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FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1916.

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ments thakaeme of the labour which was accessary should be returned from the forcer to this necessary work.. They wer doing all they could to induce vowels which And gone out with ear to bring carga Backwards

EXECUTION OF BELGIANS..

STORY BY A GERMIN

The Record Advertiser (Boston) priate, an astounding #essut of the execution of Mme. Louiso Freny and more than 3,000

The Board of Trada bad dune every thing in their power bufore last Novurubur other yo plu in Belgium, in the form of to prevent sale of British tonnage to the following letter of confessive written to an Ottoman Government official in matrala and then added to their power by Barlin by the German Army Captain who Act of Parliament. Since that Act was had charge of the excution of Mme pased no vessels had been transferred Fronay, and who has sincs to disappeared”

into Hollaod:- without the formal sanction of che Admiralty, and of the Board of Trade. It as a fact that between 200 and 500 British shpa had been sold to neatrais since the beginning of the T.

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STATEMENT 'DY PRESIDENT OF BOARD OF TRADE

II m fortunate enough to succeed in crossing the frontier, I will attempt to cam municate with you from Holland, I bave boon considering this cruise for many months, and pertape, orun new, wou'd no have summoned, courage to wake the attempt had it not been for the fact that RUNCIMAN- (LONDON), LIMITED attempt to escape a sure and disgraceful I feel it is my duty to make desparate death in the guise of a, sudden "dia. apearance. Since our acriralia Belgium we have executed exactly 5,781 Balgians on one prebert or other, and this does not Include thoda whom we havu destroyed Later Ir Runciman replied to a question without the ceremony of military trisl. put by Mr Fartington, who asked Terrible and human sa this Cavell case whether his attention has been called to is, it is not a pathetic s the casa statement in The Times newspaper to of Mose. Freasy, who WA 0xecuted!

Octob under the affect that the firm. of Euneian eurly in

my super. (London), Limited have, in their capacity had to perform this griveous task, which I vision. I am terribly ashamed that I of shipbrokere, bosa ellering to share no longer consider as duty. At the time I Lonnage on Government account Whether

was stationed at the Fort of Chartreuse, |ho has informed hitself as to the reasons

why this particular Arm were selected for We learned through secret channels that of this business; and whether seme more executions were to take place. 138 purposa he has any connexion with the firma lu A comrade told me that 9 persons were question; and whether he has any inform taken before the court martial, who sat like ition as to the reasons for the statement referred to."

the

Mr Runciman'i answer was pa

pazmindent cours "and" pronounced seatercos. This court at Liage pronounced santones with the oase and expedition of A common Polica Magistrats. This batch The International Joint Casittee for of 20 persons, veral of them women, waS- the purchase of host, of which I am not marched into the hall where the military and over have been a member, informed court held its session, btw an 4-30 and this morning as follows:-The com. p.m. 457. the same day, and and mittea cama întă existence. December later, they wer Dentenced-11 ye 30 and Mowers Rest Smyth and Co, condemned to death and the rest to penal who west out of the corn trade in order to servitude in Genteny for lifa..

be free from any competing private interest, At about 10 p.m. the same evening, it were appointed agents. Pending other was known that 8 out of the 11 that vero arrangements which were under discussion, condemned to death by shcoling were and in view of the urgency of the demand selected to be ahut before the next morning. or prompt tonage, they continued their The procession was handed by Mme Fronny- practice of chartering the greater part of The Lass person was Julien Tandars, n their tonnage

thmegh the Ranciman - Belgian writer of note, so am told. The with whom they said they were stished commandant had anticipated difficulties. when trading on their own account. The These difficultice are

kuotos Inatond of sending new arrangements for eponise a chartering awkward incidents," department of their own in accordaze 10 soldiers we were given dhates of D with the wish of the committee were cum- soldiers, 10 in line, deep. The front line. plated last week.

10 men, formed the firing squad, the other Before the committee was set up I took 40, 4 doep, wore reserves, dries to the department concerned was part in the

discussions and my preliminary

HORRIBLE SCENES.

the

The exorneas riso in freige't rates was again discused in the House of Commons yesterday, ports. the Times of Jan. 20, In reply to questions from Mr John, by Field, Me Goldstone, Mr Bouston, and Mr Snowden, the President of the Board of Trada made the following statement:~~

The subject has for some time past buen receiving the constant attention of the Government, and it is undoubtedly ore of the most important problems we hare to face at this stage of war."(Cheers.) There is a serious shortage of the world's sa compared with the world's requiremont? Wo went fully into the question of commandeering the whole of British Loanage in prder to regulate freights. and came to the conclusion that they should epley one brakes, os squad in the front line is ordered to fire. The first victim in selected. The fring conclusion which is. I believe, confirmed because of inflated freights pay him out of They withdraw, march to the rest, and THE ANDERSON by all the experts who have studied the commission basis but by plan on stated form the fifth line. The second line next is ordered to Sre at the scoond victim; then question that this particular ramedy his services. This was the plan sugested me to the Indian Wheat Company would only aggravate the shortage of too. ad followed by them last senect. To the this line also steps back to the rear, and mage availablo for the United Kingdom rooting at which I made this suggestion I now becomes the fifth line. Now it in the and the Alles. It would, in short, make took the liberty of inviting Mr Glanville, third line, and so on until every victim is

who had serred the Indian Committoo shot to death. things wom.

atisfactorily, but have been informed had more pity for her. This was not my Innlected the woman first. Not because We did, however, is November take this motuing that the twent ha mutive. I might have thought so uncon-

baen made with snother

who steps, firstly, to restrict the employment of have the same advantage Msciously, perhaps. The truth is, I feared British ships between tarsign ports, and Granville of not labouring under the desir myself. I suspected that I could not bear He will be the ordeal. Neither did I like the attitude secondly, to requisition ships for the ability of being related to me.

of the man, the Idiers. I lined up my carriage of foodstafs. We are now taking the servans of T. Rosa Smyth & Cv. stepa ia co-ordinate more closely the "So far as the Brm of Rateiman is con món, I stepped back, revolver in my hand (

carded, I

I can only say that I retired from gave theorder:-"Fire" The squad instant. demande for tonnage for military and it 10 years ago on taking office in the Massage Cram, Pertame, naval purposes and for munitions and food Government af Sir Beary Campbell

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for narmeives and the Allies; secure Bannerman, and since then my sole a- economy in the usa requisitioned pozion with it le that the hon. member for the Bartlepocis is the had of it, and that tonn-ges and to fecrease the amount of fan his m, & relationship of which I have tonnage available.

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fired. Mime, Louise Frenay fall with a cream, She win not shot mortally, Abul- let had shartered hor ankle. The awkward incident bad happened. I rubed at her, stod her against the wall once more. She surasmed.,, My God! My Gd! Why tor- ture mo7" she was crying. I ordered tha "it is not lo as to explain t'e motives second squad. Unce more she fell. But largely due to the fact that a large number of newspapers in making insinuations con this time she was but even truck. She dirning or attacks on individual Ministers.

was terrorised; the faicted. God, what of stammers which were fixed for other

It is necessary to add (remarks the torture: For arcond wanted to give 583 Business (mainly, the conveyance of food Times) that no insinuation concerning, or the command once more while holding her Attack on, Mr Roudiman was made by The in my own arus. Ferhaps I would have stuffs from the Argentine to this country) Times. But the fact that Sir Walter wiped the taint off the name of my Father- had to be requisitioned suddenly by the Runciman happens to be the father of the land, but I confess I was, and I am now, a We Germans bare only dis- Transport Department to bring pitrates Frosident of the Board of Trade canust be coward.

are ior making explosives from the West Coast held to bar publia discussion of arm which ciplinary courage, otherwise. We of South America. The only steamers controversy.

is specially prominent in this skipping cowards, available to take their place were neutral versals, and neutral vessels, owing to their immunity from requisition, can command higher rates that British ship.

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Crockery, Glass and E.-P. Ware, 9

Cooking Stores, Cutlery, Vartain Foles,

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IN JAPAN AND TIBET (Historia Pamphlat)

THE MISSIONS ETRANGERES

(History of the Churches)

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"By stricter co-ordination we hope to Avoid sudden "rises of this kind in future, and by strict economy in the allocating and man of tourage we shall be able to mest al the essential requirements both of ourselves and of the Allies ; but theused for economy of tonnage in every Department is impera- tive, and articles which are not strictly necessary at the present moment may have to be shui cut. (Cheerr.)"

Answering farther questions Mr Rus ciman said

The Admiralty was aware of the fact that any sonomies they could make in the use of tonnage would be for the poblis good, and they were collating rith other Departments on the subject.

The Port and Transport Committees had already communicated to the Guvern mont their anxieties with regard to dock.

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and killed her with me aphands. It news of the week, thus ensuring out, while away, being kept up to date regarding sickened me. I was relieved by a reservò ofiver. Other officers weid ui

were out all local happenings... Kevo-vers is ha d' aiming + the sarad commana, accompanied with threats, weig givou. The rest of the execution proceeded

atia etorily. It only insted. 10 minutes

Julien Landers was the last Belgian to die. What courage! More courageous and. daring, more defying were the victima tham we, their unwilling executi--ners.

Shortly after the bat lifelom body was 1fted from the ground.

The eight patriots were plled up in ♣ motor truck, like su many arosees, and sperded to the amatory of Roberment- Habermont, where several thousands of ocher patriotic and heroic Belgians are baried in fires, tens, and evin as many as, twenty-fives. At Roberments large grave I was already awaiting the warm, the still panting and vibrating bodies; their freak bullet wounds gaping. As their bodies were covered with dirt and soil, one of my superior officers said to me: "They will bo immortalised while the coming genera tion remember us as their executioners,"

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