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CHINA MAIL

SANGHAI AFFAIR

REPORT BY BRITISH CONSUL.

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1815

The following is a translation of a code telegram from H.B.M. Consul General, Shanghai, H... E. the Governor of Hongkong dated 6th December:-

GENERAL TOWNSHEND'S FORCE.

LONDON, Dec. 7. The Press Bureau announces that General Townshend's borco bas reached Kut-el-Aman without fur ther fighting.

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INDIAN CIVIL SERVANTS.

FORBIDDEN TO ACCEPT MILITARY OBLIGATIONS..

December 130), Scouts Company. Officer on 'duty: Capt. Hutchison.

December 10th, Scouts Company, Officer on duty; Lieat. Murphy. E December 17th Contre Section M.G

Co Oficer on duty: Capt. Wood,

December 18th, Civil Service Company, Officer on duty': Lieut. C. Smith.

December 19th, No. 2 Section Arty. Batty. Officer on duty: Lieut. Danby."

Orderly Sergeant from 13th to 20th instant: Corp. A. A. Bolton.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERYE.

PATROLK FOR JANUARY 1918.

The January Schedule of Pitrol Duties send to this office on larday morning, the will be ered on or ab at December 22nd. Company Commanders are required to 18h inst.. a return showing (1) the exact

Motor-launch with some forty men ander cover of Admiral's fing boarded Chao Ho" and took possession. Fire was opened and other Chinese ships

LONDON, Dec. 7. replied. After an bour the fring The Secretary of State for India stopped, and all was quiet till 2, when bas addressed a letter to all Indian a shell from the "Ying Soi struck the Civil Servants on leave in England, Chao No" abaft the bridge and set reminding them that they are liable her are, whereupon the rebels. fied to immediately to duty in India, unless in case of necessity to be recalled Poolong where, they dispersed. All medically unfit. Therefore it is quiet now. There were also attempts impossible for the Secretary of State number of their men doing duty in Dec. on the Chinese band and, in Chapei but to allow any such officer to under- ember in Central West Point, Wanchai, with no serious results. A few more take military obligations until the and with the Water Police (Land and Yaumati. Hangham, and Pak Districts shells came into Settlement, all small, Raj Kad given its consent. No civil Harbour), (2) the number of alditional as the keys of the big gun magazines accept such obligations without the daty at the date of sending in the return.

officers of the Indian Services may men recruits etc.) they have avail bly for. had been thrown overboard by the express permission of the India officers of the "Chao Ho."

THE WAR.

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(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

BRITISH SUBMARINE'S EXCELLENT WORK.

LONDON, Dec. 6.

DUTT" SEMINDED BOOL.

re-issued in due course.

ROUTS MARCH.}{*****

Offico, In the event of their The issue having ran cut, this book in receiving an

invitation from the being revised and amplified and will be Director-General recruiting volun- teers for military service they are authorised to produce this letter and make the above explanation.

"HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS:

The Admiralty announces that one of the British submarines, operating

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in the Sea of Marmiera, damaged a train on the Ismid Railway-on-the- 2nd inst."

Corps Orders by Lieut.-Col & Chapman, V.D.

JOINED.

all rasks will parade at Central Station at 9.05 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 10th.

...MCBXETLY COURAH PART 1. The attention of Platoonnd Company Commande a is drawn to orders of Dec 6th/18

(Sgd.) P. C. JENKIN,

D.S.P. (Reserve) :

THE "KITANO MARU."

The Nippon Yasen Kaisha informu

"Privato ."Martin. joined the Corps on that they are in receipt of telegraphic

a. Kitano Maru" arrived at London on Sunday 8th inet, apparently undamaged.

She torpedood and sank the Tol 6.12.15, and was posted to Scouts Comadrice from the London Office that the kish destroyer Yorkissar on December Pany (No. 3 Section). 3d, picking up two officers and forty of the crew and placing them on & sailing vessel.

The submarine also sank a large supply steamer, on December 4th, by gunfire and destroyed four mailing vessels with supplies.

AMERICA AND THE GERMAN ATTACHES.

GERMANY ASKS FOR EXPLANATIONS.

" WASHINGTON, Doc. 7. Count Bernstorff, the German Ambassador, his presented & com-j inunication to the State Department taking to be infonn'd of the reasons for the American Government's request for the withdrawal of Cap "tain Boyed and. Captain von Papen, the German military and naval. ostaches..

abacace from 8.12.15 to 8.1.16.

Gunner H. Relph is granted leave of

ADES.

Paredes for Wednesday, 8th inst. - ling practice at Headquarters.

5.15 p.m. Signalling Section-Signal

5.15 p.m. Recruits of Engineer Co.- Musketry and rife exercises at Taikoo Dockyard under Sergt. Everest.

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Gus Clab Hill, Kowloon:- On duty until morning of 13th Instant: H.K.V.B.

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"News has been received in Shang- hai of the death at the. Dardanelles of Mr. John West Middleton, Shang! ai- born boy, in only his nineteenth year. Deceased was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Outoras Middleton, who formerly resided

nghai, and a brother of Mr. W. B.

in

a prominent Settlement re-. Deceased WAN firat educated at the Pubite School and later sent to a private school near London. After cupleting his education he returned to the Far East but Next for duty: No. 1 Bec Arty. Batty, the outbreak of war he joined a Cavalry soon afterwards he left for Australia." On and Left. Soc. 11.G. Co. Officer on duty:giment but later was transferred to the Lieut. Rees.

25th Batt. of the 7th Infantry Brigade. He was killed on the 12th October, death from a rifle bullet in the head-being

Prisonans of War Camp- Ou-duty until morning of 13th instant: in tantanoide," H.K.V.R.

Next for duty-

December 13th, Right Section M.Gi Co. offer ca duty: Lieut. Kenueit.

December 14th, Sebuta Company. Officer on duty Capt. Stewart."

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