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an or before THURSDAY the 30th November, 1918

Datell the 18th November, 1916

1 will be Opened from 18th November 1946) to 26th December, 1918.

The price of issue is 95 per cand.

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The Loun is redeemable at par on 14th October, 1928, without option for the Russian Government to convert it at a salior date.

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HOW THE COLONEL ·

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AN EPISODE IN THE BATTLE OF

THE SOMME.

IRISH DIVISION WINS THROUGH.

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The field kitchens had gote up the long dark road in the direction where

He stops near the shelter hahas put up

for his master behind the wagon. There MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA

is an officer standing alose by. "Very glad to see you safe, captain! Is the colonel here, sir 1”

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| Pointing to the shelter, he replies to the | servant in a low voice. "Yes, on i

colonel is here. Very eagerly the vant goes towards the rude helter, say-TAKASHIMA, OCHL, MUTABE Colonel, indeed, I am glad you are KISHIDAKE YOSHINOTANI

I have your tea, sir, or perhaps

u would like a little soup or else may- HOJO, NAMAZUTA, SAYO, KANADA, SHINNEW, KAMIYAMADA- BIBAT

The officer interrupta him, and laying

the Division had been engaged in action.hand upon his shoulder, says: Don't & OYUBARI COLLIERIES

It was a very successful action, and all the news which trickled back was very cheering. True, there had been many, many losses, both in officers and men, but even these, saddening as they were were almost forgotten for the time in the exultation feit at what had been achieved. The Division had gone through most gloriously. The position to be assaulted had already, in the course of the long drawn-out battle, been assault ed six times, but without success.

For two years the Germans had been entrenched there, and they had, as well

they know how, made the position very

you understand, man--the colonel.”

The two men stare at each other. In a fash the servant now understands. Very tenderly they raise the covering from the body, and by the light of an electric torch they look at the calm, dead face.

Yes the colonet is bere: He migh indeed, be sleeping, so peaceful he seems, his hands clapsed across his breast, over the mud stained and blood-stained uni- form. A long cruel, gash spreads over one cheek-not disfiguring but rather, indeed, ennobling, the more the face which the men had always thought

looked noble.

When the morning dawned they

carried bin; in monraig and respect, to

the graveyard in the little ruined town Dear by.

strong. Barbed wire entanglements of the most intricate land, machine-gun emplacements where the guns

And so it was the colonel came back by con during bombardment and reappear at ningly contrived lifts, could disappear with his battalion Everything that could

once afterwards.

be contrived to ward off attacks bad been contrived, and quite openly the eneray boasted that

Impregnable am

THE KING ON THE FILE.

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however, the joyful nows came that in the seventh cftack the "old Irish

Division" had won through.

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the ground won and digging therascives Armies in the Great Advance, the Latest in to resist counter-attacks when night War Office film we privately exhibited came they would be relieved by

troops, and so when night did come, and recently at the Scale Theatre in London. it came loweringly, with angry, black clouds sweeping across the moon. the soldiers, laughing, chatting, and shaking The King is seen moving sung his field kitchens were sent up the

Tong dark road down which the men would hands. march from the battlefield Midway

After he has inspected the guard of long the road some of the battalions honour of the North Stafordshire Begi would bivouac for the night at each side.

So the transport officers hurried off the ment he is met by the Prince of Wales, field kitchens to meet them and to pre-st Headquarters, Sir Douglas Haig, and pare hot soup, tea and everything uber British officers, and also by dem possible for the westy soldiers who, for Joffre and M. Poincare. We also see twe days and two nights had been L. Lloyd George arriving at the cot- fighting and

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Men of the Oversesa Forces give the

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WE BY HIS Loose Err, (2nd Street, west information is gleaned by the

of Central Market) Telephine No. 518. All the havoc of war comes out in the

Honarong September 4, 1915.

men

the transport asibay pass along) | Com-

rades are inquired for and officers naked pictures of the bathlefelds at Fricourt after Sometimes the answer " is "Dead,” and Xametz. At one point the King can- sometimes Wounded, and sometimes not climb the steep sides of a shell-hole. it is hard to get definite news.

"How 18 THE OLD 0 0.12:

The Prince of Wales fends him a hand, drage his Majesty to the top, and every. body laughs. One of the far scenes is of the King standing slons on the deck of a ship sainting the shores of Franco.

On the night to which the writer re fers the transport men of a certain bat talion seked many questions of the they met coming down from the front. Nearly all the questions included in quiries as to- the coldal Hol the ----- old 00.1-1 be all-ight Particular- ly anziously did the colonTE FLOUR

groom takic question stendy hoise of At last there is the steady marching feet. The battalion has BT- Fired,

and all is stir about the kitchens The colonel's servant meets a man of his own company, very tired, very maddy, and very eareworn-looking,Hallo, Pat! Glad to see you, ald

Chis

In the

Pat stops suddenly, and looks up a little startled and surprised. The 0.0.1 Yes, shlyes

The C.O. has come And heartily rejoncef at dín newa, the colonel's servant hurries off to the cook sergent for the hot tes he lu arranged to be ready for his master, be

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