AMERICA'S POTENTIAL
ARMIES.
Million Men Within A Year.
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American bayoneta in France.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1917.
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DEVELOPMENT.
Criminal Sequel to Civil Proceedings.
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A Chinese Blacksmith's Fits
A curious accident occurred to Chinese blacksmith, early, this morning, which resulted in his
A startling development in what death. Deceased was engaged
wire which
was seen to endeavour to kick hig
exercise without action by Con-ports of temporary checks and Barracks, to commemorate the of hospital ships by the specific of Göd if, looking back in his directors. The men are Li Htooped and was attempting NGA
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200,000 actual fighting men. among the men who do know. was considerably enhanced. The reaved and stricken people of Bal-erecting the acaffolds on which este Company, and they are
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outed.
Great Northern Telegraph Company, Ltd.
Tonhing Monham Street, from Shanghai.
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A. B. SORENSEN, Act, Superintendent. Hongkong, May 25, 1917..
The doom of the Hohenwallerna A and the lenders round them : who havs willed" and planned these Attilan savageriss, relentless) KU remorseless, ought to be on the |scaffolds" of an avenging justos.
There the Hobensallerne ought') to die because they are not fit to The following statement repre-
[live. ~ Doubtless, the heads of the Philip H. Patobin writes in the ente the view of one high
Mr. Theodore Dahle writes in British Government--Mr. Lloyd Daily Chronicle as follows :- Bathority upan the question
John Bull (April 14) ---- George among the first will y "A million men within a year." which has caused so much anxiety
In that noble declaration to the that I am too previous. I am well has been one of the most com in working on a roof, in company That is the order that every army within the past few days of the officer is hoping will be issued present air position the Middlesex Regiment has been in American Senate by which be at aware that before you can impose plicated case of aivil litigation with a number of other men, Immediately. Army officers want Western Front, where the enemy the Colony evidence has several last sweeps aside by a mighty conditions of peace you must win in the Colony for many years was carrying out repairs. While Le times been given that Hongkong onrush of great ideals and the war, and that before you hang forthcoming at the Police Court was walking about the root, his
this morning, two to break Germany's military heart is now making great efforts:-
men, now feet became entangled in
BOMS electric by presenting to her the possibility Mr. Bonar Law's counsel to has had the good fortune to re-plendid purposes all his vacillia ↑ you`must take. Still I sek, are of an anlimited number of wait little before coming to a ceive a very talented company of tions and hesitations, and stands the gallows ready? I say that the figuring a defendants in su
conclusion that we may not gain entertainers as well se a gallant forth panoplied for war against | British and Allied peoples want action which is being tried in the had been unearthed by the on Can America furnish a million and quickly regain the ascendency body of men, and last evening the Germban regime of despotic to see them, azid want the Germ-Original Court by Mr. Justice orele having been taken up. He
members of the barbarity and tyrannical in" hans to see them, and to see them Gomperts, being brought up on in a year? Easily, bot scarcely in the sir which we had at the when
variety lamy in the world, President now. The tyrant of Potsdam obarge of conspiring to defraud feat free, but, failing to do this, be sooner. President Wilson now end of the autema campaign is regiment has the power, which he can very salatary. Exaggerated re-entertainment at Mount Austin Wilson speaks of the sinking would indeed tremble in the fear the Company of which they were gress, to raise the present small disadvantages have an injurious voyage of the Battalion from orders of the German Admiralty retreat towards the Rhine, he, managing director of the when he was instantly electro
hospital ships-ships could see British and French and Yae Hing Company, and Ma Chi-
Previously, a small boy got his regular army to 282,000 of all effect on the moral of the men in Aldersbot to Hongkong, the branches. These would include the Servics who do not know and high opinion already formed carrying relief to the sorely be Italian and American workmen lang, manager and director of the
event was arranged, by kind ginm, though the latter were he and his son were destined charged with donepiring to de-feet in the mesh but was sucesos- and frand the Company of 100 chests ful in getting free before think- sufficient, if the situation at sea
pass, blood-stained
ing to use his hands. remains unchanged, to guard the reports that have lately been permission of L-Col. John provided with a safe conduct to America and to send a division spread that we are quite outclassed Ward, M.P., and officers, by the through the prescribed areas by blood-guilty to the soul, into of opium.
Mr. F. O. Jenkin appeared on or so to France, simply to carry by the German aircraft at the Entertainment Committes, and the German Government itself the abysees the American flag to French soil front are entirely wrong. The in response to the large number and were distinguished by un-gatorial hall. There is no reason behalf of the Crown, there also for the effect it would have upon agisation against the efficiency of of "invitations issued, many of mistakable marks of identity why we should not have the gal-being in Court Mr. C Mol. Maser, UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. the enemy.
the air service is naturally very the Colony's principal residents were sunk with theasme reokises lows ready before we constitute, 0.8.P., and Mr. G. H. Wakeman, to try them, the Allies' High Court Crown Solicitor, whilst Mr. Eldon A critical wit bas said of encouraging to the Germans, and assembled to enjoy what proved lack of compassion. America that "We've got the they will endeavour by these rs- to a really delightful programme. The latest of these ships to of Justice which is the recent pro- Potter represented Li Hy-ean and yon, we've got the ink, and we've ports to influence it. There The gymnasium had been prettily fall victim to this unspeakable posal in the French Chamber of Mr. C. G. Alabaster represented, got the paper, too" An examina-is no confrmation of the decorated and the stage tastefully crims against the laws of human-M, Ignace, Deputy of the Seine. Ma Chi-lung, both being instruct tion of the situation in Washing German claim that was published arranged, while the string ority is the Astariss, and the "Estribution for all these atroci ed by Mr. G. E. H. Beavis, of ton shows that we may well yesterday. Its correctness is cheatre of the Battalion provided British Government announce tice," he said in his motion," will Messrs. Wilkinson and Griet.
What is alleged by the prosecu.
T. J. Wells, s.a. Kinshan, c/o return to the original jingle, doubted. It may be pointed out, the incidental and accompanying they will not repeat their previous come se sure as fate, and will be
warninge sa to reprisale but will terrible; but that will not be tion is that the Company, which which concerna men and gune however that our air service is music.
as enough. We shall require slea was formed for the business of Hongkong Canton Steamboat Co
from Shanghai. and money, for America has all liable to heavy losses, as it i
The overtare "The March of "proceed to soch messures
Yueng Yuk Mui, 200 Haiphong of these. Of money there is little doing specially heavy reconnais- the Die Harda", played by the German Gloverment some realisa- ordered them to be committed, or opium in. ite hands in Marob Road, Yaumati, from Cavite.
will, perhaps, bring home to the that those who committed, who desling in opium, had a stock of need to speak, the position in too sance work.
orchestra, opened the programme,
Kong Tung Chong co Yeung wall known. Of men' there are Everything possible is being following which Kr. Gordon tion of its infamy." What those allowed them to be committed, 1913, and, after the market had plenty. Of guns there are enough done that can be done to incresse Payne, light comedian, rendered measures may be or whether they must suffer personal punishment. fallen, it appreciated considerably Yat, 180 Reclamation Street,
are being now enforced, I do not "We must at once lay the and had been on the rise ever Yaumati, from Cavite. so begin with, and facilities for the supply of the latest aircraft, "On the Esplanade", in a style now. If they are being enforo- foundation of a High Court of the since. When the defendants av producing enough more by the and whilst we never know what that evoked much applause. The
ed they are
Government Allies which will immediately that the market was rising, they time the men are ready to use sarprises the Germana have for eccentric comedians, Agar and them.
as the strong chances are that Chelsom, were irresistibly secret, for nobody outside the collect evidence, and which will wanted to sell 100 chests of opiam Inexhaustible Reservoir.
we are all right.
fanny in their tara "We don't Admiralty has yet heard any be ready to sit at the cessation of to firm called the Lee Wsh I said in a previous article that
want a girl", and the Mysterious thing about them. If the son of hostilities. The first paragraph Lang, which, it is alleged, was a a member of the Government had
Morlee, a card manipulator and Tirpitz, and other Germban of the peace preliminaries must bogus Company brought into ex- told me that he favoured the million men in a year idea, and The United States Government illusionist, certainly mystified his naval officers and U-bost com-unset that all persons accused by istenea to get this deal through. try, have been called from their up to it for trisl." As, in fact, ector, named Ka Yin-aan, who told me how it could be done. has stored away some 600,000 audience by a series of very clever manders st present in this coon- the High Court must be delivered The man approached another dir- There are in the United States rifles. Most of them are the latest card tricks and other conjuring champagne, oigars, billiards, and the British Government have not had $100,000 deposited in the N. C. Tuxbury, c/o Eastern Ex-
cushions to Occupy quarters yet approached their Allies for the bank in his own account, and after tension. some twenty million men between models, the rest are quite good turns. Mr. G. Perry sang in the ages of 18 and 45. Those are enough for training purpose. The admirable style, the song "Aboard British ships sailing the erection of the scaffolds, I shall ask a great deal of treable, persuaded
Little Baby in the Moon," and national cenena figures. So Government arsenale and gun
that sooner or later reprisals will constitution of this High Court of account of the firm. That was America's reservoir of man power factories have facilities for keep-Paddy Malons provided an enter bean bighways, then it may be what they are doing to assist jothe him to pay that sum into the loan is huge. Of men between 18 and ing up a supply of these weapons. sining item by his 32 there ten millions, of men Tas problem of artillery is much monologus "The Whitest Man materialise in some of those ins-Justice, and what steps they are on April 15, 1913, and on the name between 18 and 23 there are five more difficals, bat can readily be I Know." One of the best turnstruments of Postdemmery being taking to assist the court with day it appeared that the defen- millione and a lion men reach solved by the construction of new was that given by Mr. G. Crane, ent to the bottom of the sea. Such evidence as to the personal redanta sold the 100 cheats to the
bad
to indict at its bar. 000 for it, which was paid into the civil motion, in which event plants and the adaptation of many who, appearing in a groteaque is the providence of Nature spausibility of those whom they Lee Wah Lung, receiving $100, leave the Colony without losing "military age each year.
You remember the passage in the International Bank. The pro- their property would be seized to The first step would be the industrial institutions as yet un make-up, gave a number of turns raising of the regular army to the touched by war. At no time will at the piano in which he dieplay. han may be converted into
talent an excellent fish. In that form the French Revolation in which secution allege that the sun was meet the liquidator's claim. statutory limit of 282,000. The it be necessary to interfere with ed high-class musical
snd a
wide fand of humour. I would not mind eating some of Carlyle describes the public pro. the same as that advanced by Ku contended that to ask for a hoary President would issue an appeal the Allied supply of wat
Although his programmed items him myself. From time to time testations against any trial at all Yin-san, and that the defendants bail was a sosudal....
After farther argument, bis to the country for enlistments in materials.
numbered five, the audience load. Mr. Asquith, Mr. Lloyd George, for Louis XVI, white-souled had brought into existence the the regular establishment. The
ly appealed for more, only the and other members of the British beside the bloody Hohenzollern; fictitioue Lee Wah Lang for the Worship fixed bail at $50,000.
parpose of getting the opium present regular army of, rougúly,
Here, as in England, the quest length of the programme forbid Ministries have, in all solemnity, What, try Louis Capet?"
pledged themselves that the scornfully ejaculates Patriotism. themselves, which was, daring all Application at Supreme Court. one fifth this size, would form a
sathore of the long list of Ten-Hean oriminals go to the thie time, appreciating in value. uncleus for the now army. Er.on of officers will be the most|ding a responss.
important of all. An army of s
The second half of the sonic crimes against humanity gallows for a parse cut, and this It is ssid for the defence that the At the Supreme Court this isting regiments and organise million men will need 60,000 evening's entertainment waa and civilisation, so far so they chief criminal guilty of a France two defendants did obtain the afternoon, the Chief Justice tione would be veetly enlarged, trained officers. Americs has not
commenced by the orchestrs can be discovered, shall be held cat-of a France slashed asunder money for the chests of opiam and the Paisns Judge at the experienced and professionsi
rienced Bud profera got that number, nor anywhere rendering a selection from "The to strict personal accountability. with Olethossiseors, with his from the Lee Wah Lang and paid in the Full Court to hear sn near it. But America has at hand Dollar Frincess; Mr. Gordon I ask, here and now, are the victims, twelve hundred on the it into the till of the firm, from spplication for a stay of the civil Payne again following with the gallows ready, or has the need tenth of August alone, lying low which it has been stolen by the action, pending the result of the nearly 20,000 young
popular song "Blighty." A des- for them baen forgotten even in the Catacombe, fattening the director Ku Yiz-san..
They criminal case. criptive fantasia written and
The Hon. Attorney General of a military science in what are composed by Corporal Charles memory of their necessity has Valmy, and far fields; be; such prosecution allege are forgeries and Mr. F. C. Jenkin appeared
before they are erected ? My passea of Argonne Wood, of produce documents which the called "summer training campe, A. Anderson, who
al60 other documents
for the Grown, and Mr. Eldon con been refreshed not by the Aschief oriminal, shall not come even and where, ander the tutelage of
their ducted, 188 given by thetariss only.
to the bar." So, without any Court to prove
Patter and Mr. 0. G. Alabaster regular army officers, young men brass section of the Battalion
trial was given to are each year given a month or band, this being descriptive of Bat even if all the Germban of Judgment, is the chief flohen A long
The Attorney General said there Lerp of intensive training. Then there are the men who have had the Toysga from Aldershot so diabolism in France and Belgium sollern judged already; so judged, an application by Ku Tin-san to for the defendants.
or with any Hohenzollern, wound up and eventually this was was nothing improper in the military training ia colleges and Hongkong. The production was in the early days of the Teatonio we can make no peace with him have the Company compulsorily
the Orown had learnt It is likely that some form of schools, scores of which in the if E. V. for
based upon the actual voyage of ourush had faded from my recivilised humanity has declared ordered by the Supreme Court Crown intervening in this matter, national service or conscription, United States make military work cident to the .. Tyndarous on and submarineism had passed out will be imposed. The President compulsory to ail students. sirendy stands for universal eer America, then, has a good start the evening of February 6, 1917, of mind as a bad dream passes death. The other chief in Cargusel, being appointed liquid that there were grave charges vice, as does the War Department. toward
araway before eyes awakened to the augurators and organisers of this ator. There is now an action pro- made against the two directors. Admirably conceived and ranged, the piece brought home golden hues of morning, I should world-shambles may be more ceeding in the Sapreme Court, in who had been arrested and had difficult to track down. The names which the liquidator is claiming stepped in and directed prosecn It is, also, a fundamental of the oficers, nation, one of the foundation
to the listeners a realisation of the still see stretched out befɑre me of one or two we know. Zeppelia | the recovery of the 100 cheste" of ion, The Grown was determinad The system of summer training varying fortunes of the travellers, that devastated landscape over Blones of which was the Military campe was adopted in 1913. Then end at ita conclusion the composer/ which the Germhun hordes kave se gone to hell; there let him opium from the two defendants to go on with the criminal pro his salvation if he or, in lien, an equivalent sum of veedings, whatever the result of
the civil sotion might be. Ant of 1792, which held every a few score college boys were.
This case has been pro The Paisne Jadge naked why man liable to military service for induced to attend a camp of in-was given hearty praise. Mr. W. trod with their faces to the Bhine. ar the protection of the State. Since traction for a month of their McKenzie, a baritone singer, har That vista of enslaved and can. Many others have earned money. then, and especially since the
ing rendered a much-enjoyed solo, terrorised populations; of towns rope enough, and we must get ceeding for no less than fifty-three Oivil War, America bas rather summer holiday. The movement Mr. G. Orane again delighted the and villagea deliberately laid in the indictment individually home days, and it was adjourned about the Crown had stayed its hand
was quite popular, Camps werS Butter away from the theory, established in ratious parts of the assembly by giving an impersons-rains; of little homes, where the that they may be rewarded, each week ago to enable the liquid- until the plaintiffs had finished The Attorney General said the can be made to return to it.
tion of Fagin's last night alive, German soldiers have enforced according to his merit. Supreme stor to consider his position. In their case and the defendants America closely watched Eng Last year there were 14,000 par-
country during ensuing years. the incidental music fox which their billets and even enforced justice will never be done in the the meantime, criminal proceed were halfway through theirs.. land's great effort to avoid com ticipants. Some took a course be had composed himself. The their lust, burned to the ground World, or for the world, till this ings have been instituted, and, in
and has a had not stayed its hand, lesson from England's final longer, and many have returned by the presentation of a farcical that in Bapaume not one has essential term of pesce in this ing to defraud, it is intimated but had only become soquented
an will be brought against the two
inga.“ a Bevne," this having been slashed and maimed, root and needed after this war as As did England, Amerios will year after year. All are of the absurdity, entitled "Rehearsing escaped intact; of orchard trees war; the scaffolds of justice are that a further charge of forgerit then directed criminal proceed-
The Faisne Judge asked if the sillas dead staff of which officers are made.
branch, so that they should bear no sential estisfaction of righteous men. Written by a member. of
This morning Mr. Jenkin made. voluntary enlistment. If she fails toward an adequate supply of probably try to obtain man by Americs has made a fair start the company, Mr. Harry Wmore; of walls poisoned with judgment. Let us see they are
a long statement to his Worship plaintiff would be any better able to Ühelsom. Those taking part
arsenic or fouled with obscene not forgotten,
(Mr. J. B. Wood), outlining the to proceed in two months' time, Eng after the criminal proceedings dixe to get the required number com- officers.
Bith; of vile inseriptions on cherish- Surplus of Seamen. were Harry Vernon Variety pulsion will follow. Army ex- In addition to the regular army Agent); Gordon Payne; Miss Vorst photographs and personal trea Contrary to the experience of a more important fate of the case,
The Attorney General saïd ha' perts sim high at getting the best
now in being, America has a possible men, and oslenlate that considerable quantity of trained Vergott (Comedy Actress), Ely. aures, made in the exerets of the few months ago, there was aand in saking for a remand said had finished. for a million they must "comb” militia, a few thousands of whom Oeleon; Miss Bertha Beenone for and wreaking their des surplus of seamen of all grades he had been instructed to apply
The Chief Justice Baked if the Mr. Eldon Potter described the
Crown would intervene in any at least two or three millions. I have lately had real experience (Serio Comédienne). John E. perate spleen on a land they had at Swanses in the first weeks of for very heavy bail.
vista remains with me as a vivid to some other ports in the Bristol criminal proceedings as unpre
0650 "where-- criminal slingas is believed that the American man on the Mexican border. These Spencer; Misa Orta-Di (Spaniatis leave at the run-I say that March, and this is stated to apply Dancer), Oria. Folley; Jimmy will make good fighting material.
made. and ruthless pitlessness amid received £ a month and £3 58. land, a hereditary instinct for the ill be filled out with new men. Agar,
which, with my own hands, 1 were allege ports. It is stated that the next would decide the same point: 65tions of perjury almost every America's potential fighting It only remains to be added should like to get the gallow move by the men would be in the these proceedings. He went on strength is enormous, and, if that the entire programme was ready for the long file of direction of a national recognised to refer to some features of The Attorney General såld she if s prima facie case appeazej proper leadership, login to naish, and this, combined with Potsdam miscreants, with at wage for seamen The men stere defence, and said that the defendit
ho were wealthy men, it would America will be ready to furnish with the head of them the two anxious to do sway with
Kerminad to fight the an inerhanstible supply of man the hospitality extended to the Hohensollerna, who by all the and have the fir
officers
New
distributed through the forces, which would work for speedy training. There would come back to this army all or most of the active men who have had military service and training. It would speedily become au efficient and well-trained military oganisation, fit for duty over- Beas, possibly, in six or eight mouths.
resort 10 it.
The Question of Officers.
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There is here, more than in Eug./en will also be most useful as & Knowall (Comedian), E. J. Psoens of devastation and horror Channel. Firemen and A.B. cedented, saying that the action, tjosa were di
part of the skeleton"" army which
modern military training, but men
nse of firearme, & small detail of
whose fathers and uncles habitual-
ly "packed a gua" have the spirit
of warfare born in them,
As to equipment there is already
mongh for a good beginning.
for the Western front if they are visitors by the officers mess, made als of just ought mest generally:
required,
up a most enjoyable araningazo ya pag n
day,