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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20 1915. INTIMATIONS

in the lug-outs then is only fit bons! to lie down. They are now beginning to (aerie Qui veut and coke, The water i the machine guns freezes, and they hara to be nurset back to action in front of

Bides get frusthiston, and sometimes aza muptured by the sudden expansion nonsequent on, being red. This is rather welcome, however, ter a retiet;

o burns beautifully, The water battles "free, too, and have to be thawed out, Water is a muancy, It has to be fetches by night, by "fatigue: parties in farms and villages in the reer process which takes" summatimos Bro or three hour. There is a well in a-ruided cottage in a corner of our lines.) but the enny's snipers any so busy that it is n rinky thing to draw fewn it.

VICTIUS OF SNIPERS-

I say

KEATINGS LOZENGES

cure the worst Cough

THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED.

NUTICE IS DERBY HIVEN that

the TWENTY YENTH OR

A pathetic. sight in the rear of all trenches are the occasional plain wonders proses marking the grave of come victim of saipte de shrapnel bullets. Many are DINARY MEEPING of SHARE- ornamented with a regimental badge now the Oss of Mars, Jardine Matheson HOLLARS in 1by Company will be hold

ad February, 1915 at 11:30 aan, for the &ompany. Limited, ou TUESDAY the purpose of isceiving the Report of the Di eat re together with a statement of Accounts for the year ending alt Decem bar. 19:4

simple inscription, "laboriously printer in pencil; others are quite plain. Not that casulaties in our part of the line aro frequent: anthe contrary, things are mostly very quiet, comparatively speak. Ting (just I wrote that I was nearly deutoned by the crack of a bullet steiking the clay just over my ear; one of the enemy's markamen is trying hard to hit four water jar, which formerly contained runs, placed up on the bank out of the way. We leave it there to encourage himb

There are not a few humorous incidents connected with thy sniping. Often it we anap at a man and just miss him, ho signals back amiss," as on the range, | For an „** outer".or an "inme," if he wants to be very fomny. I haven't tried putting up a target for them yet, but I hear it has often been done with mest amusing resulta, You saw the story in Punch. This is not so much an

exaggeration as it seems.

Company will be OLUSED from FRIDAY, The REGISTER of SHARES of the 22nd January to TUESDAY, 2nd February 1915 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can. He Reistered.

By Order of the Board of Director,

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary.

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THE HONGKONO LAND INVEST-

MEST & AGENCY CO., LTD.

General Agents for

The West Point Building Co, Ltd. Hongkong. Jan, 13, 1915.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY COMPANY LIMITED.

ed tons. It was imposible to avoid carrying half Artois about on each foot one walked. This time the frost has Fail the mud, and the cold is our enemy -not that it wasn't beastly cold before! 1. Wo shall apparently go on for some

I begged my first Gernun yesterday, tima spending a few days in the trenches and a curiously primitive feeling of and a few days in the billets in villages elation it is that possesses one. He had NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT in reas alternately. The moving, of the harihood to stand up working in a DINARY MEETING

IN the TWENTY SEVENTA OH course, has to be done at night. It is reach only about 250 yards away, so that HOLDERS in this COMPANY will be

of BHARE un cerie job. You march along noise. I could see him from the waist up. lly franking enough noise to wake sitter I spent this morning the German dead in reality) to within banging any at another working party It is a fine, sunny, frosty day. The about half a mile in the rear, where your bus could cot see with what result. W snow has melted where the sun has are met by a guide, and taken in single made them hop about in a pretty lively caught in the sides of the trenchie through an interminable winding com

fashion, anyway. potpets, but oleowhere it lies several munication trench, full of roots and aud;

Well, it is getting dark. We hope to inches thick. This is an advantage at never there than thres feet wide at the relieved to-morrow night. Heaven aight, brease ene ran see the Germans trip, and about eighteen at the bottom grant we may be...... ranche a day way of Not that that alther laminable. worries tw, for iré ans "garnished with

trenches:

IN THE TRENCHES, Nov. 2.

PICCADILLY CIRCES.

rbed wire twenty yards away, and Then, ut a sort of Piccadilly-circus s I don't worry at all about them unless they the rear, the companies branch of to where they would quickly cease to be. coma o in and and reach that point their various lines and posts, and ru shepherded in till each mat of the relieving force stands behind another of

g and af reing the laws and regulations British Headquarters.

THE CONFIDENCE OF FRANCE.

French Premier's Speach.

London, Dec. 22.

It held at the Office of Messee Jardine

Statheson Noos for the purpose of receiving the & Company Limited on report of the Directors together with the TUESDAY

the 2nd February, 1918

statement of Accounts for the year ending

8 st Decembur. 1914

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 22nd January to TUESDAY, 2nd February 1916 (both days inclusive) during which. period no Trasfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A. SHELTON. HOOPER,

·Becretary.

Hongkong, Jan. 13, 1915.

~~ LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

of

The period of threo guars for which was elected 'o represent you on the Sanitary Boud has expired, and, as I have

But I must tell you my tale in chrono worsted to stand a ain for the post, logical sequence. Our battalion had only that to be relieved. The waiting in a I venture to solicit your vote at be forth been in camp a week when we got the dreadful business. It seldom takes less conios ciretion which will be held at the order to move off, SUPREME COURT FRIDAY, 2nd

Our humorous offer, thin three to five hours to effect the to-day 31. Viviani, in the Chamber of

At Paris at the opening of Earliament THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE i want, from Tis B 2-3.

on par gave the onler, Move to complete change. Everything is dead Deputies made a stirring ministerial As I have a clad psclised in the France in fours. Form foun. Right! till exept for an occasional bang and declaration. He reviewed the progress of Cal way for 22 years and for more than half Quick march! We hung about on the ping to show you the snipers are awake.the war and said that France, in accord FIRST ORDINARY MEETING of Gims held the flice of rown Sliciter, ship a day, and a night, and then sailed No one pays the slightest attention to with her Allies, would not lay down will be held at the Offices of Messne m profesional duties have brought me for a Franch part. Thence we entrained them. The men exchange pleasantrie her arms till she had avenged-an JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS in this COMPANY avity in all parts of the Cosity, and in French trucks, a horrible night journey it house whispers, and the officers give outraged right, regained forever her lost LIT. on TUESDAY the 2nd hare had omsiderab',- oxpet encv in drift to an inland base, at that time the each other the news, and respectively | prutinoms, restored to heroic Balzium | 1915 at 11.45 x for Fobre darling

Never shall I inquire as to and explain the special the fulness of her material prosparty. together with the statement of Accounta with mater conected with the forget that lack Hola experience points of the position. Public Health, and opportunities of forty-six mer packed into a grimy wagon

toniving the

report of the Directors bsorting the-elect of such regulations on me to accommodato forty as a lirait. plaved, and the last arrangements finish reconstruct a regenerated Europe founded Campany will be CLOSED from FEIDAY,

Finally, when the last man has been and independence, and broken the Pian for the year ending 31st December 1914. tilitarism; so that they might eventually yintires's are bound up in the Het was gos several bottles of wine, and the order to change plaers is passed upon pence and right. The Premiez em 22nd January to TUESDAY 2nd February, The REGISTER of SHARES of the perity u of the Coley at a whole, and altogether webquent events have mod down, the new men step up on to little phasised that France was certain of suc he ways endeavoured to support to the fixed my opinion that it was the Emit of firing platforms, and the relieved men owing to the heroism of her army, guided both days inclucive) during which That of my ability all much mester AR | discomfort. We were then moved off to step down into the trench and file out by incomparable leaders and also her blue / Period po Transfer of Shares can be appeared. il bu conducive to the Publi raunding villages and billeted, silently into the night. Then lens, protecting her colonies, and enabling Health without inflicting unnecessary ex

jackets, with the British commanding the

Registered. hardship on any section of the erre etrailon. That was completely through the night half the men and the transportation of troops. The Premiar The

present is not te lime for advocat open air, training, unil returned to snug test. By day there are only sentrication of France. London, Dec, gor

delightful. One spent the day in the others must be on guard and half can further dwelt on the splendid financial ing expensive trae urat improvements or

adies) alte ation of a kind, bat, quart, to stacks of good food, azi, bus and there along the line. The r elected. I shall do my ulls to promote the genis bread,

the welfare of the community.

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community.

success

the Pallia Henith by the fividit adminis. the country, DEKANTA and wind of mining men sleep and eat to while awayment also said: "In this sacred euge

cration of the existing laws

Your abedient Servant,

F. B. L. BOWLEY.

Hongkong, Jan. 19, 1913,

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the time as they can.

M

By Order of the Board of Directors.

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL

ESTATE LTD,"

A. SHELTON HOUPER,

Secretary to ex The General Managers. Hongkong, January 13, 1916.

H. Viviani, in opening the French Parlia After a week of this removed up:

France has thrown all her youth aed-man- It is extraordinary how ingenious the hood against Germany's will and dream of twenty miles to a town which is the lens are in contriving things for their cong at The Deace of Europe would principal base of the creas at present. confort. They cut little fire-places in have been saved if There we spent another ten days, listen the side of the trench, fit them with did Russia and France. But Getmatty THE HUNGRONG LAND RECLAMA-

Great Britain's sugestion of July * Germany, had se ing to the distant thunder of guas, and baskets made of the tin linings of am branquely declared war, because for forty totales of thrilling deeds dous by the munition Lexes, plentifully baled with years she had unceasingly parsined her ob

TION COMPANY LTD. and related by themselves. Since pick or entrenching tool, and top themjeet of dominating the world. Now the Ger then things have moved quickly... us reurly, ná a builder could do with itself with the opinion of the world. MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this DAIRY FARM NEWS. the trenches, but the hardship of cold They build rifle racks, and make then the Allies but all its clumsy lies have Mears. JARDINY, MATHESON

It isn't the danger that affects one in dandy chimary mado of bully beef tins. and is endeavouring to throw the blame on Company will be held at the Offices of man Deveramicas desires to rehabilitate UTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FOURTEENTH ORDINARY and damp. Phillets from snipers (the elves snug little cubbyholes to sleep in. Salled to decals the mostie credulous." N COMPANY LTD on TUESDAY, 2nd Germans have lots of these out night and roofing them with doors taken from the

Viviani day!" whizz about our cars continually.rounding ruined farms and cottage which the Republic could be proud, and ef

declared

I that the presentabruary. 1916 at 12.15: satisfactory position was die

the Army and creasionally sharped make one tuck and piled over with earth. The food is its victorica on the Marse in Flaudera and together with a statement of Accounts for of receiving the report of the Directors per down; but one gels so used plentiful and good bacon, bully het, in many fights. He said We salute all the year ending Slat Dovember 1914. RE to the firing, that, though it may sound, biscuits, jam, cheese, tea, suger, heroes those who have loa iner diblu, it kon heroines for leks notice. eble than city fraffic, for instance.

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he's

TRENCHES LAT 'SMALL TOWE Only at night sometimes an occasional cutburst of ertillery or will rattle of pante musketry at an agitary night attack newhere along the line wakena

and

2.15.7... for

The

The REGISTER of SHARES of the

DAY. 20th Janinaly to TUESDAY, 2nd

tot of rum, and occasionally tinned those who by the final victory to Company will be: CLOSED from TUES botter instead of hacon, The crying need morrow will Avenge them," M. Viviani February, 1916 (both days inclusive) daring

is for milks and, green, food. I don't we why Stries milk and apples, or home sily carrical fruit should not be served at least two or three times a week. READING MATTER SCANCE. Stacks of tobacco and cigarettes ara, be

emphasisod

to resort to a loan as the Bank of France fhit France had no need as in position to furnish resources to the treasury, and to aid in the remuraption of the economic life of the country. All this showed the vitality of France and the soundness of her credit. He concluded: France will rebuild again the reins. This

Inacistili, sore; Irożen, and full of strong be bud, not only sent by good people in work will certainly be horns in mind in the language from fitful, drowsy dreams, which mainly curcer, themetres with England, but served out a rations. There with the help of contributions which steak puddings and huge fires at houses a dearth of things to redno books, the whole nation will pay voluntarily and indemnities bich we shall exact. Mean Of those blissful dreams! The trend only here and there & paper when proudly we shall carry out the work,"

practically unbroken line from the sea sperating, because the newspaper is not chen, you must understand, stretch in the post comes in. This is doubly a

to the cast frontier, not in groups of available for its principal function in life, isolated ritie-pits, but in what are really

which is to light freä,

ars of small tonas, linked together haven't had anything much about the by narrow, communicating trenches, each. Tirs is really horrible. One never conses shivering. At night the soka of

General Merchants Intiation occupying its own little tonono's foot freeze, and he is, warzert

which may be anything from half a mile to two miles long, and a hundred yards iry fent and forced to get up and or en dag. For behind the firing treeones moro. The short hours of daylight stamp all the blood consents to circulato bring some respite, but the whole time trenchan, dur-cute for staff and officers; one is forced to mufle to the eyes, and kitchens, latrines, and no forth, though fined gloves of wolt leather; comforters. such things as Balaclava helmets, thickly. SONGKONG, CANTON, o shur, kino ma much more sinhorste

than athere

cardigniss, no woolly waisteaafe cannot BHANGHAI AND

It takes about an hour and a half to my boat over mine, and still I'parin

be too numeron. I can scarcely button to fram on end of our prosent position Wasting and shaving arn; of cours HANKOW

to the other Where we were at rep practically inpossible. Odlcers and min when I did tay round of my company Leave the trenches like miners coming up lone af pight, is too nearly three from but amanow that docna'l quets of an hour. Then the wouble worry us. The idea of working in sich

Commission Agents.cling coinnunicating trenches, support there wild labyrinth of inter

DON'T Forget after the show, Supper, doop, aqsolchel-mund on bout tous cold is affil, for it in Jumpoentall, for

Light Refreshments

ALEXANDRA CAVE

one's

and plastered over avovything up, to con

restore the enculation

COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION

Only a Cough but you stop while it is ONLY a cough.

WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND

The facel preparation mada for combating severn coup

CURES

only a cough

rough that

which period no Tonaler of Shares cari ke registered.

By Order of the Board of Director

MOWERAY E NORTHCOTE,

Bongkong, January 15, 1915,

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAKEHOLDERS.

THE NINETY FIFTE

YEARLY MEETING OFFSHARE HOLDERS in the Company, will be held At the Office of the Company Hotel Man sions on TUESDAY, the 1th February, 1910, 12 o'clock nocu, for the perpees.or receiving a Beport of the Directors, Logo thor with a Statement of Accounts, declaring Dividend end

Directors

and Auditors 5,

The TRANSFER BOOKS Company will be CLOSED from the 26th January to the 9th February, 18io, both day's taclusivo pom

Ty Order of the Board of Director,

WE OLARKE,

Hongkong, January 19, 1913

ANDRA CAFES CASTIDA

My Equalled

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