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ST. JOHN'S AMBULANCE BRIGADE No. 1 HoyosoNG VA. D.

AN examination on FIRST AID" A will be held by D. MACLEAN ! GIBSON at the Helenu 31ay Institute A THURSDAY, lech instant at 10A.M.

W. WILKINSON."-

Arting Adjutant & Honorary Secretary.

Hongkong, August 10, 1917.

BROWS

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU-

FACTURING CO. LTD.

THE CHINA MAIL.

It will mirely hava the effect of prolonging the war il Germany continues to resist the demande of the nations arrayed against har demands which, sooner.

or later. however, she will be compelled to concede,

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOUAL AND GENERAL

The Hongkong Rope Co, Ltd, announces an interim-dividend of $1 per share.

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The Hongkong Tee Co., Ltd. announces an interim dividend of $2 per share

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Exchange reached! 28.7/15 denunt this morning, a rise of a farthing over

The China Mail. yesterday's closing rate.

HONGKONO, FRIDAY, August 10, 1917.

THE OFFENSIVE IN FLANDERS.

The interruption of the Allies" offensive in Flanders by heavy and esatiguous raios is certainly "bad luck, but, since the rain falls upon the just and the unjust alike, there is no reason to suppose that it has given the enemy any advantage over ourselves.

If the enemy has been able to

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE DOLLAR (81) per alan for account 1917,"will be payable on PRIDAY, the 24th August, 1317. Share holders are requested to apply for Dividend Warrants at the Company's strengthen in the interlude the Oliko, St. George's Buildings, Hong Kong

positions to which he has had to retire, the Allies have likewise had an opportunity of increasing their preparations for attack. The concrete results of the fighting on July 31at

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the

Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 20th August, 1917, to FRIDAY, 24th August, 19.7, both days SHEWAN, TOMES & co.

inclusive.

General Man)JETR. Hongkong. August 10, 1917.

BONGKONG ICE CO., LTD.

NOTICE.

209

TN ACCORDANCE with the Provisions

tion the General Managers have this day

A list published in the Bangkok papers show that 191 Germans, and Austrians have been interned in Siam.

Mr. C. W. Thirrlow of the Military

Hospital in Bowen Earl has reporter to the Police that his son It years of has been missing since the Bal inst.

aboari a Japanese steamer, in the har

Whilst eral coolie was climbing

hour he fell overboard and was drowned.

The body has not yet been recovered.

The assistant manager of the Sincere Company has reported to the Police $132 from other shops dealing with the that a shop coolie, who had collected

firm, has shscourted.

Mr. G. H. Ardman, the accountant

of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank at Bangkok, has taken over pro tem the management of the Siam Commercial Bauk, on the internment of Mr. Willeke, au enemy subject.

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that the Allies gained "all their first objectives, and took over 6,000 prisoners, and so far as there haro In our list of hamlicaps for the been any further developments since E.K.CC. Summer Tennis Tournament, they have been in favour of the Allies published in last night's issue, the The enemy's communiques have becehandicaps for Cary and de Home and of No. 111 of the Articles of Associa characteristically misleading. One Green and Cobb should have been declared an INTERIM DIVIDEND for spoke of the Allies being repulsed ten, and not as given in the list. the half year ended 30th June, 1017, of everywhere in Flanders," and of the TWO DÓLLAKS PER SHARE.

One pair of binoculars from Mr. R. DIVIDEND WARRANTS may be German battlelines being frequently Aitken, Taikoo Sugar Refinery, is now obtained on

Ion application at the Office of Company on and after TUESDAY, forwarded by counter-attacks. What to be added to the list of glasses the German communiques really of the Lady Roberts' Field Glass Fund. gist instant.

received for forwarding to the Manager meant by this is that at some few Glasses to be included in the parcel now 10 to 20th jantant, BOTH DAYS points German counter-attacks coc-awaiting despatel should reach the inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. pelled the

to withdraw Hon. Secretary (the Hon. Mr: E. R temporarily from positions they had Halifax) not inter than today, 10th captured, beyond the objectives inat. planned for the day's operations;

the

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the

Company will be CLOSED from the

Finneral Managers."

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· Hongkong, August 10, 1917,

THE CALENDAR.

MEMO FOR TO-MORROW.

10,30 ..--Austion of Household Lines, Brna-ware, etc. at Mes Hughes and Hough's

General Memoranda.

MonFay, August 18

In-Auction of Condemned and Confiscated Gooris and Gold and Silver Jewellery at the Central

Allies

But those positions were quickly regained by the Allies, and the Ger-

"OUR DAY."

Lord Lanselowne has again issued air man. communiques have been silent appeal throughout the Empire for the on the subject. Thus, the net result celebration of the 18th October. "Our so far of the attack commenced, by Day". The Red Cross work is now the Allies on July 31st appears to costing £8,000 a day, and tends to have been that they have penetrated increase rather than diminish. The the enemy's defences on a fifteen necessity therefore for all sympathisers mile front for a depth ranging from to make a ready response to this appeal one to two miles. Despite the

is more than ever required. In Hong semi-wintry weather the

kong it is intended to follow the enemy precedent which was so successful has made several desperate counter-

year ago. There will be a Rose Day, attacks with a view to retrieving and the arrangements for a Fair in the Police Station.

points of much strategical importance, afternoon are now in progress. Fengkong und

Shanghai Bank and the fact that these counter- Liridend due. ~ap.m.--Auction of No. 7 Queen' Road attacks have proved coatly failures Cer tra! at Mosers. Hughes and is promising indication of what "Hough's.

may be expected when the weather Tumanay, August 14 -

conditions favour a resumption of the offensive. Whatever the German War Office may tell the nation to the ". contrary, the Generala in the fold kaoy

well enough that the full in the operations is not to be explained by German shattering" of the offen- sive; but must be regarded rather as another illustration of that care and caution which has marked previous

1.30 p.m.--Auction of Furniture,

Curtains, Pictures, Pianos, ate. st Hears. Hughes and Heigh's WHENIDAT, August İs—.

H.K. Tramway Cox, Dividend due. 11.30 H. Steel Foundry Co's

Meeting.

THURSDAY, August 18-

12.15 pm-British Traders Insurance

Co's. Extraordinary Meeting.

'Monday, August 17 :—--

Noon Auction of Kowloon Inland

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Lot N. 200 at Kr. Geo. 2 Lammert's offensives by the British and Salon Rooms.

THE CHINA TYPHOON

French troops whereby a degree

of auccess has been won which cannot be offset by any German achievements on the West front

MAIL during the past two and a half years

MAP and

GUIDE

/Enables one to locate the centre,

of a Typhoon,

MOUNTED ON CARDBOARD AND

TATED WE HANGING.

Price 50 Cents.

From the Cutra Mail Chice.

THE ENEMY SHIPS IN SIAM.

The ships taken over hy the Siamese authorities consist of the following :---

Steamships

Net. Ton. Beg.

1.207

Fitsanulok Kolwichang Saroser Chiengami

Patani Petchaburi Trautenfels Landrat Scheiff Steam Lighters.

Tachoon

Menam Petriou... Chantaboon Bangpakong

Cyclops Undine Steel Barger.

1.201

#95

1,080

1UAG

720

1,374

2,032

1,012-

Leck

Lebe

Bremerhaven Lehe

Picula. 5,000 5,006 8,400

8,40X

8,400 5,007

Barg

Geestemunde

1,400 And two large cool-hulks at Kohsi- Chang

of the war. When we are told that In great mass meeting at Easen, the chief amenal of Germany, has demanded "peace by agreement" we have remarkable evidence that the half an hour or so and the Siamese naval All were taken safely in charge within KAISER'S bombastic deliverance ou and jack-staff.

ensign was flying from their main-masta the occasion of the third anniversary of the war are viewed by the German people themselves in much the same light as they have been generally regarded abroad. The German

HAMBERLAIN'S Colic, Cholers and people seem to realise that the

Diarrhoea Ready should be packad in your hand debacle which German" intrigue has journey Change of Tater, diet, and aueccoded in bringing about on the trouble, and this medicine cannot be temperature all tend to produce bowel Russian front has brought Germany secured on board the rain or steamships

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AFFAIRS IN CHINA.

I" Chinese Mail Service.)

WAR COUNCILS ESTABLISHED.

PERING, Aug. 9. War Councils have been established in all Government departments in Anticipation of a declaration of war, within ten daya

* CABINET CHANGES,

PELING, June 9. It is expected that there will many further changes in the Cabinet.

Trao Yu Lin will take up the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wang Ta Shit will be Minister of Communications Liang. Chi Chao may be appointed Chief of the War Bure

The Ministry of Finance will tempor- arily be in charge of Hinng Hai Ling, hat Tuan Obi'Jni'is in favour of aither Liang Shi Ei or Chow Tsaz Chi being appointed to this office.

DEADLOCK IN LOAN NEGOTIA-

TIONS.

PrXING, Aug. 9.

The can negotiations have reached a deallock. In the meantime, Liang Chi Chao is trying to get money from all quarters. The Salt surplus is insufficient to cover the running expenses.

BANK OF CHINA NOTES.

THE MAGISTRACY.

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| FIGHTING INDES VIEUX ROAD CENTRAL

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Two Chinese coolies were brought before Mr. Dyer Ball this morning on the charge of fighting in Des Voeux Road Central, opposite the Wing On Company's premises.

His Worship fined each defendant $5, and bound them both aver on a personal bond of $50 each to keep the peace for six months.

THEFT OF MILK BOTTLES.

A Chinese was this morning sentenced to six weeks' hard labour by Mr. Dyer Ball on the charge of stealing three of the Dairy Farm Company's milk bottles Ffrom the aide channel in Oaklands

Terrace..

TAPPING A WATER MAIN.

Mr. Dyer Ball this morning fined a Chinese fish dealer 150 on the charge of tapping a water main in the Central Market.

DUMPING RUBBISH IN BOWEN ROAD.

Inspector. Fisher of the Sanitary Department charged a Chinese with dumping rubbish in Bowen Road,

After hearing the case Mr. Wood imposed a fine of $3,

CONTRABAND OPIUM

In Mr. Wool's Court this morning a PERING, Aug. 9.

Chinese was charged with possession of Bank of China notes are quoted atsven tale of prepared opium other thirty per cent. discount, and they have than Government opium.

tendency to drop further.

DISCUSSIONS BY THE CABINET.

SHANGHAI, Aug. 9,

A Cabinet meeting on the ith inst discussed the following matters:-

A compromise with baik Wing Ting and Chan Pin Kwan, who insist that La Yuan Hung should resime office; the re-convocation of Parliament; to use force to settle the trouble is Szechnen: to assume a state of war towards Austria ; : and whether China shall send troops to Europe to assist in the fighting, as America is doing.

After war is declarer, Liang Kai Chiu will apply for a pardon on behalf of Chan Kum Tao. The Minister of Finance who was recently sentenced to term of imprisonment on charge of receiving hrines.

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THE HANYANG, ARSENAL.

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SHANGHAI, Aug, 9. The Government has decided to enlarge the Hanvang arsenal for the purpose of manufacturing munitions.

THE PROVISIONAL SENATÉ.

SHANGHAI, "Aug. 9.

A Provisional Senate will be convened under the following regulations i

Each province will send three re- presentatives aml each special adminis The necessary qualifications of the trative district. two representatives. representatives will be decided by the Minister of the Interior. The sessions will not exceed one year.

It was stated that the defendant was arrested by a Chinese reverte officer whilst boarding a Kongmoon steamer with the opium in his possession.

In answer to the charge the defend- ant said a man had paid hiai twenty cents to carry the contraband to the Lee Kee Wharf. -

His Worship imposed a fine of $250, with the alternative of three mouths

hard labour.

GARNERING IN THE GERMANS”AT BANGKOK.

A FEW INTERLUDES

"The Bangkok Daily Mail says:-

The work of garnering in the enemy aliens has not been without its humour- ous side, although it will hardly strike any of them in that light, especially since, to judge by the German comic papers, anything to be considered funny must be either indecent or hopelessly vulgar. The duties of the gendarmeric and military on Sunday morning were of too serious a nature to permit of any levity, but we can imagine those possessed of humour will indulge in a good many besity chuckles as they recall many of the little events that took place.

As a general thing, we coderstand, the enemy aliens accepted their fate with resignation, some, ndeed, seem to have put on an air of relief. As one police officer puta it, "the only, thing, that bothered me was the crying women and children.

little contretemps may be included the Among the more amusing of the following:

A well-known German resident, who is a polyglot linguist and of literary The confirmation of the Cabinet's alcoholic condition near Sam Yek by

testes was discovered in a somewhat declaration of war, the Budget, modifi- very highly placed police officer, who cation of Parliamentary Law and the proceeded to arrest him whereupon organisation of a -Parliament will be the victim of circumstances, with a among the chief matters to come before

the Senate.

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THE DECLARATION OF WAR

SHANGHAI, Aug. 1. It has been definitely decided that the declaration of war will be promul gated on August 13..

THE BIG LOAN.

SHANGHAI, Aug. 9. The terms of the big Jonu are us for Jows

friend,, I'm so glad to have met you. My dear Chao Khan," my dear olá

Of course I'll come," ung his arms around the embarassed officer's neck and kissed him twice.

One German, from Pitsinalok was quietly walking along the street when he was pointed out to the police. He was had only come to Langkok on the arrester, lamenting the fact that as he briefeat of trips he had brought no loggage, not ever a change of clothing|

or a razor.

An employee of the Customas stationed at Koh-i-Chang arrived thence on Sunday morning and proczelel with his luggage to the residence of some relatives. He arrived there just in time to find two of them being brought out under police escort and to get gathered in hisself.

شخصیت

The amount shall be $100,000,000 and shall be used for reorganization

The officers of one of the vessels in purposes and for the redemption of the port when arrested appear to have lost former foreign loans only the Salt sur-their heads a bit. Instead of putting plus shall be the security and payment their personal effects into the boats shall be made at the rate of 95, in four waiting them, they dung them into the instalments, each of 25,000,0000, re- this now.

rivar. Possibly they regret having done payment to begin from the fifth year.

NICKNAMES OF BRITISH GENERALS.

front writes Popularity is the fore- An American correspondent at the runder of a nickname in the British Army.

Soldiers still think of Lord Roberts as Hobs, and ut Kitchener always as Kor

OFK of Ke

FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1917.

WAR SAVINGS,

‚THE HONGKONG AND SOUTH

CHINA WAR. SAYINGS

ASSOCIATION.

EIGHTH LIST...

Members whose official numbers given below subscribed the fol- lowing amounts to this Association.

The moneys have all heen invested in Straits War Loan at 6 per cent. Full particulars and application forms may be bad from all the Banks or from the undersigned. 88,870,--No. 685.`

15,000,--No. 816

2,500,-Nos. 47, BIT. . 2,000,-Nos; 8, 293. 1,000-No. 317, 682, 437, 14, 210,

900,--No. 377, 850,--No. 210, 7601-No. 78,-

600,--No«, 888, 280, 600, 38, 380,- Ne, R3, 60, 650,-No. 711.

400.-Nos, 247. 555, 213, 401. 1, 52. 500, 234, 501, 15, 20, 481,

715, 045, 431, 434,607, 4001-No. 17, 557, 247, 834. TOTU 380.-Non. 44, 387, 387. 350,--No. 430,

200.-No. 6oz.

254-Nos. 330, 201, 61, 40, 50.

210, 438, 307, 530, 475, $40.-No. 14.

230,--No, Ufk).

295. 4o. 700," $10,-No. 18, 200.-Yon 382, 646, 534, 924, 36, 405, 143. 440, 449, 457, 107, 701,

Now 44

'721

30. 0. 0

·20, 0-0 100. 0.0

£180. 8.

Previously

acknowledged, 49, 7. O

£680.15. "

USION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

CANTON, LTD., N Hon. Secretaries & Treasurers. Flongkong, 10th August, 1917.

REFLECTIONS OF A PEACE MAGISTRATE

A contributor to the British North Borneo Hertki in record of his no- collections as a Police Magistrate has the following to say about the Chinese and Indians

A Magistrate takes time to learn' the mentality of the different classes he has to deal with. The Chinaman be frankly does not understand Twenty years is only sufficient time to teach him, how little he understands the workings of the mind behind the mask. Sometimes he may get a glimpse, but nothing more. Nevertheless he rapidly learns that the Chinaman appreciates short, sharp, Absolutely inferible justica. Not for

300-3os, 602, 414, 194, 300, 429, him the refinements and technicalities of the appeal Court. His one idea is to get BQ7, 710.

it over and leniency is in his eyes the other hand is absolutely in his evidence of weakness. The Indian ou element in either the Civil or Criminal Court. more especially if te iz 'downing' an old enemy. The loser will inevitably appeal and use every device known to lawyers to spin out the proceedings and get his money's worth. When Indian names appear as plaintiff and defendant. or complainant and necured, a knowing Magistrate iclects his nih with ears and reserves his judgment in order that he may look up his references and pick his necessarily be subjected to critician by tha Court apstairs, who in due course will want the record for the appeal? Claim and counter-claim, applications for arrest in execution, for injunctions, for stay of exeention, petitions for appeil and revidion, these are all na lifeblood to the Indian titigut.

430, 8572 533, 571. 668, 175.-X.o. 804.

170, No. 450.

160.-Nos. 530, gia, tuż.

150.—Nox, 505, 350, 647, 14.-12), 549, words; for will not the proceelings

50 367.

1902 Nos. 224, 512, 218, 125.—Now, "298, 152. 120-Now, 432, 35. 115.-209, Z...

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100-Now, 1996, 22, 494, 21, 19, 20. 95, 8, 696 4, 178, 280. 450, 478, 558, 610, 703, 118, 1:25, 274, 275, 473, 5971 548,

710, 382, 206, 278, 453, 502.WHAT SHAKESPEARE SAID ABOUT

259, 714, 309, 134, 187, 42. 325, 710.

DO.No. 4t, B. 85.--No. 400.

80-X #1, 88, 115.

144, 185, 712. 70,-Nor. 648, 124, 310, 10.-Xux. 339, 240, 650, 77, 200, 419.

MOTORS.

I will remedy this gear ere joug."-- Henry VI, Part II.

**The dust bath, blinded them"

"Much Ado

$75.—Nos. 18, 102, 109, 104, 110, 152, Henry T. Part II.

I bike the new tire." Met Nidhiny.

"As horna are odious, they are necessary." You Like It.

"I show, thes the best aprings." The Tempest.

would set up a top

(*), 215.. 50-Now. 254, 224, 205, 187, BAR,

GX9, 46, 15, 108, 471, 472, 47, 48, 206, 988; 81, 117, 119, 129, 130, 137, 277, 141, 146, 2322919, 23. 160, 254.

,650, 09. 221. $14, 401, 1928,

304, 600, 1377,"

AS.000

Coriolanus,

"Marks upon his battered shield -Titus filimicus,

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"Had it been all the worth of his

40-Xox. 184, 639, 280, 541, 135, fear"-Cymbeline,

20, 70, 700.. 35.-Nos. 196, 298, 587, 30.~Nox. 405, 75. 79. Jin, 245, 124,

131, 2, 31. 38, 600, 486, 425-os. 24, 190, 712 106, 107, 111,"

11. 217. 88. 120. 875, 128. 276, 130, 183, 134, 138, 142. 145. 279, 19, 421. 21, 50;

7,801

No. 72, 76, 78, 250, 271, 84. 28, 2017 418. 508, 123, 143,

And yon, sir. for this chain arrested me."-Coardy of Eriors,

"Humbleness may drive unto a fine." -Merchant of Tenice.

“How quickly" should yon speed!" Hamlet,

"Our Lamp is spect, it's out."- Antony and Cleopatra.

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147, 160, 287, 180, 202, 296. WAR AND THE GERMAN PHYSIQUE_

17, 58, 588, 32, 3, 46, 305.

The London correspondent of the New 15. No. 114, 151, 155, 704, 705, York Herald (Paris Edition) says the

132, 140, 228, 246,

following contribution to Prussian psy 10.-Nos. 188, 103, 248, 297, 106.

reaches him from a scientist who chology has taken refuge in a neutral country 353, 570, 13,-823,-856-1722 "Yes, it is a dreadful, cataclysm, and 364. 870, 573, 262, 407, 121, one of our cares must be 474, 130, 54, 55, 460, 196, it. I went to Be the der survive day before re- 108, 104, 242, 297, 209, 405, met Frofessor X. there, whom you may terday and bave only just returned E

that

ber. I once

to

Fou

for he had Ipst

He told me. bad disap excitement

the general vitality perceptibly

501, 640, 486, 135, 48, 484. -remember I 311, 6, 70, 620, 717; 718. I hardly recognized 5---Noul 5-43, 647, 18, 507, 207, 11, thirty pounds in

451, 69, 1513, 156, 157, 5, 80, 1

peared. 161, 162, 118: 164, 283, 28. and inadequate fond 25, 173, 104, 408, 612, 17. of d. It is very dangerous to fall ill

the population 689-890, 700, 120, 1279 148, 18, 301, 11. 107, 180. 217. 218, 418, 19, 207, 500, 101. 505, 604, A3 716.

Total

...

1nt 1st

fnd List

$68,15 39,100 10,280

3rd List

- $2,076

4th List

210,805

5th List

123,880

ti List

*****

7th List.

82.123 61.880

Total amount received lo

date

$857,780

Apart from the above the following One man, baving got some distance further money have been subscribed to on the road to the concentration camp, the Association, which have all been discovered that he had left his walking invested in Straits War Loan 6 per stick at home and vainly endeavored to cent. persuade the officer in whose charge he! was to take him back, on the ground that he never came out without it

was that no motor cars were hired from An interesting fact about the arrests the regular licensed garages, all being borrowed or otherwise requisitioned.

SUPPLIED BY ALL CHEMISTS, DHYSICIANS prescribe Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoes sim Remedy besause it relieves c

crampe in

Sir Douglas Haig to the British private is never anything but "DH."

bir William Robertson, the Chief of Stall, is always General Bir

Paganom going on name ghain's or the Bombichi vi intestinal patins quicked

General

Bir Hubert Gough is Geffy, and General Allenby is "The Bull

No one ever thinks of Geneml Rawline Caners), Mande rejoices in the title The Strifer

nonoarer the victory the desires iconrantance lich suffering on except sa ERITRE

you have it handy. For sale by all Chemists sed Storekeeperr

215

224

720

than say preparation they can com- Previously pound. It can be benght from ally

acknowled chemist bottle will keep for years, sad no home le complete without it. For sale by all Chemiste and Blore- Loepera

#Toto!

monin ends fatally. And yet withal they in Germany today. Every case of prel imagine they will be able to defend themselves and pull through

When I told him that Germany must change her whole cast of mind if the wants to get along with her neighbours after the war. be replied. It all de

will change if we can beat enemies

mies. If we cannot--if we are shall prepare for a war of

pends.

off our

We

benten--we

revenge.

Belonging to

to the pro

professional class his

opinions may represent only that particular element, but unfortunately the Liberis and Socialists have no influ- ence. Little do the Germans realize what almost certain to be in store for ·them' in case Gerinsoy is finally defeated throughout the world, and of this they social

boycott for the upper classes

crimination against German commerce are in mortal dread: con

d; coromercial dis- with identity cards imposed upon all of them in foreign countries as how a forced for Aliens in France. It fa 350 Straits Currency Very sad. I am cortain that

that even if they held on manage to

through next winter they cannot possibly do so without incurring certain rain to health and fortune. I am very glad to bein but here, too serioca fears are enter- tained for the food supply."

THIRTEEN GASLESS HOURS. ASE

A French Decree forbids the distri bution of gas every day between the hours of 8.30 am and 10.30 B. 14y/ pm and 5.30pm and 9.0 pm and

In hotels and private houses the supply of hot water is forbidden each day export Saturdays and Buncia¥L

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