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NAVAL STRATEGY. NEW FIRST LORD ON HIS DUTIES.

Sir Eric Gades, First Lord of the Ad- miralty, addressed his constituents at Cambridge recently. It was, he said, his first public specch

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 1017.

PORTUGAL. IN THE FIELD.

A TRIUMPH OF DOGGED EFFORT. DOMESTIC DIFFICULTIES,

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THE TIMES CORRESPONDENTAT

LISBON}

FIGHTING IN HOLLOW MOUNTAINS.

MORE AEROPLANES!

HOW GERMANY HOPES TO WIN THE "WAR

BY HENRY DE HALSALLE

[EY HAMILTON FYFE,]

Over and over again I was naked by

(Author of Degenerate Germany:) Italian officers: How does our front compare with other frants?" I told them

Whatever may be the shortcomings of the that it is impossible to institute compari- German mind in non-military matters, we sons between objects essentially dissimilar.ust grant that the Teuton is anything The only major front which has anything but sound asleep in the devilish arts of

Our First Division has been in pos session of ity sector, with entire re- sponsibility for its defence since the night of the 15th inst. The First Brigade of this anime division ras already had the responsibility for the common with the Italiau is the Car- war. half of this sector since the 30th of May pathias But the Carpathians are not lastBenhor Norton de Matos, Portu-mountains like the Alps. They are hills. guese Minister of War.

The Zeppelin, according to the German Kurope; it was engine of death, capable Kaiser would eventually Teutonise

I myself cannot imagine any form of not only of terrorising but of subduing warfare more difficult than that which our the population of half the world; and Allies are carrying on from the Adriatic such was the opinion of the Inte Count right round to the frontier which divides Zeppelin. Neither of this persons Naw Italy from Switzerland. How can I at the genins of Britain and Franco make you understand the character, the would have an answer to the giant gasbag. difficulties of this warfare! A friend of Ever the Gorman under-rates everything But the Zeppelin mine in the Treating said the mountains that is not German: were each organised for fighting like menace to this country is a thing of thự ships. That stuck in my tuilid. It is past. That multitudinous pecial fleet

out

towns of Britain to ashes (including, of course, the inhabitants) will never come. Germany is building no mero Zeppelins-- just now. Instead she is concentrating ou aeroplanes of a much improved pattern, Why I will tell you.

At this critical

Iam no alarmist,

After a reference to his association with Sir Dougins Haig's, Staff, he remarked :-- What I saw in France gave me my deter mination that nothing mattered but 10 go on with the war to the end. To ene who has spent months in France, who has wit mossed the wreckage of the most malicious: retreat in the history of the world, with

June 15th, 1917, is likely to be a its wanton ravishing of the country and village, one feels time the role thing that historic day for Portugal. It represents matters is to go on with the war 1 do high honour for her Army. It is not know that I have any hats in my com position, but, I am convinced that we have tribute no less to her Minister of War and Fot in destroy the German military power to her Government. The effort which the (cheers), and that we and our Allies are country has been called upon to make doing more how to destroy that power by has been great, and the response has been

railways advancing as fast as we can lay and, roula to carry the traili Sh great; Two years ago, the country's best an apt unalogy." Let us see how it works which was to reduce London and the grent

friends would have deemed it impossible, Douglas Haig has often said to me, How much dogged, persistent effort and

tenid "If the people at home would only under stand that it is no good scaling off what solid uphill work the above telegram

I came in the heat of the afternoon to we have taken that an advance of a thon vers not all the Portuguese themselves a mountain which lay basking in a veil sand yards any mean more that a 16-nitle realize, and outside the country it will

of haze There was nothing to distinguish advances it did, at Vimy Ridge, for he hurd indeed to understand. But it from the ordinary run of mountains Portugal won her first victory when in except that there were a great many roads Cexample," (Cheers,)

The destruction of the German Army January she landed her first contingent and paths cutting up and across its grey period of the war maratain that the is what matters, and it is going on daily. France. That was a victory over the green sides. That told me it has a forti alarmist deserves the severest form of Thuir moral is going very inst. I do not worst of all fous over scepticism, fed mountain. The energy of the Italian trishment, not to say hanging can think we are within sight of the end of timidity, and irresolution at home, and engineers in bushing roads everywhere but of course, in these columns, state the war, hut you hare got to go on; you a bewildering maze of political and reminds me of that draughtsman of the openly the source of my information but aunot stop now. Any peare we could party cross-currents of which the average variety stage whose drawings, made in can say this: It comes indirectly from get to-day is no good at all. The Gerinha Englishner can form but a faint iden angie lantern, are reproduced stroke ermany and From a certain highly military power has got to be braven before That the wall of the nation was loyal from by stroke upon the screen. As his lines placed official there who is not in the the first to England and the Allies is travel with mensured rapidity over the habit of letting his tongue wag idly. The we can get a peace worth having.

white sheet, so I seem to see the Italian ocial speak of realises, as most Teutons. true. But for active participation in the whi

rends running here, there, and every realise nowadays, that the Zeppelin is doom- War Portugal was not prepared. That where, leading up to the front. Oftened, so far as gards its military use any

he is to-day is the work of the Republic light railways are laid as well a proof way, ile ise realises only too well that and its leaders.

that Italy is prepared to go on as long the last neroplane raid on London was The truth is that, which Dr. Affoise.

asy CISSITY, Take it together highly successful, considering the num Costa landed to President Arlaga hu with the systematic rebuilding of ruined ber of planes employed. That raid, in written declaration of policy on January homes, and it is an earnest also that our serling is looked upon as merely experi

iental. As an experiment greatly 13th, 1918, beginning ---" It is well for Allies mean to keep what they have won. the Republic that we should voluntarily Up one of the new.nade roads burtisfied the Wilhelmstrasse, it has satis. engage to take part in the European War motor-ear cliule. We pass long lines of Red the German people, who believe that beside England, many sincere and loyal huts for the men, horse lines, mute lines, vnst fleet of aeroplanes raining bombs Portuguese were prepared to agree with lorry parks, ammunition dumps, masses first on London and then on other of our the opinion of the Portuguese Minister of stores. We are on the back of the cities, will win for the Feierland a spedy in Madrid, D. Augusto de Vasconcellos, ship, the forecastle, the hold. The

mountain. This is the lower part of had concisive victory. who specially summoned by President motor-car stops. We get out and walk

LET C'S BE PREPAKED, Arriaga, nid that it was his sincere Was enter a tunnel, blasted in the solid If, say, fifteen aeroplaats can do suchí opinion that, as a consequence of dur

rock. We walk for several hundred yards. und sien an atmount of damage to išraneh, It is like walking through a mine gallery, he and property, what can a raid by Sir Eric Geddes stated that the Army African expedition it would be com was completely tordident, and that he pletely impossible to send any forces to We have acetylene lamps to light buy, a hundred, or a thousant accom confidence of the Army was only matched Europe, however great might be the good footsteps, which bring us to a rock chaphs This is the question that Berliners by that of the Grand Fleet. The differ will and the compstrace of all the bar where there are four squruperare asking one another to-day, and this is ence between the Army at the Navy the Ministers Nor was that opinion heldings to the light. Behind each opening is the question which is receiving more than resumed) is that, while there is wincon alone by Bertuguese it was shared by a gun. We have walked right through the due attention from the Liernia Govern to fight on land, there is only someone many of the bust-informed English in ontain These openings face the ent.Let us send a thousand acry unde: the sun for the Navy. You kay Lisbon. This, too, was before the advent enemy's. They are just like the cantonlanes over London," said the Cologne Gazette & few days ago; "let its art Eng- how difficult it is to catch a mol your to power of General Pimenta de Castro, portholes in an old wooden man-o-war.

and ablaze from end to end. Knowing gard. That is similar to what we have whose policy was just as decidedly. to deal with Thy German fleet has not against any policy of intervention in the

so well the nature of the pious, peace- ful German I can hear those words re- the least intention of coming out, so don't war as that of Dr. Affonso Costa was for.

echoing throughout the German Empire: be impatient with the Navy its enterit peeve og praktor nga parla

Let us set England, ablaze from end to prise and courage pass all wores. When

end.” is story is told some day it will surpasa

When I went to the Admiralty I thought I know all about the deeds of the Navy but I didn't I have now seen the rewords and reports-something that you can put into the papers. The officers of the Navy are the bearest of men, but they say,

Please don tell all on: exploits ,” and you have lot to go far to seek the reason Remember Captain Fryett If we revealed deedy any of which would send a thrill down your lincke, and gave the whereabouts of the explo these officers and ships would be arket, se don't ask for information that might injure the mer. It's a fair to

thein

THE BUSABINE CAMPAIOS,

In ist, und daring, and ingenuity. and wander the tales of Captain Marryat

The Arury and Navy ask, Will the gen cral public let us down!, if I say judge

TWO DIFFICULT YEARS,

Two years have passed, years not merely of peparatim, as in Great Britain and France, but of constant straggle with opposing currents. And now the First Portuguese Division has taken possession

up.

This mountain and any number of other mountains have been turned into fortresses. They are no longer solid, They are hollow. You can walk about inside them. The compressed-air drill and the dynamite cartridge have done their work well. On through tunnels and past more port-holes The batteries are very busy to-day. There is an artillery duel going on not far off. The sound of it is fossed to and fro among the summits.

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For, wind you, we are face to fuce with very grave danger, 17 Germany sets to work assiduously to turn out aeroplanes in vast numbers (and there is no planes

LLOYD

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A five or ten dollar Note

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THEY

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DEFENCE.

LORD FRENCH'S APPEAL

gunners taking easy. The to face. by Cambridge I have a good awer the of its own sector- beside the Armies of heroesps in an uneasy rumble at tusk), we have a pretty problem of OVER-AGE MEN FOR HOME THE general public will not let them down. England and of France. It has repulsed only sounds of war close by are mysteri visited London to-night: have we an ade- Suppose that hity German acroplates There are people who say we should have, repeated German attacks. It has won for our mailed explosions which

we hear guns ready all round the coast, and itself the high commendation of the above our heads Uncanny the effect, butts aerial force ready to meet them! I plants waiting for the enemy Where Commanders of the Allied Armics. That they are only mines going off to displace, bay, five hundred have we looked said, filty only; but suppose a hundred

Lard French, speaking at Ilford are they to come from! From France, which was deemed impossible has been more roek Now we will go up to the where the neroplanes are the eyes of the done. The Arizy is a national Army top of the mountain and visit the observed sud provided for such a contin- recently, appealed to men physically fit Army, and where they can save ore in far more than name In it all parties tion post, the coming-tower. atatement that the Government are awake and over the military age to join the “A”

gency fail to see from any official lives in a day than they could save here and all classes are represented, Belief

While we were burrowing a storm has to such a probability I say prob-section of the Volunteers for home défence. in mouths? Don't ask them from Free.

"Then they say build more. Well, build in British good faith lives on here, in drifted over. We grupe among clouds ability becuase 1 al commend that

The intention of the Government in

· require internal combustion engines, no small factor in the nation's Trendy ton our waterproofs tight round Germany's next card. That she will con-re-establishing the Volunteers, he said, more, and you get fewer tanks-they both spite of German slander, and has formed Soaking rain blots out the view. We but wholesale air raida by aeroplanes will

tinue her barbaric and ruthless methods and the are to which it was in ended to Everything has got to ins balanced. felresponse to the call to arms. Portugal "It won't lost" me arguide pruit some form is certain. The submarine: the public realize that all the time we are trusts Great Britain and the Britphesies, and he is right. By the time campaign is apparently in the initial put them, were simply to provide efficient!

II.

It is hard to believe these fortress-moun- taing could ever be stormed. Yet the Italian troops stort them. Come with me to another part of the front, up a still higher mountain; come and see a ship which was boarded und made a prize.

trying to work out the best balanesianco,

But if there be unity of purpose at

are on the top the Trentino mountain. of our limited resources. Current criticism is a sign of what is ie the front, the same cannot be claimed a hefte us clear-washed nude may look to defeat. That being so. home defence in case of invasion and Over there is the broute may look to drawing the fangs of that inasmuch as all men of military ago were sparkling alt belligerent for all the politicians at home. In the plateau of Asiago, so hotly fought for But let us look and provide for Germany's required at the front, it was expected that

grim menace within a reasonable period. coming apparent ** countrieswar wiriness and war question of Portugal's intervention in the own below we see plainly shattered nerves and it is the country which holds war the Government policy has now won Arsiero, with its big paper-factory inoxt move, which (although it is dangerous this duty of home defence would be under its nerves longest that is going to win the general support, or acquiescence; not so ruing The village of Asiago (Asa-yah-go) fain will be in the air, in the manner 1 taken by men who were over that age, bus

to enter the realms of prophecy) I main- war. Let us rise above war weariness and the Government Its extemics, both open was a favourite summer time resort, have stated, and before very long. nerves We shall win, as we are bound and undeclared, are many. The task pencefal, healthful spot. Now, ruins 10 win and can't help winning but which it is called upon to facs is such also. Up there ou à mountain trowning we cannot build ourselves he must obtain to take their share in this work. Surely We must build more zeroplanos. What were still sound and fit in body and mind shall not do it by fant-finding with each as to demand the united strength of the tus across a deep gulf are the Austrians elsewhere. But more acroplanes we must it must be a satisfaction to such men when ather (Ilear, heart

nation. The Ministry is exclusively in the "ship. All around there have, not singly but in battalions, they contemplated the terrible destruction Perhaps you expected me to make a democratic, but this is solely in conse chored, vessels stand and bombard en an:

repeat that Germany's next move will be statement on the submarine position. In Bequence of the refusal of the other parties other. first place, do not think I have been long to enter the Cabinet The Evolutionist cnough First Lord to be able to make statement with the consideration that feel should be given to the mater. The Prime Minister, with his greater know ledge and authority, has recently made a statement, and I will leave it at this. The submarine danger, or inenace, or cam paige, is of course serious, but it can be overcome, and I honestly believe that it will be overcome (cheers) if we face the difficulty as we have faced the other devilish inventions of the Germans; but it may be, as the Prime Minister said, that we may not find an exact and com plete antidote before the country is asked to make sacrifices. We have not yet made sacrifices comparable with the sacrifices that are being runde by other countries, and when the tims cones I know that the people of the United Kingdom will ac cept these sacrifices in the proper spirit. (Cheers.)

FIRST LORD'S DUTIES

You may ask, How do I view the duties of First Lord of the Admiralty!

The

Farty has loyally given its support in. Parliament. The Unionist leader, Dr. Brite Camacho, and his party and Press have been unrelenting in their opposition This is to be regretted. Honest difference of opinion and divergence in policy are understandable, but what in peace may be salutary in war may mean a serious danger. All that divides the nation to day weakens its power, and never had it more need for strength. In overy country to day the worst enemy of sound government, and of the Allies is faction. Neither the nation nor the Republic is strong enough to dispense with the loyal support of those capable of rendering real, and relevanu service.

FOOD AND COAL

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Then we ascond in five Telefericas, one after the other. The

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an aeroplane raid on a large scale-very which the war had brought and was skill- likely on London. Are we prepared to meet it! Shall we be prepared to meet bringing upon the flower of the youth of another still more formidable, and yet this country, to feel that, whilst their another1 These are the contingencies we young friends and relatives were this must provide fur. 1 is in the air that Germany has made up her mind sac. will suurificing all for their country, they, at finish and win the war and in England. any rate, were doing all in their power to it will not be in France; it will not be in keep that country free from the horror Russia; it will be in England, the object of Germany's direct hatred Let us be and humiliation which we should all feel prepared.Daly Mail,

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FROM PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

VAN WAERWICK,"

In the sunshine the snowscant sparklesing themselves as efficiently as possible. having arrived from the above ports, Con

signos of Cargo by her are notifed that all

elp them in their war work, which, as the Government has given evidence of captured by dtein, steep and level form. Yet transport here presents notice. The men who could be absolutely

last brings us to the eternal snows. fua fanastic Wells romance Yet all of it is comforting to wart oneself with a cup true. These eyes have seen. And frou of coffee beside the stove in an Alpine the trench, looking over the snow parapet, officer's hut.. We mustn't delay, we mark plainly the Austrian line, with though, he tells us

"The dogs are ita frequent redoubts, each protected by ready.

a fan of wire entanglements.. Short, sharp barks groet us as we come In the short period of its existence out. The sleighs with their three dogs The blue sky is exhilarating. But think The Volunteer Forze to-day consisted it entered office on April 26th the cach are waiting on the edge of an im- of it in winter, when snowstormus last for of four classifications* A.” *},"AC" Goods are being landed at their risk into the men glacier, mostly covered with snow days and only the dogs can find the track and "DA" men were those had fully hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of Covernment has done much. Faced at off we go downhill at a capital pace. by which all food and all ammunition taken the obligation to serve as Volunte Hongkong and Kowloon Whart And by the simultaneous shortage of supplies and whine. We get out and walk, once by a series of grave crisis, ccensioned Uphill is another story. The logs pant must reach then in the firing-line.

teers till the end of the war and to render Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the themselves efficiently attending the wharves delivery may be obtained. last thing that he should do is to interfere with the more primplitude and energy glacier.

of food, coal, and raw materials, it dealt So for an hour and a half over the

authorized number of drills. and passing

Goods not cleared by the 30th inst, will bar If you

What the Italians do on the taps of the the recognized tests. "B" mati were subject to rent. in mun strategy. (Loud cheat Order was rapidly reestablished aftes the through one of its shining blug crevasses mountains can only be believed by those mostly composed of those who were adher

dropped anything

All brozen, chafed and I damago packages are ime in France has taught me that it is better to leave the tactics, and strategy disturbances in May. Decrees dealing it would fall seven or eight hundred feet, who ste the fruit of their toil. I stayed military age but were exempt from ser to be left in the Godowns, where they will be to the professional soldier and sailor, and with bread and cereals are nimed appar A man falling through would be chilled at one camp. 7,500 feet up, in a perfectly vice for the present as munition workers, examined on the Soth inst. at 10 m

Claim against the Steamer must be present- I intend to do so. But it is my duty to endly at really remedying and not merely meat" for ever: the ice would prevent equipped little hospital, hot and cold miners, or for all enues. They reread in writing within 10 dage after arrival ar know what the Bez Lerds are proposing shelving the question of the food supply decay. So hot are we under the morning water, hot pipes, up-to-date operating a force and sent abroad almost at any Steamer, otherwise they will not be recognised.

to a withdrawn from Volun to do to get through the material and of the city. Steps, lou, have been taken sun that the prospect sounds quite refresh-rom, everything. At another hut-village,

No Fire Insurance will be effected by the resources at the disposal, to farm n in to settle the coal crisis and that of rawing! Wo have left the dogs behind now nearly 6,000 feet, I was entertained in a moment. The class were boys under class were

undersigned dependent opinion as to whether they have materials and exports In spite of the and are tramping on Soon our destina cleverly decorated rgons (paintings a military age, and the

in any case whatever, Bills of

Lading will be countersigned by. though or should have more, and in every attempts of its enemies te foment divation is before us. It is a hormon black and white by a soldier), where the those win had taken no obligation at all

JAVA-CHINA JAPÁN LÍN, possible way, so far as

emends were not below but well above sea and could leave the Force at two days' a civilian can, 10 sions in the party and in Parliament w

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mylee Agents, troops in one, of

Hongkong, 23rd September 1917, wriggled and difficulties which nobody on the western counted upon for the defence of this coun- latest pushes How the I understand it, is made up of men, muar cobesien, capicity, and the will to work,mbled successfully under front as thought of even in nightmares.

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tions, and movement.

try were these "A" men, and one could They all wen Meantime the creation of new parties, Gre is hard to imagine. money, and we have got to ecnserv, our hoth Monarchist and Republican, and the

swift All day and all night the wire rope maite no efficient plan for the deferice of money, not only in the Goverment de reorganization of those already existing fortified height whence the Austrians bad ward.

and striking, was theirs, however, and the Telefericas" are swinging materials up this country in case of invasion unless. artments but in our homes and private would appear to point to increasing peppered daily the approach to the Italian matter what the weather may be, and the number available at the most to nike B WEEKLY PRESS,JANUARY 1 JUNE

The dog sleighs are at work no one could count with certainty upon the

trenches was captured and firmly held. A.S.C men carrying hardens are dofted wanted them to do their utmost make Bi Eria remarked that it was stated that he was once a railway porter.

Trenches of ice, tunnels through the black against the snow. These hollowed every available man join the Volunteers, snow, a long communication “boysnout mountains, those positions above the and make that addition of strength really ** It is true," he said, " and I am very

with solid snow walls it sounds like snow-line, will be the most sensational effective by inducing all men who were in proud of it."

(Continued at foot of next column.) among all my memories of the war,

in the “D' class service në “A” men.

division rather than union. Fortunately, however, the "rally" has been already sounded by some of the newspapers. It is to be hoped that it will be responded to.

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