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AN AUTHOR OF THE WAR DEAD.

THE KAISER'S MAN IN VIENNA

The death of Herr von Tachirschky und Bogendorf, the German Ambassador to the Austro-Hungarian Court, which took place hi Vienna on November 13th, removes one of the most notorious of conteraporary German diplomatists (says The Times). The soli of a former Director-General of the Saxon State Railways, e rualified by the usual course of legal studies and juridical training for the German Diplomatic Service, which The entered in March, 188, at the age of 28. | During the next 17 years he held varions miner appointments at Constantinople, Athens, Teheran, Vienna, and Herne, but acquired no prominence until he was selected to be Secretary of Embassy at St. Petersburg in December, 1804.

There he remized five years, and bit in carious circumstances. At some social function the lady when he was to take

FAR EASTERN MEN AND THE WAR.

Mr. AV G. E. Murphy, of Messrs. Anderson, Meyer & Co., well-known in Shanghai athletic circles, has left for home, vid Vancouver, on his way to offer his services at the front. For the past two years Mr. Murphy has been member of the Shanghai Scottish. Marphy may join the Canadian con tingent, but failing that he will offer his services at home.

a

Mr.

Mr. W. D. Goodfellow, writing from France to his mother in Shanghai, mea- thuns that he is now a major.

SIR W. LAURIER ON THE WAR.

CRITICISMS OF THE GOVERNMENT.

down lo sapper gave her arm instrud Addressing a conferente of Liberal to the late Grazia Dake Vindimır. Herr lenders at Ottawa, Sir Wilfrid Laurier von Tschirschky, interpreting the contre- | said that the Liberal Party still thought temps as an affront to the German Em that it was. Its first duty to aid in bring. pir, protested to his Ambassador, Princeing the war, upon which depends the Radelin, who lodged a formal protest in freedom of mankind, to a satisfactory regard to it with the Russian authorities. conclusion. As a result, the whole personnel of the German Embassy at 81. Petersburg had 10 be changed, and Tschirschky departed, amid the mockery af Russian society, but | consoled by the receipt of the rank and title of an Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Dr

In 1900-1 be represented Germany at In conjunction with the official protest Luxemburg, and subsequently, until his made in Petrograd regarding the pro-appointment to be German Foreign Se clamation rently issued by the enemy cretary in 1906, he was Prussian Envoy Powers announcing their decision to at Hamburg. While at Hamburg he frente au mutnomous State in Poland, attracted the notice of the Emperor the following oficial communiqué has William, whom he accompanied repeat been issued simultaneously in London,edly on his frequent voyages in the

Hohenzollern. Paris, and Rome ---

"In & proclamnation issued at Warsaw and Lublin on the 6th instant, the German Emperor and the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, announced that they have agreed to create in the Polish dis tricts occupied by their troops au autonomous State under the form of an hereditary and constitutional monarchy and there to organize, train, and dispose of an Army which shall be considered as appertaining to the State thus created appen established principle of wodern International Law that cannot, in view of its precarious and de facto character, imply a transfer of sovereignty over the territury so occupied, and can- not, therefore, carry with it any right whatsoever to dispose of this territory to the advantage of any other Power whatsoever.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier insisted that he was not averse from helping recruiting, and declared that he had done his part in his own prevince, speaking both in French and in English, and impressing upon his hearers that it was the common duty of all, irrespective of creed or race, to support Great Britain and the Allied nations.

In regard to the raignation of Sir Sam Hughes, Sir Wilfrid Laurior assert- ed that Canadian soldiers had been forced

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to meet the enemy improperly equipped: A With Tennis Court. men had died on the battlefeld for this reason. The most sacred trust ever placed in the hands of a Government, he de- TACKLING HERR VON ROLATEIN.

clared, had been betrayed from the start Thanks to the Imperial confidence thus through charges, disputations, and quar- gained, he was chosen to succeed Baron rels. He also condemned with emphasis von Richthofen at the Wilhelmstrasse, the increase of tariff duties against where his short term of office coincided | Great Britain at a time when she was with the crisis marked by the Algeciras struggling against the submarine menace. A resolution adopted by the convention Conference, and was rendered notable by his dismissal of the famous Eminence declared unswerving loyalty to the King Grise, Herr von Holstein. Neither Baron and the Empire, and pledged assistance von Richthofen nor Prince Bülow had in every effort for the vigorous prosecu- ventured to dispense with the services of tion of the war. It also denounced any. their d'etatorial subordinate, but Herr imputations against the loyalty of the Gary Offices overlooking Statue Square von Tschirschky-in whom il-temper Liberal Party as unjustified and an insult sometimes did duty for force of will-to thousands of true Liberals mourning caused general astonishment by accepting, sons and brothers who gave their lives during the Chancellor's indisposition, one at the front as a proof of their devotion of Holstein's periodical threats of ro to the Empire. signation.

Novertheless, Techirschky was scarcely

a success at the Wilhelmstrasse. In the In giving a de jure application to Reichstag he cut a poor figure, and was their occupation of these territories, the honestly relieved when, in October, 1907p. German Emperor and the Emperos of he was appointed to succeed Prince (then Austria have not only committed an Count) Wedel as German Ambassador in illegal act, but have also disregarded one Vienna. The semi-clandestine activity of of the fundamental principles on which the German Ambassador in the Austrian the constitution and existence of the capital was far better suited to his the semi- society of civilized nations are based vulpine temperament than

"Moreover, in proposing to organi publicity of the Reichstag. Yot his ap train, and dispose of an army levied pointment to Vienna was regarded as a His predecessor, in those Polish districts occupied by during experiment. their trumps, the German Emperor and Count Wedel, whom chers collègues un- the Emperor of Austrin, King of kindly, but truly, termed fauz bonhomme Hungary, have once more violated the fet soldat, bad, thanks to his wife's large engagements which they have undertaken fortune, filled an important place in to observe, and by which, in accordanon Anstrian society. His bluff and hearty with the most elementary principles of manner had atoned, to some extent for justion and morality, A belligerent is heavy-footedness, and had softened the torbidden to fere the subjects of its echo of his great Blücher boots upon the opponents to take part in operations of shining rarquet of the Ballplatz Tschir war directed against their own country,'schky, on the other hand, had a foxy and (Article 2 of the Provisions annexed to undistinguished air. He had, moreover, the ith Hague Convention of 1007, 81 ratif by the German Emperor and the Emperor of Austria. King of Hungary, November 29th, 1909.)

The Allied Powers, in submitting these Fresh violations of law, equity, and justies to the unbiased condemnation of neutral Powers, announce that they will not accept these violations as justification for any future nation which the enemy Powers may wish to take in Poland, and that they reserve to themselves the right to oppose this action by every means ab their disposal

"Fuvign: Offics, Nov. 18th, 1916." ALLEGIANCE TO THE KAISER. According to a Königsberg telegram to the Frankfurter ritung theolish soldiers will be required to swear allegi- ance to the Polish State, to the German Emperor, as Commander-in-Chief in this war, and to the monarchs of both the Central Powers a guarantors of tho Polish State.---leuter.

PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION SEVERE PENALTY UNDER A NEW

· BILL.

The text of a Bill to be introduced by Mr. Herbert Samuel was issued recently amending the law relating to the preven. tion of corruption."-

espoused a Viennese lady of Jewish ex- traction, the daughter of a Sugar Baron," Herr Stummer-Tavarnok, whose new wealth could hardly be expected to purchase for his daughter a welcome in the exclusive circles where as the late Baron Albert von Bothschild found to his cost-Jews are not invariably made to feel at home.

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NO. 2 PLATOON.

1 ranks, except those on duty will parade under the O.C. Platoon out- side the Jockey Club Stables, Cause way Bay, on Friday, December 29th, Fall in at 8.30 p.m. Uniform, caps, und covers, and rifles.

BAND AND ORCHESTRA.

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Yet little by little Tschirschky whose P., 87 Ke Shiu Keu, No. 3 Company, FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon ability was undeniable, managed to turn to account even these social disadvan tages. When the Bushian annexation crisis of 1908-9 had ended in the capitula- tion of Russia to a German ultimatum, and Count Aehrenthal displayed insuf ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE ficient gratitude for the service" by which Prince Bülow and Tschirschky snatched the wreath of laurel from bis brow at the eleventh hour, Tschirschky began against Achrenthal a subtle and perfidious campaign that helped to hasten Aehrenthal's death. The campaign was largely carried on in the Zeit by Fran von Tschirschky's nephew, who became also the German Ambassador's Parlia-

entary agent.

If Achrenthal had been unable to cope with Tschirschky, his successor, Count Berchtold, was quite powerless in his hands. Austro-Hungarian foreign policy, such as it was, took its inspira- tion increasingly from the Ambassadorial palace in the Metternichgasse. Working band in hand with General Conrad vos Hetzendorf and the military party, Tschirschky was the guiding spirit of all the scandals and provocative tacties em ployed by the Austro-Hungarian Foreign Office against Serbia and Montenegro in the winter of 1912-13. Precisely what part

HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT.

YMCA. DIVISION,

Promotion.

Ho Lei-son, Divisiount Secretary, to he Divisional Secretary and Sergeant. First Aid Examination.

An Examination in First Aid will be held at the Tung Wah Hospital on "Wednesday, 27th inst., at 8 p.m. All Recruits will attend this Examina tion; trained members who have not passed First Aid Exumination since 31st January, 1915, may attend at their option.

SALYINGPUN DIVISION.

Recruits will attend a First Aid Lecturs

on Thursday, 28th inst., at 6.15-p.m.

(Sd.) S. RALPHS (Officer in Charge of District). December 23rd, 1916.

The new Bill provides that a persoa convicted of misdemeanour under the Pre vention of Corruption Act, 1916, or Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act, 1899, shall, where the matter or transac tion in relation to which the offence, was committed, was a contract, or proposal for contract, with His Majesty or any he played in and after the Serajevo Government Department, or any public body, or sub-contract to execute any work assassinations may never be known; but or that of the French and Russian Am Bir Maurice de Bunsen has placed it bassadors, in carrying out his instructions comprised in such contract be liable to peal servitable for a term not exceeding record (British White Paper No. 95) to that effert, and I had no means of seven nor less than three years, provided that the German Arabassador knew the knowing what response he was receiving

from the Austro-Hungarian Austrian ultimatum to that nothing in this section shall prevent text of the

ment? the infliction, in addition to penal servi. Serbia before it was dispatched, and tude, of such punishment as under the telegraphed it to the German Emperor I know from the German Ambasandur last mentioned Act may be inflicted in himself that be endorses every line of addition to imprisonment.

EVIL GENIUS.

Govern-

There is indeed, every reason to be heve that the German Emperor conveyed directly or through Tschirschky, as early to the Emperor. Francis Joseph, either

Another clause provides that where in

as July 14th, 1914, an intimation that AUSTRIA'S any proceedings against a person for an

Germany would support Austria to the offence under the above-mentioned Acts it

It is certain that while the Allied full and in every direction if she would is proved that any money or other con Governments were working for peacoat go ahead and attack Serbia. There is sideration has been paid to or received Vienna Tachirschky did nothing to also reason to believe that the ultimatum by a person in the employment of His second their efforts.. "The German to Serbia was approved sad revised, if Majesty or Government Department, or Government," wrote the British Ambas- not actually drawn up, by Tschirschky public body, by or from a contractor, or sador in his official dispatch, claimed and the German Emperor. Tschirschky's agent of the contractor, holding a con-

to have persevered to the end in the death must, therefore, be regarded as that tract from the Government or public endeavour to support at Vienna your of one of the most culpable authors of body, the money shall be deemed to have [Sir Edward Grey's proposals in the the war-and regarded with a regret been paid or given and received corruptly interest of peace. Herr von Tschirschky that he has not lived to see the full as indusement or reward unless the con-abstained from inviting my co-operation, fruits of the nefarious policy with which trary is proved.

(Continued at foot of next dolumn,) his name will for over be identihad.

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