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THE RECENT NAVAL FIGHT.

How the Germans Were Caught. Writing in the Daily Chronide, Mr. O. E. Tripp, special corres- | bcurbcoda. poodent, sayɛ:-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1917.

THE KHAKI BAG.

A Further £20 Sent Off

As to the setuul fight very little is known as yet, but dwellers on- the coast say they heard about 4 this morcing an outbreak of very deep and heary firing,' which in Mr. Kilroy continues her good spite of the strong east wind work of collecting fonds by meaZE blowing off the land was loud of her "khaki bag" with which ta soough to disturb whole neigh.apply soldiers at the Front with emckes. She has just neut off a It would appear that the Ger. farther draft for £20, which makes Ymaiden, Jan. 23.-On wist mas mast bave been ignorant of a total of 8220 collected since the is within a few hours of the exset the strength of the British force, beginning of the war, this sum anniversary of the Dogger Bink for it was not until nine this representing the individual effort battle the Germans have once morning that the last of the Ger- of Mr. Milras. The 520 now sent again suffered what appears to be man ship was seen steaming at off will be atilised for mokes very savers blow at ses; they full speed in a northerly direction, for the 2/ Esex Regiment and have been sternly shown that from a point a little to the north detachments of the A.SC. The raids and such like expeditions of Ymsideo,

goods are sent through the medium of the Weekly Dispatch Goannot always be undertaken

Tobacco Faad, one peany in without grave losses.

to that journal's special Fand for Lonely Prisoners of War in Ger many. The" khaki bag" is still oper, it may be mentioned, for the receipt of any sum, however small.

1,

The Only Survivor ? This vessel, which may be the

stills which set cat from Zoe brugge few hours earlier, was apparently undamaged.

No word reached the mainland antil about 9.30 this morning, when a small Dutch asiling boat, named the Eeme, osme into port bringing in ten wounded men from the German dangerously boat VC9 and gave the first news of a severe German defeat,

Fishermen Hailed at the Sea.

receipt for £15 went by Mra In a letter acknowledging_the

Weekly Dispatch sayı:— Milroy in December last, the

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

CORNED BEEF

AND

CORNED PORK.

PUT UP IN KEGS

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FOR

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Proposal to Suspend Credit System.

Here at Imaiden, a port of air sarvivor of the German every shilling of which is devoted MBEY alarms and

ecenea of excilement during the war, "I have heard the fullest possible account of the neral engagement which took place on sh bitter winter morning not Aminy miles from the Daich cost at a point between The Hague and Ymaiden. That the fight was abarp, sudden,, and very faricus while it lasted, there can be little doubt, for the one Ger. man torpedo boat which he reached Ymaiden with the help! of Dutch tage, showa ample erid. ence that, as naval expert| remarked to me," she had just the north of Ymaiden she was about so much as she could carry bailed by a German torpedo-bost into port."

Before giving the story of the in a very badly damaged condi- battle, as related to me, I will just tion. This was the V69, now at give you a description of the Ger- man boat as she lies tied up to the quay at Fmuiden. She is

(6). Cradit accounts aa between V68, or atber what remains of

it retail trader and public be tem- her. One of her fazpels-the German sailors. With great diffi- is certainly not for lack of porarily disccntioned. after funnel-lies almost horizon. calty these ten were transferred appreciation on the men's part.

"Once again, we have the pleasure of thanking you for a very useful cum for gifts to go to The men on board the Eemr, the Higland Light Infantry, and where I was able to go, the Dublin Fasiliers-such bat- told ree that while fishing talions as may be abroad. It will

carry out your wishes. point & lit le to give us very great pleasure to

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Ymaiden.

The Times is able to state that the Suggestions Section of the National Service Department, of which Mr. Eric Gimige is the head, have sent out to retail traders the following proposals with a view to obtaining their

"What you describe as your little effort is keenly appreciated by us, and we can assure you though indeed it is not necessary The men on board the Germsa |-that even though the portoriticisms :—

not reaching boat asked the Eems's captain to carde take off the seriously wounded you

formerly,

Coast;

are

the chance

thet the. Postal

(b). Window dressing to be

tal with the deck, twisted and from the German bost, which was (It may be that they are not repartly or wholly discontinued. bent. Her bridge is shattered, slowly drawing dearer the Dutch targing them, but there is just and metal, CEATAE, wood and iron haag about it, and shout

were wrapped in ber mest in an inextricable tangle. blankets and placed on planke se Her steering gear is smashed; atretchers in order to facilitate

The men

her decks are smeared with the transfer. All were terribly "With repeated thanks for your

blood; her three guns still stand on their swivels; but all the machinery adjacent to them is a mass of twisted iron.

Censorship may have a bearing on the point, We don't know that it babut it may have.. injured, one having en arm and antiring kindens, which has been boulder shot away, azother so splendidly helpful." having the lower part of the body smsshed.

much Ate

The part taken-or, rather, She lies almost under water satern, only being kept afloat offered by the V60 in the battle with all possible devices. Her is old in fragmentary sentences by the wounded, who, by the six torpedo-tubea knocked about, and is indicates way, frequently voiced their dis- the sadden and severe nature of gast of the war and their sickness the British ships' attack that of the whole business, only one torpedo has been fired. Five other tubes are loaded ready; bat there was no chance of dirobarging them in the storm of shot which must have poured Jato her a few hours ago.

German Flotilla's Dash, Now that wounded and dead.

STOLEN PIPING.

A P.W.D. Coolie Sentenced.

A coolie of the Public Works Department, who has been em- ployed by it for over eleven yearH, They eny that they were taken was charged before Mr. C D. the nearness of the British Fleet this morning, with atesling 36 by earprise, knowing nothing of Melbourne, at the Police Court

until a shot etrock the bridge, feet of water pipine from Jubiles shattering it to pieces and killing Road,

(a). No retail traderman to directly or indirectly call or send to any place of residence to soli- cit orders for any article of food.

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Statistics prove that Malaris the hot countries of the Eset than kille more people every year is

as other diverse, an appalling ( fact when one considers that most i the commander and two other} Mr. Tacchi, of the P.W.D., ssid of these deaths were preventable. cfficera who were standing near that is considerable quantity of Not so many years ago Science him.

this material had been stolen, was still groping in the dark aa The captain had both legs cat and on Sunday the defendant was to the cause of Malaria, sad know have been carried of her the rest, and was carried below, where seen removing the piping, He af but one palliative and of no of her crew, nambering about 50, he died in a few minutes. Both was not supposed to be on duty. care. But now it is positively are disconsolately huddled up in officers ware killed immediately. Defendant said it was taken by known that the cause lies in the all available clothes pacing up

The second abot strack close other coolies who had a spite blood in the form of bacteria, and and down the deck, or sitting to the quick firing sus, killing the against him.

thonesade of sufferere have proved moodily about in the keen east entire gun crew of fire mes. The Inspector O'Sullivan said that that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are wind, giving vent to many re third shot disabled the steering recently $100 worth of pipinga pozitíva remedy. marks, all of which indicate their

and the fourth raked the had been stolen from the Pok- gear,

The reason why Dr. Williams* diegast at winter ses warfare vessel amidehips, tearing up the falam Read, and also $100 worth Pink Pille care Malaria is because against the British Navy. As Ironwork and throwing the after- from the University, & report bad they aes directly and immediately write I learn that sagther lame fannel almost down on the deck. now been made that 1,150 feet, upon the blood, cleansing it of tion ct business by the Hong- German duck is slowly making

After being thus disabled she valued at $300 or $400, was the malarial poison, and restoring | for Ymuiden.-

tarned her head towards Holland, misting. It was said that this last 10 it in abundance of red corpos and fell in with the Eems, when lot bad been taken out of the cles in placs of those destroyed it was obvious she could not make Colour. Suspicione had rested by the malarial germs.

German port or Germen waters. on P.W.D. coolies for some time crew before silence was sternly She wa and officially impressed on them. almost helpless about five miles suspicions until yesterday.

at dawa lying past, but they had only been Bia Worship passed sentence

From all available reports at Imoides and from a few words dropped by the wounded or the

seen

Dutch Tugs to Rescue,

I am able to send you a fairly fallons to sea off Ymoiden. and accurate account of what! took place last night between midnight and 4 o'clock this Dutch tags and torpedo vessels morning in the North Ses. went out at fall speed to reader

of two monthe" hard labour.

A course of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills will do for you what they have done for others. Obtainable of medicine vendaze everywhere,

also direct from, the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co, 06 Szechnen Road, Shanghai, I battle for $150, 6

It appears that the harbour of help and bring her in. In all she POLICE RESERVE ORDERS. tolles $8/ post free. Zeebrugge was becoming frezen lost ten men dead and 16 wound- over so that the German flotilla ed, but some of the wounded are) of torpedo-bots was in danger of not expected to live more than a becoming fired in the ice, and few hours.

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Orders issued to-day by Mr. F. C. Jenkin D. 8. P. (Reserve) elate:-

THAT PAIN BEHIND YOUR SHOULDER

NOTICE.

and after 12th March, 1917.

hours for the transSC-

kong Savings Bank will be 10 A.M. to 12 NOON, SATUR- DAYS included.

For the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, N. J. STABE.

Chief Manager,

Hongkong, 5th March, 1917.

PUBLIC AUCTION, THE Undersigned has received

instructions from Mr A O.] Brawn to soll by Public Auction

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TUESDAY, the 13th March,

1917, commencing at 2.30 p.m. at his Residence No. 1 Torres Building, Kowloon The Whole of His Valuable Household Furniture

Comprising:

Teak hafstand with bevelled mirror, tapestry covered drawing

Parades. 5.30 p.m. there would have been great If the Zeebrugge flotilla con-

Tuesday, March 6-No. 2 danger of destruction from the sisted of 12 vessele there cannot fire of British monitors or other be many there left, for the Company Recruits Platono.

wounded esy that seven of their Wednesday, March 7.-Paradə vernels,

of Becruits selected for passing liver. Pinkeltes dispel "liverish- is probably due to disordered The German command therefore boats

certainly sack, decided to serd the entire fistills Thus only five others are not out by A.S.P. (B).

Thursday, March 8-No. 2 Dess," Constipation, Billoneness, cat of port at midnight with sccccated for. Of these fire one Company Glass of Lastraction sick-headnotes, clear the couple room suite, leather covered couch orders to steal through the dark-is in Ymaiden.

zion and siresten the besth. ness, as near as was enfo to the said, as I write, to be coming it under lospector O. Álvar,

Friday, March ̈ 9-N». 2 Datoh coast, sad to make for a Ymuiden, and a third, se already German harbour,

lated, was seen this morning Company Recruits Platoon, The number of shipa in the Ger- | nicaming full speed northward. men Rotills is given as 14, though The fate of the other two is na yet some say only 13. All went well unknown.

Another is

till at a point somewhere between It would also appear that among the Hague and Youiden. men lended from the V89 were some who were probably picked

Caught!

Band and Orchestra.

March 7.

PINKETTES

Band Practice-Wednesday, the dainty little laxatives, of all dealers, or poet fres, 60 cents the Orchestra Practics-Thursday, phial, from Dr. Williams' Medi- gins Co., 98 Szechuen Road, Shanghai.

March 8,

Here their luck vanished, for, (up from the water when the other without warning, they suddenly boats esok. This idea is borne there was little hope that many found themselvon ander a terrific out by the fact that on the cape of the bʊats were able to wooape fire from a large number of British of the German sailors on board destruction. warship which loomed up out of some were shown to belong

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The Datch authorities on the darkness in the bitter morn to the High Seas Fises, some to bearing the news of the battle Babbitt ing. How many British shipe the Home-Waters Finet, some quickly gathered nurses, dooters, Dra werd... ja the immediate from the Sixth Division and some and applianos, and" went to Granados. Men neighbourhood it is impossible to from the Twelfth Division. The Ymuiden, where the wounded Kason Some of the wounded any wounded also any that the Ger-were given every possible sassone

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