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SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1916.

INTIMATIONS

lao expresued desires to enlighten their colleagues at home, on conditions in the Orientat

The Balance abeeb mbowed an ozudib blanow of $1,860,8

BABeing for the mumittee ebaz}boch-out- follows Mosare JJ. Conniali, WT. Findlay, J. Shengle, J. W. Gallagher, Carl P. Bait S, Ransom, F. J. Rayon W, 3. Flaming, B. H. Amoil, S, Tramper. and W, A. Reed:

Dr. Ransom was elected president, Mr. F. J. Raren, rice president. Dr. Findlay, secratary, and Mr. J. W. Gallagher, treasurer.

The proceedings: closed with a, vote of thanks in the retiring officers.

*THE FOREIGN LEGION.

'HOW THEY FELL UPHOLDING

WES HONOUR OF FRANCE..

AM: HISTORIC OILASIZ.

It has already been stated that owing to the losers which it suffered during the | Äghting in. Champagne et the inttar and of {September, the Freach Foreign Legion, a Igreat and remarkable corps, with a wonder

ful record of glory and merifics, has, for the time being, called to exist. Mr Pauli Rockwell, a former member of the Legion, bas cuatributed to the "New York Himos. is brilliant account of the mayer in which Tha Legion died for France," after. * year of sorvios it, the frost, in the codes of which, in Artois and in the Fonges, it had arned for itself fresh bonours. The following extracts are sent by the New Terk correspondent of the Central Nows :

-The stupendous bombardment precoding the attack was already in progress, whou the Legionnaires arrived at their camp a short distance behind the French line. The camp was in a hilly, spacsoly-wooded diatrict between. Sousin amli. Parthen-lass

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At the first symptom of

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HONGKONG

HONGKONG & MANILA.

NOTICE"

Hurlus. The French batteries rained ATTENTION is drawn to the fact than, under the Asary Aer, a Soldier cancé hundreds of thousands of shells of all be placed under atoppages of pay for a calibres on the German lines, and the guns Frivate Debt Tradesmerand others, who THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION this unfortunate state of affairs. There of the foe replied an wall as they could water Soldiers to Contract Debts, do ta 20

was an improvement in the demand for On September 25 the Legumnaires broke their own risk. sotton goods in the spring, bat it melted camp and moved into the second line of

J. CASSEL, sway in commquence of the strained comtrenches. The 5t line trenches

Captain, dition that the demands of Japan brought filled with colonial regiments, who w*** D.A.A. & Q M.G. Chins Command. THE ANNUAL MEETING.

sout. By the time this scars had in leading the attack.

rabskied, there

the monarchical movement to disturb again the The annual general meeting of the confidence of the native banka and American Association of Chian was held on Des. 30th at the US. Court for China merchants. The banks refused to issue the Shanghai, when Mr. W. A. Reed presided credits needed to facilitate trade with supported by Br. J. B. Davies, hon. Saare-interior ports for practically the whole 1977, and

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of members present.

Meskura

rosa

Hongkong, Jan. 6. 1916.

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

The Legion WES instructed to act as a resnove until further orders. At ten o'clock on the morning of the 26th the Calonials climbed out of their shelters and sharged the German lines

As the Coloniala left. the German fret line to pursue the fueing for the Legion -TREASHTET.&fair-aumaber im a cash basis has been limited to hand to occupied the newly captured trenches. The [ ]Ɔ „inquirise in respect of the Debontare Gallagher, „bʊn. [ year, and the business that had been done. Eadvanced under a heavy shail fra and CHAREHOLDERS desirous of making Germane-were-in-fall-retreat,--maysane shalt spy to the Company's are prisoners were already being escorted Office in Hongkong

Ubere

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mouth transactions."

Forms may be had on application..

R.M. DYER,

Chief Manager

Hongkong. Des. 20, 1916,

The secretary read the report, which Formerly the Proite coast sent large towards the rea Ons of these prisoners All applications for debentures must be together with the balance sheet was passed | shipmeista of flour fo. Chin but the ad-recognised the Legion and cried out to the sens in before the 8th February, 1916.

vance in the price of wheat and the scariman: The Germsos know you are in this 818 As presented.

annual report stated that the only of conrage make it impossible to compete attack and are determined to wire you

Sundry change

hange in the execative committee was the with the native mille at present.

ont.. I am an old Legionnaire." Towards Tangaation of Miz 41, E. Ritter, Vice Imports from America are becoming more evening the Legionnaires, are ordered to President of the Association; owing to bi diversified and the interruption of shipments advance, and most of the advancing had to i

During the from Earopa has led to increased business be done crawling an 1-fours. A dapartats from Shanghai.

A heavy in American good Chemicals and the Committee held nine business yest

rain began falling and lasted all night Atwhich various thatters of products, metals, machinery, and electricnd meetings,

The same crawling advance, always ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF OLUB. the lines under shell-fre, was continued throughout that have been in were discussed and, when deemed advie

special During the year the Pacific taken. Among

SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)

COAL.

food

THE Uniacsigned having been appointed interest affecting the Americas community applies are mention demand in the day of the 28th Fresh troops hadROVIDEN that sufficient entries are

muitable action

AGESTS for the COWIE HARBOUR COAL CU., LTD., are prapazed to qucts ́able,

relieved the Colonials during the right, forthcoming the British Fection of prices for best quality BILIMPOPON the matters that came, up for attention Steamship. Company, discontinued their and the Germans steadily fell back, the RowLoos CARTON RAILWAY have CUAL trimmed into Dunkers at SEBAT may De mentioned the question of Oriental service and sicked their office his Twilight found the Logico in a stretch of

TIK or SANDAKAN (British North Borneo

SILIMPOPON COAL compares favour shly with the butter grades of Japanese and gives good results on a very moderate comtamption.

Steamer calling at SEBATITA or SANDAKAN exclusively for BILIMPO HON COAL (either cargo or Bunkers) are exempt from payment of sil Port charges.

A Sabablik Steamers are berthed along side the Company's wharf where there is a. minimum depth of 27 to 28 foot at low water Spring Tiden.

Chata of Sibuko Bay (Sohaitik Har bour), Price and all other information. concerning the Port can he had on application to the Agents.

BRADLEY & CO., LTD.,

Agents. Cowis Harbour Coal Company, Limited. Hongkong, Dec. 1818.

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Hoogkong, June 14, 2918.

I EN TING

Burgh Dentist,

No. 14. D'AGUILAR ÚTLITY,

TERMS VERY MODERATE

Consultations

& Loquor

OR a good and meal, a la carto of

of the work

ALEXANDRA CAPRI

increased American

..tha

East. The steamers taken from this the

Colis:

Legionnaires.

trade bare been transfered to the Atlantic wood, where the men spent a quiet bat the Shanghai Mumeipa question af preserving the status It that one or men American at night. About soon the next day the of the Mixed Court, the income tax lines will be established to tus between fog lifted, and an enemy seroplane, Aging applied to Americans in China, preferential San Francisco and the Far East, bub at the ever discovered the hiding place of the rates in Manchuria, the Japanese demands moment definite information on the subject China and the Seaman's Bill. The is rating. The absen of American committee did not deem it necmary or ships bas daring the year been a soures of arpedient to go into details regarding these such inconvenience and foes to American mastors at the present time, as in some merchante that they could only hope that it would press home the fact of the beary cases the negotiations were of such a nature handicap to American trade caused by that no good purpose would be sorrod being without ships that fy the American by enlarging upon them in the report.

4.GLORIOUS ENTL

kindly affared to prevent a CUP for a Ladies Singles match play (competition ander handicap to be played over the FAN LING Course on 58 other than HOLIDAYS. SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS and PUBLIO

Entries should be sent IN WRITING L the Undersigned and will be received up

Smoke bombs were dropped, indicating to the 10th instant. LW.BILL

their position, and a heavy shelling of the woods followed. Many men were killed, but it was impossible to leave the woods The dawn of September 28 ushered in the

Acting Hon. Secretary. .. 13 Hongkong. Jan 5, 1913,

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.

LOST

The present membership of the base-ing. American merchants in many cases fatal day in the history of the Legion.

boet able:pta: carry The Legion was instructed to chargs” tha l' ciation stood at-bonorary, 9; resident, have 80; non-residen, 81, making a total of 163. pub their engagements by reason of earthwork, or fortin, in the Bois Babot, to secure. tonnage, on the tight of the famous Ferme Navaril, During the past year death had claimed two Ect being sol of the oldest and best known members of as shipping companies of other nationalities which was regarded by the German engineers as one of the strongest in their the Association and their low would be discriminat d in favour of thais own keenly felt: Mr. John Berrie Sesman died peoples. It has not been a matter of entire line of defence. About 3.30 in the

Hancock Paint, Me., on August 26. 1915 rst come first served, but, first and last afternoon the Legionnaires left the shelter THE SHARE CERTIFICATE NO. 4209 and Mr. James Nelson Jameson died at the space has gone to the merchants whose of the woods: Twenty per cent. of their for Twenty-five sharza numbered 4301 Shanghai on Decembar 11. Appropriate nationalty was that of the ships. This is original effective had fallen under the shell to 4925 inclusive, standing in the Register resolutions were passed by the committee matter which the Association has fire without abot having been fired by in the name of Frank Barrington Descon And forwarded to the relatives of the repeatedly brought to the attention of the the Legion, and they were eager to charge having been lost. Notice is hereby given Ameriesa anthorities and it is to be hoped In columns of two under a heavy rain that unless the said Certificata be produced decessed gepbeming suitable govern- that the conditions which the war in Europe of shrapnel, they started for the position at the Offos of the

The matter of

Company 5 Queen's Changing into Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on on- ment buildings in Shanghai for the Ameri- has so amphatically Brought to the attention they were ordered to take

before the Third day of February, 1916, can Consulate General, the UPS. Court for of the people at home-conditions which single file, and quickening their pace into a Chics, and other Government offices had di ectly affect Americas ade, even to the rapid trot, the Legionnaires charged across new Certificate for the maid shares will be les extent of taking it out of Ameriant hands the devastated po-man's-land between the sued and the old Certificate will therestter ceived the attention of the Association and presenting it to their competitors two lines, straight into the fortis. A heary be held by the Company a null and void. An item for the purchase of s s

s site and buildings at a cost of 8375,000 U. S. car will hasten the day when Amaricans shall stream of lead from machine guns and x fles

MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE. racy war included in the Diplomatic and again res their ships in these ports, and caught them from in front and raked them

Acting Secretary. Consular Appropriation Bill a reported to their machants saved the humiliations of trom the sides, but the line never faltered. Whole sections fall äs il mowed-down by 1915.

Hongkong, Jan. 3, 1918, the House of Representatives during the last session, but failed on account of the While the American Government sends one sweep of a giant scythe, but others financial retrenchment policy of the Govern commi tone and special agents to report on leaped forward into their places. ment. The efort to obtain an appropria- trade conditions for the purpose of stimu tion had, however, been again zourwedating foreign trade, it is subject for Rod the American community was red wonderment that obstacles continue to American shipping. Instances can

ROLLED ALONG KIEK LEAVER,

A veritable desth krap seemed to hars

NOTICE

"THE Businesses of Architects and Cira Engineers earned on hy. CotsOURSE:

Undersigned,

The New Firm Name will be Lerriz,

of the support of a number of prominent | kampeera Amarinan merchanta hzva | been sat for the Legion, bot each man who | Lunge la Aongkong and by F:EJ. ADAMS members of the national legislature, who ta given visited Shanghai during the summer, and, had to cancel controta and to see their went down fall facing forward. Nothing and MARSHALE Woon, (under the style of while bere, inquired most carefully inte tasiness taken dat of their hands by com- could check the onslaught of the Legion. THOMAS, ADARN AND WCop) in Canton the building proposition. It is hoped that politors who could ship in stemmer of air points in the line the stream of has amalgamated as from this date and dasing the present scanion of Congress an their country which have been closed to lead was so think that filing men were will benceforth be conducted by the appropriation will be made.

others. Notwithstanding the publicity that turned over and rolled along the ground Referring to trade, the report said that has been given to this state of affairs, it like dosd leaves driven before a late subimo the year had not besafavourable one for would appear that even more is wanted to fod Somehow or other en lived the importation of American cotton goods, awaken the people at home to the folly of through it and reached the barbed wire low exchange and drencing freight asking foreigu trade while ignoring the en seglements. The win cutters were lost rates on the one hand,, and the absence of requirements - neomary

or thrown away, but with batts of rifles maka a normal demand at this and accounted for successful. When three members of way was pounded through

Congress, Messer Saulsbury, Britten and Edmonds wriin Shanghai they were given an opportunity to address a gathering of American citizens and all of them expressed siirprise to find the extent of their lack of knowledge-concerning the Far East: all

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Úf the battalion leading the suit only one man got through the entseglementa and he fell beadlong into the trench with ballet through-bis khas. Other men were at his heels, however, and lesped Into the desired transboa. Those who reached, their goal were. few in number, hot-anough za člene out : mid conquer the position Reinforcements followed, and found that not many were alive of the defenders or the assaulting forces, but the Legion had taken the Fortin of the Bois Sabaturmat

Thus diod the Legion, that corps ite which General-Deligoy said, "more" than fifty years ago : Soldiers of the Legion; the folds of your fag are not broad sough to hold your claims to glory. But this death is not for long. Already has come. the word that other volunteers sen coming forward and that the Legion nilka be relamed, estanter Gaelts,

ADAMS and Woop and the business of the firm will be carried or at their Offices in Hongkong and Canton as heretofore,

"COLBOURNE LITTLE, F.R.I:B.A.

· F. R. J. ADAMINISME AIM.I.M.E MARSHALL WOOD, ARTBA. "Hongkong, Jan. 1 1916,

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