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THE WAR.
THE PINCH OF WAR: HOW EUROPE IS BEING AFFECTED.
THE FONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND.
MR. BONAR LAW AND PACIFISTS.
General,
BRITAIN'S FOOD PROBLEMS.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH. ERYTHR'S AGENCY.)
MR. BONAR LAW AND PACIFISTS:
NO SECOND PUNIO WAR.
EARLIER CABLES,
THE PRICE OF WAR.
ITS AFFECT ON EUROPE.
Newspapers in France are limited to single sheets, while Holland has a paper- less day weekly,
France, in addition to meatless days and the prohibition of pastry, proposes to isena bread cards shortly.
LONDON, February 19th The cumulative effects of the war aro manifest throughout Europe, food and LONDON, February 21st. fuel restrictions becoming general. Nou la the House of Commons, replying totals are particularly lacking coal. Bri- speeches by pacifists, Mr. Bonar Law and tain, despite submarining, is the best. he failed to see a possible method of served in all respecta securing peace at present without fighting for it. He taunted the pacifists criticism of our peace conditions, saying that they were silent regarding the enemies. We did not consider our conditions to unreasonable. The German's conditions were clearly based on victory and the acconituation of the military machine which would expose the world to a repiti tion of the present horrors. Germany was following the principle that it was not sufficient to fight her adversaries, but she aust terrorise civilian population and neutrals. We are fighting to make the enemy learn that it does not pay to commit crimes. We believe that the war was forced on the world with a calcula tion as cold as a chess player moves a piece. If we can help it there will be no second Panic war,"
Sir Herbert Samuel said he warmly endorsed the Government's policy.
of
EMPIRE'S PRODUCTIONS,
POLICY OF PREFERENCE
RECOMMENDED.
General conditions are becoming worse. daily in Scandinavia. The conl shortage has compelled the restriction of hours during which schools, churches and fac tories are open. Sweden has issued sugar and scop cards.
The Italian Government has comman deered crops at 36 lire per quintal, and has fixed the price of the Wext crop at
lire, hoping thus to encourage new sowing. Bread and sugar tickets are expected.
In Rome coal costs £16 a ton and wood £3 18s. Od. a ton.
There is great distress in Spain owing to the stoppage of industries, due to submarining.
GERMANS IN CHINA.
INTERESTING STATEMENT:
AMERICA AND AUSTRIA.
CA AND AUSTRY
AUSTRIA ASKED FOR FINAL:
STATEMENT
LONDON, February 19th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Bal LONDON, February 20th.
four stated that there were one German The Committee on Commercial and In-Consulate, two German Post Offices, two dustrial Policy, of which Lord Balfour German banks and 32 German commercial Burleigh is chairman, recommends firms in British Concessions to China, that, in view of the experience of the while there were only four British com war, special steps ought to be taken to mercial firms in German Concessions, stimulate the production of food-stuffs, raw materials, and manufactures within the Empire wherever expansion of pro- duction is possible. It is economically. desirable, for the safety and welfare of the Empire, therefore, that the Imperial Council should now declare adherence to the principle of preference for products and manufactures of the Dominions in respect of any castoras duties now. or hereafter imposed on imports to the United Kingdom. The Committee further express the opinion that it will be neces sary soon to consider, as one of the methods of achieving the above objects, the desirability of establishing a wider range of customs duties which would be remitted or reduced on products and manufactures of the Empire, and which would form the basis of commercial -treaties with Allies and neutrals,
THE
REGENT HAIG INTERVIEW.
AMSTERDAM, February 20th. The American Ambassador at Vienna has requested a clear and final statement of Austria's standpoint on submarinism, and has asked whither the assurance given on the occasion of the Ancona and Persia incidents has been changed or withdraws.
COMPULSORY SERVICE IN THE COLONIES,
LONDON, February 18th." To the House of Commons, Mr. Walter Long stated that the question of intro- ducing a compulsory scheme in Ceylon similar to that in the Straits Settlements and the Malay States was being con sidered,
THE WAR LOAN.
LONDON, February 20th. City experts are of opinion that the War Loan has revealed vast resources which are yet untapped, promising even better results in the future.
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The
an over-
EXPLANATION IN THE COMMONS.
LONDON, February 20th In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law, referring to the recent interview
Mr. Bonar Law's figure is likely to be with Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, exceeded, na hundreds of thousands of said: Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig applications are still outstanding.. had a frank conversation on the general Times interprets the Loan as situation with several important French whelming vote of confidence in the War Journalists. Proofs were sent to Head quarters, but owing to the action of a subordinate they woro not submitted to Sir Douglas Haig. The Cabinet were ignorant of the matter until the interview appeared. They deprecated further dis- cussion of the matter. (Cheers and signs of dissent)
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Cabinot.
A PERSIAN MATTER,
LONDON, February 18th. In the House of Commons, in reply to fol Tate, Mr. Balfour stated that the Swedish Gendarreris in Persia would not he reorganised under fresh Swedish Instructors
EXHAUSTION OF GERMANY. Russian Front.
A CONTRAST,
LONDON, February 20th. The papers controst the proofs of Ger- man exhaustion, as evidenced by the renewed appeal for gold oranments, with, the splendid proof of British toancial stability which has enabled the country to raise the largest loan in its history, besides a revenue of £500,000,000.
INDIAN
PENSIONS.
LONDON, February 19th.
In the House of Commons, Sir John D. Rees sugested that Rulo 3 of Clause 3
of the Bengal and Madras Service Family Pension Fund should be amended so a to open the children's branch to officer members and the widows branch to the Bombay Fund.
Mr. Chamberlain replied that he had not heard of any complaints or proposals made to or by the managing bodies of these Funds on this point.
MALT
RESTRICTIONS.
LONDON; February 20th.
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{THROUGH REDTER'S 'ARENUT.]
AN ATTACK REPULSED.
LONDON, February 20th. A Russian official wireless message states :-We repelled an attack to the north-west of Podgaitze, Italian Front.
FARLIER CABLES.
[THROUGH ELUTER'8 AGENCY.).
ENEMY ATTACK.
LONDON, February 20th, An Italian official message states:- On Monday night the enemy entered a trench through galleries beneath the snow near Caserazebio Pastorile, but after hand-to-hand fighting we threw him out, taking prisoners,
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A WAR LOAN AMENDMENT.
m.
An
A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council is to be held to-day at 230 p.m. The Press Baureil announces that the Tusorders of the day, al, 100
manufacture of malt, suitable for beer: browing, from barley and other cereals will be prohibited except under the authority of the Food Controller.
HOME FINANCE.
LONDON, February 20th.
First reading of a Bill intituled, Ordinance to amend the War Loan dinance, 1916.".
Or.
First reading of a Bill intituled," An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating to the powers of arrest possessed by revenue officera.”
First reading of a Bill intituled,
Ân
1917
FLYING OVER THE GERMAN:
LINES.
DY WINGS, OF THE ROYAL
-FLYING CORPS.
Contact, sir! MOUNT Contact | Click | The switch is on, the waiting mechanic swings the big four-bladed propeller amartly over and metallic the engine starts with a noisy clatter.
moves
For a minute or two the clatter increases until it becomes a deep roar as the nilot tests his engine, then, finding it satis factory; he throttles down and waves his left handy the chocks aro jerked from under the wheels, and the machin gently forward told
After glancing at i sentry, green flag to show that the aerodrome, is clear of other machines, the pilot taxis slowly neroes to a far corner, and turning into the wind opens the throttle full out
TRADE AFTER THE WAR, CO-OPERATION OF LABOUR.
In their bith annual report, issued re- cently, the Central Executive Committée of the Employers. Parliamentary Associa tion discuss various important problems connected with the industrial reconstruc- tion which must follow the war, and in diente the lines on which, in their opinion, amational trade policy should be estab fished that the first na
Holding that the first essential monious working between capital and labour, the committee suggest the uppaint- ment of an Industrial Advisory Council, equally representative of employers and workers, to whom disputes not settled by the parties immediately concerned should ve referred. Compulsory arbitration they as impracticable. They state condemn that they have accepted an invitation by the Parliamentary
ry Committee of the Trades Union Congress to discuss the re- solution adopted by that body in Septem
The machine leaps until, gaining ber last, proposing, that industri pe
over the uneven surface
bumping speed, the tail slowly lifts, and after should be agreed upon for a period of run of a couple of hundred yards the three years on certain conditions, includ aeroplane skin asily, of the pilot ho
After a
her down, and then, with a rush and a minimum wage of 30s, for all adult work- abother fifty yards the pilot holding a compulsory forty-eight hour week. in every occupation, and a compulsory over the sheds and away!
ers. The committee regard the resolution sirenit of the nerodrome, on simply as a basis for discussion, and will reaching a height of 800ft, or so, he con nects up the wireless instrument and take no action, unless they are Batisfied that they will have the support of the motions to his observer that all is ready. The Intter sends a few signals to test the majority of employers in the country, They, however, subscribe to the opinion and finding they are answered that trade unionism has won an indisput
of settles down to arrange his able right to have its opinions heard in
maps.
and the other on familiar landmarks The pilot, one eye on his instruments
machine for
lines, steers the truly all the white man in
On reaching our battery positions the gunners are called up, and before starting work pilot and observer cross the lines to look at the target from as near as possible and get an accurate idea of its position. In this case it is a Certman battery about three miles over which is to receive the attentions of our gans, and when it has
carefully: examined
-been
turn
towards our own side again, they tur
dustrial peace is the unsssociated cm- any industrial readjustment after the war, and that the principal menace to 3n- ployer and the non-unionist,
On the other hand, they point out that very little statistical ability is needed to demonstrate that a general advance in wages of 5s per week would result in most serious consequences. If labour is to re ecivo an increased reward, this can only be provided by increased selling prices and increased efficiency. Without State, or Imperial
interference, there is no ground for anticipating a higher selling price. In any case, however, the most important
Of both on the part of employer and workers. The solution of this can only be found in cooperation among employers and close understanding and agreeingut future should be directed to that end."!" with the workers, and every effort in
Consols are quoted at 524: India Stocks, Ordinance to amend the Interpretation two swirling patches of black smoke question is that of inercesed
64-1-8 and 55 1-8; day to day loans, 4 3-8.
Quotations are -Rubber, 8/41 sellers, 3/3 and 3/84 buyers; lisseed (scarce), 111 March; Brown Cawnpore, 93/6 sellers; coconuts, 40 buyers.
SILVER.
Silver is steady.
Franco-Belgian Fron
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[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] BRITISH ATTACKED.
LONDON, February 20th. Field Marshal Sir Dougins Haig re ports-Under cover of a heavy bombard. ment, destroying our trench, strong enemy detachments, assisted by flammen werfer, rushed a small advanced post southward of Le Transloy...
We entered and considerably damaged positions eastward of Armentieres and also to the cast of Ypres..
EARLIER CABLES.
FRENCH SUCCESSES.
FARIS, February 20th.
A communiqué states:-There has been lively artillery Gring between the Oise and the Aise and in the Avocourt sector. We carried out successful coups de main to the north of Flirey and the west of Wattwiller, bringing back prisonera.
GERMAN CLAIMS,
LONDON, February 20th..
A German official wireless nessage states:We repulsed British attacks to
the west of Mesgines, on the Artois front, and captured points to the south of Le Transley and north-east of Verdan,
The Near East,
LATEST CABLES (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] BRITISH SUCCESS.
LONDON, February 20th. An official message from Egypt states We captured Turkish posts as Nekhi and Birel Hassana on the Sinai Peninsula, securing prisoners and booty Naval Activities.
BARLIER CABLES.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
RUSSIAN ACTIVITY.
LONDON, February 20th, A Russian official wireless roessage states-Wo submarined a steamer and eight schoquers in the Bosphorus
FRIGHTFULNESS.
BRAZIL'S PRECAUTION:
BIO DE JANEIRO, February 20th, The Government states that it has in formed Germany of the whereabouts and routes of Brazilian ships bound for Europe, so that there may be no excuse
for submarining them.
Ordinance, 1911.
The pilot swerves
At once-Wouff! Wouft! Hy-5-8-9-8-5 appear about 100ft, away, a little above and to the right to the right and side First reading of a Bill intituled, An slips a little, and when a few seconds Ordinance to make such provisions as are later, more black puffs appear they are necessary to enable the Anglo-Portuguess away 2006, to the left and well above, so that although the bark of the shell is Commercial Treaty so come into force as
still distinguishablo, the hiss of the flying regards the Colony of Hongkong "fragments is no longer audible,
First reading of a Bill intituled, Au
Pilot and observer grin at each other, their grins becoming broader as the shoot- Ordinance to make provisions for the ing gets worse, owing to the pilot's skilful better protection of forests, forest reserves and plantations from fire
First reading of & Bill intituled," An Ordinance to make further provision for the protection of trees on Crows Land
of his machine."
the
uns
RESEARCH AND INSURANCE The committee entirely approve of the "proposed to establish a British Trade Dank, and endorse the recommendations of the Board of Trade Advisory Commit- search, the patent laws, and transport Lee it regard to scientific industrial re- Archie fallows them back as far as facilitias. As to research, they particu the front-line trenches and then stops, arly commend the proposal that the leaving a trailing line of rapidly diffusingversities should be encouraged to assist neighbouring manufacturers, either balls of hack smoke across the sky,——
through trade or other associatione, in Naw the work begins. After calling ap research work." * Manufacturers are
apathetic with regard to this subject he cause they are unorganised, and although scientista, chemists, physicists, consultant
engineers exist in this country in
SHOOTING
and other Crown property from wilful his battery again, the observer sends the for Fire and motioning the damaged
First reading of Bill intituled, Avi Ordinance to repeal in part the Malay States Extradition Ordinance, 1003.
First reading of a Bill intituled, Ordinance to amend the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance, 1918.” --
The object of the Bill to attend the War Loan Ordinance, 1916, is to provide that the revenue appropriated for the service of the Hongkong War Loan shall be exempt from military contribution,
Regarding the Bill relating to the
Bignal
to fly in
certain direction so that not numbers, their talents are largo-
clear view nucbstructed by the
an interval
an
beads
he gloss his eyes on the four tiny ly neglected, This country suffers, bas far below, which are all that can suffered, and may in the future suffer, be seen of the Hun battery
beenuse of the lack of intimate intercom- For about twenty seconds, an An
nothing happens. Then a tiny puff of science and industry are welded together that seems an age to the waiting observer munication between science and industry. In the United States and in Germanoy greyish smoke suddenly appears about a hundred yards from the target. He turns to form a mighty weapon for the advance- and signals the correction down to the ment of commerce. That the United gunners and again sends Fire hang in the main to the pens beated out-
This time the shell bursts fifty yards hans in the main to the unassociated nearer the target, and the shoot goes ployer. " on antil after a few more shots a burst pal of national insurance, the committee
While heartily in favour of the m
princi- takes place right in the middle of a pit.
assert that the existing scheme is unsound, well, sotsing that all is going
passes over a slip of paper on which is regarded with disfavour by employers Anglo-Portuguese Commercial Treaty, the
is written. Good shooting Am going generally, and requires drastic remodell
ing to make it satisfactory. and once more
They are to drop my bombs" objects and reasons state that it is pro- the machine towards Huland.
firmly convinced that the incidence of taxation of the National Insurance scheme. Posed that the Colony shall signify its
About 3 miles over he spots a storage will have to be more equitable. The adherence to the recent Anglo-Portuguese straight over it releases his two bombs
dusin nen a railway siding, and steering employer cannot be mulcted with prac Commercial Treaty, and Article 6 of that
They both crane over the side watching workpeople's contributions). The argu- tically the whole cost (other than the Treaty requires adherents to restrict the the smooth tapering bodies getting smaller
and smaller as they hurtle down, and the ment that the cost of the employers con- use of the terms port and Madeira to allot flies in a wide circle, so as to keep tributions can in all cases be passed on keep to the consumer is futile. The dead- wine which is the produce of Portugal them in view. Noyes they weight charge of National Health Insur and Madeira respectively. The Bill, have missed. A big mushroom-shapedance acts to the detriment of the spirit. which is founded on the English Act, cloud of smoke appears in a field about of enterprise. Additional burdens mease weakening of our competitive. 150 yards from the dump, and the pilot streng provides for the necessary legislation,
Enhanced costs of production, is just turning away disgusted when there strength. is a second bright flash, and a greyish-mean, diminution of output. Diminution black cloud suddenly obscures the target.
of output means precariousness of employ The smoke of the burst soon blows BWBY,
ment and consequently increased sick- 1258 but some still seems to come from the siding with occasional fiickers of Bame The second bomb has fallen in the middle of some inflammable
goods and a fire started.
GREAT BRITAIN'S FOREIGN
They are going to miss.
The pilot waves his arms with delight, this joy is short-lived,
TRADE IN 1916.
LARGEST IMPORTS ON RECORD, Measured by value, imports for the year 1916 show the huge" record " total of 940 millions. The value for 1015 was 852 millions, while the corresponding his thoroughly, annoyed the figures for the net peace your (1913) were time; and his wond shot tears a jagged 769 millions only: British exports during hole, about 8in square in one plane:
Wouff Wouff! Bang | Hos-s-s. Bang }
the
As to the important movement for thes formation of a Central Association of Employers Organisations, the Committee. invite the members to confirm the arrange- ment under which it is proposed that the association shall affiliate with the Federb tion of British Industries. They
express the opinion that the close co-operation of Parliamentary Association and
the Employers
two such organisations as
the
result in the consummation, so long sought and advocates!, of a complete and truly national association of employers
1916 were valued at 507 millions, as com A startling series of sideslipa, hose Federation of British Industries should pared with 385 millions in 1915 and 525 millions in 1013.
113 211 put the Archie
hand and quick turns follows, and then, having The balance of trade for the year in so
Kunners off for a far
as it is disclosed was against Great moment or so, the pilot pushes the nose. Britain by about 388 millions in 1915, of his machine down and
hell for gues which was reduced to 346 millions in 1810
leather "for the British rues surrounded Of course this method of calculation takes by writhing patches of black smoke. To account of Government imports and exports or of the movements of gold and silver
The increase in the value of British exports has gone in steadily since Novem
OZEMAN BLIEF DIVE
the "Archie" fire stops, and for a moment Suddenly, when about half-way back, all is quiet suspiciously, and then in a flash twists to sight his gun,
"The observer looks ronad
exhaust pouring out smoke and sparke, streaks off into Hunland before they trol, was only a blufi. realise that his dive, seemingly out of cane
Two more swift black shapes suddenly rash past, and the last they see of the
machine is a di speck in the
1915, and is some set-off against the round and, kneeling on his seat, begins Corman hotly PP two Bris
ber,
commitments abroad which are caused by colossal imports. The accounts of both franarts and exports are much affected by higher prices, which show no
felling off
sign yet of
Tut-tut-tut tat-tat tat-tut-tat-tat-the stutter of a machine gun breaks out The Archio” soon starta again more Glancing back over his shoulder the viciously than ever, and the pilot heads pilot och a big, long bodied machine with for the lines once more, monnyring his The following table shows the value of narrow-swept back wings, adorned with now rather battered machine more ginger- the imports and exports for the 12 months his tail with the winking flash of a break some already damaged part,
crosses, diving straight down for ly than before in case extra strain should ended December, together with the
coming increase or decrease as compared with the machine gun, very much
A good deal of height had been lost dur- Corresponding periods of 1015 from the passenger seat
the fight, and now they
are only about Imports., £940,152,079+ £07,250,320-10.2%
There is a harsh tea make a mo
sound as the
2,500ft bullets rip through the fabric of the On reaching the trenches the stutter
of Exports. 500,546,212+ 121,677,764 +31.6% Re-exports 97,608,502
planes, and then the enemy machine has a machine gun again starts, but no other -1,453,679 1.4%
gone, diving, away underneath, but not aeroplane is in sight. This time the bul before our observer has fired drum
um into los core fruits at the repulse of their Tets come from the ground, as the GermINZE
29 MONTHS ASLEEP
Jacques Raiman, a soldier who was
it at close range..
As the Hun
away below, the machine, try their own hand at bringing pilot pushes the nose of his own machine down the conqueror. But the shooting is
and the machine is not hit and
wounded during the Battle of the Marne, down and opens fire on him with his gun bad our lines in safety
and who has been asleep ever since has Just been sent to Paris from the Pert gueux Hospital. For twenty-nine mouths by specialists. During the last few days as he lay sleeping he had been examined he gave evident signs of awakening, turn- ing round in bed after he had taken some liquid food which was given him.
The observer having signalled down to the battery that he is going home, motions the pilot to disconnect the instrument, and pointy towards the small wood in the dis tance beside which is the aerodrome, and so they return after a successful threa
when he appears again in front
The black-crossed planes lurch sid
sideways the tail goes un, and down goes the Huu, diving vertically earthwerİSA
Pilot and observer watch him breath lewly, but after going down a couple of thousand feet he flattens out and, with his
Continued at foot of nezt Column) hours' work.