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OUR LONDON LETTER:

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

LONDON, December 25th.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

FRENCH SOCIALISTS.

BRITISH NAVY AND ITS

WORK

A-ROYAL MERCHANT FLEET O

LEY ARCHIBALD HUED.) An incident in the war of 1812 is o interest now that we are again engaged in hostilities. Our enemy of that period had invented what passed as a torpedo and had de

MONDAY, FEBRUARY

BRITAIN'S SHARE,

5TH. 1917.

AN AMERICAN TRIBUTE

In reviewing the events of the year 1916, American writers, almost without exception, pay full measure of praise to Great Britain for doing her "bit." Tho following appreciation from the New York Times is typical of many other articles published here to-day, and con-

Amoricau phrase, he made up his mind the congress of the French Social and had developed other grade mechanical trasts strikingly, with the cheap claptrap

contrivance for use

British men

of the German-printed Press of America, which still insists that England * only fight through hor Allies

MD. HENDERSON PRESENT AT THEIR CONGRESS IN PARIS.

B1FIRST-CLASS MISTAKE,

The arrival of Mr. Arthur Henderson, President Wilson's Peace Note is uni M.P., member of the Betish War versally catalogued as a first-class mis- Cabinet, and Mr. G. H. Roberts. Parlia tako. At first sight it would appear mentary Secretary to the Board of Trade inexplicable why, to use an expressive which had not been announced, to attend to butt in The Bra determination at Paris (says the Daily Telegraph's of the Allies not to discuss peace pro correspondent), was most welcome, and posals at this stage of the war was well- most useful in its result. The proced

then on duty off the American known to

to him. Probably the explanation ings of the congress, as far as the Press of the Times Washington correspondent could judge from outside, were somewhat coast. At last one of the books with C It is well for Americans to remember. is the correct one. This is that Pre-story, and disturbances, which seem to plusive charges, which Fulton fitted out, that the entry of England alone shatter- sident Wilson's Note was drafted soon have been violent, occurred between the made an attack on his Majesty's ship on the well-aid German plan for an easy after the exploits of the Germansub majority in the pacifist the families, of which Nelson's Hardy was march to Par's and a swift, crippling marine 59 on purely American trade minority but the speeches by Mr Hen in command. effort failed but the blow at Hussia over the ruins of Frango, routes. In other words, the American derson, Mr Roberts, and also by Mattempt so incensed Captain Hardy that To-day it is England's unbroken mastery Note was drawn up when material Vandervelde, the Belgian Minister of he informed the American Government of the sea that overmatches Germany's damage was being done to American State, proclaiming the determination of that he had ordered on board a consider mastory of the conquered lands Always

The Note of the Swiss the British and Belgian workers to seeable number of Americas prisoners of

a naval, never a military Power, Eug Federal

al Council, istom this view. It hoed, & deep impression upon the cun- destroy the

under date Dec. the way through to a victorious end, pro-

who, in the event of the effort to land has nevertheless brought herself a 23rd,

ship be to or other

to the Continental military standaril, successful The Swiss Federal Council, ingress,deep impression

When Mr. Adolph Smith began traus-would share the fate of himself and and raised the great and heroic army that now confronts Germany in France:

commerce.

war...

early cessation of hostilities, got into latang Mr. Henderson's speech into crew. This determined action caused But it is on the sea that her great service

consternation in America, particularly among those who had friends and relato liberty has been rendered. There the tions among the prisoners in British broke at once the German dream of hands; public meetings were held and victory, and there she has ever since had petitions were presented to the American her hand at Germany's throat while the Allied armies struggled with their half; Government against the use of torpedoct

French there were some interruptions from the pacifist minority, but Mr. Smith recalled that Mr. Henderson has lost one son killed in action, and that another son of his has been severely wounded, "Stand up, thereupon cried a French member of the Congress in the body of the ball, and the whole assembly stood and cheered Mr. Hendersen. The latter said that all British workmen want peace and that is, why they will wage this way to a victorions conclusion To think of ponce now or to think of pence at any time without having on tained complete retribution for the past and complete security for the future would be a betrayal of the course of freedom. We were now entering upon

spired by the ardent desire to seo an touch with him (President Wilson) as long as five weeks ago, Ma Obviously it makes a

if the American Note was framed in advance of the German Note (discussed at length in my last letter), and then as the Times correspondent states. "pigeon holed for various reasons"; but this ircumstance if true, cannot alter the Allies objection to inopportune and meddlesome interference

in the European struggle. DID GERMANY FORESTA

No doubt the German Government re- ceived

through their hyphenated agente and well-wishers in the United States timely information of Mr. Wilson's intention and forestalled it with our acteristic Teutonic natuteness. Thus German Chancellor was enabled to ap- the most dangerous period of the war, me on the naval horizon, it was suggeal France saved Europe at the Marne, pear before the world calling the tute not so much because greater efforts thaned that their crews should in all circum: Hússia Raved Europe. by dividing the which the President danced a few days and yet been made were needed, but stances be treated as pirates, it being German armies and giving France

to

the

and

thue

itat victorious Germany

The Chancellor conveyed because the temptation might arise to be any led astray on a falso track. Every in a spirit of magusaimity was willing toilet worthy of the harne thought to treat with to keep up the pretence that Germany M. Vandervelde who was re-elected has all the initiative and dominating President of the International Socialist prestige. Be that as it may, the peace Bureau, drew moving picture of the talk is doomed to failure The Allies miseries of Belgium, but declared that have no use for such things just now, the Belgian proletariat remained confid no matter how or by whom they are put end and courageous The idea of peace forward The American President dis he said, could not be entertained until covered that rather important fact with-after the liberation of France. Belgium, in twenty-four hours. He placed himself and Serbia.

decidedly undigained position, Sino

being, as all the world knows hy now. badly left not only

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by instructed opinion in his own country but by all shades of opinion in England. The whole business from the start, instead of fur thering peace, has created discord, and has started a turmoil of conflicting re ports, suspicions and the wildest specu

ATTITUDE OF THE OLD BEAMEN strangled foc, Furthermore, it is Eng British sailors of the last great warland's glory that sho grows truly great period denounced all such mechanical with blows. It is always in a muddled, weapons, and many of them even regard- helter-skelter way that she enters a war, ed Breships as not being in accordance but if the war is long and great sho with the rules of the game. It is said steadily rise and stendies until her that Cochrane on one excision threatened figure looms lights and higher among that if his squadron were thus molested, the contestants. It was so in the las the fireships would be boarded by the attempt of despotism to conquer Europe samerous row-boats on guard, the crews when, after all her Allies were beaten murdered, and the freskups turned in a down or sedured abe continued to fight harmless direction.

torpedo-boats and

oats and submarines alone the last refuge of liberty in the

Old World

When

uch a course would promote urged that such humanity in warfare by discouraging the breathing space, and England time to 10 of un-Christian weapons." What arm but England, tos saved Europe, ever the arguments, for or against, zuch for without her on the 26, the war would action, no steps were taken, and now we long have bron over. The part abe are confronted with under water rafted is not single as it was when she faced employed not merely in making war on Napoleon aloue. She divides the honour other men-of-war, but in attacking in with others: fut the sen share was not many cases without warning, merchant the least, and it grows greater all tho ships, involving murder on a wholesale time. The spectacle of that growth under poale. In those circumstances, because the blows is majestic. To the querulous ones masters of merchantmen try to defend who have said so much about the weak- their ships and the lives committed to ness of democracies in stress there are their charge, they are coudemined by the two impressive Bswers the sight of

yoffers, as

offers, as England confronting Napoleon, the sight francs-tireur

The position is serious, apart from the of Ergioud confronting Willian 11. loss of shipping and valuable cargoes. The merchant officers are provided with sons by the higher authority they are told to use them if attacked; and then, if they are made prisoners by the eneity threatened with Tim ishment, which is

Mr G H Roberts. in an elegitent enemy, when CORP DONG

now. speech, expose the hypocrisy of the peace proposals of Germany, the original disturbers of the world's peace, and aroused great enthusiast by asserting that the special character of this war was that it was a workers war, waged and conducted by workers He added

and

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hut the Allies recognise it only as a jay AN UNOPPORTUNE MO

MOMENT AND AN UNHAPPY

It is not

chosen by Mr. Wilson to issue his Ponce Note which has

the

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more

ill-chosen than the morrow of Mr. Lloyd

had produced a great impression on the workers of Britain)

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George's declaration on the subject in The voice of that innumerable throng, the House of Commons. Complete effectual restitution full reparation guarantees was the historic utterance wrong, of the Prime Minister in

How long O Lord! Holy and Just, Jour offor of Bethman Hollweg's

Peace long The German Chancellor did not use aMA single word that would indicate he was CHALETNAS DAY. prepared to accept such terms the

stated, Day. The Christmas of 1916 in England factory solution of the problem it might only terms, Mr. Lloyd

as is posible in present. eir lead to fewer ships being sunk, but as far in any way a reflection on British credit. Yet in 15 s happy

the masters A Happy Christmas

concerned, it would cumstances.

ould The benefits of the latest decision ex Saturday 3rd March:

Kaoss-Off Day. though

Hongng it might, and

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than last, and certainly a great deal more haps, the fate of Captain Fratt ing; and the black cloud of war bag witted, would net, permit sucht vessels, to English commercial bills. Thus, the way BLOOD AS A NERVE TONIC than 1914. is a period strained suith suffer the second place, some if not all neatralively that the Federal Reserve Board Governments, the Foreign Office has ad approves of banks here investing in more heavily over the land than at any time of which history hears record. The use their parts, except as pen-of-war-opened for extending great financial BLO splendid spirit of the nation and the the is making a twenty-four hours' visit accommodation to England such as If people would only attend to their determination to keep going va regasd which is useless for londing, and unload-hi have been ingred bad Bitish blood, instead of worrying themselves loss of cost is the sustaining thought. It ing cargoes The United States has offi-reasury notes been permitted to find a ill, wid an cnunchi nerve specialist, is thought which is uppermost this cially notified that that is its determina-market on this side. Christmas. It means that the sacrifices ion and other American Governments This is equivalent to saying that already made or yet to be exacted will not are inclined to follow, if only because they sident Wilson Lakes Germany's be made in vain, and it is hoped that have millions of influential inhabitants of

tears up treaties as

In the third place at a scraps of paper,

naive assertion that “

the statesman on both sides have in mind

stated general terms to popes on to a desires to make the poopte and to the world." Each side

rights and privileges of weak peoples

d small States, as secure against aggres

sion of denial in the future as the rights sion or dening in the great and power

ful States now at war.

COMPOUNDING A FELONY."

mauntings which are really the problem

we doctors should not see our consult ing rooms crowded with nervous wrecks. More people suffer from worry than any thing else

being as good as our The Fower which before the time comes round again to cele enemy origin-Germans, Austrians, and Danisible mounting and it is the The sort of thing which the specialist- which has trampled water nations under brate the birthday of the Prince of Peace Hungariaes the carrying out of such would probably suffice for all the ships spoke of is the nervous run down condi- foot simply because they are weak, and true and lasting basis for peace will of armament fore and aft which it avas desirable to arm. ON MARI Gion caused by overwork and the many

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By giving the masters of these ships com anxieties of to-day Sufferers Bid them- 12,000 guns and gum-amountings, and at missions in the Royal Naval Reserve and cives fired, marose, low-spirited, unable THE PENINSULAR AND least twice as many trained gunners, and acdifying that all such vessels were coin-to keep their minds on anything. Any of Germany and her willing confederates and, though it must be confessed the the mounting of the weapons would ged. They would become men are full of groundless fears, and cannot in erime in the same breath as ons sneaks are no outward and visible sigue that he volve immense labour, and take time, apof-wa

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their status would, of course, sudden noise burts like a blow.

it would be permissible on sleep at night. Headaches, neuritis, and That, at all events, is the view taken supplies met the eye everywhere. Prices strengthened. Where would the guns and the part of the enemy to attack them with other nerve pains, are also part of the here as regards the proffered mediation are higher, as might be expected; but gun-mountings and gunners come from at side ring. That is a point to be commisery and all comes from starved STEAM FOR STRAITS, CEYLON For if there is one thing more than an otherwise there is plenty. The shops have moment when our resources are strained sidered. But would they be worn off in nerves,

that respect than they are to-day, and Doctoring the nerves with poisonoua Moreover, whatever

would not the guns, plus the freedom of sedatives is a terrible mistake. The only Dallow no interference on the part of Christmasbide, both of produce obtained may be said as to guns on the bean, their masters from the possibility of being real nerve tonie je a good supply of rich THROUGH BULLS 02 LADING Lestad FOR other that we are resolved upon it is to never been better stocked with goods for to the uttermost Beutrals which would have the effect of at home and of commodities gathered forward would be practically useless shot, more than counteract that disad blood. RE

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When innocent blood

Froen

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