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IMPRESSIONS OF VISIT
VISITORS AT THE HOTELAN marufacturo, avoid. ing the tdiffunttien ewhich bavet krisen,
HONGKONG HUTNEYS notably with geroplane engine spares from
Mr.D. Abraham ir R. Lathrop | different factories. May the time come Mr. A. D. Allan Mr. and
when all our mamifuctores will be put R S Anderson Me&. HLA Miss A G. Anderson Lauritsen upon a mathematical basis of order and Mr Geo. S. Archbett fr and Mrs J. While it is assumed that comparisons, production of all war material, increased Mr J. Baring Leirk are calinus and taking objection to this
and simplified therobj. term so far as it applies to my visit to the car own Front the road-making is two fronts, French and British, writes becoming quite an art drainage and
visits.
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Mr H. & Baxter Mr. Little Mr Beekingsale Me W. T. Longwell Mrs ER. Bellies. Mr T. van der Loo Me E. H. Bennelt Mr G. Ludin Hr and Ars. C. Major and Mrs D.
Macdonald Berwick
De G. W. Macken Mr and Mrs F.
Maitland
Mr RJ. Birbeck Mr J.D. Birrell MH. M. Boclon MC.O. Bobanan Mr H.J. Both
.
Bount Capt. & Mrs Reanch
and our men Mr Brand
Miss RD. Brun
Miss. R. Broun Mr W. G. Browell"
Mr. M. Malcolar Dr. and Mrs O.
Marriott
Mr.G. May Mr C M. Mclanes. Mr J. Merooki Mr Megoriagh
Mr and Mrs P. Q
Moys
Mr T.J. Middelkoop Mr IT.
I have en them on the ADAPTISA CORSELVES TO WAR CONDITIONE, MO. R-Bruzipan Morikami -**,
Be N. Burns
Ben Tillsts, M.P., in the Daily digging have improved. Our stag-outs Chronicle," I found on the French front are also becoming more steure and much greater alertness, certainly more effective. cheerfulness and more definite direction. I fanny) a little oficiousmann creeping than I had perceived on my previous in the control of the Army, which Ir and Mrs A. L.
deplore, but, ou the whole there is n i have never doubted the courage and ¦ »plendid **onmaradéris'' {determination of the poils, but I found are top-hole in courage, physical health
thers on this secusion very chirpy and and endurance. confident.
I am almost astounded to" And how march whistling and singing we merry, a tune as an Irish regiment singing. Its very readily we have adapted ourselves to a long way to Tipperars." Something, the fargest and most acting conditions has changed in France, and perhaps those of modern warlare. If the food, saaterial and ammunition Sghting supplica are maintained, I cannot see how or by wish the joint efforts of Frare, Fagland. Italy and America in spite of the Russians and the set-back on the Eastern Front, the cannot finally strive the Germany back to their own soil.
whe meribe the increased cherriaihess of the French pailu to the energetic pro- ceedings taken against Polnisu od its
atuorlant evils by Clemerecau are not
far unt.
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While guns have grown larger together with shell, I find the taper base-ended shells taking the place of the ordinary cylindrient shells with resulting higher
veledity and greater range. the slightly dinänished internal capacity being largely compensated by the increased efficiency of the explosives used.
The men are not cheerful, in fact. they are optimists, offering this lives. while some of our people at home who live in luxbry and safety are pessimists
and cowards.
I have every
resson to believe or enthusiasm and systematic energy will win the war, not merely for the Alles. but for humanity in general.
The French, who were the greatest artillerymen in the world, are still to-day
There is a very bitter contempt Promiaently first, and that in a schoz approximating to perfection. I found the expressed at the Front by those who have engineering generally growing are pre-ween the most service that the phlis
Mr TA. Calderon Mr Nagakure Mr R V. Cameron He and Big W. P. Mr F. E.de Battel. Season" Mr. W. Clarke
Mr. J.B. Nicolson
Mr R. Plunkett Mr G. Noble
Cole
Chph C. E. Page Cant. & Mry Core Mr.J. Paimier
isa Corneliusson Mr F. Parkin liussen
Prof. & Mrs Papini MzJ.D. Courtury: Me J. L Flammer Me W.E. Crown Mr W. J. Pringle Mr G. 8. T. Gushmie Mrs. B. Pritchard Mr J. Danenbergson and 9 sons Mr and Mrs C. C. Mr G. T. Rammy
Daniell
Mr E E. Ray Mes F. E. Davi Miss F. Reay Mr & Mrs Clarkson Comdr. W. W. Reed,
"Dya Mme. E. Errault Mr D. Reichulman Me F. Ferguson Mr. F. Reichelman Mr and Mrs. Mr G. Risch g
Flitter
Mr M. Rishwood Mr 8. G. Forbes Mr D. Ritchie
and children MrH-R FraŻA MV Frize Mr M. Ganjoin Mr
A. Garther.
Mr Gestreand Mrs S. Gosaler MeV. Goulboura
Mr and Mrs I Gray
Mr G. Grimble
Miss Vrimble Mr and Mrs Robt.
Hull
Mr K. Saka Mr R Balle Mr J. H. Scott Miss K Sewall MrCE. Seybt', Mr. Fl. Sheeban IR D. Steldon Big Shera Miss Shlafer Mrs M. Stado Mrs W EL-Sparkes
eise und scientific, and the protection by in England should tolerate the fact that Ming D. Grimble I. Stalker dag-outs much more practical und wienti- Ee na I had found hitherto existing
A REAL CAMARA DRINK.
Together with this, I found a real camaraderie existing between the Iritish and French officers, as well as between cur Tommies and the poilus.
Transport had made marvellous strides, and if I at any judge et all, I fall to are where the Germans will beat us either in detail or mathematical exactitude.
Nearly the whole of this applies equally to our own people; our Tommies are still the most cheerful people in the world, particularly the Tommie at the Front, end especially is this the case where men endure the greatest privations and ren the graver risks of war.
Capt. T-PH Mr and Mrs W. A.
Kannibel
Mr. W. van der.
Star
huge numbers of young am able-bodied men are allowed, not merely to live under
MIL. Brawait Taylor circumstances of great comfort. high
Mr G. F. Telst Mr C. P. Templeton salaries, high wages, high profits, but that
Mr G. Earper
M. F. G. Thompson these people are heing screened by Mr H. dee Hartog Mrs B. E. Thompson
Mr J. R. Them.sou influences which are most sinister and Mr A.C. Hayton
Mr Heacock Mr P. Thomson
Capt. H. Trowbridgo spicious. The very fact that thivisions Mr A. Hicks and battalions are attenuated, accentuates Mr and Mrs Pan! MT. Truebida
Hodgson
Misa T. Veldhuyzen Mr. & Mrs Hoogers Mr A.G. V. Velthuy- this feeling.
khuye MrW.R.Hoogwerff Mr C. Vernis MrA.Shelton Hooper Mr Thos. Vint
Mr W. J. van Wag-| Mr L. Hope Mis R. C. Howard lendonk
fr T. A. Hoyt Capt. and Mrs R.
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The message of the Tommies at the Front to our men at home is - Do your bit, do it every time and help up." They well know what the pacifists have cost us, in Russia and in Italy, and "ther realise the oncoming of another million of Germans released. from the Russian frontier. They are blaming the pacifiste, Lot merely of Russia who have destroyed The making of ronde, their drainage and neutralised the revolution; but they and upkeep, the formation of the old-are Barcest against our own pacifists who fashioned English diiches have all added callously exn't in the anarchy and the definitely to the efficiency of the war murder which exist In Rossia. While they accept the burra imposed by the malignancy of pacifisth, they are none the less feeling and teadering hatred and passion against those who favour such movements.
machine.
Our own guza have grown in size.just as our shells hale grown in size also possibly, the French are cur superiors in the manufacture of shells from the stand-
Many I urge for the men that this pocifat movement would cost our own
point both of economy and efficiency-country a million of lives? The women
Iones Mrs M. Jolley
Mr A. C.Kater Mr E. M. Joseph Mr. Kepper De F. T. Reyt Mr and Mrs Klein Mr. Kniper. Mr and Mrs W.
Kenwermar
..sen
Mika Walker
Mr E A. Welhelmi Mrs J. Watson Mr and Mrs Weymouth
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Mr and Mrs 3. T.
Williamson MrN. L. Winniler Mr G. G. Wood Mr and Mrs B
Wylie
Mr and Mrs W, J.
Capt. T. L Larsen Wyn
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I now refer to the tapered enibi of the and children belonging to the men sacri- Mr. W. Abrams French shells, which give extra distance ficed will exact some revenge on the part Miss Abrand's and eliminate the suction which reunited of those who have been guilty. actively
guilty, in favouring & movement that has from the straight base type. Ales I found led to such catastrophic consequencen.
the French Enishing the interior of the shell with press tools during the forging and dispensing with the British methiod
of boring them at alter pressing. This practice of the French-finishing the, interior of the abell without, machining saves them hundreds of thousands of pounds daily, increases production, and apparently gives better results without in
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