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WONG PING" WA," Hanaay."

Time was when disease was thought to be due: to the direct influence of evil spirits, and exorcism and magic were invoked to cast it out.

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LOSS OF MEMORY,

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by Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., 9, glasses to individual re- Soohsen Road, Shanghai, I bottle for $1.50, 8 bottlen $8.00, post free.

but owing to circumstances fent ex- plain, most of the Company "work sed responsibility fell on my shoulders.

KUINTO 'NO WAR's has b

Speaking generally, life in the trenches is not so bad, especially for the private soldier. There's always plenty to ent though water is ecatco ana rale, and be does get a certain amount ef sleep daring the day time It's dreadfully munotonoim bowever, and you get awfully bred sitting or standing in the trench all day and aũ night, even though the bullets are whop- ping about all the time and projectiles are com'ng'uvar avery fan-minster, I occasions. ally got some fun, however, every night I had to go out in front of our lize a hide Way into the "no man's land" between the We walked through the town, and trenchen and that is always exciting and through a devastated country aide up to the interesting and shortly before we left to ga oat and make roseva trenches, without special incident I got orders

THE OLD FAVOURITE.

EXPERIENCE AT THE

FRONT.

1ETTER BY A HONGKONG MAN.

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Tas following lotter has besa recived by Mr H S. Benbow Rowe of Shaoghal from in brother Lust. O. H. S. Benhow, Roar, Sta Betalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry, foranslyal Mosera Shewas Tunes and Co., Hongkong:

UNDER SHELL FIRE.

a catatant stream of ambulances bearing, reconnaissance of the ground right)

up to the enemy lines. It was a pitch black night and I stayed out, crawling shout on my hands and knees for a p

i wounded back, and transport veh ales pas eng us or the road. I took over the bench * remained there all day--being sheiled intermittently all the time. It was rather funny at first standing about in a trench, or lying like a sewer rat in a damp little dugout underground, and hearing the shells scream overhead and barat around, Yot

on got used to it, and strangely enough felt quile at ease from the very Brst. But after three days of this an urgent massage

came

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J. CASSEL

Captain,

their own risk."

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ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

PROVIDED that sufficient entries are

forthcoming the British Section of the KoWLOON CANTON RAILWAY have kindly affarel. to pre-out & CUP for Ladies Singles match play competition ander handicap to be played over the FAN LING Couro on dys other then SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS and PUBLIC HÜLIDAYS.

Hongking, Jan. 8, 1916. of hours, I had my senior serzean D.A.A. & Q4.0, Chira Command. oo-a fine soldier whree one aim in life at the prevent time is to get, at close grips with the enemy,and we had quite a good time. At ous.put we gas right up to the German lines, as close that we could hear the beggara talking in their trench. Luckily we were not spotted and did not down, which sont ran into any Germans, but were protky I last wrote to you when we wero to the 16:0:50. trenches, but my letter mes have burrying up at three in the well frozen by the time we got back, We 916 been very itchy. I forget what fteld morning, to the very worst part of returned just as dawn was heaking, and the advanced line. A German mine had in getting back were very bearly shot by one Kat night in the been exploded right under our lines, blows of our owe men, who had got a bit nervy. -you, as_it_was_written_late"

H. Q dugunt, when my oyelids were ing everything aboys it to bila, henry with want of sleep and I was attack was expected before daw. It bad! bighte, sad bon chilled with cold, so I will briedy reiterate boor extremely cold at nights,

sines I we did lie down it was only on a water- what has happened to

proof sheet in a damp dugoat, a no from the base THE Cn tersigned having been appointed wrote you

AGENTS for the COWIE HARBOUR think I told you then how I took a blankets are supplied in the treaches and have always your fall equip

three COAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quote arsit up to another regiment, then returned, of course, you

biddled up together we ardas bo several days, then I received

bodies more or less warm, but the our 5th Battalion (for which I had a; ple) out he was our fat matter for minutes Major Wakeman Commanding. H. LYR

what i cnsidered the

SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)

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prices for best quality SILIMPOPON to the .bsee. They kept de thera for hent, le s the pack on. could keep;

CUAL trimmed into Dunkers at SEBAT TIK or EANDAKAN (British North Borneo).

IN THE PERING`LINE.

jola lying won't part

b, train, they would be absolutely frozen. I put a SILIMPOPON COAL compares favour of the

the Western line.

the sandbag or two over each leg, which helped eams 15 miles behind

bik ably, with the butter grades of Japanese up to 3 tow Coal and gives good results on a very Bring line, and lem there found my way to the place where the battalion was resting | moderate comsumption.

They bad been resting for SEBATTIK or and reported. Steamera call.bg SANDAKAN exclusively for BILIMPO About & Tack and word. Just recovering HON COAL (other enrgo or Bookers) from one of the most severe action of are exempt from payment at all Port Sabattik Steamers are berthed along. side the Company's shart where at low

chargos.

there is a

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

Well, we trumbled out, cursing instily, and got quickly away, going up the com munication trenches with ballets zipping

HONGKONG YOLUNTEER,

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raISONERS OF WE CAME GUARD AND GUN

CLUB BILL DETACHMENT.

as in Corpu Order No. 9.

PARADEM, !..

Parades for the week ending Sth inst.

the war-that of Sept. 26. We went in about a round us and tharding into the as in Corps Order No. 99.5%

rong battalion of about 900 men and 18 sandbug walls of the trench Up in the

KIELD EXERCISES.

licere. Wedelivered a brilliant charge tock fire trench, there was nothing to do but "A" Co. will parade on the Cricket the enemy 1st and 2nd line treeches and stand to, shivering, and waiting for the Ground at 8.50 am on Sunday, the 9th reached their 3rd line without great logs, attack, which never came. When daws last. Press: drill order, topees to be then a certain thing I can't speak of, what broke it was...s que sight that pre-

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TRANSFER.

Entries should be sant IN WRITING to the Undersigned and will be received up to the 16th instant.

T. W. HILL Acting Hos. Servetary.

Hongkong. Jan. 5. 1913."

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THE SHARE CERTIFICATE NO. 1209-

for Twenty-are shares numbered 4901

to 4935 incinsire, standing in the Register,

in the name of Frank Barrington. Deasem

having been lost. Notice is hereby given

that unless the said Certificate he prodmead

of

at the Office of the Company" & Queen's.

also

Pte. C. Martin is transferred from Co.

Sec. to Co. A. Sec. 3.

MEDICAL CERTIFICATES.

Road Central, Victoria. Hongkong, on ́or before the Third day of February, 1916, a now Certificate for the aid shares will be Is. sed and the old Certificate will thereafter be held by the Company as null and void.

MOWBRAY. E. NORTHOOTE.

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, Jan. 3. 1916.

NOTICE

water Spring Tides...

Che ta of Sibuko Bay (Senttik Harring, and we had to fall back, fighting sduced itself. My platoon was in a worn. No haversack, waterbottle,

still fairly pouches. boar), Prices and all other information for every inch of ground. We held them sandbag walled trench,

The following Signallers will En he had on for a time what we were in their 1st line intact, but blown way in places, concerning the Port

tanches-stuck it for over two hours then while a little distance from me. Aparade at the same time and place under application to the Agents..

had to give it up and get back to where the huge eratar made by the mis explo Serg. E. V. Mitchelmore-Pes. A. J BRADLEY & CO., LTD., started from, a broken battalion, but on. The Germsa trenches were only

Agents Coris Barbear Coal nevertheless eno that had made a name for about 40 yards away and, when it became Carter, L. A. Bossart W. Hill, and C.

Company, Limited.

itself and lived up to the traditions of the light, to hung one's head abore the parapet J. Higginbotham. Flags only, Topees

Another battalion relieved the 5th meant almost certain death. The trenches to be worn. Hongkong, Dec. 2. 1915.

1027 Artay.

and we were sent back to organizm across what was, once a wood, but this that returned were 3 officers and roughly has been so tarsilly shelled that now aly one or two shattered stamps here and 300 men. Of the company to which I am now posted which went out 200 strong, and there, give evilence of it. No green thing which bore the brunt of the inferno of fire-go blade of grass even-can live there,

THE Businesson of Architects and Civil during the retirement." only twelve me the ground is turned and turned and

Beginners carried on by COLOU Answered the roll call the following turned again by heavy shall fire and

trench cap'oding morfars and serial Members are reminded tast only in Hongkong and by F.R.J. ADAMS and MARSHALZ WOOD, (under the style of Well I came down to this cheery torpedoes,

medical certificatos granted by the THOMAS, ADIK and Wood) in Canton Assembly, to leard that ten officers whom It is a most desolate spot-but worse Helical Officers of the E.K.V.C. or have amalgamated ss from this date and I had known well, who had been in the than everything else, is the appalling

thehat come out just before me, wers stench of decay everything asema to be H..V.B. can be recognised. Surg. will henceforth be conducted by the among the casualties. They had been back decaying, even the tortured earth, conti Capt. Harston will attend members at Undersigced. over a week when I joined and were getting pually tossed and furrowed by explosions, his consulting rectas, Alexandra Build The Baw Firm Name will be Lazz ADAMS and WOOD and the busines of the reorganized. Several drafts have been senti oks as if I were decaying, Inskiy, ings, as 12.80 p.m. daily (Sundays firm will be carried on at their Offices in up and within a week after my serial, we though these were the trenches we usually execpted) and at the same place at 6 Hongkong and Canton as heretofore. were practically ful strength again both in man, and from which we delivered the officers and men. A lot of my brother officers meat attack on the 25th, we were caly P.m. daily (Sundays excepted). Mem- COLBOURNE LITTLE E.R.1.3.A. FRA ADAMS, A.M.LME transferred to the 5th and joined up to other trenches, where the ecaditions to attend at the latter hour except in Then got our orders to move up to were much better anyhow to the mattor

Hongkong, Jan, 1, 118. the resera treeches.

M

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WHOS WHO IN JAPAN LOTTED AND FUTINERD AT 9. KULIT

The Brat (1913) edition is already seed,

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in the Sthis fact the pick of them--were kept there a short time, being them sent 'bers requiring certificates, are requested MARSHALL WOD,ARIB.-

THE TRAGEDY OF DEZORUNL

of smell, and as they were lar sough gent cases. Rueruits wishing to be from the German lines to prevent their passed will attend at 6p.m. Telephone putting treden mortars among us with No. 2. Surg-Lieut. Moors will attendi I was picked to so up the day before my certain accuracy.

members at the Government, Civil Hos Coy. to take over things and-ret out with s mall party of men in motor lorry, which

These, and aerial torpedos, are hellish pital between 0,30 a.m. and 10.303 .. took us as far as the ruins of what is said contrivancos. They look just likes pillow daily or at other keurs by appointment." to bare been one of the most beautiful coming through the air, and when they Telephone No. 80. Recruits wishing to town of Belgiau. It is now just a jumblo land, go off with a terrible bang, blowing

„1) IOGRAPHIES of over 8,000 people of battered walk and rubble, but enough | everything noer at hand to bite as they arabe passed will attend at the same hours,

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filled with high exploslin. They travel

D who are well-known in society and of

remains of some of the ane old buildings to seral unired foreigners associated with

zive one an idea of the beauty of the place:alowly bowser and you can see them Japan appest in the book. Quite now

The glorious old buildings were csily coming daring the daytime, xod, if lucky, materials and accurata sketches, both being built about the 11th century and one of get out of the way Well we did the rest utterly free from prejudices.

theva is shown to have taken nearly of our trench tour here. My company MAPY

were in the front line trench, so get portraits are inserted The book

century to complete. Now they are all shet- contains over 1,400 pages. A

tored to pieces by heavy shell Bre quite be practically no sleep for ten days altogether, The price is you 6 (12/-) or $3 per cory-yond repair. And it is aston destruction, not only bad I my platoon work to do, Orders for the book should be accompented as no purpose was served by helling the by raymant

town but nevertheless the fighting round Subscribers for the second surual edition here has been Berce for over a year now. of Who's Who is Japan' will be allowed The place I speak of has been abelled

reduction of bus yen. :

regularly for all that time and they still, The registered postage is 18 cm, to Eores drop their big stuff into the volos practi and Chins 40 set and to Europe & America cally every night. Fara trying to get per 5) sen or 35 cents; -

mission to send you some pictare postcards of the rains, but it is very uncertain whe- ther they will reach you they do they will give you good idea, as there are photos of the town before and after the great bombardment Everything, how- Lever, is now much more ached about

than is shown in the photos,

....

IT IS A GOOD ADVIKURING MIKUTUMIK Many influential pepare of the world Loticed this work in the highest terms

For example. The Daily Mail sayı:- Yet another Who's Whol sad this time from Japan The reader is apt first to regard it ad a deriunity, as a sign 'hint the East bar now become. Western matically aims to the last detail. But Who's Who In Tapan is far more than a curiosity; it is a very sound and useful reference book. It is priated in English and, contains brief biographies, on the Acorpted model of prominent inen in Japan. Me Kurita a skilful editor and has done. -his work well

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JAPAN. AND THE COTTOV TRADE.

In the House of Commons on November 26th. Sir J. D. Rose anked whether raw cotton was now being exported in large and increasing quantities from India to Japan, whence it was retarded to the former country in the shape of manufactured piece goods, the imports of which were increasing sach quantitier as to compete successfully r the like locally made goods, and to threaten Lancashire products of the same character; and whether there was say reason to suppos. that the Japanese Government, wie giving bounty and Japaneso shipping companies waro quoting specially Tow rates of freight in this behalf. Mr. Chamberlaio said that the exports sotton from India to Japan for the

of

six months from April to September, 1915,

amounted to father over 3,000,000 wts

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an advance of about 30 per cent on the THERAPION NË 1

corresponding Bgures for ths prarlosa two ya Importe of cotton piece goode into India from Japan had cantidershly increased luring the preset ys. He had no Information that the Japanese: Government gave bounties in respect of these import

not good eladnizat, a la carte of

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