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ning to appear from the returns of the Bank of England, which held only hall as much gold as the Gorman Lamperial. Bank. The accutunlatior of gold in Ger- many had been purely voluntary, 透过 regarded the exchange On Germany The new Secretary of State for the neutral countries judged Üerinia Imperial Treasury, Dr. Helferich, says strength too unfavourably, Cermany. The Times, made a remarkable speech in could improve the exchanges by sending the Reichstng in introducing what he gold abroad, but regarded the painter- described as the first War Budget in the unco of its gold status as more important history of the German Empire. The
England was talking loss about the nint main foundation of his argument is that for now that the sovereign was doing, its Germany is sure of victory, and sure of f value in America thing which "had: extorting full compensation from her ever happened since the Napoleonic enemies, and that in the meantime her wars.
financial problem is one of muunipulation In his peroration Dr. Holfferish declar and adjustment Beveral passages, soomed that the roots of German strength lay further to show that the Imperial Trea in German soil, and that a long-ne they Fury Resumes that Germany's profitablo stood upon that soil no Power would victory will be secured at no remote time, succeed in cutting off the necessary sup- Dr. Helferich began by saying that he plies. There was no unemplo ment, their had no financial programme for the factory chimneys were smoking, and their future, and that that depended upon the machines were humining, and they had result of the war and the conditions of been able to supply substitutes for the pence. In drawing up the present raw materials which they could no longer Estimates they had inserted no details import. If they remained one army ant of expenditure for the Army and Navy one people they could not with God's * E. winds, moderate to frosk; fair to cloudy demobilization would arrive, but they hold out until they had won complete They did not know when the moment of help, lose their reward. They would hoped that it would be during the victory, an honourable peace, and the coming financial year." They would prias of penes which would bring them "then". produce Supplementary compensation and consolation for alt Estimates for the Army and the Navy their inestimable sacrifices. The German With regard to the Imperial Debt, they people would then stand before the judg- had decided to continue the regular proviment of the world, and the future would sion for redemption, and this involved be theirs.
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Tho speaker added, amid Joud
The deliberate falsifications in which appleuse:-
The-future development of the Imo German Government has indulged in.. perial Debt depends upon the result of order to persuade the world that Belgian the war. We shall not be able to refrain, broke her own neutrality are usefully set and we do not think of refraining, from forth in the latest Bolging communiqué, making our enemies pay for the material
In reproducing the narrative of Colonst loss which falls upon us on account of Barnardiston's interview with - General the war began by them.
Ducarno in 1906, the North German THE COST OF THE WAR,
Gazette, which is the Imperial Chnucel- The financial year-1014-would end with Hor's-organ, urefully omifs-d-statement- A nominal surplus of nearly £2,000,000 which would have shown the emptiness, of The levy on property raised in 1918 had the charge. It is explicity ject forth in shown to defcit because the original the documents seized et Brussels that estimates of its vield had not been justi- |**the entry of English troops-into-Bel- fied. (This statement is interesting, as gium would only take place after a vio Dr. Halfferich himself was the author lation of Belgian neutrality by Ger- of the most extravagant estimates of the many." This sentenc has been sup national wealth which was subjected to pressed, in order that Belgium might be the levy.They had now to deal with colourably accused of bad faith. And gigantic figures such as the world had where the papers speak of a "conversa never known. The weekly expenditure of tian" being confidential, the North Ger- all be belligerent Great Powers alons (usele substitutes, the word "con amounted to £75,000,000. The Govern-vention" obviously for the same pur ment had now to ask credits for
Yet Cernans are surprised that. £800,000,000, over and aliove the two credits already voted of £250,000,000 neutral countries have ceased to take
Enormous as thess financial their apologetics seriously! apiche sacrifices, were, they were not so great the sacrifice of the good German blood which had already flowed and still had to flow both in West and East,"
REPLY TO ME.-LLOYD GEORGE,
pose.
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As the Neuchâtel correspondent of the Times says, it was naturel that the balk of sympathy in Switzerland should, in the early days of the war, have been with Germany. Now, however, the wiss people are beginning to realise the part Germany has played, both in bringing about the war and in conducting it. The wiss people, moreover, are beginning to compare the English tourist of the old
After describing the First German War Lonn in the usual terras as the greatest Auccess that a financial operation had ever had," Dr. Helferich made an impar sioned appeal for further sacrifices. This war quired not only that all should fight, but that all should save and that all should pay. Those who were wasteful days with the modern Lierman tripper, and those, who were servants of mami cats so much and spends so fittle. were no better than deserters. This Yet with what a glamour that rotund and German people must do everything that guttural gentkunan had surrounded him-
That it could, and shane upon anybody who self!
Was Kultur's greatest stood aside! Declaring that foreign achievement, countries had never understood Gor- many's financial strength, Dr. Helfferich said:
mon
a thrill of disgust through his audi
Seldom, indeed, in the history of nations, have the faults of the pushing parvenu been so exemplified as by the Germany that became an Empire forty-
Viscount Gladstone is conspicuously one of those who would judge an enemy Knowledge of other people was never with strictest fairness. His indictment. England's strong point. You, all know therefore, of the offcial crookedness and the saying that the last ght will be personal roughness of the Teuton in fought with silver bullets, and Lloyd South-West Africa gathers doble force George indicated that the silver bullets from his lips. And at King's College would be England's. I have studied his last month his revelations of a two-faced speech closely, and, apart from the diplomacy, ant als of shoor brutality in" ter of course conviction of Feglands the treatment of natives-first swindling financial superiority over the whole them, then shooting them in scores for dar world, I have come upon a view of war
ing to resent being swindled must have and of history which I think, I ought to 'communicate to you. Lloyd Georgi bried to explain that trade minst not make demands upon the capital market, but that the market must be left entirely the Government for var purpers, The Government mpeded every penny for fighting the connjon Their first care
Well may Englishmen rub their eyes must be tho WEI Thu first jew hundred when they read of Irish Corporations milions could be found by the enemy meeting to pay honour to heroes of Ire- Just as well as by England, but the last land and the Empire. Yet this has hap: hundreds of millions the enemy did not pened more than ones lately, and recent possess at all. England had by its silver ly at. Drogheda it happened again, when bullets won the groutest of all wars, the the Mayor and Corporation of that an- Napoleonic War. Quite apart from the cient town made Drammer Kenny, V.C.. brate Marshal Yorwarts, I think that one of its Freemen and cheered him to the Wellington would turn in his grave i echo as he advanced to niga the Roll. In he heard that. Silver bullets were also Fister, of course, such incidents have been e quite unknown sort of ammunition to
enemy.
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The Federal Life Insurance Company business" We
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anco Company, whose hed once is n Tho arrang mat de ander- strains to the utmost all the moral, stood to be somewhat as follow:-The intellectual, and material fores of the Federal stuckholders with
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Highest open air Temperature on 19th..82 Lowest open air Temperators on 19th...78
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.
From 21st to 26th April,
HIGH WATER
H'kong.
Meau
fime
Week
Menth
Height
h. m.
ft, in
21
No infer high.
006 3
Durs. 22
Fri.
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LOW WATER.--
B'kong.
Mesn
Titane
h. m.
It i
Height.
nocats:
regard
COMPARISONS OF FIRENGTH.
war
In the further use of his argument mium incorne, details of which are not Dr. Hefferith na echo following watĮ yet väilabié They will also receive interest in the profite for a term of prob- The war expenditure of the Allie, ably five or six years. It appears that was not less ina. £8,000,000 a day. The the payment will he roade in casu rather increase of Saxion in England was an than by an exchange of share.. uselas adhys.on to tradition. Germany The policyholders of the Federal will would et insiease taxation, because the be re-insured in the Sun .d it is believ revenue from the largest poisible 1xed that in agreement will be cut red into would be of little use, and so they by the Sun Life with each policyholder of held firm to the hope of prezenting the the Federal, guaruntceis in a sump ror low walky bill to their cacmies at the confaron tion of the ability under the policy. It
9 321 9 of
None of the enemy Hats is also said that the policyh der of the Pace. or low water could show any success like that of the Federal Life will be placed in a peculiarly 10 378 German Wer Loun. Mr. Lloyd George favourable position with 1 ga ure pro ror few wer had promised in the autumn that theie fits frem, March 1st.
.11 291 would be no further appeal to the public "The amalgamation," stated
before July, but he was now preparing minent insurang man, will have the new demands which would be presenteil effect of reducing the expenses of bath
will companira
the immediately after Easter, French fran
augm nt cial policy consisted in making paper 218,000,000 of Sun Life insurance in out of paper. The most important force by $28,000,000, the amount of insur- result of the finance conference in Paris
The ance in force by the Federal Life, was that the scheme for a joint loan bad profit-paying power of the Sun Life being failed. England had no confidence in large, the shareholders of the Federal will Russia England's weakness was begin benefit in this way to a material extent."
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