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DAILY RECONNAISSANCES BY BELPLANES. Daily recommaissances, weather permit Sting, were made by the Japanese sea- planes. Working from the seaplane mother ship, they continued to bring valu- able information throughout the sicge. The mother ship was fitted with a couple. of derricks for hoisting them in and out. During these reconnaissaners they were contiually fired at by the German guns, mostly with shrapnel, but were never hit The Japanese airmen usually carried bombs for dropping on the enemy's posi
iors. By September 27th the arca swept was sufficient to warrant an attack being The blockade of Tsingtao was establish- ed on August 24th, and the landing of the made on Laoshan Harbour from the sea, Japanese Army was commenced on Sepand accordingly all battleships and cer- tember 2nd, at Lungkow, to the westward fain cruisers were ordered to return to of Chefoo, whence a fairly level plain Laoshan Bay. When assembled a con exists to the terrain of the German terri ference was held on board the flagship, tory, O September 10th, the Friumph, and instructions given for the attack Already acknowledged lists 1/97... 254,990.00 then at Weihaiwei, received instructions ordered for the next day, the general idea by wireless to join up with the Japanese being that the 2nd Division. (Suwo, Navy forthwith, together with the Esk, to Iwami. Tango, Triumph) should attack take part in these operations. The ship at Iltis For: and adjoining works, whilst the the time was at sta currying out gunnery Tekin Yokuwo, and destroyers would practices, and returned at once to Weiha rover the landing of a Naval Force
These operations wet. coaled all night and proceeded on Laoshan Harbour. September 11th for Tsingtao, arriving off were timed to synchronize with the ad the Island of Chalientag on the morning vance of the army, to the line of hills, of of September 12th. Off the Chalienta which Princo Heinrich is the southern ex- was the Sure, flagship of Vice-Admiral treats or the position of the left wing of Kato, Commander-in-Chief of the 201 the army, whilst the right was to rest on the shore of Kinochou Bay, and the bon- Squadron, with the Fakune.
A conference of Allied Captains was bardment of the 2nd Division was intend held on board the Japanese flagship anded to cover to some extent this advance. the system of patrols set out. On the arrival (September 13th) of Admiral Tochinal in F.LJ.M.S. Finde with auxi fiaries, which included a large repair ship, the Triumph and 77k were ordered to act under his dirtet command.
During the blockade of Tsingle the British ships conformed to the movements of the Japanese ships, taking part in all the operations and being based on Weihat wel (except in the case of emergency) for coal and supplies. During this time accordance with orders received from the C. in C, four maxims were prepared to fire vertically and two companies of men
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On September 28th both divisions pro- eseded to carry out their respective attacks.
As the Battleship Squadron. passed Ladian Harbone it could be seen that the landing had been effected with but little opposition. At 8.45 a.at the S led the division up to the predetermined bombardment position, ships five cables apart, speed twelve knots, and opened fire at 14,000 yards, ouch ship opening fire in sucession in reaching that range. Owing to the haze nad mist both gunlaying and observation of fire were difhcult. The hitne had been previously posted off Talkingtan for the purpose of spotting, but during this on did not prove of much assistance. The German forts did not reply and it is probable that they were not Ou September 15th the Trimph and ready. Whilst the squadron was steam- sk loft to envoy the G. C. and Staff, ing away in take up a position for an together with the 24th Regiment it mother run, Iltis Fert was observed fri Taka Bar to Laoshan Bay On Septem at the troops advancing, and was thereby ber 20th they called at Weihaiwel with accurately Ideated by our force. transports, which embarked 259 mules, sailing for Luoshan Bay on the 21st, where they were met by a Japancen destroyer The chorage through the swept area. British troops were landed on September 23rd in the Triumph'a and Japanese boats, and the following is a general description BEER of the landing place in Laoshan Bay and
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Hongkong, 24th June, 1915 CAN A BARONET RESIGN BIS TITLE? LEGAL ASPECT, Sir Edgar Speyer's letter to the Princ Minister asking him to accept his resignation as a Privy Councillor and to revoke his baronetcy, notes a legal correspondent in the Timer, raises questions of interest to the student of history and of law.
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For example, it will he asked whether it is possible for Sir Edgar Speyer to rid himself of his hereditary title. In the strict lega! sense a peor cannot resign his dignity, and if he he a peer of England or a peer of the United Kingdom lo osmot, resign his forl ship of Parliament, although, of course, he is under no obligation to take his sent. This rule that a per cannot resign his prenage was definitely decided in 1878 in the Purbeck Therein Robert Villiers Peerage case
lambly desired that ho might surrender nad resign unto his Majesty the title and honour of Viscount Purbeck and all other his FRENCH LESSONS honours and titles as well in possession as in remainder The decision of the House of
·G, MOUSSION, Lords was conclusive of the question:-
"The lords spiritual di temporal, in Parliament assembled, upon very long debate, are unanimously of opinion and do resolve and adjudge, that no fuo now fevieti, nor at any time hereafter to be levied to the King cau bar such title of honour, or the right of
any person claiming such title under him that levied, or shall levy such fine."
The reasons are important. list, a peerage is a personal lignity annexed to the blood; and nothing but a deficiency or a hinder the descent, as it the ancestor be attainted of treason or corruption of the blood can
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The result of the bombardment could A broad flat solving beach with a fair not be accurately determined owing to the rise and fall of tide and deep water close great range and the fact that inany of the to, sheltered from the north and west, works were hidden from the view of the provided a splendid landing place with squadron, but the operation was sticcess felony. Secondly, a dignity was neither befora a magistrate not so long ago, a
ful and envered the advance of the in- fantry to the predetermined line, where they entrouched to await the bringing up of the siege gums.
I not being then known for certain what success attended the army advane, the fleet received orders for further bombardment on the next day in the event of it being required. .... This time, however, it was intended to carry out a different plan, a slow steady fire being maintained from 7 a.m. till 5 p.15. by the battleships working
10 pairs (Okinoshina, aut Miskinn being included to make six).
In a case of assault and battery tried
was called, to stout, hearty-looking man give evidence. He positively brained on the court with the good nature of one who never had the slightest quarrel with his food.
Now," said counsel, you were in the restaurant at the time the assault took place. Tell the court just what yo heard."
"Who, me was the reply, I didn't hen anything. I was eating.
plenty of inshore room for parking gans exercising horses, storing ammunition
subject to a condition at the common law, nor entailable by the Statute Di Ponte and fodder, and laying sidings for a light
Conditionaliber (the statute that excate railway. A very fair, rond (us roads go
entails), nor larrable by the Statute of Pines. Ir China) leads inland to the mountain
Thirdly, the title of viscount, etc., is not so passes The first pier to be built was a
much a private interest as a public right, for floating one by the Navy, and this lasted
peers are born councillors of state, and are yell until heavy seas came in on October
part of a senatory body, and therefore not 16th and 17th, but by this time it and
be renounced without the consent of all served its purpose. Two pile piers were
those who live interest in it. From this at this time under constraction for land
it appears that so far as the peer himself ing the heavy howiters, etc.
is concerned, he cannot divost himself of his
This unexpected reply convulsed the Flat-bottomed sampans were mostly
Everyone pictured him splashing dignity, for he cannot couves it; while so far as his heirs are concerned lie cannot oust their court, used for landing, each carrying fifteen
right save by corrupting his own, and by about in the soup, and positively plough twenty men or six horses, the latter being
consequence their, blood, and this he can doing through his food. Of course this is made to walk ashore when the sampans
to-day only by committing, and bring con- no hint to you to attack your meals liko grounded. Large iron lighters were
victed of, treason, corruption of blood not a grampus. But, if you are ono of the used for landing the gun carriages, gun
The Budapest correspondent to the longer following a conviction for felony thousands of victims of indigestion, you stores and railway material lights Morning Post gives the following: The while so far as his fellow peers are concerned, must envy anyone who can give suc being beached at high-water and emptied papers to-day publish most astounding even if otherwise empowered to divest him earnest attention to his dinner without
These same lighters carried the German information with regard to the rule in the Purbeck case-if not the self, he could not do so without their consent.
any terror of unpleasant consequences. heavy gune, and howitzers, to the big pile British preparations for throwing thon
After all, what is generally the sceret reasona given for it--was applied by the
at low.
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powerful crane lifted piers, and a special vessel fitted with sands of blood-bounds against the German House of Lords in 1907 in the Norfait of want of relish for food? Simply a
them from lines. the transports Into the lighters,
It seems that in order to explainnenrage case (23 The Times Law Reports disordered state of the stomach, lirer, whilst
wooden gantry Erected and to win back Hungarian respect which
away the recent use of asphyxiating gases 114) 30 a surrender made in 1302, the and bowels. If these organs are out of the the end of one of the pile piers was seemed to be slipping away, they chcially Committon of Privileges deciding that such order, the wheels of life run orankily surrender was void" In this case Lord and with many a jolt, Food undigested, the means of landing them, side tracks circulated information in Hungary and Davey said: A jaan cannot alien a title for only partially digested, ferment art- from the railway being laid up to the Austria to the following effect. pier head
"A vast number of Chinese received absolutely trustworthy inform of honour either by surrender to the Crowning rise to fatulence, acidity, and heart- The reason burn, sometimes co distressing as to lond
·OF by grant to a subject. wers employed on all kinds of work, ton some weeks ago that the English are is that it is a personal dignity which descends to sleeplessness. If it is retained too long carrying stores and laying the railway, training two thousand most ferocious
in the bowels, the constipated condition, and appeared to take to the work with blood-hounds, which they intend to send to his posterity and is fixed in the blow."
THE POSITION OF BABONETS.
besides its bodily discomforts, produces alacrity, as they did in all the operations against our lines before storming Does the rule apply to baronets1 The poisons whose entry into the blood causes
positions on which they were engaged on inland.
The dogs are to be starved for answer depends upsi whether a baronetcy is headaches, weariness of mind and body ****** AN INSPIRING. SCÈNE,
days before the attack and are trained on
O for is not a dignity."
Baronets were first and fitfulness of temper, The Japanese themselves did the water dummy soldiers dressed in German creater in 1011 by James I., and were given
Mrs. Anis Shaw, off Lower Caledon Only two of the papers give work and the actual landing. The beach uniforme." generally presented a most inspiring any credit to the story, the Peater on to those who first contributed to the expenses
holda firmly to scene, British and Japaneso flugs crossed of course, and the Prsti Naplo, which of the Plantation of Ulster. English law St, Uitenhage, Cape, wrote on March
precedent, and when proce. 20th, 1014, before the Commandant's office, wireless naively comments upon the story from the dent fails it falls back on analogy, and be A little over two years ago my health station prected, long traies of ammunition dog-fancier's point of view, pointing out cause a baroastey is hereditary there is then became suddenly very bad; I could not and stores moving off, in one long con.. that the dogs, when they see their little doubt that a baronet cannot resign his make out what was the matter with me. WAY as to I suffered from paina in my chrat ant tinuous line, with an ecessioral howitzer comrades falling out under the German title and its privileges in such battery interposed; railhead being pushed fre, will turn and fly, and give immenée delay his heirs, ave only by committing, and between the shoulder blades, especially England will being convicted of, treason, If any form after my meals. I get very little rest rapidly along, care being taken as much trouble to their mastors. as possible to avoid crops; whilst the work be as unsuccessful with this inbumen of deprivation were possible, then probably or sleep and felt quite wifitted for my
consent scheme, it says, as she was with the (it camot be pat higher) the. of pile driving and pier building goes on
bs necessary many others she invented, and which will of his colleagues would incessantly, with continual landing of not be imitated by the cultured Germany,
ENCH valid exercise of
power, men, horses and all kinds of material.
The position as to the Privy Council appears simpler. A Privy Councillorship is certainly The total number of guns believed to
not therefore no inferenco have been landed is made up ne folows; --
Fbe drawn the history and vicissitudes Fifty-eight siege guns, including six British officers, treated at the British of the Nor is it hereditary, therefore 28cm: (he same as used at Fort Arthur, hospital in Versailles, before leaving if a Councilfur desired to resign he would be sed nicknamed "Bottles en account of again for the front, wanted to
under no obligation to consider, nor would their similarity), and six 10-in, guns, re- pay homage to the French soldiers any disabilities arise from, the position of his mainder heavy howitzers. Thirty-six field offers fighting on the same heirs. None the less it would seen that the
battlefield, and wrote on the office cannot be vacated by the holder. The present guns, and eighteen montein guns. In ribbon of a beautiful bunch of white rosen Sameign is entitled to take counsel of whom "I always keep Mother Seigel's Syrup addition four 4.7-in, and four 6-in, guns.
isnt likely and Pills in the house, and on any slight MAD ELEPHANT which are to be worked by a Naval and red carnations, the following words: he will,and-though this ques the subject if derangement of my system use them as
to bo raised without doubt At this time the
"The offers at the General Hospital crushing out a man's life with its huge Brigade of 500 men. fool would not be more terrible than the Japanese believed that these guns would the British army in Versailles, in souvenir called on to advise could not refuse to obey prescribed with invariably good results. the King's favour in The entirely satisfactory ending to this cruel demon Rheumatism-Rheumatisme in position and ready to open fire about and testimony of admiration to their The outward signs
The very simply, this mutter are the enrolment in the Books could be multiplied by thousands of French comrades.” that cripples the limbs, weakens the the end of October. muscles and crushes all comfort, peace After the landing of the troops had been they went and put their wreath at the of the Council and the taking of an oath.others in every part of the world.
statue of Joan of Arc, in the Church of The King can at any moment call for the sudden collapses in halth are frequently and hope by its horrible pains.
effected, all ships continued to carry out St. Louis de Versailles. Every French book and strike out any name therein. LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM cures the system of petrols laid down by the C. Rheumatism. Its phenomenal Buccess is in During the whole of the operation men, adds le Temps, which reports bit Indeed, some authorities say this is the only due to indigestion's low but st ady sa- fact will admire the gallantry ofprerogative left which the Sovereign can ping of vitality. This drain on the system a matter of record the world over. Just mice sweeping was continu-lly carried these officers. They considered list in exercise without the advice of a responsible is stopped when Mother Seigel's Syrup rab it into the aching parts apply it out, and at shout this peried especially in order to manifest their admiration for Minister. But as the honour is conferred by restore afficiency to the stomach, liver, where the pain is and the pain goes.
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