SHARE MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Up to the Minute.
','
11 1.0.
Banks. H.K. Fires, b.
D. 8 765.00. . $387,0), b. # 123.50.
Douglases. *Indoe (Del.)
Sugars.
Malabous.
B. $ 133 50. B. 8 129.00, b. $ 30.50.
K'loon Docks. b.
S'hai Ducks
Humphreys Et b. *
Ewoo.
S'hi Cattone.
Yangis spoos.
$ 133.00. b. T 85.50. 7.00. n. T 160.00. s. T 111.00. b. T
8.00.
LANGKAT OUTPUT.
Messrs. Benjamin and Potts advise us that the Langkat output is as follow:* October 1
9
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1916.
NEW LIMBS FOR
WOUNDED.
Hospital Miracles' at
Roehampton.
COLOURED TROOPS.
Shipowners. Offer to Raise
A Regiment.
As early as May, 1915, fore- seeing the demands that this war
STILL MORE MEN.
Mr. Long on the Army's Need.
Mr. Walter Long, in a letter to Sir Vexey Strong, the chairman of the City of London Tribunal under the Military Service Act,
Sir Vexey Strong, wrote to Mr. Long on September 8:-
"As chairman of the City of London Tribunst, I had the hon.
POLICE - RESERVE
ORDERS.
O ders issued to-day by Mr. J. W. Franke, A.S.P. (Beerve) state:**
Ambulance Platoon.
The Ambulance Platoon will
NOTICES.
THE DAIRY FARM COMPANY, LIMITED. **
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Mesting of The Dairy Farm Company, Limited, will be held at the Company's Office, No. 2, Lower Albert Road, Victoria, in the Colony of Fongkong on Monday, the 30th day of October, 1915, at 11:45 * o'clock in the Forenoon when the subjoined Resolution, which was passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 11th day of October, 1916, will be submitted for confirmation as a special Resolution.
That the Articles of Association be altered in manner fol-
That Art. II be added to by incorporating therein the "following definition :-
tal
(b).
(c).
Mr. B. P. Houston, M.P., is a
Parades. Central. Station, It would hardly le too much powerful advocate of the use of
5.30 p.m. to say that the modern surgeon coloured troops, and in the course feels that a ose has got the better of a letter to Reynolds Newspaper
Monde, Oct. 23rd.-Nov. 3 of him when the amputation of a be make the very interesting ad- expressing his appreciation of the and 4 Companies (Except R-lowing: limb, or even part of a limb bemission that as for book as last tribunal's work, says that the craits), at Central, under Sørgt. comes BedrSSSTY. With what year he offered to the Government demand for men for the Army is Major Rɔylanos. skill he ja repairing and building at his own expense to "raise, still grest, sad that all fit men Tuesday, Oct. 24th.-Maxim ap men broken by the enemy has equip, and train a regiment of who can be reasonably spared Gunners at Central. Recruits of bren described already; but Basutos, Zalus, or others of the should be made available for No. 4 Company under C. Sergt. there still remains a balance of fighting races of South Afrios."
military servics.
Major. cases in which the old-fashion- The following is an extract from ed amputation is unavoidable. the letter to our contemporary Nor is it a neglible balance, for 2,854 men have already passed through Queen Mary's Convales would make upon us, I called the our of receiving a copy of your be exempt from Patrols up to and cent Auxiliary Bospitals at Roe-attention of the Government and oircular letter dated August 26 including the 31st, inst. hampton," for sailore and soldiers the House of Jummons to our last, addressed to all loos and who have lost their limbs in the unlimited supply of fine fighting appeal tribunals, from which I
material in South Afriss, and observe that you intimate to all Sergeants and P. C... on spécial Our The Boehampton bospital is subsequently offered at my own those having the great respon-duty in connection with the crowning wonder of our milit expense to raise, equip, and train sibility of dealing with the Im Day" (i.e. on the 18th and 21st ary hospital system, esys a writers regiment compared of Bosutos, portsat national work that tri-ines,) will be exempted from one in the Daily News. It is not an Zulur, or others of the fighting bonals should bear in mind that ordinary patrol. iastitation helping a few favoured races of South Africa. My the immediate need of the Army people. Every man, of every was rejected, and my suggestion for men is still very great, sad tank, in any of the King's Forces frowned upon, although I pointed that exemption abould not be who requires a false law, or foot, foat that France was using to the granted in any cate unless it is Magazine Committee on Tusaday or arm, or hand, has a right to utmost of her ability the coloured quite clearly justified. So far as the 24th, at 6 p.m. receive treatment there. And the soldiers of her Colonies. There the work of my own tribunal is
war."
Tons 118
2
122
3
112
***
H
4
101
YO
*** M
5
137
"
5
7
+
8
107
12
116
14
10
113
19
il
125
12
130
13
118
14
109
H
15
116
H
103
112
W
100
97
110
16
17
"
.18
*
19
20
"2
498
Total to 20th inst
Daily average
2,310
11550-
DESERTIONS AND
COWARDICE.
Insubordination on the German Front.
the artillery fire is absolutely frightful, bat I should never have thought that such disobedience was possible."
arrival at the 8mme front ;-
treatment is, without any ques
tion, the finest science on afford.
a
is no reason, other than stupid concerned I can assure you that
An
"Our Day".
Monthly Magazine.
There will be a meeting of the
• (d).
To establish
TRONITE Sund
prejudice, wby Great Britain we, for many months past, have sections of trade and financial Men are going out into the world thould not do likewise, and in been anticipating the wishes you intereste, who have formed separ- sgain from Boobampton, after South, West, and Eset Africa, are now good enough to express, ate preliminary committees for tay of from three weeks to a and amongst the hill tribes of and have felt that it was car duty investigation of the many claime month, at the rate of eighty a India, we have enormous to pass through our tribunal as lodged, These investigations have week, equipped with appliances reservoir of natural fighting men, speedily as possible as many men in tara been submitted to the re- that it is doubtful if even the only too eager to take their share for national service as was oon-presentative of the military auth- wealthiest could have procured along with their white fellow-eistent with paying due regard to orities, with the result that in in such perfection two years ago. subjecta in fighting for civilie the necessities of the great finan many cases we have been able to
(e).. A visit to the hospital'ia fall of tion and freedom. Why should cial, banking, and commercial deal with groups of appeals sent sarptines. You meet not one or they not
the white interests of the City.
in by large employere of labour Director 1wo, but dozens of one-legged men mau's barden in this Armaged "It may be of interest to you on behalf of the whole of their may doar with who walk with hardly any per-dou ? Is Britain to have her to be informed that, up to the staff, although in many cases ceptible jerk or limp; in some manhood depleted to such an er beginning of this month, we have actually employed in branches Case, generally where the leg has tent during this war that she will had lodged with us claims located all over the kingdom. been amputated just below the be go eufeebled and exhausted amounting to no less than 52,- "In addition to this regular knee, it is impossible to tell in after the war that she will not be 468, and during the same period work
met.
obaro
8
of
We
reserve fund
(1).
call together.
"Dividend "includes bonus.
That the remuneration of the Board as provided by Art. XV paragraph 10 (as amended) be increased to $3,500 and that Art. XY paragraph 10 (as amended) be altered sccordingly.
That paragraph 11 of Art. XVII be cancelled and the following paragraph be substituted therefor :-
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4
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11. To invest and deal with any moneys of the, Company not immediately required for the purposes thereof upon such securities and investments (not
being shares of the Company) and in such - manner
as they may think fit and from time to time to
vary or realize such securities and investments."
That paragraph. 13 of Art XVli be cancelled and the following paragraph be substituted therefor
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13. Before recommending any dividend, to set aside "out of the profits of the Company such suma as they think proper as a reserve fund to meet contingencies or for equalising dividends, or for special dividends, or for repairing, improving, and maintaining any of the property of the Company and for such other purposes as the Directors shall “in their absolute discretion think conducive to the invest the interests of the Company; and to several cums to set aside upon such investments ‘(other than shares of the Company) se they may think fit and from time to time to deal with and ' vary such investments, and dispose of all orany part thereof for the benefit of the Company and to "divide the reserve fund into such special funds as they think fit with full power to employ the assets constituting the reserve fund in the business of the Company, and that without being bound to "keep the same separate from the other assets." That paragraph 14 of Art. XVII be cancelled and the following paragraph be substituted therefor
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** 14. To employ the reserve fund for the time being or any portion thereof (and that whether such tund **or such portion as is proposed to be dealt with was eet aside for the special purpose to which it is proposed to be applied or for any other purpose or "not) in or for all or any of the following purpos68; "that is to say, in meeting contingencies, in equalis- "ing dividends, in paying special dividends or “bonuses, in repairing improving or maintaining any of the property of the Company or otherwise *in the business of the Company and in or for such "other purposes as the Directors shall in their dis- *cretion think conducive to the interests of the Company and in regard to any such employment as aforesaid the Directors shall not be bound to keep the reserve fund separate from the other assGLE." That the following new paragraphs be added to Art. XXI and numbered respectively 12 kad 13.
"12. Any general meeting declaring a dividend may "make a call on the members of suca amount as the meeting fires, but so that the call on each member ** shall not exceed the dividend payable to him, and so that the call be made payable at the same time "as the dividend, and the dividend may, if so arranged ** between the Company and the member, be set off against the call, The maxing of a call under this "clause shall be deemed ordinary business of an ordin-
ary general meeting which declares & dividend." 13. Any general meeting declaring a dividend may "direct payment of such uividend wholly or in part "by the distribution of specific assets, and in particu- lar of paid-up shares or debentures of the Company, or paid-up. shares or debentures of any other "Company, or in any one or more of such ways, and, the Directors shall give effect to such resolution; "and, where any difficulty arises in regard to the **distribution, they may settle the same as they "think expedient, and in particular may issue "fractional certificates, and may fix the value “for distribution of such specific assets, or any part thereof, and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any members upon the footing of **the value so fixed, in order to adjust the rights of "all parties, and may vest any such specific assets in "trustees upon such trusts for the persons entitled to "the dividend as may seem expedient to the Direc- tors. Where requisite a proper contract shall be
• filed in accordance with Section 90 of the Companies ...” Ordinance 1911 and the Directors may appoint any TM person to sign such contract on behalf of the persons entitled to the dividend, and such appointment shall " be effective," Dated the 12th day of October, 1916.
Dist and in
specie
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the tribunal the absence of an examination able to meet the keen competition had dealt with and given awards have, at the request. of which limb i felge and which in the markete of the world of to 40,807 of that number, leaving the Minister of Munitions, real. Men lacking lege alloge- those neutral nations, who have rather less that 12,000 to be dealt examined into the large staffs of ther are moving briskly about embraced the epportunity to grow with, on which we are now eng-the telegraph, maintenance, and the beautiful, cedar-shaded strong and rich, eni our quixatio aged. The taking sway of men cable companies, hitherto bad- The following extracts from the notebook of a German officer of ground without the help of action in giving them not only the from their civil employment mast ged, with a view of recommend Stick or cruich. Soris will even freedom of the seas, but every necessarily impose upon the busi- ing the Munitions Department to the 127th Regiment of Infantry,
run for you very proudly. Or opportunity to carry out their ea- nesses of which they form a part, release some of these men for who was made prisoner daring
serious inconvenience, and yet so active military service. To those the Somme battle-supplied from you may be shaken bende with croachments on our trades?
quite firmly sud naturally by a "I was glad the other day to loyal and patriotic have the citiz-requests we have given willing peri-official source describes in an eloquent manger the soldier who has lost bis right arm hear Commander Josiah Wedgene of London been that only service, and are gratified by the Diridend and devastating effects of the British just below the shoulder, and has wood, D.8.0., M.P., erstwhile en- 1,600 appeals have been lodged acknowledgment of his Majesty's ia its place a wonderful apparatas chaniastic land taxer, now dis- against the decisions arrived at, Minister that our recommends- artillery and the profound impres sion it makes on the moral of the of wood and steel, whose move tinguished amphibian, sailor and and out of these appeals, when tions in regard thereto are highly ments he can control by means of soldier both, in various seats of heard by the Appeal Tribunal, I appreciated by and have proved enemy's troops. Writing during the muscles left in the stamp. the war, advocate in the flonse of cannot call to mind ons single useful to the Department, We the bombardment which preceded He stoops down, picks up a stone Commons the use of coloured case where our decision has carefully organised our forces in obod allerd the attack by the Canadians on and throws it; then takes a catch troops. He can speak with been reversed; some have been the early stages by many moet Hill 60 on Jane 13, he says:—
June 12, 1918-Tue 125th from a box and lighte a cigarette, authority, for he was recently! little varied, mostly upon asefal interviews between Major the fresh evidence, and in the Rothschild, the military repre Regiment is close to de. I have all by the use of an uncannily with General Smuts in
Enst rican campaign, and result perhaps postponements sentative for the City, and myself learned that a whole squad of the prehensile wooden hand,
All the limbs are made on the had op, tacities of seeing the granted by
us have been on behalf of this tribunal, and I 125th refused to advance any farther, preferring to be killed premises by fire English and two fighting qualities of African lightly extended. This important personally feel greatly indebted American firme, each of whom troops which cannot claim the and extensive work could not have to all the members of thes0 where they were. There will be has ita speciality, so that every prestige of that military nation, been accomplished within the various sub-committees for the no need to say what happened to
period of operation had it not time and devotion shown in this them. It is quite certain that patient has his neade precisely the Zalce.
America bae been able to "The Government have had been for the fact that all have work, to Major Rothschild and his teach as a great deal in the matter nearly two years for careful con endeavoured patriotically to sup- staff of military representatives, of leg and arm making, partly, no sideration of this question. Is it port the country's needs.
to Mr. James and his staff at the doubt, on account of the much oressstupidity, groascarel. Bones, Eight Months of Daily Sittings. dual member of my own tribunal, Guildhall, and to every indivi- bigher amputation rale that or caliona indifference which pre- “My tribunal has sat in secționa The following was written on existed in the Union States as vents them dealing with it? De daily from 11 am. until as late as who have generously disregarded, July 30,-What one hears is compared with the United King- they wish to see Britain depleted o'clock and even after, and it if not entirely forsaken, the claims dom before the war. Our own of her best and most valuable will be readily understood that of their own respective business, almost unbelievable. The troops
rate was as low sa 500 a year, manhood, her trade ruined, and the preparation of the work and and given ansparingly their time bere had merely a single first line which gave but little stimulus to her revenusa exhausted ?. " position instead of two or three, the trade.
carrying out all administrative and the advantage of their wide Their transpor
details bes been a task of great commercial and financial experi- as we have. wagons were protected by 000 electric power, are models of The workshops, supplied with
magnitude, and the Common ence unreservedly to the ser crate, were not able to move efficiency, the whole range more
Council have generously placed vice of the State, in which indeed Some had their axles broken, and like an up-to-date factory than a
at the disposal of the tribunal the we have all felt it a great honour othera their wheels,
staff and all office and court room and privilege to be engaged. You The lesson of the Champagne
department of a hospital.
accommodation gratuitously, to The Provincial Assembly of gether with the services of the gather in the course of a short
Mr. Long's Reply.". ghting has been wasted on as tour all sorts of curious informe- Szechuan has addressed a tele- Town Clerk. The work itself has That is why there has been sach tion, such as that sil legs are gram to the Government request been entrusted to and is being
In reply Mr. Long wrote from a great loss of transport. More- made from red willow wood; that ing the removal of General Lo carried out by the staff of the the Local Government Board on
some of the newest types of Peichin, Acting Tachun
of Valuation and Rating Dapart- September 1 as followe→ arms, with the result that enemy limba have ball-bearing joints Szechuan, for various reasons.ment, whose chief officer, Mr. G. My dear Sir Vezoy,➡ I am' aviators were able to do as an en-like bicycles; that one of The trouble is believed to have C. James, has been invaluable as much obliged to you for your Any European, Non-Asiatic or ormoan amount of damage from the American devices found to been caused by his disagreement the principal administrator. As a letter of the 8th instant. Iam Indian desiring to leave the quite a moderate height.
be most valuable is the shrink with Mr. Tai Kan, Civil Governor result of these eight months of very glad to receive the partion. Colony should apply in writing August 1.-There is a terrible disorder on the whole front, and ing on to sach limb of a casing and Co-Director of Military affairs. daily sittings, the fighting forces lars of the excellent work which for permission to do so to the
of raw calf-skin; and that a large
of the Crown have been augment-bas been done by the City of Lon-Captain Superintendent of Police, we cannot ascertain our position proportion of the mechanics
ed by many thousands of patriotic don Tribunal and desire to ex- at least 48 hours before the in- The number of case of men employed in the industry are deserting their posts in incresa.
volunteers, while most of those to press my warm appreciation of tended hour of departure, giving Sundries,
name, nationality, age, sex, themselves maimed and able to Bhampton is given an opport whom postponement has been the services which have boot so height and occupation of the ware,
China, Earchenware and Glass- ing enormously. Yesterday oue · demonstrate the utility of the unity of teating his aptitude for granted in response to the willingly rendered by you and applicant, and stating the name men of our company thought fit|
The tank of of the steamer or other vessel or cessories, to go for a stroll as far as Equan- apparatus they make. One of the some trade if he is not already applications of their employer your colleagues.
new lege complete from the hip master of one, and for this have been seked to darote adjusting the claims of the Army the hour of the train by which court. The commander of the downwards weighs from 121b, to purpose a group of shops has been ressonable proportion of auch and of industry and finance is the applicant wishes to leave. garrison stopped him and telc 14lb., and a leg attached below provided, with machinery and ex-postponement from sotive service one of extreme difficuity, and it Applicants should apply in person phoned to the battalion. The re- the knee no more than 81b. or part teachers. There are 24 occup- to military training by becoming would not be possible to carry for their passes at the Central giment is likely to become an Tib. Compare this with the 2016.ations on the list, from architec-flective members of any recog- this out successfully without the Police Station between the hours object of ridicule.
which in the average weight of a turn, Another regiment has declar fullgrown man's natural leg!
through boot-making, Bized Volunteer corps most con- generone aid of men well so of 9 am to 1p.m. and 2 p.m. tu
4 p.m. daily. ed positively that it would not re- i
cinema operating, and hairdrom veniently situated to each, so that quainted with the needs of the
Hongkong 9th, July, 1915, Passing turn to the trenakes, sad all the where one armed men make
the billiard-room, ing, to tailoring and toy-making. by the time their respective country, as I intimatad in my obargations of Captain G. were breaks of 20 and over, and greet organised employment barean, they shall join the Coloure not as mea for the Army is still great, Then there is an admirably periods of postponement expire recent circular, the demand for
LESSONS IN CHINESE, unavailing. The number of men taken ill is also increasing. Aing on the way a one-legged which has already found jobe for raw recruits, but as men with at and I am sure that the Govern reserve lieutenant went on the volist who rided with the grace 676 discharged patients, and least the elements of a soldier's ment can rely on tribunale doing M sick list because somebody trod and facility of an expert, you scheme of alter-care which readers drills and duties already master their atmost to secure that all fit
man who can reach one of the most important it practically certain that all that ed. on his foot. Some of our men ere branches of the instilation the can be done will be done to make
be reasonably “We have also secured the most spared shall be available for mili- absolute cowarda, and seize every trade workshope. Every man the soldier's life as endurable as valuable help of many distinguish-tary service. Yours sincerely, opporvinity to get away from the during his month's residence at his hard oase permits. Fed citisen representing various ! Walter H. Lang.".
etc.
over, the vehiclen carried no
company cash ad
Acting Tuchun's Removal Asked For.
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siteraturu, kas bien a seacher to European oficials and merchante in this Colony Jos
já lit a good method of training, Karppaans as puts to the Calows examination, and is polotovala
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