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The Dollar.
Mr. Arthur Pollen in an article
TO TRAIN SEAMEN FASTER.
Graduates to Work with. Experienced Sallors.
Mr. Winston Church
have been one of the
speakers at the Independ celebrations for he was ons of the Washington, August 8-With faw who in the first days of the
Tomorrow in the 56th birthday to the Daily Chronicle says the view of building up the crews wie forces America's entry into The methods we have hitherto for merchant ships, Mr. Hurley, the great conflick. *If we ge of General Botha,
discussed for dealing with sub of the Shipping Board, to-day down. "he said in a meessure to marice have been shone open to ordered that the deck crews of the States in August 1914. surface craft, working either by vessels operating from Atlantis «,
remember that you are next in themselves or in combination with and Gulf portshall be compared the line, and that however far aeroplance. These methods de-of four ordinary essen, gradust surces the salt water your country pend for success upon first finding ed from the Board's training may be, the burden which we are the anbmarine sither when it is service, to every six able seamen, bearing now would fall on your operating on the surface in par. The order was contained in a shoulders We have 205 goss suit of its prey, or comes to the memorandum to managers of down, bus Ameries is helping to surface for some other necessary Tessals operating under the shoulder the burden. porpoes. In getting a sight of Board's authority, and is slight
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old the worthy Vizier is, but we The opening rate of the dollar suggest he is anfering from on demand to-day was senile decay, or else the 8. 3/18d. All Highsat in, in parlance "having his leg pall ed. Bri_let gaote farther There were so cases of com- from the Grand Visuer's speech. municable dienses notified yester He contends that all the Balery| day. of the peoples of the Central Powers wins peace. We are very much inclined to believe that We have receival from anony statement, but at the same time mons donors four tennis racquets men of the R.G.A., making the
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the submarine there is, of course, of ange from the labor agreement The late Sultan of Turkey, if all the uncertainty that attaches to of August 8, 1917, which provided he is really "late" this time, every form of sport. If you set a that a vessel carrying affable sex was not so much married a man bait for it in the form of a merah-men, should also carry two ordin sa Westerners imagine all get it till it pleases us. Again, total received to date sightsen.
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latter with armed craft, you are The purpose of the change, it was succeeding to the Sword of To a Correspondent. fighting for small nations and the "It has already been to attract their quarry. If you entering the merchant marine s had but two wives, both se scling es sportsmen do who try announced, is to give man now Osman nine years ago Beshad world's liberty. Here we would mildly
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get definite news of its presence etter opportunity to absorb studious and highly educated au Finally to his appeal for fortitude to which your letter refers did not in any partionlar ares, and then quickly, under actual sea-going himself. Former Saltans have Sorrispondents are requested to observe the rule which in the face of temporary military take place in Macao. We see no gas hydrophone ontft on the conditious, the Enowledge of deemed it necessary to recurs requires them to forward their Dames and addresses with failures, we can only say that he ass in re-opening the matter. spot, you can track fox. But if which will make them good sailors, their throne by depriving them- sommunications addressed to the Editor, not necessárliy for will need it.
Robbers Captured,
The rapid launching of new asives of all probable heirs. In you have to cruise about at large publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides,
An accountant named Leang in the hope of seeing a submarine vessels nécrecitates a dilution of Tarkay it in from the monarch's All communications Intended for publicatios should be addressed German Military Failures.
Shin, of 167, Wah Ho Street, with a view to dashing at it when ships crews, so as to make the brethren that the successor is to the Editor.
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If the Germans profess to shine day, five men, armed with re of seeing what you are looking number of vessels," says the brothers waiting for his crown, in one direction it is in military relvers, entered his abop, and goulas. That they should achieve covered him, together with his for are very much reduced indeed memorandum." And second, the and took the precaution of brillisnes in this direction would fokis, with their revolvers. Two eraft warfare is that, it is not cer- graduates of the Shipping Board the symbol of authority left his Another weakness of surface employment on all vessels of removing all their hands before only be natural, since they have of the men went behind the main of effect even at its best. A training fervion," devoted their whole energies counter and took from the money ship may be convoyed several towards military domination for changer's end $15 in copper deep yet, so we saw in the recent very many years now. Yet it is coins Four of the men have case of the Justicia, be torpedoed
German Secondary Marriages. The Lord's cricket match be not without its significance that been arrested.
Mr. Balfour, in written tween the Church Clergy and the at the present moment the Germen
on two successive days. Which azower to Mr. King, stated that Australians may have anlooked To be Birched. A Obinese youth was charged ever way you look at it, the whole he has no fariber information for results. Dess Hole used to war of surface craft against sub concerning the propoasis pas tall of a cricketing paraon who at the Police Court this morningmarines must depend largely for forward in Germany with officia!ried vainly to overcame the In the main theatre, Marshal Foch before Mr. ED. C. Wolfe, with results on good inct. Surface sanction for secondary or big-anti plerical prejudices of ane has got von Hindenburg absolute stealing several small articles. war then can never be a wholesale among marriages, so designed me of his parishioners miner--. bewildered by bis skilfal Sergt. Blackman prosecnied and and drastic method of dealing to increase the population. He all be one day met him disposition of the Allied troops said that the conplainant put the sud hia incessant attacks in articles in the street and the with the evil, sad this drives adds that the pamphlet advocating on the fold. A few days different sectors, while in regard youngster
Any One to ank, I whole there polygemone marriages was afterwarde be received an invita- sale method conceivable? written by a German named Carl lion to. visit his one-time eritio, Harmann' Targes, and published and, friendly relations being by the firm of Oskar Mallet, of established, izquired, what bad. Cologne.
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1918.
THE TURKISH DEBACLE.
High Command is being hope. lenely beaten in all the war zones,
to both the Balkan and Palestine them.
that Germen Generals have been the birch.
command-the ́ ́notorious
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barrier against an under-water my sarnas upon superiority in surface war.
Role of Germany's Fleet. Now everybody knows that the
OWD.
Prince Arthur ie: mesting so many Oxford and Cambridge men "mong his Japanese hosts that it would be interesting to know the to total. The number would
Before the war we happened to to mention s Japanese name to Professor Takskusu," of Tokyo
and stole Came Defendant pleaded fronts it is well to remember, sa guilty and His Worship ordered the French newspapers point out, him to receive eix strokes with Principle of all Sea War.
Before answering this question. let na recall a fundamental Liman vor Sanders in the Holy A Chinese was charged at the principle of all ses war. It is Land and General Sabolts on the Police Court this morning, before that the first business of the fint Salonics front. Theatrikingly com- Mr. E. DO. Wolfe, with assault is to bring the enemy's set to prehensive character of the enemy ing another Chinese, in Chatham battle, and failing this to
j rout in there two latter mɔnes Road. Sergi Cooper prosecuted. neutralize ita action. You must shows that in paint of generalship Defendant pleaded not guilty and find where the enemy's f'et is, the Germans have even yet very asid that the complainant sassult then beep sach a watch upon his British Grand Flest is enormously mach to learn. We can welled his wife. The trouble arose ports that he must either remain more powerful than the German beliera that these reverses will over some women. Defendant within them for safety or face High Seas Fleet, They also know price many people at home, embitter both the Tarka and the slso alleged that the complainant figthing if he tries to get that it would be of very great Bulgare sgainst their German knocked his wife down's flight cat. In the great wars of the valas to us to have a battleship masters, and the time may not be of stairs. The complainant, in past this procedure was called action and to defeat the enemy eible to negotiate separate pesce he went home for his tile bis was not to keep the enemy in brought to sotion by laying "Our Government sends a number far distant when it will be pos giving evidence, said that when blockade. It's primary purpose sigually. If the enemy can be University:* Ah, your friend is my friend also," was the reply, with these nations which have wife told him there was some harbour, but to forns him to minefield right under his noee- foolishly pinned their faith in trouble. The trouble gradually fight before his feet could which if laid would stop him of young Japansa to England German triumph but which now increased and the defendant also achieve anything in the war. enbmarine actives very largely if every year and the man you name realise that so Allied victory in a interfered and wanted to hit him Bat is effect for long periods it not altogether why is it that one of my studentis. I eheer certainty.
with a hammer, and a file. He did keep the enemy in harbour, such su action is not provoked nominated him for Oxford, and ren ont and called the Police. so that, beyond the strain which with outdelay?
he is now teaching English in Stonehenge.
His Worship -bound defendants blockade imposed on the invest The answer is that the ap
Tokyo." English, be added, will As a fighting force in Palestine, the Turks have ceased to ez- ist: that is the conclusion which will be universally arrived at, after those others who hold the view $100 for six months. The file ed from doing any harm.
Antiquarians in general and over to keep the peace is a sum of ing force; the enemy was prevent proaches to the German harbours become the second tongue of the
are through shallow, uncharted
Japanese. reading of General Allenby's magnificent victory. The very com- that historie monuments should was confiscated as it was consider- If any particular portion of the waters, which have few chanzels pleteness of the achievement is liable to give misleading be the property and remsio ined to be a dangerous weapon, but sea is to be made impassable, through which big ships can
A scientist bas just made an impression of its magnitude, for the whole operation has been so the care of the nation, will hail the bammer was ordered to be then mines must be eo distribut move. Now, the Germans know interesting statement about earn. rapid and overwhelming that our minds, so accustomed to the slow with gratifestion the announce retarred to the defendant. but steady progress in France, are unable to grasp at once its fall ment that Stonehenge has now
ed that the submarine cannot get these obennels and we do not. We are most of us aware that our significance. It is without doubt the most specstcular and passed out of private owner,
underneath, through them, or Apart from this it is not in each yes neually vary in strength, but Napoleonic effort of the war, and places General Allenby in the ship. This circular group of lo. Wolfe this morning, at the greater the area and depth of the advantage, The risks from mines/Power of hearing, After careful No fewer than twenty-four men over them. Tas further a subma conditions that a large fleet of it will be news to many to learn front rent of British generals. War, in these days of high explosives, tremendo na "alanding
were arranged before Mr. E Drine gete from its base, the battleships can be employed to that our ears are unequal in their trench warfare and mechanical devices for dealing death, has lost silgate on Salisbury Plate, is Police Ocart, en gambling see. From which is follows that sad under-water stack are too investigation it was found that much of its glamour and so-called romance, but during these last few situated among a series of precharge. All except the second to make an impseeable barrier, immensely multiplied. for each only 6 percent of the folks whose daya we have teen the good old style of battles open country, cavalry historic barrows of the Bronss defendant pleaded not pulty, the nearer you charges and the clash of sabres. Nothing could be more admirable Age and is probably only a small Sergt. Blackman
can make an action to be contemplated for cars were lasted could hear s8 prosegated it to the enemy's harbours & moment. But if there was no well with one ear sa with another. then the masterly fashion in which General Alien by bas welded his portion of the original stroctors, and esid that yesterday Sergt. the shorter and shallower German battleship and battle. Is it one wonders, the result of forces and marshalled them in one great working unit. Let us see There have been many theories as Fallon went to the French wharf the barrier will be, and con- cruiser fies, then the establish sleeping on one's side? After
In a few days, our magnificent troops have virtually annihilated belief being that it was a temple, by land and come by water. The of mines that will be necessary would present quits a different in bed.
to its origin, the most popular with a raiding party. Some went quently the emailer the number ment of a mins barrage close in all, we spend a third of our life the great Turkish Armies in Palestine. They have broken through for sun-worship. Other views the airongly fortified network of enemy delences and without are that it was a monument to gates were locked. The defend to £300 spiece, this is a sexions feasible. This is the explanation College, Oxford, decides to the whart was not being used and the Amines cost anything from £150 problem altogether, and might be If the Principal of Baskin stopping have over-run all bis lines of communication, driving the four hundred nobles slain aata had no right to be there, as no consideration. But every mine of the saying that it is the German his troops before them like chaff before the wind. There was not by Hengest in 412, that it was abip was coming in, so there was must be laid by a surface craft, so fees that protects, the German Labour candidate for Oxford a single hitch anywhere, and our troops, never hesitating, continued moved from Ireland by Merlin, no work for them to do. The that to make long birriere and in submarins and covers its opera University, there should be their impetuous onrusb, capturing towns, villages, and railways, and that it was the burial place. Police had received several com deep water an immense number tine. breaking through the enemy's fleeing ranke, surrounding and of Boadices. As a temple it has plaints from the Secretary of of ships, an immen e number of And in torn it is this that is Furnie, MA., resides at present taking prisoner 25,000 of hie troops, sud pursuing the remainder been scaribed to the Romane,, who are in disorderly retreat. The enemy on all the fronts has Druids, Phoenicians, Saxons and gambling on this wharf. The personnel have to be employed, the Gurman fiset coming out to Oxford. He is a member of Hert Chinese Affairs with regard to mines, and an enormous the strongest argument against a London, we believe, but previous to the war he lived in been retreating istely, but this is more than a retreat it is a panio Dauer. It will be recalled that defendents were gambling and The ideal thing then, would be figos a battle to-day. For so long stricken rout, the biggest in this the greatest of all wars. The most some sevenisen years ago a serice used the gangway board se to: lay minefield immediately as the submarines can sink over ford College. He would constitute outstanding and extraordinary feets of the whale operation are the of exervations was made, with the port of table. The Police streeted outside the Gaiman harboura. 300,000 tons of shipping a month a new type of Labour candidate. mobility of cur Army and the clock-work precision with which the result that ancient stone tools, the whole lot of them seis d dice, But if we tried to lay and main shey are directly and in the If is quite probable that all the advance was carried out. This, of course, was due to our cavalry, soins: bodee and pottery were counters and other gembling tain a minefield just patside, the German battle set indirectly. University goste in the kingdom which enabled us to exploit the-infantry success to the aftermost unearthed. From the architect paraphernalia. They were having range of the gans defending the doing ses service to their side will be provided th General A'lenby commands one of the faset cavalry forces in the ural standpoint it seems probable gate of fenten. The gang German port, the mine layers far excelling saything that could of the Labour girly at the next world, comprising, as it does, born horsemen from Australis, Now that it dates back to the Bronze way board was marked with would be exposed to the attack nt by hcpsd from even the most General Election Zealand and Indis. It was their stupendous dech and mobility Age. which enabled General Allanby to deal bis lightning stroke.
Turkey has received a blow from which she will in probability navár revocver, Her best troope have been killed or captured, ber big gane are now in our hands, and all her material in lost. The defeat may hayo 3 far-reaching effect on tin geoural situation in this Liz Hong, Bred; 23, has been: gamblers, jampede inico the Turkish Army, and more especially on the political situation in mark, toy the Government Civil harbour with, the intention. Constantinople, where a elrong anti-Charmsa, propagazda, kun lately, Hospital zoffering from three stab.
fint: was taken
what this stupendous victory really means.
Stabbing Affray."?
Jones,
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chalk, they could not bring it German destroyers and craisers, It fortunate of son actio The
to Court as it was very big we protected them by's by a super submarims Evidence was then given by iar foros of destroyers and orai faze, is s Bergt. Fallon and a Chinese sers, then the German bati
German pomatable, whinenid una of.
been making important progress. It will also give our Arab Allies wounds infoted by six men in the water by su Indian Sere the long-desired obazes to strikes blow at the Torks Even now Third Street, West Point at abo His Worship £ned the defen they have cut off the Turkish communications with the north No 1:30 p.m. yesterday. The praise can be great enough for the brilliant generalebip of General considered to be seri Allenby and the bravery and dash of our peerless troops British, man has been detained on gambling Australiens, Now Zealanders and Indians..
suspicion.
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