THE PONUKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18TMN, IVIS,
NAVT'S SPLENDID RECORD" BEGINNING OF THE END,”
AT THE DARIANELLES. DESTROYERS, AND THEIR WORK.
FOLLY OF PREMATURE HOPES OF VICTORY.
WAR TRANSFORMEI
M. Joseph Reinach, who, under the signa- ture of Polybe, has proved himself one of the most acute writers on the war, dis cusses in The Figaro the beginning of the end."
Mr. Ashmead Bartlett, in on article in the Daily Telegraph, on the navy's splendid record at the Dardanelles, says: The arrival of the submarine ay an active factor in naval warfare has en- tirely altered the role for which other units had been originally designed, but battleships and cruisers are still the final
The exact date of the beginning of the appeal court between "nations, and the must responsible duty which now dovolves end, be doclares, will be the day when the com- on light cruisers, destroyers, and torpedo Germans shall have been driven boats is not to attack the enemy's capital pletely out of France and Belgium, and slips, but for the protection of their own not until then. M. Reinach repeats his battle squadrons against underwater at-belief, as he has constantly asserted it in tack. Modern gunnery has already ren- The Figaro, even in the days after thu dered the torpedo boats obsolete for their defeats of Mona and Charleroi, in the original purpose, namely an offensive absolute certainty of the final victory of
The the Allies. He explains:- weapon against armoured ships. only instance in this war of a battleship bein torpedood by abovewater craft was the unfortunate Goliath, which was thrice torpedoed in the Dardscolles on May 13 by a Turkish destroyer with a German
crew.
AN IMMENSE SERVICE.
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EVERYBODY LONGS FOR
PEACE."
CONFESSIONS OF A GERMAN
OFFICER IN RUSSIA.
Writing concerning the recent arrival of German and Austrian prisoners at Kieff, the correspondent of one of the "What Petrograd journals remarks: kind of ragamuffins are being sent against us by our enemies?"
The captives (he says) have none of the old German self-assertiveness, and the old sleek appearance has gone. In place of the men who formerly came are now either aged or very young soldiers. The officers are untidy and slovenly, apathetic and tired, and they are in rags and emaciated in the extrente.
Now the Landsturmists of the last class My certainty is of a moral and at the are fighting at the front, and men who same time of a mathematical nature have never before held a rifle in their moral because it is impossible that the hands. One of the captives, a lieutenant in the Landwehr, named Gottlihlintz, Europe which represents right should be
Germany has got what she beaten'; mathematical because we and our stated: Allies have the strength to win; our num-desired. Our armies have captured the bers and our material strength have necessary territories, and now we may tain everybody longs for in Germany, and grown, and will not cease to grow, while begin to speak of peace, which I am oer the German strength and reserves are decreasing. I am also convinced that the Russia. We have been fighting more than determination which broke Napoleon's a year, and I tell you honestly that we enterprises and those of Charles V. will are tired and exhausted. It is now time break the Germans, but I have always to and it all. said that the war will be long and difi- cult. The redoubtable German beast of war is not easily mastered,
ELEMENTS THAT COUNT,
The precision of modern gunnery has also diverted destroyers from their original purposes-defence against to pedo boals. This war has shown the destroyer is the only effective antidote to submarits attack. It is not a perfect ideal defence, but the best available. They have performed an immense service. The amount of work accomplished by the destroyer flotilla in the Eastern Medi-
If I were asked to fix the probable date terranean and the Dardanelles is-stupen-
of the end I would not reply three years, dous. Their labours are little known to the public, but are fully recognised by
or two years, or four years; I would The destroyers give the reply of Diogenes when asked the Army and Navy have worked 12 months almost without by a traveller How long will it take
me to reach Athens?" "I don't know, a break. Their first job was to watch the Austrian feet, and patrol the Adria- replied the philosopher, whereupon the The traveller went on his way in angry haste, If tic and Eastern Mediterranean. must arduous task commenced when Tur and Diogenes shouted after him, key joined in. They kept up through the you are going to walk at that pace you winter an incessant patrol of the Dur-will be at Athens in an hour."
Tell me the quantity of shells, muni- danelles and Asiatic Coast, tosted by being terrible gales, their decks never try for weeks. Emerging from the lections, and guns of every calibre that the war workshop are making; tell me how of Tenedes, the destroyers leaned to the British, Russian, French, and Italian are turning into entrance of the Straits in howling storms
many recruits you blotting out the view 100 yards distant, They encountered at the entrance a four soldiers-and it takes some months to make a soldier, a real soldier, out of the knot current and an east wind, compell must spurting inar; tell me also to what
steam, 10 kuets and, in ing them to order to maintain their stations, lying extent the General Staffs of our different in the trough of the sea. the decks swept armies have realised the extraordinary with age green seas, until the most changes the war has brought about; then experienend seamen were sick from sheer might give you the approximate date, Note aboard could keep and then only. In Great Britain each exhaustion. dry, alley fires could not be kept man who enlists shortens the duration of alight, and the deck was frequently the war; in the same way, every shell covered with ice; oilsking being frozen made on this side of the Channel shortens Still, despite the awful conditions, the the war all interruption of work pro- moment relaxed longs it. This is as clear as that two gallant crews never for
and two make four, their grip on the Dardanelles Never, even is the old days, before Brest and Toulon, have our men of the navy shown great determination or suffered greater hardships.
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"In the German Army there is a great lack of suitable men. This cannot be denied by any one. We have not got any more first-rate soldiers, and men are now appearing in the ranks who leave much to be desired as regards strength., disei- pline. and courage,
WEARY SOLDIERI,
Best
• Warsaw, Novogeorgievsk, Litovsk, Lublin, Ivangorod, and the other successes of the German Army provoke expressions of triumph in Germany, where the thunder of the guns is not heard, and where the groans of dying men do not obtruds themselves, but you will not find ten per cent of our soldiers
light. who look at these triumphs in the same
AFRICAN CAMPAIGN.
OFFICER'S DESERT ADVENTURE
IN PYJAMAS,
There is an officer in one of the camps in England who, after experiencing some remarkable adventures and having geno through the German South-West Africa campaign, is now engaged in valuable work prior to seeing further active ter- vice. The story of his adventures as told to an Evening Strudard representative is full of thrills..
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 17th at 11.00a.m.-The anti-cyclorė has passed into the Pacific and à fresh anti orolone has formed over 8. China; pressure bas consequently increased quickly over the latter ares, and decreased over Japan; slight decreases are general elsewhere.
A depression is situated to the north of Hokkaido; that to the south of the Bonins yesterday has passed into the Pacific.
Fresh to trong monsoon will prevail over she north part of the Chiun Sea.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 6.00 incher.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noch to-day is as follows
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When the New's care through that Austria-Hungary had declared war on a big-game Serbia, this officer way ull
between German South-West hunting expedition not far from the border Africa and Portuguese West Africa, with two other hunters, 110 native porters for Bougkong & Neighbourhead probably the caravan, and a few hunting boys. Realising the significance of the event, Captain sent a runner for the latest news, who eventually came back with the information of the genera outbreak of war in Europe. This was supplemented by news of the activity of the Germans in the neighbouring colony. One of the hunters left the party, leaving the officer lions as they could, and to endeavour to and his companion to take such precau whence the former could proceed to join | CHINA COAST make for the nearest British station, for service.
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Before another day dawned, however, the whole of their plans were to be rudely shattered. The next morning, just before daylight, the camp was attacked by a force of about 150 Germans. There was some fring, in the course of which a few Germans suffered. but before long- the officer's servants fled, and the hunters had to escape as best they could. itu his attired only Captain,
He lost the whole of his pyjamas, and with his rifle, managed to get away, but became separated from his companion.
For two days he belongings, including rifles, clothes, and £0 worth of ivory. made his way over the desert in his leaves together. He had only such Teod as the bush yields. In the German Army, and even more
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What an ordeal it was minder the trupi that the command of the Austrian troops cal sun, without adequate body and head independent nation from the moment passed into the hands of the higher Ger protection can well be imagined. Even Hankow.......
was made for a more bulky Portuguese. Changsha m contains no happiness. man officers), the memory of Novogortually be reached Portuguese territory, Labang
He knew that he would be safe there, but shanghai his adventures were not yet over. gievæk, Brest-Litovsk, and Ivangorod where he secured clothing, though itinang
"To the majority of the German Army these lightning attacks and marches, the colossal movements of troops in which hundreds of thousands of men are thrown from one frout to the other, the titanic cantonading, are more bluff. What of the sacrifices of thousands of lives, which alone enabled he Germans to sing Die Wacht am Rhein in the streets of burnt-out Cholm?
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The Portuguese Lovernor sent an escort to place him under arrest, and soon a number of German officers and their ap pearance, to demand that the British Taibosa officer should be handed over. It was a Taichu ........ dramatic moment when the Goveracy, to Tainan whom the captain was known, refused Koshu the Germans their request, and, turning Fotoadores to the officer, asked him to dinner that Canton THE PROBLEM OF MEN,
evening. In course of time the English bongkong "In the German Army now there is the man was sent under escort to the nearest p Rock............
W ROLLOW The wounded British consul, and released, and he forth- Į MACOO
the with joined General Botha's staff for the
HOLDOWN greatest economy of men.
L'ARBO soldiers are not at present sent to extreme rear of the army unless their northern operations.
The hardships wounds are very severe; they are now set Capt. pays an eloquent tribute da to work on the transports, in the hospite troups, who took part in the German
they went through can hardly be su South-West campaign.
six months. they were only alowed ciently realised. For example, for surly purposes. During the last month it was half a gallon during the last few days gallon of water a day per man for all
a quarter of a gallon, until the last day As to the portion was only a cupful. food, it was almost the same: for eighteen days they were on half rations; for four. deys on a quarter. This state of things was not the fault of the authorities; it was due to the difficulty of transport over the desert.
MOTIVES OF BULGARIAN POLICY.
A REMARKABLE DOCUMENT
it
The position in regard to trench war is not less importanty and it also is cap. British able of mathematical calculation. I have seen many French and many trenches; I have seen (ierman trenches Spring brought fine weather and sun-
the which we captured at Vermelles., Ablain,, shiny litious, but the work of
Carency, and elsewhere.. Even in ruins destroyer, was harder when active opera- tions against the Dardanelles commenced they seemed impregnable. These fantas the mazes of trench and sap, these forti- Many destroyers in February. mine sweeping after the outer forts heating which sheltered machine guns,tals, in the kitchens, or in the sanitary these blockhouses, these villages and service, until their wounds are cured. were induced to ruins, under beavy fire.
How are removed to the far rear. In all The remaining forts concealed batteries woods transformed into fortresses, were Only those who are seriously wounded
once German; we are there now. were struck, and they suffered heavy casualties. When it was decided to make did we get there? It was first of all the Germany you will not find one slightly the great attempt to force the Dar-work of artillery, but no matter how wounded soldier.-Pall Mall Gaschte. danelles with the fleet alone, without destroyed the line may be it still resists. waiting for the army, the preparatory This is the moment for infantry, which The old transformed, work fell to the trawlers. The difficul- still alone can give victory. But here
war has been 00 ties were almost insurmountable. March 18, when the great naval attempt classic method of infantry attack has in one bound under crushing bursts of was made, the destroyers had a second disappeared, and now assaults are made over the successive ary part in the fighting, but they did splendid work sweeping ahead of the fire, which go on
The Frankfurter Zeitung publishes a battleships and saving the crews of the waves of men hurling themselves forward. It is to those, new tactics of artillery
document, filling geven columns, of which, Irresistible and Ocean.
We must look to the consequences of it says, 20,000 copics were distributed The failure of the March attack led and infantry that we owe our victories.
withdraw temporarily to
these victories. This war is not the war- some time ago by the Bulgarian Govern- the Bert to
After The destro ors
fare of Jenu, Austerlitz, and Waterlogsment in various municipalities. Tencia, and Mudros.
nor is it the simple siege warfare of comparing the motives of the belligerents during the landing on April 25th carried close to the shore the second batch of Troy, Sebastopol, and Faris; consequent in the war to the advantage of the Cen- infantry supporting the first landing parties. None can forget the sight ofly if anyone has imagined at the news tra]_Powers, the document says:-
In the beginning none could forcsce of the victories in Artols and Champagne the long, low craft packed with khaki that the cavalry action consisted in show events would develop and which side The Ger had resolved to participate in the great figures orceping closer and closer in- shore. The destroyers were ever ready to frenzied pursuit as at Jena and at Fried- I would be victorious. If the Government with shrubs save for an opening. But the
war it might have committed the fault fend a helping hand. One day two Bri- land, he has been dreaming.
of joining the side that would be beaten, tish transports were lying locked together mans are dug in on their second line of
to be dislodged by the same artillery and and thus have jeopardized the existence close to the beach when a shell damaged trenches, and from these they will have
infantry tactics which forced them to of the present Bulgarian Empire.
tha contents On another occasion the Germans, win, "We do not know The steam winch, and the crew were in- able to raise the anchor. When a Turkish leave their first line. It may be that they
opened fire the destroyer dashed hattersistance of the transports, have a third line; if so, when they are of the famous Note which the Quadruple unlike the British, were well supplied driven from that then the victory which Entente presented to the Bulgarian Gov- with food, after an engagement in which placed her frail form between them and the enemy, emitting great clouds of is still only tactical will becoms strategio. ernment, but from what has been said and they had the worst of matters, retired, The capture was triumphantly hailed, but sce that Russia and her Allies give us black smoke as a screen against the gun-Victory in modern war is much slower has appeared in the newspapers we can leaving behind a wagon laden with food.
than formerly; still, there will come a day when we shall have fought the Ger- nothing for our neutrality, but on the our men, benefiting by experience of the nians from trench to trench back to their other hand require, Erst, that we should dark treachery of the foe, were not to be frontiers; or that day, and not until then, we shall have reached the begin-participate in the war as speedily as pos- caught. There was a close examination, sible; secondly, that Bulgaria should and just below the surface of the ground the Quadruple Entente, which would moving of the wagon just a few inches command it and send it where it liked: would have meant the blowing up of the thirdly, that the Bulgarian Army must wagon and everyone near. take Constantinople and then hand it over to Russia.
ners. It was a miracle the destroyer escaped, but she remained until the tran- sports were out of range:
GRIP OF IRON.
THE DASTAEDLY GERMAN. More, too, needs to be known of the dastardly tricks of the Germans in pos oning wells by methods so horrible that their conception is almost incredible,
Here are a few examples: The British KILVOR troops came to a collection of which had apparently been most carefully ended by the Germans and planted round British were wary, the opening was e amined, and just below the surface of the ground a mine was found. Not even the graves of fallen heroes were sacred to the Hung!
For two months the duty of protectioning of the end. Do not let us talk yet alaca her Army at the full disposal of under the wheels, mines were found. The
now
up .to
of the end of the war, but let us increase our patience and our tenacity in working
for victory.
AMERICA'S NAVY.
LESSON OF PREPAREDNESS FROM THE WAR.
In return for all this Bulgaria was to receive territory up to the Encs-Midin line and was promised some quite vague and inadequate compensations in Mace donia, only, however, on the understand ing that Serbia ect sufficient compensa tion from Austria.
"Although all the details of the Austro-German proposals are not known,
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
This
the transports and covering the flanks of
At another place Kubas no less than Mines were laid the army fell to the destroyers. Fre
89 mines were found.
They were quently they tickled up the Turkish bat- teries at Anzae most effectively, especially
wholesale by the Germans. the right flank. The amount of work the
generally in schools of about twenty over destroyers did during the summer is
roads or, rather, just below the surfan amazing. If a ship wore torpedoed or
and passes. The usual method was to suak by shell fire, half-a-dozen crait
fill a box about 20in. by 15in, with any 200 sticks of dynamite, would come up like greaser lightning
Vou pick
thing from 100 loaded up with fragments of iron, from nowhere, and
had time
Mr. Daniels, who performed the cere- before almost
you
facing They are Bet wet,
mony of laying the keel of the new Droad- another five months of icy block
Bought California at the Brooklyn Navy
covered with a lid resting on the detona- ad of the Dardanelles, where they will Yard last month, made an appeal for pre-it can be said with certainty that Austria for which was actuated by a nail. be washed by enormous sens, tossed to and fro like corks, encrusted with ice paredness, and reiterated the determina and Germany in return for Bulgaria's was laid just below the ground, and Only men of iron can stand the horrible tion of the Administration to carry out neutrality promise, Brat, the whole of covered with shrub,
Bitola (Monastir), Ochrida, etc., and, life, but they will never relax the grip a programme adequate to the needs of the Macedonia, including Skoplie (Uskub),
United States.
he said, secondily, friendly mediation between "The European War,"
Turkey and
with of iron obtained on the tottering Turkish
"teaches America the lesson of prepared Bulgaria Empire.
German submarines arrived in the mid-ness. The duty of the United States to view to the cession of the line to die of May, and the most valuable bat organise the manufacturers of munitions Dedesgatch and of the territory to the "Sall more far-reaching territorial tleships were sent away, only the older on a large scale is one of supreme im west of and an the right of the Maritza craft being kept to protect the army's portance to the welfare of this nation.
The new battleship will be the world's promises at the expense of Serbia have flanke. The destroyer flotillas, meanwhile cruised round and round, and searched first electric Dreadnought, and from been made by the Central Powers if we give them our military assistance. These every yard of water for a suspicious point of size will be greater than any ripple indicating a periscope. When foreign battleship built or building. She promises correspond to our desire to have Other parts of Old ever the scare of a submarine was re-will displace 32,000 tons, will have a
along the Danube. ported, every destroyer dashed at top speed of twenty-one kaots an hour, will on frontier with Austria-Hungary speed, endeavouring to ram, while the be 624 feet long, and ninety-seven feet Serbis, too, are offered us,
"Moreover, the promises of the Quad- seros; her beams. She will carry twelve battleships commenced a series of evolu tions at top speed. Even the incessant 14-in. guns, twenty-two 6-in rapid fire ruple Entente cannot be trusted, whereas vigilance of the destroyers did not suffice guns, and will have four submerged tore we are fully entitled to trust a treaty with Germany, who has always fulfiled to save the Triumph and Majestic. These pedo tubes.
The principal feature of the new her treaty obligations. disasters necessitated the withdrawal of
Finally Bulgaria must adhere to the battleships, which had long chaperoned Dreadnought, however, is the machinery
She Central Powers because victory inclines the army, to protected harbours. Thencefor propelling her by electricity. forward they only came forth when re will be driven by motors, which will to the side of Germany and Austria-
deliver electricity made by steam. quired to bombard the enemy's works.
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1st November Palembang VLCANUS, Dutch sir. 707, J. V. Krogien, November, Bulk Oil-Asiatic Petro- Icum Co. YUSANG, British str., 1,193, Campbell, 10th November-Wahn 11th Novem ber, Rier-Jardine, Matheson & Co. UNKA MARU, Japanese str., 1,999, G. Kamasaki, 11th November-Waka matsu 5th November, Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. UNCAs, British str.. 2,197, E. H. Crump, 6th November-Tarakan 30th October, Fuel Oil-Standard Oil Co.
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The str. Nankin teft Singapore for this pert on the 17th instant, am, with the outward English mails, and is due here or the and instant, at about noon.
ON SALE
A FARLE OF THE
RATES OF EXCHANGE
AT HONGKONG
TOE
SEMAND DRAFTS ON BOMBAY
On the Day Preceding the Departure of the English Mails from the Year of the Closing of the Indian Mint to the Free Colunge Y Bilver
FROM 1893 TO 1909;
ALSO
HATES FOR SOVEREIGNS, GOLF LEAF, BAR SILVER (From 1900), and other Uestal Information.
Paren: $1 Cath
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