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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page Là FACTS OF BAKU'S SURRENDER
London, Oct. 94.
In the House of Commons Lord Robert Cecil stated that the Government is now informed that the Armenians' at Baku entered into negotiations for the surrender of the sewn on the advice of General Dunsterville, when he saw that the fall of the town was imminent. Therefore no blame falls to be attached to the Armenians thereanent, Lord Robert Cecil emphasised the gallant services of the Armenians during the Turkish campaign and said the Allies were con- riderably indebted to the Armenianɛ.
BRITISH AERIAL ATTACKS.
London, Oct 23,
The Press Bureau states: The Independent Air Force on Oct. 23 heavily attacked railways at Metzsablon, obisin- ing many direct hits on the railway triangle and barracks We destroyed one enemy machine and drore three down. che British is missing.
GLOWING U.S. TRIBUTE TO BRITISH NAVY. London, Oct 23. "
Thirty million people attending the Trafalgar Day celé- bration throughout the United States passed a resolution paying tributes to the stupendous services of the British Navy to the Allies. The resolution says inter alia "Under- standing the full significance of the British Navy has been privileged to play in liberating the world from autocracy and misrale and appreciating particularly its gallant and efficient work in transporting and conveying American men and supplies with so little loss as to constitute an achieve- ment which must stand forever among the most glorious annals of the great war, we, the people of America, number- ing over thirty million assembled in our churches, theatres, lodges and other meeting places, desire this expression of our lasting gratitude and enduring esteem to be conveyed to the officers and men of the British Navy and peoples of the British Empire."
SUBMARINISM ON THE WANE.
London, Oct 23.
The Admiralty announces that the British merchant lon- nage losses in September totalled 152,000 gross tons and" the Allied and neutral combined losses 88,000. The aggre- gate constitutes the lowest monthly sinkings sinės, August 1916, and is below that of the year's monthly average. The total losses for the three months ended September 20 were 893,000 compared with 904,000 for the previous quarter and 1,500,000 tons for the corresponding quarter of last year. The sailings of steamships exceeding 600 gross tons between the United Kingdom and oversea ports, excluding cross- channel traffic, were 7,500,000 tons in September,
"ENEMY AGENTS BUSY.
London, Oet, 93.
In the House of Commons 'Mr. Houston affirmed that the sinking of the steamer Pentland Bange, was due to, a bomb. placed aboard. by an enemy agent in Buenos Aires and the fire aboard the Danish steamer Fiona, Icaded with hessian bags from the British Commissioner of wheat supplies was due to incendiariem. Mr. MacNamara edmitted that in. quiries supported both enggestions.
A BRITISH WARNING TO AUSTRIA.
London, Oct. 93,
In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Joyoson Hicks, Mr. Hope stated that the Government had informed Austria that the sternest reprisals would be immediately takeo if British airmen were put to death for dropping leaf- lets in the enemy lines and cities
TRIBUTË TO INDIAN SOLDIERS.
London, Oct 23. !
In the House of Commons, replying to Sir J. D., Rees, Mr. Montagu stated that General Allenby's force included over one hundred thousand Indian troops and that all an counts testified to the courage, discipline and endurance of all ranks.
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WOMEN AND PARLIAMENT.
London, Oct 23.
The House of Commons resolved by 224 to 23 votos that "the Bill should be passed forthwith masking women eligible
Members of Parliament.
OBITUARY.
London, Oct. 23.
The death is announced of Agnes Weston, D,L, (hon., Glasgow Un), founder of the Royal Sailors' Rests at Porte- mouth and Devonport.
HONGKONG, DEFENCE
CORPS.
Administrative order issued by Major II A. Morgan, Administrative Conimandant. atalės:
STRER STE
No. 994 Private R. F. Brayn was en. rolled on 17th October, 1918 and posted to "D" Company,
ATTACHED. Reference Corps Order Not 3 dated
11th October, 1915, the attach ment of Private H. B. Bridger to the Engineer Company is cancelled.
TRANSFERS,
Bridger
613
No. 363 Private R. L
"A" Company and No. Private A Stevenson, "B", Company, are transferred to the... Artillery Company, dated 23rd October, 1915.
| No. 686 Private H. B. Bridger, “B” Company, is transferred to "D"
· Company, dated 3rd October.
1918.
LRÁTA
No. 168 Sapper G. Haigh, Engineer
Company, isgranted leave fr
the duration of the war, from 22nd October; 1918.
Corporal B. S. Setana, "A" Com
pany, is granted 6 months? leave, on business to date from day of departure.
Corporal A A Bolten and Private R Henderson, Machine Gun Company, are granted 3 months" leave each, on business, from 22nd October, 1918.
Gunner W. C. Bond, Artillery Cam- pany; is granted 12 months' ex- tension of leave, from-ad. October, 1918."
Private R. A. Bazter, Signalling
Section, is granted 6 months leare, on Medical Certificate from 25th October, 1918. ** GADERA FOR ARTILLERY COMPANY ST CAPTAIN J.B.V. ARMSTRONG, V.D. PARADES AT BELCHERS BATTIEY. Monday, 28th October:-"
6.15 pm Left Half Company.
Full drill
Tuesday, 29th October:-
7.30 am. Right Half Company,
New Layers' Class only. Friday, 1st November...
I
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quarters for information of all con-Friday, 1st November: cerned.
drawn
4.30 p.m. No. 6 Platoon, Kos. 7 and 8 Sections. AL King's Park Range. Annual Musketry Course, Part 1, Practices and ⚫ ponches.
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XXPTIKAS PA Those who have Got (their pay and expenses for Septem
ber, will do so on Monday 28th or Tuesday 29th instant at the Eng incer Company Office, HK.D.O Headquarters between the hours of 11 am and 12 noon. Pay not drawn on these dates will be retura-Monday, 8th. Octamin ed to the Treasury.
ORDER TOR'İNFANTRY BATTALION,BY
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MAJOR HI A. MORGAN,
ANNUAL MUSIKTET COURSE,
PRAE RANGE.
At the Dress, Drill order with: Sunday, 27th October
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* COMPANY,
MACHINE GUN COMPANY.
5.10 p.m. Nos. I and 2 Gun' teams st Kowloon Docks, Hongkong ...residents proceed by launch - from Blake Pier at 430 Tuesday, 29th Oct-
am No. 3 Headquarters. Thursday, 31st Oct.-
The following will attend on the 10 dates named:-
Monday, 29th October"
Part 2 Practices 8 and 9. 6.30 am Lance-Corporal] A., 0.] Lang, Privates F. Graham,
A. R. Lowe, E R. Halifax,
Gun team
5.10 p.m. Nos 4 and 5. Gun teams at Headquarters, Dress for all parades, drill order.
THE GERMAN MICHAEL'S POSITION.
Sinos, then the Alliancesgaiost Germsay ca be beaten since its superiority in numbers ver Germany ja' increasing by 300,000 Americans every man÷b; since there is no likelihood of ità” mauitionment failing-iť followe ibst the Alliance can beat Ger. It is time tiekte German many if it goes on fighting lona Michael considered his position. anough. It is a mathematical He has lived Im four yearä on |Dertainty.
By Lieut. A.A. Mile,
the premises of bis rulers. Thore A this point the German fenr teara hava harapat bim Michael will obearva a loophole of seither happinene nor the bope escape. Will the Alliance goin of happiness to come. A blind abting long enough ↑ Germany 'sith in the invincibility of Ger may be outonobered, bat her at many, in the might of Hinden esistanos will be, stubborn. Is bars, in the divine inepiration of the Alliance prepared to go on...
be Knieer, bus clored bin eses trand on... and on ?" facts. It is time that he opened This brings us to the last fach.,
hich he met faca. It is this, his eyes.
The first act in front of him. The Alliance against Germany in if he will bai face it, is that be really quite serions. It is has been deerived. Each year absolutely resolved to crash Pro 5.30 p.m. At Jockey Club Stables, he has had the reme promise is militarism. The Prosesn made to him-thsi the" war will militarista-Michael's · rulers- be over in the anfùmp. At one hate told him that this is mere me it is the Amy which is English hypocrity, and that wint going to fores victory before she England really wante into pusla lapved fall; st-another time it is trade competitor. This cannot the U-boats, Americs," he was be any great comfort to him, when told, would never come into the he asks himself if the Allienes For if the war. When she came in, there has the will to go on.
MOUNTED ACTION,
Dress, Drill order...
G. W. C. Burnett, S. H. Dod-Monday, 28th. Oct- well, C. H. P. Hay, A. G M Fletcher, G. F. Nightingale ("B"). Company) nad Sergeant Morton Smith Mounted Section).. Tuesday, 29th October:-
Thursday, 31st. Oct.
5.30 pm. At Jockey Club Stables. Dress, Drill order without rifles,
SIGNALLING SECTION,
Part 2 Practices 8 and 9. 6.30 am. Privates A. Morse ("s" Tuesday, 28th. Oct.-
Company) T. E. Pearce (B30p.m. At King's Park Range, Annual Musketry Course, Part Company), Lance-Corporal. E.
1 Practices 3 and 4. Davidson, Private G. B. Dun-
Dress, Drill order with pouches, nett (Machine Gun Company), Privater B P. Thursfield,
D" COMPANT. E. Howard, J. (Mounted Section), Sergeant Mitchelmore (Signalling Section){ and any others who wish to fire! these practices ist the Peak Friday, 1st November Range.
W. Taylor Monday, 25th, Oct.-
Thursday, 31st October:-
Part 2, Practices 10, and 11. 6.30 a.m. As detailed for Monday,
28th October.
Friday, 1st November
Part 2, Practices 10, and 11. 6.30 am. As detailed for Tuesday,
29th October,
""COMPANY,
Tuesday, 29th October
6.30 p.m No. 9 Platoon on Polo
Ground. Fall in a Criket Club;
5.10 p.m. and
protecd by tram to Causeway Bay. Fire Discipline training. Dress, Drill order with pouches (No dum. mica).
6.30 p.m. No. 4 Platoop at Head- quarters. Squad Drill. Dress,
4.
5.30 p.m. Nos 1 and 2 Sections 21 Marray Parade Ground Squad Drill, Dress, Drill order,
5.30 p.m. Nos, 3 and 4 Sections on Murray Parade Ground.. Squad Drill, Dress, Drill order,
RICHCITE,
Monday, 28th. Oct, and Friday,
1st November..
5.30 p.m. Recruits of all units, ex cept "D" Cos, on Marray Parade Ground, under Sergte, Oxberry (Monday) and Edmonds (Friday), Dress, Drill order. ORDERS FOR CADES, COMPANY ST END LIZOT, 3,3W, ERARD,
PARADORS,
Sunday, 27th. Oct.
10.50 am. Church Parade, Fall in
at the Star Ferry Hongkong
*ride.
Monday, 28th. Oct.
515 p.m. Nos, 1 and 2 Sections at
Headquarters. 5.15 p.ro. Band Practice at Head
& cew promine ready; ter Allience in anim⚫ted solely he troops would never get to France marcenary motives, and now for They got to Fines, but it was the first time sees the great pric› still quite esey Lo promies that really within resob, bow can be be enemy would be defested doubt that it will go on fighting? before the American Army was The more mercenary the Alli trained. Fer
every set back snoe, the more . osrtain ..., that ibero gas always a promise; s nothing will stop it on the rond promien that would keep thejto victory-and indemnities."
Michael patient for Bat in the Alliezcs animated German
nother eix months' grace to his molely by mercenary motiver? -olara.
German Michael has heard the If race he realises that "the 10cusation so often" from " bia promises which bare been made rolers that he may find it diffiaoli- him have meant nothing bunow when his egen are intz his, he will be on the way to beginning to open to disbelier forming bis own jaágment of the it. Eat at least he will admit position. What is Germany' this: that his only hope is that. the accusation is not true. Soe- perition at this moment ?
Her retail position iề this:fing that the Alliance has its Les it is impossible for her to power, kin only hope is that it in the war, sed quite possible has not the will to crash Ger fer her to lose it.
maoy that its will is directed
tba It is rosible for her to lose it, towarda
extinction of simply because, she is not in a Prussian militariem caly.
This then in the fact which he military eeuse an unconquerable country, Theoretically German3 must face: that the Allies have jesu be corquered by the sword not only the power hat the will jost es France can, as Italy can, to crash Prassian millterisio, sa Belgium ad Serbis have no matter how megy more TEETH ready been. No amount of it takra. The formen Michae! orcelsiming: that Germany is bas his choice. Whether because our mighty be chooses to identify Gerany vincible, that Hindenborg will do this and our wirb Prussisa militerfam, or be-. mighty Ladendorf will do the cause he chooses to believe that ther, can alter that fact. In the Alliance so identifies it, bé A Hockey meeting will be held at theory she can he bestory sad in my fight to the bitter end. Hi Headquarters on
Monday, 28th. practice she will be beaten as other alternative is to subdus October at 6 p.m. All members of 000 88 the troops opposed to her Prussian militariem for himself. 8 am No. 8 Platoon Nos. 15 and the Corps who wish to play are parment, a acfficient sapericrity, that, the Alliance will make have, in numbers and munition. With a Germany which has done' 16Sections, at King's Park ticularly requested to attend Range, as above.
quarters Wednesday, 30th, Oct.-. ̈
5.16 p.m. Nos. 3 and 4 Sections at Yenmati, Football Ground
7.30 am. Right Half Company,
Pull dril
Drill order. 5.15 p.m.
Leit Half Company, Wednesday, 30th October 2 Layers' Class only.
5.30 p.m. No. 1 Platoon at Head- OZDEKE FOR ENGINEER COMPANY WY
quarters Squad Drill. Dress, CAPT, W, RUSSELL,
Drill order. 7am. No. 8 Platoon, Nos. 13 and 14j
Sections, at King's Park Range. Annual Musketry Course. Part quarters. 1, Practices 1 and 2. Dress, Drill order with pouches. Monday, 28th October:-
28th October to 1st November, 1918-D.EL. Datica
Parades as per rosters posted at
Headquarters.
Engine Drivers at 5.30 p.m. Electricians at 5.45 pm.
OFFICERS NEXT FOR DITY,
Palchera, Lieut. Hall; Lyeeman,
Captain Jamca; Stonecutters, Lieut. Stevenson.
| INSTRUOTIONS TOB MICHIE BAYINGS AND
.* 2,0,0'S AND WIN OF THE INFANTEX.
BATTALION ATTACHED, FOR DUTY.
Class 1, at Belchers at 6.30 p.m. op Mondays and Thursdays for all who have not passed the "Proficient" rate (1/-) examin. alion
Class 2, at Belchers at 6.30 p.m. vo Tuesdays and Fridays for all 1.0.0 and men of higher ratings, under Staff Sergeante Ovendene and Parmes, BB, and Bergeant Day, HKD.C, Class 3, at Lyeemun at 6.30 p.m. CD Tuesdays and Fridays, under QM. B. White, and Staff: Sergeant Barclay, REZ Detail of Belchern Beliefs for|| November 1918, is posted at Head
4.30 p.m. No. 5 Platoon, Nos. 1
and 2 Sections, at. King's Park Range Annual Musketry
Course, Part-2, Practices 5, 8. 7
5.15 p.m. Band Practice at Head
There is nothing derogatory (o terms; to ■ Germany for whom Germany's fighting power in this her prenint militery rolers speak, statement. It is something which the Alliance has both the power varico 60 mow of land « nawufely admit; indeed, must admit
the most patriotic German car sad the will to dictate shem,"
A Shanchal Garden.
and 12. Dress, Drill order with Chinesa parden heu hear laid out favde be opens his eyes, me pouches. Wednesday, 30th October :-
Jon the past side cf Shangbai SngthIt is impossible for her to win |railway et∙tion The garden the war, because two of ber 4.30 p.m. No. 5 Platoon Nos. 3which is designed as a pleasure enemies, England and America,
Stolea Wood.
and 4. Bections, at King's to ha nnex að on Saturday are in a military sense (as oppose A Chinem was charged on Park Hange. Annual Musketry contains the geus testures with to naval) unconquerable, remend at the Police Court this Course, Part 2, Practices 5, 6, 760 ft. hill, rays which will ben. Nither England or Americs morning, befors Mr. J. R. Wood, and 12. Dress, Drill order with asta heque and the can be con quered by the sword. with being in aslawful pow pouches.
| pharzalezistio weke walks whit. [bie w andther foot which the of. 117 pinces of wood, Ba Thursday, 21st October
in addition to the piesenra sentior German Michael must admit, Murphy prosented and moë shk
fhê from it bravely. The more the defendant could nos find xpression of bis h-tred of Eng men who be mid sold the wood or or Amerio, does not alter so him. The Telephone Co., and
430 p.m. No. 7 Fistoon (except will be department for the sale N.O.O,s and men who wish to offern, Brware and pot plant fire at Quarry Bay) at Kingya Ya North China Daily News Park Range. Annual Masketry Trand chlupfret Epierd and America the Electric Cooou'dot
Course, Part 1, Practices 1 and
Dress Drill order with over pouches.
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