** THE HAPPY WARRIOR.”
WE SHALL LIVE FOR EVER."
STRIKING PÅREWELL LETTER EV A YOUNG OFFICER TO HIS AFTLICTED FARENTS.
The following letter, enclosed in the will of the late Licut, E. L Townsend, Loudou Regiment, who was killed in France on September 16th while leading the first wave against the German posi tion, has been sent to The Daily Mail for publication by the deceased's father in the hope that it may, perhaps, " bring comfort to other families":-
September 8th, 1916. Dearest Mother and Father,
You are reading this letter becauso I have gone under,
Of course I know you will be terribly cut up, and that it will be a long time before you get over it, but get over it you inust. You must be imbued with the spirit of the Navy and the Argiy to "carry on." You will still have dear little Dounld, who is safe at any rato for some while. If he should ever have to go on active service I somehow feel that his invariable good luck will bring him through.
You must console yourselves with the thought that I am happy, whereas if I had lived-who knows?
Remember the saving attributed to Bolon, Call no man "happy till he is dead." Thanks to your self-sacrificing love and devotion I have had a happy time all my life.. Death will have delivered me from experiencing unhap
piness.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14rm. 1916.
GREECE AND HER LIBERTIES.
USURPATION BY THE KING.
ROYAL RIGHTS TO BE DEFINED.
SOMME EFFICIENCY.
MARVELS IN THE HANDLING OF SUPPLIES.
THE WATER PROBLEM.
The Elefteros Typos published an in- teresting interview with M. Venizelos last
Too correspondent of the Morning Post- month. He denied the rumours that he who has been visiting the front on the intended to march on Athens os mon- strous inventions by those who were Somme deals with the great problem the exploiting for their own purposes his army has had to face in the matter of differences with the King. The Liberal supplies and their transport. He says: Chief then declared that it was not he The whole of the effort of the armies but others who were using methods tead-in France, from the Commander-in-Chief ing to divide Greece and provoke bloody down to the humblest railway transport conflicts, and he continued:
officer, is directed towards getting the protected by artillery fire, well fed, well looked after, and full of confidence Singularly enough, this is a rock upon which many army organisations split.
RUSSIA IN 1916.
A SPIRIT OF STEADY RESOLUTION. In the following article published in The Times, Mr. Stephen Graham, who lately returned to England, gives his impressions of the changes in the spirit i of Russia since the war broke out.
I was in Russia at the beginning of the war and during the first montis of conflict, and I witnessed the superb enthusiasm with which she rose to fight. Again, 1 was in Russia Inet year, when, owing to the general scarcity of shella. West and East, Germany was able to tara her superiority to account by retak- I saw the 'humiliation, amounting to despair, of Russia then. Therefore, returning, once more to Russia in June, 1916, I could form a fairly just idea of the spirit of Russia to-day..
WEATHER REPORT,
On the 13th st 11.30-Pressure has in- oreased considerably over Jajan, the anti oyolong – having, mered onstward, It la now.
end al over §.W. Japan.
Presenze has normaed slightly along the east const of China and inercand slightly over the Visayas, It is nearly stationary else. where
The depresion to the cast of the Vita you has not developed.
The monsoon is interrupted to the no th of Amoy. It will remain frish to mode ste over the N. China Sea.
Hongkong rainfall for 24 hours ending st Total: since İsl 10 am. to-day, 0.10 inch,
E2 là itohen
"Wa critized the Throne so long as mon into the front well equipped, welling Galicia and ravaging. Poland, Jannars, 79.81 inches, against an average of
it violated the contract that links it with the people. But in striking at the abuse of power we do not strike at the in- dividual or the institution. We do not even demand the limitation of the Royal prerogatives, but the precise definition of the King's obligations and rights, After the war, when we have driven the Bulgarians from Greek soil and fulfilled our sacred obligations towards Serbia, and so washed out the stain that attaches to our history, the National Assembly will be convoked to define clearly the obligations and rights of the Crown, so that it may no longer be possible for men like Streit to pretend that the King Possesses the right to form Cabinets of parasites and favourites indcinitely with out consulting the will of the people, or arbitrarily to dissolve Chambers one after the other when they will not consent to become the instruments of personal policy or monarchical views.
There can be no barri in describing. some of the difficulties which had to be contended with in the case of a battle like that of the Somme, even though one is precluded from telling how they have been surmounted. the beginning of the attack extended to some ten to fifteen miles, a line that has been held in this war in quiet times by a division and a half.
I cannot, of course, disclose how many divisions occupied that line at various times in the battle, but there is no harm in saying that unless you multiply a division and a half many times you may still be short of the amount of men which we have been keeping on this front.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noo
today is as follows:-
DISTRIOT
Hongkong to Gap Rock
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FORWCAST winds, froh {to urderate; fine, ...{ND. winds,
frozb.
South Court of Chies between The same as Hongkong and Tanooke No. 1. Bonth Coast of China between The same ne
Hongkong and Hainan...{
No. 1.
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
Hongkong Observa'ozy, December 13th,
PreviousOn Date On-Date
Day
at (at 3 p.m.) 6. x.m, 2 pm:
Last autumn, returning from Russia, I was bound to say I found Russia pessimistic. But when I poached Russia. this year I found her remarkably cheer fal My impression is that the Russians. Formoss Chacuel Our Somme front at
have settled down-to a long war. It may still last for years, but they do not intend to worry. After the period of depra they are brightly optimistic again. Perhaps some are too optimistic. One thing may be observed--the great work of the French and English on the Western front is now fully reported in the Russian Press. There are on an average two or three columna daily about us in the Russian newspaper. It is possible for an Englishman in Russia to form a fair idea of each day's news, so the Russian also can grasp it. That is a splendid improve. Take alone the question of water ment on last year, when we got only "It is necessary to destroy the sced-
those laconic non-committal communiqués smart English journalists that has produced the present un-supply. The countryside occupied by fortunato state of affairs, and so no our troops probably did not boast of which our longer to allow a few charlatans to more than 8,000 or 7,000 inhabitants, with could make blossom with occult, signi- sacrifice the liberties of the people and perhaps a similar number of animals.ficance and incident, but which in very that we were doing the truest interests of the nation to Boval If you multiply this number enormously truth translated into Russian merely gave favour.
Greeve, by her system of and add even a greater proportional the impression government, is a republic presided over increase for the number of animals, some
Russia feels us closer, The distance by a King, or a republican kingdom idea of the difficulty of providing water
across is not so great. Day by day every based on the will of the people. When can be obtained.
one feels that we are all working happily the success of our efforts has proved the will anderstand how disastroa, has been the overthrow of the constitution."
THE WATER SUPPLY..
nothing.
one in ten millions. To the rest it rightness of our policy the King himself downs over which we have been fighting. together for one end and with one
It has always seemed to me a very pitiful thing what little difference the disappearance of a man makes to any institution, even though he may have played very important role. M moment's regret, a moment's pause for readjustment, and another man steps forward to carry on, and the machine clanks onward with scarce a check The death of a leader of the nation is loss even than a seven days wonder. To a very small number it is given to live in history; their number is scarcely only granted to live in their united achievements. But for this war and all the others would have passed into oblivion like the countless myrinde before us. We should have gone about our trifling business, eating, drinking, sleeping, hoping, marrying, giving in marriage, and finally dying with no more achieved than when we ware born, with the world no different for our lives. Even the cattle in the field fare
They, too, cat no worse than this. drink, sleep, bring forth young, and die leaving the world no different from whint they found it
But we shall live for ever in the results of our efforts.
We shall live as those who by their sacrifice won the Great War Our spirits and our memories shall endure in the proud position Britain shall hold in the future. The measure of life is not its span but the aso made of it. I did not make much use of my life before the war, but I think I have done
во дож
On sometimes hears people say, when young man is killed, Poor fellow, gut off so early, without ever having had a chance of knowing and enjoying life
But for myself thanks to all that both of you have done, I have crowded into twenty years enough plea- eures, sensations, and experiences for an ordinary lifetime Never brilliant; sometimes almost a failure in anything I undertook; my sympathic and my interesta somehow or other why, I can not tell-were so wide that there was
There is no water on those rolling and in the villages the wells have been filled up by shell fire. Bear in mind that When asked whether he intended to con- cach man wants two gallons of water a voke the old Chamber elected in May, day, and each animal six gallons, and 1915, M. Venizelos said that its convois will be seen, that one division alone cation was not improbable; at least, it would consume as much water as the might be decided to hold elections in all countryside for supply. Here was a task the districts which adhered to the which we solved, and solved quickly and national movement, and in that case the rapidly. Greek colonies which by their vitalit and patriotism had done such great service in the national struggle, should be properly represented in the new
Parliament.
M. Venizelos dwelt particularly on his sincere desire to renew the ties of brotherhood with Serbia and inspire full confidence in the Protecting Powera by making them forget the intrigues and ingratitude for which the responsibility did not lie on the Greek people.
Finally, M. Venizelos repeated that he was satisfied with the recognition given by the Allies to his Government as a de facto Government; and he hoped that it would become complete recognition.
The Elefteros Typos published an in terview with Admiral Condourictis, who declared that he warned the King that if he continued his policy a revolutionary movement would break out, and he pro
the tested against measures of M. Skouloudia, which provoked reprisals by the Allies.
Admiral Condouriotis declared that the delivery of Fort Rupel to the Bulgarians was concealed by M. Skouloudis and his soarcely an amusement, an occupation, colleagues for 10 days, and that the Note feeling which I could not appreciate. of the German Minister promising the And as I have said, of most of these I bad tasted. I don't suppose I ever restitution of Rupel was dated three days met anybody who was not my superior before the fort had been given up. in knowledge or achievement in one Admiral Condouriotis said that if M. Venizelos did not put himself at the head particular
there his subject; but knowledge and his interest ended, of the movement. Fe would do so himself. whereas my interests comprised nearly-Times. the whole field of human affairs and activities. And that is why it is no hardship for me to leave the world so
young.
Take, again, another miracle which is performed every day with apparent easO, The number of guns that we have posted on the Somme is something prodigious, and more than we ever dreams of even a year ago. The number of rounds which they have fired will one day be known to the world; but it is sufficient to say that when I was asked to guess at the figures I allowed a large margin, and then made a guess which was less than half of what has actually been expended. When it is considered that batteries have to be fed not in terms of so many rounds but in terms of so many tous; that from the railhead or the motor lorry head most of the stuff has to go up to the front in horse wagons, and when it is borne in mind that never for one single day has a battery been short of ammunition, some faint conception of the marvellous organisation which has achieved this and can be formed,
THE DAILY MOVES.
1
interest.
Barometer
Tempaturo
30 11 10-14
30.09
dir wind Direction
83
62
71
63
78
57
East
Bast
Wast
Fortu
Weather
b
2 b
Rain
Highest op n-air Temperature on 1th-63 Lewrat open-air Temperatore on 13th... 62 HONGKONG TIDE TABLE
From 14th to 18th Droomber, 1916.
HIGH WATER,
JO BAD
Month
THE VISITS TO ENGLAND. The visit, of the journalists and the Parliamentarians to the west have also helped a great deal. The journalists
themselvea with great wrate their impressions very fully and expressed enthusiasm. Their contributions on the subject lingered on throughout the And now they are collecting summer. their articles and reissuing them in book M. Nabokor's From Militant form.
has already considerable success. Lectures have also been given. England" The members of the Duma and the Senate came back imbued with our enthusiasm, Radical and Conservative slike, and what they saw of our work was luminous in debate. On the whole the Russians have become much more warm and friendly towards us. They are obtaining a better Satur. 16 understanding of Gur ideals, our Suo. character, and national determination.
Thure
Fri,
Wed.
H'kong
Mean
Time.
Height
Low WATER.
B'kong.
Mean
Time,
h. m. ft. in 1. m ft. Ja,
2 18 4 3 m 864 15 11 17 aj
4344 4
14.
15
11518 6.0 6 13
3 346m 8 20
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17
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Allied to this, however, has been a more Mon. important movement in favour of a self-dependent Russia. Why cannot she manufacture for herself, be enough unto herself in all departments? This senti- ment, expressed by Maxim Gorky, has Russia has been very widespread, obtained the impression that the striving towards Russian friendship going on for many years before the war has been primarily with the idea of capturing Russian trade. As a matter of fact, the ANNA, Norwegian str., 1,015, Arntzen, 11th impulse for friendship came first of all from literary and artistic England, then from England as a whole, and the busi-BENAVON, British str., 2,519, Hastie, 11th ness men were the camp followers
AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM,
SHIPPING IN PORT
December-Bangkok Rad December, Rice-Thoresen & Co.
December-Singapore 1st December, General. Gibb, Livingston & Co. BOULEON French: str., 997, Levellant, 11th December-Saigon 8th December, Ris-Order.
DOBRINE NIKETICE, Russian str., 672,
Alexeeff, 10th December-Singapore 20th November-Order. Diva, Norwegian str, 823, J. Jurgensen, 10th December-Bangkok 2nd Decor- ber, Rice-Order. DEMSKA, French str., 2,219, J. Vaulpré, 11th December-Saigon 7th December. -Order.
WENCELAV Norwegian str. 9,898, Hansen, 4th December--Moji 2nd December, Coal-Bradley & Co. HAIMUN, British str., 1,700, H. Russell, 10th Decumber-Bangkok 3rd Decem- ber, General-Order.
GENERAL
Your armchair critics who sit with a map and dividers who talk lightly of the moving of divisions and corps hither and thither, can have but very little idea of the difficulties of the daily moves that
The question of Russia and trade needs are made by our armies on the Somme and other fronts. Clapham junction is
very careful treatment in the Press. All not in it in the way of complexity and trade with Russia must be carefully the absolute accuracy with which these arranged on broad principles to benefit moves are devised and carried out.
both countries equally as before the war. One division cannot come back to its Russia is the great producing country billet along the road where another divi of the world, and she needs a world sion is coming up to the front. You have market for her products that Britain BASUTO CHIEF'S PRAYER. straight back and forward moves and can obtain for her, and it may be hoped moves across the line; and all the time will obtain for her, for the health of TRIBUTE TO LORD KITCHENER. Well, I have talked a lot of rot which
miles and miles and miles of heavy Russia and of the world. Russian trade must have given you great pain to read
The Secretary of State for the Colonies lorries Yet everything goes as smoothly of all kinds is in a bad way just now, and which will not bring you much
Great Western Railway time-table, and it is trying time for Russian mer- comfort. I had intended to try and has received from the High Commissioner,
Britain's say words of comfort, but that scarcely for South Africa the following letter All this can only be done by organisation chants-especially when they read fre
of a very high kind. It is all performed quently in their newspapers, Lerothodi, Paramount being possible, it has drifted into a from Griffith
I think these joyful telegrams about our sort of confession of faith.
Chief of the Basuto, expressing the cou-by the soldier, who is so modest tunt beltecord Month of Trade," and the like. To me has been given the easier task:dolence of the Basuto Chiefs and native does not perceive that he is performing trade should always be accompanied by Kairona, British str., 987, J. E. Evans,
a daily miracle. to you is given the more difficult that upon the death of Lord Kitchener:-
Indeed, the smoothness with which the explanatory note to the effect that of living in sorrow. Be of good cour
"Your Excellency, you will understand whole thing works is inclined to deceive practically the whole of that so-called age that at the end you may give a that it is with great grief and sorrow good account.
that the Chiefs, the nation, and myself until you go u G.HQ., and see the map trade is a matter of war materials and Russia is suffering internally through Kiss Donald for me.
condole
with you through the sad of moves of the last few weeks. They are pictured in red ink on a map, and Adion, best of parentu.--Your loving though honourable death which has re-
sently taken place--the passing away, the innumerable, red lines that cross each the fact that she has only two open ports ERIO
which is still fresh in our minds, of the other are like the pattern in a Scatch of value--Archangel and Vladivostock, she needs. The railways and the ships Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, plaid. Then you begin dimly to under-and she cannot import to manufactures are needed for the transport of munitions A BITTER EPISODE.
whom we remember with honour, sa also stand the magnitude of the work accom
and food for the Army. The Army comes plished. the members of his staff who have fallen,
first, the war comes first, and everything TERRIBLE WEATHER CONDITIONS who have sacrificed their lives for the
IN FRANCE.
King and the nation of which we also are In a front of the extent that we hold elee must give way. The people in the background have a real share in the in France the question of rapid com
privations of the war. But the Russians Mr. Percival Gibbon, the British Press Your Excellency, as I am the least munication is one of intense importance
economic phenomena appear, and the correspondent on the western front, tele-of the servants, although a loyal one, of You walk into an office of general head-bear things cheerily. All manner of new Russians try measure after measure to graphs to the Daily Chronicle: The his Majesty the King, that death affects quarters and you find a general_en- hand-to-hand fighting in the guopita in me, the Chiefs, and the people seriously, seonced in a little dirty room, and as
remedy the troubles. Front of the Hazy trench on October 28th as it does the other stronger servants of often as not he is talking on his telephone to the War Office in London. He calls up was one of the bitterest episodes of the his Majesty the King; because the Semre campaign. The attack was under-dangers that befall the father cannot but Paris with much greater case and more taken in weather conditions which only affect painfully and in the same way even enviable facility than we can call up tragic heroism made possible for an ad- the least of the children.
our neighbour in the next street.
The work done by the telephone clerks
802.
vance.
late
members.
TELEPHONES IN THE STABLES,
Your Excellency, we cry with his The British units went into the trenches on the previous night in soaking Majesty the King, we cry with you his is in itself a marvel of wonderful or rain, and there was seven degrees of High Commissioner, his Majesty's Gov-ganisation, for it must be borne in mind Frost before morning.. Later the rain erament, and all his Majesty's servants, that nothing is permanent. You go into melted the country to a loathsome yellow those with whom we live in peace in this a stable and see a switchboard which con- are our nects every command along the line in paste, while the trenches were crumbling conatry and all others who like wet sugar.
The barrage advanced brothers under the Government of his addition to those which go to London or ahead of the attacks. They were only Majesty the King, which is a free Gov Paris. half-way out of their quagmire of trench, ernment and one of peace, to all ite You can call up the Ypres salient or when they saw a German officer recalling servants. We all join together in one the Base in less time than it takes to get the defenders on the parapets. While word before our God and say, May from Central to Gerrard. All this is not our men. wore floundering in the mud, our dead rest in peace," every German was firing his rifle.
"Your Excellency, we cannot refrain from expressing our wishes that God my listen to the prayers of your servants,
We took the German position crawl ing and tumbling forward somehow until the trench was captured. The defenders this nation, and grant peace by enabling were the Bavarians who captured Vaux his Majesty the King, to conquer his in the face of the magnificent French enemies,
defence; so they were worthy foes, but "Your Excellency, these are my words no match for the British bayonets. Dead of condolences and they are also the Germans now lie thick on the ground, words of the Chicfs and the Basuto and but for the miserable weather people-God Save the King-Your
the British would have been right before Excellency's humble seryant, N. Griffith the great trench system guarding Le Lerothori, Paramount Chief of the Transley."
Basato."
merely organisation, but efficiency of the very highest type.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
TO-MORROW. Noon-Green Island Cement Co., Ltd., Extraordinary General Meeting at the OfBoe of Messrs, Bhewan, Tomes & Co. Entries close for Ladies' Championship.
B. H.K. GAY Club
9.15 p.m.-AD.C. Performances of “ Kismat "
in aid of Star and Garter" Fund..
neccssities.
Before the war
Practically every man of military age throughout the vast Expire is either fighting or training. many had used influence to avoid military service. But there has been a thorough revision and large numbers have been ing and drilling on the open places of recovered. You ace the new troops warch. the large towns, in camps on the steppes, and as the train takes you through the country you see boy-Coesacka prancing about on their ponies and practising with their lances,
Russia is altogether in the war and for the war. She is doing her utmost. And her spirit is good. It is well that English people should feel that to-day. And from us should go out to this great people, suffering and struggling as we are, are fellow-feeling of gratitude and generous affection,
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENT.
The str. Nanking left Shanghai for this port on the 18th instant, rt 3 p.m., with the homeward English mails, and is due bere to-morrow, at shout 9am.
10th December-Haiphong oth Decem ber, General. Butterfield & Swire. KANCHOW, British. str., 1,222, Rees Lewis, 12th December-Bangkok 1st Decem- bor, Rive and General-Butterfeld & Swire.
December, KABHING, British str., 1,143, Byers, 9th
8th
December-Swarow None-Butterfield & Bwire. LOKSANG, British str., 979, D. W, Ritchie, 10th December Hoinow 7th Decem- ber, General.Jardine, Matheson & Co. LOONGBANG; British str., 1,292, Leask, 12th December Manila 9th December, General-Jardine, Matheson
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MARU, Japanese str.. 1,019, Sakaratau, 9th December-Moji 3rd. December, Coal-Mitan Bishi Goshi Kaisha. NISSIN MARV, Japanese str., 500, Hiodo
5th December-Keelung 2nd Decem- ber, Coal-Order. SHANTUNG, British str., 1,668. J. Meathrel, 8th December-Shanghai th Decem ber, General.--Butterfield & wire. SHINKU MARV, Japanese str., 1,904, Ita kura, 11th December-Moji eth Do- comber, Coal Order. TAMBANG, British stry, 97, H. A. Mat- thews, 12th December-Haiphong 11th December, General. Jardine, Mathe- son & Co., Ltd. TAIWAN MARD, Japanese str., 1,146, M. Hanbayashi, 11th December-Bang- kok 3rd December, Rice and General. --Order. TIKEMBANG, Dutch str., 2013, N. v. Wyck Jurrians, 10th December- Java 7th December, General-Java- China-Japan Lijp.
TOKUSHIMA MARU, Japanese str., 4,000, Yamasaki, 11th December-Manila --- 8th December, General. - Nippon
Yusen Kaishe,
Tows MARU, Janguese str., 1,785, "T Tantsui, 8th December-Keelung 3rd December, Coal and General.--Mitani Bussan Kaislın,
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