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SELATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDA“, AEGUST 12TH, 1915

S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd.

PIANOS

ON.

HIRE

FROM

$10 Per MONTH.

GERMAN TREATMENT, OF

BRITISH PRISONERS,

INSUFFICIENT FOOD,

NEGLECT OF WOUNDED.

LONDON, Juns 30th. Last night the Fereign Office issued a White Paper containing further corres pondentee and reports by United States officials on the treatment of British prisoners of war and interned civilians in Germany.

FUND..

1 On the whole the brentment Recorded KWANGTUNG FLOOD RELIEF

them is good, but frequent proteste wore made to me concerning the food-not so much because of its quality as because of the insufficient quanity and the moro tony of the diet. The prisoners, however appeared to be in good physical condi tion, and well nourished.

The Tong Wah Hospital begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the Kwangtung Food Relief

Fund:

Reporting on the camp at Göttingen, T. T. from the Chinese Chambor Mr. Jackson, of the United States ef Commerce of Ipoh 2,200.00 Embassy, says:—

T. T. from Mr. Quong Ki Hin British

officers

1,000.00 non commissioned

of New York drill their own me, and exercise a cer-T. T. from Yee Kang Top of

New York in amount of authority over them. one had any complaint to make of the New Territory per Messrs. Li harsh treatment or severe punishment, Yuen Fai, Ling Shin Chung, and One British soldier who had thrown his Li Tai Shing purse at some woing in the street as he Flood Relief Society of Hawan

and Wanchai...... was being brought to the camp, several Although, for the most part, these months ago, had been thrashed with a Per Kroug Wah Hospital collec reports, which relate to inspections made stick by a German just afterwards, and

tion No. 14 in April and May, indicato that conditions another who tried to run away after Chan Shi Private School in the camps are better than in the earlying caught stealing had been knocked Chinese Shing Kong - Socity months of the war, there is still ample dowa by a sentry. For the first the I room for improvement. Complaints as to net n man who said that he knew of a the insufficiency of food are general, and case, but had not experienced the treat so mention only one other matter, Sir Kment himself, where a prisoner had been Grey had to direct attention so recently tied with his hands around a stake for as May 18th to information furnished to safe keeping, but there had been no ques- bim that wounded prisoners had in certion of any torture"

fain cases been neglected, with the result Little complaint apparently was mnde that it had eventuelle hou found wees to the inspectors by interned British sary to amputate limbs which more officers. prompt treatment would have saved.

School

1 subseribor of 82 and 2 of $1.25

each .......

INTIMATIONS

DRINK

ALLSOPP'S

350.00

BRITISH PILSENER

24.10

...

58.42

100.00

BEER.

73.50

13.00

Subscribers of $15.10 and $13.40. subscriber of 820 and 2 of $10. pach ..............

23.50

40.00

SOLE AGENTS:

4:50

2.31

93.00

0.50

1.23.

0.60

.8425,874.17

$430,625.40

WINE"}&ESPIRIT MERCHANTS.

LIFE

AMONG MUNITION WORKERS.

I subscriber of $1.21 and Taf,

KL.10 each

5 subscribers of $1.ench

19 subscribers of 50 cents each. Giving his own pressions as do condi- 16 subscriters of 20 cents enen

TUNING AND REGULAR ATTENTION as to an allegation that the prisoners ally visited I have heard practicity no

INCLUSIVE.

[31-4

PRINTING & BINDING

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION EXECUTED AT THE OFFICES

OF THE

“HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,” wening meal is usually, some vegetable or

WHICH ARE REPLETE WITH ALL THE LATEST AND MOST UP-TO-DATE APPLIANCES FOR THE PROMPT PRODUCTION OF

HIGH-CLASE WORK.

10a, DES VŒŒUX ROAD,

Total

LONG HOURS BUT LIGHT

HEARTS."

Almost every train brings them," said See these young men there with the hand bags and parcels? They'll be unition workers just drafted

The collector was right. The young men were war unnition voluntsers drafted that morning from the Midlands. They had enrolled only last Monday evening an were now hound for one of the many big English munition factories working night and day.

All was ready for them at the works. "Start in as soon as you like-to-night if you enn," said the hooker-on in the time- keeper's office.

But wa'll need to look for lodgings," snid one of the new-comers,

That's already done," said the time keeper."Go across the yard there to the Housing Department and you'll get a list of lodging to suit your price.

CALDBECK,

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name of the steamer or other vessel or the hozz of the train by which the applicant wishes ta leave. Applicants should apply in person for their passes at the CENTRAL FOLIO STATION between the hours of 9. & Mr. to 1 pm, and

M. to 4 F.. daily.. Hongkong, 10th July, 1918.

1738

In the first document printed, dated tions in the camps, the American Ambas-2 Ruthscribers of 30 cents sich April 27th, Sir E. Grey requests the sador wrote on May 4th:-

In the camps which I have person. Already acknowledged American Ambassador to have inquiries at the Sader Zollhaus Camp, Schleswig food is not quite sufficient. The prison- complaints, except that the amount of were being starves,

however, all look in perfect health. Dr. Olincsorg, of the United States

No British soldier needs clothes in Navy, why forthwith inspected the camp, Germany. As you know, we have been reported that it accommodated 2,000 receiving uniforms, etc., from England, prisoners of war. 470 of whom were and where necesary, especially at the British non-commissioned offers and commencement of the war. I purchased men. All were employed on light agricul great quantities of clothing for British tural work,

prissuers here in Germany: Any British The prisoners the writes) are called in soldier who needs any clothes has only the morning at 5.30 o'clock. At six a to nutify the camp commandaut. they obtain a ration of gruel, and dwie "I think that there is a distinct dis-the ticket collecter. a week they have a ration of coffee. On position on the part of the German this sustenance they are supptsed to work authorities to seept suggestions made. until noon. The mid-day meat is more Our Fulations with the authorities in the substantial, consisting usually of about a Kriegsministerium, Count Schwerin, and litre and half of thick soup, with vegetBaron Taube, in charge of Ruhleben, and ables, meat, and once a week fish. The the camp commandants, with a fer exces

tions, are of a mest friendly, chamoter. mal soup. They receive a daily ration

Included in the corresponderea is a of a grammes of bread. This bread is letter from Sir E. Grey to Mr. Page, served at every five days.

dated May 14th, in which he expresses The British prisoners, with the excep his warm appreciation of the sorts of tion of the non-commissioned officers, wer Mr. Gerard and his colleagues in Ger- badly clothed the majority of them in many to secure better treatment for

were badly British prisoners. their own uniforma, which worn and torn, They were also poorly shed, the shoes of the majority of them being torn worn out; all of them were

THE STRENGTH OF GERMANY. sorely in need of shoes.

As this camp is supposed to be a work-

OBLIGATION TO SERVE. HONGKONG. ng camp, it seems to me that only prisoners who are physically fit to do the werk should bo quartered here. In the

The former Berlin Correspondent of so-called hospital wore probably thirtyThe Timer in a letter says:-

Ministerial specchiz have One of them had been explained in general terms Germany's six were British. there for a month with an attack of dyse prepartions and Germany's efficiency of tery. His condition was pitiable organization, But, when all has been nothing more than skin and bone and very sail about excellence of method, the truth weak. Although he received medicinal remains that the source of Germany's treatment there was no effort made to give strength is the universul obligation of her

The Housing Department him special diet, which he sadly needed. people to perform military services. The I obtained the promise of, the commandant fact that every man between the ages of also had lists of houses for family med; that he would be immediately transfered 17 and 45 is either actually or potentially and with such system have the munition a soldier is the root of the whole matter, te the military hospital in Flensburg

firms gone late this question that they That is not merely, as is so often conven- The other cases were those with dropsical condition of the extremities dus iently assumed, the method by which have bought up all available houses in the

AND HOUSES. to a weak heart. There was n British Germany prefas to form armia It is the district and are building others as fast as FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD LANDS prisoner who was still suffering from the iron foundation of the whole organization can be done,

For munition workers drafted from the

SITUATE AT Men in such of the State for war. effects of frostbite of tous.

The same results Army and Navy there is a special camp Collyer Quay, De Souza Street, Prince Street, pour physical condition have no business could be obtained by no other means. being quartered in such an encampment. There is no ned for a National Register of wooden military huts in the heath, not Robertson Quay, Kanisah Marian Road, They are in need of special diet and care-in time of war because the Stre already far away, and her the man, theagh work- Mohamed Sultan Boad and Grange Road, ful nursing.

commends, when sand as the need arises. ing in the shops during most of the day, Singapore,

TO BE SOLD the whole strength of the nation for the become stidiers and sailors again when

BY Nor is their caïnp lits any th conduct of war,

off duty. As regards labour, Germany enjoys all less light-hearted because of its touch with The parties of workers troop- the simplicity of military control. In the civil life. first place, the bulk of the men who aring down to the works morning, after making munitions are liable to military noon, and night to take their places in the service, and agarded, therefore, as "on day's three werking shifts sing and leave from the army Secondly, all whistle and joke as heartily as any of the cases of pillering" of labor by one troops busy training alswhere. firm from another, and indeed all serious interruptions of work-not only for the supply of the Army but for the feeding and elething of the people are disposed of locally by the military aullorities, by exercise of the powers which they possess under martial law.

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The Housing Department of the works and list of landladies providing rooms with board, ranging in price between 143. IN and 18s. a week per hond. Rooms are at a premium just now in the munition areas, but on a wage of from £3 to 7 a week, such as many of the munition workers IN THE MATTER OF DEHN MEYER

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55 PERPETUALLY. HUNGRY.” Among a scries of reports transmitted by Mr. Gerard on April 24th was an account by Mr. Michelson, American Con- sul at Cologne, of his inspection of the at Waha, where 533 British on commissioued others and men are intern td. Mr. Michelson asked the prisoners to delegate eight or ten of their number to talk privately to him, and with these he conversed for twenty minutes or more

The complained impressively that they were perpetually hungry. They said that aothing given them except bread and we

It depends upon the individual worker wae nourishing; that the pieces of bread were very small, and that, whatever the If this contry is willing to learn the whether or not he works longer than his quantity of meat per inau the daily messon of Germany's success there is no actual shift per day and so carne over- ight show, the meat went into stew, and doubt as to the course to take. It is to time, but almost every man does work over:

time.

Some have achieved prodigies of SAVE the prisoner who got a solid piece of it adopt the principle of obligation to per-

and have worked days was lucky, While the food might suffice form military service, in order hencefor wakefulness

together on a job that was specially ur-YOUR for idle men, it was totally inadequate werd to take up the recruits that are

With every man working his bes for men required, as they were required, rded not at haphazard, but by classes, gent

The longer the war there is not much energy left for pleasure BLADES to perform many hours of navies work according to age. per day.

As they received no pay for lasts, the more vitally important is it to when work is done, and the munition this work, those among them who get nouumiz sources. It is only by workers' pleasures are generally of the 76 C4. MITSU BUSSAN KAISHA from home were unable to get extra systematic recruiting that the seeds of lighter kind, such as sitting at the pic- nourishment from the canteen," They the Army car he met with certainty, but tares" or reading the papers in the free

without unnecessary and incalculable in-¡ library. The outdoor swimming bath has Dozen. added, finally, that the situation was

some visitors, and the river attracts aggravated by the fact that the conicats terference with trade and industry.

reached of parcels from England only them after great delay, and often in wretched condition..

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KEROSENE.

WHAT Oll do you get? and what do yea

pay?

Probably you tell your boy to get just "Oil” from the Compradore. Why not tell him to

get

FISH' OR

"OROWN"?

I am aware of the economic arguments many. with which iris sought to combat the adop

A good deal of cheery fun and com- tion of the principle of universal ser After listening to these men I went to vice. The German newspapers are almost panicnship is had by some of the muni tion workers who are batching "-that the next caclosure containing British passionately devoted to them, and prisoners, and listened for ten minutes to incasartly that, while the British Navy 15, living together in houses of their own. done by some neighbour- washing up A similar group of reprezentatives. They hus blessed Germany, with self-reliance Apart from a few hours' cleaning and

independence" by cutting off her were equally emphatic and specife in nad their denunciations of the food, and they forsign trade, the British Empire must ing housewife, the men look after them also were convinced that British prisoners all costs maintain exports, before selves, entertain their friends on occasion, were being discriminated against in the armies. The true reply is that the Britiland generally make themselves at home.

The scale of living in the munition matter of parcels and in other respects. Empire hus at all cust, to destroy or wear

The German oficer in charge of the down the military force of an enemy who areas is eloquently attested by the food dir: parcel room assured me emphatically that ha staked absolutely everything upon plays in the local shops. Little shops, fr he permitted no discrimination against military success. It still does not seem instance, whoss only fish supply in line any prisoners, and he showed the newly-to be fully understood the Germany's past was perhaps a few haddocks and hos arrived parcels, already in line for financial and economic organization for rings, are now able to display whole sal mon. There is also a market nowadays examination, and asked me to note way is based upon nothing except con- the condition in which those from Eug-fidence that her enemies will pay her bills for chickens and ducks which did not exist Ind had been received by him. The That was made perfectly plain by the

Unthinking people have taken these condition of many of the parcels which Imperial Finance Minister, Dr. Helffe formerly and for other more delicate fare

It was repeated the

Leitury, had that day arrived from Eugland was rich, last March,

cn which to base arguments about wretched and they there all more battered other day by the Friskfurter

improvidenes and thriftlessness" on the get Having embarked upon this and dirty than the parcels which had arrived from France. The officer told me Germany cannot turn back or repeat until part of the munition workers, quit over-les. that this was always the case, and that, military failure stores her in the face, looking the fact that while a man working furthermore, parcels from Francs reached Pelief in as possibilities of economico hard must be well fed, his appetite, him with much greater rapidity and pressure upon Germany is better justified through such work, becomes dainty," To than is at present owing to the failure work hard for long hours at a stretch and regularity than parcels from England.

With regard to the treatment given to ricusly to invade Germany territory then face a beefsteak is a heroism that British prisoners as compared with that and the loss of rich areas is the West ought not to be expected even of a British THE BEST Oil For Ordinary HOUSEHOLD given to other prisoners, the camp com- commonly supposed. But, as things stand, munition worker.

Should this fact have faid to knock endant said that the British were a neither have Germany's calulations yet Aurly, taciturn lot, that they were phy-ben dissppointed, nor is time against the bottom out of the accusation of ''thrift- It is in British power to deprivelessness," there remain others. The post sically less elen than the Belgians or her. Hassians, that they were prone to steal Germany of all her advantage by supply offices are selling War Loan to munition ing among themselves, and that they were ing the military foundation to the system quite unwilling to work. For the rea of national effort that is in process workers in striking quantities; there is But if it is to be done are buying of cottage property by work- sons he said it was often impossible for reconstruction.

the savings banks are increasing their him to grant special requests made by it inust be done now, before there is furers just now than at any previous time; Do Sale at the #11412 Pass Offos or British prisoners, and impossible for him ther dissipation of strength in directions deposit accounts. These facle should be to live up to his firm intention to give other than those which are essential to

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