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THE IMPERIAL WAR COUNCIL
.. Striking Utterances by Mr. Lloyd George.
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THE NAVAL FIGHT.
Germans Caught Unawares.
Mr. Lloyd George, in sa important interview on the satisat of the forthcoming Imperis! War Council, with the London corres- Foodent of the Australian United Cable Service, said:"I do not
London, January 25. wish to interfere in sny way with the affairs of a great self-governing
Details of the North Sea fight are still confined to Dutch sourass, Dominion, but we took the step of urgently inviting the Dominions They agree that the German feet was surrounded and dazzled by Premiers to London despite the fact that it might cause much the British searchlights. It fought bravely, but the rapidity and inconvenience locally, because we desired their advice and assistance in coming to decisions about the conduct of the war and the accuracy of the British fire were irresistible.
It is not known whether the Germans were procesding to negotiations for peace. Ae Australia koows, I am no jingo. My Wilhelmshaven or were intending to raid the Channel, but they record contains no journeyinga into flamboyant Imperialism, yet I regard this Council as merking the beginning of a new epoch in there undoubtedly caught unawares by the British, who were in the bistory of the Empire. The wer has changed as; heaven knows, it has right place at the r gh: time, and who out-mazœivred and routed
the enemy in waters which the latter claim to control. taght as more than we yet understand. It has opened.s new age for us, and we want to go into that age together with our follows Overtese, just as we have come through the darkness together and shed our blood and treasure together.'
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It is estimated now that the Germans hare lost 30 or 40 torpede-bosta in such actions.
Experts are of the opinion that the hammering will prove Ealatory and prevent much use of Zeebrugge for some time.
Flotilla Commander' Killed,
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PRESIDENT WILSON'S SPEECH.
Approved by Austrian Press,
London, January 24. According to Benter's norrespondent at Amsterdam, the Austrian Press agrees in the main with President Wilson's contentions, especially with reference to the freedom of the sess." It points out that peace without victory is opposed to the Entento's demands. U. S. Senate Declines to Discuss Speech.
London, January 25.
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JAPANESE POLITICS.
A Crisis Reported.
London, January 24. Ruler's Tokyo orrespondent reports a political crisis, as “a result of purely domestic cou- troversies. Its defeat of the Government in the Dist, and s dissolution are exproted. “
Parliament Dissolved.
London, January 25. Beater's correspondent at
According to Reuter's correspondent at Washington, a motion Tokyo says the Emperor has
diasolved Parliament. by Banator Cummings, in the Senate, proposing the setting aside of awask for a discussion on President Wilson's speech, which be described as "the most important ever made by a President of the United States," was shelved:
Senator Stone, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, said it was impossible for the Senate to take official action on the speech, and a debate would be merely a waste of time.
Benator Weeks complained of the President using the Senate a megaphone.
It was obrisas, however, that, in Mr. Lloyd George's mind, the first duty of the Council will be to consider the immediate task of winning the war. "The Empire War Council," he said, "will deal with all general questione affecting the war, Prime Ministers or
A German official wireless message says:-The V88 received a their representatives will be temporary members of the War Cabinet, direct hit on the bridge, and Captain Max Schalts, commanding the|sa and we propose to arrange that matters of frat-rate importsace flotilla since the beginning of the war, was killed, with two officers should be considered at a series of special meetings. Nothing and a few others. The steering gear was damaged, causing the boat affecting the Dominions, the conduct of the war, or negotiations for to collide with another ship. The V60 was seriously damaged and peace will be excluded from its purview. There will, of course, be ran to Ymuidau unmolested.
Colonies?", the Premier was asked.
Senator Sherman desoribed the address as a slump speech. Booster Lodge ridiculed the idea of settling foreign wars by Senate resolution.
World-Wide Press Comment.
London, January 25. Cmmentaries on Presilent Wilson's speech continue to be unfavourable. The Garman Press repudiates il
The Kreinische Volkszeitung anya':-We flitly refuse his peace
intolerable. We can only say, "Hands cff!"
JAPANESE RAILWAY
SCANDAL,
Accused Committed for Trial
domestic questions which each part of the Empire mast Battle for, The ship previously rammed by the V69 continued to participate itself; questions such as recruiting in the United Kingdom, or Boms in the fight, ramming and seriously damaging an English destroyer, legislation. Such domestic matters will be our only reservation, but which German seroplare subsequently reported as sinking. The we propons that everything else, so to speak, shall be on the table." German Tassel eecaped at a reduced speed, and reached a German "Will discassions include such mattere as the fate of the German point dappui. A third ship encountered numerous enemy destroyers Mr. Lloyd George replied.That is one obrions question, bar and, attacking, immediately sunk a large destroyer by torpedo at without victory. Moreover, his suggestion regarding Poland is tion
close range. She reached port in safety. there are many questions of equal moment. All the difficult The British Admiralty reiterates that the only British casualty problems connected with the making of peace, as was stated in the was a destroyer, which was torpedoed and sunk, asosbled previously Government's invitation, will be thrashed out. The war policy of the Empire will be clearly defned, and of great importance is what I may call the preparation for peace. That will involve, not only demobilisation, bat such after-the-war questions as the migration of our people to other parta of the Empira, the settlement of our soldiers on the land, commerce and industry.
"You have not hesitated to depart from precedent," remarked the correspondent,
“We curtainly have not,” said the Premier," but in these dere we cannot hesitate because we are breaking precedents. The i Empire has thrown itself heart and soul into the war, and we should. be failing in our duty if we did not take every possible step to aes that its leaders get together from time to time. You do not suppose that we think that the Orarsené nations can raias and place in the field armies containing an enermons proportion of their boat mag- hood and not want to have assy, and a real eny, in determining the use to which they are to be put. That seems to us no impossible and undemocratic proposition. That is whe one of the fret acts of the new
Government was to ask the Overseas Premiers to come over, not to an informal Imperial Conference, but to sit in sa Executive Cabinet of the Empire. That is why we arranged for representatives of Indis, which has renderei invalaible service to our common cause, to be present also."
The correspondent asked:-Tais implies that the Conference should meet as soon as possible?
Hr. Lloyd Georgs replied:-Certainly. Tas war is not wɔo yet, and we want to concert our efforts so that we may exert our maximam strength at the critical moment. Further, we are moet suzione that, during the last and most trying phase of the war, the British Empire may present to the world an absolutely united front. Up to the present, the British Government has shouldered the responsibility for the policy of the war practically alone. It now wishes to know that in its measures for prosecuting the war to a finish, and in it negotiations for peace, it will be carrying out a policy agreed upon by the representatives of the whole Empire eitting in plenary council together.
The interviewer :-What about after the war?
Mr. Lloyd George:-If you mean by that constitational re- constraction, I can only way it is too soon to talk about after the war, but I can only say this: things can never be the same after the war as they were before it. Five democracies, all parte of nae Empire, cannot shed their blood with a hergism and a disregard of the cost which have been beyond all praise, without leaving i memories of comradeship and great accomplishment which will never die. Of this I am certain, the peoples of the Empire will have found a unity in the war such as never sxisted before anity not only in history, but of purpose. What practical change in Imperial organisation that will mean, I will not ventare to prediat. That it will involve some change is certain. I believe that all the etatesman of the Old Country and the Dominions who have spoken about it are unanimous on that point. The fortbooming War Council, however, oinot deal with these fundamental post-war problems, but it may flord some insight into the form they may take.
"Then you are sanguine about the future of the Empire ?,” the interviewer asked.
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THE WESTERN FRONT.
German Effort Falls.
London, January 25.
A French communique says:—A German coup de main, after a beary bombardment three kilometres south-east-of Berry-an-Bao, failed. The enemy left many dead..
Two enemy aeroplanes were brought down, including Lieutenant Gaynemer's twenty-seventh.
LABOUR AND THE GOVERNMENT.
London, January 24. The annual Conference of the Labour Party, held at Manchester, overwhelmingly endorsed the Labourites' joining the Government.
CALLING UP COLLIERS.
London, January 24.
It is stated that the collieries have been notified of the calling up of certain classes of miners for military service, including those who have entered the mines since the war, some surface workers, officials, and sise these eligible for service who are habitaal time:
losers.
THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.
London, January 24. The following stermara have been sunk.—Tremeadow (British), Reiinungs (Norwegian), and the Kiampenborg (Danish).
A boatload of the crew of the Tremeadow is missing.
GREECE AND THE ENTENTE.
To Salute Allles' Flags.
London, January 25, Renter's correspondent at Athens states that the ceremonial of saluting the Allies' flage, in accordance with the ultimatum demand, will occur on the 27th inst.
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The Allied Ministers, the Admiral, the Commander-in-Chief representatives of the Allied Navies will strend.
THE PRINCH OF WALES.
London, January 24,
The Prince of Wales has returned to the front.
THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
A Big German Attack.
London, January 25. A wireless German official message says:-We attacked on a ten kilometres front on both sides of the An River. We took 1,714 prisoners and thirteen machine guns.
The Russian Version.
We adopted the eflsusive south-east of the As River.
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In the Kyoto Chiko Saibanabo the preliminary examination of the three railway officials and five contractors who wore rcosntly arrested on charges of corruption, a has been concluded, sll the scous-
[ed being committed for trial.
From the decision of the Pre- liminary Court it appears that the contractors, having learned that the railway authorities were going to buy a large quantity of bricka for the reconstras
of the Oankayama tunnel. between Kyoto and Ouu, decided to secure the con tract. Between D:cember 1913 and June 1914 Hasegawa and Kakitani entertained at various tes- houses in Kyoto and Kobe two railway_ olerka, named Hamada and Tokuda, who were employed in the Bapply Department of the Railway Traffic Barssia at Kobe, The cont of these entertainmenta smounted to nestly ·Y.300,- The London, January 24.** two contenciors also presented to. According to New York meresgo, Mr. Roosevelt describes Hand 100 in cash, Y.10 in President Wilson's speech an "a grandiloquent promise, made with the form of a draper's credit the object of concealing the Administration's pitiful ignominy and |tiocet, apd two pieces of shirking." Mr. Rocervelt says that it is ridiculous and insincsre to white" crepe. Nakagawa and mouth about righteousness, unless the Government is prepared to Hasegawa also entertained the take up an emphatic position regarding the deportations from France two above-named officials and |and Belgium and the submarine murdere, and to bring peace and another experiór official named
justice to Mexico,
Agiba, who was in charge of the The American provincial press is generally puzzled at the Supply Department, mɔre ikan speech, and reminds Dr. Wilson that the United Staton lacks the ten times at different tea houses ses and land power necessary to enforce its will.
in Kyoto, altogether spending The German-American newspapers are elated at the President's | abɔat Y.950 on these entertain- utterance, which, they declare, follows the line of the recent statements. Kaneko and Ureda also ments of German statesman.
The Spanish Press considers the speech too idealistic, and regarde its sims as unrealisable.
The Italian Press thinks that President Wilson's ideals are only logically realisable by victory for the nations fighting to prevent the triumph of violence.
The Canadian Press resente President Wilson's request that the Allies shall make a dishonouring peace, and adrises him to consult American history and to remember the spirit of Lincoln.
Mr. Roosevelt's Straight Talk.
AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE.
Allied Naval Chiefs Discuss.
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London, January_25. An important conference of naval chiefe, representing England, Franos and Italy, began at the Admiralty on Tuesday and was con- claded yesterday. The attendance included the French and Italian Ministers of Marina.
A Completë Understanding.
Londor, January 25. According to Rsater's Paris correspondent the Allied Naval War Conncil in London reached a complete understanding, sad there is every reason to hope that it will result in the strengthening of the Allies' ses power.
OREECE EXPRESSES REGRET.
London, Janasıy 25. Rentor states that the Gresk Government has handed the Allies a Nole, formally expressing regret for the events of December 1 and 2,
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NETHERLANDS OVERSEAS TRUST.
London, January 23. According to Reuter's correspondent at the Hague, the Nether- lands Oversees Trust has arranged to resume the imports of jate and jate goods,
THE JAPANESE BUDGET.
entertained thess officiile several times, besides presenting them with pieces of white creps sad. habatms.
The three railway officials, bars been committed for trial on |charges of having raosived bribes, · load the fire contractora for hav-
ing given them.
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DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
St. John's Cathedral.—Meeting of Saatholders and fabscribers; 5.30 p.m.
Victoria Theatra--9.15 p.m. Bijun Theatre-9.15 p.m. New Hongkong Cinematograp -9.15 p.m.
TO-MORROW.. Victoria Theatre-9,15 p.m. Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m.. Now Hongkong Cinemato- graph.-9.15 p.m.
Hongkong Rsos Meeting.- Entries close.
Monday, January 29. Went Point Building Coʻs Mosting; 11. 30 s.m. ·
B.K. Ceutral Estate Lad,'a Meeting; 11.65 a.m.
H.K, Land? Investment und Agency Co.'s Meeting; noon,
HK Land Ronlamation Co.,'«
| Meeting; 12:15 p........
17 Years too Seom. “You are- seventeen years ton
soon," said Mr. J. B. Wood, at the committing a Chine for trial ut the next Criminal Bansions on
London, January 25, The Japanese Badget has been introduosd in the Dist. It The Germans adopted a counter-ɔdensive and thraw na biok from the Sinking Fond; the issue of nearly fourteen millions in Plion Court this afternoon, whom
provides for the application of eight millions to the foreige market domestic losas, and a million sad a half as a supplementary naval Last your was a record in foreign trade, the exporta totalling 112 millions and the importe 75 millions sterllug.
In reply, Mr. Lloyd George ssid :-If we see the war through, I certainly am. You don't suppoes the great combination of peoples who make up the Empire oan have stood a'eadfastly together with their Allies in order to discredit and overthrow the most brutal and
London, January 25. inhuman machine for the destruction of homas liberties the world
A wireless Russin offi.ial message say :—After violent fighting, live ever seep, and not have discovered new ground for friendship? we dislodged and throw back the enemy to the east of the Tiral We stand at this moment on the verge of the greatest liberation the!
swamp. world has seen since the French Revolution. Do you tell me that peoples who have s'ood together and si-ked literally everything in order to bring that liberation about are not going to find one third of a mile. soms way of perpetuating that unity afterwards on an equal basis? I am beriain that they will. Further, there will be much for them to de. Peace terms will be only a beginning.. After they are satisfactorily arranged, wo aball have to set to work to build up that ordered freedom and fraternity which is the only security for homen pesce and progrom and which miliṭurism has destroyed. And in is not certain that nations which have borne the best and burden of the day in overthrowing that militariam will take a leading abare in building that new Earth which they hɩte made mible by their sacrifice? If ws andare to the end, I kaya small Sfature, and not the least important of the foundations for I have to do together in that future, will be this
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JAPAN'S PRACTICAL SYMPATHY.
London, January 24. According to Renter's correspondent at Tokyo, an Aqsociațion the Relief of the Allied Bick and Wounded has been established. A millionaire speaker urged that af löset twa' taillion sterling should be subscribed nationally.
“Count Tersuchi said it was time Japan, demonstrated ‘Ita' sympathy practically.
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RUSSIAN SUBMARINE'S FEAT.
London, Jaunery 25,
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