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tired. Their forces are weary, and they wish to return to their native provitices, Personal inclinations are thus set beforg national duty. This is no now MAGI- festation on the part of the Chinese general or the Chinese soldier. Their raison d'être has never really been the defence of the country. Chinese armies exist for the aggrandisement of their leaders, and unity of action is only pos- sible when their common interests seem to be threatened. The frat of the present Northern generals to become disaffected WAS CHANG HUAI-Cal, of Shantung, when his forces suffered a reverse a few weeks ago at the hands of the retreating rebels, who, according

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, 4TH JUNE, 1918,

A PERPLEXING SITUATION IN CHINA,

China THE situation in

is more The Govern- perplexing than ever. ment has been impoverishing itself to maintain large armies in the field for

the suppression of the Southern forces, and pics have been reported which seemed to indicate that at an early date Peking could impose its authority upon,

and restore peace to, this much troubled

··to

CORRESPONDENCE. THE CONSCRIPTION BILL. [20 THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS.”]

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE · HONGKORU

DAILY PRES."

SIR-My attention, also, like that of "A Practical Man," was at once arrested by the hollow-sounding phraser used by

Practical Mun's letter has kit the Attorney-General with regard to the nail on the hond.

dealing sympathetically," etg. Sympathy sounds too much like charity,~ and what is really required should be set forth in concrete terms and in a tangible. forar,

What has Hongkong done to help in this war Ask ans practical man and his answer will be Nothing, absolutely nothing."

Why is not Hongkong not ringing with

The plan which springe readily to one's the din of war work! Every part of our mind is the same as that now being” local shores should be building and enjoyed by the wives of the public Bor- launching at Joust wondershipa; then, we vants who were recently sont to the front; could tell Singapore to let her precious they are receiving the wages, and pay

rules of the gasports, violated the shipg go home, if the Home Government of their husbands from the public funds

need them.

"What

of the Colony, or from public money anyhow, and the wives of the rest of the conscripts should be treated in the same way in common fairness.

Government sympathy and the sympathy of one's friends, for all practical pur poses, is worthless unless backed up by a sum of money allocated from the public funds of the Colony.

It does not require a deep student of human nature to tell you what one may, expect from one's so-called friends- Now that Hongkong has made a good woman will be looked at askance when start by lighting up her lighthouses, the rest of her sex know she has been surely other departments will arouse

left unprovided for,

as understood in China by luring the Northerners to advance Instead of transporting thousands of beyond Lilung by a pretended sauve qui carpenters home, put them right on the peut in which they abandoned much of job here. Critics will ask:

which they their loot and then turned on their about engines?" Well, send one of our pursuers when these had abandoned vessels to bring over a hundred or two military organisation and had become sots from our friends in Norway.

Are there no long-beaded lawyers in our collectors like the armies of the German local Council like Lloyd George, who CROWN PRINCE. General Cuig felt very could sift out a few practical mon and sore over this defeat and asked to bo get the Colony to do something for this allowed to leave the scene of military | war? operations and return to the placidity of distant Shantung, which be governe like a feudal chief. Soon afterwards General TSAO Kʊx-who up to that time had seem themselves._____________ ed the most valiant of generals and, according to his own reports, was win ning honours in the field of battle-also became disheartened and asked to allowed to withdraw his troops and return to the government of the metro politan province of Chibli Bath these

to generals were urged remain at the post of duty, and CHAN HUAI-OHI

- ANOTHER PRACTICAL MAN. has consented. They will undoubted-:

Hongkong, June 2nd, 1918. ly need further funds to supply their

Our correspondent asks What has troops, and the amounts received will indicate the measure of their success. I Hongkong done to help in this war? ?? Well, it has sent about 500 men to the is indeed a distressing spectacle. There Front, contributed 80,000,000 to the Im appears to be no sense of patriotism, no perial war chest, subscribed liberally to love of country, in the heart of the modern war charities and war loans, and loanch Chinese, whose outlook on life is circum-ed the biggest ship built in the Overseas scribed by immediate apparent interests, Dominions. No doubt more can and

will be done-ED H.D.P.3

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

are

However, if the valuable practical men must be conscripted, there is still one chance left for Hongkong to do some thing, and that is to promise to care for their children. When the men are leav. ing for the front don't shout out "Good luck," "God bless you," and leave it at that, but tell them We will take care of the children."Yours truly,

DAILY PRESS"] Sin,-I fully endorse every word which A Practical Man" has written in your correspondance columns of this morning's date What does the Government's sympathy amount to That is the ques- tion which all physically fit men are asking at the present moment,

Victorics

Northern reported by forces and money rewards are given to the troops. Then something hap- perts.

They fail to advance, and the next that is heard is the neces- sity of recapturing some position which they had previouely held. Mutual jealousies in the ranks of the hitherto fairly united Peiyang party are render ing Northern military success improbable, while internal strife in the Southern Confederation suggests an early disrup. tion of this combination. If only some strong dominating personality were to arise and unite the various elements, China might be saved, but so for the opportunity has failed to make the man. Lawlessness is spreading throughout the country, and, in the words of our Peking Correspondent, Centralised Authority is g.ving place to a series of petty preda tory baronies." What the outcome will bo it is impossible to forecast. It may presage an early peace, or it may mean confusion worse confounded, anarchy and cisos.

The weekly religious meeting of the Helena May Institute this afternoon at 5.30 o'clock will be conducted by Mrs

Barnett

A mecting of motorists will be held on Friday, June 7th, at 5.15 p.m., at the offices of Messra Jardino, Matheson & Co., when proposals for the formation of An Automobile Association in Hongkong

will to submitted. All owners of motor

There are two sides to the question, Here is one way of looking at it. The wife and children of a physically at man are to-day well provided for and, after living comfortably, have a little left over for a rainy day. The conditions of life in the colonies are such that our wives and children must live decently if they are to be respected by the indigenous population. They cannot do their own housework and go about shabbily clad. Now look at the other side of the picture. The man of the house goes to war. The Government, in token of appreciation of the sacrifice he has made, may offer his wife and children only a small fraction of what he used to earn for them. If that is the case it will mean, in plain English, that they will have to live -a

hand-to-mouth existence.

Apply, from 18 to 7 EM, Room 68, KING | 66 | ALPSEND” 109, THE FRIK, 8IX country. Now, however, a change has come cars or mator-cyclos are requested to their Treasury ia full to overflowing;

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over the scene. The determination of the Northern generals to fight the South to a foish sectos to have relaxed, their moral hbre has weakened, and Foking is likely to become as ineffective as before. This is the more regrettable, as the indi. cations in the South suggested an early diaunion. There was a distinct cleavage won the Constitutional Government and the Military Government. The latter

was composed of men who wished to

remain war lords in their respective provinces and had no particular liking for the control of tyros in the art of self-government. This dissension in the Bouthern ranks not unnaturally encour aged a belief in the prospects of Northern military Buccess. As has often been said, however, it is the unexpected which happens in China. At a moment when

attend.

We know our duty to our country, we are willing to make the sacrifice, but we must have our women and children well provided for. If that be done we are ready to pack and be off immediately

The Government know very well what the cost of living is here; they know that

and they know that those who are exempt od to look after the essential trade Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Clark left interests will have their coffers full yesterday for England, where it is their intention to reside. Mr. Clark, who The Government knowe all this, I say, retired recently from his partnership in and will they not promise our depen Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Company, has dants something definite Will they not been a resident of the Colony for over a quarter of a century while Mrs Clark, pat down plainly, once and for all, what

Ca: daughter of Mr. Crawford, ane of the founders of the firm, was born their sympathetic consideration will here. Their son, who has just completed amount to Then only will our fears be his school course at one is now train removed and our consciences made clear ing for a commission in the Army.

to defend our mother country, and we

CHINESE TELEGRAMS,

THROUGH ELUTER'S AGENCY. CONCESSION TO CHINA TEA TRADE

LONDON, Juno 2nd. The War Trade Department notifies that the concession regarding this tran shipment in the United Kingdom of the 1917-8 crop of China green tea for Morocco is extended to all consignments shipped from Chins on bills of lading

shall be happy and secure in the know-

lodge that our nearest and dearest are being properly tooked after in a far away land and not left in want. Yours truly,

A HUSBAND AND A FATHER Hongkong, June 3rd,

JUST LIKE AMERICA.

Hongkong should be only too proud to" fall into line with other places in the Empire and provide amply for the wives of the men who no longer have a monthly cheque to hand them.

As A Practical Man" says, nothing should be put in the way of any woman if she wishes to go with her children' to live elsewhere.

Hoping you will find room in your columns for this letter, I beg to remain, sir, yours faithfully,

PRACTICAL MAN No., 2." Hongkong, 3rd June.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THIS HONGKONG DAILY PRESS," San--Can anyone say why British subjects of British descent only are to bo conscripted ? Surely there are aubers of able-bodied men among Chinese and Eurasian British-born subjects in this Colony who could be of great service in this war! When occasion suite, these men are quick to take advantage of the privileges pertaining to their British nationality. Why should they not share some of the responsibilities What of the numerous Ambulanca Sections in the Colony Cannot their services be availed of

Surely their training ought to t

to practical use the knowledge they have. them for the front, where they can put

obtained

There

are many Hongkong-born Eurasians (some of whom have done or are still doing military service), whose services are available. Wh

Why should they escape being sent to the front?

Some

have volunteered both from here and the North and have been fighting for the Dast three years. Will not some member of our Legislative Council take this matter up at the second reading of the bill Yours faithfully,•

OLD RESIDENT.

VENDANTON NEWS.

[BY COURTESY OF THE “CHUNG NGOI

BAN TOI

THE CIVIL GOVERNOR.

CANTON, June 3rd...

We are informed that the Civil Gover-

Yew-hon,

independene, one has not yet declared

has sent Chak-Wong, the Defence Com all his troops to return to Shui-Hing Li missioner of Shui Hing, to Canton to take charge of affairs in the Governors

Yamen.

GENTHAL LUHA

A message from Nam Ning states that General Luk left Nam Ning the other day It is said that he is proceeding Wuchowa Commander of the let

Replying to Squadron, General Luk stated that ho could not argume office as Controller of

the

Confederation Government whilst be

had to control the military affairs of the Hunan and Kwangsi ex jedition.

THE 1ST SQUADLON...

Martial-law has been proclaimed on all the boats of the 1st Squadron in Canton It is said that the Commander, eince the ransacked by armed robbers, is afraid of attempts to attack the gunboats, The H.PE

Navadquarters in Whampos were

Manifestoca denouncing the M.Ps. who obtained the reconstitution of the Mili tary Government have been posted o the walls of various streets in Canton SWATON REPORTS

YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND Godowi Ch, LTD, at Kowloon, whenes and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary he given before,

claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Gedowns, and all Goods remaining andelivered after the 3rd June will be embjent aims against the steamer must be All claims will leave for above ports about 10th June Presented to the Undersigned on or before SUCCESS seemed to be within the grasp I dated not later than Nov. 30th next hundreds of people were buried.cupied by the northern troopa Cargo accepted for Belawan Dali (Samaira) the 5th June, or they will not be recognized All broken, abated, and damaged Goods are without transhipment. T

Excellent accommodation for First and to be left in the Godowns, where they will be

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It is reported that northern troops.com- monced an attack on the Canton forces yesterday. The latter were defeated and A Yankes soldier was being shown over the whole of the Wong-Kong ling was

an old church in England wherein

LONG'S TROOPS,

Occurred which make the prospect of that quantity previously allowed, namely, great many people sleep between these It is reported that Lung's troops are

11,600 tons of 40 cubic feet for the whole reason. In view of the situation regard ing tonnage from the Far East, it will be impossible to make any further con- cessions regarding the 1917-8 or 19189

success recede, and no one can say what the outerms is likely to be. The North- ern Tuchun, who seemed at the outset

Lo veritable fire-eaters, have become crops.

walla, said the guide, indicating the inscription-covered floor with a sweep very active in Liu chow. They reoccupied of his hand. “So?" said the Sammy the Fachow oity after Hum Hing-ying ***Same way over in our country. Why (Canton leader) was killed in action is

They are proceeding to attack the Tin- Fak district. The situation on this front don't you get a more interesting preach

has again become very serious,

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