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SHARE MARKET QUOTATIONS. Up to the Minute.

Bante. Douglases. Indos (Def.) Steamboats. Langkets.

b. $ 770.00.

b. $ 122 00.

b. $ 132.00.

b. $ 22.25.

b. $. .130 50.

8.85.

b. T 25.00.

K'loon Docks,

8'hai Docks,

Humphreye

b. T 85.00. FA. $

Ewas.

an, & b. T 150 00.

Kang Yike.

b. T

14 50

S'hai Cattone.

b.

5.50,

Yangterepoos, b. T

10.20. FB. $ Comente. H.K. Electrios, b. $ 54.50.

FORGING CHINESE

STAMPS.

Details of a Very Clever Conspiracy.

·FIERCE DESERT:

FIGHTING.

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12,

Anzacs' Floe Work Near Romani. Į

THE S.S. KEPONG.

THE TRAGEDY OF THE

Launch at Talkoo Dockyard,

Cairo, August 13.-On the 9th the fighting between the two foroes, who were equally detox-Straits Steamship Co., Ltd., of The an. Kepong, built for the mined, was exceedingly bitter, Singapore, W88 snoosssfully but the Australian Light Horse, launched from the Taikoo Dock- the New Zealand Mounted Rifles, sad the British Territorial Horse yard to-day. The Kepong meas ares 261 feet over-all length, 41

and courage

UNFIT.

Scandal of Military Medical Boards and Physical Wrecks.

in John Bull :--

.

1916.

CHEAPER RUBBER,

Lower Prices till Load to Many New Uses.

| RESISTING THE POLICE.

case. The only case to be proceed-

..

As the result of some ex-local effect. The Turks thrice cylinders 18 in., 29 in. and 48 in appreciable number of persons this sort of soldier is of no use, in world output of this grade bed keep one of the men and another

ceedingly

work

io

83 19

maimed right hand, and a right forefinger mining. He was re- turned to Warley Barracks, car- riage paid, where he was first passed as ft. There he was put

A Case from Stanley. through another medical

Before Mr. F. A. Haseland, at amination and passed for "general

the Police Court this afternoon," aervice,

thi

the time in

two men were charged with tsing: Derons. At Exeter he W38 Even in America the fact is not in possession of lottery tickets nod Mr. Theodors Thomas, writes ordered to appear before the generally appreciated that the also with resisting the police in

Commanding Officer, who would rubber industry is more highly There is not a doubt that not have him at any price, and developed in that country than in the execution of their duty.

forwarded him to the 4th Oxford any other nation of the world. he wished to withdraw the two Sergeant Earner, of Stapley, said Artillery and Yeomanry fought | feet beam, and 23 feet 6 incheither in consequence of specilio and Backa, where he has been for And the leaders in the American charges against one of the men,

instructions from the War Office early three monthe, during industry are confident that the with superb resolution. This moulded depth, and is construct to Medioni Boards and Military which time he has been before ending of the war and the free and also the charge with repeat overcame ed of. Siemens-Martin steel to Representatives, or by the deter two other Medical Boards, who play of world commerce will to the lottery tickets in the other⠀ attacks launched with despera the owners' EOBntlinge. A 102.00.tion and forced the enemy, who double bottom is fitted fore mination of both to rope in every have passed him for "home powerful factors in greatly exed with was that against the

was in superior numbers, back:

| and aft, waitable for water ballant man of military age who service." "All I have done is to panding the use of rubber. It is second defendant of resisting the bebind hie defences.

manage to keep outside a ceme Our or oil, the forward and after peaks tery, or walk about to save faneral Poel & few potatoes," he says, on the expectation of huge supplies.

"now all I am able to do in to go plies of obený zrubber and guns got within two thousand

being similarly arranged. The

Mr. Otto Kong Bing appeared expenses an increasing number

to defend. Farde' range of the Tarks, who offers and engineers will be of thoroughly unft men are being round the camp and pick up manifold new uses for rubber throw sa amasing number of accommodated in a midship deck passed into the Army, while

waste paper."

products that rubber merahan In Ta There are the conspicuous as are in considerable part basing the three men were arrested near The etary of the case was that high explosive bells. In the house, the captain's cabin being thousands of thoroughly fit mensional services for which the their confident expectations for Tytam Gap for possessing lottery afternoon the artillery duel was on the bridge deck. The native of military age are hiding and British taxpayers are paying and the future of the business. much more intense than at the ore's quarters are arranged in idling in Government Arsenals, which they will continue to pay

tickets and were being, taken--to The argument for large stocks Battle of Romani, and all who the forecastle and in a house sit. Government Offices and Govern him. On the whole, we put it to of cheap rubber seems plausible Stanley station when they had to were engaged in it, and who had The vessel has three cargo hatches ment-controlled Munition works. also beng at Gallipoli, agree that and is fitted with six stoom In the course of a Memorandom t. Lloyd George that it would | enough to a writer in the Chris: PREs the new, waterworks. Here the man shouted for belp and the nothing in the peninsule was so wincher. consistently fierce. The high-

The machinery consists of one Secretary of State for War, M. him in business as a rag-and-bone native rubber of the Fars grade two of the prisoners. The three recently issued in hie capacity of be cheaper to commate the man's tian Science Monitor, Boston. Inooolies there .pelted the con- pay for capital sufficient to start 1905 the world's natput of atables with stones; and 'rèscued explosive fire, however, had poor set of triple-expansion engines of Lloyd George said there are an results, the shells bursting in the the builders' own make, having

mar. It needs no argument that was 60,800 tons. In 1914 the Chinese constables managed to sand and having only a small

improperly in possession of

& military sense, at all. He is declined to 60,000 tons. In the diameter, with a stroke of 33 |

That

of them was arrested at Shan- Rejection Certificates. by attacked. The third attack, de inches. Steam is generated by good

cultivated simply gathered in, either for the

period the be, may

kiwana day.oc.two later. but is he aware

of creating theShanghai French Police livered late in the afternoon, was one multitabalar boiler, also con of the reckless, cynical and purpos

paper or plantation rubber industry For the defence, Mr. Otto Kong of arbitra-had its origin and development Sing submitted that after the men numbers .or. seven Chinese аге now a very determined attempt to

of his medical and military.

suthority. 145 tons to 64,000 tons in 1814, a arvel military representatives are passing men who to all intents are of a more Again, notwithstanding the serious crossing the Para output for the practical use to the Army than if warning of his doctor, a man was first time.

It is estimated that in 1917 they hobbled about on cratches 7mpelled to join; he is an Whether he has noticed it or not, epileptic. The first time he went native rubber will have declined their action discloses sa almost on parade he fell down, was to yield of 34,500 tona, while conscious for a long time, and plantation rubber will have ex- malicious joy in wking anft men from the only work they are able speechless for two days. He was panded to 147,000 tons. By 1921 to do in life and handing them taken into hospital, where he experts estimate the world will over to the Army for experimental remained for a week. In this be producing 299,000 tons of purposes; to test, for instance, instance he was granted his dis- cultivated rubber and bat 30,000 whether military training and charge, his wife having to make tons of native. Now that pro-

He had, of course, lost bis civilian baris and yield can be so carefully toms authorities are paying very discipline will kill them, break long journey to fetch him home. duetion of rubber is on a sound

berth. He was passed by the approximated, it is considered in close attention to the importation them, or cure them.

Only the other day the Surrey Medical Officer at Bolton Lane, eritable that lower prices will of Japanese goods with a view to Appeal Tribunal dismissed the Ipswich, and accepted by the lead to new ases for rubber. preventing infringements of the appeal of the Military Represents Recruiting Officer at St. Helens. Ranches and open ranges the Merchandise Marks Act, and that And on the other side of the world over have been converted already a large number of com ative against a solicitor, who, certified unfit by high specialist

to this, for with all the ory for is decreasing and leather for shoes articles to come ander the ham- foreign service by three Army munitions and more and more and belting will, it is believed, mer very shortly. doctors. In another care man munitions it has of late become be more and more eapplied by As several complaints · haveE `-

"Living and robber. Illustrations of these reached this office of anderhand had been rejected on socount of s quite common. weak heart. Called up again, he working in a Munitions are change are already to hand. One methods where by Japanese goods was ordered to go before the have noticed great shortage of company has produced a com-imitations of the better quality Guildford Medical Board. One work the last month. Girls work position eole leather which it artiole and intended to undersell medical man pronounced his ing at Abbey Wood, also at Vick cisima ontwears sole leather and the British article are being im heart in a very bad etate; the era, are being sent home nightly is superior in many reapesta.ported, the information that the other said "Let it go," and after travelling long distances, be Rubber belting is steadily eap-Oustoms authorities are already the man Was passed into told there is no work. Men are planting the more expensive fally alive to these malpractices

ing only to "general service,”

also very slack of work in various leather belting. These are two will be greatly appreciated. be granted conditional exemption departments at Vickers-in fact, samples. This list could even now. The marks on the outside of by the Chobham Tribunal, who I begin to wonder if there is still be expanded, and good judges packages "Made in Japan" do knew his physical bistory. a war on. Some men, especially believe that the next few years not serve as a passport, so the

A day or two ago a man of the

away from work and: start again. tions.

custody awaiting trial on a charge reach" our line, and could only structed at the Taikoo Dockyard.scandalous way in which some rily and wastefully exercising and had grown from an output of had been arrested they were lat

of forging et amps of the Chinese have been made with the im- Post Office. Probably, says the petuosity which characterised it

the

to

be

one

of

con-

atate :-

Parades. Central Station 5.30 p.m.

errested at Shaakiwan. He con-? tended there was no resistance.

The case is proceeding.

go again, but later defendant was

THE MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT.

Confiscation of Japanese Articles.

N. C. Daily News, when sil the by fresh troops. It failed com- POLICE RESERVE ORDERS. facts are disclosed in court pletely owing to heavy gusto of conspiracy will prove shrapnel and the steady, discip-

Orders isened to-day by Mr. the "clev-fined fire of the Antso marks- crest ever carried through by men. In front of our position the J. W. Franke, A.S.P. (Reserve) Chinese alone and, while the enemy dead were very numerous, number of stamps so made and and the Turks buried many the

"day. Yesterday put on the market will never be next known, there is evidence that setant pressure was kept up, Friday, Oct. 13.-Maxim Gun- very considerable cumber had and the Turks found it too nets, Ncs. 3 and 4 Companies been made before the police took costly to hold Birth ei Abd-(Except Retraite). Recruits of so sotive a band in the affairs of though bere they were out of No. 2 Platoon under C. 8. Major. the gang concerned.

range of the monitora iu the Medi- Saturday, Oct. 14.-Defaulters Quite recently it was noticed at terranean-and they therefore Drill at 4.30 p.m. the post office in Rue Montauban crept away in the moonlight. Ambulance Platoon. that a Chinese came daily with a It was originally estimated that Members are expected to turn parcel which he acked to have the enemy lost one third of his up regularly at practice drills, weighed und, this having been effective strength, and there is no These drills are by order of the done for bim, he was in the habit doubt that this proportion has AS.P. (B) and Absentees will be opinion, had been passed for picture what do we hear ? Listen into farms. The number of cattle fiscations have bean made, the

treated as defaulters,

of producing a quantity of now been largely exceeded.

50 cent Etamps from bis Thongh, by rapidly falling "Our Day." Oct. 19. pocket and affixing sufficient back on positions which they had The Police Reserve Club will to the parcel to cover postage, previously prepared, the Turks be open to ladies frors 12 noon. The fact that this man constant- have prevented the employment Light refreshments 1 p.m. to ly followed the same procedure of any substantial portion of our p.m. Tes 5 p.m. to 7 P.. roused suspicione and the French infantry since yesterday week, Police were ammunicated with. they have had to fight almost

3

Strength. Troopers 730 Edwards and 662 A man was sent to the post office incessantly. This is the finest Hyndman are passed for Patrol and when the Chinese arrived tribale that can be paid to the duty, with his parcel aud went Anzac Mounted Division. They through the same performance have borne the heat and burden

before he

2.8

wae

"Our Day."

We understand that the Qas-

Men warned for duty on "Our detained of eight days of continuous fight Day" Oct. 19, will parade at on suspicion and questioned as to ing, and for nearly a fortnight Central on Monday Oct. 16, at where be obtained the stampa. previously they were engaged 5.30 p.m. Uniform, beimets and Glamorganshire Yeomanry, whe single ones, are allowed to stop will ses some startling innov& contents are examined with a

$

BRITISH" TRAVELLING

FORTS."

Machine Gun Antidotes.

J

had been among the last recruits whenever they like. No notice ocdered to join ap, was preparing whatever is taken of their wasting far bombing practice on Liston their time, and yet they are held Common when he suddenly, colback as indispensable." lapsed in a fit. Within a few

Jadging by the evidence, it minutes he was dead, and at the would appear that the Army bas inquest Captain N. T. K. Jordan, already got all the fit men, avail- the Medical Officer attached shie and that the Medical Offers| to the Glamorgane, said that a20 now under instruction, or revealed obssesion, to sweep into it from

the • post mortem

VOTES FOR ALL,

Adult Suffrage Gaining

Strength,

He stated that they had been night and day with the enemy rifle.

view to finding out whether the.. given to him for postage by outpost line. It in the unanimoue

Merchandise Marks Act haboon.. the person for whom he was opinion that no troops in the world

fully complied with To those despatching the package and could here fought better. Fitted

not in the know, a brief-explane- gave the man's name and an by their daily life in pesce time to

tion of this may be interesting. address at lodging house.eudure heat and other hardships,

For instance, should an article With this information the police in the desert they have displayed

bear. noiosoription --what- went to the houss their first pris- cheerfulness when their Istigus

ever, the Custome innákosition oner had indicated, found the would have overwhelmed most

LONDO}\,Gogfiscate it; however man they wanted and were told men, and their training for the

close a imitation it may be af by him that he had obtained the particular kind of warfare which

British articles; but, should an that the man's liver was congeet the thinned ranks and deserted. The movement in favourofee article have the words, for in stamps from a clerk.employed in has to be faced in this barren the Chinese Post Office, giring|country turned them into s corpa

ed, and his heart large, fabby, paths of national trade and co- Caring adult suffrage is rapidly stance, "beat quality inscribed the man's name. The latter when d'elite. Remarkable powers of Renter's correspondent at head What is the use of passing week, whose only means of existence the Day News meeting was necessary that that article should London, September 18. and disclosed valvular disease merce, all the physical wreckage growing. On August 17, 72 on it in English, it becomes examined freely stated that the endurance, enthusiasm to fight quarters telegraphs that the half dead, organically unft sad depends on the feeble, precaricus held of from 25 to 30 represente ales has its country of manu stampe were being made by four the Empire'a battles, ond's sport-advent of the tanks" or "land crippled men into the Army? place it finds there. If that in tirs Liberal M.P.s, when it was facture inscribed on it. If in the men operating in the Chinese city. ing refusal to regard big cdde Dreadnoughts," as the Tommies They have noteren time to become the fact, it is time the cruel acan- decided that a group should be failure to have the latter, but Going to the address in the city reason for yielding ground char have dubbed the new armoured cannon-fodder; they become dal cassed-for cruel scandal it formed to urge the adoption of merely the former inseription, indicated by their latest capture acterised their daily work. Neither. the French Police found apparatus they nor any other Austral-care hay csused consternation "hospital-fodder."

as soon as the undoubtedly is. And it is more adult saffrage as the basis on which renders an imitation o for printing the stamps, a press isa, troops have done anything among the enemy and inspirited pressure of Army service and than cruel." It is money-wasting which the Reconstruction Perlis perfect as to be difficult to dis- and a modern maobine for making to surpass in military value the the British. The first to enter discipline is put upon them. and time-wasting, for no military ment after the war shall be Cover. the perforations. No plate from brilliant achievement which has placard, inscribed "Grest Bun Army Medical Board of one passed can make such organic weakling and those present included: Mr.

At Kingston-on-Thames an training and no military discipline elected. Sir John Simon presided, In connection with the general which stamps could have been made the battle of Romani one of Victory, Extra Special Edition."

question of the quality of Japancos. printed was found, nor

for general service" a man it and physical gripples as depicted Dickinson, Hr. Leif Jones, Sir W goods the following extract from any the important victories of the Eventually it placed out of deemed it for anything. "A few worth their price in the Army we Byles, and others, but at the mo- the Tokyo correspondent of the slampe, bat in a metal pan war. From the moment when actions battery and a half of days afterwards he applied for have built up and are still build-ment lists of names are deprecat-Madras: Mail in worth repro were found a large quantity the infantry were compelled by enemy field guns, and was follow- admission into the B.N.A.S., and ing in the face of our enemies. ed. A small executive committee during: of sahes of paper, which the the natural obstacles of the conned by the cheers and laughter of was immediately rejected for Let us have fit men all, for by was appointed to arrange for police were informed by the in- try to cease their parsnit the the Tommise. Another eat over double inguinal hernis. He then finem alone own we ensure the fature action, and another meet from India as to dissatisfaction.

"Complaints continus to seriva" males were the remgants of joss Anzses bore the entire weight of

a dng out, from which a German applied for another military.sx long-sought end. the enemy attacks, exoept, almost paper.

"It appears, however, that the at the end, when a mobile column battalion commander emerged and amination, making no mention of men, hearing of the inquiries which had marched several days near Pozieres were very carious Medical Board, of one at surrendered. Booba prisoners the first, Again, before the being made by the police became came up to threaten the enemy on to learn of the happenings at a Kingston he was examined, there scared and removed the plate his left flank. Daring this period engar refinery, which was a nest comforted with the assurance that and shoat 3,000 completed 50 the Tarks were always in sarerior of machine guns, and which they, we are taking men wich hernia There has been no meeting cent stamps to Chapei, where the nambere, but the Angaos' initia were convinced, was impregnow" and certified for** garrison the Legislative Council tol French Police ultimately found tive and mobility proved more able. The fact is a tank, cough- daty abroad The Kingston The next meeting takes place on them. Four additional artoata than a match for them.

ing bullets, barst in the barricad- Tribunal, condemning the medio. Tuesday next. were made, bringing the total to

86 VOL.

An examination of the plant med by the men shows that they were taking every care to produce anolone a copy of the stamp they the machinery at their disposal were forging as possibls and from in

of

“Our Day" at Singapore.

Flore bare a

newspaper

ed door, scattering sandbags al examinations. aa "most un- and disposed of machine gone satisfactory," has ordered the man most effectually; then the infan- to be examined again, when it is

Legislative Council.

Boxing.

of

The following is & list try who had entrenched took the probable that the medical officials Our readers are reminded of}

Singapore engagements place unopposed while the ungain. will discover that he is living on the boxing tournament which connection with this ly machine clumsily bumped out, half a lang sad a floating kidney, takes place at the City Hall to ellort of chasity Sat, Oct 14. to continus, amanhing she enemy and certify him for playing morrow night at 9.15 pm. Some Ohildren's Fete (8 0 B A) 3 p.m. defences. The French papers are mouth organ in front of the Gery excellent bouts should be seen. it would seem that no Friday, Oct 25-A DO. Concert, enthusiastic about the tanks, man trenches on the Somme. amount of capital had been Pat Victoria Theatre. Thurs, Opt. which they state, are sited with Even more extraordinary, is the into the ventura. The stampe

case, directly reported to us, of were printed from a copper plate 26-80BA Variety Entertain-rama.

The Daily Mail states that this man passed for “general servion". Burr which would make top impreement Victoris Theatre, Friday,

Got 27. Raffles Botol Garden practical application of trevalling in, the Lincolnshire Beg sions at a time, the engraving Party. Bat, Oct 28-Badge Day, farts is due to Colonel Swinton, He was seat to Lamools having been excellently

Awal and Grinkhaus, if foon Un

OTA - Grimmiezi lab

A Reminder.

ing will be held shortly.

| with osttain Japanoss exports to Any list of namen drawn from that country, Most of these are one party would fail to indicate due to the number of new ex the awing round of opinion on portereihat bays entered the srama this subject. The Labour Party, since the disappearance of Ger- of course, have always held man good with the hope of of their creed, The Unionists Indian market. The evils are adult suffrage as cardinal part capturing German trade in the are certainly modifying their often due se much to; ignoranos opinions. I find that not of topeigų: business methedeem to fox, of them are looking at the wickery. When India «Asm goostion with new eyes, and aroup goods the japanese tar scknowledge, that the war has fauren in implinitas changed the situation. Bis John Simon has put down 's question to the Prime Minister drawing attention to Mr. Waiter Long Bato apate mann suggestion in his speech recently acceptorat that a great and representative yoonferanos on the subject should

{ be hald fedhe autumn, and asking hether the Government int sammon ch ya confound There is a likelihood of Asquith

hat