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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1916
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Contents of Gazettes:-The Allies' Bendezvous.--The Disturbance in Ireland-Lord Wimborne. Mr. Birrell the ex-Irish Secretary-Dublin-Sackville Street-King George V. starts the Military Cross- -His Majesty visits Aldershot and Inspects the Different Troops. With the Allies in the Near East. In the Fort of Tozha, now in the hands of the British- Country Ræce at Aldershot-Bayonet Fighting. Army Traction in Alsace, etc., etc.
SHARE MARKET · QUOTATIONS.
Up to the Minute.
? THE SITUATION IN
CANTON.
Peronne undER FIRE. MR. Lloyd George AND
MACAO DECLARED INFECTED.
WAR CHARIFIES.
·
Banks.
b. 8. 740.00. Douglasss. #. $ 133.50. - | Indios Deferred, a. 12800. Steamboats, h. # 22.50. b $ 36.00. *. $ 114.00.
Star Ferrina.
China Sugars.
Lason Sugars, **. $ Laugkats.
b. T
26.75. H.K. Wharves, b. $ 83.00, K'loon Docks, ea. $ 12800. China Prov. b. $ 8.60. Roper,
es.db-8 34.50, H.K. Tramwaya. b. $ Waterbosti. #A, $
7,50. 17.00.
LINT BANDAGE OUT OF DATE.
General Lung's Offensivè,
German Railhead Moved East.
The French front, instead of resembling the teeth of a saw,'
Apparently the present position now presents a great rectiliuser in and round Canton may be bulge, and it is at the angles of ammed up in the statement that this balge that the Germans are 39.00. Long Chai-kwong, satisfied that striking-north of the river at bis men and money will hold out," Hem and south of the river at le no Irogar acting purely on the Belloy and Eatrees. So far their defensive. Tired of waiting for efforts have been easily held, and the off-postponed visit of Lak the French are continning in Wing-ting, he seems to have comparative tranquility the work determined on driving of those of consolidating their gains and who have laid hands on his terri preparing for the next forward tory, and to be more insistent than more.
It is a comforting sign that the ever in his refusal to band over bie authority to sayone but Luk enemy was not able to react in any strength against the French in person and in Canton.
To this, it is maintained by his progress until the sixth day of antagonists that he is flying de the battle, and even then the liberately in the face of accepted reaction was not as rigorous an Chinese tradition. Oustom, it is might have been-expected. Qar Lessons of the Jutland Battle. arged, justifies Lak in not coming Allies now possess heavy artillery down, but in sending a represent which enables them to use their At ative instead. Lak apparently field guns to the beat effect. demands that Lung shall send the outbreak of the war it was ambassador to meet the Kwangeai difficult to persuade an artillery representative at Shiching and man that he had to move his that these two should "talk things gaus much nearer the enemy over". If negotiations
are than was entirely approved of blamed for the terribly septic satisfactory, Luk proposes to come in the text-books. Now, just as the machine-guns go forward wounds inflicted there. But on to Shid Hing and there. bacterial life scarcely exists on meet Lang in person-and the with the infantry as sulting the sem, and after the recent only drawback to the plan that waves, so do the "75's" follow, battle it was found that amputa- we can see is that Lang refaees and when the Germans launched tion was often necessary.
to he say party to it. He takes their counter-attacks upon the The chief concern of the sarhis stand behind the fact that he Belloy-Estrees line they found the geons has been the prevention of has received definite orders to high explosive and shrapnel sepsis that is, of blood poison hand over to Luk, and that he is curtain completely impenetrable. ing. Two methods were adopted, ready to do so the moment the representing what may be called latter pats in an appearance in the two great schools which had Canton eprong op during the war-the antiseptic school and the salt sointion school,
According to the medical editor of the Times, the Jutland batile has taught our medical men an important lesson,
The soil of France has been
VICTORY.
Week's Output Equal to Two'
Loos Battles.
Forbidden,
A Government Gazelle Extra- ordinary, published to-dez, co tains the following notification,
The Navy's Demands. In this country we were in process of adding to old factories and setting up new ones, We had ordered the machinery with which to fill them. But few of Entry of Chinėse Into Hongkong- these factories had then been At a Munitions Conference of erected, and not one of them wae completed for work. I think the Allies, held in Loston on it right to point out at this jane- July 12 when the requirements ture that the newy until recently of the different countries were absorbed more than half the metal considered. Mr. Lloyd George, workers in this conatry. The task who presided, attributed the fact of building new ships and repair- that "istory is beginning to flowing old ones for the gigantic nary in our direction" to the enormous sad fitting and equipping them improvement in the equipment of occupied the energies of a million
thearmy numbered a few hundred Eroallency the the Allied armies last year; and
a one striking illustration of the. At the beginning of the war development in Britain he stated thousand, and our arsenals and that this country is now turning the equipment of the army were out each week nearly twice in proportion to its size. We had mash ammunition and nearly therefore to create out of next to three times as much heavy shell nothing arsenals to provide mani- ss was fired in the Battle of Lotions for the bugs army now in last sutumn. Heavy guns, he the field, whilet at the same time added, are rolling in at a great the bulk of our best engineers were working to maintain and to rate.
increase the £67y.
Second Anniversary of War.
The Hoa. Mr. E. B. Hallifax, Hon. Secretary of the War U srition Committee, informs as that a sum of £500 Las to-day been remitted by the Hon. Trea surer to London to be expended on the Relief of British PrisoneŽI of War. The Total is made up as follows:-
Executive Council. The Marchant Shipping Or dinance, 1899, Table La Quran- tine Regalations. It is hereby nmolaimed by order of His Council that Keeso is a port or place at which an infectious or Sundry contagious disease prevails.
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A. G.
Governor in
FLETCHER,
Clerk of Councils.
Council Chamber,
18th August, 1918.
(b) That no person of Chinese nationality or origin shall come into the Colony by land or es from Macso;
A Proclamation. The following report of the
This afternoon a Proclamation Most of our new factories are has been issued under Beotion 2 Conference was issued by the Secretary for War through the now complete, and most of the of Ordinance 3 of 1895 prohibit- machinery has been set up. ing the entry of Chinese into Prom Bureau :-
A conference to discuss the Handrede of thousands of men the Colony from Kono. -The equipment of the Allied forces and women hitherto unsconstom Preismation prescribes: was held at the War Office this ed to metal and chemical work
(a) That no Tessel shall at any morning. Mr. Lloyd George, bare been trained for munitions time bring into the waters of the Secretary of State for War, making. Every month we are Colony from Macso say passen provided. Those present were turning oat hundreds of gass sad gers of Chinese nationality or Albert Thomas, representing the howitzers, light, medium, and origin, or any passengers apper r beary. Our heary guns are rolling to be of soch nationality or French Government; General
ing in st a great rate, and as for origin; Belyseff, representing the Russian Government; General Dall Olio, ammunition we are turning ons representing the Italian Govern nearly twice as much ammunition ment; the Right Bon. E. S. in a single week, and what is more, Montagu, Minister of Munitions, nearly three times as much heavy Wave after wave melted away representing the British Govern- shells, as we fired in the great
(c.) That all ressels of every before getting within striking ment; together with represents of nsive in September, although kind shall, on arriving within distance of the French trench tives of the War Office and the the ammunition we expended in the waters of the Colony from that battle was the result of many Macso, anchor at the quar. Meanwhile there is the usual line. A few battalions, more Ministry of Munitions,
The Secretary of State for War
weary week of accumulation. antise anchorage pre- picturesque variety of stories and stubborn than the rest, made ramours as to the doings at Shek desperate effort to strike through welcomed the Allied delegates in
we have set up have not yet galstions and shall not leave such The former is the school of Long and (eight and forty miles the shell zone to the trenches, the name of his colleagues in the The new factories and workshope ecribed by the Quarantine Re- Lister, the latter the school of Sir nearer Hongkong) si Shamchaa. they must bitterly have regretted Government, and invited a state attained one-third full capacity, anchorage until allowed to do so Almroth Wright. It seems clear. It is said by the Chinese that their bravery. Two companies of ment of the requirements of each but their output now is increasing by order of the Health Offer.
|with great rapidity. Our msin that broadly pesking Sir Almroth Lung bes actually recaptured them were absolutely wiped ont. country. He then said :---
Since our last Munition Con-difficulties in organisation, con- Wright's methode gave the nost | Bhak Lang. Presumably
ference held in London there has struction, equipment, labour generally
favourable resulla. beson fairly strong foros there, There were no fewer than six of been a considerable change in When once speie has gained for it is known that he with these costly counter-attacks upon the fortunes of the Allies. At that been solved. If oficials, employers, eapply, and readjustment have footing continuous saline irriga-drew some hundreds of men from the Balloy-Extras lize, and it may date
the great Champagne and workmen keep at it with the tion seems to meet the require round about Booos Tigris, and interest the Bavarians to know offensive in the west had just me zeal and assiduity as they mente, does away with painful that theee, with several hundreds that once again the Prussians, failed to attain its objective, and have hitherto employed, our dressings, and in particularly more from Canton, were set following the antiquated" ides the Franch and British armies had supplies will soon non-irritating to the injured and heard of at approaching Shok of 1870, freely shed Bavarian sustained heavy losses without the helming. exposed periosteum (sheath of the Lang. At Shumohua the sides blood. The 17th Bavarian Divi-
achievement of any conspicuo bore), which is soeasily destroyed are said to be about equally sion suffered especially serious. by the application of antiseptics." manned: some even hundred losses. The heaviest Attack, access. In the east the enemy This independent testimony from troops on either. the Navy to the great work of Colonel Sir Almroth Wright is
of deep interest.
Surgical Dressing ""Found Out."
The greatest of these changes
finds expression in certain slas. ions to the advantages to be gained by avoiding" "painful
7
LANGKAT OUTPUT.
Mesere. Benjamin and Patte
dressings of wounds. The bed advise as that the Langket output
of Jutland Bank thus emphasiɛos į is as follows;—
a truth that has been plein ta many doo ora since Sir Almroth August
the surgical dressing-lint bard-
age and wool-ia out of date.
It has been found out. It is s barrier to the free discharge of lymph which cleans the wound; it forms a breeding ground of germu; it sticks to the wound and drios on, and its removal is at. tended by great pain and often danger from, bleeding; faslly, it baris the wound and is apt to destroy delicate besling processen going on in it; and it is costly.
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Total to 15th inst. 1,876
Daily average 125.06
The Cinematograph in Japan,
Bavarian Masi Attacku. ̈ ̈ ̈
had pressed the gallant armies of sccording to the Liberte, 8 Russia back some hundreds of delivered towards 3 o'clock, when two regiments advanced in massed miles, and the Balkans had just
Powers.
be
Over-
ADMIRAL MEUX AND JUTLAND BATTLE.
Our Naval Deficiencies when War Broke Out. Admiril Sir Hedworth Meux, Commander-in-Chief
Victory Anywhere Means Victory (formerly
Everywhere.
on the China. Station) speaking st the annual meeting of the The fact that after months of Herts Navy League last month,
formation to attack this portion of / been overrun by the Centrai most appalling and accessing jasid if we bad bad more des-
the front. Those who were left untouched by the terrible curtain The Watershed Crossed..
expenditure of ammunition at troyers in accordanos with Lord Verdun France has still a suffi. Beresford's agitation we should
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A. B. BOŘENSEN, Act. Superintendent.
Technical Institute, I need not dwell upon the im-cient reserve to condunt au have been in s much better posi- fire of the French were charged
We have received, two iste for at the bayonet's point and disprovement which has since that independent offensive on a con- tion when war broke out, We
time been achieved in the forsiderable scale is the best proof had had to call heavily upon mer publication in today's issue, a persed utterly.
The only success to the credit tunes of the Allies. The over- of M. Toomes's efforts. I cannot chant ships to saint the navy, and let of the successful candidates of the Germans during the day whelming victories won by the help thinking that the improve so had become short of tonnage. at the Hongkong Technical In-
A Bavarian valiant soldiers of Russia ment in Russian munitions bas Now it was a thing of the past stitute sxaminations held in Juan và was short-lived. company managed to capture have struck terror into the been one of the greater and most there could be no harm in men. That,
some farm buildings on the Bel- loy-Berny road, and held them for two hours when, all farther resistance being tantamount to Baicide, they earrendered.
heart
of our Loes, and those. victories, coupled with the immortal defence of Verdun by our indomitable French comrades and the brave resistswoe of the Italian troops against whelming odds in the Southern
over-
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.
unpleasant surprism our enemy tioning that at the beginning of
Stanley Street Murder. has sustained ; and we know the the war we had not one efficiently efforts Italy has put forth and the defended port where warships The bearing was 'continued us happy results of these efforts in and destroyers could shelter them the Police Court this afternoon, the recent straggle in the alpe.welves from possible submarine before Mr. J. B. Wood, of the
Still, or task is bat half so-attacks. The work at Bonyth It is to be noted that those counter-attacks were not launched
oomplished. Every great battle had been allowed to hang fire for ass in which a Chinese stande from Peronne. Peronne railway Alps, have changed the whole farnishes an additional proof that many years, and it was fortunate charged with the murder of
Street, by stabbing him through?: station is ander the fire of French complexion of the landscape; and this is a war of equipment, More we were not oppored in shows another Chinees, at 50, Stanley guns, and all troop concentrations now the combined offensive in east ammunition means more victories early days by a very enterprising the heart with a knife, Accused
enemy. Now everything under went has wrenched the and fower caanaltios.
·was committed for trial. have to be effected through and
He then dealt with the needs that head was quite satisfactory, Obaulaes (10 miles southwest of initiative out of the hands of the
and it only remained to ensure Peronne), which must be begin. enemy, never, I trast, to return to of the Allies and ended :-- ning to become "anhealthy." | his grasp. We have crossed the These are the main problems that after the war those respon The attacking forces moved | watershed, and now victory in we have to consider at these non-gible for the danger were not out from Berny, about five beginning to flow in our direction. farences. We must help sseh gain, allowed to manage our miles from Ohaulnes, through It is relevant to the object of other to a solution by mutual affairs,
In Admirale Jellicoe and Beatty which, along the Oslais-Basel this conference to inquire why effort. Let us probe thoroughly railway, the enemy is able to bring our prospects have improved. The the requirements of the verions we had a combination such as bas reinforcement from the whole of answer is: The equipment of our armies, Les na help sseh other only existed once before in our the Western front.
stmine has improved snormonely to supply these requirement. navy-st the time of St. Vinosat The Germans sirendy have so and is continning to improve. Victory anywhere menna victory and Nelson. In Beatty wereally
had a Nelson. If a general action An INTERIM DIVIDEND of The method of “irrigation" by
move their railhead further, osat When we met last; the Rumina {èverywhere.
between the two fleets off Jutland ONE DOLLARI(61-) per share saline solutions as suggested by The influence of moving plo|from Peronne. Trains are no armian were facing a hailriorm of
had been possible the” result for the six months ending 30th Sir Almroth Wright" is beauti-tures caused two young brothers longer running from Peronne iron with flesh and blood; the
would have been much more June, 1916, will be payable on MONDAY, the 16th August, 1916, faily devised to afford every pos- to hold up a train, says an Osaka oastwards to Tergnier, and troops British troops were condemned to
favourable to ́ne, but, as it wAR, sible help to the healing wound repart. Recently railway men which can only come from Cam- enforced insotivity bromuse' our Wife not equal
Jutland was not really's great on which date Dividend Warrants Bome terrible ones cf cordite found several stones on the rail.brai from the north have to be | munitions
attack and, Engineering Works are to andars victory like Trafalger. All the may be obtained at the Opm-
pany's Office, BRET burns were in the hospital at way track near the crowing on detrained at Bolesi (about nine to sustained i Queensferry, but recovered wall, the Tojo line in Osaka. The miles east of Peronne) or Cartigny although Travon Lind bestir lake to osst a new frame for the same, it was a victory, and the The TRANSFER BOOKS of In speaking of these barns and polios ditcovered that boy of (about four miles east of Feronne), red herself early in the cam-large stone crusher used by the German lies about it would bring the Company will be. CLOSED their treatment the authors exy :| 17 and his brother of 8 had oerri. Neale, Voyennes, and Ham are paign and under the guidinon Shangbai Manicipal Council at their own retribution. – Having from WBOXZSDAY HOM * SC OS 30 - 300ount apply a ed the stones to the track in the other important railway centres and inspiration of M. Thomas had the municipal quarry, The piece told the German people their fees: Angust, 1916, to MONDAY, *ther. 26th August, 1916, both day. hefore might tona, and the l These views do not, I hope that a train would be stop. to the south of Paronne, and s
A surgeon of great experience stated in the writer's bearing a few days ago: “I believa we shall outlive the dressing after all. I used to think that idea wan Utopian, but the war bae opened men's eyen."
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