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STEAMER JAPANESE

ATTACHED IN CANADA.

INCIDENT AT VICTORIA.

The 9.8.K. Chicago-mars, 3,000 tons, which has just returned to Japan from Canada, reports & rather unusual in- rident at Victoria. B.C. It is stated that the steamer left Victoria on the afternoon of April Hoth, and had proceeded some distane when Customs officials came in The officials pursuit in a motor-beat,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2ND, 1915.

WAR NEWS

"GARAGE A CRIME.

At Hallen-Salle a motor-car manufac tirer was sentenced to pay a fine of 500 marks, or three days' imprisonment, for

having over his premises a sign painted bearing the word, Garage. The judge declared that when Germany was in dead- ly war with France it was offensive us French words for outdoor signs.

BELGIUM:

The Hongkong Club at the Chinese a League contest Hervation Chile in yesterday, and won easily by 70 games to

The fall cores were as follow: Kent and welt bat. Wong P. Kenng and the Bus Fan, 7-4; but Ng Szopped the steamer and attached her on Heartstruck she stands-Our Lady of all You and De. Man Piu, 9 2 lent Cho Po Mis and I Ching Fang. $-3.

Linton and Cary beat Wong Po Keung and Be How Fan, 6-5: bat Ng Sz Yen and Lo Man Pia, D-g: bist Chus Pa 31in and Li Ching Pang, 10 1.

of the Canadian authorities. It was explained to the captain of the' Chieng-mara that some of the cargo hayded by her was found to be damaged, and the consignees had presented a claim for damages amounting to 1,1,500 to the steamer's agents at Victoria. As the matter was not settled at the time of the

Chiengo-muru's departure, the consignees mnde application for the attachment of the steamer, with the result mentioned. The captain at once produced the guar anter money as required it the neces Chery formalities for the release of the

Hal and Mans beat Wong Pụ Keung and B.. B. Pan. 8-2 fost o Ng Se Yun and Ly May Più. 5. 6: beat Po Mou and to Ching Fan, 3.

BROTHERS HANCOCK WIN

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6. 6 0 8 6. The win was a much nore comfortable affair than they score infestes. Hancock showed greatly

attachment could not be gone through that day, and the sleamer remained at Victorin till the following day, when the necessary stops were concluded and she was allowed in depart.--Japan Chronicle.

EMPTY HOUSES IN YOKOHAMA.

8,000 BUILDINGS VACANT.

The Yokohama Municipal authorities, through the local sanitary associations, have carried out investigations as to the

· improved - firma -bis-volleying at times-number of empty houses in the city on The result showed that Traching the brilliant stage while R. April 1st Inst.

there were 7.800 empty houses on that Hammock-was-goal as eyes, his net playdate, and as the returns are out complete always galingi judinte, and in the service the actual number of unoccupied houses was believed to reach 8,000. There were he fremjer 15 prey d unplayable. Hat-

tery Smith bad must of the work to do in Ponsequéres of having a partier whe esimli ay always be depended upon. The understanding betwt the brothers -survep........... led t...UN misgivings is to what the other would do, and, as a

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Sorrows

Circled with rain, sunk in deep amaze; Facing the shadow of her dark to-morrows

Mourning the glory of her yesterdays. Yet is she queen, by every roval token.

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swirled;

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and broken-

Her kingdom is the heart of all the

world.

She made her breast a shield, her sword

a splendour,

She rose like flame upon the darkened

ways;

So, through the anguish of her proud sur-

render

Breaks the clear vision of undying

praise.

MARION COUTOFY SMITH, -Nation (New York).

AIRMAN HERO

27-MILE FLIGHT WITH FOOT BLOWN" "OFF. Amazing courage has been shown by French airman in the district in which Garros recently brought down two Aria tiks Flying 9,000ft. high and carrying a Gin,, bomb, the pilot's machine was struck by German, shell, which tore a 16le through the front of the machine and eut off his left foot.

21 in the Kwannai, 1,871 in the Kangai, S06 in Kanagawa, 2,219 in the Ota-Toba district, and 2,334 on the Bluff. great number of empty houses is due, says the Kokumiu, to people moving out of the city for the sake of lower rents, and also to ex increase in joint occupa tion of houses. The primary causes of this phenomenon, in the opinion of the CHATROOMATICK, the result of th match was Tokyo journal, are basiness depression bomb has been thrown as ordered." never in doubt. Vieïory went to the much and the shifting to Tokyo of many

Japanese and foreign business houses.

superior pair,

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ITALY'S MILLIONS OF MEN.

A FINELY EQUIPPED. ARMY,

When the European conflict brake out

and her army were entirely unpre pad to take part in any war, much which a war of the enormous dimensions which the present conflict has assumed, writes Mr. J. A. Sinclair Pooley from Rome. The Libyan war, although only a colonial affair, had left considerable blanks in the equipment of the army

exaggeration to say that Italy last August which had not been replenished. It is no would not have been able to stand the wear and tear of a European conflict c six weeks, even if she had not been beagan in the first fortnight.

In the past eight months, however, miracles have beeti performed, and Italy is now able to put in the field a first line of two million fighting men well equipped and enger for the fray.

The actual first line is a million strong, hut as for war purposes each regiment is doubted, the effective strength of the first line is brought up to nearly two million men under thirty years of age, without considering the territorial militia and thi reserves, which would account for asother million.

The infantry line is composed of ninety-two regimenty each 4,000 strong. plus two regiments of Grenadiers, twelve regiments of Bersagliere, twelve regiments of cyclist Bersagliere, twelve regiments of Carabineers

the famous cumposing Legion, twelve regiments of Frontier thuards thuardia di Finanes), and twolra. regiments of Alpine troops.

the

Of these infantry regiments the Ber- sagliere, the Alpine regiments, Frontier Guards and about a dozen of the infantry regiments are especially equipped and trained for the extremely arduous warfare of the Alps. In parti cular the Alpine regiments have for some classes averaging 20,000 men per-class line past been at full strength, fourteen being at the present moment with the dours scattered along the frontier to pres vent any sudden attack from the north.

THE CAVALRY,

In spite of the wound and supported by the sergeant observer behind him, the pilot steered the aeroplane a distance of

The Italian cavalry is known through. twenty-seven miles. During this journey the sergeant wrote in his observation note

"I end my letter. dear out the world as an extremely capsic book in pencil: mother. If we must fall, we are in God's body of men. Under the command of the hands, but let our chiefs know that our Count of Turin, Inspector General

account of itself. There are four regi- mission has been accomplished and our Cavalry it is certain to give a good. The aeroplane landed safely, the wilotinents of dragoons, nine regiments of hitself climbing out of the machine, lancers, and sixteen regiments of light leaving his severed foot behind. He was cavalry. The ordinary war formation is caught as he was falling to the ground, five squadrons to the regiments. placed in an ambulanes, and taken to the operation was performed.

GERMAN LACK OF SUPPLIES. MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY, hospital at Zaydcocte, where a successful

HERK BALLIN'S - INSIDE

INFORMATION.

WHYLA GERMAN-MEXICAN" WAS ASKED TO LEAVE ENGLAND.

Sum of $1 most suggestive passages in A German fancier of wealth, belong- The intervie" with "Herr Ballin ining to a firm of London City bankers, has New York paper relate to the state of just been officially declared a man with German suppli After giving an opti-out à country by the British Government muistic account of the German position and compelled to leave the country. asregard foodstuffs Herr Ballin observed;

This true that there is met quite as such copper alon as we would like to

But rest assured we have cupper in plenty, and we can get lots more éven i now ectno in from outside.

It is true that there is just now a

The circumstances are as follows: The German, who is a native of Frankfort on-the-Main, was for some years in busi- new in London. Eventually he went to Mexico, and, after acquiring considerable interests there in mining railway, and banking properties, beranie a naturalised Mexican subject. In consequence of the disturbed state of affaire in that country took up his domicile in London.

"THE GERMAN WAR."

PROFESSOR'S ILLUMINATING TREATISE ON "BEPRISALS."

Perhaps the greatest difficulty with ing for the field has been in the matter of which Italy has had to contend in prepar

artillery.

ARTILLERY.

Long before the European conflict broke out, the War Ministry had ordered a large number of batteries of the new Deporte 78num. field gun. from France. Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent. Un the outbreak of war the French manu- quotes an article in the Homburger facturers found that they were unable to Nachrichten discussing How far is the supply the guns, as all their produce dropping of explosives from aircraft pos was required for the defence of France: sible" by Dr. Alred Siovéking, the from the invader. Italy was therefore well-known German authority on inter-in & hole Some months after the war national law:-

"Any infraction of the law of nations demands reprisals. As a reprisal it is, of course, permissible to visit undefend Reprisal is ed towns with bombs, punishment, and the more it is felt the

INTIMATIONS

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CRAWFORD&Co.

SUMMER FURNISHINGS

JUST TO HAND.

CASEMENT

CLOTHS

WITH COLOURED BORDERS. INEXPENSIVE, DAINTY AND EFFECTIVE. BOLTON SHEETINGS

PLAIN

AND

CASEMENT

CLOTHS

IN A VARIETY OF SHADES.

TAST SUN FAST AND TUB

WIDE RANGE OF BORDERS TO MATCH.

CRETONNES, LINENS

AND

TAFETAS.

PLAIN, FIGURED

SPOT CURTAIN MUSLINS.

RING UP 1741 FOR RANGE OF PATTERNS.

AND

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

PRINTING & BINDING

had been in progress they were able to [OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, EXECUTED AT THE OFFICES obtain from the French General Staff one

This battery has. battery as a sample. been the model on which many batteries have been manufactured in Italy.

OF THE

"HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,"

Sparety of oil; the is, we have all that he decided to return in Europe, and agcombining with it strategic or tactical the requirements of the army, and even WHICH ARE REPLETE WITH ALL THE LATEST AND MOST UP-TO-DATE

we need for the Army, but for" general, private, and commercial us· oil has beeti pled upon the restricted list. We are murs or less short of petrel, although ways and menus may be found to secure For car melor-cars we have

That pow. Danz 1---

Just me give you a littl inside information. In a few cities in the worthern part of Germany we have 12,000 I tes the finest copper available. am referring to the overhead copper wires used in conexion with electric tramcar services. This overhead wire can easily be replaced by steel wire, and as de that matter of fact we Lau almost immediately. Steel wire would "answer almost as well as the expensive copper wire row in use, Of course there are thousan-is of other ways through which we could secur all the copper we need."

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He had not been there long when the British authorities learned that the German flag was flying over his properties in Mexico as a measure of pro- tection against Mexican revolutionaries. As this action appeared to indicate that he still retained at least sentimental allegiance to his native country, he was asked to leave England.

He pleaded that he was a Mexican citizen and offered his passport in evi- dence, but the British authorities replied that there was neither a Mexican Legation in London to afford him pro tection nor any Mexican Government whose authority is recognised there. The financier has now gone to Spain.

us. The question of the possibility of results is quite a secondary matter.

"We should, for example, be perfectly justified. as a punishment for Russian marauding raids, in showering bombs on The kind and Oxford or Cambridge or imposing a high fine on French towns. degree of retaliatory measures are natur- great extent governed by ally to political considerations but from the juristic point of view our enemies, so far to make the as they are allies, form one entity, and the idea naturally occurs

civilised nations. England and France, feel what kind of creatures their brothers in arms are,

A

Throughout the winter the factories have been working night and day to fin the State railway works have been utilised for the manfacture of limbers and gut

Besides the Deporte 75, the carriages.

As a result of the experience gained in army is equipped with the Krupp 75. the present war the number of guns to & battery has been reduced from six to four. The Minister of War, in explain- ing the reason for this change, stated that experience had now shown that a quick- to the old arrangement of six guns, while firing hastery of four guns was superior from the mobile point of view it was distinctly advisable to adopt the new arrangement.

The idea, which, unfortunately, is so

Twelve regiments of mountain artillery, often expressed, that we must not embitter with thirteen regiments divided between England because we must again have rela- siege, fortress, and coast artillery, and six tions with her after the war is un-regiments of heavy field artillery complete German. It ignores the character of the the equipment of the Italian gunners.. English, it means an abandonment of that German loyalty which we owe to our own people, it ignores the seriousness and the "I confess there is a scarcity of rubber.

war, if there ever was one! W. and to seize all the rubber for the M. A. W. GAMAGE ON THE VALUE character of the present war the German

SUBSTITUTE FOR PETROL.

Amplifying Herr Baltin's admission, the interviewer mentions the case of the Harvest Trust. which has a larg fartory in Northern Germany. Owing to the complete deficit of lubricating and other oils which have been stizid by, the Government the factory was chliged to shut down for gerral we ks. Now each factory is being allotted a strictly limited quantity of oil for manufacturing par

PUBLIC GOODWILL AND BUSINESS.

OF PERSONALITY. Army. We import rubber from Northern Brazil, but as long as there is enough for

Mr A. W. Gamage, managing director military purpose the civilian-popalatinu must simply put up with a few discom-of A. W. Gamage, Limited, discourses- forte, Rember that these are war pleasantly on the value of the public's goodwill, in a contribution which he time"

* Business makes to a series of articles on Opportunities" in The Daily News,

To create a friendly feeling (he writes) on the part of the public towards his shop. and his business and himself should be one of the first things aimed at by the trader. A man without personality does not go very far in the world; nor does the business without personality. If you lock at any of the big business houses in London, you will agree that cach is asso- ctated in the public mind with some quality or collection of qualities, peculiar to itself. Its rivals may be as big, as well-known. and as popular, but each of them stands for something different. There is something about it all its own which distinguishes it so clearly from every other house that there is no possibility of its being ecnfound.d with another.

poses.

Painters are also suffering great incon- vince, as they cannot mix paint with

beuzol.

FOOTBALL TO STOP.

NO MORE PROFESSIONALISM. TILL WAR OVER.

A resolution to

The Football Association have decided That is the personality of the business. The thought must often occur to the that no Cup-tie or League football Batches shall be played next season until man who runs a large store that if the the war is over. A statement to this effect propriters of the articles he sells were was made by Mr. Charles Crump, the to advertise them more thoroughly, how senior vice president of the Football much easier it would be for him to sell Association, in presenting the cup and them! This aspect of advertising is medals to the winners of the Amateur Cup frequently overlooked. The large store at. New CroSK,

is a medium through which manufac this effect was to turers of spreialities make their sales and I proposed at the council meeting their profits. It should be obvious that ere of the Cup the more those things are advertized, to be held on the Final at Manchester. At the last. council meeting on March 29 the Football independently of the advertisement they Association passed a resolution giving get through being stocked and cataligued its power to spend the games either by the store, the easier it is for the store sectionally or entirely if it though desire sell them, and the quicker is the return of profit to the manufacturer There is Mr. F. J. Wall, secretary of the Foot-a vast Beld open to the advertiser in this ball Association, said that no agreement direction. The man who dees, not adver would be entered into for next season. Atise is really wasting a considerable pro now portion of the selling facilities which the very large number of players are engaged on Government contracts and organisation of the store places at his

disposal. munitions of war.

able.

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THE HONGKONG, VOLUNTEERS.

ORDERS BY LIEUT.-CUL. A. CHAPMAN, T.D.

·RESIGNATION,

1-Pte. W. H. Jenkins is permitted to resign, on leaving the Colony, dated 1st June, 1915

ENGINEERS AND AIRMEN.

APPLIANCES FOR THE PROMPT PRODUCTION OF

HIGH-CLASS WORK.

ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES.

PRICE LISTS.

CIRCULARS.

BALL AND CONCERT PROGRAMMES.

INVITATION CARDS,

VISITING CARDS.

AND

STATIONERY

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

The peculiar physical conditions of COMMERCIAL Italy make it necessary that the army Besides six regiments of sappers, it con- tains one regiment of miners, three engineer corps shall be many-sided.

regiments of bridgers, one regiment of Lagunari, one regiment of aerostatists, fifteen battalions of aeroplanists with UNDER EXPERIENCED EUROPEAN SUPERVISION, AT¡ ¡REASONABLE about 300-aeroplanes (not counting pri- vate owners and airmen), and three regiments of railway engineers.

Following the German example, the Italian Engineer Specialist Brigade for- merly put their faith in dirigibles in The war has preference to aeroplanes. shown that the dirigible is a very much overrated weapon of offence, except for 7 a.m. Signalling Section. Signalling the slaughter of innocent women and

PARADEB

2-Parades for to-day (Wednesday),

Instruction at Headquarters." Romainder: Nil.

DETAIL

3.On duty ab Headquarters: H.KV.R.

On duty at Gun Club Hill, Kowloon!

H.K.V.R.

AT XOWLSON (DETENTION CAMIP). . On duty to-night: Centre Sectior M.G.

Company.

Officer on duty: Lieut. Wright..

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

POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.

PARATIES

Wednesday, June 2nd-Combined Parade at

6.30 p.m. sharp, without Arms. Friday, June 4th. Chinese Company, Rifle

All Recruits from: Exercises, 5.30 pm. British Company (as before detailed for May 17th). and Portuguese Company. Rifle Exercises, 5.30 p.m., under Sergt.- Major Roglance.

WITH NEATNESS, / EXECUTED

PRICES.

ACCURACY.

AND

DESPATCH

BOOK-BINDING

IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.-

MACHINE-RULING, GOLD-LETTERING, MARBLING, ETC.

EXECUTED ON THE PREMISES AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE

children, Recently, therefore, there has been an entire revision of the Italian aeronautic services, and the aviators have been organised on a larger and broader basis. It is unlikely that either dirigibles or aeroplanes will be of much service in an Alpine campaign, but should the operations lead towards the Adriatic aeroplane work will be of the first OTHER importance.

It will thus be seen that the Italian army is in good condition to meet the enemy.

The moralo of the men is ex-10A, cellent, and though there may be many who would have preferred that Italy remain outside the contest, when ther rejoice to be once against the old foe. have once donned the war paint they will

PRISONERS OF WAR IN JAPAN.

Thursday, June 3rd. All details concerning the Musketry Shoot by the thirty old men selected will be issued on the Parade of June 2ad.

F. C. JENKIN A. S. P. (Reserve), Osaka.

Mr. Tennant stated in the House of Commons last month that the question was now under consideration. of a distinctive dress for prisoners of war

WORK OFFERED.

The Japan military authorities have decided to allow employment in respret. of some of the 440 German and Austrian prisoners of war who are interned in Men who are skilled in special lines of work inelude brewers, electricians, dye manufacturers, silversmiths, Lanners, and so forth. Those wishing to employ any of these craftemen should apply to the Osaka Municipal Office where all informa arrangements made-Japan Chronicle, tion can be obtained and necessary

LAW WORK A SPECIALITY.

LEDGERS AND ACCOUNT BOOKS.

AT PRICES WHICH COMPARE FAVOURABLY WITH THOSE OF ANY

ESTABLISHMENT IN THE FAR EAST.

DES

ESTIMATES FURNISHED.

VŒŒUX ROAD, HONGKONG.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British str. Loongsang reports: Light winds, fine and clear.

The Norwegian str. Providence reports:

NEW CARTRIDGES.

popular Baglish Manufacturom.

Pipe and light weather during the whole Bn all Bores and Sises.

voyage.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS.

TO-MORROW King's Birthday Pablis Holiday. Noon-A. S. Watson & Co. Ltd., Ordinary General Meeting at the Hongkong Hotel,

Gymkhana Meeting at the Race Course, Saturday, 6th June Happy Valley

SMOKELESS POWDER and CHILLET -SAOT.- From No 10 to 8880. at 36, 37 and $7.50 per 100 SPORTING REQUISITES and AIR GUNS in Variety.

Inspection Invited,

WM. SCHMIDI & Co.

Hongkong, 4th February, 1918,

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