ; Sateperntnie Qu es PasifioLija. bikie Tiisondari Pee!" If any additional evidence hehe Front Were Cared For. : HB Beaks. t : eae ——— : —" ‘ported that, daring the Voyage | eadiog Britis, trade interes = cae. Befato Sir William Race Davise, ages, . bee § f in Francizoo, the mai ines cab ar a the fourth d tho batile | at ¢ Coart thin . Indes Deferred, faoS- 12700. | (Havas Telegram.) From latest reports it would i foal ka ‘hone tnnaieroe Ee: after the war it ie to he foand in | of the Somme the Commander im noon, a oste was heard in. which Chi re, es, $ 113 C0. " , | seem tbat another period of com- abundacce in the summaries of ‘ eras ot 2050 | The death of the Qorgate de parative qoiet hae settled on the | We understand that the ofiosrs i acs taken by a eub-com- "ELK. Wharves, aa. $ 83.5. | Secar ie announced the good people of Canton, and. ilet b = : ie that a bag (mittee of the Advisory Oomaittes K'loon Docks, 98. .$ 12600. |. 7 thet they are occupyiag it with , Wis eue was at see 4 Tee lof the Board of Trade, and Eilon 1 or eT On [The deceared gentleman, who wondering what will be Lung | of meils for Hongkoag, and also vacate. catlished aca "White » Bhai Docks. |. F * |wan a member of the French’ 8 . another bsg for Manila, hed been y DP of 75a, Hollywood Road sued’ J. H. Simmons, an assistant in the employ of. the Hongkong and. Obina Gas Oompuny, for $16.25,. Chief jsaned a special order of the day to all medical unite:— “The Commanderin-Chief ‘directs.me to-convey to you, and through you to the directors and Mung U Sheua Koon, etationers, 9° > Ewos. _ “sar T 145.60. Academy, vase well-known writer Chai-kwong’é next move, = | oo open and ransacked. Tho! Paper. The conclusions reached | al) concerned under them, bis| for goods eold aud delivered. Comments: «0 : 35 50 {ou historical eabjeot, He waa in Theis ae bec cenny ecient of tae lose is at present (PY caper praia tt tar high eppreciation of their hard eae Te Ropes, “ ; hie sixty-third year.] " “| oot with big gue. Isis belicved. anknown. prevent dumping, and coaviction work: and the efficiency of the|.. Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared o atrangements for dealing with the tedical aspect of the present sitnation.”. © | eae It seems certsin (asys the The Captain. has reason to; ———_— that Li Lieh-kwan’e forces have for the plaiatiffe and Mr. E. J. Grist defended. a Maye ny ae An accountant of the firm anid = ante é vee a : bers of :18 so firm on this aspect of the 2 rae. i . ‘ been very considerably driven mepec come ot sie eae uestion thet substantia! import _ THE MACAO EPIDEMIC. . LARCENY CASE, back and that s section of them} biscrew. on = totes varying from 10 to 33 per te pa - ; i ty much st Luog’s : cent. ate suggested, in some cases | Bese : ty bok ; Stig as sy Cauight Ina Pawnshop... | maine pret ‘HELP FOR.BELGIUM. : : British. Medical Journul). that| the goods were sold and delivered. : . mercy. . .- er tah for a term of years, but usually, | the proportion of ligbt to asrious | Defendant knew the price of the Two Deaths from Cholera In Before Mr. F.-A. Hazeland, at| - Yesterday morning. § Rs at Supplies Which Invaders —-_j without euch limitation. Tt i8| osses bas been anusually large.| goods, 2 ss Teer Hongkong. ths Police Court this afternoon; # | half past eight one of Luag’s . Cannot Touch. important to notice, in this con- | The exemy seems to have largely m Me. Grist: —[u it nota feot that . "” defendant was friendly with the - head of ‘the firm? ~I[ know they were on:| had. previously. worked. together in the gas worke, Those goods. wére not. a present bat’ were wold and delivered. . Chinese, desuribed as aaemployed | biggest ganbosts lay ‘across! Sympathy with ruined Belgiam neoiion, that in several inetances Hamilton Oreek and slongeide ber | has been expressed by word sad | prohibitive duties are proposed. depended on machine-rifie fice to | repel oar attack, Ride bullet wounds, if not at once fatal, tend to heal more. quickly than those . ae and of no fixed abode, was oharg- t : ed. MM anflicting atoriea were | ed on two counts with the larceny | Weres2ven lacaches~presomably | dead in all civilised countries, The evidence covers a wide a aay Seas Teaarting the | of varions.articles of clothing and | chosen for. their speed—nach|gincs the war began with the field of industry, as may be pepe ae at Macao and {jewellery valued at $16.10. ‘| carrying a amall field gaa- Tae | violation of s happy and unwar-|jadged from the list of traded on | o.a sed by high explosives and ee sine of the disease ia} The facte of the onse were that | ides is thet they were waiting for | like country by the Germans. which evidence -was taken. This | other shells. a ee From — enquiries | ® robbery was committed .at 10, | the tide to riee in order toem-| The work of relief in thie tyrant-|embraces peper, stationery,|- The rate of evacuation from ark he relegraph hes made to-| First Lane, Tai Hang, and that| berk ons fast run through the | ridden Gountry bas. neosssarily| jewellers and ailversmiths, | ihe front to the bases was eo con- Mi aon ss oe vatabliahed that the | defendant pawned the goods, ~° creek with a-view to cutting Of | been dons largely by neutrals; |cutlery, fenoy leather goods, | siderable that by the. end of the abe kia not nearly eo serious] A pawnbroker said that the | enemy stragglers: . and there is interest in she report) brushes, toysotherthsn mechaniv- | fourth day most of: the caenalty _ ow pe s believed to be. The ‘defendant came into hia shop to A& Wounded European. © of Mr. A. J. Hempbill, of the New|al, table and lighting glass, clearing stations aud field ambul- a eels {deaths at Mecao hasnot| pawn 4 watoh, and ashe ecemed| Mr. B, Ubristiansen, assistant | York Guaranty Trost (one of the | china and earthenware, mechanics | anogg seein to have had very few cae ss and itis satisfactory’ | illstease he sent.for s constable, | engineer on the Chiness aection | most powerful banking instita-|al toys, printing, electrical ap-| patients left on their hande. : te canord Lint fatalities from the| Whilet the defendant was there,| of the Osntoa-Kowloon Railway, : tionsof the States) who’ acts aa |paratas, glasa bottle,. and flint The numter of casualty clear- + dicesee are appreciably decross-|the complainant came in and| who waa wounded by & stray. bon.-tressurer of the Neutreljand laboratory wars,.This is |ing tations distributed withio dice PP = aaked jf s watch had been pawn-| bullet dariag the recent fighting Commission for Reliefin Belgium. jeufficiently. comprehensive, it | essay reach of the part of the line . Oe Tith regard . to “Hongkong, | 4 recently. When be was shown | at Shek Lang, is now, wesreglad Firat Mr. Hemphill bad to go to| will be admitted, to te taken as| at ‘which the operations were ahi his matter cl far more vila| | the watch defendant had, he’at}to say, well on the road to re- Berlin to get permission to-enter|representative of Britich MSDU- | most active was above the usual Pare L to a9, there have, been ap | Once recognised it sa his. covery. Duting the fighting, the distressed country. In Berlin | factoring intereste as @ whole. We proportion.- Aga rale, they were wie two definite deaths resalt-| The other gooda were found at| Mr. Ohristisnsen was in his hoase he learnt the argaments of many ventate, therefore, to think thet aranged in paira, with the idea of aoe m cholers, but there are | another paonbroker’s, the ticket /at Shek Lang, when some of Prugsisne that at least a portion |the conclusions reached cannot be) siiowing one to desl with the =e aL more deaths. which are'|for which was in defendant's|the warring soldiers entered the of the enpplies grown in Belgium |disregarded even by 8 Govern- | cases slready taken in, mbile the SS ied as saxpicions and into | possession. 2 : premises, While he was persuad- are the rightful eupport of the| ment, the majority of whose mem- | other was open for the admission eich bacteriological examination Defendant clained that the | ing them to leave, a stray ballet army ofinvasion. Mr, Hamphill|berawerecommitted toFreeTrade {of fresh cases. They emptied ™ ei made, As most péople| watch waa his own, snd thet. he | caaght him onthe knee, inflicting says:— Ps ote doctrines before the war. and filled slteraately. ad i vous it takes forty-eight | had found the other gooda. a rather nasty woond. After, “Sixty. per-cent.of Belgium's! It is inatractive to\obecrve some : fours to.complete this examins-{ Gis Worship passed seatence | receiving- medics! attention, he work-people aré idle, A large part | of the recommendations in detail. ‘on and itis thereforeimpassible |of two moaths’ herd lebour | proceeded to Canton the fotlowiag ‘of the commercial cless are With regard topaper manufacture, |* fo way yet whether the cholera aad four hours’ stocke. morning by rail-teoliey, and came idle aud redoced ‘to dependencs|for example, we find this plain es germ—is—preseat,althongh the eae : down to Hongkong by boat. He | upon charity. When I wentto the | statement :— casva are dielicctly aaepicious. | has eince. been confined to hia | relief stations .where the wholly deaths referred to cccurred on j room in the King Edward Hotel, | destitate—amounting to. a large Suuday and Monday, and it is 6n ae where be still lias. proportion of the population—get .enesuraging circumstance that! “Orders isaned to day by Major their soup and chet Deore no. Jeath hae’ taken place since; Wakeman, Commanding H.K. Taaw, in the waiting Vara no which bea been returned as dae] V.R,, state :— only the needy class that one ~ ‘to the dieeaes, ae ane Detail. ; wold expect, but well-d As to the introduction of the; On duty from the morning of men, women and Spa : disrase “into. Hongkong from|Sanday the 20th inst. to the “In Brassels’ and e ere Maceo, it ie racoured. thet a|moroing of Sandsy 27ch inst., throughout Belgtom the! ones Chinese theatrival party were the | B.K.V.0. Next for doty, “A"| piagnosis of Their Complaint: — lines that cabs. ggasi tocar carriers. [t ie known that six|Coy, Orderly: Officer, Lieut. K,| - * | pation provided by t aie yo members - of tha Compaay died | Hareock. om -. | the world are missked by sem? whilst st Macao, the cause of) Parades for the Week Eading i Pag ead feature, Deatitution is wide- desth bring’ out then clear, and| ~ 26th August. : It will. probably iatereat oar | apread, that later, when they came onto| MondayZlat indtant:—Reeraite | resdere to learo that the medical ““[¢-is only after being injecee the remedy clearly, | aocin, Hongkong, four more destha took | on tbe Cricket Ground under | athorities have now diagnosed | Brassela for s little time, and after |and doesnot regard a tariff aa the | Finally, we must direct -atten- place, these forming some of the | Mrill Iostractor Sergt. Oxterry at | the malady from which the party visiting Obsrleroi, Malines, Ant-/“ antiquated machinery” which } ion to the eupgestions ogame pect casas, - “ 515 p.m. Droas: Drill. order. | of dock coolies who were brought | werp, “Liege and. other p'aces|ita. political opponents would jaieaiee paper feos roe ; Hesiden's can rest asaared thet | Signalling Section on the Cricket | to Hongkong from the scens thst one reslison how misleading persuade csitie, =. goods, and electrical spparatue Ground ander Tustractor Sargt. | thesalving .of.the 6.8, ‘Westley, | are -first ixapressions of life io} Agsin, we fiad recurring in the | — shat there aboald be established HV. Mitobelmore at 5.15 p.m. | were suffering. Altogether there | Belgiom asit ia to-day. The out-jevidence the argument thatsoms- | Ministry of Commerce. - This D.esa: Ciean fatigoe, Machine | were eight of the cases admitted | ward appearance of normslity is|thing mast be done for the! i149 x have advocated many Gan Sectiun.at Wellington Bar-| to the Tasg Wah Hospital, and | soataiced only by the fact thatjsecarity of capital already.inveat-| see The psper trade evidence racks under [ostractor Sergt. | of these five were found to be éuf- | relief to the value of over £1,200,-/6d or to be invested when sssared | 5 ontonda that auch: a departmpnt Bowles at 5 30 p.m, Drees: Olean | ferers from maligosnt maleris | 000 is, 90 to speek, injected into |of an adequate safeguard. With | « shoold have commercial sad not fatigue. ae and three from typhoid fever. | the country every month. respect to the jewellery trade, for political brains.” This is precice- Taesdsy 22cd instant:—“A"|Theee sre ‘not communicable} ‘‘ Both in America and England |inevance, we resd: ‘Some pro- ly our own view. The basiness Co, on the. Cricket Gronnd at | diseases, and their presence ia} good deal of uneasiness some- tection should bo afforded to those interesta of the country demand a 5.30: p.m. Masketry Instruction | spparently due to the Jocal oon-} what natarally exits as the reliefj#ho have invested capital ia | distinc: department of the Gov- Dress: Drill order. ditions where the men were | supplice scans reachiog the|cspturing trade formerly ia Gare ernment to deal with questions as : _ Mounted Section on -the Polo | working, ". Belgians... . fam convinced|/man hands.” The question of] thay arise, It is altogether pre. | regarded the pictares defendant Ground at 6.30 p.m. under In- that the relief auppliss sent intojescurity “cropa op at ODC.| oosterons that important, even| hed never ordered them and structor Q.M. Sergt. Talbot. Belgium resch, in their. entirety,| Onelerge manulactorer, fading | vis! matters affecting the com-| "tarelly thought they were u. ‘Dress: Dill order. the Balgisn people: ~=~--| that -his- silver-trade—had~ been}: arse and iniduintry of the country | PTOSCDte om Wednesday 23rd instant.—Re- “They - ancessingly .refase| almost stopped owing to the Waty| ahoufd-depeod on the whims and|, 1° Obiof Justice :—He should. ‘| cruita on the Cricket Ground at wages of from 15 to 25 franca |i making chesp ornaments, nob | - ohehly the ignorance ofa mere | Seve sent-them beok, I have no 5.15 p.m, under Iastrastor Sergt. ook which they could-obiain by|#s have hitherto. been msde in party politician, who may obanoe | @ubt that if plaintiff bad re- Oxberry, Droas: ‘Drill order, working for the Germane, Ginse Austris-Hangary, of copper and |i, hays been pitchforked into the nisined in the emplcy of the Gae Thursday 24th inatant :~—Re- and enamel, were, by consént of|eoit metal. Hoe bes established | Board of Trede-ae- a reward for) orks nothing more-.would bare cruita on the Oricket Ground st the Allies, are being exported in] ocertain machinery,and would pat | poriv. services, Instead of the| been beard of-it, ; a 5.15:p.m. under Lostraotor Sergt. down more, but im afraid that | Boerd of Trade being treated aga} His-Lordehip gr jodgment - } fs . Mr. Grist:—You seo this fountain pau? . Wee. it: not p given by you ¢5 defendant ~ as 68 = preaaut? —[ recognise | the peu-as coming from oor firm. It waa not given to him aaa present by me. Waa it ordered {rom your ficm? —Tbe order waa given to a foki, Me. Griet, closing his cross-" examination, said the whole fact of the mutter was that: there had . been «split in the friendship. © A Saki of the .firm asid he took aome pictures to defandant’s res- - idenes but he was aslesp and witness left them. ~~ Apart from the technical skill required the only way of meeting German competition is to inetitate a tariff on al! toys imported, with 8 higher tariff on toya produced wholly or. in part by family or homelstovr, 4: ” ! This is the srgament of differ- entiation of the incidence of a tariff which, we bave ‘repeatedly urged. The imposing of an im- port daty mast be with due re- gard to the circumataoces. It is noticeable, moreover, that a pre- ference in favour of our Allies is mentioned, auother proposition VOLUNTEER RESERVE ORDERS. Mr. Grist ssid it was claimed that vieitiog cards hed besn eap-— . plied, but defendsot did not.” know anything about them, and he never ordered an‘ ivory fan. ~ English manefacturers have no objection to meeting prices based on the’ cost of produstios, but they object to s price which is artificistly. less than the cost of prodaction, To render the trade safe against damping, an import Jdaty of 15 per cent. would be Defendant edid be had never . ordered the pictares. As regarded the bottles of soant, he never had’ . them, and the foontsin pan. was. ‘given to him ss @ present. De- fendant said the action was brought out of spite, a4 plaintiff thought he had got him ‘ont of hia =. -4. job. COOLIES FROM THE. “ WESTLEY." desirable. There is no hesitation sa to the | means to be employed to cafe. gusrd the industry, An import duty of a sabatantial charsc- ter muet be imposed. The evidence shows that the trade | snot we have supported time and & : — Mr... Gardiner:—Don’t you.» .- think that ifm man‘'wes going to — bring an action for spite, he would bring it for a respectable anm?—I-don’t know. ; te avary atrict watch ia being kep' for any trace of the disease, i Precautions at Macao, Weanderstand that the authori- ties in Mecso are taking every possible step to check the epread of the digeaee. All the fruis etalle . @te being cleared away in the sircets, which are being flashed ‘wish sea water by means of a apeoiel hose apparatas installed some time sgo by Mesers. C. E, Warren and Company... , c—----— Stemmers arriving st Macao this morning were only permitted to . land Eoropesn passengers. © : AConsular Letter. Mr. B.V.MLB. de Soues, Acting | Conanl for Portugal in Hongkong, ” rites uss followa:— - Tn a telegram from Hie Ex- Me. Gardiver:—We are. « presentation organiestion as my - friend tries to make oat, ; His Lordship ssid he wonld ; allow for: the scent 2a well; In ~~ all be gava jadgment for plaintiff tee for $14.75,... ’ . Mr. Grist contended that sa ~~ LANGKAT OUTPUT.” > Mesera. Benjamin and Potts advise as that the Langkst output is as followe :— ; . August 1... .. Tons es Jamall quantities, bat the psy- ; leney the Governor of: Macao, | Oxberry. Drese: Drifl order... ; ae ar at ‘mente foraach exporte ara tetein- alter the: war.the market will be | taining’ sohool ° fa "Ministerial {£2 the ralae‘of ‘ picturde: an _ eived by exe lnte nat night, {| Macbloe Gas Geotion at Well-| ” 190 led in Allied comntries until the|fooded with foreign goods ond | roferrcont-it abould: at once be {*isiting oarde=@4.75;.0 2. jagton Barracks under Instractor | - Sergt. Bowles at 5.30 p.m. Dress: Olean fatigue, - G jeonclosion of she war;-'-The|that his machinery will rman seeertion that the whole|aseless, — «. Pct Lot the toy trade we find ‘that be | raised. - to the ‘highest Csbinet "gm directed to deny the very ‘alarming natdroof the news pub- lished in this‘Colony anent the an * Tato - Gatbraak of cholera at Mgteo,| Friday 25th instant:—"'B” ‘her élement enters in addition Os Ae ne ee On celleety states ‘* there] Co, a the Orioket. Ground at oe Gis dacnpilog menace. © This is’ ; cet Sue ING neve been, only 14 deathe irom the question of cheap lsboar. a NEWS,. - _ gbolera thie month at Maoso, the | D 1D ee og US +]. “German mtnufectarers employ g St 4 -ganea_being, principally tled aw. LE, _ J: . family or homs Iaboor—' sweating : from Canton!” sad that“ thore is . 2 i, 180° | of the ont-}19 the very higheat degree,’ Hence ae : Id, A . prodas more obesply than | they pred s dispar to -be any. legislation’ J. with: the. Jom-, ». Notice: : “ oe 4 vs ae cl e Q th te Pry rivet, daly: ea oon” This is mute not iajpoeweion | 5B. 109. [a oa tet | Part a mow , ported ivto Chefoo during 1915 - , established. Business bss beea ’ reatrited somewhat, owing .to ”’Y enquiries are at hand for new crop "rates will no. doabt finally prove ‘ new S '. “Bayera have been ‘ weekly cotton L waa : elippiag. tripping, -eto., on : > Jeteire® mdewalke, ‘while the Sipping and ‘Tripping... taal, for the ume Batiod frots Make it impossible for s man|¢lrators, firee, and surf.ce-cars | to alip or heed you will car a|Combined was only 283. ¥ a Jesct an ihe Hinde 3 : very large proportion of accidents, | : ‘In a.certain: large New York | At lesat as tha Ind 18 represent. industrial ‘and otber. “Slipping office-building there | was sn jed by Prof. C.B. Parani, M.A., and tripping” do uot figure|**etage of nearly four accidents|of Labore,-who writes in The lawl 2 ace in the tables of (Pe Week fcr s loug period, | Vedic Magazine (Lahore). - He je B ing. (caused while people were getting |" queer" because of his cheerful accident, but they are the starting willingness to diecass and “con . Pah dees in- [02 and cif elevator-care. Many itr eee Heastig aa people would blame such accidents; fate” anything in the -Védas, of cdinery loss of balance may be | 02 the carelesaness of the injared. which he may be quite. igoorant. Q ; ansttended with cerious resolte,|Meny of us have got on and off This fact has teen’ pointed out whereaa in 1914 the total was, t, on the other hand, it may |¢levatora thousands of times with- | before by Christisn missionaries: Uni : 6,823 picale. , ; ais aw one downstairs offa mov {Ut injary, and it may seem that more’ enlightened than their Yangte: we 260 ate is ip th into machinery in opera. | #relesenese might be blamed for courageous brethren. The Hindu Bee Pi Be Rips tas The Chartered Bank aad te or against alive wire. The the injarisa that do occur. But] writes of sach : " | ,, PIRE INSURANCES, Wolframs: os: Aika Sea ‘of death : or |im thie particular case the super-| “He ie a man of faith, who hes | China Fires n. $156 ‘ e | aba ee these cates is -not | itondent cf the building finally surrendered his resson, and whose | #!- K. Fires De |. 8885 The Chartered Bank-bas opened ; Tal the operation of a ma- |" induced to inetall, st all | oobconded vanity alwaya makes} SHIPPING, a. subagenc; of ite Rangoon chine. or an electric discharge; floor-landings, a atrip of antislip|him see thinge with prejadiced | Douglases b. _ branch eae lar pas it is the condition that made the| materisl, aboct 18 inches wide, eyes. He haa lost the facalty of | Steamboats sae: ‘ Peanar ean beet ta the victim elip or trip—an oily floor slong theentire bank of elevators. impartis] jadgment: He never ex! : diatrict. - AS OTHERS SEE US» - A Hladu View of Missionaries, * - .\ COMMERCIAL. HINTS FOR HONGKONG, ae y ——_e— wa { Bau Cyanide Works. Ae af, con 7 st ‘HONCKONG SHARE REPORT. S.—SELLERS; SA—SALES; B— BUYERS; N.—NOMINAL. ' OFFICIAL PRICES, BANKS, © a Banks bxd. $740 , MARINE INSURANCES, Cantons’ De North Chinas n. The migeionery Sites : a teer man” to the ustive Hindy, “The ont-put at the Bau Cyanide aD indu Works for June was 2,637 ozs. of gold end 1,028 oz:. of silver. . x posters 4 ee, Chefeo Iron. and Steel Imports. { Tron, and’ mild ‘steel bars im: -§23 picals only smounted to -6 £33 indos (Det) nx, a. : ]| Stoce then there-bsa not been a keeps his mind opeo and is not |fndos (Pref.) - b. x d. sates gi pretig! vain “we : single reported fall. The uneven! an earnent inquirer of trath. He ines - sa. pamphlet puoliehed by the Pbil- sopping at floorlevels, speed,|is eatiefied with what peor | Perries adelpbis Local National Safety {#29 volume of tke trafic remisin Coancil, embodying a- paper approximately the same exespt presented to that body at the fora slight increase in che volume. Franklin Inetitute on Merch 90| Meterisl conditions were made last, Mr. H, Weaver Mowery, a safe, and now the people get on safety engiooer, treate slipping and off the elevation-care without and tripping as “ihe most eeriousy (Jory. ' . fo wo public and industrial hsgard.’'| , These faoss ne wrriler Writee Mr. Mowery, in anbatance:| that ifs eystemstic «fort were “While it hae been dificalt ta} Made to prevent slipping er get data that sre conclusive, yot| ‘Pping, & nes Teed ce atk there are available some facte| *¢cidents la. ies, ed:in i er which tend to show that a certain bg - = 2 "aaa eels a ca type of hazard is cansing more| ®!!p h as an es ad casualties than result from belts; Smooth metal on steirways ; jes ‘alleys, set-scraws, ahafting footholds ‘or workmen: in ‘plaos addere, gears, elevators, cranes, | 0! cast-iron-or-steel plates ;-asfe hplaners, and jointers,” all com. sosffoldig during building opera. bined. Morecasusities than from | tions; walke clear cf obstructions; Chinese Cotton. Merers. J. ;Spunt: and Co.'s market report, dated Auguet 10; eays:—Daring the past week the loeal cotton market has been aoeventfal, but with a ratber firm aadertone in a generel-way and a farther etiffen- ing of quotations until an advance of soma thres mace haw been ni fragments of philocéphiesl patch- _ . REFINERIES, . work he has got and to him that;Sugars 8. ; is the ‘whole truth, Thus] Malabons sa.” eqaipped, he daebes off a book MINING with miatranslated snd dis- torted fects, and claims to have proved that the Vedaa are ihe bibblinge of the primitive man. We may well sek thie grand man: ‘Sir, ‘how did sou know the} meaguings of the Vedas? Have you studied the Vedas in their entirety and read them as one I piece? . Are you competent to pegs |S"hai Docks n. Say opinion on these -tacred | H’kew Wharves n. book+?.Have you read Nirokts|- - aad Mahabbashya?”- With a Aimay, | auperficial study of Ssnekrit,|Centrals ‘and a bissed, —_prejadiced | H. K. Hotels Kailans* ‘Langkats Raubs - Tronohs Urals nn. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, &c, H.K. Wharves--b. Kowloon Docks x3. n n ne Ss. scarcity of good grades. A few prieea,and what with ansesaon- able weather prevailiog and the abnormal and. endden rise in American and Tadian markets, local merchanta do not show much: n. Land Invest. $395 - .. the market will ultimately rule " silver.prodacing country in the . metal. -As s result of the increas- ' ed price whiod is now obtsining inclination to make : fers, though .one bold speculator wan willing to offer 2,000 bales of Shanghai cotton at Tle. 2 per pieal above the present ruling rates. The Situation — to-day, therefore, depends entirely on the outcome of the present crop, sud while we mentioned hazards which, com- do not wish to hazard a forecaat,!bineg are less. productive. of wo cannot bat help feeling that casualties, Ha et : - "Many casualties baving slip- ping and tripping ee’ their prcmoting cangs are frequently classified under other headings. If a person working aroand power-driven nachinery elips and gets caught, losing a finger or hia life, the casualty is often clasaified wrongly as ‘from un- gasrded machinery.’ Qat of seventy-four_ cases. of _-‘ goar accidents’ reported to one insur- snoe company, four were caused throagh slipping or falling into almost ‘any other pablic or in- dustrial. bazard sre caused by slipping and tripping. And yet less effort hes been directed towerd tbe elimination of this type of hezard than’ bas been given to each of the’ above- 7 higher; and purchases made at the ‘present comparatively low -profitable. Tone of the market: Bteady fo firm. -.’ ‘Quebec's Increased Silver Output. | Oaneda, ax the third largest world, is vitally interested in ths advances in the price of the white the prompt removal of snow and ioe, ss weil as of water, mad, and oil—all these thinga are ssfety- messures agsiust a slip ora trip that may be only the atarting- point for a serirus secident. Antislip clauses are now em- bodied in the New York State Labcur Laq, the New York City Building Oode, the Peaneylvanis safety standard for foundries, the specifications .of the National Fire Protection Acsociation, and other similar laws and regola- tions, We close this aatislip diecuzsion with an appropriate anecdote : a gine @ “Quite frequently recognition of the eeriousness of « hazard is brought shout only through sad experience, The engineera of one of the largeat public-atility -cor- porations in the vicinity of New! York did’ not consider i¢ worth -while to. bother.—with-—antis!ip for silver, we may expect to ses mining areas developad, and those which have beea lying dormsnt for. ¢he bast few yoare, take on a lesee of. life. Mining | properties are being opened up, while many neglected areas are now being worked. Mining com- panies who stored their silver daring the early days of the war fre now busy extracting the white metal and taking the fullest pos- sible advantege of the enbenced valaea. The ontput. in the province of Qebec. slone incress- ed from 48,762 og. in 1914 to 93,602 oz. in 1915. The reason for the increased price in white mete] ie caused directly by the ‘war, All the belligereat natione, £8 well ge neutrals, are anxious to hosrd their gold.- 1. 5 “The same cinditions were voted in an clectrical-caaualty list. Of thirty-five serious ‘elec. trical-shocks' cagualties, four were caused by ‘clipping sgsinst live parts,’ and of these two were fatal. : _“* Statisicians seem to.bo awere ‘of the discrepancies in the older Sik Mesere. Chabrieres, Morel and Cie., Lyone, in their report on the Silk market (Jaly 11) write :— The development of theeilk copa _~ in all countries of production has atiracted ‘the chief attention, eomewhat wavering. Nevertheless, in com- parison with the quiet m-nths of ' “April end May an important businesa has been done in wiost ,.-..deacriptions,...Ta aymyathy -with the fluctoaticns 52% opinion, prices proved irregular, {all- ing at ‘firat and . recavering afterwards. Compared to those of @ month ~ white ‘silks are likely to come abort by 20 cent. Canton: The-three fren Jepan. crop promi 100 *.; BOF Oont, better than that of 1916,. treade in place-of the usual elip- pery iron and ateel trencheovers, floor-plates, ‘door saddles, stair. fresds, etc. “One day the. vice- .president, who isa very ective man, came oat of hia office in a hurry, Io making o slight tarn into the corridor his foot slipped on a door-saddle. He had a naaty fall. While be wae laid up he muat have tumbled agsin—thie time to the necessity of eliminat- ing slipping hazards in bia planta, When he returned a vigorous and successful campaign against that hazard wae itetituted, and now there-are no slipping accidente in their caeualty reporta,” - ee Tecant trench raide. Wherever One goes in the trenches one findal both men and officers very gens’-| : tive on thie point, and that thay rather dread. the undoubted: mind, be bas the presumption to speak othofitatively on the Vedas! Uoacquainted with the traditions and ancient history of India, ignorant of the traditional modes of teaching, with no. sympathy and impartislity, bat pridiag himself on the poscesrion of the art of critical research, he misuees the indactive process and Beneralizes too widely and emphstically oa very sparae facts, and. cunningly pute hie pre taa palate Aad world Without any sense of 8 me. Any é one who cares to read the works Hees of Pandit Guru” Datta or the H.K. Ice Co. -- brilliant articles ia the Arye qill Ropes: een are through the most unscientific Trams, Low Level sa. attempts at the interpretation of Trams, Peak, old b. the Vedas made by cach persons, ‘These remarks apply not only to the missionary, but even tog large majority of Western echolirs.” H’phreys Est, K‘loon Lands Shai Lands West Points COTTON MILLS. On “bs n. A n. -nm Nn, n. Ewos Kung Yiks Shai Cottons b. Yangtszepoos_b. A MISCELLANEOUS. Borneos China Light &P. Providents Dairy Farms 8. b. b. n. 8a. b. a. $7.50 $2.50 Laundries - b. U. Waterboats b. | Watsons bh. “Wm. Powells b. ~ : Morning Posts b. ° WHAT THEY ADMIT. : _——— Losses Since War. -Began. AUGUST (7, (916, BENJAMIN & POTTS, Germany's Trams, Peak; new b. sents? i CORRECTED To NOON THURSDAY. Genéral | 2 ee BANK OF CANTON | HEAD OFFICE. HON GEKONG FORBIGN EXCHANGE “and! - {Banking Business Trans- | acted, CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- aad FIXED DEPOSITS Re- eeived. : : INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS: For 3 Months 3% per annum. : ‘ For 6 Months 4% per annum For 12 Months 44% per annum LOOK POON SHAN, Chief Manage). NOTICES, © NOTICE... P ZAK TRAMWAY co r LIMITED. . TIME TABLE, ©. anced WEEK Days. és 6.00 ous, Evenv cy Mam, of $00 oF ino: thogs Fumi to bits eh Lo Tas Pim EBS Fe. to hoo rmig Bron 5. MIGHT CARS. © fs gust apd ¢ rim, 1 3.00 Kasi every ball boar Evger js Bin, FOO AW. IC 1t0OAM |, cre | Too v.my to Bio hm. 10 Bess. NIGHT CARS a1 on Week Days. SATURDAYS , Catea. Car at re mldnight. ; g rectal Caks da ¥ Asrangement at the Company; <a, nt Atenandrs Rabdiege Des Voer » Road, Central, DF eee eee eee THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD. ‘ ‘(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Property &q. Goods received on Storage. Advances made 01 Merchandise. Leans made on she Provident Byisenn, * (Rates and Particular on spplicstion), - The Office ot TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, « Y ATTORNIY, &c, Undertaken and Executed An officis] cummary of the Share and General Brokers, German casaslt7 lista for Jane and the totals since the start of the war bas been jesued a8 follows :— "1, The casualties (exc'agive of Corrections) reported - during ane :— ae Kilted end died of . Wounds ., ., _ Died of sickness. . Prisoners Missing... oe: Severely wounded Wounded... |; Slightly wounded Wounded - remsin- -ing with unite... Princes Building. - - Tel. add ress: Broker. EXCHANGE. ~~ SBLLING. see - 88,051. . 2. The above casualties, added to those reported in previous TIT Marks. months, and including the cor-| T/T Francs recticus reported in Jane, 1916, | Demand, P. briag the totsle reported in the German official licts since eginning of the ar to: : Killed and died of TIT Java... oe Prissnera os se tendency of people in Great} Britain and Australis to exag- erste the feats of the Anzsce. fEcer of one of the Anvsao. batislionn. expressed-what LI believe is the general feeli the whole foros when he ssid to me, referring to the tremendous bomberdment which we heard at i {ntervala from the far north. .“ It in the limelight My e sigh ae 200d be} dering the 15814 Demand, Manila ... 100}4 Demand, Singapore, 9) On Haipho y, On 8: or"as0 4) Gold Leaf, per on... 53.10 Bar Silver, per os... SLTI/16. ~ SUBSIDIARY COINS. “ DisoounT PER 9100: aoe 20 cts, pieoss 1 ome SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.; General Managere., MITSUBISHI COSHI 7 KWAISHA. (MITSUBISHI CO.) COAL DEPARTMENT, - SOIE PROPRIETORS OF TAKASIMA, OCHI,. MUTABE, KISH- IDAKE, YOSMINOTAN, HOJO, RAMA- | ZUTA, SAYO, MANADA, SHINREW, | | KAMIYAMADA, BIBAI enc CYUBARI Coltierles. Agent for SAKITO COAL. - HEAD OFFICE: |” “MARUNOUCHL TOKYO, BRANCH OPFICES :~NAGAS MOST, OTAR' AG: q VOSTOCE, HANKOW, PEKING, LOW. » DON. NEW YORK, SHANGHAI RONG EONG, Ha ° - CANTON. | Cable Addrens —"IWASAKI," Codes: Al, A.BC, 5th Ed, West: err Union, and Bentley's. « . _ AGENCIES :-— CHINKIANG—Mesers, GEAR- ING & Co. MANILA—Messrs, MACONDRAY & Co, SINGA- PORE — Mesers. BORNEO .Co. LID , GLASGOW—Messre. A. R. BROWN, MCFARLANE & Co. Lp... ; —, For Particulars, apply to—' - K. KATO, © OL . Fed Manager, No. 2, Pedder Street, Hongkong. MARTIN'S 6 Stress Remete tren Ane Fate ides Sav ae mes te ced $ . THE ALEXANDRA. GAPE! | for Bre: and meals wit! ‘ /Cannast. be “Bosten, if Equalled], : Cakes, Confeeticnery}: b Win & Liquers, | L}ONGKONG & SEARGHA? eae! CORPORA. 3 cu. DEPOSITS . | Authorised IPHONG and | -| CALCU ETA = dace cries , aid~up Capital .....,...815, a RESERVE FUND ane gis Sterling = .-2, 20 e = $15,000,000 -++0$18,000,000. $33 000,000 .. autism /TORS. en ne RECT RS Deputy s tairman vee ‘Guthay Bae, , ne oad + Bon. Me PLL Upigoak, Hon. ¥r. D tandate, . fA Plomaer, sq, - Moo. Mr E. Shellim, ” : rt CHTey SARAuka ~ Hongkoag—s.J. 84 Fe yAasacnn Enq. ep ehnim A. G. Stephen, Bug. London Ranken~Londen * . Westantustery Mimuteee ts Silver en, surrelonEhonE—Intereat Allowed : al aie ot te Fate of 2 per cent, pe N. J. STABB, Chief Manager. HONGEONG SAVINGS RANK ue ; it Conducted by \CHAL BANKING TION, : is allowed on the mla> Stat per annum, r tbe Bank N. J. STABB, : : Chief Manager.- SET ar pce aa ee ED . THE CHARTERED B Ty ANK OF sy ee Vacot porated by Royal Charter Mss ‘und... Resene Liability of Propricton.. : patibaca es "FOREIGN EXCHANGE aid Genera! ‘Ranking ‘CURRENT ; T. C. DOWNING, Os : Mana jo Hongkong, lth April, "191% aa: - a se —~ , THE MERCANTILE BANK oF. INDIA, LIMITED; i Head Office 15, Gracechurch ; Street, London. ; Capital +0 s00£1,500,008 ssooes 1,125,098 562,500 550,000 Subsoribed Paid Up We Sebeed Reserve Fonf” res everee pean : Th aN jan € The Loudon Ioint stock Bans Lissitca,- RRANCHEs im liomba: ai ihanghsi i tingapore is (Mauritius) Kand: 3 Vou a #O3GKONG BRANCH, . Every description of Banking and Eachang business transacted, : Interest alowed on Gunent Accounis ate perceai - peranoum on Dnily Balsnces, and on Flaed I at rates whict anay be ascertained yn applichtion, _ ©. CHAMPKEIN, ; Acting Manager. - a a an “INTERNATIONAL BANKING . CORPORATION, ‘ _— ‘HEAD OFFICE: fo, Wail S0, New York, -LonpDow Orrice: Tat, Ribopepaie, EC. |, CAPITAL Pap Up ......$3,250,600 150, RESERVE Fuyps... $3,628,000 UB. GOLD ..... ...€6.378,000 ; BRANCHES :— HONGKONG PEKING, | KOBE - SAN FRANCISCO LONDON | SHANGHAI MANILA | SINGAPORE \ MEDELLIN: THENTSIN~ PANAMA YOKOHAMA —— allfiation with The Nail of New York, dhe Bank ts tiie ty oeae COLOK NANKOW | Through jt, clove ; Sit Ban or3 7 jervices «| ches of that f ion fi Se a jon en a etitetion in Cube RUENOS AYRES, HAVANA, MOTEVINEO, . RIO DE JANEING, SANTIAGO, DEC mt SANTOS, ‘SAG’ PAULO, DE CUBA. All kinds of FOREIGN | OUR OREN & LOCAL dANKiNG ENT. ACCOUNTS open DEPOSITS seochooher ner Be ane fIMED application... sree emanate N.S. MARSHALL, Manage, Hongkong, Jst June, 1916, x, Pe os THE dee | YOROHAMA SPECIE BANK. .. : wo LIMITED _- _ Eatablistied 1880, | Authorised Capital Yen 48 Paid-up Capital es ~ Head Office YOKOHAMA, ~ : pp hkeecles Nehchweng . New Vou! o resrerupeh and Bominy ae _ Saat Dales Pekieg ; : Bre thon. Heat i Tima : ” bop degeteg” “= Noteress Allowed on Aterman ota at on ra AUSTRALIA AND . “oe CHINA OW saci. os — GUNS. ” _ Weapons for America’s New. 5 Warships. ——wee is 3 gion, Jaly 3. sere - disew sion. w iagting more.than 8 year, and closely watching the work of the British sod German battleships, the General Board of the Navy bas recommended, and -the Secretary of the Navy has approved, the arming of the new battleships Cali- fornia. and =Tenvesies with 18-ingh guos ia place of the 1¢. carried by the Thess vaseels tees twelve l4inob anr. The new sbipe will bave eight 16- jock guns, end aval experts who advocate the Jarger calibren aay the sdditional ranje of 2,000 yards vill make them more ‘efi. cient ond give them advantage over ships withemaller gans. The opponents of big guns sy that very. few actions will be fought at the extreme range of 17,000 yarde; that at 15,000 yards, ! 4 which is the extreme rangeot the 14 inch gua, ite pénetrative wer ia cquel to that of the. 16 inch gun, ani that at that ranga = eleser the 12 inch: and” inch guna’ can sea ap heavier volume of fire “than ‘eight. gana of larger oslibre. The fear; however, © the Americen Navy being out- ravged was the decisive factor, and as the British Navy has 16- ‘iech.gans it wae Cesided ‘o arm the new veesels with the still larger wespon. ‘Ibe Neval Baresc of. -Urdnsace bas already built and, tested a 16-inch gun at the naval ~- proviog grounds, _ NOTICES. THE HONGKONG ‘ROPE MA NUFACTURING- CO. LTD. An INTERIM DIVIDEND ‘of ONE DOLLAR ($1-) per share for the six months ending 30th June, 1916, will be payable on MONDAY. the 16th August, 1916, “on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained at t.e Com- pany’s Office. The TRANSFER BOOKS cf “the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 23rd August, 1916, to MONDAY, 26th August, 1916. both days. inclusive, ‘SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers. LEE KEE . BUILDING CONTRACTOR. .« DEALER (8 SANITARY GOODS, . MANUFACTURER OF MOSAIC TILES, FIRE GRICKS ANO SANITARY STONE: WARE ORAIN PIPES. IMPORTER ARO EXPORTER OF BUILDING MATERIALS. Talephene No. 1483, Office & Showroom Heai Ofce:—21, ane Street. TSANC.FOOK, | 6 Wanchai ¢ oad, Telepbone ‘srry | PIANOS & ORGAIS REPAIRED, TUN- woe mEGULATED. CASES RE-SOLISH- TO. WORK & FINISH GUARANTEED. C MSISTENT: 1 H GEST. WORKMANSHIP. ES- TIMATES QIVER ON REQUEST. | LONDON DIRECTORY - (Published Annualiy)™ Eesbles traders througitout the World to communicate direct with English _-MANUPACTURERS & DEALERS in each class ofgoods. Bosides being a complete commercial guide to London & to suburbs, the directory contains liste of EXPORT. MERCHANTS with the Goods they ship, and the Colonial . ond Foreign Markets they supply: “STEAMSHIP LINES ‘arranged under,the ports to which then. sail, and indicating the Sppronimate sailings, Se : ~ PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES" ie CHARGES Dealers seoxing ‘Agencies can advartis- * thelr trade paras for G1, orlarger adver- ” teements from &. THE LONDOR ‘SIRECTORY 00., LTD. 25 Abchurch Lane, London EC. IMRQD: Gives fnstant Raf. |ce0. P.. LAMMERT. : AUCTIONERR, SHARE 4: (GENERAL BROKER, : “HE Undersigned has received instructio- e: from: the’ Li- jaundeeys of the Medical fos to sell by Public Auc : FRIDAY, the 18th AGE st; i916, commencing at I am. at his ater Room Du dell A Getane Bey Chemicals, Drugs, Pharmaceutical. Apparatus, Sundries » sete, ete, : : Also ‘An Assortment of * Poisons”. (16 be sold according to condi- tions laid down by the Govern- men’). On view from T hure? ay. 17th inst. : Catalogue will be issued . Terms: :—Cash on delivery. ° GEO. P. LAMMERT, ? Auctioneer. TSE Undereigned has received ae to: sell by Public SATURDAY, the 19th. August, commencing at Mam. at the Godowns of the Hongkong} & Kowloon | - a & Godown salvedtex s. S SAE HiYO MARU" A Quantity of Copper, Brass and Iron pipes, Copper Conden- sex, Copper Pump. Tron Plates, Winches, ete, ete Also : 2 Bronze Propellers (new). Terms ee on delivery. .: EO. P. L4MMERT, ° Agchion err: av ‘HE Undersigned has-received instructions to sell by Public | ; Auction on THURSDAY. the 24th August, commencing ut 2.30 p.m. at No. £4 Humph-eys Bui'dings, Kowleon (Hanoi Road.) A Quantity of Valuable nouse- “ hold Furniture Cemprising:— Blackwocd - hatstand. carved blackwood & cheriywocd tables, bleckwozd desk, morocco ¢ vered cosy corner, mec rocco ¢.vered club chair & couch. silver curio cabinets. teak ‘book casts. fancy chair & tablis. Tientsin curtsine, etc , etc. Teak “dining table, morceco covered dining chairs. teak side- board with bevelled panels. silver & cut-glass, brass fenders, elec~, tric fittings. etc., ete. : ‘Carved Javanese “& Maley swords (silver. mounted and ivory handles). Brass & brass mounted double bedsteads, dressing tabl-s, chest of drawers, fine teak wardrobes with bevelled glass, iron safe, ete. etc. And A Collection. of Chinese Porcelain & Old Bronzes, including rare eenuines specimens, | A Some Fine Oil. Paintings. ‘Terms :—Cash on delivery. On view from Wednesday the, 23rd inst. Catalogue will he iss:ied. _GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer. ~ | = HUGHES & HOUGH. HE Undersigned have re- ceived instruction from the’ Liquidators of CHS. J. GAUPP ‘&C), 10 ‘sell by Public Auction, on. . .° TUESDAY, the 22nd..August, 1916, com- mene:ng st-10 30.am. to 12.30, continuing at 2.30 p m.,on their Premises,. Alexandra Buildings, hater Road. Fines er Furniture, rising :—" Show Cee by Bage, London. Counter, + Plate Glass Window Fittings. Double Dial Show Clock, Diamond Scale. - f Desks; Filing Cabinets; Watch- makers’ Work: Desks ss -. Watchmakers’ and Jewellers’ mc and Repair Material ; Remington to No. 10. : Sundry Lots ‘Large > Sowellen’ Bafe by Chubb, | | Londi n; &ec., &, &c. (Fait Perticulars from Catalogue.) On view feom 19th August. Catalogues will be ivaved.: Terme :--C: TooHes & HOUGH, ee re youre : = ‘ Biraity—Fer f. Weh aeet Siberlan The 2.30 arn. dispatch for ‘Macao will, be discontinued from the 17th iat. The Series Geena Anstsie, Bel-! jwaria ped the Ottoman Empire suspen - --G0 lence’ a8 4 subjects in China. Siam, Liberia and Pertuguese East Africa, Persis and Wor occo cannot be-tranamittad. Ships’ in communication with Cape D’Aguilar Radio Telegraph Station:— 'SHINYO MARU ’ MAILS DUE. Shanghat ce Briton Pe ANHUL Btanghal ete Sram —Per LUCHOW, : 19th A MAI Ls CLOSE TO-DAY. ee er Shangbal, Chi. ax “to enemy Tyiscddasi lia jt psa ieetay Sem a Leh a cat ane 6. “ ARRIVED. 1 Kaisha: Be ry OB 2077, Wheele?, ith .& 243, McLeara, 17th, Aug. -Swatow.. eh Aug, Ges.— &Co, , Bay Aus. Ban FrancleoaGes.—1- ‘DEPARTED. - "Aug, 15. Soshu M: for Anpiog via Swatow ; Sh ies Mu. for San Feancive> via Shang-. ue 16. Sangola for Soursbaya CLEARANCES AT THE ‘HARBOUR OFFICE. ? Aug. 17. ; Hongkong for Haiphong via Ho’how Quinbon a ill Per SHUNCHONG, " Hupeh for Singapore via Swatow 5 pm. { Kworgeang for Sbaogbal via Swatow Swatow, Shap bai & WN. China-Per Waisbing for Bangkok vis Hoibow NGSANG, ih Aug, Spm. TO-MORROW. Ww cihsi wei & Tieatsin Per CHIPSHING, ‘ th Aug. 8 at. Hoihow . eeenneces WAISHING, | 18th Aug., 8 ath. Straits, Bonaat & India via Calcutta—'" Per KIRIN MARC, 18th Aug.,! Ilam.. : Per ENIGHT CO. “78th Avg. llam | EAIFUNEYAN MARU. th Aug. J] am. ‘ Keslung, Sbhaoghai, N. China, . Japan via Moji Victoria, Uait-. ed States, South America via -Tacoma~Per CANADA M. 18th Aug., Registration 12.15. p.m. Letters l p.m. j ents Amoy & Firochow--Per HAI- HONG, )8th Aug, 1.30pm. : Ape efoo & Tiantsin -Per. EICHOW. 18th Aug., 3 p.m. ! Heitow & Haghon rer TAKSANG, | 18 Amoy—Per HONGSEE Teth Aug, 5 p.m. SATURDAY, 19th. August. . & Straite-Pet HANAMET, 19h Autry 23s a0n. st ‘ £ me ‘ pBaromeur weer 29,68 * . anghai jas, Japan via Kobe ~ | T Ore en MPANION, ‘gumidity —.—— Hopeang for Calcutta via Singapore wang'ee for Foochow & Shanghai - for Tectais vie Weibalwai | Eafue for Singapore “A Kenko M for' Ching wantao METEOROLOGICAL. Previons .. Day On date Oa dst asp. atom ‘ate ge 2265 28.58 ri) 86° aT ' Wind Direction — CALM 8W « Force... oO” 4 Weather ° c Bain 0.c0 | (O44 Higrest eves ah Femoutere ens (16ib 08 a. E. Obearratory. 17th August. T. F.CLAXTON, Director. - Es TIDE TABLE. on (‘From 14th to 20th Aug. 1916.- ° Philippine Ial.—Per YUENSANG, tet, wv Aug. p.m Shanghai & N. Chiaa~Fer ANHUL, 19th. Tear. Aug.. 5 pm. Hongay oer HUICHOW, Spm. . ' SUNDAY. 20th August... Fri. 19th Aug. sai? 54a 3-8 « ae 36 ag Mes. 1 12th, Aug. Gen.-J. Mi oa the no ima Group. .Its direction of motion is unknown at present. wding at 10 ; Toral since January ’ FORECAST FOR THE % HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORBOW "District, Forscest. | 4 1 Hongkong to Gap Rock... : 3 South coast of China de. tween HK. sad Lamooky The same a0 No. 1. MAnMaUuonoeow oo RAED Bem, onoosd rooo o ‘ : ae oF . ae ee ee ere Seren ee eee ee Serr ee ee om 2 Surigao “ ousn ot es, RAIDO ~TELBGRAM. +Thitsroom 6 S05e— 81 2980 78 94 sw Straits, Colombo, Durban, Cape BES = Tewn & United Eiagdom—Per s 9am. : & Heipbong—Per “SUNG. KIANG, 20th Aug, 92m. Hoibow " TUESDAY. 22nd August ATSUTA MARU, 20th Aug," \ "Reservoira on the ist Aug., 1916. m morning. # aftarvonn. "WATER. RETURN. —_——@——— ’ Level and Storage of water in Swatow, Amar & Fuoochow —Per HAI- CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER CHING, 22nd Aug.. 1.30 3.m. beobe i Per TEAN, 2ind Aug., via Siberia)--Per LUCHOW, 22nd Aug. Registration -2.15 pam. edatters p.m 77] Shangtai Ch Po. Saturday, 26th,Aug.] HURSDAY, 24th August. Strait«, Co'ombs; [ndis, Aden, Egypt, Durben, Cape: Tows,: Teneriffe & a Lng eo Per HITACHI M. lLam FRIDAY, 25th August. ys a Straits; Burmab, Ceylon. Ade- laide Weaterao Austrailia, Lodis, Adep, Egypt & Europe. The parcel mail will be closed'co Thursday. 24th Aug. at 5 pm, - —Per NORE, t5th Aug. Re- gistration iv.85 am. Letters «lem yz _ SATURDAY. 26th August. * Australis, New Guinea, Tus msuia, & .New Zealerd, vis Thursday Isl—Per 5T. AL- BANS, 26th Anes lam Formosa via Keelurg, Shang. bal, N. China, Japan via Mo}, _ American - Mall. ; zPer voro AMA. ae Lat Sep. 3 pm... .- - FRIDAY. Int. paren WEDNESDAY, 6th Sépteniber: * American . - Canadian . 10.30 am. (Saanghat Ch. P.O. Bataray, 9 ~~ Sen Victoria B.C C Seattle, vest) ; MARU, WORKS ee Shanghai & N. China, (Europe : T 1 af io, Belowpit. 6 ” x nies { ft. - aia, low. ae pore od id dit | overtiow owr|sft - ai Below Potten nme {OE : Below/f. gin. “Below Wane: sel heen oom chong _ Teel. mt Lind STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF GALLONS. overt 24th Ae 7 a Wong-nei-chung . » Tytam Low Level 7 TOR wore sneer ore Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions aud decimals of gallons during the month of July, tate, ak : ‘ 7 gts agit Gonsamption we aT s993s M. gatlons fi a6s,819 , eq-2 * gallons Constant supply in all districts during July, in both years tore and 1976, KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL. tort : Level “with Kortoon “Gea: Re-' . mvvntese - STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF GALLONS, - Kextooa Gm)” rors . sar6 witslion ase 0 beamed J with z - Tes i or a? sampiion of In Kowloon i, mittions and decal a +o glo far daring the month of July, tps6. 5939 best " yuth 2078 M. gallons og feso a 3. falions j- ‘Tha Gove water ls of exceitens Public Works Department, . : Ww. , CHATHAM, Water Authority, aw T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, sont 17. 2 Temperatare, in the absde, in degrees Pebrenbelt. 3 Hamidit; yin percentage of saturation penal orn] .of air saturated with mois- . 1 Dersclion of Wisd.s tno pala 5 Force of Wind, according to Beanfort pete of Weather, -b blue sky, c de cloud, d drizeling. raf a doom i ka, [ugitalng, © overeat an 5 « thunder, v ialtality w lew wet = ty. “Lat. 22.42 N, Log. 116.15 E. | Oneiets Fresh, Fried or Stewod. ; “ALEXANDRA CAFE. }. - z A ve . a ‘ Printed and Published for the Proprietor, by. George Willism ‘of Vietoria, "TUESDAY, “AUGUST 18, ik eo . /PATHE’S, GREAT. PHOTO. PLAY, ~~ in 3~ Reels. ‘THE GOLDEN SWORD = - PATHE'S ‘BRITISH. “GAZETTE, -Army Traction in: Alsace,’ With the Alliesi in the Near East. »- 2nd Series.’ “ ‘THE GREAT WAR: “THE GREAT WAR:" COMICS :--- = j “THE MODEL NURSEMAID.” “A SPRING TIME FEELING" (Keystone.) WEDNESDAY, 23rd &- THURSDAY: 24th. _. 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