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Ten Victor Records

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21st, 1915.

THE DIRGE OF HATE, WHY THE GERMANS SAY "GOTT

STRAFE ENGLAND," Mr. H. F. Prevost Battersby, the Daily Graphic's special correspondent, writes from British Headquartory on July 14th as follows

MR. CHURCHILL ON THE

FALL OF ANTWERP. INTERESTING INTERVIEW WITH A DUTCH JOURNALIST.

THE GERMAN WILD BEAST.

"Gott strafe England Gott strafe Eng- GROWING POWER OF THE ALLIES: A PROPHECT,Jand! Gott strafe England!"

They had brought the man in among our An interview with Mr. Churchill, chtain-face was untouched, but over it was creeping own wounded, badly hit by a grenade. His ed by the London correspondent of the that strange grey veil which looks as though | Nicure Rotterdamsche Courant, bas apcloth partly covered the lower part of the it were being spun by an invisible spider. A Gluck peared in that journal. Some extracty Elmian from it are given in the Telegraph and Williams Daily News. Whitehill Mr. Churchill does not enseal from me," says the writer, his opinion that Gluck-Homec geographically and strategically, the ter Pryor's Banditorial arrangement of the month of the Pryor's Band a doubt it had dous harm to the caur Scheldt appeared to him unnatural. With

do..

"If Antwerp had been able to obtain Pryor's Band

When the German had been carried to the Transports along the Scheldt, it need not dressing-stationsome of our own slighter cases Victor Orch, have fallen, and the Belgian Army would still remained to be dealt with; but this man, A...Kaufman have been able to maintain its position if he were to be saved, must be preferred to the Nethe line instead of on the Yet line, fall of the: 80, enemy though he was, and Campbell-Burr I said it was not everybody in the Nether- tedious and almost hopeless the operation, he Vessella's Band lands that was of this opinion, and was laid on the operating table breathing Chürelijt did not contradict when is doleful iteration of linte against those pointed out that the disadvantages of our kindly suffering creatures whose turn of alle command ever the Scheldt did not hit eviation he land taken, and who had never dusively at one party, seeing that at the even thought to grudge him his thin chance moment is held Antwerp closed for the

of life, Germans.

64302-Swallows, The (Bingham-Cowen),

(Song).

64128-Les Farfadets (Ponte)....

·(Violin).

74127-Prodigal Son-How Many Hired Servants

74320-Elijah-Lord God of Abraham..........

87201-Life's Dream is O'er (Ascher-Pratt)

31356-Midsummer Night's Dream Overture

16385- Chimes of Normandy Selection

Poet and Peasant Overture.

16435- Dublin Daisies March

Coon's Birthday

17613- California and You

31828

On the Banks of the Brandywine Moonlight Sonata--First Movement

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(Song) (Dact).

MOUTRIE'S

BEFORE LEAVING

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ORDER THE

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of the Allies,

body, and the pose of the legs revealed where the bomb had struck him. He had fallon outside our trenches, and an act of unnoticed kindness had brought him in. The soldier who did it had stepped out of the safety of his trench on to a glacis still swept by the, enemy's fire.

Two of our men had been killed and several badly hit while thus sue- tan, whose name na one knew, and whose couring our own wounded, and this Samari. deer no one had specially regardled, hnd taken the risk of death to bring in a foc

“EVERYWHERE THE BRITISH LION.” Only the anasthetic had stopped his prayer But however this may be he said. for punishment, that new Paternoster 'don't understand me wrongly. I don't which Gennany finds superior to the diviner theau any reproach. If the Netherlands leniency to those that trespass against us, had allowed this violation of its neutrality and, as the fumes of the other faded from his it would have been attacked and perhaps began again to mumble their petition HOME pied for a great part by the German for vengeance.

army. This would have been a sacrificed and made prisoner, who wore the obvious The exponent was a German soldier, wound- that nobody has any right to ask or to exprint of an intellectual calling. He had been pect of the Netherlands: Nobody has any summoned from civil life only a few months right to reproach the Netherlands for its before he fell into our hands, and he bore his neutrality. As an independent State, it fate with a grave simplicity and an absence, has to poisider flown interests, and it curiously complete, of all personal resent- deas the fullest right to act in secordance mont.. with them.

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Have we not given the proof that we reogniw that right? As a most critical moment we have carefully respected it We have nog even asked, not even hinted al, a passage along the Scheidt That wa in continuation, of the war should alw urselves to be tempted to make any attack upen the Netherlands is impossible and unthinkable.

"But these are affairs on which your statsmen and your own people. must de eide. In the meantime there are possibi lities of real danger. Germany may be forced to attack Holland

THE WILD BEAST.

"Germany is getting into the position of the wild beast in its cage that sees the flames corning nearer and nearer and makes desperate dashes, left and right. For tunately, you have a good and brave army. and then your wonderful waterline.

"In any case, you will understand that who have ourselves up aš cham-

:

He did not want to discuss military matters. Indeed, his knowledge of his own my was curiously naive. But he spoke with quiet assurance on the causes of the war; and it was this question of the late which led

ጓል to it. There is power in unity," he said; evou in that sort of unity. A nation thinking much with it. It is a fibre that you make slike, nn army thinking alike-you may

do

cause for hate he was pure positive. Perhaps the grain all the same way." But about the. we have always hated you," he said. "We havo suspected and we have never under. stood, No, I myself feared nothing from you. You ind passed your aphelion; you were spent you were content. The con to deprive them. You did not love us; you tented are never to be feared till you threaten did not trust us; but you would not hurt us so long as we were still. But you lay across all the paths we would have taken, and that forced us to be still. Every where, everywhore, the British for."

WAITING FOR ENGLAND.

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do nothing to touch the undeniable rights of another small nation. You understand also that after this war, when we have brought it to a victorious and--and that we shall certainly do the position of small States will be stronger than ever before,

Organisation of anger. "It does not necɑnt,

agreed, but it mukes the way to it. The to wish well to us. He saw only the friendly lion was always there, but of late he seemed things-that his ships and his armies were not for us, that he wished only peace with

| LIN.

That was true, he was assured.

"So? It may be," was his answer; "but what happened! On every side there is pressure against the German peoples on this side the Slav, on that the Latin, like a snake about us, We must struggle if we would be free. So we begin with the Slay on the uth, and little by little the other peoples come into it. And all the time we watch England. We watch and watch; but Eng asia and Serbia against us. It is enough; land says nothing. We see France and so far we are prepared, but we want no more. England lias but to speak, and all would be arranged. But England says nothing. So we age a little farther, and a little further, wait tong always for England to say. Then, at

"The criminal that has thrown himself po little Belgium will stand, after his chastisement, as a fearful example, As to what you now say, that some people in Holland fear that in the Peace Congress when the Allies lay down terms, there may be some talk of a proposition to the Nether Hands to give my Zerland Flanders in

change for a piece of German ferritory, Fast Friesland, or something of that sort peace is still a long way off, and these affairs have been scarcely, if at all, spoken But once more it would be agting the very essence of our cause to tre badly conntry such as the Netherlands. or corce it with threats or with force now later."

of.

"WE MUST WIN-12

last, we cross the line; we are committed war is declared. And, at once, England speaks But all the time I am with these peoples; it is war with me, too.

That the Allies are going to win there is for Mr. Churchill no doubt whatever.. There was something about Belgium, he

We must win," he said. The worldmitted

was reminded "Ah, yes, Belgium," he ad- stands open to us. We ea recup rate our-led with a shrag., "But, without Belgium, selves, we can strengthen ourselves as often ensy to tell him.

you suppose?" It was not very The Russians are drawing does one suppose 1,

Without Belgium what as necessary. back? Well, then perhaps not this year, That is what we see," he said simply. then next year. Our people are tough and "England has but to say: 'I, too, am inhis tenacious. Each month our determina- quarrel and there the end of it. But she; tion and ur power grow. The men are wait and wait to say it till all know it is too still streaming in. We have not lien able late. Germany has already to fight, and now in equip them as quickly as they offer she must fight England, and because Eng- themselves. Now the country's industrial land, Italy, and so on, and so on. Is it resources are being thoroughly organized, wonderful, then, that we late?"

RUSSIA'S STRENGTH. READY TO CONTINUE THE WAR

FOR YEARS."

FUND.

KWANGTUNG FLOOD RELIEF HONGKONG'S, CONTRIBUTION.

TO THE ARMY.

Several names have been sent to us to to the list we published from Houg-

The Tung Wah Hospital begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the Kwangtung Flood be added Relief Fund:

T. T. from New York Por Messrs. Kin Tye Luong from the Chamber of Commerce of Bangkok d

The Chinese Commercial Print-

ing Press

2

subscribers of 320 each and 2 of $10 enelt

subscriber of $7.90, 1 of 90 and 1 of 92

Afreasly acknowledged

Total

8 2,000 ve on Wednesday of neu

kong and nearby ports who

havo

5,000.00 answered the call of duty, but whose names (do not appear in the list of men who have 10.03.

"gone home from the Colony at Government 60.00 expense. We give the amplified list:-

15.90

$469,029.30

$476, 145.20

PRINCE OF WALES' FUND. (SUBSCRIPTION LIST, NO. 45).

"Hinemton.

Hongkong Tramway Co., Ltd.,

*

Collected at Band Performance- at North Point on 11 August #925.80) and collected in the boxes in the tran cars from och July to 12th August Queen's College, A.D.S.

7895017: Mr. H. G. Allen Hongkong Gymkhana Club "Disgusted" Mr. R. D. Harvey's Fund-

Collected by Mrs. H. Enstave

J. A. $7.50, Mr. F. M. Craw- ford 85, Mr. G. J. Harman $5, Mr. E. J. Ainslie $3, Mr. H. E. Scriven 85, Mr. R. D.

Mr. Bridger 83,

Duncan Clark 92, Mr. 3. C. England $2, Mr. R. Bullock $1.50, Mr. A. E. Paine $5, Mr. A. H. Skelton $30.

Collected by Mr. F. M. Craw

ford: Mr. F. Graham 810, Mr. S. R. Spaulding $10, Mr. S. Dalton $10, Capt. G. H. Alcock #10, Mr. W. Gow $10. Capt. A. Fraser $10, Capt. L. Hussey $10, Mr. A. Kum $5.

Collected by Mr. F. A. P.

Patrick: (Kongmoon): Mr. E. F. Lyle $10, Mr. E. C. Friedrichan $12, Mr. F.. A. P. Patrik $10, Mr. J. Chipperfield 36, Mr. D. B. Izatt B, Mr. H. C..Serim. shaw $4, Mr. M. Friedman #2, Mr. G. White 85, Mr. E. R. Buckle $15, Anonymous

$10.

Collected by Mr. F. M. Ellis"

May June: Mr. Leo d'Almada-e Castro $10, Mr. F. M. Ellis 26. Mr. Un Hew Fan 34. Mr. H. G. Anderson $3. Mr. Fang Kit Ting $3.

* Collected by Mr. H. Murray

Bain:Mr. W. A. Donald son $15, Mr. H. M. Bain #15; Mr. E. Seth $5, Mr. G. Harper $5. Mr. W. F. Konp- ton $9.

Collected by Mr. G. D. Worby

(Amoy) Mr. W. H. Batley. $, Mr. G. B. Worby 810, Mr. J. A. Grandon $5, Mr. A. P. C. Hicks $5.

Collected by Mr. C. E. Wart ren-Mr. Hanson $5. Mr. Steinfeld '85, Mr. Cordeiro $3, Mr. Acock $3. Mr. Lind- borg $2, Mr. Xavier $2, Me Brath $2, Mr. C. E. Warran 33, Mr. C. W. Olson $1, Mrs. C. E. Warren 82, Mrs. J. Olson $1.

Collected by Mr. T. Carr Hom

sley (Swatow):Mr. G. D. Pitzipios $15.50, Mr. W. G: Lay $20, Mr. J. M. Forboa $20, Mr. C. Hodgson $10, Mr. R. B. McLachlan $10, Mr. S. Barker $810, Mr. A. Macgowan 810, Mr. V. R. Vick $10, Mr. G. H. Fletchor' 810, Mrs. W. G. Lay $10, Tro Yee Swee 10, Mr. C "Wood $5, "Mr. C. S. Holds- worth $5, Mr. A. R. Pollock $5, Miss Dawson $5; Mr. Tan Cheang Yong 8, Mr. P. Carr. Rumsey $5, Mr. Tan Boon Ek $5, Mr. Lim Mark Chuan 85, Mr. Heng Tak Mong $5.

25.00

Bevan, H. S.

Bond, H. H.

Brug held, T. R. G.: Brown, W.

Caldwell, Roy: Chatham, W. H, Chatham, W. K. Clark, Jasper. Cope, W. G. Cruickshank, E. Comingham, E. C. F. Elborough, A. C., E.

Gil, L. H. (Canton). "Greason, J. E. Grimble, Eric.

Grissell, F.

Hallowes

J20:51 200.00 *

Harris, Rader;"

Hirsh,

100,00

5.00

Javies, F. W.

5.00

Jay, J. W.

€9.00

75.00

79.00

26.00

$3.00

$ 25,00

$

29.00

180.00

26.78

107.13

$1.00

R

D.

Collected by Mr. J. P. Scott (Haiphong) Members of the E. P. Mission

(Swatow) Members of the C. M. Customs

Staff (Swatow) Collected

"The production of ammunition will-te staggering. The Fleet is continually grow. ing stronger. The Italians have joined in. They are fresh. More will follow. The Germans have made a mistake in their reck. oning with regard to France. They have never understood what France, in allinnen with England, would be able to do. But the delegates of the General Administra

A large and representative meeting of is it strange that we were not as strong ax the Germans from the first day! Those land for the requirements of the troops tion of Agriculture for the purchase of people have prepared themselves for forty was held in Petrograd last month.

M. Krivocheine, the Minister for Agri- We had to expand our military pre-culture, indicated the nature of the task parations while fighting and partly to in which confronted the delegates, viz., the prove."

preparation of supplies for the troops. They had, he said, to take over the new crop with a view to bringing the conflict with the enemy to a victorious conclu-

when we receive the new crop we had Jess difference in exchange.co sion, "As it is," said M. Krivecheine, still have some reserves from the old. Swatow and Amoy Currency...

years.

JAPANESE CEMENT.

The briskness in the genrent export trade following the outbreak of the European war has became still more pronounced, "All the information available leads Monthly exports to the South Seas, Austra-us to think that the agricultural resources lia, and India now amount to as much as of Russia are in no way shaken by a 50.000 barrels, states the isaki, as against year of war.

Thanks to God, who has

by Mr. Harver:-Capt. Lossius 200, Mr. A. H. Roberts 85, Mr. L. Corner $3, Mr. J. Stalkor $2, Mr. N. L. Railton $1.

*

21.00

Lammert, E.

Lang, L. V. Logan, M. 1. Long, R. F

Met'aig, J.

Orchard E. F. G.

Page . H. (Swalow). Parkinson, R. H. (Swatow).. #Robson, T. E. S.

Sherun, A. 1)..... Sorby, V. *Swire, J.. K.

Temperley, A.

*Walker, C. N.

Willson, C.

Wolf, G.M.D.D. (Canton).

*Killed in action.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

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

JOINED.

Frivate W. L. Handyside joined the Corps on 20th instant, allotted Corps No. 1890 and posted to Civil Service Company,

LEAVE.

Lee, Cpl. J. T. Tooker is granted leave pf absence from 21. 8. 15 to 21. 8. 10.

PARADES,

Paraules for Saturday, 21st instant, wel.

DETAIL Gun Club Hill, Kowloon :-

On duty antil morning of 25th instant--

Scouts Co.

Officer on duty to-night-Capt. Stewart. Detention Camp, Kowloon --

On duty to-night--Left Sea, M. G. Co, and the following monhors of Hight Sec. M. G. Co.: Pies. H. Anderson, Archie, Ben- jamin, Greaves, Machado, and Setna. Oficer on duty-Lieut. Rees

Or duty 22nd inst-Centra Sec. M. G. Co. Oficer on duty-Lieut. Wright.

Orderly Officer until 25th inst.-Lieut. C.

Smith,

Orderly Sergt. until 25th inst-Corp.

Young.

G. E. STEWART, Captain,

Adjutant, H.K.V, Corps.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

RETURN OF RIFLES.

The Orders of August 19th-20th should read-"Ammunition must be retained in safa custody until further orders. No ammeni- tion is to be returned to Store.

KERGRANT-MAJOR'S RANK.

The Hon. C. S. P. directs that in the Police Reserve the Sergeant-Major will wear the uniform of and rank as an Inspector. This Order will apply as from 8.8.15, the date of the first appointment of a Sergeant-Major.

WEARING OF UNIFORM

N. C. Officers detailed to take charge of parades must wear uniform when on such duty.

LEAVE.

P.C. H. D. Browno is granted six months' leave as from August 24th.

JOINED.

The following have joined: Mahomed Abbas, Adum Bandran, Kassin Hussain, Sheik Abdool Hamid, Yacob Mahomed, Rujhan Mahomed Omar, Usuff Mahomed Omar, Abdool Rahman, Abdool Hamid Samy and N. B. White.

F. C. JENKIN,

D. S. P. (Reserve).

DUM-DUM BULLETS.

AUSTRIAN OFFICERS PROTEST TO AUSTRIAN WAR OFFICE.

The following message signed by sixteen- officers of the Austro-Hungarian Army, was recently sent to the War Office at Vienna :-

"The Officers here as Prisoners-of- War have been shown by the Russian Offi-. cials the Austrian range-finding ballots, which ballets have the same effect as Duní 23.91 Dums. The wounds caused by these bul- lets are horrible. We protest in the name

$ 709.00 of humanity gains their further use and $1,184.80equest that immediate orders he given to

100,000 barrels which were exported dur-given us almost everywhere a magnificent Already acknowledged lists 1/44, 281,013.74 stop their use. ing twelve months of last year. Exports harvest, Russia is ready to continue the from January to July this year have al struggle for years yet without the ready exceeded 300,000 barrels, and there slightest danger of any weakening what

We were given to understand that the $203,078.60 use of them is a breach of the Geneva Con- Fontion and that in future officers mado Prisoners-of-War will be shot by the same

1,017.94

fore it will be quite easy for Japan to ex-ever. Moreover, Russia can provide in Monthly subscriptions port 600,000 barrels in the course of the cur-abundance the necessary reserves, not only Already acknowledged lists 1744. 55,159:48 type of bullets." rent year,

The boom in exports has for her own armies, but also for the naturally sent the home market up by armies of all the Allies." Kidney Disorders. Free from about 30 sen. The spinning companies The Minister added that, even if the

A warranted care for all acquired or constitutical Diz- Organs in either sex. These charges from the Urinary

famous Pills also enre Gravel, Pains in the Back and all

merury. Forty years' eur. cess. Sold by all Chemiste and Storekeepera throughout the world.

expansion projects have also had a harden ing effect on the cement market. The brick market has also been favourably affected

$56,177.40

8819,236.00 $290,117:47

Balance in hand... 29,198.53

YL STABE.

Hon. Treasurer.

war lasted a long time, the last word would be said by the country capable, Remitted to London :--- with its own resources, of feeding its armies and its population for an inde

by the same causes, quotations reverting 10 finite period, even if that population and The normal figure of V.0.50 after a long those armies increased to an unlimited [65, continued depression,-Japan Chronicle.

extent,

Hongkong, 10th August, 1915.

As showing that the British blockade is effective, the figures published by the United States Department of Commerce are significant. These indicate that the value of American exports to German-te the month of June amounts to just £80 compared with £2,800,000 in June, 1914.