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February 10 1915,
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 10, 1916.
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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
ENGLAND AND THE ZEPPELIN RAIDS,
FURTHER PRECAUTIONS AGAINST, ATTACKS.
Big New War Loan Forecasted.
HOPES OF SUBSTANTIAL VICTORY IN
THE FIELD.
[Beater's Service to The Telegraph."}\
NEW WAR LOAN PENDING.
HOPES OF "SUBSTANTIAL VICTORY
FIRST.
February 9, 12.30 p.m. The Daily Telegraph ways that there will be a fresh and almost unlimited War Loan issued early in April. It is hoped that it may be preceded by a substantial victory in the field.
Wall Street expects that another large Alliss' War Loan will be floated in America in the summer.
NATIONAL ECONOMY,
NEW COMMITTEE TO BE APPOINTED.
February 9, 12.30 p.m.
THE RAID ON PARIS.
FUNERAL OF THE VICTIMS.
ست.
(Havas Telegram).
February 7. The funerals of the Zeppelin victims was celebrated in Paris this morning, the religious service being held at the Manilmontant Church under the presidency of Monsignor Amette, who delivered a speech and pronounced the general· Absolation. Speeches was also made by the Mayor of the Twentieth District of Paris, and | notably by M. Malvy in the name of the French Government. Military hours were accorded, the burial taking place at Pare Lachaise cemetery.
Ja the event of telegrams arriving too late for Insertion on this
page they will be found on the Extra).
· EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
SUGAR AND SHIPPING.
February 8,4.00 pm
THE KING AND PARLIAMENT.
February 8.910 p.m.
It is announced that His Majesty the King was quite prepared to open Parliament but yielded to his medical advisers, who said that he should not undertake the ceremony in his present state of [convalescence.
NAVAL ACTION IN THE ADRIATIC.
February 8, 10.30 pm
CONDENSED.
At Stratford the Municipality has resolved to abolish, strook lighting
Wall Strestacpacta that another large Allies' War Lom will be | £jsted in Ameries in the summer.
The Home office has ordered the lighting restrictions to be extended to the central and north- western parts of England.
An official message from Paris states that a British cruiser and, French destroyer which were covering the evacuation of the Serbian Army encountered four enemy destroyers in the Adriatic on the evening of February 6, but the latter fled towards Cattaro. The enemy attacked the Allies off Darassa on February 7, when a sub-ham has convened a conference mazine fired two torpedoes, but missed the cruiser.
RUSSIA ON LAND AND SEA.
February 9, 12.05 am.
The Patrograd communique says there has been heavy gan firing in the Rigs district and skirmishes in the Strypa region.
· The Sagar Commission recommends the restriction of the in- Russian warships in the Black Sea successfully bombarded the portation of sugar to assist in solving the problem of shipping Turkish positions on the Anatolian coast. They were fruitlessly tonnage and urges the people to economise in sugar. Thus prices attacked by a Turkish submarins fotilla. Russian hydroplanes will not increase while the tonnage released will help to make food-attacked a vessel lying at Zunguldak stuffs cheaper and also have a favourable influence on rates of exchange,, as all sugar cornes from abroad.
SHORT SHRIFT FOR GERMAN PIRATES.
February 8, 4.45 p.zz.
A correspondens of the Daily Telegraph furnises gory details. of the Barslong incident. He relatse how the Ammom cattlemen on board the Nicosian avenged themselves on the crew of the sub- marine who clambered on board with bombs. A fierce straggle ensued in which the infuriated cattlemen, armed with furnace bars, attacked the Germans, all of whom they killed. The slaughter nlminated by throwing overboard the captain of the submarine with fire bara tied to his feet.
FRENCH REINFORCEMENTS FOR SALONICA.
February 8, 445 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Balonics reports that French rein- forcements of artillery have been landed.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
A TRAIN BOMBARDED.
February 8, 5.20 p.m..
A Treasury Committee on National Economy will probably The Paris communique rays :-South of the Somme we bom- shortly be appointed and it will include representatives of the barded a train, while in Argonne, we exploded four mines... working class.
ZEPPELIN ATTACKS,
FRESH PRECAUTIONS IN ENGLAND.
-Febuary 9, 12.30 p.m. The Home Office has ordered the lighting restrictions to be extended to the central and north-western parts of England..
As Stratford the Municipality has resolved to abolish street lighting.
A MIDLAND CONFERENCE.
February 2, 12.30 p.m. The Lord Mayor of Birmingham has convened a conference of Midland representatives to consider anti-Z ppelin measures.
PRESIDENT POINCARE VISITS THE FRONT.
(Havas Telegram).
February & President Poincare and General Joffre visited the Toal, Woeyre and Verdun regions, also the beights of the Menas.
THE FRENCH PREMMIER
(Home Telegram.}
February 2.
M. Briand, the French Premier, will leave on Wednesday foa
A BRITISH COMMUNIQUE.
FRENCH AVIATION SECRETARY RESIGNS.
February 9.1210 am. Renter's correspondent at Paris states that M. Bernard, the Secretary for Aviation, has resigned.
GERMANY'S COOL REQUEST.
February 8,12.10 am.
A message from Renter's correspondent at Washington says that Count Bernstorff has requested premission to allow the Appam
to remain in America înĉefinitely.
THE LUSITANIA QUESTION.
The Lord Mayor of Binning-
of Midland representatives to consider anti-Zeppelin measures.
Treasury Committee on National Economy will probably shortly be appointed, "sed" will include representatives of the working class.
The Daily Telegraph ways that there will be a fresh and almost unlimited War Lown famed varly [în Apríl, which it is hoped may be preceded by a substantial victory in the field.
Home Brewed.
All those who have tasted good | home brewed baer will be glad to bear from Mid-Emex of the re- vival of the home-brewing of beer. Up to about thirty years ago this was a popo ar domestic art in rural England. Then a redistriīčution of duties er- tinguished it. To day, another sad
different such redistribution re- vives it. All auch home indust:Tom deserva encouragement. More- over, people who make beer sro S great deal less likely to waste it mile, to drink too much of it than those who, at their pleasure, According to Beuter's correspondent at Washington, it can have a "rot of it slid to them Home-made stated that the Lusitania draft agreement has been returned to sorom a counter. Berlin for minor, alterations. Is is expected that six daya will beer, too, at its beet, was always elapse before it is returned.
ons of the finest of beverages.
February 9, 4.10 a.m.
GERMAN CONSPIRACY IN AMERICA.
February 9, 410 simi
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A Washington message eays German Consul General, Copp. February 8,1130 p.m.
and Vice-Consul, Von Shack, st San Francisco, have been indicted General Sir Doughs Haig reports mutual shelling between the for conspiracy, including plotting to blow up tunnels and railroads Ancre and the Somme and north of La Basses Canal There is in Canada and to hamper shipments of wheat on the seaboard and considerable artillery activity about Hooge.
to England.
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GERMAN WORKS DAMAGED.
February 9,140 am
THE CAMEROONS,
February 9, 4:10 sm,
The Paris communique ways: There has been an intense artillery duel in Artois, north-east and south-east of Neuville. Our An cincial message from Havre says the Belgian troops on fire dispersed troops near Lastgay and north of Barry-sa-Bac. We January 28 reached Janade, in the Cameroons, where the British, seriously damaged the German works north of Troyon." The mine French and Belgian flags were hoisted. fighting in Argonne has continned in our favour
GERMANS REFUSE THEIR OWN CURRENCY." February 8, 6.20 p.m.
CANADIAN DETERMINATION.
DONT FORGET.
TO-DAY...
Bijou Theatre-9.15 p. Victoria Theatre-2.15 pa
TO-MORROW.
B-jou Theatre 9:15 pm. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.
Saturday, February 12,
Estate Humphreys
and Fmance Co., Ltd. Hesting of shareholders — noon.
Hoogkong Hotel Co., Itä- Meeting of Shareholders; 12.30
DAML
Monday, February 14. Union Waterbost Co., LL— Meeting of shareholders: 11 am. Hongkong and Whampoa Deck Co., Ltd.:-Extraordinary general meeting ; at noon-
February 9, 5.15 a.m. Router learns that the German Consular officials in Holland are Beuter's correspondent at Ottawa saya that in the House of refasing payment of fees in German paper or silver money and are Commons, Sir R. L. Borden moved a resolution to petition the insisting on payment either in German gold or Dutch currency at Imperial Government to amend the Canadian Constitution so as to pre-war rates of exchange.
extend Parliament to October 7, 1917. He expressed the opinion that we were not more than halfway through the war. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, in agreeing to the extension of a year, admitted that the boat people were disinclined for an slection, considering that their energies should be concentrated on the war. It was Osnada's duty to make every effort to sast England in fighting on behalf of Europe and humanity.
BRITISH CONSCRIPTS.
Febrasty 8,7,00 p.m. A Proclamation calla ap British conscripts up to the age of thirty on March 17.
LOYAL AUSTRALIA.
February 8, 7.00 p.m.
from Beater's correspondent at Melbourne stal
„NO ZEPPELIN REPRISALS.
Februar Standard says the Government intends to
that the Hon. G. E. Príro Minister of Defence, announce that itter for Aviation to direct and co-ordinate
af: 350,000 Australian services. The Government has no inžen
that Mr. Fisher?
be surpasted.
Zeppelin-raide.
Tuesday, February 15. H.K, Canton and Macao Steam
Co-Meeting of - share- holders; noon.
Saturday, February 18 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, of shareholders; "noon,
Kebonary 21.
February