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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2187, 1915,

MOUTRIE PIANOS

are BACKED

GUARANTEE

JAPANESE DISCIPLINE AT TSINGTAU,

GENERAL BARNARDISTON ON THE

SIEGE.

NEARLY TEN BILLIONS A YEAR.

COST OF THE WAR TO THE

NATIONS INVOLVED.

In a paper read before the Royal Statistical Society last month, Mr. Edgar | Crammond estimated that up to July 31st the war would cost the belligerente, excluding

Де Turkoy, £0,147,000,000...

He gave the following dotails: E

GERMANY.

FRANCES

General Barnardiston, who commanded the British troops at Tsingtau, gave an interesting account of the operation at a meeting of the Friends of the Pour held in London on the 16th ult

Tsingtau, he said, was one of the strongest infantry redoubts he had ever seen, but the Germans understood quite well that it could never withstand heavy siege artillery. The Japanese Army in Direct expenditure of Govern- pressed him as aa exoclient fighting. inachine, thoroughly well disciplined, and Capitalised value of loss of life yet possessed of ample initiative. When Loss of production they entered Tsingtau the Japanes: dis- cipline was very evident from the fact that there was no looting. Their Com mander-in-Chief would not have any Direct expenditure of Govern

ment

1 thing of the sort, and he took very effective measures so stop it. He showed Destruction of property FIVE YEARS. Oy way his desire to conduct every Capitalised value of loss of life

operation, in the must correct way and Loss of production in accordance with The Hague C ven- tions, and he behaved in a most cuival- rous way to his prisoners before they went to Japan The Japanese operated with the British in the most loyal way.

There is the greatest possible admira tion in Japan for Great Britain," added The enthu General Barnardiston. sinsm with which my Staff officers and I were rrosived was perfectly extracrdin. ary. In Japan the Alliance incons great deal to everybody, because they realize that as long as Japan and Eng Iand are friends in the For East there will be peace in the Far East, and that is what they want."

INSPECTION INVITED.

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131-2

PRINTING & BINDING

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION EXECUTED AT THE OFFICES

OF THE

KWANGTUNG: CONSERVANCY

WORK.

AURTHIA

Direct expenditure of Govern-

ment

Destruction of property Capitalsed value of less of life hoss of production

HUBBIA.

Direct expenditure of Govern-

ment

£

17,000 GERMAN LOSSES. SIR J, FRENCHS REPORT ON NEUVE CHAPELLE

Press Bureau, March 15, The Field-MarshalCommanding the British Forces in France reports as follows:-

1. Since my last Communique of arch ll operations in the neighbourhood of Neuve Chapelle have been continued. The ling captured by as on the 10th and 11th cast of that village has been consolidated and held interestingiu spite of repeated efforts on the part of the

total

enenly to retake it.

2. During the night of the 11th-12th and im the curly morning of the 12th, several 938,000,000 counter-attacks cast of Neave Chapelle were 879,000,000 repulsed, 60 prisoners being captured.

The sun might a skilfully executed 625,000,000 enterprise cast of Armentives resulted in the capture by us of the village of L'Epinatte £2.775.000,000

with small less. The possession of this village ndrances our line in this quarter by 300 yards on a front of 800.

553,400,000

-4Fighting in the Neuve Chapelle area 160,000,000

was very severe on the 12th. A strong 348,000,000 counter-attack by the Germans in the after- 125,000 was repulsert and 61 more prisoner

£1,428,400,000

000.000.000

taken.

The Germans continue to deliver minor counter-attacks during the night of the 12th- In no case 13th and throughout the 13th 4062,000,000 did they succeed in recapturing any of the 100,000,000 ground which they had lost. On the 14th 240,000,000 the fighting was mainly confined to artillery. 6. The prisoners in our hands, taken since the 10th, number about 1,700, of whom 30 are £1,0€2,000,000 | officers. Judging from the nubiber of dead counted on the ground the total German losses during the operations from the 10th to £600,000,000 the 13th on the Neuve Chapelle front cannot

100,000,000 well be less than 17,000 or 18,000.

Destruction of property Capitalised value of loss of life 300,00,000 Loss of production

DRITISH EMPIRE,

ments galeryana,

Direct expenditure of Govern Capitalised value of loss of life

The following is translated from the of production, etc. Chinese Government Gazette:--

Tang Hauch-heng, Director of Kwang Lung Conservancy, has submitted the President following petition to the reporting the result of the survey of the

RELIUM. Direct expenditure of Govern

ment des Destruction of property.....

“HONGKONG DAILY PRESS," West River and the plan of the conser-Capitalised value of loas of life

WHICH ARE REPLETE WITH ALL THE LATEST AND MOST UP-TO-DATE APPLIANCES FOR THE PROMPT PRODUCTION OF

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BALL AND CONCERT PROGRAMMES.

INVITATION CARDS.

VISITING CARDS.

AND

vancy work:

Upon appointment as Director of the Conservancy Work of Kwangtung, 1 twice proceeded with foreign engineers Hai and Kao to investigate and survey the courses of the West Rivor, and I have now formed a general view of the project. The overflow of the West River affects directly the district in the vicinity of the Dykes; and the chief causes of the overflow are the inability of the river to contain the volume of water caused by rain and the narrowness and shallowness Engineer Hai has drawn of the river.

Loss of prediction

Total cost to A Hies Total cost to enemy

Grand total

7. During the evening of the 14th the 400,000,000 enemy rushed some of our trenches south of St. Eloi, after a very heavy bombardment

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portion of these trenches were recaptured this morning. Fighting in this are still continues.

.£. 708,000,000

8. The Royal Flying Corps have secured 300,000,000 250,000,000 further successes during the last few days, although fog has interfered materially at On the 12th the railway junctions £1,258,000,000 times.

at Don and Douai were bombed and damaged.OREIGN and on the 13th a train in Don Station was 30,500,000 blown up 250,000,000

40,000,000 200,000,000

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£526,500,000

A FRENCHMAN'S EXPERIENCES. £4,870,000,000 24,277,000,000

The following are extracts from a letter £9,147,900,000 Writter to his parents by a French soldier from a prisoners' camp in Germany. Having Britain's share, said Mr. Crammond, described the engagement in which he was represented about one fourteenth of the captured, and the episodes which followed national wealth, and about one twentieth his capture, the soldier, alluding to the Bin Bores so sizes. of the wealth of the British Empire. It

convoy to which he was allotted, writes as equivalent to about seven months of nsport into Germany of the prisoners' Wo were forced to march incessantly, with the national income of the United King up a general outline containing 7 articles dum and about four months' income of raw beetroot and currots for food. Tho

the British Empire.

country was everywhere devastated, houses There can be no doubt," he added barnt to cinders. On September regarding the outcome of a prolonged civilians were set up against a wall and shot conflict. While Germany is utilising all before our eyes. The youngest was 15 years her meang, only the fringe of our of age and the oldest 70 years. They struck resourees in men, money, foodstuffs, and as with the butt ends of their rifles in order materials bas beeru touched.to make us march. On September Although Germany has been preparing we were put into cattle-trucks. We were for this war in the economic domain for taken across Belgium, and arrived at usarly a decade already, after seven after having been enclosed for three days nionths of war her position has bremo and three niglits in the wagon with scarcely

anything to eat. desperate."

COMMERCIAL STATIONERY the important points of the

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AND

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IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.-

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EXECUTED ON THE PREMISES AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE.

LAW WORK A SPECIALITY.

LEDGERS AND ACCOUNT BOOKS.

ESTIMATES FURNISHED.

relating to the method of conducting the work of survey, and I have also drawn out an outline containing 5 articles gov erning the conservancy work. It has heen estimated that the work of survey will take at least one year, and after sur river, a detailed plan will be submitted regarding the repairs of dykes and the Then a de- dredging of water courses, finite scheme will be decided upon for the I have re whole conservancy work. ceived a telegram from engineers' Hai Shanghai to discuss with them the plans and Kao requesting me to proceed to which should be followed, and in the hope that the conservancy work may be began as soon as possible. I am leaving for that port.

The President's Reply-The petition is hereby noted, and referred to the Ministries of Thuerior and Agriculture and Commerce and the National Irriga- tion Bureau.

CHINESE INDIGO DYE.

10a, DES VŒŒEUX ROAD, HONGKONG. based on account of the European War

The Ministry of Agricultum and Com- the cultivation of indigo in varions pro- AT PRICES WHICH COMPARE FAVOURABLY WITH THOSE OF ANY nerce has spared no effort to encourage vinces in order to replace that which had OTHER ESTABLISHMENT IN THE FAR EAST.

hitherto been imported from foreign countries. As the foreign supply has now delegates have been appointed to proceed to various indigo producing centres to en- courage cultivation, in Hunan the dye- ing shops are being persunded to use native indigo for dyeing purpos, and orders have been issued to plant indigo plants in what wore opium fields, which are not fit for the cultivation of grains. In Chekiang the officials have raised a sum of money for the establishment of in- digo factories with the hope of improving this brauch of industry. Owing to the encouragemeut given by the Government the cultivation of indige plants in Chiu- fungsan and other districts has increased 40 per cent more than formerly. The dyeing shops at Shanghai have sent del? gates to proceed there to purchase several Fundred thousands of dollars of native indigo. However, the present orders ars only one-fifth of what was usual at the beginning of the reign of Kanng Hsu, therefore the authorities have decided to improve this industry on a larger, scale. Proclamations have been posted in all places where indigo plants are cultivated, instructing the natives. how to grow thei properly, and the acessity for improv ing the manufacture-Peking Gurelte.

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JAPAN AND CHINA. M.P. ASKS ABOUT THE MILITARY

FORCE.

In the House of Commons last month Mr. Molteno (Dumfriesshire, Min.) ask::l the Foreign Secretary whether the report was correct that a large a litary fores bad sailed from Japan to China, ercurted by squadron of warships; whether he could say with what object this force was being sent; and whether its dispatch, bad any connection with the demands made upon China by Japan.

Sir E. Grey (Berwick) said he had been at the Cabinet all the morning and no notice of the question had reached him. He could not give an anawer without i notice..

raw

SPECIAL POLICE RESERVE ORDERS,

PARADEM (CENTRAL POLICE STATION), ... Woduosday, April 21st.--Ist Portuguese Co.,

Rifle Exercises

35

I am bound to say that the reception. which we received was less disagreeable than I had expected, but children and women pointed at us and inclicated that we were to favo var heads cut off. We arrived in a large camps where we had to sleep until October 12 on straw in old stables, which were open to the wind from every quarter. Ist Indian Campany, Squad Drill, Ith At night, nice ran about, looking for the re-

at 5.30 p.m.

Ruins of the day's food. Now we sleep in Thur day April 22nd.xt Chinese Co-wooden huts, which are a little comfortable Wo bayo including Recruits.

that is to say, less cold. Hille Excercises for Nos. 1 and 2 anttresses on which to lie and also a blanket.

Platonis. ht 4.30 pins.

For three months I have alept with my Friday, April 23rd. Ist British Company, clothes on, and you will not be surprised to Rifle Exercises ni AT) p.r. Members loan that I like all the offers, am covered of Mhic Company who bave attendelles with lice and other vermin of a similar kind. than par dritis will parade at 5.15% We are given only sufficient food to keep .sharp.

as from dying of hunger, and even that food Saturday, April 24th-14 Chinese Cuntis only it for pigs. We never receive even pany, including Recruits, at 8 pan, the smallest particle of meat. At midday har Rifle Exercises for Nos. and we are given three-quarters of a litre of 2 Platoons.

soup, which we eat in a basin. From the MUSKETRY (Peak Range, 200 yards, beginning to the end of the month there is

2.30 p.m.).

no variety in the food, which consists of boiled beetroot, corn, and barley. We also get boiled ontnical and bran mixed with flour. The extra dish that we receivé once # week consists of boiled cabbage.

at

Saturday, April 24th-Musketry Practice for detailed Platoon frem Portuguese Company.

ISSCE OF RIFLES.-Every member of the 1st British Company in possession of a Winchester Rifle must return same to store immediately, as these Rifles are urgently required for other units.

(Sa) F. C. JENKIN.

A. S. P. (Reserve).

·THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.

ORDERS BY LIEUT-COL. A. CHAPMAN, V.D.

JOIN FD.

1.---The undermcntional, having joint the Corps, are allotted Corps tutors and posted as follows:-

No. 1803 Private P. Burn to Semts

Company.

Believe me, that on the subject of our food I have not given way to any desire for exag- geration. I have assisted in the cooking und assure you that it is really bran and urley which we receive. We put up with anything and simply eat in order not to die of hunger. We are given about 300 grammes of bread a day.

We work every day from 7 am till pm.

at road-making, digging in the fields, cutting trees in the forest, and washing up the officers dishes. I have been able to get myself freed from this work for some time, but had We also drag already done my share of it. and-curts, to which we are harnessed, and privileg view, yet we are, from this point of ed. The Russiaus receive blows given with

No. 1804 Sapper N. MacArthur the buttsends of rifles. We (French) in our

Engineer Company.

TRANSFER.

4 Pte M. W. Bishops from

Centre

misery are their least hated enemies. If only the war would come to an end quickly!

We are left here without any news whatau-

Section M.G. Co, to H.K.V.R., dateerer. They tell us only things which are 20th April, 1915.

PARANES,

3. Parades for today (Wednesday)

Right and Centre Sections M.G. Co.

likely to annoy us. We are soTRO 12,000- French, 2,000 Belgians and British, and £,000 Russians. We are surrounded by barbel wire fences, arid they wount guard with rifles

and Civil Service Ca under Off-and bayonets of which they robbed us in cars on duty

3.30 p.m. Nos. 1 and 2 Sections Artil- lery Battery and Left Sertion M.G. Company.

10 par. drill with males at Headquar

tera.

Remainder: NR.

DETAIL..

4--Units on duty: No. 2 Section Artil Jery Battery, Right and Centre Sections 3.G. Co. and Civil Servim Company.

Officers on duty: Capt. W. M. Scult

and Lieut. A. E. Wright. Orderly Officer: Lieut. A. E. Wrights. Orderly Sergeant: Corpl. W Brown. To furnish Guard:

p.m. to-day to 7 a.m. to-morrow: No.

Section Artillery Battery.

7. a.m. to 7 p.m. 22nd instant: Right

Section M.G. Co,

7 p.m. 22nd to 7 a.m. 123rd inst.

Centre Section M.G. C.

G. E. STEWART, Capt., Adjutant, HKV.C.

France. They are thoroughly consinted that Germany will be victorious.

The Giornale D'Italia states:-Twenty Turkish officers and 300 men were killed in the first day's bombardiment of the Dardanelles, and 1,000 were killed on the sceond day, the victims including von Klohe, the German commandez in the Dardanelles..

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