SANDY
HE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, NATURDAY, OCTOBER
MACDONALD.
THE "SUNBEAM" OF THE WHISKY WORLD.
In all Branches of commerce certain names stand out as representing superlative quality.
SANDY MACDONALD, distilled by the world famous firm of ALEXANDER & MACDONALD OF LEITH, Scotland, is one of these. It is used by discriminating men of taste the world over.
Prices per case. duty" paid.
10 years old $29.
15
20
-$34
HASTINGS, HODGE & CO.,
New Government Buildings.
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LLIAM HOLLINS & CO. LIMITED
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Spinners with over a hundred years experience, and as Manu facturers of the world-famous "Viyella Blouse and Shirting Cloth,
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WM HOLLINS & CO., LTD.,
call attention to their. TRADE MARK as above. Whether the Selvedge of piece-goods, or on the Tab. on made-up garments, this MARK is a GUARANTEE that the fabric bearing it is their genuine production, and that the utmost CONFIDENCE may be placed its perfection of make and on its good-wearing quali ties
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WILL SCIENCE END WAR? POISON GAS MORE POTENT THAN DIPLOMACY.
[BY AIR WILLIAM CEOOKES, 0.M] Airplanes submarines, poison gas, and liquid fire are among the innovations which invest, the Grens War with peculiar interest
The employment of these methods bas been declared outside the pale of recognis ed warfare, but they are nevertheless the result of scientific enterprise, and it may be assumed safely that in course of time the fighting forces will be equipped with still more terrible means of destruction.
War has an entirely new significance not only to the troops in the fields, but for civilians residing far from the scene of conflict. Formerly the soldiers or sailors took the risk and glory, while the taxpayer grumbled and found the moner, but now the most harmless person may fall a victim to the indiscriminate havoc which Germans have so aptly dubbed "frightfülness,"
Submarines hardly compare with air- craft as important departures in the methods of war. A submarine is'metely a torpedo vessel, with the advantage of invisibility, and no more, since she is still restricted to the water in her opera- tions: On the other hand, the flying machine can go almost anywhere, drop explosives, gas shells, or inflammatory material, which may destroy cities and public works, and, under certain condi tions, lay whole tracts of territory waste by fire.
These machines had a very limited range of action and carrying capacity to begin with, their employment until quite recent- ly being mainly dependent on weather conditions. Every month records develop. ments in their construction. From mera observation platforms they have become fighting machines, heavily armed, operat ing in squadrons.
What is to prevent a fleet of airplanes stealthily dropping poisonous matter into our reservoirs f Disease germs may be conveyed by the flying man and distri buted over areas where epidemies would be likely to spread among man and beast. The potential power of aircraft seems boundless, and, however unworthy of civil- isation, is a force to be reckoned with. It is extremely doubtful if this menace can be restricted yet by negotiations be tween nations.
The aid of science will continue to be invoked to amplify the latest means of slaughter and bring under control. forces known to exist but which have proved impracticable as destructive agents in war. Electricity, so far, has been utilised only on the battlefield for communicative and defensive purposes, and it would appear that these are its limitations.
With the rapid progress of science the carnage in warfare has correspondingly increased, and it may well be that the time will arrive when the elementary laws of self-preservation common to us all might be sufficiently aroused to bring about some international Kuarantee against their destined of war.
TE. such & suggestion is
to bes fulfilled, then the terrors of science will have accomplish- ed that which diplomacy has failed to achieve.prexi.
SPY-PROOF LETTERS.
To prevent the possibility of valuable information getting into Germany from the United States, the American Bed Cross has instituted a special buresa in Washington to handle mail from people in America to their relatives in enemy countries. The American Red Cross is the official agency through which welfare messages are transmitted from Americans to persons in enemy territory. In carry- ing out this work, which is essentially of a humanitarian character, the Red Cross. must take every precaution to prevent the transmission of information to the enemy, either through the efforts of pro- fessional or amateur spies or through messages of innocent intent. A system of operation devised by the American State Department in Washington, which is ta nearly spy-proof as it could possibly be, is now in effect. The system of itself is fairly simple, but a great amount of painstaking labour is required to make the safeguards complete. This will b readily appreciated when it is considered that an average of 1,300 such letters are now being sent daily from the United. States to persons living beyond the enemy lines.
The system prevents all use of code. Any person wishing to send a message to relative in Germany or Austria, musé write it in Red Cross othee in America where the writer is personally known. There are such offices in every city and town in the United States. The messages thus written are sent, properly certified, to the Red Cross beadquarters in Washington Here they are rewritton, the letter is cut down in length and the wording is absolutely changed. Thus all chance of the use of a clever code er of intisible ink is eliminated From the Red Cross beadquarters the messages go to a censorship bourd, by which they are passed or refused, as the case, may be When they reach a neutral country, Switzerland or Holland, they are trans lated, put on another form, and forward- ed. In most cases they are delivered by the Red Cross organisation of the coun try to which they are addressed., Ninos the scheme was put into effect a few weeks. ago, it has given general satisfaction to dany people in the United States, parti- cularly to those who had relatṛres in the invaded district, for whom they wished to
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