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THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE. HARDEN'S SUPPRESSED
Facts and Super-Facts on the
Western Front.
If the German public exercises asy intelligence, it must be sorsly paxuled by the talk of the German press since the battle of Arras began on April 9th. The in which the military critics
PAPER.
Explanation of Reason of Germina
of June 30. This number criticio-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1917,
WAR BREAD.
Its Effect on Health,
Government's Action.
Medical men, and especially Amsterdam, July 7.- Die Zukunft of Berlin, Maximilian medical officers of healib, are Harden's publicstion, which has directing their attention to the gain been suppressed, informed probable effect of war bread on ibe general health of the people, ita subscribers that the Botion was
ve the Daily Telegraph. In taken in consequence of its issue different parts of the country ed the Norddeutsche Allgemeiner is a prevalence of unusual abdominel tromb'e and of skin of victory coupled with assertions Zeitung's statement on the Grimm disorders of various kinds which that the battle" is not aver and may not be over for a long time; the in the resignation of Dr. Hofmann may not be unassociated with the bread now coneamed. Certainly attribution to the Allies of absurd 28 Swiss Federal Councillor, in many schools and public in-1 plans in order that it may be pro and the expulsion of Robertstitutions there is not the same | claimed that those plans have Grimm, the Swiss international Socialist, from Russia after the failed, while all the time no two
now contradict themselves and esch other; the perpetual claims
Hcfimoan offair which resulted
clean bill of health upon which, as a rule, they pride themselves,
writers give the same version of 6xposure of the recent abortive and in seeking, the cause for the the "pleas" of which they know peace starte. Die Zukunft diference attention has been BO mach; one would imagine that ridicaled the newspaper's bumsn-i directed to ́the bread, which in all this would make even Germana itarian pose and said early peace
many cases is tha main covetita-
start thinking: We are told as a wax caly possible by Germany ent of the dietary of these places. foot, and we shall give the evid.rushing ber enemies or joining
Although ostensibly eply one ence presently, thatsomettermans her efforts to those of the majority kind of flour is being sold by the bare started thinking. " то "It is only this second miracle miller, and that of a standard
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WAR COMFORTS.
POLICE RESERVE ORDERS,
Orders issued to-day by Mr. T,
F. Bongh, A. S. P. (Reserve)
State:
BTO not going to apalyee there articles, of which that is obtainable. br bumsn fixed by the Government, there is Further Parcels from Kowtoon. large number lie before ve astrength," Die Zukunft pointed no douls that the bread served
Chief Inspectors and Staff we write; they are not worth it. on, and saya further that the to customers in different parla
of the metropolia and elsewhere Mrs. Capell informs us that the
*Inspectors. But it is worth asking why not arm of Germany's enemies are the right of natione to self-govern-
varies to a considerable degree. Kowloon Unity Workers have,
With reference to notice posted only the German press but some
That in itself is a matter which through the courtesy of Heeerest Headquarters Club mentioned. of the German official reporta ate
ment, honest and merely specious calls for explanation. There are Shewan, Tomes and Co., seat of in Orders of August 20, 21, all dimination of armamente, an
be the following articles: To Hee Chief and Staff Inspectors will now so steeped in this tone of theatrical exaggeration. The arbitration court to decide who is places where bread anewer is a simple one; it arises guilty of starting them, & bond of obtained quite palatable in every Tacker, Soldiers and Sailors Help attend at Headquarters Club at from the fact that the moral of the nations to carry out the court's way; there are others where it is Society, one parcel, containing 16 5.45 p.m. to-morrow, Thursday, German people is not all it should decision, and the creation of s almost unestable. To the well pieces men's clothing to Mise the 301k. August, prior to the be, and that a growing number situation which would remove the to do this is hardly of importance, Vivian, the Maurice Hostel, cas Inspection. Those without aworda no longer credit their own reports the hands of the community.
will of one mortal, and place it in seeing how pomerous are the parcel of old clothes, containing and belts will carry regulation.
abetitutes which can be obtained. 16 pieces women's clothing; to walking sticks. or their press. `·
"It," continaed Die Zukunft, where the poor and where child- Society, two parcel of now It is, however, vastly different Miss Douglas, Children's Aid Mejor Endres, of the Frank-
Joited, No. 1 Company.-P.C. "Germany" "sees celestial signs furter Zeitung, gave the whole thing away in an article on April shining over these aime, then eo are concerned, for the provis clothes, one containing 24 pieces 870 3.0. Stopps. 22ad. How it passed the Censor peace is attainable to morrow, ion ofan betitatee is no esay matter, children's clothes (material aup. is a mystery. He spoke of the in- but if a situation for which especially in these potatoless days. plied by war charities) sad one-
Up and down the country containing 12 pieces (material creasing frequency with which millions of people have yearned, srition would dish up platitades appears ignominous to her, she sincere and praiseworthy efforts supplied by different membera),
The following letter has been in fine language and coin new must continue to fight until one have been made by the managera words unknown to the military group conquer and the other of residential schools to keep received:-
einks down."
· vocabulary' (be probably re- fere to 'elastic retirement'). "That they might appear fine to the lay man and thus conceal their
Sir George Alexander.
real worthlessness. Tactice Sir George Alexander has been and strategy have nothing to do compelled to cancel all engage with the blustering of the feailments owing to indisposition letonist," Then he went on to His doctor has ordered him say "We have no sure foundation complete rest for three months. to go upon, and we are not allowed
Strength.
TO:DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
WANTED.
within the bread allowance laid The Children's Aid Committee, down by the Food Controller-
50, South Molton Street, 4lb per week-but alter careful'
Landon, W. experiments it has been found
June 28th, 1917. almost impossible to arrive at a figure below from 8lb to lb per kind to the Children's Aid Com Previous experience. Box 1315 Dear Mrs. Capell,--You are YOUNG LADY-TYPIST (Eng- lish) requires position: child. There are cares, of course, mittee. We were so pleased to c/o Hongkong Telegraph." where the managers have suo: seeded in keeping within the eco s psical from Hongkong this sosle, bat they are the exception morning, and we did not expect. end not the rule. It is absolutely ach a large supply of lovely essential, therefore, that the bread things. There were such very WANTED A MATRON, what may be said.” (Italice guesses based in analogy, the provided must be good and whole- pretty frock, such a e'ol eleeping for First class Hotel.lender oure). Those last words are patriots' may be excused their some in view of the great part ittuile, and wecanaotsbank you and Box 1316 c/o Hongkong Tele- the key of the whole matter. incredulity). On April 15th the plays in the food of the child. your friends enough for your con graph." Writer in the German prase Kreumaeitung published a frantic Bat what is the position? The tinned interest. The little frocka ;
to say what we think instead of
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ars not allowed to say what appeal to the German people to four which the
arrived at a most opportune they think.
The best of the "keep its perve". On April 17th receives contains cffal, which is moment, because we have had German critice, Herr Gadke, has the Deutscher Kurier contemplat at all timee besting, and never some very hot weather lately, and BON'T SPILL THE POLISH. tried once or twice lately to write ed the possibility of their not more so than in these hot days, that mesos that we have been of realities, and been promptly holding out" through "weakness and the abdominal and skin inundated with requests for cool called to heel, Ladenerf himself of nerve". OnApril 26th, Moraht troubles referred to may be clothes, and I am sure the very is the most "blustering fouille was much perturbed by the directly due to this isot, Recently pretty embroidered dresses will tonist" of them all; witnem strikes in Germany, and wrote several important bakere, received his famous official report of "If the whole rigour of German numerous complaints that the hostesses of our children. They April 24th, of which
the martial law is really to be used, bread they sold had gone bad. always like to have something bysterical tone made such an we must regret it."-Everyone Atmospheric conditions may have nice for Sundays. Thank you ail impression on neutral countries, knows how it was used on May contributed largely to this result, so very much. with ita modest statement thai 1st. On May, 3rd he wrote of the bat there is little doubt that the England's might has suffered a 'bombastic' German reports enb-quality of the flour bad much to beary and sanguinary defeat sequent to the one of April 24th, ¡do with it. In one case the whale through the foresight of General to which we have referred. "We supply of bread to an important Beadquarters." Le, himself. The ought to expect that neutrals would institution was condamned an whole thing is being done to pro-see in the tone the importance of being unfit for human consump dues an effect on Germane stevents, for we have held out tion. home, to try once again the effect viotoriously in the west, Bat The question is being seriously of massed repetition on public they do not think a logically... asked whether some alteration in moral; but it is not as successful They are discovering that the the standard of the four used for Death of Major Collins, D.S.0. as it used to be. We attach little tone is a sign of weakness." On war broad should not be made by valus to any German statement May 5th the Hamburger Nachrich- the Government. Is the whast nowadays; but it is a sound ten came out with the statement abortage really euch an to warrant legal maxim that a man gir that there are people in Germany so low a grade? There is no The Times, in recording the ing evidence against his own "who doubt the trustworthiness asorifice the people will not make death of Major Percy Robert interests in generally worthy of the German officis publics provided they feel sure that the Mardoch Collins, D.90 RG.A, of credit, and there is plenty of tions about the air fighting... position warrante sach sacrifice, says He was the youngest son such evidence available. Major Many good patriots are die but they look to the authorities of Mr. Henry L. Collins, Jate Moreht, now of the Deutsche turbed by the great difference not to frame regulation which general manager in Australasia of Tajeenitung, had already before in the number of machines may impair seriously the health Renter's, and now of the British April 9th been talking about the reported by the Germans to have of the people unlessthey are forced Empire Clab, 12, 8 James's disbelief of Germans at home in been abot down and the machines by necessity to do so. With Square, §. W., and was born in their own reports. On April 12th stated by the enemies to have evidence of so much abondance Melbourne in 1891, and osme as he wrote that the battle of Arr: been lost." And well they may in many directions there is serions a led to England, where he was "Has perturbed these who read be; we shall come to this in a questioning as to the wisdom of educated at his uncle's (Mr. the enemy reports with greater saberquent erticle.
lowering the quality of bread to Howtrey's) school, Westgate-on- cere than the German." On the This is a considerable body of such an extent that it may prove See, and st Cheltenham College. 17th" There are alan! in Geradmissions sa to some movement harmful to the heelsh and vitality He passed into Woolwich in 1908, many still MBY people of opinion in Germany. How of the country.
sad gained his commision in the who do not yet have al-much the German authorities:
RG.A. in 1910, in which salute confidence in the gezins dread this may be seen in the
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played in the winning football team against.
of the High Command. These daily talk about the submarines in persons....by thair lack of self which every form of exaggerated Killed on His First Day. Sundhara. After serving for confidence damage the Father appeal to the German people is land." On the 24th: "The only worked to death. We remember aged sevartsen, was found i' mmand during the native disturbances
Jack Berdechefsky, a lift boy, three yeste at Hongkong and-- peculiar thing is that this make that Britain was to eve for pesos between an archway and the for England soon after the outbreak at Canton he was ordered "to believe. (The Allied reports) is in three months, i.e. early in May of the lift in the factory where he of war, and then joined the also affecting Garmin nerves. though we are glad to know that had started work that day. Flabby people at home, who have we are now given an extension of
beavy Fiege battery, with which
sank into their dotage, are mestima for “a few months longer." 21 Fatal Affray at Bradford. he went to the front in May, 1915, merised by the number of prisoners Meanwhile, though we treat the At Bradford, Issiah Gill, steel- He was appointed to the com claimed. If anoh doubters and matter in grave earnest, we have worker, was remanded, charged mand 10 months ago and contin patriots are shown our well hardly even begun to feel die with enlewfally wounding an-ned to hold it antil he fell co considered
satimaton of the comfort, let alone anything more other workmen, William Smith, Jane 25 at. He was mentioned enemies' lomes in mes, they are important. This sabmarine talk at Barrett's forge. It was said in dispatches at the New Year arrogant enough to say that these formes useful commentary on the that during an affray on Friday and was awarded the D.8.0. on estimates are "arbitary," (As present outpourings of the Ger night accceed strack Smith on the covasion of the King's Birth- Mezahi Kan explained elsewhere men military crition, if anyone the head with an iron bar. Smith day 1st month. Major Collins, -that "thans - "estimates' are just incline to take the Isiter seriously, died in hospital.
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