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TELEGRAMS.

[Reuter's Service to The “Telegraph.”]

(Oontinued from Pags 1.)

A WEEK'S SUBMARINISM.

London, March 14. The Admiralty reports that the arrivals for the week numbered 1,985 and the sailings 1,959. The sinkings were:— 1,000 tons and upward, 13.. Under 1,000 tons, four. Unse cessfully attacked, 16. Fishing vessels sunk, three. A mer. chantman, under 1,000 toas, reported last week, as sunk, has since been towed in

Paris, March 15.

It is officially stated that the arrivals at French poris for the week ending March 11 numbered 707, exclusive of coasters and fishing vessels. The sinkings numbered two.

THE CHINO-GERMAN BREAK.

The Unlucky Thirteen.

London, March 14.

There are thirteen German ships, totalling 35,000 tons, in Chinese ports.

Germany's Flattering Reply.

Peking, March 14. Germany's reply to the Chinese anti-submarinism pro- Lost was delivered just prior to the rupture of relation. It was couched in flattering Lerins and expressed surprise at China's attitude, because she has no shipping interests in the submarine zone.

Germany said she would rent the threat of a rupture sa if it had not been made.

VOLUNTEER ORDERS.

Corps Orders isened tr.dav by Lieut. Colone) A. Chapman, V D., state:

Appointment:

2nd

No. 1611 Pts. John Eric Wo'- aton Beard, Loft 8-ction M. G. Go... to be Temporary Lientenout it, and to command from this date, the Carlet pany of the Hongkong Volunteer Oops during the absence on leave, for the doration of the war, of Lieutenant C. Smith.

Joined.

CORRESPONDENCE.

The opinions expressed by corces- pondents are not necessarily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph.")]

A FOOTBALL MATTER.

[To the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1917.

Sir, I note that the South Chirs Athletic Club are to play the KS.LL (D. Company) again. is to be hoped that a decent eftree will be appointed, who will stop all dirty and de- tiberately foul play by ordering the offenders off the field.

The ander mentioned having joined the Corps, are allotted Corpe numbers and posted follows: No. 2077 Pie. W. W. MacKenzie to Scouts Company. No. 2078 Gr. J.E.W. Waite, to 2079 Artillery Battery. No. Bugler A. B. West to Engineer Hongkong, March (6, 1917. Company.

It would be interesting also to know what steps the authorities tad to take to keep the mob under control,

Leave.

(a) Toe andermentioned are.

granted leave for the duration of

the war with effect from the

Yours etc.,

Parades.

SPORT...

at Belchers

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STOP PRESS TELEGRAMS.

[Beater's Servios to The "Telegraph."]

BRITAIN'S WAR BILL.

Another Huge Vote of Credit.

London, Marob 15.

LAURENTIC'S LAST MINUTES.

"Best Traditions of Navy

Upheld by AJI."

heat, which the Treasury had expected to make in the next

advances corner's inquent on 74 of the dead,

finazoial Fear; also twenty-three millions for

Witness: One hundred sad time of the disaste? The asplain - twenty, to the beat of mỹ know=[maid he thought to." There was. ledge. All the men got away one officer on the risk list but he safely in the boata.

was got away. `There was plasty In answer to other questions by of time, though some of the man the coroner, witness said the best did not wait to par" on proper of order prevailed after the attire. Forty-five minutes elapsed explosion. Officers and men from the time of the explosion lived up to the best traditions of juntil wituem left the ship, "and the Navy. About 45 minutos arterally," be added, “I was the

I

In the Houre of Commons, Mr. Boner Law, introducing a An affecting and heroin story after the explosion, witness con- last to leave,”

tinued, before leaving the ship, Medical evidence showed that supplementary role of credit for sixty-four millions sterling in of the disaster which overtook he went round the vessel below death in every cam was due to respect of the financial year ending March 31, said this included HM, anziliary oraiser Laurentic in company with Mr. Porter, the stock following exposure, the payment of eighteen millione to the Australian Government for off the Irish comat was told at the chief steward, who had an electrio The chief naval officer of tha torch, and satisfied himself there district said he believed there would have been more survivors to the Allies, and Dominions. This did not mean that such Captain Reginald Arthur Nor were no more men on the ship.

The Coroner: Where there any had it not been for the cold night, vances were going to be bigger than was anticipated. They were ton, R.N., the principal witness people killed on board?

and instanced the ove of ons simply paying money now instead of in the next financial year. said his hip carried a complement Witness: It is possible that boat picked up the afternoon. Munitions and the Shipping Controller's scquisition of additional |

of 470. · At 5.55 p.m. the witness someone was killed in the engine following the dies ter containing hipa accounted for the balance of twenty-three millions.

Mr. Bar Law, speaking with regard to munitions, pointedwanox the ship'e bridge. There was room, but I have not been able to. 17 Ircsen bodies. Another boat out the necessity of payment now, and said there was a satisfactory violent explosion abreast of the certain owing to there being no contained fire fury.para out of enrvivors from the men on watch. twenty, the remainder being indication that deliveries were being made more rapidly than those of the past, upon which the Treasury based its estimates for time of forest on the port side outside know that all the men got up frozen.

The jary returned a verdict payment. It was not desirable to indicate the respective amounts the skip, followed 20sec. Ister by from the stokehold. The men

Cana to their allotted to munitions and shipping, but the arrangments regarding a similar explosion abreast of the died from exposure owing to the that deceased

coldness of the night. shipa bad also been concluded earlier than anticipated..

engine-room on the port side. He paid a tribute to the kind. death on the high eest as the night of January 2or the mora- The total votes of credit for the insucial

year were

He saw nothing in the water-nos shown to the survivors by ing of the 26:b, and that the one £2,010,000,000 (?) and the total since the war, not including the The ship was steaming fall speed the masters of the several traw of death was shock ad exposure, vote already made in respect of next year, was £3,792,000,000.

ahead and no lights were show-lers

went to their ing. I put the telegraph "Fall resone, and mentioned that his The oroner asted the ssaior which wee then payal office to darey to the own boat, WEST RIVER PIRACY.

apsed astern," £red a rooket, gave almost fall of

Admiralty their sipere sorrow at the order to turn out the boats, picked up by a trawler at l'o'clock the loss of such allant lives in and tried to send a wireless call the following morning. All the the service of thir King and for help, but found it could not men in the boat survived,

country; and alsas expression be done owing to the second ex-

of the jury's adsinition of the Another boat, said witness, plosion, which occurred in the contained five survivors, although the gallaut conded the captain engine-room, having stopped the this had been exposed to the and other officere. dynamo and left the ship in bitterly cold weather for about 23 The fateman of ifjary mid darkness,

hotars.

the captain had notecery heroio- The Coroner: How many sar- The foreman seked if say personally, and had doneverything recently against the risk of piratesvivors bave you?

was saleep on the ship at the possible for his mea-

THE SHARE MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Up to the Minute.

European Skipper Badly Wounded.

In spite of the added pre-

Cautions which have been taken

getting to work on the West

88. $ 680.00.

68. $ 890,00.

b. € 107.00,

a. 128.00.

b. 124.00

b. T 18.75.

E. & 126.00.

b. T 87.00.

River, another instance of their

b. T 150.00.

activities has just been reported

b. T 13.50.

b. T 120.00.

b. T st. $

5.00.

small river

885. 7.20,

Banks. Unions. Douglases.

ndos (Del.) China Bogers. Langketa. K'loon Docks, S'hai Docks.

wos. Kang Yiks.

'hai Cottons, Yangtsepos. Cements. H.K. Tramways, b. $

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE."

Orders for Next Week. Orders issued to-day by Mr.

Canton Contingent.

to the Police bere.

Captain Jones, coaster of the

steamer

Koo-

bow, bas reported that about 9.12 p.m. on tus 14th inst., whilst be was making a voyage from and Wachow to Hongkong. whilst between Tak Hing and Sbiu Hing, five passengers, who had come on board at Tak Hing, suddenly produced revolvere and took possession of the ship, he being overpowered. resistance offering la

to the men, he was woanded by revolver chata in the left shoulder

Monday 19h instaut-5.15 E. Rolphe state :- dstee mentioned :-Lient nist C... Recruits of all units at Bood- Baith, from 22 3. 17; N. 1745 quarter ander Carpl. Eigcumbe

All members who formed part and also on the right side of the head, Tce men searched the Corporal A. Young, from 16. 3. ad Corp. Grimes; 5.30 p. of this Contingent will parade in 17; No. 1674 Lee.Curpl. B. R. Artillery Battery

Chinese official and $1,200 from from 17. 3. 17; Balters; 8 to 10.30 p.m. E.L. class Queen's College Quadrangle on vessel and stole $8,000 from a Hurle,

Sanday, 18th inst, at 10 a.m. ́ ́

Dress: Helmets, shorts, pat-left the ship in the ship'a bost the compradore. The men later No. 1418 Bombr. M L. Rail No. 1. at Belchers Battery.

31. 3. 17:

Tuesday 20th instant.-7.30

toes, haversacks, waterbottles, kon, from

Belchers 6" Bection R.M. No. 1501 Gr. A. F. Chapman,

grestoote (rolled), capa carried und landed at a place called Ko Battery: 5.15 p.m.

To 8ba, about 30 miles from Shiu in haversacks. from 31. 2. 17; No. 1988 Pie. A. Belchera

Bearer Section

Hing. Y.M.C.A, Divisida. B. Bremaer, from 1. 5. 17; No. Stretcher

Tuesday, 20th inet.-8 p.m. Upon the arrival of the best in 1023 Spr. 0. H. Summers, from Headquarters, Mounted Sotion 23.43. 17: No. 1252 Gr. W. R. at Jockey Club Stables; 530 pm: First Aid Lecture; 9 p.m. Com-Hongkong, the Captain was taken to bospits! to bare his wounds Farmer, from 28. 3. 17; No. 1050 Signalling Section "A" and "B"

Thursday, 22nd iast.-8 p.m. attended to. 17: No. 1443 Pte. W. HArtillery Battery at Belchers First Aid, Practical Work. Lance Gr. D. J. Purves, from 31. 3. Braea at Wellington Barracks, paay and Stretcher Drill

Captain Jones, who was Robson, from 15. 3. 17; Battery; 8 to 10.30. pm. E. Corporal As To-chung will take master mariner at Bome, osme No. 1812 Pie, P. J. Easton, from class No 2 at Belchere Bittery charge; 9 p.m. Company and out under contract to Messrs. Wednesday 21st instant.-5.30 Stretcher Drill. Public Vsocias Douglas Lapraik and Co., and was 23. 3. 17; No. 1933 Pie. G. T. May,

om 16. 3. 17; No. 1983 Pie. N. p.m. E. L. classes 1 and 2 and all tion at Head Quarters deity from for a long time Captain of one of members of the Engineer Com-7.30 to 9:30 p.m. Private Pan Pay not on duty at Volunteer Yaa-sang in charge. leclare by Bouquarter for

J. Henderson from 19 3.17.

(b) No. 1982 Spr. E. 1. Grant Smutu is granted 3 weeks' leave from 8. 3, 17,

is

No. 1728 Los.Cpl. F. A. Perry grakted 1 month's leave from 14. 8. 17.

is

No. 1760 Spr. L. S. Straube granted 2 months leave from 15, D. 17.

Promotions.

No. 1,325 Ler. Corpl. W. Taip to be Corporal.

No. 1,432 Pie. F. Cullen to be Los Corporal.

Transferred.

from this date.

Captain W. H. B. Carr, R. E., on

their basts. He then went as |Chief Officer on the s.. Honam, Salyingpun Division.

of the H. K., O. and M, Steamboat Sunday, 18th inst.-A Bergeant Company, and he only left this "Work in the Directing Station and 16 men will parade with the berth last week to take over com-

Thursday 22nd instant.-5.15

Hongkong Volunteer Reserves on mand of the Kochow, p.m. Mounted Section at Jockey Sunday, the 18th inst, Fall in on Olch Biables: 530 p.m. Artillery the Oricket Ground, at 8.15 a.m. Battery at Belober: Battery: 810 Dress:Helmets, shorts, patiesa, 10.30 p.m. EL Class No. 1. atverasoks (fitted), waterbottles Belchers Battery,

(filled), greatcosts (rolled). Friday 23rd instant.-7.30 Rations should be carried is! a.m. Belchera 6' section at Bel-haversacks. Two stretchers to be

provided. chers Battery; 5.15 p.m. Recruite

2

Beotion

VOLUNTEER RESERVE

ORDERS.

Order No. 17, isened to-day, Saturday, 24th inst- All Majr Wakeman, Commanding members will parade with the H.K.V.E., states:- Hongkong Volunteer Reserves on Saturday, the 24th inst. Fall in

Parades.

on the Cricket Ground at 2 p.m. Dress: Helmets, shorts, pattoos, Sunday, 18th instant for Field greatcoats (rolled), haversacke Praction-A Company Plat

Etted) waterbottles (filled); 6 oons 1 and 2 on the Oricket siretchers to be provided.

Gound at 8.15 am. Pistoons 3 and Queen's College Division.

4 on the Cricket Ground at 9.45 Tuesday, 20th inst.14.16 p.m.—|2... Kowloon. Besidents at Kow-

of all anite at Headquarters. Wednesday, 21st inst., 2 p.m. Corp. Edgcumbe and Corp.-Company and Siretoher Drill. Pie, B. J Sleat to traceferred Grimes will attend; 5 30 p., Sig- to HK.V.O., zalling Section"1" & "8" classse from B.K.V.R. allotted Corps No. 2,080 and at Wellington Berrecke, Artillery posted to Beichera 8" Section Battery & Belobera Battery 8 to 10.30 p.m. EL. class No No: 1,854 Pie. K. Brayshay, at Belchers Battery,

Sunday 25th instant.- 8.00 from Boouts Company to Belchere

$.m. Belobera : 6′′ 6" Beotion dated 16.3.17.

No. 1,853 Pu. T. B. Chassel, Scouts Company and all members from Soonts Company to Belchers of Arly. Battery Left, Centre, Eight Sections M. Co. Uivil 6" Section dated 16.3 17.

No. 1911 Pte. W. P. C. Trafford, Service Company and Signalling from Scouts Company to Belchers Section who did not fire on lith instant, on Praya just east of 6′′ Botion dated 16.3.17.

N5. 1,026 Pis. J. D. Wright, Blake Pier and proceed by launch from Boonts Company to Belabers to Kowloon City Bange for Field Firing. Dress: Drill order 6" Station dated 16.3.17.

No. 1,908 Po. F. M. B. (Helmet) with haversack, water- Holmes, from Sevate Company bottle (filled), two ponches and 20 so Belthera 6" Beution dated rounds ball ammunition. 443173

Attached.

Detail.

Oo daly 18th instant, Centre No. 1852 Pio. W. J. Morrison Section M. G. Company; 19th,

Company sud Stretcher Drill. loon City Pier at 3.45 sm. and Friday, 23rd insi, 4.15 p.m.10.16 m. respectively. Ins olading all exempted members, Victoria Division.

membere of Company and Sirolober Drill.

signallers and Monday, 19th inat, 6.16 p.m.— Machine Gun Section. Drear: Stretcher Drill.

Light marching order--haver- Friday, 23rd inst., 5.15 p.m.eks (with food), waterbottles Company Drill:

(Glled), belts and pouches. Topoos will be worn. Each man will bring wish him 20 rounds of ball ammunition in clips; all

Indian Enlistment,

and No.1589 Pis, J. A. Ridgway Right Cection M. G. Company: A message has been received officers and N. C. 0.'s. will carry Mre attached to the Mounted &o. 20th, Soouts Company 21st, at divisional headquartom, ilay- fold glaosa;: “Crestöosta will be tion E.K.V.O. dated 16 3,17.

Bagineer Company.

Scouts Company; 22nd, Civil mye, from army headquarters, worn over equipment and left on Servios Company: 23rd, Belobera Jodia, and circulated to all volun- the launch at Kowloon. City. Data of Loginser Company 6" Section; 241b, Artillery toer corps in Burma that no mors Bignallers in "B" Coy. will meu are to be enlisted. The parade as detailed by the Bignall. Lyaemun from 17th to Battery.

Orderly Officer from 16th to order, it is understood, reform to ing Sergeant for Signalling and Instant his bean posted at

(24th inesaut, Láout, Danby, the whole of India,

which

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