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BADEN POWELL BOY SCOUT'S BUILDING FUND,

SUBSCRIPTION LIST NO. 3.

Mr. H. Hancock.

Jim and Charley Bonnar

Mr. Sze Yat

Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Kemp........

Collected by Sout-Master Edwards

Major Q. H. Wakeman.

Dr. W. B. A, Mooro

Mr. Jei In Chung

Dr. V. W. Koch

Mrs. M. J.D. Stephons

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26TH, 1015.

POLICE RESERVE.

WHITSUNTIDE MUSKETRY MEETING,

The following are the results of the 20.00 Shooting Competitions which took place on 20.00 Whit Monday ....

30.00 1 CLASS A. (102 men, none laving fired 30.00 before. 200 yards. Possiblo--50.)

British Co.

"Chinese Co.......

15.00

10.00 1 D. G. Nicol......43.

3. Lau

Indian Co.

MR. Saleh......

1 Un Kwok Chak

10.00

10.00 -2 R. C. Martin...

J. Poon Why.....}

Li King Po...

Mr. J. W. Franks

Mr. Chin U Tin

5.00 50.03

Wilkų ......41

Portuguese Co.

50.00

Mr. J. M. E. Machado

10.00

A. Joanilho

Mr. A. R. Linton

20,00

2 M. T. Alves N

D. Rumjahn

Dr. J, T. C. Johnson

Dairy Farm Co., Ltd.

Mr. A. F. Argulli

Previously netmakegel....

15.00 25.003 F. J. Neves.....37 25.00

CLASS 11-(8) men, get practice. 200 yards.

·Chinese Co. ·

A. Ismail.....

305.00 2.820.00-

4

43

THE GERMAN WIRELESS PLANT AT SAYVILLE,

IN THE DEPTHS OF CENTRAL 'ASIA.

MARCO POLO'S CITY OF ETZINA”

NEw Yous, April 23rd. For the purpose of insuring wireless. communication between Germany and the

A communication has been recived at United States mider all kinds of static

the Royal Geographics! Society, London, conditions, the power of the Telefunken

from Sir Aurel Stein, giving • Cre wireless station-at-Bayville, L. 1, it was account of the further work of his official cxpedition to Central Asia from April learned to-day, has been almost trebled:

Through this plant the German to November, 1014." The letter is dated Government transmits most of its official Nov. 2 from Turf, at the eastern foot communications to the United States of the Celestial or Tian Shan Mountains, Government and the German etabassy some 200 or 300 miles west of the province communicate with Berlin. Most of the of Mongolia. Sir Aurol Stein's main 41 oficial war bulletins from the German object was to continue the work of invest eapital are received at the Bayvill:tigating the remains of the old wall which he discovered, and traced for a very Latation.

considerable distance, and among the ruins of the forts of which he found so ninty interesting relics.

46

37

3. Razak... unaccustomed to tar Possible--50.) Portuguese Co.,

1 James Wong..... 47 1 P. Roz 3,184.000. Chr.). 44 2 PA. Hozario

[Hong Kwong Tin

AFC.J. Sequeira į. 43. C. Ozorio

N. J. STABE,

3 Chan Sig I

Hon. Ticass£20.

Hongkong, th May, 1915,

British Co.

1 S. H. Wright

CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO

FUND.

FOR THE ALLIED FORCES AT THE

FROST

Amount acknowledged to 15th

May, 1915

Beacon field *

Mosdames R. Carrol and S. Green

2 Ormiston.

35

33 31

The electric plant has been increased from thirty-nin kilowatts, to 100 kilo- watts. Three 300-foot towers to support the wireless aerials are at Sayville, ready to be placed in position, and it is expcot 4sed that before the end of next week the 14 new and powerful apparatus will be in

operation;

3 P. Maxwell Class C. --(74 men, accustomed to target -practice. 200 and 300 yards. Possible--35 at

ench range.)

Portuguese Co.

TH. M. Homedios..............

Virtually all the equipment, it is stated, was manufactured in Germany since the outbreak of the war and was shipped here by a Dutch steamship.

The expedition started in April from Tunhuang, where the expedition hal haltod for a short time to recover from its trying winter campaign in the Lop-noT desert, between Tartan and the northern boundary of Tibet. Sir Aurel Stein paid. another visit to the cavo temples' of the Thousand Buddhas near Tunhuang and was richly rewarded He followed the wall for close on 250 miles castwards. Along almost the whole of this distance the wall, with its watch-towers and small military stations, bad ben buik across what already in ancient times was ab.ol-

After the utbreak of the war and the cutting of the German cables by the British navy, Germany found herself cut off from direct tel:graphic communica vion with America except by wireless-utely simile desert.

Adverse atmospheric conditions, it was 200-300 Total said today, interf red to gone extent last 32:

summer with the transmission of wireless 30 60 messages across the Atlantic. 287

↑ F. F. Eyr da Silva..............30-

M

4,893.50

2 A. F. Silva Netto......30 F. A. V, Ribeiro.........31

25.00 50.10

A. E. Alves..............

28

31

3

29

Mr. J. H. Woollacott

1100

J. M. Britto.

18 No 19. Continued.

Mosses, L. J. Blake, D. Metaro. A. Niven, W. Niven, D. Austin- The Quaints

Chinese Co.

5.00

JP, C. Mow Fùng..........

30

201

21.657

(Li Pak........

31.

94

Un Hew Fan

15

37

5.000:11

"InTinay Co.

Amount expended ...

4866.07

1

Sirdar Khan

:31 33

64

3

Mehr Deen. 29 Khawas Khan:

...21

30

48 54

British Co.

(H. A. Lammert..

.32

29 64 311

H.J. Sleat........

33

301-13

.31

301

IT. Arnolt.

.31

30 f

6

Balance in hand-140.01.

Total amount RUPTER to date 1,005,000 Cigarettes and 2,883 Pounds Ping Tobacco.

In last report it was stated that the Cigarettes and Tobnces were to be distri byted as far as possible to différent Forces") as the Front. The following are a complete charge and many, acknowledgments have

· been received: --

1 J. Grant Smith.........35

3 14. reson.

STAFF CUP. Suoor, -(20) yards. Possiblo-

35.)

Wood Case

1

bing Plug

Tobacco.

2:

5th Battn. Liverpool Regt... LOOM

10th Heavy Battery R.GIA. 10,000

Labour Section A.S.C.

70.00%

No. 1 General Hospital

10,00

1st Buttn. Black Wate

10.000

1 Batta. KO.Y...L...

10,000

South Irish Horse

10,000

1st Norfolk Regt

10,000

1st. Suffolks

10.00

Ist Royal West Kents

10.00

GEO. J. B. SAYER,

Hon. Secretary and Treasurer.

Inspector Mason (H.K.P.B}} 24 » 1Sergt. Spillett (H.K.P.)..

P.C. Booker (H.K.P.) ................. {Sergt. Barnett (TT. K.}') .....................

32

3 Sergt. Silva Netto (H.K.PRO 9.

* This Tie was shot off shot for shot. In- spector Mason winning with his second shot.

POLICE RESERVE CILÄMPIONSHI1;-(900, 300 and 500 yards. Possible-35 at each range, 51 Entries:)

200 800 500 Total.

1

Sindar Khan (In-

dian Co.)

31 33 24

J. Graut Smith

(British Co.)... 35

20

2

Sei

St. F.F. Een da

Silva(Port. Co.) 30

20 2

a

0.

Ji Cooko

続ける

H.K.P.R.

33 Sirdar Khan

30

33 Grant-Smith

33

32 · Sergt. F. F. Silva... 27 31 Cooke

R2

30 Fothergill

29

RUBBER COMPANIES.

(British Ca) ..... 31 26 28 85 SEREMBAN RUBBER ESTATE COMPANY,

This Tio was shot off, shot, for shot Grant- The directors report that the crop of Smith winning with his first shot... rubber for 1014 amounted to 518,084lb., H.K. POLICE v. H.K. POLICE RESERVE.--(200 showing a reduction of 7,022. from the yards. Possible--37) yield obtained in 1913. The average price: B.K.P. realized was 2s. 14d. net per lb. excluding Booker insurance against war risk. The expen- Phillips diture amounted to £27,706, or 1s. 1d. per Sergt. Barnets B., F.o.b., showing a reduction of 4d. Hutching per lb. compared with 1913, and 8d. per Taylor.....

The reduction Sergt. Spilleti 31 H. M. Remedios... 30 b. compared with 1912. is mainly attributable to the lowering of Sergt. Bualger... 29 Champion... 30 wages of the Chinese labour fore

The profit and loss account shows a credit balance of £21,198 (against: £22.471), to which fails to be added the balance brought forward, £4,040. It is proposed to write off for depreciation £1.000, to transfer to development account £10,000, to transfer to income-tax reserve account £1,000, and to pay a dividerid of 6 per gunt (less tax), payable on May 3, leay- The.esti- ing to carry forward £3,249. mated crop for the current year is 604,000 Jb. For 1913 the dividend was 5 per cont

GLENSHIEL RUUDER ESTATE. The crop harvested for 1914 amounted tỏ 212,35310. The average gross price realized was equivalent to 28. 2.53d per lb. London landed terms. The erup for 1015 is estimated at 300,000lb. Excluding war risk insurance (.32d. per ib.), the total cus of production amounted to 1s. 6.02d. per 1b. The net probt was £7,468 (against £11,083), and £896 was brought forward. The directors propose to transfer to de- velopment reserve £1,000, and to pay a final dvidend of 12 per cent. (making || 171 per cent, for the year against 15 per cert in 1913), leaving to b

carried for Ward £866

KUALA SELANGOR RUBBER COMPANY The profit for the year to December 31 last amounted to £42,013, and £3,562 was brought forward. The directors propose to pay a final dividend of 37 per cent. (od per share), making 112 per cent, for the year (against 100 per cent. in 1918), and to transfer to reserve acconst £5.000 leaving to be carried forward £6.450. The crop was 551,854lb., being 108.854lb. more than the estimate. The crop for 1913 was 104.9231b. The average net price, realized was 25. 3.4d. per l, as against 28. 6.9. for 1913. The total cost of production was 9.24. per ib. of rubber produced, as against la: 1.4d. per b. in the previous year.

The manager estimates the crop for 1915 at 580,000lb.. and the cost of production, including freight to London. a: 8d. per lb.

GERMAN WOMEN AND WAR PRISONERS.

.

The German authorities continues to issue wrathful protests against the be haviour of German women towards pro soners of war, The following rotic has been published at Döbeln':--

The fact has been established that female persons who have loitered in the neighbourhood of the prisoners camp. and whose identity is known to the military authorities, bave communicated with the imprisoned officers by nods and by giving of other signs, such as the In future the throwing of kisses. military authorities will call such persons to account, and will make their names public, in order to counteract this un- worthy behaviour."

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213

INTER-PLATOON (Three men) ThAMSHOOT ---" The result of this shoot for the Eldon Potter Cups will be announced later.

F. C. JENKIN,

ASF. (Reserve).

DEATH OF A FORMER HONGKONG RESIDENT. DISAPPOINTMENT AT BREAKDOWN OF HEALTH.

Those who remember De Bertram Barnett, who some ten or twelve years ago

··

Assistant Medical Officer of

Health in Hongkong, will regret to read the following account of his tragic death

The nog powerful plant is intended to overcome any such handicap and enable

constant communication with Nauen,

1,000 miles distant. The new plant has bin inspected by agents from the Dopart ment of Commerce at Washington, and it is understood that á license will be asked for when the plant is ready.

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS-

ORDERS BY LIEUT-COL. A. OTAPHAN, V.D.

JOINED.

I

1.Sapper FCBotelho-joined the Corps on 24th inst., allotted Corps No. 1848 and posted to Engineer Company.

PAŽADĖS

5.80 p.m. Centre Section M.C. Co., Scolion drill and Skirmishing at Happy Valley. Fall in on H.K. Football Club Ground.

CHINESE MILITARY ENGINEERING 2.000 YEARS AGD.

ور می باشد و

The wall itself was a very remarkable construction, built of carefully secured; fascines of reeds or brushwood, with layers of clay or gravel between them. As the expedition proceeded beyond the sharp bend made by the Su-lo Hu Valley the physical difficulties greatly increased, largely from want of water bat there was reward in the ample finds of ancient records on wood, 1 furniture, and im plements of all sorts which were brought to light at the ruined watch stations. Conclusive evidence shows that all these had been left behind by the Chinese soldiers who, during the fire century before and after Christ, had kept guard over this most dismial of frontiers. Sir Aurel Stein was very much impressed the engineering skill which was required. to adapt the defensive line of the wall to different local conditions:

In May he started on a fresh line of Parndes for today, 26th inst.

investigation, the object of which was 5.30 pm. No. 2 Section Adillery to follow the united couras of the rivers Battery, Squad drill and Skirmish- of Suchou and Kanchou down into South- ing at Happy Valley. Fall in nearern Mongolia, and to explore what Craigengower Cricket Club pavilion, ancient remains might be found minag it 6.30 p.m. Right Section M.G. Co., Drill and in its terminal delta. He still found

at Headquarters.

remains of the wall to the northwards, and the clservations which he made upon the hydrography of this now practically desert regions are full of interest Ho found traces of extensive irrigation which for some reason had been abandoned long ngo He examined the rained town of Khara-Khoto, and the position, and re mains proved to his satisfaction that his could be no other than Marco Polos

travellers bound for Karakoram, the old Mongol capital, had to lay in victuals for 40 daya in order to cross the great desert, where there was no habitation or baiting place. Here Bir Aurel Stein collected many valuable relies-Buddhist manuscripts and prints, many fine succe relievos and fresrom, miscellaneous re- cords on paper, and houscheld utensils,

5.30 p.m. Civil Service Co., Squad drib and Skirmishing at Happy Valley. Fall in on road between Law Courts and City Hall at 5.15 p.m. and pro- csed by special tram.

Note. Membors of No. 2 Section"City of Etzina," where in ancient times

Artillery Battery and Centro Section M.G. Co." proceeding from the Cen- tral District may travel by this trans.

5.30 p.m. Scouts Co., Nos. 1 and 2 Sections, Musketry exercises and Bayonet fighting at Headquarters, Nos. 3 and 4 Sections, Squad drill and Kifle exercises at Headquarters, Parades for Wednesday, 26th inst. 6.40 a..

Right Section M.G. Ca. (Trained men only) Drill at Hund-| quarters.

7. Signalling Section, Signalling

Instruction at Headquarters. Remainder Nil.

UKTAIL. 12-On duty at Headquarters.

Froman. 26th inst. to 7 nm. 27th

inst.. No. 4 Section Scouts Co. From 7 n.m. 27th to 7 s.m. 28th inst.,

Centro Section 3.G. Co.

AT GUN CLUB BILL. KOWLOON.

On duty for week ending on morning

|

190 MILES OF WIRE IN A GUN.

INTRICACIES OF MODERN ARTILLERY: OUR GREAT TASK.

This war has brought home to us the necessity of being ready for war," said Liegt. Col. A. G. Hadcock, of Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., Limited, at a nicel

of 20th inst., No. 1 Section Artillerying of the Royal Institution recently op Battery and Loft Section M.G. Co,” Officer on duty: Lieut. Roos.

AT, KOWLOON (DETENTION CAMP), On duty for 'week ending on morning

of 29th inst.: H.K.V.R. Orderly Offluer for week ending on the morning of 29th inst.: Lient. C.

G. E. STEWART, Capt., Adjutant, H.KN.C

Modern Artillery.“ Lieut. Col. Had. ecek said the manufacturing capacity of the country had been strained to its utmost, We had had to make guns and ammunition in a few months over which other nations had taken the same number of years.

Smith.

Referring to big guns, the speaker unid Onderly Sergeant for week ending on that few people were aware of the the morning of 29th inst.: Cörpi. | extensive knowledge of science and ar Gruse.

necessary to construct a gun and mount- ing. In t construction of some guns wire·· was wound round them, and in a 12in. calibre gun the length of this wire was about 130 miks, and in the 13in. calibre gun about 140 miles, while in some of the latest guns the length of wine exceeded 190 miles. Guns were often found to become gradually longer after continual firing. The longer a gun was, the quicker

which we take from a recent London HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVES. paper:-

Mr. Gilbert White, the Coroner for West Surrey, held an inquest at Ash op the body of Captain Bertram Leeds Thomas Barnett, A.B.C., 19th Divisional Train. At the outbreak of the war Cap. tain Barnett was Medical Officer of Health for Ely (Cambs). A month or $0. later he was posted to the A.S.C.. but he was subaquently gazetted out of the corps on account of varicose veins. After under- going an operation he rejoined the corps. but three or four weeks ago symptoms of his earlier affliction returned and he was told that no further operation was poss ible.

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The prospect of being compelled again to leave the Service appeared to prey upon his mind, and on Sunday morning he was found banging from the pole of

is tent.

The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide during temporary insanity.”

Captain Barnett was 30 years of age. and unmarried.

ORMERS BY MAJOR WAGEMAN, COHKVE.

PABADES B and C Companies will parade

outside the Law Courts at 5.15 p.in. on Friday, May 28th. Dress, drill order. D Company will attend at Volunteer Headquarters at 5.15 p.. on. Ther day, May 27th, when Sergt.Major Cooke will lecture on "Care of Arms." Uniform optional.

GUARDS-Members on duty with the Deten

tion Camp guard are reminder that they must wear uniform and keep their arms and ammunition by them during the day the evening of which they go on daty.

Hamilton.

W. L. CARTE, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.K.V.B..

it would wear out.

GERMAN BRUTALITY.

INTIMATIONS

LANE

CRAWFORD&Co.

SUMMER FURNISHINGS

JUST TO HAND.

CASEMENT CLOTHS

WITH COLOURED BORDERS, INEXPENSIVE, DAINTY AND EFFECTIVE.

BOLTON SHEETINGS

AND

PLAIN CASEMENT CLOTHS.

IN A VARIETY OF SHADES.

SUN FAST AND TUB FAST WIDE RANGE OF BORDERS TO MATCH.

CRETONNES, LINENS AND TAFETAS.

PLAIN,

FIGURED AND SPOT CURTAIN MUSLINS.

RING UP 1741 FOR RANGE OF PATTERNS.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

WESTMINSTER

$1.00

per the tin

[22

SMOKING

MIXTURE.

Destminster

Smoking Mixture

$1.00

per lb. tin.

It is a delightfully cool and finely flavoured Tobacco and 34 has the great advantage of keeping dry during this hot sud damp weather. There are minay smokers in Hoogkong and the parts of South China who give up pipe smoking as soon as the damp ond· foggy westher sets in, as their pipes become foal. If they will try a tin of this carefully blended Mixture- they will find they can enjoy their pipes with ze perfect comfort as they do in the cool and dry season.

SOLD BY-

HONGKONG CIGAR STORE

A. 8. WATSON & CO., Lin KELLY & Walsh, LTD. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, 15th May, 1915,

HOW A RUSSIAN WAS TREATED. BEFORE

TOGM

A recent Petrograd message states that the non-commissioned offic:r Panasiuk whose torture by German officers was men tioned in & recent communiqué, has LEAGUE MATCH The following Team will arrived in Petrograd, and in the Foo represent the Reserve in the final match Fremye tells the story of his terrible ex to be fired over the King's Park Range periences. When d into the at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday, May 29th where the officers were assembled they Sergeants Tollan. Mackay and Green; Corporals Gray, Lyon-and-Fisher, Pri greeted him in Polish and offered him rates McLennan, Watson, Carpmael and cigars and coffee which he declined 66

Panasiuk stedfastly refused to giva information as to the Russian disposi tions, thengh the Germans offered to secure him for life if he would consent to Catharo, to which the Austrian Flect

act as a German spy; otherwise ther has retired, is a strong fortified port in

threatened him with a painful death. the Austrian crown-land of Dalmatia

When Panasiuk declared that there was and lies at the head of the Gulf of Catiaro,

no law permitting torture, one of the 40 miles S. E. of Ragusa, under the steep Montenegrin hilla. The town has a

officers cried out, W will show you naval school, and the

The Hamburg Fremdenblutt suggests low," and, taking up a pair of scissors, cathedral, &

"torpedo" shall bent off the lobe of his right ear. As this inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the that the word Montenegrin trade. At one time the replaced in the German language by the failed to chak Panasiuk's resolution, the capital of a gall republic. Cattaro in nume "Weddigen," as a lasting honour officer nipped the tip of the gristly por- tion. then slowly cat into the middle of 1420 joined the Republic of Venice, and to the man who created the new weapon

the ear, and finally doalt kim a blow on atter varied fortunes, was handed over to which is being used against British sea

the nose with such force that the cirtilage Austria in 1814 by the treaty of Vienna militarism." and says: Henceforth wa The Gulf of Cattsro, an inlet of the shall Weddigen in order to put an end was displaced. As the victim at holding his car with one hand and his nose with Adriatic, consists of three basins or lakes, to the shame of the Island Empire." The connected by straits of about half a mile suggestion

enthusiastically the other, a soldier threw him a pisce of in breadth Its kngth is 10 miks, and approved throughout German, says linn. with which Panasiuk bandaged his. its depth from 15 to 20 fathoms.

telegram to Arasterdam,

wounds. He subsequently escaped.

NEW WORD FOR TORPEDO.

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