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CANTON NEWS.

LORD DERBY'S FAITH.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1917.

THE.C.O.

WAR- MARRIAGES,

THE SEA- AFFAIR.

The Question of the Northern Expedition.

The Will and the Means to Victory.

(By Patrick MacGlil,-Author of "The Great Push,” etc.)

Advise to American Soldiers.

The Chances of an Offensive, “

Our Canton correspondent, write

Lord Derby, opening an Air ing ander date of July 9, says: Service Exhibition at Liverpool, Following the failure of the Toen paid a warm tribute to the bra Tasn do, there are two or three very of the members of the Flying more syndicates applying for the Corps, He said they bad fantau gambling monopoly, bat been discussing whether we the Authority insiste on payment had the supremaoy of the air of $500,000 in bard cash. If co or not. He defied anyone to say such offer comes forward in a whether any nation had the com few days, the Government will plete supremacy, but without fear take up the matter itself and sell of contradiction he said that on the various sections accordingly. essential days in the Batiles of Lak Wing-ting, the Military Arra and the Somme the Commissioner of the Two Kwange, sopremacy of the air was abeo- has wired to the Tokwans of lately cars, and without that Kwangtung and Kwangai stating supremcy it would have been that as the Presidency is

banks,

what we had done.

from his forebead.

נ.

should

THE CHINESE.

Problems of War aud. Peace.

AIRCRAFT IN THE WAB.

bis. At

TSQON

the

that anxious -

Allies Win on Points.

For three or four weeks Sir Douglas Haig hre been able to raport a balance in car favour in Men who enlist (saya a writer

The naval correspondent of the

At the Anglo Chinese School seinal fighting in the air; and if their burden on the ground outside the Manila Dasly Bulletin) should follows:

The twostretcher-bearers placed in one of the special articles in Observer wrote on May 13 ** Hall on June 15, the Bev. Mr. from our losses wis separate those the dressing-station. The leading be encouraged to marry befors

Lord Beresford, speaking at the Nagle presiding, the Hon. Dr. cus to the enemy' anti-aircraft bearer, a red-haired and heavily they leave for the front, and Comedy Theatre on Sunday last, lecture on some Chinese thinkers superiority in aircraft material Lim Boon Kang delivered agons, the evidence of our wrinkled man, straightened his should receive aid from the States is reported to have said, "There who were confronted with prob-and persoanel is very strong. shoulders and wiped the swest Government, according to General are some people who lay down lems such as those which the Those

oritics of the Air W. Cameron Forbes, ex-Governor the amazing maxim that we shall world has to solve to-day, says Services and

Administration "Well, thank the Lord that of the Philippines, who spoke re-win the war without fighting. We the Singapore Free Press.

who chow to adopt the TOŻY It seems that the battle cries of simple but quite erroneons were here, anyway," he muttered cently in the City club to the Bos ought to put them into lanatio in a weary voice. It's hard work ton Chapter of the American In-ssylums. We shall only get the luggin' them down from the firing stitute of Banking. He also real command of the sea by fight-our day are but echoes that have criterion of relative casualties are line on a day as hot as this'n". thought it would be a good thing ing for it." Allowing for his reached down the centuries from now sufficiently answered. Sush He looked at the limp figure to have Boston, New York and lordship's characteristic vein of the dawn of civilisation. The criticism does not, and never did. racy exaggeration, he was ex-work of the preservation of the make any appeal sare 10 unthink. which lay on the stretcher. The Chicago bombarded. faos of the wounded man was "Every young man should be pressing the very natural outery race and civilisation against theing people.

for a "rigorous offensive," which incursions of barbarian hordes Before the British offensi temporarily being assumed by the Impossible for as to have done white and drawn, the eyes were encouraged to marry,” he $810, the depredations of the Uwas similar in the Wost as in started, and while our sirmen, in the East, The Chinese had bad weather and resisted by a fos closed, the hands lay slack and "and thereby we would avoid bay- bosta bare given rine 30. Vice President, all Provinces are

With regard to invention and lifeless sores the bloodstained ing thousands of misteless women At bottom, this outory is based to contend against the Huns, the whose serial arm

had been under his contrel, and the expede.

true instinct, both Tarks, the Mongols and the Mandiligently prepared for thi tionary troops of Kwangiang and supply, Lord Derby believed that tunic... The M.O. came to the door such as are found in France,

of the dressing station, a cigarette Ruesis and England.

The pon

as to the proper function of the chas. The Romans had to keep Tory emergency, ware Kwangei cannot be despatched at the present moment there were

in his mouth, a white apron men

marty before Fleet and as to the only sure

back the Germanie races, while noitring for our armica by a vast until orders are reocived from tas borter brain acting ski in pro round his waist. Up till now, the going to the front, for the means of making an end of the civilised Europe had to fight amount of fring over the German Provisional Government.

country in perfecting and improv-

raca requires Many letters signed by Chaing our flying machines toan in our was noon, the day had been fature of our

the individual who has qualified the Saracene and the Tarks every day, as heavy as Hing-lan, the Civil Governor, any other country in the world. quiet one and bases had been that the flower of our youth be pest. But I have yet to meet against the Huns, the Mongols, linee, our casualties were nearly represented in the future genera for the seclusion prescribed for eudalism in Chins culmin enemy's, and sometimes szosed. have been despatched to Chineas Everything that human capacity

"Bring him in, my men ", said tione.

him. The homely saying that sted in the patriotic empire of ed merchants a broad requesting them could do to improve our air

He the, M.O. to the stretch bearers. The State should make provi- takes two to make a quarrel" the Chona. Towards the end, period Ministers declined to atter voluntarily to subscribe towards service was being done..

the fandal Tassels became facile comfort, but said the inde attered a

word of warning They brought the wounded soldier son for the aid of their children may be extended a step further. the expenses of the Expeditionary

For in and placed him on the floor. and shereby do something to It also takes two to make a gat the Tain, from which the word bound to be until force of cir independent overlorda, and was in doubt, as, indeed, it way to those responsible Army and to remit the same as | soon as possible through foreign the making of these machines The doctor bent down and with meet the social requirements of If Lord Beresford thinks it a siga

and appealed to them not to stop his scissors out away all that the situation. It is planned to of lunacy to imagine that we oan China is derived, emerged as a cumstances compelled the enemy Six to bring out his strongest forcen, work at such a moment as this remained of the tunic. A first raise an army of 2,000,000 and win the war without fighting, powerful military Power. It is reported that negotiations The loss of a day is the workshop field dressing, had already been marriage before leaving for the does he think it equally in other states allied themselves to bir trump card if he had one. At for the purchase of four small might mean the lose of a hundred applied to the chest. It was there front would enable a large pro- possible for the Germans to lose maintain the balance of power,"

"that time the Observer showed stesmboals between the Govern-lives on the battlefield.

that the man was wounded. He portion of 2,000,000 women to the war without fighting? Pre but by bribery, intrigues and se- that even though we possessed ment and a Hongkong merchant Referring to the many houoare groaned slightly as the doctor know the privilege and joy of sumbly, sence for the goose is cretaessasinations Tein succeeded the utmost reasonable superiority have been cocoladed. The boats

motherhood.” “

sancs for the gander.

in breaking up the Alliance. The in the air, the struggle was bound conferred on the Flying Carpe, he touched him. will be converted into transports.

"The first Bound he's made The result of the volunteer sye- It would be interesting to know parallel between Ta'in and modern to begin with a certain sacrifice The Civil Governor baa notified said one bonour ! the men Fong Sing-to, the Commander of shared. The King, on his own since be copped it", said the red-tem worked badly in England, he what is in the minds of the "fight Germany was traced to the of men and machines for the sake

at any cost" people those who Machiavellian policy of Li San, of work accomplished. Yunnan troops, that, in accordance initiative, had appointed himself haired man. "The poor devil got said :—

Against an enemy with the with the Opiom Suppression permanent chief of the corpa as a his packet in the treash, and he

“The martial men, the natural lay it down that battle is in itself the prototype of von Treitsche, Treaty between Chins and Great tribute to the gallantry they had flopped with a word. He's a good leaders, the potential officers, en- an end. Presumably they have a who adopted the teaching of the scientific resources and the deter

man, one of the best." Britian, all opiam be displayed..

Listed at the beginning of the war plan; probably each one of them Professor of " the Devil's Valley "mination of, the Germans, whose absolutely cleared this year, On the general outlook of the ""A mate of yours?" asked the and were shot down early in has a different plan. Lord Berees well as the pessimism of Haan sirmen are nearly a skilful and Therefore opium which has been war, Lord Derby declared that doctor.

Frauce. We need selective draft ford has not disclosed his. Siruang, who was compared with as brave as ours, the success we

Nietzsche,

have gained almost, if not quite, seized from the Hang On firm they was every reason

Reginald Coatanos appeara so "Yes," said the stretcher-bear-in this country." "

The lecturer traced the evolu- silences criticism of the Air Ser must be destroyed by fire at a optimistio. "We are bound to er, "I've been friendly with him

In speaking of Zeppeline and think that our difficulties arise

from the Fleet being based tion of Chinese politice to the vices. Things cannot be very public place. A date will be win," he said, "if we all do our for some time. He's a O. O. sir." eabmarines, be said that the ides

to the North, too far

in European wars by which the wrong. That they might be even "What?" fixed for carrying out the order. best. If we don't do our best we

of using those two instruments for order to control communications, Chinese were made to understand better than they are is, however, It is interesting to note that the don't deserve to win; bat if we "A conscientious objector, sir, bombarding defenceless towns at instead of being in the central the meaning of " the open door," conceivable; bas to prove it would privilege of selling the remain- do our best we are certain to win. Doesn't believe in war: at least the beginning of the war mastur Sir Hedworth Meux, which icey found to mean that read the production of techaics der of the opiam was given to We are told the sabmarine he didn't believe in it when he have been put into the head of some Hongkong merchants under menace is a dangerous one." It came out here first. I was not a the Kaiser by some agent of the however, pute damper on the the Chinese doors were meant to details of which the general public balder spirita by saying, "We be kept open but those knows little, and which, in aty the firm name as Hung On, but, is probably the most dangerous stretcher-bearer then-I've just Allies.

cannot get at the German sub of the teachers

to case, must not be publicly dis under some pretext, the opium one this country has had to face, taken on this job for a spell

"They brought England to a marinea because they are in im- be abat against themselves. The cussed. in stock was seized by the bat we are certain to beat it if because I know a lot about first fall realisation of what war pregnabis harbours, which it problem of exglasion of

Are our maschines really superi- military authority, and it we ration ourselves as we are sid. But when this man came meant," he said. "The whole would be folly to attack." The undesirable aliens had been or to the enemy's, or is our succes is reported that the Hong called upon to do. We are bound out I was doin' my bit with the amount of damage done by the same reason prereate as getting attacked by the Chinese ainos the won by the devotion of airmen kong merchante have Lost to have better guns, better mani- rifle and bayonet, Well, when he Zapa in England is much less at the German battle-fleet, which building of the great wall. Obia- firing interior machines? That about half 8 million dollars. tions, more destroyers, more men came to France three months ago than the amount saved by keeping is, apparently, to do what is imese history seemed to teach that is a question to be answered some

Two battalions of Lak Wing-of-war, and more cargo ships. If he told

that he was the cities in darkness. You have possible for us, and win the war nothing derogatory to right and day, not yet. The resent long ting's troops arrived at Shui Bing we have them we win the war, a 0. 0. 'Reduced?' I ao idea how much money is spent without fighting. A landamse justice will remais, despite debates on the subjsot, only to be? a couple days ago to supervice the and we can have them if every asked him. No, no, I'm a go- in keeping dark places lighted. may be forgiven if he is puzzled human schemes and military read in Hansard, revealed atmoet building of headquarters and the body, does his best to asientious objector,' he saye. I "It would be a good thing for to know how an enemy is to be preparations. Therefore the as much inconsistency and lack of site for so encampment. The supply them. In this country don't believe in war. Neither this country to have Boston, New fought who will not fight, and Alliee will only succeed in keep-seronautical knowledge in Min- other battalions are at present in at the present moment there is no do I, I esya." That's why I'm York, Chicago and San Francisco whom it would be folly to attacking out the Germans after the isters as in their questioners. Wacbow and will follow Lak to place for the man does not do, not out here, tryin' to put an end to bombarded. It would wake the in his impregnable harboura. war from their territories, if their | Both siden. were; of course, Shai Hing in a few day. only some work, but all the work it. That's what ye've read in people of the country up to their With regard to Sir Reginald respective people are educated to handicapped by the necessity for

in his power for the country and the papers, saya be. It's not duty."

Castanos's argument concerning understand the true facts of the silence concerning certain details. for the war. If the war is to be your own thoughts. You never

He predicted that Ameria the central ares, it some pretty | war. won and it will be won it will think.' He was standing on the would experience a great awaken obvious that, if the enemy desire only be by the hearty co-operation firestep when he was speakicing through the war, and had its battle, he can seek it just as well of sil classes doing all they pos- with his head well up and payin soul as he said. Francs bad. He north as south. If he does not sibly can to merit success.” no head whatsoever to the dirt aid that however horrible war ze, desire battle, he will keep out of

must

A VIOLENT “BOY.”

Alleged Threat to Kill His 'Master.

summoned

A Chinese WBA before Mr. J. E. Wood, at the Police Court this morning, by Mr. Ogilvie, of Kowloos, for using threatening language.

Complainant said that defend- ant was a cook boy in his employ and he paid him and the coolie $18 a moth between them.

to be

THE WATER SUPPLY.

Be

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Word

Here, by the way, it may be stated with confidence and out of certain knowledge, that it is libel on our flying officers to plead- that they are disheartened, "die-

that the Germans were fingin' there are some compensations. the way of our Fleet, where-ever The other instance, which sp-couraged, or unnerved by allega.

he neede."

such

over us. I was keepin' well un der cover at the same time. If a Waste in consumption and we place it: He will either cease pears to clinch the matter, is from tions that all is not well. Oar

preparation of foods will be out 'playing peep-bo," or be will keep a letter written by Nelson in flying officers have no man is to be judged by his bs- down to almost nothing," he said. within the ares in which he wishes 1804, which reveals his plan of respect for, or belief in, civilian haviour thers was nothing wrong Why, I don't believe there is a to force as to give battle. A battle action before Toulon. "I think critice or in non-echnical Mini- with that fellow, as he stood there as cool as a cucumber, and the man here who does not est fought in the conditions the enemy their fleet will be ordered out to aters. They derive amusement bullets whizzing round his head. est 50 per cant. more food than desires could not be decisive. To fight close to Toulon," he writes, from these matters, but do not accept it would, surely, be to iacar that they may get their crippled take them to heart; and they get ''Keep down,' .I saya to him, or At this afternoon's meeting of you'll get your mapper knooked

In closing be read a letter be the risk of lose without the chance ships in again, and that we must on with their job. But anch The defendant had caused a lot the Sanitary Board, Mr. C. G. of Do you think that its be had received from Mr. Budyard of gain. People who cite the then quit the coast to repair our plea could be made to me. of trouble, but of late witness Alabaster, pursuant to notice, canes I'm afraid of death that I Kipling, which concluded, "Your example of Hawke seam to ima damages and thus leave the coast orificiem. wife had been ill and defendant saked the following questions: object to war?" he says, leaning in the fraternity of civilisation."..gine that Quiberon Bay is Brest, had taken advantage of it. He (i) How many sanitary conven- | his elbow on the parapet and bad made a lot of trouble, and iences are there in the Cology lookin' at me. told witness wife, who could fluebed with water

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Well, I couldn't |

olear; but my mind is fixed not to Questions relating to allegation whereas, of course, it was an fight them unless with a westerly of fact and specific charges of undefended, roadstead, in which wind outside the Hieres, and, with maladministration demand care- Hawkce took equal chances with an easterly wind, to the westward ful answers. For example, is it a from the find an answer to make to him at half mad with anger. This 0.0. his enemy, having an equally of Sicie. That is to say, put fact that the Royal Naval Air speak and understand Chiness mains which supply the popala that moment, and afterwards I knowing a bit of French, got good knowledge of the now, and briefly, he would not fight unless Service uses one or two of the very well, that he would do for them tiot with drinking water?

was certain that, though, be their story from the people, and knew quite well, that, if he he had the enemy from five to ten fueet seroplansa in the world, all." He kept on talking a löt and (ii) In how many of such cases objected to war, he was not afraid one evening he comes up to me perished, M. Gonfians would miles off the port, and with a wind types of which are denied to the when complainant went into the is the water so need measured by of death.

and in a shamefaced way he says: perish also a very different thing fool for his return thereto. In Royal Flying Corps; and if so, kitchen to ask him to do some water meter ?

"But he was a bit tryin' all Could you show me a few of from chasing into a defended ares: other words, be would fight on why ?.But such matters may only (iii) Le filtered water used in the time. thing, he refused and said he

He never took much your tips with the bayonet?" where every mile adds to the his conditions, not on theirs. No be discussed in Parliament sitting would make him (complainant) any, and if so how many, of each interest in the work of a bayaner What's come ever yon? I asks resources of the pursued and piles man was less open to the charge in Secret Session.-O. W. in "Makee die too. He also see?

the action of af him. Nothin, he says, 'only up the odds against the pursuer of considering the safety of the Observer. threatened that be would fight | (iv) In how many of such case I tried to help him as much these people have been tellin' me I ambmit two precedents from feet before victory than Nelson. him. Complainant vent a message was the question of asing potable could, unt it wasn't much, use what they're suffered and I've history to the historical school." But his one desire was decisire to the Police Station, but Inspect water from the public mains die 'I'm not made for this kind of been lookin' at their homes and In August, 1865, Gantesame lay victory, and he would not fight S. C. OUTING or Gardon was away. However, cussed and considered when work, he often eaid to me. Til their orchards, all that is left of at the anchorage of Berthesame, unless there was a chance of that last night things became so bad permission was given for the never be a soldier, And I osme them. So, you've come round to outside the Goulet Passage of end being attained.

The Delichment Army Bac that he had to have defendant constraction of the convenience ?

to believe him after a while, for my way of thingin'?' I say, and Brest, where Napoleon had caused Is there, then, no pomibility Corps, poluding WIYOS" and (1) To what extent has the he had nothing that a soldier he answers I have, mater." arrested. Defendant was the most

to be erected batteries mounting that the enemy may be forced to children,

ery pleasant violent boy he had ever seen supply of potable water to the should, have except, courage... me "So I set to teach him as much as 150 guns. On the 6th he weighed gire battle? That question dos laginch trip on during the whole time he had inhabitants of the Colony, or Bat I made a mistake.

I know, and it wasn't long till he and stood out to meet Cornwallis, not lie with us alone to answer. The party numbering about been in the Colony.

"Twei when we were chasing was as good as myself with every who instantly bors down for battle. It is a matter which concerns the 50, proceeded to Clear Water Bay

plainant's shop,- and who was

sero France and destroyin' then on he was one of the best tacked, and stood bank for his if all the Allies can be brought on the launch in the house at the time, asid lowe:

sharches and villages and cuttin' Bombin' or bayonet work, and he moorings Cornwallis engaged to see that the ses affair demands he heard defendant talking a lot) (i) 377 water closets, 192 down orchards, that I noticed a hadn't an equal. See him clearin' his rear for a short time, but found decision as a prelude to victory. Entertainment Fund, which bars of nonsense. He mid that he (ii) 374 water closets and 188 change comin' over the C. 0. dug-out of Germans and you'd the fire of the batteries too hot, no doubt a way may be fgnad. the entire expense would smack his master.

Twas one night and we were go far enough and not see a finer and was compelled to draw off, But that way will he in the Thanks see also: Une Defendent said that all he did arinals,

receiving a slight wound himself. direction of concentration, not of Service Entertaint (iii) In all cases. Approximate. stoppin' in a village where a lot sight.

"So you'll patch him up well. The hard-aghting old seaman dissipation of strength, and will provimon of tennis so that he could go for June, ly in 1807 and 1898 Poximate of old men, old women, and had not the time to do the work, tions were granted without dis-young children were left behind so you can, sir, won't you?" said found it impossible to force a ned long and curatal preparation on

by the Hans, And these poor the red-haired man firing his eyes decision, under circumstances very in order to create the conditions His Worship said Ee believed cassion,

people had more than enough to on the doctor, “An army of G. Os. similar, allowing for modern con. It will need, moreover,, unity plainant, and defendant Question 5 has already been fall in about what the Booke bad like him would do a lot to finish ditens, to those of an notion of command and unhampered, com would be fined $10,

done there. “Twua di to drive us3 war and the Bodlie Army for ever." the entrance to the Bight | stol by millora,

sections thereof, been restricted

A boy who is employed in com- daring the last twelve months ? ·

The President replied as foi. the Hane, and them retreatin' trick of cold steel. And from Gasteaume thought better of it, higher strategy of the war, and and after bathing, tea

was wages

oom

ariasis.

answered.

Thanks are due to the ServiOS