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LEAGUE OF NATIONS. GERMANY'S LOST TRADE...
FEARS OF ALLIED BOYCOTTÄ, HERR ERZBERGER'S SCHEME. With the receding prospects of A draft constitution of League of victory, anxiety in Germany as to the Nations has been worked out in detail by outlook for her after-war trade steadily the Reichstag Deputy Herr Erzberger. gathered volume. A well-informed car and is published in the Fussische: Zeis respondent furnishes the Daily Tele. This draft is taken from a book graph with conclusive evidence of the entitled The League of Nations: The "Way "tor Fence," which Herr Erzberger alarm, which prevails among the cum- mercial and industrial leaders in the wit shortly publish. The first section of dealing with the country at the bare possibility of the the ponstitution,, extended use by the Allies of the ccacourieratisation of the League, sage, inter weapon. Their experience of the block Lade has taught them what it would Any Sovereign State can cater the p mean for Germany to he cut ud from League, which shall be considered on her share of the world's raw materials,ave been established when the following Hence the feverish expansion, sendica Rokers are amongst these who have pré tion, and capital development b whichzined ei adherence namely, Gertaan industrialists hope to safeguar their European future," and at least to maintain supremacy over their fellow countrymen and Germany's weaker neigh
bours.
Dr. Solf, the Colonial Secretary gave elene expression to the prevailing un- easiness in a recent issue of the arierte Zeitung, in which he wrote:!
Cer-
any. Great Britain, France, the United Stats, and Russia. The seat of the
gue is to be The Hague, where an basiness. Each State will, with the ap international bureau will conduct its
delegate. The International Bureau is proval of its Parliament. appoint one
to controlled by a permanent adminis |trative council, consisting of representa- Even though all the figures quotes tivis of the federated Powers, with the by ching writers may not agree, theyPatch Foreign Minister as chairman. speak plainly enough when taken in can junction with the shortage of foodstuffs and other, Colonial products, which is making itself felt daily arore and more. and everyone who has been in doubt upor.ssion of its colonies. Each State is the issue must see that, we must secure
to be entirely independent in its internal for ourselves a suficient share of the affairs, and in foreign affairs within the tropical and sub-tropical products which The States, whose Governments, with the limits of the constitution of the League.
assent of their Parliaments. declare their permanent neutralisation will be re- engnised by all members of the League
have
we
The strand xction, dealing with fun. damental laws. says the League will quarantee the territorial possessions of rach Federal State, as well as undisturbed
permanently neutral and will enjoy the League's joint protection. The con
citation also provides for obligatory arbitration in the following pasange:
become indispensable to "our economic existence. Even should succeed during the peace negotia tions in twisting the threatened ex- clusion into AR arrangeaient for rai material supple, without securing for the future any territory of our on from which to draw a proportion for cur selves, we should obviously be placed in that unbearable position for an inde pendent people of having to be depend-State outside the League which attacks ent upon the goodwill of a foreign Power.
All available mears of the League will be used against any Federal State or
a Federal State or takes up arras with out having applied to the Arbitration Court or awaited its judgment, or which takes up arms instead of cerpting its judgment.'
The question of disarmament is dealt with As follows:
Members of the League mutually andertake to, cut down and steadily to reduce their land. naval, and aerial forces according to a standard which is to be agreed upon. They further under- to not to use their forces for any other objects than the maintenance of internal order. for defence against attack on their territory, and for the joint executive of the League Annual armament expendi ture and Egures relative to the number. of troops and the amount of war material. of all kinds, as well as details of war
Within the lust month or two the Frankfurter Zeitung has published a merits of articles over the initial "A.F.." which dealt in a very illuminat- ing manner with the eenuatnie problems which will face the tierman Government' at the end of the war. The writer (Arthur Feiler) pointed out that pre- sent Cerman economia life was wholly She sup bound up with the war. stocks. impoverishes the soil, reduces stocks of cattle, depreciates the ways, machinery, and factories, destroys her capital accumulated during peace, down to the detailed possessions of the it dividual household, which wents out its clothes, dispos of its jewellery, and: so forth. Finally, she sends her gold and Foreign securities abroad, and tonships, are to be communicated yearly to tracts credits and debts in foreign coun tries.
But when
war stops the greater part of the Auw of money will be cut off. In addition, the essential fanture in her economic life which was before the war her twenty milliards of imports and exports, would practically vanish. Then, indeed, would come the epoch of substitutes, and. at the same time, employment would have to be found th the sail area of the Con tinental group for the demobilised labour of the Central Powers. Hence the pos- sibility of an economic war, in the shape of a continued blocktde, is very serious, and Germany and the world must hope that it will not come to pass.”
A NOTE OF DESPAIR
the bureau as The Hague, which will publish them."
The constitution further provides. for economic equality and the principle of the open door, all the members of the League granting each other the most- favoared" nation treatment.
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For the first ten years after the foun dation of the League (the scheme con tinues) each State's surplus of roaterials will be divided between the other federal States nccording to standard to be agreed upon on the basis at their respective imports of the wear 1913. and the special needs of individual Membera States arising out of the war.
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of the League are to recognise the
rinciple of the freedom of the se Straits and canals connecting sens. in so far bath banks are not in the posses- ion of the same Federal State, will be
Their fortifications'
well be retained and guarded by a com mand consisting of contingents from all the Federal States, and commanded in turn every three years by a delegate of the neutralised States.
HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS,
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER BY MAJOR HA
MURUAN, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT,N
TELYHEKA..
No, 379 Pte. P. T. Lamble is transferred DC, dated
from "A" Co, to 20th Nov., 1918.
ALLOTMENT OF RIFLE RANGES.
King's Park Range is allotted to the Hongkong Police from January 3rd to 20th and February 10th to 8th, inclusive, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 2.p.. daily. "Sundays excepted.
INSPECTION OF ARMS,
long rifles, also, the 30 new short rifles issued last year, with their bayonets, are to be returned to Headquarters aa, follows:- Tuesday, 26th Nov,--Artillery Co. Wednesday, 27th Nov. Engineer Co. Thursday, 25th Nov.-Engineer Co. Monday, 2nd Dec. Engineer Co. Tuesday, 3rd Dec.-Infantry Battalion. They will be ready for re-issue the
Wednesday, 4th Dec.--Infantry Batt
The
after they are brought in.
ANNUAL MUSKETY COURSE.
following is the result of firing Annual Course by the following
Machine gun Company, Number exercised 31: Marksmen
1st Class shots 2nd
3rd
:
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The averages obtained were:
Practice No. 13.
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ARCTIC EXPLORATION NOT DANGEROUS JUST PLEASANTLY EXCITING.. Exploration is not what it generally" is thought to be. It is not a dangerous. game played by daring men; it is not Hull of hardships. nor does it leave a mark upon the scientists who follow it
as invocation.
So says Vilhjalmar Stefansson, one of the greatest modern explorers, who has returned after five year of isolation from the world of men during which he dis covered new lands for his fellows co h- habis, to tell that the general idea of | the perils of exploration is a myth.
FOOD IN PLEXTY. Most persons think of the Folar region as an unpleasant pluce." Stefans son said.
* As a matter of fact, it is net.
In the first place, there is no danger of starvation which comes uppermost "in
daying the eleven years that. I have spent the minds of tho who hear the phrase
exploration of the North Pole."
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13
12
of
Dur-
in the North I have always carried my food with me, not in the form of bacon and Hardtack, as is commonly supposed, actual test, and usage one pound of an but in the form of ammunition. By
munition will bring down two tons of Duszt. Can the traveller in so-called civilized countries purchase two tons of food with a pound of silvert
Stefansson said that when he and his party left Canada behind they also left. behind them all tld warped ideas,
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There is no ment that is not fit to Stefansson drelated. We tried eating animals that were thought unclean by the ordinary person and found them as palatable as the others usually thought desirable.
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pen. he said. "pointing to a pen which lay on his desk, "E have used eleven years in the North. The ink has never, frozen as the explorers of, old described. That is because we knew how to build snow houses in which the temperature is little lower than in this roon, about 30 degrees Fahrenben, usundly
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• Marksmen 1st Class shots 2nd
Penk Range
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King's Park Range.
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15
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Practice No. 13
12.1
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No.
No.
PROMOTIONS. --ARTILLERY COMPANY
17.5
Bombr. H. S. Rouse, to be Corpk.
dated 21st Nov, 1918.
28. L/Bombr. G Gerrard, to be
Corp., dated 2nd Nov, 1918. 4 LBontr. W. E. Douglas to be Bombr.. 21st Nov., 1916. 25 L/Bombr. N. L. Railton to be
Dombr.. dated 22nd Nov, 1018.
No. 66 Gur. H. MacTavish, to be Bomb, No.
No.
dated 3rd Nov, 1915.
33 Gar. S. Boulton, to be Bomb:.,
dated 24th Nov, 1978.
7 Gar. H. Overy, to be L/Bombr.,"
dated 21st Nov., 1918. CEDERS FOR ARTILLERY COMPANY BY CAPTAIN
J. H. W. ARMSTRONG, V.D. PARADES AT BELCHER'S BATTERY.. Tuesday, 95th Nov.-
7.30 am. Right Half Co. New Layers'
Class only.
5.18 p.m. Left Half Co. Full drill." Thursday, 25th Nov.:-
5.15 p. Leit Half Co. New D.R.F.
and Layers Classes only. Friday, 9th Nov.-
7.30 am. Right Half Co. Full drill. PRDERS FOR ENGINEER COMPANY OF CAPTAIN
WRUSSELL.
The Federal States will proclaim the safety of private property on the high CAR. Tha Daval prize law and the blockade law are to be abolished. Exer rie of the right of blockade is reserved to the League, and only to the League 2nd Lo 29th Nov, 1018-
Federal State.--D. E. L. duties. Parade as per rosters posted at Headquarters : which violates the constitution of the
Engine Drivers at 5.15 p.m. Elec Teague, and against any State which
triciana at 5.30 p.m. oes not belong to the League, which
2-Officerspext for duty-Belchers, takes un arms against a Federal State.
2nd-Lieut. Brown; Lyeemur, 2ad- Ships of Federal States and their cargoes.
Lieut. Hill; Stonecutters, Lieut. shall be given the same treatment by cach
Stevenson. Federal State as is given, to that State's Oversea cables are to be own vessels. controlled by a committee of the League The members of the League are to rei nounce the raising of troops in their All States and colonial territories. colonies situated in Africa, are to be. perpetually neutral States.
3. Instruction for higher ratings and N.C.Os. and. men of the Infantry Battalion attached for-duty: Class 1. at Belchers at 6.30 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays for all who have not passed the Profici ent" rate (1) examination. Class at Belchers at 6.30 p.m. on.
ali Tuesdays and, Fridays for X.C.Os. and men of higher ratings. under Q.M.8. Ovendene and Q.M.S. Parsons, R.E., and Bergt. Day, H.K.D.C.
The writer argued that "the solution could be found only in international control of world supplies. Ballin had already demanded that German negotia-internationalised. tors should insist on the distribution after the "war of all raw materials and foodstuffs available in transatlantic coun- tries to the countries which imported such materials before the wars in proportion to their imperts in 1913. But Aupposing such insistence proves futile! Friler does not attempt to conceal his alarm: Germany, he says, has to adjust her needs to those of the world. Before the war- Germany claimed protection from the cheap competition of foreign countries; such. against may now she claims protection from the high market prices of the outer world. Before the war German monopolists maintained high prices at home and dumped surplus production abroad: in future they must be satisfied with lower prices at home than they can obtain in free competition abroad." He ends on a note almost of despair, and with a virtual admission that is there is no precedent for the coming transition period, and no guaran. tee that Germany's enemies will submit, their raw material to international con- trol, there are no plans that can be made,
The third and last section of the con and Germany is practically helpless..
No less pessimistic is Dr. Goetze, whostitution, dealing with the League's the Fosnische executive. provides that in the case of recently described in Zeitung England's power to starve. Ger-offensives members of the League will many of raw material. Feiler also did undertake to proceed against a violator not overlook this country's war measures or violators of the constitution, first, by for the control of trade. Reconstruc a severance of diplomatic relations tion plans in Great Britain," he wrote; secondly, by complete isolation of the must be watched with the greatest care, ofending States by means of closing It is symptomatic that English steel pro- their frontiers for imports and exports, duction has risen from 6.6 million tons postal and railway traffic, etc. thirdly, in 1913 to 19 million tons in 1917. Of in given circumstances, by a blockade. particular interest to Germany are (1) The same measures will be applied the non-ferrous metals bill, (9) the Anglo- açainst any hostile menace of a Federal Australian zinc agreement, (3) the export State by one or, more States not belong daties on palm kernels, (4) the Indian ing to the League. Should an offending: jute monopoly. (5) the control of Egyp State cross its frontiers with hostila tian cotton, and he control of Aus Intent against one or
more Federal tralian and, Soutä African wool." Bates, the members of the League under Goetze treats in greater detail of these take to give joint, military and maritime very measures. England has bought up assistance. from the producers the whole supply of Egyptian cotton, which is absolutely es sential for the manufacture of many of tá all non-English countries, the control the finer cotton goods. England hast (rubber plantations, and the virtual secured for years the supply of Southmonopody of quebracho through the pur African and Australian merito-wool, of chase of the Forestal Company, Dr. a kind that the. Argentine cannot probetze considers that England has ORDERS FOR INFANTRY BATTALION BY: MAJOR duce. England means to supply the oven a net of economie contracts which world with manufactured jute. By awill paralyse, if not render impossible, tariff she has crippled German use of a textile, fat, electrical, metal, cable, copra and palm kernels from the British automobile, rubber, leather, jute, soap, Colonies. This interference in our oil and vegetable fat industries. textile industry and cattle-feeding would
That articles of this kind should be alohe be sufficient seriously to endanger allowed to appear (comments “our, corre our economic life." When to these men spendent) is proof of a very real anxiety, sures are added the arrangements for for with such a background the moral of controlling Australian zinc and lead, the Germany must stand a new and terrible control of the sale of non-ferrous metale train in addition to that of actual war
discomfort. (Continua at foot of next column.)
Claas.3, at Lyceman at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays, under Q.M.S. White and Staff Sergt. Barclay, R.E. 4.-N.C.O. and men who have not drawn their pay for October #ill draw it at Headquarters on one of the following dates :→→ Tuesday, 25th Nov., and Wednesday, 27th Nov., between 11 a.m. and
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5.-Detail of daties at Lyeeman from 18th, to 30th November inclusive is posted at Headquarters for infor mation of all concerned. 6.A new detail of duty starting on Saturday, 23rd November, is posted at Headquarters. NIC.O and men must make themselves conversant with same. And Beliefs are now discontinued.
H. A, HORGAN.
PARADES.
Sunday, 24th Nov.
8.15am. "A" Co and the Signalling Bection outside. Kowloon Railway. Station and proceed to Lown by special train leaving at 8.25 a.m. The special train will return at 5.68 p.m., reaching Kowloon at 8.40
p.m.
(Continued at foot of next cilums.)
We are never troubled, as is generally believed, by soaking wet clothing caused by the thawing of the hour frest between the layers, caused by perspiration of the body. This is because we always take off that particular layer of garments outside and the clothes remain dry, and pliaba to be donned the next time we go out.
Crossing the bucking ice with toes nov. ing like giant trams at the rate of fifteen niles an hour. Stefansson declared, is no more dangerous than traversing a street where traffic, is poorly managed. The crash of the ice, sometimes 123 feet thick, which sounds like cannonading, he said, becomes as familiar a poise as the roar of a great city. At night, however, travelling over cracking ice is extremely dangerous.
MONEY DOESN'T COUNT.
And finally, Stefansson declared, ex- plorers do not attempt to place a value upon their work. They are simply scientists, seekers after the truth, he said. They and new Jands, determine their and geographically, investigate the ten- character biologically, mineralogically perature and depth of the water sur- rounding them and leave the rest to the needs of succeeding generations, he de- clares.
And it should be known." he said, that it is not the region just around the North Pole that we have been exploring, but the inaccessible region between the pole and Alaska"
Dress, marching order (without mess tins). Greatcoats to be rolled. Helmets "to be worn. Waterbottles 6lled. Food to be taken in haver- Backs,
Ammunition will be provided at Lown. Na altraining.or detraining with out orders. Any N.C.Os and men of "B" Co., Machine-gun Co., and Mounted Section who cannot attend on the 8th or 13th December must parade cn 24th November with "A" Co.
"B" COMPANY.
Sunday, 24th Nov.
am. No. 8 Platoon Nos. 13 and 14 Sections. at King's Park Range. Annual Musketry Course, Part 2, Practices 8, 9, 10 and 11. Dress, "drill order with pouches. 8am. No. 8 Platoon "Nos. 15 and 16 Sections, at King's Park Range, as above.
Tuesday, 26th Nov.-
- p.m. No. 6 Platoon Nos. 1 and 2 Sections. at King's Park Range. Annual Musketry Course, Part 3, Practices 15 and 16, Dress, drill order with pouches,
Wednesday, 27th Nov.-
4 p.m. No. 5 Platoon No. 3 and 4 Sections, at King's Park Range. Annual Husketry Course, Part Practices 15 and 16. Dress, drill order with pouches.
SIGNALLING, SECTION.
Thursday, 28th Nov.
4 pm, at King's Park. Range, Annual Musketry Course, Part 3. Practices 15 and 12 Dress, drill order with pouches Note.-N.C.Os and men are
to note the change of day,"
ORDELS FOR CADET COMPANY HY SEC,-LIUET. J. B. W. BEARD.
PARADES.
Wednesday, 27th Nov.
3.15 p.m. Nos. 2 and 4 Sections at
Yaumati Football Ground. 5.15 Band practice at Headquarters. Saturday, 20th Nov.
.2 p.m. The full Company will parade at Headquarters to be re-issued. with water bottles and baversacks.
G. E. STEWART, Capt.,
Adjutant, H.K.D.C. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1918.
NOTICE.
The following Football matches will, be plaved on Saturday 23rd Nov.-
No 1 Bection. No. 3 Section at
Victoria British School. No. 2/Beotion No. 4 Bection at
Yaumati Football ground.
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