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NATIONAL SERVICE AND FOOD QUESTIONS

SUCCESS OF THE WAR LOAN;

LONDON, February 19th.

HONGKONG RESERVES. We are all out to win the war, and ate all anxious to do our bit. But ORDERS BY: MAJOR WAKEMAN, 0.0, H.K.V.B individuals have a right and proper re- ; DETALL luctants to volunteer to become pawns On duty from the morning of Sunday, the morning of on a chessboard, and to be moved from 15th April, to

Bunday, 22nd April-H.K.V.c teir homes and customary avocations to Next for duty"B" Co. H.K.V.R. other work in another part of the coun- Orderly Officer--Lieut. F. H. Thomas. try at the will of unknown officials in PARADES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 21AT APEIL

Monday, 16th inst.— London. To some only two things seem

The War Loan has been a great successsential at the present time to enrol not only by reason of the vast amount men for the Army, and the manufacture subscribed, but also on account of the of munitions. But the commercial and industrial activities of the nation are numbers who put down their money In all previous wars loans were raised so essential Unless these are main tained the monoy necessary to carry on. mainly by the great banks and financial corporations, the people took as part the war to a successful conclusion will not be forthcoming. It is all very per- worth speaking of. But on this occnsion Democracy, using the word in the right plexing at present; and there is an uneasy sense, came in. No doubt we shall hear feeling that the scheme for National in due course the number of small sub- Service is being foisted upon the coun- scribers, of those who gave their savings try too rapidly because it was started tow to help to win the war. Probably the late, though that is not the fault of the

amber will not fall far short of ten present Government. millions. As an illustration of the zest THE FOOD QUESTION. with which the working-class answered the appeal for money, montion may be made of the fact that comparatively little places paid thousands of pounds. Thus, at Keighley, in Yorkshire, the sub Scripting amounted to £49 per head of the whole population.

The ultimate effect of all this must be to despen and widen the interest of the masses of the people in the affairs of Government. They are likly to want to know more than they did hitherto about

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They are new, as it were, shareholders se the State as a going concern. They will not be prepared without good reason to engage in a war which might overload

the édifice with debt and cause it to opple. In a word; for millions of in- vestors in every class who have paid over their hard cash the State is no longer something vaguely remote and abstract, bat a real and vital force with which they will have visible and remunerative relations

NATIONAL SERVICE.

The sombre drama of the war which overshadows everything dwarfs by com parison matters that at anchor time would crowd the stage. The Way Loan having been carried to a successful issue, National Service claims the immediate attention of the country. There is also the food question with a possibility of rationing so far as the staple articles of diet are concerned; and with this are bound up the position of agriculture, the submarine campaign, shipping, and many other problems. Orders and re- gulations are promulgated daily, framed to direct and control the lives and habits of the whole nation, so that we have passed in two years of war from in dividualism to a system of State Socialism. On that subject. I hope to have something to say in the near future, As regards National Service, with Mr. Neville Chambariain as Director, we are having in the first instance an appeal to the voluntary spirit. If that does nou produce the required result, at is quite safe to say compulsion will be applied. It is the policy of the Derby recruiting scheme applied to the civil population. National Service embraces everybody

Lord Devonport is finding that the post of Food Controller is not by any means a bed of roses, That, of course, was inevitable, for there is not a man. living who could interfere with the deli- cate operations of supply and demand and avoid trouble. The whole subject is full of difficulty. But some things are fairly plain. While there is no actual shortage of any essential commodity one or two staple products are so low aà to require careful husbanding.

It is officially tated that the head of live stock in the country is above the average in quantity, and therefors wo are in no danger of running short of meal. On the other hand, whent. in not too abundant, having regard to prosper tive supplies should the war last into 1918; while potatoes, which are in the as bread and meat as a sur le category staple food, are in very short supply. For several weeka a storm has raged over the potato question, and it affords a good example of the worries of a Food Con- troller.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS,

ORDERS BY LIEUT.-OOL A. URIPMAN, V.D.

JOINED

Pte. W, J. Currie having joined is allotted Corps No. 2087 and posted to Scouts Company. LEAVE

No 1059. Pte. H. 1. Denny is granted leave for the duration of the war from 5th April, 1017. 2 No. 1962 Spr. EL Grant Smiths

Recruits on the Cricket Ground nt 5.15 pm, under Instructor Sergt. Oxberry. Dress: Drill order. Signaling Section: "A" and "B" Classes at Volunteer Headquarters at 5.15 p.m. Dress: Clean fatigue Machine-gun Scotion at Wellington.

Barracks at 5.15 p.m. Dress: Clean STRUCK OFF. *** fatigue,

Tuesday, 17th inst.:-

Mounted Section at Jockey's Club Stables at 5.15 p.m. Dress: Drill order. Wednesday, 18th inat. -----

Recruits on the Cricket Ground at 5.15 p.m. under Instructor. Sergt. Oxberry. Dress Drill order. Signalling Sections: Candidates for examination will parado as detail- ed by the Signaling Serg Thursday, 19th inst

Recruits on the Cricket Ground at 5.15 p.m. under Instructor Sergt. Oxberry, Dress: Drill order. Signalling Sections: "B" Class ati

Volunteer Headquarters at p.m.

5.15

Machine-gun Section at Wellington

Barracks at 5.13 p.m.

: Mounted Section at Jockey Club Stables at 5.15 p.m. Dress: Drill order.

Friday 20th inst.

"A" and "B Cos. on the road. outside the Orderly Room at 5.15 p.m.

Kowoon and Taikoo Sections on the Polo Ground at 5.30 p.m. Dress: Drill order.

STRENGTH.

Pte. G. F. Nightingale having joined is * allotted Corps No. 652 and posted to Co. "B" Platoon V., Section 2.7

TRANSFER.

D" Company.

No. 190 Pte. A Forbes is transferred to No. 313 Pte. J. Jacks is transferred to

Machine-gun Section..

NOTICE

"D" Co. is to return his rifle and Reference above order, every member of bayonet on Friday, 20th April. and: draw same on Saturday, 21st April of Monday, 3rd April.

to return his rifle and bayonet to Every N.C.O and man in A" Co.. is Volunteer Headquarters for examina tion between the hours of 8 am, and 6 p.m. on Monday, 16th April, and to draw same after examination be tween the hours of 8 n.m. and 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 17th April, This order applies to every member of A Co in the Colony without exception. Lord Devonport fixed the maximum Reference above order, every member of bayonet, on Wednesday, 18th April, price to be paid to the farmer at £8"B" Co. is to return his ride and and draw same on Thursday, 191 per ton, and the maximum to the con

April. sumer at 110, per pound. Now 14d, per pound is exactly at the rate of £14 a ion, so that there remained a margin of £6 for the middleman and the retailer to grab betwen them bar the three parties to the transaction-farmer, me chant and shopkeeper-are more or less greedy for profits they failed to agree; and the historic fighting of the Kilkenny cats was nothing to the row which has filed the country of late. The Prime Minister las had to come to the rescue of the consumers, who were likely to have to go potatolese, and has granted little more to producers and dealers though the unfortunate consumers, së uzual, have to find the money,

LONDON'S EXTRAVAGANCE.

The Hamburg News (Nachrichten), Bismarck's favourite organ, is publishing "England in a series of articles on Wartime from the pen of an alleged neutral correspondent who boasts that he has a large number of friends in Parlia

(sd.) C. GRAMPKIN. Capt.

Adjutant, H.K.V.R

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE. Hongkong, April 15th, 1817,

CARE OF ARMS.

All

and Sergeants will attend in mufti Platoon Commanders, Crown-Bergts. at Police School for instruction by Masketry-Sergeant Fisher, as follows: Wednesday, April 15th; & p.m.-No

Company.

Thursday, April 19th, 5.30 p.m-

Nos. 1 and 3 Companies.

POLICE SCHOOL. Absence from Police School, except on compliance with Standing Order 88, is a default.

IN NO. 2 SECTION. Company-Sergeant Major Wilks takes over all Warning and Default duties in connection with this Bection and Water Police.

RIFLES AND ACCESSORIES, Cleaning gear must be drawn

from Armoury by all ranks not in posses sion of same on either Tuesday, April 17th, or Friday, April 20th. between the hours of 5.15 and 6.30 p.m.

STRENGTH

After observing that the economical conI P. Corveth is allotted Collar

·Number 486. ditions of Britain are such that in general the people do not yet feel the P835 Ismail is transferred hardships of war, the writer continues:

the land between the ages of 16 and 60.ment and in the National Liberal Club. The main purpose is to organise the nation so that there shall be a full com plement of workers in every essential industry in spite of the enormous de mands of the Army for mon. But the question is, after classifying industries which are essentia having regard pri- marily to the war, to decide what indus. tries are non-essential,

H.KV.E

ta

D.S.P. (B.),

(Sgd.) F. CJENKIN Hongkong, April 15th, 1917.

AUSTRO-GERMAN RELATIONS.

1 am, however, convinced that theyp.c. 189 Yeung Wing Ching is dismissed the Force on conviction by a Police will do so as soon as imports are cut off

Magistrate. ia greater degree and prices reach new. heights. I am also convinced that the English people will never quietly submit to the privations which the Ger man zation pat ently bears. There will be disordera and riots. I am, in parti- cular, persuaded that there will be a general rising if they attempt to intro-

KAISER'S MISGIVINGS. It is learned from a well-informed Aus Naturally everyone considers that the duce an organisation similar to that in

Germany far rationing the nation."

The "neutral" describes the extrava- trinn source that the German Emperor's job he has in hand, providing him and his family with the wherewithal to live, gance of London as something terrife" visit to Vienna was largely due to his is most essential. The majority of nad declares the war is most popular apprehensions regarding the general atti among the denizens of Whitechapel, who tnde of Austria-Hungary towards Ger- (telegraphed Reuter's Berne corre earn immense profits owing to the dark pondent on February 16th). Thus fecent

ces which enables them to carry out an incredible number of robberies and out

AUREAT GAME OF CHESS,

dividuals cannot be expected to volunteer at the call of a hastily improvised

Department of State, housed in a big rages." In the National Liberal 50 of Manistera and Court function-

granted: leave for the duration of the war from 13th April, 1917. No. 1629, Spr. F. C. Clemo is granted I

month's leave from 7th April, 1917.

No. 1987 Pte. R. M. Meliny, having loft the Colony and resigned, is struck. off the strength of the Corps from 13th April, 1917.

VARADES..

Monday, 16th inst.:-

5.10 p.m. Left, Centre and Right Sections M.G. Co., Scouts Co., and Civil Service Co. eutside Courts of Justice under unit Commanders and proceed by car to Polo Ground. 5.15 p.m. Recruits of all units on Murray Parade Ground under Corpls. Edgecumbe Grimes and Edmonds.

5.30 p.m. Artiller Battery (except members coming off and going on guard) at Belchera Battery. Tuesday, 17th inak. :-

7.30 a.m. Belchers 6 Section (sub- sections 2 and 3 only) at Belchers Battery.

5.15 p.m. Stretcher Bearer Section at

Headquarters.

5.15 p.m. Mounted Section at Jockey

Club Stables.

5:30 p.m. Signalling Section "A" and B classes at Wellington Barracks.

5.30 Artillery Battery (except mem- hers coming off and geing on guard) at Belchers Battery.

Wednesday 18th inst. -

5.10 p.m. Commandant's Parade on Polo Ground. Left, Centre, and Right Sections M.G. Co., Scouts Co., and Civil Service Co. in field service marching order, with 160 rounds bal! ammunition, outside Courts of Justice and proceed by car to Polo Ground. Thursday, 19th inst.:

5.11 p.m. Mounted Section at Jockey

Club Stables,

5.30 pm Artillery Battery (except members coming off and going on guard) at Beloliers Battery. Friday, 2011 inst.:-

7.50 Belchers 6 Section (sub-sections 1 and 3 only) at Belchers Battery. 5.10 p.m., Recruits of all units on C.S.M. Murray Parade Ground. Witchell, Corn's. Grimen and Edgecumbe will attend. 5.30 p.m. Signalling Section, “A'

and B classes, at Wellington Barracks,

5.30 p.m. Artillery Rattery (except members coming off and going on guard) at Belchers Battery,

, DETAIL.

On duty 15th inst.--Scouts Company,

16th inst.

12

19

11

ور

17th inet Civil Service Co

18th inst.Centre Sec, M.G. Co. 119th inst.-Right Sec. M.G. Co. 20th instScouts Company. 21st inst

Orderly Officer from

Lieut. Rees,

15th

to 21st inst

A. F. CHURCHILL, Capt..

Adjutant, H.K.V.C. Hongkong, April 13th, 1917,

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE. HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT.

"YM.UA, DIVISION.

Tuesday, 17th inst.:

8 p.m. 1st Aid Lecture by Divisional

Surgeon 8. F. Lee,

p.m. Company and Stretcher drill. Thursday, 19th inst.

8 p.m. Bandago practice. Corporal

Wei Kan in charge.

Pp.m. Company and Stretcher drill.

BAITINGPUN

Thursday, 19th inst

7.30 p.m. First Aid and Bandage

practice,

QUEEN'S COLLEGE DIVISION.

4.13 p.m. Company and Stretcher

drili

Tuesday, 17th inst. :---

Wednesday, 18th inst.:-

12:45-1.15 p.m. Gymnasium. Mem

bers of Seiyingpun Division may attend

Friday, 20th inst

4.15 pm Company and Stretcher

drill.

VICTORIA DIVISION. Monday, 16th inst, :—

5.15 pm Company and Btretcher

drill Friday, 20th inst

5.16 p.m. First Aid Lecture by

Divisional Surgeon Chesh,

PROMOTIONS.

significant. he reports, no one can be obliges in Vienna are considered highly Subject to confirmation by General J. C. to tak peace Half a column is devoted the Minister for Foreign

The new men Count Prince

Czorain,

Affairs

Dalton, Chief Commissioner, the following promotions are made:-

Sang to be Lance Corporals. (8d.) R RALPIES (Officer in Charge of District). Hongkong April 14th, 1917.

London hotel under Mr. Neville Chan

wealth, berlain, with the same degree of enthu to impressing upon Hamburgers the ox Hohenlohe, First Court Chazaberlain, and

mier, are all possessed of great wis displayed by the young men who traordinary popularity of Mr. Lloyd uut Clam Martinic, the Austrian Pre Ptes. Chan. U To and Leung Bui

and are, therefore presumably quite indifferent to the insuences of financial interests in Vienna which are really dominated from Berlin.

George

rallied to the Colours in the early days of the war. The Department claims the right to say whether a man shall con-

JAPAN'S PRACTICAL SYMPATHY

Tisza is the only old Minister

GERMAN INDEPENDENCE remaining and would be removed also but tinue to work is heretofore in offen or

WITH THE ENTENTE.

for the fear that such a step would cause

The German committed for the assistance shop, in a profession or at a trade, or

Bubscriptions to the fund for the Japan grout displeasure to Germany, as Count

confidence strong of war widows, and orphans has refused whether he shall go into a factory or use Mission of Sympathy to the Allied Tizza enjoys to a farm. Moreover, it is intended to nations in Europe bave reached 1,033,000 support of the Kaiser. Count Czernin is to accept the American gift handed ovoz move men and women from one part of yon, including the donation from the Im also reported to have removed a number by Mr. Gerard and accounting

perial Court, The subscriptions raised in of prominent officials of the Foreign Office £25,000. The Rheinische Westphalische the country to another, the discretion for the Kwajar district as the result of and replaced them by men of wealth. Gazelle states; "Any other decision Baron Shibusawa's visit are not included German correspondents in Vienna na would be an insult to those losing their so doing being vested in the Department, the total, while Prince Tokugawa, longer enjoy the special favour previously lives through American, steel. America I think this is the crux of the whole hairman of the committed in charge of extended to them. Whatever the policy of can give her money to those to whom she scheme; it as just the point that wil teste fund, recently made an appeal to the the new Emneror may prove to be, it is has given her shells." The money will be nobility, and it is expected that the nobles generally believed that it will be far less deposited in a German bank for the dura its practicability.

Will subscribe to the fund shortly ea bloo. subservient to Germany than in the past. tion of the war.

to