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Sir E. Gray's Protest.
The Daily Telegraph" of
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Atalat her last night the Foreign' Other issuvda rotuminous White Paper enraining the correspondence which has jd between his Majesty's Govern inent and the United States Ambassador respoesing the treatment of prisoners of war and internet civilians in the United Regions and Germany respectively. No tever-i}pin-120 deuments are printed, the period covered by the ever-pondence extending from Menit 25 to March 23
last.
The player who leads at the 9th hole will play the winner of the couple following to over the succeeding 9 holes and so on.
THURSDAY, MAY 20 1915.
ENTERTAINMENT
Speaking gunerally, the reports of ill-
witpent to which I have the honour
he dinoy your Expelloney's attention.
cumplicated as this is derin, thy THEATRE ROYA[
RETURN and FAREWELL
independeud sources, show, as I am sure Your Excelloney will agree, that the Gorman authorities in many cases entirely neglecting the provisions of thum neticles dealing with the treatment of prisotere of war. His Majesty's Gov- | * crningat feel bound, therefore, to p0| tes in the strangest manhir against the inhuman tratment to which it is un fortunately, exident that many ad the British prisoners of war in Chemistry are being abgestes, and I shall fo grateful it your Excellenes will enaso this pro text to each the d-can Government with a Bôlay as possible.
His Majesty's Governight we all the] more concerned by the neats, which! have vachthem of the name in which British prizears of war in Cior. far ill. many have bote singled out treatment, in that they have, on their part, interpreted the above inutiounsi (presidione of The Hague Convention in
liberal spirit, and have, as your Ex- cellency is aware, couradiated to the
German Governancat a full statement of the treatment shown to German prisoners of war in the United Kingdom.
Owing to the terrible distres evidently prevailing among our willieri who are prisoners, I venture to express the carnest hope that the United States Government will be willing at the earlie it pessible moment to causal money to be expanded on providing money, clothing extra fool, and other things which seem necessary to
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ERNEST WILLIAM KNIGHT, heretoforo exiled and known by the name of ERNEST WILLIAM SCHENE, hereby cive Pablis Notice that on the 18th iday of May, 1915, I formally and absolutely
the present standard of the prisoners tratounced, relinquished and abandoned the neo of my anid saiame of Scuzea and then one if drent human existence.
One of the communications forwardedAssumed and adopted and determined honceforth on all occasions whatsoever lo surmamid of KNIGHT Officers have had great diffeulty into Mr. Paga was a report by Mayor C... use and subscribe the prouiring special medicinos Beccosury Vandaleur, 1st Cameronians, attached to instead of the said surname of Scurse.
And I give further Noties that by a deed jowing to sono permanent ailment or the Cheshire Regiment, who was taken
weakness.
prisoney on Uet, i dose to La Bassee, poll dated the 18th day of May, 1915, duly axecated and attested I formally and The despatch of letters and the isstend who subsequently escaped foga Cir- beslutely renounced and abandoned the sama much delayed owing to restric-feld, where he was interned. Deserilaid sarname of Scury and declared that tions regarding rensship and to the ing his journey to Gennany, Major Van
¡daleur writes: totally inlequate provision of censors.
Newspapers of all countries and of vilj At about two p.nl, we were all much descriptions have been throughout floniedod of to the milway station, being re
viled at and cursed all the way by Ger- Information regarding the treatment man others as well as by Gerinin' sol-) of non-comunistoned officers and nies ofther Que of our officers was spat ou the British Army who are prisoners off by a German oficer.
war in other curs is nasionaly awaited. At the station wa wera driven int); Runors of their exposure to the ele closed-in wagons, from which hor had nuts, their starvation, and their treat just been removed. fitty two men being wowded into the one in which the other ment. are rampant all along the line.
four officers and myself were. So tight The charge that British prisoners are werd was packed that there was only wetse treated than others is supported by room fer sama of us tá sit doter vid
This floor was (overnil fully-Bin Bussian medical oficer, who was de tone.
BENSLAN DOCTOR'S TESTIMONY.
I had assumed and adopted and intended thereoforth upon all occasions whatsoever to me and subscribe the idroame of Karan innterd of Scurax and so as to be ne all times thereaftor called, known and described by the name of ERNEST WILLIAM KNIGHT szalvalvely.
Dated the 18th day of May, 1915.
EL EST WILLIAM KNIGHT.
te ERNEST WILLIAM SCHENK. 446 Hongkong, May 19, 1915,
WHUS WHO IN JAPAN. EDITED AND PYÚLIKED BY S. KERITA.
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whore well-known in society and et several hundred foreigners associated with Japan appear in the book Quite new materials and accurate sketches, both being utterly free from prejudices.
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tained at Stroland. His statemens, for deep in tresh mature, and the stench The despatches amply justify the crewarded by the British Minister at Petrof horse urine was alus phyxiating. plaints which have been made as to the 2nd on Best. 9, reads in part as follows! We were hoxed up in this foul wagon
The British affirent are as well with practically no sentilation, for thirtyOGRAPHIES of over 5,000 people matinent of British prisoners by the
They show that in various treated as the axis one. They are hours, with no food, and no opportunity internet, ups ther conditions goner classed among the less edixated Russions, of attending to purposes of nature. aily has been bad, and that both food who speak ze langage other than All along the line we werd cured by The officers and zókliers alike at the various d thing have been insufficient. sinn, so that they cautot talk. Furth Siz P. Grey has had repeatedly Russians aro allowed to bag books, too) į stations, and ut. Mons Bergey I was pylled main of the falluns of the Berlin the British officers are not allowed to put in front of the wagon by the order In the event of a tie at the 6th hole a information Bureau to answer personn! I'do so. The German lieutenant in charge of the oficer in charge of the stations | Orders for the book should be accompanied
is openly insulting and hostile towarili' and, after curing pò in, filthy. Jartage short hole will be played to decide the inquiries. vioner: a
nt the 18th hole will bo tie
As early as het. The America Am the British prisoners. One British officer for some ten minutes, he ordered que decided by playing the first hole and cena nor at Berlin rested that the cave complained of his conduct, and expressed of his soldiers to kich use, he's into the incing if neemsary,
Entries limited to 64 which will necef British prisoners of war was a rather the opinion thas the Gertran officer was wagon, which he did, sering te sprawa ALL SORTS OF ARTISTIC JOB-PRINTING tate the winner playing three full rounds which required the immolate attention acting on his own feelings, and that the ling into the filthy news at the bottom German authorities were not aware, fof the wagon. I should like to mention Competitors must therefore go out by the of the British Government.
I red the ears at Röberitz,, near his conlues towards the British officers; hero that I am thoighly craverunt Entrance fee $1.00. Entries to be sent IS WRITING to the in, the other day, in sanied the the docter did not entirely share with German, and understol everythizig that was said. telly of one station ou Acting Ron. Secretary, care of BRADLEY TOP There are a number of wounded that view.
With regard to the food, the Cortor the road was may attempt made on the & Co., Lrb. 4. Queen's Buildings on or thral the requice metal suppli bafore FRIDAY, the 21st.
The prisoners have only one blanket suif said it was very bad, both in quality part of German officers to interefere, and Up to this time I had saung to re Ác,hole Medal Competition will be held, without adtrusts. They therefore quantity. The coffee was bad and stop their men from cursing. over the RELIEF COURSE, in the after suffer from cold, as well as from the con made with dirty water. The offers were noon for those knocked out in the abovedition brought about by having no change given three ficces of bread a day made, tain my everest, but it was now forcibly, Lunch consisted taken from us by an officer at a faw Competition.
od underyear. There are at Doberitz at with potato- ment.
On reaching the Entrance fee $1.00.
present about 8,000 British prisoners, ostly of potatus. In the evening they stations further on. have asked the German Government received broad and a small slice of sans-Gerau-Belgien frontier, the French pri.& curiosity; it is a very sound and useful Optional Pool $1.00,
whether they are going to give the men. The cost of the slave was, 10m. ouers were given some potato soup nawther blanket, but so far have had no A ligtenant was allowed on a month, The propts in hurge of it told us that 414 answer. "Sote of the men complained but from this was deducted 40 for one was for us, but that if any was het
the above fo. thin the food was infeiert.
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No 6, 1-chome, Uchisaiwaicho. 4 On Dee. 26 Sir E. Grey forwarded to accordance with the general treatment
Kojimachi-ku, Tokyo. M Page various communications with of Iritish prisoners by the termmaus, who | 665
GOTPRSMENT'S INDIGNATION,
the conditions of the internet camp regard to the bad treatment of British always endeavour to its ad to cur acces at Torgau, whers, roms 1,900 British arises, and stated that inlorquation ensities last, and to jet is to as much the subject had reached this Government inconvenience and ill-treatment a pers Prench officers were then confined. The
IEN TING, sible. We subsequently got a little soup | from variety of sources. other abjectionable
A Finch priest, who has returned to and a few diees of bread amongst twenty- features, with regard to the treatment Home From Minden; where a number of five British prisues in the same wagon] at British officers, were supplied by an British prisoners of war were eculined, with d inuate
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ia nported to hare gives an account of On Oct. 14, early, wo grrived at Colo.; Oficers have recently been forbidden the cruelties, practised upon the British ge, and the four officers and med beer. The water is out for drink, likerisers by their guards. While the were removed from the wagou, and, after with mineral waters provider.
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At present every deer has to be in French prisoners were very well treated some delay, sent on to Crefeld.
"BACK HOLE or" esi/TTT." und the Russians not so badly," the Hai--- level at mine pan, with lights out.
It leuit to indiente or give u tish were singled out, for treatment.. extension, even to ten pan., is urgently Accrding to the French priesthe proper idea of the indescribably wretched There are hore many others badly tan solliers kirk the British pris condition in which we were in after twit soners in the stomach, and break their starved and extitined in the manner stated woond de us render them permanently gons over their backs; they fores them for three days and thres rights. What unfit ve Serve gain. Many require serious een in marshy places, so that many with the th of the interior, the pu operations. They are unfitted he thear now conmanptive. The British are her of people gordined in it, and the rough the hers, and in the case of not starved, and such have been their absence of ventilation. it warned to humanity should be went to England.
tortures that thirty of them asked to retail somthing of what one has rend be shot."
of the Black Hole of Calepita.
Quits rently white "bread has been forbidden, fur use of officers in the fort. There is reasom treflies that there is ince then mayile supply of four in the town.
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INSTANCES OF CRUELTY.
The kitchen sicömodation not beîupi - zufficient,--nitèrations-and---enlargements haya been tool incessary. Oflicers. prisoners of war, have been asked for der Ing-the-end-of-Thin anzuzila. their responsibility Two new builera have also been found necesary, Ofters ara to pay for these.
Although my own persaal experieures were of the happiest, there is authentic evidence of many instances of Gruelty to officeral primmers of ward on their way to Torigiu, both froy, officers, soldiers, members of the Red Cross, aut civilisas
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I found out that the ragen in front of us was full up with English zobraz 1.This particular we had no ventilation xit ot ny sort or descriptica, "und neu were crowded into this even worse than they were in the wagon in which I was They banged away continually as the wooden sides of the van, and ally, an I supposed the Germans thought that th.y might be suffrented, as carpetite?" wha got, who cut a small round hole in one of the sides.
I ura otrosigly of opinion ayself that this brutal treatment of British offers | and inen on their way 45 a place i la- fernment is deliberately really superior authority with the objeet sof making a iscmble and despicable
•kolaje da mi ponible. The French ufficers. were treated gulta differtatis,qu
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