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ELEPHANTS CEMETERIES.

FABULOUS STORES OF IVORYOU

erol the breams of the most optimistic of the old gold prospectars

Waits, the lucky finder of one of the ele phant cemeteries of the world, and plans for a new search are being pushed for ward by the Duke of Orleans.

THE HONGKONG DAILY

ARMY MANCEUVRES AGAIN.

THE FIRST OCCASION SINCE 1913

NEW WEAPONS AND DEVICES,

Tanks that travel at 15 miles an hour, six times the speed of those used in the

ew methods of mechanical transport that will handle greater armies in loss time

IN MY

PRESS MONDAY. AUGEST

VISITORS AT HOTELS

Elliot (Phili

Bandler

Mr

CONSIGNEES:

Fank BOMBAY COLOMBO & STRAITS,

Mancine

Good

Me CL. Manners Mr QCM; McDonald

Miss D. Metcalf Mr S.S. Makeo

Mrs WH Mr O Chumpliersorter

Ollerton Mr.K. Pappie Mr & Mrs C.RTIS

This is a very entertaining Does BRB Babbo

book of

rambling

centes,which, however, MJ Birbeck must not always be taken too seriously Mr G. Bolos Mfr T. Brauchd for literally.. For 3f. Elliot, well known air MM EW, GU

Barzen & children as an actor in his day and still vory well known in the social world, is something Ir D.B. Cappletan

PL Butler of a practical joker, and it is obvious F that a number of his anecdotes are in the nature of humorons " leg-pulling.”

But this must not blind us to the fact that Mr. Elliot has known, an immense Iste un number of interesting people and has a

In every country where elephaut run wild the natives tall wonderful tales writes the People of those cemeteries Smoke screens which will save the hidden “away in deep valleys betweconds of lives in action high mountains, and reached only by con

Devices for Intercepting enemy wire cealed paths, through forest and marsh paths which no one has yet been able to find.

WHEN DEATH APPROACHES Every elephant, the nativer believe, when it feels death approaching general

ly when it is from 150 to 200 years old -makes fur the cemetery where elephants for thousands of years have gone to lie down and the and there, it is believed are stores of ivory that would pay the National Debt, or would build a whole

navy,

less

These are among the advances in warfare which will be tried in September at the first British Army manoeuvres sites Operations will begin in the early hours of September end and September sith or early on September

th

Tho two great armies which will meet on the battleground with, roughly, Head ing (Berkshire), Devizes (Wiltshire), Blandford (Darset), and Petersfield (Hampshire) At the corners, will repte Many attempts have been made to find went Wessex and Merein. The headquar these cemeteries, but have never succed-ters camp will be at Andover.

The latest attempt will be made by no less a person than the Duke of Or leans, heir of the last king of France, who is now organising his soarch party.

It has not been possible to hold auch manœuvres since the war, owing to the great expense involved, but the view is taken that they are now necessary in the interests both of efficiency and economy.

fund of excellent stories about the

The Inst theo Mr. Elliot played was

in Sir James Barris's Little Mini

They all acted admirably, but their Scotch was At last I went in des pair and spoke to Sir Jane You know as a Scotsman as well as I do, that what they're talking there is not Scotch I know that replied the author, “but its not. English, and the audience, won't know the difference? Mr. Elliot has a capital story about

Cholmondeley

Mr & Mrs Clements

fra W. H. Contes

MY TR

a child

Mr R. He Clown Paper Parsonk

Cotton

Me B. E. Pope

ALF Tomas Boppa GA Rotmg

TFF.C. Oru N ML. J.D. Dickie

Drand child

Toseph, Satosky &children MrEdA. Schweinger

MTA. B. Scott M, B. Bir G. A FAL

ARDA MrGF Fiber

FJ IV. Focken Mr B D. Simpeon Hr & Mrs A. H.

w

Mr G. H. Gassoun Dry L. Gamler Mr & Mr. Gould Dr.B. C. Gould -Com. & Mrs

MJ.T. Smith kve

Mr T. S. WeSmith Mr Ed. 1 Sangg Mrs. E. I. Sangy Miss F. M. Sangga Dr. H. F. Sommers

The Duke has always been a great sportamon, and belongs to a fanly that is noted for its interest in exploration and “Since the war we have been making Lord Young-a, famous Scottish judge-- adventure in savage lands. His cousin, important developments in new appli- and he once sat next one another at a the late Frince Eleur of Orleans, sistinances, and many are very expensive," guished himself by his journeys through said a high War Office official. We felt egal dinner, unexplored parts of South-Eastern Asia

the late Poet Laureate, Alfred Austin / Can A. H. GathrisM E.

|that unless we tried them on a big scale The Duke planned to hunt for the we should not be able to produce them

elephants! graveyard some gears ago, but is was delayed by serious illness. Now everything is in readiness for the expedition, and the Duke is eager to start on what he hopes will result in the most interesting and wealth-producing discovery ever made in the history of the world.

The elephants' graveyard according to report, is a vast ivory mine containing wealth to be extracted with immense expenditure of money, and labour, but the ivory lies piled upon the ground in almost inexhaustible quantities, ready for trans- purtation.

And it must he remembered that ivory is one of the most valuable commodities in existence in weight, it is ten times as valuable as silver. :-

The men who fashion beautiful objects of ivory have long been asking themselves, **** Where are we to obtain our supplies

with conference.

SHER

We look therefore, on these man- autres as being as much for experiment and research as for training of the troops and the staff. e

THE NEW TANKS

air

May I ask if you are a barrister,

To which the other answered, "No, 1

"am a poets".

Lord Young was much interested and asked: Do you find poetry pays!

Well, said A. AI mauxge, to keep the wolf from the door!

* Ah," replied, his lordship suavely, by reading him your poetry, I sup- The new tanks, for example, are a

posel great advance. They will do 15 miles an hour, on the road, and 10 to 12 miles an „Oner at Lord Leconfield's Mr. Elliot hour over country. With their visors and Mr. Norman Forbes, the actor, were down (aheservation slits closed) they can attending a wedding, Mr. Forbes, do five or six miles an hour.

keenly interested in art, was much excita We are carrying ont further, experied when he was informed that Lori owned & Hatie-by Praxiteler on and receipts by telegraph and tele- and he and Mr. Elliot made a vain search phone, but also in interception. We are for it in the room supposed to contain phone, in her step more in the It complicated co-operation of ground and air forces.

"There is going to be one great change from previous maneuvres. In the old

But we couldn't find the Praxiteles anywhere, though I believe it was there all the time. The dimppointed" Nor- man-vaulted over several tables that stood in his way and reaching the

in the future? Wild elephants are days operations were largely dictated-dour, asked of a man who was stand fast being exterminated except where

measures for their preservation have by the umpires, which left insufficient heen taken, and there, secmis ao answer scope for thought to the commanders. We

are going to try to make the commanders,

ing there, in quivering tones: Where's the Praxitelet To which caine the

to the question unless the elephantset the ungures, fight the battles The answer, I don't think they have come

-graveyard ** is a reality.

umpires will paint pictures of the effects

The Duke is expected to start for Africot give ordera-for the benefit of junior some time this year

WHAT THE BONGA SAW The particular cemetery chosen by the Duke is the one that is said to be situat ed in Somaliland. - This is believed to be the largest elephant cemetery in the world, and should the search prove successful, the Duke will find himself rich enough to buy a country if he feels so inclined

Although every effort so far to trace the elephant cemeteries has failed, there is one still living' who claims to have seen the famous Somaliland cemetery, This experience so terrified him however, that he had ficil from the spot and was never afterwards able to find it

officers.

The chief director of manœuvres will he Lord Cavan, Chief of the Imperial General Staf

MARSHAL PETAIN A GUEST The contending armies will be:-

Marcin The Easters Force, under Lieut-General Sir Philip Chetwode, Commander-in-Chief, Aldershot Com- mand, comprising one cavalry brigade, three Regular infantry divisions, a bât talian of tanks of three companies, three army co-operation, air squadrons, one fighting squadron and one bombing aquad. TODTOB, ⠀⠀ ⠀

Wessex-The Western Force, under The old man is native of the Bonga General Sir Alexander Godley, General tribe and is deaf, blind and nearly Officer Communding-in-Chief, Southern speechless. The Duke of Oricans intenda Command, comprising one cavalry divi- to trace this man and get all the informa-on of two cavalry brigades, one Re

yet. I actually heard this I suppose the man thought that Norman, being a Scol, was asking after some Caledonian chieftains.

Mr. Elliot's stares of anecdotes is in- exhaustible and he is a born raconteur.

Sir Edward Elgar, who is one of the [stmoet genial and charming “people, of to-day loves to score off himself, Be was lately in a very crowded bus, strap-hanging, and got a musical idea, which he proceeded to hum, a most unusual thing for him to do. Baddenly an old woman rose and said. “Would vou like to sit down, air!! He thank ed her with that courtesy which is always his, and asked why she pro- posed to give up her acnt. She answer- ed: I thought you weren't well sir.""

HISTORIC COLOURS.

tion he can give to guide bim in his gular infantry division, one Territorial LINK WITH OLD TRAIN-BANDS OF search

SENTINEL AT THE GATE

infantry brigade, one battalion of tanks

of

two companies, one armoured-car com-

LONDON.

pany, ont army co-operation aquadron With impressive ceremony twelve tatter-. The old native's story is that, driven by with one extra flight attached, one fighted historic Colours of the 5th and 7th intense curiosity, he followed the tracking squadron, and one bombing squadron Battalions of the Royal Fusiliers were of nick elephant to the graveyard Infantry battalions will be of 500 men, handed over to the Lord Mayor of London After struggling through a dense forest where it was nearly as dark as might, for cavalry regiments of 200 to 200 men, field on July 8th for safe keeping in the five days, he came within sight of a house batteries of three guns per bat

batteries of two guns per bottery, and Guildhall opening which he knew to be the grave

The party with colours dying, drums yard. At this tuoment he was surprised

fi cover beating, and bayoneta fixed, marched from by an elephant sentinel who threw him The chief umpires will be Licut. Finsbury Barracks and formed up outside down, and was about to put him to death General Sir Charles Harington, G.OC the Guildhall Here the Lord Mayor, by Freading or hin in the customary way Northern Command (Mercia), and Treut. Sheriffs, Aldermen, and members of the of these benate, when the native rolled Goueral Sir Walter Braithwaite, G.O.C. | Corporation were waiting to receive them, away in few feet and fell into a ravine. Secttish Command (Wessex)

while a large crowd assembled to witness The ravite was so narrow that the big

the ceremony beasts could not reach him, although they lunted viciously for him. There he lay and watched, what was happening in the graveyard. This is what he says he saw a view to obtaining a stalemate the Regiment The Lord Mayor saluted

Brigade and divisional training will precede the manœuvre. The plans for the manœuvres have already been drafted, and the armies have been composed with

THE DYING TUSKER There was an open space, several miles in extent with greater possibilities for wealth than any gold me ever discover ed Gold can be found and it was entirely Carpeted with ivory tusks -and bones. the manœuvres), also will be guests

Marshal Pétain, and General Debenov of the French Army, with their staffs, will be present as guests Earl Haig and Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard, (who will assist the stall in the direction of

Around the edge of the hapien were withered and emaciated old elephants. who had come to die. One of them, a

male raised him

After the Colours had been trooped they were handed to the Lord Mayor by Major. General Sir Reginald Finney, Colonel of cach, fing as he received it, and they wors afterwards bought to rest in the Guilf-

hall while the band played Auld Lang Byne

General Sir Reginald Pinney, who men with the approval of the King, their tioned that the Colours were handed over

Colonel-in-Chief, explained that the pth and 7th Battalions were suspended, but

with The belief that that the elephants bideot disbanded: The 7th Battalion had had

me effort and lifting his tronk to thems

trumpeted loudly as if it 401

giving a farewell salute to the world; tant ever

en it sank down, bielen

2 long and close connecti with the City of London It

dire

City which descendant

way in one, spot when death strengthened by the fact traveller in elephant countries has declared that neither banor. anyone.

played so imp 0150

he has heard of has ever seen

had died natural Train Bands of the

and, by its dir

itskrights, and

ravino' an

A strange buts undoubted fact that Colours seems to confirm the belief in the cle- served pro-phar

ners of and the mex

The

at font of nect Dolumn.)

lescents

The Napoleonic

in reply, said that be bout to die Ho noti that woverhl of the Colours fand

and fixed to him were emblazoned with the Arma

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