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OUR LONDON LETTER PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
HUN DESECRATION OF THE DEAD.
of
TUESDAY, JUNE 12TH. 1917-
ARE GEREANS, HUMAN |-
SWATOW NOTES. (FROM OUR OWN CORBESPONDENT.]
SWATOW, June 5th
SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC,
THE CAKE HABIT IN THE
ARMY
a GUNNEL)
The tall gymner
any of the papers here print fac
with the South imiles from photographic plates of the Lakut-dazeiger article which appeared on
It is reported from Mienfu, a market Africa ribbon sniffed with satisfaction LONDON, April 23rd April 8th: The question is being gravely Friday last was America Day in Lon asked whether Germans can really · ko dor and in many parts of the country human beings. How will it be possible place, that a virulent type of small pox as he turned a pngs of his morning news- What's the trouble?! I asked, bor- The Metropolis gave outwant and visible for any decent man or woman to tolerate has broken out, which is specially stal paper. And nos before it was time,
them in the ordinary social intercourse amongst infants. Within a week eighty too," he oxclaimed vehemently. roognition of the epoch making entry the United States into the war for thef life after the war? What is to be said are said to have died. The sanitary con- They know freedom of the world. The streets were of the mentality of a rice that permits ditions of this place are deplorable.rowing the paper. bolagged, and everywhere the Union the bodies of its fathers, sons, brothers Chinese cannot excuse themselves on the Josk and the Stars and Stripes dested killed la badile to be used for the purpose score of lack of knowledge side by side. The solemn service at St. of piling up profits for shareholders perfectly well that they should keep dean Paul's, attended by the King and Queen Mr. Louis Raemackers, the famous Dutch drains clean, and this, with a little at the American Ambassador, and a concartoonist, epitomises the opinion of the tention, is quite ensily accomplished. An course of men and women representative world in a picture representing a fat almost total lack of public spirit con One often of the two great English-speaking un- Gerning and the Kaiser watching in great bined with sheer laziness and indiffer
Chinese towns and villages. tions, marked the beginning of a lies good humour the arrival of a train-ipadence account for the faulty conditions of stage in the history of the war. I think of corpses at the factory. "All-Highest, the true ignificance of the unity of aims the Hun chemist, "every German wishes that county authorities would and effort was aptly summed up by the who is killed means a bigger dividend. American Bishop, Dr. Breat, in an The raw material, costs us nothing
scroion. We are here he Astong, all peoples since the dawn of time
Feloquent the human life to reverence, for the dead has been universal:
Bald to
vision. There, in a phrase, is the secret of all that gives to the war a moral nobility.
પા”
Why, this stopping of cakes between meals. We were becoming a cake and Cocoa Army Cakes, cakes penny cakes, every blinkin' break Talk about kids Baptist hots, and the Catholic Women's League huts, they are just glorified con- fondness for tuflen ! It's nothing to the razo for cakes. Look at the YMC.A. ́s and the
is necessary I asked. You must remember we don't get pudding every fectioners, boiling cakes by the thousand." But don't you think a change of diet
habit, like the beer habit, and I'm not day; and the workness for sweets is not undertake a systematic visiting of the only a human but a healthy craving”.
the beer habit. It sickons me to see line, villages, and compel the people to flush Healthy, a blowed! It's just a strapping young fellow hugging plates piled with enkes, They spend more their village drains and keep their houses sure that the enke nabit isn't worst than money on sweets than many an old soldier
clean.
FROATMEN'S STRIKE,
and no one who has studied religious or
in worship
There is a strike at present amongst
We know to-day, bo in requires to be reminded of the pore the boatmen on the Kityang river. The like me ever spent on beer They have
Cintuence of
Lind.
ancestor
But here.
the Twentieth
aro dnshing for the coffee bar at every
·boats: were unddenly den minutes break. Some of ex spend Recently their clared, in a way we were not fully con-he evolution of divers races of man-houtmen have so far escaped taxation. cakes after every blooning meal, and they
a teashop. unauthorized tax-gatheror, who demanded cakes like fappers having a weekly treat scious of a while since, that the Allies have
with their chant.
sixty cents per boat, which they absolute-There may be something in what var boon Sghting a battle not merely for their Contary we have the apostles of Kul-nced upon by what they call an the night willing cocon and munching own laws, their own religion, their own ur, the super-men
ly refused to pay," The shopkeepers, who say, I agreed," but cakes are a come tion to the regular rations. You your homes, their own social order, but for the Deutschland uber Alles, who ampired to rule the earth, practising the inost
dend, and depend entirely on these louts for carry-paratively cheap and convenient addi- great commonwealth of mankind' The
offer to resume their runs if the shop mount u bacon we had for breakfast." vast congregation joined in the singing ghoulish desecration of the of the famous batele bymn of the Republic shocking the conscience of all the worlding goods, are in a bad way, The boatmen self were grousing this morning over the and gluttony. This morning's Breakfast Was an insult to a full-grown man, and written by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe in 1861 beyond the possibility of adequate expres keepers will guarante payment of the “There's a difference between grousing it's time somebody told the quarter at the outbreak of the American Civilion. In an interview the Chinese Am-|
Reports come rom various outlying bloke & few barmackroom truths. I War Mine eyes have been the glory ofbassador in London dechired himself hoBORTAGE OF FOOD.
and I couldn't afford to buy any grub districts that there is a considerable sat down hungry and I got up hungry, In some districts out of my own pocket. But that's only of food, shortage a little rice to be hid and no once in a way What I'm complaining
rified by the revelations; while the Timer, saya,This atrocity will never be Maharajch of Bikanir, writing to the forgotten of forgiven in India, where,
tax.
the coming of the Lord.” There was something thrilling, uplifting and ing to a dégres as the mighty volume of song fouled up into the vast dome of the glorious cathedral:
Buty of the lilies Christ was born without exception of race or caste, great money to buy it in other districts there is going to stop is this wolfing of
In the With
noress the ben
glory in His horom that trans figures you and me;
As He died to make men holy, let us die
to make them free, While God is marching on THE DAY GOES WELL!
is
reverence is paid to the dead." pretty safe to say, also, that it will never
country be forgotten or forgiven in any other
AS BAD AS THEIR WORD.
As I am writing the news comes that well with us on the battle the Germans have sunk two more hospital The day fronts. In the East the Turks are being ships. From one, the Donegal, 41 are In the West there missing, including 91 wounded; from the crumpled up.
other, the Lanfranc, 34 are missing, in cluding 28 wounded, were among the wounded on hoard, the Lantrene, and 14 of them were drowned.
about and what the Aldershot command is great lack of sweet potatoes on which cakes at all times of the day. You must are like tuckishops, and the soldiers a large proportion of the pouple depend have seen yourself that the coffee shops. gobble cakes like schoolboys. It's sicken The reasons given are for sustenance.
South Africa with two biscuits and a that a great many of the poet agriculing Bone of 'em ought to have been in tural people failed to get loans of money pot of jam for rations, I remember this season from their rich neighbours, who were usually their bankers, so that they could not buy fertilizing stuff Those possessing mottoy refuse to part with it owing to the uncertainties of the
German soldiers times
FIRM SPANISH NOTE TO GERMANY
RIGHT OF DEFENCE AGAINST U-BOATS.
The veteran gunner is a good chap," about the South African campaign that but he remembers so much and so often
I
suddenly recalled I was barrack order
ly for the day and pleaded the cull of duty. On my way to the nearest YMUA. I pondered over the old gunner's attack on the cake habit of the citizen army Entering the room I look- ed round with a critical eye, and I saw perhaps threescore of young men all cating cakes. It was the forenoon break, midway between 7:30 breakfast and 12,30 dinner The mingled aroma of tha coffee and cocoa was blended with And eager quite leading to the counter. cigarette smoke, and there was a long reying half a dozen penny cakes on bis Acorporal passed The complacently sur All the repeated attempts of the Spanish plate He sought & quiet coiner and worth of sweetened Hour Cake-caling with the intention of safeguarding its sea is a solemn and serious business. Government, which it has undertaken steadily and stolidly consumed sixpenny. trafic and the lives of its sailors, have The New Army is practically teetotal. failed in the face of the imperturbable I have served in different parts of the resolution of the Imperial Government country during my six toonths' training, measures, which, it is asserted, render im to employ unusual and violent war and I have sean less drunkenness in the
Men's Wear Specialists, been a pause on the British aide afterade big puth east of Arras to allow time for the guis to be brought forward, when the tomado will break over the German lines is before. The enemy reports It is quite impossible to find words in the English language to stigmatise the the preponderance of our artillery has reason to rue the day he challenged German crime, or in any other language for that matter. It is a crine against the
According to Berlin telegram the the British Empire and the resources of
On our right the laws of warfare framed, as civilisation industrial England.
advanced, to mitigate the savagery of Spanish Ambasader on April 30th hand. French have achieved sensational bay- Coster against amazingly strong positions. It is against the rates of Theed the following Note to the Foreign The offensive now stretches along 120 Hague Convention, which the Germans aniles of front, as far as from London signed. But, of course, these or any to Bristol How long it will take to other considerations do not weigh for a mash the German defensive power van single instant with any enemy which long ago ceased to draw the line between coa Speculation on that not be predicted. subject is vain. But the progress of the botant and non-combatant, and has mur Allies must not be judged solely by the dored women and children as part of a amount of ground captured, The desire settled policy. The object which the Ge possible the economie existence of its ranks than could be seen in a single night
Be to, great dangers the existence of friendly man Government has in view is two-foldemics, but which simultaneously expose
of embarrasingand neutral Powers.
DONNELLY & WHYTE
QUEEN'S BUILDING.
Tel. No. 636.
Ever tried to
bring Smoke out of Your Eyes
?
Impossible
Isn't it ? It's Just as impossible also to obtain a more pleasant...satisfying. delicious Smoke than
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to and demoralisation of the enemy troops are equally important factors the direction of victory; and there is abundant evidence that the process of wearing is proceding rapidly. The Ger- muns fear, as never before the possibility of the worst. The ultimate object to overwhelm them can only be achieved by repeated bombardment and assault, by n long, grinding and terrilc conflict.. THE LATEST HUN HORROR.
Ministry
in any large clty in pre-war days. But for a nation. Too many cakes from the recreation huta, too many food parcels I have seen mere gluttony than is good
It is the petty purposed and (2) Sinking without warning of some from home is the source, um convinced.
the evacuation of our mainly, in order to reduce shipping ton vessels which occurred recently, especial nage. It does not matter in the least ly that of the San Fulgencio, which was whether it is a hospital amp or no, the bringing coal from England, to which Hun-view is that every vessel put down country she had previously under means so much less carrying power, and German safe conduct taken fruit, thereby assists his scheme of starving () The conditions imposed by thes cold truth of the whole matter as te vessels detained in English ports, which this country into surrender. That is the Berlin Government for the return of our gards the submarine terrorism directed if they had not been rejected by the
that floats. Fortun-
Spanish Government would have forced a against everything
will ever succeed The enemy is simply ately, there is no dread here that the plan piling up the bill he will have to foot at the final reckoning.
AIRCRAFT FATALITIES.
great portion of our mercantile marine
to remain idle
(c) The announcement that our ships, trading with the American countries at war with Germany, will on their outward journey be subjected to the same con ditions as those which in Europe before February 1st were followed by lamentable
go to swell the sick parades. Stopping of not a few of the minor troubles which the sale of cakes and pies between meals is a wise and timely ordered. D.
WAR NEWS. OPPORTUNITIES IN BAGHDAD.
A lortune awaits the man who possessen the necessary courage and capital to build a large store in Baghdad (says a corres pondent of the Times Trade Supplement), Hitherto everything has had to come from Bombay, or Karachi, and frequently versal Provider in Baghdad would reste arrived in a pitiable condition. A Uni vants, or at any rate increase them lish an agency it would give en mormora filip to Indian trade. There is also room for another bank, and if one of our Indian banks were to estab
To the long catalogue of Hun crimes against civilisation and the common in by be added incts of humanity must now the disclosures with regard to the "Ger- man Corpse Utilisation Company." The
A verdict of Accidental death was
(d) The fact that the thus increased Frecord is the most revoling which has is
Bec, Lieut. Alfred Ernest Venables, yet come to light. Months ago I heard returned at on inquest at Doncaster on losses to our marine, and something about it, but I absolutely re RPC aged 39. Whilst flying his risks render the conditions of our econe fused to credit the story. At the time I machine commened to spin and thenic existence still more difficult and
nose dived to the earth, barsting into almost impossible. was told that this particular Hun infamy amen immediately it touched the ground. All these prove that the German in- had to do with the decision of the Chinese,The unfortunate officer was burnt to death tentions neither aim at acknowledging GENERAL PERSHING
and the machine destroyed,
General Pershing, who has just arrived
A double fatality occurred at Walsall our right, as we demanded repeatedly Government to break off relations with Germany. But I thought that even Ger- An officer of the R.F.C. was over the dis and with justice, nor do they take into
able height into a garden in front of some country whose friendship till to-day of the American Expeditionary Force, is mans would not prove so depraved as to trict, and had to descend from a consider account as they should do the requests of in London as the Comiander in Chief ment, in April last the Sundng Pictorial collect dead soldiers from the batlefields, cottages, in which was Fanny North, aged has experienced no abatement and whose one of the keenest inch in the American If the Imperist Government persists in sys of him. He took the form of friend and foe alike, and, having strip about 60, carrying in her arms Edna Vas neutrality has been reserved without Service. In prophesying his appoint
grandchild, about ten months old wavering
the houses, and declaring that it adheres to its deter 12,000 United States troops into Mexico with the woman ped and wired fogether the bodies, in
The llicles P Destan Dad them upon trains, to haveR bundles of and send them to a factory to be rendered child, for a arrival of a police sergeant mination in order to defend its life, ther last year. Just as they were crossing it was found that both were dead. The it must not be astonished if Spain for the border Major General Pershing ro
her
вседа
AIDE DE CAMP down for commercial purposes! The aviator was taken to a local hospital with the same reasons must emphasize be seived a telegram informing him thai his
CIGARETTIS
SOLD EVERYWHERE.
Company engaged in the trade" has an cut on the face and suffering from shock, right to defend her own life. Despite wife and three children has been barned capital of £250,000. The bokkies are treat but his injuries are understood to be not the negative replies to its previous Notes to death in a fire at his home. Pershing sericus. The machine was badly knocked the Spanish Government still trusts that
ed in great cauldrons, and the fat ex about, Sec. Lient the German Government will earnestly carried on as though nothing had happen-
An inquest was
ed."
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE
Z POLICY SCHOOL.
Class 12 (Inspector Grant).
STRENGTH, W
appreciate the sense and significance of tracted for sale as labricating oils, while Hubert Petcock, 21, a Canadian, attached this Note and that in future its mes the bones are ground to powder for mix to the Royal Flying Corps. He was aures will be guided by a regard for the ing with pigs food and as a fertiliser fully qualified pilot, but while flying life of nur scamen and the estoty of our 100ft up he made a strep turn and shut on the land. There can be no doubt about of the engine, with the result that the ships, which are the carriere of Spain's the facts, although the German Govora machine turned over and nose-dived trade, and therefore indispensable to her
They Peacock was killed instantaneously economis life; and that the Imperial Thursday, June 14th-Final sitting of
WAS stated to be an error of judgment to Government, fully appreciating the dil ment are now denying them were published by the Berlin Lokal ghut off the engine while burning at so low foult economic situation of Spain, will greater height-Replying to the Government regarding measures which Anzeiger, a Government controlled organ, an altitude, though it could be lone at enter into discussion with the Spanish with the betensible object of informing coroner the Commanding Officer denied may be taken within the limits of military. the German, publ that German science that young pilots were sent day before it necessities for the mitigation of the dif-
Router And that was safe for them to do 20-A verdict of Goalties which have arisen in Spain, every problem, and that
"Accidental death" was returned. nothing is wasted in war time.
constable at his own request;
(84) B (JEKIN, Sergi, 647 Packham reverts to the rank of
D.BP.B
11th June, 1917,