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TOURNAMENT

DRAWINGS FOR THE MENS HANDICAP DOUBLES,

WEDNESDAY,

NO. 29

AUGUST 1ST.

·THIT

UNHAPPY HEROES.

MEDAL PARADE

MOTOR HOSPITAL SHIPS ON THE TIGRIS Finding difficulty in pulling on his wet boots, the Oberleutnant lit a scrap of THE KING AND NOVEL CRAFT. paper and tossed it into them," It burned

The King recently, inspected one of the slowly, causing a film of mean which feet of motor hospital ships now on ser acted as a lubricant. As he did so vice on the Tigris, and it was visited fast Men's Handicap Doubles of the Hone second pair of boots descended into the month by a party of medical men special the second parade, the regimental ser- the steps from the trench outside. Hely interested in the care of the sick and

Fifteen pairs have entered for the

kong C.C., and the drawing has resulted

as follows

Asst. Paymaster Wright, RN, and Asst. Paymaster Robinson, R., AA Claxton and F. E. Joseland. F. W. Cary and 3. F. de Reme e 8. E. Green and P. H. Cobb, P. P. J. Wodehouse and U. Thorne v. H. Murray Pain and V. C. Galuzzi H. E. Muriel and A. Moise

F. Bevington and B. J. Vermey. Basil Raworth and 3. H. Congdon v C. C. Stark and W. P. C. Trafford. Handley Pegg and R. M. Henderson

dug-out, as their owner clambered down

of

dn the east coast. Its length is no more

tion at night..

Every now and then there appears. Brief announcement in the orders of the day under the heading Presentation.* Next morning when the troops fall in for

minutes and reasons with the companies till they have struggled into the formation known as the hollow square. There they

gonnt-major takes charge for a few

empty space-waiting."

At sc same time, if your eyes are sharp.

grough and you know where to look, you may perceive that two or three entirely undistinguished privates are very unhappy. Watching their, uneasy glances and little nervous, movements, you might conclude that they desired above all things to be allowed to depart hastily to a great. distance. Probably it would not occur to you that they were' heroes.

Presently there comes a little group, of.... officers advancing across the parade ground, and, neting upon the thunderous advice of the sergeant major, the parado stands stifly to attention. They enter and in the centre of the hollow

the grey-haired com mandant of the camp, there is the adjut- ant holding a number of little boxes, and there is another officer with sheets of Those unhappy paper in his bad. Privates are propelled inwards from their respective places in the ranks. They are made to stand together, very painfully conspicuous, with about two thousand pairs of eyes fixed upon them,

wounded of his Majesty's Forces. and the silver lace of the Feldwebel, or

The ship, owing to its novol shape, pro rgeant-major, on ins collar, and the red sented a curious contrast with the craft and black State cockade in his cap prof all kinds among which it lay in a portland, all facing inward, upon the big. clained him a Würtemberger. When he had made report the two left the dugou than 160ft, its beans about 30ft., and so together and returned to the rain swept light is the depth of the hull that the fire trencia. The N.C.O. went back to his Lieu the officer picked his way through dech, with which it is fitted, seemed to the soaking fire bays to an observation rise sheer out of the water to a great Dust, where pausing occasionally to wipe the mist from his periscope, he stood a height. The principal factor in the de- while

hile gazing steadily across the stretch sign is the light draught of the vessel

Land., Thoughts chased Hother through his mind like the rain drops which, in that port, was only gft., and it is so contracted that when it is en- that drove down between the lines.

Half-way between the German and Bri-gaged on its work of carrying wounded Abraham and J. Stalker. H. Etish trenches stood a house. Once 10 und sicken from the upper shallow reaches of the Tigris to the main base Murray and M. M. Maas M. Douet doubt, i had figured on the Belgian

"that desirable at Basri, its draught will not exceed an ngent'e books 1s

The vessel is painted de Journet and M. Wolfers:

maisonette Mon Abri"; but latterly cir additional foot.

Man's Land, whit, Flags with the Red Cross ly fore G. B. Layton and A. C. Leith have a cumstances invented No are to lose and aft, and the Red Cross is patinted

in common with

on its sides and on the funnel, and high bye in the opening round.

carte somewhat as a residential district,

over the sun dooke rises the same symbol ure.

for illumina- The handicaps have not yet been decided and had reduced the house in question to

a mouldering shell of masonry and burster and compassion upon.

sandings, briefly described on the trench The competition is being run on some

map as No. 29. In this condition the what novel lines. Each stroke won is marksmen of both parties looked upon it, found it desirable, and strove nightly for to count one point, and the first pairits possession. Whichever side reached it to secure 96 points win the watch. Should first would keg up an all-night sniping

from its ruined stonework and crazy case both pairs socure 96 points all two ments into the enemy's trenches until the points must be won in succession. The approach of dawn drove them to their own lines once more, So attractive was this service is to change from one pair to the that towards the evening stuud to you other after every sight points won. night see chosen men who gripped their with one eye on the sinking sun and the other on the ruins of No. 29, waiting ing for the first moment of twilight to The competition is to be played off make a dash for their goal. In this way. as the weeks went by, many valuable life was lust to both sides, and the crop of wooden crosses behined the lines grew and flourished.

As he considered these things, the eyes of the Oberleutnant dwelt thoughfully on the black silhouette that stood for the grave of so many bold spirits. Out in The following subscriptions to the that debatable borderland it was a con- stant menace. if only the fellow had above fund have been received by the had the forethought to build his house Treasurer during the week ending July behind the German lines instead of in front, what a treasure it might prove to sist and are gratefully acknowledged day! The wish begot a sudden thought

Already acknowledged

The

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One of the most distressing disclosures in regard to the early stages of the cam paign in Mesopotamia was the inadequacy of the arrangements for attending to the sick and wounded For one thing, the sick and wounded were brought down the river to the bass in ordinary cargo hoats, lying on the decks closely packed together Remembering that deplorable state of things, the Vistors were all the more im-read. There are a beautiful polished pressed by the wonderful ingenuity and sentences in the paper which be bolds. It designing of this new river hospital ship words have a magie. so as to provide every mediend attention

comfort for the sick and wounded.

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ENGLAND'S LAST HOUR.

The Berlin Zeitung am Mittag states that Herr von Heredebrand, the well- known Conservative member of the Reich stug, in a speech to his constituents at Trebnitz said -

and

DECKS ELABORATELY FITTED,

In April, 1916, for conspicuous gal- Janty while working in front. Ho ferented wire to cover his party; when two of his comrades were wounded he carried them back to safety, then returned and took charge of the party and completed the work.

It is not England any more. All our wide, peace- ful camp with the brown huts under the The main and upper decks form to sant quietness there is the foul desolation

trevs has vanished. Instead of this plea hospital wards which can be used for of No Man's Land, and the little distant

The singing of the girls is blasted out of hear either British or Indian troops. maindeek ward "to fitted with tiers of ing by the shattering roar of shelt and hospital cots, some of the being specially bomb and mine. For this is the kind of wide and long for the treatment of serithing he reads: ous gunshot fractures, and in the disposi tion of the cots great care has been taken to give free access to each, so as to facili- tate the handling, dressing, and nursing of the cases. In order to ensure light and free ventilation. with warmth in winter and coolness in the sumar, the sides of these lower wards are enclosed with teak framing, having upper panels of splinter.

At the end of the reading the particular since it was clearly too late now to move proof glass arranged in the cottage win soldier concerned is commanded by some back the infernal house, why not dow fashion, and so contrived as to net urgent, whispering tergeant to advance There is forward a cirve of his front-line trench

AR wind-catchers in the summer heat, and towards the group of officers, to include it. A small party of places to excludo cold and rain in winter. The the salute, given and returned, and from tonight to lay a semi-circle of sandbags

con- the hand of the commandant the hero embracing the old ruin, a larger party flying or upper deck, intended for

with a prowenaderosives the bit of metal and the ribbon guid Valescents, i

which Pareto of diggers to-morrow to follow the

be his tokens for ever. There ing fine--and the new trench would band scattered SNUGERA

The speed of the sessel is about 10 miles is the handshake and again the salute, complete, a barrier between the British snipers and "No: 28* for ever. Teufelt an hour, and as the journey to the base and the bid, munctional voice is pre may take from four to eight days, every claiming of the knights of our tim:, and So that night humpbarked figures crept thing needed in a hospital and dispensary the from the German trenches, busied them is to be found on board. At the fore end selves for the space of an hour in the of the upper ward there is a spacious darkness, and returned. Unfortunately operating theatre with an adjoining pre-

I was watching them this morning, half an hour later, British patrol decided paration room equipped with all the

a doar of them, as they received their that it was a fit occasion to examine and recessary fittings for sterilization of sur- port on the condition of the enemy's wire gical equipment and dressings. The ac medals. I had not realised that they were commodation for the medical, nursing, heroes. They were so like all the rest, Out in No Man's Land they stumbled pre-and navigating stuffe is separate, and in people to hestraftd if when they came fanely over the Geemans handiwork, and cabins or compartments, according to understanding perfectly the purpose of

why not?

another of those terse records of

another of the little waiting company is painfully conscious that it is his turn to advance into the solitude of the square

on parade their battons were dull or their

Separate cooking archins stubbly. And at that hour of their

The

In brief, the vessel is a combination of hospital ship and pleasure boat. It was built for the Inland Waterways and Docks Department of the War Office. times.

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the carefully-laid sandbags, set themselves rank and duties,

They were rangements, galleys, and pantries are pro- exaltation they were so very unhappy. cheerfully to frustrate it.

vided for British patients, and for cach men of the New Armiles, possessed of an

But that is the way of the British soldier. Being a hero is all very well, unmilitary sense of humour, and there of the different castes of Indians. was much whispering and chuckling in the vessel is equipped with refrigeration Also it is just a part of the day's work, darkness as they laboured plant for supplying ice, and with an

to make a fuss about. The next night was wet and stormy, aerating four-hottle, soda-water machine and it does not matter, and it is nothing The great Heres labbed up hissing into for making three gross of soda water, the sky as the dripping Würtemberger, lemonade, or ginger beer per day. crawled out cautiously to their digging. With some difficulty they located the line of sandbags defining their task, and bent their backs to the work. Only an occa Stonal subduer grunt or the clink of pick indicated their activity, now and ngain a machinegun thedded off a belt, and the whole party dropped fat for a moltent, but on the whole the British trenches were unusually quiet, and the work went bravely forward with few casualties. Consequently there was much Tentonic blasphemy when the first streaks Gorman newspapers announce that the uf daylight, as the diggers straightened. themselves in their new trench, revealed Kaiser, during his last visit to the the outlines of No. 202 still in frone Western front, addressed the trions com

yes. The humour manded by his son Prince Eitel Friedrich of their incredulous eyes." of the men who had discovered their in of Prussia, and said tention and instead of selling them out of existence merely shifted the line of Sandbags and allowed then to labour all aight at a useless task was to them incom prehensible and offensive.

"

KAISER'S FULLCONTENTMENT

ADDRESS TO PRINCE EITEL'S TROOPS,

-According to a Berlin telegram, the

Wednesday, August 1st. As previously ordered, the Band will play at North --Point on Wednesday, August lat, at 0 p.m. Uniform--White, caps with cavere will be worn.

Thursday, August 2nd-No. 3 Company, Central, 5.45 p.m. Uniform-White, helmets.

Friday,

The enemy's intention was, after a long preparation, to break the German wall and to bring about a decision this "pring His hopes have disappeared and collapsed in face of the bravery of the The Oberleutnant raged. Again this opposing German wall, built of stones odions pile of rains had cost him valuable of all the Gorman tribes. My Guards also By lives. Donnerwetter he would he rid of in this fighting covered themselves with it once and for all. He would blow it glory. The Guards in hoth theatres of off the earth it was cumbering.” He strode war have always stood

waged most fiercels where the battle

Angnet 3rd.--Route March ordered for this date is cancelled.

· COMMAND.

Owing to the illness of Mr. J. W. Franks, Acting D.S.P. (R.) the command of the Police Reserve will temporarily be taken over by the undersigned.

order of the Hon. The Captain Superintendent of Police,

(Sd) T. F. HOUGH,

A.B.P. (R.).

DISGUISED ENEMY SHIPS.

PROCEDURE FOR BOARDING INSPECTOR.

to the signal dug out and conferred long

31st July, 1917 Therefore I hasten hither in order to and carefully over the wire with the engineers. That night heavily laden men vanished into "No 29 with burdens of espress my full recognition and Imperial explosives to reappear later with harmless thanks to this corps, and at the same time looking wires and electric terminals. the thanks of the Fatherland, for the Subsequently the field telegraphs hummed many years we worked in the training and buzzed and clicked up and down the camps in order to develop ourselves mili In the West we now see the British front, neighbouring units were wamed of tarily. It was given to this brigade to New who we believed had made their final thy expected explosion, and in the danger make the most of its training in heavy effort, again attacking as in new and zone the garrison of the fire trench were and glorious Eghting and to learn new

An Admiralty Notice to Mariners terrible onslaught. I believe that this is withdrawn under co Puccinally at things. Now it has succeeded in reaping really their lust effort which they are the time appointed. No 20 was the the fruits of long labour. The troops of published in the Gazette states that in making, and which they must make be focus of German attention along the the rd Infantry Division which is p cause their conatry is crying You must whole corps sector. Men looked expec gathered here during the past heavy days view of the danger of HM ships closing Help us, otherwise hunger will come The tantly at their watches and strained, their also fought to my full contentment. We vessels, apparently neutral, British, or last hour has come. The U-boat, warfare ears for the shock of the explosion In shall unshakably cling to one the thought is buishing us,

a dug-out, surrounded by a group of with which all of us are imbued to break

lent

officere, the engineer officer, stood by Herr von Heydebrand continued terminals, eyes fixed on the watch enemy will to war

ย

Allied traders, but which are in reality German raiding cruisers, it is necessary to adopt a special boarding procedure as a measure of precaution. This procedure has been notified to all neutral and Allied Powers,

The Englishman has a ball-dog nazure. Let us recall how Great Britain one and his hand. Suddenly, with a quick move rent, he depressed the firing key before a half years ago appeared on the battle him the Oberleutnant drew a hissing opey towards the sinister ruin. - They

When it is desired to put into force field with 120,000 men, whereas she has breath and moved sharply a pace, and watched him go, they saw his vanish in now an Army of some two millions. They that was all. No shattering explosion the interior and at that instant some the special boarding procedure it will be fx their teeth in frm like a bull dog, to roar of collapsing masonry-only the where in the British lines those who had as followsh and then caunot got loose, but I believe unnatural stillness. The wires were cut known of this thing from the beginning red pendant of a specially large that we shall not have to undergo another the charge was defective; some undetected and in their own silent way had acted size will be hoisted by the man-of-war war winter if by then the U-boat warfare fault had upset their careful calculations; accordingly, gave an order There was exercising the right of visit and search.

whatever the reason, the demolition was sutiden thunderous roar and a clatter- has brought about & decision.

a failure

The Oberleutnant was the first to act With a fierce oath he dashed from the dug sprang out of the trench, and, care less of danger, raced in full view over the

ontinued at foo of nest ostueen)

It is announced that the Transcontinen tal Eailway from Eastern to Western Australie will be opened early in Septem

and in a pall of black smoke and tor. The hoisting of this pendant will be rent of falling bricks "No. 29" shot accompanied by the firing of a rocket. skywards and vanished for ever bearing. This will signify that the merchant ship with it the man who bid first schemed for is to close the boat lowered by the man-

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