TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1915
BY TELEGRAPH.
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THE WAR.
THE LATEST NEWS FROM
SERBIA,
MONASTIR IN A PRECARIOUS
POSITION.
NEWS FROM THE CAMEROONS.
CORDON BEING EFFECTED AROUND
THE GERMANS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Maй.j
THE LATEST NEWS FROM SERBIA,
Losnos. Nov. 20 Ad Atheus telegram`states that - Colonel - Vassitch has telegraphed. from Prizend to the Serbian Minister that bus lunting fox Bestari,-
The Serbians are defending the rond from the Knesovo phin owende Prizrend.
Thousands of refugees on the Kassoro plain had to be abandoned. to the grey of the invaders.
A putut in the direction of Mestari hind Thirazzo had been, decided upen and the vanguard had already entered Aibänth at Ljuríkala, What #ITED FOCUS CUTEet by transported will be destnged.
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The message adds. The enemy has five times try forces than mine.. · We will defend Monastir till te-monow," ka
Colonel Vossitch will retreat to Tesna and thence to El Bassan in Albania.
SITUATION AT MONASTIR PRECARIOUS,
SALONIKA, Nov. 29.
The sustion-nt Monastir is precarious. The civil authorities have- left the town, but Colonel Vassitch is firmly resolved to defend the town bo the East.
THE QAMEROONS.
CORDON BEING DRAWN ROUND THE GERMANS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
OBIEF INSPECTOR GOUR-
LAY RETIRES.
„TWENTY-FOUR YEARS” SERVICE"
IN HONGKONG.
Oun Scottish Letter
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Estanca, Outuber 27. Tue commoss 18 THE GERÄT ADVINCE," Bit by bit the story of the "grout ad- vance is coming, together into a pherunt whole; it is a chequered story that make
CORRESPONDENCE.
A LITTLE GROWL.
(To the Editor of the “China Mar.")
As a member of the Special Police, and Scotsman I have a littjo growl to make
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Chief Police Inspector David 'Gourlay retires from the Rongkong Constabulary -tinday after-a-long- anch-hemaurabis-son. I and buith grin en graw."-deyet, of couro, which I think-in-reasonably. This buing nection with the Police, extending over the accounts deal only with the unis to No. Andrew's Day the Pamong that batt which the writer happens to be attach might have reserved" the Special Police apariad of twenty-four year. During the and perhaps the hastalions on each side: whole of that time he has worked with seal, but on one point they all agree, that the duties on this day to the "Sassanacha.“ gradbully obtaining promotion until two Now Army came back from the attack to
Yours, etc.. yours ago he trached the bighest pinnacle billets in the bighost sprite, they had ha could attain in the Force, that of Chief met the Boschen snd bashed them as for the Highlanders, they marched in Inspector of the Art class. In his official singing." Among the happiest accounts capacity he proved himself to be a con- that have come home is from the
pen alderato and obliging superior, while at the of his regimenk-Hare you heard how our of a sergeant ip the Camerons. Eo writes Aame time he was a good disciplinarian. His 5th battling went over the paraped singing comrades knew how to respect hisa and the war dry of the University mon.- notside ** the daily round," he won the
Alasava, sĴusa YA, Corrabulis, corrabella, admiration of not only members of the
Jing, jing, jingle, Fores, but. Also at large number of -officiala... ...and ... rosidants generally, .. His daperture for Home will be widely regretted. Ha rutires on pension, the reward for long and meritorious service, Mr Gourlay, sails for Home
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THE TIBROCE,
Yestran the piper, on his way,
Male music through the glans: It was abaab the gloamin' grey, And mony a body prosed to say
There's mair that hear the piper play 'Than e'er the piper kens."
Pipe as he will, this many a day.
Women and bairns and grandaires grey
·Scotland and the bravo, "
Ara “the listeners ho can he's ;
***Sardinia “ on Saturday and wiż join his/top C, I sempos tell what the verse means "huru's zano, boride; ya'll hear folk ssy,
day
The was bas ta'en the lare.
and yet there's some that
Festroen he played me cloar Yon was an eerie, darksome hour, and ancient tunes bale ar00 po'er
When battle alouds abuze as lour,- Tokea na wha may bear.
And Myslo wi the Second Sight
Baw, risin' frse the cairna,
Camarena agorta, Camorous egʊzia, Egorra, ezorts. Epi- v from the throats of battalion you ma Uatil you have heard this vorse: shouted have litalo ideh of it, or of its effect upon the men. Apart from knowing the tuner the. And the fact that the last "Egoria" re eben
or where it originated. It cost the ath. wife and son who left the Clony for dear to take what they were ordered. Have Scotland early last year.
"you heard how the 6th and 7th battalion Mr. Gourlay was drafted from the took the hilli Baw they made a makeshift standard of a piece of Tartsa and a pole, Dundee Folice Force and came to Heng and raised it right of the top of the height? kong as a constablo in. 1891. He made the How they stuck to their most advanced journey with 20 others to recruit for the position all ander concentrated artil
Few many of a certain battalion Hongkong Police Faroe and the only two lery fire
sprang up and charged down the far side of remaining along with him are Mt D. Machill and never returned! Whether they Kenzie of the Ravanud Omen and Meðfölver fought themselves cut cf. existence or were Inspector of Junks. Every one of the senze captured, time alone will show. Just wow
th are "missing." mentioned held some p sition of note, Chisti
HIGHLAND LAND WAR. HECÁLELD, Detective Inspector Collect, Inspectors | Ritchie and Fenton and the late Inspector place in Edinburgh at az advanced age, Sharid Ivory, phos, dosth bas takom
McHardy were all members of those that ! was a Scottish advocate of the old school, came East in 1891. At that time, the local and was indeed the dayan of the Faenlty. orce comprised 112 European Police, 250 1888 that be. came into prominence. Is It was when he was Sheii of Inverness in Chinese and about 200 Indians. To-day it that year there was a general resistance to has grown to nearly double that strength. the payment of root in Skye.. In serving There are 175 Europeans, 490 Indians and write upon the croftors the sheriff-officers wars deforced, and several conflicts took 530 Chinas all engaged in Palies work. Mr place between the croiters and the police. Gourlay has been Home twice in twenty. The Government of the day took a serious
Mr A. A. Jack, son of Professor William four years and ho was present at the Jubilee view of the situation: a free of marines Jack, late of the Mathemation Chain of 'celebrations in 1897 representing, along a landed on the island; and war vessels lugaw Caivers ty, has been appointed writserving partias, the Professor of English Literature in Abordess the marines, to various party University.
the
with the fading and Chinese representatives police, and the the Hongkong Police Over 1000 persons of the east line. from Colonial foréen wore prénost. Me Courlay had the honour ofreceiving a niedal from King Edw.rd, who was then Prince of Wales. His other decorations include the Royal Hamane Society's bronze medal for conspicuous bravery displayed during the terrible 1906 typhoon, when, at great peril, he resoned the cocupsats of a sampan, who were in danger of being dashed to pieces off Observation Pier. E. Sir Matthew Na has presented the medal at a reception held at the Government House. Mr Gouring also holds the fourth and third clase modals for Police service. He had a most dxciting time when helping to arrest the famous To Kwa Wan piratas in 1900,, who had attack ed and looted a couple of juuks in Kowloon Bay. Inspector Gourlay was in charge of the Water Police then and as a result of a
search 16 of the pirates were arrested They were the men who had long held a reign of terror around the neighbourhood and met their ** Waterloo" at the hands
of the police Mr Gourlay then had Barry escapo. He was wrestling with one of the most desperate of the outlass who clutched him tightly. The struggle lasted for half an hour, but eventually the
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The Sharif, a
Disd heroes; clansmen, chief, and knight, Tastriks for Scotland and the right, She anw their ghastly armour bright
More, glimmerin' through the ferne! Far to the southward, over the brze,
Down through the dusty dons, They gaed, a mighty ghost in groy, There a mair that bears the piper play The ancient pfbroch they obey,
Than o'er the piper kens!
The
MISCELLANKA,
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be supposed, bad disteals and A-lady-doctor, who baila front the High
Alands, and has for some months part been delica o duties to perform. Ho bad
doing duty in Forbis, writes that "this ta.. Tange for Hevoral night raida. in the cadenrous to capture crofters sounify is a mixture of Moor of Rangoch concerned in the deforcement, and in one the book-of-Dec-Wevis. Sometimes when I take a tripout among the hills and, of these. a landing in the early morning lose my way I feel quite at home. Glendale, resulted in the arrest in his bod of John Macpherson, well known at that
offence of Miss Cavell was that of time as the Glendale martyr. Through For Macdo all the turmoil and exof emert and tough A frertiser Lady Alice Lisle suffered repeated attacks in Parliament, the Sheriff similarly in the black days after Sodge- moor: she is remam bera, xo is Judga remained calia and unperturbed. Every fefreys, who condemand hor," is the com evening be despatched a mesange to the Secretory for Scotland, then Mr &. Je Balfour, recording the day's doings. 1 have sean hun after a long assunk aus trying day of writ serving, sit down, bis pipe in full blast, at a dyke side, and write bin repor to the Secretary, sending it to the Post Office at Portree, 95 or 30 miles away, by the hands of a friendly news- paper reporter, who had to drive to that place in order to put his own messigs on
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Canon Tupper Carey, speaking at Glas gow, said that one of the greatest features of the present war was the arrival of Indina
to troops
Sight Flanders.
We would net aaee
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Gurkha Rifles (killed), an of
Lieut. Charles N, D. Ingiis, 28th! tan we had then Lovestoner Girvan
wasit
His brother, Captain David Inglis, 1/4th Gurkha Rifles, was killed in France in Horse,
ears hard labour. His mates received entering into Western civilisation and seven. yes mach. For this bravery Mr
claiming its Gourlaya
its place in the sun, The East Bod the
received a wh other police the-Chief Justice Mr Gourley was. That meant that in the East they Alexander W. Ingle, 20 African W gift of $25 and
higaly commended by Way wide awake. Theres that education December, and another brother, Captain
meant power, and they are going to
to bave. the means of bringing to book a pirate targing their backs of their old religions Frior to the war, the late officer was on the
Kerd killed in the South who caped around Picnic Bay LONDON, Nov. 20.
eventually captured after being and faiths. What to mean to Eastern Bengal State Railway, and wis
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the world if the whit among the basher,
were to be Captain of the Railway Volanteur Rifles Another of Mr Gour. allowed to drift inty materialism andient. Walter F. Birington Bisset, 9th Lay's experiences was the arresting ofatism? The only to meet the diffi Gordons, of Leaseadrum, Hunt's, 900 of Chiu so in Hollywood Road cas charge of culty was by Christiaing the impact the late Major. Maurice Elrington-Biaset, arson, and at place where 18 people between East and West and that wa the were burnt alive. Berkeley for the Yellow Peril migh yet become the Chinese was re-future work of foreits missions. "The tenced to gaol 1 by Bir H. rest of boatural life and two fokis Church's golden opportunity. secured seven years' ench
The Press Bureau announces that General Dobell's "French and British-force are gradually drawing ring round the Germans in the Camerous. The Allies have inflicted heavy losses on the enemy whose centre of resistance is the high ground around Jaunde, while the Gef mars in the North Camercons are now beaten and broken up into small parlier which Brigadier Cunliffe is pursuing.
LORD KITCHENER.
Lord Kitchener has left for Baris
(Reuters Service to the China Mail.;
THE REICHSTAG"
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LONDON, Nov. 20. The Reichstag meets on Tuesday.
ITALIAN CORDON ROUND GORIZIA.
Terry, Nov. 201
ΤΗΣ ΜΟΝΤΕNEGRINS,
Spirited Froclamation by Their King.
PARIS, Nov. 29.
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"Death before lavery" is the key-
years ago
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Grenadier Guards, youngest son of Lord Lieut. Hon. Iro Alan Charteris,
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In sports, Mr. Gourlay shone at the Police Recreation, club. He was fond of tennis and cricket and latterly has played bowls. He won the Championship of the city, theoretical and practical, of the and at Edinburgh University. During his Colony at the Kowl on Bowling Club for production of war muations has passed residence in Edinborgh he played centre Sir Andra Nob, though associat-three quarter for the Lismore Club, and Mr. Garlay was also in charge of ed for, oser half a centry with the great Government House as castodian and iter Elswick Works at Newcastle, was a Scot, Captained the side in 1912-13 when they preter for one year and three months during bora at Grecccck; and hanuver Sir Henry Binke's tenure Gorginer. The ed from his duties on Treside he was to besivescsson. His brother, Ernost C. Fahmy, he escape the Edinburgh and District Union League Championship for the third succes- Chief Inspector recalls that during 191 found in the neighbourbod of the Clyde, when there was a water famine and tanks and not infrequently chting on Loch Edinburgh University, and was figured
who played
yod staad of half for Lismore and were built on the Prag The water Fyne. Related throughhis mother to the prominently in Scottish Rugby Interns. was ect nlf from Aberdeen Street by family of Campbell of Arddinglas, he tional Trials, is at present in the Roys! Holywood Fond to Western Street and took great pride in bo e-cate, which Flald Artillery during this period there was a serious be bought from the repesentatives of the outbreak of fire, which raged for days and old Exide. The ion house was of. "Times of Ceylon," and late of Edio-
Georgs Crichton Wilson, Snd Gordon gutted: 50 hoasen.
destroyed by are in 1231 and Sir Andrew burgh, has been killed in France. Wo
Jain with Me Gourlay's many friends built a new one h niso rostered. in hoping that in his antive land Dunderave Castle, the acfont stronghold
may bg hava gond, health
GEITUARY.
Sargeant Erie P. Fahmy, 8th Seafortha, White everybody in taking of munitions Fahmy, missionary, &moy, China,
filled in France), was the son of The A and their manufacture, be greatest autho was born in Egypt and educated in London He
cote of a spirited Proclamation by the Lenjoy his well-earned retirement. old King of Montenegro to his people: The Serbian Army has been obliged
to withdraw to the mountain of Mon. tenegro, where the forces of the two Montenegrin Kingdoms will valiantly re A communique says that attackist to the death their commonenemies."
ROME, Nov. 20,
en the heights north-west of Gorizia His Majesty pasutions that the Allies were successfully continued. "We promise supplies for the population and
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James Meston, formerly registrar for the
of the chiefs of bic Naghton. He was greatly interested in the rebection of wild birds, and it was a cause f regret to him Aberdeen parish of Old Mach in for over 20 which bad nested and rered their young when, two years ago, le guiden egiles years. He was the father of Sir James Meston, Lieutenant-Governor of the
for many seasons on the offs of Glen Fyne, combined provinces of Agra am? Qudb, And known as Eagles Falle, fowook that place of Professor Jaman Meston, Madras and built a best on recipice on an
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began the descent of the Isonzo spare their blood, but will 'Eght" from watershed. We took. 115 prisoners. mountain to mountain around their
In the neighbourhood of Oslavin, King with an nedoar inspired by con after fieres struggle, we conquered fidence in ultimate victory.
hill, taking 201 prisoners..
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On the rest of the front we made scine progress,
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of a train-load of wound in Bootland To-day's Advertisements y.m. on the Cricket Ground-Recruits describes the scene thus, Most of the under Sergt. Major Bond. Dress: drillen are able to walk out the carriages order
by themselves, and, they all amoining Wetincaday, the lut December, at is the inevitabin Woibinor, at any FRENCH GOVERNMENT NEW LOAN
rate, appear to be doing He adds, ATHENS, Nov, D. p.m., at Volunteer Headquarters—" D "Esco the stretcher can are provided The Government las, not yet re Co.unden Berg-Major Cooke. Uren: with fag, they world abfeel happy or Pond WILLIAM (Qatario), Nov 29. plied to the Allies, pending the drill crder.
aleciike without in ibpt the symbol and the the British eddier Big at wounde understood that the order enn elucidation of certain points of the Wednesing teenber, at 5,15 and death? manchez bent extends to the whole deinanda formulated in Fridayner Hondquarters-Signaling ofthe Dominion, Canadian wheat can only be in that the overthe previous epired Sedion. Unkorn to be se
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with much response in the Nethand West, news crented a sangatidrally in flagrant violation of neutrality bayonet fighting. Dres: drill order, antipathy to the have strong Chine from date.
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