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"AUTHOR PRINCE.

Book on Sport by the Kalser's Heir.

The eagerly anticipated book by the German Crown Prince, is now on salo, Almost square, the volume is in itself one to delight all booklovers by the beauty of its appearance. It deals with life and adventure in the forest, and, therefore, is bound in a delightful shade which the Germans call

forest green.

11

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22; 1912.

clouds, and out of innumerablo huts ascends the peaceful smoke of the Indian evening meal. Suoh

POST OFFICE

Only fally prepaid letters and post-

a ride, such pictures, such impresoards are transmissible by the Siberian Linan, sions one does not forget, and Routa to Europe, Letter for this they draw one back like the long- ing for home. The Englishman route should be caperegribed vin Siba rim. names it the call of the East'; also know it now that call."

The Faroel Post to the

Chiness

provinose of Hupsh and Emass is now

MAILS VIA SIBERIA.

London

July 81 Ang 3

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Here is a happy example of the Prince's racy style in describing resumed. a hunting adventure. An ole phant had been wounded and had made off. "Thore we stood with silly faces. The Englishman

Ver- We said The Prince's initial and coronet said Damn are emblazoned on the corner in fiuoht, which is about the same gold, and the title," Leaves From thing. It was at once ólear to My Hunting Diary, "is printed at me that we must follow. The the bottom. The work is illustrat Englishman, however, said that ed by number of delightful he would not allow me to go a photographs, mostly taken by the step further, as an angry olophent Prince or by the Crown Princess, was no joke. We quietly an- and the frontispiece is a reproduc-swered him that he could remain tion of the spirited painting of behind, which he refused to do, the Imperial author by Hermann so we all went on the trail." Junker, showing the Prince in hunting dress, rifle in hand, standing in front of the tiger he bas slain.

Das

Aug. 17 Aug. 19

MAILS DUE. American, Korea, 20th inst. American, Shiayo Mara, 80th inst.

Siberian

Mail.

Haiphong,

MAILS CLOSE.

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED.

VESSELS IN PORT.

Br. ... 1,882, O. O. Williams, Baron

21st Aug. Shanghai 18th Aug., Gen.-B. & 8.

Atholl, Br. z.,, 9,081, S. L. Saxbey,

Keelung 20th Aug., Ballart, Carl --D. & Co. Candia, Br. &.64.195, B. E. Bhons

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kiti and Baigen-Par Pakit i Hongkong, 28rd Aug, 0

A.M.

Amoy and Foochon-Par Balching. 23rd Aug., 10

4.M.

The book ends on a religious note: "To spoak of religious feelings and impressions is a dif- ficult matter. I only know one In his preface the Prince says: thing-I have never felt so near "In offering these pages to the my God as when I, with my rifle Swatow, public I feel a certain embarrass-on my knee, sat in the golden mont, and I want to save my loneliness of high mountains or readers from falso illusions. in the moving silence of the avon-Shanghai, Those little sketches are simple ing forest. The humble feeling of and plain, and lay claim to no one's own littleness and unimport literary value-loose leaves, they anco in comparison with over- Ningpo, are taken from the diary of a man lasting, unending Nature, and in who loves real hunting and to the sight of the works of our Na-Macao-Per Sui Tai, 281d Aug, 1.15 whom great and beautiful Natursture, and in the sight of the

.

North China and Japan via Kobe-Par Ples, 23 Aug., 11 Shanghai and North Chica -Per Hangohow, 23rd Aug.,

XOOK.

P.M.

1

and Now Zealand-For Aldenham, 24th Aug., 10A.M. and Sourabaya-Per Chun-

wang, 24th Aug., 11 am. Bay, Durban, Port Elizabeth,

is an inexhaustible source of works of our Creator; the dreamy Philippine Islands, Australis, Tasmanin rosting, and the opportunity for loveliness and the joy of life."

quiet reflection after honest effort; the struggle of body and mind to Straits outwit wild nature-all this no- body discovers better or more beautifully than the real hunter."

of Cannibals.

Volegoa

Tsingtas,

East London, Mossel Bay, and Cape Town-Por Baren Candor, 34d: Aug., 11 ▲ m.

Ger..., 107, P. Ohris- Ciansen, 22nd Aug,-"oi low 2lat Aug, Gen-J. & Uo,

Daigin Mare, Jap..,.846, Y. Some

kawa, 22nd Aug.Tameni, Amoy and Bwstow 21*1 Aug,, Gen--O. B. K

OLEARANCES AT THE

BOUR OFFICE,

Caledonien, för Shanghai. Sungklang, for Halphong, Huichow, for Tientsin. Candis, for Antwerp. Taishun, for Shanghai. Prinz Ludwig, for Yokobama, Tjibodas, for Yokohama, Tjilatjap, for Shanghai. Lord Derby, for Seattle.

Linen, for Canton Kinkanan-ma., for Miiko.

Cheloo and Nanchang-Res Paths, fi Yakobama, Wingang, 24th Aug., 11

A.M.

| Philippine Islands-Per Loorgaang,

The Scottish Country Sent.. The Prince's Lumility does him'o odit, but was unnecessary, for the unaffected, spontaneous style of his sketehes gives them a peculiar charm. Naturally the parts of the book which will be MURDERED IN NIGERIA, of the greatest interest to En- glishmon will be those dealing Scots Prospector's Fate at Hands with the Prince's hunting in In- din and Ceylon, the secount of which fills the first third of the volume; and they will turn eager- ly to the chaptor on grouse shoot pagan cannibals in Nigeria,on a Bourabaya-Per Kailuku-maru, 2411: ing in Scotland. One cannot refrain from quoting the beginning of this Scottish chapter, which shows that the Prince as a nice sense of humour-a fucn 'ty too often lack- ing in his countymon

Siberian

Mail.

24th Aug., 1 rw-

P.N,

Aug, 3 r.,

DEPARTED.

Aug, 22. Kwangtah, for Canton.

Erricken, for Cant D.

Usled nieu, for Shanghai.

Shanghai, North China, Ja-(Zalimo, for Philippine Islands... pan, Nagasaki, United Taishua, for Shanghai, Stales, Bath America and Chenat, for Shanghai, Canada TIA Vancouver

nd United Kingdom via Halobow, for Tientsia, via Canada (Earope via Bi-Sungkiang, for Saigon. beria)-PerEmpress of India, Tjilatjay, for Shanghai. 24th Ang, 5 r.m

Tilbodas, for Japa Swalow-Per Chipshing, 24th Aug., 5 Machew, for Hangay.

China-Per

Lysemoon, for Spigon. Shanghaland North

Iinan, 21th Aug., 6 rm.

10 A.M.'

F.M.

Further details have been re-j,Macao—Por Bui Tal, 24th Aug., 1.18 eived of the recent attack by British mining expedition, and the murder of Mr. Campbell, the Scole prospector, in charge. Despatches from the sceno of the affair dated the middle of June show that as soon as the nowe uf At a certain time of the your Resident punitive measures were the outrage reached the British one finds at every elegant ré-| staurant grouss for dinner. This taken, and all the villages im- bird usually looks like badly-plicated were destroyed. There cooked duck, and tastes as if it were no casualties on the British side apart from a fow ·arruw had been shot too late. It appears wounds, but a large number of to me that it is a greater joy to

natives wore killed. It is noti hunt this bird than to eat it.”

His description of the Scottish expected that there will be any country sout must also be givea

Those English country houses with his only white companion, It seems that Mr. Campbell, aro, to my mind, the most elegant Mr. Poole, had been working in and at the same time the most the locality of the attack for two comfortable imaginable. Every guest in such a house is looked weeks, during which time the aftor in a delightful way, and this natives wore most. friendly, and treated the expedition well. All is done in such a charming man- nor that a guest is never conscious went satisfactorily until in the Straite that his host is troubling himself course of their work it became about him. In the art of enter-necessary for the party to erect flage and beacons to mark the taining guests the English are limits of the ground. Unforto. genial ideal.'

"With us," continues the Prince, uately these and especially small

further troublo.

white cloth finge, which were

"people think it necessary to be planted among the native crops,

always talking to a guest. He aroused the superstitious fear of

Empress

Gathamaan, 18th Ang.-- Bangkok and Swatow 15th Aug., Gen.-B, & 8. of India, Br, a..., 5,940, E. Beetham, 16th Aug.-Van- couver 2 th July, and Shang. hal 12thug, Maile nad Goa, P. R. Cò. Haiching, Br. s., 1,267, W. C. Pas

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· Co.

Hangchow, Br. B.B., 999, W. W. King, 7th Aug.-Iloilo 81st July, Gen.-B. & 8.

Hongkong, Br. ., 789, Coraslinsson,

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Salow-Per Haimun, 28. Aug..

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Jones

F.N.

4.M.

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15th Aug., Coal-M. B K.

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Per .. Caledonien, arrived 22nd

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Francisco (Europe via (B1- Anna, Miss

is worried to death with engage the pagans, who regarded them Japan ris Kobe-For Japan, 27th ments, pleasures, and sight-aeo- ing. There is nothing of that in as a juju against their farms.

England, Moals are at certain Warnings Disregarded.

Warnings were given as to the hours when the house party comes

together. If there is nothing threatened danger, but apparently special to do, such as a hurt, there were not regarded as serious.

South America, TIA Ban

Lang

berian-Por

Persia, 27th Cheong Echen

Ang., зox.

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Mr.

Mrs.

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Ly Lap

ark

Look Bee-an Maslead, Mr. and

Mrs. Ngo Then

Lam Loak

Lam Bum

AI, Ở TẠM.

Ang.. 11 ▲ M.

then everybody is his own mas Suddenly one morning two old Philippine Islands-Per Kalfor g. 27th Louredle, A. P ter. As these house parties usual. pagan chiefs arrived on the ly consist of young men full of scene, throwing earth over their Straits and Burmahler Itole, 28th life and some pretty ladies, every-leads, a proceeding which, it was thing that goes to make up a thought, was intended to indicate Japan vis pleasant stay is there." The that the visitors should go, as the Prince ends his sketch of life in people were getting out of hand. Shanghal,

country house with the works: Definite news on the point is In the evening the orchestra of anting, but it is probable that Shanghai the house played charming walt this action was wrongly explained 283, to which one could dance or by the interpreter as merely Philippine Biri nocording to taste. They being a native form of salute. In were really beautiful days in old any case, the chiefs retired, and Swatox, „Sootland."

in a few minutes the expedition was attacked.

* The Cail of the East.

By good luck Mr. Toolo, who Straits

That the Prince has a happy was wounded, reached his horse,

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August 21st

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pen when he wants to describe but Mr. Campbell missed his, and Philippine Tande, Australia, Tasmania the charm of the East can ba

seen from the following pasage:

was shot down by innumerable]

"This hot Indian hunting day will arrows. A few days after his body trus recovered and buried.. Å remain unforgettable all my life. Often when I take my double neighbouring village proved loyal and prevented the murderers from "barrelled gun in my hand the picture of it is before me. The looting the British camp, losing blazing white sand; the hundreds For their loyalty they were re- some men in resisting the attackers, of brown natives; the sharp, warded by the Resident. strange odour, as one only finds

it there an odour which is a

mixture of garlio sandalwood, Straits Russian Consul-General. and charcoal; and finally, the Should nothing unforeseen oo- satin-smooth, yellow kia of the our it is the intention of Mr. Ros king of the jungle Then comes popoff, the Imperial Russian the return home through, the Consul-General at Singapore to

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