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SOLDIERS”: PETS.
When the Germans overran, Belgium and Northern France, thousands of dogs --mostly draught animals--wore turned adrift. Who has not heard of the dogs of Ypres ? saya a writer in the Manchester Guardian. They now know the soldiers real-time gɔ well that they congregate in companies around each cookhouse, ready for their share. They are confortable, well-fed animals by this time, sunning themselves among the ruins and well con- tent with their lot. But at first, gaunt and starved, they lurked in the back ground, too terrified to approach a man. At night they ranged the camp stealing whatever they could, and at daybreak retreating to their luir.
STYX AND ACHERON.
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M. A. Bashmakoff, one of the Russian journalists who recently paid a visit to England, has contributed to the Oficial leasenger of Petrograd his impressions of a great industrial centro
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE SER, 1916.
SWITZERLAND IN WAR TIME. KING ALBERT'S PRAYER.
SWITZERLAND IN WAR-TIME
WORRIES OF NEUTRALS
The solidarity of the Swiss nation is
TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS,
[HY MRS. NEISH IN THE PALL, MALL GAZETTE."]
He was a burning and a shining light."
Johur. 35.
being intensified by the pressure of war. war is, war, but each of whom is heri Surrounded by helligerants, for whom We are in a celebrated city, The
Je vous remercie bien, Madame, c'est is metallic-I have never seen such friend, Switzerland becomes more and fort aimable de votre part-the Bel- bronze bae of the sun rays as here. The more conscious of her individuality, hor gian moved his roller chair a little nearer mas os se cicy us indescribable sities upon which they depend: "After the 1 had taken some French papers to the dismalness of the is aspirations, and the international neces to me, kdy v dows-a sort of narrow corridor between affair Egli-de Wattenwyl, the scandal Belgian Hostel, and this man had par dark brick walls, behind which one hears Behrmann, and even the bombs of Particularly interested me, for he had been a black smoke, almost palpable, the cele controlled. Like other neutrals, they and was now convalescent. He had a the clash of steel, and above which hangsrentrug, the people are calm and self-airaculously saved from a cruel illness, hrated palpable brown air of have had much to hear, much that might grave and gentle face, and smiled as ne Dickens
We are driving in motors to exasperata For instance, Ger- took the papers from in the place where the works to be inspected many has boycotted a number of Swiss are situated. The city is intersected in watch and clock factories for some sup which parts by high black viaducts, over posed infringement of neutrality.
traing run,
, which serve the chemist in La Chaux-de-Fonds ordered and works,
drugs from a German firm to the value Sometimes we drive miles
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He has been so patient," said the he got through from Belgium non vor JIKINI
urse who still attended him; "you know,
ng ago, and he had some thrilling ex- pertences. Andre, do tell Mrs Everstone
At last one numerous and widely scattered factories 501 francs 60, double that of pre-war pucut that time at the little church. You
more daring than the rest crept out, a
torrible hungor making him bold. He
which
is made of ore-slag that the price had been advanced to
days. He received a notice to the effect 3,334 franes 301. The augmentation is 400 per cent, of which, as a Swiss writer no doubt take itaboune et jusste part observes, the Imperial Government will The Federal Department of National Economy has advised all Swiss banking tions to foreign loans The Bulletin establishments to cease taking subscrip attempt on the part of the Government to Financier Suisse
protests against any
there does not seem to be any such at
monopolise loan transactions." But tempt; the Federal Department seems to against scraps of paper. be merely safeguarding the country Swiss money
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and miles along brick walls, the top of #natched at the food thrown dowe. Others followed his example, until the gay call amazing object of our attention, the mein amazing bye come to the first and most of the bugler now means a scamper of A dark cloud Boats over our heads when
nest of this works of the British Krupp's padding feet, and an army of dogs gather we cross the threshold of this unearthly ing to be served with the remains.
kingdom, A thought fits through my Pathetic stories are told of the faithfulness which: Where is Charon and his boat, head from Dante or Virgil I know not of some of these dogs. One tiny pet-dog We first inspect a long row of furnaces
for here is Styx and Acheron a mere handful of silken hair and What a striking contrivance for stoking pathetically big eyes-comes daily for A locomotive, a crune, and a shovel with food to one of the billets, but attempts coal are combined info one ingenious ap at friendship are, resented by a sudden are constructed acria! rails on which paratus. Along the front of the furnaces sarl and a tiny bundle of black fur moves an object similar to a locomotive, is good. Change a French 100 frane note dashas swiftly away. A soldier followed the rails Behind is a mechanic, and at
but not standing on, but hanging from, or pn English 25 note, and vous ferrea! the tiny mite to its retreat. In the heart his least touch the whole machine rises By that way comes her commerce, her Switzerland is something of an object lesson in the narrow way of neutrality of a ruined house, the shattered roof each furnace, opens their deadly hell Ivelihood (largely); and the way is hard or lowers, approaches the fire-hox doors of doaanted by starlings, the little dog lives into which we can only look through Her great industries of silk fabrics, in what had once been a beautifully fur- dark glasses), brings up a wagonnetto of watches, clocks and machines are, natur, nished boudoir, and still sleeps on it into the Bre, turne, withdraws, and hard hit. Living is as expensive as in coal, raises it by means of a lever, pushes y suffering, and the middle classes are soiled, ehell-torn cushion in the heart of again closes the gates of hell; then the England practically about twice as the ruin, waiting for the return of his locomotive runs farther and feeds every much as before the war. Among the mistress.
lower classes hispano tickets are as usual as in a belligerent
country
into
the story you told me last night.
No!! she
know he talk?" I asked. War't it tire him he said," it will do him good;
as a journalist before the war, so he he would like to tell you about it. He likes talking, she added, with unen- scious irony; it takes him out of Fam because it's still filled with pain. self. It's his present that is bad for him,
I took a seal beside him. Do tell me
about it, I beggere sadly
He smiled, a little
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Ab Madame, it was a truly wonda- ful cecasion, a miracle of man's nouitie of soul under unheard of conditiona. depths nien can sink in this war, but also have often seen to what unfathomable NETH. to what incredible heights a man can
it was to me a never-to-he-forgotten mo rise. He stopped a moment and wiped the damp from his face. Mon Dieu! meat, that
"Tell me "I urged again.
It was one morning at
The bomes and wasted beauty and the lit lo place was in ruins, a very chaos of broken church just nothing now but a caricature of a church the walls were there yes, the broken walls-but the Blessed Sacra ment, 10, and the Blessed Virgin brokan in pieces on the floor, and the pictures, walls, they were torn away from the blackened out, c'est bien vrai ce que vous dis The high altar stood intact, oui, Madame, que pensez-vous?there was just one thing upright left there, alone, in the midst of that ruin and chaos-the figure of the Christ still hung there, a tion, for that, too, will come, yes, assured- veritable message of hope and regenera- ly it will come, the regeneration of shat tered Belgium A little group had drifted in to say the sorrowful mysteries of the rosary. They were kneeling on the broken floor sulten they looked and and sick with despair. Ab! those devils, broken like the pictures, torn with grief. those devils who had destroyed their they could avenge themselves, it only women and devastated their land, if only
suffering Belgian's face." What horrors a look of undying hatred came into the the people have suffered," he said. “Oh what horrors! No one can understand
We Dogs are to be found everywhere in the furnaces. There we see an abyss some 100 go hack behind the backs of the long battlo-line, sleeping under the guns feet deep and about 280 feet wide. Below
HOMO ALPINU LA and waggons. One battery has twenty, are rails on which engines move to and
For ages Switzerland has been a cry They take cover in the most natural fro. Over our heads something gigantic stallisation of Europe, blending French, manner, and wait until the whiz-bang and dark is floating at a considerable German, Italian, Austrian and Roman has passed before venturing out again. height with a roar, under the vory steel influences. But the base of all this is The small dog who is a good ratter has and glass roof, which covers this black still hom alpinus, sturdy, round-hended, a princely time, and is very carefully kingdom. This monster which is bang-self-reliant, patient, as in the days of looked after by the company to which ing up there and is running about in the Julius Cremer, and far back he belongs. A sacrilegious sight, from a ait, as it were, is a gigantic steam crane paleolitchic time. Whymper has told us foxhunter's point of view, was the train which is connected with movable bridges how the Matterhorn, like each of its ing of young foxhounds as ratters when extending over the entire width of the component particles, is the ucvitable, the order went forth that the scratch vault. The monster is transporting a result of interaction between an original packs at the front had to be broken up. colossal receptacle for molten steel which base of rock and the surrounding forces One foxhound pup, smuggled across by will soon be poured into it.
of Nature Switzerland is such a result, an officer, was given to a non-com, of a
The moment is one of solemn tension. sociological aspect the Swiss character haltery,
Now the hound, full grown, Over the abyss, on a little steel balcony
In another with a splendid voice, is the champion with a scarcely perceptible balustrade, is
remains true to type. For centuries the ratter of an army corps, and kills a seen a man doing something. A moment Saisse, of the White Cross, and the in- host and entertainer of the foreigner, a fabulous number of rats daily. It is later and from there comes down to be feared that if the good dog comes terrible stream so intolerably hot that we for the universal healer of the nations. ventor of the Ited, stands more than ever hack to these shores he will insist on do not know where to seek covell During the recent spring preliminary it hunting rats instead of the fox.
Cats, of course, figure largely among land) of molten metal. Through the dark might be heard on the pleasure steamers over here, and it's not only our country,
was noted that eight to soldiers pets. They have a remarkable glasses it looks like a waterfall of snowy of the Zericher See. Switzerland is full it's our very soul that has been seared::
languages disregard of danger. They seem to prefer whiteness. Forty tons of metal are the trenches to the rest of the lines. A pouring into the receptacle; sometimes, fahrer, with rucksack and Baedeker nor of visitors, not the old time Schweizer cat will sit and clean herself on the Then began hours and hours of passing the Polytechnic trippers; thousands of
we are told, 80 toris, are poured of a parapet, and only retreat when a bullet or shrapnel sputters close at hand marvels quick as in a cinema. Here they people from the belligerent countries have and upsets her toiler arrangements. The bring nearer to us something round, hot, come here to this oasis of peace to be whistling and shrieking of shel's is com- of blinding whiteness, like a sun. It is free from war's alarums: thousands, mmplace, but to be sputtered with mud subjected to an endless combing and coax again, have come to minister to wounded orand in the middle of washing one's ing. It splashes and smokes. It is relatives, who have sought the asylum of food provokes indignant spits, anarla, placed under a hydraulic
press.
It is Europe's garden and erstwhile play and a very fluffy tail. The arrival of benton by a terrible hammer, each blow ground. Last year 14,000 wounded family of kittens is an event of immense
of which equals oight tons. Willy-nilly soldiers, Fronch and German, were con importance, and many a small cat shar the little sun," under the effect of such veyed into Switzerland by the Swiss Red ing a soldier's home in Britain-first open-caresses, flattens out, becomes wider and Cross ed its eyes upon the muddy surroundings ultimately turns into a carriage wheel. of a trench somewhere in France and was brought home, tucked inside a tunic
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less cruelty, whole villages decimated murder and pillory, acts of wicked, sense- and in the streets the smell of fire and decay that follows you like an ugly dream, and after Malines the vengeance. the crime; and then Louvain he paused, unable even to articulate has unquenchable indignation." Ah! Ma- dame, you have sympathy for as I see it in your face. Is it any wonder that I who have seen these things, should be but one of many who cry to Heaven no longer for help no, not even for justice; but ARMY OF THE WOUNDED.
only for vengeance,
vengeance, von--- As in 1870-71 Switzerland is the host of geance. many invalided prisoners of war. After These people, with their stricken Afterwards we are taken through the laborious negotiations, writes the hearts, came day by day to implore the THE guns, which adorn the super Dreadnought France have consented to send as french the Christ, whose arms were outstretched stages of manufacture of the giant 15in.ournal de Genere, Germany and help of the solemn nnbroken figure of the Queen Elizabeth First it must be and German prisoners." Some thousands towards them in pity ineffable, in low, remembered that the weight of such a are already being cared for at Montreux in longing pity, an which has to squeeze the metal of such Oberland, Lucern and Davos. In a few gun is 96 tons. The hydraulic press Leyain, Montana, Interlaken, the Burnests hours were disturbed by the ́ ́ ́ father of
monsters develops a pressure of 3,500 weeks there will be further arrivals of alfats ended by making friends with the ft Now that Q. M. S has only lowout there is another one in the about 6,000 French and 2,000 Germans sit down in lus store and whistle, and combined steel trunks, containing poten-
works of 10,000 tons. We were shown Under the direction of M. Hoffmann the Lue rat will emerge from its 'hole and tially three 15in. guns.
organisation of internment is excellent. promptly jump upon his knee. At an Siamese twins are disunited the boring medecin en chef of the Swiss army When such Its working is in the hands of the other waggon line the swallows and mar process begins, which has for its object Non-commissioned officers and privates tijis built last year in the barn used as the formation of the barrels, which is a harness-room. They because so tame
are placed in groups of 30 to 40 in hotela One of the essential operations which is of the second clase, two or three to a that the men could look into the nests required in order to lend to the metal room. There is no armed surveillance hearted but i of the marlins, who came and went with-
the
necessary degree of hardness and everything is done on parole. Certain but troubling about the soldiers at all elasticity is to lower the giant gun, in a hotels are hired for the sole use of pri- Gonta are toe destructive to make good vertical position, into an oil bath. With soners. They have their amusements and pets, except perhaps as outs, but this object in view special wells have been relaxations walks, gardening, billiards, quaint stories are told of elderly gonts dug out into which one descends to the piano-playing and sisters kept by various men, and of the fearful depth of 70 feet by a spiral stain For these and other victime of catas We had stopped by common consent, for and awful feats of the animals in the crane at work there lifte 130 tons.
give them concerts and theatricals, way of canvas-ripping and clothes-eating. These works are also engaged for the rophic war Switzerland is a second home, One Tommy bid his cherished, and beloved Russian Government. I was shown a gun Observer,
Billy
nent little dug out near ordered by our Admiralty for & Husstan his battery The major of that battery Dreadnought. It is 45ft. long. The mak was small and round. In the middle of ing of a big gun takes 11 months. Some one of his orations" in the twilight idea of the importance and gloom of a lurid day the listeners heard capacity of these works can be
crash-it sounded like the rending of from the fact that they employ in their productive wood-there was a Hash of dirty white, various departments, scattered all the whole will soon be completed, judging and the little major went down like a England, 75,000 workers and that they minepin Something shot over the edge are engaged at this particular moment of the gure pit. There was a sudden on the making of 1,000 guns. The in silence, while an indistinct, dirty white has supplied us so far with 96. guns and object vanished like lightning into the has equipped our State works at haze that surrounded the fire trenches in Tsaritsyn the distance. The furious major was We were then taken to another esta Daces here. The basis of our agreement face of tender pleading, and beside me helred to his feet. He flatly declined to lishment which produces 800 tons of believe that he had been butted out by a munitions a week. Here we were shown stray dog startled by a shell. But ne the manufacture of 15in shells. Ener the goat is still missing he has no means mous shops full of light and air, with iron and glass roofs, bab partly finished.
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ven, Hallowed be Thy name; Thy King- dom come The Belgian paused BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUCTIONAL. and wiped his face again. Ah! Mc dame, that Kingdom how violent have WELDING AND CUTTING OF METALS BY OXY-ACETYLENE
ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. of God and he continued very slowly, been the attacks of man on the Kingdom almost as though it were a labour to Estimates given for quick constructiozí na repair
AND ELECTRIC SYSTEMS. speak.
of ships, Engido, will be dore these broken-
Hollers, Railway Kolling took, Bridges, and all Classes Thy
Peasants were joining audibly in the never-to-be-bro-en-spirited prayer On earth as it is in Heaven
of Engineering Iran and aid Work:
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as, as *****
GRAVING DOCK-787′′ by ss by 84′ 1′′ and conclusive as we reached these words IHEEE PATENT SLIPWATE king vowels up to 8,000 tons displacemens, providing
Pumps Empty Dook in 2-3/4. bours. Madame, there was a silence terrible
the words that should have followed had
De conditions for painting whips with most ancient reɛnits.
100-Ton ELECTRIC CRANE ON QUAY ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANE stuck in our throats. No, no, we could
of one storey, full of light, made of steel forgiveness, and again it was followed by
never say them.-Ton Hydmade TESTING MACHINE for Chains, Wire Ropes, Rivets, cho
PALMthroughout the Biops ranging to 100 Tons, Forgive us
our trespasses, Me AGTE POR-\|| chanically someone repeated the plea for but work is going on at full speed, and any biking words of judgment, an in- and glass with light wooden pariation, that bitter, solemn, condemnatory alenco About one half of them is still unfinished, silence, Madame, more eloquent than voluntary silence that grew and grew by the time it took to complete what already exists. In August, 1915, said and was pregnant with bitterest reffec- pany began negotiations with the Gov- the listening Christ there fell a little ray
tions. A ernment, it was all fields and empty of sunlight, a dazzling ray that lit the the engineor in charge, when our com- Suddenly on the unbroken figure of
completely equipped establishment, the faltering, grave solemnity we is that we deliver to the Government & Government taking upon itself all the forgive them who trespass against us.
a voice pronounced these words with un- other expenses, F
Though not all the shops are ready, of proving what creature assaulted him.
Madame turned to see who was they accommodate already 1,200 benches, this man who spoke the words we could rule the captured German trenches Still halff the benches are already at and some shops already turn out over
not speak when some trenches were explored after out in red-bot condition by means of completed, the staff will amount to 2,000 his depths of agony that voice belonged British advance the Fusiliers found 3,000 tons pressure. We were shown men. The male department: turns out to our King himself. Albert of Belgium, desolated country to the One Who knows and caq alone avenge a cow installed in a dug-out. The poor mountains of these 15in shella in special sin, and the female bin, thelle. Hosts of Brute had been there to long that the depots. But shells are not the only things girls are training here like students, his people. could hardly walk, and her hooves had made here. We were conducted through under the guidance of older women,
patriot, friend, and beloved father to grown nine inches too long, and these a glass covered gallery where steel is made dressed in bright blue, mniforms Much projections turned up grotesquely in in all shapes and forms. It is said that material is said to be wasted before the Font With much difficulty she was this is the longest gallery in existence inexperienced hands learn their trade, dragged up into the light of day and about 18,000ft. The firm employs 18,000 but the number of women from all classes gently exercised, her feet being carefully workmen no females at all. doctored. Now a very happy and much
of society trained in this class of work is petted cow is led out every morning, to
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Lastly, we were shown the National," watches over her, for there are other comtat is popular workshops made by a panies that would gladly commandeer firm which has works also in Rugis. We that cow. In the evening she is led back were shown a gigantic agglomerate of to her stall, sowewhere in the heart of the buildings envering acres. They are all British lines at the front.
(Continued on nezt Column
As
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do not yield much in the way of pets, but work, and 16in shells are being turned 21,000 shells a week. When everything is geunce The voice, that left the ven-
tion of private initiative and effort for This striking experiment in organiza military purposes is highly characteristic of a nation which is accustomed to do big things on private account. Here lies the reason for the pride and strength of Eng lish character.
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