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GOVERNMENT AND SHIPPING,

DECISION REVOKED IN TWO DAYS.

OFFICIAL CONFUSION.

EVIDENCE OF COMPLICITY OF SUN YAT-SEN.

WAR

SUGGESTED MEANS OF PREVEN TION.

COMMERCE,

An interesting discussion took place at a meeting of the Perth Chamber of Commerce on the question of enemy trade

Offical informatics from Shanghái (say, the Peking correspondent of the C Daily News) states that among the cor- respondence found on captured partici- pants in the recent disturbance at the Aranal were five documents signed by De Sun Yat-en appointing naval cadets as officers in the Marie Corps. The opinion here is that this places Sun Yat-sen in a different category frenu that of a political refuges and should so free the Japanese after the war. The president. (Mr. Was dispossessed of his property, and Government's hands as to enable it to de port him without further ado-and thus prevent him from utilizing a friendly country for the purpose of launching plots to cause unrest in China,

Router's Shanghai correspondent also states that the aims captured were of Japanese make. These facts, cupled with the recent bomb explosion, which killed Japanese, and the disovery that Japanese are smuggling dynamite into Shanghai should be sufficient to enable Japan to make a thorough investigation and end once for all the activities of rebels sheltering in Japan.

the Chinese forec

SHANGHAI VOLUNTEERS

MOBILISED. The Shanghai Volunteer Corps were quickly mobilised at midnight on the 6th inst. Concentration of the forces was A strong Committee has been appointed first made upon the Yangkmgpang, the by the Prime Minister, at the instance of principal source of trouble enaing appar the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Secrently from the East. All Chinese who tary of State fer War, and the President approached the Bottlement from the of the Board of Trade, to arrange for French, Settlement were stopped and care-

fully searched. facilitating the trade of the country, n

af goods are concerned.

far as the work of the docks and transport

The artillery assembled at the gunshed, and after hooking in their guns were de tailed to make a tour through the settle On the other the decision to DChildren of the Fesk. Apply by Lettor exempt from requisitioning vessels load ment boundaries to the souls and weet, ing wheat in North America not later than while the remaining portion of the Chinese reserve December 18th for the United Kingdom were held at headquarters 68 å has already been revoked. Owners learn force and to cover the approaches to the The Light Horse ed of the original decision on a Wednesarmoury and stores, day, and two days later were informed patrolled the cutside of the Western Dis that it had been decided to apply thtrict during the night. exemption merely to vessels chartered by noon the previous day. It appears that the original announcement led owners whose vessels were employed in other im portant trades to apply for exemption also, and had exemptions been freely granted the fleets from which vessels could be requisitioned in future would have beer,

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NOTION

The Corps turned out in excellent strength, and carried out their duties with care cheerfulness, The various units were dismissed between 6.3) and 8 a.m., by which time all apprehension of danger appeared to hare vanished.

DISTURBANCES AT POOTUNG. Details of the trouble which took place at Poctung in which two Chinese con- stables, lost their lives and foul others wer wounded in the execution of their duty,

W. Garner) remarked that it was intend ed to bring the matter forward at each meeting of the chamber,

One

Ho

X ·HONGKONG VOLUNTEER2.

JOINED,

ZRAVE.

1. Tpr. D. Parves having joined the ranks is allotted Corps No. 3980 and posted as Private to Centre Section JL. G. Co.

2.-Private H, N. Pountney is grantod leave of absence from 14th Decomber, 1915, for the duration of the war. Private S. S. Moore is granted leave of absence from 14th December, 1915, to 21st January, 1916,

Pusty.

CARE OF MEMB

3-Grent care must be taken to prevent Bayonets and Scabbards becoming

The oil will be removed from rifles ou

the following occasions only: (1.)-Immediately before firing. (2.)-For inspection.

(3.)For parados and duties,

In all cases it will be replaced as soon

as possible:

MUFENTRY,

4. Muskotry, Trained men's Course, Part IL (Standard Test), avill bo carried

Park out at King's

Rango follows:-

Saturday, 18th instant, 2.30 p.m.-

No. 1 Section Antillery Battery, Officer on duty at firing point: Capt.

Scott,

Officer *

Murphy.

duty in buttp:

Lieut.

Sunday, 19tit insunt, 9.30 4.1.~~~

Engineer Company..

Officer on duty at firing point; An Off-

cer of Engineer Co.

Officer on duty in butie: Lieut. Kon-

nott. Corpl. Grimes R.E. will attend, X.C.Os, of the units firing will assist him. Uniform (Drill order) to ba The Officer in charge of the firing point is to check the ammuni- sion both before and after firing.

worn.

TARADE..

5.-Parades for Tuesday, 14th inst. -----

7 a.m. Members of Sigdalling Section and other Signallers, as detailed in Signalling Section Order, dated 8th December, 1916, Morse fing practice at Hoodquarters.

3.15 p.m. H.E. the Governor will pre- sent Colonial Auxiliary Forces Off- cars' Decorations (V.D.) to Major D. Macdonald and Captain G. P. Lammert on the Cricket Ground, at 6.30 p.m.

The whole Corps, with the exception of members of the Engineer Company detailed for duty with the Search Lights on that day, will fall in on the Cricket Ground, at 5,15 p.m. sharp.- Dress-Drill order with Caps. Oficers will wear swords. Mombers of P. of W. Camp guard will parade in their usual kit and equipment,

DETAIL.

6. Gus Club Hill, Kowloon.

On duty until morning of 20th inst. No. 1 Section Artillery Battery and Left Section M. G. Co,

Officer on duty: Lieut. Ras

P. of W. Camp, Kowloon,

On duty to-night

M. G. Co.

Centre Section

Officer on duty Capt. Wood,

THE SHANGHAI OUTBREAK. ENEMY TRADE AFTER THE fore the world." Continuing, Mr. Leslie said that when the military power of Germany was broken and we would conFS ORDERS BY LIEUT.-D6L, À, CHAPMAN, V.D. grudge the life of even one Australian soldier in the causo, if the unthinkable happened, and the war was abandoned before that power was broken-it re quired only very elementary knowledge of the German character to force that CONSIDERATION BY CHAMBER OF the manufacturers of Germany would be propared to hold up loth hands, and ery, Mercy, mercy, and it was safe to assume that such a cry would not be met by the German answer given to the manufacturers in Belgium, and in the north of France, where the manufacturer in many cases the machinery was stol from the factories and removed to Ger- many, the factories thesolves being de stroyed. We ought, therefore, assume and act on the assumption that commer Mr. Leslie said that since the outbreak oil Germany would be ready to take of wor the president had from time to the field the monent military Germany re- time made reference to the necessity for tired, and it was for us to say how their some strong action being taken to pre-advanoes would be met. Owing to the vent the enemy again entering into the enormous preparations for war which enjoyment of its trade held previous to Germany had made in times of peace, her manufacturing organisations were the war

In a recent able article which appeared probably less disturbed than our own, in the Sydney Morning Herald it was which had had to be hastily remodelled held that in order to kill German trade for the productions of munitions of all kinds. While the present time was it was necessary, first of all. to find out It is also alleged that the arms captured exactly what trade we had been doing therefore an opportung one to organise from Hunghutzes in Inner Mongolia, who with Germnay. An epitome of the Ger- against German trade in these dominions, Common- the present conditions were not the most hove now been scattered by a Chinese force, man-made imports into the

He were of Japanese make, a fact which the wealth for the year 1913 was given, show. favourable for the British maunfacturer Japanese Government no doubt will making them as amounting to £7,029, to prepare to attack that trade. the subject of a strict inquiry, as it is sterling. In commenting on the various would require a breathing space, both known that Japan would not wittingly itmes included in the list the writer to realise the new conditions, and to pre pare for them. No Act of Parliament associate herself with such outrages as said:"It is easy so pick out the com- those recently designed to disturb the pencemodities in which Britain is already sup. short of total exclusion of German goods but which failed owing to the activity of Plying Australia with hundreds of thou could grant him that, but the people of sands of pounds worth more than Ger- the Dominions might. So far as he could many, and it must be borne in mind learn, although there had been much dis The foreign Legations are greatly that the United Kingdom is but ene of cussion, no real attempt had been made pleased with the manner in which the

the several great markets with which our to grapple with the problem of eliminat authorities dealt with the Shanghai inci-orders can be placed. A number of the ing German trade after the war. | dent, BREN

commodities we have been buying from suggestion was an inquiry as to the best the enemy in past years may present means of transferring the German trade some trouble-cement, chinaware,glass to other countries, or absorbing it by and glassware, dyes, india-rubber goods, Australian manufactured goods, another metals, and musical instrumenta, for in was a high tariff will against German stance." He believed these instances goods. Both of these suggestions would covered the whole of the lines in regard take much time to carry out, and no de to which there would be any difficulty, finite body had been charged with their and personally he would go further and final consideration. Nor was it easily eliminate from them cement, chinaware, seen how any existing body, or any body metals (with the possible exception of be able to make suggestions, in either of glass and glassware, india-rubber goods, that could be called into existence, would zinc), and musical instruments, which these directions, which would be accept could all either be manufactured in Aus- able to the people of the Dominions, or

even to the people of Australia. tralia or imported from Great Britain or neutral quanti- thought, therefore, that the further con- Des for ou countries in sufficient quale sideration of either of those suggestions of the imports remaining was then only should be dismissed, and that the whole £68,049, represented by dyes, £20,969; of the people in the Dominions should and zinc and zine manufactures, £41,080. take the matter into their own hands. He understood the production of both of In doing so, he felt sure they could those lines was now receiving the active accomplish more than any Act of Parlia attention of the British manufacturers, ment was likely to be able to do for them, and that probably before the war was for what Germany had done to Bel- gium and France, some additional tribute over they would be in a position to meet all of our modest. requirements in those must be demanded by the people of the directions. With that accomplished, the Dominons, something that could not be whole of the German imports, valued in included in any indemnity, and some. 1813 at over £7,000,000, could be wiped thing that would make the whole. Ger

man nation remember their ingratitude out without much inconvenience and at

and crimes. He did not advocate an vary Fittle extra expense to ourselves, Looking at the lines which that huge sum increased tariff on German and Austrian steadily diminished The immediate effect

represented, it would be found that they goods. That was not sufficient. He ad were largely composed of lines which vocated a total exclusion for a period of the news that the Government had revoked their original order wis that

British manufacturers had been for many of at least ten years. To accomplish that supplying to Australia before the he suggested the formation of a Ten to which every member owners who were glad to take advantage by persons alleged to belong to the revoluderman rode carpaign over commenced Years League,

BIG of the original decision and charter their tionary party, have come to hand. vessels to the United Kingdom were pre-appears that while a patrol, consisting of lines which the British manufacturer joining should pledge himself to the was well able to continue to supply, but effect that for a period of ten years fol- ferring to charter them to Continental a police officers and a number of constables, lost partly through his own indifferenca lowing on the termination of the war, he ports at robes even higher than those was going on their rounds in Daungjao, to our market requirements, and prin- would not, either as principal or part- obtainable for United Kingilom ports.

Pootung, they met three men whose apoipally through inferior German-made ner, purchase any German or Austrian The issue and withdrawal of the order,

pearance aroused suspicion in the mind articles being supplied at a lower price, manufactured, or partly manufactured, like that of the issue and withdrawal of of the officials. They called upon them and introduced to our markets by me goods, either for his own use or for pur HONGKONG a proposed far-reaching clause for bills to step, but one of the three, hearing the thods peculiarly German. For the in-poses of trade. To aid the Australian members of the league in keeping this

ORDERE ST MAJOR WIKEMAN, 0.0., LE.V.B. of lading to which we called attention order, produced a revolves and shot dead traduction into Australia of German

the earlier in the week says The Times has one of the constables. The wielder of the made goods, the merchants of Australia pledge, and to protect them from un-

Hongkong, 13th December, 1915, deepened the conviction, which widely weapon and his companions at once were, he believed, more to be blamed scrupulous merchants in

With reference to Order. No. 92 calling obtains, that the shipping problems are bolted, but one of the Iatter than the general public, nor were the Kingdom re-exporting German or Aus- not yet being approached on the right was

constable. The various State Governments blameless in trian made goods as British, he suggested for a parade of " A," "B" "O," and "D"

Government Commonwealth that the lines. The various announcements un their

chase of the others continued as far as this respect. However, the time had gone thould be asked to amend certificate form Companies for Tuesday, 14th inst., at 5.15 issue when viewed as a whole have been

the Whangpos River in the vicinity of past for any recriminations, and all

drill order. GOODS.compared to a piece of patchwork There which, as the result of a search, the poli, would now have to work together to pre- A raquired ander the preferential tariff, P.,, on the Cricket Ground, dress will bo

is a solid body of opinion that only when found the corpse of one of their com-ve to the lost trade. It was pertain that the United Kingdom, to the effect cost vent the Germans from recapturing Eny on goods the produce or manufacture of

The following members of "A" # B‚” full uso is made of the services of shipping panions, who had apparently bear killed determined effort would be made to the whole of the manufacturing co and "C" Companies are required to attend experts will the shipping problems be while on duty.

Simultaneously with the enactment of tion of Germany after the war.

recapture it, whatever might be the posi- should have been incurred in the pro-

He duction in the United Kingdom instead of at King's Park Range on Wednesday, 15t

inst, at 2.15 p.m., to fire Part 1 (Trained Dross: Drill treated as a whole and handled with the maximum of efficiency.

this tragedy the police of the second was accumulating stocks of all kinds, only one-fourth, as at present, to secure

order. The new committee to deal with conges section arrested three men. In answer to ready for the moment peace was declared, the benefit of the preferential tarifi. For Men) Musketry Course,

Lance Corp!. S. Kelly, Pte. A Blythe, tion at the docks is a representative one questions, the first and bird admitted and mapping out his plans for an aggres. the purpose of further protecting the

shipping the Pte. P. H. Holyoak, Pte, H. Humphreys, lines, the dock companies, and the raiand alleged that they took part in the by the belief that our commercial in-gested that the Commonwealth Govern

Pte. G. H. May, Sergt. L, O. Ross, Pte. ways. Its appointment appears to be the capture of the Chaoho. The second said stinots would again take the place of our ment be asked to pass legislation en- E. A. M. Williams, Pte. W. E. Ford, Pte. outcome of the work of an Advisory Com-that he was a midshipman on board the patriotime, and allow him to recover all suring that all German and Austrian F. Allen, Pte. F. H. Winyard, Pte. J. I. mittee appointed by the Board of Trade same vessel.

the ground he had lost. A recent writer manufacturered goods imported into Aus- time ago, and it ja given wide execu The same village was the scene of an

in one of the monthly trade reviews, put tralia after the war should bear red Wood, Lance-Corp. V. Daniel, Pte. J. ASAHI BEER.tive powers. If it is able to co-ordinate attack on the Police Station in the third the

against Germany

much labels with black letters, in sizes to be Dalziel, Pte. A. Gray, Pte. L. Guy, Pte. the arrangements of the fighting depart section, the attackers having apparently stronger. He grid In victory or depresribed by regulation, showing the D. J. McKenzie, Pu. W Pearse, Pue ments with the requirements of the trade the aim of securing the fire arms known feat Germany will again rise commercial country of origin, and that it should be N. G. Nolan, Pte. R, Gray, Pte. J. Waldron, of the country it will perform a valuable to be there, The Police resisted the at-13 to fight with tactical boldness, strategi- an offence severely punishable to sell or Corpi, West, Corp). A. Edwards, Lance

and service. One matter which we hope will tack strongly succeeded in boating it off cal

consumate ability. offer for sale such goods without these Carpt. W, H. Ford, Pto, A, Calvert, Pte. come within the committee's purview is the and also in arresting three of their fer trade campaign is being prepared labels attached. In recommending these F. Piesse, Pte. Robertson, Pte. I. great loss and delay to which merchants assailants. Two of the men were wounded

now. Today, as well authenticated re suggestions to members for adoption, Mr. Brown, Pte. J. J. McCubbin, Pte, T. H. are at present subjected through the in the fighting.

ports from neutral countries show, Ger- Lesbe said he need hardly remind them Martis, Pte. S. H Dodwell, Pte. J. J. troublesome, formalities which have to be

many is gathering a vast accumulation of that we were dealing with the trade of Stubbings, and J. H. Kemp. ready-made articles of every description a nation which was at present our enemy observed before goods can be exported owing to the lack of Customs officer at Au inspection of the Chinese cruiser to be thrown on the markets of the world and could not again, in the lifetime of the docks with any discretionary powers Chacha showed that considerable damage immediately the war is over. Manufac. the present generations become The results frequently are that vessels has been done to her and it appears tured by workmen on wartime wages, and friend; an enemy that fired on our boats

SAN ROUTE MAROK. have to sail with a large amount of empt: marvellous that she was sunk. One six-at little cost, they will form a veritable engaged in the humane work of saving space, leaving hundreds of tons of cargo inch shell struck her just near the water deluge of half-price goods if once the their drowning men that turned their

10th, will take place on Wednesday, December 15th.. All ranks fall in at in the sheds marked "Not passed by line, piercing the armour and entered a flood is let loose, and allowed freely to machine guns on defenceless men strug The Route March, postponed from December The Central, at 9.06 p.m. sharp. Customs" Probably the most important compartment, where it exploded. It was pass the frontiers of other nations. The gling in the water for their lives; that offensive passengers, men, women, and work which the committee can perform will here that thrie Chinese were killed. An Germans know perfectly well that strict sent without waring, hundreds of in-

Parade of Company Inspectors and Ser- be to expedite the discharge and loading other shell the struck the lower part of business opposed to humanity and children, to the bottom of the sea; and

They believe

geants fixed for that day is cancelled. the conning tower where the armour is timent invariably wins. of vessels at all ports in the country, and not nearly as thick as that of the con- that English businessmen and Belgians, that by means of dropped bomb, murder- ed scores of innocent women and child- thereby increase the supply of tonnage so

ning tower itself, pierod through and as well as other allied nations, will for-

day, December 14th and 16th, ns warned greatly required at the present time.

exploded inside, blowing the plating out get their feelings if they can buy, goods ren. These were not isolated examples; Recruits will parade on Tuesday and Thurs

in Orders of December 10th and 11th. in doing so. The shrapnel when the ex- cheaply. They calculate on the hypnotic they were typical of the whole German

RIVLES. plosion cccurred pierced holes outwardly, influence of the bargain; they recall their authorities, typical of that Gerniany of practically riddling this part with holes. success in the past. The Germans won which Mr. Lloyd George spoke in Par

The Chacko is a ne vessel of 2,750 derful power of organisation is univer- liament as follows: We all recollect On all parades with rifles, 30 rounds of am- The report that the aggregate yield of tons, 330 feet long and 42 feet beam. She sally acknowledged. He has proved him. the great Balkan crisis. Nothing could of Germany. Nothing could have been north Manchurian beans this year is much is driven by Parsons turbines with an self the greatest adept in organised lying have been friendlier than the attitude I. H. P. of 1,000. Built at Elswick and the world has ever known. He has gone

more retiring, more modest, more un- the same as last year is corroborated says completed only in 1912, she has a speed from triumph to triumph in the fields the Manchuria Daily News. It appears of 20 knots. The condition of the ship of commerce by a campaign based upon pretentious. It was always After you." She did not want to push herself to the that any natural shortage has been quite slows that it has been well cared for and false market reports, forged reports on made up by the enlarged cultivation of

F. C. JENKIN, beans at the expense of wheat. This year' is a very useful fighting unit-W-C supply and demand; by unscrupulous front at all. She had a benevolent smile Tuesday, Dec. 14th-Orchestra Practice.

Daily News..

but very able representatives, pertins for France. She treated Russia as a Friday, December 17th-Band Practice.

brother. She smoothed

D.S.P. (Reserve). output are rather undersized, but are of

cious and lying consuls; by bribery and friend and a diplomatic astuteness, by the spread of down all the susceptibilities of Austria. a fine quality. They are well dried, as

Near Kashing Road a Chinese found alarming trade rumours about varius She walked arm in arm with Great Bri-

JAPAN'S CORONATION STAMPS. the weather continued auspicious prior to the harvesting reason. The slowness of down the side of the trek a cylindrical manufactures and goods; by the disse tain through the Chancelleries of Europe,

The number of the several denominations their appearance on the market is due to bomb. He picked it up and was examinmination of libels on importers abroad and we really thought that at last the

ing it when it exploded, seriously injur

ment of Communications in celebration of of stamps issued by the Japanese Depart- the Imerial Coronation was as follows:- 10 sen, 9,000,000; 4 sen; 2,000,000; 8 sen, 21,500,000; 13 sen, 21,600,000 The cost of production of there stamps is stated to have been V.15,240, while the face value ol the stamps and doubtless all were or will he said is Y.1,244,250, according to a ver-

and

NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatic or Indian A desiring to leave the Colony should apply in writing for permission to do so to the Captain SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, at least S hours before the intended hour of departure, giving name, nationality, age, sex, halght I occupation of the applicant, and stating the name of the steamer or other vessel or the hour leave. Applicants should apply in person for of the train by which the applicant wishes to their passes at the CENTRAL FOLION STATION botwear the hours of 9 A.M. to] P.M. and 9 P.M. to 4 PM. daily,

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BOMBS DISCOVERED,

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our

no other cause than the backwardness of ing his right hand. He was taken to theas to financia) ability, by working era of peace and goodwill had dawned.

the season..

Police Station, and sabesquently the up atmospheres in favour of German At that moment she was forging and goods, imported by Germans; by worm- hiding up immense accumulations of war police found six more bomis. They were ing influences with foreign frms; by stores to take her neighbours unawares found to be the ordinary frictional bomb false trade marks and origins, by found and murder them in their sleep, and one which when exploded gave a parti ing colonics of Germans in the world's (Applause.) cularly violent explosion

Several members briefly discussed Mr. business centres, like London; byen- tering sad influencing Stock Exchanges, Leslie's proposals, and it was decided banks and Chambers of Commerce, by that, as they were deserving of careful elastic banking, facilities and wide crithmight considen should be defer dits, and by a hundred other methods in 1 red until the next meeting of the cham- business now glaringly, unmasked be her.

After having been repeatedly rejected on account of a deformed toe on each foot,

ARRESTS IN FRENCH Private A Seaton, of Old Bilton Rugby.

DA CONCESSION. entered the hospital and had both toes amputated: He has now been accepted Inspector Xavier, of the French Nuni in the 7th Royal Warvick Regiment, al-Icipal Polio, stated that in al 22 Chinese

had been arrested up to the 6th inst. though barely of enlistment age

On duty to-morrow night: Scouts Co. Officer on duty: Capt. Stovartı,

On daty 15th inst, Scouts Co.: Officer on duty Lieut. Murphy, Orderly Sergeant until morning of

20th inst.: Corpl. A. A. Bolton.

G. E, STEWART, Capt..

Adjutant, H.K.V.C. VOLUNTEER RESERVES.

MUSKETSY.

G. K. H. Baurios, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.K.V.R.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

munition must be carried.

Details of No. 2 Company, etc., as warned by M., will fire on Sunday, December

MUSEETRY COURSE--PART I,

19th, Leave Blake Pier, 9 a.m.

RESELVE BAND).

nacular calculation