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THE WAR.
LIEUT. HUGH MIRTIN.
SHIPS.
́ ́ SACHSEN”, AND “ SUEVIA” AT MANILA.
THE DISILLUSIONED. SOCIALIST.
SOME REMARKABLE GERMAN. LETTERS.
INSULT TO AMERICAN RED- CROSS.
BULGARIAN OUTRAGË AT
MONASTIR.
The brotal and high-handed nực thoda: of
ier himself, and the two others are letters of the American Red Cross mission at
get out safe and
Lieut. Hugh Martin, of the 22nd A. A. Battery who was with Messrs. Noel, Mur
Following a recent investigation into the Three remarkable letters have been dis- ray & Co. before be jeft Shanghai for the nature of alleged transactions between the covered on a German soldier who was madePrussian militarism seem to be finding front, writes:
successful imitators in the Bulgarian "Just a line ty show you that I am famous schooner Henry S. and some of the prisoner at the time of the German German vessels lying in port, an order counter-attack at Tabure. The first is a thinking about my old pals et Christmas timus and wishing I was back with them was issued by the Insular Collector of letter written to his parents by the sold- Army, as Dr. Forbes and Mrs. Farwell, once more. It seems a devil of a long timCustoms, in December, directing the imreocived by him from his relatives. They Monastir, have found to their cost (saya... since I said "goodbye" to you. I have mediste removal of firearms, ammunition, are (slightly summarised) as follow: had some big experiences since then and and explosives carried as cargo on the During the next for days terrible 'he Times special correspondent at
things are going to Salonika). German steamers now lying off Melate knows whether
sound! We have already realised that been officially apprised by Dr. Stewart, The American Consulate ao Salonika las beach.
it won't be as simple as it was in head of the American Sanitary Commis
I am not dying for. ideas that people in slippered ease call the love sion lately in Serbia that on December for their country." I, too, am going to the Bulgarian military authorities at be a vietom of the terrible madness tha Monastir demanded that 24 carinade of
I have often
flour which the American Red Cross were has seized alt peoples. dreamed of a new kingdom, where all 10 proces of distributing daily to neces- pooples would be united in brother sitous civilians in that town should be affection, where differences of race and handed over to them, offerin to pay a nationality would conse to exist, There high price. The Americans refused to would be one kingdom like that for which accede to the demand of the Bulgarians,
Dr. Forbes thereupon hoisted the Stars
entrance to and Stripes over the hospital.
Next day a squad of soldiers'
appeared on the scene, and their ofbleer sutamanid Dr, Forbes to give them admitano. On his refusal the officer, who spoke fluont English and stated that he had once been Deputy Sheriff in Kansas, shouted: 1 know that ran it is only fit to frighten Mexicans with "
am very lucky to be alive. I have only fonce been laid out, and that was nothing. I have been through Neuve Chappelle, Festubert, Richbourg. Givenchy, and at the last scrap or September 25th and 26th at Lous, so have seen my share of the fighting. It is pretty fair hell at times, but of course one gets used to most things. "Reggie Wingrove came down from
As a result of this order about 170 boxes containing rifes, revolvers and ammuni- tios wore removed from the Hamburg America line freighters Sachsen and Sepia, Included among them was the consignment formerly transferred to the schooner Henry S., which was afterwards put back on the German steamer by order of the Customs authorities,
These arms and ammunition were part of the transit cargo of the steamers
Ypres the other day and had lunch Sachsen and Suevia, both of which arrived the Social Democrats were preparing the who then threatened to take the supplies
with me, and we met Alister after wards. Quite like old times, expect that there were no cocktails floating about. This is the simple life, and I could do with a Race Chub cocktail to night! I used to see Creasy, but he has left this part. Ralphs was quite near, but he too has departed. Poor old Oppe and Percy Lambe had rotten luck. I have twice heen home on leave during my eleven months at the front, and it is fine to have a week at home. I hope to go next at the end of January, with any luck. This is just a line to tell you I often think of old Shanghai days and old Shanghai pris."
TROOPER R. DOACH,
Trooper Robert B. Roach, of the 2nd King Edward's Horse, 1st Canadian Cavalry Brigade, who was formerly with the China Mutual Insurance Co., writing
unior date December 29th, says ÷ ***
"We have been very busy on defenso
work, preparing for this intended German offence, which is expected to take place in the near future. On my particular work we are rather shorthanded, which means extra, duties, so when we do get relieved it is usually one's first uppur tunity to got a few minutes' sleep it pos sible.
tant,
YARN MARKET.
1 at Manila on August 6th en route from way in time, of peace, but which, alaaf by force.
the war has shown to be valueless. Hamburg to China and Japan portsThe hoped to become a party leader, the head whole consignment has been stored in the of a great newspaper, which wou'd help custom-house bodega under proper guard to guide the various peoples to an ideal
state.
• But now this terrible war: has broken out. fostered by a few men who are sending their subjects, or rather, the is slaves, to the fields of battle to have them massacred like animals. This war has degenerated terribly; hand grenndes, mines, and, what is worse than al asphyxiating shells with charine and other gases, these are now the principal
Spons in hand-to-hand combats should like to go to the men they have made our enemies and say: Brothers, let us fight together. The enemy is be hind us.
The fortnightly report of Messrs. S D. Setua & Co, states:
COTTON —Sales are reported of 500 pack, ages at $20 to 830 per picul. Unsold stock about 1,500 packages. Closing que taliony 8.20 to $30 per picul."
INDIAN YARN. The clearance of the dark political horizon in the Yunnan pron vince and a subsequent healthy tone from the interior has brought a remarkable change in the yarn market Sales during the past fortnight are reported of about 5,050 bales comprising about 2,750 bales of No. 10s, 1,200 bales of No. 12 200 baley of No. 10s, and 900 hales of No.
20s, as reported as under:
500 bales Assur No. 10s, at 1984 to 1991 per hale; 100 bales Colaba No 10s, at 8101 per bate; 100 bales Crown No. 10s, at 8100 per bale; 250 baley Currimbhoy No. 10s, at 8101 per bale; 500 bales David No. 10s, at $100 to $102 per bale; 200 bales Gold Mohour at 10s, at $103 to $104 per bals; 100 boles Hongkong No. 10s, at 894 per bale; 250 Indo-China No. 109, at 8100 to 8120 per bale; 100 bales Naranjee No. 10 at 899 per tale; 150 balos Now City of Bombay No. 10s, at 8106 per bale; 50 bales Pabaney No. 10s, at 895 per hale; 50 bales Phenix No. 10 at 8100 to $104 per bale; 200 bales Sun No. 10s, at 8100 to 8102 per bale; 200 bales Bombay Cotton"
He then ordered the soldiers to tear down the flag and to break into the pre Imises. Having obeyed this order, the soldiere rushed in and seized Dr. Forbes. who tried to resist, while the officer hit him with the flat of his sword.
Mrs. Farwell, who remained quite cool Since I have been in uniform 1 teel and self-possessed, was standin in the hatred for theas in front of me, but background. She thought these proceed my hatred is increasing for those who haveings a first-rate opportunity for a snap- the power. We Germaus want to be at shot, and began to operate with ber the head of the peoples. Are we a day Kodak. Some of the soldiers nothing further forward than we were 1,000 years? this turned on her and smashed the The most deadly arms, even the terrible. Kodak, chlorine attackers, were started by us. Possibly I shall not come beak from the attacks of the next few days but for those who do return it should be a sacred object to take vengance on the few who have on their consciences the lives of hundreds of thousands of men.
The lotter from one of the man's parents rends
"
The situation here is not good, for everything is very dear, I cannot live on my salary, and all the time I am I having to spend my savings read about the western situation every day; doubtless the losses have again been very heavy, for every week two or three drafts leave here (Stettin) and every day men are being incorporated."
The system of communications now-a- days is carried on more in the line of telegraphy, every unit being in touch with wires, very seldom Bags being used. It is very interesting work, and also impor I am proud to see my name and many others on the Union Church Roll of
"Here in Berlin I don't generally Church members are subscribing an Ambales Ching No. 125, at $100 per bada; follow the development of operations on balance Red Cross Motor. My best wishes 100 bales Crescent No. 128, at 8100 par the map, Till now I have been pretty for their success and hope to you it pa
hale; 200 bale, Currimbhoy No. 128, at indifferent for a few miles more or less, intended Dr. the roads of France in the good work it is $106 to $107 per bale; 250 bales Dawn. No as, for instance, in Russia, do not bring
129, at $105 to 8107 per iz per peace by a
bale 100 bales ne noarer and bare not brought in nearer. hale; 150 bales Indo-China No 125, at $107 Serbia is rather different, for that is the per bale: 100 bale Moon No 12 at $106 centre of gravity of the whole war and per bale; 100 bales Naranjee No, 16s, at of the coming ers. Here we see quite Shang117 per halo; 100 bales Swan No. 163, at clearly how little be little one of the war $113 per bale; 150 bales China No. 208, at the boddy fist of Imperialism is rising. $188 to $129 per bale: 200 bales David No. It is a pity that Nietzsche did not see 20%, at 8132 per bale; 100 bates Gold the proclamation of the doctrine of the
Honour. I notice also that the Union No. 128, at 8101 to $103 per bale; 100 A letter from a cousin in Berlin reads:
"I am not sure if mentioned it but we passed & shed erected for aeroplanes. I was informed by one of our members that a big biplane with the name hai Britons was in the shed. I decided later to visit the place, as we are encamp. ed only a short distance from the place. I was received by the major in command is one of the latest types of machine fitted with two Lewis patent machine-guns, the best of a dozen in the shed."”'
HOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS, who very kindly gave me particulars. It Mohour No, 20, at 8133 per hale: 200 superman, Socialism is crushed and ap
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bales Indo-Ching No. 20s, at $199 per bale; 100 bales Moon No. 20, at $198 per bale; and 150 bales Sundry Chops, No 20%, at 8110 to $116 per bale,
In all about 5,050 bales. Unsold stock is estimated at about 10,000 bales. Sold but uncleared stock is estimated at about 22,000 balets,
BUNDRY ARTICLES. — Market: ruled steady. In Imports sales are reported in Angoor at $22 to $25 per picul, Apricots at 828 to 32 per picul, Bisabole at $20 “Just try to imagine, il you can, the per pical, Borneal at $700 per pioul, Gum almost insurmountable dificulties that be- Olibanum at $10 to $10 por pioul, Hali- set us on every side, one day, say, being 823 to 831 per pical, Mavej at 813 per bore at $20 to 524 per pioul, Kismis at at a place, the next fifteen miles away, hav- ing had to march all the way and hump silver at $170 per picul, Musk at #325 pioul, Putchuck at $150 per picul, Quick- our packs, for we, like the proverbial snail,rer catty. Bezar Stone at 8250 per casty carry our homse (and belongings) on our Aventurine Stone at 88 to $8 per catty, bucks. At das end of these marches, we just and Onious at $2.10 per basket. In ex- drop down with all our stuff on and prac ports the only commodity which show a tically fall asleep right away, and, as has big rise in price is Cassia, stock of which BEER been the case for the last three months, soaked through to the skin. You cannot possibly picture these tramps, they tax na ture to its fullest extent, the distance in itself is stiff, but when you are carrying about 112 lb., it becomes torture,
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It is not my object to fill this letter up with my complainings, but merely to ex- plain to you how little time we get. In all this constant rush and ever-present danger. it seems impossible that once we were all so
As we waited in the trench a German happy together with never a care in the world till this war came along; stil, I battery started to put some big shelly over a always think that it is great honour to a form just behind our lines; they sent about fight for one's country, to keep the old flag forty shells over but only about eight burst. flying and help to crush such a despicableTry and imagine if you can, all our boy fos underfoot, but I never, never thought standing to in the trench; we hear the even in my wildest moments that I should shriek of the shell passing over our heads, then instead of the usual roar of the ex be a soldier,
plosion, we hear the thud of bad shell, Krupp'e Specials, and up we send a rous-
Your last letter arrived at a rather busy time when we had just received orders
of them. Yes, at that time even our boys show their keen sense of humour, and it really is very laughable especially when you realize that the Germans cannot now afford to waste shells
to move up to the front line as the Germingsing cheer to tell the enemy what we think were massing for an attack, so I stuck your letter in company with three others into my pocket, got on my kit and we half marched and half ran for the intervening four miles between our camp and the trenches:
parently is transformed from national One egoism into social Imperialism. cannot fail to recognise that at the finish the gigantic plans of German Imperialism in the East are advancing universa his tory in a single bound forward. But to approve of it would be to commit suicide In order to lead a better life."
∙ASTONISHING GREEK
REVELATIONS.
WHAT KING CONSTANTINE PROPOSED
terview with Dr. Korofilas, a friend of M. The following is an extract from an in- Venizelos, published in the Lausanne
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Ever
"In the course of the last few months, said Dr. Kerofiles, "I have often had occa sion to meet M. Deleassé, whose pro-Balgar in views approached fanaticism. after the loan of 200 millions contrasted by the Bulgarian Govorament in Germany, M Delcasso continued to tell me that he considered the intervention of Bulgaria in favour of the Allies was not only probable but certain. He has never wished it under- stood that as would exclude all possibility of a collaboration between Bulgaria ant: Creece. He thought that one of these twe Powers ought to be sacrified, and that it was the second mentioned and not the first, and that for the very simple reason that the geographical situation of Greece placed her at the will of the Allies, and in conse querce eliminated all peril from that quarter.
Having overcome Dr Forbes' purely formal resistance, they placed seals on the four depot, The officer informed him that the distribution pool must cease, and do- parted, after stationing sentries at all the entrances to the hospital.
Dr. Forbes and Mrs. Farwell asked for permission to leave Monastir for Greece, but this has been refused.
The matter has now been referred to the American Government,
The Bulgarians are said to urge in ex- tenuation of their conduct that, on arriv ing at Monastir, they were so short of bread that the men's daily ration was re duced to half a loaf.
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MUSKETRY.
But there is more, and what I will tell you cannot be denied, King Constantine, who is now accused of pro-German symps thy was the first to propose to the Quad- raple Entents that plan of war which now adopted by it. In February 1915, at a Council of War in the palace at Athens, at which the King of Greece, his Commander The arrangements made for Sunday, 13th
inst. are cancelled, Our artillery is just splendid, keeping in-Chief and General Pain were present, the As we approached to within a mile of up a rattling fire and returning about ten King declared to the French General that No firing will take place on that date.
RAND AND ORCHESTRA the trenches the attack opened up, the Gershells to every one of the enemy's a very the attack on the Dardanelles was a colossal All members are required to attend at the mans Jefting loose gas from cylinders to different tale to when I first arrived out error and the only way to reach Constanti
Club Lusitano at 6 pm sharp on suffocate us, also shelling us with high-ex here. Then the Germans charge, or try to nople was attack Bulgarin, and cut off
Monday 14th inst
F. O JENKIN plosives, shrapuel and weeping gas shells, getting over their parapet and advancing.ts communications with Turkey King so that we had to wear our respirators We about half way, when our reserve gnus pour Contantine, to execute this proposal, pat
D.S.P. (R.) looked like huge companies of the old heavy curtain fire on them, absolutely forward (we conditions, first, that the Allies Spanish Inquisition, moving forward to sending them down in swathes like corn guarantee the integrity of Greek territory: take a part in some awful rite, but surely before a scythe second that they should lend to Greece their hearis were never more cheerful then Yes, the tide has turned, and the more material help by sending 100,000 mon. The ours at the thought of a turn with the the Huns attack now, the sooner it will be Greek Army would be ready to advance into
talks in she is Hubs.
Tuwe arrived at the front line trench best sulled to when she speals with the iron Bulgaria Pau approved of this plan, low party of Press correspondents was al eventually, having had to split up into mouths of her guns and uses the sinews of which he found excellent, and he did not visit the French section of the triple line smal companies and advance overland, the her men diplomacy is not our forte, to let fail to insist on its adoption when be re of Salonika defences, which is now practi communicat on trenches having been blown us use the best that is in us; we're willing, turned to Paris, but the pro-Bulgas syn- cally complete. The British section is in pathies of M. Delcassé and Sir Edward an equally ready condition. The enemy in by shall fire This I need hardly say is 50 why not
Crey frustrated it. Then I ask you after wil have to bring a more numerous host very dangerous even in quiet times, as the bullets just sweep across the open space
what I have told you, how can it be said that than any they are likely to be able to like hail in a storm, and many poor fellows
King Constantine is in favour of Germuster before they can hope to assail theem
lines with the smallest chance of success. go down never to rise agait.
“I often wonder if I will be able to come back to dear ok Shanghai after the wer. I should like to very much if In spared, for I've learnt to love the East.
mony
General
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