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SACRIFICE AND SERVICE.

MR, LLOYD GEORGE'S STIRRING APPEAL.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

great things they have accomplished They have already saved hundreds of thousands of tons of our shipping, invalu. able in the face of the dificulties we have to encounter. They have arranged for the construction of hundreds of thousands of Mr. Lloyd George visited his con-new tonnage, they have saved locomotives, stituency of the Carnarvon Borough Just wagons, and rails; they hayo set up a great new organization for the prodne month and addressed a great meeting ton of food with branches throughout in the Pavilion at Carnarvon This was the land; they are working, and I think his first public visit to Wales since he effectively, at the urgent problem of deal. ing with the piratical brutality of became Prime Minister and the occasion Germany on the seas (Choers.) When was celebrated by a remarkable demon necessary in every department of Gov

ernment, there is an intensification, stration of enthusiasm.

quickening, a new energy, a new system Mr. Lloyd Georg in the course of 8 and method. But they must be helped; they are there not to do the work of any rousing speech. said :-

party nor of any Government, and tainly not of their own. They are ther to do the work of the nation, which your work and their own (cheers), at am here to ask you to help them. Their tisk is the most couplicated, difficult, and dangerous ever entrusted to any body of men,

I recognize that the new Government is in some respects an experiment. In its size it is rather small, but you must not imagine that very small men or small Cabinety aro the least efficient, (Laughter.) In its constitution in its composition, for the first time at any

ANTHE HALKANG MUDDLE.

THURSDAY, MARCH 29ru. 1917.

exceptions the general community has not suffered in this country anything which is comparable to what it has suffered in other belligerent lands.

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success in polítics as a claim to high not get the best out of them until they (Cheers) What is the lord the gold let

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Over the blockade, but if they lose col adence in their Arny, if that is broken, it cannot be restored The Germans puc

CALL FOR GREATER SACRIFICE. their trust in it in a way you can hardly conceive, as we all put our trust in our

To win the war we must endure. more. great Navy, But it is more than that; it is something that is ever pressing, it The sacrifice has been delegated too much enters into the whole life of the nation to the men in the its arrogance struts through the nurces, they borne theeches, and only have trenches. Nobly, heroically they faced the German people fear it, and to-day have been endured by the men in the

of our native are hating it. But they rely upon it

which it stands. It terrorizes them, but they put up with it then, and we must all be prepared to give

long as it intimidates their neighbours meting for the victory

aay to those whom I have It bullies them, but they bear with i

Brst long as it enables them to baits heard complaining about little inconveni- Europe. But though they how before itences and little discomforts that the

eve get to a give is to give they worship it as a god

thing we have What love we got to do? We have to up grumbling

(Chee

The vast demonstrate that the Prussian Baal is a majority are only too anxious to help, false god that its pretensions are a sham, and the grumblers, fortunately, are few that its priests are a cruel fraud, We What people want to know is how they cau must show then that he has brought help, and it is the business of the Govern nine to their land, that he could not ment to indicate hots they can. The first profect aimelt let alone them. Once you thing is Out with your ready cash

laughter) or even with (cheers and

I is indisponable in order do that they will tear down his altars

to carry on the war. As the Mayor re- and strike his images into the dust rendy cash. (Cheers.) It is essential that this nation,- with its grent Allies, should destroy the minded you, I have not merely been in delusion of the Prussian military power to spending Departments, but I have been m the Department which provides I have never been a believer in conceal Yon will then have in Germany, as the money, so I know the problem from rate on a great scale, success in businessing the realities of the situation from dys in Europe, one great emancipated land both sides. You must have silver bullets from the Ural to the Atlantic shorts or golden bullets. Those who cannot has been placed on the same footing as fellow-countrymen. (Cheers) You can

let them produce the Bat we must have time office. (Cheers,) I am going to ask for face the facts. I have never had any

silver

in front of us, There is great fighting these mon that they should have fair doubt as to ultimate victory (cheers): German calculation I will tell you what

They know perfectly well that. Our gallent soldiers will do their duty play (Choors.) They have been treate. but neither have I had any doubt that it is. in some quarters already as if they were before you reach it there are many broad gived time, the great Armies of the Allies There are men every day and every night. mere fussers, and flounderers. They are and turbulent rivers to cross, and the will break up their military machine with who are going down to the sos in ships to mon of great experience, men who have nation-and by the nation I do not mean its terrors, but they know that if they defend our shores and the access to our shown they possess the wisdom and judg-the Government, I mean the men and destroy our transports at sea, our Arms shores, and our gallant sailors will not anent and the ability to make a success in women that make up the bation must will languish for lack of support and flinch, whatever danger the deep may con- their own sphere. Give them a fair bolp us to bridge these rivers. I am not sustenance, and our people will die of ceal for

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Buldiers, don't let them chance (Cheers) They have to straighten going to give a summary of the military hunger; we cannot keep up our Armies sailors and But I do beg for our the Enst and the West, and the harbarian down in the hour of battle. (Cheers.) out tangles and make up many situation. There is much in it which, of Lordes of Turkey will have our Eastern Support them with all we can and all we caoulated deficiencies. They have a course, must accessarily cause anxiety.

Empire at their mercy.

not happen. ...You a big number of subscribers will storten rears to clear up. & vast amount of There is the condition of the Balkans.aly see that this does you must not have. A big Loan will shorten the war; work has to be done, and is being done. where, through circumstances I do not must demonstrate to them that it cappott

it farther. If cannot give much, give That work will be continued. There was wish to discuss, one advantage after happen. You must make it clear to them

of subscribers, it will encoura Let the some bad work that will be scrapped another has been thrown away. Any man that they ennuos do it. You will get peace what you can will swell the number Where there was slack work, that will who looks at the map of Europe and in 1917 if the enemy knows that hold Army, it will discourage be energized, and where there was no knows the circumstances must realize howing out until 1918 he will be worse and

the Army work it will be initiated. They are not important the Balkans must necessarily not better off. (Cheers.) That in what asking for a trial of 2 years; they have be in a survey of the whole field. It is he is working for and I want you to un- not yet had two months; they have handly no one's fault in particular. You can-derstand it the destruction of all access For that purpose ho 18 had a month; they must have a fair. not gay flat is the fault of this country to ar shores. chance to lock round, to plan, to color of that country; of this Government or defying every law, human and Divine sider, and to act. I have and a good of that. Government. All the four coun. Yey saw what the German Charcellor that ader of experience of what mot of this tries have undoubtedly been to blame for in day 3 sesterday. He coiled it, the kind can do, the great business ruen of the present condition of things in the this country, when you call upon them. Balkans-the improvident lack of vision,

regardless of the good will of the of herour, regard. They my work as Minister of Munitions, The promptitude, the lack of decision, the

fair play only credit I take is this that I gather using the bodice this Ballkan muddle, are for nothing and be said 0, 4 lour together as find a body of men of ablo bined to produce

as they can and we must see by our xperience as over came together in any which is the only part of the whole battle own efforts that that policy, which de

which would Government Department, as ever existed field which for the moment need cause grades Europe, in this or any other land. I do not pre- any anxiety to the Allies. (Cheers) On put civilization back untold centuries, lend- I.did the work. They did it. I on the Western front-both Westera fronta,

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The mayor was good enough to refer to the lack of imagination, the lack bost campaign, regardless." So it Controller and to those who were doing

in the front know that at hume there is an army behind the Army (cheers), and every man who has got any- thing to give I ask him to enlist in that

tribute his to the winning of the war army in order to do his share and to-con- (Queert), 000 them housewife to heed the appeal of the Food Lloyd George then appealed to the

nothing to do something and those who were doing something to do more so as to fill the list

the list of occupation for which the Director of National Recruiting In vited volunteers.

He he is already doing essential. national work. We want each of you to place his the things which are essential in order. Well, now, I want to tell you what you to keep the nation going while our young can do, you and all those who take the

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couraged them. I stood by them (cheers), France and Italy we have driven the and now and again I scolded them enemy back in battle after battle. (laughter); but we all worked hard I GERMANY'S LATEST MOVE, will tell you what I want to say about When you come to the sea there is mueling what I have said. The one great task it, and what I am saying now is not for us to glory in as a nation. After in front of us is the mobilization of all without its relevance, and you can each two years and a half our strengte in rezation to the best purpose. Most of the

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resources of the Allies and their utili apply it to everything read or heard. broken, and not merely this country, They had not been there a few weeks but all the countries which are in alliance misfortunes that have come upon the doubted dociency, together with lost op the skill and gallantry of our great Navy

want an organized nation arrayed behind us to fight barbarism. Let us show that the patriotisul of Great Britain is made Germany. The fabrics of Germany are of just as good stuff as the patriotism of more showy but less enduring than the

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dealing with an undoubted shortage, un-with its owe a ticep debt of gratitude to Allied of this Ladies, Gentlemen and

or rather nut of cohesion, but of houg German patriotism purtunities before we heard censure shrd which holds the Acas. (Cheers) But once ation prong the Allies We

made of a better and & acted too much as if we were engaged more enduring quality. Mr. Lloyd criticizing. Was there ever such a mud here, again, I must call attention to the in four different wars instead of one great George also appealed to the farmers to put ille? It was chaos, confusion, failure. great and to the growing menace of Gor" common struggle. We have held, even their backs into the struggle and to every- Club corners, corridors Bobbies, dining many piratical devices. I want the during the last weeks, a number of con- one who had a square yard of cultivable rooms, above all drawing rooms-(laugh" nation to repliza what this most recent ferences of the very greatest importance land to put a cabbage or a potato in it. ter)- sizzled with whispers of the mess more of Germany really portends. It is in order to secure more anity and concen to render the action less dependent on Lube great business men had made of nothing new in essence; it is a develop tration of action among the Allies in foreign produce during the war things. They took no notice of it, and, ment, it is an advance along the road to Detro

Paris, and London, and now in TIME A HESITATING NEUTRAL for a wonder, nor did I. (Laughter.) complete barbarian (cheers); it is casting

These conferences have been They know they were going to confound off the last garment of civilization; it proceeding, and are now going on. We All these things, not by speech, but by is the Goth in his naked savagery. What also want to utilize far more than we accomplishment. (Cheets)

more can he doe must stand revealed done in the past the great researces of now even to the most indulgent noutral the Empire. The contribution of the What happened? They knew they hey have already sunk 570 neutral chips Dominions and of India has been splendid. wore not going to fall the British Army("Shame). I think 430 by romarities.) (Cheers.) The assistance they have given neutral. He has not yet decided which that is driberately, some of the crews us in the most trying hours of this cam-

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PERILOUS TIME AT THE FRONT.

In conclusion, he said: The assistance which we ask the public to give, we ask them to give without delay There mast be no hanging back, there must be no loitering, there must be no lingering. Time-time is a hesitating and perplexed to swing his terrible the moment that scythe is But after all, it is an Umpire of 300 The hour will come when it will be swung millions of population, and it can do far Snally on one side me the other. Time is

and it will do it. (Cheers.) It i

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you must not lose tie in the over such insolence It amounts to in-first Imperial Cabinet ever held. And, ments which carry out the decrees of sanity (Cheers.) We can overcome it after all, it is right when they are maki field, in the factory, or the workshop mod worked and worked and worked, be (cheers); but only if the nation is presacrifices that they should be consulted as whoever farries when he ought to he active Both the above are guaranteed to meet Board of Trad» requirements. it, and the men stood there, because they whole of its resources. I don't want any endure well Rg of our own. The mind, a farmer, worker, a rich man t cause they thought the men were worth Pared to back the Government with the to the use which is to be made of their whether it is a statesman, a golde

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awer, with no support. It is one of the most heroic tales in the history of that graad iniuntry. (Loud cheers,) For a vent, they stood it without flinching. They never, ras away (Cheers) And these

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ent consulting the Dominions, since they ese men had mobilized the whole of the The perils great, but it in be sue after the wor should be determined wifin me That is our appeal to you, engineering resources of the country mounted by the grit, the energy the have shed their blood in acquiring then Old workshop grew to life, new work courage, the determination af ag It is flee unthinkable that the question a conclusion I would sum up the op- shops were set up you could see them people like the people of the lart should be settled without the Domitian meal which I am making to you in the worth and south, east and west, wherever (Cheers,) But the nation must support taking their share of the responsibility of Carnarvon Boroughsa, men and women, and on travelled-old machinery made the the Government in money, in lahour, in considering this issue, ant as a separate through you, to the men and women of host of new machinery manufactured land, in the sacrifice of conveniences, day one, but as part of the settlement the this land. Do these things for the sake of comforts; then we shall puli through in whole settlement of the great world prob of your country dpring the war. Do them here and also ordered in America our daily struggle with these despera leros which must inevitably follow the end for the sake of your country after the war. machinery that will revolutionize indus try after the war and new industries does. (Cheers,) of this great world war Their presence When the smoke of this great conflict has were set up where before the was we had But all this leads to sacrifice. Let me it this Conference, or rather, Cabinet is brén dissolved in the atmosphere we there will reappear a new Bri- been dependent entirely on Germany make clear to you what the enemy is essential in order that they should sharë me will be the old country still, bat

considering New industries were created, and we are doing. I want the nation thoroughly to with us the anxious burden of not going to drop them after the war. understand what it all means. He is not merely a part, however important, but it will be a new country. Its enromerco (Cheers) And then, when the time came, doing it because he is getting desperate all the factors in a canse for which their will be

with wounds that discharge or otherwise, there was an overflowing supply of shot The Prussians, thoroughly understand sons so freely sacrificed their lives,dustries will be new There will be new I have talked to you about the Allies as conditions of life and of toil, fer capital and shell; batteries of the finest artillery that the resources at their disposal cannct whole. I have said something about the and for labour alike, and there will be

perhaps surrounded with infamation and command complete victory on laud. I

wellen, that when you press your finger on on the battlefield of Europe to-day guns want you fully to appreciate what fant Dominions and about India; but I want new relations between both of them and

the inflamed part it leaves the impression howitzers, machine guns, shelle of every

to get nearer home, and I want to tell you for ever. (Cheers,) But there will be

If so, under the skin you have polton, which calibre great and small, a surplus even moans for him and for us. I am very what you can do. We can do nothing new ideas there will be a new outlook,

bare fried Per dofies mul the remedies you i here will be a new character in the land. to asset our Alies, and after four and to that Mr Asquith and less the nation is prepared to back us up months of incessant bombardment, night terday or the day before about peace and if you will allow me I am going to The men and women of the country will material for

hays your knees are swollen, the joints being alcoated, the same with the ankles, round i may be discoloured, or there and day, there were more guns and there without Victory He was absolutely speak quite frankly. I certainly should be burnt into fin building were more ammunition than the first day right. What would it meant It would not he werdry of the position which I hold the new Britain in the fiery kilns of the which the skin why be fixedlo

the diseses, if allowed to con- the millions merely be not fear war. will unless

may be wounds) the battle begen (Cheers,)

test for him and for the Central unités 1 bulked quite quente, qui fent of men whos Plesso God! with some back tinue, will deprive you of the power to walk it can do more from the battlefield to enjoy the victory. You may have attended various beepitals, and advised to And yet that was turned out by a de Powers, a tinm to recuperate from their tion has done great things at achieved in which they have won by their bravery been told your case is hopeless, or used he partment which was decried and con-exhausted condition. I can tell exactly No great ends have

smif, to amputation; but do not try the which asure and demned as a failure within a few weeks what would happen without pretending this world without great sacrifices, and a finer foundation I would not want for

Grasshopper Freatment he Britain that is to be will depend

osed of Bad Legs, Ulcers vod after it had been set up by the same men to any gifts of prophecy. The military they must not be confined to ene class the new country, but it will not be merely

ESTADAnemaki's Knee, Poisoned Havila, Jointa who are beginning clandestinely to do the leaders of Germany would say We one section of the community. We must that the

Abesessen, Gandalay Swellings, Carbuncle same thing with the new Government made a few mistakes at the beginning of not choose able-bodied men between 18 and also upon what will be done now by the

Bunions, Snake, Insect and Dog Bites and all am only giving you that as a warning not the war, otherwise we should have rushed 11 who do not happen to be indispensable many more millions who remain at home.

few raging years the Blin Diseases Bend at onse to the Drug to rush into premature criticism. I can these nations Next time we will repair to business and say the sacrifice is theirs There are rare epochs in the history of

Stampe for box of tel:-vou something about what he now these errors They would also say we choose them to bear the burden of the world when iu

sacrifice and the test must go free. We character, the destiny, of the whol, race ren have dore already. When men are

We were done by the blockade: we were must all share in it. (Cheers) There is is determined for unknown ages. This is

alourting and sowing at it no use coming

mean not a peace, but rest(cheers)

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short of food and material. Next time belligerent country in Europe on either me. The winter wheat is being sown 1 GRASSHOPPER

round saying "Where is the harvest we will accumulate a sufficient quantity do where the general public have suffer is better, it is surer, it is more bountiful It is enough for me to know that they are of food and raw material so that theed less than in Great Britain Ther in its harvest than when it is town in the good ploughmen. They bow how to German Empire shal not have its life are exceptions, but they are small. There soft soring time. There are many storms handle the naugh, and although they crashed cut by a blockade." But if we are certain professions which have suffered to nass through; there are many froste to el mome, and prajn wíma uin seiner destroy the prestige of the Prussian reverely from the war, and let me say this iure before the land bring forth its Hidden boulder they will do their work, military idol that cannot be set up again for them; they are just the professions Preen promise. But let us not be wenzy and I have very little doubt in a short (Cheers) They could pren warms of that you never hear a growl from they well-doing, for in due season we shall time I shall be able to show to you what | submarines and aircraft in order to get aro. the most patriotic. But with these reap if we faint not. (Lord cheers.)

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