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OFTIMATIONS

Ten Victor

Records

which should be in every home

16410-« Angels Serenade (Violin Cello).

b Fifth Nocturne (Violin)...

35883- Passing of Salome (Hesitation Walts).

▸ Barcarolle

17101- To a wild Rose (Violin).

6 Serevade

Rattay-Heide

Rattay

Band Baud

Hoffman

Hoffmann

35312- Traumeroi (Op. 15. No. 17. Schumann) (Cello) Bourdon

Hearts and Flowers-Intermezzo.

Florentine Qt.

64109-Absent (Song)...

Evan Williams

64131-Hungarian Dance in G. minor (Violin).

87107-Whispering Hope (Vocal Duet)..

71404--Beloved it is morn (Song)...

Kreisler

.Gluck-Homer.

Evan Williams

.McCormack .Powell

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61317-Within the garden of my heart (Song); 74357—a Boures (Bach) & Menuett (Gluck) (Violin)..

ORDER AT ONCE.

THE

DIRECTORY

AND

FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE"

Sure Signs

THE HONGKONG DAILY PSS, SATURDAY, MAY 8TH, 1915,

LOCAL SPORT.

RIFLE SHOOTING. TAIKOOR.N. DOCKYARD.

DEFENDERS OF HOME,

THE WORK OF VOLUNTEER CORPS.

for that purpose." But what the Volunteer particularly wants is, in his own words, "something roal to do," although he quite realizes that it may not be

to find it. BABY for him and that the authorities have, other FORCE OF 300,000 MEN.

and word important persons primarily demanding attention. There is a scheme, Londoners have lately had the opportunity at present more or less in an embryo The postponed Bife League match of seeing Volunteer Training Corps, in full stage, for using Volunteers for patrol work between H. M. Naval Dockyard and uniform and heralded by martial music, either locally or a distance from the corps Taikoo will take place to-day at 2.45 p.m. route marching through the streets, and all headquarters. In the latter caso the men over the country the spectacle of men in would have to take a certain number of The following will represent Taikoo:—their workaday clothes drilling energetically days holiday from their ordinary work, and Capt. W. M. Scott, Liout, J. D. Danby, after their day's toil is over has become a that is of course a diferit watter requiring Mr. N. Brodie, Mr. J. Simpson, Mr. Hmore and more familiar one. It is fairly

Heath, Mr. T. Grimshaw, Mr. W. J. Volunteers have a central body, and enjoy be feasible. It it proves to be so is will give it should, to some extent at least, though vaguely known that the poliminary inquiries and careful organiza- Eldridge, Mr. D. Lyle, Mr. A. Nicol, and some form of Government recognition, but the Volunteer the infinitely cheering assur Mr, A. Whitelaw. Mr. W. J. Hill is the scarlet brassard, which is the badge of | Captain.

ROYAL

HONGKONG

CLUB,

YACHT

THE OENONE CUP.".

The handicap for the cruiser rase for the above cup, to be sailed to-day, is aa

follow-

Miranda Oeno no Queca Bea Irene

Dorothy 11, Scotengden Tuttan Flora

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+10: 30

30

30

40

150 150

ENTERTAINING THE

TERRITORIALS,

Volunteer, still provokes ance that he has not wasted his time. At the recognerings, and the magnitude present he sometimes envies his brother the stares and

special constable, who guards a real gasometer of the movement and the directions in which and, should a foreign malefactar chance to it has developed, are comparatively Bttle come along, will smite him with a real tran- understood. A few figures will be found in choon. The man with the truncheon is structive and surprising,

beyond all cavil helping his country, and it is just such prossio, unquestionably genuine drudgery that will bring joy to the humble Volunteer's heart. The Times

THE SISTER OF MERCY.

A WOMAN'S WORK UNDER FIRE,

**DLUFFING " THE GERMANS,

PARIS, April 3rd.

For

INTIMATIONS

DRINK

ALLSOPP'S

BRITISH PILSENER

BEER.

SOLE AGENTS :

CALDBECK,

| MACGREGOR&C..

For women deserve the title better than Mile Andrée Brives of Brussels, four months she went to and fro in Bol- WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, glum-searching for wounded soldiers of the Allies and ministering to them wherever she found them, indefiance of the Germans, getting what she wanted by her wit and determination.

16, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

There are at the present moment 1,100 centres which have corps affiliated to the Central Association, and of these centres London alone have 70 corps. These units are co-ordinated into county regiments, with Recs. secs, per milea regimental commandant, and, in some cases, into county battalions. The numbers of the various units naturally vary to a con siderable extent, but the total force now numbers slightly over 390,000 men. This bare statement may give some notion of the hard work that has been done by the Central Associationanditsofficials-Lord Desborough, the presidenti Mr. Percy Harris, the hon. Start from a line between Murray Pier secretary; and Mr. C. J. Stewart, the Pablic off the Hongkong Club and a flagged Trustee, the hon. treasurer; and Bir O'Moore stake boat in the stream. Preparatory Creagh, the military adviser. Yes even these gun 1.40 p.m. Starting gun 1,45 p.m.. Imposing figures do not fully show the extant of the Voluntṣer movement. There must be many more than those 380,000--no one can say exactly how inny-who are trying to fit themselves for the work of home defence, and

Milo Brives is half-Belgian and half as they grow sufficiently advanced in the French, and presides over the Cercle training, they are inspected and, if pussed, Jeanne d'Arc, a society of French and duly affiliated at the rate of some thousands week. Thus the numbers of those who are Belgian ladies in Brussels devoted to the entitled to wear the brassard, which alone study of art and literature can give the Volunteer the right to be a bel war broke out the members of the society, CONCERNING ANOTHER ENAMEL ligerent, grows and grows, till the Central in order to take their part, hired a num Association might almost grow, frightened bor of little country carts of the type of the monster that, it has created, were it white, ingin at the muscle FALCONITE“ 2-Song. Selectal Pte. P. V. Goldring, not a very humble-minded and good-natured market, filled them with all kinds of monster that only longs to make itself medical stores and comforts, and drove out into the war-ravaged country to useful.

The Volunteer movement may be said minister to the wounded and destitute. to have had but two small set-backs. There" We tried to go wherever there had been

·PERHAPS you will wonder why wo were naturally a good many resignations fighting, says Mile. Brives. "Our object

are addressing these remarks to you, and when in very early days the War Office was as to help the wounded of the Allies, disinclined to grant any official recognition, but to do this we had to nurse the Ger

why, with the number of freely advertised There were more resignation owing to thenow mans too." famous red siin," the mailertaking that has

One day Mille. Brives heard that a train Enamels on the market it is worth var to be signed by every volunteer of military age to join the Arary if specially called upon, containing French and British soldiers while to tell you about "FALCONITE." was to pass through Alóst. She collected -8-Quartette, Solested. Pto, Allan But the number was not very great and it

mentioned, as

all the money she could and a large basket IT IS BECAUSE we honestly beliere Corp. Brown, Pie. Gray, and Corp: may incidentally of a fine spirit, that the of food and went down to the railway that FALCONITE" in botter, that we

spicious example Smith

Borough of Bermondsey Corps was not dimi- station. At the door were some German

soldiers ou guard. She went straight want you to know of it, and give it a trial. Pte. J. Mnished by a single man through the red slip,

since every single rinn of military age signed up to them and asked them when the train

"FALCONITE" is the Enamel that

A Promenade Concert is being held to-night at the Headquarters of the Hongkong Volun- ofer Corps, Garden Read at 9 p.m. to which the Officers and men of the Shropshire Territoria regiment have been invite Following is the programme:--

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1. At the Piano. Mr. G. Grimbe

3.-Humorous song--Selected. Mr. W. A.

Hannibal 4.--Quartette. Selected Pte. Allan,, Corpl. Brown, Pie. Gray, and Corp. Smith.

At the Piano. Mr. R. Sutherland.

6Song, "The little Irish girl." L-Corp),

R. Brown.

7-Humorous song. Selected. Pto. G. W.

C. Burnett.

INTERVAL.

0 Récitation. Selected:

Walker.

19-Song.

Pte. C. Edgcumbe

12

When the

THE WOMEN WITH MOUSTACHES

(Registered).

"There's a land " (by request). it. In any case these two set-backs were was due. They said they did not gives a surface which will reflect like a

11. Humorous song. So'octed. Gamer 1.

Relph. 12-Song, "King Charles Pie: H. .

almost negligible as compared with the Very well, then," she said, I'll wait impetus given by the official recognition inside. I've come for the wounded," and granted by the War Office on November 10, walked in. When the train came in half Home Olice cireular to the full of German wounded and half of affirmed by

From that French and British, she went first to the Lords Lieutenant of counties.

mirror, when viewed at an angla.

"FALCONITE" Matt to give flat.

Humorous song. Selected. Pie GT moment & Blood of men over the military age Gerinans and distributed food to them. finish is recommended where an article bo

Jones.

C. Barnett

Goldring.

pourest in and has not t stopped. Special. example, as the Birmingham Electrical

14.Song. My lore is comin? De D. W 17 forens have sprung into being, Born, some money, four france to the wounded,

15.--Humorzus song. Selected. Mr. W.

Hannibal.

Aomponists: Mr. Geo. Grimble, Lammed and Pte. E. J. Chapman.

produce such effect is desired:

Apply to the manufacturers for

Then she went to the prisoners and with for each hunk of bread managed to give them drawn from the electrical and allied trades three to the rest, so that they might b in Sam and intended by reason of able to buy what they needed most when | samples :- knowledge of its members to round excursion was to Charleroi,

arrived at their destination. not as the engineers of the Volunteer Force. tional Cycle and Mater Force.

A.

the

Capt.

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Mutton (Amoy) April:- Mr. G. P. Matthows...8 5.00 Miss E. O. Bullivan...

5.00 Capt. and Mrs. Mutton 15.00 Mr. S. Whecler

The Central Association has founded a No-where fighting was reported to be going WILKINSON,

To estimate the value and state of efficiency drew near they met the inhabitants who of the Volunteer Force as a whole would be | had left their homes in terror

on. As Mille, Brives and her companiơn

Who streaming

an enormously difficult task. It is sufficient along the road.

HEYWOOO & CLARK, LD.

(HONGKONG BEANOH),

ALEXANDRA BUILDING.

Telephone: 763.

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ly hard to appraise any particular corps, for she asked, and was told it was the French 203.04 the reason that it is composed of such very and the British, who the peasanto Home members are a declared, had women with them in uni- varying elements. 16.00 good deal younger and slimmer than others: formas and with moustaches, who fought

good deal of time to spare and like the men.

This was their first 2.00 some have

Mile little; some are full of enthusiasm, impression of the Highlanders. 1.00 others very

raving apparently found their true vocation Brives pushed da into Charleroi, where 3).00

At last, and doing very well that which they the found the town full of dead and 30.00

whole heartedly enjoy, while others can only dying. In the narrow streets the fighting 15 and themselves to their task by means of had been so close and murderous that the the fixed Jyonet of conscience. But as a bodies stood propped against one other rule, if a corps be judged at its best pre-in heaps. In these surroundings she and cess which involves less imaginary weeding her companions set to work and were able out than might be supposed-it may be said to save some of the wounded. Os other FRENCH LESSONS to have reached a very respectable standard. cocasions she searched the dead upon the Inspecting officers are generously polite, but abandoned battlefields in order to save making all das allowances, it may probably their identification medals be said that they have very often been information of their wives, genuinely impressed by the physique, steadi-

OFFICERS TALKED INTO BILENCE. neas, and smartness of the men.

Mlle. Brives was not to be daunted by Those who have no personal experience very German sentries. She regarded her mis likely do not quite realize how much time

Her method

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many of the Volunteers have given to their son as sufficient passport. task, and in this regard it is to be remember with them was pure bluff," fortified by When she met

ed that a larger number of corps was already the calm assumption of her right to min ASAHI BEER. hard at work as long ago as September. Inter to the suffering.

the corps with which the writer happens to patrols or poste on the road she would tic make straight for the officer in charge by familiar the week of the really energetic and talk to him as hard as she could Volunteer, with a reasonable amount of spare

before he had time to speak, telling him time, is something as followsHe gives us who she was, what she wanted to do, and practically every week-end. Saturday after-

asking him questions. When breath noon is often devoted to a good long route begun to fail her she would ask innocent march. On Saturday night he sleeps in camp in the modified discomfort of a cou-15 Would you like to see my papers? verted railway carriage and takes his turn in The officer, who had not been able to get performing the duties of guard, mess orderly, word in odgeways, was by this time 5.09 and so forth. Reveille rouses him early on quite overwhelmed by her ingenuous man- ner and never demanded them. Special Sunday morning and he has already done a good deal of work by the time the day passes she had none, but the obtained Ikiys" arrive at 10 o'clock; and the rest of from the Germans a red cross brassard E the day till about 5 o'clock is divided per- and again she passed right through: the stamped by the German authority. Time haps between company drill and field opera- tions, with some occasional trench digging. German lines on her journeys. Daring the week he does several evening drills, and often attends as well a course in signalling or ambulance or musketry. When, in addition, he has giver some time to shoot t will be seen that he does a good week's

the sents average man's week. He, if he has done his week-end, without the joys of the railway carriage, and has attended a couple

In October, when the battle of the Yser was beginning Mile. Brives found her. self in Ostend, where she helped with the flood-of-wounded that came pouring in- When there was fighting in the dunes

ing Middleborke

Mr. G. L. Platt

went out to tend the wooded under fire! More than once she was denounced as a spy, but saved herself by pointing out that 210 of evening drills, thinks that he has not done she really had no time for spring. The 100 so badly. Put the number of enthusiasts Germans haally appreciated or ervices who up almost every spare moment is to such an extent that the chief surgeon at Ostend gave her a letter asking Cer-

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At the present moment many Volunteers man authorities to let her pass and are probably experiencing a sensation not of render her all assistance possible, saying 8242,1254 stagnation but of having arrive at a point that she had cared for the Germa

and being extremely anxious to get beyond it. wounded like a mother (wie eine surrende 10 The gradual acquisition of rifles in of a Mutter). The gratitude of Allied rather miscellaneous assortmentof" dummies, dier) whom as unded by excited 8942,144 old carbines, and so on, will do something to by the act of a dying French miner from 2,483 allay it, though, of course, this is not a Lens who begged her in a wai, per to keep

stands that he must wait till those have got was all he had to give. rifles who have more pressing use for them. In December Mile. Brives left Ostend to Again, there is the hope of fresh interest came to France After collecting fresh in Sir O'Moore Creagh's admirable suggestion funds the is about to set mit for Rome to commandants of corps elaborated in care to beg the Pope for a letter giving the ful detail that they should take their men Pontifical antion to her work, armed ont and study with them the ground in their with which she's going back to Beigim locality so that they may acquire a thorough again to work for the wounded. knowledge of and be in a position to defend The president of the Cercle Jesone the same, or to give information regarding d'Are is a little woman about 40 years of its roads and tracks to any body of Regular age, with grey eyes and fair hair brushedi troops that may be sent into their district back over her forehead. The Troita.

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