THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1913.
INTIMATIONS
LOCATION:-CAUSEWAY BAY.
HIPPODROME CIRCUS
4.
LAST
2 NIGHTS
OUR FOURTH PROGRAMME.
TO-NIGHT at 9.15 Sharp.
RIDING COMPETITION
$50.00 will be given to any Competitor. Standing on his feet on the Pad aided by the mechanic, and $10.00 to the competitor making the best attempt Kate: All competitors mmat keep their hanes clear of the mechanie rope.
THE CHINA MAIL.
PAY OF OFFICERS,
[regiaeuka ---At present, these forces, wid afligersang no avilable in enso of "a litan-death struggle between Britalu and a European Stafor
Indian and Colonial.
Hardships and Inequalities.
(the "Military Correspondent to the Loudon Dully Tek #oph.") When the system of officers' duties, exchanges, pay, and promotion was evolved, nearly 150 years ago, the rules still in tores wore adopted to ensure just treatment, and to enable eficers to live
A STUDENTED HEIÇISI, Although French offers serving over, sena veelvo, pay duong to. Bive upon. and 'guin an advantage in ponsion over thew who remain in France, there is no | land and fast line of deniercatique Officers may be transferred from the African to exists why this just and healthy rule the Continental troeps. No gol rousin
bould not also be applied to our Army? Thepresent academic test in Indian lan on their pay. Naturally they no longer, known as the higher standard," Bwor the purpose. More than half the should be modied in a protical test of
Last Matinee-Saturday, June 28th. Amy orvos abroad, yet, officers of British literaturs, nyt Indian soldiers nro not in
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conversation, for there is no Hindustani
Begiments get no consideration whatoves the habit of writing, When ouco an off. in the pension rules for service in thecer con speak fuently and idiomationlly truples, although they suffer in health should be liable to transfer from a British to an Tulia ngimit and con from inch service," and a considerably
verely. number foss their health together, to There is no sense in discriminating roties from tho Aring broken, and nectees between the tiro services, and great ad- vantages are to be gained by amalgama men betwiser, the ages of 20 spił 30.
tion. Of course, existing rights should be The health of the Army has enormously respected and Indian pensions should be
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cause the Army has been better adminis. is not unheard of for Indian officers to i tered, and, because the service of sunits-hers on the staff, thuis earning the In-
sorre for long years in England, or also
tion has been more Intelligently directed, bus for more officers have died of enterio and typloid from preventable infection then huro been slain in battic.
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EXPENSES IN INDIA.
dian rate of pension, while officers of line regnents serving in India for renty yents or more guia nothing at all when they retire. It is no one's business nt, 'presónt ta malerwu these grows inequali-
·ties.
HONGKONG AVERAGE MARKET
PRICES.
Lorrected ta' Thursday, June 150, 1813
ab,200 cents par Dollar a pricam?
Butcher MeAT)
Boat Sirloin & Frime Cub-Aloi Lang Corned-Ham Ngao Yuk
"
Row - Shiu
Breast-Fagu Law
J
Soup-Tong Yak
Bteak,-Ngau Yuk Pa
Sirloin Colón- Ngan Lan
-
n Saigon Ngo Chane Bullock's Beatus „ ·
Know
Tongue fresh,--Ngas LA corned--Bam
RM-Ngan Tas
ོའ ། འ
12
肉食飯
藏牛肉
烧牛肉
牛腩
15胬肉
18
牛肉把
牛排
牛誡
#4#
· ង
牛頭
牛心
Hump, Salt-Ngau Kin
Salt
Feod-Ngan Kark
Heart-Ngau Sum
Kidneys-Ngan Yil Thi~~Ngau Mei Liver,-Ngan Kon
Tripe (undressed)-Ngan To
Calve Head & Feat-Ngan-chai-tau-kárk, ser Mutton' Chop-Young Fei Kwat
Leg-Young Pei
Shoulder Teung Sha
Plas Chitlings-Chu Chang
In the eighteenth century it was de-
Command "OF SIXINTS. erved that the officers of Indian native regiments should reccivo special rates ot Perhaps the most important difference pay and pension. When it became a fix. between the officer corpa of the British ed plan to quarter British regimenta in, and Continental armies lies in the sys India their officers were ordered to reeniya tems respectively employed for sulecting approximately the same rate of pay as the higher ranks and for eliminating the their Indian comrade, but not to get the lose, Ht. In England this is done by Indian pensionsbenuse of the operation; umierale examinations, for which marks of the Purchase system. Indian officers, are given, us in school examinatious, and however, since the Mutiny, have had their by a system of sceret anual reports by Tary and also "unur opporturace for earn. the reguñentu: commander. In the artil-"} Pork, ing stall buy and for obtaining politicullery battery commandars report. on their appointments progressively increased, oleors. Annualios always exist, orân în while nothing his boen doen for their taetters where a uniform scheme is most corarules of thol British servied.
urgently needed. In other armies acade On the other hand, the expenses of mio cxuminations de nos exist when coco living in India are now double what they un officer is appointed officer. It la rock- wego in the Mutiny perhaps more than oned that he is fit to do his duty in the double. In 185f officers could easily live subordinato ranks. La our servico
r their pay, even in 'British cavalry. elimination of the less it takes place Tolay is in & British cavalry regiment anong the juniors. Sometimes very
Brains Chu Know
Feet-Chu Kark
Chu Char...". Head, Chu Thu Heart--Cba Sum
Kidneys,-Chu Tiu Live-Chu Con
牛臉
8
牛肝
$2
4FB 羊牌骨 羊比
年
1b 19 肉
歌
Shark-Sa Yu
Sato-Po Yu Ahrimps--Ha
Soapper-Lap Yn Sclos, --Tat Sa Yu
TenchWan Tu
TurboCho Low Ya
Turtles, small, fresh water,Kork Yu
White Bait-Ngan Yu Cha! Fruite.
Almonds,-Hung Yan
Appion (California)-Eat Ban Ping. Ebo
th
(Chefoo)-Tia Quum Ping Kho
Smal-Hai Tong
Custardi-Fin Lal! Chiam,
Banines, tragrant, Cantan, -Ban China
Heung Chiu
Bananas, (brides Macao, --Jan Heer
Chestnuts, Chinese,—F Jong Int
Carambola,-Young The
Coccanuts, Yeh Tax.
Lemons, China-Ning Moong
nach
America--Kum San Ning Moon,..
Lichoes Dried-Lai Chi, stall Stone
די
Frosh-
Limes, (Saigon)Sa Kang Ning Moong mich
Mango Manila,-Lui Sung Mong...
Mangostcovs-San Chuk Tae
Onnges, (Canton)-San-shing Tim Ühing lb 25
Oranges Sweet
Pears, Amarican-Kam San Shoot Fe
(Canton), Cooking,-Sa Lay
Poscute, -Fa Song ....
Persimmons Large-Kung Chia
10
Pine-apples, atquality,--PoonTiFaw Law each 19
Sud-Chung tana Paw Law 10
Plantain, Tai Chow
Plue, Swator. Hung Dao
18
我心
sach 10
th A
猪排骨
Chop,--Chu Pai Kwat ...
Leg,--Chu Pei
1b
1,97
豬油
11
Fat or Latd.—Chu Tsu
Chu Trap Pig's Fry
猪雜
Pumelo, Siam-Chin Lo Yau
each 95
00
羊頭购
Shanghai-Lo Kwah
上海劳费
平心
11
合機
羊腰
生合鐘
보습.
│羊肝 仔
金山海琪
西鐵
生羊油|
25
牛肉
Sheep Food Foot-Young Tax Kark Est
Heart,-Yeung Sam
*
Kidneys,-Yeung Yin... Liver-Young Con
Sausage-Ngau Chal Chaung...
Poultry.
is considerably more expensive in India harshly and with litila or to regard to Sucking Pigs, To Order-Cha Chai than in England, owing to they competi. military merits, but rather with regard Set, Hes-Sang Ngau Yati tion between regiments in purchasing polo to the social qualities and advantages of
501 Mution,-Sang Young Yon paiiiiges A tournament pouy cost bo the young officer in eertuía regiments, tween 190 and £150, and young officers
Yeol-Ngao Chai Yuk In France and Gerinany judor officers keep the or four of them. There is no are known to be capable of their role, and tulo to that effoet in the regulations, bus unless they do wrong they are not it is best bet to serve in one of these molested. With the priors, however, it regiments unless the young officer is prois very different, in, Germany especially. pared to follow custom in this respect. After all maneuvres a certain proportion Many borrow from native moneylenders of failures are remorselessly retired, and Chicken,-Kai Chai at 10 per cent. or more to enable them therefore the German cokmels and gaz Capons, Large, mali, to do what is expected of them, and erals aris probably the best in Europe, although the rulers of this Army are well now as it 1870. In our Army, once tho
Dress-Ap araro of these dangerous abusos, which stage of senior officer is touched, a cartain undermine the disciplina of the officer prescriptive right seems to be admitted corps and kill any ehaueo of fairly select to further promotion. ing the best on their military merits, Promotion exclusively by military morit irrespective of their purses, nothing lab the rank of colonel would do a great d to check them.
FOALIEN METHODS AND OUR OWN)
It is continually aswertal by War Minis ter that our army is batter than it used to be, but it is not the Army of the fifties
deal to under the Army a real profes sign, would make it a more formidable fighting power, and would go far to an able me to serve in it on their pay it may be a difficult reform to inaugur ate, and very unpopular in certain segial
REMARRIAGE ROMANCE.
Clahi to £20,000 for a Baby's Sake.
or sixties which we shall have to fght ififelce, but it would cest nething. It is them is war, but the way of a just to add that within the last thren Continental Stale: Barefore, it is with years notable progress has been made in such an army what we should instituto this direction in the Home Army.. comparisons. The French have a great oversen my. Ite, soldiers are enrolled voluntarily, its officers have special rates of pay and passion, which enables them to live independently of private fortune. Why should not ours? To take a single instance: Owing, to mill contracts the Governments of England afd France can négotiate with trans-oceanic lines of ships: Before leaving for Maidenhead, Fag to enable their officers to travel to and fand, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas F. Davis, of from their foreign stations at special Pointhoma, California, were Testerday ratos. Al Governments do so except the remarried as San Diego, changing their British. The lino of steamers which plies names to Mr. and Mrs. James F. Douglas between Bombay and England, which has Bishop. Their infant child was at the the very valuable mai contract, charges wedding.
a very exorbitant prica, to officers who are
NEW YORK, May 25.
Doves,-Pan Kau
Eggs, Hen-Kal Tan.. Fowls, Canica,-Kaf
Hot—Hoi Nam
lecse, Ngot Kal
eco, WildSbai-Shang ho Yes Ngoi par fuss Doer,-Wong Kong
fare, Shangli-Tu Chai artridge, Che Khoo .... l'heasant, Shan Kai
rigeons, Cantou-Pak Kap
Heihow-Hoi How Pak Kup jual,—Um-Chan
Rice Blada-Wo Fa Chour Saipe-Sa-Choy
Forkeys ck-Phor Kai Kang
1
Wild Ducks, S'hai-Shaug-hol Sui Ap Teal,-Sui Ap Chai,
Wild Ducks Calon-Sang Shing Sal Ap
- Barbol,-K■ Yk..... Mr. Bishop said that he is a son of this Bream.Bin Ya
Carp, Li Lu
Figh
compelled by the dates of their orders for late Mr. James Bishop, of faidenhead. Canton Fresh Water Fish, rejoining to travel by their ships. Largo He left home eleven years ago under the numbers are to be found travelling 2cdiumed name of Davis and married Miss class, in company which under ordinary Mary Keith, the daughter of a prominent circumstanoce they would be forbidden family in San Diego, in 2019. A you to mix with, and whenever dates permit go a relative died leaving him €20.- they travel by German or Austrian voe and he is returning to England to claim this and bis father's estate for the saka of the baby.
sek.
It is hardly an exaggeration to say that in such matters the interests, and even the just claims, of officers are invariably neglected by the highly-paid officials, who
are responsible for regulating such mat Miss Equily Duncar, the lady chair. lers. An officer may be posted to a lineman of the West Ham Board of Goor battalion quartered in the plains of India.dians, has been specially, permitted by I may be, and vilen is, pramated into the Lord Chancellor to not se a justice of
Catfish.Chik Fu Codish-Man Ya Crabst
Cuttie Fish,-Muk Yu Daba Mang Yu Dace,--Wong Mai Lam Dog Fish-Tit Tu Es
Cals, Congre,-Hoi Mann Fresh water,
the linked battalion in India, just as the the peace in the matter of linsey as the Bele, Yellow, Wong Sin regiment roturny home, for the promo workhouse infirmory Miss Duncan, it is Frogs, lien, Zai tion by regimental lists in further constated, is the first lady who has been Garoupa,-Sok Fan plicated by linking two segments to allowed to officiate in this capacity.
gether, so that an officer can put Lú almost the whole of Lis first twenty years! Pervice in India, except while he is on sick Ingve He gets much lous pay this an officer of the Indian Army, and ho aliewarico whatever when bis rate of pen sion is calculated.
It is quits impossible to recito all the grievances and anomalies which aro gradu ally making it loss and less worth the while of a capablo, energetic, and gentia manko young man to join the Army Naturally, there is keen competition to get appointed to an Indian regiment, for the Indian service at least pays its way, and thorome, it has the pick of all the aspirants for commissions. Consequent ly, India Tovies toll on Britain for her best regiments as a garrison and the eruam of her youth as aficers to notise
FOR And Solid men
sartor Tab D'Hoto with Wines & Linger
of the Best ALEXANDRA SUTERA
The Man Who Gets There
Is the ni'n who has blood
cal rich red blood and pleat of it-in his body.
WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER CIL COMPOUND makes blood-cts of it-lis giving, bralu nourishing. strength replenishing blood.
OF ALL CHEMISTS
Patonu: 81,25 and $2,96,"
Guége
Falibut
Loach Wa Lobecor
Mackerel,
Monk Fiab
Muliot Chai Yai
Oysters, SanOn
Paralfiali-K
Porch, Lau Log
Piko Fa Paw Fong Platou, Pan
Eomfret, Black-Hak Chong
Pomfret, White Pak Chong PAYOR-Ming
Roy-Pai Pai Both Fis
Rose-Chris.
ORG
Vegetables &c,
Walnuta-Hop Tuo
Green, Sang Hop Tue...
Water Malon, Kom Ban Bal Kwa
(China) Sai Kwa
44 Grapes, Sang Po Tai Tus,
Aruchokes, Shanghai-Sheung-hri Ah
Chi Chouk
Benne, (French), Macao,Oh Moos Pin Tau
(French), Shanghai,-Sheung Hai
Pin Tau
*Sprout-Ah Oba
Long-Tau Ko
Best Rod Hàng Chơi Thu
生干
菜蔬
火治费
澳門邊蟹
鮮類
班鸠
Brinjals Green, Ohing Year Red-Hung Ket
20 Cabbage, Chinese, co-Est Choy.
HR Cabbiga Red-Hung Yea Uhoy.
Cabbage, Shanghai,-- Yeb Chol
EEO Cane Shoots, bunch, -Kas Shan
贡飯
each
瓶仔
21
未花香
火鵝公
火類鞍
燒水画
Chuliflower, Large size Tai Yeh Che Fa
Medium size, Cheung Yeh CheF
Small size,-Bai Yon Chëí Fo
Carrots, Kam. Shun
Celery, Chinese,-Tong Kan Chol
נו
Ear ish,-Yeung
Chillise Dringdon Lab Chin
Rod,-Eung Far
Green-Ching La Chin
Curry Stuff, English-Kar Les Obe E
Cucumbers,Ching Kwa
Bitter Squash,--Fu Kwa
U Garlic, Que Tau
海鮮
新曲
鼻飯:
沙孟鱼
HAS
2
Ginger, young,-Bun Twa Keurg ald--Lo Keung
Horse Radish, S'hai,-Jak Kan Indian Com-Bak Mal...
Letto-Young Sang Chri
Water Chrnuts, Ms Tai
Mandarin,Kwai Eum Ma TiI.
Blumhrooms, Frish-Bang Cho Koo
Musk Melon, Amer-Kam-dan Hong Kwa sach Okromnya
ka
Onions Bombay,-Young Chong Tsu
Green-Bang Chong x
Shanghai, Shang hol Chong Tre
Fagow, la qual-Tai Man San Eas
2nd Chun-
* Parley-Kna Chu
EAR
將軍甲
黃花魚
電蝦
花敬
白括
Green Paus
Tan
Potabe, Bwoot--Fan Shu
Shanghai,
Japan Tut Foom
American-F K
Bha
FoochowFook-chow Shri. Ta
impking-Tong Kown as
Radish,-Hung Lo Pai Taal
Rhubarb (Fresh)
Saga Tea Sh
Shallots, Gon Chas
Spinach, Yin Ch
Tomatoes
Taros, Wa Tan'
Won
Turnips, Pant!, (Long),-Lo Pak
Vegetable biszro
han Chit w
Water Cress, —Sad Yeng Obe
• Lily cut-Tin Ngan
上海邊重
芬茶茶
手花
新
力機
畢業
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Secretary