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SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 24th September, 1903, UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED..

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the N THIRTIETH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the SOCIETY will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, No. 1, Queen's Build- ings, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, ST OCTOBER, 1903, at Noon, for the page of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statements of Account for the year 1902 and for the half-year ending 30th June, 1902, and of declaring Dividends, oto

(Continued frum piège 3): might be employed beyond the limits of this country in the initial stages of a campaign *"

supply for two Army Corps was kept. To factories, had to be pat aside, and even then make up the deficiebuy all naval orders at our

WM. POWELL, LD., The supply of rifles was sufficient and satis-CENERAL DRAPERS, HIGH-CLASS DRESSMAKERS, AND it was only just possible to meet the demands.

In summarising the whole question of want of CHAREHOLDERS are reminded that the preparation, theCommissionem say: "Whather, rotors. The great difficulty about uniforms A Now Lane of Capital must be applied for if the information collected by the Intelligence was that all the tibops sont dat had to before 152 OCTOBER, after which date it would have resulted in a larger reinforcement and Sir Henry strongly recommends that Department had been used to greater purpose be en irely rocloth from head to foot, any unallotted shares, will be dealt with as of the garrison of South Africa it is impossible khaki be made the working dress of the to say. It certainly appeats, now that, with a greater amount of forethought in strings.

Army. A chapter on our old friend the meets generally, in the provision of stores and

Romanat Department follows, with this sum equipment, and with the addition of, perhaps, suffered not only by reason of the great pressure. mary" he arrangements in the field at Arst another brigade, the situation in Natal might but for want of a special central officer charged have been no strengthened the the whole course of the war mant have bosa aitored. It is difficult with the ocntrol of the whole system of remounts. to estimate the effect of the initial successes of Thers eptirs to have been an entire absence also of well thought-out forms and manuals for the Boors. That they encouraged large efforts is indisputablo; but on the other hand, they in the field, such as those used in the Indian the guidance of officers at the different depots thans led to the greater disasters, such as Army in fact, the real complaint galust the warfare, which is most suited to Boor tactics. to its purchases of barsea during the war as to Paardeberg, and postponed the stage of guerilla Remount Department does not so inuch relate And in determining the measure of respone the faut that, from first to last, there was not bility for any deficiencies it must be remembered

the symptom of an idea in anyone who was that no one, eveu in the Intelligence Department, over saticipated the Boors to bo ponsible for its organisation that in time of capable of so sustained an effort on

war there would be necessity for expansion." a large

Then comes chapters on the Army Medical Acate."

and the Army Sorrica Corps, with a spocial excitation of the transport by land, on the Or the important question of food supply much whole much to the credit of the corps concerned. interesting evilence was taken, but as recom condemnation either. mendations are

made, and we fint no

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from the 28TH SEPTEM BEE to the STR OCTOBER, both days inclusive. *

By Order of the Board,

2613

W. J. SAUNDERS,

Secretary. Hongkong, 18th September, 1908.

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.

THE SUPPLY OF MEN.

Tho consideration of the various kinds of forces used in the war follows. The total of officers and men of all kinds was 448,435, and of these about 347,300 came from home, and 30,500 from the Colonies. For the first four mouths the strain of sealing out the Rognlar Army Wes very heary, bat on the whole tav Commissioners report well of its mobilisation.

Of the Army Rusurve of 90.000 men, C1,371 went out, besides about 13,000 Militia Reservists. But the forcos left for bome defence were "dangerously weak," and were quite incapable of mesting an invader on our shores. As to merals and physique the Report says:

the

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WAR OFFICE ORGANISATION, On this subject the Commissioners, though they took a great deal of evidence, rather shirk their grounds: War Office organisation and its decisions, alleging the following

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important, and so complicated that it would reforta suvolve questions so numerons, só THE TWENTY-SECOND ORDINARY

under any circumstances be inexpediout to GENERAL MEETING of SHARE

in an inquiry There was general agreement among wit. include their detailed consideration in HOLDERS will be held at the OFFICE9 of nesses that the mole of the men of the which had to cover a great deal of ground the Undersigned at 12 o'cLOOK (Neon) on Regular Ariny, including in that term the

in other directions and for other purposes THURSDAY, the 22ND OCTOBER,

But iri qualities of courage, onluranes, discipline, nedundertaken inder this additional and serious

caso it would The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company obeerfulness under adverse circumstances, Juft disadvantage, that the main part of tho will be CLOSED from the STE to the 22NDlittle or nothing to be desired. With regard to work of the Commission is concerned with the OCTOBER, both daya inclusive,

physical condition, the evidence was less mani-period before rad during the war, and that mous, but also seems to point to certain conclu since that times the uircumstances have cuin sions. In the cavalry and artillery, which plotely changed. attract a mewhat better class of retraits, the department of the War Office in which changes

There is scarcely YOUR DEALER FOR THIS BRAND. condition was slated by witnesses to have been

have not been effected as a result of, or at any good throughout. Witnesses also agreed in. praising the physique of the infantry regiments of the war. T. criticise the conditions

rate following spon, the events and experience as they first arrived in South Africa, and concas vailing before the war would be to beat the pre- in thinking that the high average was in

sir.. GENERAL great measure due to the large poportion of conditions wou d imply a review of wach that examination of presont Kervists in the ranks.

is still in the experimental stage, and in which recourse must be bad for authentic information, not to the evidence bangs the Commission, bat to statements made in the House of Commo s."

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

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The excellen Lisrching powers of the troops in general are noticed. The general intelligence Sir Arouibald Hunter emphatically says tho was also good, but varied according to class, and

The chief debate furas ou the position of Com- miners and agricultural bearers were the mander-in-Chief and the Defence Committee. better fed, better developed, and more intelligent. Lond Esher and Sir John Jackson, in their saga- Intelleet and physiq march side by sirate notes, follow the Hartington Commission Lord Roberts and the Regular of to-day is in

recommending the abolition of the offics of no single respect inferior to bis predecessor Commander-in-Chief altogether, and Lord do is re intelligout, more temperate, and

Eshar proposes a War Ofico Connoil on knows his duties bettor. But his wront of

lines of the Board of Admiralty. Sir Georgo resourcefaluoss, especially at the begining of Tanbau-Goldis also conenes with this, and bad ant the cavalry were bad horsemasters. the campaign, was marked. The shouting was

adds of her suggestions with regard to recruiting, Want of individuality was seen all through, pointly by the organisation of National Cadet especially in the wretched attempts of the men Corps, which would also supply the nation with a number of fairly trained men to draw from to take cover. Lord Kitchener also compinius

in case of need.. he pretzce of Lord Esher's that resouras tres sucrified to mechanical per- fection, and the men could not look after their fe may he quoted as containing chaps the strongest word that appear anywhere in the

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an PLANO-PLAYER MEETING of HUMPHREY'S ESTATE will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Noe. 38 and 40, Queen's Road Central, Victoria Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the dist duy of OCTOBER, 1903, at Nook,

the when Subjoined Resolutions will be

via: proposed, 1. "That the Capital of the Company bo increased from $1,000,00 (divided into 300,000 shares of $10 each) to $1,500,000 (divided into 150,000 shares of $10 sch) by the creation of 50,000 new shares of $10 each to be offered and if accepted to be allotted to the present sharobolders of the Company at par is the ratio and proportion of one new share for every two old shares in the Company held by the respective shareholders, thereof, the amount payable on each of such now shares respectively to be paid at such time or times in such manner as the should contain a larger proportion of montled Company by its General Managers on, but opinfors were divided between cavalry coneur, bat I desire to add the following ob- may

horoafter determine,”

proper and mounted infamixy, the Commission servations:--The main defects in the organisa Tbut Article No. 82 of the Articles of itching belove us cavalry should sub

tion of the War Office, elicited by the evidens, Association of the Company be retained for shock lacties, but should be tra nad

are first, tho want of co-ordius ion between the the branches of that Department, and the couse- cancelled and the following Article on font and with the rifle as well. substituted therefor

officers, Lord Roberts thought they should take quent weakening of the influence of the Secre- *The remuneration of the General their profession more seriously, and above aitary of State with his colleagues in the Goveru- tha. more attention shuntd be given to Balfment; and secondly, the absence of a proper Managers shall be $1,000 per annum twhich shall cover offeo rent but not worker word better than the momier, and the sysista of inspection, ensuring that the military salaries, of Secretary and officers were savior,

were very mixel. On the delicate the Cabinet and by the votes of Parlismout, in

policy of the Secretary of State, sieti - employees) and a commission of 5 stalls por cont, of the net profite of the question of surrenders, the Report stitos sirried into effect. When the Secretary of Company for each year that such

While wa cousider the act of sarrunder to State has made unsonssful attempts, from prosta anoant to 7 per cent, of the be privad facie discreditable and to require time to timu, tooblain the assent of the Cabinet Capital of the Company."

strong justification, there is, we think,

to expenciture necesiary in the interests of the Shoalt the above Resolutions bo duly passed rasou to suppose that the great majority of country, his efforts have beau weakened by his BRANCH OFFICES-HIGASHI-HOMMACHI, MOJI, MINAMI-KJIKAWA, they will be submitted for confirmation as

surrenders were due to any "want of spirit in failure to show a consensus of military opinion Special Rusolutions to a Second Extraordinary officers."

in favoar, as the First Lord of the Ad- General Meeting which will be subsequently

miralty continually does, of the policy which convened.

be recommends. The condition in 189, ns disclosed in Sir H. Brackenbury's memoran- dura, of ur armaments, of our fortresses, of Chu clothing departient, of the transport of the Army Medical Corps, of the system of roinoubts, shows that either the Secretary of State was culpables of neginet, or that he was in ignorance of the cle

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SHARE CERTIFICATE No. 6672 for one hundred sheros, numbered 37,601~ 37.700 inclusiv standing in the register in the name of Dr. THOMAS RESNIE of Foochow, having heat lost, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that unless the said Certificate be produced at the offices of the Company, 33 and 10 Queen's Read Contral, Victoria, Hongkong, before 25th October 1963, a new cart:ficate for the said shares will be issued and the old certi fiesto will thereafter bo hold by the Company as null and void.

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Upon the pay of officers wo read: Sororul witnesses have called attontion to the inade quacy of the pay of officura of the Army, and to the expense incurred by them. We do not propose to enter into this subject in detail. bocause it bas already been a matter of ong virg by a Committee under the chairmanship of Lomt Stauley, which reported so recently us Jaly, 1.02. Wo desire, however, to remark that, although it is true, that hitherto the pay offered. has proved sufficient to attract the number of officers required. there is, in our opiniou, for the reasons above glatod, a necessity for an increases to that number, and we consider it an essential day of the War Office to see that there shall be issued Do rutes or regula tions which imposs on limited incomes increased expenses which are avoiduvlo.”,

teers, bat the Commissioners are careful not to Passages fo.low upon the Militia and Volun- treach apen ground covered by the other special Commission appointed for these subjects. In the Yeomanry all the witanssos naturally drew a very sharp line between the first and subso- contingents, the latter being far too (ly bought." After speaking of the Colonial forces, the Report thas sums up: "If the war teaches anyibing it is this at through out the Empire, in the United Kingdom its Colonies and dependencies, there is a reserve of military strough which, for many reasons, we carrot and do not wish to convert into a vast

And as to the offices of Commander-in-Chief, ho adde: Since the death of the Duke of Wel- ling on the p-sition of the Commander-in-Chief until a crisis was reached in the year 1899, apon has been gradually becoming more anomalons, which it is unnossary to dilate. The spa chos of Lord Lansdowne and Lord Wols loy upon their mataal relations in the House of Lord will not readily be forgotten.

the offics of Commander in-Chief, as recom

The only practical romedy is the abolition of mendesi by the Hartington Commision, and the appointment of a General Officer Commanding the Army removed from the War Office into a distinct building, possibly the Horse Guards, with a new definition, by Order in Connell, of his dut es anl responsibilities. He might be entrusted with the discipline of the Army, bat his prinsipal functions should be those of an Inspector-General of his Majesty's Forces, and he should be responsible to the Secretary of State."

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No! I did not ask for a bottle any cheaper, or sation, as to conditions of service, or even as to twica as larse, or one made by you seives I arms. Even here in England it was to be 'an did ask for und will not have an substitute for experiment. The new fores was not to be dis-Parry Daris' Painkillor; I have used it, my couraged, but it was allowed to equip itself, father used it and I would not be surprisé lí and it was denied anything beyond the harest Tu y grandparents did so too; there is no imita- complement of trained officers. We regret to tion, that can equal it. That I am aprs of for say that we are not satisfied that enough is being | stomach ache. done to place matiora on a better footing in the avent of another minergency."

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