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AN EXCELLENT

AUXILIARY.

The Motor Transport Volunteers.

The following article is by Viator MacClure :-

Among the many volunteer

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of our voluntary workers, could

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1917;~

train being late; miss his on- « COMMERCIAL NEWS. (nection and break his leave. The Motor Volunteer in there to rooch for the booty of the excuse he tenders to his commanding officer who might otherwise be inclined to think it rather ihin.“

Australian Wheat,

A re part from Melbourne states

individual

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& SELLERS; SA--KALES; B-BUYERS; N.--NOMINALA,

OFFICIAL PRICES.

BANKS.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General

Beaking business Transacted.

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS:

$64)

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Yangiszes

China Fires H. K. Fires

1. ex 73 $205.

FIRE INSURANCES.

b.

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$131 $310

For 3 Months 3% per annum.

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SHIPPING.

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General Manager

Sugars

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Centrals H.K. Hotels Land Invest. H'phreys Est. K'loon Lands S'hai Lands West Points Reclamations 1.

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them back to France from leave, or those bresking their journey when proceeding on farlough at home, were looked after." How well the work has been done can be seen from the figures. Bines the date when the larger scheme was initiated the Corps bastrana. Nominally the work demanded that Australia in preparing to ported over 300,000 men of HM of the members of the City Lon-spend £2,848,333 in constructing Foroer, free of charge, at night; don Motor Volunteer Corpe (4 giant silos to store her wheat, se that in to Ry, on an avers ge from 23rd Squadrons) is one night in tonnage is lacking to carry it. K. & S. Banks a 10,000 to 15,000 men per week. six; în practipe much more pr

MARINE INSURANCES, Od one night, taken causally from vine is given by the members orBOR, There is in Australia

Cantons the selaine, a Surday, the Corps than that. It is manifestly im- 3,500,000 tons of whest, most North Chinas bad 18 lorries and 15 car's work-possible for men to carry out of which has been sold to the Unions formations that the war brought in, they transported 1.650 men their day's work and do transport British Government bat is to into being in Britain' there is none and directed 120 more and had service every night, but the

be held by Australis until the that can lay better claim to e seful | thestations cleared by eight-thirty amcant of service that such in-

By next dividual member pas în, le end of this year. service than the Motor Volunteer in the morning.

It is instructive to spend: astonishing. In this unit there February there will be between Corps. To understand the work. ing rf this branch of volunteer Dight with the Motor Valunteer are pears driving their own cura 5,000,000 and 8:000,000 tons of

and be who would make a study and drivers of commercial cars wheat in the Commonwaith, Douglases

Steamboats wolk, it might be better to take of our soldiers sad the best type belonging to well-known firme, representing an asset of £50,

The Whest Etor. indos (Def.) one example that section which

giving voluntary services at night | 000,000.

Indos (Prel.) Shells handles the stream of soldiers not have a better opportunity, after doing a full day's wo k. As ge Commission created by the One sees the soldier coming from an example of the epirit that new bill reosatly introduced pouring into London in the early country station arriving in prevails in the Corps, there may in

the Нойбе of Repre hours of the morning, proceeding London to break bis journey be cited the case of a "taxicab rentatives will exercies a general on leave from overeens and from 'verbsps for the North of England, driver-owner who lends his car supervision over the whole matter.] Malabons brme units. There are no ordin-¡ He has never seen the city before end his services at least one night The Commonwealth will lead the and as often as not, be is quite in air; which means that he does money to the states to build the Bry means of communic-tion be bewildered at the prospect of a heavy night's work after a full silos and the states will pay the Kailans tween railway statione, after the crossing London without gaid-day earning bie living. A well- Commonwealth interest at a fa'e Langkats underground lines close-gome ance. He is created by a polite kaowa firm of match maanfact to be fixed. There will probably Raubs. where about midnight—until be. orderly in a smart grey-green urers lende one our every night be 100 eilos of an

Urals 50.000 bushelsi oniform with dark green facings, or rather, a large capacity capacity of

Oriental Cons, tweed five ind six a.m. O Bп- who asks bim where he wishes to lorry and three on the ba itat providing storage" for

DOCKS, WHARVES, third of a normal whest orop, or daya' the closed time for the buses go. Next moment he ie shepherd- night, Saturday-Sunday.

GODOWNS, &C. Toughly 50,000,000 bushels. A and tubes is even longer, and in ed into a waiting car or lorry, in

The unit prides itself that it winking food will be created H. K. Wharves n. the early days of the war, the which he finds a nemter of can place a member proficient in which will cover the cost of the Kowloon Docks

fellow coldiere in like case with French and with a smattering of silos in 10 years. To meet this S'hai Docks troops who had to cross London bimself. If his train does not Flemish perhepe, on each station, fand a charge of one-eighth of a from one terminas to another were leave the other station for some so that Belgian or French scldiers obliged to find their on way an hours, be is taken to the Rest coming to this country are pro on every bushel stored. The

penny a month will be made on. beat they could. Since the House nearest his point of depa perly Icoked after. The work is storage silos will most probably mejority of the men have quite a tare, bis train is looked up for not confined to soldiers exclusive form part of a bulk headling considerable amount of baggage him, and he is to'd exactly howly. The sailors have come to tebeme after the war. and kit, it was no emell trial for be stande sad what he has to do. know the vehicles of the Volus- them to have to tramp EcTORE There is wisdom in the pro teer Transport, and are very quick

Metal Market in Japan. London under their beavy lcade, ceeding. It is found that if at getting abcard the right Arriving in a great city, entire roldier is left at the rest house car for the station they wish to ly ignorant of ire pathways, weary nearest the station at which he resch

Lead, antimony and other mes, perhapa trudging through arrived he wually wanders off,

miscellaneous metals have got Ewos driving rain, welcomed even the getting impatient, and makes for As an example of the work the markedly wesker here partly in Kung Yiks

questions ble mesas of the station of his departare. unit is sometimes called upon to sympathy with their foreign S'hai Cottons obtaining shelter and rest, and Thee he loses his way, and pro- do, there is the case of a number markets and partly because of the Yangtszepoos often fell prey to the dangers that bably misere his train. When he of Russist prisoners of war reduction in their sale here as the Orientals lie in wait in every great city, so is taken to his station and is left escaped from Germany, arriving result of the present business re that in many cases they were in a T M.O.A. hat within a stone's at one of the London Stations, action, says the Japán Advertiser robbed and worse and sometimes throw, te is not inclined to ander the charge of men from of November 2. Zinc is soarcels China Light & P... broke their leave and were left wander, but will rest or sleep and Scotland Yard. They arrived in in demand in Japan and in its Providents stranded, renniless and furlers wait with all patience for the the early morning, and had to be market only few transactions Dairy Farms Tery sick mep.

train time.

conveyed to a rest camp just ont are scored each day. Prions Green Islands. It was a happy ides, therefore,

ride London. Lxrries were detail are lower by Y1 in batter H. K. Electrics One of the most charming that led to be inseguration of a things which one notices about ed by the commandant of the unit, qualities and by 50 een in inter- H.K. Ice Co., Volunteer Mctor Transport Corps the work of the Volunteer Motor and the Russiane were driven mediate grades se compared with Ropes to deal with the problem of the Corps, is the mutual respect be straight to their destination with some time ago when the metal Steel Foundries n. soldier in trosit from one station tween the carriers and the car-out delay,

was still active. It is beld by Trams, Low Level n. in London to aro' her. The need of ried. The Volunteers spare no

The Corps has received official men in the line that the metal Trams, Peak, old 8. the fighting men had only to core pains in looking after the soldiere recognition from the Army Cous would not be able to recover easily Trans. Peak, new s

Laundries to the notice of certain patriotic and declare that it is a distinct oil and has been granted permis zinc mille have recently increased

because the products of various U. Waterboats basicese men, and a Corpe was pleasure to work for them. They sion to increase it personnel and at a greater psce then conrump- War Powells

Watsons formed to provide free transport admire the splendid patience and strength in vehicles, especially in tion or foreign parchases. Tia Morning Posta for men arriving from the frout never-failing good-humour of the the direction of heavy snapot is in sympathy with ite Hong- on leave this with the approval. Boldiers, their willingness to make as a measure to meet & National and excction of the G..C, Lon things easy for those looking after emergency.

kong market where with the At the presect elamp in bir silver linie drop- don District. The men who them, and their gratitude for the moment, the strength is over two andertook this work were pro services rendered. The soldiers hundred oara and lorries with a ping. In Osaka the visible stock BENJAMIN & POTTS, fessional and business men who themselves show their gratitude personnel of abou: 300 men of tin as shipped from Hongkong Share and General Brokers. placed their own cers and com- in their own varions and often campaign of recruiting is in foll

is steadily socumulating. Singa mercial vehicles at the diet cesl of quaint ways, and do not fail to wing with the object of increas Presio sends stocks although in the Corpe, giving their own express their appreciation of the ing the number of lorries to a boat market here has a plentiful supply small parcele. Accordingly the ervices as drivers and orderlies. work of the Volunteers,

foar times the present standard, of the metal. Prices are hardly This was the first step.

But it is not alone in the way with cars and a large increase in maintained sad if salen decresce After ten months of looking of transporting the troops that motor-cycles and personnel. after the needs of the men com the Mutor Volanteers help. A

any more there might be a seriouA ing from tverress to Victoria soldier may return in the early

There abould be no difficulty slump in the metal, Losd is T/T Station only, the Corre was hours to a station where he has sttaining the standard aimed at, also remarkably west here in Demand. requested by the G.O.C., Londen left his kit is the left luggage especially if the value of the sympathy with America and 30 dis.......... District, to make additional prooffice, and find the place shut up made more widely known, & York report the American lead work done by the unit could be Australia. According to a New vision for the men" arriving at It is the Motor Valan'eer orderly other termini. On the 4th Decem that firds the key and discovers taste of the work is the best market is devoid of life. An Aus- ber, 1916, the additional work was the wanted kit, or failing that,wishes to be helping when the market there is depressed and I/T India

incentive; One instinctively tralian report also. saya that the Singapore taken in band, and the mén como- finds it later and sees that it gorat ing from the conutry to catch the after the man to bia unit. Thra work is seen in progress. The scarcely soy transactions are Demand, India...... Nom. train in the morning which taken again, a man may, through bis service carries ita reward in itself. scored in got cerga, falare Tf San Francis-)|

ft brings ade in contact with that being on the decline.

co & New York/ admirable person, the British market in Jaran is completely Tf Javane 16334 Boldier, with all bie torstla in keeping with those foreign T/T Marks No qualities, bie faith in you, his markets and believed by men T/T France. 407, essential decesoy, The Com: in the line to be borelemely dull | Demand, Paris 4.074 mandent of the London Unit tolla Foreign purchases of antimony

1800

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LADIES FRENCH

DRESSMAKER AND MILLINER,

EVERYTHING FOR LADIES' WEAR.

The

Borneos

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2.

Chief Manager.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE

DE CHINE.

行銀業實怯中

Capital (1⁄41⁄2 Paid up)...Francs 45,000,000 (1/3 of the Capital subscribed by the Government of the Chinese Republic.)

Andre Berthelut

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BANKLES.

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Tel. No. 2352

5. Chater Read. Hongkong, 20th August, 1917.

NOTICES.

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TIME TABLE.

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JONGKONG & SHANGRAI

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VACATION.

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RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling..."

£1,500,000 at 21-

-$15,000,000

Silver $18,500,000

1

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the story of one Scots Soldier who are on the decline, but home 4 m/s. LIG. 3.-4. gct stranded in London with no demand does not make good the 4 m/s. D/P ...... 3-56. money. Bie wife was ill and he loss in foreign deals. Therefore, m/s. L/C 41-34 wished to get to Scotland to see prices are doll.

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Malboumé..m.

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On Bangkok - 524 *

night when the most of mare feat on their silver coins when Bir Bar Silver, per o... 424 Balern. There is no parade about James and Lady Fender celebrated SUBSIDIARY COINS. it. It is simply a sincere and their golden wedding this year, exceedingly useful piece of work, and sechirne bag rrosived the

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