A ZEPPELIN DOWN.
FOURTH IN A MONTH.
RAIDER'S FALL NEAR LONDON,
Another Zeppelin, which formed one of a party of raiders, was brought down in flames in the north of London' on the night of October 1st. This is the third enemy airship brought down in Eng
VIE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBMB 48, 1916.
THE RISE IN FOOD PRICES) CROWN PRINCE'S CHASTENED
AT HOME.
"COMMITTEE'S PROPOSALS,
MUNICIPAL SHOPS.
MOOD,
HORRIFIED BY THE WAR.
THE “UNFAIRNESS" OF AMERICA,
The German Crown Prinse has given another long interview to an American journalist in the hope of fostering mediation" sentiment in this country (writes The Times Correspondent in
HIGHEST MARRIAGE RATE ON RECORD,
68,000 WEDDINGS IN LONDON IN
· 1915,
FEWER BIRTHS.
According to the report for 1915 of De. W. H. Hamer, Medical Officer of Health for the County of London, the number of marriages registered in London was th
A Press Association correspondent September 29th by the Board of Trade New York on October 2nd). Incidentally, highest ever recorded-58,345, as com-
striking confrmation of the timeliness 1918. The increase over 1014 is 34 per and appositeness of Lloyd George's cent, but as the corresponding increase scathing comments on the new German for the rest of England and Wales is only humanity under defeat. His interview 20 per cent, there is reason for thinking today fairly reeks with this new that a considerable number of these mas humanity.
riages may not, properly, belong to the his London population,
A MEATLESS DAY BY CONSENT, Recommendations for mitigating the land within eight days, and the fourthrise in prices of meat, milk, and bacon within a month
are nude in an interim report issued on on Food Prices. pelin was caught by searchhghts. At five mitte unanimously recommend, among minutes to 12 shrapnel was observed other things:- bursting very close to it, and 2 moment The speeding up of mercantile shipbuild ing, especially that required for the conveyance of refrigerated meat. If the completion of a ship is delayed by questions of cost between builder and owner, sud efforts to effect a fair and reasonable arrangement of the incida ence of the increased cost fail, the Government should not hesitate to re quisition the ship and complete bur themselves. It is assumed that all such new shipping in private hauds shall be under the existing system of control with
respect to employment and
later the huge machine apparently burst into fores, and fell slowly to earth, light- ing up the country for miles around, ma
An eye-witness who saw the destruction of the raidor from the platform of ́a Bouth London railway station states:-
Although there were reports that Zep pelins were about, no gunfire was heard in this district, but in the hour before midnight two or three searchlights began to pierce the dark sky.
freight.
The extension of the restrictions on the
importation of superfluitics. The development of the Government
meat purchase policy, sy
Suddenly, miles away to the north, a red light glowed high up in the sky, Quickly it expanded into a great moss of flame, in which the outline, almost the framework, of a giant airship grew into distiftness. Crowds of watchers rushed. cheering into open spaces where a clear view of the dramatic scene could be obThe imposition of conditions on merchants tained. The flames, casting a lurid red and retailers of Government-bought glare over a radius of many miles, speedi ly had the whole of the great length of
meat to secure sale at reasonable the Zeppelin in their grip: Tongues of
prices. fire shot out of the blazing mass skywards, the nose of the ship canted downwards. and the whole mass began to fall slowly. At this time the glare was so intense thal it illuminated South London with a
weird light strong enough almost to en-
able one to read a newspaper.
The descent of the burning airship ap peared to take two or three minutes. As it got nearer to earth the front part only showed a fluor, the great gasbag having isen burned right out. During its fall it seemed to throw off pieces of burning envelope.
The voluntary institution of one meatless
day, a week.
The empowering of local authorities to open municipal milk, meat, bacon, and other foodstuff shops, where retailers The revision by employers and public
are taking excessive profits. bodies of their pay-rolla in favour of the lower-paid workers,
In supplementary memorandum signed by seven of the 12 members of the committee more far-reaching Government action is recommended, including the establishment of a State monopoly of meat-buying from abroad where possiblo and the fixing of prices for home-pro- duced meat, bacon, and milk,
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He characteristically chusi medium for reaching the American public former clergyman, Mr. William Bayard Hale, now Mr. Hearst's representative in Germany. Mr. Hale visited the Crown Prince on Sunday and was greeted in tones of affected melancholy by the Royal author of the glorification of war before the war.
WAN WEDDINGS.
The estimated “civil population ” canot be used for calculation of the 1ate, since the males married include u umber of men on service but, taking a probable population of 44 millions, the rate would be 25.9 per 1,000 There has *** Have you had a chance to see enough bech d'alight annual increas in the mar- Prince asked, or of this dreadful business the Crown fringe gate sin 1909, but the bulk of
does your heart last years, increase must be directly-f already ache enough over the sorrows attributed to the war, k which have descended upon this bad a pity, what a pity, it is! All this ter region of the earth? What a pity, what rible extinction of human life is blasting the hope and expectancy of youth, and far into the future. mortgaging our energies and resources It is not alone for energies, that we monr German lives, for wasted German
able, at least comparatively well able, to We are well bear it. But all the world, including Entente's chances of success, will have to America, which has invested in the aid in footing the bill. That, of course, is one reason why the sympathies of your capitalists are with our enemies, Isn't there a hook which says. Where the treasure is, there the heart is 1"
THE TERRIBLE WASTE OF WAR. The Crown Prince, in the spirit of Satan rebuking Sin, proceeded with his sermon as follows:
The birth-rate shows a further · fall
23.8. Dr. Hamer devotes a long section from 25.0 in 1909-13 and 24.3 in 1914 to of bis report to the practically con- tinuous decline of the last 40 years, and at the outset discredits the theory
which has met with some acceptance" that it is due to a change in the the artificial limitation of families.
moral tones" of the community and to
One of the most cogent arguments fall is widespread throughout Europe against this, he points out, is that the and affects certain other civilised com munities, and that (quoting Mr. Udney Xule) people did not change their morality in a large number of different countries, or even in one muntry, at a
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MARRIAGES LATER IN LIFE
Hamer
A medical man in north-western suburb says-One sheet of fire, and I saw Zeppelin fail in flames. It was poised in the sky for some minutes, blazing from The committee was appointed last end to end like an enormons cigar which June "to investigate the principle causes invested during these hours of work! "It is a pity your treasure is not had been steeped in oil, and then it sank which have led to the increase of prices of agony in sowing the seed of preparation in life is another factor which is The increasing tendency to marry later nose first, earthwards. From afar, like commodities of general consumption since for the fruits of peace; so your pro-examined. The effect of postponement the breakers on a rock-bound shore, came the beginning of the war, and to recom- aperity would rest in the great harvest of marriage has hitherto been considered a murmur of cheering from Central Lonend suca steps, if any, with a view, to which would follow the return to neutral mainly from the point of view of its re don. It was taken up by the people around this district, there was handshakameliorating the situation as appear conditions rather then in the unhappy lation to the duration of marriage" ing, and people embraced members of having regard and uncertain fruit of war. Tell me, of Dr.
practicable and expedient intaining ade all the cherals, all the men, sou me on allowance has been muds for what might Wood insufficient their families. for the emotion had to find a vent in some way. The flumes went quate supplies, Mr. J. M. Robertson, this front, is there one who has not bebe termed the physiological effect." up and there was a great flash followed M., was nominated chairman, and the wailed the dreadful necessities: pressed
Heferring to the correlation of the by a dense darkness, then an after glow other members are: Mr. W. C. Ander upon us by this combat? You saw yes marriage and birth rates with the which showed that the destruction was son, M.P., Professor W. J. Ashley, Mrterday many horrible instruments of course of prices, Dr. Hamer says the being completed.
J. P. Boland, M.P., Mr. T. Brodrick, destruction we are using our heavy correspondence between Sauerbeck's in- Sir G. H. Claughton, Mr. J. R Clynes, projectile shells, shrapnel, M.P., Mr. R. E. Prothero, M.P., Mraliquid Bre, bayonets, and knives.
grenades, dex number of prices and the marriage You and birth curves is a striking one. Pember Reaves, Mr. T. Shaw, Bir. W know something of the labours with It may be urged that if the dedine in Capel Slaughter, and Mr. D. Drummond which we are perfecting the effectual use the European birth-rate be largely Fraser,
of those instruments. I hope you have attributable to emigration, the countries TWO YEARS' INORIASE IN PRICES. "not failed to be impressed with the fact to which the emigrants go should show of priods of food, clothing, and coal. The man, would far rather she all this the United States have received nearly The report begins by a general survey that every general, every officer, every bigh birth rates. It may be noted that following table is given showing the per-labour, skill, education, intellectual r20 millions of young adults from centage increase of setail food prices source and physical prowess devoted to Europe during the last 40 years, and, as from July, 1014, to September 1st, the tasks of upbuilding and lengthening E. P. Fairchild notes, the high birth. 1916:--|
life, subduing the common enemies of rate of our now large foreign-born po men-disease and material obstacles t pulation" is notorious; moreover, the Kingdom, the progress of mankind-rather that years of this great exodus are precisely.
devoted to the destruction of other men.those of the declining birth rates through
MATHY'S ACCOUNT OF A RAID.
ANY MOMENT WE MAY PLUNGE DOWN, A BHATELESA MASB.” -- Interviewed by Karl von Wiegand in September of last year, Camunander Mathy told the story of his experience during a raid on the London district.
*If anyone believes London is not de feuded, and pretty well defended at that," he said, he should have stood by my side in the front gondola of my Zeppelin in my last attack on London and seen the red, angry flames of scores of cannon belching shrapnel at my craft." Continuing his story of the attack on London, Mathy said, “In the distance we can see the Thames, which points the way to London. It is an indestructible guidepost and a sure road to the great Teg city. The English can darken London nestuston, Promen much as they like, they can never eradi
eate or cover up the Thames
"
Soon the city was outlined, still and
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In a further table figures are given "As viewed from a Zeppelin, it looks as showing that the rise in retail food prices if the city had suddenly come to life, has been broadly continuous since the waving its arms around the sky, and outbreak of the war. After the 15 per sending out feelers for the danger that threatens. But our impression was that cent. increase registered on August 8th, they were tentacles seeking to drag us to 1914, had fallen to 10 per cent. destruction.
September, 1914, the upward movement Now from below comes an ominous continued month by month, reaching 35 sound. There are little red Bashes and per cent, in September, 1911, and 80 per short bursts of fire, which stand out procent. this month, minently against the black background.
Any moment we may be plunged In regard to clothing, statistical data below, a shapeless mass of wreckage and are not so extensive, but the following human bodies shattered beyond recogni- table, made up from selected cases, is tion.
given as representative of the percentage TEN AIRSHIPS BROUGHT DOWN increase in the price of standard articles
THIS YEAR.
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Average The exact number of Gernian airships Article of Material, percentage that have been destroyed since the war begun is not known, bat 17 have been Woollen material for garments definitely reported to have been wrecked, Woollen unilerclothing and of these the following 10 have heen lost during the present year. 119.Wrecked in the North Sen on Feb-
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Owing to insufficient postage the Swiss manders of physical force. I should Federal Posts recently handed to the like to know your Colonel Goethals, who French Embassy at Borne 18 documents has been fighting swamps and fever and sliding mountains. It is in that sort of ostensibly emanating from that Embassy enterprise that the world should find and addressed to various Musulman what one of your American philosophers, Personages in India, Algeria, and Tunis. N.B.-The Investment may be any multiple of 159. 6d. up to £387 10s. James, designated as. the Moral France à Berne," each contained 16 These packages, stamped "Ambassade de equivalent fur war.”
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The Crown Prince next reverted to the prospects, confessing that he did not see Arabic, which were thus went to escape any, plaintively informing the inter seizure.
viewer:--
"I have a wife and family,
you
know. I can tell you it is no happiof communication, enabling her to trans- ness to look forward to spending a third port in a few hours needed reinforce Christmas here."
ments west to east or vice versa. The Prince heaved a sigh and added:--| What the asked)" are our enemies "I have been horan just two fortnights trying to do? I suppose they are trying in the last two years."
to kill us off or to fife us out. Will they succeed No.”
The
After "declaring that the War Loan was bound to be a success since it was "no sacrifice to take money out of one pocket to put it into another" as long as all the money remained at home, the Imperial convert observed again:-
COMPLAINTS OF AMERICAN NEUTRALITY:
former clergyman asked the former exponent of the glories of war if he had any messages for America, and got this partially chastened reply
"I fear I have to say we feel that your Government has not been quite fair, We are all tired of the bloodshed. has not been quite neutral. I thoroughly We all want peace. England is the understand how naturally your By Power responsible for the continuation pathics are drawn towards the land of the hopeless effort to crush us. In from which you derive your national this 20th century of the Christien Era language, whose literature, scenery, and mankind might have been expected to political history you are most familier, have arrived at some maturity of thought myself have spent much time in Eng and behaviour. No one can witness, ne land. I have had, and I trust I still you during the last fortnight have wit have many, friends in England. But we nested, the spectacle presented by this feel that the attitude of the United appalling orifice, this inconceivable. States towards Great Britain is not ex suffering, preposterously out of proper- plained, even when every consideration tion to any result obtained, without is given to the direction of natural wondering whether reason has fed from sympathies.
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sions in your domestic affairs. But these animated the flying service in all the Formosa and the Philippines and is spurts seem to be mere matters of form; they Armies, adding it is a pity that all stationary where The following tribute to the air supremean nothing. When, however, wo L32 and L 13.-Brought down in Essex, macy of the English and French on the Germans deem ourselves forced by the cannot be gentlemen and sportsmen, 4 shallow depresion lies over the B. Chie
September 24th Airship brought
Western front is contained in a telegram exigencies of this moral combat to take ve if we are enemies He discoursed Be down north of London, from German Headquarters to the measures of self-protection which are not concluded by assuring his hearer that coast of China and over the N. Dining Sea October 1st.
sentimentally on music and flowers, and Freak monsona in fediended, along than sat Frankfurter Zeitung an agreeable to you you denounce us all his labours were now devoted to pro- 10 today, 060 inch Tesel tipos: 1 Major Baird on August 3rd informed
Hanghong Tamil for 24 hours ending ***The severe tidy weather which began barbarians. You excuse anything on Lina which had taken part in raids on some relief by impeding the very haras of making suy allowance whatever for Fatherland." Mr. Hale, who exerts his The arenat de the 24 hrani The House of Commors that seven Zeppe last night permits the exportation of the part of England, but seem incapable moting the comfort of his men. " in face Jaunary, 19.18 Lewes, e stat, 276, kariga to
of the deadly peril that overhangs the 80.75 Great Britain had been destroyed, and sing air activity of the English and conditions which impel us to exert to the pen dutifully to create a captivating today is a Soliera that five others had been damaged to such French,” a
exlexit that they bad, in fact, been destroyed. OVER 300 AIR MACHINES BROUGHT ember, but the official returns enable it absolute qertainty and confidence" ba iza strikingly incibaril during the war, Formic
down on the Western front during Ben The Crown Prince expatiated on the Crown Prince's resemblance to his father Hongkong & Gay Room DOWN IN SEPTEMBER
to be mated that it is well over 200 alleged Germans had that the Western though gu his countenants the mobila The Gerrans, on their park declare front could not be broken and on the new diners to respond toang anggestion, through their daily official reporte that inestimable advantage Germany enjoyed to relax to say dawning pleasantry, has muschins they hnep accounted for 116 enemy through har comand of an inner line not yet been displaced by the sternpeza
Contion ng 1001 of sezt Column.) in stood by the tasks of wa.
It is impossible to give the STRUL NUI- her of aeroplanes which has been brought (Continued at foot of neat Column.)
uttermost our resources for defence.”
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