IMPORTANT MISSION TO FAR EAST.
ARMY WARRANT OFFICERS.
*NEW HADGES OF RANI
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EASTERN EXTENSION"
TELEGRAPH-CO,
LARGE INCREASE.
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The annual meeting of the Eastern Extention, Australmis, and Chize Tele- graph Company, Ltd., was held on Oct. Warrant Offers Class I-Conductor 32nd at Electra Rouse, Finsbury Pave Staff Serjeant-Major, 1st Class, Schoolment, Sir John Lenison Fender, had wasted master, 1st Class, Royal Arms and KOMO, the chairman, presiding. The beesme
General Manager and Secretary (Mr. Ethusiasm Wreath
E. Hesse) having road the noties convening the meating and the auditors
FROM THE BANKER'S KAGAZINE).
The newly formet Asia Banking Corporation of New York bas despat sbed to the Far East William C. Lans, vice-president of the Guaranty Trust Company of New York, who is A director of the Asia Banking Corpon tion, and Ralph Dawson, recently elected vico-president of the Corporation, ou a mission of considerable importance. They will be joined later by Crawford M. Bishop formar director of the FarMaster Gunner, 3nd Glass, Royal Eastero division of the burss of foreign Arms and Gun. sad domestic commerce of the Depart
Master Gunner, at Clawn, Royal Arins and Wreath and Gun,
Armourer Serjeant-Major,
Fitter
ment of Commeres. The commissioners Serjeant Major, aud Armament. Serjeant tions of Northern China, Manchuria mer and Pincers
report
The chairman referred with profound regtes to the loss the company bad scatained through the death of Sir John
at the lack of en Enyrd when he announced
his wife was coming, so he put it down. to the felony of the girls around him. *You want to know why I married wo English girl be thashed out. Well; she's the best for all the world, and anyone dares to insult my wife as she mes down, it settle them. I don't
which ihrenerally ask mankind, intes: Mry
“ Times Agai
England 'hna entered this was in pursuance of an idea of a principle with which most of the healthy and sound nations are in sympathy. It is for justice, democrway, and freedom. It is unfair not to bring to light certain sets achieved by England during these
THE
Without
Lons, quarter: as the
kua munt after the war
will study dnancial and economic condi- | Major, Royal Arms and crossed Ham Wolle Barry. They had been unabid wash 'any help: sither" after this put four years of stubborn and dißenlt war group of people of ibigoted views It is and the Near Boat may noti!
and Siberis, spending a brief period in Japan before proceeding to Shanghai and Peking. The trip will extend over several months w
The organization of the Asia Banking Corporation with $1,000,000 capitaland $500,000 surplus, all subscribed, in 50 important step in the development of American financing and trade in the Far East The now Corporation is pre-
Wheeler Serjeant Major, Royal Arms and Wheck
Serjeant Major, RAM.C., Royal Arma and Geneva Crots,
Serjeant Major, School of Gamery: Royal Arms and crossed Guns:
り
Bandmasters, Special Badge." All other Warrant Offers, Clan L. Royal Arma..
Warrant Officers, Class II Master
requirements. Among its stockholderad Gon. pared to increase its capital according to Gunner, 3rd Class, Crown and Wreath are the Guaranty Trust Company of New York, the Bankars Trust Company, the Hersatile Bank of the Americas. The Angle London, the Paris Bank San Francisco, the First National Bank
Bank of Commerce of Seattle. The of Portland, Oregon, and the National total capital anti surplus of these banks is $88, 620,000. Charles H Babin, president of the. Guaranty Trust Com pany of New York, is at the head of the ten corporation.
Armourer Quartermaster-Serjeant, Smith Quartermaster-Serjeant, Fitter Quartermaster-Serjeant, Armament
Wreath and crossed Hammer and Quartermaster Serjeant, Crown sad Pincer
Quartermaster Serjeant Instructor in Gansery, Crown and Wreath and crossed Guns.
to hold the meeting a formerly, burat a revere som swept, OVER, Tacts which have partially accomplished
to
equal to of one per cent compared
whichever hide one looks upon the. with the American density From Chinese problem, this fundametal factor
wayal. Tast grabları alma present situation veni su dalam
tempts to re with the freedom of the Press and of speech should be strongly condmused. There any two battlefield where all the pre ways in which pressure can be brought trants will meet chaotic cont to best apos the Pro-one official like the present one, will offran easy and the other social. It is a pity people approach to enemy influence with the are-api-to make a great fuss about the risk of all manner of confer formar pressure, and yet connive at the Allie must take care and watch that latter, even when emanating from the miscares of the past in the
in the riärBest.. The chip nuderiable that the pressure on the and these conditions is to plan May, at the board had felt justified, inayons dashed Yes shelter. When the noble (deal for which England them Press comes most often from the Govern.sonomic organisatieraks paring the final dividend and the usual time dragged on other anxious her sword. There is no doubt that the ment. The last Track Cabinet for the waforms which have bonus of 2 per centy free of income tax husband, who found the stringent sava complete realization of the ideal is a example, as notorious for adopting for Gains must, becoming
regolations extramalyfersome, ex question of time as I am contemed very rigorous messige scattatethe Prepar ground too), Bustaboes these at the surt time, without waiting for claimed, Aren't they mean, any way with the redemptine of Mesopolania and we had occasion to probest paint a would be putting tire w the shareholders approval, and the They won't let man go on to the and Palestine, I wish to take Kesopor its policy very frequently, We now the horse to speak of reforma odr audited accounts now before them pier to meet his wife, we've just got to tais as an example. We must not observe that the other farm of presmeris atrative, Judiciary monet showed that their views were correct stick here."
undertatifnate nor ignore the far-reach going on under the auspices of the other, so loogisa. China is not The greas receipts for 1917 amounted to Suddenly a timid gitleme slowly downs of English victories in these lozinka the plausible profaster with an efficient, mail-onck system.
protecting the national regime. It is CA be no question of a central anth de “rent talkbe months to smire, WI £1,303,000, against £1,321,000 for from the ship to the barrier, and, recoge conatries.
Te is only since the Turkish conquest only fair that this movement, should be where the instruction of the Govern 1916, bowing an increase of £287,000 nisteg her husband, made a runk for him, due to the greatig-increased trails all Then others followed, some sasing the of Mesopotamia, uncer Sultan Selin in protated against as vehemently as we force in the world can give to a piece of Toruchi Cabinet distant 60 days travel from one another. over the company's system during the well-known face at gros, while there had fors, that this country has turned fate opposed the Fress policy of the money the same value in two points, past year. The working and other to walt while peers on grand roared out desert and gradually lost its fertility The Osaka Ash is involved in this The United States, with population
**Is Me.-—-here T", Laughter, mask, to
through misrule, oppression, and lack matter. The Bont-kai think the tons of 100,000,000, has at the presend, ame expenes for 1917 Amoented
for the husband's disgust, was caused when of security that ancient and quick the Osaka Journal of late bai been 300,000 miles of railroad Assuming against £430,000 £553,000 1916, showing an increase of £122,000 ne prsty brite arled on a surprised minded people are reduced to an estate very objectionabis, partacularly a casum equity for the population, Should Have four times the mileage of £165,000. The cost, amounting roundly moustache of my of the wise bad to the destructive power of Turkey the Imperial Household of Japan and whe United States, or 1,200,000 miles. The increased not revenue for 1917 was tones, Why, Jim, you've shaved your of stagnation and somnolence. Thanks ing indignity on the nationalverine and Chins, with th 100,000,000 inhabitants to £28,000, of carrying out the diver- sion and partial renewal work of the arpected to see their habinds on the pian) there is no trace of intellectual devaloy organimation, has left no¬means untried At present, Chies has only 3,000′′ miles New Zealand Cables, had been debited and when they found the great structure ment which was produced in the time to the general roterve fund, together occupied by only a few officials they were of the Caliphs through the reciprocal in its endeavour to damage the reput eyes. Apart from the tour of the journal element. POR, FAS with 26,545 for loss on sale of invest-torribly disappointed. They stepped action of the Persian and Arshication of the Osaks journal in the public
further into the motor cars which were waiting ANCIENT CIVILISATION.
In question, as it is an indisputable fact Saddler Quartermaster-Serjeant, Sad-mente, and £23,000 as
Crowa provision on account of investment and many were conveyed to the Y.W.OA
It is certain that nowhere in the whole that no Japanes among the intellectual is irresistible: the insufficiency of rail. dier Quartermaster-Corporal
Euctastions. The further provision rooms, in Rüssall-street. One girl boworld was the principle of application of and Wreath and BiL-
Wheeler Quartermaster-Serjeant Crown would practically cover the depreciation
of the reserve fund securities, as shown ever, saw her husband just after she bad canals for agriculture so successful as to chases has any desire to catc and Wreath and Wheel,
RAM.C by the revaluation made a short time passed the barrier. The car was stopped was in Mesopotamis. The most luxuri upon the national regime and the kry: col, ang alio
whole country, and three crops obtain aga. The company's holding in War and she rushed out to and him. "Obat vegetation diffused over the Imperial Humbold, it Loan and National War Bends in Dec. here you are! I'm over in that motor abin in the year. In remobe antiquity very advisable for number of the ratem Chica 31 last amounted to £1,203,000, sad car he exclaimed, much to the smuss it attained high civilization, and for Ronin-kai to carp st any particular the railway by centuriza played it may be said, one of expression employed by the Cats des does not have the
teachaicly periance ince the close of the year they had ment of these around her
the principal parts in the history of the without malice. And even grad such enterprise. She must- Many felt the cold bitterly, especially world. In the matter of civilization as that the attitude of the deal is really foreign help and invested a further £165,000, making additional monies were available, theyanny Australia that they had put mu'titude of great cities flourished with would continue to invest them on thin clothes. Nestly sit had babies, in its borders. What a contrast between botter means of punishing it like the spond to ber needs. In doing shaun the the Turkish and ancient Mesopotamia Company Serjeants Major, Army Signal School Crown and crossed
the effects of the war on the six were born on the voyage to Aca- The difference is in mentabs heart Shinjidas, & Tokyo monthly, they can allies will as for themselves the
and give reas fortheir grievances against | Deoary infanteries Ühingste Flag
Squadron.Corporal-Majar Roughrider, Associated Companies, the traffic, he tralia. The journey took nine weeks bresting.
said, greatly expanded in the early and the Brides are all very thankful Now the situation is quite altered the Osaka paper by writing, or they say penision interes and Squadron Serjeant Major Roughrider,
pacito of the world, one Squadron Corporal Major; Crown and days of the war, through the Govern that the boat part of it is over. Most England saved the country from utter may start legal procedings against it. It country which in
English-liberation and detestable that a mom, like Mr. Spur..."
mant restriction of coding facial and of them are now on their way to others, English bersion of the country ever, a atrage or cowardly of world påsée. Squadron, Battary, Troop or Com-later on, when the postal delays caused States. They were received in a very has opened a new and a golden era for Murayama, of the Machs, who is far
THE WISE MOTHER by the withdrawal CE shipping for war kindly way by the Young Women's its people. The characteristic English
AND BABY'S OWNYWANE pas Serjeant Major. Crown
2. Warrant Oficer Instructors of purposes made cabling more necessary Christian Association. Altar resting sense of justice, Lir
advanced in years, should be waylaid on the one hand, and
tagland Royal Engineers will
than ever, an additional strain wat
“Some days #go I attended a pablo The is of children-bone "Granade" below the badge of rank, placed upon the cabice which was and having dinnar at the association arles of administrative except those of the Signal Service, who accentuated by the troubles in Busais rooms, there was'd roshe first to send and leadership on the other hand, will will wear "Crossed Flags instead of Preventing the Great Northern Com telegrams and die money, and then to enable it goes without saying, Moso mbeling of the Roniska. and found too of afores doctor can be called
pany from canying as in prewar days catch the Sydney and Adelaide trainspotaria to recover its former on the language used by the speakerpice obtained the little one politically intellectusily, and economi the "Grenade.""
their share of the China and Japan Several of them nearly missed they in the world. What England has highly inflammatory 20 much The wise mother, will always safe that they were inciting their hearers to Own Tablets, the Canadian children's traffic. Nevertheless, their capable and Sydney train, and one of the brides done in such a short time in Meso-deed, that the impression was created guard her litaleone by keeping Baby's potamia" notwithstanding the existence sets of violence against the newspaper remedy, in the home. This i medicine. baddie was fue, and of whom he could has so better guide to her husband's of the war, and the very friendly and office. I overheard some in the audience always does good it cannot do harm 1s hardworking staff, to whom every
Attributing has motives to the Ronin-incontains no opiates or other harmful not speak too highly, had successfully address than that he lives in New South sympathetic attitude of its people to to our well-founded and legitimate
tion, diarrhoes, conila/dmdigestion, believe their Insinuations, as the speakers heavy delays, he regretted to say, were expected, and had had es letter to opor. The Mesopotamian's heart is beste movement but I am direiraxitos remedy for teething troubl
included some men of considerables ample lever and words.. unsvoidable owing to cirumstances direct her where to find her new home. ing with joy and is full of gratitude inclu
In a word, the redemption and libera social standing. At any rate, it is not a fra, Napoleong Zambert quite bevond their cool.cables the Although the new arrivals are for that tion of Mesopoisiais and Palestise from welcome sign that pressure, akould be Quebec, writes Baby
Balerring to the Visayas from the report that that conccasion, wotten, some of the women awaiting world nearer to the complete realization.way In conclusion. I must express ailments and also well
striving so brave'y and so magnificently pusily so very nervous, are some Obtainable from medicinerch granted to the company by the Spanish them on the pier betrayed some rankling of the great object for which the Allies are deep regret that the police, who the them a well Government in 1897, for providing and feeling. But their reception on the it not the true to declare that Eng much too generous, in turning s deaf poetse from medica
ábere referreito! maintaining under subsidy arrange whole was very friendly. As such bride land has already done much towards the ear to the inflammatory afferences post free 80 otit ment cable communication between found her husband, the renciled pair follment of her ideals! Mails and the lands of Illole and were applauded by the onlookers. One Caln (Visayas), expired in November was showered with confetti, and who pro last when the company's stations in another, the wife of tho those islands wars closed. The reason"
Quartermaster-Serjeant,
The Aus Banking Corporation purposes to engage in international and foreign banking in Chis, in the dependencies and insolar possessions of the United States, and in Siberia The head office in at 66 Liberty Street. .New York City, and an agency will Crown and Wreath and Geneva Croas.
probably be established in San Francisco
Schoolmaster, Quartermaster-Corporal- Preparations are being made to open Major, All other Quartermaster- branchasin China, and, as a preliminary Sergeants. Crown and Wreath step, central branch will be established Battery or Company Serjeant Major in Shanghai.be present plane con- template also the stablishment in thecro ed Gune. future of branches in Hankow, Peking, Tientsin, Harbin and Vladivostok.
ROLL OF HONOUR.
LANGT. LEALIS WILLOUGHBY FRANKLIN, RF.A who has died of wounds, was the son of hit. and Mrs. J. W. Franklin, of Kobo, Japan, and West Dulwich, and ww aged 20. He was bore at Kobe and at the age of eight years went to England and was edurstod at Dulwich College. At the age of 18 be leth for the O.T.C., having made. anama for himself among football players, rot only of the school, but among London
club. He was captain of the school fest-
bail, tricket, athletic sports, swimming
and gymnasium, and also exdet officer in the eclicge corpa. He obtained bis com- mision in January, 1917, and went to the Erent in March of this yosz...
Hi nota darilopment withai
Tastructor in Gunnery. Crown and a total holding of £1,868,000. A as they had been told so much about country of the world was its equa alausworthy, they must have some absolute interest of the
the Wesr
3. All the aboys badges are worn on
the forearm.
in 1 similar manner.
cens
and assaulted by ruffians.
beyond sid
the
BRITISH BIRTH AN EXTENUA. - coped with this extra work, although Wales She had come sooner than: she wards the English, are a good testimony kim starting the present anti-tan denge and is confriently recommended.
TION."
It was announced a short time ago that the notorious. Pan-German, Herr House chairman said? You will have learned most part nice, zenable and intelligent the poisonous element have brought the brought to bear apon the Freundin this Bertellent medicine for Listé, CICIS, AWDRY CAMPBELL, B.Byton Stewart von Chamberlain, had been lost his life at sea on 4th Oct. as the result fined £25 for libelling the Frankfurter of enemy action. He was the second son Zeltung. The haue of this paper con- of the late Mr. Lome, A. Campbell, L.R.B.,taining the judgment is now to aand and was aged 33. He was a miter in the und sore interesting details can be Federsted Maley Bustos, being with Messrs. gathered abous this trial. Herr Cham Nutter & Ferah, and went home to join berlain's libellous statements wars to the up. He received a commisica is the effect that the paper Devonshire Regt, and subsequently trans- ferred into the Royal Engineer.
Lleutenant JAME BOUGH MORRIS-IN, Argyll and Satherland Highlanders, -attached T.M.Bay who died on Oct. 13 of woards received on Oct. 1, aged 28, was the youngest son of the late J..G.. Morri MOD. Etwas educated at George Watson's Collage and Edinburgh Institution, pas sing eventually into Masts, J. Thompson vestige of ground for any of these
for this action, was that the United mised such "dire punishment if she, were States having taken over the Philippines insulted, was given & great ovation. frm Spain, after the war between the two countries, soon after the concession was granted and having subsequently laid a network of Government cables
(1) advocating an un-German policy, aiming at the establishment of England's domination and the bumi liation of Germany, the paper's in terest being identical with those of Anglo-American finance; and (2) that there are direct connections between between the principal island, they con the paper and the British Government,sidered the renewal of the concessionary the paper being owned by the enemy arrangement unnecessary. The com The Court found that there was not a pany's cables between Iloilo, Cebu, and Manila have since been picked up for utilisation elsewhere, after being renew Go shipping offices in Leith. In Sept. charges. In explaining the Jenlaneyed at our cable depot at Singapore, and 1914, he enlisted in the wth Bayal Boots the aentenge, the presiding Joige spoke their estimated value will be credited to (Dandy Binth receiving a Teritorial the following words of wisdom: the general reserve fand in the current commission in the 6th Argyll and Entber- Eary of English parents, brought up year's account
In British admiral'a hose, afterwards A short discussion followed, and in land Highlanders an Oer, 7, 1915.
fascinated by the German spirit in reply the chairman taid that he would Wagner's circle of friends, Chamber no prophesy about wireles talegraphy lain bas developed a personality which or what it would do. He had referred openly proclaim its hostility to all to the heavy delays that had taken that it formerly worshipped. All santi place in the cables owing to the ea ments having turned into their opposite, ormone traffic which had been thrown if is natural that the new convictions on them, and he regretted to my that lead to exaggeration. This is all in they could not as in pre-war favour of a man whom people, includ days make up on Sundays for such Ing the Frankfurter Zeitung, are in delays Wireless messages, could be the habit of oiling a renegade. forwarded with an absolutely free hand, as there was no cabling of train The
CHINA TEA SHORTAGE.
A China merchant, carrying on be ipos in Eastchoup, interviewed on Sept ember 13, with reference to the unquc ceful efforts of Loadon tes merchants to get consignments cz Chmus tas to Bri-
AMERICAN DYES IN JAPAN
American dyestuds are gaining s hold on the Japanere myrkst; which has heretof re barn dominated by German, producta exported through nested contri ports of dyestuis into Japan for the first three months of 1918 totalled 482,981 15 -valued at G. $1,680,56
103,348 1b, valued at 3782 ed from Germany, and
This amount
at $31,034, from Switzerland,
Although the ads with the C States have not resched suffis
outo, warrant apaciR.
oficial tables, whers it is still climed under other countries, the American Ba e of Foreign and Domestia Ceam vie learne mpor good authority that the grati
the estrado is with Amerion. Shipping facilita have become
Japan
were Lort
degree of
tain, said that the Tea Importers AssociA German Cour need of feat the reable companies would be very gladat
aach of berding the knee to Engiandet, at the present time the wireless Factor in the dyatud tale if it states
thel Chamberlain's extrac system and relieve them of some of whin tion constitutes for him, so an B their traffic, and it would be a great grarhting, but in extenuating cireuz pabbie boon MADH alance. A
A vote of thanks was accorded to the the Judge added, political chairman, the directors the gen sions are nowadays runnin vary high manager, and the staff. lhe chairm
but in reply said it would give the directors
tion Committee could not blame them selves in any way for the Saco in the official efforts to control the market. The committee, it is pointed out, appear to have made every practicable suggest Ion to keep the business gring and to have put their knowledge and experience. the disposal of the authorities, but for some reason those efforts had only inlted in i brzsidown in the alter control a traines not apparently mangine. stood properly by those in authority.
Appeals for Chynstes, almos
in castroter and accomplis
many and no one.
the public as a whore la responsible. Fatly the Liberali
posed to the penalty of imprisonpe the case
there
uch pleasure to send report to the staffs at all the stations in the Far East inforcing them that the shareholders had accorded them a vote of thxa
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Bodd, Shanghai..
Yours very truly,
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