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INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, JUNE 261a. 1916.

S.Moutrie & Co., Ltd.

PIANOS

ON

HIRE

FROM

$10 Per MONTH.

COMFORTS FOR THE

WOUNDED,

LETTERS OF THANKS TO HONGKONG.

bered in Hongkong, and Mrs Eden

Jackaninpes Work Society:

HUT FLAG DAY.

TO RAISE £100,000 FOR Y.M.C.A. WAR WORK.

CAPTURED SHIPS.

TWENTY MONTHS! WORK IN THE PRIZE COURT:

FREIGHT MARKET.

Messrs. Snowman & Co.'s freight

Circuler, dated 24th June states ;--- *

The general all-round stagnation in May 10th was Hut Fing Day,"

MONEY RETURNED TO SUTRALS.

chartering business reported on the 10th The story of the work of the Prize inst. has continned over the last fort- Lady May sends us the following ex-organised by the Y,M.C.A. Everybody

Court, says the Narnt and Military night, and, although a slightly more within 12 miles of Charing Cross was

hopeful feeling has been apparent at tracts from letlers received from Captainked to buy a flag, as the money goes Record, will be among the brightest Lines, fixtures during the interval under Lainbkin, R. A.M.C., who will be remem

to maintain the 1,100 hats which are which will be told by the British his review have not coincide. The slump in the Bangkok rate reported in our last serving our fighting men everywhere.torian of the was. It is a story which issue, as anticipated, affected the Saigon / The sum wanted was £100,000.

deals with millions sterling. The Ger Hongkong male as, immediately after the of their submarine fixture of a boat at 70 cents, the rate -Over 4,500,000 penny paper Bags and

nians may boast

declined to 60 to 60 cents, at which 1,000,000 3. silk flags were offered for

In addition 2,000,000 hut picture crimes, but the records of the Prize figures a couple of charters were conclud sale.

Court will reveal'a very different and ed. The local rice market, however, fur- postcards had been printed, and so arranged that each card could be cut out

very much better tale of ships won andther declined, and several medium-sized vessels, having missed their cancelling and made into a little model building for

cargoes confiscated by the British as law date, have been cancelled and had event- The postcards were

ful prize. No fewer than 84 captured ually to be satisfied with much feduced souvenir purposes. sold at a penny each.

enemy vessels have already been con rates, the lowest being 45 cents against Among the well-known indies who were

demned as prize, and of these 42 have

50 cents per picul originally fixed. Mra. saleswomen RUL ALS

been sold and 42 requisitioned. The total Winston Churchill,' al Enfield, the

tonnage of the vessels sold is 54,772, and The of the ships requisitioned 50, 102. Countes Clarendon, at Watford Lady Rodney, in France; Lady Henry Gros- number of enemy vessels captured and Tovenor, at Woolwich Mrs. Stuart Wort-ordered to be detained until after the ley, the Countess of Laneshorough, both war has been 78, with a total tonnage of at the Carlton Hotel; the Countess 87,036. All of these have been requisi- Wilton and Lady Waterlow, in Picentioned. The totals of ships dealt with under these headings, therefore, have dilly..

13th General Hospital, Alexandria,

March 15th, 1916.. DEAR LADY MAY.--The purcel of tray cloths arrived safely. Thank you so much for collecting them for us. Mes. Forsyth and Mrs Winslow may remember nie: remeniler thens very well. Please convey my best thanks to them.

The box of bandages, pte, arrived safr- ly, to -I think Colonel Gordon Hall is writing to you about the enable us to expand this hospital we took over a schoul about a mile away, where we have 500 beds, so we are in two parts, which complicates things considerably.

I was originally Registrar and Ad- jutant to the whole unit, but when

TUNING AND REGULAR ATTENTION Colonel Curtion Hall left us for Cairo,

INCLUSIVE.

BEER!

BEER

LAGER BEER

SAPPORO

OBTAINABLE

EVERYWHERE

SOLE "AGENTS":

MITSU "BUSSAN KAISHA

HONGKONG,

JOE HOUSE STREET, TEL. 230-155.

SANTAL MIDY

These tiny Capsules

1C8

superior]

to Copaiba, Cubebs, and Injec~} tions CURE the same di seases as these drugs in FORTY-EIGHT HOURS. without inconvenience.

Bach Capsule Lears the naisa, Paris, 8, rue Vivienne Sold by all Glasuista.

"THE NEW FRENOM REMMEDYSV

THERAPION No.-7

CURES DISCHARGES,EITHEREEL,WAPOUT INTENTIONS.

THERAPION No 2

CULES PLUGS POISON, BAD LEGS, SKIN SRUPTIAMA

THERAPION No. 3

KONIO WEAKENECK

PATE IN ZNGLAND.SÍ.

A CURS FREE 10GE TO DE, LI CLIM MED.CO. BAYBESTOCK AD. KAMPOTEAD, LONIS. FOR YOU TAY NEW DRAGEN (JASTELM65) FORMOY BANY TO TAKK

THERAPION

BAFE AND

LASTINO CURE.

SEE THAT TRADE VABAD TOALLGEMEIN 54 BRUGOVI SIANG AUDIOD TOALL GENET JACKETS Kaergy, ON HAYING THERIOG

KNIFE-LIKE PAINS.

The sharp, shooting pains, the intense agony of Sciation, often make death proferable to life. The Eery darts that run from hip to heal, the sleepless nights, the cheerless days why not STOP all this and get back to health and comfort again?

129-1

Coaster Farmer & &

Baby lov

e porchang of the case.

NAPIER JOHNSTONE'S

"SQUARE BOTTLE”

WHISKY. UNVARIED FOR OVER 150 YEARS.

THE SAME TO-DAY AS IN 1745. IMITATIONS.

SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG:

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,

and from ALL. WINE ManaXANTS.

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HAVE YOU A BAD LEG

pachy ecomuded with Tadassiančiom vod wwwƐan, that what you greet your Sagar on la taksemad part in Lawvan she impressión? · Lé so, sader the dia son dere pótson, which t thai ki the momedian you hire tried. Per hope your içanes are avalon, die jotain, being sharest, the same whana antike, eund which thì vừâu may be duonioyoni, if there may be wonde; the damme; le tõewać to non- sasa, will deprive put at the porene ik walk,

· Tow hay, have arsundać verioni besottais, qĚ band told your mine în Promethen, we advised te -unbait se amputation: but de sot; try the Gekkopper carmene sutink ULERTURE specsin vänneer in means at Bud Lage, Uinurad Folats, Henaresófa Xoar Fakanad Fiande, Absomaan, Glandular Swellings,. Carbunales Baskan Saska, Tanned and Det Bites and sit Skin Diseases. Safi a cata de the Drag Soces for a bez ot

GRASSHOPPER

OINTMENT AND PILLS. Prepared by ALBERT, About Monna, Fate

In hot weather Enook off alcohol, plenty of MONTSERRAT " Juice, it keeps you fit

Line

was put in charge of the school, and the Colon (Scott by name) from the school was given Colonel Gorden Hall's place. So I have now more or less my own show. I have also a sister hospital of 34 beds to look after near the school and it is in this latter hospital that I have used the tre-cloths, and a very useful addition they are, too, I think they are splendid and, of course, well appreciated by the sister patients, who have never come across Swatow work,

is over.

10

were

By special permission of the Inspector-bien :- General of Communications, Hub Flag. Day was to be observed in a number of French towns, and in all the Y.M.C.A. huts in France, some of which latter are within a quarter of a mile of the German. trenches. This, it was said, would be the first flag day ever held in France,

HONGKONG. FLORA.

The report on. the Botanical and Forestry Department for 1915, compiled by Mr. W. J. Tutcher, states that the Winter-flowering annuals in the Botanic Gardens in the first quarter of the year were not so good as usual. Owing to the previous exceptionally wet autumn, the gardens were gay throughout the year with either flowering trees or shrubs.

Just at the moment we are all at sixes and sevens, We don't know what is to benr of us, as the peninsular campaign |

We are fairly full with cases from lucal sources just the ordinary sies, with occasional convoys of wounded from the western desert; but we are not really busy. I expect later on many of the

Several presentations were made to the Egypt Hospitals will close down. I hope

Herbarium. Seventy nine specimens. to manage to be one and get off to France of plants, a most acceptable gift, were On account of this unsettled state I do

presented by Miss A. D. Hancock, who not like to suggest that you send us any tested them on the Le Fou mountains. more comforts, although should we now Capt. Hodgins presented specimens which to a sphere of greater activity, we should he collected at Saigon, Singapore and be delighted to have your kind help. I will Penang; and about 100 specimens collect let you know as soon as we get any deed locally were added to the collection.. faite orders. It is very hard to say what one requires exuetly. Everything, you sent us was extremely useful. If we are receiving wounded the dressings are a great help, and all those sort of lit:le things in the way of tray-cloths, covers for sugar bowls, milk jugs, etc. things which we never can get without nuch labour from the ordnance stores, are of the greatest value to Is. the ward that although not

The

Tonnage.

No. of ressels.

Condemned...... Jetained

x

73

110.914 25.000

157

Nequisitioned

42

· 195,050 341,108

54,762

had

There is no farther demand in the direction Saigon fo Hongkong at present, but, on the other hand, the Bangkok/Hongkong rate, which dropped to 30 cents during the interval, bas meanwhile considerably stiffened and now - stands ́ngain at 75/05 cents for of paddy at Bangkok keeps up, we are inside/outside bar loading. If the supply

sure to see the rite from Saigon follow- ing uit immediately the local market improves again.

Export of rice from Saigon from Ist January to 20th May amounts to 363,269 Lone, compared with 298,620 tons for the same period last year. Quotation for Ng.. 9 white round sifted rier stands at $4p3 per picul Lab, Saigon for June; July shipment.

Hess

rien

SAIGON/PHILIPPINES. No further busi- is reported in this direction, Philippine rice market being dull and stocks plentiful.

SAIGON/JAVA--No outside ixturta are.

Paddy reported since our last advice. prices in Saigon are still too high for Javs buyers and owners ideas beyond the figure at which charterers can work. business.

COLL FREIGHTS.-No outside ebartering Japan to Hongkong has been effected during the interval in consequence of contracted arrivals of coal being much in excess of present demand.

PICTURES

REPORTED, Hongay/Hong- kong 26, and Hongay/Saigon $6.23 per

SAIL TONNAGE LOADING OR TO LOAD.---

ton.

HONG KONG VOLUNTEERS.

LEAVE.

£4,850,000 IN THE PRIZE FUND. The total proceeds of the sale of shups and cargoes is £1,850,000, and, after taking account of the proceeds released to claimants and the expenses of sale and of the upkeep of detained and captured vessels, there is a balance in the Price Fund approximately of £1,830,000. At the present moment, there is an enormous quantity of cargo still remaining in the

NEWCHWANG-Tonnage required for Prize Court to be sold, and, in addition, there are the requisitioned enemy vessels prompt loading being unobtainable. which will be said later. The procedure | charterers had to consider later dates, adopted under the prize regulations for resulting in the fixture for middle of the purposes of the Reprisals Order July londing at 70 cents per picul for (Order in Council, March 11th) is that all | usual part corgó, cargoes seized have to be handed over to the Admiralty Marshal (Mr. H. W. Lorell), and for this purpose vessels cap tured at sen have been generally ordered to port with prize crews on board, to be forwarded thence to the most suitable port for discharge and sale. The total number of writs issued for prize proceed In the forestry department, 36 fires ings is more than 1,000. A large number were reported during the year.

of these have been disposed of, but neces biggest occurred on Mount Davis, where sarily there remains a considerable quan, nil. 500 young pine trees were destroyed.

tity of work yet to be done. Owing to The thanks of the Department are duc modern developments in infance and come to the following who presented seeds or merce it has been no easy task to elucidate plantsMr. H. Humphreys: Captain

the truth about some of the complicated A. E. Hodgins, 8.5. Hiriganu, Mr. M. trangads which have come before the OURPS ORDERS BY ET.-VOL, A CHAPMAN, V.D. J. D. Stephens: Mr. E. P. Bradbury,

Presidue of the Court (Sir Samuel. Banta Barbara, California; Department Evans), who closely scrutinized the

Washington: Miss

Haige joints." raised, and has adjusted | Reference - Corps Order No. 2 of 3rd of Agriculture, Nairobi; Dr. Keyt: Mr. Chan Chik Yn: Mrs. A. Milroy Director of Botanieints have been without precedent or months from 25th inst, and not

of course, to the enemy. Some of June, 1816, the leave granted to No. 1435- Pte. C. B. Brown should read throu The Red Cross do a lot of this for us. Gardens, Jamaica: Mr. R. Shewan and but, at the same time, have many calls to Director of Agriculture, Fiji,

adhorlty, and often in dealing with answer. Even cushions and cushion covets

The following were the principal re

international questions, French, Ameri munths, as stated therein. can, German, and Russian prize-laws -in fact any sort of thing in the "acces-cipients of seeds or plants: Mr. S. B. C. sory line "are of great use: ¦

Ross, Taipo; Lai Chuen Farm, Fanling

have to be considered in their bearing To-day, as detailed in Order of 23rd inst. upon the particular point in question. H. Humphreys; Captain A. E. Hodgins, released as being of " innocent Manager, Kowloon-Canton Bailway; Mr.

When goods or vessels are ordered to be 8.5. Haijung' Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton: Mr. G. N. Orme, Fanling: H.E. the ship, they immediately pass out of the On duty 27th inst. Scouts Company. Governor, Fiji; Mr. A. F. Churchill has been returned to pratral owners after

custody of the Marshal, and much mones Orderly Officer 23rd to 29th-Lieut. Mr. T. K. Wong, Director of Agricul their claims have been proved. All taral Experiment Station. Canton Con-perishable goals seized may be forth. servator of Forests, Nairobi: Director, with sold, the proceeds being paid into Botanic Gardens, Singapore; Director of

court to await judgment as 10 their Agricultury, Northern Nigeria: Eeone ultimate fate. In order to deal mare mie Botanist, Government Botanic Gar dens, Bangalore, Director of Horticul expeditiously with the conglomeration of ture, Cairo; and Agricultural Adviser to goods brought together in warehouses all over the country, the services of a firm the Government of India, Pusa, Bengal.

of London brokers are retained. The following are some of the goods which have been seized and condemned as con traband during the past 20 months:-

Grain. and maize, metallic ores, hides and horns, petroleum, lard and bacon, oils, rubber, coffee and creon, fresh and dried fruits, nuts, tobacco, electrical ma chinery, tools-of-all sorts, lathes and wa chinery, flint pebbles, perfumes, disin fectants, human hair, wild animals. windmills, gymnastic apparatus liquid and dry egg yolk, memorial stores. and

are very acceptable.

We had a very goXmas, on the whole, and all the patients enjoyed themselves,

Again thanking you all for your kind help, and with my best wishes-Sincerely

yours,

ERNEST LAMBKIN

94, Marlborough Mansions,||

West Hampstead, N.W

27th, April, 1916.

D LADY MAY,--A large box of ex- velit clothes, stationery, and ginger, reazed me in April 21st, and I write to think you and all the members of 'Our. Little Bit Society" for their gifts!

I am sure, from the number of good- warm articles, that you intended the box to reach us much earlier than it hus done, -Abenst-theme-weeks ago weather-was no- very cold we were thankful for wraps of all kinds, and since Easter it has becoms downright hot. I have put the scarves and mitions carefully aside for the pre- sent till I see if the warmth lasts, and I am writing to ask the I.M.O. at Cromarty Defences if he still wants warm wraps for his patients. I came across a Seaforth Highlander Istely, who happened to tell me he was at Cromarty last Juor, and it was then very cold indeed!

Agents: A. S. Warnow & Co., Lta, The ginger, too, is always acceptable. I took a few boxes to Hampstead Hos: Hoogkong.

pital on Easter Eve instead of Easter [59

Eggs. The old infirmary there has been turned into a military hospital for 300 drinken, and the wards are decidedly trears compared to the Chief Military Hospital there, which is called “Mount Vernun."* I found two youths in the Infirmary sit ting up for the first time. One, an Eng lish boy in E. RR, badly wounded in band and back with shrapnel in France; and the other a young Canadian from Ottawa They were much pleased with something to warn them "inside" from Hongkong.

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS.

-TO-DAY-

A sergeant of R.E., with log shattered in. Franc, also much liked his Eastor Egg the novelty gratified him. A rather grumpy patient with injured leg, who has been months in Hospital and usually 3pm-Auction of Crown Tand at Publis grumbles and thinks soldiers will soon

Works Dept

be forgotten when the war's over," smiled and thanked re quite warmly for your [gift!!

Wednesday, 28th June

SHANGHAI TRAMS,

THE ANNUAL GENERAL REPORT.

The following is from the report of the Board of Directors of the Shanghai Elec tric Construction Co., as presented at the 10th annual general meeting which was held at London on May 19th.

The accounts for the year ended Decem- ber 31st, 1918, show a profit of £31,083 195. 11d., which compares with £33,602 10s. for 1014. Including £4,702 178. 20, the amount brought forward from the pre- ceding year, the total standing to the credit of profit and loss account, before making any appropriations, was £35,788 179. id. There has been transfer--- red to reserve for re- newals account And there has been ap

plied in reduction of the preliminary expense

account

canoes,

UNSUCCESSFUL YLICKERY.

owner-

The

PARADES.

DETAIL.

On duty to-night--Scouts Company.

·Preston.

nine

A. F. CHURCHILL, Capt., Adjutant, H.K.V.C.

VOLUNTEER RESERVES

ORDERS BY MAJOR WAKEMAN, Q.C., B.K.V.R.

All N.C.Os, are required to pass. an

examination before the Inspecting Officer, in Platoon drill. Any N.C.O. who has not by the 16th July, 1916, passed such examination will be pass- ed over for promotion.

G. K. B. BRITTON, Capt

Adjutant, H.K.V.R.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

PATROL DUTIES.

During the Ramadan (month of July) the First Shift Patrol duties of No Platoon at No. 2 Station will be undertaken by No. 1 Platoon, Nos. 23 und 4 Companies, the Mounter and Motor Patrols and Maxim Gunners

The Hon CS. P. has sanctioned the up pointment of Pc. 655 Balon to the rank of Sergt.-Accountant, and his inclusion on the Staff

In order to evade the vigilance of the British authorities, all sorts of devices have been resorted to by the enemy ownere and their neutral agents to conceal the real origin and destination of the goods, The O.C. these units will be advised of What The Attorney-General on one occa their share of these duties, sion described as a " of enemy origin had endeavoured to gang of insuciers

APPOINTMENT. bluff the British authorities by chicanery and deceit, but without success. words Hamburg," or Bremen were obliterated for instance, on some goods, and labela declaring the goods to here come from a neutral country were au stituted. In another case, some bars of aluminium, originally stamped i Hany- 2,000 Os. Od. burg fit was suggested by someone in court it should have been Humbug), over with "Gothenburgere blacked

£10,000 0.

229,780 178, 1d.

their evident

Leaving a disposable

balance of sale A dividend of seven per

A few of the bars which had aroused suspicion were cent. for the year, less

submitted to Professor Herbert Jackson, income IX. WES re-

of the King's College, London, who ap commended, absorbing... 22,400 08. 0d.

plied a solvent and exposed the whole trick, the word "Hamburg" being Leaving to be carried

forward

plainly

revealed in its original form, £1380 178. ld.:

and bringing condemnation to the whole The loss by exchange on subsidiary for the Government.

lot a very useful"requisition" haul coinage in 1016 was £31,707, which is equal to 9.91 per cent. on the capital of the company.

The effects of the war on general condi- The children's caps and jerseys are de- tions in Shanghar, and on the company's traffic, were seriously feit during the first half of the year: gradual since taken place and the travery has receipts for the current year are the best

LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM is the

4 p.m. Election of Justice of the Peace lightful and I am distributing them with

for the Licensing Board. best known remedy for Sciatica. Rubbed

great pleasure, (INAR into the limbs where the pain is, it gives Extorday, 8th July almost instant relief, and its persistent nge has effected many miraculous cures.

Don't despair just because other remedies have failed to cure Your Sciatica. LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM និង different from all other remedies. It cures, as thousands can.

atify.

Bold at le. 4d. per battle. -

Agents for Hongkong:- Meters," A. §. Warson & Co., Lan.

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Wednesday, 19th July

and net

The stationers, also, is very welcome 345 p.m.-Third Gymkhsus Meeting at the The rule before the war in bome hospitals in the history of the company.

Race Course, Happy Valley.

was that each man had la. a week of his Ten motor ears have been added to the pay to buy tobacco, songs, and station-rolling stock during the year, making a ry: now, patients are allowed no money, total of 90, and an application has been so the Matron at Mt. Vernon tells me made to the Municipal Council for leave she has been applying to Red Cruse and to introduce a further 15 trailer cars, where she could to get tablets of soap bringing the total number of these cars With kind regards and renewed thanks. Up to 70 Including the seven railless cars, the number of passenger vehicles will then be 167 as against 65 when the tramway was opened.

Noon The Derawonge Steamship Co. Lod, Final Winding-up Mesting the

Company's Office.

12.15 pm-The "Phrawang" Steamship Co.

Ltd., Final Winding-up Meeting at the Company's Office...

Yours sincerely,

HORATIA EDET.

IRELAND'S RECORD OF V.CS.

The pipers of the Irish Guards whose pipes were the gift of Mr. John Red- mond, M., made their first public ap pearance last month at an entertainment by the Irish Literary Society at Hanover- square, to some 60 soldiers from St. George's and St. Thomas Bospitals.

Mr. T. J. Ryan Premier of One esland,

PARADES, ETC..

Monday, June 26th-Mausted Police at

Stables at 5.45 p.m., as per Orders. of 23rd and 24th inst. Whole of No. 4 Company at Central at 5.30 p.m. Tuesday, June 27th--Meeting of Mount-

ed Police at D.S. P.'s Offien ab 5,45 p.m. Parade of certain members of No. 1 Platoon at Central Station at 100% 5,30 p.m., as per Orders of Brd and

24th inst Recruits of No. 2 Platoon. at Central, at 5.30 p.m. Wednesday, June 28th-Whole of No. 4 Company at Central at 5.30p.m. Concert at Victoria Theatre. 9 p.m. Thursday, June 20th-Meeting of Com

pany Inspectors Platoon, Section and Squad Commanders at D.S.P's Office at 5.30 p.m. Recruits of No. 8 Pla.. toon at Central at 5.30 p.m. A. KOUTE MARCH CANCELLED. The routa march ordered for June 30th

la cancelled.

E. C. JENKIN.

D.S.P. (R).

BULGARS FIGHT AUSTRIANS

who addressed the guests said that, in Reports state that, as a result of intense scanning the Accounts of those who had animosity Bulgarian and Austrian troops gained the VC, he was blessed to note recently, fought for eight hours at a spot that Iriahnes had gained more in pro-to the north of Ondove railway station, portion to their numbers than any others until (terman forces intervened and sopar- engaged in the conflict.

ated them