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FATE OF CIVILIAN POPULATION.

A DEAD WOMAN'S DIARY.

TUNING AND REGULAR ATTENTION 12.50 1.m., then it stopped. We went to

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position for about 20 minutes, momentari ly expecting to die an unforgettable torture.Whole families-fathers, mothers, children, grandparents-bade each other farewell, clinging to each other that they might die together.

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315-FOOT MINE TUNNEL. VISIT TO ADVANCED POSITIONS. VOLAANDES SPOUT FROM THE EARTH."

mit the troops to move about from the mor distant tronchies to within a few yards of the On enemy without being subjected to fire. a front of 31, milea it is calculated that there are about 190 miles of bogaus and coveral communication trenches.

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A short passage and we are in the fest lines. A few soldiers buried beneath blankets watch attentively at the loopholes. Theyr scem like statues uwaiting the ceremony of unveiling. So tense is the vigilance of these men I love watched at the loopholes blink if I were a sculptor and wished to make status of Attention" I would choose its modol a soldier from the trenches in 1915, great general forward movement, But is It is clear that all are preparing for this great offensive possible? Or do the special conditions under which this trench warfare is proceeding condemn it beforehand to failure? I have studied this problem, and I have come to the conclusion that it is possible, given the necessary concentration of war munitions and adequate reserves of men,

THE CAMERA IN THE AIR. The French possess a complete map of the encuny trenches drawn from aeroplane obsor- rations. The uses of aeroplanes in warfare are enormous, incredible. Not only do they direct the artillery fire with perfect accuracy, the most preciso photographs. I have but they reveal thie enemy's positions with some of these photographs and have been astounded at the minuteness of their smallest

The following graphio description is by an But our hour had not come. The Italian writer, Signor Giuseppe Bavione French cannon ceased fring. Then we the well-known correspondent of the journal

Turin. were set off without further sign, and we Stampa This account of the sack of Dinant was wandered on through the devastated NORTHERN FRANCE, April 7th.

Wo climb to the top of a spur. Our guide written by a Belgian lady who was living country. We ran, for we felt we were there wiren the Germans entered the town still in the field of battle, for about half shows as at a glance the whole of the Their entry was heralded by a tain of an hour, when we came into a crowd of immenso zone we are about to visit. We are shells, which set fire to the buildings, and theee savages, who pointed their revolvers on the confines of two different worlds was accompanied by appalling socaes of at us. We were seized. Again we were Never have I scen a landscape so violently

examined. Then we were placed in a divided. pillage and outrage.

behind us. Through this landscape of violent contrasts The lady took refugo with about 70 row, the mitrailleuses

wo the lines of two powerful combatants run others-men, women, children, and babies What were our fears? Again

Whore nee they? One sees nothing. And minutes then in armsin some caves on a bill over- marched for 20

Fifty yards from us we yet we are hardly two kilometres from the looking Dinant. There they spent three dreadful nights, Forced out last by saw immense brasiers full of corpses. We firing line. From our elevated post of obser hunger and despair, they fell into the were placed in a line, and the soldiers vation wo are plainly visible to the Germans hands of the Germans, who used them as faced us with rifles ready Heart-break and within comfortable reach of their guns. a screen for their machine-guns, and at ing seches took place; parents and child-It seems incredible that massed within reach last lined thent up in front of a file af ven embraced for the last time--but they of a gunshot are forinidable means of de-

wero so broken down that all resistance stroying life.

In a neighbouring field an old man is work- soldiers to be shot RAHAAN

At the last moment the refugees were was useless, and they stood resigned to

But I still wished to live, ing, aided by his daughter. The chimneys spared and sent to Ciney, a Belgian town their fate, 15 miles south-east of Namur, whore they though some mon enlled out to me:- in the broad, flat and are smoking. All the Come, you prolong our agony; let it bo coal mines visible are working at full blast wore set free. The narrator, managed to escape and reached England, where she ended! I had noticed that the soldier as if nothing had happened to the world in resin command of the platoon spoke French August, 1916 British Army joins the army eventually died in hospital.

August 21st.For the past five days very well, and I turned to him and begged that I have been visiting This is on

I saw that he was not things have been pretty quiet, but at night for our lives. a terrible cannonade began and we dare insensible, for he seemed to have tears in trusted to the care of the British. But as I particularly of not go out. There was a fierce fight until his eyes. When I had finished, the officer lunched there and spent two hours there it It is certain that the Germans hava said to me: I havs my orders; nothing was possible to get a rapid inpression of Sir similar information of the French lines, but bed without undressing, and about 5 in was to be left of Dinant they fired on our Jolin French's Army. Here the wealth of as it is much more probable that that The troops are all young, rarely above thirty, Franco-British, it will be readily seen, the morning we heard unusual sounds in soldiers." That is not truc," I replied. organisation in every branch is amazing. futuro big advance will be that of the vigorous, well-dressed, bearing with asplended that this information gives them a pre- the street and hurried out to hear that the" Of that I am ocrtain." German soldiers has assaulted the Rué The officer, however, was not unfeeling air the motto of their King. These men are cious superiority, as they know precisely St Jagues; most of them wore drunk, and gave orders to the soldiers not to fire, especially distinguished from their Allies not against which points, they must press homme with greater strength. The tante, set about pillaging shamefully sently another officer came on horseback here. It is probable the consciousness that Germans then set fire to the houses with bombs, and and told us our lives were spared, but we arises from the fact that they have come for- knowledge, as their efforts will be merely

were to be prisoners of war for six ward of their own free will to serve their concentrated in defence destroyed everything

That night the bombardment began months. We could scarcely believe our country. The consciousness of being under

We were again lined arms through their free choice. refuge in the cellar. went on at intervals all night, and about 4 in the morning it became more dreadful than can be imagined. We proved and commended our souls to God. We heard explosions all round us, they were bomis, and looking out we saw the whole street on fire. We came upstairs as we saw we must try to escape while there was still a chance. A

When we got into the street we hardly knew what to do. We reached the end of the street leading to the quay and there wo-stopped, terrified. The sight was a moving one-women, children, wretchedly clothed, nuns holding up their hands to heaven, were standing all along the river aido watching the town blazing hundred of people worn out with terror and fatigue, old men lying on mattresses, babies in cradies whose parents had gone -none knew where. Every one was ery ing, sobbing-men, women, and children, They had all been driven out of their homes by the brutal soldiers, who smashed the doors and windows with the butts of their rifles, seized the unarmed men, and ill treated the women and children, then ranged them in two rows and shot the men before the eyes of their wives and children. We saw among these unfor tanates, a woman who was soon to have a baby, with bare feet and clad only in in her chemise and petticoat! ❤

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up and made to march, guarded by armed The resources at the disposal of this army soldiers, through the burning village from are infaite. England, although at the begin which all the inhabitants had fled. It aing of hostilities having only 40,000 and was nearly night when we reached the now not more than 400,000 (1) men on the village of Achaine, and wo were met by Continent, has spent millions more than soldiers with revolvers in one hand and the French, who have an army ten times as We were large. An English officer said to me:" It la electric lamps in the other. again searched, and then the priest was not a question of expense with us; gold will sent for and asked to let us sleep in the How like water-Germany will pay the bill." church, We were not badly treated, and- the criest's servant was allowed to bring Outside, the us water to wash with. church shock.

VERMELLES,

VILLAGE STREET FIGHTING. A visit to the general, and a most hospit- able reception. Then we see for ourselves from personal observation what house-to- house fighting really moans. We are taken to a village which is an object lesson in itself Vermellas, the possession of which for two months was hotly contested houso by house, street by street, until its final recapture by the French,

What a night it was! However, the guard was kind to us, do much so that I wondered how they could commit such dreadful deeds. At break of day we were ordered to make ready to leave; the priest was allowed to give each a cup of hot

Vermelles now no longer exists. All the coffee, which was a great comfort, and a soldier brought us a large jug of milk for the old people and the children. We were houses are razed to the ground as though an ready to start, not knowing our destina-earthquake had struck the region. A brave tion. We were drawn up in line and officer took me step by step over the various counted, then an officer said, kindly phases of the fighting. There is a street, the "Here is a large carriage for the old people." Then I overheard one officer say to the other These are decent people; take them to Ciney and set them We set off, travelling through froe devastated country and constantly passing armies. We arrived at Ciney--the whole population came out to look at us, and all wept when they saw us, for we were a Members of the Rei lamentable sight. Cross Society came to our aid, and hes pitality was provided for the refugees.

high street of the village on one side were the French, on the other the Germans. The trenches were the walls. The loopholes were tiny apertures male in them. A yard or a yard and a half from each other behind these loopholes night and day the soldiers stood with pointed gun. The firing was continuous,

Saiping continued until the order was the night given to such a house. Then in mountain artillery, would be brought into it would fire at action; hidden behind a wall, the closest range possible. Two or three Inrge breaches would thus be made in the walls through which a bayonot charge would be delivored. The enemy, although depleted and dazed by the continuous explosions at close range, still remained in suflicient force to make the attacking party pay dearly for. any victory.

Ono iden possessed to escape from much. the town

loved What could we

There was do?

river. the crossing no means of Suddenly sone one remembered the gratios on the hill. No more hesitation we started on our way back through the burning streets. At last we got through about 15 or 10 of us altogether-through the wood lighted up by the burning town and arrived at the grotto of Montfat. The door was shot, but an energetic blow opened it and we entered this living tomb We went through I don't know how many dark passages. After wandering about in ree:nt issue of the Cablencis the attack, ready for any sacrifice to recap-.

this way for a quarter of an hour we reached a ball where we found between We are 70 to 80 people all in tears. dying with fatigue; our limbs were benum.bed. bruised; but we had to make up our minds to lie down on the damp earth, and so the night passed,

THE MUNICIPAL BOARD AT MANILA.

CHINESE DEMAND FOR REPRESENTATION.

The leaders were shot clown, but the second and third lines came on and fell upon the enemy. These were furious attacks, short und terrible. Hand-to-hand between amall groups of men. The French, prepared for ture the position of the enemy, threw as many soldiers as possible into the attack. A great number of new tombstones, each bear- ing a little cross, a name, a regiment, and a date, tell the story of the cost of the expture of Vermelles by the French.

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outer walls

If the Allies dispose of infficient reserves of men to push forward, even at a trendfpi. cost, this general attack to drive the Germans from their first line of defence, not giving. then time to consolidate their second line defence, which it has been ascertained from aeroplane raconusias nces are in kilometres inland, the problem will be solved.

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.

ORDHIS BY LIEUT-COL. A. CHAPMAN, V.D.

WEEKLY REPORTS.

1. The weekly, state is required at the Orderly Room not later than 5 p.m. on Friday, 4th inst.: PÁRADER..

Parades for to-day (Thursday), nił.

5.30 p.m. Signalling Soction-Squad Parades for Friday, 4th inst

drill and Ride, exercises at Headquar ters, Sorgt. Bullock will attend. Remainder til.

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3. On duty at Headquarters until 7 à‚m.

5th inst.-ILK.V.R,

On duty at Gun Club Hill, Kowloon,

until morning of 6th inst-H.K.V.R. At Kowloon (Detention Camp).. On duty to-night: No. 2 Section Artillery

Battery.

Officer in charge: Lieut. Danas, On duty 4th inst. No. 1 6oo. Art. Batty.

and Left Sec. M. G. Co. V. Officer in charge: Capt. Wolfe. Next for duty.

At Kowloon (Detention Camp).

At Gan Cinb Hill, Kowloon..

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Ou duty from 5th to 12th inst.--Right

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Officer in charge: Lieut. C. Smith.

A Headquarters.

June 6 Civil Service Company,

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11 No. 2 See artillery Battery, Orderly Officer from 5th to 12th inst.-

Lieut. J. D. Danby.

Orderly Sergeant from 5th to 12th inst

Sergt. V. Sorhy,,

Gun Club Hill detachment will wear Note.The Officer, N.C.Os. anil mon of the uniform and keep their arms and ammunition by them during their week on duty

The Officer, N.C.Os, and mer of the De- tention Camp guard will wear uniform and keep their arms and ammunition by them

French, 1 go on duty, the

during the day the evening of which they walking out dresse

N.C.0s, and men must wear waist bolti“ in.

G. E. Stewart, Capt., Adjutant, H.KN.C.

noises, but they were Lallucinations en graduate civil engine:r, an American citi- desperate.nfronted this new diffealty by HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVES.

An officer

American called attention to the seemingly just claim of the Chinese commurity for a representation on the municipal boord, in view of the fact that some 70 per cent. of the taxes of the islands is paid by Chinese merchants. The Cablenews of At the beginning of November the gradual A With the day all our terrors returned Tuesday, in the news columns, told of the progress of the French was checked by what

soected an almost insuperable difficulty.

several, hundred of yards Shouts rose from the town below; cannon

return to Manila of Chang Lim Cheng, thundered above us. In the afternoon 1 C., honour graduate of the class of 2014 dry between the opposing forces. The wade a little reconnaissanen at the of the Pennsylvania Military Academy Germans were in great force behind the long

old castle. From of entrance to the grotto, and looked down where he had made a special study of on the smoking rains of what had been Dinant. An intense heat rose up from municipal engineering and sanitation, holes in the walls they subjected the prop it At last we prepared again for the but who leaves soon for China as engineer entrenched in the houses opposite, to n night but what a night! Mon Dieu for a firm having large timber concessions violent fusillade. It was impossible to ad- The question comes vance into this open space to attack and to seemed Mon Dieu! Ten times. I was on the point in Southern China. MACGREGOR&C., fav the proto magining. I heard to mind, why would not this honcur storm the walls, and the position so

duced by hanges and thirst, I thought zen, himself be logical" timber" for an day would never come; at last 2020 appointment to the municipal board, 'clock I risked going out. As I ritud when u vacancy occurs? Surely his train WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, to the grotto a lady came up to me ating would be of service to the city, as well begged tap to bring a light, as she thought as to his countrymen, in such a position. every one had lost their wits, I found And speaking of qualifications, why to my horror that many of them really would it not be to the city's interest to ap had lost their reason. It is hard to stand point a member occasionally with techni I went up to cal qualifications! For instance, should sach mental suffering. Mons. P. and kid him to reconnoitr it be deemed advisable to have on the outside, and see if the army was away. board a man with legal knowledge, Cy He soon returned, saying that it would be Sip, a graduate lawyer, might be appoint

I have seen the opening to these two more prudens to spend another right Or should a knowledge of sanitation there, and try to cecape in the morning, and health be deemed necessary, Dr. Te galleries: the longest which have been made It is impossible to conceive how terrible this third night was, and how we suffered. Han Kee might be considered, a man who in the history of the war up to date. One I thought it would never end. About 5 is not only a graduate physician but who gallery measures 105 yards; the other, started When these two tunnels were completed o'clock 1 looked out, and heard the sound for years has been municipal physician from a more favourable position, 95 yards of cannonading, the shouts of these brutes, in charge of the north district of Manila 253th, of dynamite, were placed in one and and miserable cries ard wails of distress, including Binondo and Tondo, and 22 lb. in the other. Everything were ready mingled with crashes as half-destroyed already knows municipal conditions for the attack. On December 6, at eleven In the morning, the reines were exploded. buildings fell in ruins. It was a pitiful thoroughly. The appointment-of such a

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excavation of two parallel tunnels distant 10. the use of an old weapon. He ordered the yards one from the other and which were directed from the French side towards the wall of the castle and at a depth of 6 yards. The proceeding was long, tiring, and ex While in the light of day French hausting. and German soldiers were falling killed and wounded, 6 yards below the surface through the hard earth the suppers slowly excavated two galleries which gradually advanced to- wards the unsuspecting enemy.

sight.

**IN THE ENEMY'S HANDS. micht by named, would not only be satis earth.

However, whatever happened must leave the grotto. Out of the 75 persons who had taken refugs there, only 37 had the courage to follow us. We prepared 12 white flags to be carried by the eldest and the children. We climbed the hill, and arrived at the plateau on the top to find ourselves at the German camp.

factory to the China community, but would be of vastly greater benefit to the general public than a strictly political appointment. Cablen wa-American,

SHANGHAI AND PUILIPPINES.

The length of the tunnels was not well calculated; the mine; instead of exploding. under the enemy trenches, exploded a fow great that the walls of the castle crumbled yards in front, but the force of it was SD ap and buried many of the defenders in the ruing, while the others, terrified at the pressed home the attack, and from the moment Vermelles was delivered from the unexpected cataclysm, fed. The French

PROJECTED STEAMSHIP LINE. enemy for over.

NIGHT IN THE TRENCHES, Last night we dined at An excellent dinner, with splendid wine and a concert to wind up everything. The evening ended up with a happy surprise the consent of the general to a night visit to the advanced

After short, brisk walk wej

The momcat we were seen offic Is and me came towards us. but we advanced towards them without hesitation, and Mons. M. spoke for us all, yine." We Come from burning Dinant. We are ruired. We beg your protection The

Negotiations are in progress for th soldiers Parched us, and our packages, establishment of a steamship line to ply Then, without saying what they intended between Shanghai and the Philippines, to do with us, they sent us under an red according to a report in the China Times escort into another camo. For 20 minute It is said that since the opening in Shang trenches. we walked through fields, and came out bai of a branch office of the Chinese Trad-descend into the earth trench about 2 on an immense plain where a battle was going on, and there we were placed nearing Company of the Philippines, business yards deep, stretching gag atross the land, has been 66 good that it is thought a with innumerable passages leading from it in the mitrailleuses, in front of the army.mes warrant . The support of every direction, it is perfectly invisible to the enemy and invulnerable. All the trenches of "Nothing and an officer said to us, “ Dinant must be left the French cannon the Chinese Government and American of the first and second line are served by a perfect network of these boyan, which per will finish you." We remained in this authorities is being asked.

ORDERS BY MAJOR WATEKAN, 0.0.H.K.TƏR.

GUARDE-The Gun Club Hill Guard and the

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Volunteer Headquarters Guard will be relieved by the H.K.V.C. on Saturs day, June 5th.

The H.K.V.R. will relieve thẻ H.K.V.C. on the Detention Camp Guard on Saturday, June 5th and the guard of 1 Officer, 3 N.C.09., and 21 man will he found daily from the following details, from the following Saturday, June 5, of Sections 1 and 2 of

B. Co, under Capt. Brution Sunday, June & Sections 3 and 4 of B.

-Go-under-Lieut. Bouger... Monday, June 7, Section 1 of C.

under

Lieut. Branch of C. Co. M Tuesday, June 8, Sections 3, 3 and 4 of C.

Co. andor Capt. Landalo.. Wednestly, June 9, Beetions 1 and 2 of A.

Co under Lieut. Evan Jones, Thursday, June 10, Sections 3 and 4 of

A. Co. under Lieut. Binson. Friday, June, 11, Sections 1 and 2 of

B. C. under Lieut. Hancock. These guards will be in uniform and under arms throughout the day the oveningg of which they go on duty. The guards will fall in at 0.20 p.. at Murray Pier (Kowloon man may parade at Hunghom Station at 6.4 p.m.) Dreas, fil marching order, with tapers and private raincoats carried as band olier over the right shoulder. Alcholic drink strictly forbidden. Orderly Officer for the week Liost. J.

D. Danby, Orderly Bergeant for the weak: Sergt. V. Scrby. WRA POSTINGS-2 Lt. H. R. B. Hancock to B. Co, Pie. F. C. Coleman to Section 1 of C. Co. v.

2 of C. Co. will parade outside the Law Courts at 5.15 p.m. on Friday, June PARADESA. and H. Companies and Sections

ith Dress drill order.

...

WL. CARTER, Capt.,

Adjutant, HK.V.B.