TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 1916.
SHIPPING
P. & O. S. N. CO.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE
UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S "GOVERNMENT TO
MARSEILLES AND
THE CHINA MAIL
AT THE IRON GATES.
MEETING PLACE OF THREE NATIONS,
LONDON, troops are fighting at a point where printed by the Ima Gates no longer rendered. He look m to the post of
TAKING PASSENGERI and CARGO TO STRAITS, COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, &c.
Duo at Due
Steamort
30....
Colombo
river bed could be deepened by the killed by the reconnaissance had done blasting of the rooka, but the tank is work, Word a sent to the gunners presented many » difficulties, and is the German in deluged with accomplishment would have mcant, 4 ro. Meanwhile Fren inluntry felt Cherry expenditure for the benedi gained." | their way along the positis,, mesking for Tha alternative course wina adopteil of so the weak points and meeting the annoy The historic blund of Ada Kalch scene coutragring the bed of the river as to give again and again "ar elmo quart, a writh unt unlikely to regain, a messure of ita a suficient depth of water. A shipping to the grenade. The woods were sweat by former prominence. Mated in the pane over the submergod reef. This was patrolu. A despatch-bearer, unarmed, Danube, about three miles, baloip the no small, undertaking, bas it was sucenas suddenly came norowa twở Germana.... Th station of Orora, neur which Rumanian fully achieved, and the obstacle formerly Germans had their rides, but they, qu-) Hungary, Butuauis, and Serbia meet, it exists. The passage through the earrowed, command, and ther we noticed that has beva a centre of strategic importance waterway is still a matter of diffulty, the their rifles were lain.” “Why did you' throughout the centuries of recurring current being so rapid and powertal that bring them in," he was asked, " without conflict between the combutive races of ordinary vessels are incapable ct making making them.unimad their riftea 9 I the Magyar and Balkan countries. Its headway against it. This new ahetacle was afraid than it would mind them thak destrubility has consisted in its usefulness is met by the provision as the bead of their ride were loaded was the reply. a factor in controlling the navigation the rapids of a power station, working on. Soon after a German shall fell on that of the mighty river whose gracefub the windlass principle, to render particular post, and part, of if collapsed, symmetry it disturbs. In a militaryesistance to struggling steamers. The burying two men in ita ruins. They were sease, as well as in other respects, the whole enterprise is one of many improve probably crushed out of recognition, but vital importance of Ada-Kaleb belongs to meats that the Government of Hungary their comrades set to work to dig them the pass: can never again be of hare carried out in the southern and out. After four hours' desperate toil one material value ip dominating the rivez.or eastern provinces.
man. was found still breathing, lying on intluencing, deld operations in the adjoin
his comrade's corpae. A doctor at once ing countries for the reason that" artillery Herkulesfurdo is a favourite watering wormed his way down through the splin 7of modam range and power would place, located in a district exceptionally tered trunks and "crumbling earth and speedily reduce its fortideations, even it endowed in point of natural beauty,gare the dying man some morphine to 26they were in full repair. At one time From the time the traveller takes leave dell his palz. at last the rain stopped indeed, they were well-nigh impregnable of the grout plain of Hungary, soon after and the sun came out again, and with the but now they are in state of ruin that passing Temesvar, the railway carries him heat came the terrible torture of thirst. tells of the troubled past.",
through rugged country richly wooxhat and Whilst it rained water could be collected singularly picturesque
in canvas sheets, but with the way mil moisture vanished, and the enoray's bar. rage fra made all communication with
he rear imposible.
Leave
Connecting Mall Stenner from
Hoog: kong
Colombo.
Marciller London
1976, 1918.
NAMUR
Sept. 24
Through
Steamer..
SARDINIA.
Oct. 6
Through Steamer
NOYARA
Oct. 20
MOREA
Nov. 3
Through Steamer
*NYANZA
Nov. 17
* MONGOLIA....
Oct. 26 Nov. Nova 9 Nov. 13: Novi 13 Nov, 26. Dec, 6 Dec. 15 Dec.
17 Doc.
MALTA
Dee
*
MALWA
Dec. 31
*1915
Doc. 13
Through Steamer
Jaz 17
NORE
MANKIN
* Passsogea change Staamara að COLOMBO,
1917 Jan.
Jan.
Accommodation in the connecting Stoner from COLOMBO in dodaítaly reserved in Hongkong at the time of Booking.
On the Australian Rosto Tickets Interchangeable with Oricht Line,
SAILINGS DIRECT TO
SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.
SARDINIA
NOVARA
NORE
NYANZA
$. S.
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CARRYING AT $ 280 SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES.
PROPOSED SA unistiary sig
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abou
Due t D'SEILLES. if calling About
Due LONDON about
THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS
All Cabina e Etted with Electric, Faus free of charge and with Berth Furnished With an Electric Raling Lamp.
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A CURIOUS HISTORIA,
The history of this interesting island, which is little more than a mile lag and less than a third of a mile wide, add another to the. maoy strange sidelights| thus the past reflects per the pusent world wide war.
For at least a couple of cénaries the contestants for Ada-Kuich were Austria-Hungary and Turkey. Ita cizership has been claimed by these powres in turn and it was only as recently as 1578, what the Turks, 'after more than a century of unbrakën pešios. | iont were finally driven from the security otts elaborate defences. Although It
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In one of the most delightful of the numerous vallays in this part of southern Hungary, close to the Rumanina-frontier, austle the fashionable Hercules. Baths, On the night of the 17th it was decided of amusement, and other institutions that Sainte-Fins should be made. It was led
gether with commodious hotels, places that further reconnaissance make up the equipment of the oder by a lieutenant who in civilian life was an employee of a great Paris bank, and watering place. 1
it consisted of 60 men.
The Fench crept forward from hole to hole until they were within two yards of the German Then they sprang to their fua and hurl the grenades at the enemy, who surrendered or took to their heels. In ten minutes the position was theirs, The French took refuge in little cellar cient chapel. Thers they were completely which was that remained of the na
antil the night of the 18th that the ruto by barrage. fire, and it was not estenant was able to announce that he had succeeded in his mission and that he was digging himselt in.
THE SHRINE OF ST. FINE.
A STORY DE FRENCH HEROISM
Mr. H. Warner Allen, the representa
was captured by Hungarian troops in the tive of the British Pros with the French year nuestioned, and its fortfäcätions were formy, writes: Verdin Fas been throwb ordered to be razed, it was not until shout into the background by the great everts the years ago that it was formally on the Somine, but it wonid. her sapreinely Fannexed by the dual monarchy after a must tal forget that it is only the heroic long terra of partial independence, the resistance of the French on the Mese to an oversight in the drafting of the which has soade it possible for the French Treaty of Berlin. A curious result of this and British armies to take the offensive omission was that. until quite recently elsewhere. While the British and French chiedhafvitants who are exclusively have been glammering the German lines Turk, resgnised only the sovereignty of in Pieurde, the defenders of Verdon have The Sultans were exempt from inity been more than holding their cws, and service, and paid no taxes, A small come of their deeds that deserve immortal garrison was maintained by Austria memory
ory is the battle for the shrine of Hungary, but justice was administered Sainte-Fine..... according to Turkish laws. The islanders, Last January, when I visited Verdun, numbering about 400, live by thouultisa, this rated ring which covers three tion af tobacco, wine," and "Toses, and by quare yards of ground was still an their faberies, but their intercourse with touched by shell re." It lies a little the Magyars and Slaves does not extend distance to the southwest of the ring beyond the linaits of business? They are formed by the roads/frody Fleury to not remarkable for their industry and Sogville and Imin Vaux to Verdun by
back
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FROM
TOTO KISEN KAISHA.
SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS, SAN FRANCISCO Via JAPAN PORTS.
BE Steamship
ANTO MARU,
BANKING
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HENRY PUNDE PAID EF CAPITAL $15,000,00
Sterling
£1,500,000@2/==$15,000,000
Silver
... 18,000,000
RESERVE LIABILITY OF
PROPRIETORS
11
BANK LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1880
AUTHORMED. CAPITAL... Yn 43,000,000,0 $33,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL $15,000,000 KREETS
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The abovo asmed Stoner having For 3 months 9 per cent. per annum
antides to cand in their Blix of Lang
send
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delivery of Cargo femalengde for sountersignature, sad to take immediata
Cargo remaining undelivered MONDAY, 11th Sept at Noot, will be aded at Consigness risk and expense,
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Chief Manager. Hongkong, Feb. -18, 1916
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
are the appofraace of a decadent people. war of the Faux Chapitre, Wood, if the nerving, while thee are reputed to be revded in advancing beyond the aux experts in evading the legal conditioza | Verduni' road and had carried the Shrine: They are credited with making the Test Freneb lines, and through the and delivery must then be taken from the governing the marketing of their products. This position threatened to Break through med in rules, and every visitor, is the Germany tried to carry Souille A Company Godowo, Storage changeak will ported to partaks at the bovaragesager, however separated the begsed on all Cargo remaining though it is not, prepared in a manner of storming party, from all support, and it undelivered on SATURDAY, 16th Eupt. in surroundings phat satisfy Westernwa dunililuted. Whes the Frepulf re-
50P.M fastidiousness in exlinary matters.
sumed the offensive, slowly and surely affected.
No Fire Insurance whiteros
TORRENTE, business of the soots Paar is OPENING THR 'S GATES.''
in the direction of Fleury, it" became No claims will be recognised after the conducted by the HONGEONG As an attraction for excursionista, indispensable to close the Sainte-Fizie Goods have left the Steamer or GodownAND SHANGHAI BANKING COR Ada-Kaleh has benetad from its" gmp.. "As, to who Sainte-Fine was, no one
All chafod and damaged Cargo will be proximity to The Iron Gates."" Here, has any idea. The Sainte may have been lauded into the Company's Godown, where FORATION. Roles may be obtained on thog will be examined on 22nd SeptTEREST in deponts is allowed on
application only a short way downstream the bed of a Delphine or a.Josephine, or perhaps afst 10 Ex the Danube is obstructed by a series of poil may have found the key to the No Olaims will be recognised if find the minimum monthly balances at rocks that were long an effective barrier riddle when he said, beters the attack on alter the 1st October, 1916.don' to Davigation The chutruction occurs July 12, that he was going on a pilgrim- and surroundings singular beauty, age to Sainte-Fine. The battlefield was.. comparable to the famous Tatra country chaos. Between Domumont and Sou in the Central Carpathiaus. The country, villa, the ground was riddled with enor on the other side of the Danube at this mou Holes twenty to forty feet in dia. point rises abruptly from the river back meter and more, and reads, meadows, to great height. The Hungarian villages, and trenches had disappeared. Government, with wonderful enterprise. On the 18th, the day of the attack, determined to remove the impediment to month's rain-hed given the final touch to river, trafic imposed by the rapids that the misery and desolation of the soone. disturbed the placid waters of the great A preliminary French recoUMAJAABDCƏ TAS ricorst this-meeting-place of nations made in the direction of the shrine. PERSIA MARU," Two ways were open to the authorities was received with heavy rife and maxim The fire. Two officera and sixteen men were
to uplock the formidable '!
Prince's Buildings.**
Fight and Paasement Agent,
Ice House Street.
gates.
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Agenty
1021
TOYO EISEN KAISHA
FROM SAN FRANCISCO. Vin HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS AND SHANGHAI
TE Steamship +
Tabove named Steamer baring arrived Consignees of Cargo ars, hereby notiñed to send in their Bills of Tading for counter. signature, and to take: immediato delivery of Cargo from alongside
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| may transfer at their option balancer of 8100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT per annum
For the Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation..
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FaNoris(Mex)RTOJUN (PORTASZMIME)
HANKOW HONOLULU
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EISHI ONO,
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Carto remaining undelivered on: WED NESDAY, 13th Sept at Moon, will be Landed 1 Consignovs risk and expouse, And, delivery must then be taked from Authorised Capital the Company's Godown," Storage, obarges
will be assessed on all Cargo remaining Subscribed
DATE OF LEAVING. undelivered on SATURDAY, 16th Fept P-up-
will to Reserve Fund.... No Fire Insurance whateven will effected.
4.
at 7am
vingston &Co. Cet. 4. at 112d
Na Claims will be recognised after the Giph Livingston &Co., Nov. 10, at 11 am
Goods haru left the Steamer or Godes. dwell & Co. Limited Sept. 14 pron Yaser Kanha Sept. 13
beaded into the Company's Godowng * Al chafed and damaged Cargo will Oaks Shoeen Kaisha Sept
where they will be examined on 22nd Sept. The Bank Line, La Sept. Toye Kisen Kaisha... Sept. 20. soon,
No Chime be recognised I fled Butterfield & Swire. Sept. 17, at 10 am after the 1st October, 1916. Osaka Shosen Kaisto Sep 17, A
Noon
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Hongkong, March 27, 1918
SINGAPORE, CZ-UHE CHARTERED. BANK OF
KINDIA AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
EE Stormship "NAMSANG having azzived from the above, Porta: Öez-
Chic Wall Co Ltd Voy-11 igneos of: Cargo by her is hereby to INCORPORATXO BY ROYAL CHARTER
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their may into the hazardous and for extra
Gormed that All Goods are being landed on
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Sõite 14 at 3 pm.
hazudous fodewds of the Hougkong and Q HEAD OFFICE LONDON.
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Whends
nos and/or from the wharves, delivery
be obtained the 13th inst. RERN FURNIE KORL dos ant cleared by
Rezergy LiaMINTY OF
Nooni will be a bioot to restart whi
Op 25 All broken isfad and damaged pack
ept 14, at 1 pmr i seen wru-to be left in the Godowns where 19. at 3 pm they will be examined. Claros against the
ept. 12 at 4pm tone toust the presented #liato 10 days
FEITO
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Oct, 13 at 4pm..of arrival.otherwise they lenot Banking baxirams tran
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In any cam what
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