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MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1911.

[COPYRIGHT.] THE QUEUE-CUTTING-

FASHION.

INTHUSIASM AT SHANGHAI,

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(From Our Own Correspondent,)

Saisonai, January 10, Great enthusiusin was aroused by the Queue-Cutting Secicty yesterday when 300 members publicly cut off their appendages in the presence of a gather- -ing of 10,000 people.

His Excellency Wu Ting Fang, the President of the Society, has bad his queue cut off privately.

:SIR PELHAM WARREN'S

· RETIREMENT

FAREWELL HANQUET.

-(From Our Otak. Oberapandent.)

· SHANGHAL January 16. 'Sir Pelham Warren, H. B. V's Consul General, who is retiring, en Szturtlay night entertained to banquet at the Shanghai Club.

GALES AND SNOW- STORMS.

FRENCE AND SPANISH `RAILWAYS INTERRUPTED.

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(Reuter'a Service to the China Yail).

Lesmos, January 16.

It is reported from Madrid that gales and snowstorms are being experienced throughout Spain, and that they have interrupted the telegraphs, telephones and railways.

Snowstorms have also, interrupted traffic on railways in the South of France.

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· PORTUGAL.

RAILWAY STRIKE ENDED.

(Reuter's Service to the China, Afail.) Losos, January 16. A message from Lisbon states that the Portuguese railway strike hes ended.

THE PORTUGESE PRETENDER.

STRANGE MOVEMENTS OF DOM MIGUEL.

(Reuter's Service to the China Muil.),

Lenox, January 16.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER

RESERVE.

SIR HENRY MAY'S FAREWELL DINNER

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the more volunteers you have the fosso far beyond that you are shown that No better likely you are to get that, universalu mean this Volunteer Rerve to be

busitions proposition, You have service." I told him plainly that I thought oath to defend the Colony. if on maion that a rotton argument. (Laughter and shouldariso. I sincerely trust it will Applause.) My minion is that the moro Arind in the lifetime of any one of us, hap volunteers you have the more strongly you wu never know when the call may ocme, and therefore you have engaged to do your will bring homo to each member of the duty if need be in defending the Colony. somumnity his responsibility 'as a citizen, Now I would put it to those hundred men and then there will be no huru talk about who Sir Henry told us nro in the Colony who have not joined the Reserve, how men standing out against training them would they like to be told, if at selves for military service. I know that any time this Colony found itself in a There was a big umster of members of there is a certain school of orjers at critical situation, that never well they could shoot, they would themselves lave the longkong Volunteer Reserve at one-they call themselves the "blue col bo defended with the roun and farewell dinner giren on Saturday night at water schooled a certain class of children 1t is not a position for any un the Hongkong Hotel by Sir Henry May, politicinas who will tell you that for who calls himself a husn to curstemplate. the retiring President. Amongst those the defence of the Empire we do not have undertaken to form part.

(Applause). You membera of the Reservo present rure His Excelloney the Governor want anything more than a strong unvy, defence of this Colony and you have (Sir F. J. D. Lagard), Liunt. Col. A. That is an opinion, that I do not baliove pledged yourselves to qualify for that Chopra, Capt. B. R. Branch, Hon. Dr will hold water, Military experts will tell purpose. In retart the Colony will provide J. H. Atkinson, Dr Eran Jones, Hon. Mrron it is a fallacy. Some people will tell you with rifles which you will be able to keep in your own quarters, and amuni- Houry Keswick, Mr G. H. Wakeman, Mr. you that the worst that can happen-the tion for use on the range at the sanno rate C. Lafrentz, Mr Mummy Stewart, Mr A. invasion of England--is an impossibility, that the Volunteers got it. The fact that nekunzio, Mr A. Jeukins (sucretary) and Well, I have never met an eminent one-third of the Reserves are old soldiers soldier who was of the way of thinking alrondy qualified by long service in Volun like myself, and that shother third have Napo'con did not think so, nor did Wellingteer Corps, half of them-in this Colony, ton, and two of the most eminent soldiers of gives me contienes that the Reserve really our aring in recent years-Lot Hoberts means business and mething more than and Loki Wolseley-have both place shooting for trophies or wearing a

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about 80 members of the Reserve.

The loyal tonal was honoured, after which Sir Henry May, addressing is Excellency, said I desire to present to you, Sir, nu Govorner of the Colony,

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the members of the Voluntour Re-have turned up a letter written by Lord serve. They are nearly all. prosent. Wolseley in 1000, a portion of which I Sir, you

think I may read - fairly familiar with the history of this organisation. Wó all remember how in 1904 Sir Malthow Nathan. formed a Volunteer Reserve Association. That was sorelyje, club, with this, difference: that the members bound thein- | selves to enrol as volunteers if the occasion for their help should arise. Sir Matthew Nathan hoped Laat in course of time it would form a reserve of the Volunteer force of the Colony. On your arrival, Sir, you' expressant yoursoli na uot altogethersatisfied

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very much and it was impossible for the military help, begging, perhaps, somebody to put in Reserve Action, nur sure that in authorities to necept such a force theit.hinda rifles which they do not know im you will have a most able, energetic

ton upon such a question that to agree with the politicus in office upon a matter that might be ni no very distant lite me of Ho and death to us ay a nation."

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render military service; they now undergo I am sorry to say thers are very few. It keen interest and the amount of energy

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he has thrown jutes the raising of the they qualify in elementary drill, and if they has always been a matzer of surprise to me corps. But the Reserve Association is not became efficient they really can be counted that with the law as it is, young men won't the only institution in this Colony, I

a military force. (Applause). New, recognise their duty-for that is all it is to sorry to

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rau witness in an- Sir, this newly formed Reserve has got a their countyr. I have enlarged a little upon other place to what I think about his work pretty healthy trunk. It consists of not this subject because I want you, when you in the Colony. I know him so well that I less than 30 nich why have had the honour leave this room, to do your best to obtain know that to hear himself praised is really.

an ordeal of wearing the King's uniform in the regular recruits for this Volunteer Reserve. 1 an

to lin, and I will therefore army. (Applauso.) That is just a third of want you to try to double your number, spare him any more. But if there are

AI a many interests whi the whole, for we number at present 91 and if you do that you will do a good day's him, there are quite as"

many which men. For the right urns and right leg we work. I want you to hear in mind my will iniss Lady May (Prolonged ap have 26 men who have served as Volun- words, that it is the duty of every citizan to plause); all thos institucions of ter, either in this Colony or in other learn to defend his country in case others which fall

charity and help and thought for within the realm parts of the Empire. They are all he may be called upon to do No. As of woumn's work will miss the presence of know what you are doing you are steal- trained mea

For the left arm aud regards yourselves, I hope you won't forget Lady May. But it is not merely the ing the mashine out of my house.**. Ono leg we liavo 24 muabus of the Faserve that the marketry course fuistics at the Colony with which Lady May in associated own home when hosted, as I do sometimes, number of institutions for the good of the thing is certain I brought sunshine into my. Association, who, if they can do nothing end of March and that you have all got to

her to us all. It is over I feel the Pretender to the Throne of Portugal, of them can shoot very well indeed. There efficient. Gentlemen, I'm very sorry that gladders everything it touches and s. It is rent all right again. (Applause), Although THE STANDARD LIFE OFFICE.

The Temps states that Dom Miguel, elsu, can at any rate shoot, and sono pess it if you want to be enrolled as because she is like the sunlight which I just get her to sit opposite to me and the diffuses reflection of her sunshine soon makes me has been conferring with Portuguese are only 1 min, think, to be acounter?

happiness in persons of note at Pau and has proceeded for Regarding nine of these, I am not in juve had time to handle them at all. Bat unkind or ill-natured, word of any ong. holiday here someday. It will amuse ne because no one Ins ever heard her sky an I am going away I hope to spend a short, position to say, whether they have had any kit gives me great pleasure to hand the These are the reasons why she has mundo į to look in or the Colonial Secretary military tanining or not, as the records of their servicehave not yet been received; and Reserve over to such an excellent successor, she will button for her presence, and see him up to his neck in papers and The above monthly premium will secure a £1,000 Policy on

bugh as hiza (Laughter). To wonder there are two snen who have not had any Your now president, Mr Wakeman, is an us. I ask you now to drink to Sir Henry in and hear .A

delate in the military training whatever, but who happen oki Volunteer Oficer who has had a good and Indy Bayand their family, wishingthem Council; to pay a call on the

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and success in Board and hear what they have got to.

Kay; (Prolonged When tired with that, I will go and shout are fortunately very well off. This child be a hi-class shot. You know what applause).

ta few suipe, and perhaps even throw my this newly-born Reserve-is beginning great interest he luas taken in the old In the course of a lif reply Mr. G. H. leg neros a pony and take a galing

theo to take its first steps. It has started on its Volunteer Reserve Association, and how Henry May on behalf of the members of} do come back, I want to see the Volun

Wakeman, new President, thanked Sir round the old race course. And musketry course. hope that before the hard he has worked in

If nuc I end of the Benson all the members will sation of the present Reserve. I do tendered to him their congratulations upon mise you there will ho a row. (Lanch

the organi- the Association for his hospitality and aba teer Reserve 200 strong. complete that course. The other day we not think that I could hand over the the very high honour his Majesty the King

of Bis Exellency the

the negotiations proceeding with Great operations out 'ht Taipe, and I am told done anything to help the Reserve along,May had rendered in the formation of the for the honour you lave dens the Feneree!

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JAPAN'S TARIFF REVISION.

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(Reuber's Sacrise to the China Mail) LONDON, January 14.

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ay to-night. Ithe hope that every rann would presence will do much to sti gratitude it deserves-by, backing up Mr de his best to maintain the force at a high in the Reserve. We have talked to-night Wakeman in every passible way and by state of eliciency. (Applause.)

of services to the Empire. But if making this Reserve a rent live organisation

Sir 'Henry

May

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us have rendered any services we must feel that they are but as grains of sand compared

have rendered. to himself and family, and said be

kou-described yourself just now asır old by reason of his wearing a military. good bit of fighting stuff. I ask you to drink would like them to remember that the looking wun-hat, praptly shot him. For to Mr Wakeman's health. (Applause.) Reserve hed developed out of the old soldier, than which there is ne tunately it www only a desk wound. His Excellency the Governor said-It Aciation, whose first President was Sir honourable title. (Applause). But there

Jid Berkeley (Applause)—who

are other most services that you have Henry (Laughter.) I was a little put out at the has been my pleasant duty on many great deal to get it together. He would rendered. You have added great areas to tune by the incident, but when I came to wins since. I. care to the Colony to be like them to remember also its Brat tint part of the map of the world I reflect that towards the end of what was present at functions of various kinds, but I secretary, Mr Trenchard Davis (Applause) which is coloured rel. You are of the who wan of immense assistance. The our empire builders. I remember when I travelled serum the Solent in the Royal fairly strenuous day, a veteran of the have no hesitation in mying that one of the enad

Mr Walcoman WILM

yacht Osborne in 1890 to receive at tho Reserve had been mistaken for one of pleasantest has been the dianer we are snd the third, Dr. Evan James, Wha hands of her most gracious Majesty Queen Captain Ross' sprightly and nimble icoted having to-night, for it represents the a regular deanon for oss. (Laughter Victarin of revered memory the insignin D & J McCallum's | Scouts I folt flattered. (Laughter.) Gentle fulfilment of an ides-un iden the fruition appliqs.) They had seen him on the the C.M.G., I noticed amung ny follow

stage in a

in a military uniform-and very fing men, such is the Reserve at the present of which our host of this evening and myself he looked--(Laughter). He (Sir Henry) was pengers an officer drested in is mifer time. But we are not going to be content for the past two or three years have been sorry they could not give him a uniform in which showed sign of having seen much The German Prese, while praising M. with the child. We want that child to doing what we can to achieve that is the user tire suggestion. They might was, and I was told it was fanfar

MOFFICE. My neked Reserve, but perhaps His Excellency Pichon's cales and reasonable speech in grow into a man (Applaws). We want tesy to covert the dll Hongkong Volen-wous mataam for luna sebe daughter). Froderick Tugard. His name was familiaCLUB.'.

themarle-back-brought- that tank to fill cut in proportion: we want teer Ruwerve Association into a genuine Sir Hoary also desired, to noknowledge the Uganda under the lag. The uniforms was at least another 30 men who have worn the Volunteer. Rerro which the military rest help, he had received from the com-

It told an clares that the Russo-German agreement King's uniform in the regular Ariny. They authorities would be able to recognise anautain Branch. (Laughter and applause.) eloquent tale of unremitting th of hard |

mittee. There was that regular firo-enter, characteristic of the mud. warks the end of the intriques to isolate our Unlike many other Whiskies the quality of these Whiskies has Germany. :

civil employment in the Colony-and wo I shall not be breaking any confidencesses a human head as a ball's-eye every tinto The opinion has been expressed in want them all to join us. We also want when I any that when Sir John French wushu shot at a target. (Laughter.) Then there Paria that an attempt may now be those arms and legs I spoke of just now to lure he told me that a force of mun, how was Mr.R. E. G. Bird, a very koor shot-

just as keen as he is with the cricket ball made to affect an Anglo-Franco-German grow long and string. I hellove, Sir, there ever well they could shoot, could not do and at then there was Mr L. G-Bird, agreement regarding railways in Asia are in this Colony at Ienet, another 100 accepted by the military authorities as an and Mr Beavis, both good shots, and his Minor and Persia on the basis of the trained men. We want them to join us, item in the defence of the Colony unless they old friend Mr Gibbs, a mighty useful seput. Then there was Mr. Baker, of the Railway, and I nak everyone of you to let hay sich could be moved about as a body of troops, anil Me Dubba, who was the keenet of 1:0 partial internationalisation of the

of the man know that if he does not join there and not as rabble, and unless they weruable koon, and he looked to him to do a lot of Bagdad Railway.

will be trouble-(Laughter)-or if yim to act on the word of command. To fulfil good work for the Reserve still! Last, but can persuade him in any other way it these requirempata does not involve the that Janet, ho asked them to remember the Peak Hotel, Mr. A. Vindlay Smith,

their Secretary (Applawin.) They Jund GERMANY'S AMBASSA will de instaswell.(Laughter and row step or and drill, but only what among their number those who had that Le intends to extend the Annexe of DOR TO JAPAN. suplamo! We want all untrained men anyone could learn by two or three hours been members of Volunteer forces in all the hotel by adding another ten moins

to join, too,

I canot understand of application. If a body of men such as part of the Empire. Mr Jenkins had be- Those rooms will he built on the vacant

longed to the Volunteer Fores of Queens Why fanny untraire "mon in the the old Rifle Association refuses to land, aut he had shown them what a bright and grounding to promenade SOLE AGENTS Colony won't join na. The ormulation make even that wall acrilice i time eye could do looking down the sights of anexe, thus extending he

rite. Ho (Sir Henry) wished he could rouf. Mr Smith also informs us that he now, Sir, thanks to your muggestion, in Infrly and trouble it becomes a mere sporting shoot a wall. These men had taken up contemplates building a road to connect The Berlin Tageblatt state that Els complete. We have gut the Voluntent rifle club Rite clubs are adorable with great enthusiasm the idea which is Plantation and Birker Honda with "*Ed Excellency Graf Rex, the German Corn for the young and able and we have institutions, and I aux in favor of and he thanked them most heartily for Henry May) and the hotel propar.

Excellency the Governor had inspired, goneii(lately bought by bim from Sir. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister the Reserve for those who have done their founding as many of them as possible, their cordial uppert and Plenipotentiary at Peking, is the most tmining and for those who are just a fitin but a rifle club engaged by shooting for Continuing. Sir Henry red throk your Excellency for your kind references probable candidate for the Ambases-too old for the Volunteers or think they trophien is a very differ int thing from n

Following a shock of earthquake an to Lady May, and the company for the dorship at Tokye, rdered encant by are. Why won't the men Join us? I Volunteer Reserve. The molarship of a cordial manner in which those references inland snak. in Tlogongo Lagoon close to the approaching retirement of Baron ; asked on the other day and he said: "I tiffe club is not dependent upon any ider were received. There is no doubt that I the city of San Salvador, Central Amerien,

have got real good wife. When I took One hundred and seventy pouple perished. TELEPHONE No. 136. Dr. Mawin ron Schwachstein don't approve of volunteering because I of patriotism; men join it kw their own her away from has family her old father,

believe in universal military service, an

Hongkong, Jary 16,1911 picatro and sport. You, gentlemen, have with tours in his oras said “Do you No trico remains of the island,

(Reuter's Service to the China, Mail.)

LONDON, January-11.

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Gentlemen, I ask you to drink the health of Sir Frederick Lugard with three timo three. (Cheers.)

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