Page
For all festive occasions
the
VICTROLA
furnishes the music you want most a the moment-
stirring marches, patriotic songs by noted artists,
dance music by the leasing dance orchestras,
all the world's choicest music by the world's
greatest "vocalists and instrumentalist
Come in to-day, ask for a demonstration, and
select your Victrola.
PRICES from $49.50
2% discount for cash with order.
THE BUNUBUNG DAILI
S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd,
Exclusive Agents.
Ready-to-wear,
WHITE GABERNETTE
[93-9
TROUSERS
(Unshrinkable)
$
London made, perfect in cut and workman- ship, well fitting
$11.50 per pair.
EVERY REQUISITE FOR TENNIS WEAR
MACKINTOSH
&CO., LTD..
Men's Wear Specialists,
18, DES VEUX ROAD.
Telephone 29.
[45
The "EL PALACIO" CIGARS
of distinction:
Well-known for their flavour and aroma.
THE EGYPTIAN FAVOURITES
Theodore Vafladts'
A. G. Consis & Co's.
CIGARETTES.
Sole Agents:
THE HONGKONG CIGAR STORE
Tél. 151.
CO., LTD.
Hotel Mansions.
[697
THE
CORONET
TO NIGHT
at 5,15 and 9.15 pm LILIAN GISH
SOLD FOR MARRIAGE
* Dirty Work in a Laundry"
BRITISH GAZETTE NOS. 528-9.
The Coronet has now installed four extra exhaust fans, which means that the air is completely renewed every five minutes. Booking at BOBINSON'S.
(125
"TOŁSDAY, JUNE 10TH, 1979.
IKISA PEER REGRETS HE COULD GERMANY HAVE
SAID ***GERMAN
BROKEN OF THE WAR? SLANDER ACTION BY SIR CHARLES SOME MILITARY DISCLOSURES.
WALSTON AGAINST LORD
GALWAY.
Pending Ludendorff's appearance before
TANKS IN RESERVE.
MR. CHURCHILL'S VISION OF 1,000 YEARS HENCE.
VIVISECTION.
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND
-THE MEDICAL FACULTY.
Had the armistice not been signed' last In the House of Commons, on April a State tribunal, some very striking Ger-November, the Germans, it was declared 10th, Sir E. Greenwood, replying to Sir Lord Galway was the defendant; in 'an - may nailitary disclosures are to be found at a dinner at the Savoy Hotel, wouldditions experiments on dogs were per- J Butcher, who naked under what cun- action for slander brought in the King's in pamphlet entitled Could we have have had a very rough time with the new mitted, said that if the animal was suffer Bench, London, by Sir Charles Walston. Prevented Wan, or Broken of the tanks, which might have been described asing severe pain likely to last it must al
Sir Edward Carson, who appeared for Wazd by Colonel Bauerrof the German
once be painlessly killed, whether the super-tanks. plaintiff, stated that on December fat last Headquarters Staff, who acted as artil-
Fobject of the experiment was attained or
not General Fach and General Weigand, wholery expert to Hindenburg and Luder had come over to this country, were at dorff from the moment they assumed com- Claridge's Hotel. Plaintiff and his wife mand 'until the German retreat.
Tho
***
The dinner was among members of the Anglo-American Commission, specially formed to assemble these mammoth
and children and some friends were in author answers his first two questions engines of war in a huge factory covering 1917, in which the experimenter was per
"
THE INVASION OF BELATUR,
Sir E. Greenwood, in a further reply to Sir J. Butcher, stated that the total number of experiments on animals in mitted to perform the experiment with 22 acres in France, but the factory was not completed until just before the arnumber in which the experimenter was out anesthetics, was 887, and the total tice, and only one example, said to be permitted to keep the animal alive after the finest tank in the world, was finished, it had recovered from anesthetic was Had the war gone on the assembling 147. In a majority of these cases cata
were the subject of the experiments. isetory would have turned out 300 of these super-tanks per month
THE SOLDIERS AND THE TANKS..
with a "Perhaps," and the third in the vited by the manager to see them arrive.acgative, says the Times. Amonast others present was Lord Galway, the defendant While the party were Colonel Bauer, premising the invasion waiting in the hall, Lord Galway got in of Belgium as an absolute military neces Arty, seeks to account for the failure of front of Sir Charles and, turning sound Schlieffen's grandiose plan of campaign, to him, said, “Stand back; you have,ng. In the first place, he says that General von Moltke, to whom it fell to carry "out right to be here. You are a German." He also remarked to a mutual inend,
this plan, wan a man of weak terves, and Don't you know you are speaking to sing from serious illness. As soon as
when war broke ont be was also suffer- Gorman 1 **
check came on the Oureq said the Marne
complete incompetence, to deal with I saw the first tank go forward," he the situation became manifest. Yon declared." I saw the troops going after. Moltke had to go, and with him, unfor and I saw the enthusiast of the men tunately, as the author considers, went General von Stein, Moltke's successor, when they learned that modern science
MAN hava Sieperal von Falkenhayn,
with and modern progress was at fast giving an extremely capable head and good
A CHANGE OF NAKE "Anything more offensive could hardly be conceived, sa counsel. He was glad. the case need nq, va fought, as Lord Cal- way was prepared to apologise
Plaintiff might
well very
and
how valuable the tanks were.
General Seely said he learned to know
Lieut-Colonel W. Guinness: Were not a large number of these 887 experiments' merely inoculation experiments which. did not involve 'rutting?
Sir E. Greenwood: That is so
At a joint meeting of the sections of the British Medical Association at South Kensington. recently, Sir William Osler moved a resolution to the effect, that the profession heard with dismay of the prob- ability of a bill passing the House of dogs, as calculated to hamper the pro- Commons to prohibit experiments upon.
alone unable to continue to progress in the department of medical research, Sir William said that no specific restrictions were wanted. All progress had been bas ed on experiment, and if the bill passeď the House of Lords, and if that House the House of Commons they must go to was feeble enough to pass it, then they must go to the King.
passed over the insult were it not that Ea had a German name, just as General Derves," Hound himself confronted with a them a chance of winning the just cause.gress of medicine, and render Britain Foch pad General Weigand had, and be prphlem not all the factors of which were The tanks helped in the fret degree to had been subjected to annoyance by rea- immediately appreciable. Colonel Bauer win the war. son of that during the war. This had led continues :— him to change his name during the war- from Waldstein to Walston. Plaintiff was anxious that the whole circumstances as regarded himself should be known. He was born in America 63 years ago. Ela father prior to his birth had been natura- lized as an American so that he, having been born in America of a naturalised American father, never was at any time a German. Er was an American citizen, educated in New York at Columbia Uni: versity, and afterwards at Heidelberg
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.
WBS
The second factor (in the failure of I am one of those people who do not Schlieffen's plan) was the faulty distribn-forget we have won the war. Every day, tion of forces. Our main right wing was
too as I go about my business in my humble hanging in the air, weak.
The Army Bill of 1913, which had been drawn up by Ludendorf.ay, even if I am walking in the street originally provided for considerably more or going through the air-which is much new formation about three Army Corps. afer-I say to myself: Thank God, I The War Minister of that day" agreed ** to the lower establishment out of fear of am alive, and we won the war.'"
Mr. Winston Churchill said it was the Reichstag.
VSIDEN.
Colonel Martin, in seconding, said the explanation of the bill consisted of two Causes, one a want of apprehension of second a misapprehension as to what hap what experiment had dones and the pened to the dogs in the laboratories. It had been necessary to experiment on men, nd noble volunteers bad coine forward.
To this initial shortcoming were subsequite true that the end came before the quently added further deficiencies in the full results could be reached of the tank apply not only of men, but also of muni. Plaintiff, counsel continued, came datas These Falkenhayn did his utmost enterprise. But for the shortage of Huns. He had never seen anything done to dogs England in 1876, 42 years ago, and in remedy. both by representations to the the tank would bave gained even greater in the laboratories that he would object 1579 he was invited to Cambridge, where Watt Ministry and negotiations with ori- fame in the world than it had done. The to in the least being performed on him- he had been living practically ever since.ate industry. He had been a lecturer at Cambridge since
tank was a great engine of war, and itself if he had only the alternative of 1880, and & Professor and a Director of
After the Marce battle the war entered of the world.
had won a definite place in the history going to the lethal chamber at the Dogs' the Museum. In 1809 he became a natura- upon its second phase, which culminated ago, it would, he supposed, be as well
Unheard of four years Home.
Sir George Makins, president of the lised English subject. When the war in the attack on Verdun and Rumania's known a thousand years hence. broke out he offered his services in entry into the war. Marshal von Maceity of an age which they could scarcely gical technique had been perfected by Soine Royal College of Surgeons, said that sar France, and he had many relatives serv. kensen's Eastern successes during 1915 conceive would look at the emblem of a experiment, and could not have been so ing in the British Army. He had never had rendered available forces consider tank and say: "That is one of the tanks otherwise. at any time any connection with Gerable enough to tempt the German High which was used in the Great European The chairman (Colonel Haven Emer many or anybody in Germany. Lordmand into striking a decisive War. If the value of the tanks had son) said the bill, if passed, would have Galway, as one would expect.. was pre-blow in the West. The original idea was pared to apologise and to pay 100 gui to attack. Belfort, but this was dropped earlier stages of the war they might have Iation in other countries. The bill would been recognised by the military in the its repercussion, and would effect legin nema, to charity to be named by Sirs not offering fficiently decisive" Charles, who bad accordingly selected objective Verdua was thereupon select the Cambridge War Association.
ed Colonel Bauer is confident that Bir Ellis Hume Williams, for the dedays Hit had been attacked simultaneous.
Verdun would have fallen within a few..
The resolution was carried unanim-" ousis.. fendant, said that Lard Galway was now fully satisfied that Sir, Charles Walston from edit and, west. f Unhappily, how
and warpings
shortened the war and have saved milhar produced results which would have only hearten mischieroas people and do
lions of lives.
....
BIGGEST RESULT OF THE WAR, ... Proceeding: Mr. Churchill said be representations agreed that the biggest thing that had desired to express his deep regret that sisted in delivering the attack on the action, under the stress and peril of
was not of German nationality, and ever notwithstand Command pet come out of the war was the unity of
the
any remark made by had given him fast front alone, which was Armageddon, of the two English speak-
annoyance or cast reflection upon hims
He was prepared to pay 100'guiness to
error into which he had fallen.
On these terms, the record was with drawn.
-REBUILDING" BELGIUM.
MESSRS. ARMSTRONG, WHIT
WORTH'S PLANR...
exposed to
to envelopment. No
برتر
GAMBLING IN LONDON'S CHINATOWN,
PUKKA POO.;
was regrettable that our methods of fight they had acquired and which they would tendent Hopkins, weaters Superin-
In the great taak of reconstructing of infantry, and inadequate artillery the close intimacy, and sympathy which symbols incidentations of 80 Chinese
an active park. Messrs. bir W. G.. Arm-23 at battles of material, and sacred trust that by the binding and wald also blotted out ten characters, at the
charity as substantial reengnition of the fang, could be severer than Colonal ing races of the world, two great nations
exposure of the obstinacy with who spoke the common tongue; practised 4 new gambling "game which, it was which the High Command kept its eyes the common law, and worked for the stated, had superseded Fan Tan in the Axed .on
ercun, even long after the same broad ideals of tolerance, freedom, at the Thames Court recently. Four Chinese quarter of London, was described British He says:-
movement had developed valour, and liberty.
Chinese were charged with From the military point of view it struggle must never lose the touch which men appeared as
These two races joined together in this ed in running a gaining house, and nine ing in the West did not adapt themselves never have gained but for the war." in good time to circumstances.
raided the Chinese,,. house in Pennyfields, said the Fan adhering to
By antiquated forms we lost a "Let us see that no word is spoken by people in the house were found papers table was deserted, but on several of the lot of men unnecessarily. The stubborn any one of us said Mr. Churchill, used in playing Pukka Poo. These papers
to a line, the malised employment which will make mischief or diminish contained ruined belgium, writes a correspondent of of Like ime, one of the more prominent of ear we did not realize early enough that United States
were our mistakes.
the dragon, the sea. British engineering firms is about to take cular we
In part-prevail between Great Britain and the sword, gold, and nuts. Those who took
Dart blotted was assuming more and more
out ten of the 80 characters, strong, Whitworth & Co., Limited, have the
"Let us impart to our children the and once every hour one of the principals entered into negotiations with the Belgian that consequently what was needed was Government to assist to the fullest extent far greater exploitation of the armamenting together of these two mighty races same time chanting a Chinese song. A of their ample resources in restoring the industry at
home.
standing together we will be secure blotted
competitor fortunate enough to have kingdom's productive equipment, so that August, 1918, Hindenburg and Luden- future."
The sitastion seemed hopeless when in against all possible dangers in the more
out the
same ten characters 25 it may once more be enabled to take its dorit were at last ordered to take charge.
the man conducting the place among the manufacturing States No sooner had they done so than the tide
turn for a shilling
would get in or if eight out of Europe Messrs. Sir W. G. Arm-
of the ten were right he would receive £42 strong,
turned at the front, and the third phase
The nine mer charged with fre junction with
conreached its climax in the March offensive
quenting were bound over, and the prio- Main, of last year. and Limitad, are represented in
cipals were remanded. MM. Pitevil et Cie, their sole agents, will be able to render valuable services in this connection, and it is hoped that the great work of
&
Whit Mesars,
Coi
in con
IN 1918
without Creation will be inaugurated proved unlucky from the very outs
PROFESSOR'S ROMANCE.
FROM BASKET MAKER TO A CHAIR AT CAMBRIDGE.
But the fourth and last phase, which began with the attack on Reims inst July,
MISS ASQUITH WEDS RUMANIAN PRINCE. The surprise Colonel Bauer continues) The scheme of reconstruction for Bel- missed fire. The weather before and has been elected into the new Professor. Mr. Thomas Okey, who at the age of 67,
LONDON, May ist. gium is planned on bold lines, The dif- daring the attack was unfavourable, and ship of Italian at Cambridge, was ap-inguished guests at the wedding in St. With Dowager Queen Alexandra and ferent works of the Arm-which, during | put. our fighting gaa almost completely prenticed to the basket making trade in Margaret's Uhurch, of Mr.
Princess Victoria among the Any
dia- the war, employed some 70,000 people, to out of action. Bide by side with the 1883. whom wages aggregating £1,000,000 per month were paid--bave for some tine past divent work done by certain in-
to-day, He was born in Spitalfields, and after preparing for the turnover from war failure on the part of others--these were he had served his apprenticeship be was to poace conditions The large riverside the first fruits of insidious influence in business as a basket-maker in Went shops at Elswick, where the heavy exerted by the homeland. The attack ac worth street, just of Petticoatlane, as it matian Legation. The couple has been naval and land guns were construct cordingly came to a standstill before the
been
divisions there was a
Miss Elizabeth Asquith, Herbert H. Asquith, previously Premier, and Mrs. Asquith, was married to Princo Bibesco, Councillor of the Eu
ed during the war, will in future been second position. Nor did Reims Mazzini, and it was his enthusiasm for Greek Church, of which the Prince.
Was then. He was a great admirer of married earlier under the rites of the
the
sccupied with the manufacture of marine fall. ongines and boilers. The projectïo and ammunition works at Bootswood are now being devoted entirely to the construction of locomotives, and when fully equipped
by
This was the first great failure and the great Italian, stateman which first membe actual turning point of the poss length; Germany was ingloriously
It ended like
Brace lost aroused, his interest in Italy. brought down a nose length from
About 40 years ago be began to travel: port on the Continent, working at his trade as All Hopes of e
were he went, and in this way be journeyed in It was the fault learning the languages with great thor
nce is
couple received many present
wellery, from the King and other members of the royal house, diplomatists and politicians. The Prince gave his bride jewels of great value which Prince Antoine was First Beoretary of
are expected to bave an annual output of ashod by the debated pet that Germany, France, Spain, and Italy. had belonged to his mother.
between 3,000 and ποτίνει
production of machine
Tollowed
the
the
Openshow
how Works will be largely the spirit of the nation to become and villages of the various countries. He ore his assignment to London. engaged upon the tools and small tools. The interests of our vive and often detive resistance to all the several years after his return, but in time MOTOR SHIP FOR THE FAR EAST. demoralized, and who had opposed pas continued to work as a bakket maker for steel trade have been seriously threatened ellerts of Hindenburg and Ludendorff to he was able to give it up and become # of late by American competition, and gloomy forebodings as to its future have get things done.
of the home Govery he had allow-oughness as he passed through the town the Rumanian Legation in Washington
GUERNSEY STATES TO BUY, THE ISLAND OF HERM
teacher of languages.
'WORKERS' CONTINENTAL THIPS.
Fired by his success. Mr. Okey institut ed a Travellers' Club at Toynbee Hall, by means of which trips on the Contigent were arranged for other workingmen who showed themselves capable of profiting by
j
Messra Harland and Wolff Hav launched from their Govan
and
Favo
which
twin-screw motor-ship Glenard the they have built for the Glen Line The vessel is 120 feet in length, 54 feet broad, double bottom constructed on the cellular
of about 5,000 tons gross. She has principle,
steel decks, with soven watertight
compartments. The
East
into eighviding the bull
been indulged in
Immerse prepa have
however, been made at Opensha by preparations Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. to sustain the selling side of the British steel trade The output from these works will not only meet the requirements of the different departments of the company, but will en Herm, one of the Channel Islands, able all classes of commercial steels to be which before the war was leased to a Car supplied abroad as required JA
man company (the West Bank Licgaitz, them. Bhipbuilding has always formed an Ltd), and was sub-let to Erince Blücher important part of this firm's industrialvon Wahlstatt, as recently the subject long friend of Mr. Okey, told & Daily trading in the service to the Far
Mr. J. M. Dent, the publisher, a life vessel been specially designed for enterprise, and the extensive yards on the ordidussion by the Guernsey States, who Chronicle representative recently that and has every facility for the rapid load- Tyne are now equipped to turn out all decided to make representations to the Mr. Okey is one of the greatest rigging and discharge of the cargo; there is classes of commercial craft cargo or Government for its purchase passenger boats, oil tankers, heery liners, the island is mile and a
half
English authorities on the Italian also comfortable ice-breakers, cable-laying ships, ote unt half a mile broad, and contains about guage, and on Italy's art treasing number
Not the least important part of Messreits shell beach, covered with shouts of practically every picture of any Armstrong, Whitworth's plan of recou
Mr. Okey mown the history and whore, number, are of speciel winch
highly systematised commercial depart of a mile wide. It dominster St. Peter memory is remarkable. Beside his know on each, and there are in 1191 Carric ment, with he rters at the Landon Port and St. Espeon and the main ledge of modern European languages, be lifting from 13 up to 50 tons and
channel for shipping.
is; good: Greek and Latin scholar. of Diesel oil engines will be fitted.
long
to
4ccommodat ches
struction has been the establishment of athenwich, form a bank three-quarters, note on the Continent," he said. Een as are
offices
The
winch. The vessel has two pole masta, with derrick table