HOW WE FOUGHT AT MONS,
WOUNDED Gunner's GRAPHIC STORY,
Tremendous Odds,
One wounded soldier arrived at Charing Cross on August 24,
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1914,
GERMANY'S TRADE.
Some Practical Suggestions.
It is becoming realised that while the War must incalculable damage upon the world's trade it will especially damage, that of our onemies, British manufacturers should now
enemy.
English railways. Sometimes inflicted greater damage on the MORE STORIES OF MONS. WAR'S NAKED HORRORS. lower tender was the cause, sometimes the promise of an earlier delivery, which was very often not carried out." Sohwarz-
WOUNDED SOLDIERS' ORIM":
NARRATIVES.
France and her Health Precautions.
Paris, Aug. 27.
on the second section of the buat. viko up an honoured post, and able to capture a large amount In heavy electrical machinery the the Germans come well in sight, who had been wounded round and surgeons of Paris being bastily
train. "tle was a head gunner in the Royal Field Artillery, and was engaged in the fight which waged for over two days at Mons and the surrounding district,
Roadside Ambushes. Every inch of the way ie kaff and Maffei Iccomotives have contested, and the Germans have Parie, Aug, 20.
also besa supplied to Italy and to buy every hill on the road to The following proclamation to
infliot Tarkey, both markets worth Paris with scores of their dead. to country is made by the new
looking into. Axles by Krupp At every point of vantage a halt Riflemen fall into
** Like Shooting Rabbits.” Ministry, taking the plads of the
have been largely supplied to is made.
A gruesome detail may be customary Ministerial declar-
added to what I mentioned several British colonies, especially position at each side of the raad. ation :-
to the Victorian Government, Machine guna appear as soon de About 120 English soldiers yesterday as to the forty civilian The new Government comes in the country knows that it can terman and Austrian importa to monopoly in South
of the eighty-eight millions of Germans have had almost a and, a murderous fire ploughs about Mons, on arrival in Bir-summoned. to the front. It is Africa, through the ranks of the advanc. mingham were removed to the that the train by which they rely on its vigdauce and energy. this country, and the Sficon Argentina, and South America, ing Teutons. These seem to o university buildings at travelled was largely composed and that it will make every effort millions of German and Austrian The British shareholders in South take no precaution.
Boarabrook, where facilities have of trucke of quicklime, the par for the defence of France.
My friend himself witnessed been provided for dealing with poses of which can be best left to The Government knows that it exports to the other parts of our African mines should in future
the imagination. It is a fearful cin count on the country for Empire. The cessation of Gerineist upon a stop being put to each a rearguard action. The Bri- over one thousand patients.
The morning's contingent was side of the picture, but one that He told a graphic story to whom its son are shedding their man exports to neutral markete this practice on their properties, tisk, retreating, left a detachment
the All lining both sides of the road. The the first batoh to arrive. They bas to be squarely faced. The Globe representative who met him blood-for it and for liberty. On will also give the British manu Germana, especially at Charing Cross, and described, the sides of the herois Belgian
factutere a chance of new busi gemeineleotrizitate Gesellschaft, Germans appeared, and were were brought in a special hospital" dangers to public health attend- smong other things, how our and English armies they are as soon as their ficancial have supplied much electrical allowed to come within a few train from Southampton and were ing the
position improves. There are machinery to this country. Even hundred yards. Then as if by removed in motor ambulances, forces were compelled to advance withstanding without dtering portain specific ifades, each, for the Brighton Railway Company magic two British machine guns against overwhelming odds, the to forcest fire any army has Middlesex being "cut up." been called upon to fuce, and all instance, as sugar beet and fine obtained the whole of its equip in command of an officer with a
As he had lost his cap. the
chemicals, which are of each ment from a German firm, when dozon-mea swung into the road. hold their ground. Glory to
A sharp order, and machine returned gunner had twisted his them! Glory to the living and aportance to our national wel- British firms were quite compet soarf into a sort of Tam-q-Shan- ter. In the righ: kneo of his khaki uniform be pointed to two ballet holes-where a shot had
to the dead -
fare is almost to justify Govern-ent to supply it, and another guns and rifles blaze at short Inent's support. Both of these British railway bas at present range into the Germans. The holds her ground.
Meu are falling, but the pation industries Bhould now be encour large quantities of German head of the German column dis In the face of such heroism the aged on a large scale, and our electrical machinery on order. appears in the dust of the road. passed through without touching finnt victory is assured. The reliance on Germany for drugs British manufacturers have beaten. The main body halts dismayed, him. He is invalided home, on struggle is continuing hotly. and sugar should be a thing of the Germans in railway work. A few minutes later the British the past. Both of these indus- Why should the mines of South are marching along the road, account of a gun baving fallen on France is not the easy prey trios, however, require extensive Airiou, the electric lighting of whistling, to the next station, a
imagined by an insolent enemy, On the Left Flank. The duty of France is a serious capital, which may not be easily Buenos Ayres and Argentina they call it, where they will have Tuesday morningstid, one, but it is simple:-Drive forthcoming unless the capitaliet cities, the electric equipment of another exchange of compliments "with five infantry regimentaick the invader and parane will continue to obtain a good German? Slow
is sure that even after the war he British collieries, be so largely with the Germans.
at first, our Wipe out the blot on our return. The German Govern- British electric factories can now the King's Own (Royal Lan him!
the liberty
unheard of compete with the world. meat will make casters), the Lancashire Fusiliers, oil and embrace the Royal Irish, Rides, the Mid, which we prize so much that we efforts to recapture these markets,
him.
*** We advanced to Mons on the
dlesex, and the Rifle Brigade.
"We took up a position on the left flank of the Allies, and first opened fire on the Germans at "about a thousand yards.
"It took the Germans a long
time to get the range. They are good artillerymen, but bad rifle Bhots.
"They seemed to be aix to one. Our infantry advanced, but the Germans were in such force that
will hold it to the end!
tiny.
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and par Government should take what eteps are necessary to help manufacturera guard
to
L Keep Courage High.". We must keep our courage high and in the face of national our peril remain masters of our dee- against this.
There are plenty of other dir- Meantime our Allies the Rasections in which attacks upon tians are marching with firm step deutral markets can be made Germany's, trade here. sad in to the German capital, causing
without direct Government aid, her grave anxiety and inflicting heavy losses on the troops which endeavour to bar the progress.
We ask from the country all
ment.
The French. Of the French our men seem to have seen little or nothing. They are under the impression that the armies are acting separately, which of course, is not the case.
movement of large bodies of troops are alone auf- wagons, and cars, to the hospital. fleiently great, and we are remind- Though terribly maimed and ed of them here by the official looking broken and tired, the men notices urging everyone who has were cheerful. About twenty of not been vaccinated for five years them, who had apparently had to submit to the treatment at their legs amputated; had to be once. Publio vaccinators are in carried, but the majority were able attendance at certain hours in to walk with assistance. Some every district of the city, and had lost their arms and others had they are being kopt busy. bandagea round their heads. number of the men spoke of the terrible character of the fighting "The Germans," one man said, out numbered as by a hundred to one. As we knocked them down they simply filled up their gaps and came on as before."
Arrangements to receive and
In the course of conversation a tend wounded soldiers continus
Appalling Shell Fire. One of the Suffolk men stated that very few were injured by shot wounds. Nearly all the mischief was done by shells.
to
be made here, as in most parts of the country, at high pressure. All sorts of buildings are being turned into hospitals, and gifts of money and other kinds are pouring in daily, The Red Cross Brigade is full up as far as The list could be incressed
nurses are concerned, und applications are now being held indefinitely to show the many opportunities which the British
over. The banks are taking their manufacturers now have before
part by waiving the moratorium restrictions in respect of deponits them of recovering these markels
The fighting has been incessant "The Germans," he said, withdrawn to aid the Bad Oros which, partly through slackness and partly from other causes, and desperately hard. Never" fired six at a time, and if you work. No wounded soldiers, lost. theless, the army is still fit 15 missed one you got the others." how ever, have yet been sent here, Perhaps the most flagrant cases every sense of the word. Its they have neglected or
One man, whose head was so and none quite knows when they of German appropriation of transport is intact, and filled the smothered in bandages that his will be. At Marseilles, I am told, not be Been, there are many wounded in the but with Government encourage. British business are those of road from Compiegne last Sunday features could
We are glad to notice the which the flotation the Victoria with a column of motor lorries remarked: "We could beat hospitals, presumably sailore them with bladder sticks if it from the French feet in the vigorous steps being taken by the Falls Electric Power Company nine kilometres long.
From all sides I hear that were not for the shells, which Mediterranean. they had to retire, and the Mid- the sacrifices, all the resources of Foreign Office and the Board of formed an example. Here, though dlesex were badly cut up. We made good practice against the men and energy she is capable of Trade to advise British mann. the bulk of the capital was raised dynamited bridges and tunnels We ask her to remain facturers of these openings, in this country, the Germaps so mark the retreat of the French, *Germans, however, and I think giving.
firm and resolute; that the nation Germany built up its foreign arranged matters that the whole and blazing villages and ricks the that for every casualty on oural life shall not be interrupted; trade partly by hard work and of the machinery, coating over advance of the Germine. The her- eide there must be three on to have confidence in the Minis study of the buyers' requirements. million, was, and still is, ordered rest is now almost in, and the
try. We
In many cases there can be no from them, although they only French would do well to destroy have method. We The Germans are frightened shall gain the victory.
doubt that the German monu took a certain amount of doben it themselves rather than leave it of the bayonet," continued the This proclamation is franked facturer took more pains to meet tures in return. It is to be hoped for the enemy. The weather is from now onwards the splendid-blazing hot days and gunner, adding naively, "and by the signature of all the mem the buyers' wishes than his more that
conservativo British rival. Auth. London financier will take steps perfect moonlight nights--ideal enticated reports have reached to ensure that losos raised in boliday weather. a from different parts of the London should be entirely or Paris, Aug. 29. Empire and from China of casas largely spent in this country. As,
where the British manufacturer however, the London A Garman officer who W08 at them with the bayonet, killing made prisoner by
refaaed, or was unable, to change market is such a cosmopolitan one Qur mea about 250. If you fix a bayonet declared, "Never did we believe is standard design in the way and advance on the Germans they that we were to face such adver the German was prepared to do, pressure will be needed to ensure run like anything.
saries," He admitted the truth Then, again, the German manu- this. It is a matter we do not Attacking the Wounded. of the statement that the spirit of facturer employed better linguists propose to averlook-Globe Our casualtios were very the German troops was not in as his travellers and representa heavy, and we had to put the their work.
tives, and took more trouble in
theirs.
they are very good runners. A strong body of them were sur prised at Manniscourt, about three-quarters of a mile from Donnicourt, and our infantry gọt.
foulminded.”
bers of the Ministry.Exchange Special."
"Such Adversaries."".
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money
a little Government and trade
BRITISH SURPRISES FOR GERMANS.
Every Inch Contested."
were appalling. The effect could not be described."
The wounded men complained of the Germans firing on the Red Cross workers.
Arrivals at Portsmouth."
Two interesting names that figure in the news are those of Fringe Louis Napoleon Bonaparte and M. Maurice Maeterlinck, the
famous author. The former is A private of the West Kent about to be appointed a Com Regiment, who went through the mandant of the Russian Acting. Boer War, said there was never Army, while the femons author anything in South Africs like the of" Pellese et Melisande," who is 52 years of and is of Belgian
age fighting at Mons,
"That was a game of skittles origin, has asked permission from by comparison," he said. “They the French Minister of War to Moonlight Marching.. came at us in great maares. I enrol himself in a volunteer corps, Those nights of full moon have was like shooting rabbits, only as Meantime he is assisting af the Many kilometres have been gained another lot took their place. You not been wasted by the Germans. fast as you shot one lot down harvest in Normandy.
It was with a sigh of relief that' on the road to Paris auder the could not help hitting them. We left the city for a spell in order harvest moon, but for which the had plenty of time to take aim, to visit the advance base of the men would have been sleeping. and it we weren't reaching Bisley British Expeditionary Force..
That the Germans are in a standard all the time we must Where it is situated cannot be great burry is evident. They have done a mighty lot of execu divulged, though the riddle of advance regardless of risks and tion. As to their rifle fire, they the mystic "X" must have wounded on the gunlimbers and "The battle," Lo enid, "the preparation of catalogues in
been accidentally solved by many waggons, and wherever we could. sometimes a fiercely waged that foreign languages. As regards ON THE ROAD TO PARIS sacrifices: "crushing down te couldn't hit a hay stack."
sistance by weight of numbers,
on your side that have lately We did this as much as possible the death-foll is tremendous. the former, English firms are
"carried forward by the hope Another batch of wounded, travelled in France. Day and because the Germans are Ho Yesterday, for example, a san still backward, though there bas
| of striking a mortal blow landed at Southampton, reached night, huge tins, some of them. been much improvement They cut the guisary encounter took place in
at the western los before the Portemouth and were removed drawn by those colossal French wrists of the wounded here "— a forest. So terrible wae the regards the latter in later years,
eastern enemy is at the gates of from Fratton Station to an engines, are being rushed said the soldier, making a etart slaughter that when the troops The German was usually more
Berlin.
adjacent secondary school, which through Jaden with men in ling movement across his wrist prepared to evacuate the wood prepared than the English rival
At Compiegne, which was full has been fitted up asan emergency kaski, horses, tents, artillery. so that they cannot fire again, or they could not stand owing to to book small orders, in the hopes else they jam them with the the piles of corpses.
that they might lead to large ones
of troops, no attempt was made hospital. The number admitted guns, and all the other parapher butt of their rifles." «.
10 stop them. The troops fell was 120, but only about a dozen nalis of war, looking ssspick an "The German losses have been subsequently, and to give more In a special message from back, and bat for rear-guard were regarded as nerione cases. On one occasion the British extraordinary."-Exchange.
extended credit. In addition to Forrieres Gournay (Normandy), actions the Germans seem to have
span as though they were just off troops appear to bave been sur-
these perfectly legitimate ways of Rauter's correspondent says: marched from La Fere to the wounds in the legs and others Court exhibition. My impressions Many are suffering from ahot to be put on show at on Earl's prised by the Germane.
from rheumatic trouble caused were confirmed by every soldier "We were dead tired after a down three aeroplanes refli by pushing business, German trade "The fight of non-combatants lines of Paris anopprett
been fostered by more to Paris keeps pace with the The march of the German right by exposure,
that I spoke to there. They fire. "said the gunnor, long march,'
questionable means. Improper retreat of the allied forces on the on Paria has been marked by the "and were filling our water-
Men of the Royal Army Medical agreed that "everything is up to In farther conversation the diplomatic pressure has been em- capital. bottles with no auspicion of soldier indicated that the Mid-ployed and bribery resorted to.
straight course as well as the Corps who arrived in Portsmouth the very scratch." As for them-- "At my village of Lacroix B. speed and force of a cyclone. An also stated that the Germane at selves, good grub, good pay, and. Germans in the neighbourhood, dlesex were cut up because the British trade marke have boon Ouen; between Compiegne and official military map of the zone Mons wilfully fired on the field the chance of winning some more when they suddenly opened fire artillery was too late to protect copied and German goods of Chantilly," said en English of the military operations marks hospital, and the staff had to pack glorious victories gave them the from close by. We lost a good them.
inferior quality foisted upon the trainer whom I met on the way the area of German occupation in ap and hurry off. many men then..
The five regiments were fight buyers, not only depriving us of down to the coast," the Germans Northern France by a line from
sppearance of the best set-up end "We were dead beat then, and ing the Germans an hour and a the businese, but seriously damag- came into one end of the village Lille to Compiegne which is al
happiest fellows I have ever had bad practically no food for half before we came up," he said, ing the reputation of British aa I with my string of fourteen most straight. West of that line
clapped eyes on-A, Hart Ed- three days, as we had lost our
"and in addition to the Middlo- goods. Shofield in particular thoroughbred horses got out at the Germans have practically
warde in the Globes sex, the King's Own and the has suffered in this way. provisions
the ather. Lancashire Fusiliers were badly Thore are A Surprise Packet."
magy other It was English soldiers com- Asked how he felt under the mauled.""
trades besides those mentioned ing through the village who heavy fire of the Germans, the Describing scenes at Amiensin which Germany had warned us, Their advice was, who is a Lancashire lad, station when a really "gay" batch become a serious compotitor. Hop it, and in not more than gunner, replied in his unaffected way of British wounded arrived, a The locomotives of Borsig of five minutes if you want to live." "It is a bit of a surprise packet special correspondent of the Berlin, Henschel of Cassel, Maff-i The line of retreat of the at first, and makes you duck Daily News records the follow of Munich, and the Hannoverscho British army was through Com- your head."
ing
Works are to be found in South
piegne
gae and Chantilly. Many It was only then that he "I can tell you," said one of America. Henschel has been regiments passed through the MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.. thought of showing our repies them, wo got it in the neck; particularly s2000aafal in Obili. village of where my inform for open MALLA est sap entative the bullet holes in the but eo did the other beggars. German locomotives or rolling ant had occasion to talk with the but it hasten Watts, and is due knee of his trousers. He added a giddy circus, and no mis stock have been purchased for officers and men. They report here on Wednesday the 16th Instant at that the British forces brought take.
India and Egypt, and even for heavy losses, but had apparendy about 1pm.
not boon'seon.
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Member of the said Council ande the provisions of Statute 7(3),