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THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continged from Paga 1.)`
THE WESTERN. FRONT.
1 YEAR'S BOMBARDMENTS.
-700 ENEMY AEROPLANES BROUGHT DOWN.
PARIS, Jan. S. The Allies in 1016 carried out 750 aerial bombardments of which the French were responsible for 230 and the British 180. On the Salonika front there were 174.
The French brought down 450
THE OPERATIONS IN MESOPOTAMIA.
FURTHER BRITISH FROGRESS.
LONDON, Jan. 3 Ar official message from Mesopo-
THE CHINA MAIL.
AFTER THE WAR-WHAT?
SOME PREDICTIONS, AS TO POST BELLUM REORGANISATION.
The first logical consequence is that
the circumstances of the unmarried mo ther will resemble more than they have. hitherto done thise of many married mathers: the harsh lines once drawn between them will dissolve.
I do not sen
grea
cat possibility of a specially rich class being sustained by maintain- capable
When the warring nations lay down | tha
tamis says: "Dospite heavy rains we their arms a new, ers in the world's bisneshed and indebted world of
further progressd on the right bank of the Tigtis, east and north-east of Kut-al- Amar
it
JAPANESE STEAMER
WRECKED.
FIFTY SAYED OUT OF FOUR HUNDRED.
SHANGHAL Jan. 4.
Details are to band of the wreck of Chefox on Christmas Day in a blizzardt.
the
from which a
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constituents in a polygamous tions and institutions will have been laid rather than self-supporting free by Hi Excellency the Governor low; a drastic recorganisation of civiliss women, is to be derived. The tempera of the Straite Settlements and High tion is inevitable. The question that men mental dislike of intelligent women to Commissioner of the Federated and women are asking themselves to-day polygamy is at least as strong as a man's
objection to polyandry..
Malay States prior to recent ECONOMY fie-What will the new world be like?) In "What is Coming," the well known
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novelist, H. G. Well, who calls himself "prophet by usaland wont," assays a new and striking series of predictions about people and civilisation in the coming era. This book is as interesting it is thoughtful, and has been
THE NATURAL MAP OF MANKIND.
Vary jaded and anamic nations will sit about the table on which the new map of Europe will be drawn. Each of the diplomatists will come to that business with a certain pre occupation. Each will be thinking of his country as one thinks of a patient of doubtful patience and temper who is coming to out of the drugged
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Hi Ertelloney the authority of Governor and High Commissioner, made public. to the Volunteers both in the Colony and Federated Malay States on. -of Red stupor of Dec. 16, 17, 18 has since been published one of labour wounded and perplexed, public. The constitution of the several returning to the disorganised factories from which Capital bas gone a fighting committees will be announced at sit and to which it may never retom
The Government is aware that thers In a hundred years time black early date: west of Tripoli, from Oran to Rhodesia
ia a widespread fealing that some in- I believe, talk French. And what
ment as to its views in regard to what fades, and the American mind accastong
Through all Africa and Western Asia further help in man power contribu itself to the new conception of a need of there is a great to-morrow for a reason to the Empire the Colony and the ander Arab auspices. alliances and understanding to save cen: Islam
F.M.S. can give for active service 'under mankind from the megalomanis of races
I have already binted at the possi- the War Office. } and dynasties, I believe it will turn first bility that the now EXCIDES Asry British
in the opinion of the Government WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. to the ides of keeping the seas with Navy may some day be s The difficulties between, Amerien Britain and France, and then to this controlled by an Admiralty representing every man who is fit and can be spared should leave for active service and the cf Froup Allies, Australasia, Canada, aud Mexico appear to be smoothen the Pea of an understanding with a
Allies
that will keep the
Britain and
be, France and Government would be willing to render ited States..... assistance towards the payment of asia and the World
business of the Alies is
appearances of
separate
A WORLD LEÄJUE OF PEACE More people and more intelligence is concentrated upon the manufacture of cigarettes or hairpins than upon the establishment of a permanent world
not
A communiqué, reconls a very tug and most gallantly, saved 50 out of peace the old conception of isolation closely related than will speak the dication should be given by the Govern-
fively artillery duel north and south of the Somme, and in the regions ef Rouvroy and at Venlun around Morthomme and Bezon Vaux,
SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S MESSAGE TO LABOUR.
LONDON, Jan. 3. Sir Douglas Haig in letter to Mr. Ben Tillett say: "Tell labour that the beat Christmas present they can make to their comrades in the fell if to seei that nothing during 1917 will hinder the regular, constant and increasing output of munitions and material. If the munition workers and the troops in the trenches pall together our triumph
is certain."
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AMERICA AND MEXICO.
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of the
. Mr. Fletcher is leaving Washing- not to march Germany. Their soveries are kept up after the war / passages to any man who is in need of
A MEXICAN CONSUL-GENERAL
'ARRESTED.
medical examination and of Prace ton to assure the Ambassadorship primary concern is to organise a great the practical outcome of the struggle is assistance provided he passes the
about the world with quite likely to be this: That there will Decessary which the American States and this be only three great World Powers left satisfies the military authorities that he at Mexico City.
may either uzite or establish a permathe anti-German Allies, the Allied is otherwise fitted for military service
Central Europeans, the Pan Americars. in the field. nent understanding.
Mars will sit like a giant above all And it is to be noted that, whatever the There are, however, two points for baran for the next two decades constituents of these three Powers may consideration: first, that there should and the speech of Mars is blunt and be, none of them is likely to be be sufficient men remaining for plain. He will way to ns all: "Get your optical idea! is the United States defensive purposes in case of local need, houses in order. If you squabble among yourselves, waste time, litigate, muddle of the World, a union of states whose and secondly, the maintenance of local snatch profits and shirk obligations state boundaries are determined by industries. again.. I will certainly come down upon you what I have defined as the natural map
(of mankind. -
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NEW YORK, Jan. 3 The Mexican Consul General here has been arrested and charged with being concerned in a conspiracy to ship arus and ammunition to Vers Crusin violation .of President Wilson's embargo proclamation of October, 1915.
RECORD FLOODS IN QUEENSLAND.
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ITALY'S CONQUESTS.
MUNITION-MAKING IN ITALY.
ROME, Jan. 3.
BRISBANE, Jan. 3. Italy notifies that she has con
Record Boods occurred in Nor her quermi 1,200 square miles of terri
and Central Queensland on Decem-sides. sory and shortened her front by 125ber 27th when 18 inches of rain fell.
A hundred persons were drowned at Clermont.
miles.
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She has taken prisoner 35,000 Austrians.
489,000 persons are employed or the making of "munitions. The total includes 73,000 women.
THE GREEK: SITUATION.
ISLAND POPULATIONS REVOLT AGAINST THE KING.
LONDON, Jan. 3.
Beuter, learns that the populations of the islands of Psara and Imbros have thrown off their allegiance to King Constantine.
"
BITUATION ** ONE OF UTKOST UNCERTAINTY."
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE ALLIES' HEPLY TO AMERICAN,
NOTE"
LONDON, Jan. 3. Reuter learns that the Allies reply to President Wilson's Note has been drafted and will, probably be presented in a few days.
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It is not expected that the Nether lands will associate, itself with the fited States, while attempt to secure the co-operation of South America have not met with much success. Certainly the Argentine, Brazil and several
aller States will not take action.
COLONIAL CONFERENCE.
The situation here is one of the utmost
LONDON, Jan. 3. uncertainty. The King is finding mach
It is understood that Mr. Walter difficulty in replying to the Allies Long (Colonial Secretary) will attend demands owing to the attitude of the the Imperial and Colonial Premiers' populace.
ATHENS, Jan. 3.
LATEST STEAMERS SUNK.
LONNDO, Jun. 3. The following steamers have been sunk:-Aconcagua, (French); Goosebridge (Swedish); Hollybrane (British); Erica (Norwegian.)
THE HOME PRODUCTION OF FOOD.
LONDON; Jan. 8.
3r. Prothero, President of Agricul ture, his appointed an Advisory Committee of ten farmers and agricultural experts to assist with a schente for increasing the Home production of food.
Agricultural war committees have been established in the English
sóunties,
A joint conference will abortly be Held in London.
A HEW IMPERIAL ORDER. FORESHADOWED.
Conference.
GERMANY'S PEACE TERMS.
SPECULATION IN AUSTRIA.
An Asahi message from Paris, dated 91st ult, ys that according to Austrian papers, the probable terms of peace to be submitted by Germany are being studied in Vienna with great interest, and the following are believed to be the principal conditions:-
(1) Belgium and France to be restored to the status que ante bellum
(8) Germany not to be held responsible for compensation for individual losses suffered by British people (such as the
of merchantmen), sinking
(3) Germany to recover all her lost colonies.
S
LORD RHONDDA'S NEW DELL
RECONSTRUCTION FORECASTS.
SIDELIGHTS FROM GERMANY.
HOLDING OUT" REQUIRES
STERN HEROISM.
The Kaiser has recently declared: "We Shall hold out,"
The Government after consulting thei military authorities is able to say that for purposes of defence a large number of men can be spared and notice will be given when Government considers that no further men should leave.
For old lawyers and old politicians and "private ownership to handle the great problem of reconstruction after the
As regards the second point, if any wae in the spirit in which our affairs
doubt or conflict ofpinion existe were conducted before the war, is about
between the employer and the employ- as hopeful as if an elderly jobbing brick- layer, working on strict trade-union
ed, on the question whether an che that ever came, down a mountain rules, set out to stop the biggest avalan
employee can be spared or not for activó service in pan which can be best determined by an advisory committee. This court and land-holding class can-
The Frankfurter Zeitung," in a The Government therefore proposes not go on being rich and living rich during the strain of the coming years recent article da Holding Out, conto appoint au advisory committee who The reconstructing world cannot beat cludes a passionate appeal to the nation shall hear such cases as may be brought
as follows:-
before it voluntarily and who shall By 1920 we shall be going about a world that will
"We know that we must limit our advise both employer and employee as have recovered very largely from the impoverishment of the selves, and we shall do it in the con- to the course they should adopt. struggle; we shall tour in State-mantsciousness that the sacrifices which we authorised to issue certificates to those The advisory committee will be factured automobiles pon excellent bring, although demanding stern heroismmon who offer themselves and who sre ronds, and we shall live in house equip
arsething to the sacrifices which physically fit and otherwise suitable for with s rational factory electrics being barse in the trenches, on the high active service, but who in the opinion Bent testamation, and at every barn we shall be using and consuming the pro- seas. under the net, or on whow-bound dects of nationalised industry and pay-mountains, by men who are giving their ing off the National Debt at the same lives for us and for our future, time, and reducing our burden of ren-
Therefore, we mast not whimper and tiers Kür boys will be studyire science
...
in their schools more thoroughly than complain, ocrely because we must bean they do now, and they will in any privations. The enemy is listening for cases, be learning Russian instead of every utterance and draws hope from
of our boys' will be going into the
Greek or Germanic service, and every exaggerated complaint that he will fewer thinking of private business, and be ahis to defeat us. Let us for this they will be going into the public ser renson observe moderation in criticism, ice, not as clerks, but as engineers, and only criticise where it is necessary technical chemista, manufacturers, State or when criticism helps to record abuses, agriculturists and the like.
Allies will become State The
firms as
as Let each individual adopt as his own the Germany was, indeed, already becoming actie L'état c'est inci." before the war; setting private profit aside in the common interest, bandling agriculture, transport, shipping, cool, che supply of metals, the manufacture of a thousand staple articles, as national concerns.
The end of the war will see, not only transit. but shipping, collieries, and large portions of the machinery of food and drink production and distribution no longer under the administration of private ownership, but under a sort of provisional public administration.
ENEMY MINELAYER TRAPPED.
PRIZE BOUNTY FOR A LIGHT CRUISER, SQUADRON..
of the committee are indispensable for the work on which they are employed in Malaya
In a leading article on this pronounce ment the Straits Times: 8375-
There are men of the right military the defence of the Colony. That is the age in Malays who are not required for pith of a statement made by Major tieneral Ridout as the result of very careful consideration which has been given for some time past to the question
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What is our duty which young men head of a Business to keep it going, coolier is a sent a good many of our have been asking. We are under the But take the banks, or the newspaper gallant contingents two years ago. The impression that & considerable effort bar ofices, or the accountants offices, or the needs of the Empire are complex. We been made to a certain from various engineering work-in all these there must have soldiers, but we must have firms and industries how they stand are certain kinds of work, which cannot Colonists also. We have not only to with reference to staff, and that the be passed over to Asiatics, because fight but to earn the financial di opinion has been formed that a decrease there are none who possess the necessary culty may yet be harder to salvs_than of European service is possible in a con- training. Every man of experience the filling of the ranks. Every siderable number of cases. Therefore, knows the danger of cutting European, phase of each individual case may re employers are appealed to, and we hope supervision below certain limits, and gaire consideration. There are men out that they will take a generously pat we are not asking for blind or in Lers who would make splendid officers, riotic view if any of their men express discriminate reduction, of staffs. Bet and we would like to let all such men a desire to serve their country, and greater than all other claims is the go. There may be other men who are MARRIAGE, ND THE FAMILY.
that they will assist all such honourable daty we owe to our country. The doing better service to their country The family, already light, will grow
Commodore F. Yorke Tyrwhitt and the aspirations as much as possible. A time young, able-bodied man who can plodding steadily at the job they lighter. This means that marriage, al officers and crews of the following Ave may come when the call from our Mother be spared and who does not seek have been trained for than in any other though it may be hy no means less emo-light cruisers were awarded £856
land will be more insistent and more to be spared is not a man worthy capacity. But finally, and above all let urgent. Our own view is that every of his race. We recognise that it us bear in mind that the wer is muck tionally sacred, will become a lighter thing.
H.M.S. Arethusa (dagship), Com man between the ages of 17 and 60 may become necessary to take great more than an event in Europe. Directly should be training for military servico risks, although we recognise also, that or indirectly it closely touches each one EMS. Aurora, Captain W. 8. the condition of his health permits there must be wise discrimination in of us, sad we repeat that no European should majas Hany Our local ordinance requires all up to
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Marriage is likely to count for less as State and for more and more as a per- sonal relationship. It is likely to be an stair of diminishing public and increas ing private importance
America will be the continent with the long purse, prepared to bay rather than sell
No longer a political Thoreau in the woods, a sort of vegetarian recluse among nations, being of negative virtues and appremeditated superiorities, America girds herself for a manly part in the toilsome world of men.
WHAT WOMEN, HAVE WON -
this war can prevent them getting it.
Prize Bounty was awarded in the Frize Comt recently for the sinking of the German minelayer Meteor in the North
Sea
mander E. K: Arbuthnot,
Nicholser,
1.3. Cleopatra, Captain F. P.
Leder Symonds,
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HA.S. Conquest, Captain J. Farie,
St. John.
the Meteor.
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ET. JOHN AMEULANCE BRIGADE
T.CA, DIVisto)
popalation. We have been naked some opportunity of qualifying himself to the age of 55 to do so and it is within regard to the reduction of the European physically At our knowledge that some who are over times why, if the call for men is so fight for King or country if his services. that age drill quite a regularly as many urgent, so many men of the Regular are required. Slackness, even in the who are much younger, because they H.M.S., Undaunted, Captain. F. G. realise that, if the need arises to call for and Territorial army are kept here on matter of attending drill, is disloyalty.
those who are in the prime of their garrison duty. Would it not be better, It is often said, to take the whole Commander M., H. Anderson, R.N., manhood, the very young and the com burden of local defence on our own paratively old may have to fill the shoulders and let the fully trained and said that on August 9, 1015, when the resulting blanks in our system of purely mobilised forces go where they would (4) Lithuania, Courland, Livonia and Poand to be separated from Russia, and
squadros were some 50 miles north-west local defence. We hold now, as we be of more value and where, un- two independent kingdoms formed out
of Hom Beof, the Metour wie son to have always held, very strong views a doubtedly, most of them would be better of them.
Women have won the vote. Not the founder. From a nedtral veel the to the obligation of every man to pleased to serve It may be said quits
Company Drill Tuesday and Thurs (6) Eussia to withdraw from Asistio most frantic outbursts of militancy after Areibung, rescued the crow of the British qualify himself for service. We zendently that this matter is receiving Turkey.
whole male European full consideration. No doubt is certain day, 8 p.m.
VACCINATION (8) Russia to recognise the suzerainty There is scarcely a point where women, vessel Ramsey, which had been sunk by want the
population to be brought, as nearly
Members who have been instructed as (nc) of Turkey in the Dardanelles.
having been given a chance, have not
Vaccinators will attend for. pablic daty (7) Bulgaris to obtain possession of Dobrudja and a portion of Berbisn Mace-nore than made good. They hare revolu Enemy sirahipe had reported the British as possible, to the standard of amount of training is necessary before a
tianised the estimata of donia.
the 5th inst at 7:30pm ofconomic squadron's approach to the Meteor, and military efficiency which would man is much use in the tropics, and if a
men who have had this training, at their Beadquarters (Chinese Y.M.0.0) and it is importance, to say that when in the long run the
in the lunch the disposition of the cruisers mendensble them to undertake any pass big call is made we shall have to part with
Members of other Divisions who desire military strength of the Allies, beary of 50 miles leaving no room for her to duties. We are not sure that much; who know how to deal with the labouration Station will be established)
good' is done by aiming at the pictures forces, Chinese, Indian, Javanew and was and blown up que exactitude which is so attractive in slay, on which the prosperity of the to may attend this superiority of our women, which by her own crew, who went on boant a an old régiment of the line, but there is Peniels depends. In some cases this above
for instruction
LONDON, Jan. 6. ··
enabled us to pit a woman at the cen- Swedish fishing vessel which was near the need to teach men bow to move in special qualification justifies the retentionable sccination duty, will be carried The Daily Express foresandows the
sorship will object to exact geography Snatitution of a new Imperial Order PURCHASE OF GERMAN GUANO Upon this point against a man st pass by, no prisoners being taken the Ger perfect harmony of combination, how to elemen who otherwise ought most out na below to do at Connoll
which has tipped the balance of this So pleased apparently were how to form camp, how to certainly to go, but far be it from
Kwok Kwai Fong mon crew with their explofs that on entrench. how to shoot, and not least us to discourago. any man, from going Monday, 17.30-9:30 pmz The new free
Wogan is Lord Rhondda, it is stated, has bought | grave and capable boing to be a their ratan to their own country, they how to use the rides « fighting who wishes to go. These ba no times Fang Tuns
used were photographed in a body, and they instrument with bayonet fixed. If we for any man to stick to a soft job, and imposing her own decency and neu-
could get more of warfare training and and a healthy young single man who is the Anglo-Continental Gusto Company trality of behaviour upon the rien shs Bumbered 161
The President awarded 26 per baad leas of the purely parade ground train not actually essential is false to his breed Lor £150,000. It was formerly a German meets. And along the ling rt sober con In connection with the protraction of concern, the bead office being in Haz tume and simple and restrained be of the person abord the enemy vessel.ing there would be, we believe, deeper
interest and better results. The trains a employers are willing to keep him. Indian litigation the Times strongly barg and the London address Dock haviour that, the freewomunis marking
ing of men who rush out from the desk We hope that when the Advisory Board, ront the married women will also escape endorses the anggestion of a actrespon Ecpse, Bilitar-street,
to the dri ground needs to be made committee, is formed it will be medtally attractive, else the tired brain me to which application can be conto Kwok Fi, Chang Tiago dent that the Indian High Courts
CURE THAT COUGH-
mild like F B cannot be induced to cooperate with
fidentially addressed and we
uire THEY you have troublesome the physical movements. war is scelerating the enac
that board to have the power. similar to those of the English and This is Lord Rogzóda's cond new tion of women from sexual specialisation. cough, it does not main that you Ooours the male European into the creamstancer of the Dominion Courts to constrain an enterprise. This week was announced It is liberating types that will inevitably have consumotion or that you are going population of Malaya is a long waystate and thereafter determine
both the atmosphere of gal- us have it, but it does mean that your below pet. There is seatcely su Cfice that he had acquired on behalf of gyndt late which is such a bad to friendlli lungo measurestered, and is just another ste full complentent. cate the assets and business of Howeness between people of opposite sexes, well to be at the ste side and bake, Charts,
Waldog sil Co., nenolacturers of that sosphere of hostile distasty, beraing Cough Remedy fotore in is too All, or nearly alt are short- dint and her chemical which is ite counterpart in the mindste Forale by Chemins and most lines of busines the
of the
efficiency of Asistic service enables
in the next Hodbars List
INDIAN LITIGATION.
LONDON, Jan. 3,
BUSINESS FOR £550,000.
drosed
to new measures of freedom. The plain The Garmin company had a capital of well-made dress will cast, the ribbon and
should be given without delay powers and is 1022 peld e dividend of the decolletage
8 per cent
appellect to prosecute his appear caligent
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in which the record must be transmitted
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