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"TO A** FIELD GREY." WHAT ARE YOU FIGHTING FOR
RUKOJ,
«FLYING AFTER THE WAR. THE PLACE OF THE AEROPLANE
IN EMPRE UNION,
FAR EASTERN MEN AND THE WAR.
Lieut, Colonel R. M. Johnson, D.8.0., RA, who was in the China Expedition
of 1900, has been appointed General Staff. Officer, First Grade, on the General Staff.·
* Mr.A. Victor Benis, son of the Bay. Z.. Charles Boats, of Wuhu and Hochow, lins volunteered for the front, and has front More licen appointed to the naval reservu for
special submarine scout service
At n luncheon which was given the ceremony at the Connaught Rooms, Lord Desborough in the chair, reference inittee of which Lord Northcliffe is the was made to the appointment of the Com chairman to consider and report on the
Laut A. F. Gimson, Bog ald Artillery, late of the Public Works
ni kinyam ex anicus and steps which should be taken to develop Department,Shanghai,has been pro
moted Captain and awarded, the Military cross. He has again been slightly wounded.
[ST EDEN PHILLPOTTS.]
CANTON, DECLARES. ITS INDEFENDYSUE,
Soldier of Germany, what are you
At Hendon Aerodrome recently the Im Owing to the mandate issued by the
perial Air Fleet Committee presented un lighting for; your country or your ingroplane to the Union Government of President Li Yuen Hung, and counter-
You cannot be fighting for both, sonos South Afrin. The aeroplane, which cost signed by the Acting Premier, Kong Chiu Chung, dismissing Parliament, the
the welfare of your King now means the 22,800, was bought with funds raised by the London Chamber of Commerce. The rum of your country; and the welfare of gift was accepted by Lieutenant-Genera) local Government has declared its inde-
your country impes participation in Smuts, on behalf of his Government, and
was by him given over to the Royal Fly pendence of the Central Government.
nat great advance towards uberty anding Corps for service on the Western GATHREING OF POLITICAL LEADERS AT CANTONI: temperscy now foresandowed on the tice At the request of the local Government pay my by depriving your Chan Kwing Ming, ex-Tutuh of Canton, eigas asses and leiguing house of the
power they ve 50 secriony wuser ca arrived here from Hongkong by the s.8t mare in that avance. Heungah on the 25th ultimo in order
Of ds on you and your anies all to discuss important political questions support it, reumar syssa in
aviation for civil and commercial
par Chan Ping Kwan, Military Governor of cas, clings to an arcoma consuvation, after the war.
poaca
General Smuts said that South Africa Canton, has appointed him chief adviser at ang ulan, wito nave lumineu
SKA batty
know o governo was one of the frat of the Dominions to in his yamen on military affairs.
Prussia, svek si to u turn its attention to this now weapon of Owing to the recent politics) enhar
prices you swarfare. In German South-West Africa the world, it is tru England and the South African airmen had done spion- Mr. John Westwater, son of Dr. West rassment of the Central Government, the Lay bare
did work. Referring to the destruction local Governors have telegraphed to pro-sex-tu propi will of the honer, he pointed out that the water, of the U. F. Mission, Liaoyang, Hot to Huppes their win upon the people German ship was well up the river and Manchuria, has been awarded the Mili minent - Cantonese in Shanghai such as king of England and the Abig of
was a source of danger to shipping. We Posse 159 Puls power man had a fleet, lying outside, but there was y Cross. He was on. H. M. S. Swift y no way of getting at it until the air when that vessel and the Broke fought
service appeared on the scene. The Ger their great fight with the German des mans had control of Lake Tanganyika for some time. After a great deal of trouble
troyers! the Belgians got heroplanes tip the Congo River and right across hundreds of miles
Brigadier-General. W. F. Bainbridge, of Africa, to Lake Tanganyika, and then D.S.O., who has been given a they made short work of the German brigade, took part with the 1st Saklı Infantry in the Chi Expedition, 1000, tion in despatches for services in the relief of Peking and the actions of Peit- sang and Yangtsun (medal with olnap),
Shun Chun Hsuan and Tang Shai Ye. etc, inviting them to come to Canton for the purpose of devising plans to adjust the political situation...
A telegram has been received from Shum Chun Hkuan and Wan Chung Yiu,
their
the restuent of the "United States of America
we do not believe you are fighting for dead pornicipiés," "uqeji, ur for & govern ment and constitution constructed for Lou will see to that arter the war, saves.
un de probatic peace tree upon you. The probable peace arm are seen what Russia, can do while awar
announcing their arrival at Hongkong on your power to influence. You have shine think that our air winning, the D.S.0, nd a double men
are you so bland, so patient of the goad, that you cannot learn from itussia the glory of a nation answering to its own will alone!
Rear-Admiral T W. Kemp, QLE, who was recently promoted to diag runk, hus retired. He is well known on the Chưa Station, for he was a Lieutenant of the raiser Aurora, China: Baadzon when the Boxers rose in 1900, and with the Naval Brigade took part in the advance to the relief of Tientsin (medal with clasp).
the 27th ultimo and their intention of
supremacy at the front was being sin-
He was glad to
proceeding immediately to Kwangs in
tained by the gallant boys of our Flying the hope of meeting Inspector fineral
Corps, and he hoped it would be mein tamed to the end, because if there was THE PROOF OF A LIE, Luk Wing Ting. After that they will
one factor that would contribute to our We believe that it is for Germany you ultimate success it was keeping the come to Canton, in the early part of the
are fighting and ask you “ Why? To supremacy of the air. He believed that month.
save der from the destruction planned for after the war the aeroplane would prove her by her ruthless enemies it is a leone of the most potent instruments of PROPOSED MILITARY CONFERENCE.
Field-grey, and in an instant your own peace. The conquest of the air would Chan Ping Kwan, the Military grew reason can prove it is a lie. Does Governor, has decided to hold a military a naked man set out to destroy one covered up new vistas of progress, for the human race. After the war we would with armour? If England and France, have an enormous amount of aircraft on conference to fix the date for raisinfussia and Italy had plotted to destroy our hands, and he was glad that the troops to fight against the independent your Fatherland, those countries would Guvernment had appointed a committee provinces soon after the arrival of the have made ready to do so. All were asleep to consider how they could best be turned. when your war trunipots ràng out to commercial uses, Space and time
Friends of Mr. G. WAnderson, above gentlemen.
wis Germany that was urmed to the teeth, retised difficulties in the way of a close formerly in the Yokohama, offer oÍ not the rest of Europe. In Germany were union between the nations of the Empire, Musers. Findlay, Richardson, & Co, who the largest arines, nest equipped, and scattered as they were all over the world, went home in September, 1915, to join The local Government has recently readient for instant war in Germany If these difficulties were overcome by the British Army, will be interested to received a telegram from the President were the mightiest cannon the world had means of an Air Fiert after the war a hear that he recently obtained his cap- opposing the proposal to raise troops to seen and the largest stores of ammunt-great work would have been accomplished taincy. The Juan Gazelle says that tion; in Germany were new weapons of in koitting the component parts of the Captain Anderson has for, scuro tage quell the independent provinces on the infinite and horrible destruction-weapons Empire more closely together than ever been in the neighbourhood of Solonika.» plea that it is not advisable to have fight concerning which the rest of the world before. He therefore looked forward to knew nothing; and in Germany was the gift of to-day playing a most useful ing in the country whilst the diplomatic theory of war unfamiliar to civilization part in the era of peace after the war,
---a theory that mankind fondly imagined Referring to the submarine campaign, and financial situation is beset with had perished out of the earth with the General Smuts said he was no pessimise mang dibenties. The President is and-alidule Ages of ignorance, brutality, and and was convinced that this menace would overcome, but we were passing through ing a representative to Canton to explain bestial unreason,
an anxious periód, and all our energy the matter on his behalf.
and fortitude would be required to carry us through the troubles that Tuy abend. ESTABLISHMENT OF INSPECTOR-GENERAL'S
YAMEN.
FRESIDENT OPPOSED TO WARTARE'
Lak Wing Ting, Inspector-General of the two Kwings, has recently decided to establish his yarn at Shra Hing, which is an important distributing centre by
land and water.
No nation threatened Germany, no mution contemplated war but Germany; and, having made ready for forty year, it was Germany who struck, cat sing thi moment when she believed. Europe most utterly and universally unprepared
LORD BERESFORD'S. PLATE. LORD BERE
Rear Admiral A. L.. Du, who is now in charge of the anti-submarine organisa tion at the admiralty, in
a torpedo specialist. He served in the flagship Impericust as a department officer, when that vessel was on the China Station, ber Captain then being the present Admiral of the Fleet Sir William May, himself a torpedo officer of high repute.
News has been received of the death of another Kobe volunteer "Lieut. While Lord Beresford was speaking at Ralph Walker, killed in Mesopotamia. Mr. Walker joined Messrs. Browse the Savoy Hotel on May 24th, on the occa son of the Empire Producers' Organic Co. in 1913, taking. charge tion luncheon, he noticed an inscription of the shipping and insurance depart on his dinner plate, showing that it was ment le Kobe. Subsequently he was sent made in Germany. He interrupted his to Moji to take charge of the firm's office speech and drew the attention of the there. Mr. Walker, who had served in dashed their plates on the floor. The one of the first Japan men to voluntour engagement explained that. Lord Beres for active service, wid soon got on
ford's was the only German-made plate mission in the Argyll and Butherlend and the matter was dropped. Owing for Germany, as the Russians are fighting out of the hotel's stock of ten thousand Highlandera.
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REFESHMENTS
Let Little Daniel be your guide.
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You are not then, fighting for Cier muy as you believe, but for the reakcie... my freed and insensate ambition of your reigning caste; and the longer yougat and the more generously you die for that reigning easte so much the worse for your unhappy country and all humanity Germany's salvation, in common with an The local Government some time age civilization, les along the road of peace, peace, the better for her must be the terms opposition was offered by the community of it.
If, therefore, you
you would indeed
fight
however, to the lack of funds at the pre for Bussia and the French for France, it sent time, the local Government is again you would march in the van rather than The rear of human progress, take thought desirous to carry out this proposal by and consider what most your country harbarians yourselves? Are you so sunk
MAUDE THE PROPHET. in sitperstition and ignorance that you which, it is said, à revenue of three needs to day. It is the good will of the can magnify a man into a god and take whole earth, now denied -yon ; it is friend- bundred thousand dollars could be obship, instead of universal loathing; the infamous coroands to your hearts! Can (says & correspondent) that some years
hia
scourge on your shoulders and his A friend of General Maude's tells me hand of your fellow-an, instead of his you still worship this graven image, that Lack; his blessing, instead of his curse. the Hense and
of the world would go, when London was entertaining a Your Chancellor has told us to look.
from cast
number of German Burgomasters, be its
your groaning asked the general his opinion of the pos and find your friends on it. You stand- It was her
sibilitics of a war withi Germany, Many. that stood between alone against the round world, because, Russia and destruction her army that people and Inrgs section of the Press against the round world, you are support rose, with splendid resolve and supeth were at the time quoting this visit as a ing a principle of human policy that inspiration, to the task of her salvation proof of everlasting friendship, but it civilitation condemns a principle that Do likewis, and save your Fatherland didn't influence Mande's settled convie tus perished from all Chancel orice but from herself, for her bitterest foes arstion that the military and naval activities. not America and England, Russia and of Prussia were aimed at ringing about No longer can the nations be slaves, France and Italy; they are those who the downfall of England Bo was con either to other nations or to their rulers have deliberately and inhumanly planned stantly urging the necessity for prepara and Germany's attempt to impose herself and plotted an impossible apotheosis for
tained.
FLOODS BUBSIDING.
The
Civil Governor's yamen has at the man. We ask you to look at besoins edestal:
received a telegram from the River Con servancy Bureau announcing that the flood in the West River, districts is now subsiding daily, and it is hoped that the trouble will soon be over,
your own.
army
of
great soldiers of the time, his views were ignored by those in power My inform ant says that Mande bee, always made it rule of life to keep "fit" Before, be shortly before the present war began, he gave up a large part of every day to out-
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apon other natioris and to bestride the Germany, and willed that she shouldtons, to meet the inenaeas but, like other earth like a colossaa, is an ideal of rise and soar alons over the smoke of With the extraordinary rue that is an- vanished civilization, when the dawning destroyed earth. They have shown nounced in homeward Ireights from the culture of mankind still stood surrounded false lights and promised impossible by huge and barbarous majorities. S rewards for impossible crimes; they have East, saya the Z. and C. Express, one as You are greater than your leaders; be poured your blood like water only to w accepted a position at the War Ofice, reminded of the laments that Sir Thos wiser too. Declare their lust of dominion for you a universal execration; and they unjustified proclaim their theory of have taught you to make war in a tanner Sutherland was wont at times to address government a survival of evil time; cease to the shareholders of the P. & O. Co. The destroy the women and children of dictate of human reason or religious was otherwise occupied he rose very so foul and evil, so contrary to every door exercise, and even when that time Belgium and France, Servia and Bou faith, that they have brought you to the early, and put in a long walk before days when the company's steamers carried mania; but use your weapons to protect brink of a world-wide ostracism, which breakfast, One day when chaffed about şilk at £40 per too—and, if we remember your own perishing women and children. only generations of your ponitence and big energy, he remarked ・⠀⠀* Well, I maust
IN THE KAIBEE'S NAME. rightly, earned thereby a miserable pit-
shames.ill ever bridge,
koop in trim, in case I'm recalled to Are you satisfied with the methed of
Field-grey Turn on the enemy in your active service. tance-do not seem so far off na they did your present retreat and the commands rear and save your outraged now that produce from the Straits Settle of the officers of your armies? Who tolls while you can.
you to destroy the apple and pear trees For make no mistake: it is ments is 224 per ton. It is altogether, a just breaking int bud Your officers in land that suffers pollution, not Belgium. your Father- crushing rate that is enforced as a retuit the Kaiser's name. Who steal the French France or Servia The lifeblood
maidens from their hom s and ruin them women and children of the shortege in tourage. One wonders for their pleasure! Your officers in the men, hlots Germania's bosom; the crimes priests and aged how much of it will come under the equi- Kaiser's name. Would you feel any more committed on the innocent and defence valent of excess profits that shipowners pinasure in destroying these innocent less foul your land, not theirs. It is your will have to pay.
children than you do in cutting down women who will blush and hide themselves their fathers apple trees and baming when the truth reaches them, your vine- their cottage homes? No, you would not, yards and orchards that are blasted, your for you are brothers and fathers churches that are no longer fit for the maidens as innocent and pure as they You would shudder at such a filthy crime, Most people with any love for the over you relish this damnable cowardice and teel. DO pleasure in it. But men set English language will be found to endorse the rising protest against the use of the been nurtured in villainy, belong to your land from the desolation of this new ice as a privilege. Why? Because they have Word Britisher Mr. Lloyd George, slave driving caste, and are of the tribe in a recent speech, was betrayed into of your Crown Prince--the worthless man lives for the honour and welfare of your
tap now creeping over hur, Save using the word, and, in a letter of protest who will reign over you presently, if you country, and sherifice them no longer to addressed to the Prime Minister, one and the world are content to let him writer, qualified to speak, raya:
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