GENERAL NEWS.
Rear-Admiral Drowned. Newe has reacted Cheltenham of the death of Rear-Admiral William John Grogan from drowning. He is reported to have. over balatoed himself and fallen over-board from his ship.
Admiral Grogan retirad from the Royal Navy nearly seven years ago but offered his servioss to the Admirally on the outbreak of the
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1915.
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Cardiff-New Recorder. The appointment of Mr. Ll6.). welyn William, MP., to be Recorder of Cardif will cause s by election in the Carmarthen district, which he has represented in the Liberal interest since 1000. Mr. Willisme ia deeply interested. in all Welsh subjects and is the author of several essays on Wel-h history. He it was who once sid that St. George was not an Ec- glishman but a bacon contrastor to the Army in Cappadocis.
Gave His Life for His Dog. An extraordinary case of a man saorificing his life for his favourite dog was reported at Aberdeen, yesterday.
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CARE OF GERMAN PRISONERS.
Official' Correspondente.
Correspondence between his Majesty's Government and the. American Ambassador respecting the treatment of German pristners and interned civilians in
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The Late Insp. Gen. C. L. Lees, R.N. The death has occurred, at the age of 80, of Dapury Inspector the United Kingdom is published General Charles Alexander Less, B.N. (retired). The deceased officers a Parliamentary White Paper
served in Chins during the war of 1857-9, incharge of the garrixon at Macao Fort, Danton River; he was in the Balleisle off Peiho Forte in 188. Under Surgeon Watson be stiended the eerionsly wounded of the second attack (1859) of Peiho Fosts and had the
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19 been supplied for a second time, A resident medical officer forma 7. Money. Any money found part.of the staff of each place of on a prisoner on internment above internment, and in each is a hos- a small eam (says £1) is taken in pital whero minor cases of sick-charge by the camp commandant UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS
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In reply to Mr. Page, who on November 16, 1914, requested, ou behalf of the German Foreign Office, fall information how Ger-
3. Canteens are provided for man officers, officials, and soldiers socording to rank, imprisoned in the purchase of tobacco, small England, are paid sed for luxuries, and other things which bonsed, and clothed, Sir Edward the prisoners may need." Chin medal.
Now Colours for H.B.V.C, # Grev wrote on December 2 that; ***
Officers both military and 4. Sanitary conditions-San- An interesting ceremony was performed in Victoria Hall, naval, are given half the pay of itary arrangements of necessity Hankow, on Anzil 13 when new the corresponding ranks of in-differ in each camp. They are colours--the Union Jack in silk fantry in the British Army. In under the control of the medical crowned with the letters H.B.V C. certain cases the amount of pay officer in charge, and he is in in monogram was presented to in the British Army varies with frequent touch with the local the Hanko British Volante ore the length of service in that rank, medical officer of health. Two by the British ladies in the port. and in such cases the lowest rate officers, experte in sanitation, A speech at the presentation was of pay le issued. Officers are constantly visit the various campa made on their behalf by Mir, H.II, meased free and are allowed to with a view to making the condi- Fox, C. M. G., British Consul purchase such liquors as they tions as nearly perfect as possible. General, and the colours were may wish, but they are expected That these efforts are being suc- handed over with all due care to clothe themselves, and this is cessful is evident by the fact that mony by Mrs. For, an appropriate the only expense they are called, the number of deaths from natural &c., is kept in each camp, and is ment for the washing of clothes, Medical attendance causes up to the beginning of supplied to those who may have which is done by the individual, reply on behalf of the volunteers on to meet, being made by Captain Bu-twell. is provided, and all medicines are December in all places of intern need of it free of charge, Several and of the person. In most cases ment have amounted to five, cases have been brought to notice hot-water shower-baths are pro-" Peminism and Natural History. issued free.
George Bernard Shaw would 1. The accommodation providnomely, one from valvular besit where aliens have gambled away vided, and it is hoped that these have the world believe that free ed for cera is entirely apart disease, two from aneurism of the garmente given to them, and will soon be satablished every- will in the choice of a life partner from soldiers, and is either io aorta, one from dropsy, one from have accordingly suffered from where. The Times. has always been a myth no s country houses or officers' quartern typhoid (contracted before arrival want of clothing until this bas male prerogative, Warren Blake, in barracks. Their quartere are in the Philadelphia Evening Led comfortably, furnished but with ger, venture the saggestion that par luxury. Servants are found Shaw studied natural history and for officers from among the was thereby aided to mae the prisoners of war. feminine world in a new light.
2. Officials.Ia certain cases Mr. Blake recalls John Bur- officials are interned in officers' 'roughs' description of the cindour camps; they live under the same with which female birde fight for conditions as officere, but receive the German Hospital in Loudon, such times aud in such amounts Eastern Extension Australasie.
Soldier and sailor prisoners ofse he may require and the com- possession of a disputed spouse, no pay. which naturally awaits their. de- 3. Baldiers receive free rations, war who require hospital treat-mandant may think advisable. cision, and concludes that "fem-clothing, and medical attendance,ment are admitted to military Similarly, money sent to a prisoner iniem antedates the 20th century, also working pay at English rates hospitals and treated in precisely is, if in large amounts, taken in
Boayhoikok 26. Connaught even antedatee the female of our when employed. They are housed the same way as British soldiers charge by the commandant, a
Road, Singapore! partly in barracks and other and sailors: Officers are in receipt is given to the men, and own species,"
Bracken, Melbourne: he may obtain this money ander
Elena Higgins, Madrid. Is one to infer that the feminist buildings, which are well heated officers words.
For iar, Passenger "Nubia," movement is prompted by a de- and lighted. Some are still in tents, 5. Occupation. Everything the same conditions as money aire simply to throw off the cloak but these will be moved to cover possible is done to provide the taken from him on internment. Shanghai.
Foonyuan Signboarddoalers of diplomacy that has marked "wo within the next few days. Can prisoners with recreation, mental For any sum of money paid to mon's portion of unsuspected teens are provided, where tobacco, and bodily, and in each place of or received from either side a Wongyokohes, Shanghai.
Hopwoo 5 Within
Central, San powers of initiative?
fruit, and other minor luxuries internment a committee is formed receipt is always given.
Francisco. Disastrous Fire at Moji. osa be purchased. Prices, which from among the prisoners (whe- these restrictions the A fire bruke out in the electric are fixed by the commandante, are ther soldiers or civiliana) to which a prisoner may redǝive power station of the Diri Flour on the same scale as that charged organise amusements and to unlimited, Mill in a subarb of Moji on the to British soldiera.
Frame suggestions for occupation, 8. Gifts, whether sent from a morning of 15th inst. The flamGI Io a covering letter, dated De-either intellectual or athletic. In neutral country or received from spread rapidly and three brick cember 14, to Mr. Pagé, Sir Ed. this the military authorities are other sources are permitted, sub buildings, isolading two godowns, ward Grey transmitted a memor-aided by philanthropio individ-ject only to inspection by the wore gutted in two houre, The andum dealing with the points usle and bodies. In certain camp-ataff before delivery to the Mill, belonged to the Suzuki raised by the Secretary of State's cases prisoners, both soldiers recipient. Shoten, of Kobe, It was estab- Department at Washington both and civilians have been employ- 9. Correspondence.
Every lished in October 1911, with a as regards military and civilian ed in making roads, building interned prisoner is permitted to ospital of Yen 800,000. Its daily prisonere.
buta for themselves, levelling write two letters a week, oach output was 2,000 bage, Ite The enclosed memorandam and clearing ground. Civilians consisting of two pages of or- principal markets were Ohugoku runs as follows:-
are employed on aach work dinary writing paper, ruled. No and Kiusbu, but a large quantity 1. Housing-Eamo are lodged only if they volunteer for it, writing is allowed between the of flour has been exported to the on board ship, some in barracks, but should they so volunteer they lines. These are despatched twice South Sea Islands since the out some in large buildings which are paid at the same rate, an it a week after being censored. In break of the great war. The have been taken over for the pur given to soldiere, namely, that special cases, where a man can damage is estimated to amount to pose, and tome in hata which which is paid, to our own soldiers show need for it, the number and Yen 1,250,000. víz: machinery bate
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