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REPRISALS
known whether the same self-denying ordi- nanex is enforced in the servants' hall and
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 1ST, 1915,
THE GROWTH OF TRADE,
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THE SPIRIT OF THE BRITISH TROOPS. As for the spirit of our men, it has gone out to them that Sir John French said when the German assault bigan, Well, the further they ermo this way the harder. they'll get whipped.
The saying has almost become a battery with the Britis soldiers in the fighting lice.
THE PREVAILING HUE IN PARIS. The same informant tells me that black The growth of teade with neutral coun-
is the prevailing bae in Paris. While the housekeeper's room. At the patriotic tris, for goods made both here and London streets show a variety of colour, concert at the Albort Ifall it was noticed America, has come to such a pitch that the the dresses in Parisare sembr, for though not all the people are in mourningi that all the Royal Family locked in good shipping houses a day or two ago, or Opinion is rapidly coming round to the health except Queen Alexandra, who has example, issued warnings as to the trade these who are not adopt the black, in sym idea that England should adopt the sug-ben auch weakened by induenza and with Holland, for it se ms fairly clear pathy with those who are gestion of the Breton shipowner, that for bronchitis. But for the war she would that there has been trading with Germany, every merchant ship torpedoed, a German be ordered to take a yachting crtise. As in spite of many assurance to the co
may have something more ship now in a British or allied port should that is out of the question, it is difficult trary. bs confiscated, The argument at first to keep her amused, for owing to her dai- to do with the stoppage this week of all put forward against this was that Gerness reading to her is a strain, while she shipping to the Netherlands, a stoppage many has a large number of British ships cannot read for herself for a long period which among other things has presented She detests cards, but when sundry precious members of the fonint in her ports, but against that argument it at a tim is now urged that this circumstance should well enough takes to crochet, a farcuritssex from going to The Hague to gossip. with German fraus as to the prospects of sinusement of her youth not daunt us, because in due course we
Some of the same precious peace. will hava those ports at the mercy of our
femxies are not above auspicion of Ger- Bret.
man blood themselves, carry reprisals into the enemy's quarter, for only this work an official statement from Berlin says "talk of breaches of the laws of war is beside the point.".
The time has certainly coms te
GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES.
I hear that Crunt von Bernstorff, the German Ambassador in Washington, has
100,
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
of
While Tone on leave the Prince Wal's gave a dinner party to some of the younger of his brother cfficers, and he is now, according to all who have ecme into contact with him, every inch a man, without a suspicion of side,”**
FRINCE RANJI
FC
About the same time there camd on
ENGLISH-BORN PRINCE IN GERMAN AÉMY,
TO CONSTANTINOPLE. THE BIG DIFFICULTIES WHICH CONFRONT THE ALLIES.
The unique geographies}- protection of Constantinople, and the immers diffi culties which the Allies will have to overcome before capturing the Turkish capital, were eloquently described by members of the Royal Geographical Mr. D. G. Hogarth in an address to the Sucicts.
In a provincial paper the other day there appeared the following paragraph: Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein the son of Prince and Princess Christian; who is at this moment an enemy of this A continuous wall,' he said, "of broken shaggy heights faced Europe,
army, has been put in command of a camp. for captured British officers.”.
sea (at the southern end to a ravine: Yester-Ingoon) that it could hardly be turned
without command of that element.
not merely failed to escape a polished re-leave Prince "Ranji," as the Jam Sahih Country and an officer in the Girman approaching at either end so nearly to 1 buke for impertinence from President Wil of Nahwanagar is still known in England. bat he has failed also to raise moneyHe spent a week at Eastbourne, and at a in America to pay for goods already purrecruiting metting there he sat between the day Mr. Edward Legg, author of works on King Edward and the Emprees chased the, in spite of extraordinary Duke of Devushire and the Duke of Nor Eugenie, commented thusAssuming efforts to that end. The banking institu-folk, and made by far the best speech of
this to be true, one would give much to be tions which have been invited to partici- the evening. The constant manoeuvres in that camp when the English-born prince pate in a German loan have declined, of British airships over Eastbourne also is confronted by the heroic British officers the ground of the uncertainty of Germany gave him plenty of interest, accustomed and hear what the latter have to say to being able to deliver gold in New York
At the northern extremity of this wall the hill-system bent up the coastline, and most broken relief towards the Black while southward it developed its highest Sea. This high level continued right to the mouth of the Bosphorus, fell step-to further Asiatic shore. That fact explained and again sprung up steeply on the why no attempt had ever you been made
hy the time the netes matured, and the though he must bo to the bird-men at the former. The Almanach, de Gotheto rush Constantinople by landing forces
consequent probability of the not 's hav- ing to be renewed from time to time until the end of the war or the lifting of the British blockade. However, no Ameri-
It is understood
But
the fronts.
CRICKET.
proves that this prince, who owes suit and service to our revered Lord, King George V., yet wears the Kuker uniform In the held, has held a commission for several years in the German army--a fact well known to all. In July, 1907, as fully narrated in one of my Edwardian volumes, Prince Albert was a guest of the
on bar Black Sea coast.
more
"The unique geographical difficulties of the sea-approaches were even notorious. Whether you attack from the Black Sea or the Mediterraacan a narrow channel must be threaded, in one case 20 miles long, in the other 50. The shorter channel has been made more difficult by nature, the longer more difficult by military art
The mention of "Ranji" suggests cricket, a pastime that is sadly missing this year. I hear that the interval may Ca institution in New York has enter be utilized to bring the rules of the gams tained the proposal.
more into line with modern taste.. Lord that most of the so-called German-AmeriHawke is to be president of the M.C.C. can international banking houses have for the second year in succession-quite lavoured it, and may participate. their names-to-be made public. Very different is the case with France, which has found no difficulty in opening a credit of fifty million dollars in New York, out of which parent will be marle for war supplies ordered by the Republic. arrangement is said to be much more con- venient both in France and to New York
significantly enough they do not wish,ak innovation, by the way.It was, how. Empress Eugenio on her yacht when her broken, billy character, which combined
The
ever. cffered to the oldest member of the club, Sir Spencer Ponsonby-Fane, bat he declined owing to failing health,
THE PATRIOTISM OF IRELAND
The war has made Irand amenable to patriotic appeals, but I am told the entry of Lord and Lady Wimborne to Dublin on the appointment of Lord Wimborne to
Majesty repzived a surprise visit from the Kaiser. There was much merriment on the Thistle when a message arrived from the Kaiser asking what he should wear ' One of the En- when he came aboard. press party--a lady of the Bonaparte family-waxed rather sarcastic at the ex Pense of Prince Albert, son of a German
As for the Dardanelles, all the west- ern end of the Galliopli peninsula was of
population and roads to render it an unfavourable area for with lack of water and consequent lack of for military opera tions.
Unless the north-west corner of Asia Minor was held he found it difficult te believe that the Asiatic shore of the
that without a firm hold of the latter. Dardanelles could be secured; or, further, well as of the Galliopli peninsula, det
Marmore or safeguard its communica could either force page, at
than paying for the goods in cash. Since succeed Lord Aberdeen as Lord Lieuten. Prince, upon which Albert the Angiations when that is accomplished."
the war began the United States has made ant, was not as successful as it might have
·advanom to European countries of en. Her ladyship donned for the occa 250,000,000 dollars, nearly all of which hassion a cloak of emerald green that seemed been spent there for foodstuffs and muni
tions.
mistake.
THE COST OF VICTORY.
russian rtorted, "Oh you need not he
I was
Ho huffy am net a German. born at Windsor and my mother is an Englishwoman.”
ROMANCE OF THE WAR.
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a shade too direct a compliment to the isle of adoption, and as she smiled and
a quter romance howed her thanks when there were no We are hearing many THE HEALTH OF THE CZARINA. One of the curicus results of the war is cheers to encourage her, the quick-witted of the war, now-a-days quito apart from the improvement in the health of the Czar bystanders of the Dublin strects made rn the twenty thousand or so surprise packets Surprise and satisfaction are bemarks that wer merry but hardly respect now agitating the papers under the col- ina.
However, for the first time in the lective name of the war babies," ing expressed everywhere in Russian ful Breiety at the excelent condition of Her memory of this generation, the Irish of the quer st of these romances came to – Majesty, especially in view of the strain Guards Band has been received wherever light yesterday at Preston, when a sol- which the war has entailed on a nervous it has gone in Ireland with tremendous dier was arrested for being an absenten organisation which was never strong. She nthusiasm, and Nationalist M.Ps in He was brought up in civilian dress, and has a thousand and one calls upon her khaki have emphasised the change that explained that he was to be married in time and attention, and the boneft to her has come over the spirit of the Hibernian two hours to the widow of a soldier killed Nowhere more than in Ireland in the war. On this story being confirm- health has been remarkel with delight dream. by the Czar, who feared she would break did the Kaiser's intelligence officers make ed, the military authorities allowed the wedding to proceed, and, accompanied by down under her manifold engagements. a vast
an escort, the bride and bridegroom went But all prarasthenic tendencies sem to have vanished, and Society ladies are goin- When Mr. Lloyd George announced into the church in a taxi. Then the bride- menting that the active engroesment of her the House of Commons the other night the groom was released until next morning, mind has taken her attention of matters facts as to the cost of a single action when he was taken by the esdert back to calculated to disturb her nervous equili this great war, he made some of us under camp. brium. The real fact, very likely is that
stand more clearly than ever before the nowadays, with all Russin working for
Officers back from the front say that uns the overthrow of Germany, and Poland magnitude of the task that we have in
hand A writer who has made a special of the main anxieties of their lives is to within sight of Home Rule, the Royal study of the matter has since put the mat make the men keep their rifles clean. The Family can go about safely among their ter into a nutshell. He writes: "To win special virtue of the British soldier that applauding subjects, and the hand of the assassin no longer looms in the Czarina's mile and a half at Neuve Chapelle ha never believes in danger till he sees it 30,000 men out of 80,000 combatants were has its penalty in that it is hard to get him mind like a perpetual nightmare.
One officer says he put ont of action. That slight advance to prepare for it, cest the expenditure by the Allies alone of examined his men's rifles three times a day 138.009 shells. To exert similar pressure during the spells in muddy trenches. This simultaneously along the whole of the point is now receiving the urgent atten
requiretion of officers instructing the recruits of Westru battle front would
PRINCESS MARY.
KEEPING THE RIFLE CLEAN,
The eighteenth birthday of Princess Mary was to have been celebrated with befitting festivities. but the war altered all the plans of the Royal Family. Her 1,147,500,000 shells. To win victory at the New Army. One captain has already
made a reputation by his lectures on the importance of keeping the rifle clear.
health was drunk in temperance bever this rate would cost $10 millions of men, ages and there was none of the dancing of or 25 times the total number of the troop
As for the shells Now lads," he says, “remember your which she is so fond. That will have to engaged in the war. bs postponed for the present. The Prin required, reckoning the Neave Chapelle rifle is your best friend-your only friend. If it's not when you are in action. cass has a very strong will and plenty of figures, they would amount to 2,300,000,000
Her mother exercias and the cost would be about £1,600,000,000.clean and won't fire, where are you? If Individuality.
you don't keep your rifle clean there is Have you all a dominion over her, but her father and his If the seas were open to the Germans as entourage are more pliant in her hands. they are to us, they could hold the world only one thing to do,
a spare pair of boulacs). Very well, To a few friends she is a gossip, and they at bay for a generation. That is what the spare pair of bootlaces? (all soldiers have understand her even better than her distinguished Berlin profesors counted take cue of your spare bootlaces, the if to pull the tace and blow off your head. mother do's, for she is more reserved when on. Ignoring the power of the British the trigger, put the muzzle to your head, Her brothers, Fleet, they believed they could defeat the That's the one thing left for you. Now under the maternal eye. kowever, are her chief companions and she world, and that, at the worst, they could then, lads, what's to be done if you hadn't Since Neuve cleaned your rifle and the office coines round to inspect The squad cries loves riding with them. When the Horse not possibly be beaten." Show was on at Olympis last year she was Chapelle we have tak Hill 60 and dewith one voice." Bootlace, sir."? most eager to try all the jumps, for she is monstrated in sundry ways that the Neuve Chapelle figures were exceptional and a fearless rider.
that propertion of cost and sacrifice will The King, it is said, has been consider net be needed to bring Prussia to her ably surprised at the few prominent peers knees. We are making more and more and others who have publicly followed his munitions every day almost all the tex lead in total abstinence from alcolic duri works of Larcashire have joined the ing the war. He was led to believe that rush of output-and the Germans are show. there would be a tremendous revulsion ifing many signs of slackening supplies of he Isd the way, but there had been nothing. of the kind. Wherever he visits his host has perfores to be teetotal, but it is not
THE KING'S ABSTINENCE FROM ALCOHOL
war. Lacking, explosive shells they are now devising asphyxiating shells With a rotten' cause, they are now relying on stinks as part of their warfare for it.
UNEXPECTED MEETING IN PARIS. One of the caricatis of the war time in France, I un told by a man just back from there, is the way prominent men are met with unexpectedly. He was going down a Paris stries the other day, when Lord Kitchener drove past. On another occasion he turned the corner and almost ran into Mr. Churchill, who was supposed by his countrymen to be t home, in White- hall at the time. On the other hand, Sir John French is believed to sve paid a out anyone outside his own family and a hurrid visit home a few days ago, with-
for officials being the wiser.
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