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GENERAL NEWS.

Union of Paris Fire Insurance.

The Credit Foncier d'Extreme Orient have been appointed the exolusive agents for Shanghai of the Union of Paris Fire Insurance Company.

Home Cricket Season. Colmby, February 2-A Times of Ceylon cablegram Pays, that the counties are making their own! arrangements for the 1915 cr ckst Beacon. The M, C. C. ie oudes- Touring to arrange matches against the Public Schools,"

1. M. S. Cfficers' Extra Pensions. The Secretary of State for India bas approved of the pro- posal that officere of the Indian Medical Service, who have been Belected for extra pensiona of £100 per annum for the year 1914-15, shall not be deprived off them if in consequence of the suspension of retirements they sie not able to retire during the current financial year....

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in the East Room, where Presid- ent Taft held a hearing before Tetoing a similar bill. The time referring to the exchange of Notes erament to restore the German will be divided betreen the between German, and neutral individuals and property seized Path. opposing forces. A large number countries in ragaad to the threat in violation of international Jaw. of applications for a hearing have ened blockade of the British coast in certain directions they have No. been received, and as many re- and the warning to neatral ship-also raised measures which are presentative spaukers as possible ping, it is interesting to read the irreconcilable with the freedom Berlin despatch to the Ostasiatis of the sea, in that they have. Increase of Co-operative

Cher Lloyd dated February 6th, as obviously under the pressure of

Great Britain, bindered, by 1915. Societies In Burma.

follows Rangoon, February 3.-In the

The Deutscher Ueberscedienst export and transit embargo the first floor of No. 8 Duddell Tolograph.".

the transit of wares for peaceful course of a resolution by the

reports:- Lieutenant-Governor on the re-

The following is the full purposes to Germany. The Gor- port of the working of the Co-

"EILANDONAN" No. 54 First Floor of 49 Pottinger LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. operative Societies in Burma, Sir text of the Memorandum of the man Government bos in vis 51 Peak (unfurnished).

Government called the attention of neutral Hervey Adameon notes with Imperial German

inores of concerning the retaliation against Powers to the fact that it must Mount Kellett Road. 5 rooms, Street, bearcentral Police Station. satisfaction the

ita No. 1 Nathan Road, Kowloon societies from 67 to 90, and the measures taken by Grest Britain, face the question of whether it unfurnished from 1st March-Apply Within. success which has attained the in violation of international law can longer

to atop neutral sea commerce with hitherto strict observance of the (No. 1 Fairview) from 1st Febru-

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upper level roads. - Address, conclades with a record of a deep Germany in a way that defies all violations of sentrality to the from 1st April, 1915.

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Vital Interest's at. Stake. For the violations of inter- decrees that the London Declara-national law Great Britain pleads tion concerning pavel warfare is the vital intereats which the Bri- binding on her naval forces, but tish Empire Las at stake, and the in reality she has renounced the neutral towers seem to satisfy Declaration in its most important themselves with theoretical pre- particulars, although her own tests. Therefore, in fact, they A meeting of British residents delegates at the London. c-accept the vital interests of a was held at the British Conenlate, ference on naval warfare reccg-belligerent as a aufficient excuse Nagasaki, on the 20th ult, to nieed its conclusions to be valid for every method of warfare. Germany must now appeal to the consider, the formation of & loonlae international law.

The British Government has same vital interests. To its re- branch of the Patriolie League of Britona Overseas, male put a rumber of art cles in the gret it therefore sees itself forced

Great section of the community was list of continband which are not to military measures aimed at well represented, "but ono lady contraband or are, at inoet, only only was present, Mr. G. P. indirectly useful for military "gainst the British procedure: Paton, Acting Consul, presided. purposes, and which, therefore, Just as Great Britain has design- He explained the object of the according to the London Declara-sted the area between Scotland meeting. Mr. Inmao proprsed that tion as well as according to the and Norway as the area of war, a branch be formed in Nagasaki universally recognised rules of 80 Germany wow declares all the She and Ireland, including the entire of the Patriotic League of Britone international law, may not be water surrounding Great Britain Overecae. Mr. H. J. Buckland designated as contratand. seconded, Mears. Irwin Turner, bas further actually stoliebed the English Channel, as an area of W. B. Lexie, E. R. S. Perdon, distinction between absolute and war and thus proceeds against P. R. Kosoman, J. B. Wallace, relative copiraband inasmuch as the shipping of the enemy.

For this purpose, beginning on Hatchinson he has subjected to captore all and Archdeacon

articles of relative contraband February 18th, 1915, it will en- addressed the meeting. It war. decided that the affairs of the ntended for Germany, without deavour to destroy every enemy! League in Nagasaki should be reference to the harbour in which merchant ship that is found in managed by a committes of five, they are to be unloaded, or the this area of war without it always that thus threatene persons and including the Consul, who hatile or perceful use to which being possible to avert the peril abould he i-ficio President, they are to be pnt,”

She does not even hesitate to cargues. Neutrals are therefore in this ares of war. It may ex- The others obosen were Archdes- con Butchinson, Mecere, M. C. violate the Paris Declaration, as warned against farther entrust-pect that the central Powers will Adame, R. F. Loman, and E. R. 8. her naval forces have seized on ing crews, passengers and wares show no lose consideration for the to [enemy ?] ehipe. Their atten- vital interests of Germany then neutral ships German pre P.rdon.

perty that was not contraband, tion is also called to the fact that for those of Great Britain, and will Too Manchurian D. New states in violation of her own desires it is advisable for their ships to aid in keeping their citizens and that since the establishment of concerning the London Declara- avoid entering this area. For the property of the latter from the Dairen Staple Produce Ex- tion. She has further, through even though the German naval this ares. This is the more to chanke, some Chinese merchants her naval kreer, taken from forces have instructions to avoid be expected as it must be to the of influence of Shanghai have neutral ships numerous Germans violence to neutral ships, in so interest of the mentral Powers to settled down at Diren, Theliable to miliary service and bas far as they are recognisable, in see this destructive war and as

Berlin, February 4, 1915. atoppage of import of American made them prisoners of war. view of the misuse of neutral soon as possible. fur and Harbin flour to Dairen Finally, she has declared the entire flags ordered by the British Gov ernment and the contingencies hen caused the local market to North Sea to be an area of war, of torpedoos directed against tora to Shanghai for the best part and if ebe has not made imposa-

enemy abips cannot alwaye of its wante. At the same time, ible the passage of neutral ship- the unfavourable crope in South ping through the sea between be avoided. At the same time Chins last year have created a Soutland and Norway, she has it is specially noted that ship well-sustained demand for Man- rendered at so difficult and so ping north of the Shetland Is ohurian cereale, Hitherto the dangerous that she has to lands in the eastern area of the fluctuations on the local market certain extent effected a blockade North Sea and in a strip of at need to make feeble impression of neutral porta in violation of all least thirty sen miles in the width along the Netherlands coast is not imperilled, on the Shanghai market after the international law.

All those measures have the lapse of a month or so. But now the local fluctuations seem to react obvious purpose, through the The German Government gives on Shanghai in's few days' time. illegal paralysation of legitimate auch early notice of these measures The above shows that Dairen and neutral commerce, not only of that hostile as well as neutral ships Shanghai are being brought much striking at German military may have time accordingly to adopt plans for landing at ports strength, but

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