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THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
ALLEGED ARMED ROBBERY.
The November Criminal Sessions were resumed, this morning, before. Sir Wil-
A British case of entorio fever was the only case of communicable disensoiam Reeda Darien, K.G, Chief Justice. reported in the Colony yesterday.
According to a Peking telegram PREMIER SCOTCH OF the President is firmly decided that peace must be arranged in China befors the New Year (old calendar).
THE FAR EAST
FOR 25 YEARS.
POPULARITY MAINTAINED BY ITS EXCELLENT QUALITY: NOT BY EXPENSIVE WORLD-WIDE
ADVERTISING.
According to Japaness information at Poking, Japan will propose at the Pesco Conferenda la Europa to return Tsingtau to Chius unconditionally.
We learn that the Hon. Mr. J. H Kemp, C.B.E, the Attoney General, bar been appointed a King's Counsel and
yesterday.
You Taing Loiss charged with committing an armed robbery on Sept. 20 at Yaamati.
The accused pleaded not guilty." The Hon. Mr. H. Komp. E.C CBE, Attorney General prosecuted and the accused was undefonded.
The jurymen were —Mesara W. J. Clark, W. A. Butterdald, A. E. Scott, W. J. Owen, 3. da Silva J. June and A Jenkies.
Opening the case for the Crown, the Attorney General said he thought some times the impression was created that
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., received his Letters Patent from Flame, the Crown, in these prosecutions was
"WINE AND SEIRIT MERCHANTS,
HONGKONG.
Telephone No. 818.
To-day's Advertisements The China Mail..
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BONDONG, FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 1918.
SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, HONGKONG.
TO THE
OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS.
VENTILATION STE-LAWS (as amend
CHINA AND THE OPIUM TRAFFIC.
We learn that thanks to the tien put into the houses at Swatow, after the carthquake earlier in the year, the shock on Monday last, which was very avert did little damage to property.
determined to get a mai convicted at all costa. That was not sc. Counsel for the Crown had a function to perform, he is one of the parts of a machine which is set in motion at the Sessions to find out the truth. If the man is defanded, of course, Counsel for the Crown docs not bother about the points in a Deep sympathy is felt in the prisoner's favour. If accused is under Colony with Professor and Mrs. Digbyfended then it is uncumbent upon of the University in the death of their Consel to point out the things in only daughter, four years of age, who prisoner's favour. In the present case died last night after a brief illass.
there was no defence and he felt it his) duty to point out certain circumstances
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In the Summary, Court, this mon-which told in accused favour. The robbery
HONGKONG DEFENCE
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22
Marching order, (without moss tina).. Great coats to be rolled. Helmets to be
CORPS. Administrative Orders by Major H. 1. taken fa baversacks,
Morgan, "Administrative Commandant.
TRANSFER.
No. 378 Pie, P.T. Lamble is transferred from "A Company to "D" Company
†dated 20. 11. 18, 1
'ALLOTMENT OF RIFLE XANOZI,
King's Park Range is allotted to the Hongkong Police from January Srd to th and February 10th to 28th, inclusive, between the hours of 9 a.m. and p.m. daily, Sundays excepted.
INSPECTION 67 Árms »
THE MAGISTRACY.
worn. Waterbottles filled. Food to be THEFT OF SOLDERING TIN.
Ammunition will be provided at Lowu
No entraining or
or detruining without
orders..
At the Police Court, this morning,
before Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe a Any N.C.Os and men of "B" Com Chinese, employed at the Al P. Cole pany Machine Gun Company - and |
Mounted Section, who cannot attend installation at North Point was on the 8th or 15th December mast parade on 24th November with "A charged with the theft of lib Company
soldering tin.
An Indian watchman searched defendant and found the tin in his possession as he was leaving the premises."
" Company.
SUNDAY, 24th that
.00. p.m. No. 9 Platoon, Nos. 13 and 14 Sections at King's Park Range. Annual Mukstry Course, Part 9. Practices 8, 9, 10 and 17. Dress, dgill order with pouches.
All long rifles, also the 30 now bort rifles issued last year, with their bag ousts, arm to be returned to Head-TUESDAY, 28th inst. quarters as follows. TUESDAY, 26th inst:-
Artillery Company, WEDNESDAY, 27th instant
Engineer Company. THURSDAY, 28th inst-
8.00.m. No. 9 Platoon, Nos. 13 and 16 Sections, at King's Park Range, as above,
Engineer Company, MONDAY, 2d December:
Engineer Company. TUESDAY, 3rd inat Infantry Battalion. WEDNESDAY, 4th inst:
40 pim. No. 8 Platoon, Nos. 1 and 9 Sections, at Kings Park Range. Annual Musketry Course, Part 3, Practices 18 and.18 Dress, drill order with pouches. WEDNESDAY, 97th inst-2.
4.00 pm. No. & Platoon, Nes. 3 angl Sections, at King's Park Range. Annual Musketry Course, Part 3, Practices 15 and 16. Dress, drill order with pouches,
SIGNALLING' EECTION.
THURSDAY, 28th Nov.:-
4.00 pmAt King's Park Range. Annual Masketry Course, Furt 3 Pric tices 15 and 13. Dress, drill order with Note N.CO.'s and men are requested to note the change of day...
Infantry Battalion, They will be ready for re-issue the day pouches. after they are brought in.
ANNUAL MUSESTRY COTEST. The following is the result of firing of Annual Course by the following
HACHINE-GUN COMPANY.."· Number exercised........... 31
Marksmers
1st Class shots..
end
3rd
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Practice No. 13
12.8
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14
19.2
10.3
18
17:4
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19
6.8 5.4
Company average 'miş, 34.5.
Peak King's Pack Casuals.
Range Rango
B Yamber exercised" 14
AKE NOT702 that under No. 3 at the/ THE Chinese Government has at landing, in a case in which a Chinese was was committed, there was no queation |
DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS and decided to have the opium stocks being sued for $110 for wages, Air of that, the point was whether the The averages obtained were d) every Domestic Building or part of at Shanghai burat in the presence Justice Gompertz adjourned the action sech Building within the "EASTERN of representatives of the foreign for hearing by the Chief Justice, saying Livising of the City of Victoria, and the Powers. There has been a great that the defendant happened to be his
Sew EASTERN Division of Kowloon and Kowloor, ceupied by Members of more outcry against the Government's Chinese teacher and be had already than one family, except those within the Europana Reservation or Kowloon purchase of the opium stocks at discussed the claim with defendant "South of Austin Road, or those parts of a Shanghai with the intention of privately, and therefore preferred not (Domestic Building and as a Shop. Ofice
oe God., must be CLEANSED and retailing the drug in the form of to bear the case. ~ LIMEWASHED THROUGHOUT by the Owners dorang the months of October "anti-opium pills." Both the Britiah and American Minister have made N.B.The word throughout coed in this Noties means that the Huusss should be representations in the nature of Limewashed, in respect of all the Walls of protests to the Chinese Government. Casings and Stair Lininge, all Ceilings and The American Note, it is said. Buildings, Offers and Sewrante Quarters pointed out that the purchase of
these stocks by "the Chinese Gorers-butor. sust inclusive of
The Backyard must have its containing:
and November.
ench Ram, all Cubicles, Partitions, Stair Roots in Main
the Undersider
of
Forandaba."
•Walls Limewashed up
Floor
prisoner was the guilty man-purely a question of identification. Five witnesses had spoken to his identity. Four of them say that as the accused in the shop on the craning of the robbery sad aware that be was there. A great deal depended upon the impression those witnesses would create. Three of the witnesses had picked the acqused ou a number of other men. The details of at the police station from Khaki Bag" thus bringing the total the robbery were as follow-On Sept and to £373 £. 6d. In this latest sam 20 the E. Sua shop, in Yaumati was lockard were five £1 notes from a kind contri-ed up for the night, when a knock cams
Mr. Milroy has just seat off a
Tobacco Fund, cured by means of the further £25 to the Weekly Dispatch
Mrs Milroy is asking the at the door which was opened and the
to the level of the tent was an infringement of the management of the Fund, to distribute robbers entered. One of the robber First Painted or Polished Woodwork Opium Agreement, and that it feared the smokes secured by this £25 to men carried a revolver and chased the master in good condition, however, need not be that the Government's action would in hospital. The little bag is still open Limewashed, but must be Cleansed.
The EASTERN Division of the City undo. all the good work that had for contributions.
Kowloon.
PUBLIO AUCTION.
[963
THE Undersigned have receive structions to scil by Public (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONUKENED),
Auction
Markemon
Nil
Casuals Peak Range King's Park Range 1st Class ebots +
who ran upstairs into the cook lift and
18.
from there into the next house, and gave. Tassonic Wedding took place were both in the cock loft and said that
was followed by the Hebrew ritual, first door. Two days later the master performed by Mr. B. Goldorberg,
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A previous convict on was recpnlel· against defendant.
Defendant was sentenced to six weeks hard labour.
THEFT OF BOVE FROM A
STEAMER.
ANA
A Chinaman was charged with tho. theft of 150 ft of rope from a Japanese stedmerk
The rope was useal for keeping the rudder in position, and the boatswain of the ship, who gave vidence, said that yesterday evening he happencil to go to the after-deck, and saw" defendant with another nun in the
Order for Cadet Company, by and net of tmosfering the rope, which
Lieut. J. E. W. Baird.
they cut up into short lengths, înto a sampan. He arrested defendant. The other man succeeded in getting Away in the sampan.
PARADES.
WEDNESDAY, 27th Nov,
5.15 p.m.-Nos. 3 and 4 Sections at Yanmati Football Ground. ⠀⠀
3.13. p.m.-Band practice at Head- quarters.
SATURDAY, 30th Nov.-
2.00 pm. The fall Company will parade at Headquarters to bo re-issued with water bottles und havermeke.
· GIE. STEWART, Captain, " Adjutant, H.K. Defeace Corps. Hongkong, Sozember 22nd, 1018.
CANTON BRITISH WAR CONTRIBUTIONS.
A further sum of £710, subscribed by British. Residents in Canton, has been remitted to London during August September, October and November 23. undernoted:
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131
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Averages:-
Practice No. 13-
12.4 13.7 14 16.7 10. 10.6
11.3
#
17.0
12.1
10.
3.9
6.7
Blinded Soldiers' and 'Sailors"·
Hostel....... Kensington War Hospital Sup
£.30
ply Depots ***
74.9503
King's Fund for Disabled..... Lord, Roberts' Memorial Fund Mine Sweepers Fond Prisoners of War Fund.......... Soldiers' and Sailors' Families
Association,
160
50
50
230
50
£ 719
Promotions. Artillery Company. Corporal, dated 21.11.19.
No. 23 Bombardier HL J. Rouse, to be No. 28 Bombardier G. Gerrard, to be Corporal, dated 29.11.16.
No. 4 L/Bombardier W. E. Douglas,
to be Bombardier, dated 21.11.15.
to
No. 25 L Bombardier N. L. Railton,
be Bombardier, dated 22.11.18.
No. 06 Gunner E. MacTavish, to be
Bombardier
dated 3.11.18.
bardier dated 24.11.18.
L
·
No. 33 Guzner H. Boulton, to be Bom.
Bombardier, dated 21.11.18 No. 72. Gunper, H. Overy, to be
Order for Artillery Company, by Captain
bisterin hund me tbs West by bee" maoplum av The Chinese recently at Manila, the contracting per they saw the prisoner chase the master and Western Divisions by Nathan Road reply to the Acerican Note Ta ties being Mr. Solomon Libby, manager out of the loft. Another witness, ard a straight line drawn from the North and through the Yaumati service similar to that previously given to for Messrs. G. Martini and Company of
little girl who was sleeping on the first reservoir to the Northern Boundary of the British Minister. It maintained Iloilo, Philippine Islands, and Miss Rose
D. DANBY, that the large stock of opium in Shibbeth, of Shanghai. The ceremony for acid she saw the man go up to the
Secretary.
Shanghai was
a real danger and took place at the Masonic Temple and first floor. That was one of the points Dated this 23rd day of Nov., 1918,
that the Government considered that was the frat Masonic wedding hold in that would tell in the prisoner's favour the best means of solving the the Philippines under the Gautama Con- for the mother distinctly says the problem was to buy it themselves, assistory. Judge C. W. Harvey, of the prisoner did not go beyond the cock they did with Treasury bonds, and uso formed the Masonic ceremony and this could not havs have seen him on the Manila Court of First Instance, per loft. If he did not go up the little girl the drug purely for medicinal purposes. The Reply affirmed that this is done in all foreign countries, and therefore there could be no objection to China | doing the same thing. The present Government at Peking bas evidently been persuaded that there is another way of solving the problem more to the credit of Chins, though it involves the sacrifice of large pecuniary profita. " which were in prospect if this opium had been sold
B. ENGINEERS. ae, "anti-npium, pills." The disposi tion which has been shown by the
The following players have been Chinese Government to resist all picked" to represent the Hongkong
The Attorney General agreed. Con- 2nd to 28th November, 1916– pressure in the mutter, whether from Football Club in their game with tinuing, the Attorney General said he Foreignor Chinese sources, had the Royal Engineers on Saturday, the did not mention the above facts to
THURSDAY,
-the 28th Nov., 1918, at 10.30 am, at their Bales Rooms, No. 8, -Des Vœux ROAD, Corner of Ice House Street,
Several lots of WINE, BEER, že. ˆ (including Champagne)."
And
A few lots PROVISIONS,
XMAS PUDDINGS, TEA, &c. TERMS:-Ch.
HUGHES & HOUGE, Auctioneers. Hongkong, Nov. 12, 1918.
054
LOCAL SPORT.
FOOTBALL.
UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB
of the shop discovered where the accused lived and eventually had him arrested. It was a point in the prisoner's favour that he went back to his hous It was also a point in his favour that wherever he had been tested in little outside details his statements had been found to bacorfect, Prisoner also gave evidence on cath at the Polies Court which was another point in bis favour because his statements could be verified by the polics.
"His Lordship:-He was also liable to cross-examination. ".
7. H. W. Armstrong, Y.D.......
„Parabes at BelcheRS BÅTTERT. TUESDAY,-Nov. 28th :---
7.30am. Right Half Coy, New Layers
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A sum of 8400 was also transferred
to British Red Cross Local Workers. Copies of the circulars by the Com
Mr. Wolfe fined defendant $100, or, in default, two months bird labour.
THE KING'S THANKS TO HONGKONG
The Hon. Mr. E Pollor, K.C. informs us that the following answer has been received, from. His Most Gmeous Majesty The King to a telegram embodying the Resolu ton which was passed at the Public Meeting held in the Theatre on the 13th instnat:
The Chainan, Public Meeting of. Citizens. Hongkong.
The King thanks the citizens of Hongkong for their loyal messago and takes this opportunity of pressing his appreciation of the se vicon they have rendered in the defence of the Empire.
PRIVATE SECRETARY.
VICTORY CELEBRATION IT SHANGHAI.
“Shaugiai is devoting three days yesterday, to-day and to-morrow to the celebration of the Allied victory.
mittee with regard to War Contribu- in the war. The arnungenients were tions can be obtained from the under-made by an Allied Committes, and. signed to whom further Donations and the tentative programme given by
the latest mail from Shanghai in na: Subscriptions should be sent.
follows-
D. FORBES.
Hon. Treas
C/o. Hongkong Bank, Cantou.
A religious service either in the open air or in the Town Hall at noon" on Thursday,
On Thursday afternoon entertain
The following is the list of sub-ments for children, either indoors or spin. Left Half Cey. Full drill.
scribers:
outdoors according to weather, con 5:15 pm
Alexander, W
ditions. Such entertainments will THURSDAY, Nov. 28th
6.15 p.m. Left Half Coy. New D.R.F.Becke, F. G.. Fander, S. M..
probably take the foria of cineria.
Bell, F.N. And Layers Classes only FRIDAY, NOT. 29th:-
Borras, Gé 7.30am. Right Half Coy. Full drill.
Bowker.
G. H. Bray, Rev. A. II. Ordem for Engineer Company, by Captain W. Russell.
.D.EL. DUETES.
Episcopal Church, col- Tiansgiving Service
MES Fond for Disabled
British Episcopal Church, col- Section 4th August, a/c Pri- soners of War
BARGAINS already begun to have a noticeable 23rd inat, at 4. p.m. on the Club throw doubt on the case but because be Headquarters. Engine Drivers at 5.15 Carruthers; A. G
40% DISCOUNT.
FOR LADIES' DANCING SHOES.
A. TACK & CO., 26, Des Voeux Road Central.
TO-MORROW'S
OVERLAND
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effect on the general-policy in regard
Ground:
thought it his duty to do so. It w
G. Gerrard, F. W. Black, J. McCubbin, for the jury to my whether they to cplura la Chius. Among officials w. Hamilton, J. Stewart, J. D. Carriere thought the witnesses to be trustworthy. and in the native Press it was E. Reis, A. H. Clark. D. Riechelmanu,
Evidencs was then taken after which observed that less engerass was H. MoTavisa and C. Jennings,
the jery found the accused not guilty and he was formally dis
being shown in maintaining the policy|
of total suppression, and it may be that this has proved"a by no means
animportant factor in influencing the decision of the Government to destroy
LEAGUE CRICKET.?
UNIVERSITY v.“NAVY.
This match will be played to-morrow atp.mon University Ground.
University will be represented-by---
H
Parades as osters posted at Canton Club Bridge p.m. Electricians at 6.30 p.m.
"OFFICERS NEXT JO2 DUTY, Bechers, End Lient. Brown, Lyee Lieut. Stevenson. mun, 2nd Lieut. Hill; Stoaceutters, STRUCTION FOR HIGHER RATINGS AND
fraiz, A, E. Crocker, J. H. Darch, O. W. Dent, H. F... Foord, H. T. Forbes, D. R.C.05. AND MER OF THE INFANTRY
Friedrichsen, E. A. Gaff Ror. O. à. -----BATTALION ATTACHED FOR DUTES
Harris, H. P.. Class 1, at Belchers at 30 p.m. on
Herb, F C Mondays and Thursdays for all who have not pasood the Fate Hooker, Dr. ADW
Rogg, A V
(1/-) examination.
Class 2, at Belchers at 6.30 p.m. on Foton, A Tuesdays and Fridays for all N.0.0.9. Jamieson, J. W. sud men of higher ratings under Q.M. Johnson, Rer. J. Overtone and Q.M. Passona, R. and Kavirus, H. S. Aaraajis, N. B. Class 3,at Lyeeman at 5.30 px on Las E. da
Kitching. G. C.
White, and Staff Sergi. Barchy, RE Toesdays and Fridays, under Q. M.-S.
McEuen, D. 8...
RECRUITING FOR AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE.
the stocks which remiatu, amounting
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. to about 1,200 chests out of a total
The Shipping Board scents through Bergt. Day, HL.R.D.G. [A. H. Buшjahn (Capt.), Ang Swes Ching; 1,600 purchased. At the same D, K. Samy, W. Gittins, Lim Keng Sim, to raise recruiting of crews for merchant out the United States have been ordered time the Government has decided MP. Choa, Yeoh Tak Eo, F. A. Red-ships. The service is training 4,000 N.O.Os and man who have not drawn McNear. Bav G to re-affirm the prohibition of opium mond, B. A. Ponsonby Fane, G.
of
apprentices monthly and thin number their pay for Uctober will draw it at Muriel, .
Marshall, G.
YOHANNA MATTmoking and to have the President Marley, J. D. Wright, Cheah Toon Icek till be increased. The shipyards will Headquarters on Martin, m
| BILLIARDS.
issue & Mandate to that effect. In Reserve), S. W. Chan (Scorer". Chinaitself the moral effect of this, and THE WREELY EDITION OF THE especially the decision to burn the
14 CHINA MAIL".
OUNTAINS, ALL THE NEWS
OF THE WHEK,
costly stoska, will be great, while The handicapping and draw for the China will gain Kudos abroad for Billiard Handicap at the Palace Hobel this proof that the earnestness with took place last night and can be seen at which the country entered upon this sny time at the Hotel.
Two games will be played each night, PRICE 28 ots. (oast) Der Coby, campaign against traffo in opium, commencing from Monday 26th, 446 pm.
boch malive and foreign grown, con- the second game commencing at 8p.m.
INDIGESTION AND BILIOUS-
SNESS,
YOU should not eat food of any kind
Lanaken, tisa bated?"
ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN.
GOLF
بریم
one of the following continge their work with unabated dates
Matheson, R energy except for the entailment of Tuesday, 29th-Nov. 1 between 11
Wednesday, 27th
And Noon. Mehta, M. N. overtime and Sunday work. Monday
Detail of duties at Lyceman from 18th Utt'owel, H. E, There are now under construction for
(balance Clab accoun to 30th November inclusive is posted 82 the Shipping Board 724 ships aggregat Headquarters for information of all con Remedios, J. Y dos
Peol, O. A ing 3.500,000 tons deadweight,
Raynolds, Dr. W. G. Sandeman, FL L Shields. C. H. Shrubsola, H. C. Smith, Miss L M. Sihl Community,
Staple
CHAMBERLAIN'S GOUGH
corned
A new detall of duty starting on Saturday, 23rd November, is posted at Headquarters N.0.09 and men most make themselves conversant with Base
and Relics are now discontinueds
REMEDY... THEN YOU have a bad cold you Want a remely that will not only Orders for Talantry Battalion by Mejor give relief, But effect & prompt and permanent care,aremedy tharis pleasant
H A Mordan.
to take, remedy that contains nothing. injurious Chamberlaii's Cough Remedy meets all these requirements. It acts on SUNDAY, 24th ins Nature's plan, relieves the lange, Kidr
notify the Hon
pectoration opens the secretion and Signalling Footien autaide restores the system to healthy condi: Why Station and proceni "to" tion. The reticly, hur ätward-wide special train leaving
and user and can alwayince depended special train will return reaching Kowloon at 6, 40;
1:8:95
The Entries for the Ladies Golf Cham ber 23rd Lewben bilions, but take a full doar 207 be impossible to prevent an pionship
accident, but 12 is not impossible to Chamberizia's Tablets and drink bleaty of water. That will cloonso tebe prpeared for it. Chamberlain's Pain Ladies
mech move the bowel and soon: Balm is not beyond anyone's puese, and the lists
system to a healthy cardition with a bottle of this lintment Frou Fre
prepared for almost anything. For are reque Fall Chemistá sitt Blorekeepers.
Secretary
Blates, W Go Tope, RevB.
10
PS J968816
100 -
shows if indoors, or sports if out doors..
O, Thursday evening a torchlight procession which would probably
start at the Race Course, pass down Nanking Road to the Bund, through. Frenchtown, and back to the Race
Course, concluding with u Breworks 241.52 display.
On Friday afternoon a civilian' pro-- cession over the same rouse a
On Saturday, probably in the morning a military parade of all. Allied troops, police forces, éloin Shanghai, will be held on the Race 163 Course,
· 60€
120
Flags will be displayed on all three days on all Allied prom sew and there will be illuminations at night.
The SVC Artillery will fire o salute each day at Loon.
NAVAL ** HUSH~ Y.C.
"HUMOROUS INCIDENT AT THE
Ahumerous incident marked the King's investiture in the Quadrangle of Buckingham Palar recently. Ope of the naval bush V.C. we to be pre- 1.20 sented to Liput.- Barod Aston, of the
R.N.B, the story of whose gallantry in-
an action
an enemy submarine cannot be told until after the war.
Instond of reading the record of the exploit for which the bonear had 1
a beau awarded, Ba is Doval, the Egnerry merely
Lionh elat
Auton had won the
240 80
320-
200
Liegt Auton stepped forward to receive the decoration and at the samo moment the hand of the Irish Guards began to pity Tush, kosh, kali. Hére comes the Bogey Man The King, as well as the puct» torn, humour of the coincideren und laug
88.28 heartily
Fontinal Sherwo