WHEN LOTTERIES WERE LEGAL
MAN IN THE STREET AND WAR LOANS.
The man on the pavement hes not come forward with his contribution to the vari Lous War Loans as readily as might have Tween expected. Therefore, in certain
turtess, it is proposed to appeal to his patriotism and sporting instincts at the same time by the issue of Premian Bonds bearing a low rate of interest, but entiti ing the holder of them to the chance of a big prize to be drawn for words, the Government is advised to re- vive the lottery, system.
THE BRITISH AND VERDUN
EXTENT OF THEIR AID
Mr. H. Warner Allen, the representa- tive of the British Press with the French Army, writes:
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 16T#. 1910.
BOMBERS BURIED ALIVE.
THRILLING EXPERIENCE ON
WESTERN FRONT.
In utter fought so long and so heroically, to known-hend out in front of our lines, and the Government is powerless to check it,
Averie rich Lotteric Generall, with out any blanks, contoyning a number of good prizus, as wul of redy money as of plate, and certain sorts of marchaun dias, having les valued and priced by the commaundement of the Queero's most Excellent majestie, by men expert and skilful; and the same Lotterie is erected
· by her majestice order, to the intent that such commodite as may chaunee to arise thereof after the charges borne, may be converted towards the reparation of the havers and strength of the realme, and towards such, other publique good workes. The number of the lots shall be foure hundred thousand, and no more
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The southern depression bas developed into n 1sphoon, with centre about 10 miles to the east. Tourane at 6am. this morning. It is now moving westward.
Pressure kas increased moderately along the east cout of Chine, and doorsed slightly along the south coast and over the Philippines.
Hongkong rainfall for 4 hours ending at
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HOW HUNGARY FEELS:
RESENTMENT AT BEING GERMANISED Various points in a correspondenco to the Idea Nazionale from Budapest are Trooper Ruberi J. Dewar, Royal Scots of interest, is they show how obsequions Greys (Prince Arthur of Connaught's, to Germany's will her allies have become. The Eden's correspondent naserts that the France, both the France in the trenches Regiment), who are on active service or desire for peace is universal, and that and the France behind the lines, fully the Western front, writes a thrilling the Hungarians cannot understand why appreciates the assistance given by the story of his experiences when engaged in the Batente Powers do not acknowledge
that the game is up 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inches. British Army during the battle of Vorbombing. He says —
unbing sections (ours and the meantime the rise in the print
In dan. Morally, it was no small encourage. Two bombing ment to the French troops, who have another) were holding a barricado at a increasing in an alarming manner, and
FORECAST how, by an effort unprecedented in the
having been caught totally unprepared history of war, the British Expedition quite near the Germans fact, the at the beginning. The only foreign mar-
(El-wirds, ✨ mi- Vladivostook unei It is, bob my purpose to cater into anary Force had swelled in numbers to the night before it all happened we were ket which is still open to Hungary Hongkong & Neighbourhood darate; fire to Nemuro
Toloudy.
Hakodate *** argument as to whether this would be ad- size of a great Continental army, and throwing bombs at each other On our Rumania, but the relations between the
Taklo visable Froin an ethical point of view, that they could count on the ungrudging last night the Germans started bombing two countries-never particul:rly cordial Lotteries were unec as common in Engupport of their comrades and Allies. I dug out, close by the were in the have been strained considerably by the Formoen Channel
our sup-head again, We
Kochi: Latteries were on the Continent to day. Materially, it was an invaluable strvice other section a hand, it being their Luching troups on the Hungarian border.
to give the
Rumanian Government's action in masi There is no doubt that they were imported that the British troops were able to re- lieve and release for other duties an en-
on duty. We had not been long in when into England from abroad, but once hav
Dissatisfaction with German overbear there was a great explosion behind us, tire French army that was holding one ing arrived they took root and flourished:
and our dag-out collapsed on top of us, the ing methods is felt verywhere, and a It was Queen Elizabeth who first int o- of the most difficult sectors of the frontdug-out itself being buried in showers of pamphlet, secretly printed and circulat duced them to England. Her busincas
The aid given was none the less value chalk. We did not know what had haped privately asks whether there still caten led her to believe that in them able for being indirect, and it is desir pened, but immediately afterwards we exists an Austro-Hungarian General was to be found an easy method of rais able, in the interests, of historic truth, could hear hundreds of bombs and Staff The answer occupies some twenty ing revenue. To this end the first Eng that certain unfounded reports should be grenades bursting all round us, and pages of
of print and documents, giving lish lottery was projected in 1566, but not contradicted. I am authorised to state every second we were expecting one to fates and figures to show that the Austro- drawn until 1580. The advertiscent of that the announcement reported to have come through amongst us. na Hungarian Staff is only the orderly of this Lottery is still extant, and as it is been made in the Australian Common There were seven of us-Vessir, Ran BerlingIt is not Vinnes but Berlin such a unique curiosity it may be worth wealth Farliament, to the effect that a sny, Jameson, McLeish, Carter, Johnnie, says the writer of the pamphlet, which while to quote a few paragraphs from it. brigade of Australian heavy artillery and I The Germans had blown un
directs, pulls the wires, issues military Izay few paragraphs, because the
was actually fighting at Verdun, is in mine in our sap, having tunneiled from commands and even the most unimport whole document would occupy the front correct. Other rumours suggesting that their own trenches We were all pinned ant orders, Vienna is only the scapegoat page of this paper. It began:
British guns and British troops were down by the heavy timbers of the roof, for the affes of the Prussian Staff, actually taking part in the battle are and there was total darkness. Carter Berlin issues the orders, but if anything equally without foundation. The British was killed by the shock of the first ex- guek wrong Vienna is made to pay. In Army has given far more assistance than plosion. Just on the bark of it there was
its turn, when possible, Vienna throws could possibly have been offered by such a second explosion, and the ground under the blame on Budapest Examining piecemeal aid, and the French force Carter opened up and swallowed him, the German penetration in other chan- which has harred the way to the Germans and buried Johnnie ap to the waist, nels, the writer affirms that the internal has remained entirely homogeneous. This Ramsay, who was nearest to where the affairs of Austria-Hungary have become fact is fully appreciated in France, and door had been, started scraping away to a German monopoly We think (he an eloquent testimony to the achievement make a hole for us to get out had man writes), we act, we live in accordancs of the British Army is given by the fol-aged it, but he had only got his head with Germany's thoughts. The capital lowing document, which will be published landed in front of his face, and killed are issued the regulations and directions and shoulders through when a bond has been transferred to Berlin and thenco in the next number of the Bulletin des him instantaneously. Another part of not only as regards our foreign poli Armées, which may be regarded as the the roof slipped down and pinned his ut our internal affairs as well. We have official organ of the French soldiers in body in the back, so there ha lay block been Germenised without perceiving it. the trenches
ing up the door: Every day, on rising, we discover that None of us could move, but I had my spauchow we have become a little more arms free. I was next to Ramsay, and German than the day before." I wrestled all night to try and get his body out of the doorway, but I could not move it. All through the night the others tried to disentangle themselves, aud just before dawn Vessir, who was next to me and on the top of my legs, managed to shift, and left me a little more free. I lind managed to keep a snall hole over Ramsay's body for air saw that the only thing to do was to dig down under Ramsay, and let his body down far enough to allow us to get out over the top of him, so I started digging In the French Army there was a go with my hands under his face and cral outbreak of enthusiasm. The brotter shoulders. It was a terrible joh, and I hood of arms had been expressed in
bad to stop occasionally for a rest, 28 action. In close contact with the French.
I could only work from my elbows, and at the moment chosen by the Allied Gen with cramp and wrestling 1 was tired eral Staff, the English bad taken theoutAll this time Johnnie's legs were offensive and vigorously driven their way buried, and nobody was able to help him, into the enemy's lines. Their victory but he bare it very bravely, and never was a symbol and a promiss. Everyone complained, realised this; and rejoiced Recordingly
Weeks have passed since then, and the British Army has never ceased making itself more and more feared by the Gor. mans. The day has gone by when the enemy could pretend to mock at the Then private lotteries were suspended by contemptible little army of Marshal an Order-in-Council Charles I found in French," Already in the Cambriais the granting of licences to hold lotteries General French's soldiers had given the
never failing sourge of income. Some first proof of their valour. From Crecy the direction where I knew ou trenchesociety, by English sport and tea-drink of those favoured patenters made moren-Brie to Coulommiers they had takon lay, and came to a crater made by the fing, by the daily mede, of life and dis wus fortunes out of the privilege. From their share in the victory of the Marne, explosion. I ran into it, and there sawtribution of time-in short, it is the tise, to time licences were granted to hold and since those glorious marches what a one of our snipers, looking over his steel Anglomania of seventy years ago. Since lotteries for particular purposes Prince Rupert'a jewels were disposed of in this way they have gone and what pro-shield. I made for him, and got into the then the German population has grown
gruss they have made. For months at manner, while others were held for sup
new cap beside him, after which I was enormously, and proportionstely the the sick of the French troops, the valiant soon back to the regiment, where every number of these admirers of the English plying London with water; for redeem enldiers of Great Britain have served one was amazed tɔ seo me.
may have become smaller. But in ab ing English alaves; for pour i maimed not their apprenticeship in modern war, and-the-mention, after I had got out solute figures their number has certainly -cliers;-and-so on.
as they gained in experience so they-in- In George the Third time the State creased in muinber. The 60,000 they and made more room, McLeish was able not become less, and their influence must lottery was a recognised institution.
August 1914, are to-day 2,500,000 The pected that Johnnie would need a
to dig out Johnnie's legs. We had ex not be under-rated, Brake this period rates were hardly known, and Expeditionary Forec has become stretcher, so I went back immediately in this method of raising money was looked formidable army. It has often been said the direction accompanied by the doctor apon by the Government as a sort of that Time is fighting for the Allies, hat and a corporal to help him out. When voluntary taxation,
none of them has he favoured so greatly as the English.
we got to the other side of the crater, the doctor said that it was impossible
and every lot shall be the sumune of tenn shillings sterling onely, and no more ??
Then follows a list of prizes, he greatest and most excellent of these tiksisting of three thousands pounds in ready money, seven hundred pounds in plate gilte and white, and the rests in good tapisseric meets for hangings, and other covertures, and certain sortes of good linen cluth."
In under that subscribers should remain anonymous, they were to use a devise or poesie under which their tickets would be registered
In spite of vigorous pushing, Queen, Elizabeth's lottery did not, find favour They looked with a with the public Severe regard upon this Foreign innova tion; and it was found necessary to sup- pliment the original proclamation by a notice from the Lord Mayor guarantee ng the honesty of the sehune. Further Justions and Corporations were com manded to do all in their power to make the sohome successful. Whether the ports and havens benefited eventually, we do nob know ABING
From this time onward hath public and private lotteries were frequently held
At
whole French Army was waiting impa- On September 28th, 1915, when the tiently details of the first French successes in Champagne and Artois, news arrived that the British Army, at the side of its French Allies, had gained a brilliant vie tory. In a few brief words it was an nounced to the troops The English have taken Loos. They have made their way into Hulluch On a front of five miles, with a pth in places of two-and- a-half miles, they have carried the Ger an trenches by storm. They have taken prisoners and guns."
I
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At last, in the forenoon, I had a hole big enough to squeeze through, and when I got out I could not recognise the place, There was nothing but huge heaps of white chalk, and I saw the German trenches about thirty yards away. expected every minute to hear their bul: lets, but they fired one. I think I must have appeared too quickly, and I did nut give them much time. I dashed off in
The pamphlet closed with a violont tirade against Deutschtum and a re quest that the Hungarian Government should take strong action to put an ond to the infiltration of Hungary by Ger many, which, like thin water of the set, corrodes, breaks through, and destroys the national inity
The correspondent of the Idea asserts that the pamphlet refecte faithfully the Tues. opinions of the majority of Hungarians,
VOTRE GERMAN VIEW.
COUNT REVENTLOW ON PRO-ENGLANDISM.
HONGKONG, TIDE TABLE
From 16 h to 22nd May, 1918.
HIGH WATER
Month
Height
Aparri
Dagupan enor Mandisi
Legazpi inime Tsolobar Iloilo Surigao
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Labuan
H'kong Mean Bre
B'kong.
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ft. in.
6-1) {m 1.45
2.5.
10 m 7.41
8 56 | 502-63 #11 Wed. 17 m 8:1674 m 2.152 7 3 38 05 Thurt. 18 m 86879 m 2 45
10 478 4.5
8
Fri.
19 m 9:33
11/5043
Entur.
20
10 38
21 m 1
An amusing but instructive article is. published by Count Reventlow in the
Sun, Deute die Tageszeitung on the alarming spread in Germany of what may be called Mor
pro-Englandism. Even today, h complains, these men and women, who are Germans and call themselves: Gor mans, are impressed by the English char- acter. They feel the irresistible need of adapting themselves to it, of Battering it, and of submitting themselves to it. They are impressed by everything by the English mode of living, intercourse, and
Count Reventlow regards this "pro- Englandism" as downright treason, and continues to enumerate its crimes;
From the very beginning of the war these people have not ceased to cond mi as wanton crimes the air raids on Eng to take a stretcher in daylight (the Ger cities. Especially indignant were these German culture-mongers when Leu- don was bombed. They are opposed, it needs soarcely bo said, to all ruthless warfare against England. They con sider every condemnalien of English disgrace to civilization and as as offence character and English practices as a
religious awe for the boundlessness of against themselves. They have an almost British might and regard it as an im pertinence which must meet with its que punishment that Germany has not follow
Th boys of the Blue Coat School were arquisitioned to draw the numbers from: #he wheel. Several attempts were made It has become a commonplace to praise to subvert the honesty of these youths. the organisation, equipment, and aux limens had started shooting heavily), but In one instance the attempt was partially ary services of the British Army. The successful, for at the subsequent trial it striking future of Tommy Atkins and is was found that a bey had been bribed smart hearing have been landed to the to draw two tickets from the wheel at the skies. With him the French have sung same time, to note the number of the the chorus of Tipperary, and perhaps scond one, retain it and draw it the next in France too much omphasis has byen
laid on his picturcque side There, day, after advising his client of the num- ker: The prisoner was discharged be-perhaps, a danger of it being forgotten caise there was no law under which he that Tommy is a soldier in the most Euld be punished. Such an act was very og of wars, and that he fights as a sol- soon passed, and the treasurer of Christ's Hospital was advised to select his bova with better care.
As may be imagined, the various billa and advertisements issued for the purpose of stimulating the sale of tickets are not without interest or amusement for us ereatures of a more sober age. To this rad, even Shakespeare was improved The first few lines of a paraphrase upon his "Saven Ages" hath a certain smack:
All the world's a lottery, And men and women mere Adventurers As planets rule, do mortals play their
parts "Throughout life's seven ages. First the
Infant
Lottery
For him, his mother, anxious to obtain An independence, buys 2
Chance, And marks the ticket with her darling's
Dame," The last State lottery in England was Held on October 18th, 1825. On that date lotteries were said to have expired. Shall wo live to see them resurrected? Globe.
dier should I
A MATTER OF TEMPERAMENT. It is a fact, and a natural, fact, that
with a great effort, and great good luck, Johnnie managed to get back himself. When he got into the trenches his in Juries were dressed, and he was taken three of us-Jameson, McLeish, and I away straight to hospital. The other
one was so glad to see us back, and the had our hands nearly shaken off, every officers took us straight to their mess for dinner. I an all right, but still a bit stiff, though I have done no more duty
yet
ed in the wake of England, but is carry se & wind laying on war against her.
Count Reventlow proceeds to tell us how the pro-English propaganda is car- these Englishmen, who are defending at is well aware that, when recently on ip their French comrades side the civil sa peal was made to the camaraderie of the ried on
day These pro-English sentimente are not tion and the liberty of the world, enjoy British Army, it replied by offering un
1 kept by thow who hold them to them- games and exercise, and do not lose the reservedly its immediate support. taste for them in their cantonments be these words General Joffre made & just selves, but are actively and zealously pro- hind the lines, and even in the trenches. appreciation of a further proof of the gated both orally and by means of ict In face of the enemy the Frenchnian close fraternity of arms between Francers very interesting letters indeed,
The picture would not be complete if the jokes and jests as he is always acouston:ed and Britain. to: The Englishman plays football be To-day, in the trenches of Ablain Bant fact were omitted that female co-opera tween the lines. This is a matter of tm-Nazaire and Carency, at Bouchez, and tion plays a great role in the brines perament, and both have given their Neuville Saint Vaast, in all the villages We even think that the female element is proofs on the field of battle Ask the of Artois wrested by French courage taking a leading part. It is needless to German infantry what they think of the front the invaders, Highlanders, Austre observe that this propaganda la anti- warriors of Neuve Chapelle, Loos, or Jiang, Canadians, and the men of Eag German, and, therefore, highly danger Saint Eloi The successes of the British land, Wales, and Ireland are on gua. dous. They work incessantis, Army are sufficient evidence.
preparing themselves for battles yet to though unobserved, like field mice in a We deem it to be our come. Previously the British had unter corn field taken the difficult task of defending Verduty to draw attention to the under melles, carried last year by the French. mining work of these pro-English and To-day they hold the Ouvrages Blac, English elements. the Labyrinth, Notre Dame de Lorette, and the slopes of the heights of Theius and Viny, where so much French loud wus heroically shed. Would it be possit le to find a more eloquent proof of our union and friendship, which the Germine
While the English friends of France
The list of these successes is a long one. They are composed of daily fights throughout twenty months of war, of a thousand heroic and brilliant opisos, of victorica like that of Loos, and of triumphs like those just won on the Ypres Canal at Commines and at Sant Eloi
The blood of British soldiers--solders
Within the past few weeks, said the Minister of Munitions, smiling at a of Great Britain and soldiers of would give their souls to break deputation of temperance advocates that Colonies-has mingled everywhere w th waited upon him recently, I felt it my the blood of the French. At every oppor.. duty to become the greatest distiller in tunity the British Army has proved its the world. I have taken over the whole friendship and has had only one desire of the patent still distilleries in this ever to do more for the common cause. country, and I am doing my best to Only a fortnight ago the Commander provide whisky for the Germans. And in Chief of the French Armies, replying if the whisky pelleta do half as much harm to the Germans as whisky has done to a letter from Bir Douglas Haig, used The French Army in this country, I and every other patriot the following words::: will be truly thankful cust
Confinued on next Column.)
are thus fulating the duties of their affi ance, the French troops before Verdun are obstinately defending the corn case.against the fiercest assaults of tur enemy, whose desperate efforts breaki against their resistance.
The Britt Army is following the struggle with na est and emotion, but it is not, and never has been, inactive
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