THE NATIONAL POSITION.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 171#, 1917.
DISHONOURING GREECE. PALATABLE FACTS FROM THE PRINCE GEORGE'S APPEAL TO THE
PRIME MINISTER.
The Prime Minister had a very encouraging and Natisfactory story to well the House of Commons and the tation on the day before the adjourn. With reasonable emony," he said, there is no chance of the enemy starving us out. His perch roused pleasurable emotions (says "The Daily Patryraph)
meni,
EX-KING
THE SPANISH MONARCHY.
WAR TIME TROUBLES.
CAUSE OF DISCONTEST.
FROM THE TIME CORRESPONDENT AT
MADRID.]
STATE CARE OF THE BLIND
IMPORTANT PROPOSALS.
In the report of the Inter-departmental Committee on the Welfare of the Blind. M. VENIZELOS ON ROYALIST POLICY,
of which Mr. Hayes Fisher is chairman, In his speech in the Greek Chamber
usportant conclusions based on three recently M. Politis, Minister for Foreign
Then is a persistent inclination in years of investigation are recorded. The Affairs, referring to proposals made dur ing the Gounaris Ministry's tenure of certain circles of Spanish society to main recommendation is the creation of office time. Greece should join the Allies, attribute the recat growth of the Renew special department whose furre said that all true friends of Greece war ed King Constantine and the Government publice movement to foreign influence tion shall be the general care and super- that the interests of
of the country and the Dynasty required that Grene should offer The story set about by the German agente vision of the blind." This department to the Protecting in the Press is that the British and would form part of the Ministry of her immediate supeotherwise she would Powers, urging that
WAR FINANCE.
COMMITTEE'S CRITICISMS.
The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Commons recently issued a re port which contains various general and particular criticisms of the finance of the standing departments during the year of The Time has war inely concluded. now arived, the Committee say, when. Estimates more approaching to those in force in normal tin
times should be presented to Parliament The general criticism of the Committee is given in the follow ing paragraphs:
years the total expenditure on the Navy,
THE PENINSULAR AND
ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION 00.
STEAM FOR STRAITS, DEYLON, AUSTRALIA BOMBAY, EGYPT MEDITERRANEAN PORTE
AND LONDON,
Taoven" BILLm on Lanina Jamie Jom.
BAMVIA, AMERICAN, CONTINENTAL, Hamm BoUTH AFRICA PORTA.
THE
had adjured the Prime Minister to tell find herself at the mercy of the Powers French Governments are lavishing un- Health, when it is created, and meantime the Arty, and Ministry of Munitions has ad Cargo for the above Porta. Passengers
Mr. Kennerly Jones, in a maiden speech, the nation the worst--not forgetting the the batum the worst-pot furgeting the the dreadful total of the tonnage at the bottom of the sea, and his cract chance of starvations, Mr. Lloyd George agreed worst, but he jocularly added that it was also useful to tell people what was palat- able. These palatable facts may be briefly summaried. First, as to the food position:
that it was a good thing to know the graphed from Paris to King Constintore the the prevailing discontent is not ment, with the advisory committee, would time has now those in force in normal Parcels will be received at the Office until
Que stocks of ceruals, which were the lowest on record early in the year, lave. very considerably improved.
This time last year we had a stock of 6.490,000 quarters of wheat It is now 2,500,000) quarters.
The iners in food values owing to closer milling and the saving in bread: consumption represent a saving of 70,000 quarters workly.
Similarly as to food production
Last December the cultivated nereage was between two and thire hundred thousand acres down on the previous year. It is now a million acres to the good, which represents some three or four million tons of fondstuffs/pd
The British harvest promises to be better than for many years.
By the spring there are likely to lug 8,000 retors available.
On the other hand, the cereal harvests of the world are not good, and we shall! have to think of the needs of our Allies. especially France and Italy, who will be Jarger hayers than usual. Hence the duty if strict economy continues as before. for it is incumbent on us to look forward, not merely to next year, init also to 1919.
ACTUAL SHIPPING LOSSES,
fine :-
i
1 entrent you on my knees. With all my soul and with all my strength, in the interest of the nation whose distiny rests with you alone in God's me. make up your mind if you do not. it will be the suicide of the nation,
In another telegram Prince George nid to the King
to
LIODS rubbed it of its raison d'êre among Cupations should be made more. "Dade by the varions spending depart
-country autocratical-its leaders deprivat it nf any credis tabla special myope seltools should a Board, n Treasury official has been ap
save Greece from these dangers.
re
may
1
Superintendent.”
APIOLINE
(CHAPOTEAUT)
LADIES
CADEN HEMEDI
For functional troubles, delay, main and those irzagularitias' peculiar to the BOK
Prezoribed by the highest : French Mdical authorities and superior; to. Tasey, elcel Drope and Penny royal GRAPOTEAUT, 5, rua Vivienne, Perin
428
from this port as usual, taking Passengers In the year 1915-1918 nad subsequent Homeward Mail Steamer carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched
holding the amstery of the seas. The told seal here among the Spanish be set up in the Local Government Board. eu mat from the Vote of Credit, token accommodation in the connecting reccal
Esinnates only being presented to Parlia- | necared before departure from Hongkong. Greek Ministers abroad, continued M. profeterias with a view to upetting the lis administration wusld be enrried out ment in respect of these services. Your Silk and Valuables and Tea and Cargo for Politis.
Make haste, have trust in
never geased saying to us,
in the
under the immediate guidance of a strong Co
France and London (uveler arrange- Committes ure of opinion that, whatever Italy Protecting Monarchy,
advisory commilitre of persuis asociated Powers. Be sure that Greece's reward is
It may be as well to point out once with the care of the blind, and the depart may have on the essity for this present) will be conveyed by this Steamer
dure in the earlier.
of the war the proceeding vis Bombay to Marseiller and Even Prince George Lele:: guaranteed.
arrived when] Estimates more London form a central authority, which would be app confined to the soulled elements of disempowered to make grants out of the times should be presented to Parliament, 3.x the day before sailing. The contents order or even to the wage-urners, it finds provided by Patlinment from the not merely for the ighting services, but and value of all packages as required.
Education Vote.
Also,
where practicable, for the new ser For further particulars, sailing dates, etc. extends to practially the whole of the According to the committee the
EV. D. PAKE Credit, eg, War Refugees, Central Con riddle and professional clues. It is capital most essential is that required for now charged direct to the Vote of apply to of very recent growth, and is due in increasing the workshop accommodation, tral Beard (Liquor Title), War Trade great measure to the equivocal behaviour Some 3,000 places are urgently needed. Department.
And the 'capital sum required is estimated of succussive Spanish Governments with by the report, at £500,000. The committed At present under the Vote of Credit, The want of confidence which you regard to the war...
recommend that steps should be taken for which a drawn in the widt tenus, all are showing towards the Protecting
Even see the death of Senor Sal the more uniform and effecinal notifica-moneys are placed at the disposal of the Powers is having the effect daily eron, Repubisesi iu Spain had tion of ophthalmia neonatorum, which is Treasury, which is guided in the distribu
"The turning them against Greeve.
losing ground.
As responsible for over 10 per cent of the tion of them roughly by the estimates on Allies are sayin
ying that it is the King who been steadily prevents Greece from taking action, and King Alfonso gres to man's estate his blindness in the country. The provision which the Vote of Credit is framed, or wearing of goggles in dangerous i in other cases according to such demands in these conditions the Powers, Ending persunt popularity and liber inclina themselves dealing with a non-conalitu
ments as seem to them to be necesary or school tinnal country, asking thraalves educated men, waile the perpetual diffes obligatory than it is ut
care of blind childr
to be supported by the proper authority can henceforth between be with a "si
might have had with the ins. When
The Government
should pointed a member of the spending body, Prince George adds:---
entrent you with all my soul, with Azearate, Melquiades Alvarez and their consider the desirability of increasing the the reason given for this being that the all the feelings of affection which have friends left it to found the Reformist facilities for the higher education and Treasury member of the Committee is able knowledge of plans while they for you and for our country, to nut narty ive years ago, on the ground that professional training of blind persons to have
ad to a situation: full of ferrible dan under so tightened and liberal a King and extending the grants payable are being formulated, and is often ablo gers and consequences, and, believe me, Alfons X111. their democritic ideals respect of pupils undergoing profissional 16 stop or moderate there on financial and the central authority should grounds. On the other hand, there is, no This
douby, toptation when a request for is the Just minute in which you an night well be realized within the Monar: ur to secure financial assistance?
chy, Republicanis appeared to have I Frats of indeed, abcrnced his willingness to listen binal careers, busine, Polings of the application as quas-departementet, and, I fear much that Greeen is sacrific, receive its death blow. King Alfonsoor blind persons embarking on profes montes comes from a Committee on which
Treasury official sitting The possibility I thank God to the Reformers. He called them to the report, should receive more considera therefore, the ultimate scrutiny of the Hellenisin to Bulgaria, that I was not included among those Palace on several occasions and appear tion and the position of blind typists herwise e
demand
not be so strict as it would While your Committee who will be held responsible before the desirous of muting their suggestions should have the "careful
attention of of Grece for what happened halfway. But those audiences remained the central authority.
tea admit the potency of the former argument history,
The committee then.
without effect. The Reformists could state it as their opinion that a limited during war time, they are of opinion that On the subject of the Serbo-Greek
the practice throws upon the Treasury, Treaty, M. Politis refuted the assertion never find a basis of agreement with the number of blind typists might be m
parties. None of their ployed in Government and other large with whom the ultimate decision rests, that Serbia in May, 1914, refused Greece Rotaling
offices. Piano-tuning. and
new and very grave responsibility. They The Prime Minister then dealt with our has military support. When Ciresec, asked members succeeded in entering a. Liberal other callings mentioned, as suitable by are aware that, during our time in the
of shipping losses from mines and sub for the military support of Serbia in the Ministry. They fell between two stools,
money must be marines The German Government, who event of war against Turkey. Serbia and despite good intentions, much in the report, and the attention of local long run the spending
education aathorities is drawn to "The governed by war necosities, and that such cheerfully promised their people that the bastened to reply on June 3rd that she dividual ability, and many good speeches, desirability of
of employing b blind tuners for
Treasury control as is requisite and effec- U-boat would bring England to her knees Frognized it to be her duty to fulfil all they remained without influence upon the school pianos
tual in peace time is, to a great, extent, by August, are now heartening them up her obligations, and she informed the course of political events. Memwhile the
regard to industrial training, at- not feasible. But it puts a greater by claiming to sink between 150,000 and tirand Vizier that everything that affected Republicans thus breft of the best men tention, the committee Say, should be responsibility upon all those through 300,000 tons net of British shipping, a Greece also affected her ally Serbia.
Minis
split up into factione, whose petty quar given to the possibility of developing the whom the nation's money, passes to see
business, and the At the conclusion of the Foreign.
that it is expended to the best advantage month. The word net is important, for
Education Department, authority, should co-ordinate existing inevitable burderis is, to a great extent, the ability of the tax-payer to hear the allowance has been made for all new shipsiastically calling out. Long live Serbia.otence and stagnation.
KING ALFONSO'S POPULAȚITY,
schemes of industrial training for ping The Prime Minister rebutted this Long live the Great Powers, our Allles,**
Venizelos inced the history of
stil further blind. The crux of the problem," says the ability of the nation to win the war, claim with figures of our actual losses:
The outbreak of war.. events from the Balkan War down to the
the report, is
and that money extravagantly spent on is the inadequacy of work- In April Cour worst
He dealt with the relations strengthened the position of the duarchy: shop accommodation," the committee's naval or military services is, in itself, a ⚫months).
present. 560,000 tons Between Greece and Bulgarin, and admit Even those who looked upon royalty as a recommendation in connection with which weakening of the nation's power. In July ou
320,000 tons, ted that had he believed that the cesion taxury in times of peace were sensible of has already been given. The committee Praise and blame in varying degrees In August (on basis of the
of Kavala to Bulgaria would have ensured the advantage in times of war of possess consider the central authority should, are bestowed in the more detailed ex-
in the first Gifteen days)...Still less.
Balkans, Permanent peace in
he would ing a Monarch who was as popular abroad besides providing the additional placesamination of the various accounts. But these are all gross Egures. Our net not have hesitated to agree to it. He as at tonic, and could speak to his brother required in workshop, try to get Govern Committer, for instances, note with ap. losses during the six months, have been said that the ultimatum to Turkey was Monarchs on terms of personal friendment contracts for blind institutions,
preciation larga economies effected under 250,000 tons, and during the last the result of the persecution of the Hel ship and equality a Monarch of modern eliminate present unnecessary competi by now contract procedure, and observe Two months 170,000 to That is to say: lenie element in the Turkish population outlook and wide interests, jet one in tion, giving special attention to the with considerable, satisfaction" that
in London, ne ne losses during the six months and alluded to the subsequent pro url whose blood flower the history of Spain emalgamation of workshops.
assist blind person working Command saved $418,000 in the cost of have her one-half what the Germans of the Grand Vizier to meet him
at home in the purchase of materials claimed them to be, and only one-third Venizelos) in Brussels to discuss the ques- with all its great traditions. His ties of during the last two months. In fact, our tion of the Islands. This proposal he had blood and friendship with England and the marketing of their goods." draw feeding by a central pessing scheme. In regard, however, to a contract made by ing up a systematic scheine for this.
the Egyptian Command in January, 1915, Josses are diminishing, while our building accepted, and he was disposed to treat the his warm sympathies for France were is increasing, and this even though more question on a fair basis, but meanwhile guarantees that Spanish foreign policy thes, the employment of blind women, rank of war, for receiving, storing, and should also pay particular atten- with retrospective effect from the out
Is German submarines are operating against general war broke out and the meeting would steadily incline in the direction re
quired by the political and geographical co-ordinate the efforts of the various delivering frozen meat in that wantry, never took place. us. We have to thank for this, in part, M. Venizelos proceeded to give a drinil. situation of the country, in spite of the organisations which care for the blind they stato that the following features of the effective measures taken by the Ad et account of his conferences with King naura prejudices of the Church, the outside institutions, take steps to secure the transaction call for unfamurable miralty naturally, the Prime Minister Constantine on the question of a depar army, and the aristocracy. Spaniards an adequate
the in-comment": did nor enlarge upon these and in part ture from neutrality. The Prime Minis were also impressed by the grateful recapable blind
Pension
which a special grant
(1.)-The failure on the part of the mili the admirable work of Sir Jumph Maclay, ter explained how advantage was taken cognition accorded by all the belligerent should be given them). A separate paratory authorities in Egypt either to revise who, in spite of considerably diminished af King Constantine's illness, and has nations to the King's efforts on behalf of graph records the committee's view the terms of the agreement or transfor touage, has yet contrived to carry 150,000 Royalist, emissaries duped the people, the the winded and prisoners of war. They the steps which will have been taken to the duty to the Anny Service Corps as
ing them they had to choose between the more tons in British ships. Mr. Lloyd King and Venizelos, and between peace saw that their King's bumane intention ensure the welfare of blinded sailors and George, gave some surprising figures at war. He dolared that the Royalist were enhancing Spanish prestige far and and approbar the greatest confidence soon as the large increase occurred in the free) can be obtained at the Office, 10,
numbers of troops affected. These troops, policy had sacrificed Greece's interests in wide and the dram of a final Congress
After their three years' investigation the which in August, 1914, numbered only order to serve Germany, King Constan at Madrid at which King Alfonso should committee want to impress upon the about 6,000, increased to about 200,000 by ite's motto being Deutschland über appear ne the restorer of peace to an ex country the extremely hopeful nature of profits for the three years preceding the June, 1915, and whereas the contractor's Alles M. Venizelos dealt severely with hausted world acquired ever greater cop the problem. In 1901 one person in
The King 1,285 was reported blind; in 1911, the war had varied M. Rallis and M. Gounaris, and expressed sistency in their minds.
from about $6,000 to the conviction that the latter was an agent popularity perhaps reached its height last figure was 1 in 1,379. The commitice are £19,000 a year, for the sixteen or seven- of the Central Powers and of their allis January, when some 9,000 mayors of convinced that if their recommendations in force it is calculated that they teen months during which the agreement Referring to German propaganda, Spain presented his Majesty with an are adopted. the proportion of the blind maintained that Baron Schenck worked address of loyalty and admiration for his to the population will be gradually and must have been not less than £140,000, and under Royal patronage.
possibly much more t M. Venizelos work of mercy.
Permanently reduced." then made some interesting revelations, reading out a number of diplomatic docu- ments.
The Opposition was very meagrely re- presented in the House, and no our re- plied to the accusations brought by the Prime Minister, whose speech, which took more than six hours in delivery, with one brief interruption, elicited immense ca
it means that this is the figure after er's speeh all the deputies rose, enthu, reis reduced the whole movemmat to in- bedding and upholstery with the central for the nation's needs, remembering that:
to the amount of new shipbuilding for la peuce time the normal output is any thing nuder 2,000,000 tons.
the mercantile marine,...
1a 1915 we built 089,000. In 1910 we built 538,000).
In 1917 (first six months), 484,000. Second six months (estimated), 1,120,000. The last figure includes 350,000 tons purchased from abroad, but if the esti inate proves correct we shall put as much new shipping into the water this year as in a turmal year of prace. At the same time, our naval construction, outpat will also be up on last year by some hundreds state is risa
building hard.
UNDIMINISHED CONFIDENCE.
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soldiers merit
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SENOR MAUBA'S ANTI-ALLY SPEECH.
was ill-omened.
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
TO-DAY.
6pm-Hongkong: Football Club, Annust Meeting in the Offices of lessrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
TONIGHT.
9.15 p.m.-Fantastice at the Theatre Royal.
TO-MORROW.
"Our
Pas
Collection for Lady Mav'e Rose Fund. 3p.nz-Great Drawing of War Bonds at
the Murray Parale Ground.
9 pan.-Fete at the Public Gardens.
Saturday, 20th Oct,
1130 Chine Light and Power Co
Ltd, Meeting of Shareholders.
Spra. Auction of Crown Land at Publis
Works Dept.
Wednesday, 31st Oct.
12.15 p.m.Meeting of the Licensing Board
in the Council Chamber, Saturday, 3rd Sav
The remarkable change that has come over the temper of the people between then and now is due to the growing conviction that the early promise of Spanish policy The fall of Count Romanones was the the War Office over these large and impor has been fulfilled that Spanish statecraft begmaing of trouble for the Monarchy. tent contracts. Such a review is under- has not moved with the times either at No sooner were the Germanophil Liberals stood to be part of the machinery prescrib home or abroad, and that Spain is in under Alhucemas installed in office than ed in order to impose a proper check over danger of finding herself when peace Señor Maura was put up by the German the delegated system of local contracts. declated, friendless, and diminished alike phil Conservatives to destroy if
postible
A somewhat similar failure to All this was very welcome hearing, and
in borer and in credit: The German sub the impression produced by the publica ciste facts occurred also in Egypti
to appre
in con- led up to a brief and guarded reference to
marine campaign against Spanish mer ton of Count Romanones' memorandum. section with the purchase of supplies, in the general military position. The Prima exemplified by the remarkable figures chaut shipping the helplessness of the To Señor Maura belongs the distinction which there was a lamentable neglect to Minister said that the plan of the Allie relating to agricultural production and Spanish Government in face of it, con of making in the course of his great speech take proper advantage of the local ex- for 1917 had been a continued and simul ship-building given by the Prime trasted with the spirited conduct of the against the Allies in the Hull Ring on perience of the Egyptian Government. It taneous converging, movement against Minister fe said. Those of us who daughter States South America and April 20th the first direct attack upon the was nearly a year before a Local Resources
the Russio Germany. Events in Russia had froshave watched, as some of us have a very specially of Argentina; trated that hope. One claw of the nip close quarters, from the very earliest Revolution, and, more than all the entry personal power of the King The example Board was formed to deal with the mat-
The challenge thrown ter pers--Mr. Lloyd George's fingers uncon moment the progress of the war know of the United States into the war. showed down by Setor Maura on behalf of Ger sciously illustrated the position had been that the success which we have achieved, then that the world beyond the frontier many was taken up by the partisans of Order is gradually being formed out put out of action. Thus the brunt of the the power of resistance which we have of Spain was moving fast towards great the Allies, who unanimously endorsed of confusion, the Committee are in-Money, and Oct. fighting had fallen on ourselves and displayed, the development the un
ideals under the impulse of mighty Count Roinanones policy of resistance formed, in the Army's Depot Store Ac though there had been no great break and unhoped for development.
energies; and that Spain could no long to German pretensions, and demanded an counts They are not satisfied in the through, be claimed that our Armies had example sour store due more than to safely profess indifference to these thing immediate rupture of diplomatic rela case of the Ministry of Munitions that won very considerable successes. So he any other cause, to the willing and zealous the steamer San Fulgencio. The note the character of the speeches delivered on that to the extent of giving the Minist
The came with the torpeding. tions. The frankly anti-monarchical Treasury control should have been relaxed bade them be of good hope. Things in co-operation of the labour classes of this Count Romanione probosed to send to Russia were inending, and when Russ country. They have gone into the Army Berlin was the irritable consequence fasion must not cursure the fact that the free hand to make all appointments of had recovered and America was really and swelled its make. They have turned his previous nete in reply to the German on the Crown upon the alleged Germano non perisionable footing, at salaries not
speakers one and all based their attacks civilian employés un
na temporary and in "dramatic emphasis was laid on the away from their old accustomed industries notification of blockade, but it was pail influence of the Camarilla in foreign exceeding £400 per annum. uhrase we should see
They state great eventi.
into new fields of labour. They have consequence that the German Pariy deter 3feanwhile, our duty was to face the hour suspended and put in abeyance traditions, mined, 29. prevent at all rests. The policy.
that the expenditure on Gretna to March with the old temper of the race, and customs, rules, and usages which were loudly proclaimed that if Chint Roman The floodgates of criticism were acy S1st, 1917, was estimated at £6,000,000, show our patience, our endurance, and very dear to them. They have done so, ones rad h's way there would be not on) opened, and every elas and every party and further developments of the scheme prevented these prices from soaring still The Committee reserve comment our inflexible resolve to win. All this willingly, they have done so patriotically, civil war in Spain, but also war win that had a grievance (and there were have been sanctioned.
schemes of the Ministry
a later date, but "ite boasting bad werd without a shadow of and the result has been a result which, I Gericany-the greatest of all conceivable many) laid it at the deer of the regime estimate placed before the Treasury on the housing se
of to about £2,000,000 and had lent amounted but with an enruest and reconhelieve, has never been achieved in the disasers. The
been increased from time to time uncon- is admitted, they say, that the hostels ant confidence that took the House.
perline conally revolt of the Barcelone garris
trolled by the Treasury But in the and colony blocks proved to be
to be in excess Mr. Asquith, followed in similar veit unfree country in the history of the world, nurous, shared the view of the Frine injustice favouritisin,aud
history of free and still less of an noisy and influensal, but he lies, low and called vaguely for reform. The
opinion of the Ministry of Munitions at of requirements**** Minister and his Foreign Minister that approved and supported by the
Instances of economies affected by the saying that he saw no cause for anxiety-the united cooperation of the whole Germany, rather than lose the priceless Army the return of the Reformists to that the cost of production which has now been in the military position, and locked. for population in the supreme national task
In the case of shell and cordite ward to victory with undiminished con That spirit, I am certain, will continue advantages, present and future (especially Republican ranks; the open preparations reached and assuming the factory or costing system are mentioned in the re fidence. But for the Russian breakdown, to animate them, and will produe even
future) of Spanish hospitality would give for a general strike; the formation of tinues in full production, in about port. he had no doubt that the Allies by greater results in the future that way. The fight raged fierce, but ca ayndicates for self defence among Civil year's time it should pay for the whole alone it was reported that on a full year's this time would have established in in the past, ve
Caliner counel ervants the sudden demand of the expense, compared with the prites which pradaction the 1016 prices showed a re-
by the American pro
duction of £1,731,000 as compared overwhelming preponderance" over the Mr. Wardle was quick to take note of modified. Spam receded from the strong precedented co-operation with the Radi
Presided over by the King Noto W Untalans for Home Rule, and their un were being charged
Further, it is rated the erg of The total saving in the cost of ammuni enemy. The most important part of Mr. this tribute, and said that the attitude of position: shr, had taken up few weeld cals, zguinst the central authority these Gretna and other explosive factories of ion in 1917, calculated on the production Asquith's speech, however, was the glow Labour depended now as always during before, and Count Romanones resigned movements
combination rapidly ang tribute which he paid to the the war, on the way in which it was ap and published his now famoly memora developed an impetus which reduced con only effected a-reduction in the prices or of the preceding year, as affected by re- is estimated at patriotism and endurance of Labour, 18proached. Labour could be led; it would dum
stitutional government to a farce and material purchased from abroad, bat duction in prices,
£43,000,000 sccording to the report, and (Continued of foot of next Column.) not be driven,
(Continued at foot of next Column.) exposed the Monarchy itself to peril.
(Continued at foot of next column.} that notwithstanding the rise in wages, u
won the At
The
3. p.m.-Ministering Children's League, Sale of Work at the Government Honse
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with