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THURSDAYSAY 18, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from. Page 1.)

MR. BALFOUR ON THE

THE CHINA MAIL.

make sueritecs of blood and trea-NEW BRITISH LOAN IN AMERICA.

gure unparalleled in its history,

which it bears because it firmly

New Youx, Jan. 17.

believes that on the success, of tha It is reported that a new British Allies depends the prospects of loan

for £60,000,000 sterling is

peaceful civilization and those inter-imminent. national reforms which the best thinkers of the New World pas well

ALLIES' TERMS.

1)

as of the OkF dare to hope may

& SUPPLEMENTARY DISPATCH TO low the cessation of the present

PRESIDENT WILSON.

LONDON, Jap. 17.

Ballour A despatch by Mr. (Secretary of State for Foreign | Affairs), supplementary to the Allies' Reply to President Wilson, was! banded yesterday to the American Government.

In constitutes a masterly prosental tion of the Allies' case for the enlightment of Netitrada, -"

'calamities."

GERMANY'S MUNITION MAKING.

A NEW GIGANTIC EFFORT.

Losnoy, Jan. 13 Mr. Kellaway, the Parliamentary Secretary of the Munitions Ministry, states that Germany is striving to

DEATH OF ADMIRAL DEWEY,

U.S.N.

་་ ་

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

(Wah Tas Yat Poʻs Servias.)- A LOẠN FROM JAPANESE BANKS.

PEKING, Jan. 17. The Bank of Communications has borrowed $5.000.000 from three Japanese banks--the Bank of For- mosa, the Bank of Chosen, anal the The death is announced of Admiraldustrial Bank of Japan-for the Dewey, who carumanded the Ameri-preparation of exchanging notes. ein Fleet in the battle of Manila The agreement for this loan was

signed on the 8th inat, Bay

LONDON, Jan. 17.

DEATH OF A NOVELIST.

Losnos, Jan 17, The death is announced of Mr. william de Morgan, the Novelist,

THE PO-LEE COMPANY.

دا ده ده

I

PEKING, Jan. 17 Cireiflars have been distributed by (His publications include: Joseph the Fo-Lee Co. declarit that they Vares: An Ill-written Autobiography; have no foreign capital.

Alice-for-Shors: * Dichronium E Serzchow Good **; ** It

honour":"A likely story ** When Ghort meera Ghost." All these novels have been published within the last ten [years.j

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ingrense her war material to an unprecedented extent. If we e- Mr. Balfour says he gathers fromceeded-as we would succeed-in President Wilson's Note that the overcoming Germany's effort. President, while intensely desirous would be due to our half million of, happea agen"; "An Affair of Dis of a speedy and lasting peace does women'anunition workers,

Ele emphasised that much not at present concern himself with 'the terms on which this should be greater effort was necessary to beat arranged. Great Britain entirely Germany's new and gigantic attempt shares the President's, ideals, but, to overtake our production of war THE GERMAN DRIVE IN RUMANIA. feals strongly that the durability of material. peace must largely depend upon its

character.

Mr. Balfons affirms that the SWEDISH PREPAREDNESS.

changes in the map of Europe out- lined in the Allies' Note would greatly mitigate the unjust treat- ment of nationalities, which was par

of the main cases of the war.

!

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 17.

FORCE NEARLY SPENT.

LONDON, Jan. 16, Yesterday's news from Rumania seems to show that the force of the

At the opening of the Riksdag the German drive is nearly spent. The ph for the Throne said that Russians and Rumanians, reinforced, are special preparedness by land and sea making a splendid stand on the Sereth forces must be maintained. Extra-line, and are regaining ground on their

Regarding the proposal to expel "oridhary incnsures were necessitated northern wing, Hard fighting is in

the Turks from Eury, Mr. Balfour this is admit that

a complete reversal of traditional policy, Fut the circumstances had completely changed and the creation of a reform-! ed Turkey was now impossible.

The Young Turks, under German influener, are at least as harbamis and far mory aggressive than Abdu? Famil. The interests of peace and the claims of nationality alike require

!

progress between, Déuila and Galatz.

BIG DOMESTIC LOAN FORE SHADOWED.

PERING, Jan. 17,

A proposal will soon be submitted to the Cabinet for raising a Domestic Loen of 300 million dollars for pay ing off Railway Loans and extending

THE P. AND 0." COMPANY,

MAIL BAILINGS TO BE FULLY MAINTAINED.

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The seventy-sixth annual meeting of the Peninsular and Oriental Stenta Na- vigation Company was hoon December 13th as 122, Leadenhallstreet, E.C.

In the course of his speech Lord Inch- cape (the chairman) said:-I mentioned a year ago that the company had not benefited to the same extent as many other shipping companies through the rise in freights, and the same remark holda good to-day. About one half of the P-and O. deet has been continuously in Clovernment service during the jist year, and has been paid for at less than pre-war rates, while we have been handi capped in the mail services by the con veyance. of enormons quantities of mail) matter, to the exclusion of cargo. These services have been conducted as a great

cost, while

we have increase in Also suffered from fawer Passengers travelling. I foreshadowed last year that we might find it necessary to raise our passenger fares, but so fut wo have refrained from taking this stop The matter, however, is still! under consideration. Although the mail and passenger services have, as I have said, been conducted at a great la crease in expense, and in many cases at great pecuniary loss, it has been the object of the board "to maintain, ther throughout the war at all costs. This s0 far they have succeeded in doing, and this they will continue to endeavour to do. The company has unfortunately lost five ships during the year, the Socotra, Porria, Geelong, Maloja, and Simla. The Himalaya, which, had been craployed by the Admiralty for some time, was compulsorily purchased by the The Annual Meeting of Scatholdars Government a few months ago, and we maru and Moldavia, which has been 26th inst., at 6 pm. at the City Hall, similarly engaged, have also been taken promises to be of more than ordinary over by the Government within the last interest in view of the recent remarks few weeks. The question of the right of Bishop Norris with regard to the to acquire these vessels is being tontest- duty of the laity to support theired. The two mail steamers which have Churches and to take an active part been under construction for some time! are still tr fren completion- in Church Reform.

Within the last few days we have In addition

placed an order for a large highly powered mail ship, which is to be laid. down immediately. Despite the fact that so many of our ships have been taken over by Government, the company's mail sailings from terminal ports have been maintained, not one having had to be abandoned. I think I should put on record that in the ease of the Maloja,

the lines.

:

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL. THE AGENDA FOR THE ANNUAL

MEETING.

by the increase in the war operations į which General Mackensen is desperately and Subscribers fixed for Friday; the bave notice that the Vacatania, Mari

in Swellish territorial waters.

The Badges was introdiced It included £2.000.000 for the Army, €2,000,000 for the Navy, and 42:270,000 to relieve the deartices of living

KAISER'S LETTER TO THE

CHANCELLOR.

striving to capture. Fundeni, where the Germans have reported strong Russian offensive, is thirty rules west of Galatz.

BRITISH OPERATIONS.

LONDON, Jan. 17. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a communiqué, anys:—An attempted raid

that Turkish rule over alien races HOW THE FRENCH REGARD IT. by the enemy north-east of Gueudeceurt

chall, is possible, be brought to an end, and iternay hoped that the ex pulsion of Turkey from Eumpe, will contribute as much to pesce as

"

PARIS, Jun. 17.

The newspapers are of opinion that the Kaiser's letter to Dr. Bethmann-

was repulsed.

Hostile artillery has been "active in the Beaumont Hamel and Arras aress.

Our trench mortais destructively

A

considering the accounts for 1916 anal electing six Lay Members of the Church Body, the meeting will have to consider a motion by the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn aimed at the abolition of Pew Rents and the conversion of all seats in the Cathedral into Free Seats, and a communication

other territorial changes indicated in Hollweg, given in yesterday's cables, bombarded the enemy's front line porta from the Council of the National Mission which was mined while on her way from

the Allies Note. These territorial arrangements, however, though they may diminish the ceensions for war to not provide suficient security for the future.

greatly

the

We heavily shelled and damaged enemy positions in neighbourhood of Ypres Comines Canal.

was written after the Allies had of Morchy-au-Bois. replied to the Genuun "Peace offer and that its publication is intended to counteract the disastrous effect produced on Neutrals by the out After pointing out that the war, burst of fury in the Emperor's latest has proved that treaties are useless proclamation.

to restrain the Central Powers from agresion, Mr. Balfour, declares that

their methods of calculated brutality are designed not merely to crush their opponents but to intimidate Neutrals.

Belgium is not merely a victim but an example. Neutrals were intended to note the outrages which accompanied its conquest, the raign

"Norddeutscher letter was

the [According to

the Zeitung's" statement written on October 1st.-ED.]

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THE BELGIAN DEPORTATIONS.

AN AMERICAN MOVEMENT.

deportations.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 17. Various religious hodies are peti- to fix of term which followed its occupationing President Wilson tion, the deportation of ite popula Washington's birthday, February tion and the cruel oppression of the ad, as a Day of Humiliation and „rerminder, and in case nations pro National Protest against the Belgian

tected by British or their own fleets' from the German Armies should suppose themselves safe from Ger- man raethods, German submarines have assiduously imitated the Ger- man Army's "barbarism. If. there- fore, the Central Powers Rucoreð they will owe their success to ter- rorism on land and see. Thus any attempt to improve the Code of Internasional Law would be useless,

THE DEFENCE OF THE REALM XCT.

OFFICES OF ''THE FIELD

KAIDED.

Loxbox, Jan. 17,

FRANCO BRITISH FLANS.

CONFERENCE BETWEEN WAR CABINET AND GENERALS.

LONDON, Jan. 17. The Press Bareau announces that Mr. Lloyd George and his colleagues on the War Cabinet had a series of coa ference with General Nivelle and Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig on Monday and Tuesday.

THE REACE TERMS OF THE ALLIES."

Japanese Service]

New YORK, Dec. 31.

recommending the broadening of the The accounts show that Bishop Norris electoral basis of the Cathedral Body. was not accurately informed when he stated that the peopic of Hongkong dia not starve the Cathedral, unless indeed there was a touch of sarcasmi in that remark!

The General Fand started with a credit balance of $517.42 and closes with a debit of 257.67. Compared with 1915 the income from Pew Rents, Dona tions and Offertorics shows an increase, but 1915 was not by any means d year of liberal gifts to the Church. Expendi- ture shows an increase of about 8600, which is more than accounted for by the cost of special repairs. Our the other

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ward Indian mails another steamer was promptly despatched to take her place. London to Marseilles to embark the out-

and the mails lefs Europe only a day o two late. Since closing our accounts the Arabia has been sunk by the enemy The Poena, outward bound to India and Australia, was badly damaged by an mize or torpedo on Dec. 6, off enemy Beachy Hend. She had no passengers on board, and thanks to the assistance rendered by some of His Majesty's ships, was able to reach a port, where she is

On Fept now undergoing repair. 0. Company at an extraordinary lust the shareholders of the F and general meeting, entered into a very important transaction. They to purchase the ordinary shares of the New Zealand Shipping Company, and to pay for them by the issue of about £906,750 of P. and O. deferred stock, thereby increasing the deferred stock to decorations, including the V.C. the 29.704,853 The tranmation,

which after C.G, the D.S.O., the Military Cross full consideration was recommended to the DS.C. and the Legion of Honour

And was the shareholders by the

been

com- adopted unanimously, has

В

decided

sents an extremely moderate return o the amount of capital actually employed in the undertakin

The report and accounts were adopted,

hand there was no payment for passage pleted. Out of 90,672 ordinary shares in patches. The companies' employees who the dividend passed, and a vöte of thanks

don well informed on Government affairs.spicuous items, being Prisoners of War Zealand Ship For better or for who are a

to

Р

be

to the Chairman and board was na animously carried.

HONGKONG POLICE RÉSERVE.

...

ABCRUTTE.

Recruits of Nos. 1, 2, 3, und, 4 Com paries will parade, without rifles, under the Sergeant Major at Central Station at 5.30 p.m. on Friday, January 20th

the J

MUSKETRY.

since only the criminals who broke warrant issued under the Defence of France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Serbia, restore this valuable instrument to its New Zealand Company, we secure through them to the The sinalzame or failed to pass, Part of the 1916

full power.

but

and many have been mentioned in des money, an item which must be faced the New Zealand Shipping Company there serving with the forces continue to this year.

F. and O. are now the proprietors of draw the allowances which were given 00.582 alares, only 50 being held by on the outbreak of the war. Those have

by already cost

cost the £ and British In-

0.1 Special collections show a gratifying others, and the F. and O. Company, bas,

able

sure the sharehold- increase of nearly 81,000: the con- therefore, complete control at the New dia Companies together a very consider

Company, which owns aum, but I

Ers will not grudge this, money to men The Spectator, a weekly paper in Lon-

their the Federal

country, and who, serving to-day publishes &.summary of what is Fend (8909,46) and 8616.50 collected worse, as the parsous say, the late New

back to their appointments. If would be and represented to be the Allies reply

to the previous holders of

era great omission if I failed to ask you President Wilson's note, asking the at Organ Recitals for the Navy League. Zealand shareholders are now one with if they win through, will be welcomed warmest belligerents to state their peace terms. Memorial Hospital.

deferred stock in the combined under-

join me P. and O. British India takings of

in expressing our thanks to those who go down to the sea als The contents of the Allies cabled

The Organ Fund has not bean and New Zealand Companies, and I hope in the P. and O. and British India, ships. pablished in

in the Spectator and here, are as follows: The terms on touched, not because of the satisfactory the arrangement will prove satisfactory. In due time I hope the men of the which the Entente Powers are willing to state of the Organ, but because the not only to the late shareholders in the merchant service will receive those dis

of whom 1 Company. conclude

many of New Zealand

well have earned so with their enemics have

tinctions which they The Times understands that police concl mainly upon the basis of expected expert Organ Builder has not I am glad to see here to-day, but also to throughout the war. Although I have

been prep and military raided the office of The the site thdrawal of Austro-German of money will be required this year to ante bellum..

honour. to yet arrived from home. A large sum those who held E. and stock, before

the

carried through operation was

Company, I do Field newspaper on Monday with a

"I am pind to think that through the holders of the Passing the share.

"No. 2 Company-All Recruits and "all", forget that I am also speaking not

shareholders troops from the occupied territories in

the of

members of this Company who did not British India Compaay. No reason was Rumunia, Ruseia, and Montenegro;

tion which was sanctioned more than (8) The restitution of Alsace-Lorraine The restoration of Schleswig

two years ago has worked cat not only Course, will attend the Eange on Sunday Holstein to LATER.

"Wher

we think of

1 No. 5 and 8 Sections, leave Blake Therefore

0., the people of Great

Cann

by the The Field states that the official

Austro-German

the number including the

The joint Beets of the P. and

of voyages made

Pier at sharp, returning from Britain, while fully sharing Pre-visit was confized to the Editor's territory, under the suzerainty of Russia:

The small Endowment and Reserve British India and New Zealand Cous- P: and O. and British Indiz steamers in

Stonecutters ab about 1.80 p. (5) The establishment of a Slavonic Funds, are unchanged; whilst the panies, including vessels under construc- the past twelve months, and the number sident Wilson's desire for peace private room and had no reference Kingdom, including Bosnia Herzegovina, Assistant Chapinia Fund show

tinn, amount to 236 steamers and 57 tags, with a gross tonnage of 1,515,923 tons of passengers they have carried, running do not believe that peace can be to the Field or any other publica-Dalmatia and Crontin

dimicution of about 8500 in its credit The P. and O. ennital, including deben into millions, it is a source of satisfaction durable if it is not based on the tions or affairs of the Companyí

(8) An independent. Bohemia

annezition to Rummnia of that balance.

use ock, preferret and deferred stock, to the directors, as it must be to the The

tare stock,

hips, to know that we have been now amutints to about seven and shall shareholders and to those who make

of our ships, portol Transylvania where the Rumanian Allies' victory. Three conditions of

THE BRITISH WAR LOAN.

million sterling very considerable race lives;

The meeting is open to all members

so comparatively free from casualty. durable peace are: Firstly, the

(5) The annexation to Italy of the of the congregation, but only registered sum. In the future it is posible tfter providing for the payment to Gor whole Austrian Tyrol, including Trieste, Scatholders and Subscribers (including the return on their deferred stock, ng

the shareholders may have to face: ernment

ears of 25 per cent of our removal as far as possible of the

SOME BIG SUBSCRIPTIONS.

inga in the shape of income tax, and for Istria and cther parts, inhabited by existing causes of international un

ltulisas:

Subscribers of $10 or upwards to the but if things go thoderately well whers 60 per cent. of any prouts carmed in excons

I conditions, i topo normal a get back to

I hope of has made on the average of two pro- Test; secondly, that the aggressive"

LONDON, JAB. 17. 19 The cession of Constantinople and Assistant Chaplain Fund) are entitled may not to the eve

the Bosphorus to Russia

ich war years, there remains officient to freight. advocate of

rates of

proposed dividend and bes sims and unscrupulous methods of

The City Corporation is subscrib-

pay (10) The placing of the Armenians to vote.

Russia of.

the time, not so very long under the rule

Any member of the congregation

of (11),The opening up

kad to increase the carry. pof rabia

$122,000, xad dues

by was insufficient even to pay the

£7,000. In adding thus forward placing (12) The

Syria and so whose name does not appear in the 20, when freights were ata level which to make an addition to the reserve

fand ant to the reserve printed accounts can qualify for a vote of the Snoz Cans to say nothing

tha potenia under suitable protection;

of the expanse of living, discharging The German colonies to bo dis by sending a donation of not less than

make nor increasing the carry and running the whipa. posed of by the Entente Powere

the directors have been

the rules would benefit thereby while those adhering to them would Buffer.

the Realm Act. given.

"

the Central Fowers should fall into, ing for £2,000,000 of the War Loan,

The Phonix and the Royal InsuT- disrepute among their own peoples;

and thirdly, behind International ance Companies are each applying

Law and all Treaty arrangements for preventing or limiting hostilities, some form of international sanction should be devised which would give; pauso to the hardest aggressor.

These conditions may be difficult

for £3,000,000 of the War Loan.

LATER.

The Standard Life Assurance Com- pazy is applying for £3,000,000 of the

War Loan

to fulfil, but the Allies believe them "THE EXPLOSION OF A JAPANESE

to be in general harmony with Pre-

sident Wilson's ideals, and are con

fidant that none of them can be

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MARSHIP

2

The of a Polish King-

Powers

peaceful entry not only into the New Zonland trade with this country, but

into the

the trade between America and The Chair Fund shows a small cr. Australasia, and between this country without a hitch, but with material bone- next, January, 21st, se follows; balance, due rather to economy than to and Austriasin by way of the Panama at to both concerns

liberality.

CAD.

fit

the

לפיסות א

will

woning for slightly

by the

Nos. 7 and 8 sections, Inuva Elal Fier at 1 pm sharp, returning from ...Stonecutters about 4.30 p.izku

...Recruits will attend with their ro

opeative Sections.

4 Members of No, & Section will bring their. Servico Hifek, Recruits and canbers of remaining Sections will have Rifles issued to them en thof -Bango.--

8. Company Impactors and the Com

pany, Bergeant Major will attend off. the Bange all day

8. Crown Sorgeanta and Sergeants will attend with their respective Seations. Uniform with Helmets to be wond

(14) Germany and Austria to pay an $10 to the Hon Treasurer (Mr. F. B. L. tion on our merchant friends, though

with them, of conserving the indemnity to Franco, Belgium, and Bowley), the Hour Secretary (Mr. W. I. I think they will admit that when that importance, and in: this I am sure you by all to whotn samas has been issuedat

hard little compassion

company a resources as much as possible, S. No ariusition is to be individually Serbis

On the Fattended) or the Senior Chaplain worn bon dog they

brought on the Rango. be available for the may be compensate (16) he Central Pohippits they have (Bev. E. Copioy Moyle), before the and then to such an extent that: Bohatction of now steamers as soon as Lee will be grated rader 5.0. 68

shin bud to be laid to avoid bank constraction of sunk, according to the amount of ton meeting.

Printer I have no recollection of ship

and for of the company's nomers antralings to the Government at provision to racet contingencies that

force

nrise No one can sy marchanta to ty may hereafter that this and if they had done

that the dividend we are propomng

nago

(18) After the Central Powers have

paid

aid this compensation they shall make

good the loss caused to neutral shipping;

circumstances permit Cpment}

(17) The German Navy shall be Since the outbreak of the was then Think the answer would have been to pay is lavish or that it is the outcome delivered to the Allies so that the latter United States has been invaded by and btle an that both parties ward of the

Lo suitably dispose of it

army of Mawell mohernen!

war dividend We are some of them fint imbie of iroking after them of the present situation. We are not tor the future, the posing as war heroca.

Bhall be reformed

As n

German

on

a democratie hei

only Ten men are on report f absence, on 34th January,

$1497 ATO TRAPZUTORS,

The following will attend Musketry Jantry, 21st. Leaving, Blake Fior at

TOKYO, Jan 17,

watanya youngest league on the satisfied, even imperfectly, unless It is now estimated that 200 were

hanel shrined commission, when the Able to recommend the present modest 20 ms-up Chief Inspector Wong be here, an ts is as the font in increase of 3 per cut in our fialbution Staff Inspectors Clarke Mackenzie Fence is secured on the general lines lost in the explosion on the Japanese

that the company's resouron in the must Thomas and Company Inspectors U Infind the foton e been conserved thder the prudent indiented, so far a Europe is con battle-criser Tsukuba at Yokosuka (13) The Kiel Canal to be made neutraling of the F 3710 and British in a great mesura dwing the fast and Lanigan Aino Sargéen Inspecte

under the supervision of a fommittee on The botal oneous of the Kailun India am corned in the Allies Note. Hence, The ship sank wenty minutes. which the Entense. Powers, the United Mining Administration's mines, for the the immer of this ver

feststeaiasca of our, late's chs. 500, and Moca than 24 of our moni hare, made the reison that Great Britain has

States, and other neutral Powers are to week ending8th January, 1917, amonazited The cause of the explosion is be represented to the exclusion of to 80,382 tone and the sales during de anpreme saerifion have been mado, is making, and is prepared to

Germany

period, to 43,340 tori.

od or invalided, while 14have receLY

the

ound-

end which Thomas Sutherland The we propose on the defarerdinck repre