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Mr. Newman-No, they say they word on their way to return them; whether they were or not I do not know. The fact remains that they were being conveyed in this peculiar way, even although they There was still a larger quantity left on were only being returned to Nielsen. the premises.
a
man.
THE SALUTE.
LONDON'S FIRE GUARD.
COMPARISONS WITH NEW YORK,
The City Editor of one of the Loudon papers writes:-
London, New York.
8,009
14.429 £35,750 £1,613,560 12,127,971. 76,526,580
0,125
16,245
4.3፥5 1,890
MEDICINE FOR INDIA.
"A DEGRADING ANACHRONISM Some serious allegations were made in
The writer of Fleetwon's Topics" in the Mixed Court last week which, if they
the Naval and Military Reonid writes D-
The injuries sustained by several mar bers of the London Fire Brigade in re are substantiated by evidence, reveal
With those few facts, concluded: Mr.
There has just appeared in one of the one work in the recent Zeppelin raid on Newman, I think the Court will see that oldest and most reputable of London's the London district have uplasised the state of affairs which the Police are to the British interests are certainly much ovening papers rather remarkable letter fact that the City is well guarded in caso
more extensive than the German fnterests on the subject of saluting, which the of the catbreak of any confiaganti. the N.-C. Daily News.
for this particular ease. The allegations
writer describes as a "degrading aaach- Questions of risk are being constantly, Mr. Holborow said that he client had ronism which ought to have been long since submitted to various insurance offices were made in connection with a big been a victim, and in the event of
abolished."
The paper in which there and comparisons are often and with seizure of arms and ammunition, the case remand he applied for bail. boing heard before Mr. Grant, Jones, Bri
views are expressed discountenances them; statistics of fires in other Mr. Musso made a similar petition for but it does so on the ground that "when centres.
populou bish Assessor, and Magistrate Yu. Three, but this was strongly objected to by saklior stutes an officer the action is not Chinese appeared before the Court, Mr. Newman, who said that Mr. Musso personal, it is merely symbolient of the monstrated by some interesting figures
The relative safety of London is de giving the names of Taong Tsz-dau (mar client was the principal offender, as hrospect which is paid to the symbol of the which have been compiled by the Fire riod, a stevedore), Ng Vang-sing (mar was in the same firm as the man Vielsen, ried, a shopkeeper), and Ng Sze-ping:
Mr. Musso-His defence is that he was
Sovereign's authority as embodied in the Brokers Association of the City of New
York. (married,
In the following table compari a shopkeeper).
King's cunt? It does not appear to They were given these things and they were repre charged for that they, on October 16th,sented to him as medicine.
me that this view is altogether correct emsed thereby in this country and in sons are shown of fires and the dainage 1016, at 801, Wuchung Road, Shanghai, Mr. Grant Jones-You say he is an
If it were, every civilian would salute America. The figures are all the morė did unlawfully keep for military par innocent agent of some other felonious verson in naval or military uniform striking because of the relative size of poses certain orms, to wit, 120 pistols and person?
from fall private and second class boy up the two ciljes:- 20,830 rounds of ammunition, contrary to
Mr. Musso-Yes. Counsel added 'thai to Admiral of the Flect and Field-Marshal. the Chinese Provisional Criminal Code, his client hnd givou all the information There is a curious difference between One year's fires
he could to the Police
noval and military saluting on the oue Estimated damage Mr. Nowican-I am not prepared to hand and givilian saluting if that is the Call's of water need give my reasons at the present moment, right word-on the other. Tu civil life Fire alarms except that he did not give all the man is the inferior vind socially, und Fabe alarms information that he could have given. he is not supposed to salute a lady--thit : It will be seen from the above state- Mr. Grant Jones-Do you submit to the is to ease his hat-until she has been ment that there are four times as many Previous to the opening statement being jurisdiction of the Court, Mr. Musso!
graciously pleased to smile upon him. Inges in New York as in London. while made by Mr. Newnan, a letter was hand- Mr. Masso said he had no instructions the fighting, services the initiative must the estimated damage in the former city. ed to Mr. Grant Funes, from the German to do otherwise,
come from the inferior. Dr. Pernitzsch, which was
It is ofte for is three 6s that sustained here. Tho Assessor.
Mr. Newman said he did not want the gotten by civilians that the duty of saltwater uod in New York for the extin addressed to Mr. M. O. Springfield, case adjourned for a special hearing, as Registrar of the Mixed Court. It read it would last only a shurt while."
ing is as bundling upon the officer as ponguishing of fires is as six to when as follows:
Every obeer," says the compared with, Londem. While the alarms The case was accordingly remanded tion by telephone, I beg to inform you that also runde that the arms remain in the, i salute made to or difference in the number of false alarms "SI,--With reference to our conversatil Wednesday morning. An order was regulation, should return a salute mande given in Aueries are three times as many as in cơ own eity, there is no marked the defendant's name is Toug Tre-tong, whetsletty of the Police until a further officers being returned by all the officers." is employed by the German merchant order of the Court.
One of the many popular novelists who giron
The statistics here, recorded point to When the ease came on again Mr. Now have suddenly blossomed forth as wer ascertain, by a detective of the Harbin Road asked for a sprint hearing.
the exercise of far greater care in London experts might de worse than discuss the bar in New York. The sky-scrapers of station. I thank you to have il caso
He also stated that there may be fur-psychology of the salute. In the fighting America and the proverbial rush and. rommanded for me wither for Saturday or for the charges relating to conspimer to forces the principle works eather curious-activity there may be responsible to sume», a special hearing I am. Sir, your obertest defraud the Revenue authorities, and hely. An O.D. is not supposed to salute a extent for the excessive number of fires. gave counsel appearing for the accused chief petty officer, who is four grades his Whatever the reason, the figures speak warning. He had not the charge proper senior, but a lieutenant is expected to pay for themselves, and demonstrate the fact ly framed at present.
tribute to leitenant-commander solely that London is a much safer place that The case was again remanded.
by virtue of the latter's length of service. New York with regard to conflagrations. written to the Shanghai papers stating that which the war has produced was betrayed Messes. Carrels, Borner & Co. haveOne of the many cases of impersonation their firm is in a way whatsover con neted with this nfair and that the Chines by the fact that an imposter with three Nielsen.ags and a curl on his "cuff sought addi- tional advertiscnient (or perhaps merely displayed his igunrance) by seluting genuine commander. If it were a matter of saluting the "King's coat.” Sir John Jellicoe would be just as much burdened with the responsibility of taking the initiative as any A.B. he might pass in the street, Right at the bottom the salute is more than a inutual recognition between equals who share the common No honour of the King's uniformn, Saturday afternoon, neting on
civilian has the right to salute anyone save informatior received, arrested two whe
in the manner sanctioned by civilianism. barrow coolies, and took them to the Har-
There is no question that even at the best bin Road station. The wheelbarrows
of times the custom is a nuisanco to officers were inden with planks of wood. The
and men slike when they are off duty. It coolies were interviewed and the plants
has been announced that the officers of the examined, and on examination they were
Guarda neither expect to receive, nor found to conceal sealed boxes, which, on
intend to return, salutes in the streets of being opened, were found to contain
London-though they properly leave their pistole and aramunition. Twenty-two tins The number of British casualties. tele position open in the mutter of saluting together were found in the possession graphed here do not represent one-tenth their own superiors. If such a statement of the coolies. Then Detetive Sergeant of those sustained by Russia. In proporcas be publicly nude on behalf of one Page will tell the Court that he question to its population Russia is bearing the regiment it is obvious that the salute no tioned the coolies, and as a result he went to the house of a Chinese, who is one of loss of life. in the ratio of 20 to 1 com- dul, and the the authorities regard it as. burden of the war, us expressed in actual longer holds the high official ground that it the defendants, and who stated that the tin boxes were the property of his nephew, pared with Great Britain.
at least un anachronism, though not neces- another of the defendants.
It is only due Ho and the
this tremendous į sarily as a degrading ane, What is good nephew were taken into custody. The sacrifice of Russian lives that the Austro-enough for the Guards in this matter At the meeting of the Mount Austir nephew was locked in the house, 801, German Armies have been weakened pro-shuuhl be good enough for, say, H.M.8. Mon's Society to be held in the Recreation Wichung Road, which is a house occupied ably to half their total strength. The Ganges, and if the statement made on Hall. Mount Austin Baracks, this evening, by the third defendant.
question is, "Do the opponents of the regiment's behalf is not officially Mr. Yon Yeo Chuen, a Chinoso student, will A search of the house was made, and National Service in Great Britain at all turned down it is fairly obvious that the be the sponker (in English). The meeting fifty fins of pistols and ammunition were realize what this war means?" If they whole question of saluting is thrown into will begin at 8 w'clock and will be open to found under the bed. Altogether, I think, do, then the German reproach is justified
the multing-pot,
atl. there were about 130 pistols and roughly There is only one way in which Britain It is achatted that in such a place as 20,000 rounds of ammunition. Tho
can show the Russians that she is willing | London a strict observance of the regular. prisoners were interviewed, and une, the
to continue to bear the burden of the war, man Tsong, said that he was employed in and that is by adopting National Service this particular instrace by German No other way is comprehensible. named Nielsen, He says that he has been employed by the German firm of Gurreis, Borner & Co., No. 27, Kungs Rond, for above four years, and Mr. Nielsen is employed by the German firma of Gurrels, Borner & Co. and this man THE INVASION OF RUSSIA. in five expects to be saluted. A contri- Nielsen met Tsong.
German Assessor"," Mr. Grant Jones, after reading it, said that the rules of the Consular Body said that letters were to be received from the Consul-General. That had not come from the Consul-General so far as he was aware; it was from the German Assessor. He asked Mr. Musso if he knew anything about the letter and Mr. Musso said that on behalf of his clients he knew nothing of the application; he had only to ask for a remand.
- MR. NEWMAN'S STATEMENT.
Mr. Newman Before the ease in remanded, I should like to make a short opening statement. The facts are os.fl. lows:-A native detective, No. 20, at 3.30
On
Bergs
a short time before. The prisoner Tong and Nielsen were employed in the same firm, but the Chinese prisoner left Garrels, Börner & Co. and has been trying to get a position in another firni in Shanghai. that on September 21st he met Nielsen in Kinagse Road, and Mr. Nielsen asked him if he knew anyone who would be will ing to take a consignment of medicine to a foreign country. The medicine Wax duly delivered to the prisoner's house, and he was told that he was to the it in this peenliar maner (in the planks).
SATURE OF TUS FLANKS.
The attention of the Court was at this stage called to the planks and to the ti cases containing the arms and amuni- tion. The former were planks about a foot wide and eight or nins feet long, leaning against the side of the Court. There was little, apparently, that was suspicious about them, with the exception of a number of grooves, into which the
in question, as well as Mr. A.
whose name is also mentioned, are no longer in our employ
RUSSIA'S ENORMOUS
SACRIFICES.
A COMPARISON WITH GREAT
BRITAIN.
The Times correspondent at Petrograil in a message dated September 16th said:
Throughout the warfare in the Eastern theatre the Russian Armies, despite their reverses, have inflicted correspondingly far greater losses on the Austro-German Armies than have the rest of the Allios.
to
The total British casulties up to August, 21st were 381,082,] -
THE RETREAT FROM VILNA.
GERMAN ATTEMPT AT ENVELOPMENT,
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tions would prove an intolerable burden to all concerned, especially as second- | lieutenants--the majority of whom must
The Han, C.S.P, has sanctioned the sp- stand in need of much training-appear pointment of Dr. G. H. Tuinas to be Bur-, to have such a vast amount of time ongeon-Inspector of the Ambulance Company, their hands. Walking through the and of Sorgeant Pun Yun Fong to be Store streets it seems that about one man in Sergeant.
five salutes an officer, and that one officer
PATROLS. (1)---CENTRAL.
batory case of trouble at the present time Until October 28th-No. 2 Company. is the large number of commissions that October 28th to dist--No. 3 Company. are granted to outsiders-that is, to people without the slightest experience of naval or military work; and, as human beings, we can forgive the old campaigners in the ranks who do not exactly thrust salutes upon them. This is especially so in the case of the Navy. It is to be noted as eurious that while a very sharp and easily- recognized line is drawn in the senior
(2)- RASTERN. October 27th, as already ordered. October 28th, 5.50.-A. S. Hassan and E.
Moosdeen,
The Times of the 24th ult. says:-- Eastern front is the fate of the Russian The question of absorbing interest on the Army retiring from Vilna. The force of Gorman cavalry which bruke through the Ally's ine near Sytenziany has seized the
service between the regular officers and radway junction at Molodeczna, and now openpies
the line Yorninny Smorgon practically the whole of those entered to Moldeens, thus threatening the flank of covered the war emergency, no difference whatever is made in the Army. Judend. the Russian Army. Desperate attempts
officers have been taken into the Navy at are being made by the enemy to cut only a very small number of emergency the retreat, but they are being met by all. the R. N.I. and the R.N.V.R. determined counter-attacks. Passages borbing nearly all of them. the River Vilna, north-east of Vilna, are being fought for, and the issue rematas still in doubt
A sentence in the Petrograd communque | ENEMY STORY OF PEGOUD'S
tions,"
LAST FIGHT.
8.50.A. G. Suffiad and A. A. Sumy, October 20th, 6.50-Abdul Hamid and A.
Sorgeant Khawas Khan visits,
K. Rabman,
8.50-A. K. Rahumat and Y. Mohamad.
Sergeant Arculli visits.
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RED COSA FETE.
To report at Main Bandstand at 8.15 p.m. sharp on Wednesday, October 27th:
No. 2 Campany Patrols.
FRENCH LESSONStins fitted. There wore a number of such issued on Monday indicates the gravity i
grooves on each plank. The tins were the position. Our Aliy's troops are des likewise innocent looking, being air-tight, | cribed as fighting with. coolness and
According to the Tageblati, Pilot Cop- All ranks (except men on patrol and and bearing a mark on the outside to assurance under the most trying condiporal Kandelski, who steered the aero-ed cally exempt) will parade lead anyone to think that they contained pistols and ammunition,
plane in the fight against Pégoud, has sent Station at 9.05 p.m. South-west of Vil the Germans are
a letter to his father in which he writes: and Rifles. Continuing the story, Mr. Newnan rapidly advancing in the encircling I had an aerial fight with Pégoud and said: We have also desk at the Police movement, and they chain to have reached that meant that I had to be alert. The Station which has +6 falar bottom to it. The Chinese was told by Nielsen at several points the main trga Lembers furts at Belfort opeted a heavy fire on railway, which is of great importance for jare, dal shimapnel clouds were bursting the Russian communications,
around me Hardly was I out of range of the At Drinsk, from which place. Mr.
enemy guns when a French Starley Washburn sends us dispatch machine suddenly approached. Fighting dated last Saturday, the Germans are took place at a height of 2,400 intres. attacking from the wurth-west, west, and The firely thing I did was to swing round south. Though, in our Correspondent's me nechine sharply in order to obtain fre opinion, the fortress ezt be captured irruge to my flank. My oerver First the Germans are willing to pay the heavy tenang Bility, at once fired our price it will mean, it is well defended, and unchine gun, which after the 30th shot
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to take those things to India, which he was given.
Mr. Grans Jones-That is the state ment of the man Trong Tw-dan 1 Nowman-Yes.
Mr. Grant Jones-How do you mean he was 10 take them?
as before the fall of Warsaw.
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· One N ̧€,0; and four men detailed by In-- spector Sirdar Khan,
Twelve men from No. 9 Company. All fuspectors and Sergeants on the Staff, also Inspector Laxmert and P.-c. Lindsay,
pproached to within 50 metres. cirred end him one and suddenly exert das
sharp curve to the left by which I get adversary in the flank, and Bilitz, whose inchine-gun was again in order, save him the rest.
JOINER.
J. Fisher, to No. 1 Company, 2nd Platoon.
WINTER UNIFORM.
Members will attend at the Central Sta-
follows:-
Mr. Newroar-He was to go on board ship with them, and he was to take them in this form, How they were discovered in this particular state was that they the moral of the Russian soldier is as high refused to work. Meanwhile Pégourd had tion to be measured for Winter Uniforth, were being prepared for shipment, and to get the planks made they had to get
The Russian enmmuniqué refers to the services of a carpenter. The carpen violent fighting in the Dvinsk district, ter, becoming curious, opened one of the tins. The men thought, and the prosecu- great loss, An enemy attempt to seize the where the enemy was driven back with tion do not suggest otherwise, that it was fins contained smunition. The accused nedicice and they then found that the station of Molodeczna was repulsed.
The raising of a further fores of over two million men to take the field next say that they were angry at being hood-
Nctice boards inserted with the words:. winked, as it were, and they were taking spring, which General Pelivanoff. the part of the essen back to the German, but Russian War Minister, recently announced." Pessimists are requested to hold their they still had a considerable quantity left.is being proceeded with, and an Imperial ennversation elsewhere," have been placed Mr. Grant Jones-Do you mean they Ukase has been issued calling out the in the corridors, office, and waiting-rooms had returned some ?
reserves of the Territorial Army.
of the Central Telegraph Bureau in Paris.
Thursday. October 8th, 5.30 p.m. 1st
Platoon, No. 1 Comparty. 6 p.m.2nd Platoon, No. 1 Company, Friday, October 29th, 5.20 p.m.-196
Platoon, No. 2 Company. 6pm-2nd Platoon, No. 2 Company,
SERVICE KIMES. The 1st and 2nd Platoons of No. 1 Com- pany will draw their Rifles on Thursday, Cctober 28th, between 5.80 and -6 pm
F. C. JENKLY.
D. SP. (Reserve).