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NIGHT CARS
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Hongkong, April 11, 1913.".
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SUBMARINE PIRACY,
STATEMENT BY LORD HOBERT CECIL.
THE MAN POWER QUESTION.
REVISING ALL, EXEMPTIONS.
POSSIBLE RAISING OF THE AGE LIMIT TO 50.
LONDON, Fab 20
It is stated that the Government has
New York, Feb. 21. Lord Robert Cecil, Minister of the Blockade, interviewed by a represcrita. tive of the Associated Press, said that aubmariniem so far had had very little decided to revise all exemptions of men effect on imports into the United King under thirty-one years of age. If this dam, but had interfered to some extent is hot sufficient to provide the necessary with the trade of Neutrals. Some of number of men At for active service, the Scandinavian and Dutch trans the age limit may be raised to Bity Atlantic steamers were now afraid to years.
call at the United Kingdom ports in
order to be searched and thus avoid the trouble of search at sea. The British
Government consequently had arranged that such ships should be searched at Halifax, Nova Scotia.
NEW ORDER IN COUNCIL.
LONDON, Feb. 21.
A new Order-in-Council has been
THE
1
THE WAR LOAN
HONGKONG AND SHINORAI
·BANK'S · CONTRIBUTION.
OVER FIVE MILLIONS STERLING
LONDON, Feb. 91.
The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank
gazetted enacting, in view of the German and its clients have subscribed submarine warfare, that unless vesacis £6,010,000 to the War Loan, of which bound to or from neutral countries | €1,670,000 in new money.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.,LD. jacint to. Germany call, at British or
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GENERAL MANAGER.
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Telegraph add: Peaceful,"
P.O. PEUSTER,
Manager
Allied ports in order to be searched, they | shall, until contact is established, be deemed to be carrying enemy goods und will be liable to capture and condemna- tion: but ships calling at British or Allied ports shall not ho presumed to be carrying enemy goods and abalk not be conflemned merely because they are
arrying enemy goods..."..
BUBMARINISM AND BRITAIN'S OCEAN-GOING TONNAGE.
LONDON, Feb. 21.
EGYPT'S CONTRIBUTION."
LONDON, Feb. 20° Egypt has contributed nearly £5,000,000 to the British War Loan, of which £3,750,000, is new money.
BRITISH NAVAL
ESTIMATES.
THE WORK OF THE NAVY.
LONDON, Feb. 21.
Sir Edward Carson, Lfirst ord of the Admiralty, do introducing the
The report for 1916 of the Liverpool Naval Estimates in the House of Steamship Ompers Association states Commons, and the House would be that Britain's ocean-going tonnage was asked to vote 400,000 men Down to reduced by less than five per cent only October last: 8,000,000 men had been during two and a half years of war.
moved overses only one or two It says that these figures show the futility, of the German blockade
SHIPPING LOSSES.
LONDON, Feb. 21. The steamers Icle and Orement and two small craft have been sunk. All u British and total over 8,000 tous
...
“SWEDEN AND SUBMARINISM.
A GERMAN OUTRAGE DENOUNCED
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toward incidents, besides 9,500,000 toos of caplesives and war material" Since the war the Navy had examined 25,874 ship. The submarine warfare was a grave problem which had not yet been solved, but he was confident that 1 the measures which were being devised- would gradually greatly mitigate its seriousness. An Anti-Submarine De- partment had been established, composed of the best experienced men
THE WEITERN FRONT.
LONDON, Feb. 21.
A Geran official report received by
· LONDON, Feb. 21.
wireless states- We frustrated British The Swedish Fress denounces the attacks south-east of Ypres and astride sinking by a submarine of Sweden's La Bassee Cously and French attacks biggest sailing ship, the Hugo Hamilton between the Meuse and the Mossile. which was on a voyage from Valparaiso to MESOPOTAMIA" AND DARDANELLES, Sweden with a cargo of saltpetrs. The papers contrast this flagrant breach of International law with British methods,
COMMISSIONS.
Lospas, Feb, 215
t is expected that the report of the DUTCH TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE. Mesopotamia Commission will be ready for publication in March next. The Dardanelles report will be published immediately.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 20, The Nederland Shipping Company and the Botterdamsabe-loyd will shortly resume their services, with eight passen. gar steamer, between Jaya and San Francisco, touching at Hongkong, Nagasaki and Honolulu and connecting
THE SCHOOL FOR CHIANTAL STUDIKA.
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MELBOURNE Feb. 20, Women and children are prohibited from travelling to Europe in any
circumstances.
QUESTIO
LONDON, Feb. 21, The City Corporation has given £250
endowment of the School for Oriental Studies. The Goldsmiths Company had given £5,000, invested in Wr Loan Bonds the Chartered Bank of India Australia and Chins £1,000 and £100 yearly for five years; Hong. kong & Shanghai Bank, £200 yearly for five years; National Bank of India £100 yearly for three years, and the Moriartile Bank of India $100.
THE BRITISH": FOOD SUPPLY» Sir, Marcus Semuel
Andrewa havo ziven The latter incressed his from £100%
POWERS TO LOCAL
AUTHORITIES.
LONDON, Falk! DIE
Press Bureau anaonaces that tha
aiture, emporera
authorities to compulsorily Tand for allotadas, to mai
21,000/each
valour of the Indian troops
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