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Chatty Notes on the Crisis. ¡From our Special Correspondent)
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decided that the best thing to do would be for the Belgians to abandon their impregnable for treas, in the absence of its teeth, and fall back intact on Ostend towar is the advancing left wing of the Allies,
Fighting Footballers... It is Interesting tote that
The Men In Khaki.
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consequently bis opinion is untiassed by professional teeling. Ho writes: The British soldier. has done all right. He is a most curious creature. When he goes to war he gives away most of his badges and all distinguishing marke to the dearest girl, loses his hat, raptrees it with a chauf
Letters from the Front.
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American's Confirmation of
German Horrors.
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-Paris, Oct. 5. The Figaro states that the Grand Duchess of Luxemburg, who has been deported by the Ger
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In his report for the past season, Mr. H. H. Tayler, Hon. Secretary. and Trebearer of the above
On behalf of the Committee, I According to a Luxemburger who has just arrived in Paris have pleasure in submitting the 250 volunteers of the Luxemburg Eleventh Annual Report of the army, including their commander Hongkong Cricket League. Major Vandyck, have been sent as prisoners to Germany.
Many pro-French civilians have been shot. Famine, it is said, prevails in the Grand Dachy. Exchange.
Even the Germans are now blazed away at him. But the Cases, appears too improbable to touched. Three kiile files and many houses and shops,
Convincing. Evidence! Mr. Copland eays that all the wounded came from the campaign
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Crown Prince Criticised.
Paris, Oet, 7. Tae Petit Journal to-day publishes a message from Oopen hagen describing a sitting of the Council of War which preceded the departure of the German Eoperor for East Prussia.
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A two daya' match was played on the 8th and 10th November between the Hongkong Cricket Club and a team drawn from the Rest of the League. The matoh provided some very good cricket and resulted in a draw after a close and exciting game, although vickory may be claimed by the Hongkong Cricket Club on their lad of 100 rane in the first inoings.
Battered and Astore. London, Oct 16.
An American's story of Ger- man savagery is published in the
We reproduce the following! The people who know are a Mathon at one time they were. Antwerp were several well-known not washing or shaving to a week the Morning Fost's correspondent. of the 11th inst. good deal more cheerful about the amongst the Naval ccn isgent at fear's oap or a felt hat, and by New York Sun, and quoted by from the Singapore Free Press mans, is now a prisoner in a castle League, says :—— and this notwithstsaling that Rugby footballers from Liverpool at a time makes himself look It confirme the worst that has The Private Secretary to His The Naval like a tramp or a gipsy and a been said of the Hune and their Excellency the Governor court nearly all Belgium. The reason spirit has always been very strong unlike a soldier as can be. He then, work The writer is Mr. Howard eously forwards us the following Antwerp has gone the way of and. Birkenhead, for this official buoyancy is easily round about the Mersey, and when without the slightest warning. Copland, and the latior is sent to news for publication:
The Emden captured Cocos
Shield Competition. understandable. The war has fr. Churchill called for volun- proceeds to show that he is the
cordance with the new rule now been in progress for sovents-teers for his new Naval brigades finest fighting man in the world;" the paper by an American
friend's trustworthiness. neday (Nov. 9,)
(passed at the meeting on the three days. There has been time Liverpool and district furnished Another officer writes, this time diplomat who roucbea for his Lelands Telegraph Station yester- for things to settle down and some fine youngsters. Of course an old band in a crack Infantry Mr. Copland was in Switzerland She was discovered by His
17th May, 1913) only seven teams were allowed to enter for this shape themselves, and the fro they are cockshoop over the whole Battalion, commenting on the ex when the war broke out, and the Majesty's Australian Ship Sydney,
The Grand Duchess of Luxem- Competition viz: Hongkong. bability of sudden sensational business. It is not everybody tracrdinary sangfroid of his monstries be tolls he heard from who engaged her. coupe is dwindling. We may get who gets the chance, just three Nothing will keep them and r hear of other characteristic lttle weeks after enlisting and learn- cover in the trenches if they want wounded soldiers on his way The Emden is now wrecked on burg is aged 20 and succeeded Cricket Club, Craigengower, R.G. her father in 1912. When at the A., Civil Service, Kowloon, Navy, thr ugh Frence. We quote the North Keeling Islands.
The Sydney is now at Cocos outbreak of the war the Germans and Army Staff and Departments. German tricks like that recentlying the goose-stop at the Crystal to make a cup of tea or light a folowing extracts:
They just stand up
falands. The reports in the newspapere
began their march through The season was a very successful exposed in SouthAfrica. Wherever Palace, of holding tronobos in cigarette. there are a few traitors to be front of a historic oity against a stroll across, and frequently about German atrocities I had Details of the Fight. Luxemburg, thereby violating its one from every point of view, and bought, there will be Germs four or five completo German got bowled over as a consequence previously sat down to hysterical. The following further informa-neutrality, the Grand Duchess is the Hongkong Orioket Club were gold buy
and Army Corps with 16-inch guns This officer's comment is "It exaggerations, sach na charaction regarding the Jocos Tele reported to have driven to the again winners of the shield, play- German steel tarn them. Our complete. I hear that some of just his cheerful way."
terise the beginnings of so many griph Station and the Sydney- frontier and with her motor caring ten matcher, nine of which attach them were actually doing a route Home Lüthorities
Some of the letters from the wars, and it was with a sort of Emden fight has basa courteously blocked the passage over a bridge. were won and one drawn A little importance to the South march when they wore bandled
which was much discussed in African smeute. In one way theyaton train and woke up when front are splendid. There was amused tolerance that I first supplied by the local Manager of She was eventually persuaded to second division of the Len 10,
listened to it all in my thike with the Esetern Extension Telegraph withdraw.
Hung From Church Bell. previous years, was started one youngster who wrote home the soldiers. But, by Heavens, Coy. L'd., and is forwarded to are eveu disposed to welcome it. the German shrapnel, not to men
belief here is thst Geraing tion the Black Marias and Jack his papa the other Jay describing neither you nor anybody else us for publication:
In a statement received by the during the season under re- The Enden came up at 6 am. Serbian Legation in London from view and proved a big diplomacy, which is not nearly Johnsone, camo salvoing over their how he reached the front in would have inlked, with them go elfioiect.as German militarism, heads in Belgium It may have hurry and was shoved shied at has blandered almost as badly in been magnificent from a hefty once with two men, at elevan az without realising that all we. She had four funnels, one palpably the Serbian Government, it is aaccess. Seven teams entered for have been reading in the papers of envy. There was an armour alleged that the whole of the this division viz Boyal Ea- South Africa as it did in froland. Rugby footballer's point of view. 'elcek on a pitch dark night in about these inhuman barbarities ed launch and two boat under western, and a great portion of gineers, Chinese Recreation Club,
war, strange country, to see whether The Germans have unwittingly But, certes, it was not furnished an almost miraculous Antwerp has had a chequerod German trenches were accapied. does not even give a faint her counter with forty men, three the north-western, part of Serbis, Civil Barvice (Second Eleven), opportunity for the permanent career. It has been taken eix He crawled around, got lost, held ides of the actual horrible truth. officers, and four maxims on where the Austrian armies had Police, 88th Company R.G.A. Each simple, straightforward beard; she throw them off penetrated, had been completely Kowloon (Second Eleven) and Army Staff and Departments healing of old wounds and the times. The Prince of Parma upa Gorman convoy single-handed
in fifteen minutes. It is declared that in Novi (Second Eleven). The Royal strong binding of a new camor pillaged it ia 1585 with the and Really, looking for his own narration stond clear na but an- close to the outer buoy. They devastated.
other fact of a great central mass landed adario in Ireland an1 elgowhere. Spaniards. In 1703 it surrender mon again, stambled right on that could not but be the truth. After smashing instru Bazar many non-combatants were Engineers, by winning 9 matches The invitation to form a Boered to Marlborough, Winston's trench full of men who wer sit the Germana had acted but half ments, the wireless installation, forced to carry the Austrians cut of 12, secured premier plase their in this Competition. No trophy Repablia in South" Africa, next greit ancestor, after Ramillies ting with their backs to him. door to Germany's most ambitious In 1746 it was taken by Marshal must have been a proity high madly, they would now stand blowing up mist and eng nea, equipments, and when
worne condemned in the eyes of exceptendenser and refriger str. services were no longer required was presented to the winners, colony, strongly suggests Aesop's Saxe. In 1830 Belgian insur- tension and nerve-racking job, the world. It is the very enor- the boats pat off, bat the Sydoes the Austrians generally killed but a gold medal similar to that
To 1832 it This particular youngster's fram
of the First Division was present," fable about the wolf and the gents captured it.
In the town of Rado the ed to each member of the winning lamb. It is possible that the surrendered to the French. In of mind can be judged from the mity of the unts that defeats their came up, and the Emden stood to them with their bayonets,⠀
gaining credence. That women se firing. Her shots were at insidious machinations of Berlin 1914 the Germans have taken it, fact that according to his on and young girls should have been firat excellent but afterwards fel: goldiers of the 64th Regiment team, may acceed in causing minor and this was the shortest of all admission all he did was to sing ravished, mutilated, and dis off. She lost two funnels and a hang an orthodor priest to the
or in Egypt inits many sieges. troul.es
Of course they figured for life, not in rare instan- mast and took fire astern in an gong of a oh.rsh bell, barat India, though it is not very
were Germans, and, when they ces, but literally in hundreds of hour, the Sydasy being surely down the Serbian ra ling-room, recovered from their surprise, likely. But note of these things can conceivably influence the beginning to admire Mr. Taomus
the average person to be sught wounded (on Sydney). The Emden's firet abot ourried away What main result of the war.
Atkins. The British soldier has a youngster was pretty good over a
bat exaggeration. abert distance, and sprinted to
the Sydny's fiander au latter'sa other surprises has Germany id
special cichet. Nothing "eculd
shooting at fire was nɔt gɔɔd. étore for us? Her roving eräisere
The Eade is now ash:00 may cause a 1:t more trouble surpass the dintless valour of safety in a cavity made by a 16- the Franch troops as a whole. inch shell. Finding that he could before they are wiped out. Her Some of the Territorial battalions act possibly get away so long as in Belgium and on the Mease; Nor h K-eling, burnt out, and airships may raid our conste and are a litile fabby and rusty, but it was light, he put in the day having frequently entered towns the Captain of the Sdner sprinkle picric acid, the Kaiser's the French troops of the first and Tying to out his hair with a pair and villages which the Germans describes he is a shambles. He
This, says the correspondent, holy water with which he baptises second line are magnificent. The of blunt eois:crs and doing some had just left in ruins, and where only saw thirty out of the neutrals and enemies alike, over Tarcoe and Zouaves have shown crochet work for his mamma. the corpsea of ravished women hundre complem at abbar was of a very stormy character. London. None of these things is even reckless valour. They have This may read like sheer romantic and children were a constant The Sydney is now returning The members of the General there with our doctor and two Staff sharply criticise the man- going to crample up the British put the Charge of the Light Dri-nonsense. It out-heralds anything feature. Empire. On the other hand, we gade almost in the shade. That Mr. G. B. Shaw's "Arms and
At first the saldiers thought assistants. A landing party ( of ner in which the Crown Priaps
commandeered two bad been conducting 40 por know the worst now about the deathless feat, which owes so much the Man." But it happens to be they were casualties from bullets, Sydney)
but the wounds were too fre- months a'oes and left in Ayesha tions, and urged that the Germans German army. In anything like to the immortal. lines of our last P rfectly true.
No wonder Sir John French's equal force our men and the English poet who was worthy of
France and Belgium and keep to The Committee announce with sword. After the final conquest and are all well.. gallant French soldiers hold them the name, was a cavalry charge, official War Correspondent has questly those of the bayonet and at 6 pm. We were well treate should successively
of Liego "the Germin soldiers, Later, 3 p.m.-Cocos adds that the defensive.
regret the resignation on his in genuine contempt. The Rus by mistake, against old-fashioned come to the conclusion that it
The correspondent adds that in departure for Home of Mr. W. Bians are by no means intimidated muzzle-loading batteries. The act sy either to impress or
so long baffled and starved and only 4 officers and few men by the German physiognomy. Turcos bave stormed on foot depress the British soldier maddened, then fell upon Bel- prisoners rest dead cannot say the course of the disonssion the Drow Braidwood as Vice-Presid-
lies the great difference In short, the Allies have every German batteries of modernen on me at the Cheegium ia frenzy, famished as they who saved. Sydney has just Empero; had several fainting fits,ent of the League. A letter was reason to be content to trust the quick-firing artillery, and capture between the French. The latter ware and mad with thirst for left for Keeling to investigate. caused by neuralgie pains. Reu-written to him on the 19th March,
The Emden refused to give in ter. od them after slaughtering the
even when on reef and burnt out. The Fall of Antwerp. gunners with cold steel. Of are as brave as could be, and fine
[U.M.A.S. Sydney is a seaand When the Germans took Bras-course the price they puid was soldiers both of them, but they
class oruiser of 5,400 tons, she sela and the Belgians fell back fearful, and quite beyond the take the business in a deadly on Antwerp it was said that gractical value of the achieve seriousness that may be good
"The rates of marine insurance was built at Glasgow in 1912 and Antwerp was the most formidable ment. Something very like this enough for some purposes but is fortress in Europe and could not has been done on one occasion apt in the end to get on the from England for the West Coast Steam1:25.5 knots. Her arm. emaller gune, She has not long possibly be taken under a six by some of our guarda and onerves Tommy Atkins regards of India to Burmsh have been mentis eight 6-in., four 3-pr. and months siege. That was the another by an Itish regiment. war as a paisance that he is paid raised from 1 per cent. to 4. per been in the service. general idea. Now we know that These deads show that the salt to see through, and he goes cam- cent, homeward rates from 3 to for all practical purposes of bss not lost its savour. Civilisa-paigning as light-heartedly and per cent, and China rates-from modera siege operations
tien has not soffered away the efficiently as a commercial travel 5 to 7 per cent. Practically all might
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sterner virtues of our manhood. ler settling down for the night in rates are raised. well have been an unfortified But the point is the peculiar a rather uncomfortable and over- town. Its fortifications were in a cachet of Mr. Thomas Atkins, orowded thirl-clas railway car- Gilbertian slate of inefficiency. It What impresses and amazes his riage. In fact, the amazing die corps of the British Army by the jalets. The Eastera Extension or Tuesday the 24th inst, between was still waiting for Messrs. friends and foes is his cheerful, covery of the twentieth century, way, was the frat Territorial re- Telegraph Company established the hours of 4 and 5 p.m. Krapp to deliver the big fortress jaunty, prosaic spirit. There is brought about by this war, is giment to set foot in France. So a cable station there on Direction
VICTORIA THEATRE guns for which that enterprising not an
the incurable frivolity of ho far they have been kept out of leland about twelve years ago, firm had contracted with in Mr. Thomas Atkins, and British temperament. And they the fighting lines and employed when the Airjoau Australian
the "Coast Zarks," the four-part Belgian Government. There was consequently he is a most ro- used to call us dour! But let it bo on convoy duty with stores and cable was laid and considerable delay in fulfilling mantic figure in living history. clearly understood that the wanded, but they will probably group from that reason attained drama now being screened at the frivolity, though it is no pose, is take their place right in frout some national importance. Victoris, is a particularly good this contract, but the
firm He regarde fighting the Germans, purely a frivolity of between before long. There is no possible The Islande era aubject to film, full of exciting 1501-lents myself and shall carry on busi of Krupp has a very conclusive has coat laclades naught Road Central as a Ship excuse. It was too busy turaing very much as be regarde n out big guns to take these Bl plumbing job, or a abift in a ing to be done the Germans will cept, as they say, Regular jealouse great damage to the The Signal of Danger show and Freight Broker and Com- gian fortresses to think of eur colliery, or an engineering job in acknowledge that our contempt. ouay, and they are very anxions coconut plantations and occasion ing a young signalman's heroic mission Agent under the style of
Snowman & Company "k plying gone to defend them, the works when he has his over-ble little British Army comporte to fire a few rounds through their a special type of buildings to be straggles to save an express from
itself with a Nevertheless, Mosate. Krupp had allson, He seems to think he is
decidedly grim now short fice.
erected on the islands. The being wrecked by strikera Dated the 17th day of Novom- frivolity. And, after all, the true The record of this corps staude Telegraph Company has created." Simple Simon's Shortsighted ber 1914, A. W. SNOWMAN. time to provide for the laying working under contract at pre- down of covereto gun positions sent, the particular job ja hand ghting men have always been as follows up-to-date They a great many ameliorations for ness, a screamingly funny pic at carefully selected spots all being. To biff the bloomin cheerful fighters. A smile is as have one full battalion at the the benefit of its staff there and it ture, Miss Laura Womanly round the Belgian fortresses, in Germans, and nab the Kaiser in proper to the soldier as it would front. They have raised a fall is satisfactory to see that the Curiosity and the Gaumont aluding Antwerp, quite ready for Berlin." The spirit of the man be indecors in the undertaker second battalion. They have Commander of the Einden again Graphic (No 54), portraying the the bombardment to start the is very well indicated by the moment the German troops gol following extract from a letter there. These facts were known written by an officer in the Army London long before the Ger- Veterinary Corps. The writer mans got to Antwerp, and it was was a civilian a month ago, and
future of their fate in this wor.
ounce of romance
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VOLUNTEER RESERVES.
A second game was arranged towards the end of the season, but finally had to be abandoned, after two postponements, on account of the weather.
just previous to his departure, thanking him for his antiing efforts on behalf of the League, but the Committee deairo to place Orders issued to day by Major on receri the valuable services
was one of the promoters of the Wakeman, Commanding H. Krendered by Mr. Braidward. He Parades.-N. 0 0.8 on Friday League, and ever since its V. K., state
post of Vice President and epäreil
The-Cocos Keeling Islands, 20th and Recruits Parades inception had occupied the
as ordered...
is well known out here, are noted Ammunition. All men who no pains and time in furthe.ing for the story of their occupation have not drawn their 150 rounded the interests of the Langue. by the Rosa family. They lie of ammunition will attend at the The Aocounte show a debit come 700 odd miles from Batavia Orderly Room (Courts of Justice) balance of $1.79. and are comparatively small to draw eame on Friday the 20th
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