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CANTON, May 17th
A FALER GERMAN RUMOUR...............
THE REALITY OF OUR TASK.
[BY ONE WHO KNOWS.]
To win outright against Germany, to impose anything like oux kernis on her, The Civil Governor. has received a and so secure a lasting peace have the letter from the Russian Consalat great majority or even the bare majority
UNWORKED RESOURCES OF THE EMPIRE.
REPORT OF DOMINIONS COMMISSION.
GREAT CANADIAN OL REGION.
Shameez announcing that a telegram has of our people, rich and poor, thinkinged ng 2: Bine-book ICd. 8402] its final
been received from the Russian Minister at Peking stating that Gormans are now sprending rumours that Ruzain has de- cided to discuss peace with Germany, which is absolutely untrue.
CANTON-SAMSHUI BAILWAY:
Often
GERMAN BRUTALITY. SIXTY RUSSIAN PRISONERA.
BEATEN TO DEATH.
A telegram from Petrograd ætates that M. Krivtsoff, member of the Senate and.
The Dominions Royal Commission has president of the extraordinary commis
sion of inquiry on Gorman atrocities, hus published the following story, of which be guarantees the authenticity
and thoughtless, pessimist and "opti- mist," realiced what that truly means 1. report. The Commission was the direct result of the Colonial Conference of 1911. I do no believe they have c
On October. Dth last 60 Russian non- This belief is not new to me. It has It included representatives appointed by been at the back of my mind more or less the Dominion Governments, though the commissioned officers and 250 men were Australian representatives was with brought as prisoners of war to Mannheim, during the last two and a half years drawn before the work of the Commission Five days later, a German officer told because I can recall the war of 1870, and was finished That work has been ex them they were to be employed on mili- because the military preparation and the whole organisation of Prussia has been tremely laborious and comprehensive Itary works in Northern France, and The proposal to extend the Canton impressed on me from very early youth has included visits to Australia New Zeated the non-commissioned offcorsid Samskui line to Nanning, Kwangsi, Haste this fact that people do not land, and South Africs, while Canada they consented to go. When they pro Tealing the mightiness of the task has been visited twice. Besides these tested, he called a detachment of German been suspended for some time past owing oppresses me on reading debates on cotton journeys an immense amount of work lu soldiers and ordered them to best the
of evidence with
Russian non-commissioned officers with to the troubled condition of Canton. Luk and other such trifles-they are toys of been done in the
children compared with the gigantic life in the United Kingdom. On all thesa
the butt end of their rifles. The Gor Wing-ting. Jospector General of two
nghas already issued interim reports. This on observing the ordinary, easy going
the conclusions of the half, until all the 60 men had become an and talk of so many people at home final report givea Ject and has ordered sketches of the line Germany intends to, and will; wear Commission on subjects which could not most compact mass of bloody flesh. When the massacre had been completed, down to the bone licfore she suffers 28 to
the German officer mounted this heap of break her and there are great masses of
corpses and walked about on it for some rich, of fairly prosperous,
and of poor people here who as yet have not experi-of the natural resources of the Empire, time. onced an abrasion of the skin. Sration, Imperial communications,
provement in commercial practice the re There is no pleasure in saying
the most com, lete record
Kwang Provinces, is in favour of the pro-anath grapple just across the water branches of its labours the Commission man soldiers did so for an hour and a
to be submitted to him,,
ORLIEF OF POLICE INSPECTS THE CITY
Owing to the frequency of roolibres in Canton lately the Chief of Police has
rranged to inspect the city in multi, at
about seven o'clock in the evening, in order to see whether the police are per- forming their duties properly.
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there is reluctance and distaste in saying
it; bub it is bed-rock truth? ARBOUR OVERWHELMING PART.
I am no pessimist, and hate dismal croaking. I have twice within the last croakings visited the Bghting fronts of
dealt with piecemeal. On these subjects the external trade of the Dominions, the scientific development
of any Imperial investigation that has port constitutes yet been carried out. For the first time they have been discussed and investigated from the point of view not only of the United Kingdom but of the Dominions themselves, the broadest standpoint The Commission has dealt with them
200816.071.700 anything but optimistic, by optimistic I general public of this county REA
MEN
Hongkong and Shanghai... Mercantile
have subscribed $640,200. Indians have subscribed $30,600, 6000
LARGEST SUBSCRIBERS.
A few illustrations, and space allows no more, will show the truth of this. How many people, for instance, have anything but the vaguest idea of the natural re much information about them. It takes
May they can do it, but each Dominion separately, surveys-ita
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
SUMMER UNIFORM, HELMETS, ETC.
Helmets are to be obtained through. Central Station only: Equipment Officers must send in lista to Borgt. Members should not call at Central for
Boulger,
new uniform until warned by Equip ment Difcera The latter are kept advised as to what equipment is ready for issue.
FOLICE BOKOUL,
and will attend the next Police The following Classes are hereby formed School, commencing Monday, May 14th watering Aw
Class 12 (Inspector Grant)-10 constables to be warned by 0.0. No. 2 Platoon. Class 13 (Inspector Gordon-All Con- atables of No. 1 Platoon and all Troopers of Mounted Police who have not yet attended or have failed to pass School. These to be warned by Platoon Commander and Inspector Gegg respectively.
atables of No, 3 Company, to be warned by Inspector Wei Wing Sam Clasa 15% (Unief Inspector Korr)-40 Constables of No. 2 Company to he warned by N.O. No: 2 Company.
both the great Armes France, and have once visited the base of one of these and the information, to say nothing of armies and admired the wonderful clock the conclusions contained in the report work organisation there. I have been deserves the widest publicity. It would over the Somme and north of the Somme be a mistake to think that these questions, with the British, and at Verdun and though they are overshadowed by the war, The Acting Treasurer, Straits Settle-threo of its forts have seen the work of have in any sense been superseded by it. ments, has issued a statement which con- the French; in the Argonne, too, and at They remain questions of the greatest Im Champagne, almost on the identical perial importance. An odunted publie tains the following, amongst other, in ground near Ripont where French and opinion in connection with them is most essential, and it will be very regrettable formation regarding the 0 per cent, War German are today at terrible the work that the Commission has
yborowana Nobody can be these armira full as if
they are of inexhaustible spirits and done should remain buried in a Bluc-book which is almost wholly inaccessible to the good-humoured heroism, and
home come
and of the NIECE mean one must come home saying to one- Dominions. 7,019,000 self something like this:The task set the British and French Armies is the most 7,162,200
That tremendous can be conceived. They 1,506,600 || tr Apart from subser ptions of the have the mightiest, most resolute and Chinese Banks ($700,000) the Chin relentless foc, well armed, well manned, sources of the Empire? This report IV Class 14 (Inspector Gerrard) 40 Con
well
in all respects down to a detail. only do it by t
it by the people of both countries tural features and its clads by which it making sacelfices at least comparable to and suggests the meshads by the ecrifices in the trenches and on no undeveloped resources could best, be made nian's ground - Diberwise, of our this beyond ithagining. One paragraph fran of course, it productive. The possibilities are almoy carnot possibly be done." ́ ́ $1,305,000
rarch nearer the spirit of two optim.sm the will give some idea of them
report thin pretending that Germany is starving At the present time, says the repot, whent 910,300 and will soon be beaten. Optimism faces Canada stands fifth, in the list of
facts and through courage rises suprous producing countries. It is difficult to 292,000 over misfortune and difficulty
see why in years to come she should not Moreover, having lately seen the French be the first among the countries of the Army at work I am simply forced to this world in the amount of her exportable 49,000 conclusion: it rests with Heat It is intended to keep the loan open acceforth to take the surplus of heat if not in total produc from parndes for this purpo80.---
tion Ifchy the development of new French Army is superiories, such as the Panama Canal and until Nov. 14th, 1917, unless $20,000,000 French are ardent, arrepressibles Avem ns of old routes, such The first two sittings of the above Classes
the Hudson Bay route, and has been previously subscribed but they are not super-human. Reca oy the
the St Lawrence River, t Since the above was written the subcir work and losses in the frst veuse the S
the cost of the scriptions have risen to 817,883,600, and na, half of ar Observe the length of ransport of wheat from the great prairie £2,094,000 has been remitted to His hear line. Study their figures, And provinces of Canada to the markets of Majesty's Paymaster-General.
then you will see at once
once that Great the United Kingdom can be reduced, the
problem of Britain must do it
of Great Bring the industrial mIASSES the endless
would Do not gamble on
be more than power of Bussing on China, America, of half-solved?
Com on starving Germany and Austria (nei Another illustration in what the ther is starring, and Austria was far misalon says about the oil possibilities
Canada better organised than was supposed); on the fall of the mark (other marks then Reference must be made to the indicar Germany's are falling badly), and do not tions that a mineral asset of the Macken gamble on revolution in Germany-there zio Basin, and one of enormous import- is not the ghost of a chance of it, unless the War Staff gives in to the Allies before the German Army is broken and cedes German soil,
War Loan Savings Associations. War Loan Investment Trust
of Malays China and Japan War Sat-
ings Association Hongkong and South China
Canton, War Loan Depart
ment Association n. 44,800 Philippine W.S.A.OR
GERMANY'S UREAD
CRASH MAY COME AT ANY
HOUR
THE SPRING ORDEAL
or
AMSTERDAM, March 10th. There is little doubt that Germany, fearing the worst both internally and ex POOL OF MANY THINGS,
To gamble on any of the above chances ternally, is allowing the outer world to
only means the loss of reasoning
know enough to prepare it for the gravest Great Britain has with Franco, superbly
of
ance, is oil, for it appears from the ovi“. dence that here is one of the largest areas
exible oil bearing country yet un-
on the face of the earth. It is estimated that the rocks, the Davonian of this oil, cover an area of not less than stiata, which are believed to be the source 300,00 squarely possible to exaggerate the
(R) Liets of members warned are to be
sent to Staff Inspector Fothergill.. (b) Members may attend in mufti, and will provide their own writing material
(b) Members may not absent themselves from Patrol in order to attend School. They may absent themselves
School until they pase or are exempt. ad by the D.S.P. (R)
d) Members are required to attand
are fixed for the following dates :--- Class 18 Monday, May 14th, and Monday, May 21st 2
Class 13-Tuesday, May 15th, and
Wednesday, May 23rd
Class 4-Wednesday, May 16th, and
Tuesday, May 22nd,
Class 16th, Thursday, May 17th, and
Friday, May 25th,
STRENGTH.
Farrier Sergeant 740 Scull is permitted
to resign on leaving the Colony.
(Sd) F. C. JENKIN,
D.S.P. (R).
8th May, 1817.
the Crown Colonies, and the Protector with the interests of the whole compered
words, must be EMIGRATION REFORM.
But without greatly increased popula tion the proper development of the re-
There was astonishment when the Prus mendous linebility be done is estimated by the United States Geological sources and of the trade of the Empire.
Survey to be sufficient, at the present rate
is impossible. The Commission, there
nes another grave It may even be that we shall have to River, em the there is a fam
Other illustrations, drawn Commission's summary of the resources of control * over the agencies In to un in fitting or even equal portions of Australia, South Africa, Nuw Zeeland, United Kingdom for the selection of omi
am not sure we shall not have to poof and Newfoundland, could be given in grants that far
should be devoted to tho many things the necessaries
off and also the labour abundantiaL DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
women from the United Has this grim truth taken hold of Side by side with these resources go the "much advantage is to be Deal here 10 fer think not: Funny
possibilities of harbour development in the emigration of children a thst wrangles
les about cotton, about Home the Dominions. Harbour accommodation steps should be taken to devise uniforza Ra
com
the
attention
from
and most terrible events at bay-to break the German, line and the importance of this deposit, the exploits
ferman heart that is behind
cantion of which cannot be long deferred, for the only way. it can sion Diet Speeches in the last few days by any human
the oil reserves of the United States are disclosed enough to indicate that the stern and wholesale sacrifices at home in Garman people were in desperate con-order to furnish our great Army and its dition Revolt, starvation, suicides, matchless loader wh the stud with the of output, for only about 30 years, and fore, has quite rightly given earnest con discasts were openly admitted, thus amply fghting men and munitions and food and no other part of the North American sideration to the problems of Imperial Continent gives such promise of new oil- migration. It conies to the conclusion corroborating all I sent you in
u in recent labour fields as the basin of the Mackenzie that the statistics of migration have been articles by an American:
collected in an unantisfactory way that This morning come: warning, that the next months are re-pool resources at home in order to do it
greater mensure garded as finally decisive on the question to pool and to suffer the State to dole out of life and death for the German union
Handelsbad's Berlin correspondents made the vehicle for this latest confes- nfer tion, which as tinted with the fear Germany may not survive the
the coming The bloody We maroach the end of the
this arter, who, it must form, the of remembered, writes behind the strictest seem to show quite as clearly as development of trade, the exploitation of from the United Kingdom into the censorship, and he goes on to say that the Caro's dances show that many people natural resources, the improvement of tish Dominions, and some method by final scenes will exceed in terror and have never even dreamt it as a nightmare. Imperial communications by sea. It has, which intending migrants should be able But then they have not seen his extra very important bearing upon the to satisfy themselves before leaving the
do not raow the strength of horror all that has passed hitherto
the enemy.
question of freight rates. It is Mother Country that they would bo STARVATION AND EDIN.________›rdinary defensive fortresses at the front too little realized that the whole develop allowed to enter the Dominion of their
of trade with the Dominions, has choice
of wator Will that vitally affected by the
great
the popula and efficient transport for their future growth and prosperity, speedy, an all parts of the Empire is a vital the question of improved telegraphis for the scientific development of communications will become more aphid Imperiil tinde Transport of this nature more important at Te
ant Telegraphic communi- 17. the use of cation has also a grave bearing- vessels of great length and
strategic mission has
ly,
Loo, &
#
of fighting, he adds, perhaps significant of men on the western front to day. They been sharboursation of the Dominions which is essential
ESKONNAME" will be produced He con a whifted him across.
the
Ter
all the way out please cannot be obtained excopyStatight. E DYTA Imperial interests. The On products of the last harvest are, finished. There is nothing like TRIVENA Flach vessels cannot be employed unless with both these points.
18
and heaven only knows what new do not imagine the kng drawn out resist in various and craol means of destruction and ance he will make when the British Army border into Belgium, and slowly and with mitold In belligerent countries, perhaps also courage got him-the French at it vita
of
and in some neutral countries, but worst of a all in Gormany in the spring, when the districts of France.
of the ordeal wa must go through the army of home workers will have to ing struggle against lack of foods It will before Alsace and Lorraine, Foland, Belchre erst harbours of fee, and parti. It believes that farther action points become a paroxysm of misery, compared gium, France, Roumania, and Serbia are his he depth, adequate to receive the reduction of cable rates is an urgent present with which all aspects of war, kilberto taken away from Germany; before she is and the development of the harbours necessity. It finds that th
cable
companies Broken apart from Austria, and brought and their approaches, on the great trade control over the private
routes of the Empire on an are as nothing
adequate and exercised by your Majesty's Postmaster A blinded, mad giant, to ber Germany, he remarks to harder trials genera The longer we fail to understand co-ordinated scale is therefore essential General and other authorities in not
and urgent
e effective for this purpose It declares before her than any other nation, for in knees.
that her case it is certainly life or death as it the greater the ordeal will prove At The Commission is of option that
public opinion in all the Dominions ont present rate of understanding it will Existing organizations are inadequate is in favour of State control, and shab (2) nation of the first rank
This correspondent's whole article is take years to get and keep the hateful to deal with the scientific development of such control is essential if adecusto ro
the resources of the Empire, with the duction of rates is to be secured. in short, a reflection of the almost nur power of Germany clean under.
therefore recommend the bing fear, which creeping over Germany when contemplating the poubilities of the next month or two.
Whatever may be said
Fise contre it is certain that for Germany, the | is, enormand. Any day may bring
the internal crash, for their plight is perate, and may force the army and to actions which only desperation. dictate and with consequencea which may suddenly cancel, all, present condi tions as to the nature and extent of the WarDaily Chronicle.
State
deepening of its harbours on a co-ordinatOBESAR BOOn se possible either by
ed plan, with the improvement of its BIRMINGHAM AND THE GERMANS mail and cable services, the preparation lease or otherwise) of a enleveross the and publication of its statistics, and other Atlantic, with the new gearyland line to the Empire communication between Nova Scotia and Birmingham Town Council has divided matter of joint infereet to the
a whole
Montreal, there to connect with the exist to withhold the annual grant of £13,000 remedy these deficiencies were ing services administered by the Pacific to Birmingham University until he Tatter has dealtfd not to retain the top commend the establishment of an Im Cable Board, Vibes of any pre-war unnabled perial Development Reard This Board. { for really offertive work, must represent it saleff The mover
the resolution that not only the United Kingdom and the Garman Dro were Harpal tunnist coverning Dominions, hub alio India,
* " (Continued at foot of next column )· sible for thor cy of blood and iron.
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