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tion, it might be supposed that its third grember. She does not
bewilderment over the Allies" yat perasive how impossible it was
A RED CROSS PARTY IS LEAVING FOR EAST AFRICA. A GALE WAS AGGRAVATED THE FLOODS IN HOLLAND. ADMIRAL POHL, EX-CHIEF OF GERMAN FLEET, IS DEAD. ME. ASQUITH SAYS THE COUNTRY IS ABSOLUTELY UNITED. PACIFIST LP.'S WERE COLDLY RECEIVED IN THE COMMONS. BRITISH S.S. WESTBURN HAS BEEN SCUTTLED BY GERMANS. SEVERAL FRENCH HONOURS TO BRITISH OFFICERS ARE GAZETTER. MR. STANTOK, LABOURITE, SAYS 95% OF WORKERS ARE LOYAL GERMANS CLAIM THE CAPTURE OF 3,000 FRISONERS NEAR VERDUN MESSAGES IN BOTTLES SHOW TELT ZEPPELIN L19 WAS LOST AT SEA GERMANS HAVE SUFFERED EXTREMELY HIGH LOSSES NEAR VERDUN, IN WESTERN ATTACES GERMANS FROM SEVEN ALMIES PARTICIPATED. TSAR'S FIRST VISIT TO DUMA HAS DEEPLY IMPRESSED THE RUSSIANS.
THE TSAR AND HIS PEOPLE.
February 23, 6.35 pm The Bumiso people are deeply impressed by the Tsar's first visit to the Bams, teetifying the Imperial acceptance of Parliament ary institutions and the close unity between the Tear and his people.
FREE TRADERS PIQUED.
February 23, 7.40 p.m. Thirty out of thirty-three of the Directors of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce are resigning in consequence of the vote against their memorandum in favour of Free Trade.
THE LAST OF ZEPPELIN L19.
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February 24, 1240 p.m.
A message from Stockholm says the yacht Stella has picked up MANCHESTER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FREE TRADERS ARE RESIGNING & bottle near Gothenburg containing two letters from the Com-
mander of Zeppelin L. 19 to his family.
A third letter says the Zeppelin was, at the time of writing, 100 yards above the ses, her motore had broken down and she was expected to drop into the ses, while a fourth states that the airship was sinking and the crew drowning.
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ALLIES IN THE WEST,
Enemy Suffers Extremely Heavy Losses,
February 23, 1.55 a.m. A Paris communique says:-The German attack north of Verdun developed, as foreseen, into a very important action, power- fully supported from Balle. It has continued to-day with growing intensity, and was rigorously contested by our troops, who inflicted on the examy extremely high lovaea.
There was a ceaseless bombardment by heavy guns to which we replied with equal violence, ca sa extended front of forty kilometres from Malancourt to the front at Etain.
German infantry in great numbers, belonging to seven different Armies, made a saccession of attacks during the day between Brabant-sur-Meuse and Orues, but the enemy, despite all efforts, was unable to dislodge na from the village of Haumont
Our counter-attacks crashed the enemy offensive in Course wood, most of which we hold.
The Germans east of Coures word, succeeded in penetrating Wavrille wood, after a series of sanguinsry attacke.
Enemy assaults north of Ornee, on our Barbe Bois line, were stopped by counter-attacka,
There were no infantry actions on the left bank of the Meuse or between Ornes and Fromezy.
The enemy last evening attacked south-east of Carapach wood and south-west of Altkirch, in Alsace, and gained a footing in the advanced trenches, from which they were immediately dis lodged by a counter-attack
Our artillery made several breaches in enemy trenches in front of Steenstraete, in Belgium, and wrecked defences on the Vauclere plateau, north of the Aisne.
The British Front,
February 23, 4.40 p.m.
A communique 8878:-There has been artillery activity in the neighbourhood of the La Bases Canal North-east of Ipres the enemy's position was considerably damaged.
On our extreme left we shelled working parties last night, and in grenade fighting in a crater we dispersed a party of enemy grenadiers,
The German Story.
February 23, 850 p.m.
A Berlin communique claims that during the attack north of Verdun, on a front of six miles, they" penetrated nearly two miles. It also olsima the capture of 3,000 prisoners and quantities of war material
BRITISH STEAMER CAPTURED,
Prize Crew Takes Vessel to Santa Cruz.
February 23, 10.20 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Madrid, an official message from Santa Cruz, Tenerife, says the British steamer Weetbum has pat in for repairs, flying the German flag. She has a prize craw on board, comprising sa officer and seren men, the cap of one being marked *8. MS. Koeben" (? Moewe).
Aboard the Westburn are 266 prisoners from the British vessels Flamence, Horace, Clan MacTavish, Edinburg, Cambridge,
Ige, sud Luxemburg, and also eleven Spanish sailors.
The Vessel Scuttled,
February 24, 12 40 p..
ADMIRAL POHL DEAD..
February 24, 11.45 am. A Berlin message says it is officially announced that Admiral Pohl, the former Chief of the German Fleet, has died in Berlin.
MR. ASQUITH'S REPLY TO PACIFISTS.
February 24, 135 sm.
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In the House of Commons, Mr. Philip Shorden, Labour MP. for Blackburn, expressed the opinion that the time was ripe for
favoured peace. movement towards peace. He said the German Sosialiass solidly
abduracy was confined to govern- that a Latin people of democratis THE FLOODS IN HOLLAND.
mant circles. But in this, as in instincts should join in the sg- all other official matters, discipgressions of a combination of Ime and national unity display Tentonic and Turkish an xeracies.
No trus their perfect work.
Even now "nobody in Germany German would have the andacity
Further Damage Reported,
Landon, Recaired, February 25,
to venture into resims of diploms understands" why the British tic discovery which has his high, and French colonies did not rise (Racter's Service to The Telegraph" well-bour leaders. Therefore, in revolt against their oppressors "nobody in Germany understands" at the summons of Potsdam, that why the empire's defeated and well known home of liberty and Reuter's correspondent at humiliated antagonists are not self government. Nothing could Amsterdam state that a gala has suing their conquerors for peace. hsva been clearer than the argu-aggravated the foods. Churches ments of German historiane, and house have been wrecked at Interesting in itself, thia re philosophers and military experts, Nieuwendam and Buiksloot. velation is important, because it showing that the first effective emphasizes a national trait which blow against England and France had much to do with beginning would be the signal for uprisings
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the war and will make the end- in Egypt, in Morocco, in India, actually appeared so generous, ing of it more difficult. Every in South Africa, even in Canada that it was criticised by some Tentonic writers as a sign of some and Australia.
weakness; and to this hear “no- belligerent suffered in
They are still mystified, there-body in Germany" concedes that degree from imperfect under- standing of its opponents: Eng-fore, by the spectacle of hundreds the United States was the victim land, for example, has not yet of thousands of natives and of a lawless and sanguinary out- recovered from her failure to colonials from those enslaved spproximately the regione, battling in behalf of their estimate strength and determination of sted masters, apparently as On the other hand, it is an her great adversary. Bat Ger determined as the most vengeful article of faith in Germany, that many, above all, has shown the Frenchman
this nation's most urgent need is most inveterats misconceptions hypocritics!
"Nobody in Germany, it is destroy the menace of Prussian an infusion of the German spirit [of patriotiem, unquestioning loy- clear, believed that when abe gave domination.
alty and devotion to high ideala;
the It was an army of Boera, those and Austria "a free hand
atmost amazement quer and absorb Servis, Russia
British prevails throughout the empire would have the temerity to in-prostrate victim of tervene, or that the Servians ranny, which wrested from Ger- because this laudable cause has would repel three successive in-many her vast possessions in not been appreciably advanced vasions, succumbing only when southwest Africa, and it is Ireland, by the employment of such per an epidemic and attacked by an England from the rear, when the citizenship, b gas passports, the nation had been weakened by which was to srike perfidious suasive agencies a hyphenated
Kaiser gave the word, that suparon and dynamite. envious neighbour.
plise the bravest regiments for the empire's battle line.
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It appears, therefore, that Ger- When Belgium resisted viol-
The sublime German faith in man bewilderment over the lack Mr. U.P. Trevelyan, Liberal MP. for Elland, supported the ation of her neutrality, her
acceptance of certain destruction the weapons of "frightfulness," of response to reace intimations Mr. Asquith affirmed that neither member spoke for the for the sake of honour amaz
too, must have suffered eclipse by is not an isolated symptom. previous speaker, but both speeches were received most coldly. public (Cheers and he doubted if they even represented their ed the serious-minded statee this time. The destruction of Nobody in Germany" so far as own constituents. They certainly did not represent democratic men and strategists of Berlin: Lovain and other martyred is disclosed, is capable of under- opiaion (Cheers). The country was absolutely united-(Cheers) true, this feeling did not prevent cities did not advance the sub-standing the sentiments of human Mr. Asquith added that he welcomed Mr. Snowden's admission their making a thorough job of jugation of Belgium. The de- beings outside of the borders of that peace conditions must secure the stainment of our sim. Mr.
accurate solution of the Balkan expressed regretful surprise that some buildings and made some Snowden's real contention was that there was a genaine desire for the invasion, but the government vastating Zeppelin has levelled the empire and its allies. The pesce in Germany, but where was the evidence thereof? The the Belgians did not accept the scares of civilian graves but it problem simply emphasizes the Premier referred bitery to Dr. Bethmann von Bollweg's statement ultimatum as a friendly act. "We has added a thousand regiments misconception of other factors.
said Foreign to Britain's army. And the sub- that Germany was not the enemy of small nations, and reaffirmed were desirous,"
Nowhere save in Germany, is it Minister von Jagow recently, "of marine, which was to paralyze
as astonishing that his famous Guildhall sentence: We shall not sheath the word "
(Load cheers). He keeping Belgium out of the war the enemy's naval power and retarded etc-including "Serbía" after "Belgium." would sak Mr. Trevelyan and Dr. Bethman von Hollweg what and preserving her integrity and doom him to starvation, has been prace proposals should be with- independence"; and his country- ignominiously hunted from the held while France is unbeaten, could be clearer than that-Storm of cheering).
Mr. S. Walsh, Labour MP. for Ince, said that until Germany men universally give assent toess by motorboats and fishing while Bassia has vast new forces preparation, while Great smacks.
Britain's fleet holds the mess and admitted her wrongdoings, it would be premature to talk of peace this pions declaration.
But German miscalculation as she has an army of three or four For a long time nobody in Mr. C. B. Stanton, Labor M.P. for Merthyr Tydfil, sssured the House that 95 per cent. of the workers were loyal to the Germany could fathom the pur-suredly reached its climax in million men in training for the
pose of Great Britain taking part the policy adopted toward thi-fron The discussion then closed, and the Appropriation Bill was in the conflict. "What!" cried country. Error complets and pro- the imperial obancellor, "will found dominated almost every act
Germany's peace theory is sS read a second time.
England go to war for a mere and utterance.
fundamentally unsound as ber word, neutrality-just for a scrap
There were not wanting pro- other ideas. She does not under- Not only were his fosers who argued that one of the stand, she cannot understand, paper? tenderent susceptibilities wound-first results of the declaration of how deep is the aversion her acts February 24, 155 pm. The Gazette announces that President Poincare has bestowed ed, but his faith in his own war would be the annexation of and policies have created in the W&S abaken. judgment
To Canada by the United States, nations strayed against her, n the following honours :—
Grtad Croes of the Legion of Honor-General Sir Douglas think that that nation of shop while there was general agree how impossible would be their
keepers should aspire to defend Haig
Grand Officier of the Legion of Honour-General Sir Ian its plighted word and should see Hamilton, General Birdwood, General Rawlinson and Lieta threat in German occupation of
Antwerp and Calais! General Sir Henry Wilson,
overtnes..
Government.
HONOURED BY FRANCE.
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The Cross of War-Field Marshal Viscount French and General Birdwood.
Distinguished Servico Order.-Lient Commander Dennistoun, for sinking & German gunboat on Lake Nyaana.
Distinguished Service Cross-Surgeon A. MacMullin, for gallantry at Serengeti, Est Africa.
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ment that American sentiment submission to her, while they hava. would support Prumianism the power to resist. against England, the historic enemy of the repablic
"Nobody in Germany" doubt- From the very begining of the war France has been a puzzle to ed that the effect upon Americans the Teutonic mind. All German of documentary evidence and reports agreed that she was fisgrant violations of law could frivolous, inefficient, degenerate, be overcome by a paid propagan quite incapable of withstanding da, and on a thousand crowded the relentless assaults of the most street cornere during the last year, hired advocates of Kultur, powerful army in Europe. GERMANY'S POSITION. cast to respond to his case. Į
When the Kaiser's forces swept have entertained the popalace Patiently and distinctly he te-toward the capital, shattering all with warmed-over dissertations "She Does Not Understand.” peats the magic word, but the resistance, the feeling throughout upon the innocence of militarism, wings are silent, and not even Germany was not so much exults the guilt of Belgium, the wicked- Few war dispatches, even from the polite pretense of the audience tich, as it was contentment over ness of France and the perfidy of the fields of carnage, have been that the scene is enthralling can the working out of carefully England.
ings, where the crowds roared more suggestive or more pathetic mitigate the anguish of the prepared formula. It is veryDeutschland ueber Alles" and than that which came from Berlin)“ stage wait.” the cther day, explanatory of the
cheered denunciations of the Socialists' demand apon the im-
were confidently counted upon to conciliste government of the United States, public opinion in
"Neutrality" meet-
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TO-DAY.
Bijon Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.œ. .
TO-MORROW.
Boring Competitions at the
VR.C.
The Races ("Of Day"). Bijou Thes're-9.15 p.m.. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.
Thursday, March 2.
HL K. and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.-Manting of share holders; 11.30 am
Friday, March 3. HK Horicultural Society's
carious to reflect that in August, Any player who has suffered 1914, official Germany was draw
be imposed in Paris. perial chancellor for a frank state this appalling embarrassment ing ap pesce terms that were to ment of Germany's peace terms, will be able to sympathies with says the Philadelphia North Germany. There she stands, in And to this day the Berlin behalf of the Kaiser. American. The semi-official com- the full glare of the footlights, strategists can hardly believe "Military necessity" dictated ment was as follows:---
flushed with the consciousness of that it was the enfeebled French the destruction of the Lusitania, This interpellation (by the her own power and of the appar- who flang back their mighty the Arabic and other passenger Socialists in the reichstag) is dus ent demoralization of her foes, forces at the Marne, who have vessels. But the subtle intelli Show at Botanic Gardens. -A message from Teneriffe states that the Germana have taken to the fact that nobody in Ger- and with steadily increasing thrilled the world with their gence of German officialdom cut the Westburn and scut-led her. ;
many understands why our en emphasis reiterates her sugges heroism, steadiness and self-made sure that the slaughter, for emmes, after diplomatic defesta in tire lines, If our enemies make sacrificing devotion.
from incensing the people of thin
B. E. Borticaltard Society's the Balkans, coupled with milit pesce proposals compatible with
It must be admitted that Gor-country, should impress them
Show at Botanic Gardens: sry failures, have not yet began German dignity and safety, we
with German magnanimity,
A. D. C. Performance of “The peace negotiations,"
shall always be ready to discuss many was too wise to count upon * One of the most painful of them. But the answer cometh the active assistance of Italy in Americans were daly zarned February 23, 6.05 p.m. human experiences, we have been not, and the unhappy creature is her scheme of conquest, but she that if they exercised their light Colonel James Montgomery has been appointed Red Cross told, is that of the actor who is compelled to signal for a burst of was perfectly confident of Italian of travel on the high seas in ships Commissioner to East Africa. He starts immediately with a staff left alone on the stage through Balkan or Bagdad music to cover neutrality, and she was afflicted like these, they would be in peril astonishment - when the of assassination. This measure failure of other members of the her confusion, and a large consignment of stores.
RED CROSS PARTY FOR EAST AFRICA,
Saturday, March 4.
Angel in the Houze 9.30
Monday, March 8.
AD. C. Performance of Angel in the House"; 9.30 p.m.