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Steamers
Lanes Connecting Mait
Duo Hongkong. • Steamer from
Noon
Colombo,"
to
Colomta
Dus at Marielles 1917.
London 1917.
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On the Australian Route Tickets Latorchangeable with Orient Line.
SAILINGS DIRACT TO
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$ 8.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
SCOTTISH LETTER.
(From Our Own Correspondant.) ·
GLORY.
December 13.
I cunus' see ye. Iud, 1 cuhna' see ye
For a yon glory that's aboot yer
Ferial,
Yon licht that haps ye an' the Hosts
that's wi'ye
IN MEMORY OF CAPTAIN BOASE. : MN, W. L. Boans, Dundee, has
VISITORS AT THE. HOTELS
HONGKOND NOTIKA
given 1,000 guineis to endow a bod is Dunded Royal Infirmary in Mr G E Anderson Mr S. L. Horrobin metery of her son, Captain Edgardens. Capt. I. Hissey
and Le Bouse, who was killed a few Mr RL Atkinson Hykes & children. months ago in. Prince, while in
fr R. Murray Boin Mr & M. Joseph My J.
Mr F. H. Kales Baring command of a company of the Black
WILL
Harker Mr N. B Karanjs Mr R..M. Bartlett Watch.
MISCELLAN BA
A prophet, as we all know, is often without honour in his own.country.
Ay, but yo live, and it's myselAn Englishman was talking to a Fifa
That's deid.
railway porter about Mr. Asquith and his long connection with the con- They went frae mill and nart: fray
wind-blawa places
stituency. Ay," was the continent; we've dune weet by Mr. Asquith An' grey toon-cigges; i' the empty it's hardly likely he adrer have been hound o if it hadns been for
street
Nue nir the bairng ken their steps..
their faces...
feet,
:
Beside the broom and sougbin
through the mishes
Faster
Mel, A. Katz
Mr and Mrs. A. Mr C
MER. H. Barvan fr RE. Belilios Mes E
ER Bolilios
and child. Mr. King
and Mes G. H. Kino
Mr
DrA.T. Knoderer
Capt. H. E. Laver
and Mrs
O.
Mrs Leatherbarrow
Leiria
T. Hitting
Mr and Mrs J. J.
W. F. Lewis Mr&Mrs.Colbourne
Littles
R. J. Hirbeck MP Bisseker
FD.
De M. Flain Mr.J. G. Bootl Capt. B. Branch Me S. G. S. Brick-Dre Mes O. Marriott
worth
and Mry
Frown
5. Longfield Major D. Macdonald
Mr F. B. Marshall R.M
Me D. E. Capploman Mrs Carbery
# Maslin
Mr George Matheson Mr & Mrs Melunes,
Mr G. Mallis
MrJ. Merecki
Mr J. W. Miller De C. P.
Nor stand to listen to the trumpingther strange bed-fellows. At the Miss Chisholm
War Cabinet making brings to
time of Lloyd George's People's Miss Clarke
Mr W. E. Clarke Budget it was in Glasgow that LoadMis L. Colely Mrs G. A. Morne and
Forgan Milner advised his brother Peers Mr and Mes M. E children
Collins thus: we believe a thing to Mr H. AR Conant. Mr. S. Nicolson
Mr. S March be bad, and 15 we think it right to Mr G. L Courtney r 0. G. Nomico prevent it, it is our duty to try to Mr F. V. Cox.
Mr I. D. Courtney, Mr & Mrs. Obeldia
and children [prevent it had to damn the cou Mr N. Cruncher. Mrs J. Parōns and
Mr W. B. Davenport "Sequevers."
Mr and Mrs F. F.
Yer voice comes back to me at ik
turti,
Across the brue and wheur the water
Wasites.
The am-tree, wi' its feet anaingsö,
the hurt.
Whiles, yo come ben the hoose when
day, is devin' And at the road out-by is
nicht.
But weary een bike mine is
seein
still at
for
An, gin they saw, they, wad
Now we have
daron the consequences" Milner in the sanie little co with People's Bulger [Floyd (vorge.”
Davis Capt. 3. Dowar MrW. A. Dowley Miss M. E. Duffy Mr and Mrs A. W.
Eastman
und child
Edwards
Mix C Flis
WA Furles Mr V. Fairley
44
Mr W. H. Pegg Mr W. J. Pringle Mr BJ. Quick
Miss Raninez Mr E. H...Ray Miss F. A. Resy
3r
D. Kitcher
Mrs F
Samson
Mr AFE.
3
Mr. Lloyd George is probably the first. Premiler who has a Celtic lan-Eisell Mr J. F. van Reus guage for his native speech. War there ever another in the history, of the British Parliament? It is in record that Robert the Bruer once ronducted & Quelic sitting of the Scottish Parliament, and Robert Bruce certainly had the Gaelic.
blind wi leht,
Deith, canna' kill. The mods o'
Fance be o'er ye, "An" yet ye live, 0 sedger o' the that is another story.
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LARVO
H'ION
bout
LASTE S'PORE. About
Due at 'M'STILLES.
if calling!
About
Due LONDON aboir
Lord!. For him that focht wi' sin un' deith
alors yo
"
THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED.
› WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON "ALL STEAMERS.
Ali Cabitia are fitted_with_Electric Fans free of charge and sich Barth Furnished with an Electric Reading Lamp."
Round-the-World Tickass and Through Tickota to New York is connection with the Principal Mail Lines
who's who IN THE CASUALTIES.
Mr Denman Fuller Me J. Gibb
Dr J. Glaister
the
Mr. G. Gordon
But
MrY. Goulbourn
Me P. J. Gasy
ME
Anddot
Capt. TP Hall
James Kearney, New Zealand
He gied the life, t'was him that Expeditionary Force, died of wounds,
girl the sword,
was the son of the Rev. Thomas R. Kearney, Church of Scotland Mis-
"Tho', gin ye see my face, or gin yeston, Tchang. China.
hear me "
Return Tiskete no fare az a half railalle te Europe for Two Years; or on
Intermediate Porta for Six Months,
W
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Cargo carried on through Bill of Lading from HONGKONG BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN (Natal), EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH And JAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Steamers of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINE
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PROPOSED SAILING. Connecting with
By
the Idee o sin a glory hear me, nicht or day corné ben. my
hairn, come ben!
Mr
Mr and Mrs
Hallward
Mr and Mr: W. A.
Hannibal
Mr G. Harper
Mrs G.F. L. Harrison
Mr & Mrs R D...
MARITY
and Mrs H. E Sec.-Lient. James Kerr. Highland Mr C. A. Henderson
Haywarti
I duuma' ask, I dirna seek to Light Infantry." reported missing. Mr A. Hicks
ken"
now reported killed, was the eldest Mr AE son of Mr. James Kerr, Wellgate, Mr W. B. Hind Dundee. He served his approtice-pr. H. W. J. ship in the British Linen Bank, and Mr L E S Horige afterwards joined the International MrsA. E. Hodgins MAH, E. Holanda. -From Christmas Number of Coun. Banking Corporation, and want East, MrA Shelton Hooper
try Life."
serving in India, the Straits Settle. ments, and then in Yokohama.
Peter Boyd Gardner, junior, Royal
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VOLET JACOR.
SCOTS ABROAD.
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Cross Society:From the Caledoniun' Society, Calcutta. £100 (in addition"
The
Carmichsel
Andl Schneider
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DrJ. C. Spkins
Mr H. B.
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S. E. Dodwell, Esq.-Depaty Chairman Hoa. Mr.
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For 2.morths 9 per cent. per annum
12
3
V. J. STABE (Thief Manager, Hongkong, Doc. 6, 1916,
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
ETIBE business of the soove Fank is ...condnated by the HONGKONG, AND SHANGHAI 'BANKING. COR. |PORATION, Rules may be obtained on
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Mrs Martin&children
Mr. and Mrs D. C. Mr & Mrs, E. Ralphs
Casalli
Mr and Mrs W. Mr and Mes G. C. Roberts.
Clarke to £100 received last yeary for the
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". Mr C. Skott endowment of two beds in Bella.
Mr & Mrs Cossart Mr & Mrs A.Findlay military correspondent, Col. Darling, RE
Smith houston Hospital; from the Nara examining possible, German move, de Mes Domvile Mr & Mrs V. Findlay ginj St. Andrew Society Day Celo- rides that an offensive in the West would Mr&Mra W. Duinken. Smith bration Dinner Committee, 205, for suit us so well that "we dare not hape Mrand Mrs E. 4. Mrs Wallen
for it. Another attack from, the Treating. endowing a hed in the same hospital with greater eight on the Carse than Mr. A. FL Hollings- Mr G. E. Wetton
Mrs. Kingsley Ward (in addition to 20 received last year is possible, but the probability year): from the St. Andrew Society is that the campaign against Russia, Mrs T. J. B. Johns of Tokio and Yokohama. £150; and bruken off in the autumn of 1915, wil be Mr Leo Jones from. Mr. Arthur, Yokohama, 626 43, resumed this year. Want also have ever in and the possibility of a desperate The following donations were endeavour by the enemy navies, to break also sent direct to the Scottish the blockade that is strangling them.
D
Branch of the British Red Cross
Society:-From the St. Andrew'
Society, Penang. £263, for endowing
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Chiet. Manager Hongkong May 14, 1914.
Mr
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Miss E. Matte
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