Captain G. B, Mard manding "B" Ca, S. V. Cy. wishes! "Jit to be known that owing to a fre the house of Lieut, whole of the records' of this unit have been destroyed. These date back to the sixties, and are, natural-1y, impokxible of replacement, but ex-members of the company ax well others may: have document and Pictures in their possession relating to the company, and it ix Captain Marden's kope that if so they' will be kind enough to donate or lend them, x0 that to some extent there may be a record of its history. We trust that there will bea ready expense to Captain Marden's appeal, for "B Ca, ix the oldest writ in the Corps, possessing only chane undergone from No. 2 to "B Ca, In the year 1877 matters were ina bad way with the Volunteers generally, and threats of bin The then existing No. 3 Ca. went out of business, and the proposal to form a German company fell through because of lack of support. A Municipal report of that date states that the Mounted Rangers, lineal predecessors of the Light Horse, had virtually ceased to exist, for although there were 18 members on the roll not more than half turned out on parade. There had to be a reorganization, and as No. 2 Company was up to strength it remained as it was, BGs while Wor Gee at the quently becoming the present
Mih-Ho-Loong Rifles amalgamated to become "A" Ca. Mih-Ho-Loong Rifles. From these historical notes it will be xen that "B" Ca. has the Tongest unbroken history in the Volunteers, azd it may be hoped that industry and generosity will supply a considerable proportion of the buret records, One point is rather hopeful. Lt.-Col. 'Trueman, when he resigned the Corps, de-Posited with headquarters his' own private records going back about 30 years, and as he was, prior to Joining the Staff, in command of Ca., it ought' to be possible to jot a large amount of material out of that. Others are asked to help, id it is to be hoped that all with jocuments and photographs will come forward Owners in Shanghai of French Government securities have within the past few days been called upon to make an affidavit certifying to their ownership, otherwise, it is sane nounced, the interest cannot be collected in France. While. this is Jone of those little worries which are send to remind the man who. pil up wealth that money has its sponsibilities as well as its ple sures, the present certificate. haw altogether a deeper significance Tt is in-effect an effort by the French, ment to get at the people who constantly evade the payment of their due amount of income tax. Various budget deficits since the French Government a year ago seriously to think, for the ceration that the excess of =x.
nditure over revenue would be ide ood' by German payments ever worked out in practice, and was seen that there must tightening up of tax collections Has severe economy in the departments, Accordingly method has been devised of make ing: people certify to their holdings }of Government securities avit, and so the authorities will be able to fix upon unearned incomes and wet at the right proportion id taxation to be levied. Tneome tax, h does not affect here, and x0 the filing of the net davit will in no ser dividends, ye respects, it was conceivably a little better others. A-list of terma the strike hem whicl can) andthe weve press tutenient that six! nur organizations are eombinknige the workers to ive 0 Bol paganda is inulicatex a tendency at east, a disposition not to. Tet: the extremists have things all. their Ax researals the strikers'
the dixcouragingg fact has to mitted that ey [have of been presented "direct the masters; they have been launch-the airs come into the manager's office nnd ented them. It is this that aroused and perpetuates suspicion of the howe fide of the strike. Demand No. 2, relative to payment big money, certainly suggests possibly real grievance, when we remember what the dollar exchange ix to-day. But unless somebody comes on behalf of the strikers to the employers, the Intter can take ho notice of the terms, To publish a reply to all and sunday that the latter will be accepted, would simply encourage new deny The Aftermath of War The Police Report for January day's" Municipal "Guzette ins an admirable xuvey of the ug round Shanghai since mas. 'The general course of events ie still fresh in most memories, but the whole story' will be convenient for filing. One aspect of the recent disturbances i un= Under the head= lof Pistolx" we read following: have either inta'the'hande-nf evbhers of For The the crews ons in pewsension 4 oat the ce pons, these Sith" unite of avery Type for mans: months yo come Aad to thi further news received to-day of Sighting having broken out again west of the Taihu. which if not true to-day will in fall human probability be true very. soon—and the demilitarization of Shanghai seems as far off as ever.
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