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ITALIAN, PROWESS,

ASTONISHING FEATS OF THE

ALPINI

I

(FROM "THE TIMES SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.).

BELLUNO, September 6th. Summer is over in the high mountains. The early snows have fallen on the peaks and upper slopes, and the valleys lig shrouded and dripping under a pall of cloud. The feeling of the air as chang- ed, and the trees are turning colour:

PREPARING FOR WAR.

IMPRESSIVE SCENES IN FRENCH WORKSHOPS.

ORGANISING VICTORY.

[HY LAURENCE JERROLT IN THC

TELEGRAPH."]

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, COTOBER 21st, 1915.

THE CONVALESCENT GUN.

The quiet, imperturbable genera! manager who evidently does not get ex- cited about anything, does not trouble himself about the duration of the war. He just stendily makes more shells, more guns, and will doggedly go on doing so. Guas here are not only made bat mended. I saw the convalescent home where the gal lant and sturdy little, “75s" who have boun wounded at the front are getting well again. A new inmate has just arrived, The good old fore- and stood on a cart. cart, and looked her all over, testing her man rushed up to her, jumped on the "There dosen't seem to be much the matter with her," he said. "We shall get her all right in a jiffy" and a steam crane came, lowered its hook and

75 had been restored to health it was fit again. In the shed where the war-worn delightful to see the loving care with which the men gave the finishing touch of fresh paint to each revived warrior, num bered them, and put them in rows to be catrained and taken back to the front to begin their good work agunt.

mechanism.

A party of war currespondents of "Allied This is the time when the mass of and neutral countries, invited by the tourists who have sought coolness among the hoigh return to the plains at the French Government, concluded a strenu- Brst threat of autumn cold, leaving only Lous visit to munition factories with tboso who know by experience that on the mountains September, or even Obanquet. Wire the toasts came, one of tober, may be the best morth of all the the speakers quoted that saying of Rud-carried off the "75" to be doctored and made year. Two days ago Cortina d'Ampezzo, grey and wet and cold, brought bick al 10-year-old maniory of a Swiss valley That emptied itself in three days early in September, swept clean by a great storni. The shuttered hotels stared blindly across the soaking meadows and muddy streets. Only a few shops were open, of the kind that sell Andenken to belated tourista-Andenken, not ricordi, For the air of Cortina is thoroughly Ger

inan.

yard Kipling's which appeared in your columns, and which seems to me peculiar ty neat and true: The only good Buch is a dead Boche." The speaker added that all he had just seen in the past five days proved to him that the French people behind the front is doing its best to fulfil that anying of Kipling's.

I have

been to the front, and, like everyone else, eame away knowing that victory is cer This was the first impression: a Kurart.

taiu, In Bordeaux, or even in Paris, one out of season. The soldiers might have might have qunims now and then. At the been expected to prevent any such feel front no such thing, pad thing but nu ing, but in three weeks the soldiers, and solute certitudo, I have just came from all the paraphernalia of war, have be these other battlefields the munitions and come a part of the landscape. They in-arms factories, where, in surroundings trade no longer. At fry it seemed madhusk diabolical by molten steel strange to you the peaceful valleys brim furious steam hummers and grim unen too ming with way. Now, almost, it is the busy to say a word, I saw those other accepted condition, the ground colour of Fregels soldiers who for their own part. the picture.

and with the gamę zent and determinatión, are forging victory.

CORTINA ENDER FIRE Cortina seemed very quiet and desolate, in spite of the soldiers and the bay motor transport that ground along the slippery roads. Yes Cortina is under the enemy's fire. A fortnight ago, from Somewhere near Schluderbach, the Aus- trians lobbed 12in. shells in the village righ over Monte Cristall. No damage of any importance was done, but yast, holes in the ground are to be seen here and there. To the north, where the road bends eastward to Schluderbach, just at the angle, an Austria fort is perched on the steep mountain side-San Pauses, But Sun Fanges is very quiet. Ife guns cannot reach Corting, and it is dominated by the Falian positions that frown upon it from the south-east and, south-west Somewhere along the road to Sehlader Dach there are in, guns, und so orn trouble Cortina when the Austrians have mind to waste ammunition. The Aus- trian 105m, ie an excellent weapon, und is shells have à lung carry-

TWELVE-INCH SUELLS AT RANDOM,

US

At we saw the first forges; three inch shells, red or white hot, being hurled about, and apparently pinyed with, by grim, silent-looking players, as if hey. were quoits. One started back to avoid red-hot shell, and nearly leaned against a red-hot bur of steel six fect hing. The only safe thing was to get close to the in perturbable manager All the time of course, the sledge hammer going with the prise of a gun report.

GRIM RESOLUTENESS.

THE DEFENCE OF PETROGRAD.

"CAPTURE OF THE CITY IMPOSSIBLE:”

Mr. Stanley Washburn, The Tires special correspondent with the Russian Forces, writing from the Headquarters, Northern Army Group, on September 6th, Hays:

VISITORS AT HOTELS.

HONGKONG HOTEL.

Mr Geo. E. Anderson Mrs A. Johnston' Mr & Mre F. X. d Mr E. F. Johnson

Alemada e Ceatro Mr C. J. King Mind Algada e Castro Mr A. M. Kirby Master d Almada a Mr W. Kirinjang

Centro

Mr C. auritsen. Mr C. C. Lew. Mr G. T. Lloyd Mr S Longfield

MrJ H. Backhouse Me J. H. Baring Mr H. Murray i sin Mr R. E. Belfios Mrs E. R. Balihos

Mr C. D. J. Bell

Mr&Mr. Eernheim

and child

Mr G. C'BoaMAD

The German campaign against Russia, the military operations of the Army and as now clearly understood, was a dual ope a programme for the demoralization of popular sentiment by means of the dis- Mr W E. Fowermin semination of false information at Petro-Me B Bodky grad and attempts to discarrage the Rus Mr J. P. Browae sian Arms on similar fashion. The state- Mr & Mrs R. D Bunn that there would be no peace and that the ment of M. Sazonof categorically declaring Mad. Cale Governumst was resolved to conduct the

war to a victorinus end even it if wêre exercised considerable influence in restrict necessary to retreat to the centre of Russia,

ing Gericau intrigues.

and child

Mr E. Chetham

Mr C. Chempkin Mr T, Collet

Me F. Cresthwaite Mr & Mrs C. E. Cenig

Dr W. H. Dade Mr F. J. Davidson

Mr & Mrs F. E Davis Mr F. S. Donglass Mr & MR. K.

Douglass

The principal menacé cow is the move- aent of the German Armies against the Bussians in the northern region which is now the most important of the entire front, inasmuch as the German movement appear to be directed against Petrograd. MrJ. M. Dor nieon In view of the importance of the present Miss M. E. Duffy situation I was permitted to visit their H. Ehricke Headquarters of General Ruszky, upon williams whom tre focused the eyes of all Russia Mrs Start Fa lor. and of the Allies as the commander directList. Coa dr. & Mr ing the operations in this most important V. N. Gascoine sectur. It met many officers and derived Mr J. Gibb the impression that the alteration of the Me V. Goldbourn from had been brought about by accessity-Mr & Mrs

A NECESSARY IKTREAT.

Once

Mr & Mis J L. Man-

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Mr & MW. A nig Dr & Mrs O. Marrioti Mr G. Mor Mr S. M. Mayes Mr D. McMurray Dr G. M. McKean

* My 1. Marocki

Mr B. I. Mahta

Mr H. Molden Capt H. Morton Mr Wm. Moore Mr & Mrs H. Motley Mr & Mrs W.

Neighbour

Mr A. Nissin

Mrs Niesim

Mr J. Ormistori Mr Jas. Omiston Mr A. J. Pitcher Mr & Mrs E Raymond Mr E. K Mies F. RAST Mr C. Reed

Dr G. F. L. Fitz Mr P. . Ruoton

W. A,

Hannibal Capt T. P. Hall Hon, Me E. & Bowett

C.M.0.

Me W. J. Hodge Mr L G. Holgate Capt Heporets Mr & MR B Howell Mr J. SC. Hart Mr Robert Hante: Capt R. Luness

Hr E. M,

Jap

The men who work in these infernal ré- gions, and the women alse, are as much As M. Albert Thomas, the Minister of | at the front as the men is the trenches, Manitions, said 20 France, like all the Allies, had to im upon one.

an - oùr return, | But they leave a very different impression

In big operations on long, Laonta there They have the same spirit are always certain centres, such as the provise. France is organised for peace and determination, but they express it Dunajee in the Gallein campaign and few countries better-she Was not | very differently. War in the trenches Warmy in the Polish, wil when one such Until a few months scous literally one great glorous grin, contre is taken there arises the necessity organised for war. ago, until almost the end of the first year which all who are not killed or wounded for a general retreat which, see begun, of war, most of what she did materially enjoy hugels. The front trenches, of

can cease only when the entire line resches was impromptu. The spirit of her sol course, are scarcely hilarious. But a hun-positions on which it can to a sufficient diers was a very old thing.

But the dred yards from the Boches everything is degree fortify itself,

The retreat frotz French military spirit is one thing, and a

fun and jokes and pastimes that seem this centre of Russian strategy began to great thing, and perhaps in the long heroic to the visitor, because of the place, change the whole front, and will probably fun the greatest thing. The making of but which those who amuse themselves with cease completely only when the entire line guns and shells is another. France began them take quite naturally. Making muni- is prepared to give decisive battle. to organise; now is organised. As the tions in this other front of the factories the loss of Warsaw was recognized, that Minister said, she will be able soon to beat | is nu joke at all. Only the women seemed

which followed inust be regarded as result- the Boches at their pwn; game, by method. at times amused by us visitors. organisation, and steady production of all

at the front in the trenches are a constanting therefrom, and of course it was fore- Mrs R Almond by well-informed quarters. The Mr J. P. Barnes the deadly means of fulfilling Rulyned joy to the soldier,, especially when shells abandonment of Brest and other points is Mr W. Badze

come. In the factories when we leaped deemed wise, since it would be senseless to Mr & MrT, S. Chang Kipling's saying.

about to avoid white-hot iron projectiles hurled along the floor, and must indeed attempt to hold points for moral effect, Mrs. L, Cooke a military standpoint, theyMiew J. F. Cooke when, from have looked comic, we drew not a smile from the grin set faces of the munition were not prepared to offer sufficient resist Masters G. M. A J. F.

Cooke makers. A grim resoluteness was indeed almost the only expression their faces gare, The girls polishing or painting shells often giggled pleasantly, and the old peasant women in moh caps finishing off shrapnel bullets siniled delightfully at us.

THE NUT IN THE CAR. The crack motorist team of the French army drove bur party at an average of fifty miles an hour for hundreds of miles of roads through Burgundy and Central France;

A fine set

Civilians

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ance.

The Germans ast

B.

M.

Mr & Mrs H Salle Mr & Mre JR Shaw Mrs Sho ker

Mr 7. W. Simmons Mr Art logb Mr V Sorby

M. C. II. Spitiles Mr C. P.Sutthegy Mr H. H. Taylor MrJ. H. Tvorne Mr C. Trimm Mr B Waites Mr W... Wanyon Mr E. C. W.Hun

Mr J. Wilkie Mr G. G. Wood Dr & Mrs Lindsay

Woo ta Mad, Celis Wright

KING EDWARD Hớtul.

a matter of fact bave Mr J. H. Cook

Mr A. Coarse Mr J. H. Davicon Mr R. G. Deane meaning MF. F. Duckworth

begun a fresh campaign with the capture of Warsan. Many consider that German sacrifices and sufferings have only when they augment the chances of

Mr & Mrs Kuhn Miss Labden Mr W. D. Lee Mr Lerner Mr E. C. Norris Mr D. A. Maol.ed

Mr J. Muzing

Mr V. Meyer

Mr H. Maphy Mr & Man Newman Mra W, C. Passmore Mrs R. A. Ramsay Mr G. E Ricba:dsor Mr. Robson

One, the most picturesque and pleasant that only two things can now seriously Mr. E. Fraser peace. The best informed persons believe Mr W, T. Elsor

Mrs C. Foo

Mr L. I. Sawyer looking of all, was coy, and hid under a

Mr E., Soige advance German hapes-that is, the ep-Mr. Fitz table not to be photographed by the saltare either of Petrograd or of Moscow. Mrs Gee

Mrs D. Sm th Mr C. Soper include, and there was great fun for the latter possible this year, and their sole camera fiend such parties as ours always Probably even the Germans do not believe MT. M. Gregory My H. F. Stűneham

Mr E Grieta

Mrs. Sylves at moment in the munition factory. But of

Mr H. Taylor hope is Petrograd; but first of all they will Mr T. Quon all the men, from the experienced wise old have to meet a defensive campaign which Bar & Mrs Hammes and Mr Tauruson foreman to the boy of 14 or 15 working is in the hands of General Ruszky.

abikdreu

Mrs B. L. Tourtellot Mr J. H. Holm

Mr & Mr J Mr

Underwood Mre Wo.. Jackson MET. B. Jozes Mr J. Joseph Me D. Lutden

WHY ALLIES WILL WIN.

LORD ROBERT CECIL'S" CON.

FIDENT PREDICTION.

The Allies will win because they have the greater numbers and the greatest wealth. Our efforts will attain their greatest magnitude at the moment when Germany is exhausted. When the las available man has joined the German army thousands of fighters will arise in England and Russia where the great re- serves of the Fature lie." In these com fident and stirring phrases did Lord Robert Cecil, the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, address a special repre- sentatives of the Petit Partien on the situation. Lord Robert declared that the war was now regarded in England as national Kár which threatened the prestige and security of the country. It was

Mx D. H. Wach. If

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Witohell

Mr Wong Mr A. Youngson

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1916.

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Lungohow.

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JAPAN AND FORMOSA.

Osaka.

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Chinnampo.

Pingng. Songchin.

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Annam. Touraine, Haó.

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BORNEO.

Lebuts.

Mazila.

Pallierisms,

Iloilo.

Cebu.

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AUTUMN OBSTACLER, Having visited the northern region and latter deems the capture of the capital by met General Ruszky I can report that the the Germans impossible, since the condi tions as regards Russing shells, rifles, and Mr K. C. Loo fresh troops are now slowly, but surely, improving, while the ground between the present front and Petrograd offers endless The difficulties to the German advance. softness of the soil restricts mobility and Mr W. Armstrong the forests render artillery fire impossible, Mr Howdler

MATA DÁT AS Faighsol thus lessening the two chief advantages of

ni F. W. Cay the Germans. The autumn raius increase

ara din C. sulla immobility, while the approaching winter, Led Mrs Looney with the frozen ground, will greatly hinder Mr & Mr A. Consland- the digging of trenches and a forward Col. Darling B.E. movement. It is possible that the Ger- | Mr Danmaŭ Foller mane may be able to advance farther than Mr & Mis Dobie the present points, but all believe that Mr & Mra B. A. Hals Petrograd is not threatened with direct Capt & Mrs Hammond

and child danger.

Russia has obtained an opportunity to Mr & Mrs take breath, and, having continued the

the Mr D. W. Hind rampaign through the winter to spring, will begin the war, as it were, fresh, with new armies and new objects of Meanwhile, it must be re- eperations.

is finally cognized that, if Germany smashed, it is unimportant whether this is under the walls of Berlin or Moscow. It is impossible to estimate the strength of the enemy's resistance, but in the West it is

Mrs Oliner.LE M. 1, L. PersoINS Mr & Mrs J. Plammo Mr U. skott

Mr & Mrs Grant

Emith

Mr & Mrs A. Findlay

Smith

W. T. Capt & Men Stow.rt

Mr G. E. Stewart Mr S. Steckmost Mrs T. J. E. Johna Mas W. E. Tikdail Mr Lee Jones

Mr G. Tisd. M Lembelet

Mr J. A. Izska Min V. Mar tin and Maj.-Gen. Ventris

childre

It is in this district that the Alpini have accomplished some of their miret agonishing feats. They have sealed the pinnacles of Tofanu and Monte Cristailu, and they are securely established there.

A husty midday meal, then They went up roped together; when they ramp scores of miles through seres of were on the tops they brought up their shells, some filled with explosives, others guns by ropes, and now they can sweep made ready to be filled, and others in the The valleys. The enemy maintain a pre-making Acres, also, of guns, from the carious foothold in the Val Travcuanzes. foolish looking but most effectual trench beyond the Tafaow ridges. They are pre morter to the heavy gun. Our motorist paring for the winter. They had brought team had been specially formed in weeks of up material and constructed hats so give trailing by its chief, an engineer who, of beiter shelter. They had inrely finished

course, drives his own car. Nine out of the work when the Italian guns, which

the twelve motorists.drove their own cars had been waiting the moment, des royed They had been to the front; they had been a great part of the new eneanimekit.

in the British lines; they had driven Bri- | hull-naked in the heat, scarcely one ever They were the picture of grim To the northeast of Monte Cristallo, tish and French generals along the lines.smiled. where the Misurina-Schluderbach road The chief of the team was rather gore about resolve. They looked as if they thought, one of the French generols, who grumbled and I believe they did think, while they crosses the frontier, there has been much hard fighting. The frontier e cuts because he was not driven fast enough. were fashioning white-hot steel into can More Piana east of the road, and on Anything under sixty miles an hour he non, that they were then actually in the this mountain attacks and counter-at-thought crawling: Our motorists' team thick of war, and fighting their country's tacks have followed in continual succce- was one more example of the democracy of battles-as indeed they are, sion. The Anstrian fortifications to the the French army. Most of the drivers worth are very strong, with artillery of

were engineers; many owned large fac- all calibre, and the Italian lines have tories themselves, and some in civilian life been subjected to very heavy fire. But The Halians have hig guns also, and the employed in their works the officers under

whose orders they now are. Austrians do not know where they are.

of fellows these motorists, and good proofs Not long ago the Austrians flung 25 12in. shells at random, one after the other, of the French spirit of enterprise which into the Missuring valley. They made has sometimes been denied to be French. sad mess of one of the big hotels, which Here was one of the men, for instance, belongs to a Gorman, but did no other speaking English almost like an English- damage, and the amusement cost them man, Italian, Spanish, and a few other £6,000.

languages, and having started and run The situation imposes a tremendous factories in most parts of the world, in physical grain apon the soldier and de-East Africa, and in the Argentine. Here mands the maximum of effort from the was another, obviously a "nut" in peace supply services. Both the fighting wan time, now a military driver, a slave to his and the man who keeps him alive will car hardly able to snatch three hours be equal to the demand made upon the sleep at night before tuning her up and There is a popular notion is England that the Italian wilts under cold and starting the fifty-mile-an-hour drive again hardship, that his southern fibre needs the next morning. sunshine and warmth, and at least that: At each stoppage we were whirled into kind of case which a warm climate sup-

factory, and passed through various plies. Some day, when England knows stages of bewilderment. Here was a silent Baty better, when the old sympathy de factors; hundreds of women polishing, velops to a new understanding, the measuring, painting "75" shell. Then an popular notion, with many another, will other shed, where the shells lay stacked in cease to cloud our sight. It should not thousands." The third factory was an in-

a question now not only of assisting an essential to understand that these Russian Mr.E, M. Abbɔli be necessary to remind an

educated ferno of noise, sledge-hammers or men with public that a great part of Italy consistiron mallets thumping on steel and iron.ally unjustly attacked, but of defending retreats and constant battles are exhaust.

Mi C. R. Arnolt of mountains where the winter is far But this, at least, was cold irou and steel. oneself; and if Lord Kitchener demanding the enemy more than any other factor Mr J. U. Anker

ed compulsory service no Englishman in the war. more rigorous than anything we know "Profoundest hell" was where noise at would oppose such a measure, contrary

From here I visit the Armies comprised Mr C. H. Booth frugal heat mountains peopled by hardy,

were united-more sledge-haminers as it would be to the habits and teadis in the northern region, from which, if post Britt toilers, inured to all weathers.

Mr A. Ducrick Apart from the Alpini, who uro match pounding, but this time upon white-hot- tions of the nation,

The world had watched with admirable, I will send a more detailed appreciar A B less at their special work, there are whole blocks of steel..

tion during the South African war the tion of the situation. army corps of men to whom cold and wet and biting winds are nothing now. There

methodical manner in which England had transported to the Transvaal 200,000 are infantry regiments to-day in the high

men and enormous war material. Our passes who justly boast that they uau

efforts will be similar, said Lord Robert, do mountaineers work. And the south- erner holds his own with the northerner.

in the Dardanelles, where we have to The mountains are full of Neapolitans,

Orry everything and to organise every thing. Every Englishman is confident of who openly avow their dislike for the cold, but flourish excordingly and find

ultimate success, and you may see the they can be cheerful even in the harsh

proof of this in the manner in which the nows from Russia has been received. No unfriendly regions which seem so strange.

one doubts the ultimate success of her There were guns at -- There, under the leadership of the quiet, lacanie, but im-arms, notwithstanding the temporary Russia is pressive general manager, the picture of -back she has sustained.

Lord unconquerable on her own soil. imperturbable determination, we walked Robert then made the interesting stato The 75 was of course there, but there ment given above, and concluded: ---- For our benefit When Germany has demanded the lare were also larger fellows. one of the heavy guns, this time a 9.6incoin from her people the Allies will still tion (Limited) have passed a resolution mounted on a truck and rails, was fired. be receiving the gold of the whole world recording their high appreciation of the The usual attention was paid to us of through the doors which have bon kept seamanlike skill and courage shown by handing out cotton-wool for our ears, but, open. Our unshakeable faith in victory, Captain T. N. Taylor in successfully to the surprise of the uninitiated, the 2.6 our certainty of success is based uno upon avoiding an attack made by a Gernism made less noise, or at least a duller noise, matters of sentiment, but upon facts submarine on the Ordind (a Cunard

than the ear-splitting 75," which is only, and calculations which logic cannot cos- liner of 15,500 tons) on July 9th Last,

of course, a 3in. gun. The latter in the tradict. and voting bim 100 guineas in recognition practice ground almost cracks one's ears. of his, services.

At the front, when it really is pouring j The liner carried 227 passengers, and shell over the Boches, one notices the noise the attack, made about 37 miles south of

legs. Perhaps one has other things to Queenstown, lasted quarter of an hour, during which the submarine tried first to think of the enemy's shells, for one thing. torpedo the vessel and then to sink her I may add that at the front it is not eh by shell fire. By putting on all possible quette, even for an amateur, and even if speed and by skilful manoeuvring the he could get it, to put cotton-wool in one's

eard. captain was able to save his ship.

REWARD FOR SAVING A LINER.

The committee of the Liverpool and London War Risks Insurance Associa

We began with "Rosalie." She is the bayonet whom the French trooper has The Government fondly ricknimed.. works there turn out, or have turned out in former times, à dozen kinds of bayonets; for instance, those for the Japanese, Russian, and Greek armies. The shells Further, along were the rifles. chiefly in this case, those of the 75" gun also. We first saw guns at, but there were more explosives than guns.

The Daily Mail's Copenhagen corres- pondent telegraphing on the 22nd ult. published amount to 1,866-308, not in. says that the total Prussian losses now eluding the recent heavy losses in the The total German losses un to East. date are calculated at over four millions,

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Noen Hongkong Jockey Club, Half-Yearly

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2p.m.-Ministering Children's League Bazaar. Wednesday, and Nov.

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BANGKOK.

HALAT STATER.

Belangor. Pahang.

Negri Sembilan. Johore. Kedah. Kelantan.

Trengganu. Perlis.

Fingapore, Penang, Malacca, Prov, Wellesley.

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SERAITS SETILEKRŠTE, NETHERLANDS INDIA.

Samarang. Padang- Sourabaya. Macassar,

East Coast of Bumeira.

NAVAL SQUADRONS.

United States. Japanese. Siamėse. Italian.

OFFICERS OF Coast and River STRAMIBI,

The Book is printed from New Type specially reserved for the purpose, sad sniformity in every arrangement. greatly Lacilitates reference

Besides the usual Alphabetical List of Firms the Directory gives the OLASSIFIED LISTS of TRADES and PROFESSIONS at the larger Commercial Centros.

The

ALPHABETICAL LIST of RESIDENTS the last half century in the Far Eart contains the names of over

20,000 FOREIGNERS,

Arranged, with the Initials as well as the furaames, in strictly Alphabetical Order, o that any same can be found instantly.

THE HAPS AND PLANS

if the principal ports in the Far East have been engraved by one of the most eminent Firms in Great Britain and are sannally sorrected and brought up to date.

The CHRONICLE covers the notable event sogether with the Texte of all the most with the mportant Treaties conciled ountries of Eastern Asia the varions Qustoms Tarifis, Trade Regulations, Cham

ars of Commerce, Scales of Commissions. Consular and Court Fees, Hongkong Stamp Juties, Postal Guide, Signal Codes, Chinese Festivals, Tabies of Money, Weights and Measures and other Commercial Information. The CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY, bough, endeared in every possible manner. iontains every year more pages.