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WAR NEWS.

HATRED OF THE ENGLISH.

The Belgian Commission have issued a further report which devotes several pages to the maltreatment of prisoners and wounded. Terrible instances eo recorded near Aorschot. Three Belgians who had boon captured endured torturos rather than give information. Their hands were plunged into boiling water and later the fingers chopped. One, on offering resist ance, had his head twisted till he died The report also affirms that while French prisonors are treated fairly well, the Ger mans prevented the Belgians giving the English food and also prevented the Am bulance Corps from assisting the English

OSTEND RENAMED KALES."

Kales in the German name for Ostend The Eye-witness present with General Headquarters writing on December 2nd said: TEAS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 179,1918*

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BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

HOSPITALITY OF THE BRITISH -COLONIESË

GUESTS.

Thanks to the generosity of two donors,MORIN E who desire that their names should not be. The forging Post's correspondent at disclosed, Sir Frederick Troves, with the Athens says the Serbian Minister there able to carry out, through the British Had report of Austrian peace overtures to full approval of the War Ofhoe, has been officially and categorically don ice the 8IN TEANCIS PIGGOTT AND HIS Cross Society and the St. John Ambu-Serbia, lace, a much-needed improvement in the medical service of our army at the front New York quotes a Paris message to Francis Piggott's article on "The German- The Daily Chronicle's correspondent at The following is an extract from Sir The Wor Offies has all along supplied newspaper in America stating that Imperial Colonial Blunder, in the shelll-wound dressing to the stretcher Austria, through Vienna bankers bra December number of the Nineteenth parties of the field ambulances and to each made unofficial overtures to the Allies, Century soldier his own field dressing; but hitherto offering Russia Galicia and Serbis Let me now try to bring this rhodəmən- our soldiers have not, like the French, Bosnin forth every man will have in his kit his carried each man his own iodine Hence

tado down to the three dimensions of own iodine in a acat little ampoule put

actual fact. It is, of course, true that up by English manufacturers, very easy to carry, and so simple in application

many of England's possesions carne under bur flag long before the birth of Germany's that the wounded man, or his neighbour, can dress a slight wound instantly. The

TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS.

aspirations to become a world-Power; but have so ever refused to her subjects a importance of this immediato dressing it

Negotiations are being carried share in the sun in any part of our is difficult to overrate, since small wounds between the Japanese Government and the Dominions Have wo not rather invited from bullets, shrapnel, or shall fragments French Government

them to come and enjoy its pleasant and concerning the may equally with more severe wounds application of the Franco-Japanese tariff profitable warmth Let us take Hong- develop septic conditions during the agreement to French Indo-China. Tho kong. I doubt whether any of the Ger dressed interval that may clapse before they aresah publishes a report describing the mans who have been long resident thore, who have shared our joys and gur sorrows, wealth of French for apanese trade in would subscribe to this very unot necesary promising future for

JAPAN AND INDO-CHINA.

on

It is reported, on what is believed to JAPANESE GUNS AT THE FRONT, the country as well as in Yunnan, China doctrine of Pernhardi. It is not necessary

be good authority, that the Germans have Tenamed Ostend, and that the railway station is now placarded with the name Kales. The only possible object of such a manoeuvre, if it has indeed been carried out, would appear to be to encourage the soldiers who are brought from distant parts in absolute ignorance of what has really been happening. That this action is not so futile as it may seem is shown wrote and asked the Japanese whether, England, Germany and others, the low have thought that it was the other way

by the fact that many of our prisoners are still convinced that both Calais and Paris aro in the hands of the Germans.

HOSTILE TRADING CONCERNS.

In a letter to the Bombay Chamber of Commerce the Secretary to the Bombay Government says:It has come to the notice of Government that in Singapore and Hongkong where liquidation of the affairs, of hostile trading concerne was undertaken local British firms gave great assistance. It would appear that each hostile firm was handed over to one pur ticular British Arm which thereafter pro- ceeded to wind up its affairs, collect out- standings, dispose of stocks, and so forth. He asked if members of the Bombay Chamber would help in somewhat the same way In circulating the letter to members of the Chamber the secretary to the Chamber of Commerce says: My com- mittee are of opinion that this is & matter in which niembers might be willing to give assistance to Government, the more so as most office establishments are probably not so fully employed as in normal times, A reasonable commission would be asked for and firms who undertook the work might perhaps find the possibility of securing now-connections to be some attraction,

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A private letter received in Calcutta French possession. As the tariff rates are Deutsch Asiatische Bank, the North from Paris saysA splendid bit of news discriminatory against Japanese goods,

where the best route will be through the to mention names of individuals; but let us tako the great German firms, the was received here to-day. It appears that the Japaneze merchants wish to have the German Lloyd and the Hamburg-America three years ago the Japanese gave the rates reduced to the most favoured nation steamship companies, which have branches Creusot works (French) an order to build figure. There are three classes of tariff in Hongkong, and, I believe, also in as any the Germans have got. The French goods shipped from 33 nations, such as these branches in our Colonies! I should 35 huge cannon for them quite as large rates, high, low, and special, To the is lost to Germany by the establishment of

Singapore How much "surplus energy

would let the French keep them for this Chinese goods the special rise is charged, business capacity of their agents, these DURABLE AND INEXPENSIVE. if they paid them an indemnity they rate is charged, and to some kinds of round, and that by the industry and great war The Japaneze replied:We give whereas the Japanese goods must pay the great firms and their shareholders in Ger- you the guns want no indemnity, on high rate. The Asahi reports further that many sucks thereout no small advantage. condition you let the 300 Japanese whom under the present conditions some of the They have traded in rivalry with our own we sent to Creusot's works to learn to use Japanese goods are first shipped to China banking and shipping firms, but we have the guns go to the front with you to fire and are reshipped from there as Chinese never made a fuss about it. They are them. Needless to say, they were at oc goods to French Indo China.oka accepted. The idea now is that they will ORIGIN OF NEGOTIATIONS.

there because of the great principle which be taken to the front to batter German

was confirmed by Magna Carta that all fortresses when we begin to attack them in their own country and let them have little of what they gave France and poor Belgium. The Germans were convinced that no guus as big as theirs could be ready for another three years; but they did not know,of these.

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INDIANS AND IRISH

THREE BRILLIANT CHARGES BY CONNAUGHT RANGERS.

A thrilling story of how the Connaught

WE HAVE THEM IN.

SQUARES 3 by 2, 3 by 3 and 3 by 4 Yards.

representative of the Japan Advertiser, to buy and sell without any manner of

A Foreign Office official explained to a may come and trade within our Dominions, AND CORRIDOR, from which we reproduce the above, that evil tolls, by the old and rightful customs, the object of the present negotiations with except in time of war, so long only as France has no reference to Japanese trade they observe our laws. And the staffe of with Germany at all. The origin of the these companies, and of all the many present negotiations lies in the fact that private mcreantile houses in Hongkong, since the war in Europe.started the people have reen admitted to the great brother of French Indo China have been sufering hood which is the life of the smaller. from a scarcity of goods, especially food Colonies. They gang their ain gait" or

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chant there wished to see substitutes That it pleases them to follow our may imported from Japan. They appealed to be seen from the fact that the German the governor there and to the honorary Cup" was one of the most popular events Rangers saved an Indian regiment is told that the importation of Japances goode is A few incidents of this aspect of Angio REMINGTON JUNIOR.

Japanese consol, who is French, to see at the race meetings. in the Daily Express by one of its corres facilitated by reduction, and in some cases German relations in the Colonies, as they pondents.

It was arranged that the Indians should by abolition, of duties. That was how the existed before the War, are worth record make a surprite attack on the Germann being carried on with the colonial govern for the reception of the Crown Prince in maiter originated. The negotiations are ing. I remember the preparations made

"A LONG FELT WANT SUPPLIED AT LAST." trenches at dawn. They had gone halsment of French Indo China as well as with Hongkong a few years ago, I do not way, when the enemy, whose artillery had the French government, but because the think mutual cordiality between the two been reinforced during the night, opened diplomatic documents of the French nationalities could have gone further. PORTABLE

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for a long time on account of the removni Prince would have learned, by deliberate "government have been locked up in Paris Had his visit not been postponed, the

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THE WAR IN 1914.

The Indians went bravely on, but they were raked by infantry fire, and had to FAILURE OF TEE GERMAN FLAN OF CAMPAIGN. | retire to their trenches, a

The Germans found the range, and twenty minuter. The bombardment was bombarded the trenches violently for followed up by an infantry attack in over whelming numbers.

A London cable to the Pioneer on January 2nd stated:-

The Allies during 1914 succeeded in depriving Germany of the initial advan tage which her claborate war preparations wer designed to give her. The enemy's plans of campaign have broken down, and be is reduced to a defensive role in both theatres of the war,

In this work the British army has borne a vital part, having twice, by its unequal- led fire, stayed the German advance on Paris, AL

We have now passed the crucial time of shortness of numbers. Our army is swelling and we have overcome the German superiority in artillery and reduced his aircraft, observation to small valuerunt

The superiority of our infantry is

Our New Year's task will be to beat his unused four million men made

Germany will be met man for man, gun For gun. Her whole manhood is under arms, but her best trained troops have failed to secure victory and are now much reduced in numbers.

are now Hor new troops, fighting behind great frontier barriers, will offer powerful resistance, but Lord Kitchener, Sir John French, General Joffre and the Grand Duke Nicholas are satisfied with 1014 and conf dont about 1915.

STRANGE CONTRASTS AT THE FRONT.

Matters looked serious, when ringing cheers were heard, and the Connaught Rangers came up at the double,

A desperate hand-to-hand battle follow- ed. The Irishmen, in face of the terrible odds facing them, were repulsed, and had to retreat. They re formed and attacked again, but again they were driven back before the overwhelming onslaught of the

Germans their heavy losses, the

In spito Rangers did not lose their courage," They re-formed a second time, and, with the remnants of the Indians, made a third glorious charge

This time they literally awept the Germans before them. The enemy at first made a determined stand, but, in spite of their numbers, they were powerless before the maddened Indians and the equally maddened Irishren.

When all their officers had fallen ther Germans throw down their rifles, and the Connaughts, still cheering, occupied their trenches.

SITUATION ON RUSSIAN FRONT REVIEWED.

GERMAN ARMY BADLY SHATTERED.

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The Allababad Pioneer's London corros pondent cabled on the 1st inst.

The German campaign in the East is entirely checked. The Russians have resumed the offensive, and the year closes with the Teutonic Allies in a bad position, they having failed again after a remarkable recovery following on previous

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honoured my house on the Peak I have before me the photograph of a group of which he is the centre. He is recently. dead, I suppose. De mortuis applies to an enemy, even though it bas lately appeared that he was one of the most vehement of our enemies; yet from what we know now the thought is inevitable-is is possible that invitations, when all was. couleur de rose, when England was so great,** and her Colonies ** so hospitable,”; were only accepted because in my gardon: * specially good view of Pinewood Fort, which lay below the rocks, could ba PARADES-Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Companies will obtained 1 Such memories gisa food for parade on the Cricket Ground at 5.15 reflexion. There are few of us to whom p.m. on Friday, January 20th Dress, they do not come. They make the War Drill Order- more bitter, and perhaps, when it is over, LECTURE Lieut-Col Moborly, D.S.O., will some of our most cherished

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of the War" in the St Andrew's Haif And, passing northward up the China. at 5.15 p.m. on January 27th N.C.Os. coast, have wo nos shared and shared slike in uniform may attend.

in the foreign settlements, in Shanghai, METRY All members who attended at in. Hangkow and the Yangisze ports, aud the King's Park Range on January 23rd in Tientsin? There has been sun-room and who did not complete the 5th and enough there in all conscience; the Gch practices on the following day should splendid Gorman Club in Shanghai alone attend at 4.30 p.m. on one of the three is sufficient witness. And in Peking have following days, February 2nd, 3rd or 4th. we not walked down Legation Street Uniform optional Members will grently arm in arm in the sunlight, and together assist the Staff by informing the helped China in her financial diffleuities i Adjutant on which of these days they And it has all been a pacificist's dream, will attend.fac ProMOTIONS His Excellency the Governor which has been rudely shattered by the sabre-rattling of a distinguished cavalry

A report by Eye-witness appearing in Bangoon papors, dated January 2nd, says:The roads near the front present a kaleidoscope of the strangest contrasts, failures. From Arab horsemen of the north African The dispositions and tactics of the deserts, who are clothed in flowing robes enemy in the recent movement showed a of blue and scarlet, to tribesmen from the much better appreciation of the task in north-west frontier of India. There is hand. Up to a point General von Hinden something incongruous in the appearance burg was successful. He was, however, of dusky faces and Oriental garments drawn castwards from the railways ahead such as those of the Algerian cavalry of his reinforcements, and was defeated amidst driving sleet and mud and before before the latter could assist rows of squalid cottages in industrial Further south the Austrians flank towns where many are billeted. French attack in the Carpathians failed before cuirassiers looking as though they the weight of numbers, and the Army bas. had stepped from one of Meissonier's retreated into the plains with the rear pictures give an old-world touch of guard disputing the passes A glamour and romance which is shattered It is estimated that 100,000 of the lorries lumbering and snorting along Russians front in the recent operations, by the drab reality of a convoy of motor enemy were slain along the whole of the beside nule-drawn Indian ammunition and that one or more of his Armies was carts with native drivers huddled us to reduced to impotence, ale the eyes in great-coats. British territorials The Russian losses were also heavy, but swing through the village surveyed by they commence the New Year with a Baluchis, Sikhs and Gurkhas whose heads record of successes behind them. They are Indianwise protected from the cold by have broken the power of the Austrian overy conceivable Leadwear, even news Army, but not that of the German Army, papers. Some prisoners are conscious which, however, is badly shattered and that the war will last longer than they seriously weakened. had expected, but the fact that it has been The Germans have produced ono, good waged almost entirely in enemy country leader in General von Hindenburg. The prevents them realising they are fighting Russians have produced two brilliant 4TH FATRANG SPORTS At these sports, to what must eventually prove a losing cause.tacticians and sole strategists in their They believe that the Russians have been Commander and Chief of the Staff decisively defeated, that France is The Russian artillery, contrary to exhausted and ready for peace, that Borlin's ponce estimate, proved as good England is decadent, and that neutrals as that of the Germans, havo declared war on the Allies. Neither Much of the Russians' success has been the pinch of real want nor Jack of men due to the rapid concentration and the and material has yet been felt by the disregard of towns and fortresses, which Germans, nor has consciousness of defeat have never been allowed to hamper the been brought home to them,

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has been pleased to make the following officer. With exuberant blasphemy we appointments; Lieut. D. Landale to be Captain; 2nd are told that Corsica has conquered

Lieut, E. Evan-Jones to be Lieutenant. REVERSION-Corp. H. J. Gellion reverte

to Private at his own request.

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Poszange Capt. D. Landale to No. 3 Co, Sir Henry Howard will certainly not Pta H. Macfarlane to Ca. 3 Section 3 create so unfavourable an impression at Pto. L. R. Needham to Co. 3 Section 3.

the Vatican as did Count Herbert Kis- Pte. E. Howard to Co. 9 Section 3. marck, who was in attendance on Pto. W. B. Lightburn is transferred Kaiser when his Majesty visited Leo XIII from Section 1 to Section 3 Co. 3. When they reached the door of the Pope's audience-chamber the Emperox passed in and the Count tried to follow... A gentle- man of the Papal suite motioned the Count to stand back, as etiquette forbids the presence of any third party at an interview between the Pope and reign- ing monorch. “I am Count Herbert Bismarck, exclaimed the Emperor's aide de-camp, and tried to force his way through. The mlave Italian waved him back with the reitark, That may account for, but it does not excuse, your conduct.

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