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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH,

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THEN AND NOW.

When battles were fought

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ENERAL MAUDE'S DESPATCH (us to threaten the enemy's communications a line East and West terms the Dabenstreim in hot pursuit. Much booty and

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west n! Shaniran, while it safeguarded Bend.

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With

a chivalrous sense of should and

conglit,

In spirti men said,

Eni wa quick or dead,

Honour is some reward i:..

its fight fair--for our own hest

worst;

So, Gentlemen of the Guard,

Fire first!"

In the open Ting stood,"

They would not deign

To profit by a stain

to mu in his knightlihood:

On the honourabir rules,

or

SHORTAGE OF MEDICAL MEN

In an articlo in the 'Amèrican Medicit

T. H Journal, Colonel

Goodwin, R.A.M.S. points out that there is a con- sidorable altortuge of medical men among

causes, among them the facts that Gre Britpia has at present five separate cue paigns in operation, that lo Britisa armies have increased ivoin a compaortáves ly few thousandy to millions that the number of hospital beds in the British

the Allies in Europe, due to a auler of

was felt to be impracticable, a force unter Knowing that practise perfidy no man Isles alone is at present over #mom,

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Rules

durst.

Who in the herzie schools

Was nurst.

But now, behold, what

Rama laments

Its und innocents;

Herod howls: Shy slaughter now! Leg is, by modes sner inled

accurst, Overhead, under water,

Stab first."

THOMAS HARDY

many enemy vessels, including those cap- our own communications and opened out. The Luivurice Factory was dealt witir ltured from us, fell into our hands. THE OPERATIONS AGAINST KUT

próspredus districts for our own supply.by howitze five, and on the oth the King's pursuit was broken off at Aziziých, 50 AD RAGEDAD.

The rucny stiti chung to his positions en effected a valuable lodgment in the miles from Kut and half-way to Baghdad, it rights of the Tigris in the feentre of the mey's line, which enabled and a pause for re-organisation was mado as extend rapidly on both Banks. By while Lieut. General Cobbe's force cinsed Lent. Adeperaj Si Stanley Mande's on

Here be menaced our alespatch dealing with the operations Anadairi benzt.

rried out agnis Kat and Bagland by communications ou che Hai, and les also the night of the 100-17th it treat to the point. On the stb mavement began thesopotamian Expeditionery pores, and it in his power to inandate portions known that the enemy had given up his again, und an advance was made to Lufi, Let,

lir. The energy held a strong forward positions and Jnd resired to an Here the Turkish rear-guard was found leas been breently issard,

Idols with the work done between fine in fat, bare country, difficult for inner line across the Dalra Benti. Orwell Stenched; it was attacked and de

Lieut. General Cable spent the the tpth the final battle for the position. fentent, and retired during the right.

On the 7th we were in touch with the August 21, 1945 and March 31st, 1917-attack.

perial of seven months, of which the time between January 5th and 10th, clear was opened by the Loyal Nerth Lanen-

e and a half were devoted to ing the Bend. The preliminary stage in-shires, and after sume dastung fighting by enemy's line on the Dialah, a river joining Man

wolved theging some 25.000 yards of trench the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, the South the Tigris miles below Baghdad. On the preparation.

Command, Viperal anter trying conditions constant rain Wales Borderers, the Buffs and the sth a crossing was attriptest in the face, card exjasure to many fre but was Dorras, the enemy was pushel bolily toofa withering fire, and, as this maneuver Maude root en the work of is organ

htc prederessor, LA, duly carried out, On the 9th the Gurkhas the Tigris, and by night only hold about

smile of works. Two companies of Liput, General Marshall was ferried across- Satiza begmu Gicheval Sir Percy Lake. The health and and Mahratias had bought their way to

initiative, sook these trenchies, and on the with guns from the right bank of the river. training of the rs who had suffered the river bend on the left after severe tinka imitation, acting on their own the Tigris to cuflate the enemy position severely from the intense summer beat was hand-hand fighting. On the right our

attempts were made to ferry the river. Is war with those where bonour is out! Mets of amunication by troups made steady progress, and a leavy ish the Dahre Bend was dear of the During the night of the 8th-9th further imporis est.

il country confer-attack got forward under cover of † cavagy..

- Bual action for the capture of Kut Daly one succeeded, and landed i party rait, read and river over

Lieut-General Cobbe, who had End 70 of the Royal North Lanenshires on diffent at any time and wad diferit ja mist was broker by the resolut resists by both denils Hd droughts, were perfect avee of the Manchesters, a frontier Riße

the time omamications them. Begiment and a detachment of Sikh kept the enemy constantly on the alert the further bank. For the next 92 hours, ales secured against attack. Reinforeigners. Lieutenant Cloneral Marshall at Samaiyat, began a threatening attack until the passage of the river was con the. He captawd some of the Epletely forged, the detachment held on were accumulated, resources were eavalry west of the Hai carried out dseliged, and reserves of supplies, aan- successful diversions, and though they works before him, and was at once sub-gallantly in its isolated position, under wer hampered by the mish they forged jetest to travy enter-attacks, which the constant close fire from the surrounding On the buildings, teenchies and gardens. On the By the beginning of Drember, 198, their way into Hai Town and occupied itaforths brilliantly resisted.

i was begun against the enemy for several days. By the 17th our troops nixiy of the 2nd-gird feints were being 8th the cavalry and a portion of General in The Times, abel Kut. The Turks stili cupied the were pressing the sony lard, arut by the male against the river, opposite Kut and Cobb's foren crossed the Tigris, worked

pushed scottis. aerigilanc we msitions on the Tigris front which 19th his position hurt become se difficut size the Liquorice Fortory, and the up to Shawa Khan and, well served On the morning of they had terapied during the summer, that he voluntarily retiraf nerus Teks were misled into thinking bridging by Ou the left bank they held the hitherto Tigris. During these operations the iterations, wore to take place at this point, towards Baglol.

The point closen was netually at the the 10th our envalry fought the way to a Hlation, and in a blinding dust-storm muenquerable Sanaiynt position, which, ing had been vivere, mainly baud-to-hansi, plus la teng heed and elaborated, that the enemy, in spite of his tenacity, south end of th, Shumran Bend, West of poing (wo miles west of Baghdad railway for daybreak on the Med. The Norfolks followed the Decauville railway up to the Kut as protected on the right bank by had more than met his match in the dash K. The ferries were set to work be

in progress affered a surprise lodgment with the first sention on the left bank of the Tigris, a system of trench - emning from a poim and resolution of our troops. While this fighting was on the riter 3 miles to the Fourth-west and

nerose the Khadari | Lieut. General Marshalt began his prepa- trip in the other forries carrying | Genera; Marshall had forced the Dialah riveling rath it Bend til eut by the river Hai, tiles ratione for the reduction of the Hui Gurkhas were met with a staggering fire, a two points early on the 10th, had linked This satiount and the extensive trench system and only with difficulty effected a land-up with the devoted Loyal North Lanca below the exi, from the Tigris. system was continued to the north-west. which the Turks held astrile the Hai rivering The Norfolks and Gurkhas held bn skires, and had advanced against the Onunciously, and pushed up stresume as strong position of Tel Muhammad which The position gave the attack a good chame near its junction with the Tigris. Discs, and it was devided in srente the gh the emmy's front line on a bridging opreations were commenced. By covered Baghdad. During the night the possession of the Sai, clear all the enemy frontage of abou 1.800 varris was en nighifoli, as a result of the day's epers-Turks retired and General Marshall on- Trules on the right of the Tigris, while tard. There was beavy bombing light- | thes, our tremps had, by their requer (tered Baghend aid manifestations of gunboat flotilla preceding up at the same time so sapping his strengthing, and the Turks made geort use of skil- | nbi· valour and determination. Forced a satisfaction on the part of the inhabitants, wii, in face of strong opposition, and stream in lies ahead formation. anchored ty, condang battle at Sonmiyat that he fully contented gmps and machine-gous, passage across a river in flood, 540 yards The

hud seered a position 2.006 yards in off the British Residency and the two teither ene up that position or say isis of outer attacks the enemy weaken his be that a eressing of was able to recuptor, his line, but Trets might be easily necompiled fur-album charge neves the spen by the doth, covering the bridge head. While forces under Lieut. Generals Marshall and An immense Born Warwicks restored the situation, this crossing was proceeding Lieut. Cobbe provided for the security of the ther west,

fourth lines of Sannaiyai, and was work ity, which the spemy has been unable to Sessfully the with the assank of twee Punjabi Somerni Cohle bud wcured the third and approaches to the City. Ez movemen! 6734 1. mezomplished in December 15th. Lieut. Sacration, was a complete success, and in tical Cable distracted the attrition afsabborn fatning our hold on both banks in his way with bombs deep into the maze destroy, was taken, including all the guns It bonbardment of the of the river was increased. Our Cavalry of tarnehus. On the 94th the fight was (rendered useless by General Townshend)

bestuned," the enemy fighting tenuriously, piken by the enemy at Ku Sammaisng line, while during the nightfatcmpted to strike against the enviay's

Fear the Bidruk uit Sersan, but the Eat the and was certain. General Coll On carried the Sunniyat position and the of the death the evalry and Lirat, Geert Marshall's force stuck westward waterlogger ground bejë them up. to the Hai, surprised the enemy and February is the Cheshires, log an attack, enemy was pow in complete retiremeg),

Lieu Gioneerd Musball took up the Phl bath banks of the river up to the which gave us further ground. and on the Helens which was strongly ill. apel, the Drains and a Gurkha Battalion ¦ pursuit of the enemy with dash, broke the 18th, Lieutenant-General Marshall carried two lines of works and held them finomy smiles from Shamran, and follow- fought his way forward until we had in spite of counter attack and artillery Jed vigorusty, On the with the retreat wym vanmyred of the river upstream of fire. That evening the enemy legast was rapid, with the cavalry and infantry Khatri i The operation gase retire, and by the morning of the 5th and following on either bank, and the river us dire potit-o of the Bai, and enabled fallen back to the Liquorice Factory and craft of the Royal Navy pushing up

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that more than 300 fold ambulances and 100) stationary and general hospitals an being maintais) in the felel, sicken hospital ruins, Jips, etc. Furthermore, on the Western front, from the crummetar mean of the war up to June 1965 unesli sal officers have been killed in action. 107 wounded, and 12 died from disease, resul is that there is a considerable skoringe of medical ine. In several de tries in England here is aly physietan to evag 5,000 inhabitants, and some districts in which the ralie is only 1 to 6,000 Mand assistance had bes is asket for from the United Stils, aid the rest has mag with a prompt and

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The Art Paling with the same side

north cast by the capture of Baqubak ou↑ the Dialah, and the line thus moved onl towards the Russians approaching from consolidated by the occupation of Fenija, Persin. To the west the front was also on the Euphrates, on March 19th, operating with the movement of dus Rus fiberal rapes. sinns from Khanikin our fares mored up and Shahraban was occupied on March jeet, points out that while much valuable the Dialab to hold the retreating Turks, end. The enemy ideavoured to bar our progress, but during the night of ith-assistance is leeg given by the Amergean way up over the hills of the Jebel the difficulty, naturally these will be

Ameriesh army 25th and the day following we forced our medin! units ser, over, this will mi solve were forced to withdraw heenuse of the expeditionary for ten begin to murive front Haursin range, and bont him, thought we required in the difficulties of the country. On the 26th the United States. The English journal the enemy began a enverging movement holds thy the medies! fatee of the entry down the Dialah from Deli Ablas and is being discerously depleted by the along the left bank of the Tigris from action of the Medical Warmi the withdrawal of the Turkish forces be Shatt Adhnim, apparently to assist. Both these columnas fore the Russians. were brilliantly beaten İstek.

So plus dy lan the arvas in England

chmen senatinisd with view fos alkaino5147

medien! feer for the army every intensive is the method of harstigation The report is brough; to a close by the atteintetization : „ow being sonducted. slatemem that the total number of pris. Filing, it seems geriais that should all this Loners taken in the period under review ↑ quergy and self-sarrifer not bear sadici ne

General Maude praises the fruit the ariny will have to cnumise conduci of the officers and men who work the employment of medied men under ed so well andre such diffeul and arduus some plan of redistribution or organi British and Indian troops; sation. There aro afecady men being on working side by side have yied with each in the army who can bully two spisest editions, other in their efforts to close with the by the Shate. Medical men who kne

resuming practice. enemy, and eli ranks have been imbued wiped are now showing their patrol biji is the soldiers finest jewel." throughout with that offensive spirit which | by sbwundoning their well earned resul

After the fall of Baghdad precautions wores nude in serure the safety of the was 7.021. British Army. A brilliant operation car firdar fores upward on the railway line Watch and the Gurkhas rushed on the this Mushardic Station, which the Black night of March 14th. The enemy's fight was so upid that touch was not obtained (Continned at fout of aret column.) again. By the 15th our front was extended

A PATRIOTIC CALL.

THE HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY COMPANY, LIMITED.

PROSPECTUS

Inviting public subscription for 85,000 shares at par ($10 each), upon an increase of the Capital of the Company.

Tis desire, and a resolution for that purpuss has been pass, to increase the Capital of the Company to $5,000 by the issue of new shares, for the purpose of extending the business which is firmly believed will, if so extended, not only prove exceedingly profitable to all interested in the Company, but will also supply a want to local coticers.

The Capital of the Company is now $1,000,000, of which only $78,089 Is been paid up, and on this the Company last year male nei prolit of $19,917 and paid a slividend of in per cent, at the end of the present financial year. It is anticipated that doubling the Capital will at least treble the profit; and, should this anticipation be realized, the Commpany could pay at least a steely Twenty par cent.

Steel Castings are ve led for numerous purposes by all Railway Contructors, Engineering and Dock Companies every- where in China, and by many small manufacturers. At present a large portion of the Steel products which this Company is able to manufacture is obtained from abroad-at probably a great Axpense in consequence of this very limited capacity of this With an increased Company to carry out orders received. Capital, enabling more furnaces to be erected, and, more labour eraployed, this Company would then be in a position to supply most of, if not all, the needs for steel castings in this part of the world; for, with the experiencen now acquired by the General Managers, and by their present head workmen, there should be no dithealty wluttsoever in most satisfactorily fulfilling such requirements.

It is much desired that sulicient additional capital bo subscribed, beyond that which is required for the further devolopment of the Steel Casting department, in order to enable a plant to be obtained, and set up, for the purpose of rolling Stest Ingots into material for Engineering, Dack, and Building requirements; for which materin! there is now a great demand.

It is therefore trusted that many persons in the Colony will be funnd ready to usbscribe towards the increased capital desired, both for their own benefit, and for that of the community

enerally.

:

The General Managers are ready and willing to enter into any reasonable agreement desired by the Company to continuo, their services for a lengthy period. Also, if desired by the Company, they are fully prepared to transfer the control to a Board of Directors, comprised of such persons who are in a position to introduce business, as the Company thinks advisable.

The minimum subscription for the new shares now offered to the public, upon which the General Managers may proceed to allotment, is 8200,000.

Mr. C. BERNARD BROWN, of the firm of Messrs. LINSTEAD

& Davis, Hongkong, is the Auditor of the Company,

copy of this prospectus has been duly filed for registra-

tion with the Registrar of the Companies.

Application for Shares should be made to the Company's Bankers, or the office of the General Managers, where forms will de supplied.

GORDON & CO,

General Managers.

Dated this 22nd day of August, 1917.

REPORT AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR 1916-17. Report presented to the Shareholders at the Seventh Ordinary General Meeting held at the Office of

the General Managers, on Wednesday, 15th August, 1917, at 110 clock a..

The General Managers laro now the pleasure to subunit their annual report and statement of the Cmpany's accounts rude up to 1st May, 1017.

The yet profit for the year ended 31st May, 1917, after allowing for interest, Auditor's Fees and wrning off depreciation on Company's Plant, Machinery, Launches and Stork, is $1,51792. This amount together with the sum of $150 undistributed profit brought forward from last year makes an available balance of $29,365, which it is resolved to appropriate as follows: To place to Reserve Faud $10,000.00. To pay a dividend of $1.00 per share 87,808. To carry forward to civalit of next year's armant $21,5558.55.

Dr.

BALANCE SHEET AT 31 MAY, 1917.

LIABILITIES.

HARE CAPITAL

Authorised Vegan shames at

$10 e-b

Issuedi 7,805simres at 10 each MORTGAGE ACCOUNT SUNDRY CREDITORS including General Managers PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.

Balance as per last account. $19,548.02 Profit for the year

19,817.93

[ets.

ASSETS. Machinery, Melting Furmares, Fountry Plan and Touts including Annealing and Preheating Chambers and also all rights to secret pro- SALE (O

casses aajor last account..$63,908.12 500000 Les sold, &c.

1

291,733 72 Less Depreciation

Additions during the year

39,366 53 Value of 9 Launches us per. last nécount Less Depreciation............................

Cr.

S

et

311.25)

$8364087

4,287.72

$77,419.15 1,30,86

*2,356 01

$ 4,500,00

130.00

4,050 00

SL0,00

$100

729

00

$27,449.70

706.50

26,853

B1

6,000 00

15,874

35

7,439 10

$143,203 27

Office Furniture and FixtoYES including valuable draw- ings as per last secount...S Less Depreciation

Stock in trade..................................... - Less Depreciation

Work Progress............................... Accounts Receivable ...... Cash at Bank and in handl

(Bank 7,271.04)

(P/Cash 167.56j

$143,502❘ 27

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.

year ending 31st May, 1917.

450

For the

$

$

Jcts.

Jety!

To Interest Account

Anditor's Foo

00 By Balance Working Account 200 00

28,117 79

11

Depreciation on Machy. Plant, Stock,

*,554 | GL

..........

93 24

19,817

03

28,117 70

To Writing off old Machinery.

Profit on the year...

29,11770

GORDON & Co.,

General Managers.

I report that I have audited the abure Balance Sheet with the books and vouchers of the Company and have found it to be in accordance therewith.

I have received all the information and expluations I have required. No depreciation has been written off Steel Process Patent Rights which appear in the books at their original cost, namely, 821,369.56. Subject to the foregoing observation, in my opinion such Balance Sheet is properly drawn up sous to exhibit a true and correct riow of the state of the Company's affairs according to the best of my information and the explanations given me and as shown by the books of the Company,

C. BERNARD BROWN, A.C.A. Auditor. Hongkong, 6th August, 1917.

To be retained by the Bankers.

This form should be sent entire, with a cheque for the deposit of 810 un cach share to the bankers of die Company, namely, the

“junyddu ani oj pominja PQ "I

CHARTERED Bask or India, AUSTRALIA AND CHISA

The Register for appiication of Shares will be closed on Thursday, 1st November, 1917, at 3 o'clock.

HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY CO., LTD.

Form of application for Shares.

The the tempat Mowagers of

HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY COMPANY, LIMITED.

Ciemiegen,

each

Having paid tooleCompany's bankers the sum of S.... being a deposit of $10 per share for..........shares of $10

of the above-named Company [ (or we) request you to ≈

..shures on the terms of the allot to me (or).................. Company's Memorandum and Articles of Association und I (or we) agree to accept the same or any less number that may allot to me (or us) and I (or we) authorise you to register m (or us) as the holder (s) of the said shares.

you

Name in full

Address...........

Description

Date.........

Signature

Receipt for Application Money.

Received this.. day of.....

on account

from...........................

of the Hongkong Steel Foundry Co., Ltd., ..................................the sum of $......being a deposit of shares of $10 each of the $10 per share upon...........................

above-named Company.

For the

Chartered Bank of Judia, Australia and Čvina.

Cashier,

3.B. This receipt when returned to the applicant must i preserved, and if accompanied by receipt for the amount du ca allotment, will be exchanged in due parie for a certifi ate.

amosul suthed by each subscriber will bebscribe returned witheat interest.

Should the amount of $200,000 not be subscribed to enable the General Managers to proveed will be alkottuvu