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BATURDAY, JANUARY"

BRITISH SHIPPING.

"Britannious," in the course of a

lengthy latter to the Times, writsa a

follows:-

Before the war about third of the seaborne commerce between foreige sations was carried in British ships Most of these trades have had to be bandoned. In addition, we have cut to ribbons the commerce between the Caited Kingdom and the rest of the Empire and of the world, have been forced to reduce sailing to India, Australasia, and the Far East almost to Tanishing paint, have concentrated our tonuage on the short Atlantic routes, trade in which formerly the Red Ensign Fredeminated. Our competitors have been quick to seize their chancs. In the last four years they bare started

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SIR RICHARD DANE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG (DEFENCE -

CORPS,

admistrative Orders by Major B. 1.

—

.

KLIMINATION Fen PadMOTION,

The retirement of Sig Richard Dana, Inspector-General of the Salt Inspec torate, from the Chinese Government service called forth much sincere praise, Administraits Commandant. and bearty appreciation of his valuable work from the Chinesa prom, sayi "Millard's Review." There is but little doubt that the name of Sir Richard will the 15th December, 1918, and fellowing! At the promotion examlihtion held on! find a warm place, side by side with dates, the undermentioned candidate that of Sir Robert Hart or that of

sters! Gordon, in the hearts of the passed Captain J. H. W. Among Chinese people and will live in this 2nd Lieut. R. Sutherland and country for many generations to come.

Cörpl. C. W. Jeffries. The Government, which is anally less appreciative than the people and is slow foreign officials in its employment, on the evening of November 19, can ferred upon Sir Ricbard the Decoration of the First Clais Order of the Wan

TRAŠSTERS.

Is

ENGLISH TRUFFLES,

Thother day my host asked me whether should like to take part in a truling ex pedition; so I must be airlearly in order to go the best of the light. As the experieras permised woll I readily assentį "el, vai next morning, soan after displight we were scamping to the distant heech party was a little do owned by a tacitur woods. The most active m mher of the

An who was introduced as the mot famous traße hanber of the corntry."

Now the true is surely one of the

WHO ARE THE CZECHO SLOVAKS ?

Before Austria was, we were, and when Austris no longer is, we shall bo..

F. Palacky (1983).

Thus spoko a Czech historian half a century ago, and to-day his prophecy segres on the ove of fulfillment, and we

der who these Czecho-Slovaks are whose an insular people, ask ourselves in won-

nanie bag thrilled the world and us.

We are cold that they are Bohemians, No. 308 Pte. C. Hodgson; No. 392 Pts.'rangest plan's in the world. It is of but we are not much the wiser. Fer is that it lives antire's underground, Thers the blind King of fohem is fall st are perhaps thirty pies of beefs in the Crecy, and how his device of three Fribiah Islanda; most of these are uncom ostrich feathers and the motto "Ich mon. But the edible traffe, for which ra Dior" have ever since been those of the

foenities. It ceara on limastore Boile.picturesque stories of history, and now and is in at frequent of all in the chalty Wo uro told that as far as tho devien and.. Bounties that to the south west if motto'aro soncarzed, it is untrue. And London. Surrey, Wil's, and Dorset are.

it gave us a wrong impression, difficult to eradicate that the Bohemians werd -e's best "Tuffling catfrom. ^«

Germisos, whereas they po-Slavs.

The Czecho-Slovaks were once an-in- dependent nation, but, together with

and bave thus relinquishad trade after in publicly recognising the services of . P. da Silvs and No. 414 Pte. T. Bois course, a kind of fungus, but its peculiarity/bapa nvmbers of us remember the legead

some Ave-and-twenty gor steamship Hu. This is the highest honour that from 3,80 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the follow. want to bunt, is abundant ja ertain / Prince of Wales. It was one of the few i

Chinese officials are using their influence with the government to otain a pension for him in recognition of his useful work. Sir Richard is one of the foreign officials working for the Chinese Govern mant who is able to get along smoothly

ANNYAL MEMKNTRY COCBSE, *,

1

The bench woods that se m'o bang on tho sides of the chalk hills ara cerisin to be

19; 2nd class. shots,"3; total "18.

The averages were:-Practies Kon. 13, Prolific in truffles. But the fungus will be Hungary, they those as their King Fer- 18:14, 22.0; 15, 12.0; 16, 19.3; 17 buried three or four inches in the nasodinand of Au-tria (1526) at a time when 11.01. 19, 10.4; and 10, 8.0; Company rolling leaves, and the just where the the Turks menseed Central Europe, and average, 05:2

dog plays an orson al pars, qua

are transfered from "A" Compacy te tho, Engineer Company, dated 1.3.10. |-- EQUIPMENT BOARD,

The Board will wit at Headquarters services on routes once securely in our China has in its power to giro. It ising datos: Friday, 10th January, Mon- possession. The shipowners in Japan, understood that Sir Richard will go day, th, and Friday, 31st. the United States, and the Searxlinavian home on furlough and upon the expira yountries have amassed from the war tion

bis furlough will retire from the immensa wealth with which to enlarge Government servica

The following is the result of firing of He richly deasual Course by the undermentioned - their fleets of tramps and liners, and serves the retirement, as he has earned especially of tramps. No excess profit by his six years' loyal and faithful

Mounted Section, tax has eaten into their constructionservice in the interest of this country!

Number exercised, 19: 1st class, shots, funde. No limitation of freights or is learned from Paking that the Bluebook rates have kept down their gross earpinga. No diserimisstors Cuties, such as are levied today an British shipowners, have been imposed on their rivals. They have been able,

"B" Company: No. 8 Phatcon. in abort, to go ahead and to seize with

Number exercised, 28. Marksmen, 8 both hands & wellnigt incredible-op with Chinese officials of all ranks. He 1st class shots, 13, 2nd class shots, 8 portunity; and we shall have to moutis teld in high esteem by all the wheat w thair rivalry, as Lord Inchcape. has pointed out, just when running charge said that be acquired his wonderful tact No 13, 144; 14, 92.2; 15, 12.8, 10. costs of production, and taxation will all be exceptionally kasy. Lafe to through years of experience in India. 24.5; 27, 11.4: 19, 11.7; und 19, 9.8;

He has been able to remove opposition Compacy average, 100.31 themselves, British abipowners are con fident of their ability se make head and realise his object without offending even against this sea of troubles. No the authorities concerned. industry, least of all one so complex opinion of a former Prime Minister, "he and individual as shipping, can flourish congenial, helpful and sympathetle, so long as there is any doubt s to whether it is to remain in private hands or to be run by oficialem. In this case the existence of the national ship ards raises both doubts and respicions, and until they are authoritatively laid to reat it is impossible for shipowner to know where they are or to prepare

for the future.

have come in contact with him. It is

In the

The averages obtained were:-Pructics

J. H. W. Armstrong, Y.D.

PARADED AT BELGUESS BATTERY.

union seemed desirable. In 1819 they

Let me tell you what happra da sonado an effort to ice themselves from

the despotic rule of the Hapsburg, bat i we entered the plantation.

only their peasant class survived the re beilion. In the nineteenth century came

·revived hopes, and they set about or- graising and educating theirselves to be ready when the call of liberty came.. them than in any province of Austria. To-day there are fewer illiterates among

At arme signal from his master the it to ding-started-to-runübout Backzzz and forwarde he went until suddenly he stopped and "egan to scratch the ground with his pama. At once he was called and given a merel of food as a reward. Digging

When the war broke out they were

Order for Artillery Company, by Captain down at the spec falicatedly the dog we caught in the military organisation of found our first trafie, bi ck, with stregestria and were font to fight against the people whom, they wisher to see wärts, and about the viza of a small apple. victorious. They deserted in thousands, Almost before the find is in our bag the sad many volunteered to Bght for the

Entente. dog has pointed again 'ard an even bogor trufle is secured. So wo go on until we have four or five pounds of truffles in our bags.

Monday, 6th Jan.-5.15 p.m. Le Hall Coy. Full drill.

Tuesday, 7th Jan.-7.30 a.m. 'Hight ai. Lay. Now Layers Class only.

Friday, 10th Jan.-7.30 am Right

Half Coy. Full drill. 5.15 p.m. Lett Hae Cay. "New Layers" Class only:

knowing the shortcomings of the Chinese people as well as their good qualities. Sir Richard Dane, according to observant Chinese, belongs to that class of Britons who placa public in- terasts above personal and who serve principles rather than 'persons. The Chicg Pro" of Poking states that Sir Richard's efforts to reorganise the have been crowned with success, as is Chinese Government Salt Monopoly shown in the increased ravenue from this source. It is through bis untiring work that the government is able to enjoy monthly surplus revenues from the Salt Administration with which to Engjaver Company from other naits will tide over any financial difficulty return to duty, with their own units from during the last twelve months. The this date.

Shib Tre Pao," in commenting apon the valuable services of Sir Richard, states

Orders for Englasex Company, by

Captain H. Russell.

All N.C.Os. nad men attached to the

4

PARADES.

teini-gf this clever litle dog who

Naturally on wants to her about the

alng never made a mistake. Just when he grew ut of pappyhood he was practised In the art of finding an a'd shoe in which piece of cheese bad been hidden. On every occasion when he was successful a reward in the sha; o of some more was instantly forthcoming. Now truffes, when they are mature, have rary distinctive odour which the dog can readily det at. So that wherevar a fungus is present to stops and prints,

1b la clearly of the Brat importance that British shipowners should be able to take immediate advantage of the high freights that will rule for some time, but not, perhaps, for very long, after the war. They can only do so if, on the conclusion of peace, privately-owned Vessels are released at once, if ships required for Government work are chartered at market rates, if the process of "demobilisation is left as much as that judging from the splendid results ed possible in the care of Government of the Salt Administration and the those who have completed their Annual owned vamuels, and if these vesels, as

Maritime Customs, both of which are Course) and Casuals (these who hate practically under foreign control, it not yet completed their T..T.). will might do Chias considerable good in parade on Tuesday, 7th, and Thursdag,

end of harm, as feared by many per 9th Jan., at Headquarters for T.ET. trafes. Though I was warned thart like. sons, if the reorganisation of the Chinese land taxes and other national rese, drill order with pouches and them I must be accustomed to their fissour

dummies. Officer in charge: Leut I found, hem to be delicious. fances were placed in the lands of

Kennett. capable foreigners.

their services cosse to be required, are sold by public auction to British ship owners. It is obvions also that schemes should be devised for enabling yards engaged on "Admiralty work to resume merchant construction, the moment the war is over. For this purpose the skilled workers in the shipbuilding and marine engiocering industries should be among the very frat to be released from the Army and the Navy, and the yards and shop should be recognised as beving

THE EMBARGO ON

CHINESE LOANS.

With regard to the loan policy of the present Government of Japan towards Chios, a diplomatic authority is quoted as stating that there can be re room for doubting the equitable and unselfish nature of Japan's loan policy, and the Government has now decided to refrain

All N.C.Os, and men who were attach

to the Engineer Company (except

The following N.C.O. will attend:- Sergt. Edmonds, Sergt. McHutcheon and Corpl, Hickling.

Pay-All N.C.Ds, and, men who have] not drawn their pay for November and December will do so on Tuesday, January 7th, between 11 s. and noon at Head- quarters.

Rife Club. All ranks interested in the formation of an Engineer Company Title Club are requested to attend a meeting Headquarters on Monday, January 6tly, at 5.30 p.m.

Myaketry. The following will parade at Kennedy Road on Monday, 5th Jans ary, at 3.10 p.m.-Corpl. Stalker, 2ur Cerpl. McCormae,, Lee.-Corp. Fleming

pers blong, Hasson, Busse sad Doherty. Dress, drill order without rifles,

In. Franco anakre Comman'y employot for healing trufiles, and in his cas, la frining yeared, for the pigs naturally srub for the fungi.

At the evening mail we had a dish of

ROMANCE OF BRITISH RUBBER.

יד

Thirty years ago there was practically

Uzecho-Slovak armies were formed in Russia, France, and Italy, so that they song had nearly as large à fighting force. as Great Britain before the war.

When Rossia collapsed their positio by the Austrians they would be shot. there became sorisus. I taken prisoners They were giren permission to leave the under pressure from the Central Powers, country by Vladivostok, but Trotsky

went back-on his word and issued sa order to disarm them and to shoot them if they resisted.

They did resist, and so effectively that

they soon had possession of much of the Trans-Siberian railway and entered and hold Vladivostok as conquerors.

The

of the Czecho-Slovak organisation army is due to three men in Paris who forms ecunel now recognised by the Allies as the Troviticus! Government of Bobernia. These three mer, Masaryk,

Benca, and Stefanik, are in touch with national comeil in Pr gue, the capital of Bohemin. The Czecho Slovak aim at freedom for themselves and for other Dy pressed nationalities in Austria Hun- gry.

AMERICA.ON THE PACIFIC.

RUMOVED TRANSFER OF. WARSHIPS.

There is a report that America will no marketable rubber grown within the transfer a major portion of her battle British Empire: a few scientists were feet in the Atlantic to the Pacific No experimenting with transported species confirmatory conformation is yetreceived in Ceylon and the American products in official quarters in Tokyo in this introduced had found some favour as horticultarul novelties for the Indian connection, but neverthless the Mainichi pardless of the rich. But the enormous has reason to believe that the report is potentialities of rubber coltare in the well-founded. It has been a cherished semi tropical possessions of the British desire of the various States on the Crown were not realised even by ex- Pacific, says the Osaka journal, that a peris. Such was the position in the Brisk rubre: bus an unchallengablo put on the Pacific, but their desire bas early 90's of the last century. To-day larger number of warships should be not so far been realised owing to thei supremacy as a world commocity.

prior and exceptional "claim on the supplies of steel in the country. At this moment between 70,000 and 80,000 men are needed to bring the existing. yards and their extension to maximum expacity. Finally, British shipping in terests regard it as an indispensable part of the peace settlement that all onomy shipping should be uncondition- ally surrendered to the Allies and distributed among them in proportion to their losses. The Council of the from all loss to China which may by Chamber of Shipping, the competent any chance be arisemployed for the pro authorities" on all such matters, has motion of domestic disturbances. The recently expressed the views of the Government does not for a moment de whole shipping community on this } sire to pat à cheek on proper and just point in the clearest possible term economic activities of Japanese busiBÓKS Shipowner, shipbuilders, and seamen

mea. On the contrary, it is willing to Orders for Infantry Battalion by Major Thenceforward nowarer progress was that the American authorities think it are as unanimously insistent on this as they are on the necessity of abolishing subscribe to such loans as are in the the German control stations, which, true interest,of China, even going the beginning as a frontier systars of Health length of inducing other countries to act inspection, devoloped into Government in union with Japsa in the matter. Is shipping agencies, and enabled the view of the existing state of strange German companies to get the cream of ment between North and South, how the Atlantic emigrant traffic, to divide over the Japanese Government has their competitors, and to force unfavour come to the conclusion that to lend able agreements upon them.

E. A. Morgan,

All N.C.Os. and men attached to the Engineer Company, from other units will return to duty with their own units this date.

PABADES.

from

All N.C.Os, and men who were attach. money to Chins at the present Juncture ed to the Engineer Company (except is not calculated to promote the hap those who have completed the Annual piness of the Chinese, and it is therefore Course) and Casuals (those who have not Brmly determined to withold all financial yet completed their T.E.T.s.) will parade assistance from that country peading on Tuesday 7th, and Thursday, 9th January, at Headquarters for TET the restoration of peace and the realiss Dress, drill order with pouches and tion of unification. In deciding upon dummies. Officer in charge: Lieut. Rear Admiral H. D. Wilkin, D.S.O., this line of policy, however, the Japanese Kennett. who has been promoted to flag rok, is Government is not actuated by any

A HONGKONG ADMIRAL PROMOTED.

PARADES.

The small beginnings are interesting more urgent necessity of guarding the to recall. Coyler could claim about 30 Atlantic Now, however, that Germany acres in 1890, and by 1900 the area onder bás been defeated and her menace to cultivation was still only 1750 acres. America has been removed, it is probable rapid. The planted area in 1804 was

estimated to be 11,000 acres, and then expedient to introduce a change in the followed the rash for rubber. By be policy hitherto pursued and to send end of 1976 the Ceylon area under plantad number of warships round to the tion had mounted to 100,000 acres. The Pacific from the other side of the Con- Federated Malay Straits wers later to tinent. The Osaka journal understands enter the fleid, but they soou outstripped that the work of barbour improvement the Ceylon record. In 1687 there were is already proceeding at Mare Island 250 acres of planted rubber; by 1000 the in San Franciso Bay, and at Paget respective areas were equal. However in 1918 the Malay total had risen to Sound, Washington, presumably in con-

nection with the transfer of warships. 430,000 acres.

The present approximate, areas of rubber plantations must be gison in The latest available returns to the end bulated form: the figures are based on 08-1918——

ACTCS.

483,470

501,050

... 129,94 ... 125,000 75,000

...1,033,009

Federated Maisy Stales: (100

acres and over) ... Malay Feudatory States (00

acres and over) Straits Settlements (100 acres

and over) Small Holdings, estimated, Acreage Planted in 1918

"Total

The following N.0.0. will attend:-- wall known on the China Station, where motives of making fish of one particular Sergt. Edmonds, Sergt. Mekutchon and ha served several commissions. The con faction in Chins and desh of another. In Corp). Hickling. of the late Major Wilkin, 11tb and 7th the event of anification being effected Hussars, be entered the Royal Navy in

"B" Company. 1875, served as a middy at the bom and peace restored in the neighbouring bariraent of Alexandria, 1882 (medal Republic iris ready rot only to give her Bunday, 5th Jan.-7.30 6. No. 7 with clasp, Khedive's star), wes lien whatever financial assistance. it can Platoon (N.C.Os. and men who wish to tenant, commander of the lean in afford hot to do everything in ita power fire at Quarry Bay) at Taikoo Rifle the Gambia Expedition, 1891-92, lieu to contribute to the advancement of the Range, Annual Musketry "Coarse, Fart tenant commander of H.M.S. Spatron happiness and interests of the Chinese,1, Practices 1 and 2. during the South African War (médal), | What the Japanese Government nicht He was in command of HM. Oller on heartily desires is a speedy restoration of

Tuesday, 7th Jan.-5.15 p.m. At Head: Papua New Guinea (100 acres the China Station, when in 1900 the peace in. Chine. It is therefore very quarters. Dreas, clean fatigue. Flags Sulpiperrent down in a typhoon at regrettable that the presence in Japan to be carried. Hongkong, on which occasion he reached of General Hau Shu-cheng, Northern

the officer and men before she kank General who came to thess shoes to

Inspect the recent military maKOBUYTON

BIGHÅLLING RECTION.

RECRUITO.

British India fico acres and

over) Ceylon (100 acres and over) British North Borneo (107 acres

and over).

and overca

Grand Total

- acros

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31,000

14,370

capable of vast expansion when the do mand for Rubber outgrows the present supplies.

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ASET. MANAG}:

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1,430,164 What this, ea represents in actel Tuesday, 7th and Friday, 10th Jun. production of rubber may be gauged y Apromoted commander for this service) has given rise to baseless mimours that 5.15 p.m. Recruits of all units, except the generally accepted estimated In command of HM.S. Clio for some he is negotiating a big loan with the D Company, at Headquarters, under million acres will produes about 150,0.0 For 8 urenthe at the rate of 47 per annum. tims in the Western Pacific, he was Japanese Government. This fabrication Sergte. Oxberry (Tuesday) and Edmonds tons annually. The area, is of courre employed in settling affairs in the has been so widely disseminated that it Tongan Islands. In December, 1905, has prompted a journal so important as (Friday). Dress, drill, order., he was 17 days ashore at Shanghai in the London Times to publish an connection with the distarbences there, editorial expressing anspitions of Japan's whilst in command of the British forces attitude. This regrettable state of things landed on that occasion. Rear-Admira openly to declare ita loan policy towards has compelled the Japanese Government Wilkin retired from the Navy in 1913, China to the world.. and returned, on the outbreak of the war, and for some time has been in. command of the naval forcas at Belfast.

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