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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29ra, 1916.

GERMANY'S LAST FIGHT. |

CAN SHE HOLD OUT FOR ANOTHER | LORD DERBY ON POLITICS OF THE [MR-LLOYD GEORGE'S STARTLING

YEAR

DESPAIRING CRY UTTERED.

FUTURE

GERMANY'S LOST CHANCES. SHELLS AND SHIELDS.

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Replying in the House of Commons ast monta to criticisms of the Munitions Minister for Munitions, said

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Here Maximilian. Harder, Germany's on Ho said there had been a distinct Department, Mr. Lloyd George, the ex the following are only a few of his ex-

thing else to tell his compatriots the truth taken a line with which some would not blinds. First of all you have the prostat Loyd George N

most forcible and fearless waz critic, whose writings have done more than any- about the war, devotes the whole of the latest issue of titled After Two Years

his review, It is without doub Herr Harden's most remarkable artiele since the war began, and is the most striking proof of any in the last few days of the chastened mood in which Germany is embarking on the third year of war: ket Masky Extracts from the article are sent by the Rotterdam correspondent of the Dudy Telegraph

"Long is one night, longer still are two; how shall I last through three 2

Even month appears to me less long than half a night of holding out."

Lord Derby spoke at Southport at a council meeting of the Lancashire divi- sion of the National Unionist Associn crisis in the history of the Unionist party over the Irish settlement. He might have

stand by the line he took. He was a firm agree, but he was perfectly, prepared to believet in Sir Edward Darson two years, ago, when Home Rule looked as if it night result in civil wur. He believed in him then. He believed in him implicitly now. But he wanted them to look at things as they now were and not as they were then, Before the war, to have achieved success for the Ulster Unionists meant two things-- money to pay and men to fight for Ulster: Had not the country somewhat attered since then? No doubt money would be subscribed, but there was one thing absolutely certain when pears came they were nos going to get the men of this country to cheage in a civil war (Cheers) If they searched their hearts a few years ago theywould probably have looked on every Nationalist member as a rebel to this country. Nobody with

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In the House of Cominous last mouth, the activities of the Ministry of Munitions were related with great autis- faction by Mr. Montagu, who has recent ly succeeded Mr. Lloyd George there.

had troubles with prematures and tions has leaped up since the Ministry It has been said that we have always amples of how our production of imuni

has been at work under the stimulus of you have to put in delaying action in loving classes of ammunition could now matures" which burst the gun, and order, to prevent a premature inside turned out in the following vinus

A year's output before war of the fol-

the gun or just outside. That resulted in 痛 blind: The delaying action had the 18-pounder ammunition effect of preventing the shell exploding

2 weeks. J1 days. until perhaps soms time after it had dug itself into the earth, when the explosion

4 days. We now turn out in a month twice as⚫ TJILIWONG. became a perfectly harmless one. At the battle of Loos the prematures were many big guns as we had for our whole so bad that we had to give up firing such land service before the warkah high explosive shells as we had You

Our equipment of light 18-pounder guns have nothing of the king now

is nearly complete just conte back from the front, where when the Ministry of Munitions was The total stock of machine, guns existing had a very long conversation with the formed could be replaced now in three or General in charge of the artillery, and he four weeks. We shall shortly have spoke in the highest terms of the improve satisfed all the requirements of the Bri ment in the quality of the shell Thetish Army ably in the bigger and heavier guns, You home manufacture had been delivered by * prematures" had been very few, not

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Roughly stated. Herr Harden's con clusion is that Germany is fighting for her existence, that the end is not within the field of vision, that there lies ahead a period of untold hardships and struggle This, be it remembered, is from the pen of the nina who, in the days before the reality dawned, boldly declared this was Germany's war: that Germany durl will war because Gerniany's Kaltar was destined to dominate the universe a spark of honesty in him would now say world has got them. The use of high The equipping of our whole armies now Holding out is now his note. This Mr. Redmond had shown patriot explosives was a perfectly new thing for over-seas with machine-guns and with struck in the text of the article, consistism equal to anything that had been all, and it was a very uncertain quantity. ing of four lines of poetry, of which the shown by the politicians of this country. We hardly fired any high explosives antil following is a rough, ummetrical transla and Mr. Redmond's own brother, a man inte in 1916, because we had not got them, tion:-

of 55 or 50, had never missed being with, and therefore our prematures

The weekly consumption of high-explo- his men in the trenches,._(Cheers.)⠀ months later than those of the French sive ammunition is between 11,000 and NETH.

Russians, and Germans, and we had to 12,000 times the amount required for land

the war. The whole eircumstances of the enge had through the same process of gradually service ammunition at the beginning of eliminating the dangerous element. - Now changed and their view of the situation that is a thing of the past. Our prematho whole British production of shell We are sending to France one-third of must be changed. The Home Huls Act tures are so few that the number is

steel. A was on the Statute Book. He did not be almost negligible. There is no danger Fere they would have a man to fight for from that point of view. We are still wiping it off, and therefore he asked coping with the blinds, but that is a matly to our Allies was 6 millions sterling

Our unpreparedness for war has had whether we could not arrange some termater which is gradually and steadily in which should be acceptable to both proving The House must remember we at least one compensation-our new guns

outrange the Gerinans guns.

Wo Have 93 National Munition: Fac parties. Sir Edward Carson, across the had to improvise a huge organization and get workmen who had never seen, & adeil floor of the House of Commons, offered in their lives. Anybody who sees a shell tories as compared with 3 at the begin to shake hands with Mr Redmond, and with a fuse knows what a delicate busining of the war

n output they would indeed be playing an ill part

With the help of the Canadian output ness it is and how many parts there are.. in Imperial affairs if they did not do You have to fill, I don't know how many he hoped that soon we should be able to everything possible to sex these men there are something like 80 or 70 parts do without American shells altogether. brought together. He did not say that it-little bits of things you can barely see. The Ministry started with 1,625,000 could be done at this moment-party feel. If any one of those goes wrong you have men; now there were 2,500,000 men and ing ran somewhat high, but statesmanship either a premature or a blind. Yo.450,000 women.

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Herr Harden, speaking of England,

But Great Britain is no

suffering yet Impartial people report to us Lun don's face has shown no fear. Her ships leave regularly to and from - America English traders are still serving part of our clients and are looking forward to the ides that tomorrow they will have them all. England fixes the price of goods and is gathering in large sums England does not need to give up any thing I can arm itself for the exploita tion of Russia, and it barricades all the ronds by which we futch raw materials for our industries."

Writing about the absence of any in in this country would indeed be barren bad girls, and very often managers, tion during the last month.

Our expenditure of houry Lmmuni dication of peace, Harden says: Within if we could not before the end of the war had never seen a shell before.

Ther our held of vision there is nowhere a come to a satisfactory arrangement. would go through the process of nequr more than double the amount which sign giving us hope that from the mr When this war ended this country woning experience and knowledge, and the eight months ago was thought to be ade- muring brook will spring the lovely boy not going back to the old political parties things they turned out at first were by quate in France. The preliminary bom- wh will smilingly disarin the autions fighting against each other. There must no means their "best

They are now

bardment consumed more than double the hefor the gate of the year has draped be one contral party party with a mastering their trade, they are getting even months of the war, while the total amuanition manufactured in the first itself in white and glittering frost." And he declares that nowhere is theretion that out of the shattered industries has accumulated in France, as the worst this period would not have kept the homi- business mind; with a fixed dctermina better and better. The old stuff which

of heavy ammunition produced during any hope of a decision,

Even peace which would be the fruit there should arise greater industries They have fired most of that off.

bardment going for a single day. The a modest understanding does not which should make England greater even

output of ammunition week ripen in an hour, Russia's armies stand again in Galicia and in Bukovina, close to the Carpathians. Even if they are beaten into a second retreat, who will guarantee that the rivers once more freed from ice will not flow in third wave still stronger than the two which have been held back with so much difficulty, and again flood over the country manur ing it with noble blood? Will the ad mirable upward swing of the French Lower of resistance be paralyzed shortly Wait, and not indulge in vain prophecies That torn country still earries the colours of an unbending and angry decision-

Great Britain, after its serious loss of blood, is not so gay as in the second summer of the war, but it has great embattled armies in the field. Both There was another big problem which weck by week, notably in the heavier Western Powers have said that their pre he hoped was capable of adjustments, and that is the important point sent offensive is not their highest effort that of Registration On the subject of The number of guns is increasing verg and that, taking careful advantage of ur soldiers he had what he described as rapidly, and as the number of guas in their experiences of what has gone be the Cress Bench mind. He was abrease the quantity of ammunition ro for, a still more furious offensive will lutely in favour of giving the vote to tluquired for them snust also increase..... follow. Either empty boasting or con men who had fought for us, but he could sciousness. of power

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THE KINGDOM OF POLAND.”

than in the past. Let them think of the Now you have the newer and the belter demobilization of hundreds of thousands stuff. The fuse is improved and is cou-Ministry Mr. Montage laid to the eredit of soldiers and the restoring to its old use- of the machinery now diverted to muni-muing to uprave, and I venture to say of Mr. Lloyd George. The work of the tons. The Empire had been brought which will be fired from British guns will our Army was able to maintainin that in a very short time the ammunition Ministry would not be completed until together by war and must be kept be about the best ammunition in the who e definitely an offensive along the whole of together in peace, and no effort should area of the war. The hon. and gaitant our line. be left untried which would wipe out all member-talked about the German snell as smaller differences. That was why he if it were perfect: It is nothing of the would support Sir Edward Carson sind. The Germans are suffering from the through thick and thin. He did not ask them to give up any great principles, but probably reducing these difficulties, and The German newspapers publish a tele same difficulties as we are, and they are to give up certain details in differences we are doing the same thing. With re-gram from Cracow stating that it is re of opinion in order that they and he gard to quantity, es my right hon. friend ported from the Russian Polish terri might support that party which he be said, we are able to supply now week by tories coupied by the Austro-Hungarian lieved would bring prosperity to the week the expenditure, and the amoun troops that a decision has been taken by country by

of shell which has been sent is increasing the Ministry for Foreign Affairs accord ing to which all the inhabitants of this territory are regarded as subjects of the Kingdom of Poland. They will hente forth bear the designation of citizen of the Kugdom ofPoland, and the Poles are no longer Russian subjects,"

not associate himself with those who, thought it would be perfectly easy to get votes from the soldiers at the front. He believed it would be impracticable,

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It is increasing steadily, and my right hon. friend is looking forward to a very machine-gun fire have a feeling that some rapid increase on a gigantic scale. The thing might be done to protect them No the earth is not to be divided

national factories set up during the when they are advancing to the attack. yet! We are not yet at the goal. Hin- On the subject of pensions, he said Mr. autums have not approached anywhere The dificulty is that if you have a snied drances of all kinds may face our armies Forster was cutting away masses of red near their maximum output. We have sufficient to protect a man, it is too heavy That is not to be prevented by anybody tape. He himself and Mr. Lloyd George ordered as many machines as we can get to carry, but I do not think that is a All we can do is to see our armies lack were fully alive to the absolute recessity from America and now these factories are difficulty which is insuperable. nothing they desire. This is not all. We of putting this matter quite straight beginning to fill up with machinery, and second difficulty is that of the men then shall see more naked misery and hard and Mr. Lloyd George was not the man the organization is getting complete, and selves, because they have such a préjudice need in the third year then in many to allow red-tape to hamper him in tak before the end of this year you will have against them. They think they have ordinary years notwithstanding a the ing action. (Cheers.)

output of heavy shells which will be enough to carry already. They feel that benevolence and all the individual belp. A resolution was moved expressing de- quite adequate to the enormous increase a helmet is an encumbrance, and only Resign yourselves early to the diffi testation at the savagery exhibited by the which has been effected in the guns of when they realize what a protection it la cult timta. Dot not expect before every Germans and their devilish outrages and the larger calibre. Not only that, but and how many lives it has saved and how meal news of a new victory, and if you calling for the deportation of all Germans I think we shall be able to spare a very inany wounds it has spared then will do not get it do not let your heads hoog from the British Empire, for the pro- considerable quantity for our Allies. We they agree that the helmet of the soldier Do not imagine to yourselves that you hibition of all trading between Germany have already supplied are already at the beginning or nearly

very consider should be inseparable from him in the at the beginning of end, und joyfully.

Fully and ourselves, and to give the electorateable number of guns to our Allies, as well trenches. They like it now that they commence dividing up the earth. Paris, a voice in the punishment to be meted as animunition of a heavy nature. We have got accustomed to it, and they "re Vilna, Warsaw wonderful, but no deci out to the Kaiser and his infamous in hope to be able to do this on an oven gard it as a friend, and I cannot help sion. This can only be secured by chal-struments en mag larger scale early next year. From the thinking that once we begin the custom, lenging the tough skin of cold-blooded Lord Derby said he yielded to no one point of view of quality we have not yet they may feel the same thing in regard Englishmen."

in his dutestation of the crimes that had reached a maximum. It would be fatal toto shields. On this question we are Here, says the haily Telegraph corres been committed, but he advised that suchy Here we are, we have done our negotiating and organizing in such a way, We shall as to save the lives of our gallant fellows pondent, a little explanation is necessary resolution should wait until we were, and we can do no more. Warsaw is in German possession, and in a position to carry if out. On his sug out output until victory is secured our heavy artillery has accomplished that have to go on improving and increasing as much as we possibly can. I believe Faris not. The coupling of the two ingestion a resolution was adopted express(Cheers.)

It is amazing the. this way is Harden's subtle method of ing indignation at the atrocities com

to a large extent. telling his fellow-countrymen, even ifmitted by the Germans at the instiga

trenches they carry now with a compa GERMANY'S LOST CHANCEH. Paris were taken, the end would be notion of their Emperor and calling on the

ratively small loss of life and this is mearer; in other words, England the Government in the terms of peace to sco say that I have never seen men at the preparation.

From what I know is going on, I may largely due to our tremendous artillery defeat of whom is necessary to effect a that adequate punishment was meted out front so satisfied, especially men who last THE CONFIDENCE OF OUR FLOORS, decision, would still be there unassailed for the crimes. unassailable.

year entertained doubts. The House would be simply appalled to hear of the The House, I am sure, will be delighted. dangers we had to run last year. We to know that our men at the front are GERMAN LIQUID FIRE.

always assume that we are the only people full of spirit and confidence and eager who make mistakes, and that is perhaps ness. (Cheers) In fact I have never seen the only way for us to improve. But when men so cheerful; it is not the cheerful Mention has again been made of the I think of the chances the Germans had ness of ignorance; but it is the cheerful- use by the Germans of ferienwerfer, last year and which they did not take,ress of men who have been through it. liquid fire. A correspondent has spokenwell, I am full of gratitude, and when They are full of confidence and deter- A London telegrams of August, 20th with a number of officers and men who they get to know it it will make them feel mination and hope, and they have à sys-Statistics of the casualties suffer have bad personal experience of this bar- very unhappy, is unhappy as they de sense right through from one end to the el by the belligerent nations since the barous development of modern warfare, serve. Those who know the conditions other that victory is certain. Our beginning of the war have been prepared Its effect," said one of these officers, last year with regard to big guns and French Allies speak of thew with an en- by an association in Copenhagen and are may be very easily exaggerated. When shells and our reserves, and how how thusiasm which would warm your hearts. published by the German papers, which you see it for the first time it rather gives the munitions are pouring in at a pro. As a rule, the soldier requires two or state the figures reached by the Danish you the jumps. It looks like a big gas digious rate, will be extremely giateful three years' training, but many of our statisticians are believed to be as nearlyjet coming towards you and your natural to those in this country who have taken soldiers have only had six months' train correct as possible. According to these instinct is to jump back and get out of part in supplying munitions to the Army, ing. Our Allies are amazed by their skill figures the total British casualties have the way. A man who thinks nothing of They will be grateful to the employers and their valour. It is almost impos- been 827,248, the French 3,074,000, the a shell or a bullet may not like the pro and the men, and especially to those ble to conceive that humanity could face asian 8,000,000, the Italian 405,000, the spect of being scorched or roasted by fire. volunteers who gave their time to im such terrible perils so cheerfully. What Belgian 200,000, the Serbian 400,000. But in my experience, the effective range provanted to say something about is that men with only six months train prove the output of our munitions. has surprised the Press and everybody making a total of 14,500,000 for the of the femenverter is very limited nahields, but I do not know that it is a ing should beholdiers have the making Allies. The German papers admit, that the man who manipulates it as often as the German casualties are larger than not, is shot or bombed by our fellows question that can be discussed. There is veterans. These soldiers have the making the French. If the casualties of Austria. They call it devil's fire, but when they invented a shield. I am very glad of try, and I am heartily grateful to those no difficulty in finding a man who has of men who win the battle for our coun- Hungary are 2,500,000 and those of recover from their first fright they care it, because it is an indication of the feel who have supplied them with such a Turkey and Bulgaria are 1,200,000 as re- for it as little as they do well, say, for ing that there is a real need for some magnificent equipment of guns and muni- ported by the German Press, the grand the devil himself. The actual cases of thing of that kind. Most of our portions, for it will enable tlum for beat their total of the casualties of all the belliger. burning by devil's fire have been very fellows who have been stricken down by way through without undue loss. (Loud ent countries is about 22,000,000.

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