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GERMAN FLEET RAIDS. OUTPOST INCIDENTS IN NORTH SEA

THR HONGKONG DAILY PRERU TURSUŁY, ŞEFERUARI 2WD) 161. VII.

THE SUVLA LANDING,

ADEQUATE INQUIRY, IN DUE COURSE,

EMPRESS" BOAT'S WORKS.

HARASSING THE HUN.

ASSISTING. TO KEEP THE TRADE A BRILLIANT LITTLE FEAT OF

ROUTES OPEN IN THE EAST.

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FEAR AND THE SOLDIER,

MODERN CANDOUR, →

A hundred years ago no officer, unless he was a famous general, would ever have confessed that he was frightened in battle. In a letter to his wife an artillery off-Now every one confesses it; in a letter oer at the front writes:

It will comfort you a little. for the about the taking of Kut. for instance, an rather doleful news from the Balkans if officer wrote that he had been made ex- you'd been "Somewhere in Franco" this cited, more frightened, and more tired morning to see a company of a new regi- than ever before in his life. The old con- went from the arty, wholesome West of vestion of fearlessness and fearless be- England come back after a jolly little haviour has gone altogether; for we have come to the conclusion that it is not the rail on the Hans' trenches,

best way to overcome fear. The modern does not tell lies to himself about homself, in the hope that he may make them true. He does not say to himself. fear is. It

In the House of Commons on January

On the return to passenger service of the The naval correspondent of The Evening 20th Mx, J. Redmond (Waterford, Nat.)

asked the Prime Minister whether, in view C.P.B. liners, Empress of Busso, Empress Standard writes as follows:-

of the imputation upon the corps and divi- of Japan, and Empress of Asia, the Victoria Whenever the Reichs-marine-set bas tosional commanders in Buyla contained in Colonial, B.C., Canada, says:-

are being refitted admit to the German people, and of course the dispatch of Sir Ian Hamilton, an in-

quiry before a competent and impartial The big three-stackers to neutral countries, a naval lass er rovers tribunal would be at once instituted to at Hongkong for the passenger and freight it invariably accompanies it, or follows up investigate all the circumstances of the case trade and Captain Edward Beetham, and the loss of life owing to the absence

This morning, very early, a company of the announcement, by some attempt, or re-

of artillery and the failure of the water R.N., marine superintendent of the ported attempt, which it is hoped may supply; whether General Sir F. Stopford C.P.R trans-pacifio service, with head-West of England regiment was entrusted as not afraid. I do not know what

with the task of harassing the Hun had asked for an inquiry into the roum- regain prestige for the High Son' Fleet.

tances of the landing at Suvla dents with quarters at Vancouver, is at present at the Without preliminary advertisement of an This work (Christmas week) we have on

Baltic, not only to merchant ships but to cruisers and torpedo craft, owing to the action of the Russo-British submarines, cul- anted a few days ago with the admissions from Berlin that the cruiser Bremen and

forthwith.

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THE SILENT ATTACK.

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VISITORS AT HOTELS.

HONGKONG HOTEL Mr&Mr A. E. Adair Me J. St. C. Hunt & Mrs W/ F. Capt B. Ianes Amsden aut skild Hr A.Jonsen Med Me Athol Anda Mr E, June

en and wald Mr G. F Anderson Mrs. E. Armstrong r B. LAkin on Mr H. Murray Bain Mr & Mrs C. F. Barit Mr.J Baud Mr J. H. Bacing Me & Mrs R. Base t Mrs B. R. Befilice Hr B. E. Bolilios Mr G. D. J. Bell

Mr C. W. Beowiok

Rather he says, "I am Mr H. Bickerton

to feel fear would be disgraceful in ma to the artillery who were to have a share excellent example of such Hunnish alim in the dispatch of Sir Ian Hamilton; and Chinese port supervising the work of re- artillery bombardment, but with wax afraid, but I will not allow my fear to Mr R. J. Birbook news. A frequency of misfortunes in the whether such an inquiry would be held fitting the liners for the mercantile trade. in the good work at its second stage, our affect my conduct.

Asquith-The Government, after The Empress of Russia and Empress of men, ons bindred and twenty

slipped silently over our Asia were commandeered shortly after the made for the German trench. careful consideration, have come to the conclusion that no such inquiry is, the outbreak of war, and have since done splen-means (which I had better not present conditions, practicable,

means proved quito efficacious. No Ger officers who would be needed to constitute did patrol work in the Indian Ocean and deal with the German wire, and these a competent tribunal and many of those the Red Sea as armed morchang cruisers. man patrol were encountered. The first who would be necessary witnessce cannot

when an officer appeared over their the Empress of Japan on December 2nd parapet and shot down a German non-cum- Inst, the Colonist says the ship is fresh from missioned officer with his revalvor. Then a cruise of 82,000 miles in the service of like a hugo Rugby rush on the ball, the the British Admiralty as an armed cruiser, English soldiers were over the German **For seventeen months she has been re- parapet, their colone) (who, by the way moved from the mercantile trade, having had been begged not to go with them, but the grim insisted) at their head, shouting gaily, been engaged for 15 months duty of assisting in keeping the trade cheering, shooting. The Hung would not

and already included three or four cruisers, be withdrawn from active service in the Referring to the arrival at Victoria of aws the Germans had of our arrival was afraid when they are Our method, there Dr F. di Canevi

a torpedo-boat destroyer had been sunk,

Mishaps, therefore, were totalling up, one of considerable strength; a large num-fold, bor of torpedo vessels and several 6.ans- ports. It was no doubt, thought well to make an announcement to the people which would administer some consolation and com fort, Ti us we have the genesis of the great North Sea search,

Bea, however, covers a huge areu-many hundreds of square miles--and it is quite

imposible, even with the numbers of vessels we are using for the purpose, o patrol every part of it at the same time,

A FORTUNATE '' MISS."

Mr. Redmond.Will the right hon. the second question, goniloman answer whether Sir F. Stopfort asked for in inquiry!

Mr. Asquith, He did, Mr. T M, Healy (Cork, N.E., Ind. Nat.).-Will the War Office collect reports

war is over!

Mr. Asquith.-I am not aware of that.

JUST THE BAME-

PRISONERS AND LOOT.

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MrJ... Blacker This change has not been produced by Capt B. Bransh any systematic teaching; it has happened Mr J. A. N. Brown Mien H. K. Brown bocause the modern mind is more aware

We MrT. J. Baros to of itself than the mind of a hundred years Mr. Buchan

Mr A reannot, now convince ourselves that we

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W. Carton ago, and less able to deceive itself.

Mia 8. Care convince ourselves that others are not are not afraid who we are; nor can we

fore, is aut to deny the facts about our Mr G. Champkin Mr T. J. Cokely. Mr H. A. R. Conent selves, but to face them; and in this

Hon. Mr A. W. matter of fear it seems to work better than the old method, for soldiers now are certainly less liable to panic than they Cents used to be. In the past, we may take it, panic came when soldiers could no longer ied themselves or each other. It was assumed conceal the truth about themselves from

inore to the purpose if they were to explain Will my han, friend put another question in a sombre jacket of grey, giving her the Germas, Maxim gun, two bags of German fear itself than they used to be. They do

on the subject on Monday!

My N. Groucher.

Cranation

Mr & M J. W.

Mr & Mrs F. E. Davis

Miss J. Dewar

Mas A. Dawar Capt F.D. Dillon Mrs & Mes Dorking Me Dongala Mr T. J. Eldridge Capt J. B. Evans Mine M. M. Daffy

Mr James Finlay Me H. J. Frain

Mr Denman Failor Lt. Col. & Mrs A. B.

Garrett

Mr & Mrs J.W. Glande: Me J. Gibb Mr H. E. Gilmore Mr V. Gouldboura

Mr A. G. Gordon Mr & Mr J. Gould Capt T. P. HA

The claim put forward on this occasion is that parts of the German fleet, searched the from the generals concerned and keep them routes open for British shipping in Far make a fight of it. Most of them scurried that none of them was feeling fear, that Capt J. Dewar

munication trenches. Others threw up North Bea fer enemy shipa The North for the information of the House when the Eastern and Indian waters, Flagship of] away like frightened rabbits to the com. it would be disgraceful in any of them to

Every means is British Asistic squadron, fer per German officer, who showed fight, was

Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Jerram, of the their hands, calling out "Kamerad." "A feel it; and then suddenly the assumption Miss V, Dewar

broke down; the disgraceful thing had Mr. Asquith.-Yes being taken to secure thes an adequate utilised as a convoy for seized German struck down by a loaded bome stick-bis evidently happened; they were no longer

ships; effecting the capture of the British

Whilst the prisoners brave like soldiers, but cowards like were being secured the English "company

common men. They could not trust each inquiry shall in due course be held.

Mr. Redmond. Will the right hon.teamship Exford, which had been seized skull crushed in.

divided gentleman allow certain members of the and fitted out as a commerce-destroyer by

others wade hay of the assumption is rather that soldiers are common men, the fear in each one's mind House to see the reports already in the the Teuton raider Emden, were outstand-up Some bombed the communica. other, and so they ran away! Now the is not a guilty secret that he hides from When, therefore, the Germans say that possession of the War Office1 (Cries of ing incidents for a vessel that has been German fring: trench, cutting the wires.

the rest. It is not disgraceful to be afraid, parts of the Fleet have been cruising about"No.") They have been shown to some formerly engaged in the peaceful avocation destroying the dug-outs, looting the war

but only to yield to fear. The truth is known from the rat; and so the common in the North Sea, and have made a visit to members of the House, and I wish to ask of transporting passengers and cargo over matériel.

knowledge of it does not produce panic, the Skagerack, it is quite within the bounds if other members who are deeply interested the trade routes of the world,

A NATUBAL EMOTION. of possibility that they have some founda- will be allowed to see them

The fact is that men are less afraid of tion for their claim. It would, however, be

not regard it as a kind of madness that might overcome them and disgraco them for ever. They see that it is something. normal and natural, not at all disgraceful in itself, but only disgraceful if not re sisted. In the past it was a man's duty to himself not to feel fear. He had to see himself as a brave man to encourage in himself the belief that he was brave haviour. He must not duck or take shelter by a whole convention of fearless, bu if he saw a cannon-ball coming, for to "of do that was to confess the existence fear in himself. Now his duty is not to himself, but to his companions. It does Mr J. H. uwert It may be assumed that he does not. It not mater whether he feels fong or not may be assumed that he does feel it, like every one else; but he must go on doing his duty all the same, as he would do fo if he were hungry or tired.

the constitution of this searching force, which it may confidently be judged did no in any case travel far from its brse. That, It did not sight any of the British patrols must, from the previous experience of the Germans, have been regarded-by them as fortunate.

Mr. Dillon (Mayo, E., Nat).-Wilt an opportunity be given to officers of junior rank to put on record what occurred now, while they are still living 1 Some of them may be killed during the course of the war

Mr. Asquith-That shall be done, Major-General Sir Ivar Herbert (Mon- This is not the first time that the Germouthshire, S., L)-Will the right hon. mans have made such a claim, and indeed in gentleman consider the desirability of see April last they wished people to believe that ing that officers whose names ara connected they had actually advanced into English prominently with these affairs and who are waters. The last advance made into Eng temporarily withdrawn from the service are lish waters of which we have any know-not placed in a prejudiced position until ledge, however, resulted in the bottle of the their case has been judged 1 Dogger Bank, and they did not get much change out of thot, adventure. Since Janu ary 24th there have been only thren geen tion on which German ships Eave in their hazardous explorations come into contact with ships of the Allied nations, and on ench occasion they have suffered.

Mr. Asquith. These are delicate matters, That applies not only to this particular operation, but to other operations in the course of the war. All I can say is that we are doing all we can to secure that ample inquiry shall be held and due care taken to see that justice is done to everyone In May last a typical outpost incidont concerned.

Bir H. Dalziel (Kirkcaldy Burghs, L) occurred in the lower part of the North Sea. A German Batilla had slipped out on Will the right hon. gentleman give an one of these scouting expeditions, and on-assurance that greater care will be taken in future in the selection of generals for gaged a weak British patrol of armed trawlers, one of which, the Columbia, was important operations ↑ sunk. But before the raiders could return. to safety they were themselves overhauled by a division of the "E" class of destroyers and annihilated,

In August an enterprise of a somewhat more romantic character, over which the Germans professed to be highly elated, occurred when the small auxiliary steamer Meteor shipped out into the North Sen, and under cover of the darkness evaded the British patrols. She was fitted for laying Toines, and unloaded a portion of her cargo on a route which it might be supposed would be used by British vessel; in fact, a estroyer, the Lynx, foll a victim to them. She also managed, by disguising herself as a merchant vessel and flying false colours, to surprise and sink the small British patrol eteamer Ramsey, But retribution quickly followed, for a few hours later she was sighted by a British cruiser squadron, and her captain, to avoid being captured, blew up his ship, expleding the remaining

mines

PBENCH HUCCESS.

Such an exploit may be, as this one was, a subject for elation to the German people, but the price paid for such a bussar-like stroke, as the Kaiser called it, can hardly hays been a real source of satisfaction. It

Mr, Asquith-Every care is taken.

TALE OF HAUNTED KAISER,

GENERAL FALKENHAYN HIS "FAMILIAR.”

"But for the fact that her bull is coated appearance of a business-like craft, she is wit the same more of Papa of the past Her present colour is not twenty years. warpaint. From the time she was comman- deered by the British Government until he was released at Bombay, the Empress of Japan retained her familiar white hull. It was only after the vessel had been re fitted for the mercantils trade at Hongkong that specific orders were received from Montreal that the liner's hull was to be painted war grey, "So we slapped coat of grey at the last minute, was the way Captain Dixon-Hoperaft put it. On July 23rd. 1914, the Empress of Japan sail al from Victoris on her inst voyage to the Far East. Then the war clouds were threatening, and by the time the liner reached Yokohama Great Britain was in the fray.

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After twenty minutes, the allotted time, the company started back for their own tronch. They had twelve prisoners, a bombs, and some other booty, They had not sustained a single casualty and had left dead in the trench & number of Ger- mans, variously estimated at from 20 tó 48 As soon as our infantry had left the German bring tronch our artillery opened fire ou the German communication trenches where the fugitives had taken re- fuge. It was at this time, probably, that place. They were rattled' and in the chief slaughter of the enemy took Hight. Presumably the German reserves were being rushed

up, and we hope that both parties met around about the points where we were raining high explosives and rate of one hundred shells a minte, shrapnel from a score of batteries at the The Germans at this stage, 25 minutes after our men had crossed the parapet, woke up, and their artillery: began a heavy bombardment of our firing trench From this On August 5th the liner arrived at and communication trenches. Yokohama, and those aboard learned of the fire we had three killed, mainly because outbreak of hostilities in Europe, and of one of the German prisoners became ob the decision of the British authorities to streperous and delayed the passing of our requisition the Empress of Japan for warmed at a certain point. That was prae- service. The liner was at once ordered to tically the whole cost of the enterprise, Hongkong under convey. Upon her arrival The German prisoners, when they learned that they were not to be shot the Ger- at the China station the work of stripping man offcers tell their men that the British markable is the present war than the always shoot prisoners were unfeignedly Probably they will glad to be captured, be usefully communicative when they come to be examined. One prisoner was a youth of seventeen. He had been two days, at the front when was thus taken prisoner. and

the passenger liner for her more arduous duties was begun in earnest, and within ten days of her arrival at Hongkong she was

modern war machine bristling replica of The fittings of the liner were not disturbed to such an extent as might be supposed necessary for the outfitting of an armed cruiser.

QUICKLY STRIPPED FOR ACTION.

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Mr J. B. Rick Mr L. Saraeni Mr J. Sharp

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Thus the modern soldier is more at ease with himself than the old one. He can bear a longer atrain, because he does not begin by posing to himself as a hero. There is less pipeclay in his mind, is on his uniform, and the mind, like the uni farm, wears better. Nothing is more re- speed with which civilians have been turned into excellent soldiers. Discipline is ag necessary as ever it was, Obedience must become a habit; and the soldier must learn his business so thoroughly that he will be able to carry it on without think- ing about it under fire. But he can learn Mr A. Lambden all this more quickly now, because the aim Miss E. G. Lambden of modern discipline is set to turn him Mr W. D. Lee Now, I don't suggest that this was ant to give him the power of resisting Mr D. Moore

a being who does not know fear, but His Muzey.

an ordinary man still, who has to learn different in kind from other men. There it. The modern soldier is assumed to borr the trade of fighting, and not a hero is no attempt to work a miracle of con-

his job in the belief that, when he knows version upon him by some arduous and

it his human and normal sense of duty mysterious process; he is merely taught

will make him do it in the face of danger,

THE MORAL.

great victory and that London or even a Officers of the liners state that all per- EMPEROR THE PRISONER OF HIS CAMARILLA. The Temps publishes a long article. (by n

ged. But it was a happy little incident, neutral who has just come from Germanymanent fixtures were left practically infact, certain West Country-town should be flag- after a long stay there) on the subject of

And it is cheering te had that when all this deadly mechancial trickery of war German militarism during the war

can be swept aside, and the Englishman meets the German as man to man, the any pretence of equality. A German scurries away, and does not make

Speaking of General Falkenhayn, who has been chief of the general staff since Marshal Moltke fell into disgrace after the battle of the Marne, he says:

"He is today the most powerful man Germany. The power of General Fal. kenhayn comes from the extraordinary in- fluence, inexplicable even to those who know this personage, which he wields over the Emporer,

A German said to me, Our Sovereign is hypnotised by this general, and is the victim of the physical ascendancy which the latter is able to exercise over him."

PRISONER OF A CAMARILLA.

BL-KNOWLEDOS AND BELJ-CONTROL

*General Falkenhyn is very jealous of was our French Allies who scored on the bis authority, and keeps away from head- number of German vessels were reported to and there furned over to the British conviction of 810; or one may go further! third patrol skirmish to which attention has been called. On August 22nd a couple quarters all whom he thinks might seek to of their destroyers found a German torpedo gain the confidence of the Sovereign.

This isolation of the Emperor is an vessel serving as a "vorposten boote" off the Belgian coast, They promptly engaged important fact, na the Sovereign only learns her, and after what was stated to have been what General Falkenhayn wishes him to a brilliant spectacle in the moonlight shoknow.

"William II, to-day is a prisoner of his was destroyed.

military camarilla. Various persons told Venturesome sorties from port of this deme that for months past the Emperor has scription are always risky, and soldom go heen in a state of extreme nervousness, unpunished, For a time, as in the case of the

"LAVID AND GREENISH," Yarmouth and Scarborough raids, they

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but everything that could be removed easily and was unnecessary under the new order of things had to go, and went double quick The very fact that the liner was stripped the efficiency prevailing at the Chins naval for action within ten days, says much for station at the outbreak of war, Capt, W. Dixon-Hopcraft, who is an R.N.R, man,

This belief has been magnificently remained in charge of the ship as comman der, but the direction of the ship as a caval by the original Chinese crew. It was re- unit was placed in the hands of an R.N.ported that the Exford had been fitted with officer, while the crew was augmented by a couple of maxims, but if this was the justified. The modern soldier romains to the Empress brought up slongside, as ordinary soldier. He has learned to master large number of navy men drafted from the case, they had been thrown overboard before himself an ordinary man, but he is no China river gunboats

The initial cruise of the Empress of nothing but rifles were found in the ship fear by confessing it; he he learnt to Japan as a merchant cruiser was from by the boarding party. The name of the manage himself by knowing the truth Hongkong to Saigon and Singapore. Later vessel had been completely obliterated by about himself, and this method. new and With a naval guard on startling as it secus in wax is a very old his proceeded to the Celebes, a group of the Germans islands in the Dutch East Indies, where a board, the Exford was taken to Singapore one in religion. It is nothing else but of self-knowledge taught by Socrates, the German man-of-war that might be afloat owners, Messrs. Tatem & Co., of Cardiff.methow of civilization an opposed to the ho operating with a view to supplying any authorities, later being returned to her back still and say that it is the method within a cruising radius of that particular About this time the Empress of Japan barbatie method of self-hypnotism and Ms of psychological curiosity, and with it vicinity. The railer Emden was particuler had been made flagship of Rear-Admiral mystification. There has been, in the last active at that time, and the Empresa of Sir Thomas Jerram. admiral in command generation or so, a great increase among Japan was prepared for any eventuality of the British Asiatic squadron, who tem After cruising around the coasts of Borneo porarily transferred his flag and utilised of frankness shout ourselves. One may the Empres of Japan received orders to her as one of the convoy guarding the fleets ces it in countless letters from soldiers at of steamers carrying the Australian troops the front. They are too much interested convoy the German steamer Tannenfels and the Near East. The cruiser Sydney in their own state of mind when they Lace the steamer Rio Pang from Sandakan,

was also one of this convoy, and to the danger to tell any lies about it to the British North Borneo, to Singapore. The Tannenfels and the Rie Pasig were captured Australian cruiser fell the honour of selves or to anyone else. Once this interest may have a seeming success. Immunity "An officer who saw him at close quar. by a British destroyer and turned over to accounting for the Enden oft the Cocos would have been thought morbid and

been destroyed the Empress of Japan set of seeing yourself with the intimacy leads to something more daring, and then ters during a recent review on the Western the C.P.R. steamer for safe keeping. The liner Numerous curios were also secured, enervating; but it is not, It is the power the penalty is demanded.

The German front, told me he was terribly pale, adding former vessel had been handling supplies a course for the Cocos Islands, and while in self-knowledge but without the partiality

His for vessels of the German Asiatic squadron,

self-preservation, but self-mastery; and raiders are not kept by their foes in their "I should never have known him. ports and protected anchoragė,

hair has become quite white, and his colour and she was subsequently dealt with before that vicinity the officers of the merchant of self-love. The aim behind is it not

-Times Rather the British seamen wish them to was so livid and so greenish on that day a British prize court at Hongkong and cruiser took the opportunity to board the results show that the method is successful, come out, and desire nothing better than

ordered to be confiscated. The Rin Pasig wreck the lay in a terribly battered con- that everybody remarked upes it?

Many photographs were token aboard, and. that their march may be less futile than this I cannot certely to the truth of the was hold on a technicality and was later dition off the shores of Keeling Island much advertised one. What the waiting anecdotes which represent Willism na burst released.

an interesting collection of pictures is now the property of the officers the Empress and watching fleet would prefer, however,ing into tears at the sight of a cemetery at

liner. Numerous curios were also secured, is that Fritz should make a really respect the front; but I know that, if necessary, able effors with all he has got, and continue I could name persons who have refused to Afterwards the Empress of Japan return and the officers cabins on the Empress of to search until he finds something. He may tell the Kaiser their fears regarding the ed to her sphere of activities and craised Japan contain trophies of the Emden, then have substantial cause for an announce situation, being afraid of bringing on around the coasts of Sumatra. She was off which, needless to add, are greatly prized.

-crisis of this sort

"It has also lately become very difficult Padang, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, when Upon her return to Singapore the Empress to approach the Emperor, because General smoke was sighted on the horizon, of Japan was ordered across the Indian Falkenhayn excels in isolating at head-Proved to be the British steamer Ezford Ocean to Colombo to rent, She was at which had been seized by the German Colombo for three weeks and later was rdered to the Red Ses, where she did some cruiser Emden and manned by a German crew. It was clear that she was being remarkable work in silencing Turkish forts headed for shelter in a neutral port, but and capturing armed Turkish dhows. the Empresa was in between her and Many of the officers and crew of the Padang, her objective point, and a shot Ampers of Japan were incapacitated by teross her bows from one of the forward 4.7 tho terrific heat while operating in the Bed guns forced her to mark time. Officers from Ses. Later the CPR liner wits sent to the Empress of Japan boarded her and dis- Bombay, where she was drydocked and covered the Exford was under the command overhauled. She remained at Bombay for

ment.

THE ENTERPRISING RECRUIT.

quarters.

CROWN PRINCE NOT HOPEFUL.

IN LOCAL WATERS,

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He's what I call enterprising.

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and in his view the best thing to do would Well, he saw all these fellows getting be to finish as soon as possible without their two-and-ninepeaces, went back to his satisfaction being given to either side. In thop, filled the window with his usual half-conversation he is very severe on German crown gloves, and marked them "Only diplomacy, and freely declares that the of the navigating. lieutenant of the Endew, two months and it was then announced by 25. 9d-tho Christmas present for the empire, however strong, is not able to figh soldier's wife.”

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