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FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1931.

ISLAND BAY.

TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY,

JULY 17,

1931.

majority of launches which visit MORINE local baya discharge oil. If the complaint be that ashes are thrown

overboard from launches, such a

charge would need strong substan

tiation before being accepted, as this is usually done when the craft are under way, and not when they are lying off beaches. We fear that the objection to launch plenica by habitues of Island Bay in based on other and far less reasonable grounds.

DAY BY DAY

DEMOCRACY IS THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT WHICH GIVES ON TRIES TO GIVE THE PEOPLE THE ILLUSION

THAT THEY ARE SOVEREIGN, MISAD- liní

Two Chinese cases of typhoid vete the health authorities stifted to yesterday.

PERSHING'S CENSURES.

By Major-General Sir FREDERICK MAURICE, K.C.M.G.

The fact

is that our

General Pershing, in his book of War Memoirs, posses coNÍO Revere, and, as many will hold, ungenerous criticisms upon the morale of the British and French troops during the decisive stage of the War Dr. F. M. Graca Ozorio returned to in the Summer and Autumn of 1918 Training with these worn-out the Colony by the 8.a. Rawalpindi to French and British troops," he remarks in July. 1918, "in détrimen we day after a short hollday in Peking tal

The morale of the Allies is low, and association with them has had a bad effect upon our mon -

Professor R. K. M. Simpson will officers and men are far and away superior to the tired Europeans." distribute the prizes at the annual These observations are adduced by General Pershing in defence of function of the Tai Tung College, in his insistence on keeping the American troops "out of leading strings,” The City Hill next Sunday at 7.30pm and refusing to have them "scattered among the Allied Forces."

A bather who stepped or Marsh Road into the water at Wanchni How for these criticians arejtroops with guns and aircraft, and yesterday, discovered that he had trod justified may be judged by the man this fact alone greatly complicat on a sharp piece of scrap iron.drawn, for Sir Douglas Haig, showed the task of the man charged Giving his name on Ma Soo, and his ing the Line of Battle on Septem with the organisation of its army. age as w, the boy was sent to the ber, 25, 1918, that is, at the Government Civil Hospital with a stage of the offensive two months badly cut foot,

after the criticisms quoted above. and six weeks before the Armis- whol that It

the shows

A

The President's instructions 10 Pershing contained the passage:

You are directed to co-operate with the forces of other coun- against the enemy, but in so doing the un- derlying iden must be kept in view that the Armiox of the United States uro n separute of the and distinct component of this area there avere only whole of

combined forces, the identity of which must be preserved.

tries employed Armies, lue and in resc

Он the general question, know af no reason why launch ties should be excluded from any bay whatsoever; they have just as much right to the use of the benches them annybody else. To deny that right in the ease of such kulity as Island Bay, close to small and somewhat exclusive, set- tlement, is apt to raise a suspicion told f class legislation. We are that the Government had also con- sidered closing other buys alble by road, but the fact remains that only this particular place has come under the bun, for in spite of certain limitations laid down at Re- pulse Bay, launches do lie off that popular resort with bathing par- ties aboard. The Government must

President In charge of the export and half of them in reserve, were | know that large numbers of resi

department of the Bristol-Meyers faced by a few scattered German dents, members of clubs and other Company, one of the oldest and best-

manufacturers of phar-divisions, supported by meagre re- nerves. From this it is clear that muerutical producia in the United institutions, find Mach pienics the known

the severe and decisive fighting cheapest and most reasonafile means States. Mr. Bomer is une ut the

being

the "tired" done by in America, expert men by which they can be assured of foremost

troops, whilst particularly in the drug field. Mr. European pat bathing facilities, T.

any Bonier, who is accompanied by his "superior" Americans were merely on a quiet And sun, arrived here from "holding the fort" obstacles in their way, except for wife

Manila on Wednesday, and is now on sector outside the main region of the very strongest reasons, mist his way back to the United States operations.

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Mistaking some powder for aspirin,tice. neces-woman, named Leung ling, living r

at 44, Ko Leung Terrace yesterday, weight of the German

hoth in the n quantity, believing that R nok

massed wna The French would relieve her headache. result was fatal, the powder turning and out to be some poisonous substance, Bethune and the woman died while on her way to Hospital.

the

orces

between the and Soissons. lo

two American Divisions. On the other hand, the bulk of the Ameri

Et would seem that General Per- hing became obsessed by this in-

An interesting visitor to the Colony, can Forces, operating around Ver. in the course of a nine-months' work dun and St. Mihiel independently, tour, is Mr. Walter Bomer, Vice as desired by General Pershingstruction and forgot what follow-

tour which has included Europe, and Australia.

arouse widespread dissatisfaction.nfter n We trust, therefore, that this s and Bay question will be raised In Council with a view to restris.

which sion of the regulation causing so much heart-burning.

Germany's Crisis.

to

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SUGAR MARKET.

THE LATEST · CABLED QUOTATIONS.

close of the sugar market yester-

Wha

the

ed:

Until the Forces of the Unit- ed States are in your judgment sufficiently strong to warrant operations as an Independent command it is understood that you will co-operate șa a compon. ent of whatever Army you may be assigned to.

At any rate, with what Clemen- No one will. contest that the American Armies fought bravely beau, called "invincible obstinacy.” brilliant Pershing set about creating an and carried out some fente: it is equally incontestable American Army, and It is not un- that their Alles were bearing the fair to say that he seemed at times to consider that tusk of greater In brunt of the heaviest fighting importance than winning the War.

beluw Major, the article, printed

In December, 1917, we and the General Sir Frederick Maurice

as the re- shows how General Pershing's French expected that The following enbled at the preoccupation with the "indepen-sult of the collapse of Russia the a great at- of his Army hindered the Germans would make day has been received by Messrs,, conduct of the War and, in the tack upon us in the Spring, and naturally desired to make | Pentreath and Co.

and. Inflicted unnecessary hard-wo

meet ship and loss on the Americans every possible preparation

that attack. The Americans then themselves.

had four divisions in France, of ☛ENERAL, PERSHING, a ho which one was ready to go into the tells us in his preface, has line, and Pershing at that time written as an American for Ameri-told Sir William Robertson that jerna. His prime purpose is to "no one in the world could guess" make clear to his Countrymen when more American divisions what modern war is, and what is would arrive. the price which must be paid when

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WATER

Mild in character and kept well in check by the police, the Com- munist disorders in Germany are signposts. nevertheless warning Commenting. some three

France has now apparently months ago, on the Government heeded and FE calamity has decision not to provide the custo- thas been averted. AL the mary public bathing sheds, we re-moment. the situation bears aid marked that the authorities seemed au improved aspect. The

preparation for war is neglected. We and the French, boing short to have an unfortunate knack of Germany needs and must have if

The United States declared war of men, proposed that the Ameri- a collapse is to be averted, discriminating. unintentionally it

on Germany in April, 1917: Gen-cans should send over battalions definitely assured. Meanwhile

eral Pershing landed in France on of infantry without waiting for 'might be, against those not blessed

the Government has succeeded

LEVELS. June 13, 1917; he first command-the creation of complete divisions, with an abundance of this world's in staying

catastrophe.

ed an American Army in battle and that these battalions, a goods. The thought recurs to asCredit has been virtually stopped.

DETAUS FOR WEST, NORTH

on September 12, 1918, in the attemporary expedient to tide, over thek on the St. Mihiel salient, and the emergency, should be incor- In connexion with the exclusion of The banks are permited pany

AND EAST RIVERS.

within two months the War was porated in our brigades. The. launches and motor-bouts from Is out monies sufficient only to gay

The following table, Issued by won.

language question seemed to give land Bay, and will we have the wages of workers and dules

the Kwangtang River Conservancy His comments upon the com-lus a natural proference over the disuht. reflect the views of the to the unemployed. Every open Commission; shows in English feetplete lack of preparation for war French

ing for speculation has been the water levels on the West River, Thy his country, and upon the mis- great majority of people interest-

is North River and East River on the understandings of his War De- ed in this matter, By its detectively stopped, exchange

being controlled by the Reichs-dates named:

partment of what was needed are July July severe, and when we remember inclination 11 divulge anybank, and the share markets are

16 16

that America's intervention in the information regarding the origin etosed. There are wine steps West River at Shishing 23.6

War had become possible, if not

It Look of The complaints said

which will meet with the fullest North River at Samshui

1.3 and that two eminent Americans, East River at Sheklung have been made, the Govern-approval. Panic, the real danger, North River at Tsingyuen 14.1 16.6 probable, long before It ments lays itself open to the belief is stifled. A further breathing

The level at Tsingyuen on the Roosevelt and Leonard Wood, had been arging in vain for many that the action has been taken ni space is granted for settlement of 18th inst. was 10,8. the behest of certain people, who the dispute between France and wish this particular bench to be

intervention personal reserved for their exclusive use. On Arthur Henderson, who is going The lowest levels on record are To the and the greatest manu- principle, we cannot, but object to to Paris to-day, IN expected minus 5 feet at Samshui and facturing nation in the world had partinus 27 feet at Sheklung. to rely upon others to supply its any policy which in effect, if not by to

Germany. In this connexion, the

play

10

of

Mr.

to 1

2111 important actual design, excludes any section The British Government have been of the community from facilities secretive about their attitude, but which they have previously Mr. Henderson has at least mude it quite clear that Britain will enjoyed.

her stipulations to Analysing the Government's ex-attach planation, we much doubt whether response to a genuine appeal for assistance, apart altogether from it will carry conviction with the the threat of an upheaval in Ger- public. The ban is said to betoken many, which haa by no means been the Government's solicitude for exaggerated. The extremists are those who are only able to reach the clearly striving their utmost Colony's bathing beaches by land. make capital out of the crisis and This rather naive explanation would it says much for Germany's good carry much more weight but for sense that little success has been But there is a the fact that there are no matsheda achieved so far, at faland Bay, nor, do we believe, point beyond which Dr. Brueniag dare not RO. Meanwhile, would the Government grant per- Mr. Ramany MacDonald has mits for such structures, there, stepped in at the critical moment Д Con- The plea would also be more readily with his invitation for accepted had not the Government,ference of Ministers in London on to be the by shutting down its aheda on other Monday. It seems beaches, shown an atter disregard correct climax to the parleys on for public wishes. Possibly; the the Continent during the woek-end Government is merely stating the and offers the brightest prospect of the elimination of the Inst truth when it says that its inten-obstacles to an accord

tion is to reserve Island Bay more

Ano

or less exclusively for the "land-

Tho woll-known "Little Shop", of lubber" but not for the "land-

Building, whero lubber" in general; merely for the Shanghai, has opened a branch in

Gloucester few. The suggestion that launches examples of Chinoso blackwood, and motor-boats which visit the curles, porcelain, jade, ivory, crystal, etc. aro to bo seen. The Arm spot have been

of specialises in interior decorating, and annoyance to bathors by discharge has been responsible for this specializ ed work in rooms of the Cathay ing "oil and other matter" is one flotel, as well as on the Flagship of which, to say the least, is surpris- the United States Fipet, Lampshades

of distinctiveą stylo ing. Neither motor-boats nor the speciality,

д source

Also

The highest levels recorded are: months upon their country that it Shiuhing, 41 feet; Tsingyuen, should prepare, his comments can- 29.2 feet; Samshul, 27.3 feet; not be held to be too severe.

Sheklung, 11.6 feet.

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"Now, my husband is a man of very conservative tastes."

But Pershing saw in this pro- posal not an honest altempt to meet a real crisis, but a cun- ning scheme to prevent, or ot lenst delay, the formation of an. American Army, and he would have nothing to do with it, the result being that between the middle of Murch and the end of April, 1918, we suffered nearly 118 many casualites as the American Army did in the whole War.

The suspicions created by these attempts to get American help in the Spring of 1918, lugered on in Pershing's mind, and in the end he and his troops had to pay a heavy price for them.

The attack on the St. Mihtel Ballent begun on September 12, was a complete and easy suc- cess The Germans had, in fact, made up their minds to withdraw from the salient be- fore the attack was made.

This success confirmed Pershing in his belief that he and his Army could stand alone. But n more severe test walted him. Focb wanted the Americans to take their part in his Anal ad- vance to victory by delivering a great attack astride the Meuse.

The transfer of some 600,000 men. from the St. Mihiel to the Mouse front was well done, and, as Per- shin proudly says, an admirable fece of Staff work But time wan "at- short, and the preparations for tack upon formidable. defences had to be hurrled, while Pershing rofused the advice and help offer. led him, seeing in those offers fur- ther attempts to interfere with the *independence of the American.. command.

Both we and the French bad learned from bitter experience the difficulty of organising the communications In rear of a modern battle, and how to over

come those difficulties Menty of expert ald was available, but Pershing would have nene, with the result that when the Ameri- can attack through the Argonne

there was made

ere was such con- gestion on the roads as bad never before been seen in the

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