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GENERAL NEWS.

The Dust Problem..

"Writing in the "Motor"

tho work of the Road Board, Mr.

SERVICE MATTERS.

The late Colonel Loch.

Lieutenant-Colonel William

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1912.

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Henry Sturmey anya:-The time Look, whose death is announced, has now cone when the Board spent most of his qareer in India, should expend the money received as received, and those of us who where he was Aide-do Camp to get about the country much will no fewer than six Viceroys-Lorde agree that there is yet a great deal Northbrook, Lytton; Dufferin, to be done. We were told, if I Lansdowne, Elgin, and Curzon, remember rightly, that the first Ho went through the North-West work of the Board would be to Frontior Campaign of 1803-3, deal with the dust question, and and in 1879 became Principal of TO LET MODEENAGH" that to tar-treat the whole of the the Ajmer College for the sons on long lesse. Earlier-occupation

the Peak from lat May 1918, OFFICES TO LET --First Class, main roads of the country would and relatives of the Ruling Chiefs might be arranged; 5 bed-roon. Al-siry, on First, Second and Third Floor, cast, Ifancy itwas, some £000,000. of Rajputana. Twenty-one years terations will be made to suit tenante in new building being prected for Messrs, Just how many miles of the main

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Electric Lite to all floors. Electria Light throughrat., room yet for extension of this very useful branch of work, and I think, when that is done, selected roads may be taken which, alou the quarter-deck, as well as on though not officially classed as the lower deck, respecting the main roads, still bave a very large abolition of ship's police, since the amount of motor traffic over them.recont issue of the now regulations

Directors and Shareholders. In an article on "The Whole Duty of Directors," the "Account-

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lator he did valuable work in connection with the Rajputana famine relief worka.-

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In such a contingency the defence of Western Europe is the most essentin! British interest, and for this purpose in modern loads the dice in favour of the

liness of the lower deck as The old question of the military conditions the railway shareholder. That, in spite of

London and Paris the sergeants in

Channel Tunnel" is apparently between the Army this loading, the company is sometimes ill-served, must, we are made responsible in the to be revived again, and an in- through the Channel Tunnel think, be impute not solely to barracks-rooms. That a ship can teresting pamphlet has just been would be an invaluable defensive the sina of the directors (although go through a commission without issued in which a scheme for the work. A British expeditionary we do not for one moment pre-ship's police on board, be well construation of a system of elec force could be deployed on the disciplined, and have a small trie railways in England and borders of France in a few days tohd that all directors are paradofaulters' book, has been proved France to connect London and which would take weeks to send gons), but also and to a very by experiment. But the captains Paris through a Channel tunnel by sea.

·considerable extent to the fact that shareholders, as a cluse, are

who obtained permission to try by a journey of about three hours Effect on Food Supplies.

half has made its much less desirous of promoting this experiment were men who and a the permanent welfare of the took pains to see to its success; appearance.

and there is still a majority of

Mr. W. Rose Smith, C.E, takes company than are directors, as a

prefer to have ship's police able progress made in the develop senior officers in the Navy who up the attitude that the remark-

in their complement.

The moat of the facilities for travel Admiralty have,

therefore, and transport, and in the political The Englanders.” -

hesitated to make the relations of the countries, during We recently protested says the sweeping change that aboli- the last thirty years, makes it "Globe" nginst the use of the tion would mean, But an imperative, in view of the altered "Britishor," equally good and quite as far circumstances, to reconsider the which is being more and more roaching a change has been made judgment of a former generation employed in England, as well as in barring all ship's police from upon the political expedienoy of in the Colonies. It is to be hoped having charge of mese decks, in a Channel tunnel. The adverse that no English nowspaper will the smaller vessels of the Fleet. finding of the Joint Commitles ever take make use of the word It was in this lattor capacity that of 1883 was only carried by a scheme for a Channel tunnel. GREEN ISLAND CEMENTA HANDSOME PICTURE "Englander," which has just so mach bad feeling was often singlo vote, and, notwithstanding made its appearance in the Prass created between the men on the that adverse vote, the members They never reciprocated the su of the United States.

It would lower deck, and the santor mem- of the Committeo were unanim-spicions of a treacherous foe. Be- ing innocent of any evil intent be interesting to know whether bars of the police force. Patty ously of opinion that the com this phrase is the outcome of the officers will now do these duties, marcial advantages of the under- against their neighbours, they American desire to coin new and perhaps after a few years taking in this country were of could not credit the English with words at all costs, or whether it training the younger pelty officers the highest value and absolutely profound peace. Let us hear no is due to the fact that it is the will so perform this function as to indisputablo.

more about the Franch enemy German verson of "Englishmon," make it possible for ship's police' To Come Up Next Session -

This subject is bound to come seizing the English end of the German terms figaring so promi- to be abolished. neatly in American slang.

In the next Session of Parlia. tunnel by surprise in the absence ment," an authority who is fully of the British Fleet and while all When they hear of the forth-

It will come as a suprise to aware of all that is going on in English sentries are asleep.

connection with it, has informed coming retirement of Sir Artharmaay Service readers to learn

"Pall Mall Gazette the Quiller-Couch into private life, that no fewer than nine of the

"Time has entirely disproved the most newspaper readers will pro- fifteen victims of eubmarine B 2 bably be ignorant of the number lisaster wore married. Accord argue thier were ord sition of 1883, which were based of offices he holds. Yet he is ing to the Globe" this excep largely concerned in the public tionally hazardous branch of the upon imaginary carelessness in life of the West Country, being a Service is supposed to be manned cherous French enemy. In the

the military defence from a trea J.P., vice-chairman of the Coun- largely by single officersand men, ty Education Committso, a niem but the fact of over 50 per cent of growth of the Entente Cordiale, confirmed by the removal of the ber of the County Territorial As- the crew of B2 being married in French Navy to the Mediterrane-

The attack on opium is being sociation and the County Advi-dicates that this supposition is an, leaving the North Sea and the carried out vigorously. The Pres Bory Committee, nad, finally, fallacious. Other things being Atlantic coasts of France for de-ident has issued a strong anti- chairman of the Harbour Com-equal, preference is given to single fence to the British. Navy, we opiam opium mandate. Follow-danager, International, Banking Cor- missioners of Fowey, where he men who volantser for service lives and the "Troy Towa" of so in submarines, but the roster is have the strongest guarantee of ing the example of Anking, ration, Shanghai.

Changsha has destroyed a num-ongkong, 24th January 1912 many of his delighful novels. always full of names of volunteers: permanent friendly relations...

"It is well to remember, too, ber of chests, and the authorities including a good proportion of Mr. Frank Bostock, the well-husbands and fathers, who are that during the years 1810 to at Chungking have issued strong HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN known lion tamer and animal attracted to this branch of the 1815 the defence of the British injuntions against opium smok showman, who has just died, was Navy for the sake of the addi- Isles was fought by a Britishing.

Mr Knox in Washington. actually intended for the Church, tional rates of pay, which amount and Belgium, and no foreign Washington, October 22-Sec-

Army in Portugal, Spain, France, bat hereditary influences his to 2s. 6d. a day for chief and potty soldier. set foot on British soil retary of State Philander Knox father was a sbowman who mar-officers and leading seamen, and ried into the Wombwell family2s. for other ratings. Having in except as a prisoner of war, arrived here yesterday on the re- were too strong for him. He first view the number of widows and France is now to Great Britain as tarn journey from Japan, where entered a lion's cage when he was orplans left by those who perished Japan at the beginning of this na the representative of the Un- Manchuria and Korea were to he attended the Emperor's funeral a schoolboy of 15, and had nume in B 2 it becomes a serious, quescentary. The foe who vanquishes ited States, and went immediately rous hairbreadth escapes, one of tion weather the submarino garvice and occupies France is the potento Beverly to confer with the Pre- the narrowest being when he was should not be more strictly tial maater of the British Isles. mauled by a lion at a gala per-confined to upmarried men.

Sir A. T. Quiller Couch.

The Late Mr. F. Bostock.

formance in Paris seven years ago.

Boy Shot for a Monkey.

Married Men in Submarines.

The Indian Army.

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