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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1917.

THE GERMAN RETREAT. &ntwerp; these are the Dartoh

WHAT IT ALL MBANS..

Will the Hus Invade Holland ?

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a desigine crossing from St.

PAUL DUFAULT.

THE GERMAN MOTIVE, PASSPORTS IN ORDER,

KAISER'S DESIGNS IN

GREECE.

Advice to Hongkong Travellers.

of conversation,

America as Shock-Absorber::

SCHOOL JAM.

An Amah Sort to Gaol,

Mies Goggin, Matron of the Lines of Intrigus After The War, Diocesan School, charged an amah, before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Polios Court, this morning, with unlawfully receiving a large tin of marmalade.

Inspector O'Sullivan_stated.

MOR BOATS AND

UNCHES.

KITS!

I-landa at, the mouth of the Schelds. What a precious deu for the pirates of the' sen, în exs change for that lonely coast of A Famous Singer Interviewed.

The following is contained in the Gamelle Western Flanders! During their stay at Zeebrugge, they had time

In view of the restrictions DA to appreciate fully what a magni. Paul Dufault, the noted French-

Writing in the Daily Chroniale | travel, which have some into ficent basis these islands would be ]Oanadian tezor, who has now Sidney Low mys:--

being since the commencement of for their submarines. If the arrived in Hongkong, opens his

Salonica, Feb. 8-The Kaiser, The Germans may be noting the war, it is suggested that Germans word ejected from reason at the Theatre Bayal on with mere maddog fary; bar travellers should, if only for the sccording to information which {SPECIAL 10 THE “TELEGRAPH France, and obliged to aban. Toesday, and all music lovers will there is a very intelligible paliny sake of their own comfort and has reached sheCrack Provisional that early this morning & Inkung

don half of Belgium ander addoubtedly rejoice at the

underlying their savagery. Near-convenience, iske adequate steps. Government, has went asignificant aw the defendant coming out of the pressure of the Aliies, opportunity of hearing the ly two years ago I pointed out to ensure that their passports are message to his brother-in-law, the Diocesan School into Eastern The fall back from St. Quentin | they would be

She had the only too popular tenor.

He telle King Constantion that he Street, in the Daily Chronicle that when- entirely in order. and the continend progress of the glad to make Holland pay for Been yesterday afternoon by a over the German Government As a general rals passports cannot co-operate with him or covered over in a basket. H French Army to the West and their losses. They would havs representative of the Telegraph, saw inevitable defeat approach should not be more than two years come to his aid against the Allies asked her where she had obisined South of the tabirland of Lann Fhere an easy victory to help Ger- Mr. Dafault seemed the embodi-ing it would make a desperate old, unless the period of the in Macedonia. "All I ask of you it from, and she replied that she have terribly shaken the so-called man misda at home to forget the ment of ruddy health-a slender attempt to draw, America into the pampe has been duly extended now," he says, "is that you shall had bought it from a boy at the Hindenburg Line on the Western actual defeat of their Western athletic figure, a clear cat, strong war.

school for 50 cents. She volun- If possible the United by competent authority. keep your throne." German font.

Army. Three Datoh islands face, surmounted by a mass of States was to be cajoled or bullied When a passport is to be used This word cf Imperial advice teered to take him to the school Up to now the French have would also become the natural prematurely grey hair. Ia the into taking a hand on the side of for a journey other than that for bae more than oxsual importance, and show him the boy. They taken five of the forts surround-extension of the famous line Mets, course

Hr the Central Powera: bat better which it was originally issued, a It throws light on several matters, went back and it was found that ing La Fee; namely: from South Moatmedy, Mezieren, Brussels Dafault confided the secret of that she should come in, even in viss describing the intended For one thing, it sounds like the the boy had disappeared. The to North, Fort d'Aubigny. Fort and Antwerp to which the enemy his magnificent health, which alliance with the enemy, than journey must be obtained from dirge of Germany's schemes, jam was given to the boy on the

enabled him to of Noureuil, Fort of Jasy, Fort of surely intends to retreat presently, bas

tour that they should not come in at the proper Pamport Authority. which undoubtedly were real and previous night for the use of the Liew and Fort of Vendeail. The Of course, there would be the almost continuously, visiting all. The reason for this could be It is advisable, when a traveller active up to a few weeks ago, for bool.

countries, advanced the French has reached question of how Holland would various

with discerned plainly enough so long proposes to proceed from his making an attempt, with the co The lakong said he mw the socept such an invasion of her a varying climatet, and yet, as ago as February 1915. Even country of origin to a foreign operation of the Greeks, to clear No. 1 boy at the school. He mid Que East of Soissione, and national territory. Let us study be proudly says, he has never then the Fruisa raling group country, that he should apply for the Balkans of their foes. For defendant was the wife of the they are now stucking the forest this from the German point of missed one concert during the could not have shared the illusiona viss of his pamport to the another, it explains the docility No. boy, who had disappeared. Defendant was sent to prison for of St. Gobsin on three sides: from view with their ides that "Might last six years. The secret is under which they were trying to Consular Authority of such for with which King Constantine

ersousting his troops 14 days the banks of the Servais river en is Right". Holland would resist physical exercise, of which Mi- keep the German people. Since ciga country at the port of is

from Northern Greece into the North, from Verasail on the sad would try to reosptare those Dafault is an apostle, and which they had failed to win the war in departure. West and from Concy-le-Chatean islands; so there must be found a be practices on ses, au well as their first rash, before thei When a traveller is in any the natural internment amp on the Seath. Once the Freseb meane of preventing Holland from land. When Mr. Dufault joined opponents had had time to take doubt as to the validity of his prescribed for them by the Allies bave megered that sloping forest, ever disturbing the Teutonio oo the Tasman at Sydney for Java, breath and pull themselves to passport for the purposes of in the Peloponnese. a great drance will have been cupation of her territory. There Captain Kroef and be soon got gether, they must have foreseen particular journey, he would be But beyond its immediate ap-

A Scale of Charges for Hire, made tosards the capture of Lie no need to consider the "right" together and inaugurated that they would not win it at all. well-advised to consule the nearest plication, this expression of the Fere to the North and Laon to of the Germans to invade Hal-physical exercise class, whiob Defeat might be postponed for a available Consular

ΟΙ other Kaiser's personal desire to see his

The Gazette contains a draft of the East, as the Eastern border land: "Neccesity knowano Law." continued at full swing through year, two years, three years; but Authority charged with the inne brother-in-law still upon the comprehensive regulations relat of the fort ie only 5 kilometres The only query should be is there out the voyage. Captain Kroef they know, and knew at Potsdem and control of passports- throne of Greeos after the war is ing to motor bosta and launches, from Laot and 2 miles from the any possibility for Germany to himself joined the raoke, and the and Berlin, that the day must

a foreshadowing of oon of Gerand ander these it is proposed hillock difended by fort Lenis make successful invasion of class proved ewoh great come when Germany would be

many's schemes for the future, that the maximum scale of hire access that the Captain intende exhausted and overwhelmed. court. The actual position of the Holland?

"All I ask of you," says the Kaiser. for Jasachos and French lis 12 kilometres to the

to institute it on every voyage: On ses, there should be Ae for Mr. Dafault, he relieved came imminent it was reasonably be very much in their interest to his kinecoin to a course that self-shall be as follows

And when the catastrophe be the rulers of Germany. It would why should he trouble to arge bosts within Local Trade Limits West and South-West of Leon great difficulties, because the

have America represented at the So powerful base been the Allies Holland's largest fast plies for bimself on the trip of a few ascertain that Prussian diplomacy conference table at which the less along the same lines lay upwards not exceeding 50 tons. For interest would naturally dictate Ist class vessels of 40 tona snd and his condition now enggests States as a last resource. If it terms of peace would be arrang aspirations of his own? wanted pounds of avoirdupois, would fail back upon the United that of the trained athlete.

1st hour $6; each subsequent could get the American Govern-aries the Germans knew well ed. From their European adver-

This Imperial messge, in fact,) hour $5. Questioned as to his recentment to indcce the Allied Powers

Ɛad class, vessels of 20 tone and sammit of this line is preparing } frontier rune within 3 miles of he has just completed a tour of terme, so much the better. This, Ition of the Allied Note and after the war which those in upwards, being less than 40

doings, Mr. Dufsalt sisted that to enter into negotiations on equal enough even before the publica fits in with possible German plass to move also. The Germans ap the town of Nimegaen, Datch115 concerte in Australis and New was what the Berlin Foreign Ballour's recent statement-that touch with Greek sffaire are tons:-For 1st bour, $5; each parently have no longer any hope territory projects, an extremely Zesland, and is now en route to Office was attempting in îte zether had no indulgence to expect, beginning to perceive clearly. If subsequent hour $4. of resisting successfully on the dangerous salient, 90 miles America, where a lengthy concert oant Peace" offera; but their, we shall not sanihilate the many so much as o' brain to 20 tons. For let hour, $4; each

shall not be unduly revenge-

the terms of pasos leave to Gor- 3rd class, vosasis of less than Laon-La Fere front, and their farther 8uath 19 far 真傻 imminent withdrawal from those Maastricht-thus scting se

tour awaits him, starting in May. tentatives in this direction have German people; we shall be just, intrigue with, Greece will be the subsequent four $3. places will involves further

The East has always had a failed. President Wilson's Note screen between Belgium aud

peonliar fascination for retirement of the whole line from Germany. Sa thin is that jatting Dafsult, add when the idea w38 Governments an uncompromising after the shocking crimes that "Middle Europe” ides, a partial |

Mr. has only drawn from the Allied after all that has happened, is turn. Greece forms part of the POLICE RESERVE ORDERS,

bat we shall be implacably stern, the ses. In realisation of which Germany Har the telegume report that the Ger its narrow part. Belgium to-day es by this route, he received it to go on till complete sad unmis-spalling losses inflicted, the tasted daring onset Tins

Orders issued to-day by Mr. F. mans areslready indulging their

being in the hands of Germans,

0. Jenkia, D.S.P., (Reserve), monstram epirit of vandalism at that Balient is closely earrounded Zeebrugge, Bruges and Ghent. If by them. The frontier North of

ata to:--

Parades. Central. 5.30 p.m. they duroy everything ip Belgium is even less defended

Monday, April 2-all Re- Western Belgium, it is from fear that the line dividing Belgiam

craits, except of No, 2 Company. leal they may soon be obliged to from France, so there should

Tuesday, April 3.—All” Re- retreat without having time com.

be any great resist

adranos that its effect is felt away in bor colonies of Nether far sa Belgium. The basis of the lands Iodia. On lead, the pro Hindenburg line having been position look also a favourable seriously penetrated, the Northern

Whereas the German

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SANITARY BOARD.

Mr. C. G. Alabaster Elected Unopposed.

Mr Goldring gave notice of his

field to which she will instinctive-

takable victory in essured- The

long, indented line gives President in extremely anxious to lenient mood when the time comes outraged nations will be in no

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Wednesday, April 4 --All Rø-

aruits, except of No. 2 Company, Police School Monday, April_2.–Class IX (Chief Inspector Karr).

Thursday, April 6-Class I (Laspector Gerrard).

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bring about pesos; bat it han for settlement with their savage portionate to her size. Her posi- been made clear that his efforts and brutal aggressor. The United at the very gatos of will stop very far short of putting States, as the Germans no doubt Egypt and the East has coneider- coercion or pressure of any kind hope, might prove more amenable, able strategic value. If German pletely to upset the country ance against a German army

apon Germany's opponents.

had won complete away in the Their mata being "Hasps of ruins advancing rapidly from Tarabout

I may, perhape, be allowed to That being so, the Promisn behind!"we may safely conclade to the North, especially if such an

ralers turn to the other alterns quote what I have already written Balkane during the war that the wantry they are at pre-advance were coupled with a

tive. If the Republio will not on this subject in these colams. would have made of Salonica

America, I said, has not, nor is Mediterranean Kiol. sent sucing will soon be free of invasion of Holland towards

come into the ring as a friend, it she likely to have, the same mo- The danger that has to be fore- t1000 barbarians.

Nimeguen. Attacked to the East It is announced in the Govern. must be dragged in as an open tives to harden her heart so the seen is that Germany may try The plaudering of Biages and and South, Holland would be ment Gastis that Mr. C. G.

foe. For if the Washington European States. She will come after the war to accomplish by Ghent mene necessarily a resreal robbed easily of that so much Alabaster has been slected a Government could be incited to the council-board in the some intrigue what she has failed to from those points, and, as a natural longed for country, Limburg and member of the Sanitary Board, to to declare war against Ger- what detached frame of mind with win by arms, While M. Veneselos,

Promotions. consequence, a retreat from the Northern Brabant.

amoosed Mr. P. W. Goldring, many,

The Hon. U. 8, P. has sanction- whole cast of Belgium and After that easy conquest, Hol. resigned. Western Flanders. Thus will:

at any rate its governing sirote which her statesmen neually con- with his prestige enhanced by would gain two substantial ad template European politics, not the Allied victory, remains a ed the following promotions :- the wellknown German sub. land could not possibly punish

To the rank of Inspector.-O. the invader. The Germans would resignation a fortnight ago, and might contrive to redeem some little dieposed to sympathise Venenelos to disappear his coun- geant 577 Ribeiro, and Crown

Tantages. First and foremost, pecially enthusiastic for the force in Greece, this is unlikely marino bagie a Zeebrugge beba protected against Datoh nominations were invited for the portion of its credit with its own with Germany so the under-dog,try, whose territorial integrity Sergeant 678 Botelho,

osuse of the Allies, and perhaps of accomplishment, but were 8. Major Figueiredo, Orown Ber offensive in the West by the vacancy. These closed on Thurs subjects, so that defeat might be Ons can imagine how American his action has done much to pre

To be Company. Sergeant marches all along the left bank day, and as Mr. Alabaster's was of the Ems river, and, in the the only name submitted, he he accepted without provoking re-ohivalry will be invoked sa dest serve, would fall again under the Major.-Orown Sergeant 551

volutionary anger against the Belgium, by the been duly declared elected. His military cliqus and the Hohen. Ronorously with a gallant adver- unchecked control of its King Silva. first the true cause of the actual cst formidable line of natural nomination paper was signed by zollern, dynasty. The Goran sary; how an idealistic President and his heir,

trenches ever dreamt of; namely: the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, KC,ment of Prusis-Germany could American Tote) will be urged to (not anmindful of the German- Rumor has it that revolt ie the Lok river, and a score of miles poser and seconder respectively. the war against ite European so- of as here in Europe who do not the Rhine and Mr. Montague Ede, as pro pretend that it had in reality won oppose the vindicitiveness of those

To be Bergeanta.-P. C.#. 519 prevailing in Germany, where ts.ther South, the Weal; and Mr. Alabseter now holds the

Batalha, 582 Barretto, 576 Bonus, Martial Law has been declared |

sagoniste, and had magasni intend to have to fight Germany

548 Baptists, and 781 Rodrigues. everywhere, and so the armies fallipally, farther South still, the seat for three years.

mously proposed to offer eary for our lives a second time. All

Ambulanca Platoon. terms of pasos to the defeated this would suit the diplomatists

The Ambulance Plascon will ditions being rejected, Germeny dod. They cannot wish to be standard time at which Official p.m. on Tuesday, April 3. Alliance. These generous con-of the Wilhelmstrasse very well was just about to start to reduce left alone, in the day of their Night ends and begins during the

The following table shows the parade at Central Station at 5.80

her foee to final subjection by the humiliation, with their present month of April, 1917 :-

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into a fomidable roat.

But if these reports of troubles are exaggerated, I am afraid new

better Isit somembére else,

obstacle at all.

continue the

This soomed to me the aspect

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Datch Islands, the Germans would United States threw its weight a very convenient shock-absorber April 1st,

In their new position on the new frightfulness when the opponents. Americs would make Dato. Ends. Begins. the Allies #ntertain soms

be immune from Allied attacks, into the scale, apprehensions as to the cross by reason of the estuary of the complications are in sight in the ing of the Rhine, how mach Western Schelds, measuring about apologist will say, made all the Coalition asunder, or at least to That, of course, the official Perhaps she might even be used as a lover to wrench the victorions more difficult would it be for the North. The Chiefe of Germany Datoh Army to cross three rivers miles in width, and would be diference. Amerios is so big and obtain easier terms for the van- Are too proud of their submarine of the same importance as the established in the strong fortress so strong that Germany could not quished. orite tolose the slightes chanse Khine itself! The only powerful

They would then be expected to of Fiessingus. of perpetaling horrors, and the arm at the disposal of Holland be in possession of sampsot struggle when her foe was pro- doubtles have a new plan. The would be the loading of the country from the sea to the Gar vided with this most formidable in which the question might be sosat of Belgium probably did

man pre-war frontier, and from ra-inforacment To Field"

to expected to present itself to the country; but the flood would only Dordrecht to not afford very sufficient accom

Antwerp. This Amerios would be much less dis- Prussian ruling party two years modation for their piratea

If over the land from the sea to latter place would become one agreeable to Tontonio sensitīve-ago; and all these considerations |

limit extending due South from of the strongest fortresses in ness than to have to admit hamil-fare intensified to-day, As a shook- is because they intend to find bandanos of water would be no į time a basis for their ármy and a Britain, France, and Russia; and I needed more than ever by a frantic |

It has to be taken into con-

centre for their submarine Navy a well-drilled, inspired Press German Government, balancing sideration that, sipoe the fall off

Instead of keeping a long and in the North Sea.

would take care to insist that it desperately on the brink of Antwerp, the Germans have not elaborate barrier all along the Such would be the first phase was by the mighty Transatlantic approaching national collapse and madegret ase of this fortress. Dutch frontier, a tremendous of the German conquest of Hol- champion, not the European commilliary delast. But all this, as Antwerps only a land fortress eletric power is required for the land, and the second would be sa bination, that the defeat had Mr. T. P. O'Connor has just been and cant be a port for the Navy electrifestion of wire nets; and a abeolute blockade of the Datch really been brought about. This posting out, is based on what beosose of the approaches by ghastity of military guards, coasts, effected simultaneously by would give a plausible excuse for may prove to be ouly another sea being in Datoh territorial The Germans could then mine fields and submarines, and surrender, and might svert, or at Teutonic misunderstanding of malarn. Thus Antwerp, which rely only those three the Germans would then starve lasti mitigate, those internal national paychology. Amerios, if could be of considerable use rivers, and their front North the whole population of Holland troubles which already are loom- compelled, after long hesitation to the former is deprived of Belgium would thus be reduc- till there was complete surrender. ing large upon the political and reluctance, to draw the sword of its slength on account of ed to nearly half it actual length. Thus the responsible man at the horison.

against Germany, is not likely to the Dutch frontier. Moreover, * The result would be economy in head of Holland are now confront-

But there is another way in fall in with the plans of the Berlin glance at the map will show man power and electric power, ed with the greatest danger which which, the active participation of war-makers and peace-makare in thate wey seven close-lying island a straighter, shorter and their country has ever had to face the United States in the quarral ther convenient Enakion linds✨ jul 10-milan N.W, of stronger front in the North cor- in past history,

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