1916-02-26 — Page 4

FOOTBALLERS AND THE WAR

Famous Players Contiane to Enlist.

FEELING THE PINCH.

Germany's Rising Prices.

On a recent Saturday afternoon. the wage and shopping day of Berlin's middle and working Football players of all degree classes business took me to Bar- are still enlisting says the Athletic lin's leading market hall, the Al- Nome. One of the most renown-exander Market, writes a Danish ed to take the stop is the Scottish traveller.

St. John's Cathedral, HoogksUE:

*Sexagesimon – Sunday 7th February, 1916, Hel Cime munion (3,5 am). Find

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Neutral's Statues

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THE RECENT ARREST OF GERMANS

vernment Infor

The China Prents of Fabrancy

VICTORY FINET

gaged in the confoot in Europe 20 hee the following ***

recently given recently by Toe Ameriosa, stormer Chins, Mr. Will Irwin, m American war of the China Mail 8.8. Con was

It has been sugge correspondent, in as address stopped "outside the month of should more Th

Yangtase river by a British mansen by a threes to prohibit the delivered in New York,

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Thers was only a handful of m.) Response Farhal. Venta Hue. Frais: 120, 121, IZZ

passengers on board besides the *(Beethoven To Deans Russell.

Smart,

Goodenough (and party of Germans sad Austrisus evening). Benedictus; Garrett ralessed from istaroment in King, webovaline from his own exper-cruiser on Friday and thirty" juss at our ports after the war to Hymus: 173, 290. 1 God “Sære land rotamakage to, zheir nahita tences in the wat soca, Mr. Irwin |eìght German men were taken off II ships flying the German fig. The King Evensong (5.45pm) counties. It had been a fine sold in a graphic manner of what her. Most of the pasengkantak kam International, Tom Logan, the ... When I entered tha.deprasnaŭ Karpausene Feriat Pashus=-of-pasangaruutileabouts ofalse « indagem #een in the hospitals. Betsa from the China were from thing attractive about the iies. centre half-back of Chelees, who Alexander Market and walked has played in the-game this searound the open stall I saw at once son. Logan, it may be remem how prices have farther ima bered, was out of the London ince my visit cf a few weeks pre- team when besten by Nostriously. When it is remembered that this is a working class mar- County last April in what was 3 critical League match, owing to tet it will be realised how great a matrimonial engagement, and the pinch of war upon that he returned to Scotland for last most susceptible part of the Ger summer. Ha went back to Lon-man, his stomseb. Beef prime doa in the sutuma to take up cuts, were 2 6d. to 3 lb Mode for some time now. He work, but has been north of the mutton Se and upwards. omly played in five games for Chelsea, the last being against Millwall on October 2 Physically and temperamentally, he is the typerfman to makes good soldier

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singularly, was lower in prics, but there was little on the market, All the most popular fab such as baddock, col, ling, and founders from 100 per cent, to 150 percent. above former prices. A further rise in price will raw be caused by the regulation debarring flash food on two days of the week

We hear, too, that R. Whitting ham, of South Shields and Stoke

I searched the market and saw has enlisted in the 3-5 North

Whit. Very little poultry. Geese are Staffordshire Regiment tingham, who hails from the Polly the cheapest and mest teries, has bad experience with plentiful of German foods, bat the Governmen: regulation for Blackpool, Bradford City and Chelsea, as well as South Shield: bidding the feeding of livs stock with cereals. has made poultry and Stoke. An assertive and ter-rearing almost impossible. Bares acions forward, he has been s great factor in the Stoke attack, are very popular with the German and played an important part in houseife, and the Berlin market the success of Stoke over Mass in normal times crowded with chester United on Saturday. In them. There are very few hare: now obtainable owing to the deed, it was the general opinion conditions of German farm tenure that he was never keener or more Farmers holding less than 300 electiva, and that is saying acres in ore block are forbidden great deal

by the German game laws to shco: over their land. The rabbit Mr. Fred Hargreaves, the secret looked upon as inedible in tary of the Lancashire Football Germany. As regards other food Association, who has interested commodities lard, at 34. ■ lb. is himself so deeply in recruiting costing more than batter, and is and has compiled the Country's Roll of Honous, has joined the Army under Lord Derby's scheme Mr. Hargreaves is well known DD the football field, having officiated both as linesman and referee. He is the chairman of the Black- burn Tuesday-League, and is also a member of the Backbara Board

of Guardiana.

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vorena GI in Taison.

We shalliberably hot desire to the with evening. Magnificat: the afternoon, when the sudden described the invazes of; war in Shanghai wa

The asws of the misura was as the Red, White, and Blask in Camidze (ish-morning). Nune slowing down of the engines call the countries and of its desolating Dimittis: Foster (5th mominaled those of us who were below effect on familiesThe burden received in a wireless deepstab British waters for many & Phar Anthem: 0 Lord God Gut on deck. Here we found the on the woman especially be mi, M. G. J. Patrocelli, Shanghai after peace has been signed, and Hymns: 189, 193-NB-Psalm horizon, the sky, the sea all blott- was too great for

He agent for the line. The deepsto no German ship is likely to mest 196 versoe 1,2,7 in maison,

Leci incidents of our from Captain Frazier of with a very cordial isception in 127. verses 12 in unison 128,00 out think white cartsin

in inditiduals and among the China: It read:

any British barbour Marsover. verans 1, 2, in unison 129 bad been drawn round the ship,

Chic stopped by British craich a prohibatin, particularly if verses 1,2,5,6 in unison 130,bich now the throbbing of theses of men which were fit to verses 3: 4,7,8 in zaiton 131, engine stopped, alid slowly and rack with the greatest exploits ser. Thirty-eight German male our Allies adhered to it, as they

incurious silents through the recorded in history.

pawangers were taken proper probably would could matfail to ba water. The giren bellowed and ́s I'diragree with those people sad placed shoard British craters very severe punishment. Every- great bell clanged warnings into who say that nations grow strong Women passengergynokumain talere we hold ports, that are the gutaways of the world, and to Invisible space, and in the silence on war, humid. Nations China detained 5 hours." and isolation of the fog that grow strong in pesos, and for The steamer gould not have close them to Gensan shipoing akiped ne, their noise was almost that cassone are strong in war. been far cut to see when stopped would drive the German Bag intolerable. Then, with a mile The rationa now engaged in exe by the British cruisee. The Chius slot wholly th and a roar, the anchor went down fint have had time to prepare sailed at 8.salock on Friday half the Baltic comer themselves. The amploits of the morning. The message was re- Francis dosed to it and we no longer moved.

4 poung German stood by my men under fire in the armies crived at Wooemig at 623 pm. Adu, a pon

| all the porta? side,

to day are zong the most the same day. -

Assoon as the news was recaivā You will be delayed in getting thrilling in history-

{it; *Gerašaf; home,” I said "are you glad to Io the Vanges alone there the American consulate wat o mode the be going?

were 10. Gettysbarge innght in Ed. A telegram wasimme fiate face looked very bitter as two weeks during the first stages Ir sent to Washington giving the he turned it towards me.Why of the rat. The story of the known particulare. No statement would south should I be glad?" he said. beroism of the English on their concerning the mater would be ralars stunn

There is nobody there. My wife retreat from Moss and of the made at the consulate.

policy of and child are in, and we were Canadison who filled the gap: doing well when the war broke St. Julien is tremendous No out, "I should never have gone to pus is flinching in this war. - The Germany again. There is nothing English told me that at Epres, when the Germans tried to hea for me to do in Germany."

***Did you have a bad tima în a way to Calais, they came on eightliner deep. It was a camp?" I asked,

certainty that the first wadines

St. Andre's Church Kowloon

Seracerima Sunday February 1916, Morner Kaye Hymn: Responses: Fari L Venite: 27th Moming. Psalms As Set Te Deam-Laws Cook and Hopkins Benedicts Garrett. Hymns: 137 (tune 115); 372.68 National Anthem. Evening Prayer. Hemm; 385. Responses Ferial Parim: As Set Magnificat Wesley 1st Morning. Nuns Dimittis: Croft Inth Evening Hymns: 36, 332. 440. Kyrie Mendelssohn: Kational Anthem.

Union Church, Kennedy Road

Universal Day of Prayer for Students, Sunday, February 27. Morning 11 am. Hymnse 192, $74, 193, 153. Subject Chris the Saving Teacher. Evening 6 pm. Hymas: 389,243, 104 165 Preacher Rev. J. Kirk Maconachis.

St. Peter's Church, West Point.—

8am Holy Communion. 11 a.m.) Moming Prayer and sermon.

staze.

"Excepting the last few days I have no complaints.

was at the Alexandra Palace.”

“And it was good there, was

noì?”.

still rising. Margarine is un-seamen's Institute.—Men's Conno obtainabia, there being no berl

ference at 3 pm. Conducted by fat, and the import of palm oil the Rev. C. L. Cooper-Hunt. ous ceased. Germany'a dilemm 3. as regards edible fate is indeed. calamitous.

Germany's fruit crop this year was excellent, but despite this, the prices of fruit have ruled high and jms and marmalades Mr. Robert Jack, manager ore selling at le. 3d. to 18. 44. the Plymouth Argyle Club, bad per Ib. They are deficient in quality sed much-adulterated

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GERMAN CASUALTIES,

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The War Oce: estimate of It is from no good

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would be shot down entirely, and Chronicle of January 21 is in all stoption of the perbags the third line, and the probability, considerably short of present time. men knew it. But knowing that the real numbers, for it must to see her paying in death was certain, the Germans be remembered that the Germen of psor for the ce He looked at me salienly. I nevertheless came on, the men military authorities, contrary to committed in th Preacher: Rev. W. T. Feather cannot say anything was good," throwing their left arm before the practice in other countries, not prudent for this her own hands Bato The answered. "Treason is still their eyes and went to their death, do not include in their lista o{{

casualtisä men whose wounds are sured. Discussion treason in Germany. I say I have Not a man flinched or ran.

of a slight nature. If these be due to the crimi Mr. Irwin said, in his opinion, complaints to make.” An elderly man joined us.

the French army, system was the added to the figures quoted by defer ed matt Twenty-six years," he said, in best in the world. The soldier. Tennant the agregata most court and we

thest long se answer to my queenon, "and in is taught to remember that he is be close on three millions. all that time I have never been first of all a French citizen. Hey effort is made by the himself, as he The Gospel Hall (No. 10 and five miles out of London. My ir taught to think. He instanced German War Off to prevent he certain to

12 Pedders Street). On the wide is English, and my four the recent drive" in Champagne exact information regarding cae have inused most c Worship at 5 pm, and the children; they cannot speak Gec-when General Joffre caused to be this from reaching the general guard ourselves agai, si the

mildly Lord's Supper at 4 pm a man. Why should I be made to read the soldiers in the tranches public The list of Bruseisu, tation to desi wekil Children's Meeting; st 3 pm go tos connury which I have not the orders of the day, ang casualtise already number with the offending See more

432, and to these must be added: it, has been brought to the br Preaching. Tuesday and Thurs-seen for 26 years, where I know what each section was to do...

the lists from Besaria, Saxony of this outraged tribunal, day, at 8 pm. Exposition of nobody The English har fathoms," he called, and and Wurtemberg-But for some is our besetting sin, and may be Scripture. Saturday at 8 pm. ways, treated me well, and again "x," and "ix" Then months nothing was permitted four greasons peril. Bas the man

never wished to go sway.” Hive-and-s-half" and "Eve-and-a- in the Preez which could possibly ner of tas punishment a

The Thought of Destroyers.

half," and "fire," "Ave," "fts," afford any clue to the number of settled amording to what This feeling for Lealked with up" "fire short, four-and Pilled, wounded, and pris sers our Affies decred most Wanchal. Sunday Morning more than half of the party half. Its four-soda-half What does appear in the Freas is after Germany has been beate seemed univerzal. I found not several time in succession, then, something like the following her knees. The discussion abo one who was glad to be going enddenly, four-and-again In the Prussian casualty list be musumelled by shy pretoqua

home. (” “It in not my boms," "four":" The crowd gathered No. 432 are represented infantry, threats or pledges, was said again and again. Yat closer, only leaving room for his de: Gaard, 4th Regiment of ght well be that we with a curious contradictoriness, swinging anna, and waited in Foot (Reserve Infantry Regiment and the particular math many of them were still German.

tenge silence. "Four," "four,”

No: 93.) Fusilieregiments Nos.geted neither effect in their sympathy, though they three-and-a-half," and again 1 to 5, including 11, 12, 13, 10, 41, the criminal nor had nearly forgotten the country three-and-a-half!" How much to 45, 47, 42, 51, 52, 54 10 59. aztelvez. We do and would gladly have stayed water did we draw? Some thought. This would apply to the Foot be aither, and the away from it. They took great 156; some-id 17. And we Guarda Regiments and the battal- pride in her fighting strengthere in three-and-a-half fathoms is associated with them All rideration when the

certam Yes all alike wished to live 10 Then the lead came up again, other branches of the service Batwolwant to go in England. All alike apoke in Tay and the little Dutch sailor treated in similar laconic fashion. Conference with ing degrees of warmth of the early threw himself over Scientifically Confused. be-free to write tugon densed milk is unobtainable be Roman Catholic Cathedral, Glen, kindness of the campoficials all the rails, hanging on only by If a family have a son or father, wille Chue imenoutate raa cau-e Switzerland, the great

caly-Low Masses zt 6, 7. and | bated Sir Edward Grey, who had hir legs inside, and mazed up to, who has been killed or wounded, to deleit the enemy and to steel

the opportunity of securing a with pompkins, Sogar has commission in the Army la doabled in price and is now abou week, but he failed to pass thed. per lb. The cheapest tes is 1. doctor the result of an accident per., lb. sad is then scarce. Cooca two years 220. He is at preeed 18 almost unobtainable. Coffee, in the dockyard offices.

the general German beverage, in Argyle club bam sa-pended opera-28, a 100 per cent, rise. These tions until the conclusion of the prices are only for the lowest

azades. Bice is from le, to la 3d. per 15., but you can go înto a Mr. J. W. D. Fowler. of Sander-dozen shope and not get 1 lb. lard, the wellknown referee, Sago and tapioca are no longer enlisted in the Darham Light Is quoted os the market. Carrsats fantry last week, and is now in and raisina are practically an training at Barnard Castle,

obtainable. Dewp to the import ation of Date, Danish, and Swiss. cheeses the price of all cheeses has gone up 100 per cent, Con-

A. E. Hafton, the Sheffield Un ited goalkeeper, has joined the Coldstream Guards.

E. Jones, the Bistol City full-source of import, depends largely back, has enlisted in the Royal apon Germany for concentrated Gloucester Hassare, making the castle foods. Hulk, like bread, can math of last season's players to sow only be obtained by ticket and join the colours.

is then only supplied upon proof

metal Park

Prayer Meeting

Wesleyan Methodist Charch,

Service 10,15 am Sunday Evening Service 6.15 p.m.

خریب

Soldier's and Sailor's Home Arsenal Street-Sunday Ever- ing, Gospel Services 3 p.m.

St. Joseph's Church Garden Road Mess and Sermon at 10 m followed by the Bene- diction of the Blessed Sacra

ment

9.30 am:High Mass at: 8 BM- 5.30 pm-Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

First Church of Christ Scientist.

-MacDonnell Road. Sundays. 11.15 a.m. Wednesdays, 5.30pm:

*** made the war.2

Shortly before the fog plowed down on us we had seen, close at hand, two British torpedo-boat Germans assure us that our War: destroyers in waters where the ship dare not go. How they were travelling 1 Their ecrand wag to be tearing with alkits might to|ap-tour inspections These: evidently urgent and the white pall the ship back from what easigns dipped in reponse to our heads

the bridge three shorti” Abore information to their effact is usual- * voios spoke and a bell clanged. Hy sent to the family by the W Ancakes baik seeponded, faintly in bus: more distant friends the distance, and immediately the who demiss information gma, yang full speed stern, and Backs there water boiled, around, un anthaven, an the public place, of

the sores, on jin zaveras merged, äptsiled lists with Damen are

salute and they were gone. We, There were those who declared remembered: those 4-destrOFSEN

Grove forbidden, together with whipped even lower then, those ruling in now. The ariable channel that they felé us touch. But we

were still, sfost, nađ the shấp m

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however; me no-rolazzinowe, and somosensfically confused, that in ext to impossible to artive erenzian": estimate - of, the abers of killed, wounded

chearts to inflies' apon îhîîz eavy penalties for his crimes when he cacies to sus furipesce,

fhat these paraitian nħal fa are no need to determine nosi

ang his land contain. Besides, the linte men wo

called, and y again. | any attempt at reckoning up the

and half a desen., totale,is promptly stopped and me

**-Thon ** four-*| punished.

sin bellaclash-]

that no one in keyecutaidem the Shighat

of its need for infants or invalida. Mr. H. Hopkinson, the Football The only bread in Germany League linesman who was also now is the "Kriegabrot” (wsr attached to the Irish Lorgue. bread). It is made of 33 per cent. Central League, and Lancashire rye, 30 per cent, straw meal, and Combination; is one of the teater the rest potato meal. The male of the copper-mith and sheer of cake and pastries is practically

works at where the recruitercream. The cout of csal is great England. These advertisements here, WO KIGW, WAS VUS nazove slowly siraming back, and the and prisoners ----which they pass through for mator ly rizen. Owing to the sente ste flytraps to lese customers. My They do not care much for transport ferrica, One of the of fate, acap, formerly 35 the wife accompanied me in my when there is work to do, the now the other way. Three and carefully watched by police that recruits the other day waa. Wcwt, is now costing £5, Candles recent tour, and nearly always young fallows who have the Davies, the Welsh International, re proportionately expensive, when she asked for some article ib.d.s; and if thou two, or bro formerly of Blackburn Rovers. Only about half-z-pint day of of clothing advertised in the same more like thema, came- tearing and who is a partner with R. laminating.aivas allowed to be morning's papers she met the stong sa me had seen them, when Crompton in a motor business enpplied to each family. Shoe zawer. We are sold eat. walay suchord there, There is a possibility of Crompton saling leather has risen is three I will not forecast what effect About 8 o'clock that night the fimself becoming attached to the months from 3a. 63. to 8. a lb. this shortage and dearness of all news spread that the fog was lift- transport service.

All clothing has gone up some he naceities of life will haya ing and we; were going to more? 200 per cent. In Berlin Lhso to upon the was endurance of the Undecidedly eat first and then- I. Wabb, the old Worcester, pay a pouad for a woollen singles German people. I have simply more firmly she arginze-began to Small Heath, West Bromwich costing about Ba., and 34. Bd. for stated facts that exist. There is throb, and the anchor came up Albion, and Sunderland goula cap that would be dear in Eag-aartainly a now unhidden popular On deck we found that is keeper, has enlisted. Webb, aboriand as a shûhing. Awoollen diacomout; whereas only a few true that the fog had partly lift is over forty years of age, and whaddy muffler cost me 48 83. A months ago people did not dare One could dimly make out married man, joined the Athlete corduroy jacket, peate time price voice their opinions. In Moabit a line rentiated, son from Volunteer Corps at the inception 11e, coer 258. All clothing sticks and the Landsberger Allee, Berlin purple from grey-and of that crganisation, and gained are sing depleted. The prolific working-class-districts there have a 1000 was struggling the rank of sargeant. Of late he advertisements of big clothing bear demonscation and. “ bañer to look downutinough. has been engaged in the catering and drapery housse in the current riote,At Chemnitz, the great white veila.. department of the officers' mess German newspapers are mis honery town there - have? byón A Navigating Blindfold. of the 14th West Yors at Lich-leading, Her* ***and

Iva loots. The forms por We gathered, almost the whole

sheri Eas anda martial law, and all must company, on the tarboard deck

bett be/în their houses breight o'clock there one of the Dutch crew, s

the evening

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in the soldiers' practice matobes is: advertized with great distinction, and dlow

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