-TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1916.
· SHIPPING
P. & 0. S. N. CO.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE
UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
TO
THE CHINA MAIL.
DIVIDING THE SPOIL
CIVILIANS AND WAR HONOURS.
[DY ARTHON - POLANS.}
The number of honours bestowed by the King, on the recommendation of his
Ministars, has of late been so great that wondered how so many fel-
MARSEILLES AND LONDON,, ut whom they had never
Taxing Passinous and Cando, to
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-STRAITS, COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, &c.
Steamers LÉO
· Colombo"
Leave Hongkong Yoon
Connecting Mail
Steamer from Colombo.
Due Marseilles
Due Loudon
When Passengers change Steamers at COLOMBO #ocommodation in the connecting Stamer from COLOMBO is definitely reserved in Hongkong at the time of Booking.
On the Australian Route Tickets Laterahangeable with Orient Line.
SAMLINGS. DIRECT TO
SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND
S. &
YOKOHAMA.
Leave Hongkong About
Passengers may travel by Railway in Japan between Ports of Call free of charge.
INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS
Non- Transhipment).
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS, WILL LEAVE DIRECT FOR
MARSEILLES AND LONDON, Dalling at SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG, COLOML
AND PORT SAID. “
CARRYING LOT AND 2ND SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES.
STEAMÉRA.
Prorosz SAILINGNI
Loars Hirono about
Dae at L.osve S'PO32 £ alliag
!
Duo LONDON about
THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED.
VALLESS TELLURAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge and sech Barth Furnished with an Electric Reading Lämp
Owing to the War in Europe Steamers and. Sailing dates are liable to be cancelled or altered without notice.
NOTICE TO "CONSIGNEES,
Consignees are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agents received documents ragarding arrival of consignments expected of which they have
or advice.
Any damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the. Consignees and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs Godded and Douglas, at 10 a.m. on Mondays and Thuradays. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted after the goods hays left the Godowns.
For Further Information, Passage Fares, Freights, Bandbooks, Dates of Sailings a, apply to.
P. L KNIGHT,
Acting Superintendent.
NIPPON YUSEN
KAISHA.
(JAPAN MAIL S.3. CO)
J
SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.'
DESTINATION
Yokohama
.
STEAMER & DEPLACEMENT
* Shidsnoka Maru,
SAILING. DATES
Shanghai, Kobe Eltano Mar, 15.080 tons WED., 18th Sept., 11 am 13,520 tone MON, 14th Oct., 11 am *12,300 tons SAT, 19th O., 11a.m. Tango Maru," 13,760 tons
Nagasaki, Kobe &(*Aki Muru,
Yokohama
akwu,
| § Bwahw
Shanghai, Moji &
Kobe London or Liverpool via S'pore, Colombo, Delagon Bay & Cape Town Melbourne via Manila Zamboanga, Thursday Is, Townsville, Brisbane, & Sydney
New York via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, San Francisco &
Panama Canal Bombay via Singapore, Malacca,
& Colombo
8,500 tomu SAT.; 25th Sept.
Calcutta vis Singapore, Penang &
Rangoon
♦ Omitting Shanghai and/or Moji
heard before, lave "eurned the
CIN
hereditary and otherwise, by which they The official have been distinguished. Tensors gives for enel selection fail to
jmëdorable tendonity. satisfy the DETAK
RC
and the same is true of sl. * INTIMATIONS
vasements frens K.C.B. 50 (1.0.B
ordinary times welt-knighthoody and
melvanernents, would amount to:15 oz 201 ja pesu, so that it will probably not be safe to rockow, morá, tīrih 180 or 200 at
que as honours for special war services MITSUBISHI SHOJI
In the meanting, civilians, mon and women. have revivel. 739 knighthoods
their equivalents: Both Mr. Asquith sad Mr. Lloyd Charge have bestowed
thaw decorations in about the sanie pro
portion. Mr. Asquith made 210 civil nad 84 military, kaights. Mr. Lloyd Gorge 478 civil knights. 45 dies, and 178 military ami naval. Teory then tals, for the greater luns, as the 44 po 1 and in the lesser, in the rather over 3 to 1. !!
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SOME GUTTER FMTS,
KAISHA, LTD. (Mitsubishi Trading Co.) COAL, GENERAL IMPORTS and
EXPORTS.
SOLE PROPRIETORS OF TAKASHIMA, OCHI, MUTARË
KISHIDARË YOSHINOTANI. HOJO,NAMAKOTA, BAYO, KANADA, BHINKEW, KAMIYAMADA, BIRAI, and OYURARI COAL MINES.
AGENTS FOR SAKITO COAL
Head Office::-TOKYO,
I
1 is not, in iuvner, inter this controversy Puti that sety enter, but into sivethe | rutko, ka Låste raised two generationą ago by Maggi
thew Higgins, the fatmas dicab t 2212/20 of the Fitors. War, uptec.all, is primarily an affair of the 'muliers and sailors," and "when, after the Crinicap Every able-bodied man of military age Branches and
Sow we should not be doing justier to the situation if we vanitied certain
further fucts fing consideration.
War, this Civilians sevened to Higgins of every class is less his contṛilm-
Representatives¦—
to have helped themselves too liberally {tion, to giviį work can be lookost upon us | Pagasaki, Karatsu, Wakamatsu, Mojų,. to the decorżjoning be sexed them with indispenanila to the progress of the way Xurs, Kobe, Özaka, Tauraga, Magoya,
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“ ECUADOR,” “ VENEZUELA” and “COLOMBIA.†
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vis BHANGHAI, KORE YOKOHAMA WEI HONOLULU.
The Sunshine Belt..
The most Comfortable Route to Amerios and Bucops.
Ballings from `· Hongkong at Noon.
AS "VENEKUELA' mistiorenrinerontaa W BDNESDAY, Oil 9th, 1955" 6.S. "ECUADOR"optiorzagrozone W3DNESDAY, Nov. ab 1918 B.S.. "COLOMBIA",
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4th, 1915
Those Steamers have the most modera equirument including overhead. eleotris fans and electris Hghting ALL LOWER BERTHS and farys. comfortable Staterooms (All single and two berths only).
The Batety and Comfort of Passengers in our fat considerations. Special care is given to the cuisine, and the attendance on passengers cannot be surpassed. Tickets are interchangeable with the Tayo Kisen Kaisha and the
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EDERLANDSOR HAND
Otaru, Vladivostock, Peking, Tiantain, | Taipeh, Hongkong. Canton, Haiphong, Dairen. Teinanfu, Hankow, Shanghai, H
N BANKING CORPORATION. Manila, Singapore, Caleatt London Paid-ur Cartzale...$16,000,000
| Raszkyr Fyre...
Sterling £1,500,00085/===$14,000,000- Bilver
« Tary' akustie pen on the test: Kings has fug sinnis crised to civilian Yokohama, Tokyo, Hakodate, Muroran, with their annies did thee and were dis-The ranks of thors therefore, who in ordi. comfited; and they of the household nary times would be regarded as proper Edivated the spoil It ay be instrumeandidates for honours, hate been very tive to see how boulars in our own inndly reduced indeed. Further, the lanberi, alintred between those defend richer and, the store, dominating clusnes
their muntry at. the war and those deling the war in the country.
and New York.
this country normally include, a hege
Cable Address t number of retired diffiers of the Arms Canton, Haiphong: "IWASAKISAL".
Hongkong: "IWASAKI". and Savy, who was their varly service Codes:-Al, A. B. C. 5th Ed., training in organisation and command Western Union and Bentley's have special advantages. Be beenraiza
..
The honours in the gift of his Majesty be graded in the following, order First, there are the peerages coording
their several Punks. Next, in common prenient in public une suzni-pillis Agency for ~THE OSAKA MABINE estination shi ir put the great Ord work. These early supply, a fur]"
& FIRE INSURANCE 09., chivalry, the Garter, of course, Erst, proportion of candidates ar baronete,
LTD. OSAKA. and heat respectial disunethe knighthods, and so forth. All of three- Thistle and the Patrick: the Privy have returned to duty." Fire, then, see For Compilloships, then Barparties, the expansion of the Toraes, had taken away Kuighthood in the differens Orders, sad, almost all the men of 46 and unde Tinally, the rank of Knight Bachelor. All next, mobilisation bus removed froni civil
of these curry titles or prefixes, muul con-life a very high proportion of promotable Hiersotne kind of parcudepes. There are
| Portals. Orders wich as the Victoria Crnes,
men hy to the age of 80. Some of thes are" no doubt included la the aernil res
rie unlers of Merit und Companions cipients of military honours. In sorunl
| Hanrur, the Distinguished, and Timperial Serviera Ordels, some purely military which confer a tille, and Orders of Kaightheol other throw greas Orders, there Classes the
** companiety “AN ibers."
» THE LIGUR,, BOXY, KS,
times they would hurd brez recipients
of vivil hanours, So that if there is any. all the thing striking late contrast between than the seat the civilians and the sldices, bebe untitled it is safe to say that the bare figures
put sture the case rather too Batteringly for the fighting services.
** BINTI
There is doubtless an answer to ang Thuling, with the Fighter lesznury, that suggestion of injustice implist in the is the which exrry tiles, low, lave foregoing statements. It would, for thus be printed sine the entbreak example, be anything but a kindness, to of hostilities? In all 63 pretiges have
confer "peenges "right" and left on naval been created, including steps upwaal and military officer's, or, for that matter, those already ennobled Of Faeus Maronetages, cless the country were pre- (Asquith created 28 and Mr. Lloyd toepared to endow these hereditary titles.
Civilians have merited 5 of these,
Again, the Garter is always -conferred Anly two hive her cuntered inpon sit
Right!
diers and one upon a silo. Six Garly upon the greater nobles, and Frisy ters, foar Pistles, and four t'atrieks haCouncilships only in those who, asten been given. With the exception of one,ibly at least, have distinguished them. civilians have received all, the tiarter, tres in public affairs or in lauraing. and the same rule applies to both the And. Sally the war is not yet over, and "while men are still in command theië Thisles and Patricks. Fifty-six faymar
reputations are still in the making. The ed individuals have become Honourable" as Prity Councillors, and military list. w far from being Anal, they are all civilians; and 107 have been ay perhaps be looked upon as hardly ande baronets, of whom no fewer than than a beginning. But the leeway were sitilians and only one a sailor. to be made up is certainly striking. the boncurs, then, that confer here- tury rack 161 have been även, tu civilians and four to sailors and soldiers. the ratio being 41 'to 1. The press Del ders have been given in the ratio of 11 to 3 and Privy Councillorships in the ratio of 50 to rolbing. Lump them all together, and it is 281 top.
The fighting men fare, of scursh, a good deal better when it comes to the bumbler business of knighthoods. Omit.
BANKS
OF
THE CHARTERED BANK 1. INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROTAL CHARTIE 1353. HEAD OFFICE, LONDON
>
FOR DATES OF SAILINGting the Indian honours, 262 soldiers and PAID UP CAPITAL APPLY AT THE COMPANY'S sailors have either been admitted to the E FUND.........
rank of an Order that carried a title with Rava LIABILITY OF PRO-
OFFICE,
*Wireless Telegrap
it, or have received the advancement from Knight Commander to Grand Cross. f
am not mistaken, no soldiers of anilors ut all have been made Knight Bachelor- at least not for military or naval services matter which has created some eam, ment; for knighthood, after all, suggests nothing if not service in arms. Still, they have received 202 knighthoods or ad
HONGKONG VICTORIA B.C.-SEATTLE cos
VIA
But considerable number id these have not been given for sérvisés. in the war at all. They have followed from seniority, administrative services
£1,200,000 *£2,000,000
-£1,200,000
PRIETORS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transsćted.
CURREN'T ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS rocefved for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application
T. 0. DOWNING
Hongkong, May 7, 1917.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED
Manila, Keelung, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokkaichi, Shimidzu & Yokohama. bave followed in peace. They are prac- Fald-up
at home, and so forth, just as they would Authorfaed Capital
Subscribed thi
tically civilian honours conferred a Resorts Fand
Operated by the magnificient and splendidly equipped ardiers. They include, for instance, off- Passenger Steamers Fushimi Maru," "Suwa Maru," cers employed in the War Office and at Kashima Maru" and "Katori Maru," each" over 20,000 the Admiralty, who have presided over tons displacententi
Next sailing from Hongkong:0/ Kashima Mard. THURSDAY, 18th Sept. at 11am,
SUNDAT.
29th Oct. at 11 mm. Omitting Manila, Essti und.
ormation apply to NIPPON YUBEN KAISHA
MORK Manager
departments, the responsibility for whdeks has always
£1,600,000
1,125,000
602,500
630,000
BANKERS. Bank of EngLAND, DË Lowdon Joist Brock: Haxx. Limited.
Every descriptionof Exchange bunirsen.
·wanencted.
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BOLE ASINT MIZSUI BUBSAN KAISHA, TELEPROSE $30 & 185
JAPANESE MAKERS.
Every kind of Footwear
MADE
ORDER
at: 7 per cent per annus CHERRY & (HAMBERLAIN Colic, and Dinton Daily Balates and on Fixed Deposits rhas Hemedy allowed by a dose rates which may be ascertained on
of castor oil will effeurally cure the application
most stubborn cakes of dysentery It in apecially good for sumber discriuen in
children. For sale
Storekeepers. *** **
Oppoute Hongkong Hotal,
Mananu
ballega | NZ2 Queriz's Bouch
ong, símenn" 20, 1914
19,500,000
$34,500,000
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(NESEKKLANDI Träbnis Societ
ESTABLISHED 1824.
Ramey LARIANT OF $15,000,000 AUTHOR 75,000,000 (£8, £9,000
PROPRIETORS........................
COURT OF DIRECTORS, Hon. Mr. P. B. Holyoak.-Chairman, 9. T. M. Edkins, Esq.-Deputy
Obair:man
8. H. Dodwell, Esq. E. V.D. Farr, Esq. C.8. Gabbay, Esq. Flummer, Fay. Hon. Mr.
D. Landale, Hon. Mr. E. Shellim,
W, L. Fattenden, Eaq.
Che ManacTL
Hongkong-N.J. STAHE, Esq.
MANAGER:
Shanghal-A. G. STEPHEN, Esq. LONDON BAXKERS-Lowvor Churir &
WKETMELER & PARE'S BAST, LTD.
KongKong-INTEREST. ÅLLOWER, On Current Account at the rate of Two per cent. per annum on th dally balance Or Firm Dupont-
For 8 months 9 per cent. per annum.
B 13
13
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AN. J. STABB,
Chief. Manager, Hongkong, March 23, 1918.
·HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. THE business of the above Bank is T conducted by the HONGKONG
AND SHANGHAI 'BANKING. OOR- PORATION. Bales may be obtained on application.
....
INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the minimum monthly balances at 34 FER GENT per annum. Depositor may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGKAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT. persunni.
For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
N. J. STABB
Chief Manager Hongkong May 14, 1816
617
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BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.
Susschien CATIZAL 4 Francs 45,003,000
Pam OF ORAL 22,500,000 (1/3 of the Capital, Francs 15,000,000#
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the Chinese Repablic
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25, Chater Resă. Hongkong, April 6, 1913,
NOTICE.
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Chiel Manager. Hongkong, 26th August 118 703
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