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ITALIAN NATIONAL

ASPIRATIONS.

IMPORTANT DEBATE.

were

GERMAN WAR CHEST OPENED:

Germ

THE HOARD OF SPANDAU.

cheerful state- the despite ments of her financial experts as to the has adequacy of her gold reserves, appareatly been compelled to open the secret war chest-the hoard of gold kept for any warlike emergency in the strong rooms of the fortress of Spandau, near Berlin.

THE CULT OF KHAKI. [BY A CORRESPONDENT OF THE TIMES."

INTIMATIONS

JUST LANDED: HIRANO MINERAL

WATER"

IN QUARTS, PINTS AND SPLITS.

Bottled by the

The red coat and black, fabled in other days irresistible to the feminine eye, havo surrendered at discretion to the dun- coloured sait of the modern campaigner. The Italian Chamber last month dis cussed the Bill; for

Khakis the only wear, and lucky is be Military Defenes Economic and Hignor Orlando, Minister of Finance, justified the Bill from the political point

who has youth cough or Bufficient stand-

of view. He said it had no exceptional

ing in the Service to put it on; for there- and the horse-soldier's at that, this an character, in fact, every country had

by, he has womankind at his feet. In it arrangements similar to those proposed,

self, particularly in the officer's uniform

and even of a more sweeping nature. The Bill in no way infringed the freedom Originally the war chest (Reichsschate) ostentatious cloth is curiously becoming. of the Press or of discussion, and indivi- contained £6,000,000, which was reserved Splendid and dazzling ceremonial uni- dual liberties

not threatened from the indemnity paid by France in forms may be, but this quiet habit has a

LTD., OSAKA. because the right to apy could not he 1872 after the Franco-Prussian War spell of ita own, for it approximates in INFERIAL MINERAL WATER 00.,

It is, indeed, included among them. Cheers.) When that sum was placed in the Julius its perfection to the excellence of fault- He thought that liberty could be recon- tower at Spandau it comprised a consid less civilian dress, without «bating one eiled with the strength the State ought crable proportion of gold in English jot of martial quality.

By appointment to the Imperial Household to have in order to carry on the formid sovereigns A considerable number of most martial, and the god of war himself able struggle for existence in the inter- those coins have now found their way would look well in it. In the mass it national field, but if it were forced to back to one of the big joint stock banks suggests efficiency and eternal fitness; it

now protective mimicry, a hint borrowed from of Japan, Offcially Recommended th the country on that day it would sacrifice for 43 years had lain untouched has now carries, too, a note of reassurance in its sorrowfully but unhesitatingly, liberty to been drawn üpenjawat

in London, showing that the hoard which

the safety of the country.

The Minister's speech was hailed on its conclusion with loud and prolonged

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The bankers, who received the gold by birde and animals. As you look at the be wantonly sacrificed toneedless display. way of Scandinavia a fact which might long drab lines you know that no life will Medical Colleges of The Emporial Universitjen suggest that it was used to pay for The red coat had its undeniable glory and of Tokyo and Kyoto, ports other than armament were at once struck by the fact that they had received inspiration, but it took a wanton toll of th a number of new, unworn sovereigns, bravery, It lies by, therefore, for galu hearing the date 1872. But the presumpdays and the happy celebration of peace, tion that the money came from the tra when that in good time shall be here. sure-house of Spandau was strengthened Meanwhile it is the day of the khaki- by the surprising fact that the origi Bank of England labels of 1872 were found on some of the bags containing the coins, Apparently this consignment

that of English gold had lain unopened. At The Cabinet did not Spandan since

pattern, with the head of Queen Victorin on one side and a shield on the other.

PREMIER AND ITALY'S INTERESTS. Signor Salandrs, the Prime Minister, said he thought it was not necessary to reply to the remarks of some deputies with regard to international questions because the interests of the country made it incumbent upon the Government to be He would confine himself to reticent. confirming former statements without changing anything nor adding or taking anything away.

On fair lips the phrasekhaki-man'! reverent affection has become something sacrosanct. It is pronounced with a which "red-cont" never won.

It im-

require a fresh vote of confidence, which are ofthe "shield The sovereigns plies at the present hour the whole sum

which was essential to safeguard the

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had already been given to it by the Cham ber on several occasions.

He urged the Chamber to pass the Bil

country aupreme (Cheers.)

Several deputies made brief declara tions explaining the reasons for their vote.

Signor Barzilai said he would vote for the Bill because it implied confidence it He recalled the fast the Government, that the Government had solembly afrin cd the sacred aspirations which. Italy (Cheers.) He expressed ris confidence that the action of the Government would directed to the must realise. realisation of these national aspirations, curtailment. without limitations (Lond cheers.)

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HUNGRY RAVENS," Signor Dari declared that the Liberals f the Right recognised the exceptional. gravity of the moment, when it was the duty of the country to rally in concord and full confidence round the Govern ment, which was the watchful guardian. of the Fatherland impersonated in Roman Eagle, which for centuries had at this grave hour of the chining image been waiting to seize their prey from the hungry ravens. He would vote for the Bill with the hope that the best of Fortune might assist the Government to realise the high expectations and the (Loud longed for destinies of Italy,

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A PERNICIOUS LEAFLET, The British working man is probably anaware of the extent to which German juffuence has been employed to foment industrial unrest. An instanes of this to be found in a pernicious leaflet, a cops of which has come into our hands as having been circulated within the last few days both in London and Glasgow We have made inquiries about it, and find that the authorities have known of it existence since January, 1914, whe 26,000 copies of it were printed for cir culation by members of The Industria Workers League, of 166, Farringdon street, E.0. It bears no inprint, bu the printer has been discovered in of Valentine Friotas a German, who is all the printer of The Herald of Revolt "The

ing ustrial Worker, The Cat

and other revolution literature. He is how in the hands! the police. The leaflet runs as follows

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Bankers expressed some surprise that place of origin of the gold by romoval of knowledge that the war chest is being drawn upon might readily, when it became public, be construed as symptoma At the opening of the tie of Germany's position in regard to gold supplies. Reichstag Dr. Helferich, Secretary of State for the Imperial Treasury, asserted that Germany is respect of her stock of gold is better off than Great Britain, France, or Russia. A few days earlier the German vireless news stated that the gold reserve of the Reichsbank on Febru ary. 27 was £113,500,000,

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS. DRVERS UT LIKOT-COL. 4. CHAPMAN; V.D.

10. QUN PRACTICE. 1-Reference Corps Order No. 2 of 16th April, 1915, the practice has been postponed and will now take place an Saturday, 1st May.

PROMOTION.

Cpl. W H. Stewart, Scouts Co, to be Corporal, dated 20th April, 1916,

RESIGNATION.

3-Corp. B. F. Long is permitted to resign, on leaving the Colony, dated 20th April, 1915.

PARADES.

5.Parades for today (Thursday).

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"OYGNITE"

(Begistered).

circles it carries an added piquancy, be of womanly devotion. And in certain cause of the unwonted constitution of our and non-commissioned officer is just suf acz impossible to his superior in other times. Then the so for me, and it would A NEW PAINT FOR THE ZANT. officer as a matter of course, or even to mention it. One did not say, have been banal to insist upon his rank We dined last night, one colonel, two majors, and three captains." Atrocious! But in these paradoxical days it is quits permissible to say, "Such a jolly dinner last night. Only think, one privat, two corporals, and a colour-sergeant !" "Sir" on duty is a most exquisits Better still if he And the private who has to call his own rare bird to have met: took one in to dinner,E

Women have a heavy burden to bear in this time of war, but there are compensof tions, and of these the various fascinations of khaki and all it suggests are not the least. There is a Gilbertian sense of topsy-turvydom in some of its relations, very delightful to the bumorously-mind ed. and the idea of a ranker with a big ront-roll is something wherewith to cheer powdering off effect of White Lead. a dull day The arithmetically inclined will tell you of one hut she knows whero

! OYGNITE ” is a new white painā ready for the brush specially prepared for Tropical climates.

IT is common knowledge among near White Leads and Zincs that they will not stand outside exposure in hot climaten.

"CYGNITE" does not assume that glassy condition of White Zine or the

"CYGNITE” is ideal for Household

Stocked by the manufacturer

the joint incomes of the occupants ap-or Hospital, Vacht or Bungalow decora proach a fabulous sum. And one pustion. up with the snippet-like piece of informa tion (although it savours, perhaps, just a little too much of Mammae) for the vahy of the patriotism that has made it possible handy pots or ribs, ev

More simple Orderly Room not later than 6 pm, and genially amusing is that authentic to-day, 22nd instant.

case of a man billeted by happy chance upon his own wife, who draws his billet- money with double gratitude to a Govern- No. 2 Section Art Batty, and Rightment that all unwitting has given her and Centre Sections M. G. Co: under back her man until such times as duty Officers on duty, and sisall call him abroad. With Juliet she 5.00 p.m. Civil Service Co.--Table "C" says, "It is an honour that I dreamed M. G. Course on Kennedy Road not of in the first ruthless days of mobi- Hange.

Hanlization, The khaki-man is paramount. 5.30 p.m. No. 1. Section Arb. Batty, and The civilian who remains a civilisa for Left Section M. G. Co.-10 pdr. drill satisfactory reasons knows that he must with mules at Headquarters. Scouts Company--Squad drill and Mucketry Exercises at Headquarters.

DETAIL.

Units on duty; No. 2 Section Art Batty. Right and Centre Sections 31. G. Co, and Civil Service Company Officers on duty: Capt. W. M. Scott

and Lieut. A. E. Wright. Orderly Officer: Lieut. A. E. Wright Orderly Sergeant: Corp. W. Brown. To furnish guard:

7 p.m. today to um. to morrow,

Centre Section M. G. Co.

7 h.m. to 7 p.m. 23rd instant, No. 1

Section Arty, Baity

7

p.m. 23rd to 7 a.m. 24th instant, Civil Servico Company.

G. E. STEWART, Capt,

Adjatant, H.K.V.0

stained DNA

is to be a good soldier. The good soldi never tries to distinguish right from wr. He never thinks, never reasons; be 17 obeye. If he is ordered to fire on his for citizens, on his friends, on his neighbes, he obeys without hesitation. If his ordered to fire down a crowded street wa the poor are clasouring for bread, he qu

of ago. and aces the grey hairs red and the life tide gustog from the Bel of women, lesk neither remorse nor pathy, if he is ordered off as DoD of firing squad to excente a hora or bonefacto fires without hesitation, though he know the bullet will pierce the moblest heart the

ever heat in human breast.

VOLUNTEER KESERVES,

ORDERS BY MAJOR WAZEMAN, OC.H.K.V.B.

FARARLS--As in Orders No. 29 Signallers will parade on the Cricket ground at 9.15 p.m. on April 22nd. Uniform op-

tional.

WILKINSON,

HEYWOOD & CLARK LD.

(HONGKONG BRANCH),

ALEXANDRA BUILDING.

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take the lower room, and he yields with good grace, if with a little grudge t Fate which has denied him the enviable lot of the soldier. Enviable, that is, nob for the mere enfranchisement to beauty's smiles, but because of its deeper meaning in the present contest. For the profes- FRENCH LESSONS gional element in soldiering matters little now. Khaki has become the outward and visible symbol of the patriot volunteer, who has seen a clear duty and is doing it. It is the badge of a great conviction, and And of the courage of that conviction.

it suits the soldier, so lately a citizen, with a peculiar graciousness. There is

G. MOUSSION,

16, MORRISON HILL ROAD,

in khaki no suggestion of the martial ASAHI popinjay. It is the garb of a sober and businesslike endeavour, well according with all that is best in the British char- acter. Possibly it was that dash of the popinjay in the old ceremonial uniform which made our officers so shy of their gaudier clothes, so modestly fond of multi But khaki does not make a man Drab na it is the inherent and becom- fool that he looks & fool in these togs. fair Allies across the Channel looked. for ing manliness of thaki prevails. Our

A good saldier is a blind, hearties, OMAIN GUARD Company and Sections 3an Expeditionary Force ablaze in tradi-

less, murderous machine. He is not sina

e not even a brute, for brutos only l

in self-defence. All that is human in bi

and 4 of A Company will relieve the H.K.V.G. at 7 am on Saturday, April 24th Pic, E McLennan of A Con- pany will be on duty with the guard during the week.

tional scarlet, and for a moment they were disappointed. Only for a moment, The man Thomas Atkins justified his nette, were she questioned to-day, would garb and his garb justified him. Jena say she prefers him as he is, in quiet cam 0. C. Main guard Capt. D. Landale.paigning Lit. She treasures his bronze Orderly Officer: Lieut. B. R. Branch. Orderly Sergeant: Corpl. C. White,

all that is divine in him, all that constitut a man, has been sworn away when he to the calistment oath His mind hin Deru

the keepi scionco, and his very soul aro of his officer

C No man can fall lower than a soldier

DON'T BE A SOLDIER

in

OR A TERRITORIALS

And

badges as fervently as if they had been glistening nickel, or even silver, it to a depth beneath which we cannot go Orderly Corporal: Ic. Cpl. B. Stewart are at home it is the sume. Watch the LEAGUE MATCH-The following members will returned on short leave in any public YOUNG MANAT

represent the Reserve in the 4th match place, fashionable or unfashionable, and against the 4th Shropshire L.1. on the see how the women's eyes brighten and 2ith int.Sergt. Major Thornhill, their manner radiates worship as they Sergts, Mackay, Green and Tollan, fête their warrior. For them he is no duli Corple tannerman, Lyon and Fisher, figure. Yet, essentially, they bow still Pres. Carminel, McLennan, Hamilton before bright colour as of old, for their and Watson REVERSION. Cpl. W. E. Ford reverts to

Private at his own request. PROMOTIONS-Cpl. W. H. Prowse to be

Sergeant.

Be A N

Like the man in Poe's famous says a London paper, the grim steelva of Germany's prison cell give sign that inward movement which foreshad the ultimate irresistible closing and Rual catastrople. It is possibly sig eant that coincident with this phas

is ho the situation, a strange new word being sometimes uttered by the Kaiser his soldiers the word "penos." "Hither the confident Wax Lord has never spiker

Ja Cpl. W McKay to be Corporal. Pies. II. P. Jackmann, T. Grimshaw, W. 18. G. Newall to be Ford and

of the end of the war but as of "victory

Pro

Coy. Bec. 2.

Sergt.

in the Germany-over-all vein. That hos should have changed his word, quite par Corp Way to missibly bears the interpretation that, Le Cpl. Jackman to with a growing consciousness gravity of the crisis he has created, he is Le Cpl. T. Grimshaw to C. Sec, 2

German puli Le Cpl. W. H. Fard to C Coy Ber. 3

Cpl. S. G. Kewall to C Cf. Sca. 4 tentatively preparing

of

soldier in khaki wears for them the red badge of courage.

GREEK KING RULED BY HIS WIFE?

THE KAISER'S SISTER.

THE DAI NIPPON BREWERY

ASAHI

The comments of the German Press on the crisis in Greece deal chiefly with the relationship between the King and Queen of the Hellenes and the German Imperial OBTAINABLE sumptioThere seems to be a general us dominant personal ascellesercises a pre- over his sister, the Queen of Grecce

Constantine, and that it is the influetico

Athena

opinion for terms of settlement not onto Pte. 3. W. Bishop transfeed from through her over his brother-in-law, King

pily: for any such preparations, the Pto, M. J. D. Stephens to many

the same as have bean expected. Una

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the Allies mean to impose will bap sented for signature, not for argum compromise

FRVC to B Coy. Sec.

(Sd)

I CARTER, O.,

Adjutant.V.R

restrained Greece from plunging into the of the German Emperor which has war on the of the Allies.

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