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WHEN WILL THE WAR END?
MR. FREDERIC VILLIERS' OPINION
❝ scoops
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, - TUESDAY, APRIL 3RD, IBIZIONIT
THE GOVERNOR'S CUP SHOOT.
FULL LIST OF ENTRIES
The following the complete list of competitors in the rifle shooting contest, which is to take place on Saturday
Bext;-
SPORT.
RIFLE SHOOTING.
·H.K...... VOLUNTEER RESERVÉS, v. "THE REST.""
On Saturday the H.K. Volunteer Re- serves met, at King's Park range, a team
ROYAL NAVY.-Chief Petty Officer Crée, Patty Officer, Edmonds, Petty Officer representing the rest of the Colony. In Leach, Leading Signalman Botley, Lead-view of the forthcoming Northern Inter- port-Match against, Shanghai, that on ing Behman Fitson
Ramskill.
trial match. Each steam consisted of
· ROYAL ENGINEERSQM. Sergt. Black, Saturday was looked upon as an Interport Corp. Coxon, Corp. Grimea, Corp
And when do you think the war will fajor Heath, C.Q.M.S. Brourton, Sergt.
H.G.A.—Captain Taylor, Co. Serge Merrifield, AR finish?
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R÷ML,I. Sergeant House, Sergeant Watering, Pte. Kelly.
K.SL.L-Sergeant Small.
74TH
INTIMATIONS
LANE,
CRAWFORD & Co.
NOW SHOWING
CAMP FURNITURE
Coming back to the prospect of a re- volution, in Germany, Mr. Villiers said. that the Germans had looked upon America as a stand-by, as a rally, so to speak, and if America came in, as he It is given to few men to achieve such confidently anticipated would be the case, fame and to pass through so many ad- the, moral effect of losing such a stand-by vontures ne Mr. Frederic Villiers, the, would be so tremendous, in his opinion, renowned war artist and correspondent, that it would, in all probability, lead to who has secured so many remarkable s repetition of the Russian revolt and for the lustrated London | the overthrow of the Hohenzollern News. Including the present great war, dynasty. Mr. Villiers has been in twenty cant-
There were no handicaps for the use of twelve men, the best ten scores, counting. FOLDING CAMP paigns, his first being the Franco-Russian
aperture sights, the match being held war of 1870, and though well advanced in
I cannot form any opinion; but 1 w 1
under Interport conditions. The selection. years his long and exciting career only say this, that it will not be won absolute
of the team to oppose the H.K.V.R...was seems to have added to his abundantly in the field. There is no doubt in
entrusted to Messrs. Manuk (H.K.V.C.), vitality. This famous xewspaper-man is my mind that if our fleet had been allow
Wallace (H.M.S. Tamar), and Grimes now in Hongkong, where he hopes to give ed to take the proper cinch" on ships,
(R.E.). Unfortunately several of the first a lecture, illustrated by his own famous neutral ships trading with Germany, at
nominations, including Mr. Franks, sketches, of the war អ៊ the Western the beginning of the war, we should have
74TH PUNJABIS-Bandmaster Christian. D.S.P. (R) and Sergt. Small (K.S.L.I.), Frout as he actually witnessed it during had peace in sight now, Not having 18TH INFANTRY-Babadar Nioz Ahmall were anable to accept the invitation, to the first two years of the war.
done it, Germany is now trying to turn Khan, Havildar Mir Aulad Ali, Havildar shoot, for the Best The Reserves shot Nabi Bakhsh, Naik Fanjdar, L/Naik Im the tables. They are trying to hold us immudin Khan, Sepoy Dilwar Ali Khan, exceptionally well, making the very fine on the Western Front while they are Sepoy Nurudin Khan, Drummer Ruluja | average of 925 per man for the ten men,
Khan trying to sink as many ships as possible;
and winning by the wide margin of 81 HI.K.V.C. Sergeant Bradbury, Ser- abips which are bringing us our food.geant Manuk, Sergeant Sutherland, Ser points. L/Cpl Goodman made a possible
geont Whitelaw, Corp. Heath.
at 500 yards. All the Reserves except H.K.V.R-Lieut. Thornhill, Reg. Ber-Lieut. Thornhill, used aperture sights. geant-Major Boud, Q.M. Sergeant Daw Pts. A. Jenking made the highest score son, CQ.M.S. Mackoy, Sergeant Banner- man, Bergeant Woolley, Carpl. Carpmael, for the day, 99, a "magpie at both 500 Corp. Lyon, Pte A. Jenkins, Pte Gourland 600 yards ranges spoiling what would rain, Pte W. Anderson, Pte. D. Keith.
HONGKONG POLICE.-Inspector Grant, Sergeant Pitt, Sergeant R. Marks, Ser geant Grimmitt, Bergeant Perkins, P.- Cave, P.-c. 52 Mahoraed.
A Daily Press representative was ac- worded an interview with Mr. Villiers yesterday, and was able to secure some interesting opinions from ove whose vast experience of warfare entitles him to be regarded as an authority. "I was very
'business"," early in the
said Mr. Villiers, meaning the present war on the Western Front, I got to Paris on the first day of mobilisation, and I was about to be accepted by the French army when the late Lord Kitchener tried to delay war correspondents going to the front, and, I was among the delayed. But I am a bit of an on hand, you know, at this business, and I had to get there. In time of war you have to get there. So I no longer filled the role of ➡ war correspondent. I became a tramps in Russia. If such should happen
If we had done that at the very begin ning of the war we should have had peace in sight; I am certain of that. If we had instituted a steady blockade of Germany in the matter of neatral ships conveying food Germany could not have hold out. We have been allowing food and munition to go into Germany; for many, many months after war was declared we were practically feeding the Germans, and that has had an immense effect on the duration of the war. I do
of the war not think that peace is in sight; unless there is a great upheaval in Germany,
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PUNJABIS. Sobadar Bhaghat Singh, Jemadar Fatch Mohd Jemudar Biragi Kam, Havildar Nand Singh, Naik Sepoy Sher Mond, Sepoy Parsottam. Naranjan Singh, L/Naik Karam Dad,
HONGKONG · POLICE (R), — Assistant. Supt. Franks, Chief Inspector Sirdar Khan, Chief Inspector Lammert, Trooper Relph, Trooper Hodge.
-VICTORIA GAOL-Warder Gast,
H. M. DOCKYARD. Mr. Brock, Mr. Drew, Mr. Elson, Mr. A. G. Pile, Mr. F. W. Wright, Mr. E. Sears,
Owing to the number of entries, and
the
otherwise have been a remarkable score. C.P.O. Cree, H.M.S. Tamar, asing open sights, made, the very creditable score of 83, the highest for the Rest, several of whom used aperture sights. At the con- clusion of the match tes was served and wis much appreciated,
The full scores were:- B.K.V.A.
Pte. A. Jenkins L/C F. C. Goodman
I had a family in every town, so to then we may have peace at any moment desirability of concluding in one day, Pte. H Elson apeak, and in view of the fact that I Mind you, the Germans are beaten. They competitors are warned that the Group L/C E. Carpmael
ing at 100 yards is cancelled.
Firing Pte. J. Simpson will commence at the 200 yards range. to. A B
The following Cups have been pre
spoke the Belgian-French very well I was
commenced to be beaten at the battle of
able to runko headway. If I had only the Aisne, and now it has developed into
the slow warfare of economic exhausted tion. What we have to do now, chiefly, is to round up all neutral vessels carry- ing supplies to Germany; what we should have done from the beginning, Tais, combined with our work in the field, and
Hare
been able to converse in the Parisien French I should have been "nabbed " na as my name is Villiers. In the guise of a Belgian tramp 1 was in the retreat from Mons Charleroi, part of the Marne, and the battle of the Aigne. I
Baw
the great probability of an upheaval in Germany against the Hohenzollern" dynasty, will quickly bring peace in sight, but you must have all three if a speedy peace is to be secured."
a good deal of the battle of the Aisne. Then, eventually, the French took me up and I was with the French army for some time. Subsequently I showed my French permits to the War Office in London, and they then asked me to devote some of my time to dealing with the British soldiers in the same way that bad been dealing with the French soldier I decided to do so. I was on the Western front for two and a half years, and then, after a long period of stalemate before the great push, I decided to commence fighting which was taking place round
Speaking of himself, Mr, Villiers men tioned that on one pecasion his work brought him within seven yards of the German trenches. He then described one of his "scoops in the war. At least three special artists, he said, were allowed in the British Army, of whom he was one All three went to the somewhat severe
F.
(1.) The Governor's Cup, by HE Bir F. H. May, K.C.M.GOV (2.)-Cap. for runner up, by the Hon.
Mr Claud Severn, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary. (3) Cup for 3rd hest Bhat, by the Hon.
Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C (4)Cup for 4th best shot, by Dr. Jor-
dau, Surgeon Supt. of Talice (R). Hough, Assistant Supt. of Police (R). (5.) Cup for 5th best shot, by, Mr. T.
Firing will commence at 10 am. sharp.
200 500 600 Total.
33-33 33
28 35 31
32 33 29
31 31 31
31 28 33
882568818 818
31 31 30. 92 Sgt. G.H. Bannexion 40 32 30 Q.M.S. E. W. Dawson 40 31 30 31.29 30 Q.M.B. J. C. Mackay Corp, J. A. Lyon......
27.32.30
303 315 397 925 COUNTED OUT,
Q.M. 8. D. Tollan 28 31 20 Lieut A. M. Thornhill 31 23 25
ଅସ୍ଥ 300 381: 1022
-“! THE-BEST.'....
200 500 600 Total. His Excellenty the Governor will be pre-C.P.C. G. Cree, (Navy) 29 33 31 93 sent,
Mr. H. Heath, (Taikoo
R.C.) Mr. Eldridge, (Taikoo
BU Sgt. Grimmett, (Police) 31 31 27 Capt Murray Scott,
(H.KVO) (I Birdar Khau,
The wearing of uniform, except by range officials, is optional.
All competitors, range officials, and all, officers of H.M. Forces on the range are invited to tiffin. The latter will be kind enough to give an estimate of their num bers
lecturing; I had sketched myself to a Neuve Chapelle. When they arrived they QUEEN MARY'S NEEDLEWORK standstill on the Western front. I oven-were put at different places.
Being an tually went to the Afghan front, as you" old hand" Mr. Villiers secured two
GUILD.
suw in the Illustrated London News, other artists, unknown quantities," to
WORK DONE IN HONGKONG. where I witnessed some heroic fighting.assist him, and they were placed at
Since the beginning of the year the fol- and then I came down here. I am going different spots while. Mr. Villiers and the lowing articles have been made by the on to America, and I hope to be there other two London illustrated newspaper City Hall Working Party” (under Mrs, when they decide to come into the war." mén "dug" themselves in at other parts Stabb as Head) for the Queen Mary's
Den you are of the opinion that of the front.
"We were
all shelled," Needlework Guild, of which Lady Mar America will come in?
addled the famous correspondent and the local President and Mrs. Stabb the artist, but, having been in such vice-President:
O yes, they cannot help it.
And what effect do you think this will circumstances before, I carried out myIN JANUARY.248 shirts, 10 surgical have!
note-taking, sometimes jotting down shirts, 12 dressing-gowns, 10 waistcoats, 4 pillows, 56 bed-jackets, 14 pairs pyjamas, 5 pair invalid boots, 57 rests, 12 scrub hers, 25 milk-covers, 80 mops, 88 mufflers, 138 pairs of sacks, 5 caps, 58 pairs knee caps, 4 pairs cuffs, and 2 pairs.mittens,
The advent of America in the war will notes on my hand, paper being dangerous. have a tremendous, moral, effect on the That was on a Monday. Then I, with my Germans. I think that if America came two understudies, got back to a place in jest now, with the wonderful moral of safety, und, after slaving hard night effect that has been started with the and day we were able to present my Russian revolution, that Germany would como to her senses, and drive the Hoken zollern dynasty away from Germany,
A revolution on the same lines as the Russian revolt?
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THE ELIJAH."
A selection of ahoat, twenty numbers from Mendelssobu's popular oratorio Elijah" will be given in St. John's Cathedral on Friday evening at 9.15 by a forge and well balanced chorus of 11
IN FEBRUARY.-19 dressing-gowns, 187 shirts, 132 vests, 11 surgical shirts, 118 olds. It is interesting to note that the bed-jackets, 23 reversible hed-jackets, 71 Elijah" was written for and first per- paper's renders with ten full page sketches pairs pyjamas; 38 pillows, 88 scrubbers, formed at the Birmingham Festival of of actual fighting around Neuve Chapelle. 9. pairs invalid boots, 203 milk covers, Another paper which was represented pocket-book-making in all, a total of 1.680 4846. The selection to be sung on Friday articles, all of which, by the kindness of comprises most of the popular numbers out failed to produce any sketches their man Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., have been of the work and includes rest t in the collapsed owing to shell nerves when despatched to the Head Branch of the.
Lord Lord God of Abraham," "I had but two sketches. That was a distinct he reached England and the other paper Guild in London.
Yes, I think so. And if it were brought
The Helena May Institute (under Mrs, with all your hearts," "Hear ya Israel,” about it would be a very happy thing score for me; thanks to my experience of Jordan), the Catholic Women's League and the very fine concerted items For such things. The other two artists had (under Miss Loureirs), the Peak Club He shall give his angels charge," "Come never been out before."
for Germany, because the Germans are tied hand and foot by the Hohenzollern tryants. Unless the Hohenzollern rign is absolutely smashed to atoms I do pot think anybody will have anything to do with a living German for many years to come; and the Germans, I think, are ready to realise this, A revolution would whitewash the whole thing. And I will
CHINESE HAMS.
(under Mrs. Gale); and the City Hall everyone that thirsteth, Lift rhine (under Mrs. Stabb) Working Farties have, eyes," and "Holy, holy, holy." At the
in addition to the foregoing, made for conclusion, the very fine Epilogue Bocently a large amount of Chinese the Queen Mary's Needlework Guild dur from Sir Edward Elgar's Banner of Zamus has been exported from China to Europe and America. The hammering January and February the following St. George" will be sung, and its inclusion has a special significance in view of the chauts are making big profits, and, in Hospital, necessaries:--- consequence, the ham industry is attract
15,263 rolled bandages, 80 stump band fact that the entire collection, without any ing considerable attention,
The method of preparing the ham is ges, 621 many-tail bandages 19 flannel deductions whatever, will be given to the
many-tail bandages, 18 head bandages, not generally known because the manu-320 eye bandages, 1,194 swabs, 20 shirts, Red Cross and Prisoners of War Funds, say this: the German, people are not as facturers keep it a secret. That is 28 medical shirts, 4 body belts, 80 caps Last year, although probably not less tann bad as some people would have one be one reason why the best hains are manu- 47 pairs operation stockings, 3 pairs bed- lieve-not if they could only throw over actured only in Chinhua, Tungyang, socks, and 42 wash cloths, Total 17,737 1,000 people were present, the collection the house of Hohenzollern, which i
and five other districts of Cheklang. articles. They also sent 40 packs of play- only amounted to just over $500. Of The hams from Yannas are inferior to ing cards, 5 boxes of candy sugar, and this amount nearly $400, we are informed, terrible and ferocious machine – The the Chinhua hams in quality. Those parcel of magazines. soldiers have beez bad, mind you Never from Chekiang are also known a6
To Mrs. Alabaster, Queen Mary's Need was contributed by between 70 and 80 in all my long experience of wars, have hams being shaped like the leaf of a
boo leaf" hams, so named because of telework Guild is indebted for the following people, so that the individual contribu? | I seen so much cruelty and so many bamboo. The bamboo lenf hams are list of wollen things which had been snit tions on the part of the bulk of barbarities And as regards their treat produced in the districts around Chin-ted for the Guild by ladies in their own ment of prisoners-well, no savane tribes The profits of the ham industry range
houses: could have acted in such a way towards from: 100 per cent, to 200 per cent, of 107 pairs of socks, 198 mufflers, 54 pairs their prisoners. They might kill them, the manufacturing cost. The ham manu knee-caps, 67 caps, and 37 pairs operation erentauly, but they would not starfacturers 'only work in the winter and stockings. Totul, 763. A hoped that this year the collection will and torture then fire."
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spring of each year, as other seasons of
the year are unsuitable
KATHLEEN REES-DAVIES.
(Hon, Secretary).
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