THE GILDED STAFF,
Whit it is and is Not.
اول
LEAGUE TENNIS.
M. K. C. C. v. U. S. R. C.
A correspondent in the Times,
These terms raak in the First writes:—It would be interesting Division of the Tennis League on to know what kind of being, and Saturday, the result being a win with what occupation, je figured for the Cricket Club by 65 games in the popular imagination sa to 34. Soren 1am Stef Officer. If one may judge Carr and Hancock beat Crisp from what is written in new-and King 74, best Gray and paper magasises, there are only Murray 10 1 best Mayhew and two lights, both bary, in which Bernard 7 4
the Euff Officer may be regarded. Kent and Morre beat Crispand One is the light reverential the King 7-4, best Gray and Murray rarer of the two. To this belang 7.4, beat Hayber and Bernard the praise of "brilliant Staff 65. work," the picture of a tired. Staff
Jennings and Sisters beat Crisp Officer working into the dead of and Kine 74, bost Gray and night by the light of one Murray 74, beat Mayhew and guttering esadle, rising wearily Barnard 7-4.
"every now and then to gira concise and laminous orders to.
troops on the marsh, or paraing
deep strategy down the telephone
in low bat thrilling tones; and
the conception of the inably
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wise head of the intelligence A Comment on the Hongkong serviss, whose own spies (epien-
Scheme.
"For be, to-day, thetabeds his
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1918.
THE FIRST GERMAN DRIVE.
Chinese Labour Corps in the
Retreat.
The following, from the N, O. Daily News are extracts from, a very interesting letter from Me.- T. L. Bickerton, 0. L. C., writing from somewhere in France on April 14 last:-
"I have met several fellows who have "been in charge of machine-gun sections in the recent battles, who have told me they have, for hours together, simply mown down the enemy (just like cutting grass with "a soyths) until they felt positive
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camp.
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"I will give you's sketch of what we have been through; the pash started st 4.50 pm on table and chairs outside our tente, Friday, March 22, in our district, had a few clumps of diffodils the Ban pasting 15 shells over planted round about (they grow our beads into a town behind us in thousands in our ralley), and "I had always prophesied that would you believe its goi the first paab would come just news the next morning of the did Britons) serve him like- The following letter appears in where we were, and sure enough Boobes being just the other side faithful doga in hunting down German epier (revolting ruffians) the North China Daily News, in did; it was too bad, we had just of the next ridge, and bad erdeia or festning improbable military commenting on the Hongkong got nicely settled dowo, and got our to clear cat instantly, not stop- documente from more improbable heme of allowances under the camp gaile comfortable, the gar hiding plane. On other occasions Military Service Bill-Sizden planted with flower seeds, and ping to take anything with us, the Sise Officer pores over the Referring to the list of allowances peas, beans, lettuce, mustard and and so we lost all.
made by the Hongkong Governorese, atc., eto. It makes me mad map, for there Beems to
inment to wives and dependents of to think the Boches will have the be • peculiar virtue this exercise, and the result is men called up of military service, benefit of it all. Well, we go „usually stupendous. In this published in your imene of yester-shelled out, bot made an orderly
"Well, I had seven days in mood the Staf Officer in given day, the democratic mind would exit, and got all our belongings command of my selvage detech- the Kiplinger que air of having ask why a distinction be made sway, except one or two trophiee, inherited the wisdom of ages between wires of pure European a horse's skull, a periscope, rifle, men, before. I succeded in rejoin besides a pentecostal gift of descent and those sot of pure and a nice garden reke that I had my company, and a mot time I had. It was a great tongate-bat of saying nothing European descent. If s man be made with big sails, all of which interesting and at times exciting, about it, and taking a whisky of use to his country and is called I ran back and buried in the gar-responsibility, we had to find our and enda now and then just like to its service in the field he is des at the last minute, so that we
way through strange country, honoured by being so called, but might get them again, if we any other man, bat for the pro- neither hopearing him, or should
which was very besatifal in ever have the luck. found gleam in his eye. He is
or less in an parts, bat more the service to which be has gone, We marched all that day, usually a captain, sometimes & mjr; he addresses bis scatter to label his chosen belp meet, slept in a field that night. I was prcar, owing to the "Past," new troops moving up into the line, brained juniors as "My son." during his absence, half prica.
lucky sa asus, and got a lorry others, played out coming down, HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS, How much longer is the wretch driver, whose engine had been and bis seniors, invariably
ed colour euperstition of the past shot away, to give me bie bed in civilian refugees burrying in all dodderers with patient respect 38
directions, Ohl such heartrending "Sir." In short, he is perfect to be allowed to survive and dis the lorry. Os again the next combination of gallantry, deter-grace 8?
day, foolsore and weary; all the sights, an old couple about 70, minetion, setateness, experience,
other officers had to carry their pathing all their belongings in a little track, and driving their only and devotion to duty.
orammed haversioke, gas maske,
cow, close on their heels a string, shrapnel helmete, waterbottles, of tractors drawing some huge and trench casts the meelves, but howitzer gane, then a farmer with finding my impediments to a large farm wagon, drawn by hesry, I promptly lost my 888 taim of horses, loaded up with his mask (beastly thing) lent my family farniture, sewing machine, helmet
cat, chickens, and probably having one of the N. C. O's, so it wasn't left their home a heap of blacken raining, hang my haerescked roics; next comes a TERY round the neck of one of the barrowing sight, a troop of cavalry horses and travelled light myself horses. making their way to a Army forms, and generally unable only are dff rent
with just a revolver and a worried qualities to see beyond the end of his nose; needed for "operatione, in look. Soon after this our Captain veterinary station, and some of in either case, he is the scorn of telligence," 4" and "Q" but, went off in a motor car to try and the terribly wounded, innumer. all those that go over the top," experience cooning for en much, get in touch with Headquarters,rashing bither and thither, with the invariable cause of all their as it does, it is seldom possible, and gave me bis hores to ride, closed doors-which is always ille, and an entirely apascessary in war time, to let gifts that have which was much better than encombrance to an otherwise ex shone in one bianch lie fellow walking, We strived at 5p. cellent Army. This point of view, whiletheirowner gainsexperience at a tiny little village, consisting, which is quite popular even in in another. Bot to the spiritistas far as I could eee in the the Army itself, was detected ed sil Staff Officers are alike, and twilight, of three bouces, two by the page Ulysses, if equally guilty or admirable. It haystacks and a wheelbarrow
"I then had to pash off by may believe Shakespeare, es is quite possible that a platoon long égo 68 the Siege of cffer whose raid did not quite motor to Headquartera (the Cap
for this peculiarly clever succeed may look daggers at an Troy:
tain having been uneascessful) tactician was irritated to End that innocent D A Q.M.G., whose only for further instructions, as to the more braway and brainless duty is to feed him, olothe him, here to go, and where to get food. It is, as you may imagine, no among the Greek leaders were and move him from one place to "peaking disrespectfully of the another; while a quartermaster jake wandering round the country General Steff :--
like gipsies, with a family of whose ratione are shori may They tax our policy, and call it breathe silent curses at a "brass 500 yellow, and 30 white child.
cowardice;
hat" in a motor-cer, not knowing ren, whithout food or shelter; him to be nothing more than a well, I succeeded in my quest, DA.AG. Farfeited with Courta-interviewed a Brigadier General, martial and strength returns.
blood with me,
dition"
Shall be my brother; he he The more frequent light in the
ne'er so vile, ribald, in which scintillate all the
This day shall gentle his con jokes of the paragraphist on brase hate," "gilded St.”
Bapeake Shakespeare's Henry one long loaf," and so on. in this light the Stoff Officer is either V, and surely it is time that we young, immaculate, idle, and en- raised ourselves to the same level.
Ism, eto., Tremlow." tirely ignorant, or old and etoot -if so, invariably a major hopelessly tied to red tape and
Count wisdom as no member
of the war; Forestall prescience, and esteem
DO act
But that of hand: the still and
mental parta
That do contrive how many
hands shall strike
When Stoees calls them on
and know, by measure
and trench coat to
able Bed Cross motor ambulances
a
a bad sign. 1 osme across one with a plate on the side Sabecribed by the Medical Mea of Shangbai."
When I drove up at last with the refugee my cavalcade of
camp, I received quite an Ovation, and was congratulated on having accomplished so difficult a job successfully; the Captain "quite expected we should all be captured.
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(Talloch-has a brother in a bank in turning ont work of a secret THE Steamship To fact, the "Steff Mannal in China) explained our plight, character for the Sistionery Office, Fiederick" Allerbary being difficult to preobre, sad and get instructions; got back to ssid Sir
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enemy's weight--
chafing at cffice work, and never, the General gave me his own to as No. 1-the only copy of that and/or extra hazardous Godowns magnificent issue of the London Gasette of the Hongkong and Kowloon Why this bath not a finger's except in the higher ranke me back in, s
dignity:
"running a show of his own." "Rolls-Royce," with a fur rug.was in Germany. "We sent Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, They call this bed work, map. He is usually doing his best and I can tell you we moved some! it to the great exhibition there Kowloon, whence delivery may
be obtained. The next morning we werec before the war, and we hope sotap pery, closet war.
to lighten the work on some- It is to be observed from this body size's shoaldere, and his again on the trek, marched all day to see that copy, agein, but
every day, and quartered the coolies in we have car doubts." Ulysses must have been at least activities
range over Brigadier General,
Geveral kind of arrangement that can be a brickfield that night where they Staff, for he proteste ca scoonat made on a soldier's beball from amazed themselves making hate of both the Operations and In- training him
to sleep in with the usbeked to fight to telligenca branobes, whose differ- amasing him at reet, from count bricke; we actually got a billet in ent, but complementary, functions ing him to cleaning him, and the village, a feather bed, just are neatly described in the fifth, promoting bim when good to think of it the first I had peen
sicos leaving home. Bixth, sud seventh lines.
ponishing bin when naughty,
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