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G. P. LAMMERT.

AUOTTONHER APPRAISER.

AND SURTETOR.

Public Auctions-

THE Oadarstened has received instrue

Talons to sell by Public Auction,

OX

WEDNESDAY, November 19,

1919

AT NOON,

at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,

The Wreck of the SS.

• TAIWAN MARU,”

with all her gear appurtenances as she now lies stranded in the Hainan Straits, Torma Cush on fall of Hammer, when vassa) will be at purchaser's Risk..

GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.

Fo Los November 19, 1919.

INTIMATIONS.

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB

H. E. The GOVERNOR and PATRON of the Club, has. kindly fered to presenta Challenge Shield to be played for annually by pairs.ol mem- bers of the Club representing Govern ment Department, Military Corps or Regiment 3 Ships or Naval Departments, individual Firms,

etc.

One pair only eater for ach De partment, Fin or other recognised. Body, the committee to decide in any doubtful case whether an entry may be accepted.

The competition to be foursome (not four balle) matches of 18 holes over the old Fanling Course under Club Blandi-

MDR.

Tists will be fonadi on the Notice Boards of the Club Houses or as the Hongkong Club. Estries close on the 20th instant.

The names of the winners for the year will be inscribed upon the Shield when received and souvenir cups will be presented for the winners this year by His Excellency and in future years by the Club.

By Order,

THE ROYAL HONɑxong Golz ÜLvD.. 14th November, 1819.'

KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN

CLUB..

"AT HOME DAY."

THE ANNUAL

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"AT HOME DAY and presentation of Prizes will be held on SATURDAY 2798 their friends. ·

D. S. COOPER

Hon. Secretary,

Hongkong, November 17, 1919,

WISEMAN, LTD.

TEA DANCE

ON

THURSDAY, Nov. 20th.

DANCE TICKETS

50 cents each.

D. M. GOODALL,

Manager.

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HOTEL.

HONGKONG

TEA DANCES will be held ca the following DAYS during the month of November, from 4.30 to 7

2.M. in

FRIDAY,

$18T

MONDAY, BATH.

THURSDAY, T.

Admission to Dance Ecom cach Day $2 per hand, including TEA.

T

J. H. TAGGART,

Manager.

NOTICE:

REPULSE BAY HOTEL.

TN Order to enable the Contractors to somplete the work in connection with the abovs, Hotel at the earliest possible date without interruption, and in order to avoid all possibility of dam age to the Flooring, Tiles, Paint "Work, eta The public are requested to, kindly abstain from visiting the Hotal a b and from this date un lite completion and formal opening on which due Notice will be given by advertisement in the local newspapers.

The Management of the Hotel fool sure that they may rely upon the ready co-operation of the public in the fore- going regard.

Dated this Sixth day of November, 1919.

For the HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD. PROPRIETORS OF THE

REPULSE BAY, HOTEL. J. H. TAGGART,

-Manager.

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COL SHERWOOD-KELLY,

OHURCHILL.

management. I knew that I was a marked man, and that GH.Oould na of me.”—

On August 15 he was called before General Lord Rawlinson, who told Colonel Kelly at the outset says a him that his letter (it had been open court-martial on his conduct is, fored by the censor) constituted an the moment at least, refused.

offence, but because of his previous Giving the story of his service in good behaviour and good record dur North Russia, he says that after the ing the war" he would not be sent Russian mutiny on the Onega front, to court, but relieved of his command. On August 19 Col. Kelly received two companies of his battalion were from GH.Q. an adverse report on sext to the Vologda, or railway, himself, which had been forwarded front. Other companies had prev viously been detached, and his batta- to General Rawlinson on August 12. lion was DOW "distributed over something like 300 miles of front, and its mission was chiefly to over awe mutinously disposed Russian troops.

advising him to have an interview eithr for the Commander-in-Chief, and stating. Ironside is perfectly ready to talk it over with you at any time. He has seen your letter to the Commander-in-Chief, The only re- port which will go to the Commander In-Chief" was the one sending him home for writing an injudicious letter.

These letters, Colonel Kelly says, could not have been written without General Ironside's cognisance. am promised that if I will refrain "I from telling the Commander-in-Chief what I know a serious adverse report against me shall be withdrawn. I went to see General Ironside and the inducement offered to me was increased." I was told that my passage to England had been can called

that he (General Iron- side) was ready to forget everything that had taken place, and give me a better job than my old one if I would stop in Russia.

This report referred to another adverse report alleged to have been Turner, G.O.C. Vologda front." made on me by Brigadier Gen.

"Military regulations demanded "Notwithstanding this fact, a few that both these reports before. being days after arriving with my two sent on to higher authority should companies on the Vologda front, I have been submitted to me to be was ordered to carry out a raid on read and initialed. This was not the enemy under cover of gas. Ondone; I had no cognisance of the this subject I wrote to the G.O.C. reports before they were forwarded, Vologda force as follows:--

and they were never mentioned at With reference to the proposed my interview with General Lord raid, I am not personally in favour Rawlinson, otherwise I would have of it, for the following reasons

had something to say about them. The objects of raids in France" When I asked to see General were, as you are well aware, to Turner's adverse report, it could not obtain identification, to raise our be produced and General Turner per-battalion at home at the end of it. own moral, and lower the enemy's.sonally denied to me that he had In this case I do not think any of Lever written it." these objects would be achieved.

THE ALLEGED CHARGES.

"I told him that if he wanted to do me a kindness he would let me go to England. He said he would do that and that he would forward a recommendation for six months leave and the command of a reserve

"On those assurance I refrained from sending my letter' to the C.-in-C and came home. On reporting to the War Office I found that General Ironside's promised recommenda tions had not been received. cabled to Archangel to ask why, and received the following reply

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his decision. Original report there. 'C-in-C. Lord Rawlinson refused

fore stands. Gen. Walshe.'

"After getting rid of me from

"In the first place, identificationColonel Kelly says that on the day can be obtained by other means; he was ordered to report at Archangel the moral of my own men tever General Turner telegraphed to stood higher, as they well appreciate G. H. Q. stating that he did not wish the low standard of the enemy. Of to lose his (Colonel Kelly's) services. the other hand, I do not think The charge made against his, raid would materially affect the Colonel Kelly states, enemy, and, furthermore, I unders of alleged gross insubordination. I included one stand that the Allied Russian troops was, described as a het headed and North Russia the authorities have would very likely not understand quarrelsome man who has had rows a raid when our own troops 9 with practically everyone with whom forward and come back again.

*If the proposed operation is left he has came in contact.""

In a letter to General Rawlinson to my discretion, I shall not carry complaining that the adverse reports

gone back on all their promises, and the adverse report, which I had been, given no opportunity of meeting, has been sent to the War Office.

it out. I am continuing to make all had not been brought to his notice Mr. Churchill says that disci-

preparations in case you order me in the proper manner the set out frankly and fully all that had taken

to carry out the raid.""

plinary action against me will take The raid, however, did not take place since had been in North court-martial I shall welcome it, its course. What course? If it be place while I was with the battalion, Russia, a story which, of necessity, for the reason that the wind was constituted a most damaging criticism not favourable for the gas attack.

"SEEN ENOUGH."-

for. I shall have the chance I want of clearing my military character of the charges made against it. I fear, how- ever, that there will be no court- martial; the consequences would be

of the staff and its methods of con- ducting the campaign. After this "By this time I had seen enough letter arrived at General Ironaide's to convince me that we were wasting headquarters he (Colonel Kelly) re too awkward for the authorities la good men and money by remainingceived a letter from Brigadier General North Russia.. I fear that shall be in North Russia, and, further, that F. W.H. Walshe, General Ironside's just gazetted out of Army without our work; such as it was, was unskil chief staff, officer, asking if he wanted an opportunity to present my side of fully and badly 'done.

1 determined by some means or C." as a private letter or an official

the letter to go before the Clothe case.

"In that event I shall protest, and other to get back to England, and one," and adding: He (General shall demand either a court-martial with that object I wrote a private Ironside) is not at all against you, or a public and impartial court of letter to a friend at home in which I but is awfully sorry about the whole inquiry." roundly criticised and condemned the affair. It was only for the latter North Russian operations. I knew that you were removed from your that this letter would be opened by command, Nothing else was con- the censor and that I should be altered by the Commander-in-Chief.

A FAVOURITE BUB DOWN.

gulfer, the player and

brought before the Commander-in. But the report had to be made, oflin bun foothilo kamor the

Chief to answer for it. This was course, on your whole career since value of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It is the serious offence under the Army you came to North Russia at the just the thing for a rub down after a Act referred to by Mr. Churchill, same time."

My relations with the General Staff at Archangel were not good, because I had to protest on more than one occasion about staff 'mis

GENERAL" "IRONALDE.C

letter from Brigadier General Walsh The next day he received another

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1919

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