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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 27r¤, 1909.

MR. HALDANE ON AN IMPERIAL

ARMY

the "mundated area. This had the immediato effect of somewhat amaborating the situation. The privations and sufferings of the inhabi Mr. Haldane addressing a meeting of the tants have brought on an epidemic of sickness. undergraduates of Armstrong College, New-which was all the more dreadful because many of

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castle, leat menth said that at the Imperial the conieteries ard submerged, and it was impos! Hoope: Psalms, of the 28th don& B

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sible in such anses to burg the dead Some families toe, were living herded together with cattle and poultry in the uppper roonis, The food is infinitely the worst that has been known it the district for centuries:

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Mr. Gamer said:"Some months ago I became very annimic, my face lost all its colour and my hands were unbed and seemed like heavy weights. My head always ached; I felt depressed and too tired to work and wanted to deep all day. My tougas was furred and my sight became diri. It was a martyr to nerves and the least noiso upeol mo

Conference in 1907 he pointed out to the Colonial Premiera the enormous advantage and increased strength, both to the Colonies and to ourselves, that would resalt if the organiza- tion of the forces of the Crown could bo accomplished on one uniform basis, and if

JOINTS INFLAMED AN AGONY they aimed at the organization of their

TO MOVE. forces in Camila, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa on a pattern as nearly as posible, the same

that which:

ANOTHER RHEUMATIC SUFYERER FINDS He

PEACE AND CURS IN being adopted in the Mother Country,

DR. WILLIAMS PINK PILLS. suggested to them that the new General Staff which we had organizoi at home for our own

After months of suffering Mr. Louis. Gunger, military forces should be organized on an

of 89. Grant Road, Bombay, tells how Dr. Iroperial basis, so as to make it a common scheel of military thought for the Empire.Williams' Piek Pills cared hint of Auæmis and His proposal was that the Colonies should Rheumatism, and made him a strong and sond officers of high distinction to this country healthy man. to trained in military slonce, and that we should send to the Colonies officers who had already received training, and thus there should In circulation through the Empire of men who were able representation of a school of high military thought. Thus they hoped to weld the forces of the Crown into a great whole through. out the Empira. Those principles were warmly endorsed by the Colonial Premiers in 1907, and the War Office had been at work ever since fashioning the machinory to give effect to the principles which were adopted at the Conferouce, He was glad to say that Canada had telegraphed a warm assent, and he had reason to hope that other dominious would speedily follow suit. Already the Army at home had been refashioned. and for an expeditionary force largo provisions had been made. With the divisions between the Cape and Anita and those which Lord Kit- chener had in India, the Regalar Army had for overseas work 16 divisions, equivalent to sight artay corps, which was larger than any other nation lid for overseas work, the retuson being that we aulike others, were responsible for 12 million square miles and 400 millions of human beings. The second line, what one might call Le Jous! line of home

defence, consisted of the 14 divisions of the Territorial Army, Supposing anada, the population of which was very rapidly increasing wore to build on the foundations laid at the Conference, by the now proposals which Canada had secopted she 'might easily add fire or six Territorial divisions of her own. Those would be for her own defonce, but ho knew that in 1899, when a supremo emperyongy arose, she did not seruple to send forth her strength to help the Mother Country. (Cheers.) In Australia there was a remarkable movomout for the or-

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ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, Hongkong. Possion Sunday March 28th. Holy Communion (7.30 a.), Bonedioite, Mating (1 min) Responses. Forial, Vonite Hopkins, Elvey, Bonodictus, 108, 9 mnd 332. Eversong (5.45 pan.). (Pul Choir.) Respon os, Forial; Psalms, of the 38th

m Saviour of the only (1) Magnificat and Nuno Dimittis. Gch: Hyons. 06 and 01, Sevenfold, Amen, 130, Versos 1, 2, 15, 21 na 27 in unison. Ps.lm 137. Varaca 1 and 6 in unison Paris 138, Vera and G. P. in uniso Proacher at Mating will be tho Rt. Rev. Bishop Trent. D. U., Bishop of the Philippine la'ands

ST. Perza's CHURCH, Gacon's Road West- Fifth Sunday in Lent. Morning Prayer 11 a.m.

Hooper Pealms, dilbert; Te Deum, dward; Benedictus, Trontbeck; Hyo 8, ·

47. 387, 681 nad 5; Kyrie. Evening Pr yer 630, Gloria, Nunc Dimittis, Dyce, Dous, Hymna, 200, 287. 580 and 227; Kyrie. Holy Communion

7.45 pm.

The Church launch Dayspring, will call on ships' carrying white crows to bring friends ashoro to the services between 9.10 and 16.30 am. and be tween 5.15 and 8 pm, Kowloon Palice Pier 10.30 and ), returning afterward. All the sittings are fros and appropriate 1, Visitors welcome. Books, &e, provida.

Sunday School 10-10.45 ...

UNION CONCH, Kennedy Bond. Minister:- Rar. C. . Hickling. 11.m. Worship. Hymna Then I had

460, 329 and 201, Palai 118 (Southwick), Anthera attack of Jemi, Word of God Ingraats" (Round). Noon Rheumatism, Communion Hymn 45

5.30 pm Staging in which was ag- Church, 6 p.m. Worship. Hymus 333, 303, 030 gravated by my and 332, Fsalm 189 (Tallia). Thursday 9 pm. getting wet Literary Club, cloting Social Friday a p.. throngh several Christi a Eadoarour Society, "How to do with times in the monoy,

heavy Indian WESLEYAS CHE son, Wanchai.-Sunday Services rains. My 10.15-a.m. sed 6.0 pm Prather, Rev. J. A. A. jeints became Baker, Subject for Sunday evening "The Un- inflamed; the

Haging Christ." Goap-1 aloating in the Home pains in my legs

Monday 8.0 p.in. Fellowship Meeting in Hon Tuesday, Gail Festival in the tome. and book werd Wednesday Tomoporanes Meeting in the home. nubearable, and

Thursday

7.00pm. Captain's Bible Class in the could not mount the stairs Church. Saturday B0 p.m. Prayer Mooting, in

without assist- Aux. Was agony to move. Mr. Louis Chunxer "I consulted

of Bomboy,

my doctor and Cured by

tried sorts of Dr. Will ams Pink Pills medicines but without the slightest boneft. I had given up hope when my sheusist recommended Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Fale People. I decided to give them a trial, and with what wonderful

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ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, Kowloo-5th Sanday in Lent, 98th March, 1509. Holy Communion at Sa.m. and Morning Service at 11 am by the Rev. C. E. Thompson, Palms 23th Moraing, Gilbert, Woodward, Mornington, Hymns 8, 18, big and 431, Evening Service at 6 p.n. by the Rev. W. H. Hewitt, Felma 8th Ev ning Parcell, Hymns 554, 18, 582 and 35. Service on Sundays: Holy Communion at boon on 1st. 3rd and 5th Sunday of this month. Holy Communion at 8 am, on 2nd Morning Prayer at 11 am Evening Prayer at 6 pm. Sunday School at 3 pan. and 4th Sundays.

ST. JOSEPH'S CHUнO, Uarden Road (Koman Mase, Benediosion and Sormon in Catholic),

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report →

On the 26th at 11.40 a.m.-Tha barometer has riser rapidly over E. Janou, the depression having moved away over the Pacifio.

continent to the North of the Yangtze, sud The anticyclonic area is still ventral over the

the B. part of the China Bes, whore it remains relatively low.

Strong N.E. winds may be expected in the Formosa Channal and strong N. and N., winds

"After taking thest pills & little while I felt The as if new life was being poured into me. ranization of the forces of the Crown, which headaches elisappeared, my sight became clear/ English, at 10 a.m. might easily produce fire Australian Territorial and my perses grow stronger. I persevered division, and South Africa could I rapidly produce four or five. At the Conference no one was more helpful than General Botha. (Cheers.) He was saying what was possible-what they could do if they would. If they could add the 14 snoond line divisions at home 16 for the second line Army of the Empire there would be 30 divisions altogether, and these, added to the 16 Regalar first line divisions for would give us an army for war conceivably and Nervous Disorders, St. Vitus' Dance, Sciatica, pressare has increased generally, except over practicably of 46 divisions, equivalent to 23 army corps The army of Germany had 23 corps, and no other army in the world had Eh organization so great. He was speaking of Hard and united work was necessary before this result could be brought about. If it could be brought about--and he was aure it could-we should have a great www.so ofgas that made preme emergency we should have a force which when concentrated would ensure our power to defend ourselves against any aggressor. It would be fashioned, through the instrumentality of the new Imperial Geuoral Staff, on the highest scientific pattern, and it would be so organized that it could be mobilized with the atmost rapidity possible in the case of an army so scattered over the seas. That was an intelligible scheme, (Choers.) He appealed to the members of the college to take their share in supplying officers for the Territorial Army.

possibilities.

JOINT STOCK SHARES.

Alexrs, Vernon and Smyth m their wookly share report, dated March 26th, state-Buai- nose has been quieter taring the past week, and rates in many cases show a further decline, though at the close a fairly steady tous prevails Bar Silver has declined to 23 d., and Sterling exchange to 1,8 T/T. The TT rate on Shanghai has advanced to 75.

BANES-Hongkong and Shanghaio have re. ceded to 5930 sellers with a small transaction The London quotation reported at $925. remains at £46. Nationals are still quoted with buyers at 851.

Me: Haldano afterwards visited Durham MARINE INSURANCES-Unions have hard- Taiversity and made a similar appeal to a meet. cned, and sales are reported at the improved ing of students presided over by Dr. Jovons. rate of $845 at which there are further buyers. He mentioned that he had done well by making-North Chinas have been hooked at T 100, and the journey for London, from he had secured 80. (a small lot) at Th. 105, closing with probable burers at the former rate. Yangtzes have beon officers for the training corps,

Hold at $200, and Cantons at $187), the latter closing in farther request.

FLOODS IN GERMANY,

ELIE BLOCKED BY ICE.

Some 50,000 acres of land to the west of the junction of the Raver Havel with the Elbe were inundatel when the last mail left and sighty towas, villages, and hamlets either under water or ent off from the outside world, The cause of this destructive food was a rather carious one.

At Wittenborge, which must not be confused with the more famous Wittenborg higher up the same stream, the Elle is crossed by a long wooden bridge. The arches of this structure are very narrow, and did not allow sufficient 100m for the passage of the ice which came

down

FE INSURANCES-Chians have declined without local sales to $107 sellers. Iu Hong- konge a fair business has been transacted at $315, and more shares can be placed,

SHIPPING Hongkong, Canton and Macaos ;

continue fra at 8293 with few shares forth- coming at the rate. Indos are still in request at $40 and $20 for the Preferred and Deferred combined, and Douglases at $35. Star Ferries (old) have been booked at $233, and China and Maniles at $9, the latter closing wesker with sollers at $81, Shell Transports can be placed at 54/- for ordinary "bearers" and ut £11 for "preferencea,"

MINING-Raubs are unchanged with sollers at $83, but at $8 kmsiness could probably be done. There are buyers of Charbonnages of $600.

REFINELIES-China Sugars have ruled steady with small sales at $135 and $137 during a thaw from the

with probable sellers at the latter closing upper reaches of the river. This accumulated into rate. Luzents are unchanged at $17 sellers, enormous blocks, which ultimately choked up and without basiness. the entire hot of the Elbe for a distance of twenty or thirty miles. When the frost re turned it froze into a solid mass, which in some places was nearly fifty feat thick, and effectually dammed up the stream. The water rose rapidly behind this obstacle, and eventually arat through the artificial embankments which far centuries have held the Elbe to its bed in food times, and poured itself over a large tract af low-lying reclamed land known as the Wische.

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DOCES, WH BYES & GODOWNS Hong kong and Whampoa Dooks in the early part of the week foll rapidly to $78 with a small este reported at $75, but a firmer feeling has since set in, and sales have been affected at 889. market closing with farther buyers, Hongkous and Kowloon Wharves have receded to 850, but a lower rate probably $48, there are buyers. For a week the whole volume of the river had Shanghai Docks after dropping in the North been debouching into this area. The greater to Tia 82 are firmer with focal buyers at Tle. part of the population sought safety in flight, many other families were compelled to take refuge in the apper storeys of their houses. Numerous buildings have been destroyed by the LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS-Hongkong impact of huge blocks of ice borne on the sur Lands after farther sales at $100 are somewhat face of the seething waters, and a large quan masier with probable sellers at $99, Hum tity of big trees have been out clean through phreys Estates have been booked at $84 and were Kowloon Lands at $30. West Points are still by the summe ngeboy. Pioneers, who called to the resoure from all sides, succeeded procurable at $44, and Hongkong Hotels at the

and

64. Shanghai and Hongkew Wharves are lower with sales and probable buyers in the North at Tls. 165. New Amoy Docks are wanted at 394.

in saving much live stock in their pontoons, reduced rate of 384. Sangli Lands are un

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NOTE. This mixture is pleasant to the taste but the greater portion of it parished, together chan MILLS-Evos have inproved to Tls.

and warranted free from anything with nearly all the game in the neighbourhood, injurious to the most delicate constitution of either and agricniture will be impeded for years to sex, from infancy to old age, and the Proprietors come by the said which will be left when the solívit sufforers to give it a trial to test its value. flood subsides.

Thousands of wonderful cures have been affectat This catastrophe would have been of much

by it.

TRIED MANY THINGS WITHOUT BENEFIT

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ey Chees to Tls. 350, but the other 120, and Northern Mills are without change. Hongkongs are still on offer at $9,

MISCELLANEOUS-China Bornens have been hooked, and there are more shares available at 812 China Providents have sold at $9.25 and Electrics at $19. Coments in the earlier part of

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more serious dimensions if prompt measures UNTIL I TOOK CLARKE'S BLOOD MIXTURE, for dealing with it had not been adopted: The Mr. F. E. Lowis, 49 Bridge Street How Cheater first thing that suggested itself was to clear writer Just a line in favour of Clarks Blood the bed of the Elbe at the ios which choked it the weak changed hands freely at 89.60 and Mixture I had erzents for seven months, and tried This was being dono by means of ice $9.50 bata saddon fal has since been experion- wany things without benefit until I took your remedy breakers, which, working days and night with cod, and sales at $9 are reported. At this rate how- After the eighth bottle 1 was quite wall again. Floaze arcept this letter as a token of wre itu e to out intermission, have been slowly eating their ever more shares could probably be placed. A your wonderful lake's Blood Mixturo, Jane way up stream. Dynamite has also been used meeting of shareholders in this Company in where the frozen mass was hardest and thickest, advertised for the 3rd April at which s.final couple of days ago, however, it appeared dividend of 50 cents per share, making in all probable that a disaster of appalling dimen 90 cents per share for 1933, will be proposed. sions would supervene before the channel could Dairy Farms are wanted at $14, Ball's Asbestos CLARKE'S BLOOD MIXTURE be freed, and it was decided to cut through the at $10, and Watsons at $9: There are selleri embankment below Blak, so that the water of Ices at $190, but at $130 buyers of small lobi. and beware of worthless imitations and substitutes 1 conld find its way back into the river bed from could probably be found.

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