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AFTER THE WAR.
THE FRENCH HIGH COMMAND
TWO GREAT LEADERS.
The announcement made in Paris on May 16th, says the Times military corre- spondent, that General Pétain succeeds General Nivelle as Commander-in-Chief of the Northern and North-Eastern Armies, and, that General Foch succeeds General Pétain in Paris as Chief of the General Staff of the Army, restores the stability which has been to some extent lucking since the removal of Marshal Joffre und the break up of the old Grand Quartier Général.
WITH A TRENCH MORTAR BATTERY.
[DY F. JH. HEDGES.),
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GERMAN ROYAL AIRMAN'S
* LAST FIGHT, DYING MAN'S THANKS FOR KINDNESSES.
Lewin-road
done for.
the nature of its end remains, uncertain: he was about to do, and though he won ultimately came within range of the ching sensation in my back, and fell.
important successes, they did not come up to promises for which, so far as the wrilor ly dotted around us, ench barking and be they are sportsmen and great men.
The Australians, whose prisoner I treated me with the greatest kinde
The diraile Times published as follow- ing leading article on June 25th ---- We Inave noticed once or twice that dis
We were a well seasoned Buttery--a cretion is not the greatest of the qualities
felly little crowd, and quite accustomed Prince Charles Frederick, the Gorman revealed by the present Governor of Hongkong, though he may possess others
so the Lint and most of Fritz's little Hogal airman, who died after an air fight which adjust the balance and uke him
more confident than ever of doing some his death told the story of his combat to we felt a general hospital in France, before ways. Each time we went up a very good Governor Recon
thing useful. Our officers know every the Rev. M. "Culdwell, official chaplain to was brought forward in the Council, at the instance of the Hongkong
man--not only by name, but where he German prisoners of war, and minister came from, if he was married, and a hun- bf the
Baptist Chamber of Commerce, declaring that
dred and one other little things which Streatham
Church,
Germans should be excluded from Colony, for sotie Line after the war. The
must ko, kugun, before men can really The Hitish Weekly quotes from the no- know each other This is one of the
sent home by Mr. Caldwell of his grudent course would have been for the
chief reasons why we have been able to association with the dying man I Government to indicate that the Council
more than hold our own through many visited the Prince cach day from his ar- was merely competent to put upon record
a heavy fight, especially on the Sono rival on to his death; He said, “ I was.. the views of its individual members, and
front, han on doing important work for my commander then the resolution, passed or not would
One "nction we were in
reenlis itself
when I was attacked by British airmen have represented a mere pious opinion): Instead of this, it appears that the whole M. Ribot's Government were not respon well worth mention.
These changes were not unexpected very forcibly, and an account of it it is kept on my course at first, but soon. found I had to defend myself againsh of the Government members voted against ible for the appointment of General
We left billets in-ou-on-1916, and their determined caslaught. The contest the resolution, which could hardly have been the case unless the Governor had Nivelle, and the 10 or more interpellations proceeded to march to our appointed posi-yes keen and exciting. I was hit on my given some defitifte instruction on the respecting the Rheims offensive which aretion in the Line. It was a terrifically foot, and the pain was intense, but that point. By doing so he brought the matter due to come before the Chambers, probably not day, and as we trudged along the was not my undoing. My machine was into improper promotes solid on a promised to be difficult to deal with unless member of the Battery) and all equip compelled to descend in full view of the
When a secret session, on and after May 22nd, dusty roads, pushing our hand-carts (co-hit in a vital part, and, although
I did laining the wordly belongings of every my utmost to get back to my lines, I was Colonial Government question of this kind it is naturally action was taken to strongthen the higher sumed that there are instructions to de command before the Chambers met. There ment, we must have presented a somewhat Australiane I saw the predicament I strange spectacle. With tunics off, should be in when I landed, so decided so from the Imperial Government, so will be much sympathy on all sides with siroves rolled up, and sifirts open, we to burn my machine and run for it. Tho that the local tote is interpreted as the General Nivelle, He is a good soldier, a marched along with occasional bursts of Australians were too clever for me, and policy of the Imperial authorities. We great gentleman, and an admirable Army song, despite the efforts of numberless give do not believe for one inoment that these Commander. Always well-intentioned, he lorries, etc, to choke us with dust, Fall Bave me a warna time when I took to my heels. I had a sporting chance and took uthorities have formed any decision on was a general favourite, but he was, muching out for a ten minute rest every buurit; but I was not a winner. I felt
matter. The war is still going on and hampered by the staries current of what we gradually shortened the distance The future relation of our country and colonies to Germans may depend largely
enemy's guns. Our own guns were thick op the nature of the peace terms. We shall not forget that every German is a is aware, he was not primarily respon pounding away at Fritz" for all they ness.
sible. He will; do doubt, nccept his dis were worth he becoming quite lively, by potential spy, and it may be that if the
Matters were becoming quite war ends inconclusively the need to ex appointment was, in this time, and we had one or two near clude Germans from both the homeland calm and self-possession as have been goes" whilst proceeding along a road and the colonies will be very much greater shown by many other French general which judging by the number of shells than if it ends in our full and clusive who have found themselves similarly coming over the Boche was most success. The reason for this is obvious placed, and by no one more than Marshal anxious to obliterate, altogether... We The dying man added:-" The kindness. Full and complete success will mea that Joffre, who has set an example of managed to get along the side of a bank which has surrounded me since I became the militarist power is broken and that dignified silence much to be commended. without the slightest mishap, however, a prisoner has brought back the memory Germanis will be harmless for at least the General Pétain possesses the entire con- however, and then began the long and of those days. The Australians were good remainder of this twentieth century. But fidence of the French Armies. Be is the dious task of unloading our trucks, and to me; the officers and soldiers who at if the end is inconclusive, we may be greatest leader in council and in action taking up our guns, and just the neces Lended me coming down the lane were quite certain that Germany will begin all that France has produced during the war, sary personal belongings. It is no joke very considerate, and the whole atmos over again, with the advantages of a Histats de service, from regimental com to carry a trench mortar up, and gen-phore of this hospital is kindness. great experience, the policy of underminmander to chief of an Army Group, show really speaking, it is not often done. But ***God is with me.. When I was christ ing British influence, undercutting Bri that he is a hard hitter and has great on this occasion we took our complete ened the pastor read out a text from the tish trade, spying upon all British de
talent in the field. Cool, determined, far-Battery and effects into the Line. It was Bible, which he repeated at my confirma fences schemes, and fostering sedition sighted, he possesses in admirable measure a long and, at certain times, beavily tion, and gave me as my life-long message among alien races living under British rule. The smaller our victory, the great powers of action and of thought. He shelled communication trench, but for from God. I fear I did not value i Conse then it has been a source of consolation er our need to guard against spying by makes no pictures in his mind of a tunately the Boche gunners were busily enough before I was waanded, but since treating all Germans as dangerous and fanciful character, but measures the situa engaged a little to our right.
tion as it is, prepares to meet it, and will quently, all went well, and we managed to me 16
Keeps returning to my testricting their movements within our
"God be for us who dominions to the utmost possible extent. never subordinate his military judguent to get our gear right up without any thoughts. It 28
Casualty.
Jean be against us?! What greater evi- It spenis to us, however, that what the to any political influence. If he has Boule As soon as it was sufficiently dark we dence could I have of lig truth than the Governor of Hongkong overlooked was times terrified his Parliament by houfades, started to dig now emplacements. This kindness which has been shown moj. Now not merely the certainly that the Imperial and by piercing phrases of which no one is not exactly a recreation at the best of you come daily to speak of God and pray Government has not yet made up its since de Galliffet has been such a past-times, but that night was one to be re for me. I am grateful to you and alt mind, but the probability that that, Gov-master, a French general may surely bemembered for many a day. Our officers who wish me well. crument welcomes free expressions of allowed occasionally to be sarcastic, and helped as usual, and for an hour we dug 1 lic here a helpless prisoner, but I opinion from all over the Empire as it is certain that some of his most famous merrily on, shifting the earth pretty have no regrets. I did my best for my the policy it should adopt. It is net phrases have been spoken more in jest quickly with very little labour. Sudden country, and I am not sorry I am finished bound by such expressions, but it is than in earnest, Some foolish impres-ly the Boche opened heavy artillery fire with the war. I want to live. I am extremely helpful to have a clony idea nsions of his strategy have been spread on our part of the line, so direct and young, and when the war is over I shall to real publie opinion throughout the broad. The recent Conference in Paris interise that we deemed it advisable to Empire. Above all it is most undesirable has re-established the truth, and it has suspend our digging for a while. go back and help wɔ bạild up my nation
As local government should be of a akirad that way embarrass the Imperial author Haig are entirely in agreement and that soon as we started again he pounded us which my friends in Eagland had sent there is no difference at all, between our worse than ever. This could not be me, and he was profuse in his thanks rities. All the Colonies can freely ex- press their views and may do so with respective points of view. The British allowed to continue, as our battery was when accepting them. He mid: You
badly needed. We therefore (stück it, advantage, but a decision can only ce Commanders and Armies and the British There was no grumbling just silent are sure I am not robbing ethers mora
deserving than what I taken at a later date, with much fuller 1 people will welcome with enthusiasm the dogged work, and the result was lost one I came and went. An hour or so before our guns He shock hands with me each time
arrival in the chief command of a leader who has so well merited by his great deeds and strong character the high dis tinction which has been conferred upon
have a wonderful admiration for them. If I am anything. I am a sport. I have played tennis with Wilding and other arst-class players. I shall never forget the jolly time I had in England when I played thera all."
I took him chocolates and magazines
am.
knowledge than any local body poss 880s.
Broadly speaking, it is our fervent hope that every part of the King's doi nions will be closed against Germans for at least ten years after the war. We 1 him. cannot shake off the feeling that it would. be a hideously disgusting thing to see subjects of the Kaiser in our midst. They are not merely the men who plotted a predatory war. They are the men who have murdered our women and children by hundreds in cold blood, who have tortured, the brave men, thousands of them wounded, who fell into their bauds Foolish rumour ascribed Foch's temporary That same day, in the afternoon, WOORDERS BY MAJOR WAKEMAN, 0.0, E.K.V.I.
prisoners, who have entered into
eclipse to differences with the British, murderous conspiracies to produce sedi-No such differences ever occurred. We tion in our territories, who have destroy-
were is position by dawn. We man killed, and six seriously wounded, he died I prayed with him. He was very and two slightly wounded who refused to weak and ill. When I finished he opened go back. At an appointed hour soon his eyes and with a smile, said, 'Thank after dawn we proceeded to get our own you, thank you very much." He soon foll A LOYAL COADJUTOR
tack a far as possible, and so carried on into unconsciousness, from which he never Sincs General de Castelnau could not rapid tre with alternato gune for three recovered, be spared from his Command of the minutes. This not seem long to an Group of Armies of the East, there inexperienced render, but believe me, it was only one other French general, is quite long enough to do a great deal temporarily unemployed, whose absence of damage in and to the enemy's lines. we regretted, and that was our old friend We had good reason to believe that every and trusted comrade
General Foch.shot took effect.
Fuccessfully
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which, every day the fighting became tercer than ever, The infantry were carrying out very telling" raids prac fically every night. Our artillery word something splendid, and 9.2% were con- tinually taking toll of the enemy's garri- son and well-built earth works. It was most apparent that the British were going to attack, and soon the time came.
For six hours our artillery pounded the
in our
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER
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(Sd) C. CHAMPKIN, Capt.,
Adjutant, H.K.V.U.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
POLICE SCHOOL,
An Examination will be held by - Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, D.S.Þ., of Classes 12, 13, 14, and 15 at Queen's College on Friday, July 6th, at 5.45 p.m Members may attend in multi. Chief Inspector Lammert and Staff Inspector Potter will attend.
an enemy wiped out machine gun emplacement, which for some The Hongkong Volunteer Reserve will fall in by Companies outside the ed precious, irreplacable memorials, who were always on the best of terms with days past had been causing trouble, it
able to enfilade our front line for Golf Club House, Happy Valley, at have practised bestial cruelty upon the him. Like Pétain, he understood and roughly twenty yards.
5.16 p.m. to day to attend the funeral populations of the territories they occa-highly appreciated our Armies. No two days we continued, in the or- of the late Captain W. L. Carter, pied, who have enslaved hundreds of French general has acted with us more dinary trench warfare fashion, after B.E, formerly Adjutant of the thousands of men, debauched hundreds often, more closely, or in more cordial
Corps Dress, Drill Order. Side of thousands of women in a word, who agreement, but when people decide to do
arms only, have violated every law of God and man things they often invent reasons for doing and bave gloried in their crimes. While them, and we can only reaffirm that our it may be wise and necessary for the Im confidence in Foch is complete, and that perial Government, which has ultimately we have never had a shade or a shadow to conduct peace negotiations, to be of difference with him. His views accord reserved in expressing future purposes, with those of the new French Commander there is and there can be no harm in the in-Chief and with those of our leading people of the Empire as a whole declaring military authorities, and when a doctrins hope of de not wish to ser Germans is held in common. as now it is, actions enemy's lines, and we stuffed the Boche readmitted to British posseions. They are sure to be correspondingly in a wire, and his front trench, each shot would be an element of grave discord.pathy. We know the talents of General falling well on the mark. Of cour
There are stores of men who would be Foch and value them highly. We feel there was retaliation, but in a very mild roused to passion by the sight of a Ger that he will be un invaluable aid and form, and our brave little band only suf- man face-men who have lost relatives in the war, or who have had friends support for General Pétain in the fered a few minor casualties. starved, insulted and beaten German latter's heavy task, and that he will be The time came, and we barraged
Commercial
with It may
be higher commands of the French Arraies the artillery on to the enemy's supports impossible to wholly exclude German are exclusively French affairs, of which The Infantry went over and took that. products; indeed we think it will be we have nothing to say until they are system of line which was their objective, BAND PRACTICES FOR JULY AT O P.M. Complete ostracising of seventy to announced, but when they are announced capturing 150 prisenors. the fight, 9th, 11th, 17th, 20th, and 24th. hundred million people the combined we need have no hesitation in welcoming Then came our turn in the for populations of Germany and Austria is them when they are manifestly favour we had orders to take two guns into the 12th and 18th. not easy, and may not even be wise. But able to the success of our arma newly captured position. It meant going trade can be carried on with a minimum Let no one, however, run away with over the top encumbered by heavy guns--- of personal contact, and it is the per- the idea that generals are necromancers, or rather parts of such ammnuition, sonal contact that we are all most eager or can produce victory from the folds of etc, but although we suffered heavily we to avoid. Though there can be no ques- their coats as a conjurer produces a how! managed to reach the new trench, and tion of classing all Germans as rogues of gold ash, This is a very hard way sible. Our little party was considerably soon started to offer all the support pos: and murderers, since we know that the and the forces on the two sides in the lessoned in numbers, but in spirits and country has millions of mild, industrious West are not unevenly balanced, while honest people, we have been forced to dark clouds pile up in the East. We have
plucky determination it remained the realise that the whole German nation is finished with the time when the practice sa.ppc.
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doubt receive consider as will the soul of loyalty in difficult days. The for three minutes, then "lifted!
anawerable. for the war. A few months
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ATHENOTIE.
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MUBIC CLASSES AT P.M.
4th July, 1917.
(ed.) J. W. FRANES.
Actg D.B.P (R.).
BRITISH MERCANTILE MARINE "LOSSES.
Ender Unsur-Aryl. 1,800 tona (1,000), Fshing fully. and over look, ""Thumb, act-- Keri Kailang
The following table gives the whole of age we could write that the future hope of the urenchère and of promising
the officially announced losses of British of Germany might lie with the socialists People the moon can be safely indulged ST. DUNSTAN'S FORWARD MARCH. merchant vessels by mine and submarine. in whom the germs at least of a love of in by any commander, and we should freedom and justics seemed to abide. have finished with the time on Hostel for Blinded Soldiers and Sailors ports in the United Kingdom during the Cor the number of vessels unsuccessfully at- The report just iamed of St. Dunstan's tacked, and the arrivals and sailings from But we have seen these socialists lending timistic speeches deceive people about themselves willingly to the scheming of the dangers of the situation. We have covers the rear ending March 31st, 1917, periods indiented in the first column: their autocratic oasters against the arrived at the most difficult stage of the and is a heartening record of progress. Russians We have found them silent in war, when great prudence and great A well known author who has fre Week reference to the crimes of their country, patience are required by commanders and quently been over St. Dunstan' after ending vocal only when they could mendaciously nations alike We have to set our teeth a recent visit told Sir Arthur Pearson he Feb. 25th 150418 4,541 influence men who have had the pluck and see it through, and in such circum of the place, for fresh buildings seemed March 11th.. 134316944 despaired if ever mastering the geography | March 4th, 14 1977 23 103 - 5,005 hey lack themselves the pluck to strike stances we cannot but rejoice that there to have a way of springing up in the March 18th, 18 8 21 2--19 for freedom. Nos in its highest nor in its should have succeeded to the highest posts night, and directly each building was March 15th, 18 lowest do we find Germany possessed of in the French Armies the men most quali completed its extension was begun April 1st.... 18. A civilised soul. It has greed, and fed by character and by science to fill The facts recorded in the report con April 8th... 17 cruelty; it cares only for itself it revels them. Let us also remember M. Painlevé, frm this view,
we Anil d... 40 in suffering while itself is safe can the French Minister or War, that gallant At the time of writing this report April 18th. 19
others; it is incapable of doing or of thinking justice. Ten years would be too short a time in which to get over the loathing contempt which German deeds bay created in the minds of all decent
men
pluck to bring these changes about and Dunstan's and its Annexes are 354 in April 29th 38 has given ne, considération to any in number, and the accommodation has May 6th terest but that of the common cause, in recently been extended to a degree which which we Allies will fight on till victory will make it possible to welcome nearly as
many more."
is ours.
Total
5,089
107
18
4,747
13
6 174,00
.2
6 14 4,773
15. 4,710
275206
15,406 34 4,873
32,957