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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8TH 1916

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] LABOUR AND COMPULSION.

·GENERAL ELECTION POSSIBLE. Central Hall, Westminster, to consider

HUGE LABOUR ANTI-COMPULSION

MAJORITY.

WITHDRAWAL FROM

COALITION.

SIR IAN HAMILTON'S DESPATCH.

SALONIKA CONSULS LIBERATED,

HONGKONG PRISONERS OF WAR.

THE BALKAN B.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GREEK DISSENSIONS.

A QUESTION OF DEMOBILISATION,

Atness, January 7th.

from Milan ztates serious dis pensions between the Greek War Minister, M. Yanakitsas, and the Chief of the General Staff, General Dusmanis, who threatens to resign. The War Minister wishes to demobilise Afteen per cent of the army. In view of the serious mutinies at Kavalla General Dusmanig oppuses. He has also annuled the War Minister's order for furlough for the oldest class. ARRESTED SALONIKA CON-

telegram that there have been

A U881AN FRONT

[TAROUGH REUTER'S AGENUT.}

RUSSIANS FORGING AHEAD.

ENEMY REINFORCEMENTS

PARIS, January 7th. A Petrograd telegram states that the operations are developing successfully for the Russians The enemy have strong defences in Bukowina, whither a part of the armies of von Gallwitz and von Werde have been sent from Servie Nevertheless, the Russians are progress ing

NAVAL ACTIVITIES,

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCT.]

RUSSIAN ACTIVITY.

PETROGRAD, January 7th.

In the Black Sea on the 3rd inst.,

SOLS LIBERATED. GREEK GOVERNMENT SATISFIED. Russian

LONDON, January 7th.

A telegram from Athens says that the Eatente Ministers hare informed the that tho Conentla Greek Government acrested at Salonika have been set free. The Greek Government declared itself satisfied,

ALLIES AND GREECE.

LONDON January 6th, In the House of Commons Biz Edward Grey said that he did not think Allie' diplomatic situation in Greece was other than satisfactory,

ITALY'S ASSURANCE,

ATHENS, January 7th. It is learned from official sources that Italy has formally informed Greens that the troops landed in Albania will not, in any circumstances, cross the frontier in Northern Epirus.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT

IZHROUGH REUTER'S AGRIOT.] -- BRITISH AIRCRAFT BUSY, LONDON, January 7th General Sir Douglas Haig, in a com muniqué, saye that in addition to an air raid on Douni another bombing raid was carried out on the 5th by 13 machines against a shores depot at Lesars,

A German patrol was dispersed north of the Somme,

Artillery activity was confined to east- ward of Armentieres and Ypres,

EFFECTIVE WORK OF FRENCH GUNS.

PARIS, January 6th.

A NECESSARY EVIL.

LONDON January 6th, A great Labour Congress met in the

the attitude of Labour towards the Com- pulsory Service Bill. Every section of Labour was represented, except the miners, who are holding a separate con

forence,

{THROUGH ZEUTER'S AGENCY.]

GALLIPOLI BLUNDERS. SIR TAN HAMILTON DEFENDS HIMSELF.

WHY HE WAS RECALLED.

LONDON, January 6th, General Sir Lan Hamilton's final dess patch covers thirty-eight pages. He de cribes minutely the operations prior to and including the famous combined action in the first fortnight of August, concluding with a striking passage show ing that the supply of munitions and drafts was declining, and that sickness was taking a heavy toll. Nevertheless, all confident and were cheerful

"A BIT OF SALVING."!!!

[BY GROZGE EDGAR.]

When I first knew him he was about town and a very resplendent young person, He was at the age when very young men break out into fancy raiment on the least provocation. Ons knows it at the peacock stage, when life is a matter of sunlight and the male equivalent for fine feathers,

His name was Bertram Gay. At least, for the purposes of this article I shall call him Bert Gay, though that was not his name then any more than it is his name now." Flappers" who lunched with hima called him Bertie." He did not seem to

mind.

I knew Bert Gay casually but not inti mately. Men who are past the fancy waist- cont stage of lizo's felling do not mix well with a generation that reminds them of early inanities,

CRICKET.

HONGKONG "B"

SERVICE C.0,

CIVIL

The following will represent Hongkong Bon the Civil Service, Ground to morrow (Saturday) ni 2,35 p.h:--T E. Pearce (Capt.), G. E. Anbrey, F. H. Baker, P. R. Butler, R. Kennedy, Lieut Col. Morgen, H. E, Muriel, E., B. Reed, H. H. Tayler, R. P. Thursheld, and A. Whitmarsh

KOWLOON TAMÁR,”

The following have been selected to present the Kowloon C.C against the Zamar C.O. on the Kowloon Ground to-day at 2.18 p.m., P. Robinson, R.. R Maraskill L. J. Blackburn, J. H. Mead, J. Stalker, B. D. Evans, F. Sutton, J. V. Braga, J. Christin, A. F. Chunnett and D. J. McKenzie,

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. HONGKONG LEAGUE, DIV. I.

ROYAL GARRISON, ARTILLERY" E "DOYAL

· ENGINEERS.

This meeting of these stern, rivals on the

A resolution was submitted expressing the workers opposition to conscription, rejoicing at the magnificent success of the voluntary principle, and affirming that the

Bert had money too much money. He came of a naval family. He had a foo results of Lord Derby's scheme were insum, ranks ciently ascertained to warrant Parliament that so long as they stuck to their guns figure for the tailor and the tailor made a fine figure out of Bort, in more sense would stick to them

than one. His taste in faney waistcoats passing a momentous compulsion proposal, the country Nevertheless, the members might vote as and see them victoriously through the was marvellous. His range of ties was stupendous. On socks his imagination they individually thought fit.

last and greatest of crusades,

ran riot, I remember the socks almost a When Lord Kitchener cabled on Octo- symphony in pearl gray, as tenderly Several

Mr delegates, including Thomas, M.P., the Railwaymon's repreber 11th for an estimate of the fesses elusive as the mist upon the morning hilla. They were only worn with the suave grey sentative, while denouncing conscription which would be involved in the evacus suit, the pearl grey tie, the pearl tie-pin, declared that a gheraj election resulting tion of the Peninsula, Sir Ian Hamilton and the pearl gren hat of Homburg shape. smart leading man of musical, comedy, from the non-passing of the Bill would replied that such a step was unthinkable, There were times when Bert looked like

this afternoon" should produce another be a crime against the men in the trenches, and he received, on October 16th, a cable who, having lost his theatre, had taken Hongkong Club Ground at Happy Valley Every morning Bert conveyed a faint exceedingly interesting match. The kick- Mr. Hodge M.P., said the resolution re recalling him to London, as the Govern the whole of the West End for e stage,

The following will represent the presented the views of the moderate men ment desired the fresh and unbiased suggestion of mixed perfumes called from off will be at 4 pm sharp.ja

expensive hairdressing establishments His who left the freedom of their opinion to opinion of a responsible commander upon pink finger anils were vaguely reminis Engineers: Rogers; Boff and Scott

Brennan, Smith, and Richards; White, cent of that sa mon-tinted greasy stuff put

Hortop, Townsend,

Wilkinson and He the question of an early evacuation, the Labour Members of Parliament.

on and polished off by the handmaiden

Pearce, Hortop's return to the team The main feature of the despatch is a who administers the finishing touches of emphasised that if the Bill was rejected

after his ng illuess is very gratifying to it would mean a gereral election, which stirring description of the tremendous the manicurist with pid of chamois his side, and he will undoubted t

leather

Only on Boat Race nights did the imma.much to the effectiveness of the forward line. The reserves are Rennels and: possible thing for vital battles in August, the results of worst Labourites, as the issue would then be which have been already winutely re-culoto Bert loge his poise. On those almost Allen

forgotten Saturdays ho made a point of

He was dining most lavishly. compulsion pure and simplo,

naturally quarrelsome, but on such nights he had no quarrel, The quarrel led to the axciting episode of the evening-the joy of being thrown out of a theatre, by uni- formed attendants

was the

RAILWAYMEN'S OPPOSITION. AMENDMENT CARRIED,

LONDON, January 6th. The Railwaymen's amendment urging Congress to use every means in its power to oppose the Bill, and recommending that the Labour members of Parliament oppose it, was carried by 1,715,000 votes to 934,000,

BIG ANTI-COMPULSION MAJORITY

The Labour Congress adopted as a torpedo-boat captured eleven substantive motion au amendment opp

not

KOWLOON DOCK JUNIORs «.

QUEEN'S COLLÈGE.

The following players will repycuent Kowloon Docks in a match against Queen's College to-day, at 3.30 p.m., on the College Ground:-Moorsdeen: Ogley and Best Van Langenberg, Logan, and Ross; Recha, Taylor, Lima, Richardson, and Cleno, Reserve Lopez.

RECOLLECTIONS OF

·PUBLISHER,

Turkish sailing bosis, and made prisoning the Compulsion Bill by a majority of mente during a priceless twelve hours. derful clothes were made from a new art "ing authors with whom he had come in con-

ers about forty of the crews.

RUSSIAN · NAVAL MEN

HONOURED.

LONDON, January 7th.. His Majesty King George has awarded eleven D.8.0's. and thirteen D.G's to seamen of the Russian Black Sea fast for meritorious servico,

ITALIAN LINER'S ARMAMENT.

1,915,000 votes.

LABOUR MINISTERS RESIGN. The Labourites, Mr. Henderson (Presi- dent of the Board of Education), Mr. W Brace (Under-Secretary to the Home Office), and Mr. George Roberta (Junior Lord of the Treasury) have resigned from the Ministry.

It is understood that they will vote for the Compulsion Bill to-night despite the decision of Congress."

New Yoas, January 7th, The Italian liner Guiseppe Verdi has arrived, having two 4inch gung mounted WITHDRAWAL FROM COALITION,

at the storn. It is probable that the

Government will request that the guns be dismounted before the ship leaves

American waters.

The Labour Party decided to withdraw from the Coalition, hence the resigna tions of Mesers. Henderson, Brace, and Roberts, although they are supporters of the Bill,

corded. The surprise of the Turks at Suvla Bay was complete, but owing to the intense heat and the exhaustion of the troops through continuous engage ments in the most difficult country, and

After this strenuous exertion he would the perpetual water difficulties, Lieut-sup unwisely, and supper always created General Sir F Stopford and the Divi- a desire to drive hansom cabs through the public streets, with cabby" inside smok sional General waited to rest the troops.ing a cheies Corona Coront. This part of Sir Ian Hamilton says:Driving the ritual ended Bert's big evening. But.

One Boat Race night, more successful than power was required, and even a certain

another, he achieved a grest triumph and ruthlessness to brush aside pleas for spent the night in Vine-street, having been taken there by three robust policemen who

A QUEEN'S DISCRETION. The one respite for the tired troops.

knew their attentions were the equivalent

In the course of a lecture on "Recolloo- fatal error was inertia, and inertia preof a Victoria Cross to Bertis

I saw him on the Monday Innguidly tions of Books and Authors," Mr. John vailed." Meanwhile, the Turks were on addressing oysters and Chablis

Murray, head of the famous publishing abled to concentrate heavy reinforce He was pale but determined, His won-house, gave some intimate details concern- tact At the outset he remarked that ho shede amounting almost to an electric hine. You could hardly tell he had a black eye.

was often puzzled to think what some per It had been laboriously and superbly sons took a publisher for. People wrote to troated by a successful artist. by him asking for knighthands for themselves He told me the incidents of the Batur-and their friends. Just after Tennyson daya

died he received a letter from a man who asked him to publish his rooms, pa he was sure to become the Poet Laureate, Fur ther, he added, that if there was a Miss Murray disengaged he would marry her It turned out that the letter çame from an inmate of a lunatic asylum. (Laughter.) One of Mr. Murray's carliest recollections was of Livingstone, who citen dined with his father. He also remembered George Barrow a big strong man, who was fond of expressing his opinions in strong lan- guage. To Mr. Murray Gladstone always showed great kindness, and Mr. Murray na frequent visitor at Hawarden, On one occasion when Mr. Gladstone called at Albemarle Street Mr. Murray showed him A newspaper report of a speech by Bir Robert Peel so copiously revised for pub- lication in pamphlet form that Mr. Glad the worst nights they remember to the protons exclaimed." Do you really mean to sent ocean's disadvantage.

Eventually. Sir Ian Hamilton himself, who had previously remained at head. quarters, went to Suvla Bay to en deavour to put concentration of effort and purpose into the direction of the men ashore,

The fighting on the following days was severe and continuous, and several successes were achieved and positions won. The fighting quality of the men was unsurpassable, but the strength of the Tarks was steadily rising, and the troops had to be withdrawn from the captured the

General Stopford

on

Also that the magistrate had fined him 40s. and costs and advised him not be a young fool in public, and behind the scenes had invited him to dianer, first asking after his father."

Also that he and taken the policeman who locked him up to breakfast.

And," quoth he, it was the finest gerne ever played, old lad,"

*

It was a dirty, morning a few months ago when I got up by the sea somewhere south-west of Dover, There was what the old shell-backs in the blue sweaters who prop up the harbour pier call bit of wind blowing." Through their rheumy eyes they could also see a bit of ana,"

On such days those who come ashore call

the ocean bad names and compare it with

positions, evening of August 15th, handed over command to Major-General De Lisle, be- cause strong and clear leadership had not been promptly enough applied.

The British forces were dwindling, but TALK OF GENERAL ELECTION.

the Turks had plenty of ammunition and There is soms telk in political circles drafts to fill depleted ranks. Sir Ian of the possibility of a General Election Hamilton thereupon cabled for 50,000 owing to the Labour Congress vote. 16 fresh troops. If these had been sent im- Lord Montagu of Beaulien is still is stated that if the situation became mediately they could still have cleared again,"

THE ** PERSIA" DISASTER.

LONDON, January 7th. Following are the official figures of the Persia disaster:-Saved, 165; drowned,

335,

bed. He is progressing favourably.

GENERAL.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] REMOVAL OF HONGKONG WAR PRISONERS.

strained the Premier would not hesitate passage for the fleet to Constantinople. learned that reinforcements could not be

I thought she was going then, her."

F

} way.

to go the country in order to strengthen His disappointment was deep when he the incidents on the waste of water with an | nights spent in raw air and driving spray...

the Government. If this happened it is stated that provision would be made for voters at the Fron to record their votes,

The House of Commons passed the

sent:

AMERICA'S, POLICY.

tell me that Feel revised his speeches to The rheumy-eyed spectators were gazing such an extent? I am astonished. I won oritically on the bit of sea and communing der how Feel reconciled it with his con- science. I don't think I ever did such a with themselves, "They'll never

"It's thing in my life. Shortly after wards, all up with her she's going down aftremarked Mr. Murray," on going through broke her line, She's settling, or I'd stone's speech on the Irish Disabilities look at the list on her Wow she's my father's papers I found that Glad a Dutchman." "No, they've got her Bill was dealt with in exactly the same

These and such phrases were spoken solemnly by our weather-beaten oh- servers who chewed tobices and watched understanding eye and long memories.

The sea was running in long rollers, each with a crest of breaking foam. They swung against the granite harbour, and sent clouds of spray like patches of white steam high into the air. Through the spray one

And on the waste of sen men wore battling at a common task of this war- dirty, long, nerve-racking task which, when com-

"Nope, old friend," Gay replied. “Pil- pleted compele no honours and attracts lar of the Empire-sea scavenger-and what no Last night was the 'what not " attention

steamer-a little tramp part. Dirty weather, ehi They had a steamer-in tow. Through the spray "What have you hoen doing I asked., laden wind and the rain one could see theft of salving," he said vessel was badly down aft, Also she had

EXPECTED TO LEAVE ON 16TH INST. first reading of the Compulsion Bill by SIR EDWARD GREY'S SUGGESTION could see the waste, grey and white-maned.

LONDON, January 6th.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law said it had been decided, with the concurrence of the Commonwealth Govern ment, to deport to Australia the prison-

A communiquid says that the Frenchors of war and the enemy women and conducted an effective bombardment in children interned in Hongkong. They Champagne, and destroyed a number of were expected to leave the Colony on the

15th inst German trenches. Other minor opera tions were favourable to the French.

ITALIAN FRONT.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) ITALIAN HEAVY GUNS ACTIVE.

ROME, January 7th A communiqué says that the Italian heavy guns frustrated Austrian attempts to rebuild trenches and gun emplacements at Malborghetto,

--PARLIAMENTARY -- CANDI-

DATE'S PLATFORM.

FULL EXERCISE OF OUR SEA POWER.

LONDON, January 6th.. A wost interesting bye-election is pend ing at St, George's, Hanover Square, owing to the elevation of Sir R. Hender son to the peerage. Sir George Reid, the official Unionist candidate, is op- posed by Mr. Gibson Bowles, who is

A brisk artillery engagement is proceed- ing from Plava to the Sea,

There were a number of fruitless Ausstanding for the full exercise of our sea trian air raids on the Isonzo und else power and no interference with the action

where

of the Fleet.

493 votes to 105

RECRUITING OFFICES TO BE RE-OPENED

The recruiting offices on Monday re-open for enlistment under the Derby group system.

NOTABLE ENLISTMENTS.

MELBOURNE, January 6th The Antarche explorer, Dr. Mawson, the Legislator, Hon. Mr. McDonald, of New South Wales, and Mr. Staniforth- Smith, Administrator of New Guinea, have enlisted.

THE SWISS BOURSE.

FRANTIO SELLING OF GERMAN SECURITIES.

ZURICH, January 7th.

The

NOT FAVOURED..

WASHINGTON, January 7th. Government is adhering to the policy of non-intervention in the contre versies of belligerents, and will a permit American naval officers to inves

list and lolled on the water at an angle

He wore a heavy blue coat covered with rust marks and coal dust. He was drench- ed with salt water, atiff with cold, and as dirty as a dean man can get.

Hulls, old lad" was his greeting. I looked beneath the scrubbing brush of "What are you--an oyster dredger!" I red beard and found Bert--Bert Cy

asked.

Were you with the hooker they've just

dragged in 1

"Was I not?" he said emphatically " tigate the Baralong case as

sugo precarious that she seemed to be trying. gested by Sir Edward Grey in hislo smell the tops of the ugly breakers with should folly well think I was, I've been her funnel. Sometimes she would make an making love to her for twelve hours solid ! reply to the German memorandum alleging effort, like a lame duck struggling to sit Heard her hit it this morning one o'clock. up and swim. Around her were three boats. She struck mine und holes out in one. I British brutality.

of the trawler type. All were reeling on had to take her over the rest of the course, the heavy ses, and the spray broke over Found her rolking about heat up, taik FRENCH LOAN FOR GREECE. the live ducks and the lame one impartial down, I boarded her, and the was in a Ruddor ly. And one trawler was pulling at the pickle. She struck on astern, ATHENS, January 7th. lame duck's bill and the other two had a gone, boat gone, crew gone, nearly all line on her stern to steady her when she gone. I dragged her about for hours, and The French Government has informed talled lower than ever, as if tired of the later on two of the boys came and held ber Greece that it holds at the latter's disfight, and to steer her when she sat up up aft What a life12 posal 10,000,000 francs as an adance bit, rudderless and without any means of A new game for you, Gay, eh?" I

guiding herself.

commented. from the Year for which they are now Foot by loot the boats fought the sea. Finest game Fever played in my life, negotiating.

Tach by inch they won to the harbour old lud," he answered. You know this watched them three hours before they wretched town, and it's a long way off my finally propped the lolling lame duck beat. Where du I get a hot bath and somo fond that doesn't taste of oil, sea, or against the harbour wall.

einders M -Half an hour later I saw a tall, slim, fair I looked at his coarse, broker nails. man. You could tell he was fair because

"Don't you want a manicurist fret?" I he had a three days growth of brick-red asked curiously,

My lids and bloodshot about the whites, His idea is relays of hem and eggs and aboub whisker. His blue eyes were red about the "Rot!" he said with a grin. vojce had a rasp that only comes from a pint of hot coffee,” Dażly Itail,

BRITISH STEAMER ASHORE NEAR FORMOSA,

LONDON, January 6th. At the Boarse German exchange is

The British steamer Australian Tran quoted at 92, the lowest rate that has yet prevailed here. There was frantic sell-sport, from New York to Visdivostok, is ing vf German securities,

ashore near Formosa,

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