NAVY IN EAST AFRICA: IMPROVEMENTS ON THE
Treacherous German Attack,
A moving story can now be
told from Admiralty sources of a
T. P. R.
Soldlers Under Control.
The North China Daily News
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1918.
KILLING POWER OF INFANTRY.
Important Part of the Lewis Gun,
gallant struggle by British naval Nanking correspondent says:- Daring the course of the pre-
men against a tresoherons Ger- man attack during the operations |
So much has been esid sad sent war, improvements in the in East Africs, mys the Man-written against the Tientsin-palace and gasatity of artillery shester Guardian.
have brought about complete changes in the technique of battles, bat while public attention has been much occupied with this aspect of the war the corres ponding increase in what onS may call the killing value of the infantry has paared almost un-
Pakcu Railway that it is gratify- In order to prevent the German ing to be able to record the fact merchant shipe lying in the har-that conditions making for the bour of Dar-es-Salaam from com comfort of passengers have been ing out sad soling as tenders to the raider Konigsberg, two of much improved within the past ELL, ships were despatched to two or three months. that harbour. The German Gover, far fewer soldiers com travelling noticed.
There are
nor bad, in August, 1914, sgreed the road. And taking At the beginning of the war
that the German merebant ships on
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We have given an option for the purchase of some of our land, which we can spare, without in any way interfering with our worke, or extension of them.
A resolation to give £1,000 to the Sailors' War Orphans Fand
must be regarded as British the conernens of the testimony the infantry Battalion represented prise, and he was now informed of a number of passengers gone thousand rîfles and bayonets that their engines must be dia ing back and forth from Nanking and two machine guns. These abled. An
hour later the to Tainan, Tientein and other guns were battalion property, and Gremany boisted a couple of places, the travelling on the line were managed by the machine white flage on the flagstaff at the is now comparatively free from gun section, a specialist anit battalion
Annual General Meeting. harbour entrance, whereapon many discomforts or annoyance, recruited from the working parties in boats were I myself osa testify to the order itself. To-day the whole system
The twelfth annual general sent from the warships to iompact, lineas within the first and second has been charged.
The machine gun power of s meeting of the Shanghai Drok and and, if necessary, dismantle the class and even within the third engines. No sign was made from class coaches and the attention of battalion added to ite rifle power Engineering Co., Li, was held.
The soldiers who is to all intente and purposes
Bt the com- the eborn until the boats were employers.
a had before given so much sunny doubled. If the calculation is wall within
range, when
the following directors:-Messrs. treacherous fire was opered upon snoe rarely give soy trouble now made on the basis of a brigads pany's offices, there being present shem, the German white flag still when courteously or, if necessary who have a stock of special John Prentice (Chairman), B. A. dring. The senior naval officer, firmly dealt with. This should machine gunners quite independ. J. Macray, E. C. Richards, and Who was in one of the boste, has be said in jaetice to the foreign ent of the infantry, it works ont John Johnston. There was fairly r. R. S. F. McBain and Mr. reported his experience as management who against difficul that the brigade to-day on fire followa:
tice and in s. quiet way have about shree times as many bullets large attendance of shareholders, John Johnston and they offer Mr. J. B. The anditore Messrs. Lowe, The secretary, I had just given orders to go been working toward the elimina in the same time as brigade of 20 216 shares being represented themselves for re-election.
Osborne, having read the zotice Bingham and Matthews, offer ahead when we were anddenly tion of abuses on the road to the 1914-15 period. sssailed by rifle fire from both better standard of comfort and
convening the meeting, the Chair- themeelves for re election, man said :- banks, a considerable volume convenience. coming from the close vicinity of
The
papers BIO
This has been brought about by the adoption of a light machine
ad |
materiala. and
will meet with your unanimous will be put later and we treat it sapport
The Directors who retire are
Before moving the adoption of The interesting feature ingao-the Lewis-as an infantry- Gentlemen, The Esport and the Report and Acoonnte, I eball the flagstaff, whence still daw Nanking this summer has been man's arm. "Properly speaking Accounts having been in your pleased to saaner any questions
"Lie down, the promotion of two summer the Lewis is an atomatic rifs hands for some time, with your to the beat of my ability. thres white Bigs.
The report and socourts sa everyone !" Hard sport!" But rehoals,
Government rather than a machine gun, sad permission, we will take them as
We are still suffering printed were passed, with author steering was difficult, speed Teachers' College sa opened a above all it is a single man's armread. slackened, and it was found that summer school at which propre for it can be carried and need by frem difficulties and delay in lestion to pay a dividend of Tle. the stoker forward was lying in tive teachers from all parts of the ose man. The machine guns procuring and getting delivery 14, on the proposal of the Chair- therefore man seconded by Mr. Johnston. A the forepeak dangerously wound country are taught the new proper are heavier arms, and of ed. Bullets were raining over and phonetic system adopted by the need a gun-crew of three or four the completion of work has donation of £1,000 to the Sailors' into the boat, and through and Government. It is in essence men, for the gun, its tripod and been and is still being very War Orphans' Fund was approved against the thin iron plates rigged the adaptation of a Obinese its stocks of ammunition weigh much retarded. Daring the year on the proposal of the Chairman seconded by Mr. Richards, Mess 78. on either ride the boiler, sad round alphabet sad will do the work altogether sbout one hundred we delivered three steamers of a the coxswain in the stern sheets, that the romanized has been pounds.
deadweight capacity cf about Johnston and B. 8. F. LeBr bat Lieutenant Corron, with doing in many places. Books
Every soldier is tsaght how to 6 500 tons and another of about were re-elected directors on the great pluck, ran forward and kept and
already handle and use the Lewis gan so 3.100 tons will be delivered propoesl of the Chairman second- We have also carried ed by Mr. Macray. Mecere. Lowe, the free going. Very con after being printed in this script that casualties can be immediate shortly. a seaman was hit in the head and and its progress in solving they replaced in the field. It is not out a large amount of repair and Bingham a & Matthews were re- collapsed, and then the cowsin, question of China's illiteracy will capable of long steady periods of renewal work. We consider the elected auditore on the proposal of with blood running from his be watched with interest, for its fire, for being siz cooled, it beate result of the year's working very Mr. F. J. Barrett seconded by Mr. month, was shot in the leg. is possibilities are large. In the up very quickly.. 1's special use satisfactory and this is entirely B. H. Parker. conduct was splendid. He never caes of the Normal College the is for sudden quick bursts of fire due to the increased amount of finched, but stuck to his post, system is taught with the special of thirty or forty shots. In an work done, and we had the cap saying "That nothing, sic abiect of acquainting the men attack it is an ideal weapon for acity for doing moob more, had I'm all right. We shall soon be with Mandarin which they will wiping out odd sections of the materials bean procurable.
It was very in tarn teach in their respective enemy or knocking out hos- largely due to the coolness and schools. This also is an interest-tile machine guns, and as General Working Account ahowa plock of this leading seaman that ing sign of the times. the boat safely emerged from the Nanking University is conduct- or more of these Lewis guns, the over that of last year, which show danger zone.
ing two summer schools, one in fire power of an ordinary com-ed an increase of nearly 45 per Commander Henry P. Ritchie, agriculture and forestry and the
cent, over the previous one, is vastly augmented. pany
The net profit for the year, in another steam piansee, was other in general education, each
Apart from the fact that the engaged in the same operations with about 70 in attendance. when fire was opened upon his The ages of those enrolled in the Lewis guns enable one man to fire including the amount brought craft and other bosts from both former range from fifteen to afty as many shots as twenty men, the forward from last year, ofter pay. terrifo speed of fire is more ing all charges and allowing for aides. Commander Ritchie carr-odd years.
viluable in another way. Daring all known liabilities, smounts to ied on, with the object of drawing
an enemy attack groups of mer Tie. 1,154,142,72, which we ze- may only be in sight for a commend should be dealt with ss minute or two, An efficer direct followe:- ing the fire control of a com-
out of the obannel,'
all the fire on his steam pinnace
and thus sering the other boste.
On rounding ■ bend into the bar-
bour thesteam pinnace found her.
The amount transferred from every infantry company his two an increase of nearly 86 per cent.
a
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Ta.
172 800 00
240,000,00
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ports. Consignees of cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous self under fire from every side. in connection with the conduct of any of rifiemen might not have Pay a dividend of Tlë.
time to get the whole of his men 14 per abara
and/or extra hazardous Godowns The poxswain and another man Commander Bitobie:-
of the Hongkong and Kowloon Be is commended for his firing at this special target at the Place 10 Special Re- were wounded, the coxswaÎN
serve Fond
Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence, and/or from the wharves, being relieved by an A.B., who coolness and gallantry at the proper range before it had got
Fand waa sleo very soon hit. The critical moment when be stack to aader cover again, but with the Place to Depreciation
70,008.00 delivery may be obtained. coxswain's wound having been his post alongside the coxswain Lewis gons it means that only two
70,742,72 dressed he returned to his post, until his eighth wound rendered or three men have to alter their Carry forward to New
Account bat just afterwarde collapsed him physically incapable of doing sights and come into action on
We trust the recommendation esh target, Very little time in backwards. Commander Ritchie eo.
A good instance of a successfallost, and the enemy are under a wil meet with your approval. then took the wheel, although the
We have written nothing of for Coxswain refused to give in, and surprise landing, well planned and bail of fire long before they reach
depreciation, bat propose to add between them they did the steer- brilliantly carried out, was pro- the next bit of cover.
The enemy admits that during Tie. 70,600 to the Depreciation ing. Their condition war des vided by the navy in connection parate, for a heavy fire was still with the clearing of the Lindi the recent fighting many of his Fand, which will then amount to By adding the Tls. 240 0000 to being directed against them from River district. The officer com cenalties were frem nis ballets Tie. 422,067,82. all videst.
manding the Lindi column paid phase which also includes a handsome tribute to the navy in machine gun fire, for all machine the Special Reserve Fund it will The Commander was bit seven times in saccession by different his report of the operations. He gaps take the ordinary osrtridge then amount to Tls, 500,000, this fand, as you are aware, is to be used in the ri bullets, but still stuck to the wrote:
It was only the whole-hearted Practically speaking, he has used sa the Directors may think wheel; the coxswain never left his!
up against a wall of fit for renewals, etc., srd for superior officer's side, and con- support of the naval officers and 'zan tinned to help him all the time, men which made the landing bullets infinitely thicker than equalisation of dividends, if signed by
The alterations in the Balance although be collapsed several possible. The success of the even the wonderful rapid fire necessary. times during that terrible passage. whole operations depended upon musketry of the old army of 1914. For 20 minutes they thna ran the this landing of about 3,000 men Add to this the supplementary Sheet Property Account se com- geantlet of death; then se they and porters, with ratings, bag weapons of bomb and rifle grenpared with that of last year are Maobinery and Plant-Tie resobed the mouth of the barbour gage, and ammunition, at a spot ade, both of which have been used as followe:*** Commander Ritchie was shot in which had never actually been in the open fighting whenever the leg, and at last had to leave visited.. The tide ebbed ex the ranges were close enough, 41,212.50 lesa-due to ssler dur
tremely quickly, and many boats and it will be realized that the ing the year.
Steamers and Launches.-Tia. the wheel.
La his official report of the pro-and tage went aground. In infantrymen of 1918 has more ceedings Commander Bitchie spite of it all, the landing appear fire power than was thought pos- 42,600 00 less-das to sale of a
ed to be a complete sarprise and sible before the new weapons eteemer.
The stock showe a decrease of I would respectfully bring to 8 practically unopposed, and came in.
All these factors go towards Tle, 25,337 74 Suadry D-btors your notice the gallant conduct was completed by 10.30 a.m.
the general aim of the Arry, and Creditore are soout the same of Petty Officer Clarke, who man- next day.
The result of the operations which is to kill and wound as as last year. Investment-, đe positę fally reinned to the wheel after being wounded sad stuok to it was to clear the country for 12 many Germana da possible. Day and cash ebow an increase of Tia until the boat was in safety; and miles round Ladi and to capture by day a steady retail slaughter, 709.335 48. ales of Able Saaman Upton, who five lighters (one a new steel oue) by bomb and shell and long
So erded a range fire goes on, and whenever has, as usual, been charged to by jumping to the wheel when and some ohows. Clarke was first wounded un-highly successful enterprise in close action or battle fighting working acoust.
"་ which the navy and army co- takes place, the killing becomea! We here at present a consider- doubtedly saved the boat.
In the Senior Naval Officer's operated in a spirit of character wholesale, owing to the terrific able amount of work on hand and report occur the following words, istio good fellowshp and keennese, fire power of modern infantry. have a contract with His Majesty's
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