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HONGKONG TENNIS

TOURNAMENT.

PROSPECT OF SOME REEN STRUGGLES.

Although many more entries have yet to come in for the annual tennis tourna moat, open to members of the Hongkong Cricket Club, those names which already appear on the board indicate that some very koon games will be witnessed in the course of the competition. The entries close on Saturday, by which time the brothers Hancock will be found among the competitors, and should these two pair fortunes in the Doubles and Professional Pairs, which no doubt will be the case, they should constitute & most formidable puir.

The Open Championship Singles, for a £50 cup kindly presented by Sir Paul Chator, C.M.G., to be held for one year and won outright if won three years in succession, had, up to last evening, at tracted aine entrants-Capt. Hattersly Smith, and Messrs. S. E. Green, L. le Breton, N. E. Kent, V. P. Hamilton, A.. R. Linton, G. R. Bayer, F. W. Cary, and W. H. Ford. Last year's winner of this competition was H. A. Nisbet, who will meet the winner of this years competition in the final. I will be reniembered that in last year's tournament S. E. Green, the Kowloon player, won his way to the final by means of some remarkably good play, and there were many who predicted that he was quite capable of defeating Nisbet. However, the latter's experience and stay. ing powers, combined with just a little. skill judiciously used, proved superior in a hard-fought final. Reports of Green are again good this year. It is well-known that he is very keen on secur ing the championship of the Colony, and there is every probability that the same players which faced each other in last year's final will do so again in the impend. ing tournament Should this occur though a surprise may yet be in store the general excellence of the final need not be commented upon, Green will doubt- less start a very warm favourite; both as a result of last year's showing and also on account of the fact that the winning of the championship is one of his ambi

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Several woll-known tournament play ersary also due

figure in the Handicap Singles (A. Class), These include H. A. Nisbet, L. Green, W. H. Ford, Capt, Hattersly 5. Smith, FW Cary, L. le Breton, N. E. Kent, V. P. Hamilton, A. R. Linton and G. E. Sayer. Both Nisbet and Green may expect rather substantial handicaps, but few would fine surprind If they both hava to decide the final iss10:

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 16TH, 1915.

RUBBER SHAFES AND THE WHEN THE WAR WILL END. CHEAP ELECTRIC POWER FOR

WAR.

Shareholders in local rubber companies, remarks the Shughes Mercury, have no reason to complain in regard to the market value of their shares since the out- break of the war, as the following table of comparisons will show. It will be noted that nearly all shaxs bayo are ment of hostilitice in August, the advance ciated considerably since the commence in some cases being as anuch as 100 per cent. The list is as follows:-

Market Value August March 1014 1915 Tis The 3.00 6.00 4.50 6.00 1.15 1.30 .10.25

Almo Estate Anglo-Jara Anglo-Dutch. Ayer Tawah Batu Anam: Bukits Butco

Chemers Chengs Consolidateds Dominions Gula Kalumpongs Java Consolidateds. Kamuntings Kapalas

Kota Bahroes Kroowoeks Padangs Permatas Repaks Samagagas Semambit Taipings Tanah Merahs Tabongs Ukobria

18.25

0.40

0.95

1.00

2.50

0.50

10.973

(00:6:

5.671 -0.05 3.10 0.50. EXO 2.75 5.95 *0.70€ 7.70 0.00 6.75 3.00 5.60 ..0.30 0.30

2.00 4215) 6,00 (6.50% 6.75 9.00 2.00 3.15 0.30 0.70

0.47

0.90

0.40

0. F

0,50

1.20

2.76 4.15

5.00 8.00 0.50 1.50

shown a

Two or three company shares have decline as compared with of rubber has risen froin 2/- in August August, but only very slight. The pries to 2/5 last week.

THE NORTH SEA BATTLE,

PREPONDERANCE OF MEN THE FINAL FACTOR.

INDIAN – FACTORIES.

HARNESSING LAKES IN THE GHATS.

The romance of a great undertaking les behind the brief statement contained in a telegram from Bombay that the Tata Hydro Electric Works have started run-

ming.

INTIMATIONS

LANE

CRAWFORD&Co.

[BY LIEUT COL ROUSTA DEX.

The famous Russian military expert, Colonel Shunsky, has openly declared in the Russian Press that the present wer A man of great experience and strate will be over in six months gical knowledge, who has never been ghats in which the rainfall is caught and Two great lakes have boon formed in the guilty of putting forth exaggerated state- held. From them the water descends to nents in connection with the situation the bottom of the ghilts, whence the power- in the war areas, calmly and firmly house is situated, which takes its name announces this conclusion Studying the from Sir D. J. Tatn, chilirman of the sup. PURVEYORS ideas of my Russian colleague, I come ply company. The power is generated a to the opinion that Colonel Shumsky has this station, and transmitted to Bombay. taken the most remote date at which the by ordinary lines. end of this terrible world-drama may be expected."

IMPORTERS

OF

THE

CLASS GROCERIES AND

AND

HIGHEST

PROVISIONS.

JUST ARRIVED:

SOUPS

At the outset it seemed to be impossible Par to get in India sufficient capital to launch My personal opinion is that we shall the scheme. Lord Sydenham, who was secure a trumph over our enemy carlier then Governor-General of Bombay, made than the date fixed by my distinguished at the opening of a mill at Sholapur en compatriot. I will give bristle my daly 10th, 1910 a speech in which he FRANCO-AMERICAN reasons for this view, pointed to its immense possibilities, and

NUMBERS AND VICTORY

expressed the hope that it would be made purely an Indian enterpris

EDGAR'S

AND BROTHS.

MARROWFAT PEAS.

CHIVERS

The most skilful maneuvring in the battlefield in a modern war would be always secondary to the moral superior Within a few weeks ir D. J. Tata got all The effect of the speech was remarkable. ity of the army and the nation concerned the capital that was required. Morey as well as the equipment and the number rolled in for the undertaking, many of the of the troops. The preponderance of men big Indian chiefs leading the way directly is a most important factor in the procent they read the speech. Less than six war, and in this lies the real superiority months afterwards Lord Sydenham laid of the Allies over their enemits, the foundation of the first dam.

Clauzowitz himself has acknowledged it, and in his books it is premised that hitherto the whole of the cotton milla of In an interview his lordship stated that "the number of the fighters presages the Bombay have been run with coal, which LIBBY'S victory; superiority of fores in itself a costs something over 30s. & bon, of con- base of victory in tactics as well as insiderably less enlorific value than that for strategy."

Thus we can say that the which Lancashire millowners have been formula "superiority in forces was the main base of the creators of the Gestan plan of campaign.

must concentrats the most numerous The famous you Moltke said. "We forces, find the enemy, and by the prepon doranco of our troops defeat him utterly" If we study the work of the German General Staff for two years before the war we shall note that special laws were adopted in Germany in order to increase

CHAPLAIN'S ACCOUNT OF DEVOUT the army as much as possible

SCENE

A Naval chaplain who was present at the North Bee battle writes to a rela- live:

FRUITS IN TINS AND BOTTLES.

TINNED MEATS.

ozustomed to piny 78. Od the DEL MONTE

The effect of scheme

sold, mostly to cotton millowners, who are horse power. The whole of this has been to turn into Bombay 100,000 electrical

to pay for it 0.5 of an anna, a little more than a halfpenny, z unit.

A

FRUITS AND ASPARAGUS.

CALIFORNIAN

CRESCA

VEGETABLES AND SALMON.

OLIVES, OIL AND SAVOURIES.

& CANAUD'S

The Tate price, 0.55 of an anna a unit. PHILLIPPE is equivalent to 0.41 of an anna per horse-

a number of small industries in Bombay, There is the opportunity of developing which can afford to take electric power at this cheap rate and profitably to substi tuto electric conductors for steam engines.

That it is very considerably cheapor than steam power is shown by two calcula tions made by the South Mahratta Rai way Company and the Great Indian The Germans have followed

Peninsula Railway, the former finding doctrine of von Moltke. They have with steam was one anna and the latter. the that the cost per horze-power par hour.

they have been unable to defeat them; found the armies of their enemies, but 1.01 en un en letrary, they bec themselves. GERMAN LOSSES,

they becue defeated

power hour, and therefore less than half At 9.40 the enemy's cruisers tried to make an attack, but we beat them off with German army on Paris depended, as I have panies. On this basis it will be less than The first sucessful movement of the dependent esitmates of these two com of the cost of steam, according to the in. qurtin, guns. Three of the enemy's ships by this time were badly hurt, and smoke ponderaan once pointed out, on the pre-a half-penny per horse-power per hour and flames were issuing from them. At and their defeats on the Marne and Yser ponderance of the number of the troops, 10.45 the guns of four cruisers were con brought about the numerical superiority contrated on us. e of the Allies. That is now fully acknow

"The noise of our own guns, and the edged, and it will also be acknowledged shots falling on us was terrific, we had that the inferior number of the forces of By this scheme, also, you displace the two of the enemy's torpedoes missed us of the Russians caused the German thus gain in some cases quite a consider by this time got much closer in range, and our enemy in comparison with the number power houses attached to the mills, and by only a few yards. We fired two failure on the River Bzura, torpedoes, one of which was seen to hit

abla area, because the motors go on the the Blicher, and a great flame shot up the for the German and Austrian armies Sir D, J Tata estimates that before "The enemy's only chance of victory is looms a prestati muates that before fete of the ship. She was now in flames greatly to increase the number of their long 160,000 horse-power will be wanteil. fore and aft and settling down, and forces. Can they succeed in this? The entries for the Handicap Doubles, destroyers had rescued about 200 men.

oventually capsized, but not before our up to last evening were as follow THAT'S FOR SCARBOROUGH Major Crisp and Capt. Hattersly Smith, N. L. Kent and W. H. Ford, 8, E. Green and E. Abraham; H. R. Phelips and H. A. Nisbet; F. W Cary and Major Faich nie; V. P. Hamilton and the Rev. Cooper Hunt; E. J. R. Mitchell and T. G. Weall; R. F. Hall and M. M. Mans; R. O Hutchison and G. R. Bayer. To this list the names of the brothers Hancock will doubtless shortly be added, and, assuming that they have to meet either Green and Abraham, or Nisbet and Phelips in the final, some really great games may be anticipated. Either of the trio of pairs montioned should be capable, despite handicaps, of securing first place.

In the Professional Pairs, the following couples have entered up-to-date:-Major Faichnic and Caps Hattersly Smith, N. E. Kent and W. H. Ford; H. R. Phelips and IL. A. Nisbet; V. P. Hamilton and Rev. Cooper Hunt; J. R. Wood and R. E 0. Bird. KENDA

The remaining entries given in are as follow:-

Handicap Singles (B. Class).-E. J. R. Mitchell, M. M. Maas.

Mixed Doubles handicap-re. Wins low and H. A. Nisbet.

"It was a great relief when they sounded Cease action at 11.40. We got on deck for a breather again, and many saw the Blicher disappear, though I was not up in time myself. On Mon day we buried five of our poor fellows &t son, and the impressiveness of the scene was very great. We held it on the quarter deck. Nearly the whole ship's company attended, and the five stretchers were placed along the side of the ship covered with Union Jacks, I read the burial at sea, and at the conclusion we sang Peace, perfect Peace Previous to the service short thanksgiving service that is in the we had prayers on deck, and I read the Prayer Book for a victory

The public would have loved to have heard the cries of the men as they loaded the guns. That's for Scarborough,

That's for the child-killers; then Tipperary, and the enthusiasm was intense. They are splendid fellows, and I just love them. I think God really sent them; and they help me too me here because He knew I could help

The Austrian Government has issped an

SARDINES IN OIL.

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ritorial reservists who have attained the the view to cecing whether others can be order prohibiting the retirement of Ter-mand, investigations are being Gorman General Staff has sent to both The whole scheme," his lordship add- age of forty-three years, while the fronts about 20,000 ch of the Landsturmed, is an Indian undertaking of the made to supplement the present capacity.

that Landsturm or Territorial forer's Pall Mall Gazette,

Until the present war, nobody supposed first magnitude, and the first of its kind. could play such an important vale on the battlefields. recruitment of these secondary troops of The laws concerning the all the countries fixed their roles only for serving in the rear and for use in second- ary operations of small importance.

the moment of need a nation can attain The Bolken wars have shown that in an extreme tension in regard to the recruitment of its forces. The gallant cent of the whole population, a circum Servians have seat to the frost 13 per stance which has never happened before anywhere calculations on this example, we can assume that sixty five

Basing our millions of Germans were able to mobilige 9,000,000 men,

have their limit. This has always been The sources of the reserve, of cours: known, but even at the time of the Russo- the reservists were counted a troops Japanese war, the divisions formed from "God has been good to us, na we escaped unable to be entrusted with independent Many more entries are natually expect so very lightly considering the risks we and important operations. ed, and these will he published as they are ran. Such a dear officer was killed the DWINDLING RESERVES given in the course of the week. The engineer-captain-always so cheery and tournament commences of Monday, March bright and loved by all. Two young officers were beside him, and one was dreadfully cut about and the other scorched, 2 200

"I am sure we will win."

99th.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

MATCHES WEEK ENDING 20TH MARCH.

Wednesday:

Sb. Joseph's College

University,

Club Ground, 5.16 p. (H.K.L. 11.). Referes Mr. A. A. Wilson. R.G.A.2. Polico, Club Ground, 4p.m. (U.S.L.) Referee: Mr. F. Wright. Thursday

Confucians v. Victoria Rovers, Club Ground 6 pm. (HKL. II.) Re- feree: Mr. F. W. Eager

Saturday:

RE. v. Police Military Ground, 4 p.m. (U.S.L.). Referes: Mr. A. A Wilson,

PREZE

Club RG.A., Club Ground, 4

(USL) Referes Mr. F. Wright,

UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE.

There will be a U.S. League mosting at the R.E. Barracks on Thursday.

LEAGUE TABLES.

Club:

DIVISION 11.

St. Joseph's College Lan Liong Queen's College. Confucions Victoria R vers Diversas Lusitano A University

·Club;

Navy BE

Folion F.G.A Club

Goals,

P. WL. D. FA. PL. 6 6 0 0 19 1 12 6 5 1 011 6 10. 72 2 111 89 6321

321 12 77

6 2 3 1 88 5 7 1 53-11 3 6 1 5 0 222 2 01 02 30

DIVISION 1.

P.W.L. D. F.A.PL

Goals.

51111211

PATIADER.

The Germans formed twenty-five army corps from reservists not more than thirty-two years of age. Older reservists were to be used only to replace losses and During the six months of war, the German army according to Russian information, has lost 2,000,000 of its best men. These have been replaced by men of the Landsturm. It is clear, therefore, that the German army in the circum

for service in the rear.

CHANNEL TUNNEL SCHEME

FRENCH MILITARY ARGUMENT..

In the Gaulois M. Gauthier de Clagny, the former Seine-et-Oise deputy, pablishes an appeal to the British people to carry the Channel, which, he says, would sym- into effect the scheme of the tunnel under bolise the unalterable friendship hence forth uniting France and Grest Britain.

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says, if our frontiers were suppressed and Think what power would be ours," he

if our armies were but one, thanks to the cation. Furthermore, the first facility and rapidity of railway communi- shot fired by the enemy on the English was necessary to British security. If our const dispelled the illusion that isolation military forces were linked by railways our heroic troops could in a few houra the risk of being separated or delayed by lend each other mutual support without the uncertain sex. The German Empire would be beaten now but for a system have always needed one, but who would not get the Standard Models because their requirements It is built for the non-user, for the immense army of people who need a Typewriter and of railways which increases tenfold the are different. In one word, it is built for people who will operate their own Machine rapidity of its movements."

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M. Gauthier de Clagny concludes by demanding that the first works shall be opened at Dover and Calais before the siganture of perce--under the enemy's fire, as he puts it-in order that a demonstration of union may be made before the new Europe.

DEUTSCHLAND UBER ALLES."

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.

CORPS ORDERS BE LIRUT, COL. A, CHIAPMAN, VES ling heen getting steadily worse

in regard to military quality,

In six months of training even

the Germans, who possess the educational qualification for the army in larger mea the world, could only succeed in putting sure than the people of any country in into the field good infantry, medium The Fatherland (German-american, cavalry, and very bad gunners. And here New York) publishes the following German artillery losses have not been Deutschland uber Alles," by P. it must be pointed out that evin if the English version of Deutschland, considerable, the losses of German Kullmann

1-Parades for to-day (Tuesday).

á þ.m. Signalling Section. Musketry Instruction on Kennedy Road Hange Corp. Grimes, R.E., will attend. 6.15 p.m. Left Section Al.G. Co. 10

pdr. drill ut Headquarters. Remainder: Route March. Assemble on

Cricket Ground: Dress: Drill Order.

8.01.

MUSKETRY (STANDARD TEST). Musketry will be carried out at King's

Park Range as follows:- Saturday, Auth inst, at 2.30 p.m.

Recruits of all unite.

The Gorman army corps had hitherto For Defence and for Protection Sunday, 21st inst., at 9.30

been composed of two divisions, while the From the Meure unto the Memel,

German Standards now unfurl; Recruits of all units.

army corpa of the other countries have From the Etsch onto the Slope: Mombers must attend punctually at the always had thres divisions. Now Ger times stated abora Any man arrivmany also has formed her army corps of

Deutschland, Deutschland, First ing late will not he allowed to be three divisions, and the third is a Land- Nacions, Nors. Only members who have rod system, will be increased one and-a-half coman

surm The German army, by this First of All on this wide Globe.

cavalry have been enormous, especially on Deutschland, Deutschland, First that without well-trained cavalry modera Over All in this wide world, the western front; and everybody knows Nationa warfare is impossible

Part I can fire the Standard Tost.

Officer on duty in the Butts, Saturday, time consider the German regular Gold

20th inst. Lient C Smith.

Officer on duty in the Butts, Sunday 21st inst. 2nd Lieut. Cunningham. Field glasses should be carried by every

man possessing them.

DETAILS

2-On duty st Volunteer Headquarters Mount Austin Barracks: HKVR

G. E. STEWARE, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.K.VC.

German Faith and German Honour, we

field German Wine and German Song 2,500,000 men, it will be seen that, thanks Shining lustre, bright and strong, armies as consisting 12,250,000 to Must retain through all these eges

to the new method, this increas can to Noble actions. let inspire vory cousidorable. But if we take note All our lives, hoth brave and long. of the 2,000,000 less which the Germans Gorman Faith and German Honour. have suffered, we shall perceive that there German Wine and German Song ! will remain in Germany only 3,000,000

men of the Landsturm, or only sufficient Unity and Right and Freedom to enable Germany to continue the war Guides my German Fatherland even in the most favourable circum. For these Ideals strive forever, stanges, for a period of six months

After six months Germany will be in Comrades true with hearts and hand!

1 2 2 0 2 24 According to the Vienna correspondant a state of such exhaustion that she will unity and Right and Freedom

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