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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 19TH,
MOTOR BOATS IN WAR
GNATS THAT STING LARGE WARSHIPS.
[ay . C FERRABY.]
Motor craft of all sorts have developed rapidly as naval auxiliaries in the past twelve months. They have now justified themselves by the remarkable" success with
OUR LONDON LETTER [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT:] THE GERMANS AND OVERSEAS
TRADE. I
LONDON, June 17th, A proposal is being ample that, in order to relieve the War Cabinet of the tre
endous amount of work inseparable
1918.
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN JAPAN AND GT. BRITAIN.
At a meeting of the Royal Statistical Society held on June 18th, Mr. R. Yana- saki, Consul General of Japan in L. don, read
paper on The Rece Economic Developments in Japan-is-thet.
Kingdom."
BOLSHEVIK FORCES, IN
SIBERIA,
INCREASING MENACE FROM GERMANS.
Tox10, August 19th.
A message from Habarovsk states that the Bolsheviks are compulsorily enlisting men and that on the Ussuri front they'
and 20 guns, all commanded by Austring" or Germans.― Reuter.
which two of them under the Italian flag From the war on so many fronts, it is relation to her Trade with the Unized have a force of 300 cavalry, 0.000 infantry have torpedoed a couple of Austrian desirable to set up another. Cabinet that
After reviewing principal Japanese in- Dreadnoughts, one of which, it is believed,could deal with purely domestic questions. was definitely sunk.
The principal objection to this is that dustries, he dealt with the great assist- Announcements
by the British Ad. Į such a body would, lack the position or ance which Japanese shipping is render- the authority that ought to belong to it. ing to the Allies. He stated the financial
mitee, if formed, consisting of Depart- gave the total of loans and advances to a selected number of the Allies by Japun as it stood at the mental chiefs and
VLADIVOSTOCK, August lith. Interviewed to-day by a representativa
miralty recently have referred to Another suggestion is that a Grand Composition of Japan to be very strong, and of Reuter's Agency," Dr. Hirsa, the Vice-
Cabinet.
aster quoting' statistis, 30-
it
President of the Russian section of the Czecho-Slovak National Council, stafed that the mobilization of prisoners of war in West Siberia added 150,000 men to the Bolshevik forces. This figure cannot be verified. but is probably correct.
constal motor-boats " as distinct from the motor-launches which have been part of the patrol system for over two years., It is evident, therefore, that we are not other responsible men. would be useful to end of the previous month to be approxi- He spoke very behind other nations in the development 80 thoroughly into domestic masters and mately 1,000,000 yen.
tick them into shape" for the final con highly of the part which Japanese women of small, fast craft for offensive purposes. The Admiralty also referred inst Novenisideration and decision of the War are playing in Japanese industries. ber to an attack on our vessels patrolling"
the Japanese Government Arsenal more
· The general situation leaves no room Anyway, the present Cabinet is unable than 2,000 women the Belgina coast by "an electrically con- to deal with all the issues that come up manufacture of munitions for the Allies.
for optimism. It is impossible to reach are engaged in the
Irkutsk ünder, favourable circumstances trolled high-speed boat" This again is for investigation day by day in these times Dealing with Japans export trade, r. in less than a month and perhaps it will another development of motorboat war of unparalleled upheaval at home and amasKI, fare, but it is one that hitherto has notabroad.
take two. The region between Manchuria At the moment the Imperial marked: Kerently nere has been some uttained much success. The control of a
and Irkutsk is hilly and waterless, and crewless beat of that kind does not make Conference, is engaging the attention of criticism' abroad about the methods of a
certain class of Japanese merceants, for accuratetmarksmanship.
an advance is only feasible along tho the Prime Minister and his colleagues, was alleged that Japanese goods were
Siberian Railway, the damage to which and, there are also the trouble with the often not up to sample, that Japanese will have to be repaired as the advance Irish, Education, the Ministry of Health, merebants selon kept to the dates tur proceeds, After Irkutsk is reached a fur and half a score of other problemand, delivery of goods, and so on. In my bether advance westward will be facilitated er, these criticisms and negations have while the Czechs hold the Siberian Rail. of course, all day long and every day, there been greatly exuggerated. It is gratify way, though their position may become
the onduct of the war.
ing to know as the causes of cum.
precarious unless assistance is expedited, plaints, if any, are being remedied, and
as their numbers are diminishing owing znat tae reputation of Japanese mer;
to illness, and it is impossible for them enacts is heing vindicated. One may ask
to renew their" aupplies.--Ketër. How the trade between the United bing dom and Japan will stand alter the pre- sent war. Beyond question trade rela ticua between the two countries will be come even closer after the war. Nas, wo must strive to cultivate closer trade re- lationship for our mutual benett. As to His resourcefulness is shown by the way
the balance of trade between the two He dealt with an Austrian destroyer that
countries, the present balance which is tried to ram him after he had fired hoth
considerably against this country is, I his torpedoes at the enemy Dreadnought. He was apparently unarmed, but he car-
why the manager of a private company believe, anaboormal one, caused by the I think that after exigencies of war. ried depth charges. Now a daya charge carrying out Government contracts, or at the war the banner will be re-established can be set to explode at any desired depin
stationmaster who chances to be at or near to our mutual satisaction. Above all, in the water. It is usually employed
the re-adjustment and development of our against submerged Vessels, but Com.sone place where licvernment stores are international commerce after the war will mander Rizzo calculated that by matting handled, or Government clerks, or mini-chiefly depend upon the goodwill and bis fuse a little earlier he could use LD depth charge as a torpedo His, Hirst tion workers, should be singled out for traternal co-operation of the merchants in both countries. Apart from any mea- attempt failed, because the explosion tuos recognition is not exactly obvious. They are which the Allied Givernments my place too late. His second, however, sent and others in the list are simply doing take to restrict business with, present members of the Soviet whom the Czechs
The Italian vessels were different. They ench carried a crew of nine bico. Each one was armed with two torpedom, probably the small 14-inch type, and sense depth charges, but they mount no guns. Their use for offensive purposes against
squadron of battleships covered by fast steaming destroyers could hardly succeed under any but abnormal circunstances, and only a seaman of rare fighting quali- ties would be likely to make the attemx, even given snch circumstances. Com- mander Luigi Rizzo, of the Italian Navy, however, is one of those daredevil charac ters. It was he who crept into Trieste Harbour in the dark last December in u motor-boat and torpedoed the old Ans- trian battleship We
the destroyer reeling off like a drunken
man.
The motor boat will probably come to
THE "OR"
The bestowal of the Order of the British Empire by the thousand upon all sorts and conditions of men and women is the subject, of much sarcastic comment in the Press, and in private conversation. Like the gentle rain from heaven which fails upon the just and the unjust alike, the honour is showered upon the dewrving, and persons of no particular importance.
"
their ordinary work
tacy are
Wa
enemy countries, the Allied peoples will loathe buying goods of enemy origin. Nor will they be inclined to deal with German merchants after the war: After the war Jajian will, in my opinion, buy from this country highly finished articles such as iron and steel products, machin. We used to laugh at the prodigal way ery of various descriptions, woollen and cotton goods of high, grade, chemical Iron Cross we bestowed by the Kaiser; products, etc., and Japan, will supply to but the O.B.E." is in much the same this country silk, copper and some manu- case. Let 'em all come " is the protto.factured goods which cannot be profit- It makes wonder when meeting ably produced in this country, as well
as various raw materials. wounded officers "and mun, scarred and maimed in the war, wearing nothing but FLYING MEN'S PART IN A MODERN a ribbon of a previous campaign, how
be more and more a feature of off-shore paid, with a war bonus in addition as patrols in confined waters, such as the often as not. The cynies say that it is a Adriatic and the Straits of Dover. It must not be inferred, however, from this tough the fountain of honour one success that the motor boat has ousted being drained with a bucker. the big battleship from its place in the constitution of a fleet. As it becomes a menace the ingenuity of ship, designers will be turned to evolving an antidotu and they will find one.-Daily Express.
ARTILLERY OF THE AIR.
BATTLE.
one
these things are arranged. QUTSIDE THE PALE,
"
DESCENT ON KAMCHATKA.
August 13th." The Bolsheviks have despatched two vessels from Nicholaievsk to Kamchatka with the object of re-establishing the power of the Soviets there and to seizo the gold and fish-supplies collected at Petropavlovsk.
Nicholaievsk, Habarovsk and Blago vestchensk are the present centres of Bolshevik activities and the eventual rallying point for Bolshevik fugitives, The seizure of the accumulated stocks oË fish in Kamchatka will render it diff- cult to provision the remaining parts of East Siberia for which it is destined but has not been handled owing to lack of transport facilities,
Considerable agitation is going on: nmong the workmen for the release of the. huldi as hostages. At a conference of re- presentatives of the professional unions and workmen's committees yesterday it was decided to organize a great labour demonstration.
It is expected that martial law will ha declared here shortly--Kruter.
FOUR U-BOATS BETRAYED BY
GERMAN CAPTAIN. CAUGHT FIRST BY SURPRISE. in my personal opinion, it is. of
Sonic months ago Mr. Lloyd Georgs course; up to you to carry out Imperial Preference within the British Empire, announces in the course of a speech that but special treatment should also be given five German sulimarines had been sunk to Japan and other Allies in matters of
in a single day. The Brat detailed trade for our mutual benefit and welfare Bomb-dropping from aeroplanes is by
account of this episode, which laid, the fate of four of the German -bouly to no means the simple business that it was
cannot conclude this paper without re- ferring to Anglo-Japanese trade relations as cowardics of the Captain of the in the early days of the war, when an
in China. Every one will agree that China other, has been given by Louis Tracy, observer would carry a couple of bombs
nas a very prosperous futurs in store the novelist, who is now attached to the The open door and equal opportunity in British War Mission in the United. across his knees and throw.one overboard action for slander wir heard, the cause
Unina are guarnteed by the time-honour-States. Mr. Tracy was speaking at the' when he thought it likely that it would being that one nian called another. with ed Anglo-Japanese Alliance. There has Anderson Galleries in aid of the Ameri- lit the target. To-day the bomb-drop- a foreign-sounding name “a
Ger- never been a time when co-operation can, British, French, Belgian Permanent ping equipment of an aeroplane is as
man." It was proved that the aggrieved between British and Japanese, merchants Bind War Relief Fund. important a part of its mechanism of war
has been more essential for the promo- as its machine-gun or high-speed engine, person was not a German, but an Austrian tion of their trade interests in China, as Different types of aeroplanes can gearry who has been naturalised here for many well as for the welfare of the Chinese more or fewer bombs, according to the
What sort of a world will the Germans find themselves in after the war! A day
or two ago at one of the Assize Courts an
QERMAN TRADE RECONSTRUCTION.
The Board of Trade Journal draws attention to the fact that ways and means
crated by the Anglo-Japanese Alliance are still more firmly strengthened by the joint task, which Great Britain and Japan are carrying out in defending justice and humanity; and it is our
# fresh
receive two countries may stimulus after the way in order to enable England and Japan to contribute yet further to international good fellowship and civilisation.
A British submarine," he said. "wag lying off the coast of Ireland and bad come to the surface. As she lay quietly purpose for which they are designed, and years. "The fairy, considering that the people, than the present. The cordial with her officers and crew assembled on the deck for relaxation, there suddenly though a separate type of bombing or words were slander, awarded him £30 wntiments and commen interests conse weight-carrying machine is used for all
appeared, not more than forty feet away, long-distance raiding, the day is fast damages, and the judge, agreeing with approaching when all fighting and bomb the verdict, declared that having regard
the periscope of a German bont, which
ing planes, whatever their purpose or
presence of the British submarine." The to the foul crimes of Germany during the
apparently had been oblivious of the British craft immediately fired and dis-. size. will be fitted with bombing war, "there can be no višer insult than earnest desire that the trade between the
abled the U-boat, so that the British paratus.
In the furious fighting of this year the to call a man a German "{
were able to capture her with her com- sir bomb has done much to save the Allied
manding officer and men. The men were armies, for it was found that massed
kept on the German boat, but the com- waves of aeroplanes using machine guns
mander was taken aboard the British and dropping bombs could actually pre
submarine, where he was accorded a vent the concentration of hostile forma
chafing but not altogether unpleasant tions for the assault. With machine
reception. The British commander band they were called cavalry one guns to encourage export trade after the war are discussed daily in some form or
ed him some cigarettes and he was taken hut with bombs na well, they become
below and given a glass of wine. Despita cavalry supported by horse artillery and another in the German Press
News reaches me as I write of the death these hospitalities, he seemed very much 2 precisely this arm that has always moment great stress is being laid on the of the Rev. John Hoole France, who was ill at ease and kept taking out his watch. been the most useful for the execution of
Finally he informed the British com. the maneuvres that precede the decisive importance of establishing Chambers of Chaplain for the Minion to Seamen at years with action.
on. More suddenly than even the Commerce, abroad without delay. A be Hongkong for eleven to England and mander that there were four other Ger- man U-boats in the vicinity. He knew vageet of our narial visionaries dreamt ginning is to be made in neutral coun took charge of the Seamen's, Mission at the aeroplane has become АП
that if one of these should first observa Southampton. For the past two and a mancavre an arm used in actual co tries. German Chambers of Commerce half years he had been Victor of Braintree the British submarine, he, together with operation with the battle tactics of other have been established during the war at in Essex. His death, which was due to the British sailors, would be sent to the
of the service...
The British commander The light twenty-five-pound bomb is Buenos Aires and Valparaiso, while double pneumonis following an attack of bottom. excellent for use against masses of troops another was contemplated at Rio de Mr. France was a most genidi man, and communicated with his home station hy malaria, took place yesterday (June 18th). securing this information immediately in the open or in such thin cover as billets
very popular both as a Missioner and, wireless, and British destroyers wera or hutments afford, and even the lightest Jancira.
later, as parish priest. He leaves & widow rushed in all directions toward the spots fighting or chasing machine can carry a In view of the extremely dificult con- and family, the eldest of whom is serving where the German commander indicated few of these without losing speed.
ditions due to the war the policy to be in the Army at Salonica. .
the German U-boats were apt to be. As
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a result every out of the four remaining U-boats were destroyed during the after German submarines during the war.
HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS.
'ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS BY MAJOR 1. A. "MORGAN, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT.
Modern bomb sights are now so simple and so accurate, that deroplane bombing paraved will be, according to the Nord- THE BEA LANE TO THE EAST. is fast approaching the precision of long, deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, that at first | The destruction of the Austrian Dread-neon, making the largest single bag of the athely he always provided that the German Government is not to inter.noughta is received with a sense of pica
weather conditions are'
to,moré than natural elation at action against troops the aeroplanes come tere everything must be left to the a very gallant exploit by gne of our Allies. so low that they are only a few hundred feet above ground. Bombing under these clever, circumspect, assured action of our there is a report that the German have managed to raise one of the vessels be moral effect apex mely easy and the business men." The German Consul inay longing to Turkey that was sunk early in mora) upon the troops so attacked be given the honorary presidency, But the war, and that they are trying to
"should it be impossible to start the acquire new warships built for
Russian Binck Sens Fleet. These with It is precisely this low-earth flying that Chamber without State aid, this must be Russian and Turkish destroyers would German assaults.
so delayed and hindered the great given, but the State, must not interfere capecially if the Goeben of many memories Major . D. R. Black is granted one
give the enemy a respectable naval force Given enough places and sufficient bombs, such an assault can further it must pay, but give no orders." has, as has been stated, refinated and be withered and decimated before it is launched. The men blunder forward to In the past, it is admitted, the German the attack, certain that the artillery bar Chamber of Commerce abroad were killed rage directed by aeroplanes will bo. full by being made merely an advisory council upon them. They cannot inove by day for fear of the gunplanes, and at night the of the Consulate. This mistake will be bombers destroy the billeta. Day and avoided in the future. night the air war contigues-Daily Ex
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made seaworthy. The fact is that there. was reasou to regard, seriously the prob ability of a sortid from the Dardanelles into the Mediterranean to strike at our communications with the East. The re moval of the powerful Austrian ships reduces the danger of any adventure of this kind meeting with even a partial measure of succes-H.B.
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G. E. STEWART (Capt.), Adjutant, H. K. Defence Corps. Hongkong, 17th August, 1018,"