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THE CHINA MAIL.
aan be wider of the mark than the people at London are now thinking distortions reaching Germany, buoy less of peace than ever before. ing up the people with the falas hopa Meanwhile, a very bitter temper is that the raids are undermining the growing up in this country, a tesi nutional moral; that London has theper which the Government will have jumps and is being converted into a seriously to reckon with in settling beap of ruins All will be well if we the future air policy, and I am surs
GENERAL SMUTS ON THE all do our duty. Our air policy bash English will not be to blaine for
WAR.
any further intensification of the horrors of war.
been entirely different from that of the enemy. Our main and constant object has been to attain and main We are dealing with an enemy tain military predominance, in the whose culture has nos earried him Share, Coal and Ücneral Produce (Heuter's Service to the China Malair on the various Fronts and to bomb beyond the rudiments of Mosale law,
Brokers and Commission
only military objectives. Since July therefore, we can only apply the Loydos, Out, 14 Stat we have been fighting a great maxim of an eye for an eye and a General Sumuts, in the further battle in Flanders which lus meant tooth for a tooth. Consequently, we course of his speech at the Aldwich great and simultaneous struggle ur fare now miest reluctantly fersed to
the air. On the Soame we mastered apply to him his own bombing polieg Club(the opening part of which wỀN
thu enemy in the air and conse.having no longer angehoice in the given in last night's China Mall),quently he has made the greatest matter, under the circumstatiges. Mád: The over-victorious General efforts to prevent a repetition and wish to emphasise two points, hoping Maude had struek asturning hus concentrated a great many nero- they will be reinvinbered when it in bk on the Euphrates and had planes against us from ether Fronts, found that any words are int bluff. We started bombing with heavier Firaly we ilid not begin this busi captured a Turkian Division. Now,
than air machines and the eneingness of bombing populas centres: when the temperature cooled and followed us but has unt caught me up. the enemy began it like he began the fighting on the Turkish Front became The enemy bombs on French towns use of poison gas and many other, possible we might look forward? with and the troops behind the lines; bave contraventions of international aw fol. interest, to developments There been doing far more damage and and we are reluctantly forced
causing heavier losses that we have low suit, after a long delay which would quite possibly be a keen suffered in England. On the other bas severely tried the patience of Secondly, I THE Undersigned have received in-gle Uut in the end Turkey hand, our bombing has beer for the British people.
structions to sell by Public Auction, would find that she was not going beavier, causing him far greater regard these developmente of the art to be saved by her German masters losses behind his lines. "Last month, of war as utterly bad and immoral from further humiliations and deal and military aeroplanes drop and while I do not fear them, et pel 202 tons of bombs behind the should infinitely prefor" both sides" festa.
The enemy had, singled out
enemy lines. During the AVLDAh
to desist in these cruel, pmcticës. one opponrat for offensive blows, period, the enthy dropped four and We shall endeavour to avoid the namely Russia, Eo was not sure a half tons of burbs on London: German abominations, sparing, as In that month we "bombed him as far as humanly possible, the innocent that, from the point of view of 3 days and nineteen, nights, chiste and defenseless, in our air offensive far-sighted policy, that this was zud
on great aerodromes he that at St against the nilitary and industrial the greatest and most fatal of all Denis Westrom and Centrode, where centres of the enemy, but it is insit Gernian blunders, for in striking ut hide" Gothas," are housed. setting able, in the extended aerial, offensive Bussin she was striking at one who, fire to hangars and sheds, laringing against the enemy to which we have like herself, was an autocracy, but machines, and pitting the gerirames been forced, that they also faust who had received a new conscious with shell-bales. We al bon bed suffer to some extent.
ess from her sufferings in this ter his billets, trains, transports und ruil- ible war-one who had reached someway stations, using way heavy HE Undersigned have received inward crisis in his sout, ke Saul losses
structions to sell by Public Auction, on the way to Damascus, and wus (TOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
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ALGAPS & HOUGH, AUCTIONER/ Hongkong. Oct. 5, 1917.
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This war is already cruel and hor tible beyond any known in the his- tory of mankind, its sorrows and anguish are slowly breaking the Hearts of humanity and it is alast unbear- able to think that another chapter
In London, during September, pur now being led blindfold and incupair losses were 51 killed and 217 in able bi offensive action. "Laiajatel. Up to the present we have is a woman, labouring in childbirth avoided using the aeroplane, as un the 9th October, 1917, evanencing at and Germany is choosing this engine of destruction and terrori mawful story, but we can only plund 45 pm, at their Sales Rooms Nootient to stake her down. What girst cheraz vilins. U the that it has not besh our doms and
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ver the set rights of the case may contrary, the enemy, since the the blame must rest on the enemy, og, the spirit of story will never beginning of the war as devoted his who apparently recognises no laws, Thirgive her. The "liberty which is aircraft to all kinds of non-ryuman or divine, who knows no pity being painfully horn in Russia, will uses; first with the Zeppelin and or restraint, wins mang Te Deums over Tipe and vindiente Mussia in coming now with aeroplanes, he is conduct the sinking of this Lusitania and to generations, and Russia will becoming a campaign of ruthles; and piti-who the mining and slaughter of the most implacable enemy of Gerless terrorism against undefendef towns in populous centres which have no direct military value. one is fore the conclusion that the Germans, in these mids, are avoiding military objectives.
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We can only fight to the uttermost for, the ends of a more humane
vilisation, which, we feel convinced, will triumph in the end."
Juroticlusion, General Smuts
This is the military situation of the Central Alliiner-everywhere - Desténj There is no indication that they are and retiring except in Russia. trying to strike buildings work You must d to their military of real thilitary importance; invari danger their exhaust and demora ably they attack the residential quari: Without being optimistic, feed internal conditions, of which tors of London; not its outside and with a full appreciation of the there is no manner of doubt, and the Larsenals or fortifications or even the obscurities and uncertainties of the spectre of a hankrupt future and then docks. The object of this calculated dunger surrounding us, I believe that you can are the end is no longer brutality has been two-fold: Firstly essentially, and in the deepest sense, mcertain. All one for Germany is to strike terror into the heart of the war is won and that the military, cow centered in the submarine, but civilians and to destroy their monmocil and ecomic forces which those hopes and illusory. Whatever by every abominable means; and will prove to be invincible, ure the dangers of the submarine, it has secondly, to fores us to take back
marshalled to-day against Germany VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND ceased to be decisive factor. You machines from the Front for the and autocnicy. But many a battle BLACKWOOD FORNITURE, BRASS can take that from me as a bedrockdefence of London pad other home has gone wrong during its last half TWIN BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS,fact:The shihet e show anus both They have failed hour and many a victory has been CARPETS, PICTURES, that the sunmurine is being fought miserably and there is not in London forfeited and lost through indecision, with rapidly increasing vigour and or England single machine taken vering and loss of nerve at the As follows:
success aux that, with diminishing from the Front for home defence. Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and feet, and our rapidly expanding
The national temper, instead of What is required of you is an Sofas Card Tables, Bedroom Furni-shipbuilding prograine. Astial war
weakening is hardening under the unalterable determination to hold on ture, comprising Double and Single fare against the defenceless is the train of these terrors and aborgina and see the struggle through, in the Brass-mounted Bedsteads and Twin new weapon. General Smuts said Bedsteads, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, that he ventured tier that this tions.lt the Germans understood conviction that this Armageddon in Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, weapon wuld not only fail but would the parabology of this people they which was the power of militariant, Ton and Occasional Tables, &c., Dinner prove a terrible boomerang to the would have no doubt about the must be slain for everymore and it result. Cowards become more is not only our duty, but our right Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking enemy. He called how the Zeppe Staves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, &c., Bath in raids, which were more dangerous cowardly under the threat of danger and privilege to fight to the atter Room Utensils, Roll-top Desks and thun aeroplanes, had been frustrated, but brave men and women only meat to secure victory (Load and Writing Tables, Sundry Electro-Flated and also the frustration of aeroplane become more determined and the prolonged cheers.),
day aftucks. The enemy had now Electric Reading Lamps, Black wood turned to night attacks and it was And Teakwood Bereens, Sundry Black-possible that these 'atthes would- wood Furniture, including Large 6-Fold continue and conceivably, facfeas Backwood Screen with 5-Coloured in the future. However, they Panels, Engravings, Pictures, etc., etc., were not discouraged, and had set i Tenis Foles and Setting.
Turkish Fath Sheets, Towels, Single about the aerial defence of Lon- and Double Bed Sheets, Bed Quilta, etc.,don along soraewhat novel lines and
Ware, etc.
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Hongkong, Oct. 3; 1917,
"with" a great - mensura of success, London, during the past week, had been visited repentelly by at les 20 machines a night, yet only one or two generally succeed in penetrat- ing the defenen.
THE SUBMARINE BEATEN, We confidently lock orward to the 1108 time, whon tonnage will be on the increase, despite the subniarine. It is useleds to coficeol that, there was a time when we felt most unaÏour about the submarine, but this time.
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beaten by the silent berosum of the.. Navy and the mercantile marine. Desda had been done on the weas.no astounding, that the details cannot be published until the end of the war. I foel sure the future will appraise this aspect of our naval effort at its true valuna. Defeated on the; battlefield, baulked in the "ach- marina. "campaign, the enemy is
The booking for the Funtastics on the musical side. Half-a-dozen now in an impotent rige end & more and more tint as through approaching season in this city opened aga our non-combatanta.
Monte's this morning when large number of applications for seats programino a number of artistic musical THE AIR RAIDS.
ware received. As Monday, a general melanges will be given. Humour also General Siaut reassured the public that nothing would be left undone holiday, arrangements have been marlegares prominently in the Funtastica to more completely protect the nerve for the box plans to be at the office if entertainments, while several quant centro of the empire: En eulogised the Hongkong Hotel from 1 pm thtland clever Luncing acts are simong the the calinzess and heroam that the pm on Monday afternoon. The outstand
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