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MAN'S INFLUENCE.

HOW IT SWAYS AND WORKS WITH WOMEN.

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Mrs. Beatrice Heron-Maxwell writes The dream of every woman, sRVINE and excepting those whose individualities are so conclusive in themselves that double life would be an excrescetice rather than a completion, is to find one who embodies her idea of what man should be or what her nature re

THE NEW AMERICA,

A BRITISH VIEW

718 HONGKONG DAIET ERESS, THURSDAY JULY 6TH - 1016. –

GEN. TOWNSHEND'S WARNING.

EXPLOITING, KING CONSTANTINE,

NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO MOVE ANTI-ENTENTE PARTY'S TACTICS.

-ON BAGHDAD." -

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FRENCH MOTOR LORRIES.

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WEATHER REPORT.

Co the 4th at 10t8-No returza from Japan or N.E. Chick,

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Hongkong rainfall fro e Laure ending at 10 am to-day 15 inch

Total since Int. Jausry, 65.30 inches against an average of

The forecast for the 24 hocis ending at Neon

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Southeast of Clins béréren The same as Lengkong and Landooked No. 1. Bontà coast of China between The SRIDH

Hongkosy and Hainan

Sydney Brooks writes in the Daily outsider like myself is nothing. But that Mail:That America should puzzle an

It is no small business to keep in order Americans themselves should be bewilder-

the motor cars of an army. This depart led by their own country, should confesstaining ten telegrams which passed be A White Paner has bron assued con-

The principal Athens independent news.ment needs some six thousand men, and their inability to explain it, should be at

loss to diagnose its state of mind or tween Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of papers have recently published several it is organised such a way as to be as to say whither if anywhere, it is tending Viceroy of India, General Sir John by the Ministerial, anti-Entente Press, ciple on which they are worked is that

leading articles denouncing in violent. this is really curious and really im Nixon (former Commander-in-Chief in of putting forward the name and parents of a large commercial establishment. To today is as follows:---

State for India, Lord Hardinge, the terms the new policy, now being pursued sell-supporting as possible. The prin- 41.26 inches

quires as

In some portant.. compleinent

Mesopotamia), and General Townshend of the King as the opponent of the women the sense of motherliness is so strong from girlhood onwards that the to understand, America has become one estimate of the risk of advancing on ment Press have been endeavouring by managing important fine, and every- Once the easiest country in the world of Kut. They show General Townshend's Liberal or Venizelist Farty. Tho Govern direct them the French have chosen mien man who can fill her life must be of of the most difficult. Even the shrewdest Baghdad after the battle of Kutch Amaru this means to shelter themselves againsthing is organised on a strictly coulmer- who are accustomed to controlling and close who need the strength of tenderness native judges admit themselves ballied on September 28th last. al and the protective care in all material The war has revealed to them a new statement that General Townshend the open dissatisfaction with the present the growing popular trend of feeling and things that she has to bestow, These will America of which they hardly profess to before moving from Kut had declared Government. forgive lack of physical height or of

So far as possible each army specialises metal breadth and excess of morals B anything. Those of thru who are constantly that he had insufficient Every hint and indication emanating difficulties concerning spare parts and in certain make of motors, so that latitude, but they find themselves cir-taugers clip only land, meves forces was made in a leading article in from Government circles during the past the like may be reduced to a minimum. viumscribed in their output of energygers in their gun, and The Times on April tet. A telegram front few weeks has tended to profess openly The card index is very largely used in audits, and contrives all the daily details ng race is being sharply challenged. It that be knew nothing of any protest by tion of the King, and, consequently, that depots, and it is by this system that track and intaks of happiness if he directs, aware that their position as the govern

the Viceroy of India on April 6th says that the Government stood for the protect the organisation of these motor cepit their lives better (in his own opinion is not in Flanders or on the North Sea General Townshend against an advance any one criticizing the Government, or is kept not only of every ear, that enters at all events) than she does. He has alone that Anglo-Saxon dom is having to

to Baghdad and denies that it was in supporting the Liberal Party, was or leaves the workship, but also of every invaded her province, and it is not fight to hold its own.

General to If to invade his. He is a standard and a

manders with which he was not in agree their greater security by rail across kept ready for service day and night, possible, with this type of man, for her.

forward opinions, by subordinea d or furto disloyal to his King the Allies tyre and spare part that is sent out. satisfaction unto himself! Other women

ment." require stont-heartad, long-limbed, even

Greece, this wish cloaked a desire to rough-natured men to make any impres-

the port of Argostoli or of Buda Bay placed. One lot of sheds is reserved dethrone the King; if the Allies occupied that any automobile brought in injur ed or wounded may be immediately re sion on them. But the man who has real influence over womanly women is the one

it was not for use as naval bases for the protection of transports, but it was aimed for the spare parts required by when is strong, relat consistent, and

against the movereignty of the King the special make of car which forms the open to reason. Still, for all sorts and conditions of men there are all kinds of

y a traitor, because by so doing he op Whoever supported the Ententist policy feet, and in the second lot of sheds there greater part of that particular motor women, great and small, singe as George

posed the sovereignty of the King. of the Liberal Party should be counted

are stored paris that will fit any make of Eliot puts it in Mica l'oyser's vigorous Longue, God Almighty made 'em to rantch the men. With regard, however, to a man's mental or spiritual influence over the women who surround him, or

whom he reeks out, it often fails, short in its effect because it is over defined and over-licensed.

He has the right to call the tune of his household or community, and uses it, irrespective of feminine tendencies or opinions and this method converts his principles into law. Laws have only one gender of sway-a deterrent one; there was never yet a propelling mind impulse or hent chased by an edict, general or individual. In fact, owing to the con- trariety of human natura-one of our best qualities distinguishing us from

quite tragic despair with which thou

It would be difficult to exaggerate the sands, and I dare say tens of thousands, of Americans exhibit their doubts - and their confusion and their distress. Men

whose names are known the world over and who have held some of the highest offices in the Republie have confessed to America seems to them a chaos in which me that they are wholly at sea, that all the familiar lights and landmarks have been submerged, and that there is little or nothing left which they dare take for granted.

What troubles them more than anything else to find themselves surprised by the war into the suspicion that the United States is not a nation. This war they say, "has found us out. We trusted to our school system to assimilate, all these aliens in our midst. We see now that it has failed, that racialism is rampant among us, and that there are men calling themselves Americans who are ready to ancrifice everything that is most distinctly American in the interests of the European country from which they came.

General Townshend to General Nixon on The following telegram was sent by

advance on Baghdad began October 3rd, 1915, some time before his

By aviators report you will see he of breaking up the retreating Turkish had just left for Kut, and that the chance tarees, which have by now taken up position at Suliman Pak, no longer exists that position is astride the Baghdad road and the Tigris, and is estimated to be six miles of entrench ments. It is also probable that Baghdad has sent them reinforcements. See report by aviator.

"My opinion, if I may be allowed to express obe is that up the battle

No charges have been too absurd for the Government Press and Party so long

they served the new policy of endea we strings of the Kang, because vouring to divide the country into those they are anti-Entente and anti-Venizelos, ent to the King's commands, because they and those who are disloyal and disobedi- support the pro- Ally policy of M.

at Kut our object Venizelos.

A reserve of motor cars and lorries is.

CIF.

The work done by the pares d'untomo- bile is so great that a printing press and been installed on the premises, and effects thousand a year of west over a saving, I am assured, of well over a

In some cases the repair depots have factory or barracks, but occasionally they been installed in such buildings as a have been established in fields or wante grounds, and there wooden sheds havo proved extremely satisfactory. been run up with great rapidity and have

sheepinost of as feel no inward atira "gly spectre of internal division that | ful situation at Dardänelles, and posibi-King in the direction of a real nationally the general staff,

tion to doing what it has been laid down autocratically (however reasonably) that we ought to do. We are fully conscious of this in our Church services, where we all pray for Divine influence to make ua desire what we ought to deserve.

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WOMAN'S CONSCIENCE

Women have their consciences as well as men, whatever doubt may be cast upon this truth by anti-feminists, whose pre- mises are generally wrong leading in evitably to mistaken deductions, and who obviously are embittered by their own Failure to influence women. Knowing, therefore, herself what she ought to do quite as well as the man knows it for her, A woman yearns for an enveloping, loving, sympathetic strength of view and inclination from him that, without fore ing her to walk in a special direction can persuade her to like frame of mind. The hands of the domestic clock arb set by men in any home containing a man, and necessarily so. is shaving water must be the first duty; his break fast and dimer har must at his work, his likes or dislikes are all-pervading The household life inoves on wheels of his supplying. The chief feminine per- sonality in it is often coutent to be the fifth wheel, an emergency one operating only when the others fail But all this is not influence it is control, whether mind or tyrannical, and counts for no- thing in a woman's soul existence or inoor thoughts, decision, and aspirations Beneficial influence comes in only when the man gives the woman a free hand in matters, that are not perforce subservient to his exigencies of work or constitution: he and she yoked in all exercise of noble deeds," like Tennyson's ideal couple walking side by side through the difficult) haze of human life with its hidden turnings, its deceptive alleys, its high hedges, and alluring corners of reposu, Chidren are very sensible of diarity of view in their parents. The younger generation notice the mother's lack of conviction when in answer to a bellious arguments she says, It is your father's wish," and realise that, though their law, it is not her heart's prompting

A MOTHER'A KULE † Wise is the father who gains her over to his line of thinking or meets her half way and raakes the decision. a mutual: A mother's rule over the sons is

and this alsü

has been to occupy the strategical position of Kat and to consolidatement no new supporters, The people, These tactics have gained the Govern- ourselves in the district. Ctesiphon is now held by the defeated Turkish forces have no respect for the politicians in comes that the depot sets to work at full who are essentially loyal and patriotic, It is when the news of an offensive Should it not be considered politically office today. They give their whole blast. Then every car is mobilised, in- advisable by Government, to occupy hearted support to M. Venizelos because eluding the reserve and sent post haste. "But it is not only," they go un, this Baghdad at present on account of doubt they wish to see him associated with the to perform the duties imposed upon it the belief that, apart altogether from the of Baghdad by stronger forces from friendship for England and France and pride of the whole staff that the smallest Slight repairs are frightens us. We have been forced into lity of our small forces being driven out policy based on Greece hereditary done at lightning speed, and it is the German-Americans and the other hyphen Anatolia, which would compel us to retire her hereditary hatred of the Bulgarian percentage possible of their lorries should ated hybrids, this country is too vast and down a long line of communications teem and the Turk.

be disabled. its population at present too scattered ing with Arabs, at present more or less and its component parts too heterogeneous hostile, whose hostility would become to allow of any genuine national.com-active on hearing of our retreat, then I pactness either of thought or action.

LOCAL PATRIOTS.

consider that on all military grounds we should consolidate our position at Ku

The sudden (7) fall of water, which made our advance in ships most difficult, slow, and toilsome, upset our plans of entering Baghdad on the heels of Turks while they were retreating in disorder

If, on the other hand, it is the desire of Government to occupy Baghdad, then,

THE ONLY LEADERS..

"Our Foderal system, too, is having its revenge upon us. Our people have a strong local patriotism. It contres in the town or village in which they live. Some times it embraces the State, Very rarely does it embrace the country as a whole. We have next to no national conscious-unless great risk is to be run, it is, in my. Venizelos are mentioned in Greece As for an international consciousness, for Dess as you have it in England or France. the average American America is the world and his own community the mist important part in it.

TWO DIVISIONS FROM FRANCE.

**ENGLAND FOR THE ENGLISH:"

AUSTRALIA'S LEAD,

Every true and patriotic Greek has complete concesso in the power. DINA Wisdom of the king and AL YOUZEJUS, who brought them in criumph inrouga. tup recens Wars to the pread position which Greece had obtained when the pre- sent war broke out, and it is to these two men, working constitutionally in bur mpny, that the people wish to entrust the

Mr. W. M. Hughes, Prime Minister of destinies of her country to-day No Australia, speaking at Liverpool, where other leaders but King Lunetantine dil he was presented with the freedom of vanen from Kut by road should be carried The few who support the anti-Entente ment has swept Australia free of German opinion, absolutely necessary that the ad- to-day, even by the anti-Entente Fress the city, said:--The Australian Govern out methodically by two divisions or on policy of the Government were surprised influence. There was not one German army corps or by one division supported at the speech of the Minister of Finance. closely by another complete division, ex-in the Chamber recently, openly an company in Australia. (Cheers.) There lamentation. The war has long since displaces of Nasiriych, Ahwaz, and Amara. to force Grace to join the Allies, but Gorman shareholder, yet when war broke There is a good deal of truth in thege clusive of the garrisons of the important nounsing that the aim of the Entente was was one company in Australia with a peared from the front page of the It is now quite impossible for laden ships the consternation of these few zlew ho majority of the newspapers in the Middle to go up. Sedgwick

out the control of Australia by Germans West. What happens in Jonesville, Ohio,

bounds when three days later they was at least, a complete as the control of interests the citizen of Jonceville very When he sent this message he had a Minister practically

an oficial communique from the Prime selgium by Germany. All our metals," much more than what is happening in division with 22 guns (the allowance of colleague and announcing a fact hitherto financial interests were dominated by disavowing his concluded Mr. Hughes, all our great Europe. Talk to him of democracy be guns in a normal Indian division is 30 ing imperilled or of the immediate guns and in a British division 70 guns),

concealed from the public namely, that her To-day they simply don't exist." menser to the United States that would and four or five squadrons (500 or 600 had notified the same Greek Government

the Allies, as early as Nuveraber last, (ears) major suggest a follow on a German triumph, and he cavalry), according to General Nixon, that they had no intention or desire to welcoming their youngest recruit," said Lord Derby, a freeman of the city, in either does not understand or simply but reinforcements were brought up, and urge Greece to take part in the war, and he was not sure that Mr. Hughes had. laughs. He has never seen the sea; it has brigade of infantry (nominally 4,000 that the Greek Government had replied not given a hint to the Government and never occurred to him, and he does not, men), two regiments of cavalry (1,000 in writing, recognizing this fact. in fact, believe that America could even men), and 6 horse artillery guns were

to that city in the suggestion that they be invaded, much less conquered; and out- sent to him, while, in addition, communi-int of prestigo which the present sweep all German influence out of the This incident has destroyed any rem should do as Australia ad done and side the Monron doctrine, which no two cation troop were provided to hold Kut. Greek Government could still pretend country. (Loud cheers,)We wanted the Americans can be got to interpret in the General Nixon adds that on October tu enjoy, and the people are asking how virile statements and action of a man same way, he has no conception of any 94th it was decided to send two divisions much longer they are to continue to like Mr. Hughes. But we had learned thing that could he called u foreiga (nominally 40,000 men) from France to tolerate a Ministry whose existener pre-our lesson, and he hoped England was policy, and no desire for one.

the Persian Gulf, and that on the occa- vents them from entrusting their fortunes going to be for the English and the Eng- continent is good enough and big enough Major-General Kemball, the chief of guidance of the two men, King Constan

What is Europe to him? The Americansions, on October 10th and Novembar 5th, and the future of their country to the lish alone from this time forth. (Choors.) for him and his children and his chil-General Nixon's staff was sent by aero- Line and M. Venizelos, who alone enjoy dron's children. In his busy, self-com-plane to Kut to discuss matters with their entire confidence as well as the Placent Esolation he thinks of his country General Townshend.. 28 something apart from the rest of the gave no inkling that General-Town-

On his return he respect of their country's friends abroad. universe, a favoured land in which panos shend was in doubt as to the adequacy of is always to flourish, prosperity to in the force that would be under his comrnment to occupy Baghdad, then, crease automatically, and where millions mand Whatever opinion General Towns unless great risk is to be run, it is in are to enjoy the well-being and the social hend may have previously held before my opinion absolutely necessary that the and industrial and educational oppor reinforcements were promised, it was advance from Kut by road should be tunities that in less happier countries quite clear that the final confirmation of carried out methodically by two divisions have been reserved for the few.

the coming of two divisions from France or one aring corps or by one division had satisfied him that the conditiune he supported closely by another completo the important places of Nasiriyeh, Ahwaz, and Amara."

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He looks down at us in our European mentioned at the beginning of the month division, exclusive of the garrisons, of Friday, 14th Julyy Valle

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• influence, not power And her daugh 1 madness that he is very determined. A GRAVE RISK OF ADVANCE

way then closely besieged in Kut and on On April 7th General Townshend, whe

L. ACCEPT JESPONSIBILITY.".

makes a bond between ters, one that is sometimes of anacknow shall not invade his own land or into Jedged antagonism aga Jast dictates of the

against the hard and for with his own absorbing affairs. An

of the house absolute individualist, he has little sonse the verge of surrender, replied to a ques1 consider this pointed out risk Men

are so busy considering what they of the State, and takes a quite cool and tion by Getoral Nixon with this tele unfficiently and was all, in my opinion, will ordain and how they will set and prudential view of what national bon gram

www that a subordinate commander could do. koop their houses in order that they our" and "national dignity require of My opinion most certainly was that It would be contrary to discipline to forget the essential medium of success his country. His strongest conviction on we were taking a grave risk in continuing protest in the full sense and meaning of namely, the use of their brains and the submarine issue, for instance, is that strategic movement against Baghdad the word. Further, I wish to say that hearts in sounding the feminine brains American citizens ought to be forhidden with my weak division alone, the British I told Sir John Nixon previous to the and hearts around them and bringing to travel in any ships belonging to any

battalions of which were reduced to half battle at Kut that not only did I hope these into real accord and sympathetic of the belligerent Powers, and that those their strength, and besides this the drafts to defeat the Turks in their position at

There is no influence at the point of their own risk and without in any way

who defy the prohibition should do so at to replace casualties at the battin of Kut Kut, but also, as at Kurmp, to rout the consisted of raw recruits from India completely, and that, if I saw the chance, a sword or the end of a ferrule, it must involving the Government, he the magic wand of reason, tipped with.

*Notwithstanding the fact that as I did in May at Amara, I should take consideration, that induces the desired intervention in Mexico, Americans who and that the entire, conduct of the opera Azizien [50 miles north-west of Kut

For the same reasons he is dead against General Nixon gave me his confidence the heels of the roat; but I balted at the risk of pushing on into Baghdad on result, not once, but for always.

Men have been, it would seem, neglect

go down into a notoriously turbulent tions commencing in May with Korna ing and losing their influence over wo Country seaking their fortunes have no and, Amar, up to the present time, had on finding that the Turks had rallic En for a long time past, but it is one right, he thinks, to expect the protection boen given to me by him, it will be obvi at Ctesiphon in formidable numbers.

of their Government. When they are

ous that it was most difficult for me in The knowledge I had gained of the

endorsement,

out their direct effort more and more.

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Kut hastle made it clear to me that, compared with those at Kuroa. I had very different troops to deal with, and that it was essential for me to be czu- tions, and that in order to take Baghdad at least an army corps would be required. readthess to accept every responsibility This I have mentioned to show "my- for my actions, and that in the first. instance I myself had.contemplated get- ting into Baghdad.

of the many amendments brought about killed and their property destroyed his ny nosition as a subordinate commander reinforcements the Turks had sent to by the war that it is asserting itself with nstinctive comment is that they were look to give my views to the Army Command Mesopotamia and the experience of the

They see that woman has initiative, ing for trouble and found it, and that der unless ha xaked for them. Neverthe and they are leaching to watch her acting any way it is no concern of his. He re-less, it seemed to me that it was my ab

it, using by degrees less coercion. munts the manifold affronts that have been solute duty to point out to him the risk making

for opposition, and giving less put upon his country by the German Gov- of advancing with my present force to adrice.

Mi Pernment and by Gorman agents and sym attack Ctesiphon, well-known to be a Now, therefore, their mental and moral pathisers all round him, but his resentatrong position and to occupy Baghdart for 12 a clear field. At last the ment quickly evaporates in the excite Having called his attention to the risk, subtle stream of psychic force begins to ment of his next business "deal" my conscience was clear, and I was pr find a through the overlay of mas

nared to carry out any orders given me by culine doctrines, proverbs and popular

AmuwathewvODENSATO fallacies about woman. Doubts as to whyther men will be able to corb sud

Therefore, on October 3rd, finding the No longer seeing women in a glass Turks had fallied at Ctesiphon after the final telegram from General Nixon. stem ber future progress are yielding to darkly men behold them face to face defent at Kut. I telegraphed from says that this menge confiring his state hopes that they themselves will have the reflex action of personal influence Azizie where I had halted my pursuit,ent that he received no representations suasive mower to influence the passionate flowing uninterruptedly betwixt them. The words I used were as follows: If from General Townshend after the re y sasitive temperaments so unlike their It is the moment of all moments now on the other hand, it is the desire of adds that he and Generate Townshend inforcements had been sent him, and for man to use, and not to lose, his in- fluence over woman.

(Continued on next Golumn) were personal friends.

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