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THEATRE

ROYAL

THE RANCHONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH.

THE FIRST CHANGE OF PROGRAMME

BY

EDGAR WARWICK'S

THE

COURT CARDS

was greeted with enthusiasm last night by a large and appreciative audience.

TO-NIGHT IS THE LAST CHANCE OF SEEING IT! THIRD COMPLETE CHANGE TO-MORROW.

GET IN EARLY AND AVOID THE CRUSH.

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古老昌米州廣

CHOY CHEUNG OLD SHOP.

The undersigned has been carrying on the business of silk and silk threads of different colours for embroidery, &c., for over 70 years, and it is well-known in China as well an in Foreign Countries for numbers of years that we have. selected the best articles to supply our Customers. We have no branch shop anywhere. As some unscrupulous. person or persons have recently imitated our TRADE MARK, and used our namiesto palm off inferior articles with a vew to gain, we have petitioned the proper Commercial Authorities, besides the copper plate and lithograph printed labels that are in use, to have our TRADE MARK composed of TWO HORSES WITH A DEVICE IN THE CENTRE registered, of which we request our Customers to take particular notice, so as to avoid any disappointment.

Our Addross a CHOY CHEUNG, No. 1, Ching: Wan Lane, ja TA TONG STREET, Canton, and. Our Agency is in Messin. V. A. ROZARIO & Co, the top floor of the MUTUAL STORE, Shakee Rond, so as to facilitate the transaction of business,

CHOY CHEUNG.

DO NOT FORGET

HEATHER DAY

ROCK

30th NOVEMBER, 1917.

FOR WOUNDED

SOLDIERS · IRRESPECTIVE OF

·MATIONALITY IN SCOTTISH HOSPITALS.

BY ROYAL WARRANT TO HM THE KING.

1275

LONELY WOMEN AFTER THE

12

WAR.

THE PREPARATION AND THE ATTACK.

I

THE PREPARATION.

Before the war there were very fAW lonely married women. To-day there are many thousands confronted by the prospect of a grey and loveless future

4 heavy haze hung over the lines-go Some of them have lost their husbands, thick was it that the tops of the trees, others have lost both husband and sons. I Many potential husbands have also been only a few hundred yards away, could and in consequence thousands of hardly be seen, while the Boche trenches the warringeable young women of this generation will have to go unwed. The were completely hidden from view by the

of all is that

of the wall of white.

by

train

most disdal childless woman,

P

1912

AN ESCAPE FROM ANTWERP CUTLER PALMER & CO.'S.

The Telegraaf, gives some particu- lars of the adventure of the « Belgian motor boat Seldis which left Antwerp, one Sunday in September and arrived at Walsoorden, East Zeeland, the same day with Belgians for the Belgian Army, The Scaldes, which belongs to the Bel gian Government, was confiscated by the Schelde, and fitted her up laxuriously for Germans, who re-christened her the the use of the highest officers, & Belgian pilot, named van Dingen, always known. Jef, was appointed captain because he know the river intimately. He frequently had the Governor-Ucueral on board and from the mast there generally floated an admiral's Ang, for which every guard on the Scheldt er Willebrook ennal showed awed respect.

and single. There was a lull in the fighting, which Many of these ing to earn their own living, will drift had been in progress almost incessantly inte depressing boarding-houses with their haunting atmosphere of boiled cab for over three weeks. Each dawn had been greeted with the intensely destrue bage and their almost equally depressing tive and harassing bombardment of air of shabby gentility. There is no form of existents more hopeless: none which hugh a guns of all calibres. Each

had heralded the petty raids Jef had determined to make a serious so rapidly ages its victims,

trench warfare-the stealing out of attempt to convey Belgian civilians to Among all the social reforms which will few men into Ho Man's Land, the follow in the wake of the war let us not tinkling of the alarms on the bathed Holland, these men being so weary of lose sight of the problem of these women, wire entanglements, the continual frah German tyranny that they were willing many of whom have the very strongesting of star shells, accompanied by short to risk their lives to escape. He bad claims upes our gratitude. A really sharp bursts of machine gun fire and the orders to take the Governor-General practical idea, I imagine, would be to ud of bullets on the parapet or the Falkenhausen from Antwerp to Brussels establish a number he could conduct head, your part

of hostels for women hiss and crack of the Aying death over last Monday. He reckoned that if he cruised northward on Sunday the guards of this class upon a communal basis. Each would have her own bed-sitting-room,

Woman Now there was a brief respite short on the Scheldt would think the Governor which it would be her duty to keep yet sufficient to restore strength to the General was taking a short trip to the order That, in addition to being conte incessant strain of the last few weeks Admiral's flag. The Belgian civilians congrim, weather-heaten infantry worn with Frontier and along the forts. He started on Sunday at 19.30 midday, hoisting the cession to her housewifery instincts, would also be sound economy, for all the of them. Some of the men were assistants alone remained un deck. They The trenches and dug-outs were fall

were hidden below,, the captain and two t of the work of the establishment could comparatively

clean

and with new equip-: De tote by a cook a charwoman, and a ment. Thess had only just crossed the passed Fort St. Mariu, Fort St Pilip parlourmaid. The organisation of the water from their training, and their and Fort In Perle, the German flag being household would devolve upon a commit physique showed that there was as fet saluted everywhere, and the soldiers pro

At Fort Doel the whole ly would see to it that they had plain, o lack of vigorous manhood in the old senting arms. healthy food in sufficient quantity. A

country. Others were covered with mudguard turned out. general sitting-room where the cold and worn to leanness, but were still entertain their friends of course would be strong and wiry, Many bore marks of the battle, and many carried trophies to how that their efforts had not been in vainag

'reat

tee of the women themselves, who natural-

essential

This, however, in itself would not be sufficient to fill their lives. What, then is the most useful and at the same time most attractive manner in which their time could be employed? I can think of nothing appropriate for the childless woman to do thin to consecrate

more

her energies to the sacred work of

ER JOHNSTONES

NAPIER

SQUARE

BOTTLE WHISKY.

NAPIER JOHNSTONE'S

SQUARE BOTTLE WHISKY

A case.

BOLE ÄGENTS IN HONGKONG, AND SOUTH CHINA.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,

and From Azz Winn MarcHANTE.

Close to the frontier the notor stopped, the petrol being almost exhausted. A German patrol beat approached, but apparently dared not come alongside a

By They were a glorious act of fellows on ying an admiral's dag keen on their work; confident in the friendly salute Jef intimated that he did ultimate end, and ambitious for the not require assistance, and his salute was glory of their country their regiment returned. By good luck the rotors wer|ASAHI BEER.” and their families. They were resting also helped. ne vessel ultimately reach

made to work a little longer, and the For upon them would fall darunted Holland where after/assist of

ing the burden upon the overtaxed the battle on the following day, ea

Examination by the Dutch nuval authority shoulders of the thousands of bereaved Immediately behind the lines the scene enough petrol was obtained to enable the mothers with young children who will was even more suggestive of what was boat to reach Walsoorden, where, the come to us as one of the legacies of the coming. Ammunition and stores of all captain and passengers were heartily war. Even when their fathers were alive kinds were being hurried up to the welcomed and congratulated on the maily of

these children never had 406. Field dressing stations. for the success of their daring but dangerous i

know of no sights

were empty, but those in charge adventure. The incident created Loudat Lo-day ban that presented in the were busy, preparing for the hours ahead. adin amssonen, along the whole Scheldt, depth of our bitter winter by thousands Then they would be crammed to, uver of children whose fathers are at the front Rowing The field guns, which had been who are compelled to about clad with active for so long, were making teady pitiable insu ufficiency, down at hoel, and for would mean so much. By the dug fistle more than atful bursts of blind

the climax, the final bombardment with water oozing through their badly outs of each were hundreds of shells, firing, His airmen were unable to cross broken boots. In summer too, their cou-fresh and shining, straight from the our lines to direct the shooting dition is scarcely less pitiable, for then one finds there wearing unsuitable hot factories. Everywhere the great machine Flying Corps had seen to that, had heun velveteen and with hair so long and un- that works behind the trenches was reing to it, in fact, for months. kempt that it must be a constant source ning at full speed and with maximumi

The British guns fired on with deadly of misery,

effect.

accuracy. The range needed no altern- Further back still were the Heaty tien, except for the slight correction due Batteries, and in the fog it was almost to wind and atmosphere. A week ago impossible to see both ends of those our airmen had corrected and checked monster guns. Deep rats, now con- cented, indicated the immense weight

Surely in collecting and remaking suit- ablo garments for these little unos there is a prospect of occupation that every childless woman would love to have? I am not suggesting that there held be

element of charity in the matter;

thi

which had crushed their wheels into the soil.

The breechos shining, new, fresh- Ly

The enemy reply was feeble, for a time

Our

range that would be needed. here dealing destruction Te behind the Gerrian lines, silencing com

be

minasable.

would be as much an offence to the der oiled were being cleaned and guns, cutting off supplies, making toads licacy of one type of woman as it would hauled for the hundredth time while be to the pride of the other. The method of distributing the garments would to by jumble sales, at which every article would be sold at a sufficiently low cost to bring it well within the reach of the least happily circumstanced mother of a large familyL R. M.

WEATHER REPORT.

November 18th, at 11.35,-No returns fram Japan and Vladivostor. Fremore shanges are everywhere small; there are inditations, that the anti-oj clone is moving enat words,

→ Fresh monioon will prevail along the Chias

cost, amil over the N China Ben,

Hongkong rainfall for 24 hours ending at 10 m. to-day, 0.00 Inch Total amoo 24

81.21 insho

"oday is se follows's

singly, the trucks and waggons, up- with unmunition, to be emptied and to return hungrily for more. The Cranes swung the huge shells into posi tion for the following day, and the net even on that raw night, were sweating with their exertions.

The British trenches were crowded with men ready to advance. Above, flights of Varying acroplanes crossed the lines at hawk-like, ou any German planes that heights, dared to face the music: those low down Those-high up would dive,

were to attack and demoralize the Ger man infantry in the trenches and "to bomb positions of importance behind the

And all the time along the roads long lines of dust covered: transport of all. kinds heavy lorries, atubulances by the hundred, staff cars, side-cers, despatch The moment came the terrible moment riders. "Old" London buses, painted that opened a crowded hour of glorious green, were hurrying up crowded with life or perhaps, meant, instant death.

The men, as full as they had ever been at noon the momy's front line. With a great guns lifted to drop a barrage behind on a Baturday at Piccadilly Circus.

cheer the men leaped and scrambled over More remote still from the lines where the parapet and ran forward. Some troops grew scarcer where the ground fell almost as they started, but the guns roads were su comparatively good con-wave, bebird wave advanced rapidly bore fewer traces of warfare and the and dope deadly work and the infantry dition even there were signs of activity with hardly a check Comparatively few

of the fifteen bohind the lines-there was

enamy machine-guns were left in

hangars

of

January, 60 34 nobes, against an“ svszags of, Nem of the main roads eration and only a thin and scattered The forecast for the 14 houm ending stove a solita over thirty machines. It was line after, line of trenches fell in

aerodrome, bordered by the

the stream of bullets hissed through the air thế: aerodrome of a fighting soput squad these brat enched there was little resist Ton which would play an important part ance, the occupants who remained alive, E. wiady, feshan the fighting. The action of these few being still in the shelter of deep dug

machines night easily affect the issue of outs. They were rats in a trap and the day e

and it was well for those who ready victims, their choice to be bombed would

on the ground that they or to surrender. Mostly they chose the were manned by the mest skilful pilots latter

DISTELOT

Hongkong to Gap Root

tine.

Formors Channel

J North winds,

South Coam of China between Fine same në

tsugrong and Demonks “No,

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The QUALITY and

concentration of

its ingredients make a little of this sauce go a long way.

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The Original and Genuine WORCESTERSHIRE.

They would advance with the infantry, As a unit ranched its objective, and would harass the enemy, reconaoitré and bomb and attack the air squadrons set to work to clear dug-outs and repair of the enemy,

the trench, the unit that followed passed through it

and pressed onward. The barrage of our guns lifted again and again, automatically, in time and tune. with the advance. The whole was the symphony of battle.

It was a busy scene in the hangars, Each machine was being overhauled by two or three mechanics, working un censingly at the numberless intricate details provided by that delicate ma

Wires, rusty and bent with chinery. continual use had to be changed, casas to be patched, measurements of the rigging to be checked. Meanwhile the ints slept on, some of them resting it may be, for the last time, a

So the great preparations vers mpde

THE ATTACK:

In

The

Here and thers an eormy. barrage one of death was rushed, and again the thinned ranks went forward.

omentum of the attack had been so slow degrees only. great that it lost weight and speed by

In the further trenches captured, re Bistance hva stiffened and there was often desperate fighting, Here and there was bloody work with the barchet. But the spirit of the men was invincible. They knew they could beat the Boche, and that knowledge, or faith, gave them the power to do it.

The dawn broke to the scream shells Hundreds of guns of all calibres belched forth their ominous message. I seemed imp

impossible that anything. could

When the thing was done, and vell in that hell of destruction that was done, when the immediate end had been Live their handiwork Earth spouted i colossal fountains about

achieved, the burden and beat of the day the Germon were hard lightened. Trench position trenches. Heavy timbere, planking, had to be consolidated and made good wooden wire rests, debris of all sorts againat exunter-attack. In places the hurtled skywards, sean dimly and frag captured lines mentarily as they flew clear of the dense remnant of their captors, supports had Were held by arere. smoke black, white, yellow and greenish- brown that rose into the air with the to be hurried through the rising gun- epouting soil. No inferno that

Bres of Ethe could

enemy. Nowhere was there be pictured could

rest for the weary. Ceaseless

digging surpass it. Tho

din more than the noise, and at points in touch with the enemy and easeless vigilance were imperative, alace homb-fighting was continual All the whole earth shuddered and

through the day the fire of the guns qualed The German trenches only two burdanth were everywhere.

alackened only at intervals Danger and dred yards away were practically de molished. To say that they were levelled The aftermath of battle is perhap to the ground is an inadequate descrip more terrible than its intensity. Where Lion There was no level anywhere the attack had started and far behind. They were torn up, flung in the air, and were long lines of ambulances, filled with the remains fell anyhow. In places they their terrible load. The men more light- were just filled in, obliterated in others, y wounded struggled back as best they where there had been a cavity was dressing eation. Life was a chance out could, helping each other to the nearest moand, where there had been a mounthers and every man's fatalist. Was & chasm

The attack was ended but the battle con tinued

the shoeing, and,

Got the And everything in

It

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