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GERMANY'S WAR""DEBT.
OVER £40,000,000,000.
The Peace Trenty Committee of the French Chamber of Deputies recently heard the explanations of the Finance
Minister of Klotz, on the progres of the negotiations in respect of the finan cial clauses. The problem is formidable,
retarked M. Klotz, and without preen dent.. Of the four responsible enemies Germany alone is, solvent. The question was asked: Is Germany able to bear the burden of the pecuniary responsibility To what extent and after how long a time can fiermany pay up. The Finance Minister showed that the total sum owed by Germany, inchiding the war ports, ex- erris £10,000,000,000. As this debt could only have been paid off by instalments, white 3 per cent, should have been added to the principal Germany would have fern compelled to disburse the sum of £50,000,000,000 within a period of seventy- Eve Fear
The Allies thought that the financial resources of the Empire were
HAPPY HIT
23RD 1919.
THANKS TO THE FORCES. THE PRIME MINISTER'S GLOWING TRIBUTE.
Th
GENIUS OF FOCH.
:
PERILS OF THS SEAS,
can point the finger of reproach to an- What is true of the battlefield is equal-other. All have borne their share. "The ly true of the sea. It is difficult for us glory of a common achievetnent shines on to estimate the constant strain upon the all ranks in this land. The shadow of courage of our seamen. There is a let common griet alone dimus the lustra of our glory, and a nation whose men and women have for years shown snete quati-
He
will show it yet again it the need comes.
In the House of Commons, or Auguster from Collingwood written when he 7th., the Prime Minister had two motions outside Toulon blockading that pert. as the paper-one expressing the thanks which I read the other day. He was talk.ties in the hour of their country's need of the House to the Forces of the Crowning of the weather, and he was talking for their services in the war, and the of the vigilance that was required. other recognising the services of Field said: Every one of the blasts we are Lenduring lessens the security of the coun Marshal Foch.
He said: About a year UT two apo try. The last cruise disabled large ships Several of them vote and two more lately. MOTE J it was my privilege to
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with a subtler and therefore more formid ́able peril, to sach the Motherland from)
danger. (Cheers,>
Sir D. Maclenn (1)-E am quite sure' the House would have been well content
to leave this resolution to the speech of
the Prime Minister and the noble words
of thanks to the ranks of the Army; formust be docked. I have hardly known It what a night, af rest is these two months their services in the Great War would be unnecessary for me to travel This incessant cruising seems to me be over the same ground to-day as I covered vond the powers of human nature on that occasion. With regard to the That was for two months. The incessant best expression of thanks that it is procruising of this war was not for two posed to give to the great soldier who months nor for two years, but even long commanded the Allied Forces on ther. In those days the enemy was visible; Western front, I am sure the House will here the enemy was hidden, There the be glad of an opportunity of expressing enemy could be seen approaching: here its gratitude for the first time to that the enemy was" underneath and out of The mined areas covered bure great leader. (Cheers.) In the war many sight. have won high renown on the field. His tenets of sen There were ships that knew inadequate to meet so heavy an obligation, genius, by general recognition of friendthat when they aniled or steamed through titwaie conflict. The scope of the resolu
areas which were not supposed to be and foe, is the most shining and his fame the moss towering. (Cheers. The war mined, perhaps a quarter of an hour Ex-would have been won, by the valour, fore they arrived there mines had been endurance, and resources of the Allies laid along, their truck with disastrous without Marshal Foch's leadership, I am effects to their craft. This is the strain profoundly convinerd. but it would not which our sailors of the Navy bore. As that means to the world it is difficult to to our sailors of the Mercantile Marine have been won in 1918, (Cheers.) What
(cheers)-they faced horrors often warge It is difficult to rebuild the than those of the battlefield. A ship to calculate. country after five years of shattering war..
and that the payment of the suns right tally due to France would consequently be postponed. if not compromised, cept as regards the cost of the war, the Allies had not fixed the basis of the debt.end It has been settled, however, that Ger mnay must necessarily pay the pensions, allowances, and material reparation. would have been impossible and dange rous to fix an absolute estimate of the out ay required to cover reparation "for
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of
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which you, Mr. Speaker, have read with such taste wird feeling' from the Chair. There is one thing which we can all claim. that in the feelings of the heart we are all the Fridle Minister's equal. Cheers.) I, un behalf of those who associate them selvey with me in this House, wish to tender to the Prime Minister our thanks for the generous reference to Mr. Asquith and to Viscount Grey, who, with him, bore the burden of the early days of this
tion shows that this was in pruth a nation in arms, united in a common purpose, not only for the defence of this country and the Empire. hut for humanity and We proudly freedom the world over. claim this for all our men on land, it the air, and at sen, that by their deals and, in the words of the resolution, their "good humour, their clemency, and the patience of their bearing." they were in Never was it trath gentlemen. at arms.
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shore, in rough weather, with frail boats damages, taking as a basis the surplus What would have happened if there had 1 Pedoed, perhaps scores of miles from any of all things. for the coet cannot accu- rately be reckoned. In the Treaty, Mayen, another year or anthracite and no time to stock the boats the cruel of casualties, losses, and destruction, of waves like beasts of prey playing with
so true, and the lenders of the men in 1st., 1921. is named as the date when the anxiety, and unrest. no one can imagine their victims before devouring them valuation for damage done will be estab. From that dark possibility we were saved And after, they were spared for a worse command of all ranks gl say that. fished, and one may assume now that the by the genius of Marshal Foch, and the fate, the incredible torture of hunger and whatever criticise may con to be passuel share allotted to France: the sus gratitude of our people as well as of the thirst. No wonder that 15,000 of them ever tactics and strategy, things done or total of reparation, will not be less than whole of the civilised nations of the fell victims to the cruellest and most things left undone, there is one verdist roll on the men the years. hd per cent. The Finance Minister went world ought to go out to him. I. there dastardly piracy ever perpetrated on the already given which will only gather f should it
(Cheers.) is note: further into the work of the Conmission tote. feel it a great privilege to move the high seas. (Cheers.) But, as his Majesty strength
were magnificent. King said the other day.
like to say one or two words in reference for Reparation at the Peace Conference the thinks of the House be given for his
worthy that the survivors, after they
to the to our debt to the Navy and the Mer concerning the financial posibilities of services to Marshal Foch. (Cheers.) GALLANT MEN AND DEVOTED WOMEN
They cant (Cheers.)
cantile Marine. The Navy was the key.. Germany and the"manner of payment.
same perilous duties. I have now to move a vote of thanks to escaped, never failed to return
store of the Allied arch and the feeding, M. Tardieu then explained the Ruan the gallaat men and the devoted women knew that the fate of the Allied cause de cial situation of Franer with respect to who served with the Allied forces during pended on their faithfulness even anto pipe of every arms in every land. The the United States. These negotiations the last four or five years. Five years death. We owe then thanks, and it Navy and the Mercantile Marine have traditions of British seanien. bad bwen guided and will be developed ago to this week. by a harsh fate this ought to be the pride of the House that been in every sense fally worthy of the
greatest
represents the people of this land to finest
(Cheers.) A harsh with the object of restoring "finsocial country was called on to make the
ry Criticism may come and go, but the re decision in its history.
accord it to them, soldarity between Franes and America cruel clarion rang out suddenly, almost where on land, or sea, in the air, the sult told it is abis-the open wy and
warning, a challenge to the strain on the heart, the nerve, the will. Scapa Flow. of our race. It was one of those the courage of men has been beyond any
find large financial and commercial credit
in America.-Daily Telegraph.
.
and
Every
M. Tardies added France is sure for at no nation
can disregar|thing ever described in the story of this
In
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men to
330
the moment Sty. 1
am not going to.. particularise night
I
three
ARMY AND ALL SERVICES.
400 affeCheers.)
pass
and
As to the Army and the Air Services, forfeiting ita honour and without world.
we know that the commanders shared If we had not losing its self-respect.
VICTORIES BY THE DOMINIONS.
with the men those splendid qualities of It at challenge in the true responded to that
a matter of just boast to us as a U.S. TRADE IN CHINA.
spirit we might have waxed gross in the people that in such a trial Britain fought patience, equal mind in adversity. back sacrifice of other and nobler races, than
better in the last year of the war than to-the-wall tenacity, the cool courtze
them We would, she ever fought before put forth greater which at last zave, irresistible rally
the opportunity and and рожет fur Some interesting statistics on the China we should have proved to be.
indeed, bate beet
become & prosperous people strength, displayed greater daring wish to pay tribute to Marshal Foch trade of the United States' are given in
but despised
answer was people.
more vigerous. endurance: her blows
but there is our great Empire, and les the annual. report of Mr. J. Harold worthy
who more mighty, more shattering more ter. This is a family gathering.
no more 1 ever before.
welcome guest than the Com- Dollar, President of the American Cham-ne say here we owe thanks to those who, rible in their effect
mander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies. of Thanks to
so (Cheers.) The Parliament of Great Bri whom we owe so ber of Commerce of Chios. After bay at that time, were the national lenders therefore more that
these in reaching that decision-(cheers) for
gallant
And we should not forget the tain and Ireland assembled clairns him, ing 47 per cent, of China's foreign trade saving this land from that shame.
Grey
women who,
in great peril, nursed the Marshal of France, as one of the true in 1930. America dropped back until in meat Mr. Asquith and Sir Edward
(Cheers.) kappened on
on that date! wounded, and saved thousands of lives captains of mankind. He is the French incarnate. Never was it more pirit 1910 it had only about 8.5 per cent.
Un-August lat., 1914, we were by com by their tender care; and the prices shining than in those days of disasters mon assumption the 1917 the percentage had increased to 18.
rost unwarlike women of the other auxiliary services Mr. Dollar believes that during the next people in Europe. On the Continent whose aid was invaluable in enabling the on the Marne, when he sent that message ten years the United States will win
situation excelicno every man, ftelligence, contemp
soldiers to carry, through their terrible back to Paris. centre gives my branches of the Service nor to attempt to CIGARETTES back the position occupied half-a-century the years of
ago. He says that i in the last twenty-ave the horrors of war as part of the
that to pay a tribute to the dead years the American people have donated through which he might have to pass in summarise their achievements. They are the sorrowing living--to those who went
gone the
through
it for too well-known. They are written deep the to China an amount of money greatly in life. His fathers had
** return no more, save to the shav excess of the profits that American mergenerations, almost without a break. on the hearts of the people of this coun homesteads of the hearts of those
Wyben,
arrived at certain age they try will they chants have ride out of China's trade
just refer to two or two apprenticeship in war. For served
atters which I think I should fail who loved them. They gave their lives, to they did not lose them They give them, Among the chief items of import from
the handl
if I did not in my cut i
attention China during 1018 were: raw silks, years they practised war with
precious gift, a precious heritage, to | $67,740,580; raw cotton $20,430,578; brist-ing of rifes and machine-guns and can before I sit down. Then the debt his country and to the world's freedom
doubt that if rifles, machine-guns, we owe to the Dominions and the Depen
the les, $6.205,070: skins and
Hitles, non, and in fac minds were concendencies of the Empire(cheers for the I have not the slightest dou $25,771,072: teas, $21,759.172: sheep's and cannon.
trated on that problem For years after
imed.
effective, and powerful aid they same spirit which animated these men who gave their lives is with us we shall, wool, $10,743,680: antimony. $6,182,4;
As to the Dominions, you that they were brought up year after egg products, $12,273,677; bean and wood year for something like mimic warfare have only to peruse the lists of the vic the troublous days of peace, be as oil, 823,492.673.
which reminded them of what might be tories won by the gallant, troops that worthy of the nation, which was born in adversity, nurtured in sacrifice, and Overseas a truly dazzling reared in store for them any day. The slightest Among the chief items of export to
realise the
on great idea!s-we shall be of China'
kerosene,
xreatacsa were:
by them as something which the share which they have in the happy worthy in the days of a very trying peace An entirely New principle in cigarettes, 331,866,257; leather. 89,881,794
electrical materials 84,107,787; raw cot: might develop into a storm which might issue of the war. Am sure we ton, $6,534,348 piece goods, sheetings. break upon their heads and upon their as much here as they do that thejoice of the triumphs of our national past.
Domin(Cheers.) cardboard. homes. $10,909,710: paper and
ions, from the valour of their sons, $8.1,300; lucomotives, $3,643,0TG..
won a permanent place in the fraternity That was the Continent of Europe. of nations. As to India, by her remark But bers war was as remote a contingency able contribution to our triumph, notable from the mer of August 1st, 1914, as in the East, she has won a new claim to anything could be. What war meant for our consideration, a claim so irresistible men of British birth was that those who that it ought to overpower, and must
chote
might be en- which may stand in the way of her pro- gazed. Then came a great change. On gress. This is the motion of thanks to August 4th the challenge BRIDGING THE WHAMPOO
was made to the ighting services, but I must mention the chivalry of our people, and what fol- two other classes. First of all the work lowed is one of the most remarkable in ers to whose skill and industry we owe PROPOSED TRAMWAY TO NINGPO.cidents in history. Millions of men of the celerity, the efficiency, and the com the type I have described, who never rallied to the fag. They rallied in
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The chief items among China's imports in which the United States did not parti- cipate were: cotton, Jarn, $19,994,599: piece goods, grey shirtings. 311,174,075, piece goods, white shirtings, $12,802,652.
PEXING, September 15ta
It is reported that Tsao-Ju-lin is at
had
A
CHALLENGE TO CHIVALRY.
war as B
·
have
10
LABOUR'S TRINUTE.
Mr. Adamson, on behalf of the Labour Party, associated himself to the fullest degree with all that had been said by way of thanking all who had contributed towards bringing their country success- fully through the worst period it bas ever."
Commander "Kenworthy paid a tribute.
could happension, at the overpower, all prejudice and timidity and to ince
thought of war, suddenly untry like
ours
such
a great, manufacturing.
pleteness with which our armies were equipped. ?
GLORY OF A COMMON ACHIEVEMENT. Never has the skill of our experts, "ei
to the courage and bravery of the sher- men who had taken part in the war.
The resolutions were put from the Chair" by the Speaker, and, amid cheers, were declared to bave been carried nemine con. tradicente.
the head of the Sino-Japanese Company Culd not manufacture handle or to the leaders and organisers of industry SERVICE AT YORK MINSTER FOR
30.
for them to
the necessary
which proposes to build a bridge from wean
Weapons War Shanghai to Pootung, and a tramway train themselves with. It was one of and of our mechanics been shown to u
"There is one word I the m most
The line to Ningpo. The bridge will consist
the world and that should like to say about them.
skilled mechanics volunteered in sach length. of 20 spana, and the lips will be 200 li in in the Lis and inspiring episodes great advantage.
The capital of the company is episode will always be honourably 30 numbers that it was the first duty of the
great
whe name of Lord (Cheers.). Man so brought and "quipment, of the Army to bring to undertake the organisation Kitchener, $15,000,000. THEO Ja-lin's group sub-ciated with the scribes 25,000,000, the Japanese $5,000,000,
life, men with such a training, when the
3 they
true especially in the mines.
and
13 many 28
FALLEN FREEMASONS.
Over three thousand Yorkshire Free- masons, wearing full regalia, attended a could service at York Minster on August Eth,
and the balance of stock will be placed P, men with anch.n neareful outlook of back was true in the shipbuiten trade which was both a commemoration of
in the open market,-N.-C". Daily News.
December 31st
hour of battle cames whether on field or and in the on food, behaved with a gallantry, a valour, a dauntlessness, that ranks them with
in
engineering
It was fallen Freemasons of the county and a anything could thanksgiving for peace, JAPANESE BANKING. and which d iron infantry of Marlborough am not ashamed to say, if and this I¦
The Archbishop of York, preaching should enter into any conflict with men said it was the old tide of freedom which The Bank of Taiwan, Ltd., made very ing seamen of Drake. That we have rea, in any of there trades, the memory of
son to be proud. of. (Cheers.)
bad saved the country nine months ago; substantial progress in the ball-vent to whether in the history of War such mut that fact will make us even more re
luctant.
it was a new tide of brotherhood that. Then, may hear (Hear,
Out Deposits increased 180 titudes of men have ever displayed such
alone could save the country now. of mistake had been that we thought a new million yen to 453 millions, and there was sustained courage. Has there ever been Bay one word about the multitude
silent people-the men and women who a expansion of 84 millions in the not war? La the old wars there were great and 100 often beroared in their bomer, for it.
such a strain upon courage as in this quietly bore the racking strain of anxiety and better world could come from wishing We forgot that nothing but a circulation. Consequently cash bandes Sve risen 23 millions, and discounts, ad battles fought one, two, three, not many, There have been years where in millions moral and spiritual movement, akin in vances, etc., have increased 130 min tile course of a campaign. There were of homes in this land every knock at the
this
street door sent a shudder of fear to ment of 1914. could suffice for a task so tina omsiness to handle, gross profila roting, at any rate of relaxation from the anxious bearts. It was too often a men- tremendous. We could not wait for a
There 13,840,000 yen to 39,576,000 yen, but most great strain, upon human nerve.
dramatic conversion of the crowd. The of the gai
gain was absorbed in higher work was hardly any here. The peril was in anger of inconceivable desolation. ing charges. However, it is possible to the battle and the peril was in the bilets an only be known in the Great Day what tide of brotherhood must turn in the souls increase the allocation to reserve from There were long-range guns and homh agony this war has brought to millions of individual men and groups of men
of homes. It will only then be known 300,000 yen to half a million, and, after g, even in rat camps. The strain was what mesure of silang iron is been throughout the country Assuredly that paying the usual dividend of 10 per cent. ever present upon the nerves of the displayed in enduring that grief, and great fellowship of Freemasons was per sunum, "to carry forward 183,000 gallant men. War has never witnessed more, viz., 575,000 yen. The subscribe such a trial of manhood and British sol- bere and now and to-day it is well in bound by all the principles and traditions capital has been increased by 10 millions diers and British seamen stood it to the remind the land that all classes have of its bistory to take a leading part in
There is no class which such a movement... suffered alike. last. (Cheers) to 30,000,000 yen.
It