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FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1918

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 1.)

GERMAN FIELD-MARSHAL

ASSASSINATED.

SENSATIONAL INCIDENT AT KIEFF.

PLOT OF SOCIAL REVOLU *TIONARIES.

AMSTERDAM, July 31.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

SIAM AND THE

WAR.

THE FRENCH OFFENSIVE

BRITISH DIVISIONS FIGHT BRILLIANTLY.

ROYAL PROCLAMATION".

THE CHINA MAIL

Only 22nd, being the sunivers sary of Sam's declamtion of war ngainst Germany and Austria-

LONDON, July 31.

Hungary His Majesty the King Correspondents with the French

Sian issued a proclamation of which armies state that the attack on the the following is a translati front Dalchy-le-Chateau-Grand Rozoy To My Senasera, Butte Chalmont was carried out by British and French Divisions.

O the d of July, in the 2-twith year The British, according to a French. Lord the Buddha, I declared war Staff Officer, bore the hardest part of a Gertuny and Austria-Hungary, An ethebat report from Kio, dated the work and fought brilliantly, storm.who have violated in a most barbarous ing the line of heights beyond Bozoyunner every principle of right and pestenlay, ris Berlin, statis:--

When two o'clock in the after-sloping gradually to the enemy's taken becure the Siamese, being a imtina and advancing over the open ground justice between nasions. This step. was. men Field-Marshal

von Eichhorn positions, through a terrific fire.

which believe in the Holy This Buligion, huld right to be abole every thus met with the wishes of al: Siamese. thing else; and the declaration of war

Not only that, but this participation in the way the side of the divas-Ales will also tend to custre xa stresuthen a tependime of the Kingdom Sian, ismich as thor Allied Powers Tiers already declared, that their obires Thereweging on this war is to aerobik thu EindejendetegTMal sinal nations and to faint great relations betapen

! his Adjutant. Captizin von Pieskçe, were returuisuri Troon Casino AMERICAN POSITIONS IMPROVED near Fiel-Marshal ron Eichhorn's) house, a mini drevo closely part them in a end and threw ub. Both were very seriously wounded 20 Pind subséquélatly dimil.

The assassin arst col-driver were arrested at the enquiry ablished that the crime offgitated from the Seit viltiorities in Misrray.

ALLIED ACTION IN

RUSSIA...

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ITS OBJECTS EXPLAINED...

TIE MAINTENANCE DP RUSSIAN SOVEREIGNTY.

-Loxtos, July 31. An American oficial mesange mays We repulsed couter-attacks, after severs fighting, or the Ourq, and improved-positione

MUCH NEEDED CAPTURE BY ALLIES.

LONDON, July 31. Reuters Correspolent at American Headquarters telegraphing on Tuesday

evering, ray

nations whether work est, in, order Fshat euch may be able to pursue its own path of progress and the weak atings he free from all oppression on the part of the strad This declaration et stareses authe wach the post arent wishes of the

he wntorist in the war, and I ans filled

year has now lapsed since Niam

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HONGKONG DEFENCE

CORPS.

The following will attend: Sergt. Humphreys Corps. MacKichan, and Walker, Corp. Hancock, Flie. Falconer Hayward Hosie, Macfarlane

Newall, Tratman, Young an Bridger, Donnelly Franklin, Grittle, Carpenter. Dress, drill order with pouche FRIDAY, 3th August

Administrative Orders by Hija H. 1. L. Webb, J. R. Wood, Lawson, Morgan, administrative Commandant.

ARTILLERY COMPANY,

Members of the Artillery Company on passing the Tribunal under the Military Service Bill should apply in writing without Calay if they wish to be enlisted in the Royal Artillery instead. of Infantry.

TRANSPER.

Company Sargt Major FL Cooke is Company, dated 1.8.18. transferred from "B" Company to *A*

Nections, at King's Park Range, Amal 1pm No 1 Platoon. Nos. S and i Muskotry course, Part 1 Practices 1 and 2. Dress, drill order with pouches.

· ត op.m. Nos. 3 and Platoona, at Headquartos, TET. Dress, drill order with pouches.

"BCompany. TUESDAY, sh Angust

5.30 p.m. No. 3 Platon at Cricket

Company, is transferred to "D No. 777 Lance Sergt. W.J. Crawfordab Intruction in TET. Dress, drill

order with pouches. Company, dated 1.8.18.

0.30 p.m.

Platoon at Head- quarters Instruction in T.ET. Dress, drill under with pouches

LEAVE.

No. 714 Pte. W.E. Cook 31 Gul Coy is granted leare forthe duration of the war, from 91.4.18,

30.7.18.

asa F.A. Bidon, Arty. Coy, is granted meath's sick leave, from

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Pte. P.R. Wolf, “B” Coy., is granted 3 weeks' sick leave from 14.8.12.

granted nionths' leave, on Medical Ptc. C. H. Davis, M. Gun Coy, is Certifieste, from 29.5.18.

Fte F. W. Uibbins, "A" Coy, business, to date from day ofdeparture, granted "Zubths Tauru, on urgent Pte. H. E Pollock; "D" Coy, is granted 10 days' leave, from 23.8.13.

Pte. H. E. Smith, Mounted Sec., 19 granted 5 months' extension of leave.

from 22.7.18.

Spe. A. W. Hurlow, Eng. Coy, is granted 3 months' leave, to date from day of departure.

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4:30 pm. Platoon "on" Pole Gromad, Hooghing residents will parade at Cricket Club at 4.10 p.m. and proceed by Tram to Causeway Bay. Instruction in T.ET. Dress, drill order with pouches and 15 rounds domnies.

50 pm. No. 8 Platoon at Kowloon Docks Instruction in T-ET:

TUESDAY, 8th August :---

MACHINE DON COMPANT.

Dras, drill-oiler with rides-two-small 7.30 a.g. No. Gunat. Headquarters.

cartridges. pouches and 13. roand's

'dugmy

50 pm. Drill at Kowloon Docks. proceed. by launch from stathe Pier at No. 1 and 2 Guns. Hongkong residenta 4. p.m. Dress, drill order with rides two small pouches and 13 rounds dummy WEDNESDAY, 7th August- feartridges

6.10 p.m., Yos 4 and 5 Guns at Head quarters Dress, as above. THURSDAY, 8th August

Pre Macdonald. M. Gun Coy. Granted 3 weeks leave, from 31.7. 18.

CARE QF ARMS.

"10 p.m. Drill at Kavioon Docks,

in firing on the Range each day, wir.4.30 p.m. Dress, as above.

Attention is directed to the procedure | Nos. 1 and 2 Guos. Hongkong residents to be followed immediately after finish. proveed by launch-from tatue Pierat

(1) Reserve Kuperficial fouling (pull | FRIDAY 9th through to have no gauze

2) Pour 3 or 4 pints of boiling water through the bore.

cool.

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Batte Chalmont has been the centre of the enemy resistance in the west alient, and its capture he the Allies brings the much need assistance to the flank of the American line with the greatest pleasure in having Loxmy, July 3.

Seringes. It will be certainly costly to imersied the way in which everything has take the Forest of Nesles but there are happened in merilner with My expieta? Router is informed that the edge alternative possibilities in the openers, nemely ; die spirit of omits shown of the lies' aetion Russia is ground west of the railway now that hy al mes in their loyalty" to My

" (3) "Thoroughly dry the bare, using assist The Czechoslovak roles and Bautre Chulmont is in our hands. Persons and in the patristic love of their

clean Hannelette. Croopres at any danger to than troup the Germans still hold both flanks of has strives to mintain tom frithis cool it must be oiled again when it is (4) After the barrel has cooled, oil Against that, must be set the fiet that untry: the romaner in which every one the bore. If the bore is oiled before it Cornagy, and, aka to prevent, at the salient vany, est, the sivimmanisation of any "It is still impossible to estimate the in which cry one has some ps and preserve peace utal truquility:

ANNEAL MESKETRY COUSI eneiny's enotracta jonses in monitions, servand in midst My Cavernment and Battalion who wish porting of Russia.

SC.. and men of the Infantry The Allies have to the Slight. The forest prola are bordared with Prize nation by various ways, sich offer for King's Park Range in the mortips fire at the Peak shells for miles ned dumps, covering intðuriyas of doing anything tending acres, piled to the light of man have their lives by volunteering to our will not attend at King's Pack Range is to “their territ Piul „graïdisement. Į beun discovered.

ito Bght together with the Alles in the afternoon when their units are

Europe, giving money, to help in carry-

detailed to do so. The main purpose is the mainten

ing the war, and seribing to the

CRUITMENT BOARD." inds of the Red Cross Sariety of from 5.30 p.m. to 8 pm, on the follow- The Roard will sit at Headquarters which "ix ggage in the work of ing dates: crisy the sick and saving the nation A semi official message says:-

How disease and tatizoviy dorit. On The Allies, north of the Marne, are not the for hand, the Allied "Nations Inves longer facing isulated rear-guards, but a false show Shum mich hour and have continuous line of resistance defendad realere gery help and afforded every by considerable forces. Five fresh enemy Divisions were identified resterday, iscluding some of the best.

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Dussion- Sovereignty. Not

a shigle Allied Soldier will weretain in Hash when these objects are at- Aid

CHOLERA RAĠING IN PETROGRAD.

Arstina July 31.

A message froth Kovive suttes fint chub Petrograd is, continually hereusing. Aligned and seventy

ENEMY "RUSILY REORGANISING.

PIRIS Jaly $1.

The enemy is undoubtedly buzily re-organising his rear and has not lost elsewhere.

city the Samies Government in the wist and friendly manner. * In view of such a satisfactory state

things, I desire on this auspicious ora- son of the universary of Siam's partici.

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FRIDAY, 9th August. MONDAY, 19th August FRIDAY, 30th August

deders for Artillery Company By Cap 7. H. W. 'Armstrong, V.D. |

Members of the Artillery Company on passing the Tribunal under the Military Service Bill should apply in writing without delay if they wish to be enlisted

1.10 m. st

quarters.

'class at Bearl-

ANNUAL MUSKETEY COURSE. N. C. Os and men who wish to re at King's Park Range or the Peak Range

send their names to Lieut. Wright in toe morning, instead of at King's Park in the afternoon, are requested to

MOUNTED SECTION.

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TUESDAY, August 6th:-

6.30 p.m. Jockey Club Stables. Dress, drill order.

Drew, drill order without ritles.

5.30 pm. At Jockey Club Stables,

SIGNALLING ALOTION. TUESDAY, August 6th:—

5:30 pm Parade at Beadquarters. Dress, clean fatigue..

RECHUITE. TUESDAY, 8th August:-

3.30 p. All Recruits except Ptes. WA. Webb, D. Abber and P. T. Chil vers at Kennedy Road Hange. Grouping. Dress, drill order without rifles. Sergts. Edmonds ard Meade will attend.

| FRIDAY, August 9th -

5.3 p.m. Recruits of all units except D" Company on Murray Parade Ground under Sergta Oxberry and Alence Dress, drill oder

am bene neonloď mi Jul; 24th and hope of revenge either on this front oration in the war, to remind very loyal to theRu yal Artillery instead of Infantry. Orders for Cadet Company by 2nd Lieut.

20 on July 21st

ALLIED FOOD CONTROLLERS.

TO STUDY FOOD SUPPLY PROGRAMMES.

LONIN, July 1.

NEW GREAT BATTLE ANTICIPATED.

PARIS, July 31.

fighting is merely the prelude to a new hiperts agree that the presest hard great battle.

The Press Bureau'states. The enemy is striving most desperately The Food Controllers of Great to consolidate his feat on both wings.

Betain, France, Italy and America!

have appointed a permanent com- bitter to study the food supply prignames and coordinate their

-arding the writable shipping. TRAGIC DEATH OF BRITISH PEER. TRAGIC

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VERDIT OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH.

Losos, July 31.

"

A GERMAN FORECAST. ....

AMSTERDAM, July 31.

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The Westjaelische Zoilang's expert is of opinion thas General Foch will renew his attacks with the object of forcing decision...

SUCCESSFUL RAIDS ON BRITISH FRONT.

subject of the Kingdom that the great wac sulf centizues with all rebenance. thus the enemy is still making the great. Nest efforts to defent, the gallant armies of our Allies, that our own brave Siamise

troops have already hastened in their siamese we are remaining behind to help: and that therefore it Lebows all

everything in their power to assist in the prosecution of the war.

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PARADES AT, BELCHERS BATTINY»,

TUESDAY, 6th August:--

7.30am-Right Half Co. New Layers' Class only.

-4.30 pm-Let: Half Co. Fall drill.

5.30

THURSDAY, 8th August

J. E. W. Beard.

PARADES.

FRIDAY, 0th August

pm-Left Half Co. New D.RF WEDNESDAY, 7th August

.p.m. Swimming. Fall in at Blake Pier. 7.-Right Half Co. Full drill

SATURDAY, August 10th- 5.30 p.m.-Left Bali Co. New Layers' Class only.

Evey one who is serving in the Forest of the Siste should devote himself nost diligently and strictly to the performante of his duties. Those who have the grid! furtune to go out and fight in the war stwald strive to make the name of the end to 9th August:-,, Size nation known to the world as a

Ordare for Engineer Company by Captain W. Russell.

ton of warriors, and those who have not such opportunity should endeavour to preserve peace and tranquility within the rumitry and to train themselves, so as bet to fight whenever they may the called upon to up so

All persons in the Civil Service should endeavome to carry out their duties 20 to produce the best results. They had endeavour to maintain peace and ate the welfare of the people, so

At the inquest into the death of

LONDON, July 31. Jord Lichfield, who was found in Field-Marshal Sir Dougize Haig the river near his Staffordshire resi reports: dene with a gunshot wound, the We captured prisoners in successful verdict was decidental death, die to raids and patrol encounters in the that they may be able to pursue their neighbourhoods of Lens and Bethunered with every facility and free gunshot wound while duck and on the northern sector of our front. from all trouble. Thus wil prosperity shooting.

We drove off raiders southward of La be yourbanfed to the State Motherland. Bassec.

I ask all patriotic "citizens to devote The enemy's artillery was active themselves so the honest pursuits of their astride the Somme, about the. Merris, livelihood and help to add to the wealth and Kemmel sectors.

of the nation and of themselves. To gather with those in the Government service, I ask all of you to the every

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SHANGHAI AND THE WAR,

BRILLIANT PIECE OF WORK BY SHANGHAI MAN

Ligut:T. Bowley Evana mentioned in the appended paragraph is a son of the late Mr. P. de T. Evans, late of the Public Works Department, and Engi neers, N.V.0.

Extract from Northern Command Orders by General Sir A. A. Burrett, XC.B. K.C.S.I... KCV.O., A.D.C. Commanding Rawalpindi, 16th March, 1818 The General Uficer Commanding Northern Command records with plea-

THE SILVER MARKET,

LONDON, "July 29. The Silver Market is quiet

STATE PURCHASE OF DRINK TRADE.

EL. MANNING NR:HTLY, Parades as per rosters posted at Hent quarters. Engine Drivers at 845 p.m. Electricians at 7 pm

OFFICERS NAXY BOR-DUTY.

Belchers Captain dussell; Lyesman, Captain James; "Stonecutters 2nd Lieut. Brown

Instructions for higher ratings & N. C. Os & men of the Infantry Bat talion attached for duty-

Class 1, at Belchers at 9.30 pm: on Mondays and Thursdaya for all who passed the "Proficient

not

at Headquarters and proceed to Sai Wan 1.30 p.m. Nos. 3 and 4 Sections fall in

G. E. STEWART, Captain,

Adjutant, H.K. Dolence Corps.

THE GREATEST THING IN

JOURNALISM.

James Gordon Bennett was of all the great American newspaper proprietors. undoubtedly the giant. He was the Brat to realise and reveal the power of the Press. When his father fuundled the New York. Harmid, he gave the man it the street bis first newspaper with the news popularly presented and advent of the son the Herald became simply and easily written. With the rate (1/-) examination.. Class 2, at Belchers at 6.30p.m. on the pioneer of newspaper enterprise. Tuesdays and Fridays for all N. C. His order to Stanley, Go and find Dr. Os and men of higher ratings, under Livingstone is Africa," was the biggest Staf Serate Ovendene sod Parsons, thing ever done in journalism. It made K.E., and Bergt. Day, H.K.D.C. Class 3, at Lycemun at 6.30 p.m." on

the reputation of Stanley Bennett, the Tuesdays and Fridays, under Staff Herald and Africa. This was follow Fergts, Barclay and White, R... anded by expeditions to the North Pole. Sergt. Williams, H.I.D.C.

famine relief parties and other enter

August and detail of duties at Lyeemun which have since become almost (4) Detail of Belchers Reliefs for prises, now vulgarly known as "tunts," effort to assist in the war by pridarving from 1st to 16th August inclusive are commonplaces in popular journalism. peace and tranquility within the country, posted at Headquarters for information

by cultivating mutual friendship in order of all concerned....

to show to the world that the Siamese

nation is firmly united. i ask you also

to send gifts to the Ministry of Finance help iu. the prosecution of the war, to the Royal Nory League to help in pra- enring as soon as possible warships for State purchase may sharply divide the protection of the Siamese territorial waters and to the Red Cross Society of

Order for Infantry Battalion by Major E...ë«Morgan,

PANADES.

MEDAL FOR FATHER OF 14.

Mr. F. M. Cutlack, an official correspondent, with the Acstralian Forces, relates this little incident which occurred in the middle of a fierce

**A** Company, sure the frilowing incident which cerar- the ranks of the temperance party is to heip in the work of sucenuring Range: Annual Musketry Course, Part I, man, the father of 14 children, and we

TUESDAY, August 6th :--- red on the 4th February, 1918-A new anys the Daily Chronicle. One ring is wounded soldiers and combating sickness Practices 1 and 2

6.15 p.m. No. Platoon at King's Park machine gun fight at Sailly le Sec;

We had in the company an oldsb squad of Bembers was being put through inexorably opposed; another is favour. individual practice when a bomb failed able; the centre seems conditionally noong the people. to clear the top of the tiesich in which friendly. It is possible that the centre

The following will attend-Corp. pat him on the company kiteben as an were Captain C. E. N. Bremner BL.C.

Every Siamese should endeavour to do Edgcumbe, L. Carpla Perry and Brown, extra cook At the height of the Ptes. Dyer Ball, Btabbe, Sutherland, machine gun duel be arrived in the and Lieutenant T. ii. Evaus, both of the party may coalesce with those who what has already been mentioned until Williamson, A. Wood Chapman, fring line with a load of mutton stew, 20th Punjabis, a non-commissioned offer welcome the proposal, if safeguards he victory shall be gained by the Great Digby Kont, Lenciater. Welle Wilson which he had cooked and brought up and a Sepoy. The bomb with burning guaranteed. A fear of the centre appears Alliance, that is to war als by our own and H. M. Webb Dress, drill order himself. fuse, slowly rolling down the inside of to be that the ultimate scheme may Siames nation. When that victory is with pouches. the parapet, was caught by Lieutenant become one of rannicipalisation, that cehieved, it is certain that both honger WEDNESDAY, 7th August Evans and thrown outside the trench. towns may be induced to exploit drink and prosperity will sccrue to our country Sections, at King's Park Range danos mander recommended him for a military 5.15 pm. No, Platoon, Nos. 1 and 2' freab mutton, and the battalion.com- where it immediately burst. Bar

There can be no doubt that Lient. on the plen that the greater the profit and the Independence of our beloved Musketry ourse, Part 1. Practices I medal. When presented with the medal from alcobol the larger the amount Siamese Nation will be firmly established and Drem, drill order with pouches. the cther day, the cock pulled out of his available for the reduction of ratas, nei

0.15 p.m. No. 3, Platoon at King's pocket a photograph of his family, and which friends of the slaves found them ceed to the Royal Temple to pay reverart 1, Practices I and TF

On the 2ord of this month I shall per Fork Bange Annual Musketry Course said to the General, These are the selves when the final abolition of"

people who will be proud of it, sir,"

Evann, by his prompt and gallant action, saved the lives of those in the trench, and his conduct is worthy of the bighest commendation,

TEETHING CHILDREN,

The general position recalls that in,

for all time.

THURSDAY, Sth Auzont. :—~și-

bondage in the British Empire was ace to the Holy Image of the Emerald and the date change proposed in 1833. The Adolitionista Baddho Alterwards I shall proceed to

"It was a magnificent stew made of

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were determined that no compensation the Pantheon, whereafter paying rever world together with the slability and ESTHING children have more or should be paid to slave-owning planters, ence to the Royal Statues of My Five prosperity of all those nationa azul die

lean dishes, which can be con- and besought their leader, Sir Thomas August Predecessors. La company, with Kingdon, of Biam, is trolled by giving Chamberlain's Colic Fowell Boxton, to secure the defeat of all the Prizess of the Royal House and I enjoin that on the some day all my in your hand luggage when going qua and, Diarchos Hemedy. All that is necessary is to give, the prescribed dose the Bil. He however, held that by officers of State, I ball offer up an mibjeca, should also after each operation of the bowels more including the compensation clause they intercessional prayer, invoking the Holy to the Holy Trinity and then natural and then castor do were likely to secure the good will and Trinity and the Virtues of my August closaso the system. It is salu and sure, co-operation of the planters, and he was Annestors to vouchsafe a speedy and glori-leady mentioned. Even the most severe and dangerous right. We paid the planters 20 millions us victory to all the gations which have b cases are quickly cured by it For sale for the redemption of their slaves, and by all Chemists, and Bioraksepers, Her

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