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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14rm, 1916

MOUTRIE PIANOS

INDO-CHINA STEAM

NAVIGATION.

TRANSFER OF CONTROL TO THE EAST

AN EXAMPLE TO GERMANY,

THE BRITISH VICTORY AT

KUT EL AMARA.

LENIENCY) OF THE CONGUERONS.

Bir Mark Skyes, who recently paid

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WAR NEWS.

ALLIES CEASELESS GUNS, Wounded German soldiers at Ghent say that the Allies, guns, do to find Germans a moment's rest. The roads are, owing to the frost, alringt im

the trenches, where shells pour in like

FAR EASTERN MEN AND

THE WAR,

meeting visit to the Indian Expeditionary, Forepasseble, and great discomfort prevals for home on January 12th of last year

in

An extraordinary general of the Indo-Chinu Stenis Naviga: in Mesopotamia, has contributed a des hailstones.

The death is reported of 2nd Lieutenant Cyril I. V. Bussy, 10th South Staffa, formerly agent for Mesars, David Sassoon broke out volunteered for service, learing & Co., Ltd., at Haukow who when wat

The deceased served in "A" Compotty, S.V.C. during his residoncs in Shanghai pany, but had to resign on being trans- ferred to Haakow.

Bepresent the highest degree of perfection in artistic construction tion Company was held in London jast oriptive account of some aspects of this outfought and outranged in artillery, and was promoted. Lee,-Cpl. in the Com

and are backed by

GUARANTEE

for

FIVE YEARS.

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INSPECTION OF OUR 1916 MODELS which might from time to time be neces between the inhabitants of the towns and

INVITED.

EASY TERMS CAN BE ARRANGED.

S.Moutrie & Co., Ltd.

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VILLIERS

ILLUSIONIST.

WITH HIS COMPANY OF SONG, DANCE AND MUSICAL Artistes TABLEAUX VIVANTS, ETC.

MOVING THEATRE,

KOWLOON

(NEXT TO POST-OFFICE).

TO-NIGHT!

COMMENCING),

AT 9.15 F.M.

RUMANIA WAITS FOR RUSSIA.

The Germans, they declare, have been month, to consider alterations in the ar- operations about the time of the battle The Germans are making great efforts to ticles providing for the transfer of the of Kut-el-Amara, September 27th 20th, drain the Yser trenches, head office and board of directors of the 1815, from which the following are ex CARPENTIER GETS MILITARY company from London to Hongkong. tracts:-

CROSS. Captain H. Keswick, M.P., who pre-Kut of the day before, yet with a differ Kut the day after its occups ion was as sided, said that the proposals were ence. The Turks had

Carpentier, the French champion brought forward at the direct request of British-had come The British soldier, French Aviation Corps, bas hoon decorat gone and the boxer, who is serving at the front with a an important bonly of shareholders in the first gentleman in Europe or Asia,cd with the French Military Cross for China, who had the support in the matter and his brother the Sepoy were in posses calm, conspicuous bravery, Carpentier, of a further large number of shareholders son. Now neither Britou uor Indian during heavy fog and rain, on the 25th in Great Britain. Besides transferring the owe any debt of gratitude to the Arab September, few over the German lines head office and the directorate to Hong- tribesmen who have plundered, wounded, at an altitude of only 600 feet. He made kong the proposed alterations provided for mutilated the dead, snipped, pilfared, several flights with remarkable froid, the appointment of attorneys in Great Bri-spied, and betrayed; there is no reason never returnine without having accom- tain with full powers to carry on any work why our fighting men should distinguish plished his mission, although his aero- plane was riddled with bullet shell sary, including the issue, and transfor of the encampments; roughly dress, lang splinters, shares. It was also stipulated that all uage, habits, and appearance are one and directors must be British subjects, thus & war the soldier has no time for nic going a step beyond the recent Order-in-ethnological difference and the historical Council with regard to British companies influences, in China, as that Order required only a

All the English and the Indian soldier majority of British directors on the board knows is that his dead comrades bodies of any such company. Their business, are stripped and sometimes mutilated, which was carried on 10,000 miles away, little likely to return, that perhaps a that if a trapper lose his way alone he is was subjected to extreme fluctantivas, de-bullet has sung past his own topi or pending, for the most part on purely local puggares from a mud wall above which conditions. The Eastera shareholders felt Hutters a white flag, that he has now that these could be met more efficiently by again found a dear loved friend lying a board on the spot, and there was no hos-au offence against the morning light, tility on their part towards the present with throat cut from ear to ear; conse directors in asking for the change. It was quently for good or ill the word Arab anticipated that in future the annual ac not one to evoke the gentlest feelings counts would be presented to the share in our soldiers' breast. holders two months sooner than was pos-

For the last work the Turkish com- sible under existing conditions. The board under had been maintaining his prestige A telegram from Bucharest states that were unanimously of opinion that the by daity hangings and shootings, his last the impending Russian invasion of bal- change would be to the company's interest.act before leaving had been to shoot aixgarin is causing great consternation among

or Bulgarian people. resolution approving the proposed individuals for desertion, spying,

Four battalions of alterations in the articles was unanimously cowardice. Enter the victory: within an German troops have been sent to Rust- carried.

hour the women were chaffering milk, chuck, where the Danube divides dates, and sweet lines, the merchants were Rumania from Bulgaria, The troops somo offering contracts, policemen were put-time ago sent to Varna, on the Black Sen, rolling the dirty little streets, a governor and Dedeogatch, on the Aegean, have been RUBBER REPORTS. established in an office, tired troops were sent back by train to the front of Dobrnja, standing in the sun while billets we Rumania's trana Danubian province bor The net proft of the Krubong (Malacca) of all, the Arab cultivators were drop sought for them, and, most unbelievable

dering on the Black Sea. Rubber Plantations for the year

taping in to complain of a certain horseman September 30th amounted to £3,57%, as who had ridden through a crop of beans, land of a supply and transport officer who

TO-NIGHTT! gains! £1,945 for the previous season, to had parked his belongings in a garden

FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY. All Performances -2 solid hours' entertainment.

PRICES OF ADMISSION.

EVENING 9.14 KM,

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Gallory (Asiatics only)... Children under 10 years of age-Soldiers and Sailors in uniform;-Half-Price to 1st, 2nd and 3rd Classes only. Hongkong, 14th January, 1916.

HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO

WEST RIVER STEAMERS.

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JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO. LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

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HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

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- HONGKONG TO CANTON. {

CANTON TO HONGKONG,

FRIDAY, 14′′H JANUARY, 1916.

8.00, HONAM. 4.30 pm. FATSHAN.

8.00 am. HRUNGSHAN, 10.00 pm. KINSHAN.

SATURDAY, 15tu JANUARY, 1916.

8.00 mm. HEUNGSHAN, 4.30 p.m. KINSHAN,

6.00 .. HONAM. 10.00 p.m. FATSHAN.

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

8.8. SUI TAY, Tora 1,651.

18.8. TAISHAN, Tons 2,006. HONGKONG TO MACAO. Wook days at 8 am, and 2 p.m, from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf, Bundays at 9 a.m. and 1 pm, from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf,

MAÇÃO TO HONGKONG.

Wook days at 7.30 am. xad 2 p.m. Sundays at 7.30 am, and 3 p.m.

EXCURSION TO

MACAO.

SUNDAY, 167¤· JANUARY, 1916.

The Company's New Steamship

"TAISHAN

**Will depará from the Company's Wiss Lox STREFT WHARF ai ́9 a.m., and reforz trom Macae at 3 p..

NB-The Company will also ran a Bleamer from Macao on Baaday si 7,30 4,1. and from Hongkong at 1 p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Bireet Wharf.

FARES AS USUAL.

CANTON-MACAO LINE. B.S. SUT AN

Departures from Maoso to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 9 p.m. Departures from Canton to Macno on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, xt 4.80 p.m. JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG. CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD., AND THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.

8.8. BAINAM, 589 tons, and 8.8. NANNING, 569 tons.

One of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Wachow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at about 8 am and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton on the same days at 8.30 am. Hound trips take about 5 dayn. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Company's direct Steamers LINTAN and SANUI. These vessels have superior Čahin socommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity Electris Fan in eah Cabin.

Booking Office open daily (Sunday excepted) 9mm to 5 pm. Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., Lan,

Hotal Mansions (First Floor), opposite the Blake Fier.

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which has to be added £1,720 brought for- ward. After writing off the balance of preliminary

formation and

expense (£700) and £500 depreciation, the dire tora recommend a final dividend of 7 per cent, making 13 per cunt, for the year leaving £1,1 to carry forward. This is the company first your in which divi- deads have been paid.

The profit of the Bantam (Java) Rubber Estules for the your caded June 30th amounted to £25,930 (against £11,058), to which has to be added £6,765 brought forward. The directors propose to carry to development account £2,297 write olt against depreciation of buildings and machinery 20 per cent, £2,697, to pay a dividend of 12 per cent, less tax, £18,750, to pay extra remunera tion payable to directors (free of lax). $4,000, and to carry to reserve account £3,000 leaving to carry forwrd £4,051 The preceding dividend was 3 per cent, in 1919-1913.

ANSWER TO DELGIAN ATROCITIES. This is a good enough answer to Belgian atrocities, for all that the Germans falsely allege as an excuse for their filthy conduct has at one time or another been actually done to our men in Mesopotamia; yet when they occupy a town within three hours of a hard-won conflict, the bazaar does not close, the coffee shop is thronged, the women do not pause in their work by the water side, and the fellah instinctively avails himself of the first opportunity in perhaps 1,000 years of making a frivolous, com- plaint to an impartial dispenser of ju tice without fear or danger of being paled. hastinadora, cuffed, plundered, or set in the gaol

11 Frightfulness is one theory of war, certainly the Briton has another as the motto instead with carry on of Kultur" and in lieu of the Furor Teutonicus a kind of Juris Obsessio

So the Arabs eye with uncomprehend The report of the Kuala Klang Rubing looks the bronzed, peaceful British ber Estate for the year ended September soldiers who talk so quietly to one an 30th states that the

other, and who walk about the streets not planted are remains at 015 acres

year's with the swagger of conquest, but with the staid assurance of the City man re- crop was 167,1891, against an es timate of 165,000lb, and

These British ቢ Field turning from business.

The

of 151,033lb. last year. For the cur-soldiers, so clean and so cheerful, have rent year the estimate has been placed at arrive a wonderful load through this 175,000lb., of which 33,084lb. have been campaign; they have borne beat, vermits secured for the first two months. mosquitoes, fever, double duty, heavy The average gross price secured is 2s, casualties in the field; sunstroke, heat- 3.08d., comparing with 2s. 2.05d. last se stroke, malaria, and typhoid have exacted son. A satisfactory reduction has been a dismal toll, and anyone who counts the effected in "all in" costs which work out casualties in the various actions and com at 11.67d., as compared with is. 2.10d. last pares them with the numbers engaged year. The estate is reported to be free will perceive that the fighting has in

sistent, as anywhere in the war.

There is every indication that a crisis has been reached in, Rumania, Diplomatic circles in Paris. are optimistic that Rumania will soon, enter on the side of the Allies, The Bucharest correspondent of Le Temps states that the Rumania Gov- ernment is only in disaccord with the oppo sition so far as dates and methods are con- much convinced as M, Filipecso, the op- cerned. The Premier, M. Bratiano, is as position leader, thot Rumania, must take part in the conflict. Rumanin has decided to mobilise directly,

Diplomatic experts at

Russia moves,

Rome believe

REPORTED DISTURBANCES IN GERMANY,

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.

CORIS ORDERA BY KIRUT.-COL. A. GRAPHÂN, V.DI

LEAVE.

Sergt. Major W. M. Sutherland is. grouted leave of absence from. 12th. January, 1918, to 12th January, 1917,

and

Pte. P. S. Dixon is granted lenve

absence from 27th January, 1916, for the duration of the war.

PARADNA.

2.--Parades for to-day (Friday).

3.10 p.m. Centre Section M. G. Ca- Machine-gun drill at Kowloon Docks, Launch loaves Statuo Pier nt 4,80 p.m.

5.15 p.m. Nos. 3 and 4 Sub-sections Arty. Batty, (as detailed in Corps Order No. 4 dated 30th December, 1915)-10 pdr. gun drill at Headquarters.

Sergt. Bradley, RG.A., R attend." 5.18 pm M, G. Section of No. 3 Seo-

tion Scouts Co-Machine-gun instruc tion at Headquarters. Remainder of No. 3 Section-Bayonet fighting at Headquarters,

5.16 p.m. Civil Service Co.-Drill at

Headquarters.

5.30pm. Engineer Co.-Squad drill and Maskotry exercises on Kowloon Cricket. Club Ground, under Sergt.-Major Higby.

Remainder, gil,

FIELD OPERATIONS 10TH JANUARY, 3. The Scouts Company will parade on 16th inst. at 8.45 mm, on the Cricket Ground

Dress, Arms, and Equipment... –– Khakiy drill jacket and shoris, putties, brown' boots, helmets, rille, sidearms, bet and two small pouches (empty).

DETAIL. 4-Gun Cub Hill, Kowloon:

On duty to-morrow morning-No.

Section Arty, Batty.

Officer on duty: Capt. W. M. Scott.: P. of W, Camp, Kowloos:--

On duty to-night: Wight Section M

6. Co. Officer on duty: Lieut Konnett, Orderly Sergeant until to-morrow-

Sergt. Hegarty,

G. E. STEWART, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.K.V.0.

A cable to the Statesman on December 25th says that despite Wolf Bureau de- nials, news from various sources confirms tumours of serious disturbances in Ger- many. The Central Neies Austerdum cor- respondent reports fresh rioting in Berlin of more violent character than before; be alleges thousands of people, chiefly women, traversed the streets uttering hostile cries HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVES, against the Emperor William and shout- ing "Give us back our sons, give us work or bread, we want peace." It is asserted that a strong police force, barring the Parades for to-day at 5.15 p.m.: Dress, whole Withelinstrasse, prevented the crowd from demonstrating before the Imperial Chancellor's residence; the crowd seems only to have dispersed after several charges by mounted constables, and fresh riots are feared,

A Lugano newspaper publishes an ne- count of socialist demonstrations at Leipzig, where speeches were made invoking peace and condemning the government for ruin and exhaustion of the country; foally the police, it is alleged, charged the crowd, killing and injuring many persons.

The Times publishes a facsimile of a manifesto furtively circulated in Berlin before the meeting on All Souls' Day; it reads "Long live pence, the people want pence. This meeting, ale, was crentually dispersed by the police many people being shot.

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MERCHANT OFFICERS NOT TO ENLIST.

..! ORDERS ST MAJOR WAKEMAN, 0.0., EL.K.V.B.

drill order.

PARADEA,

Signalling Section at Volunteer Headquar "A Co, on the Cricket Ground.

ters. Uniform to be worn. FIELD EXERCISES.

Members of "C" Co. will parade on Sun-

day, the 16th inst., as follows:- Kowloon residena in front of Dock Otico

at .45 a.m. Taikoo residents at Taikoo Dock at 9.45

0.11.

Remainder on the Cricket Ground at

8.45 a.m. Dress: drill order; topees to be worn. No haversack, water-bottle or pouches. The following Signullers will also attend.

under Lance-Sergt. J. W, Crawford :— Ptes J, W. Graham, J. Martin, H. E. Goldsmith, aud. J. A. Plummer.

# K., H. BRUTTON, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.K.V.R.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

PARADES, 5.80 P.M.

Friday, January 14th.-No. 4 Company and

Recruits of all Companies.

from weeds, and in excellent order and Mesopotamia been as severe, if not as per the President of the Board of Trade Saturday, January 15th-Corps Parado of

condition throughout. The profit amounted to £11,773, making with £3,318 brought in £15,091 (against £9,292). The directors recommend a final dividend of 90 per cent, making 25 per cent, for th Fear (against 29 per cent.), and the placing to reserve of £3,000, carrying for ward 3,341.

YARN MARKET.

A MOTLEY FLEETLUSE But it is not only the soldiers who are

all ranks except medical exempts, Con tral Station, 2.45 p.m. sharp, Monday, January 17th-No. 4 Company

and Recruits of all Companies, Tuesday, January 18th. No, 9 aad Ambul-

ance Companies, p

Wednesday, January 19th.--No. 2 Company, Thursday, January 20th.--No. 1 Company Friday, January 21st-No. 4 Company and

Recruits of all Companies.

MOVEMENTS OF BOATS, ETC.,

and Patrols, in addition to Water Patrols, are ordered to particularly prevent the movement of boats, campana, eto, to, aud from the water front during pro hibited hours. Visiting Patrols will see that this Order is carried out.

VISITING PATHOLS,

and absence.

The Imperial Merchant Servic,- Guild have received the following telegram from stating that Certificated Merchant Cap- If the British soldier leads, the Sepoy

regard to the paramount importance of has not been slow to follow; and to see the tous and Officers should not enlist having wounded Indian soldier stiffen himself on maintaining British Shipping. Also 盛 his stretcher and sit up to salute an uncommunication has been received from the known British officer gives one a glimpse Admiralty which states that, in response of that spirit of loyalty, pride, and glory to the representations of the Guild, the in the profession of arins that no windy Lords Commissioners have addressed an intriguer can dispel and years of patient urgent letter to the War Office, pointing justice and devotion of forgotten genera-out that, so far back as 18th May last, they undertook to exempt seamen from tions of Englishmen have evoked.

enlistment in the Army, and in their lordships' opinion, the urgent med for such exemption has not diminished during Messrs. Polishwalla & Kotwall, of Hong- to be considered as working in this on- the past six months. Their lordships kong, in their last report of the Colton paign. A river war presumes ships and wish to learn whether the supposition of and Yara market, 3ay:-

ships presume sailors; the Royal Navy the Guild that Recruiting Officers under We regret having to chronicle another and the Royal Indian Marine provide the Lord Derby's Scheme had not instructions fortnight of absolute stagnation, there latter, and the bounty of Heaven, the to avoid enlisting merchant seatoen is being hardly any movement to report. Ottoman Government, and a certain sense correct, and if so, request that urgent Staff Inspectars doing Visiting Patrol duty,

prevent the

at Central are required to attend the The political rising in Yunnan has killed of humour which is inseparable from directions may be given

parades of the 1st and 2nd shift drawal of the Mercantile Marine perstar- all chances of business with that province, Britishers affoat, has provided a fleet. discution of seaborne trade by the with

Patrolmen, and to assist the Inspector net for service in the Army. At the samą in charge in reporting unpunctuality In view of the rumours pointing to the There are paddle steamers which ones existence of unrest in Canton and other plied with passengers and now waddle time their lordships arge the necessity of instructions being given to Army Recruit- prominent countries, it would be vain to long with a barge on either side, one hope for any improvement in the present station, and the other bulleeks for heavy Army Units. This, in conjunction with the perhaps containing a portable wireless

ers not to enlist fishermen for servies in position.

The total of sales during the fortnight guns ashore; there are once respectable telegram from the President of the Board lugs which singger along under a weight of Trade, disposes of the whole matter us amounts hardly to 150 boles. Such an

guns of varying calibre, there is a iaunch regards the position cf our Merchant unsatisfactory state of affairs has not been which parts ind guantly between batteries Captains, Officers and men, also Fisher- witnessed for a considerable time,

met, under Lord Derby's Recruiting In strange contrast to the gloomy posi-two cigarette boxes; there is a steamer of 4.7's, looking like a sardine between

Schewe. tion in Chiza, Bombay spinners are firmer with a Christmas tree growing amidships, than ever under the compulsion of stiff in the branches of which its officers fondly inngine they are invisible to friend or foe, Total sales 150 bales.

There is also a ship which is said to have "I come from the Kenia province, Sir! Stocks:-Unseld and undelivered in the started life as an airplane in Singapore, from a little village, Hassan, Bey Koi. godowns 66,000 bales,

shed its wings but kept its serial propel-Yes, there are forests and fields and run-Friday, January 13th-Band Practice 6.00 ler, took to water and became a hospital: ning water, and great mountains. Yes, I its progress is attended by a sustained have a wife and four little children, the ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP SHANGHAI.ries of detonations which serves it is an smallest a girl so high." As he spoke his escort among the Arabs who atribute its erea filled with terrs which trickled down method of progress to Iblis alone. And his wrinkled cheek. "Yes, Bir, it is thir feet is the cavalry serce, advance shamefuj for a soldier tu cry. I was in No. 1 Platoon-D. S. Eddie. An attempt to blow up the Shanghai- gurd rear-guard, funk guard, railway, the Greek war and the Balkan war, and No 2 Platoon.-J. A. Tarrant, B. J. Spit Nanking railway-at-alat-a-mils from sacral headquarters, heavy netillery is now when a un finds all lost and that tles, and J. A. Pearson, Shanghai station was made on the night of communication, supply depot. po'ier because that boy Enver has set him fight No. 3 Platoon 9 0. Bux, of the 8th inst. Fortunately, it caused force, feld ambulance, aerial hanger, anding against his best friends, why a man No. 4 Platoon-G. M. D. Sebal and S. D. little if any damage. Dynamite was used base of supply of the Mesopotamian must needs cry. Whoever heard of the Meha! and, from the position of the two foot fuse Expedition. found, it is ofcar that the explosion was mount, to wreck the line and make it One of the prisoners an old sergeant with impassable.

The authors of the scheme dark gentle oyes and grey black board and their purpose remain a mystery, came out into the palm grove

cotton

NANKING RAILWAY.

*** THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN.

Ingliz fighting Osmanlis but the world

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LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Men obtaining permission to leave the

Colony must report for duty immediate ly on their return, notwithstanding the fact that the period for which leave was granted may not have expired,

MEDICAL EXEMPTION,

The attention of all ranks is called to the orders of January 12th and 13th con- cerning the appointment of Dr. Jordan as Surgeon Superintendent and to the to new regulapons with reference medical exemption from duty,

BAND AND ORCHESTRA.

p.m, sharp.

UNIFORM, HELMETS, Erc.. Every member who has not been measured for uniform or helmet is required u attend at Central at 5.30 p.m. to-day.

JOINED, NO. 1 COMPANY,

JOINED, NO. 2 COMPANY. has been upside down since Abdul Hamid Y. E. Marques, 31. da Casia, and 1. fell; and the Germaný use nɔ to fill their Marques. ditches, and kill us to defend the railway they have stolen from us,"

F. C. JESKIN,

D.S.P. (R.).