10
ADVENTURES OF PRIVATE MOSS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1914.′′
upstairs any more, and I got a freeh bandage, and washed whera the ballet went through.
"In the evening I went outside on the roof by a way I found, and saw an old fellow come to some
In Hiding in a Deserted Chateau, stablen at the back. So I went down to a window and called to bim that I was English. He didn't say anything, bat when it got quite dark he came and
The Special Correspondent of the Daily News writes:-
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Now about this jam. If you brought me some bread, some
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get a big pot you'll carry it along, frash egge, and some wins. and like as not get it smashed, stopped there some days, and Then your whole kit's muckered (then the man told me the Ger- up-Likewise if you get it in a mans were retreating and I could tin you'll open it and take what
got away. you want, but you'll have no lid
"He eaid I was at Ham, or to put on, so you'll leave the rest Hagan, or something like, that,
Where wael wound- and I could get to Compiegne." behind.... ed? Well, now, you're askin'."
Private Mosa teams really to Private Moss, of the Hussars, have been in the forest Derr was much surprised at my being Haramont, and must have been interested in the details of the fed by the stableman for a week. fighting he had seen. On the His wounds, like many rifle other hand, one of his comrades bullet wounds, had been partly "in the next room had bidden me oanterised by the ballet itself.
go and talk to him.
Es fit to make you split," was the comment.
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WEATHER REPORT.
On the 9th at 11.00-Pressure had given way quickly over B, Manchuria an. Yingchow, Br. a. 1,298, E. J. Jones, 9th Japan and a further decrease has occur
inst Swatow, 8th inst., Geared on the east coast of Chias A slight B. & A.
increase has occurred over Indo-China and the Philippines. ・・ Tungus, Norw, ss. 1,039, C. Corneliussen, 7th lost-Chinwongtao, 9lat ult. Coal-D. & Co.
Tilkimbang, Dut. . 8,073, N. V. Wych
Jurisense, 8ib instJapan, tb Inst. Gen.-J. O, J. L.
Hainchang, Chinese 8.8, 1,428, D. D. Ros,
8th inst.-Chefco, 2nd Inst., Gen. -C. M. S. N. Co.
Hanoi, Fr. as. 739, Le Chevaller, 7th int
Hongkong, Fr. s. 730, A. Marguerite,
-Haiphong, Gon.-A. R. Marty,
Anhui,
Sade
7th Inst.-Holbow, 6th inst, Gon. 'an-A. R. Marty,
Br. Kr. 1,358, Esdy. 7th instant...
Shanghai, Gen.-B. & 6.
Maru, Jap. x. 3,860, K. Asakawa,
8th inst.-Shanghai, 5th instant, Gen.-N. Y. K.
The anticyclone has passed into the
Pacific and a fresh anticyclonio area appears to be forming on the continent.
Moderate monsoon will prevail over the,
northern part of the China Sea.
Monmouthshire, Br. sa. Eccleston, 7th
inst Seattle, 21st ult,, Gen.-J.1 M. & Co...
A
Timanoek. Dut... 9,944, A. W. Lo Roos.
8th lust.-Muntok, ist Inet. Gon. -J. D. J. L.
Halyang. Br. &s. 1.363, A. Hodgins,
8th Inat.8watow, 7th instant Gon.--D, L. & Co.
Maru, Jaa, sa. 1,012, Y. Yamamato, 9th inst.-Swatow, 8th inst., Gen.. -0.8, K.
Falls in with Algerians. "Well, I set off towards Com- piegoo, eight or ten miles Ishould "Well, then," said Private think it was, and fell in with Moss, when I had provided him some Algerians. They had an with a "real" cigarette, "there [officer with them who spoke was me and seven or eight others English, and I told him I had in a wood skirtaishin. The wood lost touch some days and I'd like "was pretty thick, and we had to go along with him. He didn't trouble to get along, so you'll not know either where ours were, and be surprised if we presently found said I could go along if I wanted. we didn't know where the rest] We was advancin' again, and I were. "An' we ran plop into a went with the Algerians till they lot of Gormane, about a hundred came to a fall atop up against the MAILS ARE FORWARDED WILZ Tbodas, Dut. a s. 4,680, E. H. Kroos, 9th I
I should think. Two of oure fell main German force comewhere off first go. Ops got away-he's up the river. in the next room.
"There wasrome fighting, and "Next I know my horse fell then my officer fold me he knew on his hand, as I fell all over where ours were, and I'd better myself. I'd got it in the leg by join them. He sent somebody the feel of it. It was pretty thick along to show me, and I went where I fell, and 1 lay quite still. into a cart back to Compiegne. The Germans didn't come any In about a day I came up with "farther, an' I lay till it got pretty some of the English army, bat dark before I wanted to move. Imy wound had got bad again, so felt sore and tired, but I got out I was sent back to Paris. It was my pipe and got along somehow, the end of August about I was I don't know how fir. By and lost, and I was back in Paris the by I got to a big house-chateau middle of September." they call it in gardens.
Private Mo:8 believes the Dodging the Germans.
American owner of the chateau "The door was open, so I went which gave him refuge is named in and lay in a raom till das-Dopew. He wishes to thank him light. Then I found there was for his hospitality, but would be the American flag and the Red leave the larder open next time? Orosa flag flying, but the house was empty. There was a big room dancing-room, I should think-fitted up for hospital work and I took what I needed for a bandage. Some of the rooms was looked, and I was going to forage for something to eat when I looked out of a window
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Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.10 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,
11
District...
Forecast.
F. and N.E.
-moderate;
cloudy. probably
Hongkong and Neighbour-winds,
hood
some rain.
1,
IN.E..
Formona Channel & winds,
freshening.
Agapenor. Br. s.5. 4,799, R. A. Tellors. 3 South coast of Chlua be- The zame
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Por s.s. Tilmannek from Muntok-Mrs W'ostock Ta 30.06 33 50
6a 30.38 de Reus. Miss de Beus, Ms Wonters, Nemuro
Hakodate 30,30 Diethelun, Derlep, Hinsmas. Knol ft.
Toklo
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Shanghai and North China Igbang (Europo via Siberia).
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(Tientsin-Pukow Bervice Shanghai Br. P. O. at 5 pm. Monday the 14th last.) Straits, India via Calcutta.....12th Nov., Shangbai & N. China 13th Nov. 3pm.
2 p.m.
FRIDAY, 13th Nov.
apataire, and bleat if I didn't see and bonus are again at the rate MENTIONED, SERVED BY EGYPT, Sandakan 13th Nov. 11 a.m.
the house.
A late, mall for Swatow Amoy & Foo
SATURDAY, 14th Nov. Amoy & Foochow..... 14th Nov. 2 p.m,
Austra-
some Garmane coming across to of 17 per cent, per annum, and CELS ONLY: CRETE CYPRUS
IS RESUMED FOR ORDINARY PAR- Swatow & Bangkok.....13th lust., 3 p.m. £91,100 against £29,200 is carried GREECE, SYRIA, TURKEY, PALY "I went up to a kind of sitio forward. No specific appropria-ALGERIA, TUNIS, SWITZERLAND on top and lay quiet. They went tions are raade this time, whereas AND (LYBIYA) TRIPOLI all over the house, but I suppose a year ago £50,000 was set aside they respected the American flag to reserve and £20,000 to bank chow will in future be closed or all Anyway, I don't think they oper- premises account. Owing to the Douglas steamers 20 minutes before each ed the locked rooms. But pre- general dislocation of business will be received after the regular mall sently they came upstairs, and and the financial position which las closed at the side west entrance to when I heard them outside where has resulted from the war the the Q.P. O. In the lane off Des Voeux I was I crawled into another
Road. divaotors think it prudent to carry room. They looked where I had forward a large balance, which
been but they didn't come any can be dealt with at some future
further, and soon they went away; date.
I had three pears with me and nothing else, and I didn't dare go foraging for fear the Gormans) should come back.
Befriended by, Stableman, "Come back they did, too, before night though I think there was some others. They looked all through the house, but I slipped out of the room just ahead of them, to they didn't find me.
SILIMPOPON COAL. BUNKERS
can be supplied at cheap rate
at
SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK (British North Borneo),
At theso ports steamers calling
All next day I lay quiet, nad ate for bunker coal exclusively are my two pears. Water I got from exempt from all shipping dues a top. Several times Germans and charges,
0amo,
but they didn't come!
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"Iasured Parcols will only be accepted for the United Kingdom,
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Heihow Phulles Australia Tasmania,. Now
Fourano 81. Zealand via Fort Darwin & 84, J. New Guinea via Thursday Is anils
14th Nov. 3 p.m.
Legaspi Iloilo 96 Bacolod Cobu Labuan
TUESDAY 17th Nov.
Shanghal, North China, Japan via Moji, Victoria, Seattle & United Kingdom via Canada ...17th Oct. 11 a.m.
....17th'
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Nov., 1.m. Philippino Is.......17th inst., 3 p..
WEDNESDAY, 18th Nov. Straits, Ceylon & Europe 18th Nov., 9 a.m.
THURSDAY, 19th Nov.
Wei Hal Wei & Tientsin....19th Nov.,
11a.m."
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THURSDAY, 8th Dec.
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11 a.m.
TIDE TABLE.
9th Nov., to 15th Nov, 1914.
High Water
Hongkon
Mala POLAL
| Low, Water
Hoogko!
Timu
nor Low t
29.04. 74
8
29,93 71 no
29.02 74
$29.95. 84.
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T. F. Claxton, Director,
Hongkong Observatory, Nov. 9.
1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degreca Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in In- obes, tenths and hundredths.
2 Temperature, in the shade, in degree Fahrenholt.
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, he Humidity of air saturated with mois- ure being 109.
4 Dirsation of Wind, to two points.
5 Force of Wind,acuording to Beaufor Bale,
State of Weather, à blue sky, o da- tached cloud, d drizzling rain, fog, g gloomy, hhall, lightning, o overcast, p
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Previous
Day On date On date
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nor Low ala.1 Barometer, 30.03. – 30.07
Obtainable Everywhere."
WEDNESDAY, 11th Nov. follow, Haiphong, Hokow & Pakhoi... người
11th Nov., 10 am. Swatow, Amoy & Fosshow.....11th Nov.
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THURSDAY, 12th Nov.
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via Nagasaki. Viatoria, B.C
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Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewed
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