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EX-SOLDIERS' FUTURE.

QUESTION OF MIGRATION AND

LAND SETTLEMENT.

A RADICAL CHIANOR PENDINO. Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke, M.P. (chair man of the Central Emigration Board), writes in the Eoming Standard:--

ACROSS BULGARIA.

TRE

FRENCHMAN'S DARING FLIGHT.

The only means of keeping up the Ziaison between the army of the Orient and the Roumanian army is now by aeroplano flight. Wireless telegraphy has the disadvantage that the despatch can be intercepted by the enemy, while eam

munication by ordinary telegraph has to

For more years than I care to remember, I have urged upon successive Secretaries of State for the Colonies the importances to the make such a detour to reach Roumania as to be useless for urgent messages. The Empire of directing the attention of the Cabinet to the question of Imperial migration.route by air is, however, becoming daily Incredible as it may seem, it was not until more and more dangerous, as the Bul garians are exercising ever greater vigi- Mr. Benar Law went to Downing-street that lance to prevent French neroplanes crus the proposals submitted met with sympathy,

ing their territory. The pilot's task is much less encouragement, Even the Into

further complicated by doubt as to what Joseph Chamberlain, ardent Imperialist ca

territory is held at any given moment by he was, failed to appreciate either the neces

the Roumanian army and what is in the sity or advisability of inaugurating, in con hands of the enemy. Janction with the Dominion Governments, State-aided policy of migration within the Empire.

A French avintor sent during the autume with dispatches from Salonika has given me a description of his journey ccross enemy territory.

Instead of regardling a constant How of anigrants from the Homeland to the 'Domi-

STRAIGHT FOR BOFIA, ions as an essential factor in our Imperial

"We left Saloniks at down," he said.. policy, no Government, Unionist or Liberal,

"at a quarter to six. The weather was has given the matter the slightest considera-

of the ligh tion. It may, of course, be argued that no, with one of the light mists one sees Governments do not legislate to suit indivi-late in the year. We made straight for dual opinion, but rather the opinions of the Bofa, lying over a chaos of mountains of people they represent, and that as no section which the summits were sometimes barely of the electoratë has ever pressed the subjectfifty metres below me. This was a bit of Imperial migration, it was no part of dangerous, perhaps, but we did not want their duty to make it a plank in our Imperialto By high. We had not the time, as we only had petrol for a flight of six and a half hours.

policy.

Tarif Reformers, Free Traders, and Socin!- ists have each and all been found in the opposition camp, while for years no Trades Union Congress was complete that did not

form whatsoever.

· EMPIRE'S LOST CITIZENS.

"During a third of our flight we were within riffe range, bat luckly the Bul- garians did not open fire on us. Every thing went on well. Our motor worked

and we winged our

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

FRIDAY, APRIL 137ň, 1917;

CELEBRATING A VICTORY IN TO HONOUR THE DEAD.

ABYSSINIA

GERMAN INTRIGUES WITH MOSLEMS.

WEATHER REPORT.

CONCEPTION OF A DISTINGUISH Indo-China, Preasure has increased mode

ED ARTIST, -

On the 12th at 11.60.-No returns from

stely over South Manchuris, conten) Japan, and the Bonine; it has decreased moderately at all savions surrounding the Eastexa Sea, and

The" zati-cyclone has strengthened and appeare to to outral over South Manchuria a depression is situated to the NW, of Haiphong anisorsary bas fo med over the Enetern

Moderat arutherly winds with rainy and aqually weather may be expected over the north part of the Chiủa Sea.

Sen.

Mr. Frank Brangwyn, the distinguish- The Times has received the following ed artist, writing in the Weekly Dislightly elsewhere. letter from a British resident at Adispatch, outlines a fine conception to Abeba, giving consecutivo account of honour the dead.

To artists the suggestion of a great recent events in Abyssinia

impetin】 after-the-war memorial to our even stronger heroit dead makes an appeal than to others-strong as the ap- peal must be to everyone of British blood. He says

Hongkong rainfall for So hours anding at LŨ am, to-day, 0.13 inch. Toini since let January, 297 inches num.net an average of 7.88 eben

De torbuss; for th. 14 Luuri vading și spot. mang se sa Loitera

We have been having most exciting times nearly ever since my arrival. Lidj Jeassu, the young Prince who succeeded the Emperor Monelek (his mother's Father) on the Throne three years ago, seemed to have come under Turkish influences and had The reason is simply that the design in many ways offended the Christian and decoration of such a memorial must population. The Legations here of the obviously be entrusted to an artist," and Entente Powers, also fook the matter up, such a trust will give to art its fincat

and about the middle of September sent opportunity to pay its tribute to those whong to Gap Book in a joint protest. This brought matters glorious sons of Britain who, for our to a bead

At the Feast of Mascal sake and the world's, nobly gave their (Cross), September 27th, the Ministers at lives Adis Abeba declared Ladj Jeazau (who was M at Harrar at the time) deposed, and Zauditu, another daughter of Menciek, Empress with Ras Taffair beir to the Throse and Regent,

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The task calls for the highest genius, as nothing less than a great work of art could properly express all that such a Matters passed off quietly enough at memorial ought to mean to the British CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL first, but eventually Negus Mikael; father people. It should tell of the tragedy, of Lid Jcassu Ruler of Wollo and the and of the triumph, of the sorrow and most powerful chief in the country, of the sacrifice, of the greatest fight for declared himself in favour of bis son and freedom history has ever known. The marched against Abeba. The first battle immensity of the struggle, the was fought near Ankcher, where the new through which our armies slowly and Government force of some 5,000 men, gallantly forced their way to victory, under Ras Bul Seged, was practically the stupendous cost, and the priceless annihilated, and Seged killed. There was beritage of liberty for the nations and

borrors

Station.

a good deal of excitement here and the the enduring peace we all hope our arms Nemuro 5 Legation made ready against an attack will win for the generations to come, Hakodate and to receive the British residents all this must in some way be embodied. Tokio (chiefly Indian merchants). The Governor suggested in the artist's work. ment, however, hastened the mobilisation

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pass a resolution against migration in any with the steady hum dear to the ear of of troops, and strong force was sert, our memorial is to stand as a last ag

the pilot. The wind was in our favour, under Ras Taffari and the Fitaurari (head and worthy record of the greatest event: ***

way towards the captain), Hapta Giorgis, who is also War in history, it must be the greatest me At the Imperial Conference in 1907 the Prime Minister of Australia endeavoured to Roumanian frontier at a speed of 75 miles A big battle was fought on October morial art has ever created bring about a different state of feeling, and an hour. After dying an hour we saw on 27th It was touch and go for a long The boldness and biguesa of it must Six Wilfrid Laurier on the some occasion, the horizon the blue line of the Balkans time, but a flank attack at last decided the arrest the attention even of the most chang

the Prime Minister of speaking: as

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issue in favour of the new Government. in made the very patriotic offer,

respect to with, in the centre, the towering suminit Thousands were killed on bath aides The casual passerby. Le it be placed on some ha

a joint scheme of migration,

that if

the

Inancierament are prepared to assist of Mount Vettoch, behind which lies Sofia. Government, it is said, lost 10,000 killed, commanding hill near London, so that Shanghai

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we, shonit be only too glad Wo steered straight for it with them." But it was

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in vain, and Mr. Burns, acting as the spokes. But at Sofia we got a warm reception, man of the Government, banged, barred, and We climbed to nearly 10,000 feet, but the bolted the door on joint action by pointing shrapnel of the gas was bursting all out in the first place, that votes of money for emigration purposes are opposed to the around us. Bottled policy of the Imperial Government," and secondly that State-aided emigration is not favourably regarded by the Mother Country,

But wo escaped without. damage and made straight for, the Danube, Wa had been told that the outskirts of Sofia were patrolled by Fokkers, and we kept a sharp lock-out. We flew over the aerodrome-we could plainly see the sheds but there were no signs of any attempt to attack us.

There was much rejoicing in Adis Abeba over the battle, and, on the return

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out of a force of 00,000 Ros Mikol, whose army was about the same size, was it can be seen for miles on every side taken prisoner; it is not known how many such a spot, for example, as Richmond of his men were killed. Their way of Hill. It must be colossal so that every fighting is very primitive. At first they time they see it the children and the fire at one another with the rifles of all grandchildren of the men whose monte Borto with which they are armed, but, soon mont it is will remember what their becoming tired of this, they throw their forefathers did for them. There can be rifles aside and dash at one another with nothing small or mean in such a monu- scimitars and spear

me just as there in nothing amall, ur mean, about the deeds it memoralises Thus the policy of apathy continued, and

There are many monuments in the Gap R thousands of men and woinen, who if they

of the victorious army about der dela world which carry out this idea of biE: Wachow had received some assistance from the State,

later, there was a grand review heldness and impressiveness. The Serbian Hollow might still have remained citizens of the

before the new Espress. All the foreige sculptor Mestrovie had a fine idea for Pakkoi British Empire, passed annually from this

Legations were invited to attend, and we he Unite States ountry to the

had a tent next to that of the Empress. a memorial to his people, its chief Phulien that the Imperial Government has ever done

Dominions in securing for back from the fist of my pilot. I turned his wife and two young sons, Mr. Camping. The Pantheon in Paris is a worthy British born population has been round and found him pointing with bell, the Consul, and other members of memorial of a great people. Nothing Aparri to distribute literature and give information anxiety towards a Fokker, fying 400 yards the Legation, and myself, with an escort could be, in its way, more striking and Dagupan

Manila through the ageny of the Emigrants' Infor- behind us.

He was coming up with us of Indian Sikhs, all rode out to the place bold than the Victor Emmanuel monu- mation Office, and here one way, perhaps, hand over fist, and we were only 20 miles of the review: Before arriving we were meat in Italy.

Lega Tacloban point out that Mr. Harcourt, when Secretary from Sofia and 100 from the

Roumanian

What form should our memorial take toile of State for the Colonies, was careful to make lines. The Fokkers as armed with a joined by the French, Italian, and Russian

Suriga it clear to the House of Commons that the machine gun fred in the front of the together Germany was represented by In the first place, I think everyone will

agres with me that its main glory should Labuan information given in this way was not to be engine. These are pointed by swinging her Conent, the Minister, no doubt, think be a noble building a sort of National regarded as official

the aeroplanes, which are extremely fast ing it best to keep away, as he had and extraordinarily sapple in their move the time been scheming for Lidi Jensen

Pantheon. I would build it in a wide, ments. Their usual method of attack is and for him to make trouble for us has been said to show, how contrary it is to come up from behind at full speed and amongst the Moslems in Somaliland and streets of cities and around it should be

to open fire as soon as they are within

elsewhere range. If my pilot had looked round three minutes later it would have been all up with us, as the Fokker would have been in our rear and would have stuck there till he had downed of.

of Amerie Suddenly I received a thump in the w G.Thesiger, the British Minister feature being a massive and noble build- Turano mas

to

One could expand the story, but enough

the true idea of imperialism.-

A CHANGE OF OUTLOOK

It is a long lane that has no turning, and if I read the writing on the wall correctly rical charge is pending. The war has brought home both to the Government to the people of this country that the posses sion of an Empire demands an imperial, and insular, policy, and that one of our nät an

to.

all

open space-away from the crowded

a beautiful park. Either in sculpture on the outside of the building or in I was presented with the others to the decorations within it should be told the Empress, Ras Taffari, the Abuna (hand story of the war Inside I would place a of the Church), and the Ministers. The record bearing the names of all-who died Empress ant on cushions, covered with for their country. This roll of honour gangeous tapestries; nothing was to be could not, of course, bo emblazoned on A GUN THAT JAMMED

'seen of her but the two eyes peeping "All I possessed in the way of armu-

through a veil that covered the rest of the walls, for it would bo, alas I too her

face. Even her hands were hidden long, but somewhere in the building in first reforms must be to bring into being and meat was a revolver gun, the coffee-mill, beneath her robes, and when we win by some suitable form the names should be to keep in being a programme of imperial as we call it, and with it I had to do the emigration worked wonjointly by the Home best I could. An instant later the Fokker to shake hands all that we saw to hath kept for all time. In addition, I and Dominion Governments.

was on to us. Leaning over I followed hold of was the tip of a finger slightly would devote part of the interior of the his every

protruding; it was even betting whether monumento a library, which should movement, indicating to my

contain all the books about the great Moreover, it must not be forgotten that pilot by signs every twist and tara. The one shook it or missed it. whereas before the outbreak of war the great manoeuvring cost us many feet in height, majority of our emigrants were civilians, The altimetre showed me that we had

ALWAYS BEINING. after domobilisation we shall be

be dealing for

About 20,000 en, mostly mounted nu the most part, with ex-suilers and soldiers, dropped from 7,500 to 6,000 feet. At last

had the Fokker above me, and just es horses or mui went by. They carried

fend one part of the Empire, but the Empire

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All day long and every day it should mon, who have risked their lives, not to 10: I was getting ready to fire I discovered rifles and swe?-s or spears. They were be open to the public, and all night long And generally dressed in the ordinary whit and every night there should shine forth as a whole, No Government, or people, can that my cofice mill bad jammed.

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I had left my carbine robes of the country, but colour ran riga benoon light above its roof, just as now the torch on the Statue of Liberty men assistance should they wise bebied. I almost wept with rage. And on to the spenders and chiefs The in New York Harbour will never fail to

did attire and head-gear lendid settle in the Domitions. Men who have this tragedy lasted twenty-five minutes, of

of the

principal lived the lives of soldiers for two or more tall a sore of times the informal Fokker lesser officers wore shoopskins, dyed in guide, the shipping into potitels Jears are not likely to settle down, esgyalmost touched our tail, but fortunately all kinds of tints, over their shoulder America has the right as undoubtedly. again to the desk and the counter. They without damage to us. The motor still Muny had their horses caparisoned in lion sho has--to bold sloft to the world the may want to gov

where life freer and class distinctions not so plainly marked as in there only 1,200 feet from the ground the clothes and arms of men their riders no less a right who have fought, and are Wind Direction

the kept up its stready ham. Unfortunately and loopard sking and often covered with torch of Liberty, surely we have at least Old Country. They will desire to cai ze out careers for themselves in countries where I could distinguish every detail of a had killed in battle. Each chief rode by fighting now, so gloriously in its cause. they know that in due course they will passing village, oven to the inhabitants in at the head of his men; as he approached And because of that, and as a constant Weather

the tent of the Empress he dismounted, reminder that the blood that is being Rain possess a homestead of their own and see the streets. their children well placed before the evening "A second time the Fokker passed in threw his reins to an attendant slave, shed for Britain now is also being shed and then, drawing and brandishing his for the freedom of the world, I would front of us. I could distinguish the face sword, danced and jumped towards the have the light of Liberty always shining of the piles, his light yellow overalls, tent, shouting out the deeds he had done from our monument to those who died At last I get ry gun to work and let and making weird sounds with his teeth and to keep it for us. Thus at night time Our daty is plain. It is this. To see that y at him, but without effect. We shot tongue. He kept on dancing and gesti the monument would still remain a land these men are given all possible help and not past him, and he was once more in our culating until, exhausted, he prostrated mark more conspicuous even than in the to let them drift for want of that help to rear. This time, I thought, it is all himself and kissed the ground before the Countries

If I am

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the British Empire, Cup: with us, I did not take my eyes or tent. Mady of his officers and men wont daytime and Englishmen would never informed, land settlement him. He stemed to be standing shill, then that the hero may be able to forget all the great ideals it for ex-sailors and soldiers is to be a theme he seemed to be diminishing in size. Was grew so excited that one often expected for discussion at the approaching Imperialit possible he had given up the chase them to go for one another with huge Waz Conference, and it goes without saying could not believe it, but it was so. In a that with statesmen like Lord Milner, Lord fow minutes he was only two swords or spears.

Curzon, Mr. Bonar La, and Mr. Walter horizon. He was en route for Solla, Long as advisera to the Government, any suggestion that may be made for joint action

will receive from the authoritics on this side

most cordial welcome.

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I was never so delighted in my life army, but 100 men out of 5,000, was led

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Fri But Empire settlement is not a matter to half an hour past we had worried very one a sign or a word from anyoma. Later, most important feature of the village galar. 14 m

my map to find our route again, as for trated themselves and then withdrew with much rejoicing in Germany, was the be arranged in a day or a year. It will re little about the direction we were going. Ras Mikael was held up chained to the of Coucy-le-Cratesu, some fourteen miles quire constant watching. Not only must Suddenly we saw the silver of the Danube chief who had captured him. On south-west of Leon, village rich in du there be careful selection, but the selection We were saved. nast be a continuing operation. That being Bow had to get to our destination, one half hoped that he would be ordered of a feudal fortress, and embraced in Mon

approaching the bent he bowed low, every historical remains. The rains are those et up The Emigration Information Office and we had only petrol for another hour in and his chains taken off, but at a sign arcs of over ten thousand square yards must go, and in its place we must have a But it was suficient, and before long we from a Minister he was led away. He co tral uperial Board of Migration, pes saw the dome and towers of Bucharest. was a fire-looking man of about 65, most. The fortress was built about the middle Tuss fe sing executive powers, and this bourd To the east we saw the huge aerodrome and dignified, but extremely sorrowful Aof the thirteenth century by the lords of must be composed, as its name implies, not planed down towards it. We rot a mar: few other chiefs who had been captured France Is recent years it has been State

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