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THE EXPLOIT OF SERGEANT MICHAEL O'LBARY. V.C.
At Guinchy "he naked to the front and himself killed Ihre German who were holding the first barricade, after which he attacked a stond barricade about eighty yards farther ons, which he captured after killing three of the enemy and making pranners of two more. He thus peat- Really captured the enemy's position by himsel,"
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BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S CONSULAR COURT AT CANTON.
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
Canton, Thursday, the 28th day of October, 1916.
CITATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION.
In the Goods of SMOLLETT CAMPBELL,
Doceared,
"N virtue of an Order of His Majesty's mid IN Court, bearing dale This Day, I do heraby monish and alte all and all manner of persons
Continuing the atory the correspond- ent says: General Delamain hoped to reach the river at one of its bends be- fore he was called upon to engage the In tackling the high freight problem to which we have lately called attention
enemy. Again in this hope the columя advanced, and at about five o'clock in the says The Times-shipowners clearly
point behind IN afternova had reached. must look to their own ranks to discover a solution, The Government have done
A correspondent of the Times of India the Turkish position about a mile and a little more yet than intimatote the owners describes the battle at Kut-el-Amarah, half from the river. Here they suddenly that a solution is desirable, leaving the He says the defence constructed by the came under very violent artillery fire from the further bank of the river, and suggestion and consideration of remedial Turks stretched for about six miles on measures to the industry itself. This is either side of the river. An old, dry General Delamain, realising that they really, as it should be. The problem is an canal bed branches off at right angles could not reach water by that route exceedingly complex one, and the close to the right bank of the river, and its determined to attade the Turkish posi relations of owners with Government artificial banks, twenty feet high, weretion from the rear, and, changing the Departments during the past few months the only outstanding feature in the whole direction of his column, marched straight have not induced the feeling that any monotonous landscape. The Turks made towards the trenches. This was about considerable increase in State control of full use of this for a while. Their half-past five and the light was begin- the mercantile marine would be in the trenches and works lay some hundreds ning to fail. Hardly had the change of interests of efficiency. The management of yards in front. The banks of the direction been carried out wher the Bri- tish column realised that they were of many hundreds of requisitioned vessels canal sheltered their reserves and were has thrown an exceedingly heavy burden used as supports for high watch-towers, marching parallel to a large force of on a single department, and, as far as
from which the British deployment could the enemy's infantry and guns at a dis the services to the Fighting Force are
be clearly seen. The passage of the river tance of about a mile An order to to appear in the said Court on or ab at the 28th "right turn brought the wearied Bri-day of November, 1915, and show cause, if any concerned, owners have no doubt that the
was protected by sunken dhows and
they have, why letters of administration (with work has been highly sucessful. But it barges interlaced with wire, while the
tish infantry and guns face to face with the will annexed) of all and singular the goods, the Turkish force. Without firing a shot chattels, rights, and orodits of SMOLLET may be doubted if the Admiralty Trans-approach from down-streams com-
the troops turned and advanced on the CAMPBELL, late of Macao, Chins, who died at port Department would attempt for amanded by guns cleverly concealed in
enemy. The guns opened a rapid fire Hongkong on August 20th, 1915, should not be moment to deford its measures on chambers dug in the river banks, as economic grounds. First-class passenger well as fire trenches. On the left bank against the Turkish artillery at a range granted unto ARCHIBALD SMOLLETT CAMPBELL, liners have been used to carry rough the defence line was divided into two of 2,000 yards, and after a short duel Attorney for ELLA GRACE CAMPBELL, of 48, cargo, and first-class cargo vessels have sections by a marsh two miles broad. Be silenced them completely, so completely Bratswick Gardona, Kensington, London, been employed for weeks on end as coal tween the river and the marsh were two that there was found to be hardly anan Bagland, the widow of the said testator and hulks in a way which no owner with an miles of trenches, then the marsh and alive when the 10th Wellesley's Rifies the universal legates named in the will, so, in reached them. Though suffering heavy default thereof, the Court will proceed to grant ere to the remunerative conduct of his then two and-a-half more miles of business could possibly countenance. The trenches. The extreme left was protected losses the British pushed straight on the same ascordingly.
(Sid.) R. S. PRATT, methods of requisitioning vessels for by another marsh about the same size as only pausing to return the fire before they closed with the enemy. At 200 yards
Vice-Consul and Additional Judge. Government service have, in
the first one, Nuruddin took full ad-
[1136 owners opinion, often caused unneces
vantage of these natural features to the order was given to fix bayonets sary disturbance to freight markets. strengthen his fortifications, for fortifi-and as the whole line surged forward to Probably the first suggestion owners.
cations they were, and not miere trenches the final assault the Turks broke from would make in order to get the most out
thrown up to hold an enemy. They had their shelter and fled. But the British were not allowed to profit by their vic- of shipping would be that more
been constructed with intentions of per- should in future he made of the expert manent cecupation, to held the Tigris tory, for darkuess had already fallen. knowledge available in the management line against the strongest possible force, The troops had marched and fought for of the shipping now in Government set and had already been occupied for three 24 hours. vice.
While, therefore, the intimation months. A bridge of boats had been con- that steps should be taken, to give some structed at the place of concentration, relief from the present high freight and this bridge was an important factor comes properly from the Government, it
in General Townshend's plans for attack, is for shipowners themselves to consider how the object would best be achieved.
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SHIPPING NOTES, FIRE ON THE "TOYOHASHI-MARU."
INCIDENT AT KOBE
GENERAL TOWNSHEND'S
The necessity for reaching water had been recognised, but instead they had been fated to fight an action still more severe than the first against a fresh enemy, for this was the force of seven regiments with guns with which Nuruddin, was reinforcing his hard presed left. They were nearing their destination when they fell in with Gene ra] Delamain's column.
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Broadly this plan was to make a de- monstration against the enemy's right, that is, on the right bank of the river, to give him the impression that this flank
Hunian effort could do no more. was to be the object of the main attack, and then by means of the bridge to cross though it was expected, that if possible at night, to the left bank of the river with the the Turks would slip away majority of his force and attack the there was no means of communicating An outbreak of fire was discovered be- Turkish left. The troops under General with headquarters, for the Turkish posi Delamain remained on the right bank, tion still lay between General Delamain tween hold No. 4 and the coal bunkers on the N.Y.K. steamer Toyohashi-maru re-while a small force of one battalion and and General Fry's forecs. The exhausted to the troops slept on the ground on which they the day Throughout cently, while she was in port at Kobe. The some gas and cavalry crossed outbreak, however, was got under control left. General Fry's brigade in ships had fought, in an hour or two. The iron and stool moved up the river for three miles and H.M.S. Come and Thermet, launches goods in the hold were more or less dam- disembarked on the left bank. The part with the Royal Navy, had been well aged by water, but the damage is not likely alloted to this brigade was a frontal st-ahead up in the firing line and subjected tack on the enemy's position, which lay to heavy artillery fire. During the night to be very great.
The steamer made a direct trip from between the left bank of the river and in a gallant attempt to cut the wires of the marsh, and it took up a position the obstruction in the river, the senior London to Vladivostock, and from the lat facing this section while the troops who Naval Officer, Lieut. Commander Cook-
On her last ter poet she arrived at Kobo,
to his right
the whole position during the night, Dawn on the 27th found the whole of leaving many guns and inch "ammuni the force in position. An immediate tion.. start was made, and in a short time the whole of the line was engaged by the The British enemy's long-range fire. troops on the right bank developed heavy artillery and infantry fire, driving in the advanced Turkish troops in the hopo that their right would be reinforced and their left weakened. General Fry, mean- while, pushed on under heavy artillery fire and succeeded in getting within Lwo thousand yards of the section of defence to his front by three o'clock in the after. noon. By noon of the 27th the bridge of boats was in position a short distance above where the troops, had disembarked from the boats, and the force on the right bank was ordered to withdraw slowly towards the bridge, leaving only a small number on this side of the river. The leading, troops on the right bank reached the bridgehead just as dusk was falling and the crossing, which occupied the first half of the night, was begun.
voyage fire broke out near the cool bank had started on the left bank pushed out son, lost his life. The Turks evacuated Standing in its own Grounds, situated
ers, and again while she was at Vladivo- stock on the 17th ultimo fire occurred in the same place. The cause of the latest outbreak is under investigation by the Water Police,
GLOVES AND UNDERWEAR
FROM JAPAN.
LONDON FIRM'S EXPERIMENT.
The Proper has an interesting article describing an experiment by a wholesale firm in importing Japanese soft goods for the London market. The Draper
Saya:-
But for consumers in this country and for that mutzer distributors either are familiar with Japanese textile productions as such. No special promin ence has been given to the fact that. Japan can make, for example, as good gloves, underwear and similar draper's stock as she can make those ingenious toys and fancy ware novelties.
The war provided a splendid opening for some enterprising wholesale distribut ing house in this country to come along and make a special effort to populariso Our readers will Japanese goods here.
to interested to learn that the oppor: tunity has been taken, and the firm who have taken it are Messrs. John Howell &Co., Ltd., the well-known St. Paul'e Churchyard house.
A BUYING VISIT TO JAPAN.
The
Moving all night the force was in a position for attack by dawn two miles to the right of General Fry. As soon as light appeared General Delamain deployed his force for attack. greater part were directed to a flask at tack on the enemy's extreme left, while the remainder advanced to a frontal at- tack against the left portion of the sec tion of defence between the two marshes. General Fry at the same time developed all his strength, in the hope of being able to close with the Turks in front of Realising the advantages of finding him and of General Delamain's force. a steady market here for Japanese produc- The flank attack soon found that owing tions, the directors of the company in
to the extent of the marsh the route April last deputed one of their staff to
which they would have to take was much BEER. Japan on an extensive buying tour
more circuitous than had been expected. of the principal manufacturing contres Meanwhile the frontal attack had become Osaka, Kobe, Tokyo, Yokohama, Kyoto so seriously engaged that General Dela. John main decided to push home an attack "The enterprise," said Mr. Paynter, the managing director of the with the troops at his disposal on the extreme left of the Turkish defences in company, in an interview, "has perfect-front of him. The position was critical, ly justified the most sanguine expecta tions we formed of it."
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Chiefly what classes of goods are you buying from Japan"
Chiefly glove, and underwear, but all other suitable goods are included. Japanese goods may well be a substitute in part, I think, you will agree, for those of Germany."
When shall you be in a position to deliver to the trade?
"Our travellers will in a very short time be out with a full range of samples for delivery this winter and next spring and autumn. We anticipate an imme diate demand, for prices are rising and customers are well aware of it.
THE NEW U.S. SEAMEN'S LAW. DIFFICULTY IN CONFORMING TO
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as the enemy in the whole section were greatly superior in numbers.te the small force left in frout of them, and their heavy fire had already begun to tell on the troops. Nothing but bold and re- solute action could have met the situa tion, and General Delamain was prompt in seizing his opportunity. Hull of the Dorsets, the 117th Mahrattas and the 22nd Co. of Sappers and Miners were ordered to take the trenches arca.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.
ORDERS BY LIEUT. COL. &, CHAPMAN, V.D.
PARADES.
2.--Parades for to-day, nil.
DETAIL.
3. Gun Club Hill, Kowl:on:-
On duty until 24th inst.: Scouts Co Officer on duty: Capt. Stewart, P. of W. Camp, Kowloon:-
On duty to-night: Contre Sectios
M.G. Company. Officer on duty Capt. Wood, On duty 20th inst. Right Section
11.G. Company. Officer on duty: Lieut Kensett. Orderly Sergeant until 24th instant -
Sergeant Ramsay.
G. E. STEWADI, Capt., Adjutant, H.K.V.C.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE
TILE SHOOTING COMPETITION,
His Excellency the Governor has fixed Sunday, December 5th, for this Inter- Platoon Competition. A Captain and 8 mon from each Platoon must be selected and their names sent to the Musketry Inspector ou or before December 1st.
Teams will leave Blake Pier at 9 a.m.
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́INHE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRAJS & OHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT is now ready and contains:............ Far Eastern News, Hongkong.
Far Eastern Men and the War. Leading Articles : --
False Economy,
China's Financial Methods. Labour in the East. Random Refications. Peking Notes,
Chinese Criminals in Shanghai, Prince of Wales' Fund.
Nos. 2 and 3 Platoons No. 3 Company warned for Sunday next will fire as follows instead of as previously notified:--
Men doing Patrol duty on Sunday even-Alleged German Conspiracy at Harbin, ing will fire in the morning, leaving Blake Pier at 9 a.m
British Red Cross Society and the Order
of St. John of Jerusalem, Garments for Troops, Etc. Al Fresco Fete.
Men not doing Patrol duty on Sunday will fire in the afternoon, leaving Blake 1er at. 1. p.m.
PATROL DUTIES.
Members are warned that from this date until further notice they are entrusted with responsible share in the police work of the whole of the City of Victoria, the Peak, and Kowloos.
a
Telegrams.
Our Duty in the Present Crisis, Luss of the Rufford Hall." Correspondence:
A Business Man and War." Opium Fooked as Razora for Hongkong. Record Opium Seizure at Singapore, Natural Gas in Wenehow, China and a Monarchy. Elections in Peking Profecture. Company Meeting:-
Stoam Fisheries Co., Ltd. No excuse, except illness, will be accepi Hongkong Tramway Co. for absence from Patrol duty, Abanters will Raub Gold Mine. be ordered to attend the next Defaulters' Kailan Mines Output: Parade, where only will their reasons be Indo-China Rumour.
Failure to report inability to Chinese Bank for Straits Settlements, dealt with. attend on the ground of illness in time to Movements of Chinese Troops, fill the vecaner occasioned will also be treat-China's Increased Customs Revenue,
Japan's Wealth Increasing. ed as a default.
Japanese Emperor's Addresses. Suez Canal Restrictions.
Freaks of Fashion, The War and Japanese Navy.
Local Sport.
A Defaulters Parade will be held to day, at 5:15 p.m. Defaulters will fall in at that hour outside the Pass Office, Central Police Station
JOINED.
The correspondent writes of the gallant manner in which this was done and re- cords how the troops waited in the newly- won trenches till troops, coming round the marsh,
reached them about 10.30 a.m. Coming in on the right they swept the whole of the Turkish defences between the two marshes from left to right, only completing their task at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. This was not accomplished without very severe fighting as the enemy preferred remaining in their un- derground defendes to running the gauntlet of fire over the open plain, and a large number of prisoners fell into the Trouble seems to have arisen very quick- ly with regard to the new Seamen's Law hands of the British. At last the post- in the United States, A San Francisntion was cleared and the units reformed to continue the advance. The day had dispatch to the dahi says that there are in
boen very hot and both men and horses the harbour of San Francisco more than were suffering greatly for want of water. twenty vessels whose departure was sche-
As always the marsh water was quite
Inspectors of Companies are required to duled for the 4th and 5th instant, but eail-unft to drink, so foul indeed that the arrange that they and their Sergeants visit ings have been unavoidably deferred ow-men, exhausted as they were, had no the men of their respective Companies on ing to their inability to collect a sufficient desire for it. The force had been march-Patrol independently of any visits ad to by number of men to conform to the require ing and fighting since the previoue
CABES IN COURT. ments of the new Beamen's Law as to crew.morning and had had no water since the the ex-regular Police on the Staff,
N.C.O and men appearing in Court 10 On the afternoon of the 3rd instant in previous evening. They had just carried structions were received by the Superin-out a forced march of five hours round tendent of Customs from the Department the marsh and fought a severe action, connection with Police Reserve Cases must
1. C. JENKIN of Commerce ordering him to allow the deand a scorching wind with dense clouds do so in Uniform
A, S. P..(prvej, parture of ships for the present without of dust had swept the desert during the
whole day. conforming to the rules of the new law.
Hongkong University Athletio Ground. No. 1 Platoon. No. 1 Company-Watchman Murdored at Hunghors. Bickerton, A. R. Osborne,
No. 2 Company.-J. A. B. Silva. Recruits, their Platoon and Company Com manders are held responsible for getting uni. ferm provided without delay.
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