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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21st, 1915.
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MR. BALFOUR ON GERMAN ARROGANCE.
FOOT HEALTH.
we might look forward with gloomy, prog: nostications to the international futuro of civilization, with the very doubtful com FOR SOLDIERS IN TRAINING. fort of having German "Kultur" rammed down our throats by German bayonets, It is frequently averred that an army KULTUR BY BAYONET.!" whether we liked it or not. He appealed marches on its stomach; but, more to the young-in whom he had always literally, of course, it marches on its feet. Mr. Balfour, addressed a large and believed not to undervalue the greatness Foot trouble is unquestionably one of a enthusiastic recruiting meeting at the of their destiny. It depended upon every soldier's greatest foes, says the Weat Colston Hall, Bristol, last month. He man in this great national cuergency minster Guscite, and blistered and swollen was accompanied by Mr. William Brace, sinking all minor and petty considera- fest are a common form of ailment with M.P., who also spoke,
bet gations. He did not for a moment doubt our Tommies now in training. As a The gathering was organized by the that the result of that meeting, as of drill sergeant remarked to the writer, the Bristol Citizens Recruiting Committee, thousands of others held in other parts matter is all-important, sinooit is which has been instrumental in securing of the country, would be that Britons impossible for a man to be of good heart some thousands of recrnits since August. would show an example to the world-a if he has bad feet. For some weeks they had ceased opera unique example--and would prove that, tions, but the War Ofice called upon them without compulsion and from a sense of for another 3,000 men and the Committes duty, they were ready to rally to the had been working hard for a week or two standard and take their full share in the before the meeting. The Colston Hall is great struggle now being carried on upon Occupied by Scottish troops from Salis the continent of Europe (Cheers.) bury Plain, but they turned out for this meeting the understanding being that it should not extend beyond 8.30, so that the Scots could take possession again before bedtime The Lord Mayor presided, and the hall was packed.
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THE CRIME CF A NATION. Mr. Balfour said that if 15 or 20 years ago any man had prophesied that in their lifetimo so many parts of the world would would have been looked on as a madman. Surely the question would have been asked-What is civilization, what is Christianity coming to if such things can bot They must not suppose that a catastrophe of this magnitude, affecting the whole civilized world, combatant and non-combatant, had not got ite causes deeply rooted in some historic past. It was not the accident of a day; it was not due to a dispatch having been answered or not answered at a particular time; it was not due to this casual circumstance or that. It was due to causes far deeper, far more profound, which had gradually and by, as it were an almost inevitable destiny led up to the terrible tragedy which we now saw before us.
It was quite true to say that we were at war because treaty obligations and national honour required as to support and défend a nation whose neutrality was violated with every circumstance of military horror and abomination. But the tragedy of Serbia and the tragedy of Belgium were but episodes in a still greater tragedy, and the crimes that had been committed in Flanders and in the north of France were but episodes in a greater crime than these against civiliza tion (Cheers.) It was the crime of nation which was resolved not merely to be powerful, to be prosperous, but which said, "All these things are valueless to me unless I can also dominate and coerce the whole civilized world." That was the root difficulty which we had got to face. That was circumstance which could never be forgotten either by those who took part in this war or by those who would have something to say to the settle ment after the war was concluded.
MEGALOMANIA
2 Always take off both boots and socks at night,
Colonel Josiah Oldfield, M.D., the woll- known Harley-street specialist, who at present is in Command of the 3rd (Re- cerve) Enat Anglian Field Ambulance, haa drawn up some salutary rules for the care of the feet; and although some of them Mr. Brace, M.P. (South Wales Miners) may not be found to be practicable on the said he and other Labour leaders had been field of action, nevertheless they all come criticized for the part they had taken in within the scope of overy man during the this recruiting campaign, but his reply course of training he is called to undergo to critics was this: We have no right to in this country prior to call to active enjoy the privileges of the national life service; and the publication of them may under stress and crisis unless we are probe the means of minimising much suffering pared to accept our share of respon and pain. They read as follows: sibility." (Cheers.) Germany had gone 1.Keep the feet clean, mad in her passion for world power, and it would take a long time to break hor arrogant spirit. It was not alone the German Emperor, it was not alone the military oligarchy-it was the German people who had been taught for 40 years that they alone had the right to world domination. That nonsence must be knocked out of them, but it could not be done by reading newspapers and admiring the courage of other people. He wished to place on public record his profound admiration of the way in which the sons of the noble families of Britain had given their beloved and their lives for the Empire. They had displayed a valour, a courage, and a self-sacrifice never excel- led in the history of this land and the sons of the common people had been equally valorous and soff-sacrificing.
INDIAN COTTON CROP. FORECAST.
3. Where it is very cold, or where duty makes it necessary to keep boots on during the night, take off the socks that have been. worn during the day and put on the pair of spare socks for the night.
4.At every opportunity wash out the socks. Turn them inside out and rub them well with soap, especially the feet, and rinse them with cold water. Keep on soaping, rinsing, and wringing them out until the water comes quite clean.
5.--Damps socks may be put on to march in, but not to stand or sit about in."
6-Where socks are worn in boles and large piece of rag is available, the bare foot should be placed in the centre of the rug, which should then be wrapped round the foot; and, if there is room in the boot, the old ragged sock should be left off, and the rag should replace the sock.
7-Whenever possible when off duty the boots and socks should be taken off, since the air hardens the feet and the removal. of hoots and socks reats them,
8-A new pair of boots should not at once be taken into regular wear; but should be worn for an hour or two each day for the first week or two, t
Calcutta, December 25th. The third general memorandum on the curront Indian cotton crop has been issued by the Director of Statistic, bring ing the information up to the end of last the season so far have been generally usually the cheapest) should be poured month. It shows that the conditions of
An eggcupful of oil (linseed is favourable, except in the northern into each boot a couple of days before the districts of Bombay, Deccan in the boots are worn. This not only softens the Punjab, the United Provinces and in leather, but prevents wet penetrating from Hyderabad state where damage has been without. done by heavy rain. The total yield is estimated at 4,000,000 bales, being 300,000 hales less than last year's outturn, is published last February.
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and thread should be drawn through it, 10. If a blister forms, a sterilised needle in order to remove the water in it without removing the protecting skin. Then a pioco of clean rag or preferably a piece of dry plain or boric. lint-should be. placed over the blister. If the blistor is caused by the rub of a boot which is, rather too long it is well to place several thicknesses of rag or lint over it, vtky qu 11-If the skin has actually been rubbed off, dust the raw place with boracic powder and apply dry borasie lint over it. If available, a little boracic ointment is very soothing
13When the weather is hot or the feet perspire, a dessert-spoonful of boracic powder should be shaken into cach boot of the State committeerden loft for the tender through perspiring may be har- The conference ended to-night, and most before putting it on. Feet that become South to begin active work in putting dened by soaking each night for five the fund into the hands of cotton pro- minutes in a strong and very hot alum ducers.
solution, or in a very hot bath into which
WASHINGTON, December 14th He was not alone in believing up to 20 The $135,000,000 cotton loan fund plan years ago that Germany; sated with glory to finance the surplus cotton crop was and absolutely secure in her strength, approved unanimously to-night by repre would feel that her ideal should be that sentatives of committees which are to aid | of a great peaceful, cultivated, and in handling the fund in the Southern 12-When the socks are hard they industrial nation, anxious for the liberty States, conference with the soup should be rubbed thickly into the sole should be turned inside out, and yellow of all and the determined ally of peace. After an all-day conference. That had not been the course of German cotton loan committee, which has final of the sock, so that the seap comes next to thought; Germany's ideals had not supervision of this fund, the representa the foot when the sock is put on again. developed on those lines. Unhappily or tives of the committees pledged themselves beef, unhappily for mankind, she had to give their best efforts to the successful apparently felt that it was not enough to operation of the fund. be great, honoured, wealthy, and secure but that no nation worthy of the name having domination within its grasp, should fail by all means, fair or foul, to pursue domination until it was recured. Although no definite information was He thought that was one of the greatest, forthcoming at the conference on how two teaspoonfuls of carbolic acid have if not the greatest tragedy in history. It much cash actually will be drawn from been added to each gallon of water, or very almost looked as if the war of 1870 and the fund to carry the surplus cotton crop, strong hot salt solution, followed by dry | the unexampled outburst of prosperity estimates ranged from $10,000,000 tong and vigorously rubbing with dry which succeeded it had turned the heads $7,000,000, and members of the cotton of a great nation and had polluted the loan committee were confident that hun
14-It should be remembered that consciences of a mighty people.
dreds of applications for loans would be cheap boots are always dear." Well- They spoke of their Kultur," of their in before January 1st
tanned, flexible leather and well-finished value, of their greatness, in terms which It was the opinion of most of those pre-boots cost more in the first instance, but he thought would never be used by any sent that between 4,000,000 and 5,000,000 repay the cost by greater comfort, by body with a sense of humour. (Laughter.) bales of cotton must be carried over until immunity from sore feet, and by longth The French in the days of Frederick the next year. It was estimated that about of wear. Great had reason to describe French cul- $150,000,000 would be needed to take care ture in terms far in excess of anything the of this cotton, and the general opinion a natural Germans had ever done or ever hoped to was that unless there was
Germany was not content to be on expansion of credit throughout the South the continent of Europe first among a large part of the loan fund will be used. equals"; but rather than that she should bo “everything" there was not a Briton who would not lay down his life gladly she never would be "everything" while there was one cartridge or one stout heart Jeft in this country. (Cheers.).
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SUPERMAN AND SUPERSTATE.
There was a fantastic conception, made in Goriuany, of what was called the super man-a monster of aggressive egotism. If he ever materialized he might well be left to the police (laughter) but "while the conception of the superman was merely absurd it was the idea of their superstate which had brought civilization 1 to the
superstate with which we had to deal. It was absolutely inconsistent with the true notion of a great community of nations. Was it not essential that we should come to an understanding as to how inter- national relations were to be conducted?
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Were the powerful always going to trample on the weak? To him and to all men of English speech, wherever they livel and to whatever nation they belonged, it seemed that the international future of our race lay in as far as possible spreading wide the grip and power of international law (cheers)in the raising more and more of the dignity of treaties between States, and that controversies which arose between Governments (as in every com- ́ munity they arose; between different. individuals) should be decided not by the sword but by arbitration. (Cheers.) That was an ideal which the Germans were trampling under foot in theory and in practice. The present struggle was more than national. The whole international future of the world, in his judgment, was hanging in the balance
THE INTERNATIONAL FUTURE."
If victory should go to those the law of yhose being seemed to be to grasp domina tion irrespective of scruples, then, indeed,
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