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THE QUAREY.

By Capt, H. B. C. Pollard.

Oas of the most markod pocu- liarities of the soil in most parts

who claimed to be a "general | contractor" "in private life, undertook the mystery of con- crete foundations, and a Canadian abowed some new devices for splitting tree trunks into suitable thin rough timbers.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1917.

FOOTBALL.

To-morrow's "Heather Day" Attraction.

Little by little the quarry grow, ] and a great reef of sandstone of Flanders is the complete rook was exposed.

To-morrow, commencing at 4. abeance in it of stone or pebbles broken stone was all cleared and interesting League match on the Boon the p,, sharp, there is to be a most of any kind. In England anyone the main hody had to be Club ground, when the Hongkong crowing a ploughed field could attacked with blasting explo- Football Club meet the Navy. generally pick up a stone at any gives. The Lieutenant held a Daring the afternoon there wil moment, but in that part of Bel social clase in blasting instruct be collection on behalf of the gium which is near the firing line out to teach the Belgian fore- "Heather Day" faode, and it is | you may look long and earnestly men a proper respect for such hoped that a large crowd will before you come upon a single touchy things as detenstors. So attend. The game should be sa pebble.

soon as they had mastered the extremely interesting one. new art they applied for higher The Olub team will be:-Gold- wages.

enberg; Care and McCubbin

FOOTBALL NOTES.

This absence of stone is a joy to the industrious peasen! pro pristor, but a thorn in the side of The Captain went long expedi-Ralston, Stewart and Rodgers; boss military engineers who are tions to the peaceful hinterland Campbell, R Wood, Goldenberg, responsible for the repair and of the war, auch places as Calais Chaeeels, McTavish and Stalker. maintenanas of roade in the fight and Amiens, and returned with ing sone. In pesce time, road all the old light Decauville rail- metal can be imported from die-road track and tilting trucks tant quarries, or gravel" and that he could find. The pay shingle be brought from the ses roll of workers began to beach; in war, however, the rail-enlarge, forges smoked road system is congested with lean-to hutmentesprang up, while

Interest in League football in other things then stone. As a steadily the great mole of and now becoming general, and the result, rand metal is so precious and earth pushed out toward the following tables will give soms that it is guarded by entries standing bulwark of tree trunks little idea of the strength of the lest immoral gunnera or others that were to mount the sorting respective teams in the premier parloin it to make horse-stand-screens.

competitions:-

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inga, footpaths to dugouts, or In the meantime alone wha other minor luxuries.

Oss day an observans English #ubaltern climbed one of the few bills in that part of the world and observed that a ridge of sandstone showed as an cntcrop, Being a led of ideas he further noticed that this same asudstone was hard and durable where it had been exposed to the air, so he placed samples in hie baveraack and reported his find to a General of Engineere.

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carried down to the roads in bozeed, waggons and need for

beolutely ASCORBATY repairs. R. E.. Enricas staff officers from other B. G. A. corps that bad no

bills of Club sandstone, visited the scene and then went to intrigue with Navy

Middlesex beadquarters in order to obtain a portion of the plunder. Hostile seroplanes risked life and wing to photograph the new activity, and puzzled Germen Intelligence DefenceCorps 1 1 00 4 2+2 officers must have argued over Navy

21 10 4.4 2 On the following day the native their prints, pondering the quest B. G. A.. 10 10

0 2 0 tiller of the soil might have ion of what on earth the British observed a small band of perspire were doing behind the bill, what Of course the season is very ing staff officers supported by sa monstrane engine of war, they young and there may be many many leeser luminaries, toiling were concealing there. up and down the bill. At mid-Captain turned out

The earprises, but she Club sre sheer capable of achieving a better days conference was held sad of intricate calculations standard of football then they the General spoke :-

estimating how much stone be have attained so far. The R. E "We have got to have stone of could deliver if all went well, and appear to have found their stride, some kind", he said, "and this is the authorities gave him the for, after a hard fight with the pretty poor staff; but after all it necessary gear that he required. Navy, they defeated the Middle is stode. Work on the quarry The owner of the unproductive eex in a most convincing manner, will start to-morrow."

fields that had been the hillside They posessa no outstanding It was an impressive moment settled his neglistions with the artists, but are a well-balanced and one full of significance for the British Claims authorities, and side. The BG.A. did not make janior officers, for those simple departed on a world tour to enjoy a very impressive show agains! phrases of the General had com- his new riches, and all day ite the Navy, their forwarde making mitted the British Army into great pita, echoed to distant gun; very little bead way when in poe matisga quarry and there fire or abook with the shaddering session of the ball. Of course, were those present who would reverberation of their own blast they were bandicapped through henceforth be required to run sfing operations.

two of their first team, being quarry producing stone--whether The quarry was a great enccess; under suspension. They ardeure there was any there or not, for an a really productive effort; but in everyone knew, even the General the little eatsminet the loss! "Could not tell whet was inside worthies would gather at night that significant little hill. debating the sadness and the

A week later a Captain known inconceivable extravagance of the Of the Middlesex team litile can! 28 0.0. Quarry, assisted by a British. To put soft stone like be said. No doubt if they were Liculeona known as A-aislant this on roads, to accomplish auch taken in hand by a good trainer O. C. Quarry, est in a weather giant worka merely for a little they would vastly improve, and dispel constipation, regulate the Skelton. 149, Barker Road, Peat. board has overlooking a series of stone,it was incredible. Bady holes in the ground. MenThe General did not hear this the other teame. A law of their nese and health.

bold their own quite easily with liver, restore regularity, cheerful. were at work in the holes; Bel- comment, but would have been players evidently think it right to gian civil labour working side amated if he bad. He knew the often query the referee's decisions. ceate the phial from Dr. William

Of all chemists, or prat free, 63 NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. by side with khaki clad fatigue work the stone was doing. Ead This does not tend to make good Medicion Co, 26 Sz-chuen Ros parties, Along the edges of less chains of motor lorries, gan sport. Of course, the other teams the holes were growing piles limbers, carts, all kinds of are not faultless in this respect.

Shanghai. of sandstone wet, soft, and wheeled vehicles from Steff-motor The Club bave lost one or two of pliable to the touch, but care to little dog-palled carts their old players, but I hear that rapidly bardening into sabati-rolled easily over the new rosds. new men of no mean ability have tote road material. The Captain Mad was subdued, shell holes been found to fill their places. and the Lieutenant gazed at one filled in and made, good motor They can be relied on to pat up another dismally over the trestle ambulances could run swiftly as good a show as last year. Mach table. Before the war the Captain and smoothly without jolting has been heard of the Navy these had been a bank manager and the or harting their suffering last few daye. Rumour bas it Lientenant badding civil bardens. Horses stood on clean that several professionals have servant; now by diet of the magic sandstone, and not paetern pat in an appearance, and, if this

CONSTIPATION IS DANGEROUS

to improve, and good things may because it poisons the syetem; be expected of them in the neer cansing sick headaches, bilious. fature.

ness, torpid liver, bad complexion, disordered digestion.

of the extemporised British Army, deep in freezing mud. Infentry be eo, lovers of the game will the no of a black pocket-book marched easily arer the new sur have a trest in store. The HK. called Holesworth's Pocket Book face. All the movements of the Defence Caps is practically one of Engineering Formala, and a Army day in and day out were and the same as the Club, there- native mother wit, they were essed by the excellence of the fore nothing further need be said. temporary civil engineers. To-Iranda, and it we all due to this gether they had worked out an quarry. The Captain and the ambitious scheme for the erection Lientenent know better; they of big coreen to separate the knew that they had worked the stone from the sand, and were miracle. As a matter of fact, the 88th Co. B.G.A....43018 37 plotting a special Decanville rail-observert subaltern who had firet 8th. China Ath....32107 24 road system run by gravity. noted the sandstone eaterop was 83rd Co, RG.A....21015 13 Streases and strains be hang-the real genine, but he kner Kowloon... ...3111 5 63

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ed," said the Captain. "We can nothing about it, having rejoined St. Joseph'...21105 42 out trees in the wood, and if wo his regiment long ago, quite an 87th Co. B.G A....21101 12 nee the biggest stuff we shall be conscious that he had altered the Middlesex Res....30125 82 on the esfe, fide. Look at this face of the country and done an E. E. Eor. diagram of a revelment. Well we enormous amount of good to Staff and Dapte....3 021 161 ...4.022 5 10 2. shall want thirty foot bigh timber everybody concerned.. baulke for that-and trees are ali

We can have,"

"It's the dende of

■ job,"

Baid the Lieutenant, "but its got

to be dose-bai's ill,"

The motto of that quarry was

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Quite good progress has been made in this Division, will be| seen above. The EG.A. head the table, but there is every pro-

•pect of a fall, now that they cannot play any of their lat Lord Farmors, presiding at the League, les, South Obina Its get to be done that's all." Prince Line meeting at Newcastle, Athletes appear to have the best Help come from strange quarters; said there was a danger, through team in this. Lagus, with St.

■ visiting artillery major who was heavy izstion, of the source of Joseph's College in close attend- a civil engineer in ordinary life, profit being limited, and the ance. Of the military teams, 88th gave a few hints and explained abipowners would find foreign and 83rd Cos. B.G.A, are good. SUZUKI & CO. the method of tying back uprights competitors so firmly established an also are the Staff & Diple, the to an snober log with wire that it would be impossible to later improving esal time they straining cables. An elderly dislodge them. privata from a Labour Company,

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