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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM MIDDLESBRO, HULL, LONDON, GENOA, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.

THE Steamably

GLENLOGAN,"

Captain H. J. Hender gut, having arrived from the above Porta, Consignees of Cargo are hereby Informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Howloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited Kowloon, and stored at Consignees risk and expense

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be emmined on FRIDAY, Bitt inst., at 10 AM.

All Claims must Es presented within Parm Days of the beamaz'a arrival here, after which date they can be recognized,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods

have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining

undelivered after the 1st Jan,

subje to rank

1916,

will be

bas born effected, No Fire Insurance Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY DECEMBER 31st, 1918

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NEARLY A FIGHT IN THE SOUND.

GERMAN IMPUDENCE AND A

SWEDISH RETORT.

This commander of one of the Swedish torpedo-boats, which was present at the affair in the Sound when to Germons

TRADE REVIEW OF 1915.

In accordance with our usual custom, we give below a brief review of the course of Frade in the Colony during the past

twelve montha m

PIECE, GOONS AND SUNDRIES,

Piece Gords has been a year of war rather than piece goods with all its consequent delayed shipments and diff culties in arranging colours and assortment for this market, the shortage of labour of Home and various other dificulties con tingont on the war. Business has prooedded much as usual, but the year 1916 has cor tainly been an historical one for the piece goods trade. After many trials previously: in which the Germans were always a wor blankot, the whole piece goods trade of the Colony was put on a cash basis is by mutual agreement amongst the British mer. chants, This is a matter for profound satie. faction, and it is hoped that we shall be able to continuo for many a long day trading on sound principles and not have agala to the obnoxious credit motor the introduction of which system we have to thank our enemies. The wondar, ful manner in which the Chinese have accus stomed themselves to these new conditions

towards the time for the new crop offerings CHINA'S CUSTOMS REVENUE. much of the took held here was sacrificed with heavy loss to the dealers. This was The following statistics show the total not only the base with American flour for

revenues collected at the various China The value of the years importa is roughly ports for the April-June quarter of 1915, the Shanghai product suffered wrerely. 85,460,000. – For the present the markets all as compared with the same quarter of ever the East are firm, and there is fair 1914, as summarized in the Quarterly demand. The stocks held in Hongkong at

ELIPPING NOTES.

ANOTHER NEW FRENCH MAIL- STEAMER

The as Porthos belonging to ting Messa geries Maritimes Go,, waien loft Marseil-

on the 28th November, on her maiden. trip, will arrive in Hongkong on January

present are about 250,000 bags, with nearly Boturns of Trade recently issued from lat or 2nd from Haiphong on her way to

much more to arrive during the next the statistical department of the Mari-Japan, three months

time Customs

Tonnage is now very short, and the Pacific coast mits find much difficulty in fulfilling their orders, freighter having ad vanced from five gold dollara & year ago to Aigun twelve dollars per ton at the present time Sansing

The prospects for the coming year ara by Harbin District (See Note) 20 menns bright, mill prices being too high for the native consumers.

Manchouli Harbin Suifenho Pricos started to rise at the beginning. Hunchun.

Lungchingts of the year and have continued to do so, this being duo to shortage of stock owing Antung

Tatangkow to dealers not buying in the carly part e

Tairen the year, at the high prices then ruling

Newchwang Prices at the present time are very high owing to the great demand at home to Chinwangi munitions and to the shortags of freight Tientsin The dealers have made very handsumn Chefod profits, this being due to the high offer Kochow received from Japan, where all available Chungking stocks, have been shipped. They have no Ichang had had such a prosperous time for many years. Bhasi

As to the coming year there seems nic Changsha likelihood whatever of present high price. Yochow

Hankow falling, on the contrary, a freight room in scare them over, there is every chance of Rukiang - still higher prions, business at the moment iu staple lines being practically at a cton-l. still, owing to the impossibility of obtain Chiakiang ing ready cargo room on the other side.

may be taken as a good sign of the general slability of the trade and the capability of the Chinese native desler, to

to the ocasion when necessary and

to rise to The shortage of dyes has had a vary bad. effect on the grey and white shirting trade, resulting in very big stooks accumulating the godowns with no prospect of an early outlet,

found for some On the other hand, there has beau good business in fancy goods throughout the year, and the Chinese have reason to congratulate themselves on their timely purchases, as the market has been continually rising, so that to-day very fine profits are shown in their purchases made oven a month or two ago,

The liquidations are nearly finished, and they have been so carefully conducted that no great disturbance has been felt either by the European importers have or by the pative deslers. It has not been obrious to commercial men why the Government has desmed it necessary to conduct these liquidotfors so leniently and with so much regard to the enemy's interests, and one feels that the whole trade will not be com- pletely satisfied or feel properly at home until the door has been barred on enemy firms, bang, bolted, and

OPIUM

As practically all the onium in stock horn has been sold to the Chinese authorities and there are no further importe, interest in the opium trade has consed. The quantity of opium sold to the Chines authorities by importers in Hongkong was 800 chests, at the following prices.

Malwa, ne 89,300. Patua, at 29,150. Benares, at $3,050,

QUSSIA AND MÁTTING,

The Cassia business during the year has been much about the same as last year, with the exception of the last few months, when trade bas heen rather brisk, hayo gone up oring in the main to those in the rate of freights. Not so much has been done in masting, because, owing to the Weng River floods, there has been a scarcity of material

KHLOBENE

Notwithstanding the sorious floods which occurred during July there was a general increase in consumption of petroleum and its products for the year of about 10 per cent

On account of the scarcity of tonnage and abnormal freight rates the price of kerosene oil has advanced about 55 cents per unit.

COTTON AND YARN MARKET.

Vanking Shanghai Soochow Hangohow Ningpo Wenchow Santuas Foochow

This vessel, a sister ship to the sa Athog, voo built in Dunkirk by the 1915. (1914

** Chantiers de France" and has the Hk. Tis. Hk. Ts folowing demensions: Length, 530 feet;

6,952 11,757

breadth 62 feet, depth, 45 foot, dis 52,817 14,433 coment, 18,133 tons Her engines de- të op 9,000 horse power and an average 33,089

01,108 spel of 171⁄2 knots was realized at liợ 157,328.

00,846

official trial. 117,698

87,123

The liner is equipped in every

pass blo 3,067

7,703

way to meet the demands of the most

· 3,894 8,382

exacting sea, travellers. A laundry, fitted 188,020 150,582 with electric materials, and large refri

830 2.302

gerating rooms doserve special mention, 449,162

415,841

The first-class department, with dining- 309,760 241.205

room, music-room, and smoking-room fine. 82,049 120,333

ly decorated, can accommodate 94 passen. 1,002,700 1,292,648

gers. The second and third classes are +172,734 162,309 fitted out with spacious cabins for 98 and 520,950 100 passengers respectively. The between- 129,674 decks can be occupied by over 1,000 per-

21,384

loaded into five hatches

226 92,582

15,656

9,402

68,033

sont

10,115 The cargo is

$8,018 € 17,283.

937,907 1,120,962)

128,905 with electric crates of the latest type.

The owners have devoted close attention to the matter of life-saving applicanoes 247,890

A great number of lifebuoys can be re- 10:1, 398

77,218ased merely by handling on electric 182,842 witch. The hull, entirely steel, is divid- 2,932,976 3,153,837ed into ten water-tight compartments, all of which can be shut simultaneously from 31,87€

the bridge by the officer of the watch in 162,234

case of danger, so that the vessel is prac- 153,594

168,077

70,078

66,109

108,824

32,118

70,741

123,626

24,023

20,786 tically unsinkable

107,312 106,280 126,673 128,220 Note-Total collections for the Harbin District, including Manchouli, Har bin, Suifenho, H. Tle. 308,083.

The Tairon figures for 1915 includes junk duties of H. The 10,040.

BRITISH NAVAL OFFICER'S ESCAPE FROM DENMARK.

I WANT TO TAKE BACK MY

PAROLE."

As a consequence of the escape of Lieut. Commander Layton the officers and mou of the 51s, who are prisoners ¡u Den- mark, are no longer allowed to be under parole, They have boon conveyed to the Royal Dockyarda mine station at Brams nasvig, for Holbäk.

Woollen Goods-Prices have been on too endesvoured to geize the British my, high a level all the year to permit of much Thelma in Swedish territorisa wabora, business being done. Most of the mills at gives the following interesting details, cloth and other war material, which, in the Home have been employed on making Army says Reuters Stockholm correspondent:woollen trade, seems to have resulted in Exact measurements showed that the panic prices and an abnormally high level German torpedo-boat destroyer was 2.1 in comparison with cotton goods. A satis mile from the Swedish coast when she factory feature is that it has been possible tried to stop the Thelma. In spite of to dispose locally of stocks that had been this the destroyer made for the Thelma held since 1911, the year of the boog in at full spoed. The Swedish torpedo-boat | European clothing, which had been unsale Polluz went to port of the steamer, When Able until the high prices quoted all round the German boat saw this she altered ber made dealers look round for cheap stock lots, course and passed to starboard, conee Sundries. This is generally known as the quently between the steamar and the muck-and-truck trado.** We cannot say Swedish mainland. The German man-of- that it has been possible to replace to any

The full story of the escape of Lieut- war signalled immediately: Stop at extent the former German specialities with

Commander Layton, is now published. Al once, oz. I fire... He then pointed her British = goods. This is owing to the

frst Lieutenant Layion was allowed his guns direct at the Thelinade fact that English makers have been far too

Herberty on parole, but not long after his Captain Tait of the Theime, gare busy with their Home market and with Opium. During the first part of the year, internment he mid to the commandant of orders that the engines should be stop munitions to take full advantage of the few sales were reported in the market, the naval barracks "I want to take ped, and asked the Pollux if he should excellent opportunities which have bear Latterly, owing to the laying of a heavy back my parole. You are going to stop the steamer. No before I have going. The shortage of labour has also been import duty of nearly 83,600/- per chost, try to escape," said the commandant in spoken to the German ship came the a deterred factor in bringing this abuut, business slackened. Last September a com affect; “I shall therefore have you very resolute reply. The Pollu now reduced Nevertheless, good loal has been accompany was formed in Canton for purchasewell watched her speed and passed around the Teelma' plished, and apart from a few incopreni- of whole of the Hongkong stock, and the stern between the Thelma, and the Gerence and higher prices business has been man destroyer. The latter then altered much as usual. The Japanese have supplied the elevation of her guns so that she could a good many wants which were formerly fire over the Swedish torpedo-boat at the considered German monopolies, and America Thelma

Mae

Immediately the bugles of the Polluz sounded the order Clear for action Guns and torpedo apparatus were free of their coverings, the commander drew his revolver, and the men strapped on their cartridge belte. This was the work of moment. The next minute we shall seo something, was "he general opinion on the Thelma, where some anxiety was displayed.

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has also come to the rescue in several cases,

The floors is Canton upset the whole trade, of the Colony fncluding the piece goods trade, for a whole month in July and August and matters were very serious at one time but another instance was provided of the recuperating power of the Chinese. Speak ing generally on the trade in Hongkong, one bas to remark that it is only here and there that the Chinese have realised that prices are on a very high level and likely t. Then suddenly a throbbing was heard to increase war or peace. In ordinary in the air. A Swedish aeroplane descend times the Chinese have a habit of waiting ed over the German destroyer and came and waiting in the hope that prices will down between the two warships. She go down, but is a class they entirely fail immediately rose again and circled over to realise the seriousness of the war and the the funnels of the Germani vessel as if to fact that prices, with a few exceptions, have Bay, Don't try it on, or I shall have attained a higher moale, which is likely to something to say in the matter, too. The bo spermanent. same moment two more Swedish torpedo KOUR boats appeared upon the scene.

The Gorman then steamed southwards.”

PRIESTS SHOT AND ARRESTED.

ROUMANIA'S STRONG PROTEST AT SOFIA

Tho Corriere della Sera states that the Hungarians have shot eighteen-Rouman

Messrs. S. D. Setna, & Co's, fortnightly reports from 15th December to 29th De comber, and the report for the year 1915 states:

whole stock of opium thus went in the hands. He was as good as his word. Comman

der Layton's quarters were placed under of the Canton Authority from the Opium double guard and always there seemed to Combina as prices: 0,150 for Poigin opium, 88,950 for Benares opium, and $9,300 for be three or four sentries watching hie Malwa opium. Thus the Opium business in movements. To make matters worse, the Hongkong passes from the hands of the commander was seized with an influenza Opium Combine to Cantone cold,

COTTON-During the past fortright unler review, market ruled steady, and salos were reported of sout 850 packages at 828 to 820 per picul. The unsold stock is estimated at about 600 bales,

Sentries stood at the door of his room and never seemed to alacken their vigil- ance, They looked through the peepholes in the door to see that everything was all man right. They did it as usual on the parti During the current year 1915 business was eu.er evening Layton escaped Ab the reported of about 4,500 packages, compared moment one peeped through the peephole with 9,500 in the year 1914, and 6,609 in the lieutenant was standing upright the year 1919 Prices in 1913, were $30 to against the wall out of the sentry's field 637 per pioul, in 1914 820 to 30 per af vision, and in the bed was a dummy, pical; and in 1915 821 to 832 per picul made up of a sponge and other articles.

YARN Owing to fall in the rate of CK THE ESCAPE, exchange, importers asked for higher rates, and business was reported of about 1,350 bales, as unded

100 bales of Colaba, No. 10s, ab 8109 per bale 200 bales of David, No. 10s, as 8101 to $103 per bale, 200 Gold Mohour, No 10, at $109 to 8104 per hale: 150 bales of Indo-China, No. 10, at $102 par bale; 200 bales of Phoenix, No 109, at 9103 to $104 per bale, 200 bales a Indo-China No. 19s, at 8107 to $108 por hale; 800 bales of David, No. 20s, at #151 per bale

The four receipts in Hongkong in 1916 were 2,075,129 bago, as against 8,939,764 for 1914, showing a shortage for the present year of 1,861,825, bags, and the heavy drop of 9,101,404 bags from the imports of 1813. The changes for the present year show Canada a drag down from 423,334 bags to 60,000 bags, a loss of 863 334 bags, while

while Unsold stock is estimated at about 40,000 Chins came in with ab u: 200,000 bags, the hales, Bold but uncleared stock is estimated first ever received from that source The at about 20,000 bales, causes of this great falling off in 1916 traceable to the henry stock carried over

A few minutes later the attention of one of the sentries was otherwise engaged, and Laytor cautiously opened the door and slipped into the next room. There a thick serge civilian suit was found, and in this be clothed himself. Then the ecap- ing officer found himself at a window over- looking the street.

The next obstacle was the canal, an arm of the sea, which had to be crossed some how. The right was dark and bitterly cold, there being being several degrees of frost Clothed as he was, Layton took the most direct course Into the water he went, and swam for it. He had about a an priests who were accused of espionage, from 1915, the high prices ruling in the

hundred yards to re-no small task the The Roumanian Government has made a United States early in the present year, and

for a man still suffering from influenzo. vigorous protest through its Minister at the fact that the Chinese Government xemor

But he did it, and, having accomplished Sofia against the arrest on charges of esed the restrictions and allowed the export

his swim, he took off his clothes and wrung number of Romanian of four from China to foreign territory

Thence to the ferry. Here he tarned Fionnge of a prieste

this being entirely new unexpected the dealers. The effect of the change was Stock Exchange Committee to do away himself into a porter, and managed to get to flood tas markets of Hongkong and with the necessity of the seller supplying a job to carry a traveller's heavy bag to the Straits Settlements with China made distinctive share numbers will be appre the station. There he entered a grain, and four,

as well as all the coast ports. As the cisted in the rubber section and should in due course resched the dock-side, where mills in Shanghai alone are capable of pread to a furter expansion of business. A he got on board a ship bound for Chris ducing about 80,000 bags per day, if they deal of buying has come from the pretiania.

MUSCULAR BACKACHE.

THE STRENGTH OF RUBBER With rubber at 344, par lb. as against 2 at the end of last year, the share mar- attention. The decision of the London Het is naturally receiving a good deal of them out

men may or may not be true,ENANG

HONGKUNG VOLUNTEERS,

DONT'S CHERIS BY LINUX.-COL. 4. CHAPMAN, V.D.

JOINED. 1-The undermentioned have joined the Corps, are allotted Corps numbers, and posted as follows:-

No. 1959 Sapper J. S. Johnston o

Engineer Company

No, 1954 Private W. 0 Ogley to

Signalling Section,

No. 1960 Private J. Brown to Centre

Section M, G. Company. MAGURESIGNATION,

2.--No. 1727 Pie, F. H. Haker is por mitted to resign, on receiving a Com mission as temporary And Lieut. R.G.A., dated 2nd December, 1915.

ENGINERII COMPANY.

3.- .“ Stonecutters. Relisfa" for Junnary is posted on the notice board at Head- quarters for information of all con cerned.

RANTİLLERY BATTERY,

4.For drill purposes the Battery is

divided into the following four aub sections

No. L-Sergt. Crawford, Bombr, Izer, Gr. Finch, Gr. Jack, Gr. Green, Gr. Silkstone, Gr. Overy, Gr. Rolph, Gr. Parkins, Gr, West, Gr. Hump. hreys

No. 2-Sorgt. Sorby, Op!, Young, Or. Henderson, Gr. Forbes, Gr. Cormae, Gr. Fraser, Gr. McTavish, Gr. Brown, Gr. Edwards, Gr. Ainslie, Gr. Buckworth,

No. 3.- Sorgt. Frith, Bombr. Mac

Pherson, Gr. McCrae, Gr. Macdonald, Gr. McKay, Gr. Longfield Gr. Elson Gr. Totam, Gr. Muirhead, Gr. Ger Tard, Gr. Miller, Gr. Hidden, Gr. Heath,

No, 4-Cpl. Duncan, Bombr. Bassford,

Gr. Senth, Gr. McCubbin, Gr. Fog- land, Gr Sloan, Gr. Young, Gr. Beck, Gr. Johnstone, Gr

Gr. Bateman, Gr.

Boulton.

Yes, 1 and 2 sub-sections will drill on Tuesday, and Nes, 3 and 4 sub-sections on Fridays (except when on guard), commencing on Tuesday and Friday, 4th and 7th prox.

PARADE,

6. Parades for to-day, nil.

DEFAUL

6. Gun Club Hill, Kowloon.

On (nty until morning of 2nd prox—

Right Sortion M. G. Co. Officer on duty" (biout. Kenneth 1. of W. Camp, Kowloon.

On duty to-night No. 2 Section Arty,

Batty.

Officer on duty:. Licut. Danby,

On duty 1st Jan, No. 1 Section Arty, Batty, and Left Bection M. G. Co, Officer on duty, Capt. Armstrong. Orderly Bergeant until morning of 2nd

prox-Corpl W. Brown,

G. E. Brawant, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.K.V.O.

HONGKONG POLICE REJERVE.

ANNUAL DINNER

its proposed that the first Annual Dinner

As

of the Police Reserve should be held on Saturday, February 6th, the anniver sary of the formation of the Corps by His Excellency the Governor

it may not be practicable to seat more than 200 men, Company Inspectors are asked to send to this office, on or before.

January 8th, the probable number of men who would attend from each Pla 100s, including Sergeants. The charge will be about $2 per header

OHUBOR PARADE, NO. 2 COMFAN

ranks of No. 2 Company will attend Divine Service at the Roman Catholic Cathedral on Sunday next, January 2nd, 0 9.50 3.m. The Folice Reserve Band will also attend. Fall in at Central Police Station at 9 a.m. Dress: Uni- form, cape and covers. No rifles to be carried. The parade will be taken by the 0, 0, No. 2 Company, zm120

APPOINTMENT-OF MUSKETBY SERGEANT,

The Hon. C. 5. P. has sanctioned the pro-

The muscles of the back do the heavy can secure the wheat în suficient quantities vingas maye & London contemporary and Vers little of the rest of the story, un- worked or ill-nourished they scho and no doubt they will in time be competitors modity from the United States the interest be interesting to tell of Commander Lay- All work of the body. When they are over and at prices in line with the Pacific coast, with the increasing demand for the com- fortunately is for publication. It would

perple who are looking for trouble begin for this trade. It is only in the last few in the share market is likely to be main bon's disguises during the remainder of to worry needlessly about their kidneys. Fears that the Shanghai mills have been tained. It is noteworthy that forward his journoy, how narrowly he escaped de

Backache may be due to lumbago, which brought up in size and equipment to even as rheumatism of the muscles of the back; all their home requirements; and no doubt contracts are being made at satisfactory oction, and of his final passage from Ber- but more backaches are caused by over in the near future they will so improve the price, and that is having the effect of gen to England. A story told by seafaring strain, overwork, and muscle starvation quality of their wheat as to produce the stimulating confidence.

Management on the estates has proved" I 16 true that you are a Yankee 1 due to thin blood than by anything else, higher grades of four, although they havo

Dr. Williams' Pink Pills build up the over 1 on a financial succes for the owners generally, costs of production have been said someone on the boat Waal, I guess blood, and sufferers from bachache world The loss of the Canadian trade has been reduced materially, and improved methods I am," said Layton in the most approved do well to try this treatment before giv-caused by the heavy demands for their proof tapping and cultivation are benefiting American style I'm observed the in VISITORS TO CANTON to worry over a fancied or ducts in Europe, and the abortage of ton- the quality of the output. There is no berlocutor, if you weren't so darned sure doubt the buying of rubber has been about it I should say you were a British ganic disease. Rest and treat. 18gs, owing to the withdrawal of ment with Dr. Williams the topic tren Bespress liners, white, Australia, which has quickened by Use existing uneasitiens on naval offer."

wheat account of the submarine activity in the HOME AT LAST, FROM HONGKONG TO CANTON Correct most form of hecho, even dropped out entirely oving to the Mediterranean, Arrivals in Great Britain At any rate when a particularly travel

hemple who work too hard heavy poduos in to harvest there gave sleep too little a short course of treatment mills some hopes of again. coming this way that fact has had its effect on prices, presented himself before the transport offi with Dr. Williams Pink Pills is all that with their surplus production, but the Gos-Would be investora in rubber shares have is needed to drive away the pains said ernment having taken over the entire wheat hear in mind that the raw material is acher that are warnings of a coming stop and fixed a price falls 25 per cent likely to fall back to half a crown per lb breakdown.

above that ruling on the Pacific coast,

at which Begin to renew your strength to day by practically shuts off any chance for the mills when supplies coms along again in normal quantities. However, that price, with sharting Dr. Williams Bank Pal for soling this way any volume of four, as their the all-in ost reduced to 18 or less per Pale People. All dealers all them, but capacity far exceeds their home consumb there is till a good margin for profit you should make sure to sak for Drtion, the millers hopes are far from being Therefore, with care and discrimination, Williams

A realised, and many of them will be short an investor should be able to celost a nom- Also direct and post free from Dr. the Williams Medicine Co., 90, Sawchuen

Prices have not hald up during the season ber of shares worthy of support, and the Road, Shanghai, 1 bottle for $1.50, 5 under review, In January the average was outlook for the market may still be regard

1095-4 bottles 38.00.

about 855 per bag, and in August, 280, wailed as promising.

"FY THE PEARL LIVER,

::

CAPTAIN O. V. LLOYD

With Illustrations, Maps and Plans,

PRICE

$1.75

On Bale at:- Hongkong: "DAILY PRERS" Office,

Messrs. KELLY & WALER, JAD Mesars BREwan & Co. Messrs A. 8. WATSON & Co.

Canton

shortage, oßer any flour.

motion of PCWF Ford to the rank of Musketry Sergeant. He will report to the MSS

FO. JENEIN,

D.B.P. (Reserve),

General von Kluck, who commanded the right wing of the Gorman Army on the West front, is quoted by the Berlin car respondent of the Vienna Zeit as saying

cer at & British port in order to get back to London he was not unnaturally looked upon with suspicion, but he fablished his bona fides in a manner that opened the transport officer's eyes, and that the bravery and tenacity of the Bri- For some days prior to the official antish troops must be admitted. “And cape- nouncement of his escape Lieutenant-Com- cally the old long-service men were very mander Layton wes in Liverpool on a bajet serious opponents. Anybody who knows visit to his family. He stayed with hat British military history never under-csti- parents at Weat Derby, and saw mates the British soldier. For he has brothers and a number of personal friends proved his worth in all wars, Hamember |He was in excellent, health and spirits, Waterloo.**