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Siamese: Tin, The report of the Si. mess Tin Syndicate for the nine months anded 31st December thywa a profit of £20,683 after writing of £8,173 for depreciation, and to to this is added #7,574. brought forward, giving a total of £28,- 207. A dividend of 10 per cent,
THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1916.
YOU SHALL NOT PASS." HEROIC PIPER'S CHARMED
The Heart of France at Verdun.
The New York Sun publishes a special article on the defence of Verdun, written by M. Gabriel Hanatuax, former French Minister
You shall not pass."
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Lord Milner and World Peace.
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The New York Times bas "The pluckiest thing I saw,"*":
published an interview recently wounded officer told a Daily granted to its London correspond
Banks Chronicle representative on July eat by Lord Milner. for Foreign Affairs, who says:** 5, in speaking of the British
MARINE INSURANCES. was paid in October and
"Verdun is defended not by offensive, "was a piper of the farther dividend of 10 per cent,
The correspondent asked Lord | Cantons was paid in March this year, ruined walls, not by its foris, not Tyneside Scottish playing his Milner what he thought of a plan North Chinas leaving £4,207, whicb, sabjret by its hille, not even by the
Company over the parapet in the for the promotion of world peace Unions to the payment of eroses profits batteries or the other arme attack on the German trenchee by means of the union of the Yangtszes duty (if any), will be carried for crowded into this little corner of nosr Albert. The Tynesiders were Allies in which the United States FIRE INSURANCES. ward. Since the 31st December the country, not even by the on our right, and as their officers should join.
China Fires-bi H. K. Fires last the profits have been satis-enormous anthill fall of men who factory, and the directors have crowd forward to every mensoed gare the signal to advance Law
the piper-I think he was a pipes. In his reply Lord Milner first therefore decided to pay point, but by the heart of France, major-jump out of the trench dwelt upon the necessity for Douglases interim dividend of 10 per cani, which animates that multitude and march straight over No Man's more perfect union between the Steamboats payable on the 14th July to all which has built these houses, Land towards the German lines. United Kingdom and the British Indos (Def.) shareholders registered on the these villages, this cathedral. The tremendous rattle of the Dominions overseas, saying, "I Indos (Pref.) 30th June. All three dredges and this city. And
machine gun and rifle fire which are to remain in the long Shells were in commission during the felt the palestion of this heart of the enemy st once opened on an
fatare,
团 we practically Ferries whole period. The amount of France, dominating in its phyth completely drowned the round of are in this 'wer, a single State ground worked was 1,275,200 mic mesure the noise of the bis pipes, but it was obvious that we must have a supreme Gov zo Sugars cubic yards; while the tin ore won canonade. The heart of France be was playing as though he ment over the lot of us, and Malabons was 124 long toba.
is there now; it will be found would burst the bag, and just deriving its authority from the A great amount of time, 719 boure, was cleawbers to morrow, perhaps, faintly through the din we heard whole lot.
We cannot rely per Kailans lost over the top tumblers sent wherever it is needed. Leader the mighty shout his comrades manently upon affection, good. Langkats out with dredges No. 2 and 3, and soldiers all know it, they feel
ecmmon origin, if this war proves Tronohs which frequently gave way. War it beating in them and around are they swarmed over after fellowship, the sentiment of a Rauba conditions greatly delayed the them, saying:
"How he escaped death I oko't anything it proves the absolute Urals dispatch of substitutes. Early in
understand, for the ground was necessity of political union to 1916 new top tambler arrived, "My paychological impressions literally ploughed up by the hail secure solidarity of action in a was put in place and hea of what is happening at Verdun of ballets. But he seemed to straggle for existence. proved satisfactory so far. The can be given in a word, which, it bear a charmed life, and the last working ocats averaged 6.264 per seema to me, can apply to the glimpse I had of him, as we, 100, eabic yard. This high cost in whole. war. This formidable dashed out, showed his still partly due to an increase in the struggle is that of German pride, marching ercot, playing farious price of charcoal, partly to the swollen by fifty years of enccess, ly, and quite regardless of the great increase in the price of all with French moderation, made dying bullets and of the mea imported stores and tasterials wiser by anmerited reverses. The dropping all around him.” owing to the war and partly to German effort is the effort of a Lost time of the individual parvenue, magnificent, showy, dredges. However, the nature heary, and superabundant; the of the overburden prevents. a French effort in careful, well con- good yardage factor, so that the sidered, and well adjusted, just
to the capture of both first and costs can never be as low as what is necessary and never too
second line trenches. Three thome of dredges working in free much...
times in quick succresion be was ground. Local supplies of labour "The admirable thing that one struck by flying bullets, but still and the British Empire there can Kung Yiks b. have been barely sufficient to potices first at Verdun in the per-led the attack, and it was not be real equality, and it is only Shai Cottons meet the demand caused by the fect subordination of the armntil he received his fifth wound, between States of approximately Yangiszepoos rapid increase in the number of which executer the work to the from a piece of shrapnel, that equal power and status that each dredges in the district; with the mind which orders it. One feels the indomitable ocmmander gave friendship can be permanently Borneos result the prics bat risen and the the ability of the high command in and allowed himself to be maintained. It is impossible that China Light & P. b. quality fallen. Towards the end everywhere..
carried, to the rear.
an equal friendship could exis: Providents of the year a stert was made in "The battle of Verdun is a
"In 20 months' experience of for all time between the United Dairy Farms opening up the Bandon mine. terrible experience for France, almost continuous fighting at the States and the United Kingdom Green Islands The dificulty of obtaining the but the satire country will come front this officer continued, "I if we stood alone. We in these H.K. Electrics b necessary plant has caused much out of it consecrated and
H. K. Ice Co., have never heard or seen anything small islande have a population delay, but it is expected that grester, These men are the like one bombardment of the Ger- of 45,000,000, which will not Trams, Low Level b.
Ropes
58. & x. production on a small scale will one of & healthy ngtion; they
treaches. Our heavies become much more numerous. Trams, Peak, old b. begin in July, 1916, and the mine will bring back to their mother, abaclately reduced to mere wreck You, the United States, have Trams, Peak, new b. cents .80 will be in fall swing by Novem- France, the health and force and age the tranches and defences of 100,000,000 population and an Laundries ber. The lease for the Bangria what will not do any harm Ovilers, and as the huge shelle extent of territory which can. Waterboats b. property has been received but glory.
barst great clouds of dust and well support a vastly greater Watsons masses of earth were hurled up as nothing has been dons towarde
number.
Wm. Powells commencing work. A dredge is
though mines bad been sprung.
Morning Posts b
c:ntial.
The Malayan Coilleries Adverting to the decrease in the importation of coil into the Federated Malay Staten during 1915 the following reference to the development of the Malayan Collieries is interesting:-"Al- though greatly delayed by the
"The psychology of this army over-steps the bonade of collective paychology; it will be a souros
JEALOUS KAISER,
Gallant Commander.
The same officer told of the gallantry of his commanding officer, who led his cheering men
man
"One reason why I am so keen to see the British Empire remain one political auit is nothing more or less than the existence and AND BUILDINGS. magnitude and power of the Uni-Centrals ted States, I went to see the Stsies H. K. Hotels and the British Empire equal, Land Invest. and to see them, se great and H'phreys Est. equal Powers, extend to one an- other the earnest, honest band of friendship.
K'loon Lands S'hai Lands West Points
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end of 1915 been received and
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At the same time I have never "But an equal friendship of instruction and marvel to bie-known anything like the machine between your country and the coRRECTED TO NOON WEDNESDAY tory."
gan fire which greeted us as we British Empire, as a whole, is left our trenches for the attack.possible. The territory cader To our excited imaginatioueihe British flag inhabited by wen there seemed to be scores and of the European race is enormous. soares of these deadly weapone, The British Empire and the and the air seemed alive with United States would ever remain
down before they got anywhere world. Neither need fear, neither near the German lines. But the could look down upon the other, erected and the South Mine: was The Zarieb correspondent of way they went through was and they have common ideals of producing and selling coal. The the Central News writes: The splendid. Without a falter the freedom, humanity and justion. North Mice, however, was still in following information bears out charged straight on, and when I The conditions thus are perfect T/T. sale and up to the close of the year the statement of your Petrograd was bowled out at the second line for an efficient friendship. had not commenced production.
correspondent concerning the they had cleared everything "I do not hesitate to say that 30 dis. Toashortage of tonnage bycutting Kaiser's preference for Marshal before them and were still chargin such a friendship you would 60 dis......... off the supply of imported coale von Mackensen, who bas recently ing ahead.
have the boat security that is, 4 m/t. . . cansed a far greater demand for heen appointed to the supreme)
possible for the peace of the T/T Shanghai.. the local Rawang fuel than the command of the German, troops
**Tipperary" Quietly, Burled.
world.
9) 3 A sympathetic under T/T Singapore "The most remarkable thing standing which would bring this / Japan...... Malayan Collieries could in its
100 Beath of Drinsk. initial stage possibly satisfy, for
about the fighting, seeing the na Acording to German deserters,ture of the attack, was the very prac.ical."
about seems to Lo
1584 T/T India although the South Mine was far the belief is current in the Ger- small amount of artillery fire from
wholly
Demand, India 158 34 enough developed to turn ont
|T/T San_Francle-) man armies on the Eseter the Germans. They appeared to Milner said: "Latterly. I have T/T Java..........
Speaking of himself, Lord
50 á 300 tona a day, sad did reach the frontier that
co & New York) Meokenten neighbourhood of this figure, the favoured by the Kaiser at the rely principally on the machine been denounced as a German, T/T Marks ....... Nom.
- 1228 difficulties of obtaining killed
expense of Hindenburg, of whose guns, and this seems to bear out the and it is quite trae that I wis|T/T Francs.....2.99 1 labour reduced the average daily enormous popularity in the army
sistements of some of the pri- born in Germany, that I had a Demand, Paris.....3,00 catput to ander 200 tone. So and among the prople the Kuiser ere that the best part of their German grandmother and a partly long as the price of tin was lowie jealous.
gane had been removed to the German education. More than 4 m/s, L/C ....! rear during our bombardment. that, I have a great appreciation 4 m/s. DIP... Among the common soldiers
The behaviour of the men was the increase in the value of the breaking proclivitise, is 8
it was possible to obtain Chinese
a day, which is what it is expected will be prod poed when both Lbe mites
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anderground miners, but with Hindenburg, despite his "back magnificent. Althrough the of the airong points of the 6 m/s. LIC... white metal the Chinese returned popular as ever, and complete night they were as cheerful and Germans, with their patriotism, 30. d/s. Sydney &) their thoroughness, their fidelity Mobourne. Į to what is oridently to them faith in him remains widespread merry sa a peok of sobool-boys, to science and their marvellous 30 die. San Frano- more congenial form of mining among the cfficers 192.
singing comic songs and whiell gift of organisation.
isco&New York! The continned rise in freights is kensen is looked upon a Another Little Drink Wouldn't
Mar iog. George Robey's EUR, "But I do not think a man is a me. Francs ......3.12
4 m/s. Marks a..........Nom. making the demand for Bawang "lucky" general-lacky in and D. Us Any Harm, seemed to be worse patriot for being able to coal even more urgent and the ing the weak spots on the enemy's first favourite in their repertoire, recognise the strong points, of Demand, Germany..
6 m/s. Francs....3.1714 Collieries could probably now front and in being favoured by No, we did not sing "Tipperary! faizly exsily dispose in the F.M.8 the Emperor,-Central News,. ̈ ̈
other nations, and even of Demand, New York. 50 and 8,8. of as much as 1,000 tons
That's been quietly and decently humorons that those who are now Demand, Bombay.
And it is really T/T Bombay ..... enemies. baried at the front. But as the raising a hue and ory about my TIT Calcutta
-13834 time for the stack drew near being German are the very same Demand, Calcutta.... 13834 Malayan Tin Dredging everyone was quiet, all waiting. fully running. This prosent the Straite Battlements Alms, signal, and when it did come you with much more reason, because On Saigon... 314. prem.
Mine, Bain Cavea Cement Works, eagerly and anxiously for the people to whom I have for years Demand, Singapore, 964 Demand, Mantía... 10011⁄2 labour dificulty is, therefore, the
and your been anathems, and
On Haiphong 34% prem, sic-are now exclusively burning could see from the expremion on I was ultra-British-an out-and-On Bangkok......... 724 more unfortunate, and stops are being taken to endeavour to in Rawang fuel. It is perhaps the men's faces that they meant aut British Imperialist. part skilled coal mining labour happy omen for the permanenty business, and that nothing, on
Sovereign 9.30 from stands in the hope of over- of this new Federated Maler Bistes earth could stop them once they shall be. I have given -yog my Bar Saver, der han. 31 54 That is what lamand always Gold Leaf, per os..... 53-60 ooming it. However, despite the industry and product, that most got going. the' outout boing not yet more of the present niers stopped or
The same officer paid a glowing, gas thinking that British Im
redsoba - for it—my 188068, 100, SUBSIDIARY COINS. than 5,000 tons per mensem, even
diminished their purchases of im- triībate to the reginiental | perialias this amonat him been of great ported coals and began, to, barn wretcher-bearers and to the
should assistance to the country, and Rawang before the the in the RAMO dostora, all of ONATO Icon 2 prios of the formar, had actually continuall" risked shoir.
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