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Επ recent number of the Shin Nippon, Count Okuma bas pru article on diplomacy, in which he endeavours to show that diplomacy to be really effective must be backed up by force..

MUDI MUD! MUD!

THE INCONCEIVABLE ELEMENT IN FLANDERS,

ARMIES IN A BOG, ;

FUTURE OF EGYPT. ÉDUCATION, FINANCE, AND

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VIEWS OF THE SULTAN..

been pleased to grant an interview to the His Highness the Sultan of Egypt hus special correspondent of The Times at Chiro, in which he discussed the general situation Egypt, and he permitted the correspondent to communicate the following observations to The Times

There it lies like the sen, incomprehen sible-to-all who have not seen it, and felt it, and fought it; and mud that no home In the present. condition of interna tional political morality, ays Count one can only think of as an inconveui-in Okuma, must not be supposed that the fence, but here become a factor, in a claims of a country, however right measure even a controlling factor, in this Teasonably will always be quicsced-in-

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liberal and progressive character of the have given me equal interest and pleasure. I have boon particularly struck with the teaching given in the school for Cadis, whore receive, in addition to their necessary train- ing in Islamic law, an instruction in modern

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advantages of universal primary instruction FRENCH LESSONS throughout Egypt. Primary instruction which will not prevent the field worker from remaining faithful to his plough and his blue gallaiya will be of the greatest benefit to the country. We must certainly encourage higher instruction, which is necessary and is already giving good results. But it is not to be doubted that, without the indispen- sable education which must precede it, it produces des décluses an intellectual pro letariat out of touch with the agricultural life of the majority of the nation. organisation of primary instruction will require time, but I hope that we shall be able to make valuable progress with the aid of the Provincial Councils.

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by the other party. Diplomacy, to be tremendous struggle. really

effective and successful, must be The mud in which our non in the backed Instances in support of this contention existed during the long dreary winter up by sufficient national strength. trenches in Flanders have endured and may be found in modern Japaness his months is described in a graphic article tory. A ipsident that took place ́in 1881 shows how helpless was Japants in the Morning Post, written by the futurs judges of purely Moslem affairs diplomacy at the time. In 1960 a Uus-special correspondent who has just paid sian worship arrived at Tsushima and a visit to the firing line.

The sheer horror of the mud of Poland, coast there, for no other reason than that he writes, mado scores of Napoleon's the Ruins wanted it. The Japanese veterans blow out their brains, and the authorities refused the demand. In influence of mad as a moral depressant March of the following year the Rusány can only be realised by those who have warship returned to Tsushima and struggled for weeks and months with the ous and legal education can only proft by of Tokyo and Kyoto. landed mou Imosaki-ura, felled clammy suction of its squid-like toutacles, the adoption of modern methods of educa- timber, and built a shed, and after doing not here and there down a lane or for Cadis has shown the way to older and tion and of a modern currículums. The school this, the Captaint of the warship usked gateway, but along endless miles of road

more famous institutions such as the great the Lord of Tsushima for the lease and over square miles of country.

Al Azhar University, which, howover ad- of the place he had occupied. The Japanese refused the demand, hut the

The German attack has been spa modic, mirable, lave not succeeded in avoiding an excessive scholasticism. The Al Azhar Uni- Russians failed to depart. The Daimyo reported the matter to the Bakufu Go and its every outburst has heightened the versity needs reform to enable it to be wor have a liberalis Frument which dispatched two officials vital anergies of its opponents, but the thy of its great past and to Tsushima and demanded that the Rus attack of the mud has been continuous,ing influence on the world of Islamp. For it sians quit the place. The Russians and every increase of its tenacity has must not be forgotten that what is often turned a draf ear to the lowered the vital resistance of the troops called faraticism is the offspring, not of ness remonstrances. The Bakufun its clutches. Fortunately, such an religion, but of customs and routines based thereupon referred the matter to the influence acts not on one side only; the on ignorance, and asked for his advice. Sir Ruther even more than we are in its clutches, ford at once visited the Russian Minister and we are for the moment considering at Yedo in reference to the matter, but the retarding effect of mind not on one failed to obtain a satisfactory reply from side or the other, but on the progress of him. Thereupon the British Minister, the campaign. in conjunction with the French and Ane On paper certain trenches, but a few rican representatives, votained a pledge yards apart and with only some from e Japanese authorities that strands of barbed wire between them, Tsushima would not be leased to aby look liable to be carried by a rush from foreign country. Fortunately, a British either side. But the mere use of sucht a aquadron arrived in Jajau at the time, word as rush convicts of ignorance One and the Russians, thinking discretion the might as well bell a man to leap who was better part of valour, weighed anchorsunk in a bog hole. and departed from the place of their temporary sojourn of Tsushima In this explained by the Russian Minister that

It is not only physically impossible to the Captain of the warship was inspen rush, it would be impossible even sible for what had been done, and that eram; were a man to go upon his hands the Russian Government was in no way and knows he would sink se doop into the concerned in the matter. Japan had no sludge that his lirihs would be imprison other alternative but to secept the Minised. Progres can alone be made by tor's explanation as it was offered

laboriously lifting one foot after another, This, however, is largely a question of In those days, continues Count Okuma, as one does when walking through deep Gnance, and financial problems are, perhaps, Japan had no suflicient force to back up snow, save that the mud is not only as the most important of those which my ber diplomacy, and was practically at deep as the snow, it is as glutinous as country must face in the present juncture. the mercy of any Power which chose to honey and as slippery as butter. Move At present, while this unhappy war lusts, prefer a demand on nor. With referencement through it is not only extremely public and private retrenchment and thrift to the episode above related, the conflict tedious; it is far from casy and most are the order of the day, and rightly so; but ing interest between Great Britain and exhausting. In such mud as one finds in I trust that with the closs of hostilities it

continug the Bussin capod. Japan frofa cenequences Flanders Nature has provided an ini: of public works which has been temporarily

portentous dimensions which the pediment that outdoes man's devices. incidea might otherwise have assumo,

Trenches are continually being filled up interrupted. It is only through the execu including the possible occupation of in one way or another, by intent and by tion of this programme, drawn up by Sir not stand outside exposure in hot climates.

Murdoch Macdonald, and admirably explain- ad is it by him, that we can put an end to "instance of the helpless Japanke diplomacy if the garly years Planks and brushwood, and barrels and of Meiji may be observed in Japan's piles are the normal use on both sides; agreement to give up to Russia the whols anything, indeed, that will go into the of Saghadien in exchange for the Kurils trench and not disappear too quickly, This question had been pending between But there is much else. Pick and space. Japan and Russia since 1857, and in 1978 if dropped in the dark-and the dark is Japan was finally forced to close the haj-day in the trenches are underfoot in a gain in the fashion stated. As a matter moment and seen no more, of fact, however, both Baghalion and the When the assault is carried to the edge Kurilet belonged to Japan, and, if the of a trench aics are dragged down into had been strong grough to resist Russia, the depth of it, and trampled at once into sha would never

e yielded to a platform from which a bayonet thrust Muscovite pressure and ended Saghalian may be delivered, The Germans used As it was, the Japanese Government acted deliberately to build revetments of their wisely, as a foolhardy resistance to the dead, to wedge them into the parapet, Russian demand at the time might have and roll them down the glac's, as one brought disaster in Japan.

Count Okuma comes to the conclusion might roll a log, to increase the prolee

The rapid recovery of Egypt from the that the history of Japanese diplomacy tion of an insufficient embankment.

effects of the war will then, please God, be throughout the greater part of the Meji

There in mony etses their dead have certain. These effects will be less considerable era was a series of helpless, disgraceful beca lying for months, and the wonder than in those countries more directly impli humiliations, which left an indelible im pression on the minds of the Japanese is that who but to aght from behind; the Turks has resulted in economic loss aud their presence can be endured by cated in the conflict, but the rush action of that their country's diplomacy, to be AT PRICES WHICH COMPARE FAVOURABLY WITH THOSE OF ANY respected and effective, must be backed up then. It is indeed true that the effluvium thus causo has been relatively small is due fear of loss. That the moral disturbance OTHER ESTABLIS IMENT IN THE FAR EAST.

by powerful force, International compacts is much less than might be expected; are based on a similar principle. Unless Beither sido seems to be incommoded to to the firm but conciliatory attitude of the British military authorities, especially Sir Japan Trad been provided with vidcjent the extent that might be imagined, though,

Egypt, his great personal: force, the Anglo-Japanese Alliance would of course, trenches have had to be aban John Maxwell. Thanks to his knowledge of with popularity 10A, DES VŒUX ROAD, HÖNGKONG. never have become a reality. It is cale duhed for such a reason.

the Egyptians, and his tact, he has been able ten or fifteen years since Japanese Still, considering the circumstances, it to enforce martial law, with all its and diplomacy began to carry weight with is astonishing that life can be endured, military responsibilities, for three months foreign countries, and it began from the nad even enjoyed, under the conditions without the least interference with the ASAHI BEER. tims that Western Powers commened to that obtain along a considerable length normal life of the country. His selection for recognise Japan's military strength.

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Conceive, then, the article concludes, Surgeon Lieut. J. T. Smalley from what is meant by the carriage of every

18th April, 1915, o 18th December,thing through those appalling miles of mad, when even to carry yourself through it is a very considerable exertion, and "Tefleet" "with renewed knowledge on the meaning of the phrase-The is no fur ther progress to report at X."

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The battleship Queen Elizabeth, which is playing such a conspicuous and effective part in demolishing the forts at the hurdanelles, is oil-driven and has eight 5-inch guns, the most formilable weapon afloat. So much intorest is being evinced in the vessel, which

is the unme ship of a class of tive, and only recently completed her official trinis, that it will be worth while to reproduce some re- anarks with regard to the class made by the First Lord of the Admiralty in the House of Cominous after the Queen Elizadel nac been commenced at Portsmouth. We laid it down," Mr. Churchill said, as a prin- 500 p.m. Civil Service Co.-Table "p

M.G. Course on Kennedy Item:

Very few people know the origin of ciple that the most expensive ship in the Hange Corp. Grimes, FL, will places which are used in the merosnits world ought also to be for all purposes the We have therefore designed a How many, for instance, could strongest marine,

means Tt ship, not indeed so fast as our latest battle- 5.10 p.m. Centre Section M., Cexplain what "dog watch

cruisers, hit possessing speed sufficient to Table CM., Course at Kexion is evidently a corruption of the

overtake and mannrre against any battle watch" instituted to icsuro-as Docks. at 4.30 p.m.

Launch leaves Statue Pailor knows a change of the daile teet that can be afloat in the next few this 5.lä p.m. No. 2 Section Artillery Fat routine, and to prevent monotony and Cars, and which, in addition to

tery-10 pdr. Gun Drill wita aules the same men being on wates at the same speed, possesses heavier armament, and better protection than any battleship kours Bight Section Jones,' at Headquarters.

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