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GENERAL NEWS.

Germans want an English

Newspaper.

We understand that a represen tative meeting of German and Austrian residents in Shanghai, held at the Club Concordia two days ago, dieanssed the advies- bility and the possibility of start- ing an English newspaper in Shanghai to represent German views. The mosting wasc.nv.ke inc. aréotica with a "local matter" exposed very thoroughly in our columns a abort time back says.

It is not! the N. C D. News. altogether sorprieing that the meeting arj urned wi hoat com- ing to any unchi u.

Increase Tax on Fire-arms, Government (in the F. M. 8) now proposen (vide Gazette) to incrcaso the 50 cent, tax on fire-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1915,

NOTICE.

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Bring to $5, and to make dealers INCLUDING THE LATEST PATRIOTIC & NATIONAL AIRS.

in firearms pay $100 instead of

$26 a year for their licences. In viow of the fact that every European in these days should have a rifle and a revolver, and

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know how to use them, the ad S.

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be heavily taxed. Dealera any that OUR LONDON LETTER.

the increased duty on their

licences will creits a monopoly

for one or two big firms

From Our Correspondent.)

London, July 30. (Continued from Yesterday)

The Straits Civil Service. ToeGovernor with the approval of the Scretary of S ate has made the following appointmente in the Civil Service:-Mr. R. D. Acton, an officer in olnas II, to be su officer in clasa II, with effect from

In the West. Meanwhile what of the West? February 15; Mr. E. W. F. Gilman, an clicor in class IV of The French and British bave the F.MS. Civil Service, to be supushed ahead a little at different officer in class III of the Civil points, but there is as yet no sign Service of the Colony, with effect from February 15; Mr. G. G. Wilson, an cffier in class IV, to be an cfficer in class Ill, with effect from May 11; and Mr. F. T. Ellis, an officer in olase

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arge rooms with balconies LOST-Brindled Srotch Ter rier Dog; answers to name ion as Colonial Secretary, and he in this war on all sides approxi-Hell-with a big H-especially (one rom first floor and one on of Mac. Lost in the vicinity of did so without a single note, almate to 12,000,000. The estimate in Gallipoli. Boiling on all third floor) in "Hongkong Hotel Kowloon City. Any one return- For particulars ing same to D. Logan, Kowloon though in reviewing the splendid has been ridiculed in some querday, cold and damp at night- Mansions' work of our Dominion and Im-tere. Ono can only say that, we had no blankets-bad water, apply:-MANAGER, Hongkong Docks wll be rewarded to the perial arms in the conquest of calculating on whatever basis one and dead Tarks everywhare, Hotel. German colonies he had to deal may, the most conservative fig. The worst part of the whole thing, with strange names and unfami- uroa approach a grand total of was the night moves, relieving each battalion should jump, UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.

Of those it is trenches, or moving to another out sad capture the first treach liar places, dataila of moo and over 15,000,000, distinces, and so forth. Mr. safe to say that 2,000,000 are part of the line, walking about in of the enemy with the bayonet Balfour ono deslared Le could dead, and that another 3,000,000 the open, with brother Turk fing, followed by the other companies, express a famous policy on or 4,000,000 are more or less di-sway like blazes, lying down when who were to push qu and take the Eastern Extension Australasia

& China Telegraph Co. half-sheet of actapaper; the abled for life. This is the price searchlights or atar-abell were up next position, the Royal Eng Colonial Secretary makes all his that Europe is paying for Prue- and on us, or we were getting ineers following on to turn roand speeches without a single written sian militarism and Hollensollen shelled-you can imagine whatjoy the exptured trenches. The bam ambitior. Surely Europe is not it was for the wretobed adjotent, bardment came off all right- going to risk baving to pay that another sigh of relief I let go, every gun wa had on land, and There is certainly a dearth of price twice over? The thing is in- when the battalion arrived safely come shipa as well, blazing away typista in London; but for some conceivable. We may rest assured at its now destination, e with shrapnel, hich explo-ire, and reason or other employers are that the struggle will be fought

everything. The high explosive barring married women who are out now, to a final and conclu-

was magnificent you could nas bits trying to eko cut the home in-sive decision, and that Germany We lost many killed and

of trenches and Turks flring come. A correspondent brings a will be given no opportunity to wounded in three weeks at this up in the air, and the row wa case in point under actire. The recuperate her strength for an- trench game. Another jest was awful. At noon the gone stopped typist, thoroughly competent and other such stopsadoas crime advancing at night, paire of men firing at the front trenches, and experienced, was instantly offered against the human race. At any with sand bags at five paces inter-aimed up at the easmy's supports, the situation for which she sp-moment news of vast importance val sneaking out in the dark and our chaps jumped out and cleared plied, but the offer was withdrawn may come from France, Russia, digging themselves into holes, the Tarks out of the firet trerol directly the prospective employer or from Gallipoli. There is another joining up and making in spite of a heavy fire from rifles koew that she was married wo feeling that it may come first of a new trench-bat cost us a and machine gODE. Then the

Ope This happened three or all from France. The Germans fow men.

night wo next lot went off and chased the Hongkong, 3rd September, 1915. 100 Farda four times, till, in desperation, are heavily committed in the gained

Tarks back to the next treneb before applying for the next East. Now appears to be the way. After the trench warfare it which we also took. My cam- situation on her lint, the young time to test them in the West. was almost a relief when woman removed the wedding ring

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The Pirates.

A subject on which there is much discussion, is whether or not the German submarines are

The Grim Just.

that

command of the brigade, General]

Edgar B. Davis, New York. Karavolos, Shanghai. Mengeoon Seng, Bangkok, J. M. BECK, Superintendent. Hongkong, 2nd September, 1915.

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we were told that we were to havemanding oficer was sent for justrerch. The nullah was full of a resi big go at brother Task 48 wo⋅ were starting out, to take dead Tarke, and in places the on the 4th. Our division was between the Naval Division and Les having been one of the first stream was absolutely red. Our the 29b Division, another Man men bit. We had a deep nollab, chaps had pushed on well, but and machine gun fire against ahester brigade was in the front running up through our section now got a storm of shrapnel you have lost your appetite being used up. There have been ow—four buttalions, esoh with a towards the enemy, and I went, especially at the hand of the

this with the in com mand and the telephone and the Lancashire Fusiliers in support. The idea was that after a terrific rest of battalion headquarters, bombardment two companies of and got into the second captured

dainty dishes at the ALEXAN-craft being destroyed or captured. DRA JAFE is sure to tem pt and rumours to the contrary. Bu

it in significant that the German

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