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A co do German Pesimism About New -As soon as the light is satis in their Weekly Share Oirouler, The set "Artillery Duel", that factory, the pilot, from bis dated Shanghai, November 13, has formed the preliminary to so rings up on the telephone, and report another week of listlessness senddrome many "mileg away, Minis:-We regret to "have to many battles which have been discusses with the Battery Com due chiefly to the see-raw-like
Most of the German papers ex- H. K. & S. Banks 8. fought in the period between the mander the details of the propos eccentricities of sterling exchange, press themselves in very discovery of gunpowder and the ed shoot. Both bare maps and the vagarime of which keep in- pessimistio termos regarding the
MARINE INSURANCES. outbreak of the present war, has photographs of the target, they restore slike in a state of in recent Polish move of the Central Cantons
North Chinas agree upon the exact part of it that decision. It is comforting to learn Powere ceired to exist se ench. The use is to be ranged upon. The guns that the Exchange Bankers Each Catholic organs an Ger Yangtszes
Rajons of Artillery in active operations is are loaded, the pilot goes to his Association in contemplatingmania and the Cologne Volka
mainly to destroy the maschine and fise los point sen towards repressing the seitung are fairly pleased, and China Fires trenches and works opposed to above the Bstery. There is a wild gambling in exchange which hope further progress will be rapid. Firs it. But even so, there are panse for a few minutes while is trading to reduce focal banking Poland has the Berliner Tageblatt a still accssions when gups, sband- he does eo.
to bucket-shop keeping, and best wishes, but other democratio oning for a moment their Suddenly the wireless operator which, by creating temporary and journals show no enthusiasm. systematic taske engageibe guns telephones Aeroplane calling up,
fictitious demande, is opposed The Vorische Zeitung com- Indos (Def.) opposed to them. In trench war air!" "All right, tell him I'm basiness community. The number was not consulted, and that Ger Shells fare such as has existed for the all ready." A few seconde more of transactions recorded in the man action in Poland has always Ferries
the plains bitterly that the Reiobetsg Indos (Pref.) peat two years and more when while the aeroplane gets into. e Artillery is not employed in pre favourable position to observe. Sicek Exobange was insignificaut, been surrounded by veil of ilpering for or in cruntering an Then the telephone again "Fire, and the prices give no indication mystery. The journal talks of Sugars
Infantry assalt, it can be most sir!" The Battery Commander of the trend to the market which "serions difficultise." and "great Malabons profitably used in berseeing tracemits the order to one of his may however be taken as slightly uncertainties" still board op bostile Batteries, dearying their guns, and the report comes dully downward. Today's opening with the problem, and thinks it Kailans. RODS if possible, and in say cafe to his ears. The shell whistles rate for Ton Lendon was would have been much better to Langkats rendering their positiore enten away into the distance, the 4; the Dollar rate being 72.3875. have left the matter for final Raubs able. It is no vein, boast to pay pilot 6208 it burat,
Meeting, And Company
etc.decision when pesos was arranged. Tronohs that at the present time the anda down bie observation. The Cathay Trast: The Liquidatore The Leipzig Volkszeitung says: Urals British Artillery bas schieved a Battery C.mmander translates have declared a second dividend "The Central Powers had an Oriental Cons. marked neperiority over the Ger- this into a slight alteration of of Tle, 2 per share as payable on orpphitunity to show the world ms, and that it inflicts far more range of line and, transmits en les instant. Shanghai Electric that they too respected the will damage than it sustains itself. I order to bie gans. A few minutes Construction: An interim dividend of the people, and that they had H. K. Wharves 3. will try to give some impression of Abis procedure, until the of 10 per share, which, less in- an aversion to that form of rale Kowloon Docks. b. of the way the game is played in rounds are falling actually into come-tax is equal to 7/8, was de- which leaves decision in the bands Shai Docks 8 Battlery of medium howitzers, the target, then a further message clared pavetle on 1st instant in of the few. They could have The first step is to discover the to the wireless operator, "Tell respect of the half-year's working shamed Wilson, but instead they exact position of the enemy's the seroplane I'm satisfied, I'm to 3th June last,
hold fast to the old sy-tem." guna's for which. purpose very going to fire for effect". An
The Tacglichs Rundschau te-
H. K. Hotels " many ingenious schemes are in order to the guns, and they begin The Small-Money Problem in gards the results of Germany's Hiphreys Est. constant operation. Information to fire in regular sequence, wait-
Land Invest from many sources on steadily ing for no farther word.
Polish policy as "equivalent to a Kloon Lands Paris, September 9.-Copper lost campaign." into a central cffice, where it is
S'hai Lands The pilot watches the progress "soas"-1-cent and 2 cent pieces
The Lokalanzeiger Bays this is West Points pieced together until enough of the shoot, sending general-are ecarce again in Paris and the last chance the Poles will get Reclamations evidence has been accumulated observations, to that the Ballery the provinces. People wonder to show that they are willing to for the tfficer in charge to place Commander may know if chang- why and the authorities are tak live on good terms with the Cen- Ewo!
"COTTON MILLS." a pin in a map, with the certainty ing conditions throw his rounds ing.up the question. A few days tral Powers. that it marks the exact position off the target. The Battery itself ago, the new Prefect of Police of Nachrichten thinks an independ: S'hai Cottons
Hamburg Kung Yiks of a hostile Battery. It merely is a scene of busy activity. The Parie surprised a ticket seller of ent Poland would be a gress Yangtszepoos remsios to indicate this position men, working swiftly and silently the sabway refusing change danger to Germany, sad it Orientais to the Battery most favourably in their siirt sleeves, feed the in copper, situsted to engage it.
admits that the Pules are possSER- heavy shell into their guns, receiving every moment.
Heed of "fanatical hatred " This Battery is organised for which
for Borneos swing their blant ordered her to head oat the mous Germans, which is not likely to China Light & P.s the purpoan. It is a matter of muzzles into the air and roar it was to a soldier on leave, and be uprooted.
Providents -daily roatiar, and one may very at regular intervals. Men and could only mean seven or five In short, the democratic.organs Dairy Farms likely engage a hostile Battery, mechanisms move with the pre-cents since ailver 10-cent pieces are unenthusiastic, because the Green Islands every day for mostbe. Some cision of clockwork, there is Do are common. Then he had her matter has been handled in the
H.K. Electrics where, not necessarily near the appearance of haute, yet nearly a revoked as a lesson. No doubt, anal autocratic way. The Conver
H.K. Ice Co., gans, it has a dog out or cellar, ton of still and high explosive is one reason for the scarcity of ativa jonsis see in the Palieb
Ropes elaborately equipped with tele- being poured into the target copper coine is
of State an obstacle in the way of the Trams, Low Level a.
Steel Foundries n. phoner, maps, instruments of all every minute.
specalation. Those who receive achievement of their annexationist Trams, Feak, old 8. kinda. Somewhere eles is a The allotted number of rounde such money are accused of patting dreama. Uitre pan German papers Trams, Peak, new 8. wireless sel.. for
receiving is fired, the detachments wash the coins aside and selling them at are intensely annoyed because Laundries messages, from aeroplanes, for out their guns and cover them up. a premium to waiters and small their great hope of raping in co U. Waterboats n. seroplane obeervation is one. of The pilot sails once more over the shopkeepers, who are obliged to the German eide a large Polish Watsons the most important sids it em-rains of the hostile Battery, this bave them in the way of the day's army, bas been frustrated, and Wat. Powells ploys, and the one that it ceually time to take photograph changs or displease their custom that is the reason for the wrath Morning Posts 2. prefers. There are, however, from which other and enbiler devices should of
amount ers In the first year of the war, to which they give vent. damage done
The whole basinera, indeed, ie! may be at one of these recurrent "crises of the Battery prefer to use them.recorded, then goes home to his mall change,
waiter told me a palpable, deliberate fraud. I The Battery Commander, hav- serodrome, from where he ringe that, at his cafe, five franca pre. really amounis to a new partition ing received the position of his ap to report. "Very good shoot, mium was paid every morning of Poland, for a Poland which target, pluggra at cnce into air!" he said. "Several direct for every 100 france of emallsilver exoladee Galicia, with over four mass of calculations into which bite in his emplacements, and his and copper pieces-worth 40 and a half million Poles, and does ali manner of curious factors ammonition damp set on fire."! cente, 20 cents, and 10 cents in not include Prussian Poland, This done, he gives The.expenditure of shell is jaati silver and 2 cents and 1 cent in obviously cannot be by any stretch out to his guns & direction and fied, the hostile guse ere certain copper-isken at a broker's. The of imagination regarded sa an range, their detachments lay ly damaged, probably one or two Bak of France, of course, would approach to a reasonable settle them accordingly, and all is destroyed, and mach of their exchange its banknotes for sachment of the problem. ready. If necessary, they could ammonition has exploded. That coin at par, but only for limited fire now, and such ie the accuracy partioalar Battery will not give amounts per person. of modern Artillery science that any trouble for many days to
enter.
the rounds would fall very close come.
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The German aim is fairly clear: Germany has great need of men, and this move is bit another Damand
30 dfs. indeed to the invisible target.
effort to obtain some at least of) New Prices for Steel.
60) dia..... Bet the Battery Commander's but one that is the daily reward Effee: of the cat in steel, iron, Brat expected to furnish. It is T/T Shanghai......
Philadelphia, September 28-the half million Poland was a 4 m/ „ambition is to get a direct of many British Battery Com and coke prices by the Govern desired
bit
100, to inflaence the T/T Singupre upin спе of theminders, who feel that they atment has been plainly felt is this Russian peace party, and derive T/T Japan hostile emplacements, and, to less bave done something to market, Sales of pig iron have some benefit from presenting IT India realise this. observation.
is bring the day of ultimate victory ben made at the Federal Iimi a something like a fait accompli to neccesary. The seroplace can a step nearer.
tion of $33 which would other the peace conference fait as wine have brought 850 to $52 a compli which could be used at for, and some transactions Eave any time very greatly to the ad- been made in coke at $8, the vantage of Germany, Clovernment figure. The same product would have brought $12 to $13 a week ago. These quotations were not general, how-
MAISON LILY
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