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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESA THURSDAY, APRIL BRE, 1918.

THE MOST POPULAR BRAND

HOME BOTTLED

GUINNESS STOUT

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This Famous Brand of Stout is recognized by All Connoisseurs as a Standard of Quality and Purity.

SOLE AGENTS:

BRITISH MILITARY

EXPENDITURE

LORD DERBY ON ESTIMATES.

ABOUT MOTOR 'BUSES.

The London General Omnibus Co. states that during 1929 no less than 847 million passengers were carried in its

A memorandum on the Army estimates | vehicles this being an increase of 52 the total for 1821. The by Lord Dorby states that, in nudition "to million over a reduction of £9,000,000 for the last two Company operates over 3,000 motor buses, years in terminal charges, that period had the chassis of which are built by tho seen a reduction of 271,000,000 in current Associated Equipment Co., while the charges, making altogether £31,000,000. bodies are double deckers, the nowest The Geddes Committee Hind recommended types accommodating upwards "of fifty" a reduction of normal current charges in passengers. In the aggregate the Com- the Army, including military expenditure pany's vehicles cover about LOV million in the Middle East to £55,000,000 in. 1992-3, with a further reduction of an aules for anum. They work not only

1 and iminediately arcand the stro specified amount in 1923-4.

polis, but also a considerable distance into the country, some of the routes being decidedly hilly. Altogether, it is difficult OBTAINABLE to imagino a more complete practical test of the reliability and efficiency of engines and other mechanism,

current

In the present estimates. charges, including approximately half a million for the War Office, were repaid by expenditure in the Middle East, which is estimated by the Colonial Office at about £49,000,000.

In curtain, other large British cities

GANDE, PRICE @ CO., LTD., Geddes Committee Lord Derby hopes domanit is

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CORRESPONDENT) 17:

After drawing attention to the fact that an allowance of £3,000,000 is made there is now a noteworthy tendency to RUTTONJEE AND SON, in regard to certain charges in the ampley, wholly on in part, comparatively It is small aingle-decked vehicles. This practice Middle East, Lord Derby said: evident that the War Office has fully dis enables a more frequent service to be charged the task assigned it by the maintained ou routes where the traffic aus very large. Subject to that the Army will now be allowed to suitable design of chassis and body, Bottle down to the task of re-building vehicle with about twenty-seats can be

wages of the EX INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAN operated by one man, itself on permanent lines

conductor being saved. Thus, for inst

BATE, LTD. The number of Horse and Field are, Manchester are using twenty-one Karries chassis, The Artillery Batteries in the British estab-noated buses on lishmant are reduced from 110 in 1911 to passengers enter and leave through a 178, of which 19 aro at present abroad.. door on the front of the pear side, the Considerable economies háre been effect-opening and closing of which is controlled ed by replacing six Cavalry depots and by the driver, who takes the fares as the eleven Artillery depots by one Central passengers euter. This addition to the Depot for each of theso arms, and re-driver's work makes it important that in

London, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, ducing the establishment of line infantry other respects he should be given as easy

24 timo as possible. ConsequVancouver, BC. Honolulu, Singapore, Penang, depots

The strength of the Army at the com-chassis is salected in which the physicaTientein, Swatow, Macao, Canton and all Com

strain

is ordinarily mercial centres of China and abroad. mencement of the financial year may be alight on count of the ligh bess of the expreted to be some 12,000 short of estab- steering, and of the control_nerally. lishment owing to the fact that the period Similar buses are used at Hamle of service of men rrenlisted after general vision is made to enlist 10,000 men with presions war training in reserve, and it has been decided to institute a central School to train 1,000 boys as mechanics for the technical branches of the Army.

The excellence of the health of the troops is shown by the fact that patients in military hospitals in Great British have fallen from 2,348 to 1,770.

оп the driver

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where the manager has taken the trouble Inquiries are welcome. T. H. MAI

HONGKONG CIGAR STORE, LTD.demobilisation is about to expire. Pro to work out comparative figures for the

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"one-man-operated" twenty-sented type and the ordinary thirty-two seator with.

smaller THE the driver and conductor. The type waves almost exactly tropone-half ponny a mile in wages and about two THE penco a mile in petral and oil. The takings are, of course, lower when the traffic demand is considerable, but, on the whole, the comparison is found to favour the smaller type.

The reduction of the strength of the

Another make of chassis which is parti. Army has not been accompanied by any cularly suitable for this work is the roduction of the number of Regular Dannis. Fitted with an engine of fout Officers, in view of the for more elaborate cylinders, cast in pairs, developing 30 1 training how required by soldiers and 40 hp. and provided with a four-speed the necessity of preserving the power of gear box, these chassis have met with success in many bus services. The expansion.

limbing capacity and the efficiency of the brakes of these machines have been thoroughly proved. Being equipped with giant Paoumátio tyres, and springs onstructed of the best quality chrom spring steel correctly proportioned for this work, it is difficult to find a more easy running and comfortable vehicle for long or short distarco riding.

The estimates do not provide for instituting the Infantry, Military and Special Reserve, which Lord Derby con- eluded would not justify the cost.

The strength of the Army on Feb. 67, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,1st was 6,805 officers and 128,687 men, or nearly 75 per cent, of the peace establish

Hongkong.

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