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WAR NEWS.

THE HARVEST IN FRANCE.

- HOW A GREAT PROBLEM 16 BEING TACKLED.

The prospects of the French crops prove to be better than was expected, says a telegram to Japan papers, dated the 6th; ingt. Hay making is proceeding, and the harvest is fair, A fortnight's harvesting leave has been granted to territorial auxiliaries at depôts in the interior. The women are keeping all agricultural operations reing with the grandest care. Live stock as suffered, but the cattle received from Canada will enable a com- plete recovery of normal conditions to be made in five years.

THE NAVAL MASTER KEY

FRENCH JOURNAL'S TRIBUTE.

A telegram to Japan papers says :-- Le Temps give a summary of the results of the influence of the British Naval power on the position of the Alles after eleven months of war Germany has been off from her colonies, which left alone, Late surrendered one after the eher The swift German cruisers on the high seas have all been sunk, and there is no

REVISITING THE ENEMY.

THE NEW GERMAN WAR SPRUIT,

SHELLS OR GAS

(BY A NEUTRAL OBSERVER.)

A Neutral Observer," who contributed a series of articles to Z Timer in February

last, under the herding "Six Weeks with the Enemy," gives in the following article his impressions of a further visit to the enemy. He finds a people organized to the last man for the war, a determination to make every sacrifice in order to win, a belief in the potency of science to overcome all itifliculties, and faith in poisonous gases,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 22ND 1918.

hostilities would shake the fabric of the State to its foundations. But there is a marked change in the attitude of the people. It is no longer the "grosse Zeit" (big cra), or even the "erente Zeit" (grave times) of which I heard so much in Germany six months ago. Now it is the taure Zeit" hard times) that One constantly referred to. The people are beginning to realize, if not yet to connt, the cost.

#Bon,

I was standing in front of the Kriegs Akademie (War School) in Berlin. The lower part of the walls of this vast red brick build- ing are posting with printed sheets of paper,

chil the casualty lists of Prussia. Women, dren, and old men were straining their eyes, scanning the interainable rows of unmos, drending to find the name of a brother, a a father. A small convoy of Russian prisoners passert--splendid chillish eyes. The prisoners were on their way pavement with kindly,

scanning the casualty lists turned about Doberitz. Those who had been intently silently and watched the prisoners pass. Few made any comment.

woman standing near me remarked.

Germany uit win" expresses the new the crowd on the fellows, who stared

SHIPPING IN PORT,

THAMK BJ.

AM, Danish tr, 3,325, C. Schmitt,

13th July-Singapore 6th July, Gon eral-Thoresen & Co.

BENALDER, British str., 1,039, J. H.

Mason, 20th July-Singapore 14th July, General-Gibb, Livingston & Co.

RINHO MARU, Japanese str., 1,752, K. Kanada, 17th July-Nowchwang 10th July, Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. CHOYSANO, British str., 1,424, Holmwood,

18th July-Shanghai 15th July, Gen. eral-Jardine, Matheson & Co.. DERWENT, British str., 1,350, J. Jenkins,

16th July-Saigon 11th July, Gen. oral. Chinese.

EASTERN, British str., 2,272, F. Carter, 16th July Melbourne 12th Juno, Cen eral. Gibb, Livingston & Co.

spirit of the German people throughout the Empire. It is no longer we shall win," or "we ennnot lose," but the grim resolve of all to the Lehrter Station to be interned at FAUBANG, British str., 1,400, Purkins, 20th. to strain every nerve to put forth every ounce of energy and to apply, every resource of intelligence to bring about the desired result.

With the first year of the war drawing to jists :-"Is it worth pointing to the casualty a close, the Germans look about them and find no enchy on their soil and the boundaries of the lands held by them pushed far beyond their normal limits. So that they claim, not without justification, that if victory on me sured in terms of conquest they have up the present won the war. Yet there is

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this is another aspect of the new war spirit in Germany today. There are many who are beginning to realize that the struggle can bring no ultimate good to the German people: Some few are beginning to question whether the war is really defensive; but the overwhelming majority still appear cause and the ultimate success of German

ship carrying on trade under the German slackening of effort, no slowing down, unless to believe in the righteousness of the German

flag..

On the side of the Allies not a single transport carrying troops, munitions, or submarine war stores has been sunk by either in the English Channel, the Irish She, or the North Sea. Neither has any de modern battleship bren forpedoed.

WAR INVENTIONS.

it be based on a scientifically organized system for the cemony and conservation of national resourceR

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Arms.

AN M.P. AT THE FRONT,

GRAPHIC EXPERIENCES OF

COLONEL MILDMAY.'

That these resources, both of men and materials, as far vaster than oven the German people themselves realized, is daily becoming apparent, and any programme on the part of the

the Allies which may rely on the "starving of Germany, in the literal sense of the word, would appear futile. The Western Marning News has pub- On the other hand, the Germans ecen nolished a graphic leftor which has been re- longer to foul themselves a part of the rest ceived by Mrs. Mildmay from her hus- the world. hemmed in on all sides by band, Colonel F. B. Mildmay, M.P, for resourers, the whole country is reduced to a on the staff at the front, and from which state of siege, but is so strongly fortified, so.

we quote the following extracts, says the that unless over Pall Mall Gazette recently. nicely provisioner, linewhelmed by main fores it may resist indefinitely, broken in strength and spirit.

LETS PIGS SIR HIRAM MAXIM. Bi-Maxini, writing upon Mr.

II. G. Wells' letter inthe Times on the enemies, thrown back m to their own the Toins division of Devonshire, whos

subject of war inventions, which we re- produced a few days ago, says: --

I have probably done more in the

The general and staff spent the night of in reste es especially inventions relat

in the dug-out, but it was far too crowded ing to warfare, than any other inventor

This complete isolation is affecting the for sleep to be possible; and, in fact for w week we have not got more than two in Europe, and I nin very sung that if T put my shader to the wheel I could soon character of the people in two distinct and produce apparatus that would at least opposite ways. On the one land, a national three hours' rest a night-with our The bombardment make it much easier for us to deal with deram spirit, a so-called Reichsgefühl boots on, of course, some of the difficult problems of the pre-imperial consciousness), is, for the first time begair long before daylight, very violent. in such intensity, truly apparent on the shells continually passing over us. But ent wait is by no means an easy mat-other, an embittered morbidity, a morase, it struck me as se curious and incongru-

brutal vindictiveness,

personous that nothing dounted the birds; they ter to bring a new invention before the long in solitary confinemont, is warping were not going to he done out of their The fact is, they their judguient, biasing their opinions, un down chorus-not they and how it re- military authorilics.

tol with so great a number of hinging their ethical and moral sense Up minded me of you and of home would be inventors-men who know no to the present there are no indications of any

The day was occupied with continuons Wings of the subject, that they attempt to real weakening inthe stupendousorganisation counter-attacks by our troops, and efforts dest with that the real inventor stands known as "Germany at war. On the con- to drive back e Germans. ng better chance of having his-letters readtrary, more subtle and intricate mechanisms job to be the intermediary between our than a country shoemaker does,"

war.

GERMAX PLOTS IN AMERICA.

PLAN TO BUY MUNITIONS FACTORIES.

Germany's plotting and intriguing at sinsing Washingtons as much concern as that while assassinative of non-comba

tunis.

of the

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have been set in motion. Reserves of intelli-

It was my

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Chesaki, 12th July-Moji 6th July, Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. HALVARD, Norwegian str., 466, C. Beck, 16th July-Samarang Oil July, Sugar.Thoresen & Co.. HAMEEM, American str., 1,714, laminox. 19th July Wakamatsu 17th July; Coal-Order.

HANDI, French str. 39, Le Chevalier,

INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.

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FROM COLOMBO :

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ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE.

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GAS THE FUTURE WEAPON

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My first journey there entailed a visit to three headquarters in different parts of the village before I got a satisfactory answer, which was crentually forthcom no use taking a horse, that only attracts more fro on this ground. was being violently bombarded as I returned high explosives all round the church; shrapnel car wood searching for our guns.

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A recent Justance, according to professors in the silence of their laboratories, ing, and back I went at express speed-Rio FAB 13th July-Saizon 9th July, Mr G. E. Anderson the Chemist's New York correspondent, and their success limiled as a viety for the is an unsuccessful attempt to Require the Fatherland

Bethlehem. financial control

This explains the attitude of the German Schwab's, the Remington. Dupent's, and other war material firms in order to pre-people towards the use of gasex in modorn on the road; shells on the fields across to vent the manufacturing for the Allies. warfare. By the majority it is looked upon

as a splendid triumph of Germon genius.made little bolts from point to point. Cermany was prepared (declares the cor respondent) to spend, unlimited sums to That it canses suffering far in excess of the ret centro: of these munitions factories. ordinary bullet or shrapnel wound is

MISERY OF TIFS POPULATION.

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Forms and cottages burning all rennd The exposure of the gigantie sebome came denounced as a British lie. That its use was the horizon, dense smoke with lurid glave about through Mr. Charles Schwab, pre- forbidder by The Hague Convention is not behind; the wretched population hurry- [ sident of the Bethlehem Steel Company, even considered. But what is perlapa moroing down the road in family groups; the

interesting, a German chemical

Talontini, 15th July-Bombay 2nd July, General-P. & O. S.N. Co. POLYNESIEN, French str., 2,543, Costa, 18th July--Marseilles 13th June, Gen- eral. Messageries Maritimes.

American str., 1,947, Simons Arlante, General-Order.

Mr J. 8, Baring SANG MARU, Japanese str., 3,960, K. Asa- Mr B. Murray Pain

kew, 18th July-Shanghai 15th July. Mrs E. R. Bells

Mr C. D. J. Bi General Nippon Yusen Kaish SANGOLA, British str., 3,349. R. A. Milne, Mr G. Bouman R.NR. 19th July Calcutta 13th Mr. G. Byor July, General-David Samsona & Co. Capt Cal SHINYO MARU, Japanese str., 7,220, W. Mr. B. Chesthe m

C. T S Filmer 19th July-San Mr & Mrs FF Davis Francisco 19th June, General.Toyo Me W. A. Dowley Miss M. E. Daffy Kisen Kaisha STEMMAN, British str. 794. R. W. d. Mr H. O. Ehresfois Sale, 18th July Manila 14th July. Dr Fitzwillistes

Capt & Mrs E. M. -Thoresen & Co.

Frenab aud child STANDARD, Norwegian str., 894, C. Johan-

nesen, 18th July-Bangkok 10th July, Mr C. A. Fry Rice and General-Order.

Mr. J. Ofbb

sue to understand that the use of gas for father with, probably, all the worldly

gas" fo This factory was working overtime on. Inge contracts for the Allies, and affer a

military purposes was still in a very primitive belongings left to the family in a bundle consultation between, German bankers, state of development; but that thanks to so-pothetically small; the mother with the German Ambassador, and Herr Dern German thoroughness und activity, under the set face of mute agony, with one child pressure of emergency nail the fact that perhaps in her arm, the other hand help burg, the attempt to put the plan in operation was initiated by proposals 10 Ruitable substitutes for a possible: lack of rawing along a second mito at a pace just TACHING, British str., 1,143, C. Byers, / Mra Glaister

The latter informed the materials for the making of high explosives too fast for it to keep up, a third child Mr. Schwab. Government of what was under way, and had to be found, "gas" was the coming weapon still lagging & litte behind, clasping an investigation brought out the facts. in German warfare. Though still in an ex-soine cherished childish possession.

Things had gone too far for The Government took no steps in the mat perimental stage, its use on the field of battle

Publicly Mr. schema has been scotched. Schwab said, Nothing would induce me to sell my interests. I intend to carry eut my contracts with the British Covera He also stated that he had re fused offers of "scores of millions of do- lars" or his holdings.

No tears.

ter, and probably will not now, as the has apparently been so successful, my in that; they don't know where they are Coal.-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.

GERMAN "PEACE TERMS." HOPE OF EASING BRITISH NAVAL PRESSURE

The Times Washington correspondent, walling on the 15th ult., says:

formant advised me, that subtitution of going, what is to be their future, What high explosives by "gas" used in "vaporiza an awful pin lies at the door of German Ease in transportation and high ratio of militarism in having callously and (is it tion" would unquestionably take place. efficiency are in the present war primary much to say?) light-heartedly spread consideration8. The physical difficulty, not this appalling misery in the homes of an to say the impossibility, of providing aninoffending people. Is it not worth any adequate supply of shells, owing not merely personal sacrifice to make for over im- to qatations of manufacture bat of transport, possible the recurrence of such wrong- has made "gas" & seapon of extreme poten doing t cial value. I was assured that the striking success of Austm-German arms in Galicia and elsewhere in the Eastern front was due primarily to the use of this new weapon, which Russian troops were in no way pared.

A few tanks of gas will do the work of a It is evident that the resignation of Mr. Bryan is going to have but little effect thousand shells," my German informant con en the German peace campaign or to hetinued. The question is not so much the doud the submarine issue. Various new use of the 'gus itself but that of finding a papers publish the peace terms which, as suitabin distributor. Once this is found intimsted some time ago in this corre- the problem will be solved." spondence. Count Bernstoff is spreading abroad.

I tumbled up to bed with eyes sill streaming from the fumes, so that

iterally cried myself to sleep, and so end- ed my birthday, of which I can hardly say I want "many happy returns."

ENTITLED TO BE DRUNK,

PRIVILEGE OF A PUBLIC HOUSE

.. LODGER.

King's

room at a

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Roog, 18th July-Java 12th July, Sugar-Java-China-Japan Lijn. UNCAs, British str., 2,897, E. H. Crump. 19th JulySan Francisco, Bulk Oil -Standard Oil Co.

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But German chemical industry is not mere

Judgment was delivered in These terms, it will be remem-ly concerned with the production of gas for Bench Divisional Court recently by fac hered, comprise Germany's acceptance of military purposes. Every branch is working a virtual stains que in return for certain at high pressure; and, as Lierman obser- Lord Chief Justice and Justices Coleridge ved:The health and physical welfare not and Avory, in an appeal on the question concessions of which the so-called "Free merely of the troops in the field but of the whether a person who engages a room in dom of the seas" is the chief.

nation at large, and the security of the a licensed hotel can be charged with an Owing presumably to the advertise Empire, rest upon our chemists' shoulders" offence under the Licensing Acts if ha

The str. Phuyen left Saigon on the 20th mont recently given to American official And it must be acknowledged that this is found drank on the premises after ilissatisfaction with cur maritime proce branch of Germanorganization is contributing closing hours. The question was raised inst. for this port, and is due to arrive dure, especial stress is now being laidas large a share as the General Staff in up by Mr. Charles Young, of Brighton, who here on or about the 22nd inst.

The FM. str. Korce sailed from Yoko- upon the latter point. Various Washing-holding the strength of the nation.

appealed against a conviction by the Nevertheless, there are signs of uneasiness Brighton Justicef. It appeared that Mr. hame on 1st inst., rid Manila for Hong-

kong. tou correspondents, obviously writing

The nails have been transferred after visits to the German Embassy, ex- 38 regards raw materials. On May 31 in Young who engaged

to the str. 4a Maru of the Nippon Yusen plain cermany's chief wish to be the Berlin I saw the kiosks and other bill-boards Brighton hotel, was found drunk in a

Kaisha, scheduled to arrive at Hongkong establishment of the principle that ori placarded with red posters giving with bar of the premises very late at night.

on the 1st August, te non contraband property at ses shall minute details instructions in regard to the and the magistrates furd him for an vat bo subiect to capture unless it tries to requisitioning of all supplies of raw cotton, affouce under the Licensing Acts,

cotton goods, yarns, etc. The German cotton If possible.

The Lord Chief Justice said they were Fun regular blockade,

regis for- military purposes, for the

bound by two authorities, decided in of gun cotton, etc., are roughly 1857 and 1897, both of which held that Germany desires this rule to bo-imposed on. the Allies at a pesce conference, Ira de estimated ut 80,000 bales month.

per Fault of that her suggestion is that neu-

Hitherto no substitute has been found. licensed premises reased to be licensed rals should combine to force the Allies Germans smile at the idea that the importa after closing hours, and that the landlord to accept it. It is explained that the

tion of cotton, which is one of the most could not be convicted of an offence object of the submarine operations is to essential requisites of modern warfare, should he were drunk on his premises after the That being so, they convince the world of the necessity for have been permitted by the British authori house was closed.

ties when other less important articles have were bound to hold that a ledger was in some, such action.

been excluded. Now that cotton is no longer the same category as the dandlord, and received, every effort will be made to hus- could not be convicted if he got drunk band the supply in hand.

on the premises after closing hours.

Mr. Justice Avory said he regret ed On every side in Germany there is evidence that the law which prevailed Dow was that the minds of all classes of society have not the same as it was in the time of now basimilated the state of war. There are Jay when it was an offence to be no shirkers; every man, woman, and child is drunk anywhere. They heard too much

Per Houching, from Foochów, etc., for Mr G. vón lear doing their share. They have grown so of the foolish remark. A man can get accustomed to the war, the entire nation has drunk in his own home if he likes." The Hongkong, Mr. and Mr Swift, Mr. and Mr W. H. Lockey. given itself so completely to the business of appeat was allowed, and the conviction Mrs. Stephens, Mr. J. B. Hugh, Rev. P. Mr R. Lowe making war, that a sudden cessation of quashed.

Pencal, and Mr. G. Thornton.

Great play is being made by the Ger man propagandists with the fact that the American delegates to the last Hague Conference were instructed to support something tantamount to the German procoal concerning the inviolability private property.

The fact that Germany herself advo onted at The Hague an increase of belli werent rights at sea and the hyper-illega- lity of the submarine "blockade" are conveniently forgotten.

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ildren Mr S. Hachimeto Mir A. Hoshing Mr

Str

Jackson

Mr J. Joroph

Mr F. H. Kalos

Mr & Mr M. Norms Mr Ng Chen Wal Mr W. Olen

Bra W. C. Pasamore Mr Mrs Parend

Mr Raymond Mr A. Y, Richarison Mr&Mrs Richardson. Miss K. C. Rolls ME, W. 6m.ta

Mra B. Sylves ar Mr H. Tanzo Mrs Threift} Mr. hornton Mrs E. L Tourtellot Mr S. Truda

W. Mr

FOR

& Mrs J. B -Underwond

Me 1. H. Witchell

NERVOUS EXHAUSTION

LOSS

of BEMORY

and DEBILITY

and

to

faen the

NERVES

CHAPOTEAUT'S PHOSPHO-CLYCERATE OF LIMB

It increases vital energy and nerve force, cures Neurastianlö, Dyspepsin, Inamuile, and neroqua disenṣus in adults and children..

IN CAPSULES, IN WINE, AND IN SYRUP

IBITORS TO CANTON

Mr& Mrs Vanden Pol VShould Purcha

GRADI

HOTEL

The British BtJ. Empire reports; Calm and smooth throughout.

The British sir. Huiching reported Light variable winds, fine and clear, Mr & Mrs Alle

Mr J. C. Auker smooth

reports: The British str.

Mr M. Buir Light winds and calms, slight northerly & NA B. Crow swell, fine weather

Mr E. le Dac Mr A Dunrich Mr A, vos Dyko Mr Byd amon Mr W. JobanAOR [M*W; ILaoney

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.

My PG. Molen

Mr A. C. Nixon

Mr G. Odaer

Mr V. A. Parre Mr B. Puls Mr. Puttenan Mr. CW. Reynolds Mr D. Robertson Mr F. 4. Roose Mr M. G. Steen MH. F. Thorig fr C. D. Todd Mr.V. D. Vias Hr.S. EL. Wright:

FROM HONGKONG TO CANTON

BY THE PEARL RIVER;"

D

Hot Caprice C. V. LLOYD,

With Illustrations, Maps and Pisas.

Canton

PRICE

"On Bals at:-

. $1.78

Datzy Punss” OMA67" COATS, KELLY & Witak. Las.

SER, A. B. Warson & Ca,