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GERMAN MANEUVRES IN LONDON.

SALE OF THE LONDON EMERY COM

Eis months ago The Daily Mail called attention to the manner in which the Public Trustee, the Board of Trade, and the Ministry of Munitions had dealt and were dealing with a London German con-

ted corn known, is the Londen Emery Com pany, Limited, the managing director of which was Emil Selwyn, otherwise Seelig mann, a German who became a British subject by naturalisation in 1908

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1871.

BESTOWAL OF HONOURS.

1917

THE ADVANCE OF FREIGHTS EXPLANATIONS IN THE

|

COMMONS.

Mr. Houston asked whether the Govern ment would denounce the Shipping Cow- troller as a profiteer who was making exosive profits.

HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS ORDERS FOR INFANTRY BATTALION BY MAJOR H.A. MONGAN,

DAME,

Parades for Saturday and Sunday, 22nd

and 23rd December, 1917, Parade Lowu Camp, 6.30 pm and march to Shatin, bivouac for the night. 22nd/23rd December at Shatin and move on to Hong- kong on the 3rd December. start- The whole of these operations will be

under a general and special idea... Commandant hopes that they hav men as possible (even if completed their 8 or 6 days attend ance) will attend this final porado. For the convenience of those who are unable to get cut to Lowu on Saturday, the 22nd December, ar- rangements will be made for the 8.05 a.m. (mail) in 23rd to stop

(mail) in 23rd at Bhatin With reference to the above, in order to

The

DEBATE IN THE LORDS.

LORD SELBORNE'S DISCLOSURES.

In the House of Commons, last month, "There was an extremely piquant debate

the House of Lords last mouth (says the Chancellor of the Exchequer, reply The Times), on the alleged sale of honing to an inquiry by Mr. Houston, The Feers unanimously resolved whether it was with his knowledge and that the that the notification of an honour should approval that the Ministry of Shipping be accompanied in future by a definite recently issued instructions to certain public statement of the reasons for which Conference Line steamship owners to ining at 0.30 0.01, * it had been recommended to the Crown,

creaen their ratts of freight by 50 per and that the Prune Minister should cexit, anid:-The fixing of rates in ships is left satisfy himself that no payment or ex requisitioned by the Government 1 It is now possible to add another chan-pentation of payment to any party fund by the Cabinet to the Minister of Ship- ter to the extraordinary history of this

was associated with the grant. By 49 ping. I am, of course, not consulted in company and ite managing director.

It will be remembered that the frat at-votes to 34 they declined to pass the judg regard to any particular rates,

ment, submitted to them by Lord Lore- tempt to close up this business by ssle huru, that Ministers had in recent times at public auction at Tokenhouse Yard

house and hoon guilty of the praction of which cors transformed the auction room into a meet-

plaint was made ing of protest against "selling & German

The Chancellor of the Exchequer-1 de born. The proposal at that time was to Bell the company which was formed,

not know what the hon. member means. after the outbreak of war by Selwyn

The last debate If ha monna that the Shipping Controller Seeligmann, without disclosing the fact on the subject in the summor fell short that he had appointed himself managing of expectations because of the inherent is making personal profits (Mr. Hou director for life

difficulty of

cases establishing submitting

ston No.), then he ought to de 10 at a salary of £1,250 year old connection between the bestowel of honoures the Government (Mr. Houston

***PROBABLY MANAGER *** When the sale by auction was rendered abortive by publication of these facts the Board of Trade appointed a controller, Mr. R. Evans Smith, and offered the works, without Selwyn-Seeligmann, for sade by tender. Purchasers were advised that they would not be required to take over the German-born director, and that the Government wished the business which is important to many branches of munition work, to pass into the hands of | person who understood the business and

it

national In- on in the

instructions from the

11048

TO REMAIN.

terest Mr. Evans Bmith, the

Then, Board of

Controller, accepted a tender submitted by Henry Randall, the European agent of the Royal Worcester Corset Company an American concern An official of Board of Trade acknowledged that Mri Randall knows nothing of the busi nesa and

ager.

to

The debate attracted a big House. The discussion was of an animated charac tor, and some of the speeches can only be described as

racy

curs and payments to party funds with names, dates, and other relevant particu Exactly.") I should be porry to lars. This omission was now made good. denounce the Government for making notably by

by Lord Selborne, who placed the following five cases before an astonished profits which I am afraid are not being. House:

made. The cbject was to fix prices which will cover the cost incurred by the Gov.

(1) Sir James Gilden, the founder of the Soldiers and Sailors Families Association, was offered: £25,000 by one person, £10,000 by another, and £10,000 by a third for his associ fion, if he would undertake to use infuence he possessed to obtain a baronetcy or knighthood for those individuals. He replied that be would have nothing to do with such transactions.

any

ernment.⠀

was

Bir L Chiozza Money said it was not surprising that the House as a

wished to know whole

why the Ministry of Bhipping had been com pelled to advance reights. The amount paid by the Ministry for a requisi tioned liner

the Blue book. (2)-Dr. Millard, the Medical Officer of rate, but that was only one of the charges Health for Leicester, approached a that had to be borne by the Government. political association, and In addition there was first the charge for whether an honour could not bunker coal, which bad risen enormously, be obtained for a friend of his who and in the next place the advance in had done great public service. The answer of the local leader of the wages to seamen beyond pre-war rates. The cash wages of able seamen were twice pssociation was: Certainly, will consider your suggestion but what they were when war broke out. Then there was the increased war risks we must be quite frank with you.

insurance, The intensive submarine We know it is very objectionable but we have

What campaign by the enemy had caused an Rot to fans prepa

to pay 1" onormous increase in the rates of insur- 18 your

There the matter

Hol costs. Take the case of an Australian

it.

Stated that he would." in all probability retain Emu bewy

Emil Selwyn as man Sr. Henry William Randali, tão Eur pean agent of the Royal Worcester Corset Company of America, whose tender for the works had been nocepted is married. sister of Frau Buchholz, of Han, the over, wife of structions have, there-

of the German swasta (3.)--Some friends of Mr. Gorrance, and consequently in Government worka of the fore, been given to the Controller Mr. R. Evans Smith, not to proceed with the completion of the contract for the present. This satisfactory restit followed the revelation in

in The Daily Mail of the rela Jonship between Randall and Buchholz.

AFTER TWO YEARS.

It is now two years since the late Sir Arthur Markham Art called public at tention to the preference given to the Cher ruan-owned London Елюту Works in they

who had been Mayor of Lewes msteamer. The war risk insurance man. several times, told him in 1912 that had risen during the lifetime of the they would like to get an honour Ministry from £27,775 to £30,000 (An for him. One of them went straight hon member-For one voyage?) Yes, The to the beadquarters of the Whip of accounts showed that the Ices on the

Whip said Yes round voyage, was £73,850. (Sir W case for an honour | Runciman--How long did the voyage What is your friend prepare to Runciman How long did the voyage give?Mr. Holman

dayc

The

to Lake). It was the round · Australian

give a penny to

to the party funds. voyage. It would take about three His friend again saw the Whip months in normal tinics, and perhaps ten who Bid, ' It is a very good case

honour, but an eleven the

and 19,224. The accounts had been in-

make the necessary arrangements for messing and transport, mem- bers are requested to report at onor to their Platoon Commandero

I proceed to fo (b) Whether they will come out to

Shatin by train on Sunday. Platoon Commanders to render a report

(1) Whether they will

Camp

of approximate numbers under (a) and (b) to the Adjutant at Heari quarters before 9.30 am, on tho 19th December. Offers will report in writing to tha

Adjutant whether they will attend under (n) or (b). Those in Camp and who will be prosent

on Saturday will report to the Ordery-Bergeant,

Refereno Infantry Battalion Orders

No.

dated 18th Noveraber, 1917, train and ferry arrangements for Satur- day and Sunday, 22nd and 23rd December, and the baggage arrange ments for 22nd December are can- celled.

PARADE

8 Platoon (Kowloon Dock Sections 13, 14, and 15 and men of No. 16 Scotion who have not attended Camp) will parade at Hunghom Station at 7:30 am on December 23rd for a Field Day Dress Marching order without great-

coats waterhotties filed; sund- wiches in haversacks. The attend- ance at this parade is compulsory for all under the age of 46 unless leave off has been cbtained from the Platoon Commander. This leave will only be granted under very special circumstances. The Platoon Commander will attend by 9.30

on the 19th inst

G. E. STEWART, Capt.,

Adjutant, ...0.0. Hongkong, 17th December, 1917.

HONGKONG POLICE, RESERVE.

matter, of Government contracts. On November 17th, 1815, Sir Arthur asked the shall not have unless he contour les other ships there were present time, On ORDENS IESUED BY ML. F. C. JENKIN D.S.P.E. President of the Board of Trade, Mr to my party fund, Runciman:-

an

PARADES CENTRAL 5,30 P.M...

Whether he was aware this firm (4) At the time the Licensing Binvestigated and an effort made to arrange Tuesday, December 18th. Nos. 5 and 6

wal off-shoot of the German Vereinigte Schmirgel Fabrik at Bainhos, Hear Han over; and whether secing the London

Ешегу Works It was registered as n British concorn after the writ, and that had received Government orders

le purely British doing a

kiviilar busineg had been

of Govern ment orders, he had communicated to tha Government Departments the fact that this was a German firm the accumulated profits of which would at the end of the war go to the Gorman parent company

Mr Runciman stated in reply that the shares are held in trust for an enemy and the business is a branch of the German

referred to.” villa had company appointed a supervisor 1. profits were

Land paid to the Public Trustee is cus-

Os and these

FOL

the Liberal Government was before rates which would revise these gures the House of Commons, a friend in six months, or before it there was a went to Sir George Kekewich and good case for it. He was referring to said he wanted a knighthood. The freights, which were those for carrying friend was introduced to the. Whig supplies of the country, and represented Government stores, including the cereal

85 or 90 per cent of the imports of the country in the present time. It was true, then, to say that as far as it was humanly possible to do so that percentage of im ports was curried at cost. If they were

Platoons (No. 2 Pls-

Wednesday, December

toon

20th. No. 3 Com~ December Thursday,

pany and Ambulance Platoon under own Chief Inspector,

1 Platoon. December willee of Nos. 1 and 3 Plutoons will be inspected by the Musketry Officers immediately

fall-in and before

The

and was told there would be no culty in granting his request on con dition that he abandoned his up Paribed £5,000 to the

to the Licensing Bill and Junds All right 1 will do boty

d the applicant; and his name to extend carriage at cost to privately There wKETRY COURSE, PART I.

appeared in the next to

list of

ours.

Hon-

(6.)-Another friend of Sir George Keke

wich's wanted a baronetcy. He was told he would have to give £25,000, and replied that he was quite ready to do so. But, before the matter was completed, he withdrew his ag plication, LLUSTRATIONS

supplemented by others in December 1915 Other casos were mentioned by Lord und April 1917, might have prompted the Loreburn in introducing the subject, Ministry of Munitions aid the Board of though without the same wealth of detail. Trade to deal simply and firmly with the He gave two illustrations, one from the London Emery Works and the German

the from side horn, part owner med mammor Seese sellers. A friend had told him that he mann-Belwyn by stepping all supplies had been approached with a proposal that result the Departments have been led $15,000 for knighthood. He did not

and contracts. This was not done and as he should

into the prosent quagmire

IN THE HANDS OF THE TURK

a

Now it 18

*

controlled supplies at a time when these supplies were exceedingly short, they would be merely taking money out of the pocket of the shipowner in order to present it scmetimes to the middleman at home or abroad. Therefore, in the case of uncontrolled supplies the Govern mont considered it to be their duty to

authorise shipowners to charge market rates for the carriage of goods to this cuntry, knowing that if they did not do that the advantage of cost freights would not reach the British consumer. rate on Calcutta tes did not represent large proht to the Ministry of Ship: it. The rate was very little above the

With regard to tea, the new "freight

for a or ping,

a

the Parliament connection with shipping of husbanding

after

be no further practice until January 6th. Details of Sunday date and analysis of same scorts to

Club.

are posted at Head required to

Unit Commandera are

make themselves fumiliar with same for the purpose of future reference. 176 of all ranks have fired to date. Ten have qualified as marksmen and 53 as first cines shots. Highest score to. date is 112.

UNIFORM.

Members for whom orders for new uni- form have been issued are directed to attend without delay at Noordia's for fiding.

BAND AND ORCHESTRA.

Tuesday, December 18th.-Band Practice. Wedderday, December 19th. Clarionet.

Thursday, December 21st.-Band Prac

All

ons,

:/

Correspondence, Reports), will in future be to the undersigned only and the Police Reserve Head- quarters Office, not to his business or

address.

delivered at

STRENGTH,

Ambulance P.C, 19 Chan Pak hang in

invalided out.

Bugler 20 Chan Chin-yan, having return- ed to the Colony, rejoins the Buglers and Drummers.

By Order,

TF. Houon

A.S.P.R. and Adjutant. Hongkong, December 17th, 1917.

Want a title, and refused. Then he was crement being less than one-fifth of a told that there was a chance of pulling penny per lb. He haped that with the it off, if he would go to £10,000 for a new arrangements made by the Food APPLICATIONS, CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.

and that if he wanted a Controller for the control of tea they knighthood, baronetcy later, the full valuation for the would be able to extend the whole boneft first honour would be allowed. Another of cost carriage to tea. Arrangements friend, who had been in a position of were being made to increase tes stocks, Is it too much to hope, after General had sold titles, and had given him two the position would be considerably im officin authority, had told him that he

and he hoped that in a very short time Maude's victory and our great haul of Turkish prisoners, that we may be able to

examples...

proved. He did not think it was dis Lord Curzon replied the Govern exact better terms for our men who were ment, and chaffed Land Lorebars for his creditable to the Ministry of Shipping taken at

Kut? There has been a mis share in securing the rents for his that less tea had come in daring recent Chievous

fable in circulation that the

rson who treats

months the creation of a large Bovereign to Turk is prisoners en boter true that to hough number of peers to over-ride any We had been faced with the necessity in

possible doubt for diplomatic Fensons gome of our Bill He officers have been fairly well treated; had been

that, if those Peerages | all our concinia resources. What was the but our poor men have been put through

for the willingness to use of husbanding our ships when every a most atrocious mill of starvation, cruel Would have a purely party measure week saw us with fewer ships than the

is would been a transaction and neglect We hear for example open to reproses the action for more work before and a greater need of com- that of one battalion three hundred rebarn had condemned. He was quite had adopted the only method, which was Lomodities! The Ministry of Shipping prisoners were taken at Kut, end only willing that the Government should carry to purchase goods as far as possible in the

HELP FOR SMALL TRADERS eventy-ning survive What a tragedy of ont t

CALLED TO THE COLOURS. tering is dimly shadowed forth in there an honour should be accompanied long voyages to near voyages in order.

t the general proposition that the

the grant

mearist markets and to divert ships from Mr. Hodge, Minister of Pensions, speak- figures 79 alive out of 300! And

of the reasons to it

a public statement of with other battalions. What hes which it had been made. As for the that the carrying power of those ing at Birmingh for men who happened

second troops and camp

cond suggestion, he scepted for the ships might be multiplied. The very something must be done for the men know but

the business

and dal Government the position that the Prime hips which might have brought a ton had sacrificed small businesses. Many and duty of Minister should satisfy himself that no of tea from India brought instead two called to the Coloure, and their little bit

traders or shopkeeper had the anthorities to do more than appa payment, or expectation of payment, to and a half tons of wheat from near of business as the result rently is being done B B

the way as party fund through things are minch better in Meco-

for

potamia, there is sult a good deal that grant of an associated with the market The result was that such a stock E

of the various Bervices

"BUYS

them. The Queen

been

W ruined.

He agreed in con of bread as we never before possessed When they came back he thought it would clusion that the common aim

was to stop existed in the country at present. There be the duty of the Government to restart very much in- the prostitution and abuse of honours, was thus good reason for the diversions terested in this problem, and he had had

The division was then taken, and Lord that had taken place.

Some comm

communications with her respecting

wrong. We gather that the forebarn's motion was carried, amended

& manner truly colossal. One

was detected after he had made eight in the sense suggested by Lord Curzon

lakhs swindling the transport. He was

tried by court martial and sentenced to

prison

Rand

of twa lakhs five

O as the net result was GERMANY'S LOST LEGIONE:

lakh for each year

fence was a deferrent.

the en we have

spe need not track

little doubt that the casa will

Bince the beginning of the war over 30,000 inhabitants of Alsace and Lorraine the

IT'S ALL IN THE STATE OF MIND,

If you think you are beaten, you are, If you think you dare not, you don't. If you'd like to win, but you think you

who

it That morning be matter with the Prime was very sympathetically inclined towards the ideas which he had placed before him. But as the question was one of money was necessary that be should See the

Chancellor of the meter At any

rate, he had every

gympathy of Mr. Montagu, and that the have succeeded in deserting from the GerIt's almost a cinch you won't would be done. Mr. Bosar suffering, Babu, will be released in order man amor from German jurisdiction in creating that atmosphere which have enlisted in the French armies and escaplug into France, where they stenis necessary for the birth-chamber of Democracy whether in Ireland, or, in India Noruing For

the Country.

to

writes

Mr. Henry Wood, of, the United

From

you think you'll lose, you've lost, For out in the world you and K Buccess begins with a fellow's wilf It's all in the state of mind.

Delecta Magasine:

something who knew,

was quite as sympathetic as the Prime Minister wear, and was much alive to

• necessity of it as he (Mr. Hodge) YEA In a few weeks time he was hopefuls f being able to announce some scheme for dealing with that particular problem,