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WAR NEWS.

TO DESTROY ENGLAND 1

Discussing the Zeppelin raids, the Deutsche Tageszeitung says: "The no greater

German nation hus

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the employment

of every

pos-

THE STRONG POSITION OF

RIGA

CITY STRIPPED.

Mr. Stanley Washburn, The Times ad more. ardent desire than to correspondent with the Russian Forces, sibles means. without restriction writing from Riga on September 9th, of any kind, té ruin, to destroy England, suid- Our serial expeditions must go on with- out cessation, but they must not be pin- pricks. The most potent destructive me thods known to science must be employed, These firme autumn days will be followed by nights that grow, longer and longer. They will give us an opportunity to show thas City, that shrine of British pride, what we think of its inviolability.

GLADSTONE ON GOETHE,

ates.

FRANCE AT WAR.

THE COMMON TASK OF A GREAT PEOPLE.

Mr. Rudyard Kipling concludes to-day his series of articles on "France at War," which have been appearing in the Daily Telegraph.

"France," he writes, "has discovered the measure of her soul.

One sees this not alone in leit is more than con-

UNCLAIMED ` TELEGRAMS.

The following is a list of unclaimed telagaams lying in the Eastern Extension, Australasia and China Telegraph Company's office at Kong kong:-

ADDRESS

Fanyan c/o Chop Hung Fat Chop flockchung Liankee Radmesown

ADDRESS

FROM Singapore Singapore Solu

New York

lying in the Great Northern Tolegraph. The following is a list of unclaimed telegrama Company's office at Hongkong - Kumt long Yol ure, Unil on Hotel Prathipe, iussanger, Katori

Marn, co Morioka .. Tukio Sebuho

moy

FROM Shanghai ..Shanybai

F. Wakefield, Hongkong Hotel San Francisco

WEATHER REPORT,

I havo spent the last three days in and about Riga visiting certain corps in the district between this town and Milau, As in nearly all situations, I find the truth is tempt of death-in the godlike preoccu infinitely better than what is believed.pation of her people noder arms which The Army usually learn first of their demakes them put death our of the account. sperate plight (for so it is represented) but in the equal passion and fervour from persons coming from the capital, with which her people throughout gis whence practically all the bad news eman.

themselves to the smallest as well as thei When in the trenches they are in- greatest asks that may in any way serve variably amazed to learn that Petrograd their sword."

"The women, considers their position peute.

says Mr. Kipling Riga itself does not seem to be in ime with hearts as resolute and a spirit tha work stride for ride with the men, The austing of German from the curri

Idiate danger leolly, and, after looking culum of language schools, which

On the 22nd at 10.45 am - Pre sure bas noted the other day, writes one of the over the defences, it seeins to ine improb- as little mercy for shortcomings. A wu

the Esening uble that it can be taken frontally, and, if relieve a man in the shop, at the posts, of China, and

man takes her place wherever she can increased slightly over the cast and south coasts regular contributors

atcreased e'er where, more Standard, would have met with the np-eventually it is abandoned; it will be as a

ct the traanways, the hotels, and a thou-especially over. Japan. He thought the pre result of manœuvres elsewhere, as was the sand other businesses. She is innred to been displaced by an area of relatively low The anticyclone bas proval of Gladstone.

case with Warsaw. I find the town shows held work, and half the barvest of France pressure, bat will probably again strengthen ference given to German over Italian de- plorable, saying that when he read Dante: no tendency to panic, and complacently this year lies in her lap.

Over 2. China he felt that he was in the hands of a mus-vaits developments. That portion of the ter, whereas the Germans had produced population which, through feng or expe.

On someone sugdiency, did not wish to come under Ger-everything with her world, what has breifi to the ost of the Visayas, its direction no first-rate literature. gesting that surely Goethe must be con- sidered in the first rank of writers, ho an jewered, "Certainly not, Gorthe created

a world without conception of duty."

ROBBING HINDENBURG.

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One feels at every turn, how her men frust her. She knews, for she shares

fallen her sisters who are now in Get- wan hands, and her soul is the undying flame behind the men's steel. Neither mert nor women have any illusion as to miracles presently to be performed which shalt "sweep ny! dr drive back ! Nation, they know much. though they are the Boche. Since the Army is tw officially told little.

man domination has long since departed, and the ronds approaching Rigs are in every respect normal and congested, with relatively few refugees in transit am told that from two-thirds to one-half of the population departed some time ago. In any event, the city is extremely quiet. and fow people are abroad in the evening; when the unlighted streets have a dismal appearance, even the earringes having Not only are the Berliners displaying no their window shades drawn on secunt of alacrity in driving nails for charity into the menace from agroplanes and Zep Hindenburg's wooden statue, but the pelins, though, I believe, visits from these police have been obliged to tell off a special have been extremely rare. This circum-trench guard to keep watch over the statue to stance is due probably to the German he- prevent thieves from forcing out the fewlief that the bulk of Riga is friendly, gold and silver nails that ornament it.

BERLIN THEVES AND THE GOLD NAILS.

Gold nails cost 100 marks apiece, silver twenty marks, and iron nails one mark. There is a proposal to institute silver plated nails ut five marks cach, in the hope that this may revive the waning en- thusiam of subscribers,

The papers are highly indignant that there should be any necessity to keep guard over the statue for fear of thieves What are we coming to?" exclaims the Vousinche Zeitung, "when such an honour able and patriotic project like this can ex- cite the envy of thieves?"

The Voxsische Zietung overlooks, appe- rently, the example in thieving set by the German troops in. France and Belgium.

SHELL DODGING.

HOW A STEAMSHIP CAPTAIN SAVED H18

VESAEL

During one of the recent landings in Callipoli a large troopship eme under fire of the Turkish batteries. The troops had got away safely, but no.orders had come to the steamer to retire out of range. The captain, a typically bluff representative of Our Mercantile Maring, stood on the

HATRED OF THE GERMAN,

Probably those who remain in Riga áre the least hostile portion of the population of the invaded territories, though the Letts apparently hate the Gerning with the same fervour that the Prusings bestow within a month 3,000 Letts have joined the upon the English. Russian gervice, which after a year of war- fare is significant of their sentiment not to submit to the inroads of the enemy.

I am informed' that

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WEARING OUT THE ENEMY,

A depresion re typhoon is indicated in lo

of motion is at present unki owTE.

Fresh moneoon will prevail ever the northern portion of the China Ben, -

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 tours ending at 10, to-day, 0.01 inches

today in sa tollowe

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noch

FORECAST

DISTRICT.

E. wird, fresh ;

N.E. winds, 1. strong. South coast of China between The same y

fashioned "victory" of the past is al-

They all recognise that the old Bougkong & Neighsourced Isir to cloudy. most as obsolete a rifle in a front-line | Formosa Channel ...

They all accept the new war. which means grinding down and wearing on the enemy by every means and play and device that can be compassed. It is slow and expensive, but as deadly eure as the logic that leads them to make it their one work, their aule thought, their sole preoccupation.

"Out of these things is born their power of recuperation in their leisure; their reasoned calm while at work; and Even if France of to-day stood alone their superb confidence in their arms. against the world's enemy, it would be almost inconceivable to imagine her de- fent now: wholly so, to imagine any sur- If the Gerans ultimately enter Riga render. The war will go outil the they will find it even an empt'er shell than Warsaw, with the kernel long since ro

enemy is finished. Tht French do not know when tha hour will come; they moved elsewhere. A more complete strip- seldom speak of it; they do not amaso ping of the city of enemy comforts and re- themselves with dreams of triumphs or quirements cannot be imagined, and terms. Their business is war, and they metals available for the manufacture of | do their business,” munitions, all tools, machinery, and tech- nical supplies have been removed. Even the inscription plates on the statues in the parks have been taken away, leaving everywhere barren pedestaly to emphasize, in the possible event of a German entry, the emptiness of the prize. The huge bells of the Cathedral have been removed through a great hole in the bell tower spe cally made for the purpose. I understand that all this has been done in an orderly and efficient manner, many manufactur. ing plants being dismantled with sufficient

DIGESTION

AND THE NERVES.

A tiny piece of grit can cause a lot of mischief. You realise this when it blows into your eye, Comfort ends until this mere speck of dire has been removed. Sometimes your watch won't keep time:

bridge and watched the shells burstine te sureliness to enable the machinery to be goes when and how it likes. You take it

near his vessel, says the Near East.

At first they were two hundred yards away, then a hundred, and the one burst about twenty feet off the vessel's stern. He enfraly gave the urder, Full speed ahead" and stopped as a shell exploded exactly on the spot he had previously occupied.

re-created in other parts of Russia, whi ther many establishments have already re- moved, taking with them thousands of the families of labourers and artizans..

General stores remain open, but special establishments such as those for the supply of tools, machinery, electrical equipment, and motor car supplies are closed and their fronts boarded up. population have gone and permits are necessary to reach here at all. are practically deserted and, as during the

All the transient

delicate movements have been put out of to the mander; and he, perhaps, finds the ear hy dust you can only see under a magnifying glass.

Indigestion acts in the same way on the

Hongkong and Lámocká {. No. L. South coast of China between / The mms ·

Hongkong and Hainan.. 1

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METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER

Hengking Observatory, October 22ad,

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HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.

From 23rd to 29th October,

HIGH WAZKE

H'kong,

Mean Time

Height

b. m. ft. in

hody. Digestion, like the mainspring of a watch, is one of the principal, things later, 23m 945 that keep the wheels of life running smoothly. Let it he disturbed and every part of your system suffers. Notably your nerves are upset. Why?

The next few came gradually wearer the steamer, and as she went Fall speed nsteen" one burst a few yards in front of her bow. For some little time she was standing by and calmly dodging Tur- kish shells until the order came for retire last days in Warsay, I sat last night almost One cannot become affected without the

ment to a place of salety.

This is but an occasion of many that could be recorded on which the officers of our Mercantile Marine have shown a hearty contempt for the dangers they are daily called upon to face in the execution of their duty.

USELESS VALOUR. -

THE OVERWHELMING POWER OF THE BIG GUN.

The hotels

alone in a large dining-rooma listening to a band playing conscientiously to scores of deserted tables and a corps of waiters without guests to serve,

THE MILITARY SITUATION.

The situation on the immediate front does not seem to be alarming, as the region is defended by corps of known excellence. The first line is about 20 miles from the

town and several lines of defence intervene between the prosent front and Riga, not to meation the river. It seems improbable Strong light is thrown on the capture of that the enemy will seriously attempt to Novo Georgievsk by the Germans in an carry such carefully prepared lines when article written in the Nover Fremya.

successful pressure elsewhere would force The Germans, the writer states, have the evacuation of Riga without the necessity stormed Novo Georgiessk. Its deep of fighting in its vicinity. It would prob- ditches are heaped, with their dead. On ably cost the Germans dear even to reach the barbed wire entanglements hang row

the river, which would still leave them out after row of German soldiers, and before side the town, with a formidable obstacle the fortress the breastworks were formed to surmount, as the stream, normally deep of the corpsos,

The enemy fired their and broad here, is now swollen by the re heaviest artillery at our forts and decent rains. stroyed them,

The weather during the past week has They brought up against us one after been a terrible handicap to the enemy, as another huge thick columns, which were a three days downpour of rain flooded met by our fearful fire and converted into every small stream, making the fields seas heaps of human carcasses. How many of mud and limiting the mobility of the were killed it is not possible to calculate, gus and transport the main roads, but the number was terrifying. The Ger- which are few and far between. mans had not even sufficient space left them to fall when they were killed, and the dead over a wide area stood upright among the living.

Special valour and heroic courage were shown by our men in these days of trial, but the power of the German heavy artil lery and their. 16-in, shells was such that the forts could not resist longer, and were converted into heaps of debris. The for tresses shared the fate of Antwerp and Liège, although the forts of Nove Geor- gievsk were constructed on the best concrete.

Neither we nor our Alling thought that 16-in. guns would be employed on tond.

To sum up, I found feeling in threaten- ed Riga more optimistic than in Petro. grad, though the former is 20 miles from the fighting line and the latter nearly 400.

CHURCH SERVICES.

Se. Joma's CazHEDRAL, Hongkong, Z ́at

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Mon.

LOW WATER.

B'kong+

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0 11 7 4 3 17 3 95 11 21 2434

976 8373 8 01345 16 956 7.6 35

depend upon each other very closely. I'

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other becoming upset. Bad digestion Wed means lack of nourishunent from food. Your nerves cry out because they are not Ther 28 fed. They lose tone and energy. Let us show how Mother Seigel's Syrup rapidly Fri. mends matters.

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You must right your digestion before body and nerves can be restored to, a rally sound state; otherwise there is a steady drain on your vitality. The drip. drip of water from a leaking can will empty it in time.

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concrete forts was a surprise that was Dimittis, foreseen by the Emperor Wilhelm and by Krupps. The 6le of the fortress when there 16-in. guts appear in finished.- Central News,

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