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GENERAL News.

Oldest Savings Bank, The centenary of the founding of the Greenock Provident Bank, established to encourage thrift among the working classes, and one of the oldest savings bauks in the country, was celebrated re- cently. The bank ross from very small beginnings,

Women's Suffrage in Alberta.

The Government of the Candi- an province of Alberts have do- oided unanimously to adopt equal suffrage for men and women at the next session of the Logislature. Alberta will be the first of Cuna- dian provinces to introduce female aufrago, Baskatchewan God Manitoba are expected shortly to follow Alberta's example.

Bank of England Profits, At the half-yearly Court of the Governor and Company of the Back of England, Lord Canliffe stated that the profits for

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1915.

NOTICE.

NEW SHIPMENT

OF

VICTOR-VICTROLAS

AND

VICTOR RECORDS

Received by the S.S. "AWA MARU,"

INCLUDING THE LATEST ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SUCCESSES.

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.

the half-year ended August 31, S.

after making provision for all contingencies, were £610,951, making the amount of the "rest" After on that day £3 637,114.

providing for the dividend of 5

por cont., less income-tax, the SOLDIERS

rost" will be £3,000,421.

Mr. C. H. Caschen Leaves

£400,000.

EXCLUSIVE AGENTS

STORIES OF THE ADVANCE.

Mr. Charles Hermanu Goschen, "Up Lads, Now's Your Chance."

of Ballarda, Addington, Surrey,

a pariner in Frabling and Got-

ohen, bankere, 12, Anetin Friars,

& Governor of the Bank of Eng-

FRENCH ADVANCE IN

ALSACE.

Over 50,000 German Losses in

Three Weeks,

bave Wounded soldiers w

Northern Franes, September 15 land, and a former chairman of just returned from Franc. tore The Germans are giving proof of Lloyda, brother of the late Vis now in hospital in Lond old growing alarm at their inability onoat Goschen, died on March vivid stories on September of to stem the French advance in 22, leaving an e tate of the valce the British advance. A bo Alence and at the frequent air of £400,000. Rostated he made no looking soldier, who was formerly raide by the French. Gangs of workmen are engaged night and charitable bequeste, "partly in a call-boy at a theatre, said:-

It was all right once the "ourtain day in constructing new defences, view of the increased death dutien

It was the all-night while the system of treachca now and partly because he had given was up."

which extends almost to the Swiss fron- considerable some for euoh wait for the advance objects."

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I found most trying, with the in- tier. Many inhabitants of the cossant thunder of the guns and French frontier towns have left It is estimated that something the shrieking of shells over our and a distinctly gloomy impres- less than $300,000 will be heade. It was a most impressive sion prevails. derived by the Treasury as war overture to the great drams to The German losses in killed profit from the South Wales come.

and wounded in the attempt to colliery companies during 1915. You see I was a call-boy at a retake the heights dominating Quite another story is to be told, London thestre before I joined the Upper Fecht valley amounted however, with regard to the thie "ornel" and this was my first during a period of three weeks to

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promise to continue until the end rebearsals in England, I must The French artillery all along the bar. of the war, and the revenue which own that I felt a tris sbaky, line is giving the enemy no rest. will be received from British like an actor on a first night, I shipping in general for the years suppose. Looking back, it seems 1916 and 1917 will be absolutely strange how quickly this feeling gigantic. Mr. Mr Kenos estimated passed away when someone cried, and we could well imagine the that his war profit tax wouldUp lade, now's your chance." effect of our shells on the Ger- When the final salvoss yield £30,000,000 from all My ohum and I had agreed that mane. #ources, but in point of fact the wo would stick together as long were fired, just before the advance Welsh owners say that this huge as we could, but cur plans were began, the earth shook with the sum will be vastly exceeded from quickly upset, for no sooner had thunder of our gape and the sky shipping alone.

we olambered out of our trench was alive with stelle. Soon we Intern Northcliffe."

than he went down. This seemed got the order. The London News Agency to

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Limber-ap-for- I seemed to ward," and we sprang to our mad with rage, and places with a will, knowing well

STORIES OF LONDON UNDER ZEPPELINS.

Mr. Asquith's Morning Tour.

·MINIMIZING THE DEFEATS. Amsterdam, Sept. 27.-The

In an eye-witness's description German Press so for is restricted

of the country bave passed resolu. hardly know what I did, the what was happening ahead of us. of the raid in the New York to reproducing the German offi-

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M. P., on his speech in the House fear of the bail of ballets which and again we sent the shells

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of Commone against conscription rained down upon wa-they all whizzing into space as fast as we make it impossible to neme any and pledging the members to seemed part of the "play" and 1 could work the guns, our objective specific localities over which the Kolnische Volkszeitung are of support to the utmost any action was carried along by an over- this time being some reinforce-Zeppeline flew it may be pointed opinion that the advanca near which the Executive Committee whelming impulse to got at the ments which were being hurried out that one great institution, Lille and Perthes was not at We did where more than 600 poor children all surprising in view of the of the National Union of Rail-enemy and avango my chum. I, up at the enemy's rear. waymen may deem necessary like the rest of us, scampered as not envy them, you can bet. A were housed, was missed only by terrible artillery bombardment, should compulsory service be in-fast as my legs would carry me, lot of our chaps where hit, of a few feet by the rain of in troduced. Stratford No. 1 branch slipping and sliding in the mud, course, but we were quite satisfied condiary bombs, declares ita intention of obeying antil at length went sprawling in with the way things were going, instructions from Unity House the lach which had been charned and I know that our fellows out

'even to the extent of withdraw up by the rain and shells.

preceding the storming by strong columns, which completely levell- Scores of such narrow erospa od the German defence linee.

Tho Velkazaitung tries to lull might be mentioned. As a mat there will only be too glad when ter of fact, one of the most extra the anxieties of its readers by ing our labour, if any attempt is I had just scrambled to my feet the time comes for them to repeat ordinary festures of the raid is saying that the importance of the the small proportion of bomba) succese is not in any case in pro made to force couecription upon again when I heard the order to the "done.”

Llandudno Jonation rail-charge, and, levelling my bayonet,

which actually hit anything more portion to the losses sustained waymen alter the opinion that I rushed headlong forward, jamp A soldier who was among the valuable than streets, gardens, and by the enemy. The paper ex-

open fielda,

satisfcation that the presser Lord Northoliffe ought to be in- ing over bodies and barbed wire last arrivals of wounded asid

I was about 10 yards from the There is a story going the enemies did not succeed in break- tarned for the duration of the war as though I was electrified. My "as he is a danger to democracy." first experience of battle was enemy's trenob, when the butt of roads about an early morning ing through the German lines, short and sweet, for I was howled my rifle was blown clean away, visit by the Prime Minister and, consequently, it declares,

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her plunging my bayonet into my hands. How I escaped I de He came in a big motor-ear and awaited without excitement. a hage German who confronted not know, but I did not stop to officials permitted him to pane

me with levelled rifle. Then I was think then. There was nothing the fire lines everywhere. When

pretty well

The strange part is that the audience agreed with him-and stayed.

hit on the head by something or for it but to rash on with the rest ho come upon an old woman, here then go outside and ask for other which made me see more and, on reaching the trench, I was propristross of a public-house trouble." fire in an instant than I had seen about to makea grab at a German which had been daring the whole time I had been rifle which lay beside a huddled knocked about by bombe, he found out there. Then I must have Icat curpse and seize some cartridges a tartar of no mean orter. "And consciousness, for I remember no from the latter when I noticed a how have you fared?" asked Mr. more until i found myself in the Prausian officer near by, pointing Asquith, bands of the stretcher-bearers, bis revolver at me. I ducked and

Sir George Alexander, playing in bis new play at St. James's Theatre, also addressed a capacity audience and begged them to remain in their geste, although They tell a funny story about the sound of exploding shrapned

"wan with you," retorted the who told me that my wound was at the same time made. a thrust woman. "Lok out for yourself not very serioas. I hope to get a at him with my broken weapon, and don't ask willy questions."

return engagement" and be in The bayonet osught him under the

the last act after all, and I have jaw, and he toppled over among Jack Johnson, who is appearing from anti-aircraft gana was plain. his men in the trench. I left the in a revus at one of the suburban ly audible in the theatre. Bero, at least avenged my chum.

Thunder of the Guns. weapon with him as a keepsake, music-halle. Asked by the man-as elsewhero all over London, A gunner in the HF A., whose fo- one of our men had fallen agement to make some quieting there was not the slightest sign of arm was in s splint, told a near me and I seized his rifle announcement to the audience, panic, and the actors continued exciting story of the part which instead. I was not spared to use the once world's champion appear to finish the play through the the artillery played in covering his long, however, though it ed before the curtain and said thundering of artillery.

proved asefal, for I got in the "There ant't no use trying to the advance of the infantry.

It was a treat (he said) to bway of a ballet which laid me out, lie to you all. Right now shar in remember seeing cur men sweep one of them Zeppeline over this

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