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PARIS IN 1870.

BISMARCK'S STARVATION POLICY,

Professor Albert, Milhaud, author of Histoire Contemporaine, one of the Invo just learned (anys the Central

At the eighth annual general meeting | F collaborators in Lavisse and Rambagd's News Paris correspondent) the details of of the Shangasi Cotton Manufacturing * Histoire Générale," and

at present.

a thrilling nas berote exploit performed | Cu., Ltd., Baron Y. Fujimura (Chair- Editor of the Rappel, has written by a French sapper near Peronne, during | mau) said the profit for the years incluu- article for the Morning Post, showing the period described in the official com- ng Tls 16,196,27 brought forward from methods which were employed by Gontore as calm on both sides of the the previous year's account, aggregates many în 1870 to force the capitulation of

Tis. 340,187.56, which sun the dircefors Paris We give the," "following

proposed to appropriate as follows:- extracts:

Write of as depreciation pon: Buildings Spinning machinery and plant 18,097.19 9,604.-12 Weaving machinery and plant 11,01.04 Furniture

Somme.

Neither the officer in giving his b structions nor himself spoke of

Pay to shareholders A dividend of Tls. O six per Set aside to reserve for renewals

starre and repairs And cans to new account

Total

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240,000.00

50,000.00 13.151.70

15,187.06

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Supper Lou's V-----was charged with the mission of getting to a point across The Germany are trying to gain the the Sompie innrshes where the Germans. sympathy of neutrals, and perhaps even had built out over the marsi itself a kind of those kindly folk who are to be found of bridge platform bearing quickfirers among the Allies, by representing that and outpust guards. His job was to blow we are using against them unfair up the whole affair with dymmite weapons and unorthodox methods The Naturally he was a picked mun.. It is blockade, by preventing the replenishing no easy thing to drag not only oneself of the food supply of Germany, bat a heavy charge of explosives through denounced as a form of torture julisted mad, rushing water, and barbed wire on the innocent civil population of the over ground where mines are known to Empire of William 11. Obviously or be laid and hideous mantraps hidden; opponents would be delighted to see with senrincis ever watching for just such slackening in the blockade. It is easy 1 an enterprise and with searchlights con- understand that they should wish tintally piercing the darkness They engaged in formidable sea #gh the most important of all naval battic siute Trafalgar—in the hope of breaking the blockade, but they lost. Naturally, his return. To get there would be won for renewals and repairs, this fund it would be a great gain for them if theyderful, but to a turn after the alarm bad would be brought up to Tis. 400,000, Buildings. Cheap rental. could secure through pity what they have been given that was not to be thought which, taken with Ps. 500,000 at credit been unable to obtain by force of. So before leaving the trench V of equalization of dividends account, This, therefore, is the moment to re-embraced his comrades and divided are a total of reserves amounting to

Tls, 900,000 mind Germans and neutrals how Bis among them his possessions. marck treated his enemies when he had the grensed his body donned a rubber suits chance of reducing them by starvation and crawled forward through the wire No one in France has forgotten the entanglementa horrors of the siege of 1870, and there is 10 Paris family, but remember how their dearcat suffered during the cruel winter of the Antée Terrible. Before showing, however, that Bismarck solely relied on famine to reduce the heroic population of Paris, one has to recall the use, het laat between him and the platform made of the threat of starvation to there was only a patch of squin covered directors and the company's agents re

Great anxiety had been felt by the imidato the French diplomalists author“ ized to negotiate an emistice for pederpool. Silently as a water rat he dived, garding the building of the now mill Bismarck was extremely unealy in the and, gauging the distance aright, came The steel structure which were ordered months of September and October 1876, to the surface exactly beneath the Ger from England failed to arrive in time while the German troops were surround man outpost. As the searchlight dashed and in the order in which they should ing Paris less Thiers should succeed is around he was hidden in the shadow he have arrived, owing to the war. The per- the mission, he was conducting in Europe, perceived a qui fer further on mission of the British Government had Thiers was accredited to foreign Govern platform that seemed trained directly now been obtained for the export of the

upon him.

ments which had hitherto, remained neutral, and Bismarck realized that if England, Husain, and Italy espoused the cause of France, Germany was paralyzed, Prussia was reduced to the position of Kingdom, and the Coman Empire could never be formed. It was consequently necessary that the National Defence Gov ernment should capitulate prior to the return of Thiers, and before any possible result could accrue from the negotiations which had taken place and which were causing so much anxiety,

Then ho

After two hours of progress, infinitely slow and full of difficulties and dangers, luck favoured the brave sapper struck deep winding ditch, along which he was able to swim and stumble almost to his goal

In both spinning and weaving mills their upkeep of machinery and plant received the best care, and, having ex repairs, the entire installations were in pended Tls. 77,139.3" for renewals and excellent working order. The two spin- ning mills were worked day and night throughout the year, and the two wear ing mills were operated during day-time

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balance of the structural materials that FRESSING THE KNOB,

were not yet shippod, and they would be Stealthily tugging at the cord that shipped on available steamers, Mean- secured to his body the bag of explosives while, every possible progress was being he brought with him, he succeeded in made with the works and everything pos releasing the bundle, and it fell into the sible was being done to expedite the com-

eater with a splash that sounded tremen-pletion of the new mill, ODOWN in Duddell Street. Light and tous to him. Then, taking a deep breath, he plunged after it and pressed the knob of the bomb which would explode the charge in twenty seconds, und blow the outpost to atoms.

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The working of the mills during the term under review was satisfactory, al though this financial result was not as good compared with that of the previous by year, owing to the vacillating nature of THE QUESTION OF AN ARMISTIC The Bapper ewam furiously under the political situation in China through- water to the ditch entrance. As he gain- | our the year, the extremely poor crop of In October Bismarck told the Frenched it there was a thunderous roar and China cotton for the season 1915-1915, and that if Paris did not capitulate very soon after the fow seconds of terrible silence the upward tendency in price of silver Paris would be exposed one day, and posthat followed a bail of fragments fell and the consequent difficulties experi

escanice French DHveel. It mosting the severe competition famine, while the fermambering – stood

Bismarck's challeng could not have been more cynical This

peas futary was very encouraging, us is shown by the text of the Memorandum

the new crop of Chinos cotton was re- of October, 1870, which was communicated

ported to be much better than antici to the European Chancelleries. It is as

patid follows; In the event," said Bis

The report and accounts were approved. marck, of the capitulation of Paris being delayed by the Provisional Govern ment up till the moment that, want of food made it necessary the consequentes would be terrible. The absurd destruc tion of railways, bridges, and canals for

sibly in a very short time, to death around terwards the whole line was of inported yarn. Phe outlook in the FICES, 2nd Floor, St. George's Build..

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in an uproar, and hullets few as thick as rain. There was a blaze of lights and a boom of gatos. By a miracle the sapper returned alive, perhaps wing to the very net that he abandoned caution and rushed Deadlong towards the French frenches. His only injury was a flesh wound in the left armu, ** just enough for a month's holiday in Paris,' as he expresses it.

The temperature

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& considerable distance und Paris has —————— long made commmunication between the capital and the provinces difficult. In temper that must be recognized, is begin- the event of capitulation ft would be amping to feel uncusy, possible for the commander-in-chief of conditions are very favourable to us the Gerninu armies to help to provision Cold has increased the sufforings caused a population of some two millions, even by privation among those classes of the for a single day. It would be inevitable people that are very liable to impressions. that hundreds of thousands of individuals The want of fuel and light and the lackDefaurers Drill 4.30 p.m. under 565 | HOUSE, with Ofese, Servants Qasrtern, oto.,

No. 2 Company, Maxim Gunners, Re- eruits of No. 2 Platoon under Co Sergt. Major. Saturday, 7th Oct, :—

of healthy food are increasing the dis- Major Roylance

FAMISHING PEOPIR

"und, 56,000 horses were consumed.

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When Thiers returned to Paris at the Press We have gained no Allies cold. A POLICE RESERVE ORCHESTRA, end of October he explained to the Gosickness, and famine Their setion, com- The Orchestra will play on the following erment how England, Russia, Austfia bined with the material and moral pres- dutes in aid of charity and Italy were obsessed by a single idea, sure of the bombs that are falling in the Thursday, 12th Oct. the proposal to the belligerents, of in suburbs, are forcing the most frepized armistice the object of which wank be patriots to realize that their super-town the calling together of a National. As is not invincible, sembly. Such an armistice was to carry as conditions a supply of food provar tionate to its duration, and the election As to the wretched and appalling food of the Assembly meant peace Bismarck supply in Paris during the sirgey there was very much embarrassed. To have are innumerable diaries and memoirs rofused would have annoyed the Germans, about it Pructions for the above have been fixed (FFICES #1 2, Concaught Ered. who, since Setlan, had been finding that Herscilesh rapidly replaced all butcher's the war was lasting longer than flicy People were rationed, at slightly of tho awakening of Europe He more than a ounce per head per day hesitated two or three days, but finally On January 13th horse was costing d gave his decision. On November 3rd dogs d.. and ham 338 a pound. A taking as a prefest the rising of October at cost 12s. 6d., a rabbit 499, a turkey 31st and the splendidly patriotic speeches

th, an egg 48 h a tale and a af Gambetta, he came back to his grand as haricot beans were 4. Gd, pin,

pigeon. 125 Ad

pound of butter was principle: Capilulate without condi tions ory die of hunger. He realized potatoes 291, a bushel, and cauliflowers thoroughly the value of this type of preslas Od ench

tro that while negotiations were in pros gress he offered to revictual París provid ed the French gave up one or two forte But Theirs refused, saying that to yield 2 fort meant the surrender of Paris.

**** NEGOTIATIONS FOR CAPITULATION.

desired. The Chancellor was also afraid

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* During the last days of the siege brend consisted of only one quarter wheal, 5 per cent was made up of rye, harley, peas, and malt, 0 per cent of rice, 30 per of hay, 10 per cent. of fecule and starch, and 10 per cent, of brau

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Government decided to negotiate for sequences of this diet on the public health. After four months of siege the French It is unnecessary to emphasize the con the capitulation of Paris, Jules Favre proceeding to Versailles for that purpose During the week September 17-24 there As he reached the town Bismarck gave were 1,260 deaths in the capital; October expression to his joy by whistling the December 17-24, 2,725 and January

15-22, 1,746 November 19-26, 1,027 hallali He then turned to his Staff sawing: This gentlemen, is the oath of the beast. Paris was dead, it is true were 65291 deaths through different hat it died of hunger. It could say, like causes. In the list of all these deaths one the character in Shakespeare, I am notes 18,000 invalide and old people who quished by famine, not by valor." Moltke knew that Paris could be taken sand children who perished from the sture

died from want of food, and three thou-M only by famine, and that the time must cause Deaths in hospitals were mors come when capitulation was inevitable He waited for it phlegmatically B than ten thousand, while only three thou- marck, finding that progress was not sand people were killed in fighting and quick enough, wanted to destroy Paris by fifteen in riots, Small-pos, typhoid fire, and insisted on bombardment despite fever, bronchitis, and pneumonia workeil the technical reluctance of his artillery well for the Then. Every means erined good to him. Despite it all. the courage of Paris was shire, has adopted, and is mo besing

Mis Loxdale, Castle Hill, Cardigan ARROW COLLARS 1871 the poor of Paris used to dig out not broken. Notwithstanding its suffer through the war, twenty-three representá- from the snow potatoes that had beenings, in order to convince the capital of tives of the fighting forces of the follow- abandoned within range of the Prussian ment had at the last moment to publich France, Servia, Belgium, India, Canada, the necessity to capitulate, the Governing different countries: England, Russia, trenches. Bismarck ordered the soldiers

After the most extraordinary privations Wales Mrs. Loxdale is a daughter of the figures showing their trivial reserves. Australfa, South Africa, Ireland, and it was famine pure and surple, that had the late Sir Pryse Pryso, Barts, and been threatening two million people since sister to the present holder of the title, the middle of January, to which Paris now serving at the front, Major Sir E. capitulated

J. Wabley-Parry-Pryse, Bart

In the course of the cruel winter of 1870-

to fire on these famished people. Paris, said the Norddeutscher Zeitung, ou Janu Ary 7th, 1871, which has supported six. teen weeks of investment, with a good

(Continued at foot of nezt Column:)

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