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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, DECEMBER 10cs, 1917

THE___"PILL-BOX" DEFENCE. HONGKONG | AND S CHINA CANTON LOCAL RED (CROSS CITY HALL WORK PARTY,

NEWEST ENEMY SYSTEM

SMASHED SEMPI Writing on October 8th, the Timer special correspondent at Headquarters

saya

In the breathless days of a battle the correspondent must tell so many things în a hurry that one feels one has not hoon able to lay proper stress on the more important points I do not think I havo made sufficiently clear the immense moral significance of our latest victories in fact, timt in them we have not merely broken so many divisions opposed to us but that we have broken the latest and most elaborately devised German system of defence. The enemy first tried to hold us with fixed lines of trondes, cunningly protected with ordless barriers of wit and furnished with deep dag-outa, sub- terranean galleries, and innumerable machine gun giosta We broke those linen to bits. Then he held bills and ridges interminably tunnelled and fortified with every kind of defensive work that ha could devise. We atormed and captured them hill by hill and ridge after ridge

ECONOLETE BOCHE TRAPS. Finally, he evolved the latest triumph of the Imperial General Staff-namely, the defence in depth, without fixed lines of front trenches but an endless series of concrete pillboxes, Mebus, redoubts, blockhouses fortresses, or call them what you will, scientifically disposed tier behind tier over illimitable stretches of country. First at Messines, and then the battle of July 311 wo showed that this barrior was no more formidable than others,

but, most conspicuously in these last three attacks, we have shattered his defences to fragments and have indicted

heavier losses on him at less price, Jeu

ever before We have taken the measure of his last system of defence, and ho finds it frailer than

fing any of the others: The German

even more scately than we pro

to

WAR SAVINGS ASSOCIATION. TWELFTH LIST OF BUBSCRIPTIONS.

The twelfth list of subscriptions pub. lisaed by the Hongkong and South China War Savings Association totals $49,595 (Hongkong Currency), $15,493.70 (Straits Currency) £67 & 8d., $85.20 gold, which amounts have been invested in Straits War Load at 6 per cent.

There was one subscription of 25,000, one of $1,000, one of $2,000, one of 81,500, one of $1,350, two of $1,100 and three of $1,000. Beven abscribers sent in 1500 each, thirteen sent in 1200 each, twenty. nine, $100 each, thirty-five, 450 each and thirty-nine cRCH.

The amounts received by the Associa

on, up to date, are:-

1st List

And

3rd

**

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

∙1th

10th

11th

12th

#30,100 30,280 362,075 210,308

198,680

82,126

61,880

68,335

110,595

140,345

49,715 49,528

Total 1,007,860 (Hongkong Currency}, 859,705.68 (Straits Currency). £1,407 14 1d. 8734.38 Gold,

WIRELESS IN CHINA. DANISH LOAN BIGNED FOR $500,000 The Minister of the Navy, Admiral La Kuang.hsing, has signed an agreement with the representative of the Danish firm Larsen & Co. for a loan of £500,000 for

the construction of wireless stations for of the loan is 30 years, during which military and naval purposes. The torm

period Larsen & Co. will be permitted to control the stations in co-operation with Chinese officials. The materials required

More that this Our men have fidonce greater than they ever had before con Instead of being a terror men are corning to sporking of the pill them, wur boxos with playful contempt as objects of attack, while, as, positions of deteto they have enormous drawbacks, One fre quently hears them spoken of as “Bocha traps

very early in pill box warfare will be obtained in foreign countries if

we learned, from the evidence of our eyes unobtainable in China.“ first, that our heavier shells would break

them, and, secondly, that when the shell It is understood that the agreement has did not break them, it often killed by not chlained the usual approval of the concussion the men inside,

The German cunningly makes

wak Cabinet, while additional interest has the boxes much thinner facing his way than been aroused by a report that the Ger. facing ours, so se to prevent our using man Telefunken Company in behind the them ourselves when captured. I have

pill

seen some which in, the zine tooing attack contract. Reuter were t

through with

FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

On the reverse side they were but unck of common concreto The German in which over a field gun broke a holec calculated that on that side all that was ncoded was thickness to resist rifle bullets and hand bombe, and that the thinner he

At the Cathedral of the Immaculate built them the less protection they would Conception this feast was solemnly cele- give us from his guns. Which was sound brated yesterday with a Pontifical High

far as it

But we have learned Mass, at which Bishop Pozzoni oficiated, that it is not necessary for a shell to assisted by the Very Rev. Fr. Noval, brank through to kill or cripple the men OP, a Deacon and a sub deacon. inside. Even if the shell does not

The main altar was richly dressed and

strike the pill-bor oach one falling near is

ormously, and all this is confirmed hundredfold

WORKERS,

SHIPMENTS DURING OCTOBER

AND NOVEMBER The following shipments were made to Egypt by the Canton Local Red Cross Workam, during October and November, Numerous Christmas Gifts for the wound ed were included in the cases:**

During the past two works the City Hall Work Party packed the following: 40 dressing gowns, 157 pyjamas. 91 shirts, 67 bed jackets, så vests: 10 rever sible bed jackets, 4 surgical shirts, 53. shrouds, 1 nightshirt, & pairs of invalid boots, 28 paire of slippers, pirs of operation seks, 11 dozen milk covers, 38 eye bandages, 2 many tail bandage, 10 small pillows, 24 hospital squares, 18 mosquito head-nets, 11 mosquito neto, 16 scrubbers, 6 cap bandages, and 3 knitted helmets.

On Octobor 10th, one case to Colonel Gordon Hall, R.A.M.O, Cairo, contain ing-4 doe surgical masks, 7 eye band ages, 6 colher bandages, 48 T. bandages, 18 many tailed bandages, 68 triangular

These were packed in three cases and bandages, 1 vest, 1 murgical coat, 5 bed sent to The Red Cross Headquarters in jackets 11 shirta, 18 ward cloths, 19 tray Bombay and to a Hospital in Rawal- cloths, 1 pair pyjamas, 5 kimonos, 18 pindi. pairs of socks, 1 Japanese fly catcher, 11

magazines.

Two cases were also sent to the Shrop Pairs of braces, 10 collars, books and shires formerly in Hongkong, contain ing:-400 pairs of socks, 168 pairs of knee On November 23rd, two cases to capa, 176 mufflers, 67 helmets, 35 paira Colonel Gordon Hull, R.A.M.C Cairo of glove, and mittens, 671 handkerchiefs, containing:—32 shirts, 18 pyjamas, 6 bed a pairs of small scissors, and 5 small jackets, 23 pairs socks, 6 pairs surgiend knives. stockings, 19 surgical masks, surgical wishes of The City Hall and Wesleyan These were sent with the good caps, 24 triangular bandages, 48 many Working Parties.- tailed bandages, 71 T. bandages, 22 cyo bandages, 142 khaki and white handkerare particularly glad to have got off chiefs, 10 knitted woollen caps, 1 knitted so many mosquito nets. The demands for helmet, 1 pair kneecaps, 1 floor cloth, them are most urgent, and we are work-

Mrs. Ethel M. Stabl writes:-- We

Fridays

8 pillow cases, 1 dressing gown, ing now for next hot weather. cigarette casca, 34 pipes, 12 tobacco are put naide at the City Hall for making pouches, 4 cigar cases, 19 cigarette nets. Tou is served in the afternoon and holders, 10 packets Raven cigarettes, 000 there are sewing machines for the use of Sze Hee cigarettes,

tins Raven workers. We would welcome more help. cigarettes,

99

400 Saha cigarettes, 1,000 ore on this day.. Thanks to the generosity cigar, 500 Minerva cigars, 7 large time ting and we have a great desire to get Capstan cigarettes, 600 Bains Victoria of friends, we have a large stock of det Capstan Navy Cut tobacco, 48 tins Raven it made up and packed off to where the sigarettes, 8 tins Capstan cigarettes, call comes from just as quickly as in tins Embassy cigarettes, 8 tins Glasgow Mixture, 5 lbs. Ball. Durham tobacco, 50 home-made jam and pickles which have possible. Mrgy. Nicol, who makes the lbs, sugar, & doz. tine chocolate and milk, become such a feature of our Tuesday tins Cadbury's chocolates, 84 cakes soap, collect and will keep for a long time. A e boxes preserved ginger, 4 boxes biscuite, work days, is willing to make Christmas- 19 bottles sweets, 11 ting U. All No Mints, Cakes to order. Her cakes are really ex

Life Buoy soap, 29 tuber tooth paste, 17 iced and a larger one #7 unicod and 88.60- s metal soap boxes and foap, 7 packets apall size would be $3.50 aniced or $4.50 tins chaving soap, 19 shaving brushes, iced. Orders can be sent direct to Mrs. tooth brushes, 61 metal combs, 3 tips boot Nicol, 4, Austin Avenue, Kowloon, or polish 6 leather belts, 1 month organ, given in, at the City Hall" 68 new packs Rambler cards and 12 used packs of cards.

Matron, 36th Stationary Hospital, On November 24th, one case to the Mahamediyia, Sinai. Peninsula, contain ing new tonnel shirts, & old cellular shirts, white duck trousers short, 9 white duck trousers long, 6 white duck coats, 3 shrouds, 8 eye bandages, 17 hospital coste, 1 pierrot suit, I bundle old linen, 1 lot old towels, 8 cellular singlets, afternoon tea-cloths, 2 pairs mosquito proof stockings, thin coats (white algaca), 3 thin waistcoats, & flannel shirts,

Mra Ji Bhabb has received, a letter from the Secretary of the British Egypt and Near East Commission, dafbet Red Cross and Order of St. John, Malta, Alexandria, Votuber 28th, asknowledging with thanks the receipt of bandages, hospital garments, etc., from Hongkong.

MANILA GERMANS DEPORTED OVER FOUR HUNDRED REMOVED TO AMERICA.

ned Germans were deported from San Four hundred and twenty-three inter-

bandages, 5 cholera. belta, 1 pair khaki Fernando, Union, P.I. by the United the whole Sanctuary was tastefully decor putties, large quantity of socks, black and States Government authorities to the

4 pairs flannel trousers, 4 pairs flannel

theated.

The pillars supporting the arches white, thick and thin, 14 paire boots and United States last month according to

at unnerved

were draped in red. The beautiful image

up, We do not render the solved stars (the gifts of the devotees) formed oigarettes, 1 box counters, 3 battles sweeta, abrilliant circle. The pulpit was dress-

to

in

what they suffered under car shelling Howard, and upon the bead twelve wold 1 boz cigare, 20 packs of cards, 21 gine the N.-U. Daily News by a travellor who prisoners, who tell us of the Blessed Virgin was surrounded with shoes, & bottles sweets, 2 tins chololates, information given to a representative of before the timo

has just arrived in Shanghai from Mani Of this number 367 were from the mountain detention camp at Baguio, while bo were picked up in Manila and the vicinity and deported because they had no visible means of support. Our allowed to remain in Manila, but only on informant stated that 28 Germans were the condition that varions, firm or

the garrisons pour outed with white embroidered all the 2 tins Cadbury's chocolates, 2 tins jam

& machiner Bhop after the High Mass sheltered in these boxes ought to be able The Rev. Fr. Agostini Plazeck M.C.,

Papal blessing was administered by the and 2 ting cigarettes

2

for preached an eloquent sermon on the pro-

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

to do great execution on the troops that come within his field of fire.

brief space, he does such

Lady Aunis Lawley, hon. secretary of and clamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Queen Mary's Needlework Guild, write our men would obliging) march Conception by His Holiness the Inte Pins pill-boxes, unprotected by artiller the time in which Satanism, Atheiss Janed by her Majesty to convey to you the individuals by whom they were employed

The fo solid masses to stack these IX, dixty-three years ago during the under date July 9th: I am command

with mankind. Ever since the proclama

German WA WA

fan of our casualties might be different, senim and heresy were playing havoc expression of her high appreciation of ould back their bond, which was 4,000 But our men have grown to be very con of this dogma, which is an article your generosity, and to thank you for the

hters, besides being incompack of faith to the Catholic communion, the splendid gift which you have been so good detailed to accompany these Germans to

Bing

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request

guard

160

for each LA MINERVA CIGARS BEINA VICTORÍA CIGARS brave. And our whole system of

An additional has been very carefully worked out

troops from the 27th infantry was have that purity and fragrance that appeal

that it is well established how many mien greatly decreased. In the evening solemn

Bo world had been regenerated a and evil as to send to the Q.M.N.G." covered with the finest

can best be

Francisco. Among the Germans were to all smokers, and with all the experience.

concaits

be used in tackling an individual Vespers were sung concluding with the Hospital, Mohamediyia, E.EE, write: Captain Sorenson was not allowed to poet, and what t is the

The Matron of the 36th Stationary even Austrians who went by their own the best way Tantum ergo and Benediction of the We have received two auses of sup: depart on the transport and wisdom gained in the manufacture of

of reducing it The cigar for over thirty years, it is not to

just as in any other

plies for our patients from the Canton had record. He, in company with ax ox

because of be wondered at that these cigars are so

RX Workers, with which we are eight other Germans, who were in too popular.

delighted You send as such extremely

mely remote provinces to be picked, will nice things and so many that we never sail for America at a later date

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Baker stalkmgre trained in Holy-Bacrament

of fighting, and no

of pill boxen hold up whe

of advance, but each is handled a

स

a separate

minor ✨ operation

care of Tocally while the general attack proceeds. We have, in fact !

AN APT COMPARISON

His present system is chairman of the American Food Bol Purple fittings and now we have these pics. Abeyratich battleshi

his

get from any where else. May I especial ly mention the shrouds, they are such

CAPT. SORENSON'S STORYAN have said, got the measure of the Gorman nothing, bays only of herself, and so is procure coffins always. I am thankful to command of the larte attempted to run Germany's claim that she imports mine ones, and so useful where one cannot bored, was the man, who, while in the

Captain Sorenson it will be remem defence the enemy must. And and find grow quickly, some new and more formidable

rich, from the war, is a dreadful say we have had very few deaths, but we the British blockade from Hamburg and barrier against als

Have fixed inst at or he knows that his

a nice little mortuary with carry w doom draws near

up The speaker was Herbert C. Hoover,

munitions to the Germans in East

He shrunda it will: hulp make it more re

escaped after being bou OVERWHELMING GUNTIRE fermany, he went on, is like the perent and impressive. Needless to say arrived by in Thave

finally already said

young man who wisely thought he'd grow the sweets and anokes were much appre his

Arriving in Batavia. From t the number of German- CAVES1908) Reed up had been digging for about an hour whant Bareve reach of £3ope, and so ever James Bon in an effort to escano muchacho. deal about his own garden-stuff This young man ehted. We are right in the desert for he was interned. It is said that Soren there he made way to the Philippine Islande, where here and the rapidity with which the his spade turned up a quarter. Ten is doubly valued. The mufts sent is enemy throws hu troops into the line minutes later he found another quarter for two purposes, cool uniform for sick or servant and with a bouquet of flowera from Manis either to be broken under our hammer Then be found a dins. Then he found a officers the old flannels for our cricketers went on board a transport at Manila,

disguised himself, as blown or to be wasted in counter attack, quarter again, and other garments for our Exiles Con stating that he was acting for his mistress Even before the last

last hammering there was By gosh, he said, I've struck oert Party who give a weekly sketch in When at sea his identity was discovered one point on his line where he relieved silver mime divisions twide at 48-hour

* ́and, straightening, up, be their programme I think out here every and on the arrival of the transport at that there were three dignole, so felt something cold slide down his leg thing had some The cool pyjamas Jame Imat successively in four days. We grasped the truth. There was a hole

On the Another quarter lay at his feat. He were gratefully received by the officete

would-be servant was from prisoners that the need of men his pocket.

and the tray cloths came in for their

to Manila again, He is now is compelling another general te muster

Baguio, a With our best thanks w interned at

a short distance from Yours, stor

hear

in Germany or tow over-hauling and

zation of

artillery

the

man-power of the

attack undoubted

the

we

*

Manila

It was also learned from the traveller that Camille Rickmers, one of the first

Norfol

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an ships to be interned in

bes

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more case where the German troops were from the dertrue fondy massed for the attack whips Ata military festival held yesterday at for the United States, by way

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Mr. Matani, over to 180, rider I have heard where bayonets were M. Robin, representing the Mayor of flotilla as far as Sneak Grand

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