SPECIAL NOTICE.
THE LONDON EXPLOSION.
STAMP THER
Bandman Opera Company Dalayadı
Scene of Devastation and Desolation.
and the
Love Affairs,
NEW 41 NOTES
FINANCES OF THE N.Y.R. GHINA AND THE WAR
pis, and 81
Vital Matters to be Taken Up.
Fung Kno-Cheong Fav
Strong Action.
Owing to an unforeseen delay.
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"Peking, Feb. 26-Yonte capital of the company is attract- gave a banquet at which Vines
Writing of the recent explosion typeof theft was told to Mr. C. D Tas story of a rather unusual the steamer by which the Bandman in a London, a Daily Chronicle Melbourne, at the Police Coursentative of the British Frame with out, will be available for ione on Kaise for an increase in the evening President La Xarm.hung
Mr. Edmund Candler, repre-notes, of the same sise as the pre-holders of the Nippon Yumen London, Jan. 17.-The new 21 The agitation of some share- Opera Company is travelling will of the explosion come upon you employed by the Dairy Farm was Mesopotamis, w.iting about the
correspondent says:-The sigue this morning, when a messenger the Expeditionary Foros in or about ad January, not not arrive here until Thur.-gradually. First miles away, are charged with day, the 8th instant. The per-
those boarded up windowe, grow, stamps, valued at 18 cents...
alealing seven | Khattak soldiers, a Pathan clan, The paper is a white bank-note ing great attention in financial President Fang Kno-obson formance of “Higà Jinka" ad-more frequent as you gr
tells the story of Shere Ali, one of paper of considerably stronger circles, says the Japan Chronicle. Premier Taan Chi jai, the oth vertised for Wednesday, the 7th speciale and entered that region constant at the Dairy Farm Khan. The son he mst, wounded
Then, having passed the ring of Inspector Brasil said that the them, and his father, Shahbar enter than that of the present ceny mentioned, the man-members of the Cabines and pet instant, is therefore cancelled. of mean streets which is the soene gave defendant
agement of the company in urged | minent officials were present, afise leta barge at Sheikh Sard.
The watermark consists of the to call an extraordinary general which a conterence was held th All other perfomances will remain of the disaster, the signs multiply. Post Office, all ready stamped. the Khaltak double company of mounted by growa) on either the provisions of commercial law.pressed ware unanimous. Vios letters "One Ponad" in a tabletting of shareholders to discuss considar diplomatic policy." It Father and son both served in with royal sipher (G. B. aur the proposals, in accordance with understood that the views ex- Here masonry has been cram- Ticket-holders for the original has been ripped. Here the tiles the letters were returned by the retired Subadar, died after eight N. of the words "One" and hold the meeting sa proposed at now entirely in favour of a brot bled. There the front of a house Nothing more was heard until theth Rifies. Shabbas Khaida. Above and below the lettere The company has now decided to President Fang Kuo-oksang first night can have their money of a roof are smashed, and the manager of the Kowloon Steam sen mouths of the great war Pound" appears one of the four the Imperial Hotel, Tokio, on with Germany in the erent af returned оп application
rafters are dangling, whole Laundry, who said the letters had without hearing a shot fired. Is national emblems, the Mamars, Montrie's, or can
window pane is a rarity now. been found in defendant's jacket, was very galling to the old men thistle, shamrock, and daffodil,
March 7, the proposals being: bar non-compliance with Chion's change their tickets for any of Here is a desolate houshold, sud
Yet the region is still peopled, which had been sent to be washed. to be out of is, for his ides of and the intervening space Alled unpaid capital; (2) Increasing
rose, (1) Calling up of the whole protest. the other advertised nights.
there another moving in with Farm Company spoke to banding "I should like to be up to my in the same position on every note. tions; (3) Distributing among to the Chinese papers, certain A Chiases clerk of the Dairy Armageddon. "Sahib," he said, termarks will not necessarily be some modifications in the regula-be at året intended. According
kind of glorified in with slanting line. The wathe capital to Y.100,000,000, with
The Vice-President is making broken furniture to a friendly the letters to the defendant to knees in gare with thousands of
a longer stay in the Capital then neighbour.
post, and added that they were dead all round me." But close to these streets come all stamped.
The main design of the note, brought forward from the previous striving to retain him in Peking shareholders the whole amount meation of the Edomintang is others where the household goods Mr. James Smith, assistant in Egypt, left the Canal with ink, consists of the King's head torm at the settlement of account in order to leave the important
Shei Ali was with the regiment
which in printed in tan browD are piled on the pavement. And socountant of the Company, said them in December 1915, and was here is a corner shop whope front defendant was an office messen- just in time for the advanos from greenish brown surrounded by or over for the proof 40 per cent. hope of filling it with one of their (on the right) printed it for the present term; and (4) pout at Nanking vacant with the has been clean shorn away. Theger, and had been employed with Ali Gharbi. Shahbaz Khan oame brave merchant is busy nailing up the company for eight months:
su oval in which the Imperial or for the present term. boarde. As we pass he says to a Delendent said he had forgotten his son with envious blessings left), both being intersected by Kaisha, in
down to the depot and dismissed George and the Dragon (on the men of the Nippon Yasen crown, and a representation of St.
On February 16, the manage-
own leaders." condoling friend: "Yes, the mis-all about the letters. He later He had dyed his beard a bright The result of the re-sail of the aus and Florrie were standing said be was not quite sure whered, and he carried himself with
On instructions from the Minis- third of the series of Clab Cham- just there when the wind come ther he posted them, or whether youthful eir, hoping that the the words "Das Found."
the name of tar of the Navy, the Vice-Minis, bar containing. in Barou Kondo, the President, ter- Admiral Tano Chis-bring, pionship Rsons for Chinese rigged and took them."
heavily printed cruisera is as followe:-
the other messenger did. He turns his tremulous face to
capitais sued an announcement em-left for Shanghai yesterday in His Worship Gent defendant to terfage by which he would decorative scroll work printed in agitators. It begins by stating measures. his work. We leave him ham-prison for fourteen daya.
colonel might discover some sub-ground work of the bar contains poeals brought forward by the Sah Cheng-ping in precautiqa Course.-Datum Book (3.).
bodying objections to the pro- order to co-operate with Admira Torcas Book Baoy (S.), Channel
mering,
re-emerge on the native list. Rooks (8.).
The Aigne of devastation
The oolonel would thicken. Here the houses havo!
YACHTING.
R. H. K. Y. C. Championship.
Finish Club House, North Point. Start opposite Murray Pier
Yacht,
KЯ'cap on
∞ Course,
Finishing
Time.
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Suddenly we have left civilisa- tion, and are in the midst of i desert. Here are a few shards of Orders issued to-day by Mr. bonsse, a row of single walls F. C. Jenkin, D.S.P. (Reserve) M. 8. H.M.S. A.M.S.marked with paper and fireplaces, state:** Kiranda Scratch D.H.8. D.N.S. left standing (you wonder how) Osnone 6.20 6 00.53 5.54 33 when the bulk of each house wRA
Police School. Dorothy 11 12.40 6.11.15 5.68.35 torn away. And far in front are III will attend at Queen's College Members of Classes I, II, and Bootengden 9.30 15.16 605.46 dim shapes like pyramide. But on Taesday next, March 6, at 6. Lady
for the rest, nothing bat brick p.m. and report to Mr. King, Godiva $4.20 D.N.S. D. N. S. and whittled wood and twisted A. 8. P. The A. 8. P. (B) and
iron heaped up like shingle and Inspector Lemmert will attend. wreckage on the seashore.
No, a Company.
Position.
(3) Ocnnne
Pte. Pta.
for Race. to date.
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green and purple. The lettering that the company has now a total
they are all empty and dead. been crampled and broken; here POLICE RESERVE ORDERS, Den) for him, and Shabbas Khen left hand corner of the note, also resolution passed at a previons
given ten of his jiwans (young in green ink and at the bottom-10,000,000. By virtue of JAPANESE MEDICAL MEN,
hare of the note is printed in capitals balance, brought forward of knew it. But the rules were all in green ink, is the symbol £1. against him. He died in his bed
general meeting of shareholders, before Shere Ali came back, and printed in black ink and apprenitable means. It cannot be The numbers of the notes srs
this smpunt is to be disposed of having been born too soon hasten-one number to the right of the considered, however, proceeds the no doubt a brooding cones of twice on the front of auch note,
at a autitable opportunity by ed his end.
Practice in the British Empiāņa. symbol i and the other aboremont, that this op-metioal schools in Japan will ba Japanese physicians who have Father and son were faithful the Imperial crown earmounting portunity has arrived yet.
been graduated from recognised
reckless, generous, improvident, Celt to type. The Khattak is the the King's hand. mercurial, altogether friendly Houses of Parliament printed in vessels, aggregating 470,000 the reign ofice on February 16
. of the Indian Army,
It is already over 30 years permitted to practise in England On the back of the note sp. since the company was establish and in the British colonies, ac- and responsive person, but with brown ink. the queer kink in him you get in
pears representation of thed, and it has a fleet of 100 cording to a statement issued be tona. For this development it says the Japan Advertiser. This all Pathans, that primitive, son- The original designs for the absidies it has so far received many years, but now an under- owen a good deal to the State, the question his besa pendiux for The few rains rise up like rocky
sitive point of honcur or shame King's head and the St. George amounting to Y.95,000,000. It steading bas been reached be- All ranke of No. 2 Company which pasales the psychologist, and the Dragon were executed by in true that it has done various tween the two nations as to the island lighthouses. These you (including Recrais in possession It is often his duty to kill a man. Mr. Bertram McKennal, M.V.O., services to the State; in peace it qualification of the Japanes can believe were benses once, but of uniform) will attend Church Citizenship of the Empire ham-A.R.A.
has maintained the steamship physicians. generally ends in the Andamans headgear s high. Kohat langi-served special military purposes, who are
services prescribed by the Gor- Benosforth the qualifications ernment, and in time of war has of Japanese medical graduates to be permitted to
the desolation is terrible.
not those piles of single bricks, Parade at the Roman Catholic pers is blood fend. A stalking thows scraps of iron and wood. Cathedral on Sunday, March 4. dael started in British territory The devastation is stupendous; Fall in at Central Station : 4.30
Here, in this empty space to covers, but without rifles.
p.m. sharp, Uniform, caps with our left, the ambalance men are Band will also attend. formed up; here others lounge about gossiping ar staring at some grotesque piece of iron-this giant boiler, for example, twisted and Entertained. kneaded until, with its spronting pipes, it looks like a huge reget
FOR THE FRONT,
Hongkong Police
men.
able,
=
Musketry Course, Part II.
gold.
qualified to fire Part II of the Members of No. 2. Company Id17 Course will attend the Range on Sunday, March 11. La sentence in the minds of all only smiled sadly. Blake Plot at 9 a.m. Uniform decent-thinking people. with helmets.
Strength.
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.
the
three months afterward. In the Anderson when he returned fit
Bre
or Paradies. If you lose, you black, with yellow and crimson but it cannot be said that the practice in the United King- The lose; and if you win you may be enda-sod sa kala covered with company has brought about its dom
deported for life.
that Old Shire Khan killed a rival
present prosperity unaided by the held the degree of deator of they hare for his wife's affections in the reg-come by is a distinction, and
Of course, a wound honourably Government, have done anything elas. imental lines, and he could not Shere Ali should not have been therefore, this indebtedness to the universities of Japan. The quali medicine or are gradustee of the man's fence carried its own bahsdar. I told him so, but he consideration, and no steps committed to practise in the British In disporing of war profits, medical schools of the Imperial The depressed. He would return
Slate should be taken into das fiortions of those who will be par The twenty members of the Others of them dig among the
He was ing abort of the expectations of Straite Settlements, the Federated Hongkong Police Foros who are beaps of brick-wo know for leaving Hongkong to go to the what.
crippled; there was no getting the State should be taken. I Malay States, and the State of The Sabadar Major begged the over it. He would fin in the seems inevitable that the Govern Jobore, bave been changed since Froat were enter ained to dinner
P. C.s. 150 La Uho Hang and Adjutant to cut the fellow's name Khattak dance as more. last night at the King Edward there, it seeme, for, as a quick to rougn on leaving the Colony. Otherwise, he said, there would
made. Most careful preparations the private medical schools under . Something has been found over 231 Me Way Man are permitted to get him well away before night.
this ample provision should be schools, governmental and public. -Sher, Gul, I think it was-and
ment subsidy will be gradually Jane last year, so that the I heard more of Shers Ali from reduced hereafter, and against graduates of the special medical Hotel by other members of word, men have formed round it, the force. There was a good and a motor ambalance
No, a Company Class of attendance, over which Mr. P.P.J. Įrambled clamsily to the base of has
Instruction.
be trouble. But the Adjutant depot the lad's depression seemed should also be made to face the the notion of the Dapartment Wodehouse, D. S. P., presided, the mound.
Inspector 0. M. 8. Alvon will until
could not look into the case permasent. He was very anxious inevitable reaction after the war of Education and who hold the Those also present were Mr. T. H
take charge of the olame of candi- ing In the meantime, to safeguard kept on seking when he might carrying trade. It does, indeed, this desert of dates for promotion to the rank of Sher Gul, he told the Subadar to go. But he was told that he must
next moin to get back to his village, and from the present activity in the tittle of bachelor of mediains are King. A. S. P., Mr. Burlingham,rabble, look like A. 8. P., Mr. F. C. Jenkin, D. 8. P. battlefield.
Flandere Sergeant, and may accept further aos that 20 stout man slept round wait for a special pair of boots, fits in war-time are only the prizes British Foreign Office to the
permitted to practice there. Farther, the unusally large pro- (R), and Mr. Franks, A. 8. P. (B). groups of officers, digging partice, Class will parade at 5.30 p.m. at 50, but the quarter gaard would to be fitted. "Give him the best which has now greatly increased which states that the British War Office care, members at his discretion. The bis bed. The Sabadar made it He was sent to Lahore, to Watts, of zisky adventures, the danger of Japanese Embassy in London, Now oomen à acte from the Following an excellent repast,
ambulances. Only no sound of the Central Station on Monday, have been better. several toasis were honoured, in hell, but instead cluding that of the "Third Con-tremendous silence, despite the
most March 6, and Thursday, March 8.
you can turn out," the adjutant s the result of the German Central Medical Commission at ila tingent," submitted by the Chair-gurr of motors,
For at one in the morning it wrote; "a pair that will last at declaration of an unrestricted useting on November 27 inat your, was a late guest_night==the| iaast three years.” In giving the toast, he One man with whom I talked
Adjutant and Sher Gal's company
eubmarine wished them all good look and a told me that he had escaped
Shere Ali had another weary majority of the better vossals of medicine from these special medi campaign. The decided that the gradantes in safe return. Including those who death by a miracle. He was dit-
ly to see the remains of him. He measured. He was evidently making voyages in the most freiga physicians in England. commander were palled out quit two weeks to wait after being the company's feet are were going Home, they now had ting in his kitchen when the
DOW osl schoole may be registered an about sixty men at the front, which explosion occurred, and a heavy
had been killed with 50 men rather bored with all this fushĮ dangerous sone. If two or three of Taose whose names are than was & very good record for such clock which stood on the mantle-
sleeping round him. They had about footgear. What good are them were lost to the company, registered may practice in Bog ali slops like the dead, and boots to a man who can't walk ? this would mean the asing up of land and the British possessions # email
shelf was smashed against the force, represent- ing, as it did, nearly two opposite wall. It missed his head March 10, issued by Mr. E and though a mere led, he had threw the time paper and card
nobody had beard the blow. The orders for week ending
At last they come. He untied the the whole of the handsome amount as physicians for internul diseases, thirds of its strength. The men inches. "Bit of all right," he Ralphs, state:
Of such stock was Shere Ali, box with melancholy indifference, brought forward. now at the front seemed to be observed.
surgical operations and obetstrias,. killed his man at Kohst before he board on the floor, and examined the capital, this depende upon the rules and regulation of each of As to the proposed increase of But they must comply with the Suddenly, we are out of the Vaccination at Headquarters every sa-Land women, and gold-
Y. M. O. A. Division.-Public fought at Sheikh Saad. Zam, xanthem resignedly, had been given a commission and
condition of the company's assets those lands, according to the Sergeant Booker had been recom-
“Sahib, be mid, “there is and business operations, and any roadway. The next minute we 7,30 to 9 30.
decision of the commission. mended for the D. O. M. They are among a crowd of baulked were pleased to see Mr. Jenkin sighters besieging the specialnesday, 2.30 pm, Company and Shere Ali, ss with nine Khattake
are at the bottom of all outrage; pair." He was persuaded to put ried out for distinat purposes, and Mr. Franks, of the Police police. The next moment we are Stretoner Drill, Saturday, 2 p.m. out of ion, it was sen.
Baigingpan Division, ----Wed-Juod' with Shahbaz Khan and them on.
The company possesses, a large the present term are not expected Reserve, present. They owed among shope and house.
“Now walk," the adjutant amount of reserve in addition to to be less than thous for the gront deal to the Police It seems impossible that round be imued in due course.
Parade for duty. Instructions will
said. And sin (women), too, was
ita unpaid capital, enjoya maf-wwwions term, the hope of sn Shore Ali rose with az effort, foot oredit in the way of increased dividend may pol be bean for them neither the second and that hate the street trafic Wednesday, 4.30 p.m. Company wound at Sheikh Saad. He was that his lame foot touched the funds, the demand should be of dividend on the strength of in Shere Ali's mind when he and was leaning forward to pick issuing debentures. If there is treasonable. It is scarcely nor the third contingent could more on quite unconcerned. I and Streicher Drill,
Queen's College Division.- brooded no dejectedly over his ap his oratahes when he noticed say need of increased businem proper, however, to fix the rate tave gone Home.—(Applause),
said as much to s policeman who Mr. Barlingham, replying on possible shop in
took tea with me in the only 5.15 p.m. Company Drill
Victoria Division,Thursday, moment he left the trenches. y, stamped with it once
hit in the foot and Isined the ground, He advanced ginger met by these means frat, not by mere experation. Ta behalf of the contingent expressed bourhood.
the neigh
This meant a two-inch shortage twice in
or increasing the capital, especially thanks for what had boon muíð.
and, as he believed, permanent and
That the company has been puxaled way when there is no urgent necessity able to gain enormous proâta as He hoped they would meet again. I'm here myself at all it's aminates afterwards, this came with its crest down and its filled out, and the light came back whole unpaid capital.
"Well, sir," he replied, "I
crutches.
began doubling for extending business operations. this golden opportunity is dus to Mr. Barlingham concluded by miracle. That's my beat, and I the explosion. Merdy of God I feathers ruffled. When the Khat to his arex He took a step Lousting to their next meeting. should have been along by the call it."
Share Ali looked like a bird adjutant said that his cheet visibly for calling for the payment of the to the State proteesion. To round the orderly room. The At present there is no necemaily its wound business principles and Mr. Jenkin replied. On the call of Mr. King, the the sergeant had said he'd some to the scene of the disaster be ear he will stride forth in sahib?" he asked.
factory just about 7 o'clock only
strengthen i'w foundation (and He told me that when he go trim to the level of the lobe of his
lak's hair in neatly oiled and forward and sainted.
Formerly the dividend of the farther its development is to health of those who had contrib-orders for me, and so I'd best pop found nobody but a few police his flowery waistcoat of plum
company was fixed atanertainrate the interesta of the, stisesholde ated to the entertainment, was round to the station about seven.
"When is the next parade, as this was convenient for share and to repay the aid givan by i heartily draak.
holdars. Since the pathewsk of the State. Steamship "I was just on my way there They were working away there golden braid, spotless white baggy to your village, and being used the policy of increasing the rate may offer during
men, the dying, and the dead, colour or maroon velvet with the adjutant told him. Go back broken this custom and hasadopt prepare for any adv when I saw a big fire in the sky, for an hour before belp osme-for trousers, a flower, behind his ear, some more jowans like, your of dividend, in view of incressed war
"Never mind about parades," war,however, the management has abroad are piling up and sasse started running all the wires were down, Soen? red handkerchief in his pocket, well-as many you like and probie. As there is a large smonat towards the fre. About five He couldn't talk of that. Sosnes!la osne in his hand, and for keep on bringing thom.”
brought forward and proflue for si
doing well. One of them, Spille; desert again; and on a narrow evening (Senday excepted), from) according to the Persian proverb, some mistake. They are not a increase of capital abould be car
Reserve, for if it had
not
During the evening, songs
were given by members of the
company.
the corner is that terrible desert,
A
then