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'JAVA-PACIFIC LIJN.
Steamship
ARAKAN," having arrived from SAN FRANCISCO, "Condignes of Cargo are hereby tolibed that all Goods are being landed at thair risk into the hazardous' andør extra hazardous Godowas of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the whażys delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns and All Goods maining and elisa d, afternoon, the 24th November, 1016, will be subject to rent.
All Claims against the Stsamer must be presented to
to the Cadaraigned co or before 27th November, 1916, us they will not be recognised.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods
the
THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
(LOGAL AND OENERAL.
The Manila Observatory notifies this afternoon a cyclone or typhoon E of Naha, moving N.N.W..
The Italian Convent commence
morrow morning in the City Hall.
"DEFAULTING POLICE RESERVES.
SHUFFLERS" DOING THEIR
BEST TO AVOID DUTY,
EXPERIENCES AT THE FRONT.
The following letter has been received by a local gentleman from a brother who is an officer now Two Police Reserves, whom serving with the Scots Guards at the F. C. Jenkin described as "shuf- Front :- Bors,wers before the Cours this
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
frum
1916.
COMMERCIAL
ploughed up the earth its shells foll iato. One dropped not more than ten yards away and smothered us with soil We came across a wound-
THE YARN MARKET. had been out there for three daya.! ed man in a shell holo one night who We get him carried off by our their fortnightly circular dated the rath Messrs Folishwalla and Kotwall, ir stretcher bearers next day I hope finst state: he lived. He must have gone The interval since the ad inst, has through awful agonies of mind during been marked by a considerable lull-in those three days, as he had lain in demand and rates may be said to have their annual Bazas at 10 o'clock to morning, one charged with being days in the front line and it has been with shells, dropping all round him, for away 89 to 3. The upward track We have just come back from two his hole all that time badly wounded exchange, which registers an advance abeent from duty and the other with an experience I shall long remember.Germans came in as prisoners, having posal for bo to listen to any pro- of three points, seems to have unnerved The first night we arrived about 150 dealers who refuse misconduct. The first saas takea Imagine marching up by moonlight surrendered to some patrols of a regiment remarkable Members of the Victoria Recreation was one against Abdul Hamid Usuf over a down or heath with big abells on our right. The feelings one go far between owing to the
Clearances show Club sra reminded of the Smoking who was charged with being absent coming dying over us
and enquiries the interios off
have bear. "fo and from the through at an experience like this are ment of harvesting
commence curious. One thing I have noticed is
operations. On the
A fireman on board a Blue Funnel suffering from toothache and could coming in amongst the troops and think it is really a kind a deadening and the Which is now quoted at 1145
a safe distance; occasionally regard to shells coming over.
sellers, owing to a farther advance I in Cotton laying out half a dozen or so, and of the nerves through over-strain,
consequent inflation of values the Home market yet having to keep moving and to human beings. One steps over a dead extremely meagre scale, the aggregate of callousness with regard to deading the fortnight have been on an In the circumstances, settlements dur leave our killed and wounded where body without any kind of feeling. It salas hardly reaching 8-400 bales. The they lay (until the stretcher bearers is simply an obstruction in the way, could take them off), as we had to or not-one simply has no time to One does not care whether it is buried relieve another battalion before a bother about it, as one has other thing certain time. Finally we arrived at inta the line again in a couple of days 20,000 bales.
to think about and to do. We go Ep or some other medical certificate our destination." It was once a vil-so that I shall be having all these, And
which would be accepted by Dr. lage, and is row nothing but a heap Jordan, or else attend the Central of debris. All the trees are smashed Station and report to the Inspector off at the trunk and the ground is on duty that he was unfit. A medi.
Concert in the Club's Gymnasium to tron Auty at the Central Station on horizon, bursting, some near, some that one gets a kind of torpor with hand, fimporters have not been.
morrow night.
steamer who came ashore at Causeway Bay was found to have in his girdle a couple of automatic pistols sad 400 rounds of 38 calibre ammunition. He was fined $500 by Mr. F. A. Hazeland this morning and the arms and cartridges were confisented.
knives
the 9th inst. He said that he was fat
not find time in which to arrange for
substitute
ብጎ
Mr. Jenkin, observed that some times the Authorities had to be
strict.
The defendant should have secured a certificate from the Surgeon-Superintendent, Dr. Jordan,
in
market closes very quiet, and judging be said to be somewhat on the easy side. from the position of exchange, matas may Total sales during the fortnight 2,400 bales
Sold and Unsold Stocks in godowns
+
In the absence of business quotations
nominal.
and coast ports
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, November 17, 1918, noise and shouted out "Who's there?" otherwise the Reserve had no check shell holes. In many of the latter one has been in it at close quarters. It appointing market, with fortnightly
A gang of men carrying bant either on robbery or su act of revenge, descended the ladder leading to the coxswain's cabin on board the P and O. launch Jeanette last night The coxawain was awakened by the He received no reply, but in a little while two men dashed into the cabin and seized the coxswain, who was stabbed THE ENEMY TRADE MARKS several times, but not seriously. He truggled violently, And shouted Thieves" and the men ran away with; out stealing anything. He followed them up the ladder and saw them disappear in the darkness. The launch was moored alongside the P. and O. wharf next Blake Pier.
QUESTION
THE statement made by the Secretary of State for the Colonies regarding enemy trade, maria registered by the Government of Hongkong serres to show that the Colonis: Office has entirely failed to grasp the meaning. of the motion which the Hon. Mr. HOLYOAK. representing the Hong-
bales for Hongkong and 8,000 bales for
arvata The Mail s.. " Malta from Bombay has brought in 5,900 Charghai. Shipments from Bangkong to SHANGHAL-REPO AD cqually dis sales amounting to 1,000 bales only.
J-PARIRE YARN -A small business has transpired and rates mark a fall of 3. 700 Bales Yellow Joss My 5160/162. Sales comprise :~
Quotations Bengal @ 827 to $31. no sales.
RAW Corros.-Bengal and Chinese,
Chinese
experiences over again. I do not know are whether they will be more or less trifling on the whole nervous system, and one naxt time. But curtainly it is a strain cul certificate must be prodused, nothing but bare soil, pitted with longs for peace and quiet ngani. One cannot realize how ghastly war is until on whether a man was ill or not.
dead bodies were lying and the others really is a bell and far more hellish Defendant sail that Dr. Jordan's were filled with equipment, ammun- than any of the conventional ideas of office closed at 5 o'clock and Mirtion and wreckage of various sorts. bell. The whole thing is typified for Jenkin added that he (defendant) Gerinan, I suppose, all left behind the way up to the line Deserted me by the scenes I passed through on was for duty at o'clock. "I could; buildings had disappeared. A few trenches full of dead, blasted trees, not come to the Central while I was planks and a few scattered bricks ground, and the intolerable stench and buildings absolutely level with the in bed," said the defendant.
were-all-that remained: The whole the whole thing lit up by the moon. No excuse was made until the man air was filled with, the borrible per- The writer of was put on the report. said Mrvading stench of decay which one!
the above then describes bow be was wounded. It was Jenkia,
breathed in with every breath and spot he described in his letter. Ele at the village of Gainey, the horrible tasted in everything one dronk or ate. had a bullet through my foot, All this on a rather misty maconlight boot included, just in front of my night was too ghastly for words and, bones; but a pro in cur hospital said ankle. I don't think it touched any
The Magistrate (Mr. Wood) asked what, was the character of the defen dant and Mr. Jenkin said he was
-are to be left in the Godown, bere they kong Chamber of Commerce, intro- news that his nephew Captain Reader slacker, because he had joined some either natural or made by shells and the hospital and then he would go
will be examined on the 24th November, duced
1 10 z. m. by the Company's surrey,
Mena. Goddard and Dougla
No Fire Insurance has been affected,
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,
Agents,
Hongkong-Nov. 17, 1816
THE DIARY.
1949
ས་ MEMO FOR TO-MORROW.
10m.-ItaEsa Convent Bazaar,
Hesars. Hughes and Hough's.
(Sheets, Towels etc.). Elankets and Ladies' Shoes and Boots
.97 Hall
"
p.m.-Cricket Match on EXCC 9.15 p.m. Sicking Concert at V.R.C.
ground-Volunteers v. Reserves.
General Memoranda.. SUNDAY, NOV. 19-
Birthday of Pope Benedict XV. (1854)
9 Am-Excursion to Maceo by sa
*Heungsban".
SUNDAY 10 & MONDAY, Nov. 10:—
10 a.m.-Italian Convent Bazzať.
MONDAY, NOT. 90:-
some
30 Hotser 158 138.
is
29, 38.
ROMANCE OF A BELGIAN SHIPPING FIRM.
sorry to inform His Worship that it reminded one of a scene from Dante's that a bullet could scarcely go through ESCAPE FROM ANTWERP WITH A
as an extremely, bad one. The
Inferno. There were no trenches in a part of the foot without injuring a man was a shuffler. He was not a the village in question but only holes, only be kept about a fortnight in bone." The writerthought that he would
TUG OF GOLD
39 VESSELS, ACQUIRED. in these we had to take up our abode home. In another part of the sime moving about when it got dark. "I wonderful Tanka stepped through houses proved at the Paris Conference, in so far To Belgium, apparently, is to belang for two daya, only coming out and letter is the passage) "Some of the men the credit of first putting into effect the in hospital were in action when the economic programme of the Allies, ap
One
CAPTAIN READER HARRIS, M.C.
Mr_C_D. Wilkinson has received
Legislative Council-a motion which Measta Wilkinson, and Grist, before the corps and having done that he was
time ago in the Harris, who was here with the firm of Unofficial Members of the Council. Cross. had the unanimous support of the war, has been awarded the Military now doing everything he possibly could to avoid duty. Records had only been kept since August and in can think of nothing more tedious and falled trees as if they were match it relates to shipping. that time the defendant had been
and nerve-straining than to be in 2 wood." on the report nine times. It was and with Boche shells coming, over shell hole all day with nothing to do, one of the worse cases. The man
at frequent intervals. Occasionally, was an athlete and a football enthu sust,
and they would like to get enemy guns 5ring and perhaps only there would be a quiet period with no
On one occasion when he did not heavy stuff over from the far dia- good service out of him if possible. one or two of our guns sending their sum up he was found to be playing tance behind us. And then suddenly football at the Happy Valley. It
SPORTING.
CRICKET.
The Volunteers and Reserves will oppose each other on the E.K.C.C. 19 of the Trades Marks Ordinance ground to-morrow, commercing
calculated to deceive, one which has been so struck off. It further. asked that Section 3 of the Merchandise Marks Ordinance of 1890 should be amended so as to make it an offence
a
3pm. Tifin will be served in the
will be the teams :—..
THE INVADERS. DISREGARD OF INTERNATIONAL
of the very interesting little incidents in the shipping trade since the outbreak of war has been the rise of the firm of Brys and Gilsen (Limited), colpation, with an immense quantity says the "Times. Antwerp in a tng, before the German Escaping from of gold, the principals established them selves in London The company did not A White Paper recently issued gives as steamship owners, but in the 1915 #ppear in Lloyd's Register for 1914 it appeared the owners of
LAWS.
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volume
under that Ordinance to imitate or RE.O. Bird, E. Hancock, Hon. Mr. C. engineering apprentice at Kowloon: quarter of an hour, and occasionall. The whole discussion, so far as the subaidised undertaking Brys and Gisen
| apply to goods any trade mark identi-Severn, HH Tayler, C. W. Beawick, cal with, or so nearly resembling as to and R. P. Thursfield.
A.O. Brawn, J. H.-Mead, S.-E-Green be calculated to deceive, a trade mark which has been so struck of There
bas never been any question of
H
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"
a dozen.
7
Mr. BoxAR LAW says that owing to local conditions the enemy trade marks could not be sold. We have never before heard of any demand that they should be sold. The Hon. Mr. HOLTOAK's motion asked that all trade marke belonging to enemy aliens and now on the register here
copies of the correspondance that passed 11 am.-Auction of & Motor Bicycle at should be expunged, and that Section
with respect to the relief of the Allies' amera, and in the volume isroed "I am.Auction of "Irish Goods should be amended by providing that | pavilion at i p.m. punctually By kind was entirely his own facit and if be a German gun would set, to work. Viscount Grey (Secretary of State for added to the fleet, making the total 39. territories now in enemy occupation. last July as the owners of 25 steamers. Ladoniet. Demonstration of the any future period, which is identical the band of 3.30-5.30. The following to take up the defendant's some louder, and then there would be a
na trade mark shall be registered, at permission of Major Morgan and Officers time in this way then he would have shell approaching getting louder and Cecil Spring-Rice (British Ambassador at tish owners.
Since then further vessels have been would take up his (Mr. Jenkin's) You would hear the scream of the Foreign Affairs), in a despatch to Bir Many of these were nequired from Bri- HK Sanday School Union in City with, or so closely resembles as to be wil play from 3.30-5.30. The following how. He wanted to make the case terrific crash as it exploded, some fulfil their obligations under the rules of dated Jul
Washington), stated: The negotiations formed,
All these vessels have now been trans- Braga, K. Brayshay, B.-D.-Brans, R-O-to-de-dealt with severely, as ther
VOLUNTEERS-R M. Austin, J. v. sort of warning and asked for "it times 100 yards away and sometimes war recognised by all civilised countries, fraces (£1,000,000) fully subscribed, and
showed that the enemy naver intended to Lloyd'
ugh not in name, to the Belge, established by law Hutchison, R. Kennedy, M. M. Maas was absolutely no excuse.
with capital of 60,000,000 GE Marley, E. J. R. Mitchell, J.
only five or ten. There was one gun The negotiations were so conducted as to a guarantee by the Belgian Government Defendant said that he had twice which sent over three or four at i- confuse "the issues and to throw the of further 100,000,000 franes (£4,000,000) Stalker and F. Syme Thomson. done special duty. In reply to the tervals of about three seconds, every greatest possible odlum upon the Allies has already been advanced.
RESERVES.-B. Hancock, T.E. Pearce, Magistrate he said that he was an
of which $5,000,000 francs (£3,000,000)
Deck and that his wages were $7 a
Of this Each shell, as it dropped, concerned, was only a move in a deep month.
Austrian and German Governments were (Limited) have become the managers. sent up a green column of smoke policy to excite public opinion against the
NEW ARRTICES. Umpires:-Major T. A. Robertson $10, or a month's imprisonment,
The Magistrate imposed a fins of and earth; and iit dropped near it legitimate use of sea power by those who announced the institution of a new and C. A. Hooper.
The Lloyd Royal Beige has already practically snowed you under with were fighting for the principle
of service between the United States and C.S.C.C., H.M.S. “TAMAR.” GAVE UNIFORM TO STRANGER. earth.
nationality. So long as the Central the Indian trade. With that object, it France and it is now proposing to enter November Criminal Sessions commence. "Belling" these trade marks. Indeed, The following will represent to Civil -1030 am- Auction of Household Mr. HOLYOAK, in moving the Service at home, at 2 pm on Satur conduct against Chan Shui Han shaves, although one hardly likes to have used them in thousands of towns house, will act aangerts
There were three charges of mis-
Powers occupy the Allies' territory, they has come to an arrangement wheroby Personally, I had one or two tear will continue to use civilians as they Mears. Graham's, an important Indian Furniture, Crockery and Glassware resolution, expressly stated that he Ponsonby-Fane, J. D. Wright, C. F. Oct. 15th, 10th and 22nd. On Oct." at No. 1, Ormsby Terrace, Graarilis did not ask for the confiscation of Mason, C. Sari, E. W. Dawson, R. C. 16th, said Mr. Jenkin, defendant was of them was in a shallow hole which
day:E. W. Hamilton (Capt.) R. A. Balleged to have been committed on single them out when everybody was and villages in France and Belgium-not Road, Rowloon
these trade marks or that they should Witchell, C. J. Tacchi, F. J. Ling, J. W. absent from duty outside the Vic
going, through the same thing. One forced labourers." 2.10 p.m.-Auction of cargo alred ex-be utilised for the benefit of British Franks, and P. T. Lamble. Reserves: toria Theatre and he had been bad been dug out by a "corporal of
as non-combatants, but a hostages and 2.2. "Wisley at Mosar. Enghe traders, but he asked for their W. E. Woolley Scorer: W. Fincher. midnight. He was absent the whole of a slope. We spent the whole day 25d Hough's Godowns..
R. Beerno and S. Alderman. Umpire warned for duty from 9 o'clock to my platoon and myself on the side "absolute destruction, and nothing short of that." He drew the Council's!
of the time and put forward the in this with shells flying over at us attention to the fact that the Com-
commeres the vessela. it to Belgian excuse that he was taken suddenly
other European ports. The first steamer monwealth of Australia bad passed KCC team: D. J. Mackenzie, W. L ordinary patrol duty, but instead of 50 yards away and suddenly they ordinary general meeting of the British Beys and Gilsen, is to replace with
ill with vomiting and dysentery. On At King's Fark to-morrow at 9 pm.
at intervals, but not coming parti...
of the now service is already on the way to load at Indian ports, and is to 1.30 pm. Auction of Household legislation prohibiting the possibility Weaser, C. J. Stapleton, J. W. Christian turning up he gave his uniform, col-hegan shelling the hillock on which chester House, Mr C. Bird Crisp, refer Belgian ports which, before the way
the day following he was due for cularly near-never less than 40 Presiding on the 16th at the Th
followed shortly by two others. gratture, Electric Light Fittings, of any enemy trade marks entering d. H. May, JM Jack and A. E. Silklar number and the rest of his equip, we were. Six shells dropped within ring to the proposed British State Bank were a monopoly of the German lines.
GW. Jeffries, A. Schulz, O. Mycock,
The programme of the Royal ster at No. 1 Canton
Lloyd, na described as the office of Messrs | Belgian Villas, her shores and had suspended for the stops.
Baak for Foreign Trade, held at Win- Belgian shipping all Kimberley Road, Kowloon.
duration of the war all enemy
ment to an absolute stranger,
the services to sent him with the uniform to do his about twenty yards of us gradually for Trade, said it the report of the com- Racked by a large Government atbaidy, duty. The stranger was luckily coming nearer and then ons dropped ould be welcomed. The bank, how confidence to the fulfilment of its am
mittee should lead to the establishment stopped. Of course, that sort of quite close, and buried me up to the
the lines recommended, the idea tho undertaking my well look withi Queen of Norway's birthday (1859) this example seems to us to place the on the Club Ground to-morrow,
ment offers to Hongkong following kong Football Club in a practice match minutes late for duty. Special duty my legs straight out in front of me. Office support. For ite overses dealings position to make use of all the The following will play for the Bong: the 21st defendant was twenty-five/chest, as I was sifting there, with privileges denied to others, nor should the British authorities to provide that
thing was contry to all orders. On
should not be given subsidies or
bitions. It now equally devolves upon local Government in a very anomalous Kick off at 4.15 p.-
receive the promise of exclusive. Foreign British owners shall in their own legi position. The Secretary of State says
was awarded with the authority of It was sometime before I could get If, on the other hand, Parliament should opportunities which before the war timate apheres of operations, be in-s the C.S.P. for the purpose of keep my legs free and could only then do decida to vote su baidies or countenance were weakly surrenderod to the German White-Handyside, Ralston, Black, ing discipline among the Police it with the help of my corporal who action would certainly be to the detri that the enemy trade marks are Railton, M., Stewart, Rodger, Railton Reserve, and it under that order & very pluckily stopped and helped me eat of British trade. Other not so placed under the control of the local Purves: for Scotch War
N, Envilesden, Smith,
the granting of new privileges, soch Government. In the circumstances, Colours-Nissim, Hoogenwert, Dickie,sidered to be a breach of discipline.out. As soon as I was free, we miside and free competition, which was the life- man refused to do duty it was còn-
favoured would be driven from the field; would it not be incumbent on the Walker, Chassels, Boad, Goldenberg.
Maxwell, Bremner, Barton, Robinson. It was an extremely serious thing for belt for it, and two seconds after eliminated. After the sporadic activity blood of sound business, would be a man to go about the streets in we got away another shell dropped imported to a section of trade had uniform over whom the Reserve had exactly in the same place where we evaporated, there would be less facilities no controls
rather than more for everybody. The Magistrate asked about the had been sitting. My mackintosh man in uniform, and Mr. Jenkin said cape and revolver were buried in the tried to find him but had failed., Hazel fell half an inch from my leg that he was not known. They had dobris. Another time a bit of
of shrap- was seen by another constable and and another bit hit me on my steel told to go off chop, chop
TUESDAY, Nov. 21 —
$30 p.m. Anction of Furniture, Blackwood, Bicycles etc. at Mewaru. Hughes and Hough's.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22.
plus-Rehearsal of Bezear scene in
City Hall
WEDNZADAY, NOV. 22 & THURSDAY, 23: Christmas Mail via Siberia closes. SUNDAY, NOV: 98
Prints Mand Charlotte). TUESDAY, NOT. 28:--
Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlemenś
BL Andrew's Day.. "Heber Day
3 Day in USA..
Hall SATURDAY, Dec. 9-
City
Boxing Contests at the Victoria
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THIS WEEK'S
OVERLAND
CHINA MAIL"
Contents include:---
Local News
• Cadtofi Notes Chinese Afra Leading Articles Commercial News Cases in the Courts Bocial and Personal M.CL. Barter and Foter Moxonand Taylor's Share Cactations
trade marka on the register. The
resistance which the Imperial Govern
K.0.0.83 Co., RG.A.
FOOTBALL..
Rasmussen,
RIFLE LEAGUE,-
and
Government of the Colony to pro- secate in the Courts any person Chinese or foreigner-who ventured to use these enemy trade marks, or
Mesras
Lane, Crawford & Company any colourable imitation of them at 850.00, for individual competition in have kindly presented a trophy, valued Of course, it would be argued that the League Matches it was the Government's daty days.
Conditions will be notified in a low to do so in the interests of British trade, since enemy trading is absolutely prohibited; but a pretty figare a British Colonial Government would cut appearing in a British
He denied that he was twenty five of the wome, times, was when minutes late when he appeared for
our guns started firing short and the Court to protect an enemy trade
duty on the 21st shells were dropping into our lines. mark from infringement. Yet the WN you have had cold you want Mr. Jenkin stated that the defen- It was a heavy gun too, and simply
remedy that will not only give dant had been on the report seven placing of enemy trade marks under relief, but affect a prompt and permanent times,
we
CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY.
Defendant's excuse was that he helmet. So I had quite an exciting was sick. The mon he sent was stima on the whole, trained man in the Police Reserve.
remedy that contains nothing lajurlons dant $20, said that members of the [gure, k)) remedy that is pleasant to take Bir. Wood, hin fining the defen- Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, meets all Police Reserve were liable to a fine plat, neves the lungs all expector of $100 and also to imprison thoss requirements. It acts on nature's tion opens the secretions and restores for two montha without any fre the bysen to a healthy condition. This all that kind of thing on Alle Framedy has a world wide sale and
fis would become la
the control of the Government, and their retention and, in cases where they expire by effuxion of time, their renewa the register un ably imposes this obligati British
tion
and can always be fié paraled upon.
EARLY COLDS.
time
dang)
on
BRITISH TRADE. BANK. CITY FINANCIEE'S WARNING TO
MAA PARLIAMENT.
CLOSING SHARE QUOTATIONS.
3.30 p.m
Douglases....... H'kong Steamboats... Indo Det
Chios Sugars
Mainbons Wharves Shanghai
Cements. Kailan Hin
123 buyers.
22 ales
13% nollers
139 buyers af buyers 84 buyers 119sellers 10.60 buyers 36/- buyers of
WHY IT SELLS,
HAMBER
the largest In the woody today, exactly whit & cough ret so dolt stops the ecfigh Foold and doe Alber
Remedy
the agents of the German Hansa Line. Mesars Graham's before the war were which served Antwerp, and it the intention of Messrs Brys and Gilsen that the Royal Belgian Lloyd shall after the war transact the whole of the business which fell to the Hanse Line. Until the Belgian
lines
are again porta
proceed to
A MUTILATED CABLE.
Those who have lost time and temper over mutilated cables will be interested in the following incident.In-July laat Mrs Charles F. Liebrecht wife of 6 dentist at New York, sent him the fol lowing telegram, from Ocean Beach,
Fred and Buddy have sore sycss- Bring what is necessary
childran mentioned are the imagined when he read the manage in doctor's sons is foolings may her the following form, as received by the Western Union Telegraph Company :- Fred died.Buddy bas sore eyes.
The dentist hired an undertaker and Bring what is necessary "GURATO his mistarity brought a cofin and took the first train the Bay Shore Be wired ahead for a special bost made
miles trip to the un
Lounds
Stive bus withi
aried; the