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FRIDAY DECEMBER 18, 1918.

HONGKONG DEFENCE

CORPS.

“Edministratiys Orders by Major H. ...

·Morgan, Administrativa (Commandant.

--->',, STEINOTI,

The Commandant recatus, with deep regret, the death of Sapper J. Weir, Engineer Company, on 8th December.

1013.

APPRECIATION (OF SERVICE.

The following Routine, Order dated 3.12.18 is re-published for information

"On the ampension of the Examina tion Service for the first time sices the outbreak of War, the General Officer Cornmanding "wishes to place on record his appreciation of the services rendered. by the Artillery and the Electric Search Light Engineers, both Regular and Local during the whole period of the `War.

For more than four long years the Searchlights have kept their ceaseless vigil by night supported by the Baitarion, and it is probably due to their assistance' to the Navy by the faithful performance of this wearisome and monotonous duty that this harlour has been immur fram any untoward incident through ebay

action.

The Major-General is also mindful of the fact that the Searchlight members

AMERICA'S FRIENDLY

HAND

PROPHECY BY LATE ME CHOATE WHICH CAME TRUE

Mr. Walter Long, the Colonial Secre any speaking at dinner at the American Officers Club in London re- cently offered warm congratulations apon the splendid part which they bad recently played on the Western front,

There can be no doubt he and that the Allies are now steadily driving the enemy back at every point, though it would be unwise to say that victory is in sight yet undoubtedly the splendid fighting of the troops of the progress of the last few weeks, and the Allies, must bring the end very much Dearer.

Discussing with the late Mr. Choste in New York the possibilities of closer, co-operation between his people and my own, he told me this. I am quite con- fident that there will never be what we call an alliance between us and England may rely upon it that if ever-which it is contrary to our traditions, but you God forbid England finds herself in a real difficulty my countrymen will me to her aid and stand by her to the end

has beca abundanty faldled, and I A prophecy which added Mr. Long, hope that out of this community of sacrifice and suffering there will come still closer-friend-bip in the future."

of the Hongkong Defence Corps on every ALLEGED INDECENT ASSAULT.

tour of duty have had to perform their ordinary daily avocations of life alter acureely half a night's rest, and to them his thanks are specially due."

APPOINTMENTS.

No. 102, The W. H. Hewits and No. 24 Pte. P. H. Rolle. Signalling Section. to be Lance Corporals, dated 11 Desem- ter, 1918.

LEAVE.

Lieut. J. Owen-Hughes, is granted four months" extension of lease, from 16.1.19.

Henry Ribera Daan, a Filipino, was charged before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, with making an indecent assault on a Chinese girl 141 years of age. A Chinese, woman was charged with procuring.

The case was remanded until Monday next, bail of 8800 being allowed for each of the defendants.

·

Pte. H. Seb, Mounted Section, Range. N.cps, and me granted six months' leave, on business, Dress, clean fatigue with from 8.12.19.

putties.

Pte. A. I Barlow, "B" Company," is granted six months' leave, on business from 13.12.19,

Pte. N. S. Brown, "B" Company, is granted 21" months" leave, on business, to date from day of departure.

Pre. K. H. Digby, "A" Company,

to date from day of Esparture,

f

as ordered. shorts and

Friday, Anh Ber-10 p.z. No. and 2 Gun Teams st Kowloon Docks, Hongkong residents proceed by launch from Statue Pier ut 4.20 p.m. Dress, an stave,

MOUNTED SECTION. Wednesday, 18th Del-1.13 p.m. Åt is granted 10 months' leave, on briness. King's Park Range. Annual Musketry

Course, Part. 3. Practices 13, 14 and 19 Dress; drill order with pouches.

Park Range. Annial Musketry Course, Friday, 20th Dec.16 p.m. At King's Part 3, Practices 15 and 16. Dreas, os

*EXAMINATION FOR PROMOTION.

So names of candidates will be re ceived after 10 am on Monday, 18th December.

Orders for Artillery Company, by Captain "J. H... Armstrong; V.D.

*

PARADER AT BELCKERS BATTERY. Monday 18th Dec.-8.00 p.m." Telt Halt Coy. New D.R.F. Class. Examine 5.13 p.m. Leit Ball Cap Full

tion. aral

Tuesday, 17th Dec.-7.00 a.m. Light Half Coy. New Layers' Class only.

Friday, 10th Dec.-7.30 am. Right "Half Coy, Full drill. 6.13 p.m. Left.

Hall Coy. New Layers Class only.

Orders for Engineer Company, by Captain

W. Russell.

*NOTICES.

The Committee appointed in roznce tion with the Company Dinner wil mest

above:

AIGNALLING, BRCTION)

+

5.15 p.m. At Headquarters: Dress, clean fatigue. Signalling Bags to be curried.

"D COMPANY.

Tuesday 17th Dee-No. 1 and 3 Sextions at Headquarters. Musketry instruction Dress, drill order with pouches and dummies.

Friday, 20th Dec. 5.15 p.m. Nos. & and 4 Sections as Headquarters. Más... Betry izstruction. Dreis, drill ander with pouches and dummies.

RECRUITS

Tuesday, 17th and Friday, 20th Dec- 6.15 pm. Recruits of all units, except "DCompany, at Headquarters, under Sergie. Oxberry (Tuesday) and Edmonds (Friday). Drus, dull order.

GERMAN TRADE PRO-

PAGANDA STARTED

THE CHINA MAHE

WARNING TO CANIONA

FIRST GRIFFINS ARRE

“MERCANTILE BANK ISSUE

bad

The first batch of twenty six indo, scription grifins, imported by Now that the war is over bokong Jockey Club for the forthocuring German trade propaganda has been soos arrived from Shunghai oo the wat launched in Shanghai by the Germans, Singing this morning and wars dis They are talling the Chinese there that charged at the Douglas wharf Unfor an almost pesca has coms and so they are now hostely the leg of ons wat broken and was no prepared to enter, suto, contrades with bad to be shot on the wharf

rough westhar on the's them for marly delivery of goode at the result that two died. The drawing ower priods than it is yet possible for the griffins will take place at the mura for the allied merchants to quote. So Jockey Club this aftergoon at 15 British Publicity Committed in motief this propaganda that the

| Shangbaï hai imped a warning, printed in Chinese, and copied are being widely circulated Copies of this have also been sons to Canton and by request of British merchants. there the loca Bank of India Ltd. has received

The local Manager of The Mercantile

Something must be done by the allied that the Directors have authoriseri press i inserting the same in is papers.graphic advice from London to the

merchant to meet this danger and apartinus of 15,000-un-allotted from the exclusion of the German offering all arsting shareholders, which is Hongkong's desired solution of held on payment of £15 the problem, some united action should payment due 15th he taken by the native and foreign new shares will rank for merchants to bring themselves closer from las January, 1919. together and to create some publicity agencies so as to communicate with

portion of our abære-for-

We have received the following letters for publication:

One another. If the German, who SERBIANS IN HONGKONG, now practically have nothing to sell, |-⠀ realise the importance of early, pro- paganda and tion, the Chicene and their Allied friends in China should lose no opportunity to work for the rehabilitation of their former Grade. To do so, paa muat study the needs of others and uform all what one has to sall to, and trade with the world.

This war has not only changed inter- national politics but also trade methods. The Chinesa cannot afford to wait for the customers to come to them. They must ascertain now what the Allies require for the reconstruction of their countries in Europe, and see how much they can produce in China to supply these and the other parts of the world To do this, closer relationship with foreign merchanta is necessary, if China wants to develop her resources, to enrich her people and serve other nations. Foreign merchanta and statesmen are line. Besides the British, French, and already doing something along this Americans have already begun action towards not only war publicity in China the North savoni private attempts are but also general trade expansion. In being made among the Chinese to lat the world know more about Chins: bat as most of them are supported by individuals these will soon fail unless the the Government comes to the rescue

The nativa

Head Quarters, Chios Command, Hangkear, 13th Dia., 1918- Sit, I have received th+f-llowing letter from Captain. D., Kost to, Berlin Army, who trquents that the same may be given fareur of publication

Your faithfully

LACAKSEL MAJOR, Gduers! Staff, Chins Cakutud.

8.S.Duners,

* Elongong, 13th Dec, 1915,

Dear Mr. Editor,

you

heall was quite.

and girl in that this rouse Cand.

genial one.

my surprise, the arped almors immediately on the brothers, who would narer afkizinasang, ble round that hospitable table. Ther was no feeling", of restraint shea alluding to them, and after I felt as though I were discuss

who were still alive. 1 had been at

school with the thres, and I soon realised. that I was expected to relate anything interesting having to do with those happy days. My Dostons and her ren listened with the greatest atten ton

Towards the end of the meal the gist

relating at incident of the previous summer in which she and the most recently killed brother, had taken part. Suddenly the girl's face fabed hot's, her lips trembled, and her eyes sts of scross the table in aaser to her effort to keep back the tears which had sud

velled up danly

“Muriel, dear, you might go and tell On behalf of the Sarhian refugees on William to eat out the croquet lawn," board the Dunera in transit from said her mother in calm, measured tones; Bursis to their own country, I wish to convey the rat heartfelt gratitude to the and the girl left the room burriedly with the insedingly kind welcome they received And now you would like a cigar, I Tadies and Gentleman of Hongkong for a little gulping sob comforts which will he'p, so mpeh to al-know said my hostess serenely, he make ab. Hongkong, and for the slothing, and leviate their lot, and give them also a tru rose. If you'll come alone with me yo sense of the kindly feeling of brotherhood can smoke it in the shrine She picked between the Allied nations,

With in regard,

Capitaine de l'armée Berbe,

foreigu merchanta in Cantos should have some united effort UNCLAIMED understanding of what one another will" and ra, organisation to promote better:

need and be able to supply, to guard, against unfair methods of dishonest businessmen, and to provide for commer waffare and interests.

- Your Sucerely,

D. KOTTICE

The following it a list of unclaimed telegrams at the office of the Great Nor them Telegraph Co, Ltd., Hongkong

From

up a vase of fowers from the Eable as she spoke, then led the way to a room. which I had always known as the den

re-named the shrine.

But how different it looked from the always untidy room where guns, crop 1: TELEGRAMS, ittered. These implements of the

frcquets, bats, fishing rods were invari

chase and sport. were still there, but were neatly fixed to the walls, around the portraits of the three man who had made the great sacrisco. The portraits were not in mourning frames, but 11 oak ones rendered brightar by cricketing Miss Chenwong, 3rd Floor 37 Douglas Street, (2)

calours, which were draped around Lisangyuen. Sen

them. The room had indeed been turne) Tongtack Hungfat

into a museum in which were collected. West Point Stoll, Hongkong all the varied treasures of the thres dead Hotel

wedberoes ngvevao, No 11 China My hostess placed the vase of flowers ine Shopathuga achioka

a Addresses. Chins will be a great world market, Shanghai...Sanyik and Canton is a great city. Unless | Shanghai Canton gets ready now, it may be far behind when everything is in full force. Shanghai Shanghai New York

THE MAGIC CARPET,

To join the Army is to set font on the

at Headquarters on Monday, 16th Dec. Orders for Cadet Company, by 2nd Liant Magic Carpet. It is not one of the with.

at, 5.30 p.m

Members of the Engineer Company desirous of practising for the Corps Rifle Meeting are notified that King's Park Range will be open to them on Satur days from 2.00 p.m. and on Sundays from 9.30 am to 1 p.m. Other days when the Bange is not required for Mraketry can be arranged by giving one day's netice. Ammunition must be provided by members themselves.

J. E. W: Beard.

The Company will go down to Camp, at Lowu. on the 30th December, 1918, and return on the 11th January, 1919. For ther particulars later. Attendance at Camp for the whole period is compulsory.

•

PARADES.

Sunday, 15th Dec.-Church Parade.

Fall in at Star Ferry, Kowloor, 10.15 Orders for Jahantry Battalion by Hajor and Star Ferry, Hongkong, at 10.30

H. A. Moran.

FIELD STAVO AND JUDGINO DISTANCE.

Any N.0.0 and men (except men over 50 years of age) who have not yet fired most parade on 15th December with the Machine Gun Company and Mounted Section.pt

Monday, 16th Dec,-0.15 p.m. No. and 2 Sections at Headquarters. 6.15 p.m. Band practices at Headquarters

Wednesday 18th Dec 5.15 mm. Nog. 3 and 4 Sections at Taumati Football Ground 5.15 p.m. Band practices as Headquarter

GE. STEWART, Captain," Adjutant, HE Defence Corps, Hongkong, 18th December, 1813.

Sunday, 16th Dec. 8:15am Machine Gun Company and Mounted Section out- aide Rowicon Railway Station and pro reed to Lown by special train leating" at 8.25 mm The special train will ru turn at 5.58 p.m. reaching Kowloon at 8.40 p.m. Dress: Marching order (with) out mess tine Greatcunts to be called, helmets to be worn and water bottles U. ed. Food to be taken in haversacks, Am munition will be provided at Lown: No eutraining or detraining without orders..

VAKADES

Tuesday, 17th Dec 3,80 p.m. No 1, and Platoons on Polo Oround.

Company feilt. Hongkong residenta parade outside Grid Bak Club at 5.10 p.m. and proceed" by

Sund

to Causeway Bay?

COMPUT

NOTICES

"BIELE, MEETING.

Shanghai Wabuka

Nagsanki

ing variety whereon: a man shuts flis éjen and in wafted to the place of bis desires; for such wishes are productive, silly, of destinations ocosnis-distant. But

sithongb choins in Conïed, sod you go dad and prepared for

suplesantren, you will and yourself deposited in many interesting pots and plaisant plases in the course of Kobe your voyaging, "thout any expessa of the Shanghai bother of making arrangements. After preliminary period of initiation in Eng and Tokyo you are whisked away, perhaps, acrom the Channel to Fraser, there to experience, in Shanghai yourself ginest in art anding Shanghai

in foreign land hearing so antami iar toagu Mare, in the Inng-dedic

heu Yokes.

00 Kaitoaicos table; then picked up a cigar

and opened it

- 187 Wanchayton.

agtai.

Leena Meelwr Street.

ikuwa Leczo, angahingat.:

* Take cus,” she said, they are 50 mA Bonald left on his Isst leave?

I hesitated.

"Bo would like you to," said my Hortes quietly then as I took a weed and set light to it went on You don't think I'm hard-hearted and unfeeling, do you? Tm too proud of them to grete over their loss. She gazed lovingly from one por Matsubara trait to the other, then cantinued

am always happy when I come in here. for I feel nearer to them. that they and hye, as they Thaykhey

to feel

spirit. Don't you think For

For an instant her eyer Wera KK-

Bar And now 17bchallenge you to a game

of croquet, said my hostess briskly us she left the

"Felcoed

for somehow

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od Continental trip a cathedrals are visited List of Unclaimed Telegrams lying in 1unist austome observed, and you live in the E E. Telegraph, Office at Bangkong

the bosom of the French farmer, all wish ont seat. Or, prosto), and yois are in the 12th December, 1918 Sunny Borth, in the land of olives, amaling

Address unapoken greetings to dark Italian beauties, Clement tasting weird grands, and wandering, Henco Clarks, Ameri pave streets alzange to British heels Ornini beneath a wondrously bize bergen, the can Conan

Later you will behold the snowy grandeur that is the Alps. Perhaps, the Mágia Carpat vi ha a predilection for the Kanyo Maru home of its origin. Then it is the East and its heat, Ita lazara and ita Bikira and the 24wn coming up like thiander, out of China, croat the bậy, she and the

plains 1! you are lucky. Or you may be set down. in the land of the Bible, where your mind will wander down the yess as you, trend £he placew*; where the ssing hata urod or to the end of the Pharaohi, wháre you are filled with are and wonder at the sight. part of the Sphinx sad the Pyramidi (ndasve your phorsyraph taken on damelbachys or in the African junge, to use the origins's Blake of the linstration of the minocary book, Francis and pathspa alba'a' two Should any Revolver" minhup befall, the testellen hë fil wilted back to the only one home, and there his tours/continuel, Doring periods of dom¬ valescanoe and daty. I have seen in Edg and Las perhaps would never lifetime of pos

Unless otherwise notified, events will be fired on the following days

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