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NORTH BORNEO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
FIFTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
At the fifth annual general micet ing of members of the Cham ber held on July 1st, there were present: The Hon. Mr. W. G: Darby (Chairman), Mr. C. Bayer, Mr. W. S. Cox, Mr. RW. Dale, Mr. W. D. Jupp, Mr. Kwan Tsze Cheng, Mr. Lam Man Ching, Mr. F. W. Pinnock, Mr. F. V. Seawand, Mr. W. W.. Wells, Mr. J. N. Wardrop.
The CHAIRMAN addressed the mosting as follows:-Before proposing that the Accounts be adopted, "I should like to say a few words about the various subjects which have occupied our attention during the past year.
that it has been referred to a very repre- rontative Committee, on which this Cham- ber will be represented, for examination and report.
Gentlemen, I have only to add that our Chamber how numbers 34 members, ond more than last year. It would be a simere pleasure to us to be able to wel- come some more new members, There is strength in nurabera, and every ne“ member adds to the authority of our Chamber.
I do not think it is necessary for me for they are quite simple and stright to refer to the Accounts now presented, forward. I should only like on behalf of the Committee to thank Mr. Savage for having kindly undertaken the audit of them
COTTON IN CHINA,
WAR NEWS.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN CONTINGENT. Capetown, August 8th. The movement
WAR BREVITIES.
The Echo Belge announced that the people of Brussels had decided to wear un August 4th a piece of torn paper to mark the anniversary of the day on which Herr von Bothmann-Hollweg called the Belgia neutrality treaty a serap of paper.
نیست
The Danish Government is placing au exire war tax on 20 per cent, of the sur- plus shipping profits,
A politician esti• mates that Danish shipping companks
en hout te bo sont from South combing
about to be sent from South Africa to Europe is spreading. Money for buying Rand miners, including natives, are sub- 140 guns has been subscribed in five days. scribing freely. A meeting of women on purchase of six guns. the Rand yesterday donated funds for the
Capetown, August 9th-During the rocamned last year over a hundred million eruiting week it is expected that a full krener more than their normal receipts. Imperial Contingent will be enlisted. Dif. ficulties in regard to the sale of Imperial allowances for dependents of soldiers have
The New Zealand Registration Bill, in- been met by an arrangement whereby troduced by the Premier, provides for ask- money from the Governor-General's funding men between the ages of 19 and is will be used to supplement payments. whether they have, volunteered for the front, whether they are willing to volun- teer or serve in any other capacity, and, if not, why?
MR. KIPLING'S VIEWS ON WHAT FRANCE IS DOING."-
presented be adopted.
I will now move that the Accounts as
Mr. B. V. SeaWanderouded the pro- Pusal, which was carried unanimously.
The ballot resulted in the election of Shortly after our saual meeting last Committee for the year 1915-1910, viz,— the following gentlemen to form the year the great war broke out in Europe, and even in this far distant part of the Messrs. Dale, Darby, Jupp, Swand, world it has been found to have a domirember, to be elected by the Chinese from a private letter from Mr. Kipling creasing numbers of German wounded
Wardrop, and Wells, with one Chinese
The Daily Telegraph publishes extracts pating influence over everything. The
Owing to the enormous and daily in difficulties which we had to encounter in members of the Chamber."
Mr. J. N. Wardrop was unanimously wrongly thought he realised what France available building in Koenigsberg has written at the French front. He says he sent home from the Russian front, every the early days of the war are not hap- reelected Secretary. pily over, and we can take a wider
was doing. He is only now beginning to view of the situation than was then pow
beer turned into a hospital. All the towns understand that every single action of sible. Regular strain communication
overy individual in France is coloured and and German wounded,
in East Prussia are filled with Austrian with Hongkong and Singapore has been
guided by her strong determination. "She restored, and if the class of boats now
is not only fighting this war, but living running is not up to the former standard
It has always been a matter for sur we may well bear in mind the advantages prise that cotton cultivation and manu-earnestness if purpose. The example the 26th August, states: A writer in
it will gaiety as well as a cold deadly A special cable to Lahere dated London we derive from the fact that as of the facture has not shown more progress in French are setting us cannot be rubbed in Figaro publishes what has been known local rates of freight or passage have China. In many parts of the country been increased since the contencement the soil is eminently suitable for the patience, fervour, and terrific industry on
too often or too hard. "Having seen for some time past, that the British front of the war. Rice has beers remarkably cultivation of the cotton plant. The all hands I must testify that nothing Eng-tended.
on the Continent has been considerably ex- cheap, and it may be safely said that staple is very short, but this defect can the war has affected the poorer classes be, and to some extent has been, reme abreast of such an ally" He is much im- prisoner was surprised at finding a British land can do will be enough to keep her the French at many points. An officer British batteries have replaced hero little or nothing so far as the cost died by the introduction of better seed. of living is concerned. Goods imported With her inexhaustible suppl of cheap, describes their officers a cheerful folk able acy of the firing that this battery was still pressed with the work of the "75's" and battery, saying he felt sure from the accar- from Europe have shown a marked ten- but efficient, labour China should be able to work to thirty yards elearance over the French. dency to rise in price during the past to grow and manufacture enough cotton few months, and it is quite likely that to supply most if not all lier require infantry, we have not yet seen the end of this up-ments. This is far from being the case. ward movenjent, seda trat
In 1914 China imported cotton, goods to the value of $267,388,500 Mexican cur- rency.
"PRIVATE HARDY'S
DEATH.
HOW HE THREW BOMUS TO THE LAST.
Captain H. S. Smart, 63rd Sikhs, who Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, fell after such gallantry at Festubart that Private Thomas Hardy, of the 2nd
the King restored him to his rank, for feited by his desertion in India, joined the regiinent in London in January.
He passed the at Guild-
WESTMINSTER TURKISH and coal have felt this gied very severely, of the country. "It was urgently acces for pand borough, so depro, wie d
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An officer, who served in the South- West African campaign, describes an in-- cident in which General Botha had a nar now escape. There were, he says, ten mines across a road eight feet, wide, and the mines not been discovered in time they would have killed every man within 100 three more on a railway line close by. Had
yards of them, General Botha was near- ly killed by an explosion which killed eno
of his attendenta
The principal point of interest to us, however, is the question of the exports, and here we have met with a varying The Commercial and Industrial Com experience. Fortunately for us, a large mission which was recently established proportion of our export is of a valuable by the Ministry of Agriculture and Con and non-bulky character, such as rubber merce has issued a circular letter to the and tobacco, and these articles have been provincial authorities in Chihli pointing able to bear with comparative case the out the situation in regard to cotton and unprecedented rise in homeward rates of emphasizing the necessity of preventing freight. But bulky goods such as timber so much money annually being sent out and as a matter of fact it that means should to brought the exports trade in them prac encourage cultivation end the establish- man of fair complexion and gave his tically to a standstill. The prices ruling ment of mills. In order that an organizago as twenty-eight While in barracks Rs. 22,000 to London for an aeroplane, as The Times of Ceylon has cabled for rubber have been satisfactory and handed and systematic effort might be made it not been for the drought this industry to cause increased cultivation and manu
no one had the slightest suspicion as to who he was. He messed with the other suggests that one of several Ceylon men a gift from the Island. A correspondent would have had a prosperous year. To facture, the Commission is obtaining recruits and performed the ordinary who have joined the Royal Flying Corps bacco, however, has fare badly, and a specimens of the seeds used in the dis succession of lean years and low prices tricts where cotton is cultivated and gam
He joined up with the 2nd Battalion may become the pilot. In response to have brought about a critical position of ples of cotton cloth manufactured in after Neuve Chapelle as a bomb-thrower, suggestions of many correspondents it is the course of Chinese trude, but as far made of these and suggestions that will thrower in the same battalion and is now ing another aeroplane, if possible a 100 affairs. It is always difficult to estimate Chihli. A careful examination will be Private J. Hall who is also a bomb proposed now to apply the fund to provid as we can judge it has not been affected make for improvement given where me home recovering from wounds received hp. Gnome gun byplane. ral I should say that the course of trade sufficient cotton can be grown and manu has been so little affected that people factured to
man to ste him alive. Private Hall says here have not been able to grasp or object lesson thus supplied will inspire attention. He knew absolutely no fear.
meet local wants,
that Hurdy was a left-handed man, and the way he carried on soon altracted preciate the magnitude of the oplossal the other provinces to adopt measures Everything that was required of him he ORDER BY LIEUT-COLA
that is proceeding in Europe directed to similar end-Far Eastern
duties allotted to him.
The great European war has made no difference to the blend of the Tobacco used for these Cigarettes as the Manufacturers have always carried in their London bonded warehouses stocks of Turkish leaf sufficient for three years.
The steadily increasing demand is proof of the high quality of the war to any great extent. In genequired. It is hoped that, if in Chill at Festubert, was practically the last Rs. 33,750 will be required.
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"We were throwing bomba we could at Festubert, and I saw BOYS Hardy," says Private Hall, advance Parade for Friday, 17th instant Nil.
LURE OF WAGES AND:·RARLY
e all classes of our fellow country-Rerier. men at home have been called upon to make heaty, sacrifices in connection with the war, we out here have been able to do DEARTH little or nothing. Several members of our small community have joined the fight ing ranks and given their services to their
only show our loyalty by way of subscrib- ing to the various funds which are being raised at home to deal with the suffering and want which this war las already produced. In this direction your Com mittee have done a little. We opened a fund in the name of the Chamber and raised a sum of over £1,000, part of which has already been sent to the Chair- man of the London Chamber of Com-
aerce for distribution. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the members and friends of the Chamber who made such a generous response to nur invitation to subscribe; I may add that your Committee subscribed 2000.00 of Burplus funds of the Chamber, and I am sure you will agree with me that the money could not have been devoted to a better object.
PROMOTION.
become scarce, remarks the Daily Mail, That super-auteerat-the office boy--has Advertisements offering salaries undreamt of a year ago are now temptingly display ed in the newspapers, in some cases 201
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as shells were falling all round him. Presently he was struck in the right hand with shrapnel, and as far as I could sce half his hand was blown off. But he kept on with the other, A captain or a Teutenant shouted to him, Why don't place is in the front, and he continued to you come back? He replied, No, my throw bombs with his left hand, adding that it did not make any differenes to
That was the last Hall saw of him, as he himself fell wounded shortly after wards. Hardy was shot through the
head.
A City firm recently spent £5 in adver- tisements before they got the hay they wanted, and many other firms advertising. in acveral 'newspapers on the same day. A letter from a soldier in the regiment have at the most had only two or three to a chum at home said: "Did you feel applicants. Never before have the virtues proud when you read about Private of the office boy become so evident.
Hardy He was to get the V.C., but The fourteen-year-old boy who will sat
the poor chap was killed." apples on the stairs, absorb wild west serial story while on an urgent errand, and draw libellous caricatures of the Your Chamber also took an active part cashiera the blotting-pad will have all in scouring the release of a quantity of these things forgiven him and in addition Hardy was reserved and seldom mixed cargo which was loaded on board certain German ships which had taken refuge se. If he is bright he stands the chance liked by all ramka. Those who did not
earn 10s, to 159. a week instead of 5s. to with the other men, but he was at Zamboanga. The Government gave of being promoted to junior clerk in a few know the facts regarded him as one who valuable assistance in the matter and the return of the cargo to her was ob
had given up & good position in life to tained at a comparatively trifling cost
fight for his country,
to the owners,"
Since we last met the Chairman of the Chartered Company, the Right Honour able Sir J. West Ridgeway, has found time to pay another visit to this entry, and he was good enough to meet your Committee. The interview was to be considered as private and I am therefore unable to refer now to what tranpired, I may say, however, that he gave very courteous hearing to all we had to say: In
my opinion such visits as they are productive of much good both díred and indirect. I do not know whether Sir West's opinion of the country, is now higher or lower-than it was befon he first came out, but I think it is proibly
Fе accurate,
A marked improvement in the road in
weeks.
office boy given by a City firm of advertis The explanation of this apotheosis of the
ing agents was that with so many clerks enlisting the office boys have obtained rapid promotion. There are also many lucrative trades open to boys owing to the
Commer impossibility of securing men cial, schools are also discouraging pupils from entering husiness that do not offer: an immediate prospect of carning gool and increasing wages.
Some firms are trying office girls.
WOMEN SLACKERS.
SHELTERING BEHIND KHAKI COSTUMES.
felt hats, and slapping their riding-boo's with their whips."
told.
The Secretary i. the Reserve Corps Volunteer
a number of reporter that there were women's societies that had adopted a khaki uniform: her own corps, the Women's You manry Corps, and the members of the Women's Emergency Corps who had done service in France.
His identity was known to a few of his comrades, and the writer of the letter added: "Did you know he was a cap- tain in the Sicht and that his name was not Hardy at all?"
OPERATIONS IN THE
CAMEROONS,
wall
THE CAPTURE OF THE STRONG-
HOLD OF GARUA.
The London correspondent of The Pioneer cabled on August 19th:
DETAIL
Gun Club Hill, Kowloon:-
On duty until morning of 20th instant---
Hight Section M. G. Co. Officer on duty-Lieut. Kennett. Detention Camp, Kowloon
On duty to-night-No. 1 Soc. Art. Balty
and Left Bec. M. G. Co. Oficer on duty-Lieut. Rees.
On duty 18th inst-Civil Service Co... Officer on duty-Captain Churchill. Orderly Officer until 20th instant-Lieut.
Wright S Orderly Sergeant until 20th inst.-Cospl
Hamilton.
G. E. STEWART, Captain,
Adjutant, HKV. Corps.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE
PATROLS (CENTRAL). Friday, September 17th*
5.50 p.m.-F. Cs. Tully (3), Henderson (3), A. J. Ablong (6), P. Ablong (6), Kim (8) and Gaskell (8). Inspector Taylor and P.C. W. Hobbs will visit.
8.50 p.m.- One N. C. Officer and seven P. Ce to be detailed by Acting-Inspector J. M. Wong.
Sunday, September 19th
5.50 p.m.-N. C. Officer and seven P. Cs. to be detailed for each shift by Inspector d'Almada
3.50 p.m.
Monday, September 20th:--
da.
5.50 p.m.-One N. C. Officer and seven P. Cs to be detailed for each shift by Acting Inspector J. M. M. Wong. 8.00 pm
do
PATROLS (WATER POLICE) AN (S
Monday, September 20th Vent
5.50 p.m.-Fothergill (S). Packham (S) and
Bailey (P)
Next to the campaign in South-West Africa, the operatione in the Cameroons are the most effective of the Subsidiary Expeditions. An official description f the capture of the stronghold of Garud, just published, has brought home to the public the vastness of these oversea opera- tions. The heavy fighting which has taken the immediate neighbourhood of Sada to the number of women who are wearing large.
The Tailor and Cutter draws attention place is almost unknown to the nation at kan may be gladly recorded, and it is khaki.
The columns attacking Garus They are frequently to be consisted of British and Indian officers, understood that a commencement is to be made shortly on the trunk road to hair either cropped or hidden under the They had marched and fought for 1,000 seen," it anys, in short skirts with their and West African and Nigerian troops. the interior. It is earnestly to be hoped that this class of development will be
miles, and in Juce stood before the enemy to for a final oncounter. Pits, trenches and energetically proceeded with, not only here but in other parts of the Site,
Women's wire surrounded the place, but the guns where the lack of roads is a disgrae to
brought with the columns rendered these defences valucloss, and saved a the Government. From the point of few
dirent of general benefit to the territory the bon.
infantry assault, which would have cost struction of mads is of vastly mordim
many lives. The artillery fire was 50 portance than any further developjent
powerful that the snemy tried to escape of railway policy.
across the river to the south, but the So far as we know there has beet no
stream, being swollen, made a passage im- shortage of labour in the territory doing The military authorities," she added, possible Tho enemy, therefore, remain- the past year. On the contrary, at thes *insist that all women who are doing any ́d in the burning tow and finally surrez- the supply has been greater than the military duties in France should wear dered. When we entered, it was seen that demand, owing no doubt to the retrach khaki. There is no War Office order that the defence almost precluded the possibi- ment which some Companies have had prevents any woman wearing khaki if she iity of infantry attacks succeeding 4 te exercise. A new Labour Law is thnoses to do so, but I think it should only succession of pits had been dag, lightly derstood to be in course of preparaton, be put on as a badge of service. Some covered with spikes and with spears but it is hoped that it will be maint a consolidating Ordinance, and not cousin to look smart and military and mannish, marked out and ranged to the inch for women slackers certainly put it on just planted at the bottom. The obstacles were any fresh features of a disturbing ba ture.
An Ordinance has also beeniu when they are doing no military service rifles and machine guns. The destruction troduced with the object of taxing m
and capture of Garua practically ended A woman's costume seen in a West End the serious operations in the Cameroons, ployers in order to form a fund to asist immigration, This Ordinance, as it restaurant was a copy of a British officer's and finished German prestige and in stands, contains many objectionable uniform. It included even a khaki shirt fluence. A few bands hold out in the hills, [780 features, and it is satisfactory to bow and tie and a soft khaki service cap bút are cut off from supplies.
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Launch day
PATROL ONDERN
The following important instructions are he note: (1) Men on patrol are not to leave their Sections until relieved or until either 9.10 p.m. or 12.10midnight respectively. (2) The 8.50 reliefs must be out of the Compound and moving sharply to their Sections by 9.10 p.m. sharp. (3) The Police Reserve, being subject to Police Regulations and discipline, will obey orders from any member of the regular police force of superior rank,
INVITATION.
The D. S. P. will be pleased to interview" the member of the British Company of the Police Reserve who finds it a tax to patrol the streets for three hours a week. If it is what he prefera, arrangement can readily be made for him to do his duty in the trenches stables at the Front, whose patrol duties the in the place of any of the regular Police Con- Felice Reserve are performing
The rank of Acting-Inspector entitles the holder to the salute."
F. C. JENKIE,
D. S. P. (Reserve).
SALUTING.