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THE WAR.
MAMMOTH
BRITISH WAR FIRST RESULT £700.000.000.
THE
LOAN
GERMANY'S FINANCIAL STRAITS: ORNAMENTS AND JEWELLERY COMMANDEERED.
AMERICA AND MEXICAN UNREST: GERMAN INTRIGUE REPORTED.
Franco Belgian Bron
LATEST CABLES.
[THHOUSE ABUTER'S AGENOT.]
LIVELY ARTILLERYING,
PARIS, Fobruary 20th.
A communique statesThere has been some lively artillerying in the sectors of Avocourt, Pepper Hill and Bezonvaus, The French destructively, bombarded enemy organisations north of Damloup.
BARLIER CABLES,
BRITISH FRONT.
A SUCCESSFUL RAID,
LONDON, February 19th, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in & communiqué manys-We carried out a encoessful raid to the south of Boucher and blew up a mine shaft and destroyed several occupied dug outs.
The Balkans.
LATEST CABLES.
(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY
THE BLOCKADE OF GREECE.
WHY IT IS CONTINUED.
ATHENS, February 2011. The Legations of the protesting Powers have issued a statement that the blockade.
AMERICA AND GERMANY,
A ROOSEVELT EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 21ST 1917
NEW YORK, February 20th,
The New York World learns on excel- lent authority that in the case of war between Germany and · America" Mr. Roosevelt will raise an expeditionary force for Europe, stimated at 200,000 strong, for service under the Entente. GERMAN INTRIGUE IN MEXICO.
NEW Yong, February 20th. The Sun'e Washington correspondent reports that the State Department has
been informed of the arrival of 300 Ger-
man Reservists in Mexico City ready to join any faction to prevent the landing of an Anglo-American forep to safogaard the oil wells at Tampico.
SPIES IN THE UNITED STATES.
WASHINGTON, February 20th.
In the Senate a supporter of the Espionage Bill declared that at the pre-
GROWN COLONIES AND COMPULSION.
LONDON, February 10th,
In the House of Commons, Mr. Walth, Long Becretary of State for the Colories said that he was auxiously considering the question of compulsory local military service for European British abjects in those Brown Colonies in which compul-
sion did not exist, but he was not pre pared to adopt any further change at
present...
OPIUM.
THE INDIAN PRODUCT
LONDON, February 19th, The Imperial Institute, referring to the experimente, being conducted in fudis re garding the comparative merits of differ ent varieties of poppy for opium produc tion, says thoro seems no reason why, in curse of time, an Indian product equal to the Turkish should not be forthcoming. The quality of Indian opium can, how- ever, be considerably enhanced immedi ately by improving the present methods of collection and preparation.
AN INDIAN MEMORIAL.
LONDON, February 19th, The India Council has sanctioned the expenditure of £750 for the proposed Indian Memorial of the Brighton Town Council, which has voted a like sum. The site of the memorial is on the downs close to the town, where the Indians lisves established in crematorium)
SHIPBUILDING IN RUSSIA.
PETROGRAD, February 19th.
PORTUGUESE LOYALTY-
LONDON, Echruary 19th; Senhor, Costo, Finance Minister, de Clared in the Chamber that the Allies could rely on Portugal's efforts and secris beds for the war (Lond applause.) KESTRICTIONS OF IMPORTS. DRASTIC MEASURES FORECASTED
LONDON, February 19th.
In the House of Commons, Mr Bonar Law autouliced that the Government has
devided upou very drastic restrictions on imports, affecting the Allies and the Dominions. He promised ʼn statement on the question on February 22nd.
GERMANS AND FOOD. SUBSTITUTES.
MEDICAL EXPERTS REPORT
SOME WEIRD MEXTURES.
Dr. Feadler, of the Berlin Municipal Medical Council, has been instructed to report to the Conveil on food substitutes, the trade in which has lately assumed enormous proportions His report is the subject of a remarkable article in the Fumische Zeitung The following are
oxtracts from it
CREDULITY OF THE KAISER'S
PEOPLE
TREET TO FIERCE ENGLAND TO
IS AN ALLIED
VICTORY
POSSIBLE?
NEED FOR A TIME LIMIT.
[BY THE MILITARY CORRESPONDENT OF THE →→→
PALL MALL GAZETTEK We have shown that any peace” based upon the present military situation would enable Germany to set up Poland as dreaded millions of Russia, which would buler State between herself and the
THE HEART._____
Nothing perhaps, could provide a hot | ter key to the peculiar temperament, of the German people than the almost tragic despair
pair which followed the Allies scuru | ful rejection of the Kniger's
nigers preposterons The depth of their prosent peace proposals sent dismay re theets the height of their previous hopes, cuable her to turn her undivided attention - and those hopes, in their turn, give the to her other heighbours; it would give eagare of their boundless credulity in her control of the whole Balkan Peninsula believing,
as they did so firmly, that the and the Turkish Empire, which would en statesmen and military lenders of the able her to conquer Egypt and thus cut Allied nations were such simpletons, as to the neck of the British Empire, and
ther be blind to the trap juto
would give her porty on the Adriatic Neither in military nur to be lured,hich would place the long and indelen- sible coast lite of Italy want, and Persian
in
at her mercy, and | mateers are the Germans capable of learn. | ports on the Ægeal,
ing windown from experience. In their Gulf, which would threaten the maritime view the foc is always e tool, and when he communications of Britain with the Easte proves to be otherwise be is vile trash.
and Australosin it would enable her to HOTEL INTO THE EWIIKEIT.
absorb Ifolland and Belgium with the Fer
of the German papers attempt to French districts of Lille and the park minimise the extent of the disappoint | Ime as far as Boulogne, which would ment caused by the reply to the Penco make the invasion of England a practical Note. Thus the frustributy says proposition. Moreover, the whole terri
The prospect of securing by negotiatory she would thus control would be tion with the enemy that German powce richer and mre populous than Britain and which we all so urdently desire seems to the United States combined, and would have vanished into the bfie eternity enable hor to prepare for a new war with Stupendous, grave, terrible though this shipping and mufactures untouched, may it is a fact with which we must as against commercial rivals whose instife Teokon No words can now further in and industries would take years, to le
decision, therefore cover. Thus, any renco based fincace the event piemy to a recogni- sent military situation would be a Ser
∙proy tion of our just rights if with a calm man victory and would be the death-kell we can only force conscience and firm resolve we proceed of the liberties of Europe and ultimately along the road of deeds of the world,
The occupation of
was this Ger- man nuswer to the Entente Note in dauburg and his army will, we are sure red to it that further auswers of this sort be forthcoming, as will also our fleet May the latter soon be permitted to pieres England to the heart ou her own consts This is our devout prayer, our most ter tent hops, for, after that reply, we shall
to
muke no other. *****
09
the
sent moment there were hundreds of thou in the Duma the Ministry for Indusment has already laid down the rule that mouths, it is hardly likely that their classes of youths who have come op siICO- Government advances of one hundred Least 73 per cent meat extract but the activities will continue hicreasing in the the war began, viz, the clawes of 14. 15.
sands of spies in the United Staten.
ARMY COUNCIL AND TEACHERS.
NO EXEMPTIONS UNDER
THIRTY ONE
LONDON, February 20th.
The Army Council has withdrawn all
try introduced & Bill providing for
Baute ratio, and that it will he possible for example, by next spring to sink a rail
The number of ships
The CONDITIONS OF VICTORY The whole question is--Can Germany hold what she has got In other words, is it true that “ Since the beginning of the war the
beaten To ask the question is to Gerinasy camot ha number of factories for the production of
answer it. Certainly German can ba able manner Food has increased in a most uncomfort
heaton, but only under certain conditions Corn traders without em
Germany started with enormous advant ployment, formers living in the town,
ages, which ought to have ensured succeES, proper calling, and others have suddenly barborg who are unsuccessful in their
The Allies, only partially prepared an SUBMARINE MIRACLES
they were having withstood the fre discovered that their true voention lies Ex-Captain Persins, though he is as shock, have been rapidly catching up
manufacturing
food. Their factory foolish as most German writers, is not their orggressor. Already they have often consists of a cooking pot, and their foolish enough to share the hreszeitung caught hut up in numbers and wupitios capital is a few marks and some very hopes with regard to the High Barnacle ment, and threaten to surpass the Central questionable recipes, -
One of the principal items to which not sink a million tons of enemy clipping On the one hand, we find that Germasay
_____ | Fleet, and he is even afraid Germany can. | Powers in both respects depar those manufacturers turned their atten-
by means of submarina Writin month tion was soup tables. They called ing in the Berlin agebat, he says; front two and a half to four million, and two years of war increased her armits them meat extract tables, and most Notwithstanding the successes achier used up, not only the whole of her phy- pernicious things they were. The Govern ed by our submarines during the last few sically fit manhood but no less than five tablets with this name must contain at
rule is not observed. la many cases as funda na 07 per cent, cooking gate is found in tone a mouthshing that cross the seas in these tablets, the remaining 3 per cent. shows traces of colouring matter is diminishing, the whips themselves are
Another weiril mixture is known as better sriped, and their captains are grow beef soup. It is in the slipe of powdering more skilful in avoiding torpedoes and is carefully done up in pretty little while
finally the
destined to fight LONDON February 19th,
cardboard packets. The analysis shows | the submarines are whont flour, salt, some sticky substance numbers are still rensing In the House of Commons. Mr. Bouaranil light trace of meat extract. It would be highly dangerous to in
to name a
af Lipton Chuese Flavour. It by the turn of a band, and he who tries weight, and consists of 10 per cent saft renders himself guilty of a crime against Mot be decided upon until the Crero hnd 30 per cent, red paper, caraway the Fatherland. Faith, however, call oc- representatives and arrived. The Gov-seed, and butter acid i
the latter incomplish miracles, and if our faith in of the four great Entente Powers have gredient giving the whole a smell ye the value of our submarines and in the practically unlimited resources of mas ernment would not interfere with any-sembling cheese, Dumpling with skill of their commanders be unlimited food in reserve: ich even France as not thing the Council desired to discuss. Strength Extract is sold in dual packets,
miracle
be performerl ane containing salt and dried vegetare The Hamburg Vachrichten, in an ex-trip. Therefore, we may safely say that Ve HS exhausted as Germany, who, again, CURSE OF VANITY
apt to hear the breaking point as Ans- The question of the administration of powder, the other a salty flour mixture.
Strength extract ne sacks in vain haustive review of the war situate,
add and to emphasise the
that Germany an within a certain time- of the western people
unit because we The traditional vanity and the boast the Entente Powers will hold together is fulness of the western nation represent definitely. There in theory, at all the greatest hindrances on the road to events the possibility that one or other
of them may prove either
million roubles to build merchantmen.
THE IMPERIAL COUNCIL. INISH QUESTION EXCLUDED.
in
1 and 18 Att this rooment she has five. million men in the field as against an average of shree and fall millions in the past, and must, therefore, expect rate of wastage to the proportionately greater bat she has only one more class to fall back upon, viz. that of 1018, which cannot possibly be sufficiently matured and teed for service til the lato that, if the past rate of wastage is main
of next year. Thus it is obvious
nence to wither away and her Allies
autumn
was being continued because the require. exemptions of school teachers under the stated that the subiecte for diseAnother nowger is sold extensively ander agine that we could starve England mert tained the German army must soon cu
sion at the Imperial War Council: would is a coarse red powder, 11 grams to make our people believe such a thing worse C - UNLIMITIN BERMURAPR
ments of the ultimatum had not been completely falfred, especially manifest in the half-hearted removal of arms,
Nevertheless, the Antente, not indiffer ent to the sufferings of inocent popula- tions, had seriously considered the ques- tion of facilitating food supplics as soon
e circumstances would pornit.
The Entente calls the attention of the
Greek Government to the responsibility
is assuming if it continues to tolerato
the anti-Entente Press campaign
Naval Activities,
EARLIER CABLES,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SINKINGS.
LONDON, February 19th. The following sinkings are reported:→ The steamers Lady Ann, Marie Lean hardt Marrion Dawson, Queenswood, Romsdalen and Veldet, as well as two amall craft all British. The total tonnage, including the Worcestershire, is
“about 20,000 tons,
A number of men are killed and miss-
ing.
General
LATEST CABLES.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUT.1
GERMANY'S FINANCIAL
STRAITS.
CALLING IN GOLD ORNAMENTS
AND JEWELLERY
AMSTELDAN, February 20th. The Imperial Bank of Germany pub- liches a demand on all classes to contri bute gold ornamenta and jewellery,
except auch da ara cí a special, artístic and historical value, ea part of the national equipment effort:
TIMBER CONTROL.
age of thirty-one, t
ASSISTING AGRICULTURE.!!
-- WAR OFFICE MEASURES.
LONDON, February 20th. The War Office bar decided to loan horses and drivers to farmers needing help
REAR ADMIRAL'S
RETIREMENT.
TO FACILITATE PROMOTION OF
JUNIORS,
LONDON, February 20th.
retired Rear Admiral Campbell hing voluntarily in order to facilitate the pro-"
motion of junior officers,
AUSTRALIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT.
EXPECTED TO BE PROTECTIONIST,
MELBOURNE, February 20th.
It is expected that the Coalition Government will declare itself Protec
tionist.
RECORD WAR LOAN.
UNMISTAKABLE PROOF OF COUNTRY'S DETERMINATION,
LONDON, February 20th.
ENTENTE'S
On the other
than she is
vo fed that three
to
Izaland was a matter for the Imperial qualy.. unsatisfactory is the analysis comes to the happy conclusion that Germany can be beaten, but we have
of a substance sold under the fascinating real curse of the world lies in the vnuity only be beat un cannot be certain that
Parliament. *
MESOPOTAMIAN CAMPAIGN.
TWO FRONT LINES OCCUPIED.
LONDON, February 19th,
name of Citizens Goop Potter PET SUBSTITUTES 17
Dr. Fendler discourses at large on
troublo to look into the
arwal England be made to undergo umeble to continue the struggle ag
OF
what
At dusk we further progressed to the ages and sold almost for their weight in ag imitated England and ger of a collapse on the part of one of Weston where swindlines were filled wpapers of those days to set themselves the abortest time in
lish and French
the
substitutes for Meat? Those things fetch a high price from Is to 21. Ad. Peace Per quarter pound. They are powdered
just w A Mesopotamiah mesunge says:We braa mostly, with little ment flavouring adopted in the ozar of the French in 1811 that time limit in. A correspondent i
and the cost price, including the can in occupied two front lines of 30 and 140 Which they are tastefully pucked, is about there can be no possibility of lusting the Times tells us that Lord Northelifte
Bd. The dearer they are the smaller the peace and of any political security, either comilers the war may Jast
another four yards respectively at Sannaiyat
Packet, but yeast and bren are the prin
in Europe or elsewhere
which is also the opinion of mast GREN, HA years, Two heavy counter-attacks were fist cipal constituents of them all. Dr. Fend-lee meine the three westers American writers; Colonel Teyler, the
stated that
peoples are perfectly well aware of great Swiss expert, tells us that the war the roguery in most of repulsed and others were partially suc- these preparations was petab to anybody to. As recently after years prior to alone thinks, or thought, that peace will their status in regard to German civilisa- certainly will last into 1918, Brasibil who took the t cessful, forcing back our right to our
matter. Bome of the silliest and most the war German institutions were con coms in August, 1917.-
But, with the den- original line Our left was withdrawn. useless things were made up in gay pick-tantly
Dosens of columns in the Eng the Entente Powers, it is obviously wish gold
Another west of Shamran Bend
praises of Germen in which it could be possible to a
achieve gigantic scale went on was in the fabricnstitutions, inventions, and
Today tory it is otherwise tion of Pudding Powders.
rs. Here the "It is the innate vanity of the thron the Western Front, we knew that, so far, may be the Allies numbers on main ingredient was potato meal, There western nations which lies like a choking they have not succeeded in breaking the is lemon, almond and raspbery pudding lime on the national sol, which is our German front; but we also know that Bup powder-all of them potato meal with aeremy and the enemy of all Europe, bei has vast numbers to call, and that COPENHAGEN, February 19th.little colouring Neither the taste cause such a tremendous vanity as this inability to place them in the field is
ber For the odour of lemons, amonds or raspberries could be traced
does not permit really young and striving tirely due to want of munitions. The ite bags of this stuff are sold at bd contain-This is the curse of the Entente brand communication with the Russian front
peoples to rise,
free
port of Katarina is, now in TAI WAY. ing an ounce or two of meal and the of fraction of an ounce of a substitute for and German Kilfur bare never been Port Arthur With the spring, Archange civilisation. In this respect Germany and supplies can be forwarded through Sairach - In this way also creamn powder, lemon-cream and other delicacies many has always allowed others to walk quota. But, even so, we may question burdened with the slightest guilt, Ger and Vladivostock will also supply their are manufactured Sometimes maİZD flour 18 mixed with the potato Bour, but by her side, never nasuming to herself whether the key of victory will not lie in in these cases up go the prices from 50 alone the right to indge and to condemn the Dardanelles in the future, as it bas to 100 per ceas. The raw materials used ---- It is this curse of vanity prevailing done in the past. oget about a pound. In the shape of among the masses in the western lande of
EXPORT OF COAL. RESTRICTION ABOLISHED,
It is officially announced that t
the restriction on the export of coal from England to Norway has been abolished
in view of Norway undertaking nos to export pyrites to Germany
LONDON, February 19th.
The newspapers are uncaunous that the ZEPPELIN OVER BOULOGNE first results of the War Loan reveal & A FRUITLESS EFFORT. veritable triumph, and afford unmistak-: able proof of the country's determina tion to give as freely of its wealth as
ita manhood to secure victory,
Experts emphasise the fact that the
A French communiqué says:—A Zeppe lis, on the night of February 17th, dew over the French coast from the Straits
area or pudding, the vendor receives the Entente tant it is our mission to wholly Flemish nor wholly Walloon
358. Finally, there is pepper, eradicate, for unless we do this the rest of
Bitnated between the two Bə
Government hos obtained a hundren of Dover to the suburbs of Boulogne scope for their erros. In combating this tic tag in thể saope of an extract from acted States, Brussels would
millions more than it expected without recourse to bankers. The mere fact that the sesistance of financial houses has not been invoked is in itself evidence of assured success.
KARLIER CABLES.
MAMMOTH SUBSCRIPTION.
LONDON, February 19th.
In the House of Commoas, Mr. Bonar
NEW WAR OFFICE DEPARTMENT Law said that at least seven hundred
millions of row money had been subserib
LONDON, February 20th. ed to the War Loan, excluding the banks
Mr. Sam Fylde (1) has undertaken "contributions--(Loud cheers).
full charge of the Timber Control Depart- ment of the War Office, which will deal with importations and with the felling
of home timber.
threw several bombs, without result.
OBITUARY
SIR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
LONDON, February 10th, The death has taken place of Surgeon General Sir Benjamin Franklin, K.0.1 £
[The deceased, who was born in 1844, entered the Indian Medical Barvice in 1860 and hold mengimportant post,
rice, including that of Burgeon to HE
the Vicary. He was czes 1903 was Bow Phy had held the post Inding Medical Commissioner with
the Order of St. Johr
It was desirable to avoid direct con- | India; tributions from banks. When he was and waren ber asked few weeks ago what amount?
nt of British Red Cross new money would constitute a success he
e been Hon. Physician to
and King Edward VII Do replied Six hu red millions.
one son, and two daughtera))};
Great
it is called, made of worthless substances. China
extraordinary mixture, Europe is doomed to become a second must be formed into a miniature buffer
Etates You sreeze if you smell it, but that is REFLEX OF THE HUBLIME."
It will be the seat of the Federal Coun Kas tear is it goes to pepper. It costs 23
Id a pound. Dr. Fandler, in conclusion, teristic speculations Lbs Magdeburgische central military administration and To these infantine hat wholly charaeil, of the Imperial Stadtholder, the thinks that German women have here wide Zeitung provides an equally characters that of the customs railways, and posts, nefarious trafic. Their
associations should combine to instruct foolish sisters Time" by Adolf Holst, which it
volume of War Poemy of who in their eagerness to eke out
BCSKEY storee run after every quack and charles with a delightful comment tan who is cpaning enough by exploit their This small but in the best necusities. Instead of favorting their time rather than of the Lorrible in the pular poeni is really a reflex of the sub- suffering sisters with all sorts of beauti
Germass ton fal cookery recipes of which bobody can make use in these hard times they should devote themselves to t
this
*esupaiga gainst fraud.
stest, rahonncnment of the Oil
Committee
espondent,
dil cospy never
try and cloau
and cigar sah:
blue clay is handed out in soap an bstitute
Lord, behou our guest,
Whate or our fortunes aro Be all Thy giving bierb, ́ ́.
Even this war
Shield wife and son and daughter: Help us our foes to slaughter,
BRUSSELS A BUTTER STITE. From this example of the
DO
sublime
in the German sense it is only a slep to the ridiculous in any mos, and the Berliner Beitung on Mittag supplies the stepping stone
erlanders
wrer: Do you drink the (buffy) That my business one
city after the fashion of our towns, which recognise the Kx. supreme authority,
nks to the efforts of
our commerce, inan
and
regon
ength be Belgian in
One of the first taskm to be accomplis ed must be the founding of * German university ... and a, superior – technical collere. No other measure could better aid as an winning the favour of a popa.. lation which has been estranged from
certainly remarkable us for three hundred years
could still be
It
Balzu
ans. Cen
plo resunted
ffolk, or the
they from
by the