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THE WAR.
GERMANY SEEKING
PEACE.
CALM IN THE WEST
RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.
ZEEBRUGGE A HUGE SCRAP-HEAP.
GERMANY TO PREVENT ALL TRADE WITH UNITED KINGDOM.
THE HONGKONG DAILY FRERK, FRIDAY, MARCH 24TH 1910.
ITHROUGH REUTER'S AGENor,]]
GERMANY SEEKING PEACE
SOME OBVIOUS FEELERS.”.
NEW YORK, March 22nd. The Washington correspondent of the Evening Post states that Dr. Bethmann Hollweg recently requested Mr. Gerard, the United States Ambassador not to leave
Berlin on vacation,"
He told him the termus on which Germany would be willing to end the war. These included withdrawal from Belgium and an indemnity from Frane
Dr, Bethmann-Hellweg generally di cated a wish to return to the ante bellum
statys
He did no request the good offices of the United States, but Mr. Gerard deemed the conversation to ho in the nature of a
feeler,"
[ZEROUGE KEUSTIE'S'AGIRNOT.1
POST-WAR TRADE
COMPETITION.
SAFEGUARDING IMPORTANT
HONGKONG TO FRANCE. INTERESTING EXPERIENCES OF WELL-KNOWN LOCAL MAN
AN AMUSING TRIP TO IRELAND.
A recent issue of the Belfast Evening Standard contained the following, with a
GERMANY'S TASKS IN CHINA. A GERMAN HONGKONG NEEDED.
The Frankfurther Zotung draws atten- tion to two treatises dealing with the pro- blen of Germany's task in China after the war that have just been published in the vast Berlin. It explains that
INDUSTRIES,
photograph of the subject of the article:-change produced in the East indirectly by tlio war render it impératively Lowbox, March 22nd-
It's a long, long way from Hongkongnecessary for Germany to place its China on да On- Mr. Runciman is appointing small com
to the fighting ling in France, but that is economic policy in
It points out that mitte to consider measures for safeguard-the big journey that Mr. Henry E. Victor tirely new basis.
Japan is not content to rempia & groat ing the post-war position of important (whose photo is hore reproduced) made in Power, but is determined to become a world British industcles in relation to interna- answer to the call of King and country. Power, and that India does not intend to continue to be England's docila, witch tional competition. Two have already been In doing so he relinquished an important ow." This, the jourun) states, menng re- appointed; for iron steel and engineering, journalistic and shorthand-writing business lief to the non-British world, while the fact that Japan's mission will be on the seas with Sir Clarendon Hyde as Chairman, to undertake the hardships of the trenches enables him to revire poitically aud and accept the soldier's bumble pay, Cor-economically. In view of these coming de- Mr Bufour being one of the members;poral Victor, who returned to the front on velopments, the Frankfurther Zeitung de- claces. Germany must at one ensure for and for shipping and ship-buiding, with Wednesday night, after spending a few itself the possibility to guarantee a futuru Sir J, Booth as Chairman, The arrange days leave in Balfast and Carrickfergus, in Eastern Asia. The chief object of Gor- Hitherto, it ments for the textile industry will be has had ten months' arduous work in the many's attention must, it says, be the rail-
way concessions in China, trenches with the gallant 2nd Middiesox remarks, Germany has always been defeated sunounced shortly.
Regiment (The Dichards"). When he by the Belgian Russian-French group and by England and Japan, but it adds, the arrived in England, after a six weeks' war provides the opportunity to re-ariango voyage in a troopship, he had no parti- the system of partition. Herr von Dewall. it observes, draws the attention of Germans. cular regiment in view, but when he saw
in his pamphlet to the northern Chineso the designation Diehards" on the Mid-East to West Railway, a Bagian concTA, sion, which will one day be the Chinese dlesex's recruiting poster it appealed to
section of a gigantic world-railway co- him, and he entered their ranks forth-nerting modern Europe with ancient China. with. A good part of the time on ship- Belgium's financial and industri, power is broken, the Frankfurten Leitung-pro- board was spent in drill, so that he was eins, and it declares that shost the same no novice when he joined the regiment, can be said of France. Here, therefore, it and was soon in readiness to go to the fight says, is an opportunity for Germany to jump into the breach, and thus to secure RUSSIANS AWAITING ORDERS. berlain expressed gratitude and paid a
ing 'ina, Mr. Victor is à son of Mr. the shore to which it is entitled in the HuGeorge Victor, whom madly in Belfast industria development of China, The tribute to the bravery and endurance of
Frankfurt newspaper points cat the Indian and British troops in Mesopo cancels tho mandates regarding a Monar and district will remember as a farmer other openings will our prest, theselves.. tamia. He said he considered that the chy, and orders the memorials and docu-superintendent of the waterworks at Wood. that Germany policy must be firstly to way Loans, but, especially for this is the. transfer of the control of operations toments respecting the same to be returned burn. His father is still resident in Mel- obtain & greater interest in Chinese Bai- mast important thing in China, 10 obtain the Imperinj Government was already ad- to the acting Lifarnen and destroyed,
concessions.... vantageous He admitted the lamentable SACRIFICES TO WAR GODS.
LAMENTABLE MESOPOTAMIA HAPPENING.
POST-WAR TRADE PROBLEMS.
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.
(THROUGE EESTRE'S ADRECT.)
- ZEEBRUGGE A HUGE SCRAP-HEAP.
RESULT OF ALLIED AIR-RAID.
LONDON, March 23rd,
{THROUGH REUTER’8- AQINGT.)
ADMIRATION OF FRENCH DEFENCE OF VERDUN,
PARIS, March 22nd.
General Alexieff, the Russian General - aim, on behalf of the Tsar, has telegraphed General Joffre expressing his Majesty'e
the savage enemy to his knoon,
| MESOPOTAMIA DIFFICULTIES.
THE BREAKDOWN IN HOSPITAL
ARRANGEMENTS,
LONDON, March 23rd, In the House of Commons, Mr, Chýn-
breakdown of "the hospital arrangements,
ht everywhere
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
IFROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] PRESIDENT AND THE REVOLUTION,
DUE TO MISUNDERSTANDINGS.
PEKING, March 23rd. The President has issued a long mandate stating that the present troubles have arisen through misundertsandings.
PINO, March 23rd.
The Spring sacrifices to the War Gods
Staff
lianb
A telegram from Rotterdam states that the only things at Zeebrugge to escape the Allied air bombs were two submarines warmest admiration of the defence of er and thought it was inexcusable. The short which were submerged in dock. Three tordun, The Tar, the mergo says, is con age of medical supplies was largely due to were performed this morning by the Minis kong Daily Press, and he served for a export trade to Germany from passing. pedo boats fled to the seg and manœuvred fident that the French Army will bring the enormous difficulties of river navigter of War, in the mjached, but the airmen forced them
tion. The Government further out, only to be chased by British
General Alexieff adds: "The Rubian for shallow-draught vessels some of which THE SECRETARY OF STA445 bim to return to the Motherland and assist the most part miscarried, though consider- destroyers.
Zeebrugge is now a huge Army merely awaits orders to engage the were lost at sea. Neither the Imperial scrap-hop.
common enemy."
Government nor the Raj wero satisfied but Numerous wounded marines have arrived | RUSSIAN SUCCESS IN GALICIA he hoped that the measures taken had al Secretary of State, and H Shih chang
ready effected an improvement
Mr. Hobhouse referred to Mr. Chamber- sing "strong words," and expressed the the hope that the responsibility for the breakdown would be placed on the proper
shoulders..
LATER
at Bruges from Zeebrugge. Some patrol boots as well as destroyers, fled from Zeebrugge to avoid bombardment A Ger- man submarine was seen to be hugging the tho Dutch coast, and later a destroyer towed, soother into Zeebrugge, GERMANS AFRAID TO ATTACK.
PARIS, March 22nd.
Today's communiqué states:—
Thor has been grenade fighting in Argonne
A violent bombardment has continued on the left bank of the Meuse in the region of Malincourt, but the Germans did not. dare to attack in force.
Our artillery kept up an intermittent bombardment west of the Meuse, and elso where,
A French air squadron dropped bombs.
BRITISH RAID ENEMY TRENCHES.
PETROGRAD, Murch #hidi
A communiqué, states that in carrying the bridgebead at Michaileze the Russians captured two guns,
Most of the defenders of the bridgehead were killed in hand-to-band- fighting,
NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
{THROUGH = MIDTER'S KIRNOT.]
GERMANY'S SEA POLICY.
TO PREVENT ALL TRADE.
AMSTERDAM, March 23rd.
It is reported that Herr Ballin has de clared that Germany's policy is to prevent all traffic between the United Kingdom and European countries, neutral or nos
THE "TUBANTIA \\ OUTRAGE,
THE HAGUE, March 23rd,
Au official announcement states that Dutch representations to Berlin regarding the Tubantia outrage were forestalled by a declaration by the German Minister at The Hague.
LONDON, March 22nd. A communiqué says that last night the British made a small raid on hostile trenches near Mauquissart, accounting for | GENERAL, asoore of the enemy.
Early this morning the enemy. attacked and entered a small past on the Somme, but were driven out, leaving on officer pri- soner and two dead.
LIVELY ARTILLERY DUEL:
[THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.}
POSITION OF MARRIED MEN,
RESERVED OCCUPATIONS
REDUCED.
LONDON, March 22nd.
Mr. Chamberinân, in reply, begged the House to keep the motter open until the facts were officially known regarding the breakdown and the responsibility.
*PREINO, March 23rd. Lu Chen-hsiang rengins Bin portfolio na
resumes this position.
-LIFE IN REDEIN.
ANXIOUS FOR PEACE."?
hourne, where he emigrated when his son was two years of age. The climate did not
Herr von Downll explains in his pam agree with the latter, and he took up his phet other means by which Gergang can residence in Hongkong. For seven years secure a greater share of the European. trade with China, and insists that every he was on the literary staff of the effort must be made to prevent the Chinese The similar period on the Colonial Hansard through English hands. He writes
efforts of our enemies to ruin the German His patriotism prompted trade with China during the war have for to fight her cause. During his few days' able mischief has been done. The result of our experience is the demand that Hong- leave Mr. Victor was the guest at Carrick kong shall cease to be the central station fergus of his uncle, Mr. Heary Black-of German trade in South China. We wish to have our own commercial centre, and burns, solicitor"
with this object, in view we need a Germau settlement on the South Chinese cosst." The Frankfurter Zeitung remarks in con tion: The book is a gratifying sign that even during the war Germany is preparing with vigour and vivacity for the works of peace. We recommend it not only to all private persons who are interested in trade with China, but also to the Government, whose business and duty it is to pave the way by means of, the Imperial polie for the German trade in Chíuo,
Mr. Victor has niso written a very inter- esting letter to a local friend, describing his trip to Ireland, and savera),amusing war happenings Ho says, among ofber things
I bare been home, my boy, here to Old Ireland, and I received a thorough Irish welcome, and one which will never
A representative of the From Association has had as kutege the lady long side in Berlin, who has just arrived at her hand's hadde in Hertfordshire Of Rumian extraction, but to all intents and be forgotten. Let me try to tell you of purposes Berliner who get to Eng- the trip. To begin with, I dodged a ton land to rejoin her kumband, who, as the
Berlin repetitive of big. Landga mile tramp from the trenches to our trans. house, was interne early in the war, and port by getting an unexpected lift. After wag released and sent back to England a spell at the transport, I walked song
INVALIDED INDIAN OFFICERS some ting nee
QUESTION OF RATES OF PAY.
LONDON, March 23rd.
In the House of Commons, Mr. MacNeil! suggested that it was a great injustice that
British officers from India who were in valided to England received Indian rates of pay only for three months.
Mr. Forster said that the decision so that effect was a concession which was made after full consulation with the Raj.
KING INSPECTS MOTOR AMBULANCES.
LONDON, Mach 23rd.
Asked about the views of Berlin residents four miles to the nearest rail-bend at to the outcome of the wary zão, Lady re-and left by train at 1.45 0.1. Arrived pud Some of them think, Gernary
NEW LAW FOR ZEPPELINS.
RIGHT TO LAND OF NEUTRAL 3014. The German Press has not lost much time inventing a new dostring of international law which would save German airships from the possibility of disaster when they will win, but then the censoysary is yory at Boulogu somewhere between 8 and 9 cruise over neutral territory. As in so rigid, and they are not much reliable a.m., boarded steamer sometime later and many other cases, the Deutsche Tageszeit- unteria to judge by. It is not possible to
Discussing the loss of L19, which is fool all the people all the ice and brought up in — at about 1 p.m. As the tng is the pioneer, the L18 there a large proportion, a growing pro London, train steamed out of Folkestone ascribed, to Dutch gun fire, the Tageszeit- portion I think, which does not look for a the girls of that town made us feel heroes tag argues that the ship top at would
been lost in fog, because in for it I have failed to find conclusive resalt. evidence of any approbrasion last, Germany indeed. Door were flung open and win-climb as high as possible and that it must, will be bestes, but, again, how can the dows thrown up, and handkerchiefs, dish therefore, have been cruising so low as to people judge! They can only learn what cloths, etc., fluttered in welcome. Even be hit by gunfire only because it had been the authorities wish them to learn.”
injured and the plot intended to land for Asked if there was rest arcity in Ber- the ladies out walking semaphored words the carrying out of repairs. The writer lin, and if things were as had there some of welcome in an unknown code after the then maintains that a damaged airship has Teports represented, she said.They are
iust as much righ, to take refuge on neu- had very band are getting worse.eparting train. Victoria Station, London, tral soil as a damaged warship has a right Meat, eggs, cheese, butter, and fats of all in due course. A rush for the money kinds are very, very dear, but I rather
to spend a certain time in a neutral port, and he lays it down as a "necessity that the rights" of aircraft shall now be de
think the trouble is almost a much due, changing stall on the station, a struggle, in some instauces, to bed organisation assad my little roll of French notes was confluitely determined and that the troops de- to actual shortage. Where traders have verted into £5 odd a small enough sum infending neutral territory shall be given
berty of action, they extort famine prices,
and even in times of scarcity, it is no un the old days but a big one for a man i common thing to find perishable provisions thaki. Was hurrying off the station when spoiling because only the very wealthy can command the prices demanded. I have a Boldiers' Guide asked me if I had had personal experience of a housewife paytag any refreshments, I told him I had not the equivalent of 38 6d. for 4 pound of and said I did not want any. As well Lazd. It is this squeezing of the populace that exasperatos them so and has led to try to tell the sea to stop flowing. I had disorders bordering on rioting.
The King, at Buckingham Palace, in spected twenty motor ambulances out of the fifty which the Cinematograph Trades Association are presenting to the Red Cros In the Army Votes, the position of the Society and the Order of St. John for usa Yes, I have heard of recent food riots to go and be attended to by some of the married mer is given further attention. in Mesopotamia, As muniqué states.-West of the Meuse The reserved occupations have been large
PARIS, March 22nd, 4.20 p.m.
It
ero has been a most lively artillery duel ly reduced, and it has been decided that Malancourt. Ines and Hill 304. men below certain ages, varying from 25- was particularly violent at Haucourt Hill. to 35, in different trades, must be released. while east of the Meuse the bombardment Also, a greater demand will be justly mode was intense at Vaux and Daulmup. There from agriculture. These decisions are ap- has been no infantry action.
plicable immediately, and will greatly affect the numbers available. The provi- RUBBIAN FRONT
sions of the Service Act for the avoidance of industrial compulsion are leaving too wide gape, and a remedy, is being con- sidered.
(THROUGH ANUTELʼB AGENCY.]
THE DVINSK REGION.
ENEMY ADVANCED LINE
CAPTURED,
PETROGIAD, March 22nd. A communiqué states that after more fighting the Russians south of Drinsk Carried, the enemy's advanced line,
PROGRESS IN ARMENIA.
PETROGRAD, March 22nd.
A communiqué mentions that the Rus
Bian troops in the Caucasus have advanced a few miles westwards.
THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION,
MYSTERY OF TWO AEROPLANES..
COLUMBUS, March 23rd. There is on newg of the American anti- Villa expedition, owing to the failure of the wireless and the cutting of the tele graphs
Two aeroplanes which were accompany-
GENERAL CADORNA - IN}
LONDON,
LONDON, March 22nd.
Berlin, and of military interference and girls who conceived it to be their daty to the shooting down of the demonstrators feed returning Tommies, Then I got That the riots have occurred is undoubted,
but as to whether the represive measures away, Had a much-needed bath in a have been so drastic I cannot say of my Y.M.C.A. hut and within an hour was own knowledge. If they have, the papers aboard a train at Euston and off to Stras would not be allowed to publish the facts.
censorship is stringent, out of all com- rar, an all night trip again. My fellow England complain so bitterly about: Some commoilities, such as petroleum, are also lutely unobtainable by the general public.
Arp the citizens of Berlin enthusiastic about the war or not?" asked the inter- viewer
precise instructions and orders" Needless to say, this doctrine is hailed with delight by many German writers. Even the Frankfurter Zeitung describes the matter, as important and worthy of consideration." The Berliner Tageblatt is the subject of much abuso because it re marked that the Dutch were entirely justified in bringing down the Zeppelin.
France. Because he said he expected to go soon Jack got annoyed, and before any- one realised what had happened was sailing into him. We had to separate the pair, and the trouble ended when Jack was transferred to another carriage.
"I had just entered the Carrick train window, and handed me a green bordered ilk handkerchief wit the words: This is for you, soldier, I thanked her suitably, thinking, as the train steamed out of the station that it was an auspicion welcome to the Green Isle. Carrick and friends
General: Cadorna has arrived in London. pafon with that which, your people in travellers were a Scotch Guard from the when a pretty little Colleen came to a
He was welcomed by Lord Kitchener, Sir John Frengli and others. General Ondorna was given an oration by large crowd, which included many Italian, He will he received by His Majesty the King,
joy.
front, a couple of civilians, and a man of the R.A.M.C., who had not long donned the khaki. I might mention that the Guard and yours truly were well spattered with Emphatically they are net, was the the mud of Flanders, unshaved and un- and undreamed of welcomes,· Belfast and reply. They are tired of it all-fed up washed while the R.A.M. U. man was spick as you say and keenly anxious for peace. But peope hardly dare open their mouths and span. A booty Jack whose hat bad to express this view, and yon may guess been thrown out of a carriage window, the strength of their feeling in the matter
intraded in our carriage, and after intro- when I tell you that I recently hoard a soldier- Prussian soldier, mind you ask ducing hipso.f in breezy sailor fashion,
in the hearing of several peop,e- A mysterious fire at Paris (Texas) caused any new in your paper about proceeded to size us up. The result was
MYSTERIOUS TEXAS FIRE
LONDON, March 23rd,
damage to the extent of $3,000,000..
CENTRAL TRIBUNAL
LONDON, March 23rd. Lord Sydenham and Sir B. W. Carlyle ing the expedition have not arrived, and have been made members of the Central they have possibly been lost in the desert. Tribunal.
peace No replied the lad. Then get that the RA.M.C. boy was made the butt along with you; if there is no talk of of the trip. He went out to shave and peace, gothing else matters' That anyone
in a public place, and particularly a sol- Jack wanted to know if we shaved in the dier, dare sty, such a thing as that tells trenches. He came back and Khakied' eloquently of the andercurrent of public his belt and again Jack asked if we did feeling
The prope of Berlin, and doubt- less the people of Germany as a whole, are such things in the trenches, and appeared to amuse the civyys,* At length he asked tired of the war with all its horror and privations. They want peace, and nollurg else matters.?!
the poultice walloper? if he had been in
For a week, my boy, I lived No further explanation of this part of the trip is necessary.
Now the trenches again, The bligh ters before us to be blighted before I can return to old H.K. I hope, however, that we may hit then up soon, and finish with sauer krout for ever. Of course, seeing the end is all a chance, but I am hoping to be in at the finish and to again rejoice with you and to celebrate with old friends, in: H.Ko pa
"I had a day in Landon on the way back and spent it with a few of the gallant Australian and Maori lads, to whom I will takes off my hat every time. The went through for more than ever we have in France. They are him boys, and the time passed all too quickly."