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ENTILATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14TH, 1915.

· HONGKONG SANITARY

BOARD.

The usual fortnightly

tightly inceling of the

MOUTRIE PIANOS Hongkong Sanitary Board was hold

NEW MODEL OVERSTRUNG.

GUARANTEED

for

FIVE YEARS.

INSPECTION INVITED:

S.Moutrie & Co., Ltd.

31-3

PRINTING & BINDING

yesterday, the President of the Board:

GERMANS SUPPRESS THE BELGIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY. BELGIAN GOVERNMENT'S

PROTEST.

M. P. Verstracten, the Belgian Consul (Mr. G. N. Orme) presiding. There were in Hongkong, communicates to us the also present: The Director of Fablis appended copy of the Belgian Govern- Works (Hon. Mr. W. Chatham), Hon. Mrment's protest against the suppression by S. B. C. Ross, Licut, Colonel G. B. Crisp, the German authorities of the Belgian Messrs. Chan Kai Ming and Ng Hoa Red Cross Society :--- Tet, with the Medical Officer (Dr. W. W. Pearse) and the Secretary (Mr. W. Bowen Rowlands),

WELCOME TO A NEW MEMBER.

The TRESIDENT, on behalf of the mom bere, extended a cordial welcome to Licut. Colonel Crisp, who ucceeds Colonel Gordon-Hall.

THE ETERNAL QUESTION. Letters were read from the Government re applications for the erection of trough closets at St. Paul's Institution, Caroline Road, 18 water closets at Nos. 1 to 6 Cornwall Avenue, Kowloon, and three water closets at Ian Mor, No. 18, Peak, Road. In the case of the first two applications, the Government approved of the Board's recommendation that they be granted, but in the case of the last (Ian Mor) a similar recommendation was rejected.

On the 14th of April, 1815, Baron von Dissing, Governor-General of the occu pied Belgian provinces, ordered the dis-: solution of the Central Committee of the Belgian Red Cross and the immediato seizure of its funds and archives which were put ander the supervision of Count. B. von Hartzfeld, This decree was notified to the Central Committee and immediately applied by the Germans, who were accorapanied by a military force.

of violence which was absolutely un- This decree constitutes an arbitrary act warranted and against which the Belgian Government protests energetically..

October, 1884, signed the Convention of The Belgian Government, on the 14th Geneve of 2nd August 1864, and on 27th August, 1907, ratified the Internatione! Convention of 8th July, 1900.

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS. COFFS ORDERS BY LIEUT. COL, A. CHAPMAN, V.D.

PROMOTION.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to promote Surgeon-Captain G. DR. Black to be Surgeon-Major, with effect from 7th July, 1915-

MEDALS.

2-The Colonial Auxiliary Forees Officers! Decoration has been granted to Major D. Macdonald and Captain G. P. Lam- mert, in accordance with the provi sions of the Royal Warrants of the 18th May, 1899, and the 3rd August, 1002.

PAHADES. 3-Parades for Wodnesday, 14th instant.

7 a.m. Signalling Section, Signalling

Instruction at Headquarters. Remainder: Nii.

DETAIL.

4-Gun Club Hill, Kowloon.

On duty until 17th inst.: Civil Service.

Company.

Officer on duty: Capt. Churchill.

DETENTION CANE, KOWLOON.

On duty to-night: Centre Section M.G.

Company

Officer on duty Lieut. Wright.

On duty 15th inst: Left Section M.0. Co. and the following members of Right Section M.G. Co.: Ptes. Archio, Cordeiro, Greaves, Pereira and Machado.

Officer on duty: Capt. Armstrong. Orderly Officer until 17th inst: Lieut.

Reos.

Orderly Sergeant until 17th instant:

Sergeant Longmirem

MUSKETRY SCORENG DOOKS. 5.-A supply of these is now available for issue to all ranks, Company Sergeant Majors will draw the aumber required for their units from Headquarters ns soon as possible.

E. STEWART, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.K.V.C.

Founded in the year 1804, the Belgian Regarding this refusal, Mr. ColoRING organisation by the law of 30th March,

Red Cross was recognised as

a civic minated-Why?

- 1691. Its first statutes were drawn up Dr. FITZWILLIAMS minuted-It seems in accordance with the fundamental and pity that the recommendation of all the uniform principles of the Red Cross on medical members of the Board and the 13th March, 1986, new statutes equally in President and Vice-President should be accordance with these principles were overruled in what is apparently a most voted by the Society and approved by The suitable case for proper conveniences the Government A Royal decree, dated suppose it is not possible for the Board 25th March, organises the partici to learn what further reasons which pation of the Belgian Red Cross in time PRESS,"ecessitated the refusal were submitted to of war, as an auxiliary of the military

medical force.

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION EXECUTED AT THE OFFICES

“HONGKONG

OF THE

DAILY

the Council, and whether there were state ments to the Council which must have

The National Belgian Red Cross Society is therefore, legally constituted

WHICH ARE REPLETE WITH ALL THE LATEST AND MOST UP-TO-DATE been withheld from the discussion at the and is officially recognised by the Govern

APPLIANCES FOR THE PROMPT PRODUCTION OF

HIGH-CLASS WORK.

104, DES VŒŒUX ROAD.

HONGKONG.

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Developing, Printing and Enkrging.

Canton Marbles in Various Shades.

TILEPHONE 1219.

Hongkong, 4th February, 1916,

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ON ILDREN OF FAR CATHAY.

A GOTAL AND POLITICAL MOVE ON

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Board meeting "

The PRESIDENT, with reference to this minute, said he thought the Board members would be satisfied tolg they had before, making their recommen- go along as dations to the best of their ability,AN

An application for permission to erect

Water closet at No. 49, Conduit Road, was deferred, en the motion of the DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, until such time as the sewer had been attended to and necessary alterations effected:

WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM

On the motion of the PRESIDENT, the Medical Officer's minute on the water carriage system was laid on the table.

Dr. FITZWILLIAMS minuted with refer-

it

ment as by ollier Red Cross Societies.

Artiole 1 of the statutes provides that the society in time of war must give

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORES,

SOFICER.

G.0.C. has given permission for all ranks to wear one of the badges of the Fronch

76 gun on 14th July,

11

Under the auspices of the newly-formed Mt.

Austin Men's Society concert will be held in the Recreation an informal Hall, Mt. Austin Barracks, on Wednes dhy evening. 14th July, at 7.45 p.m. The concert is open to all troops serving

the Garrison

MOUNT AUTIS MEN'S SOCIETY CONCERT,

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE. ORDER BY MAJOR WAKEMAN, O.C.H.K.V.A.

4.D COMPANY.

its assistance to the military medical The Farnde ordered for Wednesday, July force and contribute to the relief of all 14th, in cancelledi

BU GAK-E. Brurrox, Capt.,“

Adjutant, H.K.V.R.

the victims of the war,

March, 1898, declares that as soon as the Article IX. of the Royal decree of 25tb mobilisation of the army is decreed, the Red Cross Society, as well as all other societies that are affiliated to it, must act in accordance with the rules for the military medical force in the field.

The above dispositions established clearly the limits of the action of the Belgian Red Cross, They could not be overstepped without coming into conflict

be applied in the occupied provinere of Belgium,

the German Governor-General in Belgium The Belgian Government is aware that has tried to oblige the Red Cress Society to take en petive part in the working of the institution he has organised urdor the name "Aid and protection to women the sphere provided for the Red Cross by work," and which is absolutely outside

Society. The latter's Central Committee declined the Governor's invitation and in doing so acted in accordance with the

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

PARADES (CENTRAL POLICE STATION, D.30 2.11.). Wednesting, July 14th-British, Portuguese and Indian Recruits.and hackward men, under Sergeant Major Friday, July 16th-Chinese Recruits and backward mest under Crown Sergeants All Rilles and Carbines issued to the Chinese,

detailed, Sergeant Major will at end.

RIFLES AND GARDEN 66. Portuguese, and Indisu -Platonusast be returned to the Armoury on Wellnes

sin st5,30 p.m. Portuguese Platoons will fall in nt 40 p.m. and Indinu Platoon Platoon Commanders will report to the

UKRY Muskatry Sergeant, who will supervise The match against the Hongkong Police will

the returns.

take place at Kidg's Park Range on Saturday, July 17th, at 2.80 p.m.

ence to the minute-1 fear this only with the Belgian Law which continues to day, July 14thi, Chinese Platoons will fall | touches the fringes of the matter Chinese reports are at the best only doubtfully approximate. What is wanted is a system and a paper on how to get The water supply is inexhaustible, namely, sen water; pumping is easy, piping arrangements want to be drawn up by a capable officer and coste submitted for early consideration by the Govern ment. The last is naturally the root of the, whole matter, and Hongkong has been allowed to continue for so long in its present state that a large sun will sooner or later have to be put aside, a sum which will look very large probably, statutes of the Society and with the but which should have been yearly spent Belgian law. Its attitude has been for the last twenty years or more and approved by the International Committee gradually been regulated to the growth of of Geneva. Notwithstanding this, Gov- the Colony The need of the system must ernor-General von bo self-evident and

Bissing took this

INTIMATIONS

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BY QEDER OF THE MORTGAGEÈS.

PUBLIC AUCTION. **

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"ESSES, HUGHES & HOUGH have M received instructions to sell by Publis

the 19th day of July, 1015, at three o'clock F.M.,

ON MONDAY, at their Austion Boom, No. 8, Des Voeux

Road Central, s

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THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES,

...

Situate at Shaukiwan in the Colony of Hong- kong and known as SHAURIWAN LOTS

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Nos. 59, 120, 378 and 391 in Four Lote... LOT 1-Comprises 2 well-built Dwelling Housen known as 13 and 15, Sharkivan-Main HORKAS

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Dwelling House known as Nos, 15, 17 and 19, LOT -Comprises all those well-Built Main Street and a 18, 20, 22, 23 and 24, Praya Shankiwan West,

Greund and Foreshore containing an Area of LOT 3-Comprises a Piece or Parcel of 2.970 quare feet, a well appointed site for Buildings or Ship Building Yard.

Ground and Foreshore containing an Ares of LOT 4-Compla: a Piece or Parcel of 3,700 square feet now used a Ship Building

obtained from Yard and Slip

Mens. DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & Partionlara and conditions of sale may be

HARSTON,

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and also from MESSES. HUGHES & HOUGH, Hongkong, 13th July, 1915)

IMPORTANT AUCTION OF LAND IN SWATOW.

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N.C. Officers are required to take thom- TRAVELLERS' BESTRICTION ORDINANOÐ. selves conversant with the provisions of Ordinance No. 19 of 1915. Copies willAVING been favoured with instructions he supplied them on application to Store- Sergeant Tape.:

of the state of FRANK HARRY HŸDZ (in F. C. JENKIN,

Bankruptcy), will sell by Pablic Auction within thetr Salesrooms,

D. 8. P. (Reserve).

WAR BREVITIES.

A gigantic new Zeppelin has made

is time that Hong refusal as a pretext to dissolve the kong should cease to be held up as an Society and to seize its funds and trial trip between Sweden and Denmark example of sanitary neglect and even Macao, to quote the nearest neighbour,

archives, N

The humanitarian aim pursued by the The airship is heavily armoured and

from TuS TRUSTEE

OF TUESDAY, the 10th August, 1915, at 4 PM, precitely. THAT VRYDABLE AND VERY DESIRABLE PARCEL OF LAND,

known as the site of the Swatow, Hotel (which situste in the Foreign Settlement of Swatow and Hotel was recently destroyed by fire),

PARTICULARS: The Land held under-one

be shown as a place with more up to date Red Cross and the good and charitable applied with three reservoirs for poison Foreign and two Chinese title deeds.

ideas...

GERMAN WAR LITERATURE

work it purposes to do entitle it to be considered as an institution to which all must pay respect

The act of valence of which the Belgian la sono further communications to impression,

Society is a victim has created a painful The Times, Neutral" writes that one

The Belgian Government associates of the chief books lately published is itself with the solemn protest raised by

Händler

und

Helden "the International Committee of the Re Traders and Heroes"), by Werner Cross against this arbitrary decision of Sombart. The first introductory chapter the German Governor-General, which is is called "Der Glautaskrieg (The not only contrary to International law War of Faith). It puts forward the but has deprived the Belgian Red Cross

called

g25,

A large farmer at Enat Barsham, Nor- folk, has discharged six or eight single men of military age who are eligible for the Army, several of whom have since enlisted and has engaged women to take their places,

Wounded officers from the front extol the King's bravery. During the attack, when dissuaded in the mountains from following the operations, the King hunter, and not afraid of mountain cimbing

The King of Italy has awarded the medal for bravery in the Trentino to Signorina Maria Abbriani for loading a Bersagliere bayonet attack on the village

The Ares of the Land is 3,120 SUPERFICIAL FEET.

THE NORTH boundary measures 52 FEET and Is bounded by property of the Estate of Diroke & Co. THE SOUTH boundary measures 62 FEET and

is bounded by a 15. Foot Road. THE EAST boundary measures 60 FEET and is bounded by the Maritime Customs, property

THE WEST bonadary measures 60 FEET and

is bounded by 16 Foot Road. The property is in the hours of the Foreign aitas in the port

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thesis that all great wars have been, and Society of the faculty of fulfilling the replied: "I am an experienced chamois Settlement and comprises one of the best busineon will be wars of faith, But the real, een mission for which it was created, tral, war, he claims, is being waged between Western European civilisa tien," the "ideals of 1760," and German. military culture, which the enemy denounces as German barbarisma." He develops this thesis in order to show that FOR THE ALLIED FORCES AT THE of Nori under heavy artillery fire. When Shanghai, and in order to give purchasers non- the centre point of the world-struggle is that between the shopkeeper and the hero" between this mercenary and the

CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO FUND.

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GEO. B. BAYER, P German nationalist cy

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