Hello! Did you think
over
that business about the Bonds? Yes, it's pretty certain now that an UNREMITTING PRESSURE on all fronts will lead straight on to Victory, and you can help in some mea- sure by lending money to the Government.
The least you can do is to convert all avail- able cash into EXCHE- QUER BONDS. The HONGKONG BANK will buy them.
What do you say? Only 5 per cent.? Well, I don't think any of us should mind whether it's 5 per cent. or 6 per cent. so long as we get through with the War.
What's that? Oh, you're writing a chit to the Bank now. Alright! I'll ring off Good bye, old man
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29re, 1916,
PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.
U.S. MATA
LINE.
OPERATING THE NEW FIRST-CLASS STEAMERS -ECUADOR,” VENEZUELA " AND "COLOMBIA 14,000 tons each.
HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO, VIA SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU.
THE SUNSHINE BELT.
THT MOST COMFORTABLE ROUTE TO AMERICA AND EUROPE.
SAILING FROM HONGKONG;
S.B. "ECUADOR" 8.8. " VENEZUELA " 5.8. "COLOMBIA
There Steamers have the most modern equipment including ALL LOWER BERTHS and borgo comfortable staterooms (all single and two berths only).
The Safety and Comfort of Passengers is our first conside ation,
Tickets are interchangeable with the Toro K1SEN EAIA and the CANADIAN PACIFIC OCEAN SERVION, LTD,"
For further information rates, litemtur, schedules, etc, spilt to
Telephons 141.
COMPANY'S OFFICE in Alexandra Euildings, Chater Road
|| 1035
THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL
LINE.
HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES AND AUSTRALIAN PORTS.
ON THE CADORE FRONT,
THE WIRE WAYS
MOTOR DRIVE IN AUSTRIA.
[PROZE LORD NORTHCLIFFE..
August 15th.«
THE
A
SURE-TO-BE-HIT!
FEELING
This morning I am write everything you do seems to make death.
WEATHER REPORT./
On the 8th at 11:20. No róture from Japno or NE China.
Pressur has increased moderately at Hong koog. Changes since yesterday are small elsewhere,
At 6 the morning the typhoon was in latitude 18 deg. No and longitude 18 deg. E moving went
Frosh maroon in indicated along the east and south eat cost of China
Hongkong rainfall for 24 hours ending at 10 am to day, 2.50 inches. Total since lat 75.10 inch Jonary, 18.99 incher, against an average of
The format for the 24 hours ending at nom to-day is as follows DISTRICT
I suppose that very many of us here have had periods when we were convinced that we were going to be hil. My own On Sunday afternoon I witnessed on the experience is that they lost half a day, Isonzo Front the prolonged bombardment, or maybe as long as two or three. You at a distance of 5,500 yards, of a rocky three times in succession, just as the start perhaps, by going on duty two or cavern in which an Austrian battery of gentle Hun has, auf industry and mountain gun and a number of machine-shells you; or two nights in succession guns were known to be concealed. Hour you work on the parapet, or the day after hour sin. howitzers planted their when you are to be relieved is postponed. shells within a few yaris of the same spot. Sometimes a very vivid dream that you It was bright and clear, and through a are being killed will do it, or maybe a powerful telescope we could pick out letter from someone nt home saying they every individund pine tree in the neigh are convinced they will never see you bourhood of the cavern, and see great again. This sure-to-be-hit 27. sensation. rock splinters being thrown in all direc-is mighty unpleasant. You notico every- tions at the moment of the explosion of thing that seems to be added proof, and the shell
in brilliant doubly certain. You are sent on a Hongkong to Gap Rock sunshine and several degrees of frost on message to some part of the line that the Cadore front. It is not usually real, receives, more than its fair share of izid that the Italian front is nearly 300minenwerfers, or, if you are R mess miles long. In the parched, stony wider, orderly, you are suddenly transferred ness of the Carso, which I have already are other duty and kept in the trenches described, the chief enemy of the fighting sent up to the front line on a working all day, or if you are in billets you arc man is thirst. The chief enemy of the party susceptible to the Cadore front is frost. These two facts should bring home some of the difficulties feeling just before going home on fur
One is particularly that the Italians have faced for 15 months. tough. If the news that one is for leave
KING VICTOR'S INSCRIPTION, comes in the trenches, most of us, "I im In discussing the peculiarities of the agine, are certain that we shall be killed hill fighting as contrasted with the fight befort we get out of the One remein- ing on the road to Trieste, his Majesty bors tales of inen out here for eighteen the King of Italy who has a fine sense months and then killed as they walked of words, and who has spoken English out to go to Blighty"; or a bus load from childhood, said:- Picture to your of them eaught by a shell as they went self my men 8,000ft, up in the clouds for down the road. seven months, in deep snow, so close to the Austrians that at some points the men can see their enemies' eyes through the observation holes. Imagine the difficul ties of such a life with continue) sniping and bomb throwing."
King Victor Emmanuel's grim picture of war was in such strong contrast to the tropical fighting round Gorizia that I asked General Cadorna for permission to come and see the lighting in the clouds. The illustrated newspapers have from. time to time published photographs of great cannon carried up into these Dolomite Alps, but I confess to having never realized what it insans. It never occurred to me what happens to tho wounded men or to the dead. How do supplies and ammunition reach the lonely sentinels of our Allies
to
The sure-to-be-hit periods are rare (I can remember two in seven months). It is well that they are. Being "off talour is accountable for some of them, and the losing temporarily of one's grip over oneself for the remainder. It would be easy to be miserable and depressed. Cheariness is mainly a matter of spirit..
THE END OF THE WAR,
AN EXPERT'S OPINION.
The Times military expert, inan. optimistic review of the military situa- tion, points out his reasons for believing that the war is not car its end, and discusses the arming of the allied armies for 1917 and 1918,
14
OUTLER PALMER. & CO'S
NAPIER
JOHNSTONE'S
WHISKY.
THE
ORIGINAL
FOLLCAST,
E. winds, strong to freeb; general-
lg overonst, some
N.E. winds,
strong
N.E.. winda,
Formans Channel: South Coast of China between Be Hongkong and Lamooks fresh: Boutheast of China between, The ame BA
•Hougtong and Haizen... .. ở 1,
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
BEGISTER.
Hongkong Observatory, September 28th.
Previota On Date On Date:
Day 1 கம்'.
2 p.m.
at 2 pm. 6 a.m.
Barometer" Temperature Hanidity. Wind Direction ... Fore RMA Wanther shy va
29.70%
99.77
29.$2
80
8
80.
89
85
73
East
East
Esst
5
6
S
Log:
1,03
12.30.
Highest open-air Temperature on 27th, 83 Lewana open-air Taraparature on 26th 77
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.
From 19th September to 5th October, 1918,
HIGH, WATER,
F'kong
Mean Vime.
Hoight
LOW WATER.
B'kong
Moan
Time.
doigh".
SQUARE
BOTTLE
WHISKY.
ALWAYS
RELIABLE.
SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA: LANE, CRAWFORD & GO...
end from ALL WINE MERCHANTS.
INOT BEYOND HOPE. Those who have suffered year, after year with Rheumatism will be glad to hear of remedy that has proved an absolute specific. There are no conditions of Rheumatism, no matter how severe, nor from what cause, that cannot immediately be relieved, and permanently cured by LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM. People who have tried a hundred remedies, liniments, and doctors are apt to be resigned to their fate. They come to believe that there is no such thing as a cure for Rheumatism They have been disappointed so many times that another
hong ft. in.). m. it in trial soms almost useless. To all such 044153BALM faithfully and patiently, and you we say try LITTLE'S ORIENTAL will soon rejoice at the return of your precious health. Many & person was cured through LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM by the use of single bottle, others have used from 3 to 6 bottles to obtain the game result. In only very rare and excedingly obstinate cases were more 5464 than 6 bottles necessary
Fri. 19 m 10 24
10 37 3 4 15 28 Biter, 30 m). E 5 9 ₪ 4 68 |18 Ost.. 0:34 7 5 44 33 δύο. Pri
3 m 5 45 18 111 7 6 5 463 7 Mon
ཐ 121 4 8 m 6:46 10 Thes
11:54 7 6 5.25 4.0 3-12 44m82120
of 1917 and city in the Held, Says the writer, is not yet adequate, since it does not give us that annihilating pre- ponderance necessary for victory. Next spring, having completed our own sup- lies, we can set to work to arm Russia with a will. We can fit out the arnies for-1917 and 1918, which must in the end crush the most frantic efforts of the Cen tral Powers, and as we can last so long. or longer if necessary, we can be satisfied with nothing but the complete satisfaction Wed. of our demands. Compleatisfaction
I have watched great steamers arrive at ouf British bases in France-the-trans port of their freight by train and the wonderful motor service, and then on by light railways or horse vehicles. Here food for the men and food for the guns go first by giddy, zigzag roads, specially built by the Italians for this war. They are not mere tracks it are as wide as the road that runs between Nice and Mentone, or the Hog's Back between Guildford and Farnham When these have reached their utmost possible height there comes a whole series of wire ways, as the Italian soldiers call them. The allies will end the war as such 3 Thare. Steel cables slung from hill to hill, from formidable military power and sa super- ridge to ridge, span yawning depths and abundantly, supplied with veterans and reach almost vertically into the clouds, material that, failing some gross neglig: Up these cables go guns and food, as wellence on the part of our government dur as timber for the huta, in which the meing the present parleys, Germany will live and material for entrenchinents never be able to face a war again in our Down these come the wounded. The first sensation of a transit down thene seem- ingly fragile tight ropes is much more curious than the first trip in a submarine or aeropisac, and tries even the strangest
Derves,
==== FIGHTING WITH "NATURE.
time,
"Many soldiers firmly believe the politicians will sell out in the end. But this opinion is certainly wrong, for the force of public opinion behind the war is so strong that the public would think nothing, of taking all the members of the Government, and hanging them in a row if they showed any inclination to throw away at the peace parleys the fruits of our stupendous war effort"
14 m 0.50; 7 4 m 9.401.2 0
No infer, high nor low-WHTEY 52.7 2 11 7 19
No infer, higo-, nor law."" water
BRINGS SWEET SLUMBER TO NERVE-WRECKED
PEOPLE.
That old devil, Insomnia, is the greatest booking agent on earth. The result of his never-ending labour is so great that it required thousands of sanatoriums and hundreds of insane asylums to take care of His bookings," The overflow he sende. to prisons, work houses, and graveyarda.
Insomnia is a grave disease; it means life of the body is impaired and the that the great nerve system and the real diseases should be healed promptly by proper treatment.
account. If you use it up faster than Your nervous energy is like a bank you add to it you overdraw your account, Therefore if you suffer from nerves, have sleepless nights, brainfag, or lack of ambition caused by overwork, worry, over indulgence in alcohol, tobacco, or from excess of any kind, go to your chemist and get a bottle of Sargol Tablots and take two after each meal and two just before retiring at night. Good bye to despondency, hump,
and
Man is not only fighting man at these heights, but both Italians and Austrians have been aghting nature in some of her fiercest aspects. The gales and snow, storms are excelled in horror by ava- lanabes. Quite letely the melting snow revealed the frozen bodies, looking hor captured giving the names of the officers ribly lifelike, of a whole platoon which appointed as governors of such import had been swept away nearly a year ago. ant Italian cities as Vicenza Motoring While there have been heavy casualties through that luscious plain yesterday, un buth aides from sniping, bombing, with its vineyards, mulberry trees, vast mountaia and machine-guns, and heavy expanses of ripe. raise, its fat pastures WEDNESDAY, 11th Oct., 1916, artillery, there has been little sickness and abundant orchards, one could but among the Italians. The men know that rejoice at the chagrin of these dupes of doctors' visits are practically impossible. the German Kaiser. They had feasted Therefore they follow the advice of their their eyes from afar on this beautiful officers King Victor Emmanuel, whose scene. They had been told in an Order life has been passed almost entirely of the Day that the good wine and fair among the troops since the beginning women of Italy awaited them. Many, of the war, told me, however, that despite indeed, arrived on the plain--as prison the greatest care, occasional casualties erg and are now quarrelling among blues" from frostbite are impossible to avoid. themselves as to who brought disaster Yet the men have all the comforts that upon them. It is those verdammte splendid all the time. Sargol will enable You will eat well, sleep well, and feel it is bumanly possible to obtain The Magyars, cloud fighters are extremely well fod those Austrian swine," say the Mag-blood, and nourishment from the food say the Austrians. It is you to draw every atom of strength, Huts are provided, fitted with stoves yurs, I do not know the total prisoners you eat. It excels all Nerve Foods, similar to those used in Arctic expedi-taken by the Italiana, but I do know that tonics, wines, etc as the results it gives tions
I do not know how many kinds of have found "cages of them, all woll
almost daily at one point or another I & permanent and lasting. artillery are used in these Alps. In fed and not altogether displeased at addition to heavy guns there are guns being at last in the promised land. carried on mules and guns partly carried Motoring in Austria in war time is by mountain artillerymen huge fellows most pleasing. Italy holds a good deal whose weight-carrying capacity entirely more of Austria than seems to be under- puls into the shade that of the Constan- stood. No fewer than 500 Austrian com- tinople lames, or porters. When munes are already under Italian adminis Queen Margherita arrived at Gressoney tration. Austrian names have been re some years ago, four Alpine gunners pre moved from the streets, Hamburg- sented ring with the guns of a battery.Amerika advertisements have beer paint They are cheery fellows, not a little ed over, and Odol and Sanatogen are proud of their strength, and with hacks see no more. The black and yellow. like bulls M frontier posts and the Tabak-trafiken Higher yet than the mountain fight have been done away with, and only the ing line stand the vedettes, sentinels and comfortable Austrian Gasthäuser remain. outposts whose work resembles that of though they are not overcrowded as expert Alpine climbers. They carry formerly with German and Austrian portable telephones, with which they can tourists. If one could get permission, communicate with their platoon. The which I confess is difficult, I know platoon in turn telephones to the local nothing more agreeable than a disit to commander. When thinking of our own the Italian part of Austria in war time. brave men who have held the trenches VISIT TO CORTINA. in French Flanders for these two years Yesterday I was in Cortina d'Ampezzo, and who now, with Dominion and Over were doubtless many readers of these sea troops, are alongside the French lines have spent happy summer holidays. slowly forcing back the Germans on the The Austrian bombardment seems to Soraine, it is only fair that we should have ceased. Several reasons are given. realize that, but for the work of these One is that the Austrians thought it un- Italians in weakening Germany's chief desirable to go on killing the relatives of ally in the mountains, on the lower 800 Cortina soldiers in their ranks and in the Carso desert, our advance chiefly owned by Austriane and are ground near Gorizia, in Gorizia itself, Another is that the large hotels are would not have been possible,
SAILINGS (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
Stemmer
*CHANGSBA**
Arrives Hongkong Leaves Hongkong -from Australia. for Australis.
2nd Ost:
7th October,
This Steamer in atted with Befrigerating Machinery, ensuring a plentiful supply of Ios, Fresh Provisione, eta, and has superior accommodation with Ellestrin Light throughout and Electric Fans in the State Rooms. A daly qualified Doctor is carried. Reduced Farm Cargo booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tasmanian Porta
For freight or passage, apply to
Tizarnosa No. 36.
TO THE LADIES. Pinkettes are a boon, ensuring daily regularity, thus removing the causes of sick headaches, biliousness, facial erup tions and ill-smelling breath.
PINKETTES
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
the dainty little gentle-as-nature lava- tives, are obtainable from chemists, or, post free, 60 cents the phial, from Dr. Williams Medicine Co., 90, Szechuen, Road, Shanghai.
AGENTR..
11163
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
TO-NIGHT 9.15 pm. The Howitt Phillips Repertory Com at the Theatre Royal The Morals of Mareus." DENSE
TO-MORROW!
11.30 am-Hongkong Steel Foundry Co,
Ltd; Meeting of Shareholders 8.15 pan. The Hewitt Phillips Repertory Co. at the Theatre Royal-"The Breed of the Treshams."
Saturday, 7th Oct ---
Noon Hongkong Jockey Club, Half-Yearly
Meeting
AUSTRIANS IN ITALY. Y Proof of the Austrian expectation of awarming down on to the rich Venetian plain is afforded by documents recently (Continued at foot of next Colump.)
heavily mortgaged to Viennese banks. My own belief is that the cessation of the bombardment, which has wholly or partially smashed many hotels and build- ings, is due to the crumbling of the Aus trian offensive power to which I have referred:--Times.
Don't suffer with your nerves any more, get back your old-time strength and energy by taking a little Sargol.
A B. WATHON & Co., LTD., VICTORIA DISPENSARY, THE PHARMACY,
QUEEN'S DISPENSARY, THE EDWARD DISPENSARY.
Sold at 18, 4d. per bottle.
Agents for Hoogkong:- Mersrs. A. B. WATSON & CO., LTD. 814-14
CHAPOTEAUTYS
MORRHUOL
Superior to Emulsions or Cod Liver oil, ECZANE
Each tiny Morrhuol capsule re presents the medicinal value of a teaspoonful of oil
a Recommanded at the Paris Ace- demy of Medicine, for loss of sppetite and flesh, to patients with consumptive tendencies.
Bold in bottles of 100 Capanies.
Hold by all CARMINALE
GTHE NEW FRENCH REMESA THERAPION N-1
THERAPION NE 2
EUREN BLOOD PORSIEN, BAD Z=69, 1600 RRUPTION R
THERAPION NO. 3
CUACERONIC WEANIKURS, DEATHS.LOOR VLOUR, SE GOLD WYZEADING CHEMISTS, PRICE IN ENGLAKO, 39. BUND STAMP ADDRESS)
BA QURDE HAVERSTOCK RD, HANESTEAD, LONDON FOR YOU SKY NEW DRARNE (TANTEKES) FORM OF
ZASY TO TAKE LASK AND.... JERKING OUR
THERAPION
STAMP AFVERED TO ALER
Grand Prize of Honour Panama-Pacific International Exposition
SAN FRANCISCO, 1915
ASAHI-BEER
SOLD EVERYWHERE