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SHANGHAI MENON CA SUBMARINED VESSEL.
SINKING OF THE “SIR RICHARD AWDRY" IN THE MEDITER RANEAN
The str. Sir Richard Awdry (8,234 Lous), which was one of the vessels sunk in the Mediterrancan recently, had on board a number of former Shanghai men
The stouter was owned by the Peking Syndicate Ltd, 110, Cannon St., London, and was built in 1919 under the superin tendance of Capt W. E. Heppell, form- erly of the China Navigation Co., Ltd. On completion Capt. Heppell Drought the abcamer out to China and she had been under charter for the Kailan Mining Co up to the time that she left to be delivered at Marseilles to the French Government. The Audry loft Shanghai on September 8th for Chin- wangtao to load coal for Hongkong and thence to Saigon in ballast to load a cargo of rice for Marseilles, from which port she sailed on October 4th, The Shanghai men on board her wore Mr. P. A. Miller (Secretary of the Merchant Service Club), Captain Brymer (of the str. Hanping), Mr. W. B. Taylor (form- erly with Messrs. Paulsen & Bayes- Davy), Mr. Gibson, aud Mr. H. A. Par- sone (wireless operator). The vessel was under the command of Captain Tindle, formerly her second officer. Mr. Mier was chief officer and Mr. Taylor was second.
SIGNALLING AT SEA.
CANDIDATES FOR MASTERS AND MATES CERTIFICATES.
in view of the fart
It is notified that, ship failing to that the master respond to a signal made to him by one. of His Majesty's ships is liable to beayy: penalties under the Defence of the Retiu Acts, it is one of the utmost importanc at the present time that every British merchant ship should be in a position b receive and transmit signals both in the Morse and in the Semaphore code. The safety of the ship may depend us on a knowledge of signalling.
Candidates for certificates of com potency as waster or mate will, there fore, be required to attain a certain standard of proficiency ow reading and After Bonding messages in these coder, January 1st, 1916, candidates will be ex- pested to send and read, messages i Semaphore at a speed of 8 words minute, and in Morse (both flashing Lod flag waving) at a speed of 5 words a minute, the average length of a word being taken to be five letters:
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A PAGE FROM PEGOUD'S DIARY.
HOW HE DIVED TO BÁBKET WITH AN EMPTY PETROL TÁME,
HOUSES,
THIS WAR OF THE LITTLE atinging letter to the financée of another BOB, because she had persuaded the por to stay behind. The life her boy might lie in the power and persuasion of her Affec letter, but she wrote the letter. tion was not to minimise her sense of duty.
This is the war of the little houses in the little streets. There have been many other wars when the yoomen, the dale The courage of the little houson is, M. Albert Crómot, the father by adop. men and the steady men from off the indeed, wonderful and quiet and per
feat. The small families weigh up all tion of of the aviator Pégoud, who is pre-broad grass and the brown plough of this that they may lose, and do not shirk, How many families are there that have paring & volume which will describe the wide England carried the Empire on mot together, and decided which of the service which he rendered to the cause their strong shoulders. The yeoman and sons must go, which should stay behin11 of aviation, gives in the Journal to the dates and the man from the I believe if the number could be known, following extract from l'égoud's diary,
the number would be extraordinary, describing his journey of December 27, country land are fighting now, but in when he lost his way and nearly renuine way this way is immensely the and the stories of these family cabineta
aitair of Bunnyside," Anysuburb Park would be wonderful, too. of petrol -
I know of ono such case. road. Without talking very much about
It is of a Weather cloudy Morning obser- it, the Sunnysides of all the suburbs family group of three married brothers, No Boche aero in Britain are out and doing what there all living in villas, and the father and plane about. 13.20 leave with eight is to be done. COMMA mother. The only unmarried boy had shells for Nantillois. At 42001t. over
had not done enough for the country. Brag 1 got into clouds. Fog and rain I often look along the quiet street as enlisted; but the family felt that they continue over Nantillos More than 1 pass them by the easy streets with the They met to decide which of the three:
neat houses, the green trees and
remaining should go. Ways and means, polished tidiness of precious gardens were examined and balanced, for those the pinched streets with the unrelieved and passionless ranks of bay-windowed who remained would have to bear the houses; the pretty streets with the smile strain of the additional expense of the of stucco behind the fans of trim hedgos, family of him who went next day and and the red tiles shining in them; or the enlisted, and the rest took over the up- severely grim and grey in deportmens, been broken up completely, and the wife dreary streets, flat of face, rigid in line, keep of his dependents. In this quiet and sublimely unselfish act one home bus
vation at Verdun.
beastly. My machine in all positions. Mothing. Am continually wiping my glasses, compass jammed.
After one and a half hours of all sorts of worry dive to get my position. I notice (800ft, under the clouds a fine captive balloon and drop my eight bombs. General panic in the compil Several gung are fired at me, and
the
rise up into the fog. Lost again. Dive like a Puritan gone mad with mathema of the soldier has gone to live with one
And as I look down those streets down to see, and continue fight at tias.
again among the clouds, of multitudinous houses. I know that it 300ft Up 11 steady the is from behind those infinite facades that and dive machine and compass and take the this war is being fought. There are battlefields in the hearts of innumerable of these voiceless houses, and down the long and regular roads there are quiet crosses of courage being won by little homes
direction S.W.
I have an hour's petrol left. Swearing like a pickpocket. It's the I don't know where I am nnd am fired at. I am 5400lt. up. Up into the clouds, Down again Note rather large station. Am shot at. Up
น
BE GOING OUT TO WAR,
!
I have seen these little houses going
of the brothers who retains behind--it is the only way to keep things going, and the sacrifice of home treasures and Small, personal comforts has been willingly made. There was no pomp and circuta stance about this council; it was all done quietly and soberly, and the anxieties of the future will be borne by the house- hold of several little homes as quietly and soberly. They have joined the ranks. of the many small houses who are fight-
arly Chronicle.)
into the clouds again. Dive twenty- out to war. I have seen their younging in this war. (WD Newton in
IN A TURKISH VILLAGE,
{BY W, D. PECKEJM.)
six minutes later ond am again crer the station. I'm like a roaring wilden, who once trod the pavements in the solemn symbolism of after breakfast best. Only fifteen litres of petrol loft.
Don't know where I am; am shot pipes and season tickets to the City, come at I make up my mind, and am going home one unexpected day in a garb new to fy under the clouds at 2400ft. BW and constrained, with tunic and puttees fall petrol gives cut, despite shots. I on, and bouts that fill their homely. Fastidiousness with horror; these young. note a village far off, and as I get men have walked quietly ap the road and nearer recognise Etain. I can use my lungs to breatho now. Saved! Good have entered without exciteront the little Heavens to think how mad I have wooden gates. There has been nothing dramatic about them, though they have been with rage. I dive with the motor
gone, at at stop, from a quiet life into a at full speed. The wind is in my nose.
violent one, and though on their "I keep on wiping the glasses and break ese, case and all Pass over shoulders are the metal names of Bi- ence a few months back. I have seen. these young men come and go for too short a time, and then, with their welbed tinguished by a hell. So long as he hears of the loosely tied headropes have come harness upon them, and with their kin this tinkling, the boy knows that no oalling to them Good-byes" of eno- mous pride in courage across the littlandae. Also the camel is as silent as gates, these young men have gone from the bicycle, and the bell therefore the little houses, and the quiet roads are vessary. I pass the end of the spur. that the catrels have rounded, and find.. myself in Kizil Kuey. quieter.
A string of camela pads silently round. the corner, at its head a Turs boy riding. on a donkey, to which the leading camel a nose-rope is tied. (The camel as no use without a donkey to give him a lead) My
Etain at 1450ft, still diving with motor tents they ecarcely knew to be in existhors fidgets a little till we have passed
at full speed. Reach Vordun in fog at 160ft, and get bail and rain. Can see nothing. One of my eyes is hurting It's a splendid very badly, Land. fooling after all. I can breathe now with my face to the wind, and take in lungfuls of air. But to think how I've
cursed.
Another lesson for tue," Pégoud ends, "and I shall keep my oyes open more than ever. Report made at once. Cap- fain astonished, and boasts about it to other officers and makes his report. Food. At my case, very pleased to be by the fireside at Verdun. Smoke several
At the outset candidates who fail to attain the required speed will not be regarded as having failed in the whole examination provided that they pass satisfactorily in the other subjects, but pipes, which are excellent. Bed. in due course the attainment of these
candi speeds will be compulsory upon dates of all grades.
Officers of merchant ships should take every opportunity to perfect themselves
in both Morse and Semaphore signalling.
NEW POSTAL RATES.
MR. SAMUEL'S BILL.
the last camel of the train, always dia-
as..
Only the little houses know what they
Its a cunningly hidden village, fitted. have done, and they keep it to themselves.
But the rough pine-coverod slopes behind. Those little houses are poignantly fre into a combe, like many a Down village. quent in the frequent streets, and one cannot live in any homely district with have little of the molten smoothness or out being passionately aware of them. It velvety turf of the Downs, the village is impossible to talk to neighbours these mosque, distinguished from houses only its candlestick and extinguisher days without experiencing the quiet and by moving intimacy of war. Every great minaret, is ball a world away from the engagement carried the threat and the low tower of Poynings or Wilmington, terror of gun fire into the homes of these and flat roofs and mud walls have little streets. I have a good friend who lives in common with Sussex half-timber and. in a small and charming house, and with tiles. But above all peculiarities of site and architecture, it is the huddled. that Friend I sometimes talk of war. The stirring advance on Locs was dis- character of the village that strikes the cursed by us with enthusiasm and respect stranger. That the peasant and his cattle and his plough should live under only a few days ago, but behind the com fidence of my friend there was a sense of one roof (not in one roem, howevor) is reticence. It was not until justice had nothing strange, that he should huddle On one occasion I happened to be been done to the excellence and good close to his neighbour's house and till bis- omen of the battle that he spoke of his garden-if he have one outside the
COLONEL MUNCHAUSEN.
Colonel Emerson, who was born in Germany, and was once a colonel of volunteers in Venezuela," has been ying mest gloriously in the notorious Continental Times, of Berlin. Here is one of his gema :—
W
in
seated in the bar of the Savoy ng son. His son, he said evenly, must be villego, speaks worlds for the insecurity
London, in company with several lish and American Journalists.
the
The text was issued on October 19th of
"What's the news?' asked one. No the Pustmaster-General's Bid to give effect to such of the changes in postal thing at all, answered another, and telegraph rates announced in Mr cursed Censor let's nothing through, McKenna's Budget speech as require But we have got to write something, so we shall have to invent something, statutory sanction. SAVAN
Certain of the proposals have been con
on said a third. All right, but in that siderably modified. The half-penny post case we shall have to work together so
that the different accounts agrea Good is to be retained, with the alterations what shall we cable then interposed specified in the Bill as follows:-
(a) The maximum rate for an inland an American I have sent nothing to book packet of a half-penny for every two day, and it is more than time, or I shall bo too late for the morning edition. The ounces or fractional part of two ounces best we can do is to write something respects inland book packets which do about the heroism of the Belgian and the
wonderful defence of Liége.: not exceed two curices in weight and
shall cease
to have effect except
Mr & Mrs W. Arm- Mra V. Martin and registered newspaper
somewhere on the fighting section of the line. He was wondering if the boy had fought, and was hoping he had come through safely.
***One can't help feeling the personal side, oven at a time like this, he said almost apologetically. This victory, good news, but we wonder how for has isred. We hear of these things with says nothing, you know, but we can sea anxiety, and his mother is uneasy. She what it means to her. It's hard for
women,"
of this part of the world in old days.
THE GORGEOUS MALE,
But amid the dusty lanes and the dust-coloured houses there as one splash. of colour. The women, in obedience to the Law of the Prophet, veil themselves in shapeless garments of rusty black.. But their lords and masters have none of. brothers from wearing bright colours. the shyness which prevents their northern. The dull red fez is bound round by a coloured handkerchief, the short shell jacket, which hardly comes below the a flaring print, and the elbows, 19 breeches one loose bag down to the knee, girt across the hips by a string which was designed to be a lamp wick are Can't a little square patch at the knee,
blue or white, often embroidered round
All
It is hard for women. It is the women in the little houses who fight the most Yes, our eldest boy is out there now," I've got it cried one, joyfully courageous of these quiet battles, (6.)--A-maximum rate of a half-penny This will do. We shall telegraph that said another men. He went a fow for every gix ounces in weight or for General von Emmich has fallen before every fractiunul part of six ounces over
feeling his going very much. and above the first or any additional Liége. All the others made a rush for weeks ago. His mother and sisters are
help admiring their bravery. When he The great gap between two garments is. ounces up to such maximum weight as the telegraph forms
filled by an enormous cummerbund in may be fixed by the Postmaster-General Afterwards an American colleague decided to join there was nothing said.
red perhaps a dozen yards long. Into shall be substituted for the maximum confided to me that he had played a They agreed and were cheerful. rate of one half-penny for each inland trump card against the others. He had through his training they were splendid, this, unless he girths a leathern potch wired that the Kaiser, in his anger at gave him a fine time whenever he came up over it, the peasant stuffs the few things it is provided that any contract for his failure to capture Liége, had him to town, and all that When he went off he carries with him. There is a big. They didn't show knife, murderous-looking, but probably the supply, or delivery to subscribers of self shot Genera Emmich dead at head- they didn't change. newspapers, periodicals, or other pub quarters. When later I met one of these Mr & Mrs Carmichael Mr & Mrs J. Plammer lications at rates including postage, so gentlemen in Holland, I remarked that far as the contract includes the supply he had no doubt heard that Emmich or delivery of publications the rate of was still alive. Nonsense, said my postage on which is increased after the colleague, I killed him; dead he must Mr & Mrs A. Findley passing of this Act and before January remain. My readers will never hear
about him again.. 1st, 1816, may be determined by any party to the contract as from the date on which the rate is raised by notice given to the other party to the contract not later than fourteen days after the increase of rate takes effect.
strong Mr Boo e Miza Bowdler
Mr F: W. Cary Mr& Mr C. D.Call: Lt & Me Cooney
Col. Darling EÉ Mr Denman Foller Mrs T. J. B. Johns Mr Lee Jones
Major Morgan
hildren
Mr R. Paterson
Mr T. L. Perkins
Mr C. Skott
Mr & Mrs Grant
Smith
Smith
Mr.G. E. Stewart Mai-Gen. Vantris Mr&Mrs David Woo
GRAND HOTEL.
Mr J. C. Anker Mr C. R. Arnett Mrs Bird Mr C. H Booth
Mr A. B. CreOW Mr A. Duinrich My K. S. Eliss Mr L. E George Mr P, G. Anta Mr B James Mr W. Lawris Mr J. Manteiro Mire Massbang
Mr James Morrow Mr. M. G. Mayes: Mr P. Philipp Mr C. W. Reynolds Mr B. Ryan Me H. Sinclair Mr J. Smith
The spectacle of American correspon dents rushing for telegraph forms in the Bavoy Hotel is one of those things that only: Venezuelan colonel," born in Germany, could devise.
PEER AS SHELL MAKER.
LORD CHARLEHONT'S RAPID PROGRESS.
his spirits as well as their own. And perhaps a watch, on a fine silver chain, in any distress, you know, and kept up only used to eat cheese or sticks, there is they make no sign now. They are doing which passes round the neck; there is a tobacco-hor and a long work-V.A.D. and packing parcels for certainly the troops, and the pest-as though the cigarette holder designed like the piece of the narghilé to be boy's going was only a natural thing. mouth But they are listening for the ring of the pressed against the lips, not held between say the teeth. The matches are generally door-bell as they work. They
carried in a tiny pocket in the jacket, nothing; but the feeling's there. They are waiting all through the day for the along with a little bag purge, to whose ring that will mean that a telegram has string is attached the owner's seal. The come from the War Office to say the boy Turk is a thrifty man, and often carries shit It's the only thing that matters fint and steel to save his matches. to them, that ring of the bell may come
any moment.”
THE WOMEN OF THE LITTLE KOUSES.
DILAPIDATED FINERY,
To complete the costume there are white stockings with narrow black and
FRESH TELEGRAM CONCESSIONS, Substantial concessions have been granted in the case of inland Press tele grams. The original proposal was that. the existing rates of is. per 100 words
The women of the little houses are white bands at knes and ankle, gartered, (night) and 1s, per 76 words (day), with a copying fee of 2d. per 100 (or 75) words.
Lord Charlemont, in a letter to a brave. They do not spare themselves in like a puttie, by a plaited woollen string, for every additional address, should be friend at Stewartstown, County Tyrone, their act of courage. They do not draw finished off, if it be new, with a tassel. raised to 29, 6d. per 100 (or 76) words, describes his experience as a munition back, they do not let their affections in In one respect the Turk appeals to the copying ten of their bachelor. hardly ever The rates embodied in the Bill are:-
16, for every eighty word; transmit ted between six p., and nine a.m. to A single address.
1s. for every 60 words transmitted between nine a.m. and six p.m. single address.
HONGKONG
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them. I know of a mother and daugh through enormous boles never seem to states that he holds the position of ordi-duty is at times an active thing with ends his stockings. Stray toes escaping nary mechanis at 258. a week and any piece work that he can do. So far heters living in a suburban home. The trouble him, but when the feet of his has never sunk below f1 155., and has only son heard the call to arms; but he stockings have become more hole than risen to £3 109 He did not really count hesitated. He was the only boy, but his wool, he cuts them short at the ontles as unskilled labour, and had been on mother and his sisters decided his mind. and thrusts his bare feet into the wide, the same bit of work as a trade unicaist They had not fought a battle with them- easy slippers that are his usual foot-kaar. without any comment being made acives; they fought his for him, They After all, this saves trouble when he Average intelligence backed by a desire pulverised his excuses. They destroyed washes before prayer. If he does gaping hole: in the ca'f to do one's best after a bit of practico every argument he brought forward. It have a had besten the skilled labourer at his was the women who made him enlist. mended, it is not darned but a new own game and consequently had upset And it is the boy who is now in a better piece is knitted in. so that the patch shows spiral gruin, not the criss-cross his temper a bit, but this was really only cass than the women folk. He thinks the collectively. He had never met any in- life of soldier the finest life a man of a darn
By way of an overcoat he wears a hood- dividual who was anything but most could lead; he is having the time of de his life," But the mother and the sisters The new Australian cruiser Brisbane obliging and helpful
first day he did 20 10-pounder are also waiting for the telegraph-boy's ed felt burnous stiffened into a strictly been successfully launched Cockatoo Island. The Brisbane, which shells, the second day 30, and he now knock, by the other women wait. They rectilinear gure, and on a cold day you is the first cruiser built in Australia, & did from 130 to 150 quite easily, He are, it seems, but part of a sisterhood may meet him jogging back from market I know of another his pack addle to avoid facing the wind a sister ship of the Sydney, which had been on 60-pounders, and cau'd to of valorous women in their action as well on his donkey, sitting back foremost in destroyed the raiding German cruiser from 50 to 50 a day. Each of these paid as their patience. Einden off Cocos Island, in the Indian him 2d., but for the miserable 10 mother, one with a boy already in thean object that any child could draw Ocean, last November.
pounders he only received Id each, firing line, who sat down and wrote a correctly on a elate.--Erening Standard.
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