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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25тa, 1918,

CLEVER JAPANESE

SMUGGLERS.

DUTY AMOUNTING TO Y.30,000 EVADED.

EYES FOR FRENCH GUNNERS, AEROPLANE WORK IN SOMME ADVANCE.

LESSONS TURNED TO ACCOUNT.

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS KITCHEN.

SELECT COMMITTEE

PROCEEDINGS.

NO, I HONGKONG VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT,

COMMANDANT, LADY MAY ASSISTANT COMMANDANT, MRS, CHERCHILI,

BY MR. H. WARNER ALLEN.]

Provisions provided for M.Ps. are

Regular Attendance at Lectures and Much has been written concerning the placed on the table at too low a rate and the wines are sold 100 cheaply," state British offensive in Picardy, but so far

the Select Committee on the House of Competitions is essential. Those who do Commons Kitchen, fared with the Gov-

not attend are failing to support, their the French authorities, for military ren- sons, have been unable to allow any com

erument decision to withdraw the Graut plete and detailed account to appear of

of £2,000. Only a very great rise in Section Leaders and the rest of the the important fighting in the Frerich zone farther south. It is in this sector that prices all round could enable the Governmembers in the Section.

A return of all attendances made by the Allies have made their greatest animent grant to be dispensed with.

Experts such as Mr. Towle, late of the most rapid advance 50 far as territory is concerned. The first phase of the Midland Hotels, and Mr. Reess Suth, each member has to be furnished to battle lasted draw July 1 in July 10, and of the Savay Hotel, severely eras Brigade Hondquarters, and at, the ent of the official year (September sath). « a permitted to send the following united witnesses as to where increases in

the prices of food could be made.

What do you give for a shilling!" description of the operations.

list will be published showing such The excitement of a group of men in

attendances.. fish." an observation post above the banks of Mr. Towle asked--" A choice of joint or the Somme had almost reached breaking The terrific cannonade had point, slackened for a moment, and the gunners had lengthmed their fuses. no longer bursting on the advanced Ger. man lines, which had been torn by shell holes out of all-recognition. It seemed that the moment for the long-expected assault had come but once or twice be- bad given a respite to the fare the guns from trenches and then set to work-again with venewed vigour.

Shells were

Can he have fallow 4---Not now,

follow and a sweet. but in normal times he could have a

What does he get now?--A joint, green vegetables, and potatoes, bread and but ter, and Cheddar or Cheshire cheese. He Even with this tax, 5d. is last on the has also to pay a war tax of 3d. whole transaction.

After ench meeting, a list will be sent to the Commandant giving the mines-of those present, and also of all absences. Leave of absence is never withheld ander

The preliminary examination of gang of smugglers has just been concluil ed in the Kobe Chiho Saibansho, and five men, who were concerned in extensive smuggling operations, have been con- mitted for trial. Some of the greused, who were formerly in the service of the Customs, are well acquainted with the business contine, and made use of their The knowledge for dishonest ends. madas opernadi resorted to by these men for an evasion of the Customs duty was very clever, says the Japan Chronicle, The first case of smuggling took place in Augast, 101S. Ascertaining that 117 boxes of bicycle accessories consigned to a arrebant at Csaka had been landed and stored in the Kobe Customs sheds, forced applications were presented to the Customs for the shipping back of these goods. In due course the goods were brought out of the Customs sheds and transferred to a lighter for the purpose, was, pretended, of putting them on board shit to be sent back to Europe. As a matter of fact, however, the gods, were fondled on a costing stegnier and landed For a time there was a movement to a1 Yokohama. The Customs duty, be seen in the French, fines, only the out- amenting to Y210,000, was then collected line of the trenches and the barbed-wire from the importer on forged receipts, and stakes The whole front seemed a soli the proceeds divided among the smug-tary desert, where nothing lived glers, A similay process was repeated stirred. Suddenly a single figure ap several times during the next two years, peared--a French officer. He stood there. the moun cubezzled totalling mow than motionless, for what seemed an eternity of time, gazing at the Boche trenches. Then, turning round to the trench be hind, he made a motion with his hand and started forward towards the enemy, At once there rose from the ground be hind another figare, then another, and another, until a long line of men had passed swifty through the French barbed- wire entanglements. In single file they went forward, sometimes running, but generally walking at a fairly quick pace. As they drew out from the lines they and have their shilling dinner and members, passed a opened out in skirmishing order, and plenty of it." Political crises also affect Examination during the year are award- the scattered vanguard was continually sales and thirsts. The varying attend- fed by narrow streams of men moving anere of members on war service woulded the Medallion and are teengnised as Test in First Aid:-Mrs. Danby. Miss endlessly out from the cover of the tren-account for the increase of intoxicating having passed also the Annual Efficiency ches: Simultaneously all along the line liquor one mouth over the ether, such G. Ellis, Mias L. Ellis. Mrs. Harker. Miss P. Lammert, Mrs. Ralphs, Mrs. the same movement was taking place.

The Germans were not slow to perceive

Robertson, and Mrs. Shenton the danger, steadily and surely approach ing. and a heavy few de furrage was opened to screen the German fint catering and housekeeping arrangements opportunity of being passed as

Y.36,000.

The smugglers enjoyed immunity from detection for two years, inasmuch as the goods which were the objects of their frand were supposed to have been ship ped back, and as such the Customs took little interest in them.

JAPAN AND CHINA.

DR. SUEHIRO'S VIEWS AS

JAPAN'S PROPER· POLICY.

17

but

it was powerless to stop the orderly

The vance of the French infantry. shrapnel made a certain number of vie time, and not a few men owed their lives to their steel helmets.

any circumstances, if asked for, Members unable to attend are accordingly urgent- ly requested to notify the Adjatno in writing, stating the cause of absence. They are then entered in the Rolls as The liqueur and fine Champagne "Excused.". Nine members are recorded glasses are larger than those in general

as being absent” on July 28th, no ex- use in London restaurants and make sixplanation having been furnished of their glasses less to the battle than is usual," | Dom-attendance.

Hospital Attendance.--In October" a House of Commons tip is 1s. and probably as a result the average

The comunitley of inquiry did not deal list will be published, showing attendance We lind," said Mr. of members at hospital during the year only in theory.

Monthly Competition. --- Menbers are Towle," a bottle of wine to-day for low-ending September 30th, 1916. in Bordeaux under 80s, a dozen." Or reminded that they are expected to bring clon for 58. 3d.. and you cannot buy it

with them articles likely to be required Let us get a few hundamentals,” and at each t'ompetition they attgad. A after a toothsome discussion on entrees:

the report) Mr..

Willsher Sertion is liable to lose time, and record- Colonel Lockwoodingly marks, if its members are found to (says

be without articles which they ought to, produced a fox!.'

have brought with them. Section Leaders' promptly asked its county.

The problem to be faced is not helped are asked to advise their members on

Members this point before each Composition. ・・ by the ways of some M.P's.

Annual Efficiency" Examinations often request more cups than the number

They come in The following having, as qualified of teas they order,

further First Aid:

M.P'S, TEAS.

as the passing of the Military Service Act in January (only one acquainted with the House of Connions can under stand the peculiarities.) "

With the landable desire that the

Members attending the, next. Competi tion, on the 25th inst., will have the

of the House should be of a character toficient." indee members to remain in the Rouse more than they are now inclined to, do," the entering experts recommendi popular cafe with meals at low prices, a first-class restaurant for higher-class cooking, a grill-room, and a large tea room on modern lines, which should be Those aids to highly remunerative, legislation are to be left over til alter the war.

Dr. S. Suychiro, of the Imperial Uni- versity, Ryo, writing in the Japan Magazine, gives it as his opinion that if Japan did not open war with Gemany in accordance with Article 11. (of the Anglo-Japanese Treaty for Alliance) she must have done so in accordance with Article "He siders that by join ing in the declaration not to conclude a separate peace, Japan entered into new relations with France and Russia, and

ARTILLERY DIRECTION BY AIRMEN thus undertook new responsibilities and But the French advance was not made A fleet of aero duties."

He says:Whether Japan's only on the ground. participation in the declaration is nd-planes, flying low, went forward with

the infantry, marking their every move visable or not is altogether another ques

As tion. The opposition parties in Japanment, and signalling it to the rear. are wholly opposed to it as bringing no A rule, airman and infantryuan move special benefit to Japan, a view with in widely sundered worlds, separated by In the great which I cannot agree. Sinet Japan en thousands of feet of air tered on war with Germany in is her duty offensive for the first time airmen and

went into the battle close toge to do everything in her power atlaininta The aeroplanes were only five or the object of that war. She must so strong a rival is exclude that her..

six hundred feet up, and it was their All duty za warn the French batteries behind as to the progress made that the men should

Suffer

from not

the fire of The progress of each their guys,

The was announced to unit

airman The kite balloons that by signals. were watching the hattle from the were often at a loss as to the rear position of the advancing lines, but the airman never inde a mistake. The French shells fell exactly where they were needed, just ahead of the infantry lines, and nioved steadily forward with their The aeroplanes received progress.

the

To

Far East and excluded permanently this end Japan must lend all the assist- ance in her way to the Allies and so hasten the defeat of Germany,

The Professor thus states his view of the policy that the Japanese should fol- low towards China at this juncture The European Powers being too much occupied to pay any attention to affairs in the Far East, Japan is left uiaster of the situation here, and has on her hands complete responsibility for contro: f the sitaation in China The negotiations Japan opened with Peking after the fall of Tsingtao may be regarded as a fail-plenty of bullets, and shrapnel in their ure and her warnings agaisnt restora planes, but not a single one was brought tion of the monarchy have been, for the down most part, futile as well as uprise. Japan and China are so closely related that any injury to China muut Thevitably react unfavourably on Japan: they stand or fall together, so to speak. Japan has to contend for the integrity of China. Chinna is too big and come what may, the interests of the various Powers in her so too complicated for Japan to adopt a positive policy in that country A negative policy adapted to checking the extension of foreign aggression in China'

The inde would be wiser for Japan. pendence of China should, therefore, by allowed in her internal affairs.

GERMAN PRISONERS IN JAPAN.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

COMMENDED SELVICE.

ranks. extent Patrolmen on duty, will parade at Central Police Station at 6p.. sharp on Wednesday, Aug. 30th: Uniform, helmets, but without rifles. Mounted Police will attend dismounted. The Band and Orches tra will not attend.

On this parade the Bon, C.S.P. will pre- sent Commended Service Bars to the following:

When the French reached the first enemy lines they inet; as a rule, with very feeble resistance. The Germans left alive had been stupefied by the terrible hom- bardzreat, and such resistance as there was always centred round an officer who Whenever an officer's tap had survived. was seen precautions had to be taken, but in

the men who had lost their officers sur- rendered without a blow. When

ordered

to go to the French lines they dashed across the zone in which their own shella were bursting as hard as they could run, now and then throwing up their arms to show that they had surrendered, and diving through the barbed wire with the greatest agility, straining to reach the French trenches.

A French officer told me that one of the most curious sights he saw during the battle was a number of German prisoners running down to. the collecting stations REDUCTION OF FOOD ALLOWANCE. under cover of a communication trench,

it is reported that the officer in charge of the German camo at Margame has decided to reduce the food allowance for the German prisoners from the 30 sen a. day each hitherto allowed, to 20 s, the change to take effect on August 15th. In explanation of this decision it is -tated that the daily foul allowance for Japan ese soldiers is 15 sen each, or half the aruount allowed the Germans This is thought to be too much, and their allow- ance has therefore been reduced by one- third.

It would appear that the German prisoners of war interned in various parts if the country do not receive ex- actly uniform treatment at the hands of the Japanese authorities.

while, exposed on the parapet above, the Freach reserves that were being sent up were running along in single file towards the enemy. All the prisoners were not su submissive, and in the confusion of the moment one batch managed to pick up a number of rifles and cartridges.. these they began to attack from behind the men to whom they had surrendered.

With

. PROVITING BY EXPERIENCE. The Somme offensive is the brilliant result of a carefni slady of all the previ-. ous offensives during the present war, in particular that of the French in Cham pague in Beptember last and of the Ger mans against. Verdun,

Past offensives,

Inspector Wong Kwong Ting P.-C. R124 Ng. Kanged P-e149 Chan Bung. P.-c. 691 Gaskell,

P.-. R37 Chan Yuk Shau (Twice

Commended),'

Sergeant R156 Mok Lai Sang. · Sergeant R77 Chan Shiu Tong Sergeant R138 Choa Man Chan.. P.c: Ra3 1p Kwan.

Sergeant R104 Wong Tai Kow P.-c. R3 Harry Loo, P.-c. R224 Leung Kam Hang.

PATROL LISTS.

all lists of men warned for Patrol Duty sent to the D.S.P's Office, Warning Officers are required to state the Collar Number, as well as the name, of each patrolman.

The

LECTURES, HEADQUARTERS' CLU Monday, August 28th.-Lecture on

Duties of the Water Police, and of thei Laad Police on the Water Front," Optional Water Police to attend.

Monday.

for all other members. All inspectors and Sergeants should attend, if pos sible.

4th." Chinese September Bombs and other explosives.'' Lee ture by Mr. Dovey. Government Analyst. Open to all Inspectors and Sergeants, and to all Patrolmen of one year's Service.

CASES, OCCURRENCES, ETC.

Members attending cases at the Poline Court will report same en Prosecu tion Forms, which can be obtained from Sergeant Hasham Khan, Magis tracy:

PROMOTION.

The Hon. C.S.P. has sanctioned the pro motion of Sergeant 654 Kew, Mount- ed Police, to the rank of Crown-Ser- geant.

by their merely partial successes, raised. a number of problems. On the one hand

was the question of artillery pre P. there paration. It is ander

In Champagne this prepara- tion had given good result, but after Verdun it was clear that 'more heavy artillery was necessary.

JOINED,

Lanigan, ex Detective-Sergeant, Hong-

kong Police.

F. C. JENKIN,

D.S.P. (R),

stood that the German officers receive the same way as Japanese officers of corres ponding rank, and as they may live in

With heavy artillery the problem of any style they like within their means, thy camp authorities are not concerned giving eyes to the gunners who are miles about their food. It is the feeding of

and miles in the rear becomes increasing-as a French machine, with tricolour discs the rank and file in which the Japanese ly difficult. The Germans first sought the painted under its wings, suerceded in authorities are chiefly interested. From solution in the kite balloon, or sausage, slipping through the French air patrols the report above quoted it seems that the which was a valuable supplement to the and destroying one captive balloon with

aeroplane.

At first the Germans had explosive bullets. feeding of the prisoners is left to the dis cretion of those who are in charge of the practically a monopoly of the kite bal camps. What are the food allowances in toons, but now the tables have been re- other camps we do not know, but the versed. The Allied aeroplanes were able daily allowance of 30 sen at Marugame to work havoc among the kite balloons, would seem to be liberal, considering that and the result is, that on the Somme front on one day one could see 20 French kite Japanese privates are fed on only half that amount. The liberal nature of the balloons and not one single Gerinan. Japanese treatment will become more Despite all their efforts the enemy has apparent, if a comparison is instituted been able to demolish only one, French with the way in which the Allies' prison-balloon, and that by an unsportsmanlike Lers are treated in Germany-Japan device. A German aeroplane, disguised

Chronicle.

(Continued on next Column.)

The French have in this district coin- plete mastery of the air, and consequent- by the German guns are blinded. If the enemy dares to run up a kite balloon it takes all its force of aeroplanes to protect it.. In this, connection one of the great difficulties in the battle of Champagne was that of informing the artillery of the This progress made by the infantry. problem has been most satisfactorily solved, by what the French call the in- fantry aeroplanes" described above.

Home Nursing Paridant.-Ender a new Rule, Medallion holders who are in pos- Fession of the Home Nursing Certificato are eligible to attend for re-examination in Home Nursing provided at least a year has elapsed since the last examina- tion in that subject, and, iff successful. are entitled to wear the Hope Nursing Pendant, which will be unscribed with the year and the Medallim number of the holder.

·,-

Home Nursing Examination--A Home Nursing Examination will be held early in September. Members who wish to attend this Examination may do so, pro- vided at least a year has elapsed since thus passing in September are recognised they last passed in this subject. Those as having so furto passed the Annual Efficiency Test in Honie Nursing, and, if Medallion holders, are also entitled to wear the Nursing Pendant,

M. RALPHS, Adjutant and Hon. Secretary,, Toth August, 1916.

VOLUNTEER RESERVES

DRDERS BY MAJOR WAKEMAN, O.C. B. K.V.R..

DETAIL

On daly from the morning of Sunday,

27th inst.. to the morning of: Sunday.. 3rd September, 1916 A1 Co. H.K.V.R.

Next for duty.-H. K.V.C. Orderly Officer.-Lieut. R. Hancock

PARADES FOR THE WEEK ENDING. 2ND REPTEMBER, 1918, Monday, 28th inst. :--'

Recruits

Cricket Groumb under Drill Inspector Sergt. Ox- berry at 3.15 p.m. Dress: Drill order.

the

Signalling Section on the Cricket: Ground under Instructor Sergt. E. V. Mitcheltore at 5.15 - juma Dress: Clean fatigue.

Machinegun Section at Wellington,

Barracks under Instructor Sergt. Bowles at 5.30 p.m. Dress: Clean: fatigue.

Tuesday, 29th inst.:

"A" Co. on the Cricket Ground at

5.30 p.m. Musketry Instruction..

Drees: Drill order.

Mounted Section on the Polo Ground at 5.30 p.m. under Inspector Q.M. Sergt. Talbot. Dress: Drill order. Wednesday, 30th inst:--

Recruits on the Cricket Ground ali 5.15 p.. under Instructor Sergt. Oxberry. Dress: Drill order. Thursday, 31st inst.

Recruits on the Cricket Ground at 5.15 pm. under Instructor Sergt. Oxberry. Dress: Drill order. Machine-gun Section at Wellington Barracks under Instructor Sergt. Bowles at 5.30 p.m. Dress: Clean fatigue.

Friday, 1st September :-

5,30 p.m.

"B" Co, on the Cricket Ground at

Musketry Instruction Dress Drill order." Signalling Section on the Cricket Ground at 5.15 p.m. under Instruc tor Sergt. E. V. Mitchelmore Dress: Clean fatigue.

PROMOTION.

Lance-Sergt. A. G. Graham is promoted! Sergeant with effect from 24th July,.

1916.

STRENGTH.

Pte. L. R. Needham having been per- mitted to resign is struck off the strength from 18th August, 1916,

G.. H. WAREMAN, Major,

Commanding; HITR