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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1917.
A SATURDAY #POP
AMERICA'S HELP TO FRANCE
MILITARY CYCLISTS.-
A BATHING INCIDENT.
CANTON-NEWS-
DEVELOPMENTS IN RUSSIA.
Great Democratic Conference.
1 Petrograd, September 18. The Democratic Conference will be attended by a thou- sand delegates. The chief of these are the morist of Petro- grad, the soviet of Moscow and the Pessants Council at Petrograd There will be a hundred delegates from each moviet, from the Posants District Council fity, from" the co-operative societies 150 from the professional amocistipus 100, from the Chemists Union 20, Post Office employees tan from the Teachers Union fifteen,"from various cation- alities 80. It is stated that the secondary and Highgrade schools will be closed and the students will be mobilised. industrially. The Municipal Council has requested the Gov ernment to immediately abolish the death penalty, which has been re-established at the front M. Verkhovahy has an- nounced that the Government is shortly effecting reforms owing to the necessity of creating a powerful army."
Reorganising the Army.
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London, September 19.
The Russian Embassy in a statement to Reuter, jays that M. Kerensky has taken all measures to prevent the rebellion from interfering with the re-establishment of the fighting power of the army, General Alexieff, who is the most authoritative Russian General has been entrusted with the immediate direction of military operations and the re- organisation of the army, There is every reason to believe. that all minor disorders will cease. All the separate cases of insubordination have been successfully handled.
SATISFACTION AT FRENCH WAR POLICY.
Paris, September 19.
M. Painleve's declaration was accorded the most fav- rable reception by both the Chamber and the Senate, especially the page warning that anybody found guilty of treating with the enemy "would be punished with all the rigour of the law. The evening newspapers pay a glow- ing tribute to the Government, which is described as con fronting with determination the problemas of the day.
The "Temps" says: We are promised that wo shall above all have 'more vigorous prosecution of the war. That is what the country demands and hopes for.
Songs on's Long-Trail.
At the end of a week of slow, but constant, railway travelling
Promise of Coal for Next. Wiater.
(By H. B, C. Pallard.)
The Chinese: attendant în charge of the bathing beat Kanadys Town, was a char before Mt. J. R. W Police Court this morning, sultinga basher.
dom of Bup
for that purpose. Some Kwan Min-kwan, the special
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Obing Pik-kwong, the newly appointed Minister of Hary ander the military Government of Caps ton, has notified Parliament that
he declines the appointment.
The Generalissimo has invited
army.
they sullenly recoil down the Bell Gi
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Mscansohle Bar &
Moleshy Mrs F Warth Bay F,
nan, has" wired, to the hoʻolled The vast growth of all branches
| Military Government that he will The Matin publishes an inter- of the Army doring the three
đã hi dòng iboot haring a France, the Bestiaholahier oond view which at Hague Leroux years of war has brought more
The facts of the osse, sa elated title and he therefore requests home, war beginning to slip away has bad with Mr. Lloyd George.
and more into prominenos the from us. The ledine at the rail-
value of the military cyclists, and by Inspector: O'Sullivan, were that the title of Generalisima way stations still understood our "The first words which came even resulted in the onversion that complainant stated be bor-hastowed on him shall be ban- "Trag bong's
"and similar signsof to my lips," says M. Leroux, of some regiments of Yeomanry roped a boat which was used for called.
Lak Wing ting,
on hearing *were to remind Mr. Lord into cyclist formations.
reening people in danger, saying appreciation, bat. Trapos was- changing her countenance and 56. George that the Colts living on
Technically, cyclists are regard. to defendant that he wanted 15, that the Central Government coming-strings to a We were the French shore of the Channeled as Army Troope and used as because a boy was in danger of intends to gomply win hin almont Awed by hills so tall and regard him as a relative. The
specialist corps like the Boyal drowning. Defendant said share request, has ordered the troops rugged as in justify the question. Premiskaeplied, with fine simile: Zagineers and other Army Trochu na 30 one in danger and which already started for Busin “Are those them Álps you hear talli **There in truth in what you establishments, bet aligns are pot alleged that complainant wanted to stay, as Obrog, Wing Chow, of, Sir?" and when we ran say, and doubtles that explains wanting that, with their great for no other purpose than to while the rear army miket day at swiftly down the count of a broad an incident which was related to increase in numbers and with the lick, and that it was not to be Kellin sending further orders.. ake theatrically lit by the red me. One of my colleagues one new conditions of modern warfs
ide followed and defendant asid | envoy sent by the Premise to glow of the setting sun, the day sated one of your statesmen tha oyalists will in fatars take
complainsof struck him and he settle the Southern question, has a definite" REIN inhabitants of the lakeside town who had come to confer officially - their place as
struck bank, though not with a arrived at Canton. “After a long not only knew we were there, batin London with members of our rather than a specialista. 200
"Do you easily
Larga.raka,as complainant alleged. secret conversation with th were positively forced to come Government:
The bistory of the cyclists in Defendent told his Worship that Tuchun he proceeded to Kwanget out and cheer for ler Anglais. In quoceed in making yourself under the British Army in a coping24 Complainant and several others to see Lak Wing-ting. the midst of car wonder and stood among us ? We know that record of progrese and expan Shaeed him into his matshed,,and axcitement the sun set, leaving we Englishmen have a reputation since the year 1888, when, then he closed the door, they na to gusm at the glories of the for being somewhat insular. War Office sanctioned the form threw big stones at it, and even scenery by the silhouettes which The reply was: "As a matter of tion of the first corps of oygliska, the hills cast against a starlit fact I am delighted at haring known as the 28th Middle Sally broke it down. sky. After two hours further succeeded so well in understand. (Cyclist) Volunteer Rifle Corps. A fine of $20 was inflicted or rus, or rathar ämble, through ing Mr. Lloyd George. With the creation of the Larrilor: in default one month's hard
Li Linh-Kwan, Chang King-ming Habour. increasing darknew we were which my colleague replied al-Force more ayolise-bettalica
and many other Kuomintang ready either to be bored or to go "Bat Tr. Lloyd George is not ware formed, and since the Bur- to sleep when we pulled up at Eoglub, be is Fraph...
opean war has been in progress structors for the later formations members, to meet him at his new, the halting place, & brow gras M. Leroux having remarked these original-ondres have been and handed down the traditions in order to deal with the platform lit by many oil lamps, that the resemblance bad often angmented and expanded to a and my of efficiency of the old gasion of ammunition and finanom "for the expeditionary wood fires in tronghe laid starwise been noted which existed between prodigious degree, while nu- London Cycliste, the results of
The preparations for the on which the dixies were already Mr. Lloyd George and M. Brisad marous fresh, quite, independent thirty years of experience of soteal bailing for our tos, tanks of the Premier replied: 'I know. I of the old satablishmente, hare military cycling.
tection of the Generalissimo's With french warfare, the ordin-headquarters seem to be com drinking water to fill up the remember personally that in the been created bottles, rows of pails for washing, coures of one of our visite to Rome.
The military oplist played aary role of cavalry and cycliste pleted. A 1 centimetre gun and and (discreetly in the back Mr. Briand and I were going up great part in the early days of peased and those at the front were a few machine guns have been,
used ground) row! of demoiselles staire somewhere or other. Sad this struggle, while the war, of formed into mobile reservBI, placed on the building, while letting off little magnesiam flares denly we perceived in the glass movement was in program and to reinforce threatened points in the arminers Ming-tong and two that we might ees their pretty that we were so much alike that positional warfare had not develop the trenches pending the arrival armed junks are snobored of the white dresses; each was par it might have been thought ited. The very essence of success of the lower-maring infantry front. All the ronde fonding to was the same man repeated twice in the initial stages of a Gam units. Their cadres were also the building are guarded by MUNITIONS EXPLOSION. home yesterday on leave. When Halts repas.
prigu depends upon mobility, largely drawn upon for specialiste, soldiers. he reached his kouse, with the It was just the place for music, in the mirror."
M. Leroux put a question to and the cyclist is the most mobile, gach as guides, aiguallers, unipers trench mad still upon him, he and when the tes and the washing was informed that, half an hourpaile had been properly dealt Mr. Lloyd George concerning the of all mounted, troops. In their and instructors, the specialies
of cyclist "troops | PASSENGERS ARRIVED,
fitting them Factory Accident at Barking. previously, his wife's body had with it was just the moment, suggestion that Great Britain was advance through France and Bel-training
been recovered from the ruined The girls began it by singing the only half satisfied with the gium the German armies depend particularly
soob. "Marseillaise," but it was jolly American dealeration of war on ad largely upon their advance for
employmente. Amhold Mrs A M ̈Länaneter J de B building.
guards of cyclist companies of The cyclists, like the cavalry, Appalton Mr & Mrs Lim Quial
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Lam Uy Pab Mr. Rymer, manager of the to bear our fellows take up the Germany. On Aug. 9 an explosion occur.
Mr. Lloyd George shrugged Jagers, supported by mobile wait longingly for the chance of a Alana Chong Chat, Lam Be Moyo.
Aitken OH W Lam Yik.. red at the Ajax Chemios! Works, works, said:--"A fire occurred ane, apparently with fair know.
Lightbura Mr & Barking, by which 13 women and in one of the rooms and there was ledge of the worde, give it a hia, shoulders. He said: My mechanical transport columns, break through," when they can girls lost their lives. The names an explosion. A hage volume of rough but strong, barmony, and ostegorical mapty is that not only armonzed machine gun care, and pour across the torn ground of Adams Mr & MUR
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Lichamo Galo Lichanoo Jown gita vistien als Mrs. Maskell, emoke was omitted and gare fairly beat their feminine allies did we desire, the entry of the reinforced when necessary by the trench one and take up the
Lichango Mum 7 Caalfeld-rosd, East Ham; Mre aardly any time for the girls to on the ground. Something United States into the war, but swift_conuication of tufantry pursuit of the German hordes se aaborg F-AF
Lim Liang Miss “ Abbot, sister of Mrs. Maskell; get out, Thirteen were altered to follow What? Some we asked for it. At the present in motor omnibuses,
Mariott Mr. Kn Mrs. England, Washington-ros, wards found suffocated and three body started Take me back to hour we are urging the United The old tradition of the cavalry wide roads of Northern France.
dear old Blighty," and we Siates to send us fighting men in screen and the patrols of mounted The chances for the employ. Brooks Mr & Mrs. Upton Park; Mrs. E. Smith, injured. Altogether we employed Burtlearance, East Hem; Mra 150 persons, 90 per cent of them ligged through its inanities with a large numbers as possible and fancers, wayangpt, side by this ment of cyclists in the hot par-
vigour, but without asariction. 8000 as it can be done. We more progresiva mechanical sait of a retreating foe are many. Black GDB Foley, Hockley-road; Mrs. Carry, omen and giris. Most of the dead pages at the end at a verse wish sheee, brave soldiers who cavalry, the erelists have been Pressure can be brought to bear Brown Bev & Mrs Talbot-road, East Ham: Meromen who lost their le marouid plainly," Not good enough." have just landed in France in called. All roads and villages, upon rearguarde by fringes of Brags Mr & Mr
families. Taars were
The someone else had an inspira-sash fine trim to mingle, yery were reconnaitred and saised by cyalist skirmishers. Stevens, Nspier-road, East Ham;
ation. He led off with "The speedily their generous blood cyclist units, only the enclosed Road conditions vary, but, ou Bras
Bakda Miss CF Mr King, Arthur-road, Esttempla at rescue.
*** Everybody was splendid is Farmer's Boy," choras every two with yours and ours for the country, in between the road average roads, a speed of fourteen Burnett FA Ham; Mids Knight, Waltsa-road, Manor Park, Miss Clark, Park- attempting to bring some of the linee, followed by a similar effort triumph of the good cause. perallels being covered by the miles per hour is customary for Boyle
about `s soldier's life' from dawo In conclusion, the British Pre-alower dsvalry..
distances up to twenty miles, Bubs Ber hurgt-road, Manor Park; Mi 40msa down, but the smoks în f Alicia Webb, Talbot-raad, sorting more could be done. We line of the chanter was followed the British people for the spirit cavalry are many, Opolistiger or two can be scopraplished, as Bras W Alios Cole, Howards-road, Barkiv Aames were so intones that death, a song in which each mier spoke of the admiration of] The advantages, of cyclista over | while short distanced of a mile fizer Mr & MrE JO
Martery P had a Brs hers a little time ago, prossing respouse, from displayed by the French people travel long distances without
betanially higher speed. Bostwick EM East Ham ; Minu Rainbow,]
bat mos in the same room, and wo Bardwick-street, Barking.
Ragtime songe of the through all the trials of the war, mooh effort. They are silent on. The conditions of the roade e Bene FOB Maste Dixieland" and "Home and referred particularly to the the march and their mounts re-immediately in the trench zone BrownLY There was a muffled report, know the sum of it. So fall.
Tannsessa."" - sähnol were lack of goal shat had been exquire neither forage, sheljet, notams extraordinarily difficult, but which was heard some distance cannot say what was the cause ĜI
prominent in the programme,perienced in Fraños.
•pecial rail transport. They the communications behind the OFFER YOZ away, and immediately afterwards this fire.". flames issued, from the window Mrs. Car who worked in the bat, they did not go really well. Every fime that visit France" bring all rifies to bear in the trenches on either side are not so Cotterman Mr & Plazy ru & Miss of the factory. The scene of the building where the explosion The call of Americanism cannos said Mr. Lloyd George, "I am firing line, not having to provide bad, for it is manifest that goo Coltarman Miss BB Fond Mr. & Mrs-H
to Cotterman Master B explosion is a two-storey brick occur, said her daughter, who last much longer, one feels (or is deeply moved by the intense and horse-holders. They are less road conditions are essential. SK
the roads, the transport" of
Pears L B Ones Armies.co bailding about sixty feet wide and worked in the same place, and it that one hopes?), because the resigned expression which I read conspicuous
Choa Tak Hoe Powell Mr & Mrs a hundred feet long. It is not just called to her, and the hagged rhythms always balk the on the faces of your women. I and much more... ossily clear of the actual zone of station. Cheralaro Min J known how the fire started, bar gone downstairs to tell her she British chorus. The Long, long assure you that the British heart billetted, quicker to dismount and ary warfare, road conditions on Quadrado Bay B Powell Mines M
All duelintended to work overtime, trails-winding" would have is the most haman of hearts, bring into action, and do not get the Western Front should not be on MMAGN
Cozhill Mrs E the flames spread. precautions had been taken, and that he was outside the door raised the roof if there had been. It will never be adequately "ased up a horse-mounted bed enough to effect sazionaly Clarks Mrak Mr W
cyclist operations on a fairly large or Mr M thomenal regulations as to the when as explosion occurred. one lower than the stare; after all known in our country whas troops do. wearing of felt slippers at work "Alter the explosion," she said it is a straight fane, and we knew, snorifices you have made to theIt is tras that they lack the sole.
“the dome ahut with bang, and something about the long, long common cause. Now our American power of shock totics andareOne of the difficulties that has DATUAJE dily there are about 150 I sorsamed Fire, Mr. Cox, one trail, while no que really care friends are going to help us practically confined to roads as been experienced by infanty Donne & My W women and girls working in this of the eff, Cavanning up with two straws about Ding and They have cost, and they will they can only gross rough country following up a reirest,, has been Daghes D.T & building, but se it was just after Mr. Reed, the chemisi, and. Mrz Tennesse
give you as much as you want at the pace of ordinary infantry, the quick transmission of reporte the time when shills are changed x went inside, As he got Bo song alter, songway raised when the tonnage they promise bat these disadvantages are not and the maintenance of touch with Er there were not nearly so many though the door there was another till sven poor thread bate Tipus has come to our hisly,
sa important, is might at first he finnr hacking columns,. In oy: Far C workers present when the ex. explosion, and the door slammed
For the rest, all the people imagined, and in the conditions of elist training no little time is Blade OG. devoted to perfecting the syste Fidden Miss plosion occurred. It is thought on bin, leaving him inid Porary" had been revived for ons
night only, and the Marcil of France, sans se swo countries modern European sartars.-
In war, tha adagi role of sheaf communication, and experience Faculties BAT.D that the emuke generated, so afterwards, heard that he got out laine" had been given a second have but a single determination a quickly that the 13/riotims all light. Four women rugged a sips, with the Hasan National angle beurs. Whoerne. among ne cyalist jpops.in.olidasiva or pro- has proved that cyclist messengers on Mr E
suffocated before they could the windows and jumped through Anthem in rick and songmus jam fost * 80gmsoon, aisal this teative reconnaissance, zaidi, ara both a speedier and more on Mr Mix
or the reliable means of communication|Ferguson Master reach the exits. The fames to the ground the other had harmony to follow it. "Of course, will be the story in every British quick concentrations, were too overpowering to allow ao chan They mart have boat the British soldier never starts home will be with you to the sadden reialement or attack than either telephones, which have Gallison Bar & of an entrance nntil the Bremen suffocated straightawy. I his own National Anthem for two and to the victory which will of lightly held point. They are to be laid, or visual agnelling. Galison Masters B. So Nitong 4 0
* Livio by little both navalry and BAET* Setzer W R had pat on smoke helmets. All little girl brought out in flames, ressons: it means the end and it make snew, you and us the die esentially nos infantry, but are
Gullison Milan GT dr Dija best regardad sa extremely mobile horse transport are the hodies were recovered before and they rolled her in the grass meena standing at attention. Thus pensers of justice."Reuter,
being Gabrics By Master (1 darknees set in, by which time to extinguish bar blaxing cloth ceremony rains spontaneity. The
mounted infantry,
superseded by thai quechiet do Kết lần the fire had burnt itself out, and ing. As soon as I heard sus bang British soldier will sing anything
The military ajalist has mechanical arms, and the first Gooding it was once more possible to get the place seemed to fill with danaw, he knows so long sa ho has not
special spirit or character of his stages of any war of the future inside the shell of the workshop, smoke, which game streaming out got to be solsun about it. To Soldier Runs Amok to Treach. own, dus largely so the very will very probably depend upon Luckily the building is an isolated of the windo, where the glam that case he will either cut it The King decorated Captain highly specialised
id-serial reconnaissance, oyalist akiz Hack Master Tudor
Wa one, hat an engine-house along was all battered,
altogether, like the National Bathbone, Langon Regiment, with dividualined nature of his train. mishers, and the swift transport How Mine ET
Tall Mr & M side it was destroyed by fire. The The sistersMrs. Maskell and Anthem, or caricature it, as he the Albers Medal for disarming ing. In, ordlist batalion of infantry in motor buses. Hernandes Ber7 Telóny Mr. & Mrs manager states that the women Mrs. Abbolt were found dead has done-with-**-Abide with me:”jund capturing a soldier who had every man is required to be usThey will be opposed by troops Baby Mr & Mrs. PA Busi workers are ready to resume together. It is sisted that the Not bat what, be, gan, beserings rap amok, and fired, on his com- well versed in reconnaissance of the same nature, just as Banaani Takany Mugler D. whenever they are wanted, and women in the upper storey,ran, to over a good hyma there is raden in a communication trench, duties as the trained scouts of a the Belgian cyclist carbineers Henry Mor I It is hoped that the factory will the stairs, and then a jam occurred nothing he loves more, (serions Corporal Feldwick, who resisted line battalion. There is the fought the German Jeger orolist Huston Mbas A Williams 12 be again in operation in three or through one girl falling, and the meas is not solemnity, but hymns the officer, and who is a prisoner highest possible insistence upon companies. Prior to 1914 there tanis lav P
Watson Mina N L four days.
others tripping over her. Before were not in the scheme of things of war, has also been awarded the importance of maskotry; and, were many who asserted that had
WOM EA A number of workpeople were they could resume their straggle on our last Saturday night in the Albert Modal.
in adattion, the man must be ayolista were too vulnerable to be Fanar
Knotterns 0 8 drilled to thestandard of offices of use. It has been proved al Enotiem Mim 10 Wallace DrE "burned, bus none of them sufferat for safety they were overcome by France.
Ward Boy & Man, Ko cy and endurance required in ready that they were wrong, even Koch very severe injarica. The police, the fames.
though the character of the war Kasey Mr & Mrs Wall OF O the fire brigade, and the St. John The Bremen did excellent work the songs. 2000, bad, and
hard, long-dists vs riding. indifferent but all well sung, Ambulance Brigade rendered Chief Officer Abbots recovered went on obeerfally antil the on the pauke towered over as,
Machay In the Territorial "ogglist in the West had not been peculiare mago, and the injured were ains bodies from the ruins before, whistle blew, shears. All aboard" rolling mook on the sidings told battalions the large proportion of attended on the spot or at the be was evaporse and somporarily was raised, and we haddled back that we were now Famatori the men, were keen cyclists, men
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