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SPOT.

(By A. J. Dawson).

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CIVILISATION'S PLAGUE- would be such that the pride of civilised manhood would make sach one of them demand sa in. stant declaration, and a tirelem prosecution of war to the death against the nation responsible for outrages so damnable, for av gry so senseless, for cruelty so crimical and so despicable. The conscience of Christendom would speak with a single voice and "For shame's sake this raak can no longer be left to the Allies. Those who are not for civilisation and humanity, and against the pestilent recrudes ence in Europe of the savagery af bygone agee, must benceforth be regarded as enemies of Christ endom. There can be no more neutrality; and, above all, there can be no further toleration in the civilised world of a national stem which produces as a part of ice Kaltar sach vile criminality we have seen in this ares of Francs!"

Among the wounded who have reached Eagland daring the past few an officer who, 1 day, in om te borse of a centery wall known in North British mercantile and municipal Socially and in basiness be had for many years maintained olose and intimate relations with Germans and Germany, su i was one of that large majority of British citizens who were merely angered by the suggestion that Germany had in contemplation any each criminal form of aggree sion as the planging of Europe into war. The officer's sun was completing his education in Ger- many ir. 1914, and it was only by chance that he was not there when war broke out,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1917.

YOKED WITH AN UNBELIEVER.

The German in Turkey.

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It is whearose gel to the cin duct of the war and mattere of high policy that the real trouble begins. Nowadays, if a German officer say anything or even looks a little contemptuous of hisoriental brother anmebody says "Bagh dad" and that starts it.

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FOR GOLFERS.

Vardon on Some Common Faults.

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The Light Grip that Made a Champles.

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so desperately hard with it that

sickening business is the product maso. In the East they safe seen. Bint, famine, disease and nearly always ended in the dis- I have heard of a man who mus of one youros of pestilence; the guard the honour of their women, defeat-these things are poị càmftum, of Mr.. Hilton," "Only (strongly addicted to palling, and Germen Kalter, which the Ger- and the alien male ou conquest written in the German news- once did be triumph when ii- who cared himself by truly man Emperor est cut to impose baat is likely to cocos into contact papers, but are mvnifest upon the Scottish antagonist occupied Spartan treatment. The miss upon all Europe; von, and upon with Boch an-ebroniema as faces of the people. Now the position in the front rank of of his distress was that he held all the world; when he invaded enouchs simed with boimiture. Turks are not novices in diplo golfers, and that occasion was the elab too tightly with the right Belgium. The outside world may Here again, the German experi- msoy; they know full well that presented at a time when Mr. band. He had been told this have thought that two and a half ece of Turkish delight has prov-Germany's course is run and that Hilton was supposed to be cursing repeatedly, but he could not over- years of war had sufficiently ed less charming than the dream. the resources of Turkey, indeed an injured hand.

come the habit. One evening ha chastened this bratal people. The traditional delights of the the very life blood of her people. The competition was for the St. bit opon a scheme. He took a Not so. The bestiality shown by roleptapes Eut have not been is but being drained to defer the George's cup, always associated red hos poker, sind with that fory them in their retreat from the readily accessible to the wander inevitable collapse of the whole with a championship meating at instrument burned himself kerose Ancre and the Somme rivale aaying Teaton cfficer, and be com German Empire.

Sandwich. Toe year was 1894 the fogers and the palm of the hing they did in 1914. or in the plains of lock of hospital- Two years ago German Officers Some weeks before the event, Mr. | cffending hand. His idea was, Thirty Years War. Toey arety, the while his Tarkish host lorded it through the streets of Hilton badly tore the main sinew of course, that he would be us- brutes in grain. At one ald, bewaile the utter lack of radi. Pers and Stamboul aa aaviours, leading from the bomb and fore-able then to grip so tightly as in starved but brave French woman mentary decency among these victors and superheroes of a huge finger to the wrist. He was the past. Ba declared that it said to me: "The one good strutting swashbucklers from revival of Imperial dreams. To ordered by the surgeon to give up worked beautifully. He walked thing about it all is, it shows they Berlin.

day the an: vivera aling about in golf for several months and noi | about with the sanctified sir of a have no hope of ever being able These little matters are merely plain clothes, avoiding the streets. To think of carrying cat die ides | martyr, and hit some admirable. to win back tais country again, personal indiosyncratice, accent for fear of encounter with der of competing for the St. George's shots. I do not know that many for the Boche, look you. Dover gated by the conflict of national rishes or Mevlevi and beggars

of as would care to seek golfing deatrove anything he may want ideals. There are other little pass them with averted bead and ·Being as keen as he was bumsn, completeness in this stern meas. for himsell.

things that tend to friction too, svit like those who have by he ignored the instruction. From ner; it will be time to test the That is true. There is so The Passis is vigorous and chance encountered defilement. the lief the accident until he value of the remedy for palling hope for Germany, for Europe, or ever, etie, the Tork indolent and

¡reached Sandwich, be did not use when we catch bold of a led-hot- for civilisation, short of the utter ethergic. Where the Hun likes

the injured band. Then he used poker by accident. Neither do "No doubt the German officiul destruction of Germany's aggress to gulp down measures of lager

it to such good purpose that he | we want to rou-needles, -mails, OF eive rower. Bere you have it and sing drinking songs, the news, upon which apparently

He was coupled with bicycle pumps into our bande bat This officer has been for some certain eople are still innocent from their own months. I hare Tork prefers a cup of coffee in the

Lient. Toit, and with a score of this little chapter of qualitee months with his Battalion on the enough to place some of the re kept the catting. In the Prae Divan Zato and indulges ins

167 for the 38 boles (those were and their consequence helpe to Anore front, and the wound which liance which is placed on the sisa Upper House, on March 9:h, spell of Kocyeff" which means Below we give the first of a the gutta-ce cha ball days) ha show what is possible with a' vary has brought him back to Ecx-official Dews of other lands-it was said that: If Germany sitting down comfortably and dc-series of articles on golf which gained his only victory over his light grip of the clah, land

was received at a point well though why they should passes were really to appropriate and ing absolutely nothing. A hard- bave been contributed to the New favourite enemy. To some extent As a rule, the man who has.en- to the eastward of Bapaume and my comprehension, in view of assimilate the Western European worked, self important Germen York Evening Post by Harry Var this piece of bistory even refutes gaged extensively in pastimes that Le Transley. Talking of what be the disclosures in America, and of idea of freedom, is would be a Offer bates to see a Tark doing do, the world-famous golfer, my theory that you need to grip develop powerful arm muscles bad seen there, he said :--- the stark frets of the war-gives great triumph for England, be nothing. A Turk dislikes being. We hope to reprint another of the firmly with the thumbs and forese, for instance, gymnastice and "I ought never to be surprised it out that the German work of cause that would mean the end of een doing anything, so there series on Saturday next:— fingers, bat it lende sapport to the wrestling-makes a poor golfar by British credality regarding destruction in their retreat has the so-called Prossian militarism, again there is a little source of The commornees of the mistake contention that the light hold is because he bas an unconquerable German news and propaganda, beed military. That in a crude and would reader it impossible continus irritation.

la golf of bolding the club too best. A man could not grip very tendency to hold the clob" too (with the Germans the two words" sort of lie. None of us have in future to mike adequate bee

tightly in a matter worthy of far tightly with a bad which con- tightly. By the time that he has mean the same thing because any sort of complaint to make of the resources of the people

me than passing consideration tained torn sinews beneath its taken the club balf the way up, before the war I was one of the about destruction which has milit. Does not that adequate ass of

Te importance has never been encircling bandages.

his muscles are met so steroly snd most credulous in this connetionary motives behind it. We lok the resources of the people' give

emphasized with all the force that

strongly that the whole movement myself. Bet, even so, it does for that, an an obvious matter of the whole show away? Does not

the en1ject deserves, and while I

is restricted, and in most casee he seem odd, after all that has hap-course. What sickened us and that plainly indicate par path for

have discussed it from time to

The overlapping grip tends to cannot manage, soything more pened in the last two and a half filled us with fury was destruction us; the only path which can be

time in connection with various promote the ideal state of relaxs than a half swing. I have no years, there should be anyone left of a sort which would seem to trod by say of the world's peoples

bots, I feel that it merits attention is the hold; it is impossible ¦ ticed the same state of sfsirs in in England to believe a single bave behind it only the foul who claim to be truly civilised? A Turkish Officer can say things tion as a principle complete in to tighten the innsees to the same | regard to people whose work pro-.. word that comes from Germany. bestiality of maniser, the anti-Sarely so democracy can Arerabut Baghdad in Tarkisb. Ar-itlf.

degree as when the handa ara) ma‘es power in the arms. „Thas All this absurd boasting from the baman, insensate cruelty offende; again doubt the precise locality abic. Pereisr. French and bit Fourout of every fire unsuccess. clasped separately round the a scalptor I know has used his Kaiser and his creatures in every a d, again, in places, the sordid of Civilisation's plague spot to of Garmen, the Teaton cannot fal golfers lay the foundation ci shaft. Tum Ball, who was twice right arm to such purpose in hie department, about Bindenburg's criminality of enesk-thieves, day!

reply except in pidgin-Turkish so their fooling by gripping the runner-up in the British open profession that it is the ourse of 'glorious and victorious barglars and bandita. These are

the honours are with the Oman-club like grim death instead championship a few years ago, his career as a golfer. He grips schievement in the retirement | the features of the German retreat.

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of holding it is a manner tells an interesting story of how should surely be recognised for which the neutral world should

In Stambul today the German which may be described se he was urged by a lucky mishap he simply cannot swing properly. what it is; the crudest kind of consider. These are the evidences

is a discredited adventurer and is "gentle but firm." The best to adopt a method which, he says, Personally, I have often tried mikebelieve. The lines that the fof German savagery which the

told so to his face by the natives. concrete definition that I can offer marked the beginning of his rise driving with the club held only Boches have been forced to Allied Gogernments ought to

Misadventures and unexplained of thie latter condition is a re-from the ordinatily good players in my thambe and forefingers and ersonate by the ceaseless hammer- make known to their own peoples

Even in times of peace the accidents (the old Tarkish way) solute grip with the thumbe and so the ranks of serious aspirants all the other fingers off the shaft. ing we have given them since and to all the world. These are endear himself to the natives of desirables. Life for the rest is tinctly easy-bold with the other!

travelling German failed to have removed many of these un- forefingers, and an easy dis to highest bonore,

Of course, I have not done this in last summer were lines of enor- the horrors which no decent men

On the eve of an important tournamentą; it has been merely mous strength; and I have seen have the right ever to forget or y country that he graced with by no means a sinecure and they fingers.

event, Ball was pumping the tirea piros of experimentation such with my own eyes that the poi ignore. These are the facts which, Kodak has been replaced by the

his presence. To-day when the are not happy.

Just take a clabin your bande of his bicycle when he ran the as a professional is always purso- tions relinquished for behind if they be forgotten when the day antematic pistol, and the red longer parades its German bel-shot. Be conscicas that the thumb of the right hand just below the effect. I have found that it is The Torkish Government no se though you were about to play pump deeply into the flasby, parting to order to study cause and them were quite certainly posi of settling comes, will make a tions which the German. High cruel mock of French and British Covered Baedeker guide by the pers, in fact the atmosphere is and forefinger of each hand are thumb. He was anxious to take posible to drive well one swing- Command had no thought of has sacrifice, and disgrace as only less celebrated German staff manaal unenviably chilly and Talant Bay pressing on to the hands and that part in the competition, but being the club solely with the ing to give up. The amount of than disgrace the brates in human on the nice conduct of official is busy arranging peace moved the other fingers are in a state of soon discovered that, with the thumbs and forefingers, although labour and material Bank in them shape who are responsible for frightfulness, the German still without worrying about the Ger- comfortable relaxation even ordinary palm grip. the pressure it must be said that the othere are je simply gigantic. The retreat them.

fode himself an unwelcome guest, maz point of view all. The war though they are clasping the on the cab of the injured right useful to act as guides. has involved the sacrifice of many "flosestly, if I thought that ad wonders why his Allies do not Office still has plenty of Germans club. That is the ideal golf grip. band caused bim ecch pain that

That, however, should be their thousands of tons of every sort of Germany would never be made cluep him to their bosoms in an in it, but they never go about: The implement will never turn in golf was hardly worth while.

chief functionor, at any 7318, trench war material. Aud re-to pay the full penalty for her miration. There is always some even in couples. In groups only method becaner, at the instant of needed in do was to lighten the they are apt to tighten of their ecetasy of brotherly love sad ad- the etreets in aniform alone, or the hands if you adopt this

He told himself that what he until the time of impact when member in Germany material is calculated savagery there in so precious that church belle, France, 1, who bave been fighting thing native about the German are they safe.

striking, the bold is bound to finger hold so that the pressure own accord and it is the work house fittings, and kitchen uten- Boches since Christmas '14, be expects so much adulation. Besides the peacock strain, tighteen involuntarily-which is generally would not be so severe, which the golfer abould try and sils are cor facsted to help eke would feel ashamed ever to look He is always, so to speck, living there is, too, something of the precisely what is wanted. What and with that end in view be make them do. It is a curious out the expplies. Is it possible a Frenchman in the face again. Po being a German Officer, ostrich in the German. They reus of thousands of golfers do is adopted the overlapping grip, fact tha: nearly everybody has a that anyone outside the deluded, Still more ashamed I would be to

and in his endeavour to create so seek to disguise themselves by to grip throughout the swing with With the wounded fish resting natural tendency to hold more propaganda-fed people of Ger- look into the eyes of a French-atmosphere of wholesome Ten- wearing plain clothes and posing the same strength as at the im-upon the comparatively symps strongly with the little Angers

tonic "Gemuthlich keit" is an- many itself can believe that they woman or a child. (Girls were

sa innocent commercial bans. pact, and it is that ciresmetance thetic base of the left thumb and than with the bigger onee.. Take would have made theees ascrifices not left behind, in the evacuated conscious that he becomes an- Gorgeously arrayed officere enter which spoils the swing. the tantnees relieved, he was able hold of a stick with a firm grasp, of material so berd for them to areas, when they were over the In his native state of barbariem aut later" disguised "as civilians. ness communicates itself to all the serious inconvenience. Moreover, You will find that you are grip-

speakably offensive.

the Pera Palace Hotel and come It crampe the player; the taut to play and play well without and gradually tighten the hold. replace and of many hundreds of age of puberty. They were drag- the German officer is taught to Bat even in disguise they dare muscles of the body which, in- be fand the overlapping gripping much more strongly with the square miles of rich territory, and ged from their wretched home believe one simple creed. He be- not visit the essentially Turkish stead of being free to act, are che sare means of holding the little finger than with the middle of morale and prestige-lor any sad forced away with the German lieves that Germany is the most quarters of the towe, though statiff as though they were in a vice club with the requisite degree of or forefinger. That is just wher other reason than because they troops into slavery). were forced to it; because the Since I landed here I have wonderful country in the world, one time the Suez zadeh Bachi The first essential of success on gentle firmness that he decided to the average person does when inexorable necessity imposed by heard one spologias say that per- and that the German officer is the and other low Turkish thestrea the linka is to grip with the right remain faithful to it, and his rise gripping a golf club, and it is the us left them with no alternative? haps the German armies should most wonderful thing in it. Asa and all night cafen were their degree of ease (that is, giving these a golfer dated from that time. condition which has to be avoided. Surely the whole world must see not be blamed. Their orders all real, his ides of his own import selected haunts. The feeling of thumbs and forefingers the work

If it be permitted, the club will come from above and have to be ance cannot be explained by the the Constantinople people against of controlling the club), for if you The same player tells a story of never follow the right track, nor "Do you know the thought that carried out. It is not true. The of words like "vanity" or the Germans is feverish in its employ the sight hold which is Liverpool doctor who we will it proceed far enough, was forced again and again upon | orders of their Higher Command ilustrated by comparing him so a them, everyone from the Paaba to swing will never be correct even Club, and so assiduous pupil of/Polling Due to the Tight rip.

megalo manis", but can best be intensity. Every class is against born of a desire to bit hard, the member of the West Lancashire me in that Bapaume countryside 7 bave clearly been orders no Well, I'll tell you. And, mind civilised sathorities could issue. Peacock-a bird that is essential the Caliph losthee the sight of though you know exactly how it Ball. The doctor's chief fault on

Polling is the commonest fault you, in that sort of an inferno one Bat it is not to be supposed that representative of all the domic-them.

should be executed.

the licka was that be jimmed bia caused by the unduly tight grip. doesn't waste time on fancies. I they embraced thousands of in- at traits of the Prussian officer

There is reason enough for thie, It is because this easy hold is right thomb too firmly on the There are people who say that you thought, and I'm convinced it is dividual acts of beastly defilement,

for Germany has brought anger of BO mach importance that shaft. Ten can be too firm even should hold more firmly with the ao, that if any means existed the evidence of which I saw my-

alled disaster upon the Tarks and special shapes of golf club hand- though you do need to bold re- left hand than with the right. I whereby the peoples of the self; nor get the brutal individual

the Ottoman Empire. The Com-les, designed to it the fingers to salutely with the thumbs and do not agree with that teaching.. Nentral countries could be en- acts of enslavement, savage de

mercial Classes have suffered perfection, are bad. There are forefingers. The enthusiast who Tas tight grip with the left hand abled to spend one day in exsmin- bauchery, and crude thievichcess.

heavily the poor are in want of patterns after the manner of a is now onder discussion went to is calculated to drag the right ing the placse evousted by the of which French eye-witnesses of

"The Germes in his tunic food and complain that there is sword grip and others that have extremes in this matter and seem- hand over coming down, and the Germans in their 'glorious' re- unquestioned repute end veracity

tight thinks that he can not enough grain to feed the grooves to accommodate each ed utterly unable to rid himself cf result is a pulled shot. I am "never fail." treat (upon which the Kaiser cor- told me. The orders would hard.

pigeons of the Solten Bayazid (finger. They look inviting, and, the view. gratulates them as though it were ly have included the stripping

Armed with Kaltar, and imbued moque, let alone the bangry truth to tell, they make the game Oce day however, retribation indeed, as their officials say, a naked in a street market-place of with the ideal of conquest the towafalk; They talk with hat hard because they render the grip overtook the strong sad stubborn victory") the result of that ex- men and women, in quest of hid-German officer who is quartered red of the barge loads of grain so simple a matter. The player thumb. Its owner ran a needle amination would be that there den money; the theft of the flear upon his Allies quickly outlives that go along the Danube and the finde them so convenient to buld into it. Be did not commit this would not be a single country left provided for the French by the hie welcome and becomes a do guarded trucks that run by rail that he cannot help gripping set as su experiment which might in all the world that would American Relief Commission, and meatio prat.

to feed the German while the tightly. And then he fails. help to prove the theory of a des- The Tarkish idea of the social Türk slarvee. willingly continue diplomatic or the burning of their records and

Hilton's Experience with Grip. perate remedy sometimes being other relations with the Central store-houses; the basting and position of a German officer is pot Mob outbreaks and the killing

There have been many interest necesary for в desperate disease. Powera. Even now, it may be imprisonment of French over 70 an exalted one, for the Turk sim- of German cfficers have been ing instances of the efficacy of a It was an accidens, and it caused that the only civilised countries years of age for failing (in dark ply looks upon the modern Ger- frequent. In spewer to protests light hold. Harold Hilton, the him considerable annoyance for atili neatral, are so because their wintry weather) to recognise and man as a barbarian, mercenary from the German authorities the famous British amateur, accomp. the reason that he had srranged position makes their fear of Geraalute a Gorman subaltern; the sad slave. In a word the slave Turkish Government is reported liebed what he has declared to be to take part in a four-ball match many Bavagery ontweigh their | deliberate foaling of altar place mind of the Oriental is under no Tarkiah troops were employed by a time when he bad hurt his arm | plained to bis friends that he iban by gripping like grim death.

tradition lingers, and the logical to have said that, so long as the best performance of bie life as on that very morning. He ex- losthing and reprobation of it). in churches; she burning of poor

"Say, for example, the the women's clothing; the theft and illusion about the rfficers. If not the Germans for internal police so badly that he could hardly grip would have to give up the pro people of America, the Republic removal of furniture, instruments, Tarkinb slaves they are at least work and firing upon rioters in at all with one band. North and South, or as I think, pictures, hangings, sarvings and Kuser Gillions" slaves. Germany, they themselves had Most people who have followed ** Not at all," said Ball, “You're the peoples of Spain and Scand- the like, and the smashing beyond This is the basis of a mutual insefficient force to repress their the game clovely for the pastore the best thing in the world|| avis, could spend a day in ex-repair of all interior fittings of disagreement about the eacred minor aporadio disturbances in twenty years know that the rivals for yourself. You won't be able amining the country between beauty and value which could not dignity of the German officer. Sambal.

between Mr. Hilton and the I te to park with that sight thum Bapaume and Peronne, and could be removed.

Tas next divergence of opinion Matters have been made worse Lieut. F G Tait was particularly do." The lucky doctor wext talk to the martyred Frocch. in-

occurs owing to the Torkish in- by the return of bangry Turkish keen. They met fairly often in our, and showed uncommonly hibitants of that aree, I give you

ability to appreciate the lax Ger.soldiers from Germany. The various events, but for some good form. And so hope my word their loathing and horror

man morality with regard to wo- talk, and they tell what they have strange reason their Broggies brought to spother qui.

that!

"But what does it matter, which outrages were ordered and which were not? The whole

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A Doctor and a Needle. !-

convinced that the good golfer ex- ercises the same pressure with one and as with the olber.

In putting, the grip neede to be very delicate, and I do not suppose that anybody would try to patt in any other way. The drive is only a lengthening of the putting swing. It is not marcalar power that makes the ball go» long way. It is the pece of the club head brought about by the swing, and you can work up that pecs better by holding lightly

The wrists are more free and asy, and that meape mugh. Notice how lightly first-clase billiard player bolds bis cue. A bad one generally claspa it strong- yetimes in the palm of the ade, instead of in the fingern. That in jass the diference that is to be observed between good and bad golfers.