TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1915
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BLOCKADE OF GERMANY.
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Iren, Coal and Textile Trates “
A citizen of a mutral State was Intely spent some time in Germang, writes in the Daily Chronicle as follows:-As the
the
Laz would be still 'dearer were it not for the fact that there are several millions of men ia uniform who do not require civilian cathing at present. And the standartrof aring have gone down so that people are waring their old clothes rather than buy new ones. One indasby which has suffered acately is the manafacture of toys in and around Nuremberg and in
Thuringia Millions of pounds worth of these toys used-tc. be sent to other countries, but this export trade has now almost entirely ceased, and a number of factories have been closed."
Bration-British-German Krosment had bpen, concluded for the repatriation of medical service prisouars. Pumibly 500. doctors and 3000 medical orderlies will be
shanged.
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Concerning civilians, those upwards of
| years of age will be liberated, but it i impossible to arrange any other agresmani, Fowing to the existence of houtagon whom, the German authorities hava: čzkeit, or might take, in the invaded departen enta,
JAPAN'S CONFIDENCE IN. THE ALLIES
Baron Kato, the Into Minister for Foreign Affairs, speaking at a mass-mcoting of the Deahikai Party in Kobe, at the end of August, said that a few weak-kneed Japanese expressed doubts concerning the isse of the nondict in Europa 'and fance regarding Japan's position in the event of Germany's success. These, however, were happily few who wore easily influenced, bat Baron Kato sail that he was ruicing the mass of the Japanino people ja not doubting that the ultimate result of the cardict would be a cumpluta victory for the Allies. If afterwards Germany should' attack Japan, this country is prepared to neet her with gone and ships and mon.”“”
NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL MINISTRY,
The new Coalition Cabinet has been constituted as follows:
Mr F. W. Massey Prime Minister Colonel J. Allen.Defence
r W. H. Herries...... Members of the. Mr W. Fraser... Mr A. L. Hordmas Bir J. G. Ward
lato Liberal Go- vornmant
Finance
Mr R. McNab..................... Mr 4. M. Myers.Members of the
Opposition Mr Th. K. Macdonald Mr Bassell... Mr F. H. D. Bell Ministers without Mr Hauki
portfolio
TORPEDO-FIRST-WARNING AFTERWARDS.
This where leaden rays were mide are VALUABLE TEAKWOOD industries of the German Empire are of being utilised for the manufacture of bul.
BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, Ja,
such a varied and extensive, character, it lets. The makore of basket ware, toys,
otc. are couêned to making cases for would be difficult to deal with them all shells. The glass industry, which exported Consisting of -
Mr. Myers takes over the new portfolio TEAKWOOD. - Suites. Chesterfield within the limits of stewspaper article. largely before the war, is now confined to Sofas and Chairs (New), Bras alshall, therefore, audice myself to those making bottles and other ware for the for Munition Supplies.
The New Zealand Govertinent is pre- same zasy be said of the hol- Army. The a Fraas-mounted Bedsteads, Bedroom and Industries which are conaurned in
low-ware factories, which heranos nothing paring for a complets register of the Dining Room Furniture, Toilet Tables, export trado of the sountry.
to do beyond making tins for preserved Dominion's strength in men and resources Wardrobes, Washstadde, &c., Bide-boards, It would be quite wrong to imagine that, oude for the use of the soldiers. And, sad hopes that the Bill will ho really when
after the blockade of the German perts, all lastly, the great for market at Leipzig-Parliament resumes.-The Times. Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables the manufactcries we stopped, of course, second only in importance to that of Lon- and Chairs, etc..
the shortage of labear, the difficulties is don has come to a complete stop.. the way of getting a material, and the It must, however, be will understood. impossibility of exporting any of the goods that the German exporters are only now manufactured, brought a number of beginning to feel the pinch of the blockade. factories to a sindstill. Bab, on the other It was declared effective early in March.. haad, the German maafactarers succeeded but under the pressure of American, remarkably well in adapting their plant influence, the English Government allowed and machinery for the producties of war more than two months' grace, so that the complete stoppage of the German exports only dates as far back as May 10, or even Juav 1. This chiefly explains the fact that German public opinion and the Prose did not show themselves much alarmed up to that time. Now however, the number of bankruptcies is advancing considerably, and great uneasiness is sprending in industrisi eireles, and more so becsaso the hopes of america bringing pressure to bear apou the English Government to relax to blockade have entirely vanished.
I had a conversation with a German American who recently az ived from the States, and he wad on the contrary, slain ed as the situation in the United States, He spoke of a British American
Germany
Akzo
Une Dinner Service, Crockery and his material.
Ware, Cutlery, Cooking Stove, Piaz Carpets, Sundry E.;P. Ware, Electric Reading Lamps, etc. AND A FEW LOTS OF PONGEE SILK. &c. and
One Rickals Phneumatic Tyres.
Tarms
Cash.
Moreover, spine of the industries are doing a roaring business, and reaping huge prodis. In this they are helped and not bindered by the blockade. For instance, practically the whole of the machine industry, the iron foundries, and the steal works in fully employed, and are doing a splendid basiness. They do not etter from any lack of raw material, as the whole of the ore reserves of Sweden ars at their disposal. In addition to this they can tap 808 their own ures in the Diedenhofan and Sour districts, and the oras of Luxemburg and Longwy, in mice.
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New York, August 8.. Through 35: Karl von Wiegand, the New York World's Berlin correspon deas, the German Admiralty munchalantly answers the doubts expressed in this coun Hongkong, Sept. 2, 1915. try regarding the reporteŭ alíack by a sub- marine on the Orduna. The Admiralty tells Mr von Wiegand it is now it receipt of the report of the commander of the sub marine, and that the report tallies with
his arrival at New York. upon
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Thers is an inexhaustible demand for the draw the principal industries of go to that made by the esptain of the OrdinaEE Premises No. 88, SHAMEEN B.C.] output of thin class of industry, Rails aro away to America and complained bitterly The submative commander says he saw wanted in great quantities for the repair of of those Germans who had established the Ordans through the periscope and took the mileage in Belgium and Poland; the | branches their businesses in America, it to be's steamer of about 6,000 tons. $1 per inch 3-Inserticas shortage of agricultural Labour has created thus giving away their trade secrete He He fired a torpedo, but miscalculated the a great demand for agricultural machinery dwelt on the opportunity which the war and implements. The land in France and has given for the Americans to saize Ger Belgiums tccupied by the German armies is mau trade-in exterprise which had hitherto As far as possible being cultivated by been beyond them owing to the cheaper soldiers and Russian prisoners of war, and labour and greater skill in Germany, this work is being largely carried on by machinery. Then there is also a
grost demand for girders for the repair of alway and road bridges in the war wasted ares. I may also point not that the German manufacturers have not hesitated to avail themselves of unexpired British · patents,
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So far as coal is concerned, the mines. which used to compels successfully in the markets of Scandinavia, Italy. France Egypt. Denmark, and Russia with English
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the size and speed of the Ordoia and the torpedo missed. With unconscious humour the German Admiralty are stress on the the fact that after the torpedo had missed. submarine rose to the surface audits commader signalled the Ordons to stop. This signal the Orduos iguored, so the subma ine commander ordered several slots to be fired from the gun on deck. But it whe soon obviour that the best conid not overhaul the liner, so the chase was abandoned."
The sequence of the Gorman procudure-first the torpedo. next the signat to halt, followed by the bombard
"The "Admiralty's From time to time attempts have been
ment as disclosed in broke out nearly all of these mines came to their trade coosections by me a of sertral report is fullowed by a statemens in which appreciation of German: "bumaity." The standstill, chiefly owing to the shortage vessels. In this connection goud deal of and Admiral van Tirpi z informs Mr.. of labour Bat there has been a gradual interest attaches to the operations of von Wiegand that he has not yet received ROW 1st September that part of the revival,
and the
the output is now about half LONDON-WILLIAM" SLÄTER, 42 Grat
shipping company just formed in the
Building known as STONE- Bussell direct, w... F. ALGan, 11 &
stating that two thirds of the output of Scandinavian and other foreign vessels on which two Americans lost their lives. BENGE No. 6 Hobinson Road now in the has been reached are exaggerated. Before that are to dy the American dag
To but he assumes the Iberian.failed to herdscespation of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha L.C., T. B., BROWN. Co. Lid the war the supply of coal to Scandinavia, mas
was the signal to stop."The Times.
particularly scitable for a Boarding House 163 Queen's Rat Victoria and especially tiolland, was
scheme - wan ago, when musathe CATOR & PLATT, 80 Grace- "wansiraly as coal put
is the pus put forward the Commissioner
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of Navigation Washington, refused sanction the transfer of there 30ornhill GORDON & GOTCH, 15 Syndicate, which had managed to beat Bride St. E.C. Baazar WATSON, 150 down British, competition. At present the steamiers, hat I understand that bia Fle trat. C. BreLL & Co., Snowxpert to neutral countries amounts to approval has now been obtained. The These American authorities appear to have doubts Fall, Holborn Viaduct, 2.G. D. J. Jabout half treat quaqting KEYSER A Co.. 3 Waitsfriars St. Patrice are to be content with cake and about the legality of the transaction, an 2.O. MATH & GROWTHER, Ltd., 10, small quantity of Belgian anthracite,
The distribution of coal in Germany is they have warned the owners that if the
vesselss 11, 12, NewBridg B, za"
Attempt to
o engage in European trade regulated by committaa composed of they will probably and their way into the "SCOTLAND - PERD, L. SIMONT, & North representatives of the coal owners and the Prize Court, wheur in all likelihood, they
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The several ballons d'essai Jaunched by the Kaiser on the subject of peace appearOUSES imbecile to us and probably futile to Germany herself, but there is method in. the Emperor's macness. Apart from the professed object there are other reasons" for the maneuvreda, da
A neutral friend, well scrusinted with the Germanız character, and methods, sume up the situation thos A few months go the Kaiser promised his people pesce by October. The retent feelers are con- tingent on that declaration, and before that date will be followed by other and. mere definite proposals.
ALUMP IN TECTILE WORK, The textile industries of the Empire are until July managed to keep up to something like their normal level. There. has been à decrease in the szportation, but the home demand for taxtiles has been rety good owing to the total ces ation of imports of foreign descriptions. Bat since
1 the manyfuture of all goods from -199 August
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Commision, has announced that Germany | failure, the Kaiser will thereby be whato bourne and Sydney.
traband of war.
This principally affects the Cronas dia desisted in her reprisal op scheme, washed it the eyes of his hypnotised sub- trict, Barmen and Liberfeld in the Berginah-nder which French prisoners, mostly on-
accustomed to manun labo re were com- jest and sympathetlo merge The Markisch distriot, siz in Chapelis, and the pellad to drain marshy regions. The world will heat 30210 such message sa
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SINGAP RE, SRIT, 200, -KULY Dresden, lausn and Chemnitz districts inacheme was based on "th- allegation that tius never wished the war. I have NOGR. ROOMED FLATS : Banol. Six xy. Since August 1 only date for German priemers in. Alrion were badly opened the way for peace, but our enemies the snoy are the executed, but this wil treated. American and Swiss witnesses, PHILIPPINE LANOBA S. Vix not give employment to one-tenth of the after unhindered inquiries at three temps, wil, kaya none of 3. Therefore I am RateTM, MayRoad, Hongking with
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