REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Paga L}
THE ITALIAN PRONT.
Repeated Boemy Thrusts Fall,
London, September 18.
An Italian official message says:We repulsed repeated thrusts against our defences at the head of the Seren Valley, northward of Grappe, inflicting heavy losses."
NEW DUTCH NAVAL MINISTER.
The Hague, September 17. Vice Admiral Headin van Cate, commanding the Naval Station at Willemsord, has been appointed Minister of Marine,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
MEDICINE FOR MR. LLOYD GEORGE,
London, Sept. 18.
The Press Bureau says: General Persning has replied to Mr. Lloyd George: Your congratulations are deeply appreciated. It shall be the American Army's endeavour to supply you with occasional doses of the same sort of medicine se needed until final victory is attained.
London, Sept. 172 Owing to Mr. Lloyd George's indisposition Lord Beavers -brook's dinner in nonour of Australian, New Zealand and South African journalista has been postponed till next week.
Mr. Lloyd George is convalescent
THE ITALIAN FRONT, .
Later.
London, Sept. 18.
A wireless Austrian official message says: The Italians "stormed Tasson Ridge in the Monte Permica region five times, but were driven back each time, after bitter band- to-band fighting.
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"FAMOUS FRENCH EXPLORER DEAD.
Paris, Sept. 18.
A Havas message stales Marcel Monnier, the famous China and Far East explorer, and author of Chinese drama, has died in France,
AIR RAID ON BRUGĖS,
London, Sept. 187 The Admiralty reports: Royal Air Force contingents, co-operating with the Navy from September & to 15, made several successful raids and dropped over 9 tons of bombs on Bruges Docks and enemy aerodromes with good results. Eleven bombs burst on the Quays at Bruges and a fire was started. Uytkerke acrogirome was attacked from a low alti- tude. One hangar took flame and fires were started among the workshops. The activity of enemy aircraft is below" normal. We destroyed three and drove down two uncon- trollable. Two British have not returned and are believed to have landed in a neutral country. ·
AMERICA'S MILITARY PROGRAMME.
Washington, Sept. 17. The War Department has asked Congress to provide 7,347,000,000 dollars in addition to previous estimates for the enlarged American military programme of the coming
NEW AMERICAN AMBASSADOR.
Washington, Sept. 18
Mr. John W. Davis of West Virginia, Solicitor General
of the United States, has been appointed Ambassador to Great Britain.
(Continued on pace. 95
OPIUM POSSESSION,
A THEATRE SCENE.
Ticket-Collector Seriously Injured.
HO.
FRIDAY NEPTEM
MION OF THE
ARGONNE.”
HONGKONG DEFENCE
CORPS
France's One-Armed General,
Administrative Orders leaned Goursad!" "Don's call him otherwise: Gourand, tout court, today by Major H. A. Morgan, Administrative Commandant, Those two syllables form a name
to conjure with, se no general is state more popular in the French Army. {than ibis
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Transfer.
Leave:
1918
HONGKONG NO. 1 V.A.D. ASKING FOR £8,000,000.
Orders issued by Mrs. Ralphs
state".
5.30pm. Lecture by Mrs. Bullock Wednesday, September 25th. at the Military Hospital
img emplo
self. But there aro
A Great Schame for Helplogailorn and soldier
Discharged Soldiers.
ueful trade at their fing only waiting fa Friday, September 27th-10
The Right Hon. John Hodge, money to set them up for life. s.m." Examination in First Aid Minister of Pensions, writes in the have fired £25 as the min D, Surgeon General Draper, RN One of the greatest problems prefer to make it 4505 if the at the Royal Naval Hospital, by Weekly Dispatch of Jaly 14 as amount I should like to give
follows:
should Monday, September - 39th,----5 pm, Monthly Competition, at the Helona May Institute,
The Rainfall. According to Hongkong Observa
The heavy rains coatings, tory returne, the fall for the 24 hours ended at 10 s.m. yesterday was 1.15-inch and for to-day 2.91 inches; a total of 400 inches for two days.
For the Troops.
878ry man.
confronting the Ministry of Pen- money rolle in I would make it sions at the present moment is to $15; should it pouring would find sufficient money to re-estab-increase it to £100.
lish in life the soldier or sailor This money is not a loan; it is who has been discharged from the an out-and-out gift. Out of the Bervice and desires to start in $115,000 I have received in the business for himself.
last three months I have spent
colonial this No. 648 Pts T. Oliphant is "African," with his long mousta transferred from "B" Company che and his pointed beard. to the Artillery Company, dated
Heia an infantry offer. He was 18.9.18. born in 1887 and left the training. school of St. Cry in 1899. Ho Captain WRussell is granted fought in the Congo, he fought in 1 month's lears from 17.9.18. Mauritania and captured the Pie. T. G. Turnball, "D" Com- famous native chief Samory, then pany, is granted 6-months ex- commanded a brigade in Mortcon tension of leave from 13.9.18. And be is as good an organiser Pte. A. H. Skelton, "B" Com- as a fighter. His whole life has pany, is granted, extension of been spent in fighting and organi- leave nutil 7.1.19. sing, enduring privations and bardahips, loading the same, rude live an his soldiers, who worship him. He was in command of the French expeditionary force rent to the Dardanelles. There, as he 1st Class Shots 18; 2nd Class 88th Gay. RG.A. The donora Leigh presented me with £50,000 er, a carpenter, and a plumber was inspecting, hospital, Shots 1; 3rd Class Shots 1. Tarkish shell wounded him ia
include Mra MacKichan, Mr. F. for this purposes. Since then let them go into partnership, the arm, and, gangrene supervan»:
The averages obtained were: A. Mackintosh and Mr. Ringualde. hare bad other amounts, totalling and with a grant of, perhaps, 20. ing, Goursad now wesin an arm--
Further gifs of the same char-in all about $115,000. When I $150 from my fand, let them less sleeve.
acter will be greatly appreciated.commended appealing for money have a sound beginning in the I received on an average about staggle for life which after is ten spplications a week from men certain to be extremely sonte.
Essential industries are to ba desirous of getting a baviness of
When he recovered he received a Command on the front in France, where his splendid resistance has won for him the glorious nick- даше, the Lion of the Argonne.”
Don't imagine him as a kind of fierce swashbuckler. He is a highly educated man and when you spend an evening with him and he talks of his campaigns you could take him for a philosopher and a poet. There is no more seductive personality than Gourand's simple and cordial, grave and noble, steel-souled and kind-hearted.
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Beloved by His Men.
to be rather an audacious appeal returned. 1 do not wish to saddle I am making what may appear $50,000. None of it will be I want the sum of £3,000,000, a man with a debt at the out- with permission to use the money set of his new life. as I think f It is for the Annual Musketry Course.
My soheme for the reconstruct The following is the result of
purpose of giving a fresh start in ion of the soldier's life is at yet firing of Annual Course by No. 1
life to the men who have sacrificed in its infancy. One of my pet Platoon, "A" CompanyNam-thanks the receipt of a number of country.
We desire to soknowledge with everything to fight for their projects which I am hopeful of ber exercised, 20; Marksmen, 2; old tennis racquets for the men of
realising before long is to get Some little time ago Sir John together three men gay, a paint
Practice No. 13 147.
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Company average.
Artillery Orders.
104.7
Ordeza for Artillery. Company by Captain J. H. W. Armatrang, V.D, state:-
Parades at Belchers Battery: Monday, 23rd Sept. 5.30 p.m. Loft Half Ooy. Fall drill.
Tuesday, 24th Sept.-7.30 a.m. Right Half Ooy. New Layers' Class only.
Thursday, 26th Sept. 5.30 p.m. Left Half Coy, New D.B.F. Class only.
He has assuredly what the French call "ane belle prestance," *enable hearing ”; ha is a man and a chief. He loves his men. Once when he had just been visiting an ambulance I asked Friday, 27th Sept 7:30 a.m. him what was the moral of the Right Haff Coy. Fall drill. 6.30 wounded. He had talked to them p.m. Left Half Coy. New Layers
• Engineer Orders.” “
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Wednesday, 25th Sept.-5.15 p.m. No. 6 Platoon, Nos, 6 and Seotione, at Kennedy Road Range.
T. E. T. Groupinz. Dress, Drill
order without rifise."
p.m. No. 8 Platoon. (N. C. O
MACHINE GUN, COMPANY.
6
I
and
the D. Last week 300 men the backbone of the scheme. The applied for a graut Next week men I wish to segist are those who have a trade which is of real expect it will be 400... It is perfectly obvious that the service to the obmntry. Specula Thursday, 26 September.-
longer the war lasts the more tire businesses I will not finance, 5.15 p.in, No. 5 Platoon, Nos. 1 urgent will the demand, become unless those entering apon them and 2 Sections, at Kennedy Road Very large numbers of men are have had some previous experi Range. T.E.T. Grouping. Dress through one cause and another,
continually being discharged ence, Drill order without rifles. 5.30 and in the national interest it is ing to make a public appeal for Before very long I am go- and men as detailed by Platoon essential that they should be the $3,000,000. About the end of Commander) at Kowloon Docks, assisted to support themselves. the month I am going to speak T.E.T.
Particularly is, thia ao in the at a big meeting at the Mansion Friday, 27th September-5.15 case of men suffering from tuber House. Next week Mr. de Frace p.m. No. 5 Pistoon, Nos. 3 and culosis. With a comparatively has undertaken to organisa 4 Beations. at Kennedy Road small sum of money any £50-series of matinees in the United Reaga. TET. Grouping. Dress, poultry and pig farmers. It is fand. The Mayor of Southamp Fean start them in business se Kingdom for the benefit of my Drill orier without ri
aleo possible, provided the ton has promised to assist me also, Tuesday, 24 h September necessary faade are forthcoming, the ward committees of the town 5.15 p.m. No. 1 gan team and to get them away to the hot, dry are collecting subscriptions for casuale at King's Park Range climate of South Afrios, where me. The authorities at Glasgow, all, and be saswered: "Out of Class only.
Annual Masketry Course, Part 1, the Government takes an interest Brighton, Hasting, St. Leonards, 250 of them there were only two
Practices 3 ani 4 Dress, Drill in them and assists in their Worthing, Eastbourne, whose eyes did not meet mine."
order with pouches.
settlement.
Bournemouth are sles going to When he speaks to them they by Captain F. W. James state p.m. Noe, 2, 3, 4 and 5 gün tam £3,000,000 from the Govern
Wednesday, 25th Sept.-5.00
"Why cannot you get this raise money for me: 20th to 27th September-
I do not think any words of st King's Park Range. Annual ment? many people ask me. mine are necessary to show the
·E L Paradea as per rosters posted at
Minuing Nightly.
Masketry Course, Part 2, Practions can assure them it is not for extreme national importance of Headquarters. On and after the
and 9. Dress, Drill order with the waut of trying By dint of this fund. It is nothing short of. 22ad inst. Engine Drivers at
pouches.
superhuman effort I managed to a sentence of death to send s 6 p.m. Electricians at 6.50 p.m.
Thursday, 26th Sept.-5.15 get an increase in the pensions consumptire man back to the Officers next for dats-Bel-P.. No. 1 gun team and casuals of discharged soldiers and sails, factory it is crasity to compel a at King's Park Range. Annual It took six months of hard work, man with say, one leg to take up chers, Lieut Hall, Lyeeman, 2nd Lieat Hill Stonecutters, Leat Practices 5, 6, 7 and 12. Drese;
Maskstry *Coures, Part 2, but the result was worth it. work which causes him physicni Stevenson.
There is some force in the argu- pain. Much better is it to re- Drill order with pouches.
ment of the Tressary that my train, a man to an cocupation the Royal Warrant, but while we I am hopeful of inviving the near- proposal is outside the scope of commensurate with his powers. argue nothing is done. Probably ly forgotten art of hand-sewn- value of the work being done they for a disabled man. For £501 when the Government sees the bootmaking; it is an ideal trade will help... I am throwing myself can resuscitate & basiness which on the mercy
of the great British has gone to rack and ruin while public to assist me in solving one the owner has been fighting his of the most acute problems of the country's battles. war-that of the returned soldier. Not long ago a London coster lobby of the House of Commons. monger came up to me in the
answer without shyness, and their gase follows him when he walke: on, erect, without a stick, and bis empty sleeve flapping alongside his lean body. From that gaze you know that the men are proud of their general, and that he may ask them anything.
Orders for Engineer Company
Gourand's conversation may be ae bright or sarandom as possible, and yet you will not notice B useless word, a vague, meaning and N.C.Os and men of the Instruction for higher ratinge less sentence. He speaks with a Infantry Battalion attached" for precise directness when he has duty, Class 1, at Belahers at stopped just long enough to know 6.30 p.m. on Mondays and Thure what he is going to say, so that days for all who have not pased you never dare to speak locsely. the "Proficient" rats (1) ex- When he gives an order, it is amination, Class 2, at Belchers always clear, nest, exact, and you 6.30 p.m. on Tuesdays and want to carry it out at once, 85 you feel that the mind which clearly thought it out is deter mined to take responsibility for it all through
at
Begineers' Olass at Headquarters, Friday, 27th Sept 7.10 am.
MOUNTED SECTION,
..
At Kennedy Road Bange. T.ET. Monday, 23rd Sept.-5.15 m. Grouping. Dress, Drill order
without rifles.
Thursday, 26th Sept 5.30 Fridays for all-N.O.Os and men p.m. At Jockey Clab Stables, of higher rating, andor Staf Dress, Drill order without rifles Sergts. Ovendene and Paraons, SIGNALLING SECTION."" B., and Sergt. Dy, H.K.D.§. Tuesday, 24th Sept. -5.15 p.m.
Small businesses are the back- bone of the country's industries. have been dearessing sadly owing During the last few years they,
Having lost a leg in atores. But I am one of thos
Class 3, at Lyeemun st 6.30 p.m. At Kennedy Road Range. T.E. He wanted what he called to the competition of the big on Tuesdaye and Fridaye, under Grouping Dress, Drill order" moke" white, B.E Staf Bergt. Baroley and Q. M. S. without rifles.
Infantry Orders,
"A" COMPANY.
RECRUITS.
Detail,
the battle of Loos he was unable people who are of the opinion
Fine of Sixteen Hundred Dollars.
A man and a women were oharged on remand at the Police Court this afternoon, before Mr. E, D. O.. Wolfe, with being in possession of 31 tasis of opiam. Two polies employed at the Bargt. Wills prosecuted.
Hr. F. X d'Almada e Castro Government Qivil Hospital were appeared for the defence and charged at the Police Court this
A smile from his strong mouth saked his Worship to discharge morning, before Mr. J. B. Wood, know, but he is not lavish with ie more winning than anything I the second defendant as she was with assaulting a ticket-collector his smiles. The look of his blue the wife of the first defendant.
to tramp about the streets or push that they should not be allowed The
Monday, 23rd and Friday, 27th a barrow. With a donkey he to dis. It is infinitely better from húsband
of the Ka Shing Theatre. had admitted
| eyes you never forget when you Orders for Infantry Battalion Sept-530 p.m. Beornita of all thought the difficulty would be every point of view that ́s man that the opiam was his. The Inspector P. O'Sullivan pro-
have felt it penetrating right by Major H. A. Morgan state:-unita, except "D" Company, on settled. And so it was. I sent should work for himself. fact wse evident that the secuted and Er. Leo. d'Almads through to the depth of your mind
Marray Parade Ground, under one of my inspectors to his ad incentive is infinitely greater.
The wife could not give evidence e Castro appeared for the defend and soul. against the husband, neither could ant.
A man of self-denial, of an No. 4 Platoon at King's Park
Monday, 23rd Sept.-5.15 p.za. Sergi. Orberry. Dress, Drill ordez. dress, found his case was genaine We are spending between ine husband give evidence against
Inspector O'Sullivan said that flinching will, of a
highly Range. Annual Masketry Course,
one, and give him £25, with £6,000,000 and £7,000,000 a day the wife in Court. The opiam at about 7 pm, last night the nature-anck is Goursad, the Far, Practices & and 8. Dress, Platoon (4); 22nd Sept., No. 5 donkey, a barrow, and a stock of the Chancellor of the Ezebequer
trained mind, of ever-resourceful
On daty Zlet Sept., No. 4 which he was able to buy a on this war. I have approached was found in the cubicle and as complainant, who was a ticket-
Drill order with pouches. that time the husband was not collector in the Ko Shing Thes general whose army ontwitted and
Tuesday, 24th Sept. 5.15 p.m. Platoon (4) 24th Sept., No. 7
Platoon (18); 23rd Sept., No. 6 fruit to sell.
for the $3,000,000 I so urgently there. The Police could not say, was sitting near the entrance the Crown Prince's bordes. "One Range. Annual Maskstry Course, Platoon (4), 28th Sept, Msohing Some are costermongers, other Warrant. It is to the public that
broke up the seage ourush of
There are thousands of these want, He thought it was rather No. 3 Platoon at King's Park Platoon (4): 25th Sept., No: 8 men in Great Britain to-day outside the scope of the Royal that they found the opium in the when the defendants and who knows him.” woman's possession as the onbicle othera same in end tried to rash
Part 1 Practices 3 and 4. Drees, Gun Company (4); 26th Sept, painters, decorators, oarpenters, I must appeal, the generous was rented by the first defendant. past him. The complainant
Drill order with pouches. After some further argament, stopped them and asked for their.
Thursday, 28th Sept.-5.15 No. 1 Pistoon (4); 28th Sept 1 The money required is not emn of $11,000,090 to the Bad, No. 6 Platoon (14); 27th Septi, plumbers, cycle repairers, carriers. people of the British Islands who p.m: No. 3 Pistoon at King's Park No. 2 Platoon (4).
I want to give them a chance in have contributed the wonderfni -DURING HOT WEATHER Range. Annual Musketry Course, Orderly Officer for week ending « great deal. For £25 can fit out Groen
Part 2: Practices 5,6,7 and 12. 29th Sept., Lieut. Ct. Bisson. man aus jobbing plumber. For My appeal is for a constructive second with a hammer, while? More little ones die during the Dress, Drill order with pouches Next for duty, Lieut. B. G. £50 a cycle repairer can be in- His Worship fined the defen. other instruments waza also hot weather than at any other
Friday, 27th Sept. 5.15 p.m. Souter.p
purposes. The money will prove dant $1,800, or, in default, four
stalled in a little business which, of wonderful utility in the An- geed. The complainant was time of the "yesz.
No. 4 Platoon at King's Park Hot Cadet Orders. -months' hard labour.
badly injured.
with attention, will maintain his ancial stability of the future, Mr. d'Almada then asked His defendant was arrested in the stomach troubles come without Part 2, Emotions 10 and 11. Dress, by 2nd Lieut. J.E.W. Beard spare Great Britain one of the the
The first dysentery, cholers infantum and Eange. Annual Masketry Course,
Orders for Cades Company wife and family in comfort and and will relieve the country uf Worship if he could reduce the reet. The other defendant was warning, and when a medicine is Drill order with poaches.
ha necessity of maintaining greatest shamed any country can large numbers of man
· fins, under the cironmetandes Quarters' at the Government Civil the short delay too frequently Tuesday, 24th Sept.-5.30 p.m. ing Uniform will report at Hend begging for his living. Bookmak this $3,000,000
the Servante not at hand to give help promptly that defendant was soting only 28
Uniform-All Cadets require witzen-that of the old soldier parative idleness. And an agent and did not know it was Hospital.
means that the child has passed No. 6 Platoon as Headquarters quarters at 5 pm. on Monday, ing is another industry which spend so I think it. opiam, e
Mr. d'Almads asked His Wax beyond sid. Baby's Own Tablets, LET. Dress, Drill order with 23rd Sept, in uniform.
sm trying to re-establish through would-be donors tha His Worship reduced the fine ship for a remand. to $1,600.
the Canadian children's remedy, pozohes and dummice. No. 7 Dreas Service caps and the medium of the discharge
will be given only His Worship remanded the case should always be kept in homes Platoon on Polo Ground. Fall in tanice will be worn to all parades soldier. The man is trained under ones, till Wednesday at 11.30am where there are young children. at Cricket Club at 5.10 p.my and after 5 pm, in fatura
the Ministry of Pensious system to me for a gra Mr. d'Almada said that the An occasional dose of the Tablets procend by tram to Causeway Parades Monday, 23rd Sept, and when ospahle in
ord in thoroughl defendants were allowed bail at will prevent stomach and bowel Bay. TT, Dress, Drill order 5.15 p.m. Now. 1 and 2 Sections, employment. With a little ospital $100, but he asked Elis Worship troubles, or if the trouble comes with pouches. All exempted men fall in at fleaders. 5.15 p.m. Band can put all the Amen”ink For having hoarded 180lb. of to reduce the amount, as they enddenly the prompt use of the are to attend this parade (unless Practice at Headquarters. Wed. business of their sugar and 1884lb. of cheese, she were in Government Service. Tablets-rasy save the baby's life, all Tests have been completed). needay, 25th Sept. 5.15 p.m. Rev. Edward Mados Madoo, viour Inspector O'Sullivan objected They are sold by medicine dealers, 5:30 pm, No. 8 Platoon (N, O. Os Nos. 2 and 3. Sections fall in at of Mattishall, Norfolk, was fined on the grounds that the assault or by mail at 60 cents a vial from and men as detailed by Platoon Tammati Football Ground 8,15 1 am not 620, with 410 opets, recently at wan a serious CHS,
The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Commander) at Korlam Dooks, panz« Band-
*Protion a Holch 88,00 Fast Dereham,
96 Essohnas Bond; Shangbai, 20 TET.
the second defendant was dis tickets, and it was alleged that BABY'S GREAT DANGER charged. Mr. d'Almada then the first defendant hit the con- pleaded guilty on behalf the plainant with an iron bar and the first defendant. :
Vicar's Cheese Hoard,
identified
at.
Bail was allowed sa before,
Diarrhoes,
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