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FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1916

SHIPPING

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ROYAL MAIL SERVICE

UNDER CONTRACT WITH HI MAJESTYS GOVERNMENT

TU

BUSY 75'S,

THE CHINA MATT

GUNS THAT DEFEND VERDUN,

So much has been written if the French 75% that it may seem super. tuous even to mention them, but I] think that no one who has seen these wonderful little gunmin action carí resist singing theit praises. In is extraordinary

MARSEILLES AND LONDON, of mechanism should play

Colombo

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TAXING PASSanders and CARGO TO.

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STRAITS, COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, &c.

Due at Due Marseilles London

1916.

1916.

Connecting Mail Steamer from

Colorabo.

June 17

KHYBER

Thu. June

Through

NELLORE

Fri Jul 14

Through

NANKIN

July 28

Through

NOVARA

Aug.

Kaiser-I-Hind

NORE

Aug. 25

MOOLTAN

MALTA

Sept. 8

KASHQAR

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Sept. 22

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1 Sept. 10 Sept Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct, 2 Oct

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SAILINGS DIRECT TO

IND

20

Non

SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND

NELLORE...

NANKIN

NOVARA

WORD

S. S. "

YOKOHAMA,

Leave Hongkong About

THURSDAY,

SATURDAY,

92ed Jans. 1st July.

SATURDAY,

SATURDAY,

15th July. 29th July.

· Passengers may travel by Railway in Japan between. Ports of Call free of charge. Retura Tickets are available by Massagarica Maritimes Company.

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS, INTERMEDIATE (Non-Transhipment) STEAMERS

WILL LEAVE DIRECT FOR

MARSEILLES AND LONDON, Calling at SiseAPORE, PORT SWETTENHAM, PESANG, COLOMBO

AND PORT SAID..

CARRYING. 1st an› UND SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES.

PROPORED SALINGA Z

STEAMERS.

LeRTO

about

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Due at M'SEILLES. if calling about

Dua LONDON about

SOMALI

Aug. 16

Aug.

21 Sept 20 Sept. 29

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS: ·

ruch an euerous part in world history 49 this has thne, and it scents incon gruous that an engine of destruction should be helping to save France and. the civilization of the West. Yet avery officer with whom have talked tells mo that it was these little guns which and the battle of the Marie, and the general opinións seems to be that Verslun, too, wes its salvation to the swarms of little stinging es that stung the German culumans to death on the bloody ships of that now famous battlefield.

MARRIAGE BEFORE EXECUTION.

REBEL ROMANCE.

A Special correspondent of The Fier writing from Dublin on May Ath said

The following marriage announcement appeared on the front page of yester day's Fried Times

Plunkets and Gifford-May 1, 1918, at Dublin, Joseph Plunkett to Grace Gifford

On an inside page of the same paper was the official statement issued on the previous afternoon that Joseph Plunkett god three other Sinn Fein rebels had been sentenced to death and "were shot this orning. The two dzirements, coupled with an incident described to | me by a Chrifton street jeweller, reveal our of the most remarkable incidenta of the past week. N

When I asked the General to be shown

Jessply Flankett quit his signature as a battery of 13's every face in the group a member of the Provisional Govern of allicers beamed. Winding through ent to the proclamation which declared the woods was a tiny trill, and this we relami to be a Republic Of his career

"intellectuals" with whom he

CHOSOTILA followrt antil we emerged into a little ittle is known utside the circle of clearing. A look disclosed the hiding He was a son of Count Plunkett, and place of a battery. I was escorted by the nephew of a prominent member of the young captain in charge into the the Irish Bar who entered the Army in Best of me of these guns Squatted life in Gallipoli. At one time he edited the early days of the war and lost his ennsplacently on ita haunches its alert the Irish Race a monthly journal little nose peered expectantly out which ceased publication not long ago, of a curtain of brush. If there ever and he was also the author of a number was a weapon which had a personality fat writings in prose and verse. it is surely this gun. Other Beld guns seen to me to be cynical and sinister, but this gut, like, the French

FEAR:"L COMMON FAILING."

In a pamphlet o "Morale : the Most Important Factor in War, Colenet Shirley says

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"Practically every man is susceptible to fear; it is the abolitas in every sol- dier's cupboard. The fire and com monest fume of fear is 6 sagte dread of the enemy: bat edoforturmurselves-he is even more afraid of you than you eat be of him. Consider your points of superiority: better af Jaique, better shout- ing, better training, greater self reliance, and resourcefulness, and a better cause. Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just. There are physical methods of

overcoming this type of fear, such as movement, or firing or both. In fact, keep your men's minds. und bodies occupied and you will succeed to a great extent in eliminating this kind of fear. Smartresa of carriage and dress is very important as indicative. of self-respect, method, pains, precision, punctilionsnest, punctuality. The man is particular about, his person 'îs who probably particular about his duties. maintain that caeteris parshit, the better fairested line will always win. Emulation and esprit, ile care am an valuable factors, but must not be confused with those vulga vices jealousy and cheap awagger, which are so destructive. of respect, confidence, contentedness, and comradeship.

Respect is a valuable

if you tla not-respect yourself you moral factor, but it must begin at home must not expect others to respect you.”

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN JUNE.

The following Table shows the Stan dard Time at which Official Night end, and begins during the month of June 1916-

Begins.

Of Miss Grace Gifford I have learned few particulars from a

a member of her family. She is handsome

13 &

Young woman, 36 years

ars of age, one of four Date Ends.

Dubin June 16th, mitior, who has retired

She was owing to ill-health. god education, and, developing a taste

given- xx

course of train- for art, went through a

themselves, has nothing malevole daughters of Frederick G practice

microwe about it. It in serious, to be sare, but its whole atincaphere is one of cheerful readiness to serve, Iss killing is a part of its impersonal duty, an in- deed one feels to be the case, with the clean, gentlemanly soldiers of France. They kill to save France, not because they have the lust of slaughter. Their gun is as far in its personal character from the sullen, sulky, German held, piece as is the bright-eyed; vivacious Frenchman from the heavy and stolid German infantryin

WONDERFUL FIRING.

The capult showed me the details of the wonderful mechanism and explained the system of the recoil, sights, and other features of the gun. Fortunately for it

horni was the

the of day when the battery was accustomed to have a little practice against the enemy, and I

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at the Slade Art School in London. Wayward and headstrong by patare she came, several years age, under the influence of Countess Markieries, and, auch against the wishes of her parents, associated herself with the Sinn Fein

movement.

also came into contact with the leaders One of her sisters, Miss Muriel Gifford. if the party, and four years ago married Thomas MacDorach, M., of the National University, a tutor in English literature at the University College, and an intimate friend, of PH. Pearse, headhuaster of St. Enda's School. But these rebels have now paid the penalty of their crime, and Mrs. MacDonagh of their left a widow

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have never in war seen anything more } girl of

18 boy of

three and a { INDO.CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION"

With a speed of fire of 30 shells to the minute and with a well-trained crew serving it with clockwork regularity, it resembles a machine gun rather than field piece in action. So exquisite in the

even a glass of water enn be placed on the wheel while in action without being jarred of

All Cabins are fitted with Elsetrie Faas free of charge and sach Berth Farnished sdjustment of the recoil that a coin or with an Electric healing Lamp..

Pasage Tickets Interchangeable with the British fadia Co. Round the World Tickets and Through Tickets to New York in connection with the Principal Mail Lines

Return Tickets at fare and a halt available to Europe for Tea Years; or to Intermediate Ports for Six Months.

wing to the War in Europa Steamers and Sailing dates are liable to be cancelled For Further Information, Passage Fares, Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to

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Acting Buperintendent.

CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.

FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS. S.S. CHINA

"WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG "FOR

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AN UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASI PASSENGER SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE BATES.

O. E. RITTER," " Freight and Passanger Agent,

Prince's Buildings,

Ico Hans Atreet.

INDIAN AFRICAN LINE

Cargo carried on through Bill of Lading trom HONGKONG to BEIRA. DELAGOA. BAY, DURBAN (Natl)," KAST LUNDOS, PORT ELIZABETH. and UAPE TOWN with transhipment. COLOMBO bo breamers of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.

FROM HONGKONG

2nd June

PROPOSED BAWLINO, Connecting with S.EBURAT“

“From Cologne:

17th June.

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ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE.

to surf break of the

the

Gifford's parents heard

COMPANY LIMITED.

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www.am

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inspiring from a military point of view than the working of this gun, with its rebels Miss sharp defunt little barks.

indirectly

that she was engaged to be married to Plunkett Probably she first made his acquaintance when he was FRUM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND editing the Irish Review. At any rate I have seen several political cartoons and contributed to that paper. On one of THE SS. "NAMSANG" baving other humorous drawings which she the originals I noticed that she signed arved from the above ports, Cos self Grace Giffordski and on ape siguées of Cargo by her are hereby la other, above her proper signature, the formed that all Goods are being landed at In one of the Russian battles one of works "Sinn Fein" enclosed in a square their risk into the bamurdons and/or extra their batteries fired 25 rounds to the The drawings to an untrained eye hazardous Gadowss of the Hongkong and at that time an extraordinary rate of fire tortion. An expert might call them whence and/or from the wharves, delivery gun in a single day, which seemed to me seemed crude and full of grotesque dis-Kowloon Wast and Godown Co., Ltd., When I mentioned this to the captain, Euturistic When Mrs. Gifford beard of may be obtained. he laughingly replied. "I have fired the engagament sto remonstrated with

Goods not cleared by the 10th June from this (4 gun) battery 210 rounds herford, who seems to have takes All roken, chafed and damaged pack-

daughter, but without avail.

will be'subject to rent!" of shells in 45 minutes.” listened to him in amazement." "How no part in the rising spent most of last ages are to be left in the Gedewas wher

Jong do your guns Inst at that rate! week at home, On the afternoon of last they will be examined. Claims against the asked him for the theory before the Wednesday she went out, and silice then steamer must be

prosented within 10 days war was that a

field

raece did not

she has not returned. "That evening of arrival otherwise they will not be have 1 Life

excensing 8,000 10,000 young woman, whose description tallies

recognized a rounds of Bre. The officer placed his with that of Miss Giford bought a

the

No Fire Insurance will be effacled by ua ring at &. jeweller's stop in Inlay whatever. This is a brand new

She was obviously in

hand

were

Mias

Bill of Lading will be counteralaned by

gun that we the

shopkeeper VARDINE, MATHESON & CO., IDay!

gun which I have just received," he said.

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one whose place it bas taken had

fired more than 50,000

in reply to sym-

inquiry from

from:

-General Hanageas.

Hongkong. June 12, 1818..

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

was not entirely finishes and still the made the starling statement ther Then heher lover, Mr Plunkett, had been sen- added, "You are surprised at my speed tenced to be abos the next morning and of Bre. but there have been 76's in this that by the permission of the authorities war that have fired 1,630. rounds in a she was to be married to him an hour or single day." From the guns he took me two before

bis death. to his magazine and showed me tier At midnight that night two officers in upon tier of brightly polished high-motor-car called at Miss Gifford's home explosive and shrapnel shells lying ready with a letter for her from Plunkett, and for use.

were told that she was probably saying When the war is over there will no with her married sister. When, Mrs doubt be a great building of monuments Gifford saw her daughter the next after to commemorate:

dead the

noon the latter held out ber left hand,

DAIREN MARU, who have fallen and the heroes who have played showing her ring, and told her mother their part. There might perhaps also be that between 3 and 4 o'clock in the

The above named Stamer having erected in the capital city of every Ally morning she had been married in prison arrived. Consignees of Cargo are hereby a shaft in honour and appreciation of the to Joseph Plunkett The story of the notified to send in their Bills of Lading French 70, which is doing wanders to wedding ceremony is known only to for countersignature, and to take immediate save Europe and the work Zimes those who saw it:

delivery of Cargo. From alongside

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PROPOSED BAILINGS.

For Bates of Freight apply

FROM SAN FRANCISCO VIL JAPAN FORTS, AND MANILA,

THE Steamship ""

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landad

Jan

Risk

and expenas

and delivery must then be taken from the Company's Godown. Storage charges beamsewed" or "all Cargo remaining undelivered on 19th June at 6 Pa

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For Fire Inentanca whatever" will be

Ne claims will be recognised after the

DATE OF IRAVIRE. Goods have left the. Stamer or Godown.

QHhh Livingstone, & Co. Joly 97, at 11am. „Gibb Livinægton & Co.(Ang-17, atli am;

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THE

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Hongkong, May 14, 7914".

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THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

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