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JOFFRE AND FRENCH.

THE TWO GREAT; COMMANDERS CONTRASTED.

THE STRICKEN POLES, M. PADEREWSKI'S MOVING. APPEAL.

A moving appeal on behalf of his stricken compatriots is made in a letter to the newspapers by M. Paderewski, who writes from 11 Haymarket: the offices of the Polish Victims Relief Committee, of which Miss Laurence Alma-Tademe is the

on sectary.

An interesting first-hand impression of General Joffro and Sir John French is given in the Times from a correspondent who has recently visited each in his headquarters.

Pere Joffre, who has the destinies of France in his hands, received the correspondent, at the, appointed hour to the minute in a tiny room with a long narrow table covered with a white felt top, probably sixteen long by twelve wide, perfectly plain, and most likely one of the servants offices in the hotel days of the hotel where, his headquarters niestroying dwellings, devastating felds. situmter.

WOLFHE'S DAILY ROUND.

He arrives in this room at 6.30 every morning, and at seven he has a conference with the six leading officials of the General Staff, or Grand Eint Major, General Pelid, | other officers. At this conference all the and his two sides, both generals, and three reports nail despatches of the night are gone through and discussed, and ortlere given for Lunch is served always at eleven, and always consists of the same articles of food

and evtleks after which, at twelve odluck, there is another conference. At one the General goes out till four. lo either walks or drives, generally in the adjacent woods

the day.

At 8.30 there is the third conference; attended by the same people, and at nine punctually, no matter what happens, the General goes to bed. The rest of the day he stays in his room poring over the maps. He stays all the time at his headquarters, save once a week about, when he goes to the front to inspect the troops or to see generals,

GREAT VERSONALITY OF THE. WART

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1915.

"SHIPPING NOTES.

It is stated in a Japanese paper that the repairs to the Great Northern 8.5. Co's. Hinnesota are estimated to cost about a million yen. Her bottom has to be completely renewed and the work is expected to occupy five weeks.

The 9-5. Derendart, recently refloated The present terrible war is, on the East- ern front (writes M. Paderewski), raging at Seitou (Tsingtao), is undergoing re exclusively orer Polish soil. It is sweep-pairs to her deck and engines and is ex- ing away every sign of civilisation, de-pected to be completed about the middle gardens, and forests. starving and ex- of this month. She will leave there for terminating human beings and animals Saacho under her own stram, escorted by alike,

An area almost equal to that of England Japaness warship, about the end of this and Scotland together has been laid month, waste. Two hundred towns, 2,400- pletely ruined. The losses in property No. 4 (chartered by the South Sea Dert churches. 7.500 villages have been com-

Close in the track of the Unkai Maru destroyed and in agricultural industrial,lopment Co.), which left Japan recently and commercial production brought to a for Australia, the Japan Transportation standstill amount to £500.000,000.

Co. has trip chartered the ss. Europe Asahi Maru, 4,500 meas. tons, at Y.23,000 Maru No.2, 4,700 meas. tons, and the sa.. and Y.20,000 per month respectively, for the Australian service; the former grving as a carrier for the American Trading Co. and the latter for Messrs. Strome & Co., Kobe

continuously enduring the horrors of this gigantic struggles over 10,000,000 people, most of them belonging to the laborious, peace-loving Tural population, have neither shelter nor bread.

A total of 17.000.000 inhabitants are

Nobody-could-picture-in-imagination the size of the calamity which has befallen our unfortunate country once a mighty and glorious kingdom. No one could put into words how appalling is our distress. A few weeks ago I appealed to my friends, humbly asking them to help my so cruelly-stricken nation. With promptitude and generosity for which I Joseph Joffy is gradually emerging as then never be grateful enough they re great personality of the war. Every German sponded to my appeal, and responded in prisoner captured knows the name and fame such a way that I should be feeling the of "Shoffer." Frequently in the little proudest and happiest of men were the messages thint the Germans shoot with bows accasion not so tragically sad.

But, however noble are the hearts of my and arrows into the French lines is the re wark,

"Ask your General Joffre why he is supporters, however great their gener letting you Frenchmen get killed for the Osity, the means they kindly put into my sake of the English. There is an ilen hands will relieve but a limited number always floating in the German mind, from of aufferers. · And there are millions of the highest quarters in the Wilhelmstrasse families helpless, hungry, perishing. to the trenches in the Wouvre, that Germany If the face of such a disaster my indi will be able to effect a separate peace with vidual effort must France. Should there exist in that deluded Only a great wave of unkind's pite can remain inefficient. nation of seventy millions any single indi- vidual with a knowledge of French psycho-mount immense a wave of human logy, a glance at Joffre should be sufficient upon the liberality of the British people.

misery.

I know the sacrifica imposed

and yet I am certain that there is no soul in this magnanimous country who would condemn me for asking:

to teach him otherwise.

THE BOUR AND THE MAN.

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Some seed for the Polish farmer! Some bread for the Polish women and children!

Often in years back, discussing the war that was to be, we had whispered, "Yes, but will the French produor & man 7′′ One basic fact in this matter is that the French have in this matter is that the French have thrown up a man and the Germans have not, a man who will assuredly, with the help of his Allies, drive the Germans back to the thine THE ARMING OF MERCHANT and secure the basis of a permanent prace, together with gigantic indemnity necessary for the payment of the damage daily being alone to France.

SHIPS.

Admiral Sir Cyprian A. G. Bridge,

coast trade arrived in port yesterday.

A new B. and S. steamer for the China

She bears the name of Sinking and has sions are; length 300 f.; beam 41 ft. a displacement of 2,700 tons. Her diman- She has four holds with depth of 25 ft. Oin. She was built at Messrs. Scott's Engineering and Shipbuilding Works,

Greenock.

expansion engines and is capable of a speed of eleven knots. Her commander je Manthie is Chief Engineer. Captain C. C. Williams, and Mr.

She is fitted with triple

The China Times, reports:-Since the establishment of the branch office in Shanghai of the Chinese Trading Com- pany of the Philippines, the trade be been greatly developed and Wang Wen- tween Shanghai and the Philippines has tin of that Company is now negotiating the establishment of a Chinese Steamship with the merchants in the Philippines for Company

to

run steamers between Shanghai and the Philippines. The Intendant of Shanghai has shown.great interest in the attempt and has consented to ask the Central Government to give support and at the same time to write Chinese Consuls in the South Seas to give facilities in negotiating with American |authorities,

7,500 tons class, six vessels are now work- Out of eight N.Y.K. cargo-boats, all of

The French army has been idle during the Writing to the Tinies last month, said ng the European service and the romain-

wister; it is unable to move, say the Ger- marts. Has it been idle? Joffre, with one eye to the long line. of trenches from Swit- zerland to within, gun sound of Calais, has spent the winter perfecting his army, storing his munitions, quadrupling his artillery, ruthlessly condemning men and waterial, in lefatigably protecting the machine that must have the greater part in combating in the land battles. Strong, patient, resolute, and evel his personality is only gradually get. ting kauw in his own France.

SIR JOHN FRENCİL

THE IOU OY HIS TROGI,

port, which you publish to day. the Berlin built at the Kawasaki Doek, Kobe, and

According to the German wireless re-

ing two-s.. Tokuyama Mara, now being Foreign Office has informed the German the s.s. Toyama Maru, now under con Ambassador in Washington that the exstruction at the Mitsubishi Shipbuilding us for murdering the passengers of the Yard, Nagasaki, will bs completed Falaba, some of them women, is that our in the course of the next few works. merchant vessels are provided with guns The N... and may be expected to defend themselves that these two vessels should call at Dai- originally contemplated il' attacked. This, the Berlin Foreign. Secretary alleges, is contrary to interna-

ren and Shanghai on their way to Europe tional law.

for loading purposes, as the Company's recently. but has now abandoned this - Wakana Maru and Takuda Maru did tention, says a Japanese paper, and will despatch thein from Japan next July ou their maiden voyages to Europe, in order Japanese shippers. to serve better the convenience

of

If anyone in the United States is clined to believe this allegation, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt can guide him better. Anongst the many claims to distinction Sir John French is an old friend, but the of Colonel Roosevelt not the least, in the John French of the Club, the drawing room, eyes of seamen, is that is the author und the bunting field and the French of the of one of the host works on Daval history great war are two entirely different person-ever published. His history of Th

litics. Sir John is a little greyer than he Naval War of 1812" is marked by clear. The s.s. Gishen Muru, 3.777 tons, own- was before the war. But the man is the pess of expression, careful preparation,ed by Messrs. Tatsuma & Co., Dairen. picture of health, and how much tiny of the world's future depends upon the health and honourable impartiality. He makes which was the first tramp vessel to leave of Joseph Joffre and John French!

Like Joffre, French is extremely methodic in his habits, and the daily round of the two tuon is very similar, except that Sir John lives the life of a simple English country. house in the unpretentious dwelling of the fending lawyer of a small French town.

THE SIMPLE LIFE. '

I can vouch for it that life at British Head- quarter is as unpretentious as is Sir John French himself; the easy breakfast, without formality, of English life, the lunch-as often as not a paper packet of sandwiches caten in a motor-car out near the trenches, a good simple dinner quickly disposed of, and bui for some by ten and a long night's work for to his appointed task, buva long others, each

of incessant work.

day of

It is not too much to say that Sir John French is

is na idolised by the British troops in Flanders as is General Jofte by the men in the long, long line that starts from Switzer laul. Nor is it a misuse of words to state that in the opinion of his German enemies, and our french and Belgian Allies, Sir John Fresh's tacties in the great battle of Ypres place him in the ranks of the greatest of commanders, When he gets his shells we shall hear more of him and his splendid and enthusiastic army,

it plain that providing merchant weasels Japan for Europe, after discharging car with armament so that they might defend goes at British ports, duly arrived at themselves against attack is a very old New York and Irft there on April 16th custom of the sea and one accepted as quit last for Japan. wii Panama Canal.

in ancord with international law. SpênkNY.K. European cargo-boat Pokushima ing of the American Mercantile Marine Morn 6.000 tons. the first Japanese ho says (p. 31 of his third edition) :-

steamer to negotiate the Canal last an

SHIPPING IN FORT.

STEAMERS.

ANNA, Norwegian str. 1,017, T. Odnor,

16th May-Bangkak 8th May, Rice- Thoresen & Co.

ATAGOSAN MARU, Japanese str., 2,503, K

Kawamura, 14th May-Miike 7th May, Coal-Mitan Bussan Kaisha. CHENOTU, British str., 1,228, Speed, 15th May--Bangkok 6th May, Rice-But- terfield & Swire. ---

CIRING British str., 1,100, Walker,

18th May-Hongay 12th May, Coat.— Jardine Matheson & Co. CHIYUEN, Chinese str., 477, Ross, 4th May -Shanghai 30th April, General. Chineso

Day Mand, Japanese str. 890, Murakami, 16th May-Swatow 14th May, General— Osaka Shosen Kaisha.

DERWENT British str., 1,562, J. Jenkins,

10th May-Saigon 13th May, Rice and General-Chinese.

DEMOLOCUS, British str., 4,259, A. E.

E1d8a, Norwegian str., 976, E. Fingalem, Dodd, 7th May-Singapore and April, Gacral-Butterfield & Swire.

18th May Newchwang 8th May, Gen FERTI MARU, Japanese str. 3,087, H.

eral-Chinese.

Chisaki, 14th May-Moji 8th May, HALDIS, Norwegian-st., 1,060, A. Sveen,

Coal. Mitan Bussan Kaisha..

11th May-Seliman, Borneo, 5th May, HIROSAN MARD, Japanese str., 2,216, S. General Java-China-Japan Lijn.

Fujisaki, 12th May-Moj 8th May, Cond. Mitsu Bussan Kaisha. HINGANG, British str., 1,885, A α Kennedy, 9th May Sandakan 3rd May, Timber-Jardine, Matheson & Co. HOPBANG, British str., 1,350, C. A. Robert son, 13th Afay-Bangkok 2nd May, Rice-Jardine, Matheson & Co. KOREA, American str., 5,651, A. W.

Nelson, 17th May San Francisco 17th April.-Pacific Mail $.8. Co. KUMBANG. British str., 2,077, F. Wheeler,

14th May-Kobe 9th May, General.→ Jardins, Matheson & Co. KWANGLER Chinese str. 1,468 G. McArth

14th May Shanghai 11th May, General

Chinese. Korchow, British str., 1,220,-E Forsyth, 14th MayTientsin 7th May, General— Butterfield & Swire. KUTNO, British atr., 3,109, R. C. D.

INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.

Cargo carried on through Bill of Lading from HONGKONG to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN (Natal), EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Steamers of the INDIAN. AFRICAN LINE.

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Hongkong, 13th March, 1915,

Bradley, 15th May--Singapore 8th THE

Mity, General-Jardine, Matheson & Ce. LOKSANG, British str., 879, D. W Ritchie,

8th May-Haiphong eth Mas, Gen- eral-Jarding, Hatheson & Co. TAISHU, Chinese str., 1,200, Wester fund, 17th May Shanghai 13th May, General-Chinese. TONG LEE, Chinese str., 682, M. Honda,

18th May Bangkok 7th May, Gen- eral-Chinese.

TUNGUHAN, British str., 2.267, G. W. Muir, 18th May-Chingwantao 8th May, Coal.-Dodwell & Co. TUNGBRINO, British str., 1,173, L. Hussey,

16th May-Saigon 12th May, Rice

Jardine Matheson & Co. Ying now. British str., 1,994, Jones, 16th May-Shanghai 13th May, General.- Butterfield & Swire

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The barques that spiled from Salemtumn, was scheduled to leave London on to the Spice Islands kept their urn well- Mar Bih, for New York whence to sail for trained both at great guns and mus

Janila, i Pauama for the seond time. ketry, so as to be able to beat off either The s... Kongosen Moru, 5.405 tons, of Malay proas or Chinese junks," The the Linotang Steamship Co., Dairen, is New York ships, loaded for the West now at Valparaiso, Chili. leading a cargo Indies, were prepared to do battle with of cubic nitre, and will leave shortly for the picaroons that swarmed in the Philadelphia and New York, rià Panama Spanish Main; while the fast craft from Canal, to discharge the above cargo at Baltimore could fight as well as they the former port. She will pass through could run, French, Spaniards, the Canal again on her return trip to Algerines, Malaya. from all alike ar Japan, vi Manila. The above mention- commerce saff:red; and against all oured three vessels are expected to-load-at- merchants were forced to defend them-New York cargoes of petroleum. selves.

lasted a much longer time than most The custom of arming merchant vessels shore-going-people seen to be aware of

A recent Dairen (Dalny) shipping res port contains the following rentarks:

13

Weather Rain...

Free 19th to 25th May, HUR WATEE

wyelf, during the British blockade of Archang in the Russian war, boarded and bean cake, Japanese copper, war sup- Wed.

Europeau Service: Manchurian beans a German merchant vessel under-if I re- plies, etc., continue being shipped in a member right--fldenburg colours (blue large quantity to Europe, and the long Thars. 20 with a red cross), which had an armament felt dearth of tonnage has not yet been of carriage guns and muskets and cut-romedied. This is perhaps because the lesses for her crew. Many of our naval bulk of vessels can hardly scrape up re. BRITISH MAIL TO THE EAST. officers who served on the Pacific Station tara cargoes even to the extent of one

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It has lately, says the Christiania correspondent of the London Morning, Pos, been a subject of considerable dis cussion in the Norwegian Press that the heary English mail arriving ríð. Bergin and Christiania has recently bern. fors warded eastwards by being loaded into Swedish wagons at Christiania, and sout rit Gothenburg, instead of following the more direst route via Charlottenburg and Stockholm. Owing to this arrangement, one made by the Swedish postal authori ties, the mail to Russia and Asia is delay- ed 24 hours. This is due to the desire of the Swedish authorities to attract the Bri. tish mail traffic to the Gothenburg system,

thus competing with the expeditious Nor

wegian roule established some consider able time ago.

will remember this armf vessels Otter and Beaver longing to the Hudson's Bay Company. Both of these vessels were nameil. There Wer many others so equipped.

GERMAN PRESS ON ENGLAND'S

MOST DANGEROUS ENEMY,

titled to the Iren Cross as the mest The Hamburg Nachrichten, which is energetic hater of England in the German Press, remarks:-

third of their loading capacities.

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from London, ets.however, has put on a

The import of shipbuilding materials.

rosier aspect.

Traus-Pacific Service: The recent ac cident to the Great Northern liner. Mins nesota has materially interfered with the smooth movement of cargoes,

General merchandise is one of the chi fcxports from Japan, whilst raw cotton. is one of the chief exports from America.

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THINK for just one minute of the utter: uselessness of suffering wicks For only Re. 1 you can

Australian Service: This service is now realizing flattering returns on both home-

Neuralgia! ward and outward trips General cargo. Lloyd George enumerates England's matches, etc., are being shipped from Procuro + bottle of LITTLE'S enemies (trei aportance Increasing in Japan, whild wool, timber, ste, are being ORIENTAL BALM and even the first the crder mentioned) a9 follows: brought in from Australian ports. application of the Balm will bring Austria-Hungary, the German Empire, and run. But the worst and must dan B.1.S.N. Co. are the only companies to tinue its use. Rub it in where the pain Indian Service: The NYX. and the relief from the torturing pain! Con gerous enemy of England he hasn't named work the Japan Indian service at present, is, and the pain will quickly go! Those The Norwegian Press take; exception to colleagues, and the whole aggregation of ment of Bonbar raw colton to Japan.

at all, viz. himself, his Ministerinl

Vesseli are now sor ly needed for ship-

hideous, horrible, heart-sickening hours the proceeding, as being detrimental to adventuring irresponsible, professional

of misery will give place to comfort, Norwegian interests, and discrediting the politicans who support them.

China Service: The anti-Japanese de-

peace and health: Do not doubt. Do not falter. Norwegian transit system in the gyes of

Do not hesitate. Do not con- English who their worst foe is monstrations at Shanghai. Tientsin, etc., tinue to suffer. GO NOW, or send, to the the world, and the newspapers demand Hardly. the immediate re-establishment of the and living in a state of dizziness.

They are completely befograd have largely dampened the rausmation nearest Chemist or Medicine Vendor and The of China shipping circles. The importask for a bottle of Little's Oriental Balm. former system. I may add, however, that equacity of her pulitical leaders is a cf cowhide and rapeseed cake from the Norwegian authorities are in confer much more perilous poison than ram. Shanghai and cowhide, wool, animals'

Sold at 1s. 4d, per bottle. ence with those of Sweden and are discus- The end.

Agents for Hongkong:--- the war must teach them who bones. etc., from Tientsin is going on ing the whole question,

Messrs. A. S. WATSON & Co., Lro." their real enemy is

somewhat briskly.

Will the

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REGULAN FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN JAVA, OHINA AND JAPAN.

FROM

* TJIKEMBANG JAPAN

TJILIWONG

EXPECTED

ON OE ABOUT

WILL LEAVE FOR

OF OR ABOUT

12th May.

JAVA

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13th May.

15th May.

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The Steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light and have accommodation for

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