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Guards Cheer Uld General. General Bir George W.A. Higginson, the distinguished Ori- mean veteran, entered upon his 90th year on June 18. In honour of the event his old battalion, the 64300 3rd Benadier Guards, marched 74044 to his residence for a deremonial parade and march past.”» Three cheers were sherwards given. Sir George then addressed the batta-; lion and referred to their great traditions, wishing them every success in the important duties before them..

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At the beginning of the war annual General meeting of mem- pillows and died. It will recall the Germans had on the two burs of the above ramed com- the death scene of old Corporal fronta 92 divisions of infantry pany Brewster, in which Henry Irving composed of four regiments each. You will, I am sure, expect me Create BO extraThe inoressing of these forces by to say something in regard to the ordinary an effacs. Bia endden ulterior formations brought the war, and its effects on our TO LET-A House in Knuts- House on the Peak, for a year or

**Tas Guards want powder, total of troops up to 141 divisio 15 business. To a Company like and, by God, they shall have it!" This has probably szhausted the ours, with manifold olasses of was just auch a flash as this of the possibilities of increasing the business, and with ramifications brave od Troper Bennett, of Dumbers of German infantry, extending throughout the world, Leeds,

Among the so-called new divisions the occurrence of the present in- the regrouping of certain old ternational conflict has presented Iss, with which we temper the units has to be recognised. many problems and created many heat of these July days, was al-

The distribution of these divi- anxieties, but insofar as we have most unknown as a table requisite foss along the two fronts has been affected by the war, it has until a centary apo, A Boston fluctuated during the whole been in an indirect way, rather merchant named Tador claimed period of the war, according to than from direct causes. Our to have inaugurated the ice trade the plans of the German Etaff. business in Germany, Austria, about 1805, and for a long time During the first days of the war and Turkey was quite small, and most of the world's supply of ica six-sevenths of the original forces the stoppage of business in slowe came from America. Norway, invaded the Western front. The Countries will not cost as much now ons of the principal sources defeat inflicted on the Germans over one per cent, of the Total of supply, began to export ice in on the Marne, to-gether with the Premium Income.(Heer, hear.) times wonder whether it is resliz- UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. THE MARK SUMMER ANNUAL. .... 1822, and the first cargo to Eng- menace of our invasion of Eastern The war has, however, had wide land met with disaster. Ice not Prusis, and the Austrian defesta resching effects even upon Co-ed in the public mind what the being on the list of Customs in Galicia, forced the German tries far removed from the actual sum total of liberal.ty of this kind duties, the officials held up the Staff to undertake the transport theatre of hostilities, and its re- Companies, Banka, and Financial

amounts to smongst the Insurance Eastern Extensión. Australasia.

& China Telegraph Co., cargo while deliberating how to of troops to the Eastern front.

flex action bas touched insurance institutions of this Country. class it, and only admitted it as 1te German reinforcements business, and particularly Fire When I say that it is costing this

Chunghing, Batavia, “dry goods" after the great balk which arrived on this frout con- Insurance businese, in many ad-

Henry Garrow, Calcutta. of it had meltid,

sisted partly of new units formed verHe ways, causing diminu- Company alone at the present

Hongsoo 3 and 24 Connaught in the interior and partly of corpetion in stocks, stringency of

time at therate of at least 220,000 Road, Singapore. Owing to the war, the British and divisione entirely withdrawn money, and restriction of credit, per annum, you can form your Kang Chor c/o Electric Light, and Chinese Corporation and the from the Western front. In the with the almost inevitable result

Macao. own ideas as to the total.

Whilst we bonour those who Central China Railways, Limited, latter case these units, were of a much higher incidence of

are now at the Front, or in train- who are the concessionaires for promptly replaced by troops of Loses. the construction of the Sinyang-recent formation.

Then again the efficient working for it, we must also recognise Pakow Railway, bave found it The costinned efforts of the ing of a large Company like this the devotion of those who have remained behind to carry on the impossible tc. floit a sterling loan Russion Army, which was always has to be maintained at all costs, work of the Company, and have in London at present. Arrange threatening a blow from the East, but to accomplish this we must borne double hardens to free their ments have in consequence been as well as German distrust of the have an adequate trained staff, made to issue & Silver loan of Austro-Hungarian Army, obliged and insurance business demands Business as usual" is an easy

colleagues: seven million Tsele, an advance the Germane to concentrate on special qualifications. It bas proapertas of which has been the eastern front forces more than always been the policy of this phrase, but when it has to be circulated. Of this amount, two four time as large as the coating Company to encourage the mem-

carried on with depleted forces millions firm have been taken up ents originally used against bere of its staff to join the Ter autrained assistance an estra- and & considerable percentage of in London by the Central China Russia. In the West the success-ritorial Forces, and we had ac Railways Limited. The balance ful attacks by the Allied troops cordingly, when the earliest mobi ordinary demand is made upon of five millions will be placed on forced the German command to lization orders were issued, to face bath here and in the Colonies they the original nucleus of the staff, and the market in Uhina shortly.-C. keep there forces much supericia 1.rge and immediate depletion bave responded in a way which C. Port

in number to those which had of our staff in the first week of beyond praise.(Applause,) Empty Houses In Yokohama, crossed the Franco-Belgian August. Following upon thet en farther consequence of the The Yokohama Municipal frontier. Thus the intensity of i tment was facili ated in every war has been the fall in the values aatto-ities, through the local the struggle, which is becoming possible way, and we have no over sanitary associations, have carried greater in the West as well as in 50 per cent, of cur Home Male Star of Stock Erobangs, cecurities. out investigations as to the rum the East, has attained an extreme serving with the Colours, which Last year we tok the question of ber of empty houses in the oity limit, id

means that practically all those depreciation in band in a very on April 1 last. The result showed The situation necessitates the eligible have left us. In addition thorough manner, and established shat there were 7,800 empty introduction of fresh troops on to this, we are proud to know an Investment Fluctuation Fand housea on that date, and as the the part of Germany and Austria that Officials of the Company are 880,000. That seemed a very amounting to the large sum of returns are not complete, the Hungary. Nevertheless, the to be found amongst the Canadian actual number of uncooupied source of their fcross cannot re-and Australasian Expeditionary ample and possibly an excessive housse was believed toreach 8,000. main the same. The forces which Forces. (Hear, hear).. connu provision against any contingen- There were 214 in the Kwannai, our common enemy is opposing Some of our Officials have fallen cies of depreciatio. We have kisheecurities, but we sta holders 1,871 in the Kwangai, 808 in to us find before them the unshak on the field of honour, one has fel, however, that we cannot deal of £109,003 of German Govern Kanagawa, 2319 in the Oo-Tobs able resistance of the Allied been mentioned in despatches, and although we might have are bypotheosted to the Berlin with this question too stringently ment Bonde, £28,000 of which district, and 2,334 on the Blull. Armies, which are supported by and several have been wounded, The great number of empty houses the growth of the means end and though it is too much to availed ourselves of the per- Board of Insurance Control, se is dao, esya The Kolumin, to materials at their disposal and expect that all who are now so mision given by the Beard of security for German Policy-hold- people moving out of the city for are strong in a profound faith of bly serving their Country will Trade to adopt the Valuations ers of the Company. We have the sake of lower rents, and also the justice of their cause. come back to us, we are keeping a on the 31st December, also a bailding in Hamburg, to an increase in joint cocupation. The facts cited above, augur the positions of all of them open,

1913, we made a fresh Valuation which stands on our books at. of houses. The primary osuses well for the future success which and except where any are resin showed a further shrinkage in

the middle of March, which 35000. of this phenomenon, in the opinion will be attained by the undivided ing special pay in the Army, in

the Takio journal, are business efforts of the Allies, their com excess of their salaries, we are vastes, and we have eccordingly

snd the shifting to món saorifices, and their mutuel ng their Salaries in full. I

increased the Investment Flaótus- Japanese and festeem, founded uron a complete

tion Fand "to #7T5,000, sure that in all this we have reign basiness houses. --Kobe, and absolutely disinterested mated exsatly as the Shareholders

mors Iban covers the de would wish us to do, but I rome,

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J. M, BECK, Superintendent, Hongkong, 22nd July, 1915. Great Northern Telegraph Company, Ltd. Nglankes Bonbam Strand West; Swatow.

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