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BIG FIRE IN KENNEDY TO-MORROW'S TRIBUNAL.

TOWN..

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1918,

WOMEN AND SHIPS...

BARON D'ERLANGER.

AMERICAN EXPRESS

COMPANY.

· The Cases to be Considered.

Ten Houses Completely Gutted,

Tasks. They are Doing in Shop and Yard.

Valuable War Service to the dov@ament.

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Some Particulars of its Operations.

The following ossen are to be

A correspondant of the Daily Chronicle writes:—

The Vacum Oll Company,

A moat diesstrous fire broke considered at to-morrow's sitting out this morning in Belobers of the Tribansl :- Street, and although the members of the Fire Brigade have been working upon the premises in- volved all day long, they were still basy playing water on the dabris when we went to press, and will probably have to stand by for a day or two.

Replying to question by | General Oroft in the House of

"Express

|specially SOLDIER'S LOST MEMORY. built to carry the various class of goods which they handle. The Express care (running on all the lines of railroad cocupied by the Company) sometime constitute entire trains which are operated at pastedger speed, ́.

Restored by the Crash of a Raider's Bomb.

It has exceptional facilities for A queer story of adventure was the transportation of heavy mar- told by a soldier named John

The $7 odd.

Shipbuilding! The very word Commons, recently the Home We are naked by the General chandise not requiring great Lewis when charged at West The following are medically rings like the clanking of in- Secretary, Sir George. Cave, said agent of the American Express speed, at current rates for the Ham recently with er bessling

numerable bammers, and creates that Baron Emile d'Erlanger was Co. to state that on or about movement of such traffic. the mind vision of tall, gaunt not ander any restrictions as to August let the company anti-safety and celerity with which all He denied the charge, and mid ahipsides, propped by scaffolding; travelling. He had during the war cipates moving its headquarters its carries are performed are that last August he went to pay of men lika adventurous little paid several visite to France with from the present location, to No. among its most valuable features. over the money, but there was o The American Express one to receive it. Then he was Pygmies clambering all over them the permission of the British and 11. Queen's Road, Central, the old

fit:

1.0.0. Stark. 2. A. Loach 3. J. Brook.

The following man of military

The alarm was given just afterge from this Company has been (hammering, riveting, hammering French military authorities; but affice of the Marcantile Bank of Company have over 1,500 men knocked down by a van and tkan

A. S. Watson and Co.

1. W. T. Elson.

2. E. W. H. James.

3. H. E. S. Payna.

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designated by its Trade marksglobe across which has spread the words "World's

clankety clank unceasing, Sir George was not sware that he India, Ltd.

serving with the colours; sad se to West Ham Eapital. He re While the name of the. Com showing the International charmembered nothing else monotonous, deafening. A man's has visited any other foreign

kill job, you are unconsciously think country. "I may add." said Sir pany might imply that it is sator of its staff, it may be stated December when be "cam to George, "that Baron d'Erlanger completely American in its that it has members serving with his sanges after 4 bumb The following are medicallying.

And then you see a figure, olad was born in France, and became application, it is essentially in the American, British, Canadian, dropped near him in a London in blouse, tiny aloes-fitting cap, a

Ho British eubject by natur- taruational, since the ramificat. French and Italian Armies and district.

then made amions of its business extend to all Navies. Many of the staff have his way to his home at Ordiff, and what seem to be breeches, alisation in 1891. I

sarned high honours for dis-where his mother introduced him clamberinglalso. Comical figure informed that he has rendered parts of the world.

to a young lady and said she was forsman, you think, and enddenly valuable services to the Govern. Its activities cover banking, tinguished service in the field.

his wife. He refused to believe you see it is not a man but a ment during the war, and that his shipping and travel facilities.

it, but was shown the marriage women, and further that she is son is serving in the British Army This

certificate, which stated that be. painting. You admire her, you and has been awarded the Military

(Obeers.)

was married at St.- Alban's Hoi- cannot belp it, nor should you if Cross."

Sir J. D. Eees: "Is it not a fast Service," Many years ago the Cam- PEACE OFFENSIVE URGED you could. She is one of a legion of women who, smid all those who that this gentleman's Continental pany, which had heretofore been

IN BERLIN.

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have so gallantly tackled the affinities are Belgian and French represented in foreign countries men's jobs, have hit on the and in no way German; that he by correspondents, found it shipyards as their sphere-have occupies a position of high necessary, owing to the develop- invaded the "heart of the fortress" estimation in London and is is ment of its foreign operations, to from the toiling, sweating, pre- not very arjustifiable to suggest place ite organisation in Europe, war man's point of view. that he has been engaged in any and several years ago in South

Amarica

and the Far East, (Hest, undesirable enterprises." bear.)

maintaining office

The following man of military age from this firm have bees rejected as anfit for service F.O. Todd, J.B. Suiter, A. W. Smith, D. Wilson, W: H. Whitely

nd W. H. B Huskett.,

rejected sa unfit for service:-A. six o'clock, fire having broken Jenkins. out in the block of three-storied houses between Holland Street and Besob Street, "the back of No. 40, Belchere Street being the it seat of the outbreak: Belchere Street and the Prays run parallel, and between are two blocks of houses and godowne, and it was between these two blocks that the confagration took" #

hold In Belchers Street, the ground floors of all the houses are used as godowns for the storing of oila, and at the time the fire began a

"Hongkong Tramway Co. - The following is medically fit: very large stock of wood oil, linseed oil sad sagine oil was A. D. Mecdonald. The following stored. The actual cause of man of military age from this the outbreak har not been company has been rejected as it was not poft for service:-W. E. Boberts determined, bat long before the oil became ignited, and the flames, aided by a strong wind, soon spread and involved the whole "block of twelve boutes facing Belobera Street. The upper floors, which wone v saddeling houden, med Boon vacated by the sin record that no single casualty has

used houses, were

been reported.

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The Dairy Farm Company. S The following are medically fit=

1. P. J. Taylor 2. T. Oliphant

3. B. W. Bradbury

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The following men of military age from this Company have been rejected as unfit for service: J. A. Ballin, W. Macfarlane and F. G. Thompson.

Alex. Ross

Co.

Of this firm, J. Wattie is medically at.

The following men of military age from this firm have been

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L.M. S. Case:

TRAMWAY RETURNS.

Laat Year :..... Increase: Detrasmet

The tasks women are doing in and about the yards..and marine engineering shops are innumer. able.

That fact tempted an engineer to ssy two years ago that by 1918 women would be able to build a battleship from keel to sarislo. Too optimistic & state ment, maybe, but let us consider for a moment what they have acinally done.

дой

in

Pan-German Organ Calls for Statement of Terms.

born, on December 15, 1917.

The clerk of the court said there was no record at Wees Esö Hospital of Lewis's admission, but he had described exsctly to the police the room into which bs was taken, how he was treated, and the doctor who attended him. In answer to the magistrath Amsterdam, June 2-The Lewis gave the name of the port General Croft"Could he go England, France, Italy, Holland, peace offen sive can now begin at which he landed er h time he to Switzerland without pass Belgium, Denmark, Norway, a pesce offensive and no pesce went to France, the name of his

Sweden, Bussis, Argentine Re offers, porta?"

The preparatory work regiment, and his regimental Sir George Cave: No, air, public, Japan, Chins and the must be quickly accomplished. amber, He also said be bad no one can go sordes the Channel Philippine Islands. Its services Something must be done, for time been twice wounded, but his without passports. This gentle-are interlocking. Through its presse. Now is the time, for our papers had been lost in the bomb

the military successes will make this explosion. man was born in France; his Backing Department

When he was bound over, father, I think, was a German, Company finances

LEAGUE TENNIS.

Civil Service v. Stonecutters.

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exporta action more effective.

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He who

S.E.F. Outing.

continuous

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but he lived the greater part of and imports, issuing letters will allow only the sword to Lewis was removed from the dock The Fire Brigade were soon in

I have before me a carefully his life in France, whether of Credit and drafte, its speak takes too narrow a view of in a fainting condition. sttendance, all the engines and

compiled record of the maltiler naturalised or not I do not know, speciality in Hongkong being shia war and has no understand- hose boxes being hurried to the

ions jobs being done, and well, He (Baron d'Erlanger) has been American business. The Coming, for its political demands." apot: The two fire floats were

by women in and about ship nearly all his life in this country, pany's Travellers' checks are world In these words, taken from s not in long arriving and in quite a

yards and marine engineering and was naturalised a number of famous, especially since the try long and prominently displayed Members of the R., A.8.0. short time a tremendous amount rejected as unfit for service :-P. shopa. Before Betting them years ago.",

ing day of the war as they article, an important Berlin newe- and Middlesex Detachments, of water was being pumped into A Leader, L. le Breton and A.W. down I

were one of the few institutions paper makes an emphatic demand Kowloon, thank the subscriber will quote the the burning buildings. So denes Smith. The following man is on words of an eminent Scottish

who were able to meet their for a definite announcement of to the Service Entertainment was the emoke given off, that the leave from the Colony:-D. E. shipyard expert: "Sirength and

obligations after the declara: German war aime and for on Fand for an enjoyable launch tion of war without being obliged immediata "pesos prab.' efforts of the firemen were severely Hoes.

endurance alone prevent women

trip round the Island on Sunday, to take advantage of sny moratoz- handicapped, but by dint of hard

from doing all the jobs. They are

It is not the Forwaerte nor any the 14th inst work the godowna and living

iums. The Company also main democratic organ, bat a month- A. Haghee, of the London rooms facing the Prays, with Missionary Society is medically intelligent enough-more intelli-

as lens Equal one' Cow. tains a Foreign Trade Bazean in piece of high military and con Royal Engineers v. Kowloon. gent than many of the men; they]

America which supplies inform-servative parties which makes the value of paulity was made by A surprising statement" as "to the exception of one house in the fit.

work hard; they don't get 'fed The Royal Engineers on etion in regard to the opportan- this sudden demand. It is the Mr. Tom Barron at a meeting of middle of the block, were saved.

ap' with doing the same job con- Saturday played their last League ities for marketing products in Kreus. The fire spread so rapidly that it APPEAL TRIBUNAL,

stantly. Give them a repetition match, maintaining their an any part of the world, Custome

the National Utility Poultry was soon apparent that practically

His Excellesy the

Gover- job that makes good pay, and they broken record of wins. Kowloon duties, trade possibilities, credit deal of attention in the rest of the he was a little thing, but 25 The article, with attracts a good Society on Saturday. He said a the whole of the block facing nor-in-Council will sit at 9.30 will go on with it week after were their opponents and victory conditions, etc., etc. Belobere Street was doomed, and am, on Thursday, the 18th inst, week quite happily. But there was secured by 54 games to 45. One of its most recent establish- remarkable for its candid admis- in money than's now.

German press, is all the more hens would produce more valus. a large quanity of water was to hear su appeal. by Messrs.aze jobs they cannot do: heavy The scores were

menta has been the played on to the Po Hing Tai go Brewer and Co. from the decisioniveling; working up to the knees Baworth and Heath lost to Barssax in America and Europe. ment has totally failed to make

Travelsion that the German Govern Doctor's Wooden Tricycle. down on the opposite side of Beach of the General Military Service in water and mud, repairing the Jewsbury and Stapleton 5-6, beat This department arranges tours clear to the slightest extent what of cycling, has died at Streatham Dr. T. J. Schollisk, a pioneer Street, for the flames were leaping Tribunal.

keel of a ship, moving ships about Macaskill and Lindsell 6-5, lost to at inclusive rates to all parts of the Fatherland is really fighting at the age of 85. Many years ago right across the wide road. At

the yards, and so on."

Crook and Foster 5 8, the Holland Street end of the

On board ship, women are fitt- Charters and Townsend lost to chartered where necessary. The that

the world, special steamers being for. It ridicules. the idea he made a wooden tricycle which block, the firy was not so fierce,

ing electrical apparatus for yard Macaskill and Lindeell 5-6, beat steamer arrangements in respect az aims is

8 clear statement of he used in paying professional and the Brigade managed to eave

lighting, mains and telephones, Crook and Foster 7.4, lost to to the first contingent

tantamount to visits as a practitioner of Guild- the end three houses from total

and doing complex wiring work Jewsbury and Stapleton 47.

of throwing the Carda on the American Red Cross workers table, and warns the Government weighting 14518. Dr. Schoffier the ford for many years, the masokine demolition, although plenty of

generally. Also they are chipp. MacGregor and Cruickshanks that were sent over damage was done by water. The The following is the approxi.ing, scraping and painting (doing beat Macekill and Lindell 83, Europe were affected through the peace conference with unexpected

10 seriously against appearing at a was formerly coroner of Guildford. lane running between the two mate statement of the Hong-dredgers and steam hoppers ex- beat Crook and Foster 7-4, best American Express Company at demands..

Silver Stars for Specials. blocks of houses 68 BOOD & Kong Tramway Company's traffic ternally and internally). In the Jewsbury and Stapleton 7.4, Now York. One of the most

It is proposed to present silver miniature river of ail and water, receipta, for the week ending yarda they are hydraulic riveting,

Should it do so, "then it runs stars, to be worn on the sleeve, ta and the current of air passing 13th July, 1918-

interesting functions which the the risk of encountering serious all members of the metropolitan ecraping and coating the bottoms This Junior League match Company has successfully per opposition, of making the negotia-special-police-who were enrolled through the lane fanned the

Receipts Aggregate of destroyers and submarines, resulted in a win for Stonecutters formed since the outbreak of tiona more difficult, and of having prior to January 1, 1915, and fire to a considerable extent

for wool Receipts for driving oranes (some of 50 tons), by 52 games to 47. Scores:-

28 weeks,

the war has been the trans to bear the odium of the failure of have since done With all the branch pipes

French polishing, labouring Horton and Green beat Clark portation of food and other the discussions. It is evident that service. Over 8,000 men available being trained

This Year:... $15,683 378,270 (carrying 60lb. weighta eingly), and Wood 8-3, beat Carter and supplies to Allied prisoners any of these results would have a entitled to the decoration. "different points it was possible, by

14,414 376,141

3,129 loading into wagons and barges, Lyle 7-4, best Edmonds and of war in about nine o'clock, to say that

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Germany, Aue perious effect on the people of the cleaning and painting chain Haskett 9.2.

Turkey: country.” there was no fear of the fire

tria, Bulgaria and cobles.

Danbar and White beat Clark The Company was spreading farther, and the total

La the workshops in or near the and Wood 6-5, best Carter and by the British Prisoners of War knows what Germany's

#elected The writer insists that no one "number of houses really seriously

yards they make and repair the Lyla 6-5, beat Edmonds sad Help Committes, set up by the gramme of peace demande con-end

pro representative each of the army burnt out is ten. In the ground

overelle and "Fearnonght" aloth Hackett 7.4.

HAVE, an international. floors the oil was stored in There are three-quattere of sing, make fage and sails and do

British Government, as its officialsts of and declares that the law professor and a historian, stacked up tine, and it is the oil million boy scouts in the world, upholstery. Many had thought Clark and Wood 3-8, lost to the remittance of funds to prison advantages from this abaoe. A suitable

Lawrence and Kuight lost to agents for transportation and for enamy obtains considerable under the presidency of - that is now giving the trouble, according to General Sir Robert that wood working machinery ran Carter and Lyle 1-10, lost to are, The Company arranged for battle of a thousand programmes the task of drawing an a definite diplomatist, with for it is almost impossible to Baden Powell, who addressed 82 st too high a speed for women, Zámonde and Haskett 5-0. thoroughly saturate the piled up audience assembled at the Guild- bat women are operating machines

the immediate, encashment of in the country he regards as programme. The article lay and now leaking dens.

hall to witness the presentation to for wood planing and for making

checks drawn by officer prisoners harmful, and thinks that before special stress on the need for Streame of water and oil were cades and boy scouts of medals wooden boiler tube pluga.

on their Landon hanks, also the year is out the Government fixing German" demanda sa honoured drafta drawn coming out of the ground floors, awarded by the French Govern- The engineering shope find machines, pickling boiler tubes,

will find that out. He then goes against England. officers of the Mercantile when a representative of the ment. English scouts, he said, them work on 6in. and Sin. cutting, tubes, removing burrs

on to say:

Most of the world will, like the Marias on steamship companies, Hongkong Telegraph paid a bad carried on a coastguard service slotting machines, horisontal from tube and plugging them,

"The decking out of artificial Vorisaerts in its comment, hava viait to the fire this morn-since the war began, and there and vertical drilling machines, and turning tube expander man-banks and private persons. These sistebuilding in the East perhaps, somewhat serions suspicions ing, and it was curious to ere were 350,000 scouts in the United and torret sad capetan lather drils. They are fitting and filing cheake were not infrequently the at the moment has satisfied. the when, as in this case, Pane s number of Chinese trying States, many of whom were help (non-repetition work in pipe and valve fanges, filterent news which reached boms of hunger of people for definite German organ talks of peace on to collect the oil that was ing the soldiers and selling war many cases and the

and valves, and bending super-

the officer's internment as a leading just as little as the other the bases of Garman existsrce” floating on the surface of the bonds and so on.

setting up their own tools). One heater tubes. They are constantly prisoner of war. Many dramatic palliatives now being applied to which has been drummed into woman, said to be able to turn working in the rigging house on stories could be told of the Cous-secondary questions of the day. us only too often and clearly her hand to any job, operates a wire ropes of It inches, and have any experiences in connection is the Government not aware that as the annexation of the Brier radial tarzet drilling machine with done 2 inches. In the brasiers with the war work with which the people must know where the Longwy region of France and the a good many of the Chinese were Members of the St. John Ambul capstan head which performe-six shope the repairing lamps identified from the outbreak of more that the Government should changes, du. Bat the Vorworte its service has been so cleanly road leads? We demand one Flanders coset, various frontier. collecting quite a quantity. The ance Brigade were also in operations. Overhead oranes are and soldering. godowns and houses facing the attendance, but fortunately their driven by women, and one woman Of the more readily suitable

hostilities...

give that, information.”

is inclined to be pleased: “We, Prays show little signs of fire, services were not requited. drives a travelling jib crane jobs, sach sa tracing, storekeep- The American Express Com The writer does not eat forth 100," it declares, demand" "from" for as stated above, only one of Although the fire has been a among the small Isthes. They ing, tims clerking, scatobing and pany has been in succesful any sketch of a war sims-pro- the Government a pesce oftenaive. these became involved, sad aided large one it is to the credit of all are generally employed on redial spinning fibre in rope shops, operations for over 70 years and gramme, but says that it must be We, too, demand the making by the wind blowing from front concerned that it was not much and sensitive drills and milling looking after switchboards in has attained the prominent poaisomething else than pitifully as known of concrete wer eima. Bat to back the firemen were able to more serious, for the nature of the machines, and turbine blades are generating stations, and lacquer tion if occupies in the contmarcial successful pesce aferi”

A we demand that the programme blazing material made the fight made and sesembled by them, ing, there are a great number, world by the employment of "We cannot live alone after the shall correspond to the solema The whole of the Fire Brigade ing of it a particularly arduous Women are also acetylene weld-suited to women. That the women serprise, and the display of activity is the world, and there of the war, "We are driven on by All these are not jobs ideally advanced methods, liberal en war," he adds, "for our field of statement made at the beginning attended, under Station Superin- task.

ing, put; facing; and acting sa tendent Lane, and during the fire The actual cause of the fire is plumbers' assistants. In the are doing them, and, on the whole, A progressive spirit in fore, we wish an understanding no lust of conquest. We demand the Hon. 0.8. P. (Mr. C. Mel. not known, and it yet too early to foundries they are machine well, is sufficient tribute to their studying and meeting the doing justice to our demanda * that the diplomatic offensive shall Messrs) attended. Chief Inspec attempt to estimate the damage moulding, core making, grinding open to them, to their inspiring of the public generally. Ite vaguely those wetting the victorious Germany they have to fearless adventuring on any tank demands of its patrons and These demands are unned convince our enemies that from for Kerr was also present. A done, though it is known that it packing, and sorting, word should be added for the will run into many thousands of The boiler ahope and them industry, and to their great and harness: engagée: over 30,000 bases of one axialange and le font no oppression, no Volunteer firemen, many of whom dollars,

We understand that work drilling, boring, turn the cause of humanitythe and wagon, thousands of antamed conferenc

whole-hearted championship of employees, thousands of house urges sa dalaga to the wer early on the spot and who most of the property and material alotting, helping

tance," were inazzod.

painting,

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water by the Praya Wall.

Dipping a cloth into the floating

oil and wringing it into a bucket,

get this early under control.

750,000 Boy Scouts.

TOTY

Women

Alliad cauan

and tearing sway of national territory. A military: ofanavg slone will not being