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NAVAL WARFARE.

THE GERMAN LIAR IN

CHINA.

Boats in Argos

The natal correspondent of the Beening Standard writer-- 1 N

Bettain no League King

of the Seas

HONGKONG

FTEN WIELION TONS OR

CARGO LOST,

ong. Ship

Ata time when the Government

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HARD FACTS.

do anal facts was involved lakento counteract theirille fects Limepool Stoonskip Or THE NEWSPAPER IN WHICH TO ADVERTISE

The extention of the war in the German intrigues in China con is showing sumioty to reduce the Balkus now how to be fine auabsted, and it is become level of freights, the report which inevitable. At first glance its prastical question whether Sir Norman Hill, secretary of the does not look if the use decisive action should be Steamship -Owners, of force ill-effects, Acciation, has drawn up comes Navartheless, any assistance remarks London and China particularly opportune. It deals sent to Sarbis. from the Ages Pre The preposterous liss which exhaustively with the question of side must have naval protection, are being circulated through Ger- and, as already reported, Roman agencies amongst the Chinese rose trade, and completes the is using her fleet on the Black might be thought to be so far marcantile marine during the first

tale of the working of Sea coast. A gumbest manned fetched as to carry their own to swelve months of war. He shows

fatation on the face of them, that there is a dimination of by British sasmen has alreaĈy earned the name of "The Terror Chinese would not be likely to be reasels available for over- but whilst, of course, educated

per cent of the total naimber of of the Danube," and it may wall; be that its exploits will serve as a galled by such barefaced seserseas trade caused by Admiralty model for others to copy.

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the week's naval warfare. The

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The failure of the enemy's amb the mass of the Chinese popala-ing the hundreds of vessels emi marines to interfere with the hou is ignorant, and so more likely ployed in patrol and mine- transport of the Allied Expedi- to be hoodwinked by Gorman

sweeping services. tionary Force to Saloacis is, per- pretentions. As an instance we haps, the most remarkable fact in my mention that a leader in extent of the depletion of our mer- The following table shows the Chinese was recently circalated in cantile marine, the figures relating number of transparts required the Foochow district alleging that from the commencement of the

to vessels of more than 1,000 for this undertaking is not koown, but

French war up to the end of May, 73 men-vessels retained by the Ad- tons ret, excepting 300 of the troops alene reached a total of of war of the British Nary bars

miralty ---- 18,000, it must have been large. been sunk or lost, with an aggre

No. of Vessels. That, moreover, undersea boasts ate toanage of 646,709. These Admiralty employment are infesting the Egesa Ses isgures are represented as authen- proved beyond doubt by the sink tie, since they are alleged to be In Baltic, Black Ses, &c.,

parts... ing of the French liner Frericeis. taken from official bulletins not Seized by enemy This vessel, of the Fabro Line, falsely magnified. The Lusitania her and Mauretanis are described as

Destroyed by enemy. ... was stopped while Ü

G small craisers," the Arathust is Way 10

Pirene by a the submarine

Total 1,359 a battleship, while Britons are! whose commander

To counteract these losssa We

1,100

78

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IS THE EVENING

NEWSPAPER.

WHY?

THAT GOES INTO THE HOME-AND STAYS THERE.

BECAUSE IT IS THE PAPER

THE EVENING NEWSPAPER IN WHICH TO ADVERTISE IS THE TELEGRAPH.*

WHY?

130 BECAUSE THE ADVERTISER TO GET THE BEST RESULTS

MUST ADVERTISE IN THE MOST POPULAR AND MOST

READ NEWSPAPER, LE. THAT

gave the crew ten minutes to get supposed to have lost the Beso have employed something lika into their bosts. They were no:/fution, Queen Mary, Tiger, and 100 German vessela. The lossen Australia, not to mention the King by ordinary marine risks, such which they landed. Whether George V., da. This precious

concludes: "Alastas collisions, wrecks, and so on,

far from the island of Cerigo, on

Austrian boat is not specified, bas

docament

their sgprilant was a German of Ritain possessed a navy three #re not commdered, sa they are £5 İ in any case this is the firat occasion times larger (than ours), yet she, bail: during the year.

apon which it has been reported that a hostile submarine has sunt & merchant ship es far outaide the

as the Egean.

WAT ZIDE

to the

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| least counter-balanced by vessels

The conclusions at which Six

in her struggle with us, has been defeated again and again, and is badly worsted now. Judging from Norman Hill arrives are that, al- though Admirsity requirements this, Germany is certain to emerge the victor of the war in the end.must be provided for, a very great Merchantmen Attacked, Let the world take heed of our part of the work of the texasports- -The cccurrence certainly pointa warning that Britain is no longer is within bome trade limits, for submarines out there have been only one instance of the sort of He estimated that the 300 fact that the enemy's the King of the Seas." This is which it may be presumed

smaller vessels might be employ halked of their legitimate prey thing Germans are perpetrating British vessels of more than 1,000 in the warships and transporta of in China. It may be noted, too, the Alles, and have therefore that a recent wire from Peking toms net retained by the Admiral- fallen back oz merchantmen states that the German Legation is would have carried during the This is a repetition of what hap spending money freely in spread-year ten million tons of cargo into pened in boms waters. During ing falsehoods and lurid tales this country. In addition to this the transport of Sir John French's about fadis. To meet this falserop in our carrying capacity the original army across the Channel,propaganda on the part of our

foreign shipping available" bas an effective guard was maintained enemies the Russian Press urge and he considers there should be been reduced by 35 per cent. day and night until the under the necessity of the adoption by the greatest economy in the use taking -had been successfully the Allied authorities of in- accomplished and all opportunity mediate steps in Chins in order of our ships and of the facilities of interference had disappeared, to avoid a repetition in the Far of our available ports which " and the same precautions have East of the costly blanders in the have also decreased in number: proved effective whenever rein-Near and Middle East. The through the exigencies of war. forcements have been passed to Novce Vramyo enggests that the further into this question of Ad- Sir Norman Hill does not go the Continent. It was the lack of German concessions in China succesa achieved by it against should be treated as German miralty requisition. Bat it is! this large movement of our mili territory and seized forthwith 20 common knowledge that tary forces that led the Germana Although such drastic action aspassenger liners with lirated and to employ the submarine arm of that may not be possible, some inefficient, cargo space have been their service in the despicable taak steps ought to be taken to pat a

used to carry coal. In some of destroying peaceful traders stop to this dishonest German cases the passenger accommoda. In this diversion of effort, how-activity in China. ever, they cannot be seid to have

been any more successivi, for the

tion has been ruthlessly torn to to pieces, and this will have to be pat right as the country's expense when the vessels are restored to

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Navy, whilst preserving its gaard vessels. Authoritative this may upon the battle fie: zad the be, but from what Mr. Balfour their owners. There is also transporte, has developed its re- said, the other day, it must be the example of sending sources to deal promptly and more or less in doubt, since it is steamer in ballast to South energetically with the new phase. based on indefinite knowledge. America to bring back a cargo, An illustration was sorded in. It is clear, however, that the same regardless of the fact that steam- the message from New York methods of dealing with the saber were already out there wanting which appeared in the London marines which are used in home a return cargo. In fact, the Admir- papers of one manner in which waters can be employed else.alty bave commandeered with a the submarine mensce baa been here, whether in the Mediterran high hand and spent with a lavish mat, It W58 stated that ean or Black Sea.

one in manipulating its require- Mr. Lansing has announced

A report from the Athens corments from our merchant service. It is believed that far too many

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and

whether &

that the protest by Ger- respondent of the Matia atas slips are being held on hand than many against the

constractast in case of Bulgaris sateringillevar be recessary, and although tion of fast eea-going motorboats the war she will protect her costs for shipment from Boston to Eng-with four submarines which have no one grudges our Admiralty- land, to be employed against anb been sent her by Germany, and

for ita preparedness for emergen- marines, has been refused. This which have been already asen of cies is an example to the other is the fret authoritative statement Varma. Our Russian

Allies service yet there comes passed by the Press Bureau in should be perfectly capable time when it should take stock regard to the introduction of a of dealing with this new type of warship in the shape ace. They have smerted their judicious selection of vetzels and of an anti-enbmarine boat. Such mastery in the Earine, and al-tre comical handling of a vessel, it has long been recog- though Turco German amb the ships could not be done with nised, was bound to come into marines have frequently been equal advantage to our overseas being soon in reply to the sub-reported in those waters, they carrying trade and the national maine, for all naval bistory shows have never had any success that para that every new wespos of ses war has been revésled. If it should

When this is dose our fare haa in time found its antidote.become necessary or expedient, authorities can approach with In the meantime, the author-the Russian feet would be able cisaner hands, and more convic ities have not been slow or back-to repeat the same tactices which tion in their arguments, ward in fighting the U boats by have hitherto proved so successful.

the shipowner wbo pro- other means, The French and The problem is a simpler one, created shortage just sa mach as American visitors who visited the since there is no such feet in Grand Fleet recently informed the being to threates the commanica by the general deficiency due to world that several methods of tons as there is in the North Ses the economic disturbances of the dealing with sabmarines have while the German navy remains War-Globe. been invented.

undestroyed. Nor is it likely that

German Submarlac Losses the belt of mines which, accord- As a result, the U boats have ing to the Lokal-Anzeiger, "has

fits

WIDELY

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WITH THE LARGEST CIRCULATION, SUCH A PAPER IN HONGKONG IS THE “ TELEGRAPH ***

The WIDE CIRCULATION of the "TELEGRAPH" is quite easily realised. Count the total number of papers being read on the Tram Cars, Train or Ferry, then count the number of

GRAPHS

TELEM

-then count the number left

If there are 12 papers being read and ten of them are "TELEGRAPHS" the indication is that the TELEGRAPH " has a circulation bigger than the other, equalling 5 to 1; also in the Clubs and Hotels count the number of people who ask for and who read the TELEGRAPH.

IS IT

by this artificially MORE

suffered losses which, according been placed on this coast will Theft from Tramway Company. to reports from Washington, deter the Russians. It has been For mesling a piece of beses besedom authoritative in- proved over and over again since from the Hongkong Tramway Prsation in possession of the the war began that mines for no Company, a Chinese was sent to there, amount permanent obstruction to naval prison for one month by Mr.

and seventy

Frand this morning.

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