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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SECOND

EXTRA

HONGKONG TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1916,

VOLUNTEER ORDERS.

AN M.P. AT THE FRONT. the French call a "Tafale,” and | Sherwood Farestars (the Notts. jour naval people a "salvo.” The sod Derby Regiment) had telephone report was, "Four quite recently done. They pres direct hits on the German mining towards the German-line Cups Orders ismad, to-day by observation station," we and having gone a certain length List Col. A. Chapman, V.D. went to tas in & content they pashed forward. s rod

SOME GRAPHIC NOTES,

Mr. Gershom Stewart's

Experiences.

RO

ed frame of mind. I hope through the clay it struck, tim-at-

*

She

Parades.

COMPANY REPORT:

Assets

Steamers

The Hongkonte Canton and Macao Steamboat Co. Ltd.

Taraod For Seag

be of Ki and

and Sanul 28 per last account

hters Nünlen and Wolce as per las

account.

Wirral, who is well known in looked a short " dumpy monster,” they cantionsly removed to footer 8, 1915, Semaphore precio/on Tuesday, February 15, a wharves, Hülks and

Hengkong, was one of the party- Mother. But the gunners were and was generally spoken of as The L. and C. Express gives the from Larcabire, and had painted

from the following exacts

"Lancashire Lass" apon her swell- notes on the tour which he wrote

hising sices. circulation for

among

friends

Saturday. We went into the trenches st-and visited the

Detail,

Dox 1, ‣tates 7-

Moorings as per Last account Additions during

1915

Properties: Canton,

Wachow.. and Kongham, saper

the report was true, and not like ber. They fully appreceed the Paradee for Wednesday, 2nd the "enal ball'eere accorded fact that there would be no timber rast 7.00 RM., members - of

The report of the Board of A visit was recently paid by bezaar! On the way to tea, we by someone. They continued Signallers, detailed inSignall meeting of shareholders to be to a member of Parliament at a there unless it had been put there Signalling Section and other Directors to the ordinary annuai party of eight members of Parlia-

called on a bowinner which bad scooping out their tunnel mal in Section Order dated D-cem belda the rice of the Comony. ment to the Western Front. Mr

they anived at the wood, which Gershoma Stewart, the member for come in the day before.

at Headquarters. 5.15 pm, crescent shape, one side to the Eadquartere; Signalling Section statement of scaunts for the year a German gallery running in Civil Service Company, drill at The directors beg to submit to the shareholders the report and right and one to the left. Down quid dril at Headquarters; re- these passages our treneral-minder, nil

ending 31st Decembar, 1915. ed, each taking one. The man to

Afterpaying running expanser, Headquarters là a Convent the right groped about and found

On duty until morning of 4th salare, premis of insurance, Loss School.

some wires connecting evidently inst, HKVR On duty 4 in exchange of subsidiary silver Sunday. We had an interview with a mine. These he promptly at Left Section M. G. Co. Os $90,816,42, repairs and all other Brigade headquarters where the with General and were sur-out, and, exploring further still day 5th inst, Right Section charges, and after dedusting the last a count Brigadier lives in a hole in the prised on walking through his found the mine all ready to fire. If. G. Ca. Orderly Officer 4th to sum of $12,604.00 carried forward Offre Furniture, sa ground roofed with turf. The headquarters to see a number of The other man, going to the left 11th inst, Lient, Murphy.

and after

per last account... This was accounted and getting to the corner, "bump-

transferring from. Invest- ground was damp and muddy, girls hats. and with the dull, cold wintry for by the fact that the headquared into a German who put his FOLICE RESERVE ORDERS:ment Election Account, the sum of

$47,428.90 to Front and Lose Spare Gear and Stores feeling in the air, it looked ververs are in a convent cobool Wathand on him and asked him who

Order issued to-day by Me Account and also transferring Interest Acerned to uninviting as a residence. We ad ocular demonstration of this he was. The Sharwood Forester

our return, for the central promptly abot, the German watha y €. Jenkin, D.&.P. (Reserve) from the Eqasfization of Dividend went down the communication

fall of girls, revolver. There were more ex-state WIS

fund $58,000, there remains, the Sandry debtors trench called Shaftesbury Avence courtyard

#am of $82,378.43 at credit of Accounts receivable and playing mans in the gallery, but sound We romping abot to the firing trenches.

Parades, Central, 5.30 p.m. Several benevolent-the corner. and they began to Monday, Eabinary 7th No. 3 Proft and Loss Account

Marive and Fire In- crossed over a bridge spanning ames. stream. The bridge is called looking pans were in charge of shoot down towards the corner. Company and Ambulance Com-

sinrgare Premia London Bridge, and the height them, and the whole soene was so No. I who had gone to the right, pany.

-paid A/s 1916 of the water is carefully measured 3 and cheerful that it formed bearing the shots, came back to

every day, for the country is very

flat, and if the rainfall is heavy

front trench we had our first

it becomes waterlogged. In the

experience of German ba'lats.

There was a certain amount

and

one

everyone

could hear

the

on

Leave Regulations.

from last secount

From this amount the Directors recommend that a dividend for the year of pas dollar be paid to shareholders, leaving a balance of $2,378.43 to be carried forward to new account.

pany.

,

dzie

1,357,000.00

CLAIM AGAINST WIDOW.

del to

The Chief Justine (Söt, William. Rpm Daries" was ongaged this morning in hearing an Bction in which Fong Sanying and another 3,000.00 el simed, from a vides, named Mai

Chanh, đi và sông thi amount of principal and interest 181,993.50 due to the Wong Wah Kee: firn from the catate of the Mai. 3,901,13 Nai-hun, olías Mui Cheak-chuen, of which the defendant is admin- $185,891 45 stratri

$1,655,804 27 22,97881

915.49 -21,300,22 40,040.36

Stacea in Public Companiesat Mar- ket Value as PET last account

1915

جعد

at eligible, offer themselves for re- Loss on Mortgage

Lelection.

The accounts have been audit-

ted by Mr. C. Bernard Brown,

DAVID LANDALE

Chairman

as per last account $167,000 Lesa IA... Faid during 1915-

$65,000

Me Eldon Fotierappaired for the plaintif (heinst zufrnoted by Mr.Agcasiz) and Mr F_CE Jankia 1(8.709.84 (instructed by Mens Hastings and Hastings) represented defend- 1.000.00

In opening his case, Mr. Putter

+that

cistua for $3,000 harrowed and the interest, therear. The de- fence was that, the shònậy wis never, borrowed, that the borzows ing mole was myêzsigned, that the borrowing was barred by the Statute of Limitations and that executrix bad administered the whole of the estate and therefore was not further liable, with the of coriam properties

bein

12 259.12

97,323.80

44740700

29,673.00

476,480,00 29,710,00

447,770.00 A FOOL OF A WOMAN

102,000.00

"She need not walk she is only putting i 549,770,00 Mr. Baxeland at the Pol

this morning in erstering to $2,302,898.07 Uhinese woman who had

complaint of having been

Hongkong. 22nd January, 1916. ed by a Chinese DAY TAPASZ

K. E. HOLTOAK. Are CIGREINER W. LOOKER

+

Directors

WE CLARKE

Secretary-

Court

The man had been cha with malicious Inspecfo Sullivan, held that

and

her

The

she

is rather

We report that we have andited becanee the women been the shore Balance Sheet with the track once and handle Books and Vouchers of the Com-wrist had been broken, pany in Hongkong and with the been malicionaly an Agencies. We have also verified had refused to acce

His Worship the Securities representing the investments and in our opinion stupid I think.

Toe day, February 8th. No. I great contrast to what we had all his pal to hear his news. Thes and 2-Companies. een. We had just passed through agreed that No. I should go out

Thursday, February 10th In- village on the road to prea and get some sandbags to block spection of all ranks by H. E. the when Mr. Hancock, the miners up the left side of the gallery. No. Governor. The 1st Shift Patrols The Investment Fluctuation member, said, sotto nose, "I think sitting holding the position with will be exempt from Patrol Daty Reserve now amounts to 20 per I would like to see a German his revolver ready, squashed up and will attend the Inspection cent of the market value of the appreciation during shell explode.” About 50 yards against the side of the hold. No-2nd Shift Patrola will also share investments of_the_Com- of desultory firing going on, farther down the road I thought I went out, got another pai, and attend.

In accordance with the Articles ballets striking into sandbags heard a train coming, but from the two came in with sandbags,

The attention of all ranks is of Association Messrs. R. Shewan Lear Sale of Shaces and, if they were too high, whistan officer's upward look into the extracted No. 2. filled up the left ling vindictively overhead. But 5, I felt that Mr. Harcock was gallery re-connected the mine drawn to these Regulations. Land Locker retire from the Orchestra: Practice. - Board by rotation, but being the parapes was a good high one, about to have his wish gratified and duly blaw it up, mach in the

Thursday February 3rd and we were snug enough. I There was rushing noise in the discomfiture of the Germans. declined an invitation to crawl air, and then a big esplosion close What a fine example, of courage 1030 am out through a narrow maddy to the edge of the rod, about 150 and mutual confidence in these saphead to a listening post; if I yards ahead of us. A quantity three men!-all miners naturally. had been smaller-tighed less of mad, bricks and tree bran- No one but aminer could perform leave togata, that, als ikd′′C.Á. damng the absence of ches shot up into the air, a column och sa sction in the bowels of the A-G. Staff on asking per Mr. F. Maitland and Mr. I might have done so.

mission from General Head A EL F.C.A ho great deal of work has been of thick smoke spouted out of the the earth.

"That is a coal box," General - told as that he had quarters for me to go count was elected to fill a vacancy put into the trenches, but there ground. is a great deal of mad abon, said the soldier chauffeur in recommended a corporal quite not obtain it. I suppose they do caused by the death of Mr.A. O'D and the discomfort in cold, wet detached manner, speaking, part recently for the VC, for the not want Members of Parliament Gourdin. Mr. F. Maitland does weather must be very consider-ly to himself, but loud enough following action. We essayed to longer on their hands in the ring not seek realection and Mostra The The men being, generally for us to bear. Another of the fires huge trench bomb as the line than is absolutely necessary. A. B. Lowe, F.C.A., and Mr... speaking," young, can stand it sme sort followed immediately, enemye trench-from a mortam no doubitakeup Baff Officer Bernard BCA

than senior and we as the villagers begin Something went wrong, and the time, and interferes with daily eligate or election as auditors probably better officers, who, in the natural ning to hurry and scarry about, bomb fall in front of the gun routine. But, whatever may be for 1916.

and children darting The fuse was timed to splode the resan, I could not go and see stiffening coarse of life, are

sui of the cottages in six seconds. The corporal the battalion I worked so hard to up in the joints. However,

looked "well I near where the shells were falling, jumped over our parapet, uns raise, and succeeded in raising is useless shutting one's eyes to like frightened rabbits, Shelling crewed the fuse and flang it in my own consutuency-which the fact that we have held these artillery beadquarters," was the out of his hand just as the de- was naturally a disappointment. Hongkung, 22nd January, 1916. returns from the Company's man had offered her trenches for a year, and that we officer's first remark, followed tonator was exploding His To sum up, I was impressed by have not recovered all the ground shortly by: This is getting same: hand, I understand, was not the healthy and well set-up which the Germans gained by what unhealthy, we had better go damaged, and it saved the lives appearance of car men and of all their first gas attack last April. roard another way." During the fall in the vicinity. Ifwe have the french soldiers I saw. They Viniting a battery, I had to crawl day we walked over to call on the many such corporals and many all seemed cheerful and confident, through a small entrance to the Canadians in that neighbourhood. like these Shergood Foresters in and if they are only backed up by I was much impressed with our any, the Germans will have ample applies of munimons and abode of the gunners, and realised

reserves of man, I have no doubt that it may have been possible themana fias, hard-looking, cheery a hard time of it

We visited the Headquarters of about the ultimate result of the for a camel to get through the eye body of men. R

We had a fair number of gun squadron of the Royal Firing war.batitisidlafolly and riched of a needle. Once inside, I heard an Irish voice which replying to the German fire which Corps, where we were me: by Lord nese to beliitle the bravery and I recognised at once as I kept Sunday hintay sa Hugh Cecil, who is attached, to tenacity of the enemy we groeng jaculated out of my dark corner: their Sanday strafe," bat they the Corps. Who would ever have aged with. The young men of The last time I heard that soice got back a good deal me than imagined 15 months ago that Lord military age in this country who was in the Hongkong Club," the they gave; I should say about Hugh Cecil would be doing this areźdling about or whose capito pro

work? He was a “flyer” ́of the dify is such that they prefer money answer coming back: "Be God, three or four shows to one.

58,000,00 When we were walking up highest order in a Parliamentary to theircountry safety and honger fit & Loss je. is now a major; when I knew from the Canadian lines their sense, bet berei he is doing the-aught, without doubt, to bare him formerly be was a lien- men were dropping back in small hard, practical work of "ying" their responsibilities in

matter pressed upon them, andet fvestment Flactus- tenant. His battery had been well parties to their trenches, and we in the material world of war. searched for on the previous day by could hear their remarks sa-the "We as a biplane which had they still choose to shirk their

tion Account, 28 German shells, but they had not shells were going over. Their arrived just before we got there. obvious duty, we ought to save

per last account. 107,91190 got home. He was very keen for thoughts evidently turned home. It had taken two hours to come them from still further disgracing Appreciation during

their manhood by compelling

1915 an endless supply of shells and forwards, for one claimed the noise over from Farnborough. periscopes, as he does not like to es like a Grand Trunk train, Impression and A Recommanda-them to back up their noble brothers in the trenches. If we be hit without hitting back while the next one would say it

I met I, now a Major, abandon the men who has gone He was like s Q.P.R. I was interested asked me to see if I could get to see one man of a party formerly an E. A lieutenant in forward to please the cowards Lese transfer to Pro

sound Hongkong. He is with General who skalk behind, we do not to get soms of the "Boya" at of four, the Thatched Bcase Club to of a shell becoming somewhat Habert Gough, of Carragh fame. Ceserve to win the war

1

"is that you' Gerahom Stewart ?"

which is a sound maxim,

send him "two periscapes

13

the

a

tion.

thir

Balance Sheet 31st December,

1915

Liabilities Capital, 80,000 "Shares, of$15 each fully paid up Depression and In- surance Find an per last accpant Equalization of Diri- dend Fand as per

!!!

anch Balance Sheet is properly

In binding, def

drawn up so as to exhibis a true the sum of $50 for one yes, his and correct view of the state of worship, acc

the Company's affairs.st 31st De-id she was a fool cember, 1815, according to the the $3. 1,200,000.00 best of our information and the explanations given na, and as shown by the Books of the Com-

600,000.00 pany.

We have, obtained all the in- formation and explanations we 218,000.00 have required.

$160,000.00

29,071.60

$136,382.90

AR LOWE

C. EKENARD BROWN,

Chartered Accountants,

Andrtors.

Profit and Loss Account. To Amount brought forward from last Account To Amount paid, for

repairs to stoso

To Lossan

Br Amount transfer. red, from firest- ment Flustustion Account...

Deprecia

Balance

$12,604,27 To B2000-20

64,167.53

47,428.90

$253,766.63

$890,000.00

$600,000.00

90,818,42 By Amount at Credit $600,000.00

fit and Lowe A/C...

47,428.90

COLDS/20

Dife

and Auditors Kees Balance to

8.890.00

I urgent, fling himself flat on the He told me that Gough's body- As we have returned to so many passed on the message, but un- gud, and press up against the guard are the South Irish Horse frat principles in this war and Special Repairs Fond

and kerb of the grad, which was built and for preference he has Eing face para Jo many methods which acid Divide Tortunately-is seedy,

sh.combles sad about 6 in. soove Feiners and Fenians, and that the Romans used, I cannot but Sundry Creditors Beldom goes there. I am trying what I can do elsewhere. We the ground. I had always heard they are devoted to their general? feel that we mighty and re Sparky proceeded to a heavy battery.that was the proper thing to do, Trely, Irishmen are a peculiar turn to the Roman shield and

al of the old tortoise P They had been preparing to touch this the only time I bays eger people, and I think fight, at home have s rekonal

Account to drive away the spectre of "dal-" formation when stacking their naes and ennui, Miners in Peace and War.

positions. A steel shield, set at a Accounts Payable... Four of the party got into Ipres, before Aring. The gans had

Our last day, I had at last certain sugle would divert many Profit and Loss Ac been laid and a sighting abondare deeply imprmed with found out that the Wirral Bat bapa mga would also be a mocou Diziderd was fired; the observer was two the pan, and deeplation which shower hour and 1 scouragement to our men parable

German Kulturhad brought about endeavoured to get there. We set tank in frontal attacks, which

forward.

up & German observation post,

and had kindly waited for us

seen it done,

miles and more out in fronWe motored back to headquarters, had mótored through ----, and I practically entail the certainty of)

The telephone message back waa **You are 24 yards short.”

key adjustment having been de the guns were sized quickly,

Simultaneously, in what

and had a talk with General But very sorry, Lo Hearing that Mr. Hancock re know where they were autioned. presented Mid-Derby the Gameal I called in a master week told us a story jof, wha

„or wounds"risks which sze zged daily with incredible fulness and

Balance

carried

89,554.00

Ta Dividend of $1 3,189.25

per share on 80,- 1,994.00 000 shares 52,813.47 To Carried forward

to new account.

41,923.86 70,845.06

By Net Earnings of

Steamers 80,000.00 By Income

Investmenta 2,378.43 By Transfer Fope

By Amou

82,378.43

$2,312,598.87

80,000.00

2,378.43 82,378.43

8258,766,63

111.269.18

41,971.05 97.50

68.000.00

$600-900.08 Equalization of Dividend Fund.

Amount

facted to Profit and

Lom Account

To. Balance Be

Balance sheet

53,900,00

160,000.80

$218.000.00

| By Amount at Credit 218,000.00

$218.000.00

By Amquatst Credit