EL KANTARA,
Some Impressions of the Place.
VA.D. NURSES:
"The Nation has Need of them."
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1917.
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Kantara is, or at lesat was be- "The public, and more especially
Washington, May 22-O hand, fore the war, a village near the our war heroes, be so much to
the VAD. nurses that anything might be said that the mind of Sara Canal pot many miles from that touches them touches or, says the country was on the selective Port Said, but since the catbreak the Daily Chronicle. And at this draft or on improved methods of of war it has become one of the moment certain critical stage agriculture, but the Navy Depart most imporisot place in the/has been reached in the V¡A.D. ment sin prove by lettere, personal Experts' aver that Australia 1aNorth Chinas Esst, and my recollections of movement. It is not that any calls, telephone and telegraph
pal is of constructing a consider. Unions body as refused her daty, messagee, and other evidence that Kantara remind me forcibly of that she has balked at some act more people in the United States able tonnage with the existing Yangtzes
facilities.
FIRE INSURANCES. four things camels, stabboro of devotion demanded of her are to-day trying to think out s
b. carie, and an not the least in the world; the solution of the submarine problem Compulsory French State Marine China Fires mules, water
trouble is quits otherwise. The than are occupied in any other
Insurance. Egyptian whom we ohristened v. A. D. is suffering from the single factor of the war,
The French Journal Officiri Moses...A male may look the attitude of the trained nurse to
Literally, thousands of letters recently published the text of a herself. The picture of innocence and be quite wards
hospital bave Leen roosived by the Navy Law making provision for the docile in the presence of a brass matrons began by welcoming the Department outlining submarine compaleory insurance of merchant Indos (Del.) band or traction engine, bat for V. A. D., for, with her intelligence inventions. Handreds of people ships, thereby effecting a cousic Indos. Pref.) some reasons' unknown to me a sad seal, abe was extremely use have come from different parts of Brable reduction on the rates Shells mule usually works itself into ful in the early days of the war. the ccantry or sent representives to that have obtained beretofore. Ferries Abysterics at the mere eigl of a But now there is another spirit lay suggestions before the Govern State insurance is made compul- camel. To prevent a male from abroad, a spirit not unconnected ment. The secretary M. Daniels sory for French ships of more belting when a camel appears with fear that she who has has had to set aside several rooms than 500 tons gross. For French Malabons is a tack.
which always entered the hospital in a national in the Department Building and a ships, ander, this tonnage the tries the patience of the emergency may not be content to special board to handle the matter. scheme is optional, as alto for anfortunate cool who is driving pass into private life st the end of Many inventions, of course, are ships of Allied or neutral count the male. The camel, for her the war with her praisee all the work of oranks, bat others are ries ander oharter to French firme. part, does not take any notion of ansang except in stripes and the product of scientiße thought The monthly premiams, which the mple, and, for that matter, medale. For it is not proposed to and careful study. Some already will be fixed by decree, ste not to Urais will walk past the long-eared type retain ler services. It is against have been tested and foard excred 3 per cent for steamers of mole with an appearance of such a decision, against such a valueless, but the number which and 41 per cent for sailing proud and haughty contempt; dead end" to all the effort of "look good" to fficials is amaz vessels. Only 75 per cent, of the smonat insured will be paid at bat eopposes wu'e-drawn umbul- I devotion of these women, that lingly large. Accé Raggon ezcounters & osmel Mrs. Conilie has protested in a The fact is that Yankee in.first, the belanos being held over Shai Docke b. on the read, you may be sure letter to a contemporary.
genuity is at work overtime. The "til the ship is replaced by
LANDS, HOTELS A that the driver of the waggon
AND BUILDINGS. Mra. Cantlis is qualified to Navy Department has learned another vessel of equal espacity. bia have requires to
Manchurian Produce. speak for the cause, for, to a great that in many of the laboratories
Centrals wits about him to
The local produce market, H. K. Hotels prevent extent, the personifies it. She shifts of men have been at work rious trouble. Malos are Terribly shy of camels, but at all was the first woman to put on the day and night on the ideas of excepting Kuoliang, assumed an Land Invest
V.A.D. uniform. Seven years ago inventors. Already some of the upward tendency this morning, in H'phreys Est. timer, most of them are difficult she and her husband, the well-inventions have reached the stage the face of a sharp rise in silver K'loon Lands to manage, and more than one known Harley Street surgeon, where they are being experiment-yen, reports the Manchuria Daily Shai Lands officer in charge of operations at began the training of the amateur ed with on the over, and the News of June 19. Spot beans West Points the beaches during the evacuation curse for war work. Both she results are very promising The were quoted in the neigh COTTON MILLS. of Gallipoli was almost driven to and he felt that war was inevit Department has cepreciated pre bourhood of Y4 38
Futures Ewos the point of despair by the bad able, sooner or later, and that it mature announcements, but this opened at Y 4.38 for July, Y 45 Kung Yiks disciplins of some of the mules, was necessary to supplement does not prevent cfficials there for August, Y 4 19 for September, S'hai Cottons B.
the army
ever met.
all
of
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Kailans
Langkats Raubs
Tronohs
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$70 $115 t. 95
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by a from admitting that they believe and Y.4'04 for October deliveries. Yangtszepoos b.
some of the inventors are on the Bean oske registered a sharp MISCELLANEOUS. right track and that more than advance. Spot goods went up to Borneos
volunteer detachment. Since that time, many bandreds of women have passed through her hande.
one invention sventually will be Y.1.30 or so. The goods for China Light & P.. No one regrets more than Mrs. secured to render the torpedo delivery at the end of this month | Providents Cantlie the feeling that exists powerlene.
stood at Y.1.28. Other future Dairy Farms
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BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE
DE CHINE
Capital (14 Paid up). Franes 45,000,000
Presidint
André Berthelot General Manager A.J. Pernotte.
CORRECTED TO NOON THURSDAY
JULY 5, 1917. BENJAMIN & POTTS, Share and General Brokers,
Princes Building.
Tel address: Broker.
which were in no hurry to go sboard the lighters, I assure you! And if they proved stubborn a Cape Halles, there were equally stubborn whenever they were res quired to go over the bridge across the capal at Kantara. I would between the professions! and All the inventors are confident varietice wavered from Y.1.25 Green Islands ranch rather tame a bad wife than amateur wings of the great army that they have it." A farmer (July) to 7.1.19 (October). Beau H. K. Electrica I would a bad and stubborn male," of healing, which has done such came nearly a thousand miles to oil, both spot and fatores, H. K. Ice Co., so a soldier who bad experience splendid work both here and in whisper to the Submarine Board remained silent this morning. of both told me one day, and I France.
Spot -But the irony of the the plan he had for circumvent Kaoliang further saak. quite believe him.
situation is that, in the French ing the embmarine. The problem deals opened at about Y2 67. Bat Moses, the Egyptian, was Red Crees the English V. A. D. is of the navy is to demonetime the Jely and August goods had the of Y.2 72 and Y 285 the most docile human being I welcomed with open arms and impracticability of some of the starte
A dark-kioned man given a whole or to look suggestione
the respectively. They were inclised Fratch
downwarde. discoursge doctors write same time not to of average height, with a pleasant after.
face, at letters overflowing with thanks to those who are giving their and honest-looking
Titanium la Korez. tired in a long black coat, and there Englishwomen who have time and thought to the sub- The discovery of a big titanium wearing a red Fez ou bia bead, nursed their sick, Bat the other marine menace.
The best inven- mine is reported from Kores, says he made his appearance in our side of the medal is seen in the tive minds in the United States the Jarun Advertiser, where the lines one day in February last at treatment in England. Though are at work constantly, and from Government-General has been Port Said, and fered to purchase V.A.D.'s may nurse at night and acme of them already have come engaged for some time in the goods for the officers' mees. He be responsible for a ward, in the promising devices. But until the investigation of the mineral re was taken op, and we never re- daytime they are debarred from navy has discovered an absolute sources of the peninsula and, the gretted it, for, as our Quarter putting on a bandage!
protection against the submarine collection of samples of tungsten master well said of bim-"Money
They rice to be ward sisters there will be no announcement ore produced in the colony. is a very honest fellow, and has sametimes in the bospitala to even though for some time to come. While examining the various sem- the interests of the Battalion at which they are attached, but if American ships may be equipped plea of tungsten ore, experts dis beart." When the Battalion went they desire to leave, to enlarge with devices that are comparative covered a vein of this rare miner. to Kastars, Moser, who was their experience, are politely told ly inexpensive and, in some cases al almost solely produced in svidently an agent employed by their standing is nothing. This may prove effective sefeguards the United States. The newly-T/T one of the large shopkeepers in Farely & рож return against destruction.
discovered titanium mine is locat-Demand Port Said, came to Kantars twice for all their devotion.
While the inventors are at work, ed in a mountain district cf 30 dia. or thrice each week for orders. from the point of view of training, and the uary's hopes of fading Kanguon-To, not very distant 50 d/s.. He had a wonderful memory, for it is equal, and, indeed, superior, an answer
to the eabmarine from Seoul. It has quite rich be never took s note of the to that of the ordinary proba. question are growing daily, official veine end in. the opinion of the TT Shanghai.. orders, and could not write Eng toner. They have passed ex-information shows that sub.
T/T Singapore experts can furnish ample sup lisb, though he could read and aminatione in first aid and in sick marine operations in European plice of the rare mineral for Japan
T/T India speak it sufficiently well to enable cooking, which the debutante in waters in the last two weeks have industrial purposes. A number Demand, India him ta' do business. If the professional ranks has not noticeably diminished. Officials of uses has been discovered in T/T San Francis-1
gave Mcsea an
done, and, again, their actual here are not sure just what the the United States for this mineral.
eo & New York! twelve dczen
nareing experience qualifies them reason is, whether the destruction By mixing it with steel the hard- T/T Java............. 14598 to be considered as efficient as of submarines has been greater mean of steel is wonderfully T/T Marks. Nom. of lemonade, two dozen bottles of the peace-time nares who has than previously known; whether increased. A slight addition T/T Francs.... 3.4814 lime juice, one dozen bottles of trained for three years,
there is difficulty in turning oat of carbon
may increase the Demand, Paris sance, six dozen tins of sardines, The nation has need of all this new submarines and manning elasticity of the compound: Thus pipe apple, apricots, and peaches, e-mpetence, and mere questions them, or whether the addition of manufacturers of rails, cutlery, 4 m/s. L/C2/736 two dozen fly-papers, twenty of etiquette must not be allowed so many American destroyers has springs, and other articles have 4 m/s. D/P Tarde of mosquito netting, six to interfere with fatore useful-caused the German under-tes fonad it an indispensable mat 6 m/s. L/C. tins of mustard, six tins of bis!
you
for
order
bottles
of soda-water, six dezen bottles
cuite, twelve tins of sausages, four time of preserved, tripe, six pounds of figs, twelve dosen
oranges,
five thousand cige
nese."
And
the Germans. |
EXCHANGE.
SELLING.
4 m/s........
2/614 2/6 9/16 2/6 11/16 2/6 13/16 2/67%
Nom.
***... 10814
118
Nom. Nom
6012
3.49
· BUYING.
2/13
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3.6144
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boste to be wary. Naturally the erial for them. It has also been 30 d/s. Sydney & American officers like to beliers need as an ingredient of paints. Melbourne....th shat the last is the reason becense In Japan the mineral has been 30 d/s. Ban Franc- the American destroyer service discovered several times but it
isco&New York is known to be unexcelled and has formed no large deposit
4 m/s. Marks On being enough destroyers have been available for industrial purposes. areiter, one hundred cigars, etc., upon the water. you could be certain of receiving thrown from the hand it spread sent to the other side to make It is said that the present dis Demand, Germany.. every article in the list in a day ont like a fan over a consider their presence decidedly uncovery in Korea will prove a Demand, New York, 651 or two. "I go Port Said. I order able ares of water, and after being comfortable to the things and bring them in allowed to sink was drawn in. In a short time, too, thousands of great help for industrial workers, T/T Bombay
enabling them to produce certain Demand, Bombay..... Nom. trein myself to marrow or next Altogether, we got about a drzen American bluejackets will be kinds of steal materials day. All things verra good, Terra mallet, but not more than two manning the new submarine imported from America. nice." And, with a smile on his in any one haal. These chasers, which will be sent face he would leave the camp mullet ries after the manner scross as fast se they are built, with the order in his memory of grayling, and I noticed By the fall of this year, the nam He never failed as, was a bard that the fisherman would re-ber of craft hunting for sub- French Hissions with their frank On Saigon and honest worker, and wae &casionally spot a rising fieb, marines will have been so much outline of needed supplies, the On Bangkok most valeable acquisition to the approach it carefully, and have increased as to enable certain measing stastion in Bessis, Sovereign..........
bis net over it in a twinkling, The waters, to be signalled ay male and the unexpectedly large Gold Leaf, pero... 45. It was very warm when I was method of fubing was such as sanes through which troops and unbmarine lossed enveloped Wash Bar Silver, per oz. 391⁄2 At Kantara, and in one's spare was employed in the Est in the cargose may be transported withington in gloom for many weeks.
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It is gratifying to be able to
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