TAN HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, JANUARY JIST, 1016.
THE ENEMY IN WAR TIME. DEFENCE OF THE REALM.
PERSONAL NOTES OF A MONTH'S TOUR,
SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED..
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[BY A NEUTRAL FRIEND OF THE ENTENTE,]
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OUR LONDON LETTER.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
LONDON, December 23rd.
ness, as it is Rs to the opportunities that are being missed in foreign markets. through the pre-occupation with the war. On the other hand, the argument is raised that the first requirement is to defeat the enemy and all other considerationg must be submerged. With that few people are disposed to disagree, in reality, no matter how great their wish to extend the influ- ence of British trade.
THE TRUE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS, A person coming from or intending to Christane is upon us, and, apart from proceed to any place out of the United the absence of the young men, the festival I hear from America that the Japanese Kingdom as a passenger shall not, without the special permission of a Secretary ofwill be celebrated without such a deper toy market in the United States, and the bave pretty well captured the Christmas State, land or embark at any port in the ture from traditional customs as might papers there are celebrating the capture Since my return to England I have been United Kingdom unless he has in his pos-have bees expected. Indeed, the absence by printing pictures of Santa Claus as asked a great many questions about life session a valid passport issued to him not of the men has proved a business-bringer phernalia to match.
Japanese with all his distribution para more than two years previously, by or on behalf of the Goversmont of the country to many a busy store, for the women are of which he is a subject or as citigen, or, proving themselves as self-sacrificing as
COLY STORIES THAT GROW IN THE DARK, in the case of a person coming from a place evor, and, whatever else is left undone, Mre. Asquith is such a prominent figure outside the United Kingdom, either such a the parcel of gifts must go to the lad in political and social circles that her passport or some other document satisfacut the front. There are the wounded, too, appearance in Court as plaintiff against torily establishing his nationality and and the men from overseas or distant the Globe for suggestions, which she took identity.
parts of the country, liable to be "alons to herself, of having been communicating in London on the day of festivity. Ac with German officers interned at. Dosing. cordingly, hundreds of ladies have made ton Hall and playing tennis with them themselves responsible for the entertain-there attracted a large number of women, Dane Gossip, it may be remarked, is a In the case of British subjects residentment of this and that hospital ward, or
more of the Anzacs or soldiers from soine ridden days. The less that is known, for the extension of hospitality to one or
busy friend in this city in these Censor-
London a dull bolo," PEACE PREDICTIONS.
ia Germany and Austria. A very frequent inquiry is Is there a likelihood of a rovolution in Germany?"
Let me
one say that the subject is se complex and has so many aspects that it is quite impossible for anyoon, cther than a close student and life-long resident in Germany, to deal with it. I do not pre- tend to have the requisite knowledge. My observations are merely those of a neutral who lived at onɛ time for 10 years in Ger.
ed that country.
To every such passport and document as aforesaid there must be attached a photo graph of the person to whom it relates
many, and has often, and recently, reviatin Ireland special permission to embark
The fact that in your enemy countries may be given by the Lord Lieutenant of other part of the globe, lest they find the more supposition grows into positive rich people can get all they want to eat Ireland instead of by a Secretary of State,
If any person lands or embarks in contra
such special permission to land has been granted by a Segretery of State subject to any conditions, the person to whom it was granted fails to comply with any such condition, he shall be guilty of a summary offence against these régulations.
In war time and that poor people cannot,vention of this regulation, or if where any is a basis for disturbance and agitation, not necessarily for revolution. I are minded by some of my questioners of the German revolutions of 1848. Let me reply that the circumstances were entirely differ ent, that the new Prussianism had not been invented, that the individual Gorman States were thon independent, and the power of the central authority was nothing liko so great as it is at the present timo.
THE PEOPLE AND THE ARMY,
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Permit from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland will be issued in proper cases to British subjects resident in Ireland in lieu of a passport.
assertion, dare unt set down the ránk slanders that have been poured luto ay cars in the last few months. My cumula- tive punishment in damages wou'd well- nigh equal the cost of the war. Yet the rumour-carriers all assured me that their tales came from the highest sources and were Positive facts, to my know- (ledge, my boy !"
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The natural question is passed about shall we have peace before another Christ mas? I have discussed this with my men who are in as good a position to know as any others. They seem to think that we shall see a decided turn for the better February, and that by June things will be in trim for proliminary talk of the peace terms to be exacted from Germany. You are accustomed in China to the By the Autumn, they predict, if the sol-sight of women dressed in trousers, and diers are not actually out of the trenches,
wo are now becoming quite used to the they will be within sight of the time when
same sigh: in England, for our own sub- their return to the haunts of peace will stitutes for måle labour in the fields have be possible. All those men, however, care- taken to the garb of man with readines
The girls om- ances for the unexpected. There are some ployed in the mille of Lancashire are who think the conflict will collapse with talking now of abandoning petticoats and starting suddeness-but all agree that wearing trousers instead the time that will be spent in negotiating it is argued, would result in greater clean- peace will almost equal the time so far
liness, more comfort and less risk of spent in war. On one other thing we are all agreed also that the nation is united female millers say they are ready to don
accident from running machinery. The KARIMOEN. as never before to pursue hostilities till Germany is thoroughly beaten,
the breeks, but they must have facilities for changing as the mills, for they will TJIKEMBANG you see the Duke of Rutland taking the
not wear mascaline attire in the open chair for Ben Tillett, to demonstrate this
street. solidarity, it is unnecessary to labour the point.
For the purposes of this regulation the expression "passenger ” includes any per feon carried on a ship other than a master or persons employed in the work or service of the ship,
A permit from the Secretary of State Universal military service, paradoxical will only be granted in exceptional cases, ns it many sound, creates both a fear of and an affection for the Army....
It is 39, where a person whether British or mistake to suppose that Germans kcok back alien is for some reason ineligible for a fully, hedge their predictions with allow and apparent eomfort. upon their miitary training with regret. Here and there are cases of injustice and cruelty, some of which the world hear-ol, but many of which are undoubtedly not known. On the whole, however, the Ger- man soldier is a happy fellow, fond of gong and glass--and getting plenty of both with a fair amount of freedom, much regimental pride, and keenly interested in his profession. The vast crowds that I have seen at your football matches could But be gathered at simkar contests in Germany for several reasons. First, Because, though the Germans bave begun to get food of football, they will never occupy themselves with it to excess, as they regard looking at football as a waste of time; secondly, because so many young men of the football-watching ago are tol diering. And if the German Governmout ever felt that football or any other amuse ment was going to become an obsession like. ly to detract from interest in military manœuvres, they would at once place à bas upon it.
The interest in soldiering que soldiering is in Germany almost as intense in pace in war time. The whole system of education leads up to the Army. Civic and other authorities are taught to take lessons in discipline and organization from the excellence of the military organization. So that when you talk of revolution in Germany, you have to reckon with the Amy, and to remember that the Army is in fact the peoplo,
British malo subjects of military age (ie, betireen the ages of 18 and 41) who desire to leave the United Kingdom (a) if resident in England, Scotland or Wales must hold either a passport issued by the Foreign Office on or after November 15th, 1915, or a passport issued before November 15th, 1915, which has been visdd by the Foreign Office since that date; (b) if a rÊ- sident in Ireland must hold either a pass port or a vised passport as specified in (a) or a permit issued by the Lord Lieutenant.
SWISS SURVEILLANCE.
TO PREVENT
GOODS RUNNING."
The Gazette announces that an agree ment has been concluded between the Allied Governments and the Swiss Government for the formation of a Société de Surveil lance Economique (a body similar to Netherlands Oversen Trust) in Switzerland. The Swiss Society will take delivery of practically all commodities on allied lists of contraband and restricted exports for which it will be regarded as the only I do not attach much importance to all authorised consignee in Switzerland. the little political moves now taking place
Nothing can be consigned to the Society A within the Social Democratic Party in
without the formal consent of their office Germany. German Bocialista are very
at Berno being first obtained by ultimate vocal, but do not do much. For a number consignee. Shippers and ship-owners are of years I remember the Genossen, as the therefore advised to require proof of such German Socialiste call each other, abut consent before making any shipments to peace and universal brotherhood, but Jaly Switzerland of the commodities in ques fast year showed that it was more amoketon if they wish the goods to escape déten- with very little fri besuch
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If the blockade be efficiently maintained. do look, as do others who are well sc quainted with internal affairs in Germany. for the growth of a peace party there. I the blockade be weakened and the Gor mans are able not only to keep their enemies out of German territory by what they call their wall of steel in Russia and across France and Germany, while they extend their march to the East, it is ovi- ous that the war may continue almost in definitely.
GERMAN DISAPPOINTMENTS.
While people in England are talking of a possible revolution in Germany, the Ger- mans are busy stirring up all sorts of trouble on your frontiers wherever their agents can work-often with very disp pointing results. The defection of Ireland
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PREFERENCE FOR OLD CUSTOMS.
When
The change, TJISONDÀRI
THE DRITISH HABIT OF BEING " TOO LATE;”.
I doubt if any speech since the war began has caused the same sensation as A business correspondent writes: A that of Mr. Lloyd George on munitions. noteworthy feature of the present position. The sensation lay in his dramatic descrip of the mercantile world, and it applies tion of the British habit of being too to manufacturors ali round, is the late," and his appeal to the workers of difficulty experienced by buyers in the country not to have that written upon getting
now accounts
The the work of their hands. As an old Far- opened. explanation is that makers regard them liamentary band said, "It was the kind gelves as under a special obligation to of speech one would have expected, from. see that the requirements of their old someone moving a vote of ensure on tho customers are antisfied. Where Gor-late Liberal Government, of which Mr. ernment requisitions or labour short Lloyd George was member.!* This,
age make it impossible for them to cope
indeed, is the tenor of most of the Lobby
RISING FREIGHT RATES.
with the demand from old and well-tried and Pross comments. It will take some sources, the tendency is to turn down time, even in these days, for the specch the newcomer. policy is gound, because the newcomers torested in public affairs. It has deep-
In many instances this to fade from the conversation of men in are largely firms which have hitherto ned, the conviction that all is not well procured their supplies from Central with our official system, which trains men Europe, and will have a tendency to go in accordance with regulation, but unfits back to German or Austrian sources of them for coping with unexpected condi supply as poon as possible. At the same tiong. It is very striking how the same time, English goods that do not contrive belief in the necessity for a
clean up. to get themselves introduced under present is expressed by the readers of the con conditions to markets normally closed to servative papers and by the man who re them may find a closed door again when ceives his mental pabulum from the So pence is declared." Talking to a mer-cialist Press. When those two extremes chant from Chins and another from the nect we may look for interesting happen firmation of these assertions, Neither Argentine this week I received ample con- ings one of these days. could get deliveries on any guaranteed date, and bath were disconsolate on that Says the commercial correspondent of account. The position of the manufac a leuling paper" Commercial men here His Majesty's Government cannot forego turers is, in fact, vory difficult for there do not doubt that the increase of the the right of search in respect to consign-are now a perfee, shoaf of regulations to rates of freight which come into force at ments to which particular suspicion at taches, but they hope detent on will be un-
be observed, and the Government may ro the New Year in the South African trade necessary in all cases of goods duly consign. any time.
quisition their works or their supplies at will be followed on other trade routes,
I tried myself the other day, to The Indian lines are said have this course. ed to, the Society.
secure a shipment immediately of a very in contemplation, and the Atlantic tariff, ordinary commodity to a China house from also, is expected to be subject in the near one of the biggest firms in this country. future to a further advance. An attempt already pinned down
Their reply was that under existing cir-is being made by London houses trading with trenches, machine guns, and howitzers the enemy in skilled labour, they could not specify the rates by getting their American purchases cumstances, especially the shortage of with the East to avoid the high Atlantic the East as in the West. Almost every day reveals
date at which the goods could be delivered sent from the Pacific coast westward to a favourable alteration in at the docks,
India,
It is found, how- the position of the flags on these gigantic
.etc.. station and restaurant maps, showing the
ever, that the rates, available from New movements of the German, Austrian, Bul
York through the Suez Canal still show garian, and Turkish Armies,
an advantage, high as they are, over the Pacifie route charges
The rates for cereal produce from India to Great Bri- cause of this general movement is the de tain are being increased, and the one
recently agreed upon trado customers pay for the reduced rates for Admiralty charters,
THE ARMY OF EGYPT."
A great deal of idle chatter is uttered here as to the effect of English speeches
BULGARIA AND THE BALKANS.
1 find that in circles that are capable of judging the situation there is a curious tendency to predict that before the war change sides. Personally I think that is over the Bulgarians will want to
made a great mistake in the last Balkan change places with King Ferdinand. He
war, and now he is about to be exposed to a further loss of prestige among his The Russians are massing and people,
from the German cause in a great disip and articles on the Germans. What chief goes too far, but I am not ambitious to siro of shipowners to make their civilian
pointment. Sir Roger Casement was largely advertised among Germans, who were made to believe that he was an Eng fish and Irish statesman of the first magni tuda. His position to-day must be un- pleasant, for he undoubtedly hold out real promises to the German Government, I was informed that he visited most of the camps in Germany where Irish prisoners were interned, in the endeavour to form
What
This was written prior to the announce- Tent that the Holland liners at kast were.
convinces the Germans are the beflagged maps, and the more than two million prisoners who have been carefully distri buted throughout the whole Empire that the public caz see them. That is my will presently be making the Bulgarian going to use the Cape route instead of the answer to those who ask me whether the German, know the truth. Against this people sorry for themselves especially if must be set the casualty lists, the various they are led by General Dimitricff, one Buez route for the present. Coaling dili- shortages, and the obvious desire of the
of Bulgaria's former leaders and once cuities are, of course, mentioned as the He canse, but there are probably other con people to bring the war to a victorious commander of the Ninth Division. close. Heaven forbid that I should enter the King complete as he goes along, and
will find means to make the exposure of siderations as well.] the ranks of your or the German war pro- though Bulgaria will hardly change sides, phets, but it was borne in upon me wher ever I went in Germany and Austria that yet it is quite possible that she will want the military authorities will make an over- to cease fighting and retire from her pre whelming endeavour to bring about deci- sent compromising alliance.
Some criticism is being directed here not
only against officialdom in Whitehall but also against our reluctance to promote
at Irish regiment for the German Empire, but without any success whatever. Gen ral Botha, was one of the great surprises of the war to Germany. The Prussian mind cannot understand how a man who was fighting the English lose than if years ago can now be fighting with the English against the Germans. It is one of those sive action somewhere as speedily as pos- DEMAND FOR THE RECOGNITION OF ABILITY. subjects the discussion of which is mare sible. That they are fitting out the waste of time. "He must have been paid "Army of Egypt as they call it is an orang price," is the only explana known. I heard indirectly of great pur- tion you receive, a remark suggestive of chases of camels. Will these camels be the methods of German propaganda. used for Egypt or for Besopotamia promising young officers so long as Another question put to me is Hagenbeck's camels are being used for the the older fogeys can be found to fill the will the German people do when they know purpose of teaching soldiers how to ride bigger jobs. Moreover, there is great re- the truth 1" My reply is that they know them. There have also been immense pur-at the front to recommend for promotion luctance on the part of commanding officers a great deal of the truth, but that they chases of mules and mule packs, see it with their own German eyes. It The notices
posted in railway carriages warrant officers and non-coms who have cannot be denied that the huge beflagged and other public places warning people come to the top by shot ability The maps which are everywhere in Germany not to talk about the war do not prevent reason given is that the commanders are (and which, to be quite frank, are not so a tactful inquirer from learning a great disinclined to lose their best men, unless popular in Great Britain as they were 12 deal. I have repeatedly observed that compelled to let them go. The matter is months ago) are the chief source of the whereas English people rarely talk to causing some heartburning, for young and encouragement of the Germans and Aus-strangers in railway carriages, Germans, rather green subalterns are going out who, trians. One cannot dispute that, so far as and especially Austrians, cannot long he though gallant enough, have neither the France and Belgium are concerned, the silent. The soldiers only obey the prohibi- experience nor the ability to compare with Germans still hold, and hold much more tions as to specch Sometimes they will the non-coms mentioned. It is not unlikely strongly than before those portions of not reply even to one's "Good morning."
that both the officials and the commanders these countries which they possessed this In warlike countries like those of your will have to change their ideas before we time last year. The Germans have been enemies, where military affairs are dis are through with this scrimmage.
cussed by every one, it is, however, not
old again and again by their newspapers difficult to learn much. The intentions THE ARMY'S DRAIN UPON COMMERCE.
f coming allied advances, or pushes,
They have seen that of the higher command are, of course, a as you call them.
Misgivings are arising in certain cir these pushes" have not driven them secret, but if the Germans are buying cles as to whether the demand for more back at any point more than a few miles camels and mules in large quantities, as men can be made without doing tremendous and that at other points they have I believe to be the case, it is not likely that damage to our capacity as a producing actually gained upon you.. Meanwhile, the military authorities will be such olle nation--both as regards the munitions for they have driven the Russians out Kameele, to use a Berlin expression, as the Allies and the export trade to foreign of East Prussia, crossed Poland, and ad- to employ the animals against the Bri- countries, which we cannot afford to let
lapse altogether. There is some uneasi vanced into Russia, and have, they say, bish and French lines in the West!
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