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MANNIK LANDED BY DESTROYER
PROCEEDING TO LONDON FROM PENZANCE.
LONDON, August 9.
A British destroyer-took off Archbishop Mannix from the liner "Baltic" and landed him at Penzance, whence be intends to proceed to London,
A great Irish welcome had been previously arranged at Liverpool in anticipation of his disembarkation there.
GERMAN NAVAL HISTORY.
HELIGOLAND AND ITS SURPRISE.
CHANNEL TUNNEL,
"FRIENDSHIP FOR FRANCE STRONGER THAN EVER.
To-day's closing rate 4/12
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To-day's opening rate 4.13
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
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WARNING TO UNITED STATES.
New York August 10th. In the course of an address, in connee- tion with the notification of his Vice-Presi dential nomination, Mr, Franklin Roosevelt made an interesting reference to the ques tion of America's tion in the world problem and
the United States declared that shutting the
retrogressive foreign policy." Be
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would responsibilities eres to their have for its result the selling of the newly- brils merchant marise to a more farsteing The ordinary general meeting of the Power, that the crashing utterly by embargo The German Sm had now satis-Channel Tunnel Company, Limited, and harassing legislation of the country'
would lead to the closing of foreign trade was held on June 25 at the Canne American ports and the building of an field self that the British had settled Street Hotel. E.C.. Baron Emile B. impregnable wall of costly armaments down to a pure defensive so far as E. Lange the chairman) presiding. The United States would then live as the their heavy ships were concerned, but
The Chairman. in moving the adop Orient used to lives bermit “nation that constant suhmarine attacks weretion of the report and accounts, said he dreaming of the past. As an alternative, he urged tha; we must open our eyes to to be expected. All the more discould now deal with perfect freedom see that it is impossible to avoid except agreeable was the surprise which be with certain political questions closely by monastic seclusion, those honourable fell on August 28, the date of the connected with the Channel Tunel and intimate foreign relations which the Banle of Heligoland, of which, for when this country joined the war, in fearful-hearted shudderingly miscall inter- the first time, Commander Groos gives 1914, its motive was a desire to go
national complications. a full account from the German stand-to the rescue of the weak and op- point.
pressed, and that was at the time The first sign of any trouble came generally recognised in France; but about 6 am. German rimes, (7 a.m. as the struggle developed into one of British time when the German de-life and death equally for the British stroyer G 194 sighted two periscopes nation as for our Allies, and the 16 miles N.W. of Heligoland, heard French nation recognised this fact, the sharp reports produced by the dis- their feeling of graditude naturally charge of torpedoes, and saw the faded gradually away, and it was only foaming tracks of two torpedoes from partly understood in France, whichment of Colonel B. F. Peel as Governor of a British submarine. which passed was a military, and not a naval. St. Helena, under her hull. After an hour's deation, that, notwithstanding the hero- | lay, the 5th German destroyer Botillaism and enormous sacrifices made by put to sea to hunt for the submarine, all the Armies in the field, the real when, di 8.6 a.m. the destroyer G 194 basis and foundation of the great re- of the 1st Flotilla reported that shesistance which ultimately led the It appears that the week-end sporting re. was in action with a large enemy Allied nations to victory was the Bri-Salts from Antwerp do not refer to the cruiser. Other messages of the same tish Navy. I was true that that was Olympic Game, but refer to the World character came in from other destroy recognised in certain parts of France. Championships erganised by the Interga- ers. which showed that some 20 Bri-such as Boulogne and the coastal re-tional Cyclists Union
The Olympic Games are due to start to- tish destroyers with light cruisers had gions of Boulogne, but it was only day. broken into the German line.
SUFFOLK BYE-ELECTION.
LONDON, August 10th." The following is the result of the Wood- bridge by-election:-
Futes. Sir A. CHURCHMANY Cal. -)9,99 Mr. HARDEN (Labour)
8.707
The by-election took place on the appoint
NOT OLYMPIC CYCLING.
LONDON, August 9th.
COUNTY CRICKET.
Loxoox, August 9th Middlesex beat Surrey by an innings and
runs.
Yorkshire beat Worcestershire by an innings and 210 runs.
Suster beat Derbyshire by an inaings and 100 runs.
natural in sach circumstances that
GERMÄN FLEET SURPRISED.
questions of interest should · reassert· themselves, and that divergences of Hurried orders went out to all the opinion on questions of vital import- German light cruisers available to ance to France and England. should- meet this audacious attack. No heavy at times create a certain amount of ships were ready. The German fleet feeling. It was only natural, too, had been completely surprised. that the Press of France and the About 8.50 a.m. the German post- Press nowadays was an instrument of tion became critical. as two destroy: great power-should exercise its in- ers could not maintain their speed. Bluence to have those problems re- The British were fast coming up when, solved in its own way, of thinking.
ANTI-ITALIAN BIOTS IN USA. under. full steam, the light cruiser He believed, however, that this coun "Stettin" arrived and opened fire, and try was entirely Francophile, tha:
WEST FRANKFORY (Illinois), Aug, 10th. on her the British turned, while the there was a solidarity of opinion in
Forty people suspected of complicity to German destroyers retired. The favour of France, and that nation-the recent anti-Italian riots bere have "Stettin" was now in the midst of ally and "individually the feelings of been arrested. Disorders have ceased, but the British destroyers.
friendship towards France were strong, the military continue to patrol the foreign The "Stettin" was retiring beforeer than ever before. If the Entente quarter. her numerous assailants when the Cordiale was to be reciprocal, and the German, light-cruiser "Frauenlob mutu feelings of the two nations entered the fight and assisted in at-towards one another were to continac tacking the British cruiser Aurora." to be as vivid and as sung as during According to the German accour the the war, he felt ther the position could "Aurora" was driven off, mach dam- not be allowed to rest entirely upon aged, but the Frauenlob" had 37 questions of meterial interest. but casualties.
rather upon the feelings of the two Entire con- nations as a whole. fidence had to be established between the two nations, and, he felt that the best proof of confidence we could give the French nation was to say we would build the Channel Tunnel. (Applause.)
Meantime from another quarter, south of the first irruption, had come the news to the German command of a fresh attack by "six British, crui-
sers.'
Amongst these six cruisers must have been some of Commodore Good The motion was carried unanimous enough's ships, which presently ly, and the other formal business wAS vanished, greatly to the mystification completed.
of the Germans-the true reason being mat they were liable to attack by our submarines, which had not
been informed of their presence,—so that friend was in danger of sinking! friend.
About the same time the German light cruiser Ariadne" vas destroy- ed by a terrible adversary, who sud- denly-emerged from the mist; she was recognised as the battle-cruiser "Lion."
SUNK IN BLAZE OF FLAME.-
"Ariadne" was left by the "Lion" in a blaze of flame, and sank at 4.25 p.m.
- JAPANESE ECONOMIC
COLLAPSE.
IGNORANCE AT HOME.
MERCURIAL JAPANESE.-
We referred the other day to the ignorance shown by the London papers (with the exception of Common Sense) as to the cause of the economic collapse in Japan, says the Japan Chronicle. This ignorance was all The light cruiser" Cöln was at the more inexcusable since Mr. E. T. tracted by the thunder of the firing, Crowe, the British Commercial Ap but at 1.38 p.m. she no longer re-taché in Japan, made a very: lucid plied to signals made to her by wire-statement as to the causes leading up less. She had been caught by the to the crash Incidentally Mr. Crowe British betrie cruisers and at the tried to dissipate the prevalent idea in second salvo from the “Lion” she England that the Japanese' are “the began to sink.
embodiment of stoical calmness. As The tactical and strategical remilia maiter of fact they are very_mer- of the battle are carefully discussed. eurial in their temperament. To-day Commander Groos statis, somewhat they may be in the depth of despair, boldly, in view of the fate of the everything looks black and wretched,
Coin" and "* Maniz ? - “
and they are prepared to throw away "British weapons on this day. did goods or shares at ridiculous prices, not succeed in sinking a single vessel while to-morrow, for no apparent rea- by their direct, éffect Accord-est, everything looks brighter and
ine to the Strassburg's report quite prices go soaring again."
half the enemy's shells did not ex- plode.
The strategy of the British Admir
alty is sharply criticsea, and Lord
Jellicoe's decision, independently of
V.RC FETE POSTPONED.
Owing to the unfavourable weather
the Admiralty to send his battle the V.R.Cimming lete has been cruisers, is regarded as having pres postponed from vented British tailare."
August 17.
to Tuesday,
آزاد
NEW CHINESE CABINET.
CHIN. YUNG PENG BECOMES PREMIER.
PUNISHMENT MANDATES AGAINST ANFUITES.
PEKING, August 10. A mandate has been issued ap pointing Chin Yung Peng. Premier. Another mandate is expected to be issued to-day promulgating the Cabi- net in which Chin Yung Peng will. have the War Portfolio: the other members being Sah, Chen Ping.
• Minister for the Navy; Chow Tsz Chi, Minister of Finance; Yeh Kung Cho, Minister of Communication; Wu Yen. Minister of Foreign Affairs;. Chang Chi Tan; Minister of Interior; Wang Nai Ping. Minister of Agricul ture; Fan Yuan: Lien, Minister of Education; Tung Kang, Minister of Justice:
PROMINENT ANFUITE REFUGEES IN JAPANESE LEGATION.
Mr. Obam, the Japanese Minister, has informed the Walchaiopu that seven prominent Anfuites are shelter- ing in the Japanese. Legation under guard.
In this connection it may be men- tioned that notices with photographs attached have been posted through- our Peking offering rewards for the capture of eight Anfi leaders. The list and the amount offered for each; includes
Little Hsu, $50,000.0 Tsen Yu-cben, $30,000. Tuan Chu-kweï, $20,000, Yao Tseng $20,000.
Tao, Ku-chin, $20,000.
Chit Shen, $20,000.
Ling Hung chi, $20.000.
Li Shifi-had, $20,000,
A second list of these x be punish-
ed has been prepared and includes the names of Tsao Jui-lin, La Chèng-yu, Chang Chang-seng and Chen Lu Many of these are currently reported
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