REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Puge 1)
THE WESTERN. FRONT.
British Improve Position.
London, Sept. 15. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We improved our position eastward ofWesthoek. An entury attack failed on the ground gained north-eastward of St. Jolien, Hostile artillery in active northward 'of Langemarck,
French Drive Out Enemy.
London, Sept. 15,
A French communique states: We drove the enemy out of the greater portion of trench elementa north of Caurieres wood which bẹ penetrated yesterday.
Some German Claims.
London, Sept. 15.
A German official" message "states: Our counter-attacks frustrated an English attempt at St. Julien We ejected the French who penetrated our positions on the Sournepy- Sonsin. rond We stormed a height castward of Chisame wood and captured 300 prisoners.
Portuguese, Repulse Raiders,
London, Sept. 18
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports
The London Regiment carried out a successful opera- tion northward of Inverness Copse and captured an enemy strong point, making prisoners of 36 at little cost. The Durbams successfully raided westward of Cherisy and cap- tured 22 Our casualties were slight. The Portuguese repulsed raiders in the neighbourhood of Neare Chapelle. The enemy left a" number of dend and wounded. We re- pulsed, without loss, raiders to the southward of Armen-. tieres. Despite cloudy weather and wind favouring the. enemy, our airmen dropped eleven heavy bombs on the. rail station northward of Charleroi, and bomba rail stations, billets and encampments nearer the lines. We brought down three and drove down six enemy machines. Four of ours are missing.
Suce-siful French Raids.
London, Sept. 16.
A French Communique reports violent artillerying `at Laffanx Mill and on the right of the Meuse. The French successfully raided German trenches at Mont Haut, destroying observation posts and dugocis." Four German aeroplanes were destroyed in aerial combats.
USE OF GERMAN SHIPS.
U. S. Confident of Getting zil Troops to France.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1917.
UNFIT" SCANDAL.
Recommendations of Select Committee.
immediate
with o
·POLICE RESERVIST CHARGED.
Portuguese Nationality as a Defence.
SIR OLIVER EODGE."
GERMAN DYE-MAKERS ORGANISED.
Why be Became a Spiritualist.
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Combination Formed Since
· the
report
and $8,760 400 for 1914, the LESS CRIME IN SCOTLAND. 1915 dividend, however, being 20
per cent, only, as agaist 19 per ornt: for 1914, and 18 per cent.
for 1913. Extensive enlargement/Scottish Prison Commit
of its plant and the rapid growth of ite business at Oppan, on the Rhins, when the process of
Report
war have
Sir Oliver Lodge contributes an antobiographical sketch to the
nitrogen extraction from the. In their report for the year At the Polies Court this after Strand Magazine, in which be Among the many economic atmosphere had necesitated the 1916 the Scottish Prison Commit. nson, before Mr. J. B. Wood, tells "how I beosme convinced of changes that the present war creation of large baildings, sioners say "The total number L.A. P. Leite, Portuguese the survival of the dead." He conditions have brought about in divertes some of the profits from of committals to prisoal, Bost member of the Police Reserve BRYN 100
Germany, the combination of dividend distributions, hence the Institutions, and the State Ide Foros, and an aesistant in Meears. *As is now well-know, I have German dyestul interests, effect lower dividends after the war ebriate Reformstory was 19,948, Jardine Matheson and Co., definitely ranged myself with ed in 1915 and operating since broke out,
se compared with 27.540 in 1915 Ltd. (imports
All German phemical concerns, and 43,535 in 1914,” mys the department, those who, on a basis of fact and January 1, 1916, is of special was charged with unlawfully experience, have amoured themvel-importance to Americans, because small as well as large case, London Morning Post. This in refusing to perform ratrol duty vs of the continaity of existence it meant a formidable competitor have been favoured with Govern the lowest total since 1882, whet on September 7, and also with and have pronounced in favour for newly developed American t contracts for war up the population was very monk refusing to perform extra punish not only of survival of dyestof industry in every foreign pline, mo as to prevent their finan-less. While, doublems, thoes ment duty.
vague and indeterminste kind, Beld, as well as in the domestic cial embarrassment. Industries causes which were already effects Mr. Eldon Potter, as Discipline bat of the definite thesis that market, according to a
which formerly manufactured ing a gradual and sisady redne- Officer of the Police Reserves, personality and memory persist made to the Department of Com-goods in lines not available for tion in the number of commit prosecuted, and defendant was after the disolation of bodily meros. in a smaller degree it supplies were induced to mente before the represented by Mr. M.K. Lo partnership that we call death. also will being future competition change their plants somewhat in continued to operate in the same Mr. Lo mentioned that his The basis of this conclusion is no to other chemical industrice in equipment, so se to be able to direction, there can be little roi to client would like an interpreter, theoretical or philosophie argu-this country which have prosper- furnish some kind of war mate for doubt that this very large is he was not too well acquainted ment, but is this that after ed during the war, as the Cerman rial. Thus the absence of export reduction is mainly due to the with English.
concerns that have been combin-facilities failed to destroy Germany changes brought about by trying many other hypotheses I Mr. Potter said that he and have been reduced by evi ed are also producera of chemicala man industrial competitive power, the war, Mr. Lo had agreed that the dence to admit the simple in pharmaceutical lines.
and upon the conclusion of the A very large proportion of prosecution need not prove the fact that it is possible, in The rapid growth of the Am-war this factor must again be the manhood of the country above defendant's non-attendance on certain dircumstances, to hold erican dyestuff industry during reokoned with.-'
sixteen years of age-the lowe-i both the counts, and also that converso" with, or to IBOsive the war has been given serious
age at which persons are admitted the defendant was duly warned. messages from, those who attention by the German concerns
to prizone in one or other His Worship:-Will you admit recently lived on this planet, in that formerly controlled oar
branch of his Majesty's forces, that he is a constable in the spite of the fact that they have market, and is nesisted in
where such fence as they da Police Reserve Mr. Lo?
lost their customary means of uniting these great rivals in Ger.
commit are dealt with as naval Mr. Lo:-1 do not admit communication. I have related many for mutual protection.
or military offences, and unless spything at this stage.
recent instances of this kind of Realising the difficulties of
in a few serious cases they do not Mr. Potter said that defendant conversation ins, book called reconquering the lost markets of
come into our care as civil prison- was warned to attend patrol duty Baymond, or Life sad Death'; the various foreign countries
ers. The conduct, however, both on August 31, and on September so it has been thought of interest after the war, the German dyestuff
of the women and of the men who are not in the forces appears to have been better, perhaps
30, June
21,
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St. Paul's Cathedral as a
Refuge.
The Colony's Health.
MR. GALSWORTHY ON FRANCE.
The Pollu In, Hospital.,
7. He did not attend either. That if I inform my friendly readers manufacturers, in the fall of Mr. John Galsworthy recently was the case eo far as bis (Mr. of the stages through which I 1916, organised a combine of returned to England after a long Potter's) view was concerned. Į resched the above conclusion, the seven leading companies, epell of hospital work in France, p rdly on sooount of diminished The Police Reserve authorities "I want also to say that al- which practically control the where, with Mrs. Galsworthy, he temptations to wrongdoing. regarded this as a sericas case, though it is not by religions faith output, and pooled inter- has been helping to nurse wound- "The number of persons com. because it was deliberate. It was that I have been led to my este to the extent of scouting ani ed poilas back to health evermitted to prison for the first time Washington, July 28,-Com-
nct a case of stress. The con present position, yet everything form prices and wages, systema since November Isst.
The is still distremingly large, viz., plate confidence in the ability of A special repors from the Select stable knew well that he was due that I have learned tends to tizing production, and also in British authore who have been (8,814, or over 33 per cent. of the the United States to transport to Committee on the Military Service for duty. The reason for not increase may love and reverence suring a harmonious policy for all and are doing nursing work are lotsi, as compared with 6,977, or France se many American troops (Review of Exceptions) Act, 1917, attending duty was to be found in for the personality of the central other interests involved. This many, including Mr. John Mase 25.5 per cent., in the previons s may be necessary despite the ie now issued. Beyond their re certain lettere, one of which was figure in the Gospels.
implies uniformity in all en Geld, Mr. E. V. Luoss, Mrs. Flors year. This, it is to be feared, U-bo it menace, characterised to solution that the whole organisa. written by defendant and another Bat Istarted to describe the deavors to regain the former Ger- Annie Steel, and. Miss Beatrice indicates a considerable tendency day the attitude of officials in tion of recruiting medical boards his behalf by Messrs. stages through which I had pass many foothold in foreign markets, Haaradea, but, of them all, Mr.to lawlessness on the part of the closest touch with the transports-and of the medical examinations Lo and Lo. On August 28, be ed in szziving at my present and will apply to the now Galsworthy's "job," must surely younger members of the popula». tion situation. The announcement and re-examinstions aball. be wrote the following letter to positions."
competition in the American be azique. Ele has been tios who have either been exempt. yesterday that the Nary Depart pisced under civilian control, Inspector Silva Netto:" With
market particularly. The import-massent.
ed from or not yet called up for ment bad taken over sixteen of the Committee recommend referanoe to your telephonic
ence of German exports in "I learned massage some years military service. The marked".. the German merchant ships seized | for
adoption:- mesenge of this
date re
chemicals prior to the war can be ago," he said in an interview, dimination in total commitments at the outbreak of the war," in- 1. That all men waiting to be award of extra patrol 41
The crypt of St. Paul's Cathe.seen from the statistics. Their "and, brashed it up before is thas almost entirely in recom cluding the huge liner Vaterland, called up for military service or cauiebment for being absent to refit them as transports, ex-holding certificate of temporary from patrol duties on divera dral, London, will hereafter be annual value averaged about went out. We were as an Eng-mitmente of old handa,
according
tolish hospital for French soldiers total enlistment of jumates from plained the feeling to some extent, or conditional exemption may dates, I beg to refer you to my used as a shelter against aircraft $214,000,000,
trade at Martouret. My wife looked Polmont institution is now 234, A tremendous additional tonnage appeal to so appeal tribunal, and letters to the DSP, of attacks. It cau socommodate estimates of German
organisations."
after the linen there and attended of whom, so far se we know, 20 for this purpose will be available such tribunal, if it thinks fit, may
Considerable difficulty was to the correspondence, and I did have been killed. Two have baan when these ships are repaired and order sre-examination of such men
Daring last week there were encountered in dividing the the massage. It was a comparative-awarded the military medal and commissioned.
by a medical or special medical It is department policy to reveal board..
four cares of enteric fever notified fature profits, but the figures ly small hospital, with about forty-one mentioned in disparabes.
Only thirty-five men and four (one fatel) and two occurrences of given were finally decided upon, five beds, and I usually had some nothing of troop movement plans
diphtheria (one fatai). All the together with an agreement the en casse in hand daily, and,,women were sentenced to penal and this has been followed in
sufferers were Chinese sad one essential features of which were frankly, I was never sorry when servitude during the year; two regard to estimates of the trane
ed duty. The second letter was of the enteric osers was imported.
as follows: It is to be binding danday came. Most of my cases of the men were also mentemoed port capacity of ships available for 3. That all men who have been written in his behalf by Mosure.
for fifty years, beginning Jan were of rheumatism; that and to preventive detention. Prison that work. The identity of the called up since April 5, 1917, and Lo and Lo and was as follows:
asey 1, 1916 While the separate shell-abook' were the silmente labour has been mainly devoted to Teela used in taking the are still in the United Kingdom," We have been consulted
organisation of production of we dealt with principally,
Government work in connection original expedition has never been should have the right to appear by Mr. L.A. P. Leite with Mr. Lo said that he was each concern is to be maintained,
"The French soldier a really with the war, a very large nam disclosed.
before, and be examined by, an reference to his position as a going to rely 01 four risks in business with foreign wonderful fellow," Mr. Gal ber of necessary articles having American ingenuity has scored invaliding medical board, member of the H. K. P. R. sad in grounds, The first was that countries are to be jointly and worthy went on. "He is so boos maaziactured. another triumph, it is understood, While debarred by their terms partioalar with reference to the defendant had resigned and proportionately carried by all brave and cheery, and he lets you in getting the vessele in shape for of reference from themselves notice served upon him to report was in law entitled to do so. The members of the combination, know him so well! In our hospital their new service. Many were making a formal recommendation himself at the charge rooin, second was that under the law a accounting for the contemplated|we had, at different times, men seriously damaged by their Ger- on the lince of Lord Darby's pro- Yaumati Police Station, at 550 reseccable exonze could be given competition in foreign markets, from almost every part, Savoyards, We several times had 30 degress man crews before the declaration posal" to take the whole of the p.m. to-day for patrol duty, which for not obeying sa order. The in both hostile and neutral Farisians, man from the Midi and of frost, Fahrenheit, and even at of war. The engines apparently recruiting from A to Z out of the it was stated, was awarded for a third was that his friend had pro- countries" after the war. the Centre, Basques and, Bretons, Loon they had as much. No, wera rained. It appeared pro- bands of the War Office," they punishment for being absent from duced no evidence. The fourth Thus formidable ander and about them all we found a France is wonderful, and I am babla si first glance that they desire to express their genstal patrol daly on the 9th inst. We was that defendant could only be standing has been reached be sort of affectionate flexibility not really portarbed about her would have to be replaced entirely approval
have had a conferenos with the punished under the Peace Pre-tween the manufacturers of dyes that let one right into their lives lasting powers." The secret_instractions," Hos. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C, this servation Ordinance.
and colours which cannot fail to and thoughts,
"I had bean in France pretty This has not been the fact, extracte from which have already morning at which Mr. Loite Defendant said that before he afect fatare pricas and the ex- 1 found the poilu, in fact, often," Mr. Galsworthy added, however. Extraordinary results been published in reports of the placed the facts fally before joined the Police Reserve, he port policies to be followed after more really knowable than oor" but I realise now that I didn't with up-to-date methode of weld Committee's proceedings, are conneel, including the protest offered his services to the Captain the present war. Although Gar. Tommies, whose jocular defen- really know bet. To the Eng- ing have been brought into play given in full.
which he sent against the order Superintendent of Police to sasist man exports of chemicals received siveness makes it difficult for the lishman France is now "open?
in some cases,
2. That all attested men should bave the same rights of appeal as unaitesied men..
and soting 20,000 persons. D.B.P. of July 12, and to inspector "Alves of August 21," From that, his Worship would see that he had been warned and, knowing well, that he had refas
dido's knowtha
The
by Navy Yard forces. Oylinder The following examples are issued in September, 1915, stating in any capacity. His offer was an effective setback as a result of comparative stranger to discover for the first time. Ever since the heade that had been bored and given of what the Committee that all members of the B.E.P.B. not accepted, owing to bis beitig the shipping hindrances en- what the men inside is like. This Battle of the Somme appprecia then split in half, have been regard as open to gravo objection are British subjects and against Portuguese citissa. He joined countered since the outbreak of is, I think, especially true of the tion has been growing into a » restored to original strength irm the work of recruiting : the impending legialastion which the Special Police Reserve when the war and the vigorous en- British soldier when he's with bie warm and ever increseing friend- this way and refitted to the The policy of having so far as cooks to subject him to graster: Mr. Liso D'Almada had the matter forcement of the German em fellows. Get him alone and he's linces towards us. It has greatly engines. Only in rare cases has possible a military medical offioer finbilities. Coanas) intimated to in band. Mr. D'Almada re-bargo on many, articles in these manob more likely to expand. Both impressed me, who only know it been necessary to make new se president of each board, and him that he would have to queated him to join, and sold him lines practically kept them out the British and the French soldiers or rather parte, which means a long process of giving to the president an over- | take some little time to that it did matter if he was of the foreign market altogether, are wonderfully grateful for any. France-of pre-war daya. of pattern making, casting, ma riding power over his colleagues, consider the matter and advised Portuguese oitissa. His datics it is predicted that nothing will thing done for them, but the poile French studs towards: Britain chining and fitting. The German was calculated to, and did in faos, him that in the meantime would conáist of patrol dasies, be isit andone which is needed shows it more easily; he can and all things British in now omewn did their work of destreo-work-anestisfactorily,
the should obey the notice served He joined on the sesarance that in the sttempt to reconquer the express his feelings bester." delightful, and fall of encourage- tion exceedingly well, for the The policy of classifying men, spon him, but expressly stating he would not lose his nationality. lost markets.
"Are the French soldiers ment for the fatore to the many most part, bút American engineere not as they are at the time of that he would do so without On October 2, he wrote a It would seem that the loss of optimistio ? ""
among us who always have loved bave solved the problems present-examination, but as they pro prejadios to his position.
A letter to Mr. F. C. Jenkin the large export business. would
"They are readily depressed if France and admired her people." ed and most of the vessels will bably will be after four months' } cordingly we are instructed to which was signed by six or have reduced the profita and the news is bad, and jubilant it As might have been expected, be in service in far less time then training was described by a inform you that Mr. Leite'e com- seven others besides himself. He dividends of the large companise things are going well. Most of Mr. Galsworthy is one of shon was originally estimated neces-medical witness as foolishness, pliance with the notice (should admitted writing certain letters, that are in the combine, bas con our patients were manifestly 'war moet gratified by the entry of she sary for repairs,
and was moreover shown to be feel disposed so do so, His attitude was when he joined treats for army, and hospital weary, but this was chiefly due to United States into the war. I work ont badly in practice by the must not be deemed to be she thought he would only have applies have proved to be so the fact that many of them had hardly know which is the more War Office letter of February 12, water of his legal rights." certain duties to perform. He did velasble se to result in an increase been in hospital for six months, satisfactory feature of it,” he said, An open air concert is to be 1917, in which is was stated that lie Worship would see that there all the duties signed to him rather than a dimination of and even a year and more on end, the material and moral gain so bald in the grounds of the Helena it has been represented that was outlined in that letter & eag without complaint, antil new profte since the war broke out as having been sent to us from other the osuse of the Allies or the May Institate at 8.15 p.m. on the large number of men who have gestion that defendant was a Por-lawe were passed: Be considered shown by the figures for two of hospitals: The French habitually moral discouragement to Ger- 26th instant. Tickets of admis been classified B2 by recruiting tuguese subject and that no force he had been badly treated, the concerns.
declare that there must not be many. Is helps so to knit the... sion are fifty cents each, and refreshments will be provided quite unfit for service in that That was the defence, and it was Poter, defendant said that he recorded net profits of $8.755,600 sm sure that if, anfortunately. Perhaps it is not quite so striking free of charge.
category on arrival at the units to not even an extension. Defen-expected to do patrol duties, and in 1915, se against $3,001,180 there must, they will go through it a factor in that sense, so the which they have been posted. dant had chosen to become a taut if he did not do them be in 1914. Ita dividenda were gamely. That's in their obaracter. Basian revolation (the existence
The guiding rule A Balletin has been issued by
laid constable voluntarily, and be had would be punished by having an 20 per cent, in 1915, 20 per cent. "Frnace is still strong and of autocracy there was a terrible the Department of Agriculture, down by Brigadier General sigued the necessary form. He extra patrol given to him. in 1914, and 30 per cent. in 1913, wonderfully rosolate. Food ap-cloud over as ali), "but it's a Canton Christian College, point. Geddes that there is no man was in fact not allowed to leave
Open Air Concert.
31
The Papaya.
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medical boards have been found could be brought to bear on him. Cross-examined by Mr. The Hochster Farbwerke another winter campaign, yet I democracies of the world together.
Its dividends were 20 per cent, the winter when supplice, espe the United States will now have
Mr. Potter-Yon goi on extra The Elberfelder Farbwerks had patred to be more plentiful there, wonderful step toward unification ing out the advantages of cultivat. who is able to make his living in the force without the permission patrol duty ?--Yes; but I got it net profit figures of $4,989,440 on the whole, than it is here, of aim. But what counts most ing the papaya in South China ordinary civil life who oannot be of His Excellency the Governor. oo the 3th and did. not thisk for 1915 and 43,089,000 for 1914 There were some periods during of all, in my view, is the fans that It has been written by. Mr. employed in the army some Inspector Silva Netto identified myself lisble, as I had resigned, George W. Graff and containe where" was followed with much the
papers which defendant He had never read the Ordinance everal illustrations of the fruit too blind an obedience, as indeed signed when he joined the force. relating to Police Reserviste. se grown under the auspices of it was bound to be followed He was still a member of the
under a military ragime, force as far as witnes knaw. the College,
in 1915, 19 per cent, in 1914, and cially of coal and petrol, ran short, a share in arranging taxme of› 28 per cent, in 1913. The hat that was principally due to peace, which
The case was adjourned until Badisobey Anilísfahriks: Knhomád | diffönity of transport the 100lude the creatio hops will
Wednesday at 2415 puta,
net prašta of #4,519,540 for 1916 ! movere wintar, And it yad Durace