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OUR LONDON LETTER.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

ENEMY MURDER RAIDS ON ENGLISH TOWNS,

SHOULD THERE BE A POLICY OF

REPRISALS T

Losnow, May 28th.

AIR RAIDS AND 'REPRIRALS,

OUR SIDE-SHOWS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18TH, 1917.

WHAT IS THEIR OBJECT?

[BY LOVAT FRASER]

The course of the war this

suniver depends largely upon the Russian de mocracy, The Russian Revolution may make it necessary for the Allies to ́examine the whole military situation very

The air raid on the South Coast re.frankly, ported this week-end is the worst that Russia is being overcome. M. Kerensky, There are welcome, signs that chaos in has occurred since the Huns began the the new Minister of War, and just now killing of non-combatants in English the most powerful man in the country, bas promised to introduce an iron dis towns as part of a deliberate policy. cipline into the Army The generate Seventy-six persons were killed (includ-have returned to the front. ing 27 women and 23 children), and 174 We are all convinced that New Russia were injured (43 women and 19 children). which the Allies have relied, that she will will be faithful to past pledges upon This wholesale murder serving no milight on, and that she will never conclude tary purpose has again raised the que best cure for the confusion in Russia is a premature, or unworthy peace. The tion of reprisals. The subject has been

a whole-hearted prosecution of the war. discussed from time to time since the The world would never forgive a great early days of the war; and up till now democracy which won a transient liberty right reverend bishops, learned profes- but let the Huns overthrow civilisation.

Yet we in this country must not allow bors, and people who for lack of a better ourselves to be deterred from considering description label themselves humanitari- the precise military consequences of the Russian Revolution. For more than two ans have persuaded the Government to

years we have been fed upon delusion refrain from retaliation. opinon of the average Englishman has believe in New Russin, we are sure she

But the after delusion concerning the war

will find herself, but this is no time for Wait-and-see" attitude polite sentiment. We have to win the of forbearance. He thinks that, to try to induce the modern Hun to perceive the wickedness of his ways by setting him a chivalrous example is much on a par with trying to choke a cat with cream. WHY NOT PAY THE HUNG BACK?

not endorsed u

WET.

There have seen a good many revolu- lifetime. I cannot recall a single revelu- tions of one sort and another in my tion which left a nation stronger at the outset. Revolution means disintegration, There is no magical process by which a. nation can divest itself overnight of a There is a widespread feeling that the system hundreds of years old, and emerge Line has now come for reprisals carried out in the flushed down of its liberties mailed, by our own aircraft on German towns serene, and terrible. Always there must The German ought to be made to suffer be an intervening period of readjustment," something of what our own sivil popula-building-up afresh. tion has endured for over two years. sideration which we ought to have, in It is this con-. Hinte to this effect are coming from remind just now. With all the enthusiasm sponsible French publicise London editor of M. Kerensky, all the stern ardour of

Van der Voer, the able

Central Brusiloff, probably only a of the Amsterdam Telegrauf, writing to the Times, strongly urges reprisals.

miracle can now enable the Russian Knowing the mentality of the Germans Armies to strike a mighty blow for their well," he says, "I have all along said that moral indignation is completely wasted on them, and that they will tinue their murderous air-raida until they aro paid back in their own coin with in- terest.' There is reason to believe that the opinion so widely held in favour of reprisals is being considered in the proper quartors, and if the wish of the country is translated into action it will give un- bounded satisfaction to all but a small

minority,

WORRIES OF & FOOD CONTROLLER,

con-

When Lord Devonport accepted office as Food Controller last December I ventured the prophecy that being only mortes, be would not succeed in keeping the peace between traders, on the one hand, said consumers, on the other. Within the last week or so storms which had been brewing in several directions have gathered force and the unfortunate Minister has become the object of a perfect tornado of com plaints, criticism, and invective. Those who acclaimed his appointment are now londest in demanding his dismissal. But the critics ignore one very important con- sideration. The control exercised by a Food Controller has certain rigid limita- tions, chief among them being the fact that the bulk of our food comes from out- wide.

"MK UKCMI:TAIS. FACTOR,

new-found freedom this summer.

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Are we thinking sufficiently of the new military possibilities thus produced? I do not think we are. We rightly acclaim the tremendous strokes dealt by Field- Marshal Haig and the French command. ers; we welcome the progress they have. made, the destruction they have wrought- in the enemy's forces and their great hauls of prisoners. But we ought to realise also the sinister consequence of Germany's growing strength in the west, ment. On Saturday we were bidden to which may postpone our full achieve rejoice becaus the enemy were every where on the defensive There is another site to the shield. The great le son of the war on land is the incomparable advantage conferred by modern weapons in the defensive. Yet it is not a new lesson, as anyone knows who has care fully examined the positions held by Osman Pasha at ricvna

GERMAN TERRORISM IN BELGIUM.

SWARMS OF SPIES AND AGENTS

PROVOCATEURS,

E

MILLIONAIRE'S "ATTACK ON THE WEALTHY, DRAWING ROOM MEETING. SENSATION.

WEATHER REPORT.

On July 17th at 11,85,-No return from Vladivostock, Japan and Indo-Chies. Fressure bas increased slightly on the B.E. coast of China, and decreased slightly to moderately at okkur raporting tlations. At 6 am, this morning, the typhoon was apparently crossing Inson to the north of Manila, on a W.N.W. track

Hongkong rainfall for 4 hours godẳng ai 10 am, to-day, 298 inch. Total since le January 44.38 inches, against an average o

5.00 loghen

The forectat for the 24 heurs ending at mos e-dark) folemniz

PALTRY WAR GIFTS, A Belgian gentleman of high social position who has enccceded in escaping from Belgium, as he knew that he was philanthropist and pioneer of pasteurised Mr. Nathan Straus, the millionaire about to fall into the hands of the milk depots, astonished a meeting of the German Secret Police, gives an account National League for Woman's Service, of German so-called "Judicial methods recently held at the house of Miss Anne which have produced a veritable reign Morgan, daughter of the Into Mr. J. of terror in that country.

Pierpont Morgan, by a vigorous attack January last 24 death sentences were in port of the league and

During the three months preceding on the rich because of their limited sup- Bieted at one court alone. A German

Various relief Organisations. sergeant was ordered to arrest francs because of the house in which it was

attack was nue the less anexpec tireurs in the early days of the war, but and the wealth of the audience. he was unable to find ang and did not followed a report of the Campaign Fund Hongkong to Gap Rock dare to present himself before his chief Committee showing that most of the first unoffending peasants he met on the girls, who had made many sacrifices; and empty-handed he simply arrested the 96,400 collected had come from working road. This kind of thing happens every Mrs. Charles Frankenthal's mention of day in the campaign of persecution the fact that a millionaire had recently directed against the patriots.

paid £40,000 for a painting.

intermission and without food. In the

It

** IT'S A SHAME.” "Let me speak," demanded Mr. Straus,

The

DISTRICT

CHINA

Station.

COAST" METEOROLOGICAL

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JN.E winds, mo- derats to fresh. SouthCount of Chins between The rame sa Hongkong and Lamooka No. 1.

Bouth Coast of China tetween, The same e Hoaglong and pisinan.. { No 1.

A NEW CODE.

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with spics. If they do not succeed in The whole of occupied Belgium swarme discovering a genuine "crime," they do interrupting Mrs. Frankenthal. victims are visited in their cells, not by few paltry donations of £200 each which HONGKONG'S STORM SIGNALS Sharp Peak not hesitate to invent one. Daily the rich people have acted shamefully. The judges of lawyers, but by German officers have helped a little to swell this fund have and police bullies, who wring confessions come from men who have made millions from them. One man was cross-examined out of this war. I know about that mao

prison where the narrator had been, be immediately recalled that Mr. Charles M. signals in this way for eight hours without who gave £40,000 for a picture, and it's

ashaine !

Some of those present, says the World, helping young men to join the Belgian Company, which has made many millions met som peasants who were charged with Schwab, head of the Bethlehem Steel Army, Thekery time they returned their out of munitions contracte bought room, and every

their Turner's "Rockets and Blue Lights faces were blending. Sometimes the few days ago, paying a Fifth-avonuc axt ajenta provocateurs, disguised as prison dealer £40,000 for it. Germans and complaining of their cruel ors, mix with the patriots, abusing the ty. Many Belgiuas enter the persons, but very low succeed in getting out. of them..

of this city, who have the name of being “Maybe we can shame the rich people churitable, continued Mr. Straus, before the flutter caused by his remark had sub-

ided.

I have given up my hores and The trial is a more farce. The usual by Vet and now my houses for rent procedure is for a Gorman clerk, after action to be used for the benefit of the or for sale, the proceeds of either trans- the indictment has been read, to speak war sufferers." having any knowledge of the case. If a a few words for the defence, without barrister does attend the case the spot allowed to communicate with the prison- er, either in prison or anywhere else The only way to help a prisoner is to obtain information by bribery from the clerk in charge of the dossier, and, after the man has been condemned, to address a petition to the Governor-General.

NO GREAT SEA FIGHT.

I

MILK FOR THE FOOR.

of interference with his milk stations.

Mr. Straus branched off and complained

have had at the hands of the city officials Because of the damnable treatment I am going to give up my programme for supplying babies of the pour with milk," he exclaimed. You ladies can have my laboratories, which cost me £90,000 to build, and if you can find any use for them "I'll give you £5,000 with which to operate them.

The city authorities keep the streets in good condition for the rich," he added, "but they don't give a damn for the poor."

mandant of the league, said afterwards, Mrs. Grace Parker, the national com-

with some heat;

private house and talk the way he did. Mr. Straus had no right to come into It is disgraceful. He had no license whatever to give expression to his per

in the world, took refuge behind defences The German Navy, the second in size when the war began and has never coma out since, as a whole. Parte of it have Navy, under conditions favourable for a come out to attack parts of the British attack, but there was only one really not able fight, oven of this kind. It has been evident from the beginning that the Ger man Navy did not intend to challange the British Navy to a fight. The evidence has increased as two years and nine £20,000 to the Jewish War Relief Fund a Mr. Straus gave £50,000 and his wife months have gone by with the German Navy still silent, motionless, and land-Year ago... locked.

out.

The

tingling with shame all over."

grievances in that manner. I am

FIGHT FOR LIBERTY.

Professor Morton Prince, of Boston, Massachusetts, publishes in the New York Tribune a letter addressed to him by Mr. Joseph Chamberlain dated from the

following passages are interesting at House of Commons, July 7th, 1893, shortly after the battle of Manila Bay. The this time:

I duly revived your kind letter of June 15th, and have been carrying it hout ever since with the hope of finding time to answer it. But I have been very course of a dull Irish debate that I find busy, and it is only to-night-in the the opportunity.

The plain truth is that now and greuter demands are about to be made upon our the outbreak of the war the tonnage of

It has been quite understandable. At MR. J. CHAMBERLAIN'S WISH military resources in the west, for it the British Navy was 2,713,758. That of WITH THE U.S. IN A DESPERATE will be a long time before we sea United the German Navy was 1,304,640. States Armies in the field. Voluntary British Navy outnumbered the German enlistment up to fifty has been intro. more than two to one. The French Navy, duced, and compulsion for men of with tonnage of 9,915; the Italian, with mature years toy follow. But are we 497,815, and the Russian, with 701,253, using the resources already available to need not be added to the British strength, the best advantage? Are we adjusting since they have been employed chiefly in As four-fifths of our supplies are im ported the most that any man can do in least temporarily modified? We seem to fight if it had cared to nak for a decision our plane to conditions which are at other waters. It was with the British Navy that the German would have had to the circumstances in to try to keep stocks be doggedly pursuing the schemes of two n hand from getting too low, and, in a years ago, without much regard to the

at odds of two to one. It did not care to general way, regulate distribution. Lord fact that many things have happened in

and the talk about the prospect of a great Devonport, of course, knows how much the intervening period. We cling to our

sex battle such as the world had staple products are available for Great distant undertakings as though they were

never Been has had no justification. Britain in the world's markets. In con vital, which they are not. junction with the Shipping Controller he Germany.

There was never any ground for the Our foe is belief that the German ships would come is able to arrange for the transport of so many thousands of tons per week or of the serious

Sir William Robertson spoke somewhere added the American, which has a tonnage But now to the British Navy is month from the ends of the earth. But

waste Decasioned by of 1,097,502, The German Navy is now the ruthless

Secondary enterprises. submarine warfare in-

No one knows outnumbered nearly three to une, and if vented and practised by

precisely what he had in mind, but the it did not have any stomach for a fight Huns is a disconcerting Factor, and apt to make Mesopotamian expedition is a case in at the old odds it most certainly will not the best laid plans of mice and Ministars point. It began well, lapsed into dis- have any for a fight now. The German

gang aft agley." Perhaps during one

aster, and has since been retrieved by Navy, which was built up so enthusiasti- week the majority of the food ships get the brilliant operations of Sir Stanley cally for just this war, is out of business Urough. Then for a week or so there ande. We are so lost in admiration permanently, and the best Germany ear may be a run of bad luck, scores of thom- of the skill of the commander and the do with her officers and men is to use them sauds of tons being put down. In the fortitude of his troops that we forget in ambushing merchant vesels and bus latter case a temporary shortage of some to ask ourselves what it all means. The pital ships-New York Times, commodity or other inevitably results, the inland water communications of the ex- retail shops cannot find enough sugar or pedition are now over 600 miles long, and margarine for every customer-where its, vanguard must be close to the rapids upon a cry is raised for the head of the of the Tigris. The difficulties of trans- Food Controiler on a charger!

port must steadily increase, and the Turks will not relinquish Mesopotamia autumn, without another great struggle in the There has never been any clear thought We drifted into this expedition. behind it from first to last.. really valuable achievement has been that Its out it rescued Persia

SOARING PRICES.

meat of India never wanted to invade It is no secret now that the Govern Mesopotamia at all. We cannot hold the

;

whom I am very sorry never to have met First, I want you to tell your father, how much I appreciate his verses, and still more the liberality and breadth of mint which is able at four score years to recognize new truths

of Anglo-Saxon union is as old as the I may new truths, although the truth Revolution, which only marked the lines on which union was in future to be sought and did not really divide the race

and becomes

But an old truth is often forgotten

-new.

when it is redis covered. We English and Americans are one people, not merely because of blood and religion and literature and history, but above all because our root ideas are question from the same standpoint, be the same, because we approach every

only differ cause we are alike in all essentials and

minor characteristics.

Now locs! and non-local

codes will be introduced at Hongkong on July 1st, in place of Hongkong the old Local Code and the China Coast

Code.

storm Koabun

Fescadores Canton ! Gap Rock.... Wachow

Hoihow Fiulien Turane

The principal change in the Local Code Pakhol is that the now signals will show the direction from which the gale is expected, Capest.James whereas the old niguals showed the post- Apsin tion of the typhoon. The latter will be

Dagupan indicated, as heretofors, by the non-local Lega

Tacloban aignais. The new Local Code is given ciló below:

Surigao

*

BÁT HIGNALS.

Meaning.

Signal. Symbol. 1-Bad cone-A typhoon exists which

may possibly cause a gala at Hongkong with in 24 hours.

→

Black cone-Gale expected from the

North (NAW. to N.E.) 3-Black conn

inverted-Gale expected from the

South (8.E. to B.W.). 4.—Black drum.—Gale expected from the

5.--Black

East (N.E. to 8.E.). ball-Gale expected from the

West (N.W. to B.W.).. 6.-Double coas. Gale expected to in- crease.

7.—Black cross-Wind of typhoon force

expected (any direc tion).

Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by three explosive bombs, fred at intervals of 10 seconds at the Water Police Station and repeated at the Harbour Office,

The Bignals will be lowered when it is considered that all danger is over.

The Day Signals will be displayed at the masthead of the storm signal mest on Blackhead Hill, the Harbour Office, H.M.8. Tamar, Green Island signal mast,

kong and Kowloon Whart and Godown the flagstaff on the

premises of the Hong-

premises of the Standard Oil Company Company at Kowloon, the flagstaff on the at Laichikok, and the flagstaff pear tho Field Officer's Quarters at Lyemun.

NIGHT SIGNALS, (Lamps) 1-White-white-white.

8-White-green-green.

3-Green-white-white..

4-Green-green-white.

6-White-white-green.

6-Green-green-green." 7-Red-green-red.

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T. E. CLAITON, Director. 1, BAROMETED, reduced to 89 degrees Fahren- hait, on the level of the sew in inches, tenths and hundredens

Fahrenhal

3. TETRATOR, in the shade, in degrees

3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturation, the humidity of air saturated, with moisture being 100.

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DIRECTION OF WInn, to two pointa

6. FORON OF WEN, according to Beaufort Ecale clond, d driesling raja, i fog, g gloomy, b hail, I 6. STATE OF WHaram, & blun sky, a detached Lightning, o overcas y passing shower, qual, rrain, mow, t thundar, wisibility,w dow (wet),

7. Raw in inches, tenths and hundrede

HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER

Hongkong Observatory, July 17th.

detometer ... l'empent tire Humidity Wina Traction

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HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.

From 18th to 24th July.

HION WATER.

Wid 18

The Night Signals will be displayed. Station, o B.M.S. Tamar, and on the at sunset, on the tower of the Railway Harbour Office Bagstaff. They will have the same signification as the day signala. Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by explosive bombs as above, in the event of (bars 18 8 17 the information conveyed hy this signal being first published at night,

BOPPLEMENTARY WARNING.

the following stations:-Gap the Harbour & Cons will be exhibited at When local signals are displayed in

Rock; Waglan, Stanley, averdeen, Sau Ki Wan, to notify the fact to native craft and Sai Kung, Sha Tau Kok and Tsi Po, passing ocean vesele

Further details can always be given to ocean vessels, on demand, by signal from lighthouses

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FOR EUROPE AND AMERICA,

INDIA, AUSTRALIA, O.,

PRIVATA RESIDENCE AT THE OUTPORTS,

of the

has been admirably esecuted has nothing to do with the issue. A this critical juncture it is a misdirection of energy and effort. Our one essential task was Apart from the question of supplies,

to guard the Suez Canal and clear the discontent is rife because of high prices.

Sinai. A certain amount of mystery western portion of the peninsula of They have reached a level which cannot Justified or explained by appeal to

Our forces are apparently now confronted still seams to envelop the battle of Gaza. the law of supply and demand. In this respect the Ministry of Food has asked

by strong fortifed lines, the Turks are I dare say that, like brothers, we may for trouble by the irresolute way orders

less further help will be required. Men we have often done in the past, hut I hurrying up reinforcements, and douht quarrel in the future about trifles, as have been issued and also by a palpable

white more Germans are crowding into hope to God that we may stand united lack of ordinary foresight. Thus, for example, the public are exhorted to eat country permanently without adding France What are the aims of the Ger against all the rest of the world!" It will fess bread and to rely upon substitute, heavily to our already overgrown rernment in Palestine? Beans are recommended as both whole sponsibilities. The idea that the British

be a good thing for both of us, for some and nourishing. But when them Palestine and on the Tigris and the Salonica cxpedition. Doubtless it was I wish that some becasion coild arise 21 hours warning of a gale (Fores 8 by patriotic housewife wants beans from the Russians in Armenia will one day join right to occupy Salonics and the sur

Yet another example is furnished by the humanity and civilization, Dad! The object of the code is to give at least. grocer she finds they have jumped hands on the highlands of Anatolia, is a

to test the sympathy which is apparently Beaufort Scale, or 40-45 m.p.h., mean price from about 3fd. to 1s, per, lb. The foolish dream. Bume people contend that rounding country uncause thereby the so strong. I wish it because I am certain velocity by Dinos Anemometer) and also A Comprehensive and Complete Record columns of the Press are filled with in the war can be won in Asia Minors It enemy were denied access to their friend, has the sympathy would stand the warnings of expected changes in the "Constant Reader and many others, in Spitzhergen. Withdrawal is not in the

Cont letters from our old friend can no more be won in Asia Minor than in Greece. Yet it would take the best strain. Believe me, nine out of ten in direction and fores of the wind. Owing the leader writers point a moral and least suggested here. That is now im-

part of a million men and an impossible this country would like nothing better however, to the uncertain movements of adorn the tale," and, yielding to pressure,

amount of land and sea transport to than to stand side by side with you in typhoons and to insufficient telegraphis Ako Food Controller at length steps in

possible, at any rate al presont All

reconquer Serbia and to capture Sofia, a desperate fight for liberty, and fail observations, it will occasionally happen and fixes a price for beans. But for some

that is urged is that at a time when the Serbia must be rescued in France. What ng this, would be delighted to make that signals 2 to 5 may be displayed inexplicable reason he confines his atten- made upon us the nation is entitled to most extraordinary demands are hoing

are the aims of the Government in Mace common cause for some common interest without a gale occurring at Hongkong donia 1 tion to Burmah beans. Next day there know what are the real objects of the

taine médiocrité supéricare") are timid typhoons forming in the vicinity and The statesmen whom Victor Hugo de- or even Gap Bock, but the reverse is not are no Burmah beans to be had; but,

scribed (un homme d'état c'est une cer likely to happen, except in the case of curiously enough, there are unlimited know themselves, which Lambly venture

hand" but the people are all right, of a located typhoon increasing its rate Government in Mesopotamia, if they

They will riot" take occasion by the travelling rapidly towards Hongkong, or quantities of Java beans, which are not mentioned in the Order, and these are at

to doubt I write as one whe began to of vision and coherence souf all these and sooner or later the voz papult will of progression abnormally. The war price of is. per lb. This is typi Gulf upon public attention several years marked by blind persistence

press British interests in the Persian Eastern operations, which appear to be prevailinisht nge the German Empers Bignal No. 1 is intended as a warning cal of what is happening all the time No wonder the public are angry, and thus declaration in 1903; but I never said and the mightiest battles of the war lie a larger feet I would have taken Uncle In the new non Local Code the approxi-

before Lord Landsdowne made his famous short of men and gravely short of ships, said to a friend of mine," If I had had signal,

We are fortnight ago the Emperor to "Stand By and watch for the next there is a demand that the names greedy profiteers should be published anything about the upper reaches of the before us in France. Enough ships and Sam by the scruff of the neck and mate velocity of the storm centre will be that the world may know the creatures Tigris.

men have been locked up in distant cam this represent the view of the alter shown, in addition to its direction of who are battening upon the privations

paigns to relieve us of all our difficulties, monarchies, who begin to desire a Monroe motion, and the position of the centre of the poor and making fabulous fortunes out of the necessities of the wives and

pond still more we ought to reconsider attitude of this country they dare not longitude The time at which the Before these subsidiary enterprises, ex-dontrine for Europe. But in view of the will be given in degrees of latitude and children of men at the front.-H. B.

our commitments in distant lands

Sing was issued will also be shown

Bef

The British advance lato Palestine is another case in point. The fact that it (Continued at foot of next column.)

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