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THE WAR.
TAE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNI SDAY, FEBRUARY 2x0, 1910,
ZEPPELIN RAID ON ENGLAND.
MINOR ACTIVITIES IN WEST.
RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.
HOW THE TURKS HAVE BEEN TREATED.
CORRESPONDENCE. HOW TO PAY FOR THE WAR. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGTONG
DAILY PRESS.
SIR-Now that the Compulsion, Bill
WAR WORK IN ENGLISH
PRISONS.
THE FALLING OFF IN URIME.
The diminution in crime since the out- break of war, to which reference has frequently been made is commented on in the annual report of his Majesty's for England and
SOLDIERS FORTITUDE. LEG AMPUTATED IN FLOODED TRENCH.
DECLINING BIRTH-RATE AND WAR'S HAVOC.
A MEDICAL DISCUSSION IN
LONDON."
about to become law is it not time for the Prison Comets under review in many scarcely distinguishable from it, and gently, on the national and social aspects
Wales The 1s
The story of a deed which illustrates the stuff of which our soldiers are made is told by Mr H. F. Provost Battersby, who writes in the Morning Post from British Headquarters. It is, he says, one out of shows the soldier as he simply and incon coivably is. A few nights ago, during the long spell of had weather, when all the trenches were wet with four days of rain, the men had been stadding all the week
introduction of another measure making a
eluded only eight months of war, but even compulsory lovy on all private wealth in so there was a decrease of 37,320 pri- order that those who are fighting for t'eir souers. For the last 20 years, however, there has been a continous decrease in country may noivo adequate financial the number of prisoners, and the exceed support from those who are not Siringly low total of 104,000 convicted pri- above their knees in water, the mortare gonera was reached in the year ended had been firing much later than nusal, and Edward Carson gave it as his opinion in March 31st, 1015. In 1904 the total re-it was pitch dark and rain was pelting the House of Commons that the Govern-deptions into prison en conviction was down, when one of their bombs fell plumb 197,041. When compared with the in- ment would be justified in calling for grease of population the decrease in thein the trench. with its back to a traverse result of the child welfare schemes. the unheard of sacrifices, if such were noces number of prisonera is still more extra-The traverse was removed in one direction, ordinary. For the year 1899-1900 thend a sergeant, standing some ten yards sary, in order to defeat the enemy, and he number of convicted prisonore per 100,000 away from it, turned a somersault over the instanced the confiscation of property as a of the population was 483.4, for 1504-8 traverse in front of it and landed head first for 1900-10n over three teeb of water. When he came question which might, perhaps, have to be the prop 1613-14 ved, while for the year to the surface he felt that one of his legs
503.5, for 360.5, faced. In the exaltation of the moment he under review the proportion of convicted was in several pieces, declared, in effect, that such a possibility prisoners per 100,000 of the population had no terrors for him. He was ready to sinke to 281.4, a reduction of 58 upon the
the figures of the previous year. put his goods and chattels into the The causes are not far to seck:
1. In spite of strikes industrial melting pot when the time came.
troubles, political and suffragist distur sentiments expressed by an eminent Couser-turbances, it is evident that there has vative lawyer are worthy of all attention, been growing national obedience to law and the question now simply seems to be 2. Notwithstanding a statements to whether the time has not already arrived the contrary, sobriety among men and
women has largely increased. when some such step should be taken,
Of course the idea will be declared pre posterous and absurd. Every possible ZEPPELIN RAID ON ENGLAND adjective will be used in demonstrating son and also a growing sense of the the clearing hospital bis, acceptance seemed of bonuses, but by a substantial reduction
AMERICA AND PREPAREDNESS.
ENCOURAGING THRIFT IN BRITAIN.
Such
and order.
Dr. Louis C. Parkes, speaking at thự Royal Sanitary Institute, London, ro of the lowered birth-rate, said there had been a steady decrease in the birth rate of nearly all the European nations during the last 30 years. He estimated the total destruction of life in Europe in two years of war at nearly 20,000,000 persona. At home the birth-rate of the least desirable class of the community was inorcasing more quickly than any other, and as a death rate among the lower classes was now nearly identical with that of the superior artisan class
The women's movement for emancipa tion from social fetters and the larger number of occupations opened to them to a result of the war must tond directly to the stil further lowering of the birth- rate. The mving of life must be chiefly. amongst the lowest classce of the com munity, and it could not be quite satis factory that the nation should be roih- forced by the least intelligent and most depondent elements. After the war Government Commission should take ex- haustive inquiry with the view to security of employment and a sufficiency of remu- neration for the working classes
Sir John Cockburn said maternity under present conditions involved a very heavy burdon upon the poorer classes, and there should be more inducements to increasing the birth-rate, not only by the granting of income-tax to all classes for each child born
with that its supporters are mischief-making
Dr. Dunlop said he looked forward cheerfulness to a further reduction in the Socialists, fanatics and fit iumates for s lunatic asylum. But when all this offerves
birth-rate. The encouragement of parental prudence amongst the poor whs most party entered German trenches at night light on the eastern, north-eastern and cence has subsided what argument can be August 4th last was 13,580 (11,591 maics | ens account of the past night's adventure, urgently needed at the present moment. brought against such a proposal? Thero and 2,649 females) had fallen on March and he wrote with his own hand a letter He foretold great poverty and a scrigué males and 29 females. This remarkable the pink, as it left him at that present, two, and if the thoughtful scientific people A number of bombs were dropped, but may seem to be a'most insuperable differl/21st. 1915, to 9,199, a decrease of 2,010 to his wife, hoping that it "found her in rise in the death-rate in the next year or no considerable damage has been reported ties in the way of its practical application, fall in the number of prisoners relieved and warning her that a portion of him were so blind to essentials that they did the Commissioners of a great difficulty but if the principle involved is conceded which arose owing to the sudden depar which had been hers was unfortunately not speak out it would be far hotter for to be just surely some way could be capture of many reservists from their prison tined for putting it in force. Why, the staff and also made it possible for the Commissioners to give permission to en- loyalty and patriotic fervour of such men list to all who sent in applications. They as Bir Edward Carson would go a long way are justly proud of their Roll of Honour, towards smoothing ont all obstacles, and, for to superior officers, 23 clerks, and 546 subordinate officers have joined the forces naturally, those worthy gentlemen who now site the outbreak of the war spend their whole time in spurring the Government on to great and yet greater efforts might be relied upon to lend their
FRANGO-BELGIAN FRONT.
(THROUGA REUTER'S AGENGE.]
A BRITISH PARTY. AND SOME GERMAN TRENCHES.
LONDON, February 1st,
A British communiqué states that a
pear the Kemmel and Wytschaste roads.
snemy,
The trenches were found to be full of mon. Thirty casualties were inflicted upon the three prisoners were brought bock, End two machine-guns were destrayed.
There was considerable artillery nativity in the day-time near Fricourt, north of Loos, and north of Wulverghem. ENEMY GRENADE ATTACKS,
A
enemy
PARIS, January 31st.
.6.25 p.... communiqué statos: Two grenade attacks north of Arras failed. A French bombardment of German trenches in Champagne caused four explosions, There has been mine fighting in Argonne, and intermittent cannonading on the rest of the front. GERMAN WORKS WRECKED.
PARIS, February 1st.
·12.50 8.13,'
A communiqué states:-Our heavy artil- lery in Belgium effectively shelled enemy works; also Steenstraete bridge, damaging an abutment. Our trench guns south of
GENERAL.
[THHOUGH REUTER'S AGKHOY,.}'
LONDON, February ist, The Press Bureau announces that there was a raid by six or sever Zeppelina last
midiand counties.
up to the present. -
ENCOURAGING THRIFT. CHANCE FOR SMALL INVESTORS.
LONDON, February 1st,
The Cabinet has approved the recom- mendations of the Montagu Committee on Thirft, whereby investors earning under
£300 a year and investing 153, 6d, may withdraw £1 in 1921, The amount can be
made up of sixpenny stamps.
The Committee likewise recommends the the establishment of Local Savings Associa tions.
PRESIDENT WILSON AND
PREPAREDŅECO NECESSARY TO SET HOUSE IN
ORDER.
MILWAUKEE, February 1st. President Wilson, addressing a large audience, which included many German-
active support,
Think of the enormous sums great Britain is spending. And now what in virtually a coneript army of several million men ja to be added to those already serving They will receive their Army pay, of course, but what is that compared with the money they have been carving in civil life? Why inobranoc toe prorple DURUWAL the wives and families of those with the colours should be maintained, as far as far as reasonable, in accordance with the position they held when the head of the family was engaged in business or following his pro fession When a firm gives an employee a
3. Work has been plentiful and wages have been good,
4. There has been a growing disinclina tion to send people unnecessarily to: pri- utility of short terms of imprisonment.
The Commissioners say there has been a large decrease in the number of pri- sages since the outbreak of the war. The focal prisong population, which on
INDUSTRIOUS CONVICTS.
By great fortune a surgeon happened to be in a dag-out near by, and hearing the explosion and the splash, looked out and saw the wounded man struggle in the water. He ploughed his way to him through the mud, and there and then, while they were both standing up to their thighs in water, he performed an operation, severing what was left of the leg-the stump being just clear of the water-and tying up the arteries with no light in that pouring night to help him but the "zzle of the German flares. When at last the wounded man arrived at the dressing atation little hope was entertained of his recovery, and at a mere formality, unconscious as he was and so near in hue to the colour of the dead.
At eight the next morning the chaplain found him with a cigarette between his lips, entertaining the entire ward with a humor
missing, but that he was lucky in bringing back what remainded to her. He added that the children would have a fine game with his wooden leg, and that any way he could use it to stamp out needles for Sister Susio to sew shirts with
Is one wrong in calling such fortitude amazing, and feeling humbled in spirit before it, or before the noble pluck of another bere, brought in with bis pat, both grievously wounded by the same shell, and alrendy shrinking under the surgeon's bands? His side was pierced by fragmenta of steel, and the surgeon was cutting away his drenched clothes from the shattered arm, which had to be removed at the shoulder.
The Commissioners also are proud of their prisoners. They, too, have given of the best. Their labour has not been stined, and their behaviour has been ad mirable the percentage of punishments has been the lowest on record, and in five case ocly has it been thought fit to in- fiet corporal punishment, Their industry
Yet just before he lapsed into unconscious- has been remarkable, for, in spite of a dail diminution of 2,000 in the number of workers, the carnings of the manufac-ns he looked over his shoulder with a pot turile department reached the record thought for his faintly meaning comrade. sum of £144,692, £1,000 in excess of the Stick it, Bill, stick it!" he said cheerily preddus year. Every day 3,000 articles through his teeth; and these were the last for a service were made, the hours of words that he spoke or that the other heard,
a better
ter hud murein they were hoth dead by morning. abaldoned, and work of at interesting character was given. Idleness, we are told was unknown: we nel to fool he was working because he TIED TO THE STAKE. was kiping his country, not because he
INHUMAN TREATMENT OF MEN was compelled to work.
BY THE GERMANS, It also good to learn that extra diet has ben alowed to prisoners, and that
The following details have been received once ech week governors are authorised
one
many of the children that they had never been born. The only hope of avoiding hardship in the first few years after the war was by a very sharp fall in the birth rate now.
Dr. Kenwood said the lowest classes of the community produced some of the finest children. It was well that all classes should contribute their fair share to the increase of population. If the French peoplo, with their enormous natural wit, plus the great danger which they had to face of a growing hostile population at their doors, had been un able to increase their birth-rate, he was not optimistic of our being able to do so.
MOSLEMS IN INDIA.
ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE WAR AND THE FUTURE.
In the course of his presidential addres at the Moslem League at Calcutta Mr. Muzhal-ul Haq said that in view of the fact that other communities were holding Congresses in Bombay, the absence of the Makomedan. Conference would have led to the interpretation that the Moslems alone were silent and refused to raise a voice on behalf of the Empire. He denied the
good for prisons have in a measure been just returned from Germany. He was it individuality. The were Indian destring monotony seem to be ended, for in France, where were four mirses and 76
Americans reiterated the promise to keep holiday the usual salary is generally paid. to infem prisoners of the progress of the concerning the German treatment of pri- intention of merging the League in the Rope wrecked Gorman works. In the Fres the nation out of the war, but said that the Why should not the Government put itself War bland and se. All this makes for soners from a French prisoner, who has Congress. The community must preserve ieres district our long-range guns bom difficulties of so doing necessitated their in the position of a business house in this revulsionised, the days of soul-and-body-captured in September, 1914, in a hospital Moslems, and their duty to the Govern-. Barded a cantonment north of Bt, Mihial. "upport of a programme of National pre respect and pay salaries "as voual," draw it isjob likely that the useless round of wounded. For four days the Germans loftment was to criticise but to see that paredness, He declared that there was nolated scale, from those who have an enor-the ilustrial and physical capabilities of straw, and gave them no provisions. Then called for complete separation from g crisis, but when the world was afire it was mous excess of income over what should he men ho pine for activity.
RUSSIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] RUSSIAN BUCCESSES IN CAUCASUS.
A FRUITFUL FORTNIGHT.
PETROGRAD, February 1st.
necessary to set their house in order.
restricted war-time, expenditure and who themselves are unable to fight? There would then be no need for the Prince of
SCAR "FRIGHTFULNESS,"
BUN BURSTS.
criticism was
never intemperate nor
they sent by informant (says Mr. H. and he would do so, despite the conse Warner Allen, the representative of the quences. But he had no scruple in saying British Press with the French armies) to that union was for the good of India and à German hospital in France to act as England. They could not do without the nurse. His experience was that some of comradeship and guidance of England for
WAR NEWS.
ous, while others had no conscience at all. selves was to become self-reliant and to The food given to the French wounded was free themselves of their fear and distrust FOUND MAN THAT THEY WANTED. Charities towards which the rich man now
TI French astronomer Prisenx has not quite so good as that given to the Ger- of Hindus and their awe of the authori beepurying himself lately with the conman wounded. They were never allowed. The duty of Government was to develop the resources of the country, as A commreniqué states; --As the result of been searching" the North Sea looking missed. It a pleasant sop to his costition of the Bus. He finds that, in-milk, no matter how serious their condition, had been done in Japan.
Parts of the Kaiser's Grand Fleet have gives a comparative trifle which is never
byte, as was formerly supposed, the with a small piece of fat bacon and lard; dians in responsible positions in the Army, He urged the fuller employment of In- fortnight's operations in the Caucasus for enemy ships so they say. The Gor- science and enables him to speak of patrios belo, andensing and shrinkin- little At night they had a slice of black bread
mans, however, were doomed to disap-tism without a blush; that is all.
au constantly dilating more and more at noon meatsoup, and at four o'clock a Navy, diplomatic service and civil service. **English fighting forces were nowhere to be seen," Having An absurd proposal has recently been angeaching the point of bursting. And slice of bread with a cup of coffee without Why should they not have a few Indian Bed front of forty miles long, descended failed to find Sir John Jellicoe and his made to close the museums, because in this if sun blew up, there would be no sugar. After a serious operation the bread dreadnoughts and cruisers manned and
mopeed for us poor mortals to worry as was replaced by thick soap.
commanded by Indians? The inherent. Later ou my informant was sent to a pri- strength of Islam had not been utilised in to outcome of the war. It is no us nopse. Big suns every whit as in-attached to the infirmary. The only drug He condemned the Press and Defence of
Wales' Fund and the multitudinous other bey HD-WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE the German doctors were really concientia cong time to come. Their duty to them-
we have dislodged the Turks from a forti-pointment, for the
From a cold mountainous region into a populated region suitable for winter camps,
ships, the Grand Fleet cruised around the Skagerak in order to watch over trade" way a hundred thousand pounds, or two
In the meantime the German cruiser
nd the Tarks in Erzerum and Melazghert Bremen, a sister-ship of the Leipzig, found/May be saved. The import of luxuries is bring this responsibility aside as mersoners camp in Germany where he was the political interest of the Empire. Bre completely cut off from the rest of the a part of our Fleet in the Baltic-and was being forbidden, and many other tinkering poft in their own constellations as ours provided was aspirin. The food was very India Acts, the suppression of Mohame-
Army
THE NEAR EAST.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].
A BRITISH ** DEFEAT,” TURKISH REPORT DENIED.
LONDON, January 31st. The Press Bureau donies the Turkish re- port of a British defeat at Kuras, in Meso-
torpedoel. A similar fate befell a tor- pedo-boat which accompanied the cruiser,
A FINE RECORD.
The following table shows what British
waters :-
Oct. 24
measures will doubtless be proposed with as one the cage lation por similar and in view. Tinkering will the Twas one in the constellation of Per- semrly in 1902, and since then two at problem, and an obvious inability to ander leave occurred in other celestial stand the need for drastic measures, of 8, one as recently as March, 1912.
rvation has shown long since that
dan papors, and the interament of Mo hamedan leaders, He did not object to protective legislation in times of war, but the people abould be taken into con- fidence when action was taken. Their demands were neither immediate nor per- the war when the whole Empire would be They reconstructed upon new lines,
bad, and a number of boys between 15 and 19 years of age who had been carried off from the North of France died of their hardships. The staple nourishment was beetroot and retien ood, Prisoners were submarines have found in their wander-perhaps the lack of courage to advance that orb which is our alt in all is a continually struck and kicked without & emptory. They could wait till the end of ings in the Baltic, Tirpitz's own them, has been the bane of the Governmencertain character. Bun spots, fire provocation, Fer the smallest offence pri bland such like phenomena are by nosoners were tied to a stake with their heads ..29,40 tona damaged Aur. 20ment's administration in this, great crisism the most of which he is capable, bare in the full summer sun. A French could not expect India to clrange in the 12,997 tons damaged July 2Why prohibit the import of luxuries tanner in which the sun throws off prisoner who had tried to escape was mer-twinkling of an eye, but they hoped a
at energy and transforms the heavy cilessly beaten, and the next day orders Why not take away the means of buying right elements, hydrogen helium, were given to two of his fellows to the policy would be initiated which would
in self-Government under the aegis of the them. That, surely would be a mors num, archonium, and what not spells to the stake. They refused, and were British Crown. The first step would be sensible measure of procedure. Why should a good for this world, and a mere struck with the fat of a sabre. Everyone. the abolition of the official majority in the.. g might lead to a disaster any even the wounded, was compelled to work Imperial Council, freeing the Indian din short, it is bound to come at seme or other Unfortunatel science here was practically no medical attend Executive Council from bureaucracy and ve us no idea as to when. Cenance, and a paralytic died from want of provincial autonomy. A joint deputation of Congress and League should place their and even hundreds of centuries, In August, my informant was sent with a demands before the British public and the but a moment in the history of the batch of prisoners to work in the fields in British Government. f we know the sun may have million
Moltke Pommern Prinz Adalbert 9,000 tons sunk Gazello ....2,800 tons damaged Jan,
2,700 tons sunk Undine Bremen Destroyers
potamia. This could only refer to a recon- naissance at Bhatta, which was attacked by hostile Arabs, The British suffered a few Torpedo-boats...
Theualtice, but inflicted heavy loss on the
nemy.
BOCIALISTS DECLARATION.
3,250 toas sunk
3 reported sunk in
Riga Aug. 20.
1. sun, Oct. 14,
1 sunk, Oct. 15.
I sunk, Oct. 14.
1 sunk, Dee,
THE MENACE TO EGYPT.
Nov. 7 Dec. Gulf of
some have to give all and sacrifice every thing they hold dear while others, even though their generous doles to "charity" make an unthinking public gasp with
the
care.
astonishment at their munificence, ste stile, says Professor Flammarion, and Hanover. They slept on straw in 6, caw
end
He concluded with an expression of re- of able to gratify the slightest whim and arers more life before it. No man can house, and worked between twelve and gret that the Government of their Caliph
though, and just as the strongest of thirteen hours a day for a wage of four should be at war with the Government
their King-mperor. When pesce came According to the Geneva correspondent.
they desired that Moslem countries should- WORDS STRUCK OUT OF GERMAN of the Times, garge of enginers and iron- under ng necessity of cutting down any struck down in a moment, so the pence a day, paid in stampa,
not be compromised in future," workers have left Germany for Syria, personal extravagance!
Such a measure for making those who
Several Congress leaders attended. The where a Turkish army under German off-
er-Governor of Bushire was also present. The Humanité says it is known that the pers and with German heavy artillery is text of the celebrated declaration read on August 4th, 1914 in the Reichstag in the concentrating for the Egyptian expedition, have the "greatest stake in the country?" The first concentration point for this pay for the'r security in propertion to their
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awerful planet. may give out at any and when it does it will make port work of all of us here below.
IMPOLITENESS OF CURIOSITY. The goose had been carved, and every-
The mobilisation of the fair sex is almost name of the Social-Democratic was enterprise is at Rustchuk on the Danube, means and in accordancs with the gravityring to the situation on the Baltic body had tasted it. It was excellent. The previously submitted to the Chancellor, where locomotives, sills, and other traberens station, could soon, show, which of the Riotch says that, having regard negro minister, who was the enest of success of the Russian troops Dat's as fine a goose as I evah see, honour
could not restrain his enthusiasm.
an accomplished fact in Austria. A note in but it has only now leaked out that Herr
the Vienna papers states that all women port materials are being gathered and for- von Bethmann-Hollweg asked for
Mouri Bey, Eaver the preachers of economy were patriots and hout the Riga sector, Riga is now phrase to be eliminated, which, from the warded to Byria,
in the rear of the armies. Meanwhile, the Pasha's brother, hag stated that the attack
Why did you git such a fine goose?" Bocialist point of view, was considered of
has that such measures would be intro-odies which have vacuated the city Well, now, pabson," replied the carver Berlin Lokal-Anzeiger. proposes that all great importance; but which was, as a on the Suez Canal will begin at the end of which humbugs: Moreover, if it was red so little in danger that the mani. Bruddah Williams," he said to his host are shortly to be called up to help in work
It is announced that two German enb. duced in all countries during war timertly to return there The officials of the goose, exhibiting great dignity and women between sixteen and twenty-two be..
reticence, “when you preaches a speshul called upon for one year's service to do good sermon, I never fixes you whar you agricultural labour. The newspaper fur- got it. I hopes ou will show me de samother suggests that the cost be covered by a consideration.
tax on bachelora,"
January.
-Youra, etc.,
A, B. C.
to return in the immediate future, de post offices will soon be working civic Government of Rigs are ex-
matter of fact struck out of the declara- tica. This eliminated phrase was as fol lows: "As coon as the war becomes a marines have been sent by rail to Rustchuk there is no doubt the world would be war of conquest we will rise up against and thence to Varna, for the defence of the assured of peace for evermore
Bulgarian coast..
it by the most energetic means."