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LIGHT REFRESHMENTS.

NETT PROFITS TO WAR CHARITIES.

Infantry Band lo attendance. 18th

Extra Peak Trams 19.30 and 12.30 am.

Late Kowloon Ferrim will also run.

CAFE WISEMAN will supply all Befreshments, includlag Liquors.

DAIRY FARM NEWS

XMAS ORDERS

for own Farm Fed. TURKEYS and GEESE (live or killed, plucked and dressed) SHOULD BE 'REGISTERED EARLY. Birds ordered early will have the bonellt of being hung in our Chilling Rooms free of charge. THE DAIRY FARM, TUE & COLD "STORAGE" OD,,' ID:

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NOTICE.

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BERNE, NATURDAY

EASTERN TELEGRAPH "CO The ordinary general meeting of the Eastern Telegraph Co., Ltd was held

on

October 3rd. Sir John Denison- Pendar, R.C.M.G., presiding.

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Inere

DECEMBER 21ST

CANTON NEWS.

[BY COURTESY OF THE "CHUNG NGOI BAR PO."]

WOLFRAM TAXATION,

CANTON, December 10th. The chairman said: Our total revenu ORDERY ON THE RAILWAY.

It is reported that the Kai Pin station, from all sources for the year under re- view is 2,901,070, which is £382,206 more of the Canton-Shamshui 'Railway, near attacked by rotters the taɛn the previous nigheat recurd, attained Fatshao, was

other night. A friend of the station- wur total working våpenke were 14,0 20,373 vre that for last your. The anal payable for income master's, who happened to be in the LEX FIG Kė

cats duty is £450,581, station, was carried off, together with all aniel crease in the brought forward the goods the cobbers could lay their from last year of moral kids but, the mault bands on. being that we are abse to make the samle contribution to general reserve fund 21.4 we and in 1910, z., £500,000, while

A wolfram merchant has reported tu dividend maintaining the payment of a and bonus on the ordinary stock amount the authorities that the taxes on wolfram, military leaders in ing together to 8 per cent, free of inconte imposed by the LHX.

Ar share o spomal contribution to the pension and superaquation funds Swatow and the North borders of the is Province, are still excessive, in spite of towards depreciation of investments 236, 163. Payments to staff and other ex-

the instructions issued that these taxes War Were penses in connection with

As the price of, -170, 44, or an inercass of 202,310. The were to be reduced. sun. f £40,000 has been taken from re

wolfram has declined s rapidly exper Berount turther provision on

This makes n

ters are in difficulties. of vestment fluctuations.

and the total provision of £40,000,

the SALT AFFAIRS. RISICURL OF 23,271.988, appearing ju bala.ee-short s the value of our invent meul, may be taken as approximately the

BOINC BR

value as at the date of the accounts.

1415,

STATE TRADING. SIR GILBERT PARKER'S VIEW. The Rt. Hon. Sir Gilbert Parker, whose joining the Empire Resources Develop ment Committer has been announced, bas been telling a Press representative some of the reasons for this endorsement of a policy said to involve a modified form of

State Socialism

HONGKONG

DEFENCE CORPS.

H

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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS BY MAJOR

MORGAN, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT.

No.

STKENOTH

238 Sapper C. Strafford, Engineer Co., is permitted to resight. OPTA leaving the Colony, to date from day of departure.

TRANSFERS

No. 307 P. T. G. F. Flesning, No 4 P. GM Lakin and No. 313 Pte. W. Bass are transferred from "A" Cose Engineer ('u, tlated 17th Dec., 1918,

Although not naturally socialistic in 1 du believe in Btate trading. We do it with my tendencies," said Bir Gilbert, the Post Office and the telephone and are WAYS. Consequently, I approached the

the Empire Resourers No doing it, as a war measure, with the rail progranitic of Development Committer with an upra wind, recognising that while the State must not interfere in that which the i individual can do successfully and effectu. all, it may legitimately do so in that which is beyond individual empacity and resource.

Then, I am impressed with the tow mendous financial obligations of the State. These cannot be met by graduated income tax, by a reduction of expenditure on museums and art treasures, by the con seription of wealth, which is, in effect, the destruction of capital, nor by the dis continuance of old age pensions, which shonid not be discontinued.

It was easy to object to great national such -

those เฮ้ Tesponsibilities,

Board. being

The Foreign Superintendent of the Salt Revenue Bureau visited the authori-Imperial Development Our general reserve lund now amounts ties yesterday. The leaders on the North to over zĄ witlions. The fund is prin-

borders have informed the Tuchun that the cost of cipally required

for additional the taxation of salt was abolished avon newhit a rates ard

de- sections ta meet the ever-growing Hands jur extra cupmeity to enable us to after the foreigners' complaint.

meet

deal with the increasing volume of traffic. we have expended for this purpose dur ing the setanteen years prior to the war on an average a sum of nearly £80,000

per Dum

The dis

GAMBLING

It is proposed that the advisability of stopping all gambling is Kwangtung shall be discussed at the peace conference,

between North and South.

It is Bug

The nation of affairs set up by the var is wholly unprecedented. minds of

of the State for the prompt trent gested that gambling should be stopped ment of its telegrams are at times almost overwhelitung,

but think it is the un from the day peace is concluded and the animous opinion that its interests must suggestion is meeting with the strongest be the rst consideration. The claims of

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individuals, anid Sir Gilbert: but it was placed in the hands of a group of private done with success in the United States In both countries the and Canada,

sheries, and in Canada the railways a

CommissionS well, were managed by

Parliament, which, while responsible were independent in the exercise of their judgment.

to

There

185 Pie C. E Holmes is transferred from t'a. to the Engineer

, dated 17th Dee., 1919

LEAVE.

PH Brister, Machine gun Co, is granted 9 weeks' leave, on business, from 28th Dec., 1918.

The

ANNUAL MUSKETRY COURSE.

following is the result of firing of Annual Cores by No. 7 Platoon,

B Company:

Number exercised 16:

Markamen

1st Class shots

2nd Class shots

3

3

15

The averages obtained were:

Practice No. 13

14.2

14

15

11.2

93.1

17

18

12.4 11.7

10

7.0

-

104. F

ISSUE OF ONDERH,

عم

FOR ARTULARRY COMPANY BY CAPTAIN

should be wise to confine ourselves. at first to the fisheries." Bir Gilbert con- the State can exercise its authority for The next issue of Corps Orders will bry tinued, and establish the principle that

on 3rd January, 1978. the development of the Empire's resources as no private individual can do. does two things-feed the

-feed the population and will, of course, be difficulties, but if it ORDER

the vast obligations make money to meet the of the State the experiment will have justified itself. The shortage continue long after the war and an in- grease in the heh supplies would be In view of the scarcity of rice the hoon of the first magnitude. Wealth ca

as Mr. Moreton

the general public through the medium support.

at the Press ouring these stirring Lines THE SCARCITY OF RICE. also impose upon us an additional burden.

The romanyes i emmaorship | IT URL

affect

of meat

J. H. W、 ARMSTRONG, V.D. FARADES AT BELCHER'S BATTERY.

Tuesday, 24th Dee.

7.30 am. Right Half Co. New Layers"

Class only

Friday, 27th Dec.:

5.16 p.. Left Half Co. New Layers'

Clase only.

the prompt despatch of Press and com- Tuchun has announced that steps will be created out of the sea, bave shewa. The following N.C.Ok, and ines of Left

mercial felgtans to a considerable extent.

We are doing everything that is human-be taken to secure large quantities of ty possible to carry the exceptional traffic rice for sale to the people at a cheap

hrown on our system through was con-

tion rate. die

The price of rice, it is said, is ditione, which include interruption of two very important systems to the East higher than it has ever been.. The Chari

the Indo- viz., the tot closing down of

site through Germany and table Bureaux are endeavouring to raise European Russia to India, and the interruption of funds to relieve the poor. the Great Northern system through Russia to China and Japan.

The report and accounts for the year were unanimously adopted, the retiring directors re-elected, and the dividends approved.

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO CO'S WAR RECORD.

A memorial service for those employés of the British American Tacto" Gorak pany who have fallen in the war was held in

the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Westminster, on October 18th. The address was given by the Rev. W. H. Carnegie, M.A., Canon of Westminster and Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons, who said:-

JAPANESE OFFICERS ENTERTAINED,

Frawen and Lord Dunraven

as it can be created out of the soil. only little to cultivate, while the soil with this advantage, that the wea much."

costs

costs

Half Co. have passed the D.R.F. examination held by the 1.0. Sergt. MacPherson, Upl. Gerrard, L Bomb McTavish and Commer Маскву.

Sir Gilbert anticipates more difficulty in overcoming British prejudice than in securing the co-operation of the Overseas RDERS FOR ENGINEER COMPANY BY CAPTAIN Governmenta

We are staunch, stalwart and tena- cious even

to obstinacy," said be. We are patriotic and give our blood and trea sure for an idea, as this war has shown; we lack the co-operative spirit. but Fortunately, the war has taught us Jesson. We are broader minded than wo These were

There are places in Wales whore succeeded; and why we should not do in

Commander Lá Leih-kwan, and other leaders entertained the Japanese officers, who have recently come to Canton, in the Tung Yuea Garden yesterday.

ᏟᏞ

W. BUBBELL.

NOTICES.

1. Pay and Travelling Expenses for November and December will be

paid out on Monday and Tuesday, 23rd and 24th inst., between 10.30 a.m. and 12 noon at the Engineer Company's Office, H.K.I.C. Head- quarters.

officers were good friends to Li when he co-operation has land, and expand 2 A Company dinner will be held on

took refuge in Japan sume time ago, FEACE ENVOYS,

Wu Chui-shu (Dr. Wu Ting fang's son) who is supposed to have been chosen as the envy of the Canton Government la the Peace Conference in Europe has gone to Shanghai.

The Company under whose auspices General Wong Chi-cheong, who was this service is held holds a splendid record in this war-time.

3,300

of its employés sent by the President to negotiate peace have enlisted in our military forces, many torms with the Southerners, has gone to

from coining far distant countrica

of therh

into the Empire and do there what wo have done in Wales, is beyond inc. Let the principle a trial, otherwise we shall neither sure, the food problem nor meet our financial necessities. The proposed Development Board might com- priso the highest type of commercial and financial experts in the Kingdom. 1

του say they won't net, I ask what no they doing

now!

Take one instance alone. The Ministry of Munitions contains some

Saturday, January fith, at the All Hongkong Hotel at 9 p.m. member of the Company wishing to be present will notify, as soon as possible, 2nd Lt Blackburn, from whom any information desired may be obtained. It is the wish of the Dinner Committee that every member should be present,

ORDERS FÜR INFANTRY BATTALION BY MAJOR

J. A MORGAN.

PARADES

in response to the call of duty, from conault with Luk Wing-ting in Kwangai. fame; and if you tell me they will work Sunday, 22nd Dec.

Africa, Australia,

rica, from

How well gained

and

other places. fought is shown

and South Ame

the lay them; no

6 least, Lisan 120 honours have been

by

Other delegates who were sent by the President to Canton, to obtain the views

yesterday.

sentatives of the industries of this coun of the ablest and most powerful repre try, many of them serving without fee or

Lo save the nation's honour and secure its safety, but will not work to promote its commercial and industrial well-being, or that if they would work they could not your Englishman."

upon them, including two CAREERA of the Southerners returned

to Peking be trusted, then I say you don't know!

FROM THE CANTON INFORMATION BUREAU. Į

THE NOLTA AND THE SUPPRESSION OF TUFEI

The following telegram has been receiv-

from Peking:--

Mesars. Teen Chun-hsuan, Wa Ting-fang,

Lin Pau-yi, and Sun Wan, Canton. "Your telegram of 11th inst. to the President was received. Shensi has been The pil- infested by bandits for years.

BONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

ORPENA 1SSUED BY MR. F. C. JENKIN, G.B.K. REVOLVER COURSE.

No Squads will be detailed for instruc- tion during week commencing Mon- day, December 23rd.

All

NEW 18BUE OF UNIFORM.

Service Orders and twenty-seven Crosses and thirty-four Military Medala: and they have suffered in no less degree, 300 of them having laid down their lives: in the service of their country Bada

Is much larger severaly

number have been wounded, some of them

and dangerously: Back is its war record, and it is one of which any Company may well be proud; nor has the Company itself failed- in its appreciation of what these brave men have done and are doing. It

has, for instance, I understand, made systematic arrangements for providing them with lages and robberies committed by their little comforts and luxurion while t front and for visiting them and caring for leaders-Lao Tsin-wang Fan Lao-yi, Quo P. a. 581 Antonio is invalided out. them when they return home wounded, Kien, otc-are well known to everybody. and it keeps in touch with them by means

relations at home.

friends and

ranks who have been passed for fresh issue of uniform and/or caps must forthwith attend at Noordin's shop for zuenaurement. Those who have been measured are warned to attend for fitting.

STRENGTH.

December 20th, 2016.

of a weekly paper, thousands of copies of As recent argent reports state that they which are distributed themselves and nothing, the men have oven occupied several towns and

villages the Central Government is end-surface, declaring peace while secretly we are preparing for war just because the Now, to my mind, there is something very inspiring in a story of this kinding troops commanded by Commandere suppression of robbers gives a sudden What would you gentlemen do if you were in our position? it reads like a story of some great united Hsiu and Chang, to suppress them. It is obstruction to peros. family whose strongest sons have gone to

Furthermore, we just received fight their country's battles, knowing that an unconcealable fact that Fukien is a those who remain at home are thinking bandit territory, and that there are

them and caring for them and doing everything in their power to help the bandits in the localitics in which the Bad, with it, to my mind, a very good reason that we sent Commander Wang account of the opposition of a small and, let me say in passing, this story troops of both sides are stationed. The nugury for the future. You know

carries

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COMPANY.

8 m. No. 8 Platoon, at King's Park Range. Annual Musketry Course, Part 3, Practices 16, 18, 17 and 18 Dress, drill order with pouches.

MACHINE GUN COMPANY.

Men na detailed by Q.C. Company will parade at Kennedy Road Range as ordered to fire Part 1, Machine- gun Course.

RECRUITE

Monday, 23rd Dec. :-

5.10 p.m. The following recruits will parado at Kennedy Road Bange under Bergt. Edmonds:Pten W. V. Doherty, A. K. Mackenzie and A. G. S. Morton. Drew, drill order without rifles.

ORDERS FOR CADET COMPANY BY MEC-LIEUT,

J. E, W, DEARD.

PARADES

Monday, 23rd Dec. :-

5.16 p.m. The full Company will parado

at Headquarters,

G. E. STEWART, Capt.

Adjutant, E.K.D.O. Hongkong, th December, 1918.

NOTICE,

RIFLE MEETING,

Programme.

report from Fukien that the troops under already entered Yung-tai and they are the command of Chan Chinng-ming have Owing to lack of time on the first day of the 20th December, it The Central Govern- advancing

still ment. is unwilling to reproach you on

the

has been

necesary to arrange for the Francia Cup to be fired for en Sunday, 20th instant, commenc ing at 11 a.m.

section, for we sincerely hope that if Conference can be opened at a fixed Firing for Commandant's Competition period all theso differences and disturb ance will disappear.

will commence on Thursday, 28th ipat. at 8.30 am, sharp, and for the Black Shield about 2 p.m.

28th inat, members of the Saturday, 28th

the Open come will require to com-

shall have a great many very diffoul pro Yang-chuan's brigade to Fukion is to blems to face in the period of reconstruc sagist the Fukien troops in clearing the tion which follows this-w of the r

when we shall

towns and villages from bandits, but no have to set, about the

The Central Government has repost- organisation of industry and the replace instruction has been given for war. ment of labour. Our whole future pros

The spreading of bandit troubles in cdly given orders for the suspension of On

hostilities and the withdrawal of troops. perity will depend upon our success in denling with tiesa problems, and one first the present years is not only detrimental Now it has already appointed repre condition of success is that we shall

the opening of the Conference. Is it not Firing approach them in the right spirit, and to the interests of our people but we havo sentatives who are anxiously waiting for the right spirit is just that which also more than once received complaints one of the true manifestions that we are Animates this Company and binds, toge from foreigners concerning the same. noxious for Ponce? Should it not be On thor its

and its employoc

realized by you gentlemen that we have employers desiring to love the Colony should bonds of common sympathy. If that Whether or not those lawless people, we only to lay it before the impartial judge-

vids pply in person at the CENTRAL FOLIO spirit is provalent in the whole, STATION between the hours of 9 AM to 1 PM, world of our industry, we can look into are seizing proporties and killingin ment of the people and the friendly and 9 PM, 10 4 Pæɛɛdaily,

the Future without anxiety

We e noccnt inhabitants, should be treated as nations? Who shall bear the respon Applicants will be quired to produce now food and we have practically over outlaws and be punished. at once is evid.sibility for tho dolay in the settlement of the Internal affairs, thun lukien in & Pasports of identification papers

portait, exceptions who come our external enemies, and if we are poniensich

helplons condition? remain in the Colony for more lian 7 days reap the fruits of our victory it is coes by the will of the people and the provinces of Shonsi and

above all things, necessary that men of all opinion of friendly nations. If we are danger of our country is are required to Register themselves ander kinds and all classes should work together let these bandits alone just because There is no other method to save her the REGISTRATION DE PERSONS for the common good.

This WEF ORDINANCE 1916.

ught

us how much we belong to each peace is anxiously desired, it is the same than the hastening of penen. We hope 1. Forma Registration-giving the parth

that you will sweep side obstructions other and depend upon each other it has culars required to be obtained at the taught us thint the giero superficial disas eilting down and watching uncou and show your sincerity by an early G.F.O. and at all Police Stations

tinctions of rank, or wealth, or class are cornedly the destruction of the two Pro-appointment of representatives to open The Penalty for non-compl. esoe is a dine as nothing compared with the other links inces." Now you may that we are, on the 'disaumlon, at a firmi perisit. The futuro not exceeding 840, AND

Welfare of our country depends upon it. of common humanity' which bind us toge

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ither.

(Continued as foot of next column.)

corps

in

Bisley Event monce shooting st 1 pm, sharp,

the Tile Competition will for commence about a p.m. Sunday 20th inst, firing for the

Classification

Competition will commence at P am sharp. Teams for the Francis Cap should be ready to fra at 11 a.m. and firing for the corps Championship Bowl will the two

commence, immediately after tin. Corp Revolver Competition: tho It has been decided to allow post entries »

for this Event to be minde on the range. Competitors are allowed only one entry, Referenes notlos dated 19ut Deo, 1818.

'Ammunition for individuif "com- -pétitions will not be obtainable ab the Bunge bús 'stumunition....for team shoots anny be obtained there...

As a wholinent,

Ammunition,

you