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TUBODAY, JANUARY 30, 1917.
BY THE WAY.
Some years ago in one of those perioda
| have in the Service is to make theo cơm.
monications through the Gate | tried to think my informant was„en-
of slackness of trade, when the mercan-deavouring to be funny or sarcastic; but
Mie community had little to do but grumble about the stagestion, I remem→ bar a former Medical Officer remarking"
he declared it to be honest injuri
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I have been naked: Who is Richard
to me: If trade lails, why not expbit. Hope, the author of an article in the the advantages of Hongkong as a health current number of the Colonial In- resort in the winter months?" It was stitute Magazine "United Empire" not an altogether dippant remark, for the M. O. H. proceded to offer proof of shese advantages. The glorious weather we have enjoyed during the past few months, and a few passing remarks by resident quite recently, calls this little) -conversation to mind...
It may, indeed be said that during the past few months--lus, no doubt, to the conditions prevailing at Home Hongkong has taken on more of the aspect of a health resort than it has ever done before. There have been quite a 3 number of perpla from other less salubrious parts of the East spending holiday in Hongkong-people from the Federated Malay States, the Philippines and even from Japan. But a great dea more might be done to encourage people to come bere, and to cause touristrito prolong their stay in the Colony. In the past Hongkong has been reprosented to tourists as a place where there is absolutely nothing to keep them beyond a day or two. They can run round the island in a day, and the average tourist needs other attractions to keep him here than the charming scenery and the unrivalled climate.
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The railway and the introduction of she motor-enz bave greatly increasi the opportunities of the visitor for seeing something of the Colony, but I have heardit naked whether something more might not be done to incruse
Some years ago Richard I. Hope was connected with a local paper and is now employed ca newspaper work somewhere in Nerth China. The "United Empire article which appears over his name consists mainly of a re-hash of Sir
THE CHINA MAIL.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1)
· BRITISH SUCCESSES,
FRENCH PRAISE FOR AN IMPORTANT OPERA- TION,
**THE PROMISED LAND."
GENERAL SMUTS: FAREWELL
BRITISH BATTLES ON THE ATRUMI.
OUR PART IN CAPTURE OF MONASTIR.
"On May 8, Lion:-General Milne writes, "the greater part of the Any was concentrated within the fortified lines of Salonika, extending from Stavros on the cast to near the Gulike River the west.
on
"A mixed force, consisting of mounted brigade and a division, bad been pashed forward to the north of Kukusio order to support the French
PRETORIA, Jan. 29. * General Smuts, in a speech, said he had' §. departed from East Africa with healings The dispositions and recent operations ef great disappointment. It was very of the British Army on the Struma and hard, when so bear the end, not to be Doiran fronts are described in a dia- allowed to cater the promised land, pateb, issued in a supplement to the but his ministerial colleagues thought it London Gazette," from Lieut-Guneral his duty to to the Imperial War G. F. Milne, commanding the British Conference. Ele felt that mankind was
Salbalks Army. LONDON, Jan. 29.
in a grave crisis, and even South Africa. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's might be able to contribute its email success was achieved in a populous dis-mite which might yield, important trict, the centre of which is Transloy, a results. (Loud cheers.) reattared borough bordering on the Peronne-Bapaume road, and four miles from Bapaume. The enamy are strong- Frederick Lugard's speeches, with quots-ly entrenched along the approaches to SUSPECTED ANARCHIST PLOT IN. Είνα marka omitted. Then, Sir the borough, the houses of which are Frederick Lugard said: "Wo fortified. forging a link in the chain which region of Transloy," French experts are ATTEMPT ON KING OF SPAIN'S River and the northern frontier of
As Sir Douglas Haig spoke of "the binis na in friendship and good will ignorant of the exact locality of the with the great Empire on whese confines works captured on Saturday, but em this Colony is situated." Mr. Hope tells phasise that is was sa important opera us that "In the Hongkong University the stronghold of Bapaume.
tion as being a further advance towards
a link has been forged" &c., &e. And so with that glowing tribute to the staff of the University who are compared to the men who carried through a similar undertaking as Khartoum "—the periods not of Mr. Richard I. Hope. are those of Sir Frederick Lugial and
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The inconvenient doctrine ha bean
preached in Canton recently, I am told that s mas never asks a needy friend for the return of a loan. Consequently when a man now asks the other fellow for the return of that dollar I lest you the other day," he immediately retorts in an aggrieved tone of voice: "Is our friendship then, at an end? What did the Consul tell us about loans to needy friends the other day." I fear that the Consul's remarks must bave been misconstrued.
Sir Ernest Birch, K. C.M, G., is report the attractions of the place lored us telling the Colonial Secretary the visitor by a wider use of the recently that "in ali Asiatic ports all over subject of most golf courses, which, like our scenery the world, the and winter climate, cannot be beaten frequent comment amongst the natives anywhere in the world. Why not, as is that, whereas those ports used to be is done at home, allow the leading hotels filled with ships flying the German flag, to offer facilitez for golf to visitors! It there has not been. German flag or a would benefit the golf club, the railway German ship seen, for over two years and the Colony gentrally, and visitors Now when the Kaiser comes to read Woubi leave Hongkong with a far better this he will positively gasp, and I can impression of the Colony as place of imagine him exclaiming "Mein Gets! resort than they have had hitherto, Did I not warn the Western Worldofthe Visitors who happen to have friends in Yellow Peril!" He will be thirsting to the Colony, who can readily introduce know whether Sydney and Melbourne, them to such facilities, do not find time San Francisco and Vancouver, are among hang heavily on their hands, but the number. hundreds who pass through the Colony, go away feeling that what attraction" Hongkong possessu, besides its scenay
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OBSERVER.
COMMITTEE.
from the harbour or the Peak, are the RUSSIAN PRISONERS OF WAR HELF close preserves of the residents. The hint about the gall courses is worth confideration.
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The following letter appears in the Home papers:-
Sir,We feel that the time has arrived On the other side of the harbour there when a brief account should be rendered to the British public of the disposal of are great possibilities for development the money which has been so generously in's way to interest visitors. The con given on behalf of the Pussian prisoners struction of roads which has been going columnas, as a large proportion of the of war. We ask the hospitality of your on in the New Territory in recent years money, we have received has come appeals previously mide by our your journal and other
is opening up a very charraing countrysidunt
in
The main work of the committee, on
district, and the growing popularity of the motor car should in course of time organs of the Press.
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THE LAST GERMAN HOPE.
ENDEAVOUR TO SNATCH ELEVENTH HOUR VICTORY.
LONDON, Jan. 29. The Observer publishes an apparently. inspired article in which it says: The Germans hope to snatch an eleventh hour triumph by cutting Great Britain's as communications. If we smansh the new submarine campaign directly, or out-build it in our yard or out-stay it by reducing imports and increasing decisive success by all these means home supplies, or achieve final and together, we shall destroy the last hope of the Garmans and ensure the victory of the Allies. We can, and will, do it, but only by a maximum national effort during the next six months."
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NAVY LEAGUE AND ANTI-
SUBMARINE MEASURES.
'A DEPUTATION SATISFIED.
LONDON, Jan. 29.
A deputation of the Navy League appealed to Sir Edward Carson (First Lord of the Admiralty) for vigorous measures against submarines.
Sir Edward Carson and Admiral Sir John Jellicos described the measures that are being taken, and the deputation expressed its warm appreciation and istisfaction that everything conceivable was being done to alegnari merchans ships.
GERMAN SUBMARINE FOUNDERS.
CREW LANDED IN. NORWAY.
CHRISTIANIA, Jan." 29.
A Norwegian motor boat has landed at Hammerfast thirty-four of the crew of a German submarine which has foundered on the Norwegian coast.
** LAURENTIO” SUNK OFF, THE IRISH COAST.
LONDON, Jan. 29.
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SPAIN.
LIFE.
MADRID, Jan. 29.
An iron beam, which was found aertiss the railway near Granada just before the passage of a train convey ing King Alfonso. was removed in time to prevent the train dashing into it.
TEE.
which had advanced and was watching the right bank of the Struma Greece
"Further moves in this direction were contemplated, but, in order to keep the army concentrated, I entered into an agreement with. General Sarrail by which the British fortes should become front which covered Salonika from the responsible for that portion of the Allied east and north-east. By this arrange ment definite and independent area. was aloted to the army under my command.
That which was found es the rail occupy advanced postions along the "On June 3, the troops commenced to way line was a mass of lead weighing right bank of the River Struma and ita Ja hundredweight. It was discover tributary the River Butkova from Lake ed an hour before the passage of the Taking to Lozista, village. By the end of July, on the demobilisation of the Royal train...
Another similar lump was founded to the sea at Cajagi
Greek army, this occupation had extend- A Tuan has Floss to the vicinity.
heen arrested at Granada, and several
more arrests..az expected.
The Madrid suthorities are actively investigating what they believe to be an anarchist plot.
COALITION IN AUSTRALIA.
MELBOURNE, Jan. 20. A Coalition Government is more unlikely than ever.
AUSTRALIA AND IMPERIAL WAR CABINET.
AlELBOURNE, Jan. 29. The Hon. Mr. G. F. Pearce (Minister of Defence) is mentioned as Australia's representative in the Imperial War Cabinet.
EARTHQUAKE IN DUTCH EAST INDIES.
HEAVY DEATH ROLL
THE HAGUE, Jan. 29.1 Five hundred and fifty persona have been killed by an earthquake in the Dutch East Indies.
THE GERMAN ARTILLERY.
DOLELAN OFTENSIVE..
"On July 20, in accordance with the policy laid down in my instructions, and in order to release French troops for employment elsewhere I began to take over the line south sid west of Lake Doiran (on the Greek frontier almost due north of Falonika) and
COMMO prepara
arations for a joint offensive on front. This move was completed by August 4 and on the 10th, of that month an offensive was commenced against the. Bulgarian defences south of the line Doiran-Hill 835,"
As the result of succesful operations is that sector during mid-August, it became possible to shorten considerably the Allied line between Doiran Lake and the River Vardar, and on August 29, in agreement with General Sarrail the British General extended his front as far as the left bank of that river so as to set free more troops for his offensive operations,
advance
As the result of the opposed
by
in Eastern Macedonis, the Greek garrison," General Serrail decides to entrust to the British Army the task of maintaining the greater por- tion of the right and contre of the Allied
line.
During September several British detachments crossed the Stroms River, and Bulgarians were driven out of various village
Izes. The gallant capture of Nevol jen
the Northumberland Fasiliers is specially mentioned by Lieut. General Mine. The Bulgariaas lost heavily during their retirement and in their subsequent counter-attack.
GALLANT ADVANCE,
of
Allies
Towards the end of September, the British General issued instructions for operations on the Stama on a more extensive scale, in order further, to assist the progress
towards Monastir maintaining such a con-
by tinuous offensive as would casure no transference of Bulgarian troops" from the Struma front to the west towards Monastir). Stubborn figh
followed
ighting
on the left (east) bank of the Struma. Colonel F. N. Maude, C.B., My! :—O£ "During the night September 20.30, the all the many signs of the gapwing dis- jotegration of the German army which attacking infantry crossed below Orijsk
bridge an
and formed ap on the left hank. have been Rowing into us during the At dawn on the following morning the last few weeks, none strikes me as of Gloucesters and the Cameron! Highlanders greater importance than the issued by von Bulow to the advanced under cover of an artillery |
ment, and by 8 am. bad seized commanders of his group of army corps, the of Karadzakoj Bala.hortly
attention to the rapid
the occupation the village the: deterioration of
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By a study of German finances (writes Dutchcorespondent) it is not difficult
HONGHONG POLICE HEBERTE.
NO. 1 COMPANY. Fárade at Central at 5.30 p.m.co
It is officially announced that the calling the the artillery" material enemy opened s heary and accurate to understand why Germany is so eager | Friday, February 2nd. Those withornf lead to the establishment of a seasida bscribers has been chiefly expanded, auxiliary cruiser Lawtentic was sunk of due to wint of proper care in the artillery, fire, but the remaining two for peace and why she tries to achieve it Servies Hides will draw same from that hotel or two. Hongkong is availysbers the coast.
is that of providing bread and clothing
exceeds 240,000. As the British public
PARIS, Jan. 29.
..
handling of the pieces by
battalions of the brigide, the better place to dwell in now than it was to Russian prisoners of war in prison
Falkenhayn's first memorandum com- Scots and Argyll and Sutherland Bigh-all means at her disposal-doing her armoury between 5 and 5.50 puz, or camps in Germany." The number of pri-
selled only extreme
cation and landers, though suffering severely from best to sow distrust between the Allies that date.
MUSKETET COURSE, 1917, part 1. even ten years ago; and ten years more suners in the camps to which the opera FIRE AT FRENCH POWDER WORKS onoury, von Armin sloo emphasised enfilade fire, pushed on against Karad as her last trump,
the fact, but von Bulow underlines it, should see enough development to tions of the committco extend now
All maaks who should have attended, According to all declarations, official erlines itzkej Z, and fixes the responsibility on
on the
and private, which reach this country, but failed to attend, to fire Part 1 of battery commandera, thus indicating
German war expenses are a little over this year's course on either Sunday, defect which in the nature of things
£100,000,000 a month, which will make canot be remedied in the fring line, and one which is certain to increase
as losses pidly
in the personal con tine in a growing ratio, as they must
obtained & well- marked ascendency in
establish a reputation as a popular are well svare, these poor men do not winter resort for the jaded Eastern receive from their captors sufficient to A lire at a powder werks at Massy resident in need ols short change, and supply even the barest necaries of Palaisean spread, involving a melinita life, and the committee have done their an attractive rendervous for the world best, since August 1915, to meet the der storce, which exploded, damaging houses over a wide radius. One person was filled and three were injured.
tourist.
•
ficiencies.
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The sum expended in this way to date has been £73,300: This has all been When announcements are made in spent directly in relief, and
3,740,000lb of Bread from Berne the Gazelle that wome alien enemy's
4,168,00016 trade mark will be removed from the
. Biscaita from Holland 580,0001677 Biscuits from England Register unless the prescribed fee for
£2, 660 worth of Tobacco Clothing renewal of registration is paid before a -
£2,000s destions in kind have besides generous certain date, it crates wide astonish-been dispatched to the various camps. ment that in these times the Govern A financial statement for the first to September 13, 1018, ment should be so solicitous about the financial year up to
sa sudited, has been published, on renewal. I do not know Abraham December 7, in the and Gebruder Frowein, whose trade" Morning
Post# The administrative and postal expenses mark is concerned in the latest Gazife are borne by a private fund, and expen announcement, bet I presume one of diture on
Times
IRISH CANADIAN REGIMENT.
BELFAST'S WELCOME.
LONDON," Jan. 29.
The Irish Canadian Rangers attended special services at Armagh, the pres chers being the Frimate of the Church of Ireland and Cardinal Logue.
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about £1,250,000,000 a year. The war January 14th, 21st or 28th are warned SKIPPING AT BANGKOK IN 1915.
loans of 1916, including the last, have to attend the Range on Sunday next, brought about £1,050,000,000. Thus February 4th leaving Blake Pier, at a The total number and tonnage of about £200,000,000 is lacking. The just sm. Beturn about 12 2000. do now that we have coatingoua foreign steamers and sailing-ships which voted sum of £600,000 will cover bat a
little
Men armed with (1) Service, Biles or It part of this
of enormous deficit.. true that Treasury bonds will for a (2) New Winchester Carbines will take time
But as the well some to the Range. All others will have knows Swise
artillery duel
ing, never ceases day or night..
of
which, practically speak- called at the Port of Bangkok during cover the demist, M. Callerier, Rifies issued to them on the Eange
It is in this artillery duel that the law the year 1916 are as ander
returns shows itself most Nationality Steamer Lighters
guns engage 100
BANCA course and equal but of Flag, No.. Tnage: No. Tosge
If 100 the odda guns, the when one side has silenced, say,
ity on Norwegian 347 291,10 the other, it
it is no
no longer only a case of
case of British 266 243,441 110-87,767 two to one, because
aase while forty-nine Chinese. inning side continue a Japanese . 54 56,285 guns on the winning direct fight with forty-nine on the other, French 58 22,203 the remaining fifty-ne guns can con- Dutch20 10,301 9 centrate on the single gun, and so on Danish 7 18,060 down the whole line until at lost,
The regiment was subsequently wel- arithmetically, it is 100 guns against
the German firms whose business in the fand transport is borne by official comed at Belfast by a popular ovation.out.
from Russia.
The committee is glad to be able to Colony has been liquidated, acted as state that a system has been instituted local agents for them and that the firm which ensures that the assistance sent out to the prisoners reaches them safely. and the British liquidators of its business
The of £14,200 has also been ex- are well known to the Registrar of pended in purchasing medical comforts Trade Marks. Some few weeks ago Bovril, fa and other strengthening for the sick, such as condensed milk, cas of these nollications related to food, £12,000 for the above purpose trade marks" belonging to Arabold, having been provided by the Patrograd Prisoners of War Relief Committee, pro Karberg & Co..
NATIONAL CIVILIAN SERVICE.
FORECAST OF THE SCHEME
LONDON, Jan. 29.
A forecast of Mr. Neville Chamber- sided over by Her Majesty the Empress.lain's scheme of national civilian service The expenditure of the committee has has been published. It applies to men I find it dißeult to credit the increased to 210,000 a month oving between 18 and 60 years of age, net to the greater claims made upon the women, and the object is to replace explanation currently given of those funds. The prisoners are well aware, as announcements, but I'am equally at a is evident from letters received from those who will be combed cut of
it is reached the side
rightly rem
remarks in the "Journal de Chief Inspector Sirdar Khan, Inspectors Geneve it will not be Lammert, Alves and Wei will attend as"
The
of working the
Enances shows with What and fore instructors,
care
Bight the Government
organised. this Crown Sergeants Hashsin Khan, F. A.
part of their war machine before the V.. Ribeiro, Silva, C. A. Boza, J. Wang war. The War
covered the and Sergeant Butterfield will attend a
the 6,976, later current
expenses were by the Treasury bonds, with war loans
expenses at the 22 covered Register Koopers.
NOTEND.
issued periodically; these bonds converted No. 2 Company, Section 8-P.O. 840 into
long-date ones bus made pro- L Rodrigues and F.C. 800 B.
Total 862 729,210 (9)
COMPARED WITH 1915
6,976
vision for the continuation of the war
For seventeen, month this formidable warmachine worked without fail Bot
Thus ProfersOT"
And any one, two, or more up to the whole 100, may hit if mal.. taneously. Of course, this extreme case pover or rarely obtained practice for long
before
Norwegian vessels shows decrease of which is getting the worst of the 102 vesela, with a decrease of 71,174
decrease of? game covering screen with it, and until the seroplane became a dominating infuence 58 vessels, with an increase of 51,734 genius
thees struggles, such a withdrawal was
duels to
British
Remedios"
RESIGNED,
P.O. 100 Kwok Wing Bai is permitted
ANNIVERSARY.
loubuat perng its infantry tona. tsh bow an increase ons of a series of mesures connected maks is convenient to attend a Stenting
Lons.
and c
credit
penses have exceeded all calculations. classical work laser, author of the to resign on leaving the Colony
on the war finance, Financielle Kriegswirtscha and
bereitschaft, and the
All Supte, and Inspectors are asked to inspiring with the mobilisation of industry, trade at Headquarters Club at 6.80 p.m. en
year previous to the gut Thursday, February 1st. at which these.
have general- en fought. The presence of aircraft 67 vessels, with an increase of 63,619 a war carried on by Germany on two
(Sgd.) F. O. JEKTIN, fronts makes it, however, exceedingly doubtful tons.
-D.S.T (R.): whether such retirements are still prac
Japanese vessels show an increase of the bee cost less than 350 000,000 beginning of 1916 the financial 19 vessels with an fcrense of 15,893 equithriam was
broken. The funds cable--for pot only do they guide the
collected in April could only guarantee French vessele show an increase of 31 two months. The way loan of October Mining Administration's mines for the
in advance the cortinestion war for
Dateh vessels show a decrease of 15 that date.
The
year 1017 will thus to 64136 tone, and the gates durior Danish Teasels show a decrease of 2 £200,000,000, and to keep the war going vessels, with a decrease of 3,973 tous. until April 1917. Germany will have Ruan vessels show a decrease of 1 to issue Treasury bends for about Les0,000,000. At this moment the wor have cost Germany approximately Banvak vessels show a decreased of
generally possible owing the great Chinese vessels aboy an increase of break of war, gave it as his opinion
still remain practicable for a retreaty fre of the winning sido on to such roads tons
stil
The total output of the Kailan
Toss to know what other explanation when, of the quarter wherice help i mudition factories collieries, ship down to within 300ft and using their vessels, with an increa of 11,106 tons. can pay unly expenses incaired before week ending. 13th Jenna TIDU is possible. I understand that in the final grateful for the benevolent and dooply building yards, transport work and machine suitable targets and of a vessels, with a decrease of 6,658 tons, begin with an approximate deficit of the period to 43,670 tod
but of Inte we have soon them wooping
on all kinds of treating! generous agriculture.
bodies offering Meetings will be organised to target one can conceive the mass of stimulate enrolment, and local authori-horses and men javolved in the extric
timi of these modern monstrosities would rallies re
could desire..
the
accorded, and they are most
assistance
which has been given by been liquilation of enemy concerns, liquidators British public have provided a sum of money to The committee are, most anxious to
confident that the British public !!! before the end of the war-lees for enable then to do 30.
STRAIGHT AT IT
meet expenses which are likely to occur continue this bencficant work; and fast ties will be asked to start recruiting to be the very best that sayairze rossoh with a decrenas of 2,244 tons 2000, WHO to able to get UIERE. In 10 are of out".
There will be saven rearuiting areas, renewal of trade marks being one the It is unnecessary to explain that the and nach will be presided over by a prisoners in Germany with food from present be made for men giving part difficulties of supplying all the Russian commissioner. No provision will at Baasin are insuperabia
items. These funds are ta the hands of the Government, and one would there fore suppose that the Register of Companies would notify the Govern~ mant when the Trade Mark in which liquidated firm is interested is due for newal, but it appears that the warliny.
SOPHIE BENCKENDORFF
AR DERBY. (Chairman of
REVELSTOKE (Hon London, Bi Wa Dec. 7, 1016.
The National Service Directorate President).
Executive anaces that the forecast is
ittee
ing as regards women. Their ser aru argently wanted, and 1 scheula of Enrolment is being prepared for them
DO YOU COUGH↑
ON'T overstrain the fine membrane of your throat in trying to dislodge the phlegm Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will ascomplish this for you, and cure the cold that is coming fit For sale by all Chamista and Store
1 vesel, with a decreas of 458 tons. another loan them, which must be much around the bash We mizar
The Monthly record this year was larger than all the preceding ones Even well out with it fires no last. reached in Dece-aber wain 86 vessels if he could succost, which is highly you to tey Chamberlain's Cough with a register tonnage Rekt, of 59,300 isprobable where will she get the the next time you have a coag tome, visited the port. A
£800,000,000 from
from recary to cover the There is no roventery fue us Johns However the highest tonnige of 70,351 reg: tons.
for the year! She is in a why you should not Libellies, draw from the
lth of the 15tion by its rem:
June has minimum both in number, which was 61 vessel, and ii tounaga, arthunting to 48,401 tog topm..
Le position. She cannot, like
universes Thit
begin to look for
gained worldwid
people everywhere