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WAR NEWS.
WACHT AM RHEIN PUZZLE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 1915,
HEALTH IN THE TRENCHES.
200 NEW FRENCH TRAVELLING LABORATORIES. |
KWANGTUNG FLOOD RELIEF UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.
FUND.
Two hundred travelling toxicological The Tung Wa Hospital begs to The special war correspondent of the Tagliche Rundschau reports that between laboratories have been formed by the acknowledge with thanks the following Gorizia and Tolmino he passed endless French Army authorities and will shedly donations to the Kwangtung Flood Relief long troop trains, in the wagons of which leave for the front. men were sitting with their legs danglinghe health of the soldiers fighting in the Per Wa. On Chamber of Com
Their main utility will be to insure Fund:→ out and singing the Wacht am Rhein."
If this is not a proof that Gertens ace trenches or resting in the cantonments.
merce, Kwong Yee Wing & Co. and Hip On & Co., Cook- fighting Haly it is at any rate a curious The chemists attached to each laboratory
town, Australia....£20.17.6- exhibition of Austrian taste for the Ger-will analyse the walor the soldiers drink
and the foodstuffs brought to them, sofer Man Chun Loong from the man national eong.
to ensure their perfect purity. They will
Chinese Chamber of Coni- also control the disinfection of the front-
merce of Nam Ki, Amnamn line trenches whenever that is possible.
Yik Yee School
subscriber of 85.50, 1 of 82.20, Already acknowledged
MONACO'S CASUALTY LIST: The Journal Officiel of the Principality. A secondary phase of their activities of Monnce publishes from time to time from which, however, much is expected, fists of casualties" sustained in the will the analysis of Dew, German war by the Prince's picturesque guard.methods of attacking by gas bombs, liquid by the police, the gendarmes, and the fire fire, or gas clouds. brigade Monaco is, of course, strictly neutral and, except for the Prince's rather operatic guard, has no army.
The explanation, according to the Paris Figaro, is that guard, police, and fare: brigade consisted for the most part of Frenel veteranis. At the outbreak of wair the veterans Bobilised themselves and rajoined their old regiments. Hence the Monaco casually lists.
"TRENCH BACK."
NEW AILMENT FROM THE FRONT,
Each laboratory has attached to it either a skilled doctor or an expert analy tical chemist with trained laboratory assistants.
£3,000 IN DUG-OUT...
HIDDEN TREASURS FOUND' BY TROOPS
Treasure-bunting is one of the minor duties of French soldiers at the front. The other day a French private, enlarging his g-out which happened to be situated in the middle of the flower-bed of a farmhouse, The latest complaint to get a name dug up a wooden box, falling to pieces with dump after a year's intermont, which its own in this war of surgical surprises is "branch back.". Many casce are under contained gold and notes For £3,000. He treatment at the Kitchener Indian Hospi-brought it to his captain, and the military authorities now hold it at the disposition tal, Brighton.
of the owners of the deserted house if they
be found.
They come almost invariably from the trenches, says Captain Sandes, writing in the British Medical Jourant. Usually the injury is caused by sandhags er masses of earth hurled on the men's back by bursting shetis. Some patiens have been so seri- ouely injured that they have had to be. carried on stretchers; in milder cases this symptoms are very like those of lumbago the patient suffers severe pain and is un- able to stand upright.
man vasion a year ago.
"Alodane
There is quite a regulation form for the treasure-hunting orders issued by hea quarters on the appeal of refugees anxious to recover the valuables they buried in the fusion of their flight during the Get on hastily leaving th village of in August, 1914. hid some money and other valuables in the garden of her house, The objects are buried in a box under the fourth chestnut tree conut- ing from the right of the large flower-bed. for the chest. and if it is found to forward
and 1 of 81.30
Total
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JUNIOR LOCAL EXAMINATION.
JULY 1915.
The following candidates have satisfied the examinors:
2-oung Kai Yuca,
6.31an Shu Sing, distinction in Classi-
cal Chinese, Physics.
8.Wong Ping Kwan, 10. Leung Yun Chat,' 1.--Au Ya King. 16 Chung Ching. 20.Sai Ju Liang,
26.--Loung Nai Hong,
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"A DESCENDANT OF SIR RUTHERFORD ALCOCK."
A VISITOR TO JAPAN FROM '
HONGKONG..
There is irony in fate. Death has taken away, we believe, the last of those who in 1852 attacked and fired the English Lega tion at Takanawa, and a descendant of Sir Rutherford Alcock, the firse. English Minister to Japan, who was among the de- fenders of the Legation, is at present Cushi Kaoru Inouye, once patriot and pending a holiday amid penceful scenes at reactionary, once violently anti-foreign, one of a band of fellow patriots, has ended a long and eventful lite mid peaceful scenes not forty miles away,
For twenty years past there has lived in retirement at Zushi an old lady, now ap proaching her eightieth year, who is widely known in that part of the peninsula for her charitable nets. The lady is Mrs. Lowder, widow of an Englishman, better kuown to a past generation in Japdu 28 an official in the service of the Japanese Government-both in the Finance Office al
keeping.
34. Wong Yea But, distinction in Biblical
Knowledge.
30.1p. Tim Sued.
#2 Woo Sze I. distinction in Classical
Chinese,
44-Wong Sik Kl.
40.---Jai Hun Tung.
M.-Lee Fong Son.
52. Wei Lan Sang, distinction in Biblical
Knowledge.
54.Wong Wing Leung, 56Ng Ka Wing 38.-Sec King Land. 60.-L. A. Gutierrez. 62.-M. A. Carvalho, 64,--C.. F. Raza. GGA. Tyelkima, 70.-F. M. Franco. 74.-L. M. Xavier.
79-A. O. Madar, distinction in Book-
keeping.
80. F. I, Silva
81. Ho Nai Ching.
$2.Chow Chok Lam, distinetion in Eng- list, Mathematies, Arithmetic, Bonk- keeping.
Tsang Pak Loi. 86.---Wong To Wing. 92. Tam Wing Kwong, 96. M. Isaac.
97. Leung Kim Shu, 99.-I. 3. Ainrakin. 102.Lun Van Chat. 108.-R. M. Alarakia.
drug is made to penetrate the skin by the You are requested to have the search made Tokyo and in the Customs at Yokohama 111. Leung Tsan Yan, distinciou
Fortunately a rapid and effective cure has been found in ionisation with sodium salicylato, which is a method by which the agency at an electric current. Under this treatment, caried out in the electro-thera-it to.” peutic department of the Kitchener Hos pital, quite helpless men have recovered after a short course of treatment,
13 BURLOWS FALLEN.
107 MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY IN THE GERMAN FORCES.
The Berlin military organ Kreuz- zeitung states that at the beginning of the war there were 107 members of the Bulow family in the German Army and Fleet. Of these I have fallen, as follows:-- General-Major Karl Ulrich von Bülow, brother of Prince Bülow, died August
7th, 1914, in Belgium
Friedrich von Bülow, heutenant in this Guards, died on August 19th, 1914, wear Maas, in Belgium. Lieutenant Vicco von Bülow died at the storming of a hill at Ceriay on Sep: tember 15th,
Major Curt von Bülow died from wounds
20th.
The military authorities issue many such orders, and the troops dig up the hidden objects. An inventory is made and they subsequently reach their owners,
WAR-TIME
INSANITY.
LESS LUNACY IN TIMES OF BIG WORRIES.
Mrs. Lowder is
in extraterritorial days. the daughter of the late Dr. Brown, who in the seventies maintained the first English school in Japan-spoken ef as the Benten by all boys and which numbered among its pupils such well-known publie men as Mr. Saburo Shimada, Baron Mo tono, Dr. Ibuka, the late Hoshi Toru. Dr. Ehina, and Baron Suzuki.
The late Mr. Lowder was stepson of Sic Rutherford Alcock, and Mrs. Lowder's soti is now a visitor to Japan. This gentle- man holds an official position at Hong kong, and in the unfolding of the roll of fate he finds himself in Japan at the hour of death of one of that bad of would-be- patriots who attacked over fifty years ag of same of the small worries and mona-the Legation of which his grandfather was chief, with intent to drive the foreigner- tenies of life was discussed by a leading et rid the country of their presence, and Authority on insanity recently with a
In stop the wheels of progress.-The Fur representative.
East.
The suggestion of the medical superin tendent of Belfast Asylum that the war s diminishing lunacy by relieving the people
London newspaper London the figures lend same support te The ductor's theory.
Speaking ge lly." said this autho rity, we have.
A. SINGAPORE WEDDING.
Way
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Mathematics, Bookkeeping. 112. G. Rosario. 115.---Banuie Pon, distinction in Arithmetic,
Bookkeeping.
118.-M. Sternberg. 120-0. F. Ribeiro. 121.-Kong Ping Fn, distinction in Mathe
matics.
123-Lau Yan Chi, 126-Lai Nang Chip 128.-Lai Nang Yong, distinction in Arith-
mactic.
129Hung Ho Chin, distinction in Arith-
motic.
131-Kong Yuk Tong, distinction in Eng-
Hh. Mathematics, Arithmetic. matics, Arithmetic, Bookkeeping, 132.-Wong Ka Tsun distinstion in Mathe
Biblical Kowledge. *
133
Sang. distinction in Mathema Arithmetic. Drawing.
134W Yee Tusk
136.Ho Chee Kin, distinction in Arith-
inetic.
138.-Lui Sun In, distinction in Mathema
ties: Arithmetic. 140.--Hung Wai Sang, distinction in Arith
metic, Bookkeeping. 142.-Leung Chi Ling. distinction
Arithmetic,
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145.-- Wong Ki. distinction in Mathematics. 140.-Chan Sui Won, distinction in Biblical
Knowledge,
At the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, on the 4th inst., Miss Grace Evangeline Sheffield, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Sheffield, of Singapore, married to Mr. Harry Norman Winter, of United Engineers. Ltd., Malacca, thi son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Winter, of Pres-140-Hi Wa Chin. ton, Lancashire, The officiating minister 150, Goo.. Kelly, distinction in Mathenia. tics, Arithmetic, Chemistry, Biblical was the Rev. W. Cross The bride was
Knowledge, attended by the Misses Millicent and Evi Foster, while Mr. G. C. Burt supported 151.- Wong Yi Lau.
152.-C. Kew. the groom in the capacity of best mai Mr. J. W. Gareia gave away the bride, 153-Tang King Ham.
154-Chn, Onslow.
eason to believe that in hospital at Thionville on September the war has caUSB n appreciable increase Lieutenant Hans von Bülow fell on Sep-finity vet, whatever may be the ex- tember 28 while on patral service perience of the future. The conditions for a wide increase have not yet arisen. south of Acres. First Lieutenant Gottfried Count Blow People who become insane are those with Stress von Dennewitz fell at Guravka,, in the inherent tendency to do so.
At pro- Russia, on October 5th,
may cause them to topple over, Captain Bodo Baron von Bülow was sent much of the ordinary stress is
killed by a stray bullet at Bucquoi ́on | rernoyed. December 3rd.
"There is little unemployment and less Max von Bülow, officer in the Nürnberg, poverty than usual. Many of the poorer fall on December 8th in the naval battle people are better off than ever they wer near the Falkland Islands.
before. There may be more drinking, but Cart von Bülow, adjutant of battalion.
my experience is that drink does not of fell in the scouring of Karukow, north itself sund people to the asylum, though of Loviez, in Russia, on December 12th.
it helps in a case of mental instability, acting for Mr. Sheffield, who is at present in Hongkong (acting as Superintendent Friedrich von Bülow, captain reserve,
There is an old saying, The mora foll on February 20th near Fialazev. Major Wilhelm von Bülow fell in asylums you have, the more lunacy. Co of the Peak Tramway), and the musicst portion of the ceremony was rendered as Flanders, being shot through the head some extent that is true. Slight cases may
not be notified if it is known that there is the organ by Mr. G. Criuckshank. The bride's dress was of white satin metior, on April 22nd.
no roen for them in the asylum. And our accommodation is smaller than before, with train trimmed with pearls and with Sho one of our asylums has been transformed guipure lace, with a hand-embroidered yeil
reaching to the end of the train. into a war hospital,"
carried a bouquet of white orchids, stephanotis and asparagus feins. The bridesmaids were in white voile plonted drekes trimmed with Irish lace, with Bowered sashes, and lace hats with wreaths of mixed roses; and the mother of the bride were a dress of grey figured silk and
Busso Fon Bülow, airman, fell in June. Adjutant Karl Werny von Bulow fell
during June in Russia,
SEEING RED.
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155-Wong To On, distinction in Mathema-
tics. 156.-P. Brown. 157-i Hing, distinction in Mathematics,
Arithmetic, Trigonometry. 158-A, Nemazce.
167R J. Moalem. 160.-A. Samy. 168.-Robert Jones, distinction in Arith-
metic. 169.-S. D. Emamooden, distinction in
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toque to match, carrying bouquet of 181.-G. Pinna, distinction in Needlework BEFORE LEAVING FOR HOME
JAPANESE MATCHES.
Kwan Wai Hing, distinction in Arich- metic, Biblical Knowledge, Needle- work, Drawing.
Knowledge, Needlework. To Kiran Fong, distinction in Biblical 18.-E. Osmund, distinction
work.
in Needlo
185-J. Alwes, distinction in Needlework. 186-Ynen 31nk Ying, distinction in Needle-
work.
187.-Poon Sau Han. distinction in Needle-
work and Arithmetic.
189.-F. C. Yeves, distinction in Needle.
works
A private in a grenade company of the British Expeditionary Force writes:--
About 6.30 the order ran down the lines to stand-to. It was obvious that some
mauve velvets and ferns. A reception was 182 thing was in the wind. Our surmise
In the spring of 1917 Palace of In- held at the Adelphi Hotel where, after the proved correct. It came as suddenly as it was dramatic A terrific explosion, dustry-as is it to be called-will be usual toasts, the bride changed into a
permanent institution the like of which I have never heard, and opened as a
chine. The happy pair departed to spend a huge spout of black anoke, flame, sods, London. The object in view is the hold-going-away dress of loyal blue erepe-de-183. sandbags, and other things belched from ing of two fairs, every spring and au- their honeymoon at Tanjong for a few the German trenches. The ground rocked tum, in which will be exhibited the beneath our feet, the sides of the trenches main industrier of the Empire The days before going to take up their resid- swayed and seemed like to topple over. padao will be managed by an advisoryence in Malacca. Both bride and bride. Some of our felle were Aung to the council consisting of representatives of groom received many handsome gifta from all the trade associations of the United their friends in Malacca and Singapore.-- ground.
Straits Times. Shaultaneously, our guns opened fire Kingdom.
The site chosen for the palace is Wil on all sides. We sprang like one man to
Forty-four acres of land the parapet.and blazed away with rapid lesden-green. fire until our rifles were almost too hot have been taken, and the building will thold. One could feel that the Germans be three times the size of Olympia. There were staggered at the suddenness of the will also be extensive pleasure grounde
The experience of every human being in attack, for they did not reply for some attached. The exhibitions, however, will moments. When they did, however, all not be of the popular kind to which Lon. Indial since the war about matches is that their guns seemed to go of at once I don has hitherto been accustomed. Only the best matches come and always will come from Sweden. There they use pine thought my ear-drums would burst. To wholesale manufacturers and their agents our right a line of khaki figures with will be allowed to show their products, wood and that is the first consideration. bayonets fixed were sweeping towards the and agimnission to see them will be limited Gorman lines. We expected to hear the to traders and other possible customers It lasted by ticket. Each Industries of the Ein- order to charge at any moment. about forty minutes; bat in that forty pire Fair" will, in fact, be run on the minutes I learnt a lot. I felt for the same lines and for the same object--the first time what is meant by the joy of pushing of trade as the Leipzig Fair. It will last three weeks, and invitations battle. What it is like to get a smell of
to visit it will be sent broadcast through cordite in your nostrils and to
out the Allied and neutral countries.
In the summer months, it is proposed to hold a show of a more popular kind This will illustrate the scenery and natural advantages of all the countries in the Empire:
red.....
knew then what it was that enabled a man in the full flower of his life to dare to crass that abyss from which there is no returning. It was the call of the blood. I saw across the Channel the rough island home and knew that England was calling that England depended on us; and the knowledge set me aglow with
Does the war spirit determine sex? The pride. I wanted to sing "Land of Hope and Glory The man next to me kept belligerent.nations' greatest need hencefol. repeating. John Bull: that's another ward will be male children, and an English from John Bull, and I was uneasy village, Bulkington in Warwickshire, has no longer, for I saw the spirit not in a most opportunely started with a new re- few, but in all, and I knew it is that cords During the month of Jane not spirit that will spell the doom of Ger-sing'e female was born; the male birthrate
reaching the satisfactory figure of 37.2.
many.
191.-H. Clarke, distinction in Needlework. 198,-51. Bragu, distinction in Biblical
Knowledge.
Knowledge. 194.-N. Barrette, distinct on in Biblical 195 M. Walter, distinction in Biblical
Knowledge.
work.
We have tried a great many brands of 10-Daisy Gittins, distinction in Needle Japanese matches since August last year and with painful results. The Japanese 188.-Hannah Evans. are sending in all sorts of mischievous 199-Lili Price. rubbish in the way of matches and their 200-Irene Garth, distinction in Needle
wwk: Consul should warn them of the inevit
A. C. PRANKLIN, able result that no one will ever look at We are glad to 8:0
Registrar. a Japanese match. that Japan is pushing its wares into India which she can do with the cheap MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S TOY.
of freight of her subsidised lines
of A quaint toy showing Mr. Lloyd George steamers coming for Indian cargoes
But it is no good spoiling the leaping over Government red tape, to cotton. market and discrediting its prospect by sending in dangerous matches. We think eure European liberty is to have a place on a mantelpiece at the Ministry of nation but the Swedes should be Munitions. When Mr. Lloyd Gearge. It is their was at the Eisteddfod at Bangor last allowed to make matches. job of Lancashire. We have not ye toys made in the Vale of Clwyd-a new special job just as cotton spinning is the month he inspected a stall containing tried Japanese portland cement which and flourishing Weigh industry. we see in the Strand in vast quantities He appeared to be greatly interested competing with Italian, Greek and other in these ingenious modes of himself, and portland cements, but we should like to as he took one away he assured the stall-
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