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74333-Liebesloid (Love's Sorrow)

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16TH, 1915.

'OUR LONDON LETTER.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

LONDON, May 11th. THE REAL POSITION OF GERMANY. What is the real position of Germany 3

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· MEDALS FOR BAVARIANS WHO BURNT FORTY ALIVE:

Ever since the Chancellor of the Excho-argues that if the war is short he will in and out of this country, intent on dirty | Mr. J. Martin, editor of the Rotterdamsch

The following are the declarations by '.

Nieuwsblad, and by Mr. Nan Ditmar Press correspondent, of Rotterdam, which were received by Sir Edward Grey fram His Majesty's Minister nt The Hague, last month, of which a telegraphie sam- mary was published at the time?

anved When half a sheet of paper will whole, and the sooner our precious M. BRITISH PRISONERS do, a full-sheet is not to be used, and McKenna at the Home Ofoe finds it out! when the pencils are worn down to stubs the better for all of us.. It is well-known they are to be returned to the higher off that English-speaking German agents, cials, who will have them placed in with American passports and all the rest. holders and so used right to the end. He of it, are busy and successful in passing work. They operale, like the submarine, They are worthy of their by stealth.

Is it not so, Sutan.? great commander.

WOMEN AND THE WAR. The war is giving the women their chance. With the exception of the mis guided females who met the German iraus at The Hague last weck-a friend back knows for a fact all the Swedish delegates were paid by Germany-the women are Why, last taking the patriotic line.

be so much to the good, and if long the quer unfolded to us, in introducing the Budget, "The colossal sums that the war is expense thas saved will be well worth while. He evan urges his staff to pusto costing, and the unproductive expendi

the entriopes over the addresses on turo (speaking strictly from the point of

received, so that the same envelopes.cnn view of political economy) of men and Kreisler treasure, we have been asking each other be used again and again. On food, the Williams how long the war will last. The answer tram oars carry the following infictions to this question really depends upon the (1), Eat only what is strictly necessary

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Mr. Johannes Martin declares in his

On the morning of the 10th March a affidavit:-

Richard Lorenz, native of Braunschweis of the 206th Regiment, appeared at the office of my newspaper and made the fol- lowing statement, He began by calling

of food, money and munitions of war. bread as a sacred thing; (4), be enonomi- I take it that shout now, or very shortly cal with butter; (5), drink milk and eat Whitehill at any rate, the armies that confront cheese; (6), take a great deal of sugar; Light Opera Co. ́each-other will be about equal numerical. (7), écok potatoes in their jackets; (8), Saturday night Mrs. Pankhurst, on an the Bavarian soldiers "Schweine" (pigs) ly. So far the Huns have had a heavy eat vegetables and fruits, and plant official-invitation, gave a patriotic appeal with their hands up and anxious to gur- preponderance over the Allies in point vegetables everywherus (9), keep all in North London theatre and was escorted

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to the stage by the Mayor and Corpora tion of St. Pancras! Boys are disappear ing from their positions as newpaper stand managers, pages, and lift attendants,

and abused them for killing uunrmed men,

render, and also of shooting Britista prisoners of war.

this atrocity received a modal for it. Fo

Ludwichshaven

of numbers. It may be taken for grantel kitchen scraps for pigs and poultry; (10),

under Prine Ruprecht, had received He stated that the Bavarian regiments, Baker that the German losses have been enor, cook with gas.

What is helping the cuemy, it appears,

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ere, and that those soldiers who made Hamilton

them were severely punished. Ho besedi have been subjected to heavy inroads also is that his threats of "frightfulness " Castlehouse Orchestra But I doubt if the optimists are well have scared the world into supporting the and in each case girls are doing the work from fellow-soldiers his cho heard

founded in their arguments when they Belgians and the people of northern as well as some boys we have known. British prisoners were burned alive in declare that Germany will suddenly France Germany, therefore, is relieved Smart women in uniforms are driving hangar, and that the men whi omitted Weeny of the care of the people of the countries business motor vans, while in the domestic stated that this order was only directed that can lasten that development would she has occupied, and she even draws whatsphere the foutmen have been released for against British soldiers and existed be an overwhelming advantage in our supplies she can from their farms. What service and trim parlour maida do all exclusively in the Bavarian army.

think would be the that is needed nowadays. Even the coin killing of British prisoners, and on March I made further inquiries regarding the favour in the matter of artillery and any informants munition, and though we are turning quickest method of beating Prussian inili-missionaire et the door of one of the big 18th another German deserter called on [31-3 supplies out at our fullest pressure, such tarism would be for England to call to stores-the man who chajus up the ladice me, a certain Friedrich Kuller, born at a decided advantage as would be news the national service whether in the use dogs and escorts customers to their mater the 22nd Regiment), belonging to sary is not to be gained in a short while, or the manufacture of arms-every able-cars--has been replaced by a girl, who is as being essentially stupid creature and bodied citizen, regardless of his private making things uncommonly happy for the it was impossible that he would have sufficient intelligence to insunt-the-follow In the last few days I have had upper-

interests, just is Germany is doing waiting canines. And then the doctors. ing. thrilling story. tunities of-talking- with woverni "neutral.

“FONNAL ORDERS TO KILL. travellers who have been in Germany and When all this has been stated, the fact The war is taking a terrible toll of our They cannot be made as

He did not know whether my paper was France within the past few weeks. They remains that the German people are being medical, men. are all in favour of the Allies, but they largely bluffed by their military task-fast as soldiers, but already the men who pro-Gorman or anti-Gernian, and he gave the following account in reply to my ques artions, and net of his own initiative. do not think the Germans will be brought masters. The latter know the heavy task have wat yet finished their course to a condition of suing for peace under they have in hand and the ultimate hope. being permitted to do a good deal of the my asking him whether they ever made

did but were not two years from the start. I know that lessncis of it. But they continue to boast, hospilal, work. A scheme is on foot to British prisoners ho said that Germans “HONGKONG DAILY PRESS," this is also the opinion of one of the most and as one of the travellers I am quoting draw every doctor under 36 into the prominent advisers of the British Govern- puts it, it strikes the car of anyone not R.A.M.C. This gives the opportunity of the age for the women doctors. They WHICH ARE REPLETE WITH ALL THE LATEST AND MOST UP-TO-DATE ment, The Hans prepared in cold blood saturated with the German super-maars-being aliuost potted, officially and for years for this conßiel, s0 they are by idea is akin to the boy who whistles in unofficially, and are aiding their older

the dark to keep his courage up."

mate colleagues to run the work of doctors who are at the front, the arrangement being that part of the income of the absent man is set aside for him by those actually doing his home work. The Government is also considering a plan for granting doctors serving with the forces a bonus to compensate for losses incurred while away.

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THE "LUSITANIA MASSACRÉ.

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Getrauny, but killed, the Bavarian regi- ments having received formal orders o kill every British prisoner of war.

A GIEL'S ATTEMPT TO EXLIBT.

I am assured that one at least, far from Even the girls are yearning to culist. suffragist too-made desperate efforts Reins, but afterwards he was sent to

She bas many

I cross-examined bim on the subject, hart he maintained his statement, and said that he himself had shot five British prisoners a few days before he discried, On my question as to whether the Bavarian The dastardly massacre of the innocents

soldiers shot these armed inen or their own initiative or under orders he stated aboard the Lusitania came like a thunder-

that they were brought up to be shut by clap of surprise to London, as to New

section under the command of an officer. York. Of all the dreds of the war, surely

He made this statement as a more matter out these my informants assure me the this premeditated officially-planned mur

et fact which did not interest him unch.

The following day another deserter. came to see me--August. Kahlmann, of temper of the people, the Prussians will rank in history as the most vile,

Karthinus (near Dantzig), belonging to His state- capecially, was ones not merely of and the German escutcheon for over will-

Plenty of us are coming round to the the 35th Regiment, Infantry. chustened pride but even of boastfulness.carry the indelible stain of infamy. One reasonableness of universal service in ment was practically identical-namely, Even since my to the effect that an order signed by As to men, just as in the early stages of the more the Prussian drill sergeants who some form or another. war Gertuny called up boys of sixteen would dragum the world have failed to lost letter the grip of war and the Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria had ordered savagery of the German methods have the whole Bavarian Army to take, no for training, so she is now calling up en understand the British or the American been borne in upon us as never before, and British prisoners in future, and that all He stated that they were of 50 years of age. But it must not be mentality. This "Frightfulness" has most unlikely nien are donning the ani had to be shot. suppord that our troops will soon be utterly failed to intimidate our seanman: form in one form or another A few brought to the quarters with their hands facing these old-stagers. They will pro-it has turned any wavering Americans minutes ago. I met a doctor friend, aged behind their backs and with bandaged 05, in a uniform of the R.A.M.C. His eyes, and that they were not told they cord to guard duties and ammunition inti perfervid advocates of the downfall only son is in the forces, but he is Bot were to be shot

They were executed mudes the super- working, leaving the younger men to go of Germany. That is why Colonel Rose cartent with that, and strongly contends

that every man must drop everything, for vision of the commanding officer, 1 asked to the firing fine. These men have novell, who has not hesitated to speak his the smashing of Prussian militarism. if there were any wounded ang them, opportunity to question or to criticise mind about German brutality, is to-das Yet he is one of the best German scholars and he answered hourly all were wounded the command. They come in from the gain the idol of America, and in a fair in this country, and knows Germay and that as long as a British soldier is from end to end. It illustrates how the able to figlit he will not surrender... Both towns and villages of the Empire and even way to become President of the United iron has bitten into us, and how now we Kuller and Kabann stated that they from the adjacent neutral countries, and states once more, I happened to meet are verlising that none of us can ge on did not approve of this order very much, "as usual," with kid-gloved methods and and that they were quite aware. Bavarian they go where they are told and at what good many Americans after the news gentle feelings in our hearts while Europe prisoners were mit treated in the st They added that ever pay they are allowed. They have no

became known and they were sizzling with is being ravaged by a mud dog whose jaws way by the British. chaves like our precious slackers in som indignation.

drip with the blood of innocents.

they did not hate the British, but were Possibly their anger was

very much afraid of them, and praised northern towns, to protest about at partly stirred by an uneasy feeling that

them as very gallant fighters..... extra two shillings a week. Nor are they their Government would be slow to act

LACK OF FOOD. CALDBECK, alk-wed to do any slacking. A threat of and not very well equipped to do any

Kuller stated that he first fought at being sent to the trenches alters all that thing even if it did act, but at any rate to get into the race

Kablmann fought on the Yser, between MACGREGOR&C. Every man, woman and child in fact is nationality unless this and that were she grilled regularly with the local unge Nieuport and Dixmude, and in the neigh kind of thing in German workshops they were threatening to renounce the friends and is well connected. Donning Ypres, where he stayed for three months.

her brother's clothes and cutting her hair

pressed into the service of the country, done. It was

curious to witness the cognised volunteer corps, in which her bourhood. They stated that the principal reason for their desertion was the tough ethiciency becaine the subject of remark The pour classes no longer foel jubilant difference between their sebement demands From that she tried to get into the regular treatment meted out to them by their WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.t the war, for they ard potato- and the mere curiosity expressed by cursarvico, encouraged by her volunter officers and the lack of food. It appears rationed and put on short commons gen. own countrymen as to America's future sticcess, but at the inevitable medical ex- that the soldiers were practically starving

amination the attempt broke down, and in the trenches, erally, but they are absolutely unable to policy.

Mr. van itinar, in his afidavit, sup- so her ardent patriotism received a dis- do any damage, with their discontulity to The attitude of our people is and appointment. In the Russian army quite ported the statements made by Mr. He says that Kuller informed the militarist machine, and they are con always has been, that we hope the Ameri-a number of women are suid to be serving Martin. soled with the vague promise that all will cans will keep out of the actual crim in a male capacity, and it is not an un-him on or about December 29th, 1914, 24 common thing for an officer to have his British prisoners of war were shut by his One of the reasons which was he well when, England is beaten,

mage, for we are able to manage our own wife or sweetheart acting as his efficient company.

France, so far as I know, has given to him at the time was that they There is no unemployment in Germany quarrels, and we are content to let Ameri-orderly

no present Amazon, though several havo belonged to a regiment that had blown up PAINS AND

in spite of Hamburg's silent port. Ger cans get what fighting they may want, in made the attempt, and no doubt French the bridge over the Scheldt, noar Antwerp, nnn export trade is broken, but of snatches, from Mexice and similar buck novelists of the future will use the theme at a time that a great many German Headache need not make your life industries connected with the war are ing bronelios."

But all the same, this in their romances. miserable. Toothache need, not forment

THE GERMANS IN ENGLAND... you. Earache need not drive you wild working triple shifts and very high divi-crime of the Lusitania murder pits them

There are persistent rumours that if the Backache need agt unfit you for work dends are being earned. Women are Dart

a funting of unenviable dificulty Germans get a chance we will find their nor weuralgia make pleasure impustible being extensively, employed and shocking.

LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM eures these and all other external achea udly underpaid five shillings a week in with their undigested German popula-agents blowing up our tube railways, being called up from the ranks for the Even the industries only fun, their detachment from Europe, their bursting the banks of our servoirs and purpose of shooting various prisoners in

doing all manner of things calculated to turn, pains. Stops them quickly. Make you many cases. well and happy. Makes life worth partially connected with war supplies, equal and incompletely trained for demonstrate frightfulness, especially the German battalion concerned obtained living.

This murder took place at It is the best known relief for strains, such as the leather industry, are having the Americans may well be torn between in localities where there is a rough or an his turn in practising shooting an Eng- sprains, bruises, swellings. Try it and a prosperous time-far more so than neutrality and duty. But, even so, and alien population that may conceivably fishman.

This Lusitania disaster may rouse the and Compagnie führee Leutenant Nen- prove it.

before the war-for they are now paying however the scales fall, the incidents of panic-stricken and become a danger Warrick by the order of Major Holmann Soll at 18. d. per bottle.

On a subsequent occasion one British up to twenty per cent. Agricultural work Friday emphasise the difficulties that one authorities out of their lisans faire, and michle, Messrs. A: S. WATSON & CO., LTD is being performed by prisoners of war day or another will confront the Ameri-it may not be surprising before long to

can Goernment from within, forth. find all Germans either under lock and officer and for soldiers who had surrèn-. key or driven out of the country dered were shot in the castle of Hollebeke

from Belgium, from after a hand-to-hand fight. France and from Scandinavia have come repeated warnings to heware of the seem- ing friends in our midet, specially the

A neutral recently travelling in Gor Offers from many heard talk of a new fog bomb to be of their British sentiments.

mug naturalised Germans who acer boast the front speak of the swayin of spies. used by Zeppelins attacking London. They are rather at a loss to account for These bombs were said to create eu artifi- their persistence and wonder whether ile cial fog, screening the presence of Zeppe-

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troops were marching over it in pursuit of the then retreating English Army. Among the men shot were many officers.

All these men were placed against a wall one after another, new German soldiers

In this way nearly every man of

women and even children. A small plots are being planted with vegetables drunken German Americans who drank From Holland, and free plots are being given on the qut in joy in New York the celebration of the skirts of the cities where those who will slaughter of American babes on the follow the precise and scientific direction, Lusitania are not and will never be the as to cropping and cultivation may grow true Americans that Mr. Roosevelt talk

They are of the brute stock of supplies for themselves and for sale shout,

Teutonic origin, and even if their blood There is no real shortage of food or any

or the frenzy of patristic fanaticism. special type, for a raid on London, have thing necessary for life at prescut and is mixed with that of other strains incrct is to be found in the hure of gold lins. Half a dozen new Zeppeling of a

of all the regulations so far enfores are America, their origin will continue its They shoot a few every now and then, but been completed at Friederichshaven.

Six British soldiers, who were cut off part of the systematic scheme to make characteristics and its tendencies, even if more appear, undeterred by the fate

there is a thin venter of Americanism and the others and so the dreary and tragic game goes on. The first use of the poison-; things go as far as they will asıl make Innger war possible. The economising is civilization. For something of the same ous gas of the Germans, when we and in the retreat from Mons. reashed being carried to great lengths that por- reason we here in England groot with the French were obliged temporarily to Holland last month, after nine months' showing how well the Germans were in Germans. A price was set on their heads. be obtained at the Office, 104, Des Voeux Loshaps no other nation could be capable of satisfaction the decision of the committes give way a little, was timed to a nicety of hairbreadth escapes, dodging the It is precisely at the precarious shelters, the peasants befriend- Central, Hongkong, 1851, Fleet Street, Londer The Chief Magistrate of Berlin, for of the Stock Exchange to bar out members formed of the junction of foress that was They lived in forets, in dugouts, and oe from the different Agents.

and civilian clothes. example, has given orders that paper, of any sort of German origin. One touch being effected.

stroke was delivered. pens, envelopes and so forth are to be of the tar brush is enough to taint the point of junction that the poisoning ing them and providing them with fourl

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