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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1917.

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

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How a Gallant Skipper Met His Death.

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DRESSES FROM PAQUIN AND WORTH SOON IN HAND.

London, November 2.-

The Ganette announces the award of a Victoria Gross to the late skipper, T. Crisp, of the Naval Reserve, of the emsuk Newson, and sho Distingueued Condacı Meds.to his so. The snack Was Ken W ling on an Angust siternoon when it sighted is German submarine whon immediately began süelling the smack, whica returned the fire. Tus submaride's 'fouria, quos 'strack sae amaok below the waterfiue and the seventh shut morially wounded ine skipper whose son immediately took charge ul the triler. Tas firing cunilauea bal menúwalie the water was pouring in the smack,"'which was sink- The gunloyer went so usaint (ne skipper who said “it's sli figul bay, do your best" and tuld. Die bou to send off a message “Nelson being attacked by submarine. Stipper killed. Send Bali- As there wore unty five fududs of ammoniton leis Blance at daco".

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and the coach was last sinking, kuo skipper, lying un sae deck, urdered the drew tử abandon tue ship and throw, the BOOKS OTUL- board. Asked whether they should fifi nim into the boss, we repi- led "I am done, into the overboard".

condition to be 'inoved and suey tuti nimi on the deck and took to the amali tudi, A quacter of su bour afterward», iye "Nelson went duwn, tread Brut, carrying ine nerais skipper with her. The crow zowel joc (wo nigale and a day Dolore being foscasu.

Honours are alsŭ given 1ɔr norvides in deriua'with enemy sub- PLATiNGS. Among the recipients of Victoria Urosses are Lieut. Qunties Cevige douber and Petty Officsi Eruba Pucuer, Tus Latter was electeŭ uy the gun crew of a watanip to receive the non- Our. A vecumu. Dar tu tae Distinguished Service Order to giren k Usplata Gordon Campell, wao nis aiceady a Victoria Uruma. No| detaus for walou Ospisto Campocit was given tus Victoria Cross ul Other tumours uavo over veda paolisted.

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Tue Vidare. record of Acting Fugat Louicasni Krenard Minifis, whose aculavamald Are tuds recorded:—-- Apru 22, destroyed two enemy scouta; August 8, vrougui dowa sui ALDESTURE BOOKS On üre; September 16, destroysa sa Albatross scous ;| September 19, cragied into mu Alðalroad about and 820 dcuợp dowü numsidan enemy machines nucontrolled; July 3, stacked partico of troops un suo road from a heighçuf 200 test; August ĻU, ailloKeu Su Comy belgütümės, Bring doŭ roundé at the manger icon a bagat on 400 lees; deptember 20, did excellent work in detecting kud Boultering troups massing tur ovunter-sttäcks, Blying most lost,

BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT'S NARROW" SQUEAK, . London, Nouember,2.

Beater's currespondent at Amsterdum atutes that the Bulgariau Governmeus bad a narrow cosjacky in tue dubraujo, receiving: 121|| votes against 110 for me. Oppustiva, which was dissatisfied withĮ, the statement of the Premier va laż, 1901 ques-lou. „

AMERICA TO STAKE ALL.

London, November 2.

The Freedom of the City of Edinburga nas con coatelied on Dr. Page, ine Americas AmtsbooGUI. De baru la) America muillu Blake kit tu tap oud, to the last man and to the local Quliar, Lasy wore inted with the fact, and they mighann Woll Cedugulos ti, jusi apua thu Enghien-speaking pouple dopoqued morvalter the salety of the worlu.

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DETAILS OF SINKING OF CONVOY,

London, November 1.

Speaking in the House of Commune, Bir Eric Gedder sald: As regards criticism of the Admiralty on two recent occasions 1. believe the criticism was based upon and caused by incomplete information. Taking the first, the Scandina vian convoy. On 18th Oct, the destroyers Strung Bow and Mary Bose, with three small armed vessels, only one of winch was fitted with wireless, escorted a convoy of twelve ships bound for the Shetlands from Norway. During the night one smaller armed vessel which was fitted with wire- lees dropped back to screen one ship of the convoy which had to stop owing to shifting cargo. The convey was then Bccompanied by the Strong Bow and Mary Bose, both of which had wireless, se well as by two other small craft, not wireless. About six on the morning of 17th October as day was breaking the Strong Bow sighted two ships south- ward which were closing up fast. Visibility was about two miles. The Strong Bow challenged, received an unsatio- factory answer and immediately ordered action stations. The enemy's first shot wrecked the wireles room and did other damage and, despite the great gallantry with which the action was fought by the captain, officers and crow, she was sank The Mary Boss was immediately attacked by two Germans and blown up by a shot in her magazine." Tho enemy voals, which were very fast and of cruiser class, then attacked the convoy sinking zins ships.

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DETAILS OF SINKING OF CUNVUY.

Uwing tô the fact that the escort vessel wie was tied “ with wireiks nau been delicted to scléen & sup whore whole cargo had shunted anu owing to tue alarý divad unluğ Sunk munkanately and the strong Bow's wireless peag var actioned at the first shut au message repened the dummi Cymmerung at the Orkneys, the Commande. i-Che ol the Grand Fleet or the admurdity that the convoy was allacked untu the surviving suipé durived at Lerwies, The aumralty received no iplutaläuon paid sexen in the even- шк. As regards the raiders being pot intercepted, i an the House to recolect a few-ado The area in the North Dea is 140,1 square maquical miles, secondly we bare a coust subject to attack by randers of quis mutes in length trom Cape Wrath to Dover, Laurdly the area of vision for a bght cruiser squadron with patendant destroyers at night..., umé is well under five square ifiles--live square unies m 140,000. It is not desirable to state how many light cruzer squadrons in our possummon could possibly be in the North Sea at one time, but it is practically possible with the nght forces at the disposal of the Navy, even if they were aŭ devoted to this purpose, entirely to prevent sporadic raids of this kind either upon our coasts of upon asulated convoys like thik The watching Rest mast lasurably be at an enormous disadvantage as regards the disposal of ita forces us compared to a fleet which lies behind land defences and pays

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By concatenation of circumstances described no wh cless repurt of Lie rand WILE received from the cacore" OF convoy and, wetween dawn and dark while the daybght hours. passer, the navy gvt no wireless of the attack Javing

• regard to the disposition of our forces on 17th October we were entitled to say that if we had received a wireless......... aad with three vessels Burtally fitted it as reasonable to expect we should have received that information-the "Brit- 16h Navy would have asked no better chance than they then kud to intercept the raiders' return journey. In this case The Scandinavian Convey the opportunity was denied us

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system started in April this year and more than 4,500 vcs- sels have been conveyed. Tus in the first occasion upon. which a angle ship la bout lost hy sartace attack on a Scandinaviau convey. Than convoy he mentioned partic- ularly but our other convoys were continually passing up and down and across the North 'Bea and our losses there- with had been proportionately less. The enemy cruisera made their passage in the nighttime and owing to the circumstances mentioned were not molested in the day time and slipped back again at mght time. The arrangements for escurting this convoy are in the hands of the Comman dor-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet with the forces at his disposal and, having regard to other duties and operations which have to be undertaken at the time, he makes the best disposition possible. In this case, after the fullest consultation, we are satisfied that the best dispositions possible were made by him. Much as we regret the loss of brave live and valuable shipping which neutrals compor- ing the convoy suffered, we write it down as one of the legitimate risks of war where the enemy has scored, and sunk eight thousand tons gross. But, that is insignificant com- pared to the loss of brave lives. I cannot leave this subject without paying a tribute, which I am sure the House will wish me to pay, to the gallantry and devotion to duty of His Majesty's vessels escorting the convoy. The conduct of officers, and men upheld in the fullest sense the highest traditions of our Navy. They immediately attacked against superior forces. The Mary Rose was blown up almost im- mediately. The Strong Bow fought until her guns and en- gines were put out of action and.. Commander Edward Brooke, who, I regret to say, lost an eye and a leg, after his ship was helpless and learing she might fall into the han. s. of the enemy ordered the engineer officers to stand- by to flood the ship in order that she might be sunt rather than be captured. After the Strong Bow became helpless the enemy's ships returned and swept her docks with small guns. The armed trawler Elise most gallantly came up to the Strong Bow to assist in rescuing the crew but was driven off by the enemy who returned twice and swept the upper dock of the Strong Bow with gunfire, By this time she was badly afire, eventually inking at 9.30. This is a summary of what happened aboard the Strong Bow but it în rufficient to show, if it were necessary to show, that history repeats itself at the present day and the gallantry of the Royal Navy is undiminished. The offic- ers and crew of the Strong Bow upheld the proudest iradi. tions of His Majesty's service. As regards the Mary Bose we are dependent for our information from Norway but wo. learn she was attacked at short range and blown up almost immediately by a shot in her magazine.

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SIR ERIC GRODES ON SHIPPING OUTLOOK.

London, November 1.

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Sir Ene Geddes, First Loid of the Admiralty, continu- ing his speech in the House, of Commons, said: The net reduction in tonnage in the last four mouths ie to-day thirty per centum less than was estimated early in July. The total not reduction since the beginning of the, war from all causes in British ships of over sixteen hundred 100m is under two and a half million tons gross, or fourteen per centum. Notwithstanding the diversion of labour and material from mercantile shipbuilding the resources of the country can again be devoted to the building up of the merosatile marine since the submarine menace is at present doing less damage,

Bir Eric Geddes reminded the public that we “bewa - to consider the situation of the Alliance as well as our- salvos. He' strongly impressed that the greatest sconuty of

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SIR ERIC GEDDES ON SHIPPING OUTLOOK,

food "and, all importa was necessary in order that we shall, be exubled to supply coal and other needs to. Italy and Franco. We must lay plans for a long war, die saw no signs of 21s being a short one. We igust also be ready to provide shipping or maintaining and transporting the huge army which America is preparing Regarding merchant ship con- structor Sur Eric Geddes said that notwithstanding the huge munitions production and reduction to à minimiùm of manpower, in 1947 we shall have produced naval and mer-. cantile tonuage practically equal to the best year ever re- colded in our history and in 1918 it will certainly be very much greater.

The output of merchant shipbuilding was now being ex- pedited. The responsibility or the programme of naval and mercantile marine was under Admiralty control in order Bir to avoid clashing between the vital interesta of each. Eric Geddes detailed elaborato plans for grappling with shipbuilding problems in the most euective manner. He said it had been decided that at least four new batonal yards were necessary in order to make use of the material and labour "which had been collected.

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The output of merchant Lonnage in the first nine months of 1917 was 13 per cent higher than the corresponding period of last year and very considerably higher than the output for the whole of 1915. The standard vessels now ordered represented nearly one million gross tons. half of these were already being constructed and the re- mainder would be taken is bund as soon as the vessels now on the stocks were launched. A limited number of standard vessels were completed and commissioned but the whole of the yards suitable for building standard ships could not yet be entirely, deváted to them because the stocks were already occupied by other craft. The programine of warship con- struction now in band was infinitely larger than had ever been undertaken if the pre-war history of the country. The output of naval craft, in the last twelve months was threa 10 four times as great as the average annual output for the few years preceding the war.

BRITISH CAPTURES IN OCTOBER.

London, November 2. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: Hostile artill- ery has shown considerable activity eastward and north- ward of Ypres. Ours carried out concentrated bombardments on positions in the battle area

Our captures in France in October were 9,125,including 242 officers also 15 guns, 431'machine guns and 42 trench mortara

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M. C. L. BAZAAR.

Last Night's Entertainment- Dress Rehearsal,

In connection with the bazaar which is to be held on behalf of the Ministering Children's League st Government House this after- noon, a full dress rehearsal of the children's entertainment which. is to be given in the Ball Roam took place last evening, when the audience was composed of work. jera at the bussar, friends of the children ard men of both the Services, Kre. Hay and Mrs. Aitken are deserving of high complimerte for the way in which this part d to-day's cotivities has been arranged, sad, from what was poor laat evening, there should alarge crowd to witness she entertainment,

The biflet from "A Midsommer Night's Dream," which was 80 feativdy performed at the City Hall lat St. George's Day, was gone through by the same youth- fal peformere and was onos again a high artistic succeSH, The doces were undertaken by Hases Elfrida Osmund, Phyllis d'Almida e Castro, Dolly Razavet - and Marie de Souza, the parta of fáries being_eustained by Nelli, Reynolde, Gracie Sanders, Raby Young, Vyvie Young, Neoni Joseph, Ellaline Osmaad, Amy Stonkim, Violet May, Juliä Gatfierera, Patricia Remedion, Gerie Simmone, Kathleen Sim- mors, Doris Windebank, Betty Hamond, Aida Rose, Violet Capell, Flo Rodney, Surio Weill, Phyllis Goodall, and Mollie d'Almada a Castro.

"Gwen and her Birthday Party" occupied the second half of the programme, and bere opportunity is given for individual contributions, Miss. Gwen Sted- The permansory of the fature men playing the part of the pesca Uoes not depend exclusively hostess. Annie Millar comes japon a military victory but apansârat and sings; Mias Veronica chors nations and man who con- Batterfield gives a recitation; a tinue to the end loyal to their dance in executed by Violet Bat ideale. It is the responsibility of stiffe, Posri Ogilvie, Peggy Searle, the moral sad spiritual forces to Bertha Terrant, Majory Aitken, frustrate any attempt to transform Gladsa Rameny, Edith Birss, ja grest spiritas) act of liberation and Bally Martin; Sheila Tisdall into a war of conquest, for only sings a pretty song; Joan Arnold Mr. Arihar Bendereos, who in this way in there any hope of gives a dance, which is followed was to have addressed the Nation. reconstituting the world on the by an act by K. Murphy, N. jal Brotherhood Council at the basis of real brotherhood," " Pearce, B. George, P. Ogilvy, E. Mémorial Hal, Farringdon-street, Dr. Clifford said that no great Biras, M, Boots and V. Sutoliffe,

rote regretting his inability to human cause for which men were in which the days of the week are. attend, it being the anniversary working to-day would find itse.f represented. This concludes the of his son's death at the front.more advantaged by the experi- entertainment, which is cerisinly "It is a year sinos David (Mr. {ences through which wa were of a very high order for juvenile Benderson's son) fell in action," passing than would the oause of performers. wrote Mr. Henderson," and I feel it a duty to his mother to remain with her on the first saniversary of her great sorrow.

"We are soffing Paid Mr. Henderson," because of collective life having as its dominating

brotherhood.

Dr. F. B. Mayer hoped, the

Churches would not treat brother Traveller's Passports, boods se lodgers, bat that Persons travelling to Norway, brougbens the country there Sweden, Denmark, Greece, aut would be sa increasing unity of Chine wast now be in possession pict. The democracies were of passports bearing the vics of a coming to their own, and the diplomatic or consular offioar of Free Charches were going to be those States respeoLively.

men came back. What man

factor material considerations, with consequent easpicione, jealousies, greed, inflated arms tested as never before when the mente, economie rivalries, and wanted to-day was the old simple military aggression. Thus small and large nations have their future existence mensoed by a brutal militarism, which' threatens the very foundations of modern civil-

humanity.

Where Truth is Relative. Munitione Tribunat recently +1. The Cazirman of the London

changed some remarks with woman munition worker on tha nature of trath. Witness: The viewer is older and wiser than I am, and I expect you'll believe General Botha's Libel Action. This story, The Chairman: The truth doesn't depend upon the In the libel action brought by age of a person unless he or she General Botha against Senator in either too young or too old to Wolmarans the defendant uncon appreciate it. We are neither, ditionally withdraw all his alleg fortunately. Witness: I think recure this we must ations against General Boths, and it depends upon a personag remain loyal to the great ideals judgment was secordingly given position a good dialoguewate for which we entered the way. for General Bötke with costs,

ination. In the now world that emerges from all the welter anā sacrifice there must be moured an internationalism of the people, a League of Free Nations bound together by the real spirit of brotherhood.

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