1918-09-26 — Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

Aircraft Funds Wasted.

Many cases "of "groam" "ex- travagance and apparent oareless expenditures in connection with airplane production says the New York Beening Fast have been dis- covered during the investigation. by the Department of Jastics, it _was___learned after the return } of-; Attorney-General Gregory and Aristant Attorney-General Frierson from two weeks' inquiry at the Cartina plant at Buffalo. Until the evidence gathered har been further analysed, it is not certain whether groandaerist for cricoīnal prosecaticos, it was ssid, Charles E. Hughes, who is coo- doosing the inquiry with the "Attorney-General, will return to Washington tomorrow and hesz- inge here will be rezumed.

Tibetan Rebels' Success. Letters from Tätsian-lá ofàta that Chacido, the most important ...town on the confines of the Szechuan marches, has been forosd by bunger to surrender to she Tibetans after a three months'] : siege. The captures include 700 prisoners, 100 zile, and a few pieces of artillery. The Tibetans are now practically masters of the mamber. Mr. Teichman, British. Vios Consul-st Tatsien- Ir, is, endeavouring to mediate, and is being unofficially, but zsbly, assisted by one or two lead- ing missionaries, bat neither side in in a very reasonable frame of mind." The Tibetina' revoli, which is directed from Lhsss, | is very ably mensged, and the

·Chinese resistanos în puerile in the extreme.

U.S. Wheat Scarcity Ended. The best crieis în America has been so far overcome that Mr. Hoover is in position to ralessa hotels, restaurants, and other eating places in the United States from their pledge, made Inst March, not to use wheat in any form until the new harvest. Mİ.. Hoover congratulates the navors of "wheat on the msgnificent results schieved by their self sacrifice, and authorises them henceforth to use wheat with the substitutes specified for making "victory, hread." Mr. Hoover points out that efforts should now be directed to building up a great reserve of abest and other foods

· “needed to provide against future. crop failure and to assist the Allied astions in patting through the great off asive that must win the war."

Food in Russia.

The repatriated Swies from Baeris, of whom 589 have just returned, describe life there a intolerable. Nɔkody osa imagine what the food conditions sre. A pound of bad black bread boughs without carde costs from 10 to 12 roahles (nominally 20 to 241). - Thẻ bread bought with carda (a quarter of a pound per diem "when any ie Tail- abla et" all) ia almost uneatable. Potatoes are 2 roubles a pound, rice is unobtainable even at 15r, a pound, sugar is £3r, beef 10. to 12%, vesl 15., a bottle of wins st s reetsursat 150r, sad Gogasc 5007. The Russian railway buffats contain nothing bat hot water. The refugees travelled through Germany in small, an- cient carriages, into which they ware packed like herrings bat they were given good food at cheap prices,

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SHAREHOLDERS are rewind- ed of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company to be held on TUESDAY the Fth day of October 1918, at iz o clock.

ad particulars NOON at the offices of MessJs, Jardine, Matheson & Company Limited No. 6 Pedder Street considering and if thought, fit Hongkong for the purpose of

confirming as a Special Resolu- tion: the Resolution set-cut underneath which was pasted at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 19th day of September, 1918

Queen's Building,

General Agents. Hongkong, September 2nd. 1918,

"Munitioners' Bravery. Details of the gallantry of workers after the explosion at a - Midland shell-filling factory "where" 100⋅ were killed and 155 were injured, were related by Mr. Kellaway, Parliamentary Secre tary to the Alinistry of Munitione, at Nottingham recently. As soOD as the explosion occurred "the" great off went quietly to their appointed stations and before the dast had finished falling, the

British Prisoners in Turkey.' work of reseus had begun, and Mr. Hope has informed Mr. The Italian Discɔadt and Trust

HONGKONG JOCK Y CLUB, wae carried out with perfect order. Msomaster in a written reply that Company has been formed in

THE HALF-YEARLY MEET- THE HONGKONG & SOUTE Their courage did not disappear the Government have not invited New York, with a capital of

of Members will be held on "CHINA WAR SAVINGS during the "night, for... the the good offices of any neutral $500,000. I beg a close osc-

TUESDAY, the at October, 1918, Dext morning ogt of 7,000 representatives at Costantinople nection with the Guaranty Trast people there were only twelve on behalf of British prisoners of Company and the Bizco Italians THE FOURTH GYMKHANA at 12.3 P.M. at the Offices of MEETING of the Beason the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,00 who failed to turn up to war other than those of the Net Dissons of Rome, and is intended ( will be held at HAPPY VALLEY the ground floor of the HONG- work at the factory. He stood herlends Minister, who is charged to stimulste Italo American on SATURDAY. the 28th instant KONG CLUB ANNEXE, Chater

with this representation of British Trade. The Association of Buil- commencing at 3.45 PM... Boad. heroism. The French Govero interests, nor are they disposed to road Sourity - Owners hers The Charge of Admission will A Report will be made at this ment had conferred the highest think that the good offices of argued sa vigorously against the $100. for other than Members of Meeting as to certain proposals military honour in their power on other neutral representatives could proposed form of the railroad the Hongkong Jockey Club or to substitute spectators stands the Citadel of Verdan for its usefully be invited. Numerous contract with she Government Gymkhana Club,

for some of the Matsheds hither- resistance to the great German | respresentations have been made that the draft is expected to be Soldiers and Sailors in uniform to erected on part of the JOCKEY CLUB property a-d the adjoining offensive of 1917. - He thought to the Tarkish Government, and reosst." As a result of the delay, FREE.

Land - that the French showed a sound every effort has been made to the St. Paul directors bawa again The Committee Invite the

By Order, in these things. Why secure the transmission of money postponed dividend action, not Ladies of Hongkong to be

NE HOUGH envold not the Vistoria Orosy be and supplies to British prisoners knowing whas Federal compens. Present,

Clerk of the Course, contacted on this brave factory ? of war.

Hongkong, with September, 1918. Hongkong 16th September.

in awe before each matter-of-fact

ation to expe

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"ASSOCIATION.

PPLICATION fórma for Membership of the above Association may be obtained from all the Banks or from the undersigned.

THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

Honorary Beers

That the regulations con

tained In the

printed docament submitted to the meeting and for the purpose of identification subscribed by the Chairman thereof be and the same are hereby approved", and, that such- regulations he and they are hereby adopted as the Articles of the Company in substitution for and to the exclusion of all the existing Articles thereof.

ted the 20th day of Septem- 1918