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The following letter and ita onclosures have been received by His Excellency the Governor from the Hon. Secretary of the Ovor-Seat Club on the subject of the two biplanes subscribed for by the British and Miss B. Walker's List (Continued). Chinese Community of Hongkong:--
The Over-Seas Club,
General Buildings, "Aldwych,
London, WC..
May 28th, 1915.
June, 1915 Mardon Edith Eddie
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YOUR EXCELLENCy --Coañrming our cable Mrs. H. A. Schmidt of the 26th, the Contral Committee desires. Sir Robert Ho Tung to acknowledge most gratefully the splendid Lady Ho Tung donation of £4,500 quEscribed by the British; Mr. P. Jacks (Further Contribn- and Chinese community at Hongkong, for the purpose of presenting two 100-h.p. Gnome biplanes to the Royal Flying Corps, at a cost of £2,250 each.
I am requested to state that we have received fall details concerning your Excel- loney's wishes ns to the titles of these two; Aeroplanes From Mr. Secretary Bonar L and I am to add that we are already in communication with the Director of Military Aeronauties at the War Office concerning the presentation ceremony.
We hope to complete the matter next week. and will obtain for your Excellency photo- graphs of the two heroplanes with their nam painted on them, as we think your Excelloney may dare to show them to some of the subscribers.
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The following letter haheen received by Mr. P. Jacks. Hon. Secretary of the Devoning Society in Hongkong from the Hon. Secretary of the London Devonian Association:-----
Sardinia Heusé. Kingsway, London, W.C 26th May, 1915.
P. Jucks Esq.
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Hongkong. 30.00 Dean Sa-On behalf of this Association 20.00 heg to thank you for your letter of the 22nd April enclosing draft for £20 collected 10.06 by your Society in aid of the Devonshire Patriotic Fund and herewith have pleasure 10.00 in handing you
the Hon. Treasurer's receipt for samo.
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Will you please express to your Committer 1.55 the thinks
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have love good enough to give us for 85,457.71 worthy an object as the Devonshire
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3,100 Lbs. Plug Tobacco Several acknowledgments have been received from the Front and from the Ppended to show how the goods are frenches A couple of extracts are "ppreciated:-
TO
JAPANESE LOYALTY
AN IDEAL.
JAPANESE MILITARY ATTACHES WITH THE RUSSIANS COMMIT SUICIDE.
The Japan Gazette says:- A moving story comes from Lamberg, through ufficial Japanese sources, to the effect that two Japanese military attaches to the Russian forces committed erppuku or hara biri in that city on the eve of its
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there was no Service necessity for suicide." The officers were in no way involved in the fall of Lemberg: they were casually presents as on lookers and in any case,
ff captured, would have been entitled to the hours of ordinary military captivity. Moreover, the fall of Lemberg was only an incident in a constant give-and-tako. Balance in hand....... ......$ 58,DS
re-captured by the Russians. Neverthe- The subscribers will be glad to hear this
less, the instinct in every Japanese, and a further consignmont has been ordered
especially in the military class, to avoid Tam further to add that the Contral Com-which makes the total to date
the humiliation of falling into the enemy s mittee desire to express their trey deep
hands alive' re-asserted itself in thi×| appreciation of the magnificent patriotism
Galician city with irresistible force. With shown by the members of the British and;
that desire to avoid personal humiliation Chinese communities at Hongkong, and to
there was also, no doubt, mingled the say that they have no doubt the example
determination that the name of Japan Follo Forte cropland have heen
should not be associated with that com that Flongkong has set will be very wider
ception of humiliation, and herein we presented to our Imperial Aircraft Flotilla,
Devon Regt., France.
A writer in the National Review re- may obtain a little idea of the moral and in view of the urgent need for more
May 30th, 1915.
minds us that hundreds of years ago the strength of the loyalty which unites the negoplines, the Central Committen has
Received on behalf of the men in the Germans were a grave danger to Eng-people and makes them not only so strong decided to keep the Fund open as long as
In the thirteenth century the as a national unit but so considerable in the war lasts. Enclosed I am forwarding Platoon the generous gift from Hongkong Land
We do not defend your Excalloner copies of two letters received of Cigarettes and Tobacco with many thanks. League of Hanseatic towns boose the alliance or enmity,
really is very kind to think of as much it. as you are doing in this great war, but I can Europe. It established itself in London the resolve and devotion to an ideal re- We believe that assure you we are and will continue to do under special guarantees from the King, presented in this self-sacrifice could have anything in our power to crush the rat and, until the whole thing was smashed been more effectively employed in life enemy we are opposed to. We came out of up by Queen Elizabeth, it enjoyed com- than in the buquest of an object-lessum. the frenches last night and we pretty mercial privileges which strangled the But it will not so strike the Japanese, GOLF BALLS. CADDY BAGS. CLOCK GOLF. short of smoke. and it was a Godsend prosperity of the country in many diree The act is in strict conformity with an when we received the packages, which Lmaons. In those days. England was a unwritten national code of which we for- GOLF PAINT. TEES. CAPTIVE GOLF. ETC. assure you wo greatly appreciate, and we great wool producing country, and the in-enginers can only faintly decipher the anite in thanking the generous donors.
dustry was so exploited by the Hanseatic sanction. But even we will perceive in B. Expeditionary Force. League as to prevent Englishmen from this supreme devotion to principle the
May 30th, 1915. becoming manufacturers of their own raw workings of a tremendous national af- JUST ARRIVED : NEW CONSIGNMENT OF
The wool was bought up at filiation to the things of the spirit, as product. prices arbitrarily fixed by the League, opposed to the material teachings of self-
SPALDING'S G. M. TENNIS RACKETS. shipped to the Netherlands, where it was preservation, the first law of nature. made into cloth, and in that form sold and beyond that loyalty to country and Japanese tradition we may see another spelling high profits for these German evidence of Japanese loyalty to the eauss middlemen. In addition to this, all the of the Allies. These two officers by their imports of the League into England were set identified themselves ant their nation admitted at a uniform duty of che per with the cause of the liberty, of the cent, as against a high tariff for all world. They voluntarily died rather than other goods from abroad. All Hanseatic fall into the hands of the Germans The goods had to be carried in Hanseatic Allies will mourn their death, will exbend ships, and British ships attempting to to their bereaved relatives the profound- compete with them were incontinently est sympathy and will do bonour to the sunk. These Germans also laid claim to national pride and high resolution which the Baltic herring fisheries, and drowned contribute so materially to Jabem's
hundred English fishermen who tres-worthy status in international relations. passed upon this preserve. These ebulli- tions of frightfulness been taken lying down by the English of those times, but as England developed re trading country, so the feeling against the German monopolists inereased At last the Armada afforded the opportunite
JOHN EVELYN WRENCH, Hon. Secretary nud Organiser.
Sir FRANCIA H. MAY, K.COM.G.. Governor of Hongkong.
His Excellency
[Enclosures]
THE IMPERIAL AIRCRAFT-FLOTILLA.
LETTER FROM THE KING;
time of it.
I am writing to say how pleased we were Very considerable interest has been occn- to receive your tobacco and cigarettes te sioned by the Over-Sena Club's scheme for day. We all join in thanking you for the the formation of an Imperial Aircraft gift, os at present tobacco, etc., is very hart Flotilla. In addition to the Aeroplane to get. Your gift was very much appre-again to the English consumer at pric.
We are all doing our Country's already provided, Gibraltar, Nova Scotia ciated. and Saskatchewan have each undertake to luty here and giving the Gorman a hot Things are much better now, supply an aeroplano.
The King has expressed his interest in expecially now that the weather is fine. Wo the following letter:
have been out here for some time now and Buckingham Palace,
can tell many a thrilling tale about the war, 19th May, 1915. Now I must conclude, wishing you all the DR SIR-The King is interested to best of health. hony of the generous action of the Mem- Thanking you again for your kind gift. bres and Friends of the Over-Sons Club in
GEO. J. B. SAYER, presenting to the Royal Flying Corps "sin Aeroplane, and of their intention to make
Hon. Secretary and Treasurer. further similar contributions.-Yours very faithfully,
LOSS OF THE "ZWEENA." EXTRAORDINARY STORY TOLD BY CAPTAIN,
The Honorary Secretary,
The Over Seas Club.
STAMFORDHAM..
Lord' Kitchener has also expressed his gratification at the sets of the scheme, or follows:--
War Office.
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST MALAYE,
seem to have
REUTER'S TELEGRAM CO.
The report of Reuter's Telegram Com-
The
of gesting rid of them root and branch. pany, Ltd., for the year ended 31st They wem strongly suspected of helping December last states that after payment to it out and provision the Spanish of current charges, and deducting rebute ships. German vessels in the Tagus and the on unexpired subscriptions to news ser- Queen configested them on the ground that vices, the net pronte amounted to £14,849. they contained munitions of war. The including £8,912 brought forward. League adopted the reprisal of turning great falling off in revenue is largely due The severe re- the company's business. Eliza every Englishman out of Germany, to the disturbing, influence of the war on But they had shot their last bolt. beth promptly responded by expelling all strictions imposed by the military authori This was the ties upon news from the seats of war Germans from England. end of the trouble. The League, deprived and the total prohibition of the com- of its valuable share in the English wool pany's code for private telegrams have these sources. It is hoped that the sacri- trade, fell to pieces after three hundred greatly diminished the revenue from vears hattening upon English prosperity.
A case which, as a sequel to the loss of
Sir Francis Drake captured sixty Whitehall, S.W. the steamer Zireena, promises to bring 19 DEAR SIR-I am gratified to hear of the light some extraordinary evidenc prompt response to the appeal issued by scenes at the time of the wreek and the the Over-Seas Club to its members and behaviour of some of the Malay crew was fricasda in all parts of his Majesty's mentioned in a Bingapore Palice Court Dominions Over-Seas which has already last week. The master of the ill-fated permitted the presentation of on acrophane vessel, Captain W. D. McCraith, has laid in the Royal Flying Corps..
the necessary information which charges I was interested to learn that the eleven of the men; all Malays, with wilful aeroplane in question had been paid for breach of duty by refusing to perform a hy the generous donations of several lawful act in the preserving of the lives thousands of British subjects overseas of persons on board the Zween. That is, and as I understand that you hoping to shtain the gift of an aeroplane more or less, the legal phraseology of the from each part of the Empire, I sincerely charge, but the bald facts as given in the piece of history throws much light fies thus entailed upon the company wish you surpass in your efforts. Yours information with which Captain McCruith has supplied the Authorities, says the Straits Times, tell a mesi remarkable story.
very truly,
-KITCHENER.
are
The Honorary. Secretary,
The Over-Sens Club. The iden in to ask every section of the Empire to provide an aeroplane Each district which provides £1.500 can have the machine named after it. Full particulars can he obtained from the Over-Seas Club, General Buildings, Aldwych, London, W.C
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upon the German spirit of greed. The will receive recognition from the Commis idea that to be strong and prosperous sion appointed by the Government to you must destroy the prosperity of ather outsider losses arising from interference people is ingrained in the Teutonic by the State in private business, Steps mind. It was noted in the following cen-have been taken to counteract the diminu- tion of gross receipts by a considerable tury in the complet
reduction of working expenses during the present rear. With a view to making provision for depreciation in the value of the shares of the bank it has been
In consequence: deemed advisable to write down their book value to £500,000,
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1 The Zucena, it will be remembered struck the Sintempa reef on the morning of June 8th whilst proceeding from Beel-
Is giving too little and asking too much ling to Socrabaya. She struck with auffi- cient force to rip her bottom out and in a the term "Dutch" in those days em very short time she was finished, sixteen bracing the Northern Germans as well as people, including three European officers, the inhabitants of Holland. It also losing their lives. If what the captain helps us to understand how it is that the of the uncertain position created by the alleges is true those Byes need not have charge against Britain of waging this war the directors have decided to make LONDON CUTTER. been lost. It appears, according to his war solely in order to destroy German no distribution of pront but to transfer It is just the sort of loss account to reserve account, and toi OF 40TH statement, that, after the vessel had trade seems merely axiomatic to the £10,000 standing at credit of profit and
struck, the Chinese carpenter reported German people.
has been decided to write off the whole PATHANS.
that the water was gaining upon them thing they would do and have done carry forward the balance of £4,810 TE
themselves.
of the goodwill account hitherto standing and, as the captain realised. gaining so
at 268,000. This in no way alters the reat COLONEL RENNICK'S NAMELESS fast that it was very apparent that the
HEROES."
ship was doomed. There was a motley
accounts into consonance with the views crowd of Chinese passengers on board and WHEN DID GERMANY MOBILIZE value of the goodwill, but brings the The Times of Ceylon says:-An in- the boats were ordered out in good time
The Harburger Fremdenblatt on May frequently expressed by shareholders. The BEFORE
aum of £10,000 has been written off in- teresting letter has reached as from Lieut, and loaded with these Chinese. Then he 18, in an article on the railways in war vestments, and an amount of £5,000 off G. Adains, of Kelani Valley, who left was surprised to discover, about fifty time, made a remarkable admission about freeholds. This had all been dealt with The directors Ceylon with the contingent for Egypt. yards off, the ship's lifeboat in which were
the German mobilization long before the Mr. Adams, with Messrs. R. J. Thornton, aixteen of the crew, Malays, and
cutbreak of war: After referring to the in the reserve account.
director lately rindered E. G. Hodgson and E. Johnson obtained Chinese. This lifeboat would hold from work of the railways in 1866 and 1870, have decided not to fill the post of commissions in the Indian army when thirty-five to forty persons, and he at one the writer says: At the mobilization the managing they were on the Canal and were attached shouted to the men to return to the vessel German railway system proved its per- vacant by the death of Baron de Reader. to the 40th Pathans, when they passeand take off those who. were left on board. fection, since on nine railway lines on and have appointed Mr. Walter F. Brad- through on their way to France..
The serug, at any rate, could under the days from July 24 until Augast 4 not shaw, who has been reretary.
in February last to join the Board. a gave them an early opportunity for sec stand English, and so the men must have less than 284,000 man with full equipment directors invited Mr. Gerald W. Williams In view ing active service and the following ex-been aware of the nature of the orders were carried to the froutier." tract from letter in The Times gives a
This is equivalent to saying that the request to which he acceded.
director the expenses of management very good idea of the part they played being issued to them, but, so the captain
publication of the Austrian
have now been reduced by a sum exceeding in an important charge towards the end alleges, they lay on their pars and never German mobilization began on the day of of the vacation of the post of managing £4,000 per annum. On the other hand, of April. "The historic charge of so much as lifted a hand in the work of the
the shareholders will be asked to provide April 26th under Colonel Bennick took rescue. It was no use shouting to the ultimatum to Serbia.
the sum of £300 for the remuneration of A place in the afternoon (at 2-5 p.m.) not occupants of the other boats, for they were The Chinese and understood no English, and, at night as I had been informed.
an additional ordinary director. Battalion was told that 200 yards had besides, they were totally ignorant on the
resolution will accordingly be submitted The distance turned out subject of boats and the handling of them to be crossed.
The Amesbury Abbey Estate, including to be 600 yards and the men actually Indeed, one drifted so far away that the
sum the amount allowed to the director: then only melted away, because Colonel torpedo destroyer, which stood by, had to tions the seat of the Antrobus family in the articles of association by way of arrived within 70 yards of the enemy and motor launch from the Fos, & Dutch Stonehenge, Wiltshire, for several genera to the meeting for increasing by this
Excellent work was will come under the hammer of Messrs. Rennick and nearly all his officers were ha sent after her.
Colonel killed or severely wounded. Frank Rennick was shot through the done by the officers and men of the de- Knight, Frank, and Rutley ading in remuneration.
and Kennaway, in September were not able to save everybody, Had Abbey stands in a park on the site of stomach and all trace of him has been stroyer, but despite all their efforts they conjunction with Messrs. Eden, Baines, lost up to this moment (Sunday after
Captain Waters and Second-these men returned, however, so Captain the former monastic house, The Avon, in Gallipoli has been felt in locating the Lieut. G. Adams have been brought McCraith says, all the people left on board
estate for miles. The property comprises over to England severely wounded. The could have been saved. Those on board with its trout fishing, runs through the Turkish artillery. Directly an aeroplane training of Indian regimente up to the the For shouted to them, but they took no
On the north-cast It is believed that the guns are run along standard reached by the 40th Patkans is notice, and after a while. came up along 6,400 acres, and extends from Beaconhill go up the Turkish fire ceases. Not a
Clump on the west.
a few shots fired. Then the gung are work only to be accomplished by Bri-side the destroyer and went on board with on the north east, towards Winterbourne shot from the heavy guns is fired at night. tish officers. The effect in India of the their possessions saved from the wreck.
Stonebenge will Bail in $200 was allowed to feo of the side is Bulford Camp, and on the north on underground raile to a given spot, and
diverted to another emplacement. side Lark Hill Camp. be included in the sale. led by Colonel Rennick and his officers accused and in $100 for the others. will strengthen the British Raj.'
recognition of the "Nameless Herres".
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