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MESSRS. SETNA'S REPORT.

WAR ITEMS.

Old Cheltonians at the Front. Messrs. S. D. Seton and Co., intonians serving with the forces, Of the many old - Obel- their report dated March 11, 85 had been killed up to the end state

Jy, and a large number

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1915.

PRINCE OF WALES FUND DAIRY

FARM

NEWS.

Subscription List No. 237

Bengal Opium-Market ex reported missing. Osptain A tremely quiet, with co salos, Olear Roynolds, R.A., won the V.C.; Police (5th sub.) ances are reported of about 9 Lieutenants C. R. Congrevs, Dur-Hongkong Football An Obeats of Patna New, 6 chests off ham L.I., W. G. R. Elliott, Che-

Patna Old, 2 chests of Beatres abire Regimont, R. B." Flint, New, in all about 17 chests. Un-RE, (since deceased), E. A.

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sociation profita of match Chinese v. Islamica" on 15/2/15

Mr. H. G. Allen

Mr. 8. H. W. Wood-

•house (G$1) Naval Store Office, Naval

Yard... Electrical

$441.00

83.35

15,00

品

10,007

100.00

2.18

30,00

10,00

REDUCTION IN PRICES

- FROM 22ND FEBRUARY.

WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE REDUCED OUR PRICES OF:"

LOCAL MEATS

AND

OWN FED POULTRY.

Bold stock-84 chests of Patra Osborne. R.E, and A. B. . Mr. & Mrs. O. O. Stark New, 20 ches's of Patus Old, 120 White, West Kent Regiment, got Mr. O. B. Brooke sheets of Benares New and 114 to D.S.O.; while the Military chests of Benares Old, in all about Cross was obtained by Captains 847 cheste. Sold but uncleared E. L. Conran, Flying Corps, F. L stock--40 ohesta of Patna New, Congreve, R.F.A., G. U. Lyle, 45 chests of Patua Old, 16 chosta Norfolk Regiment, and Lieuten- of Benares New nad 38 cheats of ant P. F. Inobbald, R.FA. Bouare's Old, in all about 118

Engineers' cheste. Reported closing grota-

Dept. Naval Yard Hymn of Hate " Ilanoured. tions (per client) are as under!~|

Suff of Taikoo Dockyard The Kaiser has conferred upon Patoa New $0.329, Paina Old Herr Lissauer, the unthor of the Hongkong Jockey Cl#b

(Fab.)

521.00 NEW PRICE LISTS DATED 20th FEBRUARY 1915-CAN $9,200, Benares New. $9,050," Hyma of Hate," the Order of the ($1,000) Bonus Old $8,050,

...10,009.00

BE HAD ON APPLICATION. Red Eagle of the Fourth Class Mr. R. D. Harvey's Fund:- with Imperial Crown. Malwa Opium-No sales are liner Tageblatt considers that

The Ber-Collected by Mr. F. M,

Crawford (Feb, Sab.) reported in the market. Clear-torr Lissauer, by reason of writ

Mr. S. H. Dutton ances to reported, of about 20 ing this poem, is one of the chests. Unsold sterk is estimatori celebrities of modern times.

Mr. F. Graham Mr. W. V: Laing at about 550 chests. Sold but abcloated steek is reckonod „at about 138 chosts. Reported clos ing quotations (per pical) are as, under: Malwa, $0,100 to $9,200.

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CattonSales, nil. Unsoli stock is catimaton at about 2,000 package. Closing reperii quota- tions (per picul) $20 to $32.

Daggers in Socks Seat to Ger-

man Prisoners.

the fort of Lanvece, in Finisterre, Paris, Feb. 1.A curionsstory of is told in the latin to-day It checking the contents of pack appears that the Governor 19. ages of woollen elatling sent to the German prisoners interned there by the German Red Cross, ladian Yara-During the Fort- night moder reviews out market, States, when he found in twelve: through the agency of the United owing to the aleckness of demand of them some sharply pointed dag- from the intorior, coupled with | the advance in the rate of er. are oncaaled in socks. A report change, ruled rather weak, within the presence of the American on the discovery was draw up sales at $1/2 lower than the last Cenas!, who signed it, and in 80 quoted rates. Sales are reported doing said: "It is a ebams that of about 1,150 bales, which are the American flag should be used for immediate requirements only to cover, such infamies. I am comprising about 850 bales of No, 10s, 1 Biles of No. 124,5g to report the matter to my and 150 bales of No. 20: Unsaid ignments from the same source Government before letting con- stock is effimaiad at about 15,000 be distributed again." bales. Sold but uncleared stock

is about 23,000 bales.

A

German Contempt for Austria.

Copenhagen, Feb, 1.-There la

Japanese Yaru: Sales are re-a veritable whirlpool of rumoure ported of shout 500 bales of No.fin oirculation all over Germany 20s, at $105/120 per bale. which go to show the extent of Sundry Articles: Marko Germans have for Austria's mili the disrespect and contempt. the ruted steady. In imporis, sates are reported of ungour at $10/20 order to put a stop to this state of tary and finuncial capabilities. In (per pioul), apricots at $20/22 affaire the German authorities (per cul), aventuring stab have now found it necessary to $2/5 (per catty), buzuur aluno si

announce that anybody distribut- $200 (per catty), burax at 920 | (per pical), gum olibanum 4ally will he treated as if it was a ing rumours about Germany's $10/20 (per pioul), Kiemias atstatement about Germany herself; *21/23 (per picai), ayrabolis that is to say, as an act of bigh at $34 (per picul), Bombay onious

treason, st $2 (per basket), ooplate (pui- chuck) at $125 (per picul), and fennel seeds at $1 per picui).

Food Shortage in Germany,

In exports, purchases are reported Harbin, Marok 4.-A telegram in green beans as $5/5 (por from Stockholm statee that the pical), cardamom seeds at $28/3)food quoation in Germany is con- (per ploul), cadet 11/12 (pertanuy growing more serious. pical), broken casi a 901/9 The suldiers' bread rations have (per piou.), fire-cracker at ÿö been further reduced. (por esso), galungal ut 984 (pes proal), dry ginger at $121 (pol picaly, mussal at $10 (per piqul), preserves a $4/d (per nox) und Ledbury at $17/18 (per piout).

THE VOLUNTEER RESERVES

Kaiser in the War at Kiel.

Amsterdam, Feb. 4. The Kaiser arrived this morning at Wilhelmshaven tlarbour. Accord- to a telegram from Hamburg be handed Iron Crosses to the orew of the Submarine U21 and in- spected the boat, which has been anderguing alight repairs after its recent journey to the Irish Sea, The Kaiser also inspected the German Flost, the sailors on the Ordere inued to day by Major is. A dinner offerod by the Wil- decks singing and cheering loud- Wakeman, Commanding.helmshaven Town Council is to! V. R., stalo:~~

be held tonight and the Kaiser's vis-via ia to be Count Zeppelin. Uniforms Members who are During the visit the soldiers and not already in possession of a sailore era to sing the "Hymn of Becond uniform and who are on Hate for Eagload," composed by duty with their Companies wil: Horr Lissauer. be given an order on Noordin for a Luule and shorts apou application to Sergeant Major Migby. Oaps will be i.saed lo members doing duty with their Companies, as soon so they can be provided,

Main and Peak Guards :-Tuo members of B. Qoy, not for duty at Headquarters (Kennedy Road) vide orders of the 9th instant, will be on duty at Mt. Austin daring the week commencing

March 27th,

Beation.

More Greek Reservists Called

Rome, Feb. G.-An Athens telegram to the Messaggero states that the soldiers of the 1888 and 1889 classes have been recalled to the flag. The recall of three other classes is imminent.➡ Central News.

Mr. O. M. Castro

"

10 00

10.00

10.00

2.00 5.00

.90.00

·5.00 30.00

02.00

Mr: A. Kum... Mr. L. Hussey (Jan. Mr. A, Fraser

and Feb.)...

Anonymous

Collected by Capt. C. A.

Matton, Amoy (Feb.) Mr. H. Cadman Mr. J. Gibson Mr. G. F. Matthews... Mr. J. Noble

Mr. E. O. Sullivan

Collected by Mr. F. A.

Mr. C. Wheeler Capt. C. A. Matton...

Page Patrick, Kong- moon (Feb. Subs.) Mr. J. Chipperfield... Mr. D. B. izatt

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Mr. H. C. Scrimshaw Mr. A. Crawshow Mr. M. Friedman Mr. E.A."Friedrichsen Mr. F.A. Page Patrick. Anonymous

....

Collected by Mr. F. M.

"(Jan. & Fab.)

Mr. Leo D'Almada

é Caftro Mr. P. M. Ellis Mr. Un How Fan .. Mr. Fung Kit Wing Mr. H. G. Anderson-

Lesa romitted to London 22/12/14

£17,000 at 1/05/10 101,430.05

Balance in hard $63,860.54

N. J. STABB... Hon. Treasurer. Hoogkong, 11th March, 1915.

OUR BRAVE ALLIES.

10.00 Two Days in Shelter Dug with 10.00

Tin and Spoon.

6.00

.10.00

an-

LEAGUE CRICKET.

In the match between the Civil Service and Hongkong Cricket Clubs, on the Hongkong ground at 2 p.m., on Saturday, the Civil Service team will be:---Meeers R. E. O. Bird (Captain), Hon. Mr" Claud Severn, P. T. Lamble, R· C. Witobell, . R. Sayer, E. W Dawson, O. D. Martyn, C.. J. Tacobi, W. Hill, F. W. Wool and W. Bearne. Umpire, W. H. Woolley; scorer, A. B. Allen.

SHIELD FOOTBALL.

To-morrow's Semi-final-the

Teams...

The Club will play the Artillery to-morrow afternoon, to decide which of the two tema shall oppose the Royal Engineers in the final for the Challenge Shield.

The game will be played on the Clab ground, and the team wil

5.00 5.00 Paris, January 31,-It would 15.00 seem to be open to question wheth

er anything liko adequate justice has been done in the British Press to the numberless feats of magui- 6.00 ficent courage and endurance per- 500 formed by the French armies in 4.00 the field. To-day there are special 3.00 reasons why the French army 2.00 should receive from the British 4.00 public the tributes that are - 10.00 doubtedly due to it.

20.00

As showing the spirit by which

Ellis

the French troops are inspired, it 54.00 is worthy of note that one regi

ment has just achieved the dis- tinction of being mentioned in its entirety in the Orders of the Day. 10.00 It is the 19th Regiment of Iafan-be-

8.00 try, which bebaved with conspi- Hongkong:R. O. Barlow 4.00 cuous gallantry in the first three A, Hamilton and J. McCubbin 3:0 months of the war, but it was R.F. Long, J. Stewart, and M. 3.00 just over a month ago that it

Collected by Mra. B. Eustace front it becime desirable for crowned all its previous exploits, 28.00 At a certain point on the (Feb, sub.)

the French troops to gain por. 2.00 Fession of a village which was 7.50 beld in some strength by the 5.00 enemy. The move was a parti- 5.00 cularly desperate one, for the 3.00 approaches to the village afforded 3.00 little or no cover, and the Ger- 3.00 mane held the ground to the right 3.00 and left in such a way that they 3.00 were able to reinforce the direct 5.00 fire from the village itself with a 3.00 cross fire from infantry and artil 200 lery. Moreover, the attacking 3.00 force had to tackle a stiff rise. 1.50 The 19th was told off for the as- 5.00 Hault, and though only a partial success resulted, it earned 35.00 undying glory.

Mr. Duncan Clark ... J. Ac

Mr. F. M. Crawford Mr. G. J. Harman Mr. Lam Tam San ... Mr. E. J. Ainslie Mr. Lam Shan Shan Mr. F. H. Fisher- Mr. B. A. Stanford Mr. H. E. Scriven Mr. R. L. Bridger Mr. J. U. England. Mr. B. W. Cormack Mr. H. Balfock Mr. A. E. Paide Mr. A. H. Skelton (Aug. to Feb. Suba).

Collected by Mr. J. J.

Kongmoon, (Feb.)

Mr, W. R. McKay Miss A, I. Dickson... Miss R. U. Reid Mr. D. McRae Dr. J. McDonald Dr. J. A. McBean

200

"200

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Mias F. U. Fangrill... Mr. J. J. McKay

Collected by Mr. R. D.

Harvey:

Capt. Loreias (Feb.) Mr. J. P. Scott, Bai

phong

H. B.... R. D.(Feb. and March

Subs)

In front of the village the Ger- 89.00 mans had constructed a blook- McKay, house and entrenchments, and before the attack was delivored a 5.00 perilous reconskiasauce was ne-

Railton; G, A. Robinson, P. Tod, J. Stalker, W. V. Fennell, and W. B. Kigden,

R.G.A. Moore; Caple and McCubbin; Pallant, Peacock, and Lovelock; Draper, Shakespear, Lieut, Roapell, Swad, and Harper.

Referee:Mr. F. W. Esger. The Royal Engineers gained their entry into the final yester day by beating the 2nd Division team by 2-0,

our duty." A minute later he was strook in the head by a fragment of a shell.

A third hero of the action was Orporal Coat, who fell wounded when within a hundred yards of the enemy's lines. Ee took from his koapaack bis meas-tin and spoon and with these implemente actually succeeded in digging bimself a shelter, behind which

1.00 cossary. A private soldier named be remained, under fire, for two 1.00 Mades was ordered by his captain daya and a night before being

1.00 to take a patrol and reconnoitre. removed to the rear.

1.00"I want nobody else," he replied,

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT,

G.

TENDERS. 1915-16.

R.

100 and actually rushed forward by 1,00 himself. Madeo attacked the 40 blockhouse single-handed, rasb- ing into it with a scornful ory of 11.40 Hi, there! you Boches !' and set about the enemy with his rifle using the butt and the 10.00 bayonet wish equal effect-inauch a. manner that before he 30 03 paid the inevitable, penalty and

5.00 was wounded, his comrades had Sealed Tenders in duplicate come up and the blockhouse was will be received at the R.N. Hos- 00,00 taken. The 19th then swept on pital until 10 a.m. on the 22nd under a murderous fire. It did March, 1915, from persons de- 105.93 not penetrate to the village, but sirous of supplying Beef, Mutton, it took all the German tronokes, Fowls, Pork, Bread, Cheese, Puro 250 C0 a'rongly organised as they were, and other provisions, and neces Cow's Milk, Aerated Waters, Ice, and it hold them for the entire earies for the year ending 31st $12,818.95 day under a terrible hail of lead March, 1916.

and steel. It lost heavily. 208,012,74 One of its companies, led by Captain Guerlesquin, dashed $221,701 69 irresistibly up to the barbed- 830.82 wire defences of the German works. Here it was chocked and 32,710.98 the men began to drop with nerve-trying rapidity. Captain 33,541.80 Guerlesquin rallied those who

remained. "My friends," he RN, 255,303.49 eaid, we must all die here. It is

Mesara, de Sousa and Co.

(2nd sub)...

Japanese Red Cross Nurses..

London, Feb. 6.-A portion of the contingent of japanese Red Already acknowledged, Cross nurses, who landed at Mar-

Lista 1/22......... seilles yesterday, will proceed to

Promotion-Pte. A. Edwards Londoz, eventually to be attached Monthly Sabecriptions to be Corporal in the Signelling to the unit which early this week Already noknowledged,

took up duty at Netley. The majority of the contingent, how-

Lists 1/22 eve, will stay in Paris for daty wherever required by the French Croix Rouge authorities.

Postings Pie. H. Humphroys to Coy. A, Beetion 3. Pto. A. M. Slark to Coy, B, Section 2.

4.

Sealed Tenders in duplicate will also be received for Coal (Akaike and Yuliari).

Printed Forms of Tender and further particulars can be ab tained at the R.N. Hospital.

The right to reject the lowest or any Tonder is reserved,'

DONALD T. HOSKYN, Surgeon-General, Hospital, Hongkong, 11th March, 1915.

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