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WINTER TRENCH WAR.

BUSINESS AS USUAL" 'QUIET" DAYS AT THE FRONT

BY PHILIP O.) BRITISH HEADQUARTERS (France),

Jan. 2nd..

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

TURKEY'S INDEPENDENCE. QUESTION OF GUARANTEES.

TIRPITZ AND BETHMAN,

AN AMERICAN VIEW. WHAT TERRITORIAL GAINS DOES

GERMANY EXPECT

The latest action of the Turks in repudiating any outside authority- or Buzerainty within their territory can be read in more than one way (says a Daily In the New Republic (New York) Mr. Telegraph correspondent) The point of the whole affair has been touched by the William C. Bullitt has an interesting Government of the United States in a article, in which he says it is inaccurate declaration that any such assertion of independence is bound us with the out to generalise about the opinion of come of the war, and cannot be otherwise Germany, seeing that the whole nation considered. But it still has a certain divided into two bitterly contending importance which may enable the Allier

liberalism to deal the more thoroughly with Turkish camps--the camps of conservatism and claims when they are presented,

WEDNESDAY

FEBRUARY 14ra, 1917.

SEABORNE COMMERCE IN 1916 BRITAIN'S REMARKABLE

The old business of trench warfare has boon resumed for a while out here during days of "pence," as the soldiers call this way of Aghting when there are no great attacks. It is a business conducted with extreme technical skill and directed by high specialised minds, taking into consideration, all manner of problems be yond the scope of the simple soldier, auch as now dispositions of enemy troops, certain sections of the front, supplies of the reinforcements of hostile batteries at ammunition, the difficulties of transportions to foreigners resident in Chancellor, and the supportera of Von and we turn to the surprising and

From one point of view the manifesto recalls a time for older than the Cru sides. This best-known of all Clubs Harun-cr Raschid, "granted" capitula

thes wear-and-tear of guns, and the Empire before the year 800, and either fluence of weather on operations. It is

business which on our side is devoted directly, or under the form of the most

of worse und better Ger

The result is

to £607,832,000, a value

side of the

to que simple, deadly object. That is, to favoured nation stipulation, these con- war?" He continues: casurable. Our total export has only 1

the Austro-

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 13th at 11:35-No returns from Japan, Premeure has increased slightly to moderately in all other districte, roept in the extreme South, where it is nearly sisñezory."

An auti-cyclone appears to be stationary over China. It has strengthened sightly,

Freak mensoon in moloated along the exst coat of China and over the north part of the China Sea S

Hongkong rainfoil for 34 hare exding at Co-day, 0.00 Inok Total since 1st 19 inche January, 0.62 inck, against a venge of

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CGABY BAXON MILISIN Whichever way we look at the trade arvellous record. How much the Ger returns for the year 1910, they present a man submarine campaigns have affected our seaborne trade may be gathered from the stupendous total of that trade. This to November) renches figuro (allowing to December the same result as for increase in price, has never been £1,671,568,000, which, after full allowance equalled by Great Britain or any country world. The imports touch the many. Ho says

incomprehensible sum of quite The broadest international question 2,798,000. That is, of course, a figure which divides the supporters of the which suggests some anxious reflections, Bunghong to Gap Rock Tirpitz is: What territorial gains ledger

Formosa Caannel amounted

dvngkung and Lamocks should Germany strive to make in this many expect, to make territorial gains tory and which represents an increase of cussions governed the administration of Both conservative and liberal Ger once been exceeded in our commercial his south set of Chins between The

No L Hongkong and Hainan... justice within the Ottoman territorier until the outbreak of this war. They But the empporters of the Chancellor til 174 millions over the total exports for form the earliest recognition by the East see in the war the same conflict which 1915 and an increase of well nger 80 mail South Coast of China between The 2009

the figures are rough, but they are likely of the advantages to be derived from the existed before England came in Illons on those of 1014. As the results of to be slightly below than above the truth. presence of Western men, and their re them (this is essentially a struggle only 11 months' trade are yet available, Pudiation-which took place simultane between Russia and only with the entry of Turkey into the Hungar the Balkans and Asia Minor IN PITE OF THE WAIL ORINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL War-wie a Diere act of supererogation. All such agreements were, of course, Their hope is to establish a confederation terminated by the declaration of war of Central Europe stretching from Hamishing the more we think of the conditions This new announcement was unnecessary. burg to Bagdad As they see it, the war under which it has been achieved. We It has, however, an interest for ourselves is deciding, chiefly, how wide shall be the are engaged in the biggest and most ex- from the fact that the capitulation with boundaries of Central Europe. They are hausting war in our history. We have Prussia which date from 1756-wore un-almost ready to give up Northern France placed in the field armies on Cou- affected by this declaration. So far is and the whole of Belgium. They are tigental scale. Vast numbers of our we can judge, Turkey, by her recent ready to pay Belgium in indemnity of workers, in addition, have been with action, has put an end to all limitations two billion marks if Belgium will pre-drawn from civil industries and transfer- upon her sovereign rights, including tend that it is part of the purchase price red to the munition factories. A large those enjoyed by Germany, and it is of a section of Belgian Congo Their proportion of our mercantile marine. has submarine attack has been almost con matter of some importance to estimate eyes are on the East They hope to been diverted to war purposes, and the the quid pro quo given by Turkey for annex the Courland, and to create an sinuous for two years. Yet our oversea Vadivosto A COMPANY OF DEAD,

this extreme boon. It may have taken independent Poland from Russia's Polish

I must not forget to add that the exports Hakodate the form of military naslatance, or it may territories, which they expect to take commerce has attained these figures. And "Special" shoots by trench mortari and artillery combined have been direct have been a regularisation of what may into the German Zollverein. But the do not include goods taken from British Tokio...... ed against the German trenches After be called facilities of transit. In any most vital piece of territory to them is Government stores and depots, or goods Kochi. one of them a solitary figure can out of case, something must have been surrend North-eastern Serbia, which they call the bought by the Government and ship. the smoking earth and came stumblingered by Turkey to Germany în return for dry Suez Canal For across its by wayped on Government vessels; while the im

these rights of importance and validity of Belgrade and Nish, runs the railway ports are likewise exclusive of

from Budapest to Constantinople, con which were directly purchased and in across No Man's Land with big arms.

trol of which they must have if the ported by the Government, lasped above his head. One of our for ward observing officers, who had been watching the effect of his battery's fire, and keeping in touch with his guns by

become a reality

telephone, called out to the lonely grey an and recived his surrender, He told Bae tale of his tragedy. The whole of his trench had been destroyed, and he alone remained alive among a company

kill, the German soldiers wherever a shell or a tronch-mortar or a machine-gun ballet can reach them, to emash up their defences as soon as they have built them, to prevent the building of them, to destroy the reliefs coming in or going oal to make their communication tren ches impassable by constant fire, to con- entrate death traps at cros-roade, and to injure the enemy in his dug-outs, in his ditches, in his billets, in his store dumps in his body, and in his soul,

The enemy has precisely the same pur. pose regarding us, and gors about it in the same aystematic way. It will be seen therefore, that these days of " peace" four soldiers use the word without irony) are not without their disagreeable mo ments. On balance we have made our selves more disagreeable than the enemy during the past few days. A

of dead.

FINANCIAL PROBLEMS,

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But there are other aspects of the Hamburg to Bagdad confederation ly to of the sum to which these latter amoun iwel

action that require attention. As the result of various Great Power" treaties. during the nineteenth century, Turkey

joys or is disabled by certain guar- antees the most important of them being the closing of the Dardanelles and Bosphorus paint ships of war. The On the evening of Christmas Day when latest move of the Forte may not improl some of the Gertuang wote playing mouth-ably be a formal rejection of such depend- organs in their trenches, and when behind ence in order that when she enters the the lines in many billets our men wore Peace Conference she may have in her singing old songs, a miserable party of hands an asset of great value, with which kann were wandering about No Man's to secure better terms for herself in the Land They had thought it hard luck no hard bargaining that is going to take place. Even if disaster stares her in donlit to be sent up to relieve a company the face, she intends to go down with her of their German comrades on Christmas night. A jolly Christmas-Herr Gott dag flying.

THE CHANCELLOR'S HOPES OF PEACE, ✨

may be gathered from a recent statemetr that our Government was purchasing from the United States to the tunes of about

12 million sterling per week I will Kiakiang leave the reader to estimate the amazing Changsha total value of our seaborne trade

all heads.

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"Furthermore, though their faith has been weakened during the past three months, most of the supporters of the Chancellor still hope for a peace by way

Taibokn of London and for a rapprochement with It is true these heures are not by any Sharp England, France, and the United States means without suggestion of anxious, Amoy The trade balance against us lg early Taichn during the decade after the war. They Our swollen import tatals are in them- Swatow hope to come to an agreement with Engselves au almost appalling phenomenon. land in regard to the unhindered page 360 millions sterling, as compared with Taivian Canton of merchantmen in time of war, They

is 33 balance 3 millions less than last year. Cont hope to revive that supreme tragi-comedy 134 millions in 1913: But it is highly Roshun... of diplomatic history, the treaty in satisfactory to note that this adverse Fescadores

Gap regard to Asia Minor and the Bagdad Still it is serious enough, and it has taxed Hongkong railroad, which Sir Edward Grey and all car remedial measures, Happily we

found in our foreign securities

Wuchow fiers going up and down and the merry finance may be concerned. Turkey's poi- days before England declared war on chatter of machine-guna! They lost their tion has never boon scenre. Her credit Germany. Their greatest fear is that an our expectations. Anyhow, though we Hoihow was parking and cobbing because they has been the precisely limited credit entente between England, France, and are managing to pay our way, it is stil Pakhoi could not find their own men or their own guaranteed by Western nations, and she the United States will exclude Germany; necessary for us to restrict our imports Phalien trendlies Our sentries standing, still may now look upon financial independence and will for her into the opposing and develop our exports to the utmost Tourane

franca our Auericna purchases, which Aparri Manila and watchful on the firesteps, saw these as essential to any influence he may be camp by an alliance with Russia and possible extent. The great job is how to Capest James figures moving-stared until they were able to exert at the Conference. There Japan.d

struggle between year amounted, apart from direct Gov

eramens purchases, to the pretty figure Tacloban sure that it was not caused by im-jams" are also, other restrictions upon her "To the supporters of Von Tirpitz the for the first nine months of the present Dagupan ... by the spookiness of a Christmas night authority, which assume some importance war casentially is in No Man's Land, then gave the alarm at this moment. She has, for example, England and Germany for control of the of £217,564,824, while our exports came to

The machine gunners pressed the trig agreements in a nebulous form, by which sea. They wish to purchase peace with the rather more modest gers, and a host of bullets sprayed the justice of some kind was promised to Russia st any price, even at the cost of £24,593,490. Round where fifty shadows came moving Armenians in time of peace. Such an abandoning their ally Turkey, and to nearer. Some of them fell. The others understanding would require much exfight un tatil France and England are ran forward crying. Twenty hve menplanation at the Conference, and Turkey crashed. They believe that Germany of terror were left and they sure may think it best to disavow in public should annex every foot of French and

French territory to that France rendered such is the tale of this obligations which in private she has long Belgian territory she can occupy: Christmas eight in the great war. An- neglected, uthor night twenty-nine Germans, mostly

never again offer serious resistance;

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1, Bamouran, reduced to 82 degreak Fahren and hundradina. Få den helt, on the level of the men in inches, teache

OUR CUSTOMERS But some may say that our exporta are mostly temporary war trade and that the terrible collapse. On the contrary, per end of the war will therefore brnig haps the most satisfactory feature of the our trade with British and neutral coun

For instanca Hustore, in paroentage af saturation, the humidity of Air masurated with modsture being 300 DON OF WIND, to two prine

2. TEMPERATURE,

ration carriers, lost their way on the the issue of the wor. The Allies have Belgiau territory so that she may day year's record is the way we have kept up abremboik

right of our line and surrendered like this thankful to spend New Year's Day on our side of the line and on the safe side of our bombardments.

message through the telephone of bat attitude towards the large reductions of Hindenburg according to the best Or take almost all months of peace.

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HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

But the kernel of the whole matter is made no secret of their intention. The a springboard from which to dive attries all over the world. Turke have trespassed too long in England. Von Tirpitz's notorions posta! we sent to India during the first ning

6. FORCE OF WIND, according to Beaufort Scol Europe, their present attitude towards card puts matters thus We must hold months of 1916 close on 40 million pounds

6. STAT of Waita**;b blue by, detached Germany is a source of danger, and they the coast of Belgiuin as a base from worth of manufactures. That is an ad- To Australia we sent over 37 million

Malond, d drisaling rain, f fog, « glosty, h hail, I The enemy not liking these bombard must go. That the Allies will win the which to operate against our Anglo vence of nearly five millions on last year. Some allowance must

Lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, g squa, ments, has retaliated, sometimes heavily war there is, I imagine, no doubt, even American enemies.

"The supporters of Von Tirpitz se pounds worth. wi sadden storing of high explosives or Postdam. Therefore the manifesto

this figure is nearly 16 millions more than 7. Kare in inebok, tenths and hundreds with a travelling circus of trench or that has been sent to Washington is in in England their one implacable enemy, always be made for increased prices, bursala mo thunder, vidbilly Fler (we ). trs or with gas shells which burst with itself of no great interus. Our

snd during e decade after the war they

ly 11 millions more than for those of 1978, quiet little hies, and leave a reek of poison in the air. Retaliation leads to protectorate of Egypt has cut the Gor hope to for an international plunder for the nine months of last year and bear

dian knot of many difficult legacies from

another test, in qunutities. For Pater retaliation Gas shells" comes the old Turkish regist, and the Alles bund with Hussia and Japan which were tu un to artillery H.QGas Turkish cearness when the day of caninformed people in Berlin, intends to eleven months of this year we exported stelle, eh? Yes, give 'em bell, won't ference arrives. Not even he most allows ins on the Summe to be driven to the world markets 380,000,000 more

ing Sou! Certainly A double dose of foolish of the Young Turks coaz auppose back slowly while he employs his reserves vards of cotton piece goods than in the it is especially pleasant to note out to burn out Roumania before the autumn Le Buch lite New Year messgesat in that evil hour Germany is going against Komania and Russia. He hopes same period of 1915, and under this head.

rican and African markets. Yar rains make the ground impassable. When largely increased trade with South Ame whisper up and down the wire In one

owing to great home put of the line three double doses of hell, to nuove a finger to help them,

winter has hardened the earth again he ports, perhaps hopes to pro, on to Odessa and possibly demand, have fallen as compared with to Kiev. The German Liberals hope that at year, but a figure of 161 million lbs. if their armies are in Odessa and Kiev compared with 168 millions for 1914 they will be able to make peace by way (eleven months in each case) is not an of London: the Conservatives, expecting satisfactory. the same confitions to prevail, hope for peace by way of Petrograd.

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ALLIES AIR WARFARE

wn the form of high explosives, are ad-

ministered as a punishment, for giu. ***Tate No Man's Land, so quiet as I have seen it lately, there go out at night small parties of British soldiers on raid.

The Guerre dersenne publishes the ing adventures. New Zealanders and Australians have been restless in this total result of the Allica' aerial warfare way, and there was a good raid by the During 1916 the Allies have brought Yorkshires and Lancarhiros and another down upwards of 900 enemy machines by the East Yorks. They are expeditions and eighty-one Sausages," or "drechen,” which test men's nerves more than most and over 750 bombardments have been incidents in this trench war I'd a carried out by the Allied aviators, in- dozen times rather go out in a big cluding 250 by French and 180 by English attack, I would, said an Irish boy, then the Western front, and 175 in the other day, and he had been at Guile Near East, mont and Ginohy. It is no joke at all to rawl out there in the dark and lie, colding one's heart in one's mouth, when

flare goes up very bright, and then to cash a Jerry boya trench, where maybe they're waiting for you with bombe and

FUNKY VILLAS."

our line, from which they had to make a rapid escape after a peep that cost thera dear,

Enemy Ber planes have been up in fine hours, and without much audacity in flying west. On December 26th and 27th Near Plug Street, on Christmas there were ten fights in the air on one night, there was a raid of this kind. The section of the line. One hostile machine enemy trengtes were entered, several fell out of control, three were forced to Germane were killed and one prisoner land, and one, chat of Le Transloy, fell was brought back Near Fouguevillera in flames after hot shooting by our Our own aeroplanes hare a ruined village by Arras, where I spent Archies. some nours recently with some very gay gone out in flights on bomb-dropping ex fellows, who guided me round the beauty peditions, and have been doing steady spots-it's a Lovely place is Funky work 'n spotting for artillery Villas, as the soldiers call it the enemy One of the Ruperts, or kite balloons, attempted to raid our trenches on the was attacked by hostile acroplane, but night of December 27th. Alter & bom it was driven off. The observer of the bardment lasting three quarters of ankite made his escape to earth, for fear huur, the Germans came over in thrm of accidents, by means of his parachute. partes. one of them forty strong They and floated safely down from a height of were scattered by machine gun fire, and 1,000 feet, after one of the most dif only four bold and lonely fellows entered (Continued at foot of next Column.)

calt acts of faith and courage that a man can be called upon to do in a mo mert of peril

the war. Daily Chronicle.

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BEGISTER

Hongkong Observatory, February 13th

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HONGKONG TIDE TABLE Frem 14th to 20th Fabreary,

HIGH WATRE

From all trades comes the report of substantial, sometimes abounding pro- sperity. A good deal of this may be due AMERICAY INTEREST IN THE QUARBEto, abnormal war demand. But no vue It is tran that even liberal Germany can read the returns without being in- would like to keep some sort of an pressed by the success with which we are that liberal Germany is not prepared to ever developing our permanent trade with economic hand on Belgium. It is true maintaining our normal industries and purchase the friendship of France and many neutral markets in the Far East England exchanging bets and the and West. And this is being done in the Fronch-speaking part of Lorraine for face of labour problems, freightage dif French Congo and the right to buy Bel-culties, and a hundred obstacles presented means to liberal Germany not an inter- gian Congo. It is true that lasting peace national conciliatory body with a saneens tion behind it but strong frontiers, a strive to strengthen Bethmann and to large army and navy, and good alliances weaken Tirpitz Because we cannot con It is true that better Germany, which tinue to enjoy our lucrative neutrality possesses z enormous national con-unless Bethmann remains Chancellor science, possesses no international con The day conservative Germany overcomee science vastover. Paradoxically enough.iberal Germany, sinking without warn- Germany day is the most moral State ing will be recommend and we shall be Wed. in the world in her internal affairs and drawn into the war. Because the greatest her external affairs And it is not likely States would be the combination of the most imisral State in the world in danger which could threaten the United Thare 15 m that her morality will soon extend beyond Germany, Russia, and Japan, for which her borders, For both her morality and a convervative Government of Germany her morality are by-products of her world labour Because Germany can be Doutsoaland über Alles patosophy made a Liberal Stute only by her own end to the us doen in her heart of docs berats. No artificisi liberalism Imposed by the Allies on a defeated Germany that crood

would last a month after the withdrawal "Why, then, should the United States of the Allies armes Because the sup bother about distinctions between Ger porters of Von Bethmann Hollweg f mang and Germans Why should won the sous, are at least the stepsons

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