1918-02-09 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1918.

ROYAL TOUR IN THE WEST.

FOLLOWING THE TANKS. away. We left them to the chaps arrived at the Fuseas on Deosm A PAGE OF THE PASŤ. whose job it was to look after her 3, delivered his dispatches to them.

Sir Francis Elliot, the British | "Our tanks were sailing on in Minister at Athens," and was A Battle Story from the West front and I saw one on the left entrusted with further dispatches

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Napoleon's Campaigns la Italy.

PEER'S HEIR AND ACTRESS

Lord Queensberry's Son and a Galety Star.

Jad from Yorkshire. He had been Rave it look in passing. The the vessel, was stopped by an their opponents through Northern announcement that the Marquis earlier in the year they visited folapping ended in splendid

was fr of merriment over the

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into the packets. Their Majestion were cheered. all through the works, but the most desmatic greeting came in a great room where cigaretten 'ure made by The Women Workers of Bristol, band. As the King and Queen go clean over a machine-gun to take back to London.' He left: emplacement. It was just a little Athens on December 4," the bost

entered the room a buxx of excit ed conversation died down to. round of concrete sticking up out arrived as Patube at 11 o'clock the

At the time of the Revolution,

Bristol, Nov. 8.-The King silence, and this was maintained of the ground and I think the following morning, sad did not "Z" writes sa follows De Tank mit have crushed it, be leave till S o'clock on the morning the French military authorities

and Queen began to-day a short for several minutes. Then, with- of the first arrivals in this country cause the chaps on the left just of December 6 That afternoon conceived the idea of striking at and peerage is contained in the Their object, just as it was when began to slap her hands. The Another romance of the stage tour in the West of England, out any given signal, avory girl from the Cambrai battle was a

Italy, all of which, with the of Queensberry's eldest son and Lancashire, the Tyme, and the round of cheering. German guns were putting over enemy submarine. wounded by machine-gun

He went back to his cabin, in exception of Piedmont, was then beir, Viscount Dromlantig, has Clyde, is to get into touch with From the tobacco factory the into the enemy country, but he top as or our Tanks. Vary few tonding to destroy bia dispatches,beld by Austria. For this purpose | married the actress Miss Irene the men and women who at the party motored to the Council ballet after advancing three milesome stuff, but not enough to

of as were hit by artillery fire but on the way met an American the Army of Italy, formed of Richards,

furnace, the lathe and the bench Chamber, where the Lord Mayor, exploi of his regiment and not though the Frits msahine guns | lady who he knew was in charge the National Guard, was. BENSEE” –

Mine Richards is a clever and are playing an essential part in Mr. Barclay F. Baron, made a a little proud of what he and his hit a few. We were held up now of a military hospital in Grosvanor bled in the south-eastern corner

number of presentations. These comrades had done. His chief and then by s pill-bor and had square and whose son he knew at of France and placed under the autiful girl of niceteen, who the war.

hsa played leading", parlain The royal train left London were more then usually interes She asked him what he intend- Augeresu. By the beginning of Theatre, and in "Mr. Manhattan" white frost will sparkled in the recognizing equally the parta regret seemed to be that he was to get down and bomb it-o Cambridge.

"Theodore and Co. at the Graiety this morning at an hour when ting because the principle of chance for me there-bal in a knocked out before the rush was little bit of trench in the reconded doing with the dispatches, and 1796 this SIMY Whe firmly stopped.

at the Prince of Wales' Theatre. early sunshine or country atstion played by capital and labour in line we had a tidy fight. I had he said, "I am afraid I must established in foothills of the

Viscount Drumlaurig is a lieu- platforms, and before lunch the war industry was so strictly fol You know what it's like just chance with my bayonet then, throw them overboard." She Maritime Alps. A few weeks before, su attack. You can't help but old Friis gave in before we replied: "I should like to do later Napoleon was posted to tenant in the Black Watch: Be King and Queen, who were at lowed that employer and trade being sort of jumpy, though get properly warmed up. There something for England, I am sa command it, and on March 29:h has been on sotive service through- tended by Lady Ampthill, Colonel anion leader were presented you'd be sorry to admit you've got the wind up, for it isn't that were a few snipers about, too, and American subject, and they are 1796 he inspected bie command last September. His was wonded Clive Wigram, Lord Stamford alternately all the way through last September. His age is twenty- ham, and Commander Sir Charles the list. Mr. F. Sheppard, of sometimes we had to wait a bit eafe in my cabin. Leave them at Nicz, We went up to the place as ware until the chaps on our flinke took to me and I will see that they The French troops, including

Cast, bad seen a national abell the National Union of Boot and to stars the advance from, early a machine-gun or so. It was arrive."

He married Lisa Richards at factory, spent half an hour watch-Shoe Operatives, the second man the night before not long after funny to see as getting up and

reserves, amoanted to some sixty- St. Mark's, Regent's Park, and ining the manufacture of tobacco, to go before the King, will wo It was a great responsibility. Are thousand men, the Austrian the evening the bride and bride and, at the Council House in morrow be elected as Lord Mayor it was dark, and we lay in the doubling after car Tanks after but he took it, and his notion was and Piedmontese, under the groom and the Marquis of Bristol, bed shak'n Lands and of Bristol, little trench until light was

justified, for those particular dis command of Beaulieu, numbered Queensberry cccupied a box at talked with a score of the rep industry bad been presented in After the representatives of breaking in the morning. You we had been held up a bit.

"We were laughing and sing-patches were sent to Rome and all told about sixty thousand. the Gaiety, know the kind of rumours that going behind the Tanks and we'd resobed London through the The latter held the main line of Viscountess Drumlanzig is the workpeople of the district. To the King, Mrs. W. E. Badgett,

sentatives of the employees and about the trenches before a push. Well, the air was thick with gone a tidy distance when we hands of Sir Rennell Rodd..

the Apennines, but a rapid move daughter of a wealthy London complete & busy day the King the how recretary of the Bristol Another bag of dispatches on the part of Napoleon caused millowner, Mr. H. W., Richards. this afternoon has held an in- branch of the Red Cross Society, them. Some of us had been in osme ap to the village, Grain- the Somme and other pushes and and was also presented. Since the the great idea was that the bar we'd passed the German batteries him would sink if thrown over-the campaign resolved itself into | she was only twelve-se a mimic a visit has been" paid to an

beginning of the war 49,098 case and the chaps on my right had board, he did throw overboard a series of battles for the passage at the London Hippodrome. She extensive seroplane factory. To have arrived in Bristol in 283 rages there were nothing to the collared a fair-sised gun. They but to his horror they flosted. He of the various rivers that flow then returned to Paris to reepme murrow the Royal party go to ambulance trains. With removals, ons we were to see next morning bed to rush it and got amongst knew it was no good trying to from North to South

soroes her education, and was there Bath, Trowbridge, and Melkebam, been transported by the society. The German line was going to be the gunners first with bombs and sink any more, and therefore hid Nothern Italy.

■ total of 102,000 patients hars complete wash-out, some said,

trained in singing by Jean de Oa April 26th Piedmont aab-Borste.

Before leaving Bristol the King

The investiture in the after- and we were just going to pick then with the bayonet. It was a them in his cabin. (Thess die

mitted, and the Austrians took op Her abilities attracted the Lord Mayor of the city :-

sent the following letter to the up the bits that were left. Then equst sort of gan, like s frog, patches resobed London.)

noon took place in a thick mist of Oar He and his companion, Col an advanced defensive line upon attention of Mr. Edward Lauril

rain, bar on the granny sweep of some said we weren't going to st have been a 'how'.

"The Queen and I thank you, have any preliminary bombard. tanka just sailed up the village Napier, were then arrested and the Po about Piaceoss, defending lard, who gave her Miss Irie my Lord Mayor and the people of the Dawns fully 60,000 people. street and we'd a good fight conveyed in the submarine to Lombardy. Napoleon attacked Hoey's part in "Mr. Manhattan" Bristol, for the warm welcome had gathered to see the ceremony, ment at all we were just going dodging along the streets round Castel Nuoro and kept in prison here in the first week of May, doring Miss Hoey's illness: After given us on the occasion of our Thare were 126 decorations to be to follow the Tanks.

corners and that. But Frits was for two days. At the end of that succeeded in effecting crossing, wards at the Gaiety she played a second visit to your city during conforred, and of these three were "We lay and waited and anxious to go and on the whole time they saw the submarine and pressed on towards the main leading part.

Victoria Crosses. The first recipient though our officer just told us

he didn't face up much.

lisatecast, who told them that boatile defensive position on the

the great war. We are glad of Shealed made a striking success this opportunity to extend our sort of the captain had been ordered to Adde, some fifteen miles farther in a vocal and dramatic recital acquaintance with the men and we were to get up and follow the

of the highest British military "We got into some Tenke, somehow we couldn't help German bead quarters in the return, and Captain Wilson be to the North. Swinging to the which she gave at the Acclian women of the district who are

honour was Captain Angus" Buchanana of the South Wales expecting the bombardmentevery village, all done up with electric lieved that it was for the purpose left, be attacked the chief bridge Hall last May, an event which playing en solive part in the Borderers, a blind officer who had minate. Bat the light began to light and with pictures on the of searching for the dismatch head at Lodi on May 10th, pushed realised $300 for St. Dunstan's world's struggle. come up, you could see the chapalla. You canid see that Fritz boxes he bad thrown overbod.

to be led to the platform of the next you getting more and more had left in a barry, because the

his army_scross the river, and Hostel, The captain was, unfortunate entered Miles almost witboot

"It was a great satisfaction to Pavilion by an attendant. A row distinct, grey-like, you know, place was littered with papers ly, successful in his search, for opposition on the 14th,

ms to meet representatives of of veterans of other wars and the first of all; then you could epot and that, and even in one of the some week's later, in January, he Lombardy had fallen to the

employers and employed in the other people within the enclosure various trades, There is no raised eympathetic cheer s his chin. Still no bombardment 200me we came on a halfesten found the particulars of the disinvader, it only remained to the breakfast. When some other patohes quoted in the German and Austrians to take steps for the

desire nearer to my heart than Captain Buchanan stood before. ➡just a gun or two banging off somewhere sway down the line chape came into the village we Austrian papers,

defence of Venetis, their resin-ly driven from Italy. But the that the same spirit of concord the King, and "the cheer was made the morning seem all the left it and made to the North

Sir Francia Elliot, who occupi ing Italian province. Benalien political position of France was and good will that has united sil echoed by the greater crowd in quieter, a fine morning it was for Anneur. I'm told. I didn't ed the position of his Majesty's took his stand upon the Mincio, not strong enough to enable her classes in face of the common foe the distance, who, unfortunately. though it looked accommen like get far from the village Grain Minister at Athens in 1915, said on the line Feschiera Mantus, his to keep all that the award had may in the days of peace bring were too far away to be able to fol- rain. There we were, waiting court, before something got me in the remera bered Captain Wilson's right resting on Lake Garda his won, and by the terms of Campo harmony and efficiency into the low the proceedings closely. With for the preliminary bombardment. the shoulder, either a sniper or a visit there. He (Sir Francis) lefs upon the Po.. By this time Formio, Lombardy was restored industrial life of the nation."

[a' tidy quite appreciated the fact that it the Franch had advanced to the to Austria, and the Army of Italy A notable feature of to-day's span sleo received the Military. It didn't come. Only about fire machine gun. It was in the morning, the Germans whack I got, bat i was eager to was not desirable that King line of the Oglio, which they was posted in the territories of interesting round-bas-been-that Croce.

Lance Corporal Frederick seemed to get the wind up and get along with my pals. After a Messengers should travel

on orcased on May 30th, and invested Venice, a messure that sounded their Majesties have reen far let of a blatter of gaps. We bit my arm gat meeless and "I Greek boats, but there was no Mantas without serious resist the death knell of that Republic, more women then men at work. Room, of the Rove! Irish Regi

came aver queer-like. My other means of transport.

Bat Napoleon had merely deferred When last the King visited ment, had the Victoria Cross thought that they had found out

Captain Lord 1lchester, of the something was due to happen, ergeant saw me drop and he told

At this stage Warmser was sp his plans for the conquest of Bristol some two years ago the pinned on his breast for conspic me to get back to the village. It Coldstream Guards, a King'e pointed to succeed Beaulieu, and Italy, and three years later, in the introduction of women's labour unas gallantry in charge of bia bat the firing died down.

It must have been after six-was no good anyhow, I couldn't Messenger, gave evidence saying endeavoured to relieve the Intter Epring of 1800, he once more into industry was in the earliest company I can't be sure because I had bust! have need my bayonet, ao I got that he was in Athens about this who was besieged in Mantas. His crossed the Alpa, marched stages of its development. To-day when the company was holding a my wrist watch when one of our back in a bit.

period, sad on bis return met troops were defeated by the through Piedmont, encountering women are engaged in processes line of ebell boles under intense A stretober-bearer did my Captain Wilson. It was a very French at Lonsie, ten miles west but little opposition on the way, which st one time would have fire. The third Cross had been big chapa let off, a big gan I

Jaat solemn-like, made shoulder up for me and told me trying time, se the dispatches of Peschiers, on August 3rd, and and again invaded Lombardy been regarded as entirely outside won by the late Second Lieuten

the bullet had got the bone, so I were most important. you think of the parson, some-

While be on the 5th be was himself defeated Be occapied Milen, the Austrians the range of their skill and ant Hardy Parsons, of the Glouce reported to an officer in the village himself was in Athens be had et Castiglione, between Hantos offering no serious resistance, but physical powera.

These girl stershire Regiment, and this was how. 'Broomp! just that, and you could fancy him and said I was available for taking told Sir Francie Elliot that he did and Peschiers, and was driven concentrating their forces about workers are intensely loyal, and hauded by the King to the de waggling is head after the prisoners back. I came back not consider it was safe for beyond the Mincio. He then Alessandria, with a view to hold the pride and satisfaction they lieutenant's father, the R cough. Then another let off with four and one of them that cfficers to travel with the dis- retreated into the Tyrol, and took ing the line of the Taners. have taken in carrying on their Ash Parsons.

Bat Napoleon, as uemal, was duties under the eyee of the That end bat proud incident of another-another-then a few could speak English told me he patobes in Greek bosts, Athens up s position serves the valleys of togther then the whole line took thought the Germans were done, being fall of spies who would the Adige and Brenta, with his too quick for them. His passage King have been shown by bright the investiare, the passing of the He couldn't get over it how we'd inform the German Legation at right resting apan Treat, and his of the Alps bad, taken them by smiles, enthusiastic energy, and decoration to the next of kin af it ap just a great long roar. Mischine-guns began to cough beat up the Siegfried Line, hoses when King's Messengers left upon Bassano,

surprise, the swiftness of his repeated bursts of ebrill shearing. men killed in sotion, had to be The French ander. Maszen advance 'em out, and when I looked over called it, I think he's about arrived or departed.

BCTORS Piedmont At the national abell factory the repeated many times during to Colonel Dick, commander of advanced against the Austrian anticipated their belated measures Royal party saw hundreds of day's ceremony. In ons case a the top of the trench, the whole right, don't you? German line was smoking. Frits

the King's Messengers at the right wing, following the valley of defence. On June 14th 1800 smart young women in baki young widow came on to the War Office, said, in reply to of the Adige. On September be attacked at Marengo, & village overalls copper banding, varnish platform with a tiny son in a pale began to throw up rookste in

Captain Wilson, that he had 3rd they entered Als, and on the three miles south-east of Aleasing, and painting 18-pounder blue cost clinging tightly to her distress.

forized the impression "Then clatter-me-batter along

that 5th Trent wea secured. Furmeer andris, and inflicted a crushing shella collected from sab-con-band. The King zate into the come a Tank. You know, I've

Captain Wilson had not carried endeavoured to put their com-defest upon the Austrians. This tractors in half a dozen counties. boy's keeping the Distinguished out the instructions given to bimmunications by maching down the one battle decided the campaign. Two million shells have already Conduct Medal won by his father, seen them lots o' times, but 1

by witness, but rather an if he valley of the Brente, but Massena Following his own strategy of been delivered by the factory and Ompany Sergeant-Major Lund couldn't help laughing and ali

had sated on instructions from followed him up, defeated him at three years earlier, Napoleon the work goes steadily on.

of the Hampshire Regiment. In the chaps were grinning, too.

the War Goe.

The half-hour in Mosers, Will's addition to the medals conferred Two sailed past os, one on the left

Bassano, and drove him into swept westward, crushing all Osptain Wilson handed the Vicens. From here he mausged opposition by the repidity of his factory, was spent in an atmos-upon soldiers the King also pre and another on the right,'quicker than I'd ever seen them before,

witness a copy of the instructions to make his way to Mantas, advance, and secured the whole phere fragrant with the scent of seated the Royal Bed Cross to received by him from the War where he was duly invested in his of the Northern Italian plain for fine Virginis leat, Three thous more than thirty nursen, They sat on the first German

The day's programme ended tranch and cleaned it out.

One of those stories that delight Office ordering him to proceed

France, who, at the conclusion of and__people_are employed in túrn was moving pictare audiences" was from Messins to Athens by the "Mr.-Our officer, be

Daring the Astamn the the peace that followed this swift making and packing cigarettes with an extended tour through grinning like the rest of me. He told recently at Middlesex Guild-first svailable steamer, and asked sitostion remained practically campaign, was left in possession and pipe tobacco si thus one an seroplane factory soms miles branch, and the “smoke” sent away from Bristol. Here was Lever blows a whistle or anything. hall. The story in this case, him, "Could I have disobeyed unchanged, with the Austrisne in of Lombardy and Venetis,

of possession

Mantua end. He just stands up and gives a however, had the advantage of those orders?"

Napoleon's two invasions of to the frout alone from the factory en a wonderful picture of quiet Witness: I think you should verons On November 17th Northern Italy were from the represent * very considérable but systematized and efficient quiet nod of his bead, sideways, being a real chapter of submarine

have followed my instractions, Nspolean won the battle of Weat, but they none the less ill- sonnage in the year. In the activity. The majority of the as it be was saying, "Come on, war. boys'. We were all watching When Captain Stanley Wilson, and gone to Malte, and this you Afcole, but the campaign took a sirate the strategic conditions of Woodbine room machines were workers at the factory are girla of him for the word and over wa

M.P., osrrying important failed to do. You ought to have de Baite step forward anül the the terrain. An Army defending seen at work throwing out selected intelligence and ability. goes and the best of look. Yon portant diepstobes to the British taken all the circumstances into next year. 00 January 14h the country against an invader cigarellas at a speed of 10 to the They are well paid, sail they are know the kind of thing. Bat this Government from Athene in sccunt, and have realised the 1797, the French stacked the fade the only practicable defen- second, but by the machines already stilled in their coral we dikerent. It was a kind of November 1915, was captured by danger of going to Arbens by Austrians at Rivoli, on the Adige Bive positions along the rivers food sharp-eyed girl, who were work. ponic. The German wire was a German submarine, one of his ordinary steamer. He made no some twenty miles north-west of that flow from the Alpe to the quick to detect any faulty deli flattened out, driven into the di-patch bags was saved and charges againes him, but Captain Verons, and occupied, the latter sea. The true strategy of the very. In other long sleen rooms ground. Its funny how you can's re-ched London through the Wilson had deliberately disobey town. Mantan surfendered on defence, therefore, is to select the the visitors watobed lesi tobsono

While motor-oveling from Can. help noticing thinge-1 saw one placky sotion of an American ed instructions given to him by February 3rd, and the Austriane line of and of these rivers, and pouring from shoots into cutting of these cork crew wire-stakes lady passenger on the steamer, witness.

were soon in fall retreat towards to force a deployment of the macbiore, much se trusses of cara terbury Ben-Lieut. John V The inquiry then proceeded fa driven clean into the ground like The fact was brought to light.

the Tyrol, Napoleon awept on attack and to delay his advance. ara devoured by threshing Campbell-Orde, Omarron High- with a bummer, just the eye at she belone the military court of private, and was alterwards towards the East, and crossed the If the relative strengibe of the machines at farm, and hand, con of Sir Arthur Ostape sad of at half out. It was a Táph inquiry sa to whether soy blame adjourned.

Tagliamento on March 16th. By armies are such as not to warrant me bandle the cut Jest bell-Ordey of Loch Gilphoad, did ther

the middle of April the war was stand being made, the defence with forks as they might pitch Argyll, collided with a military ***I'm a bayonet man and was

practically over, and pesce was can then retire to the next river- bay on a stack. The boxing of our, and was so infazed that be gripping my rf, like mad, very

Austrian Government. My Pilfering on board ship was fasily signed at Camps Formio, line, and repeat the process. I cigarettes greatly interested the died. He was 23 years old. A sight, you know, but there was Captain Wilson read a long very serious," said counsel in about five miles south west of was only the masterly ability of Qaren, who often rocke to the the inquest it was elated that he able girls at the benchessna stopped for married no light on his cycle, and shaacs of using my spiker in statement describing the difficulty caso at West Ham The Aslantic Undine, on October 17thspoleon and the inco

apponents that Stat trench. That wasn't he had in reaching Athens from Transport, Line, had had to pay The active campaign had lasted stupidity of his

ing one young it was presumed that owing to 'a cream pinafore deftly the bad state of the ey Fritsen left and what ibers, Rome, eventually travelling by a 22,000 for goods stolen on one just year, during which period allowed him to sweep as

1 road he lait *bold up their hands Tighs Greek Tomel, the Adriatikos. He voyage.

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LADY WHO SAVED DISPATCHES.

Captaia Wilson Tells

Dramatic Story.

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Baronet's Heir Killed.