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ARMY NOTES:

The Intest rumour with rogard to Lord Kitchener is that he will probably be selected to succeed General Sir John French as In- spector-General of tho Forcos, with-perhaps extended-powors, in order that ho may exerciso a certain amount of control over tho Striking Force, and thus in- sure its readiness for war. We hayo the best authority for saying that for those reports there in some measure of justification. As we intimated some time ago, Lord Kitchener has throughout placed himself entirely in the hands of the Government. Ho has shown no desire to force him- self into prominenco or upset arrangement in any way. Since his roturn to England, like the

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY MAY 5 1011

LAWN BOWLS.

COMING COMPETITIONS.

The following are the draws for the various competitions at the Kowloon Bowling Green Club:

CHAMPIONSHIP. “

Tetímalo s OLD ALLEYNIAN DINNER.

TO-NIGHT, May 6than 0. A.

DINNER will take place at -8 Alleynians wishing to be literal ro p.in, at the GRAND HOTEL, Ola

naked to send in their names to the Undoraigned.

H. O. SPINK, Vicamigo,

"maintain the balance of power in Europe." The British, tax- payor has a perfect right to reply that he does, not intend to pay for armies to fight in possible future European quarrels with which he has no concern; that it was on the sea that we liavo generally maintained the balance of power in the past, and on the son that we shall do so, if necesT. Runsay-v.-W. Brown.. sury in the future. Loril Roberts South Afrien, and it was a gravo talké gravely of the lesson of

G. K. Haxtor v. G. W. Grosset. Hongkong, 5th May, 1911, T. Neavo v. J..R. Allon. lesson; but for the British diploG. A. Walker v. II. Shires, matist for more than for the British "soldier.-" Morning leader."

SUMATRA RUBBER

RESULTS.

'Shareholders' in the Langkat

good soldier that all admit him... Sumatra Itubber Company will -to-be-he-has-set-uni-oxample-of-doubtless consider the romita of discipline, and been propared to last year's operations, which bide his time. Evory endeavour should, therefore, lo made to yield them a dividend of 15 bring him into active employ per cent., very satisfactory, mont with the dignity due to his anys "The Globe." The crop rank, reputation, and distin- of rubber harvested amounted guislied, servicos.

The annual report on the Ter. to 45,00216., of which 42,5421b. ritorial Force cannot be viewed was Para, the remainder being as a satisfactory document, and Rambong (2,470lb.) and Castillon the now Inspector-General-an (40lb.); and coffee 2,208 ewt. The exceedingly able man, be it said prices-received for both products will have plenty to do, if hơ wore satisfactory, averaging for nima at increasing both numbers the rubber Ga. 5:3-4d." per lb., and efficiency. The strain of the, and for the coffee 528, 8d. por cwt. ! new system is boginning to tell, The cost of colleeting, curing, and it is more than over doubtful freight, and all selling charges on whether Lord Haldano's hopes are rubber was ls. perib. The whole of within measurablo distance of re- the London chargosand one-half of alisation. The large recruiting genoral estate expenses have been figures of 1900, when over i dobited to revenue. A sum of hundred and ten thousand men €755 has been writton off in con- woro enlisted, were not maintained noction with coolio engagement last your

The falling off in this charges, and £677 has been added rospect was admittedly 'moro to reserve for depreciation, bring- than might have been anticipated, ing this account up to £1,000. as the yield. was only 43,230 In addition there remains 24,000 This looks ominous, to the credit of premium on and scarcely tends to give support share account, after writing off to the theories of Sir Ian Hamilton. the balance of the preliminary The Evelyn Wood" is a expenses account. The balanco thoroughly practical test of field to be carried forward is £2,056. elficiency. It is to the credit of It is estimated that the crops for the Foot Guards that No. 2 Com- 1011, will be-rubber 94,000lb.* pany of the gallant Coldstream and coffee 2,969 cwt. so that the should have won it, two years in prospects of largor profits may succession after a keon contest, be considered encouraging. It was a happy ilon to sond the Guards to Aldershot permanently for training, and the result is shown in many ways. The pity is that thoro is not a comploto brigade thioro as there was at first. Aldershot may not be the most attractive station in the world, but it has its uses, and its value as a training place has been increased enormously of late.

recrnits."

As soon as the Army Council ascertained that regimental olli- cors of limited means tok os- caption to the proposed gold sin. they decided to cancel the recent ly issued Army Order notifying its adoption. It is due, however,

timt the sash was submitted for

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SIR CLAUDE MAC-. DONALD'S RETIREMENT.

Sir Claudo Macdonald's rotire- ment shortly from the British Embassy at Tokio recalls the most striking instance of a soldier turn- ad diplomat în our recent annals, Hays the "Pall Mall Gazotte,” When he served through the Egyptian campaign against Arabi and the subsequent Suakin ox- pedition no one dreimed that the blossom into an Ambassador. brevet major of that day would Sir Claude's services in the Niger

Territorios attracted the attention

to the responsible officials to say of those at the top; and Lord approval on the urgent recom- Salisbury's somewhat during mendation of a large body of choice of him for Peking in 1806 ollicers, who represented that was more than justified hy his something of the kind was needed command of the Legation during to set off the uniform in review the stogo. His transference to order. "The World."

Tokyo was a litting recognition of his courage und "rosouted";" and what he has since done. at the

THE ARMY OF THE FUTURE.

Lord Huldane summed up non-Japaneso capital is a matter of ly last night in his first speech in lasting history.

the House of Lords the "warning"

once more uttered by Lord

COMMERCIAL.

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T. C. Nicholai v. D. Koith,

G. L. Duncan v W. Taylor.

Kowloon,

[ 1089

S. Grey v. J. M. Henderson, WM. PAWELL,

R. Hunter v. 1). Muir, ‚T. Potrio #. D, Gow: - 1. McQunig v. R. Hall. D. Harvey v. W. Jolinson. C.W.Afoxandorv.C.R.Edwards

A. Ramsay v. T. W. Robertson."

D. Cooper v. J. Shearer.

A. H. la, bye,

L. Cuy, bro.

PRESIDENT'S CUP.

T.C. Nicholai v. A. Ramsay,

W. Taylor v. S. Gray,

W. Brown v. T. W. Robertson,

D. Koith v. L. Guy.

T. Ramsay v. H. Shires.

T. Potrie-v. R. Huntor.

C. W. Alexander v. J. R. Alleïï. J. Shoarer v. G. `L. Duncan. G. R. Edwardsv. G. A. Walker. D. Muir v. Q. K. Haxton. J. Henderson v. R. Hall. A. H. In v. G., W. Grosset. T. Noave v I. McQuaig.

Second Round W, Jolinson v. D. Glow, 1. Cooper byo. VICE-PRESIDENT'S CUP. D. Göw v, C. R. Edwards. D. Harvey v. G. A. Walker. T. Neave v. 1), Muir.

1. Shires v. 17. W. Grossol, D. Keith v. W. Brown. W Johnson D. McQuaig J, Shearer y, G. K. Höxton, R. Hunter v. W. Taylor,

J. M. Henderson v. L. Guy.

A. H. Ulla v. R. Hall,

J. I. Allon v. T. Romssy,

·D. Cooper v. A. Ramsay. T. Petrio v. S. Gray,

Second Round. T.C. Nicholai v,T,W. Robertson C. W. Alexander, bye.

**TELEGRAPH" CUP, C.W. Alexander v.F.C. Nicholas W. Johnson v. 0. S, Williams." H. Shires v. D. Harvoy. S. Gray v. L. Guy.

D: McQuaig v. G. R. Edwards. E. Hall v. J. M. Henderson.

D. Keith v. W. Brown.

Q. W. Grosset v. D. Gow. W. Taylor v. G. L. Duncan, D. Cooper y, T. Rainsay.

Second Round.

T. Neave v. J. R. Allen, J. Shouror v.. A. Ramsay, TW. Robertson, bye.

It. Hunter, bye.

EDWARDS CUP,

D. Harvey v. T. Rámsay, J. M. Henderson v. T. Nouve.

G. L. Dunenn v. D. Cooper.. A. Ramsay v. H. Shiros. D. Keith v. R. Hunter. T. C. Nicholai v. 0.8. Williams. J. R. Allen v. C. W. Alexander. W. Brown v. D. McQuaig. ft, Hall v. W. Jalinson.

Second Round.

J

D Gow v. W. Taylor, T.W: Robertsony.0:W Grosset L. Guy v. J. Shearer. S. Gray, bye.

Seremban, April 25. Mr. Revel," the late manager of the Jimah

Roberts ns that of a man "in- The report of Messrs. W. G. Rubber Estates, who was arrested

sisting on preparing for the

of 92,314 tons.

the

LIMITED.

OUTFITTERF,

NEW GOOLS ENGLISH

White

Public Companies

Intimations.

THE CHINESENGINEERING GENUINE EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES,

AND MINING "DOKRANY,

· LIMITED.

OTICE" is hereby given thi An EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL

MEETING of the From Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, Limited, will be held at Winchester Houro, Hall No. 174, Old Broad Street, in the City of London. on WEDNESDAY, the 17th day of 1022.1 May, 1911, at 12 o'clock neon, for the purpose of considering and if thought fit passing a Remolation authorising the Directors to borrow or miso such farther suins of nouny as they may think-die but so that the amount borrowed cor

used by the Company np thon out- standing shall not exceed three-fourths of the issue capital of the Company.

Dated thin Blat day of March, 1911. By order of the Board,

ALFRED W. BERRY,

Secretary

MADE 22 Austin Friers,

-Canvas

AND

Buckskin Shoes.

SMART SHAPES

28, Queen's Road, (Central.) Hongkong. 28th April, 1911.

Wu

CAUTION:

London, E. C.

A limited number of the Circular letter to Shareholders is in the lionds of the Agent and can be had on Applica

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THE CHINESE ENGINEER-

́ING & MINING CO., LD.

NOTICE

A

M. MELAGERINO UO., CAIRO

kat_nevol fnun Amsterdam: Havana Cigars, Cigars Non Plus Ultra, Italian Motto Cigars Regalia: Londros. Virginla Alla Paglia.

Jas Progreso, Margestita, and Mooca Oigars. A. P. JEANNO & Co., Importer, 15, Queen's Road Contra,

MAI TOILET Co., LTD.,

SETH MR, 68, Queen's Road Contml, and

Shanteen, Cemo

Obtainable froor:r

MANCHURIA

SOUTH

RAILWAY

SHORTEST & QUICKEST ROUTE

THE

BETWEEN

FAR EAST & EUROPE.

via DAIREN,

SUMMER SOHEDULE.

Effective from May 1, 1911.)

THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently equipped Sleeping, Dining and ist Class Oars; is operated between Dairon and Changchun in connection with the Traus Siberian Express Trina N INTERIM DIVIDEND and with Dairen-Shanghal Direct Steamer Survica by the 8.5. Kobe Maru

ONE SHILLING per Blinted Saikio Maru" (onch 2,877 tons) as follows free of tax, on nocount of your eling 28th February, 1911, has been do

NORTH BOUND. clared by the Directors of the aburo Company.

Sun.Wed. Priv

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1st Class

Karen

COUPON No. 16 is payable on the Is ny, nt tho Chartered Bank of [1043 Judia, Australis & Chios and the Revno-Asiatis Bank at Tientsin and Shanghai.

...810

12

Shanghai (Stommer).....Lt. Dairon

Thare. Suo. Sat. Tues.

(S.M.R. Train)...LY.

YLLOG

Mukden

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--Agent

·)... Ar. S... LY.

0.00 alm. 1.50 p.1..

93

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(Russian Train)...990

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Mon. Thure. Sal.

State Wa Blate

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for Mos- for St.

Moscow cow. Pet'g."

TO LET.

Stale |. State |Wagon

Ex- Ex- Lit

JUEN Submarines are taking in

----- †cířd at the Asistio P. trufcum. Company's Wharf at Tai Kok Tani, n' Roa Flag will be loialed at the Flag Staff at pier hand also, Red Flags will be placed on the Buoye to N. and W. N.W. of such pier.

.

STREET.

Apply to-

No ship, launch or other vessel shall GODOWN No. 5A, approach this Whor or within 260 yards of such when the Red Fings are Hofsted and all traffic shall pass to the Westward of the Buoys when flying Red Flags,

C. W. BECKWITH,

Commander, R.N.,

Harbour Master, &c. Hongkong, 28th April, 1911.

UAUTION.

8 Submarinos' will be constantly A

exercised in the vicinity of thin Port and in view of the difficulty that pausing vesuls have in observing these Boats, a large Square Red Flag will be displayed from the rossel in company with the Submarines anally Dos- Emper or Gaubont) and this, Fhg will be flown whenever Submarines aro petising in the Waters of tlio Colony or those adjacent to it,

DUDDELL

THE HONGKONG LAND

INVESTMENT & AGENCY

COMPANY LIMITED. Bangkong 1st April, 1911. ros

Connecting at Harbin with { || prose (Lits for press

SOUTH BOUND.

Connesting at Harbla with {.} prosa press from

Fri

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from8t from Mor- Pot'g.Moscow CÓW

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f}Harbin (Russian «rain)...., Lrj

Changchan (

...Ar (8.M.R. Train). L.

Y11.50

SE

ECOND FLOOR of No. 8a. DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL, newly comploted with Lift and Lava- tories.

14.95.

Mukdent

Dairen

...Ar.

W

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*11.20 6.m. 8.25 p.m. 10.30. 11

5.10 m.in. 5.25

Mon. Wod.

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1.30 p.m. *Noon Wed.

17

San.

V10.00

Shanghai

Je..dr.]

Fri.

'Cape

GODOWNS in MASONS LAND. Bussian Train Time is 23 minutes fattar this B... Tima. For instance, good for storago of Wines and other articles, Ront moderate.

Apply to-

DAVID SASSUON & Co. Boogkong, 5th May, 1911. [1078

TO LET.

G pan by the former is 5.37 p.m. by the latter. Supplaauntary Changes on DAIREN--CHANGOHUN Borvic. EXPRES EXTRA FEE......Y8.00 BLEEPING CAR BOPPLEMEIT...... Y5.00 TICKET AGENCIES—The Qompany's railway and elenmor ticketa ara obtainable at all the Agendas of the International Slooping. Car & Express Train Co., the Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Shanghai, Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son, and Reisébarau der Hamburg-Amerika Linio.

BAILWAY HOTELS-YAMATO Herzu (Tel. Add.: “ Yamato")

pany's management.

The re-sel flying the Red Flag FIRST FLOOR of No. 4. Dex Dairen, Port Arthur, Mukden, Fushun and Changchun, all under the Com

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY, DAIREN.

should be given a berth of at least one mile. When, however, this from any reson cannot be given, the vessel flying the Red Flag must is approached at a slow speed and a good look out kept for Submarines, until the approaching ship can be warned by word of mouth of the danger zone.

C. W. BECKWITHI, Commander, R.N.,

Harbour Master, &c. Ilangkour, 28th 2141, 1911. [1097

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WANTED.

PHE, with knowledge of

PONY, JACK SPRAUDON,"

FOR SALE.. A COMPLETE LITHOGRAPHIC MACHINE. with a Cutting Machine, Stones, ds. Only 9 months

For particulars call at

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ia nie.

logically impossible instond of Hale and Company, rice-dealers, laid by representatives of the Chinese and Portuguero--Apply Q, nt Port Dickson, on information A once, LADY STENOGRA- the reasonably probable.' He Saigon, dated the 29th ult., states showed that the result of this that the Saigon market closed company, lins been found guilty o "Telegraph." would be in practice to bring toudy with further inquires. The of the charges preferred against Hongkong, 22nd April, 1911. [1059 our Army Estimates up to the previous exports of white rice, hin. The prosecution did not £40,000,000 level of the Navy Cargo rice and paddy to various press for a heavy sentence and FOR SALE, GREY CHINA

accused was fined $250, with the Estimates; probably to roduce plus ancunted to 159,550 s, option of one month's imprison-13.1 guaranteed sound. quiet to ride. the efficiency of the existing while the amount exported since ment.

-Apply W. B. O.. /** Telegraph." army, and certainly to starve the the 4th March, 1911, was 94,030

Hongkong, and May, 1911. [1100 Count. Witte, the Russian ex- voluntary army for service abroad tons, making a total of 253,580

"we could not raise a volun- tons. The figure for the same. Minister, announces the pub tury and a compulsory army out of reriod of last your was 345,000, lication of a book, criticising the samo material at the same an increase over the present figure General Kuropatkin's work on

the Russo-Japanese War. Ac timo." And the proposal thus to swoll the land forcos into an'un-

Tonhage. Quotations stand as cording to a despatch to the

"Deutsche Japan-Post," follows; 10 cents to. Hongkong wieldy host for which officers could not be found is made at a time 22.23 cents to Java; and 10.11 work will expoio many inaccur whon, as Lord Haldane was justifi-corils to Singapore; 23.24 cents acica and doliborate suppressions... ed in pointing out, our improving to the Philippines; 20.21 cents or misrepresentations of fact on

to Japan.

the part of the Genoral. foreign relationsall over the world,

Charters. The following are and especially with Germany,

the

OUR DIARY. "must at any rate, tend to dimi-

settlements: Norwegian nish the risk of scarea" by elimi-steamer Nord 25.000 piculs to

Friday, 5th May. nating the stuff out of which they Singapore 84.200 in full. Nor aro mado. That will put an end wogian stoomer Uw 30,000 picula Bijou Soonic Theatre, 9.15 p.m. to those sudden leaps and to Singapore $4.200 in full.

Empire Cinematograph, 0.15 boinde in the service estimates

Norwegian steamer. Prosper p.m.. which are the proof of the 30.000 piculs to Hongkong at 13 scaremonger's success.. But to

centa por picul rico. 'do thom justico, as Lord Milner's

speech showed, it is not for the Owing to the troubles regarding defence of those islands that the the pay of the London police in conscriptionista' want to make the Welsh riots, Mr. Churchill hes very man's soldier. They want introduced & Bill to meet any such

so in order to give effect cased in future. He has not de anbo to any ally or allies on Continent

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Saturday, 13th May. Hongkong Gun Club annual Meeting, & p.m.

Saturday, 20th May. Second Gymkjuos Meeting, 3.30 p.m.

Wednesday 24th May, Boys Own Club Athletic Most "finitely, fired Uie date of the next islag on the Race Course 2,30p.m.

les of Welsh Hale, however.

Empire Day

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FUSHUN

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THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST,

Output 3,500 tons per day..

At

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MINING DEPARTMENT,

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY,

DAIREN.

TL Add. "Mantotsu." Codes: A. B. C. Bth. Ed., A. 1. & Lieber's

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AN OFFICE on 1st Floon, 16. Das Vœux ROAD CENTRAL, GODOWNS, 161 to 105, Prava

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East corner of Observation Piace. The Trams stop at the door.

AbĠNEW EUROPEAN FLATS adjoining 'do now. Seaman's Institute, Praya East.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO., LIMITED. Hongkong, 8th Apríl, 1911.

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Hongkong, 9th April, 1911

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