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FOR THE RED CROSS.

Two Months' Efforts by

Canton Workers.

The following is a report of shipments made to Egypt by the Canton Local Red Cross Workers, during October and November, Through he kind generosity of Shameen and Canton friends, numerous Christmas gifts for the wounded- were included in the

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1917.

LORD HALDANE'S

SERVICES.

Striking Tribute from Lord

Warwick.

The Earl of Warwick's "Memo ries of Sixty Years," contains some excellent stories. His very carliest memory (he was born in

SIR JOHN SIMON.

Why He Joined the Army.

to do so. No sensible man auch posts and the methods of can doabt that tarina of pasos | staffing them should be recon must in the end. be^nettled | sidared. - by conference, bat we have first

8 There is in France and at B to secure the foundation upon British parf an immense scomm« which negotiation can rest, and ulation of ured brass shell cance persevere in acity to that end. I and wooden shall boxes to the can imagine only one crime value of several millions of which is to be compared to the pounds. Adequate arrangements crime of permitting the war todo not appear to have been made go on for an annecessary hour, and that is the crime of slacken ing in our purpose, after all the escrifices we have made, before real opportunity of securing it has arisen.

Holding these opinions, I have keep goal very anxiously considered what

Sir John Simon, before leaving for the front in France, has writ- ten as follows to the chairman of the Walthamstow Liberal Au- sociation:

The prolongation of the war makes it more than ever necessary 1853) in of the visit of Queen to hear steadily in mind the Vistaria and the Prince Consort reasons which compelled

us On October 10, one case "to) Colonel Gordon Hall, BAMO, to Warwick Castle in 1858; and to enter upon it, and to Cairo, containing the following he has been on

or less our eyes fred on the

PREMIER'S LIBEL ACTION.

·His Movements Daring an Air Raid.

SEX O'CLOCK FETISH,

No Workman at Hia Bast the Barly Morning,

Welfare work, said Mr. Kella. The Prime Minister appeared way, M.P., at the Conference at

for their retora and re use, and in the Courts recently as plaintiff the Ministry of Munitions reoudly meanwhile the manufacture of in's libel sotion against the was not necessarily populat-with new brass cases sud wooden ashsage Telegraph Co, Ltd., those for whose benefit it was the proprietors of the West intended. A number of women bosse proceeds.

a

3. There is a considerable mister Gastle, and the proprie munition workers in the North, wastage of small arms ammani-tor of the Star, in respect of the in a tabulated list of things work, ing his movements on the occasion cluded long hours, high prices of 4 do."surgical maska, 7. vintimate terms with royalty evar towards which, through this wel- my own daty is, and, though it being sometimes thrown away of the air raid of Sept. 24. The food, temper of the foremen, and ion by the troops, cartridges publication of a statement regard they had to put up hit bandages, 6 röller bandages, 49 since. One of his curious stories, ter of blood and misery, we are is but little that a man of my age unneed to lessen the weight of actions, which were settled, were the Walfare Superintendent,

More

Ever was

1

the bandoliers.

mentioned to Mr. Justice Lush Considerable attention has been in the King's Benob Division.stood as welfare work in the past Too much of what they under- T. bandages, 18 many-tailed by the way, is that of the Queen striving. No country and no and training can contribute by bandages, 66 triangular bandages, (wife of the old blind King) of Government

more joining the Army in the fold, I

Mr. Tindal Atkinson, KC.. had been associated with May. jackets, 11 shirts, 18 ward olathend to see smoking two large tion of peace than our country that I ought at this stage to operations of the Ministry ofwho appeared for the Premier. fair damse” and “Toyabes Hall 1 veet, 1 surgical coat, 2 bed Hanover, whom he was astonish- honestly devoted to the preserva have come to the conclusion devoted by the Committee to the 19 tray cloths, 1 pair pyjamas, 5 oigarettes at once. "I think she and Mr. Asquith's Government intake that course. It is not that Munitions, and they find certain said that on Tuesday, Sept. 25, cranks,” the sort of people who taken an intersat Fimancs, 18 pairs of socks, 1 must have noticed my astonish- August 1914, Nothing could do not estimate se important soon intances of lack of there appeared in the Star, had always

Parliament Anancial control, Japanese fly catcher, 11 pairs of ment," he says, "for she remark have induced as to take part in the work which

under the heading of "Raid in "the working classes. - Therm A series of recommendations Items," bracer, 10 collare, books and, I smoke in this fashion the struggle save the conviction is doing and will have to do.

the following

was nothing that the working par- because I get more smoke into that the unprovoked invasion of On the contrary, the time is com are made. (1) That one of the magazines.

olsasse obj sated to more than the sgraph:➡ On November 23, two cases to month, and that in what I Belgium and the brutal policy of ing when the task of Parliament Parliamentary Secretaries should

"Mr. Lloyd George's Country interest in them."

kind of people who “ske Colonel Gordon Hall, R.A.M.O., like"""

milltary aggression which it in restoring and enlarging our be charged with the finance of the

Retreat, The Exchange Tel- Dairo, containing the following: ▲ reference to his grand-disclosed compelled us, cost what peaceful liberties and in applying Ministry and be responsible to

Dr. E. L Collis (Director, Company says: The Welfare and sug- egraph 52 shirts, 18 pyjamas, 8 bed mother's devotion to her brother, it might, to intervene, and to to the life of our own community Parliament, and have power to

the gested that Health, Section) eng- Burgical stockings, 19 surgical wiok of a very similar affection ideals of liberty and equal right nation together in undertaking terests of the taxpayer. (9) at his residance at Walton Heath,mend the employers to start work

between Sir Douglas Haig and his for all nations, great and small, the war will be of unexampled That he should be responsible Surrey, having left Downing breastpl triangular bandager, 48 many sister, Mrs. Willie Jameson. On will in the end prove stronger importance. It is for that reasca for the financial consideration of street about the time that it firat

B'o'clock in the morning -a dark, tailed bandages, 71 T. bandages, one occasion Sir Douglas, who is than the most scientific scheme that I have done my utmost to programmes and the financial became known that the raidars what magic there was about cold, wet horrid winter morning.“ 22 nye bandages, 142 khaki an ardent sportsman, had secured of force ever devised for the help in framing and carrying aspect of national factories and were approaching London.”

the Franchise Bill, but that Bill allocation of orders.

That paragraph таз com- The result' was that the outpat and white handkerchiefs, 10 a brief leave of two days to join enslavement of the world.

They consider that the Govern Telegraph Company to no fewer

municated by the Exchange was poor in quantity and quality. the The unfolding, since war ie, I trust, secure, and peace knitted woollen cape, 1 knit shooting-party which

This reminds one of Mr. Jond

macke, 8 surgical caps, 24

tins

D.

Lord Warwick is a

Warm

see that they have put their trust in a false system, which so far from

£5,000,000,000

Mr. Hume Williams, K.O., who represented the Star, said t appeared in eight papers,

Mr. Atkinson said he had direct

He could g

TRANSPORT TORPEDORED.

Succeeds In Reaching Port.

ted helmes, 1 pair use-cape, Jamesons were giving," but on began, of the real character of will come all the sooner if those ment should have taken steps than 44 newspapers throughout Barns'e declaration, 20 years ago · 1 floor sloth, 2 pillow cases his arrival he found that Mrs. German war aims and of the who care most ardently for the to establish ach a "messure the country and fire Presest Peokham, that "the man who 1 dressing gown, 34 pipes, 12 Jamsson hed engaged an artist to excesses which Prussian military traditions and practicee of peace of Treasury control se would have Agencies-three English, one invented going to work before tobacco pouches, 22 cigarette paint his portrait for her. "With-policy is prepared to permit and remember, and show that they enabled the Treseary to astiaty Australian, and one American breakfast ought to be shot." cases, 4 cigar cases, 12 cigarettes out's marmar," Lord Warwick row, makes our duty clearer remember, for what we are fight- itself that capital expenditure and so that it was intended to give holders, 10 puoketa Baven relates, "he gave up the shooting than ever; but it does not change ing.

contracts for munitions were be the widest possible circalation to I have made arrangements by ing made only on terms that were it; but, luckily, only the Star and cigarettes, 600 Sze Hee cigareites, and spent the two days sitting to car object. Our object has never 29 tins Raven cigarettes, 400 the artist, who, I regret to say, heen aggressive; we desire that which the letters which come to carefully considered and were the Westminster Gazette and the Saha cigarettes, 1,000 Ospatan did not do fall justice to the the German people should have me from my constituents can be reasonable war conditions,

South Wales Western Mail, which cigarettes, 600 Reina Victoria aitter. The shooting was first- the same chance of peaceful and attended to as usual, and can, in

Instances of want of cardion copied it from the Star, pablished cigare, 200 Minerva digare, rate, and the leave had been hard orderly life as ourselves and as case of need, be forwarded to me. tion in buying between different it. ༡ large tinis Capetan to obtain, so the messure of the rest of the world. We are

Government departments have navy cat tobacco, 48 brotherly devotion will certainly convinced that when they really

been brought to the notice of the tina Baren oigarettes, 5 tine appeal to aportamen."

Committee. In the words of the Capatan cigarettes, 4 tins Em-

Treasury representative who gave bassy cigarettes, 8 tine Glasgow | admirer of Lord Haldane's securing the results promised

evidence, the Treasury have from mixture, 6 lbs. Ball-Durham military record.

to them, only brings upon them

time to time made efforts to stop instructions from Mr. Lloyd

Washington, November 1- tobacco, 60 lba. sugar, 6 doz.

and universal I don't suppose, he remarke domestic evil

transport Finland · ting chocolate and milk, 8 boxes that I preserved ginger, 4 boxes bis- Haldane's political convictions, to end this nightmare of anffering

share many of Lord hatred, the victory of right will Our War Costs up to September. competitive buying by depart George to make it clear that if it The

meste, but they have not had had really been a personal attack recently torpedoed while retorn be won and the way will be open

much succesa.

apon himself alone, without saying to the United States, but was. cuite, 19 bottles sweets, 11 but I recognised, and still and to secure that it can never

There is an interesting dis- public consequencer flowing from able to return to a foreign part Some No Ali

Temarkable

it, he would have felt it an ander her own steam. Mints, cognise, the truth. that as a first

figuree

closure in that part of the report necessary to take any notice of it The Navy Department received 2 tina Cadbury's chocolates, 84 step in the direction of securing return to ourse the world.

showing our enormous war oskes soap, 5 metal soap boxes the national safety, this (the for Pether the Allies have suggestions for more effective Wheat Commission.

The practical question there- expenditure and some valuable dealing with the operations of the at all, except that it should be a report of the stack, o and soap, 7. packels Lifebuoy Territorial) idea deserved success yet brought about that disil control are set out in the first

offcially denied in the papers Secretary, Mr. Daniela authorised The largest purchase made by that were parties to the publics-its publication. The navy report sosp, 29 tubes tooth peete, 17 on its merits without reference to Insionment of the German people report of the Select Committee the Commission was 14 million tion. tins shaving soap, 12 shaving politics.

does not say whether there w brushes, 41 tooth brushes, 81 Great soldiers whose names

which is the only foundation on National Expenditure issued quarters of wheat purchased direct Mr. Lloyd George was informed any loss of life or injury on the metal combs, 8 tins boot polish, commsad the respect of all clagepon which fature peace can be on October 26. Here, in brief, from the Australian Government, that the effect of the par~}

Finland. have testified to the value of Lord Germany who planned their

built. That the rulers of is our war bill

involving £26,000,000. Shortly graph, especially in the East Haldane'a scheme, but every body scheme

Up to the end of September we after the contract was made ship End of London, where there of conquest who has studied the question confidently counter!

and had expended 5,000 million ping scarcity became acute, and

were many munition makers, On November 24, one case to knowe that it was crabbed by the success, are disillusioned, I do not Against this 1,321 millions will in Australia. The Commission

the great bulk of the whest is still and been most damaging. I ita eterling. the Matron, 38th Stationary politicians, particularly by the doubt; but the peace of the world be owing by our Allies, Domin have a guarantee sa to quality for Prime Minister, the head of the

said that here was WAS Hospital, Mohamediyia, Binni Peninsula :-5 new flannel shirts, service,

advocates of compulsory military cannot be secured by scoopting ions and India.

export up to December 1917 and Government, having prior in If Lord Haldane's promises from stateamer who 6 old cellular abirce, 6 white duck scheme had received the general hold that promises are made into the National Debt

3,000 millions have been added have stranged with the Australian formation as to the imminence of trousers (short), 9 white duck

Government for the storage of the raid, slipping away from anpport it deserved the terrible order that they may be broken trousers (long), B white duck stress of the first few months of whenever their military plane ture does not increase, each air being converted.

If the present daily expendi- flour into which the wheat is now Downing-street to secure his own

It is to be ocats, 3 shrouds, 8 eye bandages, the Great War might have been make it convenient to do so. And months of war will involve a feared that mash of the four must residence, while these people, personal safety at his private 17 hospital conta, 1 pierrot suis, far less swiul than it was, bundle old linen, 1 lot old

in spite of all that bea been gross addition to the debt of be wasted if the necessary ships toiling at munitions, were t The Finland is one of the Humanitarians will be interest accomplished by the Allies, and about 1,000 millions.

are not soon provided-s con-horted to go on working. towels, 8 cellular

singlate, ed by the statement of this kindly of the certainty which Sir Douglas

largest steamers flying the Ame 2 afternoon tea-cloths, 2 paira nobleman, prominently a sports Haig's strategy gives us that the cent, and an allowance made for been sufficiently taken into

If interest be taken at five per tingency which seems not to have The Prime Minister went into

rican flag. Before going into the mosquito-proof stockings, 6 thin man (in spite of much bad health), enemy is being overthrown, I Sinking Fand the gross addition Beccant.

the witness-box, and in reply to between New York and European army transport service the pliad coats (white alpacs), 3 thin that "You can't eliminate aruelty cannot bring myself to believe into the sanaal debt charge co waistcoate, 6 flannel shirts, 4 from sport,"

The Committee suggest that if the Monday morning that he was cantile Marine Company's serv250 Mr. Atkinson said it was not till ports in the International Mer pairs flannel trousers, 4 pairs

the possibility of negotiating an quent upon east six months of it is impossible to get tonnage summoned by telegram to be in under the Red Star and other Isnnel bandages, 5 cholera belts,

immediate and astisfactory peace, war on the present scale would be for export to any market im France early the following day. linos, The vessel has gross The peace we want is a pesce about 500,000,000 and the net mediate steps should be taken to Before you left did you hear sonnage of 12,306 and a net tuge which will prevent a war like this addition $45,000,000.

6 leather belts, 1 mouth organ, 64 new packs Rambler cards and 12 used packe of cards.

paiz khaki patties, large

quantity socks (black and white,

thick and thin,) 14 pairs boots

The following acknowledg- ments have been received :- Queen Mary's Needlework Guild,

Friary Court,

St. James's Palace, S. W.

9th July, 1817," Dear Kadam,

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од

see whether the wheaf cannot be

department,

LLEYB

the

This official announösment was authorised;

"The Navy Department received dispatchee stating that doed while returning from foreign the transport Finland was torgs waters. The damage to the ship was slight, and she returned so porsander ber-own-steam. The Finland was under escort, but mo marine was seen." sign of the torpedo or the scb-

1

injured to

some

the

authority and prestige of ste Prime Minister.

ever happening again. To be With these figures before them manufactured in Australia into of the imminence of an air raid?" nags of 7,711. She normally and shoes, 5 bottles sweets, 2 from the Canton Local Red Cross make all our Borifices of no While agreeing that saccess must preserved until it can be brought |

carries a crew of 257 men, Toe coniant with less than this is to the committee leans a warning.some commodity capable of being seked the K.0. ting chocolates, 1 bez sigara, 20 Workers, with which we are avail; to demand more than this not be imperilled by the stinting into consumption.

"Just as I started," replied the Finland was built in Philadelphia packs of cards, 21 tins cigarettes, delighted.

Premier, who added that he 1902. Her home port is w 1 box counters, 3 bottles sweets,

You send as arch extremely we went to war and the ideal end in view, they point out that Ministry of National Service,

is to forget the object for which of money necessary to achieve the Eaviewing the work of the arrived at Charing Cross Btation York. 2 tine Cadbury's chocolates, 2 ice things and so many that we which has inspired us. Same the expenditure is on a scale so they find that she bousing because the raid was going on at when it was in total darkness. sins jam and 2 tina cigarettes.

We were hang up on the bridge never get from anywhere else. good and sincere men and women immense, the burden of debt, accommodation could have been Acknowledgments,

May I especially mention the have persuaded themselves that which is steadily accumulating, more economical. The officials the time. You could see the shrouds? They are such nice the basis for negotiating sach will involve annual charges that loaned included officials with shrapnel baraning all round." ones, and so useful where one an immediate pesce already will threaten so gravely our larice of $1,000 year and in Mr. Atkinson: If this had been cannot procure coffins always presenta itself, but I can-fatare finance that the committee one case $1,500. It seems that come personal attack on yourself ing on behalf of the Star

Mr. Huma Williams in expresse am thankful to say we have had not agree with them and to are of opinion that considerations the work done by these officials you would not have thought it apology as ample and sincere as very few deaths, but we have fixed talk of peace when as yet the of cost must be put on a diferent could have up a nice little mortuary with condition upon which secure plane from that which they have performed by persons receiving

been adequately necessary to take action?

words could make it,” explained purple fittings and now we have

Mr. Lloyd George: I shopid that at aboût 12 o'clock on Bops. peace depends has not been hitherto occupied. I am commanded by her nice shrouds it will help make it fulfilled only blunts the edge of

The Committee suggest thermaller salaries. £223,720 seems have seen it was contradicted. If 26 the Prime Minister's private Majesty to convey to you the more reverent and impressive.

our resolve, Ås soon, so that the War Office should send to to have been spent by the I started taking actions I should secretary rang up the Blar, mul expression of her high apprecia Needless to say the sweets and condition does arise it will commande a letter emphasising

nothing else to do. pointed out that the statemant tion of your generosity, and to smokes were much appreciated. require just as much courage to the need for further economias, It does not seem necessary, (Laughter.) I thought it in- was antrue. The next edition thank you for the splendid gift We are right in the desert, for insist apon pesce as it now does and that an appeal should be 378 the Committee, to have set cumbent apon me to protect my of the paper appeared' at 1.20, which you have been so good as out of reach of shape and so to carry on war.

made to every soldier of the need up large asaff in an expensive self and to protect the public to and in that, in the most peo to send to the Q.M.N.G.

everything doubly valued.

In the meantime the greatest of safeguarding his arms, am hotel to obtain the loan of men take the surest and, if I may say minent position that could as Yours faithfully, The mufti sent is used for two of human needs is that the war munition and equipment. The from the Army. We are of so, the most dramatic method to given to the statement, there www (Signed) ANNIE LAWLEY, purposes, col uniform for sick should be so ended as to give War Office should bring pressure opinion that the results obtained compel these gentlemen to give the sunouncement that " We are

Hon, Sec.

officers, the old flannels for our to the whole world a prospect upon the more wastetal unita. were not commensurate witir the the same publicity to the fact that officially informed that there i cricketers and other garmenta for of real pesce such se

The Committee are impressed preparations made and the heavy this suggestion was a false one as not the slightest trash in tas

they had given our "Exiles Concert Party" who has not hitherto known; there by the magnitude of the number preliminary outlay of money.

first statement circulated by the newes give a weekly sketch in their must be no war after the of Army" anite maintained at

announcement.

sgeney that—” and there followed programme.

war. The sacrifics of life and the home, and consider that the

Bir E. Pollock, K.O., for the the original paragraph from Exchange Telegraph Company, Exchange Telegraph. Betwee said he was there to express an that and the next edition apology sincere and unqualified correction of the Exchange - to the Prime Ministar

sent out, and that appeared in tha Sir Ryland Adkins, for the Therecord was then withdrawa five subasquant editions that day. on terms, the defendants unders taking to indemnity Mr Le tearge for c

The Hon. Sic.,

Canton Bed Cross Workers, Shameen, Cantón,

British Red Cross and

Order of St. John,

30 Stationary Hosp.,

Mohamediyia., EEF

Jaly 9, 1917.

Rent Reminder,

to the

I think out here everything waste of treasure which war matter should be again reviewed inds some use. The cool pyjamas involves are accompanied by so as a whole by the General Staff gere gratefully received by the many and so varied invasions of and the War Osbinet. ofisers and the tray cloths came civil and commercial liberty at Three instances are quoted | in for their ward also,

home that we shall need all our where reform might be effected. Owners of property are remind atrength to secure a full return I The cost for ine guarding of ed that Crown rent for the second Westminster Gaasits, expressed to the practice of social and by a single sentry of the Royal half-year of 1917 is payable af deep regret that a assiomens industrial freedom sa soon as the Dalance Corps is no less than the Treasury on or before the should have been published which pensation of war makes it possible: 4850 a year. The number of 24th instant,

"With our best thanks. Sincerely yours,

(MATECOY

Dear Madam. We have receiv (8.) D. MILLIJEST UMITUE asses of supplies for our patients