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AMALGAMATION?

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7ru, 1916.

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we British always gave the French crodit me recently about British Columbia, ns ago at the Tarrafeiro when no less than UV "THE TIMES" MILITARY CORRESPONDENT side it is probably the same, for though” The distinguished Frenchanan who for extraordinary dash and brilliancy in writes under the pacudonym of "Polybe the attack and as we had fought some

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There must be people on the China Chinese companies. Another fire broke coast who want a thorough change, and out at Lappa last evening at about 11 having exhausted the local attractions

o'clock, and many houses, matsheds, junks

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and small boats were destroyed. would like to try something new.

I believe that the man who has never amount of damage must have been very a large number of stayed there is as a rule pretty vague cars, as there was about the Pacific coast of Canada. Many Junks either under repair or under con-

atruction... people think that living must be very

The death took place on Sunday last expensive; others tell you that their

them and anuse myself I have put my very strong wind at the time. Then the columns of the Figaro opened up 22 wars with thein, we were quite good views down on paper in the hope that destroyed properties are said to have few days ago & subject, which has given indges-we never thoroughly grasped till rise to a good deal of private and this war the marvellous tenacity of our official discussion in France, namely, the neighbours in the defence and the stead amalgamation of the Allied Armies.

ness of France under a supreme trial. Different people mean different things We are each of us in our own opinions when they spank of the amalgamation of at least, possessed of the necessary quali Armies. For some folk--and not the Icast ties in our own people for waging war, important ideas do not go further than

can stand up against us. Should we an exchange of certain staff and technical and secretly we both believe that no one officers, in order to enable certain Armies then really profit by amalgamation?. ficient in certain respects, to profit by which are, or are assumed to be, de- Who shall y the experichon of others which in these The more moderate view of amalga- particular respects have made, or are mation which only aims at the strengthen assumed to have made more progressing of operations, staffs, and artillery wives are not strong enough for the rough of the Rev. Father Theodosio F. Xavier, Other people go much further and desire by the interchange of good professional who had been a tenoher at the Central to Army Corps composed, for officers has a great deal more to be said life. Others, again, have heard of the

Schools of the Senado for 18 cars. The example, o une British and one French for it, and there are many who would division, or of two divisions of one uation willingly accept the principle. But do plague of flies and mosquitoes,

The Daily Press was good enough to Father was highly popular ad there and one of another, the command of the French weet British staff officers to was a very large attendance of mourners the Army Corps in the latter case develop help them draft operation orders, or print some notes of mine last year at the funeral. The Municipal Banding upon the Army most strongly re- British gunners to teach them how to Vancouver Island from the point of view headed the procession and played the presented. Others, again, would retain shoot? Who can affirm it? If they do the national Army Corps organization not, then it is the British staffs and

of the fisherman. I think that, perlumpia,

THE EXCHANGE OF OFFICERS.

something of the same kind but addressed faneral march. The boys and girls of all and would compose the Armies of 50 artillery that want coaching, and here to the man who does not fish might bof the Seondo's school and of St. Joseph's many Army Corps of each nationality.once more we are up against the insular

useful to local residents.

I will speak only of the Island because I know it so much better that it has be come something of a passion with me. The mainland has, of course, its admirers You can get mountain, lake and river pretty well all over British Columbia. But people in the country are, as a jule, very helpful and friendly, and you can find out about any given neighbourhood when you get over there, I will there fore confine myself to the district which I know and love and where I have at two widely distant dates had a most perfent holiday.

College, were present.

About 200 children attended their first communion last Sunday at the Cathedral After the service there was a reception. at the Bishop's palace, where tea was served and everyone received a souvenir

of the occasion.

There's a variety of solutions, but each prejudice of the Briton which induces aims at a blend of one sort or another of him to believe that he is better than the various national elements and the anybody else, or that if he is not he soon

We have been for more than two years constitution of an amalgamated Army.

are

FREE TRADE IN IDEAS,

the war, and to win it sooner.

Let us begin by admitting that, what-in the field in a hard school, and our ever may happen to Free Trade after staffs and artillery have learnt a lot, the war, there in free trade in ideas now. There is scarcely a complaint to be made We

all either

of the staff work now, and the German inventing or assimilating something fresh every wails about our artillery, which resur day, and anyone who has a good in

General von Arnim's remarkable. idea has

capital market. Red examination of conscience, are sufficient In all these places prices vary with the tape and routine have been thrown tribute to it. We have picked things season. You should demand weekly or into the box of forgetfulness; precedents up, and if only the Germans will be monthly rates, and for a family party are only honoured if they serve our obliging enough to hold ont for another. your average daily bill in a country hotel particular ends, and everything of the year or two they will have made our are military is judged on its merits and armics in all respects second to none. should not much exceed 10/- per head. according to its applicability or the Naturally, our field-gunners are more The main reads are famous for their reverse to our times Likes and dislikes, proficient than the heavies, because the prejudices and preferences, are all scat latter, on their present scale, are com- excellence, especially the Island High-tered to the wind, and the only thing paratively an innovation; but they, too, The Pacific in summer is nothing very way, and you can motor ni reasonable that counts with us when we examine a will come along when they have had alarmning. The run from Yokohama rates. One very fine run is from Vinew iden is whether it will help us to win enough practice in corpore vili, and it is no good pretending that they banker across is a trifle monotonous, but the toria to Alberg (150 miles). To thorough As Polybe" truly says, amalgama to be coached, except by officers of the larger Empress boats take you in 18 days ly appreciate the scenery it is as well totion is nothing new to us. Italians, Royal Regiment. If imitation is the break the journey and stay over one Germans, Prussians, Dutchmen, and sincerest form of flattery, then we have or less from Hongkong to Victoria."

night-ay, at Duncan's. At Alberm put other peoples fought under Napoleon's flattered our gallant Allies by copying "The Island" is about two-thirds the up at the Somass Hotel,

Port AlbermAs to climate: the sun in eagles. Our Armies in the East have them in many things. They, too, have size of Ireland. It is still pretly heavily July and August is distinctly hotter than usually been composite in character. The come to our bombing schools, and hayo wooded, especially on the mountains. in England, but the temperature drops at brigading of Portuguese with British adopted from us many improvements. sundown and the nights are cool and troops produced the happiest results in This seems the best way for us both to The climate of the southern half-the fresh. Old residents say that you want the Peninsula, and we can scarcely name advance harmoniously together along the northern is as yet but little opened up a light overcoat after dark all the year one of our modern campaigns in which Path of progress, and it has the ad- is very much that of North Devon. The round. Even on the hottest day you can two or more different races have not en vantage of retaining for each Army the at most places on the coast book out, upon tered into the composition of our Armies, special characteristica which belong to it, summers are dry and hot; so much sea distant glacier all through the summer. and often with excellent results. We have and have distinguished it throughout that in and round Victoria in July and

As for flies and mosquitoes, you never certainly, shown, by our practic, that the ages. Both armies are now hard as August people say you can sleep outside the title et loud ictoria, or, we have no inborn antipathy to the ideas nails. Amalgam is a word which, traced a) Editor at least the writer can the origin is Greek, and everything think, in the settlements anywhere. If which" Polybe" presents to us. We can to its origin, means something soft, and rains. Further north at Alberm, for in Great Central Lake, you want mosquito admit, tant from tactical point of Greeks out of favour just now

curtains and should take a bottle of view the presence in each grand division stance there is more moisture. But on musentel. As for roughing it-in → the whole, from about June 1st to the end of August, you may count on being in the open air six days at least out of eeven. On my two trips-say, five months in all-I can remember no serious down-as the staff expects to stand easy in the pour, though thers were occasionally benvy, showers.

Victoria is at its best about the end of April. Then the lilac, laburnum, horse chestnut, and pink and white May, are in full bloom. It continuca delightful until about the end of October, when tho raing begin.

First of all, as to accommodation. The Canadian Pacific Railway Hotel is the Bitz of Victoria. I have had a supper in the grill-room there which could not be beaten in London or Paris. It is a magnificent building upon a' üne site in the very centro of the town. There are, of course, plenty of smaller hotels where

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they make you very comfortable. Dallas, for instance, is a quiet place which stands apposite the landing wharf, and has a fine view of the glaciers of the Olympic range, g

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For a family man 1 should recommend the Oak Bay Hotel, situated in the dis- trict of that name and quite close to the golf course, and the sea. The electric tram takes you out in about half an hour. A vory fascinating place is the hotel

country hotel you may have to clean your of troops of British and French soldiers own boots, therefore take brown ones or might prove extremely conforting to a

canvas shoes.

Afternoon tea is usually an extra, in the smaller hotels you may have to make

afternoon..

commander on some occasions,

COMMAND AND COMMUNICATIONS,

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So far we can most of us go in agres it yourself or take it in a thermos flask,ment, but when we turn over and examine these projects in their practical application we see real difficulties, at It is not always possible to get good all events in the initation of the more washing outside the towns; but in the radical of these proposals. If we assume country no one dresses for dinner. Take that the amalgamation in the West has lots of flannel shirts and old tweeds. been complete, the French will have the This is not a fishing article but I may more brilliant share in the commands, mention that salmon and grilse are run-while, presuming that our Armies con ning intermittently on the coast during tinue to grow, the time may come when the most of the year. When the run is on the lion's share will pass to us. Even you can troll from a boat with a spoon French logic might not allow our neigh- bait or a sprat and be certain of gettingbours to accept the defence of France fish almost anywhere in salt water. A by British generals with unanimous en friend of mine just back in Hongkong thusiasm. Incidentally also, the British day his best-in August last he and a G.QG. in the second, would have to from Brentwood tells me that on one G.HQ. in the first case, and the French friend got in four hours 18 grilse and 2 salmon on the troll. The fish are hand-retire into private life. some and well shaped, very game, and objection. The practical objection is But this is, let us say, a sentimental excellent eating.

The wild life is quito interesting. Deer much more serious. Every one acquaint are plentiful, and with a little luck you ed with the character of modern linca of may see & brown bear. There are no communication, and with the medical, whics are fairly plentiful--we small and of other services which form part of dangerous annala, and the very snakes-supply, ordnance, remount, and scores

non-venomous. In the autumn there is them, must surely allow that to organize quite fair sough shooting pheasants, the upkeep of spattered divisions by full of wild strawberries, raspberries of lines of communications of the French grouse, and wild fowl, The woods are roads and railways trossing the maiu various kinds and whorile berries, and would be intolerably difficult and con there is a pleasing succession of wild trary to all sound principles of ad flowers throughout the sUPTER

ministration in the field.

I have not indicated my preference of

Communications apart, would the com my own for any particular spot because, mand and the discipline of an amalga after all, what attracts one man may mated Anglo-French force bo such en repel another. The best plan is to move easy matter, and would not our present round and choose a place for yourself.

If your time is limited make a start excellent relations suffer in case things at Oak Bay. There you are in the coun- did not go well in the field? One -real try, and can yet explore Victoria, a beau sourds of trouble is the fact that so few I forget its name, but there is only one-tiful and well laid out town, where thereof our leading statesmen and soldiers in England. and France understand cach at Brentwood, about an hour by fight are at present no slums. railway from Victoria. It stands in the woods on the shore of a beautiful inlet. You can sail, row, fish in the sea, and bathe and live in great comfort at a reasonable rate.

On the E. and N. Railway, again, are plenty of little settlements among lakes and woods. Such are Quamichan Lake; Duncan's (Tszonhalem Hotel): Cowichan Bay (good sailing and bathing and a very fair golf course); and Cowichan Lake (Riverside Hotel).

About six hours up the line is Qualicum Beach. I have never stayed there myself, but the hotel is a very fine modern building. You can get golf (rather rough), and boating and fishing. But the special attraction is the beach, which has beautiful sands, while the water is warm enough for children to bathe regularly.

(Continued at foot of neat Column.)

Burely, our two armies would do best

to remain as they are, even with the We both take from the other, and, on defects inherent in our special qualities. the whole, we shall both do best to rub along as we are, remembering the wise proverb that the best is the enemy of good.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

QUOD CONDUCT MEDAL.

His Excellency the Officer Administering:

the Government has been pleased to grant a Medal, 4b Class, to P.C. 803 Samy, of the Police Reserve, for his placky and praiseworthy conduet in effecting the arrest of a man who with others had committed an armed robbery at No. 3, Keswick Street ön October 26th fast.

COMMENDATION,

Farrier Sergeant 740 EF. Beall, Mount-

ed Police, is commended by tho Captain Superintendent of Police for his action connection with the arrest of a man who with others had committed an arined robbery at No. 3, Keswick Street, Wanchai, on the 26th October last

Thursday, December 7th-Nos. 3 and 4.

PARADES-CENTRAL STATION; 5.30 PM.

Companies. Also Ambulaace Platoon, Friday, December 8th--Nos. 1, 3 and 4

Sections of No, 1 Company. Monday, December 11th-All Recruits. Tuesday, December 19th: -Now, 3 and 4

Companies Wednesday, December: Wh: All Ke

7cruits.

Thursday, December 14th--No. 2 Com

pany and Ambulance Platoon. Friday, December 161:-No. 2 Flatulu. FOLICE STATION—8.30 ·P.M., Friday, December Bin--Class

(Inspector Gerrard).

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Monday, December 11th:--Claas 11.

(Inspector Gordon).

Tuesday, December 12th-Claes J. (Chief

Inspector Kerr). Wednesday, December 13th-Class [H.

(Inspector Gerrard), Thursday December 14th:-Class IV.

(Inspector P, O'Sullivan).

JOINED

(Bd.) F. L. JENKIN

D.S.P. (R.).

Go to the Natural History Museum, other's language, Wy have systems of which has excellent specimens of North Staff work which are not identical. We American birds, beasts, and makes. Take do not fight our battles precisely in the your wife and or children to the great same way. One measures in miles and Fevry's for an ice cream Sundas If pounds, and the other in kilometres and the weather is warm try Brentwood kilogrammes. We should probably need next. If it remains warn go to Port two sets of aviatore and many other No. 1 Co-Yo. 4 Section, M. Azim. Alberm either by road or rail. The duplicated arrangements, and, in short, No. 2 Co.--No. 8 Section, J. M. Cordeiro. scenery on the way is too good to miss. each of us figals, marches, and billets You might profitably break the journey after his manner. Conceive a British at Cameron Lake

[General incommand of an amalgam I have forgotten to say that Victoria during the bad days early in the war, or has an excellent Club where visitors are made welcome. If your wife joins the

a French General in command of our Ladies' Club as a visiting member she would our good relations have survived people during the same stormy period. can give you lunch or tea there..

Lastly, if you feel young enough, it is the strain, and to whom would it have

If has fallen te dégommer an unsuccessful chief hire a tent, or rent a log cabin on a lake It would have been a feld fruitful in or the seashore, at a zominal rate differences, and it is much to suppose There is no trouble about fuel, and fish that tactical advantages would have becu can generally be extracted from either adequate compensation.

reah or salt water by the most primitive methoda.

NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICO.

another solid diflculty

Moreover,

MACKENSEN'S ASSISTANT.

The latest German military hero is a certain General Tappen, who was then- tioned a few days ago 11 & German oficial reports Mackenson's Chief of the General Staff in the Dobrudja. Like the now famous Ludendorf, Tappen was before the war an unknown heutenant- colonel attached to the Great General Staff. He joined the General Staff in

to the rank of major-general as a reward the field, and in Jane, 1815, was promoted

If all you ask of your holiday is the simple life in a bracing climate, with exists in the fact that each one of us, plenty of sun, and the open air all the whether we admit it openly or not, con week round: you can have it in the aiders rightly or wrongly that we are for his services in Galicia. The semi- finer fellows than anybody else. We official papers are now freely advertising Island and, as it seems to me, at a very

British think that we possess in our General Tappen, and declaring that his moderate cost.

English, Scottish, Irish, and Welsh name will shine brilliantly when the Hongkong, December 4th, 1916,

regiments, in our county regiments on history is written of the battles on the the one side and in our town-made units coast of the Black Bes

V. J.