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THE TWO NAVIES,

MR. BALFOUR ON OUR ACHIEVEMENT.

A REPLY TO GERMAN BOASTS.

Following is the full text of the letter addressed by the First Lord of the Admiralty to Mr. Tuohy, of the New York World :—

July 31st, 1915.

DEAR ME Tuony;-I am obliged to you for showing me a copy of the communica- tion from Count Reventlow entitled "A Year of Naval Warfare," which has just been published in the New York World. I am not quite sure that I comprehend the purpose with which it has bear written, but in accordance with your desire I am making a few observations upon its con-

tente,

ANTO MARY, Japanese abr; 6,735, H. 8. Smith, 30th August-Moji 25th August, Coal and General.--Chineso. AZUMABAN MARU, Japse str., 2,950,

22nd August-Wakamatsu 18th August, Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kai- sbs BANRI MARU, Japanese str., 2,428, Mitsui, oth September Samarang 2nd September, General. Dodwell & Co. CHINHUA, British str., 1,678, Sidford, 5th September-Cebu 1st September, Gen- eral-Order. DAGFIN, Norwegian str., 897, A. I. Salve Bon, 31st August-Kinhon 28th August, General-Chinese. DAIHOKU MABU, Japanese str., 2,685, Naka

gama, 4th September Java 19th August, Sugar-Order. DEVAWONORE, British str., 1,647, C. W Shearer, 5th September-Saigon 18 September, Rice.-Order. DRUVAR, Norwegian str. 1,102, J. Bing, 5th SeptemberBangkok 27th August, General and Coal.-Order. FEITHIOF, Norwegian str., 891, J. Chris

tonsen, 2nd September-Bangkok 28th August, Rice-Chinese. FUXURA MARU, Japanese str., 3,178, K. Okasabi, 5th September-Moji 31st August, Coal.-Mitsui Bussan Kai- HAIMUN, British str., 012. A. H. Slewark, September 5th-Swatow September 4th General-Douglas Laprak & Co. HONGKONG, French str., .730, A. Marguerite, 28th August-Haiphong 26th August, General.-A. R. Marty. KELJO MARU, Japanese str., 1,110, D.

Imadzumi, 4th. September-Pakho 2nd September, Bice.-Order. KWONGBANG, British str., 1,428, W. F. Bichard, th September-Shanghai via Swatow 29th August, Gonecal-Jardine, Matheson & Co. fno-

MONTEAGLE, British str. 3,953, F. L. Davison, 8th September-Vancouver, B.C., 8th Aug., Mails and General P. M. Co.

The main purpose, however, of Count MORESBY, British str., 1,338, Stalker, 31st Reventlow's communication is to praise the August-Saigon 27th August. Rice-performances of the German Fleet; and Order.

cortainly it is no purpose of mine to MINCASTER CASTLE, British str., 3,200, belittle the courage or the skill of the MacDonald, 6th September-Manila sailors composing it. I doubt not that 3rd September, General-Dodwell & they have done all that was possible both

On the 7th at 10.30 am. - Prozsure bas de- creased throughout the area, considerably over Japan and the Loochoos, and moderately to slightly elsewhere. It is highest in the Pacifie to the east of Japan and relatively low over the China Sea.

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[ng the year which has elapsed, these mur THE KITCHENER OF RUSSIA. derous methods have affected in the slight-

ost degree the coonomic life of England; what they have done is to fix an indelible A PERSONAL IMPRESSION OF THE stain upon the fair fame of the German

GRAND DURE. Navy.

BEVEN BUNCTIONS OF A FLEET:

If any one desires to know whether the British Fleet has during the last year proved itself worthy of its traditions, there is a very simple method of arriving

at the truth There are seven, and only saven, functions which a fleet can per

form:-

It may drive the enemy's commerce oft

the sea.

It may protect its own commerce. It may render the enemy's flow in

potent.

It may make the transfer of enemy troops across the sex impossible, whether for attack or defence. It may transport its own troops where

it will

The Right Rev. Herbert Bury, Anglican Bishop for North and Contral Europe, is the writer of the following:-

Last year I attended the picturesque and impressive servias commonly known se the Blessing of the Neva," though he same service is held at the same period of the year all through Russia, and is called "the Blessing of the Waters." It is held. at Petrograd, just outside the Winter Palace, which stands upon the bank of the river, only separated from it by the road; and the actual ceremony itself, when the water is blessed in a silver basin, bakes place in a small temporary pavilion close to the Neva.

And even then, though I had never seen him before, nor indeed board much abans him, it was the Grand Duko Nicholsa' personality which at once attracted me ard riveted my attention.

To any frente de la supplies, ruit (in The jutroductory paragraph calls for no

fitting, circumstance) it may assist comment from me. Count Royoutłow ex

their operations. plains why the German Fleet was not All these functions have so far been suc completed during the 13 years which have cessfully performed by the British Floer, elapsed since the first Navy Bill, and re No German merchant ship is to be faul He is a very tall mom, standing up above counts some of the political miscalculations on the ocAJ, Allied commerce is more everyone else and had a very serious, of the Gorman Government through which, secure from attack, legitimate and illegiti almost sad, expression of fact as he moved as he believes, the German Flest in the mate, than it was after Trafalgar- The to and fro, seeing that all was in order and North Ser has been put in a position i German High Sea Fleet has not as yet vou. as it should be, from time to time bu gave numerical inferiority. These aro points on bured beyond the security of its protected directions, and sometimes for that purpose which perhaps Count Reventlow speaks waters.

No invasion has been attempted stood on some raiset place, and his voice with authority; in any case they only of those islands. British troops, in num concorn his own country. But when hebers unparalleled in history, have moved over the whole assembly, and was ap sounded out in rich and resonant tones incidentally declares that England, desir- to and fro across the seaa, and have beenparently used without any effort. ed to attack-Germany, he blunders intr-effectively supported on shore The a controversy where he will hardly receive greatest of military Powers has soon ta so respectful a hearing. The world, colonies wrested from it one by one, and; I should think his voice, indeed, is one of though he may not know it, has long made has not been able to land a main or a gun the striking things in his personality,

Of a feet which has it is not only very deep, strong, and clear, up its mind as to who is the aggressor in in their defence. the present war; and I should have done this we may not only say that it has | but it has a peculiarly round and satisfy- thought it hardly worth his while to repeat done arch, but that no fleet has ever ing effect upon the car: and it seemed to sach charges outside the limits of thetish Empire can only hope that the second the soldiers listened as though they loved done more. And we citizens of the Brime, especially in the final directions, that German Empire.

year of the war will show no falling off in | just to hear him speak. They were not its success, as it will assuredly show no ro- only very attentive to everything he said, laxation of its effort.

but their faces lit up with a kindly and appreciative expression us if they felt por fectly sure of his sympathy for them 242 interest in them.

in the honourable warfare to which doubs

honourable warfare required of them hy first year of the war, bave they accom their superiors. But what, in this the plished by either method! He tells us that We--the British-have failed to induce the German Fleet to come out and fight us and certainly we have. So far the German Fleet has thought it wise to avoid engag

Pray believe me, yours faithfully,

ARTHUR JAMES BALFOUR.

THE PHILIPPINES.

HIS VOICE

It is not possible to say all one would liko in a short article like this, and some

would like to mention three qualities which everyone knows him to possess, and which others, would make any man a worthy leader cf

N18SHO MARU, Japanese str., 842, less they were inclined, and in the disUNITED STATES POLICY IN things ons is not allowed to say, but I

Naka, 24th August-Bangkok 12th August, Bice.--Chinese. NORD, British str., 1,057, W. Tuigey, 28th August Singapore 19th August, Case Oil.--Asiatic Petroleum Co. PAKHO, British

1,227, Arthur str., Tucker, 28th August-Saigon 23rd August, Rice-Butterfield & Swire. QUARTA British str., 4,000, G. Hooker, September 4th-Bangkok August 28th,

aoth

inga superior force, and I am the List

person to blame them. But this surely is hardly to be counted as a triumph of either tactics or strategy; it is a military exploit which, however judicious, would be well within the competence of the least efficient feet ant the most incapable commander

PAILURE OF THE RIGHE SEA FLEET,

the Philippines, remarks the San Francisco The present uncertain policy in regard to Chronicle, is likely to lose to the United States a great commercial opportunity Japan is reaching out for the resources of the islands. Already her Filipino trade irrespective of the stoppage of German has passed that of China and Germany, commerce by the war.

A Japanese commercial envoy: just back. from a survey of the islands urges his people to expand this trade, and not only to attempt to displace the goods now furnished by the United States and Great Britain, but to seize upon the wealth of raw material in the Philippines.

1. He is

man of quick decision in emergencies. When the Germans lines were within a few miles of Warsaw the Grand Duke hed to net very suddenly, and very time, ard did not hesitate to use very dras- summarily, one night at a very critical

tie mensures indeed.

I believe

Rio-Butterfield & Swire. SANUKI MARU, Japanese str., 3,729, B. Tsuda, 5th September-Moji 313 August, General. - Nippon Yusen

THE GRAND DUKE'S MEN. Kaisha!

2-There is the fact that he has gather- BINGAN, British str., 1,055, G. D. Mills,

ed round him some of the best and strong- 5th September-Kolumbogan, P.I., 1st

ost men in Russia. I remember Arch September, Sleepers-Butterfield &

bishop Temple once, saying, that his defini- Swire.

The truth is that the German High Sex He points out that the islands are full of tip of a strong man WAS one who SINKIANG, British str., 1,616, C. Williams, Fleet, has so far done nothing, and pro- materials now going to waste, and asserts wherever you put him will grow." I hare

Sept 5th-Shanghai Sept. 2nd, ahly has int heen in a position to do a shippetl to Japan and there be manufactured this way to the war. But there is als

that these products could profitably hel no doubt the Grand Duke has grown in General Butterfield & Swire..

thing. At the beginning of the war we TAISHO MARU, Japanese str., 2,714, T. were told that by a process of continual into articles for export The logical this to be noticed that while the weak Ogawa, 5th September - Geraldton attrition it was proposed to reduce the campaign would be the establishment surroundings, the strong invariably do the

American counter to that kind of

gather weak and inefficient folk into their (Australia) 18th August, General superior British Fleet ship by ship until of factories in the islands to utilize native very opposite and attract strong and offi Order.

an equality was established between the TAITO MARU, anese str., 3,401, H.

two antagonists. The design has complete and things mechanical. In that way, the this to be an infallible sign of real grit and labour, which is extremely apt at the crafta

cient and able people to them. ngJava 2nd July, ly failed. The desired equality is more United States might develop and hold for Katano, 23rd Sugar and Mo.

Java China

remote than it was 12 months age; and this itself the manufacturing possibilities that go strength of will, and the Grand Duke Japan Liju TANSAN MARU, Japanese str.,

would be true even if certain extraordin with a country rich in cheap labour and raw Nicholas attracts to himself and holds the August-Hongay 22nd August, Coal. y misstatements about such small materials.

respect and regard of just such really actions as have occurred in the North Bea -Dodwell & Co.

strong and competent men. had any foundation in fact. He tells us, TAMON MARU, Japanese str., 1142, J.

Kasai, 3rd September **Quiohoo,

for example, that in the skirmish of General-Order.

August 28th, when some German cruisers TARO MARU, Japanese str., 2,324, were destroyed, the English squadron Miyasaki, 5th September--Miike 30th suffered heavy damage. This is quite August, Coal.-Mitsui Bussan Kai untrue. He tells us, again, that in the skirmish of January 24th last when the TELEMACHUS, British str., 2,133, A. Fraser,ücher was sunk, the British lost a new September 5th--Saigon August 31st. battle cruiser (the Tiger). This is alan General-Order.

untrue. In that engagement we did not TENTO MARU, Japanese str. 13,398, Loss a cockle boat. I do not know that Togo, September 4th-San Fransisco these mis-statements are of any great August 7th, General.--Toyo Kisen moment. But for the benefit of those who Kaisha,

think otherwise, let me say that in no sea TONGLEE, Chinese str.. Honda 27th fight, except that off the coast of Chilo. Auguet Bangkok 20th August, Rice has any ship of the English Fleet beer →→→Chinese.

either sunk or seriously damaged. TRIGONIA Dutch str.. 1,056, F. Vijgeboom, 31st August Shanghai 27th August, Ballast.-Asiatic Petro- leum Co. TSINOTAU MARU, Japanese str., 1,529, K. Nomaka, 31st August Chingwantao 24th August, Coal-Dodwell & Co.

WAL ON CIVILIANS,

Apart from these purely imaginary triumphs, the only performance of German warships in the North Sea on which Count Reventlow dwells with pride and satisfac

ment.

But this is out of the question so long as no one knows what the United States is 3. There is his modesty and real humi going to do with the islands. Capital will lity, that spirit, as the Apostle puts it, of not fook at the Philippines until it is certain" not thinking of himself above that he that stable government is to be maintained ought to think," which is one of the marks there. No one will risk an investment that of real greatness, Not only does he take may be turned over to the mercies of a native

care to get the best and most efficient moa government, or rather, of native no-govern for his suite or for his various commands, but he is always willing to listen patiently and carefully to their couneef. He has been known in consequence to have been porfectly willing to change his placy at "the" eleventh hour." And this is a Thus, if we continue special thing to remember-he has no de to idle weakly along with no fixed policy for sire for populanty or public applause: he the Philippines, Japan, in all probability, will" does not care who gets the praise and carry off the great commercial prize of the credit provided that the thing is done."

Therein is the Japanese opportunity, com- pounded of proximity and cheap labour at materials of the Philippines and manufactur- hone. When it comes to importing the raw them at home, the United States can not compete with Japan.

islands.

MANILA RAILWAY.

The accounts of the Manila Railway for 1914 show that the net receipts from the holdings in the Manila Railroad Company

THE CASE OF THE "WILLIAM P. FRYE,"

Germany in her latest Note is unyielding.

TUNGSHAN. British str., 2,269, Geo. Mirtion is the attack by some German cruisers total £207,115, the balanceTM remaining, after in her refusal to concede that the sinking of

August, Coal.-Dodwell & Co. UNKAI MARU, Japanese str., 1989, G. Ka

masaki, 3rd Sept-Wakamatau 29th August, Coal-Mitsai Bussan Kaisha. YUNNAN, British str., 1,200, Robertson, 3rd September-Swatow 2nd Septem ber, Ballast-Butterfield & Swire.

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undefended towns in Yorkshire. Th's exploit was as inglorious as it was months ago there was a net revenue balanco Eitel Friedrich) was a violation of American immoral. Two or three fast cruisers came of 218,082. The sum brought into the year rights under the Frussian-American Treaty. over the North Sea by night; at dawn under consideration was £123,840, and last The Nota reiterates the previous justifica. they bombarded an open watering-place:July the dividend of 1 per cent. on the 5 per tion and again expresses willingness to pay they killed a certain number of civilian cent. non-cumulative Preference stock was for the ship. It accepts the proposal men, women, and children; and, after an met, as before, leaving £286,025 available advanced by the United States that t hour and a half of this gallant perform for distribution. The interest on the A and experts shall fix the amount of damage, Bdebentures and the debenture stock absorbs Germany choosing one expert, the United ance retired to the safety of their own defended waters. Personally, I think it 102,420, leaving £91,200, of £20,726 less States the other. Should this method be than a year ago, to be carried forward, unsatisfactory, the United States is invited better to invent stories like the sinking of the Tiger than to boast of such a feat of Accompanying the report are the figures of to arbitrate at The Hague,

the Manila Railroad Company for 1914, and arnis as this.

Whilst America contends that the treaty But in truth, if anyone will examine they reveal a surplus balance of £8,111, which rights specifically protected the William

has been placed forward. The decreased Frye from High Sen Fleet, he will fod that it to a great extent of decisions making interest that the Treaty only obliges her to pay cargo, Germany declares amounts to no more than praise of German charges applicable to revenue; another re-damages. The Note asserts that, as the nines and German submarines, There is son being the general business depression wheat cargo of the ship was destined for no doubt that German mines, scattered at through the European war. The islands England, the William P. Frye was liable to random and with no warning to neutrals, were visited last year by several typhoons, confiscation, bat as an attempt to take her have been responsible for the destruction the most severe being in September last to Germany would have imperilled the of much neutral shipping and of some ves-Locusts were very bad and rinderpest pre- captor, the destruction of the William F. sels of war.

The first result is deplor-vailed in most parts of the island. All things Frge "was according to the general principles able; the second is legitimate. Mirelay considered, the results shown cannot be re of international law It adds that wbile ing is not, index, a very glorious method garded as unsatisfactory. The traffic pros- the right of sinking is not jaentioned in the of warfare; though, used against war.

pects for 1915 are poor, the rice and other Treaty, "the sinking it, therefore, neithe ships, it is perfectly fair. But something crops having partially foiled, and the war expressly permitted nor expressly pror

still causing business depression.

hibited." more must be said about submarines, Any- body reading Count Reventlow's observa- tions would suppose that submarines were a Germsa invention and that only Germa foresight had realized that their use would necessitate a modification in battic

Count Rerentlow's apology for the German earnings of that undertaking are the outcome the cone, but did not protect.

HOW TO MANAGE A WIFE.

Advice on how to manage a wife was

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railway station two of our Tommies entered into conversation as follows :---

First Tommy:

Matey, what regiment have you joined?

Second Tommy: "The 2nd —— " First, Tommy:

What's the red ribbon round your arm for 1 m

fleet tactics. But this truth has been given by Mr. Fordham, the magistrate, Whilst waiting for their trains at a amongst the commonplaces of naval knowab West London, to a young man who ledge for years past, and was no more hid applied for a separation order agains: from Washington and London than from his wife, complaining that she drank, and Berlin and Vienna, What was ne 111 on Sunday would not prepare any meals. the German use of submarines, was not "Try coaxing her," said the magistrate, their employment against ships of was, and perhaps she will give you your but their employment against defencelers | dinner. Talk nicely and may pretty merchantmen and unarmed trawlers. This, things to her. Take her in some sweats Second Tommy: "I've been vaccinated it must be owned, was never foreseen either now and again, and pay her some com.in two places. in Washington or London. It is purey plimente. Make the best use of her, and First Tommy: 26.f-1 German.

But Count Reventlow is pro foundly misttken if he supposes that, due

"Good Heavens. I'm perhaps she will make the best use of in for it hob Why, man alive, I'vo you.'

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