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HONGKONG DAILY PREET SATURDAY, MAY 11TH 1918.

DR. SUN YAT SENS

RESIGNATION.

AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN HE WILL CONTINUE TO DO HIS DUTY. [FROM THE CANTON INTELLIGENCE BUREAU.] Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Generalissimo of the Military Government of the Republic of China, tendered his resignation to the National Assembly in Extraordinary Session on May 4th. His letter to the leaders of the South-West roughly trans lated, reads as follows:

After the illegal dissolution of the National Asserably last June, and the unsuccessful attempt to restore tho monarchy, there was no lawful govern ment in the Republic of China.

Had

DEATH OF TWO "OLD CHINA HANDS."

MR. JAMES JOHNSON: It is with very deep regret, says the

C. Daily News, that wo have to record the death of Mr. James Johnston, en- at his residence. The Elms, 141, gincer and shipbuilder, which occurred Bubbling Well Road, on May 8th,

The late Mr. Johnston was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on April 8th, 1941. After serving his apprenticeship as an engineer, he went out to Australia 58 engineer on a steamer in 1865 and after running for some time on the Australian coast, he left for Shanghai as a passenger. January, 1867. On his arrival in Shang- on a sailing vessel and arrived hero in

HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS.

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS. BS MAJOR HA MORGAN, ADMINISTRATIVE COUMANDANT.

STRENGTH

The Commandant records, with deep regret, the death of Sergt. A B.

Pte. P. D. Sutherland having returned Bryson,B Co., on 6th May, 1918 (ut Honolulu),

from leave is allotted Corps. No. 975 and posted to "A" Co., No 2 riatoon...

No. 847 Pte. T. Stuert, "B" Co., is dis

charged from the Corps on medical grounds, dated 8th May, 1918;

POSTING.

2nd Leat Pierce Grove having re turned from leave is posted to "B Co., No. 6 Platoon (Supernumerary).

ATTACHED.

Friday, 17th May

5.30 p.m. N.C.Os of Nos. 1 and 2 Platoons (aa detailed by Platoon Commanders) at Headquarters, TET

D" COMPANY."

Tuesday, 14th May:----

6.30 p.m. Nos, 5, 6, 7, and 8' Platoons on Polo Ground. Hongkong rosid- ents will parade at the Oricket Club at 5.10 pm, and proceed by tram to Causeway Bay. Company drill. Dress Drill order,"

MACHINE GUNGA CÓMPANY, Tuerday, 14th May -

1.10 2-m, No. 3 Gun at Headquarters. 6.10 p.m. Drill at Kowloon Dock, Non. 1 and 3 Gun teams only. Hongkong residents proceed by launch from Wednesday, 15th May

Queen's Statue Pier at 4.30 p.m.

52:5.10 p.zz. Drill at Headquarters Noa.

- 4 and 5 Guns only.

Feng Kue-chang and Tuan Chi-jui shown hai he started work with Messrs. Nichol- No. 287 La-Corpl. A. J. V. Ribeiro and Thursday, 13th May

their regret for their past wrong and, without effecting their ambition for in dividual power and interests, cancelled the illegal Mandate, thus enabling the National Assembly to resume its regular Session, no one would have accused them

further,

Instead of following a wise course, they persisted in employing the Northern troops to dominate the whole land, afous ing animosity and conflict in Hunan and Szechuan, forcing a division of the country, and, at the same time, affording the armies of Kwangsi and Yunnan an opportunity to rise up for local reasons, to declare independence with very little regard to upholding the fundamental law of the land.

Boyd & Co.) and on the completion of BON & Boyd (which afterwards became the work for which he was engaged, he left them and sailed as engineer in coast. and river steamers until March, 1870, when he left Shanghai by the Pacific Mail Co.'s, route for Scotland to get married. He returned in 1871 and, after sailing on the coast as chief engineer for a short time, again took employment. with Messrs. Boyd & Co., he later became a partner, and when it of which firm

became Boyd & Co., Ltd., a director. When S. O. Farnham & Co., Ltd, and Boyd & Co., Ltd., amalgamated as 8 C Farnham, Boyd & Co, Ltul, he became a director, a position which be held until his retirement in 1906, Since then, he and his wife have travelled a great deal and made several lang stays in Scotland and England, but always re- ained their home here

MR. JOHN MORRIS.

yet another old China Hand

We regret to have to announce that pasted away on the same day in the person of Mr. John Morris, continues the .C. Daily News,

"I refusing to see the Constitution of the country violated without protest, at once enlled upon the leading citizens of the Republic in Shanghai and retiring disposition and made many friends Mr Johnston was of a quiet and re- solved to organize for the defence of the during his long stay here. He has left law, the officers and men of the Navy families to mourn his loss, and to them his widow and two daughters and their then there joining in the declaration and the sympathy of all who knew him is, agreeing to move southward together,

we feet aure, extended Upon the invitation of the Kwangtung Provincial Assembly, the members of the National Assembly came to Canton and, on August 31st, 1917, or the Sixth Year of the Republic, in Extraordinary. Session, enacted a law organizing the Military Government of the Republic, electing mo the Generalissimo. I, at the time, was not ignorant of my incompet ence for such a heavy responsibility, but realizing the many difficulties facing the country, unwilling to shirk my duty as

John Mo

The late Mr. John Morris, who was 81 Shanghai in 1860, at the age of 23 years of age, first arrived in years, coming out here to join the the exception of a brief sojourn in ten department of a local firm. With Ningpo, he was resident in Shanghai- over since his arrival here, and in his younger days was prominent rowing Inan. He was one of the tounders of the China Shippers

as

No. 387 Pte F. 4. M. Rosario, "A" Co., are attached to the H.K.P. (E), from 3rd May, 1918,

TRANSFERS.

No. 849 Spr. A. M. Stark, Eng. Co. is

transferred to "D" Co., dated 3rd May, 1918,

No. 748 Pte. F C. Toud, M.G. Co., is transferred to the Eng. Co., dated No. 800 Fte, J. A, T. Plummer, Sig.

4th May, 1918.

Section, is transferred to "B" Co., dated 6th May, 1910.

CARE OF ARMS

O.Cs are requested to submit a return of rifles with wrong holts to Head- quarters as soon as possible. The numbers of the rifles and the numbers of the bolts are to be stated..

A LECTURE, lecture on his experiences on the Western Front, will be given by Lieut. Souter to Officers, N.C.Os. and men of the Corps at Headquarters Da Friday, 17th instant, at 6 p.m. Uniform need not be worn.

A

EQUIPMENT BOARD..

The board will sit at Headquarters from 6.30 pm to 6 pm. on the following dates

Friday, 17th May. Friday, 24th May. Friday, 31st May..

LEAVE.

No. 19 Corp. H. T. Heath, Arty. Colis granted leave for the duration of the war, to date from day of departure. No. 813 Pte. F. H. Taylor, A Co., is

granted leave for the duration of the. war, to date from day of departure. No. 31 Gr. J. Bentley, Arty. Co., is granted leave for the duration of the war, to date from day of departure. No 000 Pte L. Alliston, A Co. is granted leave for the duration of the Gr. 4. W. P. Spiers, Arty. Co, is grant

War, from 10th May, 1918,

ed 3 months extension of leave from 13th May, 1879.

extension of leave for one month, from 2nd May, 1918,

ORDERS FOR ARTILLERY COMPANY BY CAPT. J. H. W. ARMSTRONG, V.D. PARADES AT BETCHERS BATTERY, Tuesday, 14th May:

s uitizen, and also being one of those sosiation, which owned sailing Pie D. E. Clark, "A" Co., is granted

and atter establishing him. have lakoured for a Republic, I felt Ilf under the firm name of Morris & Lo, acted I as agent for the China could not allow constitutionalism to die Shippera Association und after. without coming to its rescue. Despite boat Co., Ltd., relinquishing the latter wards as agent for the Shanghai Tug- obstacles and diffealty, I have tried, agency when the Company was absorbed since then, to promote the interest of the by the Shanghai Tug and Lighter Coủ, constitutional cause against militarism lived a retired life, but was often seen Ltd., in 1903, Since that time he has and rebellion, trying to apprise then the centre of the town until to months people at home and abroad of the aim of go, when he was seized with a stroke of the Military Government, taking into paralysis. Ho recovered sufficiently to consideration nothing of the possible able to return from hospital to his success or apparent failure so long some, but had been an invalid ever vince. the spirit of constitutionalism was maiü- tained,

AFTER-WAR ARMAMENTS.

Mr. Edgar Crammond (secretary of the Liverpool Stock Exchange); speaking at the Society of Arts, expressed his elief that notwithstanding the proposed Longue of Nations the British Empire would find "it' very

7.30 am. Right Half Co. Full drill. Thursday, 16th May

5.15 p.m. Left Half Co. Full drill.-

7.30 am. Right Half Co. N.C.O

Clate. All under rank of Sergt. to. attend.

5:15 p.m. ⠀⠀ Left Half Co. N.CO.

Class All under rank of Sergt. to attendi Friday, 17th May

2.30 am Right Half Co. New Layers?

Clam only.

4.15 p.m. Left Half Co. New Lavers'

Class only.

The following N.C.Us, and men bave passed the Layers Examination held by the 1.0)

Bight Half Co. Corporal Martin, L/Bombs Douglas, Railton, Stark and Wilnas, and Gars. Stalker Bentley, Tatam, Thompson and Locha

Left Half Co-Gars, D. Young and

Martin.

5.10 p.m. Drill at Headquarters. The"

following men only need attend

Ptes. Field, Irvine, Labrum, A. 0. D. Logan, C. R. Logan, McKerng, Pinguet, and Stapleton.

MOUNTED, SECTION,

Monday, 13th May -

5.30 p.m. At Jockey Club Stables.

Dress Drill order, Thursday, 16th May:

5.30 p.m At Jockey Club Stables

Dress: Drill order without rifles:

SIGNALLING SECTION.

Tuesday, 14th May, and Friday, 17th

May-

4.30 p.m. Parade at Headquarters.

Dress: Clean fatigue. Note-Rifles (with bores free from oil) and sidearms are to be brought to the parade on 14th May:

Tuesday, 14th May

STREICHER DEANEN SECTION...

5,15 pins. Parade at Headquarters.

RECRUITS.

Munday, 17th, and Friday, 17th May:-- 5.30 p.m. All units except D Co. on Murray Parado Ground, under Sergeants Edmonds and Leade. Dresa: Drill order.

ORDERS FOR CADET COMPANY BY 2ND-LIBUT. JE. W. BEARD,

BALJITING, RTCU The O.C. has had complaints recently of Cadets not caluting Officers properly, Cadets are reminded that this is a very serious offence.

PARADES.

Saturday, 11th. May

1.30 p.m. Any Cadet who did not

draw his topee last Saturday will. parade at Headquarters to be Issued with one. Wednesday, 15th: May

5:00 p.m. Fall in at Binks Pjer.

Swimming

GE. STEWART, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.K.D.C.. Hongkong, 10th May, 1918.

NOTICE:

SERGEANTS MESS.

A photograph of members of the Ser- geants Mess will be taken at Head quarters, at 5 pm, on Monday, 13th May, Dress Cap, shorts and putties belt and. sidearms.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

GRDERS ISSUED ST ME. F. G JENKIN BE.

NO. 2 COMPANY. Will parado at Central on Tuesday, May 14th at 5.30pm. "Helmets and spikes. Capes will be issued,

EQUIPMENT PARADE.

All ranks (including Exempts and Medical Exempta from duty) who did not attend the recent parades at. Headquarters Club will attend at 5:30 pm on Monday, May 12th

BAND PRACTICES,

Tuesday, May 14th; and Friday, May

17th, at 6.15 p.m.

APPOINTMENTS.

appointed Acting Sergeants, Search. Bupervisors Squad

The following bave been appointed toes, 657 Faithful and 728 Beattie arm

act as a Rifle Shooting Committee for the Artillery Company: Capt. Murray Scott (Chairman), Sergts, Bradbury, Frith and Manuk, Cpls. P. Martin and Bassford and Gar. Sorby.

STRENGTH.

Since this was done, the provinca of Kwangtung, Kwanger, Yunnan, Kwei- chow, Hunza, and Szechuan have, each severally or individually declared their allegiance to the constitutional movement and accepted the reconvocation of the National Assembly as the common cause of struggle, subordinating local difference to the rational issue. The ability of the come to reduce it standing Army be

difficult for many years Military Government-an institution at low 500,000 men and an annual expendi first without an inch of territory ture on the Army below eighty millions. rally six provinces into the sphere The development of the submarine influence, besides many others showing alter the whole conception of sea-power, might sympathy with us, while it cannot be and we should get off lightly if we could called a success, may be numbered as one keep our expenditure on the Navy below of its achievements at this critical moment seventy millions per annum. F under adverse circumstances

point of view of industrial expansion the From the war had advanced us by perhaps two generations. When demobilization had boen in operation for a year or two our wealth producing power abould be at least 50 per cent. greater than it was before the war. increase in direct taxation. The work 10th to 17th May, 1918 — finance, he said there must be a further W. HUSBELL

Discussing after war ORDERS POR ENGINEER COMPANY BY CAPTAIN P.-C. Wong Tsor Hing is permitted to ing-classes were getting a larger share of the gross income of the country and were not contributing their fair proportion of the cost of government. The wages bill had gone up by at least 500 millions since 1914, but indirect taxation had only nd. vanced by about thirty millions, A levy on, capital appeared to be wholly practicable in the form suggested by the Labour party. If we finished the war with a National Debt of £8,500,000,000 the Budget was likely

700,000,000,000

be about

"Of the many dangers at present facing our country, the struggle of the militarists for supremacy is the greatest This danger is not confined to either the North or the South."

Many of the oficials of the so-alled Costitutionaliss provinces have not been wholly willing to submit to law and public opinion, and most of the officials-elect of the Mill tary Government have not been seen fit to nasume their ofboca. They have not shown the desired respect and obedience to the National Assembly in Extraordinary Ression as they should. This lack of whole hearted inside co-operation has rendered outside recognition impossible I have almost exhausted my voice in calling the attention of the provinces to this incoherent situation; and only those who are associating with me in this effort have appreciated my object, while many outside are still wondering about my pur

to

im

628 Reynolds is granted leave for the duration of the war, from 13th instant.

resign on leaving the Colony- By Order

Hongkong,

T. F. Houg A.S.P. (R) and Adjutant.

May 1918.

E L. Manning Nightly Parades as por rosters posted at Headquarters, Engine Drivers at 6:30 pm Elec tricians at 6.45 p.m. Officers pèxt for duty. Belchers,

Lieut. Hall Lyeemun, Captaiu ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE James; Stonecutters, Licut. Steven-

Instructions for N.C.Os, and men of Infantry Battalion attached for

KONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT.

NO. 9 VAD

duty-Class 1 at Belchers at 8.30 Thursday, May 18th:-

p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, Class 2 at Belchers at 8.30 p.m. oo

8 p.m. Squad and stretcher drill. MA KO. 3 VAD. Tuesdays and Fridays, Class 3 at Monday, May 13th- Lyeeman at 6.30 pm on Tuesdays 1,15 pm. Recruit drill. and Fridays under Staff Sergt. Tuesday, May 14th: ----- Ovendene and Parsons, R.E. Bergt. Day and Corp), Norris, H.K.D.C., at Belchers, and Staff Sorgts, Barolay and White. RE and Bergt. Willians, H.K.D.C., at Lreemun

"The question of one's outgoing or in Revenue to enable the National Assembly appropriated funds from the Salt ocming is but a slight matter compared to resumo regular session on June In with the vital importance of the pre next an act completing my duty towards servation or the destruction of our this institution. Now the National As country, I have suffered abuse and in- umbly in Extraordinary Session has salt and have burns the present reapon acceded to the demands of the provinces sibility with patience until this day, doing and has amended the law to reorganiz everything necessary all the time to secure the Military Government, which should ORDERS FOR INFANTRY BATTALION BY HAJOR the deserved respect and reverence for henceforth receive full support from all the National Assembly in Extraordinary so as to make the righteous cause of Session, The recent fall of Yochow and constitutionalism a success and give the Changsha seemed to have helped to in-country blessing and happiness dicate the weakness of a divided camp,

to have hastened the realization of without men or arms I, therefore, have Labouring almost as an individual more united organ of Administration not been able to do more than I have and to have compelled obedience to the one, but at the same time I do not feel National Assembly in Extraordinary Bession as essential to constitutionalism i I have to apologize to the nation. As The willingness to come together now is continue to do my duty towards my an individual citizen henceforth, I shall not too late and has fulfilled the hope country. In these words, I have for which I have exerted my fall strength to warded by resignation as the Generalis realize. Moreover, I have caused to Do sime to the National Assembly in Extra

(Continuell at foot of neat column) ordinary Session.›

H ̈A, MORGAN.

PAZADES A COMPANY.

Tuesday, 14th May:

5.30 pm, Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Platoons on Palo Ground. Hongkong resid. ents will parade at Cricket Club at 5.10 p.m and proceed by tram to Causeway Bay Company drill -Dress: Drill order, Wednesday, 10th May

5.30 p.m. NCO of No. 3 and 4 Platoons (as detailed by Platoon Commanders) at Headquarters TET

116 p.m. Bandaging class. Wednesday, May 15th im

2.30 p.m. Band practice, Thursday, May 13th

1,15 p.m. Recruit drill. Friday, May 17th:

1.15 p.m. Bandaging class, Saturday, May 18th 4 **|--2.30 p.m. Band practice,

3.15 pm. and stretcher drill (trained

members).

NOVA.D.

Turday, May 14th

1:20 p.m. First aid class. Thursday, May 13th:-

1.20 p.m. Bandaging practice. Friday May 17th

4.20 p.m. Squad and stretcher, drill,

(Sd.) E. RALPAS, District Supt. in Charge of District. Hongkong, 11th May, 1918,