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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1818.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
(Continued from Pugi 1.)
THE BRITISH WAR EFFORT.
100,000","MEIN FOR ARMY. AND
NAVY
LONDON, Jan. 14. Sir Auckland Geddies, Minister of National Service, in his statement on the Man-Power situation in the House of Commons emphasised the all import ance of the Navy. We have trodden he said, "some strange paths with little profit since 1914. Let us return to the faith of our forefathers and recognise. that on the nos and by the sea we live
RESOURCES SUFFICIENT TO
ASSURE VICTORY. The Government had examined the atire question of the strength and serneter and composition of the forces ourselves, oct Allies and enemies in e light of the situation in Russia he result of the inactivity in Russia chat 950,000 artditional German ops would be available for the
of men were at present holding such cartilestes who were engaged in work of practically no national importance. After mentioning that over one million meh bald protection certificates which could at present be cancelled, the speaker, proceeded to explain that only men fit for general service would be taken from vital industries, and
M. CAILLAUT.
LODGED IN PRISON,
THE CHINA
Pins, Jan 15 A, Caillaum bas arrived and has bean, lodged in the Saxe prison. This has created & Lansation.
AIR ATTACKS ON GERMANY.
THE POSSIBILITES.
THE WORLD'S RICE TRADE.
INDIA'S · SHIRE.
The current number of the Bulletin of
the number fequired would be secured authorities found incriminating,doca-mediate operation pat into im dön. John Mirash epotains an article |
The Instrandigean states that the bys cleat cut datormined on the agementa, compelling his arrest forth with. basis for each particular occupation.
*
DROPPED.:
THE SHIPPING PROBLEM. *- WHY THE PETROLEUM BILL WAS Shipping was a vital problem, Every. ton bagit or saved from submarine war fare or economized by substituting bome production for imports meant a ten avail. In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar
LOSTUS, Jan. 14, able to bring the American forces into Law attounced that the Petroleumy Bill the fold. Our sremies were staking which provided foyalties to land owners grything upon our failure to solve this where petroleum. might be found, was problem. Our success in solving it dropped because the necessary action meant certain victory.
legislation. could be "taken without special
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THE EMPLOYMEFT OF ALIENS,
SCHOOLBOYS AND WOMEN.
41
Aliens would not henceforth be "STANDARD. SHIPS IN SERVICE. employed in certain restricted occupa tions of an anesscätial character without permit. Uninterned energy aliens, if must work nationally or be interned. Arrangements were being made for the tension of employment of schoolboys hom 4,000 were Alceessfully used last season with the Boy Scouts for harvesting and cleaning land. Women muuition worker, including Admiralty Extern Front and several Austry the end of last year compared with workers, numbered nearly $15,000 at Ingarian Divisions for the Italian 247,000 in 1914. Still more women of bnt. Taking everything into coll classes were necessary bration the Russian defection might ibly mean 1,600,000 Austrian and Any troops available for other Futa Severtheless, the resources
Allies were sufficient to assure bry. Nothing but a paychological extrophe, in one or the other of the Aed countries could save the Central
Piz
THE CASUALTIES -
je Government had very carefully cedered the question of casualties arhad determined that carelessnesk 'sa regla human life should he stamped yarywhere. He was not accusing admiral or General of recklessness, butimply laying down an essential geal principle.
ROWTH OF THE ARMY
AND NAVY."
bre asking the House to consider. dends for more inen be wished dels the British League of Nas bad done. In August 1914 the pernel of the Navy was 150,000 and thalf the regular Army, including
Siz Auckland Geddes expresset; thanks to the Military authorities.of the New Zealand, South Africa, and Nowfoundland contingents who con- scated to grant furlongs to skilled
culturists for work on the land, timely help coming at a critical period in the agricultural eyele had been greatly appreciate:l.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
SUCCESSFUL AIR RAIDS ON KARLSRUHE AND RHINE VALLEY.
LONDON, Jan. 15. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hig
reporta
!!
Now that we have a definite pro- nouncement from General Smulson behalf of the Government that a system the Imperial Institute, just issuel (Lon-
reprisals will
(said
4 writer fün The Times recently) it is interesting
of 70 pages of the production and uses offensive behind the Garman motioning countries of the world are considered to traverse the possibilities of an serial of rice. Practically all the rice-produc.. There is
is no doubt that we can do this separately, in respect both of their rice thing much more thoroughly than the cups and of their tradu in rice, and Germans have been doing it. We have an attempt is made to arrive at uenies have not and, in addition, we this important foodstuf. It is cal- great many advantages that our some idea of the world's production of have an inanitely bigger target.
As in many other innovations in this rice-
caisted that the output of cleaned, sives behind the Front Where we have 61,000 00 tons. Of this the British war the German has led in serial offens except China, amounted to about 1914, in #ll countrica been willing to stretch our chivalry to Empire produced about 36.0 0,00 tons. its uttermont, and have overlooked mostly in India, where the crup (includ much, they have been always active in fing an allowance of a million tons for bambing tow that have been in no Native States) was no less than 33,000 way connected with the offensive. Of the foreign protem of movements of our armies. The
used
gas stance to relactantly. Our
MADS
and
in
94,000,000 toras, over $1,000,0 tons were mio Ave countries Japan, Nether- Abda East Indies (chiefly Java) French Indo-Obiha Sisa and Kores
LONDON, Jan. 14ver, interfere with the effectiveness of production in China are largely guess
this new form of warfare did not, how. In the House of Commons, Sir Lof ane gas when it was once used, nor work, but the Imperial Institute; adopt- Chiozza Money stated that up to did it stultify the afforts of our choing the view that the out December 31 thirteen standard ships mists and scientists in their rescaris poc likely be much interior to the had been delivered and one had been ches. It is now a memonly known Indian crop and may exceed it, conchide
output in Shin sunk.
fact that the Geremin gas, bad as it is that percent, or little less, would is in no way as terrible as ours. No be a fair allowance for India's proportion one knows this better than do.our of the world's annual production af rice. enemis and prisoners taken in nur many offensives all testified as the ter- India occupies in the world's rice trade No less important is the position which rible effects of ani
cor gas shells and as a spurce of supply for other countries. gar ckunda... 8o. it is that
the Briti-hThat is not a necessary consequeres of public can now rest certain that any its impurtance as a rice producer aerial offensive cared out to retalia tory spirit by our airmen will not behind the
CHINESE AFFAIRS.
[ Chinese Mail Service]
THE PEACE NEGOTIATORS. -
'|
PERINO, Jan. 14.
It is "statel that the President will netiste henceforth only with Ten Chan Hug
came
of the enantries of largest production-
offorts of the Germans. De Japun, Netherlands East Indies
ara fortunate in
There have always been men in our wanted the charge to boub German air services who have said that they bist towns to show what could be done in this direction. W haring hot only the best pilots for the Owing to the non-receipt of tele purpose that we are now setting our selves to, but we have without don't granis Tra Tatk Wing Ting for many the best machines. Indeed, it is owing days the President concludes that to an unhappy mistake that the Germany Euk is unable to speak for the South-Early in 1917. the Germans
areable to send their Gothna to England. West.
inadvertently made a present of one of the last and certainly, the largest machines we had built. It landed
THE ILLNESS" OF LUK WING TING.
Praise, Jan. 15! The enemy railed a post southeast-
Luks Wing Ting has legeplek to and of Armentieres. A few of our the President stating that owing to men are missing. The hostile artillery his less he entertains a political was active in the Saint Julien area and south-eastward of llargicourt.
aspirations and since the pque de-
Our aeroplanes carried out bombingand clamation he has been unable to machine gunning incessantly on Sunday.entorer his own instructions. ammunition damp near Roulers and on They dropped 400 bombs on
Large billets, butments and a rail junction. Machine gun attacked a party of the ceny engaged in extinguishing a large mattered and the fire was left to hum fire, caating casualties.
The ef
trought down and three driven do out. Eight bortile machines we Three of ours are missing
THE COOLIES AT THE FRONT."
-
LETTER FROM A MEDICAL MISSIONARY.
1:1
ever
were
at Laon in an undamaged condition.
seeds, though in the case of Japan the da not grow enough to supply their own
last three years has changed a heavy hirge increase in the rice crops in the import balance into an export balance, no fare
ras the trade with foreign countries is excluding Kores and Formou) concerned
practically under the control of threa The world's export trade in rice is cenntries, India, French Indo-China and Sinn. It has been calculated that the international trade, as shown by the quantity of rice which entered inta export returns of different countries, amounted in 1973 about 8,400,000 s This includes exports from Earorean and from it the big enemy raiders which countries of rice which has been med came over London were designed. in those countries which came originally these machines are kept any. 20 from India, Stam ar Indo-China, and es behind
ourfront line in France which unduly swell the total they
can raid
ease such towns as counted twice over Even so, the origina by keing Frankfurt. En. Cologne, Stuttgart and
Limburk, Coblenz, experts of rice from India amoanted to
the great Zeppulia, hangars and words these three
Karlsrube,40 per cent of the total bile thane They can also fear Indo-China were 20 per cent. and to Constante, here are those from Sim 18 per cent.; in other Cassel would not be out nearly four-fifths of the total.
amantries provided their radius, and there are han dreds of towns in the long strip of dependent on Berma
India's export trade of rice is really વોટ્સ only laid open inside Burma provide about three-fourthe of
mitles
trine
German territory, our front and the exports of rice from India as a whole.
line drawn
320 miles from it. Indeed, the whole of the most densely papalated part, of the Rhine valley is vulnerable.
We
41,635,90) consent of 290,000 in 19:3-14), but Earms usually sends to other
provinces export. Without Barna, Indis would not be self-supporting in
reide,1 450,000. The Territoriala nunted $30,000. Now, the personnel of tNary was 100,000, and the Army 40000. The Air Service strength in Uwu 2,000 and today it was 125). However, to the above figures must added the killed, died, missing
haven further advantage in that reines of India more rice than those man machines coming to attack England prists and discharged. Taking
are all of them forced to take to the sex evering into consideration, the effort
routes This does not meus that they the year befor's thevar were equal to the Asit is. India's exports at rice in of British nations under the heading
cannot vary their path by even a bon- rss requirements of the rest of the "Prion of Men for the Arred
dred miles, but that they must ulti-Empire, though petially only 42.6 per Forof the Crown" amounted to not
There was better weather to-day and
mately coverge on
on to well-known cent of the exports went to British far fi 7,500,000 men. England bad ful raid in Germany at daylight against who has taken service with the cooliested, for we can bomb German towns Kingdoms were naly between and per our air squadrons made a most success A Media Missionary from Chica British and French machines will be
aerial reads, where it is fairly certain patriad $7.4 per cent. toi contited 4,530,000, Scotland 620,000,
to foreign the milway station and mosition battalions in France writes :--- Walex0,000, Ireland 170,000, and
waiting for them. We are not so situ-The exports diret to the United the minions ami Colonies 300,000 actories at Karlsruhe and in the Rhine The provision made for feeding and Front from Nieuport to the Swiss from the United Kingdon imported consider
from any point
along the Wastern coat of the total. On the other hand, The mining milljon, composed of
Valley. They dropped one and clothing the ecolies-is-ndmimble and tier. We can make our squadrona notable quantities of rice from Heland and mativghters, labour corps, carriers, quarter tons of bombs with excellent leaves nothing to a desired. etc. Isented the splendid contributogs and on sidings at the main-railway food is wonderfully good, and they seem They can be stabled far out of range of being r
results Bursts were observed in build-
Their mobile that they can start on their Germany w
raids from any town behind our front.
to the ha
DENDS FOR MORE MEN, .
If thort was to be carried on, and ads not rendered in vain, our armies be maintained throughout 1918 demands could be mer from "curces, firstly from the reserves home and abroad, and
civil liftsen after readjusting the only the men remaining in
out formation..
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which after ||
om India to these
•hed
Eecta
industry in the Units!
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situation, I know of no one who feels Every four minutes as regularly sa milled rice, bave been largely, recovers (SHIPS MISSING WITHOUT He was told then was no
HEAVY SNOW, POSTPONES we have made a mistake If anyone ENEMY OFFENSIVE. does bold such an opinion I have not
LONDON, Jan 14,
heard of it on the contmary I could mention, a number (including myself) Headquarters saya. that heavy snow has we answered the call
Reuters Correspondent at British who are glad a thousand times over that again fallen and postponed indefinitely. Recently two officials (Chinose) repre-
ce as
ba
Is
TRACE.
Power allowing communications to
the uses of rice both as an artich the number of ships missing without diplomatic agente abroad to the
tions India and the variou African junction in the centre of the town and to appreciate what is being done for the guns, or even of German raiders, re-exported to the United
g milled and polished there and of dependencies. But even these in the railway workshops and a amaler them very much. They, ca their part, and can make their joumays by stages. figure led to indicate our total effort, junction at Karlsruhe. Photographs opinions for themselves. for thook no account of the manu-
are doing good work and winning golden
Rice-milling, at one time a facture munitions, ships, naval and factories alongside the railway. Antall bad strong convictions before leaving accomplished by methodical bombing wit
confirm that a large "fire occurred in
The Italians have shown what can be declined before the war owing to severe merea and aircraft, 'the increased
campetition by the Dutch and German produd of food, iron ore and the acraft fire was very heary and several Honan that it was a call which justified raida in their sorties against Pola with the result that not only wis supplic all kinds which we furnished hostile machines unsuccessfully attacked temporary withdrawal from our mis. They started their Caproni squadrona the British home market partly supplid All of our machines ionary activities. Having now been in across the Adriatic, and at four minute by forein-milled rice but what was at reached their objectives and returned Europe, for some time, and naturally intervals they appeared above Poisons time the considerable Britisk export safely.
possessing -fuller knowledge of the and deluged the harbour works and trade in fully-milled rice had been warehouses for war matatial with bombe reduced in many directions. Since the was both the 'home and export trade in clockworkc these raiders crossed the and dropper their freight of high or by the British, rice millers, and it
person for thinking that the number of ships o sex plosives. They returned to their base on hoped that this industry and trade may time to a minute, and not one machine
retained after the war. The
missing was increasing. As to the possi failed to come back, although the raid bilities of the development of
second part of the question, the nakla the Jasted
for over three hours. Now that complete milling of rice in Indis
In the House of Lords of the 22nd Lord way right in reminding their the much-advertised German offensive.senting their Government made a tour able to show them that such operations th
the Germans have invited us to try our before export arp also a matter for November, Lord Beresford (N.P.) Lordships of the case of a Neutral band at home art to enable the greatest
this new war game we shall be consideration The Germans are using a lighter type of inspection through France and were can be carried on as well from France
second part of the article de called attention to the increase in pass in its own code from Gamery proportio he sent abroad it would of flame-thrower, not requiring several delighted at the excellent treatment from Italy and instead of communiqués of food and for industrial purposes the trace, and the disclosure of German German Government in Germany
operators.
the men were receiving. It exceeded all reporting the dropping of 10, 2) or even value of rice meal at a feeding stuff Enem search-lights and fireworks are their expectations. Specches were made 3 tout of bombs on Germsa towns we fur livestock is also discussed. The plans, to cause ships to be destroyed That was of course, a gross breach constantly seeking to locate our tanks. reminding them that their native land shall hear of all-night raids carried on alling processes are upscribed, and the without ince, and naked whither neutrality and a fishnet vidation Drafts from Germany's 1919 class are was how a member of the great union regular time table like that of the tube products which are obtained are shown the fovernment would consider the of the privileges gaunted to the men-
with mathematical precision and different grades of rice and the by except as rekort, was contrary to now appearing opposite the British. natural ing and economically p-
united against tyranny, and hoping they txins.
trul country in the uas of British Bound. Government felt very field bowitzers of a maximum range of commÖR CAUSE.
tables given, and com strongly thi would be contrary to 11,000 yards.
store for the Germans that we shall between rice and its by-products and being used for such purposes. He the British Government that this afforded in this respect on all mails as might preclude their dence. When it was pointed out, to national ict to taise the age limit
We are fortunate in bazinga.M.CA doubtless be told of some day soon in whilst large bera of fit youths were records in instance where only nine out Europeans and Chinese; theas are doing managnés There is another side to the be pombed out that the Indian Com October, 1917, there were posted as to that Neutral Power any further We also captured a document which but established here for the benefit of the bald language of the official.com In connection with this subject it may stated that from August, 1914, to was being done, they at once denied
other foodstuffs. enfployed in life who could be of twenty-four field howitzers survived splendid work in accordance with their ea from Germany fully bears out the inmittee of the Iniperial Institute is now in 180 abips with a gross ton privileges in thit direction, and question, and a neutral recently return. 198 released vitseriously andsngering war bombardment essential woThe Government was
well established tradition of ministering formation brought back by returned pri- conducting, at the request of the beerct- satis Bed thatheasons which led to
to mind, body and epirit. There are noner who bare escaped within recent ary the axelation land from the Milit
two Chinese missionaries in charge of months. All these reports any that the dian m matedging the use of1-hundred, were British,, with a tou. Ne British cables: With regard to: med to allow them any longer to
ary Service Ad lost none of their
Germans, are infinitely more afraiduity.of.
foodstufs nage of 100,000. In addition, there her neutral countries, there was no cogency. Thiner had determined
air raids them are the people of England within the Empire. This enquiry to matesvalleilitarily a very large
Indeed this neutral stated definitely ally involves an investigation nature were 50 other vessels closed as raise reason whatever to suspect t
of the that the most pitiful appesis had to be extent to amber of thuths engaged in
hich other countries, and without trace. Their Lordships either in properly accredited dinle nade to the population of bom bell towers
owns especially enemy costories before the knew very well that in several cases matie mails or in private codes CaBential indus replacing them by
return to work. He also said that war, be secured predominant share in the crews had been drowned:by Gear breach of eutrality was bendig passed over British cables any wm- women and ejera. This would
still be dry to raise 450,000 from the men ill life. This was absolute
ly the mit requirement.
The log of the military age,
aven civil li
rge roerve of men over ti, which nemics would not possess, and whaid be thrown into the scale if nece
A WARNIN PACIFISTS."
The pacifists attempting to
We recently captured two improved would do their utmost to help along the Indeed, there are no surprises inmate for Numerous con-necessity af potting such & limitation cables for its diplomatic correspon
FRENCH ARTILLERY ACTIVE,
LONDON, Jan. 14.the work at this centre.
A French communiqué says There has been lively artillerying is Champagne on the right of the Meuse, especially north of Louvement where our batteries caught enemy assemblages. BOLSHEVIKE HITTERLY
DENOUNCED.
PETROGRAD, Jan 14.
TO SCOTCH WAR. SAYERS.
The following appent is published
in
to
the
Inlit, an enquiry into liage of 200,000 of these over one
committed and withent any o
πάτ raids were of little or no Indian lend the causes which led mans after their vessels had been or the reason that the inhabitants to this conditions sont
A Special Fommittee has investigated
Bunk Beferring to the action of a soon for bombed but once in a while the trade in rice, abu, it is undersato neutral courtry in facilitating the dence of such a breach, the Loran soon forest. In some centres, however had not completed its more. The transmision of code meatages, his had no intention of withdraw where the Frenele nennes dropped Brither Brots some folks say we are their egga at close and regular intervais, need for such an enquiry is clear fem Fordship usted what steps had been ing such rights as they at present the punte was extraordinary, and the the facts mentioned are reading the taken by the Government to prevent eyed. He could, however, usatzre And clone with the baybees foreby already restricted lay peassager dominant pusition taken in the rice trade
had reason to suspect that
the Shanghai papers
canny and neuzska
The Social Revolutionaries of the How the libel was started, is not verrs } traffic was taxed to the sttermost with by Germany and Holland before by this means the brutal murder of the House that if at any time the
réfugees making for thesfety zone was compared with the Unitedmen of the Mercantile Marino: breach of neutrality o
Constituent Assembly have issued &
stir up strife in unition works. manifesto bitterly denouncing the Bol
clear.
It's our duty to gie it the lie
So
Come
may
Youths engaged industrice were
abarik bringing the country on the threatening to hole output of ships of a bow and overwhelming war, and acroplanes to force the and declaring that the restoration of Come get out your cheque book Government to" them. This peace is of paramount importance, but Come pick up your pen, would mean send wounded and only the Constituent Assembly would Like guid little men.
hit in a large um older men to the fd limiting or be able to achieve it. The army should. Now blot it and send it as suse stopping soldiers
If the thread be reformed on, the voluntary basia me was carried out that would meet The astionalisation of land without To the Trommer bray of the Wax a blast of hatred tam which compensation is favoured, also of bine, rings dagso would surprise then
The main object.d Ep secure equality ice as far as practicable-The" introducing provided,
ropole was
W now
he abolition
of the two months on granted
to men leaving cor
and the effect would would join the Army more mimarously, tha
certificates of
cypaticon
mén
na
Retaliatory raids will not force the Germana to keep their Githae at home some people imagine for these machines are of little or 30 use for dies fensive purposes. They am too slow and too heavy for chaing invading as yo any other purpose than for bombing planes, and they are of littletese for
Bavare necessary. Indeed, be movement
This is one of the reasons by reprisala That
will put a stop to the raids on England and undefended towngin Mon Sandy your screw may not be Terra France can only came from the German
grandme
people. That it will cher is evident And five dollara rong, seen verra ama', we have brought our long-distance
when one knows the perfection to But muckle five dollars add up. unner-
machines, our bombing tactics and ma chinery, and the experi
of our best pilota
and private railways and a State control stay of industry, with the widest particips tion to the working clames therein
MUNITIONS SHIP RANCHED,
NEW YORK, Jan 15 The steamship Tesa with a cargo of
a
Ta verra guid aum frobe you a
tax five dollers
Add sell tak five
And lend it to And we and our five
Kingdom
HONGKONG POLICE KESERVE.
Omfare Insund by M£F. C. Iemīlu,
D.8.2 (B)/
DINSPECTIONS
The Earl of Lytton (Secretary to
the Admiralty) said the noble Lord tilted they would certain was wrong in his figures. He under-stepa to prevent thei pretice sood that in three years up to Octo continued..
Lord Bere bez last the mumber of vessela misa
ing without crace was 122 The was that the number muthber of vessels insing without without trate truce in
increased dur way-in peace time wai 'ón an
Der annum amount to 15 in Forec herefore if they deducted
belled
which
Years
what
BRIDGE SCORERS
zree