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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23rd, 1915.

PRINCE OF WALES FUND,

BUBSCRIPTION LIST NO, BI.

10.00

320.00

Anon Taikoo Dockyard Staff (12tb

Sub) Hongkong Tramway Co,, collect-

ed in the boxes in the trami cars from 18th to 30th Sept. Mr. R. D. Harvey's Fund:-

Collected by Mr. H. Murray

Bain: Mr. W. A. Donald-

*****...$15.00 Mr. H. Murray Bain 15,00 Mr. Geo. Harper 5.00 Mrs. E. Murray Bain 15.00

son

B4.17

84415-As a Beam O'er the Face of the Waters

Gluck

64108-At the Brook......

64001-Ave Maria

.(Violin). ('Cello).

Powell

... Hollman

64480-Because (d'Hardelot).

McCormack

50.003

Collected by Mrs. B. Eustaco : –

57186-Parted (Tosti)

87169-Serenade Espagnole (Ronald).

Caruso Caruso

Mr. F. Crawford

0.00

Mr. H. Seriven....

6,00

81868-Genis from Robin Hood, No. 2....

Light Opera Co.

Mr. England

2.00

Mr. D. Clark

2.00

Mr. A. E. Paino...... 5.00

Mr. G. F. Harman 6,00

à Sicilian Vespers-Selection...

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Mr. K. L. Bridger... 3,00

J. A..

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Mr. H. Bullock ... Mr. J. Ainslie

1,60

3.00

Hamilton

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King of Siam and Football,

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Peking Notes.

Swatow Notes.

Death of a Pioneer Missionary.

Gold Brought to Japan.

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President's Daughter and the Boy-Emperor.

Attempt to Assassinato Admiral Tseng.

Torpedoing of a British Transport.

Eastern Bank Results.

The Secretary for Chinese Affairs.

Who Shanghai Volunteer Reserves, Sanitary Board.

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Local Sport.

Germans in Hankow Chub.

Correspondencei-

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Our Curreney Muddle.

War with Bulgaria.

British Red Cross Society and St. John's

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France and Indo-China,

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SUBSTITUTES.

Collected by Capt. C. A. Mutton:—

Mr. and Mrs. C. A.

Mutton

15.00 Miss E. O'Sullivan.... 5,00 Mr. H. Cadinan 10.00 Mr. J Naklo.

10.00

Mr. 6. F. Matthews 5,00

Collected by Mr. P. M. Ceme-

ford: -

20.00

Mr. F. Graham Capt. C. H. Alcock 10,00

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.

DORES ORDERS BY LIEUT-COL, A. CHAPMAN, V.D.

JOINED.

1-The undermentioned, haring joined the Corps, are allotted Corps numbers and. posted as follows:-- No. 1922 Private W. E. Cook 10 Centre

Section M.G. Co.

No. 1923 Private A. L, Kamsay to

Signalling Section.

PROMOTION,

2-Sapper F. W. T. Ross, Engineer Co.. to be Lance-Corporal, dated 22nd October, 1815,

DETAIL.

9.-Gun Club Hill, Kowloon.

On duty until 29th instant:

Service Company. Officer on duty: Lient. Lindsell.

P. OF W, CAMP, KOWLOON.

Olvil

On duty to-night: Scouts Company. Officer on duty Lient. Weall. On duty 24th inst.: Scouts Company Officer on duty: Capt. Stewart. Orderly. Sergeant until 29th instant

Corpl. Lovich,

G. E. STEWART, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.K.V.C.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVES.

39:00, ORDERS BY MAJOW WAKEMAN, O.Q. H.K.V,R.

NEXT" FOR DUTY.

PRISONERS OF WAR CAMY,

Friday 20th October, Sections 1 and 2 of

A Company

Saturday, 30th October, Sections 1 and 2 of

Company.

"B

45.00 Sunday, 31st October, Section 1 of “C” Co. Mostar, 1st November, Stetions 3 and 4 of

"A" Company.

Mr. S: H. Dutton... 10.00

Mr. A Kuma

5.00

Mr. W, Gui

10.00

Capt. f Hussey

10,00

Capt. A. Fraser

5.00

70,00

Collected by Capt. H. D.

Jonas:-

Capt, and Mrs. Jones 30.00 Mr. F. G. Becko...... 15.00 Mr. W. L. Foster ... 10.00 Mr. J. H. Woollacott 10.00

Collected by Mr. R. D.

Karvey:- Mr. McGregor

(Foochow) Mr. J. P.

(Haiphong)

3.00

**

Scott

28.31

Mr. F. Borington ... 39,00

Mr. A, H. Roberts 5,00 Mr. J. Stalker

| Tuesday, 2nd November, Sections 3 and 4 of

"B" Company.

Wednesday, 3rd November, Sections 2. 3.

and 4 of "0" Company.

GUN OLUB HILL,

Friday 29th October, Sections 3 and 4 of

"A" Company.

Saturday:

30th October, Sections 3 apel 4 of "B" Company. Sunday, 31st October. Sections 2, 3, and 4

ofC Company.

Monday, 1st November,. Sections 1 and 2 of

* Company.

Tuesday, 2nd November, Sections 1 and 2 of

"B" Company.

05.00 Wednesday, 3rd Sovember, Section 1 of

"C" Company:

2.00

Mr. L. Corner

3.00

Mr. N. Railton

1.00

T, S.

3.10

69:41

Mr. and Mrs. Stark Toller,

Pakhoi.

́ ́Arthur Lawrence Toller, Pakhoj Gerald Stark Toller, Pakhoi... Mr. T. S. Yeung, Pakhoi Mr. and Mrs. Wilding, Hoihow Mr. H. 0. Jones, Hoihow Mr. S. G. Newall

10.00 8.00

2.00

10.00

13.60

Ojugar Singh

A Friend ...

Kowloon Dock Staff (Sept.) Mr. R. D, Harvey's Fund-

Collected by Mr, E. F. Igle

(Kongnoon)

Mr. J. Chipperfields 6.00 Mr. D. B. Izatt

5.00

Mr. H. C. Serimshaw. 4.00 Mr. Friedman

PARADE.

"A" "B," and "C" Companies will parade on the Cricket Ground, at 5.15

p.m., on Wednesday, the 27th instant

Drew Drill Order.

RSCRVITA, Recruits will parade on the Cricket Ground, on Monday, the 25th just, Wednesday, the 27th inst, and Thursday, the 28th inst Dress Drill Order,

BIGNACLES.

A certain number of men are required to qualify as signallers, Men selected will

POLICE, HESARVE ORCHESTRA PRACTICE,

Monday, October 25th, at 6 p.m. sharp. Tuesday, October 26th, at 6 pm. sharp.

LIST OF MEMBERS,

A

CS. P.

*KEECHEENAIRES” AND REGULARS.

complete list of all members of the Police THE NEW AND THE OLD ARMIES.. Reserve has been called for by the Hon. A vivid description of the New Army at the front and how it differs from the bid Regulars is sent by a correspondent of the Associated Press at British Head quarters

0.0. Companies will accordingly send in a typewritten and complete list of the names and ranks) of their men to the D.S.P. Office:

F. C. JENKIN,

D. S. P. (Reserve).

GARMENTS FOR TROOPS, &C.

GIFTS FROM HONGKONG.

This week the following garments have been sent home (through the courtesy and kindness of Messrs. Shewan, Temea & Co.) by the women of Hongkong to Mrs. Eden, Jackanapes Work Society, 94, Marl- borough Mansions, West Humpsteart, London, NW., for distribution. Two parecks containing:-

0 Cotton shirts,

2 Dozen small face towels,

2 Dozen small price towels,

2 Saits crepe pyjamas.

Suits fannelette, pyjamas, Pairs slippers.

1 Dozen writing pads,

330 Envelopes.

13 Ting preserved ginger.

2 Dozen pairs socks. were spoeially made up for the Soldiers' and Sailors at the Dardanelles by friends in Kowloon.

And the following were also sent to Mrs. Eden. for distribution,

2 Bed jackets

1 Child's coat.

1 Child's dress.

6 Men's coats.

5 Men's waistcoats.

8 Men's pairs trousers.

Scrap books.

2 Woner's coats and skirts,

I Woman's blouse.

19 Pairs men's socks.

1 Muffler.

4 Pairs mittens.

Two parcels were also sent to Madame Langsdorff, Women's Emergency Corps, 10, York Piace, Baker Street, London, W., And two parcels to Miss Lloyd Thomas (for Miss Tucker), Soldiers and Sailors Help Society, The Institute, Mansfield Street, Haggerston, N.E.

A VAST WAREHOUSE.

TIME.

be exempt from Guards, Piquet duty THE PORT OF LONDON IN WAR and Parades other than Signalling Parades, attendance at which will be compulsory. Candidates to send in their names to the Adjutant at ones.

MUSKETRY, INSTRUOTIÓN.

STRIKING FIGURES.

How the Port of London has adapted 10.00 AU N.C.Os, will attend at the Cricket itself to war conditions, which have made Ground, at 5.15 p.m., on Tuesday, the it busier than ever, is described in the 26th inst, and Thursday, the 28th inst.sixth annual report of the Authority, for instruction in Musketry inder C.S.Ms. Bond, Cooke. and Ruttey.j Officers will also attend.

MUSKETRY.

16.00

5.00 76.00

279.00

TRANSFER. Pte. E. Davidson is transferred from

Section 2 "B" Co. to Section 3 Company.

POSTINGS.

47.00 Pte. V. C. Parr having joined is allotted

Corps No. 540 and posted to Co, A

2,00

Mr. F. A. Page Pat-

rick

10.00

Anonymous

10.00

Mr. E. F. Lyle

10,00

Collected by Mr. C. E, Warren :----

Mr. R, H. Hamson,... 5.00

Mr. A. J. Walters ....

4.00

Mr. H. Stainfield ... 5,00

Mr. A. Cordeiro

3.00

Mr. J. Acock

3,00

Mr. Xavier

2.00

Mr. A. J. Lindberg... 2,00

25,00

Collected by Mr. T. Carr Ramsey (Swatow):~~ Mr. G. D. Pitzipios 15.00 Mr. J. M. Forbes... 20.00 Mr. C. Hodgson ... 10.00 Mr. A. Macgasan... 10.00 Mr. G. H. Fletcher.. 10.00 Mr. Teo Yer Swee... 10,00

Section 9.

Pte. F. C. Goodman having joined is allotted Corps No. 511 and posted to

The New Army, he says, is known the French peasants As the Keecheenaires."

Well named is the New Army, writes the corresponderit, It has brought a new element into life at the front. They bear the stamp of long route marches over English roads, and of the morciless formal training of the drill ground.

On seeing three or four hundred soldiers bathing in a canal, their broad chests and the ne play of their muscles. [told that they were of the first hundred thousand which answered the call to mis last August.

If the average old-timer of the tren-,

ches had to run five miles against thes Javerage New Army tan he would be blown halfway and the New Army man world trot past the goal an easy winner. UEDTIME ANTHEM,

Sitting in a dug-out under shell fire is nut exercise. When men, come out of the trenches they want to sleep and ent. The tendency is to grow" fat.

The veterans are fight-hardened and trench-hardened, but not muscle-harden- Jed. That is the reason why the officers

encourage cricket and football and other ·.

It saves the men from the rad- sports. gery of compulsory exercises. Lo, keep them in condition.

The other night, when one hond some soldiers billeted in a barn singing, one was certain without asking that, they were New Arny men, The British Re galar rarely sings in camps or on the march. Neither elated tor depressed. be plugs along, loving

his day's work. As the New Army Hows in he will [be out-sumbered but unchanged.

Those New Army nien ar singing down in the straw for the night in the land of France, which was all so new and strange to them and so commonplace to the veterans. Their fresh young voices. were piensant to the car.

Every one hopes they will keep ou singing. At intervals one asks himself: What is missing in the British Army, anyway! Then he answers: Music, of course.

If a band were to start playing in the trenches there would be a shrapnel hullet through the drum and a high explosive. in the mouth of the horn in short order. Hands may have no place at the front, but that does not rule out the Scotch bagpipes.

When you heng The Caniphells are! {Comin" at the head of a Company marching back from the trenches-well, for want of other music the bagpipes. become sweet to other than Seotch ears. No modernisation of war will separate

Scotch regimens from its pipes.

The bands were left at home to pid recruiting," say the New Army men.

We did not know, but your officers might bring along their swords," markext, the old timers.

re-

at the expense of the young junior There the veterans were having a dig. officers, many of whom were at school when the war began. If there is any ornament which is obsolete at the front. it is the sword,

published last month.

The total net register tonnage entering and leaving was 26,842,730, the percent age decrease being 12.80.

The sword is the officer's symbol of During the year the Authority banded authority; the sign that he is on duty or received 2,389,028 tons of import goods In place of it the officer at the front

"A" Co. will parade on the Cricket Ground, at 7.30 am., on Sunday, the 81st inst., in full marching order. for warehousing or for immediate de-wears his sword-belt. Only one fresh to. special tram will leave The Peak at livery, an increase of 168,782 tons, or the front would see anything odd in 7.15 a.m.

7.65 per cent. This is a higher total counélces officers with empty frogs for than any hitherto recorded, and is a holding their swords at their lips. counted for by exceptionally heavy land-

*** THE EMPTY FROG.'' ings for warehousing.

The stocks at the end of March in the a year ago had no idea of ever being an The young officer of the New Army who warehouse directly controlled by the officer also has the empty frog, and Authority were 50,139 tons, as compared carries a walking stick. His sword, along with 636,090 tony on the corresponding with countless other swords, has bee date in 1914, an increase of 2.44 per cent.checked outside the cloakroom of war.

You cannot tell him from the other decrease in wood stocks of 80,348 tons notwithstanding.

officers, except by his eagerness and his Grain and seed, sugar, meat, and wool battalion insignia. show the largest increases, and the few I had studied trenches and dug prac items in which decreases have occurred ties trenches, and witnessed trench de eg dried fruit, paper, and wood, are monstrations, "said one of them, "but mainly imported from the areas affected when I came to go into a trench for by the war.

instruction under fire, I found that it wae not like what I had imagined. H.E. the Governor's Tile Shooting Competi-

Stocks have been abnormally heavy wonder why nobody has yet been able tion will take place on Sunday, October particularly since the outbreak of the to describe a trench so that you can really 81st, at Stonecutter's Range. The war. Deliveries have also largely ex- see it. Even the photographs deceive Captains of Teams will attend the meet-ceeded the average, being 1,570,073 2008, you. They always represent some show ing of the Inspectors and Sergeants ay compared with 1,248,801 tone during trench." fixed for Thursday, October 28th. the preceding twelve months, an increase For ten months the New Army had

Co. "C" Section 3.

G. K. H. BRUTTON, Capt.,

-Adjutant, H.K.V.R.

HONGKONG POLICE. RESERVE.

MUSKETRY.

ABNORMAL STOCKS.

The firing of the Police Reservo. Musketry of 321,289 tons, or 25.72 per cent.

Course, Part 1, will commènes on Sunday morning, November 7th, at Stonecutter's Range. Details of the Course, with diagrams of targets, will be issued. Platoon Commanders will draw for the order of firing this Course on Thursday, October 28th.

PATROLS.

3. CENTRAL,

October 23rd and 24th. No. 1 Platoon, No.

1 Co., as already detailed. October 201b tu 28th.--No. 2 Company.

II. EASTERN, October 23rd and 24th-As already ordered

Mr. A. R. Pollock 5.00

(85

Mr. Tan Cheang Yong 5.00 Mr. T. Carr Ramsey 5,00 Mr. Tan Boon Ek . 5.00 Mr. Lim Mark Chuan 5.00 Mr Heng Yeh Mang 600

105.00

Members of the E. P. Mission

(Swator)

96.80

Members of the Customs Staff

(Swatow)

55.00

Collected by Mr. R. D. Hurvey:

Mr. J. H. Baekhouse... 15,00 Mr. D. E, Clark

5,00

$

Less

diff exchange Swataw currency

an

20.00-

948.60

13.17

(1043.

331.93

1,447.17

5.50 p.m.-Sergeant Silva (S), Neves

(S), J. R. Pereira (P). 8.50 p.m.---Mehr Din (S), Khan

Akbar (P); Monday, October 25th:-

(S), M.

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Already acknowbidged Lists 1/50. 203,669.46

$270,116.63

Monthly Subscriptions Already acknowledged Lists 1/50

Remitted to London:

22/12/14

29/ 3/15

28/5/15

3/9/15

217.40 62,527,92

III. WATER POLICE.

Saturday, October 23rd:---

5.50 p.m.--Cruz (S), Xavier (S), Souza

(F)..

8.50 p.m.-Fyfe (6), Maxwell (5),

Doughty (P). Sunday, October 24th-

5.50 p.m.Weaver (S), Nicoll (8),

Robertson (P).

8,50 p.m.-Bailey (S), Packham (S),.

Fothergill (P).

PARADES, ETU.

62,744,72 All Inspectors. Crown-Sergeants and Ser

geants will meet at the Magistracy on Thursday, October 28th, at 5.30 p.m. sharp.

$ 332,801,35.

£17,000 7,000

2.000

3,000

£29,000

Balance in hand Hongkong, Octalier Nit.

328,645,94

9,205,51

N. J. STABB.

Hou. Treasurer.

Monday, October 25th-Whole of No. 3 Co.,

including Recruits.

BECRUITS.

waited for its Mecca. Its soldiers have The export traffic handled on the dock read all about the effects of modern shell quays amounted to 751,074 tone, as com fire. They know what they are in for. pared with 823,885 tons, a decrease of Learners, they came among experts, Ex- 72,791 tons, or 8.8 per cent,

pecting to be regarded a great deal as Twenty prize ships, representing 32,000 novices by the old hands, and except for tons net register, were brought into the the veteran Regulars' little joke at their port and accommodated.

expense, they have found everybody rory Warehousing accommodation

every kind.

"It's

where was filled. The Government brought "We need you-and there can't be too to the port in a few weeks 100,000 tons many of you say the old-timers. of sugar, which the Authority was called you who must finish the job which wo apon to accommedate. The Authority, have begun."

at an expenditure of £01,000 to date, There are men in the New Army who dealt with the abnormal conditions by have incomes of ten thousand a year, undertaking extensive and rapid expandigging trenches beside a man who had sion of storage accommodation, repre- not a shilling when he enlisted, senting in area 906,500 square feet.

Tht animal one of allowances to de pendants of members of the staff serving

It reached

THE COLONEL AS PARSON,

with the Forces is estimated at £21,060.

As regards finance, capital expenditure

Sir Robert Baden Powell is responsible totalled £986,384. The gross revenue for the following story: tinues to show expansion.

There were no parsons in Afghanistan, £3,76,795, leaving a balance over and divine service used to be taken by the diture of 21,359.816, and after making necessary deductions, £187,808 to be car-colonel. One day, when he began with his enormous voice, the mules in the baggage ried forward..

lines all started whinnying, thinking he So he must be giving the order to feed. broke off in the middle of "Dearly be loved brethren, and shouted out: Tall out a corporal from each troop and go and stop those males making that damned noise!

FIRE AT SEA.

THE INDRAWADI?! ENTERS COLOMBO.

voyaga

"

The spiritual privations of this camp life are matched by privations in the com The mer Lodrawudi, c from the Far East to Boston, put into missariat department, but the same cheer Colorabo harbour last

fre ful alacrity in finding expedients is to be inonth, The following mes of No. 1 Co., will parade having broken out in beg No. 2 hold. secu.

under the Sergeant-Major for Squad Everything possible was done and assix- **But that was the extent of his com- No Drill on Monday and Thursday, October twoce rendered in barbour as soon as pos-missariat-some bread and some gin! 26th and 28th, at 5.80 p.m.

sible. The fire was got well under by the batter or any such luxuries, Jani! Pcs Macdonald Fyfe, Rosser, and the following morning. The Indrawadi was: What do you want with jam? Tra! Why recently joined men of Nos, 3 and carrying a large general cargo. It is tea, when you've got gin Lard! What Platoons, whose names must be sent in estimated No held contained about fort For cooking the snipe! Try gin." by Inspector Sirdar Khan,

a thousand tons. The fire had not So we did, and the result was excellent. penetrated other holds. The Indraadi, The system was afterwards adopted in the J. R. Macdonald and 5. R. Moore, to 2nd which belonged to the Indra Line, was mess, and has since, I believe, been taken

Platoon, No, 1 Co.

JOINED.

recently purchased by Messrs. Holt.

up by the Ritz Hotel!"