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MONDAY, JANUARY 9. 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
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GERMANY AND BWITZERLAND.
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A POSSIBILITY.
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NEW SUBMARINE. VILLANY,
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 7. The Telegraaf reports that a Dutch hip returning from the Dutch East Indies received a distress "signal in the Bay of Biscay. She proceeded To the spot and found a German sub-
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
USEFUL WORK ON THE BRITISH FRONT.
THE SIBERIAN EXPRESS.
IMPROVEMENT WANTED.
:.
LONDON, Jan. 7. Field Marstal Sir Douglas Haig
reports:-
results.
:)
FRENCH FRONT.
PARIS, JAU. 7...
"A communiqué states - Tacre were violent artilery duels in the afternoon in the region of
Paschendael.
In a letter to the Rech" a writer
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NEWS FROM HOME.
(From Our Own Correspondent, )
LONDON, Nov. 30,
THE DAYLIGHT LONDON RAID,
rine there not in the least dis-barded enemy organisations on the sections were passengers bound for nearportunist attitude about the Govern
Our artillery successfully bom Somme front.
that number: in others it is uncertain where they came down and what was their conchtion,
Fine..
In the
He tells me dying in the Balkans is. Fory difficult in winter, owing to the trong wind currents at high elevations calls attention to the necessity for a
that are apt to carry you to or mdden- It is really surprising how little com. down no matter what you try. number of Improvements in the trans-motion was caused on Tuesday by the last January, he fell from 10,000 We, seized, and, after repulsing a Siberian express service if the latter raid of a German Taube on London frightful speed, but was able to keep his fest to 4000 feet, in this-way, at a counter-attack, consolidated two pests to the north of Beaumont wishes to justify its claim to be regarded was quite hear the locality visited, but balance in the end. Lospos, Jan. 7.
MADE Hamel.
as a modern and convenient, as well aslike most other people I was entirely On the trip to Bucharest he had good In view of the possibility of Ger, We successfully raided, in the day, the shortest, route between West and unaware of the occurrence until the weather and saw splendid views of the
Austrian coast a he went many meditating a blow at Frapes time, a wide front south-east of Arms, and penetrated as far as the
"East. A recent journey from Petrograd newspapers came out with the news.
Romanian capital he was received by Grough Switzerland, it is pote third line, destroying many dag-outs via Harbin and Dairen to Shanghai.
Evoraince, the feeling has bean cao the King and Queen and the Premier worthy that, according to Paris cor-end doing much damage to the thence to Japan, and via-Fladivstock back of curiosity auto the next development; and was given a great ovation by the respondents, the French Govern enerny's defences.
to Petrograd, affords him occasion to not apprehension at all. The success of peplace. After four days he started We have taken 240 prisoners in make several ment has recently renewed assuring actions since Christmas.
observations about the our French Allies, however, in bringing back and just after passing Sofa the the raider down on its rotura journey,weather suddenly turned very bad. ances to the Swiss Government that.
Our aeroplanes bombed a number Siberian express, which eats out once has foused a great wave of anthusiaan, To make matters worse, just as he was Franes will strictly respect Swiss of places of military importance week both from Petrograd, and Vladivo augmented by the feats of our own twenty miles from the French lines,
behind the enemy's lines, with good stock.
flying man in destroying two Zeppelins with a big range of mountains in neutrality.
which raided the north cat and mid-between, his engine broke down. There To begin with, it is almost impossible lands the night before. Germany is nothing for it but to dive to obtain a ticket for this train even the indeed finding the attacks on this down through the clouds and chance the SUCCESSFUL ARTILLERY WORK ON weeks ahead without having direct socess tight little island an expansive, and landing, though he was fearful of being hazardous thing, and ber bile rises in taked prisoner. Death' say he 'is's to a Ministry; innemuch as on the train proportion, for we sea in the German small thing--but being taken prisoner by which 1. at least, had to travel, there papars & fresh explosion of Gott atrafa is a nightmare to me. He saw the tops of the mountains about 100 feet. only was only one first-class coach (eight stab England' passion.
These occurences are helpful to the below him as he skimmed down, and he coupes and four in the mixed couch), of Cabinet, which has been subjected to coul discern the Bulgarians running which one was allotted to the chat de considerable criticism. The fact is this blow, but fortunately he managed to train and two others were also occupied the men in the clubs consider there is, at a low elevation, into the French hy oficia's
In the majority of the other too much of the hand-tomouth, op-
"Your flying men" be told ma" are stations (Vintka-Ferm), begond whichment Former blunders have passed simply splendid, but they should be out of comment, present methods are allowed more scope for their initia An enemy coup-de-main at Butte there places remained empty. Is it
subjected to searching scrutiny, and tive, and not be subjected to such Mesnil, Maisons, Champagne and frting to give places to such short-die- the opinion is freely expressed that cast-iron instructions. When I think of Armcourt was frustrated by our fire.tance passengers to the detriment of these but for the Cabinet the war would have the work of your boys who fight the been over long ago. This, of course, is Zeppelina in the dark nights I take off Since tine days must be spent in the all spoken without the inner knowledge my hat to them in salutation of their train, the question of catering is one of that the Government has, and as a wall courage. I know their pluck well, for no small importance. For the purpose known Feer said to me last week, One have worked with them, and whet there is a restaurant car. The task of the ought not to criticise in a grave crisis the war is over I shall come back to caterer is far from an easy one, especially like this unless the criticism is con- England. But for the present there is no time for more than a brief leave, and that of obtaining fresh provisions through. atractive, and it very seldom is."
In France there a party that isTery soon I go back to fight for England out the journey. This problem, could bo LONDON, Jan. Ą.
tightened it, along the entire line, the ever dissatisfied with General Jere, and for France."
and in Germany even Hindenburg An East African official report bufets were lessed to one and the same hero-worship seems to be losing its sintes: Pursuing the
Owing to the shortage of sugar and retreating person on the easiest terms, or, atill
favour. So in England it is not the fact that provision dealers will only enemy in the Rufiji Valley we occu, better, crisis'; but, seeing that passenger surprising that there are signs of over sell a pound of sugar if certain quanti pied à camp on the Tshegowali River for nine days at a stretch are wholly a strain, combined with the determination dies of other goods are bought at the Laud reached Kibambawa. the the caterer la mercy, since as a rule at reaalting from the knowledge that we same time, many of the poorer people north bank of the Rufji, the enemy intermediate stations the buffets do not are at close grips from now to the finish. have been compelled to resort to the use MAJOR-GENERAL SIR SAM HUGHES holding the south bank. The enemy tunction, it is essential that the greatest
The renewed conl-straggle in Wales, of golden syrup and cane sugar, or was severely handled.
care should be taken to guarantee the which is about to be settled by Governjaggery" as it is termed in London, for In the Mgeta Valley our Mkalingo quality of the food which he supplies.ment intervention once more, was at sweetening their tea. I am told that OTTAWA, Jan. 72. force attacked small approaching Stale steriet or game that has been kept cnce seized upon by pro-Germans, and these are more economical, for an egg-
parties, taking prisoners and captur in refrigerators all winter should be The report of an investigation of ing considerable supplies. We en unconditionally
soon we had pacifists down there, spoonful of syrup will sweeten a break- excluded, and mume attempting to make capital out of the fast cap. of tea, and a ten-spoonful of the Militia Departments respecting giged, to the east of Marika, the should be alowed only when it local strife, but they were soon squashed jaggery will be as efficacious as two the sale of ammunition to the Ad-enemy retrouting towards Mahenge, absolutely fresh.
by the patriotis miners. The incident lumps of sugar, though it takes lenger: The requirements of
has shown, however, how keen the to dissolve. The drawback is that both miralty completely exonerates Major
Hygiene are equally necessary as regards enemy and his friends are to make use these expedients turn the liquid a General Sir Sam Hughes, who
(Continued on Page 3.) the scrupulous cleanliness of the kitches of every straw that floats their way." darker shade than sugar. Housewives, recently resigned office as Minister
und of the restaurant attendants, who at
however, have discovered that two.
■ Militin and Defence.
present are clad in dirty liveries, 'their
pounds of golden syrup will take the hands unwashed, and their naik black!
place of three pounds of sugar, while
purposes. "jaggery" answers all right for cooking
dressed. The commander of the submarine was most disappointed at he arrival of a Dutch instead of an English steamer.
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SHIPS SUNK.
LONDON, Jan. 7.
The following steamers have been sunk.
Helgoy (Norwegian).
Tairepinas (Greek).
EXONERATED.
INDIA AFTER THE WAR:
TRADE QUESTIONS.
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EAST AFRICAN OPERATIONS..
ENEMY SEVERELY
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BURIED SECURITIES FOR SALE
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bound for remote points?..
For the convenience of passengers the restaurant car ought to he placed not at one end of the train, but in the centre. GERMAN BANKS DEHIND SCHEME. This is particularly important sening that
Commissioner Farting, of the French
Secret Service, has reported that a far reaching organization of German banky to inarkes abroad securities and coupons which disappeared from the invaded dis tricte and cities of Northern France and Belgium has been disclosed by inquiries into the case cf Geobron Rabhat, a Syrian banker, arrested at Geneva.
Rabbas was charged with having in his possession a quantity of Russian, Serbian and Freach Gogernment stock taken by Germans in occupied territory. formerly was a banker at Eas Laitte. Faris. The French Government heard
He
LEADERSHIP..
I understand that if for say cause a successor to General Sir Douglas Haig fall on Lord Cavan, rather than has to be found, the choice will General Hubert Gough. Lord Caven had a long conversation with the the bath is installed in the sang ear, to King when on leave the other day. He reach which at present one must pass is 61, idolised by the Guards, and is through all the other cars, the restaurant credited with having done fro work in included. Owing to the present incon. France.. venient arrangement, the majority are obliged to forge the bath, which, more
7er, is frequently out of order.
SMALLER MEALS.
SUGAR SHORTAGE.
.
EMPLOYING, GERMAN PRISONERS.
the German prisoners we have in this At last we are to make some use of country. They are to be used on the and chiefly and the plans are consider ably advanced. Some farmers are. ready to give them a trial, but the difficulty is to accommodate agricultural workers, working in gangs. There is work for them, however, in road work and afcrestation. Of course the Germans have been employing prisoners, under very harsh conditions, for a long time. reasons, chiefly sentimental. We have been restrained by a variety of
We are already beginning to eat bread made from the regulation four, and I Another defect is inadequate ventila predict that it will be all to our beneft, tion... The windows lack net-ecreens to for those who have used Standard bread keep cut the coal dust, so that the for years cannot return, to that made passenger must either close the windows from white flour. and submit to being stiffed by over-tion, also, and conferences between As a result of considerable agita. and soil his clothes and the ecupe with menus at hotels and restaurants are Islington camp, from which three men bented, impure air, or open the windows Mr. Runciman and hotel managers, the
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HONGKONG.
-BLAKE PIER, 1.15 .. Sunday, Jan. 14th-No. 2 Platoon and
LOYDON, Jan. 7. Discussing the Raj's investigations in regard to post-war trade The Times remarks that some limitations will be required regarding the way in which miterals may be dealt with iter extraction, in order to prevent their being used against us in war. With regard to shipping, it points ut that India in able to bargain for fair treatment since she may F of Rabent's operations through the sale installed. aot only in the restaursat car, Society people have followed suit. The thank you, and no complaints. Nor service as a lock-out on a motor launch Manchuria Pailway electric fans are example in simple living and leading been recaptured) are doing very nicely eyesight, he was selected for special hibit or restrict the employment of for 20,0001. of coupons of Russian bends but also in every enupe. Those fans can chief extravagance has been on the part should there be any, for they are to spot" mines off the coast. The Maxim Gurners. Lascars on alien ships:
belonging to Mr. Aurignon, was buried be turned on and of at the passenger's of officers and their lady, friends, and comfortably lodged, well-fed, and have strain to the eyes, however, rasulted in
Sunday, Jan. 29th.-No. 4. Company In regard to tarif problems The them in a garden at Termes, in the option, at any hour, to the inestimable General Sir Francis Lloyd, commanding ao od of liberties in visitors temporary injury, and he had to
Leste from these Practices will be par« Times says that in view of the posArdenses, before the arrival there of the enhancement of his, physical comfort the London district, has now met that and so forth. And
O give up duty in that capacity. Amitted only on strict compliance with Bezmans.
during summer travel. On the Siberian by calling the hotel managers together and then a sibility of dumping after the, war it
comes to light reat pat him right again, and 8.0.80. Commissioner Faralieq, reported that express, on the contrary, there is only and giving them a real heart to heart where one or more of them has been he joined the flying corps While is nccessary to consider the effect of his inquiries had convinced him the (electric) ventilater, and that in the scale of charges that will make the business, and has been slipped home engine broke down and his machine talk at the same time fixing allowed out for a day, ostensibly on flying off Norfolk a week or two ago his heavy or moderate duty on caery organization is in direct relation with restaurant car, and great persistence is luxurious temptations of the table at for an hour or two, quite unattended. carried him into the sea, from which he imports and a preferential tarif, German banks.
necessary to induce the attendants to set the more expensive West End hotels & That extent of leniency would, I think, The Swiss and French police already It's out of order," or "The current's
it in, motion. As a rule the answer is, matter of impossible achievement graded according to the country of have seized in different places in both sucient (in the day time, too), and picture us having made our frugal putting a curb on it.
be very hard to beat, and only the countries papers the examination of
By the time you get this you cat fierce light of newspaper publicity, is which will require a month. It is stated generally one observes a desire to con- Christmas arrangements, much to the that coupons on securities valued at about Ferve the electricity. The lavatories on relief of many a housewife, to whom
Apart from the military demands, the 20,000,0001. already have been cashed by the Siberian express are not supplied with Christmas has usually been a season of unwitting buyers.
separate tags for hot and cold water. enormous effort to cope with the staffs of our big establishments are One man, Loret y Soler, a Spaniard, Then, the water is usually dirty; there general custom of overeating. We being thinned at present by a very has been arrested on the Swiss border., are no towels and coap, so that unless the shall most of us have our Christmas influenza. It starts with a day or two of where they are now employed, it is ing in & Queen's Statue at 5.16 p.m. oz
sharp epidemic of now form of In a double bottomed, trank in his posses.passenger pomessen His own, he cannot plom pudding, but owing to the scarcity deep depreseion, then sharp pains creep not at all certain that employers will Tuesday, Jan. 9th, will proceed at once sion were, it is charged, årgiutine and enjoy a wash. The water stored on the of birds, there will be an absence of in, followed by pauses and prostration. I continue to use many of them as clerks to the Victoria Theatre and attend the
origin.
BRITISH AGRICULTURE.
GREAT REVIVAL FORECASTED.
LONDON, Jan. 7.
Mr. R. E. Prothero, President of Spanish securities worth 317,000
·EARLIER - TELEGRAMS.
B
Siberian Railway is not only not altered, turkeys and geese from many homes.
the way.
A CALLANT AVIATOR.
MAG
WINTER CHILLS...
was rescued just in time. The rescuer
on that octazion now feels he has a share in the subjugation of the latest Zepp. I know myself of one Quaker family in the North that has sent six lads to the Army--for fighting service.
GIRL CLERKS.
Whatever may be the future for women in certain of the industries
POLICE BURDOL, 5.80 P.M.. Wednesday,
Examination (Laspector Gordon),
Jan. 10th Class II
Thursday, Jan. 11th-Star Class (Chiet Inspector Kerr). Also Class III (Inspector Gerrard).
Friday, Jan. 12th Class IV. Inspec- tor P. O'Sullivan)...','-
Monday, Jan.. 15th-Cass II Examination (Inspector Gerrard);
RED CROSS SOCIETY OF PORTUGAL.
No. 2 Company and the Band, on fall
PABADES, CENTHAL STASHOP, 5.80 2.0 Monday, Jan. 8th-All Recruita Tuesday, Jan. 9th-Maxim Gunners. Wedarsday, Jan. 10th-All Recruita.
CYCLIST PATROza. 90 Pag A number of new machina having beers presented to the Police Reserve & Cyolla Fatrol Section is to be formed for duty on the Kowloow peninsula. Members may submit their ages for selection to this office...
the Board of Agriculture, speaking
but is not oven passed through gauze,
The weather changes from hour to hour, after the war. I know of one Erm performance being held in aid of the Red at Bedford, forecasted a great revival
so that it is always dirty, frequently clogs
Yesterday I talked with Lieutenant almost denuded of workers. Fortunately week on lost time by girl clerks, this been reserved.
adding to the risks, and some ofices are which calculates that it is losing £50 Cross Society of Portugal: Seats have the pipes, etc.
Why are there not on Louis Noel, the distinguished French it only lasts a few days, but it leaves being ou account of late arrivals and parade being cancelled by bad weather, In the event of the of agriculture as a result of the war. HIGHER, WAR RISH INSURANCE. these trains women specially employed to aviator who recently few from Salonica the victims weak had listless. He appealed to farmers to produce
days off, and not including time apeut members of this command wil proceeds Fartly in consequence, of enemy sub- tires a day? Why, in lieu of carpets, General Sail to the King of Enmania East on leave just now and they are visiting other girls in other departments, Theatre.
keep the coupes tidy and to dust several to Bacharest with despatches from all they could fer man and beast.
There are a few people bome from the in everlasting washing of banda, talking, individually, and in uniform to thef marine activities, bet also, because of, which constitute hotbeds of dust, dirt, distance of 100 miles, covered in five suffering perhaps more than the rest. I and sc forth. The girls seam sealous He intended to establish clubs for congestion in the mariae insurance market and infection, cannot we have roleum, hours and drooped bombs on Sofia on lave just seen one man, from Singapore enough, but the one thing they don't growing potatoes and for keeping here, sage the writer of the Lordon letter which is both cheapar and more duráble?
Who nght it the moment he landed seem able to do is to stick to one thing pigs, with the help of the Treasury.in the Birminghaun Post, wär risk
He has served on three fronts and and he has been laid up ever since. Nov- consistently all day through. In the rates, I learn, have been advanced during
MASCHULIAN RAILWAYA "CONTRASTED,
has been decorated with the French ember has been the wettest month for Australian pay office in Westminster. the past few weeks, and several syndi
ordon of the Legion d'Honneur, sixty years, and as I write it is raw and they are gradually being replaced by The outlay required for the aforesaid Medaille Militaire, Croix de Guerre, cold to an extreme dogrow while wounded soldiers. cates at Lloyd's temporarily have given improvements is too insignificant to merit with five palms, the Serbian order of overhead a heavy, smarting fog hangs up busines of the kind. On traffic to the disccasion. How is it that on entering the White Eagle, and the Russian order dismally. Americus, a-wall as to Australasia and the South Manchuris express you are of the Cross of St. George. the Far East, by the Cape or Panama, Biterally charmed by every convenience? gura at Hendon, where his longest Admiral Sir John Jellicoe The latter It is unfortunate that among the Before the war he was a prominent invalids are both Mr. Balfour and the premium generally quoted now is 40s. The equipment of the lavatories is ideal fight lasted a little over an hour. No arrived back for land service at the per cent, or nearly double the figure the organisation of the restaurant car, wonder he smiles at the flights of those Admiralty at the beginning of the week asked i month ago. To Mediterranean the entire service, the attendants, who days and describes them as mere play, and soon caught a chill. I have a cart ports, and destinaticas beyond Suez astonish you with the cleanliness of their for his last fight on reconnaissance before me at this moment on which is through the Suez Canal; as much se 1006. hands and clothing (white) in general, work in the Balkans lasted over seven pencilled in his own hand, in response (1) Lista of men who passed Part 1 copies required, sa per personal letter per cont. is being charged, while Amert the whole environment; the more than hours. After leaving Hendon, on the to my inquiry, "I am very much better last year are posted on the notice board from the undersigned, should do so with The Austro-Hungarians and Germans can steamers crossing the North Atlantic, excellent dinner, faultlessly cooked and outbreak of the war he joined the thanks and hope soon to be quite fit at Headquarters Club Company, out delay, and in any event not later captured several hills near Mount routes canzot be covered muder 20., a sorved all thees details are so well Franch air service and served first on again." Mr. Balfour also has influenza, Platoon and Section Commanders are than Jaunacy 12th Haftricanu.
compared with the previous rate of 15 thought out that involuntarily, no seks the Western line of the Western front but I am told is progressing favourably required to make themselven familiar Thor Gazette Committee will meet af We repelled & strong advance on The vessels of other neutral countries are, oneself the question. Is all this possible and then on the Eastern line. For the At this critical juncture, however, it is with ambil Thess mon will not be re the D.B.P.'s office at 6.80 p. on Mon» the north-east of Kiribabe; taking however, now paying higher rates than in a restaurant car? It is rather mors past year he has been in the Balkans, unfortunate that the Admiralty should quired to re the preliminary course this day, January 8th. 700 prisoners..
British bosta, which are corsidered to appropriate for the most fashionable Faris doing bighly important reconnaissance be shorn of its chiefs.
work, and such has been his prowess
THE RUMANIAN FRONT.
ENEMY REPORTS.
LONDON, Jan. 7.
An Austrian official report states:
GERMANS AND BRAILA.
ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT.
LONDON, Jan. 7.
„Á QUAKER AVLATOR AMOR
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE
USEDY COLERE, 1917, FABT 1.
are corne very well out of the recent restaurant! And the forethought of the that he wears on his wrist & treasured attacks on shipping. In the event of the attendants, their readiness to oblige, and, watch bearing the initials of the donor. There is good fighting spirit in many last year are provisionally warded to resumption much threatened from cbove all, their tidiness! Why we all this General Jolise
(2) All men who did not pass Part II. inspired hyphenated quarters in found among our 'now Aliles and not In Spite of this like meet, air mans all coreentions offalor Americs of German enverine merations among us Incidentally concludes the men, he is most modest, and speaks of the two Zeppelins brought down, off
ja modern Quaker, They are by no attend and are this year's Part L s near New York, the interesting suggestion writer), the sparess delegates were given of the experiences lightlyCaes gets the Norfolk at this A wireless, Germer official report I put forward that more as should be
The Evasions destruees made of Canadian porte sincs tend places, in a car with gas illumination used to anything he sage in all he loser in o fight with at hom most of the factories in the town through these could he protected without our brocurable guest had to bratel In certain defeats of the Roche aviators Quskers When the war broke out
moreover, the gas gand o
Foot half-way, af has hul sixteen air encounters, and the by tacmber of a well know family of founded
Difotel Sunday, Jan, lührenko, before ahend ing Braila
the danger of international complications. the dim light of mandla.
theangaged a goodly proportion of owing to the peculiar thermos of his Sun
Platoon and
Compadiyy
POLICY RESERVE GAZENIE, TÜ Section Commanders who have not
sont in their liste stating the number of
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