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THE REASON WHY

YT HOLT-HUGHES.]

MARCONI AND SUBMARINES THE PARADOX OF BELGIUM

BRAVE FACES AND TORTURED THE INVENTOR VISITS AMERICA:

SOULS. Important developments in the effort to solve the submarine problem are exported

result of conferences at Washington between Navy Department officials and Italian commission, of which William arconi, inventor of wireless telegraphy, Intely succeeded

is a member.

"The British ana rzènen

(BY EMIR CAMMAENTS.)) I have had the opportunity of meeting a good many Belgians who have in crossing the wire. My informante--whose names un- fortunately, I cannot quote-belong to every class, every profession: employers, priests, workmen, students, etc. Thor have lived in Belgium since the begin ning of the occupation, and some of them have had the opportunity of travelling frequently through the country. Even if their reports did not confirm each other, I could answer personally not only for their sincerity, but for their accuracy. and the moderation of their views Nevertheless, when I am asked to give a appreciation of the conditions prevailing in Belgium, I cannot help feeling the difficulty of my subject,

I was listening the other day to three soldiers as they argued about the reasons why mon fight. It is not often that they want to know the why and wherefore Whatever they may think, they are con tent to leave argument and to do the job that has to be done. So I listened with

Shortly utter the commission arrived in the more interest. They argued with

yatangton there was a report caut a great zeal. One spoke of patriotismo nad ng discoveries which pro Another, a simple and direct mind, was a results, and tast he was xious to have an exchange of views WITH certain that a man fought because he the navy experts who are working on the loved light: The third was as earnest piemem;

A was generally adouted that one of in admitting no reason that did not in clude "the spirit of nationality." Men may the math reatures of the visit of tue coul- issioners would no the consideration ut For me

me light on the submarines, and thug alr. argue long with these words.

ro was prepared to present, LỜI SAU the fact is sufficient that men do fight,overnment the resus or its Aquarius that men are fighing, and that so long atong taw me. as there is a bully in the house men vies, it is anders, a proat ing by the savice he has given about ways will continue to fight. But those three at means to 1011 sunterlages employed soldiers set me thinking of the many by the German are commanders to

It is a question of absorbing interest, Hide the location of their ships,

and whatever you say on an absorbing reasons why men and women fight, or

Le report nere ineused a statement

SUD- question is apt to be misinterpreted by work for the war. Suppose I asked the the win the just wont shirty

If I say, for in- your truest friends, first six chance, passers-by for their in usd been so in maizun reasons, what auswers should I get?

waters' rad that the genius of Marconstance, that the country is ruined, that half of the population is absolutely With that intent I told my orderly to stand outside the main gate and to prement a shuar es, with the dependent on outside relief, that the muture of the nation is endangered by the sent my compliments to the first six vi Marcou omitted, was given out 30%

Bis person! who passed either in Publication i siri lame ago by italien increasing rate of mortality and the

I was taen' suuuu threatening development of tuberculosis Majesty's uniform or wearing any war representatives here.

all of which is perfectly true-some worker'n badge, and to ask them, please, that the detan Navy had succeeded in if they could spare a minute to come practicalty exmag the Austrian sub people are bound to jump to the conclu- sion that the Brussels citizens are drop into my office. Four came in within two armies from the

ping Frint in the streets, and that Bel minutes; the fifth, apparently was shy destruction of thirteen submarine "within

gian society Indies can be seen wandering and a great deal of persuasion had to be the bust few weekH

in tattered garments in the public parks. exercised in order to get him there. The LAMES,

If I say, on the other hand, that, in spite Bixth was a woman. That was, then, the

condemnations, deportations, and haul-five men and one woman, aud all! within four minutes.

grave privations, the Belgians have not lost their courage and have still the strength to smile and laugh at their mas ters, I run the risk of some kindhearted people going about town telling their in the happiest country in the word, and friends that everything is for the best that Brussels has become, under the paternal rule of Germany a centre of mirth and jollity.

The first was a very young soldier. Despite a certain shyness; he answered my questions frankly. I told him plain- ly that I sought to know the reason why he was a soldier, particularly as I saw

he was very young. He acknowledged he was only eighteen years and four months, and that he had worn the King's uniform

In for two years and eight months. other words, he had enlisted immediately on the outbreak of war ・ . ., . and that at the age of fifteen years and right! months.

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GERMAN CASUALTIES, THE FIGURES FOR APRIL. Germas casualties reported in official casualty lists (exclusive of corrections) during the month of April, 2017, are as follows:

Killed and died of wounds Died of sickness Prisoners **** Missing ..... Severely wounded Wounded

Slightly wounded

5,297 2,682

3,775 6,676 3,168 13,620

42,93

of

FREIGHT RATES.

Messrs Snowman & Co. in their Freight Cireular dated Hongkong, th July, state

Since we went to press on 23rd ult, the. slightly more active state of our market bas continued and quite a number of time fixtures have been negotiated, rates as high as 84 per ton on all-tald dead- weight busis having been arranger. The Saigon/Hongkong rate fluctuated con siderably, but towards the end of the period under review strengthened, some what, and, on going to press, toanage on the basis of $1 per picul, or perhaps Ettle over, would be acceptable, "Owing to lack of tennnge, however, few fixtures are reported, the most important being that of a medium-sized coaster, on lump- sum basis, for a round trip, of $10,000. The rate, if anything, shows a hardening tendency and ready tonnage would doubt- less find takers.

Exports of rice from Saigon from 1st January to 20th May, 1917, amount in W,217 tons, as compared with 440,991 tons for the same period last year. Quotation for No. 2 White, round, sifted rico stands at $3.88 per picul Lo.b. BAIGON/JAVA SAIGON PHILIPPINES! Saigon for Juno and July, shipment. BAIGON/JAYAN.There is a certain small demand in the market in these directions, but owing to present state and scarcity of tonnage difficulty is being experienced in satisfying same.

BANGKOK/HONGKONG.-The rato, in this. direction, when we last went to press, stood at about $1.25/81.10 for inside/ outside the bar loading, respectively, with, if anything, slight weakening tendency, and fixtures of a large and a small outsider luve been negotiated at

the bar.

8:10 and $1.05. for full loading outside NEWCHWANG/CANTON.---Remains as lanta

reported.

COAL-Offers of freight Moji/Hong- kong at 30/- have heen tendered and Japan/Singapore and 50/- per ton would refused. There is a call for tonnage doubtless be paid. There are enquiries also for space Japan/Java. Rates for local coal business have weakened slightly due to some tonrage unexpectedly becom- ing prompt.

FIXTURES REPORTED Hongay/Swatow- $10 and Hongay/Hongkong 9.50 per

SAIL FONNAGE LOADING OF To Loru, máli.

ton.

THE ATLANTIC TRADE.

AMERICAN PROPOSAL TO JAPAN.

THE SHILE OF MISFORTUNE. The apparent contradiction existing be tween the people's temper and the treat- ment to which they are subjected is easy enough to explain. The same difference exists, for instance, in France, between Wounded remaining with units... 4,187 the moral of the fighting men on the front!

and that of the soldiers employed on auxi liary services at the base. From the first" months of war, this paradoxical contract has been noticed again and again. Why can we not understand the civilians when we can understand the soldiers? Why

In Washington 'it is thought likely that can we not see that people mast look more cheers when they are struggling under the the submarine question will result in eye of the enemy, than when they remain Japaness steamers being brought into the out of the zone of danger! Of course, Atlantic. The United States Governmen 975,378 the Brussels people or the Antwerp people is in negotiation with the Tokyo Govern 60,056 do not look tou miserable to the super-ment with a view to inducing Japan to 293,25% ficial observer. They are not going to transfer part of her vessels from

Great Britain is very anxious about the 240,810 give the Bosches the chance of sneering at Pacific to the Atlantic.

the 5hes,293 their misery. They are facing their bad 307,205 fortune with a bright smile, but that employment of Japanese ships for

transportation of war supplies from Ame 1,563,973 smile would not be so bright if the fortunerica to the Allis in Europe.-A.

Killed and died of wounds

Died of sickness Prisoners

Missing ... Severely wounded Wounded

Slightly wounded

Wounded remaining with units

240,346 were not so bad. They are to us civilians

He regretted that the regulations had not allowed him to go to the front yet (no soldier is allowed to go until reach- ing the age of nineteen), and admitted that he had tried all the tricks that he knew in order to get into the fight- ing line. He was, as he put it,

These casualties, added to those re- fcd "P

"at haring to stop in England while men only a few monthe older were ported in previous months, and includ His ing the corrections reported in April, taking their share in the struggle. only fear was that the war would finish 1917, bring the totals reported in German before he got a chance to do his bit, omgiat lists since the beginning of the When I asked him why he enlisted, te war to the following The in die Crimea, replied:

My grandfather fought in my father fought in South Africa, and when this war broke out my mother told me it was an Englishman's duty to go and be a soldier. So I went, and if 1: did tell a lie about my age so as to be quite sure they would not refuse me, well, sir, What Would You Have Donet"

His mother had That was one reason. told him to do it. And he had done it..

Number two was a man well into that period known as middle-age; I should say he was about 55 years old. He was rather atout, quite grey, and certainly not as active ne he hoped (some time in the near future) to be. He was dressed in the now familiar grey uniform of the Volunteer Force. That is to say, he was one of those thousands of men who, since their age prevented them joining the Army, formed themselves into an Army of their own, drilled, trained, paid all their own expenses, and at last had their desire, for at last the War Office acknowledged them, and took them over as a home defenes auxiliary force which will be called out if necessary to assist the home army.

what the front trenches are to the base, 4,246,804 They are living on the alert, surrounded with spies. gaolers, and executioners, in include the exhilarating atmosphere of a great The Syares given above ali German nationalities-Prussians, of a great conspiracy, the conspiracy of Bavarians; Saxons, and Württembergers, they do not include naval casualties or casualties of colonial troops,

It should be noted that the figures do not constitute an estimate by the British authorities, but merely represent the casualties announced in German official lists. It should also be noted that the casualties are those reported during the month of April-not reported as having been incurred in April. ⠀⠀!

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highly commend P.-c. 138 Mok Sing Po for his courageous conduet in tackling a man who was mad with drink and armed with an iron bar Members of No. 2 Section, are invited to

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(Sdg.) J. W. FRASES

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12th July, 1917. ·

seven millious striving to keep themselves P.-e. 676 A. J. Ablong is granted louve miscuousness. They laugh in order not clean from a shameful and forced pro- to ery. Shall we one day regret that they have checked their tears so weil!

Some time ago the papers reported an had occurred in a accident which

A young munition Welsh woman, had ber hand' munition factory. worker, caught in her lathe. In order to free to pieces, and during all this time she her it was necessary to take the machine never ceased smiling and talking calmly with those who surrounded her. When at last it was discovered that her hand was horribly crushed and she was taken way to the infirmary, she admitted that she had undergone terrible sufferings. But she did not complain, because she woman can stand, I wish the foreigners wanted to show them what a Welsh- who are passing through Belgium would realise that mere appearances are often misicading, and that the fact that some A rather pretty illustration on the way people are still meeting at the cafe or a proof that in which Japan has retained some of her the cinema is not best indigenous customs while adopting Prosperity reigns in Belgium." The prosaic Western methods, political and smile of the Belgian is the same as that social, je supplied by the announcement of the Welsh munition-girl. His hands that the Emperor of Japan has awarded are caught in die German machine and, the Blue Ribbon to fiss Haruno Takaif we succeed in freeing him from it, he hara, of Tokushima prefecture, in appre- will bear the scars of his wounds all his ciation of her Blial conduct toward her life. parents. Mise Haruno is thirty-two years old and has been dutifully nursing her invalid parents for the past 20 years. Only throw women, including Miss Haruno, have been given awards by the Eingeror for filial piety during the past ten years.-N-6. Daily News.

Special war expenses and emergency 1 Kaggested to him that he was surely funds required by the Japanese Govern entitled at his age to rest from service, ent since the outbreak of the war in and that after all we had now 1914, inclusive of those put down in the regular army large enough for all pursupplementary estimates to the Budget of poses. For the moment he said nothing. 1917-8, total 329,200,000 yen But he had a look in his eye that baded no good for me. It passed away, how ever, and he replied:

"The young ones are often not Luo strong, there are a lot of wounded who will not be much good for another battle

and that is where we shall get our turn. We are old, perhaps, but we have the experience of years--and we -may-be-wanted-yet."

That was reason number two We mag be wanted; therefore we must be ready.

The third was a Canadian soldier who had been wounded on Easter Monday, 1917. He said that he did not think much of the German as a fighter, judging by the show he put up on that day. When asked bis reason for taking a share in the war, he replied tersely enough:

THE REASON WHY

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that the people look very cheery, but we are not told that the German tribunals condemn 10,000 of them, every month, for patriotic offences, and that all the men of military age are closely watched and ve under the threat of immediate de portation. We are told of what is going on in the streets under the eyes of the enemy, but we are not told the heartrend the closed doors on which the ing tragedies of every day life, behind fist may knock at any moment. We are WHAT WE ARE NOT TOLU.

told how Belgians live, but we are not We are told that there are still some fields under cultivation in Belgium. But told how they die-in prison, in Ger we are not told how many have been left man camps, under the Allies shell fire untilled and that many others have been and from illness due to bad nourishment dug instead of ploughed owing to the (the death rate in Brussels and Liege, Inck of horses. We are told that there for instance, being now twice as high as are still some cattle left grazing in the the birth rate). plad Flemish meadows, but we are not bold If things are really so bad why are The clergyman was very shy until he that, six months ago, already 60 per they looking so well! If Belgium has

cent of them had been requisitioned. I went to Canada ten years ago from. the Old Country. I had heat, to nd spoke, and then he spoke with passion: We are told that a certain number of become a vast prison, if a cloud of it, why does it seem, in spite of all as money. The Old Country made Canada,I have preached Christian peace all Factories are still working, but we are anxiety, suspicion and terror hangs over and Canada gave me 160 acres of land my life, and now I make shells because not told that their best machines are if conditions were more or less normal; for nothing. Consequently, when the believe that to-day fide is God's work marked for transportation and that a If my informants are right, if Mr. much greater number of works have Brand Whitlock and his friends are right, been commandeered by the Germans, or how 15 it that others should have gathered King called for Volunteers to stand up and the only way to peace.

a wrong impression Why, again, are for him--why, sir, I amply hud to say to myself Now's your time to show your

emptied of all their plant, or allowed to

gratitude

And that is why

keep going merely to give an tunity to some German rival firm to steal the Belgians who have escaped full of than their compatriots who have sought their trade secrets. We are told that the hope and energy and for more optimistic deportations have ceased for the present,

an earlier and more complete victory but we are not told that out of the refuge abroad? Why do they believe, ju 190,000 to 150,000 deportees, only 20,000 Why do they accept so cheerily the fresh have been sent back, in a dying condition, sacrifices which this victory implies for and that the rest are still enduring every them? Why are they talking freely of My only boy was killed with the day the most cruel tortures behind the crossing the Rhine and of the return original Expeditionary Force. Hin father German lines or in the German Kom King Albert, to his capital? Some say died, years ago, at Omdurman. To be mandos. We are told that there is still it is because they have heard the despone robbed of husband is enough, but to lose some food in the Belgian shops, but we

they bring with them a breath of the Nothing doing on change; and, if one's only son You may call it are not told that the prices are much dent Landsturm grumble and wall for there was, it would be no good doing it revenge; it is revenge, but there is the higher even than in Germany. We are peace. Others suggest that it is because because we should be dealing with money thought, too, that I may save others what told that, in Brussels, the cafes, and native land. But I believe firmly that

cinemas were crowded during the winter, that ought to be in the hands of the I have suffered."

but we are not told that, owing to the there is only one answer to all these

They have taken Government. In these days no one has Poor gentle soul! any right to be idlo, so I took a course in So there you have your answers. And price of coal (84 5. per ton) it is cheaper questions taken their lathe work, and (with pride) I can do you will know that not one of the six to buy a glass of beer or a cinema ticket hands, they have fought their battle. whom I interviewed for your benefit than to remain at home. We are told Like soldiers on leave, they come from a good day's work, too."

(Continued at foot of next column.) will fear the coming of the Judgment (Continued at foot of sest solama.)

Day

am here."

It is a good reason, too. The fourth and fifth were Munition workers-ons a stockbroker by profession, the other (the sky one) a minister of religion. Both were well over military age, and both wore very proud of the Munition badges they were wearing Number Four's reason was:

The sixth was a lady, obviously of gontle birth and breeding. I had great difficulty in getting her to give me the reason why she was working at a factory. It was that she was not proud of the work, but there was a private reason. something very near to her heart. At last she told me

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