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PLAGUE PREVENTION CHINESE TROOPS FOR THE ''OUR DAY" AT CANTON,
SERVICE IN NORTH
As the result of “Our Day" in Canton MANCHURIA,
VIEWS OF THE CHINESE FOREIGN ' £1,435 has been remitted to the British EXTRACTS FROM THE FIFTH
MINISTER,
Red Cross Society in London. The total
ANNUAL REPORT.
HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS." ADMINISTRATIVE, ORDERS BY MAJOR HAA MORGAN ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT.
LEAVE.
According to the Mainicht, Mr. Wang amount collected was $10,022.53, made up and-Lieut. G. C. Moron, Mounted Sec-
the Chinese Foreign Minister, is quoted in Chinese papers as making the follow
Dr. Lien-teh, Director and Chief Medi- cal Officer, in the course of a brief sum mary of the fifth annual general reporting statement in regard to the dispatch of the Worth Manchurian Plague Preven of Chinese troops to Europe 2- tion Service for the year ending Beptem bor, 1817, to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, saya
as follows:
Total donations, etc.
Nett proceeds of Ah Fong's
photographs
Evening Concert (per
CAT.8.)
"The French Minister has approached | Kalles ............. the Chinese Government with a request Sweet Stall to send 20,000 troops to Europe to be put | Bran Pie......
in the second line, suggesting at the same Auction of Case of Stout I left Harbin on June 13th for my time that the Allied Governments would Tens ... annual trip of inspection to the out furnish China with arms and ammuni- Tobacco Kiosk
tion and war expenditure. To emphasise Toy Stail station hospitals on the Sungari and his claim the French Minister pointed Parcel delivery, ete. Amur. I found all the hospitals well out that American troops have already Sundries kept, and considerable progress was Government is at war with Germany and Gift Stall
ble progr
reached Europe. Since the Chinese Man in the Tub ported everywhere. A proper carriage Austria, it is quite natural thus Chinese Gate Money drive, paved with cobbles has now been made leading from the town of Tahetho to the Hospital. The officials, merchants, and gentry there have shown' 'commend able enterprise in helping our Medical Officers with financial support in con- structing and lighting the road. th
Our Medical Department in Harbin has during ⠀⠀ the past year undertaken bacteriological and chemical examinations for ascertaining the purity of water sup- plies, mineral waters and milk. On several occasions wo have been asked to analyse pilla sold in the town. Our medical officers have also acted as ex aminers for practitioners of medicine în the city. Of nineteen this examined, only one passed our requirements.
i
the
troops should be sent to Europe. The Bar (including sale of surplus French Minister expressed a wish for the stock). dispatch of 30,000 troops, but China must Red Cross Nurse see that at least 100,000 recruits are Coconut Shis raised for the purpose. Inasmuch as the Chinese Conjurers suggested supply by the Allied of arms bale of Flags and money would make the Chinese Shooting Gallery. troops no better than mere mercenaries, and would consequently affect the dignity of China, these matters must be attended to by China herself, though, of course, the Allies' help must be solicited in view of the present difficult financial condition of the country.
As to the expenditure the dispatch of Chinese troops will entail, the War Department has not as yet completed its investigations, Granting that six months
allowance as well as military equipment and travelling expenses are given to each unit of the troops, at least 1,000 yuan will be required for one. The un ywall amount to 30,000,000 yuan för 30,000 men and 100,000,000 yuan for 100,000 men. Thus, China will be called upon to float
foreign toon of 100,000,000 yuan.
price of land has ingreneres The troops will be first put on sappers' work
In spite of the war and increased cost of overything, large sums of money haven been spent by the authorities upon rend
It is open to doubt whether the new construction and other municipal im recruits will prove good fighters on the provements. The Chinese city is now battlefields, but it is hoped that three practically
a new town built upon months' training at home and another modern
lines, a large part of the river thre months' training in France will bank having boon reclaimed for wharfs make them serviceable, These Chinese and main business
by leaps and in the second line, but will be all placed bounds. The value of the lot upon which
in the first line subsequently, our hospital stands is assessed at no leas
-.'' As it will be difficult for the Chinese than half million roubles
troops to take the field by themselves, The
been past year bas
ery healthy a very one so far as infectious disease is con- they will be necessarily placed under the
Plague continues to be absent
urders of Commanders of the Allied throughout Manchuria and North China, Rovers feel sure that when these
the seventh
100,000 Chinese troops make a triumphal making, this in which it has not occurred. An out- burn to their own country, the military break of Pneumonic plague was repost favourably affected and China will be administration of China will be very by Dr. Robert
PATTY, (ank troneformed into a strong country. sionary tan border, and was easily from T'sothow, in Karsu, on the suppressed. Smallpox was prevalent for the rivers, but scarlet fever was not "šo noticable, as in Shanghai, where the disease claimed an unusual number of victims this year. Dysentery and Enteric The
BUCCESSIVE year
Fever are not abnormally ently
a
tion, is granted 2 months' leave from
4th Nov, 1917.
2.850:83
30.00
300,00 2,222.03 Spr. B. Lillio, Engineer Co., is granted
385.47
4 months leave from 19th Nov., 1917. 219.50 Spr. W N; Fleming, Engineer Co., is granted. 1. month's leave from.. 19th November 1917.
Pte S. W. Bacon, B Co., is granted 6 months.extension of leave from 30th November, 1917.
40.00 168.70 850.80
141.46 Spr. D. W. Munton, Engineer Co., iz granted 6 months leave from 25th November, 1917.
48.27 171.50
168.10 Spr, F. C. Clemo, Engineer Co., is grant 1,129.20. ed 3 months leave from 25th Nov..
1017. Corp. C..Edgeambe, "A" Co., is grant- ed leave from 15th Dec. 1817, till 28th Feb 1018
188.40
167.40
101.50
319:50
80.50
TRANSFER,
340.40 Lance-Sergt W. J. Crawford is trans ferred from Signalling Section to "Co., dated 20th Nov., 1917.
140.00
$10,078.00
Less loss on small coins $ 9.80 Less Sundry chits out-
standing (to be paid to General War Chari- ties if collected)
45.01
.55.47.
Grand total for, remittance 4.810,022.58
Remitted to London
£1,400 at 2/10-39,774,54
10,011,00
35 at 2/11g= 237.45
Balance to General War
Charitica account .....8 10.54
A personal acknowledgment has been sent to the many who s kindly assisted with gifts in money or kind, but the Committee take this opportunity of thanking them all collectively, as also those who laboured at the Staile and side shows at the Fête.
COTTON AND YARN MARKET. Messrs. Folishwalla & Kotwall, cotton and yarn brokers of Hongkong, in their report, dated November 2ård, state:
Since the issue of our last report, on the 15thi ultimo, our market, following dergone several changes, the range of the erratic course of exchange, has un- fluctuation being as high as 85 to $19, both ways. In the
Cotton has been our meantime
suit, the last advices received from stantin advance in the
PEKING GERMANS HELD UP ing upwards, with India, of course, fol Nowing bay by cably indicating sub
DOCUMENTS SEIZED AT BAN
FRANCISCO.
material,
the price of the At the moment, our market appears to On information from Washington that be firm, the importers requiring a evidence of the machinations of German general advance in view of higher replac
quito ng nts in China would be found on the ing cost. Dutch liner Orange cat her arrivel from The total business transacted during the tives on Lith Detaher beld, the phip Hive 5,000 under review amounts to come hours in the stream at San Francisco tens for the Yunnan raarket. wen- but consisting chiefly of while a painstaking search was made of tits seem to be out of favour. every bit of luggage and all letter
stocks, 10,000 bales. documents belonging to German and Bargains in' Austrian Government officials on their bales
Chinese hunds, 19,000 way home from, their posts under safe Shipments from Hongkong to Shang- conduct granted by the Entente allies hat and coast ports, 2,000 bales.
disastrous foods which have surred in Tientsin and the surrounding districts may easily lead this winter to opidemic of Typhuis, Relapsing and other infectious diseases unless proper sanitary precautions are taken Dr. F. Eberson, who has done excellent work during the past year, left for Ame rica on 28th June to continue his plague investigations in an American laboratory He will receive an allowance of one thou sand gold dollars from the funds of the Service for the prosecution of this work
Dr. Frank Surgeon of the borger, Velerort the San Francisco Chronicle).
Heilungkiang
and affiliated to our
Bervice, left for Amerion in September after three years of useful work in the northern regions. successful work in preventing the spread of anthrax among cattle and horses in the various farms will not ne easily forgotten by those who have bene fited
by his advice. Our matron
Mrs. Tsan, who had been connected with the Service since its in auguration, was cruelly murdered by hurglars
on the evening of May 28th. The Chief Nurse, Miss Chen, was attack ed at the same time, but she, fortunately. recovered.
and
That valuable papers had been found ting showing wastean stall in the search the widespread among the neutral governments of the world was admitted by a Federal official,
SHANGHALOwing to the disastrous food the Northern provinces, this small business passing Latterly how market has been reported quiet, with ver, a fair inquiry has set in far No. Anton Arnold, a German, who was
JAPANESE YARN.-This class of yarn has advanced over $12, but the business done financial adviser to the Government he was quite limited.
The following re fore the breaking off of diplomatic rela- latest quotations:-Nagasaki No. 200, at tions between China and Germany, was $925; 3 horses No. 165, at $200; 3 horses the most important member of the incom- No. 20s, at 325 000 bales Yellow Joss ing delegation, Dr.von Rosstborn, former No. 20 at 8185-3210-8218; Betsu-No. Austrian Minister to China, was also a 105, at $180; Seteu No. 20, 8230; Blu passenger,
Fish
No. 208, at $230.
There was thirty-two German diplo. Baw Corron-After a long interval a matic officers, Consuls and consular small parcel of Bengal Cotton has beca attaches, and thirty-eight Austrian Gov-sold at $40 per picul. Chincao. No ernment officials,
enlas. Quotations Bengal, at 837-845;
have been se immediately to Washing-
All docums svized were reported to Chiness, at $40-$60 per picul.
This is only one instance of an increas ing number of acts of violence which have become prevalent since the advent of the Revolution in Russin. I wish to thank the Board for agreeing to my pro- ton. posal to allow the relatives of Mrs. Tsag the sum of 1,000 roubles as compensation for her faithful service.
1914
The number of out-patients treated at the different hospitals are set down in the following table as compared with pre- coding years
1915 1916
1913 Harbin 10,652 14,887 19,395 19,167 Taheaho 0,847 7,173 7,231
7,548 Bansing 3,740
3,984 4,139 4,893 Tahasusu 1018 1,221 1,338
1.830 The number of in-patients treated, at Harbio conclude
is 152, mostly surgical, I wish to
report by preasing my appreciation of the valuable services rendered by the lay and medical staff and of their constant loyalty and devotion to duty
during a critical period lasting many months when their salaries were insufficient to purchase even the bare necessities of life.
FUTURE OF EMPIRE
DUTCH EAST INDIES SHIPPING.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE."
HEATHER DAY DUTIES.
(1) The O.C. No. 1 Platoon, will warn 40 picked men for special duty be tween the hours of 2.45 and 11 p.m.
on Friday, November 30th
The O.C. No. 2 Company will similarly warn duties for Baturday, December Ist
These men will be warned off in three shifts and will report at Headquar tors Club to Staff Inspector McEwen, The latter will, in turn, report, to Inspector Garrod,
In the last annual reports of the three most important navigation companies with services to the Netherlands East Indice, the following details are given about the fleets, capital, etc. The fleets the Stoomvaart Maatschappy Neder- land consist of 38 ships, measuring 231,704 tons of the Rotterdam Lloyd, 26 ships, Paketvaart Maatschappy, 93 ships, men measuring 150,782 tons; and of the Kon suring 161,200 tons. There are in con struction for the Stoomvaart Mants chappy Nederland six ships, measuring 43,000 ts, and for the Rotterdam Lloyd four ships, measuring 31,000 tons. The capital of the Stormvaart Maatschappy (2) Nederland amounts to A.10,000,000, and abend loan of 1.8,820,000, of the Rotterdam Lloyd, #15,000,000; and of the Koo.
Paketvaart Maatschappy, #19,000,000 and a bond-loan of H.6,133,000.
STEAMERS
Lord Levenshulme (High Sheriff of Lancashire), speaking at Leigh, -said German impudence was colossal. The Kaiser had staked his empire against NY,K. TO BUILD FIFTY NEW other empires, and ad practically put down a shilling to win a sovereign. When he saw he could not- win, he said. Give
The following information has been as everything back syning and we will given out concerning the proposal of the hand over what we wrongfully took All NY.K. to increase its capital distinctions of rank could only lead to The Company says it wishes to provide two great classes—the class that did their against the post vellum shipping com. duty and the class that did not. The petition of the world by building filty new future of the Empire would rest, with the steamers of various sizes and inaugurat
Former class. We should determine that ing now lines.
overy house should be fit for habitation It has two schemes for the post-bellum and have a reasonable amount of garden expansion of its business. One is to turn attached to it, and that the conditions of out vessels for service on the European
Men
so warned will not attend the Com any Parades on November 27th and November 29th respectively.
All Staffs and Company Inspectors are required to report in uniform to Inspector Garrod, at the Parade Greend at 10 am on Friday, Nov. 30th, to assist in traffic regulations La connection with the proposed pro cession. Exemption from this duty may be obtained from 4.8.1. Hough or the D.SP.
(3) A detachment of Mounted Police will be warned for duty at 10 am, and will report as per orders to be issued by the U.C. M.P.
(4) The Police Band will play at the Fair on the evening of Nov. 30th."
The following Brad Fractices are order. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday exemptions are withdrawn, and no
(Nov 28th, 27th and 28th),
All
leave is to be granted except by the undersigned
INSPECTORS AND ARECKANTS
MUSKETRY NOTES. Copies of the booklet kindly presented
to the Corps by Lieut, H. R. B Hancock and 2nd Lieut. R, Suther land may be obtained on application at Headquarters.
PRESENTATION OF CUP,
Sergt. S. E. Green has been good enough to present a cup to be won by tho highest scorer. an Part 3 Annual General Musketry Course.
ORDERS FOR ARTILLERY COMPANY BY CAPTAIN .
J. H. W. "ARMSTRONG, VİD.
AT BELONERS BATTERY.
PARADES.
Monday 28th inst.-
7.30 am Right Half Co., D.R.F
Clase only,
4-
5.15 p.m. Left Half Co., D.R.F.
Clasa only. Tuesday, 27th inst
7.30 4. Right Half Co., Full
parade.
5.15 pm Left Half Co., Full parade. Thursday, 29th inst
"
7.30 am. Right Half Co. (Gur
numbers other than specialista). 8.16 p.m. Left Half Co. (Gun num-
bers other than specialists)." Friday, 30th inst
gard
7.30 am. Right Half Co. Layers' and
Betters' Class only.
ORDERS FOR ENGINEER COMPANY BY CAPT. W., RUSSELL. to 30th inst. :-
E. Manning nightly at Belchers. and Lyeemun Parades as per: Besters posted at Headquarters. Engine drivers at 5.15 p.m
Electricians at 6.30 p.m. Officers next for duty-
Belchers, 2nd-Lt. Matthewman. Lycamun, Capt. James,
Stonecutters, 2nd-Lieut. Marley.
Parades for instructii-Classes for higher ratings at Belchers at 6 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, under. Staff Sergeants Ovenden and Parsons, R.E Corporal Day and 2nd-Corpl Norris, H.K.DU. ****
ORDERS FOR INFANTRY BATTALION BY MAJORK
, A. MORGANO MODA "B" CO. (MEMBERS NOT IN CAEP)..
* PARĀDES. Monday, 28th inst,
4.30 p.m. No 7 Platoon, at King's Park Range. Annual Musketry Course, Part 2, Practices 4 0 2 and 12 Dress Drill order with Tuesday, 27th inst.:-
pouches.
4.30 p.m. No u Platoon, at King's Park Range. Annual Musketry Course, Part 2. Practices 8 and 9. Dress. Drill order with pouches, Wennesday, 28th inst.
430 p.m. No. 7 Platoon, at King's Park Range. Annual Musketry Courao, Part 2 Practices 8 and 9 Dress Drill order with pouches Recruits (those not attending Camp
Quly)Aut
Monday, 28th inst.:-
5.15 p.m. All units, except "D" Co.
at Headquarters, under Sergeant Oxberry and Lange-Sergt. Meado and Corp Grimes. Dress Drill order.
5.15 p.m.uarry Bay residents et.
Taikoo Dock.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "D" COMPANY. Wednesday, 28th inst
5.15 p.m. New members (joined since 1.8.17.), at Headquarters, under U.S.M. Cooke and such other in- structors as may be available. 5.15 p.m. Quarry Bay residents, at
Taikoo Dock, Ba
ORDERS FOR CADET COMPANY BY 2ND-LIBUT. J. E. W. BESED
PARADEN
Monday, 26th inst. -
5, 16 p.m. Nos -1 and Sections at
Headquarters.
5.20 p.m. Buglers at Headquarters. Wednesday, 28th inst
5.13 p.m. Nos. 3 and 4 Sections at
Yaumati Football Ground, 5.30 p.m. Buglers at Youmuti Foot-
ball Grounde Angr 6.30 pm Gymnasium at St. Andrew's
Churah Hall
(Sd) G. E. STEWART, Cant
Adjutant, A.K.D.C) Hongkong, November 23rd, 2017,
work for the wage-earner of either sex and American lines which shall be as All Juspectors and Bergeants (other hours of daylight, the benefits of which
should be such as to give them better fargo the Hamburg-America liner opportunity. The horizon created must formerly running between Hamburg and give a better gatlook, and then we should New York. Another is to build as many have a finer race than the world had ever ships sa possible of less Inxurious ap
pointment with a sum of 1,200,000,000,
Boa
DAYLIGHT SAVING. Cominencing on Easter Sunday and ending on September 19th the re introdu tion of daylight saving secured 163 stra than those on duty) will attend at have been apparent to everyone (says. Headquarters Club on Monday, No London exchange). Besides the beucht 28th, at 2pm to health it is estimated the saying in
F. O JESEN, DB.P. (B) lighting and heating Hongkong, November 23rd, 1917.
2.300,000.
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