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THE WAR.
AIR-RAIDS ON GERMANY,
THIRTY-ONE ATTACKS IN
JANUARY,
AMSTERDAM, February 12th,
A Berlin official report states:-The- enemy carried out 31 air attacks on flor many during January, 15 of which were on industrial districts, 14 on open towns, including Ludwigshaven and Freibur s On Fried 3 on Troves nod dichshaven, Bustadt, Offenburg, Mann- heim, Karlsrube and Heidelburg
The number of attacks considerably axceeded that of December, but the re- sults were smaller
Five were killed and nine wounded. The enemy last four aeroplanes. VERSAILLES DISCUSSIONS"
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1918,
GERMANY'S HOPE OF AN
INDEMNITY.
WAR EXPENDITURE INCREASING APPALLINGLY.
AMSTERDAM, February 12th The Forwaerts reports a debate in the Bavarian Upper Chamber, showing that Germany has not given up the hope of an indemnity.
The Finance Minister admitted that the Bavarian expenditure, which was growing appallingly, would soon be at the rate of fourteen milliard marks annually. This would mean morg var and general taxation."
The Minister concluded that it was self-evident that Germany must have an
indemnity from the enemy.
He admitted, however, that this de pended on military and political developmente,
MEMBERS OF IMPERIAL ESCORT. VISIT TO BUCKINGHAM PALACE
LONDON, February 12th.
A BANK OF INDUSTRY. BRITISH EMPIRE PRODUCERS PROPOSALS
A report has been issued by the Com mittee on Banking of the British Empire Producers Organimation recommending a new scheme for a State guaranteed to for the financing of industry."
BRITONS IN ITALY.
TRANSPORT DIFFICULTIES.
HOME ““ PERÍÓULÓUS' ADVENTURES.
(FROM H. WARNER ALLEN)
BRITISH FRONT IN ITALY, DE 16th. Been from home the British front in
Italy misy seem calm and stationary In truth there is no stagnation, but the very
• The general object is to afford readier reverse. So for thero has been no severn Gnancial support on sound principles fighting, but the activity of our propara throughout the United Kingdom and the tions has never ceased, and each day seob Oversea Dominions and Colonies for pro- the power of our military machine ma- ducers and manufacturers, and among terially increased. Stores and amanuni
MY HUSBAND'S ON LEAVE.”
A CITY DRAMA:
[ST TWELLS BETIX.
SCENE Manager's office of big City 6rm. Manager.K
Assistant Manager? Manager a Lady Sebretary,
CHARATAR- Assistant Manager's Lady
Secretary
Lady clerks, typists, medsen-
gers and lift girls. Alunager discovered opening letters with deriscant Manager Manager's Lady Secretary taking shorthand notes
DEM from dictation.
Manager (to Aistant Manager) shall thus be in any event no opening forward, while guns and men are quietly day before us. What's your sus No German Anancial intrigue in obtaining control of any group of industry It is moving into the strategic positions chosen gans; no illness or other absence?"
Assistant Manager: Well, we are a claimed for the scheme that on the one for them by the High Command.
bit short-handed. We're
We're four or five hand it involves no departure from Yesterday accompanied an English girls away unza already t methods which have been successfully battalion on its march through a portion AM No. Husbands home on short demonstrated on a national scale, and
WHICH REALLY IS THE BETTER?
A French aeroplane of the fighting scout type, Landed gracefully on an Eog- lish aerodrome several miles behind the firing line taxied" up to the abcds, and waited until an offer ap- proached The pilot, removing his flying helmet and goggles showed a fine head of black curly hair, and flashing cager. eyes.
Bonjour, Monsieur, he said. Have you anywhat does one Bay- sparking plugs MAKOh, yes, said the Euglishman, cx- amining the French machine.But what
out of her,
other results it is intended that theretion are being collected and carried for What a pile of letters We've a thick a jolly little machine ! What can you get
sion is made for government by boards of
it to me
leave
The other, with quick intuition, un- derstood. A leetle-well enough to beat ze Hunt
They laughed, "Yes, I should just say ao said the Englishman,
Indeed the machine looked as if it was us fast as a meteor, Every tarbuckle wire and truss was carefully steamlined to offer the least wind resistance. The engine was colossal in that small, machine.
For the moment sparking plugs were forgotten as they ran over the marits of speech they understood each other ati strong in both,
INVITATIOM.
Girl gets telegram in the office; on the other hand it cenflicts in no way of the back areas towards the fighting leave with the ordinary basiness of joint stock lino. Wherever they send us," said the starts crying and laughing; all the other ber, they also laugh banks, but is, on the contrary, calculated
there is sure to be inrd fighting girls crowd round A
and cry to increase their turnover
The available capital would be provided They were rightly proud of their batta M. (interrupting)“ Sounds like a with buat guarantee the deposits lion's record, and considered that it had wedding with telegram brin
Then girl with telegram bring State Further capital. would be accumulated by the funding of earned the title of a fighting battalior.
I's come home on profits, as apart from a small bonus to The Commanding Oficer is very young husban7ying: Uh, Mr.Overage, my the aeroplane. Despite the difficulty off
What debenture-holders and depositors all Keen-eyed, clear-headed, and prematurely Please let me off for a few debentured domain days?
Well I'm not hard-hearted, but men, over mindful of the spirit of the
this notice in the hall. Mi [go, trustees, on which both employers and regulations There were little things business in busines. We've got to cari "I go," the Frachon said with a
even to the on. Pu
Overage dictates notice to Lady Beere dolightful accent, "To meet the Hans, bis command It is proposed under this scheme that stranger of the spirit, of
iary) employed would be represented that secuted... cloquent
The management regretfully Will you accompany me there should be a guarantee capital of The battalion possessed a shibboleth to that, owing to shortage of staff. I don't mind if I del said they 50 millions sterling, to be enlarged as Officers and inen alike used commonly
excellent
WordPericuloas, no further holidays can be given to wives other nonchalantly, though inwardly he was longing to try his favourite machine demand thall arise, and that the very
the Italian of officers or mer coming tomo guarantors should be-The United King derived presumably from
Good. You give me two sparking Canada, £6,000,000; the Corumonwealth sergeant explained to me to organ and notice Manager resumes dictating plugs, and five minutes and I am then dom, £23,000,000; tbq Dominion of Laricut080, meaning dangerous. A Brit Assistant Manager with typed against this strango typo
It is the 70,'s very own
ready," said the Frenchiman. He was Ten minutes afterwards girl messenger of Australia, £6,000,000; the Dominion purport.
concoction, I believe," of New Zealand, £2,000,000; the Union out with another officer in Flanders when enters and handa telegram to Lady See
who reads it, gasps, flushes, smiles of South Africa, £2,000,000; Newfound
call rotary, I land £1,000,000; Straits Settlemened and this very periculous, ho said, all on the
big shell bentus ho said, all of the radiantly, and breaks into mars)
Lady Secretary (excitally) Malaya Ceylon British Ghanaand spur of the moment, a very cool, but he husband's on
on leave.. Hee
for me waiting West Rhodesia Falkland
at all, for be is always Isinade, Fiji, and other British Posres had hit on a good word, and we all
Manager: Well I'm Er. I sions, £9,000,000.
thought it was a good word, and now we
congratulate you, How long has lie boen all use
YES
recting again): (weeping months
MORE LIGHT DEMANDED,
LORDON, February 12th. Great interest is taken in the resump tion of Parliament, in view of the im
After the opening of Parliament, the portant questions, like the Irish Settle-members of the Imperial Escort, on the ment, meat rationing, combing out the invitation of their Majestics, visited Engineers, the State liquor purchase, Buckingham Palace, where they were and, especially, this decisions of the Ver-presented to their Majesties, who sailles Council,
shook hande with each of them, The Times”. urges the Government to chatted with them and thanked them for grant a public debate on the Versailles their services, Conference in view of the recent inspired public discussions on the strategica! plans, and to deal with the leakage of military information without hesitation.
The Daily Weres says a vague and dia- "quieting situation has been created by the Versailles Conference and Parlia ment will incur serious responsibility if they do not insist on light. The paper adds: There are rumours that opposition the Higher Command will be rovived, and that Major-General Sir WR.
Robertson's position is involved.
The Daily Mail says Mr. Lloyd George is to-day prepared to meet very promptly any criticisms on the Ver sailles decisione.
RUSSIA'S PEACE
BRITISH PRESS COMMENTS.
LONDON, February 12th, Commenting on the Russian peace, the Daily Telegraph says:--Germany's posi- tion is strango, as she remains in occupa tion of Russian territory without Inter national sanction. She is unable to effec tively reply to the question poses by the Russians: What are you going to do while Field-Marshal Bir Douglas Haig is of a confirmed opinion that the free ing of the enemy's hands in the East
does not threaten the
THE SILVER MARKET;
LONDON, February 13th.
The silver market is quict.
BIG HAUL OF OPIUM
THREE OLD WOMEN CAUGHT
WHEN ENTERING A TRAIN
At the Hongkong Magistracy, yester day, three old Chinese women were charged with being in unlawful posses
CANADIAN REGIMENTS
COLOURS.
DANGER OF PEACE PROPOSALS.
he said.
home on
OUR LORRY DEIVERS.
Sixteen The lorry drivers had the worst time of it. The roads were so dangerous that M." I'm glad you've got him back. they were bound to be behind time. A But or really er this meeting at Vic three-ton lorry when it begins to sideslip turin. I simply must get through thie on a slippery road is an awe-inspiring work, and I can't do without you. What monster. As soon as it gets out of con- about bonding on himself in town and one of the girl messengers broadside on in the most planges
lost to tell
The doors of one of the hungars were owung open, and a pale blue aeroplane, of no greater dimensions than the
stranger, was wheeled out
But that is what I call a machine of the most excellent," said the Frenchman. generously
Oh it's not so bad!" said the other. In reality he thought it the best machine ever made; but he was not going to say so, because, of course, there was a risk that he might be beaten by this new typa One never knows
True to his word, in five minutes the machines left the ground almost simul Frenchman was ready and the two
Receiving the regimental colours of trolled in ms, aweeping every-to mont you at home this evening? Suptaneously a Winnipeg Battalion for deposit in the unexpecte Victor Hugo wrote & posing Tlet you off at four ?!
Central Hall, Westminster, Sir R. Perks thing said Uje ceremony was not only unique very famous account of a
Protestant Church. among everything that he
in
Now we're off," said the Englishman to himself, as he saw the other a shade. in front of him.
sion of 102 taels of prepared opinm the Fry of Methodists, who formed loose on board and
Inspector Gofing said the defendants English-speaking nations, but it was might be said with equal justice see
what we van do. (deut.) They were cut to find the Hun. Nor had
unique in
Langj
For and
tenants
Noncon
trainer.
of
ssistant Magagor enters room
hurriedly)
to
forty, thirty-two, and thirty, underneath Dunbar them were pinced colours celery, as there runs beside them MA There there! It's all
Up they climbed at an almost incred ible angle, and turned to cross the linen. they far to go for as the lines came in sight, they saw far down below them, six German aeroplanes, huge lumbering machines which were just crossing them
come riding expedition
What cheek!" said the Englishman indignantly.
gun broken (Lundy Bearetary bursts into tears. during a storm, and
vastly embarrassed, pate Lady about that gun
on back
1 1 understand. There there 1F1 had missed the examination stand at the
history of London as of turned itself into a more terrible version Dasbit Kowloon Railway Station and were en-
last time the colours of try that as a result of bad surface, Well,
British
ers room. Men of Juggernaut Tho and they were
of the car of tering the train when Mr. Craig followed regimente in those days were laid in hons, tigers, and clephants has scarcely ager still patting Secretary, A. be
than that of Nonconformist churches in tho
more arduous
top Overage-Stop! and brought them back. They were re London was at the time of the Common
circumstances. the lorry driver in adon Then Cromwell and his foremost
when it BEETNE INOST with it all, even
a wire for Mrs. Her has on com searched by a femalo searcher, and the
lodged in the churches the impossible, the British driver, rens band's home on leave and wants her to opium was found concealed lots of had carried to victory at the master of hands are magni done? I must letters.
meet him at Victoria What's to be
L'est la guerre," said the Frenchman Naseby, and Edgehill, and The North Italian
the
softly, as he fingered his machine-gun, but terribly dangerous when they (Lady Secretory breaks down a WHAT & FIGHT. specially made waistcoats, which the de- | of many of the Royalist regiments. The Are
Both held to their course, The Hunn Methodist Church was proud of the almost invariably a very deep and broad Hr. Overige will lend me his secretary fendants were wearing.
Canadian men fighting in Flanders, and ditch. The road, as a rule, is above the Now you run off to your husband (Ian could not avoid them. They met at twice in that battalion was a a teetotaler. There were three forces to be combated most ear-rond las several foot to fall. Yet, with enjoy his leave-and-thout bin! Now
and the car that leaves the him my complimente, and I hope he will sharply to avoid collision, and fought.
bless him. What a fight! No hiding in dug-out- in these dificulties, all the lorries reached
Where.
no long waiting for signs of movement. them twenty cents each. They were very posty, not only in Great Britain, but their destination without a single you bo off. Mrs. I won't expect you Like a thunderbolt, each machine made
WEB the the countries of the Allies of the!
for its opponent, with the deep-toned roar of the engines and the rattle of the Mr. J. R. Wood sentenced defendante ad we thould beware of proband very little behind their NANG
machine guns, turning, diving mineur ring to get into a more favourable posi tion. This was not the work for which the Hun bombing machines were fitted. They were too slow and hampered by their bombs
Defendants said a man engaged them was noteworthy that nearly every man sung country, and so escapes uger, wipes his eyes furtively), and give the speed of an express train, swerved.
to carry the opium, promising to pay
poor and eagerly accepted the offer.
to six months hard labour each, and confiscated the opium.
A BIG FIRE,
persistent and unscrupulous
of peace
ure emanating
tainted source.
from
Another WAN
that!
formentation of social disorder and the stuck in a field which the snow como: de be's at home.
stirring ap of industrial
people who did so wore
with the billet had gone forward
Secretary Lady
who
has risen to go officer and his interpreter, and, what looks at telegram again.)
f-few days. LB He only with taking wrong turns and getting
M. {anziously) :****
Oh please give me leave of and the had disguised as a road, we took an hour
Just this and half to cover twenty miles. The sence there were billeting vfficer received a rude slikan. (after the people who in the trains, offices, and his arrival. He learnt from an Italian
raining his eyes to the streets began to talk of peace proposals officer that the famous billets were some ceiling): "All right. But don't tell any
sake. which would come only when we had satised to take a carriage rather than go bye. Noi, Mr. Overage, please tained victory (Cheers.)
there ba loob Morning Post.
sidised by Germany.
BUT NO Western Allies with DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT 360,000 This was not the time to talk of peace way further on, so far that he was ad- of the state, for Roosend. Dat cleared away, a few charred eticks were
defeat by mere weight of numbers.
The Times says:-The importance of the failure of the Bolshevik diplomaoy is political and not military. They have given a wholesome lesson to idealists hankering after peaca by negotiation,
The Daily Mail says: The Germans apparently imagine that the other Allies may be driven to accept such a deplor able condition. There could not be a more fantastic delusion.
A big fire occurred, shortly after 11 o'clock on Wednesday night, at No. 35 Burd Street-premises occupied by the China Trading and Kwang Hing Aniseed and Fices Goods Company. The Fire Brigade got the fire under control in about an hour. The whole building was gutted, and its contents were extensively damaged by Ars and water. The damage is estimated at $50,000. The property if insured with the Shanghai Fire and Marine Insurance Company. The origin of the outbreak is not known.
OUR GREAT BOMBING PLANE. MACHINE THAT CARRIES OVER A
TON OF BOMBS
An armour piercing bullet hit one of Good their bombs--a loud explosiona eload of smoke a from a bursting shell, and as at once. The morning's going," Assistant Manager Lady Secretary scen failing to the earth, enters Manager resumes dictating In Mines I think the Englishran ten minutes lift girl, blushing liko a said to himself enthusiastically. juvenile bridesmaid, opens door of Man ager's office and aibers in smiling. ruddy muddy
hie "tin helmet with and Mr James Blair, sub-manager of the ons.
JAPAN'S SHIPBUILDING
EXPANSION.
-
This
19
C'est la guerre," repeated the French- man as he saw it
So the two fought on, but in spite of
the tained a favourable position, some Hun
to
me
but when a man hasn't seen
The victorious two home. They landed, but the Frenchman did not more. By Jove. He's unconscious" said the Englishman, and ran to him. A wound in his leg had reddened bin of blood, It was sheer will power that machines, and he had fainted from luss idd him and his machine wha
wonder which really is the better machine said the Englishman, as he helped to carry his newly-made friend to
once to both the returned to
astratcher
dos uniform still splashed their superiority of machines the odds The great Handler-Page biplane which Nippon Yusen Kaisha in Londen, read Farmers Mud, mauTUSAN were against them. So soon as they ob would creep up behind them and open in July flaw in eigat stages from Eng a paper on Japanese shipping before Manager (rising in
fire Already their machines were tha land to Constantinople and bombed the the members and friends of the Japan Lift Girl: " Goeben, carried five men, and although Society at their rooms in Hanoversee Mr. Ir. He would she bore as well their baggage and bed square on December 20th. The paper with maid he couldn't come up worse for the fight wires and spars had
• been thee away. But the Huns had had Soldier: Mag Lass! Lass I. ding, spare parts and on, bombe and dealt with foreign trade, commencing in
Lady, Secretary Ja
Jack 1 Jach! My enough. In spite of the odds they felt machine-guns, and spare propellers, she 1898, p to 1016, with light reference.
their helplessness at the famous onslaught. carried them easily. It could hays an to events in 1917. Reference was made Jack!
of these two swift machines. Back the y jump into each other's arms, The Daily Express says: The Bolshe
turned and dived under cover of their expert, have crossed the Atlantic in 20 to the control of Japanese merchant (They jum
chair.) hours of vessels by the Leishinshe (Department of Manager sinks down in his
homs on I'm
anti-aircraft guns whose shells began a viks have opened wide the door into a
slong The great Rolls-Royal engines never Communications) a department equivae Soldier: Come broken empire where rioting and THE DETERMINATION OF FRANCE faltered They brought the airmen to lent to the British Board of Trade and leave, Mag
Salonica, and thence to a hace some Lloyd's Register combined. In 1917, up M (recovering himselfy;" anarchy untinue, Germany can only Mr. Hanay D. Davray, joint
joint hon.
where nearer Turkey" Then the great to August, 111 ships of a total of 551,580 S1r. This is an office my office, this lady
retary my secretary enter in fear and trembling President secretary of the Anglo-French Society, in adventure began. The baggage and bed tone, had been granted Government per a
Are you aware, sir, that an address to members of the society on ding and spare parts were left behind. mission to be constructed, 4727 she's my wife-and I haven't seen her for Wilson has brought the world back to
"The Prejudices and Misconceptions on
The pilot and passenger (Squadron September 35 ships, aggregating 154,727 realities by making it clear that the France and the French, said that, fac Commander KS. Savory and Flight tons gross, had been launched. Prior a year! How long, sir, since you've seen from being a decadent nation. France Lient H. MacClelland) as in front and to 1916 many vessels were purchased our webergusted): "Er-this-mors Allies must fight to the bitter end. during the last forty years had recovered the engineer (Enginces Lieut. T. Raw abroad. In 1916 20 vessels, of a total inflabbergasted); this
The Daily Chronicle SAIR-If war from the terrible blow of the Franco-lings) was free to walk his narrow cabin of 14,300 tons, were sold to foreigners. But, excuse us, sir. We're later Prussian War. She had developed and watch above and below from the The expansion of the Mercantile Fleet rupling your business. We'll go off, and
xince 1896 has been rapid. In 1896
apologise-but does not end in the Hobenzollern acqui- onormously her art, commerce industry, machine gun platforms
and finance. She had improved the
They
flew 250 miles in about three Japan possessed 373 vessels of over 100 sition of a greet and tyrant empire in the standard of life of all classes. She had hours, and then beneath the spreading tons gross, aggregating 334,502 tons; in East, it will not be the Petrograd Re-established a great colonial eripire, and wings saw the lights of Constantinople 1616 1,151 vessela aggregating 1,847,153 abe achieved all this in spite of the enor and all the vessels, including the Gochen, tons-97 increase of 550 per cent in volutionaries but the organised Democra- mons sacrifices that the German menace a blaze of light. Down they came and twenty years, Exports and imports Of course I am."
One o'clock The busband ~ returns, imposed could do in clapping the open taped a miro, of boleh at the battle corbered during the tam perries are what crush cruiser They circled and dropped 850 per cent, Beferring of the invade at the Marce and, since another, salvo and then made along the Japaness shipowners, Mr. Blair stated less eat becretary recovers, and explains ruddies and more smiling than ever then, resisting his most ferocious attacks Bosphorus, where they sought out the that at the end of 1916 there were 38 Although greatly reduced in strength German Headquarters ship and bombed steamship companies, the fleets totalling offer shortage of staff to her husband) with the "tin helmet" jauntily perched
F. (Kamille) Well, I tell you what on his back and all the mud scraped and resources, she had recovered and now
her. Amid a hail of Turkish shella ther: 980,000 tons gross, and the dividends and get a hair cut and All the office has heard of the romances
The happy couple
uple depart through a laugh- had been able to deal terrible blows to the
found the Turkish War Office. According paid in 1916 averaged 58.1 per cent
up and brach down. And line sedlaiming moet-eyed avenue to a Turkish communiqué at the time whitefrivate abipowning represented enemy. It was no miracle. It was not a
look up a few friends, and then I'l come new France created suddenly as by this was not destroyed, but, said about 870,000 tons grom. In conclusion,
in the corridor. girls
The Manager and her up for a got to give
week" magic wand. It was the France of old one of our airmen, the bombs weighed the lecturer stated that Japan today back for her at lunch-time and you've lady clerks, typists, merergers and lift time. It was Republican Francs rising 11916 and we were there for half an ranked third in shipbuilding and fifth
A week 1
Assistant Manager escort the happy into the corridor and send them in toanage, and that there was still gered):
week a
couple to defend her independence, freedom and hour
I'm sorry. I don
their moist-eyed) blessing, Manager
and Assistant Manager retorn liberty. At the same time the men who Daily Express representative was ample scope for progress Other coun went to be hard on you But do you of w answered the call to aris knew that in told by an seroplane builder that a British tries could not expect to retain for ever want to be hard on
gerous What fighting for their liberty they were fighting seroplane carrying & pilot, 6 pasachgers, the advantages they possessed. There for the liberty of all nations and for the and 2001b of luggage au flows from must gradually be a levelling of the old S. Clowly, Twelve
mooths in the the blaze in triumph of civilisation. This detenina Hendon to Paris in two hours, and that with the new As Japan' influence and front line in the rain tion had in no way been diminished have machines to carry 9,000lbs of trade expanded more important and the mad under the shella-in the
M (hurric
Na No. Of course, although France had had to bear the bombs (nearly a ton and a half)
more numerous, international questions greatest part of material sacrifice in this Then why do we not bomb Berlin!" would arise, demanding the serious con- I understand. God bless you, my war in the fourth year of the war That is quite possible, said the consideration of her statement the tactful fellow Forgive me. Come back at one
o'clock and take your wife home, France was resolute an ever to fight until structor, but it is not my department handling of her diplomatists, and the
but something bit may happen soon.**. patience of her people.
Continued at foot of next Column.), complets victory
-els of Great Britain, France, Italy and the United States that will avert auch
disaster.
REPATRIATION OF UNEIT
WAR PRISONERS:
* AMSTREDAM February 12th. A Berlin message states The Russo German Delegates at Petrograd have signed an agreement whereby unft war prisoners are to be repatriated as soon
"Possible
Similar agreements have been signed on behalf of Austria Hungary, Balgatia and Turkey
M. (despairingly): You're not taking her from me are you?
Spurled) • Taking her from you↑
(Lady
puziled): . ** still
amply can't do without ber
8 (eagerly). For a week! M. (nghing) Yes, a week
to Manager's office t
been
we've
Can
it's St George's, Hanover-sausre Assistant Manager (likewise fromming) What about that notice in the hall about staff holidays and husband, leave
"Oh, take the -- thing down) ** Daily Mail.
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