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CZAR'S VAST PROPERTIES. ROMANOFF FAMILY HOLD A TENTH OF ALL THE LAND

NBE WORLD,

THE BOXER INDEMNITY. HOW IT WAS APPOINTED. Mr. Rozearand, writing to the Finan cial Times, states -At a moment, when

The autocracy of Russia, anid there is so much question of an offer made by the Allies to the Chinese Government Jackoff Prelock, the author of many to forgo the payment of the Boxer in revolutionary books and the last editor of the Anglo-Russian, a monthly periódical demnity, it may be desirable to give some published in London just before the war, particulars concerning this indemnity, is like the head of a family grown too which was fixed by the Powers at large for personal direction and control Successive autocrats or Czars, have at 450,000,000 Haik wan tiels, to be paid in tempted to preserve personal control in sympathy with them until an gold in thirty-nine years, with four pee through members of their family and cent. interest, to he distributed as folmonense bureaucracy has been evolved which is entirely apart from the people except as it controls their life and pro- perty in the time of the Czar. The Rumia 152 Anand autocrat, because of to the people which

lows:

Cockway.

Germany Prepov Great Brit in Juging

Amount in Foreign, -Per- Anroth in Beetles, eatage S Trick.

Carreres

2050790,170,615 16.72027824 FR

1964, 20,84% 201

You 1,78186 - 244713,100

-3.990.05 Dollars 7.313179 6.01.89

278,100,42

53,

10410

26.017,6CA the

8,481,340, Fis

789.16 Florins 105,95 ea.

01,935

149,670

Astrin-langers 0,550764,008,900 Crown

1.S. of Amerien.

Belluc

Holland 0.17390

Tertugal

Ameden & Norway691308

Various

Tulu 10 pe $5,000,000

21,810,295 10,32409 head.

ຄວາ

29,410

fixed by the Powers it was pointed out that, before imposing upon China the burden of mach a debt, which even in

4TH. 117

THE FIGHTING MAN'S FUTURE.

AUSTRALIAN SCHEME. MR. FISHER ON THE NEW CITIZENSHIP

Speaking at a meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute at Caxton Hall, missioner for Austria, discussed the recently, Mr. Andrew Fisher, High Com scheme for the settlement of soldiers in of the great Australia after the war, and gave some

Princontinental

resting:”)

a

RUNNING THE GERMAN BLOCKADE

VEGETARIAN DIET IN

GERMANY.

WORKMEN'S CANTEEN

CONDITIONS.

FOOD SENT HOME FROM THE TRENCHES.

THE FIRST SHIP TO NEW YORK.

The Philadelphia, the first ship of the American Line to cross the Atlantic since the new submarine campaign begaa, has cached New York. We publish below on account of the voyage (FROM THE TIMES" SPECIAL CORRESPON- sent to the Times by an American cor- respondent whe, travelled in the ship.

NEW Yoss, Feb. 22nd, Without the candy stick stripes on of the German decision that no ship He said Australia is an exporter of could sail from any other port than now on the point of completion Ruiway, her aides, sailing from Liverpool in spite food, an importer of men. Britain for Falmouth, and in bold dehance, nay, century has been an importer of food, an more, in utter disregard of the German exporter of the most adventurous of her alleged blockade orders the good

and Atlantic, reaching New York to-day sons Australia wants population. She ship Philadelphia has just crossed the bureaucracy an independent,

she wants upon the soil. She tins to Predentist do the first ship of provide and

resettling these hundreds of

DENT AT AMSTERDAM.]

works have canteens for

I have received an account of German food conditions from an America, en- after spending a yene in Germany M informant described the feeding at som Siemens

Suchy sineer who has just arrived in Holland of the big engineering works, particularly

after the luncheon hour you find the mon clerks and workpeople. The same food

a provided at both, but if you go round have left half n plate of Soup, on bioff

cerks canteen (in the words used to me) they about leave the bottom of the plate, that is all. The reason is that the workmen are making more money than My informant knew many cases of men ever beforn

-but by

silver would weigh heavily upon a coun- surface of the globe. It has a population and sailors, but also for British soldiers voyage, and sorry indeed must be those food "conséquently they has frequently try which had suffered so severely, first twenty-five to the square mile. Nominally Briton and the Australian will share and man throats and postpone their voyage, go to a knapsack or apron from tho

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would transfer its power to them any more than the father of a family would means of providing au organized the American Line to run the gauntlet plates not consumed, whereas in the surrender any of his domestic rights to thousands of the flower of her manhood of the German submarines since the new his children without abdicating as their who have fucked across the world to do measures were put in force, and their bit for their country although she went through the so-called Under the present constitution of danger zone practically without altering In the many ways in which the Cza Australia the lands of he continent are her regular course not a sign was seen, 13:37 and his family and their servants of tilely the property of the various States. not a signal was heard from those who 20 bureaucracy have managed to maintain

the autocracy, the land question and the In any scheme of land settlement it was presumed to tell her she could not sail on piece work making more than the men

themselves, he hester off than imperial revenues, are said to offer in therefore necessary to embody the GovernIt is trae that the abundance of British who supervised them. Salaried men sav

the Commonwealth and the States con-marines difficult, if not extremely pori- should

and

agreed lons but, whatever the reasons it is the working men are not influenced When the amount of this indemnity wa, striking example for immediate adjustments of the States. The Governments of ships may have made approach by sub their money, desiring that their childr

ferred together last month ment by the revolution.

do not feel the Since the Treaty of Portsmouth the upon a scheme of settlement on Australian fact that not the slightest attempt was this motive. German workmen do not Russian Empire has occupied 8,647,657

and sails who

ham hanging up at home. Smug, have fought in the

food at high prices is conveyed square miles or one-seventh of the land and sailors, by fan Australian soldiers made to interfere with her on hor save, but put their extra carning into

The keynote of the scheme is that the Americans who decided to heed the Ger- pinch, and the of about 200,000,000, or fewer then

More than 200 first-claes "passengers were booked to sail on January 14th,

chased by workmen as well. The official through the war with Japan and after the autocrat owns both land and share alike. They have shared the toil of

and his family cut war together. In the trenches they have but only 61, including 11 women and country Expensive luxuries are pur- people, but he wards by the Boxer rising. China's the immense total of 948,063,783 made a friendship that cannot be divided econqrical and financial position shoulheres netuntly own and receive the by the sens We hope that friendship of three children, put in an appearance at

revenue from 630,938,927 neres, about the trenches will merge into a mutual Euston Station. Of this number, how classes get very little above their pre-war be taken into account. It seemed in the 70 per cent of the whole land area of citizenship of the Commonwealth in the ever, every one was determined to make remuneration. and are saving any extra interests of the Powers themselves that pay

sometimes a little ment, all boiled together. indemnity to be paid should not exceed balance, or 287,124,836 acres, is distributed Board, to be known as the Soldiers nothing would happen, barring perhaps My Informant, who had fed at a canteen follows, according to the 1910 report Settlement Board, has been appointed, one passcoger, who was actually making for atpigs. (öd.), said: You can get a

a Mi

Minister from each State the trip in search of adventure. All thenical, usually of potatoes and carrots, and What could reasonably be claimed of the Department of Agriculture, the consisting stor representing the Common- others were in a position to postpone into & mash. You get enough for hd, to can hour or two hours later you could ent wealth This Board will recommend the voyage, but found no reason to do so, 5ll you up for the time being, but about without paralysing the economical de latest

(1)Tinancial aid to be advanced to confident that the journey would be as

the same quantity again if you could get

•ve opmont of the Celestial Empire.

the soldier settlers (irrespective of the at any other time.

but you cannot. This vegetable diet The Powers, however, not only insisted

salling at a price, but unsustaining. on the payment of the indemnity in gold,

Frovision of land), but to convinced was everyone in Europe

It does not last. that China, which had always paid re gularly the interest on her debt, largely held abroad, would pay also regularly and in gold the said 450 millions, that France as well as Russia issued a loan against the amount they had to receive as their share of the indemnity France issued in December, 1901, 956 million france in a three per cent loan, while Russia issued in April, 1902, 181,966,000 roubles in a four

loan payable in 33 years eent, per And the regularity with which China has fulalled all her obligations clearly shows the economic strength of a country which

Commonwen ith provide the money to ney, emulating the officers who get mar has suffered immensely by the sharp fall in silver, which fell on December 3, 1802, land owner alone takes away some 69 enable the new settler to make a start ried before leaving for the front.

The States will pro-youth who, although well warned of the to 21:87 pence, but, whose large resources loaves for himself, leaving one loaf for upon the land. Some £2,000,000 is to be actual passenger list included a blind

Evius the land,

possible elunger was so confident of and efficient management enabled her to the producer, from which the latter has surgished this year. The S

America's determination not to allow surmount ser former difficulties and to vet to devote a part to satisfy the State LAND ON GENEROUS TEL

have already acquired

credit.

in.

Nobility

Merchants

Peasanta

Landed proprietors Other classes

Total

Adres 13

181,800,018

36,321,303

35,141,886

8,381,859

5,673,299

207,124,638

and a

(2.) The purposes for which

the

advances may be

made, (3)—The rate of interest to be paid the advances

on

The nobility number about 1,400,000 (3)The conditions under which the The money for these advances will be the agricultural classes (peasants and interest is to be paid, landed proprietors) 110,000,000. Thus the tiller of the soil and taxpayer possess on provided by the Commonwealth Govern- the average about one third of an aere; ment and will be advanced through exist tural banks, credit financiers, etc., to the the Russian nobleman, he does not paying State institutions such as agricul soldier settlers against the value of their taxes, 384 LOAVES OF BREA

improvement of the land. The advanecs will be at most reasonable rates.

possesses on an average some 158

put the case in another form

From every 394 loaves of bread the noble by the Russian agriculturist the

autocratic tax collector

These from time immemorial have been

Anvartion

the

land

TERMS.

PASSENGERS' STULDY SPIRIT.

The spirit animating this group must

My informant added: I nod to have be admirred when at is borne in mind

a vegetarian fad wyself before the war, now mean to eat all the red meat the beginning of the new campaign was but I

Last week he and his landlady that the date used by the Germans for the day before the ship sailed, and that I can.

had two children who had milk, and aho more than a hundred passengers, who are received 1. of sugar because there were probably still in London, suddenly dieno potatoes. He got about a thimbleful remaining in England.

She also had a reserve store cf covered important business reasons for of milk with coffee because the landlady One of the passengers who sailed had used to spare him that tiny quantity for The in London before undertaking the jour-Lotatoes, so he usually gout, a potato. He 60 grammes (about 1oz.) of taken the precaution of getting married coffee.

The butter, sufficient only for two breakfast

besides, and gave this to the landindy to He got 30 grammes (oz.) of margarine

People he used to go out with, and som

potatoes and cat

apply

unanimously refrain from opposing but Again another rase some mer good prospect of settling himself comfort who was abandoning his wife in Eng- taken by your environment,

the country.

chants

power,

for mixed forming, or dorrying the shipwrecked crew of the flousronic,

The

great development work in front of with one man who had been three times Australia is the construction of railways in ships torpedoed by the German

done

of promotion of To reform the systemditure of some of it is traceable to certain This is not to say that much has not been After anchoring in the river awaiting Army seemed to have plenty of news

ment or

•ture.

officers (3) The disband-

and

open

the

treating the waiters, benefited thereby. enjoy since many years an excellent many instances, aside from the wax In each State of Australia the Britain's supremacy on the seas and of his German friends, who had a certaï, that things waiters you are able to get Chere is an autocratic nerquisite in kind Governmenfor the settlement of the herself to be dictated to by anyone, tha knack or free-masonry in their way of as, for example, in the trapping of rakicad-soldiers. The terms nuder which he had made up for ouder the If you just know how to trant the

could stop him from sailing, under the

other people cannot at the restaurants in each the property of the Rominoff family, and the soldiers can take up land are most American S

conditions

vary in THE CHINESE MILITARY

Not even the presence of reporters Similarly with the farmers: You can go Benerous. The may be worn in Russia hay penalties are State, but generally the terms are more aboard the boat-train from Euston to out three hours from Berlin into the count CONFERENCE.

In two instances. under severe penalty. Other than liberal

there is now before the State Liverpool collecting information regard try and bring home a small private ply of potatoes. Undoubtedly the The first sitting of the conference open-attached to attempts to export

to export the blackuntent a Bill which will empower the ing the identity of passengere, with the

obricus view of preparing obituary German Army has heaps of food, and men ed on April 25th was attended in all by pelts.

Concerning the autocratic power of the 29 persons. Only those representing the wad how it may be used indepen Government to acquire for the crocharged notices in case of possible troubles, could are sending it home. Men who had been provinces and special territories, havently of any legislative functions of the land which may be needed for discharged

make this land

available under perpetual ers who hail paid no attention whatso said everything was at the front and power to vote, so that 24 persons at the Council of the Empire, or Duma, y soldiers. The Government propose to alter the determination of those passeng behind the Western front for six months hrst sitting could vote, each province of

ean Line offeials had asked them to sign volunteering for duty at the front a territory: being entitled to one vote. The Praloooker has cited the following as I will not be necessary for a dis- ever to the document, which the Amerirothing at home. People were actuall charged soldier to deposit any sim of mier, the Ministers and other officials instances

bought againet Prem being unaniinous in their

by her late hus-money when applying for a perpetual before leaving London, containing, the second time-Landsturm men, etc. in opinion, will refrain from toting Princess ingresinsky by lease, nor will any rent be demanded for words concrder to get Food

Premier Tuan opened the Conference with a concise speech, explaining that it petitioned his Majesty to intervene on the first three years. The Western fully realize the position and the The Germans say that after the was reconstructed, because the first nations. that this conference her behalf, and he ordered the plaintiffs Australian Government propose to give risk I am running, and am prepared to every one will be obliged to work harder of returned soldiers areas up to 160 teres, free the company from all responsibility than ever before in order to get things was for two purposes:

theth the the law Similarly, in case when the The Government will clear soun of the arising in any way from war perils." was held, namely, to discuss and Acide to be non-suited, against the decision

land for them and give

help of An imposing array of military police get its home affairs started right again It is quite impossible to get a really the reorganizaton of the army and also male Bank was charged with the sale of Agricultural Banks and civilian authorities was mustered will be the first in the world market. the foreign policy of the country policy

the the estates of a bankrupt to satisfy the Australia to-day offers a great return at Liverpool to examine closely the pro- of the over, in understanding had been claims of creditor, the Czar interfered for energy. In the old days starting on spective passengers and their luggage, impartial view of the war, because, how Government, an Teached it the Tachons several days issued a personal order stopping the sale the land was difficult, precarious, slow, found nothing with which to inter ever much you might hope to do so, you before the conference opened, so they will and suspending the operation of the hand expensive. Now the small man in here, peyond & Warrant served of a man cannot help being affected by the view the matter of money-enn start with a

My informant knew Americans who had land and preparing to elope with an- olicy and carry out, whatever policy the man sold his estate to a syndicate of

transaction was properly Central Government decides to adopt.

br his ably after a few years work, experienc

and saving of his wages, by taking other woman As the ship left the dock been in France, and who declared th: Thus, the path towards the final step has carried out,

advantage of what the different. Govern at 5.30 pm. gloomy looks were to be seen there was simply not the ghost or the deared of all obstacles, thanks to Czar, Nalled the deed of sale,

offer by their systems of clover land only on the faces of those left in Liver shadow of a chanes for the Germans of large pool. The complete passenger-list in Similarly Americans in Germany he d the adroit but very efficacious manner in

had

ment, and by the coral areas, cluded 61 first-class, 16 scennd-class, and the view that there was no chance for the which the Premier consulted the opinion ordered the property returned to the

pastoral holdings into of the country's military leaders, whose original owner, whose only desire. vanity.was gratified. The military questions been to obtain the use of the purchase where wheat is grown or the

were or opinion that Great Britain. vás My informant added that the German CZAR'S ENORMOUS INCOME. lightly touched upon were: (1) The reprice for a few months.***

the on's country counting in the war

organization of China's army so as to at Nobody knows exactly the amount of tain uniformity and cohesion throughout the Czar's ncr hous income. The expen-

21,000 miles of line are the tide the Philadelphia sailed All motora and new tires.

pro the passengers retired, not one remain. public werkschise budgets are matters of

TAC, practically all reduction of expendi. public record, and a large part is to porty of the States With the advent of ing on deck. So thoroughly, confident

to be absorbed by his family and their

and over the horizon As an outward sign of when the ship went through the actual should take place on April at the anus are entirely apare from the noble class federation, it has fallen to the Common wat zone outlined by the Germans, every only noteworthy for the complete absente

It was decided that the Dext inpendents, who number about 3,000, and ederation; something bigger has coms were all that on the following night, Later, it was reported that the quus which manofi amiations. Acealth Parliament to provide for the con- one retired in the same manner. Not of ocean traffic. Few are those who have

Preisaker the Czstruction of great trunk cailways, epan

from north to south

south. The former of these found. On the second day of the trip, ships of some description, but on this mier, with the concurrence of those pre-tax the expression takes ding the continent from east to west and sign of fear, or even worry, could be crossed the Atlantic without passing sent, if possible without voting, so as toy for there is no one 130 of the Transcontinental from east to west when read excitement should have been voyage, no craft of any kind was sect

Augusta in South Australia to witnessed, the passengers sat on deck There was just one minute of real ex-

Westeri

by Here, indeed was actual proof of sengers. As the Philadelphia presed on point of completion.

undertaking, the ehetency not of the alleged German her way a destroyer hovered in friendly a first-class line of 4ft. Bin, gauge, blockage, but of British naval watch-fashion in the distance Between the two the but by scores, were passed all day long object, looking for all the world like a

submarine. Those who saw it expected. day

THE MARY ANN

shots from the warship every second, but ay manutence of labour, with gears have built the line It was in the afternoon, when the con a geyser-like spout, arose, sending a 6,637.64 appeared on the debit side of 42,880,000, or 386 every minute.

There is still another source of income Australian steel works have supplied a passengers were enjoying their last stream of water skyward The sup profit and loss account for exchange ad-

The six following daye were made still justment. The output of rubber during which, with the consent of the Czar, is

Jine: alone was a great undertaking, for through the much-advertised danger the past year was a little over the estimat more or less devoted to the support of his goodly portion of the rails. To build the glimpse of land and preparing to pass posed submarine was a whale ed production of 150,000 lbs The all-in immediate family, his the in all ite 1,000 miles of lengti there was zone, that a small steam trawler, care more tedious through the almence of the cost was 15. 3d. per 16. Romanoff property of 680,939,22 acres practically no civilization. It was built alongside. It was just one of the

32,000,000 acres of which are at present two sections-Le from either end mosquito fleet described by Alfred orchestra which ordinarily drives eWST The balance sheet showed that the productive. This yields an annual And as I speak the railhead construction Noyes which is protecting shipping all the dull hours in all American liners balance to credit of profit and lose ac

hourly into touch. It around Great Britain. Her name was Some ill-diaposed persons insisted that count for the past year amounted to Tls revenue of $10,000,000, Thie suid goes for camins are getting 63,224.11,

and, after paying an interim the support of the Grand Dukes and will be a dramatip

ably suppress it here, but for the pur. of those who proferred to remain in hail the completion 15 will be dividend of To per cont. The 20,00, there Duchesses, who minber forty is no silent heart of the continent in the that of a girl. The censor would prob the mosiinne had followed the example Takto 6oses of the message I may call her the London, but the real reason was probably rest in Now remained a balance for disposal of Tls of draw yet other incomes, from 43.224.11 which the directors recommend private sources, or from various posts reat Australiitin 45, tours of the 2mary Ann. The passengers had seen that they feated too long ed should be dealt with as follows. occupied in the army and navy, or in the Western Australia

administration of the po

the bureaucracy

with an ecto lay up for repairs genera

cutside of Eastern States. It will open up the vessels of every description all day long, York, as the Philadelphia was schedulce posts which, of

will support a considerable casional destroyer in the distance, but The Philadelphia's trip which, a- 3,010.00 from working departments which extend given water, will port country, corable merchantment of all sites,

the

down to the most population. And it will furnish an this was the brave little Mary Ann As though uneventful, was historical, inas- 3,010:00

could distinguish the faces of her small the dignity of the American flag since 6,089.99 insignificant official, are mostly sinecures invaluable and, on interior lines, to the she steamed alongside the passengers much as she is the first ship to uphold,

36.15 The Russian autocrsoy has been, there military defence of the Commonwealth.

crew, and a mighty cheer went up as the the beginning of the blockade ended great ocean liner left her to proceed into as she steamed up New York Bay to day, 680.00 fore, not only a political form of Govern- To carry forward to 1917 account. 2,834.74 ment. bat a tremendously paying business first problems for a new Government

himself and all hij for the autocrat

solve, is the members of that family, the unknown and uncertain high acne, welcomed by the shrill blasts of the Tis. 42,294.17 relations, near and remote.

The disposition of the properties of the while abdicating all political rule, may The unknown, however, proved a whistle and sirens of craft of every de The report and accounts were passed as

(Continued at foot of next column.)—Times, presented and the sum of Tis 1,000 was Romanoffe will naturally be one of the still as individuals, claim that vast tedious and entirely uneventful journey,scription in the harbour and both rivers.

(Continued at foot of next column) wealth a their own. voted to War Funds.

has

tions before the Conference would be de cided by the Chairman, that is the Pre-cording to

show a united front

TAIPING RUBBER ESTATES,

At the annual meeting of the Taiping Rahber Estates, Ltd, at Shanghai on the 27th ult, Mr. Brodie A. Clark, who pre

no

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1 use

of $12,500,000

70%

institution in Russia that could veto the assigninent by the Czar to himself of any sun be is pleased to name. Besides this

enormous revenue, he derives yet another. It has been a mode on the calmly smiling as ship upon ship went eitement, but it escaped most of the pas onst income from his private estates of luxurious travelling at high fulness. Ships not by twos or threes, vessels there suddenly appeared a dark

worked by Boing

and mines, the. latter and mine common and political convicts.

According to the

It has been built entirely by t

sided, mentioned that the sum of Ts the Czar enjoyganach Hachette commonwealth Government by t

To pay a final

cent

of 15 per

i dividend

To write off development a/e

To write off buildings

To write off machinery

To honus to staff at estate

Australian engineers