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General Memoranda
DEATH.
Maturas-On May 2nd at the French Convent Hospital, Hongkong, Capr. R. Maturam, Iste' Cains Nav. Có, ngað 31
renty.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,
The family of the 'stu Capt. 1. Machins desire to thank all, friends for their kind sympathy and in #nal tributes,
THE CHINA MAIL.
EMPIRE DAY.
HONGKONG'S CELEBRATION.
Empire Day was celebrated by the | customary services for children of British ationality at the Protestant and Roman Catholic Cathedrals.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
ed in this campaigu, from the poiat of view of netnal marksmanship, have been unsatisfactory. That is not be cause of may lack of intelligenca 'un shu part of the byertor, but from the grent complication of factors which
The mastor of sa, Frithjel, Saon are still not completely understood,
Christian, charged with unlawfally laring Take for example the case of a German The service at 8. Jaha's at nine o'clock the harbour with 83 passengers on board airman who has reached Paris, and touded by a very large congregan his vessels without a licenes from the Har All the British schools in the Colony being wants, from a height of 7000 feet, to represented. H.E. the Governor, Srbour Master, on the 21st inst, was fined Henry May, K.C..G.. the Colonial drop a bomb on the Gare du Nord. Sretary, Hor, Mr Claud Savor, mem- $400 at the marine Court. He must first y precisely in a line of the Legislative Council and officials towards this mark. derinting neither out, and quite number of the schoolboys of the Eingition Department word pre- to left not right, and to do this in anxars is the uniform of the longkok aeroplane ut a considerable altitude Scents.
Cadet Corps and the Baden Powell's is no easy matter.
that recently gold bullion valued ad) A Dairen dispatch to the Asahi states, 1,000,000 was discovered hidden beneath the floor of a house, adjoining the Military. Administration Office at Tsing-tau. The treasure was soited by the authorities and has been forwariled to the Finance De- ! partment in Tokyo.
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The service was of a thoroughly patriotic Then the exact moment to release hymns tested succour for the distress. character. The special prayers as well as thu the bomb depends on the height and, victory for the right, and the hastening at the time when the scourge of war shall the speed of the craft. The missile removed and the nations dwall In as it falls has imparted to it the for brothethod. Rudyard Kipling's beautiful
A veutral correspondent of the Feti ward velocity of the aeroplane. Itional Au hem wore sung.
hymn Land of our birth" and the Na Parisien, who has been travelling in does not simply fall; it sweeps
for-
The clergy prevent were the Bishop of Austria-Hungary, he beought back a pic- Victoris (DeLanda) itav, W. T. Festher tura post card representing the entry of the wand as if dung. If the pilot dropped one (ibup's Chaplain) Rev. H. V. it just na ho canie directly over his Coley Moyle (Cathodi Chaplain) and the German troops into Paris. The post-card, Ford Sith Baconnable, of the Union which is reproduced by the Petit Parisier, target it would go far beyond the € urch, whila the I v. N. C. Impe St. Jaboen Chlam passing in enluian. pader the naik.. Thus if the machine is travel-Andrea's) was suing the clergymen in the Ars de Tiromphe. In the background are
ing at sixty miles an hour at the height of 1000 feet a bomb dropper from it will travel something like 1-100 feet in u toward direction before it touches ground..
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regation.
Bishop inve an addrow, which by the Ellal Tower and Notre Dame.
fiple languago, made a direct ps to the chil tren, who frequently
f n swer the questions he put. Fir theme was the
of national necessity service. learning {0:5609 disciplies, and prayer. Impressing the Rest leysan, he pointed out that the motto of the Priver of Wales in 1 serves Not the Devil, sut Germany, but salf, he
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Germinay'a education seems to have begun. Reuter's Agensy states that the Bell Garman Government recently "brought strong diplomatic pressure to beat upen Roumania in order to permit a German
Me, Cirahanie White holds that if pilot can steal down to 300 feet le has an excellent chance of hitting n pretty large target. But in nine cars out of ten he does not dare to come as near ground. The chances art that he will be destroyed hy gun-fire before he cau drop his bombs. The dihenity of hitting a mark has led to avistos being accuse of aimless barbarities of which they have no intention. A man is accused. of "deliberately" bombing an ambulance wagna" when, as a matter of fact, he was aiming at a railway station. Of course, there have been effective Britiel raids against strategic "positions, and great damage has been ROMAN CATHOLIC CELEBR1 Ir seems'n very simple thing to drop done. But on the whole, judging a bomb front, un aeroplane or airship, from our own experience of German |Fint iluhu rests at the here of the frail, the oddly--nre-considerabiy-
exaggerated expectation of the public, against the airman.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 24. 1912.
THE BOMB-DROPPER.
of its enthusinsip when it learas of The Zeppelin. Mr. Grahame-White your remarkable “ raid "on this place | thinks, should not be condemned out or that. In point of fact, nothing is at hand. Six vessels engaged in a more difficult than to hit a selected raid could drop twelve tons of high oljett from a height, especially when, explosive on a city, and causes a great
rey corps to pass through that country, sa route for Turkey"; and the Roumanian Government refused. Six months ago the Garmin Government would bare sent the somy corps through all the sume, Jwith in- strnetions to massacre the Roumanians and burn their towns by the way.
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Before a large audiendo at the Theatre
gave another of their most enjoyable Royal on S.turday night The Quaints
tainments. All the artistes acquitted
were
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MONDAY, MAY 24, 1915
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE
WAR
ITALY AND AUSTRIA AT
WAR
FRONTIER
FIGHTING.
POSTHUMOUS'HONOUR FOR THE LATE INSPECTOR-GENERAL BRIDGES.
A. BELGIAN HONOUR FOR LORD KITCHENER.
MORE VICTORIA CROSSES AWARDED.
WAR OFFICIALLY DECLARED,
(From Own Chen Correspondent.)
Laspor, May 21, 2.53 a.m.
It is officially stated that Italy has declared war on Austria.
A BRUSH WITH THE ENEMY ON THE FRONTIER.
LONDON. May 28, 5.55 1.m. Austrian patrol crossed the frontier, violating Italian territory.
A telegram from Home states that the Giornale Italia 'says that am
(Reuter's Service, to the China Mail.).
orted, is the greatest enemy to the British Empire. He urged the children to give up all forms of selfshuese, to CD tribute they are able to the Price of Wales Fund, to discipline them alres in every way, and to heed what their elders teach them God makes the babies, but the boy makes the man, he added. To his Supreme importance of spritual strength. third application the Bishop urged the it was not a ficient to serve the King, fur had told them himself, sought guidance there was Ona from whom the King, as he
every day is prayer. If we wore to be victorious, maintain the Empire and fulfi its mission it must be by means of God's themselves in the oxcellent manner we strength. This principle was rotogaised have come to expect of "The Quinte," by the great Empire builders. Gordon, and all the old favourite items Lord Roberts and others. The Empire was not or dominion, but God's dominion. enchered. To-day, Empire Day, "The God had raised it up to do a great work, Quaints" are giving-aq 'All-British pro so we must pray to Him to maintain it.
gramrio at the theatre to-night. We anderstand some of the items will bo Merrie England," "Bocte," " Who killed Kaiser Bill" "Topical Vorside of Nursery
THE NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS OF A Rhymes," "Keep the Old Flag Flying,}
BRITISH SUBMARINE. **Carry On," composed, written, and sung by Mr. Calioburgy and “The Vosintisiz
-Loxoox,-May-24, 1-20~0:1; version of "Tipperary," A full house is †
The Admiralty, in a detailed repart of the operations of E14, state that anticipated, so those why have not bought she sank a Turkish gunboat en route to the Marmor: also a tickets should be only to ensure procuring port on April 29 and a gunboat on May 3 ani a very large transport full of ircops on May 6 while she compelled a steamer to run ashore of May 13. The submarine returned on May 15. The Admiral at the Dardanelles BAYE that it is impossible to do full justice to these great achievements. He adds that. His Majesty's appreciation and rewards have given universal satisfactica throughout the Allied Fleet
TIONS.
Parade and Service at --St-Josephs:
The celebrations at St. Joseph's Cullego suited quito early this mornia with morement delivered by the Rav. leathers. addresses in the classes on the Empiro Day
Laulets upon this subject, presented by the St. Joseph's School Asanciatiun, werd distributed, and the pup'ls and members of RE
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the Seats Parzula then assembled in the laras dumbers, so as to impress up as with an aeroplane, the thrower deal of damage with circumstances in the fig to place. About 500 papilaan ze the tag under which you live playground, where the ceremony of alub you the sense of your duty und obliga himself is moving at great specd. The | favouring then. But at present then 4 scouts ware en parade. In charge nature of the problem is set forth in Zeppelin-is handicapped. by size Scoutmaster J. 31. Brugs and Aust. Scout-tredam tran oppression that is somes of the Scouts was 1st. Hongkong Troop with so much religions liberty, anil nia most interesting fashion in "Aircraft and slowness; and probably the master T. A. Carvalho; 2nd. Hongkong times exercised by a less liberal-minded
Troop, Scoutmaster &. J. Edwarda. The Government
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the Ray Tirother James, Vizitor, the Rev. the head of the bags. Bro. Aimai, Director the College, being at
Day, the successful casayists being J. J..
That it has pleas God to grant our humbly prayers, however unworthy we may be oumelves individually to receive
Italy has declared war on Austria.
Loxbox, May 24, 1.20 a.m.
BIG BRITISH ADVANUE.
IMPORTANT GAINS.
LONDON, May 23, 6.23 p.m.
trapa-
in the Great War" e Me Chaute view is correct that access at the saluting base by
akang white and Mr. Harry Har-only be obtained under conditions per recently published by Mr. Fisher which are infrequent and exception:
Eyewitness, in his latest despatch, states: The last account left two Unwin.
French and British airships are not prize were offered to the classes by tire
In connection with the celebrations the uarks of Ilis grace, we have it abun. British wedges projecting into the Garman lincs between Riebebourg. Lavone, Then there is the wind to be con-often mentioned, but the authors bear Bad Boys Association for vasays on Empire luntly, in evidence when we see to-lay-and Festhnbext, two attempts to capture the intervening space having proved as we could zover realice before the unsuccessful. On the 17th, however, the attack was renewed and the enemy sidered. A strong breeze will defect witness to the capital service render Landult, clas1; Man Chat, chin 2; A. solidarity of the British Empire, to which gradually driven from their entrenchments and exposed to fire from three sides. by these craft, bandier and more blahhoy, has 21; Arad, cixsa 3b; alone is due to the fact that subjects of The Germans finally reached the limit of their endurance; and 300 surrendered. easily manipulated than the imposing J. d'Almeida, vinss 4; G. Miller, class a His Masty from the remotest age. Having joined hands, our troops continued their advance, and pressing eastward, German types they were much in class inc
Chu Ching even from this littly outpost of Empin/captaret post after post. evidence during the crossing by the Expeditionary Force, keeping a look of the prizes and addressed the boys dety towards the Empire, out both by land and air.
issing on them the necessity to lead
the course of the missile quite enough to make it miss its mark; and the airman never knows, even if he can guage the strength of air currents around him, what gnats may be en- countered nearer the earth.
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L. H. d'Alands, class 58;
"Jamos congestulated the recipients enter of the globe meet on the com-
Over
A HORRIBLE SCENE.
men ground of self-sterifies in the en durance of the greatest privations and A bcrrible scene was witnesses in this quarter. All that remained of a the metternbl hardships to uphold battalion of Saxons having decided to surrender, advanced towards our line. the humour and maintain in all is glory Being unaware of their intention wa poured a bail of ballets into their ranks, Empire. Even as I speak to you now and waved the white ting. It was doubtful whether alter their experience of the sacred heritage of the great British whereupon the survivors, numboring come hundreds, brew down their rifles rvice at the Roman Catholic Cathedral, atupecking on his way to the battling the enemy's treachery our men would pay attention to the signal. However, which Bos. Banopipi address. Br 7. K. De fey represented the grounds-bi France, is one of your own the question was taken out of their hands, for Prussing infantry and Saxons Education Difartment, and Ero. de Maris, schoolinates who but a year ago occupied on the right suddenly enfiladed the Germans, and Prussian guns in the rear correspondent of the Catholic. Schols in a arat side by side with yourselves when completed the massacre. Eyewitness comments that it was a strange spectacle Hongkong, was also prerent. The masic was led by the choir of the Italian Couvent
I spoke to you on Empirs Day.
to see mosses of greyccated troops butchered by their comrades under the It is not given to everyone of us thees of the British Infantry, and the fact that they were Saxons WAS 3 SOUT schools
of regret as the latter are cleaner Eghters, and have proved mora chivalrous grace, courage, and fortitude of feing and less brutal than the Prussians and Bavarians. Eshop Pezzoni's Address to the Children.able to surrender onesel so wholly
dulyánd national devotion. It is given
a life of patriotism and loyalty to the Klog. There are, of course, instruments to As to the worth of aeroplanes as Three choses were then given for Bis assist the judgment, though their scouts, as the eyes of a mederò army, thouased children attended the worth has not been thoroughly proved, there is, of course, no room for n and most pilots rely on their own eyes difference of opinion. The handicap and instinct. One timing instrument commander feels during days of fog consists of a series of prisme, through is sufficient tribute to the airman's which the bomb-dropper is given, ayalue. It is not easy to make acen clear view of the ground below. Anfrate observations from the air. Ataj aneroid tells him the altitude. Then, height of 7600 or 3008 fect the country placing his eye to the sighting-tube, is spread out like a relief nap. In he watches the passage across his fine weather a low thick cloud of field of view of some landmark on the dust, opane in the sun, means in. earth beneath; and the number of tantry on the march. Another cloud seconds this 'ject takes to pass dust, thinner and rising higher, is across his lens, when compared with thrown up by the feet of horses as a mathematic table which is fixed becavalry moves forward. Isolated, fore hini, tells him the speed at which firavily hanging dust clouds, dotted 2.30 p.m. Fuction of Household as his machine is possing through the here and there along the rinde, de-oul Math, the founder
air. He is able to estimate whether Bote supply wagons and guns, “-
Froszsday, May 20-
Queen Mary's birthday (1807) Entries closs for next Gymkha 10,30
- ction of Coal and Briquettes at Napusti and Kowloon 4.50 p.m.-Challenge Tennis Matek,
Green Y. Nisoet. - Proceeds für Punco of Wales Fun).
WEDNESDAY 28 & Tartsnay, Bigg 27-
ture at Wind ur Lodge, Austin Rond,' -Komluor.
Thonaday, May 27-
B.K. Stock Exchange Settlement Day
Saturday, May 20
6:33 a.m.-Full Moon.
Bunday, May 30-
Decoration Day (U.S.A.) Tinkyun.lny.
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TRENCHES HEAPED WITH GERMAN CORPSES
In the narrow trenches there was ditou no room to escape, and the only alternatives were death or turrender. In some places the trenches were heaped with corpser.
numbers slong the communication trenches.
The enemy offered an excellent target as they were driven back in large
Our leases were not light, but they were less severe than in the previous fighting of n similar character.
On Tuesday night we captured over 600 prisoners and several machine Although wet nad.covered with mud, nothing seemed to dampen the
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the children as thus speini Empire Christian precepts, lead a life in obodi. His Lordship Bishop Pozzoni, ndneply to those who, following the true
Service ild tiy at the Fance to God's tenets and, above all, sub-embracing the whole of the ferman front trenches.
A bite has been taken out of the enemy's position just two miles long Cache Cathedral, said:
In many places whole mission to His holy will.
series of hostile entrenchments, representing a forward bound of 500 yards. Dear Children,-It was thought alone
Lord Meath asks: "Ia not this tho vcly The German losges were very heavy. that it was just possible there might moment when the walchwords of the Em- be any devance of Empire Day pite movement Responsibility, Duty, whether there should be or should not throughout his vast dominions?" In the this year. Opinions were divided to Sympathy, and Self-sacrifico- should ring
in the vars
ars of every subject of the King
thu weren' cf very many- there watchworda have ent, then spoke. With no unertain runy with practical effect. The
The wastel, the his craft is king any side drift. His To avoid detection by neroplaneelaad hold ser o valid run leisure to pleasures and amusements that lagguds, those who give up their time and n why it should not be observed as 12.50 p.in. in Ferry Coa. Mooling height and speed known thus with scouts large mases of troops are heat it was legit in the proper wpirit. dansement, nerer can they hope to rise to
tend to their physical enervation and more! FOOL FRIDAY, Alay 28:--
precision, he determines the moment moved as far as possible by night. Indeed it appeared to His Logiship that any occasion that makes far personal atidardour of our mett at which he should drop his bomb; But this means the collection of the very year of all others whenthes the spitit of loyalty is rau bein One satisfactory incident was the destruction of a party of sixty Gor and this can be done mechanically, large quantity of transport some should be oberved with the gravet eridance among you. I shared with merely by the pressure of a button." where-it may be many miles to the ty and in the most sober spirit with a perfect serse of gratitude to Go, ho, clad in thaki, advanced into one of our trenches and shouted
God's "Don't shoot; we are Grenadier Guards of national, degation Releasing gears, filled below the rear, and the aviator can penetrate as
dness, thelpiesters with which you officer advanced to meet them, and was suddenly fred on whereupon When the Governor (Sir Houry May) trust have received the Governor's hull of a machine, "are obtainable. far, as he likes within the enemy's communicated his wish to me that we
testimony, of his appreciation, when is our men, who were prepared for possible treachery, immediately opened fire and They resemble the cartridge chambers fines. More than once during the child, holden service this meaning, 1 Excellency, as the representative of the then charged with the baganet. All sisy Germans were killed.
King, spoke the other day of the of a revolver. In each chamber is a fighting on the Aisne the air scouts the spirit that this year's observance Portuguese ravidenta in Hongkong Whes readily fell in with His Excellency in villable services and loyalty of the ( bomb and on the pressure of a button! were able, by watching railway should be carried out with absolute Chris speak of the Portuguese, who Bock in the After somewhat easy captare of à German front trencit several wires were forms such a A fortunate incident occurred during the fighting on Sunday morning. within the bull the chamber below centres in the rear of the Germanium" devotion.
large proportion of my devoted wolony. I am not anmindful of those of point, and one of the trompe, with has now the telisel to speaks to joif on the signifieras Your Really 30 King and Faunady, ost wear by, where a dead Germea pirmees, was found seated with a saitchboard turas till it comes to the discharging armies, anfkipate movements of This pot the first them, that I have you do, as British bors subjects, plage discovered, and were immediately cut. The wires were theu traced to a dag
Empire Buy. Nor is this the first the By Scouts, bare to pledge on your and dymme exploder by his side. Ee wa evidently killed by a shell splinter relenacit. There are dangers, how-nting of a heavy attack. ever. In one case a bomb, as it fell, plane and its pilot will stand.of the Tritish Empire. And I hope that that this is the very essence of good conveniently assod before being blown up.
It is astonishing what the modern that Is your to pray reverently honour to be loyal to the King, to your before we reached the trenches. Soren mines were afterwards discovered. It Uficers, your country, and your employers, seems probable that the Germans deliberately offered little resistance at this and fervently for the unity and prosperity You have leamt it from your Chief Scout point in order to entice our men to occupy the trenches, where they would have caught in a stay, and remained After one light a British; pilot came this will not be the last time wher. I citizenship Then you, dear Chinese suspended. To land in this predica down Bately with sixty bullet holes GREAT REDUCTIONS IN ment meant being blown to pieces,
in his machine.
kan meet you gather together in such children, have your part also of the doty in perform se citizens living in this peaceful Colony. It is expected you to observa-and our Church enjoins. FOR A LADIE BACK.
spon you the strict Catholic dety of obedi ence to all lawful anthosity sab for you. WHEN you have prins or lameness in Whi's here, the Chinese like the subjects the back bathe the parts with of any other fortige State, owe it, as their duty to obey the laws and respect the au- messaging with the palm of the hand for fire-minutos-at asch-application,They whom it has pleased God to place over DE while we are the privileged members of the If Englanil to itself de rest bat irus,
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At lust the observer managed, in fuli flight, to kick a hole through the floorbals of the machine and free the bomb, A pretty anxious' drama of the air
Fow people know more about the --air-than-Mr. Grahame-White, and lig
states Uluntly tint the results obtain-3
EMPIRE DAY.
This England never did, nor never shall, Lie at the pread foot of a conqueror,,,
Tarme.
Come the three cornera of thù wilt in
GERMAN RUSE FOLLED.
EXTREMELY VOILEST FIGHTING CONTINUING KORTH OF ARRAS.
LONDON, May 21, 1.20 .m.
The Paris evening communique tales. We occupy, the whole regina to. the north of Arras, consequent upon the German deʼkarena
Bot, when it first did help to wound Chamberlain'e Pain Palm twicedays thorities who grem you. The authority The British - progressed to the east of Festnbert and we adanced tecetal.
TAKE UN ZUE
Last night fighting continued at certain noints with extreme violence: hundred yards north-east of Lareste Chipel
“And we shall shock them ; not dampon a piece of flannel alighrig with this unity in Hongkong, is that exercised captured a series of treacles cordi of Seafille and groope of batses in
the village. vid
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