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WAR TELEGRAMS,

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THE RUSSIANS,

BNEMY FORCED FARTHER BACK.

November 26, 2.25 a.m.

>>÷T||E~,HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBİR 27, 1915.

TELEGRAMS.

THE SILVER MARKET.

Causes of the Rise. (Renter's Servios To The "Telegraph."

Received November, 17. Messrs. Montagu's weekly re- port on the silver market attributes the rapid rise in price

A Petrograd communique reports that the Ramions took a han- to the announcement of the up- dred German prisonera and six m'chine guos in Aghting which jexpectedly small size of the Lon- ended in the capture of a bill near B-rasmdende, on the Bigs front. [don stook, which has invigorated Brick fighting has contioned in the Sventon and forgon districts, the Indian bassar demand, caught south-west of Pinsk and there has also been heavy fighting on the Uhinese speculators napping and Styr. The Russians pear the village of Semikovise attacked the made America reluctant to sell, enemy and forced him back to the Stryga, where he was partly annihilated and where the remnants were drowned in attempting to

cross the stream

THE BALKAN SITUATION.

THE ALLIES' PROMISES.

November 26, 3 20 a.m: According to a correspondent of the Daily Telegraph at Balonica the Tear has personally telegraphed to M. Pasitoh (the Serbian Premier) promising, a week bence, the appear- ance of Russian troops in Halgeria. Italy has also promised an expedition of forty thousand men.

AUSTRALIAN RECRUITING.

November 28, 3.55 a.m.

Reater's correspondent at Melbourne staled that the Common- wealth Government has prohibited men of military age. from leav- ing Australia, except on legitime breiases,

THE FRENCH WAR LOAN.

November 26, 3,55 a.. A telegram from Paris states that althongh subscriptions will continue to be received for the next twenty days throughout Fr nce, immerse crowds are all the day at the Biok of France anxious to abroribe to the War Loan, which is popularly known as "The Loan of Victory." As foul of the Ministry of Finance any the figures are already amazing and the result will surpass anything hitherto attempted in France,

RECRUITING FOR THE NAVY.

November 26, 355 a.m. The Admiralty announces that the system of recruiting for de ferred service in the Navy will be similar to Lord Derby's system for the Army. Recruits will be divided into grcaps: firstly accord ing to whether they are single or married, on secondly, according to age. The groups will be called up as required in the following order: Young single men, older single meu, young marriet men,

older married men.

The continued activity of Con tinental enquiry is also a factor in the rise, while the purobanes for home coinage maintained on esob advance.

Despite the abnormal figure resobed, only small supplies are available. The outlook is good.

In the event of telegranis arci ving too late for insertion on this page they will be found

on the Batra.]

EARLIER TELEGRAMS. THE KING'S HEALTH.

Received November 26. His Majesty the King is pro greneing satisfactorily and is now able to move about to some extent

NEW CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER.

R colved November 26. Mr. Herbert Samuel has been appointed to succeed Me Charabill sa Chanosllor of the Duoby of Lancaster, bat remain Postmaster General reisining bie

seat on the Cabinet,

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NOTICES

SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)

COAL.

NOTICES.

REMOVAL NOTICE,

We have removed to No. 12 Ice House Street from this date.

RAMSEY-& Co. Type-writer Dealers & Repairers.

The undersignet having been appointed Agents for the Cowic Harbour Coal Co., Ltd. am Hongkong, 3rd November, 1915.

prepared to quote prices for beat quality Silimpopon Coal trim- med into Bankers at "ebatlik or Sandakan (British North Borneo).

compares

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IN HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S CONSULAR I

COURT, AT CANTON.

Probate Jurisdiction. CITATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION.

in eaid that the excellence of

Silimpopon Coal their flavour is due to their being peach fel The writer favourably with the better grades of Japanese Coal and gives good know this to be true of the pig results on a very moderate con- in Touraine, in France; and consumption. sidera thie in very probably trus Steamers calling at Sebatlik of the pigs of Younan, which, at or Sandakan exclusively for any rate, are not allowed to pick Silimpopon Coal (either cargo or up what they can where they oan Bunkers) are exempt from pay- Novembar 26, 3.55 x.m. The Gazette announces that Mr. Winston Obarchill has been bat are usually herded in droves ment of all Port charges.

by awineherde sad are given of

Sebattik steamers the best at their regular mesi wharf where there is a minimum date this day, I do hereby monish berthed alongside the Companys Majesty's said Court, bearing restored to the establishment of the Oxford Hussare.

In virtue of an Order of His

hoare.

depth of 27 to 28 feet at low water and cite all and all manner of Spring Tides,

YUNNAN.

MR. CHURCHILL.

One of the staple products of the Province is size, or Indian Some of Its Possibilitie corn, and most of the plains and the banks of the rivers are cover ed with this. Millet also is grown, but, of course, the princi- pal cereal is rice.

A Hongkong Centleman's Interesting Impressions. (Continual from Yesterday.) The writer proposes to deal with the resources of Yannen in the following order: Agricultar al, pastoral and miners!.

Agriculturally:

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In the goods of Smollett Camp- ball, Deceased.

The scope of these articles being merely to give an outline of the

Charts of Sibuko Bay, (Sebattik persons to appear in the said possibilities of Yunnan, it is not Earb ur) Prices, and all other Court on or before the 28th dar proposed to dilate on the bye-pro-inomation concerning the Port of November, 1915 and show duote of the pig, which, with the can be bad on application to the cause. if any they have, why must be enormous-28, for inel- indications given, it can be seen | Ager to.

ance, bides, bistles, lard and so forth.

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The eggs sro excellent, except -but that is another story.

is not grown, as the writer osa The poultry of the country are gay, of his own knowledge, that of a great size and the ducks and it is grown, and can be purchseod. gee. in particular are of a very Yunnan, Near the beaten track one will not fine etrain. when once the first plates in find it perhaps; bat off it, it is renched on the railway, presents most certainly grown. a bewildering pietare to amateur former and gardener coming from the tropical south. He finds himself, suddenly, ia sext-at, country still growing its inevi able rice, which is rich in flowers and fraits, such as he has only known in his own land.

To the jaded sojourner in South China, the cheerful sight of holly. hock, wallflowers, lupine, stocks and heart's case, in Anguet and July, is almost as intoxicating ne the extraordinary quality of the sir at these altitudes,

One finde wheat, barley, buck- wheat and rye, but not generally cultivated to a very appreciable

Tobacco is pretty widely cul tivated, but the quality is not high. Sugar cane is only grown to great extent in the southern part of the Province.

Yunnan tea is famous through- out Chica; especially the Pa Erh tea.

There is also a very large trade in medicinal herbs and roots, most of which finds its way by water to Canton.

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As for game, it abounds, and, though, of course, the country is shut out in the immediate vicinity of the railway centres, it should not be difficult to get with com- parative ence into good country.

Wild fowl abound on the high plateaux, and the principal game birds are pheasant (three varieties at least) francolin, bamboo par- tridge, woodcock,enipe and quil. The wild fowl absolutely swarm.

There are at least two kinda of deer, the barking deer and the spotted door; and probably in the remoter portions the Pro-

ties. vince there are other v

Of big game, the writ knows nothing, bat panthers, leopards and wolves are to be found every- whare,

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There appears to be no cognised work on the fauna of the province.

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BRADLEY & Co., Ltd. Agents Cowie Harbour Toal

Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 8th June, 1915.)

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The medicine-dealara come au- make a categorical list of what does grow, but the fact remains that maully in the antama to Yannan nothing in resson that belongs to Fa or Mongtee and make up packe Home does not grow, and grow of obeap imported goods with all the year round. They grow, which they diasppear into the too, without the adventitious aid byeways of the Province, many of manures from the conservancy them never to return. In Jan Contractor. The writer has in aary and February those that have August eaten of lettuce, a survived return with the valuable The writer's main impression paragus, artichoke, endive and an herbs which they retail in Kwong is that the country is entirely independe Copany's Oce endless list of vegetables-of tang at a price which enables the hands of crows and squirrel; pesohes

pomegranates, peas, them to live through the summer with an occasional hoopee, which apples, strawberries and the many in affianoce real, id preparation he thought was a woodpecker really lovely fruits that grow on for another strenuous winter in until set right on the point. these plateaux. The yellow Yunoao.

As the crows probably have no The writer's informsat on this commercial value, it is perhaps MEE CHEUNG, pesches surpass any other peach that grown in the open, in Av-point is one of the pioneers of the inexcusaale to dilate upon them; Province who had trekked with but a more impertinent, noisy, our and in size,

caravane all over it before the fascinating. crowd of followe railway was built.

does not exist. A stranger walk- Pastorally-Yunnan could be ing "all by his lone" is followed great grasing country, Thorn by them for miles, his bat, bis must be millions of ponies, males, clothes, his brand of tobacco and Of the wild flowers, one is and donkeya; and the cattle are bis possible nationality being among the fore of Home, but an innumerable: Sheep and goats violently debated, and he will Outstanding feature are the mass are found everywhere. The pig probably be followed home and o of edelweiss which clothe the of Yunnan is a fine fellow and located so that, in a week, every hills and are to be found nearly very much superior person in grow in Yanusa will h ve seep higher appearance, manners, habit and him shaving, sleeping, and eating everywhere

flavour to his brothers slowhere and, in fact picked him plateaux.

To the extreme south then China. He seems to approach thoroughly to pieces. bananas, papains and guavas are more nearly to his wild ancestora.

Yunnan haras are unrivalled. of a high quality,

In timber the province could be rich, but, as usual, the thriftless Chinese outa down any and al for firewood except where the place in sacred.

on the

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(To be Continued,

PHOTOGRAPHER. 3

FLOOD PICTURES

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CANTON, SHAMEEN,

WEST RIVER

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VARIOUS DISTRICTS

NOW ON SALE. Hongkong, 18th July, 1913

letters of administration (with the will annexed) of all and rights, and credi s of Smollett singular the goods, chattels,

Campbell late of Macao, China,

ho died at Hongkong on August 20th, 1915, abor id not be granted unto Archibald Smollett Camp- bell, Attorney for Ella Grace Campbell of 48 Brunswick Gar- dens, Kensington, London. Eng- land, the widow of the seald testator and the universalleg -teo named in the will as, in default there if, the Court will proceed to grant the a-me ccordingly.

Canton, Thursday, the 28th day of October 1915.

Fd. H, 8. PRATT, Vice-Consul and Additional

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