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KING'S GREETING ON THE FORCE'S RETURN,

H.M. the King of Siam made the fol- lowing speech in welcoming the Siamese Expeditionary Fores on their return to Bangkok from active service 24 Comrades.****

It is a great pleasure to me to buva boen able to welcome you who have been outside the Realm as the first Siamese Contingent in comparatively modern Siamese history to serve outside Biam.

CANTON NEWS.

CANTON, May 18th..

ROBBERY AT A CHAPEL, “

HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS.

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(ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS BY MAJOR D. E. WAKEMAN, V.D, ACTINO ADMİN (S.”

...TEATIVE COMMANDANT). »

The American Consul in Shameen has reported to the Tuchun that, & chapel of the American Missionary Society in the No.

robbers. One of the religious workers No. Tungkoon district has been ransacked by

wis' wounded. Everything in the chapel was carried off. wan LUSSES. - ..

CHINA AND THINGTAO.

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Ft.

PROMOTION.

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870 Fte. J. R. Capell, "D" Co., is permitted to resign, dated lay 15th, 1919. 3 Pte. G. Blair, “Â ̈ Co., șia permitted to resign, on leaving the Colony, dated May 18th, 1910.

LEATI

N. I. Brewer, Artillery Co, is granted 3 months' leave, from June 3rd, 1912. S. R. Jones, Artillery Co., is grant ed 8 weeks' leave, from May 4th,

1910.

R. H. Sharp, & Co, is granted extension of leave until March 31sty 19:20.

RIAMINATION FOR. "PROMOTION. Reference Corps Order No. 5, dated 1 lecture January 10th, 1919, (Practice examination) will be given by the Adjutant at Head- quarters, on Wednesday, May 21st, at 6 p...

The authorities of the South-West Gr. Provinces have been asked to report the expense to which they have been put by Gr. At the time of your departure you were the European war, including the charges all of one accord, that is, all determined for the deportation of enemy subjects. to impress upon foreigners that we Binm-Repayment from Germany will be de- ese still possess a great deal of our old manded. warrior spirit and we can still fight fear lessly. It is true that you of this can-1 tingent did not happen to get an oppor tunity of participating in active fight ing; but, nevertheless, the mere facts that you had volunteered for active pervice and that you had get to the acual scene of operations, are, tema, tantamount actual fighting, since by such action you have shown to the world that you were not merely doing lip-service but that you were really and truly determined to serve by sacrificing even your life and blood.

It is reported that many of the Northern Provinces, bave wired to the roking Government protesting against the Chinese envoys signing the peace 23rement in Paris until a satisfactory agreement has been reached regarding Tsingta The Japanese Minister in Peking has protested against the boycott of Japanese goods by the Northern people.

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THE SHANGHAI CONFERENCE.

probable.

It is reported that the Shanghai Con You who have gone out on this occa sion are fine examples to us. Siamese.ference is suspended. The peace envoys Why? Because, although it is natural to have decided to leave Shanghai so that protect one's own nation, yet on this occa any rosumption of the meetings is im sion you have done more than that--you have gone to uphold and spread the bon- our and glory of the Siamese race, to create a brilliant epoch of our History: QUARBEL OVER A WOMAN. and I, in the capacity of your Chief, having heard of what you have done in

FOUR CHINESE CHARGED..

Europe and being now able to welcome. At the Magistracy, yesterday, before you to-day as comrades, sincerely feet air. R. O. Hutchison, four Chinese were greatly honoured. You indeed have charged with behaving in a disorderly spread my fame in Europe; if you had wanner in Wanchai, not gone, my name, if it appeared, would Inspector Kent stated thata, big fight only have appeared on a trifling bit of would have taken place but for the timely paper, unknown to the bulk of men intervention of the Police. Defendants whereas now every. European who hap were about to belabour each other with pened to have seen or heard of you would sticks when they were arrested The inevitably think: "Whose soldiers" are trouble arose over a naughty woman, they? They are King Rama's men"; who associated with all kinds of men. it and thus do I get my share of the honour, appeared that a man residing in Wong- Therefore I would ask you to believe me aci-cheong village took unto himself a of easy virtue as his wife when I say that every moment that you woman were abroad I was always axions to bear this woman used to accompany other of you, full of anxiety, as a father, men about the place, and when the vil to bear the news of his sons away from lagers who are untis, beard that she hone. When I heard that you were start was going about with Hakkas, they im ing on your return journey I at once pre-mediately seited her, took off her jewel- pared myself to welcome you, DN &

a father.

talery, and ordered her to light joss- long stacks in order to subdue the immoral defil" The woman-complained to her 's quarrel And now, that I have seen you hale and friends, the Hakkas, and

7 am indeed filled with joy. Arity, fled as soon as the Police arrived.

A ensued. The Pantis, being in the mino-

return from 窳

Prepares for his journey; and all along

awaited always the news of

hearty, the Chief and Head of the People I am virtually your ; Hutchison bound the defendants) berefore, in the name of your brothers over in a personal bond of $50 each to

welcome be of good behaviour for six months.

of the Siamese nation, the glory of our you who have spread

name in the midst of Europe. i ask you to feel it always the pride of your lives to have been in such a position to enhance the glory of your brothers before all the. world. am sure that others of your Siamese brothera as eager to welcome are as you as I have had that pleasure and wil- lingness to do so to-day."

MASONIC CHAKITIES.

PROPOSED EXTENSION,

As a result of the phenomenal success of the anniversary festival on behalf of May you, on this your safe return home, the Royal Masonic Institution for Boya be blessed with lory life, health, and hapin Jane last, when close upon £100,000 piness for ever afterwards, be successful was collected, it is felt that some per- in every future undertaking; sud finally I personally thank every one of you from the General down to overy individual private.

Not only the disbandment of troops but also the disposal of the superfluous officers of the Army has become a most embarrassing question to the Govern-

manent addition to the work of the charity should be undertaken, and a committee has been appointed to consider the best form on which to base the ex- tension, The Frovince of West York CHINA'S SUPERFLUOUS shira contributed no less than 237,000 MILITARY OFFICERS. towards last year's total, when its Pro vincial Grand Master, the Late Mr. Richard Wilson, presided at the festival, and its representatives at the moment urge that the memorial of the great achievement should take the form of an addition to the existing schools, either raais accommodation at Bushey, or the erection of an independent preparatory school. Other influential sections of the craft are opposed to such a course, pre ferring to make extension in the way of further "opt education" grants, by which accepted candidates are given edu- cation and maintenance at schools near their own homes. It will be the work of the committee to consider which is the

ORDERS FOR ARTILLERY COMPANY BY MAJON J. E. W. ARMSTBONG, V.D. PARADES AT RELCHER'S BATTERY, Monday, May 10th:-

3.30 p.m. Left Half Co. Full drill, with the exception of new Layers Class.

Tuesday, May 20th:-

7.30 am. Right Half Co. New Layers'

Class. Friday, May 3rd:--

7.30, am. Right Half Co, Fall drill, with the exception of new Layers' ""class.

5.30 p.m.

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Left Half Co. New Lavers'

ORDERS FOR ENGINEER COMPANY BT CAPTAIN R. HALL. DEL. Instructional Class for Recruits. -Recruits will attend for D.E.L. Instraction under RE. Staff- Sergts, at Belcher's. at 9 p.m., on Wednesday, May 21st.

Infantry Instruction. The whole Com.

Pay

Pap

pany will parade at the Polo Ground, Causeway Bay, at 1.30 pim., on Friday, May 23rd. Dress, drill order (shorts and putties). Nos. 1, 3, and 4 Sections parade outside Law Courts, at 5.10 p.m. and proceed by tram to Causeway Bay.

for April will be issued at Engineer Company Office, H.K.D.C. Head- quarters, on Thursday, 2nd, and Monday 28th May, at 5.15 p.m. not drawn by Tuesday, May 27th, will be forfeited and returned to Treasury.

ORDERS. FOR INFANTRY BATTALION BY MAJOR

.G. H. WAKEMAN, V.D., OFFICER -**

-COMMANDING.

Monday, May 19th:

5.15 p.m. A" Co., No. 4 Platoon, at Kennedy Road Range T.E.T. (Grouping). Dress, drill order without rides.

Tuesday, May 20th.:~~

6.15 p.m.

A Co., No. 8 Platoon, at Kennedy Road Range. T.E.T. (Grouping) Dress, drill order without rifles.

The following will attend: Bergeant Humphrey, Corp Mackichan, Ptos. Kent, Falconer, Hayward, Wilson, Abney, Frankin, Donnelly, Earle, Griffin and Williams, Wednesday, May 21st:--

5.15 p.m. "A Co., No 3 Platoon, at Headquarters T.E.T. Rifle, belt, pouches and dummy cartridges to be carried. Staf-Sargt. Edmonds

will attend to assist.

SIGNALLING ADCTION,

Tuesday, May 20th-

5.30 p.m. At Headquarters. T.ET. Rifle, belt, pouches and dummy sartridges to be carried. The following will attend to complete their tests-Privates Jennings, Lammert, Mattingley, Ogley, P. A Beis, Templeton, P. Tangap and Muglord

THE HONGKONG CIGAR STORE ment. The total number of military in the form of another building in the ORDERS FOR CADES COMPANY BY LIKUT.

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MORE TROUBLE."

'HER PAINTED HERO,

BRITISH GAZETTE NOS, 524-525 (President Wilson in London).

Booking, at ROBINSON'S

officers of various grades is 63,500; and should the Government keep a standing army of seventy divisions, there would still be a number of more than 20,000 superfluous officers. It has been decided that hereafter no appointment shall be given to any military officer who has not passed a strict examination. It has been estimated that since the very commence ment of the opening of the military beat course ta pursue. ·

When the schools at Bushey were schools and colleges, over 31,000 278 planned, it was arranged to provide for dustes have been given appointments, and of this number 10 per cent have 500 boys in five houses, each capable been killed in the recent civil strife and of accommodating 100 pupils Font were 20 per cent, have changed their profes.rected at the outset, and it is now a question whether it is desirable to erect sion. Therefore more than half of the the fifth, or retain the vacant space and present officers in the army have not make the extension elsewhere in the form received; a proper military education. The Government has decided to stop the of reparatory school. training of more officers, and the Mili. tary Institute in Pooting for the train ing of officers, and the Military Pre paratory School at Ching Ho will be closed for the time being.

SPORT.

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This latter

A '0. RAYYA

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Bathing-Launch will leave Blake Pier,

on Wednesday, May 21st, at 5.15. p.m. and call at Kowloon Police! Pier 10 minutes later.

Church-Empire Day, Saturday, May

'24th :---

Sections 3 and 4 fall in at Star Ferry,

Kowloon, at 8 a.m.

Sections' 1 and 2 fall in at Headquar

ters at 8:30 1.m Uniform. helmets and belts. Band will carry instrumente

G. E. STEWART, Capt

Adjutant, H.K.D.O. Hongkong, May 16th, 1919.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.”

ORDERS ISSUED BY MR. J. VRANKE, D.S.P.

(REJEZVE)."

LEAVE.

Orchestra Conductor Gonzales has been.

granted three. months' leave to data from May 21st. His duties will be undertaken during bis absence by Assistant Bandmaster Rodrigues. Hongkong, May 18th, 1919."

course was adopted at the old quarters of the institution at Wood-green in 1881, and in the following year, it was reported that £1.000 had been invested towards the project The festival of 1883 wAA enlisted in support, and resulted in Collection of £23,000, under, the chair raanship of the then Provincial Grand Master of Kent: one-quarter of which was levoted to the Preparatory School Fund, which next year received a special grant of £500 from Supreme Grand MR. PONSONBY-FANE'S XL. N.0.0' Chapter, and later one of 21,000, from Grand Lodge. Grand Lodge made a sup- AND MEN OF THE GARRISON.

plementary, grant of £2,000 in 1857, and. The following will represent a large amount was received as a share

For the entrance fees to the Royal Albert At the Magistracy, yesterday, before Ponsonby Fane XI. against the NCOs Hall festival in commemoration of the Mr R Hutchison, two Chinese were and men of the Garrison to-day on the late Queen Victoria's Jubilee. The me charged with being rogues and vage-

mortal stone of the new buildinga át bouds,

Una of the defendants ̋nleaded guilty Civil Service Ground, at

Wood-green was laid by the Baroness HE Mr. Severa, Col. Coles, Mr. C. C. Bardett-Coutta in 1886, the work was to sleeping in the streeta. The other said Eards, Capt. Wahl Mr. de Bouss rambleted, and proved a great boon to be was in, employment Cavanaugh, Mr. AE. Wood, Capt the institution. At present there are 400 Mr. Hutchison sentenced defendants Bundle, Mr. G. E. Marley, Pay-Luve at Rushey, and 363 others receiving who had wrevious convictions against

them, to three months! hard-labour-sach Robinson, and Mr. R. Ponmaby-Fane. the benefit of our education.

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