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1HR HONGKONG DAILY PRENO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8rr, 1916
A neutral correspondent of The Times writes as followe; —
In Switzerland and elsewhere I often An interesting account of HMS. Cumberland', successful operations in the came across a portfolio containing sket Cameroons, entitled "Doing Her Bitches of the British troops at the base at by "Guns, Q.F.C." is published in Black Bonen. Insidiously the report has spread wood's Magazine.
in amutral countries that life is made Incidentally the writer discloses the unbearable to the French inhabitants of the city owing to the arrogance of their character and fate of the Professor Wuer British Allies. My impression of a visit nics, which mistook the British warhip to Rouen was entirely different from Varnarvon for a friendly German cruiser. what I had been led to expect. The Professor Woerman, given the alternative of following the Carnarvon into Bierra Leone or being sent to the bot tom of the sea, elected to make the journey to Sierre Leone, where her cargo, valued at £1,000,000, was dumped on the beach and auctioned off,
The Professor Woerman was known to be acting as supply ship to commerce destroyora (including the Berlin, Stras burg Nurnberg, Leipzig, Dresten, Eber, and Panther), and had last been reported off the Canary Islands.
Our flagship, continues the writer, on her way to Gibraltar, passed the Stras. burg on August 3rd, 1914. The captain of the latter had signalled that he was sorry he could not salute the admiral's
The ancient Norman capital is once more playing a part of historie import suce, and, by a singular coincidence again it is the English who have raised Rouen to this level To-day the people of Hoven have handed over the freedom of their city to the British The magni- cont Palais de Justice and throughout the city many buildings proclaim the Presence of the vast administrative per sonnel of the British military authorities. The British are, in all matters, entirely independent of French authority, and even have their own telephone system. Proclamations issued by the French and English Commandants are sometimes published simultaneously, but are not issued jointly. Thie apparent lack of by superficial observes, who claim to find in this aloofness of the British signs of an absence of harmony between the Allies, pointing out more particularly that the British hava established them selves everywhere in Rouen comme chez eux. Yet this one fact has been of mora importance than is realized in steadying public opinion throughout France, Not long ago, when in the South of France, How long I was discussing the war. ean it last" inquired
INTERESTING LETTER FROM
CAPTAIN MILLER.
THE SINKING OF THE SIR
BICHARD AWDRY.”
BOHEMIAN SYMPATHY WITH THE ALLIES.
A POLITICAL MANIFESTO.
A declaration has been issued by a committee of political refugees and crui grants from Bek mia, which has been the aspirations of the Behemian nation constituted for the purpose of playing before statoamen, puliticians, the Press, and the public of Allied and neutral
Miller, formerly sepretary of the A letter has been recived from Captain Merchant Service Club, who was Chief Oficer on the Sir Richard Awdry when the latter was sunk by a submarine in States, the Mediterranean. Capt. Miller, who Beginning with an expression of hearty was slightly wounded by shrapnel from sympathy with the Serbians, Russians the submarine, says and Poles, and of confidence in the anal "We were sunk on the 8th November victory of the Slavs and of their Allies, by one of the latest type German sub the declaration sets forth how the rights marine of 1,200 or 1,500 tons. We left of the Bohemian nation, which freely Port Said on Sunday. Tuesday after elected a King from the Hapsburg family, noon I went on to the bridge to look at have been violated by that dynasty, bent some trawlers on our starboard bow. I upon building up a unitary absolutist Constitutional efforts to bring then went to Captain Tindale's cabin to State. speak to him. As I approached he looked about a federal union of Hapsburg over niy head out to sea. He said: peoples and countries on the basis of There is submarine.' On looking equal rights were unavailing, and the
continues) in its
dual abeam I saw that he was right. It was declaration the first sub, I had ever seen except in an form, Hapsburg Monarchy became the illustrated paper. The captain rushed oppresage of non-German and non- to the bridge and ordered the helm hard Magyar peoples. It became a hindrance Ito the peace of Europe and has now starboard to bring the sub. astern. charged along to tell the second engineer degenerated into a mere instrument of to give her all the steam she was worth. German lust of conquest in the East, without a positive aim of its own and I also got all the crew under cover.
The captain was in charge of the incapable of creating an organic progres- bridge dodging the shells and keeping ve State.
Austria, having been beaten not only her ster on. This was a very difficult by Russia but also by Serbia, whom sho and out-maneuvered us. The first thing Her apparent temporary recovery under to go was our wireless, then the engine room and stokehold ventilators and part the control of Berlin proves only that of the bridge This stunt started at 3.20 she bag abdicated her independence. We p.m. Our old packet ould de caly s Bohemians have lost all confidence in the vitality of Austria-Hungary! We no knots at her best. For 10. .or 30 minutos the shells wont right over the ship, maklonger recognize her raison d'etre. The ing big splashes ahead. As soon as they Bohemian nation has therefore reached got the range, we get it hot and strong, the conclusion that it must take chargs 1 got such a frightful thirst that I had of its own welfare. We strive for an
independent Bohemian-Slovak State. to go to my cabin and get a glass of water. By this time they had started to use shrapnel and the good old Awdry had got some death wounds,
flag, as his guns were out of order" collaboration has given rise to criticism matter, as the submarine had high speed despised, has become a Gernian vással.
thereby proving that by August 3rd the German ship had her guns loaded and was prepared for any eventuality.
WIRELESS VICTORIES,
It is interesting to note here that, by means of wireless telegrams, the Germans in the Cameroons had been continually informed of culo! German victories both ashore and afloat, and only a short, time before our arrival the greater part of the Grand Fleet had been sunk, one paper going so far as to give a
YSTY graphie acecunt of Admiral Jellicoe's. death,
results.
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the Government Vienna kared to Alone among helligerent Governments, place the issue before the representatives cf its peoples, well knowing that the We had no chance to get away on majority would have been against war. account of our speed, and that was going From the very outset, the sympathics of The writer thus furnishes another
back. Mr. McIntyre, the 3rd engineer Bohemiz have been with Russia, Serbia, an American, stuck to his post like and the Allies, despite official terrorism proof, if proof were needed, of the failure of the Kun as a colonist:---
This is the open secret that is whis man until the engines were rung, stop and the suppression of every public. The During the first few days, and atpered everywhere in France, and perhaps, When I left my cabin after getting manifestation of popular feeling.
more than any other one factor, has pre-glass of water, I just got around the leading public men of Bohemia languish intervals throughout our stay, canoes eute off in great numbers, full of men, pared the French people for a long war corner of the saloon when I thought all today in prison, the gallows have be some telling of atrocious crimes entimit It has heartened them to rely with fullest my back was shot off. It was a strange come a prop of co incapable and oppres ted by the Germans, and bearing testimony cofifidence on British support, and to sentation. I felt something hot running sive administration, the Bohemian regi
down my face and was surprised to find ments have been decimated for their to their statement in the form of mangled bear stoically any burden.
I had an ugly wound on the top of my loyalty to the Bohemian nationa)
S. JOHN's "Cathedral, Hongkong, lab pro- limbs which required dressing, Much
1916. Bohemian lands have been Sunday after Epiphany, Jih head. It was running full speed.
granime. valuable help was received from those
In the meantime nouen is enjoying made for the of side of the salcon from rauged by a military rabble, and agita Holy Campsunion. (8.5 am) Hymns, 16 325, whom we bad befriended in this way.
So keen were some of these men on pay unwanted prosperity. The hundreds of the sub and found Mr. Wilson, the third tien against Bohemian rights has been 318, 558 Tous 41 and 651; Bervice Merbecke thousands of men who pass through officer. We went into the salcon to get encouraged by the Governments of Vienna Matins (11 a.m.) Responsus ferial; Venite, ing the tierraana in their own coin that they asked to be given a ribe and allowed Rouen leave much money behind, and something to bandage my head with, end Budapest, which foment Pan-German Savage; Peaims Crotch, Macfarien, Turle and
Turzer: Te Deum, "He was fixing me up when a shell propaganda. the provisioning of a large a force te
and 78.
Fou the chance of taking
went through the galley next the saloon. We, the only representatives of our Jubilato, m. Engell, Jonas and Pra; Ev-nsoup (5. 6 pm). Re- in two instances when we wished to cap-dounds to the evident advantage of its
When I got on deck went to the star-nation who can make our voice beard. Save the King ture German telephone operators in out-shopkeepers, notwithstanding that great
board side and saw that the tifeboat there can no longer keep silence. In the nameponses, Foral; Pastms, Dasy, Pyaar and lying huts we gave them the chance they quantities of supplies of all sorts are asked for, with the most satisfactory imported direct from England, had all one side blown cut of her. The of the Bohemian nation, we declare our Wallace; Magnifiost, Terie, 1st meruing Nano
I arrived in Rouen early one morning, all cutter, as far as i could see, was selves on the side of the Allies, and pro-Dimittu, Weles, Hyman, 489, 80 and 21.
UNION CEBU, Kennedy Road. Sundar, The trip is an
at that time all right. All this time the claim our resolve to work for the creation Further extracts · frum the article coming from Paris.
An independent Bohemian-Slovak 9th January Sanday Savio, Moring Arduous one nowadays, as there are few sub, was plugging us with she le on ur of
Service at
am. Hymns 123, 585 and 63; folloy; —
trains, and special passes are required. starboard side. We were in a tight fix. State
The manifesto is signed by Professor Lea 67. Evening Servia at 6 p., Hymns The friendliness or otherwise of the Strangers are not welcome, and all B-Billy Taylor, our second officer (of Cameroon, natives was a matter always fish subjects are rigorously exeaded if Bayes Davey and Kent), remarked T. G. Masaryk, Deputy, and President 19, 381, 29 and 249 Pre.oser: Ev. J. worth considering before planning expedi-not on oficial military business I pass me The good old Merchant Service of the Progressive Club in the Austrian Kirk Macouache tions, and frequently special efforts were along the quiet street leading from the Club is going to lose some of its metabers. Parliament; M. Joseph Durich, Deputy. made to ensure their assistance. A station to the centre of the town. Two It was a choice between drowning and and President of the Comenins Committee. special brand of tempting tinned tripe oicers of a Highland regiment come out getting shot. We decided to risk some of Vienna; and eminent Czech represen formed a part of the stores usually car of a courtyard, and walk down the trees of the shells. We made a dash for the one taives in London. Paris, Petrograd, and ried which appealed to the native palate. in front of me. A French officer pages. little boat remaining. When they saw us the United States.
Every penny courts ja the kitchen now- An amusing incident occurred on one There is no talute or sign of recognition trying to lower the boat, the submarine
days. Food prices have mounted rapidly. occasion when an officer in charge of an on the part of either. Then a newsboy ceased firing. She went over to the port Le side around the stern. I was too busy
They are likely to keep high. You can't armed boat was proceeding up a creek to comes rushing across the street.
afford to waste; that is very certain, e not as guardship of a small town at that Teens, Le Teems," he shouts, thrust to watch the sub's movements, though.
To go hungry because food is not obtain The Murder of Admiral Tseng. We got into the boat at last-and time occupied by our troops; his orders ing a copy of the Time, in the face of wero to ensure the friendliness of the one of the officers. I notice that he bears found that she had a number of shrapnel On the 7th at 11.45 mm.-The sati-cyclonsable is bad enough! But to starve in the University of Hongkong.
midst of plenty with good money in your Industrial Development of China. tribe which inhabited the entrance to the a bundle of the chief Ladon dailies. A holes and was rapidly filling. Luckily weskoued. It is now central over S. Japan.
We managed to
no Airplano "Victoria, Hongkong.' creek, to prevent any nows of his opera few other British officer carrying leather we had two buckets.
Presente hat decreased considerably orer N. pocket and no hindrance to buying-19 tions getting through to the Germana far portfolios, pass burriedly. The atmos all get in the boat. Captain Tindate was ther up.
phere is one of effolent, business-like the last to leave the steamer. As our China an slightly from Japan to In-Chins infinitely worse. Yet, this is what a host of
people are doing today. Starving, mind: Revenue Officer's Tragic Death, activity. There are no loungers, Bo boat was up to the thwarts in water and It is nearly sta ionare over the Philippines,
you, not for the lack of food, but because Inciting to Rebelliou, overcrowded, we had a hard job to get
Franh mongnan mry be expected along the their digestive organe have lost tone and stackers, few civilians...
Chics Sea.
cost of China, ani moderate over be N Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at
With this object in view he invited the chief of the tribe on board and regaled him with the delicacy referred to its. effect was the establishment of ench mutual goodwill that he insisted on pre- senting his host with seven wires, an offer which, for diplomatic ressons, was
accepted,
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WEATHER REPORT.
The forecast for the 24 hours coding at noon
DISTRICT.
FORECAST
MONEY WASTED ON FOOD
cannot properly digest the food they eat.
Company Meetings and Reports:
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Prince of Wales' Fund.
Garments for the Troops. Hongkong Ladies' War Work The Need for Mosquito Nets. Chinese Customs Station Looted.. Hongkong Legislative Council. Chronology of the Year. School Forests for China.
Peking Notes.
Trading with the Enemy Regulations.
Attempted Escape of German Prisoners of The Interned Gerrin
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Remember, it is not what you eat, but what you digest, that nourishes your body and sustains your life,
Shipping Notes Unless food is converted by the digestive | Japan's War Aid. processes into a condition in which it can The Law Courts. be absorbed into the system, muscles, bone, Commercial, serves and brain are slowly but surely starved. In other words, they fail to get
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surprised at this time to see sub, was being shelled by a trawler that had come up. When the torpedo was fired the submarine was all out of the water. She was 200 or 250 yards from ns. Our boat was rapidly filling and we had hard work to keep the water below the thwarts.
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The conduct of the British troops in astern of the chip. The sub, waited until Rouen has been, and is, exemplary, a fact we were about 100 feet clear when she gave the torpedo, The water from the repeatedly called to my attention by French people. If there can be any explosion soaked us all in the boat. For criticism fairly levelled, it is that many several seconde we could not see any-1am to-day, 0.59 faches. officers do not seem to realize that they thing. And, believe me, it was the As time was an object, and the prospec ere no longer in England. I found few saddest sight. I have ever seen when the tive guardship was still seven miles from officers endeavouring to inform themselves mist of the explosion cleared away and today is se follow
customs. I allowed us to view the last of the good her station, it was decided that the good about French manners or ladies should be sent by road; their fail-saw none reading or attempting to read old Sir Richard Awdry that had taken that the ure to appear on board is attributed to French newspapers, or even taking any the vigilance of the military, who placed interest in the life going on about them. double sentries on all the posts along the Many young officers who have worn the King's uniform for only a few weeks be road they were expected to se
lieve that the prestige of Britain is en- hanced by a certain swagger and non- chalant manner on their part when in public, These small matters, of no particular importance, have kept the Bri. tish from becoming well acquainted with Finally we were picked up by a steam the French people. They must not be trawler. Our boat sank as we got along- exaggerated or given unduo significance, side and the 19 of us had to swim. But for they are forgiven in advanos by their
we all had on lifebelts and the water hosts of Rouen, as a certain well-known was warn. When we got on the French person remarked to me--
trawing we were surprised to learn that "Forgive them 3. Of course we do. Ils her twe guns had fired 27 shots at the submarine. Our captain, by giving the sont si jeunes, et si braves.'
sub, such a chase, had brought the trawler into good range. The result of our race, Across the Beins the road to Elbeuf is was that as the sub a fired the torpedo, the crowded with huge motor-vans, mud- trawler put three shots into her and sank Barometer stained Red Cross ambulancos, and her. That is one submarine less, thanks Temperature ...... troops. A battalion leaving for the front to Captain Tindale's pluck. The Cape Hamidity marches by at a swinging pace, delaying tain of the trawler told me that at a Wind Direction... traffic for some time. A mile or two be distance of about 500 yards astern of
ond the city the road wideas. To the where we were sunk there was a large Weather e-szakas right and left there is row upon row of patch of water 500 feet by 100 feet with Rain circular tente; some deep red brown, at least an inch of petrol on the surface, others white or grey, they cover the an dulating hills as far as the eye can see. Near the main road are the hospital
To minimize the possibility of attack, a line of petrol cans was laid out by the picket boat Bome distance above the wrocks, to give the Germans (who were always watching all operations closely) the impression that we had laid mines to prevent any further attempt to sink addi- tional vossola.
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That she (the Ivy) was not hit is attri- butable to the fact that after dark-she had dropped down on the tide about 300 yards from the day position, which had been accurately fixed by the Germans..
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An exciting incident described is the first instance on record of a picket-boat fighting an armed merchantman, the Nachtigal in whichthree shells found the hull of the Nachtigal, waile billets in the picket-boat was unbit.
Another record the ory modern ex- ample of two ships firing at point-blank b2- ranges was later afforded in a fight units, tween the Nachtigal and the gunboat Bear which, encountering the Ger- It is dark when I returo to Rouen. I find the city swarming with troops. man unexpectedly at fifty yards in a nar-
NEXE REALISED BY ENTENTE POWENS, row creek blew the Nachtigalls foremost The streets are brilliantly lighted, and gun, and crew into the water, and then, the shop windows filled with articles to
attract the soldier's 'eye. Newsboya on The Daily Chronicle's Paris corres with the guns still firing, rammed her, so that all those in the Nachtigal who had every corner sell English ponny journals,pondent reports that the Entente Powers not been killed jumped overboard, and The Rue de la Republique is so crowded are beginning to realise the need of an
General the German vessel was last seen burning with men in baki that it is difficult to International Grand
Seaward. furiously and drifting
Cermans were The captain and severunts of wounded, and the hell to which they had been subjected from four guns firing at a range of ten rards. About a dozen were killed, while the Dwarfs casualties were m
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The Entente is staadriy joka as they stroll along, crossing from tightening up and it is felt that some one side of the street to the other for nothing more re required than irregular Balan purpos, gathering in small gronpa to meetings to deal with pressing matters. discuss some weighty project, just like a I believe further conferences have lot of healthy schoolboys. To many it
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is their first free moment on French soil, consultation is being considered Enture Were it possible adds the writer to and they are enjoying it to the fullest. councils will probably be held in Paris. Two 11m 129 60 m 8 ES obtain accounts of the various jobs on The staid old city re-echtes
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$466 6 0 which the far-flung units of the Fleet have care-free laughter. The people of Houten of each of the four Powers will be suffiWed 12 m 2 34 1.5 8 been engaged from the Behring Sea to instinctively make room for their young cient The Foreign Offices of England Cape Horn and Honolulu to
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