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WEATHER REPORT,
"On the 19th at 11E0-The antipyelone has passed into the Pacifo. Another han formed over China.
Deprecatons lio over 8, Manekurla and a the north of the Bonias.
Preskurs has decreased considerably Heischang, Uhinese a.s. 1,425, Munro, 23rd over NE. Chish, and increased mode- Insk-Shanghai, 20sh insty Gangly from the Yangtse Valley to the [mouth mount. 13 has increased "slightly -C.M.B. N. Co.
COVET ÄNDAM and the Philippians.
Daiten Maru, Jay, as, 7,824, W. Nakaga
wa, 33rd inst.--Dairen, 18th inds.: Honghang Rainfall for the 24 hours
inding at 10 mm. to-day, 0.00 Inches. Q-H; B. K Lüchow, Br. za, 1,221, Heathrel, #3rd inst,
Shanghai, Gen.-B. & 8.
The following will represent
1. It is hereby notifod that during tho Belobers Football Club against a copandance must be posted at the Genere
sontianence of the War all outgoing ser« | Laisang, Br, s. 3,460, F. Mooney, 3rd
install, 19th lust," Gam- team selected from the 2nd Fees Once or at any of its Brauch
M. & Co. Division H. K. League on Thare- OEeos. A sosthing indictment of the day the 25th insi, on the Club conduct of Admiral von Spee and Ground at 4.45 p.m.; referes, Mr. bis aquadron at the battle off w. Eager:
* : *- Goal, Gunner Coronel on November 1 is don. Hundy; Baoks, Cpl. Coron and tained in a Obilian paper, La Lieut. Chapman, half-baoke, Patris, published at Santiago de Lieut. Jones, Lance Opl. Chili.
It is headed "High Seas Ex-Ganner Goldenberg, C. A., Pis. Smith, and Sapper Buff; forward, ecationers," and the writer, M. A. Davis, Hr. Fannell, Gunner Verbrugghen, says :****
Stalker and Gunner Edgeler; I Bitest the absolute truth of reserve, Gunner Thomas; the under-mentioned facts,
"I have contracted moral man, Garner Payne, obligations towards the personE who have revealed them, but I' trust those persons will fad it honourable to zelenas me when- aver I am sued for defamation.
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|fagrant lies in the report of the With this expectation" do 1 German squadron's officers, with- | mosume the entire responsibility oat counting the ridiculous bluff of these lines, and defy the Ctor- stating that they had six
ma or Germanophils Press to
"prove the inaccuracy thereof.
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During the call at Valparaiso of the German fɔtilla, a German subject clergyman-went on board and asked to see the wound- ed.
**In the first ship visited thái permission was denied bim, sad the report of six wounded' as communicated to the public was maintained.
the
men and a parrot wounded.
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* Wantsal.
1. On March 1st 1915 a branch Port Office will be spened at Queen's Road East Wantsal (next to the Sanitary Depark ment's Offices)
"The night was not dark, “The sea was not raging. "The Good Hope could not escape.
crafty theory by which lies may be excused, and enndry fallacies have rented upon it, but I know of no doctrine by which lies are justified with the necessity of hiding one's stupidity. In fact, William's Amensal 6t, and Monmouth Path to Bhau- soldiers have not lied for their kivaN. country's sake, but just to hide their own crime...
"The German subject then called on the second ship, where an officer confidentially informed him
"Now comes the tragical truth: that the Germans had one hundred.
"With clear weather, on and thirty-six wounded on board.
"When questioned en the scarcely heavy xes, and at the and state of the sea daring the battle, of a naval battle, eighteen hundr
that ad Englishmen, who had Eshaved officer admitted it was heavy with brisk wind, nobly, have bees precipitated to but without anything excessive. the bottom of the ass,
Why, then, clergyman, 'did you not resous the crews of the ships sunk?
The reply was: "We had received orders not to rescue any one."
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Royal Prince, Br... 3,515, D. Conll,"23rd inst-Stanghal, 20sh inst, Gen, -BL
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Eighteen hundred human ACT OF THE KING'S ENEMIES. UN- beings, fighting against death: TILFURTHER NOTIOL NO LETTERS, he the amazed horror of these forlorn BOXES, OR PARCELS FOR BELGIUM persons who expected assistance, BRAZIL, ORETI OR MONTENEGRO and had a right to it; beade AND NO LETTERS, BOXES OR PAR disappesting one by one after CELS FOR MALTA CAN BE ACCEPT desperate signals and appeals, ED FOR INSURANCE. swept away by the waves and annihilated ons after the other.
"At the German subject was a normally civilised person, turned to the officer and said, I knew there were some brates in our territorial army, I now see that there are also some in our Davy sa wolk'
"Those who might hesitate in sam" of the seriousness of the revelation should remember certain details:-
Von Spee said that he saw the Monmouth sink in a few minutes' time, that he lost sight of the Good Hope-which was burning and that a terrible storm prevented him from end ing assistance to the victims."
"We know, from differout Bourons, the real state of the atmosphere and sea then prevail- Ang. There is no doubt that, mander any circumstances, the firm on board the Good Hops would enffice to indicate where she was. "Then, it cannot be admitted that the German flotilla would have sallowed such a fins prey to escape. Now that ship, helpless a sho
·was—she is reckoned a total loss.
"They have been able to stand that view, loaning on their laffrail. an if they were at a spectacle. That horrible sight did not prevent them from landing on Chilian oil, with smiling lips, to receive the enthusiastic Hoch!' of their countrymen. The captain of this port, not suspecting what occurred,
nhook hands with their admiral,
"Oh! brates! Ignoble brutes!"
SILIMPOPON GOAL.
BUNKERS
—could not have escaped had she can be supplied at cheap rates at
tried to she could easily bave 'been reached by the five or six ships that chaned her,
The likelihood of the German report could be admitted as long me it was believed that the Good Hope was about undamaged. Now, however, that how losa" is reckoned, it cannot be admitted that she could escape the chase at any time
There are, therefore, thres
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