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King Edward's Statue

In response to a letter from the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1913.

SERVICE MATTERS,

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Pomoted, Second Lieutenants King who did not desire the site Thomson, P. N. Gerrard and 0. of his father's statue to be subject W. C. Parr, M.S. V. R., have been of any adverse comment, the raised to the rank of Lieutenant... King ward Memorial Com

Lord Roberts, '!'- mittee have cancelled arrange- Field-Marshal Lord Roberts ments concerning the Green completed on December 12 1 Park site and dicided to place the 81st year of military servico, he equestrian statue in front of the having received his commission Athenaeum. Lord Napier of a second lieutenant in the Magdala'e statue will be removed Bengal Artillery on December 12, to Trafalar Square.

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CRICKETERS:

Rumours of Misconduct in

America.

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banding of the team in London, conditionally on all members sign. ing a lotter undertaking not to take part, until they arrived in Australia, in any matches pur porting to be played by the AL- tralian Eleven; and I further insisted that they should contra- dict any suggestion that they were official representatives of Aus- tralian cricket. All the mombers

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Definite Complaints.

The Next Rubber Exhibition.

At the annual meeting of the Proliminary announcements are

Board of Control for international appearing of the Fourth Inter- national Rubber Exhibition to be

cricket, held at Melbourne, the held in London, in June, 1914, Major-Gen. A. G. Creagh, annual report, which was adopt ander the management of Mr. A. formerly of the Royal Artillery,ed, showed that the gross takinga Staines Mundere. Concurrently went on retired pay on the 11th of the tour of the Australian of the team signed this letter." with this will be run in a build ult. He is a nephew of Field. Eleven amounted to £7,367 11s, ing adjoining, the First Cotton, Marahal Lori Wolseley, and and the expenses to £4,506 18

Mr. Crouch's complaints are Fibre, Tropical Products, and served as aide-de-camp to that 5d. The members of the team Allied Trades Exhibition. The llicer during the Zulu war, 1879, received £190 14s 2d oach, as a Against certain members of the latter will be quite separate in the Egyptian expedition, 1882, result of the board having decid. toom; they are definite, and will, every detail, under a special.com- and the Soudan expedition, 1884 ed to forego its share of the it is understood, be substantiated

takings.

by statutory declarations by other mittee, quito independently of 5. Gon. Creagh was last in com-

The tour resulted in a financial members of the team. the Rubber. It has been decided mand of the troops at Mauritius.

loss to the board of £1,286 19s 5d, The story of the crossing of the to hold this at the same time as the raw products in both, or in Col. T. E. Carte, who was this being made up by the differ- team to England from Ireland most cases, como from the same placed on half-pay last month on once between £190 14s 2d and after the match at Bray, when completing his period with the £400, to four members of the the captain of the steamer had to Sir H. McCallum's Resignation. Royal Garrison Artillery at Malta, toom, £400 to the board's repre-issue orders that no more liquor ex was to be sold that night, the The "Times of Ceylon" an- been appointed Assistant-sentative, and incidental

lack of control by the captain of Director of Artillary in the De- penses. nounces that the Governor of

The report of the manager of the team, and want of discipline Ceylon was, on December 18partment of the Master-General again seated at his office chair of the Ordnance, in "necession to the Australian team was a most are all referred to, and instances The resignation of his Excel Col. W. C: Savile, D.S.O., who, interesting document. It contain-are given of the difficulties men-

As already announce in "The ed details of the doings of the tioned in the first report. lenoy and the cause for, it are Globe," has taken command of team in England, and suggestions The board is determined to regretted on ovory hand in

as to the Tature. Amongst the make a most searching inquiry, tho South Irish Const Defences. Ceylon," adds the Coylon paper,

Transports.

recommendations of Mr. Crouch and a special committee has been and we all trust that the re

The Royal Indian Marine site which were adopted, were that appointed. covery, which sceras to bo such

amor Dufferin arrived at South the board should follow the prac an excellent one, will in reality ampton from Bombay on Detetice of the Marylebone Club, and prove to be so, and that Sir Honry br 12. Among the officers on have all the members of future McCallum will enjoy for very board wore Major G. B. Crisp and teams medically examined before many years to come that repose which is is certain he has well pts. C. R. M Morris and J. leaving Australia, and that the earned, and which it is equally Lloyd, Royal Army Medical Corps. final disbandment of futuro teams

The transport Rewa left Bombay should be in Australia, certain his active nature will

on the same day for Southampton never allow him to enjoy so long with the 1st Brigade, Royal Field as be retains his connection with artillery, and the 1st Battalion the public nerviço."

Royal Warwickshire Regiment.

Rumours of Misconduct.

matter,

The adds: "We certainly

paper never heard of any social ostracism."

English Press Comments The "Pall Mall Gazette," "com- menting on the report of Mr. G S. Crouch on the conduct of the Australian cricket team, says that English cricketers noted will. surprise the displays of ill tem- The board felt that something the caso of one cricketor; but, as per in the field, particularly in more than ordinary must have it was felt that Mr. Gregory was occurred to cause such criticism, more distressed than anyone else, F.M.S. Inventions.

and Mr. Crouch was asked to little notice was taken of the Captain Johnson, M.V.O. The Sultan of Selangor has Capt. Charles Duncan Johnson, supplement his report, and to granted exclusive privileges in M.V.U., who have received the state exactly what complaints be the State of Selangor in respect command of the Sixth Destroyer had to make. It was on this of the following inventions: flotille, was navigator of the Lap further statement that the board Mr. .G. A. Craib, of wing, on the East Indias station, decided to investigate thoroughly. Carey Island, "an improved top from September, 1800 to January, There have been rumours of ping knife for use on rubber es 1801, being promoted to lieute misconduct in America, and on Mr. F. L. Hailam, of nant at the beginning of 1902. the return voyage from Van Kuala Lumpur, improvementse was navigator of the survey-couver, but the board has no the method of hanging cups for ing vessel Waterwitch, on the cognisance of anything after the the collection of latex from rubber Australia station, from June, 1894 team was disbanded in London,

He adds that it is regrettable and other trean," Mr. Fritz

to May, 1895 Since then he has on September 16. The trip to that Mr. Crouch's report has not Fruedweller, of Feldeggs-trasse, ben stationed mostly in European America, was a private specula hesa tranted as confidential, and Zurich, V. Switzerland, "an im waters.

tion, and on this point Mr. Crouch, expresses the hops that Mr. Me- proved proces of producing caout

India and the Navy." in his report, after referring to Elhoue's inquiry will be held in ohoue from thelatox of caoutchouc- The London correspondent of the abandonment of negotiations camera; otherwise, some of the yielding plants." Mr. B. C. the "Rangoon Gazette" writes: for an,official America tour, says heroes of the sporting world will Bosley, of flowell, New South On Saturday several London "Subsequent to the abandonment lose their lustre." Wales, Australia, a

ΟΙ process papere announced that the Native of an official tour in America; ten extracting tin from hose bullion." Chiels of India had decided to members of the team, including Mr. George Eicholbaum, Ph. D., present, to the Imperial Navy the captain, expressed a desire to Berlin, improvemente in con- three battleships and'nine oraisers return to Australia, via America, nection with the manufacture of at a total cost of twenty-five and I therefore agreed to the dis-ALEXANDRA CAFE CO... caoutchouo."

million sterling. The announce-

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A correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that practically from the time the Australian cricketers landed in England they were divided into two kostile

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