THE CZAR'S MESSAGE. GERMANY FEELS HER HOUR OF DEFEAT NEAR
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH, 1917.
POLES REFUSE TO SERVE. ORGANISED RESISTANCE TO HUN ARMY SCHEME:
The Exchange Telegraph Company's, The Czar on Monday issued the fellow- ing Order of the Day to his Army and special correspondent in Stockholm Navy for immediate communication to writes: The plans of Germany and Aus-
tria for organising Poland are meeting"
overy manż.
Polish
and the Polish Pas
THE WICKED FOOD WASTER. THE GERMAN SLAVE RAIDS. Į
AND THE PATRIOTIC ECONOMIST:
[BY TWELLS, BREX
9, Porterley-mansions, W.,
December 14th, 1016, Dear Simpson,We haven't met for
The Vernon” or “Itissotto's!” I am
APATHY OF NEUTBALS.
M MAETERLINCE'S STRONG, PROTEST.
The great hall of the Trocadero, Paris, was crowded on January 7th for the pro- test organized by the League of the Rights of Man against the deportation of Bel- giang and French to Germany. The King
Republic were represented...
It is now more than two years since with obstinate resistance from the ele Germany, in the midst of peace and after ments of Polish society on which the two months. What about a little lunch at of the Belgians and tho President of the
Powers
most relied. Both secretly preparing over a long period to easlave all the nations of Europe, sud-announced by the Governor-General, von wo busy nowadays that the luncheon table M. Maccarlinck described the appeal of denly attacked Russia and her faithful Beseler, threaten to be complete fasces is the only place where I can ever have the Belgian workers to the civilized world Ally France. This attack compelled Prominent individuals, political socie
as one of the most heartrending cries England to join us and take part in our tins, and Press organs which at first felt "crack" with friends---and then it of distress yet heard upon earth. He battle.
it necessary to co-operate with the Powers can only be for an hour. Let me know, proceeded To feel sure that, if it is not in possession are now making sharp pro
to her interest to spare her alaves, what tests against the delusive self-government
Yours,
is going on at this moment a few leagues plans and against the forced walan
REGINALD SNACKER away among our brothron must be so in- tary
are even appealing
human and frightful that the imagina- Bullion House, Old Broad-stree, tion dares pot dwell upon it. Yet wo may for a borce, and are even
The Polish
National Council; an
December 15th pendent body before the lady formed in Warsaw Dear Shacker,--Sorry, but I cannot fall be sure that the reality is even move may Proclamation of Nain with the proposal of a lunch with you. Maeterlinck's address was & stern vember 18th which promised a Polish Exouse brevityYours, EyLad Parliament with 70 members and also a Council of State, is the nucleus of the opposition. The National Council issued a manifesto plainly aimed against the Germans and Austrians. This demands a complete change in the attitude of the military towards Polish society The of cupation army must cease to treat the Poles as inhabitants of a conquered coun try and must treat them instead as a na-
The complete disdain which Germany showed to principles of international law as demonstrated by the violation of the neutrality of Belgium and her piti less cruelty towards the peaceful inhabit ants in the occupied provinces, Littley by little united the Great Powers of Europa against Germany and her Ally Austria
Under the pressure of the German troops, which were well provided with the technical aids to warfare, Russia, as well as France were compelled in the first year of the war to give up a portion of their territory, but this temporary reverso did nut break the spirit of our faithful Allies, nor of you, my gallant troops
In time, by the concentrated efforts of the Government, the inequalition between our own and the German technical retion called to real independence soarcus were gradually reduced. But long before this time, even from the autumn of 1015, our enemy was ex poriencing difficulty in retaining a single portion of Russian soil, and in the spring and summer of the current year suffered number of severe defeats and assumed the defensive along the whole front. His strength apparently is waning, but the strength of Russia and her gallant Allies continues to grow without falling.
GERMAN HASTE FOR PEACE,"
Germany is feeling that the hour of her complete defeat is near and also the hour of retribution for all her wrong doings and for the violation of moral laws. Similarly, as in the time when her war strength was superior to the strength of her neighbours, Germany suddenly declared war on them, so now, feeling her weakness, sho suddenly offers to enter into peace negotiations, Particularly she desires to begin these negotiations and to complete them before ber military talent is exhausted. At the same time she is creating a false impression about the strength of her Army by making vee, of her temporary success over the Roumanians, who had not succeeded in gaining experience in the conduct of modern warfare.
The Social Democrats particularly are opposed to the occupying Powers plans The executive committee of the party has resolved that the German and Austrian authorities have no right whatever to call upon the Polish people to do military service. The resolution says that a law ful Police Administration can only issue from a Polish Parliament elected on uni- versal, secret, direct, and proportional franchise. This is a formal rejection of the German Polish Parliament, which is to be elected partly by the district councils and partly by Warsaw and Lodz municipal representatives. tion adds that the venatiche resolu: ties must coase the continued forced re cruiting of Polish and Lithuanian work men,
Fearing e universal boycott by the Poles, which would turn their independ- ence plans to ridicule, the Germans are trying to negotiate with the revolting or ganisations and individuale. As a result of this friction the whole Austro German scheme threatens to break down,
THE GHENT PRO-GERMAN
UNIVERSITY.
OSTRACIZED STUDENTS.
Information has been received from
riblo
than our fears,
s effort to
JOHN SIMPSON
rebuke of the neutrals who have not dous their duty. While recognizing the December 16th.
kind hospitality of Holland and Switzer- Telegram.--Simpson, Bullion House,lar to the refugees, the wounded and the Old Broad-street Puzzled curt reply repatriated, Spain's generous Hope no offence Snackertion and America's prodigious
interven
ley mansions, W. Writing-Simpsonstarvation, M. Maeterlinck declared that Reply Telegram-Snacker, 9, Porter-save four millions of martyrs from Bullion House, Old Broad-street, the time had come to ask them if they
December 18th-menn to stop there, Dear Snacker, I am sorry that my What is all they have done when letter appeared cart. Don't think me weighed in the scale, and what ought to ungracions, but I entertain strong views bo done if we are to absolve them deep about luncheons in war time. I have only down in our conscience and before his- been to The Vernon" or "Rissotto's tory, which will judge them? Suppose, once or twice in the last two years and for one instant, that we were in their then as a reluctant guest. On each ocen places that wo⠀⠀ Belgians, English, sion I found them more crowded than in French, and Italians had remained neu peace days. Don't think me pharisaica, tral in a war between Germany and Rus- but my gorge rises, at the sight of han sin, and that Switzerland had suffered at dreds of people all enjoying themselves Germany's hands the fate reserved for on the fat of the land in days when every Belgium? What, I ask you, would Paris, ounce of food should be parcelled out Brussels, London have deng 7 Can you among the nation. I am aware, of course, imagine the ery of horror, the mighty out. that
burst of indignation, which on one and the same day in all our capitals, would have shaken the very stones in the streets and caught up Kings and Govern ments in an overhelming whirlwind of popular pity and justice!""
restaurant luncheons are now restricted to two courses, but who waits two courses? My own daily City lunch at John's shop-house consists of only one course of fish or meat with vegetables, Spartan lunch of thousands of busy and followed by a ent of cheese, the normal
affluent City men-bankers, merchants, brokers, and directors of companies. Wo sharpen it with the sauce of patriotici
Frankly, old fellow, I've no use for the big West End restaurant and its table "d'hôte in war time. I have to work hard in the afternoons, and your luncheon would make me want a club armchair, But if you are not too proud or too husy to run down to the City one day come and lunch with me at John'sno flummeries, no alien waiters, no crowds of over-dressed women, and simple,
JOHN SIMPSON. “
9. Porterley mansions,
December 10AY
The monster, in his death agouy, must be struck when and wherever possible, but especially in his purse and stomach, the mainsprings of his life.
You alone, who still bear the name of neutrals, which one day will weigh heavy on you-you alone, I say, can still hinder or punish certain crimes against which, as they are beyond the reach of our arms, wo are powerless. Those who commit these crimes are living in your midst, received into your houses, surround you with obse quious yet, threatening emiles, shake your grow rich at your exponte, sit, perchance, hands in our streets, sulons, and clubs,
at your table and dare still to treat you Ghent about the new university which
ou a fouling of equality. It is time to make them feel, by acts that all this is shows the absolute failure of Germany's
changed, that they are no longer the great manmuvre to divide the Belgians, Dear Simpson, Your letter is so uncont equals of any man on this earth, that in spite of an intense propaganda in Gersciously amusing that, despite pressure henceforth, between humanity and them, man prison camps and of the fact that of work, I must answer it, shall be there is a gulf bet to be crossed till after entry as a student at the pro German doing some patriotic service is convert long years of penitence, sufforing, and university is the best guarantee against you.
and humiliation. The time has not yet arrived The deportation, 80 stereobliged now I know all about John's Business Vandervelis followed with an equal
follow- enemy has not yet been driven out of ing
COATSES They are to y the provinces occupied by him. The ata special cap with an orange coloured took me into the City about two weeks tainment by Hussin of the tasks created bandage. Every Gantois when he meets 880 and the man I was dealing with took by the war-the regaining of Constan- then in the street greets them with the sinople and the Dardatielles as well as words Vive l'Armés! They are the creation of a free Paland from all absolutely boycotted, and sobody will as
But if, originally, Germany was in the Lay "THE TIMES" SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT] economical old English fare. Yours ever, position to declare war and fall upon "Russia and her Ally France of her moat favourable time, having strengthened in war time the Alliancen which is to be found all-mighty England and noble Italy, this Alliance in its turn has also the possibility of entering into peace negotiations at such a time as it considers favourable.
three of her now incomplete tribal dissociate with the Flemings who have with two other men, on wooden bench ryThese pledges had been treated
The little group
the
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le passionato protest. After Belgium bad been robbed of everything else, solemn West End restaurants are crowded, if any given that at least the people should not took me there for lunch, You say the ledges posterior to the war had been one of them was ever so crowded, space Do torn from their homes or forced to against space, is John's there would labour, especially against their own coun tricts has not yet been guaranteed thrown in their iet with Germany enjoy on one side of a dot over spotless table
he a riot My friend and I were jammed
scraps of paper like the others. To conclude peace, at this moment would
"A few days ago at Gembloux, the Ger- mean the failure to utilise the fruit of fall sorts of privileges, and are constantly or other men were jammed in of Tens took a man, the father of Sevell the untold trials of you, heroic Russian going in
other side. There were certainly vo troups and Flect. These trials and still man offices. Some of them even enjoy con. whitished there were the Brien siderable influento in the organization of more the sacred memory of those noble public education,
waiter who served us was prouder than When some Reichstag sons of Russia who have fallen on the deputies went to Ghent in order to rapoa duke and spoke more abruptly to at field of battle do not permit the thought on the social conditions of the conquered han & Sergeant major of pesce until the final victory over our provinces, they were solemnly received in But there is nothing to say against the the rooms of the Provincial Palace by a menu; it was as aldermanic as ever, a LOT US BE FIRM,
fow obsequious pro-Germax Flemings, noble selection of the choicess fish and
enemies.
and out of the Ger
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children, whose wife had died the day before. The local authorities implored for delay vainly the man was hurried away while the children were weeping around their mother's corpse. Liberty property, and security are rights denied to those living beneath the Germa:i terror, † but there still remains one supreme right, Who dares to think that he who designated by the German Governor of joints, steak-pies, Irish, stews, and other which onthives all others, the fight to PETER brought about the commencement of the Ghent as the notabilities of the town. As entrées, poultry and game. We plumped resist oppression, For two years paat war shall have it in lure power to conclude the time a genuins Ghent alderman was for roast beef, the carver wheeled up a our masters for the time being have the war at any time he likes in the same building under locks and key, baronial joint, my friend gave him four learned furknow that Belgium Bus not I do not doubt but that every faithful but these notabilities were able to pence and the masonic sign; and he carved abandoned this right. Our workers' last Bon of holy Rassin under arms who en- give the Reichstag deputies a most favour for each of us a Gargantuan portion that wo tered into the firing line, as well as those able report on the situation of the town entirely covered a big deep plate. The word is that, whatever tortures they may working in the interior for the increase This incident throws some light on the vegetables had to sit on the beel, the yet have to endure, Leywolly dec
peace with independence and the triumpa of her war strength for the creation of her nature of the information which people mountains of them. The other men at the of justice. We should be unworthy of industry, will be convinced that peace meekly follow their guides, was them, an elderly, important, City chair Times.
are able to gather in Belgium when they table were likewise warfasting one of them if we did not say likewise --The can be given to the enemy only after he If anything wore needed to stiffes the man kort of person, ate a steak that would has been driven from our borders, and resistance of the Flemings against their have split into about six portions to one then only when, finally broken, he shall oppressors manœuvres, the treason of of my wicked table d'hôte restaurants from camy and the front with their rela- give to us and our faithful Allica reliable this handful of Flemings would be You talk of my lunch making you want of the treacherous attack and a firm are a more hitter sight to them than the made me want a bed. I don't want to to town from all over the country or proof of the impossibility of a repetition enough. The orange caps of the students an armchair in the afternoon; your lunch tives (Do they ears their hour of bright- ness 1); business people who bave come up Simpson-{“ don't think mo promísca... By the strength of these ever is made between the traitora and the guarantees ha will be bound to the fulfil invaders. It is already decided that those of a patriot like you wasting foodstuffs all evening amusesiouty and allow them-
Pharisalcal
work
rk?); Londoners who have given up ment in times of peace of those things who have helped the oppressors have like this in times of national scar selves only this one hour's social spjoy- lost their nationality nad forfeited all eity Meet me at The Vernon or mest between their spells of hard work Let us be firm in the certainty of our their rights. It is probable that they Risotto's on Thursday at 1.30 and Do they not earn 1:1); people who have victory, and the All Highest will bless will follow their ors to
protectors Germany In spite of their sufferings and of the will convert you to economy-Yours,
parted with their expensive cooks and Reginald Bracker,
discharged their staf of servante and now requisitions of the army, the
Bullion House, Old Broad-street, E.C., take their meals at restaurant on the troops peace for which the future Nobody doubts the final victory of the of the people remains excellent.
December 20th.
same principle of patriotic economy as gooration will bless your memory, which Eatents and the early deliverance of Bal- sophistical letter to hand. I would not keeping a motor.
Dear Snacker,--Your Trivolous and the man who nas taxicabs instead of gium. The way in which the German waste further time in these days in pursuam ready, with great alacrity, to garrison, amounting to an average of ing this absurd argument, but it is up make you any wager you like ne to whose 6,000 men, received the news of the peace to ms to make you understand the gravity weakly consumption of vital foodstuffs at proposals went far to confirm this feeling of the food crisis.
assurance that he will keep to these German helmet, and zo difference what rub it but it worries me to think abroad, on war contracts (Do they do no
which he undertakes
our standards and will cover them afresh herith glory, and will give to us a pozos worthy of your harofe deeds, my glorious
will be sacred to them,
NICHOLAS
THE “SCHAP OF PAPER."-
QUIBBLE OVER THE CHANCELLOR'S
FAMOUS PHRASE,”
A difficulties created by
the
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of optimism. The joy of the men showed You make humour of our plain City plainly bow anxious they were to see the fare and exaggerate the bulk of your end of the struggles overy one imagined alleged lunch at John's. The portions he would be sent back to the Fatherland there (as at any first-class City chop semi-officia dispatch has been within a week or two. Their disappoint house) are generous, but it is fair to received in Amsterdam from Berlin, meat after the Entento's reply will, no remember that all those men whom you of comfort to saw lunching there are doing hard meutal Chancellor used the words " A scrap of the Gantois.
work all day and need substantia, (alheit A letter has been
which states that is a lie that the daubt, be another SOURCE so simple) nourishment You were probably
received in
"John's
would be staggered as an economist and growing popularity, because its funcheon is heavier, yours or mine. You Whisky is the whisky with a patriot at the result. This a luncheon at
typical The Verdun for elegant flavour is solely due to Rissotto's Six oysters,
original fineness developed by Age, Obtairable from all Wine Merchants
A chicken bons
or a cutlet ora
A thin slice of York hanı?
How's that against your monstrous platefuls of "simple economical British My dear Simpson, you don't realise the A.B.C of restaurant management it is Food Economy
nisper in the Reichstag, but the state from Cardinal Mercier stating that on quite right in assuming that your neigh ment has been so often repeated in the offer, has been made to von Bissing, the boir was a City chairman. enemy Press that many people in Ger German Governor of Belgium, by the frequented by the cream of banking fare "1 many even believe it. The telegram goes Roman Catholic clergy, offering to act as stockbroking, inancial, insurance, and on to say that the words only became stitutes for the Belgian men who have other City magnates. known from the report of the British been driven into slavery by their con- Ambassador at Borlin, Sir William Goschen, who put them down four days after they had been spoken, en b
querors.
BRITISH AIRMAN'S SUCCESS IN ROUMANIA.
down
It has never been asserted that the Chancellor used bis famous phrase in speech in the Reichstag. It occurred
Flight Lieutenant Jacob, on a Nieu in the course of his conversation with
port scout, brought Bir E Coachen, who reported: He Braila) a German twe-engined battle near (the Chancellor) said that the step plane recently. Two of the crew of the taken by his Majesty's Government enemy machine were killed and the third terrible to a degree, just for a word was taken prisoner. The King handed "neutrality, word which in war personally to the brave airman the highest
If there men can live thus simply, why cannot the idlers and flaneurs who patronise the big West End restaurants, with their table d'hôte menus still finuated in war time! Il ho are all these Pants, that's what I want to know A people who are packing those restau they earning their meals-Yours
JOHN SIMPION,
9. Porterley mansions, W
December 21st,
me had to often been disregarded Roumanian order, that of Michael the Billy Old AssThe people who are Brave, and congratulated him on his packing the West End restaurants may bravery, expressing his joy that an Eng: I be divided into four classes-men on leave fishman should be the first foreigner who
just for a scrap of paper Great Britain was going to make war on a kindred ustion who desired nothing better than to be friends with her,""]
had received this high order.
(Continued at foot of next Onlymn.)
The Vervos 1.30 to-morrow, and be open te pouriction-Tours,
REGINALD SNACKER
5 p.m., December 22nd. TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION
Hallo Are you there? Is that you,
Snackert Confession's
on's good for the soul, old man. I've only rung up to tell you that you were right. I've done my best afternoon's work, for ages. No more been gorging in the City What about heavy meals for me. Heavens. How I've a return lunch to-morrow at Rissotto a Good 1.30. I shall have to harry back to the office though. Right Good-bye.”
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