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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, 1915.

The VICTROLA

WAR NEWS.

SUBMARINES NEW WEAPON

Though it is careful to refrain from any mention of the revolt (and apparent- ly the supersession) of von Tirpitz, the

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reference to the future course of German submarine warfare (~~~

While we hope and assume that the new armament of our submarines with guns of long range will facilitate their operations, we cannot help admitting and all the world must agree with us in this respect that under the recently adopted rules the incurring their own destruction than they did when they could torpedo a vessel with out warning.

submarines run a much greater risk of

It becomes clear, therefore, that the probability is in the direction rather that the now course the German Government has adopted will add to our losses already very serious-in men and boats.

Thus the silly contention of our enemies that the losses we have sustained offer the ground for our change of procedure in our Ỡ bont way is at once disposed of..

DRAMA UNDERGROUND..

KOW A GERMAN MINE WAS REMOVED.

GERMAN ATTEMĪTS TO ORGANISE STRIKES.

TRYING TO STOP AMERICA'S. OCEAN SHIPMENTS.

From a American contemporary we take the following —

V.C. AND HIS BUTLER.

MASTER AND MAN FIGHTING

SIDE BY SIDE

Second-Lieutenant G. A. Boyd-Rooh- fort, Scots Guards, the first Guards! officer to win the V.C. since the Crimea, was carried shoulder-high round the Wellington

Samuel Gompers, President of the Ame rican Federation of Labour, issued a statement on the 13th ult, confirming the Mooday. story that efforts had been made by foreign governments to influenca cor ruptly leaders of organized labour to start a strike among the longshoremen and seamen and in that way prevent the exportation of Americam products.

Gompers saya be has known for some time of the facts just published and calls attention to an intimation he gave of the situation in the letter he sent to Erucat Bolm, soretary of the New York Central Federated Unions..

Gompers hints that other revelations will come, even more startling, perhaps, and they will prove that labour leaders have withstood great temptation during the crisis through which the world s passing.

He says that, sooner or later, the coun try will learn with astonishment the extent to which the attempts were made ta to the up the commence of the country. influence corruptly labour organizations

PACIFIC COAST SHIPPING.

Barracks, London, on

of the gallant dieutenant's deed in the If there is one man prouder than any trenchies between Cambrin and La Bussée, that man, says Home pager, is his butler for six years-Private Thorow- There is a touch of old-world romance good also of the Boote Curde. reminiscent of the age of feudálism about the story of the enlistment of master and man. When Lieutenant Boyd-Rochfort announced his intention of joining the Army Thorowgood at once decided that he too would go. He hold the South African ribbon for service during the Boer War and he offered himself na a private at the same time that Lieutenant Boyd-Rochfort applied for a commission.

The butler was accepted; his master was rejected at first but scoured his com mission after undergoing an operation.

It happened that Second-Lieutensout Boyd-Rochfort went to the frons before his buller, but Private Thorowgood soon after was in the trenches with his master. He did not happen to be present when Second-Lieutenant Boyd-Rochfort the V.C.; that is his only n-gret,

WON

He was the proudest man in France when he heard the news on his return to the firing line an hour or twe after the Officer and private came home deed.

the together, and they will re-enter struggle together.

Second-Lieutenant Boyd-Rochfort told

how he won the V.C. in these terms: the story of his efforts to enlist and

Like other men," he said, “I was, of course, keen on enlisting when war broke nut. But I had the ill luck to meet with a nasty accident while playing polo dur

ghe last week in August. I had to undergo a serious operation in Nurember and was in hospital for three months. When I came out in February 1 tried for a commission, but they would not accept So I me because I had varicose, vens, underwent another operation and was laid up for six weeks.

News has reached Blackburn that Lieutenant W. Cooper, an old Blackburà amateur footballer, was decorated at the front with the Military Cross for an act In response to requests from local of remarkable coolness and resource. representatives of New York newspapers Lieutenant Cooper, whe was mining in the as to the extent of alleged German Malay States when war broke out, hurried attempts to promote a strike of long- home and joined the Royal Engineers. He shoreen, John Keau, who is vice-Presi HOME had been ten weeks in the trenches at the dent of the International Longshukinch's

foot of Hill 60 when he earned the Military tion, gave out the following statement:

Union, in charge of the Pacific jurisdic- Cross. In was driving a mine 192 yards long under the German position, and had "I do But know that I frustrated the got within a few yards of his objective efforts of the Germans to bring about a when he broke into a German mine strike of the longshoremen, but I do know crammed with high explosives. For a hat I was instrumental in getting the moment he thought his party were doomed, men to sign the new agreement with the

cortain in but he quickly cut the wires leading to shippers in opposition to the German trenches and, sending back unces that were strongly pro-German. for help, proceeded to carry away the

"This was most strongly evidenced at enemy's explosives piecemeal. As the Seattle, where from the circumstances tunnel was very low, he and his men lay that presented themselves I was and am head to fest and passed the stuff back from strongly of the opinion that German

After that I got my commission and hand to hand. The task occupied twelve money was being offered the men and the hours, there being one ton and a half of members of the executive committees to joined in April. I wont to the front on explosives. No mishap occurred, but five prevent the execution of the new agree. June 1 and have been in the trenches with of Lieutenant Cooper's men were render ment and thus bring about a streko that my battalion continuously until last ed unconscious by tumes, and four of would tie up all of the shipping on the Friday,”

Pacific and Atlantic The men were ... them received the D.C.M. for their share given promise of large strike benefits and The lieutenant was with a working in this remarkable feat.

these promises unquestionably came through German agents. Of course I have no direct evidence, because I was concerned only in preventing trouble and not in bringing the trouble makers to

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"When President O'Connor of the National Union was here, some time New Zealand (writes a correspondent ago, from his home in Buffalo, NY. he

London paper) is fitting out told me that German agents had made its second hospital ship, and citizens direct offor to him if he could aid in from all over the country are offering calling a strike of the longshoremen their best for its equipment. One " Hore

in San Francisco German remarkable offer made by a lady roads like agents have been at work among the men, a Jules Verne romance.

but their efforis went for naught because new agreement This is the free gift from her of a deposit we managed to get the of schcelite—an

ore yielding tungsten, signed up before they could brad us off. used in the hardening of steel-contain There is little chance of any trouble ing 30,000 tons, now worth £03) per ton. row." Multiplied out ob even £500 per ton, there is a cool offer of £15,000,000 to be picked up for the working of the stuff. Ever since she was child the lady has been interested in mining and geology, and has lived as a working miner on the Yukon) River, in Alaska, in Australia, and in New Zealand, and declares that she can do a day's hard work in the mine along with any man. The fact that she owns and works (as a sideline) a gak mine is but an item in the story.

BEYOND HUMAN ENDURANCE.'

FLAME PROJECTOR.

DESCRIPTION OF THE GERMAN INVENTION...

The special correspondent of The Times the British Headquarters, recantly wrote:-

At

CAUGHT MONTAR BOMB.

party of about 40 men in a trench when a mortar bomb from the German lines was hurled over the parapel. The lieutenant, with Irish dash and resolution, shouted,

Clear away, boys!" and springing for ward caught the bomb just before it resched the ground and Bung it back over the parapet.

It seemed," he said last night, "that it had hardly left my hands hfore it We exploded with a terrific report. were all buried under falling earth, but fortunately no one was hurt, although my cap was blown to pieces.

"My men were very appreciative of my action and cheered and thanked me. Afterwards they wrote and signed a statement of what I had done, which the handed to the colonel. There is just our thing I must say, and that is that the monof my hattalion Dave simply splendid!!

HONGKONG VOLUKIBER GORPS

OGEFS ORDERS BY EIBUR-00% A; OHAPMAN, V.D,

TOINED, 1.The undormentioned. having, joined the Corps are allotted. Corps (4mbarg and posted as follows:- No. 1918 Private D. M. Whanand fo

Scouts Company (No, 4 Section). No 1919 Privato G. M. Moinnes to

Scouts Company (No. 4 Section).

KUSKETAY.-PART 1.

3. Recruits of Engineer Company, who

have not yet fired,, and, the following will are Part I., Recruits Courso King's Park Range, on Saturday, 16th inst., at 2:30 p.m., or on Sunday,

17th inst., at 9.80 a.m. :—Gunnon V. Braga (No. 1 Sea. Arty. Batty.) and H. MoE. McTavish (No. 2 800. Arty. Batty.), Privates F. E. Rauger and W. P. O. Trafford (Scouts Co.). Corp. Grimes, R.E., will attend and suficient N.O.Os. of the Engineer | Company sre to be present to assist him. Uniform (Drill Order) to be worn.

Sergt. Major Kynoch will attend at the Orderly Room not Ister than Saturday morning, 16th inst., to obtain the names of his men who have not yet fired. The Senior Officer at N.CO. in charge of the Range is to check the ammunition both before and after firing.

PARADES

3.--Parades for Thursday, 14th {nstant.

5.30 p.ñ - Recruits of Engineer Co.-- Muskotry and Rifle exercises at Tai- koo Dockyard, under Sergi. Bullock. 0.30 p.m. Recruits of all units (except Right Sec. M.G. "Co. and Signalling Section)--Squad Drill and Rifle over cises at Headquarters under, Sergs, Major Highy and Sergt. Crawford. Remainder, nil.

DETAIL..

4-Gm Club Hill, Kowloon : ---

On duty until 10th inst.: Centre Soo-

tion M.G. Co,

Officer, ar sluty: Lieut. Wright. Detention Camp, Kowloon.

On duty to-night: No. 1 Section 'Arty-

Batty.

Oficer on duty: Lient, Rénnett. On duty 15th inst.: Left See. M. G.

Co, and 7 members of Wight Section: M. G. Co Officer on duty: Lieut. Rees, Orderly Sergeant unti

16th inst. T Sergt. Schnepel..........

G. E. STEWART, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.K.V.C..

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

ON REPORT.

The following will report themselves at the Central Police Station on Friday, 15th inst a. 5.30 p.m., in uniform :---

2

Absent from Combined Parade, October 7th--V. Yvanovich, A. A. Remedios, J. M. Victor. Wong Chak Nam and Man Tat Cheung.

Absent from Piquet Duty, October 9th. P.-c. Lindsay.

Attending Furude without Rolf Book.. Sergeant Lammert.

OVERHAUL OF RIFLES,

Friday, 15th inst., at 5.30 p.m., Central Police Station. The 4th Platoons of Nos.

and 3 Companies will draw Rifles.

Mon of the Ist; 2nd and 3rd Platoons of Nos. 2 and a Companies who have not yet had their Rifles re-issued to them will attend to draw same. Names to be forwarded for the Musketry Sergeant by Platoon Com-

The lieutenant will receive his V.C.manders before noon on Friday. From the King at Buckingham Palace next Tuesday,

Platoon Commanders of Nos. 2 and 3 Com-

OIL STEAMER LOST,

BURNING WRECK SINKS IN

STRAITS OF MACASSAR.

The

panics will make themselves responsible for seeing that any of their men who have nof yet returned their Rifles for overhaul do so. on the shove date without fail.

PATROLS" (CENTRAL), Thursday, October 14th:--

One Sergeant of Senfor P.-c. and seren P-es, from No. & Ca. for ench shift... Friday, October 15th: ---

"

Ono Sergeant or Senior P.-c. and seren Pes from No. 2 Company for each shift.

PATROLS (KASTERN).

5.50 p.Abdul Hamid and I. Ram-

jahn,

8.50 p.m.-M. M. Omer and 8. Moos-

deen. Inspector Sirdar Khan will visit.

5.50 p.m.-M. R. Salleh and A. R. Rák-

man.

8.50 p.m.-A, G. Suffiad and Hassan

Khan,

Saturday, October 16th:

Sergeant Khawas Khan will visit.

5.50 p.m.-Sheik Harned and M. Abbas. 8.50 p.m.-Yacob Mohamad and Fat-

• teh Deen.

Sergeant 0 Arculli will visit.

PATROLA (WATER FOLIOK). Thursday. October 14th:-

5,50 p.m.-Kim (S), Maxwell (8), In-

spector d'Almada (P),

-8.50 p.m.-Wilks (S). Gaskell (S), Hen-

derson (P).

PARADES. (Central Station 5.80 p.an. -Mufti and Rifles.)

The scheelite deposit was discovered in the Marlborough district of New Zealand

I was shown to-day the first complete

Confirmation of the news of the loss of several years ago, and it consists of three fame projector" which we have cup- reefs, over which she holds the mineral tured from the Germans. This particular the Standard Oil vessel Kanukuk bas rights. One of those she has offered teapparatus was taken at Hooge on August been received by the Standard Oil Com-Thursday, October 14th:- the Government, and the other two-one ath on the occasion of our recent success larger and the other smaller-she

there, and was, no doubt, one of those pay in Singapire, says the Straits Timeg reserving for herself. The offer to the employed against our men on July 30th.

but, fortunately, with that news 'bias come Government is made conditional upon

The complete apparatus may be said the intimation that the captain and crew moneys received for staff actually worked being paid over to the wounded soldiers,

roughly to consist of three main parts, In are safe at Balik Papan. The Kanakuk, the first place there is a reservoir cylinder laden with benzine and petroleum, Friday, October 15th: for storing the nitrogen by which is obtain caught fire in the Straits of Macassar, and burnt almost, to the water line ed the pressure for forcing out the liquid before taking her final plunge to the oil from the main body of the instrument bottom.

The burning ship attracted the The cylinder, which is about 3ft. Gin, high, attention of Capt. C. Griffin, of the The Hamburg Freudenbluté prints some is capable of holding 14.4 litres and weight steamer Sarie Bornes, who at once pro further revelatons regarding the thievish 23 kilos when empty. It has, apparently, ceeded to the scene of the catastrophe. scoundrels who are living on the blood and been tested in 100 atmospheres, but the The spot, was marked by a dense cloud of bones of the poor" by exacting exorbit normal pressure in when fall is 125 at thick, black smoke, out of which flames ant profits from the sale of necessaries:mospheres. Each one of these nitrogen were leaping to a height of forty-feet. Truly, the patience and long-suffering cylinders is capable of supplying enough The vessel-at the time it was no possible of our housewives is being tried beyond nitrogen for four or five of the actual to identify her was anchored and human endurance,

flame projectors." The specimen I saw abandoned." She WAS blazing from To the authorities it is seemingly not was manufactured by the Fiedler Comtaffrail to break of forecastle, and the enough ties the prices of daily necessities pany, of Berlin.

top spar of the mainmast had gone by the have risen in many cases by 75 per cent.

board. A glance was sufficient to show The flame projector" itself, as already that the vessel was doomed, but the blaze over the normal. The people must also be

Eye-witness," consists of continued for another hour and a half. victimised by dealers who defraud them mentioned by mercilessly while the Government and two principal parts. The first part is the the burning wil spreading on the water municipal functionaries who are paid to portable reservoir into which the nitrogen and giving rise to a terrific heat. do so refuse to lift a finger to protect them is pumped from the cylinder I have just flames had almost done their work when Citizens are urged, nay, almost cont described and in to which also is pumped suddenly there was a larch and the

There was some of the burning wreck went down by the head. manded, without cessation, to eat less meat the liquid oil, and fish ad

The crew of the Sarie Borneo had consume more fruit, of liquid still remaining in the reservoir which this year we have an abundant crop when the instrument was captured, and it noticed that a pair of davits on the port They hasten to obey these injunction, and appears to be a form of oil gas tar. When side had been swung out and the falls with what result The shopkeeper refuse the machine is going to be used a valve is lowered to the water's edge, and this

F. O. JENKIN, to sell except by the crate, decline to opened and the pressure of nitrogen gested that the crew of the ill-fated vest, October 15th, 19th and 20th at 6 p.m. sharp.

D.S.P. (Reserve). weigh it in the presence of the purchaser, (which has been pumped in to a pressure realising that her loss was inevitable had. who is to be content with a verbal of 23 kilos) forces the liquid along & hose made good their escape in one of the

some oft. or 10ft, long ending in a nozzle boats A search was made in PO Returning home, the housewife finds that

ance as to the contents of the crate about 4ft. long. The contrivance for ignit vicinity, but no trace of the brukt or the This morning, occupants was found. she has not the proper weight. If she coming the liquid at the instant of emission however, news is to hand that at the men plains she is told she need not make an may be described generally as igniting the are safe at Balik Papan.

liquid automatically, much on the same The Aanakuk, a British vessel of 2,503 A dramatic incident which occurred wire purchases,

registered tons, leaded up there for recently is related in the Paris Journal. Cases have come under our notice where principle that any charge is fired...in

Early one morning two Germans appear- the crates were twn pounds short on reyan The assumption is that each flame pro- Europe towards the end of last month | poands of plums, two pounds short on ninjector" is worked by two men, one of the sank on September 30th-and it wased before the first line of French tronches pounds of tomatoes, seven pounds short on whom carries the portable reservoir of oil there that news of her loss was frat houting,We are Alsations!" with the

No information as to the crew ren Alsation accent, They asked to speak". thirty-two pounds of apples, and so on and liquid strapped on to his back while received.

a search was to an officer, and were taken to the com- This is a disgraceful state of things. the other directs the nozzle of the hose. It was forthcoming and so is bit too evident that the country people may be that the reservoir is sometimer instituted by the Asiatic Petroleum Com have been to school with the scoundrelly rested upon a step in the trench and that pany, who had loaded the vessel, the mander, to whom they said, "Leave these. big contractors and middlemen who are in the single man in charge of each machine crew bring picked up litle the worse two trenches at once. In five minutes they

for their exciting experience, According will be blown up.

The officer, moved by the evident sincari- league to rob the Government and deceive then directed his nim through loopholes into first reports, the fire originated in the and defraud hard city workers who already the parapet. The range of the apparatus stoke hold and quickly spread to othery of the Alsatians, gave orders for his 6002- have the greatest trouble to make both appears to be upwards of 25 yards, The parts. The nature of the cargo made it men in the two trenches to evacuate them. jet at its extremity is said to spray over impossible to fight the flames, fed as they The last man had only just left when a And the Government does nothing but about oft, and the operation is accom were from the oil tanks, which quickly terrific explosion took place; 500 men had flood the towns with appeals for economy, panied by dense clouds of black smoke sprang into one blazing maks.

escaped death.

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