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OUR LONDON LETTER,

THE NATION IN THE STERN. SCHOOL OF WAR

MOBILISINO RESOURCES TO MEET THE SUBMARINE MENACE,

Iraom our OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Lospor, February 28th. The Prime Minister's statement in the House of Commons on Friday last (Feb. 3rd) will doubtless be noted by the future historian as one of the most me mentous pronouncements in the whole course of the war. It has put before the country the grim realities of the time. There is only one thing to be regretted Daniely, that some such statement was not made by the Head of the Govern ment a year ugo. We now know with anmistakable clearness that before vie tory can be achieved many sacrifices hitherto unthought-of will be demanded of the nation. Every man and women in these islands is summoned to assist in overcoming the submarine campaign; suppose that the append. will be made in

THE

BULGARIA'S LUST FOR

CONQUEST. SERBIAN OFFERS OF TERRITORY.:

OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

Tho Serbian Press Barena has issued the following statement:

M. Pashitch, the Serbian Premier and Minister for Foreign Affairs, recently gave the following interview to M. Hobort Voche, the correspondent of the Petit Parisien:-

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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 21st, 1917.

A BITTER STRUGGLE.

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"STICK IT OUT.

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The Earl of Derby, War Minister, in opening a Young Men's Christian Asso- ciation hut and rest room for wounded soldiers at Townley's Military Hospital, near Bolton, and: In the early days of the war when I came amongst you I always told you there were three things that were wanted. Those three things Following the example of Germany and are wanted to-day, and I put them in the fraternal greetings and calls Austra Ilungary, Bulgaria has despatch order in which I think they are wanted you to a new and free existence. ed to the neutrals her reply to the money, then, munitions. Money we

The former régime garo you Entente's Note. According to informa-kope we saw yesterday given to the coun

on received by us, this roply does not try in abundance, to judge by the news-oritical prontises which it could bus Central Empires. This fact demonstrate have of judging at present. There was a greatly differ from those given by the papers, and that is the only method I

never would, fulfil. The Central Powers once again the complete submission of response from this country that will do took advantage of the mistakes of the Bulgaria to the domination of Germany more than anything else to show to our old régime in order to occupy and de Only one point is new and interesting; enemice our resolution to continue the Bulgaria declares that she entered the war war to the bitter end, however far off vastate your country Solely with the bonuso her existence a neighbours threatened her that end may be. (Cheers.) Munitions aim to make you fight against Russin are being supplied in large quantities. territory. I am amazed at the distortion Men we want and men we must have, and her Allies did they concede to you of facts contained in this statement. The Without men we

have to see greater sacri- place (which is chiefly aimed at in this fices in the way of giving its manhood to they did not extend to the whole of the had the intention to night its battles than it even has seen Poland which is temporarily occupied statement) never

Polish people, but only to that part of destroy the existence of Bulgaria or to the past. The war is not over. You proceed about the

division of her won't win the war by saying you have by the enemy. At this price they wanted. period from the commencement of the confident as you like and I am as con never fought for the maintenance of Chingohongles, c/o Takehong- adopted at once in order to grapple present war till the treacherous attack of fident as anybody as to the eventual re despotism. Neither will the Polish successfully with the submarine menace.

Serbia had repeatedly suggested sult, of the war-but don't be led away, people go and fight now under the leader.

Shanghai Chi Ped

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And

dont want it Grimshaw, Hongkong Horel even made our own military forces on the Contin-démarches, all of which had for their that end is near, or that that enal is to cause of freedom and for the dismember- Kakuji Wakuats, cam ef ent, in South-East Europe, Egypt and object the maintenance of Bulgaria arid he easily gained, There is nothing ment of their Mother-country.

Japa ese Corral Đai Shitomo eli Mesopotamia, and also on behalf of even her territorial aggrandisement. pleases some more than to hear that the

6,3 8, Kinsan Company. Hankow Trance, Russia and Italy make tre- Thus, at the very beginning of the war German nation is at its last gasp.

Brother Poles For you the hour of Eugen Birreran Empreza It mendous demands upor) our mercantile Serbin proposed to Roumania and Greece naturally pleases us, but, believe me, I great decisions, too, has struck, Liberat Asia, Ho

New York marine. Upwards of 50 per cent of that they should make a joint declaration do not think it is true. I believe theed Russia calls upon you to join the Churks, Yoksing, Queen's Rd. Kote British tonnage is being used exclusively to Bulgaria informing her that they were German nation, suffering though it is ranks of the fighters for the liberty of for war purposes, and therefore only so ready to proceen with a revision of the suffering in a way which we hardly peoples, The Russian people, who have per cent. is available for keeping up our Treaty of Bucharest in her favour,alies has still got an enormous reserve shaken off the yoke of despotism, recor

HOW MANY? supplies of foodstuffs and other imports, Serbia declared in her own name.

to of power, and that it will make one nise in all its fulness the right of the and for the maintenance of our export Russia that without waiting for the reply gigantic effort to place itself in a posi Polish brother people to regulate How many bilious attacks have you trade, which is necessary to preserve

of the other Powers signatory to the tion of mastery. This country has suffer their destiny according their had! If few, you should be thankful!- our national credit abroad. The avowed Treaty of Bucharest, she was ready to ed much in many ways. But we do not own will. The provisional Govern- If many, then you are entitled to sym- object of the German is to isolate Great grant territorial concessions to Bulgaria know, and, please God, we shall not ment, true to its compacts with pathy. But sympathy won't cure or even

cast of the Vardar. Britain so as to prevent ships of any Turkey into the war. Serbia urged Buon the Continent of Europe know it,

On the entry of know war in the way that the nations our Allies, true also to the com relieve you of this trouble. And the Rationality entering or leaving British garis to discharge her debt to Russia, her whether it be our Allies, or whether it against militant Germanism believes faulty action of the liver. It is apparent principles of their struggle trouble, as we know, arises through the. ports. and thereby force us into sur-liberator, and promised her in exchange be our enemies,

territorial concessions. Bulgaria, --how-

that the ereation of an independent then, that to be free from Biliousness or All the world knows that three-fourths ever, refused to enter into negotiations on

Polish State comprising all the regiona Bilious Headaches, you must keep this of the food required by the population the ground that her neutrality would be streets, we do not see our towns razed

We do not see our old men shot in the inhabited in the major part by a Polish important

organ of the digestive system of the country comes from overseas, and violated if she placed herself on the side to the ground, we do not see our women population--would present in the future healthily active Through the many it is also well-known that that there is of Russia.

and girls taken into slavery,

a sure safeguard for a solid peace in years that Mother Seigel's Byrup has never more than about five weeks, supply of wheat in England. The Germans of Bulgaria, after the Entente had made we shall never see it in this country and State will represent a mighty rampart of this we have from the thousands of Finally, some time before mobilisation reserved for our Allies. But, please God, renovated Europe Attached to Russia before the public, in no one thing by free military union, the Polish has it been more successful than in oun- cherish the hope that they can make démarches to the Serbian Government

quering or preventing biliousness. Proof am not sure that in consequence of that their submarine "blockade so effective with a view to obtaining territorial con fact this country yet realises the real against the aggressive currents of the that our food supplies will be cut off cessions in favour of Bulgaria, Serbia horrors of war. We shall not have to un Central Powers threatening the Slave who have voluntarily testified to entirely, and that we shall be automati- declared that she was willing, in order to dergo those horrors, bat, believe me,

Here is a caso which will endorse what cally forced to conclude prace on terms bring a speedy end to the war and to before the end comes there will be many The liberated and united Polish people we have said. The statement not only dictated by them. To this end they have effect concord in the Balkans, to make more restrictions of the liberty of the will themselves determine their political shows what Mother Seigel's Syrup did concentrated their efforts on the building those territorial concessions. The sacri subjcet, and there will be many more pri regime, by expressing their will through for this lady when she was prone to of powerful submarines during the last shes which she promised were enormous. vations to be borne I believe that we the organ of the Constituent Assembly, Biliousness, but also records the beneficial couple of years, and at the present mo-Vardar, almost all the famous line men war in the next few months, and we must capital on the basis of universal suffrage. Blackwater, noar

She agreed

cede territory west of the are going to see the critical time of the which will be convoked in the Polish effect it had on her digestive orgaus, ment his devilish craft swarm in the tioned in the Treaty of 1912, including face it with courage. I believe and trust, Russie trusts that the peoples united to

Mrs Edith Bourne, London Road, waters round Great Britain, That our Monastir, with the exception only of and I confidently predict, that it will be Poland by centuries of common life will midwife, and wish to add

Camberley; ants, is proved by his policy of sinking at shon with the reservation that she successful six months for us, but at the at the same time obtain a solid guarantee to the excellent result, which fallowed my chief enemy believes he can gain his end

have a common frontier with same time don't think it is a walk over signtrals as well as those on the belligent Greece Bulgaria replied in the way that it is nothing of the kind and you monster will be meumbent, qual stones taking your remedy. On and off sup neutral, as well as those of the belliger everyone knows. She treacherously receive bad news, equally with good newe, will be incumbent on the Russian por enta- being absolutely indifferent to the attacked Serbia and entered into calmness, and with the same determina-solidate the uam fraternal union and to took it for the relief of the pains I your Mother Beigel's laws of God and man, or the opinion of against the Entente.

the same courage, and with the sunte Constituent Assembly. definitely to con- Syrup for nigh on twenty years. Thest the civilised world.

Only after her entrance into the war tion. There is one motto that every man give their consent to the modifications at always had after eting. With know- did Bulgarin furnish explanations of her and every woman in this country has got the territory of the Russian State which respect, I have since DBASTIO MEASURES.

continual

ledge of what it did for me is that Government disclosed its hand in an we are going to win this war. That of a free Poland, built out of its; atlas Yeommend it for bilicusness,

refusals. The Bulgarian to put in front of himself and herscif, if will be unavoidable for the formation

remedy.

made it my house article published in the oficial news motto is. Stick it out." That is what paper, Narodni Prana. In this article it you have got to do if you are going to clearly made known that its excuses were win. Stick it out," whatever the cost, untrue and that Bulgaria, if she had whatever the privation. Stick it out

incessions have accepted the Serbian to the bitter end. That bitter and will

might

render.

ach is the position as it exists to-day. The issue immediately confronting ut is whether the Germans can succeed in their so-called blockade, or whether we can master them. On this point the Prime

said: "If we take it

Minister's exact words should be quoted

fices

to all her aspirations in Macedonia.

WELT

COURAGE AND DETERMINATION.

That is

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nations.

present, disunited parts.

to

Accept, therefore, Brother Poles, the fraternal hand which free Bussis ex great traditions of the past, rise to tends to you. True guardians of the greet the new dawn of your history, the

the

said

menace) in hand at once and take very against. the Entente it was because sheedom from the horrors that have been hour of the resurrection of Poland. Syrup

(the submarine in spite of all that, she entered into 55, those who come after you, it will mean drastic measures we can cope with that could not tolerate the presence of Russia haenced in the last two years and a May the union of our sentiments and of

(Cheers.)

peril; but if we do not I am not going at Constantinople and the to withheld from the House the factment of Serbia. All this is easily intel depend only on the fighting man in aggrandine- The access for us of this war does not that if the nation is not prepared to ligible, becauat the presence of using then at home, on the men who turn

France: it accept drastic measures for dealing Constantinople and the.

depends as much on the work with the aubmarine peril there is of Serhin would mean for her the end of out all those implements of war, not only

aggrandisement disaster in front of us, and I am here her hegemony in the Balkans and would shells, but thousands of other things, that with all responsibility of a Minister form a powerful barrier to her lust of are required to give victory to our arms, of the Crown to tell the House and the conquest. These are the true reasons for It is on their work, on their conscientious nation that."

her intervention in the war. These his work, that the country must depend as torical facts demonstrate that the pre- much as it depends on the courage and tended excuse of Bulgaria was founded the skill of our generals and the troops on a falsehood, and that it is rather to they command. There aro thousands upon Bulgaria and not to her neighbours that thousands of men and women in this desires of conquest and partition must country who are working long hours and be attributed-Morning Post,

giving all the strength they possess to their country, but you know as well as I

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as that trouble has also had me in its toils. I have suffered the horrors of sick headaches and vomiting for days on myself in condition with the aid of your end, at this I never do now, having pub very excellent remedy, Mother Seigel's Me When a

girl, in my teens," said Mrs. our hearts precede the future alliance Flemington, of Guildford Road, Bag- messengers of your liberation resound In after years I developed indigestion. of our States, may the old appeal of the shot, Surrey, on December 13th, 1915, I

Forward into the fight, side by side, my father also aufered from this com- was occasionally subject to biliousness. with a new and irresistible force. hand in hand, for our common liberty!

This I am not surprised at, seeing that plaint. visiona! Russian Government.

Signed by all the Members of the Pro-in hand in time led to my liver getting

The effect of for

taking the trouble As regards this statement one or two

out of order; I had pain and distress right through from chest to back, between points may be noted. The House of

the shoulder blades. Added to this, I Commons cheered it by way of showing

had a fulness after meals, accompanied that they were reatly for any call the

by a choking sensation in the throat. Government raight sue fit to make upon

As my parents had taken your remedy, them. The public are no less ready,

decided to try it too. willing aud determined. At the same.

am pleased time it comes as something of a shock to he will not be permitted to hold them remnant which is act so conscientious. 1

to say that after two bottles only, do that there is and always will be a

Bocared relief, and an cocasional dose people at home and abroad that the against the public interests; he must venture to my that it is up to their fel-tone has rendered it necessary for the When I tell you that I suffered for 12 The German declaration of a danger 20 and then keeps me right to day danger is so imminent and so formidable, cultivate them or the State will step in. low-workers to share those who do not do British Government to adopt further mea derstand that I am pleased to know the But it is well that the facts, being what All this is to the good.

years before getting relief, you will un- they are should be stated boldly in

their best just as the men at the front are sures in order to maintain the efficiency worth of your remedy, because order that they may be faced resolutely.THER NEW DEPARTURES.

doing their best. We have, as Hay, Rot of those previously taken to prevent completely cured by Mother Beigel's Syrup. Leading French papers commend the

a hard time in front of us. I am not modities of any kind from reaching or Prime Minister for his courage in which will affect the lives and habits of dent of the result, but I should indeed Council published in the London Gatte, was told they had chronic, and perhaps

There are quite a number of proposals the least nessimistic, I am quite conf-leaving enemy countrica. An Order in daughter with the very best results,

"I have given it to both my son and speating as he did regardless of the effect the ration in a greater or lesser degree. ben fase friend to you, who have been therefore, directs that the following pro- hereditary, indigestion, but they never ion; and the same view is taken by the commercial side. The output of beer is be long, that the struggle is going to be in any neutral country affording means his speech might have on neutral opin- The liquor trade is heavily hit on the such good friends to me, if I did not erdure shall be observed Press here. It is, however, a pity that to be restricted to ten million barrels per even more bitter in the future then it of access to enemy territory without call- warn you that the struggle is going to A vessel on her way to or from a port the tenth of the situation was not dis annum, and by this means it is expected has been in the past, and that the straging at a port in British or Allied terri- elased long ago instead of blindly adher that at least 800,000 tons of shipping ale can only be won when all realise that tory shall, until the contrary is establish- LONDON SELLING AGENTS Sing to the policy of "Wait and See."

tonnage will be released for food-stuffs. they have not only got to do their "bit," ed, be deemed to be carrying goods with EESTRICTION OF IMPORTS.

There is talk of beer going up in price but that they have got to do their best an enemy destination, or of enemy to a shilling a pint; and, of course, (Cheers.) The British Navy inay he trusted to spirits will also be cut down in quan-

TEA, INDIGO deal with the Submarine campaign as it tity and become dearer in consequence.

origin, and shall be brought in for ex- DEFIBRES dealt with a similar menace after the Imports of paper material are BAD OUTLOOK FOR NEWS Any vessel carrying goods with an

amination.

BRISTLES war started. Meanwhile other steps are reduced to 640,000 tons, to be ovenly dis

OILSEED being taken, The ultimate success of tributed between the printing and pack

HIDES the Allied cause, Mr. Lloyd George ing trades. Newspapers will, therefore, said, "depends, in my judgment, on our be much smaller, and will also be dearer. solving the tonnage difficulties with Some have already gone up, as for in- which we are confronted." Accordingly, stance, the picture papers like the Daily the importation of everything which is Jirror and the Daily Sketch, which are not deemed essential has been prohibited advanced from a halfpenny to a penny: Commons on the previous day was car of the carriage of goods of enemy origin by a Royal Proclamation. The intention while the Times is now twopence, and tainly the gravest speech be had ever or destination, and no such presump is to reservo every ton of shipping spate warns its reader that, if necessary, it made, for essential dommodities. The neces will keep adding to the price till it tinued Lord Burnham, we have before na arise.

As for our own profession, con- tion, as is laid down in Article I shall aries of life are to be the first considera- reverts to the sevenpence per copy of the most serious prospects for the comGoods found on examination to be of Concurrently with this, every three generations ago. the most. We cannot help having some eneus origin or enemy destination shall possible effort is to be made to increase the home production of food. A new ning rapidity. The whole structure of job for some newspapers to keep going Explaining the Order to the Associated

Thus history is being made with light misgivings, and I fear it will be a hard be liable to condemnation. and programme has been formulated commercial and social life is being ro- during the time of stress that is before Press correspondent, Lord Robert Cecil, which will give the farmer security modelled from day to day, almost, just us. We have suffered from the Govern the Blockade Minister, said: "If vessels against financial loss if he breaks up as if a magician waved his wand. Agement's regulations mors than any other fail voluntarily to enter a British, port gráss land in order to sow corn. long customs and traditions are blotted trade in the country. That sounds & for examination they cannot complain if The proposals include minimum out by a stroko of the pen, proposals surprising statement, but I believe it to their conduct exposes them to suspicion price for what and oats on a sliding which are revolutionary in their scope be litorally true. It has been recognised and constitutes a prime fucre case that scale for the next six years, a minimum and character are adopted by Parlia that newspapers are as much part and they are engaged in enemy trade. The price for potatoes for this season's crop, ment, without question, and frequently parcel of the Imperial machine for run. now proclamation will not, I believe, reasonable protection against rack-rent with applause, while they are sccepted ning the war as any department of make any practical difference in the me landlords, and a minimum wage of by the country without a murmurand State, now or old, no matter how high present system, which will proced in C1 69., per week for agricultural labour all because the British people are deter sounding its duties may be. However, exactly the same way as hitherto, except ors. Where land owner has broad mined to fight this, war to the bitter we are not going to make ourselves that certain ships will be examined at meras which ought to be under the plough end, and finish with the German for ridiculous by complaining in the street. Halifax (Nova Scotia), instead of Kirk

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