THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER
THE COLONY'S FINANCES.
THE MONEY MARKET.
Treasury Statement for
September,
The Treasury issues the follow- ing fasocial statement for the month of September, 1916 ‹-
Revenue and Expenditure. Islance of Aepets
and Liabilities
on 31st August, 1916. Revenue from 1st to 30th Septem- ber, 1918,
H
Messrs Montagu and Company's
Report.
Mestra. Samuel Montagu and Co, in their report dated October
19, late-
Gold..
For the third week in soocos-
sian the holding of gold by the Bank of England against its notes
$1,420,267.50 shows
Assets and Liabilities on September 30, LIABILITIES.
Deposits not Avail-
able,
い
@ increase. On this occasion the addition amounts ta $720,085.
Sliver.
VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
Orders issued yesterday by Lisat-Colonel A.Chapman, V.D.,
#tale :---
in
Leave
FIGHTS WITH; THE
BAVARIANS.
Talks with those who went Through the Fire:
granted 2 months' leare frem No 2032 Pte. LD. HoNicoll 1.12.18. No 1979 Pie. W. G. With the British Army on the Goggin is granted 1 mouth's Somme, Oct. 28.-There is no rest leave from 12.16. No 1622 for the 15th Bevaring; today pr. B. Drude is granted 2 weeks again for the sixth time sinee Mavor is granted 3 months ex- that string of shell-craters, whose from 21.12.16. No 1975 Spr. G. Monday, they bare to 5ght for tension of leave from 412.16. to lipe orambling together make some sort of line, which is what remains of Hazy trench.
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Mounted Section
on
1916,
A Thrilling Speech at Home.
MAJOR HUTTON POTIS. proud of you. The girl who loves of 2,000. The establishments of e
you, to the wonder and astonish-Indian" units had not only been ment of your neighbors, who are, kept up to strength, but had in her opinion, woefully blind to been considerably increased, the the manifold beauties of your angmentation being 20 per aharacter, will help you to strap cont. in the cavalry and". 40 on your gear, will tell you that per CoLt. in the infantry. As a “soldiers' meisl" recantly you look nice, and when she The number of recruits enlisted beld at Home, Major A. O. Hatton walk down the street will hold since the beginning of the war and Mr. P. O. Poite, of Hongardal, the while she tells a sweet strength of the Indise Army as it Potts (a consin of Mr. G. E. Potti her head slightly higher than was greater than the entire kong) id:Some few weeks white lie when she says that she existed on August 1, 1914, Justly ago I had the honor of addressing tried to keep you back, but is describing those as ** remarks ble few words to you in this hall was no us her talking, you resalts," the Viosroy mentioned the bidding farewell to waze of she finds herself alone at night, several classes to whom military a similar occasion; namely, wouldn't listen to her; but when that recruiting had been op ei to the young men of this district she will pay little and ory ber-service was previously closed. who were leaving to take their self to sleep, and no one will Six labour corps had been sent to 958,893.71
The undertone of the market No 1991 Pte, B. G. Herbert
part in the terrible tragedy being know it until she tells you herself the front and some 1,500 over 2,376,861.21 remains good though price have cared to be attached to this this is
As I have related previously, acted on the other side of the long afterwards, for that is the sers, draughtsmen, olerks, atare- Expenditure from
continued to show some factus-Section from 4th December 1916. our lines west of Lesboenfines has convulsed the Continent of to think again of this girl, not sechanics, dc, had been despatched a position opposite world, the cruel confict which way of a woman; and I ask you keepers, carpenters, smiths, me- let to 30th
tions. The quotation #dranond The undermentioned recruits already considerably straighten-Europe and in view of which the she is to-night, but as she will be to Monopolimis for duly on September, 1916, 855,166.68 gradually to 329/16d. on the 16th, and trained meo, will fire the ed and simplified as a result of whole world stands aghast and good many years hence, not quite military work
instant. On the following day Standard Teat, on Sunday, the the last week's fighting and horror-tiriker, and since that time so slim as she is now but infinite Special interest attaches to the Balance $1,621,794.53 espplies becoming more plentiful 10th instant (recruite 10.15 five times already they have been the war has dragged on its weary ly better looking in your view, for account gives of the "very big
the price reverted to 32 5/16d., ẩm. sud trained men from 9 to bombed and sad in the ebeesos of competition 10.15 m.),
bayoneted and length. The Rev. J. I. Clarks, woman grown always more scale" of India's contributions to remained at that figure.
rough-and-tumbled out of it, and in an addreme on Ausse Day, conoomely in her man's oyce, if he wards overasa expeditions in Artillery Battery Reoraits: five times they bars come der veyed the impression that in bis happens to be a man. Think of medical personnel and equip No Yeature of importance dar-Gunnera Rapier, Brown, Fat-perately back. ing the week requires moment torley and Martin, Trained Mon:
opinion the people generally did her as she tells her children and ment. The Viceroy said that there $076,529,04 Te the freedom with whichealen Gunner Turner.
Dewdrop treneb, a little to the not devote sufficient thought to Tours that their father fought in were now serving overseas 40. have been made by America.
north of Hasy, is also attacked, the terrible struggle in which the the great war. She will show them field smbulances, six dearing Engineer 4 035 18 Thers offera have been of such crits: Sappers Anderson, (J. E.), through the shell curtain that sufficient attempt to realise the grow full and soft and her mouth and 18 general hospitals. The Company. Re- and already news bas leaked back astion it engaged did not make his medals, and her syes will hospitals, 35 stationary hospitals, 13,469 75 sixe as to blunt the appetite of Brown, (O. W.), Bond, Coelho, British troops haregained a foot immensity of the arife; and intake a more tender curve as she personnel provided amounts to 245 14 bayers and the market his been Cooks, Drade, Dickie, Bibbison, ing in ita northern sad after a this direction my opinion exactly recall the time when you first 258 officers of the R.A.M.O. 704
somewhat inert in consequence. Gordon, Harlow, Jaster, John frightfal struggle with 894,279 11 The Indian besars have shown stone (J. S.), Leeman, Marshall, tenacious German sily, the mud Mr. Clarke. It must be admitted fought till you fall dess in your 40 lady nurses, 475 assistant wur coincides with that expressed by courted and how you would have Indian Medical Service officers, 1,521,794.53 bat little interest and the steadi- Manton, Anderson
ness of the Chinese exobaage has Chubb, Clemo, Finlayson, Garcia,
(E. G.), of these fields.
that is difficult for as to form tracks rather than she should geons, 854 sab-assistant surgeons, $2,218,073 84 not allowed of business from that Liveaught, Simmons, Smith (W.), and Dewdrop-Bainy was the of the position. All that most of from the other side of the world 2,843 Indian ranks, and nearly There was a treach between us anything like a proper concaption "affer insult. Men of the South: 724 British nursing orderlies, Woolley McArthur. Mooedeen, name of it on the trench mapas know by experience of our women are calling you to stand 20,000 Indian followers. In the 640,646.29
Mexican migrs appear to have Mano (8.), Owens, Pass, Straubs, but that troubles as no longer. A country being in a state of war is up for them to go so sheir amis-medical sphere in fact, they had 81 289 58 sufficient cranids for their opera- 2nd Opl. Clark, Loc. Opl. Blake lived there, and they, too, are high, and, if the cost of living Miss Cavell, shot to death by the upon them
great difficulty in securing Trained Mon: Sergt. Baines, constellation of machine guns that work is plentiful, wages are blood of the brave English Nurse, responding to the demands made tanos. Cirls good and true, the gone sa far as possible in 38,850.00 tione, and there is a pcesibility (L.J.), Bappers Anderson (P.) troublesome no longer. Rainy has increased, we are still in
Brown (W.), Doonithorne, Maid trench, throughout its 180 yards position to get what we require befriended French and British Murine was described as of great Lent, Boughton and Jenninge. of length, has ceased to exist it to say nothing of a great many prisonera-her blood scarce yet importance. One bundred and "The work of the "Roys! Indian Engineer Company.He- and its wasps' nests have been things which we do not need at craite: Sappers Souza, Stanley gonged out of the ground by a all. Suppose the battle front dried-calls to you. Your coun-seventy ous vessels had been Smith and Tips. Trained Men: week of cannoneding.
held by the British and French rymen, rotting in the foal fever-fitted up a transports; 78 Sappers Lillie and Steer,
Mer wounded in this week of forces to start at the Biaf, ittricken prison campe of Germany, steamers, 120 lanachos, and 207 Centre Section M. G Co-white-hot fighting in the blasted would carry us right through Seas, Sons of the Southern Cross! purchased sad prepared for call to you! Men of the Southern lighters and barges had been Recruits: Pres. Dick, Speno z fields between Lesboeufs and Le Southland Otago and Payne and Barper. Trained Men: Transly speak chiefly of the bury to the very northeromacet holding up their bleeding wrists, offers and 7,000 Indian seamen Pies. Robson, Henderson, and mad. They are to be found in point of this Leland. Imagine for the small hands that had and atokers were now serting in little children are calling you, service in Mesopotamis: 192 | Miller.
the casualty clearing station be this tremendous stretch Right Section M. G. Gobind the battle. Trained Hen: Pes, Silva (A.D.)
country seemed with trenches hurt anything, that had not been Work had been estried on under never grown strong enough to the Government fotills there. and Rocha (EL).
The great tenta lead one into
and these trenches peopled by the other long, shadowy halls hundreds of thousands of resoluts long enough in the world to do high pressure in the R.LM. dook- Pisa. Barton (RT.), Barton (L. side.
Scoute Company-Recruits: where the wounded lie on each mea, armed with deadliest wesy arm, had been hacked off yards at Bombay and Kidderpors, 3,300 hare last week. The stock A.), Cocke (A.E.), Herbert (R.G.), sean
tents I have pons of precision in the known by German soldiers I my "Ger- and several dockyards and repair in Shanghai on 14:b. instant Wright (J.D.), Sinbbs, Jackson Russia, but never such wounded. daced
world, the outcome of years of
man" soldiers advisedly, because shope for river craft had been ligen, second officer of the 8.8 Porsisted of about 24,000,000 |(A.H.G.), Manning (W.), Molatys The Rassian wounded man has death-dealing implementa
study by men who have re- the languages of the world hold established in Mesopotamis. always the childlike side of him
manufacture of viler epithet, no term so The output from the lectories dollers, as compared with about.), Travera, Trained :-Opl. most developed when he brings magnitude of this iniquitous/hom for the sake and in the ment had shown an enormona significant of brutal infamy! And and arvensis under the direction 23,500,000 ounces in arce and Edgcambe, Pies. Sim (E.L.) and
a science. Try to think of the these children ory to you to save of the Indian Ordnance Depart- 16,600,000 dollars on 7th, Oct., Ribbont.
Signalling Section.-Reoraits: Pro. Tangap. Trained Men: Sergeant Lawrence,
House Service Ac-
conut, ... Postal Agencies, ... Exchange,
Total Liabilities, Balaces,
Tula1,
ASSETS.
Babeidiary Coins, Advances, Imprest,
Crown Agents' De- ̈ ̈
posit Account... Unallocated Stores,
(P.W.D.)
Unallocated Stores,
(Railway), Balance Bank, Crown Agents Current Account,
Total,
querior,
of considerable restrictions in
1,050,955.69 their output.
Sapt. 30. Oct. 7. Oct. 15,
7153 7121-7187
The last three Indian currency 298,425,77
reurns received by cable give 89.670.67 fallow:
details in lakha of rapes ar 1,958 22
Notes in circula- 20271 42
tion .... Reserve in eilver
coin & ballion 2556 2536 2623 Gold coin &
ballion... ... 1099 1087 1066 Gold in England 1192 119 118
The stock in Bombay consiste of 3.200 bars as compared with
$2.210,073.64:
MARINE COURT CASE.
At the Marine Court this un ing, hefore Coinmander W Beckwith, RN, Michsel Mal CITAU ba s charged, on the cumplaint of Captain J, Bedron, mater of the bout with absenting himself from the ship without learo 10 Hongkong between December 6 and December 8.
The Osptain Bsted that the ship arrived in Hongkong oD December 4, Defendant had leave
to go ashore sutil the following morning; but he had not return
ounces in syces and 16,500,000 (B.W.), Wallace (C.), Ross (R.
1918.
Daring the week a shipment of 200,000 ounces was made from San Francisco to Calcatta.
Quotatione for bar silver per
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hundred times
his huri back to be nursed.
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of
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German brates because she had
no
have you got it ? "
"Well, where war, of the millions of lives name of One who said, "Buffer increase. To nime only one izena, sacrificed-most of them young from the fulness of the heart the with stores to the value of £2,000, little children to come unto me." the War Office had been supplied "In the ing, sizand, God help women, in the first fash and mouth speaketh, but there are 000, including some 285,000 high-
men, many of them, alas! young me, it barte z lot."
But here, "Got a panotare, sir. madition blown into the air- be it svar o glib, fails to give tured by the Munitions Branch. glory of their youth; of the am-casions when a man's tongus, explosive empty shells manufac oz. and Oct. 13, 32.168... Recruits and Trained Men goin' over the top.
Sunday 10th instant:-9.00 Machine gun bullet while we was atterly wasted, the money value of adequate expression to his feel-(It is obvious that these supplies cosb; Oot. 14. 32.1/2 cash (as above) Masketry Standard sir, a rest was all I wanted. ed. There had been a lot of r. 16, 32.9/18 ash; Getr. 17. Test on King's Park Range. No, it don't hart nothin' to speak of the property worth count time of life when men looks Faroes).
Yes, which would have relieved all ing on the matter under con- were in addition to those provid- trouble with the man, he having cash; 0 19, 32.5/16 oseb, rounds) respectively.
32.5/16 caeb; Goir. 18, 32.6/16 (Each man to bring 20 and 23 of!"
the poverty in the world; sideration. I have come to the ed for the Indian Expeditionary been drunk at. Hea, He had been given a chance.
No quotation fixed for forward Officer, Lieat. Stevenson. Officer which the invalid's beard had the work of one man, it is at least expectancy of the call shat must sien of the attention of railway
lesa millions of pounds absol back, not forward, or if he peers Ole of them showed a face an ately destroyed. And this, if not into the future at all it is ia vague mention was made of the diver- At an earlier stage in the speech Alexander Mackintoeb, the delivery. Chief Officer, spoke to giving i
Book Rate, 6%.
/o Balle, Captain Preston. O. 8. defendant permission
grown like stiff fur, and the white certain that one man could have dine soon and in quiet wonder administrations from strictly rail. K.e of units firing to attend. hore on the understanding that
teeth smiled through it. The prevented it, and, judging by to the form in which the inway works. The Railway Board Centre Section MG. Co. drill st upon the forward care of his think that soy man, rather than bat I swear to the Almighty God munitions outside the ordinance Monday, Uth inst: 5.10 p.m. nose of a shrapnel had taken him ordinary standards, one would evitable summons will reach him, had controlled the manufacture of he same back the following morn-
is Kowloon Dock. Hongkong steel belmet, denting it and con- take this awful load of sin upon ing. Defendant did not came back
sidents proceed by launch from tusing his head, glancing thence his soul, this terrible blood-made me and whose mu un misterial and personnel required whom I worship, the God who factories; and had provided the at all.
Defendant, who pleaded not
Staton Wharf at 430 p.m. 6.15 and breaking his right arm. His guiltiness upon his conscience, worthy servant I am, that, could for the construction and working p.m. Left Section MG. Cɔ. Civil tale was triumphant. guilty, said the officer had given him permission.
Service Company and Right
would have preferred to be strip-
Ibat know that this week, this of military railways in East
to
go
Bentence of six weeks' bard labour was passed.
LANGKAT OUTPUT. Messra, Benjamin and Potts advise us that the Langkat output
ie as follow:-
... Tona 18.
Bar gold per on stand. 77/9. Average for the weak, 32.408 The quotation today for ossh the same as that fixed a week
ago.
BANK RETURNS.
in Reserve.
Range
p.m.
"
1
+
Various
the the
Seation M.G. Co. platoon drill on “Yes, Zaith Trench, sir-that ped of all honors, dignit, month, this year would see the Africa, Mesopotamia, and at Aden, Murray Parade ground. 5.15 g the name. We got in all position and wealth and have curtain rang down upon the clos Ia referring to the "invalarble Recruite of sil gaite at Head right. And them Germans had gone out into the world naked in act of this appalling tragedy assistance" given by the raling quarters under Corp. Grimes, just got their mail. We found but unashamed. And now there and this inferant carnival of princes and chists of Ladis, the The returns of the average 855 p.m. Scouts Company at it there. Letters, they 'ad, an' comes the appeal for meu, men datin, this awful slaughter of my Visaroy mentioned amount of bank notes in ciroals janotion of Garden and Qasen's parools. No, I don't know what still more men; and our lads areantrymen come to an end, right Imperial Service troops are still tion and of specie în reserve in Roads.
was in the letters; somebody coming forward ready to fight, willingly would I lay down what doing very valuable work apon Hongkong, during the month Tuesday, 12th inst:-5.15 took charge o them
all and, if needs be, to die in the remains to me of life, ended November 30, 1916, as Stretcher Bearer Section at Head right. But the parcela-there was great Imperial cause. In my certified by the Managers of the quarters: Monuted Section at bread, an' sossidge, and little pinion, it is wrong to speak
front, notably the Mysore Lanoors and the Bikaner Camel Corps in Egypt, the respective Banka, ere:➡ Jockey Club Stables, 530 p.m. bottles, long-he spanned five sightingly, to apply opprobrions INDIA'S WAR SERVICES. Kabir Rifle, Jind Infantry,
Specie Signalling Section "A" and "B" inches with graphic, aplay. terms to any of our lads who may Avengo
and Faridkot Bappers in: Emes fingered head” of rum.' classes it B.A. Theatre. Amount
not have volunteered for service.
Africs, and the Mater Kota Bap- The grin again; grins from It may be inexpedient, it may be Wednesday, 13th inst:-5.15
pors in Mesopotamis, The Si p.m. Engineer Company (Taikoo neighbouring patients; the shad almost impossible for some of
mur Seppars had the distinction Cection only) section drill at Tai- of the bg' marquee aglint the young fellows to disclose (koo Dook.
of sating in the gallant defen.com with grins!
their reasons for bolding back,
of Kat. The Kashmir and Jind Friday, 15th inst: 5.15 p.added inserely.
"Good rom it was, 100, sir,” he bat it seems to me that in this Many new facts in relation to Durbsts had recently received a Rearaits of all muita on Murray
direction thers is a vast amount the war were disclosed is the special moimage of congratulsion Parade Ground C.8.M. Witobel Most of them spoke of the mud of misunderstanding, Fathers speech of Lord Chalmaford at the from General Smuta, on the and Corpl. Grimes will attend, which is the last ally to join misunderstand their sonsons 2pening or the third Supreme efficiency of their troops. The Artillery, Battery, Inspection is the fourth element of war, as would say to any young man who Morley Minto reforms took effect, drew from his sarver was that Germany, the awful mad which nisunderstand their fathers. I Legislative Council sings the guneral conclusion the Viceroy 310,800. 550,000+ in marching order with all
ammunition at Beadquarters, e aquare-head truly remarked, feels that he ought to go to the 5.30 p.m. Signalling Bretion "A-Peroers! Gibbon in the Daily front: Do not think for one ing figures respecting Indis's war mant of which ladis might indeed The Viceroy gave some interest- | is was 'a record of loyal sobiere- Chronicle, and "B" ola seen at Ë, A. Theatre.
moment that your father wishes services. He stated that of the be proud. to prevent you;
he doesn't. Your 4,598 British officers on the father in as British as you are, Indian establishment on August
Deo.
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Chartered Bank
21
110
of India, Australia
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97
8
APR
103
Total to 8th inst.
783
Corp., ...24,206,400. 20,000,000
Mercantile Bank
97.87
Daily average.
His Excellency's Return. His Excellency ir Henry May, KOM.G., returned to the Colony to-day by the Katori Maru, after a holiday in the North.
Amateur Boxing. The amateur boxing tourn menu which were to take place
at the Victoria Recreation Clab
& China $8,189,308. $5,000,000*
Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking
of India, Limited,
Total $33,306,696 25,650,000 Sterling Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valusi at £150,000
†Becurities with the Crow Agents £88,040.
November Weather.
Detail
On duty 10th inst, Centre Bed- tion M. G. Co.; On duty IIth inst.,
Right Section M, G. Co.; On duty
"
Great Expansion in all Departments.
and will manage to do without 1, 1914, 530 who were at home
Acknowledgment.
The Uoministes of the Alm you. He will growl a bit probabon leave were detained by the house of Kowloon City begs to 12th inst., Scouts Company; On to represent the Corps r. Taikoo what they are for. Never believe Europe, No fewer than 2,000 tion of one hundred dolinis to- ly, but all fathers growl-that is War Offon for service in soknowledge with thanke a dons- duty 13th inst., Scouts Company; Rifle Club at Taikoo Range on that your mother will try to stop combatant officers had been with wards the Almabosse funda, from On daty 14th inst., Scouts Com- Sunday, 10th inst, at 2.80 p.m. you; she won't. She will weep, drawn from India sincs the Mr. Ma this evening bave had to be poat The average mean temperature pany.; On duty 15th inst.. Scouts sharp-Sergt. Bradbury, Manak, of course, but possibly she has beginning of the war, excluding ponel, and it is now decided to for the month of November, was Company; On daty 16th inst., M. Dasosa, Bdr. Martin, Grs, had to weep for you before, and those who prosseded on service. hold them on Janusty ?. A good 67.8, the highest point registered Civil Servios Company,
Bijou Theatre, programme will then be present being 82.6, on the 8th, and the Orderly Officer from 10th to 16th No La Railton. Reservar. even if you don't go to the ring. In order to make good thems desk as the above shake on W
Sorby, Green, Pie, B. D. Evans, you may make her ory again, with their batterise or regiments, Broken Coins to be screened
The fusi episode of ad and it in anounced that any lowest 47. on the 28th. There inst., Lout. Kennett,
Baliton, and Bergt, Baiberland, men who might wish to enter can were 281,8 hours of sunshine,
line. Women who rear sona ciencies and to provide for vac day, the 13th pes have the use of the gymusium while the rainfall wμ0.075-inoa,
for the purposes of training;
chased at Headquarters, Frios Indiadema certain amount at of Officers had been expanded: Uhapin Kim and an sodalism | The avaraga humidity was 65,
$2.25,
wwplag. Your Will "be from s prs-war total of 40 19 one, grandy "The i
*Notices.
Rifle League Team E.K.V.O.:- The following have besu geloossá
(b) Flannel shirts may be par: fréquently and that life's bargain | wantage, the Indian Army Reserve | programmie“, k
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