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SHANGHAI MEN AT THE FRONT.
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CALDBECK,
xtraordinary way in 1910, and has done to a loser extent since? Supposo 70 per jeat. of his transactions were invalid in. aw and unsupportable by the Committo An-old Shanghai Public School boy, ADJOURNED SPECIAL MEETING, the fact that the other 30 per cont. of Louis A. Durour (formerly employed by is transactions were in accordance with the Standard Oil Company in Shanghai), British Law and the laws of the Exchang" who has been at the front since April, wan for what he | The adjourned special meeting of thewould not prevent the benefit to that promoted corporal and decorated with the Shanghai Stock Exchange was held onbroker of the legality of that 30 per cent. French Croix de Guerro
a little job done on the night of The official anaouncement Munday last under the chairmanship opring utterly wiped out by the fees that terms "
he remaining 70 per cent. of his contracts May 4th" Mr. F. H. Crossley, He was sapporte vere invalid, that on these later he could states that during the night of May 4/5 by Nears. F. J. Burrett, P. Crighton, Hot make good his claian in the British under fe, he continued carrying sacks 11. Read, L. Anderson and II. B. Onerourt, nor bring up his defaulters before orth with which he closed the entrance Committe, or have redress in any of a tronch which was under a cross fire dessen (Sporelary),
way, I have teen.iosed this as a hyphsby the enemy and which otherwise would Mr. G. S. BRAIS, who left Shanghai on asthetical case, but I would remind you live rendered the position untenable.
that only too frequently, even during the January 19th to volunteer for active mar last year, such case has been not hypothe vice, joined the 3rd Battalion of the South I say again, it Stafordshires and was made a Corporal. Gentlemen-As you are aware, the predical but an actual fact, scalmnesting is a continuation of that heidis aboued to allow any member of this He is now at the front with the 1st Batts- xchange to jeopardise his fellow onion and has been promoted to the rank of a week ago, which was postponed for thors by leaving a loophole for that mem Sergeant,
Mr. R. A. WILLIAMS, Consumers' purpose of allowing further discussion auber to indulge o risky methods of busi-
ness, no matter how willing he himself Engineer of the Municipal Electricity the following resolution :-
may be to run that rise. I repeat, we Department, who was one of the last of Rule 47.-The Committee may spen for a period not exceeding three inonth are links of a chain; we are interdepend the Shanghai men to leave for Home after nny member who shall be proved to thient, and we cannot let cach member be a having been recommended for a commis. law unto himself. The consequence of sion in the army, is now at the front. He satisfaction of the Committee to have running a risk cannot unfortunately be joined the Royal Engineers, and
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attached to becoming (2) Entered into any sale or purchase restricted to the member who is content proceeded of shares suck or other interest for forto run the risk, and wo must therefore Lieutenant, ward delivery where the contract does not frame our rates for the best of them the School of Military Engineering. specify the numbers by which such shares bers of the Exchange as a whole. stecks or other interess are distinguished will notice that I have emphasized the week in April, and in his own words: in the register or books of the company, portands of making the position of melavo never worked so hard in my life. At the meeting you will remember that bers of our Exchange sound ris-a-vis one They simply crush into saven wecks the What about members of the ordinary officers' two-year course-some! yon unanimously passed a resclition in another. corporating the recently issued Britis general public as between themselves? crushing We start work at 7 am, and
we are slogging hard into it King's Regulation in the rules of this E Well, Exchange rules naturally cannot be finish at 7p.m., and during the whole day WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. eliang, to the effect that no forward cor and cperative on the publie, except in trained on the Dickens winder." prin- met would receive the support of tho for a protect the rights of a brokeriple; first, lecture on the theory of a Committee of the Exchange quess the in any transaction between members of nambers of the shares were quote on tie the public in which he may be involved. bridge (for instance), then--go out and contract This new rule existed fom We cannot legislate for outsiders and A latter has been received by a friend Inst Monday. We are now me to a penalize them for dealing forward "within Shanghai from Mr. T. McKERY, former- wider the question as to whether hold out mumbers" They can run the risk if ly of the Electricity Department, S.M.C go a step further and say that inall for they are so unwise lo dio go," of entering On arriving Home he was appointed ward contracts entered into by hemies into invalid contracts, knowing that if one instructor at Woolwich, but preferring of this Exchange between Umzeles, party fails to carry out the terms of bis active service to drilling recruits, enlisted as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery, ther as principals ur brokers, bumbers contract, the other will have no recourse
A member of this Ex- and has since bon promoted to the rank D Battery, 117th must be given, no matter whter the to British Law, brokers concerned may be quite willing change may at present, and subsequent to of Sergeant in to enter into a contract withat mime passing of the proposed law, even act Brigade. At the time of writing he was
as broker in a transaction without num expecting to leave for the front very [zuE GROUND OF GOVERNMENT House,
FRIDAY, JULY 9TH, FROM 4-7 P.K. bersand knowing Infl well das in case of trouble that contract would n be re-bera" between two outside principals. 1 shortly,
We do ask. cognized by the Committer, or in the wish we could make this also impossible-- case of Britishers, by the British Churthat we cannot go so far. I want you to clearly undersand the however, that members give their support point of the resolution before youand not to the spirit of our regulations, and dis We are mt met to count mince as far as possible dealings to confuse the issue. debate as to whether the new King's Regu-between members, explaining to then the lation is expedient, or framed int manner risks they run in watering into such com- beat calculated to prevent the regless and trusts. The public may also be consider- irresponsible gambling of the put. Such ed links in another" chain." which, with discussion would be beside the paint. The the Stock Exchange chain," bears up the lact is that this King's Regulation as whole structure of sound share business in definitely become British Law and this Shanghai. Our rules to ensure the safety Stock Exchange hun already cided by of the broker are framed for the benefit
You He started his training the first MACGREGOR&C.
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A SNOWBALL BAG SALE, IN AID OF THE BELGIANS IN ENGLAND AND IN
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to make this regulation & Stock Exchange public will realise that our motive in rule, and applicable to all our members bringing forward this rate is not a selfish irrespective of their nationality as far as one.
Now, gentlemen. Le propowd rule, is The rule now proposed is, in the opinion open for di cassien, and I would again. FOL YN Capmitter, an essen in omple remind you to stick to the point, and rete ment to the first new rule, and is abano discus whether the King's Regulation lutely weessary to render that rule effecand the rule we passed at our last meet and expedient or otherwise, tive, and feruensure MATA pled acts and are now in fore. What Now, gentlemen, the que tion has often we now have to consider is the necessity been raised as to what was the resin of for making these rules operative, and the failure of the marginal system for for sure you will give the pugclution now which we adopted rules some month ago, lefore the meeting your hearty support. Various reasos have been ghed for The revolution was proposed by Mr.cH This failure, the usual one being that the Read and seconded by Mr. F. JAK public could not be induced to acerpt it. L. Anderson, in the course of u and that, failing the support of the pale gthy speech, pointed out how, aksolute- lic, it had to be rescinded. I tell you!
Burnett.
that the resolution:|:
JOINED
1.Private F. S. Thomson joined the Corps on 26th June, 1915, allotted Corps No. 1863, and posted to Scouts Company,
PARADES,
2.-1'arades for to-day (Monday).
5.16 p.m. The following N.C.0. and men of Right Section M.G, Co., Sergt. Major Witchell, Ptes. Alves
Corileiro, Anderson, Benjamin, D'Azaveda, Greaves, F. Murray, and Pereira, Musketry Instruction on Kennedy Hond Range, Service rifles. to be carried. Compl. Grimes, R.E., will attend.
5.30 p.m. Signalling, Section, Aiming Prill and Misketry exercises at Head- quarters. Sorgt. Dullock will attend. Raminder: VIA VAL Gun Club Hill Kowicon.
Of duty; Centre Section M.G: Co. Officer on duty: Capt. G. G. WhorE AT DETENTION CAM, KOWLOON,
On duty 28th inst: Scouts Company. Offices on duty: Capt. Stewart Orderly Officer: Lient. Wright. Orderly Sergeant: Sergt. Crawford. G. E. STEWART, Capti
Adjutant, H.K.V.C.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVER
All Platoons will continue their Drill Cup
Training as follows:
problems that this reason was no the ly necessary it was t chief and read cause of the failure of the should be passed.
Mr. Gordios Nielson said that the mat- argin system. The real cause of that failure was the fact that, as has alreadyter under discussion was so important been stated by Mr. Neilson-the rules that time should be ne object. He hini regulating the marginal system were half was prepared to stay there and dis-
Yures because it was left optional 10
ense the resolution until midnight What No. 1 British, Tuesdays and Fridays. members whether they conducted their they should do, he said, was to tell the No. 2 British, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
days. business on the margin system or not authorities that the new law was inopera-Nos. 1 and 2 Chinese, Mondays and Wednes Alost members preferred to run the risk tive as it stood and request them to have Nos. 3 and 4 Chinese, Thursdays and Satur of their being unable to appeal to the it repealed.
days. Mr. R. U. Humanel and Mr. H.Nos. 1 and Commites in case of trouble, and they con Read having spoken in favour of the reb Wednesdays.
Portuguese, Moulays and fioned to dent forward without giving or
lic aking margin. Now, gentlemen, I ask Tution, Mr Ngileen proposed as follow Nes, 3 and Fortiguese, Tuesdays and Fri-
ing amendment
TER that this error be not repeated. Let us
- days, 223 224 That this macting instructs the Com Indian, Tuesdays and Thursdays. have no half-measures. If the rule adopt ed at our last meeting is a sound one it mittee to make early and respectful Platoon Commanders may, in notifying the behaves us to make it really effective by representations, through the proper chan- parsing the rule now before you-which els with regard to the desirability of hay will penalize those who, whilst approving in the King's Regulations effecting the of the system of giving numbers, actually Stack Exchange repealed; that the Com desire to transgress the spirit of that sys-mits furthermore formulate a scheme for tem by dealing comotunes with numboys, forward business on the basis of margini and sometimes without just es it suits and or monthly adja-trent of differences such scheine to be sent along with the peti OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. We mambers of this Exchange are, to lion; and that until further notice the Exchange works according to the King's Use an expression which has often been- employed in the sume connection, links Regulations as rogands forward bust
ness," of a chain. We must see to it that we forge each link soundly so that in a moment of tension it will not fail us and render soundness of the other links of no avail. It is not enough to say. Let each link look after itself; if it breaks it will its own fault," No, such a policy would
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them.
Mr. A. A. Brady seconded. Considerable discussiour. followed, the chief speakers being Masers. Gubbay, A
Anderson, Conins, C. II. C. Platt, Joseph and P. Crighton.
The amendment was lost by a big ma-
be as disastrous in the future as it has jority, and the original resolution, with proyed in the past. We cannot disso- the addition of the words "with another
FRENCH LESSONS iste ourselves from the general respon-bar" at the beginning of the second
G. MOUSSION,
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SHORTHAND EXAMINATION. JUNE, 1915.
Following are the results of the Short hand
D.S.P., alter or extend the hours of their
parades, and also arrange additional
parades for recruits, backward men and volunteers.
INSPECTION OF UNIFORMA
No. 1, 2, and 3 Platoons of tho Chinese Com pany will parade in Uniform to-day at 5,30 pm for inspection by the Hon. Capt. Supt. of Police,
F. C. JENFIN,
n. S. P. (Reserve).
LOCAL SPORT.
TENNIS LEAGUE. KOWLOON A. ». H.K.C..
Played at:
on Saturday Kowloon Scores --
Crisp and Hattersly Smith (K.A.) lost to R. and H. Hancock 3-3, beat Cary and
By kind permission of Col. Warsoy and the Officers, the Band of the 74th Panjabis will play during the afternoon.
Eatrace from Lower Albert Road.
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Green and Abraham (K.A) lost to R and H. Hancock 4-7; beat Cary and Boret 10-1; beat Muas and Thursfield
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sibility for the welfare of this Exchange, paragraph, was adopted unanimously. Take, for instance, the case of a broker who engage in forward transactions in two contrac's-07s stating numbers, and the other not doing so. Assuming we do not _make_numbers absolutely compulsory, both these transactions would be permis sible, the only difference being that. in' case of trouble one transaction would re ceive the support of the British Law and MAKING CRIPPLES. of the Committes of this Exchange, and
the other would not. Now I emphatically Barretto (D), G. Meadows (D), Cima Elementary-Chan Chiu-fai (D), N That's what Rheumatism is doing. maintain that no broker on the Exchange Wing-tai (D), M. Montero (D). D. A. Stiffening joints, drawing hands out of has a moral right to jeopardier his fellow Barradas (D), Tong Yat-wing (D),
The Rev. Robert Ernest Skene, since shape, weakening muscles making the members and the general public who don Pereira, A. K. Fatty Dad, I News, strong weak, the young old and the old with him by indulging in contracts which A. G. de Remedios, Li Mui-cheung, ne vicar of Raveningham, Norfolk, was helpless.
are irsuppertable by British Law or by Hassan Ismail, M. B. Gomes, G. May among the first to respond to Lord But this terrible trouble may be the laws of the institution of which he is Bausdren.
1 failed.
D means passed Kitchener's call for more men. He en stopped by the 152 of LITTLE'S a monber. On the face of it it is a darger with distinction, hitte.-L. A listed as a driver in the motor- transport ORIENTAL BALM. Rub it into the ons practice to the broker himself, apart Speed of 80 words a
service. Mr. Skene, who is forty-four To BE OBTAINED FROM THE— aching muscles, the swollen joints, the from the danger to his fellow brokers. If Costa passed D; A. R. M. Arab passer.
70 words: A Hamilton and M. and married, with three children, said: painful limbs.
the broker concerned cannot appreciate
I have been burning to go for a long Just rub it in the BALM will do the the truth of this assertion he must be made Meadow
time, and it is my bounden duty to answer- 60 words:-A M. Tarvares, 1 failed. Frest.. And soon you'll have ease and to abide by rules framed by others more
the call. I think every ft man cught fo iro dom from pain. Stiffness and weak- fer-seeing than himself, rules which will Young (D); B. Langenborg (D). Kong
Theory Clan:A, Carvalho (D), 4
It is a boly war, and I am nem will disappear. You'll be strong protect that broker against himself. In (1), L. Bilis (D). Lau Pale-wing enlisting not only to serve my country but and well.
the case I have quoted to you that of a Fatty Dzd. E: Ahwen, Nellie Nntal taset an example to others. Gold at is 4d. per bottle.
member who deals both with and without. Watson, 8. D. Ismail, F. Robar, has resigned his living, and the Bishop of numbers what would be his position if Eneida Remedios. 2 faited. I distinc Norwich, in whose diocese he is, wished trouble should come along, as it did in an tion.
him Godspeed.
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