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PALESTINE CAMPAIGN..

The River of Giza,

A correspondent with the Egyptian Espeditionary Force

writes***

The river of Gasa, or the Wadi! Gurtib, as it is called on the mape, is to the Palestine front what the River Somme was for eo long to the western front. A fam miles abead of its serpentine meanderings, from the sea to ite mountainous backbone of the Holy Land, ran the lines of trenches which cover the armies attacking and defending Gaz, now in dred në well as in nime Strong Place.

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It is not indeed a fall, broad

stream like the river of the western

LAWN TENNIS.

Hongkong Ladies' Singles

Championship.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1917.

CORRESPONDENCE..

The opinions expressed by corr

pondents are not necessarily shows of the Hongkong Telegraph."]

The draw in the Open Singles Ladies' Lawn Tennis Champion. ship, organised by the Ladies' THE VATICAN AND THE WAR. Recreation. Olah, has now been

made and is an follow-

Vre. Sindemin (L. E. C.) v. Mr Kant (L. R.0.).

Her, Lindwell U. 8. R. C.). Mrs. Hill (Taikoo C.).

Mre. Bell (L. R. C.) v. Mr. Dreaper (U. 8. R.).

Mi-a Mitchell Teikoo R. C.) v. Mr Nishet (L. B.C.),

Miss Robinson (U.S. H. C.) r. Miss Wilkinson (LB.C). » M. Scnit (Taikoo R. C.) v. Hrs Beckwith (L. R.0),

Mise McNeill (Taikoo R.C.) r. Mr. Digby (L. B. C.).

front, but for the most part a dry. Ablong (Chine R C.), river-bed hollowed between sleepi

The matches most be played banke In the summer a thin silvery Break of water runs be grace courte; the best of three tween the stonte, and bere andet. The semi-ns and feal will

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(To the Editor of the "Hongacha

Telegraph."}

Sir,-Ia so-night's imue you

reprodues from the Daily News

under the above head, an inter- view which "an allied diploma“,

Roman Catholic long resident

in Roms" is alleged to have bad with the Pope. The writer of this "interview" alaimed to be known the Pope for many years, mud to have had frequent official and personal interviews with him both before and. since his enthro_ement.

“The atove message evidently refers to the account of interview with the Pope published This was written by a correr- in the Daily News last Friday. pondent in whom we have grest

A few days after the publica. Mr. Good ban (LR.C.). Metion of the interview" in the Daily News, Reuter announced from Rome that the Osservatore Romano, the Vatican organ, had pablished a very a-rengis-worded ska plece at the L. R. C. courts. denial of the interview. Under there widens to a pool fringed Should's mich not be play. Reuter's merenge the Daily News with reeds and oleanders. In the ed 00 • ke date fixed, the priated the following: winter, when the raine pour down ecoad player goes into the from the hills, it is said to be a next raad, in case of bad rushing torrent which overflows weather, the L. R.C. has power its banks and tears through the extend the time limit. "If any sandy soil to the sa..

ladies drawn against each other The Wadi Gutsch is a narrow ditch in comparison with the Clab ground to play the match, connor mutually agree on whit Wadi El Arieb, which sprawls the whose name appeare first on out at its mouth a fair hall mi'e the list in the draw bas the choice; in breadth. Bet for that reason the other lady can bring an it is more headlong. At Shellal, pire, but if he does not wish where the Turkish army had do so, the Clab.oo whose court taken up its main position to the match is played is asked meet our advance in March, it provide an amput. Balls are falls in regulst rapide. The supplied by the L. R. C. for name Shellal, in fact, is the matches played on its courte. Arabic for a fall; and here, se at the more famicus Shellal above Assocab, British engineers will one day construct a dam to bring

a new fertility to the country around.

to

to

To day the Wadi is the great) watering place of the British army,

confidence."

The whole "interview was but part of the old game of on the face of it, s "fske", and oalumniating and abusing the Holy Father in which the

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Lloyd George called the editor)

assin" of the Daily News (as Mr.

Papal Peace Note was issued. bas en freely indulged since the

Yours etc.

Kowloon, 15th, November, 1917. {

A.M.D.O.

Strong Demand for Time- "Charter Vessels,

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

NOTICE.

Owing to the scarcity of Local

Beef we have been authorised.

by the Food Committee to in-

CAMP REQUISITES

KHAKI FLANNEL SHIRTS.

Khaki Mufflers.

Khaki Gloves.

KHAKI CARDIGAN JACKETS.

Khaki Socks.

Khaki Puttees.

crease our retail prices by 15. MACKINTOSH

from 1st November, 1917.

JUST TO HAND.

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It is fortunate that the Turke aban- THE FREIGHT MARKET.ness," sick beadaches, bilionsness. The river of Gizs runs indoned their lines or the southern curion and devione windings side, which they bad elaborately! from its souren above the Byzinprepared from Sheikh Naran 10 tine ruins of Ktalasra to the sea, Shellal Had they been able to and all the way it is fall of bistory. hold them, the summer nigh: have It has been at all periods the de goze more hardly for ; as it Mesare. Soo-man and Co, inativas, elimulate digestion, purify fensive line between Syria and is, we are safe from the trials their Freight cirralar dated Egypt, along which the armies of of thirst Although its bed November 10, state:- the Pharaohs faced the hordes of is apparently dry and stony, the

Since car last report on the the Hittites, Aprians met Egyp- Wadi has a wealth of water un 27th altims, car market by tions, Belucid caiguerors counter-derground; and men, harese, and shows no improvement, though ed the Ptolemies, and Crusaders camels get their drisk from it all for vessels on time-charter the fought with Saracens, and now for along the line. For miles you

demand is strong aud rates are fim. nearly six months Britons and peas from one enclosed area to Tarks have fought each other another, each the julously guard the closing of the Saigar dong- In our last report we advised høre. The relies of war are ed watering-place of some unit, imprinted on its barke, Tracing sad hedged around with friendly kong rate as $1.05 per pieul, bat! ite oareer backwarde, at ite wire and a cheveux de-frise cf indicated that with the first balf manath we find, large, deep caves waving tins. The inextricable of November lo ding $1.10.could now inhabited by owls but once maze of barbed coils we reserve probably be obtained, which wa the "dug-outs" of warriore. Toen for the Tarks, but as a sign of confirmed by the Her for passing Om Djurar, the Geier of property over man's most precious medium sized outsider at this the Bible, where Abraham and commodity we hang out these gare. The rate then, however, Isaac dwelt, we come to the ornamental fences."

weakened to $1.05 per pical again, and remained steady, and

· fastness of Tel-el-Djemmi. It is In front of the Wadi are our

medium sized outsiders were fixed.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT,“

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

8.A "SHINYO MARU.” From SAN FRANCISCO via HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS. & MANILA.

steamer

The above named having arrived, consignees of cargo are hereby notified to send in their Bille of Lading for counter-signature, and to take immediate delivery of cargo from alongside."

Cargo remaining undelivered on 17th November, at 5 P.M., will be landed at consignees' risk and expense, and delivery must then be taken from the Company's Godown.

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Storage charge will be assess- ei on all cargo remaining un- delivered on 21st November, at 5 P.M.

THE Undersigned has received

No Fire Insurance whatever instructions to sell by Pub-] will be effected. lic Auction on

FRIDAY

the 30th November, 1917, at "o'clock in the AFTERNOON

at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,

No Claim will be recognised after the goods bave left the Steamer or Godown.

All chafed and damaged cargo will he landed into the Company's Godown, where they will be examined on the 23rd November, at 10 A...

No Claim will be recognised if filed after the 30th November, 1917.

T. DAIGO,

Agent,

a towering earthwork whers systema of trenches, skilfully at which rate two small and two men's hand he improved on deviand slong the slopes of the

Our local rice market, how- nature. Our amateur ant quries hills that rise up around Gaza and declare it to be a Crusader's continually drawing closer to that rer, was not strong, and the rate bastion, because the skeleton of a objective. Batteries are hidden "gain weakened, when a farther man was found there with crowed away in every unlikely, epot medium sized outsider was fizod kness, At Shella, a few miles and arqnestered nook-irritatie at $1.00 per pical. The rase still beyond, our amateur arcibing which are frer ready to farther weakened, 02 cents being logiate, to wit a squadron of spit out fire when they see, or when no cuotations are reported. hold property situate at Victoria Hongkong, 15th November, 1917.

offered on the 5th instant, sincs] The following Valuable Lease- Anzao cavalry, lighted o think they ree, something or splendid mosaic pavement, with a somebody moving ahead. It is at, Exports of Rice:-FromSaigon Hongkong and registered as The design and an iuscription which right that they vent their fall from the 1st January to 30: Remaining Portion of Inland Lot proclaimed it Byzantine of the spleen, and when they are all September, amounted to 460.435 No. 1217 together with th early centuries of the Christian irritated together they male tons as compared with 762,655 messuage thereon known as No. ets. The pevement was lying a terrible din. By the morning The quotation for No. 2 Whis the unexpired residue of a term

tons for the same period Iset year. 4 Ripon Terrace.

The above property is held for hall exposed in one of the Tailieh wa usually find it has been! prepared positione, and is to find much ado about nothing, and ar Rocad Bified Rice stands st its way to cre of the mascams of a dieplay of fireworks, the ill. $3.38 per pical 1.4.b. Saigon for of 99 yeare created therein by a the Dominione. Beyond Shellal, umination hardly compensates

October/November shipmen'. again, rises another of those for the boise. Bet ne heve the Saigon/Philippines: Tuere

The annual Crown Rent is $EL. dominating moulds, Tel-el Fire, consolation that the enemy this direction but no basimees is have been offers of tonnage in

For further particulars and, which is likewise secribed to the prectists it still less than oar-

conditions of sale apply to reported. Crusaders, and provides a pre-eel vee.

Mears. Le and To, Solicitors, far vidential place fr an obse: vstion Behind the Wadi is gathered

Baigor/Java: Nothing to the Mortgagee or to the under- post. Thonce the Wadi as the more peaceful apparsine of report.

signed :-- eastward almost at tight angles war-troops in reserve, ambal Saigon/Japan:

dressing stations;

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Of have been made and business coold

Crown Lease dated the 20th December 1892

to its original course, and is ooca And

GEO. P.LAMMERT, kaowa now as the Wadi Shang, Leapply depots with stacks of probably be done at $1.80 per

Auctioneer. and later so the Wadi Khalesta forage and biscuits Ligh se the picol.

Hongkong. Ifth day of Novem- after the ancient strong-hold at earthworks that dominate the river last report we advised that, big

Bangkok/Hongkong:-In our her, 1917. the meesting of its sources.

itself, treelers parkscf all kinda ode had occurred in the hinter The country on either side of parka of barbed wirein coils, parke the river-bed is rolling grassy of motor-care, parks of waggone made $1.40/$1.30 per pical for land and that offera had, been plain broken with sandy ridges, and limbers, parks of caterpillar inside and outside the Bar Load. Beautiful in the spring, when the tractors. The also are the com- barley waved for miles, it bas panies of camels is their thousing, respectively. The rate then been sadly cut up by the engines, anda. Kosde inaquerable cross there are indications of a atill weakened to #1.20/$1.10 and

waggons, and gone which have the rive-bed from the peaceful to passed over it, till it is now almost the warlike region, over which at | farther fall,

HEATHER DAY"

ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN

as arid as the desert, save where night the motors, the tractors, the Newchwang Capton: We the shells of some enemy battery waggone, and the camels wend hear of a medium sized onteider

ELEPHANTS, escure respect from our transport, their was. The Seins at Paris bass being fixed at $150 per pical. WANTED Here and there a splash of not more bridges than the Wadi

Coal:-The demand is not very

LIONS, TIGER, for bright green marks a garden has of these well-made crossings heen Bred; Japar/Boogkong a TURKIYS,

strong, although tonnage has the "Z": also GEES'S, or An orchard, and

POULTRY, Today the river of Gaza iz 10 occasional Homestead atanda bighway of the commerce of de Yen 17 per ton, but nothing has PIGEON!, DUCKS, RAB out of the plaid, while in the struction, bat in the good days been reported for more Southern BIT, DOG3, CATS, etc.. the distance routhwards is the to come, when the waters from its porte. Demsed for local southern litter to be sold. Communicate wooded casis of Khan Yanir, and upper sources are properly business is still strong and with A. K. TAYL‘JR, No. 4, northwards the enticing orchards husbanded, it will be a highway medium sized outsider has been and alive groves of our immediate of the commerce that reclaims fired Keslang/dongkong for trips

Government. Quirters, Park goal-Osxs of the Philistines,.. and creates prosperity.

at $10,25 per, ton.

Band.

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