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"LOOK AT THE FLAG, '
MIKIKING OPENCK BY LORD ROSEBURY.
"I want you, when yon ses this Ang waving- in your sobou, to let it be an inspiration to yon, If any of you at any time shall be tempted, as we are all tempted, to do something mean or vile or ocwardly, look at that fig and baze, or forbaat.
With thers words Lord Rossbery concluded a speech he made in Edinburgh in prosenting Jacks to fifty-three scholars representing board schools, Episcopal, Roman Catholic, and industrial schools in the Beottish expital,
The ceremony, which was promoted by the Edinburgh branch of the Victoria i eague, took
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place in the MoEwas Heil of the universal Powers have the intention of spending naval stores: provided by its predecessors, and enry Kimber, M.P., ir Felix Schuster
The repair of the Flest is an old bone of oth- tention, and fervent admirers of the Admiralty always get angry when it is suggested that A London contemporary saya:----
insuficient provisions bas been made nader this Experience has borne out the Lobby forecasts, head. This year we find Lord Tweedmonth sonousoing that owing to unfortunate charter and the Nary Hatimates for the year show a
raised by no left a mam than £700,000, and this small increase, which is chiefly automatic. Care of nosidents the estimate for repairs has to be ful examination discloses that the increase is ostensible rather than real, and that in point of in spite of the commissioning of repair ships" fact the policy of whittling down the Nary has intended to keep ships out of dockyard kundi as beeu carried on to the very end. That this is long as possible. If in face of each a big jump the last attempt at reduction would seers, how this the Admiralty likes to continue te profess over, to be clear enough. Lord Tweedmouth that it has made ample provision under this expressly repente that the Government intend head in the past it is of course at liberty to to maintain the standard of safety and that do so; hat it will couvines zobody who does future action must be influenced by foreign pro- not wish to be convinced. It is also curious granimes; and againt this statement we have to find the First Lord lamenting that the the
knowledge that the two next strongest Board has nearly used, up all the reserve of will during the present year have to begin to this year something like 30 per fent. mera
system has been than the 34 millions new proposed for the bay more. During the four years of the Royal Navy and of laying down between them
present regime the "new" introduced of living on capital by depleting six capital ships to our two. There is no
these stores. Thus the Board has been able to need to enter again at present into bewil Youdering and, wearisome statistics as to the aconomice in its demands in consective years two Power standard. It is enough to insist on to the extent of three quarter million, ora this one aspect of the case, that the Government millor, 1 million, and, in the coming year, thought when they took office that we were-half a million. But now the stores are all gone, above the necessary standard, that they hare by and the Board in lamenting its ill fate. sousecative reductions brought the Navy seis another reason why next year's Estimates slow as they can without crificing in their mast rise. own eyes--that standard, and that
On the general question of zaval education the niversally admitted that the strife of arma inents is about to sater upon a new phase. Let
of training is giving good results. As has been there was the British Bag We wont, on by Colombo in the Island of Ceylon, there was the Buancial year 19 8-9 the country will not have
face of such statements, it is still too early to Not one of British Bag; and then we ended our long jour, dropped below the necessary standard, but will pointed out already, laat year for instance, in
judge of the success of the system nay at the westernmost part of Australia, and be exactly at the desired margin of safety. This is the most favourable view of the oste there was the British Asg. (Cheers.)
And so we knew wherever we saw this Bag which it is possible to take, and it follows from the young officers trained under this system is flying, evah in Eypt; which had bean min. it that in the years immediately ensaiug weynt employed as a naval officer, and a free can
and was marked by great 9.thosiasm.
Lord Hosebery began his address by explain ing to the children what the Union Jack which he unfurled represented. It is because wo +nt, think it stands for fastice, good governintz
·liberty, and Christianity that we honour that feg, continued his lordship, amid chests. may travel all the way, as I have, from London to Australia-it is either 13,000 or 15,000 miles, but it is the longest journer, I suppose you can take in the world from one point to spot hor, and wherever we stopped on that journey we stopped the British dag. (Cheers.)
We went from London to Gibraltar, bere was Llia Union Jack. We went from Gibraltar,
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BEECH ET COUNT MOTTERNICH, His Excellener the German Ambassador principal gent of the London Chamber of (Count Pant Wolff Matternich) was the rocadero on Febr. Commerce at dinner at, the German relations. Sir Albert Spicer, M.F.. 25, and took part in a discussion on Anglo- President of the Chamber, was in the chair, and the gathering included the Brasilian Ambas der, Lord Cland Hamilton, Lord Joicey, Herr Embay), Dr. H, Johannes (Consul General Wilbelm von Stamps (Connolier of the Germun for the German Empire), Herr von Goldsmidt Rothschild (Attaché of the Ge ma Embassy)," Sir Max Waschter, Sir Georgo Palmer, Sie Clifford J. Cory, M P., Sir Edgar Speyer, Sir Vice President of the Chamber), Sir Roper Parkington, Mr. Charles Charleton (Chairman Olto Kranel (Hamburg Chamber of Commeres), of the Council), Mr., Stanley Machin, Herr and Mr. G. E. Musgrave (Assistant Secretary). After the British loyal tonats had been drunk, that of "The German Emperor was honoured The German Ambassador, acknowledging the toast, said: The Emperor will be pleased to London Chamber of Commerce has honoured hear of the proceedings, and to know that the
Emperor welcomes everything which points in his Ambassador with an invitation. the direction of a friendly feeling between England and Germany, fi Imperial Majesty which comes from this country, for which his build that railway, consideration..
The Chairman, opening the discussion, said Mejesty hos slways had much esteem and that when they recollected the close family relations beween the two countries, the curdial
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Hongkong, 3rd March, 1908. our friend and ally is entitled by Treaty right.Į a mène of pacifloation, of spreading trade and commerce, of opening up the country and so Any railways in Turkey will be welcome to as as
restoring those unhappy regions to a condition more in accordance with civiliand life. It is, however, an utar fabrication, and one that has been repeated almost daily for some weeks by The Austro-Hungarian what is in her own economie interest. The subject of Aaglo German relations might be Monarchy is best able to judge for herssit
of our relations Both of us are an upright, carried on to any length. Trade, though au important factor, does not fill up the full scale
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governed for countless centuries, we knew was will all start fair in the raer, and that effort only be judged by its froit. Hitherto the fruit reception recently given the German Emperor, honest, truthful, peace loving, and strong people, “TWO IN ONE" should find liberty, justice, goud gorerament, I will have to be exyelly proportionate to is still unripe, and no offloial attempt to prove and the large Garman colony in England, they Beth countries are carrying on a civilising i
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Lord Joicey, Herr Otto Kranel, and fir ance of preservation of cordial relations between the two countries Henry Kimber spels of the commercial-import
effort. That is our natal expenditure will that it is very fins is likely to be successful Itat realise that the two antivus bad much is The nations maintain those good relations. equal dealing with men and man. That is what the the means to all the world buro to be at least as great as that of the result be good it will declare itself in due common. Men of commoves could de much to
the next two lowers. Now the next two Powers course.
Referring to recent "charges and alterations could learn auch from each other, and the pro- entside.
But what do we feel about that Geg? Io are Germany and the United States, and their the first place we know this that under no joint expenditure stands already in the neigh-affecting all branobes of his Majesty's Service," perity of the two countries was mutually circumstance whatever must in unity erer la bourhood of 40 millions-sterling annually and the First Lord anya that “Time in upw required advantageous. (Cheera) disturbed (Cheere It must never ceases toi, moreover, rising atendily. Whether we like for the Service to digest and assimilate the neg be the Union Jack. I dare y Scotland has it or not, we are, therefore, going to as forced rangements, and osation will therefore be been a very troublesome neighbour to England immediately to raise oar Estimates above that used in bringing forward further schemes at
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possibility of relaring our efforts present." rather figure, sometimes, und Erglund has been arbitrary to Scotland sometimes; and Ireland inasmuch as we will have avowedly no longer
The question therefore at has born a little troublesome to both emetimes margin in hand.
(laughter and cheure) but we are quite clear Ouch arises whether the Government hare setai on this, that, as in a family where brothers and wisely in deliberately throwing away all the sisters are apt to quarrel a little without disturb advance that the country had gaized, and by so ing their emential unity, that unity must be doing, in making their task for the futur
more dificult than it reed have been. Thore preserved. (Cheers.)
is nothing new about the position; it is the price, which we periodically pay for the plen-res of the party system of Government bat it is and always has been, very bad for the fighting
stand what it is. (Laughter and cher.)
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This flag is not a thing simply to hang ap and look at and to treat as a symbol of justice and all that. As I have been mying, to watch langnidly from an easy chair and say, "That is A very interesting object on the tobool-house,
NEW CONSTRUCTION, it wave very nicely in the wind, but it has very
But, unsatisfactory as the Estimates are bon little to do with you or me." Why, it has everything to do with you and me. You boys regarded as a whole, it must be admitted that may have to fight for it some day. (Chears) some consolation may be drawn from certain oide of you may become soldiers, but, even if parts of them and of the First Lord's statement. As far as capital abip go. the provision for the you don't, some of you may join the new. Territorial Army (obeers) hen you undergear is meagre but not unexpected. Two are to ba built, one an improved Dreadnought" by But whether you are soldiers or not, you may which presumably fourth it. Viurant is implied and one large armoured cruiser." As to be invaded. God grant that it be not so; and
the Dreadnought type, it need only be said here than every pas of you, whether soldiers or not,
that it was a foregone conclusion that any battis. would have to do something to defend your country. And the girls, too. I-do-sotaskipto-be-built would ineritshly be of that type, but the recrndance of the large armoured them to fight aty more than I ask them to vote.
it if cruiser is suficiently surprising. It is not (Laughter and cheers,) But, depend upon is if clear whether this ship will be of the same ola this country were invaded they would find they would have to suffer a good deal on behalf as the Invincible or sot The only guide which we have so far is that the amount of money to be of the flag, and what I want them to remember ja that the suffering would be worth it. Cheers.) pent upon her during the present year in the same as that to be taken for the solitary battle- There is no boy, there is no girl, In this hall so
ship. This may imply that she is to be of about small but by his or her conduct can give credit.
the same size and cost, as the battleship, to be and lustre to that fag. (Cheers.).
It should be noticed, an Invincibile in fast.
After the address each of the fifty-three boys was presented to his lordship and received the ng for his school At the conclusion the boys with the flags took up a position in front of the platform, the National Anthem we subg, and the flags were sainted, the scene being at unce striking, impressive, and picturesque..
CONQUEST OF THE AIR.
HOW GERMANY IS BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE.
Berlin, Febr. 9th, The German Fuperer and his military adviære have resolved to lay the foundations of a Geiman aeris! feet during the present year,
Within a few months the German Govern-
availble porters. fits sirrhips which will be available for age in military operations, and whose value in this respect is rated highly by those who are competent to judge.
Count Zeppelin, the inventor of one of the best types of German airabips, firmly belieyes that the development of meria) navigation will enable large bodies of treeps to be corveyed rapidly and safely through the air..
"It has been alleged that the Admiralty bars newer plans properly worked out, nor strategical operations thoroughly elaborated. These are possession of the Admiralty fu abandant num- baseless allegations. Such plans are in the ber." It would be interesting to know who said that the Admiralty had not plans pigeon-holed, haw never concerned the number of the plans in abundant number or otherwise. The criticism which the Admiralty may make-and it is quits likely that it has made more rather than fewer thing are necessary but only with the quality of such plane. Of course the details of such means, from the distribution of feets and plans onnot be published; but by various squadrons, from the types of ships provided, from naval marœuvres aud the like, students gain some insight into the views which are held at headquares, sud they have for some years past seas reason to doubt not the strategical industry, but the strategical wisdom of the Board. The distinction is vital, and nothing that Lord Tweedmouth says touches the objec- tion in the least.
mission in the world with the same seriousness of intent and purpose. Let me be mindful of the frac meaning of this, and we need not be
(Cheers.)
Other speakers followed, afraid that our relations will ever be disturbed.
A scheme to promote international acquaint- ance and friendship, particularly between Germany and Great Britain, is being put forward at Berlin, and had received the approval of the Berlin newspapere, as shown in the following statement, which is published in the
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The German Ambassador said: Anglo-Ger. For this relief much thanks? There are a good many people at present, inside the Service man relations are a wide field to traverse. It
"The undersigned representative of the and outside it, suffering from mental indigestion is in the nature of things that I can only deal they will be very glad no doubt to do what they lations.would be these which need not be mou one result of these kaleidoscopie banger, and ith low speets of the question. Ideal r can to assimilate the mass that has been forced-tioned at all, in the same way that it has been German Press are courinced that the suspicion said that the happiest country is the one which ard hat fealing which so often ezeraina a dis- upon them.
has no history in the relations between ons quoting and perturbing influence ou political country and other are forces which attract and and economic intercourse betwean nations, hara tions, which chiefly Bud their parture in the International call the relations good or bad. tendencies which repel, According to which of their origin in an overwhelming majority of these two categorie is in the ascendancy wear in misunderstandings and interested agila.
cuditions. The conscientious and respectableIf you are interested, come to The underlying relations are apt to be flekla and abange- often absolute ignorance on both sides of existing
hear it. able, like ladies' fashion. between nations is partly real, partly imaginary generations a civilising mission, in striving to Bubstanes of what cocitates the relations Press of all countries have been carrying on for and economic afairs. But the periodical Irene, As far as it is real I have mach confidenes in the enlighten the masses upon educations, political,
With regard to relations of our two countries. the imaginary side of the question I feel less confident. If you are constantly told that your you, you grow neturisily ruspicious of him. But it year after year passes quietly by, and you neighbour is a bad fellow, who means to harm perceive that your neighbour is peacefully looking after his own affairs without undir interfering with yours when you even sne i your neighbour a disposition to make many good bargain with you, the warnings of those skeleton bidder away is a cupboard thist who painted him black wil die away. There is noblewoon urs and, which might show its ugly form at an unpropitiona moment to recall any least memories of the past. The same cannot be said of every other nation with whom thing to the good on the balance sheet (Cheen) we bure, each of us, relations. Well, this is some It bas often been said that the growth of Germsa It has often to friendly relations between us. been repeated, that the making of goods, t transport and selling of thom, has raised such competition and jealousy between us that our relations must necessarily suffer under the strain of sommercial rivalry, My very presence her to-night defeats that view, anyhows fur. as the London Chamber of Commerce is concerted, a body perhaps quite as capable of judging trade relations as other people who are not concerned with trade. Your words barathe United States. proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that you wish our relations to be and remain good in order that under their protection our mutual trade way prosper and develop. Good relations are the strongest protection, stronger even good relations both countries remain victors, This is not the first time that I have had good relatiour feet. Under the praise ion of and nouse becomes vanquished or a sofferer the honour and pleasure of being invited by an English Chamber of Commerce, and the more England the more I become convincal that I see and losen of the commergis! world in there are no stronger enpporters of good Anglo-wellknown German journalists. German relations than you are. (Cheer.) If this be so, it shows conclusively that trade does not stand between us. The enormous volume
in equal measure. The undersignad. there. fare, gludly welcome the plan of forwarding the MR. CHESTERTON ON MR. SHAW. matmal knowledge of the antions and of their especial traits by means of descriptive writings
The plan that lies before. on the different civilised countries of the world-in-olean and well illustrated editions. publication in the English language of a description of Clermany by the best German K. Chesterton replies at length to recunt as possible in Great Britain and the United M.P. from the pen of Mr. Bernard Shaw... writers, which shall be given as mash publicity article about himself and Mr. Hilaire Heller, States, white, at the same time, Great Britain Mr. Shaw ways Mr. Chesterton) oriticises them but for things which sure common-to German on their respective countries.
Shaw Jurns our claim for the common We have heard with real pleasure that for
and the United States prepare a treatise in not for their mankind.
however, that there is no suggestion in the instance, the Invis ville's armament and industry and commerce has become za obstacis the carrying out of this plan a working com-human drink into some nasty ideas about
Reference may be made here to the son tinuance of the Board's enrious affectation of secrecy. Patty instances of it are to be aron here and there throughout the Estimates. For Estimates themselves, or in the explanatory are left bleak in the tables, though they
It will been perfectly well known for more than a year Btstement, of any improved Edgart."
peat; o. too, the Boadiz a' artmantent-Per- be remembered that for many months, past re- porte bara teon in circulation as to the creiaars contra the name of the third battleship of last which would be included in these Estimates. year's programme turus out to be Vanguard, not and it was defnitely stated by the Parliamentary Rodney, as the Board allowed it to be believed Eecretary to the Admiralty that improved couple of months ago; and the names of the Edgers as well as "Boadiceas" would be built. destroyers of last year's programme are now Now, an "improved Edgara" conld hardly be made public for the first time instead of, as has The usually been the case, at the time when the considered sa a "large armoured cruiser." conjetural designs of which wo bave heard muda contracts were placed.. her so to speak a cond-class srmoured cruiser and no one who knew anything of Daval war could see what the use of such a type was likely to be. What are we then to suppose? That the Admiralty has decided that a second-class armoured cruiser would be unelses, and has abandoned the design in favour of a tenth Invincibli?·
Four ships can be called a
THE COLSTGUARD,
he paragraph of the statement which refers to the future of the Constguard will be followed with intarest. It has been decide for the present "not to provide for any tow policy as regards the administration of the Coastguard,” for the recommendations of the committe squadron; four farincibles might presibly he whial: Lex teen ensidering the question would used as the fast wing of a battle Beer The be to bring about a material abanga in the and the Admiralty type is open to meny and serious objections relations if the Admiralty, Board of Customs, and is moribund, but if we must be saddled 2nd Board of Trade with one more large armoured cruiser recognised that the change proposed could not It might from this be inferred that the Coast least preferable that this should be able to aut take place without very careful consideration." Not 10, with bips already existing.
guard would be left alone meanwhile however. There is this year to be a greater reduction than say that has taker place before, and we know with what interest the reductions are the figures: of the past few years have been watched. These Numbers Berne. Reduction,
4,369....... 4,129***
CRUISELS AND DESTROYERS.
The satisfactory part of the programme of new construction is that which refers to smaller oraft. Az baa czatintly been pointed out in these olumns, the Navy hau of late been incon venienced by the lack of small ships which can be employed in aroleers. The large armoured cruisers built during late years have not met the need, which has from year to year grown mere pressing. The Admiralty very little mors than a year ago denied the necessity for con- structing each oraft, but now we have one mora
Year. 1905-1908 1906-1967
1907-1908 1908-1909
247 200
3,902....... 3,551... To reduce a fores by 10 per cent. in one year
of these sudden olanges of front to which we le hardly leaving the question of its fatore
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mittee has already been formed in Great excess and then, boing evidently unable to Britain, having at its head last year's Lord boast of having drunk with another man in his Mayor of London, and that the best known life, gous off (I speak with reverence and affec the plan, and we declare ourselves berewith divine glory, but that it is a normal habit and men of science and art politics and high lion into some rubbish about a piano-Bat finance in England have promised to support Halloo and I are not maintaining that bear is a
And it really seems a pity to get prepared to do everything that lies in our and natural right; as normal an mot, and power to diswmirats as widely as possible much more normal than soup: We-do not ges among all classes in Germany a description in excited an beer. It is Shaw who gets sxoited the German language of Great Britain and on beer.
drunk on beer when you have not even drank it.
Mr. Chesterton adila that Mr. Ballog and he In particular we cordially approve the pro- these descriptive works on foreign countries to drivk
Dealing with Socialism and its advocates; resal to arrange for the gratuitous supply of want to abolish drunkards and teetotallers, not schools of Germany, England, and the United, Mr. Chesterton says, speaking of Mr. Balleg all teachers, male aud female, in the elementary
We do not "plank down "is Utopis We trust that in the Barrying out of this plan, which we are desirous of supporting in every but we do "plank down" these much more way, some swell thing may be done to prepare practical statements:—
1. That a man will at be humanly happy the rising generation in a most effective fashion; States if the st pointing of local committees, and himself
for the great educational and economie problems unless he owns something in the sense that he
card play the fool with i; of the future."
The above bears the sigeatures of fourteen
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That this can only by sobieved by setting steadily to work to distribute property, not to concentrate it;..
3. That history proves that property can be No radiatributed and remain so distributed, while history has no record of succeful
a link between our two nations, a pledge for the of Angle-German trade forms on the contrary WHAT OBAT BRITAIN MAY DO IN BELGIUM Collectivism outside monasteries. continuance of undisturbed relations, and a guarantee perhaps the strongest of alf, that down a motion asking the Government to do all
In the Howe of Commons Mr. Leif Jones had
in its power to scare a fundamental alteration
"GENERAL" BOOTH ON
EMIGRATION.
of the system of government in the Congo by the transfer of control from the press no-
We take this letter from the Times-Sir. Tereign to any other authority, and, failing such transfer, nesuring the Government In The Times of Friday, "General" Booth is
There are other disappointments as well, refer to the aliipping trade of the two countries hearty support in effective measures for carry" | reported to bave said that during the past four
ing out the Berlin Act.
Sir Edward Grey, who rose towards the years the Salvation Army had emigrated 40,000 end of the night, paid a tribute to the force persons to Cauads sloge. The "Govoral" the intervention of Lord Cromer, and his been seuding the "tind being me and which had been given to the condemnation stated that every one he bad met in Canada the present syste of Cango Government had bagged him to send mors of the kind he had eer known. Sir Edward welcomed the sure, and lustihood of our nation. The colony laration that it was the worst be bad women sons in helts and limb, the bone,
on airships. The pparatus invented by the be begun. The Morning Post, his not failed to system, but under it we did get barbours and/ty has Germany made snob strides as in only of Christianity that feit strongly on this inferior, and inept. If any are sent not up to
subject.
German military experte and other German zerorauts may be somewhat seaptical on bis point, but they are none the less convinced that airahips, even in their present form, will be able to render many valuable services in case of war.
as in the past so in the fature, there hail The military authorities are also taking
be no serions strife between us. (Hear, bear.) wegearen to protect themselves from the air
I have observed with mach satisfaction that an ships of other countri. At the Kiupp works
arrangement has been come to lately l
good deal of commercial at Besen guns of a peculiar type are now being manufactured for the purpose of disabling
open.sphere where a hostile airshiya marmoring at a great height.
friction had been going on for some time. I It will be rassible to fire these guns either have bec me accustomed. Six unarmoured· vertically or at su extremely high elevation, cruisers are to be begun this year. No details and they will be loaded with pre-jectilesof-of-the-are-included in the Estimates, but it Rosyth is to cost £3,250,000, and is to be Competition between different lines of steamers an equally peculiar type, designed to inflict may reasonably be assumed that they will be equipped in ten years. But the expenditure or indeed in any other branch of business and the greatest possible damage on the balloon of about 4.000 tons euch, or possibly rather less, for the present year is to be only £30,000. In the friction which may arise thoratrons, is hy no which supports the bull of the hostile with a speed of over 25 knots. Also it is of other words, Rosyth is not yet to be bagun; the means restricted to the ships of diferout airship. Some of the projectiles will have importance, in view of the strength of similar scheme is "hung up" for another year, in spite countries. The quarrel may equally happen in to be paid for the horest policy of paying for that the shipping interests of the two countries jagged chains attached to them, experiments eraft abroad, that they should have a more of its urgenty. If this is the pries which is one's own family. But I am extremely glad
the standard of efficiency they are promptly sent haring shown that the best reaalta can thereby powerful armament than the Boadicea.
Acts, mont (Hear, bosr.) In nosphere of commerics) be obtained in firing at balloons.
Another seeming y satisfactory fentore is that naval works our of revenue many would prefer have been brought into line by mutual agree ance of Mr. Gegan that it was not one section rejects, and rightly rejects, the infirm, the
that There were undoubted objections to
Without a transfer of authority, he continued, back to the Mother Country.
It was stated that of the 800 emigrants who The Germans posses two systems of wireless 16 destroyers, by which it is to be supposed that the old dishonest system of Loan
her nipping trade, and it was perhaps but telegraphy which are admirably suited for use ocean-going" destroyers are intended, ars to
timo, of the vast areas of uncultivated land in German engineer Hemicho is of comparatively bear its part in pointing out that, by the neglect doska, under the present unctuous system we natural that the elder English brother should minute size, both the transmitting and receiving to provide reasonable numbers of these vessels do not. The now dook promised at Fortsmonth, hare falt somewhat ancomfortable when he saw nothing could be done. The existing authority left our shores on Thursday last "80 per dont.
responsibility without control, but be did not nearly all of which is lying in an apparatus being in the same small case, which during the past years, heroia mengares have been for which it was hoped that a large vote the young giant stretching his limbe. That's was perfectly hopeless, Government must pass weighs only 4ulbs, The racias of communies rendered necessary. Here seemingly we have the would be taken, is similarly not aside with a why I am especially glad that they have taried from the present sovereign anthority. It would had been employed on the land." At the same beginning of them. With every type of ship we comparatively small estimate. So, too, we the battle axs and have come to a friendly under be disastrous if the Belgian Parliament nospied Great Britain, there are at least 1,000,000 seres Herr von Lepel has invented another process, have the same experience: The Board has denied hear no more of the project for dredging standing almost all along the line. The policy think that would be entertained by the Belgian auch of it is now useless and profitable ype after type until Sheerness Ber, and, of course, the ramenr of the dog in the manger does not pay in the Parliament, and we could not regard it as derelict. A plan has been formulated and is
(Cheers.) harbour long run. & novel
The condition of the Balkans has been and is satisfying our treaty rights. There must be now ready to hand by which thess men and weight. Moreover, it-has a radius of communi: the position wa and his apparatus is also swail and of trifling the necessity of providangerous, and then about Hasticgs-where
matter of mach concern to Europe. It is a and real effective Parliamentary control.
Sir Edward Grey said he welcomed more than women would be gradually planted on our own this would be small-certainly far less than cation of 100 miles, and it has even transmitted bas been forced to undertake with a rush work would be of the least poesible use- doea - 30
sight to witness the lawlessness prorailing in he could say the co-operation of the United deserted countrysides. The money cost of doing that might easily bare been spread over three tale material shape..
Macedonia, the bloodshed, the assassination and States. There could be no taint of suspicion the cost of emigration-while the advantages, plunder which is going on there among the of interested motives in the interference of the to the community, sosis! and economic, would already they have more orders than they can
Government most reriously hope that steps may here as to isolated nation. The Government falfil.. Two new companies are also being capital ships will have to be added to number. novel, "Arethusa," is in Constantinople, but, population of different races, The German United States. He did not place any limitations incalculable. The problem is a simple one
Our policy to the masssores in Macedonis. formed for the constraction and equirment of Everyone remembers the official pronopneement as in his previous works, Italier characters not be taken by the European Powers to put a stop was prepared for isolated notion to maintain our we have the land lying ble, we are for the accomplish more. The Government had decided produce (now supplied from abroad) i The wholesale emigration now going on should These facts show that Germany is taking the the measure of our needs.. This is what has dealing with a time when the Venetians and and efforis are therefor directed towards the treaty rights; but combined notion was likely to ready to till it, and the demand
about useful reforma. There is another matter that the Kaleer desires Garman predominance the past five yeace: In 1984-5 the Estimates Carlo Zeno, a grand sdmiral of Venice, and his united action of the Powers in order to bring } có wait; till the end of the Belgian Fession of practically unlimited,
To give aid to it, however wall-intentioned, is an in the air to be se unquestionable a Great included two battleships and three "armoured heroine Arethuss, whom Zano believes to be a
weeks, namely, the propond went intended to do.
Speaking slowly and deliberately the Foreign Britain's Daval supremacy.
aisers" in 1905 & one battleship and three slave, but nevertheless he learns to love. Amid which has been
of national suicide. subject in all manners of ways, and ambitions in 1907.8 three battleships, and 1908.9 one which the good old days were famous, the Austro Hungarian Sandjuk Railway, and Secretary went on to say, "If then we find patriotic act-an not which favours a procesā young German officers and engineers know that battleship and one" armoured orniser. In all author weaves a fascinating love story which as it has been much discussed in the public that we have to deal with the existing Govern there is no surer road to delinction then to have dropped four ships to leeward in three will be admired by all who read it. Memes, Press I think I may say a word on it also. ment in the Congo unchanged then we must
not the slightest reason for not looking {way. introduce some welcome improvement in aerial years; per year the Government will be MapMia and Co. Ld, London, are the The German Government have, of course, be free to deal with the question in our own
publishers.
with sympathy as the railway schems to which painfully reminded of the fact.
tion miles.
· megerges over a distance of nearly 1 miles,
or four years. This year we have a beginning
The great firm of Siemens and Schuckert have established an airship department, and of the rush to build cruisers and destroyers;
next year the strain will grow greater, for
The scene of Mr. F: Marion Crawford's new
airshipg.
that four espitel ships each year represented the principal parts. It is a thrilling romance lead in respect to airship, and it is well known been done towards building such ships during Genoese were at deadly enemity. His hero is
His Majesty reveals his keen interest in this ernisers a cruizera"; in 1906.7 3 battleships; Chapters containing deeds of derring-do for the lost engaging public attention within Parliament, and see what the Helgian Govern arrest the attention of every thoughtful, man.
navigation.
I am, &e.,
Edgbaston, Birmingham, Feb. 22,"
JESSE COLLINGS