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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1915.

WAR NEWS.

"A PROTRACTED WAR"

SIN JOHN FRENCH ON HIS "MEANINE.

BERLIN GOLF CLUB MONEY.

BEIZEN FOR WAÐ LOAN.

THE BRITISH ARMY AT

THE FRONT.

REINFORCEMENTS AND THE

HEALTH OF TROOPS.

Field-Marshal Sir John French in the concluding part of his.dispatch on the battle of Neuve Chapelle makes the fol- lowing general comments—:

Home of us have been trading with the onemy, writes Mr. F. W. Wile, late Ber- In reply to e correspondent who asked in correspondent of the Daily Mail. Sir John French his interpretation of the Not directly or intentionally, but trading monning of the term a protracted war all the same. We have been investing in (used in an interview which has appear: German War Leans. This is the story of ed in a number of French and English our financial treachery. During the six rowspapers), the Field Marshal states:or seven months preceding the war the The protraction of the war depends Berlin Golf Club, composed, to the extent entirely upon the supply of men and of about 85 or 40 per cent, of English In my last despatch I referred to tho |munitions. Should there be unsatisfac and Americans domiciled in Berlia, remarkable promptitude and rapidity tory, the war will be accordingly pro- raised by subscription a cash fund of with which reinforcements arrived in longed. I dwelt emphatically on the 250,000 marks (£12,500) for construction this country from England. In connec aced for munitions in the interview to and equipment of a splendid new course tion with this it is of interest to call which you refer?!

and club-house near Potsdam. Part of attention to the fact that, in spite of the grounds on which the links were to be the heavy casualties incurred in the fight- laid out was Crown land placed at the ing between the 10th and 15th March, all club's disposal through the influence of deficiencies, both in officers, and rank and Admiral Prince Heary of Prussia, Seed-fle, were mado good within a few days ing and other operations were actively in of the conclusion of the battle. progress in Midsummer, 1914, the entire fund being in hand and on deposit with the Dresdner Bank in Berlin,

SIKHS FROM TSINGTAU.

PUBLIC BANQUET IN KARACHI

The 26th Sikhs last month arrived in Karachi from the Far East, where they took part with the Anglo-Japanese force in the Goal attack upon Tsingtau and The Anglo-American participation in were present at the fall and surrender of the subscription was much larger that the the German garrison there. The lead numerical proportion it reprinted in ing citizens of Karachi, European and the club membership. Sir Edward Indian, combined to entertain the men of Goshen, the Britisli Ambassador, was the regiment to a congratulatory banquet honorary president of the organisation. Arranged through the medium of the local These facts, apparently were respon Singh Sabha. Later in the day the Com-rible for the recent action of the German Imperiad Treasury as exproprinting the entire fund of £12.500 and investing it in German War Loan steurities. Several of the "investors." are now guests of the German War Office in the British civilian. concentration camp at Ruhleben, which is near the old premises of the golf club. Incidentally, the episode throws a light on how the phenomenal success" of German War Loans is achieved.

TUNING AND REGULAR ATTENTION missioner in Sind entertained the Euro

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pean and Indian officers of the regiment at a garden party at Government House, at which the principal official and non- official members of the various communi- bies were prescrit, The regiment leaves nt once for its station in the Punjab.

GUNS OF THE PRINZ EITELİ”.

́ ́ EXCEPTIONALLY HEAVY ARMAMENT, Some comment has been aroused by the statement attributed to the officers of the Fring Eitel Fridrich that the inability of the ship to obtain fresi ammunition for her sin guns was one of the causes which led to her internment.

OUR FOREIGN TRADE.

PROGRESS IN MARCH,

Importe March

Ingmise on. 1914. Exports March

Decrease on 2014

Reexports March......

Decrease on 1914

£73,590,918 8,043,603 £90,176,066" 14,342,508

£ 8,007,183 1,460,102

It is believed that the vessel carried four-Sin guns and six tin, guns With the exception of the merchant cruiser Kronprins Wilhelm, which is armed with sin, guns, none of the German cruisers in the outer sens carried any guns larger than i-lin. The armament of the Prinsult, has the following comment on the The Londen Daily Telegraph of the 10th Bitel Friedrich appears to have been ex-

above returns: ceptionally heavy for a ship of her clase.

The vessel was engaged in the Far Eastern service of the Norddeutsaber Lloyd at the outbreak of war, and the Times says she must clearly have been specially designed for the carriage of heavy guns. Yet the tendency of the Ger- man shipping lines before the war was to deprecate the snggestion that their vesels might become useful fighting units

THE TRUTH ABOUT BELGIUM.

The German Forwarts, in

an

Socialist

Article on

organ

COMMERCIAL STATIONERY unic situation I Bet

LED

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WITH NEATNESS,

ACCURACY AND

DESPATCH

The drafts for the Indian Contingents have much improved of late, and are now quite satisfactory.

Since the date of my last report the general health of the Army has been ex

client; enterio has decreased, and thore has been no recurrence on any appro ciable scale of the “foot" trouble which appeared so threatening in December and January.

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.

ORDELA BY LIECT, COLA CHAPMAN, V.D

РАДАЛЕВ

1-Parades for to-day Thursday),

5.15 p.n. Civil Service Co. Aining Drill and Musketty exercises at Headquarters.

5.30 p.m. Right Section M.G. Co. Recruits, Squad drill, Trained men, Aiming instruction, at Headquarters. 5.90 p.m. Left Section M.G. Co. Rifle exercises and Bayonet fighting at Headquarters. Sergt. Bullock will attend

5.30 p.m. Right Hal Scouts OK Company Drill and Skivoishing it Hoppy Falloy. Fall in on road be tween Law Courts and City Hall at 5.15 p.m. and proceed by special tram.

Remainder Ni.

DETAIL.

2-On duty at Headquarters and Kowloon, From 7a.m. to-day, to 7 .m. 21st inst. No. 1 Section Artillery Battery and Centre Section M.G. Co. Officer on duty Licut, Konnett. From 7 a.m. 21st to 7 a.m. 22nd inst.: No. 2 Section Artillery Battery and Right Section MG. Cà. Officer on duty: Lieut. C. Smith, Orderly Officer for week: Liont. Pres-

bon.

Orderly Sergeant for week; Corpl.

Carpenter. Note.-Day guard at Hendquarters.~~ Only the N.C.O. and the first sentry are required to parade at 7 am

G. E. STEWART, Capt., Adjutant, H.K.V.C.

These results are due to the skill and energy which have characterized in marked degree the work of the Royal Army Medical Corps throughout the campaign, under the able supervision, of Burgeon-General ·T. J. O'Donnell, D.8.0. Deputy Director-General, Medi- cal Services. But much credit is also tine to Divisional, Brigade, Regimental, and Company Commanders for the close supervision which has been kept over the health of their mea by seeing that the pre-des-Gun Club Hill Guard, Will be cautions-laid-down for the troops before entering and after leaving the tranches ara duly observed, and by the establish-

ment and efficient maintenaves of bath. ing-places and wash-houses, and by the ingenious rusans universally employed throughout the Forces to maintain the cleanliness of the men, having regard both to their bodies and their clothing:

I have inspected most of these houses and establishments, and consider them

supervision. models of careful organization

and

I would particularly comment upon the energy displayed by the Royal Army Medical Corps in the scientific efforts they have made to discover and check dis ease in its earliest stages by a system of experimental research, which I think has never before best so fully developed in the field.

simrezzed the health

Although allowance must be made for an extra working day last month, owing to-there having been five Sundays in March, 1911, against only four in March this year, the Board of Trade returns may still be regarded as very encouraging. The imports show an increase of 18.91 per cent., against 5.18 per cent, in February

In this work they have been ably assist. while in each of the previous six months of the war decreases were the rule ed by those distinguished members of the Higher prices, of course, account for medical profession who are now employ good deal of the advance in values, cotton,od as Military Medical Officers, and rubber, and petroleum being about the whose invaluable services I gratefully Bel-only commodities which have not gone up. acknowledge...

But in spite of a reduction of 2,820,773 States, being unable to fully make up for the absence of the usual Russian supply larger quantity of grain and flour on and a shortage in Australia, we got a balance. Maize and cats came to hand in larger quantities from Argentina, and from caer sources we erived more wheat-meal, barley, rice, etc. With this exception of bacon, which the United States supplied more freely, our imports of meat were smaller in quantity, though the cost was higher. A rise in the price of butter and cheese is again noticeable, and we bought 480,000 cwt less sugar, though the diminished supply cost efficiency of the Forces.

This adds materially to the fighting £000,000 more. Increased amounts from Java, Mauritius, and the West Indies did. The principal convalescent hospital is not wholly compensate for the back of a St. Omar. It was German and Austrian shipments, India organized by Colonel A. F. L. Bate, and China sent us more tea, but at a Army Medical Service, whose zeal, higher price. Altogether the increase energy, and organizing power have ren- under the head of food, drink, and dered it a model hospital of its kind, and tobacco is no less than £7,661,87. this example has materially assisted in

INCREASED RECEIPTS OF COTTON AND WOOL.

the efficient organization of ilar One imports of raw material show a smaller establishments at every Divi- increase of £4,932,018, of which the chiefsional Headquarters. item is £2,205,002 in wool. Australia

UNDER EXPERIENCED EUROPEAN SUPERVISION, AT REASONABLE erable whereas the mer st examinu

PRICES.

BOOK BINDING

IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.-

MACHINE-RULING, GOLD-LETTERING, MABBLING, Ero. EXECUTED ON THE PREMISES AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE.

LAW WORK

A SPECIALITY.

LEDGERS AND ACCOUNT BOOKS.

present the cconomic situation in Bel gium as good. It says that German newspaper reporters are content to cord that the Brussels cafés ars full, and that the people in the street do not look tion of statistics would show that the number of Belgian citizens who can ge food only from the relief committes not decreasing, but increasing. The number was 16 per cent of the popuin tion in Septimber, nearly 24 per cent, in November, nearly 26 per cent, at the end of February, and 23 per ent. at the end of March. The position in the provinces is stated by the Vorwärts to be even worse, and it is pointed out that it is impossible for trade to reover, or for life to be come normal, while the military occapa tion puts all sorts of restrictions and dif ficulties in the way. It is added that the inaccurate German newspaper reports do not deceive anybody, and in neutral of the "German propaganda."

ARREST OF SUSPECTED SPIES.

AT PRICES WHICH COMPARE FAVOUEABLY WITH THOSE OF ANY countries have the same effect as the rost OTHER ESTABLISHMENT IN THE FAR EAST.

ESTIMATES FURNISHED.

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CALDBECK,

INVISIBLE INK MESSAGES.

Upon the charge of communicating naval and military information to the erumy by writing in invisible ink to vari ous addresses on the Continent, three alleged nies were rectatly arrested in England by the authorities. The names. of the men are Kuepferle, Muller, and

Hahn,

Larger

aurd New Zealand between them sent us an extra 52,000,000lb. of sheeps' wool, for which they received 21. additional £2,800,000. Thore is an increase in cotton from the United States and Egypt, while of 1,087,004 centrale in quantity, chiefly the value is only up £113,220 quantities of imp, jute, and silk also came to hand, so that the textile industry ought to be looking up. Oils show an increase of £1,297,824, but there is the satisfactory feature that while petroleum rose 12 per cent, in quantity the value It is stated that Kueplerle came to this was only up 28 per cent. Similarly rub country from America. Observation ber receipts increased 39 per cent. in was kept upon his movements from the quantity, but only 33 per cent. in value, date of his arrival, and he was traced As a nat-off to the advances in foodstuffs from Dublin, where he first called, to and raw materials our purchases of manu Liverpool and Loadon, He said he was

factured goods declined £4,012,804, the going from Dublin, to New York, principal falling off being in iron and Liverpool, but, as the result of the class steel, cotton and woollen fabrics, cutlery, Leather and chensicals watch that was kept upon his movements, exeptionally slow itereses 8 the result he was arrested in a London hotel. Here of higher prices. he was awaiting the renewal of the cross- Channel services, which had been inter- rupted on account of the activity of Ger- man submarines.

cars etc..

The actual strength of the Foro in the of the troops improved by a system of In these establishments slight wounds "convalescent hospitals.

and rainor ailments are treated, and men requiring attention and rest ara rec ived. By these means efficient soldiers, whose survices would otherwise be lost for a long time, are kept in the country, whilst a large number of men are given immediate relief and rest when they require it with- ont removing them from the area of operations.

started and

HIGH FREIGHT RATES.

POSITION IN CALCUTTA.

A recent Calcutta paper sAYS!

High freight rates are troubling mer chants all the world over, but in Calcutta the position is bad not so much from the leavy rise in freight rates as from the carcity of steamers and the uncertainty to there being any freight available for business done. Agents of steamers do not book for named steamers which con- fine bookings to soms four to six weeks head and then in the event of impress. ment of the named steamer by the Govern maut all her shipping orders are cancel Ied. This means that the agent has no reapsibility for rebooking either in rate or date while the shippers stand to lose heavily,

ment impressed three or four steamers, the At the end of March, when the Govern differeners un rebooking against shippers ran into lahks of rupees.

THE VOLUNTEER RESERVES

ONDERS BY MAJOR WAKKMAN, 0.0.H.F.V.A.

relieved by the B-K-Y-Con Saturday, May 22nd

DETENTION CAMP GUARD.--The Resorve will

"

reliere the IEK.VC, on Saturday, May 22nd, and the guard will be provided daily from the following details: Saturday, Mar 22wd Sections 3 and 4 of A Co, under Capt. W. J. Carter., Sunday, May 23rd, Sections 1 and 2 of

B. Co., under Capt. Brutton. Monday, May 24th, Sections 3 and 4 of

B Co., under Lieut. Bonnar. Tuesday, May 25th, Section 1 of € 4,

under Lieut. Branch. Wednesday, May 20th, Sections 2, 3 and 4 of C Co., under Capt. D. Landate. Thursday, May 27th, Sections 1 and 2 of A Co., under Lieut. Evan-Jones,, Friday, May 28th, Sections 3 mmell of......

A Co., under Lieut. C. H. Blason, These guards-will consist of 1 Officer, 3 N.Ö.Os, and 24 men, and will fa i at Marray Pier at 6.20 p.m. Dress, marching order with baversack, waterbottle, topes: and 150 rounds of Ammunition. Dianer will be provided.

·Private · raincoats should be carried rolled over the right shoulder. VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS GANDA guard of 1 N40. und 3 men will be on duty From 7 a p. to 7 p.m. daily and will be provided by the following details

Blind May 2nd, Section 1 of C Co.

May 29, Section 4 of O Co. Monday, May 24th, Section 1 of A Co. Tuesday, May 23tli, Section 3 of A Co. Wednesday, May 26th, Section 1 of B Co. Thursday, May 27th, Section 3 of B Co. Friday, May 28th, Sections 2 and 3 of 0.

Company

These guards will be detailed by the Section Commanders, who will report to the Orderly Sergeant the day before. Orderly Sergeant: Corpl. J. A. Young. TRANSFER-Pte. F. Graham is transferre

from Section 4 of Co. to Section 3 of B Co.. POSTINGS, Pte. W. Nicholson to A Company

Section 1. Pte. J. A Bullen to B Co. Section 2. W. L. CARTER, Capt.,

Adjutant, ILKV.R.

POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.

PARADES,--CENTIAL POLKE STATIONS.

Thursday, May 20th-The whole of Class O (as detailed for Muskotry Meeting) for instruction in the use of Servico Rifes, 6.30 p.m. sharp. Men who have had actual experience in the use of such rifles are exempt from this parniły, The Kowloon section of the Dritish Com- pany will receive. this instruction nu The Water Police Station,

Friday, May 21st. The whole of Classes A and F, for instruction in the use of Service Rifles, 5.30 p.m. sharp

BULITIST COMPANY-:

Until further ordera, menibers residing in Hongkong, including Bunje and Tully, will form No. 1 Platoon, and will be tem- porarily in charge of Mr. T. Hynes, Superintendent of Mails, General. Post

Office.

Similarly, residents in Kowloon will form No. Platoon aud be temporarily in charge of Mr. A. H. Hewitt, Hok Un Cement Works, Hung Hom

Mr, S. J. Chinchen, North Ching Insur ance Company, will teniporarily take charge of all musketry matters and keep all papers in connection with the Company.

F. C. JENKIN,

AS. P. (Reservo).

THE ASAMA" RE-FLOATDED,

OFFICIAL REPORT.

The decrease in the exports mounts to 36.55 per cent. in February at 41 per 32.1 per cent., which compares with cent. in January, eu that decided pro Mutler, who claims to be a British sub-

gren can be claimed. The value of the ject born of naturalised German parents, exports of British produce and manufac Band Hahn, who is said to be a German,tures list monin was £30,176,033, against looked at 50s, which had to be rebooked To go into igure, there wora gunnies wore arrested shortly after the apprehen- £26,177,000 in February and £23,247,582 when they could be at 84s. and 095 this sion of Kueplerle, with whom they are in January, and is by far the largest lest being Tuesday's current rat believed to have been acting in concert. monthly total since the war broke out,

On It is all ged that all three men employed Apart from coal,

Jute the differences were even greater. which fell about. similar methods in their, work,

2.027,000 tons and £1,068,925, prastically however, these rates would not stand in -Given an adequate supply of steamers The case, which is regarded as one of the whole of the month's decronco came MACGREGOR & Crave importants first occupied the at gods are dorn 64,451,785, inaialy owing all parts of the world, for the demand

under manufactured articles, Cotton the way of a large trade from Calcutta to has now bren decided that the three mon do smaller shipments to India and China, good and foreign buyers are quit, ready The Navy Departament announces that shall ba tied in the evil courts under and other declines include £48,629 in to pay the higher c.fi. prices resulting the Japanese cruiser deum, which has

from the abnormal freight rate: the Defence of the Realm Regulations as woollens, £1,531,940 in iron and steal WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. amended by

beon bing strandet in Turtle Bay, Parliament. It is £1,078,165 in machinery, £829,105 in new'

The only grievanc's shippers in Cal-Mexico, has been successfully refloated. of the utmost importance

ship, £33,347 in leather, and £475,122 eutta havs is the scant respect shown to that knowledge of methods adopted to in motor-cars and excles. For the first shipping orders under the stress of the defeat the aims of German espion three months of this year, compared with War clause, but losses under this head-HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO... LD. age should be withheld from the imports have risen 5.66 per cent, while thought will be made good to them ister the corresponding period of 1914, the the shipped console thems Ivs with the en my, and it is therefore highly prob the exports have fallen 38.88 per cent., by the Government.

170 The following the Company's able that the trial will be conducted is and the re-exports 25.81 per cent, as

This course is permitted by the under:-

As regards foreign d'mand, it is stated figures for week ending 15th May:-- that there is a brisk demand for jute in

Receipts America nad Italy, but no rips are avail-

Decrease compared with cor able for these places Shippers ll

responding week last year... howevrir, be able to send some jute to Aggregate to date:---- Dundes carly next month, There is a No. of weeks large quantity of jute ready for shipment

Total in Calcutta

Decrease to date

15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL..

(15

FRENCH LESSONS G. MOUSSION,

16, MORRISON HILL BOAD

[381

£544

CAMIELO,

Defence of the R-alm Regulations, under

which the accused men have been arrested. A definite date has not yet been fixsd for the trial, which, it is expected, will be conducted by the Lord Chief Justica at the next sitting of the High Court.

Import 3 months

Increase on 1914 Experts 3 months

Decrease on 1914 Reexports a months Decrease on 1914

£208,165,728 11,168,094

£ 84,600,595.

49,935,028 £21,772,808 7,389,911

6,91

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211,873