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BRUTALISED WAR.

ABT OF STRATEGY AND TACTICS GONE BY THE BOARD.

SEMI-SAVAGE IDEAS.

[DY LIEUT. COL KOUSTAN BEK.]

The new method of warfare which has hoon introduced by the Germans has somewhat dimmed the authority of the great Napoleon, who was considered as

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A red tab sometimes known as the safety tab-adorns the uniforms of the thinking department of the British Army. Every Staff officer is paid on the theory that he possesses specialised knowledge. The Staff of the British Army is an catablishment of officers not having com- mand, but invested with administrative and executive duties. All the depart- ments attached to the Army or to sections of the Army are under the jurisdiction of

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ADDRESS

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atort, while generations of safety behind the Royal Navy have deprived the Foreign Office and the Board of Trade of common- The following le a list of unclaimed telograms sense and foresight. Clerks and attaches lying in the Great Northern Telegraph were chosen for their incomes, their man- Company's office at Hongkong-

FROM ners, their extraction and thoir futile odu Pape cation. To the Hans was left the practice Bles. Ho gkong Hel...

Chow, C.TA

Shanghai of getting capable diplomats, even if they

Dai en could be heard in the street when eating Logiku, co their food indoors. When British diplo Feek Hing...

Cranks mats are good they are very, very good. Kagiangsurg. Varg-ng St. Skon, bai When they are bad they are extremely ex- Mater, Ja, anese Cozanlate

Bad Staff work in the Foreign-

Coloral

Totio pensive. Office left Germany and Franco in doubt

Oke Shoru Usuks as to whether England would fight. Mies Reed, Hongkong Hot changhai.

As an instance of bad Staff work, the Praibipe,ssenger, Autori

Tiko treatment of interned Germans in this Maru, co Moloka

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one of the greatest soldiers, even in our the BStaff. Where Stast work is efficient country may be cited. The management Selmes, Graid Hots

day.

The improvement of the technical equipment of the modern aray, and the titanic quantity of troops engaged, the presence of which on a front of hundreds of alles practically deprived the army of its manoeuvring ability, broke the doc trine of the great Napoleon into frag-

imenta.

victory follows; na for example, when the English and the French snatched victory out of the jaws of failure at the battle of Mons. A-naval example of good Staff work was when the Admiralty provided Admiral Stardes with a force strong enough to destroy von Spee and his fleet. As good Staff work in all departments of Government spells victory, the result Practically modern strategy is more of bad Staff work is exactly the same as similar to tac epoch of Hannibal and though the British Foreign Office, War Attila, or Xerxes, than to the epoch of

Office, Admiralty, and Board of Trade- Napoleon, whose wars were based on the were run by men in German pay for the principles of a high military honour benefit of Germany. In the problem of when a dispute between two more

OF States was decided by means of armies, recruiting, which Lord Derby has taken and only by armies limited in numbers up, it is evident that something is wrong by a facit understanding...

Napoleon was a warrior, a man who loved his profession, but who always tried to obtain a good repute in the future about his deeds. He was a man

who remembered history.

Napoleon was a soldier who obeyed the moral dictates of humanity as far as they. could be followed in such a terrible thing ay war is. The Napoleonic wars were really wars of wits, where manoeuvring was everything, where the strategical ability of the generals played a important role,

CESAIL'S METHODS,

must

In reality the Napoleonic strategy was the strategy of Julius Caesar, improved according to the technical means of the pock, but based on the principles of the uciout Romans. He was toc much a soldier to use poison or any other bar- barit means of lighting such as were used by uncivilised nations. He fought as knight, and beams immortal, leaving to us extensive and most instruc tive material for the study of the mili Lary art.

The history of the wars of Napoleon became a gospel for every soldier. We were taught the principle of his extra- ordinarily skilful strategic method. The uphorisms of this great soldier are familiar to everybody, and even during the arst year of the present war nearly every commentator sought to draw a parallel between the modern strategists and those of Naopleon.

Much has been said about the en- strategical circling movement, about a breach through the enemy's front. But it was soon understood that the modern ensloping movement and as the forging of the line of the enemy have no sini- larity to those of the Napoleonic ere, and cannot be compared with them.

It became clear that with such gigantic Fronts as those along which our armies are extended there is no room for a Na- poleonic manauvre, and the breach through the front, which was then con sidered as to beginning of the cad, has not at the present time the same import- ance as it had in the past.

It is an absurdity to compare modern strategy with the strategy of Napoleon or the other great generals of his epoch We are Lighting in quite different cir cumstances, in the presence of an im mensely developed micans of communica tion and in the presence of nations in arms. The telegraph and wireless and the telephone alone have killed the me thods of Napoleon, and what can we sav about the monstrous guns, flying ma- chines, and other products of engineer- ing art?

THE BARBARIANS.

We are lighting as the semi-civilised nations fought hundreds of years ago, when boiling tar, great stones, and poi- soned arrows were used, when prisoners were all executed or turned into slaves.

•Instead of the war elephants which crushed men to death we have the mon- strous shells, and instead of poisonous arrows we have the poison gases.

1 read in the Russian papers that the Germans drug their prisoners and muti- late the officers by uputating their hands or legs. They use the men like uitle for labour in the fields. Is not this slavery i

I see the living walls of both fronts, pressing the enciny, or being preased, exterminate continuing gradually to

each other.

And, in view of such circumstances, we are still talking about strategy, about the importance of the manoeuvre!

I do not so any room for maneuvre, (as understood in strategy hitherto) either on the cast or on the west, and in reality we are depending more on the political situation than ou the strate- gical.

It is almost impossible to discuss the etrategical position of each front sepa rately when in front of you not a war, as we were accustomed to the idea of war, but a simple slaughter is develop ing.'

On strategical principles one could discuss unly the whole theatre of war, which is at present the whole of Europe and Great Britain Russia, Franes, Italy, Servia, Belgium, and their ene- nies could be considered separate armies.

ROADS TO RUIN.

Supposing that a German in German pay were in charge of the British recruit ing system, he would seek to accomplish the downfall of the British Army in four teen ways

Tsushima

Burbank Yang, Hongkong

Shangbai Dook.

CHURCH SERVICES.

and control of a prison camp is specialised knowledge possessed by few British officers. Still, those who know how to manage in- tentment camps should be made respon- sible for the treatment of internod Ger- man-not clerks of German sympathisors. Escapes from prison camps by tunnelling S. JOHN'S CATRIDEAL, Hongkong, 26th er otherwise have been frequent, Luxuries Sunday iter Trinity, 21st November, 1918. are provided for German officers, while Holy Communion (3.05 a.m.), Matins (11 am) ragged British officers in German camps Respontes, Ferial; Verito, Barnby Penime, are half starved, spat at, ill-treated, and Smart Pre and Smart: Te Drum, Oakley in denied warmth in winter. American offiF; Jubilate Goodson in G Anthem," Jeep, NB-Psalm 1CS. cals who visit British prisoners in Get-Word of Urd," Maurt Holyommunice, my are deceived by the adoption of spe13 Neon, Hymn, 165 mat's visit. Cruelty "as usual" is then uniton Hymn, ich verses 1, 2 and 6. Est- Fong (5.45 p.m.). Responses, Feral; Psalme, cial treatment on the one day of the diple-veres 1, 2, 1, 8, 15, 31, 32, 33, 34 end 44 in Crotab, Medley; Magnifica, Mornington (25th resumed

morning): Nane Dimittis, Porcall (28th oven ing); Hymne, 223 260 and 288.

T. ANDREW'S CHURCH, Kowloon 21st November, 25th Sunday after Trinity, Holy Commnnin after Morning Servior. Morning Prayer 11 .. Hymn 537; Responses, Festa); Venite, Barney, 21st day; Psalme, As Fe; To. Denn, Laves, Cooks and Hopkins; Benedictus, Bara by; Hymne, 140, 188 and 438, Kyrie, Vincent. National Anthem. Erening Prayer 6pm, Hymn, 276; Rosporses, Festal; Paalaus Alternative Chania; Magnificat, Turle, W. A. Chant, No. 38, Nuno Dmilti, Martin, W. A. Chant, No. 311; Hymns, 27, 26 and 38 (8 in Appancia). Vesper Bymn. National Anthem.

In England pro-Germans in high society are allowed to socker, cosset, and comfort Were the Huns in our prison camps. knowledge coordinated and systematic ad- ministration established on sound lines, it would be found that escapes would be in possible. All escapes by prisoners tunnel 1. He would enlist married mon. withing can easily be prevented by a plan that Iarge families, unatchletic, ruptured, and enable German prisoners to drown the soft. While neglecting fit young hache selves neatly if they prefer to make tur. lors, he would enlist consumptives, the els contrary to the regulations of British mained, deaf, and uefit, and would or prison camps.

In South Africa Gornian methods are re: range that loose medical examination should be un barrier to enlistment. Docpaid in kind, because General Botha anderstands that the flun is not to be tors would be paid by the number of mon

killed by kindness. Some British pr they passed, not by the number of fit men

soners were captured by the Germans in passed for enlistaient.

South Africa, removed under armed guart 2.He would encourage desertion, be-

to Taumeb, and lacked in a native com- cause overy deserter gets rid of a now

pound with Kaffics suffering from awful autot. To encourage deserters he would discases, and they were bullied and sworn When oppose complete registration or cotuplat by the Governor-Major Keila. sory service.

Ble would encourage train- the Union forces reached Thaumch the tables od soldiers to leave the Army and go isto

were turned. A number of Germans were Factories,

placed in the same filthy compound.. German doctor, fresh on the scene, protest ed. He said no white man could live in that place, He was told by the Union officer that what had been good enough for Britishers was good enough for Germans. That is the spirit of gand Staff work.

3.My suppositious German would a range a system of competition for men between the Navy, the Regular Army, Kitchener's Army, and the Territorial Army,

A

The Germans systematically depress Bri. tish prisoners in prison camps. Telegrams are read out to them, such as "Portsmouth Dock attacked:

ST. PETER'S CHURCH, West Point. Sun day 21st Novemberв.m., Holy Communion 11 8.0., Moning Prayer and Sermon, Preacher, Rev. W. Featherstone.

UNION CHURCH, Kennedy kond. Sunday, 2 st November. Morning Service at 11. Hymns, 248, 545 and 133: Pralm 7. Eren- ng Service at 6.. Hyrs 17, 261, 430 and 285. Freucher: Rov. J. Kirk Maconnchie,

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 10th at 11:18 am.-The anti-cyclone is now central to the west of Shanghai,

Pressure bes increased in all distriate; con

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending st 10am, to-day, CCO Sober

4.He would centralisa everything as far as possible in order to bring the mili tary machine to a standstill. He would multiply forms. He would arrange that

siderably over 8.W.Capau, and moderately to officers belonging to units would be siga

Forty-two warshipslightly elsewhere. ing their names all day long instead of mik." "Great Zeppelin raid on London, The monsoon willemsin fresh over the N. training their men to fight the Hun.

Eight thousand police killed by bombs Chins Ses, but will probably be interrupted to 5.He would require officers command and rioters," "Calais fallen; 172 000 Brithe north of Sharp Pork.

•ing squadrons, batteries, and companies to tish captured, "General French and 1,000- stump insurance cards for every man cannon captured," "Scotland in rebel under their command. He would comon. When this last telegram was rend plicate the work of the Pay Department out a braw kiltie who was present asked to Ao that officers and men were either an be released, on the ground that he was now paid or found it impossible to discover a German ally. The Huns have no sense-

of humor. They are out to kill. what was owing to them. atel

6.He would create as many sinceres as possible, and after placing red tabs on the collars of several hundreds of incap ables, he would send them round the country to prod hard-working and over- burdened commanders ef units."

7.He would arrange that orders given by the War Office one day should be ro Forsed on the morrow, with the result that no finality was ever reached,

8.He woukl take power out of the units, hands of officers commanding brigades, and divisions, and give it to clerks in the War Office.

9-Neither ago nor physical unfitness under my imaginary German would be any barrier to the appointment of command- jug officers unfit for their job.

While it would be inconsistent with England's dignity to lie to German pri saners, it is inconsistent with England's duty to herself and her Allies to permit such favouritism as German prisoners with influential political friends are able to secure, Why is Bissing allowed a servant? Bissing's loans to people who introduced him to social clubs and the work required by Bissing from, the people to whom he lent the money are probably known to the authorities. This tenderness to the Hurs an abscess in the body politic, and must

be cut out

DIAMONES AND OLAY

In the French' eray every private sol dier or non-commissioned officer, equally. 10. He would arrange that the Staff with any commissioned officer or general, work of units, departmental corps, bri- can make a suggestion for the improve- gades, und divisions was either left un-ment of that part of the war machine in done or done so badly that, troops were not which he is at work. The suggestion of fit for the front who ought to be fit for the private soldier is forwarded to heads!

quarters by his officer. Any one who has the front.

seen the process of washing the blus ground at Kimberley, and has watched the process of separating diamonds from clay, is struck by the contrast between the tons of clay and grains of diamonds

11.Appontments to commissione would be given preferably to the unfit, to men with political or social interest, and would be refused to capable mea, especially to Englishton. Every opportunity would be taken to snub Colonials who have paid their own passages to come to the help of the Mother-country. Business experience in the management of men would be counted 501 positive drawback, while drunkenness and dissipation would he re garded as ne disqualification in ap-ling of our labour problems.. plicants for commissions, provided, they possessed social er political interest.

12. In the ordnance department cir cumlocation would be cultivated in order to produce delay, Stores would be sent to troops months after they had been re- quisitioned and were no longer wanted. Millions of pounds' worth of such stores asked for in the winter would be sent to camps in the summer, only to be labo- riously hauled back to the railway station a few days later p

13. Stores and equipments actually produced in England would be bought from foreigners, thus securing the dis missal of skilled workers in England be cause bad staf from Amerion is preferred to good stuff from England.

Good ideas are like diamonds. Ideas of value occur to some workers and many cranks, but I know of no department of Government where ideas are welcomed, sifted, and paid for when adopted.

Better Staff work is needed in the hand-

Official ro ports, as a rule, are reports from officials a class whese merits are honesty, industry punctuality, continuity of purpose, and The de- obedience to their superiors. merits of officials are that they lack ima- gination, foresight, and sympathy; that they look on public affairs as their private affairs, and resent criticism from private persons with special knowledge,

The average well-paid workman of good character and brains knows quite as much about economics as his employer, but as a rule he speaks no language but his own, has not travelled, and he does not trust his employer,

The forecast for the 24 hours ending st nços to-day is as follows me

DISTRICT,

longkong & Neighbourhood

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FORBOAST (East winde, mo

derate; fair,

í East winds, Formoss Channel

fresh. South coast of China between) The name as

No. 1. Hongkong and Laruooks, 1

south coast of China between The same

No, 1 Hongkong and Hainan... 1.

HONGKONG

METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

Hongkong Obervatory, November 19th.

Previsar On Date On Dati

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Barometer Temperature... Hamidity......

Wind Direction... Forca Weather ****

Rain

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30.18 30.23

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Highest open air Temperature on 18th Lowest open siz Tamperature on 18th

HIGH WATER

HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.

From 20th to 26th November,

LOW WATER.

Hong

F'kong.

Mes

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Tims

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208

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The American President recently said 8an. that he wanted to draw a line with all theMon 12 m 10 36 pro-Americans on one side and those who were not pro-American on the other In Taea 23 ternment not only of Germans but of hos- tile or neutral Britons is necessary for the AL 24 salvation of the State. No Cabine Minis

The fourteenth method of hamstringing the British Army would be the encourage mens of waste by the exclusion of business ability in the arrangements of contracts and by refusing to hang or even to punishter would signal from the roof of his De-Thurs £5 swindling contractors or dishonest and in partment to the captains of approaching

Zeppelins, but Ministerial neglect in pala Fri. 20 capable subordinates.

tial rooms on the ground floor may be more fatal to the country than flashing to the cremy The Red Tab is no longer a sign of efficiency.

The sytematisation of muddle, once se complished, is a victory for the enemy.

How thankful we may be that the Staff work of the War Office is in the right hands, and that we are not at the mercy of

gecret enemy!

DAD STAFF WORK,

The Foreign Office and the Board of

· The Ruski Invalid, the official li- tary paper, announces that the Turks have lately received considerable rein- forcements at Erzeroum (Caucasus).

Second Lieutenant B. II. Geary,:"of the 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment, who has been awarded the V.C. for valorous conduct at Hill 60, is the third Trade control the Navy and decide what representative of the regiment to win the the Fleet shall do or leave undone. Both German officer-instructors have reached coveted honour during the present war. the other rocipients boing Lance are absolutely dependent upon the far- the fortress with twenty motorcars, and Corporal (now Lieutenant) Dwyer and sightedness, quick decision, and ability

If the Germans are Lieutenant G, R. P. Roupel, Lieuten. the Stoff offers. ant Geary, who is twenty-four, had ahead of us in common sense, practical previously been awarded the Military method, and quick decision. it is because Cross for his bravery.

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a quantity of ammunition has been s covered on the way to Erzeroum. The Boure Gazette points out that during the latest battles the Turks have not economised shells.

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