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Broam Brandy

WATSON'S

OLD

BROWN BRANDY

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QUALITY.

25 YEARS IN WOOD.

THE CHINA MAIL.

operation of German forces with the Austriang on the Italian front, where they are 'making a prodigious effort to wreak from the Italians the important territory on the Julian front which they captured in the month of August last, notably the |Bainsizin table-lund. Then positions are of great strategic importance,

be

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› MILITARYMOTEMENTS IN IRLIG ƯNG

Bureau at Canton the following items Wakavo ruceived from the Intelligence

of information-

THE MAGISTRACY

LARGE OPIUM SEIZURE

The case was resumed this morning in which two Chinese employed in SS. General Ma Chi, Chief of the Water Phoumpant were charged before Mr. Police at Canton, recently appointed Woo?, with the unlawful possession of mmander of the Firat Canton Expedi-3,185 taals of opium, not Government onary Army to Hanon, left Cantan on opium.

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and 42 official announcement the morning of October 26 with a Mr W. EL Shenton appeared for at the time said that the remark-thousand med by way of the Canton the first defendant, and Mr M. K. Lo xble success gained by the Italiana Hankow Railroad. The Military and appeared for the second" defendant, "may

the Civil Governor of Kwangtung, lead- the prelude to a ing officials, and some seventy Members rast, action which may

have of Parliament ware present at the station unexpected developmnuta.' The

to see him and his staff off, þesides & Austriana'auffered enormous losses in crowd of citizene,, “ that.

fight, and now, in an effort to the Weishow affair has been amicably recover the position, they have not settled, as we have expected from our only trought immense forces from reports of October 2 the Russian front, but have secured the assistanda nt German troops,

A Chinese revenue officer gave evid the 19th instant he and four other ence. He stated that about 7 pm on

revenue officers went on board the 9.8. Pheunyeah. The same night at about 10.10 p.m. the first defendant came up to him and asked him what he wasdoing. Witness told him he was

A TOYORUG `officer and also that there were four

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1917.

CANTON BRITISH WAR

CONSTRIBUTIONS.

A further sum of £435aubsorided

by British Residents in Canton has been remitted during August, September and October as undernoted

Ketisington War Hospital,

Supply Depota...... King George's Fund for

Sailors......

£100.

៩៖

SPORTING

HONGKONG GYMKHANA OLUB.

SELECTIONS FOR TO-MOR-

"ROW'S RACES.”·

Present weather conditions indieste la fine, bright afternoon and a fost course for the Gymkhana Meeting. the last of the season, to be held at Happy Valley to-morrow, afternoon... The Aras raco la timed to be run off at a quarter past three; and there" are six events on the ** card." "The big mee is the Gymkhana Stakes, the reel of which will decide the winner of the Gyrakhana Cup. This lies between Windsor “Dahlia (S. marks) and Australian Chiod (01) "The following is a list of the sub marks); so it will be seen--the marks

50.

Mine Swoopers Fund: ...... Officers' Families Fund....

50.

Prisoners of War Fund,... "Sailors" Widows and Orphans Fund

150.

60.

15

£135.

· St. Dunstan's Home for

Blind Soldie

The Intelligence Bureau has been | other rovende 'otticars in other officially informed that troops loyal to parts of the boat. The first defend scribers for the last 3 months. A: S. WATSON & Co.. LEC. In the cireumatanoes it must have the Canton Govertiment, under Lão Chutethen offered him &

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

TELEPHONE No. 616,

To day's Advertisements The China Mail.

THE PENANG HARBOUR BOARD.

++

PPLICATIONS are invited for the position of GENERAL MANAGER of the PENANG HARBOUR BOARD

Applicants should have a thorough knowledge of all Shipping Matters, incuding the loading and unloading of cargo and cost, and warehousing.

Applications, atsacing sidury required,

been removed...

A LITTLE HOLIDAT...

[required very strong pressure on flu, have peacefully entered Weichow | Alatria's part to gor them. When we City, October 23, and the disaffection read the German claint that om caused by agents of Than Chi-jai bas thanands have been captured," it is well to recollect that when the Italians captured this position is August they took us less than 16,000- prisoners. No doubt the character of the terrain lends itself to le captaren of prisoners în ravines; ; it seed not be supposed that captures is the great battle Dow in progress are all on one side To splendid peccas of the French Taking the reports as a whole it is evident that big events are pending

HOXOKONG, FRIDAY, October 26, 1917..

THE WAR

3.

It is good to know that whilst most men, what with compulsory drilling and short staffs etc, find they have only a few leisure bours when the time comes to go to bed, that there are, at least some in the Colony who are able to bava pretty easy time of it.

a

C.

given arë 4 for a win, 2ofor secondł

3.

30

80

78

'60-

80

..15

and 1 for third-that Windsor Dahlia musd win, to-morrow to secure the cup. Should he not, win the

eup (will go to Australian Chief, even if

he rupe third. There are three."

30

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50

bribe of Bander SM..... $400 to be divided amongst witness Batchelor R.K. and his companions to allow them to Becke FG.. send away a quantity of opium which Bell F.N.» they had on the ship. Witness agreed, Bennett ES. but the money was not to change bands Bowker G.H until the oplum was out of the ship. Bray A.H. As soon as he saw the dinghy witness, who was on the bridge near the wheel Campbell D. house, came to the deck and maintained Canton Club Sailing Boat Raffle 190

watch over No. 1 hok. There ware Cassidy P.S. (Hongkong): a tow men loitering in the vicinity of Char Chap. Po the hold, but he was unable to identify Charrington EC. them. He then saw the first defendant Chippenfield J. hauling up a bag from the bold. He de Courty J. E B.. was pulling it about half way up when Craig A.H. (Kongmoon) witness seized hold of him. At the Crocker JH. (Nanning)

ama time another revenue officer asized Darch O.W... the second defendant who was standing Dont F beside the first defendant, untying the Dixon P.A.V. ropes. Witness then blew a whistle Eager 0.

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should be addressed to the Local Chair. If the Ailotte Valler and the heat before winter put a stop to opera- plaintiff in a claim for $150, asked his calling the Water Polico launch Elk H.

nas Penang Harbour Board, Penang.

Finngkong. Oct. 26, 1917

2230

HONGKONG GOVERNMENT 8%

WAE LOAN OF 1918. *

COUPON NO. 2, PAYABLE 15 NOVEMBER, 1917.

N°

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the

As the DEFINITIVE BONDS have the not yet arrived from England, PAYMENT of the DIVIDEND DUE on

Anglo-French operations in Flanders make important breaches in the Hindenburg Lire. A glance at a map of the line will show that the | » successful development of these two operations will compel the Germans. to retire along the whole line or accept overwhelming disastery This ataady pressure on the west front with the heavy tollit exacte is

st Nozember, 1917 will be made by a clearly telling upon the army, Provisional coupon derip Certificates and prevents military operations

HONGKONG hould be presented at the

*SBANGBA! BANKING CORPORATION, by him on any great scale against Hongkong, on 1st November, 1917 when

tions on a large scale.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Exchange this morning" opened farthing up. 29: which rate maintained during the day.

The amount realised by the

the sale of roses was $385.96.

Was

pupils

Mr. Stephens, appearing for the

Lordship, Mr. Justica Gompertz, that a day should be fixed, without further delay, for the hearing of the case; preferably Monday next. Mr. Gardiner, for the defendant, objected.

probable starters, Windsor Dahlia

(Mr. Gegg), Australian Chief (ME Knoll) and Pingwu Chief (Mr. Suston).

'SELECTIONS.

30

1

13

15.

45.

The following.

FA

** tipe are sub-

15

mitted:

60

90

.120

He left the prisoners in the care of the Foord T. ather revenue officers and hoarded the Forbes D. launch which took him ashore.

He Friederichsan E. (Kongmoon). 18 west to fetch Inspector Wildin and Gaff Rev. Chae. A returned with him to the ship All the Garrard EE. bags contined opiums.

Golf Club Cross-examined by Mr. Shenton, Harris H. P. His Lordship-Will Tuesday suit witaces admitted that had the opium Hastrup E. you, Mr. Gardiner

been allowed to leave the ship before Hill P. L. U.

Hooker Dr. A. Wa.. Hotson A.

Mr. Gardiner-No, Your Lordship.

ho received the bribe, he would not b. Hogg A able to claim same. He was on the His Lordship: Will Wednesday dosare deck as the second defendant, Tho Mr. Gardiner-No, Your Lordship His Lordship: Well then, say Thursday, will that do f

Mr. Gardiner: No, Your Lordship. His Lordship: What are you doing

is the quartermaster. The latter did att D. B. (Kannon) not say anything to him about Jamieson J. W, casi, bribe. He did not know whether any Jenkins Bev. P.. there was a scuffle but denied that it Kitching G. C.. body jumped overboard. He admitted Kavaran S. F. had taken place before the arrest of the Komaroff A. (Kongmoon)..

o defendants To Mr. Shenton's MeDotald J. suggestion that the second defendant. MaNear Revd. Geo.

Martin A. who was awakened by a pistol shot siderately he may of Mir. Gardiners disturbance, witnees stated that defen.

Mr. Justice Gompertz very con-red by witness, was arrested as he Matheson R. T..

from putting rushed out to find the cause of the Millar A. (Samehui)

The relative provisional coupon will be; the demoralised Russian army. The of Saiyingpen School on Our Day from on those days?

issued.

E. D. C. WOLFE,

Colonial Treasurer. Hongkong, Oct. 26, 1917.

(Continued

on Page 8.)

THE CALENDAR.

German withdrawal in the Rigs region is eloquens testimony to the

An

i

column calis for applications for the position of General Manager of the Penang Harbour Board.

advertisement in another

!

Mr. Gardiner-Nothing.

refrained

vacation, and put the case down for dant was arrested as he was standing beside the hold, untying the bags of hearing on Friday.

opiam

DEATH OF CAPTAIN D. ARTHUR, M.C., 1.M.S..

I

After some farther questions by Mr. Lô, the case was adjourned.

"OUR LITTLE BIT SOCIETY.

9940 strain which the operations on the West Front is placing apon German man-power. When, for example, we are told that the French in their latest attack have taken over 8.000

Mis. F. B. L. Bowley on a recent prisoners, we can safely ennclude voyage from the North collected #153.60 from the character and duration of the Empress of Russia," for war the bombardment to which the enemy buted to the Lady May Ross Fund.

charities. The amount has been contri positions were subjected, that the enemy's total casualties in this sector

Considerable fighting seems to be

The above Society yesterday sent slope could not have been less than taking place in Human and on the death of Captain D. Arthur, MC, to Menare. Shewan, Tomes & Co., 50,000. The German loses on the tap-Szechuan border and the Gor L.M.S., while a prisoner of war in Asis two cases war comforts to be for to the provinces, requesting each to kong as Medical Officer to the 8th erament has sent circular telegrams Minor. Captain Arthur came to Hong warded as follows:- despatch three yings of troops to Rajputs and was highly esteemed Hunan.

amongst the medical profession in the Colony. He acted as Professor of Physiology during 4 vacancy at vae Hongkong University.

MEMOS FORK TO-HORROW. 10,45 m-Auction of Miscellaneous Goods (Dress Materials, Boots and Shvey, etc.) at Mosar. Hughes and Hough's.

10.40..--Auction of Hats and Caps

at Mears. Hughes and Hough's 10.43 am.-Auction of Fox Terrier Pups at Mesers, Hughes and Hough's Noon--Auction of one Motor Cycle at

Mears. Hughes and Hough's.

Cricket Match on the HCC

Ground, Club v. University.

30 pmOpening Cruise of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club 13-Gymkhann. Meeting "at Happy Valley.

General Memoranda.

MONDAY, Oct. 13-

Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlement 2.30 p.m. - Auction of Household Furniture Piano. Gramophones, International Libiary, atd at No. Hakow Road, Kowloon.

8

9.13 p. Our Day" Fund Par.

Theatre..

whole Western front this year must have beeb enormous. From the beginning of the year dows to the end of September the British army alone had taken 51,435 prisoners, and if we reckon the German losses Board informs us, that owing to the The Secretary of the Sanitary basis of four to every one scarcity of beef, the wholesale and retail prisoner we have a total of a quarter dealers in the Colony have been of a million on the British frost stone suthorized to raise the pries of the and that, considering the character various kinds of beef by 15% until of the battles, must" be regarded as

further notice. a very conservative extimate. We do

not know how many Germans the French have taken prisoner in the same period, but the figure sannot be less than the total taken by the British. When we recall that between the beginning of May and the end

formance by the Cameos at Victoria of July the CROWN PRINCE recklessly sacrificed his troops in over 6ity TURDAY, Oct. 30 -

battles in the region of Verdun alone, 2.19 p.m.-Full Moon.. 2.30pm-Auction of Furniture, Black-e a form some idea of the wood Ware, Pianos etc. etc. at enormous loss the Germans have Messrs. Hughes and Hough's.

For the Germans it has become a war without hope. of victory, but they still cling to the hope that a

WEDNEDAT, Oct. 31;—

12.15 p.m.-Meeting of the Licensing

Board.

A Peking telegram to our Chinese contemporary says the Gaterument has decided to adopt for the present

leave alone" policy in Kwangtung Another telegram says the President is sending a delegate to Kwangs: to, mediate with General Luk Wing Ting

Many friends in Hongkong will read with regret the appended report of the

The notice of his death in the Brigh

Medical Journal says

To the Commandant, The Chest. Shelford Red Cross Hospital Camby, England

Buts

mlled bandages, 103 suit, pyjamas.

50 pairs white woollen bed socks. 52 white woollen knitted belts. 18 white woollen caps..

·40 eye bandages.

13 khaki woollen cap.

14 many-tail bandages.

25 pairs cloth slippers.

To the Nation, Hospital Auxillaire, 118 Honfleur, France

336 roiled bandages.

15 pairs stretcher boots.

70 eye bandagra.

20 pairs cloth slippers. 115 fannel vents.

10 pairs white woollen båd socks.

6 white-woellen caps. & quilts,

& pillows,

bags swabs.

Read G. 1. Read G. L. Reynolds Dr. W. G. Sandeman H H.

Scrimshaw H. C. (Kong Shields C. E.. Sikh Community Smith H. 8. States W. Gordon

E. C. T. (ETC.)

Tope Rev. 8. G. Watson C. B.... White P. J. Weippert W. H. Willson G..

Wood E. M.. Yung Chik Ting Total

78885865688-78788885-87587 ~884558-SP-888-88

£10

7.50

90..

180

..$2909.50 and £10 Copies of the Circular issued by the Committes with regard to War Charities, can be obtained from the indernoted to whom further Donations and Subscrip tions should be sent.

D. FORBES.

Hon. Treasurer : C/o. Hongkong Bank, Canton

THE ROYAL "HONGKONG :YÄCHT CLUB.

PROGRAMME FOR OPENING CRUISE, TO-MORROW.

Programme for Opening Cruise, next Saturday.

Fatron: His Excellency Sir May, K.C.M.G./

Commodore: Hon. Mr. Cland Severn, 0.31.G.

died as's pliconer of war at Enteil, in Captain David Arthur, M.C., LM.S..

was the youngest son of the late Provost Asia Minor, on July

31st, aged 39 Be Arthur, of Airdrie, and was born on May 21st, 1965, and educated at Airdrie where he graduated B.Bc. in 1905, and as Academy and at Glasgow University, M.B. and Ch.B. in 1607. After acting as house-physician of the Western medical cancer of Infirmary, Glasgow, and as assistant

health of Cheadle,

be entered the LMS. Heutenant on July on July 31st, 1911. Before the war he 31st, 1809, and was promoted to captain was acting as medical officer of the 8th Rajputa, but, wna at home on leave in We regret to notice in a "casualty India at the beginning of the war. He the summer of 914, and returned to list dated September 3rd, among the sent there, and took part in the landing went to Mesopotamia with the first force wounded the name of Captain C. Sat Mohammers, the fahting on the Benbow-Rows, of the Yorkshire Light Karun river, the battle of Kurns, the Infantry. Captain Benbow Rowe,, who Ctesiphon, where he was wounded, and capture of Kut-el-Amara, the battle of

The New York correspondent of the twice mentioned in dispatches, and war, waa member of the staff of Messrs hewan, Tomes and Co.

gazetted as recipient of the Military Emrit rank of America's shipbuilding Feathers. p Cross on October 19th, 1918. He is the nicer called by the same of Gaspard in her received from some of the best. Dorothy optimiste. From information which he Cenone

our taste of August 4th. Major Barber's book Besieged in Ku informed shipbuilding men," he rrezons Nube (rx Bootengden ")... and After, a notice of which appeared in that the present annual rate of

Ateel Queen Bee construction in

established yards is 2,000,000 tons. The increased Labour, and are instructed to expedite possible output, if the yards are rene permitted to employ and train adequate Vesper

Beler

1 lot" magazines

AMERICA'S SHIPBUILDING.

FIVE FERLONOS Race:—

Anticipation,

Tittlemoule, Ben Bolt.

GYMKHANA STAKES —

Windsor Dublin, Australian Chief, Pingu Chief.

InstaNCE HANDICAP :-----

Tom. Cobleigh,

Whipper In, Green Bievator.

"B" CLASS: Osen Roug

Town Mouse,

Cloudlands, Finst Violin...

"AS CLABS; MIZE AND A QUARTERS

"Yid.

Ploughedfield. Rex.

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB. CHAMPIONSHIP 1917.

www.c

The Starting List for Sunday in us follows

9:15 Lindsell against Des Voeux. B.22 Thursfeld aquirat. Fisher

9.25. H Hancock against Rawlinson.

8.30 Cumming against Leith

9.35 B. Johnson against R. Thomson 9.49 S. Evans against Raworth 9.45 Redmond against Tisdall (replacing

Archbott)

9.58

inst Stewart Dodwell against

0.56 Murray against Kraft 10.00 Sandford against Loughlin

10. 5 E. Davidson against Edwards 70.10 W. J. Morrison against K. S

Morrison (replacing de Rome)

10.13 Purves against Brayshay

10. 20 Lindsay Woods against Milner

Janes

10.25 Ritchie against Grist

10.30 Rodger (Junior) against Crew

1.15 Lindsell or des Yeux against

Thurafald or Fisher

1.20 Hancock or Rawlinson against.

Cumming or Leith.

1.25. Johnson or Thomsen against Evans

Raworth

OT

1.30 Redmond or Tisdall against

Dodwell or Stewart

Sandford

1.35 Murray or Eraft against 1.40 Davidson or Edwards against Wy

or Loughlin

J. Morrison or K. M. Morrison 1.45 Purves or Brayshay against Land-

say Woods or Milner Jones 150 Ritchie or Grist against Rodger

Crow

Competitors not-ready to start at their time will be ratched.

The Courtesy of the Green is requested between 9 and 10.45 am and 1 and 2 p.z...

נו

Certain Local Rules will be in

opera tion during the Championship: par ticulars of same will be found posted in in the Club House..

CRICKET.

C. C. COR. C.

This League match is to be played to morrow on the C. R. C. ground at 2pm. The following will represent the

Officials for the day; Yachting, Official Starter H. W. Bird, Esq. Official Time 0. C. G Keepers: D. K. Elair, Esq., C. D. J. Bell, Esq.

Rowing: Starter and Empire Hon. EH

H. Sharp, K.C, Judge: 5 Bullock,

CRUIES RACE

auffered at the hands of the French has won the M.C. in the course of the the siege and surrender of Kot Daily Telegraph," is quite clearly is Ladye. Jane (ex "Mirandu") Scratch."'

and was

hip

5 p.m.-Auction of British Colonial

Stampe at Meaars. Hughes and German peace may yet be secured of the Shanghai Nanking Railway, Sir AFL Collinson, formerly of Hoogh'a. :

by holding on in the expectation who is at present Director of Inspection StezBar, Nov. 3 :--

that economie considerations will in Munition Areas, has been appointed force the Fowers into a Faso by the Minister of Munitions to be JAPAN CENSORS NORMAN ANGELL Settlement and so save the German Sir Sothern Holland; appointed to the Mr. Norman Angell's new book, Why 1,000,000 tons. He ostima the wood ent

Controller of Inspection in place of

8 pm-Ministering Children's Longue Sale of Work and Entertainment

M-NDÂY, Nov. 5-

"Abniversary of the Gunpowder Plot

I'S DAY NOT B

Election Day in the U.S.A

FRIDAY NOT & BATURDAY, 10-

Dy

from the humiliation that other Admiralty for special work wine swaïts it. The speeches which

British Ministers are now making

Aila

IL

LADIES RACE.

Scratch

per mile.

Is A. Rose, D. K. Kharan, R. Ban A. Grimmett F. Thompsort. T. Ford, J. D. Noria, W. Graham, W, W. Edwards, 8. Jer, M.Abhan

FOOTBALL.

BONGKONG CCU, MIDDLESEX.

The Club will be represented Bodge Cade and McCubbin Finch Stewart and Ralston Wood, Bailton, Gerrad, McTavish and Young,

Kick off 4.30 p.m. The Club will play in whate

THE HONGKONG RIFLE LEAGUE.

"So far five teams have entered for the Season's Competition, for- the Balilion

05 secs per mi Shield. The Hon. Secretary, Me M. S

the work as rapidly as possible, he puts at (One Price for fit of each clau). Freedom Matters has been prohibited vessel output, inel ading the Emergency from circulation throughout Japan, says Fleet Corporation's share, at 100,00 Dione v the Westminster Gazette, on the tong, and the steel ships, which can be Rolla... 215 p.m. Auction of Householdt enthusiastic audiences in all parts at Singapore, to caquire into the question works are now more strictly censored by tons. The average annual prodaction on A commission has been appointed ground of the author's pacifism and immediately contracted for by the Emsic

opposition to conscription. Foreign ergency Fleet Corporation, at 1,000,000 Diaz (ex Kathleen). Furniture, Bed Linen, Gramophones,

Calleen of Great Britain should disillusion of the present shortage of housing the Japanese police than, formerly Then SIAS before the war was, he admits, Out-glass, etc. etc. at No. 2

of merchant tonnage in the United Lyndhurst Terrace

our enemies The Allies mean to

Dagbre accommodation in Singapore and as to English was less widely known secure the peace they want, and not culties. Mr. W. G. Maxwell is appointed

only about 400,000 tons. But he come Ronit the best means of remedying the dis

doclines to let the recollection depress him. the pease wanted by the German President, and the report is to be

total toppage." he declaren "of merchant sicyon ships which can be constructed, if there Lysbeth War Lords" It will not take the presented within three months after the

is cooperation: and wise action on the Dawn German people long to see that the date of the Commission.

part of the United States Government Dorothy DERIA is usually contracted tone. That is, of course, the sum of his

shipping agencies, is German operations is the Gulf of

cold prepares the child's system for the Riga do not bring the war, a day o

In the Summary Court this mora reception and development of the nearer the and, so long as Germsoying Mr. R. C. Faithfull seked His diphtheria rerms When there are cases Lordship Mr Jatice Gompertz, to children that have colds should be kept of diphtheria in the neighbourhood

SHIBA, Nov. 11E

King of Italy's birthday (1689). Morday, Nov. 1

General Holiday

BRIDGE SCORERS.

In Blocks of 50 SHEETS.

30 nesta each Four for One Dollar

The CRI MAIL LTD:

Wrzaban Street.

DIPHTHERIA-HOW IT MAY BE

AVOIDED

IPHTHERIA

estimates une

IT NEVER FAILS

is at the same time unable to make adjourn the bearing of the cate in which at home and off the street antil recov-HAMBERLAIN'S Colo, Cholere and

any progress whatever on the West Robert Howard, Pro front, but instead is suffering sac. Alexandra Café, sued A

ccasion dilantrous

development in the war durin

past few dart has been the

ered,

Give them Chamberlain's Cough Diarrhoes Remedy is all its name Tetor of the Remedy and they will not have to remain implied cures diarrhoea and dysente

for 33at home long. It also cleans out the in either children or adult

culture bedwhich form ba- child's most violent cases of cramp, chic or threat when has a cold, and minimizen in the stomach give way to the risk of Contracting infectious dis of the medicine. Bate, sure alw hip Face For sale by all Chamite and cater for Ale by all Chemlata

Boerskoepara:17

Sirius

Toinnette

Gael

for Lot of each clais SCRATCH FOUR OARE, KHY.C.( crews) VR Graw)

kind permission of Major H. Biddlasse Begt. (1 bw)

|hforgan and Officers the Baris the 15th Infantry will play selections during the Toon, nità tea will be served in the Sic& Pollock hea kindly consued to

the Polies

Northcote will be glad to receive entries from texts wishing to competa

Shooting will commence about the middle of November pendant compe

GERMANT NOT WANTING I NAYAL

The German Admiral Scheer, inter viewed on the subject of arvapproaching (naval battle," said beïdid not beliers" I there would be one, becanLU SU WAI NÓC

in the interest of Germany to seek it

* 1, he proceeded naval engage ment took pised, and was victorious fore

would not follow, in view of the superior of the muited feats of the

we could, dal

mert

its position

1