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GERMAN DESIGNS IN AFRICA.

INTRIGUES ́AGAINST PORTUGAL.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRUSS, FRIDAY, APRIL 30rx, 1915.

ted throughout the colony, for his ad- ministration has been characterized by more progressive tendencies than that of the majority of his predecesSOTS. Like them, however, he has failed to sœure the two main essentials for the development of this territory, namely, the termination POLITICAL AGENTS AS PROSPECTONS of the present system of protection an. shipping" duce, and the systematic settle ment of the country for both mining and agriculture.

[rnoa THE TIMES CORRESPONDENT]

BENGUEDIATM

A German traviller who returned from Angola to Europe last June, and whose impressions of the country were published in the Cologne Gazette, thus summed up German prospects in this colony :----

The game is worth the candle An enormous market for industrial products, rich and virgin mineral treasures, fruitful and healthy country, equally auitable for agriculture, mathie-breeding, and immigration, and the finest harbours of the West Coast that is the prize that andits us.

SMYRNA.

BY CANON A. 8. HICHENS.

Fifteen years ago I sot out from Eng land intending to pass four years at Smyrna, I hardly knew what to expect when I got there. I could hardly under stand why it was a big town, and why so many English people lived there. I went The new High Commissioner. Deners ont unwillingly, from a sense of duty Pereira de Eca, will have before him a The four years prolonged themselves to task of exceptional difficulty, and it is twelve. I became an owner of land not not quite clear how he will be able only in the city but on the lonely bills adequately to full the double-duty of near, and I often found myself wonder controlling military operations and, ating why more of my fellow countrymen the same time, administering the colony, did not settle in Asia Minor. It is true Pending his arrival, things a

that my work has lately obliged me to standstill, and the Portuguese forces con- leave Smyrna and to dwell at Jerusalem; contrated at Mostamedes are, apparently, unable to move for lack of transport, but I expect that if I over retire it will Reinforcements are pouring in, however, be near Smyrna that I shall pass my old and, although the volunteers have been age, and I confidently hope that my disbanded and the services of a Beer worthless bits of land will yet provide me contingent rofused, it may be expected with a generous old age pension. that the settlement of the territory and the repulse of the enemy will at length be seriously taken iri hand.

THE CONTRADICTORY

ENGLISH.

Exaggerated though this description undoubtedly is, it was certainly calculat od to give additional impetus to German enterprise, which was already sufficiently, activin this territory. German investigators were already scouring the country in three sections, composed, not only of engineers, but of geologists and It experts on agriculture and trade.

An American author has lately written of was evident that the Germans desired to the English in war that they are so appall- control the Benguelle and Mossame des ingly honest and frank. We do not quote railways with a view to linking them up this so that we may enjoy the praises of an with German South-West Africa, and to American, but because it seems to be so securo mining and agricultural conceuriously contrary to the ordinary foreign Bions of a very extensive description. opinion of us. Whatever else foreigners, This so-called peaceful commercial even when they like us, may say about us, penetration was too thinly disguised not they do not say that we are appallingly to arouse the suspicions of the Portu honest and frank. They are not startled, for guess whose system of protection, ship instance, by the honesty or franktress of our piques, anu maIndministration was, literature and art; on the contrary, they and assuredly not without reason, complain that we are prudes, intellectually as severely criticized, and on the outbreak of well as morally, that we prefer prettiness to war this suspicions proved to have been truth in thought no less than in pictures. justified. For it was then found that So we are called a nation of hypocrites several of the supposed engineers and beenuse we do not care to face the truth preapoctors word daariguing with comes to things in particular, an American also political agents, about things in and yet, when it an American the natives, they were purchasing large finds us appallingly honest quantities of foodstuffs for export to the is right no less than our other foreign critics neighbouring German colony,

ore-right-n-one-side we are the frankest of nations, on the other the least frank; and this contradiction in our national character is always puzzling and misleading to foreigners, especially to the Germans. They believed that, because of our general timidity of thought, we were living in a fool's paradise,

The local Portuguese authorities were not blind to the situation, but they hesitated at first to take action. When, however, without any declaration of war, their southern frontier was violated for the second time, they displayed commend ahle promptitude in arresting or expel

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and the Dutch bad all an active share in the life and work of the place, and the Americans were increasing in numbers and had built a big colloge in the village of Paradise. Such a town was obviously in need of a better government than the Turks could afford, but the Europeans showed a genuine desire to co-operate with them in every way, and to be patient so long as there was some improvement, how. ever-gradual-Manchester Guardian.

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THE FIGHT AT NAULILA..

The invasion of the colony produced considerable effect, for the Portuguese were fully conscious of their inability to cops with it. In the unsettled state of the territory, and in the absence of any effective control, it was feared that the Carbanamas and other tribes who had nover inen subjugated would rise at the instigation of the Germans. Consequent

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portant part of its revenue, if the Turks and Germans had not prevented the ex tension northwards of parts of her rail- way system, in order to divert the trade of North-western Asia Minor towards the capital. Smprna might otherwise be not merely second to Constantinople, but her equal and rival.

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Bouthern frontier and, in defaultcrete mon and things. He must see himself the Ottoman Railway Company, might on, the of reliable information, it was not a factor in some process or as a part of once have been carried on to Bagdad, but unnatural that ramours of all kinds some great institution, or even of some great the concession granted was not used, and should become rife. Many of these, and helpless if he saw himself merely as a

machine. He would feel lonely and bare lapsed; in recent times the Germans have although of the wildest description, were

taken care to prevent a renewal of it. art credited in official circles, becausa man with his own human imperfection and Thus the line ends, s we say," in the the district officers knew little or nothing Englishman is too merely a single an to single destiny and responsibility. But one

air, and is mainly important because it of their districts or of the attitude of the self, and he feels absurd and ill-at-ease if brings down to Smyrna Vhe wealth of the SUNGRIANG, British str.. 987, J. Robinson, AGENTS' FOR~-~ native population.

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vast rich valley of the Meander and of the country to the east of the city.

At the outbreak of the Italian War the Turks ralised the need of defending such an important port. They improved the

Towards the end of December it was generally admitted that an engagement of some kind between the German and the Portuguese forces had taken place, and the silence of the Government on the

a soldier to himself. The German complain Fort," placed batteries on the hills that subject was accepted in any quarters that the war is not a war to him, hat a kind command the town, and out bontact mines indicating that the Portuguese had of apert. He is not perpetually nerving in the guit. Since the present war beger suffered a serious rovers which they were himself up to it with thoughts of the glory the whole district has become great endeavouring to conoval. It was not, of his country or the splendour of his cause camp, there are earthworks on however, until February 12th that the or with the consciousness that he himself is

peaks of the Governor-General thought it to relieve a soldier in a famous Army. Even in war. the colonists anxiety regarding the result and when he is making history, he remains 18th, by the issue of the following pro-talk about himself with any

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The cause, the supervised by a number of German officers, false reports regarding the engagement at health or competence Naulila,

Las British Empire, the British Army, and The Turkish Governor, however, has the Governor General

the history he is making these are all been so singularly fair and generous that decided to make the following aunounce mens for the information of the general things that he takes for granted: they are many of the English merchants rather things which intellectual people talk and rashly elected to remain in their homes, public:--

think about. The fight at Nautila cannot be regarded himself with a job to be done, which he must barded the forts.

But, as for him, he is just and were unmolested till the Allies bori We do not yet know fact that they retired in goud order with do as best he can, and all the thinking he how they have fared since, but threats ulut the job. So the English have been made that they would be placed the following losees, which are insigni- impress other nations as men, though not as ficant when compared with the whole artists or thinkers. They have, in fact, an

in positions of danger to hamper our force engaged to the south of Huila art of life which Anglo-saniacs try to action.

Beers, 1 killed, 3 missing. I captured,

It must be remembered that Smyrna 3 slightly wounded; non-commissioned imitate, even when their other arts secu

contemptible But, whereas many have can be called a Turkish town only in the. officers and men, 63 killed, 39 wounded. imitated German masie, tur one ever tried to song that it belongs to Turkey It The engagement was marked by several imitate a German, because the German hims true character is shown by the epithet to heroic deeds by both officers and men self is inuitutive, ill at case, always trying to often bestowed upon it by the Turks them.

pecially by the first squadron of

become typical and representative rather selv Ginour Ismir, that is to say, dragoons, through whose courage un thun huinun. He may talk about the Infidel Smyrna." Smyrna, is not a orderly retreat was rendered possible. Universe boldly and frankly enough Mostea ceatre. Their brilliant example will assuredly be at about Germany, and about himself of reference, but I know that when I left, I am away from books followed by others, whose duty it will be as a German, he talks with an official not so very long ago, there were reputed to expel from our terriory a band of reserve. The German officer to himself is not to be 130,000 Greeks in the city to about Everillas who, contrary to the laws of a man, bata German officers and she is 57,000 Turks,

, have invaded it After the combat merely a Cerian offer to others, and solious have numbered about 700.

The British alone must He wants to be a type and at Naulila. the enemy was quite discon- for that reason

Under the certed, not venturing, to cross the Cupone becomes one but an English cilicer would Castle Hill one could lose oneself in a river, and confined himself to seizing rather be anything than a type, and what he quarter inhabited only by Jews, and the fort which had been constructed for says and does is said and done by himself, Armenian quarter was extensive. Smyrna native warfare. Such are the facts of not by a representative of the British Army, vies with Cairo in its cosmopolitan cher- the case and any other accounts should And that, perhaps is why be governs wall, acter. Men of all nations grow rich b regarded as unfounded rumours.

If, in the first encounter, we have not boen entirely successful, if for some time longer we still have to endure the pre- sence of the enemy within our borders, this, must not be taken to indicate that our forces are not still intact and that they will not gloriously accomplish the

task allotted to them.

correct,

and the Prussut ill. The Prussian wakes. there, and thşir children seldom leave the. subject people conscious of Prussia in every country. Yet of all races the British word. he speaks. The Englishmat because it is his job to govern, and cons and the Greeks always seemed to me to not have most left their mark upon the place. remind the governed of the Empire he repre The British were without controversy sents. He is merely a fact to hinsself and the most notable of all the foreigners, he becomes to them also merely a fart, which Families such as the Whitells, Gouts, La they recept because, after all, it is not an Fontaines, Maltassos, Rates, Patersons unpleasant fact.--The Times..

have bren either rettled there for many generations or are closely allied by marri age to the oldest families. They are active in good works, they are trusted and beloved by the local Turks, their names are well known throughout the Levant.

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The medical and surgical side of the this officin aswholly version, because it differs

Great War will itself make a wonderful consid- erably from other reports, which go eo history when the time comes for writing

it. The rescues which science has effect The two little towns of Bournabat and far as to allege that politicul feeling, which produces such frequent Ministerialed from out the jaws of death will mount Boudjah were almost large English vil changes in Portugal and which has so up to a magnificent tota, and will include lages with their English churches and

The Chronicle schools. often checked the progress of her colonies, many strange episodes,

has also done much to hamper military tells of a soldier, stricken dumb by the The Greek community too is wealthy operations. In any case the new Ministry shock of a high explosive, who recovered and philanthropic, devoted to the spread at Lisbon have accepted the resignation his speech through touching an un-of education and the revival of Hel of the Governor-General and the Military expectedly hot water pipe. He resumed lenism, and eager to endow hospitals and Commander and have appointed a High the use of that organ, it is said, with "a te encourage medical science, Nor is the Commissioner. The departure of Senhor sharp exclamation." What, one won-Armenian community, though less number- Norton de Matos is very generally regret ders, did he say

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