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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1915.

JOTTINGS BY THE WAY.

WAR TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from page 1.)

TO PROTECT THE DUTCH INDIES..

June 12, 6.45.p.m.

Reuter's correspondent at the Hague says that a Bill has been submitted to the Second Chamber, providing for four submarines and two oruisers for the defence of the Dutob Indios.

ONE SWEDISH AND TWO RUSSIAN MERCHANTMEN SUNK.

June 12, 6.45. p.m. Gorman submarinss continue to be active. They have sunk the Swedish steamer Otago and the Russian steamer Dania (from Archangel) in the North Sea, and a ltussian barque in the Atlantic.

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KING OF GREECE STILL IN DAnger.

Juas 12, 6 45 p.m.

It seems to us that we mise a good deal by being away from Home just now. Last Tuesday's Telegraph says that, according to & Parliamentary return sixty-two and a half bushels of malt were. used last year in the process of beer-making. Thie, at a rough estimate, constitutes an increase of atleasteixty-two million bushels since our day. If this kind of) thing goes on it will be worth while returning to England. No wonder the Philadelphia North American, with characteristic regard for truth and alliteration comes out with such "a headline jas "Britain bound by booze."

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The other day the Peak tram rode over a snake, "Just like' some of those Peak people," growled the snake's relatives when

Router's Athens correspondent says that the King of Greece is the mournful news still in danger, his kidneys being worse.

FAMINE PANIC IN VIENNA,"

Juze 12, 6.45 p.m. Router'e correspondent at Udine states that the war faminy in Austria, rendered more terrible by the re-appearance of cholera, i assuming vaster proportions than in 1914, especially in East Hungary, Galicia, and Transylvania. It has reached Vienna, en is causing a panic.

DEATH OF SIR CHARLES LAYARD.

June 12, 6.40 p.m. The death is reported of Sir Charles Layard, late Chief Justice of Ceylon.

FRENCH COMMUNIQUES.

FURTHER SUCCESSES FOR OUR ALLY,

June 11, 5.00 a.m.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

BUTTER & CHEESE.

Owing to the abnormal prices ruling at present in Australia for Butter, and the rise in the price of Canadian Stilton Cheese, we

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PLEATED FRONT

DRESS SHIRTS

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IN ORDINARY OR

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These prices have been approved by the Food Committee and came into force on 24th May, 1915.

was told. THE QUARRY BAY SHOOT. POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.

They're so in the habit of try- ing to ride over everything and everybody that they don't even know when they do it.”

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A contemporary with a turn for mathematical exaotitate telis us, by the way, that the anske aforesaid measured Oft. 2in. length and its greatest measure- cuent was six inches"

"Tuition for blind Germans" eays a Globe headline.

Volunteers v, Shropshires,

(Contributed).

Special Police Reserve "Orders are as under

Parades (Central Police Station, 5:30 p.m.).

Monday, June 14th.—No. 1

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A most enjoyable shoct took place on the Quarry Bay Range on Saturday, when No. 2 Section Artillery Battery H.K.V.C, were at home to the 4th Batt. Shrop- shire L.I. This shoot had been Tuesday, June 15th.- Porto- inoked forward to for some timeguese "Company, Riße Exercises with considerable interest, as ander Chief Inspector. Examios- both teams were to shoot with tion of some candidates for N. O. More service rifles and open Rights, rank. catchpenny headlines; the thing the other conditions being Kings, only concerned school, while let Stage 10 men in each team we naturally supposed that it to shoot, best 8 to count, referred 10 some of the

eye-The Volunteers were at a slight openers that our fellows have disadvantage, owing to not being been administering at Ypres.

able to pat out their beat team. The unavoidable absence of the Under the heading. "Court and [0, 0, of the Suation, Capt. W. M. Personal," the Times announces: Scott was very much regretted, "Mr. Keir Hardie is confined to especially by the Shropshires, his room and his condition ia causing grave anxiety to his although it would have made the friends." Perhape they're afraid position all the harder for them.

A Paris communique says:-We have bal futher successes, fratly in the "Labyrinth", where we continued to drive the enemy back; secondly, eastward of the "Labyrinth," near the high road ( Arras and Lille; thirdly, northward and southward, adding to our pre-he'll get well, 'vious gains at Hebaterne, and capturing prisoners and machine gone.

MORE ABOUT THE NEUVILLE VICTORY.

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The Volunteers felt very pleased at the unexpected appearance of Col. Chapman, who, at the conclu aion of the shoot, spoke some very encouraging words expressing the fact that he thonght shoots of this

What a self-conscions place Hoogkung is. Last week we sug June 12, 5.50 a.m. gested that a certain un-named A Paris communique states that the inventory of the booty personage was suffering from description should be encouraged captared at Neuville is not finished, but up to the present there awelled head. We now under-between the Volunteer and the have been found among the debris: three fold guns, three trench stand that at least five hundred Territorials, as it would do so mortare, 15 mitrailleuses buried or damaged, thousands of grenades, men have claimed to be the in-much towards establishing a good social spirit, and stated that he 800,000 cartridges, 1,000 rifles, many incendiary implements, en-dividual hinted at.

sincerely hoped that more matches gineering tools, numerous boxea of explosives, and provisions. We

The American Review of Re of this sort would be arranged, captured 130 more prisoners, including a major, south of Hebuterne this morning, besides numerous German wounded who were views is not to be outdone by its as they had his hearty approval. collected by the ambulances. The German corpses were reckoned by daily and weekly brethren where The Colonel then presented the hundred. We pierced the German lines on a front of two announcing the superfluous is spoons to Ganners Eldridge and kilometre, for a depth of one kilometre. A strong German counter-concerned. To a picture of an Stanford of the Volunteers, and

oat-door concert it subscribes the Sergt. Small and P. Stinchem attack this morning was repulsed.

quite needless information that be of the Territorials. C. S. M. the organ being played is the McKirdy who was responsible for largest in the world. As though all arrangemente, very ably per that weren't a foregone conclusion. formed the duties of Ranga

Officer. Reuter hints that no Manila i

The following are the best & journaliste and Go New York score,e of each team, special interviewers were asked No. 2. Artillery 200 500 600 to bear a hand in drawing up Sectio". ydw, yds. yds. that Washington Note. Such, at least, is the impression we get Lt. J. D. Danby 30 24 28 52 from the statement in last week's Gr. J. D. Stanford. 25 28 28 81 wire that "extraordinary precaa-Gr. W. J. Eldridge 28:32 20 80 tions are being taken to ensure Gr. J. C. England 27 26 26 78 Gr. B.T. Heath... 24 23 29 76 textual accuracy."

Sergt. V. Forby 26 23 26 75 Corpl. D. Young 29 26 20 75 26 28 20 74 Sergt. Frith

SERVIAN AND MONTENEGRIN SUCCESSES.

Jone 11, 8.25 p.m.. Router's correspondent in Rome reports that the Servian and Montenegrina bave occupied ten towns in Albania, including Tirana, An action at Durazzo is row expected.

THE DARDANELLES.-ENEMY ADMISSIONS,

June 11, 8.25 p.m. A Paria official message state that the French have made fresh progress in the Dardanelles, on the extreme right. Prisoners cou- firm the heavy losses of the enemy.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND THE WORKERS.

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An-anxious correspondent writes to ask if the Tramways Company undertakes to supply a moon every Wednesday night at North Point, or if last Wednesday was only a special occasion.

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June 11, 10.55 p.m., Mr. Lloyd George, at Cardiff, made a magnificent appeal to plant the flag in the workshope and to use every lathe to enlist every

"Hens acquitted of typhoid rooruit. He emphasised the fact that the reapones of Manchester end Liverpool was most gratifying, and added, "I hardly like to eay carrying," saya a Rangoon paper. it, but we are short. Should we need it (?) we must get it. That's the That's more than could be said of business between you and me to-day. Whatever you do, do it quick-the dust-cart that wasteth at ly. Time meane life." He slag emphasised the recent French Buc-noonday in Des Voeux Road. cess in battering emplacements and entanglemente with high ex- Any jury, in the world would plosive shelle, and earnestly appealed to the people, saying "Convert conviol that cart, having onos your lathes and your machinery into battalions and we will drive smelled it. our foes from the lands they have tortured, devastated trampled and disgraced, and liberty will again be enthroned. I am confident that the workers will turn their works into great national arsenals, and thus share in the country's great triumph.".

THE COTTON DISPUTE.

Jane 11, 10.55. p.m.

The Board of Trade has requested all parties to the cotton dis- pate to submit the question to the committee. Oa production of the acceptance of the request it is certain that the withdrawal of the notices will follow.

ANOTHER AUSTRIAN LIE:

June 12, 5.00a.m., Router's correspondent in Rome states that the Austrian claim. to have sank a British warship of the Liverpool class is untrue. The ship in question, on Wednesday, joined the Italian destroyer flotillas in a successful operation against the coast in the Gulf of Drino, and retarded with them to the Italian naval bass at a speed of 17 knots,

(Continued on pago 10.)

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

June 1

Tone 295

2

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313

3

11

322

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296

12

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13

287·

23 320

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319

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293

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10

289

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337.

12

287

258

Total to 18th, inst. 3918

Daily average

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215, 209 197 621

4th Batt. 200 500 600 Shropshire L.I..yda. yda. yde. Sergt. Small. 33 27 28 88 Pte. Stinch-

combe... 27 25 30 82

Lt.AG.Hughes 30 24 2181 Sergt. Cutton 29 23 23 76 Sergt. Moore... 29 25 20 74 Carpi. Morris.. 25 27 22 74

Go. S.-M. Gard-

ner... 20 21 26 73 Corpi. Jones... 21 21 27 69

220 103 203 616

TRONOH OUUT.

Chinese Compens, Rifle Exercises Wednesday, June 16th. and examination of some candi. dates for N. C. rank,

Musketry.

About thirty men are being detailed for Masketry Practice at Kowloon City Range on Saturday afternoon, June 19th. They will be duly advised by the Musketry Sergeant.

Instruction in Police Dutles-

All members of the Police Reserve are warned that they will shortly be required to go through a course of lostores and pass an examinition on Police" duties; to do patrol work with the regular police; and attend the Police Courte for instruction in giving evidence.

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NOTICE.

WEDNESDAY, June 16 being the Anniversary of the birth of H. M. THE KING OF SWEDEN, & reception will be held at the Swedish Consulate between the hours of 11 a,m, and 12.30 p.m.

Hongkong, 14th June, 1915, WANTED.

The output at the Tronoh WANTED-Immediately ex- Minss to the end of April is as follows:-

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1915 Tons. January......131 11700 8.200 February...103 9,400 7,700 Feb. (Drgd.) 26 2,400 760 March 150 14,500 9,200 April147 14,800 9,350

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pert Stenographer-Typist for legal office, Apply with full particulars stating age experience and salary required and enclosing three recent references. LEX c/o Hongkong Telegraph.

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