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BOGEY COMPETITION.
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A BEE FIGHT IN EAST AFRICA.
AMUSING INTERLUDE IN THE -CAMPAIGN.-
(By Vere Stent, in the "PRITORIA Niwa."
in a cleft stick alongside it inscribed
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It was as full of suggestion the MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA
legend "Wet paint! The temptation to pull the barrel defiantly out of the ground was heavy upon all of us, exactly as one always puta one's finger on wet | paint to test the truth of the warning |
but we remembered German West and. its trick mines, and passed by upon the other side.
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The scene is set. You have some idea of our atmosphero and surroundings. The curtain rises on our hot line of. march safari fashion. I rode with the A SALT GABELLE OFFICER'S M.C, SHINNEW. KAMYAMADA, BIBAI TWO CUPS hava kindly been present staff, more often we walked, leading our MIXED FOURSOME.COM-horses or halting, dismounted and crept PETITION on Boxing Day 18 holes beneath such shade as we could find in Medal Play ander Handicaps. Free fore he opens before us, and
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W. D. KRAFT, Acting Hon. Secretary.".
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Bongraag. Dec. 13, 1918.
KOBE FOOTBALLER" AT" LA BOISELLE.
halal Kobe, who is well-known in Shanghai
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on date of subscription must be taken into consideration and is to be added to
Russo-Asiatic Bank in Hongkong seeds to be given to War Charities hardly been on the move an hour when Capt. D. H. James, son of Capt. Jance, Entries close at Fanling, December 25th, lost touch with the scouts, and bone and astheen Chine, has been awarded Players select their own opponents. word was sent that the advance guard had
was called until
I connection while, but the Military Cross Capt. James, who t established. This took. some when done and a foolish connecting link has two brothers at the front, represented suitably admonished, we wended
for ward. For four hours and a half we the Daily Telegraph" in the Russo pursued our serpentine wanderings (from Japanese War and wrote an excellent above we must have looked like a sccount of the siege of Pori Arthur; bo' monster snake in the grass) and then a "NATIONAL MISSION.
was present as the capitulation of that i short halt was called and packs were put fortress. Capt. James was
in South off for a few minutes. Between coo0. WISH has been expressed by many and 1 o'clock just as we had resumed, Africa, later with coolies from China, and of those he attended the Services fring broke clear and sharon.curahan he mea annointed District. Inspector
inter-crange of aimed
District ho having a sound knowledge of individual shots: HoTreasurer: Mr. The scouts were engaged. The column both Chinese and Japances. This Humphreys 18 Queen's Read, will be moved slowly forward. The fire grew appointment-Mr. James gave up in order glad to receive any further donations more rapid and insistent. The advance to serve in the war and, on going home, from any who have not subscribed and guard was coming into action." wish to do so,,
The staff dismounted and the native It is interesting to recall that Capt. James he was given a commission as captain. Porter's promptly bagged every available inch of cover noticed this particular was one of the men who represented ly, because I had marked a bit of a tree Japan in the interport Association Foot
for myself in case of things myself of availed
Capt. James won his Military, Orpas now imposal at La Boiselle where he took command | Svabili, their loads piled hem, lag a writhing heap of sweating,
40 per cent only of the cost of the Bonds may be paid on application, the balance to be paid on receipt of the Bonda
G. TISDALL,
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of which the under and made a bombing counterattack whick man considered himself best off an odd bullet or two swished silken over usapped the 110th German Regiment from Then along the path abend came, hurry-retaking La Beiselle The British actel ing men acd mules.
H
larrying “back !.
this 7" he said.
The Brigadier frowned.
ค
menced
lery, who had been informed in error that. more than half of the village bed "What's been taken from the Eritish, recom "Bees, sir" shouted a perspicing
a terrific bombardment right) corporal "The ammunition mules have among our troops,, who were digging in. stampeditation seemed absurd, but it and despatched an orderly with a message Capt. James sent up fares and signals might become serious. Down the line to stop, so that he could drive home the
ced muleteers, clothe over their faces, their aniraals plunging
The
raced
attack. In order to hold off the German
rearing, Away in front the rifles sti..attack be advanced scross the open with spat viciously. Then for a moment there small party of bombars and kept up was a lull, the beerattack, it seemed, had long-range bombing from the top of the cessed, but the firing continued. Then
s on the flank. The staff
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s report came from ahead that the trench. Being an expart bomber ha cuemy's trenches had been taken in easily outranged the ordinary German the tank, and he had retired. At that bomber: For some time his small party HE Undersigned having been appointed same moment came an aminous sound was well in advance of the troops whe A4 for the COWIE HARBOUR from behind us. The bees had taken were algging it; and it now formed a THE ANDERSON forest quality Bittoor to move forward, and then angel buffer between the German counterattack
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argura with one hand, while they] Steamers aalling at SEBATTIK or and then I went flying into the jungle his way to Artillery Headquarters, a dis
viciously at bees with the other, tight side. Capt. James, however, made of Central Market) Telephone No. FIB, SANDAKAN areinsively for SILIMPO on the Bank I daren't let go my horse, tance of four miles, and made a report.
Boazzoug September 4, 1915. PON COAL (either cargo or Bunkers) with all my Botës and diary of the cam-He got his wound dressed at a dressing|
for
upon my saddle was my portfolio
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and by." A beo outpost Those who tend lonrning the Chinese 340gage water Spring Tides.
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two in my cheak; n short minute took dispaired of, He is now recovering. Airset to No. 150, Wellington Straat, second door. Charts of Sibako Bay (Sabattik Haus into
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* Compass. at which supposed the front to be. I moved towards it, as the only likely point to get into touch moments stumbled upon the column aid in rear of the ben zone, but the staff
were far ahead, and there Prika pleasing uncertainty as to what was going on that defeated at grasping
the situation attempta second attempt to rejoin the staff with my horse resulted in defeat by four bees, and then humping my precious portfolio I left my borne to be heught forward
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