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EARLIER TELEGRAMS. (Continued from Page (1.)

THE ALLIED VICTORJES,

A Wonderful Drive.

London, Aug. 19. Beuter's correspondent at the French Headquarters, writing on Saturday evening tells how Ganeral Debeney, attacking early in the morning from the south-west awept past Assainvillors Plo.esu and reached by noon Favourelles. "An bour later he took Etalfay, completely surrounding Montdidier. It is described as a triumphal march by the oldest veterans. Meanwhile between Montdidier and the Oise the French made a bound forward of two or three miles, Officers state that never before had they pressed back the snemy at such a rate. Light tanks played a great part in the drive, saving a great number of casualties.

The territory captured is crammed with abandoned material, including guns and shells of all calibres. Twenty- one guns were captured at Neuville, including six big howitzers. Everyons participating on the battlefield is in "the highest spirits, many of them despite 48 hours incessant

fighting and advancing.

A French communique states: To-day we continued our advance between the Avre and the Oise, notwithstanding. enany resistance South of the Are we occupied Mar- quevillers, and Grivillers and reached the line of Arman court and Thillsloy. We progressed two kilometres north of Raye-sur-Matz, Farther south we conquered and passed La-Bassoc. Our advance between the Matz and the Oise was sccentuated north of Chavincourt. We hold Machemont and Cambronne.

MARSHAL FOCH TO YOUNG OFFICERS.

The Principle of Strategy,

present moment. He says:

"A" parely defensive battle,

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CORRESPONDENCE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, " AUGUST – 13, 1918.

[The opinions expressed by coṛTES- pondents are cot necessarily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph.")

[To the Editor of the "Hongkong

Telegraph."]

"misfortune.

Yours etc.

VERB SAP.

eren well conducted does not Hongkong, Aug. 13, 1918.

result in a victor and a vanquish-F

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THE CHINA SOCIETY,

FOR THE RED CROSS.

Baseball Match at Happy Valley.|

VICTORY BY AIRCRAFT.

AN OPIUM CASE,

The Four Ways of Achievement.

A Lecture on High Tartary.

Four Chinese Charged with Possession,

At 5 p.m. to-morrow (Wednes day) on the Hongkong Football At a well-attended meeting ed a baseball game between the Club Grounds, there will by play. the China Society held recently at|

Among people who believe that At the Magistrasy this morning, the School of Oriental Studies, sailors of the U. 8. 8. Pampanga Finsbury circns, EC., Mr. E. and team respresenting the the war will be decided by sir before Mr. E. D. O. Walle, four Denison Ross, C.LE, Ph. D., gars 9th Cavalry U. B. Army, who are a:aft there is considerable differ- Chinese were charge, on remand,

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THE TAI O TRAGEDY.

At the Polion Court this after- noon, before Mr. J. B. Wood, two. Indian Sargeants, B144 and B152, were charged, on remand, with neglect of duty on the morning of Jaly 17th, at Tai O.

Mr. T. H. King. A.&.P., prose-

CANTON NEWS.

Our Canton correspondent writes as follows ---

The Floods.

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an interesting legate on "High en route to Hanile after having ence of opinion as to the precise with being in unlawful possession cuted, and T. R. 3 Balilica Tartary" says the London and played a series of games with way in which the decision will of a quantity of opium valued at (instructed by Mr. J. E. Gar- China Rapeses of Jane 12. His various club in Peking, Tientais be brought about. Some look to $110, Sergt. Murphy appeared diner) appeared for the defence,

Mr. King read the depositions Excellency the Chinees Minister and Shanghai, including the the wholesale bombing of great to prosecute, and Mr. D. J. Lewis presided. The leotater, in the Meiji University team of Japan. citiea cresting an overwhelming was for the defence of the first, which B152 made at the Coroner's The Cavalrymen are winners pesce movement from the civil third and fourth defendants, inqüeat; and other evidence was course of his address asid:-

Although I am lecturing to the of the Championship of the Army population; others picturs the whilst Mr. P. W Goldring called.

The case was adjourned. .of PO nearly appeared for the second defan- China Society, I should like to Baseball League for the past in achievement

smestery of the dent. tell you what the source of years, and are undoubtedly one complets

that the A Chiness constable guro evid» Ohinese history ars. The historical of the best negro aggregatione air" "by one side

playing this game.

armies of the enamy would be ence that he went to the ground resources of that country are! Foll

The Cavalrymen players arriv deprived of the all important floor of 103, Shanghai Street, extraordinarily complete. records have been kept of the 24 ed on Sunday afternoon and are serial observation, and, sa a con- together with Sergt. Murphy, on in the charge of Major Yersey sequence, quickly enter defeat; Sunday at about 9 am. There dynasties. The history of a part and quartered at the Grand Hotel.srother line of reasoning calon- also went with them some Chin- cular dynasty w collected, and

The entire proceeds of the lates on the parslysing by aircraft ese detectives. when that dynasty came to an

Cross examined by Mr. Lewis and the history was published: game, for which a nominal charge of lines of communication so

A report from Bum Shui distriot Each of these bistories contain will be made, will be devoted completely that the side weak in witness stated that he did not eapplementary rolames dealing equally to the purposes of British aircraft would be powerless to know where the third defendant states that the Tai Chow dyke is and American Red Cross Bocistles. striks and helpless in defanos. lived, nor whether be was broken over a distanos of 100 §. with outside countries, especially All expenses have been borne by There is satisfaction in the know only & temporary resident wide and the railway below in the West. These supplements form the basis ofour knowledge. In Meers, Anderson, Meyer and Co., ledge that, so far se can be seen, here. He did not know the Sainam is submerged and the Ltd., who also financed the games in each of the directions indicated fires. defendant was in charge traffic stopped. The Ting On addition to these ne have important | in Shanghai,

the Alliee sre now making the of the shop, neither did he know dyke of Nam Hoi district is also books of travel, written by The Shanghai papers of the pace,

who brought the opium into the reported to be broken. All the pilgrims, eoldiem, or people on week of July 28th, devota” con- Take the first. With regard house. In reply to question pat villages inside the dyke, composed special missions, Again, Ciderable space to the games to such raids, the recent attempt by Mr. Goldring witness denied of more than 10,000 housee, ars have a quantity of Earopean

Junk Strike Ends MISFORTUNE OR GOD-SEND? travels, the most interesting, of played at that port, indicating on Paris and the effective attack that he had any talk whatsoever flooded up to the roofs.

course, being that of Marco Polo, that the game to be played bare by the British on Saarbrucken with the defendante, whilst they.

The strike of the junk people In the issue of the Field for

This will suffice to show you some

will be full of interest and amuse may be cited. More important were being brought to the station. the first week of June is publish

of the sources on which scholars ment to all spectatore, whether work, however, has been on hand, Mr. Goldring asked witness if it in Kongmoon after the persuasion ed a series of articles by General

with the and the great struggle on the was not a fact that he had been of officials and merobante sub- Foch, written when he was Major Sir,I notice one of your have to drew. The country of they are familiar Tooh, to young officers of the contemporaries in lest evening's which I have to speak to you to American national pastime or not. Western front has employed most offered some money by the de-sided, and traffic bsa been fendants to suppress the matter, resumed, but the people have French High College of War, with refers to the Han debacle 48 day lies roughly between the As sa indication of the interest of the available aerial energy.

appointed some representatives As to the blinding" of the and he (witness) denied this. Would it got Yellow Ses on the east, Siberis shown in Shanghai, Shanghai regard to the principles of

Sergt. Murphy then gave to insist on the local government strategy. His observations with have been more in hammany with

on the north, the Caspian and papers state that the attendance enemy by the destruction of his regard to the defensive and the public opinion to call it a "God Persis on the wel, and Afghan at the games numbered as much aircraft, this does not appear evidence and said that on the declaring that no boat tax will be

faton and Thibet and Chins 5,000 people, and it is to be to be likely, in spite of the date in question he went together levied. offensive are interesting at the end?”***

on the goath. Lake Baikal is hoped that Hongkong will turn very great successes of the Allies with a party of Chinese detectives in serial fighting daring the past to raid 103, Shanghai Street, good point on which to fix your out a gallery in proportion.

Tickets may be obtained from few weeks. There is no doubt that ground floor. The place was used BABY'S OWN TABLETS attention, for it is round the southern shores of thie laks Messrs. Anderson, Meyer and Co., the enemy have lost very heavily as a shop called "Hang Tat,"

OF GREAT HELF. Ltd., Hotel Mansions, Telephone in aircraft of all kinds. A big fire which dealt in foreign goods. that many famous towns were

No. 1990.

st Friedrichshafen, the heavy The first defendant was manag- must be begun over again. APOLICE RESERVE ORDERS bailt, and it is from this same

bombing of enemy aerodromes, ing partner of the shop, and the defensive battle is a duel is

neighbourhood that most of the

and the havoc created in German third and fourth defendants were Mrs. Wm. Artlett, Ancaster, which one of the combatante dose Orders issued co-day by Mr F. early hordes descended in Karakorum. Referring to the aghting squadrons by British, fokia. He saw the last defendant Outerio, writes: “I have used nothing but parry, Nobody can . Jenkin, C.B.E., eta

ecutherly and south-westerly familiar names Tark, Tartar believe that by doing that he cap

direction. To find a general name and Mongol, the lecturer said that French, and American sirmen, going into the shop from the Baby's Own Tablets for thres bave indeed aroused hopes, where room, which was situated behind years for my little girl and baby beat his enemy. On the contrats, All ranks will attend as ander for all this country is indeed many years of study of this before they were scouted, that the shop. On entering the room, boy, I have found them of the despite the gresteat skill at HQ. Office and draw belts. difficult. Nowadays it includes special subject had not put him he will expose himself sooner Platoon and Section Section Mongolia and Chinese and in a position to explain the the escond method may, aliar all, he found the first and third degreatest help during the teething defendanta sitting near one period and always keep them in to be or later

struck Commanders will

Bussian Turkesan. Old writers precise origin and exact applica-be a winnst.

The destruction of enemy another on a bed, whilst the the house." Baby's Own Tablets, #nocamb sooner or later under uniform. Uniform optional for speak of it sa High Tartary; the tion of these names. In 1296 one of the blown of even a weaker other ranks.

Persian historians speak of it at the Mongole rose under Ghengis seroplanes in March and April second defendant was seated the Canadian children's remedy, adversary.... Every defensive

sny rate, of the western portion Khan. This farcous man was reached a four figure total. The opposite the first defendant. He aid teething babies because they battle, therefore, must be termin

se Taran as distinguished from the only outside conqueror who loss in skilled personnel and costly found four cakes of spiam freshly regulate the stomach and bowels, sted by an offensive action, s

Iran. It was to keep out these ever got to China. Neither Han material, and the shattering of cut, partly wrapped in paper, thus preventing constipation, organisation, can only be realised and partly not. There were also diarrhoes and convulsions. They victorious counter-attack, or it

bordea that in the third century nibal nor Alexander ever ex by experts. In May the rate of looga chopper, a sosle and some promote healthful sleep and keep will lead to no result. To

B.O. an Emperor of the Teintended their away so far. In maintain our positions is not

dynasty began to build the Great the fourteenth century you had he been greater than ever, and other small things about the baby well and happy. Of medi of Tamerlane, the in the new phase of the great room. In the shop there was cine deslere, or by mail at 80 synonymous with being victori:

Wall of Chin. As it stands the rise cas, and even prepares defeat, if

to-day, you can still, if you greatest conqueror the world has battle there is good reason to hope a safe and on defendant opening cents a visi from Dr. Williams' pass along the railway, see the ever known. He invaded India that the Allies will reap material it he saw bundle containing Medisine Co., 96 Szechuan Road, wall running on crest and Western Asis as far as Con-profit from this circumstance. sbout $525, and another one Shanghai. of the hills right away down atsutinople. About 1638 the The losses in observation balloons containing $900, wrapped up have also been very heavy, owing with a piece of paper with the the ses, About 140 b.c. the Manchus came to power in Chins, to improvements in the methods amounts written outside: Re Hsiang-Nu overcame a face which and their rale lasted until the was established in the north of other day. This brief historical employed, so that it is even then had defendants arrested and Tasmati Polios foretold by some that the days of brought to Kaneu, called the Ta-Yueh. Chib. sketch will suffice to show you the observation balloon

are Station. These people than fled westward, how the Turkish tribes and numbered.

Mr. Goldring pointed out to and their migration is the first peoples were continually, from As to the attainment of His Worship that, according to

earliset times, föring great movement of the kind of the

complete dislocation by bombing the evidence, his client was not which we have any record. An westwards. alliance was formed with the The Chairman moved a hearty of the enemy's lines of supply, at guilty of dealing in opium. The Tigour is the first deduction from declaration of war against GetChinese against the Heiung-Na.[vote of thanks to the lecturer/the present moment this appears second defendant he said, whi & ujum

many and Austria-Hungary, H.M. One hundred years later these which was unanimously passed.

be les practicable, general broker, and he asked Mr. rytm the King of Siam saye T-Yaeh Chih made conquesta in Mr. A. M. Townsend proposed sides

although doubtedly both Wolfe to consider the question of an Isle off, fin. Halow ft 6in. Below Participation in the war on the Northern India, where they be a vote of thanks to his Excellency this respect the Allies should be olient, and inoressing the first have suffered. In reducing the bail in regard to his blow... To overthrow the wing side of the Great Allies will also came known as the Kushans Kr. Sas for so kindly coming to on top. In Marob the British defendant's bail. of an army, the dentre, one end to ensure and strengthen the (after the name of their most preside on this. interesting alone dropped 36,179 bombe to sufficient to get the decision. All of Bism, inasmuch as those Allied powerful tribe). For five centuries casion. He said he would like to the enemy's 2,465, and in April suggestion. portant part of the whole, will be

Mr. Lewis objected to thinkim .--{ independence of the Kingdom this bringe us, then to the Powers have already declared that this race occupied the country congratulate his Excellency on

28,900 to 2,033, Nor is there His Worship asked Sergt. application of, a supreme blow their object in oarrying on this the Caspian Ses, and they lot to be the Minister in this any reason to suppose that, bomb Murphy whether he had 807 Tytan

Ganges and the fact that it had fallen to his war is to uphold the independ-

are known to the ancient country at a time when Chins for bomb, our work is less effective objection to the bail being reducere paleos formulated in saying ence of smell nations and writers of the West as the Indo- took the important step of than the enemy's; quite the led, but he said that he wan Dyke Cakekommende that to be victorious it is nects maintain good relations between Boythians. About 360 A.D, we declaring itself an ally in this contrary. The figures, by the prepared to accept a reduction of Pakialam met sary and sufficient to be the all nations whether weak or first hear of the Juan-Juan, who great struggle. In spite of Ray; dispose of the suggestion the bail if Mr. Goldring would stronger against a given point at strong, in order that each may be made their capital near the city Kipling's famous saying that

that our official dispatches day by give an undertaking that his The General describes the pursue its own path of of Karakoram and shared the Best and West could never most, day put too rosy a colour upon the client would be present at the

aituation by making much of car Court, feebleness of the parallel battle progress and the weak nations be domination of Tartary with the this war had brought them

Mr. Goldring replied that hepalacios - was not prepared to do this, and per day an Germans.. which does not lead to a break from all oppression on the Heiang-Nu till 550, when they together. He hoped the alliance work and belittling that of the

"Let us beck that part of the strong. This declars were defeated by the Ta-Chash, between China and this country

defendant through.

bad first But, after all, may not tas The place of weakness, or else lei astian meets with the most ardent who had for a long time been would lead to a better andar decisive effect of aircraft in this bailed out the other content KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL, bring our

wishes of the Siamese nation.” ram against a

subordinate to them. In 565 the standing between the two nations struggle lie in delaying the Ger- and he (Mr. Goldring) could not point of the enemy line, and

To-Kueh mede sa alliance with The role was duly passed. we will arrive at the

the Persiane, and, falling on the His Excellency, in acknowledgman successive attacks anfficiently understand why he did not Kowloon Gen Level, result,

to react upon German pablia bail his client. The second That it tha battles action surpassing in violence and Ephthalites, pat an end to their ing the compliment, said he was opinion and endurance, and make defendant went to the Erat defen of manœuvIS. The defence, energy all the other phases of the empire, which the allies divided glad that he had been selected by impossible for the military dant in order to get some work, overthrown at one point, capsizes battle, an action with the proper amongst themselves. In the his Government to represent his everywhere. The barrier pier.characteristics of surprise of mass seventh century the arms of country in this epoch-making party to fall their promise and and was taken to a steamer ced, everything crumbles, and speed. All our forces really Islam began penetrate time. The times, however, were justify their poliny? Such a and given a parcel to carry to the In the mancavis battle the participate, either by preparing it across the One, bringing with very sad and he wished he had result would be no less emphatic shop. His client was not aware reserve (that is to say, the pre- or by carrying it out, in this our them an entirely new religion sad been privileged to be here in hap than the others, and would give that it contained opium at that date of pulone during the month of july, pared bludgeon) is organized, eupreme aim. ....... All the acts of culture. This penetration was, piarda ya. He would like to take this jul as satisfactory terms of time,

His Worship then reduced themed pos

•kept back, carefully instructed to the battle then lead up: however, more gradual than in opportunity of thanking the P

The evidence, in the writer's bail to $750 for the second de comption pat execute the single act of the "1. To preparing this denoue other Helds of Hohammedan com members of the China Society for battle from which results are ment (whether you call them quest, and although the Mohan the generous contribution they view, rather pointe to the last fendent, and aid the other threesom expected, the decisive attack; the fights of advance-guards, fromial medans had a large following in gave to the Comforts Fand of the given solution. Looking at the defendante bail would be the water le contamin reserve is husbanded with the battles, artillery combate, strng- certain parts of China, the Arab Chinees Labour Corpe. This was bombing and aerial Aghting name se naked yesterday.

The case was adjouned till most extreme parsimony, so that gles of squadrons, or anything influence does not seem to have the first occasion he had had of figures combined, he cannot avoid the bludgeon may be strong eles, above everything they must affected the inhabitants of Chinese expressing in public the thanks coming to the conclusion that the Thursday at 11.30 6.1. enough, the blow as violent so not be studied and conducted by Tarkesten seriously up to the rise of the corpe for the things which movements of the enemy have possible. Les loose at the finish, themselves, but only inasmuch as of the Moghals in the thirteenth had been sent them, and which been and are still being serionaly without

century. An important period to would not have been possible prejudiced and his time-table counting the figures for Hay any lurking ides they prepare the decision); of ring them, with a well. To executing the denous bear in mind is about 750 to 850 without the handsome contrib dialoosted; and this very largely which would make the comparison The Japanese : Government thought-out plan for winning the

A.D. This represents the most tions of the members of the Chins owing to the work of our aircraft: even more falling wa have dropped Pomably a detailed and inthentic 60,079 bombe against 4,498 from battle at a point chosen and 8. To exploiting it by the noteworthy epoha of the Tang in Boniety, determined, the reserves are paraît, in order that we may China, the Uighurs in Khojo, The proceedings then terminat history of the operations would the enemy superiority

being this point out. Without twelve to can, thrown in all together in an finish of the besten enemy, and the Westera Turku la

we remain where we are and do

not pass to the offensive. Hence the moral: Action must be the primordial law of war. Frederick said, To make war is to attack always. Of all faults only one To is infamous-insation ! break the will of the enemy this is the first principle which

Monday, August 19.-No. 2 Platoon 5.16-5.45 p.m.

Tuesday, August 20.-No. Pistool 6.155 15 p.m. No. Platoon 5.45-8.15 p.m.

Wednesday, August 21-No. 5 Platoon 5.15-5.45 p.m. No. Platoon 5.45-6.15 p.m.

Thursday, August 22.-No. 7 Platoon 5 15-5.45 p.m. No. 8 Platoon 5.45-6.15 p

Friday, Angool 23.-No. 1 Platoon 6.15-5,45 p.m.

SIAM'S 'WAR SPIRIT.

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