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remove otrything valuable from the IF THE GERMANS COME CLOSED for the Transaction of hows that he to je burned, and then,f rive the inemalay bon-throwers, Thess is through if othing else. I War is terrible is terrilate, beentine it secanters men to kill nac. The firs titre I shot as of the enemy I felt A writer in the Evening Standard, of it, I was nearly hysterical. Te-day T
M. II. G. Wells, in a letter to The Photobre 28, ngang Wen Lieut. Charles have a collation of cusques, curtrúigej do Planoke, one of the survivors of the belts, and other trophies taken from tier. Times, describes what. in his opinion, Į AGENCIES:
Queen Elizabeth Regiment, (that went man soldiers I have shuis, ml I have no the people generally will do if the tier-
I am awaiting anders where mans acces in hunding a fore in EnNOT! CHISKIANG: Messrs Gearing & Fausse streg to meet the remorse
usader, nt that returned to ti coast to 20 It fight, fer, my parents and land. Co.
In the first place, however, he does not Inomalo ring but 10 in it- ranks, living others and sisters te still at Ghout. MANILA: Messrs Maconray & In the days ahven Bahn and Mazarit. For weeks I have hourd in word from believe in this prasibilities of a Cleem
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fantrymen. I believe in that ruid ervul leva than I do in the suggested mid of | navigables (airships that has dark suvd
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Still, as the trained mind does insist apon treating all unenlisted civilians as panic-stricken imbeciles and upon frigh - 1 la leth to speak of them, and. kafin Paris a number of wounded were laid gold Indies and intial op
with these remote posibilities; and as all tre heroes, he is truly to recogital-Eight of them were very badly fit is likely that thisse alarmes may even .
the couraga of the -
The Gerum sier
In the hall of a great milway terminuş
cut on the straw waiting to be taken to. Aq hort, and some of them were vidently not lead to the retention of troops in timp Bragelog for this world. Is
In when their poist of maximum effec TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the love of the that primates One of them, way fr. T. Naylor in the tiveneg is manifestig in France, it be
hy instructions of the Department of the Frowhuan; but he is fearless under Chronic asked for a confessor.
femmes Decosy to insist upon the State il citizens of the United States Now, the brutal pressure of his otheers, and
Is there a privat bere asked a nurse Holding REGULAR DEPARTMANT or
Another wounded anidior lying mortally ability of our civilian population, if only STATE or EMERGENCY PASSPORTS las death like a imah, ly says.
—— Markus - I -- batat coconut but wounded plucked the nurse by the sleeve, the thorities will permit the small are Required,ti prexans theoulves within
***Madame,” he said. ** I am a priest: Ijomonas of organizations and preparation TWO WEEKS to x Diplomatic or Camice the Uhlans, she rou in an un-can give him abeolution. Curry me to peeled, deal quite successfully with eular Oilcer of the United States for the kawen cuntry, where every hedge muy | him," insertion in such padport of a declaration bid, an enemy, when every stop may
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The confession did not take long, and any raid that in an extremity of Germsa the strength of the soldier priest was boldrews" may be attempted. men instant destruction. I take ebbing rapidly away. When the time to be used and the purposes for which do it. ad the Chinns do not lack came to give the absolution he made A countries are to be visited and for the attachment to such Pas-port of a photo uve. The Germans committed many sign to the nurse. **Help me to give the
And, in the first place, let tan expert graph of the Holder. Without such atrocities, but I hold their generals re-sign." ba anid. Statement and such photograph papusponsible for them, for whenever a gen-
The nurse held up his arm while this have no illusions as to what we ordinary
being
done. Death followed quickly people ora gránit to do if we find German hurise granted and fance in the teman was at the head of the Germans the soldier-priest and his penitent scldiers in England one morning. We States or Persons wing allegiance to
fur from They died hand in hand, while the nurse are going to fight. If we count fight United States may be regarded as invalid. traps their behaviour was
NOTICE ALSO IS BEREBY GIVESbrated. But when I think of the naked and the ambulance mon fell on their knees with rifles, we shall fight with shot guns, that herealies a person applying to the women driven as the point of the bay on each side of them. Departinent of State or ton D plematic
nove in front of an attacking line, of Celar Oflices of the Onited States authorized to isane Eatergency Passport utilated children, of wantonly burned for a Regular or Emergency Passport is hoes, I repeat the vow, taken by many required to ste in what countries he of us, not to take nus prisoner in thei
GERMAN, RECKLESS NEEM 1.
For two and a half months I was in
10 whe anch Passport an
unit i pyfuture. what object he intends to go there. such country as wer to state bieffy for A witten upon his face of the Fussport issued the heart of the fighting. One hour's sleep statement the following form will be Leiber by the Department of State or by in three days was not an unusual decur-
The paring to whom this
che Dalmatic or Conşular artist for the Germans ever comic ou,
3,000 GERMANS KILLED IN
"TEN MINUTES.
Oficer's Story of Fighting on the Yser.
:
unt if we cannot fight weeding to the Bades of War apparently made by.Ger- mis for the restraint of Deitish military experts, we will ghs according to inner light.
Many roen, and not few women. will turn out to shoot Gerinansi. "There will be no preventing them after the Belgian stories. If the experts attempt any pedantic interference, we will shoot the exports.
I know that in this matter I speak
for so sufficient a-number of people that
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By Order,
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TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED TENDERS in Duplicate will be received at the Colcaial Secretary's Office until NOON on MONDAY, the 28th day of December, 1914 for the BUILDING from the 1st January to 31st LETTING of the OLD POST OFFICE December. 1915, subject to condititions which can be ascertained at this Offca,
Each Tender should bear on the cover the ards TESDER FOR LEASE OF OLD FUST OFFICE BUILDING," and must be accompanied by a receipt to the effect that the Tenderer has deposited in the Colonial Treasury a sum of Oos Thousand Dollars (81,000) as a pledge of the bond fides of his offer, which Aura sball be forfeited to the Crown if the Tenderer refuses to carry out his Tender and comply with the conditions shove referred to, should the Tender be accepted.
The Gorernment does not bind itself to
Forms of Tender and fumber particular Pablic Works.
accept the Highest or any Tender.
Paris, Nov. 13. An account given by a wounded officer sod has declared under calh that he no matter how many mea they lost. testifies to the fierceness of the battle now Resires is for use in Countries hereafter Their method is to send a divance fores raging on the Yer. The officer, who was wounded by a bullet in the head last nimed for the following objects
that is really always uunibiluted. 4 Monday, says that his brigade occupied a it will be quite useless and hopelessly can be obtained from the Director of This Passport is
valid for use in other body of troops follows, curificing front of four kilometres north of Ypres, dangerous and foolish for any expert- Cogut is except in necessary transit ti in the most rechless way, undelivered on the 4th inse their most They will get shot and their houses will was on this point that the Germans instructed minority to remaic "tame.". or from the Countries named.
The holder is als required to submit a treating only when decimated ranks snill unmounted Photograph of himself or make further resistancu impassible. Two farios hersoli in duplicate, one copy of which will be attached to the Passport. With ap plications for Passports Photographs will be submitted in triplicate.
GEORGE E. ANDERSON,
Consul General Hongkong. Decembar 12, 1914,
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DAIRY FARM NEWS.
FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON
HAMS, GEESE, DUCES
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AND
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Register your orders' early to aroid disappointment.
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and
through the Allies Hoes, they returned
farious Attack
arable to break Although
be.. bent..necording to the established or three days later the main arny
delivered repeated attacka antil the German rules and methods on r arrives,
count, so they may just as well turn-out Things into attack in solid evening of the following day, formation. They shoot without taking The Allies were sometimes compelled to in the first place, and get some shooting i, bosing their bepes of hitting the give ground, abich they invariably mda-usa consolation in advance for their in- enery on the calculations of one of theirged to retska. Same trenches were taken evitable troubles.
retaken seven times in one day. On
the evening of Nov. & the Germans slack ened their efforts, but renewed the offen-
RAIDERS WILL EZ 'LYNCHED.
And H the raider, est off by thế sca
A. F. CHURCHILL, Director of Public Works. Public Works Ofice,
1300 Hongkong, December 18, 1911.
0.
NOTICE
13 HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED TENDERS in Puplicate. but those so badly advised as to try termer striking which should be clearly wirked TENDER
raints, who declared that out of a tha sund bullets, truire wore ccrtain to find their mark New men replaw thou sive no Nov. 7 more violently than ever in who full, and the movement forward of the Germans left no doubt that they will certainly be, and against odds are the region south of Diamude. The energy from their support, ill-equipped as they continues. When, near the fre, they were attempting a decisive fort. staldenly open their ranks, and machine The French locZ WOTE. heavy, gon fee sweeps the lines of the opposing of the Germans were:
reappalling. The cicer reprisals on the Belgian pattern, we ine FOR LEASE OF PART OF OLD Forev. Sniall wonder that their lowes himself saw on Gorman regiment advantars will,
cing with colours flying, and when
aninud.
Torture to the atrocities,
it
course, maxaere every SUPREME COURT BUILDING
Building
Each Tender must he accomapatied by n receipt to the effect that the Tenderer has deposited in the Colonial Treasury ʼn suma of Five Hundred Dollars (8500) ns. pledge of the bond fidar of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown it the Tenders: refuses to carry out his Tender and comply with the conditions hereinafter contained, should the Tender bo accepted. Particolars of the Terms of Lesse, &c., may be obtained on perroval application at the Office of the Director of Public Works The Government does not bind itself to crept the Highest or any Tender,
in kegin were five times is great as ou reached a point 300 metres from the French / Gertnan straggler we can put gun to, be received at the Colonial Secretary's own. The Germoun waldier is driven like trenchen it was received with a morderpaa Naturally. Such a procedure December, 1914, for the LEASE of Certain Dilice until NOON on MONDAY, the th beant, but he is a conzigen animal, rifle fire which compelled it in retire aguinary, but it just the summon Rooms on the Ground Floor and in the Having re formed, the regiment advanced wean of the situation. We shall lang Busement of the Uld Supreme Court One again and got to within a hundred metres
A Ger must not get the tales that were of the trenches, but was guia wwept back the officers and shoot the men.
man raid ca England will, in fact, not by the Franch fire. drilled into the poor head of the Gezua
Is retired once more, and came on for be fought-it will be lyncha soldier by his superiors about Belgian third time. The order way given to Jet War is war and reprisula und striking savagery. It was in the beginning of the enamy approach, and when they were terror are games that two can play the war.
We were stationed wear Ter-only twonty metres from the trenches the This is the latent temper of the British
French opened fire, killing every man' *monde,
Uhlans were prowbag in the The officer says that within ten minuter countryside, and the sooner the auth neighbourhood, and frequently, to while 3,000 Gerson were killed.Reuter rities take it in hand and regularise it
way the time, we would go out hunt- Special-Daily News.
the better will be the outlook in the ing for them. One day two of uz came
moto event of that hypothetical raid across a patrol of six. We killed two,,
getting home to us. wounded two others; while the last pair rtale away,
We found one of the wound. ed, but the other disappeared. · We warched nad marched, and then we RON STEEL. MEPAD and HARD heard grou. W secured the poor WARE MERCHANTS. Whatele devil hiding under a helge How he and Tatall Trosovers. Pig Iron, arded for mercy! He had been told Foundry toke Importers. Jeneral Store that he would be tortured, and although keepers and Shipchandlers. Now, 135 and
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wo neunt no harm im Tater he save the village, Auvigny, from being berned by the Germans in shour gra titude for the kindness we showed him.
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NO FEAR FOR TUR VOTURE. -- Speaking of burning villigis, the Ger mans have a specially organised corpo for that purposes. First come appr with axez, who break the doors and win- dows in the houses.", "They nza followed. by wldiers with hand pumps, who play petroleum into the openings madu, afte these come those whose daty if i to,
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