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The British Admiralty has just commis sioned a now, type of submarine, which is to be known as the “W” class. There are four of these vessels, and they have been designed and built at Arinstrong's works since the wor began. The latest vessel to be sent to sea is of subsidies for one year to the regular, but I would appear to have been in services on the near seas. The companice commission for some time, wol it is not quite
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Japan China Co. 588,000 Shanghai
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Another now type of underwater craft, known as the class, with a speed of 18 knots on the water, has been built and designed at Scott's yard at Greenock, and has been in commission for about a year, byt as all subaprinos take a good deal of "knowing" before they take an active port in warfare we have not yet heard of any of their adventures nikont. The two big sub- marines of the Swordfish type are now attached to Sir Jolm Jellicoe's flagship, the Iron Duke,
́LAST OF THE “DRESDEN "
THE FIGHT DESCRIBED,
Lieutenant Allen Fielding, NR, of
Nowa has come to hand, says the Straits Times of the 8th inst., that the Glenroy, of the Glen Line of steamers, is ashore on the Fallodan Hall shoel and in such a condition that she is likely to the Orama, states that the German become a tol wreck unless salvage cruiser Dresden was sighted 12 miles from operations can be carried out with the Juan Fernandez, and that warships im- utmost despatch.
mediately started in hot pursuit.
The Glasgow was the first to open fire, The vessel was due in port yesterilay and got in several shots before the from China ports, but, instead of her Dresden replied. Meanwhile, the Kent arrival, Capt, Larsen, of the Siamese swung in to intercept the reader's steamer Prachatipok, brought news of attempt to reach territorial waters the fate that had befallen ber Capt. The Dresden's upper deck works were Larsen, bound from Bangkok to Sing already ablaze. The Aent pumped in a pore reported that he sighted the cell for more shots, and the enemy boisted the first thing in the morning. She was the white flag.
aground on the shot, which is about se The fire was in proximity to the mitiga- miles or so the north of the Horsburghzine, and no explosion occurred a few Light, and in serious difficulties. He
stood by to render what assistance he minutes after the Germans left the ship could and later brought the chief officer in their own boats
and some of the crew on to Singapors FORCED OPTIMISM IN GERMANY. Capt. H. W. L. Holman and some of the crew are remaining by the vessel in order to prevent any acts of piracy,
As yet no explanation or details of the disaster are forthcoming, but the vessel is unques tionably in a precarious position for, in striking, she tore a large hole amidships and her decks are now said to be awasi Tanjong Pagar have the salvage oper tions in hand, but these will have to be carried out without any delay if the vessel is to be saved. She was bringing down an extra Chinese crew from Shang: hai for a new Glow boat expected here very shortly.
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The Singapore Harbour Board authori- ties bave the salvage operations in band and at the present moment are engaged in saving what they can of the cargo. That, to a great extent, consists of beans, and the very nature of that portion bas added to the difficulties in the way of making rapid progress with the work The beans, soaked through nad through baye swollen and burst the decks, thereby making the vessel still more awkward to handle. Not und everything-possiblo has been done to move the esrgo fill it be possible to say definitely what can be done with the Glenroy, but, as things pre
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UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
The following is a list of unclaimed telegrams lying in the Eastern Extension, Australasis ant Chico Telegraph Company's office at Hong- kong
--AIDERSS
The Times military correspondent anti- cipates renewal of a violent German of fensive in Flanders, but states it is 130 longer possible for Germany to withdraw troops from Polnisd. The correspon dent insists that although it is contrary to all her military principles Germany. must eventually revert to the defensive. Public opinion is not yet prepared for such a reversal. Amsterdam aud Stock holm report that men of the 1880 and 1882 untrained Landsturn have been call ed nn. The subject of a neutral country. lately returned from Berlin describes the German publio there as resolutely opti mistic. It insists on believing stories of German success however absurd; diabe lief in them is considered disloyal. The samic witness states that forced gaiety 15 manifest everywhere, but that an underlying current of nervousness and irritability ja perceptible.
VALLEY OF DEATH.
SERVIA'S TRAGEDY. Captain Bennett, a Red Cross comunis
at present, it would seem that she taustaimer in Servis, has issued an urgent become a total losa.
appeal for help. He describer Uskuh sa
The Clearoy is a steel screw steamer of 4,801 tons gross, built and registered in Glasgow fourteen years ago.]
GERMANY AS A CONSUMER
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Panama
(2) Following is a list of unclaimed telegrams in the Great Northern -Telograph Company's office at Hongkong:-
ADDRESS Yahshuntong..
Husso Koerbing
Hainfat
Shanghai
Amoy Kobe Shinghai
WEATHER: REPORT.
a valley of death, and refers to the horn the 16th at 10.45 a.m.- Sight mod- rible overcrowding of the hospitals, ernte decreases of pressure here oncurred whero six doctors and twelve orderlics, the ughout the area. The anti-cyclone without nurses, attempted to attend to situated in thy Pazific to the cast of_Japan, aɖd'} 1,800 gick and wounded. Half the doctors depressi: na cover 8. Af anaburis and Indo Chini. and orderlies hare eines died or been Thers' as Indications of a fresh is crazed of stricken down. The patients are dying pressure ovar N. China. from sepsis, because their wounds could not be dressed.
·Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10. to-day, 0.17 Inches.
The forgesat for the 24 hours ending at sour to-day is as follows ***
DITRIOS.
FORECAST
(N.E, -p winds,
moderate. Honth sonst of China hetween] The mme a
No. 1. Hongkong and Lamooks.
Scores of doctors are suffering from Wooden Germany, says an American contem-fever, and nurses are wanted. porary, has been one of the biggest hurts are being used as field hospitals.
The Servians are doing their best for consumers of plantation rubber, In 1913 that country took 10,000 tons, and during the prisoners, but out of 750 in one camp the first half of 1934 imported 4,500 tons only 20 are able to stand. Sixty deaths• Bengkong & Neighbourhood | from Great Britain and Colonies and occur daily, and there is nobody, to about half as much from Brazil. Her remove the bodies.
Formons Chándal When a stranger enters, the silence of nort biggest source of supply was German, East Africa, Cameroons and Togoland, the camp is broken by voices which mean now out off. Of the total world's supply out such appeals an" For the love of of rubber 35 per cent, was used by the God, give me water," for God's sake Allies, 17 per cent. by the enemy and 48 give me bread." per cent by neutrale. Of this year' supply of the commodity, it is estimated that the Allies will require about 50,000 tons, leaving an approximate balance of 70,000 tons. Last year America alone consumed 55,000 tons.
EARLY MARRIAGES IN CHOSEN.
A RUSE DE GUERRE.
ANOTHER EXPLANATION OF THE STORY, OF RUSSIANS IN ENGLAND.
Benth coast of China between ƒ The IO" NA
Hongkong and Hainan.. 1 No. 1.2. * E., and S.E. winds, moderate to fresh; cloudy, some rain,
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
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A field officer with whom I was chatting (writes the London correspondent of the Daily Dispatai). gave me what he declared to be the true explanation of the famous Cossack "hoax" in August and Septeraber, According to him, the author of the hoax was Lord Kitchener In no country in the world has more himself, whose object in fathering it was importance been attached to marriage to strike the native imagination of the than old Chosan, the chief solicitude in German commanders in Belgium and the minds of parents having been not. Northern France as they marched on the education of their children but their Paris by the fear of a surpriss on their early marriage. The custom a gradually right rear or flank from Ostond, Calais, dying out, Still, one occasionally hears or Chorbourg This dread, so my friend of very early marriages taking place. assured me, was very real among the The latest instance is reported in the German Staff, and accounted to some Mail Simpo. According to the paper extent for Von Kluck's hurrial retreat Mr. Chiyong, who is a well known rich froin the gates of Paris-As to how Lord man living in Emyul, Whanghai Fro Kitchener get the hall rolling I was. vince, has decided to marry his third son, vouchsafed the following facts. aged only 6, to Miss Hong, aged 10, actually caused a fleet of nearly a hun- daughter of one Hong Hochil, living in dred transports laden with sundry goela Hyennai Myon of the district and the to be sent from the Scottish ports to
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, Hongkong, wedding ceremony will be held about the Archangel, after insuring them with the
Dutch agents of the Geridan Lloyd, in 2nd Bunday after Easter, leth April, 1916. beginning of next year.-Seoul Press.
Matins (11 am). order that the report of his alleged inten- Hely Communion (8.05. tions should duly reach the German Gea- Besponses, Ferial; Venite, Tacker Pen's, oral-Staff. Shortly afterwards the traine-Beraby. Baraby, Felton sad Barnly, Te Deum,. really conveying British troops from Lawes, Cooks and Hopkins; Jubilats, Ayrton: Scotland and the North to the Channel Anthem. "There is green hil"Gonnod. Holy ports were by his order compelled to kopon munion (11.45 am); Hymn 655. A their blinds lowered in order to excite Palm 90. verses 1,
; 9, 10 and 17 in unison ji popular curiosity and speculation, l'salm 91. To so 1, Meanwhile, the story of the arrival of Psalm 92 verses 1, 2, 6, 9 and 10 in unison. the Cossacks at Leith and other Scotch Even-oag (5.45 pm) Responses, Faral; Pastor, taizeran Troutbeck: Magnificat Dapais (25th ports was industriously circulated.
morning); Suns Die itti, Jones (25th morning);
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Genera? Podbielski, President of the German Olympic Committee, now proposes to cancel the Olympiad that had been fixed for next year for competitors from Up to the present, the British Denialymus, :04, 267 and 499.
ST. PETZE'S CHURCH...West Point, Sun Germany, Austria, Turkey, and various Journal has given the names of 172 neutral countries. It is feared thus few dental surgeons and about 330 dental y 8 April 8... Boly Communica 11 sm, Morning Pravar and Sermon German athletes will survive the war students and pupils serving in the fortes Preacher, Rev. W. T. Featherstone, B.A. unwounded
General Podbielski pro-at the Front. Of the dental practitioners, posed to sell the Stadium, which enet 40 hold commissione in the R.A.M.C. and 12,000,000 to erect,
65 are officers in other capacities Of the A Paris telegram says the fixture has students, 46 are serving in the R.A.M.C. been transferred to America. It will not and 48 are officers. In addition, up to be regarded as a regular meeting and the present, between twenty and thirty the results of the games will not be army dentists have been appointed with accepted as Olympic records.
the temporary rank of lieutenant.
UNION CHURCH, Kennedy Road, Sundar, 11th April, Morning Service at 11 am Hymn 128, 574, 47 and 116 Evening Service at 6 p.m.--Hymns, 159, 284, 131, and 58 Preacher Rev. J. Kirk Masonschie. Morning subject: The Superman and The Christ.
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