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General.
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AMERICAN AMBASSADOR.
Amsterdam, February 10th.
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"WAR INEVITABLE.”.
OPINION IN AMERICA.
NEW YORK, February 10th The New York World, which is regard, ed as an Administration organ, says Americans may make up their minds that war with Germany is inevitable.
OFFERS OF HELP
NEW YORK February 9th. Nineteen, aeroplano factories have pro mised to turn out two hundred aeroplanes weekly for the Government,
The National Association of Wool Manufacturers lins plaeed its entire out put, valued at a hundred million sterling, at the disposal of the Government,
ARDENT PATRIOTS.
NEW YORK, February 9th. An anti-war meeting at Colorado was broken up by flag waving patriots
any were injured,
GERMAN-AMERICANS
FOOD SCARCITY IN HOLLAND,
AMSTERDAM, February 9th: Queue of women are to be seen out- side food shops in the poor quarter of the city.
THE INDIA HIDE TRADE, PROPOSALS FROM BRITISH TANNERS.
LONDON, February 8th, The Times understands that the tamers of the United Kingdom are stronly in favour of developing the trade in Indian dead hides. They are prepared to spend much in erecting plant provided measures are adopted to remove the
man taint from the business in India, and to prevent the possibility of the Ger dealers after the war. They also pro mans recovering their control of Indian pose a substantial duty on, exports to present enemy countries.
NATIONAL UNITY.
It is announced from Berlin that Count
the 14h inst., aboard the Kredenkught and that Mr. Gerard, will leave Berlin to a few daysME
Recent despatches front Berfin labori ously explained the delay in Mr.
• HILADELPINA, February 3th. Gerard's departure as due to an accumu- The delegates of twenty-eight Statis, CO OPERATION OF LABOUR PARTY Intion of passport work, but, in an inter-representing three million German- view which has been published, the Americans have pledged their loyalty to
LONDON, Fehruary 8th Foreign Under-Secretary, Von Strumm. the United States:
In the House of Commons, Mr. Wardle, admits that Mr. Gerard was actually de
on behalf of the Labour Party, joined in tained as a hostage. He said “we heard
Mr. Asquith's plea for uations! unity nothing from America, regarding the ↑
Labour, he mid, would do its utmost to treatment of Count Bernstorf and Ger
further the nation's cause if it were con man subjects. Evidently the American GOVERNMENT TAKING NO RISKS. sulted in war measures
Government, after the rupture, prevent- ed Count Bernstorff from telegraphing. We only learned from the Swiss Govern- ment that he had received his passports, Such treatment compelled us to take measures against Mr. Gerard,"
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DOUBLE INCOME TAX:
DEPUTATION TO MR, BONAR LAW
LONDON, February 10th.
Four hundred were present at a moet ing in the City convened by the Associa tion for the Abolition of Double Income Tax within the Empire, It was decided to reques; Mr. Bonar Law to receive a deputation on the subject prior to the introduction of the Budget,
Five members of the House of Com mons were among the speakers.
ROUMANIAN GENERAL
DEGRADED.
FIVE YEARS PENAL SERVITUDE.
JASSY, February 10th. General Socecu has been court mar tialled and sentenced to five years penal servitude and degradation for his con- duct at the battle of Argesu.
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DOING.
SPEECH BY LORD CURZON."
LONDON, February 8th,"
In the House of Lords, Lard Curzon
They have endorsed President Wilson's ustion and have promised to raise Ger- man-American regiments in the event of way
NEW YORK, February 9th. Despite the German Americans' loud protestations of loyalty to the United States, the Federal authorities are taking the most rigid, precautions against ploty and conspiracies,
Many important institutions are dis- missing Teutonic employes,
EMPIRE GROWN COTTON."
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE
ASKED
LONDON, February 8th, Replying to a depntation of the Lansa- shire cattar brade asking for Government All the six-inch guns at West Pointesistance for cotton-growing within the are being shipped to New York to pro- Emire and suggesting the formation of to the city.
GERMAN CAPITAL WITHDRAWN.
New York, February oth German capital is being withdrawn from American banks and is being trans. ferred to Argentina, which is announced. to be maintaining strict neutrality.
PRESIDENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS STRIKERS.
NEW YORK, February 9th: President Wilson has threatened to seize eighteen railroads unless the Chicago switchmen withdraw the threat to strike
SUSPECTED PLOT.
NEW YORK, February 9th. Two hundred firemen, interned on a German liner, were arrested while hiding on an American Line pier. It is believed a plot was on foot to bomb the liners.
THE TWO AMBASSADORS.
SAFE CONDUCT FOR COUNT
BERNSTORFF;
a Committee representing the Government and the cotton trade to deal with the matter. Mr. Roberts said he could not promise financial assistance until after the war, but the proposals would receive the utmost attention,
MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S APPOINTMENT.
LONDON, February 9th. Mr. Chamberlain has been deputed us Political Aide-de Camp to Lieut. Gen. Sir James Dunlop Emith, who will be in attendance on the Maharajah of Bikanir, Sir James Beston and Sir Satyendra Sinha at the Imperial War Conference.
EXAMINED FOR THE FOURTH TIME.
MAN-POWER IN AUSTRIA.
1917
AMERICAN CHILDREN ON THE #CALIFORNIA."
PHILADELPHIA, February 9th Two of the lost children on the Cali farmia were born in America and were regarded as Americans though they were of British parentage.
BELGIAN RELIEF SHIPS SUNK
LONDON, February 8th, Belgian relief is paralysed owing to two relief ships being sunk the Euphrates, prior to the German an nouncement, with nearly all the crew lost, and the Jaskruse, after January 31st, with one survivor out of twenty-five,
Both were clearly marked and provid- ed with safe conducts,
SHELLED
SHELLED WITHOUT WARNING
LONDON, February 9th
The Captain of the sunken Norwegian steamer Ida states that a submaring shell. ed thin vessel without warning ceaselessly till she sank. The Chief Officer and the steward were killed.)
The British steamer Crown Point has been sunk The Captain and Chief Engineer were taken prisoner. Five of the crew were killed and two injured,
MORE SINKINGS.
LONDON, February 9th- The sinking of the following steamers is announced: -Adul, formed Pri Crown Point, Saang Ninian, Sazon Britan, and Vestre (British), Ferruccio (Spanish), four British small craft, and one each of Norwegian and Peruvian sailing ships. The total tonnage sunk amounts to 20,000 tons
LONDON, February Oth.. Twenty-five of the crew of the sunken Johnstone liner Vedumore have been lost. FRENCH ADMIRAL'S OPINION. PARIS, February 9th:
- Admiral La Caze, Minister of Marine, interviewed by an Associated Press re presentative, confirmed the views of ex perts that there would probably be a month or two of active submarinism, then a period of rolative inactivity, owing to heavy enemy losses.
The Near East.
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IN MESOPOTAMIA.
VAST IMPROVEMENT IN EVERY RESPECT
Franco-Belgian FroNL
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ENEMY DRIVEN BACK.
SUBSTANTIAL QAINS.
LONDON, Febritary 10th. Router's correspondent at Headquar- ters says the enemy were hard pressed and have fallen back well behind Grand, court. We are seriously menacing the Serre,
He refers to the heavy fighting around Beaucourt lasting from Saturday night until Monday afternoon, at the end of which we overcame strong enemy posi- |tions and advanced our outposts five Chundred yards over a front of clever
hundred yards
LONDON, February 8th. Lord Curzon, in the House of Lords, declared there had been a vast improve LONDON, February 9th. Reuters correspondent at Berne states ment in every respect in Mesopotamin, that Austrian civilians between the ages with the result that there was a won- of 20 and 45, except miners, are being rederful recovery in the spirits of the examined by the military authorities for forces. Letters which he had received the fourth time,
from officers in Mesopotamia all express ed confidence, and specially praised the
WASHINGrun, Febenary 8th, Great Britain and France Inve granted
ed safe conduct to Count Bernstorf and INTENSE COLD IN GERMANY.
his staff.
LONDON, February 9th The Government warned. Washington, when notifying that safe conduct would be given to Count Bernstorff, that Britain-
will not be responsible for any harm arising from concreto results of Ger Inan disregard of international law”
NEW YORK, February 9th. The Scandinavian Line anadunces that Germany has been asked to ensure the safe paasuge of Count Bernstorf and party,
WHAT ABOUT YR. GERARDE
WASHINGTON, February 9th, The State Department has asked Ger- many, through Switzerland, why dr Gerard is detained in Berlin,
SHORTAGE OF COAL
LONDON, February 9th. The intense cold which prevails in Ger- many is greatly aggravated by a shortage of coal.
A temperature of 18 degrees below zero is reported from Leipzig.
All places of amusement in Saxony have been closed in order to save fuel,
Naval Activities.
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wonderful endurance and constancy of
Bitter weather is being experienced, The water in the water-bottles is frozen solid. A tribute however is paid to the Army Service corps for providing hoi rations in the support trenches..
SUCCESSFUL RAIDS.
LONDON, February 9th Sir Douglas Haig reports successful. raids to the cast of Vermelles, and to the south-east of Ypres. Many dug-outs were destroyed and the enemy's attempt to approach our lines to the south of Atentiers was caught by a barrage and easily repulse. Artillery caused two explosions in the enemy's lines.
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ENEMY ATTACK FAILS. A FRENCH SUCCESS.
LONDON. February 8th. A French communiqué - says --An Fenemy attack in the region of Vaux lea Palameix, east of the Meuse, completely failed,
There was violent artillery firing in the Woeyre
German neroplanes bombed Dunkirk und Flourd regions, fuar people being killed and four injured
LONDON, February 10th," A French caminuréqué – reports a successful coup de main to the east of Rheims and an effective bombardment of the sector at Hill 304,
GERMAN ADMISSIONS,
GREG LONDON, February 8th. A German official wireless message says:--We repulsed an English attack near the Serre,,
We lost ground near Baillescourt, The English: attacked north of St. Piarte Vaast wood and retained a small front.
During January we lost thirty-four aeroplanes, the Anglo French and Rus sians losing fifty-five,
PREPARING THE WAY.
AMSTERDAM, February 9th, The Les Nouvelles states that the Ger mans are building new railways in tho Leige region towards the Rhine.
the Indian troops under the most diff-
AN UNDIGESTED DINNER. cult conditions. This improvement and been reflected in the character of the re-
Worse than an ill-cooked dinner is a sults of the recent military operations, dinner which you can't digest. Do you and the force was now able to threaten know what it is to turn away from the very seriously the main front of the best food, il-humoured and without, enemy on the left bank of the river.appetite, though you know it is dinner Although operating in a secondary time and that you need food to sustain theatre, the force was playing far from you? This is Nature's way of telling you an unimportant part in the world wile that your digestion is out of order. Your campaign, in killing large numbers of stomach is not in a it state to absorb food the enemy and upholding very comidor. if you eat it, or your blood able to carry able forces of the Turkish Army, thereby tho mecessary nourishment easing the positions of Russia and our perves, brain and muscles. First of all.. selves in the Caucasus and Persis also put off eating until you are hungry. If
to
your
in retaining positions of great strategie can't digest, you are not hungry, importance, and in putting an effective digestar blood in the right state to extinguisher on the Pan-German, dreams derive good from your food taky Dr. of a great Tentoric dominion extend Williams pink pills. Without any
detailed the steps which are being taken WASHINGTON, February 10t5, THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN ng from the Bosphorus to the Persian
to combat submarinism and said “We Air. Lausing has disclosed to the State ore multiplying our destroyers to escort Department that he has not heard from ships and to act as a screen. We are Mr. Gerard though any channe since atming our merchantmen and are develop the evening of the sui inst. Bo try's he ing inventions to discover and destroy is loth to believe that Germany is detain- submarines. In addition, wo are proing him on any excuse whatsoever, which tecting neutrals by organising sea lanes would be absolutely unjustifiable by in- of safety, and we are building new ships ternational law. at an accelerated rate." He warned thein
that far greater restrictions on unessen
tial imports would be imposed
„APPROACHING THE CLIMAX,
of economising food and increasing the
OTHER NEUTRAL COUNTRIES
TWO DEATHS FROM EXPOSURE.
LONDON, February 10ta. *Two of bac l'edtimore victims have died as a result of ten hours exposure in open boats. FIVE DAYS WITHOUT FOOD,
MADRID, February 10th. A trawler has picked up a boat con- One taining three Englishmen and America negro, part of the crew of the torpedoed steamer Dauntless. The men had been withon, food for five days and
SWEDEN'S ATTITUDE.
Lord Curzon emphasised the recessity.
STOCKHOLM, February ath. Sweden's reply to President Wilson one production, and of making the emphasises that she has consistently cheer War Loan a success. We are now approved neutrality and regrets that the ching the supreme and terrible times of United Statos has got adhered to the their condition was terrible. They had the war. Possibly in the coming mouths proposals of Sweden, which led the the enemy would attempt to surpass pre- Scandinavian Kingdoms, to adopt a yious atrocities. We must use every system of common measures towards resource to beat him. Our leaders must belligerents with a view to maintaining pr be courageous, prompt and resolute; international law. The method now cho BRITISH DESTROYER MINED otherwise, better man would have to re-sen by the United States to shorten the place them
war is absolutely opposed to the policy of neutrality which has been followed by Sweden, who is indisposed to change her policy
PROTEST FROM URUGUAY
to be sent to hospital.
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ALL THE OFFICERS LOST.
LONDON, February 6th The Admiralty announces that British destroyer of the older type, while patrolling the Channel, was mined and sunk, All the officers were lost. There are five survivors, P
THE IMPERIAL WAR CABINET The Imperial War Cabinet would arrange, if possible, for increased vigour in the prosecution of the war The Dominions had given much, and they
MONTE VIDEO, February 9th. might give more. Secondly, they would The Government has replied to the Ger discuss peace terms, and, thirdly, discuss man Note, rejecting the doctrine of un post-war problems The Council might
restricted submarine warfare, form the nucleus of a future Imperial SPANISH WIRELESS STATIONS. Constitution He looked to the coming of the Indians as a means of removing
MADEID, February 9th. misunderstandings, which had hitherto A Decree has been issued that all places. been prevailing in the Dominions. The with wireless stations in Spain will be idea that India was a dangerous and un-placed under Government control. healthy competitor in the labour-field GERMAN WIRELESS STATION IN
hed vanished on the battle field, and the Dominions realise that Indians are fellow- subjects, with similar rights to ourselves.
THE WAR LOAN,
SOME LARGE INVESTMENTS.
LONDON, February 9th. The Corporations of Cardiff Swansea and Glasgow have invested £6.000.000 £3,100,000 and $2,000,000, respectively in the War Loan
THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.
AMERICAN LINERS POSTPONE SAILINGS
Gulf Lastly, they were preparing for Purgative or wenkouing effect they will purify your blood and enrich it, so that future eventualities, har
you will not only have an excellent Mr. Bonar Law said the successes at- tending the intensive operation of their comfortably and get bonede
for
but also
past few weeks in Mesopotamia had boon from it. But a word of warning. You achieved despite large enemy reinfores must not expect this result from pink ments, whose despatch had the great mili. pills that are not genuine.There is a tary advantage of weakening the forces world of difference between Dr. Williams' which will be opposed to the Russians pink pills and the substitutes sometimes when the time for movement comes He offered, so get Dr. Williams and watch said that General Maude estimates that how your appetite will improve,
suggestions for the enemy's killed to the ard inst. totalled FREE A book of useful 2,630, while our losses were slight. The
those with a delicate digestion will be mistakes of the past had been repaired, sent free if you write a post card to the and there were now no complaints about Dr. Williams Medicine Lo.. 88, Szechuen supplies. Traffic up the Tigris in Janu Road, Shanghai Dr. Williams pink ary was almost double what it was in pills are obtainable from deniers every July. The sucess attending the experli where, siso post free at 81.50 the battle tion, and the knowledge that it was well ($5 for 6) from the above address. cared for, had had a most splendid effect on the troops, who were showing a spirit General Maude, who himself deserves. of which we had reason to be proud.
congratulations for work dono, reports that the stubborn determination and fighting spirit of the troops, and the 1 complete co-operation of arms, are auperb.
THE SENUSSI ROUTED,
London, Tebruary 9th.
An official message from Egypt pays The Benussi main force south of Girba was routed,
We occupied Siwa, and also the Munash Pass, and captured a convoy. We ambushed the leading party from Girba
two
The Senussi casualties wore hundred, including several Turkish officers.
New Yoax, February 9th. The American Line has indefinitely postponed the sailings of the liners St BRAZIL
Louis and St. Paul, as the State Depart- LONDON, February eth.ment has refused to advise the Company Russian Front. Renter's correspondent at to do whether the ships can enter the German Janeiro states that a German wireless war zones. The State Department, how station has been discovered at Nictheroy ever points out that neutral vessels aro
DURATION OF THE WAR. THIS SUMMER MAY SEE THE END.
LONDON, February 8th.
Mr. Hodge, Minister of Labour, speak The Sun Insurance Company has in 10g af Walworth, said that the recent Allied Conference had determined to do Railway
entitled to arm in self-defence, and that American ships have the right to traverse any part of the high seas.
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
TO-MORROW! Noon-Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam- bout Co., Ltd, Meeting of Bhareholders.
Wednesday, 14th Feb.
12.15 p.m.-Ladies Recreation Club, Anuml
General Meeting at the City Hall Saturday, 17th Feb
Noon-Hongkong
19th
Hotel Co, Ltd., Mesting
A of Bhareholders Map Guedes & Co. Ltd, Genem?
Fob, Pm-Gaodos Merting
at the Office of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews Thursday, 22nd Teb, ;---
Noon-Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd. Meeting of Shareholders at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson
arday, 24th Feb
Woon-Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, meeting of Bhareholders at the City H Monday
26th Feb. Hongkong Races-1st Day.
**27th Feb.
Races-2nd Day,
Tuesday
Hongkong Wednesday, 28th Fe
Feb Hongkong Race 3rd Day.
Hongsong Races-Off Day.
The postponement of the sailings is RUSSIAN GENERAL KILLED Saturday, Sed March sharply criticised in the Press, which says, it is equivalent to an admission of a German blockade of American ports,
but the fact that the American Line is
LONDON, February eth
A Russian official message says In diralovski was killed by a rifle bulet.
The enemy bombarded Standslev with twelve inch guns,
-Thurs, and Fri, 8th and 9th Feb,--.
Flower and Vegetable
Shot in the Botanical
Saturday, 10th
vested 23,200,000 and the BangaloNagpur their utmost to terminate the war by the seeking for men of experience in handling the region of Manoiuva, General Kar-19:30 pat Hongkong and South Chian
The Great Indian Peninaal Railway end of the summer. It would not be long guns is regarded as indicating that Anonity Trustees have invested £604 500 before every British merchantman would the St. Loris will be sent into the war in the War Loan,
bo armed.
zone with instructions to defend borself.
Steam Fisheries Co. Lite, General Meeting at the Omica of the Liquidators New
Government Building,