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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1917..
SHIPPING
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FIR DOUGLAS HAIG.
'HIS, DAY'S WORK
THE CHINA MAIL.
VISITORS" AT THE HOTELS.
Douglas Hair is ready to welcome the lunch-gung, which, sounds at 1.30 o'clock. After lunch Haig doos vees chanso
HONGKONG HOTEL teristic thing isolates himself in Mr G. E. Andersonde M. R.de Journal his study, and it is one of the unwritten: Miss A. G. AndersonMr and Mrs
of general" headquarters Mr. Marcosson, an American Press not to be disturbed in this is Mr and Mrs J. W Kersin
period of Correspondent is an article on "making meditation he really sifts out all that he Mr Deo. & ArchbutoMed Mra C. Kitts
Appleton
De F. T. Keyt war in the Esig way," describes Field the fateful orders that leap up and down J. B. Baring Mr and Mrs has beard during the morning and plans Mr H Murray Bain Me P. I. Ka Marshal Sir Douglas Haig as the incarna, the bat
attle-line before the day is ended.. tion of efficiency and the biography of
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his day's work as the narrative of well-racking antioties such as beses Site and Mrs Levallo · Guidon-
daily procedure is the answer. After Master Batter his quiet nour, Hans his only play.fr E R. Bellion Ring a born, carryman, it naturally be C. D. Bail fallows that his chief recreation is borse MR. J. Birbeck back riding. Promptly at 130 bielook his horse is brought ap and attended Mr ST.
Mr J. D. Birrell Here you get one of the many parallels by one or two young, staff others and fr
sometime to the conduct of war with the conduct teanth Lancers, he goes off for a gallop Mr and Mrs A. L. Capt. H.P.Langland
by few of his own. Seven- of business. The beadquarters establish along unfrequented roads. He rides Mr H. Boylan Major D. Macdonald
Bouet Mr G. Ladin ment is the brat instance. In other daysometime he devotes part of thi the centers of war-operations often pro afternoon to inspection at the various
Capt Mrs Branch Mr and Mrs F Mr-W..G. Brewell Maitland claimed the work inside. Flags waved anny-headquarters or to a visit to the
M HS Burgess, Dr
Mrs orderlies dashed up on form-necked Dach trips, he wies a long motor-car & Mrs Carpinselfe H. van Meines
B.NR headquarters of one of his French Allicki
Marriott Mr LA Calderon Mr H.E. Malin great of impending events.
British flag When the Tommies Mes Coleborn Haig, as you have already seen (and see this brilliant bit of colour flashing by MrJ.D. Courtney Mr T. S. Nicolson
Mr E. Mogin Pershing will doubtless duplicate him usual rigidity, for they know that the Cap M. Courtney Mr F&G'Brien
they stand at attention with more than in unscaped in the most modest and leader of them all is out.
Mr M. & Cowan This bas fran unassuming of pinces, without splash or the supreme right of war, and, when Capt. P. H. Cowan spectacle, and this represents the quie you follow it you go at lightning speed. Mr W. B. Crowe Mr G. Osborne concentration essential to war-operations back or motor, there are more center-Me W. Davenport
Home from the tide, whether horse Mr and Mrs R.Mrs H. Parso When couriers are needed, the motor. ences that continue through the inevit Mrs and Miss Prentice
Daurelle
Mr.L. T. Peck Mr and Mrs J. cyclist is need. These messengers, I able tea-time and shoot up to the dinner Ermeling might add, constitute ono of the most at general beadquarters, it is the renter W. Fan, C.
bour. If any meal might be called festive MAE Fearnley Mr E. H. Ray
Mr.A. L. Rao daring and unsung adjaneta of the war.one. Then there is talk of the outer
Miss F. Rea Day and night I have seen them rattling word so far removed; of new books and along the roads of France at what was plays or of the trend of world politics. Mrs. M. Forbes literally breakneck speed. In wet and conferences after diozer.
Very often the Commander-in-Chief ban
Mr J. F Gale dry, sleet and slash, heat and cold, these When there is no formal
Garri conference
Mr F men keep to their path. I have often
Sir Douglas leaves his
Mr.31. questa
Gaujoin early, Bot marvelled how they managed to do it it is not to seek is bed. If you shoule Mr R. V. Glenn and also bow they managed to get away
strolling up and down the quiet gar with their lives. Not all of them do,
den that dunks the château, you are because scores of them have been killed more than likely to see the light burn-Mr & Mrail. Gonld either by collision with heavy motoring in the field-marshal's study, and you trucks in the dark or by skidding off the now without being told that the Come This Teng Hai the meri who help to leep. Hais spport or working out a bit of strategy road into trees and fences. These are vigil of some map or stodging, some re Mr. S. Hamilton
mander-in-Chief is keeping a solitary Me W. R. Hall
Cipt. T. P. Hall
plied with certain information, and who soruetimes transmit his orders
that before forty-eight hours have passed hard-fought field.
straight
be
to the front when the telephone wires wird be translated into action on some are shotaway.
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TO THE TOP.
To return to Haig's day: Its myatine is as rigid as if he and every member of the establishment punched a time-clock The man who controls the destinies of the British armies in the field is
is up at 7 o'clock, and ass had brisk constitu- tional before his breakfast which is served promptly at 8. By 9 o'clock he has read his mail and is at his desk. From that time until the luncheon gong sounds promptly at 1:30 o'clock he is prints a remarkable apen letter from The Leipziger Nedeste Nachrichten, constantly occupied. tion of the chiefs of the different depart of all countries (he saga) Germany must The morning is devoted to the recepmember of the Herrenhaus, to the Pope. Count Stolberg Wernigerode, a leading
menta, who are located in a small town Qwing to the War in Europe Stongers and Sailing dates are liable to be in-Chief: This is the rest business office of the Reichstag Majority, which betray chateds which houses the Commander stain on German history. The resolution whose baneful influence is the darkest ancelled or altered without notice.
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of the head of the British Arms in the el German interests, wae, he asserts, the field. From it be gets the reports of the wo during the course of the day go dashing tion, involving the suicide of Germany." operations of the night before, which, work of the Pope. That right should supersede might is ridiculous sugges throughout the world with their news of advance or reverse, and with absurd, declares the, Count. He asks! The proposal of disarmament is equally them those casualty-lists that are the Does the Pope imagine the whole world Ms T. Adams E. H. Muton, price of glory. destry, Sir Douglas Baig depends on ex- experience shows that armaments most Mr and Mrs. T.Miss Pederseni
attacked Germany in the interest of Mr D. K. Blairja - Like many of our own captains of in-public order! And goes on to say that Mr J. Bowers-
Mr and Mrs G. F.
perte. He believes in specialists, and he be increased, not decreased. He who
Nightingale has rallied about him the masters of
Breakispear Mr T. L. Perkins 9 excels all others in commerce stande modern warfare. Some of them are old clone the subject of universal envy. Mr & Mrs F. W. Cary Mira Perrin campaigners; others are young menswift Germany, therefore, would always be Mr. F. W. Erans ly grown to military manhood in this defeated at an international court.
Comdr. Reed great war." They are attached to bis personal staff or in responsible posts in the various armies under him.
One conspicuous trait of Haig is that he is the perfect listener. That is why they call him the "Silent Haig He lets a man exhaust himself, or think he has exhausted himself, in conversation. Then with a swift and searching question The gets at the whole root of the matter. Non essentials have no interest for him. He pares the business at hand down to the bone.
not
Like all really big men, Haig is only simple, but he is always open to suggestion. Every one of the experts who assemble in his council-room has the freest possible speech, and any fivilian who happens to best "G.H.Q." is invited to make any comment on the service that is based upon his observation in the field or upon his business or professional
xperience.
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Knowing these lasts, you realize that war is not only work, but teamwork of the highest order. Sir Douglas, for ex- ampie, never orders any action until he has had the widest possible information and bas garnered the very best judgment of his associates. The great battle of the Fomroe is typical of his procedure. He devoted months to patient prepara tion.
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