FIGHT AROUND CONTAL MAISON.
A NIGHT OF HORROR.
THE OLD GOUNTRY'S PART.
MR. BONAR LAW ON BRITISH STAYING. POWER,
THE HONGRONG DAILI PRESS. TUESDAY, AUGUST Sтa 1916.
SUPERIORITY OF BRITISH
INFANTRY
A FRENCH OFFICER'S. TRIBUTE.
SAVERDA All the French officers returning from the British front are most enthusiastic, over the preparations and the magnificent way in which the British delivered their attack at the beginning of last month. One of the officers said:
The thing that surprised me most was the admirable way in which all the details had been carefully planned Everything went like clockwork, without any excitement, and as smoothly and as noiselessly as a well-oiled motor. As for the troops, they were composed of an nd mirable specinien of manhood. men appeared as highly trained as a prize-fighter would be a few hours before entering the ring to dispute the cham
What every one pionship of the world. could read on the faces of these athletic and well-built fellows was grim deter minafin.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 7th at 11.20-Promura has decroneed slightly over Japan and the lower Yangire DValey. It is nearly stationary elsewhere.
Depressions still lie over Chins and to the north-east of the Bonins.
Hongkong rainfall for 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.71 inch Total ninca Ist January, 64,57 inches, against an average of 58.07 Incho
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at Noon to-day is as follows:-
Dusaior
FORECAST
18.W. winds, mic-
All the Hongkong & Neighbourhood, derate, generally
A few hours before the attack I had the honour of speaking to a British general You will see how all my He said to ine,
men are anxious to meet the enemy's in fantry to show their training and pre- paredness. They are now more than ever i
and the last raids showed it, that they are individually better than the Germans. They all know success is cer tain I was able to judge for myself the truth of the general's assertions.
The British Empire now possesses an Army second to none, trained to the minute, and whose moral is just as high as that of our own poilue, who barred against the Germans the way to Verdun at Vaux and Thiaumgut.
FRENZIED FIGHTING. BATTLE ON THE STOKHOD. The furious struggle along the whole length of both banks of the Stokhod is assuming the character of trench war The Overseas Parliamentary Delegates, fare (says a message from Petrograd The Germans ero' Mr. Philip Gibbs, the well-known war
raassing all their available reserves to respondent with the British Head-who..are visiting Great Britain as the dated July 15th) arters in France, supplics a further guests of the Empire Parliamentary defend Kovel, to the last gasp, since
Association, wero entertained at dinner the fall of this place would give the bey regarding the fighting around at Claridge's Hotel by the High Com Russians the key to Brest Litovsk, and thence to Poland. The correspondent of Satulmaison. He writes: The Battle missioners.
Bir George. Parley; (High Commissioner the Busskoe Slovo states that General the Woods raged round Contalmai-for Canada), who presided, said that all von Linsingen, General von Mackensen, The chief characteristic was our the Dominions had gone into the war Marshal von Hindenburg and the Mili- with a whole soul, and with the sanse end tary Council at Kovel have elaborated termined effort to take hold of the pes of the small forest between the in view. Every part of the Empire was plans to attack General -Kaledin on two The Kaiser would sides from the north and west and power fit and second German lines. We saw doing equally well.
returning carrying German helmets get the credit of having done a lot to conful offensive groups have been concen sides their own, holding their heads solidate the great British Empire.trated cach five divisions strong. The Kovel group has been concentrated almost gh with ane pride and in their eyes (Cheers.)
The Hon. Sir Thomas Mackenzie said openly in order to rivet the Russian Lecess The capture of Contalmaison
the progress of that the experiences of the Dominion sol. attention during the preparation of the s largely due to tacks in the woods on the right and diers in this war had caused an entirely Vladimir Volynsk attacks. The Gormans nre making ceaseless demotistrative ft, nicknamed Bailiff Wood and Pear new feeling to arise in the Dominions.
The The New Zealanders would never forget attacks between the Stokhod and the lley The weather was dind ttacking columns stumbled into bogs, their union with Canadians, Australiana, Styr supported by a terrible fire from ith rifles, bombs, and machine gung sud British on the field of battle, and hundreds of guns while there are only The dead still less the kindness everywhere shower unimportant skirmishes in the Vladimir sered with muddy slime.
Volynsk region to the westward. In r in the mud and a shallow trenched upon them by the people of England,
The Hon. W. P. Schreiner said that order to further mask the westward lowrds Pearl Alloy. The trench was
the Germana massed 500 choked with wounded. Both the General Botha deserved more than ap concentration, fuck and the weather were against these plause; he deserved great sympathy. If troops beyond the River Bug until the eve of the advance, when they muddenly gallant battalions. Despite the enfilad-self-government had not been granted in ing machine gun fire from Bailiff and 1907-1908 did they candidly think that hurled them against Zaturtsy, on the Mametz Woods we penetrated deep into Botha and Smats would have been able Luck road by means of light railways ContalusisoT). The men were compelled to have taken the position they had taken and moter lorries. The storm broke at to withdraw until the supplementary to-day Both men deserved the highest Zaturtsy in the middle of the night, and attacks gave the opportunity, to complete praise and the highest esteem. (Cheers,) the Russian first line trenches soon re- Mr. Bonar Law said their visitors came sembled, a ploughed field, and the de- the occupation. Mametz Wood, became a place of terror. On Monday the gloom in. the very crisis of this terrible war. It fenders were obliged to take refuge in was not within his power to give news shell pits. The first assailants were. was brightened by the frightful Hash of shells Tree trunks were broken splint as to the way in which the struggle was allowed to approach within 60 paces. ored, and stashed, the Germans crouch going, but he could say that our General when the Russians fired volleys at point ing at the ganried roots with bonius and Staff was satisfied with the result so far. blank, until the entire space in front "We are all confident," said Mr. Bonar of the trenches was strewn with corpses. machine guns. Our guns progressively hurraging with waves of high explosives Law that, as has so often happened in The Austrians fled in disorder, while the history of our Empire, we began the Germans greeted the flying men with swept forward, the infantry fellowing slowly, but our staying power showed a tornado of shrapnel, which mowed apin short, sharp rushes.
itself, and steadily, month by month, it down hundreds. Many frantically dash their eagerness advanced overfor. horrible chatter of machine-guna was going to increase until the end, whiched to and fro between the fires and Free Trade,
we all have determined to secure, has been others rushed to the Russian trenches heard throughout the night. It was reached by the bravery of our trrops with uplifted hands, and 300 were thus, nightmare that I will look back upon (Cheers.) It had been said truly, Mr.
The German infantry then re saved.. throughout in lifetime in wonderment Bonar Law proveeded, that the German that the dawn care. A general says Emperor was the great Empire builder, placed the Austrians, and displayed that the infantry at daybreak went but it was not his own. Empire which he incredible obstinacy in successive at They hurled themselves on the across magnificently, and within two was building. What their Empire stood hours we occupied the whole of Contal for was the very antithesis of everything Russian bayonets as though they were ronisen after fierce hand-to-hand Sght on which the British Empire existed ander the influence of some savage, re- ing in which we killed 200 Germans Force and forco alone was the God which ligious ecstasy, and it cost the Russians who refused to surrender. Large num-the Germans worshipped. They not only a superhuman effort to repel the furious hers were taken prisoners. The under- did not understand, but they despised onslaughts. In the recaptured Russian the Russiaus. anearthed many celiars told awful tales of moral forces; yet they were filing that, trench ground auffering. Trones Wood was a devilish in the long rua, moral forces counted too, corpses of their own comrades, whose. cut by Germany place once thick with trees and birds, and nowhere was there a better example throats had been
with branches stripped of of the strength of such forces than in the bayonets, and over the mutilated hudir Iliage, and stumps stuck out ghastly Union of the British Empire today, the Russians swore that they would not Rerhaps the best example of the moral take any prisoners. Prisoners, affirm from the black earth where men crouched force of which he had spoken was shown that the Tenth Army Corps, whom the in charred and smoking shell holes,
in the Union of South Africa Nothing Kaiser called the Steel Division, that Mr. Schreiner had said about Gen owing to their exploits on the French aral Botha was one iota stronger than the fronts. lost three-quarters of their HOW "THE BRUSSELS" WAS feeling felt for him by, every citizen of officers and more than half of their men, the Empire (Cheers.) He had listened while some regiments were reduced to CAPTURED.
with great pleasure to what had been said 300. Despite the preparations of von of General Smats. In South Africa, at
Linsingen, von Mackensen, and von all events, politicians could do something Hindenburg, the Russians completely besides making specchies. Smuts, if he might leave out the "Mr. (Chars), repulsad hoth attacks. was an example of Carlyle's Baying, Intellect is not as some men fancy, a tool: it is a hand which can handle any tool.
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GERMAN VERSION,
Some in
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The war correspondent of the tin Inkalunzeiger relates a conversation with the naval ieutenant who brought in the Brutal to Zeebrugge..
On June 24th, said the officer, að 2,201 .. we saw a black vessel before us bich showed side lamps only, with the
He had spoken very often in praise of what the Dominions bad done, but he would like to put the other side of the
tacks.
PRINCE VON BULOW'S FRANK CONFESSION
THE PARIS RESOLUTIONS. MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF
FREE TRADE "
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They desire to record emphatically their opinion that no reason exists for changing our fisen policy, they reject as wholly false and dishonest the plea that either economic laws, or the rules of arithmetic and common sense, are altered Lob by circumstances, that trade after the dining war will be sinkething quite different Changsha
red tape will from what it was before, and that hence Shangha forth bureaucracy and energy and business ability by which our
come good substitute for the industrial sharp Peak ... wealth and commerce have been built up in the past.
apparent object of giving the appearance picture and ask them to consider what ng Post states that a chapter of foreign Mr. C. Fenwick, M.P., Mr. A. G. C.
of being a sailing vessel. I and two men went on board. One of the men at once made the wireless appartus unworkable, whereupon, after taking off my cap and disclosing my indentity, I declared the vessel to be a German prize.
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This war, they contend, has proved the strength of Free Trade and the weakness of Protection at hente and abroad After the war, Free Trade will be more needful then ever to Great British and the Bri- to cheap production and unfettered, inter tish Empire, for it is only by returning course with all nations that we shall be able to resume our commercial and manu facturing superiority, and to find from our incomes the huge revenue necessary to pay pensions to the victims of war and
crest on a deadweight debt of unex-orang+MA ampled magnitude,
Cape St. James The signatories are:-Mr. S. Arnold, | Aparel umum
Lord Beauchamp, Sira Barlow, MP GERMANY'S DISSIMULATION | MP, Lord Ashton of Hyde, Sir John E. Dagupan
Hugh Bell, Lord Brassby, Mr. J. F. L. Legazpi san
L'acloban Brunner, M.P, Lord Bryce, Mr John
ПОВО Burns, M.P. Mr. T. Burt, M.P., Mr.
Surigao The Berne correspondent of the Morn-Goddrye Collins, M.P., Lord Courtney of
abuan Penwith, Lord Eversley, Lord Farrer. the Old Country had done and was doing. politics is revealed in Prince ven
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Politicke, Harvey, MP. Mr. FW Hirst, M (Cheers) I do not think the Mother, Bulow's book,
In which contains frank confession of Richard D. Holt, M.P.. Mr. Ed. T. John, Country has done badly at all.
burn, Mr. H. W. Massingham, Mr. P. not going to say anything about the Gove the German policy of dissimulation M.P., Mr. Leif Jones, M.P., Lord Lore- It is a peculiar kind of Gor towards England until the German fleet Molteno, M.P., Lard Muir Mackenzie, crament. ernment. (Laughter.) I said, at the was strong enough to justify defiance.
Sir John Simon, M.P., Sir Swire Smith, beginning, what I felt as to the future Prince von Bulow (who was at one time
M.P., Lord Weardale, and Mr. Aneurin The captain of the Brunel was deter which might be in store for a Government German Chancellor) explains that Ger Williams, M.P. mined to delay the vessel as much as pos- of this kind. I said It is a Government many, being a new arrival among tho sible, and the report reached the lieuten which shall have no friends. The kind great Powers, and forcing herself inte
AMERICA'S WEST INDIAN und that no stokers could be found. Most of friends at Government needs, above all the circle of the old national family by of them had gone award the German is those who will back the Government Eer surprising excellence, was regarded
NAVAL BASE. Time flew," said the lieu when they are wrong. We have no destroyer.
The danger was increasing friends of that kind, and I don't think as an uninvited and objectionable in- tenant.
while nevertheless inspiring truder,
THE DANISH ISLANDS. Then we have many who will back us when we fear it was essential, while building that British vessels would arrive.'
But contrast (Laughter.) the lieutenant pointed a revolver at the are right.
The Danish Islands in the West Indies Chrain the captain,, Charles Fryatt.
what has been done by this country and up the Navy, to maintain Germany's men," he ordered. Three stokers came what we expected when the war broke out. Continental position, and avoid a culli which the U.S. have acquired are three Our fleet, he in number, the largest being St. Croix, Forward, and the captain remarked that We relied upon our Navy-our Allies ex- sion with England. he had also 24th Russians. These were pected that from us, and we have not states, had to be built with one eye on with an area of 84 square miles and a all sent to the engine-room.
disappointed either ourselves or our English politics, and my main efforts in population of about 20,000, and the The sure shield of the held of higher politics were directed smallest St. John, 21 square miles. The In spite of all the efforts of the German Allies (Cheers.)
has not failed us, and to the fulfilment of this task. There others St. Thomas, 33 square miles, engineer the vessel did not more until our Navy. Srally the lentenant said to him through more than anything else it has kept seemed to be a chance in the Boer war population 11,000. Sugar is the staple the speaking-tube Do what you can the Allied cause alive and has enabled us of striking a blow at England, and this product of St. Croix and near Chris- to accumulate resources which eventually would have been applauded by the Ger- tianstad there is a central factory con If the British come in sight we shall blow
(Cheers.) The man people. The general situation, ducted by the Government. The planters, yp the vessel. Smoke appeared on the will bring us victory, horizon and the course was altered On Allies trusted also, and we trusted, in our Lowever, was not really unfavourable to however, are mostly English and their England. Furthermore, had Germany language predominates. St. Croix-hes reaching the Belouwen Bank the German financial power. That has not failed us.
struck then, our relations with England been owned in turn by the Dutch, Bri- flag was hoisted at the masthead. The
Denmark captain was placed under arrest, and the
would have been poisoned for a long tish, French, and Spanish. Brussels passed the outgoing mail-boat.
time and even if our intervention had bought it in 1783 and had to put down a caused her failure in South Africa shevolent insurrection among the slaves of Bromster would still have been able to nip in the the Island about a century-later, Blavery Temperature
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MEDALS FOR WAR SERVICE,
A desire having been expressed for the issut of formation as to the medals which may be earned by soldiers for wor service, the Becretary of the War Office announces that the medals in question are the following:
· ENCOURAGING EMPLOYES TO
INVEST.
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in degree Fahrenheit.
8. HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturation, the humidity of air saturated with moleture being 100
4. DIRECTION OF MIND, to two points."
5. Foscor Want, according to Beaufort Seale. 6. STATE OF WKazama, b blue sky, o detached lond, d drizzling rain, f fog, a gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, a equal, r rain, snow, thunder, v visibility," w dew (woo.
7. Bai in inches, tenths and hundredthe
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Our financial strength will not last for ever, but of this I am sure; it will last longer than the resources of our enemies, and will enable us to hold them to the end cutil we have won the victory (Cheers.) There is no sign of that decoy which has marked the end of great na 1914 wo had grown so big that we could St. Thomas, was once the greatest dis-Wind Direction tions in the past, no sign of our being venture on war with England in high tributing centre of the West Indies, but so accoped in Insury that we are not spirits. ready to defend our possessions with our own blood; and before there was any com pulsion we had raised by voluntary means COMMONWEALTH WAR LOAN, Royal Mail Steamship Company's head- alone between three and four millions of men. I venture to say that never in the history of the world has there been an (1.) The Victoria Cross, The condi- achievement like that in any country, and tions under which this is awarded an I do not believe that it would have been well-known. Up to the present date 86 possible in any country except in the Victoria Crosses have been awarded in United Kingdom (Cheers.) If you can Loan Bonds, the company has agreed to US Senate refused to ratify the treaty. the present war to warrant officers, non-picture to yourselves, as I do advance the amount of the extended in As recently as 1903 another treaty of ces- commissioned officers, and soldiers. strong was the feeling amongst the largest stalments as they fall due. Any number
(2)The Militar Cross is, awarded for section of our people against compulsion, of these bonds, not to exceed 10, may sion was signed by which the U.. was to
I think not the least striking of the "distinguished services in time of war,"
achievements of our people is the way in be taken by each employé, and will be pay 5 million dollars for the islands, and may be won by warrant officers, us well as by commissioned officers of rank which, Laving found it necessary, they repayable at the rate of 2/6 per bond but this time the Danish Parliament re per week on the number of bonds taken jected it. Now they have gone for half not above that of captain. One hundred accepted compulsion and threw their
It up. The instalments will be deducted a million less
The importance of the islands to the and thirty warrant officers have received whole weight into this terrible war. the Military Cross up to date
has
In order to encourage the employee of Perkins & Co., Ltd., Sydney, who are will ing to invest in the Commonwealth War
led to its decline and the removal of the quarters to Barbadoes in 1885 was the final blow. The production of sugar, onee extensive, a now nearly extinct. The British once owned this island also. In 1867, B. treaty was concluded under which the United States ageed to buy the Inlands for 7 million dollars, but the
has not been our Enancial resources, it from the employer wages every week,
not been our Navy, it has not been and all interest on the bonds received US consists in their suitability as a (3)The Distinguished Conduct Medal the bravery of our soldiers which have from the Government will be credited to West Indian naval base. is awarded for individual acts of dis- carried us through ono struggle a hun wards the payment of the bond. In the tinguished conduct and for devotion to dred years ago almost as dreadful as this event of an employé leaving the com-
This medal has been it was the staying power of our race. duty in the field.. earned by about 6,150 warrant officers, We have got it still, and it will see us non-commissioned officers, and soldiers through to the end. (Cheers.) during the present war up to date
(4.)The Military Medal, which was instituted some two months ago, is awarded to non-commissioned officers and soldiers for individual or associated acts of bravery in the field. About 1,700 of there have been conferred up to date.
(3.) The General War Medal, the isme of which is not decided until peace has been concluded.
Aviators dying over the Sinai desert pany's employ before May, 1917, the date on which the full payment for the drop bombs on the Turks. The perils bond is due to the Government, he may that did not confront the Children of apply for a relund of all amounts paid Israel under Moses have never been by him, or in the event of an employe adequately, considered.-Brooklyn Eagle. leaving the company's employ after I believe in fairy tales in the sense May 1917, he may either pay up the that I marved so much at what does caist in London. I hope we have seen the last full amount owing and receive masses that I am the readier to admit what
I hope we have seen the last of young me in the prime of life fingering laces
of any footmen in great houses. I hope sion of the bond, or make application | might G. K Chesterton
the men who have learned to live men's for a refund of all moneys that he has
lives will refuse to have anything but paid in connection with the bond or arrangements to transfer his man's life after the war-Bishop of make
liability to any other employé London.
The public never has and never will understand naval warfare. They demand that every action should be a Trafalgar.-- Admiral WH, Henderson.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
TO-DAY
2.30 pm.-Austion of Vainable Household Forniturn at Shorncliffe," Garden Road,
TO-NIGHT
$15 pm. The Palisade," Kowloon,
TO-MORROW.
230 p.m.-Auction of Valuable. Horsehold Furniture at "Bhorncline," Garden Road,
Thursday, 10th Aug.
11 am-Auction of A Quantity of Copper, Brass and. Iron Pipes, Fittings, etc., en as. “Chiso Meru "at Hongkong id Kowloon Wharf and Goduwa Co.'s Godown, by. Mr. Geo, P.LemmƏTİ.
8.20 pmConcert by Humphrey Bishop Co.
at the Government Hon.
| Friday, 11th Ang, a
p.m.Austion of Office Forriture, etc., I Baiding No. 7, Queens Road Central, by Moears, Hoglies & Hough.
Saturday, 12th Angrat:
Noon-Hongkong Hotel Co. Ltd., Half- Yearly Meeting of Shareholder at the Co.'s Hotel.
10.30 -Auction of Stock-in-Trade of Ch. J Ghopp & Co., at Alexandra Buildings, by Mesare. Hughes & Hough.
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