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THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1918.

FRANCO-ITALIAN FRONT. thould be the reason for every THE TIENTSIN FLOODS. DAIRY FARM NEWS.

The Question of Unity of

Direction.

important move.

A myth has been sedulously aireslated that the present Prime Minister attempted last winter to place the British Army under the commend of the French Com mander-in-Chief, General Nivelle,

Recognition of Hongkong's Generosity,

The Colonial Secretary: for:

The military correspondent of and that nothing but the defeat the Daily Telegraph writes 88 and consequent discredit of wards us the following copy of a followe

Nivalla esved the British Army letter received by His Majesty's The lack of interest and stinted from this disaster! What Minister, Peking, from the Wei education in history and notually happened was quite Chiso Pa relating to the contribu geography has told very beavily different. After the losses anffered sion from Hongkong towards the @gainst the British Empire in this by the French at Verdun snd. by Tientsin Flood Relief Fand war. Not only the leaders of the British in the series of Somme

Peking, December 21st., 1917. public opinion have been thus battles from July to November,

Sir,I have the honour to handicapped, but the newspaper- 1916, which were very sanguin sokowledge receipt of Your Ex reading public finds it most sty, it became clear, even if collenoy's letter of the 17th, in- difficult to understand the course there had been any doubt on stent saying that you bad receiv of events and to sppreciate the the subject before, that the ad the following communication arguments which are need to re-British and French must act on the Governor of Hopg commend certain political or in ola er combination if they were Long-

military measures. An idea has to have a chance of penstrating "The Legislative Council of] crystallised more or less that all the German lines in France. Hongkong has voted a sum of the military and political General Nivelle proposed, is $100,000 to be sent to Peking personages responsible for ita January, 1917, that the British in relief of food victims. 1 direction on our side are divided and French armies should pool have the honour to enclose into two schools. The one, which their reserves for a tremendous draft for $94,788 73 be is supposed to be the crthodox blow against the German centre. ing the equivalent in Peking military view, insiets, and has He farther proposed that on this currency and request you in for insisted, upon the concentration battlefeld and to dispose of these ward it to the Metropolitan Union of all our efforts against the Gar-reserves one chief should be in Flood Relief Conrail together men army entrenched agrose command. He professed himself with a copy of the minutes of the Northern France, while the other quite ready to serve under the meeting of the Council." is supposed to favour the slter- British Commander-in-Chief if You sead the draft for $94,-! native scheme of striking down the two Governments so decided, 786.73 and the minutes of the the members of the bostile con- bus laid stress on the essential Council with the request that they federacy which are waskest, and condition of a single will direct may be forwarded to the Metro then gradusily closing in uponing the operation in question. Bopolitan Union Flood Relief the arch enemy. The two echools farther drew attention to im Council.

are popularly known as the pending events in Russia and I have sent the draft to the advocates of the Western front, elsewhere su sdditional reasons Reorganisation Bareau for er the advcestes of the sc-called for striking hard with a minimam | distribution and should i ka side shows.

af delay. After repeated confer to express my deep and untou de

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I have the honour to request] Your Excellency to transmit my sincere thanke accordingly.

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There is considerable justice ences and much waste of time the ed gratitude for the Governor of in the shove rough-and-ready proposals of General Nivelle were Hongkong's neighbourly and diagnosis of two schools of Recepted in some degree at the sympathetic desire to relieve the thought which have obtained Calais Conference, bat were sufferere from the floods. credit in exalted circles, but it is never put in preotice. The two not generally apreciated that in armies delivered their attacks on all wors, and indeed, in all battles, separate sectors in April, 1917. shere must be side shows, just as Allenby st Arres and and Nivello in a game of cheen. The true on the Aispe won important art consists in knowing how moch victories, stormed strong posi-(On behalf of the Minister for and after THURSDAY, the 17th force to put into the the side tione, captored many thousand Foreign Affaire). shows and how much to retain prisoners, bat each for the focus of the struggle, fall abort of penetrat Moreover, what is pradest and jing the German fortified zone, perhaps necessary at one phase and was finally held up by General of a campaign is impossible or rearward positions. foolish stanotherdate. Finally, the Nivelle is justified in terting manner in which military enter that his contention was proved prices are executed almost incorrect by the tragedy of the should add to every woman's variably surpassed in importance event. On the other hand, the charm, Pinkettes clear the skin the strategy which directs them. British aathorities were no doubt of pimples and blotcher, dispel Some "gambles" are "legitimate," correct in one important question. Constipation, Bilicusness, Sick and come are not; it requiries Neither the state of the weather Headaches, ill-smelling breath. the highest skill in the art of nor the necessity for making good Give the bright eye of health. military statesmensbip to decide the losses of the Somme made it each magnitude, por can the possible to begin the cffensive military sepects of the case be campaign on a great ecśle before divorced from its other aspect, April 9, 1917 In fact, this date political, diplomatic, and navel, wae bazardon-ly early ander the for an instant without inviting circometances. diasater. The wisdom of operat In the hostile league the Ger- ing in the Balkan Peninsula, and mane occupy the andiepated pre- the whole policy which inspired eminence. There can be no the Dardanelles campaign, de menner of doubt as to whether

Cargo remaining undelivered pended on all these considerations the German or Austrian General intertwined. Wisboat naval pre-Sts is best fitted to control the A Chinese, who stated that he on 17th January at 5 P.M., will Cominance the enterprise was fate of both armies. On our side bad picked up the pawn ticket be landed at consignees, risk and expense, and delivery must then impossible, without adequate it is not quite so simple. The shout a month ago, was charged be taken from the Company's troops, adequately equipped, and French are commanded by a this morning with giving Godown. commanded by an adequate general who has displayed the information to & pawnbroker. Storage charge will be assess leader, it was foolbardy. On the greatest capacity and skill; he is The man was trying to pawn aed on all cargo remaining un- goodwill or hostily of Bulgaria eapported by colleagues and a blanket which was identified as delivered on 21st January, at ile ultimate success depended. General Stef who have spent alone lost by Mr. I. Day, of the 5 PM

From a purely military point lifetime in the study of warfare University, some time ago. De of view there is mech to be said on a great code. Oar', Army fendant said he had redeemed the will be effected. for exerting our atmace: strength before the war was organised blanket from the first pawnbroker against the Germans in France. sad designed for anch campsigue and was pawning it with another To begin with we have got them se i waged in Egypt and broker, when he gave & false

All chafed and damaged cargo. there in position ready to be South Africa. These experiences addrees. He gave his right name, will be landed into the Company's attacked. A German defest in inevitably shaped its methods His Worship (Mr. Dyer Ball) Godowns, where it will be France, if inflicted on the centre, and formed its leaders. With pointed out to defendant that he examined on the 22nd January, not on the extremity of their line, some rare exceptions the French had no right to keep the pawn at 10 AM. would be absolutely fatal to the generale and the French army sa ticket he found, much less give Central Empires, and end the whole would not approve of the wrong address. He sentenced war. Another very urgent con acpremacy of any of the British defendant to three weeks hard sideration is that transporting generale over their forces, and labour. troops sod material is very the scheme of another committee difficult problem, which increases as a clearing-boose for joint plane

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with the distance, and the Ger and proposals is, in the opinion may pave the way for combining mana in France are by far the of the Prime Minister, the most the reserves of the two great nearest enemies to strike st. On that can be done for the present armies,, when s supreme crisis the other hand victory in France towards scoring the unity of arises, more or less in the manner demande a lot of conditions which control which unquestionably is proposed by General Nivelle. In the Franco-British High Com-needed to retrieve the military former wars which have lasted mande have not yet succeeded in situation. Britain cocupies several years some general ha Bolving, and which they do not the Bame position in the almost invariably stood out whose seem likely to solve in the next Entente, except on the military talents and powers of leadership few weeks... -

eide,.aa Germany does in the have silenced rivalry. Such s This brief recital of the factors Central League. It is her Navy, leader was Wellington. Bat for of the chief military problem finance, trade, and population this universal agreement to he gives bus a faint idea of the that enable the war to be carried achieved at the France-British complexity of the case and of on: nor are her land forces Headquarters there must be a free how many conflicting interests pumerically much inferior even interchange of information and and opiniona have to be consider to the French, so that reluctance ideas, and adequate opportunities ed before the final decision can to place our forces in any degree must be afforded to the principal properly be taken as to the under French direction is quite military leaders of the two locality here our principal intelligible. Moreover, there are countries to know one another efforts abould at any given technical difficulties in combine well and to appreciate one an moment be directed. There are, ing the armies of two nationalities other's capacity. In our present however, some general principles in the same, theatre which are situation the Commander-in-Chief which gap quite confidently be certainly formidable when the who was believed to be capable deduse from the German operations are on the present of changing the face of affairs Unity of direction le peale, And yet the problem must should, and probably would, be

1g4 omsential. be solved. aboye well things.

trackly socepted if only he made Ultimals military success, not The joint schon of British and his sppearance in the Saprandu some transient political objective, French troops on the Its'isa frant- Connoil of the Alliers

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