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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER TH
SHREDS AND PATCHES.
Now shall our duud keep cargo as they could overboard, ARSTICE festival with us to-day, whilst others of the volunteered to do the same with the ammunition: DAY. Our happy dead for the magazine. This highly dan- radiant, string, and gerus task was crossfully per young are they,
formed, with the exception of a Who look with wonder on us barrel or two of gunpowder im
possible of access owing to the great, heat and blinding, smoke.
we should be suit
that
when they in their serne und far
abpile are glad.
"
It womed that nothing could save le ship, od oventually the order was given to talte to the boata, The Efew women and children who hap
They are at peace who rest withing paned to be aboued waris lowered
their narrow bed,
into the lifeboat, and then as many They are divinely living who we of the regiment and crew as there
call the dead, 'Tis we who walk in darkness
while they gaze on One Who is the light of that fair country
and its sun.
The late Mrs. BALDWIN,
was room for filled the other boste.
This was admirably done, and Those who wore compelled to re main behind aboard the burning vessel met the situation perfectly calmly, continuing in their attempte to put the damos ont, and at twe o'clock on the morning of the 12th One of their was apparent that their afdeta
exam-) were meeting with succees.. THE STORY OF THE finest
'SARAH-SANDO, ples over re) With redoubled vigour the work cordent of the was continued, and soon the fire was saving of human life by the main quenched. However, the tomons of tenance of i lugh order of discipline the situation wore not yet over. second only to the immortul story The powder which they had not of the Birkenhead-we manifeste been able to remove had exploded during the-burning of the good ship nasi tove, a hold in the side of the "Sarah Sande," a transport ship, in ship, andy with the flames' dreadful the year 1857..
(work, but a shell of the ine" vergel At the time this vessel was on a remnined--indeed, it was n'marvėli· voyage from England with almost and it still floated. the entire 54th Regiment of Fook on The hole was covered up, and board.
On November 13 the ship] what repairs were possible “werO was situated some 400 miles from made, and in the afternoon those Mauritius, when, nt three o'clock in who had taken to the bonds were the afternoon, the cargo in the old picked up again." Then, like was found to be ou are. Such woundexi bird, the ship, with its situation called for the highest saless engines, was sailed to courage.n
Maths. The journey took sight dogs, and the schievement, with auchin burnt and battered wrock, in
pumilleled in the annals of his bay.
The men were quietly lined up, und after a few words most of theu were immediately engaged on the task, throwing as much of the
ARMISTICE DAY ANNIVERSARY,
affects our loyalty to the memory grief alone, in the right honour of
Much has been changed and full for its life and its freedom, Americane are very conscious of much has been forgotten in the that duty is clear for our Empire: Bat we shall not even in 1925. be the responsibility of their enormous, laat seven years; but no transcontent to observe a day of mourn.... with historic memories; it was wealth and power, and they boneat formation of feeling or condiitansing. Grief has its place, but not
of those who gave their lives in the dead. Not our less, but their the days when war came as they Mr. Vivim Carter..
MAE the war. Our age often accus- deeds we are to celebrate. The gathered when at last it ended and By the time a man is forty-an ed-of vulgarity of spirit, but we allence of two minutes will be kept: celebrated its passing in a scarlet excellent aga for critics—his know- fush of pyrrhic joy. We can,ledge of the human heart has al however, join in the universal ready outrun the possibilitien" of printed literature-Mr. William expression and commemorate as Muree. best lies within our power, the memory of the million British men and women who gave up their |--|
FAMOUS. SINGER'S
CONCERTS
There must be many who through various reasons did not have the
lives in order that Britain with WILLIAM HEUGHAN, her ideals and civilisation might maintain her rightful place in the comity of nations. We can surrender our minds in, common with the hundreds and millions throughout the Empire in homage opportunity hearing that great to the gallant dead. It is right, singer and actor William Heughan however, that November 11 on the cyrusion of his land visit, and should not be regarded as a Day of Remembrance only for the fallen. Earl Haig has reminded us that there are some hundreds of thousands ex-Service : men of all services and ranks who are at BULLIN-On September 24, 88, present unemployed-there are Barton Avenue, Keyham, also the widows and the children Devonport. Joseph Albert (Bertie), late of Hongkong of those who fell to be remember. and Canton, the dearly-loved ed. To-day, If its object is fully
DEATH.
who will welcome the opportunity now afforded of hearing him in a aerius of concerte to be given in the Theatre Royal (11 Thursday November 12, and Baturday. November 11.
He has been appearing with great- success throughout Australia and New Zealand, and in particular his reasong in the Town Hall, Sydney |have fürthår added to his long list of wide world successes. There is
and devoted husband of Olive to be achieved, should also be a no doubt that his art, being catholic, (Mickey) and darling daddy day of service and it is for all to of Rhoda and Emid. Peace, co-operate in contributing as Perfect, Peace."
generously as their Individual
Hongkong, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 1925; means will allow. This it is in
ARMISTICE DAY..
has an appeal for all, and when coupled with this, the artiste hos the vocal ability and dramatic talent. possessed by Mr. Heughan, it is Kattle to be wondered us that succes has invariably been his portion, | Che season now announced, will! constitute a farewell prior to his departure for the United Staten to full important engagemante in the
POPPY DAY.
their power to do in many ways, by direct contribution, by helping to swell the thank offerings which will be made by the several Britain, the whole of the British churches as a result of their col principal cities in that country. Empire, the Allied nations and the lections and by generous purchase Hyman Tonzer, violinist, ånd United States of America to-day from the ladies who are organis-Cadys Bayer pianiste will assist. celebrate the seventh anniversarying the sale of those emblems of Box Plans are at Mostries. of the Armistice as a Day of Flanders fields — the poppies... Remembrance for the dead and of which originally signified forget- thanksgiving for peace and vic-fulness in folk-lore and Nterature tory. In the simple Cathedral but which in our time have be service at Hongkong, as in that come a token of remembrance; a greater gathering in-Westminster warning "lest we forget those |
Pushin' up the daisies, Bill, Abbey, the spirit of the occasion above whose "grave,blooms, this Shovin up the blooms, was interpreted far better than flower of forgetfulness. Although Feedin' poppies, on a hill, anything ornate could possibly do, our nation like all others which From our peaceful tomba," and the Cenotaph was visited passed through the fire is marked Mac an de was Tommies, then, and honour paid to the memory of with scars which may not dis- Fightin' over there the dead. At Home the Cenotaph appear for decades to come, the Smilin' Mac-a-joldin' when at Whitehall will witness the spirit of thankfulness for the Grim
Grim death was in the air. pligrimage of thousands nagrest deliverance will reign in We'd jest been a wondering brokenly kept up till late at night every feeling heart on Armistice What we'd likely do, and men and women as they paas Day and with it should be bound Comin home and everything, "the" way was throug
will" drop their posies in up a feeling of the unj table. memory, of loved ones who cannot we owe to the soldiers who
be forgotten. Süch
tion of a nation's feel
rond" Hongkong's
for that at Home
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may believe that the future will at eleven o'clock, as it has been in pronounce us not wholly debased, the past two years, and again the in that we chose to devote the an- guns will unnounce when work- niversary of victory in our great aday life is to be resumed. struggle to the commemoration of fore the Cenotaph in London there the dead. It is not probable that will be a simple ceremony of com while this generation endures pub- memoration. Detachments of lic feeling would be content to Navy, Army, and Air Force, and forgo that tribute of ellence paid representatives of men who at the hour when the guns ceased served during the war, will are. We may fancy that even in drawn up in Whitehall, the distant future, when the effort the name of the King, and *ed the anxiety and the suffering Prime Minister and by
"the victory in our four-years-represent the
blurred by the mist
etill be kept
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