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IDAY AUGUST 17. 1923

DESERT DREAMS.

3.

Here on the plains that natured

barb'rous tribes,

Where Khans of Tartary were

. forced to fall;

When rule of Chow and all their

⚫ worthy wriben,

SHOT HIMSELF.

COURT MARTHAÍ

CONFESSION

LOCAL SOLDIER'S GARDEN OF CRIME.

mine.

3.

THE CHINA

TYPHOON AGAIN ?

NO. T SIGNAL UP.

CYCLONIC GALES POSSIBLE,

Hongkong, by the look of it, is "You may have broken your in for another stormy week-end. mother's heart but you won't break, Typhoon warnings were circulated I during the week by way of prelude Gaya_way to Ch'in-the-builder-offiercely bristling moustache, did the signal at 11.30 this morning. In Thus grimly with a twirl of his to the hoisting of the No. 1 typhoon the Wall.'

Sergeant Major greet his war-time his forecast for the ensuing 24 recruits, A Court Martial which hours Mr. Claxton promises us

atat my Barracks this nothing more cheerful than morning listened the of a man who did, on his own possibly cyclonic gales later."

the story "Moderate N. winds at first, confession, break his mother's The American Consulate-Gen- the heart, and; to judge from what his eral is in receipt of two cables.

leonduct sheet revealed, mums have from the Manila Observatory. The for, came close to breaking his Sergrant | first, received at 9.30 this morning,

Major's heart too.

Bowing what the Folks

thinking now,

At Home where mutino fill

daily page:

Where generations through

A years allow

Connected rounds of friends

every age!

Allured by Dane

are

Adventure's

gentle sway The Gobi Desert only for my bed; I think like all who take the rover's

way.

And wonder if they mourn me with

the dend!

-

I see the bees upon the blooming Creep in and out the honeyandle

vine,

Blower:

And hum in tane with dreams that

once were mine

...

To fill the days of youth, euch

golden hour. S

Ery

Private William Holstend of thei King's Regiment was the prisoner and the charge nga nst him alleged that he willy timed himself in order to render himself unfit for service, by shooting himself in the foot.

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Major A. L. Cruickshank, D.5:0., R.G.A., was President of the Court and the other members were Capt.

reads:

Typhoon in about 127 Long E. 19 Lat. N., moving NW 2. Typhoon in about 140 Long

E. 17' Lat. N., moving N. nounced a typhoon in about 122 At II o'clock a further cable an- Long. E., 21 Lat. N., moving W.N.W:

1

COSTLY MATCH.

OILFIELD EXPLOSION

DEATHS

(From Our Own Correspondent)

SINGAPORE, Angust 16.

eng, Sumatra. gas in an oilfield at Soebanboero

A match caused an explosión of

considerable damage was done."

Three natives were killed and

AMOK.

: TERRIBLE

CASE.

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A Chinese woman, 26 years of age, is believed to have run amokat lived at No. ID, Tang Lo Wan with Tai Hang village yesterday, Ste

year old boy who was her nephow. relatives, one of whom was a four

attacked the boy with a chopper Goods are to be left in the Dodowas. She is stated "to have suddenly

All broken, chafed, and damage; and to have inflicted several cut-where they will be examined on the wounds on the child's head and 23rd instat: 10am. by our surveyors body. The boy's mother, in an Hors. Goddard & Douglas, 10. M. Collins, of the King's, aml Holstead was suffering from two effort to protect her child, was No Fire Insurance has been effected, Lieut. W. H. Bacon, of the Bon-wounds in the right foot. They bitten in several places. Both bay Grenadiers. Capt. R. Neville, įwere trivial in noture and appeared mother and son were sent to hos

Bill of Lading will be countersigned R.M.L1. attended "as au officer to Ix gunshot wounds.

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Agents. Mpore, M.C..prosecuted. The pri-put up a plen of insanity, Lient serious. soner, a youth of 92, was represent-Bailey asked whether when he'

Hongkong, August 17, 1923. fed by Livut. C. J. Bailey, M.M. examined the prisoner he thought,

The first witness was Lance Holsteud was in a normal state of | Corpsand), Rigby, of the King's,; mind, auduman, who aid that the night Captain Tomlinson said he did of June 20 he commanded the not examine the accused's mental rustled night, guard at Wellington Barracks condition, Replying to a question and the prisoner was one of his put by the President, he said the |sentries. About 125 am. next wounds might have been self-inflict-

morning he heard riffe shots and, ed and they might not. rushing out of the guard roon, Medical evidence was also given | with found Private Holstead coming to by Captain D. Fettes, of the wards the guard room from the R.A.MC, under whose latrine. The prisoner had a rifle Holstead was in hospital. None of in one hand and was leaning against the wounds, he said, was serious, she wall for support. Witness went In answer to Lieut, Bailey's ques to his aid and asked in what he tion, he said that during the first had done, Halstead replying: 'ye week Holstend seemed depressed. shot myself." Witness then help-hat not to any appreciable

I walk down the lanes 1 Benched

to love.

Where chestnut trees in shed their burre, Rearath the leases that

from chove

To music of a voice that once

Hers.

}

wonder if around me

Romanice.

was

The nices and the orphews weave,

my Danie

As I of those whose absence

enliquer

did

Their frivels. Oh, I hope it is the

HILIFIC!

Whilst here enveloped by the screen

of night.

Neath eunopy of jewelled indigo: And banking of the wild-goose in

its fight

To warmer climes before the_rom-

ing snow!

i

care

ed him into the guard mom and extent." 1 sent for the medical orderlies who, No evidence was offered by the eame ver with some bandages, prisoner and the Court adjourned to| When they took the man's boot off consider its finding. Shortly after- witness saw Holstead was injured wards it resed and evidence of in the right foot.

ebaracter was called for

A dog now harks afrom another he was wounded.

camp.

I feel the ruffled breath of camels:

aver:

The coolies play their cards binnenth,

the lanp,

And thus Task what cons within

the your?

31.

Lient. Bailey asked the witness. The prosecutor furnished a copy whether he noticed anything of the prisoner's conduct sheet peculiar about the prisoner before, which disclosed that he was 22'und;

enlisted on February 7, 1919. It "Seemed Rather Flurried." also revealed that he had previously Laneù, Corporal, Rigby replied bean convicted for, among sumerene that when the Orderly Officer either offences, injuring himself with around at 12.80 Holstead seemed night to evade duty, stealing a con rather flurried. When asked what ade's property, insubordination, time he went on pust the prisoner)

unticlines and absence without aid "half-past eight" at first and

leave. | then "half-past nine.” Awa uuțier of fuct Hoistend went on post al 10:30 p.an.

Lieut. Bailey: Do you think he I wonder if the lights of Milky was in a normal state of mind?

Way.

Reflect the konts of all the millions!

spent

In Asin where the years are but

shay

Of history on this continent;

RIBOY--

Witness: Yes.

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The Rearon Why. Lieut. Bailey presented a written statement by the prisoner which was put in, he exphined, by way of mitigation of punishment. Address ed to the President and members of Questioned by the Court, the the Court, this somewhat remark- witness said he heard about threeable document read as follows:- or four shots fired.. The prisoner. "The reason I shot myself is ust was not on post at the time.

follows:- Sergeant Dutton, of the King's. "After serving two years in a sait he was consed from his sleep by reformatory school 1 went I slept until one more I was a bay, the firing of four rifle shots under zivilian life to begin afresh. All Familiar voies riving in my ears; neath his bunk. Looking out of the went well until early in 1010 when A dozen schoul-utes ouler to window he saw a soldier come out was ent of work and had no money from the latrine Willa aile in bis to spend. I robbed my parents of With capers as they had in other hand. The soldier placed the rifle various things and broke the gas against the wall and put his band meter open and took the cash. My Inguin the wall for support. Wie parents were sent to prison for this When suddenly I learned that i was fuss then saw the commander of the and it broke the health of my

blind,

guard come along and assist the mother, who has never been well The darkness ceme upon ine un-man to the guard mom. Witness

awares:

went down to the guard room also that at times I am hardly

since. It also preyed on ay in But happiness was full-1 did not saw the prisoner lying on a bed.

There were three bullet hukOn the date in question I shot

responsible. Came southing duleet times I knew through his right boot. Jo, cou

myself as I was more depressed were Hers.

pany with the commander of the than usual over the matter. I was guid he searched the Jehine and not in a normal state of mind when found there, three empty

committed this offence cartridge cases and a freshly made, although I admit doing it I did not hole in the concrete. "

remenibernuch about it until just Fafterwards.**

years.

wind-

And when' a loving kiss apune my

hair

And fingers claspt with mine like

olden days-

It mattered it were all the Angels

there.

Such eestar s'er contes by ollier

Buys.

I struggled long and hard dat 1|

night ser

Add colour to the tones which

brought me joy

When shades of night rolled buck)

their canopy

To show the worried visage of my

The autumn- rain has come on BN

at last.

And beaten long upon my grizzled

fe ; .

My Caravan is leaving, time has

pened,

The dawn now marks the camel's |

mensured pace.

The mud is deep and everything is

wet.

The endlies dripping adda but to

their grime:

Such soggy chilled discomfort here:

and yet-

Romance it may be called another

tine.

A

Jons Kroro,

1923.

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