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REPLY TO LOCARNO PACT,

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ECHINA MAHI.

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WHO'S WHO IN PRESENT STRUGGLES

HHER TO HAD CABLES.

Without attempting to propbesy the course of events with way -- weertion of finality the following Constantinople, December 20

statement of the new alignment of The Government organ "Haku forces in China is made to audis §. mietimillio, commenting on the the reader to understand the daily Turco Soviet Treaty draw witon budget of telegraphic news fron tion to the significance of this the various warring contree. The ugreement on the morrow of the now alignment, waya George B. League's Mosul decisi It Bokolsky, in the Daily observes, however, that it is not News," is at the moment of writing

tended as a threat toward any as follows:-

body, but may be considered na u 1. Chung Teolin The Mukden reply to the recent security. Pact tarder stands practically alono, us which ensures the Western States usted only by his family unt by Treedom of action againat Oriental remaining adherent within Ma

churia. He has been deserted by full his Heutenants inside the Great

States.

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MOUNTED INFANTRY COMPANY.

Mounted Infantry Company will carry out a Tactical Ride and Reconnaissance on the Frontier

Wall and has lost such parts of his ores and equipment as happened to be in Tientsin or sleewhere in China when General Koo Sung- ling turned on him...

on Sunday, Srd January, 1928. The Kuominchun-Fang. It A full attendance is expected. Exiang's hold on the whole "Kuo Dress: Field Service uniform "minchun organisation has been with riflest

trengthened by the defection of Ausembly: Jockey, Club Mo Sung-ling from the Fengti Stables at Kwanti 12 noon.. coganisation. The Second and Members to catch the 10.30 am. Third Kuominebun armies, which train from Kowloon, arriving at had been in negotiation, with Whi Fanling 11.18 am where they Pel-fu, are now solidly working. www.will transfer to the Branch Line with Feng Yu-haang

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1 | Heavy Fighting:

1-4 Kowloon Shooting

18.

1 Calendars...

18.

4

Praya Accident

18

Adviser Arrested

Soviet Arms

Local Weddings

Cheung Chau Notes

"Iolanthe

Victoria Gaol

Local Distraints

B.

The Noble Art

Harbour Colliefon

'B...

Tariff of Charges

Hockey Mutch..

8

Yarn Report:

Bankruptcy Court...

6.

Prices Current

Memorial Service

For Charity

His Wife's Money

Among the Pygmies

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| Murder Trial,

.20

Motor Smashes

.20

"Santos Maru

Took A Bribe.. Lonely Stations

New Barrister Mid-Wask Cricket Court Martial Military Sport C.P.S. Football Rifle LeagusTY. Family Dispute Coolie Murdered Aerial View Strange Crash" Chicken "Bait!! Local Property Armed Robbery. Uneven Scoring Lawn Tennis Cricket Notes The New Champion Lawn Bowls Soccer rise

Shooting Case

Selling A Passport Smuggling Optum Body and Mind

Mrs. Diana Watta Robbers or Police Traffic Offence Fancy Dress Dance Interport Team:

Blind Girl Fanling Golf The Slang Wo 4840,000 Lost

Opium Charge Border Murder Dishonest Co Perfect 1

und

Feng Yahsiang (the "Christian general cu claim as his allies Sun Chuan-fang in Kiangon Cheking and "the Peking Gover

The cordial relations be nent.

Ponies: Strict Instructions have been issued to the grooms in charge of the Mounted Infan- try ponies that ponies are not to be ridden by anyone other than the owner of the pony, unless a tweenLittle Hand San written order is handed to the Chin-fang ure explained in this head-Groom signed by the owner way,

of the pony giving permission. 3 Wu Pai-fi-Wu. Fef-fu is in Members must adhere to this rule. alliance at this moment with Li On Field Days or Parades Ching-lin, Tupan of Chibli and which are ordered by 0:C. Mount Chang Chungchang, Tupan of ed Infantry Company, ponies Shantung. This does not mea will of course, be allotted to that he is in alliance with Chang members without pontes, shall owners not be attending same.

RESERVE COMPANY. The Miniature Range at Corps Headquarters is at the disposal of the Reserve Company at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 29th December;

olin and no conclusion as to. such possibilities may at this time be drawn. The defeat of the Recond Koomingchun army in southern Chibli strengthene Wu Pen's positionin Hanan.

The following is extracted from 4. The Kuomintang:-The Can- the Hongkong Government on Government is apparently in Gazette, dated 18th December, negotiation with various elements. 1925.

in China This believed to have. "His Excellency the Governor been in relationship with Feng Xu has been pleased to appointing for more than a year, but it "Captain H. B. L. Dowbiggin, is now also in negotiation with Wo "Hongkong Volunteer Defence

"Corps to act as his Honorary Pei-fu and a complete change of "Aide-de-Camp, with effect from policy, internal and international the 11th December, 1925" of the Kuomintang organisation is

STRENGTH. A

The following are taken on the strength, as from December 21, 1925 and posted as under:-

No. 1009 Private B.A. de Pass, Mounted Infantry Company,

No. 1010 Private B.H. Church, Armoured Car Company.

REVERSIONS.

The following Acting Ranks revert to their substantive ranks, as from Decembr 21, 1925-1-----

MOUNTED INFANTRY COMPANY.

No. 458 A/C.SM Charles,

being predicted upon these negdua- tions. The anti-Bolshevik element of the Kuomintang is actively work- ing to prevent a condition of the so-called Bolshevik olement with the conservative forces in Central China....

[Note. According to Canton rep pela Canton is now crying "Down

he Peking Government);] with Tuan Chi-jui" (the head of

NOTICE

R.HG reverts to the ranks of THE HONGKONG & CANTON Sergeant.

No. 420 A/Sergt. Sewell, G.W. reverts to the rank of Corporal,

No. 848 4/Sergt. Forsyth, A reverts to the rank of L/Corp).

No.. 840 Corp. Bridger, J. EN Armoured Car Company is par- mitted to revert to the rank of Private at his own request, as from. December 81,-1925.

PROMOTIONS, ETC. # The following promotions and appointments will take effect from December 21, 1925,

MOUNTED INFANTRY COMPANY.

No. 548 L/Corpl. Forsyth, A. to be Corpora).

No. 494 A/L/Cpl Kearne, LIH, to be Lance Corporal

*** Nó, 574 A/L/Cpl. Pinguet, E.L. to be Lance Corporal

TRANSFER

No. 826 Pte. Gibson, G.H MIT Company. Is permitted to transfer. to the Reserve Company, as Izom December 21, 1925.

No. 889 C.S.M. H. E., MacNa mara, and No. 883 Sergt. M. M. Watson, MI Company rejoined from leave on December 21, 1925

Now 828 Pte. Gibson G. EL, Reserve Coy, le granted larve from December 21, 1925 to June 20, 1926

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