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| £2,200,000 FOR OIL
THE BRITISH NAVY.
THE PERSIAN CONTRACT..
Il Political Aspects.
LA CHU PAK
OHAIRMAN,
25, Tyrex Road Central,
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FORment to secure, if they could, an in- Fame
dependent, or, at least, a partially Hampshire |independent position. There was no such thing, he said, as an oper market in oil. "I was strictly Kennet controlled market. This, then, is Kinaha really the mainspring of the whole Merlin move-the desire to get tree of the Mirstsur » Trusts and to safeguard the State Moorhen Two leading members of the Gor-against being forced to pay exorbit
unt prices for a fuel indispensable ernment, Mr. Churchill and Sir Ed to the Navy. Mr. Churchill did not ward Grey, expounded and defended mince masters In places, be at length in the House of Commons savaged the Trasts pretty fierc
I. agat kent Mr. Samuel Sane en June 17 their policy with respect
the the Persian oil contract. The fermanent have taken a step of the utnust importance, and the ren- sens which unved them were fully
plairwał.
Newcastle
Nightiaru Ribble
Rosario Robin.
Class
T G I...
Commander
despach-remel Admiralty tug
1830
2 2000
Comdr. Archibald Cochrane
Last report'at
Welhalwei
Hongkong
Sramble Britomart
river gunboat
710
river gunboat
2 710 R
2007
Lt. Cmdr. V, R. Brandan
Shanghai
Lt. Comdr.. Q. B. Preston-Tomas' Roorking
Cadmua
aloog
1070
H
1400
· Capt. M, S. Fitzmaurice
Yangterm
Cheimar
torpedo bant destrOYOT
560
7500
Lieut. Condr. E. T. England
Hongkong
Charyb
water tank and tug
300
500
Hongkook
Clio
iDop
· 1070:
#
1400
Cumdr. Colin Mackenzie. D 8.C.
Yangiram
Volno
torpede boat dastonyaz
8500 4
7600
Comdr. Seymour
Wojbaiwal
torpedo bost destroyer
360
6
5700
Lino U. M. Blackmen
Bengkong
druiwes, Ist class-
10,880
10 20,
Capt. H. W. Grant
I
Weibatwe!
torpedo bont destroyer
500
7500
Lieut. Comde, G. F, A. Malook
Hongkoor
torpedo boat destroyer
560
2000
Liest, Camdr, F, A. H. Russel **
Walhaiwal
river gunboat deep
514
*1200
Lieu I. D. Mariyas
Vazh
100
1.c.Comdr. Gibson,
crubber, 1st class
14,600
27.000
Capt. 5. P. Kiddie.
river gunboat
13
Lt-Com Alan Dixon
Labuan Weihaiwal
West River
cruiser, 2nd clas
4800
19 £9,000
Capt. Frederick A. Powlest
Welbai!
river gunboat
Bi
4
340
Liens Com. Malcolm Muray
Yang River
tärpedo boat destroys
5F0
7300
Laut Comdr. B. W. Wilkinson
depot ship, submariner
BU
1400
Lent Comdr. F. A. S. Cronie
Waihaiwal
Konzkum.
river gun bost
24.
$40
Lt.-Comdr. Kah
Word Firer
river ganbont
85
$40
L.Com, J. & 8. Hatton
West Hirer
river gar boat
25
2
940
Lt. Comar M. T. R. Maxwell-Scott Yang-ara
receiving ship
$650
Commodors R. E. Anstruther, Q.M.Q.Hongkosɛ
river gunboat
1SU
*
· It.-Comdr, 8. P. B. Russell
Upper Yangione
river gun bort.
710
900
Lt.-Com- G. F. In La Pazo
Weihni wak
battleship
11,985
18
13,800
Act. Comdr. A. S. Suamazo
Hongtorg
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torpadi-bost destroyer
BOU
7500
Tt-Comdr. Mårwoll
Wailuiwel
torpedo-boat destroyar
590
7500
Lival. Comdr. C. A. Poignand
Hongsong
river gunbost
195
800
Lt. Com. A. J. Landon
Upper Tangi
16
H
river gun bost
150
300
Le-Com. M. Blackwood
150
黧
500
Lt. Comdr. Lloyd
Yangiare
5050
99.000
Capt. F. L. Cochrana
Woihaiwai
0.36
€,3"
0.93
mbmarina
.033
torpedo bost
use
torpede boat
37
torpedo bost
58
torpedo boat
submarine
It-Cemdr. F. J. McGillowie
Hongkong
anbmarine
Licat, J. Gelmes
Hongkong
Lieat. R. K. C. Pepe
Hongkong
Lieut. Facdie
West River
Lient. Wils
Hoogkong
Lieut. Wyndham-Quin Lieur, Xevil
flongkons
Rongrong
jumping no ad down in a state of Saddpiper grya's agitution over his biting sur Snipe a casins at the readiness of the Trusts Tamar
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› NO DANGSA OR DIL. VAMISE The First Lord male his points Triumph very clearly. He etapbusised the Considerable criticisma was offered, desire of the Goverment to encour urid. from widely different motives, age experiments in this country for One set of critics--but these were procuring vil from coal or shule, and
Woodcock very fow-spoke for the powerful to assist the search for new sourers
of supply the British Empire. Woodar oil interests which will be prejudi. Nur did the overtument mean to Yarncoth cially affect. Mr. Samuel Samuel make themselves dependent on the was their chic spokesman. They Persian tell they hoped to get naturally," Ibru their point of view, all they wanted from it, but they do not wish the Admiralty to possess woukl vot "ely" on it. Again and its own oilfield. Still less do they in Mr. Churchill repentail that the Alminulty airendy had an oil wish the Muniralty to take part in reserve which would last for many the refining if the by-products. But months of war. Therefore, there this was not the general attitude. could be nus danger of it oil famine. On the contrary, number of Moreover, the Admiralty locked to Tulonists and Radicals, who strongly criticised the Government's policy on other grounds, approved the idea of relieving the State from the persis, tent squeeze of the big oil companies. Another set of critics were anxious
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Persia for less than one-half of its
it requiretients, and nicunt to go on purchasing "us before from the But this new oil. other producers. field of theirs would be a powerfal lever in keeping the price at a reaso!!- able rate.
He denied, too, that there would
evor gunboat light cruiser
* Flagship of Vice-Admiral T. E. M. Jarrain, K.C.B., Commander-fm: Chief,
us to the effect thus the new deporbe uny special difficulties in case of tun: would have on the future of war. The route by the Cape was. Persia. Alr. Dillon is the
only fourteen days longer shu by, thorough-going pro-Persian in the the Suez Canal, and woukl cost oaiserin Elisabeth
mnost
Name.
House. He scented carrion, as
more, berzinse there would be hd ustal, and was sure that the new Canal dues to pay. There would be move was part of a secret plot for two or three more cargoes a flout the petition of Persia. Mr. Ramsay that was all. Only two wells were Montealm MacDould desired that the defence actually producing at the moment, Decidée
PHOSFERINE of the pipe-lines. ste, should be but there was little doubt that others
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offected by the Company working would be found and proved and in dr through the Persian Government und positions tanch nearer the coast, and Vigilante their geubarueric, rather than therefore more favourably sitcuted. through the tribesinen, us as present. They had the favourable report of Mr. Ponsonby regretted that Persia
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Austro-Hungarian cruiser
Tons runs, E.P.
4000
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French armoured cruiser 10,014
French tagship
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French gunbost
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190
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307
6:
300
Batyo
French murveying ship-
1825
10
B000
Comdr. Toisin
Saigon
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of all places should have been chosen expert-Commission, and believed Doodard de Lagrie for the new experiment. Persia, bebat, is a purely financial under- taking, it would prove immensely said, the dunger zone of the valuable. It we were at war with whole world. He thought the Gov-Russia, his particular supply would erent bid made a good business doubtless cease to be available, while Protee bargain, but was nervous'us to its the war lasted, but the only result
+ Styx political effect.
would be that the Navy would have to pay a higher price and get. its bilde from elsewher.
Tet another set of critics, abiy led by Mr. George Lloyd, who spoke with! local knowledge, were anxious to
MONEY FROM THE STRONG-HON. know how the oil wells and pipe-
Not much was mid about the Mousquet lines were to be defended. He point
Turkish ounce of the scheme, but Mr. Manche ed out that there was Army Corps at Bagdad, and that Churchill explained that no loún or
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was the Government's idea of de- fened: Did they contemplate a mili- tary expedition from horce or from India?
SIL EDWARD CRFY'S DEFENCE.
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• Fingship of Caps. (Domeandere) Boncicant. Commanding shalogal defense trvin (hinn,
Mr. Lloyd George had £22,250,000 in his strong box," and haden the £2,200,000 required for the pur. Genisenas clause of the shares would be issued tis from the Consolidated. Fund. He Jaguar admitted that there was a speculative elpaig Sir Edward Grey replied in detail element in the transaction that to these ist critics, und admitted could not be avoided--but he com- the strength of their argument,mended it to the House as a prudent which Mr. Churchill, on the other and thrifty investment, apart from Otter hand, had treated almcat with levity, its merits as a step vitally necesary Scharnhorst. brushing it aside by talking about for the well-being of the Navy.
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Capt. Baan
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Capt. Schönberg
Cerman wiser
3600 92 11,500
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Tsingtan
German. armoured cruiser 1800
38' 98,0
Captain Braminghaus
Tsingtan
German, gunbost
900
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Shangha
4
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12 £900
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$22.50
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German gimboat
* 1350
Comdr. Böcker
Things
German river gunboat Guman river gunbest
4
1900
Capt. von Möller
Canton
Oble = 8. Deisely
Italian cruiser:
2146
Bhanghai
8.90.
the supremacy of the Fleet. The As Las been indicated, the opposi Foreign Secretary thought that the tion carne from various sources. The
Tsingtao most desirable protectors would be project was condemned. by Six For- the tribesmen themselves, paid to tescue Flannery, who denied that it Fatorland look after the lines as they now are, was economically sound, and by Mr.
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As for danger from Russia, with from the Sinking Fund. Mr. Samuel Macro whom this project had not been dis- Samuel repudiated what he called Fatris cussed, he said that our relations the unjustifiable attack on the Shell with that Power must either be Oil Company, and denied that there ̈“cordial or strained there was no was any monoponoly in the oil indus- .2 half-way-and he hoped that the try.
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ernment had delayed another year, even the Persian oilfeld would cer tainly have passed within the con- trol of one of the great Oil Trusts.
LONG STEADY SOVEZZE. What came out in the debate yes terday more clearly then anything else was that it was the operations of the great Oil Trusts which had driven the Government to take this step. Mr. Churchill explained that
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