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LETTERS FROM THE FRONT.

Taking of Lala Baba.

The Story of the Green Howards."

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helped them along the muddy path down to the dressing station.

Then I went on-again; right| up to the entrance to the comA" İ munication trenches, and leav ing my bike went into a place which was being used the first, ., fartbeat-up, dressing-station of the RAM Ở. Men were coming in on stretchers

I met some one I knew 'on

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THE HONGKONG· TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER

SEIZURE OF ARMS IN SHANGHAI.

Chinese "Dupes of an Unscrupulous Rogue."

in dozens, many terribly wound-which has attracted so much atten- The arms and ammunition case, The obaplain of the 32nd Bried, just as they fell, and were 17-tion during its hearing at the gade, now serving in the Dar- danelles, writing to Mr. E.' H. 1ng in long rows. The noise there Mixed Court,wusoopoluded y-ster- | was terrific; shrapnel was coming day morning, when Mr. Grant Chapman, of Cubrey Park, Ross, over, and a large battery of our Jones, British Assessor, pitting Herefordshire, under date August gone just behind was making with Magistrate Ya, delivered 9, GAYS:

You will, no doubt, have receiv atray bullets from the German News of November 2. The accused steady and awful noise, while judgement saya the N. C. Daily ed the news of the death of your machine-guns and their shelle son, Lieutenant-Colonel E. H.

were two in number, Teong |were singing overhead, Obapman from 20 official

Tez-dan and Ng Vang-sing, and source before this latter reaches stretcher, not very badly wounded they were charged "for that they, you, but I have

doubt by ahrapuel. He told me that chang Road, 533 Tongehna Hond on October 16, 1915, at 804 Wo- you will welcome

a supple was there wounded amongst and 23 Tongaban Road did an mentary account of his death the crowd inside. I like L from one who loved him and who immensely, and I rashed in feel- lawfully have in their possession was very near to him at the time, ing awial.

certain monitions of war, to wit I searched for pistols and rounds of ammunition, He died sa be would have wiehed about

A quarter of to die a gallant soldier leading hour and finally found him contrary to the provisions of the his men, himself at the very front andar a blanket. He was deadly against the peace, arder and good Provisional Oade, section 205, and of the regiment, on the summit of white and still. I stayed for a Lala Baba.

As you have perhaps since if he would dis, when he opened for the prosecution, seting on be

bit, feeling rotten, and wondering overnment of this country."

Mr K. E. Newman appeared learned we were to make a freeh his eyes and talked to me. landing on the night of the 6th parently be was all right, but appeared for the prisoner Trong AP: balf of the Polies, Mr. G. D. Musso inst. There were urgent reasons absolutely exhausted. The place why we should capture the hill in was a living hell at the time with T-zdau, while Dr. Hinckley ap silence at the point of the bayones the rights and the pies, so I poared for Ng Vung-sing. without Gring a shot. The moment begged him to come with me.. It will be remembered that at and put him on the estrier, and charged in connection with the got him down to the motor bike the last hoaring, on Friday, Ng Szo-ping, who was formerly the caual back for about five ing no evidence against him. we set off through the mad. Along fance, was discharged, there be- miles and then we were in. I gave him tea, and rolled him in s blanket, and left him. him again a few hours after

we landed we were met with

ward to the Turkish treaches on

1 Bay

The Coming of the Wounded.

1 went up se far as the

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In answer to the Asansor, Mr. Newman said that nothing wan known to the police against the I passingeentenceupon the two prisoners.

prisoners, Mr. Grant Jona+said:- Tag Tex-dau and Ng Vang-sing: You have been found guilty of bav.

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offence. If those arms had been clade T. A Elison and N. Tesla

Recalvod, November 7. of war. That is a very serious The Nobil prize-winners in- destinel for use in this country (Physics), R. Rolland (Litora we should have had to deal with ture), and Theodor Svedberg you in terms of years and not in (Chemistry). terms of months. But the arms were not destined for use in this

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OBITUARY.

Major-General Holland,]

Received November 7. The death is sanoanced of

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8, 1915,

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It is hereby notified that sealed tendera ia duplicate, which should be clearly marked "Torder for Lease of part of Old Supreme Court Building," will be received et the Colonial Secretary's Office until noon of Wednesday, the 17th day of November, 1915, for

the lease of certain rooms on the

very hot and accurate fire, which accounted for many casualties before our task was accomplished. Oor advanos, however, Was irresistible, and despite the bail ol bullets and the shower of shrapnel which had now got the range, the Yorkshires pushed for- and he was absolutely all right the crest of the bill. There it directing all our fellows I mst ou again. Then I set off agaio, was that the colonel's gifts of to the right way back. Then I leadership made themselves felt.aft there and started to go south "Come on, the Yorkshires." he along the back of the line, Tosing in your possessina munitions oried, and at their head with fixed road is swept by the German bayonets the lads he trained machine-guns, but I got through so well swept forward with

without any trouble to the big irresistible force and the hill wan

main road, ours. This brilliant little initial victory was, however, very dearly bought, for on the summit lay our colonel dead, and scattered all entrance to the commaniction around, a mass of wounded, dead, trenches and watched the wounded and dying. With dawn we were coming out. It was a sight I shall able to estimate our losses. The never forget. About one-fourth fetes among the men were heavy, of the men oming out were ter I serve. Regarding you rather as but by no means proportionate to mine, wounded. The unwounded the dupee of an unscrapalcas mutiny fame.

rague, I have interceded with The officers are young men who out with guards, but the wounded the magistrate on your behalf, and have received their commissions and our wounded were straggling you are going to receive a 000-

to 31st December, 1918, subject since the formation of the New out, apparantly the greatest paratively light punishment. You,

to certain conditions which can Army. I go up to see them in the friends. It was a fellowship bond Thong Tazy-dau, by your condusi

be ascertained at the Office of the firing line as often as I can. Their af auffering, a brotherhood of pain. after arrest and by your boating

Those who could walk were up during the basring of this case, York states that a fire which panied by a receipt to the effect

Bentor's correspondent at New Director of Public Works. wonderful confidence and courage pass all belief. Confronted with porting those who could not.

have impressed as more favoar- broke out in a four-storied build- that the tenderer has deposited wounded Germane, à task that would try the nerve

ably than your fellow calprit. ing in Brooklyn occupied by in the Colonial Treasury a sum of and test the skill of the most ex- the other in the arm, supporting with one surety in the sum of caused a panio, Tweaty were pledge of the bona fides of his wounded, the one in the head, You will enter into a recognizance sweet-meats and bloase factories Five Hundred Dollars ($500) as a perienced soldier, commanded by

junior captain of 24 yose, with a shrapnel wound in both within three years if called upon started on the fat or near the to the Crown if the tenderer between them a Bootch Tommy $500 to come up for sentence killed and fifty injared. The fire offer, which sum shall be forfeited this little band of lada (for they

No one aeemed to are little mare) with a wonderful thighs.

to do so, and to keep the peace staircase, cutting off the escape refuses to carry out his tender courage, inspire with confidence notice them. Ia another place in and be of good babaviour, and of the majority of the eleven and comply with the above- and hope the men eo unexpectedly the stream were four Germans, not associate with persons like hundred employees. Eight girla mentioned conditions, should the

all wounded fairly badly, bolding Nislesa and other uarlesirables. were rasted to death on the over tender be accepted, freak and glorions page to be each other up in a line, elagger. Yun, Ng Vang-sing, will go to crowded fire-escape. Moat of the written in the history of the ing along the road with no Brit-prison for three mathe,

victima jumped into the atrest. ieher looking after them, or Your son died instantaneously, taking any interest in them, fol

REV. R J. CAMPBELL. shot through the neck. I was by lowing the terrible stream to

I Say Frankly I M-y Change his side not long afterwards, and where they knew they would get

My Communion." No was able to prepare roughly for attention and eare.

Confirmation of the statement lis barial. We buried him the same looked terribly worn, I was the

made in The Daily Chronicle

the oflicere.

committed to their care. It is e

"Green Howards,'

one, of coarse, had baan marched

two eaw

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They all

Chineso MerchantsLeave for Urge. Seventeen promusƐut moronaute of Peking have applied to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs fur

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FATAL FACTORY FIRE

AT BROOKLYN.

· Received November 7.

Ground Floor and in the Base- moat of the Old Supreme Court

Building from 1st December, 1915

Each tender must be accom-

Form of tender and further particulars can be obtained from the Office of the Director of Public Works.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender.

W. CHATHAM, Director of Public Works. Public Works Office.

day in the same grave se bis only sound person I saw there for passports to Urga, to which they recently that the Rev. R.J. Osmp | Hongkong, 2nd November, 1915

1 felt like some

one merchants from other parts of bell intende to enter the Church

erected a rough oroas over the ing them go by. Then I turned the country who have gone to Urge port (published in this week's

on business since the appointment of the Mongolian Resident Com missioner are numerous,

of England is contained in a re-

Christian

Commonwealth of

the following statement, made by the reverend gentleman to a church meeting at the City Temple:-

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

cousin, Wilfred Chapman, and two long enough. other officers, and have since spirit from another world watch grave. At the moment of the and went back with the stream accomplishment of the task into the town. he had been ordered to perform,

I found a lot of our men with with a quiet happy smile upon iwo or three officers farther on, in bis face, he met bis end as I know a house; they were absolutely he would have obosen had the without rations, so I set off back choice bern bie-the end of an to give the newe. I returned hear a sound. In the still to the palpit I may change my English goathman and a very again late in the afternoon with moonlight it was quite uncanny, communion. One reason why I FROM CALCUTTA, FENANG a lorry of rations; it got stuck in I did welcome the second of a think of so doing is that I do not gallant soldier.

P.S.-I are writing this ander the mad, and I had to go and beg voice when the first sentry think, after the City Temple, I shell fire, so you must exonse its ropes to put round the wheels, challenged me 11 chatted to him, should care to be the minister of THE Steamship

It was raining heavily and I got and then went on up into the another church in our denomina. scaked..

village which has given its name tion.......I admit that that in the

be

I say frankly that in returning

& SINGAPORE

expense.

** JAPAN **

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of

many errora. Foes in the Fellowship of Pain, The following is from a letter

Sunday night was fine and to the anfal fighting they had only reason why I think of the having arrived from the above written by an Oxford ander moonlight. I was sent about there. In the daylight the sight change; and ask to be allowed ports, consignees graduate now serving with the 6.30 p.m. to an officer up near would have been terrible, but at for the present to say no more. are hereby informed that their Royal Engineers in France: the left of our attacking line, and night in the bright moonlight, Commenting on this statement, goods will be delivered from

The attack, as you will see

Commonwealth alongside. aftor delivering_my mesenge, with the silence, the solitude, and the Christian from the papers, was delivered Round it would

almost the shadows, it was the most awe. which is in close touch with Mr. Cargo impeding the discharge on Saturday at daybreak. I spent impossible to return direct, inspiring spectacle ono

of the vessel will be landed at coald Campbell, remarks:- traffic. So possibly flud. the night all alone beck at our owing to the

"When Mr. Campbell made up once, at consignees risk and northwards and billet, wondering and thinking, turned

I stayed some time looking his mind to dedicate himself to All the determined to have a look at the round alone. I wouldn't have the Christian ministry he had the 9th instant, will be landed Cargo remaining on board on and feeling out of it. man had gone up. I was leit, be country where there was all the missed it for worlds. Every few great difficulty in deciding with at consignees risk and expense. ing the only motor cyclist. About terrible fighting in the spring. It moments one of the German star-which communion to associate Consignees of Cargo From 7 B.m. I would stand it no longer, was quite safe, for nothing bad shelle went up. Brilliant fire himself. He has always had great SINGAPORE and PENANG and jumped on my bike and rode been doing there the last few days. worke they are, which hang over veneration for the Angliosn are requested along a canal back. I soon met I had to over first the stretch we our lines for up to 20 or 30 seconds, Charch; he has never been quite MEDIATE delivery of their a few of our men returning, had captured laat spring from the lighting apeverything brilliantly, at home in Nonconformity; he has goods from alongside, such cargo who seemed vary cheerful. Then i Germans. It is the only stretch and they lit up all the corners always been a man apart, as in- impeding the discharge of the ran into the wound d. All those of the front I have ever seen which where the big moon had thrown dead be always will bo

way resembles the her shadows, and showed one. "Farther, be bas always been at consignees' risk and expense. who could walk were coming any

No Fire Insurance has been along the canal bank in heaps, which one gets in England. It is anddenly as the light came it was and spirit, the essential meaning

ides of what the front is everything in a flash. Then as far more concerned with the soul offoctod. towards the Red Cross" place.

Bills of Lading will be anunter- I met one men who was helping desolate, uninhabited a wilder gone, and only the moonlight and practical value of soclesias another, both quite done, so dis ness, For two miles as I neared and the shadows remained. It tical organisations, as of doctrinal DAVID SASSOON & Co., Ltd.

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