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OUR LONDON LETTER, [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. HAS THE UNWRITTEN LAW COME TO ENULAND7 THE ORÓWTH OF THE KITCHENER

MYTH

Malcolm, while the latter's- husband was

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1ST. 1911.

TEN NIGHTS' TRAMP IN GERMANY

WEB Withhant O

keenly interesteding

THE COSSACKS,

THEIR LIFE AND PRIVILEGES.

AIRMAN'B ESCAPE

Cossacks, is the name given to con-- Flight Lieut. Gilbert Insall RFC siderable portions of the population of who escaped from Germany and was the Russian empire endowed with cer publicly decorated by the Ring with the

recently, met on his way hom, an tain special privileges, and bound other RF.C officer, a young Devonshire return to give military service, all at a

who man

escaped from a German certain age, under special conditions. camp. This

his officeT Knight, w

Temple of They constitue ten separáte voiskos, the Gloucestershire Regiment who also settled along the frontiers, Don Kub

received by the escaped from Germany

Ma

Terak

Astrashan Uraly: Orenburg, King at Buckingham Palace His

the Siberian, Semiryechensk, Amur and

Usuri. The primary unit of this organi sation is the stanitsa, or bolds its land as a commune, and may lage, which

allow persons who are not Cossacks (excepting Jews) to settle on this land for payinent of a certain rent~ The assembly of all households in villages of less than 30 households, and of 30 elected men in villages having from 30 to 200 We households (one from each 10 households in the more populous cnes) constitutes assembly, similar to the village mir but having wider attributes, ssesses the taxes divides the land, takes measures for the opening and communal cultivation and so on, and support of schools, village grain stores, elects its staman (elder) and its judges, who settle all disputes up to 10 (or love that sum with the consent of both sides)

the

which

HOTLOOSSACK MILITARY FORCES.

LONDON September 17th Somebody said the other day that, having turned up the newspaper Alts for the week in which the Battle of Austerlitz was fought he made the interesting dis covery that what the English public were then excited about was not the war, but the performances of the Infant Roscius.

their experiences and of their In the same way it might be said that the future historian vill find that during Lieutenant Knight

he was on bombing the past week we have been absorbed not raid near Bapaume when bi odre by the declaration of Russia as a Re were shot away, he had to land well public, or Swedish duplicity, on the mani- behind the enemy's front line. He was fold events in the tinatres of the war, conveyed to Cambras Citadeli _______ but whether a certain young officer named I had not been there long," he Lieut. Malcolm was guilty of the murder a

friend, before

I set about to escape of Anthony Baumberg, the bugus Count Opportunity came sooner than I expected de Borch. In the result a jury acquitted I got through the German lines at night the soldier of murder. holding the view in a suit of the Belgian-pesant sort and that be committee the deed in self-defence awam the Cambra

When I was under the belief that his own life in almost over 1 spotted a Boche Boutry on danger

the opposite bank. He heard me in the

d hard in my direction. But despite the strictly legal finding water and looked of the jury as the issue was submitted to It fashed through my mind that he might them, the public at large regard the ver- Imagine the note we made by a dog dict as proof that The Unwritten Laling round in the manner of a retrieves, gave colour to this impression by padd has come to England. The relations be tween the pseudo nobleman and Mrs and whining nicely, making, meantime,

for the bank from which I h

I had plunged on active service, was such as to warrant CAUGHT IN STRAW-STACK the soldier's jealousy, That is the light crambled out again, cold and Rome- in which his act of vengeance is regarded what disappointed, and made for the rail- by ninety-nine persone out of every way bridge with the idea of getting inte hundred. The real importance of the our lines. I was making my course by trial and verdiet lies in the fact that the flashes of our own guns, which were things are happening which give men re- plainly visible ahead. I found, however, turning home as much grounds for feeling 1 was out of my reckoning, and stumbled aggrieved as Lieut. Malcolm. Are they once more into the Bocho's quarters I to be entitled to shoot the other man hid when I could, posing as a workman no sight, and, when charged with murder, I came across a small straw.stack, well is it to be urged that what they did was behind a Hun camp and Joy doggo simply the crane jituatonnelly

for the night. Unfortunately my A number of distinguished men are was was dead out; a Boche transport man came to my nesting place for an armful very busy protesting against this idea of straw and collared my head in the gaining bold in the country, arguing waful. He that if a woman determines to give her

was quite surprised. I self to another the choice is hers and the new it was no good trying to bluff bim, law does not forbid is Mr Max Pem- 1 surrendered once more with as good berton, for instance, points out that "Wence no possible." are not back with the Israelites in the wards they moved me by train a very

I was sent back to Cambrai. After wilderness and we do not stone the uncomfortable journey under close tocort adulterer. If we did, be adds, "there to Osnabrück Klausthal (Harz), and then would be little whole glass left in this to Ströhen. Our food was obtained London of ours today, and not much to chiefly from the parcels from home. They boast of in the provinces

invariably arrived safely, and more often THE KITCHENER MYTH

than not untouched by pilfering angers. The total Cossack population in 1883 Everyone German about the place seemed was 2,648 049 (1,301,470 women), and they fed up with the war. The guards were och 100,000,000,000 acres of liable tired of doing guard duty or

of which were arabio burb the country folk did not seem so and 0.400,000 under forests. This land badly off. Vegetables and milk seemed was divided between the stanitsas, at the meze plentiful and the poople looked grants to officers (personal to come of rate of 81 acres per each soul, with special better fedens Punstens them, in lieu of pensions), and leaving I

The lieutenant, after getting away

about one-third of un- eroargency rations of biscuits and choco which they rent to different

Cossack voiskos receive

receive from the late (sent from his Devonshire home),

persons, 2150 Engiand that he is lying perda in some place abroad, or that he is somewhere soldier hunting for him digging, etc.), an i

sten-night tramp all the rents of shops, fisheries, I

as also from the subsidies else; but, no matter where he is sure to One early p

receive from

om the government (abort after walking

lking near- £721,600 in 1893), is used to cover all the turn up one of these days, with a big went into a cornbeld, af he and I the

a snug hiding tion. They have besides a special reservo of state ant local administra what you hear related by Army and Naval place for myself among the stocks. A capital o officers, by professional man, and by aged farm labourer saw me arranging ture of of about 10,200,000. The expen people who are

Here what out

of the

administration is in businees. Particularly level-headed the sheaves and called

village are you doing? I replied in German, kept.

separately for each vojske,

and Can't you see what I'm doing?" He differs with the different voiskos. • The evidently could not, for he ambled quick central administration at the Mimstry

towards me thought it was time

each volako, who diacus, the

proposals cf a haystack and so got away.

all I new laws affecting the Cossacks, found another hiding place that IN WAR TIME.

milked a Hun

The Kitchener myth continues to grow and flourish like a grech bay tree Ever since the famous Field-Marshal was officially reported lust on H.M.S. Ham shire there have been people who persuad ed themselves that the report was greatly exaggerated, as Mark Twain remarked after reading his own prematurely pub lished obituary in the newspapers.

happier.

Military service is obligatory to all men for 20 years, beginning with the age of eighteen. The first three years are passed in the preliminary division, the next 12 in active service and the last five in the reserve Every Cossock is bound to pre cure his own uniform equipment, and norse (if mounted) the Government sup- plying only the arms. Those on active service are divided into three équal parts according to age and the first third only is stay at home, but are bound to march cut in resi service, while the two others as soon as an order is given. The oficers are supplied in the usual way by the voiskos have their own vacancies, or are military

schools in which all the Cossack

officers grades. In return for this ser non-commissoned Cossack officers, with Vice the Cossacks have received from the state considerable grants of Jand - for cach voisko separately

a

LAND OWNING,

the land

have been gravely, assured that Lord detected from the Stroben, camp with for the future. The Wands

Kitchener is a prisoner-of-war in Ger

many, that he is living in retirement in hid by day and travelled by night success rom various sourceÀ Volck

⠀⠀⠀ Underwriters at Lloyd's are effecting insurances at the rate of B/- per cent. on the "risk" that Kitchener will appear

Stully

again.am informed that within the eave 801 left vi a big ditch and took it, is composed of representative of

behind

week one firm of brokers alone have had inquiries for possible insurances totalling day, and the next night I over a quarter-of-a-million sterling, and cow in a field

have actually placed orders covering The lieutenant In time of war the ten Cossack voiskos

remarkable

150,000. One lady wrote to warn the dash for liberty unaccompanied, but later brokers. "Don't do too much," she said, joined lieutenant Insall, V.C.. and an

Lam sure you will have to pay.

other officer in a neutral country. They

The curious thing about the holders of came to England together. the myth is that they can give no valīd reason for their conviction. The more

you try to reason with them along the battle where there are thousands of lines of logic the more doggedly do they casualties. I have the best of reasons for eling to their faith in the legend. saying that this view of the position is ALE RAIDS AGAIN,

Fellowing the recent aeroplane raids a section of the Press is, as usual, looking around for scapegoats. But the quest is by no means easy, because there is no reason to suppose that any one man, or any number of men, can do more than has been done to ward off aerial attacks. It is a simple matter to sit down in comfortable chair and compose articles demanding that somebody ought to do something to prevent the Germans from

or squadrons (of 125mɛn each)*108_id- are bound to supply 890 mounted sotalas fantry sotning or companies (same num ber), and £36 guns, representing 4,967 officers and 177,100 men, with 170,895 horses In time of peace they keep. 314 batteries containing 108 guna (2,74 squadrone, b4 infantry sotnias, and 20 officere, 60,539 men 50,050 horses) A together the Cossacks have 323,705 men at last dawning upon the great, wise and ready to take arms in case of need. As eminent persons of Fleet-street, and that a rule, popular education amonger the we shall have less flamboyant writing on | Cossacks stands at s the subject of raids than they go be the schuinder of Russia lehen attempt will be made to preserve a sense more schools and a greater proportion uf. of proportion,

their children go to school. In addition BRITISH ATTACES,

to agriculture, which with the excep tion of the Usuri Cossacks) is 'enficient to supply their needs and usually to leave certain surplus, they carry on extensiv in Caucasic, fishing on their Don the cattle and horse breeding, vine culture Ural, and the

than in

dropping bombs on London. It is quite The point is well llustrated in this week's culture, etc. Pian, hunting, bee-

another matter to devise means to present the raiders from crossing the North Sea The orities know this very well, but of course, that consideration does not give them pause.

extraction or coal,

The British reply to German air attacks on this country is to raid aerodromes and ammunition dumps and other military objectives behind the German tines in the West The enemy is given now respite Funch, which represents two Germans it gold and other unerals which are found ting at around table in a beer garden on their territories is mostly rented to with large glasses of lager besides them strangers, who also own most factories, one of them, reading propasta. A military organization similar to that This in Kolossal Our irresistible air of the Cocsucks has been introduced into The regrettable feature of this kind of men bate again for the twentieth time certain districts, which supply a number Journalism that it tends to encourage destroyed London. To this the other of mounted infantry BomIRS, the enemy, who naturally thinks that as gloomily replies, That being so, let's peace-footing is as follows:-Teghestan 6 is producing panic among the civil popu. nope they'll stop those cursed British regular squadrons and 3 of mollitia lation and inflicting damage of definite airmen from bombing our lines every day Kuban Circassians, 1 Bonis Terek, 8 military value. The truth is that he is and tight, r

BOLILL KATE, 8 zotnias; Batum, & in doing nothing of the kind London 38 THE RUSSIAN DRAMA.

fantry and 1 mounted sotnin Hurcomans 58 she always has been, and it can be For several weeks civil and military 3 sotulas; total 25 quadrons and 3 com. stated without any reservation that the creats in Russia have held foremost panik risks from air-raids are in a year, little place in public interest. Every day pro-

Their

if anything bigher than the peril of duces a new sensation. The whole

busi crossing the street which everybody ennoss is full of amazing incidents with UTTO OF THE PRINCE OF WALES. counters daily

ya! | plenty of life and colour, like some won- derful transformation scene on the stage.

THE GERMAN GAME

of Wales free, ostriel

In the meantime, as great strides are And behind all there is the case of being made in the development of our tragedy, with dire foreboding as to the contemplated in the incita of the Prince Reports are current that a change is serial defences, there is no reason to future The general impression is that of Wales. It is stated that the German suppose that we shall fail to find a Russia is out of the war for at least a worlch dien (I serve) will be remedy for the Gotha aeroplane just as very long time, if not for good so far as superseded by the Welsh Bich dyn," we discovered one for the Zeppelins concerns any effective co-operation with which, I am told (says a writer in tas The Germans are still wedded to the the Allied plan of campaign, At the Glaryou Herald) means "-Your man. At notion that they can hasten the conclu same time there are some who continue to present there is a national prejudice sion of the war in their favour by these proclaim their faith in the ultimate power against any vestige of things-Teutonies murderous attacks upon civilians, and of Russin to recover. Mr Lloyd George bat it must be remembered tast the creat that being so, their nirmen may be ex holds, list opinion at any rate in his of the pected to come over whenever the op public speeches.

feather portunity serves It is quite easy for The recent upheaval has shown that terr them to cross from behind Ostend and even ordiustily well-infor 1 publio Englis reach coast of Keat or of Esc speakers and writ Travelli

loss when King at a speed of from 80 to 100 dealing with men miles an hour, they are able with luck to moment in Bussia got to London, throw out a few bomba and be off again within 50 or 10 minutes

To magnify this sort of thing is stupidly to play the Germany game Obviously at absurd to give more pro

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