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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 1916.
WAR NEWS.
INFAMOUS GERMAN
SUGGESTION.
FOUL CHARGES AGAINST BRITISH" ADMIRALTY.
THE LOSS OF THE INDIA, S
The following are reported as having been lost in the auxiliary cruiser India,
The correspondent of the Daily News and in the North Seal:-
Acting Lieutenants Sydney Clark and Leader at Rotterdam wrote on July 22 -
The most outrageous charges yet emanat- Robert Nelson, Sub-Lieutenant Andrewing from Germany in regard to the sinking Dickson, Midshipmen Percival Potter of the Lusitania appear in to-day's Vossische and George Wood, Chief Baging Zeitung, in which Oswald Flamm, Privy Edwin Bothell, Assistant Engineer Roy Councillor and professor of naval construc- Thackeray. Assistant Paymaster Hortion, now makes the astounding assertions bart
Jones,
Wariant
British Telegraphist that Captain Turner and the Frederick Lovett All were megübers of Admiralty not only deliberately exposed the Roval Naval Reserve.
the Instanta to submarine attack, but Norway line protested to Germacoderated the sinking of the ship by Gluck
against the torpedoing of the auxiliary artificial means in under to drown Americans Elman cruiser India in Norwegian territorial and secure an American outburst against Germany Coming at the same time as Williams
the attack on the Orduan, the article is Whitehill
additionally interesting and outrageous.
which should be in every home
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MADNESS OF EUROPE.
Professor Fiamm says: "Everything A novel view of the American question depended upon the skilful exposure of the ...Pryor's Band is put forward by the Berliner Tage-Lusitania to submarine attack and the sink
blatt:
ing of the ship at all costs. To ensure tho success of the attack the ship loft New York at scheduled time, took her customary route, arrived in English waters at scheduled time, entered the danger zone in broad daylight, and at reduced speed. Despite wireless appeals, the Admiralty sent no assistance to the ship, which was torpedoed according to plans, and sank with a large number of Americans. It was then up to America to take the next step."
Pryor's Band
President Wilson defined the position do. to perfection when he caused it to be understood that for America there existed Pryor's Band neither a war nor at peace party, but only Victor Orch. Amerion.
Interpreted from a worldly point of ..Kaufman view it comes to this: That in regard to this war her action is directed not Campbell-Burgsinst any party, but against all, Vessella's Band againg: Europe as a whole.
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There is at the present, time a shortage in cargoes for Bangkok steamers. Tic- contly the fleeds in Canton district croated Kowloos Dook Staff (July) a demand and there were full cargoes for Interest" a number of the Norwegian chartered 31r. and Mrs. Wilding. Hoihow... steamers, which the charterers were not
Mr. H. O. Jones, Hailow slow to take advantage of. It is stated Mr. R. B. Cuthbert, Hollow that at one time. ne price of rics was a Mr. and Mrs. Stark Tollor, dollar a pidul moove the hitherto ruling rates in Hongkong, and at least five of the Arthur Lawrence' Taller. Hoilov steamers on the regular Bangkok-Si aga Gerahl Stark Toller, Hollow..... pore run were quickly transferred to take | "Anon cargoes to Hongkong, to take advantage Members of the usitation of of the high rates ruling there.
Engineers and Shipbuilders (July)
These chartered steamers nearly alanys return to Bangkok in ballast, and their extreme mobility from the charterer's point of view provides an argument against the theory that the shipping of the port can ever again be the monopoly of any one firm or steamship company, as it once was in the good aid clays. Millers, who are also charterers, follow the markets very closely, and nudny a captain coming up in ballast does not know where his next tra
His destination is naturally the will be. market where the price is highest. The smaller millers have to rely on this houts maintaining a regular connection with Hongkong or Singapore, and to ensure cargo room, steamship companies insist on cargo space being booked ahendi, I hap pens not infrequently that in the interval between space being booked, say, for Singapore, prices improve at Hongkong. but the booked cargo must go to Singa- pore, and even if it paid break the cou act and sand-the-ries-to-the-better-mar kob, there is the fizather difficulty of find-
This charming and kultured scientist then Is Europe mad, then, that it commite discusses another and even worse theory. har-biri in this fashion? Because The second explosion," he says, "granting fervently, though we may hope that Ger that there was no ammunition on board, many will emerge gloriously from the could only be the result of an artificial cause, struggle, it is me to be denied that, with intentional design to sink the ship at unless the way be found to make a speedy any cost, and executed by some bribed per- end of it, the way will leave Europe, our- son on board. The fact that lifeboats wereng a bottom to take it in, as the charted selves included, in such an enfeebled con-hung out in readiness preserved an appear steamer is ready to go forthwith, and gen dition that for decades America, with herance of careful management. As the investi-rally speaking the charterer Als his versi gation was behind closed doors the geneal with his own and his friends willings te public must remain ignorant of the real facts reap the benefit of the better market. till later developments."
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There is no alternative left to us; it is either a question of Europe's thraldom to America or of stopping the war at once, irrespectiva of other consideratious. Which one is the course of wisdom?.
GERANY'S COAL CRISIS. Germany, as well as England, has had her coal crisis, and, apparently, has dealt with it rather drastically. The Borlin Handels-Zeitung says:
The coal tyrants of the Rhenish-West phalian mining district have been taken by surprise by the decisions of the Federal Council, and they are highly indigrant at the interference of the im perial authority in their businese.
„To put an end to the dispute, the Prus sian Treasury representative demanded the repeal of the law as to Syndicalism, aad this the imperial authorities have granted:
That the price and wage control which the Prussian Treasury will shortly introduce will be mere formality may be gathered from the teachings of the pust. In 1912 the imperial authority simply rescinded the syndicate's charter because its coal quotations were consid- ered exorbitant.
Why bothered" in the coal imánsry, whether mineowner or mine worker.
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WHAT HOLLAND CAN DO.
TWICE BELGIDA'S FORCE READY IN
CASE OF GERMAN ATTACK.,
SECRETED IN A BOX.
Some teamers have lately made the round trip to Singapore in ton days in- cluding time spent in port, and it is said three trips have been made in a month.
A fourteen-year-old boy has recently found although five in two months is considered his way to the front trenches in France, after a good average by charterers.
Нія There is generally at this time of the having come all the way from Canada. father, it appears, says The Dasty Graphic,year less cargo available than earlier and belonged to a Middlesex Regiment, and came later in the reason. It is customary for over with one of the Canadian contingents those holding stocks to cry halt and con- to go to the front. His son, who was left besider the prospects of the coming harvest. hind, conceived the idea of getting to see his There is more than usual reason for this inther by stowing biasolf away on board a step this year. The success of the plaat- ship bound for England. It happened that some Canadian Volunteers for the front were passengers by the same bout which contained the little stowaway. He was discovered by them, and upon learning the wishes of the boy they decided to help him in his desire to see his father. This they did by secreting the lad in a large box. It would be impolitic to describe minutely how the boy got to the front trenches, but this he did, and saw his father. The military authorities sont the boy to Bulford. He visited the Record Offices at Woolwich, where he will be enlisted.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE. PARADES (CENTIAL POLICE STATION-6 F.M.)
In Mufti, with Hifles (except Recruits). Monday, Sept. 6th Indian Platoon under
Chief Inspector. Indian Recruits under Tuesday, Sept. 7th-Chinese Company under
Chief Inspector. Chinese Recruits under Sergeant-Major. Wednesday Sept. 8th-British and Portuguese
Companies under Chief Inspector. Thursday, Sept. uth-Band and Portuguese detaile under Crown-Sergeant G. L. S. Alves. Indian Recruits under Sergeant. Major.
COMBINED, PARADES,
POLICE RESERVE ORCHESTIA
The Hou. C. P. has sanctioned the appointment of F. Gonzales to be Conductor of the Police Reserve, Orchestri.
FATROL.
All Ranks (except Recruits) will parade at Holland is not powerless, says a wastor the Central Police Station in Uniform with in the Fortnightly Review, in an attempt Rifles on Friday, Sept. 10th, at 5.50 p.m. to estimate what may be Holland's sharp, for route march through Couteal future in the course of the European war. Police District. No exemptions except under
Her defensive system is far more caire-medical certificate. fully elaborated than was that of Belgium, and could not be overthrown or swept aside with the rapidity that attend ed the attacks on the Meuse forts.
"With his left flank secure by the water-line defences and the inundated region, a commander would be able to concentrats his attention on the points of crossing, not merely of the Meuse, but of the important canals Iring parallel with it, which constitute together one of the most important and complicated water Systems in Europe. No speedily attained or easily won triumph awaits, an invader in this region. The recognition of the fact that progress must be slow west of the Dutch Meuse was probably the reason that led the Germans not to violato Dutch territory last August when moet military authorities expected them to do 50,"
The writer, adds that Holland possessed aa efficient military force of at least 200,000 mea, which is double the force the Belgians had; and a German invasion now would be a very different thing from that which fooded Belgium with 700.000. soldiers by August 20th, 1914.
A SORUM WITH BAYONETS.
FOOTBALLER V.C.'R ACCOUNT OF GLORIOUS FIGHT."
Corporal James Upton, Sherwood Fores ters, a woll-known footballer who has just been awarded the V.C., in a letter written to his home at Lincoln describing the fighting, says
Inspectors and Sergeants are warned to in mediately make themselves acquainted with the boundaries of the following Sections:
Central Police District, No. 3 Section.
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Coloured plans of these Sections have been made by Crown Sergeant La A. Langley, and can be inspected in the Side Room, Centril Police Station. Printed slipe setting out the boundaries will also be issued for insertion in the Duty Reminders book.
F. C. JENKIN,
D. S. P(Heserve). HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
ORDERS BY LIEUT.-COL. A. CHAPMAN, V.D.
PÁBADES.
Parades for Saturday, 4th instant-Na.
Gun Club Hill, Kowlɑun :---
DETAIL
On duty until morning of 7th inst-No. 1 Sea Art. Batty, Left Sec. M. G. Co. and Pte. Greaves of Right Sec. M. G. Co. Officer on duty Capt. Armstrong. Detention Camp, Kowloon
On duty to-night-No. 1 Sec. Art. Batty, Lelt See: M. G. Co., and the following members of Right Section M, G. Co.: Pres. It. Anderson, Benjamin, D'Azevedo, Pereira, Tavares, F. Ellie, C. A. Golden berg and Wilnaukę Officer on duty-Capt. Wolfe.
On duty to-morrow night-Centre Section
M. G. Co
Officer on duty-Lieut. Wright. On daty 5th inst.-Civil Service Co. Orderly Officer until 7th instant-Lieut.
Kennett. Orderly Sergeant until 7th instant-Sergt.
DRESS.
"We were sitting down to breakfast when one of our lookout men shouted the A warranted care for all Germans were coming and started firing. acquired or constitutical Dis They were coming not in dozens but an charges from the Urinary hundreds. The captain shouted, "Take Organs in either sex. These good eim, my lads, and fire low, famous Pills also care Gravel, did, and they were falling like corn. We Pains in the Beck and all Still they came. Weight of numbers Kidney Disorders, Free from made us retiro for a short distance,
Bullock. I mercury. Forty years' suc was quite enjoying myself. coes, Sold by all Chemists like playing a football match and you
It was just Reference Corps Order No. 2 of 30.8.15, and Storekeepers throughout were one goal up and fearing the other serves) requiring Army pattern boots or members-of-the-Corps-(including the Re- team scoring before i was time.
In the gateway of the brick kiln we
Army socks must apply to the Orderly placed a Maxim gun. About a hundred Boom in writing but later than 6 pm, on yards down the road the Germans were
Wednesday, 8th inat coming. We formed up waiting for the order. It was like being pricked with pins and needles. At lest the order came, and we met them hand to hand.
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ed crop is at present a very open question, Already acknowledged Lists 1/45 203,078.60 and unless the conditions improve greatly
8264,049.34 by the end of this month, there is reason to expect a sharp advance in the price of Less discount on sub-coin for which has to be reckoned with is that the shortage of the rainfall has held up a nu-Monthly Subscriptions ber of paddy boats from reaching the main already acknowledged Lists 1,45 56,177.40 waterways,
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SINGAPORE DEFENCES,
MEN NOW CALLED OUT FOR
SERVICE
Remitted to London:-
£17,000 @ 1/9, 5/16
7.0001/97 & 1/10 2,000 @ 1/9
Balance in hand Hongkong, 2nd, September. 1915.
32.72
$264.916.62 2,257:04
*923,351.0
290,117,47
33,233.50
N. J. STABB
Hon. Treasurer.
The Straits Times.says:- The time allowed for the purposes of residents affected by the Reservo Force and Civil: Guard Ordinance who may have neglected to comply with the THE BLINDNESS OF VIRTUE, regulations are in the hands of the autho rition and liable to the pains and penal Dies which have already been made public. Zeitung is astounded and amazed by the The official Norddeutsche Allgemeine The register, however, has to be kept open folly of disinterested parties in order that new arrivals in the Colonying themselves to be hoodwinked by Eng in allow may be gathered into the fold. this morning 900 names had been received, despotista.
Up to land's crafty insinuations about German but this total includes a number of sea-mod natural thing in the world:-
German militarisu is the faring men whose ability to fall into line with others will be rather restricted by of the old powers would throw themselves In the consciousness that the wielders the duties which take them out of port.
A special Government Gazette published trees of Constantinople hurl themselven on the new power, as the dogs in the to-day contains proclamations whorein, on the new arrivais, Germany strengthen- under the new measure, the Governored and developed her military power. authorises the calling out of men to undergo training in the Reserve Force in Singapore, and the establishment of a Civil Guard. It is also notified that the Governor has appointed the following members if the committee for Singapore for the purposes of the Ordinance:Bi Evelyn Ellis, Lieut. Col. Derrick, Messrs. R. Poirce, A. Agnow and A. W. Still.
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THE BRITISH LOSSES.
COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS-
WARS.
The Lancet, discussing the statistics of the casualties announced by the Prime Minister in the House of Commons in the middle of June, says:
Retorting to the sapient friends of could not have remaincil as she was with peace and concord who ask why Germany out striving after greater power, we would say: Do not these wiseacres know that to live is to grow, that stagnation and death ere syuymous For forty years Germany worked for peace, War came in spite of our peaceful strivings.
The war took its course: Germany. fought alone, without looking around her for help. England begged, threatened, pushed all other countries into the fray, so that she herself night be spared ite Tonrors.
Naturally German diplomacy, too, sought to work in Germany's interests in the neutral States Here is the great outstanding difference: Germany per suaded all to remain neutral; England and her Allies employed every possible Of the total losses in the Army the means to force them to abandon their killed numbored 3,327 officers and 47,015 neutrality. mon-commissioned officers and men,
In
.
Who, then, of the two belligerents is
no previous war of which we have the one who aims at the limitation of the accurate statistical records has there been war, who the one who desires to extend so great a loss of life in a similar periodope? of time, and the figures dealing with the That in the face of facts such as these Army can be submitted to certain rough the friends of peace should be found on comparisons....
the side of the allied Powers represents Throughout the Crimean campaign the one of the most wonderful cases of mental British losses were 2,765 killed and 12.094 blindness that the world has ever seen." wounded; and our Allies lost 8,250 killed and had 39,888 wounded. In the Franco- German War of 1870-71, during the whole period from July to April, the Germans had 17,570 killed and 96,169 wounded. | In the Russo-Turkish War of 1877 the Russians lost 32,780 killed and had 71.268. wounded. In the South African War there were 5,256 killed in action and 26,285 wounded. In the absence of autho ritative statistics as to the numbers of men engaged, it is impossible to compare the relative fosses by wounds and by ous experiences. death in the present campaign with previ-
KOREAN MINING DISPUTE.
BIG CLAIM AGAINST FOREIGN COMPANY
Wo learn from the Scout Prest that a Korean miner named Chai Yungtai, of Seoul, has brought a suit in the Seoul Local Court against the Collbran Bost- wick Development Company, claiming the sum of Y.113,660. The first hearing of the case will be held on the 20th instant. covered a promising copper mine at The plaintiff alleges that in 1893 ho dis. Kapsan, South Hamkyong Province, and secured the right to work the mine. He carried out preliminary work investing no small capital in it, Subsequently, however, the Mining Law was revised, anal
missing is ns 1 to 4.25, or 23.5 per cent. The ratio of killed to wounded and In the Crimea the ratio of killed to the number wounded and missing was as 1 to 4.4, or 22.7 per cent; in the Franco German War of 1870 it was as 1 to 5.70, or 17.53 per cent; in the Russo Turkish Wer it was as 1 to 317, or 45.88 per cent, faking advantage of this it is alleged the
per cent
The proportion of killed to with the authorities concerned to secura
In spite of orders that no notice, sign-in South Africa it was as 1 to 6. or 20 defendant company allod an application It was a glorious fight. We charged them board, advertisement, etc., should be writ wounded has therefore so far been similar the rights at Kapsan Mine. Subsequent time after time, and at last we got then ton in any European languages except to but lightly in excess of, our experi-ly a contract was concluded between Mr. on the move. German corpses were piled Greek or German, the Tanin newspaper is
frenches back and some of their's, We
Among officers, the proportion of killed to wounded has been in the present war much higher than in the case of the men
up all the way. At last we go our obliged to confess that its European edi./ences in the Crimea and South Afric had not been in the trenches long before tion has been published by official permits they were shelling us, and for five and sign in French, that being the only Euro
band or head an inch,
a half hours you could not raise your pean language generally understood in-namely, as 1 to 2.3, or 43.61 per cent,;
Comtantinople.
it forms our main anxiety,
Chai and the Company to transfer tha mining rights to the Company on bindi- on that the Company paid Mr. Chai as indemnity the sum above stated, The Company, however, failed to pay, hence the suit.