THE RAID OF THIRTEEN ZEPPELINS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, OCTOBER 18ra 1918.
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BULGARIA DURING THE WAB. DISTRESS AND DISCORD
News of the advance from Salonika Bulgaria We publish below the reporte of special correspondents of the Russian and Viro Rossit, newspapers Retch who have recently visited King For dinand's country
Ferdinand of Coburg succeeded by means of intrigue and money in building. up in Bulgaria as many as thirteen political parties, Neutralists which were always quarrelling between themselves.. The foreign policy divided them into three groups Pro-Russians, Anti-Rus- sians, and Naturalists. The parties of eshov and Daney always were at the head of Pro-Russians, and on the eve of Bulgaria's entrance into the war they were joined by Democrats Agriculturists, Radicals and Broad Gocialists. Narrow Socialists remained neutral, and all the rest, with Radoslavoy, Genadier, Stam- bulov, and Tonchev, supported Ferdi- nand's policy.
"IF ENGLAND "WON A
GERMAN PROPHECIES OF WOE.
The latest German papers make u brave display of the storming of Tutrakan, and enormous headlines At the meeting of the British Associn suncunce The Capitulation of the tion last month, in the Reonomic Science Fortress The German Bulgarian Vic and Statistics Section, Professor A. W Kirkaldy, the president, discussed the tory and The Capture of Moro than 20,000 Rumanians.” A good deal is subject of reconstruction after the war. The air raju of September 2nd (angs
Although, he said, there was absolutely also made of the rejoicings in Berlin, The Timer) was by far the most formid able vet attempted against this country
nothing tangible to show for the expends where, according to the Berlin corres ture on the war, we should emerge from pondont of the Frankfurther Zeitung, The most striking fact about this
it a better disciplined and more serious hoisting of fings was not, as is usually undertaking, in which 20 fewer
people, better equipped mentally and the case of the occasion of grent victorios, thun
cope with now condi- ordered or recommended by the military thirteen airships
em
physically to wore played was its
In the past not only wis or the police, but was a voluntary not itter fatility
tions. Thousands of Londoners witnessed the
there loss through friction between of benithy public sentiment," and ex- terrible doon of one of them. Though
employer and employed, hut in many pressing satisfaction at the fact that seven of the Zeppelins engaged in former
industries we were continuing to use mut-precisely these Rumanians have suffer attacks upon this island are officially
of date tools and methods long after they ed a serious blow soon after the begin- stated to have been destroyed and five
should have been discarded. A long era ning of the war
But the papers ne, a whole ure dis- more seriously damaged, this is the first
of prosperity had not, indeed, caused decadence, but was threatening to do so. tinetly gloomy, and little comfort is which has been fairly brought down un British soil. Two of her sister-ships
The war had shaken us up, and taught us found in the hesitating asurances about e temper of the conference between the up-to-date equipment was as neces- were beaten oft in the outskirts of the
sary if we were to maintain our position | Imperial Chancellor and Secretaries of capital. The course and fate of the other ten are not disclosed, but we know the
as an industrial and commercial nation. State and the Reichstag lenders. The as it is to enable us to maintain our Cologne Gorette publishes an impassion- amount of damage which this great fleet
international position. managed to inflict. They killed a man and a woman, and they wounded eleven adults of both sexes and two children.
"
They did no military damage of any Bort, and the hurt they caused to civil property was exceedingly small. A few houses were slightly injured in the metro politan district, some cottages, a church and a gasworks wore damaged clec
where.
BELY
A Timea Correspondent in East Anglia We knew shortly after 11 o'clock that tw, and possibly more, Zeppelina had reached the coast and were supposed to be making their way inland, and the expectation of their arrival was con- Armed when, about half-past 11, the searchlights began their work. It would not be advisable to explain the manner of their use. It is sufficient to say that no quarter of the sky from which an Berial raider could possibly, ander exist- ing conditions hope to approach the London area was left unexplored or was aut swept again and again with a wou derful trellis work of subdued but pene trating beams.
firadually on group of lights was Icentrated on a particular area of the sky, at first in an irregular and broken circle, but as the sirele narrowed the gaps between the lights were filled. The circle remained almost stationary, but other lights flashed round about it incessantly. It was then seen what an ideal night it was from the raider's point of view. There was very little wind, only enough, indeed, to cause the patches of mist, with occasional, but not very large clouds, to drift slowly over- head, leaving the sky clear at intervals and the stars shining brilliantly, Above the clouds an enemy could easily have
lurked, -ter
Unfortunately for the enemy, the
But as soon as the mobilisation was declared and the first German helmet appeared in Sofia the Pro-Russians steadily began to move to the enemy's camp. The signal was given by Geshov one of the richest capitalists of Bal- garia, whose capital was in German banks and everyone furiously attacked Russia. The Latin slender was intro- duced. The name of Alexandro-Nevski Cathedral, built in memory of Crar Alex ander, the Liberator of Bulgaria, was changed?
The population, who felt brotherly sympathy towards Russia, was terrorised, first by process against imaginary Russian spies; secondly, by a merciless execution of a deserted soldier, who ad- initted under torture that he did not want to fight against Russian will.
ren.
NIAGARA OF GERMANIUM.
: The velebration of February 19th-the day of deliverance from the Turkish yoke was abolished. The Turks were called by the Government Our Breth "German officers and goldiers ap peared all over the country.
In chops were soon placards," German is spoken here, everywhere the German language was heard, papers were full of German advertisements. In short, it seemed that a whole Niagara of Germanism inundated Bulgarin. -
At first the Bulgars met the Germans
with great joy, but soon the relation were spoiled. The discord began arst through women-the German warriors at the nn tional feasts mistook the patriarchal traditions as liberty of manner, and the Bulgars had to fight in order to defend the honour of their wives and homes; secondly, when sharing the stolen Ser biau goods,
The destruction of Serbia was met with great joy by the Bulgarians. Following the advice of the Germans, Bulgarians tried to kill as many of the educated Serbians as possible, so as to make the governing of the Serbian people easier. There was organised a system of persecu tion in Serbia, and every educated Ser-
that
consequences of German defent. The
In an attempt to forecast our industrialled appeal for appreciation of the awful future, Professor Kirkuluy insisted that semi-official organ quotes with approval it was wise to assume that German in dustrial equipment would not be affected an anonymous handsheet, which uses detrimentally by the war. When the language like the following.
"The majority of our people still world once again began to get into its normal stride, so far as one could foresee. have no conception of the consequences England and Germany would for some which would follow if we were defeated, time be the only two European nations and defeated by such an enemy as Eng prepared to take any considerable part land. It is a dangerous mistake to re- in international trade. The development gard as vain boasting the speeches of made by Japan during the war would English Ministers and deputies, who, seem to indicate that it was Germany after our overthrow, desire to destroy and not Great Britain that would have German militarism, to blowp to bear the brunt of Japanese competi- Krupp's works, and to banish the Kaiser tion. Future competition between Eng to St. Helena. In the event of her land and Germany would depend on two victory England will act quite dif- sets of factors:--(1) The internal inferently. Sifik, barn, and destroy' dustrial condition of each country; and was always England's motto (2) commercial factors. He recalled the For God's sake let us not deceive fact that the State had undertaken to ourselves about England's determination reimpose trade union restrictions and so to force Germany to her knees that Government regulations which were in she must accept England's conditions abeyance for the period of the war; but without resistance, and be wiped out for he pointed out that after the war condi- ever as a competitor in the world's Our markets. All classes of the people are tions would be radically changed. commercial success would now depend on united in this resolve, from the First getting the utmost possible production Sea Lord to the bumblest dock labourer out of our industrial equipment.
Proceeding to discuss a policy for the at Newcastle-on-Tyne. I cannot be too removal of the causes of friction, Profes-rmly insisted that such a victory for sor Kirkeldy insisted on the need for England would mean an irreparable national organization. It was plain that catastrophe for the German Empire. we needed a better system of industrial Not only would the German Empire he and commercial intelligence. To a Minis dissolved, but cur people itself would be try of Commerce should be transferred most ariously threatened with extine some of the functions of the Board of tion, especially in view of the Russian Trade, while that new Ministry should be torrent pouring in from the East. Auch responsible for maintaining a general an English victory would not only mean Em the bankruptcy of our industry and our survey over trade and commerce. ployers should be organized into antional oversea trade, but it would be the ruin and local associations of ong trade, and of our middle class It would be felt into national and local federations, while cepceially by our trading middle class, and because such an English victory would workpeople should have unions federations corresponding to those of the totally exclude the possibility of our employers. From these two representa: enemies being made to pay our tive bodies there could be elected an in- costs, and for generations to come our representative of the whole industrial mously. Among our workmen there activity of the country, and, so far as would be misery which would throw those hodies were approved by the State, them back 50 cars back to the times should enjoy far-reaching powers when English mapaine-made yarns drovs out German band-made yarns, and etar- yation fever carried away thousands, especially in Silos's and Saxony."
War
clouds drifted in the wrong direction for plan, under one or another pretext, was dustrial council as a Court of Appeal, own var burdens would grow onor
banged,
DISTRUSTED BY GERMAN.
ed you, they say, the more easily will you betray us when it suits you," and, leaning on the authority of their military force, they take drastic measures to keep the Bulgar people in hand.
him, and this gave the searchlight men the opportunity of which they were not But the Germans do not trust Bulgare. slow to avail themselves. Steadily round. If you could betray Russia who found the edges of one large cloudbank the circle rested. If there were sny. Zeppelin behind it, its only hope of remaining undetected was to stay and drift with it. Buddenly the cloud parted, and through the gap and at a great height the gleam- ing outline of the airship was discerned. The ery of "There she is was follow ed by the boom of a gun, and an instant later a shell burst in what appeared to be close proximity to the raider. Then every gun within range spoke, and, the din creuted the rapid discharges, the scream of the shells, and the noise of the explosiona was something to be
remembered
A BALO OF LIGHT.
Bulgar industry has been stopped through lack of labour and raw material. Meat costs from 4 to 8 francs and bread from 70 to 90 centimes per kilogram. The most important product of Bulgaria milk foods nearly disappeared. Petrol is unobtainable,
Under such conditions the life of the people, especially that of the peasantry, indescribable. Everyone thinks only of how to save themselves from poverty
and starvation, JUN
As regards Russit, the peasants say: "With Russia we are enemies for ever. The people, most of them roused from No help from her. The Russian people their beds, flocked into the streets to
will never forgive us, our treason and the the spectacle. The revelation of the ex-
inassacre of the defenceless Serbs. The tensive measures taken for the protec Bulgar-German Government partly relied Tibi of outer Loudon must have been s
on that condition of despair to put down grent & surprise to the people themselves any hopes of Russia. Now, generally as to the raiders for alike in gunfire speaking, the Bulgar people are diso and searchlights the experiences of pre-ganised, oppressed, and ruined to such vious raids were far surpassed,
A degree that to think of any Russophil revolution is absurd.
Evidently the airship found it too warm to be pleasant. It was then head- ing due west, bus swung round to the north west and lost no time in rising to still higher altitude. But the inexor able circle of light rose too, and the Zeppelin was more clearly outlined than ever, the firing, if anything, increasing intensity. Then it appeared to drift almost broadside to the wind in an sterly direction, and after being Rearly stationary for a few seconds turned rapidly towards alucst every point of the compass, as though seeking some way out from the terrible circle of light which surrounded it with a sort halo: Try as it would, it could not
escape.
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HOW TO PAY WAR DEBT, INTEREST.
In a discussion on the report on said that the element of morality in in dustrial unrest Archdeacon Cunningham dustry should be considered and enforced by the State.
Professor Scout argued that the preven Lion of industrial war was within the nation, and asserted that the saving that could be elected by its prevention would pay the interest on the whole of our war dicht, even if the war were to continue as long as any sane estimate had fixed for its duration. It would also provide a very material sinking fund towards the reduction of the debt, He approved the suggestion of a series of Councils of Pro duction which would consider matters affecting the
interests of "an industry.
Sir Hugh Belleaid they could not make He any definite suggestion at present. did not see much hope of compulsory arbitration:
THE HEROISM OF ENDURANCE WHAT A MEDICAL OFFICER SEES
A newly landed RA.M.C officer, who bad carried on his work of tending and dressing wounded men for several hours after being badly mauled himself by shrapnel splinters, said to a l'ress repre sentative at Southampton
EU GERMANY'S “UNUSED WEAPONS.
Alter further gloomy quotations, the Cologne Gazette asserts with a certain inconsequence that the whole German people is now thoroughly united in understanding that Germany must be absolutely selfish and think of nathing but victory at all costs. From this the journal preceeds to refer mysteriously to the famous reserves of ruthlessness which the Press constantly declares that Germany posseses but has not yet em ployed. The Cologne Giselte says:-
The only difference of opinion is as to the nature of the sharpest respons which will lead us to our goal. -- We con- stantly receive from the public and from politicians a request that we should help in elucidating matters, and in checking the uneasy belief that there is soms neg- lect of what would promote the welfaró of the Fatherland Unfortunately wo are unable to do this, because the mani- fold diplomatic and military difficulties cannot be treated in public as long sa the enemy could obtain any advantage from such publicity. In the nature of the matter the opinion of the military or diplomatic expert, however, well- founded it may be, cannot be decisive, and this last decision must rest alone with In a war like this, you know, one the mer responsible for the whole-with comes across all sorts of bravery quite the Chancellor and the Kaiser. It is outside killing and heing killed. Where they who gather together all the con- as the public hear something about the siderations, which are and must remain fighting heroism, it knows very little in detail hidden from us. They bear the about the other kinds. What I mean is heavy burden or responsbility, of which
Toothache, neuralgia, dyspepsis, nobody can relieves them." The hospital, which is practically this. ready for the reception of inmates, con colic, stomach cramps, sick headaches, After this further attempt to what tains over 60 beds, and is fully equipped, sore throats, whitlows, and homely little curiously, the Cologne Gazcite concludes A highly efficient medical and surgical things of that sort are not washed out with an appeal for confident support of staff hove volunteered their services, the by terrific bombardments and epoch resident medical officer being Dr. R. making advances. Not a bit of it. The the Government, and says that?“ for world's greatest philosophers have often the present the business is to go on con-
the final victory. admitted that neither their philosophy quering and to make ready all meats to nor anyone else's was proof against a stomach ache or the torments of an ex- posed nerve in a hollow tooth.
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Then it seemed as though it was com ing lower, end it approached so closely over the high ground where I and others were standing that it was possible in the strong glare of the searchlights to detect the gondolas beneath the great body and
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ing such case and comfort, such relief of the gondolas, and an instant later
from pain, as medical attention can pro- one end of the body of the raider was mense incandescent mantle at white vide in civil life. These brave fellows seen to be on fire.
heat and enveloped in flame, falling of ours, they won't go sick, you know, falling, and illuminating the country during an offensive. It's as much as ons for miles round. In her desvent there can do to get some of them out · Fortsons Clama ve fathe The blazing airship swang round for was a series of explosions, due perhaps fighting line even when they are quite jan instant, broadside en,
badly wounded. as though to her petrol tanesing momentum SheIn the last week, I assure you unmanageable; then the burning end With ever-increasing
quito glad to see coming my Way dipped, the flames ran up the whole sped down, until at fast she struck the structure as her petrol tanks one after earth with a crash that could be heard with wounds. so that I could get them another caught fire. In another second for miles. A dull red glow brightened the rest and medical attention they need ed, soldiers from colonels to privates, or two the Zeppelin, now perpendicular, the heavens for a few seconds, and a who to my certain knowledge mmi have was falling beadlong to earth from a distant mass of still burning wreckage ben auffering horribly for days, and in height not much short of a couple of was all that was left. The people some cases for weeks, without the slightest Tailes, a mass of roaring flame. So watched the attack on the Zeppelin in kind of alleviation of any sort, whilst tremendous was the blaze and so intense silence, but when she was seen to be on keeping a stiff upper lip, and carrying the light that she seemed to be an imfire cheer on cheer was raised and re- on, with never a spoken word that wasn't
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