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Our Day!"
pm
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-Collection for Lady May's Rose Fund. Great Drawing of War Bonds at
the Murray Parade Ground.
TO-NIGHT
9p.m.--Fete at the Public Gardens.
TO-MORROW.
8.15 pm-Fantastics at the Theatre Royal.
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SALONIKA BEFORE THE FIRE
A woman correspondent wribed in the Timer of August, 27th -
Above the crowded water front, with its' consoleas clang of motor lorries and tram cars, Moslem Salonika dregins apart. The noise and hustle of a Near Eastern war hase are soon forgotten in the old city on the
THE GARMENT OF FEAR,
HOW IT SLIPPED OFF.
SIAM AND THE WAR.
A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS FORS
THE FRONT.
[BY WILFRED L. BANDELL"] "Look here, old man," said the young captain to his friend as they sat over.
The Siam Minister for War has issued supper in the windowless house which an important notification calling upon served them as a rest billet, have you Siamese volunteers for an expeditionary. ever studied odd things mysterious ren-
force to proceed to the Western front. Royal command authorises the formation of a contingent: to assist the Allies in the war and display the Siamese flag amongst those of the other Allied Powers and to humanity of the Central Powers, says Bangkok contemporary.
charm that where the latticed balconies |sations, queer impressions, and..
eyo but block the view at
and that sort of business turn. The narrow streets
Well, now and then I've mugged up are frequently empty until noon, when the boys come out various sorts of semi-scientific stunts for from school, and the men of the family- return from their work in the bazaardeeration, What's the wherefore of your bringing the day's fish and vegetables
esting
Just this? how do you recount for the swinging on a string together with the fact that there are some days wheat, no
homestead absolutely sale, perfectly door.
harm can come to me, when I could face Now and then a veiled figure hurries machine-gus pumping lead and not along, clinging to the shadow of the walls turn a hair; and there are other days quite unlike the young Spanish Jewesses when I'm as scared an nervous recruit in their ping in the Rue Venitelos and love to to be anywhere outside the deepest du
chie French clothes who go shop at a bumbing class-when I'm frightened listen to the there to sun mary hand, which plays out, and fanty every shell is coming to
At times a glimpse is my address?" caught of a beautiful, clear-cut profile, There was lengthy tobacco-luden calm and palo as a men's, or the veil of
of pause. one of the shapeless bundles lifts, and the Can't explain it, old chap. It's black inquisitive face of the passer by a sudden sh old give gives possibly a mystery of the particular of surprise arrangement of your nervous system. At the cross-roads a couple of equally But I have & theory, or an idea, that if incongruous-looking British Military in one of your funky file you deliberately Police may often be found, for this is out faced some rather excentional danger the look en Balónika as un evil-smelling sen- the timing mechanism of the half of you of bounds to our troops, who are wont to spell would be broken. You would upset port boasting nothing much youd son that
That's my notion."
empty Austrian stores and a long row of of order ever ned, and it would be out
cafes and cinemas,
spirits rise
I wonder, mused the other. And soon afterwards they parated.
In two more days the rest within sound of the guas-was over, and the young captain returned to the zone where leisurely suppers and clean sheets were simply lovely memories.
In order to carry this out His Majesty,
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB
ANNUAL MEETING.
The thirtieth annual meeting of the Hongkong, Football Club was held, last king, at the offices of Messrs. Jurdine, Muthcson. & Co., Ltd.:Mr. R. Hancock presided and there were present:- Messrs. J. Ralston, H. J. McTavish, J. Stewart, R. J..Wilton, J. C. Fletcher, G. Gerward, A.. Goldenberg, P, W. Ramsay, J. H. anithorne, H. H. Taylor, H. S. Rouse nad. W. J. Morrison (Hon. Acting-
Secretary and Hon Treasurer).
the King has authorised the mailing of a
l, moving the adoption of the Annual.
cyclists and ambulance workers, who will number of volunteers such as aviators, Reports and Accounts the Chairman sai motor mechanics and driver, motor- that the accounts were in a very satisfac-
be ranked as special service meri (Raja-teeg condition. The Club had a credit karn Piset). His Majesty a desirous | balance of 8544.68 na against. 8927,02 last that Siarn shall have a chance to demones
year, while there was 8700 on deposit.
M RALSTON seconded and the report
accoints were passed.
strate ber desire to actively aid the Allies, gain active military experimen under modern war conditions, and uphold the national dignity and honour, and to that end has been phrased to antibrise the Minister for War to enrol volunteers.
be civilians or members of the army, navy (1) These must be Siamese-and may
or reserve forces.
(2)-Applicants must state their experi- ence as motor-mechanics, drivers or medi- cal or ambulance workers.
(3)-Applicants must supply their full names, ages, nanes of parents, occupa- tions, trades or professions, place of re- sidenc, etc. etc, and must apply in person at the Royal Military College at the back of the Saranrom Palace, where full details of the scheme will be supplied
Willy with the sprayes of by, and then some imaginative youngster them
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In the Report the Committee recordedł with, deop regret the accidental death of Chib-s. C. Woodheal. The prospects Tower of the most popular members of the
for the coming reason are not igurdert us very hopeful as several of the kiest - players have left for active service..
The following oficers were elected for le forthcoming seas on -President, Mt. R Hancock, Captain of Rugby XV., Mr. H S. House, Captain of Association XI., ¡Afr. J. McCubbin, Vice-Cuptain of Asso- (4) All applications must be made onction XI, Mr. J. Stewart Hon. or before Oetobar 15th. rejections.
(5)There will be no appeal against Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. W. J.
In the tranquil world of the Turkish Lown above the Via Egnatia at every tura- ing something lures one on. A grin iron- bound door opens furtively for a moment, revealing an inner court where a jatus cupied fountain dances before a clump of feathery files, inauve and white. The At one in the morning, when a curious strol
streets are forgotten; one silence fell between the general spass of
་མ In a noise,
be sent out. a patrol. An hour went garden further up the hill,
ink fruit blesson wave
their
ReFoss let off his rifle and woke up the German arms velvet-dark cypress: here is the army, which promptly
got the wind favourite motive of the craftsman all the up and telephoned for their heavies to Moston: world over and quite apart from stop an entirely imaginary attack: and as its nit symbolism, how well he chose his the batteries bad evidently registered theme Later in the year, showers of this part of the British line the landscape Wistaria and little banksia roses pour over began to alter and not at all quietly the high walls and no gardener to Where was the patrol? restrain them-half another the fine old He couldn't help picturing that little houses of the rich pashua who have Red. group of men in No Man's Land
One dull afternoon in March. I came stumbling across the pitted earth, stand on the best of those scenes when I turned, ing like statues when the lights rocketed without knowing where I was, into the aloft, trying to edge their way hack, courtyard of the Satli Djami. I remem-seless to patrol any more now. And her now the sharp feeling of delight. The the young captain sickened with a deadly loaves of the great chenars still hung on horror as hert and thers, in front, xhind the trees, but changed from the fiery red blasts Fear crept over him, enveloped of exploding shells shook the of autamg to a rich sombre brown. the low light the large trunks and boughs him, clung to him like a disgusting gleamed smooth and silvery Beyond clammy garment that he could not shake them, in an archway, with n high off. He raged at himmelf; another night wrought-iron grille, a cobbler plied casual trade, and behind him again, then might be keen, alert, able to deal with announced receipt of a telegram from any omergency and here he was, shaking Viscount Chinda, Ambassador to London, town, terrace upon terrace,
lay wrapped like a leaf, maly able to gasp and shrink saying that the British Government has in a mauve and grey mist. In front of tuto, the nearst shelter Was there no
decided abolish the restnietion on im- these quiet harmonies, in the paved grass care for this awful condition of mind i ports of Japanese silk textiles (hitherto grown court, rose the brilliant deep blue
only 50 per cent. of the total export in pillars of the mosque Three o'clock
1916 of Japanese silk textiles, to Great struck.Allah-u akbar! Allah-u akbar 12
Britain have been permitted).
*
The words of his friend came to him. Deliberately, Face Home exceptional
Was this exceptional-
el in the Army list, but they will not tattooed. They will be paid from the date (6)--Civilian volunteers will be includ
of the expedition leaving Siam, and the pay will be divided into two portions, one of which will go to the man himself and the other to his family or dependents,
(7)Pensions will be granted in case of death, wounds or disablement on service
BRITISH BAN ON SILK RAISED
The Tokio Foreign Department recently
Morrison; Committee, Messrs. R. J.
Wilson, R. Kennedy, J. Ralston, H. J. MeTavish, C. F. Mattly and P. W. Ram- say, and the Captains and Vice-Captain. Reference was made to the proposal to stitute a Roll of Honour in memory of the members who have fallen in the War, and it was agreed to allow the matter to stand over until complete details are available.
Replying to a question as to whether the Club would be entitled to the trophy won the United Services League, if they the Chairman said he thought so, since they were now service men in the Defence Corps, as distinct from volunteers,
It was decided, on the suggestion of Mr. Rouse, to invest the $100 now on.
The cry of a departing faith floated down danger inferno? He pulled himself suppits of silk textiles from Italy and deposit, in the Straits War Loan
faintly, mournfully from the upper air..
THE MOSQUE BUILDERS.
this lurid
Mr. STEWART mentioned that on the vitation of the R.GA, a friendly matcl.
Great Britain, has been receiving
into the open trench, mounted a firerstep, Switzerland, but since the outbreak of The interior of the mosque, like many and with a lurch and scramble entered others there, was featureless and dis- the land so full of dread and death that fallen off considerably, and of late the war, supplies from these countries have appointing. It is the outside aspect it is claimed by no m Never belora which,
21 rule, concerns Moslem in his excursions had he felt so clearly shortage has been made up by shipments would be played on Saturday between the
from France. striking
that he was between the two greatest Byzanting to Arab work was the change armies of history lines and groups and
For some time, exports of silk goods ROA. and the Club from internal to external colour effects. companies of men and guns behind him, to Great Britain were prohibited as The matter of resuming ¿ãe Shield Com..... The Christians, from the first cave chapels before him, miles desp He shuddered,
luxuries, but some time after, - imports || petition was left to the Chamimittee. of the catiecombs down to the French but stumbled onward, crouching low from Japan were allowed to the extent Gothic cathedrals, cut themselves off from pausing now and then as the stars of man of onehalf of last year's total. Of laté, outside influences when they prayed. The outshone the stars of heaven,
the demand for silk goods bas increased custom may have grown out of grim neces He sity; it was best to hide in the days of
greatly increased carnings of the working classes. Such being the case, the price of silk has advanced rapidly in England, and therefore the British Government has decided to discontinue the restrictions on imports of Japanese silk.
had
persecution, Joined to this, no doubt, it flet it beginst something soft. He considerably in England owing to the
was felt to have а deeper spiritun mean-
ing..
are
But the Moslems, like the ancient pipped? Here's a drink can you hold
**Can you hang on to me?" He lay down for the man to clasp him, then You lifting him bodily. One leg swog heavily like a pendulum, benting to ard fro as he pledded back. Was he in The right direction? Three times he nearly.
SPORT.
BILLIARDS.
VOLUNTEER CUP..
The competition for this cup was còn - Linued in the Soldiers Club on Tuesday ewning. The 87th Company had a leasin COMMERCE AFTER THE WAR 100 points as the salt of the previous.
NEW INTELLIGENCE SERVICE.
evening's play, but; the Sappers were in such good form that at the close of play they had wiped off this deficit and were
it before--but this one moved.
and spoke
you badly Greeks, praised Allah in the open air, the flask!" He saw the face smile. He The courtyard of Mohammed's house at had loved this sergeant for a jolly felow. Medina forued the type for the first The hands of the man wandered stiff", mosque. In one of the arches of its sur significantly, to his leg rounding areado was placed, the Mihrab, the empty niche-the sanctuary without the idol. The mosaics of St. Sophia, the golden gloom of Chartres, find their qual but exact opposite in the dawn-flushed portals of the Taj
Scattered throughout the Turkish quartell; once a piece of madly flung iron the Daily Telegraph states that, yielding fifty-nine points ahead, having won aff-
The Parliamentary Correspondent of ter are a few forlorn looking tekkeha ripped his cant. It seened an hour: but to a persistent demand made bath in three games. There were no outstanding - monasteries or hostels for pilgrims, where the trench was reached at last, and he laid Parliament and throughout the country, one or two dervishes eling pathetically to his sad down in the shelter of his own the scene of their past activities. Here, dug-out. As he did so the firing of the if anywhere, it should be dangerous for a heavies slackened. Westerner to intrude. Accustomed as was to go where fancy led without attract ing any notice beyond that of the gips He realised as he gave the sergeant hot children, I hesitated to accept the grave drinks and made him comfortable until invitation to enter the archway below the the arrival of the ambulance men that church of St. Demetrius. But the foun there had been a moment in that short, Lains and the flowers, with proved too terrible journey when his garment of fear tempting to be passed. To my sure the Pilgrim's burden, never, he
had slipped from him, had dropped away the sheikh who lived there, tending little garden and serving the mosque, far to return. The days and nights flickered put into operation until they have been from being a fierce bailed with by like pictures on some slow, spectral
enemy. delight the chance of pouring his woes film thrown to earth by a sardonic, hidden into English ears. It was hard to make operator: but the half of him that was whom he hated most, the Jewish frightened had been put out of gear
Turks >>
who had rushed his permanently. country into war with their best friends
out
Young
A messenger carne in.. Patrol back safe, sir, all but one."
87TH COY. 8.0
ROYAL ENGINEZES.
the Government have devised a scheme breaks, but double figures were frequent, for the establishment of a Commercja: the highest bring 24 by Townsend Intelligence Service, in order that the Borcs commercial interests of the nation may be looked after and fostered more effect-- ually after the war than it has been RS.M. Tatton-102" 2/Cpl. Adam.........200 before. The task was entrusted to the CS.M. Heath.128 C.Q.M. Benken 200 Foreign Office and the Board of Trade, and the proposals have received the Sergt. Edgelen 143
Spr. Townsend 1. 2003. approval of the Cabinet; but will not be
Cecil and Sir Albert Stanley, as repre announced to Parliament. Lord Robert
senting the two departments concerned, have, however, consented to submit to the Commercial Committee of the House of
Commans.
441
CRICKET.
·600.
The following will represent the C.R CA against the Civil Service in a league match on Saturday at 15 p.m., on the. later's ground at Happy Valley Ng
in Europe, or the Greeks who had raided salaama Then with much bowing we his, garden at the taking of Salonika and retook our seats on the divan. Our host wantonly smashed the tombs of his family settled himself opposite us, cigarettes HARBOURS OF THE EMPIRE Szo Kwong (Capt.), Ng Sze Yuen Un saints. I left with a bunch of pink reses coffee were handed round, and the real and and lilas and a special request that conversation between the two men began. should come back and sketch the mosque.
It surged up and down in rich guttural every now and then points being translated and explainst for benefit.
How Fan, Ho Wing Kin, G. Log, II. Ching, Yew Man Chun, Chow Ya Kwong, Wong Po Keung, Wel Lee. Son and Wong Kwok Kwong-
UNIQUE MASONIC EVENT.
member of the first Canadian-Ameri
NEED FOR IMPROVEMENTS ON A HOSPITABLE DERVISH
THE GREAT SEA ROUTES. Nor was this- solitary instance of Turkish hospitality in war time. At the Yes, the Chief Dervish admitted, the Monastery of Mevlané, outside the city lanum (lady) was right in one or two of bours on the great sea routes of the Em- The importance of improving the har- walls, a direct descendant of the last her surmises Seljuk Sultans still entertains the stray
But on the whole, the pire was urged in the House of Lords visitor to his fascinating but much had no symbolic meaning; it was all a ennomy, and sperd in sea conmunication the flowers she had noticed recently by Lord d'Abernon, Safety, planting dilapidated shrine. I went there one day question of custom. As a Moslem priest, deserved far more consideration from the with two companions--a Red Cross sister, of course, he could not allow of symbolism States of the Empire than they had yet can joint expedition, to Europe describes and an Angle-Syrian merchant not long for a moment, for that might saveur of escaped from Smyrna, my object, at the the idolatry con
condemned the Holy moment, being to find out something Koran.
hed by further on the subject of the symbolism But what started the custom? Why employed in
the planting of Moslem tomby
The afternoon prayers were
end
were lilies, for instance, always found ing as we arrived and walked up the steps every cemetery? The answer came Inter छ woman's tomb, and irises planted in
on
In the centre stood contai Curtyard from a poet, i secular Hoslem scholar
& kiosk, the From time to time as the talk
on New Zealand to the United Kingdom when he respondets to the rolly
Indga W36
received, he said.
ap event which is probably, unique in the On the great route from the United annals of Freemasonry. He writes Kingdom to Australisia win the Cape a
Masons in their initiation are taught. maximam expense of £4,000,000 would the universality of their craft. This was fundamentally alter its capabilities, brought home to those on board by the An expenditure of less than £250,000 Convocation of an Officers Lodge,
at Sea," Sunday Di
Mason's degree. Ledges all the way froma opened and closed in the Master
ented. All the ancient usages and estab Alaska to the Philippines were repre
customs were respected Members
ly touched for. A respectable sum of dre trial, strict examination, and proper before admission were, of course, given
matey, wax given to the caplate head. bott, for Minerva Lodge, Birkenhead. who will turn it over to the Grand Lodge of England. "American officers are in- variably generous, mad on this occasion there were no exceptions,"
Saturday, 20th Ook —
ceiling of its dome and deep eaves covered I noticed the dervish glance across at us the Panama Canal much more practicable 11.30 am Chies Light and Power Co.,, with frescoes in the modern Turkish style, three, perplexed. At length I saw what for large and fast vessels, so that liners
Ltd., Meeting of Bhareholders 4.30 p.ni-The Fantastics, Mistinise at the Rococo. A servant met us there and show-man of our party with his venerable white complete their voyage round the world, aquaint blend of Chinese and French was puzzling him what was wrong. The using the Cape route to Australia would Theatre Royal
ed us into the Chief Dervish's room to beard sat in the lowest place, the one calling at Jamaica and Halifax 8.15 pmFantastics at the Theatre Royal await his return. Round the walls ran nearest the door. Monday 22nd Oct,
the usual low divan. The skins of wild lack of breeding afflicts the English," was ment of our sea reates and the cheapening What a deplorable Lord Curzon agreed that the develop 3pm-Anction of Crown Land at Publis animals on the floor reminded me of Fer. Plainly what he tool Cross sister on me of transport would give a great impetus
Dept
sian miniatures of Majuun as a desert looked up at the Red my to Imperial trade and strengthen the Wednesday, 31st Oct.—
other side and smiled, a little relieved; When the great man entered the mor at least the lenyak Hanum, the Eldest cohesion of the Empire The abiect had chant greeted him in suitable fowing Wife, had the place of herour. We meant been considered at various Imperial Con. terms and at the same time we made our well; our manners, though odd, might ferences, but could not be dealt with by a
(Continued at foot of next Column.).
atrake of the pen.
12.15 pm-Meeting of the Licensing Board
in the Council Chamber,
Saturday,
3rd Nov
2 p.m.-Ministering Children's League, Sale of Work at the Government House.
dervish
pass.
he