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AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION FOR HONGKONG.

INAUGURAL MEETING. Yesterday evening there was a large gathering of motorists present in the board room of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe son & Co, to consider the feasibility of organizing an Automobile, Association for Hongkong.

The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, on behalf of those present, invited the Hon. Mr. D. Landalo (with whom the idea of form ing such an Association for Hongkong "originated) to preside.

Mr. LANDALS then occupied the chair and addressed the gathering on the objects of the Association. He said -

Gentlemen. This meeting has been called for the purpose of forming an Automobile Association in Hongkong, and I think the

_____SWATOW NOTES

• {FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ]!

STATOW, June 10th.

LOCAL WARFARE.

General Chang's victory in Fukien was harder work than at first reported. The important town of Shang Hang was a walk-over. The general then divided

his victorions troops, sending one section direct north to Tingchow and the other south to help his troops who were closing in on Ying-ting The Tingchow authori. tics on hearing of Chang's victory at Shang Hang and learning that his troops were making a ber-line for their city

bent deputies to meet him on the way and agree to unconditional surrender, Thus he entered Tingshow without fight.

He has thus secured the south western portion of Fakien with prac tically no loss in men or material. The

HONG KONG DEFENCE CORPS.

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS BY MAJOR BAS MORGAN, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT, JE

No.

LEAVE

810 Poe. W. Olson, “B" Co, ia

DODGING SHELLS IN THE AIR

BUMPED BY A BIG GUN

To the gunner, an neroplade is a very difficult target indeed. It is very small, can travel at 100 of 120 miles an hour, and at a height of 19,000 or 20,000 feet is almost invisible. When it is realised

granted leave for the duration of the war, from 16th July, 1916. to A. K Henderson, M. Gun Co, is granted 6 weeks' leave on medical grounds, from 20th July, 1918. that it takes a shell more than half Pte. R. H. Sharp, “A” Co., is granted minute to roach the height of 20,000 feet,

3 months extension of leave, from and in that time the machine may have 12th June, 1918, Pie. R. E. O. Bird, Mounted Section, is travelled nearly three-quarters of a mile

granted leave, from 17th July, 1918, it will be seen that the difficulties of to 1st September, 1818, on medical aiming are great.a grounds.

ATTACHED.

The following are attached to the Engine No. 323 Pte. . Bulmer Johnson, “▲

er Company :-

Co, dated 10th June 1918. No. 813 Pte. FH, Smith, "B" Co..

No. 305 Pte. P. Tangap, Signalling

· dated 10th June, 1918, p

Section, dated 13th June, 1919,

LECTURE.

A good pilot can watch a gun fire on the ground and enn so mancouvre his

machine that the shell will burst hundreds of yards behind or to the side of him." In the half-minute that the shell takes to reach his height ho can climb several hundred feet or dive several thousand, il

calculations of the gunner.

necessary, and so make of no avail the

necessity for such an association will be Northern troops in Tingehow, however A lecture will be given by 2nd-Lieut. W. of shrapnel may cause its destruction or

apparent to you all. The Association will be the official representative in the Colony of the interest of motorists, and will be the means of voicing their opin ions on matters affecting their interests It should be a source of information to its members, and, by combination may possibly obtain facilities or benefits in obtaining supplies. There are many subjects which can be suggested for the consideration of the association, such as trafic regulations, construction of new roads and repairs to existing roads, regulations as to licensed drivers, etc., and I think a busy and useful life can safely be forceeted If I may express my views as to the policy of the Associa tion, I would say that its endeavour will always be to assist the authorities in any matters which it may be interested in, and to offer its advice or opinion freely with that end in view. With regard to traffic questions, it should be the aim of the association to get the traffic of Hong kong regulated as it is in other cities, to lessen road congestion as far as possible, while always giving every con sideration to the public safety, comfort and convenience. In Shanghai they have a very successful club, which has on several occasion's been asked by the Muni cipal authorities for its views and advies on such subjects as the tax on motors, spoed-limit, horns, headlights, etc., and the advice has been readily given and frequently acted upon. I hope that the Association we are now forming will be of equal assistance bere,

put up a stubborn fight. The battle

those Northerners who could escapo fled raged for five nights and days when

in a north custerly direction. As far as we know, the main force of the Northern troops were in this section of Fukjen,

On the eastern section of the Fukien southern borders, however, something in the nature of a catastrophe was reported, which, if true, would mean that Chhau An and Bwatow, even, would have fallen into the hands of the Northerners. True enough, the Northern troops broke through the barrier and it looked as if they were to swoop down on the big city of Chhau An and theu on Swatow. There was a great hurrying-up of Southern troops under the capable leadership of General Fang, who is a Fukien man by birth. His troops met the Northerners at Vong-kong, a place easy of access both to Swatow and Chhau An, and it is reported that the Southerners were victorious, driving the Northernere out of this town and forcing them back in Fukien in the direction of Chhau An, an important stronghold in Fukien. It is reported also that Fang is now mass- ing his men on this line with a view to attacking Chhau An. It is said, by way of oxcuse that some Yunnnnese troops employed by Fang failed to do. their duty and thus allowed the Norther not be true, but it was understood that ners, to break through. This may or may before Chang left for Tapu he made sure

secure defence for Chhau An- and | Swatow. In the meantime the danger to the Southern cause is averted, if all accounts be true,

You will, I am sure, be pleased is troops and a good deal of booty-five At Ying-ling Chang captured Northern hear that the Government have now guns and two hundred rifles. He is decided to enforce the regulation requir following up hia success in the direction of the city of Chang-chiu lying between ing trucks to keep to the side of the road.Ying-ting and Amoy. If he succeeds in This will undoubtedly prove a boon to capturing this city he will be able to motorists, and will greatly improve traitic attack the Northern troops on the south. conditions. As you are all well aware, castern border, making it difficult for it has, up to now, been necessary for motor-car or motor-cycle to break the have evidently planned their expedition them to escape. He and General Fang regulations in order to pass a truck.

The draft of

The Northerners are re suggested Rules has been

accordingly,

submitted to you, and will be open fest to be better armed in every way discussion. will observe that the than the Southerners. The capture of amount of entrance fee and subscription and rifles is of greater moment, hes not been inserted, nor the number of therefore, than the capture of men. He the General Committee. With regard to the entrance fee and subscription, there not at first be any great need for rends, and I would suggest 85

fee

but

The

go to the former, while he sets the soldiers free. The old Chinese method of destroying the captured foo is not

sorted to, we are glad to learn.

SEN VAT-SEN'S VISIT.

Committee should be a representative one, Sun Yat-sen is paying a round of and I think should be composed of, say, visits. 10 merabers in addition to the President,aken a trip inland, seeing, on the way, He hag visited the port and Vice-President, Secretary and Treasure, Chhau An, Saniko, Tshiung Khea and both these questions will be open Moiyer, Wherever he goes the people crowd disproposed to affiliate with the Royal

It

to welcome him, for they still regard him Automobile Club, the annual fee for whic4s the real liberator of China from the is, I understand, £5 59. The advantages with the Southerners is lack of funds to Manchu dynasty. The main difficulty of affiliation are that we are kept in touch with

motoring affairs at Home, and that members of this Association propos ing to tour at home are privileged to obtain information as to touring condi tions, routes, guide books, etc., and, when in the country may avail themselves of Honorary Associateship of the Club,

The CHAIRMAN then moved the following

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try on their unfortunate warfare. Naturally Chang tries to get money wherever he can find it, thus rendering life hard for merchants and residents generally.

PALDY KATARDED BY RAIN,A

We have had excessive rain. The growth of paddy has been retarded and is in danger of being destroyed. The

considerably. A few days of sunshine

price of ice ha, consequently gone up are greatly desired by the farmersin

not

Association be and is hereby Mr. HOLTOAE, 10 Raid he, in seconding the motion, an Bociation was required in Hongkong, He mentioned the improvement of roads carried out by the Public Works Department, and stated The CHAIRMAN caid he agreed with Mr. that the Association would be able to Wolfe. Putting up bathing resorts and assist the Department in looking after rest-houses was a different matter. I the roads, and seeing that they were rep these were provided special charges would in good repair, etc. The Association be made. A subscription of 85 would would also be the representative of cover all that. They wanted all to join. motorists in the Colony and would be The original motion was then put to able to attend to all grievances and make the meeting and carried unanimously. representations to the authorities.

The

The CHAIRMAN The next resolution is Government was in sympathy with the movement, and, he thought, the Associa members, in addition to the officers of the That the Committed be composed of 10 tion would provo a boon to all

Association. The motion was put to the meeting and unanimously adopted.

motion The CHAIRMAN: The next resolution is that

the

entrance feo Be 25, and the annual subscription 95.

Mr. A. DENISON seconded this. Mr. B. Koxon thought the subscription small. He said the Club might want too to have a rest-house, or a bathing place at VALESEND" 109, THE PRAE, SIX : Deep Water Bay or Bepulse Bay, and the

$5 subscriptions "would

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Uapt BUCK seconded, and the was carried

The CHAISTAN-The next resolution is that the rules and constitution of the association, now submitted, he and the Fame are hereby adopted

Mr. C. LAURITSEN seconded, and the rules were adopted were then elected:

H. Price to Officers, N.C.Os, and men of the Corps at Headquarters on Friday, 91st inst., at 6 p.m. Subject, Uniform need not be worn.

Experiences on Service.

ONDERS FOR ARTILLERY COMPANY BY CAPT

J. 1. W. ARMSTRONG, V.D..~* PABADES AT BELCHERS' BATTERY.

Tuesday, 18th June:

7.30 .m. Right Half Col New

Lovers Class only. 5.16 p.m. Left Half Co. New D.R.F.

Class only,

Thursday, 20th June:

7.80 4.m. Right Hali Co. Full drill. 5.16 p.m. Left Half Co. New Layers'

Class only.

Friday, 21st June:-

5.15 p.m. Left Half Co. Full drill. DEDERS FOR ENGINEER COMPANY BY CAPT. Duke W. BUSSELL.

14th to 218 Junt w

In the matter of wounds an aeroplane is very much like a man--one little piece. put it out of action, while it may receive innumerable cute and slashes from shell- splinters and yet carry on, and eventual- ly return safely to its base. Teden

The chance that an anti-aircraft gun- ner has of bringing down or destroying a machine is small, but his gunnery haa the valuablo effect of causing machines to By very high, and so lessens the accuracy. of bombing, reconnaisunce, and photo- graphic work. At the same time the pilot is continually worried, and has to turn: and zig zag" to dodge the shells, in addition to watching the ground and keeping a look-out in the air for other machines, and so, to a very large extent, the necessary concentration of his facul ties on his work is very much disturbed.

The bursting of shells in the air near the machine is a curious sight to the airman, for each puff of smoke appears so suddenly in space, and yet looks so E. L. Manning Nightly-Parades as solid and has such a definite outline per rosters posted at Headquarters before it begins to expand and dissipate. Engine Drivers at 6.40 p.m. ElecIt is a very interesting sight if it is not tricians at 7 p.my.

too near

TRAN Officers next for duty. Belchers,

At times other artillery than the anti- 2nd-Lieut, Marley; Lyeemun, 2nd aircraft gun affects a machine. There Lieut. Templeton, Stonecutters, are cases of machines, flying low over the 3nd-Lieut. Matthewman.

trenches, which have disappeared in a Instruction for higher ratings and flash of light and a cloud of smoke, hav- N.C.Os and men of the Infantry ing unfortunately come into contract Bastalion attached for daty - Class with a heavy howitzer shell on its way 1 at Belchers at 8.30 pm on

to some anununition dump or communi Mondays and Thursdays for all cation trench who have not passed the Profi- There is a story of a pilot who was cient" rate (1/-) exam. Class at dying well behind the German lines when Belchers at 8.30 p.m. on Tuesdays his machine was suddenly and unaccount and Fridays for all N.C.Os and ably lifted thirty or forty feet into the men of higher ratings, under Staff air and lowered again to its former level Bergts. Uvendene and Parsons,as though some giant had lifted it up RE. and Sergt. Day, H.K.D.C., slowly in the grasp of his huge bands. Class 3 at Lycemun at 6.30 p.m. on The pilot looked over the side to me if Tuesdays and Fridays under Sta-there was any shellfire underneath which Bergts. Barclay and White, BB, could have caused this strange movement, and Sergt. Williams, H.K.D.C. ORDERS FOR INFANTRY BATTALION BY MAJOR

HA MORGAN. PARADES--"'A' COMPANY.

Tuesday, 18th June:

0.15 p.m. No 2 Platoon at Head.

Wednesday, 19th June:

quarters, T.E.T. Dress: Drill order

5.30 p.m. N.C.Os, of Nos 3 and 4 Platoons (as detailed by Platoon Commanders) at Headquarters T.E.T.

hut the sky was bare. It was a calm day, singularly free from bumps,”” 80 he was vory perplexed.

He circled round again for a few minutes, when the summe" phenomenon happoned-a slow, decided rise and fall in the air. This occurred several times, and when he returned to his deradroge he mentioned it. several of his friends, and learnt that a great 15-inch long- listance gan of the enemy had been firing its shells into a tovo near by- 5.30 p.m. No. 1 Platoon on Polosome 18 or 20 miles behind the lines.

Ground Hongkong residents, will. A glance at the map showed him that ha parade at the Cricket Club at 5.10 must have flown over its position, and p.m. and proceed by Train to that the tremendous displacement of the Causeway Bay. TET. Dressi

air caused by the firing of this enormous Drill order. So

gun must hrive lifted him up and down, Friday, 21st June!

Bs a small bont rises and falls in the wake of a passing tug.-B.T in the Daily Mail.

530 p.m. Nos. 3 and 4 Platoons on Murray Parade Ground, T.E.T. Dress: Drill order. Saturday, 15th June 1

5.30 p.m. Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 Platoons parado at Statue Pier for Judging Distance Test. Dress: Drill order.

"B" COMPANY. Tuesday, 16th June

5.20 p.m. Parade at Stone Pier to attend the funeral of the late Sergt. Bryson. Dress Drill order with out rifles. Separate orders will be issued for the Firing Party Officers will parade with swords and officers and W.Os, will wear black banda on the left arm. Thursday, 20th June:--

5.30 p.m. N.O.Os. of No. 7 Platoon (as detailed by Platoon Command. er) at Headquarters. T.E.T. Saturday, 20th June

Nos, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Platoons, Judging Distance Test Time and placy will

be notified later.

MACHINE-OUN COMPANY. Saturday, 15th June:----

Half of the Company (as detailed by Company Commander) parade for Judging Distance Test. Hongkong residents at Statue Pier at 9.30 p.m., Kowloon residents as specially instructed by Company Command- er. Dress Drill order."

Monday, 17th June:

5.10 p.m. Drill at Kowloon Docks, Nos. 1 and S Guns only. Hongkong residents procced by launch from Statue Pior at 4.30 p.m.

Wednesday, 10th June: Tuesday, 18th June

7:10 a.m, No. 3 Gun at Headquarters.

5.10 p.m. Nos, 4 and 5 Guns at Head. Thursday, 20th Junc

quarters.

5.10 p.m. The following men will parada at Headquarters-Ptes. Field, Irvine, Labrum, Logan, McKerns and Stapleton, Mi Engineers! Class on Wednesday, 19th, and Friday, 21st June, at 7.10 am, at Headquarters.

MOUNTED SECTION, Tor:Monday, 17th June-

The following officers were President: Hon. Mr. Landale. Vice-President: Hoz. Mr. P H Holyoak. Hon

Secretary

and Treasurer:-Mr. WE. Roberts

Committes: Commander Beckwith Hon. Mr. Lan Chu Pak, Messrs, A. S. D. Lousland, A. Denison, J. W. Graham, J. McCubbin, E. Ormiston, hers, he said, who would find it difficult. C. Lauritsen, H. Wilson BOUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG te if the subscription is high. The D. Tollan,

object of the Association is to get in as The CHAIRMAN stated that they

would many new members as possible, and the have to employ a clerk to help the secre With Inner Price $7.50.

needs of the Club de not apparently tory and pay him out of the funds On Sale at the HoxazonG DALLY Press require large subscriptions, Ofoe.

(Continued at foot of next Calumus.)

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Thers boing no further business the meeting terminated.

5.30 p.m. At Jockey Club Stables

Dress Drill order, Thursday, 20th June —–—

5.30 p.m. At Jockey Club Stables Dress Drill order without rifies. Saturday, 15th Jane ---

2.30 pm Parade at Statue Pier for Judging Dietanen Test. Dress: Drill

erder:

(Tont med at foot of next Column.)

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE

·HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT.

SO 2 V.A.D.

Thursday, June 20th ---

8p.. Squad and stretcher drill. ARRETRATO No. 2 V.A.D.

Tuesday, June 18th-

115 p.m. Bandaging class. Wednesday, Jun 19th:--

Thursday, June 20th:

2.30 pm. Band practice.

1.15 p.m. Recruit drill." Saturday, June 22nd :----

2.30 p.m. Squad and stretcher drill 2.30 Band practice.

NO. 4V.&.D.

Tuesday, June 18th:-

1.20 p.m. First aid class. Friday, June 21st-

1.20 p.m. Bandaging practice, 4.20 p.m. Squad and stretcher drill. MMANENO, BIV.A.D. Friday, June 31st:

5.15 p.m. Squad and stretcher drill.

VICTORIA NURSING, DIVISION. Friday, June 1ste

3.30 pm. Nursing practice.

(88.) E. Ralphs, District Supt in Charge of District. Hongkong, June 15th, 1018.

SEGNALLING SECTION. Tuesday, 16th June

5.30 p.m. Farade at Headquarters.

Drass Clean fatigue, Saturday, 15th June

2.30 p.m. Half of the Section (an detailed by O.C.) parade at Statua Pier for Judging Distance Tests Dress Drill order,

و روکا اور

RECRUITS,

Monday, 17th, and Friday, 21st June-

5.30 p.m. All units except “D” Ca

on Murray Parade Ground, under Bergis. Oxberry, Edmonds. (Mon. day) and Meade (Friday), Dress Drill order.

ORDERS FOR CADET COMPANY BY 2ND-LIKUT. JZ W BEARD.

STRENGTH Cadet CP. Cropley joined on eth June,

1018, and posted to No. 3 Fection.

PARADES.

Fall in at

Wednesday, 19th June:—

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