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THE WAR.
Private W. C Taylor, also of Reiss & Military Medal for gallantry under fire. Co., Shanghai, has been awarded the
Major Payne, formerly Chief Mechani. cal Assistant in the Electricity Depart ment, Shanghai, has just been awarded, the .8.0.
CONTRASTS IN AUSTRIA, VIENNESE GAIETY AND DISTRESS.
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THE TIMES "CORRESPONDENT AT
BERNE
1 have received on excellent authority the following account of conditions in 2nd-Livut. J. H. Smart (Royal En-Austria as, they existed up to a very few gineers), formerly of Shanghai, has been awarded the Military Cross for conspicu daya ago:--- ous bravery in the field.
Licut-Colonel F. N. Thorne, Royal Sussex Regiment killed on April 18th, was the son of the late Mr. Joseph Thorne, of Shanghai, and Southover Grange, LoweCS.
News has been recived to the effect that 2nd Lieut. T. M. K. Fletcher (5th Bedford Regiment, formerly of the Inter national Cotton Manufacturing Co. Shanghai, was killed on the Hindenburg line during the latter part of April.
| ITALY'S TWO YEARS OF WAR
CREATION OF A GREAT ARMY,
: [FROM THE TIMES ** CORRESPONDENT. ]
ITALIAN HEADQUAntens, May 23rd, Tomorrow is the second anniversary of Italy's formal entry into the war, and the fact that the opening moves in a very big battle have just been successfully car ried out by our Allies makes it especially, fittig to call attention to the date.
When the European war broke out, A porson visiting Vienna to-day neither sees nor hears anything of the war. He Italy had no army in the modern sense Mr. 1. Rateliff, Inte of Jardine, Muthe- finds the city full of people who seem to of the word She had men, rifles, and son & Co., Ltd., Shanghai, joined the think of nothing but enjoyment, the cafés field guns, and not too many of the latter, 3rd Battalion Artists Corps, and is at where conversation about the war is During the nine months she remained 2408/13/0-present training at Romford, Essex. taboo are full of people from morning neutrs many gaps were filled, but it was till night, the restaurants, where every impossible to bring her equipment up to thing except brend and potatoes can be the required standard. It rouse always bo obtained, if ono's purse is long enough, remembered that Italy's industrial re are crowded; the opera and the theatres sources were very limited, and that they have and the cinemas are filled it overs per put of her steelworks was small. Nor
nearly every seat booked in advance were not easy of development. Italy pro- duced no coal and no iron, and the nut- formance. In the fashionable streets of
was help remarking the easy for her to supplement her deficien- thu ainary number of Ullicers of all cies from the outside England, Fran
and extraordinary-
Russia had earlier calls on noutral ranks and of both services, who appear to have no other duties than to make them- praources, and Italy could only secure, so selves agreeable to ladies. Both morning to speak, the leavings. and afternoon the pavements tho Italy was in a position which ought to 30% For a year at least after declaring war crowded that progress is a matter of
On all sides are fine be appreciated by all Englishmen. Gen- utmost difficulty. Capt. Colin Stockwell, who was born shops fall of the latest fashions which eral Cadorna had to rely on the heroism in Hongkong has been awarded the find purchasers oven at the prevailing of his soldiers to make up his deficiencies "Legion of Honour, for evacuating the inexorbitant prices,
Italy had hir Neuvo Everything is up to in munitions. habitants, and saving the sacred images date and of the best, but only within Chapelle and Loos, in the autumn of 1915, from shellfire out of the church of reach of the rich.
on the terrible glacis of the Carso,, on the steep sides of Mt. Sabatino, nod among Mailley-Maille, before the fight on July
If one makes inquiries below the sur-the crumpled hills of Ostavin A year ago 1st of last year.
face, however, one finds that housekeepcame the great Austrian drive in Trea- ing, even on the most modest scale, istine, and still human bravery, had to almost an impossibility, owing to the stand up to defy a superiority in arma- dificulty of obtaining supplies. The richment. But the tide was turning. Italy solve this difficulty by giving up all idea was becoming industrialized to an an of catering for themselves and going to dreamed of extent.
S. M. Bander, 3; R. K. Batche- lor, 830; F. G. Becke, 800; F. N. Bolt, $75; E. B. Bennett, $80; W. Boanas, 310; G. H. Bowker, 800: Rev. A. 1. Bray, $16; C., 830; Canton Club Bowling Handicap, 958; E. C. Charrington, 18, K. A. 39; Chotirmal,
J.Chippor $50; Bold, 15; Church Collection, $85.10; King's Birthday, 305; J. E. B de
Courey, 845; A. H Craig (Kongmoon), 815; J. Crocker (Nanaing), 360; 0. W. Darch, 00; N. J. Detaram, 85; H. F. Dont, 9150; P. A. V. Dixon, 13; 0. Eager, 630, H. Eills $30; 11. 7. Foord, 875; D. Forbes, $120; E. A. C. Friederichsen, 818; Rov. Ü. A. Gaff, 815; E. E. Garrard, 800; T. E. Griffith, Ltd, 828.54; kl. P. Harris, 30; 1. 1. Jakley Hill, 80, A. V. Hogg, $30 Dr. A. W. Hooker, #0;P. Hotchand, 810; A. Hotson, 830; D. B. Izate (Kongmoon), $15; J. W. Jamieson, M.ts., £50 Roy. P. Jenkins, $15, King's Birthday Celebration balance, $2.53; Misa A. M. Jones, $53 G. C. Kitching, $90; A. Koma- rof (Kongmoon), 815; J. Me Donald, 80 Kev. G. H. Mo. Neur, $7.50; Rev. D. Meltae, $25; R. T. Matheson, 820; Abe Martin, 815; A. Millar (Sam- shui), 200; H. G. Mallin, 85; Novairai Metharam, 230; Nenumal, $5; C. A. Peel, $60; G. L. Read (Hongkong), 800 C. 1. Reid, 810; Dr. W. G. Reynolds, $15; J. Ross, 86; SL. George's Society (per U. W. Darch), $3; H. H. Sandemsix, 860; H. C. Scrimshaw (Kong- moon), $16: G. H. Shields, $180 1. T. Smith, 830; H Staples Smith, $50; W. Gordon States, 320, E., C. Í., 850; Røv. G. S. Tope, $30; Assumall Wassiamull, 876; Y. F. Waters, $10 C. E. Watson, $30; R. J.. White, $30; W. C. H. Weippert, 850 A.. G. Wilson, $30; E M. Wood, 880; N. A. Worley, 10,
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£50 Copies of the Circular issued by the Committee with regard to War Charities can be obtained from Mr. D. Forbes, Hon. Treasurer, care of Hongkong Bank, Can- ton, to whom further donations and sub scriptions should be sent.
From amongst the letters of acknow. ledgment received the following, dated 14th May, 1917, from the Chairman of the Finance Committee, British Red Cross Society, shows how much even small con
ributions are appreciated:--
I beg to acknowledge with many thanks the receipt of your letters of 31st February and 24th March, enclosing drafts value £100 and £12 respectively, official receipts for which are enclosed fierewith.
The
News has been received from Mr. Hobson in London that his son, Capt. H. G. Hobson, A.M.C., who was with the 130th Battery R.F.A., Salonika Army, was wounded on April 30th. He was away from duty for a month, but sent a cable to his father on May 30th saying that he was returning to his unit to duty. No details are known as to the injury received,
Capt F. W. Clifton, 2nd Lincolnshire Regiment, formerly of Reins & Co., Shanghai, has been presented with the ribbon for the Military Cross for showing "great tactical ability and conspicuous gallantry, uis Company was in close support to the attack, and, when the right of the attack was temporarily held up by the wire not being cut, he immediate ly grasped the situation and sent a pintoon of his Company through a gap further along the wire, and so relieved the situation. Afterwards, under very heavy shell-fire, he marked out positions on the objective with the greatest ability and coolness, for his Company to con- solidate, and by his example and leading greatly helped towards the success of the 'This officer,” adds the re- imterprise. port, has been in the country a consider able period and has always shown the greatest ability and initiative.'
A PORTUGUESE CHAIR,
"* CAMOENS” PROFESSORSHIP AT KING'S COLLEGE
On the lines of the Cervantes Chair of Spanish, which was established Inst year, it is now proposed to establish a Camoens Chair of Fortuguese Language and Literature in the University of London, King's College, as a timely and due tribute to the intellectual achievements of Portugal, and as the best means of promoting in the Metropolis of the Empire the study of the language, history, social and economic conditions, of Portugal and Portuguese-speaking countries.
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Although the ques-
a good restaurant for most of their als tion of coal and raw material was still but to those of moderate or small income giving much anxiety, gune and munitions the food problem is an ever-increasing were piling up. In the late summer and The question is no longer autumn Italy was able to strike hard, and anxiety.
What shall I buy ?" but "What can I
buy 1 for it is impossible to procure out for bad weather, which seems to fight many articles which were formerly regard-gainst the Allies, she would have added more than one blow to those with which ed as necessaries.
she shook the Austrians.
THE CARD SYSTEM,
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In these last
There are people who imagine the Ita lian to be a lighthearted, dashing person, full of go and fire, hut lacking solidity and persistence. I wish they could see the Italian Army working to-day-infantry, artillery, and transport. They would see the qualities of the pious legend, but they would 520 also patience, tenacity thoroughness, and the fruits that come
from these.
BRITISH PRISONERS,
Now after two years' work on the front- No longer can a customer, unless he and in the factories, the Italian Army piece of inent; he must be thankful for forged, tempered, and tried, and its effi- can afford to pay a fancy price, choose a proves a magnificent weapon of war, anything he can get. Bread is not to be ciency depends simply upon bought except with a bread card at supply of war material. particular shop in the district in which days it has given the fullest proof of ite the purchaser dwells, and very often efficiency. cannot get bread at all. The supply of potatoes limited to b. nor person weekly, but for some weeks recently there were none on the market. Milk is so scarce that no person can have more than about one-fil of a pint daily. things as coffee, butter, fat, macaroni rice, petroleum, soap, and leather are not to be bought. Cards are the order of the coffee cards indeed, meat is about the daybrend cards, fai cards, sugar cards, only article of food for which noti orasary. This is because I was found that the domand for meat was not reform, which is being kept in the fore- increasing, presumably on account of its ground and dangled before the eyes of the prohibitive price, But as one Viennese people to prevent them from dwelling plaintively remarked to my informant upon more important matters. Every What earthly use are the cards to me paper is carefully censored and, papers 1 caunot procure the articles to which frequently appear with a column or more blank; it is not an unknown thing for they are supposed to entitle me?”
The shops are full of substitutes nadu number not to appear at all. prices have gone up enormously-in many cases as much as 30 or 40 per cent. Ä Any account of Austria would be in- pair of men's boots of medium quality complete without a shoft account of the coats kt.8% (at pre-war rates, £3 1), & conditions of life of the British civilian lounge suit kr.200 (C19 10%) and move prisoners. These number only a few hundred and are divided into two classes, a small box of sardines kr.4.50 (38. 9d.). Meat ranges from kr:0 (58.) to kr.14 (118. Konfinterfen and Luternicelen,
Ben unush || finierten are those who have sufficiens pri- per kilogramm (2.9th.), butter is kr.14 per kilogramme, and one vate means (which in cases of necessity candle (carriage size) costs 70 or 80 hellers can be supplemented by a small monthly (d.). Cheese costs. kr.5 (48, 2d.) to kr 7 grant from the Government) to pay their elso is in proportion. (s. 10d.) per kilogramme, and everything own expenses, and are allowed to reside in certain small villages and have a re- the streets.
The poor people are not noticeable in stricted amount of liberty. They receive They are only heard of by no help at all from the Austrian Govern- chance, as it were, and their distress and ment in the way of rations, but are do The scheme has already been most privations during the past winter, owing pendant upon the local hotels and shops favourably received in England, in
to the scarcity of coal and coke and the for their supplies, which very often fail Portugal, and in Brazil, and a committee pries of food, were the cause of numerous altogether, besides being outrageously ex- has been formed to further the project deaths from hunger-typhus." Attempts pensive. Intermierten, men without any with HK. Senhor Texeira Gomes, the are now being made to relieve their wants monry at all, are collected in interament Portuguese Minister, and HE, Don and cheap incat is being supplied to the camps, which really are large wooden Xavier, the Brazilian Minister, as hon. really needy; but however cheap this meat barracks eitunted sometimes in a park or presilents, The Prime Minister of may be, it is not of much use if the money in a compound surrounded by barbed Portugal has signified his willingness to is not forthcoming to pay for it. becotue hon. patron of the committee,
and these men are allowed no liberty In the country life is.
wire The at all Rations are served out daily, and Bir Frederick Cork and Mr. Herbertvillages and small towns are peopled by each man receives from the Government Cook have inaugurated the Professorship old men, women, and children, for every 10kr. (£1 13s, 4d.) a month, as the amount Fand with a donation of £1,000.
man and youth capable of holding a wea- of food supplied is not sufficient and bas The foundation of a Chair of Portu-pon has been drafted into the Army Day to be supplemented from the canteen. guess, the language of our oldest Ally in and day out, from early dawn till late The food has become steadily worse in in the evening, the entire population of quality and quantity until it may be said and of the great countries that look to Portugal as the motherland, comes at an
a village may be seen working on the land without exaggeration that the men exist A correspondent of the Observer, com opportune moment, for at present there trying to raise a crop sufhelent for their chiefly upon the parcels they receive from needs during the coming year, after a England Potatoes, carrots, etc., are guese hattalion in England recently, university. It will not only serve com commandeered by the Government to feed lentils, and a kind of vermicelli form the An interesting cermuony that took mercial interrats, but it has been render the Army-and Vienna. Even in peace staple food. Meat is served out on the ed urgent by a call from high quarters time the peasant lives frugally, but now tain days, but the portions could easily place this morning was an official in for providing adequate teaching of he has to be content with his piece of be larger and better in quality, spection of a Portuguese battalion which Portuguese for important national pur- black bread, which hsnaks in his uh. The discipline varies
considerably in has completed us intensive training and pesca. The title of the professorship, stitute for coffee, and his knödel (a kind the various camps, according to the dis is ready to go into the line. The men which is due, The Times understands of very fortunate if he can add eggs most lenient and others seem to take a of dumpling), and he may consider him position of the commandant. Some are looked very sturdy and war-worthy, and to the felicitous suggestion of Professor their smart bluish grey uniform and Gollancz, is an apt counterpart to the from his own fowls and potatoes from his delight in making the prisoners' lives workmanlike equipment called forth Cervantes Chair, for there is no greater | own patch of ground Meat he very wretched by doing everything to cause UES VEUX ROAD, HONGKONG, general praise. wa mama in Porturuese literature than that seldom tastes, as he cannot afford to buy them annoyance This is not astonishing, * British officers who have associated of Camoens, the noble patriot poet of it, and he has also to do without many perhaps, whan one thinks of the position with the Portuguese contingent duringi, nation, who sang in stanzas which no articles, as they are unobtainable in the their training in France speak of them Englishman who reads them should fail shops. in terms of unfeigned appreciation to appreciate, of the glories and hardships The attitude of the people towards the TEAKWOOD MOTOR BOAT HULL of the of all
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in life the commandants occupied before the war and the temptation to abuse the tary men instead of such civilians as hend power entrusted to them. If only mili- war way be described as one of total in Walters or railway conductors could ha difference-except in regard to its dura placed in charge of the camps the prison tion. for peace, no matter who wins
The only desire of the people is ers lot would be a happier one
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Last winter was an especially trying some little time there have bem persistent me for the prisoners owing to the scar rumours that Austris was about to make city of coal and wood and the imp a separate peace. Indeed, the Burger sibility of obtaining oil for lighting and
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very openly cooking purposes, and it was by no means und freely about the desirability of peace. a rare occurrence for men to be for days Letters received from Vienna have spoken on end without firing or light. Even in of peace almost as a fast accomph. If the Central Hospital, in spite of all the Austria could shake off German inßnence doctors could do, the general wards were and get good terms she would make peace on several occasions without fires, and According to an article in the current to-morrow, but as she knows that she once for more than a work the whole build- Yesterday I saw Portuguese engineers issue of Shipping and Engineering the would be obliged to give up so much of ing was in darkness, as there was Ro running out telephone wire with great now local signals which have recently her territory she is obliged to continre the petroleum to work the slectric, dynamos LANE ORAWFORD & smartness. They have their own trans-boen issued in Hongkong will, apparent fight, in the hope that something may and no candles could be obtained. It is port ambulance train, field guns, and, as ly, not he acceptable to the China Coast tem up. As an Austrian soldier friend sincerely to be hoped that the Austrian far as I can learn, the only part of their Storm Signal Stations. It had been of my informant expressed it We are Government will take step, during the equipment for which they relied upon us hoped for some time that a uniform codo beginuing to realize that all along we have coming summer and autumn to procUTO was rides and tin helmets are the of signals would eventually be arranged, been the tool of Germany, and whether a large supply of heating materials, oi), ff I feel an infinitely greater confidence thus simplifying the difficulties of navi- we win or lose we shall have to pay, and and the stores for the use of the prisoners next winter, or there are bound to be seri- to day than I did when I first sau, these gation on the China Coast in the typhoon pay dearly.
From the Press it is most difficult to ous illnesses. The good health of the Bri troops some four months ago that they season, instead of rendering it more diff may be trusted to give a very good calf, as will undoubtedly be the case if gather anything about the real state of ti prisoners may be attributed wholly account of themselves when they get in different sets of code signals are issued affairs except as regards Parliamentary to the care of their countrymen in provid Os 835 at the HONGKONA DALLY PAM among the Boches.!!
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