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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRIZNA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 1915.
84108-At the Brook,
84001-Ave Maria
64430-Becauso (d'Hardelot).
87186-Parted (Tosti)
87169-Serenade Espagnole (Ronald)..
81888-Gems from Robin Hood, No. 2....
Light Opera Co. 85484—a Sicilian Vespers-Ballet Selection... Band of H.M. Coldstream
7 Sicilian Vespers-Selection...
do.
Guards
17769-a The Four Flags March......Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards
6 Wake Up, England-March
17775-a Highlanders! Fix Bayonets !
Soldiers of the King
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MR. LLOYD GEORGE.
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TO SAVE EUROPE.
judiced that voluntaryism has exhausted
to save
OUR LONDON LETTER. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
who
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE.
ORDERS DT MAIDH WAICHMAN, Q.O.E.K.V.A.
PRISONERS' OF WAR CAMP AND QUS OLUB KILL. FIOQUET The H.K.V.B. will relievo the H.K.V.C, to-day,
DITALL. PRISONERS OF WAR DAMP.
Saturday, 16th inst., Secs. 1 and 2 of A Co. Sunday, 17th inst, Secs, 1 and 2 of B Co. Monday, 18th inst., Socs, 1 of C Co., Tuesday, 19th inst., Secs. 3 and 4 of A Cu.. Wednesday, 20th inst., Sees, 3 and 4 of B Co. Thursday, 21st inst., Eces, 2, 3 and 4 of C Ca.
QUN CLUB ULEY
"A" Co. will parade on the Cricket ground at 6.15 p.m., on Monday, the 18th "C" Co, will parade on the Cricket ground inse Dross: Drill Order, Shirt Sleeves, at 6.15.p.m., on Wednesday, the 20th inst. Dress: Drill Order, Shirt Sleeves.
B
"D"
Co, will parade on the Cricket ground
at 5.15 p.m., on Friday, the Und inst. Dress: Drill Order, Shirdi Sloaves. Co. will parade at Volunteer Houd- quarters at 5,30 p.m.. on Wednesday, the 20th inst,, under Sergt.-Major Cooke, Dress; Drill Order.
BECRUITA、
Recruite will: parade on the Cricket ground.
on Monday, the 18th inst.. Widaes- day, the 20th inst., and Thursday, the 21st inst. Dress; Drill Order Shirt Sleeves.
SIG NALLERS.
LONDON, September 15th. LONDON, September 19th-
—AERIAL-BOMBARDMENTS.- The Press Bureau has issued the follow- The funeral service for Sir Caude Masing-Mr. Lloyd George (Minister of
But for the invention of norial devices, Donald was held in Marlborough House Munitions) replying to constituen by
none of us who reside in the Eastern Chapel, St. James'a Palace.
letter says:-" You Canon Ed Government ought to give the nation of
say rightly the counties would have had any chance gar. Sheppard officiated assisted by the load upon the question, whether the being bombarded
by enemy Rev. J. G. McCormick.
moral obligation of every able-bodied weapons while still by their own firesides. man to defend his country ought to be But Court Zeppelin has changed all that The King was represented at the service converted into a legal obligation
I can Gluck by Viscount Allendale, and Colonel Burn, assure you the Government is fully alive for us, and a few million of us are con-
M.P., represented the Duke of Con- to the necessity for giving a definite lead, vinced such is the effect of aircraft sail-Saturday, 16th inst., Sees. I and 4 of A Co, Powell
bought.
The chief mourners were Lady and is now examining the subject with á Hollman MacDonald, Miss MacDonald, Miss Stells view to rightly deciding.
Undue prect-
ing at a great height that the nocturnal Sunday, 17th inst., Sees, 3 and 4 of 1 Co Monday, 18th inst., Secs.. 2, 3 and 4 of C Co. MeeDonald, Major Armstrong. Major pitation might be equally disastrove. Let visitants McCormack
us avoid both.
"passed directly over MacDonald, and Colonel and Mrs. J. R.
our Tuesday, 19th inst., Secs 1 and 2 of A Co. Caruso Armstrong. Among others present were: -
houses." Some of the claimants to this Wednesday, 20th inst., Seas. 1 and 2 of R Co.. The issue is one of fact-not prin attention unfortunately have mouraful
Thursday, 21st inst., See,. 1 of 0 Cv. The French Ambassador, the Japanese ciple. Camiso
Ambassador and Mme. Inouye, the Chinese we can win through with voluntaryiem,
If the figures demonstrate that proof of the fact in domestic bereavement.
TABADES, Minister, Mr. B. F. Alston (reprosanding then it would be folly to provoke The sneaking, murderous Hans Sir Edward Grey), Mr. W. Lampson (rea controversy in the middle of a world dare not issue from the Kiel Canal presenting the Foreign Office), the Hon. Arthur Stanley, M.P. (British Red Cross different method.
war by attempts to substitute a totally. Society and Order of St. John). Sir A. Agures demonstrate to everyone unpre have killed a few more innocent and On the other hand, if to pit fighting men against fighting men, Rollit (Vice-President of the Japanese Society), Mr. Douglas Freshfield (Royal its ulility, and nothing but legal prosure defenceless women and children, but Hamilton Geographical Society), Mr. H. C. Wikax can give us the armies neccesary to defend of military advantage they have scored
(Chinn Association), Lieutenant-Colonel the honour of Britain, and Stuart Kindersley, Major Anders, and Licht. Europe from the triumph of military not a jot, The situation remains where it Otto Neilson (3rd Highland Light Infan- despotism, I have not heard of a man was a week ago or more, except that even try), the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, who would, in those cir instancos, resist the kindly feel indignation hot within the Earl of Ranfurly, the Marquis beads complain. Colonel J. N. MacLeod (Indian Medical
Men who say they will resist if this them, the flame of hate has been kindled Service), Sir W. Hillier, Admiral of the expedient is proved necessary to save the anew, and the recruiting has advanced Fleet Bir E. Seymour, General Upperton have not yet appeared in the arena.
country and the freedom of the world, Captain Sir Douglas Brownrigg. Colonel
If sharply once more. That being so, the only Agar, Sir J. McLenvy Brown, Sir Horace they do appear predict they will not be possible advantage the Germans can get and Lady Rumbold, Countess Hochberg question is wholly one of ascertainable from such a raid is the groundwork re- found among the working classes. The Bishop Corfe, Sir Chauncy Cartwright, fact. Why, then, all this prematureceived for the fiction factory to use for the Dr. B. Croft, General Craigie, Colone! anger? Pagan, Sir Ernest Flower, Sir G. Denton, yet been published.
The determining facts have no: deception of the German public.
When his facts are HOME General Sis F. Barrow, Sir Valentine sifted and made known advocates of understand from a neutral traveller just The Class of Instruction will be held on the
Chirol, Sir R. Hudsos, Sir Willoughby either vow will surely find that whole back from Berlin that they are fooding Mayenck, Sir Dyer Duckworth, cylinders of fervour and ferocity have
Cricket ground at 5,15 Colonel C. R. Tyrrell (St. Johueen wasted in attacking pussitions which the public on yarns that describe us all
Trestiny, the 19th inst, nader S. M. Ambulence Brigade), Rear-Admiral Birthey then discover they ought to defend.
Ben Dress! Dill Order, Shirt C Ottley Rear-Admiral Inglefield,
as living in terror in cellars, only daring
Sleeves, Sir Maurice de Bunsen, General Bir "Let the Government have a fair to glace furtively out from time to time
Gasoloe, Surgeon-General Sir B. chance to decide. All this clatter and Franklin, Sir John Furley, Lady Hanraoke outside the Council Chamber is
to see if any new terror is about to reach bury-Williamas, Captain and Mrs. Har fail to deliberation. I especially beg us. greaves, Mr. Evan M. Macdonald, Lady the public not to heed paragraphs Palmer, Colonel Haskett Smith, Mr. Wribing certain attitudes to different H. Smith (Japanese Society), Mr. Ministers. These are invariably inspired this version runs round the earth to any Boyle, Sir Eric Barrington, Mr. Heath by hostile inent, and the task of con extent, because of their stupidly extreme cote Long, Lieutenant-Colonel Lyons, time comes, these Ministers will be quite tradiction would be endless. When the
ensorship. But, as a matter of fact, Major H. Jardine Hellowes, Colonel capable and will not hesitate to define there was Archibald Hallowes, Colonel A. Glen, their
not any panic at all, Colonel W. T. Dooner, Colonel Sir C. M. personal recrimination drop.
<0.01 views. Meanwhile, let the ruling passions were curiosity Watson, Mr. W. F. Hamilton, K.O., Mr. poison in all good ootusel. In every and indignation. P. King (Chinese Customs), Colonel Hod-controversy there is a mean little coterie, warned to take to the basements after ex-
People had son Hooke (Janior United Service Club), who assume their own motives and the Mr. Wilson Crewdson, Mr. J. B. Loch-lines they are taking up are most exalted tinguishing all lights, but instead the vast more, Mr. Hastings (British Red Cross and of the noblest character, but those majority of them took to the roofs or the Society), Lady Saith-Dorrien, and Cap daring to differ are animated by the streets and watched, the messenger of tain C. Percy Smith.
basest personal aims. They are a small A service for Sir Claude, as Secretary faction, but they are mischiefmakers, murder as it slid like a light yellow cigar General of the Order of St. John, was also and have often perverted discussion into
across the clear sky, lit up by the search- held at the Priory Church of St. John, dispension. Seemingly they aim to spread Clerkenwell, the Bishop of Southwark, distrust and disunion among man whose lights from all points of the district and Sub-Prelate, officiating.
essential to Among those co-operation is
national encircled by bursting sholls from the anti- present were Colonel Sir Herbert Jekyll stamped out relatieasly by all parties as aircraft guns.
success. These creatures ought to be (Chancellor) and Lady Jekyll, Mr. Edwin soon as they are seen crawling along the in two or three narrow streets but, they Presently fires broke out Freshfield, and Inspector General Bel Hour. grave Ninnis.
The cremation took place at Guldor's Green, and the interment at Brookwood.
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KILLED IN ACTION.
CAPTAIN W. H. Y. CAMERON.
PERSONAL RECLAMINATION.
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Signallers intending to qualify will parado at Volunteer Headquarters at 5.39 p.nt. on Tuesday, the 20th inst.. and Thursday, the 21st just.
Pte.
CLABH OF INSTRUCTION.
POSTINGS.
Un
H. J. Slent, haring joined, is alloted Corps N. 539 and posted to Co. "0" Section 4.
TRANSFERS.
Capt. W. L. Carter is transferred to the Royal Engineers with effect from the 24 September, 1915, with the Honorary rank of Capt. Pte. J. Witchel in transferred
H.K.V.R.
ORDERLY SERGEANT.
to
the
Orderly Sergeant from this morning to the taorning of the 22nd inst,, Sergt. J. H. Oxberry.
The
G. K. H. BRUTTON, Capt.,
Adjutnat, H.K.V.R.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVK..
PROMOTIONS, ETC.
The Hon. C.S. P. has sanctioned the follow ing promotions and appointments:--- promotion of Crown-Sergeant Lammert to the rank of Inspector and his appointment as 0.C. No. 1 Company. The promotion of P.-c. J. Witchell, ex- zember of the regular Polite, to the rank of Crown-Sergeant.
McEwen and Witchell in the Staff of the Police Reserve,
The premotion of Pes. Poon Why, A Pak, Pau Yun Fong, Kwok Ying Kuen, and Chan Mak Heung to the rank of Sergeant.
fow
It
ABSENTEES FROM PARADES, ETC.
ing essential action are prompted by the service.
The opinious I have formed regard. were soon got under by the fire brigade The inclusion of Crown-Sergeants Langley, sinvore persuasion that nothing but 30 exertion of our whole strength will obtain victory whereupon so much depends.suddenly
A flash of light Having come that conclusion I am bound to do my best to secure that effort
the sky at what seemed without the least regard to any effect hundred yards away but was actually a my appeala may have un my own. political fortunes. The issue is
full mile distant, It fell with a dull boom the Captain William
gravest any country has ever been called of explosion and was speedily followed by Henry Veitch on to decide. Let it be settled in a
several others.
repert Then Hades fell upon the Cameron, Ist Highland Light Infantry, spirit worthy of its gravity 1 with- second surviving son of the tate Sir Ewen draw nothing I have said regarding the air, and the anti-aircraft, guns and the
acniousness of the position. Cameron, K.C.M.G., 60
Naturally, bomb-droppers seemed to be contesting for well-known to I take a hopeful view of the prospects in all China people from his long associa. use in which I am concerned, but I honours as noise creators. The air was tion with the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, and of Lady Cameron, 38, Hyde. which I can see with the naked eye is the points where incendiury bombs had drop* October 18th to 22nd and 1st shift on 23rd,
o too well that to ignore dangere full of the smell of powder and from the
THE COMING STORM
the most fatuous
park-gute, S. W., was reported missing lost fruitful source of disaster in all in December last, and no further news
affairs.
ped there roan the dull yellow glare of was heard of him till August, 1915, when his body was found by a search party have been unduly alarmed when pointing howled everywhere, but the women of our Evente alone will prove whether I commencing fres. Dogs barked and from 4th Cameron Highlanders, and was buried by them near Festuburt, Captain out for months the dangers of the pre homes showed no more excitement or fear Cameron was educated at Mariborough sent war. I would, indeed, be a traitor and passed direct from there into Sand if I had not hoped fervently that the than they would have done had & Are burst in 1900. In May, 1901, he was overestimated its worst evils.
course of the war would prove I had broken out down the street in normal gazetted to the Highland Light Infantry. the old 74th, and joined the ist battalion in facts known both to the enemy and lamp-posts and turned out lights and a few i
I have not written without warrant times. A few men officiously mounted during the war in South Africa, in October, 1901. For this he received the to us-facts which I thought would have Italians drew revolvers from their pockets Queen's medal with three clasps. After already sobered wards he served with his regiment in optimist. Therefore, I felt driven by the and fired skywards. In both cases they Egypt and later in India, where, in 1903, opardy of my native land to sound a
I have done so in the bow wish they had restrained themselves, he was appointed A.D.C.' to Sir Andrew Lote of alarm, Bengal. From August, 1909, to August, rousing us in time to put forth all our Fraser, at that time Lieut-Governor of confident belief that if it succeeds in for the unsympathetic magistrates have We offer you our services as buying 1011, he was adjutant of his battalion strength we shall win. If, for any assured them the authorities need no aid agents for British or Continental goods, At Le Delhi Durbar in 1911 he was one reason I fit, it will be sorry comfort to from them except complianco with the Established in 1844, but thoroughly up-te of the two officers selected to reerive the be able later to taunt with their mistake regulations, and have imposed fines. date, our success is attained by making new colours presented to the battalion those now abusing me, because I au our customers' interests Five expert buyers, with capable stafie, tain in September, 1912. In March. 1914, stormr before it overwhelms the land, and at scaring by frightfulness "
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might am striving to induce my with greatest care every class of goods, General K. E. Leon, C.B., Inspector-
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squibs. The weather of late has been superb in the areas affected and many thousands have visited the scene of the "damage. They have found bands play- ing and recruiting officers pointing the moral and adorning the tale to good pur as pose. It has been more like a gala than a panic, let me assure any imaginativo Teuton who may chance to read these lines away there in the Far East,
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outbreak of war he rejoined his batta lion, and shortly afterwards left India with it, arriving in France on Novem- ber 20th, 1914. His cousin, Mr. Sydney Tomesend, son of Mr. A. M. Townendest Singapore papers:-
The following cables appear alsa forrerly of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, who returned from New
LONDON, October 4. York to take part in the war, fell, it fullons:-
Interim dividends are announced may be remembered, a few months go.
CAPTAIN B. D. BRUCE.
Hidden Streams 5 per cent. Seremban 3.
Strathmore 1). Panawatte 6.
the
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Harrison & Cresfield paye Seals, in Rubber Trusts are quoted at 9s. Rubber is over 2/5.
LONDON, October 5, an interim of 5 per cent.
Highlands and Lowlands has declared
We regret to learn of the death, at the front, of Captain B. D. Bruce, of the 15th Service Battalion, 1st Edinburgh Royal Scots. The deceased was formerly in the Chinese Maritime Customs, in which ser- vice he received his first appointment in resigned his position and jound the so-Lukut is proposed in the rates of ten June, 1898. When the war broke out he
The fusion of Linggi and Port Dick- army, being given the rank of Captain. shares for one. The late Captain Bruce was stationed in. Shanghai for a considerable period, andè
Rubber is strong at-2/51. left there three years ego to go on special service in India. He was a keen volun- Dr. William Graham, the teer, and for sume time was lieutenanalienist, declares it as his opinion thay an in the Customs Co., S.V.C. He was well effect of the war will be a marked know and very popular not only in diminution in insanity, and that the Shanghai but in Hangchow, Nanking, spectacle of millions of men abandoning Wahu, Swatow and Newchwang, where homy, family, ambition, money, and lay he had at times been stationed. He had ping, down their lives for a principle will been awing Deputy Commissioner for produce a higher grade of mental Tatung sastikin, and had also been stability than has been apparent for asy staut-in- csarge at Tengyueh.
famous
But,
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
CORPS ORDERS BE LIRUZ.-COL A. CHAPMAN, V,D,
RESIGNATIONS.
1-Pte. D. Jackson is permitted to resign, on leaving the Colony, dated
14.10.15.
UNIFORM.
2-Greatedate can now be obtained by N.C.Os.. and men not in possession of same on application at Headquarters during the hours the Store is open,
DETAIL..
9.-Cum Club Hill, Kowloon,
Next for duty.-H.KYB, Detention Camp, Kowloon,
Next for duty--HK.V.R...
G. E. STEWART, Capt.,
Adjutant, H.K.V.C.
Brue
is the duty of O.C, Companies to obtain from their Platoon Commanders the names of all men absent without leave. from any Parade, Duty, etc., and to at once to the D.S.P's. Ofive Mon medically exempt (M.E.), exempt (E.), na duty (D.), or on leave from the Colony (1) must nou ba reported.
PATUOLS.
O,C. Companies are advised that Central. Patrols are to be provided as follows:---
by No, 3 Company. 2nd shift on Octo- ber 23rd and both shifts on October October 26th to 28th by No. 2 Company,
24th, by No. 1 Platoon, No. 1 Company, October 29th to 31st by No. 9 Company.
PATROLS (CENTRAL).
Saturday, October 18th-No. 3 Company. Sunday, October 17th-No. 2 Company Saturday, October 16th:
PATROLS (WATZE POLICE).
5.50 p.m.-A. Alves (S) and Vieira (6). 8.60 p.m.-Man Tat Cheung (S), and
Tang. Shing Cheung (8).
Sunday, October 17th-
5.50 p.m.-Badley (S), Fothergill (S),
and Packham (P).'
8.00 p.m.-Nicoll (S), Robertson (6),
and Weaser (P).
Monday, October 18th:
5.60 p.m.-Mehr Din (S), Juinman
Khan (S), and M. Akbar (P). 8.50 p.m.-Neves (8), J. R. Pereira (8),
and Sergeant Silva (P). PATROLS (EASTERN). Saturday, October 16th:--
5.50 p.m.-P.-cs. Sheik Hamid and M.
Abbas.
3.50 p.m.-Y. Mohamad and Fatty
Deen, Sergeant Arculli visita. Sunday, October 17th:-
5,50 p.m.-O. Arculli and A. Santra 3,50 p.m.-S, Juman and Fatty Dad. Monday, October 18th:-
Sergeant Suffind visits.
6.50 p.m.-E. Arculli and A. Ismail. 8.50 p.m.--A, Noor aad S. Bux,
Inspector Sirdar Khan visits,
PARADES:
(CENTUAL STATION, 5.30 P.M.-MUTY WITH RIPLES.) Tuesday, October 19th. The whole of No. 1 Company. Also all recruits of No. 3 Company.
Wednesday, October 20th-The whole of.
No. 2 Company, Friday, October 22nd-The whole of No. 3
Company, including Recruits.
OVERHAUL OF RIFLES.
The 1st and 2nd Platoons of No. 1 Company will return their rifles to the Armoury at conclusion of "che parade on October 19th. All ranks, including Inspectors and men medically exempt, are
tu attend this parade.
The 3rd and 4th Platoons of No. 1 Com- pany will draw their rides at 5.30 p.m., on Outober 19th.
on
Members of other Companies in possession of Service Riffes will return same Oétober 19th, at 5.30 p.m.
F. C. JENKIN,
D.S.P. (Reservė).