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SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1917,

SHIPPING

P. & O. S. N. CO.

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE

CO.

UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT

TO

MARSEILLES AND LONDON,

Tasino PasssorMA AND CARGO Tɔ,

STRAITS COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, &.

Steamers

10

Colombo

Leave Hongkong Nou

Connecting Mail Stammer from Colombo, ".

Due

Dua Marseilles London

1917. 1017,

When Passengers chiage Steamers at COLOMBO

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On the Australian Route Tiekate Interchangeable with Orient Liqe SAILINGS DIRECT.TO

SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE NIGHT ATTACK.

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I don't know say anquitary puss word," said he, " if you duin't know where the Fir gude is, my woln

to the bills, and asked for the whereabogta Eenéporal's) • Hight away!** vadia suroNG of the Brigado. "The soldier he spoke to, the open." "Taking a firm hold on the line, a call, thin, „naturaine Australian, gaie [he knuched himself for the spring" and The little party of Signal Sappers runo reply. The supper asked agijo. (dashed, "scross the intervening space to their cable barrow down, slagside the * Who are you?" said the Australian, sulty) washing it just as the observant, breach paying out the wire as they went. „aspiciously. "What's the pustword?" | German on the higher ground turned a murand mútly as the harrow railed This was the first the sapper had heard machine gun on him. "The line lay fairly over the stones, raising what setsed to let a “jssword.”*** 2.

safely behind the litsle bank that fringed then an awful rieket. Orders weres for

the track across which he had dashed. assolute silence, as de altuck they were to follow.ge depended on surprise' for its Steve Nothing brake the silence of the night but their own laboured breathing the going was heavy and the barrass very weighty

$**]zzzl whisparent order from the Corporal in charge. The cuble trian passed over a little footbridge crossing the trenches leaving the barrow with its drum, some little Üstaure along amarrow track; then, they came back to wat by the bridge for one of the attack Fing Brigades that were be extend the ling

North and left of the position held at the |

nent by the British treops

The Signal party consisted of two

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Fle Semaphored to his team that he "would, wait where he was for the other The Australian shot back, the bolt of party. The team snippes the wire froïn his, rifle. Wh the hell are you, asking the dran, and joined it to the end where questions or your own?."

it..had been out, then went off to maka a Don't be God-damed fool, mail i wide detoxir in safety. When the other don't mess about will that ride!" said cable team vatno up, tlie wire was com the Supper. I'm a division Signaller, pleted and communication established here's my badge, and if you like to cotas between the Brigade and Headquarters...... Palong, 3,11 show yan a rable barrbw, test, you blankety-bland long drink of misery.

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"That's "all" right ** breathed the Colinjal, No blankety Boche could cuss like this! I don't know whery your Pigade is, but this is So-and no'."

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Later in the day, as the big sagger was Fabsorbing his breakfast at Sigual Head- quarters, one of his own team, a new- veneer with the last draft, strolled up to hims

work."

Bullo said the newesmer, very impressed, "Great Atunt, that of yours"," Righto!" said the Sapper, That's You'll get the D.C.M. for it. I expect 3 ** Accommodation in the connecting Steamer from COLOMBO is definitely reserved in operators carrying telegrapli instruments

of the Vibrator" type, and six other good enough" and as he trotted off to My son," said the bigger man, sex- Hongkong at the time of Booking.

men who were to lay the cable, two of his fellows, he murminéed to himself,fcentiously, "you'll lenta, by-add-by, that che men, "linusmuen,” being responsible ¦ don't believe – thera iR password.. these · little things are all in the day'e for its maintenanes, Only two of the Theatried) blighters! (qunty bus rides, for uctural fighting is not From the information (reveived, the 'a cable tenaye job,

bile team knew that their Brigade was Suddenly: the stillness was shattered 'some distance further out on the road. by a shump, "cruck! and the velvety and presently by taming up to the high dark was punctured by tashis.. Energy ground, they found the Brigade Head- star-shells burst in the sky. The first quarters snugly (spttled in a little valley, fcrack of a ride was followed by a sipple Communication being established and as nt sestiered Bring that graduandy swelled they were not required for some time, the into a continuous talvie, and above it all sapress dag themselves in and slept in came the wand of chroting. The attack their clothea," without blankets, until the had started on the nearer left."

early morning,

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S. H. Dodwell, Esq.,-Chairman, is JA. Flammer, Eau-Deputy Chairman.

E. V. D. Parr, Fer. Hon. Mr.

C.E. Anton,

W. L G.T.M. Edkins, Esq. C.S. Gabbay, Esq.

Pattenden, Esq Hon. Mr. E.Shellimi Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak

Miss A. Anderson Mr and Mrs P. L. Mr G. E. Anderson Knight Mr MauricelĘ. Band Dr A. T. Knoderer

Mi and Mrs T. H.

Kino The little cable squos was now in the Rough hauts shock the sappers from Mr T. D. W. Ban-

Bister

Mr. Kohn midst of a shower of rifle bullets and their dreamless sleep just a dawn way Mr W. L. L. Barker Mr J. J. Long ́as they started to run back to the trench breaking, They were to lay a cublesta a It and Mrs JR. Misad MacLaren „ toʻtake cover while they waited for the "given point, "and meet with another team

Barry

MrA Laing infantry to come up, the rifle fire was laying trom Division Headquarters. The Mr RM. Bartlett Mr and Mrs C

Lauritsen punctuated by the staresta of a machine lines were to be joined, and thas a lot Mr and Mrs. H. A. Him. The Suppers knew that, so far, the of time would be saved in duplicating the Mid Mr and Mrs J. J. RESERVE LLABILITY OF

ER. Belilica Leirin British troops on the higher ground had telegraph coñzection. As they set off ia Mr PW. W. Bell Mr. W. H. Lewis oct Bred a shot-they could tell a much the pale light, dead men lay all about Mr G. H. Banwall Air B. Leywood from the sound-and they know also that their path, enemy soldiers mostly, testi-Ir R. J. Birbeck Mr A. Linbird

Mr 5. T. Bitting Mr Colbourne Little the first lines of enemy trenches had to lying to the severity of last night'a fight Mr and Mrs J. V. Mr. Longfield be taken with the bayonet. The enemying. The greater part of the way w

Broga

Major D. Macdonald turned a machine gun on the little lost fairly under cover, but at the last thers Cupt. & Mrs Branch Dr&Mrs. Marriott

Mr. E. Maslin @bridge as they reached the trench. I was about one-fifty to two bandred yards Mr B. Broksky

McGarity The Infantry came along in fours, forta. where the path crossed an open space. R. Can cron Mrs F.

Mr D. E. Capplemandr Q. Mellis ing two deep to pass over the bridge. This space was subjected, for no apparent Mr. W. CartwrightMe J. Merecki and took the narrow track that iny at the reason, to heavy shrapnel fire, and the Mr W. E. Clarke Mr J. J. van Miel foot"of the rising ground. They walked sappers could abo riley bullets Mr J. W. Copelia

Mr W. Moore MJ. D. Courtney

8. Morison Obviously, they into the bail of lend and though man ripping the...dry “wil,

MAF. W. Cox Mr J. S. Nicolson atter man dropped silently, they did not call not take the burrow over this ground M. W. G. Darby Mr W. N. Noble falter. "The Slabials" followed with" without heavy casualties, or perhaps. MeW.B. Davenport MF R. Nordheim the harrow, laying the wire in the track the destruction of the barrow. It was a Ma F. E. Davis W. C. of their brigade. The gning was easier one man job,

Dewar M-D. B. Donnelly Mr E. H. N on the beaten track, and a big snpoer, who

1. Ray Mr W. A. Dowley. Mr and Mrs. E. M. un a pinch would past the cable drum,

Madame V

V. Duffaud Raymond weighing over a hundredweight, on his

and child Mis F. Reay back and run with it and was useful

Mr and Mrs EaterMr K. B. Reid on the rear handies of the burrow to

Capt. W. Ehrhardt Mr J. Robertson MR. G. Elliott I'll do it," said the big sapper. heMr S. Elphinstone Miss O. Robinson steady it aver rough ground took the heavy vibrátor fram & "dightly-built bele. wig fleet of food, for his weight. Maar Mrs A. B. Ewing Mde. Roderia

Mr M. C. de la Salle graphist, to carry it. The bail of bullets time this quality, combined with his Mr V. L. Fairley was as heavy as cher and one could hear, ponderous shoulders, bad done yeom Mrs B. R.S. Foster Mr. & Mr I. Scott

Mr. J. H. Scots Mr J. 8. Feiban the tap-tapping of the machine-guns. service for his school ut Rugby football.

Mr and Mrs R. A. and child

Foulkes

Mr L. C. Sharman - Mr&Mrs Foutain Mra J. M. Sbeel Mr N. E. Geissen- Me W. C. Shiner

hoft

Mrs M. Slade

see

The line was cur," and the barrow turned, so that the man who had to dash with the lige across the bullet-swept space would be able to pull it off the whirling drum.

See that the wire doesn't come of Loo quickly, will you? if it comes off the drum and catches ou the axle. I'm done

I see to that," said the Corporal. stand by the drum with that piece of sacking and hike it un it runs! Are you ready? Then off you got

The sapper felt for a moment a sinking foaling in his stomach and thought that at least he could guard his head.

He hoisted the heavy telegraph instrument for]" on to his shoulder nearest the enemy, and plodded on silently. Then a thought strick blm: it the instrument did stop a huller, the chances were that it would he put it of action, and the safety of the Brigule depended a good deal on communication being quickly, established. It wouldn't do, he thought; and he brought the instrument down to his kates, carrying it like a glaristone bag.

·

Mr F.

Y

Mr Ramson

Mi W. E. Robinson

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Mr & Mrs van Gelder Mr & Mrs V. Sorby A. G. Gordon M: A. C. Speace" Mr V, Gombourn. Miss A. Square Mr P. J. Gray

Mes E. V. Stackhousa Mr and Mrs H. W. Mi C. N.

Gatte

Mr W. Stratos The big supper dashed out into the Mr and Mrs W. A. Mr Chase B. Strauss open. and where a small man, no matter Hazribul

Mr H. N. Stort how feet, would have been pulled back

Mr & Birs Snowdon Mr G. Harper by the wire his great strength and weight Mr..

M. BaslewoodMr C. P Templeton made little of it. By the time he had M

Hazlewood Mr F. G. Thompson Mr W. B

B. Hind

Mr

WP.

Hamilton Vaughan & child Mr Verignon " Mr and Mrs E. C. de

Vilaverde

gone two-thirds of the way, the sacking Mr W. J. Hodge Thornley ! The infantry had passed ahend, travel on the drum was scorching. He stumbled Mr L. F. 8. Hodge Mr A. L. Todt ling more quickly than could the cable and fell then, and his friends thought hors A. E. Rodgins Mr M. H. Varn team who were decupied in laying the had been hit. The sacklink barned their W. F. Home

MFA. Shelton Hooper line. Farties of enemy priacners hegaz, hand of the sapper holding it, nod with

Mr L.. Hope to emerge frim the darkness; the bayonets drawing the pressure, he allowed the Capt. Hussey of the guarding woldiers gleäming faintly. arum to whirl round: the haul on the Capt. E. Innes, Up above them the cheering, came

& Mrs M Joblin Mrs H.A. Walker in ur being one, the cable came off their

Mrs Toblin Mr And Mrs J. G. gusta, and now and then the enemy drum and got entangled with the axle.

Mrs F. Johnson

Ward star-shells broke the darknewa with Fortncately, the big sopper fell behind M J. F. Jones greenish light, throwing the trees and little rise in the ground, a banking on Mr E. M/ Joseph bushes into sharp silhouette. Then the the edge of the path, and it was high Mr N. de Journel cable fed missed it's may.

Head enough to shield his recanibent body from Mr N. B. Karaujia Mra J. J. Kerrigan quarters on being spoken to over the wire, the ride fire. though the shrapnel bullets Dr F. T. Key Mr 8. E. Williamson could not tell the exact whereabouts of spattered around him. Realising what Mr C. King the Brigade, and the heavy sopper volun- had happened, he gave a sharp tug on the 'teered to find it.

line to show he was all right, then slackened it to enable his fellows to get

The Sapper set off an hie erzand, mark ing his way mentally as he went. He met with a party of infantry, moving up

Mr H. W. Ware. Mr and Mrs F..TR.

Waterhouse

Mrs A Waterhouse Mr E. J. Wilkinson

Mr G. G. Wood

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