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MILLION TONB TO SH:1PING.

In round numbers, vessels under con": struction and contract to build at the various yards along the Pacific coast of this United States will add nearly 1,000,0000 tons to the commercia tonuage of the world say the Portland (Ore) Telegram. The fleet consists of 67 steel steamers, each representing more than 8,000 tons Unrden, and having a totan value of approximately 870,000,000 and 78 wooden vessels, 2,500 tong on an average, worth fully $19,000,000. Eighteen months ago there scarcely was a shipyard on the Coast which was engaged in turn ing out now tonnage. For the most part the few plants were utilised for handling ordinary ship-repair jobt, ---

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THURSDAY JUNE 28ru, 1917

HUNGER IN GERMANY.

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HEROISM AND

DEPENDS ON WHETHER THE

OFFICER IS LOOKING."

____BY_7__W, THOKAS.

It all depends on whether your offi cer happens to be looking or not,

enie Same Herps of men de brave, things out there and don't even get their names in the papers, let alme medals. And chance to be looking their way, an just because the commanding officer didn't

FEEDING THE NEUTRALS.

THE POLICY OF WASHINGTON.

SPECTRE OF FAMINE.

The Washington correspondent of the From a well-informed correspondent forming l'est telegraphed recently

who has, from time to time furnished. Northern European neutrals, Holland reports on the situation in Germany, we and Denmark especially are showing have recived (says The Daily Telegraph) further information which fully beurs signs of perturbation over the possibility

out news

from other sources as to fai of the United States restricting exports, tod in conjunction with England, plac conditions in that country. Even Minis progressive deterioration of economic

ing them on a strictly rationing basis. ters have been constrained to admit, au Look at me, frinstance Why, if I The Ministers of these countries in

recent public speeches, the gravity or the hnd nil the order and ribbone and things, Washington have conferred with the outlook how serious the position is may that's due to me, I'd look like a Bond Secretary of State, representing that, he gathered from a conndontic circular street, jeweller's shop. I should be all whatever may have been done in the past recently addressed to district councils by bent down to one side with the weight of in the matter of supplying Germany with Herm Michaelia, the Prussian food Com-em, and even then I should have to have foodstuffs, at the present time they are missary, a copy of which has been smuga bloke coming along behind with the rigidly observing their agreements with gled out of the country Horr Michaels rest on tritek England, that nothing is going to Gerwent so far as to say that Gen and you'd hardly believe; in fact, I can "Why some of the things I've done many except as permitted by agreement, that all German exports are counterbalan ced by similar British exports, no that England gains as much by the arrange" ment as her enemy. They also urged that for certain commodities they are entirely dependent upon the United States, and an embargo on, or cessation of, Amen can exports would cause their people un told wiffering, if not actual starvation

faced with the spectre of farine, and that owing to the erroneous crm hardly believe en myself nometimes. I estimates, even the army was in danger, remember oners a rumour, went round our He appealed to the landed proprietors lines that a German spy had got through- and farmece to thresh all their grain and disguised as an army mule, and had deliver it at once, even if they ran the poured a barrel of prussie seid into the risk of not having enough for seed beer Naturally, our chaps was a bit shy Socialist representatives in the Reichstag about drinking it, and the colonel cane have painted the picture in even darker along and wanted to know what was up colours, One speaker declared that the He took a gallon can of the beer and The State Department is giving the men and women in the munition factories miffed at in and looked at it and sniffed subject most careful consideration, in were pale and emaciated, and often again, and bummed and ha'ed. And at consulation with the British and French fainted from hunger, that child mortality last he called for a The Holland American Company have Missions The position of the American had increased enormously, and that con- try it on the dog.lunteer to sort of for same years been operating the service Government is very simple. It feels itsumption claimed store victims every day. Naturally, I steps forward, takes the between New York and Holland with has a moral obligation to feed neutral Others asserted that the under-fooding can, salutes and shakes hands with all

was terrible, and that in many establish my pals three passenger bonts and ive cargo Europe if it can be done without risk of

If I die I says, give my love to boats. The Jays Pacific Mall owns eight helping Germany, but at the same timements the workmen collapsed from sheer I

hunger,

Sunvie, and tell her I died doing my duty, Tossels, while the Holland Americauit, realizes now, as it has not before, the The privations of the population have like a British soldier, and I took a large- Steamship Company has nine ships in extent to which Germany has been able been greatly aggravated by the reduction hized swig at the can. What a death, ch1 cluding the three passenger bonts Oplitr, to ward off starvation through imports of the bread ration by approximately 20 Well, it tasted good, and 1 has an-

two steel vessels of 2,000 tons each are very effective means of striking at Gor this measure has not been appeased by the but praps I'd better have another can Ryudom and Noordam. It is stated that frum northern neatrals, and that one per cent, and the resentment around by other swig, and empties the can

Seems all right, to me, sir, I anys, ... ander constraction at a yard in Holland many and crushing her is to prevent a promise of a full weekly ration, of 5lb. of for the Holland American Company............ single ounce of food reaching her from potatoes and an extra half pound of meat ful to make sure. So I has another one the United States. The Washington where the consumer is able to pay for ic That was quite good, thé, hat you never ABANO SHIPBUILDING YAND Government is not being influenced by According to the Gorman newspapers, the know

sympathy, not win it allow its filings output of beer is steadily declining, and to be played upon by pathetic appeals, the barley in the hands of the breweries The United States has gone into this war is not expected to inst over May Another to win and to end it as quickly as vise has been made in the price of sugar possible, and anything that can be legiboet in the hope of encouraging its cul timately dorte to force Germany to terms tivation, with the result that the consumer will be done. While, of course, nothing will have to pay more for his gagar Milk will be done to create unnecessary friction is no scarce in Berlin that even skim milk between the United States and northern has to be doled out in neagre rations, neutrale, if a decision has to be made only one litre a week being allowed to families with children between 6 and 10, between strained relations and the stop while other persons apparently have a page of food to Germany, there will be no

right to milk at all,

The Asano Shipbuilding Yard at Teuromi, which opened its business two months ago, has since been busy con structing fivo vessels ordered by the Tatsuma 8.8. Co., of Kobe, the Suzuki Company, of Kobe, and the Tore Kisen A steel cargo boat of 11,000 tons will be launched for the Suzuki Company on July 7th, this being the first vessel con

Prussie neid, I told the colonel, is heavy poison and sinks to the bottom. P'r'aps I'd better have soma more. So I alls the can for turd limes more, and the rest of Bie, company gathers round licking their lips and waiting for the hor- rille contortions to set in

D'you know, there must have been something in that beer, because I hadn't drunk more'n about eleven gallons before I come over do drowsy-like, and seemed sort of all muddled inside.

structed at the yard sitation about the course to be adopted BLACK BREAD AND "Goo' by, ale pals says, wort of

According to Mr. Yoshida, a director, the keel was laid recently of a vessel of 10,000 tons ordered by the Tatsuma 8.8. Co., of Kobe, while the keel will be laid Bobstant of an 8,000-ton corge boat for the Kishimoto 8.8. Co, of Kobe, Another vessel for the TK K will he Jaunched from the yard carly in November

Insurance fund Ships atructural repair

fund

The announcement that Herman Lager. orantz, formerly Swedish Minister to the United States, is coming on a special mission to discuss the food question is welcomed by the State Department of

TUENITA,

beer been

weak and wandering, 'long, colonel, Among the forms of meat to which the ole enck Member me to all at 'ome, pouror classes are resorting may be men und don't forget to shut the front door ioned whale and seal flesh, and lately as you go out. And with them words I some of the newspapers hive noted the use collapsed into a sort of stupor

asses flesh. There have been frequent Obviously, the best had hon poison is a proof that Sweden realizes bor references in the Dutch papers to a brisk dependence upon the United States for trade in dogs and cats from Holland to about eighty men by my brave act. But food, and it will enable the Washington Germany, high prices being paid. That were they gratefull Did they cheer? Government to make it plain to Sweden those unimals are used, not only for the Did they throw wreaths and medals at and other neutrals they must no longer extraction of fat, but also for human nie? No, sir! They did not] Wanted serve Germany, Legislation now pending consumption, would appear to be borne to fight me next city because their boar in Congress will sharti ho sapted giving out by the advertisements appearing in ration was fourteen gallons short. COMPANY REPORT,

the President the power of embargo, and

alextag such a lot of paing setting that rumour he will then have sweeping authority to slaughteringpapers for dogs for There's gratitude for you! And I took NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

prevent the exportation of any article hesively used in the preparation of sausage about the paisory abroad. may consider inimical to the public ment

Thiere WAS Another case of remarkable The report of the Directors of this interest, or that through neutral inter been in Germany al point to a steady

Reports from neatrals who have lately bravery that came to sy notice. One of Company for the half-year ended March vention may be of advantage to Germany, increase of the economic pressure. In the when the order came to open fre. Some- our gunners had been having a snooze 31st, 1917, 18 as follows

SEEING IT THROUGH. towns the poor are hard put to it to keep The surplus of earnings, after deduct

how or other he didn't notice that his ing current expenditure for the past anxiety and uncertainty in regard to pelled to subsist on black bread and band But, just as he pulled the trigger There is in Washington the greatest famine from the door, many being co-gun was pointing the wrong way, having half-year, amount to Ten 22.165,245,000, Russia, Referring to Russia a member of turnips According to an American until

blown found in the night by the out of which there have been deducted :- the Cabinet said to me If Russia recently resident in Leipzig, something he realized that if something isn't done - Depreciation of the flest comains steadfast and we can keep the like 80 per cent of the inhabitants of the the front drawing room of our General

and property

Yen 1,443,457.350 Allies supplied with food we have nothing town are existing on this diet. Even the Headquarters instead of in the dugouts lively the shell will drop just about in 844,301.430 to fear, but, if necessary, we are able to well-to-do find it no easy matter to obtain

put 1,000,000 men in the field. And we sufficient food Luxurita are still to be of our friends the enemy 350,352.800 shall do it," he added, with grim eartiest got, but their cost is almost prohibitive As quick as lightning he wins round nosx We have got to win this war, he Sickness is rift, especially consumption to the mouth of the gun, white for the Yon 2,638,111.640 declared, and we shall fight if we have and anemia, and the power of work is Johnson, catches it, hangs on to it is leaving a balance of Yen 38,478,200 400, This is now the spirit which possesses the conditions are described as far more drags the shell down, spite on the spark

to fight alone proportionately reduced. In the country red eleven miles upward, and brally including Yen 18,001,180,810 brought for the country, I am quite sure that what tolerable, and in some parts as nearly ing-plug and puts the fire outy and nos ward from the last account.

、 this member of the Cabinet said is no normal, the farmers refusing to part with saves the lives of enough brase bate to. The Directors propose that Yen vai hoast. The sountry has gone into their produce for love or money Clothes make a double-size Lord Mayor's Show. 375,888.680 be added to the Reserve Fund, the war to see it through and see it are said to be practically unobtainable A very smart affair that was, and he and that Yen 200,000.000 be allowed a through it will, if it should have to fight though, for those who can afford the price lastead, all be got was the seat of his ought by rights to have had the V.C., but, the Directors and Auditors fees, and for years and make similar sacrifices in there is still silk to be had, German Yen 400,000,000 for the employés as special mer and money to those that England and frontier, especially into Switzerland, in through the air so fast. And he had to families continue to escape over the trousers scorched through travelling. grant for their services in connection with her Allies have made. Germany did not order, as they say openly, to escape There was one other brave deed I re- the war know what she was doing when she made famine in their own country. In Den

buy a Dew pair out of his pocket money commend a dividend at the rate of eight is new finding out, and the knowledge will some thousands of German children into Didn't know what funk was Go any From the remainder the Directora realnemy of the United States, but she mark there is a plan on foot for bringing member. That was a chap named per cent per annum, besides two per be hiter and costly, There is a popular the country in order to feed them up and

Barrey O'Hagan. Absolutely fearless t cent, per annum as special dividend and belief that Germany is on her last legs restore them to health where, do anything or anybody. And a farther twenty per cent. per annum and that the war will be over before the Prisoners of war and interned civilians one day, to crow it all he ate a double extra special dividend. The total of the turn, but neither the President nor his returning from Germany dwell especially ration of army stow well-knowing that dividends will absorb Yen 4,125,000,000. civil and military advisers are allowing upon the univoreel shortage of oils and two mules had died near the canteen on leaving a balance of Yea 39,777,433,760.

For the adjustment of this balance of to think that they need not expand all employed by Germans to obtain oil from that have made England what she is so- themselves to be deluded by optimism, or fats and the extraordinary methods the previous day. It is such men as this Yen 32.777.433.780 the Directors propose their efforts. They are proceeding of the every possible source. Fresh evidence is day. But these things are as

thes that the war will last for at least forthcoming of the lack of many other the little exploit for which I got my own tomore years, that the years to come raw materials, Ruch as coal, copper D.C.M. 1 don't suppose there's another things are as nothing beside will be more dreadful and entail heavier mineral oils, textile materials, and cloth sac fices and require greater devotion the the years that have passed, and that Yen 18,500,000,000/ war call only he won if the United Sutes throws into the scale all its

Well, I hardly like talking about it," stength.

A great and growing difficulty is the said Sam. But it's beer in the Gazette 3,000,000,000 Among the strongest, advocates of con provision of adequate railway transport Come, come, Sam I protested.

already, so it don't matter. 5,600.000.000 sciption there are some who, while agres Swedish doctor, who recently returned Tell me what you did. Did you cap-

ir that nothing could be better for the through Germany from Vienna, where he mral of the country and in its spiritual had been working under one of the chief ed, blow up a mine, build a bridge under ture seventy-three Germans single-hand- statisticians engaged on transport work ebet than universal service, hold the at the War Office, went so far as to say are, save a heavy battery, or climb up

inion that no real Army will have to that it was only a question of months one of your tall stories and bring 3,270,000,000 sent overseas, as the war will be ended before the Gorman Government would be a Zepp? What was it that wrote your

Wfore the United States is ready That forced to make peace by considerations of name in gold on the roll of glory 6,500,000 not the President a view, and under his railway transport The permanent way None of those, said Sam." We drection and leadership Amerien is gird was in a very bad state, the rolling stock were playing poker and I drew an ace

its loins, as England did in 1914, was worn out by the strain of the war.

queen of another suit and three little ing about its task deliberately, but not and there was no means of repairing it une and I bluffed on that lot and sitating, understanding now what war and engines had become so srce that scooped a dollar pot. And I've had a ane, as England did not then, profiting the loss of one engine meant more to Ger weak heart ever since.

England's mistakes and having the many than the loss of three guns. Fur enefit of the experience of the last two ther reductions have been made in the Thissenger train service, and between Hamburg and Sassnitz, for instance, there are no trains running at all. The German Government are doing their best be remedy matters by borrowing engines and ere is no limit to the totals which might tracks from Holland and Denmark, and de borrowed, and fantastic 6gures may the Austrian Government have attempted I expected Germany is borrowing to to supplement their supply by smuggling pay interest, and interest on the borrowed engines from Switzerland.

to apportion as follows:-

Special reserve for war

risk and depreciation

of valno of vessels to

be built and pur-

Spes depreciation of the book value of the floct Special reservə Fund for training, pro-

tection and encour agement of Besmen.. Dividend equalization

fund

Extra special dividend (40 per cent. p.a.)... Directors and sucitors extra allowarice Extra bonus for employés Final balance to be car

eied forward to next account

800,000,00

180,000,000

825,000,000

532,493,000

Yea 32,777,433-780 pare

GERMANY'S PARLOUS CONDITION Discussing the last German loan, the Tew York Times says Under the FAR EASTERN MEN AND tem of issuing loans for bank paper

THE WAR.

Mr. JH Lampert, of the Standard

Oil Company, Tintaju, is shortly pra coeding Home for War Bervice. – Mr M., F. Miller, lata....... Department has been tempora.... gineer

hom

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otal exeeds the total, taxation before the

war, when it was nearly intolerable. The

ings, leather and footwear, and of the man in England could have done it. crippling influence exercised by the great Don't be modest, Banz," I said " Let's scarcity of labour in nearly every branch know what it was

of industry.

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New York Times can see nothing but utter nearly friendless, and even her friends rnin for Germany, which will be revealed will not take her paper. Of gold she has when peace comes because then her paper will be a mockery, and it adds nothing comparable with her needs. The The Acting D.S.P (E) will attend steamship companies are ruined. He trade is gone. She has the ill will of the world. It make little difference what terms are finally accorded her She - (Continued at foot of next column)

economic structure which she has reared with such will and success is a sucked he bor ultimate collapse There is a shell. The longer she fights the worse will

cancer in her vitals, and only by a miracle of surgery can the healing knife reach it

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