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SPECIAL CABLE,

THE HONGKONG Telegraph, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1915.

STRAITS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL'S RESOLUTION.

NO NEW OR INCREASED TAXATION DURING WAR.

(From Our Own Correspondent).

Received October 18. In the Singapore Legislative Cousoil, the Hon. Mr. R. Wilkinson, Colonial Secretary, announced that the GovernLent of Straite Bottlements had no intention of cresting any new or * fucreared taxation during the war.

THE S.C A. FETED.

Dinner to the Hon. Mr. Ross in

China Town.

in

BRITAIN'S PART.

The Position and the Remedy.

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overwhelming superiority in POLICE RÈSERVE ORDERS. all the material and equipment

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visita.

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GREAT NIGHT BATTLE IN GALLIPOLI.

PHANTOM LINER.

Clumsy New Invention of thể Pirates.

There is oarious parallel

Arabic Note..

(Continued from Extra,) For a few minutes it looked as if the hill was won, for our men were swarming all over it just below the crest, and had actually oc-between the German Nots exque. cupied a section of the trench line ing the sinking of the Arabic and on the south, but then the Tur- the German Admiralty comms- gan to pour sslvos of sharpnel into Berlin version of the shelling by kish battery behind Hill 112 be. nique on August 28 giving the

yards, which simply swept whole coast on August 18 8.50 P. O. K. Hossain and lines away, and forced the aur- The submarios 01-August 14 A.8, Hassan. Sergeant Khawas vivors to retire farther down the

slopes to some feeble cover. Hers in the forenoos, in the Irish Bea, Khan visits...

October 20, 550 P. Cs. U. M. they hung on for a few minutes; was fired at from a great distance Omer and 8. Moosdeen. 8.50 P. but the attack had spent its force, by a big British liner, apparently Steam Packet Company, without Os. A. K. Rabamat and R. and came back to the tranches they belonging to the Royal Mail Nazirin. Sergeant Arcalli visita. had to recently left.

Patrols (Water Police.) The attack had failed. Oncsite baving fired at or attacked ilie October 18, 550, Mehr Dia mare Bill 70 was left to the Tarks, same.

Cumberland Coast Shelling. The amie U. bɔst (that raidel (8) Jumman Khan(S). Akbar(P). the wounded and the dead. Mean

8.50, Novea (8) J. B. Pereirabile, the fighting bad “brea jakt (8) Sergeant Silva (P).

October 19, 5.50 Rozario (8) P. Roza (8) Sergeant Figueirolo (P), 850 Goodwin (8) Ireson (8) Arnott (P).

October 20, 5.50 F. Hobbs (S) W. Hobbs (8)

8.53 Kim (8) Ablong (3) Wilks

(P).

Parades 5 30 p.m.

16 is plain that sitbär--

** severe on the right, for at 3.30 the cost) was bombarded from a the troops of A division rashed great distance on August 15 la from their trenches and stormed the Irish Sea by a large passenger the Turkibli line ander a fearful ship apparently of the Royal Mil Steam Company, which had not fire over ground without a partiolo

been attacked of cover, the advance of the bri: gade from the ridge in front of

(1) The discrepancy is only one Tilghin Barnu being held a of date, and that the submarine until the right bad accomplished which ask the Arabiown August its first task, Unfortunately it 19 was the one which abelled la was found impossible to storm the Whitehaven district three days

prévidänly :'or that, second Tarkish line in the lit, a deadly loopholed trench with over- head cover,

war. The result of this da.

Police Reserve Orders issard plorable fact is exactly what might bave been foreiren. The iron heal to-day by Hr. F. C. Jenkin D. S.

P. (Reserve) ure as under :-- of Germany has sunk deeper

Patrols (Central.) than ever into French and Belgian

Monday to Friday, Oct, 18th soil. Poland is entirely Gurman; to 22nd No. 8 Company. Lithuania is rapidly following.

Patrols (Eastern.} STIRRING APPEAL BY MR.

Russian fortresses, deemed im- October 18th 5.50 P. Cs. E LLOYD GEORGE.

pregable, are falling libe and Aranili and A. Ismail.

8:50 P. Că, A. Noor and 8. "If we are not allowed to castles before the resistless tide When equipoar factories and workshops of Teutonio invasion. with adequate labcar to supply will that tide recede? When will Bux. Inspector Sirdar Khan [our armies, because we must not it be stemmed? As soon as the October, 10th-5.50-P. Os. R. Mour renks at a range of only 1,200 a submarino of the Cumberland transgres regulations applicable Allies are supplied with abund-Omer and A Bandran, to zormal conditions; if practices ance of war material. That la are maintained which restrict the why I sm recalling these ungles output of essential war material; ant faute, because I wish to stir if the nation besitates, when the my countrymen to put forth their need is clear, to take the necessary strength to amend the situation. steps to call forth ita maubood to To dwell on such events is the defend honour and existence; if most diengreeable task that can J.vital divisione are postponed un-fall to the lot of a public mon til too late; if we neglect to make For all that, the public man who ready for all probable eventual- either sbirke these facts himself ities; if, in fact, we give ground or does not do his best to force. for the accusation that we are others to face them until they are etouching into disister as if we redressed is guilty of high tras best traditions, is common know. were walking along the ordinary scu to the State which he has ledge to us all, and needs no paths of peace without an enemy sworn to servA,

Nothing but the Best. panegyric from me. Himself in sight-then I can see no hope;

There has been a great awaken. thorough, prompt and pains but if we saorifice all we own in taking, he brooke na inefficiency all we like for our native land; ing in all the Allied countries, others. His perspicacity if our preparations are character and prodigious efforts are being put forth to equip the armies in penetrates even the thickest maze ized by grip, resolution, and a of intrigues; bis prodigions prompt readiness in every sphere, the field. I know what we are dolog: our exertions are un In these stirring words Mr.doubtedly immense. But can we Länt night a dioner was given energy knows no fatigue; bie them victory is assored.”

charming smiles win immediono At the To Yasu restaurant to the confitence. Such are the qualities Lloyd George conoludes a remark-dofmore either in men or material? Bod. Mr. 8. B. O. Ross, who, in which have endeared him to the able preface, which was issued Nothing bat our beat and utmost

Unable to clear the Torks from the absence of the Hon. Mr. E-hearts of the Chinese, and bave on September 13, to a shilling can pull us through. Are we now etraining every nerve to make up

the open, our infantry wheeled to ** Hallifax, kas undertaken the exsci-

made him the great exccose the volume of his war speedas.

the north, according to the pre- ting:datiesofEworetary of Chinese

bo ia in the Secretarist The volume was published by for last time? Are we getting all

All reaks, including Inspectora vions plan, to form for an assault Aaire, Some handred and Gity (Applause.) When the history of Messrs. Hodder and Stoughton, the men we shall want to put into guests, Obinese and foreign, eat the recept load in the neigh under the title "Through Terror the fighting line next year to

enable us even to hold our own? and men medically exempt, will on Hill 112, whilst a brigadą ad- down to table and particularly touring province comes to be Triumph." repjoyable evening was opent. The

Doce every man who can help, return their Service Rifles for vanced from the ridge in front whether by fighting or by provid-overhaul on Tuesday, October 13. of Yilghin Borno, or rather they Musketry Courss 1915-rótó. were driven off it to tloaänth ide Band of the 74th Punjabis played written, bis uume and that of the Rajah-regasi, Mr. A. F. Wca 1, will

After twelve months of war mying material, understand clearly Tais will oumminee on Sitar by the terrible fire which had ward in a solid mass, forming up zabirublesalections during the

occupy a prominent place. (Hear,

•præning.

bear. The Quinese will remember conviction is stronger than ever that ruin awaite remissness? How

the bursting abells. The northern slopes. Besides the great of the evening. bow stresgously they have work that this country could not have many people in this country fallyday, November 6, when all In- broken out, having been ignited adder the lower went ra onl Aimes swept in a Tolid bank, aur: Charge Through Withering Fire, the following Earopes werend, in osnjauction with the Reliel kept out of it without imperilling apprehend the fall significance of spectra and Sargeants will fire by

mcanied y rolling clouds of It was now almost dar presention: Mr. Olead Severo, Committee, to feed the famished, its security and impairing its the Russian retreat? Sir Charles Eliot, Hos, Mr. J. H. and in other ways to mitigate the hour.

black smoke right across the bill, and the attack seemed to bin

fiis when anddenly the Telmanry Kemp, Hon. Mr. C. Mc. I. Messer, horrors and sofferings of that ter looked on cynically with folded

Many of the wounded who had leapt to their feet, and, to a Colonel Len, Mr. E. A. Irving. Mrrible ostamity. They will also arms whilst the country we bar in spite of deficiencies in equiped to select eight man and a and the heat was terrifio. *JB Wodr. A.G. M. Fletol remember the valuable and im. given our word to protect was ment, almorbed the energies of Captain (who will not aboot) toj

provisionally fixed for Sunday, there for safety had to be hastily bill. They were moet bra wither- M.RO,Burchison, Captain Mit

ing fire, which foto's credendo The Professor Smith, Mr. D. W. portant sasistaros so freely and being ravaged and trodden by half the German and four-fiths take part in this Shoot, which is been placed there or had crawled single man, cho ged right up the Traiman, Mr. A. E. Wood, Mr. Impathetically rendered by them one of our own co-trustees. If of the Austrian Engeos. Is it re-

All this delayed and stopped a as they need the corthern orent, Promotion, Eddan, Mr. P. P. J. Wode- both, in connection with the British women and obildren were alized that Russia Las for the time Outober 31st. Fall instructions carried oak.

farther development of the attack but nothing could stop them.. The Hon. the O. S. P. has on " 112,"

They charged at smaging thou, Mr. T H. King, Mr. W. series of theatrical performanca being brutally destroyed on the being made her contribution are being iurned.

A division whesling to varde speede, without a single halt BenuBald, Mr. O, D. Martyn, Dr. gonized in and of the cal high sese by German submarines, and what a heroic contribution it

Lospitals and dispensaries, which this nation would baya insisted is to the struggle for European eauctioned the promotion of Po's. Mokkenny, Ur Forsyth, De. Futz resulted in the record takings of on eslling the infanticide Empire freedom, and that we cannot for Eastase and M. Rozick to the the same objective were caughtar from the bottom to the top, fos- short range by the enemy's acconding many men and many of their saltimeam, Bir. It Biker, Mr. P. W.

same active holp from

HARBOUR OFFENCES. trench on their link is the open chosen Tendere, including gellant Guldring. Mr. A. E. Wright, Mr. $41,000. (Applause.) In a fow to a etora rockning. Everything many months to come expect rank of Sergeant.

Russian armies that

plain. It became obvious it would Sir John Milbank. It way 'n C..Lättle, Mr. 8/41. O. Jack, days we shall miss the winning that has happened eines the de- tho personality of Mr. Ron at the claration of war has demonstrated the

Before Commander U.W. Book-be impossible to proceed with the stirring sight, watched by thon- Medward Agresis, Mr. E. W. Uhinese Broretariat. We have, clearly that a military system we have bitherto received? Who

in the ever-gathering Hamilton, Mr. A.J.W. Rosser and however, the coaling thought 80 regardless of good faith, is to take the Lussion place in with RN., at the Marine Cour: advance on "112" unless this sunde MRB.Kotwall.

bonourable of

obligations, the fight whilst those armies are this morning Lance Sergeant.

gloom," One moment they were

wohis month ago, in this very

ball, we were honoured with the

that what is our loss

exhaustibla

the gain

The Hon. Mr. Russ, who wan

to

The following is the text of the preface:-

Wo oould not have

The Truth about Russia. For over 12 monthy Russia has,

"If The Nation Hesitates."

Out, 19th-Whole of No. 1 Company. Also Beornita No. 3 Oct. 20th-Whole of No. 2 Company. Compsay.

Oct. 22ad-Whole of No. 3 Company and Recruits.

Service Rifles.

Part 1.

Tile Shooting Competition, Plateon Commandere are warn-

SANITARY BOARD.

Banks of Flame.

(2) The "royal mail steamer is a convenient myth, held in reserva by the pirates for sult- able occasions. 131: they might either have chofen the same dits, or varied the description of the

steamer.

The Hon. M. La Cho-pak of our compstricts in the New and of the elementary im re-equipping? Who is to bear the Dalla Singh charged two hawkere franch line was taken.

Throughout the afternoon the below the creat, the next on top, Boted as Ch-irman and was sup- Territories. But there is one of as pulses of bumanity constituted a weight which has hitherto fallen with anlawfally beingon board the fighting in this quarter was in a moment after many had di

B.0. Hitachi Mara, witboat the ported by the leading Chinens of the perennially youthful ex-pace to civilization of the most on Russia shoulders? France the Colony, among whom were Tactai of Newowang-who, 1 sinister character; and despite cannot be expected to sustain permission of the master or off tense and the rifle fire tremend-apperred inside to Turkish. Chop-inng Liang, Ching fear, would not be thua consoled, the terrible cost of suppressing much beavier burdens than those icer in charge thereol on the 15th one, but we could not gain trenches, bayoneting all the de while orders were issued for whilst others devor'stopped us the **OMG. Sir Robert Bo Tang, for, without the Rajah close at it, the well-being of humanity which she now boars with a quiet inst. Sergeant Figueiredo (Ranother yard of ground. Mean fendera who had not and in time; Cha Sin ki, Ng Hon-tz, He hand, he would not easily, in his demands that such a system courage that has astonished and serve) charged Au Kwai, master another a'tack n Hill 70 by a teach line, bdt dashed in pur Fook, Chan Kai-ming, Ho Kom leisure momente, find a ready euould be challenged and destroy movel the world. Italy it put of steam launch Wo Stun, with battalion which had hitherto been sit down the reverse alopes,

From a thousand lips a aboit toog, Lo Cheong-shin, Fang and appreciative ears for his iued. The fact that events have ting her strength into the filt unlawfully being under way held in resorve and a mounted Chenk-sban, Sin Tak-fso, Li Yak-

fund of Yanker sleo shown that the might of this What could she do more? There in the Harbour during prohibit division in ree.ve behind Lola went up that Hill 70 was "WOʻTA tong, Ho Wing.

komoar. (Laughter.) In con military clique Lae excreded the is only Britain left. Is Britained hours on the 12th inet. Babs. This splendid body of Bat night was now rapidly fall. Sceafter. Aheloyal toast, which clusion, gentlemen, I am sure I glconiest prognostications pro propared to fill up the gap that Clan. Yau master of the steam troops, in fction for the first time, ing; the figures became blurred, off-red by the Chairman, the have your hearty andersement in vicles an additional argument for will be created when Russia bas launch Wing Lee was obarged and led by men bearing tons of then for all shape, and fually aame offence by the best known names in Eos disappeared from view. The bath of President Fusa was saying that during the pericd Mr. its destraction. The greater the retired to re-arm? Is she fully with the

prapared to cope with all the P. C. Browa, while Chan Sin land, moved out from under cover tattlefield had disappeared comp- zmèoriosed-by-lɛr: Oban Sinčki.

Roar bae acted na the Secretary might the darker the mansce.

The Condition of Victory. possibilition of the next few bostmistress was charged by and proceeded to cross the Salttaly, nd as one left Chocolate Funking those present to drink

for Chinese Affaire, he has fally

Nor have the untoward incid-months in the Wost, without Capt. Eody mister of the 8.8 Lake in open arder. No sooner Hill one looked back on a vieta "the-kukin of the sggest of the

угод the respect and esteem arching, Mt. Tau said: "Abouts of

himself ents of the war weakened my faith forgetting the Eat? Upon the Anhui with unlawfully making did they appear than the enemy of rolling clouds of smoke and of us all, and proved his in ultimate-victory-always pro answer which Government, em- fast her bont to the mid ship whilst concentrated heavy alirandel hago Bree, from the midst of vided that the Allied nations put ployera, workioon, fonciers, underway in the Harbour on the fire oa the advancing lines, falls which the incestant roar of the istinguished company of many received with immense applause forth the whole of their strength young men who can tear arm? 20. Sep ember. All the case exposed as they were ia the open, rifts fire never for a moment

but the men moving as it on osated. members of our renowned Civil said he might be pardoned if he to it is too late. Anything less women who can work in factories were diamined with cautions. wide. The horror is repeated did not make a long speech. He must lead to defeat. The Allied in fact, the whole people of

parade pressed steadily on losing

Night Battle. That was ominoan, før sithongj many, but never wavering, and this evening redoubled, as it is, wished to thank his entertainers countries have an over-whelming this great land-give to this ques

At a meeting of the Sanitary formed up bebind the infantry Hill. 70 was in our hande, the “ by the-pressace, of our genial very much for the great banquet preponderance in the raw material tion will depend the liberties of

Bord to be held on Tuesday brigade in front of Bill 70. question arose, "Could we hold Colonial Recretary, the learned with which they had honoured that goes to the making and Europe for many a generation.

next, at 3:45 pm, ilie following it was now B a clock, anl orce it throughout the night in the "Vich Chancellor of our Vaiver.

A abrowd and sagacioosobзer are the orders of the day. dity, dev-ral gallant officers of His him, and for the advice which equipment of armies, whether in they had always given him. He men, money, or accessible motala

Letter from Government rela. more the creat was fariogaly bom-face of determined counter- Majesty's glorious" "Army, nad knew quite well that no Secretary and machinery, Bat this material ver told me the other day that in

log representatives of the for Chinese Affairs coud Co has to be mobilized and utilized. his judgment the course pursued tive to the erection of an addi: barded by every available gun stacks? In fact, all throngh

tha Preas, and the Mercantile

It would be idle to pretend that by this country during the next tional water closet at St. Stephen's whilst the Turkish batteries con Libe night the battle raged in anything without the help and lonmunity of this Colony, We

scene was majestio but awful, broke llil 70 was no labger in preciate the hancur tbey Howa "vary aftry

advice of the Chinese (applause,) the first 12 months of the war has three months would decide this Collage, Bonham Road, Faland Centrated on our trenchse. The cessantly, and when

indeed this took acomplished satis. fate of this war. If we are not Lot No. 691

for the light was now rapidly our possession. Application for p'rmission to

waning and the whole horizon Apparently the Tarks were tome me, and extend to them to be leaving them, but there fautorily. Had the Allies realized allowed to equip our factories Beatty welcome. On the

was a proverb in which be bad in time the fall atrength of their and wo kshops with adequate erect one water closet at No. 4 almost blottet oat with ero mone never driven off a knoll in the my benevolent facedays believed, which eald: redoubtable and resourceful foes labour to supply our armis, be Conda't 'Road, Taland Lot No. lands of encke and ise naishe northern orest, from which they by no means soft-beurted Mountains never meet but men Day, what is mors, had they cause we must not transgream re- 2021.

Application for permission to trees, scrub, emateade, and the enfiladed as with machine guns- e-and partner, ins.mirih. !

realized their own strength and galations, applicable to normál

very grass barat furiously at a and artillery firs, whilst thou of apecob, rufarred to them, he would look forward ta

meet." Though he was lasting resources, and taken prompt conditions if profices are main erect 2 water cloeste in a house on doz a different points, while the the yeomanry who had

action to organize them to day tained which restrict to outpot North Kowloon, Rural Building noise of the guns and the inces down the'roversa albper in qui- mam on my.rights the

the.opportunities of keeping up we should have witdrased the of essential war materiil: if the Lat No. 3. thos New" "Territories:

the many pleasant frondebipe"

thomas

ouasade of. rifle rendered the lost hesvily, and hati Böen" apher:) Itis to His Highness had formed white he had been triumphant spectacle of their guns nation hesitates, when the need Result of the examination made sent an 1 never-cessing roar from molt were "counteraltacked and

#zare How respectfully to in Hongkong. (Applause):

poor og ont's stream of shot and is clear; to take the necessary under The Site of fool and

seene a perfect inferno. A little ed to retire, sbell which would have deluged stepa to call forth its manhood to Drugs Ordinance, 1800," for the after b a battalion went forward In the night it was de the homage and tribute Uus

Mr. Chan Kai-ming, in arayabe Goman tredobes with fl'e defend honour and existence; it quarter ended 30th September, and seize 1 ile sonthern slopes of would be impossible rump plastly sa iyoar ago, at litita apeeslyproposed The

d-more importantduties Other Questa and the Hoo, the and scorched the German legions vital decisions are postponed un-1915

List of legal proovedinge taken the hill, and began to dig the hill in daylight, ant Enperloros su forme for

his embjsate, over whom Eliot briefly replied.

Colonial Secretary and in Charles back across their own frontiere: til todiste; if we neglebs to make

Unpleasant Facts: ready for all probable eventuali by this Department againes per selves in preparatory to a farther given for the troop

advance against the tɔp.” What is the 'actual position? tie, If, in fact, we give ground sons for breaches of the Pabllo It is thoroughly well known to for the accusation that we are Health and Buildings Ordinince the Cerasus, and anyone in any loaching into disaster as if we No. 1 of 1903; for the bath of land, belligerant or neutral, who were walking along the ordinary September, 1915. reads intelligently the military paths were of peace without as Mortality return for Hongkong Tinigayo of the Interior of The opening oraise of the nows most by now have a com- enemy in slight then I can see for the weeks ending 12th, 10 bungi dettar denʊwn the Royal Hongkong. Yacht Club is sprehension of it. With the re- hope; burif wowzorifice all

and 20th September, 1915. for China flirs, fixed for Saturday November 6, sources of Great Britain, France, and all we like for our native Mortality returns for Macan ditably; mud-worthily be The programme includes asailing Russia yes, of the whole ladus land if our preparations are the wooks ending September Fformed the onerousudut.es race for all classes of B.H.YO trial world at the disposal of the characterized by grip, resolution, and October 3, 1915.

office, antiswith what racing boase, oraleer race, and Alline, dit is obviona "that" tie and a prompt readlines in every return for the week end- kan maintained its "ladies sailing, and rowing races. Contral Powers have still un sphere, then Victory in assured.

Hot hemignly -räled for

tés” with “'an," much

a father does

children. He bas, over

"devoted all his energies to

Royal Hongkong Yacht Club

be

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ing Oambut 2afd9.1915.

woʻthelr öriginal pos At this point the shell are ing however, will lomnicha" | seemed to begin to tell on ifle of that deal charge of Engl Turks for many of them could be vesmen. Then ende, tule sewn twadding from the northern fight. However

of the hill'down'she tremor Anvés addisved real line, either Becide it had become the AutralianTM (dhtenable pr they were Prapur from the Edvarde of car men, while our 20For about an hour tifore

Golfange in the Litustion,

the Toomiary again

ning