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The Hongkong Telegraph

December 81914,

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Baromater 20.06

FRENCH ARTILLERY'S GOOD WORK.

EMPEROR OF JAPAN AND THE ALLIES.

Stronger Bonds of Amity in the Orient.

BRITISH COMMERCE,

(Reuter's Service To "The Telegraph."]

Emperor of Japan on Relationship of the Allies.

His Majesty in France.

Russian Plans.

Deo. 7, 8 am

MILITARY MAITERS.

German Discipline,

Der. 7, 8 a.m. The correspondent of the Morning Post at Petrograd telegraphs Germany 18 a military power: that the Russians have at present. no desire to drive the Germans since there have been Kings of Boross the frontier, but wish to keep them in Poland and destroy Prussia, the efficiency of the Army them, if possible; or in any case compel them to bring increasing has been their first care. Since reinforcements and thus relieve the Allies in the western theatre. 1870 Germiny has sccepted the The Germans now in Poland are as strong as at the outset, although Prussian system, and the full they have lost half their original numbere:

Servian Successes,

Deo. 7, 6 a.m.

December 8, 1919

GERMAN FAIRY TALES

Guns and Aircraft that “Will

Surprise Britain.

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TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

We are continually being told by extremiste what we are quite

There is apparently no end to ready to admit, that there is the surprises which Germany has A Court Circular states that during his visit to France His much to be earned and mash to in store for her foes. Majesty the King was able to see practically all the troops, with the admire in the military system of One report says the next "great

There is nothing new in the exception of those actually in the treaches. Ho visited the head- Germany. I know some hing of surprise" is to take the form of eastern, theatre, where the posi- quarters of all Army Corps, Divisional Commanders and many base their army, and the more I know marvellous new naval guns with tion is maintained. field hospitals. The. Maharajah Pertab Singh and the Mabur-jahoff it the more convinced m I of a range three miles father than Biksnir attended His Majesty.

In Champagne our artillery One thing-theater unsuitability,

the best British naval guns. gained a very marked advantage at all events, of their system of These triumphs of krapp's over that of the enemy, discipline to the temperament of have been mounted on the the Britisher. Above all things, Kaiser's Dreadnoughts, and are troops in the battlefield with the The King has soon all the calealated to cause greater de exception of those in the trenches.

traction than the 17. siege. howitzers have already effected commerce of Great Britain is An interesting statement of the against fort.

announced, decreases being pretty Again inspired Datob newe- papere affirm that at Aix-la-general." strength of German manhood is Chapelle there are three 520m. The enemy retained the left now ready to defend the Empire, howitzers waiting to be transport- bank of this Year canal. The sa It is a great result, and from aed to the front. A news agency periority of our offensive is the one, Her military spirit may be howitzers, military point of view an enviable describes these guns as 20in. only noticeable feature.

exaggerated, but it is a national

From Petrograd it is reported Lastly, there are the super-that there had been no essential and a patriotic one. The patriotic Zeppelins, which are being fever-modification in the situation up instinct whiob, even in our ultra-iably rashed to completion, which till Saturday. German attacka civilian country, is sometimes must shortly number a hundred, were repulsed, fanned to enthusiasm by the sight and which are to seal the doom of fostered in the German by his of these monsters, fitted with the Russians are not anxious to of a flag or the sound of a band, is Britsio. It is declared that one correspondent in Russia says that The London Morning Post

armoured abell compartment, force. the Germans over the fron- tages of the German system size and potency, and many new

The most prominent disadvan- anti-aeroplane guns of enormous tier at this junctare. of compulsury service, which death dealing devices, scorning all round it the hands of the are so obvions to every British the usual precautionary trial Serviane, 2,400 prisoners, includ- The Germans unsuccessfully attempted to re-take Wiedendreft. aining of the recruit and the the last rivet was fixed, and flowing two generals and four com-

officer, lie in the severity of the spine, left her shed immediately They were repulsed with heavy losses.

The French heavy artillery was very active in the Champagne which German soldiera era con-

barah and tyrannical treatment to away at terrific speed for an un

plete batteries, being captured, district, where it silenced German artillery in the reg on of Hermoon- tinually subjected

known destination. ville. The sapping war is proceeing in Argonnc. The French have officere and non-commissioned by their continued to make progress in La Grurie Forest, where a battalion officers. If the treatment of the gained 160 metres and repulsed four strong German attacks... Holdiers in the British Army

The Germane sustained very heavy losses in the Fontaine-a-arrained anything like the pr dame and Four-de-faris regions. The Frer ob troops made progress pertion of the evil in the German in the region of Varenne, silencing the enemy's artillery.

An official communication from Nish says that the Servians have everywhere repulsed the Austrians and have taken 2,400 pris- onere, including two generale and four complete batteries,

Superiority of French Artillery. (Official Telegram from the French Government, via Peking)

On December 5th there was a lall in the cannonade, and the Germans ceased to direct their fire on the Yeer. The progress of the Allies has enabled them to observe the severe losses inflicted on the German troope by the French heavy artillery near Porsello, The French 220-millimetre guns destroyed a small (terman fort, where the remains of some machine guns and forty-two dead, in- clading two officers, were found,

German Fort Destroyed.

(Havas "Telegram.),

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Dec. 7, 6.35 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Tokyo reporte that the opening of

Paris, Dec. 6. the Dist, was most brilliant, The Emperor in his address said he

In Belgium or heavy artillery smashed up a small for held was happy to announce the growing cordiality of the Alliance with by the enemy. The Germans vainly tried to re-take Wiedendreft, Great Britain. The ententes with France and Russia had been On the rest of the front the situation was calm. In Champagne our comerted by the present critical stage. Stronger bonds of amity heavy artillery was very active, beating the enemy's batteries. In and peace in the Orient were gradually being restored, but the Argonne we continued to make progress slowly, repulsing all attacks. great war was not yet ended and we had to rely on the loyalty and We also progressed in the south-east near Varennes, where the bravery of our aubjects in our wish to attain the final object as German artillery was silenced. quickly as possible.

British Commerce: Import and Export Returns.

Dec. 7, 5.30 p.m.

GERMAN LOSSES.

frightful losses. Of my earlier 4th company there were yesterday still 39 men remaining, and yet

army service.

Guarding Suez Canal.

source in Constantinople states A telegram from a German that 14,000 British troops now army it would be nimpossibility hold both sides of the Suez Canal. to maintain an army at all on the The British loon of £5,000,000 for voluntary principle. The Ger the benefit of agricultura in man and our own systems of Egypt is, it is reported, occupying discipline are absolutely and the attention of the Porte, which entirely different; in her opinion contends that the authority of the thorough discipline of large Turkey is required before any masses is more important in war loan can be made to Egypt. than fre the fighting qualities of individuals, und her more recent succee-fal experiences of war have certainly given some colour to the contention.

German and British Methods.

In a voluntary army discipline, adminstered with due regard to natice and formality, must be out. The dear Cod has always sufficiently strict to preservo conducted me in the most wonder- good order and aa borty, but al manner unscathed through a anything approaching tyranny or

The deoresans in importe represent £12,480,000 and in exports £2,154,509. The increases in imports, with regard to A Young Private's Vivid Letter. We were 250 men when we moved food, drink and tobacco, amount to five and a half millions sterling, while the decreases in raw cotten amount to nine, millions sterling, and wool 5774,000. The only increase in exports concerns grain and Aur, representing £13,887. There was a derre in oction manufactures to the extent of 84,902,000 and wool £1,523,158.

Continued French Attack on Yser Trenches.

Dec. 7, 5 p.m. A Paria communique saye: "In the region of the Yeer we continue to stack a few trenches which the enemy has retained on the left bank of the canal."

Superiority of French Offensive.

The communique continues:

Artillery's Good Work.

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do not make good soldiers, and the practice of a servile submis. sion to personal ill-treatment can not but cause some deterioration. in fighting qualities.

Cigarette Smoking.

We should be sorry to deprive

The Austriaas suffered a defeat

The Emperor of Japin in his address to the Diet referred to the growing cordiality of the Allace with Britain and tho France and Russis cementing of the ententer with

NEWS.

Interesting war itsma ara given to-day.

Further notes on the orisia appear on page 4.

A Garden Fate will take place at the University on January 30. There was some good sparring at the Victoria Rsureation Clab last night.

An inter-Oub soccer match im announced to take place at Happy Valley to-morrow evening.

A Chinese has been sent to the hospital saft ring from wounda caused in an alleged assault.

"Our Contemporaries" appears on taze 2; commercial news on page 9 and log book on page 6.

Court,

aia of abell and ballets. To the ill-treatment is impossible, The our men at the front of any right and left I saw my dear com-voluntary recruit is a free agent, comfort or pleasure that can be rades fall, and I, as by a miracle, he will accept and will submit to reasonably given them; but having Mr. Moore, the wife of Dr. The burial to planlasteven- Following is a translation of

ing at Happy Valley of the late letter from a Norwegian in Berlin God and beg Him also in the the cartom of the service, but he which prided itself on the physi

c pad. We will thank our dear discipline according to law and been connected with a regiment W.B.A. Moore, to the Norwegian newspaper Oesterdalens Avis:-

arture graciously to aid ue. would never tolerate the slavish cal condition of the rank and file, The Hongkong Football Asso System which maintains in we should like to warn the public oia ion and the Hongkong League "Barlin, Oct. 9.

"Our Army

owing to Germany. day the opportunity of seeing the result of the eternal raidy army when the powers

"Herr Editor,-I had yester t enormous losses and sickness in the experiences of every young soldiers' craving for cigar- proanic matters were dealt with

There are crises against too freely indulging the held a meeting last night, when letter from a 21 years old Je-rather is to be withdrawn discipline become exhausted, means, They are far less in ing of a shipment of groen gin- of attes. Send them pipes by all The question of the gaaraates- ger. soldier who is serving in arm the fighting line. Tais will and the teachings of military jurious, and an infinitoly greater per came before the Faise Judge company on the west front. The splendid, because we shall science are forgo tes; then the comfort when once accustomed to this morning, on a European same young soldier had about then, penibly for some time, not naive instinet of the man be--strong was the feeling on the firm'è contract. "There is nothing to report as fourteen days ago exhibited the have to fight. It is also inhoman comes the decisive faour, and subject in the Irish and Northern to the regious Armentieres, Arras, Oise and Argonne, unless it be greatest bravery in carrying at who we have had to do and the favour of Victory is given to commands that Lord Grenfell and of the two diamond rings, which the superiority, generally speaking, of our offensive."

The question of the ownership. voluntarily a night reconnai-sance suffer. Last Sunday we made a those who refuse to recognies her General Oliphant put severe were pledged and lost at a Macao of the French foreprera, and has Borning attack on the French rival-Defeat. It is 10 each limitations on cigarette smoking, Faatan house, was finally decided been given the Iron Crow. With position. It was simply a blood emergencies that the hia mother's kind permission I bath. French as well as German soldier stands unrivalled. No gues or whenever under arme,

British absolutely forbidding it on fati this morning at the Supreme The communique further adda:

have trap-lated the letter. As sorpes lay in heaps up on one soldier in any army bae a greater including field operations and gained a very marked advantage over the enemy's artillery in the German censur, i am sending shall always remember for the rest battle" than the British.

"Our heavy artillery it will certainly not be passed by another. Should I ever return, I reputation for "constancy in manoeuvres. No similar restric Champagne. There is nothing new in the Eastern theatre, where it with a Swede who is returning of my life, and with terror, there

tion was placed on pipe-smoking. the position is maintained."

It is more than doubefal if the to-morrow to Sweden.-Youra, days. Fanoy Of our bat-German system of discipline Highlanders forbade cigarette The O. O. of the 1st Seeforth | &c.,

thers are only four would be proof against defeat. smoking by either officers or men officera lit, and of 1.20 men The most unfailingenbmission of when on duty of any kind, and Then follows a translation of only abat 370 remaining. the German soldier to the most we should like to see his example the German soldier's letter send yet we are only a reserve captions tyranny, however beauti- more generally followed. The ferred to:-

battalion, consisting entirely of ful as an example of meekness young soldier is an inveterate Written on the battlefield of married reservists and Landwehr, and resignation, does not inspire cheapoigure to smoker, and suffers Nouvron, September 22, 1914. which should rather have hoon any ounfident admiration of his accordingly. It is injurions to "My dear mother, ieved .ken care of. How, then, must independence or pugnacity. Ger the health, diminishes the elici yesterday your first letter the the active troops of the line have many should not forget that dis ency of his marching powers; the first news from you. I have been fared!

cipline did not outlast the first heart's action becomes disordered, heartily pleased therest Before What want and nameless reverses of the old Prussian army, and the rate of the pulse is raised that I had received two letters from misery must nocur in sunb a Har aystem of discipline may to an extent above the normal. Nora. They were dated Angot frightfal war, Would to God is suffice while the German hosts Moreover, in some cases it pre- 19. Yours was dated August 21, were soon at an end, Deo 7. 7am.

That is to say, nearly a month on Live well, dear mother. Us- may find that something more is fingers. The public can help by are resping easy laurels, yet she duces trembling of the bends and An official atatement, issued in Petrograd, save that there was the way. To essential modification of the situation on Saturday, Fighting the tenth day of battle with the greetings. Your faithfal son,

We are at present in til our next meeting. With hearty wanted when the eters in their giving the men pipes instead of continues and Gorman attacks have been repulsed.

courses fight against her, and die oigarettes, They will con leur Frenchmen and have suffered.

aster darkens into despair. Slaves to prefer them Globo,

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

Russians Repulse German Attacks..

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DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY. Bijou Theatre-9.15 Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. TO-MORROW.

Bijou Theatre.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.10 p.m. Sle of Work and Concret, Union Church. Sale of Work

p.m., Concert 9 p.m.

3.

Monday, December 14. Organ recital at St. John's Osthedral-5.30 pm

Surday, December 19. YW.CA.cale of work at S

Paul's College,

January 30 Garden Fate, B.K. University