DAUNTLESS FRENCH
AIRMEN.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER
VOLUNTEER RESERVE
ORDERS.
Prisoners of War Camp and Gun Club Hill Dotachment. The E.K.V.R. will relieve the H.K.V.B. on Wednesday the 17th instant.
H.K.V.R. Ordere, issued to-day Stories from the Front.
by Major Wakeman Command- Paris, October 1. The Matining H.K.V.R., state- states that during the operationa in Champagne French airmen flew at a height of only 400 to 500 yards behind the German lines, effecting reconnaissances and re- galating the French fire. They were subjected to an intenso bombardment, and many of them returned with their machines rid. dled with bullets, their petrol tanks smashed up, and their eng ines damaged.
Next for Duly. Prisoners of War Camp. Wednesday 24th inst. Sections and 2 of A Oo.
Thursday 25th inst. Sections and 2 of B ̊Co.
Friday 28th inst. Section 1 of
0 Oo.
Saturday 27th inst. Sections and 4 of A Co.
Bunday 28th inat, Sections 3 and 4 of B Co.
Monday 29th inst Sections 2, 3 and 4 of O Co.
Gun Club Hill:
Thursday 25th inst. Sections 3 and 4 of BOo,
Friday 20th inat. Sections 2, and 4 of O Co.
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One of them, the Matin says had a moet dramatic experience. At a height of 450 yards his ob server was hit by a bursting shell which grazed his skull. At the same moment the pilot was hit in the stomach by a hullet. The airmen were carrying fire boobs, Wednesday 24th inst. Sections to be dropped on certain strategio 3 and 4 of A Co. pointe. The machine, loft to itself, began to drop. Secing the pilot's condition, the observer hastily removed the detoentors from two of the bombs, but had no time to do this with the three olbore, for the machine made a Audden dive forward and came down at a distance of only 50 yards from the German trenches. Fortune, however, now smiled on him. The bombs did not explode, "the shot and shell whistling round him loft him untouched, and be finally escaped from this fearful adventure practically unhurt.
Saturday 27th inst. Sections 1 and 2 of A Oɑ.
Sunday 28th inst. Soctions and 2 of B Oo.
Monday 29th inst. Section of C Co.
Parades,
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OUR SPORTS LETTER.
(From Our Correspondent.)
The Turf,
The October Handicap was won for Mr. Washington Singer by St. Eloi, who was defeated on the previous day, but no doubt it was improved going which accounted for improveri form. Fiz Yama ran in this race and the show ho made should not discourage those who fancy this borse for Cesare- witch.
Football.
13. 1915,
CHURCH SERVICES. 4
St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong.
24th Sunday after Trinity, 14th Nov, 1915. Holy Communion (8.5 a.m.) Introit: Hymn 318, Hymns: 180, 559, 324, 551:
TRENCH TO TRENCH..
The French Swoop in Champagce.
Along the remainder of the front the pressurewas kept up by violent bombardments, by grenade throwing, and by swift attacks, On the "Main de Massigen" ground was thus gained by a sustained action of the colonial infantry: Alternating the fire of the heavy
assault by grenadiers, we eno- oooded greatly in inoressing our gain of September 25 along the northern portion of the pro- montory.
Service: Merbeeko. Matins (11 Surrender of Germans in Groups, artillery and the field guns with
Paris, Oct. 3. The following
a.m.) Responses: Ferial, Venite: Aloook. Psalms: Robinson. To Doum: Oakley in F. Benedictus: Garrett in G. Hymns: 230, 197, N.B.-Psalm 71, verses?, 13, 14, sccount of the Champagna fight- 20 in unison. Psalm 72, vorsca ing has been issued by the official 1, 2, 11, 19 in unison. Evensong agency:- (5.45 p.m.) Responses: Ferial.
Germanesurrendered in groups, oven though not surrounded, Psalms of the 14th evening. On the evening of September tired were they of the fight, and Magnificat: Barrby (14th evon-25 the lino we held in Champagne so depressed by hunger and con. ing). Nuno Dimittis: Wesley, was so irregular in contour that vinced of our determination to Anthem: "O Lord God" Goss. it seemed almost poradoxical. continue our effort to the end. Hymns: 193,298. N.B.-Psalm On the map certain of our A Germen trench stood in the 73, voraes 1, 2, 11, 12, 21, 27 in men were facing east and others way of our advance. Our artillery ... unison. Psalm 74, verses 1, 11,weat. During the 26th and 27th concentrated its fire upon it. 13, 19, 23 G. P. in unison. N.B. we succeeded north of Sousin and Towards the end of the afternoon Organ Recital to-morrow (Monday), at 5.30 p.m.
Peribes in occupying a front iso- of the 28th, when the observation St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon,-Geiman second line along a to ceass are, be saw the Germans ing north and in ontact with the officer suddenly gave the order 23rd Sunday after Trinity 7th stretch of seven and a half miles. stand up on the crest and put up Nov. 1915. Holy Communion The ground thus conquered re- their bande, "Seventy-five Send at 8 a.m. and il a.. Morning presented an area of some 15 a screen of fire behind," ordered Prayer. 11 a.m. Hymn: 537. Rosponses: Fostal, Venite: square miles, and was travereed the General commanding the Diy 7th Day. Psalms: Langdon-by lines of trenches graduated to ision, and immediately the Ger Henley-Trent. Te Deum: St. a great depth. The borders of mane were to be seen running Jude. Bonodictus: Garrett the woode were organized for towards our lines, while odr Hymns: 584-155-451. Kyrie: defence, and innumerable subter- Colonial Infantry wont of and Vincent. National Anthem.ranean passages, trenches, and installed themselves in their Evening Prayer 6 pm. Hymn: parallela facilitated a resistanco trenches. There they stuck up the 501. Responses: Fostal Psalms: toot by foot.
pennants with which they had Goss. Magnificat: Turlo-11th We oreroame
all theso directed our artillery fire and Evening. Nune Dimittis: Tur obstacles, imposing our ascend which on the orest torn by abelle ner 9th Morning. Hymns: 558- 243-419. Vesper National Anthem.
Hymn. anoy on the enemy, and progress anfurled themselves liko glorious
ing from trench to trench, and on standards.-Times. Peak Church.-The Holy Com-tion depote, and material. Our our way seizing batteries, maui- munion 8 15 a.m. Evensong and soldiers were ont to congnor, and Sermon 6.30 p.m.
The Preacher at 6.30 p.m. will be the Bishop of Victoria.
St. Peter's Church: at St. Pator's Church to-morrow morning at 11 am, the Rev C. Pope, will
conduct the service.
the joy of knowing that a power- To-morrow's Al Fresco Fete. fal German fortress was oram. We are asked to say that if the bling in face of their efforts weather continues wet till to spurred them forward with greater morrow the Al Fresco Fete in the dash. Our generale and colonele Carbolic Cathedral Compound took up their posts of command will be postponed till Sooday lia the shelter of the German | next the 2let. instant,
Special Police Rald, Union Church, Kennedy Road.officers' huts, and the casemates
Morning 11. Hymne: 494, 575, on which there still bung notices At the Police Court, this morn- 427,495. Anthem: "O Lord how "Stab Bataillons." " Kompagnie ing, Mr. Hazeland, imposed a fine manifold" Evening. 6, Hymns: fahrer." The soldiers gaily made of $150 on a Chinese charged 12, 498, 491, 43, 220. Preacher,
a rapid inventory of the dwellings with keeping a gambling house and the rustic canteen installed at 2, Loung Fat Street, Fourteen in the woode.
men found playing were each 6ned $2. Inspector Watt (8.P.B) superintended the raid.
Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie, Harvest Thanksgiving Services Hospital Collections.
The Gospel Hall.-(No. 10 and
Our
WEATHER REPORT.
Américan-bred horse named Bor- row. It was the fate of the Duke of Westminster's colt to meet more than his match in Mr. Hulton's Atheling, who was mɑk- ing a first appearanos on a race. course. The winner is a handsome London, October I. son of Desmond and was bred by Quite the most notable event at his owner at the lievely Stud. Newmarket this week was (oor No better looking two year old Racing Correspondent "Cant sur" I won this season and bía future writes) the v.otury of Friar will be watched with much inter- Marous in the colours of the ost. Then reference may also be King. The horse won the Crest made to Mr. J. B. Joel's Telep Eastern Handicap, and as he was hone Girl who won the Linton Borambling past the post a head Plate. This filly by the 1907 in front of his nearest competitor Derby winner, Orby, had won the every person present cheered valuable Bibury Staten a little 3loud and long and many a man while ago. That was over aix throw his hat into the air. It was furlonga. Here she was perform. an intensely thrilling scene made ing over five forlonge, and though so by the foot that this was the she only won by a neok from Mr. first race the King has won this Neumann's Argos the fact remains year and that racegoera have been that she won in s common canter. waiting a long time for this Most probably she is the best two opportunity to sheer and acolaim year old of the season, especially His Majesty. Many of those who over fire farlonge. The curious saw the race will confess to something is that she is a dreadful anxiety as to whether he had mover in her slow paces bat per- really won. They took it for foot when stretebed out at the granted that he had done so by gallop. starting the cheering before the horse had reached the winning post. The shock, indeed, would have been great and painful had it been the judge's duty to en- lighten them. Friar Marcus will ba recollected as the horse that Recruits will parade on the won the Middle Park Plato a year Cricket Ground at 5.15 p.m. on ago, and who retired into winter Monday the 15th inst., Wednesday quarters with the reputation of the 17th inst., and Thursday the being about the best two year 18th inat, under Sorgt. Major old. How his reputation was It is now possible to estimate The Souchez Buttla.
Bud. Dress: drill order. shattered early in the year by the success of the new football "Simaltanoon-ly with the order "D" Co. will parade at Volunthe diecovery that he could oot and everyone concerned in the to attack, seven mines, och ca teer Headquarters at 5.15 p.m. on stay and would never gain those enterprise is satisfied both with taining 1,600 be. of power, Wednesday the 17th inst. under classic honours which it was the results already achieved and exploded," said a man present at Sgt. Major Cooke, Dress: drill hoped he would win for the King the outlook. The support AC- the Suchez battle. "They com- order.
is well known. Since then be corded by the public has been pleted the destruction of the Ger All non commissioned officers had been put to short distance quite good and provided the man tronches in front of the 'I'{will parade on the Cricket Ground races in which he had performed 'gates" keep up clubs are happy shaped wood, alrandy badly batas 5.15 p.ro. on Thursday the 18th only indifferently. There was, in the assurance of at least cover- tored by its long bombardment inst, for instruction in bayonet therefore, nothing to anggest that ing their expenses. Throughout by our artillery. In the confusion fighting. Drees: drill order. Of he would win the race this week, the country the average atten- which followed our men leapt oors will attend.
bat the fact that the viotory in dance at the matebes during the from the tranchos and pursue
"A".
"Band "C" Com-this sense was unexpec'el did first month has been over 6,000 the Germans, who were billing ponies will parade on the Cricket not deter men of all classes from which represents receipts of through the wood. The anctions Ground at 515 pm, on Friday shouting their jag,
about £150. As clubs are only at remaining behind explored the the 19th inst, Dress; drill order. Another feature of the first two home in alternate weeks this ravaged trenches and under- Signalling Section, days was the extraordinary ill-means the full revenue for a fort- Parades will be held at Valun- lack attending the horses of the night, but only in a few instances ground shelter, which were often | 20ft. deep.
As they bad nother Indquarters on Monday the wellknown owner, Mr. J. B. Joel. will it be insufficient to cover the desire to go down into these 15th inst., Wednesday the 17th His representatives in the vala-atanding charges of rent, etc. On bola, whence it was unlikely inst., and Friday the 19th inst. at able Buckenham Stakes, Bos- the other hand, some cluba fore- they would come out alive, 5.15 p.m. Caiform must be worn.
oawen Stakes, and Triennial Pro.see a handsome profit at the end our men dropped bombs and fired
Musketry.
duce Stukes for three year olds of the season. For instance, in their rifles through the openings, As ordered by Corps Order No. were each beaten only a short London the takings of Obeleen, effectually preventing the occu
head which means a very few in- the Arsenal and West Ham have pants from coming out and tak- Members of "A" Cc. with the ches. In the first of those races exceeded £500 daring September. ing us in the rear.
exception hereunder mentioned ho ran a debutant named King'e The actual match expenses aro "The bulk of the meg mean will parade on the Cricket Ground Joker, who had been pretty well very small. A few ebillings while kopt close on the heels of at 7.30 am. on Sunday the 21st tried in private. Through runo- cover the railway or 'bus fares, the Germans who wore raoning inst., dreed: drill ordering a bit green half way through and it is a rule that meals for the like hares, and captured the with tapecs, baversacka and the race it was his fate to be just players must not cost more than second tranch in the middle waterbottles filled (no pouch beaten by the Duke of Westmins-2/6d. a bead. This is a vast of the wood. Some went farther 9), and proceed by launch ter's colt Ali Bey, a son of that difference from the old order of still crossing the Souobrz brook to Kowloon City, Food will distinguished racehorse, Bayardo. things when it was nothing un- behind the Germans, or going up be taken in havoranoke, All King's Joker is a very big two usual for a club to have to pay St. Joseph's
determination in one of their continue to prevail over the northern
portion. Church, the sunken road to Angres, but exempted members must parado years told and on neccoat of his £20 in railway fares for all away
Our troops Garden Bystems of trenches. the German command soou pulled unless employed on Government size he must make a relatively matches.
Even in the upset of
Road.-Mass and Sermon, at advanced by successive bands, 10a.m. followed by the Bono-digging themselves in itself together and brought up or Military duties between 7 a.m. better racǝboree in the future last season Chelsen's bill came to
after diction of the Blessed Saora-each reb so as to
indicate strong reserves. They tried to an 7 p.m. on. the 21st inst., in than now for what he wants is over £150 a week. That expendi-
ment. get round the wood and cut us which oss a cortificate to that time to mature and furnish. The ture is now entirely done away
that they had taken possession of off, but our officers defeated the effect must be
the terrain. Thus they auccessded Roman Catholic Cathedral, Gion, the interesting thing about him is his with. mancavre by calling as back to 0. 0. "A" Oo. throo days breeding. Hia eire Sander was Taking stock of the month'e
ealy.-Low Masses at 6, 7, and in reaching the enemy's second the first line captured.
in alvance. A spacial_trama champion sprinter and is now play there have been some queer
98.m. High Mans at 8 a.m. position at this point, which we Wood Mown Down by Shells.
will leave The Pak nt 7.15 a.m. one of the aires at Mr. S. B. Joel's results. There is a ready ex-
5.30 p.m. Benediction of the have baptized the "Parallel of Hongkong and Neighbour winds, Blessed Sacrament. "During the night the Germans The following members will not stud. His dam Absardity has planation of the failure of Pres-First Church of Christ Scientist. trecah extends eastwards
the Epine de Vodegrange." This fortified themselves in the wood, fland: Pies. W. Nicholson. produced such fine animals as ton North End and Bolton Waa- --MacDonnell Road. Sundays.broken towards Hill 193, Oar but at daybreak our artillery W. J. Pringle, C. M. Young Jest, winner of the One thousand derers, both slabe having been 11.15 a.m. Wednesde.ye, 5.30 p.m. military vocabulary furnishes ended their laboura. The ered-A. C. Dine, L. A. Cossart, W. J.Guineas and Oake, and Black compelled to rely on junior loosi ing before the wood looked very Woodman, W. Hill, A. J. Sartor, Jester, winner of the St. Leger. players, but there is co excuse for
many names for it-"Parallel of Formoes Channel.......................) N.Ewinds, much like any other wood, but in V. C. Parr, E. Ralphs, A. E. King's Joker, therefore, ought to either Sheffield Wednesday or
the wood of Chevron," "Trench A few minutes it bad changed us Orapnell. A. Darby, H. G. Earle, be a high class racehorse. Cer. Derby County, who have not won of the club's chairman and the of Labeck." Up to the Navarin & South coast of China be-> The same if by enchantmoni; one after W. Hodge, D. Olark, J: W. tainly it is not likely that Ali Beys matob. The Yorkshire club decision of the executors to realies farm, further eset, it is named snother the trees Waro un XX White and D. W. Tratmann. will ever beat him again on level have been reinforced by such men been made to buy the ground for Satyre," and "Trench of Pirates." ABRats. But arrangements have" Trench of Kaltar," "Trench of down by abella. Son nothing "O" Co. will parade on the terms, was left but stumps emerging Cricket Ground on Sunday the Ou the following day Mr. J. B. balf, Goodwin, the Exeter City $5,000, and for the time being at On the evening of the 25th we frora a jungle ni bin hoa,
"The Gerasau artillery was drill order with havoranoke and Boscawen Stukes with Silver Star Northampton, goalkeeper but the which has hitherto strangely to the east of Navarin farm. The drill det at 7.30 am. Drosa: Joel was thought eare to win the centre forward, and Thorpe, the ny rate al. is well with the club had not attained the second line not idle either, bat sent as a waterbottle (no pouches.)
a son of Sender and Doris, the fact ball of the side has been missed its chanos of winning pro- Germans were holding out in the steady stream of 210 and 105
dam of the Darby winner Sanator strangely
sperity. It is perhaps a good pine woode which terrace the millimetre shells, which ploughed up the ground, but did not jand is allotted Corps No. 555 Bight. Here again was distin-of the Second League last season, there would have been every Camerun).
Pte. W. G. Browell having and of Whaits Sur, Radiant, and P. Derby County, champion sign that success is being achieved eastern section of the Sousm basia under the new management when (Bois de Spandau and Bois de do Us One i harm For and posted to Co. "O" Section 1.guished breeding and at the op
hav also a team which looks Pt. D. Sullivan having position seemed poor odds of 7 logo and strong, but they have Lancashire section Everton were change they went an oasional i
excuse for failure. Τα tho blast of shrapnel, which was ined is allotted Corps No. 550 2 were bate 1 on the latest pro- not gained a point until their checked for the first time in visit had gone forward west to a point The next day our troopa, who borne with perler philosophy by und posted to Oo. "B" Section 2.geny of Doria. This second de-fourth match on which they drew ing Southport, and Manchester where the Sonsin-Tahare road our men. Since they huyo bad Pie. D. W. Traiman having butant was in difioultior a furat Barnsley. Sheffield United, the new boluate they don't pay joined is allotted Corps No. 557 long or more from the finish and too, have just achieved their first Uity are the only undefeated club. traverses the woods, succeeded any attention to heal wound and posted to Co. "A" Section 1. though he ran on stoutly heviotory, but their 6-1 win against Even they had to be content with in joining hands with those One was hit by a fragment of
窳 draw with their rivals installed on Hill 193. Thus the tached cloud, d drimling rata, ffog, shell which
failed by a short head to beat Grimsby is a sure indication of Manchester United, who have last defenders of the works in the gloomy, h hall, I lightning, overcast, tore through his At all parades of guards and do- Major Roberts' Argonaut, who is improvement. Kitchen is once helmet, but only grazed his scalp weather be carried as bandoliere defeat of the series came with attack, and well ne he has done in pursuading Pennington, the West made nearly 2,000 prisoners,
tachments great coats will in fine a son of 81. Frasquio. The third more leading the Cop holder's made
good "capture" in woods were surrounded. Here we "AtI p.m. the guns stopped, over the right shoulder, and in the Produce S'akes and this the position too much of the Bromwich Albion international Meanwhile our African troops and we were nedared to attack wet weather will be worn with time Bright had to put up with scoring has been left to him. A fine spirit of rivalry has been north, clearing the woods, and goal back, to turn out for thea, were gaining ground towards the again. The Germana had placed equipment outsido, machine guns on
defeat from the Dako of Waat- Owing to the Gxturee Leicester minister's Monxman. It was an Fosse v. Nolts County and North shown amongst the London clubs, taking possession of the "Camp flanks, but we soon put them out practically impregnable, the bar- extraordinarily near thing bot Forest v. Sheffield Wednesday and the rivival of Brentford has of Badows," which contained of action. It was no easy matter rele alone protruding through a ween the two at the finish and being postponed, there were only to the help they have received and the exie ence of which had been particularly pleasing. Thanks large quantities of materiel, going through the wond. The narrow alit level with the ground again was only the judge that four games in the Midland section, men tripped up over the branches, and invisible from a distance. could place them and say with and the most noteworthy was that from footballers in the Army their already been revealed by our air- but the shell holes proved Our men, nothing daunted, from oartainty which had won.
in which Bradford went to Eall team is the best they hava had men. Farther east we pushed for- welcome shelter from the ms-behind tree stumps and from the
for several seasons. Ali Bey would no doubt have and both failed to score and were
La addition ward our line, installing ourselves Wind Direction chine-gaas.
pits kept up a steady shower of won the Boscawen Stakes had ho beaten for the first time. On the to Wallace the Aston Villa right on the summit of Bill 201, facing "At fires we mot fow of tho hombe, and sam drove the Ger- run, bat the plan was adopted of whole the Yorkshire olabs have winger, the Arsenal are to be sathe Butte of Tahare, on which enemy, but got a galling fire mans out of the woud, over the ranning him instead for the Hope. dona extremely well. For some Everton centre half, has joined named "Trench of the Vistale."
sisted by Dacat, whilat Galt, the the enemy dug a second line, Rain from macbius gons cleverly con- brook, and the 'H' shaped wood fal Stakes, a race, by the way, for time before the start of the season Fathom cealed in pita, covered over by was again ours, this time for which the Derby winner San Star, the position of Leeds Oity was
Anattack put as in possession of a Lowe steel plates, which aande them good."
dead-hosted in 1910 with an very doubtful owing to the death
little fort at the extremity of the 'latter.
Machine-guns in Pits.
13 of the
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Postings.
Dress.
as Harrop, the Aston Villa centre
and
Forward by Bounds. Oar artillery took up positions 12 Peddera Street). On the in th open country, as in the Lord's Day Believers meet for days of war of movement. Worship at 5 p.m. and the advance progreased with success, Lord's Supper; at 4 p.m. A
for continuing which great bon- Childron's Meeting; at 8 p.m. Preaching. Tuesday and Thurs-oor is due to our troops, in parti- day, at 8 pm. Exposition of cular the Franc Comtois Scripture. Saturday at 8 pm. Africains, who had assumed the The Weather Report and Forecast Prayer Meeting.
task of taking a string of wooded Wesleyan
hille stretching between Auberive Wanchai, Sunday Morning and Sousin to the north Roman Service 10,15 a.m.
road. The Epine de Vedegrange Bunday
and Hill 150 are the only points Evening Service 6.15 p.m.
which mark this district on the Soldier's
and Saitor's Home map 1-80,000. It was there that Arsenal Street, Sunday Evon-the Gormans resisted with much the China Sea, and strong monsoon will ing, Gospel Services 8 p.m.
Methodist
(To be Continued
Church,
Germans Surrounded,
for to-morrow will be found on a Second Extra. On the 13th at 11.25-Pressure has de-
creased moderately over N. China and clawhare, very considerably over Jepa
alightly over Annam; It has increased
The antinyalone bas spread to the sans- words and weakened somewhat; pressure remains relatively low over the centre of
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hour ending at 10 am, to-day, 0,07 inchas.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
Forecast.
NE
hood... acum
un-
-fresh:
aloudy, drizzling | rain.
tween HK. and Lamooka
strong.
No. 1.
een R.K. and Hainan.} an No, 1.
O, W. JEFFRIES, Director,
1,
Hongkong Observatory, November 11. Fahrenholt on the level of the sea in iz ches, tenths and hundredths.
1 Barometer, educad to 32 degrees
2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fabrenheit.
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with mola- ture being 100.
4 Direction of Wind, to two points
Scale.
3 Force of Wind, scoording to Banofore
State of Weather, b blue sky, o da
passing showers, q aqually, r rain, snow,
thunder, vialhillity, w dow wet.
0 Rain in frohes, teaths and hundredths
METEOROLOGICAL.
+
Provions
Day On date On date
ap 30.05 80.1030,00
76
at pm, at L
Barometer Temperature Humility
67 61
60
68
85
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Foro...
4
3
Weather 20
od
0,07
+16
Highest open ate Taipanaturs án úku anch R 41
ELE. Obaberatory, 13th November.
O; W. JEFFRIES, Director,'
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