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A CHEERY HONGKONG

LETTER

How Our Fleet is Keeping its

End up.

The following intorosting letter has been received from a gentle man well known in Hongkong who is serving with the fleet at the Dardanelles.

The Dardanelles

May 15, 1915. We had a strenuous eleven days to begin with, and then shifted 10. a quieter billet to rest our selves. We have now the duty

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SECOND

May 18.

HONGKONG, MONDAY,

EXTRA

JULY, 12 1915.

GERMANS ON HONG- KONG SHIPS,

THE WEST RIVER FLOODS

Climax of an Unprecedented Rise

not yet Attained,...

sible for the mine "sweepers to work and olear the minefields; the forts récuperate during the night and more mines are laid and the result of a hard day's bombardment may be, as a gua- nery instructor once said to me PETITION AGAINST ALIEN! practically speakin' ardly nil," ENEMIES AS CUSTOMS. The fleet can cover the landing

MEN. of an army and ensure its main- tenance, it oan also assist the artillery and deal with the big forts temporarily while the army PROTEST SIGNED BY FORTY-vars in some of the miner details

Torpedoes of course can just as easily be fired from the suure as they can from the ship.

FIVE MERCHANT CAPTAINS.

2.

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T

SNOWBALL BAG SALE.

BATHING FATALITY.

Europeso Swims to ble Death at North Point.

Result of Saturday's Function.

We are informed by Mra, Eshel In and about Hongkong there Bowley, Hon. Tre surer, that the are some olicies bathing spota, net prossede of the Sale amount . While the various reports re-

Aa garding the West River floods but there are many dangers that ed to just over $4,000.

beast the bathor who over account will be published to-mor="

In addition to the donationa

all

has been inundated: conditions had been so bad up the

would be made.

elicited no

new

row.

The funeral takes place this THE COLONY'S HEALTH..

FROM THE DARDANELLES. to his bridge cabin and his horny eye no longer pursued our every sotion. Suddenly the idyllia calm was rudely broken by the report of a 6" gun and the shell pitched astern of the Frenchman. On board of us as of all ships there could be only one explant- tion. A submarine was attacking ns. The captain shot out of his cabin like a bolt from the blue, officera and mea rashed over to the side that the gun had been

agree that the present floode estimates either his provere og å fired from to see the beast-sub-comes in and destroys or takes

are worse than have been experi-swimmer or his strength, and that not captain-sundry, them but, unassisted it is helpless

enced for many years past, and if, extreme caution at all times is already mentioned the thanks of marine;

ae is reported by the Chinese pap. necessary when enjoying the the Committee are due to Nestle's officers, who eaffer from nerves and always must be so against

On various occasions lately the ere, the Shameen has been flooted neeful sport, has again been pain-Anglo Swiss Milk Company burled themselves up the hatch-modern inventions, the mine and waya nearest to their cabine, cfad the torpedo.'

question of the employing of the rising is certainly unpreced-fally proved by the fatality with for milk, to the nagkong Daily. which we broome acquainted Press, South China Morning Post, in all the tasteful pyjamio hues

German Customs House officers ented for at least twenty-years, as

Caioa Mail and Hongkong wherein their sister, their cousins

by the Chiness Government, to one prominent Chinese pointed this week-end.

It appears that Allan Diyan Telegraph and Messrs. Moutrie search British ship bar been out today. Latest arrivals from and their aunts had delighted to

raised in our editorial and core the West River emphasise the with two other men anmod Chap & C. for gratuitous advertising. clothe them. And in the other

Anyway, the landing took place spondence columns. A petition, seriousness of the rising and the man dad Thomas thought they to Mies Wilkinson for prizes and ships it was the same thing. The Russian had put her helm on Sunday the 25th and neither signed by forty-five master mari Chief Oliver of the se. Liatan, would take a swim and they enter to the following for money gifts:

Sir R. Ho Tung's oildren, of supporting the Australian hard over, and, according to soldiers nor fleet had monoh rest ners, has now been forwarded to interviewd by the Telegraph this ed the water just by the Bille!

Mrs. troops. They are obeery fellows instructions legged it. Sab- for forty-eight hours. However, by the Inspector General of Cus- morning, said that when they left View Hotel. Diyos, who was Mr. E A. Irving, Mr. Ellie Brotherton and no mistake. We returned to marines kill ohivalry and to stand Tuesday the Army was fairly tome, praying for the discontinu- Wuchow the water had risen to thought to be a strong swimmer, Kuddario, our base to coal, the other day, by a friend when attacked, is no securely established ashore and ance of this objectionable and beight of seventy-nine and elected to go much farther out Irker, Mr. R. Shewan, Mr. T. L. than his two compaginas. The Parking, Hon. Mr. Shellim, Hon; allowed. Her guna then we came down and anchored needless practice. The text of a quarter foot and seemed to latter on seeing Dayes putting a Mr. Thomson, Mr. Hollingsworth, and some of them blew alongside longer

After our the petition is as follows:- be still rising. Speaking of the us in a small boat and asked us bristled with attention and her off Seidul Bahr. to take a mail. Being ollicer of bridge which till then had been sojourn higher up, we found our To the Inspector General of the voyage be said that they had bad great distance rapidly between M. W. Dowley, Mr. J. B. Broke, the watch at the moment, you sparsely peopled with restful soldiers and the French soldiers Chinese Maritime Customs. The considerable difficulty and could himself and the shore called out Father Augustin, Mr. Melbourne,

bristled with everywhere and

to impress bumble petition of the nuder only move slowly for fear of warning to him, but, apparently M. A Fornes, Mr. Peror Smith, headless of this, and 10 Mr. Joseph Góald, "M N.0.", Mr. who know my courtesas disposi mediocrity now

with the stiffness

of signed Masters of British steam- ereating a warb that would en- doubt with great confid-M.G. Barnin, Mr. G. S. Gabbay, tion and affable demeanour, will wakeful talent. I was on watch B

fighting; the doud ships..

danger other people on the flood. be able to form some conception and realised that an error had the

Shewath as followe

On Saturday night the dykesence in his own ability, the un-Mr. A. H. Hewitt, a Friend for of the charming smile with which ceourred. Meanwhile the wretched laid out in rows upon the beach

at Samehui, which had withstood fortunate Dayes kept win Belgians in Belgium, "Mr. H. C. Later, Masers. Chapman Sindford, Dr. Black, Mr. Balmer I asked the two officers, who cause of it all was patiently on-with the fatigue party digging a

"1. Your Petitioners are all the force of the flood rather bettering, were in the boat ic come on deavouring to explain to a num- huge grave inshore of them, Also, board and partake of some sliglit ber of infuriated and blasphem incidentally to imprese us with Masters of British steamships than the wallsat other places gave and Thomas decided they had had Johnson, Ms. Pollock, and Mr. refreshment. Needless to say one ofcere, with a bart sorrowful the Britishness of the Tommies, trading in waters in Southern way and a further tract of land cough bathing and retired to GM: Yaug.

All connected with the sale wish dress, They then realised that i The it was about time their friend to thank Mrs. Stabb for her un- they were unable to refuse, and reproachful air, for which some of them were kicking a fook China. and they stayed to dinner. One you must know the British blue ball about on the top of the cliffs,

to the left of the beach up by the There are in the employ of river that the Lintan had to return followed suit and went to look tiring energy and generous un-

for him. No sign of Dayes coul selfishnes. of them, a Sergt. Major I believe, jacket to appreciate, how it was kept as in roars of laughter. He that the gan" went off suddin round lighthouse of Cape Hellea the Chinese Maritime Customs a without discharging her cargo, be seen from the beach and they

Every department received help Od the main beach someone bad aumber of men of German and she being totally usable to do so didn't have many yarns I admit, like, sir."

the brilliant idea of building a pier Austrian nationality as sisa others and it was a question for consi- raised an alarm which brought from her anti every worker encour agement. It was largely due to but be enjoyed telling them so

inside a collier, and then raaning of British and friendly nationality, deration as to when the next trip the police into prompt action.

The police made a search, but her influence that all the belpers much and was obviously extract.

her up on the beach. She comitt

Mr. T. Hynes of the Gorernment looked upon the sale as a labour ing so much amusement out of

We spent most of the forenooned her troops in the first assault' 3. It has been held in the year the war that we could not help firing at some howitzer batteries and then, when the beach was 1888 by the Judicial Committee

Enquiry in Chinese circles, Service took the body from the of love, and gladly undertook the laughing. He had apparently

information water, about 200 yards from the hard work involved.

Thanks nie also due to Mr. been given a fatigue party of on the Asiatic shore, whose form carried the engineere had soon of the Privy Council in the case

to pop a built & pier up round her bowa of Abd-al-messih V. Parra that though everyone was agreed that spot where the bathing was com

Stabb who was unoeasing in his twenty men and told to go down of amusement way to the beach and collect apudes stumpy muzzle over the edge of a and a better landing place could persons who are entitled to exter- the floo is are the worst that havemenced.

Although every effort was made aid, and was to a great extent ritorial rights and privileges, been experienced for years past. by artificial respiration, it was responsible for the financial suc for entrenching work. Tho. Uo-ridge, fire a shot at our troops hardly have been desired.

on the top of De Tott'a

such as British and Germane The possibility of flooda this lonel urged haste. They had a

battery and then disappear again. race and A

The deceased as an engineer shrapnel caught As it took twenty seconds for our the French had got some of their preserve their nationality, and sen, but it was never anticipated

Within a day i.o. by Wednesday resident in China, "continue to year on a large scale were force beyond human reach to save life. cess of the sala.

on the Government d:edger, St. five of them, but the remain.

Enoch. ing fifteen reached the shore, projectile to reach them, and they 75.8. aabore and we were able to their civil and political rights that it would be as large as it pro- They found no spades there and rarely showed their heads, or

witness some very pretty artillery just as if they had never ceased mises to be. The West tiver seemed so they blew on board a transport rather muzzles for more than thir work. They make a weird noise, to have their residence. and to have held well within its bioks and presently found themselves ty seconds, it was quite an inter- almost as if they coughed up the domicil in their own country," until some ten days ago when the afternoon at 5.30. sixty odd miles away. Bat blees eating form of amusement.. I said projectile-the best description and it has recently been held by ries of water became more rapid. yan, "Always merry and bright they weren't firing at us what one can give of it, is a poumff the Judge of the Prize Coort at By Thursday evening there was is their motto, and the thought of the soldiers on the top of De Tott's followed by a wheezing how. Alexin Iria that no domicil of any a rise of nearly seventy feet UP TO THE MINUTE.

Wuchow, it. becoming the Colonel, still waiting, would battery thought of them is pro- On Thursday we saw the attack kind in China can be acquired at continually tickle thesergi. Major, bably quite a different matter. We on Achi Baba begin and very by a German subject resident in then app eat that the heavy

The following ehare quotations continually appear to have fascinating it was. Frenchmen auch country, but that he is aa rains, experienced inland, were And, with a gusty laugh and

silenced them, or else, boing Turke on the right and our troops on the mach an alien enemy as it be having their effect. On Friday were received after page four had sundry oaths, he would express

they bis cheerful wonder as to What

may be having a left. It was very much like peace were resident and domiciled in the water commenced to rise at an gone to press

slarming rat and during the the-the Colonel thought had leta. At any rate for the pre manoeuvres and indeed the an his own country.

sent all is quiet and we are 1sther concerned demeanour of our

whole of Friday, and a portion of happened to the party,'

in the position of the cat watching troops and the French, when 4. It has also been recently Saturday, rose at the rate of a Their, trenches appear to be about thi ty yards away from the the mouse. Tue mouse cao go shrapnel was bursting over them held by the President of the little over four feet a day until, Turks and they said that the sleep; the cat cannot. When and they had no cover, inade is Probate Divorce and Admiralty according to latest advices, the Tarks had an ascendency of fire, the landing took place, I was up hard to realise that it was the real Division of the Surpreme Court water on that day had reached but that the Australians had an the Dardanelles and covering the thing. Rifa fire however they did of Judicature in England, in the the height of 79 ft. 3 ins.

landing from abead, as it were, not treat so scornfully, probably case of "The Panarielloe" that it And ascendency of cold steel.

and conversing with the batteries I think that is extremely pro which might otherwise have been bable. A very large number of

Attending to the troops, so I saw them are the sode of wealthy men and the regiments and companies nothing of it, though it must mostly come from the same vill. have been an interesting sight,

Our job was not very in

5. Your Petitioners therefore broke and thus let in water to ago. Discipline with them is

we could not see of a counter-attacking party and realise that all intercourse of another vast portion of land, in, very different from what we tereating as

firing at then saw an amusing episode in any kind between themselves, around and at the back of Sam- inean by it. But as fightere the guna we were

and to 180 indirect fire which a Frenchman and two or between British subjects shui which it had been hoped At the Folice Court, tuia mcrn-Latura at Beadquarters. I can imagine no fiver ms-

their employ, or over would remain immune,"

Ing, as aged woman, was aba-Scouts Company (CICA NO.08. terial, and they are all perfectly which was very nice for the Turka took the leading parts. He in

At any time saw a Frenchman chasing two whom they have authority,

ged at the instance of Revenue and men on duty at Kowloon on: the Turks like a koife as soon as gune ashore have a great advant- Turks but apparently the long and persons resident in China, certain that they can go through gune, ashore.

General opinion roints to there Olicar Wilden with being in u 12h init-Ma-ketry exercises Cricket age over guns afloat, for the target great coat which the French who are subjects of Cermany or being a considerable increase of dis- lawful possession of reven mauser and skirmishing on they are told to.

This morning we had an ex- of the former is the ship, and the Tommy wears, got in his way; so Austria, ie forbidden by the com- treas. Large numbers of houses have pito's, 2,700 rounds of ammnai Ground, Stretcher Bearer Section-

-Instruction at Headquartere.JP cellent example of the way that a target of the latter is the gun he stopped, threw it off and then mon law of England; sach person been destroyed, bith in the many tion and a quantity of opium.

Detail. and in addition to that the man gripping his gun, resumed the being alien enemies; and that by cities that are innundated and in The defence was that the arti

Gun Olab Hill, Kowloon, On number of charming and com- fortably disposed persons may be ashore has a strong platform and chase, bagged his brace and then indulging in, or permitting, any the countless villages with which clee found were no: ber's and had

dnty antil 17th in-tant Civil Sør- disturbed by the passing folly of as big a base for his range finders returned to where his cost lay, put such intercourse your Petitioners the country aboun le. Hundreds been left with her. a fool. We, a Russian cruiser, as Le likes. Nevertheless, when it on again and rejoined his com- would be committing a grave of of people are to be soon floating She was sentenced to a month's vice Comp ny. Officer, on duty

which fence against the common law. not unknown in Hongkong and the ship can see the shore battery, rades. A pretty little story,

in the water clinging on to any-imprisonment on each of the Capt. Churchill,

Detention Camp, Kowlona, On 6. In Canton, in Ports of the thing that will support them; and charges. the British bluejacket a Packet especially if it issbowitzer battery I hope is true.

duty to-night Scents Company, West River, aud in other ports in the fields of paddy which promic- o' Woodbines," and a French unprotected by earthworks, she

Officer on duty Lieut. Murphy. can very often squash i.e, over- Last night we had a fine bonfire Southern China, your Petitioners' ed so well for a good harvest, sre

Oa duty to-morrow night, No. 2 transport were steaming along whelm it and drive away the gun's as the Queen Elizabeth patten to chips are frequently visited by under many feat of water and parating our varione peaceful

Section Artillery Battery. Officer But when it comes fifteen shells into Chaoak and Customs Officials of German or mud. the ways through,

eualit grows.

on duty, Capt. Murray Boott. to disabling the guns, the then the whole plans was ablaze. Austrian nationality for purposes

Orderly Oliver until 17th inst. and radiant morning wave-

of inspection, when intercoareo ahip has a very different task in- lets of the Mediterranean. We

Before Commander C. W. Beak Lieut. Rees, Orderly Sergeant the deed, and unless conditions are How long the show is going to with such alien enemics by Bri. were all presumably on look out for submarines, but until exceptionally favourable she must last, it is impossible to say, but tish subjects employed in

Your Potitioners therefore with R. N., at the Marine Court until 17th inet. Sgt. Longmire. land a demolition party and blow it appears to me that the uut we Potitioners' ships respectively ia humbly pray that you will be this morning, Ho Yuk, master of Note. Greatcoats (or raincoats) you have been torpedoed you them up by hand, that is really have to crack is a hard one and practically unavoidable.

pleased to direct the several the steam launch Ohio San, was are not to be carried by guarda in always treat submarine rumoure

7. The visiting on board British Coromissioners and Deputy Charged by Lieut. Commander fatore except in bad weather. with a cheerful nonchalance and why an army is needed to force will need time and plenty of vim.

Bat we do not get much fun at chips of such alien enemies is not Commissioners stationed in Davey, Assistant Harbour Muster, disbelief, more especially so if the

Ships can silence the forts, but it, we are most of the time doing only contrary to the law of Great ports in Southern China to with anlawfully failing to obtain sea is calm and the water warm,

tako stops to prevent any per- a licence for his privato launch and the look-outs are apt to let they cannot disable them, nor what we have been doing most of Britain but is also most obnoxious

son in the employ of the while letting it out for hire to their thoughts wonder homeward can they disable the movable the afternoon firing at an dieeen to your Petitioners and to other

Chinese Maritime Customs an British subjects employed in their and to dally with the prospective field gun and howitzer batteries, target with the aid of

who is of German or Austrian carry bathing parties on the 5thing, a Chinese was remanded os inst. The defendant was fined a charge of being in unlawful joys of the next leave. In fact which just move along a bit seroplane though the unseen tar ships, and your Petitioners fear

nationality from boarding a all was peace, for in addition to when they are found, and so the get has not been returning the that trouble will arise if auch

British steamship. And your $25, and ordered to license, the possesion of 62 lbs. of prepared

opiam. Petitioners will ever pray eto launch forthwith. all above, the captain had retired smaller guns make it impos- compliment.

the Dardanelles.

twenty six feet thereby exceeding the rise of last year by a suba-

because it could be avoided. I saw is not merely commercial inter- At Samshui the water had risen no interesting accident during the course, but all intercourse, with short time that I was able to an alien enemy that is forbidden watch the operations, but one by the common law. fellow saw one of our twelve inch shelle drop plump into the middle;

visits are continued.

your

tautial margin, though it was not until the evening that the dykea

Douglas's $57, Rate. Indo China $112, bayers. Indo-Chinae $113, entes. China Sugars.- $127, buyers. Obina Sugore, $127, sales, Lazons. - $43, axle and

buyere. Docke.-$74,sales.

The return of cases of com manicable diseases which have been notified as ocor rring in the Colony during the week ended July 10, shows 8 fatal cases of Bubonic Plague (all Chinese) 3 of Diphtheria, 2 fatal, (all Chinese) end 3 of Enterio, 1 fatal (all Chinese.)

VOLUNTEER ORDERS.

"Corps Orders issued. to-day by Humphrey's Estates. -$0.20, Lieut-Col. Chapman V. D.state:

buyers.

Green Lalunds.$6.85, buyers,

AN AGED OFFENDER.

A Veritable Arsenal Under Control of a Woman.

HARBOUR OFFENCES.

Parades.

Parades for Tuesday 13th instant. 5.30 p.m. No. 1 Section Artillery Battery, Centre and Left Sections M. G. Co. Drill and RA Pxarcisos on Cricket Ground. Right Section M. G.

Remanded."

At the Police Court, this morn