THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1915.
LAST NIGHT'S WAR LECTURE.
TO ENEMY COUNTRIES. BANDMASTER ROBERTS
Notification Regarding Trans- Points From Sir Charles Eliot's mission of Money and Letters.
Discourse.
Dies at Home.
The following ia from a Home The Government Gazette pub-paper of March 12:- ub the following revised_memo- "The funeral took place at randam issued by the Foreign Falmouth Cemetery on Friday,
countries:- of money and letters to enemy 3rd. Batt, D.O.L.I., whose death Office respecting the transmission of Bandmaster W. T. Roberts
occurred after a short illness.
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There was a fairly good attend When Sir Charles Eliot, K.CM G., ance at the City Hall, last evening delivered a lecture on "Toe
The Foreign Office capact ecoaned was 44 years of age, the Eastern Theatre of the war." His Excellency the Governoresume any responsibility for the and had been abroad nearly 20 presided.
forwarding of money, letters, or years, returning from Hongkong For the most part, the lecture mesages to individual persons in November last. He leaven dealt with the developments abroad.
widow and family. The funeral Payments of money to British precession was headed by a firing leading up to the preset crisis, subjects detained in enemy coun- party, under Sergt. Roberta. but very little about the war was tries and naable to return to His Next ome the band of the Royal said, this no doubt being due to the limited reference to the grisin stitute an infringement of the Brien), which played a funeral Majesty's Dominions do not con- Fusiliers (under Bandmaster which is at present permitted. Trading with the. Enemy Pro march and the Dead March in It certainly, refreshed the memory (clamation, but it may be found.
"Saul. A detachment of 150 of students of history and 280 necessity to fernard sach remit men of the 3rd Batt. D.O.LI graphy of the changes, politically tances through a neutral country. attended, under the command of and territorially, which have taken place during the last bull having friends or correspondents well (assistant chaplain to the century, and the ground covered in neutral countries may find it side three volleys were fired and It is suggested that persons not Capt. Matthews. The Rev. Hip-
furces) officiated.. At the grave was, for the most part, that cov
possible to forward the money ered by the lecturer at the through Messrs. Thomas Cuck and the Last Post' was sounded. University some four months ago, Son, or some similor agency."
The Boral tribates included those and published fully in the
from deasased's wife and family; Telegraph. The following are
Col. William: sad officers, 3rd points from the address:----
& CURIOS Batt. D'O.L.L.; warrant officers,"
the attack made by Anatria on The preliminary to the war was Servia and what turned it into a European war wie Germany de- claring war on Russie, precipita ting the conflet; the declaration coming from Germany while Austria and Cervia were parleying France, acording to German desire, was to be crushed and the German indignation ind hatred against Britto was due to Bri. tain's entry to the war apsetting Germany's leulations.
Private letters to "Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Outc man Empire are now allowed to.
countries subject to the usual con- be forwarded through neutral staff-sergeants, 3rd Batt, D.C.L.I.; Mr. L K. Harrison (bandmaster, ditions of the ceparrabip, but cou-.O.LI.); B. C., D.O.L.I.; M. not be sent through British or not be sent direct. Letters should and Mrs. J. Williams and family;
and Mr. and Miss Allah."
Many Hongkong p. iple will Consulates in neatral countries regret to hear of Bandmister foreign Embassies, Legations, or British sulj cts and others with Roberts' death, as during his ing to communicate with friende stay in the Colony be won many in enemy countries must forward friende
and was deservedly their letters through an agency in popular, themselves. a neutral country selected by
Id 1885, when he was on his |
Such letters must be in open.
Fatal Hunting-Field Fall. envelopes enclosed in a covering
Miss Meleaina Mary Crofton. way back from India to Europe letter, which must be sent through daughter of Mrs. Orofton, of it was fully expected that by the usual postal channel to the Thornhill House, Dorset, hзg been time he reached Aden war would have been declared batwrea Eag.rrea; oadent or agenoy in the killed while hunting with the
ueutral land and Reia, and Low they to be forwardód. Sendera must the inquest at Stalbridge it was country by which they are Blackmore Vale foxhounds A beheld to eat change.
Ia 18.7, hen he was in charge to obtaining the necessary stamps, Crofton's horse stumbled and, make their own arrangements as stated that during a fast run Miss of the British Legation at "Bel&c. Atompts to send sach lotters falling forward on its head. turned grade, it was conei lerod hardly out of the United Kingdom by a complete somersault. Tuo ani possible that Austria could do. anything distasteful to Great means ether than the post, mal fell on the lady, who died a Britaio.
render persons concerned in them few hours later, German diplomacy had got a Defence of the Realm Regulations. liable, to prosection under the method which had not, as for 29 Letters should be sa brief as pos he knew, been used by other sible, and should contain nothing Powers, and the Foreign Ofios but matter of a personal nature. had found the most ordinary cur- They will be subject bah rent business obstracted all over British and enemy censorabip, the world, by Germany over some and may be written either in the small differences-Great Britain English language or in that of From CALCUTTA & STRAITS. had some dificulty with Germany, the country to which they are to The Steamship
y at Washington, they did not be sen'. come to terms and on that the
Gorman Government telegraphed the above suggestions danno The Foreign Ofice in making to their agents every where, Cairo, guarantee the safe delivery of Bangkok and Peking-to obatract British interests in every respect,
money or letters. not only i political matters, but in current business,
He did not know if the policy could be called immoral-it wae their theory-uascrapalous and very characteristic of Germany,
villier
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Notice is hereby given that in respect of all Season Tickets available for three months issued on and after lat May next the respective prices will be as follows:
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He did not know of any case of
· NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, All broken, chafed and damaged a German and British Embassy
packages are to be left in the
Notice is hereby given that the being friendly-of course they
Godowns where they will be Forty-Second Ordinary Yearly
Season tickets expiring in were polite to one another; but he The following are the resulte examined on. Claims against the Meeting of the Society will he April can be extended to April recollected no case of a British of last evening's play in the steamer must be presented within held at its Head Office, No. 2. 30th on same terms pro réto as Secretary being really personally . K. C. C. Tennis Tourna-days of arrival, otherwise they Friday; the 23rd April, 1915, at ly Season Tickets and no annual Quron's Buildings, Hongkong, on now in force but no three month- intimate with a German Secretary. ment:
will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be/Noon, for the pu pose of receiv-tickets will be issued in April. effected by us in any case what together with the statements of and after 1st May, next daily re- Notice is further given that on
signed by:
Billa of Lading will be counter-account to 31st December, 1914, turn tickets and Annual tickets
and of decl, ring Dividends, &c.
will be abolished. ...JARDINE, MATHESON
The Transfer Books of thỏ & Co., Ltd.
Society will be closed from 13th Agents.
April to the 23rd April both days. Hongkong, 16th April, 1915.
inclusive.
The general idea was a very rash Open Championship Singles: thing to ask a German for any in--Hatterely Smith beat Wong formation on common mattera, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2; Semi final- because he would probably tell L beat Crisp, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, what was wrong. On the other 2-0, 0-4. hand, there had always been a Handicap Singles," "B."- moat friendly intimacy between Maas (rec. 2/6) beat Trafford (owe the British and the Austrian 2/0) 6-0, 6-1.
diplomatists. He could not re- Handicap Doubles: Dr. Kooh call an instar ce where two Am-and Hutchinson (reo. 15/1) beat bassadora were not linked by A Cocks and O. H. Soper (reo. personal and political friendship. 15/1) 6-07-5
Bismarck was a trioketer,
ever.
ing the report of the Directors
By Order of the Board,
∙C. MONTAGUE EDE. TO LET.
Secretary. TO LET-Nice
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By order of the Directors.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 1st April, 1915,
HONGKONG & WHAN HOA
DOCK Co., Ltd,
Had a European war happened to break out in 1897, he was cop- vicced almost every "country in Europe would have been against war. Diplomatists in Great Great Britain, eimply on account Britain and Belgiam had given of her great display of strength wrong information and in in the deleliration of the Jubiles: America they appear to have been PUBLIC COMPANIES Queen's Buildinga, Hongk^ng, on The share certificates Nos. Friday, the 23rd April, 1915, at 2410/2411 for 10 and 25 shares The war was caused through equally unsuccessful in their THE CHINA-BORNEO Co., Ltd. 12.15 p.m. for the purpose of re-respectively, numbered 12739/ Germany'e desire to dictate to the efforts. The Germane went in NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. Colving the roport of the Direct-1.748 and 35858/35882 inclusive, world aid he would shrink from for a lavish expenditure of money
ore together with the statements standing in the register in the no method to obtain her end, aad in Turkey that means a great The Twelfth Yearly Meeting of of account to 31st December, 1914, joint, names of George Andrew Everybody was astonished at deal (laughter). Our principle al- Shareholders of the above com- and of declaring Dividende &c. Hastings and John Barham Car the good figure which Servia cut ways was to maintain the integrity pany will be held at the Com The Transfer Books of the falake, solicitors, Liverpool and in the Falkan war. It was quite of the Ottoman Empire. The pany's Offico, St. George's Company will be closed from 13th Birmingham, having been lost or clear that in July last year, war integrity of Tarkey, so long as it 30th April, 1915 to receive a inclusive:
Building at Noon, on Friday, the April to to 23rd April both days destroyed a with Sarris was popular in could be maintained, was the best Statement of Accounts to the 31st
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN except in Slavonic guarantee of European peace. December, 1914 and the Report of
By Order of the Board, Austria
that unless the said certificates O, MONTAGUE EDE, be produced at the office of the diatriote, but he did not think the The Turks he thought, would be the General Manager and Con-
MySecretary:: Austrians wanted a European more difficult to conquer than cul ing Committee and to elect a Hongkong, 9th April, 1915.
Company Queen's Buildings, Vic- toria Hongkong, before the 24th war, nor did the Russians. The many newspapera soomed to amp- Consulting Committee and
tpril 1915, new certificates for "NOTICE: Emperor of Austria was a pose. It was true they had dis-Auditor.
the said shares will be issued and the old certificates will therereaft be held by the Company as null and vol
person who made for peace; he advantages regarding officers, The Transfer Books of the We have this day been ap came from a House which did not munitions, equipment and com- Company will be closed from the pointed Sole Agents for Hong like new ideas and he had never missariat, but the reople had a 16th April to the 30th April, both kong and China, by the Tata from deviated from this family tradition. martial temperament that needed a inclusive. and Steel Co., and are prepared The China-Borneo Co., Ltd. quote for Pig Iron and ethor German diplomacy had been little to inflame it they took
W. G. DARBY, Iron and Steel Products, conspicuously unsuccessful in this naturally to the life of a soldier.
General Manager.
SHLWAN TOMES & CO. Hon
GEO. A. CALDWELL,
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