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SATURDAY,

JULY 14,

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TELEGRAMS.

[Renter's Service to The "Telegraph."]

KAISER FEARS THE PEOPLE.

Concession to Democratic Agitation.

Landon, July 13. Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam says that the Kaiser has made an important concision to the demoralia agitation. He has ordered that an Equal Franchise Bill shall be submitted to the Prussian Diet in time to enable the next elections to be held in cordance with the new francbies, thus modifying his previous decision that the reforme should only operate after the war.

Dismissal of all Ministers Advised.

Londen, July 13. Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam learna from Berlin that the Crown Prince attended the second Crowa Council meeting on Wednesday. The fact that the Ksiser summoned him is regarded as proving that the Kaiver has consented to a change in the Constitution.

It in stated that the Minister, Herr Loebell, advised the Kaiser to dismiss all the Ministers in order to give the new Chancellor & free hand. This led to the report that Herr von Bothmann, Bollweg was resigning. It appears that certain Ministerial posts will be divided among the different parties instead of among the bureaucrats:

THE MESOPOTAMIAN DEBATE.

Mr. Chamberlain Defends Lord Hardinge.

London, July 13. Daring the Mesopotamian debate in the House of Commose, Mr. Chamberlain, referring to the earlier move towards Bagdad, warmly repadised the charge that Ministers, for political reasons, deliberately sent the men on a hazardous gamble. He defended Lord Bardings, agsinet whom the gravest allegation was that he trasted military affairs too implicitly to the military advisers sent to him.

The debate was adjourned.

A Statutory Tribunal.

· London, July 13. In the House of Commons, when the Mesopotamian debate drew to a close in the evening, Mr. Balfour announced that the Govern- ment would adopt the alternative proposal mentioned by the Attorney General for a Statutory Tribanal,

FOOD ECONOMY.

What Voluntary Effort Has Achieved.

London, July 13.

TELEGRAMS,

[Beater's Service to The "Telegraph."]·

NAVAL CASUALTIES.

London, July 13.

The following naval casualties are sanounced Wcanded.Lieut. Athol E. Gadgear, Naval Reserve, Lien!. George E. Tarner, Naval Volunteer Reserve.

Slightly wounded-Flight Sub-Lisut. John O. Tänder, RN. The following Naval Division casualties are Announced: Wounded.-3ab, Lieut. Stanley M. Pettit, Sub-Lieut. Bernard Elphicke, Sab.-Lient, Ronald M. Pym-all of the Naal Volunteer! B+B78.

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THE WESTERN FRONT.

British Raid Trenches.

London, July 13.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Baig reports ---We raided trenches the south of Hullach and to the south-east of Ypres.

We repulsed raide to the south-east of Gavrelle, in the neighbourhood of the Ypreɛ-Comiuse Canal and to the east of Nieuport.

Lively Artillery. Struggle.

London, July 13, A French communique states' The artillery struggle was particularly active during the night in the region of St. Quantis, Fantheon and on both banks of the MegH8.

FRANCE AND SUBMARINISM.

London, July 13.

According to a message from Parie, daring the week ended July 8 there were 1,067 arrivals and 1,002 ilings. The smokings were three vessels above and one below 1,800 tone. Nine ressels were unsuccessfully attacked.

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COTTON STOCKS.

London, July 13. According to a message from Manchester, it is underemood that a census of stocks of cotton in spinners' hande reveals the fact that the quantity is lower than was supposed. It is probable Parthe Cotton Control Board will recommend the curtailment of the pro- duction of the mille to four days a week. This will directly effect 100,000 operatives.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

AUSTRIA'S BID FOR PEACE.

London, July 12

The latest authentic news from Berlin states that the Kaiser has received the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador and also the Crown Prince. There is the strongest reason for believing that Vienna is strenuously urging the necessity of peace...

HUMOUR WHILE YOU WAIT.

How Jokes are Made.

July 14, 1915,

Temperatura: 6 sun. Humidity

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TELEGRAMS.

(Beater's Service to The "Telegraph."]

THE MESOPotamia DEBATE.

London, July 12

In the House of Commons the Mesopotamia debate open ed. The Attorney General stated that the appointment of a judicial tribunal of enquiry into the Commisson's allega- - tions adversely affecting the condnet of military officers was merely an act of justice because the persons thereen critisie- ed had hitherto not been afforded an opportunity of vindica tion.. The court would be enabled to deal separately with any officers and separately report to the Army Council; alternatively, the Government was willing to set up a tri- bunal by statute to deal with the cases of both soldiers and civilians.

that Mr. Balfuar announced

Lord Hardinge had thrice offered his resignation since the publication of the Report, but he (Mr. Balfour) bad refused to accept it. Mr. Anaten Chamberlain suited that it was impossible for him to remain at the India Office, when his conduct might be questioned by the judicial tribunal which would deal with the persons censured in the Mesopotamia Report His resignation was final.

ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

London, July 13.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We drove off raiders to the westward of Queant. Some were taken pris- oners. There was great aerial activity yesterday, a large number of bombs being dropped on enemy aerodromes and ammunition, dumps We carried out eight other successful raide, brought down four German, aeroplates and drove down six. Three of ours are missing.

A French communique states: There has been rather lively reciprocal artillerying in the Ailles, Pantheon and Moranvilliers regions. The enemy fired one hundred shells into Bhaims.

HEROIC BRITISH AIRMAN,

London, July 12, The following letter from the Commanding Officer to the father of Second Lieut. John Young of the Flying Corps, carbo was killed in Saturday's air-raid-on London, strikingly illustrates the qualities of the young defenders of the Metro- polis.

After paying a tribute to the most gallant record of tho decessed officer the Commanding Officer says that Young went up in every recent raid. On the last occasion he flew single-handed into the midst of twentytwo raiders, both Filet and observer fring. Immediately all the enemy machines concentrated their fire on each. The enemy fire was "too awful for words but your son did not hesitate in the machine and flew on until riddled with bullets when the machine put its nose upwards and went spinning down into the sea I am proud to think that from fourteen thousand feet.

your son was in my command.

SINGLE COPY KUCENTS.

136 PER ANNUM,

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to them "Talagraph,"1

| NATIONALISTS M.P.%. DEATH.

London, July 13, The death is announced of Me. Patrick O'Brien. MP., who has re- presented Kilkenny as Nationalist member since 1895.

THE SILVER MARKET.

London, July 1. Silver is quoted as 401. Taste is Continental and other demand. The market is steady.

SPORT,

Amateur Swimming Association.

The annual general meeting of the members of the Shanghai Amateur Swimming Association was held on July 9, at the Astor Honee, Shanghai, Mr. B. W. MeCabe presiding......

• The chairman- reported that the past year

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most sucossatul one from the point. of view of the local organi- sers. They had had, it was twenty to forgo the annual-interport meeting with Hongkong, but the Association, owing to com- tinually improving fizunos, was becoming more and more able euitably to arrange for these functions when the séries of interport contests was again re- sumed. The balance in baad it. the end of the year was $195.89, No. expanses had been tasarred daring the year and they had been. fortunate in securing the serviDAR- ashon, secretary and (isasurer of Mr. WAF Hamlin who ably carried on the good work which was performed. by Mr. T. Mellow in 1815. They beti. arranged the usual number of swimming championships in con- nection with the galas of the“ Shanghai Bowing Club and the Shanghai International Swim- ming Club and with the formation Mr. L'oyd George has written to the Chairman of the National

of a swimming club by the Shang- War Savings Committes thanking him for his efforts and paying a tribute to the success of national food economy, He adds that he

The book is indirectly az inven- is the sign of an unvinning nsi-root of the jest, is an attempt to hai Public School old boys, they has avery hope that the people of Great Britain will be able to claim

were looking forward to seeing that they socomplished by their own free will what the people of

ive to a speedy pesce, for one vete. For Dr. Freud's own sake recapture the joy of the infsatile longs to brings Dr. Freud from he ought to get born again as state, when we babble words the inauguration of a water polo other countries could only achieve by compulsion. What the Com-

Austria to London immediately, different as possible and in a without regard to their messing league this year.

The accounts were adopted mittee had done was illustrated by the figures in the reduction of

since be is probably the only man more gracious social environment, because we contrast the esse of the consumption of bread. Thus, the Paddington" consumption

Tet the thesis of the book ie babbling with the effort required and the following committee In Europe who would really dropped by from twenty-five to thirty per cent. in two months: the

In reviewing "Wit and it enjoy a revas. Also, since he brilliant and important. It is sto organise them into sentences elected Messrs. W. F. Hamlin, As we emerge from childhood B. W. McCabe, 8. J. Agassiz, W. Willesden bread sales for the week ending May 12 were 481 8391b-.

quotes the sentence; For boars consequence of Dr. Frend's re

Jones, W. & Age, W as compared with 380, 4041bu, for the week ending Jone 2. At Brighton, the bread consumption was twenty per cent, less and at Beision to the Unconscious" (by

A draft of the new rules of the less bread were sold in the last week of May than in the last week West writes in the Daily News s· |mained indecisive," as an example the body, can be' overtrained : of resson that wa'abandon candid | Ganda and McGregor..

of comic disillusionment, he that if one diets one's soul too babbling (although "it seems to "During a conversation with a would be able to get such a strictly and makes it perform too me," says Dr. Freud a little sadly,ociation was submitted and lady, I unintentionally farmish-tot of quiet fan out of order-many repressions there is a "that the inclination characteristic passed with some minor amend- ed the material for s jesting potates.

And the only danger of fatiguing part of it of boys to set in a contradictory I spoke to her about the great British joke he cites ("Mellingi which will throw the psychic and inexpedient manner ias direct merits of an investigator whom I te,' the silumon to the dangerous mechanism out of gear 29 ar outcome of this pleasure in considered unjustly ignored. She disease meringite, refers to the athletic heart" will throw the tronsonse," and it appears that remarked: *But the man really anger which the Conservative physical mechanism out of geat. those of us who get drunk

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the by London, July 13,

Perbapembera of a provincial borough As the individas emerges from are Beater's correspondent at Petrograd says now that the River deserves a monument Lomnitz has been crossed, the eyes of Ganerai Korniloff'e Cossacks he will get one some day, in England thought impended if childhood he has stronger spects his ambition of giving the answered; but at the momen, he Socialist candidate, Mellon, and subtler instincts to control, mental stream a chance to w are tarned to the great railway centre of Stry.

were elected") reconciles one to and his developed intellect is more outside the channel of logic, and Two distinct movements are proceeding one to the north his sucoses is very limited." behind Halicz, and the other on the Upper Luvka, in the direction Monument and moment" are the pacifist contention, that one aware of the hard pressure of wa make jikes instead. Some contrasts. The lady then antenation is as bad as another. reality upon the will. And there jokes merely lay skittles with Dolins, for the purpose of covering the former.

these contrasts, and said: Well, It is, of course, entirely char- an enormous expenditure of words and release language from let us wish him a monumentary cieristic of Dr, Fread that he psychic energy, most of it waste-te drst-literalism. Oshera, of hould handicap a really profound fal, in response to sug revolt which a simple example in the | success."**

N. B.,se the Americs humoristad creative study of wit and the against the systems and repres story of the gentleman who ex ssy, this is a goke. The spectacle comic by prefacing it with sions that humanity Isy upon plaind that he had pat his of this lady, sitting in biz. Bedan......... unspiring analysis of itself in its attempts at civilisation.halds into the mayonnaise and formkleide and making joke

Thursday, July 19. DOZÓA joties jakes that Hence one of the chief sources of then passed them over his hair had mistaken

Extraordinary enersi Meeting about Donkmale, recalls to one make one half in love with death, human pleasure is the discovery brosuse he

for spinach, present # that it is the fate of great men to s has shown before in his work of mess of avoiding this ext

It is Dr. Freud' world relieved from the of the British Traders Insuramos be unfortanste in their female in peychopathology, which has penditure. friends. Bat Dr. Fread, is un and such sa enormously stimulat- thesis that the pleasure we feel pressure of reality. It is to be Co., Ltd.-12.30 p.m. fortunate all round; he knows few og E-et On contemporary for wit and the comic and hamon noted that this form of jɔke is really nice people. This is the thought by its insistezce that the are all forms of this delight in greatly loved by people who by kind of thing that happens when lominant factors of the psychic economy, he goes out to tea:

of April and s farther redaction of 78,840158. was schieved during Jane.

THE RUSSIAN DRIVE.

General Korniloff's New Objective.

It is believed that the defences of Lemberg are strong on the east and porth-east, but weaker on the south.

Meanwhile a German attack on the northern front is expected.

SIR EDWARD CARSON'S FUTURE. “

London, July 13. Several papers state that. Sir Edward Carson will probably enter the War Osbinet, relinquishing his post at the Admiralty,

IRISH PROCESSIONS.

London, July 13. The Twelfth of July processions were resumed in Ulster, but they were quiet sffairs. No digs were carried in Belfast, where religions services replaced the customary speeches..

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ife reside in the unconscious, That is fairly obvious in are most aware of the relation ditions of their existence. And and that the conscious processes regard to the kind of wit that between cause and effect. Lewis he dwalls hardly at all "op" the re only imperfect and frequently depende for its effeas on Carroll was a mathematician; and best ind of wit, the wit of simulative indications of the compression and omission. One that delightful volume, Swift sod Voltaire,, which is tha unconscious, processes, that he is pleased by O car Wilde's Badget of Paradoxes," is the laughter of the advance guard of a orqualled power of pre-remark that after twenty years of reali of the exhilaration felt by mind superstition, the ridicula was only an average student, juicing bu own, genina by his romance a woman looks like a Professor de Morgan, burdened which shows who have

of by his exceptional conscious the utmo ut after twenty Renter's correspondent at Paris says that shipping losses and It so happened that the model personality. Here, as before, Recidents in 1916 accounted for 275,000,000 tons, as compared with

pre-war annual average of 600,000 tons. !

-FRENCH SHIPPINU LOSSES.

London, July 13.

U. S. SILVER PURCHASE,

London, July 13.

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