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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1915.

CANTON NEWS:

· Now' Financial Commissioner.

CHURCH SERVICES.

In And the Times has never ceased OUR LONDON LETTER. "two hundred yarda front.

this zone no man could live, to olamour for more facts. It was But the Middlesex were mon the Times that rushed into lead- of grit. They did not stop. ing articles, directly the fleet They got as far as the wire operations began, from the St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong- They hacked at it, tore it till tone of which it might have their hands were raw and bleed been supposed that the whole that the Dardanelles ing, and their uniforms rent to business was a mere bagatelle tatters. From their starting point and

In The West.

Trinity Sunday, 30th May, 1915, Holy Communion (8.5 a.m.) Matins (11 aim.) Responses: Festial. Venite: Hindle. Psalms: Woodward, Crotch, Woodward Te Deum: Oakley in F Jubilato: Ayrton in E. Holy Communion (12 Noon.) Hymns: 160, 376. Evensong (5.45 p.m.) Responses: Festal. Psalms: Battlehill, Battishill, Turle, Humphreye. Magnificat: Matthews (6th morning. Duns Dimittis, Wesley. Hymna:

165, 161, 43.

Andrews Church, Kor 1913

who told him that he was malingering, although at that time he was in the last stages of pneumonia. After another week British Experiences in Germany. the doctor evidently thought!

better of it and ordered him to be taken to the hospital. As we The writer of this article is an have never heard from him since, Since the new Commissioner of (From Our Own Correspondent) English gentleman who for four it is extremely probable that, he Finance has taken up his duties,

· Friday April 23rd. months was interned in the has died. Several prisoners shore has been unwonted activity The faller accounts now avail- tight up to the wire they left a had practically been forced before Ruhleben concentration ́- osmp,

have disappeared in this manner.in that department. He has able, of "the fighting at Neuve deep lane of their dead and dying, the first outside fort was radyoad. | We term "this and has just been allowed to re-

ying telegraphed to each tax collector Chapelle show clearly that are 120 yards long, a sight so That something has gone wrong. a very stupid denly on that bloody trail, broka parent. Bat only furu to this country. He gives a officially." Things became so separately to say that he will de-sounding success was prevented poignant teat men," "coming sud- at the Dardanelles is only too sp-| graphic account of the gross dangerous that the prisoners and diligent service and satis-only by a regrettable lack of oo-down and wept at the sheer pity, newspaper could possibly imagine brutality of the Germans towards started a medical association of factory returns in every ase, ordination. If the British plan the undying glory of it. Three that the French and British Ad the British civilian prisoners, their own, called the Rubleben The records have all been had been carried out as it was times the 2ad. Middlesex tried to miralties undertook these oper and tella of the swindling prao First Aid Society, under the examined carefully and the threat intended to have been, and there buras through and silence those ations without due forethought ticos of the camp caterer, which management of an Australion has gone out that bad service or had been no delays, the Germans machine guns that barked death and preparation. It was evident resulted in the prisoners getting doctor and an Englishman-Dr. short receipts will mean instant would have been pushed out of

at them." The story of the from the ontset that, great as insufficient food. Sunday Higgins both of whom are dismissal, no matter what the Lille. Not only was the support-Colonel, who fell leading his men, would be the advantages accruing, St

prisonera. Chroniclo.

collectors recommendations may ing Division, that was to have and sat up to watch them sweep the forcing of the Dardanelles Attacked with Rifle Butts. The majority of the British

rushed through the break in the forward as he died, will not be was no light task. On one occasion, when a

German lines, late in coming up, prisoners, who were arrested on November 6 were subjected to wounded English soldier, from

A strike has been called by the but our firet onslaught was held forgotten, nor that of the rough of fact it is at best a colossal an- coldier, one of the Tigers" as a dertaking absolutely unparalleled every possible cruelty that the the Middlesex Regiment, was mind of the Prussian police being brought from Rubleben, journey-men carpenters. They up at one or two points through matter of fact, who expired with in the world's history.

artillery the words on his lips "Good luck desirability of oporations pro- to locate and destroy bar-

ceeding by land and sea could devise and that is saying where he had passed the night, have had a big meeting and bave the failure of the

to the old regiment.”

***Germans Weakening. simultaneously was not forg bed wire entanglements. The maob. In several cases within to Dabaritz, we accompanied him levied a tax of $2.00 a quarter on my own knowledge the British to the gate to give him a parting each member. It seems they are

Since the fight at Neave ten. But it is just possible that were arrested in their houses at cheer. We were lined up in the not satisfied with the restriction latter was a relatively small set And it is five and six o'clock in the man equare, facing the "guard-room," placed upon them by the monster-back, however, though it cost us Chapelle both the French and the French Government and ourselves have gained big succes our own were reckoning on ing. In one case, gentleman when, without a word of warning, carpenters whereby they may not many gallant liver. was taken from his bed ut 4.30 the "guard," amounting to over take a building contract, no obviously difficult always to make ses it the West. It really begins the intervention of Greece. Had

sure, even with the most careful

to look as though the German the King of Greece not overruled in the morning and brought in thirty soldiers, rushed out on us,

reconnoitering and methodical his night attire to the police armed with their rifles. Naturally Mild Rebuke for General Lung artillery preparation, that all the resistance is, weakening appreci- and driven into retirement his | station. Here

there was a general stampede, remained,

Accurate drawings of the for- enemy's obstacles to our advance ably. Assuredly they would not great famous: Prime Minister, shivering in his cold cell, till his but we could not get away quick-tress at Famoon have recently have been shredder avance allow themselves to be rolled Venezelos, we should probably Union Church, Kennedy Road.

beaten been completed and General troyed.

The failure of the back from commanding position have seen the Greeks fighting in "wife brought him his clothes to-ly enough. We were

after position, if they could pre-the Dardanelles long before now. with the rifle ball and with their Lung notified the Central Mili-appointed Division to turn up in warde nine o'clock.

There are

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and two wooden barracks. On

floor. As those boxes menaure

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wo were.

Had we been allowed to take a

sallicient quantity of straw the

water, and black eyes noticeable for several days'

bo.

Strike Called.

matter how small,

Canton Industrial Exhibition.

As a matter

The

Trinity Sunday, 30th May Morning Prayer. Responses: Ferial. Venite: 30th Morning. Psalms: As Bat. Të Doum: 8. Jude. Jubilate: Ouseley. Hymua1, 263, 567. Kyrie: B Varley Roberts: National An~; them, Evening Prayer. Hymn: 553. Responses: Ferial: Psalms: Battishill. Battishil, Turle," Humphreys (XXXI Evening). Magnificat: Barnby in D. 18th *Morning. Nunc Dimittis: Wicks 10th Evening. Hymns 265 (tune 161a & m)-377-23 (tune 12 a& m) Vesper Hymn, National Anthem.

Morning 11. Hymna 545, 130, Psalm, 107. Evening 6 Hymns · 389, 5, 439. Preacher: Roy, · J. Kirk Maconachis.

51. Puter's Church, West Point.

8am. Holy Communion. 11

a.m. Morning Prayer and Ser- mon. Preacher: Rev. the W. T. Featherstone.

The Gospel Hall.--38 Queen's

Road. (3 Doors from bottom of D'Aguilar Street). On the' Lord's Day Believers meet for Worship at 5 p.m. and the Lord's Supper; at 4 pm. § Children's Meoting; at Sp.m Preaching. Tuesday and Thurs- day, at 8 pm. Exposition of Scripture. Saturday at 8 pm.: Prayer Meeting..

Dow interned at uste, and we dared not retaliate,tery Board that bo would for-time to réap full advantage of the vent it. The Germans have al-As it is, the French and British ways bailt their plans and theor-troops are co-operating in that or we should have been shot, ward a copy by a special officer first successful attack on the Geries on the assumption that they taak, though they can ill be Rahleben approximately 1,000 Several prisoners were badly in at once. In reply the Board tele man trenches was a serious blua- would possess the big battalions. spared from the main enterprise civiliane, living in twelve stables jured, many were arrested and graphed him to merely hand it der that robbed our men of the How much longer they will con- of the West. But once the Allies imprisoned in dark colls for 72 over to the special oflicar now in success they hoped to achieve. tinue to cling to Belgium and succeed in clearing the Way the ground floor these stables are hours on a diet of bread and this province to inspect fortress- Sach accidents are quite common the North of France, being atend- through to Odesen, they will divided into horse-boxes, each of which contains six men. Up to

were ses, and when he returns to Pe- in the records of all osmpaigue, ily pushed back all the while, in have accomplished a great deal king, he may turn it over to the and it would be easy to be face of the steadily growing towards hurrying on the end of January no beda ware provided,

On another occasion we had Board. This will curtail a quise mach o ceasurious on the a general bed being made by:

Boject. Bat we may hope umerical superiority of the All- the War. Once the munitions of war in Roseis are anything like throwing straw over the concreto some trouble, about the dinner, unnecessary expense.

and one prisoner, an English

that next time Sir John French'sies, it is difficult to forecast.

There may come a time when, equal to the needs and the dimen It has been decided by the an-plans will be smoothly and pune 10% equare, some idea may be sailor, refused to eat the portion gathered us to how tightly packed given to him and emptied it on thorities tha: be to establish an ually carried out, and he quite apart from any strategio sions of the Russian army, the the grass. Unfortunately one of Industrial Exhibition at Sai Ho thus the heroic efforts of the developments General Joffre has campaign in the East will assume in mind, the enemy'sTesistance in an entirely new vigour and scope. the higher officers, accompanied How, just outside Canton to the British army may attain fall the West will wear itself out. In The Recruiting Boom. by his orderly, saw what happen-east. Mr. Chan Kwna Lang, who success with perhaps less heavy view of the growing demand of After having done their level sleeping accommodation might ed, and ordered the sailor to come has charge of the office, has been sacrifices. It has not escaped the the situation in the East it might best to queer it from the very to him. Jack, with the nonchal-nearly wamped with applications observation of careful onlookers well be that the Germana in the beginning, the London newepe- auce of his class, stepped close to for space for exhibition of various at home that, according to the West will decide to shorten their pers have now discovered that but only the smallest possible the olcers, his hands deep in his lines of goods from prefectures, official estimate of the German lines. But there is a school of the recruiting campaign has been quantity was allowed, and it was

pockets and his cap cocked on and districts, far and near. Even prisoners taken at Neuve Chapelle no uncommon sight to see one of the side of his head. The officer from as far away as Peking, the and our own lists of missing, the military thought that expects to a big success. Good men "are the soldiers enter a horse-box and ordered him to take his hands Po Lee Cloth and Leather Co., Germans took more prisoners in/see the Germans stick where they | forthcoming steadily all over the aro until the very last moment, country. Nothing is more ro emerge with an armful of so out of his pockets and to take off has applied for space sufficient to the three days fighting than we and then fall back practically on markable than to and how, tra- Soldier's and Sailor's Home taken from tome prisoners who his cap; but Jack retused. After exhibit their wares to the value of did., Bat it is not true that the the Rhine. This might enable velling from the South to the had taken more than, in his

a few words with the officers, the $30,000. The Reformatory is to German casualties, as a whole, them to economise men in the North, or from the Est to the opinion, was necessary. No sit- ting or dining room was provided orderly raised his hand and be represented by specimena of were less than ours. They lost West and to concentrate on the Weat, this tight little island is St. Joseph's Church.

next moment he found himself knocked off Jack's cap. The all kinds of work done by those very heavily indeed ander our

terrific artillery bombardment, fighting in the East. But a few one huge gerrison of khaki. Ia weeks will almost certainly show the big towns of the north it is in the bayonet fighting during the much more plainly how the cam-the same as in London and the prowling in the mud, having been sent there by a blow straight The recent rains have been, so rush forward by our intrepid paign is going to develop. We cathedral cities of the south. The from the shoulder.

The upshot of the whole affair heavy and continuous that some infautry, and in the subsequent have already renobed the stage at strests swarm with men in khaki, Roman Catholic Cathedral, Glen....!

which it is impossible any longer echo to the sound of bugles and the guard-room: In the evening. Ten tea house, on Wai Oi Street, time and again by our machine the French advance into Alence, practically the sole engrosement of was that Jack wae brought into are giving way. While the Tin when they were mowed down to ignore the serious meaning of martial masio, and the War is he was carried out to the hospital Old City, was thronged with ous guns sad rifle fire.

have been rendered comfortable,

straw.

so that we were compelled to take our meals while sitting in the After a few weeks the alonch from the rotting straw was stifling, and the place be. oame infested with lios and

other vermin. At last things

became so bad that in January,

wooden bedsteads mounted in pairs with bags of straw as mat- trestes, wete provided:

"No heating was provided till

who are detained there.

Tea House Falls Down.

of the older buildings in the city abanocessful counter

on a stretcher, and I heard subse-tomers, the whole front part of quently that he had been attacked the upper floor gave way and-

Barefaced Swindling.

As soon as we

Chums Buried in Same Grave;

Terfible Conflict. "

attacks,

Government may

First Church of Christ Scientist. -MaoDonnell Road. Sundays, 11.15.m.Wednesdays, 5.30 p.m.

Wesleyan Methodist

Churcht, Wanchai. — Sunday Morning Service 10,15 a.m. Sunday .... Evening Service 6,15 p.m.

Arsenal Street. Sunday Even- ing, Gospel Services 8 p.m.

Garden Road. Mass and Sermon at 10 am, followed by the Bene diction of the Blessed Sacra ment,

aaly.Low Masses at 6, 7 and

9 a.. High Mass at 8 a.m. 5.30 p.m.-Benedic ton of the Blessed Sacrament,

on:

Some people do not realise, when the population. Lancashire is full The story of the actual infantry they talk of the Germans having of enthusiasm: The other day the attained a measure of saccess so Great Harwood Congregational by the soldiers, who knocked out denly, precipitating a great crowd assault on Neuve Chapelle will far on land that the Russians in Football Club, after winning the December 1. What this meant to

bia laft eye, dislocated bis jaw, of people to the floor below. It is remain for ever an epic of the the East and the Allies in the final tie for the Blackburn Saned day. It is long odds that roma us will be better understood if the and broke one of bis legs.

reported that 20 people were British army. It is a splendid readers bear in ind that

seriously injured and many more story of steady valeur and fierce wore between them now hold day School League Cup, marched of them, if not all of them, will the weather was extremely cold, Many improvements have been suffered slight wounds. Two ser tenacity. The susponse our in-more German and Austrian ter- en bloc to a recruiting depot and reach London, and the damage that Rubleben is built on ground made in regard to the food since vante rolled down the stair but fantry endured, waiting through ritory than the Germane do Bel-enlisted to a man in the Royal they may do will not be incos- the slow dawn for the attack to be Bian and French. Great indig. Field Artillery. So far about siderable, though it can have no which was formerly a marsh, that March 7, up to which date the marvellously escaped unhurt,

launched, can be imagined but nation is being caused by the 5,000 registered players of the earthly military value nor any it is not properly drained, and supply of the camp was in the that in the drieat weather the hands of a caterer. Even now the

hardly described. The officera and more recent revelations of the Lancashire Football Association affect on the conres of the War. German brutalities to our wound- bave joined the colours, and the Bat 40 or 50 tons of high ex earth-surface remains damp. For prisoners are much worse off than

men exchanged little terse jokesed and prisoners. Feeling is end of the seasox will probably plosives, indicoriminately die- over three weeke we were com- the German prisoners in England,

while daylight slowly crawled into the sky. The actual charge across beginning to run so high on the see many more footballers going tributed over the West End of pelled to sleep in our wet clothes. but prior to Maroh affairs were in This has given rise to a common a terrible atate.

Two Blackburn chums have the open towards the German subject in London and through- into khaki all over the country. London, would certainly causes complaint, which we have chris-had finished washing in the morn- just been killed in France ander trenches was a thrilling spectacle out the country that the Precisely why any British new the London papera to be a little have tome epaper should want to impuga lesa hilarions about Zeppeline. tened Rublebenitis," and which ing we were marched up to the pathetic oircumstances. Privates It was magnificently carried out difficulty in justifying their the patriotiem of the men of this The fact of the matter is characterised by severe rheuma: kitchen, where we received, Henry Donnell and Charles Par- and, except where unexpected sumptuous treatment of German country, it is difficult to under- ie that all through this War, tic pains in the shoulders and in roughly, li pints of an evil-tasting, kes, the latter having six little barbed wire was encountered, out officers in the stately homes of stand, except on the theory that almost every question that arises the region of the back, accompani- dark-coloured liquid, which could (obildren, enlisted when war broke losrds were not very great at this ed by a racking cough which be called either coffee on cucca, out, and fought side by side in the stage. The artillery preparation England. It is quite conceivable they do not realise that the cause from it, the people of this country affcols the throat more than the Neither milk nor engar was East Lincashire Regiment at had been altogether too smashing the extent to which the general agine themselves to be forwarding courage, intelligence and calm

that Ministers do not an yet realise of national service, which they im have displayed infraitely more ›

chest..

provided.

Neuve Chapelle. Connell was for the Germans to sustain. Their At first, in our innocence, we

We received dinner at noon, killed and Parker buried him. trenches were literally blown to public has been disgusted by some in this stupid manner, has already ness than English journalism has used to go to the doctor--whose consisting of vegetable soup, pota The same day Parker was in a blazes. At one point the top phases of Ministerial polloy, two been won. Perhaps we shall hear done. In the piping years of name is, I believe Dr. Graeger-tes were served in the soap, but barn writing to his wife asking half of the body of a German notable insisuses being their less in the London newspapers peace the New Journalism, im- but we always met with an ex- latterly these were very sparingly her to break the sad news when officer was notually hurled right treatment of German officers, as about slackers and shirkers now ported from Americs with varia- ceedingly cool reception. He used. The meat which was us an alarm was raised. He rasted sorose into the British lines: soldier, and their failure to adopt clared publicly Lord Kitchener's in hysteria. Daring peace time distinct from the ordinary German that Mr. Lloyd George has de- tione, has been soiting astandard. never troubled himself with any ually tough and discoloured, was calside and was decapitated by a There are thrilling accounts of examination, but prescribed either boiled in the soup, so that there shell. He was still grasping the how the Regulars cheered the any adequats precautions against "deep gratiaca ion" at the coun- this perhaps was of no great two aspirin tablets or three ipeca was always a chance of one re- unfinished letter, which Sergeant Territorials as they passed each espionage which is known to be try's response to his appeal for account. It meant only that the

rampant from Land's End 10 men,

English people took their news casala pille. The latter is sceiving a small cube. I know Niouoleon forwarded home with other, and how Indien troops and John O'Groats,

Zeppelins,

papers less seriously. But it is Tommies, meeting

The Dardanelles.

A good deal of contempt has great and inaccurnoy remedy much used by "quack that frequently not more than the observation: "Your husband British

misfortune when this doctors" because of its harmless 10lb. of meat was used by the died a British hero." Parker was triumphantly behind the German An attempt is now being made been poured on the exploits of hysteria

buried in Connell's grave.

lines, celebrated the occasion. ness. This is its sole good quali- caterer for the entire camp, although he was receiving five-

Famous regiments figured in that to work up a strong agitation the German's Zappelina so far as distorted and exaggerated in war against the Government in gene this country is concerned. Jour-time, is allowed to misrepresent Flig One day an elderly gentleman pence per day per maa.

charge-the Worcesters, the ral and Mr. Churchill in particular nalists have langhed and made the whole nation to prople abroad- East Lancashires, the Scottish went in despair to Dr. Graeger, swindling was so barefaced that

over the Dardanelles operations: merry over their failure to inflict in such a great orisis as the pres and produced certificates from there was a strong suspicion that

Rifles, the Devens, the Leicestere, The Times is playing a leading any appreciable damage. The sent. The people at homer like the Rifle Brigade were all in it, part in this absurd agitation wisdom of ecoffing of Germany the men at the front, have kept! many famous physicians, and one of the officers-Rettemieter assured the doctor that he would Muller was implicated with him. water and flour. Our represents: The Carwhals and the Gurkhas it is being argued that the whole powers of aerial frightfulness may their heads and their spirits.

tives complained die if he were not sent to a dana- His favourite practice was to lay

t the also took no small band in the thing has been bungled from be to doubted. The visits that have They have not oscillated and authorities toriam.

thatworms bad fight. And this is what an eyeginning to end, that there has been so far been paid to this country swayed with every new forvour of The brute turned on the proper amount of meat out been found in the skilly," but witness writes of the Middlesex, no attempt at co-operation, that have probably been more or less the yellow prese. Their tempor his heel with the remark, "Stirb for inspection in the morning, doch jetzt ist es mode, which and to come in his motor in the they were not believed. They the old "Die-Hards, who had things have been done haphazard, in the nature of trial trips. Zep was not badly symboliendi at the may be translated. Die and be evening and to take away the collected twenty specimens of the the misfortune to be one of the and generally that there has been polins have already got to within front on April let when one of d-to you; dying in fashionable greater portion. This was fro worms and presented them on a regiments caught in unsuspected nowadaya.

quently remarked by the pri plate to the caterer At first the barbed wire On getting out of no intelligent control. The Times 50 miles of London, and the pro- our airmen dropped a football in- acccess the Admiralty of issuing bability is that come day they will to the German lines. The enemy Another case of inhuman treat acners, and, fically, the authorities scoundrel tried to deny his guilt, their trenches the Middlesex were too cocksure messages about the actually reach the capi al. Bat dashed in all directions away from ment deserves to be mentioned. ordered shat after inspection, the and finaly he excused himself by a little crowded. As they pressed earlier bombardment. The fact when the Germans decide to make the supposed bomb, were not re- A young Britisher was arrested in meet was to be locked in the saying, Skilly was too good for forward to the attack they were is, however, that the Admiralty's their real attack on London it will lieved even by its bounce, and Belgium and sent to Rubleben. pantry, the key of which was the English pigdogs; if he had a suddenly swept by a diobolice despatches have been neither not be carried ont merely by three approached the harmless toy only He arrived in a very precarious deposited with the camp captain. free hand with them he would are from two machine gune fosted optimistic nor pessimistio. The or four Zeppelins. A large squad" when it rested will: i Ongit: they of health on 1, lay in bed fer en weergeve. Eventually the caterer was notified french, so as to dovete German Adhiralty have confitied them ron of airships with attendant read, Aptil Fcpl-Gott Catrate over a month, unable to rise. with skilly" for tea. Skilly He was examined by the doctor,

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