HOW
MILLION
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TONS OF FOOD SUPPLIED IN PAST YEAR.
Interesting details concerning the great work accomplished by the American Com- mission for Hellof in Belgium have just beon made public by Mr. Young, the dir octor of that organisation at Rotterdam; who points out that the Commission has now existed for nearly a year and in that period has sent over a million tons of fool to Belgium, or had it sont under it auspices.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9TH, LUN.
THE WHITE GURKHAS.
"BIRDIE" AND HIS AUSTRALIAN TROOPERS.
[BY H. 3, QULLETT.].
"The Gurkha bucked when first they wore put beside us. They said we were not trained soldiers and that it was not fair to have to fight with us. Then we got into a charge together, and now they call us the White Gurkhas,
Mine,
WAR NEWS.
GERMAN UNEASINESS.
ALLIES” – INFLUENCE GROWING BAILY,
The German Freas does not believe any more in the reconstruction of the Rou
HOW GERMAN SPIES ARE OBTAINED.
ALLURING OFFERS TO GIRLS.
GREAT BRITAIN AND SĨAM
SPEECHES AT SIAMESE WAR
OFFICE DINNER.
...
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 8th at 11.35 am-The Japanese depression has movod rapidly into the Pacific and the anti-cyclone has spread rapidly east- ward. It is now central over sea. At& am.. this mo ning the typhoon den re was in about latitute 16 deg. N. and lengi ude 119 deg. E., travelling W. or W.N.W, WALANG
MUST MATS.
derate; fine. /N.E. winde strong, mopera- {ting.
WARNING ISSUED IN SWITZERLAND.
The Siamese Minister of War at Bangkok made the following speech or There is a German espionage entre the occasion of His Majesty's visit. the
The monsoon wl moderato aling the east anian Government in favour of Gorau Borne, working in close touch with War Office on November 8th- many, but is rather inclined to think that and to a certain extent under the super-mission to express the feeling of joy that
Sire, I beg your Majesty's kind per- in the eastern portion of the China Sta
coast of Chino, Cyclonic gales may be expected the Allies influence is growing daily,
vision of the German Minister there, but fills the hearts of all your servants of
Hongkong minfall for the 24 mins ending st of the Second Light Horze,
ALLIES SHIPMENTS ROBBED. its operations are conducted with suff-military profession on this occasion, 10 am, to-day, 0.00 i 10bya.. did most of the talking, with an occa
cient discretion to avoid any interference War with your presence, in order to let us when you deign to honour the Ministry of
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noo sional appeal for corroboration to his 18 GECRET ARRESTS REPORTED IN NEW YORK by the Swiss authorities. Corman agents have the opportunity of cffering a dinner, today is se follow friends. He was the father" of a little
The New York police report the seem-are stationed in other Swiss towns; some celebrating the event of your having battered band from Gallipoli. One still
FUEROAST carried a bullet in his lauga; Snowy" ingly systematic robbery of large numbers of them hover in the visinit of the received from his Majesty the King of
Great British and Ireland the honorary Hongkong & Neighbourhood! East winde, 1.D” had both his wrists shattered; a young of magnetos and motor truck tyres from French and Italian frontiere trying to giant from Norfolk Island, a deccendant shipments from Cleveland bound for pick up scraps of useful information; rank of Genearl in the army of that of the famous mutineers of the Bounty, England. Several newspapers assert others watch the departure of trains great Power.
This event as well as the fact of His Formona Uhanngi The staff of the Commission is, he point had lost the sight of one
He's afraid machinations of the German conspirators to ascertain who and what passes along Britannic Majesty having become un ed out, composed of various neutral almost blind in the othered was that the robberies wore connected with the from Switzerland to Germany: ofhetrains
Alac The American says that eighteen secret the direct route from and to the Allied honorary general in the Siamese Army nationalities, a great number of prominent they are going to send him home, arrests have been made of persons alleged countries: others, again, find and en-are things that make all Siamese rejoice, posts being filled by Netherlanders with said, wide experience in the sphere of commerce An hour later the Norfolk Islander had to be connected with these thefts, and that courage Swiss worren and girls to act as for it means added honour to the country and shipping. The chairman, Mr. Hoover, chance to plead his case with Sir some of these persons have confessed that spies,
An advertisement is inserted in the George Reid. He urged upon the High the plan was inaugurated with the pur- is an American of Dutch extraction,
Commissioner his fitness for horse work; pose of crippling shipments for the Swiss newspapers offering some kind of The Commission buys abroad the strictly he might even fight again; anything but Allies,
remunerative employment abroad, appli- necessary articles of food for Belgium and going back to Australia while the job
cation to be made in writing to an ad- Northern France. Those have by various was half done. I'll do anything in INCENDIARISM ON GOVERNMENT dress that inspires confidence. In due regulations been limited to somo eight reason but I won't go home."
course the applicant who seems to the items, viz., wheat, maize, bacon, lard, peas. THE TUBE WHO FIGHTS LIKE A GENTLEMAN,
advertiser to be a possible spy receives beans and rice to which lately coffee, soap
a summons to Zurich or Berne or Geneva and dairy products have been added. The
As the case may be; the German agent food is distributed in Belgium and North-
thep sizes up his visitor, and if he is satisted he enlightens her as to the work ern France by local committees, who sell
required, offering a rate of payment
CHARTERED STEAMER.
the food to those who are able to pay, andus typical natives of a happy young They which was loading sugar in the Erio likely to overcome her fears and scruples,
CL
Had you met them last year on farm or station or in town or mining camp in Australia you would have passed them by
coun by an excellent system of distribution feed try which was a stranger to war. those who have not the means of buying proved that you cannot judge a soldier are strangers to barracks; they have their own food.
by his degree of soldierly appearance or As a result of the unemployment caused the length of his training. They look by the occupation and blockade of Bellot of likely irregulars, but they have gium, that country numbers over two mil done things, not once but half a dozen lions of needy persons, who depend on this times, of which any crack regiment in the might be proud. There's little organisation for their livelihood. The world bread is now sold a cost price. The large Snowy, anys Mac, just a pale faced amount needed for feeding the destitute, gentle as a dove. But underneath he is kid, always getting sunburned, and totalling some 8.10,000,000 a month, is ob tained by the Commission from gifts by full with brains and pluck." charitable persons and contributions fro Belgian and French institutions abroad. The Netherlands Government and the rail way companies, together with the Munici pality of Rotterdam, have contribute: fl.125,000 towards the work, the former two by allowing the free use of railways and to graphs, much the Municipality of Rot terdam by granting the free use of the harbour railway and exemption from all
harbour dues.
The Commission has never appested to public charity in the Netherlands, because
very
new
voiced fellows, and they look you very They are pleasant, easy-mannered soft atraight in the eye and talk as young men who have taken on a strange job and done it well. They are self confident, even cocksure; but that is because of their sheer naturalness, They have not the reserve or the bluff of the homeliving young Englishman. They are eager and generous in their praise, swift and uncompromising in their blame. They have not carried their insular and white Australia prejudices with them to Gallipoli,
They will hear nothing said against the
we
it was felt that the Dutch people is bear-Turk Mac warned me against the tales ing a heavier burden on behalf of Belgium of Turkish atrocities in Gallipoli or by supporting the Belgian refugees, than clsrwhere "We know all about the is represented by the contributions from Turk, he declared. "Haven't other countries towards the relief of the fought against him for months? He may needy i Belgium.
be a coloured infidel (we sometimes call The total contributions, besides those rehim worse), but he fights like a Christian ceived from Belgian institutions, have now gentleman. One of our fellows went out reached a figure of over 1.40,000,000, but to get a Turk sniper. Something went the burden which the Netherlands people wrong and the Turk got him. But he book upon itself for the relief of the put up a good fight against numbers, numerous refuges, must assuredly, per and the Turks were so pleased with him head of the population, far exceed the
that they dressed his wounds and gave amounts received by the Commission from him a bottle of wine and water and sent other neutral countries..
him back to us."
TAXICAN EXPENSE.
ROUMANIA'S POSITION,
COUNTRY WITHOUT ARMS AND MUNITIONS.
and the Siamese nation us a whole,
We men of the army have, however, still more reason to rejoice; firstly, because we are essentially the King's own men; the King is the supreme chief of the army and first soldier of the realm, anything that does honour to our Chief means added honour to us all from senior officers down to privates. Therefore we feel that our collective pestige has been enhanced. thanks to your Majesty's great destiny and perfect virtue.
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MORE GERMAN PLXITS.
Eight explosions occurred on November 3rd in the hold of & British steamer
KING GEORGE AND SLAM. Secondly, no on time all through the In some cases, says a Zurich corres Siamese history has there ever been any Basin at Brooklyn,
The vessel was chartered by the British pondent, the Swiss woman is sent direct foreign sovereign Government. The incendiary is believed to sume post awaiting her in one of the Siamese military renk, but now King who had received to be a German.
Allied countries either the employer is George V. has accepted to become Damage was done to the vessel and a subject of that country of German Geeral in the Siamese Army, that is to Vladivostock... cargo estimated at $25,000.
origin in league with the German Secret say His Majesty has condenscended to Nemuro Reuter's correspondent gives the name Service or there is an organization in the Join our officers' corps, which means great Hakodate of the steamer as the Euterpe loaded cagina, turses, teachers, waitresses, and honour to us army officers. Besides we o with sugar for London, and says that nesses, nurses, teachers, waitresses, and like to infer that in doing this his Kochl were found burning at eight different German spies. In other cases the woman the Siamese army, though small in num- Kagcahima fires, supposed to be of incendiary origin, so forth with neutral women who are Britannic Majesty wished to declare that Nagasaki. places on board the vessel. The outbreak bay been sent to the destined country to her, can be placed on the level amongst Oshima was finally extinguished.
find employment there, but as persons other armies of the world, thanks to its without a definite destination and pur-quality. This presumed judgment makes hims pose for entering the country now and our hearts rejoice more than any personal Bonin Is. **** find entry difficult this method seems to honour to us could ever do. It is again Chefoo have been dropped.","
only because of your Majesty's great des Welhaiwel...... tiny and perfect virtue that the army has Hankow received such high compliment.
Tchang......... Thirdly, this mutual bestowal of | Kinklang mi military ranks by the two august sover- Changsha
3029-6 cigns show, that the relations between the Shanghai
30.24 52 British Empire and Siam have attained a Gatala state of perfect friendship; the new con Share Poak firmation of cordial feelings have beer. Amoy
1993, 60.00) 65 shows through the respective armies, it Sweto 6 29.986 not exist only as instruments of strife, Taichu ought to be clearly seen that armies do Talacku 5 24.93 66 but dan be used as instruments of good-MEN will as well. Certain persons who still Koshan
Pescadorco fail to appreciate the value of the army should ponder over this very carefully, Canton samocens then they will surely change their mind and will therefore-think more kindly of our endeavour and our daily work,
If such a change of mind should be realised according to our expectation, it will be again purely thanks to your Majesty's great destiny and perfect virtue,"
Before leaving Switzerland the women A telegram from Bucharest to the are instructed carefully in the work re Secolo states that serious revelations werequired of them and in the methods by made by M. Filipescu at the Intervention which the information, when collected, ist Club. He accused the Government of is to be conveyed to Germany. It ap. having left the Roumanian Army without ears probable that the transmission of arms and without munitions, and of such neutral travellers, who communicate refusing munitions which the Ententet by word of mouth to collecting Powers offered to supply.
agent wherever they land. All these in teresting facts were brought to ligar the investigations made by some of the Swiss benevolent associations for be friending women and girls who earn their living.
He also stated that in August, 1914, when the agreement between Germany in Bulgarin was signed, the Roumanian Minister at Berlin obtained the text of the treaty and communicated it to M. Bratiano, In spite of that and while acquainted with the Bulgar-German plot M. Bratiano continued to support Bul- garia and did not inform the Entente Powers of the existence of the treaty.
M. Filipescu, in conclusion, declared that M Bratiano authorised Germany to inform Bulgaria that Roumania would never aid Berbis notwithstanding the Serbo-Roumanion Alliance.
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Their attention was first attracted by the unusual number of advertisements in certain Swiss papers öffering lucrative employment abroad to girls; suspecting another kind of infamy, they initiated inquiries which led to the discovery of the German traffic in Swiss honour and its sordid methods. It must be recorded to the honour of these Swiss benevolent societies that they are combating the re
We know perfectly well that all honour | Capeßt. Jaen cruiting activity of German agents as
that has already come to us, er may still Aparri vigorously as they fight another vicious come in the future, is always derived Dagupan **** It appears that the food sort each month
They will talk all the day about Bir
traffic in women. The following is a from one and sole source, that is through Manila to Belgium amounts to over 140,000 tonS,
die." No lender was ever better loved, Bigco November 2nd, 1914, when the first and General Birdwood is apparently as
public appeal just issued by La Bran- sour unlimited kindness and great virtue. Legasp*** The Germans are making life miserable che Suisse de l'Union International des
We have nothing to offer your Majesty
Taaloban consignment was sent across the Belgo- fond of the Australians and New Zea for the Beginns in a thousand ways. Not Amies de la Jeune Filler" to the young in return equal to that which we received Netherlands frontier, the Commission slanders as they are of him, "If you long ago the German commandant of women of the canton of Vaud, the dis from you, we have only our physical and up to October 1st, 1915, viz., within eleven mentioned Snowy's name to Birdie," says Namur sent a circular letter to all the trict north of the Lake of Geneva, under moral force, which is already and solely mouths, dispatched to Belgium and France Mac, he would remember him at once priests in the district ordering them to the title "Aux Jeunes Filles-Grado à at your service remembrance of this the following qualities of supplies, in as He talks to us all along the trenches, notify him in writing of the time when vous- of 1,000 kilogramas: Wheat, 438,685; He comes among us in shirt-sleeves and the bells of the churches were rung. No
special occasion of your gracious visit to We feel that it is necessary to make the Ministry of War we brg to offer a bell was to be rung without previous an urgent appeal to young girls not to flour, 156,743; rice, 58,873; pears, 8,374; an old felt hat, just like the rest of us. beans, 23, 659; maize, 99,392; salt, 86,816; I've seen chaps touch him on the shoulder notification to the commander, and the allow themselves to be persuaded by any British Generals, as a material sign of sword, designed like the one used by How goes it, Birdie?' and be ringing had to be at the minute and hour thing, not even by promises of most potatoes, 18,347; meat and bacon, 23,513; and say: clothing, 2713; groceries, 19,007; total seems to like it.
And he will stop and named. As a result of this order several
our joy and of our deep loyalty to your ask us if our bacon is all right and if the priests were fined a thousand marks (£50) alluring rewards, to make to anyone in Majesty's person 864,911 tons. These supplies repre- sonted a value of 1.144,000,000 Ships if he had had us in France the Allies
rum is coming regular. Birdie says that ench or sent to gaol for three month, for discreet and improper communications
Finally, I beg to express the very best during the coming winter will aggregate
thorized times.
In these dificult times, when so many long life may the honour of your name now. What's that atory about Sir The plight of Malines, the home of girls are looking in vain for work, they be spread far and wide in the universe, anmidity of air ansurated with moisture being AA. Ian Hamilton and the Light Horse, Cardinal Mercier, is terrible, no fewer might be easily tempted to enter upon may your great kindness and virtue re- Snowy "
than 28,000 persons being destitute. One career which demands from them a
main through long years a true protec "Go on. You know it." "Well," says Mac, pleased to keep the of the latest victims of German terrorism certain dash, intelligence, and audacity, tion for us, your humble servants, S is M. Arthur Verhaegen, former leader and for which very high payment is
well as for the whole Siamese nation, floor, Hamilton came to ses us Light of the Democratic Party in Parliament. offered. This occupation even has a cer
The King, our supreme chief, hurrah!. Horse after a lot of hard scrapping, and He is more than 70 years old. When the tain attraction for some of our young he says to Birdie: There you have have
SIAMESE KING'S SPEECH. the finest fighters in Europe, Don't Germans ordered certain men of Ghent girls whose imagination has been excited I know it replies Birdie." It took to go to work in manufacturing muni by cinematograph pictures and senen- tions for use against their countrymen, two transports to bring them and
Verhaegen protested that such action was will go home in a lighten ་་
& violation of The Hague Treaty. He was promptly sentenced to two years hard labour for his protest."
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almost 40.000 tons a week, to a value of would have been across the Rhine by rating the bells to be rung at una about one of the belligerent countries.wishes for your Majesty's welfare and Fahrenkais.
moine 11.5,000,000 to A.0,000,000, The Rot- terdam Bureau has a staff of 50, almost exclusively composed of Netherlanders,
The working members of the Commission are, said Mr. Young, very grateful to the Nederland's Government, more particular. ly the ministers for foreign affairs, agricul- ture, industry and commerce, and finance respectively, and to the Dutch people, for the cordial and liberal way in which every request for facilities and assistance. is met, The great Rotterdam firms have systemati. cally co-operated in reducing freights and facilitating the transport of the suppli The Commission has also great cause for gratitude for the courtesy shown it by the representatives of the belligerent Powers in the Netherlands,
ASPIRATIONS OF INDIANS.
"
JENSEN'
STEAMER SEIZED.
URE OF THE AMERICAN FLAG.
tional novels,
H. M the King was graciously pleaded. to reply in the following terms :---
to the
"It is not only that the girls who I express my sincere thanks enter upon this career have to adopt Minister of War, and to all military What we can't stand," added the
mendacious methods, which corrupt the officers who are here assembled for the is messing about wait
character, but in betraying the country purpose of showing me their goodwill. young soldier, ing for work. We came over here to fight and they ought to keep us fighting.
whose hospitality they are enjoying, these I agree with every word that the minister They said some of our fellows ran a bit
unhappy young women risk their very has just said; it gives me great pleasure life. Certain newspapers accept adver- to learn that the same feeling and the wild in Egypt. I got off the chain a bit
tisements which undisguisedly ask for same thought as my own prevail in the once or twice myself. Look."
He show.
girls, preferably Swiss girls, for the army. I certainly consider that the ed his paper with several red lines on
work of espionage. Posts with moss ad honour. I have received from his Britan- it.Detention marks absent without
The seizue of the American steamship vantageous remuneration are offered tonic Majesty is not for me personally; it leave," he said, like a boy boasting about Hocking, which is reported to have been them abroad, and it sometimes happens was surely meant to show to the world Some forbidden innocent enterprie taken to Halifax (soys The Times Wash that the explanation of the real liect how his Majesty appreciated the progress "But we know who fought best. I've ington correspondent) is regarded as of of their engagement is made to them to already made by the Siamese army and yet to see a wowser (Australian word for considerable potential importance. The Late. Girls, do not accept any such found it befitting a modern State. All a temperance reforuser] tackle a Turk-Hocking is one of the 10 ships purchased odious employment,(Signed) Le Bureau Siamese ought to remember that our army Daily Mail.
from various eantral countries and taken National."
exists in order to ensure national pro- over by a company chartered in the
gress and our independent existence, not of United States under the auspices
In order to molest any other people st Richard Wagner. As the company is
all. An army which exists for the pur- almost exclusively backed by Gorman
pose already mentioned should prosper capital the United States Government
and get continually enlarged. was advised by some of their own experts not to authorise the transfer to the Ame rican flag of its vessels. The advice was not followed.org
REUTER'S AGENCY · CENSORSHIP DIFFICULTIES.
It is taken for granted here that the Hocking was seized under the recent decision in Londen not to abide by the rule of the Declaration of London which decides the character of a vessel by the flag it flies. It is wondered whether it presages another controversy. The Ger inans evidently hops so. The Staats- Zeitung accuses up of black-listing Ame-
A Bombay telegram, dated the 9th inat, says that a statement drawn up by Sir William Wedderburn and Bir Sir William Uedderburn and Sir Krishna Gupte is being circulated urg ing:-(1) A movement towards self-
A new general manager, Mr. Roderick government within the Empire, with Jones, has just succeeded to the late Baron gradual but persistent development of de Router's chair at Reator's. Describing representative institutions in every grade
the effect of the war and the censorship an of legislative and administrative author-
the agency, Mr. Roderick Jones, in the course of an interview said: "We seem ity; (2) the immediate removal of In dian disabilities in the matters of ad-
as if we are always working under a kind mission to army commissions and volan- of extinguisher. It is an incessant repres acer corps, also in the matter of arms; sion. In many cases, rightly, no doubt, (3) the representation of India upon the news has been suppressed, on the great legislature in England; (4)—the establish scale, and it is only when we receive copies ment of an elected majority in all legis by post from our many correspondents rican vessels to aid our trade. Other: lative councils in India, with changes abroad of the telegrams which they have German propagandists are reviving the in the existing elective regulations, despatched that we learn how much as cry about the freedom of the seas," larger representation of educated classes been cut out en route. Oceans of stuf while from Berlin, presumably in anti- and increased powers of control, espe cially financial; (3) the restoration ard
have gone. At the same time we recognise cipation of the appearance of an Ameri extension of the punchayat system of
that a censorship qua sensorship is most can protest against our blockade, comes necessary, but it is sometimes difficult to a fresh whine about the starvation of the village organisation; (6)-district cil, to act with district executive oficers appreciate the working of those higher civilian population. in administering district affairs; (7) the minds. Although there have been few op: exclusion of permanent Civil Servants portunities for the activities of war corres from Imperial and provincial executive pondeata, yet the cost of getting the news councils; (6) the enlargement of the becomes greater and greater every day. Secretary of State's Co neil to, ninc We have special correspondents in the members, one-third to be elected Indians, Dardanelles and on the Western front, as one-third British politicians; (9) de well as at many points scattered over putation of three or four Indian leaders Europe. Unfortunately, however, the out to England to take part in the confer put, owing to the censorship, is not in ence after the war for the settlement of any way commensurate with the vast ex Imperial questions.
penditure."
It is understood that the Hocking was flying the Ameican flag; but as the Ameland she was one of the numerous steamers bought a for months ago from Dutch owners by Jensen, the noteri ous Danish coal merchant, with capital provided by Hugo Stinnes, the German colliery owner and chipowner. renamed her Grönland, In all she has been renamed three times, for she was built at West Hartlepool in 1695 ag the Parklands.
Jen-em
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
TO-DAY
From the fact of His Majesty King George V, having given me the rank of General in the British army, I like to p.m.-William Powell, Ltd., Meeting of infer the meaning that the Siamese na Shareholders at the Offers of Mestion has already shown to the world that Johnson, Stokes & Mester,
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they deserve equal treatment with other. countries. When I offered to his Majesty. the rank of General in our army, the offer was readily accepted and the Bri thetish monarch has thus joined our corps. the Both events are certainly out of ordinary, because such mutual bestowal of military ranks between a European F and an Asiatic sovereign has happened for the first time. It shows clearly that Batu the army is not caly an instrument of wary but.
can serve as an instrument for cementing cordial friendship as well, according. to the minister's words,
Noon Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co.,
Ltd Extanordinary General Meeting. Friday, 17th Dec
11.30 am, The Devawongse" Steamship
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11 am.-Union Insurance Society of Canton,
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I wish that this idea should reach the ears of all Siamese, and I wish every Fa body to understand that the honour is not only for me, not only for the army,|| fad, buy for all of us Biamese.
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This event boars witness to the fact that our army has made a step forward to- wards progress and coed name, and has fact of having such a high personage with us makes our army stand aloft led the nation with it,
In bestowing British Military rank ong other armies of Asiatic countries; upon me it is as if his Britannic Majesty I ask you all to join heartily with me in stretches his hand over the ocean in order drinking to the health of his Majesty the to grasp minn; I am sure you all rejoico King of Great Britain and Ireland, my to receive him into our corporations the senior Brother and friend, hurrah!.
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