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THE WESTERN FRONT.
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THE BRITISH FRONT.
NEMY STILL OFFERS
RESISTANCE.
LONDON, Oct. 21.
12.30 p.m.
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
reports:-
THE CHINA MAIL.
MINISTRY OF INFORMA-plied with copies. On receipt of No. 3
TION & THE FAR EAST.
REJOINDER TO LORD BEATERBROOK.
Wa reproduced a few days ago a couple of letters published in London papers relating to the
I wrote at oces to the War Dilice, pro- testing against an issue which was calculated to produce among the Chinese people a not altogether satisfactory im- pression
EXAMINATION OF PASSPORTS.
JAPANESE OFFICIALS.
INQUISITION.
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AT SHANGHAI,
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1. The title, date, and letterpress to the pictures warn reproduced from a handwriting of low type, such as might the two large charsetors of the title be expected from an uneducated man,
Ministry of leasing as a noticeable angle."
This to a
very front line.
2. "Truth is a mistranslation of the written by Professor J. H. Longford
title. (formerly a Consul in Japan), the other.Since ity Guzotte; sincerity, that is
The t
two characters used reas I reply, by Lord Beaverbrook,
as a state of reing sincere, & virta on He says that, to judge by a recent success by first set without.] which Confucius particularly.enlarged. The term does not in the least convey what I assume was intended; namely the truth about the war, which can be expressed easily and intelligibly by four
Information end the Far East-ugation which puts caligraphy in the pin Chronicle, who recently made a Mercury report, Mr. Tanakasapesed the
Below we give Professor Longford's rejoinder, and also a letter from Mr. In loyal operations we cleared up Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Colsimple characters
W. J. Gessson, formerly Head of certain points where the enemy was atill resisting in the evening and Hongkong Offica
At the Cercle Sportit Francais groun:ls on the 13th inst the final of the Men' Singles Championship was played be Mr. Bobert Young, editor of thetween Mesais. J. Elmore and I. Tabaka.
Contrary to expectations. anys, the trip to North China has some interest Championship without undue diosity ing remarks to make on the examination by three sets to one, the secres reading recently bad some practical experienes of passports in Japan, of which he has 4-7, 8-8 and 6-0,
experience on the Saingo Mars entering Japanese ports from Manila, Hongkong and Shanghai, the Japanese police officers appear to conceive that it is their duty to institute personal
Af Tanaka foreshadowed his ultimate conceding game. In the second improvement eventually proving sue set Mr. Elmore showed wondrous cessful by 7 gaines to 3.
The third set-found Mr. Elmore at one time in a very commanding position Playing plucky ophill game, Mr.
3. Ia No. 3 King George is notally inquisition into the antecedents of each as he enjoyed a long lead by games to apoken of as a Tributary Priner of China.
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Romeries was beaten off with heavy -enemy loss.
"Our advanced troops. north of Denis soutique to adranes and are in contact with the enemy. We are nearing St. Amand and the line of the Schallt north
of Tournal
LINE..
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whether he had
Six,--Lord Beaverbrook's letter in from me. In my original letter I took Monday Men Post demands a replyy and oficial communication in which generation. exception to the qualifications of Mr. Canfie Owen is Cuntrer of Propa ganda in China and Japan, und quoted two recent concrete illustrations of the unfortunate results of that gentle nga's ignorance of both countries ENEMY TO HOLD TO HUNDING the most competent expers assistance alau suggested sery tentatively, that might have been found among the tired members of His Majesty's Consular Service now in England. Lord Beaver brook maintains that Mr. Cunliffe Owen is entrusted to him as former director of the biggest British enterprise in Japan," and as organiser and director of the biggest British enterprise in Chins": as "having spent some time in the East and travelled there extensive. The British Second Army has reachedly"; and, i in another part of his letter, -the Schelt, north-west of Tournai, and as "baving in a special area.”
LONDON, Ost. 21. The latest reliable news seems to abow that the enemy will try to hold the line of "Derivation" Canal from the Datch Frontier to the Lys at Petegom, the Scheldt, Foret-de-Raismies and the
Hunding line.
suited for the
spent his life in organising
Before writing to you E-looked through the list of Mr. Cunliffe Owen's thirty
is approaching Poet-de-Raismes. big
The French have captured a bridge beal over Derivation" Capal at Nevelle and one over the Lys at Gram-
mene,
THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE-IN
MARCH.
SIR DRAIG'S DESPATCH.
games to 8. applause when he won the third set by b
Leal and earned a well-merited round of
Tanaks won six games of the real in the Maintaining his winning form Mr. fourth and final set and thus deservedly claimed championship honours.
On the afternoon's play. Mr. Tanaka His wonderful agility, held bin In was easily the better player of the two
initiative were most marked. agood stead whilst bis generalship and
inly have been returned instantene were put to an inquisition lasting ton At Nagasaki several of the passengers had been used would cer ously to the sender for alteration. In minutes or a quarter of an hour, partly tainly No King George's personal name was it would seem, for purposes of curiosity given in Chinese characters, the result and partly for practice in English. An to the car being something like Chow- tchy. In Obins the use of the sover American missionary, who has been out forbidden. It might neither be uttered asked what college be was a graduate sign personal name was always strictly in the Far East for many years, was aor written, except in the latter case by of,
modification of the word; just as in degree and what degree it was. The Raglish we might write King Gearge" The Chinese editor responsible has since
same passanger was asked if he was. censed to be connected with the paper, married, and replying in the affirmative and Nos. 1 and 3 have bean properly was asked where his wife was, On quisitor proceeded to ask if the pas deuls with the absurd title, however, being atished on this score, the in still remains.
senger had any children. Learning that there were three children living (none of these being on board, it must be remembered), be then desired to know their ages and so the inquisition went on. All this time not the slightest defect had been discovered în thà passport held by Dr, which f
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HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE YOU GOT
Mr. J. Elmore was as usual very five at the net hit was repeatedly beaten by the fast returna of his opponent
MK V. H. Bourne of the Shanghai Lawn Tennis Association presented the Cup to Mr. Tanaka, and congratulated him cas bis very fine exhibition. Boj mentioned that this was the second oocasion in which the Championship was won by a Japanese tennis player.
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SIR-To carry out her great pro- correctness of them all, I repeat that grammoa America is building a large experience in the tobacco trade, a brief fleet of transports and food ships. After and transs local experience of what the war this merchant marine will ̧ba ia an utterly insignificant item in the used in America's enormous aggregate feign trade of both Chine ani Japan is no qualification of pre-arrying trade. It is to be expected
FF that enemy propagandists will endeavour "What is the value of a passport if England at the time for ascertaining paguodis among the highly-cultured LONDON, Oct 21.
and astute peoples of these countries,o use this American merchant Beet as the information concerning the heldere exact condition of things in this
the of "The A despatch from Field-Marshal Sir even if Sir, Cuniille Owen'e whole time a basis for arousing distrust between the ia to be treated as of no account? Why
And thoughs ams? be alten to the Allies. Guarantees of fair dealing in should a lady be asked to state when Prese, Me. T. Rugbos Prime New and Comfortable Cars Douglas Haig, dated July 20th, covering instead of being shared with thirty-this matter are found in America's she was married, aceing that the pass. Minister of Australia, said we might well the operations since the" first week of
ix commercial companies. have unselfish palier in fighting for demo port with ita information that she is a be proud of the Press in this country. December last bar been published
vor two instanecy file results crues, in President Wilson's devotica married woman gives all the information The British Press bird set an example Chief interest lies in bis account of of his controllership. Lord Beaver
this to the cause of humanity, and also in that can rightly be required? As indi- by preserving an even balance in
FAK. It had peformed its mission the Gerno offensive of March 21. He brook ignores both. begins by emphasising that the dificut correct and are at both calculated to America's past record. Fresident Wilaca cating the alight knowledge of English remarkably well.
In reply Sir George Riddell declared cias created by the transition from the emphasise either the incompetency oedemonstrated to the world that the possessed by one of the police officials offensive to the defensive policy, neces- the apathy of this section of Lon people of the United States are not at Nagasaki auto, examina passports, that at the end of four years of war no Beaverbrook's department of the Gov-Eghting for the permanency of their he asked one lady what year she was one could suggest that the Britisli nows sitated by the collapse of Russia, were ferment? Mr. Cunliffe Owen has the own liberty alone, but for the liberty ef married, and on being told it was in papers had given up one whit of their secentnated by the reorganisation of assistance of euch advisers as Dr. Giles civization everywhere. It is unthinkable 1899, he remarked, after consideration, independence. The Press was an ind the British Divisions from a thirteen and Professor Parker, both axols that a nation fighting shoulder to that she must have been married 99 eriticisms as it was when the war started: pendent to-day in its judgment and battalion to a ten battalion basis and in China, both wuthorities of the very shoulder with other great democracies years ! Probably he meant 19, but it by the extension of the British front to be and the second in Liverpool should, after the war, turn its resources seems extremely doubtful whether the of The Dominions Press.
Lord Burnham, in proposing the toast highest rank, but the first lives in Can-
said that Barisis. Meanwhile, the large reserves which the enemy was able to create by How often is either con ulted as to the against them for trade couquests of the information concerning the validity of the Imperial Press Conference in 1909 daily exerative details of the section very kind which were largely instru-passports acquired by an official with so did more than was ever known to solidify transferring numerous Divisions from On the subject of an expert adviser onment in bringing on the war. little knowledge of English is likely to public opinion throughout the Empire the last enabled him to carry out Japan, a specialist familiar with the If our ships do not bring prosperity.be of valac. Of what importance can it before this death-birth of a new world. ex ensive training with units completed people and their psychology, Lord to our neighboure as well as to curselves, possibly be to ascertain whether thest in those days, they turned over the leaves
to establishment.
south of Barisis to Gouzeaucourt.,
The
Are not both
judiciously
Beaverbrook is though Japan is very far
am loth
silent,
retired Consula to whom I had alluded. I thought it necessary to do so as I had not the smallest expectation that either
his or Mr. Cunliffe Owen's acquaintance
own neglect in providing ocean trans- port for her own trade.
A
seems to have shed for good and ail The nation," said Lord Burnham,
of the Sibylline books together, and were being the our own pride in the achievement will passport holder has any friends in somewhat wiser than Tarquin. They paid The Intelligence Department on
least important of our Allies among the be diminished. Oar ships will be Japan, who they are, and what is their some heed to the warning word, though March 1 reported that the enemy Great Powers, and he mast know, if he operated after the war upon principles social or commercial position! Yet perhaps, not as much as they would would probably attack on the Arrast knows anything at all about its present which recognize human and national such questions were pat. It a lady is they been taken into the confidence of the Quentin front on Marsh 20 or 31. The political feeling, that there is urgent rights and equities. This is part of the travelling, why should there be an the name of the British Fress be thanked Government as they were to-day, In British dispositions to meet the expected need for judicious and extensive pre-consistent policy of President Wilson. inquisition into the busincas offensive wara as complete as the time pagandism ia car antional interests. It is made plaia in his public state carried on
you with troops available could make them,
by her husband, the the Prime Minister for what he had done to enable the Fress throughout the connected with, er his Empire to do the full measure of its General Sir Hubert Gough's Fifth Army Lord Benverbrok's pemonalities av te mental. It is also plain in the history firm de is
Even these duty to the public which it served then held a 12-mile front from just gards myself, I may any a few words. of the United States, which is free from position in the firm
Bią memory is
Britain note Accurate when he say selfish aggression towards either terri-questions are harmless compared to an
After fourth an energy
of bloody war,
and enthu number of Divisions in the line only brought my qualifications prominently tory or trade. In building ber merchant interrogatory repreatedly put by the Na was paleating
to his notice I
I merely referred him to Best America plans, first of all, to wingasaki police officials "How much siasm to which she had long been allowed an average of one Division to "Who's Who" for an account of my own the war, and after. that to overcome her money have you got? To be asked stranger. Instead of the ok pose of 8,750 yards of front
carcer as illustrative of those of the
self-questioning doubt about everything, this question before a large number there was a living faith in the righteous General Sir Jalian Byng's Third
of people waiting their turn to beness of their high cause which inade all Army held at 27-mile front from north of Gouzeaucourt to south of Gavrelle,
States are preparing to develop trans and when one Russian offer whose
To this end the people of the United subjected to the ordeal is embarrassing, things possible. the average longth of front bed by each with Japan would have informed them portation on their owd, trade routes, passport was in order, and who bad Division being about 4,700 yards. either of my name or that of any other without disturbing the trade or rights answered all interrogatories satisfact that obvions and traditional defect of Altogether at least 84 German person who has endeavoured to con of other nations. And they, further-arily, was asked this question, the ita qualities which the foreigner believed Divisions participated in the operations tribute to the knowledge of the country
race-the snobbishness, as Thackeray of March 21st, the number considerably and people of Japan in Great Britain. more, hope that the American merchant replied "Plenty," and seemed disinclin-to be an ineradicable fastinet of the Thereupon the aid, of thinking meanly of mean exceeding the total forces comparing and his accusation that I am ignorant marine will play a large part in bring.ed to say more. the entire British Army in. France. of British trade in Japan is unfortunateing the neighbouring democracies of Editor of the Japon Chronicle, whose things."
when made in the columns of the the bemisphere closer together. Sug passport was next in order to be The total British force on the origical Morning Post, in which I was highly gestions of selfah motives will, of examined, asked the official what battle-frout on the morning of March complimented during my official career course, be circulated in connexion with authority he had to put such questions. 21at was 20 infantry Divisions and on the efficient discharge of my duties theflect we are building. Every nation The official replied he was asking the three cavalry Divisions, of whom 19 in this respect. infantry Divisons were in line"
You have permitted me to ventilatelined up against autocracy can be de-questions under the authority of regila- appeared to me and what I stil pended upon to detect the source of tions issued by the Japanese Govern- consider to be a
to be a public scandal, possibly such suggestions, discount them, and meat. It was thereupon pointed out to fraught with consequences seriously maintain a solid line for democracy and bim that no regulations issued could Mr. Handley Page prophesied, at a detrimental to the interests of the Em-humanity until the end.
justify many of the questions that were meeting of the Barage Cluh, that im- pire, and, an I cannot abuse your hoe-
being pqt, that all questions should be mediately on the declaration of peace pitality continuing a controversy):
directed to the identity of the person it would be possible to begin an air which must be in some degree of a per- sobal nature, I now, with your permis-
holding the passport, that before isoing service between London and Marseilles, gion, close this correspondence as for sa
passports the respective Consular with a single atop at Paris for an over I am concerned.—Yours, &c.,
authority had put all the questions that haul and petrol: wenden
into the cost of an JOSEPH H. LONGFRD.
were relevant, and that it was an insult 800-mile service, which could be run at to the Governments issuing the pass a profit, both for mails and passengers, ignore the information at a rate but little in excess of the pro embodied in the documents and issued sent cat un mile would work out, under the seal of the various „Gover mente concerned.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE "MONNING, FOST." femor Longford's letter on the above Sir-1 read with much interest Pro- abject, and the reply from Lord Beaver- brook. Will his Lordship be good enough to inform the British public what British interests Mr. Cunliffe Owen and de Bausmarez and a jury composed
Before His fonvor Judge Sir Havill
'portato
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"This explanation of the duties of
AFTER-WAR AIR POST.
BETWEEN LONDON AND MARSEILLES.
He had gone
The cost per ton
st 20jd.. and the cost per Eassenger mile to 1-38d. It would be commercially possible to carry six passengers at 2td. per mile, while letters would go 800 zailes for less than Id. per ounce. America would become within reach in Sir Joseph Ward said he had decided
directed in Japan, and, farther, what of Messrs. F. B. Piteniri, P.A.H. Chaman examiner of passporta appeared to a day and a half, park Maps poem
Ele
Ellie I. Ezra,
WAE
HOW TO TALK.,
is the
nama of the company in Chins he berg, C. J. G. Hill, Cock and starts the oficin! considerably, and to introduce an aeroplane postal service is interested int To quote his Lordship's Mcintyre, Mr. own words of Mr. Cunliffe Owen: organised and directs the biggest, British charged with giving the sum of $100 to after that the questions he put were directly the war was over. enterprise in
in China and all its insumer Oil Ca. of New York, contrary to the own cave pointed out that all the Kung Lao-hun, a servant of be Standard more discreet. When the Editor in his able branches and distributing agencies Prevention of Corruption Act, and also legitimate information required was are at the free disposal of the Ministry with conspiring with Chinese go embodied in the passport, and that he Mr. Alfred Mond, the First Commis for Propaganda." What is the enterprise, between and others whose names are declined to answer any other questions, moner ol Works, has expressed readiness and at what porta in China is it establi anknown to commit the above offence. tdarrangs with Mr. S. J. Waring the shed? Like Professor Longford, I lived
Mr. H. P. Wilkinson, Crown Advocate, the official passed, the document A dialogue between a woman and a forra which the proposed permanent many years in the Far East, but not a with Mr. B. Femanden, prosecuted, and without word. The whole thing is a constable who was seeking to serve, e war shrine in Hyde Park shall take an official Another difference, I a Mr. S. C. Jenkin, instructed by Me, I farce Where there in some reason summons on her husband was repeated Over 100,000 persons deposited flowers not seeking an appointment from Lord P0. Master, c'elended on the present shrine in ten daya.
for doubting the bolder's lond fides at Old-street Police Court by the wife. Beaverbrook. It is, however, an extre- Mabusiness men place flowers prdinary incidense that during my the end of which time they returned a identity are slearly in order, but to What do you mesul laquired the The jury retired for 55 minutes at gasstians with a view to establishing Where's your old man asked the
constable. GRAA thair way to work," anid Mir. C. long residence I never heard of Mr verdict finding the accused guilty of the treat every bearer of a passport as a woman F. Hixham, honorary organiser of the Cunliffe Owen Yours, &c,
charge
thera
shrine, and the number soldiers on leave ho visit ibis Buroris. ing. The present shrine is made of wood and canvas, and draped; but wo want womething that would not be s much afected by the weather. MP. S. Waring
who put up the temporary shrine, is willing to spend whatevor in necessary to erect a proper one
W. J. GRESSON,
Stoke House, Bevern Stoke, Worcester
-shire, August 28/ IMPROPAGANDA
|_ Lordship:—You have been con- suspect is to destroy the very object | Where's your guw nor 1--- victed of offering a bribe to the Jaodah with which the document is fasued, haven't any gay nor. of a launch. I think it is well that it which is that reputabla parsons may Thon where's your husband 7 saker should be closely understood that an pass from one country le another with the constable enactment such as that under which out interference. The lapections of that's the way to talk about you are convicted, is one which may be
géntirman, Enid the wife in Tha passports are begun at Nagemki, Dr. H. A. Giles, Professor of Chinese temptation to take property out of the
of great valan to us here because the repeated at Kaho, and again repeated it Caribridseries to the Morning hands of a Chinese and the facility with at Yokohama, zaif it warp impossible L'ost, on August 20th, 1816, as follows whie's that may be done at no consider for the officials as one port to trust
With reference to the recent Tetter of ahle expense renders it a crime which these at another. The whole proceed Professor Longford of British prop should be carefully guarded against Ling while eansing the maximum amcont gands in the Far Kant and Lord Beaver cannot feel that your is an aggravated of irritation, is afsolutely useless brook's reply, kindly allowi me to state case benasserat soms that this con d not
present" condusid.” It requires thor- WEEN you have a fallaess and that I am aol the Dr. Giles
mentioned bate been long prescitated. The maty weight in the stomach after by Lord Beaverbrook an having dried ter is ons which must have come to you ough re-organization in the interils of Application eating you may know thịu you have | the section" of the Ministry of Informe mind shortly befire its executim, eficiency, and caro should at least be ventory too much, and should take one of tion... Bo far from sdvising. I ind rover, those dreumetances I do not think id is taken that officials sent on hoard ship fore the rich Thamberlain' Tablets to aid your even heard of the illatrated paper necesario inflict sentance of imprimim for the purpose of ezatiming, passports, and soon rid digestion. (6For belle by all Chemiata al called Truth (until the scared number ment, but I shall order you to pay is the bay
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