THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1897,
being caught vaing, vile, largoago by one's superiors.
"Shut up there! ssh i" you hear A MAN BAY, #Wat for? I slut sayin' bat wai's true, a
koe n
"Well I 'eerd some one sayin' se 'ow bo much talk was comin' out of 'ero as wasn't fit, and I sint sgoin' to be bixmed for It,"
And the tent would coal for the time being, but that does not prevent the man in khakee from swearing under his breath and swearing beavily too at being done out of shooting an Afridi.
As bas been observed before, ona bas to kee such a camp to understand it. So far an the level ground reaches it is one seemlegly smooth dust colored plai bespeckled with boulders of pigny size and odd bits of scrub that make lie desert aspect of affaire all the more desolate. A'dwarf weed grows aut between the roundish recks that are spread over this plain ilke belas on a piste, but the weed is so covered with the dust that it te impcarible for the wayfarer to notica what sort it is without stooping to examine, and that would be too much trouble, The rocks are not more this six inches lo diameter on the average-the text size on earth to trip over when walking or siding. The breast works of the camp are made of them and they look at A good kick would spill the lot, bat they don't spill somehow. Here and there within the wills one may see a tent with a simlar joy wall of these fish oval plones around it, about a ar að feet high. That is sure to be a Colonel's text. If the Goorkhas had their own way, and time and rocks at their dis posal, every one of the little chaps would have himself similarly protected from salpers, but they have neither their own way not the time, nốt the rocks, or may be it is they do not wish to "seem more anxions than anybody else. But the Goorkka-being a born manstalker himself understands the toestimable value of such cover when an cosmy li abroad of nights sniplog,
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The rules in fali are as follows:- RULES FOR NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS AT THE NEAT OF WAR.
1. All newspaper correspondendants accom panying the Army in the field must be furnished with a licence granted under the authority of the Commander-in-Chief In this licence the paper or papers for bleh the correspondent la aven! will heated.
3. A correspondent may not wille lor papers other than those mentioned in this licence. I a desire to do so, he must get leave, and the permission must beduly registered an his licence. 3. Licences will not be granted to those whom is considered undesirable to bare as corre- spondents in the fold. Retired Officers will be preferred. ".
It
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CALENDAR
DECEMBER. Mitiorologkal mians based on ten years'.
observations to 1893.
Baromelet 377 Thermometer 63.5
Humidity....................................65.0
Ratafall..... Lak'-
TO-DAY.
Thursday, 16th December, 1897.
Consignees
NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
STEAMSHIP "OLYMPIA,”
FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, YOKOHAMA, KODE AND MOJI.
THE
*HE above Steamer having arrived, Cas- signees of Cargo are hereby requested to sand in their Bill of Lading for countersigna-
Chloose-23rd of 11th moon of 23rd year of hire, and to uke immediate delivery of their
Kwong-sü.
Jewish-21st Kolev, 6668.
(Trout feast of Chang Sin.) Mohammedan-eist Rajað, 1316,
San-Rists a
Sett ......... High water-Morning
Afternoon wit
Low water-Morning
Găr, đậmin Br. 17min. Dhr. Himin.
Skr. Embi.
Shr. 2Emin, Afternoon ...... 6kr. 25min. ANNIVERSARIES,
1857-Earthquake along the Mediteranean
shores; 10,000 Ilves list. 1874-The ship Horatto hunt at Shanghai,
TO-MORROW.
Friday, 17th December, 1897. Chinese-24th of 11th moon of 23rd year Jewlih-£Bad Kislam, 5653. Mohammedan-52nd Rajab, 1515,
Solt mommissions, bär, 17min. Moon--In Equator Skr. an.
Goods from alongside.
Cargo Impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and Expense.
DODWELL CARLILL & Con
Agents. Hongkong, roh December, 1897.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
THE P. & 0. 5. N. Co.'s Steamship
"PESHAWUR,"
(x-4
FROM BOMBAY AND STRAITS, Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vezzel ara bernby informed that their Goode are being landed and placed at their rich in the... of Hongkang and Kowloon Whart and Gidowa Company's Godowns, at Kowloon, where such consignment will be sorted oant mark by mark. and delivery can be obtained as soon sɛ the Goods are landed.
Goods not clesied by the 16th Instant al ́4 13. will be rubject to rent,
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in iny chse whatever,
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and certificate of the damage sbtained from the Godown Company within tên days after the Vessel's arrival hare, after which to Claims will be recognised.
H. A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent. Hongkong, toth December,, 1897.
sant at a meeting at Mr. Dieby's office,
only other complaints of consequence, though | upon press correspondents in tharalos given below, Before going to the misting witness's
the latter is now giving precedence to pleumo 1 seams fit to comment adversely upon the faci wrote a Letter to Mr. Danby stating that they
nia in Peshawar-camp Ble depriving its ordi- | that in a country where the liberty of the press were going to call at his office that"alemoon, to
usty ras of the soldiers of such opportunities of is not interfered with anywhere on the right side Kerange transfer of the site. The tlio ruferred to
contracting the complaint az are afforded by life of libel, indecency, or treason felony, the daly in that letter was Lot 1381. He attended a
in barracks. It is by marching oat of the hat accredited and officially licensed correspondest meeting at Mr. Danby's effica on the 15th March.
canteen foto the chit of the night with his tunic in the Geld should be restricted in hit work to He thought the first thing that was done at the
open and his face flashed that Tommy Athlos the extent of being obliged to sunlt bis articles mesting was sketching on his plan of a line
generally picks up a cold on his chest to the to the countersignstore of a Staf Officer," who showing a portion of 381 which was proposed
treacherously chilly winter nights of the Punjab, may datain or alter the mesinger should ke to be given to Mr. Bellies. The area to be
In camp he has no cantenna beer,an whiskey, | deem them 'Injurious to the interests of the given up was at the west end of the lot and
He has nothing to do in the way of diversion, ie Army; it being made a condition in writing would be about 6ɔ feet east to west at the whole
be crawl into his blanket and keeps his with the correspondent that any missagis ⚫ length of the lot covering an sios of about
langs safe. But even though every drop despatched wilkout such countárignatura, 10,000 square feet. The next thing was that
of water that he drinks has been filteredither from the fald telegraph office er als Mr. Danby produced a contour plan and as
and is as red with perminganste el potab where, will involvu unmisdials withdrawal of winess plan.. was of tos small a scale the
25 Coody's Fluid, the paar devil can- | #cansar."* discassion went од about Mr. Danby's
not elude enteile. When one sees his natire The divulgence of certain strategical mea plac. Then the tracing
smill
coolies preparing bis meals for him one beglas suses might, under certate circumstances, be ok 1 plece of paper of the outline of the proposed
to understand how it is that the germ gets. înto dangerous; and on this account the authorities Synagogue was made. It was moved about Ma.
him. These dusky Soyezzare past grand masters might do well to supervise the despatch of tele- Danby's contour plen until the polion was
In the ancient art of propagating and diseminating graphic items the existing condition of fixed. Then line was drawn on a piece of
dust, and the rags with which they clean sauce. defences, state of transport, meditated opera. tracing paper to the west of the Synigogue.
pans, potatoes, and everything else, including tions, etc, but why should photographs be sub- Witness then pointed out the lies on the plan.
their fingers, etc, are simply-well and could mitted to the consideration of Preis Censor ? Mr. Danby ard winess agreed that ibat line
stew a cauldron of soup out of one.
They proved unpleasant things in the China- would give sufficient space for the Sycagngue
explained that there is probably but one rag per Japan wars but are the British troops la India and also would suit Mr, Belillos' purpose. The
cook, and that each cook's pet passion is to wipe supposed to be capable of commiiting little residence for the rabbi on the corner of the up
everything wipeable with said tag, and to pre-strocities itke these which obtained at Port per lot was drawn at the time because it
serve it with an almost forene jealously from Arthur? ness said that there was no room for it la 1381
Mii the sedaciive allurements of a wash, one will self. Either Mr. Belillos or Mr. Danby said
bc able infer what lusty germs of pasillence that they would give the corner of 1380 for that ||
cach cook can nurse to maturity. It may be purpose. Then Mr. Danby raised the question
safely and modestly estimated that there is not of who should pay for a retaining wall. Before
one pat or pin in fifty within the four walls of this, witness thought that the matter was settled.
Camp Bar at the moment of this writing A discusilon ansned as to who should pay for the
which is hygienically fit to be used to the prepa wall, the trustees objecting to pay for it because |
ration of human food. Sell your British soldier witness said that a far as they were concerned
bas generally ziac lined "fonards," and the they did not want the wall. Then simrane
germs and bicilli flɔnt through rim With Barr- asked Mr. Danby what would be the approximate
less facility. Of course now and then they find coaf of the wall and Mr. Denby worked trout
a weak spol and stay in it; and then the bold with paper of pencil and said about $1,100. Mr.
defender of queen and country is either laid up Datby had the contour plan before him when One can come to Bara from Peshawar elther for a few months or burled with military hanOLI he worked it. Then someone suggested that the by wilking, riding, er delving. Walking is the within a fight-in either case at the expense cost should be halved and alter some conver wont and driv'ng is th - best method of löcame of a grateful government. The papers, mage Ilon among the traders they agreed to pay a tlos under existit g circumstances but they are definite sum of $500, Mr. Be illas objected to
zines, books, etc., that find their way into the all bad. For about hve miles one ploughs through camp for the benefit of the sick come post free have defalte sam of $650 fixed and insisted
a mase of duaj ibai reams to cake the atmor- from all over India. Wherever you go you find that it shou'd be half the cost of the phere wherever it leaves room for any simog.
some sort of nolics er inimation that books, wall whatever it came to After very
phere to exist, and iban one has two miles more magazines, p pere, games alc, that may be ad- Bulmated conversation the tastees said that of worse dust which lies around rocks that seem dressed to say of the front or base hoplists and they would increase $600 to $1,ces but Mr. to flat in . When a Pe hawar horse (save the
labelled for the use of sick and wounded sol- Bellias toisted' that it should be half of what-
mark) gela to this siretch of road he knows thil diers," will be carried post free In India This ever it came to. Mt. Dasby then sald that he he is within 20 minutes of camp and a feed, yel is very nice on the part of the Postal Authorities, would work out the cost accurately and Ms. Bell-
the brute, with sagacity that seems un sany la
and the resident pablić are availing themselves llos sald that nothing was settled and the meat anything so scriger looking, will buck, zed fately well of the opportunity of being charitable lag then broke up. Before the meeting boke
rear like a thing possessed in a wild endeavor to In an easy way, though they have not rushed up one of the trusters wald that the tone
go back through five miles of paleable damnation. Into the breach, as it were, with any under pro Mr. Belilius took should have been adopted by
ere it can be licked lato proceeding on its way.
digality. Indeed, if the truth be told, the Eng. the iru.teas. He did not know whether Mr. Belillos beard it. There was nothing definita
For the rest the journey is an uninterrupted|lish In India-iheir inasis herolira in waremer. series of bumps and whip cracks and blasphemy gencies notwithstanding--are for the greater arranged after the meeting broke up baì it was on the part of the Pathan driver. When the understood that they were to get Mr. Danby's
part a lazy and indubitably selfish lot, They walls of the fort eventually loom in vlɩw and the won't bother about people they do not know of correct figa es. When he made his report of resevol, one feels cor fident that a miracle has 19th October, 1895, he considered the quer happened to preserve horse and trap-latact, and into contact, and therefore often never dream of tion of supporting the upper lots. He con- one gets out to hop the las half mile afoot, sending up to the front any number of papers templated caring the spur of 138 10 make springing bird-like from rock to rock where
and things that they have no use for. They It stepe sofficlently for the upper fols to the said rocks are visible, tilppleg over them imply throw them away because they are too stand, It was not necessary for a retaining wall anyhow when they are not. And then it is that indifferent or to Issy to address them to the to be built on the soath boundary of 138 to the sun comes down and welts one in the back, men in the front who would give anything for either supper it or the upper lots He thought and one envies the Commissariat and other fel them. The beme philanthropy which extends that he had never told Mr. Danby that he wanted lows with their ngly splaal pads buttoned over out so far as here the gentle home product to build the Synagogue 20 it, above Kennedy tbelt backs o keep their backbones' marrow frem whereof we are told that it increases with the Road. He bought that the ground would come melting A few minutes brings one fate the square of the distance-does not obt din in India. to a le el et fi, he had the whole of 1381 to deal with he would have had ample com to
camp itself, and there the flies aboned, Tas This is perhaps as well, because the home pro works ago 1: was awful to stroll anywhere within dact so far across as this part of the East is cor- make a slope, hat when a portion was given to the Mr. Belios some sort of a retaining wall was
finas, but
they have lately spread a lot of cerned is almost invariably misdirected. The nice straw over the main thoroughfares and this matter wheela it is not so misdirected is the necesary. He could not remember kaving told Mr. Danby that he did not want people going keep the dast down. They have raked the racks despatch of lady Narsing Sisters" to the mill. off them too, which it another source of compa up and down the tramway to see laid theratively great enjoyment. These straw littered ally commendable system. It enable the ladies | consistent with their duty, to correspondeath, } {uaw fusue) $18, buyers; Fenwicks $20; Inter- obtained from the Godown Company within ten
tary hosplisis on the frontier, etc. Thiels are uvesues between the tents are wide and straight who, by the way, have to be "dose:ving," and ite tents on either side being those of officers for to be nominated, and to go through all sorts of the greater part. Save for the presence of a few aleing in St. Bartholomew's or wombers orderlies in the immediate vicinity it would be equally important to get really comfortable practically impossible fra civille stranger to
billets wherein a certain amount of establing recognise the test of the General or of any other relf-sacrifice & capable of being exerted, in con. officer in particular for that matter, because the Jancilon with the maintenance of smart horse Alppant and dangerous ostentation of the flaunt and trap Then there is the mait uniform to ing banners of old time (ime wars is not popular consider, and the quarters the best to any among men who understand the cibles of mogiven canteument and the moral ceristoty of dern warfare. The hotpal headquarters carry a flag alott-the white Bag with the broad red Crast of the Godera cnvention; this admirable
Synagogue because it was an absurdity, as the tramway was 50 feet above the southern beundary of 1381 and they would have to build the wall 6o fi. high and the tramwaywas 15 ft. zbove the north of Kennedy Road, Witment' Idea" was to have a row of bamboos to the east of 1381. He attended the meeting of 13th March in order to make a perceful settlement of rights, Cross-examined by Mr.Pollock witness sald that when he went to the meeting he had a strong impelusion that the trustees had the whole of 1187 And the dircassion was that the trualess were to give a portion to Mr. Balilios and not Mr. Beltos to the trustees. Ho could swex? that when lostracted to wilta to Mr. Danby to Arrange the transfer of the site he was told to wille to ask for transfer of the whole of 1381.
The cross-examination of this wliness was pot concluded when the Court adjourned 10:30 am, 10-ERUTTOW
REFLECTIONS IN CAMP,
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4. All correspondents in the field will be under the Army Act during their stay with the Army.
5. Correspondents will not be allowed to go to the outposts without spectat permission.
5. The use of any cipher is forbidden to corte- spondents.
7. A Staff Officer will be named to supervise all press matters. He will register, licences granted under the ruthority of the Commander. In-Chief, and will grant licences to local corre» spondents mot accompanying the Army in the field. There licences will be issued under similar conditions to thors granted to correspondents ccompanying the Army. He will also grant pailer when necessary to all correspondents at the Seat of War. He will be the channel of communication between the General Command- newspaper having a correspondent in the field er at the Seat of War will send him a copy of every every issue of their papers, so that he may, by examlaing their contents, be aired that the press rales la the field are strictly adhered to.
Last Quarter 12hr. 59mix, 499 High water-Horning. Thr. £imin.
Afternoon
Skr, 88m{N. Low water-Morning u... 2hr. Amin. Afternoon 8kr. 49min. ANNIVERSARIES, 1838-Pabile Maileg P. Oplom trade called at
Canion by Capt. Eillol. 1844-Gan cotton favented. 1874-The Japan burnt at sau : 390 lives ard $358,0 o fa treators Iɔit."
MEMORANDA.
TO-MORROW,—17th December. American and Australlum mail due. Noon-Meeling of the H.K. Benevolent Society
at the Cly Hall
SATURDAY,-18th December. Indias mail dae, tom.Criminal Sessions.
THE P
NOTICE TO CONSIGNETS.
HE P. & 0.5. N. Co.'s Steamship
"CHUSAN," FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO and
STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named ressel are hereby informed that their Goods nzu being landed and placed at their rish in the Hongkong and Kowloon Whari and Godown
with whom they are sever liable to be brought ing in the field and the correspondents, 230 p.m.-H.K. Rifle Association Spoon Com Company's Godowns.at Kowloon, where each
be
me day being able to nurse back a sick and interesting efficer 1 to beth and and matrimo- ntally inclined. It is a ply to think that such an ennobilag charity should to an exeat he being a sort of a subsidized government affale rather than the outcome of pare christian benevolence. But then there are ift in so may lule iw'er, nothing to do with the Camp at Bar, though the Iacky beggain exported brace for treatment or bara at Peshawar may have the good fortune of seeing the indy sisters in white (with matty red facings) and even of getting tended by one of them while in articulo mortii-that it of course it he is fo Jack. Before dismissing the ladies, who are all as charming to look upon as they are deserving, one may note that they have many good points over and above their abilities in the matter of ministering to the physical wants of the snickan soldier. I one of them win an event at a Gymkhana bat came off in Peshawar week gond, though it was only a time race it was ** pretty * bli of riding as any one would make to see,
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pelltion to Kowloon. 230 p.m.-Auction of old Chinese porcelain, curios, etc., by Mr. G. P, Lammert at his
sales room.
SHARE MARKET.
and delivery can be obtained as soon as the consignment will be sorted out mark by mark Goods are landed.
This versel brings on Cargo -
From London, &c., sx S.S. Rome, From Persian Golf, ex S.S. King Arikur, Purulia and Kapurthala,
Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary bekro 4
TO-DAY.
P.M.
8 All pres messages must be countersigned by the Staff Officer, who may delala or alter the messiges should he deem them injurious to the
LATEST QUOTATIONS.
in writing with the correspondent that any Hongkong Fires $365: Chini Sugars 31561, Hongkong Banks 17t per cent, prem., sales; Interests of the Army; It belag made a condition Yangiztes $50; Straits Insurancee $17 sales: messiger despatcted without such countersignales; Punjom (pelarence) $120, buyers.. igre eliter from the field telegraph office of Jelebus #21 Raabe $25; Olivers "A" $19, elsewhere, will involve immediate withdrawal of ales; Docks 217 per cent prins: What's $59, licences.
9. The military authorities will give as much sellers; Wanchais 343; Investments $741 information, as they may consider advisable and Hongkong Hotels $48, Buyers Green Islands The abovementioned Staff Officer will fix an hour cationals Tha 107, buyers. when correspondents may call upon bim daily for intermiston, and he will be authorised to tell them everything that can be published with safely to the Army,
10, The military authorities will ficliltais, sa far as they can, the despatch of the messages of correspondents.
11. Should the means of communication at the disposal of the General Commending in the field not be sucleat to convey the messages of coire- sporden's, the latter may, under his sanction, arrange for special means of transmitting theli mesages. It is, however, to be clearly under- stood that such arrangements are to be entirely under the control of the Staff Officer previously mentioned.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUK:
American (Coptic) to-morrow. Australian (Yamashiro Maru) to-morrow, Indian (Swirang) 18th lust, Australian (Guthrie) 20th lost.
French (La) and inst.
American (City of Rio de Janstro) agih inst, Australian (Changsha) 26th inst. Canadian (Emprèss of China) 28th foot. American (Gaffe) 5th prox
THE Canadias Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer 13. The General Commanding in the Field Empress of India, from Hongkong, arrived at has power to revoks, at any tims, any licence Vancouver at 4.30 a.m. yesterday, the 15th lust. granted under the authority of the Commander- in-Chief, or under his own authority, should he TRE Nippon Yosen Kalaha's steamer Sanuks consider it advisable, in the Interests of the Mars (Burope Line) left Kobe for this port this Army, to do so.
morning, and is expected to arrive here on the} 13. Editors of newspapers desirous of reading | moming of asth Init agents to the theatre of war, and the core- spondents whom they propose for that purpose THE China Navigation Co.'s steamer Chongtha for that purpose, will be required to sign a from Australian poris, left Fort Darwin for this declaration.
TRX Nippon Yusen Kaisha's steamer Riofun Hare (Amedeen Lipe) left Kole, via Moji, for this port this morning, and is expected to ariva hare during the afternoon of and last.
No doubt some of the above me very useful, port to-day, and may be expected here on or and some of them lɛdeed es ay be actually neces
about Sunday, the zỗth fast, “. sary from a malliny and disciplinary stand polot; but they do 15cm & trifls new, or rather continental, and they cannot afect any issue very much so far as the present was it concern- ed. The good fastores about them are the classes providing for authoritative licenses and the appointment of an officer to famish authorita- censorship which, though not speclied in the tive news. The essorship of photographs-a regulations, exists severtheless-seems more than a triße arbitrary. However the Army Act Prinz Heturichu „steamer, kom Europe is the Army Act, and the might of the Empire Tatier in India is centred is the army.
Dante One reason why such a censorship of photo- graphs or sketches may be necessary lies Hanga
SHIPPING KETURNE. From 5 pm. yesterday to i §.m. to-day. ARRIVALS.
to the fact that a force like the Peaba Sungilang ................... war, or for that matter the Kohat column, Antinor sumzEVETTVAN
Bangkok
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Whampas
will be subject to rent. Good not cleared by the 19th instant at 4
No Fire Insurance will be affected by me in any case whatever.
All
damaged Packages must be left is the Godowns and a certificate of the damage
days alter the Vessel's arrival hero, after which no Claims will be recognised,
H, A. RITCHIE,
Superintendant. Hongkong, 13th December, 1807
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"HE P. & 0. 5. N. Co.'s Steamship
THE E
"JAYA,"
(1.W
| FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID
AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-comed being landed and placed at their rich in the vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godows Company's Godowas at Kowloon, where sach mexiguusent will be sorted out made by mark and delivers can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed. This vessel brings on Cargo ş--
From * S.3. Suild.'*
Madras, or 3.8. Satporis. From
instructions are given to the contrary before 4 Optional goods will be linded here unless H. TO-DAY
Goods not cleared by the 18th inst., at 4 Fill-g will be subject to rent
No Fire "Insurance will be effected by me in any cam whateva.
All damaged Packages must be left in Cha Godowns and a certificate of the ` damage obtained from the Godown Company within tan days after the Vessel's arrival here, after which no Claims will be recognized.
H. A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent.
Hongkong, 1316 December, 1967,
Intimations.
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of ose of the world's noblest institutions is not accepted. in a proper spirit by the warriors of the hills who can only absciva in fig a templing mark for rif practice. As a matter of fact, daring the sniping, the majority of the bullets picked up lp the camp. were la the vicinity of the Hospital. It is out side the philosophy of xo Ahidi to under staat why a man being disabled, should not bo properly and permanently dose far-pot beyond all possibilty of committing future (From our Spicni Correspondent)
harm, and also maillated if testible. At Derga', Peshawar Cantona enis,
it may be remembered, every woonded soldier who twitched on the ground, where he fell Punjab, 17th November, 1897. immediately became the target for scores of Nobody who has not squaited down in the rides. The same tieties will be observed else same camp with an army that wants to fight where whenever the opportually offers itself, but cannot, has any ideɩ how miserably tedious Apropos of this it may be noted that soldier Ilfe in such a camp can be. How the friends of days that were become notateresting clads or
men to the Queen's Indian army, who have passive enemies, how the picturesque plats,
seen much service out here (but are not supposed to understand the people that they have been bespalted with the gleaming canvas of Iwa kept in contact with for years so thoroughly as From the fallness of the heart the mouth thousand leair, becomes an eyesore—an optical do the worthy persons who contribute to Indian speaketh, or whatever else is the right [thing to bight, blister. War, say you the hardships Missions and the like, but who could not discern say (it is nice to see a woman who knows what of war and the turmoil Heaven help you. It's between the smell of native and an inrots she is at on borreback) bat let the ladies be de- not your fault Sand syllabab and randpaper, boreslls through experience) are mostly of serted and tiarn to the camp. As well as the and duit top; but what the dickens is desi when opinion that the exterminatory tact that are dust, and the general, and the hospital (and its you have nothing to wash it down with ? unsuccessfully carried on by the enemy out hera flag) and sick people, there are in Bars many Jost imaglee a square marked out en a piala might-in many cases-he successfully assayed soldiers sed other things-the PRESS CENSOR with a little rim of round rocks such as ons Bads by the British reps, and this with falute high rough blogled beres all around results that would be highly beneficial to the
for example, And he bring new evolution of It The plain is like a dancer with hills for its prestige and prosperity of the Empire
British warfare and, efficially a nuisance from brim with a diameter of may be a twenty miles return to the shadow of the Red Cross banner: though personally, In this instance a really good To a newspaper man's point of view, no doubt, The camp with its sim rounded pebbles piled there are generally some filty or sixty patients sort is worth more than a passing comment, soms three or four feet high is less than half lying down on the pallets or squatting to the mallo scrois ; it might be only qasrier, but doorways of the few dosen tents composing the Corps man of course, with fourteen years of have to exercise certain prevegatires that might Anna Bertha
He is Captain Francis Aubery Hoghton, a Staff may occasionally, in the interesis of disciplins, | Nancy Lutta mm. barque, Amoy komstimes it feels like three miles and a ball hospital lines. Some of the men are reading service. His business is to see every llem of not be considered sise by many well-meaning and all the time, while the van is anywhere like others, too wilted to read, lle gaping idly at the
AKztegning 13,063' tons registar. on top, it blazes down and sixties the fat on your canvas from thels antasy beds on mother earth, picture, or sketch that leaves the Camp for pur-that do not concern them at home. No one who press correspondence and every photograph, but misguided parties who meddle with matters back, and in the sight the chilt comes along and and some keep their sysslahut, not caring even gives you extraordinarily irremediable aliments, when inquisitive files go explosing up their respondent felbs the coloms he is under the imagine that the same treatment will have
poses of publication. From the moment a co-bas ever known the indviduals themselves In the allegorical language of my friend with nostrils or tickling about their ears. I am Army Act and has to conform will the same, the mme effect upon native followers-transport the Mountain Battery it is strictly "Glory speaking now of the day time, because, truth to and out of lu regulations is the subminion of coolles # or gass Om upon British rapor........... Allelujah,
tell, I never went rummaging around among the everything he writes to the Press Censor. There soldiers. Ignorant as they are of the Brit One of ht we went up says he, from the hospital lloes by night. Every day there is is no Press Censor in Peshawar, whence I have principles of hygiene, theis natural element Kushalgarh to Kobat. That was a solid 32 a clearance, as only the mild casas are permited taken the precaution malle, mules und all, and we done it in eleyes to remain in Campt le sore serious cases and fears of a byegone generation, Possibly thor square just big enough to held them if packed Centurion ............. flagahip" N. China
Where 7,000 elindirlag there fow dit, their natural instincts dirty. Kacy bouts. That was nothing, but the droughth had packed into ambulance wagons-lambering tro
as they c
used
way in the Pottie Letter men are clustered together under canvas in a like to kiliad us. It was too dark to see nothing wheeled caris with once per-green covers all these lines) wenld never find their way to Highly a rigid system of sanitation is absolutely and in them days we'd just them soda water
yellowed by time and dust-wherein they are Hongkong in their fall completeness were I to necessary. This arcessity is mit la the usual higista copi culier bottles for water bottles there ones we've got foggled way through the rocks and dust to the now holds more nor three of the likes of them
fake them to the post office at Bars; but that is way, with` trenched latrines, etc, outside, the
Aggregaling 27,779 tons register. and ne'er a pool nor a drop could we see no.
base hospitals at Peshawar, From these intier nefther here nor there, as the Irishman sald camp walls. The besut's delight of the Afridi, HonaxonG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. wheres, Yes, the droughth (ho put the fina!"&"
places they are subsequently discharged half when the pig was "contrairy." Captain Heghten or whatever sort of a Fathan happens to ba on it hard) had like to killed as. But what is a
cured, or buried, according to fuck and circum. alte in ble tent on the main street of the Camp tending this mule or that donkey, if the circum- Moss (H.L.G.M.S.) Kowloon Dock starch, Some of the Tommies get half way 10 do here, sir? He ain't even got the to the crisis in tsphold, or enteric sit is called is brought to him to read, but furnishes all in of the befoulement of the Camp. The only Narcissus (H.M.S.)
near the Gentral's tent, and not only reads what - vention of the sanitary authorities in the matter | Linnaf (FL,38.8.) drength,
Which the same is true as gospel. The men
here, before they knock under and report sick formation in the way of news, etc., in his posses efficacious mans plailaying this evil is by the
poor chaps are generaly in such a bad stom that he may be asked to furnish by us correbeen trated wiit utevan remotely beneficial Wew York simply it and swelter and eat bad food and way that the bumpfag they would suffer in the respondents. The latter part of bis duties
Application of the rope's end. Other remedies Toro Mars currs and sleep and eat again. Dirty nativas bullock carts would be morally certain to Bulh swab put their ditty saucepans with dirtler rags them, so they are lifted into dudelier, which look purposes in the nature of a sinecure. Time is the honest rope's cod of our fathers in the SCOTT'S Emulsion of Pare Cod Liver Oil withs for the time being at any rate to all effects and
ressite. Hence the semi-official recognition el less dirty dishes—the things they wipe that boo poles, and in these are carried to Peshawar
no local news at all But all the pharmacopela as it were of the Camp's hygienic Hypophosphites, is a combination of two most gamp table ware in would curdle the blood of a
administration. No d doubt by four natives to sich dhaolis. These natives lack of information with to courteous a grace, Borgls, and withal these extraordinary Tommies occasionally ham a gentle sort of chanly after and is so jolly and good humored at the absence but just reflect upon the noisome reverberations thening preperies, most valuable in Consump
sille teen lanble remedies, la palable and easily. FULL, CAREFULLY REVISED anẴ keep pegging alone and, barring their occasional the fashion of Chinese and Japanese cooller,
don't seem to foxy Occasionally some and this has doubtless soothing effect apan province to parvey did any such exist, that every forth from that fountain head of shrieking have found Scott's Emulsion of great of thors items that it were really within his of the tchoes of the bowls that would spust How and wastleg diseases. Read the following: wesker brather permits his vocabulary to get the lavalids they carry, sa Its monotony is liable body likes him. Save and except the writer, philanthropy the dear home land if the army benefit in the treatment of phthisical and the better of him thus
"Well for a-f1 coulda't, ela, etc.,
to fell one to sleep. It is beyond my province there is not a civilian acting as correspondent returned to the cat. But then, even presum scrofalous diseases. It is extremely palatable to site whether the words they mumble rhyth to either column of the Tirah farce, at least so lng a too enthusiastic zaspaoller desired to sad does not upset the stomach-thus removing this bloomin' etc., step, better nor some high mically as they cover the ground have any it has been stated. Practically all the corre catch the squirms of one these devoices of dirt the great difficulty experienced in the admlala'ra army official) I'd be a blooming Shirits. I'd be casting or significance of special import in their pendents being set forth in the Regula under the wholesome process of correction, what the of the plain oli D. P. KUNNA LR.CS ~! I wouldak,"
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