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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 30 1917

AROUND GÁZA.

THE IRISH CONVENTION. INDIA'S MAN-POWER.

SHANGHAI AND THE WAR.

PERVERTED

TRANSLATIONS.

CANTON, NEWS.

CORRESPONDENCE.

String Description of British Attack.

A Shanghal Man' on the Italian: Front.

I: To George. |[Vider, est ulta atet nive candidum Sorasta]

The Attack on the Safnam "Explained."

(The opinions expressed by corres- pondants are not necessarily those of the Hongkong Telsgraph."},

Onr Canton correspondent

AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT.. writes under date of July 29 ma.

To the for of the "Hongkong blograph."] With regard to the attack on Sainam, the local

Sir,In response to an appeal papers (probably being instruct which appeared in your calumas I

were fired by pirates on the shore,

medicine bottles. Through the who intended to pirate the ship. Courtesy of your columns may I thank the donors? We are short the pirates and rendered good Carpa for France or for Mesop did trip through France over the Stands green upon our boots, assistance in towing the ship off, times as these, and such a gift in dockyard hands, and marine mountains and tight across Italy. Will fill a stoop with liquid gold-who has been dismissed by order tamia, and to enlist railwaymen,

Chang Pik-kwong, the Admiral moet welcome. ratings, besides all those classes After leaving Tarin we had great It may be eren two, or three ! of skilled Isbour whose services receptions at all the large stations,

He writes:-"We had a splens

mould

while we

Views of Cardinal (Hbbons.

An Important Scheme.

Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore, Simin, Joly 4-In the three in a statement to the New York years that have slapsed since the Allahabad, June 26. The Boeing Post, put himself on outbreak of war, recruiting in Pioneer's Oniro correspondens record as favouring the Irish India has expanded to very great gires the following details" of Convention 89 *

A letter has been received from See how the Peak is clothed in follows mesos of dimensions, and now deals with operations since the capture of obtaining home rule for Ireland, the manifold classes of men re of the Municipal Health Offica

mist: Lieut. W. W. Malville, formerly Esch nullah spouts ita watery the Rafa: The Gaza-el-Escheris The Cardinal pointed out that quired for the several theatres and the S.V. Artillery, he seems And certain hillsides will persisted state that the rifle shots have moved quite a number of Beersheba Line was stormed in while the representation might the great war. The Adjutant-

*load; face of a murderous machine-gun not be perfect, it would be the General has not only to keep to be the only Shanghai-lander or in lying down upon May Road. fire, and st numerous points the best possible under war conditions existing establishments up to

the Italian front at present, He garrisons were driven out after and that Irishmen everywhste strength, but to form new anita is serving with the 320th Diege Heat up the drying-room, for The forts fired guns to olsar away of funds, as is natural in such“ suffering very heavy losses. The should abide by its decisions, as of combatants, to enrol Labour Battery R.G.A. Australian, New Zealand and such. British Mounted Troops. Csinal Corps and a number of E. H. A Batteries bad crossed the Wadi- Ghazze, five miles west of Gaza, during the night. While our infantry attack was in progress, strong enemy forces were obsary ed moving up from the Haj sres in the northeast, and from the Harrera area in the east, while a large body of cavalry was on the march from Beersheba. In the ,violent struggle which ensued all our troops displayed coolness, resource and dogged heroism worthy of their hard fighting com-

rades on the Western Front. Some of our detachments sotuslly

penetrated into the city of Gaza but becoming isolated from the main body, and in some instances surrounded," they had to fight: sheir way back to their anite. But for the loss of fire bours' daylight owing to fog the whole Gaza position, with its garrison,

would have fallen into our hande. But although the delay caused by

the questions raised by Capt. W.

His statement was in answer to

. . A. Maloney in the Evening Port of May 24, who suggested that the friends of Ireland put themselves on record in regard the Convertion. Capt. Maloney's question were:

to

are necessary to feeding the flooded with souvenirs, oranges, The rest to Fate! who seems transport and the communications coffee, cigarettes, sto. Had a keep

stirring address of-welcome from

{fulfilment of these taake" hás

(1) Are you in favour of a con- vention of the Irish in Ireland for Departmental management. determining the plan of the fature Government of Ireland?

·

to

The bottles are not given away

of the Peking Government, has gratis, eo the gift is one of real

Authorities to the effect that in wired to various Provincial

view of the declaration of inde-

With renewed thanks,

value to the hospital.

Yours etc, CER BARNSFEATHER.

KOWLOON ENTERTAIN-

MENT.

of modern armies. The adequate the Italian Cams Artillery Com. A few Typhoons that will not fill, pendence by the Navy, the orders

of the illegal Government cannot Pakhoi, July 21, 1917. become too heavy for mars mander and then got to work. And rob as of our beauty sleep

Though never, never of our drill!) be recognised and henceforth Not quite like France, as the nature of the country is so different. Ireal-Seek not to know if in the morn still be ander his command.

the dispatching of warships must Consequently in order to organise the man-power of India y do not know how the Austrians Black signals will be up, or red. (2) If that convention be more effectively to meet the grow were driven out of this part of the Just treat it all with lofty scorn arranged on a basis as equitable ing demands made upon it, the country, it was a great piece of And seek sgain your comfy bed. as te consistent with the present Governor-General-in-Council has work and not fully realised even exigencies of war, will you abide constituted's Central Recruiting takes us all our time to walk in From office with our usual glee, now by the people at Home. It And when at five we two decamp by its decisions ? legalises these decisions will you His Excellency the Command when the fighting was going on. And some and poodlefake with

(3.) If the British Parliament His rellenoy, the Viceroy and the front line in safety, so you Take, George, your Burberry and come in Canton.

can imagine what it was like loyally and whole-heartedly or in Chief) the Hon'ble Six co-operate with the Irish Govern-William Meyer has accepted the The work done since is also Presidency. The other members marvellous in the way of fortifica-

ment?

to the · Irish

Board of which (at the request of

gamp

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EW, H.

Cardinal Gibbons makes the are: His Honour the Lieutenant- tions and underground galleries. Hongkong, July 29, 1917. following reply:-

Governor of the Panjab, Their Or gun pits were blasted out of "I have been asked to reply to Highnessee the Maharajs Scindia rock for us. The Italians, the three questions with regard of Gwalior, and the Maharaja of especially the officers, are

Convention,Bikaner (who have been specially good Bort and go out of their fog deprived as of this additional suggested by W. G. M. A. appointed, as the recruiting will way to help us and give us in- " saccess, the day' resnits inclad- Maloney in a recent issue of your extend to the Native States) the formation. It is very warm here

Hon'ble Sir Claude Bill, the (May), warmer ed the capture of over 900 pri- soners, among whom was Mass Kissim Pasha, commander of the

A RUSSIAN REPUBLIC.

Forecast by Mission in America.

Governor, has wired to Admiral Oku Hing-lan, the Civil Cheng Pik-kwong and Lam

their warships will be very wel-popular entertainer, is to give a Chint of the First Squadron, that Chung-chong, the Commander-in-

Mr. Terence Ramsdale,

Chin despatched by Lai Yuen- o'clock, and, judging from the reoital at the Palace Hotel, Kow. A special envoy named Chow loon, on Wednesday evening at 0. hung from Shanghai with a secret nature of the programme, his par. letter to a certain important formance should be intensely in- personage, arrived in Canton teresting. The first part will yesterday and called immediately comprise caricatures of well. : on the various-authorities.

known types of character, while Li Eoi-ain, who was formerly the second will be devoted to ■ a high official in Kwangai and mano comedy-drama entitled "In Kwangtung, has tron despatched Dread of the Law," in which by Fong Kuc shearg to the South Mr. Ramsdale will represent a in order to came to an under number of characters of widely "My answer would be yes in Hon'ble Sir William Vincent, Lt.-Shanghai at this time. This is not

Washington, Jane 29-A standing with the officials of the varying types. The represents every case; for, first of all, I ese General H. Hadson (Adjatant nearly such a strenuous war Bussian republic was forecast to two Provinci no other way at the present time General in India), and these in France. They (they enemy) day by members of the Russian 53rd Tarkish Division, with the of solving the Irish difficulty than Hon'ble Major-General A. H. gun at 11:30 and everyone Mission in the clearest exposition Shanghai that a number of Parlia Bill (a London slacker), Fazmer tions included in the first part of On receiving information from the programme are: Droway whole of bin steff, and the inflict by consulting the Irish people Bingley, (Secretary to the

then goes to lunch until 2 p.m. yet received here of the enormous mentary members will come down Spuds (from Farnham), Dr. ing of thousands of casalties, as well as the capture of heavy guns

All the same when things start problems of reconstruction facing with the First Squadron, the Wagjaw (s man of few words), Army Department). The Board's Secondly, of course, we realise janotions may be summarised as again there is some" liveliness. that country. Any other form of Takwan ordered the Superintend-Sargeant Major Jump (of the and stores. The enemy's total

Am keeping very fit. We get a loss was well over 8.000. After that in a state of war the per follows:

Leonnel of the Convention may not

ration of wine, macaroni and Berament, it was stated, was ent of the Fund Raising Barean "Sking"), Stoker Jack (of H. M. 8. describing the advance beyond

(1) Consideration of our re baga of lemons. Kindest regards be in direct contradiction to the advance another $100,000 to the trenches).

practically impossible, and would to sak the fantan monopolista to "Cheero"), Tommy Atkins (from Wadi Ghasse on the 17th of pleass everybody, but the point is quirements in military personnel to all in Shanghai

not whether

it is the best of every description, combatant address. 320 Siege Battery Russian upheaval.

Present spirit and principles of the whole ever the expenses of the opening There possible representation

that and non-combatant, and how E. G. A. Gruppo B. I XIII Corpo

of Parliament in Canton and the admission, but a collection will is no charge for could ba obtained

under these requirements can best be D'Armata. Zona Di Guerra which is expected to open on also to rry his Let to cat the An enjoyable entertainment in The Constituent Assembly, cost of fuel for the warships, and be taken during the evening. circumstance, every

Italia,"

September 30, will have in ita payments of the crews for the promised. bands the building of the whole coming months.

parer.

themselves.

bat

met.

than in

new political structure of Bumia. provisional Government,

AMERICAN TELEGRAMS. The

HIS DEATH."

April, the correspondent says: On the 19th our artillery came into sction against strong enemy positions, and 부 heavy bombardment was kept whether it being the beet that (2) Consideration of how the; up for two hours. A French can be done under the present quotas required can be best dis War vessel and two of dared should not be willing to abide Provinces.

circumstances all parties interesttributed

among the several monitora lent effectiva easistance. by its decision. I think under the The enemy tried hard to interfere

(3) Co-ordination of recruit with the work of our batteries; I feel enre that if any section of demands for Military Services circumstances that they should.ment, so as to ensure that the bat eo well were they concealed Irish opinion should hold cat shall conflict as little as possible that his shelling did no damage against the Convention in each a with essential industrial, and whatever. All the positions were way sa to destroy its usefulness, economical requirements, being shelled, but Ali Mantar waand by doing so should put off the point that attracted most the solution of the Irish problem, progress of recruitment, and con- (4) Close sorutiny of the attention. It seemed as if the that section of Irish opinion sideration of echemea for meeting very vitals

were being torn out of this bistoric hill, which the only to the rest of Ireland, manda for recruitment, in regard

odiona,

not the necessary or potential de German armament and Turkish but throughout Great Britain, her to which the present system may earthworks had converted into colonies, and the United States. a first class modern fortress. Is It will be a serious thing for any

asem inadequate. the intervals when the whole bady to face the obloquy of hav-prosecution of the war is not (5) To ensure in short that the place was not enveloped in dall browa clouds of smoke, one could held back a possible solation. hampered by any avoidable de- 22,000 aeroplanes and the enlist fandamentel laws, the rights of Majar. Redmond exhibited the 920,000,

Bee whole cbucks earth rent from

wave after wave of English and Welsh Territorials, accompanied

would become

committee.

Major Redmond Went into Action with Joke and Smile,

Some of the Nationalist and

WAR,

330,000 Mules Also Bought,

and

which has ordered ita call, has "ON THE MORNING OF 820,000 HORSES FOR not only given it absolute powers from the Manila Daily Bulletin but has also entrusted it with all The following telegrams are 8 to Buesia'a fature government,

its own executive, powers. Thus Washington. July 22.-The United States Senate last evening when the new Assembly meets, tion Bill in the form approved by pass out of existence and the ex- passed the Administration's Avia the provisional Government will

the Lower House, and the measure the convention period probably ister soldiers, who went over European war has drawn beavily

ecutive power of the nation during

New York, June 12-The President Wilson on Monday. will receive the signature of will be delegated either to the the top" with Major Willie Red-on saddle and draught animals Government revived or to a special mond, have arrived in London, of the United States. According Aviation Bill Passed. The Act carries with it an ap-

and they spoke with poignant to a compilation by the Nations! provides for the constraction of propriation of $60,000,000, and is on the form of Government was well loved by his man.

The Assembly will decide final feeling of the loss of a leader who City Bank, the number of horses exported since the begin- both Federal and local, the A young subaltern atated that ning of August, 1914, in Thirdly, of course, if the Con- Sciency in man-power.

ment of an aviation corps person-citizens and of nationalities, and daan and exuberance of a schoal 330,000. The hersee were valued of mules items, andsent to ebreda into the operandi and the British Parlia- been asked to form Provincial

vention agrees upon any modus The Local Governmente have nel of 100,000 men, air. But advantageously situat

the methode of taxation and elec boy on the morning of his death. at $194,000,000 and the males America Ships Ammunition ed as he was, the enemy could not the Convention decides, it wouldBecruiting Boarda, containing a |ment should give legality to what

to Mexico.

tion. It is expected also to discuss "Major Redmond," said this at $60,000,000, prevent our advance. On the left be the duty of every Irishman to element in the shape of land- million eaven hundred thousand destroy the abuse of large hold-as irrepressible as ever. He had horses are still in this country, large civilian and non-official Washington, July 21-Tos fally the land question so se to officer, was in high spirits and Statistics show about 22,003,000 yards of Gaza, and drove the ment set up, and I am sore the of public opinion. we pushed forward to within 3,000 loyally co-operate with the Govern-owners, basiness-men, and leaders rounds of ammunition have been ings by apportioning the land joke and a emaile for every man, which is about one-fifth of all in Turkish from their observation new Government would have and These Provincial Boards will

released for shipment to Mexico. more equitably among those who as we flew over the parapet to the world. The average valuation posts and their strongly entrench would deserve the sympathy and help to keep the Central Board in

American Officers Train for

till is, to arrange a new system of shoata of Up to County Clare, he of the horses exported in the first ed position on Sampson Ridge, & co-operation of every one of Irish touch with every aspect of the

Trench War.

taxation with proportionally as well ahead of us,”

year was $221 per head, in the fortified knoll west of the Gaza blood throughout the world.”

Washington, July 23.—It is heavy taxes on the rich and a When the major fell, it was not second $205, and in the third El-Aziah road. One could see

question, and it is hoped that, by announced that a large group of lifting of the enormous taxes from thought that his wounds were $214. The average price of the giving this prominence to civilian American army oficers are going the poor, and to act on general serious. As an illustration of mulce in the first year was $193, opinion, the necessary military to French and British schools for social relations between labour, how completely the Germans were in the second $235, and in the by two Tanks, steadily advancing Since then there has been no requirements may be realised a course of instraction in methods capital, agriculture, and the like, surprised, the subaltern mention third #206 ger head. from ridge to ridge. There was material change in the situation without disturbance of essential of modern warfare. Other details The Assembly will coment of ed that some officers wars taken France seems to have had the a brief pause as the attack neared on the Palestine Front. We have National interests. It will be seen of officers will follow soon, and not more 800 members, chosen in their pyjamas.

best of the horses sent, as the its objective. Then bayonets been steadily consolidating our that the functions of the Central then room will be made for non- on universal, direct, secret, equal Speaking of the camaraderie average price of those exported to flashing in the sun a our position, preparing for Board are precisely those which, commissioned officers to take a sufrage, including women, sexisting between the men of the that country was $237, to Great men swarmed round the flanks of further advance, and generally as the war goes on, every nation similar course.

outlined recently by Prince Lvoll, North and South of Ireland in the Britain $218, and to Canada $148 Sampeon Ridge told the keeping the enemy

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on the has found it necessary to entrust U.S. Food Control Bill. head of the Provisional Govern renohse, he related a story of how per head. The Department of position was, wOD. One of the jump;

Washington, July 22-The ment. Rams will be divided a well-known Irish Unionist, Agriculture in its reports on the . our pstrals are to a special authority. The re- Tanks wont steadily on, attacked bringing in prisoners; and our consiliation of the demands of the Food Control Bill was passed by into election districte, each entit staunch Protestant, had repeated-the

number and valua the next redoub?, and speedily mobile columns have daring the war with the essential needs of the United States Esaste rester-led to so many representatives, y risked his life to save old of

farm animals shown the put the whole garrison "hors de Gret half of this month destroyed industry and commerce, the day afternoon by a vote of 1 to 6, according to population. It is political opponante.,

Average value of all horses on combat." On their right the the railway line, bridges, wells ensuring of a regular supply of The measure, as finally sp-probable that some system of

"The battlefield," he said, "has farms on 1st January, 1917, at English Territorials had also a and reservoirs which the Tarks men to all services, combatant proved, provides for a food com- proportional voting will be melted the passions of bygone $103 per head, against $109 per very dificult task. The newly had constructed at El Andja, El and non combatant, and the mission to be composed of three adopted in order to secure repre- daye, and our commander is as head on 1st January, 1914. The formed Imperial Mounted Bareia, and El Koshainor. Many organisation of national man- administrators; fixes the maxi-sentation of the various minority much the idol of the Nationalists loss of pearly, a million of the Division showed the greatest of the prisonera taken by us were power to meet a great emergency, mum price at which wheat can parties, according totheir number. and **Moonlighters" as the best horses of the counity, how gallantry, and the men of dressed in much warmer clothing with a miniman of disturbance or be sold at $2 per bashal, despite The army will probably vote Orangemen of the North. I'm ever, had a perceptible effect the Camel Corps are spoken than those we captured af friction call most emphatically for the fact that prevailing prices are as a class, suit would be obrionaly Balfast man myself, so I know.” apon the total valas of farm of well. Writing of the serial El-Maghda and Reis, and had the concentrated and unifying con- much higher and that high impossible to segregate its various

It is announced that the French horses in the country, since the achievements, our bombing me evidently been equipped for trol of the demand for, and the water mark was reached several members, because of political Government have conferred the Department of Agriculture seti. chines went out to attack Abus different front. This is ons of supply of, men in the hands of weeks ago, when $3.12 was belief or residence. One of the Crow of the Legion of Honour mates of the value of all farms Hareira, a Turkish position the many indications which prove one body. It is to meet thess quoted; prohibits the use of most difficult questions now is to upon the late Major Redmond, horses in the country fell from midway between Gaza and Bear- beyond doubt the Tarks, realising demands that the Central Recruit grain for the distilling of spirita; arrange for the voting there and, it is maderstood, that the iu $2,292,000,000 in 1914 to shoba. They discovered an the Baciousness of their positions ing Board has been constituted, and empowers the President of without disturbing the military signis will be handed to a member $2,175,000,000 in 1917. enemy force of 300 infantry and in Southern Palestine, have been. It may be added that the Central the United States to buy all grain situation. A now election of his family very shortly.

The fact that this is

not a 800 cavalry preparing to deliver compelled to wesken at least two Recruiting Bowed is in stooks now held in bond in the obinery will have to be evoked

no

cavalry war,” and that satamo- a counter-attack against our right of their other fronts. The Turkish way concerned with the recruit country, if such a step seeme for the whole of Russia, as the

biles, motor-oylsi flank. Swooping down they drop position at Cazs is a very strong ment of anite, whether British or

macbinsa and ped 48 bombe, all but one of one, and its reduction will pro Indian, of the Indian Defence which exploded in the midst of bably entail somewhat prolonged Force, as this is governed by the denst masses of troops, doing operations, being very possibly a provisions of the Indian Defence doc fearful execution that the combination of trench and man- Ast of 1917 and the rules and re- panic-stricken survivors fled in Deuvre warfare similar to that gulations imoed in accordance wild disorder to Sharia,

prevailing in France.

A

nonary.

Precious Motor Spirit.

4

were fined 10s, each for using At Bromley two defendants motor-cars which had been hired for private purposes.

old system for the Dama election

Alice Memorial Hospital.

is entirely inadequate. All details

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice balloons are performing of this reconstraction is in the Memorial and Affiliated Hospital the service formerly the Provisional, Chernment and Tande ut ne Hosts Brand for Ameriosa idle and named about two months ago by the following donation to the poem to have checkp hands of committee of sixty begs to acknowledge with thanks the horses in was

expected to report shortly, and Iron Dealers Guild, $60,