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THE
** CABINET CRISIS.” LETTER FROM MR. LLOYD GEORGE.
La reply to a letter from a constitucut, Mr. Lloyd George wrote a month ago a follow
MR. ASQUITH ON THE WAR. "Concluding his speech in the House of Commons on the 15th ult, on a motion for going into committee of supply upon a supplementary vote of credit Mr. Asquith, after reviewing the military situation,
said:
It calls,
and miscalculations, At this moment at any rate it does not call for recrimina tion, which is of all forms of moral self- indulgence at once the cheapest and the least fruitful. (Hear, hear.) No, sir. Our business here and now is to deal with the present and to forecast and to provide for the feturo, We have to satisfy so far as we enn the legitimate requirements and hopes of our Allies. What is oven more important, we have to discharge the unique burdon imposed upon a free people I would rather say a family of freu peoples by our own traditions, by our own standard of duty and of sacrifice. We see today more clearly even than we did
year ago through the mists, the sophis try sad the mendacity with which Berlin has sought to becloud and befoul the inter national atmosphere.
We realise and when I say we, I mean the people of this country, of this Empire. without distinction of purty or place-we realise with evergrowing clearness the sing cerity of our own diplomacy--(cheers)-- the persistent and eveù passionate love of peace with which we sought to avert the calamity of a world-wide conflict; the im perians call to inevitable duty which foreed us, in the face of every selfish interest, to vindiente our national honour sacred cause of freedom. and to enlist our whole strength in the
"You say, and say rightly, that the Government ought to give the nation a lead on the question whether the moral The situation is a testing one, obligation of every able-bodied man toin my opinion, if we survey the conditions defend his country should be converted during this war into a legal obligation.
and opportunities of the past year, both The Government, I can assure you,acrifice and for regret at sonic mistakes for satisfaction at unforeseeable effort and are fully alive to the necessity for gir ing a definite lead. They are engaged in examining the subject with a view to scaning to a right decision. Undue delay might be disastrous--but undue, precipi tation might be equally disastrous.. Let | us avoid both. The issue is one of fact and not of principle. If the figures Juncustrate that we can win through with the voluntarily system it would be folly to provoke controversy in the middle of a world war by attempts to substitute a totally different method. On the other hand, if these figures demonstrate to overy unprejudiced person that volun- taryism in exhausted its utility and that nothing but legal pressure can give us the armies necessary to defend the honour of Britain and save Europe from the triumph of a military despotisan, I have not yet heard of a man who would resist compulsion under these circumstances. The rien who say they would offer resist- aned to this expedient, evon if proven to be necessary to save their country and the freedom of the world, have not yet appeared to the aperia, and if they do I predict that their protectors will not be found amongst the working classes. It is all a question of ascertainable fact Why, then, all this premature anger? The determining facts have not yet been published. When they have been sifted and made known, advocates of one view or the other will surely find that whole NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asistio of Indian cylinders of fervour and ferocity have A desiring to leave the Colony should apply been wasted in attacking positions which in writing for permission to do so to the they will then discover they ought to de Captain BUPERINTENDENT OF POLIDE, at least fend. 48 hours before the intended hour of departure,
Let the Government have a fair chance giving name, nationality, ago, sox, height | to decide. All this clatter and racket and occupation of the applicant, and sisting the outside the council chamber are fatal to name of the steamer or other vessel or the hour deliberation. Especially would I beg of the train by which the applicant wishes to the public to pay no herd to paragraphs leave. Applicants should apply in person for ascribing certain statements or attitudes their passes at the CENTRAL FOLIOR STATION to individual Ministers. These para between the hours of 9 4.2, to 1 P.M. and graphs are invariably inspired by a ? P.M. to 4 P.M. daily.
hostile intent and they cannot be con Hongkong, 10th July, 1915.
tradicted one by one and hour by hour. Such a Losk would be endless. When the tume comes, these Ministers are quite cap. able of defining their own views, and will not hesitate to do so in their own lang uage. Meanwhile, let personal recrimi nation drop 16 is the poison of all good counsel. In every controversy there are mean little men who assume that their own motives in taking up a line are of the most exalted and noble charcter, but that those who dare differ from them are animated by the basest personal sims. Such men are a small faction, but they are die mischief-makers that have many a time perverted discussion into dispat B100. Their aim seems to be to spread distrust and disunion amongst men whose co-operation It essential to national success, These arcatures ought to be stamped out relentlessly by all parties as soon as they are seen crawling along tho Hoor
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Formerly of the Imperial Chinese Custom: Service, Author of "The Mystis Flowery Land,"'' eta.
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
n
(Cheers.) It
was and is a worthy issue. We will con- tinue to stake upon it everything we have ---our wealth, our industry, our intelligence, the lives of our children and the existence of our Empire. I have never doubted for a single instant either the wisdom of our choice or the ultimate triumph in the stricken fell. Grent issues such as this demand from great people not only great resolves, but a wise selection of means and methods, 1. large perspective, the abandonment, it may be, of cherished preconceptions and of personal and party ties, readiness in every class and section of the community for a sustained and co- operate effort of supreme self-sacrifice. One thing which I would deprecate and ban is the sinister spectre of domestic strife. We must all be ready speak without any distinction of opinion in a common cause to give and take, to take and give. Do not let it be said by our children and our children's children that in the gravest mo ment in our history our arm was shorn of its strength by any failure on the part nither of rulers of ruled to concentrate | прол nnnnnxampled task consentient counsels, undivided energy, unbroken in domitable will of the British people, (Loud cheers.)
SPIES OF THE AIR.
AVIATORS BROUGHT DOWN BY-
BRITISH SHELLS.
A racy account of the manner in which an aeroplanes are shelled from the British lines is given by Gunner Bodkin, of the R. H.A., writing from Somewhere in France.'
We take up our position between the trenches," he says, and wait for aero- planes to come up to observe our artillery positions, etc.
Then, of course, we get busy, Our work is to provent them seeing too much, and, if they do see anything we stop them from getting back with what they have seen.
The worst of this work is that if we
coars
HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS, ODINS DY LINUT.-COL. A. UHSTMAN, V.D.
JOINED.
Pto. J. W. Harris having joined is allotted Corps No. 544 and posted to do. "O" Sec..
1.
Pte. H. Watkins having joined is allotted Corps No. 545 and posted to Co. “B”
ORDERLY BERGEANT,
1.---The_undermentioned, having joined. | Beo.” I.
the Corps, are allotted Corps quinbers and posted as follows:--
No. 1,927 Sapper W. Old to Engi-
neer Company. No. 1,98 Private R. A. Brand to Scouts Company (No. 2 Sootion).-
LEAVE.
2. The undermentioned aro granted loave
of absence as follows:-
Sapper J. A. Hunter from 29th
Odeber, 1915, to 29th Novem bor, 1915.
Private P. Bovington from. 2nd November, 1915, to 2nd February, 1916.
Private A. C. Davison from 10th November, 1915, to 24th Novem- her, 1916.
RESINATIONS, 3.-P. F. D. Silus is permitted to resign, dated 23rd September, 1915. Sapper C. F. Carpenter is permitted to resign, dated 27th September, 1915,
ŠATROLE.
4.Parades for Thursday, 29th instant-
6.30 pm. Recruits of all units (except Right Section M. G. Co. and Signal- ling Section)-Squad dral and Rifle excrcises at Headquarters andor Sergt. Major Highy and Sergt. Frith.
Remainder. No.
DETAU..
5.Gan Clia Hill, Kowjoon.
On duty until 29th instant: Civil
Service Company.
Officer on duty: Lieut. Lindselt P. of W. Camp, Kowloon,
On duty to-night: Left Sec, M. G. Co. and the following members of Right Sec. M. G. Co-Sergt. Sehnopel, Ptes, Wilnan, Harb, Moy hing. Monteiro. D'Azerada and C. G, Anderson. Officer on duty: Capi. Armstrong. Orderly Sergeant until 29th inst..
Corpl. Lewick
G. E. STEWART, Capt.,
Adjutant, H.K,V.0. HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVES. ORDERS BY MAJOR WAKEMAN. ·ØJ, V, K.V.R
APPOINTMENT,
|
Orderly Sergeant from the morning of the 29th October, to the morning of the 4th November: Sergt, S. E. Green.
G. K. H. BRUTTON, Capt
Adjutant, H.K.V.R
- HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE
General Order No. 19, issued by the Hon. C.S.P states-am directed by Hin Excellency the Governor to commericate to the members of the Police Reserve that the Secretary of State for the Colonies, in reply to a despatch report- ing on the inspection of the Polioo Reservo by Major-General Kelly, desires to express his appreciate of the public spirit shown by the membera of the Reserve:
PARADE CANCELLATION,
The Route March ordered for Friday, Octo
ber 29th, is crucolled,
Thursday, October 28th:-
WINTER UNIFORM STEASURING,
5.30 p.m.1st Platoon, No. 1 Compatiy 6.00 p.m.- Platoon, No. 1 Company. Friday, October 29th.
5.30 pm-1st Platoon, No, 2 Company, 6.00 2nd Platoon, No. 2 Compaity.
SERVICE KIFLES,
The 1st and 2nd Platoon, No. 3 Congiung, will draw serviço rifles on Thursday growing, October 28th.
All N.C. Officers are to have serview, Fillus issned to them. They will return their Martinis, etc., and draw these rides ou October 28th,
TILE BILOUTING COMPETITION, Captains of Teams or Platoon Commanders will, if possible, be prepared to hand the names of the anen Ẩn their Teams to their opponents after the drawing où Thursday, October 28th.
As ordered.
As ordered.
FATROLS.
(1) CESTRAL.
(2)ASTER.
(3) WATRU POLICE. October 28th-29th, as already publisher. Saturday, October 30th: ----
5.50 Fyfe (S). Maxwell (8), and.
Doughty (P)-
8.50 p.m.--Sorian (5)) Cruz (8), mad
Xavier (P).
Sunday, October 31st:--
5.50 p.m.-Ford (8) and Magdumd) (8), 8.50 p.m.--Fisher (S) and Moore (9).
PATROL DUTIES,
spectors and Crown-Sergeants on the Staff
His Excellency the Governor los heen pleased to approve of Uupt. Cyril Chumpkin. Caloutta Volunteer Rides, sing attarhed to the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve, with effect from the Tath inst. PRUSONERS OF WAS CAMP AND GON CLUB HILC, Companies are being, instructed to
PICQUET.
The H.K.V.R, 'will relieve the H,K,N.C, on Friday, the 29th inst.
DETAILS.
PRETAGSERS 1 WAR CAMA Friday, 29th Oct. Sees. 1 and 2 of A-C6. Saturday, 30th Oct. Sees, 4 and 2 of B CU Sunday, 31st Oct. Sec. 1 of C Ca Monday, 1st Nov. Sees, 3 and 4 of A Co. Tursday, 2nd Nor. Sees, 3 and 4 of B Co. Wednesly, 3rd Noy. Sve 2. 3 am 4 of
C Co
GUN CLER MILL... Friday, 29th Oct. Soc. 3 And 4 of & Co. Saturday, 30th Oct. See, 3 and 4 of 8 Co., Sunday, 31st Oct, Svex, 2, 3 and 4 af € Ca. Monday, 1st Nov. Soes, and 2 of A Co. Tuesday, 2nd Nay. Sees, 1 and 2 of B. Co,
Wednesday, 3rd Nov. See, Unt C. Co.
MUSKETRY.
Bled
The opinions I have formed as tu senti action ar prompted by...a sincere persuasion that nothing but the exertion of our whole strength will enable us to obtain a victory úpon which so much depends. Having come to that
Members of A” Co, with the exceptions conclusion, I am bound to do my best to
hereunder mentioned will parade on the scere that effet without the last regard
Cricket Ground at 7.30 a.m. on Sunday, the 31st October. to the effect my appab máy have apou
haversacks, and waterbottles,
Dress: Drill Order with my own political fortunes. The issue the gravest any country has ever bea
pouches) and procced by hunnels to Kowloon called upon to decide. Let it be settled
City. Food will be taken fu luversacks. in a spirit worthy of its gravity. I
All exempted members must parade unless withdraw nothing I have said as to the
employed on Government or Military duties seriousness of the position. Naturally
between 7 B., and 7-p.. on the 31st inst., in which case a certificate to that take hopeful view of the prospects of a cause I am concerned in; but I know too
Coffret netust be sent to the 0,0% *$*°C. well that to iguore dangers which you
three days in advances Lieut. Bason auð oan see with the naked eye if you look get shelled we cannot retaliate. The other 2nd Tacit. Beswick are detailed for super around is the most fruitful source of day, for instance, we had five planes over ridon t the Butts, The officers detailed disaster in all affairs. I have for at once. We only saw three, and prompt for the Butts will be on the range by 8 months called attention to these dangers engaged thep; while the two others an A special tram will leave The Peak in the preNAME, WET, Eunts alone will mounted very high and marked our posi-Lat 7.15 1.1. The following members will prove whether I have heu unduly larutions to the German artillery, which not attend Pts. W. Nicholson, W. J. So far I regret they have justified promptly opened fire with high explosives Pringle, G. M. Young, A. C. Diss. I. A. my apprehensions. I shild indeed
Cossar, W. J. Woodman, W. Hill, A. J. Then the German airmen eircled Carter, V., Parr, E. Ralphs, A. E. a traitor if I did not hopt fervently that the course of the war would prov; that i
round and started droppng bombs on us. Crapaill, and A. Derby. But we kept our end up, and didn't get But have over-estimated the worst evil.
ent of it until we had brought the three I have not written without warrant in facts known to the enemy as well as l us-facts which I should have thought
sobered fie would already hav
I Have Beriors felt toode optimist. driven by the jeopardy of my native land
ed.
I hav do
to souted a note of alarm so, in the confirent belief that if it succeeds in rousing us in time to gut forth all our strength, we hadi wint
SHIPPING AND WAR PROFITS.
Among shipowners the tax War profits was the subject of lively disenssion, says the Times of the 23rd at. though owners were not prepared to assume that the tax was intended to apply to shipping. Clearly, thingh, the tax, if it did so apply, would meet with criticism. On broad grounds it would be criticized for its size. There would have been an objection to att special tax of 25 per cent, and_probably none in one of 23 33 per cent,, but a faxX of 50 per cent. would be considered by many to go rather for. As justification for this view, owners speak of the neutrals, who since the war began have earned the highest freights and, with their "profit- Saturday, Pik Odl
untouched, would be able to pay big prices for new tonnage and is most favourably. Noon-Hongkong Jockey Club, Half-Yearly placed in the future for competition with
Meeting.
British firm«.
TO-MORROW
5.16 p.m.-Hongkong Club, Extraordinary
General Meeting.
Nova-Roberts Hife Club of Hongkong. Annual General Meeting in the Chamber of Commerce Room, Post Office Building. 2p.m.-Ministering Children's League Bazaar Wednesday, 3rd Nov, k
2.15 p.m.-Meeling of the Licensing Board
in the Council Chamber. 8.30 p.m. A Concert by H.E. The Governor
at the Sailors and Soldiers Home, Monday, 22nd Nov.
Noon-Hongkong Cotton Spinning Weaving & Dyeing Un, L'd. Meeting of Members at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
un 11,
machtung down,
7,30-.m
dio Cricked
risiting Patrols will "bo detailut from the D.S.Ps, office for November month.
warn their men ou whaï duties they will be required for the whole of next month, MARTINI PARDINES NO. 110 AND 352. Members in
possession of the uberer Car- bines are requested to return sitive to The Store Sergeant a; the Central Polico Station as soon as possible. The non- hers will be found on a sinadi circula? brass plate let into the butt,
F. C. JENKIN.
1. S. P. (Reserve),
THE SIMPLE LIFE."
HOW MAYFAIR DINES ON FIFTEEN
SHILLINGS A WEEK.
A latly who has a title and a house in Mayfair has joined the ranks of the muni ttion workers, and the other evening" she gave a dinner party to celebrate the completion of her first month of produc tive industry. Her guests, says the Lon don correspondent of the Manchester Guardian, were a duchess, the wife of Cabinet Minister, Red Cross nurse, aid a woman of the working classes, whom her hostess introduced by the others PMabel, my mate in the shop."
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The hostess and her mate wore print dresses and had red handkerchiefs swithed about their heads-their working uni- forms. They sat down at a table covered not with liner, but with white oiloleth, and the hostess explained, Mabel put me up to this. It is a war saving, You just sponge it over, and it dosen't have to go to the Laundry"
The dinner was joint, vegetables, sweet, and chenge. A maidservant carried in the Co. will parade on
dishes and
The then disappeared. Ground on Sunday, the 7th November, at hostess carvel, and the guests helped each Dress: Drill Order with her other to vegetables. The simply life," Last Sunday we opened fer on a Gersacks and waterbottle (no pouches). the hostess explained.. Mabel and I only man Albatross machhie which enne over L
go fitte bob a week, and it won't run high in the sun. We plugged away at him BC will parade of the Cricket to more. The little party had a jolly at hit him tales, one in his petrol tank Ground at 5.15 pm on Monday, the Kitacal, and the hosts and her mate and again in the radiator. He started November, Dress Drill order, shirt sieves.
talked shop," to the delight of the others. to plane down, and nearly sullied with
The duchess, taking her depar-. an English plane which can out frem tiesund at 5.15 pm, on Wednesday, the 3rd ture, ventured an inquiry:
H& **Ohh, "dear, no," said November. Dress Drill order, shirt sleeves, Griggs enlisted?
C" Co. will parags on the Cricket the hostess; "I sny him to a theatre to Ground at 6.15 pm, on Friday, the 5th get him out of the way."
ovember. Dress: Drill order, shirt sleeves, Griggs (hough that is not his real MD Co, will parade at Volunteer Head-one) is the butler. quarters at 5.15 pm on Wednesday, the 3rd November wider Sergh Major Choke, Dies: Dell Order,
behind a bank of clouds,
It was a glorious sight, the way they circled round, but the result was a fort gone conclusion, as the German could not | Clink, His observer was killed by the achine gunfire of the Englishmay, and the pilot came right down, but he opened fire against a company of infants who were rushing forward to capture him aud revent him setting fire to his machine. So, of course, they had to fire on bim, I was a bit sorry, as had madly plendid fight, and he deserved his life Though they any our r his pluck. enemies, we can't help admiring a brave man-we see so few of them along the Germaus.
A MARQUIS EXPLOIT. rhyover, SWORD, AND TREE STOMP CHED,
Good blond cannot dig," says, i Freuth proverb.
PARADES..
"A" C, will parade on the Cricket
RECRUITS,
WAR BREVITIES.
Bishop Welldon, tho Dean of Manches- ter, has gone to the battle front in France to act as temporary Army chaplain,
Recruit will parade on the Cricket Ground on Monday, the 1st November, Wednesday, the 3rd November, and Thurs day, the 4th November, at 5.75, under Dress: Drilt order, Sergt.-Majas Bond. shirt sleeves,
The following will parade on Tuesday, the 2nd November, and Thursday, the 4th November, at Voluntour Headquarters at 3.15 p.m. Sergt. E. V. Mitchelinore, Corplan living at Northwood road, Thornton
SHENALINĖS.
A. Edwards. Le.-Cal W. J. Crawford. Ptes. f. E. Goldsmith, A. J. Carter, 1, 3. Cossart. J. Martin, W, Hai, J. W. Grahain, A generation agy tize Marquis de Morts and C. 4. Higginbotham, and will be exempt was fumus all the world over for his from guards piquet duty, and parades courageous exploits and his chivalrous other than signalling parades. Attenduser adventures, and when he met with a prone all signalling parader is compulsory. Mature and in the African desert, his death was mourned as a national by reave- The parade ordered for Thursday the
ment.
MUSKÉARY INSTRUCTION,
Mr. H. Mallaby Denley, M.P. for the Harrow Division, has announced that he will not take his official salary for tho duration of the war. "
At Croydon Stauley Adams, a young Heath, was fined £5, with the alternative f a month's imuristeníent, for refusing. He said he could must fill it up as he cou to all up the National Registration forma scientiously objected to militarism. The information asked for was for military Jokes He would go to prison in profereneg to paying th fine.
The London police arrested our day last month and took to Alexandra Palace for internment 350 enemy aliens-50 onch from the Marylebone, Paddington, White-
Tựt those young men ol forty who my old to be of any active use in the war saying with sigh that they are t
28th inst is cancelled, The Marquis second son, Count Paul
. PROMOTION. consider the ease of Brigadier General de Vallombrosa-Morés, is at the front as Levis Hale, C.B. He has just learnt to
Le-Cpl. W. J. Crawford is promoted Heutenant of Dragoons, and four times Ay, and taken his certificats at Hendon already has been mentique in despatches. Lance-Sergeant in the Signalling Section depends upon the state of fitness in whie's fewer than sixteen Germans single-handed. and he is sixty-two. Of caure, Rich
His latest feat is the slaughter of no end is appointed an instructor in Signal.chapel, Hackney. Jalington, Hampstead,
ling a man has kept himself. Many of our Out reconnoitring, he fell among a Ger- men of forty, however, who, as volunteers. have lately been digging trenches and su
min, patrol, but used his revolver first, Pro,, H. C. Earle having joined is allotted on, have now get into a state of great to such purpose that he accounted for the Sec. 1.
hi sword after, and then a tree-stume Corps No. 542 and posted to C., "A" health. There must now be some potential entire patrol without airmen among them..
himself.
PORTINGS,
being touched Pte. O. I. Ell's having joined is allotted
Corps N. 549, and posted to Co. "B" See, 2
and Highgate districts. The prisoners are all men of military age-Gernians from 21. 17 to 55 and Austrians from 17 to Seventy-five per esnt, are Germans, main- ly hairdressers. waiters, am hote! employees, but twe stockbroker among the number. There are now about 4,000 enemy aliens interned at the Palace.
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