HONGKONG DEFENCE
CORPS.
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Gupt. Tarnes; Bionsoutters, Livet. Stevenson,
ATH FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1918,
JAPAN'S FOREIGN TRADE. THE DAIRY FARM COMPANY LIMITED.
Affected It.
· Instruction for N.Q0+ and 5 How War Conditions have - Administrative Orders inrmed | Lew of the Infantry Battalion today by Major B. A. Morgan, attached for daty-Class 1 at Administrative. Commazonut, Belchers at 8.30 p.m. on Mondays sud Thursdays; Clam 2 st Bol- obers at 830 pm on The The Commandant recorde, with dex and Fridare, Clase 2 st deep regret, the death of Sergt. Leeman at 630 p.m. on Tas A. B. Bryson, “B” Company, ony and Fridays, under Stall 6. 5. 18 (at Honolulu).
Strength.
Mr. Chororaks Yads, Consul General of Japan at York, writen in the New York Ecoming Post as follows
- The outstanding festarse of Sergt. Orendene and Parsons, this war as far as Japan is con Pie. P. 11. Satherland having RE Sergt. Day and Corp. cerned are two : she has gained a returnert from leave is allested Norris, K.D.C. at Belcher, and folover understanding – with the Corps No. 975 and posted to Company. No. 2 Platoon.
No. 847 Pta, T. Stears, "B" Coy, is discharged from the Corps on medical gravade, dated 8. 5. 18.
Portag.
2nd Lieutenant F. Pierce Gore
having returned from leave in posted to "B" Company, No. 6 Platoon (Supernumerary.)
Mattached.
No. 287 Les Corp. A. J. F. Ribeiro and No. 357 Pie. F.A.M. Rosario, "A" Company, are attach- ed to the H.K.P. (B), from 3rd May, 1918,
Transfers.
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Staff Sergt. Barclay and White, RE, and Sargt. Williams, HK D.C., at Lyeeman,
Infantry Parades." Order for Infantry Battalion by Major H.A. Morgan state-
"A" COMPANY.···
Tuesday, 14th May-5:30 p.m. No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 Pistons on Pola Cround. Hongkong residents will parade at the Cricket Club st 3.10 p.m. vrowed by Tram to Causeway Bay. Company Drill. Deus, Drill order.
Wednesday, 15th May.-5.30 p N.0.0. No. 3 and 4 Platoons (as detailed by Pistoon Commanders) et Headquarters TET.
No. 849 Spr. A. M. Slark, Eng. Friday, 17th May.-5.30 p.m. Ocg., is transferred to "D" Com-N:0.0e. of Nos. 1 & 2 Pistoon pany, dated 35.18.
No. 748 Pre. F. C. Todd, manders) at Headquarters. T.E.T. (as detailed by Platoon Com Gun Coy,, is transferred to the Eng. Cor., dated 4.5.18.
No. 800 P. J.AT. Plummer,
Gere of Arms.
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B COMPANY.
The business of the manufacture and of ice and the business of cold" hitherto carried on by the Hongkong Ice Company Limited has been acquired and will in future be carried on by the Dairy Farm Company Limited. Consequent upon: such acquisition the name of the Dairy Farm Company Limited has been duly changed to "THE DAIRY FARM. ICE AND COLD STORAGE COMPANY LIMITED" and its business will in future be carried on. under the new name.
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THE DAIRY FARM ICE & COLD STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED.
A SOLAR HALO..
Unusual Sight Witnessed in Hongkong.
Many people have probably S2 our observed to-day what appeared to
halo, which is of fairly common ling the son. This is a soler established, he a large laminoma ring spoire
occurrence at this time of the year, though it is net qeusily reen in the complete form, sa ha been the case to-day. Theer halos are more secerally observed a very fine exemple of the complete phenomenon.
have been seen at various times, Many different forms of halor, both round the moon and the sun, the most common being asually
O. CLs are requested to subai P.m. and proceed by Tram to record year with the foreign trade ha mant, as the American market in partiel farm': tc-day's has been |
a return of rifles with wrong belts
sa
to Beadgastiers BS. BOOD possible. The' numbers of the
bolts are to be stated.
Lecture.
United States, and she has been brought to a keener realisation of the importance of co-operation and co-ordination with the rest of the Entente Allies to crush the militant might of the Tenton Power She has rises in all her ing bar nerve to help win the grim determination ; she is strain- war. That her war barden bae been lighter than those of the other fighting powers so far is tucing districts of Fokai and entirely due to unique geographi. cal position of the Empire. The
supported by war, indeed, bas greatly benefited purpose of checking the deteriora
governments? subsidy for the her financially and in her tradal | tion of bebuss. The poor expansion. She has suffered the quality of hemp braide and least among the belligerente; and matches bas been conspicaine in extending her forsiga trade, since the war began, and we have United Staten. she ranks only second to the received constant complainte from
Japan's foreign trade in 1917 Government has
American importers.
of which the export amounted to of there to commodities, and it amounted to yen 2,777,680,000, quits recently, examining offices 1.602 472,000 and import 1,034, probibits the export of braida not "Tuandsy, 14th May.-5.30 p.m. 762,600. All of this does not up to the Government standard, Sig, Sec., is transferred to Noe. 5,6,7 and 8 Pistoons on Polo include her trade with Korea, and it also determines the grades Coy., dated 6 5.38.
Groand. Hongkong residents will amounting in value to yes 140, of export of matches and the muse parede at Cricket Club st 5.10 408,000. The year 1916 was the keta to which each grade should Causeway Bay. Company Drill of Japan, but last year it exceeded demands higher grades while Dress, Drill order.
it by yen 787,740,000.
China and other countries wel- MACHINE GUN COMPANY. In all the yesm eince Japan come goods of inferior quality. rifies sad the numbers of the No. 3 Gun at Beadquarters, 5 10 up to the beginning of this warm her manufacturing industry. For
Tuesday, 14th May. -7 10 s.u, opmed kar porta to foreign trade
Japan laoke raw materials for p.m. Drill at Kowloon Docks, Nos. for more than fifty years there all staple goods of export, except A lecture on his experiences on kong residents proceed by launch which har exports exceeded abroad. She imports hemp from of ao great intensity, the balo |1 and 2 Gun Tesme only. Hong-Į WOLD, only fifteen years in silk, she gata materials from 22 degrees in diameter. When the Western front will be givan (from Statne Pier at 4.30 p.m
the importe. The total amount of Kanila, fo the braids; she gets appears white, but when strongly by Lieut. Souter to Officers, N.C. Wednesday 15th May.-5.10 these favourable balances of trade caiton from America, India, and developed the edge nearest the Os, and man of the Corps np.m.. Drill at Headquarters Now. We only jen 308,230,000. Chins for yarna; bristle and bone gun is easily recognised as being Headquarters on Friday, 17th 4 and 5 Gans only.
Excess of exports over imports from Chins for brashes; pulp, very pure red, while orange, instant, sí 6 p.m. Uniform need
p.m. Drill at Headquarters. The 567,710,000, so that the single for papers; shells from the South camstances, green, follow out-
Thursday, 16th May.-5 10 last year amounted not be worn.
to yen from Central Europe and Canada yellow, and, in favourable cir- following men only need stand:-year's showing outshone the Sea niande for buttons; from, wardas Pres. Field, Irvine, Labrum, combined total of the fifteen years steel, Ein, and sine from various always rather faint, and blue is The latter colour is 40B. Logan, O.B. Logan, Mo- by yon 259,480,000. Kerns and Stapleton.
countries for the manufacture of almost always so faint that it is The following #gures show the metal goods. trand of our trade both before and.
International isolation - is in never recoguinable. after the war.
none of Japan's sepiration At Jockey Club Stables. Dress, 1913 632,460,000 729,431,000 is ever striving for the friendly They are produced by refraction These balos only cocar in cir- Imports.
she has been ind rous clouds or light ion fog. Drill order.
1914 591.101,000 595,735,000 1915 708,002,000 532,045,000
comity of commezuial interests or reflexion of the rays of the sun 19161,128 210,000 755,427.000 with the countries from whom she or moon by ice crystals. The can bay and to whom she osa presence of halow is in some 1917 1,602,472,0001,034,782,000l. That in the reason why she quarters regarded as an indication enough from the above table, in Chins and wants peaceful in the theory is not always justified The war, ar can be seen readily advocates the "open-door policy" of probable rainy weather, but is responsible for this extrstercouras with the United States, by subsequent happeninga. ordinary growth of our trade. And because of this, Japan especially in export. was asked to supply American sidens Wilson when he said in his Japan heartily endorses the view of Pre markets, which had been deprived address to Congress on January of German goode, and she had to glant that he wants as one of the her ear neighbours and the as possible, of all economic bar- meet with a large demand from
pesce terms " the removal, so far islands of the Orient,
riers and the establishment of an Japan was not prepared 10 equality of trade conditions Monday, 13th and Friday, 17th grasp this opportunity. Her among all the nations consenting for no really good reason? If so May 30 pa. All anita except industry lacked capacity to cope to the peace and assisting them the canse most probably is dis "D" Company.no Harray Parade with the situation; our capitaliste selves for its manisinsace. ardered liver. You on meily, Ground, under Bergis Edmonds) were reinciant to invest their
While this war laatu, Japan and prove this with the help of fearing the post-bellam resetions the hardship of the struggle. She And our exportere and man has slready suffered much by the bottoms to carry their goode, steel by this country. And she is atives which have made many facturera could not obtain enough stoppage of supply of iron and the little gentle-as-ostare lar Salating eta-The O. C. has although they were willing to pay going to suffer more by the new gloomy, ill tempered, liverish, not salating Officers properly stances, pressing orders from merican, importe sad exports, bad complaints recently of Cadets high rate of freight,
Notwithstanding these circum affecting general control of the ful and bright,
proclamation of the President bilious, constipated people cheer Cadets are reminded that this is a
abroad and tremendous war dent Bat-she is conEdent that the epirit 60-cexta the rist from Dr. Of all chemists, or post free for very wrions chance.
anda from the Russian army of co-operation and co-ordina Williams' Medicine Co., 98 Ez
as a veritable boom to enrtion is not lacking on the part of ohnen Boad, Shanghai. indaskrise-in about the same the United States in order that ser se the war orders affected Japanese merchants may bo industrial Amaries—only in ranch relieved of unnecessary sufferings
in this matter. smaller scale, ple
Equipment - Board:
The board will sit st Head quarters from 5.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the following dates:-Friday, 17th Kay; Friday, 24th, May; Friday, 31st May:
Leave
MOUNTED SECTION. Monday, 18th May.-5 30 p.m. Year.
Thursday, 16th May-5.30 pm. At Jockey Club Stables. Dress, Drill order without rifles,
·SIGNALLING SECTION
No. 19 Corp! H. T. Heath, Arts, Coy, is granted leave for the dara- tion of the war, to date from day of departure, No. 813 Pie. F. B. Taylor, "A" Co., is granted leave for the duration of the war, ` to Toenday, 14th May, and Friday, date from day of departure. No. 17th May.-5.30 p... Parade at 31 Gr. J. Bentley Arty. Coy., is Headquarters. Dress, Clean lati granted leave for the duration of gas. Note-Eif (with bores the war, to date from day of de free from of) and sidearms are to parture. No. 860 Pie. L Alliston, be brought to the parade on 14th “A” Cos., is granted leave for the May. duration of the war, from 10. 5.18. STELICHER BEABER SECTION, Gr. 4. W. P. Spiere, Arty. Coy, Tuesday, 14th May.-5.15 p.m. is granted 3 months' extension of Parade at Headquarters. leave, from 12th May, 1918. P. D. E. Clark, "A" Coy,, is granted extension of leave for one month, from 2nd May, 1918
Artillery Orders.
Ordere for Artillery Company by Captain JH.W. Armstrong, V.D., etats:-
Parades at Belchers Battery Tuesday, 14th May.-7.30a.m. Right Half Coy. Full Drill. £.16 pm. Leis Half Cay. Fall Dzill
Thursday, 16th May.-7.30 sm. Right Half Cos. N.0.0 Olasa. All under rack of Bergt. to attend. 5.15 p.m. Left Half Coy.
NO,Os' Diana. All under rank of
RECRUITS.
Exporta.
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and Meade. Drew, Drill order. one in some enterprises, her people are prepared to share
Cadet Orders.
2nd Lieat. J. E. W. Beard Ordere for. Cadet Company by
atste -
Farades-Saturday, 11th May. 1.30 p.m. Any Cadet, who did Bergt, to attend.
not draw his topee last Saturday Friday, 17th May.-7.30 am. will parade at Headquarters to be Right Half Coy. New Layers' sened with one. Class only. 5.15 p.m. Left Half Coy, New Layers' Class only. p.m. Fall in at Blake Pier, Swim Wednesday, 15th May -5.00 The following N.0.0.a. and men ming. have passed the Layer's Examina. tion, held by the I.G.:--
sidearme.
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the reenit of this boom. The have mach to learn about the The inevitable came to pass su The United States and Japan deterioration of quality set in in rehabilitation and reshaping of many of our exported goods, for of international trade after this PEAK TRAMWAYS CO, LTD. Right Hall Coy.-Oorpl, Sergeante Mess.-A photo which new markete abroad were war. It is idle to assume that we Martin, L/Bome Douglas, Bailton, graph of members of the Serge newly opened. The report of can hold all the market lost by Stark and Wilnan, and Goare, sats Mess will be taken at this fact which gained a wide oir the Teutonic Fowere; as it is Stalker, Bentley, Tatem, Thomp Headquarters at 5 p.m. on culation in the United States was evident that thy would endeavour NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN and Rocbo.
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consequences of the commer-them-squarely in the Brens of Hotel, Hongkong on FRIDAY appointed to act as Rifs Shooting
cial crimes committed by a very international trade. And our the 17th May, 1918, at NOON for Committee for the Artillery Com Labour Battalions Reorganised. all number of our irresponsible success or failure in this struggle the purpose of receiving the pany-Oapti Mursy Boolt
A change had been made in more kesaly alive to the evils of continue to hold bee place among for the year ending 30th April, (Chairman), Bergu, Bradbury, the command of the Labour Bat this practice than the Japanese the first-class Powers of the world 1918.
merchante. However, none is determines whether Japan will Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts Frith and Kanok, Corple Martin and Hansford and Que. Borby,,sopherson stated in the Bruse evil, they have tried and are try
talions on the Western front, Mr. authorities. To eliminate this or not. Esgineer Diders,
of Cameraman. Under the reing avasyiking within their power, Orders for Begineer Company orgasan Manama which had boss It was a scoes of years ago that Captain W. Bowell gate carried out in the interests of the our Government established 10th to 17th May, 1918. effiency of labour, the Brig-silk-enditioning house in Yoko-ed yesterday there were three
For the twenty four hours and EL. menning nightly.edier General lately in charge was hams to examine Taw silk for fatal cases of spotted fever notis Parades as per rosters posted as no longer required and he had export Our babutal conditioning fied (all Chinese), and one fatai: Beadquarters Engine Drivers at Fren Coponted Controller of houses have been in existence for occurrence each of plages and 6.30pm Electriciands: 6.45 p.m.
many yours in the milk manufac anterio fever (both Uhinese). -~
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