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THE BONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH,
HONGKONG MEN KILLED AT CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO 0ORONATION OF
THE FRONT.
Two well-known members of the Staff of the Hoogkong and Shanghai Banking
been Corporation
have
killed A the front in Messre. A. C. E. Eborough The former died of and K. R. Forde. wounds on July 30th; and Mr. Forde was Both were very killed on July 24th. popular among a large circle of friends by whom their death will be deeply regretter, though it will be regret tinged with feel- ings of admiration at the fact that they like thousands of other British beroes, have died that their country night live."
Mr. Elborough was a Captain in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was very well known in the Colony, having been in the head office of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank for a considerable He was a member of the Hong- Lime kong C., and was one of the leading exponents of the game, having been fra quently included ia ih - Interpart team,
FUND.
FOR THE ALLIED FORCES AT THE FRONT.
Bddic
Amount acknowledged to 21st
August, 1015
Mr. R. E. L... Meers. Moxeri & Taylor Mr. A. E. Crapnell
ra. M. (Shamsini) Mr. D. Macdonald .....
Mr. E. G. Becke contribution
for August
bist No. 4 FM.P. 82, C.R.J. $2. H.P.W. $13. CAR. $5. R. 2, WM 82. S.W.B.21, F.R. 3. and T.W.H. $2.
S List No. 4G — A‚D.
$3. G.A.II.
A.R.O. 85, J.W.B. 82. Mak Sam Woon (Bello
View Hatel) $10, E.E.C. $2, R.. $3, C.E.. JI.B. 1. EP. 2. S.W.B.
24
Amount expended_
6,232.58
10.00 30.00 10.00 10.00. 5.00
15.00
85.00
THE
EMPEROR OF JAPAN.
SPECIAL STAMP ISSUE.
In comensuration of the Corncation of the Japanese Emperer, the authorities in 3.30 the Communications Department will issus a series of special picture postcards and postage stamps, and have already appointed & Committee for seeing to the In this connec. necessary preliminaries. tion Mr. Tanaka, Chief of the Communica tions Bureau, states that the authorities thought this the best means of com memorating the happy national event in ternationally at a moderate expenditure. The new stampa and postcards being markably fine in respect of design and colour, are likely to be received with much favour, especially by foreign friends of Jagen and by philatelists in general The issue of stamps will be limited i three denominations, númely, 10 sen, 3 su, and I see, while the posterrds will be issued in pairs and will be a special can. collation stamp:
40.00
6,390.98
$ 5.939.41
451.67
Balance in hands.
The Commiting take the opportunity of expressing thanks to those members 4 the Canyannity who have so kindly sup Lieutenant Kenneth Rowley Forike, of the and East Kent Regiment, was the sourported the Ciguronte and Tobacco Fund of Casen and Mrs. Forde, of Finlagan Hectory Co. Londondary. On the out break of war he was given leave by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and e- turned biome from; Japan to offer his ser- Having had three years' training vices.
in a volunteer.corps, he was gazetted, as lientenant in Line Buffs in January last and While on sent to the front only in May. active service he was promoted to the command of the machine gun section of the battalion. His elder brother is a captain in the 11th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, and is serving with the Ulster Division.
Lieut. Forde saw some service
in the 1800 Boxer troubles, when he went.
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for the Allied Fors at the Front. They would, however, be glad to see an increase in the Subscription List, and, in order that the regularity-of-supplies may bạ nintained, donations from any one who has not yet contributed will be
the welcome. The troops who Trenches are the ones to whom the are sent, and considering all they are doing for us, it is, at the "bog', but a meagre return to keep them up plied with a little comfort in the shape of tobacco, especially as
GEO. J. B, SAYER. thoroughly appreciated.
"tokes
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OF SHANGHAI, DEATH OF MR. H. T. WADE
tho
It is with feelings of very sincere regret says the X- Daily News of the 1st instant that we have to announc death of Mr. Henling Thomas Wade, which occurred at his residence, No. 121 Park Lane, about 5 p. yesterday, tha fathe after a long and severe illness,
use of death being cancer sostomach.
Mr. Wade, who was one of Shanghai's oldest residents and one of the few Hon. Secretary and Treasuror.remaining whose membership of the
Shanghai Club extends back to 1870, was originally a Shanghai hoy, for he was
BANK NOTES IN CIRCULATION, in 1846 in a house which then stood
The return of the average amount of
north from Hongkong with the Volunteer bank notes in circulation and of specie he made his first trip to England and
contingent. He was actively connected -hose days with both the football clubs the Colony and was a most popular player.
The flag at the Bank was half-masted on Saturday.
SHANGHAI AND THE WAR,
in reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 31st August, 1915, as cortified by the Managers of the respective Banks is
as follows:-
Banks.
tea
un the plot of ground now occupied by At the age of two years ho the Russo-Asiatic and Deutsch-Asiatisch Banks. after being educated at Leatherhead School, Brighton, served his apprendier- ship with Messrs. Moffat & Co,
He returned brokers, in Mineing Lane, to Shanghai in 1867, via the Cape of Good Hope, on the sailing vessel James Average Specie
Shephard, which occupied 180 days on Amount, in Reserve.the voyage, to join the firm of Shaw Bros. & Co, aux after being in the em ployment of that firm and Russell & Co. for some years, eventually set up in busi- ness for himself as a tex broker.
#
5,000,000*
and
Chartered Bank of
India Australia and China Hongkong
Shangbai Banking Corporation, 2
$21,741,664 17,500,000
850,000+ India, Limited .. 2,350,049
6,207,166
CAPTAIN ROBINS LAST MAN T Meronutile Bank of
LEAVE HILL 00.
It has now been discovered that the last mau to leave the famous ! 60, after severe gassing by the Germans, was Capt. G. U, Robine, formerly of Shanghai. Quoting from an account of the tragic in- cident the Y.-C. Daily News saya:—
"That morning (the morning after the gassing); thore appeared, singgering to- wards the dugout of the commanding offi- cer of the Duke's, in the rear, two figures. an officer and an orderly. The officer wes Ba pale as death, and when he spoke his voice came hoarsely from his throat. Bu- side him his orderly, with unbuttoned tanic, his rifle clasped in his hand, swayed as he stood. The officer said slowly in his gasping roics:
Sterling Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at 81,850,000.
Crown Agonte +Securities with the
£68,040.
On his return to Shanghai, Mr. Wade quickly showed a keen interest, and actively distinguished himself in many As long ago ag branches of local sport, 1885 he won the celebrated one-mile raco hers, Mr. K. & Wunder C West across China,Mr. W. B. Pryer, of Mr. T. T. Cooper-faanous for his "walk British North Borneo Ine, and the well-
known athlete, Mr. Edward Holsworth, In his earlier days, he was of special He represented prominence in cricket, Shanghai in inter port matches as far back
KWANGTUNG FLOOD RELIEF s 1865. Twenty years later he captained
FUND.
The Tung Wah Hospital begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the Kwangtung Flood Relief Fund:L
Takings at the theatrical perfor
mances gol up by the pupils of the Queen's College is Kadoorie School and 4: Goy
.8 ernment Schools Kwang Shin Guild of Bue,
Annam 'They've', gasṣd the Duke's. I believe I was the last man to The men are all us thers leave the bill.
I thought 1
That offi
dead. They were splendid. I ought to come and report. ear was Captain G. U. Robins, of the 3rd Battalion East Yorks, who had been-at- tached to the Duke of Wellington's after their heavy losses at Hill 60 on April 18. They took him and his faithful garderly to the ambulance, but, though the orderly re dovered, the gallant officer died that night. 'He was the last man to leave Hill 50. No man could wish a nobler opitaph than
that!?
THE FOOCHOW CLUB. ENEMIES OF THE ALLIES ARE
EXCLUDED.
::
Per Chan Chau Sang and Lum Shin Tong of the Hin Ching Party at Oakland, California Bubscriber of $5.00, 1 of $1.50 and interest from the Con- fucian Society 60 contegg Already acknowledged
Total
He
England in their match against Mr. Bruce Robertson's Scottish team, waa also for three years honorary secretary of the Shanghai Cricket Club, his energetic work in this position in as the playing standard of the club. In proving considerably the financial as well those days he was an enthusiastic paper- hunter, and also a capable billiard player, and in 1898 won the Pritchard Morgan Trophy in the Shanghai Club billiard handicap
THE POLICE RESERVE,
PROCLAMATION BY THE
COVERNOR.
The Gazelle contains a notic: that II.E the Governor may by proclamation, when- over appears advisable to him to do so, cause all or any members of the Special Police Reserve to be enrolled as Special Police Constable, and that at the pro- visions of Part 1 of the Peace Preservation Ordinance 1886 shall, in so far as they are applicable, extend and apply to every such member on being so enrolled to at Intents and purpons as if such membejs had been appointed and sarolled under the said Pence Preservation Ordinance, and that every member su enrolled shall remaja and continue subject to the provisions of the said Peas Preservation Ordinance and shall have all the powers, privilegáš,. protection and immunities conferred on special constables by the said Peace Ordinance Preservation
until
1915.
INTIMATIONS
LANE,
CRAWFORD & Co.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
JUST ARRIVED
IN
COLD STORAGE:
Governor shall, by procianation, caineol FINEST SCOTCH
ench, enrolment, whereupon all members an enrolled chai again become subject to the
members of the Special Pulice Resetre,” Spezin) Police Reserve Ordinence 1914 ás
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS. COMEY CIRELES UY LIÊUT.-), A. CHAPLAN, V.1
RESIGNATIONE.
1. Privates F. H. Robinson is permittal to resign, on leaving the Colony, datel September 1st, 1915.
Chiminer W. H. Morris (on Home leave) is permitted to resign. date September 1st, 1915.
PARADEB.
2.Parades for Munday, 6th inst.
5.30 p.m. Hecruits of Engineer. Cori- pany-Musketry and Rile exercises
at Taikoo Dockyard, under Sergt. Bollock.
5.30 p.m. Right Section M.G. Ca... Company drill and Skirmishing at Headquarters. Remainder wit
DETAIL.
3.-Gin Club Hill, Kavloon...
On duty, until morning of 7th, inst
No. 1 Sec. Art: Batty, Left Bez. M.G. Co. and Pie. Greaves of Right See. M.G. Ca.
Officer on duty: Capt. Armstrong. Detention Camp, Kowloon
And
Keven
On daty instant No. 2 Sec. Art.
members of Batty. Signalling Sectiou. Officer on duly: Capl. W. M. Scott. Orderly Officer until 7th inst.--Lient
A Sergeant until 7th inst Sergt. Bullock.
E. A. STEWART, Cup, .
Adjúgai, H.K.V.C.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE
PATROLS.
Inspectors and Sergeauls are warned to immediately make themselves acquainted with the boundaries of the following Sec- tions:
CENTRAL POLICE DISTRICT-
No. 3 Section.
No. 5 Section.
No. 8 Section.
Coloured Plans of those. Sections have
Printe
A.
1,220.36
After making a trip Home in 1872, Mr.been made by Crown-Sergeant 5. Wade returned to China for the second Langley, and can be inspected in the Side 195.00 time on the M.M.S. Traround with Sir Room, Central Police Station.
be issued for insertion in the Duty Robert Harb and Mrs Archibald Little slips setting out the boundaries will also as fellow passengers, and on this voyage Reminders" book.
The
DETAILS, 160.00 edited the ship's nowspaper
Fravouaddy Observer, to which his fellow were valued contributors, passengers 2.16 His trap. Home in 1872 was the only leave 5.30 $509,425.89 ut he took, but since then he has been absent from Shanghai in connexion with 8611,207,85 | business for periods of a number of years
in Kinking and Hankow,
THE COLONY'S FINANCE, The Colony's financial statement for June, published in the current issue of the Gazette, reveals the following state of
affaire :-
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE. Balance of Assets and Liabi-
lities on 81st May, 1915 ...82,598,366 87 Revenue from 1st to 30th June,
....1915
June, 1915
of
an
A KEEN PEDESTRIAN.
MONDAY, REPTEMBER 6TH. p.m-Inspector Wilden, P. Cs. Potter, Arnold, Eustace, Wilks, Hobbs, Good- win and RamSAY,
Sirdar Khan end seven P. Cs, to be detailed by him: 8.50 p.m.-Crown-Sergeant
Sergeant Major Boylanes will visit the
Patrols.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH
PCs to be detailed by Inspector 5.50 p.m.-Crown-Sergeant Silva and seven
d'Almade.
8.00 pm-Acting-Inspector J. M. Wong and sorea P. Ca. to be detailed by him. Inspector Taylor will visit the Patrols. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH. 6.00 p.m.-Sergeant Lammert, P. Cs. Gib son Bowen Howlands, Wright, Rey nolds, Hooper, Grimble and Slent. 8.50 p.m.-Sergeant Sulliad and seven. P. Cs. bo. bo detailed by Crown-Sergeant Sirder Khan.
In later years, Mr. Wade was always of sport, enthusiastic promoter Always a keen pedestrian, he took great interest in the organization of the first In that race international walking competition ever he was the oldest veteran competing, and Since then he has made excellent time. hold in Shanghai in 1904. had the satisfaction of witnessing his son, T. S. Wade, fish twice sixil, once third, once second, and eventually win He was also one of the competition. the original members of the Shanghai In up-country 883,625.95 Football Association.
shooting trips Mr. Wade took a delight 83,419,992.82 in, and was one of the best authoritics on game shooting and dog training in the 846,370,31 Far East His sporting diary contains
0. C. Companies, as soon as Orders are records of all trips, with the names of Balance......82,573,613.51 boats and dogs, and particulars of the issued, must immediately warn their men bags made covering a period of 45 years for Patrol duty, and send their names to His book With sport and gun in the tho Orderly Room Clerk.
and his maps of All Reserve Patrole will fall in and Yangtze alley sporting districts have been a vede mecum sits at the Central Police Station under to Far Eastern sportsmen singe their the supervision of the Inspector on duty,
Charge Room. first publication.
A special general meeting of the above Expenditure from 1st to 30th Club was held on Wednesday evening when 4 large and (August 25th) thoroughly representative number members were present to consider a pro- posed. amendment to the Club Rules by which Rule No. 14 would read follows:
THE GERMAN PRESS.
as
A STRIKING PROTEST.
"Any Member or Honorary Member, who is adjudicated a Bankrupt, or who com- pounds with his creditors under the pro- vision of any Act relating to Baukraptcy, or who is the Subject of any nation between which and Great Britain and Allies a state of war exists, or who shall be imprisoned for oriminal offence shall, ipso facto, cease to be Member of the Club, as the case may be, and shall forfeit all right to the use of, or claim upon any property of the Club;
"
LITERARY WORK.
were
The Chief Inspector will visit these
Patrola.
NOTE.
but it shall be lawful for the Committee, brilliant financial operation, the second the North-China Daily News and Sport performance of his duties is liable, on sum-
the
after reference to the Members, on written application of such Member or Honorary Member (after enquiry) to restore his name to the books of the Club, and any ene so readmitted shall not be called upon to pay a second Entrance Fee."
After some discussion and she explain ing, of several points, the proposed ahendment was put to the meeting and carried: there was only one dissentient rcle.-Foochow Echo.,
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I.E. THE GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION, All ranks aro warned that they now have Os literary matters Mr. Wade was an
THREE PATENT BLIPWAYS taking vessels up to 3,000 tons displacement, providing A striking protest against the way in
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ON QUAY ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANES which the German people are misled by the authority, and his conversations were the same powers for the preservation of
throughout the Shops ranging to 100 Tons, Press is made by Dr Grabowski in the always as interesting as they
50-Ton Hydraulic TESTING MACHINE for Chains, Wire Eopes, Rivets, etc. Neue Deutschland. He complains that it instructiva. He was a prominent member hension of offenders, and for all other represents affairs abroad as it wishes to and secretary for some years of the old purposes, and the same privileges, protec-100-Ton ELECTRIC CRANE
AGENTS FOR- Any member of the Palice Reserve who, refuses or ere them, or as it thinks the German Debating Society, which in its time tion, and immunities, as the members of the
His expert opinicus expressed people wishes to see them, ignoring or included most of the brigheat intelleats of Regular Police Fore
Quoting the the day. misrepresenting rodities.
books, and sport in general, were all negled's to obey such lawful orders and comments passed on the British War Loan in articles dealing with the tra trade without reasonable excuse, as an illustration, he says:-
"What sense is there in belittling that followed with keen interest by readers of directions as may be given to him for the Prior to his death it was mary conviction, to a fine not exceeding
CARRYING. ARMS. rate of interest as meaning the collapse of Mr. Wade's intention, when he had com- g100, and to imprisonment for any term not
This impleted fifty years of life in the Far East, exceeding 2 months.
to write a book entitled "Fifty Years the English financial system i
The 2nd Portuguese and the Indian Platoon from records terest had the expected results, and a war Ican has been subscribed such as has never Reminiscences in Chinn been known. Yet an ostrich-like policy which he had carefully compiled will have arms and ammunition with them is followed in trying to represent this The deceased leaves to cure his loss during the week commencing September 6th. financial success of England as a failure a widowed sister in England, two sons, In doing this we are only one of whom, Mr. T. S. D. Weda, is now The German people at the Front, and a daughter, Miss K. L and debacle. herming ourselves." must look facts in the face, and not be Wade, to whom the deepest sympathy ia
extended deceived by false hopes.".
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