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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1917,
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from 'Page 10)
THE MALAY STATES AND THE
WAR.
A MILLION A YEAR
SINGAPORE, Jan. 2.
At a meeting of the Federal Council of the Malay States, the Sultan of Selangor moved and the Sultan of Perak secondled an animal war contribution of £500,000...
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This with the proposed contribution by the Straits Settlements, makes an endual contribution of one million sterling from the Malay States.
The meeting was provided over by the Governor (Sir Arthur Young
tribution from the Straits Settlements a connection with Or Die" WIN £30,000. Many Asiaties generously
- contributed to the Fenil,
THE 6 PER CENT, EXCHEQUER BONDS AND CERTIFICATES
STOPPED..
NEW WAR LOAN IMMINENT.
Losnox, Jan. 2.
As ficial autouneement is made that, no further applications for per cut. Exchequer Bands or War Expraditure Certificates will Accepted.
i
THE SITUATION IN GREECE.
BLOCKADE MAINTAINED.
ATHENS, Jan. 1.
The Nots of the Triplice to Grecca intimates that Allied troops may shortly
THE CHINA
PANAMA CANAL. FALLING-OFF IN AMERICAN COASTWISE TRADE.
The dering British Consul as Colon says be landed at Iten al conveyed to the Four of Trade Journal has
Salonika by the Larisan Railway. Out furnished the following partionbars of the reserves will have full liberty of action
NEWS FROM HOME.
(From Cher Chen, Correspondent. ),,
| should weave fancy pictures, touch-the mon let me say that you can get « quite as good fare at a modest p. "ico ut any decent club or hotel that you may enter, Eaat, or West. "The Guildhair has LONDON, Nov. 16.no kitchen; the real fancy spreads are WHEN WİLL IT END?"
the Mansion House and apart from th turtle soup, pheasant en casserole and With the winter hard upon us the the friert sole, all the fare is cold A question arises more than eres picnic" tho Times called it, and that
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giving further cause for complaint. It year ended June 30th, 1916, Pledges the Entente not to permit thened at that as the canal was Venizelis: forces to cross the neutral zone.
"iyi a landslide from the middle of Septem.declare that we must be prepared for a The Note de ares that the br. 1915, until April 18th, 1916, longer struggle, and concluding phases menting the relations of the Allies ECONOMY blockada will be maintained until the period covered in reality aly tive
of the outliet that will surpass Joffre and Calorna
is reflected in the macting of Generals Eatente's deumnals are satisfied
ferocity all that has gone before. In commander-in-chief has done wonderin
The Italian auth..
theropinion of many well able to judge, things and ought soon The number et ocean-going vessels.
to be in EFFICIENCY"- using the waterway during the year ended)
we shall hardly be back in peace possession of Trieste, but who before June 20th, 1914, was 787, and their conditions before the summer of 1918,
would have predicted ngente net tonage ans 2,125,781 tous,
Oreof the clearest writers on the war France There the Huns made one of cordial cooperation between Italy and the corresponding Sigures for the previous throughout the past two and a half their many mistakes, and they are now tiseal year being 1568 vespoli of 3,843,005 years has been Mr. J. L. Garvis, editor stupefied to find the two great generals" An efficiat angeancement states that The fetal quantity of cargo varie of the "Observer." He has consistent, meeting together for common effort in
through the caskin 1P15,15 was 3,140,0 The Governor reported that the con- the Farl of Grenville has been appointed, as emptized with 4,080,799 to in
ly declined to be lalled by false hopes between the two nations. Whatever Saray, that old kingdom of fel the British Government's representative 1914-15. on M. Venerelos Provisional Govern-
Taking in consideration the and unwarrantel optimism, and all hesitation there may have been in ment," at Salonika with the title of it that the casel was open to tride her along he has addressed warnings to the Italy before coming into the war, owing "Diplomatie Agent..
teh and a half months in the year 1913-15, [public not to leap too rentity to the probably to the Hun financial entangle as against five months in 1915-16, the impulse of sanguine expectatious rused ousted-there has been nothing but menta in Miler and elsewhere-ainee Frontky ngerage for ships, tonnage, erg by local achievements.
wholeheartedness since. varnel and toll was higher in the latter
Italy bus In Sunday's issue, following a series pleatly of arms and munitions, al yeap
of brilliant articles, he emphatically luture historians may yet write of the declares that the mistakes of the Allies meeting of Cactorna aut Jofre ng in the East have set back the clock and marking one of the turning points of The vessels passing through the casal we must no longer look with any the war. A wireless message, achlessed to in the scul f year 1916 were employed on certainty for a concluding campaign
ON THE WEST FRONT. the German Embassy at Washinge following pricipal trade routes:- next gear but must prepare for a further Patel Mates in the west coast of campaign for the year after that, which ton, states "that the general impres
"Weather conditions on the West' won it Curttany is that the Entente's and Teatral America. "end should, anless further errors are comfront are as had as had can be. The fanswer is verbose and that, hates to the Far East, including Ausmittel, be the closing stage, He points mud and lush are indescribahe antl refusal to end the war is peekly as 'nited States costwise out that when Hanania came in the the cavalry have been moved further figetel for the sake of neutrop to the Facific Coast & Central policy should have been to attack back. Even the "tanks" are finding it 4 South America; 17 urge to thy Bulgaria, arush her and unt of Tur difficult. I am told, by the way, that who are suffering the consequences est Coast of North Africa, e Artanicey from the Central Powers, then there are two kinds of tanks, known as Lof the war. The message points of the terminal of the Panama Canal the sattle with Turkey, then oust Austria, "he" and "sho": One is fitted with i
thie is is zeriarkable the Answer This is taken to indicate that auentions the rights of nationalities Pacific Coast Central and South and finally surround Germany in howitzers and the other with machine advocated guns. They hunt ja couples, one of espite the fact that the conquerare for and trom the United States and apparently caused delay in the Allied out for drollery, have thus married By M. Briand Bridel counsels ench, so the soldiers, always on the look Constantinople and the Thir donelles as one of the Entente's
actions, so that we are, now too late to them. favowed objects.
A noticeable feature & the incre falling carry this policy ent. Before Christmas. ost in DeJ'uited-States registwise trade Rumania is not yet wholly out of
MAN AND WOMAN POWER. a renat meaths. During July-Septera, į danger, at the time of writing, but she
We are becoming more and more ber, 1925, there were 70 ships, with a cumot now suffer the full punishment aware of the war pressure, through the of cargo, but from the site against her by the German partners, to do anything will be roped into the | net tonnage of 311,458 tous, carrying of the pince" strategy" clearly designed approach of a time when every man able
of the mopening of the canal to Jure Hindenburg anal Lalendorff. Instead net and told off to do something mill- 1990, the cristais trate cousisted of going directly against Bulgaria, and tary or otherwise, in the national in- als of 11 whips, with a duk bornage nf
so seretning her Hank, Rumanin teres How far women have come to #7,700 tons, which carried" 31,999 FOR
male the mistake of trying
the all of the country is revealed by The King has sent the following of are. This hating was caused by directly to conquer, Transylvania. the announcement that numbers of them New Year message to President Poin- the fact that with the cbeing of the canal cutting six months off the
golden opportunity WES lost of are being mined for service as carpen bench I am us confident as over the vessels of the interrupted constwice and unless remarkable things happen the construction of huts in the rear ters. in France. These are chiefly for ANO SALARY STIPULATION. of a victorious issue to the struggle. services were diverted to a great extent we
pay that the noble French nation. to the Breign trade, in which trade they continuation of the struggle next
must look for a very bitter positions of the army. TANDON, Jan. 20
live strikingly and have been hops site the reopening to Spring it is only due to the splendid home, we are being drafted gradually beshly proved the will to victory,eminerde of the watervas by the con-heroism of the Rumanian army and the into this and that department of service, Russia, that the aituation of Rumani is Those who have been grailed as fit for not now a very serious one. Everyone, general service have very little, thanes
need Lardly say, is hoping even now today of escaping that obligation. that the Eastern forces raay be able, by superhuman efforts, to do the apparently impossible and recover such advantages as to offset the initial mistakes in some degree,
saw War Toon is huminent.
Mos
THE SILVER MARKET.
Lestos, Jan
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Man A Codismid's
NEW YEAR MESSAGES.
review of the silver market during THE ALLIES' CONFIDENCE IN
year 191 states that the hups demande exceeded', tim production,
" and that probably the volnago orders.
in the present your will exceed the available production.
VICTORY.
Lospos, dah, 1.
Aneric, over which mate is carried
Beroper
wall of steel. La
war.
As for those of us who aro-still-at-
It is leally stated the Barons, by the triumph of the Allies, rinned gagar d-mand be to and the heavy aid that is coming to it now from either for whale time or part time work. I
Cowdry stipulates as a condition of his pecepting the Chairmanship of Air Bear that no salary shall be paid.
THE KING OF HEDJAZ.
theer the path of peaceful progress, Present Poinaré, replying to the weured against aggression."
King of Italy, says victory is assured ite the New Year. KAISER'S NEW YEAR'S GREET.
GRAND SHEREEF OF MECCA'S NEW TITLE RECOGNISED.
LoxpoN. Jan. 2.
The Grand Sheriel of Meren has been notified that his assumption of the Wtle of King of Hejaz, has been definitely recognised by Great Britian, France and Italy,
BELGIUM AND AMERICA.
KING TO PRESIDENT.
Wasnisaros. Jan. 2. The King of Belgium has cableet'
INGA, TO EMPRESS.
LONDON, Jan. 2.
prevailing high freights brought about by
tise war,
AK
Ut the 787 vesels using the canal dur. ing 1915-16, 88 were British and American, the best 10-6 mperes
tionality bling Norwegian withs 45. regards the enrgo married, the principal enntaditics passing through the canal during the year were as follows:-Ni The Kaiser,, in his New Year's mares, 594.100 tons; refined petruleim greetings to the Empress, speaks of 27 test eral, 241,218 Ans: soar. chang Renario, despite stalborn 125,544 tons; hamber, 80.686 tons: 'inum Russian Psistance, thanks God for factured goods of iron and steel, $775 confidener thus the tons; crude oil. 612 tans: milway Now Your will bring new victories; material, 57820 tons...and iron ore but adde, in a minor key: "We $2,350 tons. will bobl on.. American telegrams aliento at the "lope of American molition is for the present hun! dened."
BRITISH AND RUSSIAN RELATIONS.
to President Wilson conveying the AN INSINUATION REPUTED.
gratitude of the Belgians to America -
LORD CURZON MÄRRIED.
Losney Jan, 2.
Lord Curzon has been married Mrs Duggan in the private chapel Lambeth Palace.
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The report that Lord Lucas is missing has causeif keen regret in a very wide cirile, for he was one of the most authorities are coming to the view that, and society.
As time goes on many competent popular of the younger men in politics after all, the final issues will not rest solepartmental work at home, but his He has doue good much on the West, as in the break active spirit called for more ardent through the Balkans. In spite of the service in the war, in spite of the Beaumont Hamel advance this week, handicap of an artificial leg, caused the smash through the German lines on through the loss of his natural limb in the "West is no longer spoken of so the South African war. So he took to aily, in view of the fact that the dying and was renilering a'good account Germans have had so long a time in of himself when, presumably, the which to prepare their defences. The Germans got him down. pooling of all the resources of the He was a cheery soul and was The waing British Consul at Colon re Central League, under Hindenburg and always ready to show the ingenious Authority bad in hand. When it is BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIRS, permanent coaling plants at the terminals centralised
Ludendorf, tas resulted at least in fitting of his subatitute leg, even boast completed the Thames for the first time control and cut outing that it was more comfortable than will be able to accommodate the largest the Fanon Canat has advanced to divisions of opinion. Every lesson that the original. Is could not, he argued,liners and those engaged in the North such a point that their completion will they could learn from the Allies the levelop corns, and he added "Your dont Atlantic trahe may then ran to and is being organised by the Board, of Trade, This Fair, which, as in 1915 and 1936, require only few more inantbe. The Germans have appropriated, and their know the comfort of an artificial leg fram Loudon, thus saving the milway will be held in the buildings of th varios coaling companies which have management and fighting qualities until you have bumped it against the connections with Liverpool, South-- applied for storage space have been poti- should not be minimised. The Allies, sharp edge of a table and felt nothing" for the generous assistance and
Pengoanab, Jan. 2 - of This fact and requested to sue therefore, are now on their mettle It is recorded that when he went to the The British Ambassador, Sir G. their propiše requirements for upgee, in to match this unison by a still front, his mechanic got quite a fright sympathy extended to them and w. Buchanan, speaking at a wonder that the Panama Cana adminis closer union of policy, harmonious when he borrowed the oil can and expressing the hope that Americs Year's banquet, all that peace with ration may proceed with the assignments as their relations have been throughout. proceeded to lubricate his knee joint.
I hear from a reliable source in South "ry 26th to March Oth, 1917, and whi Africa that German agents there have, comprise the following trades, vix :— would always remain a strong pro- Germany, whose hands were red with of space and the granting of revocatie There is nothing be alarmed about in
been active in their surreptitious way. tector of Telgium.
all this. We are all as united, as
Toys and Games. the blow of nem-combatants, was licens.
in stirring up an agitation among the Earthenware and China. impossible until Germany's spirit of
confident, and determined as ever. We Some capunics have made a provi know we are winning, and our, know been fined a heavy eum for concealing So far the mischief has been scotched,!
Once more a Chinese resident has Basutos, who are fairly well armed. Glory. militarism was exorcised. El resical application for space, with the ledge is no less pronounced herause we opium in the Fast End. This is one and all the whites are determined to futed the insinuation that Great understanding that before the comple-do not blink at the fact that we barea of many such prosecutions in the past allow it no opportunity to develop Britain was trying to thwart Russia. tion, of the plants they should indicate scrimmage yet ahead that, as Mr. few months and it is to be feared that far as ordinary precautions are concern He déclared that Great Britain more precisely their needs, while others Asquith said at the Guildhall to whole-heartedly, assented to Russia's had applied for space for a specific anm Thursday, will call for all our resources soing with cocaine dragging, which will require constant and careful watch- on opium smoking is a growing vice, erl. It is a situation, however, that at uins regarding Constantinople and ber of tons. The latter companies are and all our strength. Sir John Freach has been developed by some men ofing and it demonstrates the dangerous This Fair, which is being organised by wished to perriquently consolidate given opportunity to increase or decrease at the same place predicted that the the oversens contingenta, abetted by and treacherous nature of the Hun, who the Corporation of the City of Glasgow the Anglo-Russion Alliance. The the space applied for, and all are request climax would be reached in the Spring, the men and women who live by their is ready to return evil for hospitality, in under the auspices and with the support Ambassador pointed out that Great cu to advise whether they wish the space but he was careful to add that the climax wits in the underworld. The police any land on the face of the earth, no of the Board of Trade, will be held in Britain had advanced $800,000,000 in one plant, at either Chistobal or did not necessarily mean the end, which are on the watch for opium dens in the matter what horrors his perfidy may logow from February 20th to March to her Allies for the purchase of war Balons, or divided between the two.
eould not be recorded until we had West End as well as in the East let loose. runteric besides what she had sup-
achieved a victory that would make for End. A young Caundian officer says plied direct.
an enduring peace. On the whole, on his way over be made the therefore, we shall be better 'wivised to acquaintance of a very pleasant man take the extreme view of our require who gave himen introduction inents and prepare accordingly. That a family living in a fashionable square
the opinion of the longest-headed men who would he arid, give a cordial German trade. He has bought sapatogen, to-day.
welcome to an officer from across the formamint and other German, prepara sens. When he called he was stuck, by tions, and will change their names. As A recent London paper says:-- The sailing loaf is now in sight. "
I was at the Guildhall Banquet on the sickly atmosphere of the interior. soon as the existing stocks run out and Thursday, and
He was shown into a suraptuously then pit British manufactures and reception MONTREAL, Jan. 2. "It is not at all a remote possibility." proceeded I had difficulty in realising Printed room, fitted with divans, and British methods against the termen, stove Fairs, can be obtained by merchants Forty-six women were incinemted!r Finch, secretary of the London
that we were in the midst of received by a charming lady But hele told me the other night he bid for on their arrival in London by spplica Master Bakers Protection Society, told war. It wa by a fire which occurred at a lunatica Press representative "and my own glittering in scariot and gold, set and was not to be caught, so he got sanatogen for years as a brain food and tries Fair, Board of Trade, 52 Choup brilliant gathering, was suspicious of the whole surroundings the business because he had been taking lion to the Director of the British Indue asylum at St. Ferdinand. Megantice is that housewives will certainly off with tints of black and khaki. away as speedily as posible. A few believed in it; ad the concern attracted eide, London, E.O., or from Air," E A County, in the night time. There
days later he passed the same place and him. He explained that the conquest. Williams, Local Correspondent THE BELGIAN OCCUPATION OF was uncontrollable panic among the have to pay that price before the war is How strong is the Imperial spirit was
scen in the reception accorded to the that the house was to let. The of business gaze zest to his life and he inmates, many of whom were in-
The Incorporated Society of Wholesale oversens representatives, and
Howary birds had fed from inquisitive had no use for the man who merely Poard of Trade,
Dopariment of Commercial Intelligence jured by jumping from the windows and Retail Master Bakers have already cordial are the relations with the Allies authorities, who had been given a bipt went into business in order to make a to water which was frozen."
decided on a further advance in the price was reflected in the hearty greeting to LONDON, Jan. 2.:
The Board of Trade will provide an competence and then retire. He has of the 4lb. loof.
the diplomata. from anti-German The Belgian occupation of Febora, in
To-day it is 10d, but on Monday it
Though British manufacturers are since bought a German gunne business Inquiry Room at each of the above Fairs East Airien, was facilitated by the King GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF IRISH will be 10d-the highest quotation yet capitals, capacially the Ruginti, French, hard put to it to handle existing orders, and, I understand, is looking out for for the purpose of furnishing commercial
Serbian and Rumanian representatives. on account of the shortage of labour, now worlds to conquer. of Uganda's provision of 14,000 porters.
reached.
Dairy Products Committee of the Mr. Asquith and Mr. Bulfour were well and are therefore liable to be accused The column fought and marched for:
Central and Associated Chambers of received, but the ovation of the evening of slackness in regard to export months through dense bush
Agriculture has warmly welcomed the was given to Lord Fisher, who was enterprise, there is quitt preparation request made to them, at the instance of speedily in animated conversation with for the trule that will follow the war, Thousands of Africana, and Arabs control of the Irish railways from today. Captain Beville Stanier, M.P., to prepare Lord French. Take that as a sign, the principal. ports anticipate a
a report upon the causes that have led
suggest to you, and keep your eye substantial development then, to a large HERE is nu use of our "beating to the increase in the price of milk
Wing rib of beef was quoted in the on Fisher'
extent at the expense of Hamburg nad around the bash. We might ma
CURE THAT COUGEL meat department of a West End stores As to the banquet itself, a sort of Bremen. Bristol and Cardif expect to you to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy EEN you have a truhlesome
well gat with it frst as last. We want effort had been made on paper to make capture a good deal of the North Atlantic the next time you have a cough or goldcrazy it does not more that you it the simple meal advocated by the traile, nad as to Russian, Scandinavian There is no reso 80 Leg of matton WAS
OBITUARY.
SIR CHARLES HOBHOUSE.
LONDON, Jan. 2. The death is announced of Sir Charles Hobhouse, formerly of the Bengal Civil Service, and, in later pears, a Judge of | the High Court at Calcutta,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN.
FEBORA.
CANADIAN ASYLUM FİRE.
FORTY-SIX WOMEN
INCINERATED.
RAILWAYS.
L
And
LONDON, Jan. 1.
The Government has taken over the
swamps, from which the soldiers wero sometimes inextricable.
enthusiastically greeted the Belgiana.
A common "ery was: "The people
of fifteen have departed; may they
nover retain Fifteen tofer to the
THE PRICE OF FOOD AT HOME.
over."
"
General Nivelle, who succeeds
ut 1s. 5 per lb. yesterday, sirloin of
THE GUILDMALL BANQUET.
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tha
* BRITISH TRADE.
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CAPTURING GERMAN INDUSTRIES.
Lord Rhondda, better known us Mr. his colliery enterprises in his attack on D. A. Thenins of Cardiff, is going outside
STRAIGHT AT IT.
not do
10th, 1917, and will comprise the follow. ing trades
Textiles.
Renly-made Clething Books and Shoes. Foodstuffs (prepared and preserved Domestic Chemicals.
Tickets of admission to either of the
information.
.:
Interpreters will be placed at the disi ponul of foreign visitors' free of charge s hoth Fairs.
minimum tomber of Inshos inflicted by General Joure in the command of the of beef at 1s5jd. 6d. per 1h, Premier. But it was very much the same and trade from the British Dominions why you shoulor as we can tee hare consumption or that you are going offences. The Germans attempted to English, mother. He started in the war shoulder 1s. Edard rump steak is. 10das in former years, with the real fare overseas, Liverpool, Nowenatle and Hull paration by its remarka to fell to be on the malo jidosol fake Cham
the Geramas a punishment for trivial French field armies, is the sod of an characterise the campaign na Jehad," as a colorel of artillery and distinguished per lb. yet simultaneously ordered pig breed himself in the Battle of the Marne and
The great demand for coal is ereating
to have it, but it does mean that your Jungs are throatonal, nalát, in just as
berlain's Cough Remedy before it is too
tby all Chemister ande Storekeepert
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concealed more or less inthesimple words look for an increased share. The war gained a world Verdun as fezeral Petain's right-hand enterprise in the Black Country coa removes and sweet But let anyone has interfered with the big improvement inghest terms of praise It is for sale Tate Fork
people everywhers, ape
apeak of who has never attended suck a feat chome which the Port of Loudon by all Chemists and Stesekeepers,
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