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CE OF WALES' FUND.

TELEGRAMS

NEW YEAR'S HONQÜRS,

Hengkong Passes the $200,000 Mark,

The thirteenth subscription list

NAVAL CAPTURES RECOGNISED,

1J

of the Hongkong Prince of Wales'

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1918

BRITISH SOLDIER'S STORY.

Three Narrow Escapes, I have had occasion to thank God three times for as many escapes from death, writes a British soldier from the front,

Rest

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

OUR

The first was when we were forced FARMER HAMS & BACON

back by artillery fire. A shell fell, right under my horse,

Fund shows that the donations (Reuter's Service To "The Telegraph.") but failed to explode, being so far received reach a total of well over $200,000. The list is as follows-

Marine & Engineers Guild of Chine,

Hongkong, lat Sab.

$ 335.00 50.00 Messrs. Baptists & Co.

Mr. R. O. Pike-

i, & Mrs. Wilding

"F

F. Campbell"

"

J. D. Cash

20

R. R. Cuthbert

Mra. Pearson

AE.

Mr. A. Ledebor Proceeds of Beyo

A Soons in Fairy-

land" per Mre.

Grant Smith & Mro. :: Weston, 2nd Sab.

Mr. Trung Chung

Mr. B. D. Harvey's Fund:-

105.00

"

London. Received Jan. 2. The New Year Honours List bas been issued. No new Peers have been crested. The bonours include the following:-

Order of the Carter. The Earl of Derby, G.O.V.O. The Earl of Chesterfield, 0.0.7.0.0

The Order of the Thistle. Baron Liivat, 0,B.“, D.8.0.

Marquisate.

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probably what is eslled en over timed shell. Anyway, it was an escape! The next time w when we were abolled out of a village. My horse was grazed by a fragment of shrapnel and lamed, and a sharp shooter missed me, but the ballet went through my riffe bucket and flattened itself on the nozzle oi my rifle. The third time was when we had a most try ing time in a village, and were bombarded by oight German gune The Earl of Aberdoon, G.C.V.O., The houtes weto demolished like late Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.packs of carle bat Providence

Earldom.

looked after ua, and after six hours of mental agony we had to retire one by one across a pontoon" bridge; the other bridge had been blown up by the Germans. The flimsy bridge was subjected to an awful fiio, but with the loss of a few men we got clear, and the General complimented us on our absence of panic. I never want to be in such a position again; Commander Bar, of the Cor-it was wonderful our losses were manis.

A ebell buret. just eo light. The Premier's List includes behin 1 me and killed the fellow following me, but I was onharm❤

Viscount St. alwyn, P. O. Companions of the Order of "the Bath.

Captain Grant, of the Carmanis, 100.00

30.00 which sank the German armed

mereboatman Cup Trafalgar,...

Capt. J. O. T. Hossop, of H. M. A. 8. Sydney, which a counted for the German cruiser

Swatow Contributions ;---

Enden.

Mr. W. G. Lay

20.

J. M. Forbes...

20.

G.D. Putzipios

15.

6

8. Barker

10.

J..

*0. Hodgson ...

10.

R.B. McLachlan

$10.

G. H. Fletcher.

10,

the following

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H. Maraball

10.

17

A. MacGowan..

10.

lio.

H. G. Holigon...

10.

Teo Yee S :00...

10.

Mrs. W. G. 1 ny...

10.

5.

5:

Mr. T. Carr R.msey

J. E. E Shore..

J. A. Pearne .:.

It

0.8. Boldsworth

"

A. R. Pollook...

1

H. Walton

H. W, Bosking

O. H. Wood

F. K. Brownrigg

Tan Chiang yong

Miss Dawson

Collected by the E.

P. Mission Collected by the C.

M. Customs

Less difference in

exchange...

Collected by the Victoria Dinpen- sary, Hongkong. Collected by Capt, 8. R. Aitken, Hongkong ... Collected by Mr. Herbert Guffe, Yannanfa "Yunnanfa Mesars Pentreath &

Cop

#

...

Staff of Asiatic Petro-

(S.O.)-

leam Co.

Ltd. (December)

Collected by M. R.

Mr. B. D. Harvey's Fund:

D. Harvey. The Corn Brownies .... Mesare. J. D. Butch-

ison and Co.... us. Foreign Members Kowloon. Custome Staff

Mesure. Morse, Byera and Trowbridge Hongkong Football

Club

...

koj ko ko ko koi koʻngʻ ko' või

78.

Baroniets.

Mr. Stanley Oodbrane, of Dub-ed. My officerand ohums say I have

Mr. Homar Greenwood, Liberal

M.P. for Sunderland.

Cal, Robert Williams, Cooser- vative M.P. for West Dorset.

Knighthoods.

There are sixteen Knighthode, including the following:-

Mr. Henry Joha Newbalt, the

poet.

Mr. Frank Watson Dyson, As- tronome:-Royal.¿

Privy Councillors,

B charmed life, but my time may

CANNOT BE EXCELLED.

THE STAR.

READ THESE:

THE COURIER.

"At the Royal Show to-day

"For many years past, Mr. Mr. George Farmer, the well- known ham and bacoa ourer of George Farmer, of Ballarat, has Eureka Street, Ballarat East, been a prominent prize-taker at followed up his previous numer the leading shows of the Com- ous and record breaking successes monwealth, and his list of auc- at former shows in Melbourne cosses is now a very lengthy and champion prizes for bacon and Show which was opened in Mol and Sydney by gaining first and meritorious one. At the Royal first and champion prizes for bourne to-day he was again to hams, thus pronouncing him the fore, securing first and without doubt Champion of the champion prizes for bacon and Commonwealth."

first and champion for hame."

IF YOU WANT TO GET THE BEST COME TO US.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

HONGKONG,

CANTON, MACAO & WEST RIVER STEAMERS.

come yet. We have been fighting JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON and MACAO

for 25 days now, and want a rest.

The horses, too, are getting done.

up.

We live pretty well, being

able to supplement our biscuite and tinned meat by oggs, milk,

STEAMBOAT Co., Ltd. and OHINA NAVIGATION Co., Ltd.

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

and vegetables as we go through HONGKONG TO CANTON. CANTON TO HONGKONG

the villages. It is n sad sight to see large places the size of Cheleton deserted, the fruit rotting on the trees, the corn and root crops spoilt, and cattle dying Sir William MaoGregor, G.0.from neglect. On our way back from Mons we met people going M.G., Governor of Queensland,

The Hon. E. 8. Montagu, Li-10 other places with their few their beral M. P. for Chesterton, and treasures racked on

shoulders or in various outà, Under Secretary for India.

Mr. P. H. filingworth, Liberal Where the Germans have been M.P. for Shipley and Parliament- the houses have been broken into and their contents. scattered ary Secretary to the Treasury.

broadoast into the road and fields. Mr. Arthur Henderson, Labour

It's all Vive l'Anglain" where 30.97M.P. for Barnard Castle,

we go. The villagers look on us Colonial Office List, 303.08

The Colonial Office List in their saviours. We all feal very cheerful and all have the one cludes:-

G.0.M.G.-Sir Louis Mallet, idea that we must win, so as long 40.50 K.O.M.G., former British Am we are not downhearte !, "All's well" will be the cry.-Exchange. bassador to Turkey,

58,

334.

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Sixteen Knighthoods, mostly 55.00 Canadians and Australians; four-

teen C.M.G.'s, including Briga- dier General Dobell; Captain 16.50 Faller, of H.M.S. Cumberland; 30.00 Mr. J. H. Sinclair, Agent and Consul General at Zanzibar; 100.00 and Mr. A.E: Grannua, Receiver

Genoral at Mauritius.

88.00

90,00 1.00

$500.00

100.00

$15.00

100.00

Mr. R D. Harvey's Fond :--

Collected by Mr.

F.. D. Bisseker,

Kongmoon

เหม่

H. E. Victor... Interest to Patanja........ "Volunteer Pay

Mr. J. B. Baga

*** (£1.5,0);"

Mr. Yan Wo...? m

Mr. Yee Wo Bhing

29.00 5 01

NOTICES.

NOTICE.

MONDAY, 4th JANUARY,

8am. HEUNGSHAN,

5 p.m. KINSHAN

8am. HONAM,

5 p.m. FATSHAN.

TUESDAY, 5th JANUARY,

a.m. HONAM.

5 p.m. FATSHAN.

5

8 am HEUNGSHAN,

p.m. KINSHAN,

$ 6.00

"Single Fare by Night Steamer............***

Return Fare by Night (available also for Return by day Steamer)... 10.00 Ajngle Fare by Day Stsamer Return Fare by Day Steamer,

...............

HONGKONG-MAČAO LINE.

4.00 8.00

6.8 SUI TAI, tons 1,651 S.S. TAI SHAN, tons 2,006 HONGKONG TO MACAO,

Weekdays at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf. Sundays at 8 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.

MACAO TO HONGKONG.

Week dayu at 7.30 a.m. & 1.30 p.m. Sundays at 7.30 a.in. & 1.30 p.m.

EXCURSION TO MACAO,

SUNDAY, 3rd JANUARY.

WE, THE KWONG ON SS. Co., Ltd., of No. 240, Des Voeux Road, Central, hereby give notice that in consequence of HAVING RE-BUILT THE B.S. TAI ON we have applied to the Board of Trade. under Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, in respect of the ship TAI ON of will depart from the COMPANY'S WING LOK STREET WHARF Hongkong official number 95858 at 8 a.m. and return from Macao at 1.30 p.m. of gross tonnage 705.73 tons, re-

NB-The Company will also run a steamer, from Macas on Sunday at 7.30 [gister tonnage 438.21 tons, here, and from Hongkong at 12.30 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf. LAST QUARTER'S INCREASE tofore owned by the KWONG

BRITISH REVENUE.

London. Received Jan. 2

The trade returns for the past quarter show that the ravenue was 643,323,369, which is an increase of £945,403.

May

Germany's Difficult Hour. London, Dec. 16-Possimiem in showing itself even in the Ger- 690 16 men official despatches. The 10.22 German Emperor, replying to the Rainhatag on be defeat off the Falkland Islands, enys: God turn even the most difficult hour into a blessing for the nation."

Money for Nothing. London, Deo. 17-A special 2.00 from Cairo states that the Sheikh 1000

of Denumi 817e that German -10,00

agenta have visited the tribes in 8.00]

the interior of Cyrenaics and 50.00 distributed money among them. The agents have since fled. The recipients swear that they had no evil intentions,

Mr. O.

okey

Mr. J. O. Wo g « me

Mr. Chem

Mi

13 80 50,00 20.00 2,00 200

Mr. Edwin O. Wong

Mr. Tam Lau Kea...

Mr. Tang Fai

Anonymous k

Mr. B. D. Harvey's Fund:

Collected by Mr. R.

D. Harvey...

H.K.V.R. No. 289

Messrs. Macdonald &

Oo. lat Sub

Les discount on Bub-

sidiary coins

Already soknowledg

ed, Lists 1/12)

Already acknowledg-

ed, Lista 1/12

16,769,87 19,301,79

$200,346.00

64.50 4.92

250,00

$3,295.44

150.90 3,144.54 Remitted to London on 22nd December 177,900.27 1914 817,000 at

81,044.81

Monthly Subscriptiony 8,531.03)

1/9.5/10

191,488,95

The Company's new Steamship "TAISHAN,"

FARES AS USUAL. CANTON-MACAO LINE.

ON 8.8. Co., Ltd., of 240 Des Voeux Road Central for parinis- sion to charge her name to NAM HOI and to have her registered in the namest the port of HONG- Departures from Macao to Cantan on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 p.m.

owned by THE Departure from Canton to Macao on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 4,30 p.m. KONG as KWONG ON 8.8. Co., Ltd...

Any objections to the proposed change of name must be sent to the Register of Shipping at HONGKONG within seven days from the appearance of this advertisement.

8.8. SUI AN.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., THE CHINA. NAVIGATION CO., LTD, & THE INDO-CHINA" STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

CANTON-WUCHOW LINE,

Dated at Hongkong this 30th day of December, 1911.

B.S. SAINAM, 598 tons and 8.8. NANNING, 469 tons. & TOBACCO

Monday,

lay, Wednes. CIGARETTE

One of the above Steamer leaves Canton for Wuchewavery FUND FOR THE ALLIED

FORCES AT THE FRONT. day and Friday, at about 8 am, and the other learas Wushow for Canton on the Hongkong or vice versa by the Company's direct Steamer LINTAN and SANUL Will those Ladies and Gentle-same days at 8.30 am. Round trips take about 5 days: Faurengers can return to men who hold Subscription Lists These vessels have superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted throughout by kindly send them to be entered electricity. Electric fan in saol Cabin. up to one of the following:-

South China Morning Post." "Hongkong Telegraph." Geo. J. B. Sayer,

Balance in hand, $8,009,651

19, Queen's Road Central

APPEAL

As the Committee, are sure that many Ladies and Gentle men are in sympathy with this movement to give a little comfort to the Allied forces who are fighting our battles, donations will ho thankfully received, and Sub- scription Lists can be obtained from any of the above.

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