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THE WAR.

THE

"LUSITANIA”

DISPUTE.

GERMANY BECOMING ANXIOUS.

APPAM” DEVELOPMENTS.

ACTIVITY ON ALL FRONTS.

MORE INCENDIARISM IN CANADA.

RUSSIA

FRANCOBELGIAN FRONT.

{T#1000) REUTER'S AGENCY-]

EFFECTIVE FRENCH

ARTILLERY.-

A BRAVE AIRMAN,

ECONOMISING.

PARIS, February 8th.

.1.15 n.m.

A communique states:-French artillery Hontively shailed enemy works between

Boissons and Rheims, in Champagne and Lorraine, and between the Aisne and

Argonne.

Sergeant Pilot Guynemen. attacked a Derman seroplane in the Frise district and brought it down in fluxies,

This is the

Bith machine folled by Guynemen,

RUBBIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] RUSSIAN SCOUTS' GOOD WORK. TURKS STILL BEING PRESSED.

PETROGRAR, February 6th,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PREBS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, 1016.

A communiqué states:--A great number of enomy aeroplanes flow over Dying General Ivanoff's scouts have been engaged in several successful affairs. For example, south of Novolexaatz they penetrated gaps in the wire made by our artillery into the

zone between the first and second lines of

entanglements and attacked and annihilated a strong party of the enemy.

In the Caucasus, despite a snowstorm for:

· [THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE "LUSITANIA" DISPUTE.

GERMANY OFFERS REPARATION FOR AMERICAN VICTIMS.

NEW YORK, February 6th,

OUTRAGE ON EUROPEAN OVERSEER/

BOUND AND GAGGED BY ARMED GANG,

A gang of about six armed Chinese an Wednesday night entered the quarters of Mr. W. O'Connor, an overseer in the

CURSE PAMPHLETS”. GERMANY'S REMARKABLE. "LITERATURE OF HATE."

TOO POLITE FOR SUSPICION, BENEVOLENT BLINDNESS OF OUR DIPLOMACY AND ADMINISTRATION.

[BY LORD HEADLEY."

Even if it were possible to procure our- reut newspapers from Germany and copios of the innumerable pamphlets and books published in relation to the wor, th

It will be generally agreed that for average Englishman's ignorance of the enemy's language would prevent may ordinary civilian to give an opinion understanding their contents

Dr.

Tho Asociated Press of Washing Public Works Department, and bound and Thomas FA, Smith, however, is familiar as to the conduct of our-military-affairs

states that there is a better ontlook for

the settlement of the Zusitama disputo Though the word “illegal," to which Ger- many objects, is not used in the communi- cation which Count Bernstorff submitted to Mr. Lansing, is a believed to contain words to the effect that the killing of Americans on the Lusitania was without intent on the part of Germany, besause the destruction of the liner was an act of réprisal; and Germany agrees that reprisals should not be applied to noutras, Ger- many, therefore, regrets that Americans were killed on the Zusitania, and offers re- paration in the form of indemnity, p

A GERMAN VIEW: SITUATION, SERIOUS.

LONDON, February 8th.

gagged Mr. O'Connor and his boy with German and has been able to acquire would be the height of presumption. tightly that they were nearly suffocated, a rust amount of contemporary newspapers Accounts furnished by heavily consored and pamphlets eta From those he has The gang rifled the quasters of everything

compiled

What Germany" Thinka reports ark altogether inadequate, and (Hutchinson, 6o, net), the quotations in to one but an expert and one well no of value and then decamped.

which cover the war from its inception to

quainted with the localitics, can have any recent evente diture of hate right to speak of write on the extremely

In a chapter on

intricate problems involved.

The boy who had been tied up to 4 post, managed to break away and reach Mr. O'Conner, who was lying bound on his bed. The latter fruitlessly tried to unde the gig on the "boy" m “boy *** then hobbled away and obtained a knife, with which Mr. O'Conner was able to cat the bonds which held both of them. It is suspected that this outrage was prompted by motives of revenge.

OPIUM BEGULATIONS. The following amendments to the Opium Regulations are notified in the Gazette:

The quantities of prepared opium sold M. Zimmerman, the German Foreign shall be known as Kamshan opium, Hong- Under Secretary, in the course of an inter-kong opium, Persian opium, and Dross

opium.TM view, stated that Germany positively de

8. Kamshan opium shall be sold in ting clines to soquieste in the Amerion demand weighing 3 taels at the rate of $36 a tin, that Germany should acknowledge that payable in bank notes. the sinking of the Lusitania was a violation of International Law, He hoped that America would accept the alternative formula which Count Bernstorf had just presented, omitting reference to illegality. Germany regarded the situation as serious, and was willing to go far to accomodate tho United States, but refused to deprive her:

self of submarine weapons

WALL STREET APPREHENSIVE.

New Youx, February 6th, Wall Street is apprehensivo of the com-

HOSTILE AIRCRAFT ACTIVE. several days, with twenty degrees of frost, plications with Germany. Values fall

PARIS, February 5th. 12.30 a.m.

· A communiqué states:-Enemy artillery 'was native north and south of La Bassee Canal, Our artillery shelled enemy trenches between the river Incre and the Somme. Hostile aircraft were active about Ypres.. Elverdings has been re-shelled,

NOTHING TO REPORT.

PARIS, February 5th. 4.35 p... A communiqué states that there is nothing to report.

THE NEAR EAST

Į YAZOUGH BHUTRE'S AGENCY-]· OPERATIONS IN TURKEY. RELIEF FORCE IN GOOD CONDITION.

LONDON, February 8th. "'A correspondent of the British Press at Basra states that on the god inst; the rainy spell had passed and the mud was drying up. The relief force was in good condi Bloo, and was now encamped. Apart from

aur troops continue to press the Turks. THE BALKANS

[THEODON KAUTER'S AGENCY.” RUMANIAN MILITARY CREDIT.

AMSTERDAM, February 8th,

A Bukharest telegram states that the Rumanian Minister of Finance has intro- duced a Bill authorising a supplementary military credit of £8,000,000 sterling.

ITALIANFRONT,

[THEOUGH RAUTES'S AGENOT"} ENEMY NIGHT ATTACKB REPULSED,

WITH HEAVY LOSSES.

Roa, February 6th.

A communiqué states:--The enemy made two night attacks in a thick fog on the Podgora height, west of Gorizia, and one In the Sugana valley. All were repulsed with considerable enemy losses, and some prisoners were captured,

GENERAL.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGEHOT.)

FURTHER FIRES,

OTTAWA, February 6th.

A small military uniforms factory has been destroyed by fire, believed to be the work of an incendiary.

The weather, which was comparable to the INCENDIARISM IN CANADA. worst in France in the winter of 1914, the Stoops had suffered peculiar disabilities. Hb flat country exposed them to rifle fre At 8,000 yerda when attacked, Now, owing To the ront halt, conditions were assimi- lating to those in France. Communication Tronches have been cut, and the operations Are at present confined to deraltory szip-

ag and artillery fire,

WAVAL ACTIVITIES.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE " APPAM” CASE.

GERMAN CONTENTIONS

WASHINGTON, February 6th. The sol question is how long the

Appam will be permitted to stay. The Treaty simply provides that Germany's prizes are entitled to cong und go freely in American waters. The Germans contend that they pan remain indefinitely, pending the action of the German Prize Court.

GERMAN NAVAL · DISAFFEC- "TION?

LONDON, February 6th,

A munitions factory at Hespeler, On. tario, is reported to be in flames,

SEVERAL ARRESTS.

OTTAWA, February 6th, There have been several arrests in connes tion with the fire at the Parliamentary buildings.

DYNAMITE AT MONTREAL.

MONTREAL, February 6th.

A man attempted to dynamite Victoria Bridge. He was fusiljaded by the guards, but escaped

MILITARY OPERATIONS,

A WELCOME ANNOUNCEMENT.

LONDON, February 6th. An announcement in the Gazette whereby the Chief of the Imperial General Staff will bo

responsible for issuing the orders of the Government regarding mili tary operations," is hailed with Ratisfac tion, as extending the powers and privi-

sharp on the publication of the statement that Berlin had refused to completely satisfy American demands regarding the Lusitania,

EXPLOSION AT GERMAN. ARMS FACTORY. MUCH DAMAGE DONE.

LONDON, February 6th According to the German newspapers an explosion at a small arms factory at Halensee, Berlin, killed a workman and injured four others. There was a great deal of damage,

NEW ZEALAND AND THE ZEPPELIN RAIDS.

WELLINGTON, February 6th. The Right Hon, Sir Joseph Ward adva cates reprisals for the Zeppelin raids en Britain.

ECONOMY IN RUSSIA,

LONDON, February 6th... The Russian Government have ordered two meat fast-days weekly. A reduction in the soldiers' rations is also proposed,

AFFAIRS IN CHINA. TROOPS LEAVING TO ATTACK REBELS

PEKING, February 6th. The Third Division troops have left Chungking for the south, and the northern troops have also left Fushun and Luchow in order to attack the rebels at Suifu, in co-operation with the Szechuan troops.

The report that Mongolian rebels are besieging Tatunfa is officially denied. On the contrary, it is stated that a thousand. disbanded troops in outer-Mongolia who looted places in northern Shansha have been dispersed, and that order has been restored in Mongolis

ADMIRAL TROUBRIDGE IN LONDON,

LONDON, February 8th. Admiral Troubridge has arrived in London from Serbia.

OBITUARY.

3. Hongkong opium shall be sold at the rate of 811.50 a taei, payable in bank

| 'notes,"

4. Persian ophum shall be sold at the

rate of gua tuel, payable in bank notes,

5. Dross opium shall be sold at the rate of 84 a tacl, payable in bank notes.

CHAIR COOLIES' INSOLENCE,

Complaints of insolent behaviour by ricshe and chair coolies, which were some time a so frequent, have for several The months been conspicuously rare.

lesson of the vigilance of the police and the smart fines imposed by the Magistrate had evidently not been lost on the coolie fraternity.

Two chair coolies, however, by their obstreperous conduct towards a European lady, had to make an appearance before the Magistrate on Saturday. They were charged with demanding more than the Legal fare and also with behaving in a disorderly manner.

ho gives the titles and authors of some of the most notable books or pamphlets.

England, the Vampire of Europe," Count Reventlow. by England, our Enomy in the Past, Propout and Future," by Erich von Kahler.

"Down with

England, the Scourge of Humanity," Valoin, by Dr. Hans Bost

th~ England,” by Admiral

The Anzibilation of England's World Power" by twenty-three authors, includ- ing Professor Haeckel, Eucken, and Lam- preckt.

Admiral

ABEELING OF UNEASINESS. The ordinary man in the street can, however, ay what he thinks with regard to matters at home, aatd may criticise, for example, the laxity of the Government with respect to alien enemics and the conduct of our Foreign Office officials. There is no doubt that there is a feeling of uneasiness through- out the country: it almost seems as though some underhand influence might be at work, or some methods adopted by which Germany is able to get at our plans before

* England's Tyranny and Former Su-we have time to mature them for our own premacy of the Sons,"

use Without making any attacks on any bode. I may be allowed to ask one The Kirchoff.

#England as Sea-Pirate State," by Dr. qucation before going any further

Germans are very astute and far-seeing; Ernst Schultas.

"The Greatest Criminal against Hu- this has been amply proved by their most manity: King Edward VII of England. carefully worked out designs on our com- A Curse pamphlet, by Licut Col. R.mercial, industrial and social life; and is it conceivable that they have no Wagner,

One chapter is derived almost entirely arranged some means of obtaining valu from Herman Bahr's "The Blessings of able information from very high quarters? War, in which this passage occurs: In financial circles there is used thus, the am going to pronounce a blessing on this this point, and it is freely stated that war, the blessing which is on all lips, German element is far too prominent in for we Germans, no matter in what part our Civil Service at this particular t of the world we are, all bless, bless, and One writer thus expresses it:- bless again this world war."

It seems that Admiral Valois is parti cularly inflamed against England. He writes:No sacrifice and no effort will be too great for us to drag her from her

time

"When, over and over again, our plane go awry because the Germans get early in formation about them, it is useless for the Government to fight against the dis closure of the existence of German con nections in the Civil Service.. Has the German Government got a grip of on somebody or something, by means which it able to deflect our national

policy!" OUR RIGHT TO SUSPECTS

imagined height into the dust. We are unalterably convinced that England is our mortal enemy, and that all endea vours to find a modus vivends will be in vain. Still, our present naval forces are unequal to the task of overthrowing her.

We are pouring out our blood and German war. literature, however, has undergone a transformation. Native con- treasure, and it is unbearable to be told tempt for the British Army has been re- that we may not ask questions on subjects placed, among some writers by profound such as leakage of intelligence to the respect. Julius Hirsch, a German war exemy, which may mean seedless prolonga correspondent, wrote last October:--The tin of the war and an enormous additional commander of a division, with whom I loss of our blood and treasure. We have spent the last few days, said to me in the right to ask questions touching the talk lightly of English soldiers in my German relations in our offices when we tone of deep conviction Nobody must employment of Germans or of those with presence. Their bravery and the extra are at war with Germany; we have a ordinary courage of English officers com right to complain if wo notice a strong pel my admiration. Regimental comman contingent of foreign element in an ellice dere and staff officers advanced in the first which is most of all concerned with line of their troops. They fight and fall foreign affairs. If this right is denied to by the side of their men. I saw several us, and we are not allowed to complain high officers killed

words cou-judicious conduct on the part of those we firmed by many of his officers-Daily pay for their services, we cannot any

have heard his self" Besides, 1 of what we consider indiscreet or in-

Inspector Kent said that the lady “engagen a thair at Robinson Road and Graphic.

was taken to Mesirs Lane, Crawford'a She gave them 30 cents, but they obstruct-

"THE MAN WHO HAS NO SHARE

ed her passage into the shop, demanded HERR BALLIN'S CONFESSIONS. more money, and used very bad language, Mr. Witchell, Inspector in the Polico Reserve, of the King Edward Hotel, saw the incident and promptly arrested the

men.

Defendants said they had been waiting some time. It was raining, and 30 cents did not seem enough. They did not use bad language.

His worship imposed a fine of 25 on cach charge; in default, 14 days' imprison

ment.

GO ON WITH THE WAR. RESOLUTION OF FRENCH SOCIALISTS,

An overwhelming defeat was inflicted at the National Socialist Congress on the fiority which is in favour of an imme- diate resumption of pre-war international relations with the German Socialist minority.

OF THE SEA

lenger be considered a free country, and we should feel it not a great herdship to suffer absorption by the German octopus! Shall I be considered either rude or scurrilous if suggest that it would have been wise to eliminate the German element from all Government offices during the continuance of war with A remarkoble article by Herr Albert Germany Surely I am right in believing Ballin, managing-director of the Ham that there are capable Englishmen, burg-Amerika Line, on the "freedom of Scotsmen, Irishmen or Welshmen who could the seas, is translated in the Daily Telemar our Government departments without graza, from which we quote the fellow employing any of enemy blood or connee- tion? It may be all right, but it may be ing extracts:

all wrong, and ought we to take any Tinke of this kind?

TOO MUCH GERMÁNY.

the

Compare these expressions of opinion: The unity and consolidation of all German natione is essential."-Kaiser, Auguet :28th, 1808.

We aim at reuniting all the Germans lo form 0

Bolid block."-Kaiser, January Brd, (1409,"14"

As the scope of the war becomes wider and widen the imagination of the nation, stimulated in proportion, socks ever new goals, and is even ready to exchange the old principles of our national welfare -principle which have enabled us, from our own resources, to bear the financial burden of the terrible conflict-fer the new aim of the war: Bordia-Baghdad! A great and beautiful thought, que that we can certainly cherish and follow out --but a task, nevertheless, which should not be allowed to overshadow the im mense interests which point us to our great ocean-going traffic and to our trade beyond the seas. The resolution adopted by the party first The men who will some day be en- of all affirms that there can be no durable trusted with the duty of drawing up the pence until the political and economic inde terms of peace," writes Herr Ballin, pendence of the small martyred nations has must also devise some gord of assurance boen restored, until, in the name of righty that this bloody war will not be followed the tie which binds France to Alsace by an economic war, which would separate Lorraine and which brutal for alone the nations still further from one another.at. sovered in 1870, has been re-established. Hence the demand for the freedom of the

scay once more comes into prominence." The hope expressed that the Allied Governments will spurn any policy of poli- tical annexation and conquest and will hold strictly to the principle of nationalities.

The manifesto reiterates the party dog mas in regard to arbitration, the ini quity of capitalism, colonialism, the nationalization of war,

and the

Labolition of secret diplomsey the like, and emphasizes the desire of So- cialists to destroy Prussian militarism, It refutes the allegation of the enemy Governments that the Allies seek the de struction of Germany. Neither the political destruction of Germany, who in time would reconstitute her unity by blood and iron, nor her economie destruction, which, in restraining in contempt of the right & great population, would hurl her into paroxysms of despair.

Prussian militarism should be compelled to accept the procedures of right thus. obliging it to destroy itself and to re Bounce its reason to exist. To accom. plish this, the manifesto goes on, the Allies must not only achieve victory by arms, but seek the collaboration of peoples, first of whom should be the German people, finally saved from the abominable intoxica tien into which it has been plunged by its rulers.

enthus all to whether

TO OUR COST."

My dearest ambition is to dentroy every thing that keeps the great German asunder."-Kaiser; October 28th.

rate

The thing I most desire is to sea Geringny expand herself overseas and make her beneficent influence, that of a great and civilized nation, felt in the distant parts of the world.Lord Haldane, December 9, 1931.

No one can accuse us of not taking care that German Kultur and sentiment are well represented in influential circles; bot many very many of us don't like it at

WHO WOULD OBJECT 1

Some day I shall endeavour to outline It is true, certainly, that in time of new diplomacy from which all traces of diplomacy especially designed to please peace the sene were always free; but duplicity have been expelled: it shall be in war, as we know to-day to our cost, the peacemongere and to give information they are governed by the strongest fleet.

to the enemy. It shall aim at thinking Means, therefore, must and will be no evil and of believing in the goodness found for assuring the freedom of ner of the German heart, and one of its first cantile traffic by sea, not only in peace, exploits might be meeting Boy-Ed and Papon at some convenient place on the but also in war.

Let us to-day read again with pleasure coast and conducting them to our Foreign the Oriental prophecy of our Great Office, where they might be invited to

in a economist, Friedrich List, who,

were really adopted, I wonder how many for-seeing moment, held out to us the assist our wise men. If this fantastic idea aim, Berlin-Baghdad! But this pro people in England would have the courage. phecy should not be allowed to super- of their convictions and boldly say that sede another prophecy of Lisst's--one

that has so profound and luminous an such a course we dangerous? application to our present conditions:

The sea is the high street of the earth. The ses is the parade ground of the panens. The sea is the arena for the display of strength and enterprise of all the nations of the earth, and the Cradle of their freedom. The ara 18, 50 which to say, the rich village common on

AN ETON BOY'S PROPHECY.

In 1909 Gareth Hamilton Fletcher, an. Eton hay of al5, wrote to his mother :-

Way are we deceived into thinking that

all the economic peoples of the world Germany really means well to us and may turn their herds out to graza. The not every day disputing which is the best man who has no share in the sea is there of many ways of wiping us out of the thap by excluded from a share in the good without a struggle. We are not really ge things and honours of the world-he is eiged wo only say so because it is a good excuse, and we would rather go and have a RIGHT HON. RUSSELL REA....

the stepchild of our dear Lord God." The question as to whether the pre-war

"Let the men who draw up the terms game of golf or have a day's hunting. What relations between French and German LONDON, February 6th,

Socialiste should be resumed is next en- of peace see to it that Germany, too, does fools we all are! (Especially myself 1) Oar ing to wake us up? There must be some- It is oficially announced in the German

only agree to a resumption on condition visaged, but it is emphatically declared not become the step-child of our dear only chance is to wake up, and who is go- body, I wish he would show himself be- that the French Socialist Party could, Lord God."

fore it is too late. And God grant I may newspapers that the Red Eagle has been

that this renewal of relations should not A Vladivostock message reports that be old enough to fight for my country when be regarded as a sign of wavering or as a prices of paper have advanced between 30 the time comes God help us1 conferred upon Admiral Pobl, who was JAPANESE LOAN TO RUSSIA.

mart of French weakness, and all. pro and 150 per cent, and, as a result, When the time came he had his wish. or three newspapere have been compelled First joining the Grenadiers, he was trans- appointed a year ago to commend the High

Piranda in this sense is repudiated, LONDON, February 6thy

Finally, the manifesto endorses the words to class their doors feered to the Scots Guards, and in Febra- Be Flat in succession to Admiral In- The Times understands that a Japanese

of Mr. Asquith with regard to the sub- The Manila paper El Commercio stated genohl Presumably, th's indicates that juan of £5,000,000 to Russia is being published in an "Beira" on Sunday, at the earliest coportunity after consulta of two thousand Chinese intend to invade shows that he has given his life for his [Telegrams received on Saturday, and mission of peace proposals to Parliament recently that eight Germans at the hoary last was reported missing. Later infor-

Admiral Pobl has also been removed, negotiated.

will be found on pays 6.)

leges of the new chief, Major General Bi

W. E. Robertson,

Bussell Res. P.C., M.P. shipowner and The death is announced of the Right Hon.

merchant, who has represented. South Shie da in the Liberal interests since 1910.

He was in his 70th year.

tion with the Allies.

Cochin-China.

mation, says the Eton College Chronicle,

counter.