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THE FUTURE OF FRANCE A NEW COLONIAL POLICY

ARCHIBALD MARSHALA]

THE HUNAS CONQUEROR HEARTRENDING SCENES IN

BELGIUM.

HONGKONG DEFENCE CORES.

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS BY MIOR HA. MORGAN, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT,

* STRENGTH,

Private J. S. Keith was curailled in 21st September, 1917, and posted. to "D" Company.

Private J, S. Keith, was enrolled (sc 21st, September, 1917, an posted to "B?" Company, No. 8 Platoon. Private J. D. Kinnaird, "B" Company, is permittal to resign on leaving the Colung on at Octofier, 1917. Private E. E. Warren, "B" Company,

is permitted to resign on leaving the Colony on 27736,September, 1917 The following are allowed to resign inder the provi tons of Section 2 (b) of the Military Service Ordinance, 1017 :*-- Arme-Sergt. H. Elson, B. Co. Lee, Corp. W. C. Trueman, Engineer. 4. Сотраву.

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A citizen of Liége who has succeeded in From the beginning of the war members.

escaping from Belginu, diaw, a terrible of the French Government have made it plature, says Renter's Agony, of the rule or to grant interviews to journalists. But since, at a time when all the Allied sufferings of the repatriated departees and forces are concentrated towards the same of the brutality with which the unfortunate the Germans. end of weakening for a long time a dim-ple are still treated gerous entay, the Culonies will takeThis escaped Belgia, has been engaged more and more important place have since March, at an infirmary outside Liége station and his witnessed the arrival.vi thought it would be of interest to know

train after train of repatriated depórters. the views on this point of the man best fitted to speak of it. I trave boot granted Only, stall proportion of the men have tong, conversation with M. Maginot, come back at all, and deese are so broken French Colonial Minister, whose qualifica

ons for his post are universally recognig and exhausted as to be useless for work.

Describing what he had seen, he said e, and although, for reasons which will be understood. I cannot presem it it all Many of the cu in these deportees is nils have been authorised to give. what follows on the subject of the assist trains had to be detrained at Lidge owing an-given to France by her Colonies dur to their desperate condition. Ik was only ing the war

with great difficulty that some doctors The war has revealed to France the ini portunes and utility of her colonies, and il voluntary workers obtained pertuis- they will be after the war one of the surest son from the Germans to tend the sturv and most effivicious cans of her fing, sick, and dying. Never shall 1 for fler colonies, which only yesterday med get the terrible scenes have witnessed. le many of the people of France to be of The trains contained sometimes 500 to 000-Sapper 6. Carvalhe is granted it only ale advantage to her, and evin a super-men, who had been for three days prae- Luous luxury, have brought to their sically without food: A great many of Mother Country since the beginning of them had their feet and legs frost-bitten the war & supports that has become more or frozen uff, and had to be carried of They had been obliged to powerful and more necessary from day stretchers. day The terrible crisis which for so long walk for hours in their stockinged feet left. France to face log redunstable for out the snow. Often gangrene had set in the Western front most alone impelled and the wn died within a few days. her to make appeal totali ber resources, and every Frenchman can put at its pro per value the aid which she has drawn from her outlying possessions, which are an immense reservoir of men and, of

ural riches..

na-

It is these men, who have come from all parts from Senegal, Tonkin, Tunisia Madagascar, Algeria, Mororen, and else where animated by the same desire to aid the Mother Country in the danger that meunced her, fighting fraternally under the same dag, without distinction of ie ligion or colour-it is those men who gave England the opportunity to arm herself in the west formidable fashion, and Ame rim to decide into which scule au should throw her sword

We had an average of two deaths every day in our small infirmary. Some of them were so famished that they could not take any food, and had to be fed with a poon others are ravenously anything they could snatch from your hand, Eighty, per cent, are stricken with tuber, vulosis, and will never cover. Such is the result of a few months spent in the German prison camps and Kommandos.“

STARVATION AND DISEASE.

The first time we saw then alight from the train we could not believe that these ragged ghosts, with huggard faces and fort wrapped in muddy sackcloth, could be the same men who had passed through Lige, singing patriotic songs on their way to Garminy. According to their reports: ENEMY PROPAGANDA FAILS.

any bave died over there; many also Everyone now knows in France what is find on the way honie, every train airg

of three or four dend as well

Sapper A. Brown, Engineer Co.. Sapper A. G. Pile, Engineer Co. Private F: W. Black, 3" Co. Private A. J. Brock, B Ca Private W. J. Winfield, & B Co

LEAVE

extension of rave, till 1,12.17.

leave from 30.0.17. Private C. Ribeiro is granted 1 month's MEDICAL STAFF.

from leave, has resutied duty as Major G. D. R. Binck, having returned

P.M.D. Members of the Corps requir ing his services will attend at his office, Alesandra Baillings, between and 6 pm, any day except Sunday, 3.0s are requested to forward to the S.MO at Headquarters, before 5p.it daily, the names of the men to whom they have granted sick leave,, stating the period grunted. ORDERS FOR ARTILLERY COMPANY RY CAPTAIN

J. H. W. ARMSTRONG, V.D.

Details of Duties for October are posted

on the notice board at, Headquarters ORDERS FOR ENGINELE COMPANY BY CAPTAIN

HUSSELL

28th September to 5th October, 1917:--- Nightly E.L. Maoning at Belelers and

Lyceman as per Rosters ported at Headquarters.

PARADES Engine drivers 5:45 p.m.,

Electricians & p., from 1st October.

Fowing to our Colonial troops, and their ing wing. Many more have died af FOFFICERS ON, DUTY. - Lyedaan, 2nd-Lieut.

presence in, our Army, more then any as the other form of propaganda, bis made the bone later after horrible sufferings from Colonial idea, hitherto so neglected, popt the

disenses which they haze Tar. Since she ginning of the war the cont

to them,

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British Colonies have been self-support- But these physical tortures are nothing ing, receiving from the Mother Cantareside the oral trials to which they have only what we indispensable and cold been subjected. Some of the men have not be obtained on the spot or from wigh gone quite mad, and do not realize tha bouring colonies In spite of this, their They have come back. One of the men life has remained normal, and even with I attended in his delirium repeated un- the difficulties crented by unlimited subceasingly the same cry whik, making a marine warfare: nothing has been lacking movement as if pushing something away.

1 will not sign, 1 will not sign!" Not one of the French Colonies has did not, and he died for it in my arms. saffered invasion from the chewy and n as an old woman said to me who was wait serious disorder has taken place. Yoning for her son to be returned, Is it have there one of the most striking proofs not enough to wake the stones weep

BULGARIAN VARÐARITIES, of the failure of enemy propaganda fore In spite of their

Absolutely authentic reports have reacli persistent efforts, upon which the enemy counted toed the Greek Government stating that the extent of considering the results to since the Bulgarian occupation of Eastern have been already acquired, all the French Macedonia, the Bulgarians have carried on Colonies just as India did, have remained systematic persecution with the object faithful to the mother country. Far from of Stamping out the Greek element of the their demanding from Frage military population, inflicting on them all kinds forces to defend or pacify them, it bas of hardships. over working them by mili been possible to withdraw from them near Tary labour, and deporting them to dis ly all home troops, and those which restricts of Bulgaria. rained have fought successfully with the Grecks are stated to have died of starva- English and Belgians for the conquest of tion... neighbouring German colonies.

the war.

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B sides furnishing France with men, her Colonies have rendered her inestimable service in the matter of food. Their con Tributions might have been even more com siderable, might, indeed, have three four times as much, if they had been gr ganised and suitably valued from the zinning. The French Clovernment is now working at this

have been already notable in with energy, and

THE FRENCH STOREHOUSE.

achieved.

More than 40,000)

AMERICAN TROOPS IN

FRANCE.

A French crack unit has been assigned to the American troops in Francs, nos merely to instruct them but to exerciso with them, and to teach them by close coa- tact and example, says Mr. H. Warner Allen. These French soldiers know every

France, in consequence of her complete thing about modern war worth knowing. mobilisation, deprived of nearly all her saw them at Souville Fort, near Verdun, agricultural labour, and lacking necessary just after the glorious capture of raw materials for her industries, has only Douaumont, in which they played a part been able to subsis and to hold ous thanks worthy of their traditions. Later they to her importations. Through the enor- fought on the Ladies' Way, and now they nous purchases which she has had to make are enjoying their pleasant. Last of acting outside she has impoverished herself and as instructors and friends to the American Their officers are among the incurred debts. The greater part of all troops.. the importations which she has been smartest officers in the French Army, and liged to obtain from abroad at the price every man and officer is on his nuttle te of gold might have been furnished to her prove to the newscomers how good the by her own Colonies. The French Govern-French infantry is nient understands the importance of I came upon an American battalion utilising the inmense fields of production training with a French unit on the top with which her Colonies provide her, for of a bill. They were nesting in the shade, Dearly all that is lacking in the soil of and French and Americans were fraterniz the mother country, rich as it is, exists ing. The two battalions were mixed to- there. The most energetic measures are gether, and Joffre blue and American being taken to increase the economic con khaki blended together and faded away tributions of the Colonies. In a congress:

under the presidency of the Minister the into the foliage of the wood behind. They were talking together somehow or French Government has assembled the mother, and the Americans were learning best qualified in Colonial interests to study the possibilities of production of through a weird jargon of broken French each Colony and to find the proper means and English what fighting on the western of gaining the best and most immediate frout is really like. profit from them.

The two nationalities had toiled and However important may be the imme-sweated together, and it was clear that if diate results, they will be small compared the Americans had a certain surprised with those of to-morrow. If she continues respect for these simple Frenchmen who to carry out the Colonial policy which she had learnt by experience all that there is has already inaugurated. France wil find to be learnt about modern war, the Obas in her Colonies all that at present makes seurs were already proud of their pupils. ber dependent on other nations. Thanks Later on that corps will watch the doings to her colonial possessione, fifteen times of the American force, and will rejoice in

as great as her European territory, all their exploits and claim a certain peopled by nearly fifty millions, sho will share in them as tutors and instructors. be able no longer asking for anything out side, to reconstitute her wealth of before the war, and worthily maintain ber place among the great nations.

All toe future of France lies in her Colonies.

In the training camp it was interesting to watch the Americans with earnest faces clustering round the French non-com- missioned officers who were explaining to them the mechanism of a machine-gun. They obviously understood very quickly. The Frenchmen talked English fluently,. and if ever a man was puzzled there was

VALUE OF THE SOVEREIGN.always an American who had understood

Mr. Baldwin gave in the Parliamentary papers recently the following exchange values of the British sovereign in the places mentioned:-

New York...

Amsterdam

Bwitzerland Stockholm

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Listen

and who could explain the difficulty with word. Never were men more keen to become practical toldiers, and even the old soldiers who already knew much of what the French were showing were ever July 18, July 14 on the alert to pick up a new fact In 1014117 handling the machine-gun the Americans had a valuable advantage in their great 2619 physical strength. The French had warned them, however, that they must not expect to become effective too soon, and they must learn to walk before they could rub.

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INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES will be held at

Belchers at 8 pm on Tues:hy and Thursday, under Sergt.-Major Oven- dene, R.E., Staff-Sergt. Parsons, R.E., Corp. Day and 2nd-Corpl. Norris, I.K.D.C.

TRANSFERS. The following are

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ferred to Lysemun for duty on and from 1st October, 1917:-Sappers Lang, Mukerjee, Pomeroy, J. P. V.. Remedios, Roberts J. A Thom, and Xavier, ORDERS FOR INFANTRY BATTALION BY MAJOH H. A. MORGAN.

PARADES. Monday, 1st October :-

6.30 am, Annual Musketry Course at the Peak Range. The following. will attend-Corpl. H. T. Jack- Inan, Privates S. H. Dodwell, J. Walker, A R. Austin, G. Burnett, W. L. Patienden, P. Knight and EA. M. Williams, Officer in Charge, Lieut. Beswick. 6.30 am. Annual Musketry Course at King's Park Range for N,C,Os, and men who have sent in their names and stated their wish to fire in the norning. Officer in Charge will be detailed later, A Two N.C.Os of "B" Company will

attend to assist. 4.45 pm 1" Company No: 3 Platoon, at King's Park Range. Dress: Annual Musketry Course. Drill order with two small pouches, 5.10 p.m. Machine-gun Co. (Kowloon Detachments), drill at Kowloon Dock Hongkong residents proceed by launch from Stalno Wharf, at Drill order Dress: 4.30 p.m. without rißes.

5.10 Signalling Section, "B" and "C" Classes at Headquarters. Dress: Clean fatigue,

5.10 p.m. Recruits of all units (except D" Company) on Murray Parade Carpls. Edgcumbe and Edmonds. Dress Drill order.,

Tuesday 2nd October

4-45 p.al,

"A" Da., No. 2 Platoon N.C.Os and men as detailed by Lieut. Blason), at King's Park Range, Annual Musketry Course. Dress Drill order with two small Pouches.

4.45 p.m. Co. (Taikoo Sections) 12 men to be detailed later, ut Taikoo Range, Annual Musketry, Course Dress: Drill order with two small pouches, Officer in charge, 2nd Lieut, R. Sotherland. Thursday, 4th October

4.30 am. Annuel Musketry Course at King's Park Range for N.C.0%, and men who fire on the morning of 1st October, 1017.

4.45 p.m. A Company, No. 1 Platoon Nus. 3 and 4. Sretiens, Annual at King's Park Range Musketry Course. Dress Drill. order with two small pouches. 4.43 pm. B" Co. (Taikoo Sections) 12. men to be detailed hyreafter, at Taikoo Range Annual Musketry Course Dress: Drill order with two smalt pouches. Officer in charge and-Lieut, R. Sutherland... 5:30 pm. Machine-gun Co. (Hongkong Headquarters, Detachments),

Dress: Clean fatigue.. 5.50, Mounted Section at Jockey Chib Stables Dress: Drill-order.” 5.30 pm, Signalling. Section B and Classes (except Right Half Section at Headquarters. Dies: Clean fatigue,

5.30 pm. New members of "D" Co,

quarters Lecture on Care of Arnis, (joined since 19.17.), at Head. lechanism and Aiming Instruction Ty Corpl. Edmonds, Friday, 3th October:-

4,40 pin "A" Co., No. 2 Platoon

(N.CO%, and men' as detailed by Lieut. Blason), at King's Park Runge. Annual Musketry Course, Dress Drill order with jonches. 5:30 pm, Recruits of all units (except *** D”. Co.) on Murray Parade

Ground, under C.S.M. Witchell, Corps. Edgcumbe and Meado Dress: Drill order.

3.30 p.m. Signalling Section A " Class (except Right Half Svetion) at Happy Valley. Suation work, Dres: Clean fatigue, 5.30 p.m.B.Co. will parade ins faltows for inspection of Arms, an- munition and Kit :-

Nos. 5, 6 and 7 Platoon

Criscept Taikoo Section), at Hemkquarters, No. 8 Platoon, at Kowloon Flocks. Tatkeo Sections, at Taikoo Dock. All exempted men will attend. Dresa: Marching order with 130 rounds balt nunmunition.. 5.30 p.m. Signalling Section (Right Half Section). on Murray Parade Ground Squad drill and rite exercises.

ESKETHY N.COs and met will not fire on

Classification Ranges until they have: completed their Tests of Elementary Training.

N.COs, and men who have not completed

these Tests will attend at Headquarters. on Tuesday, 2nd October, at 5.30 p.m. Dress: Drill order with four pouches or taro buff pouches. Four N.C.Os, from B Co. will attend

to assist in testing.

DETAILS.

Oo duty, 30th Sept.-Mounted Section, On duty 1st Oct-Machine gan Co. On duty 2nd Oct-Machine-gun Co. On duty 3rd Oct. A Co. On duty 4th Oct. A" Ca On duty 5th Oct. A Co On duty 6th Oct. A Co. Orderly Officer from 30th Sept. to 6th Oct.-Lieut. 3. 0. Owen Hughes. On duty 7th Oct.- A " Co. on duty 8th Oct. A " Co On duty 9th Oct."A" Co. on duty 10th Oct. A "' Co. On duty 11th Oct.-"B" Co. On duty 19th Oct.-"B" Co. On duty 13th Oct.-- B - Co.

Orderly Officer from 7th to 13th October

Licut, B. H. Branch, All guards will parade at Blake Pier at 5.15 p.m. on and from 29th September, 1917.

G. E. STEWART, Capt.,." Adjutant, Hongkong Defence Corps Hongkong, 28th September, 1917.

مجھے۔

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE, HONG KONG AND CHINA DISTRICT. ·

All

Divisions will parads at the Law Courts on Sunday, the 30th inst., and on Sunday, October 7th, al ú .. Dress: Helmete, shorts, pultees, haversacks (htted), water bottles, Hand-stretchers required.

6.30 a.m. Annual Musketry Course at Peak Range. The follo" ing will aticad-Lee-Corp. A. 0. Lang, Ptes. A. R. Lows, F. Nightingale,.M.C.A. DIVISION. J. H. C. Goodban, D. Jaffe, A Tuesday, October 2nd :— MacKenzie, F. Graham, and H. J. Knight. Ofoer in charge, Lieut. Blason.

7.10 am Machine-gun Cc. (Hong- Long Detachments), at Headquar- ters. Drom: Drill order without rife

4.45 p.m. "A" Co., No. 1. Platoon, Nos. 1 and 2 Sections, at King's Park Range. Annual Musketry Course. Dress: Drill order with two small pouches.

5 p.m. Mounted Section at Kennedy Road Range. T.E.T. (Grouping): Dress: Drill order, without rifes, Officer in charge Lieut. Eran Jones 5.15 p.m. A Co, No. 4 Platoon, at Law Courts and proceed by Tram to Happy Valley. Fire Discipline Training. Dress Drill order. 5.15 p.m. B Company, No. 8 Platoon (Kowloon Dock Sections) at Kowloon Dock, Teas of Ele- mentary Training.

5.30 p.m. Stretcher Bearer Section at

Headquarters 483

5.30 p.m. Signalling Section, "A" class, at Happy Valley, Station work Dress: Drill order without

Wednesday, 3rd October-

6.30 am. Annual Musketry Course &t Peak Range The following, will attend Privates A. B. Gubbay, G. E. Wetton, ET de W. Abney, S. G. Newall, W, Schofield and NE. Kent Officer in charge, Lieut. Berwick.

8 p.m. Inspection by Divisional Surgeon S. F. Lee Dress: Hel mets, shorts, puttees haversacka (fitted) water-bottles (filled), great coats - (rolled).

Thursday Oct. 4th:

8 p.m. Squad and stretcher drill.

́ ́ SAIVINGFUN DIVISIÓN,-

Monday, October 1st:--

4.15 p.m. Bandaging class. Tuesday, October 2nd:-

4.30 p.m. Squad and stretcher drill. Wednesday, October 3rd:-

2. p.m. Band practice. Thursday, October 4th-

4.30 p.m. Bandaging claus. Friday, October 5th:

4.30 p.m. Squad and, stretcher drill. Saturday, October 6th- 2 p.m. Band practice.

QUEEN'S COLLEGE DI VISION, Tuesday, October 2nd :-

4.15 p.m. Squad and stretcher drill. Wednesday, October 3rd-

34.4 p. First Aid Cla-Corp!.

Kong in charge,

Thursday, October 4th-

4.15 p.m. Bandaging Practice-Corpl

Kong in charge. Saturday, October 6th:--

2.30 p.m. Parade on Q.0. ground,

Causeway Bay

VICTORIA DIVISIÓN.

Friday, October 5th

A

5.15 pm, Squad and stretcher drill.

(Sd) E. RALPHS, D-Supt., in Charge of District Hongkong, 29th September, 1917.