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Tho experience of last year has shown that special arrangements on a bigger scale are required in order to deal with the large number of British leave a men from overseas, says a Simla notification: It is recognised that men from Mesopo tamia and East Africa have not the same facilities for rest and enjoyment in this comitry that their comrades liave on the western front when they spend their leave at home. Efforts have been made this year to make life more cheerful, in teresting and recuperative for the men who come over on leave, and an outline of these efforts may possibly prove of interest to the public.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5TH, 1918.

THE IRISH SPLIT AT SHANGHAI.

NEW ORGANISATION FORMED.

At a meeting of about 30 Irishmen, at Stanglmi, on May 20th, it was decided to form an Irish Association.

ANGLO-AMERICAN UNITY. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUGGESTTE AT PEKING. Our Teking correspondent writes as follows under date May 25th

Just as the hard school of experience brought home to the Allies fighting in France the imperative necessity for unity of command, so events have been shaping themselves in China to bring about à degree of Anglo-American amity and a desire for co-operation in the various activities of the two peoples in this coun- try which would have seemed impossible a little more than a year ago. The get

CANTON NEWS.

BY COURTESY OF NIE

SAN PO.')

CHONG NGDI

CANTON, June 4th.

GENERAL LUKANDON,

General Lak Wing-ting has decided to lead personally an army to reinfores the Southern oxpeditionary forces on the front.

It is also reported that in consequence of the rumours regarding the dismissal of the Tuchun in Canton General Luk has decided to send 10 regiments of Kwangsi troops to Wuchow to look over the two Provinces and go to the Tuchun's protec lion if he is in any trouble NAM HUNG RECAPTURED,

It is reported that Canton forces gud- denly attacked Nam Hung on the night of the 2nd inst, during heavy rain and badly defeated the Northern troops who were caught unprepared. Nam Hung was captured with little opposition. Fighting is proceeding, fresh Northern troops having been brought up from the second line.

Mr. J. I. Tweed, who presided, said: I am sure you have all read with plea sure the report of the meeting of the St. Patrick's Sciety of Bhanghai, held last night, and I am also sure that we all congratulate the members on having reservedly committed themselves to sun port the war. Under these circumstances the necessity of an Trish Association may not arise At the same time thor of together spirit was manifested in who were present at the annual meeting, Shanghai and Peking almost simultane. and at the meeting held on May 3rd, and cusly, Peking, however, was more ripe The men on first arriving in this coun who could not help seeing and hearing for it than any other city in the Orient try will proceed to their depots or camps. the gymnastic and vocal expressions of The foreign community being small, there Everything possible is being done with the aid of private enterprise and the jubilation of half the members, present

has been a greater mingling of Americans YMCA to make life in these depots when it became known that the wire had and Britons in Peking. Their social and camps as pleasant na is possiblebeen shelved, can hardly be blamed if life has been practically a common one, compatible with the exigencies of the service. From these depots and cemps we ask the Committee of the St. Patrick', and this contact conduced to an under. such men as are recommended for the Society to assist us to understand how standing which is almost perfect. A privilege are to be permitted to proceed; to any place in India they like, provided opinions, obviously strongly hold, can series of lectures held last winter at the there is suitable accommodation avail have changed completely in the short British and American Legations, with an able. Guide hooks are being distributed which show the men where they can find time which has elapsed since the meeting American spenker at the British

informed that the Civil accommodation, the price they have to

on May 3rd. The time is long past for Legation and a British speaker at the Governor has decided to remain in Shui pay and giving a great deal of useful hair splitting, and I feel very strongly American Legation, enlarged the scope ofing for a further period, as his deci- information. The accommodation con that unless the St. Patrick's Society of contact, which is now about to broaden Excellency has sent one of his leaders to sists chiefly of soldiers' homes and

siona have not been complied with. His Y.M.C.A. and private homes which can Shanghai unanimously agrees to fix its into a more concrete union. Last week bo vouebed for as suitable. The majoritynergies on the war to such an extent the American Association of Northke charge of affairs in his yamun at of these are subsidised by Government, which has in addition opened a special that political and personal grievances Chins started out to entertain the Canton, and has ordered that all import- recreation camp in Wellington, in which are altogether forgotten, its continuano members of the British Chamber of accommodation is available for 600 men will only be harmful, as introducing con-

ant matters be referred to him in Shui. This camp is to be run on the lines of a tentious side-issues. I propose therefore Commerce, but by the time they invited ing soldier's home, but for discipline and that we proceed with the formation of an personal friends, also, they found that administrative purposes to be run on the Irish Association, and the election of a toy were entertaining nearly, the whole lines of a soldier's home, it will be under committee from the members of the Asso British male community. The dinner was a commandant and other officers. W

ciation. Should we receive an invitation from the committee of the St. Patrick's an immensa success, and the feeling Society to discuss an amalgamation, we will then have a representative body to engendered was of the happiest, a real discuss the matter, and report to us as spirit of oneness developing which was an Association. (Aplause.)

most inspiring and suggestive of an

WOMAN'S SERVICE,

Mr Tibbey referred to a pussage in

THE CIVIL GOVERNOR.

We are

SWATOW REPORTH.

How-ki, the Tuchun of Fukien, has decid-

A message from Amoy states that Li-

to send troops to attack the Canton farces from three directions. He has been urged by the Peking Government to instruct his troops to commenés attacks

Fukien.

In order to make life in this camp as little like barrack life as is possible, a sertain number of lady-workers have been organised into a Woman's Service, whose whole time will be devoted to the inen, with the purpose of affording them Mr. Wilkinson's speech at the 8tfcctive co-operation which can only be when the Northern troops arrive at a healthy change in order to render them Patrick's Society meeting in which he mutually beneficial. A movement is now at the expiration of their holiday fitter stated that the Association was coluposed on foot to inaugurate a British-American and stronger men. As these ladies have to or Protestants and men of means. He.

-We are informed that the Consular be selected from various places through deprecated the fact that the religious Association, which, recognising the com

body in Swatow, has again asked the out India, and as they are to be whole-question should have been introduced. time workers under military control, the They were not all Protestants and they.

mon aims of Great Britain and the Foreign Ministers in Peking request Government of India has decided to pay were not all men of means. The members United States in China, will promote

tho Peking Government to instruct the then for this work in accordance with had signed a paper, but they had not mutual commercial and social interests,

two armics to exclude Swatow from the the policy adopted for lady clerks, been asked to state their religion; they but ospecially direct a

ad pledged themselves to support the

common anti-

war-zone, and, when fighting in the King and the Empire before any other German propaganda. Undoubtedly there neighbourhood, to energetically protect consideration.

is work for such an organisation,

the lives and property of foreigners.

The camp at Wellington is more or less of an experiment. Discipline is being relaxed but not abolished home-life is taken as a model in contradistinction to barrack life, and everything in the way of amusements or occupation that a man can reasonably expect is being supplied

The Y.M.C.A. throughout India are at the request of Government, extending their activities, and wherever leave men may proceed it is anticipated that the HG. Simms Anid-My poci Y.M.G.A will be there to cater for their

air. Byrne said it would be better for all if they were united, but if they went back they would have to sea that every member of St. Patrick's Society was for the war and for the Government, and a British subject before he was an Irish

tion to day is rather a dificult eno.] bave read carefully what happened at

GERMANS IN THE INDIAN

HIDE TRADE.

LANDING AT VLADIVOSTOCK. QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS. In the House of Commons on April

11th, Mr. Lees-Smith asked the Foreig

entertainment and to assist them in every yesterday's meeting, and 1, like the the Upper India Chamber of Commerce Secretary whether British and Japanese

possible way,

Mention should also be made of the many offers of hospitality of a private character which are being made by various committees and individuals throughout India. These are being taken advantage of wherever possible, and the commander-in-chief is satisfied that everthing that can be done in reason

pleasant, restful and recuperative is being done by a combination of Govern ment, Y.M.C.A., and private enterprise,

Chairman, was very pleased to see it these people at the meeting on May 3rd were carried away there is no question about that. They spoke in such a way that there was no question what we should do. We had to resign. The weeks or so later they have looped the top, they have changed absolutely round. That puts us in a difficult posi

POLICY OF ELIMINATION. Sir Henry Ledgard, late President of

addressed the Indian setion of the Royal troops had been landed at Vladivostock; Society of Arts recently on The Indian whether the United States Government Hidy and Leather Trade." This export had expressed its approval of the land- trade, he said, ranked fifth in the pro-ing and what was the reason for the ducts of India, but before the war it had landing?. become to all intents and purposes & Gor- Lord Robert Czeil said as a result of man mesopoly. In February, 1016, the murder of Japanese subjects hy bands

to make the soldiers' leave in Indiation. It is not for us to judge their representative commitice was formed at of robbers, parties had been landed from

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

ORDRES (BSUED BY MR. P. O, JENKIN, 0.8.

RAIN.

Patrolmen on duty are permitted to wear Winter uniforms trousers during the present rainy season. Parades and drills are to be considered as cancelled in the event of steady hour for which the parade or drill is rain falling one half-hour before the ordered. (D.O. 122),

SEARCH SUPERVISORS.

Search Supervisors will in future report to the Sergeant at the Harbour Office, and not at the Importe Office Shed,

BAND PRACTICES,

Wednesday, June 5th Monday, June 10th and Thursday, June 13th at 6 p.m.

By Order,

TF. Hovan, A.S.P. (R) and Adjutant

June 4th, 1916.

SWEDISH BUTTER AND MAR CABINE SUPPLIES.

hearts; it is difficult to do so, but I agro with Mr. Byrne that we ought to h some guarantee from these people further than a speech at a meeting. This war is to be won by the unity of the British and Allies and to have division among the British is unsound and we ought to avoid it if we can. We ought

the Imperial Institute to consider the British and Japanese warships largely future of the trade and in the course of for the protection of the British Con- their inquiry British firms in Calcutta stated that they would take up the oxalate and port trade, but at the same time they Majesty's Government had no reason to Japanese subjects. His made it clear that their entrance into think that the American Government did the business would be contingent on

tho

complete removal from the trade of Gernot approve of the action. It was of

man

Mr. Leca-Smith: Can the noble lord give an assurance that as soon as urder

"Lord Robert Cecil: I should like notice of that.

to give these people a chance to avoid it,menda Since the committee's recoupurely local significance, and undertaken for the onus is on them. They have gone ment of India had employed only British solely with the object of protecting life

were submitted, the Govern- a long way and if they put their namea to it, it will do no harm. If we form the Irish community and before forming an association there is no longer unity in an association we must consider that vory and humiliating time for me, because we carefully. Personally it has been a sad had worked the St. Patrick's Society into a good position and in two hours the tion of salvage now, and I think before whole thing was wrecked. It is a ques we form this association we ought to see whether we have done everything towards asked to go back, but I am not going back alving it. I have resigned. I have been unless I have the unanimous support of all the Irishmen in the East (applause)

It was unanimously agreed to form an Irish Association consisting of those pre- sent and the following gentlemen were elected to the committeo Messia, S. B. Niell, H G. Bims. HM Tibbey, Major Trueman and J. K. Tweed,

and Indian firms as their agents in the and property.

still the old rings or their successore, re- purchase of hides on Government account. the background there were, however. senting their exclusion, agitating for re Government, trading with neutrals, and drawn? cognition, bringing pressure upon the restored these troops will be with ready to pounce upon the trade directly peace was declared and the Continental tion in Great Britain, who had market reopened. The Tanners Federa themselves able to handle four million expressed hides in the third year after the war, and recently declared that if German were under no delusion about the danger, firms vere Included in the buying India not firmly established in British arrangements in India, and the trade in

and sink capital in order to tan Indian hands, they would not enlarge their yards

THE HIGH COST OF LIVING

HOUSEHOLDERS ASSOCIATION PÚK YOKOHAMA,

ox and cowhider

gard to regain the control so long exer The policy outlined by Sir Henry Led

cised by the enemy was that no German of German antecedents and con- firm, nections, should be permitted to remain dual should take part in it without a in this trade, that no concern or indivi licence; and that there should be closer commercial union some preference or privilege that would render us more relf- supporting and self-contained, more in and more alive to enemy

or

the locality in which these alleged mur- Mr. King: Can the noble lord tell us ders occurred i

Lord Robert. Cecil: I beliova Vladivo stock.

the Foreign Secretary whether any assur On April 15th, Mr. Lees-Smith saked ace bad been given that as soon as order was restored in Vladivostock, the British and Japanese troops would be withdrawn. Lord R. Cecil: The answer is in the Regative, but it is hoped that the incident will soon be closed.

Mr. Less-Smith: Will the noble lord. give an assurance that as soon as order is restored these troops will be with- drawn troops

Lord R. Cecil: It is ridiculous to ask for such an assurance.

Mr. Lees-Smith: Will the noble lord give an assurance with regard to the

and" premier jus, valued at £120.000 meeting was held recently in the nations than we had been in the British troops? (Crics of "NGAN

pasta than we had been in

:

Mr. Hoggo: Will the noble lord impress on the War Cabinet the necessity of the hear.) Japanese doing a little more? (Hear,

No answer was returned.

Sir Charles 9. Bayley, Member of the tioned that India tanned hides were now Council of India (who presided), men providing 60 per cent of the material required for Army hood. There were 220 million head of cattle in British

need India, and thete be about the future. The Government of no apprehension

of enemy influence; but as regarded the our War Ofice. Lyon Playfair, in 1858 India had taken exceedingly drastic steps to purge the firms engaged in the

trade

Gas has long been at the disposal of

An interesting statement was made by Counsel for the Crown recently in an action in which the President of the Prize Court was asked to condemn as prize cargoes of coconut oil, oleo oil," The cargoes were seized in the steamship Gaiety Theatre, Yokohama, to discuss the Bonna and five other vessels while on

problem of the high cost of living and was voyages from the Dutch East Indies and attended by over a hundred pereons. South Africa to Gothenburge

The Chairman complained that many The cargoes were claimed by the New ladies were too busy or too indifferent to Margarine Company, of Sweden, which trouble about Y. 20 to Y. 15 per month, hns a factory at Colmar. Counsel said more or less, on meat or other bills, and that before the war Sweden found her leaving it in the bands of the cook were largest customer for butter in this coun no doubt the victing of profiteoring. TI try, but during the early stages of the these ladies could only be induced to take war she manufactured margarine for home-consumption in order to supply household expenses and work to do away an intelligent interest in their own Germany with butter. The transfer of with annecessary advances in prices, the Swedish trade to Germany had had what a boon they would confer upon suggested concession to this particular synothing to do with our deficient supply those men who were forced to court or industry, it must be remembered that devised a shell which upon explorer of butter Sweden had rationed Great

halter down to vanishing dollars and cents in order to see if they conThe slimination of enemy 20 tien, to be taken or left. But our mili Britain in

other

would render the air in its neighbourhood trades would claim a similar con quits irrespirable. There was the inven point, while her exports to Germany had

could meet the cost of ordinary necest finence in this trade was of very great im increased enormously, until the British ties P

that tary authorities rightly turned from it stopped the imports of margarine suggesting that all residents should join every step to bring it about; but the ques said Like the sinking of hospital ship%

the Government of India would take soning the wells of the enemy! and of substances into Sweden. Since & Householders Association which will tion of the eliminution of all aliens was then Sweden had kept her butter for keep them informed of fluctuations in much bigger, and he, at any rate, could and the assere of civilians, gas was homo consumption."

not discuss it there.

among the things thought impossible in

THE BRITISH AND THE USE OF GAS IN WAR.

Government realized what was happening The meeting decided to issue post-cards, and was perfectly certain that in horror. It would be as bad as poi-

war!

they