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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY MARCH 15TH. 1918.

CORRESPONDENCE.

A SLIGHT TO SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.

HONGKONG

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE

DAILY PRESS. BIE,I should like to call the attention of the public, through the columns of your duable paper, to the treatment I re ceived in one of the leading hotels (per haps I ought to say the leading hotel) of this Colony.

we expect it Yet there are sometimes inconveniences due to this cause. Last The shooting, of a tiger in the Newweek, for example, a ship brought in the Siberian mail unannounced, and, as a Territory, after he had killed one man and so severely mauled another that death conserustco, Testers were posted for the followed a few days later, has furnished watgoing overland mil, which left for the chief topic of conversation this week, Europe later in the day, that would Some of the owners of summer bunga- either not have been sent or, alternatively lows in the neighbourhood are said to would have been attended or due to be developing a sudden partiality for It is of no use to reply that people should town life, and are spoelating as to not be in such a hurry to pest their letters, because they are warned that if the prospects of letting their rural re-

they delay they may mise the mail owing After scoing a friend off on the s.5 treats as shooting boxes to those with a

to the censorship, though they are given Sardine, two Warrant Oficers, their penchant for hunting big game. It is no idea of the margin of time which they wives, and myself, went to this hotel and quite probable, too, that a number of ought to allow. Probably, in the case ordered some drinks The boy looked at us those who have been regular attendants under notice, the British Postmaster in with suspicion and went to the Bar on the Fanling golf course will find the Shanghai neglected to advise the Post manager who viewed us from a distance summer heat interfere with their records master-General in Hongkong the the and said nothing. tion much earlier this season than last. mail had been despatched, and, conse Alrendy, many golfers are wondering how quently, the information could not be

often that tiger may have cast covetous glances at them as, blissfully unconscious, they sauntered from too to too. There is no doubt, as a friend of mine remarked, that if you happened to catch a glimpse of a tiger with the tail of your eye ca

would put you off your shot

At

communicated to the public here any rate, having drawn attention to the matter, I am content to leave it at that Shanghai being some distance away

Talking of Post Ofios, letters and you were about to address your ball, it censors reminds me of a rather amusing story which is going the rounds this week In a certain city which dwells in darkness under the delusion that it is depriving

Fist of the world tho

of light,

to

A correspondent with a laudable desice restore calm in the minds of the public, volunteers the information, “free gratis und for nothing," that the proper thing to do when in a tight place with a tiger is to fix him with: your eye. I haiton to pass on the information, though to gain proficiency in this fascinating pursuit I imagine that a little previous practice is desirable. If it had merely been necessary to keep your eye on the animal" while he remain ed in the vicinity, the majority of people could have been trusted. I am sure, to follow the advice most faithfully.

Apparently, however, the tiger also is able to make very effective play with his eyes. You may remember that before the battle of Agincourt, Henry V. admonished his troops to:-

Imitate the action of the tiger Stiffon the sinows, summon up the blood, Disguise fair nature with hard favour'e

Then lend the eye a terrible aspect; Let it pry through the portage of the head Like the brass cannon.

after allowing a generous discount for poetic hyperbole, this gives even a moderately correct idea of a tiger's expres- sion when one meets him on the prowl, I

am afraid that it would be much

easier for most of us to lend the eye a

terrified aspect. The ocular contest would, no doubt, prove very absorbing while it lasted, but a twitch of the eyelid might be mistaken by the tiger for a wink, and interpreted as an invitation to take liberties. To those of my readers, there- fore, who have not yet acquired the trick

of petrifying presumptuous acquaintances with a stony stare in order to preserve a

After waiting some time he was asked

COMPANY REPORT

THE SHANGHAI AND HONGKEW WHARE CO., LTD.

The Report of the Directors for the yoar ended 31st December, 1914, is as fol- lows:-

The Directors beg to submit to the Shareholders the Statement of Accounts for 1912

The Balance at Credit of Profit and Loss

account amounts to Taels 209,603:10:00

It is proposed to pay a Dividend of to credit of Repaira Account, and to carry Taris & per Share, to place Taols 25,000 forward Taels 4,683.16 and to

'Mr. H. R. Kinnear and Mr. A. M. Mar- on leaving Shanghai, and their state have shall resigned from the Board of Directors heen filled by the appointment of Mr. C G. S. Mackie and Mr. E. C. Richards

The present Directors offer themselves for re-election,

INTIMATIONS

LANE

CRAWFORD & Co.

PURVEYORS

AND

IMPORTERS OF THE

HIGHEST CLASS GROCERIES AND

PROVISIONS.

JUST ARRIVED:

why we were not being sorved; whereupon, W. G. Hayter and Mr. Eric M. Ross FRANCO-AMERICAN

he gave us the unsatisfactory reply that Ladies are not served in this bar. This was, under the circumstances, a great affront to the ladies, as they did not de.

On

a drink and none had been ordered for them. I, too, felt most insulted, hav ing been served in the leading hotels of London, both in uniform red mufti.

This is not the first time this month that men wearing the King's uniform have been treated in this disrespectful and in. sulting way at this particular hotel. another occasion; a First Class Pelty anothe Officer of the British Navy was invited by a civilian friend, but when drinks were ordered the Petty Officer was refused his drink (bottle of lerrousde), while at the samo time a half-caste standing beside him was signing chits.

May I suggest to the management that a straightforward and effective way to prevent men who are serving their King, Country, and Countrymen being thus alighted, would be to put up outside this

& resident wrote to a friend at a place about a thousand miles away telling him, amongst other things, that a certain incident had occurred in a certain city dom south is a matter of fact, the writer of the letter was sending "coals to Newcastle, for his friend know a great deal more than he could tell him, and knew it a good dead earlier, from the telegrams published in the local Frees. When, however, the lotter nacked its destination all allusions to the incident in question had been carefully blacked out à la Russ But a second letter, containing precisely the same belated information written in hotel: “ No Sailors or Boldiers served Greek characters, which was posted with the other by way of precaution, was delivered without any modification what- evez. Obviously it was "Greek" to the Censor, who, no doubt, roze from his Bisyphean task that day with the com- forting reflection that he had done his little bit to keep the old fing dying."

RODERICK RANDOM.

here,"

THE WIDOW'S SON.”

CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO FOR THE TROOPS.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGKONG DAILY PREB8"]

Hongkong, 13th March, 1915. Str,-Will you be good enough to insert the following for the information of the AMERICAN SENT TO PRISON. | subscribers to the Fund, as my Committee

FORGED A MONEY ORDER.

At the Magistracy before Mr. Wood on

Saturday, R. R. Rode, who said he was formerly a reporter on the Handla Timer, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour for steal ing a money order and securing the money.

desires me to give full particulars as to the manner the money is disbursed, and how the cigarettes and tobacco are for warded to the front and trenches?⠀

Hither

Hitherto the consignments were sent direct from Hongkong by the P. & O. Co. through the courtesy of the Hon. Mr. Hewett, C.M.G., freight free, but, owing to the length of time taken in transit, it was thought better to have the consign- The Assistant Postmaster General, Mr.ments sent direct from the factory. This N. L, Smith, prosecuted.

Defendant, who pleaded guilty, received last August a registered letter from the Post Office from Manile addressed to a

is now done; the Manager of the British American Tobacco Co., Ltd., wires home the orders free of cost, and the consign ments are sent direct from the factory

precarious position in Society, my advis, Mr. Newman, an aviator who was at that addressed to the D.D.OS. Arsonal,

is to use their eyes in such a way as to give tigers a wide berth.

London, for transmission to the bass,

The cost of the Woodbine cigarettes is

The Accounts have been audited by Mr.

C.A. (in the absence of Mr. G. R. Wing. rove), Mr. H. WG. Fayter and Mr. G. B. Wingrove offer themselves for re-elec tion as Auditors,

Shanghai, 4th March, 1915.

PROVIT AND LOSE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR EXDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1914.

To: Interest os Debentures ...... To Intercet on Current Account To Fees to Trustees for Deben-

turo Holders

To Repairs To legal Fees and Sundries. Less provided for as per

contra

To Balance

By Balance brought

forward Jess-

Final Divi-,

dond of

Tis. 3 per Share108,000.00. Transfor to

repairs ac

conat. 25,000.00

Tacubier ́60,000:00 28,710.50

SOUPS AND BROTHS.

EDGAR'S

MARROWFAT PEAS.

CHIVERS

300.00 LIBBY'S 1,970.92

25,059.91

125,000.00.

Teels....

69.81 209,693.16

293,739,37

cts

141,880.02

133,000.00

By Balance of Working Ae-

count for 1914-

By Transfer Fees

By Dividend on 120 Shares in Shanghai Mutual Telephone. Co., Ltd.

Tack

8,880.02

FRUITS IN TINS AND BOTTLES.

TINNED MEATS.

DEL MONTE

FRUITS AND ASPARAGUS.

CALIFORNIAN

CRESCA

VEGETABLES AND SALMON.

OLIVES, OIL AND SAVOURIES. PHILLIPPE & CANAUD'S

SARDINES IN

OIL

We are now receiving our Regular Shipments of Stores from 939,187.93 England, France and America.

190.20

ALL GOODS GUARANTEED. 480.00 FREE DELIVERIES TO PEAK TWICE, AND KOWLOON ONCE DAILY.

ORDERS OF $50 FREIGHT FREE TO ALL COAST PORTS.

238730.37

BALANCE SHEET 31ST DECEMBER, 19144 Liabilities.

Tock.

To Capital authorized 40.000.

Sharee at Tls. 100.00

ats

TIs, 4,000,000.00, Subscribed 36,000 Shares at Tls. 100.00 3,600,000.00 To Debentures

To Unredeemed Debentures To Suspense

To Accounts Payable

To Jardine, Matheson & Co.,

Ltd.

To Equalisation of Dividend Ac

1,000,000.00

Taels

8.000.00 1.010.45 0,246.39

315,713,85 26,000.00 686,983.86

209,693.16

5,097,647,21

Asseta.

countjocktar

To Reserve Fund To Balance of Profit and Lora

Account

ment

By Property as per last state- ..5,776,521.14: By Additions during

the year

12,828,61

By Cost of 120 Shares in Shang- hai Mutual Tele phone, Co., ltd, By Cost of 40 New

Shares in Shang- hai Mutual Tele phous Co., Ltd.

so that our By Accounts Receivable

6,309.00

3,200.00

5,789,849.75

0509:00 138.788.46

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time staying in the Astor House Hotel. Roso was living at the Grand Hotel and the letter was apparently handed to him Apropos of big gune a correspondent in mistake. He signed the receipt, attach-1 per 3,000 and of the plug tobacco 11d. informs me that the detachment of the ing his own name as well as Newman's. per lb., which are the same rates as

charged to those who send from Home. Volunteer Corps which were last week The lottor contained a money order for

On each consignment is marked “A $25 (gold) and the same day Rose tender- Present from Hongkong," stationed for guard duty at the Mount Austin Barracks have

ported an edit for payment at the Post Office Pay brave Allied forces may know that we are that took place inont was refused as the invoice from thinking of tham whilst fighting our exciting episode

Manila had not arrived. On the 4th Jast Monday night. An alarm appears

Shanghai, S1st December, 1014... We have audited the above, Balanes Sheet

It is built for the non-reer, for the immense army of people who need a Typewriter and to have been raised by one of the guard, September Ross again presented the order

On each consignment being despatched and have obtained all the information and have always needed one, but who would not get the Standard Models because their requirements who stated he had seen a gigantic speci- for paymone on which he had forged the letter is forwarded to the following explanations we have required. No provi- are different. In one ward, it is built for people who will operats their own Machines

For further particular, catalogues, eto,, apply- of the Cimex leefularius lurking name of Newman. Accused received the London papers giving them information sion has been made for any depreciation of round the quarters where the Volunteers money and disappeared, eventually being of the quantities sent, viz. :--Lloyd's Property Subject to the foregoing, in our were sleeping. The men were immediate traced to Canton. About a month later Weekly, Reynolds Newspaper, The opinion the above Balance Sheet is properly 3y roused and search was systematically the Post Office authorities at Manila wrote People, Fera of the World, and Daily drawn up so as to exhibit a true and osrrect

carried out. One man having sighted the beast, a party followed without delay in the indicated direction, but it is said to

to Hongkong asking for the refunding of the order as Mr. Newman said he had not recoived it,

Inquiries were set on foot, and Rose,

inst, returned to Hongkong, and on the 11th inst, was armated by Detective Sergeant Clark at the Seamen's Institute,

Rose made a statement to the Magis trate in which he declared that he was friend of Nowman's. At the time he rescived the registered letter he had been on a three weeks spree" and did not Previous to know what he was doing,

battle

a

Mirror.

My Committee beg to thank those who so generously contributed to the fund and

tions to help the good cause and to enable them to keep the supplies going during this terrib e war. ⠀

Subscriptions will be received by either the morning or evening papers, members

have eventually eluded their pursuit, who remained in Canton until the end trust that others will send their subscrip- travelling in a north-easterly direction, It was afterwards found that three men had seen a similar beast, and it is believed that there may have been two of them animals within the precincts of the Barracks. The veracity of these reports is vouched for by a reliable: N.C.D Though every available hiding-place was carefully examined, no trace was found of the second marauder, and it is believed that he is still at large. One of the guard

Taels .... 5,987,647,21

any assets included under the bending of

view of the state of the Company'é affairs, according to the best of our information and the explanations given us and as shown by the banks of the Company

HW. G. HAYTER, 1

Auditors E10 M Ross, CA., {

FABDISE, MATHESON & CO. LTD,

General Agent

C. GORDON MACKIS, Directors. H. AJ MACHAY,f

of the Committee, or the Hon, Secretary THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS. and Treasurer, and sucli subscriptions will be acknowledged as hitherto,

The amount cent to date to this front

going to the Manila Times he was in the and tranches is 105,000 cigarettes (5,000

Egyptian Cigarettes, I

presented by Mosers.

service of the United States Government.

was admitted to hospital owing to injuries and while in Canton he worked for the Dedeoglou Bros, out of the above being

sustained, but these injuries are not believed to have been caused by the cimex. Owing to the fear of further menace from these dangerous animals, it is understood. that the Reservo detachment is to bo housed in another part of the Barracks, in which, it is hoped, they will be secure from molestation. It is not yet known whether the Military Authorities will decide to station a 10-pr. artillery section there as a further safeguard

We are all so glad to get our mail from Home that it sounds a little ungracions to complain if it comes to hand before

Shameen Commercial Agency.

Mr. Wood, in imposing the sentence stated, said he could not possibly do lest

as the offence was most serious.

sent to the Base Hospital for the sick and wounded), and 1,948lbs. of plng tobacco, Thanking you in anticipation, yours faithfully,

GEO. J. B. SAYER Hon. Secretary and Treasurer.

CORPS ORDERS BY LLEUT-COL. AT

CHAPMAN, T.D. L-Paredes for Monday, 15th instant.

ARAMAZAN PARADES, 5.15.p.m. N.C.04, No. 2 Section Artil-

lery Battery, Right Section M.G. Co. Centre Section 1.6. Co. and Cívi).

A Welsh doctor who is surgeon at u hospital in Northern France, in a letter The casualties of one German company to a friend, eays: "A private was sum in the fighting round Cuinchy were moned before his commanding officer attor enormous. In six days it last from shell- an engagement, and informed that hefire and bombs 130 men out of a total would be reported for the DCM (dia-strength of 100, and the remaining 30.27 Linguished conduct medal), Assuming & appear to have all been killed, wounded, very penitent attitude, he used in cor or captured on February 1st. Two other' rowfal tones what misdemeanor he had companies which took part in the attack. committed He thought the D.C.Mon January 29th were reduced to 20 nên was the district court-martial.

each.

Service Company, drill at Head- quarters under Sergeant Bullock Reminder: Na

* DETAIL

For duty at Volunteer Headquarters and Mount Austin Barracks 20th to 27th inst

No. 2 Section Artillery Battery Right Section M.G. Co.

Civil Service Company

No. 1 Section Artillery Battery,

Loft Section 3.G. Co.

Officers on duty:

At Volunteer Headquarters

Wood, Livat Keruett,

Capt.

At Mount Austin Barracks: Lient. (Danby, a guided! Orderly Omest. Lient. Kennett. Orderly Sergeant; Coral Bolton.

G. E. STEWART, Capt.,

Adintent, HEVC.

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