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LONDON, June 5, The Edinburgh Scotsman publishes an egy-witnews's narrative of the big new

it

had on MNDAY, the 10th day of Julybattle as follows 1918, at 9 p.m., at the Offices of the Publis

We fought what in its way was a great Works Department, by Order of Big Excellency the Governor, of Due Light although it was bad a sailor's battle. of CROWN LAND ab Kowloon Both the grand and the terrible were pro. in the Colony of Hongkong, for s

sent in almond overwhelming degree. As kerm of 73 years, with the option of

a spectacle it was magnificent and awful renewal at a Crown Rant to be fixed by the Surreyer of His Majesty the King,how awful it is impossible to say. The for one further term of 75 piari.

I delirium of action:

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SURGING THROCHE EVERY SERVE.

and Abre of the body did not subsido until the guns were silans and the great ships, some battered, others absolutely untouch. ed, ploughed home over a placid ses

I can zaver forget the thrill that passed through the ships of the Grand Fleet when the inspiring messge came from the batilo cruiser aquadron: "I am engaged with heavy forces of the enemy. The effect was electrical. Eagerness, sup pressed excitement, absolute confidance, could be read on the faces of the man, as they went about their "duties with a vigour born of new hope. The great Ships, awung into battle order, daing all the speed they knew, and racing for the epey's waters. The men at their stations were grim and silent, and the Young PORTUGUESE PROOF us were pointing menacingly ahend

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THE EASELESS ROAR OF GÜMN cute wind, the keenness of the men Co'CHINA MAIL Office became almost unbearably intense. It Hongkong, June 26, 1016.

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18in. guns, shook the vessels, like the first division the Queen Elizabeth" tornado and wiped the men away like tlies. The “Lion” and the "Tiger" were naneuvring marvellously and keeping their heads to the enemy

seems to have vindicated allthe hopes reposed in her, type. E cannot fecord these facts without axpressing my pro- found sympathy, with those who havo Then the "Invincible, the "Inilex lost their dearest ones. Many of the ible and the "Indomitable appeared 'most pallant, sailors our island rever on the scene, and with them cime, the nurtured, and some of the most splendid armoured cruisers of the second cruiser officer have gone, But they died as squadron. Rear Admiral Hood put up they would have wished, in a bhre water great fight againas heavy uids, but a faction, which, as it is studied, will more torpedo sent the "Invincible to the and more be found to be a definite step" bottom.

towards the romplete victory.

good

A

When the Grail Flest came on the scene the Germans made the shortest riad home, with the whole might of the British feet after them.

Large Beets of Dutch fishing craft did

work in life saving. The Lion was where, the fight was hottest, although at we time such a volume of fire, was concentrated upon the “Tiger," as faw reaxels have ever received and survived. The "Tiger" was foe ten minutes under the fire of over a score of ships. Our light cruisers proved their superiority over the enemy's

It is believed that the newest German Dreadnought, the Von Hindenburg quccumbed to^à destroyer attack. The latter was one of the most stirring spec tables. of the struggle A vessel, belieyed to be the "Von Hindenburg," was struck in quick succession by four torpedoes, and was literally blown to pieces.

BRATTY'S 'SUPERB FIGHT.

POINT-BLANK RANGE.

LONDON,

BOXING FASHIONS.

BLOWS THAT SHOULD BE STAMPED OUT

Dosing has its fashions, say a writer in the Daily Chronicle, no less than dog fancying. Particular blows come into vogue and then depart, just as the shape of any breed of dog may change with the changing opinion of those who study the animals.

We have got to s. period in boxing when. hitting with the open glove, the buta ut

the band, the wrist, and even the forearın sem to be cultivated by bozers, and is certainly tolerated by referees.“ „A” most glaring case of this was, at the Tomb Sational Sporting Clüb show, when a wild-hitting glore singing, strong French boy named Huson had the trendendous good fortune to, receive a decision. of a draw with Willie Affleck.

June 4th. The latest account of the battle states. that apart from the fact that the Ger- mane were nearly three times as strong as Admiral Betty's forces, they also had the advantage of the light and hagged the coast. The weather changed and a thin

Hinson's favourite blow was to swing drizzle reduced the visibility. The Bri tish gunlayers were thus handicapped, his left arn round to the body as he while with the western sum behind them stepped forward, and each time bis glove the British ships were easily picked out landed anyone who took the trouble could against the horizon. There is reason to ere that the padding of the glove was believe that the new Hindenburg," was heavily engaged. Accompanying the away from 3fleck's body, sad that the and Indefatigable recipient had not received the protection Queen Mary

the Lion Princess

Royal," opt of the padding in the glove, as he is

outset were plainly superior, and soon a

774 was a blessed relief when our guns gave / The British gunners at the supposed to do by the laws of the gate. |

tugur. The ships went into action as big German cruiser received a direct hit. Not ten times during tea rounds did it in maneuvres. From every yardarm She became enveloped in Hames and Husson deliver blows with the "paddel the white ensign How. We passed along foundered Before this the Germans part of the glore, according us the rules... the line of German ships' some miley were fighting chietty with battle cruisers, Ou one occasion, in fact, he hit Afflecks"

but ships of the "Kuiser" clasa joined in the fray, their smashing power giving the side of the Isco wtih Eis wrist the Gerinans an enormous superiority in so pulpable a manner that I was

astounded that he was not cautioned, in both ships und gun power.

away, and fired broadside after broadside. The sir was heavy with masses of smoke black, yellow, and gresa, kiding sometimes friend and sometimes loe. The enemy ships were firing very fast; but their shooting wax decidedly erratic. 2911 watched the Iron Duke wing through the sens, letting off broadside after broadside,.

THE WICKED TONGCES OF FLANE

out of safe quarters. Admiral Bent seems to do nowadays, and it is a great

Having drawn the whole German deer

Any old sort of landing of the glove although greatly ontormbered, and running heavy risks, determined to bang pity that the generality of referees do on grimin It was a daring manoeuvre will insist upon hitting with the buts of order to detain the enemy's rot act more strictly with the box.r who full strength.. in the circumstances, for in gun power the hand, and, the battle cruiser squadron was no ally, with the entirely unpadded wrist. match for the Germans.

must follow occasion.

A ASSISTANT, must, finderstand The din of the battle was stifling, stupen.ble," "Indomitable" and "In- bringing the game nearer to fighting_than_3

Was

soon for Admiral

of smoke Rear Admiral Hood's advent with the It is all against the laws of boxing, and YOUNG MAN OFFICE leaping through the clouds

•timely

came none too is should be. The object of boxing is Stenography. Bookkeeping and General cous, as hundreds of the heaviest guIt was mainly at this stage a battle royalbot solely to cause much physical pain

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gu Invincible Hongkong June 23, 1016.

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wasto an opponent ;'it is to give exhibitions el fictie skill as applied to self-defence, enemy whell found its mark. One of the much damage: bat sheeted and when it is reasonable to allow boxers] her doom, to strike their opponents with that part and sank quickly. Farther and more formidable aid was forthcoming in the of the glove which is net padded, we shall Valiant," the "Barham Malaya" and be only a little way off the time when the Warspite. The latter bore the brunt cement powdered bandages will not be of a terrific attack by five

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many sad sights was a destroyer balta mile away. badly hit. Is #goaliedz am in a sinking condition." but there was no one to hala

It was impossible to see i happening to the enemy. Occasionnity the wind lifted the smoke cloud, and at one time I saw two German vessels red A fellow-officer remarked, with fire.

Those beggars are done for, sayhow." We knew our own losses with some exact Deas. even at this uncertain stage. At

one time I thought the Lion" was lost, as she did rot answer a call, but it

aspired that het wireless apparatus

va dutroyed. With the dusk came the

MORQCITO CRAFTS' OPPORTUNITY.

or seriously damaged, three assailants. wide a popularity as it does at the present The "Valiant" rammed and sanka sub-time. it behoves those interested in in marine after the German retreat. With boxers themselves, promoters дра the approach of darkness the bigger onlochera) to do their best to eradicate vessels ceased firing, but the action was. continued all night long by the smaller ne unboxing-like stings as the hit with craft.

the butt of the hand or the wrist. Husson's case was an extreme one, and that is why it is chosen as an example. does away with the object that padding The method of punching described almost

One account states that shots were exchanged over a distance of 20,000 yards, while towards the end the range the class of ships engaged point bank was 2,000 yards. This represented for

firing. The vessels were pounding mach is supposed to serve; but the lark Bur other to storns in a death grapple mark that that object must be inlfilled when ed by fierce intensity dominated by a resolve to wir, or sink. The firing of striking a blow. Referees who do their fall. duty wil, see that the padding is the German was very high, and despite their possession of an simittedly good used, or that the boxer who refures to range-finder their gunlaying was interior obey the law is dealt with in a manner

and both sides used it to the full. One of our destroyers dashed for the enemy ships and, loosed her torpedo tubes with deadly effect. A Gerinan battleship was to ours the fight the enemy destroyers that will make him pay more respect to

sunk, and then the destroyer raced lor safety. The commander and the officers na the bridge were indulging in con- gratulations, when a shell hit the bridge with dreadful effect.

It was curious to note the effect of the fring on the sea. Calm at the beginning the water spon looked as if i gale was blowing, so great was the turmoil caused

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were swept like chaff of the ses and only smoke and ashes indicated the places where they had been engulfed. Our destroyer fotillas, did marvellous feats of ever-memorable courage, daring, RUNAWAY COLLEEN AND ENGLISH and skilful seamanship.

MR. CHURCHILL ON THE RESULTS.

SOLDIER.

WAR.

London June. LITTLE ROMANCE OF LOVE AND by the ploughing of the leviathan ships.the battle, said: "I have had a oppor Mr. Winston Churchill, commenting on The water also seemed stiff with fish tunity of examining the Admiralty re killed by bursting shells, and thousands ports, and conndering the information floated listlessly everywhere.

THE NOISE OF 40 THUNDER STORMS.

The little boy with the bow and arrows-

in the Admiralty's possession, the follow made a sly appearance" in Willesden ing facts seem to me to be established:

Firstly, the naval supremacy of the Police Court recently, and found British Beet in capital ships depends sympathetic magistrate willing to take a

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In the dock stood Annie Jameson, 4 Senator Charles Humbert writes in the LONDON, June 5.

sufficient by themselves to maintain our

Mr Samuel, replying to Mr. control of the seas. Of the vital units pretty 22-year-old colleen, of Esthaew, Paris Journal to show that the

due to their in the House, of Commons recente The Glasgow Herald in an account in the first rank the Queen Mary County Wicklow, who was charged with enemy's existence is The first (1913) adition is already sed, of the naval battle states --The British alone has been lost. It appears undoubt travelling from Ireland without paying superiority of material. They are using the following figures relating tava PIOGRAPHIES of ever 5,000 people Lattle cruiser squadron went to sca beaded ed, that the Germans lost at least one her tere

new and redoubtable gums; since the number of persons killed in Great Bwho are well-known in society and of by the "Lion. It eteamed at 25 kaots compare the Derflinger that vessel

tain by air and ses raids since the In the softest and richest brogue, and beginning of the war they have turned began --- several hundred foreigners asociated with

ART ATTACKS to out an immense quantity of heavy THREE

FROM THE. URADY Japan appear In the book Quite new for bearly 16 hours. When it met the will be a hearing loss to them; actually plushing furiously, Annis revealed

Killed Alderman Pinkhama charming little artillery of great power, mounted on materials and accurate sketches, both belegenemy the Tiger" opened fire upon the and relatively, than the "Queen Mary" alterly free from prejudices.

"Derfinger," and sent a shell into one

in to u

romance of love and the war. Her gun carriages, and fired from railway Secoudly, coming to the vessels of the soldier lover, she said, was coming home line on which it can be moved with Many portraite, are fasorted. The book of the latter's, turrets and wiped out a

second order, the Indefatigable and contains over 1,400 pages.

whole gun-crew. The Deringer Invincible" are entirely different from trom the front that very day, and had great facility

g In order to win, the Allies must stop The price is you 6 (13) or #3 per copy.santaized such a bot fire that the the super-Dreadnoughts, and though arranged to marry her at his father's Onda for the book should be socompented Tiger's crew are satisfied she is not valuable, do not rank as primary units horns in Kent.

making calculations of their millions of fat the present time. A Dreadnought by payment.

battleship of the Westfalen" type would My father's's Calbolic." Anzio went then. Grua iactories must be extended. be a loss, comparable to either. We have on, an me boy, he's a Protestant, an with new machinery, and kept working very large superiority in the third share, Bor, me father objected to the night and day. All qualified workmen order of sure to which the Black marriage, an de I ran away from home must be called up, and formed into relay

squads for this purpose.Exchange."", long. The sinking of brand new light

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IT IS A GOOD ADvErenzo Mzorem. Many influential papers of the weld noticed this work in the highest terms. For example, The Daily Mall mys

Tet Ruother. Who's. Whul and this time from Japan 1 The reader is apt frsh to regard it as a curiosity, a

sign

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Who Ja

bocaine isolated trams bet consorts, and

ships. She put up a brilliant fight against impossible odds, and disposed of mors than one of the enemy. Then she cleverly manoeuvred herself out of sight.

be

I did.

This explanation apparently touched cruisers like the Wicaboden, and

Elbing is more grievous loss to the the magistrate, for, after reading letters eneur In all these vessels, the most which showed the "young couple had becz serious feature of the loss is the splendid engaged for over 10 years, and that all and irreplaceable crews Destroyers

** The noise of the fight between the the stronger, are the gamers. Out marriage this wock, ho discharged the casualties are about equal; and we being arrangements had been made for the battle cruisers says an eye-witness, flotillas have long sought such op girl, and asked the missionary to sztango

was like that of 40 thunderstorms rolled

portunities. into one. It was hell A

great shell punched a bole

Bar Mary

Over the tough the Queen hardly thedaren for her to be ecat down to Kept

aritious and the magstine exploded d with the

our margin of superiority The girl left the court in triumph, nat in no way imperilled. The despatch of troops to the Continent should continue Alderman Patham instructed the mis

book It is printed in: English stone in a smother si amorosity to us Fourthly, the

B. Indah Tere did and usefull the ship buckled, up and sank like with the utmost freedom the battered fsionary to let him know how the wedding

the German feet being an pissed off. And contains brief biographies on the It was a terrifying and awe-inspiring weather, ifall of night, and the socepted model of prominent men in Japan spectacle super Zeppelin hovered Mr Kurita le a sicilful edit and has done over the vessel showering bombs upon retreat of the enemy alone frustrated, the her, but the Quest Mary's Anti-air persevering efforts of the brilliant com

and Beatty craft guns shot the Zeppelin down in a

manders, Admirals Jellicoe to force final decision. Although i

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attack of crani, colicor diarrhoea Meanwhile the Queen Mary & received

eet to accept, battle, the conclusions reached are of extreme importance. All without a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, two terrifle brosandes, but it is believed yes of vessels on both all have now Cholera and Diarrhoes Remedy in the her opmouent was awards sunk. The met anderem 13 there are no puse Don't take such risks. A dose or

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