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GERMANY AND THE PLANS OF
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THE YOUNG HUN..
MORE CHILD CRIMINALS IN THE FATHERLAND:
All the male grown-ups having been sent. to the frout, the German children a making the most of their opportunities for mischief.
The Cologne Gazette makes a feature of
German military writers are paying [BY WACŁAW CZERNIEWSKI.]
close attention to the councils. held in According to the Forwaerts, a meetingFrance, but their comment amounts expressed the opinion that in coration marked. If the new War Council was the alarming spread of infantilo, crinii- of the German Progressive People's Party little. The military Kreuz Zeitung re with the conclusion of peace the relations intended to produce a simplification of between Germany and Austria-Hungary would also be adjusted on political, mili-procedure and an acceleration of deci nality thoughout the Fatherland, and tory and economic grounds, in the senses, he must doubt, judging from pre asks if nothing can be done to check it.
seat experiences, whether this aim has For fifty-eight convictions for serious of a far-reaching and lasting co-operation been attained."
offences recorded in the children's courts. between both Empires thus creating theIn a long review of events is the vari for 1913, there were 183 in 1914, and no possibility-of-a-union between-the-Balkanous theatres of war, Major Morali fewer than 236 for the first ten months of States, the Turkish Empire and both the criticizes the Franco-British operations 1 Mere boys and girls, who under ordin
the present year, Central Empires.
the Near East and says: consider When Germany entered into hostilities discussion of the question whether andary circumstances would still be kept at with almost the whole of Europe in do-how the Russians are to
to the school, are often earning men's and fence of her Ally's right to punish Serbia, assistance of the hard-pressed Expediren's wages through the and, sho had two objectives in her mind. One tionary Army to be entirely superfluous of them frid time somehow for all sorts of although they are kept hard at work, many was to increase her economic power with and I believe that the newly-assembled flings," and the results are disastrous, the French milliards which were to be Russian forces will find employment soun received in Paris; the other to subjugate enough in their own country,
Quarrels are continuous, and lead to the Austria, amalgamate hor with Germany, reverse stesopotamia, talks about the The Gazette declares that a method in Major Moralt emphasizes the British use both of the knife and of the revolver and thus open through Austria a way to the Balkans, Turkey and Persia. While esed-Hence there are plenty of people take sheath-knives and pistols away from inscoure deforces of Egypt, and pro search of all juveniles should be made to the first object has yet to be achieved and who would alike to escape from the con. them. Means should be found. also, of never will be the second is already fus of the English scattering of depriving them of the free use of money nearly accomplished. might be made to the world that there is a cision in the main theatre of war in of them straight down the road to ruin.
The announcement forets, and are yearning to producen de the car, for it is rapidly driving most new Empire the Central Power Northern France. In the French Press The paper prints a detailed record of.
there are many references to the fact that recent youthful crimes, and asks what robbed of troops. Thus a dilemma has if the present scandalous state of affairs the Eastern French Front must not he young Germany can be expected to coma arison out of which even the supreme
is allowed to go on unchecked. War Council can hardly find. for it is the German conqueror who is
The details it pablishes show that the evil is a very real one, Thero will. t still the dictator in Franco, and much less any idea of discipline and
concludes, soon be no sense of sha in mine a sign of the confusion of the decent behaviour, loft among the young Entele that now, at the beginning of the winter, war plans are being made for the Brueration unless they are promptly spring of 1916, without there being any brought to understand that their instinet certainty that the plans of the Allies for mischief and ill-doing must be kept ter: Everywhere we find England playing will remain undisturbed during the windown. the part of the main agitator for new developments of the war later on. All the British organs shout at fight to the bitter end" but no Minister us We shall has ever been heard to say what is the foundation upon which the prospect of an improved situation is to be based.
WAY AUSTRIA JOINED GERMANY.
Whatever plans may now be under con sideration for increasing the output of merchant shipping, it appears that the confined proctically to vessels of porticu lor types Builders who have their yards full of Government work are experiencing difficulty in maintaining the necessary enlistments of men, owing to the large culistments for the Army and Navy, and they are also finding it far from easy to get delivery of the required materials. These difficulties would naturally tend to make them cautious about entering into. new contracts for merchant vessels, even if have been no sympathies between Austria In spite of their alliance, there are and they had completed their Government and Germany. All Slave of the Dual orders. As regards the taking up again Monarchy hated the Germans and opposed of suspended prower contracts, the situin Parliament the Austro-German Allianes. tion is even more perplexing. There is then The German-speaking Austrians hated the extremely awkward question of in Prussia, though longing for unity with the creased costs, both as regards labour and Bavarians and generally with the Catholic materials. This problem is already known Germans. The Austrian Emperor even to to have occurred
certain instances in an this day remembers the hours of humilin acute form, says The Times. But clearly tion after the defeat of Austria and her in the national interests it will be essen South German Allies by the Prussian tial that the yards should be employed to army. Nevertheless, defeated Austria their maximum capacity either on Govern the Austria robbed by the Prussians of ment or private work for years to come. As her richest province, Bilesia had to seek soon as ever they are in a position to alliance with Germany for fear of the undertake merchant construction the eosts Tussing danger. Austria and Russia have question must somehow be solved. This is been in competition for the Balkans, Pro- not merely because shipowners want the Russian sentiments were very strong in tonnage to employ it profitably, but chief- Austria. ly because nothing will have such an effect in reducing freight to a lower level as an increase › jez the available mercantile marine.
GERMANS AND THE PERSIAN GENDARMERIE,
Poles who were never previously under Almost all Slavs, except the Russian influence, have been looking to Russia with hopes for the future, and among them none have cherished deeper pro-Russian sentiments than the Bohemians and many Ruthenians
way
HARDENS REVIEW OF THE WAR. Herr Muximilian Harden, in a lecture divered in Berlin said that the German victories hitherto had been the victories of the Gorman people. The first decision of the war had been the battle of the Marne, which had led to the abandonment of the HUNGARY'S OPPORTUNITY.
Gorman scheme of overthrowing France The position of Germany was strong la
while maintaining a defensive attitude the Dual Monarchy because she had there towards the Russians. Harden called this. a faithful friend. If the Gormans at the that it ran counter to the view of the
the Schlieffen-Moltke plan and sai present moment can openly write and even more than that actually start to build esting because the Battle of the Marse is speak about a new Central Power and Great Moltke, and it appeared that it was impracticable. (These remarks are inter it up, they have to thank Hungary. The still regarded by official Germany as Yesterday's report of our Teheran cor and friendly feelings, even since the out-official papers delete the references to it Hungarians were favoured by the British, never having taken place. In fact, semi- respondent shows us how well the German-break of war have been manifested on in Harden's lecture,) Persian, plan has of the war, au-
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YOUR SKIN REFLECTS THE STATE OF YOUR BLOOD.
A THOROUGHLY ORGANIZED
CONSPIRACY.
The Russian newspaper Force Fremya published the following on November 27th:-
bow thoroughly it was executed. The chief of the Persian gendarmeric, Colonel Edval, on November 15th, when the Shab was hesitating at the eleventh hour, was energetically persuading him to leave the capital, together with Prince Reuss and the Turke. He did not attempt to conceal his participation in the conspiracy, su sure was he of the success of it and of his immunity from penalty. Another officer of the gendarmerie, Captain Censet, furnished & German called Schonemaan Consul and the British Consul with machine-guns for his attacks on our of Kongavar. Now he is leading the German band which attacked the Persian Cossacks the British Consul at Shiraz The fourth iu Kurdistan. A third officer captured Major Golstrom, initiated the massacre at Hamadan...
With the assistance of the gendarmerie the Germans arcoted at Burugird, near the line which is called our sphere of influence a large munition factory, Eight hundred gendarmes arrived at Hamadan. Large supplies of munitions have been sent to Ispahan. Finally, the Teheran de tachment of the gendarmerie carried off from the Teheran arsonal all the muni- tions and delivered them to the camp of Prince Reuse.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS,
ORDERS BY LIEUT-COLA, CHAPMAN, V.D.
LHAVLA
Gunner L. Corner is granted leare of absence from 31st January, 1916, for. the duration of the war. FIELD OPERATIONS, 23RD JANUARY, 1910, 2-Reference Corps Order No. 6, dated 10th January, 1916, no pouches will be worn.
Sergt. Bullock's party will wear helmets,
the remainder will wear copa.
KING'S PARK BANGE,
3.The Runge is allotted to the Hong.. kong Police from 24th inst. to 5th pros. (except on Sunday, 30th inst.) from 9 am to 4 pm on week-days and from 9 am to 1 p.m. on Saturdays.
PARADES,
4.-Parades for today (Friday), 21st inst
5.15 pm. No. 3 and 4 Sub-Sections Arty. Batty. (as detailed in Corps Order No. 4, dated 30th December, 1015)- 10 pdr gun drill at Headquarters. Sergt. Bradley, R.G.A., will attend. 6.15 p.m. No. 4 Section Scouts Co.
member)M. G. instruction at. quarters
5.30 p.m. Engineer Co-Squad drill and Musketry exercises on Kowloon Cricket Club ground, under Sergt.-Major Higby. Remainder, nit.
G. E. STEWART, Osp
Adjutant, H.KY.G HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVES
ORDERS BY MAJOR WAKEMAN, O.C.; KLE.V.B.
the very people on whom Germany relied cording to Herr Harden, was the great at her entrance into the war; and indeed "break through in Gaticia at the l they did not disappoint Berlin. I have ginning of May, and third great deci- mentioned already in previous articles flintsion-the turn of events in the Balkans the Hungarians have a real objective in Germany owed to the mistakes of her the present war, The hostilities of the
enemies. Harden said that the German. Central Powers, as matters came to a head success must be put down, not to brilliant in July, 1914, were directed against See. diplomary nor to the retreat of the in and Russia mainly; France was con- danelles. The whole result of the war
Russians, but to the failure at the Dar sidered simply as the ally of Russia, with whom Germany intended to deal in a few
thus far was that Germany had accom weeks, and Great Britain was not expected victory.
plished proat things, but this was not Victory, however, must be won to take part in the war at all. Thus the at all costs, and the German people must war was directed against the Slavs, the be prepared to suffer any privations and greatest danger to Magyar Hungary. The to make any sacrifices. The Government on country. In the South are Slavs, nent of the food problem. In reality the "B" Co. on the Cricket Ground. Dress: Hungarians are in a minority avon in their ought not to be afraid of thorough treat-Parades for wo-day (Friday), at 5.15 p.m. Serbs, Croatians, Dalmatians, etc., longing Germau people was still living much too for unity with the Kingdom of Serbia | luxuriously.
The Signalling Section at Volunteer Head... while in the north are Ruthesians and Slovaks looking towards Rassin as the The German Press makes a great dia. Muskotry for Saturday, 22nd dust, and
quarters. Vaiform to be worn. future deliverer from the Hungarian yoke, play of the announcement that after Sunday, 23rd inst. As in Corps Order The Hungarian Government made every January 1 express traits will run twice
No. 8. endeavour to denationalise and to Mag- a week between Berlin and Constan- varise their Slavs, in vain. With the tinople with connecting traing from growing education of the Blavonic peasan Munich to Vienna. There are to be three try the position of the Hungarian Govern. sleeping cars on every train, ment was more and more difficult. Conse quently to crush Serbia and to defeat
BERLIN---CONSTANTINOFLE.
show how far the Bla's Government has and it could be realised only by joint
This is not all. But it is sufficient to Russia, became a dream of the Magyars, JAPAN'S HELP IN THE WAR. sistance the Germans are preparing in gone With its cognisance and even as action with Germany, Persia a masszere
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TO CAUSH OUT THE SLAVS, AN
and assistance the German-Turkish agita- of Germany the Hungarians obtained at With its cognizance As the real and enthusiastic supporters tors have penetrated into Afghanistan the outbreak of the way such power as and India, calling upon the Moslems they never previously enjoyed in the Dual open war on Russia and England. crown all, they have placed at the dis- Monarchy, Count Tisza and the Hun posal of the enemy the Teheran arsoulgarian Government became the real rulers with its stocks of Russian munitions and of Austria. The future destiny of the its main military force the gendarmerie Hapsburg dominions was decided between corps.
Budapest and Berlin The Austrians Men whom we have placed in charge of proper played a very small part in this affairs in Persin at the eleventh hour took decision. The creation of a new Central fright, and made a step backwards. But Power" composed of Germany and Austro- they might return to their original plan Hungary is not only welcome to the Hua-
THE DARDANELLES ATTACK.
WHAT TSINGTAO TAUGHT THE JAPANESE NAVY,
The Journal publishes an important in- terview given to one of its special repre. Japanese Ambassador in London, sentatives by Baron Kato, former
little real idea of the services rendered to Baron Kato declared that Europe had the cause of the Allies in the Far East by the Japaneso Flest
were continually active in the waters
Our warships,'
"said the Baron,
such double-faced conduct of the Persian problemt, It must be borne in mind that around Australia.
around Chile and Government,
Austrin has grown more and more into a transports which brought over the Austra Slavonic Power. Indeed, if Blass were lian troops. It might have been hoped
Drill order,
DIELD
EXERCISES,
Members of "B" Co. will parade on the
at 8.45 am. Dress: Drill ardor Topses Cricket Ground on Sunday, 23rd inst.,
to be worn no haversacks, water- bottles or pouches,
The following Signallers will also attend ander Sergt. L. Y. Mitchelmore Ptes.
O. D. Melbourne, C. J. Higginbotham, and J. W. Graha
G. K. H. BETTION, Capt.
Adjutant, H.K.V.R.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE
LEAVE OF ABSENCE,
Regulations relating to leave from duty, Parade, Musketry, and the Colony, to be in fores as from this date, are being to-day issued to Company Commanders: for circulation to all ranks, Respon sibility for obtaining copies of same will rest with the latter, and non-receipt will not be taken as an excuse for any in- fringement.
at any moment. We cannot put up withgarians, but is actually a solution of their before Vladivostock. We convoyed the Pc. 645 C. M. Castro is appointed E.0, for
RE. ENTERTAINMENT CLUB.
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NO. 2. COMPANY EQUIPMENT OFFICER,-
No. 2 Company in place of Sergeant. Riblero.
DEFAULTERS.
Janve a Po. has been ordered 3-hours": Cells Duty,
MOTOR POLICE PATROL.
this office for transfer to the Motor Pat rol Section,
Monday, January 24th. No. 1 Company
PARADES, 5.30 and Recruits thereof
Just as the appearance of the tongue OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE.dition of the skin (particularly of the tells the state of the stomach, so the con- face) is a guide to the state of the blood, Pallor, sallowness, burning flushes, greasi
hot so quarrelsome among themselves, if that we should be represented also in the they exhibited more unanimity, they could naval attack on the Dardanelles, but our For being absent from Patrol Duty without ness, clammy perspiration, pimples and scanty state of the blood. There is no Avery successful whist-arivo and varian, and dominated both the Austrian cult decisively unless accompanied by Long ago have taken the upper hand in the experience at Tsingtao had convinced us need to wait till exhaustion within, or smoking concert was held in the Theatre, Germans and the Magyars. Of this action on land; and, as to that apart Vienna Parliament as well as in the Hun that bombardment from the sea cannot re- severe eczema without, has emphasized the Wellington Barracks, at the blood need a renewing under the auspices of the BE. Wednesday possible development, the ambitious Burs from the difficulties in the way of trans Members having Motor-cycles may apply to
When the blood is at fault the whole ment Club: » system suffers; note how people troubled The prize-winners at whist were:-18t,
garian politicians were well aware.
porting half a million Japanese troops to with above symptoms suffer from weak Mr. Skelcher; 2nd, Mr. Buxton, 3rd. would not only be completely crushed, but of the Constitution, whereby the arme is The Slavs in the new " Central Power the spit, we should have had to explain digestion, depression,
to the people adequate cause of a breach lassitude nervousness.
and Mr. Davis, It.G.A, 4th Mr. Hogore, would undergo a strenuous policy of dena- when your skin becomes unhealthy looking number, Mr. Hearn.
Hame your blood at once R.E.; 5th, Mr. Pollock, H.N., Hidden tionalisation. In regard to this the Ger- required to serve for the defence of the
esantry itself. and you will be right..
At the conclusion mans have given good guarantees to Hen To make your skin clear and healthy, gramme was proceeded with, Q.M.S.ped a complete system of murdering the ed that the Alles should defray the
of the drive a well-arranged musical pro gary The Germans in Poland have deve consider for Japan would not have wish There was also the financial aspect to applications of lotions and ointments are Evans was in the chair, and the following soal of the Polish nation. Their persecu penses and, finally, it might be feared useless. You must renew your blood. By contributed :-" Gus," Lce Cpl. Huxley, ion of Poles in Silesia, Posnania West that the Japanese troops might not fight taking a short course of Dr. Williams RE. Gunner Murray, R.G.A,, Q.M.S. and East Prussia was cruel and systematics well on this distant battlefield and in Pink Pills you will infuse new red blood Evans, R. E. Bandr. Potan 8.0.A. Cpl. They compelled Polish children to go to unfavourable conditions. into your system, and in a very short Davis, R.GA Gar Light RGA German schools; they have forbidden them time will notice how the new blood is re- Gar. Andrews, R.G.A., Lee Cpl. Huxley to pray in their own language; they did great satisfaction at seeing the relations
Baron Kato, in cinclusion, expressed flected in an improved and healthy comRE., Gor. Hansen, R.G.A. Special men not allow Poles to build houses on their between Japan and Russia becoming plexion. Your general health will be tion must be made of "Mac" and Murphy own land, they did not allow any meeting closer every day, and declared that quickly improved you will feel well, eat as Chinese Magicians," They were to be held if the Polish Innguage was Japan, in her aliance with Great Britain well and work well.-
tremely good and may be seen in the Bear Obtain Dr. Williams Pink Pille of your future at one of the Local Halls. The speken. The Poles were compelled by law had carried out and would continue to dealer to-day, and mind you ask for Dr. Stonecutters Troupe were also good, the to sell their estates to the German Govern carry on all her obligations-- William'.
Kri¢}enoe being kept in a continual
ment and these were used for new German
Tantonic system in their own country.
and for
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Armlets mast be produced at the next
parade of each Company. Platoon Com Companies
manders will enter the numbers in the .Os, will on the same ocension see that
Roll Books, thus-A3, A20, etc.
P.-es. who have failed to pass Part I. are equipped with Truncheons.
F. C. JENKIN D.S.P. (R.).
farred, Dr. Williams Medicin, Co. 65; L-Orl Perrin A Gins & Pic. The German ideas permeated Hungary former occupied by Prince Blücher is four, a brother of the Alfred Dreyfus wh
Any dealer bin supply them, or, if pre of laughter. The accompanists were settlers. The Hungarians adopted this
Herm, one of the Channel Islands, Szechuan Road, Shanghai, will send then: RGA and S. 0. Jenkins, RE
Lieut Emile Dreyfus, aged twenty- direct for $1.50 a bottle or six bottles for colo. The M.C. was Cpl. Coxan R.E. inspired the Hungarian people, and made now co again in the phasession of the was the contral figurs in the Dravfur 28. post free.
The arrangements were entirely in the them the best friends of Germany-Day Government and is to lot, but not to an case, has won the Cross of Honour for [912 hands of the Hon, Sec., Col. Grimes, R.E. Graphie.
alien,
conspicuous bravery.