WAR SAVINGS.
Y at bevarer
I wort am
In the good old days when your great
grandpapa was stopped on the high-road and
two horse-pistols were levelled at his head,
the demand was --
Your
Money
or
Your
!
Life.
To-day, when your country is fighting
for its existence.. the same demand, is made
of you
The highwayman, however, is
YOUR CONSCIENCE, and the two pistols
are called HONOUR and SELF-RESPECT.
but the
is needed, No " frightfulness"
demand is insistent and you cannot escape
it.
If, therefore, you have not already joined
the War Savings Association," you
FILL IN THE ATTACHED FORM
should
and
BET
YOUR CONSCIENCE - AT EASE.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD, Honorary Secretaries and Treasurers, HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA WAR SAVINGS ASSOCIATION,
Queen's Building, Hongkong.
enclose
Cheque Notes
to the value
and shall be glad if you will enroi me as a member of the Hongkong and South China War Savings Association, by the rules of which I hereby agree to abide.
Signature.
Address
THE HONGKONG. DAILY RESS
THE WAL
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Aerial Activities.
EARLIER CHEN,
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AIR RAID ON ENGLND. TWO GERMAN MACHINES ILLED.
LONDON, Augu
fle Press Bureau announces sat ten enemy aeroplanes approached t, nehr Hamsgate, a ten o'clock this bining. The Flying Corps and the Val Air Service met and heavily enged the raiders, preventing them from thetrat ing iuland.
A small party of the raides flew to Margae and turned homeward The re mainder skirted the coast, flyg south to Dover.
Bombs were dropped on fer and “Margate,
Three people were killed andwo were injured.
There was slight damage, Our anti-aircraft gunfire sera Blanes brought down two of thehiders. LATEST BLES,
GOTHAS CHASED OVRSEA
LONDON, Auge Zird.
The Admiralty reports:-Nl acro- planes attacked ten Gothas in the vicinity of Ramsgate at a heighof 11,000 feet, and shot down one, in atition to the two already reported. Thy chased the remainder oversea,
One of our pilots ared 300 funds of ammunition at one enemy macne, and beth' gunners appeared to ve been killed, as they did not return even at twenty yards.
AERIAL CONTESTS! The Admiralty reports the three machines from Dunkirk incisively engaged twelve Gothas" 35 mil north ward of Nieuport and chased hem to Zeebrugge..
Another patrol of ten machines ngaged 25 enemy escorting scouts awning the raiders from England.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 2017.
Generati
LATEST CABLES. TARJUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) BRITISH SHIPPING,
As a Loson, August 2nd. The Admiralty announce the arrivals for the week wero 2,538; ailings, 2,704. Fifteen over and three under 1,000 tons were sunk, twelve vessels were unsuccess fully attacked, and two fishing boats were: sunk.
FRENCH SHIPPING.
LONDON, August 23rd. The Freach returns for the week ended 19th inst, are:Arrivals, 1,049 depar
Fivo over and four under tures, 1,012, 1,000 tons were sunk, and three were un- successfully attacked.
ITALIAN SHIPPING
LONDON August 22nd. For the week ending the 19th inst, the Italian arrivals were 499, and the sailings
457.
Tro steaters and three sailing vessels were sunk. Two steamers and one sailing vessel were damaged but reached ort, and two steamers were unsuccess fully attacked.
RUSSIA AND TREATIES. A QUESTION OF CONSCIENCE AND HONOUR.
PETROGRAD, August 3rd. M. Kerensky has made a statement in the Workmen's and Soldiers Council organ that the Provisional Government considers its adhesion to the Treaties con cluded with Great. Britain and France a question of conscience and honour.
GOVERNMENT'S AIMS.
In view of the Government's attitude towards, the Stockholm. Conference the latter's decisions cannot modify its policy so far as concern the aforesaid trenties. The Coaference is a Party affair, bot Government. At the same time the Government aims at facilitating holding the Conference with the Socialist parties participating.
NEW RUSSIAN COMMANDER-
IN-HEF.
PETEGORAD, August .d. They drove down at least five completely General Letchitsky, recently Command)- uncontrollable. Accurate counng wasing on the Russian Western Front, has impossible owing to the close ghting All our machines returned..
LIST OF CASUALTIEĄ
Losdos, August 2nd. An official report states:-Thị morn- ing's raiders dropped bombs on Dover, Margate and Rainusgate:
Eleven were killed and thirteen njured at Dover and Ramsgate.
A number of houses and anguspítal were damaged.
One enemy pilot was rescued lightly injured.
GERMAN VERSION
A wireless German official report states:-Our aviators successfullybotbed fortified towns on the English bat
YORKSHIRE COAST VISITED.
ATKE.
been appointed Commander in-Chief of the Northern Front,!
AMERICA AND NEUTRALS' FOODSTUFFS.
WASHINGTON, August 23rd. The Food Control Board is negotiating to divert foodstuffs consigned to neutrals held up in America to Belgium, where they are urgently needed:
SENATE ADOPTS WAR TAX AMENDMENT.
The Senate has adopted an amendment to the War Tax Bill greatly increasing the surtaxes on incomes oder £100,000. If the Bill becomes law, the income of the leading millionaires will be taxed 67 per cent.
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GERMANY AND THE POPE'S NOTE COPENHAGEN, August 22nd. The Main Committee of the Reichstag has discussed the Pope's Note, which is generally welcomed by the purty leaders Dr Michielis delivered an important specob.
AMSTERDAM, August 22nd, Dr. Michaelis referred to the Papai Note and said he could not take up a definite and detailed position, until he had arrived at an agreement with Germany's allies. He could only explain himself generally in two directions.
JUST A NUMBER.
The hardest thing of all to get used · to," said the Man from Over-seas in moment of expansion," is being deprived of an identity- ceasing to be a person, an individuality--and becoming a mero number,”
Noticing my perplexity, he went on to explain. Since he arrived, in he has been living in a flat in London. Let us call it 49, Cholmondeley-mansions His complaint is that to all intents and Parposes this has become his name who should say "Lochiel" or The Mackintosh." His newspaper comes every morning with 49, Cholmondeley- LATEST VABLES.
mansions neatly pencilled on its top. right-hand corned, His monthly account NOTE CORRESPONDS WITH
from the newsagent bears the same in-- GERMAN POLICY. "
scription. Also he has overheard the milk. man instructing his small boy nesistant Dr. Michaelis denied that the Pope's to leave a pint for 49" The butcher, proposal had been inspired by the Central the baker, and the greengrocer with whom
he has dealt for two years are still, be Powers. He declared it was the spontanis convinced, noy only unaware of his name, but also quite devoid of nay eurinsity on the subject.
eons decision of the head of the Catholic Church.
Ber
The Chancellor, though assiting: an attitude of reserve in regard to details, asserted that the Note corresponded with the position German policy had taken since December 12th, 1918. namely, that Germany sympathetically regarded attempt to inspire prace thoughts among thepeoples.. Germany particularly greeted the Pope's notion, which the Pontiff had endeavoured to base on impartiality and justice. Regarding the answer to the Note, Germany was com- municating with her Allies. Negotin- tions were not yet completed, and he would discuss the subject further who the answer was rendy,
EARLIER CABLES.
PLAGUE ON A SHIP FROM INDIA.
LONDON, August 22nd. ·
It is officially announced that there were nine bubonic plague cases, with six deaths, from July 14th to July 28th, among the Indian crew of the steamer Motion Iron Bombay, which arrived at Gravesend on the 13th instant. Four of the sufferers were taken to hospital, and one diesk All precautions have been
taken.
A NEW TEA TRADE ORDER
LONDON, August 22nd.
It hurts me." he said. It afrips me of my pride to be regarded as a mere number. Or if it has to be, I feel I'd like to be a number in n street-to have a whole house to myself-ipstend of being merely a number in a flat. Perhaps I em a snob, but-well, there's the feeling and I can't get away from it.
* Beides. I feel it for my wife too. I think it would cheer her up to hear her own nine mentioned occasionally - even if it were only by the butcher's boy. But she never does.
With her the other day I invaded our grocer's shop to make inquiry about some goods which had failed to arrive. The nt My wife was equally positive they Proprietor was positive they had been had not arrived. The despatch clerk was anally appealed to.
The goods ordered yesterday haya not arrived, mid my wife, adding, in explanation," Mrs. De Courcey Jones, you know."
"The despatch clerk looked blank until the resourceful proprietor dissolved his Sho perplexity with brutal, directness.
means,' he said in an indescribably bity. ing one. 40, Cholmondeley-marisions." The despatch clerk exhibited almost human intelligence for moment be turned up his book and announced that the goods had been sent out from the shop within the last half-hour-
* is, however, the postman who annors me most," continued the visitor from the Dominions." "The flat I occupy was formerly leased by a doctor, who now inhabits one directly overhead, with hist name conspicuously displayed on a brass plate on the door. But some of his letters still come addressed to him at 49,my address, instead of his new number, 1. All the 51's are delivered to him at that address, but all the letters-addressed to him at 49 come to me.
The Food Controller has ordered
Several times I have explained the persons engaged in the purinse, sale or
situation at great length and in meti- distribution of tea to make a return by culous detail to the postman, who was September 10th of the tea in their posses greatly interested in the recital. On each sion or control on September 3rd, whethe loctor which had been put in my Occasion I gave him a batch of letters for
ther bonded or not. The order does not apply to persons who on September 10th own or control less than 500lbs. or who merely hold tea for others.
THE NEW COMMERCIAL
the
SCHEME.
LONDON, August 2nd. The new scheme for a Commercial Intelligence Service, mentioned on 17th instant, has not yet been published, but it is generally understood that it Provides for a new and more efficient Commercial Intelligence Department in connection with the Foreign Office and the Board of Trade. The Commercial Committer of the House of Commons, to which Lord Robert Cecil privately ex-. plained the theme yesterday, passed a MResolution expressing the opinion that the scheme was a considerable advance in the direction desired by the industrial and commercial community. The Committee LONDON, August 22nd. nuthorised a sub-committee to confer with The Daily Mail is responsible for the Chambers of Commerce and a federation of British industries on the subject. In statement that His Majesty King George connection with the new scheme, the Civil has conferred the Grand Cross of the Service, Commissioners announce their Intention to appoint additional, Trade Bath upon. Mr. Gerard, Ints United Commissioners to various parts of the States Ambassador to Berlin, in recogniEmpire. tion of his services on behalf of the pri soners of war.
The Press Bureau announces thecany H.S MAJESTY HONOURS airships appeared over the Yorkshire coast last nigh
One, which was attacked at the mou of the Humber, dropped bombs, and the
·went?
sraward. Anti-aircraft guns op
cel fire.
There was only slight damage, Oc man was injured.
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DISPUTE SETTLED, DA
Searchlights quickly picked up THE RAILWAY ENGINEERS" Zeppelin last evening at an altitudepi two miles and subjected her to a hot fre One serial torpedo made a hole in fie road, but only a few bots were droppet, these being mostly of the incendia type. When the Zeppelin made off, of aeroplanes pursued her.
At Margate the raiders flew as a grel altitule. Anti-alıçraft 2774 immediate opened fire, and there was great excit luent and cheering on the part of the be crowds when two huge." Gotha" naching were seen to fall beadlong to the earth.
STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE GOVERNMENT'S POSITION
box, with minute instructions to take them up the 30 stairs which separate our ate and drop them in the letter box at 51 the flat with the brass plate on the door. But each time he has brought a new batch a day or two later and deliver: ed then faithfully into my box.”
As sympathy seemed to be expected 1 gave it. "But," I said, "tha; impersonal attitude is merely that of the tradesmen. On the other hand, the Englishmen" you have mel!!
"Here," said, " Ko slow I haven't ntet any Englishmen. Didn't you hear me say I've only lived here for up years1⁄2 1.R.M., in the Daily Mail.
THE PRESS.
How he learned that "the King over all the Children of Pride is the Press " Kipling tells in the following lines at the end of a story in a recent publications-
The Soldier may forget his sword,
The Sailorman the wa, The Mason may forget the word And the Priest his litany: The maid may forget both jewel and gom,
And the bride her wedding dress Buy the Jew shall forget Jerusalem
Ere we forget the Press!
Murios ve
Who once hath stood through the loaded
hour
Ere, roaring like the gale tak The Harrild and the Hoe devour Their league-long paper bale, And has lit his pipe in the morning calm
That followe the midnight stress-
Art
LONDON, August 22nd. Opinions differ as to the next move of Labour regarding the Stockholm Confer LONDON, August 2nd
ence, but yesterday's vote is regarded as The President of the Board of Trade strengthening the bands of the Govern- ment in refusing passports. Moderates met the Society of Railway Engineers advise the abandonment of the idea for He hath sold his heart to the old Black and Firemen and settled their dispute on attending Stockholm, altogether as the We call the daily
of
of
yote practically amounts to a reversal of Fely aw kw 5000
the basis that the Government pledged itself to a sympathetic. consideration
country generally is hostile to the Com a shorter working day immediately foroner. It is also pointed out that it is futile to talk of a peace conference while after the war, and the Railway Executive the armies are grappling in a death curtail the present hours as far as is struggle, the result of which is more compatible with war conditions.
likely to promote peace than any Stock bolts Conference. Mr. Hodge in the course of an interview, expressed the opinion that the vote had killed the Stockholm Conference. The Government was to be congratulated on the tact with which it had handled the railway dispute.
EASTERN EMPLOYMENT FOR DISABLED OFFICERS.
LONDOS, August 22nd.
Who once hath dealt in the widest game
That all of a man can play,
No later love, no larger fame Will Iure him long stray
As the war-horse swelleth the battle afar,
The Entered Soul, no less,
He gaith Ha! Ha! whore the trum
pete are And the thunders of the Press,
Can'st thou number, the days that we
Or the Times that we bring forth? Can'st thou send the lightnings to do thy
The Hon. E. S. Montagu, in his state: AWDING ROOM Estville PATANGA 2.
The air raid warning was given London, and the people procceded in a Forderly manner to various refuge place
according to official instructions. The ment on the employment of disabled was very little excitement, and no raide officers, stated that banks and firais ba appeared. Business was resumed in haling branches in the East, who were in a position to offer employment, would be VENTURESOMĖ RAIDER. invited to communicate with the India One or at most two of the airship Office, when they would be placed in direct 'which mided the Yorkshire Coast la communication with approved applicants, night ventured overland, Twelve high with all the essential information regards explosive and thirteen incendiary bombing them. It was not anticipated, how- were dropped on three villages nea
an-bour.
the coast, wreeking a chapel and damagever, that many auch candidates would be ing several houses. One man was injured likely to be immediately available.
goodly wings
And cause them reign.on Fast thou given a peacock
To please his foolishness? Sat down at the heart of men and things,
Prene?
ZURICH, August 22nd. The President of the Austrian Food Board has publicly admitted that Austria would be in a desperate plight but for Companion of the the Roumanian supplies, The Hungrian early potatoes had failed, the fodder supplies were bad, and the was very poor, and the bat barvest
THE SILVER MARKET,
A VÁLONDON, August 22nd. Silver is quoted at 441d. (similar yesterday), and the market is steady.
to
The Pone muy launch his Interdict,
decree But the bubble is blown and the bubble is
The Union its pricked
By Us and such as We
Remember the battle and stand aside. While Thrones and Powers confess
That King over all the Children of Pride Is the Press the Presthe Press!
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