I
THE ATROCITIES OF THE
BOLSHEVIK ELEMENT.
TAK BONGKONG DAILY: PRESS,– WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18TH, 1919.
RED CROSS WORK IN LIBERIA and economically it was considored recES+ sary to rush the troops there, and that had proved a good plan. The Rod Cross organisation, the Y.M.C.A. and the War Trade Board went to relieve the Russians. The War Trade Board was at present selling American goods all over Siberia at cheap prices. The work of the various organisations, aided by the necessary military forces, did a great deal of good
AN INTERESTING LECTURE.
Magar Castle, who paid a flying visit the Colony from Biberia, delivered an interesting address, yesterday morning, at the Beagkong Hotel, on Red Cross
SPORT.
YACHTING.
articles like sweatern and socks, of which there was a surplus in the warehouses. were altogether 100,000 sweaters There and 750,000 pairs of socks sent in from
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB, America. Shanghai had forwarded;, a
The third of the Series of Club Cham- great deal of wadded clothes, and, they wanted as much of that as possible.. pionship races for the Cruiser classes waś they wished to meet the situation they sailed off on Sunday last round Hong- would have to work very hard. They kong Island (8), a distance of 24 miles. also needed plenty of surgical dressings The wind was light and variable through. to keep the hospitals going. The seed out, and, in consequence, the first yacht of good was being spread through the finishing the course did not arrive at the
and finishing-line until about 8 p.m. propaganda work which British
The sults are as follows: were carrying onL. Americane
in putting down the Bolsheviks. Work in Siberin." Mr. G. E. Anderson,
They would have read in the morning Consul-General for the U.S.A. presided!
papers that the Bolsheviks were sending over a fairly large attendance.
Mr. Anderson, it introducing the leceniaries to China, India, and Turkay turer, said chay Major Castle had been spread their atrocions tenets. That French had also a representative, but it in Siberis and had won the other end of was what they were trying to do every-was not possible to expect much help from The work that we have been doing in this where. They were the sort of thing called France considering their own situation. America and England were showing the the hidden band." Colony. There was a disposition among
people that there were nations who want The Red Crass workers here, both Ame
ed to help Russia and not to grab her. The speaker related one unfortunate incident to illustrate the situation in
A train-lond of several hub Siberia. dreds of prisoners left Samara and
days' thirty-eight
journey had
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When the organisations to which be had referred went to Siberia in July the Czechs were being badly treated in Vladivostock. The Bolsheviks gave them permission to go
kuow
Siberia.
3lajur Castle said that it was impos sible to give a view of the situation in
That was a great opportunity for relief work, Russin at the present moment. country was considerably larger than the in a country in which the same people United States, and the only means of were warring with each other and shed. The Czechs emmar featur the trans-Siberian ding one another's blood.
tera.sed over the Ural mountains while the Railway, which at one time was reason
reinained
Vladivostock, That It actually took at one reat ably effeien
where the organizations had an particular place 9 ofheials to performs the work which 15 ofiials did in one of opportunity. A hospital was opened in The system there Vladivostock, called the Russian Island the States in America
Another was pretty well broken down. The people Hospital, containing 300 beds, were neither bustle our friendly.
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SHIELD COMPETITION.
vican and British, in stop a little too They had experienced great dif- ficulty in getting definits information as
across the Urals and 6ght on the to what was required nad as to the sort of work that was proceding at the other Western Front for the Allies, as they end. There was great used for assist desired, but when a few thousands had
it reached Nikolsk. The ance, and those who were here were able left the Bolsheviks changed their minds
were put into small boxes They The 'zechs were then driven to Western men 4 help in a se, at least. therefore asked the lecturer to give them and Eastera Biberia, and the Bolshevikstaining 40 persons each, and they had to information which would enable them to told them that they could not be trans- take turng in, sleeping and sitting. The needed in ported. Then the Czechs' apirit began only means of ventilation was a little what help whe
to rise, and they gathered a force togetheralit, two feet long and six inches broad. Siberia, but the entire force of Bol- Hundreds of people died on the way and There their bodies were thrown overboard. theviks queiled the movements.
When the train reached its destination out of 2,300 persons who started on the journey 1,321 had died. The Red Cross organisation went to meet them, as there was the danger of typhus to combat. It took three days to get the train, open owing to official red-tape, and then one was able to see the people by means of searchlight. In every compartment there were dead bodies. The sick people, nam- The refuge hospital, also, was opened in bering about 535, were taken to the The Vladivostock containing 300 beds. The earest hospital for attention. ronds were difficult for Transport pur
and other soldiers, also the hospital contained 180 beds so that three- Frews, owing to the fact that the emplogi, į Russia1]
When the soldiers of the Allied nations were tended fourths of the refugees had to sleep on were not pui nywhere Mission went to Biberia in July of last at that buspital. At Harbin there was the floor. There were at first two cases
ittle hospital, which was not much el typhas, but subsequently it spread third time, in the first round of the Shield 160 cases of tournament, at 4.15 p.m. on the Club year it was centralled by the Bolshevik A
use; at Bukkede there was a hospital There were, also, about Dark It was stated that there were
At their meeting the Staff and two fuctions in Russia, namely, the containing 250 beds; at Omsk, une with dysentry. To-day typhus was raging all ground.
over the district. When the people were Departments played the better gaine and That 200 beds, and at Tunnem another with Srom people in America were 300 beds. Many of the inspitals were a long given garments, they always looked for should have won, but the result was a silly enough to believe that the Bolshe-way from the Western Frost, but there the sign of the Red Cross, and when this draw; while on the last occasion, although visited the hospitals the sick people the Engineers had nearly all the play. There was were a few hospitais to which the wound-
"May the Lord Jesus the Staff wored best and the suppers viks. represented demorency.
The nothing democratie about the Bolsheviks.ru were sent to prom Burope," There was would call out
The Bassion peojile pe gastised shortly before "time." great need for gauze dressings. To bless you-1 ** They believed that the properties clauses
Both elevens are: should not have a vote, they believed in give any adequate aid to Russian bos preciated the work and were very grafe game, therefore, to-day should prove par The teams are as fol high wages with little work. They were pitula was impossible unless they had ful, and as time went on their children's ticularly interesting. really murders, anarchists, and hun larger supplies. They hoped, however; to children would know the history of Red at full strength.
They were sending out dreds of other unmentionable things be abw to du is, although the refuger Cross work and live to bless it for their lows:-- They did not represent anything decent situation was deplorable. He was under fathers' sakes.
army of two typhus trains to combat the disease. The or good in Russia The majority of the the impression that people, however, were very radical in million people of different nationalities work was full of danger, but the workers were willing to face them. They were get their cows. They seemed rather to favour had been driven across the Ural moun- the Bolsheviks because they had a little cars, by the murders of the Bolsheviks,ting united in Biberia, and he believed the
into Siberia in the hope of finding relicwork was going to progress and that it and more freedon than before. Their were a
Que Armenian told him that out would help to prove the real attitude of Sheriff; Kirby, Brown, Street, Ellarby number of people who did at age with the re.
And these for 500.000 persons who crossed the Urals, the Anglo-Saxon people towards the
Russiaus. (Applause.) the Belshevik programów,
In reply to questions, the lecturer said peuple got together and formed the pre-nearly half were ourdered. This wo
there was no Allied Red Cross organisation mert Russian Government ander Admiral lost bis wife and five children, who were the way. Refugees were Kultchak, who was pulling together the murdered crved in Siberia, and there was very filtering into Fladivostock at all timus, in Siberia, but there was the American, possibility of a sevent Government being and how they managed to escape couly Red Cross, while Mr. Ralphy and Clener the University to-day, tea
Monarchists and the Bolsheviks,
wwe tul 1.
all
formed. After all, the main relief had to be comprebended. The conditions in Lo come from the Russian people thei- selves and mot from any aside Govern 20ent
Powell bad assembled the British thero
The Staff and Departments and the Royal Engineers meet to-day, for the
Royal Engineers: --Heath; Blumfield and Lawrence; Smith, Charters, and White; Millard, Connell, Jarvis, Town- send and Pascali.
Staff and Departments:- Glenny; Wain
Scouter; Strange, Knight
and Birch.
and
UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG. THE THIRD CONGREGATION.
On the occasion of the Congregation at
will served on the second floor of the Univer
be
Western Siberia were better than in the under the British Patriotic League. Tsity building from 4 til 5.15 p.m. AL 3.30 p.m. & procession including the Honorary Graduates, the members of the
nity will enter the Great Hall. Members in this procesion will assemble and robe Court, Colincil nud Senate of the Univer
in the Vice-Chancellor's room
p.m.
Eual. The Government there seemed to league was helping the soldiers and work. Red Cross was assisting the civilian He Dongid there was growing be more sensible, but many were unableng in the barracks, while the America evidence among the Russian people of a to get there owing to the bed railway desire to meet the great need of their system. In Oask, the population was at population. The boxes which gre dis- one time 110,000, and way Dow estimated patched from Hongkong and other places About 900,000 of the duly arrived. He thought it best that the boxes for refugees should be addressed roughly at 000,000.
to the American Red Cross, had absolutely nothing.
country and to rebuild E
Some peuple were not in sympathy with
One could Russin and apt to blame her for her de
not live in from 40-50 degrees below zero fection. They must remember, however, that she lost 9 millions of men in the without something to get under. In wur, which was more than any of the Ekaterinberg the proportion of refagus They were a people was much larger than elsewhere, and the who in 1910 stood up for the Allies and prople were simply walking about the
other Allied nations.
made it possible, by their great defenes strews, shelterless, and unprotected from
and advance for Gt. Britain to raise the evid: they had neither clothes nor The food situation in her big Army and for Franer to save nuything else. herself. The Russian people saved the Siberia was not so serious as the clothing 1 { the Government would Kituation in 1915, and it was due to their question.
Sir Havilland de Sausmarez said that
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After B.E. the Pro-Chancellor hus
the Shanghai boxes were addressed to the taken his seat and declared the Congre- American Red Cross. The British Women's Sation open, the University Anthem will Work Association was at present concen-be played by the band of the 18th Infan
clothes for children. trating on
Thery.
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor will then
degree, and the graduates in Medicine, American Red Cross sait in Shanghai present the candidate for an honorary was playing a largo part in supplying Engineering and Arts will be presented warm garments and clothes for children.
The lecturer stated that there were by the Deans of their Faculties.
The honorary Graduate will make a large godowns in Vladivostock at which
3peech, after which the Pro-Chancellor will declare the Congregation closed.
defence that the collapse of Germany unly assist in song way, instead of con- the boxes, including those from the ogine very much sooner than was expect.hacating goods, the distribution of cloth-British, arrived. There was a great need ed. Therefore they all oved something ing would not be so difficult. There was for bed sheets, ete. Drossings were in The procession will return to the Vier-
to Russia. The Altus bad asked therano material to be obtained in Siberia Holves.
Becessary.
WHAT BURNS THOUGHT OF THE
GERMANS,
Chancellor's rum. Visitors are request- He had brought a complet to engin in their places until the What can we do for her ?" The itself. The little that remained was gold, list of the things needed. If they could procession hrs left the Great Hall. situation of the Russian people was not by the merchants at an enormous profit, not obtain any other cloth in Hongkong,
and the poover people could not afford to the best thing would be to continuel nly the problem of their owa Govern anent but that of the Allied Governtoetit purchase. That was why the War Trade making garments out of flannelette, Board went over there and sold choup although it was more expensive. Gaur: as well, so the Allied Government, atari ed to do what they could for the Russians, clothing to the millions who were unable bandages, also, were needed.
to buy in Russia itself. In Vladivostook although relief might havë rume late.
In Hiberin, the situation in July was they had big parks in which buildings that the Bolshevik element over-ran the have been erected to accommodate the The refugees. The British and Americans had country to a considerable extent. Austrian and (termas prisoners there joined together in getting bouses for the were supposed to be a strong force and batter classes who did not care to accept!
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A vote of thanks was accorded 'ta, the lecturer, who left the Colony. yesterday hy the Nanking.
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CÓ, LTD.
The approximato statement of traffic they joined the Bolsheviks. Everything ebarity. The question was, "How are receipts for the week ending 11th January seemed to go the way the Germans want.
we going to meet the situation? The is as follows:
{Thin Yong, Alain
Boooff.ta Aggregate
for
rearipts week **** for 2 weska. $13,500
20,460 11,700
92,017
9,911
ed, and the Allies thought it, time to real work there was refuges, work, intervene. The country might pull look! |and waddled clothes mich warin together if the Germans were not there. garments generally were negdusary to It was advisable to send,a military force, save their lives. They did not "Witht Iwurunun ikke vi
4,891
It is not everywhere known out of Scotland, perhaps, that Robert Burns
had alzo his ideas about the German over a century ago. He was writing to Dr. McGill, of Ayr. *** Creation-disgracing scelerats," he said; "such as they, only! God can mend and the Devil only cau In the all-comprehending way unin
of Caliga I wish they had all but one neck. Oh, for a witoring curso to blast the Germany and their machinations Oh for a poisonous tornado from the rid me to sweep the aprending crop of their villainous contrivance to the lowest Hell | ** A
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