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M?ibKb MEoSA?E «MATUU10<(Y TlLEGBAM TO LABOUR BELEGAIES. PROBLEM Cf DEMOBillSA TIOM The proceedings of the labour Party Caaf^rence were continued cti Wednesday j ac Atanchester under the presidency of Mr. G. J. Wardtey 1LP. Th Chairman read the following telegram which had btK-n t to Mr. Arthur jier.uei son by :1.r. Lloyd George:—" Congratulations 01 your colleagues oil the decision of Labour to take its snare of tho burden of reo-I spccfeibiiity for directing the affairs of the Empire during this great struggle for freedom and international right." There ws-s loud cheering at the reeding of the message by the majority of the delegates, but a few grooved it with ironical lighter. The Congress then discussed thG ques- for securing employ- ment alter the v?ar. Mr. B* a Turner (fistlcy1* moved a resolu- tion protesting against the work of re- f-tf-fivLn-? the rttsbaaded soldier* and dis- charged E«a:i.:on workers ir.to situations) being deemed matter ot charity by beinft ksndeii over either to committees of philanioropift-j, benevolent societies, or nuiituv and recruiting authorities, andi that the Labour LixehaBges should be under the supervision and control d a joint committee of em- pioypr* nnJ trade unionists in equal bumbers for the purpose of arraging for employment. Mr. Turner said: Hav. ing been through the blackest of hell dur- in; the last tTvo-a5Ki-a-ha.ii years, it is the business of those at home to gee that the rc'-n returning from the front will not h coming to another hell when they arrive back." (Cheers.) There were, h .i,!de,cl, nearly a million women who had taien the place of mm whose work could rlr.t be -stopped in a day. Mr. Bell (Ironfounders) seconded. PROBLEM OF DEMOBILISATION. Mr. John xlodge, M.P., said it was evi- dent the La hou r movement nad been pre- judiced against the Labour Exchanges, but a, this moment they were the only exist- i"? machinery for the purpose of dealing with the problem of demobilisation. It was a remarkable fact that, notwithstand- ing the vmr!; the Exchanges had been in existence, the President of the Board of Trad<&, who was the Minister responsible, had never looked netir their headquarters to kind of business they had been engaged in. It looked as though the efiieiaig were put into a refrigerator and were c-hiiled through. lack of official en- couragement and criticism. Something like a hundred new Exchanges would be! set up for the purpose of dealing with this great problem. His hope and desire would be that they might be able to get staffs in the Exchanges who would be sym- pathetic and understanding. WOODEN IMAGES NOT WANTED. We don't want wooden images be- hind the counters of the Exchanges, and we must not adopt a policy of too late.' So far aF tho Government is concerned every promise made with respect to the demolibised soldiers will receive legisla- tive effect. (Cheers.) It. however, we can! get outside pereons who will undertake fcbo task of doing, something whereby the disabled soldiers can be found a position, which wil be a work the trades union cannot accomplish, there won't be any charity in the thing, and my greatest de- sire will be to sec that no employer x- ploits the disabled soldier to the disad- vantage of labour generally. I believe the members of my association trust mo It ig not the imputation of base motive that will get the beat out of any of us. I hope my trade union colleagues are go- ing to help me, and not throw hats at inc." (Cheers.) The resolution was carried DISLOCATION OF INDUSTRY. Mr. Bellamy (.Railway Workers', on be- half of the Executive Committee, moved a' resolution calling upon the Government in formulate its plan and make in ad- vance all arrangements necessary for coping with she dislocation of industry 'th I  which. would result on demobilisation. j Maay speeches were made in support of fUll motion, and it was carried with- out any dissent. The Conference next dealt vibb thp, of tile C- ,L i A I )Iu of trade union rules and regulations after the war. The opinion was strongly expressed that it would be a breach of t.he premk-c made by the Government and detrimental to the in. terests of trade unionism if there was not almost a complete restoration of old coid (Jit;on* after the war. ONE OF THE CLYDE DEPORTEES. On this motion Mr. Kirk wood, of Glas gow. one of the Clyde deportees, rose to speak. He 1fa.6 accorded a most hearty reception, by a good many of the dele gates, who cheered with enthusiasm, and iTonioally called for cheers for Lloyd George. Mr. Kirkwood complained of the present Prime Minister trying to break the spirit of the men of the Clyde. His public policy," declared Mr. Kirk wood. is dic- tated by the spirit of the servile sta.te. Mr. Lloyd George was accompanied to Glas- gow br Mr. Henderson, who, by joining the Cabinet, has lost our confidence. (Cheers and loud cried cf 'No.') Every Clyde worker who question ed Mr. Lloj-d George's me-thods was deported/' (U5h, p.hame," shouted a small but noisy section of the audience.) "I AM NO C RIM J N A L." Mr. Kirkwood aroused that section to almost a frenzy of dmCtnstration whn he concluded his speech in a dramatic manner with the statement: I am no erimiual. When. I leave this Conference I won't return to deportation, and am going to Glasgow or I go to prison." A lftrge proportion of the anti-war dele- gates at oaca sprang to their seats and sheered for the deportees, at the same time kurling epithets of an uncomplimentary kind at Mr. Henderson and others who are associate! with him. Answer it. Henderson, if you » was shouted by excited delegates, and there was ac insistent demand that the Labour mftnber of the Cabinet should get upon his feet at once. 4" Henderson won't run away, you bet," name the retortof Mr. Henderson's rup. pftt". Moot of the delegate remained etan- .fig, and the riral parties howled and jfered at one another until the noi&e was almost deafening. Women in the gallery joined into the vociferous contest. Several Minutes elapsed before normal conditions were obtained, and ili-cn Mr. Henderson 9 rose to place before the gathering his ver- sion of what occurred at Glasgow. MR. HENDERSON EXPLAINS. The right hon. gentleman was given for a fow seconds a rousing cheer, and when this had subsided he proceeded quietly to explain "what had led to the matters about which complaint was made. 1 am con- vinced," he said, that the Conference if hardly in tho condition of temper to 1 five the consideration to the case which it irvecl." Mr. Henderson, in a long state inert, during which he met with Much interruption, detailed how through- out all this trouble he had kept in touch with the Amalgamated Society of Engin- eers. and with the main body of trades unionists. The audacious contention of tba malcontents, he said, was that all the muAitiaD works should be kandod over to 1 them. lie did not bnrk inquiry into whati 'had occurred, and if that Coraexwnce j would appoint a small committee of in-! quiry he would t-ake the reeponsibility of feuylag that cvary pa par necessary to elucidate matters should be placed before it. OPPOSED TO DEPORTATION. Mr. Brownley (chairman of the Execu- tive of the Engineers' Society), assooiafced h im;l: with Mr. Henderson and Mr. it. Smiliie (Miners' I'eoeiation). made a i vigorous speech agairst deportation. I
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I j WEST WALES WILLS. I Miss Ma?gar€t Thomas, of Pntre Cr?s- cent-road, ?j?nd?o, Carmarthenshire, who died on the 29? of Octoix;t- last, left CS- ?tate of the gr?M v??ue of ?5,7(.)? of which is net personalty. Probate has been granted to her brother, Mr. Dd. Thomas.! Testator kit her interest in property at Owmutan, and iier shares in the oouth. ern Railway Co., 01 Iieland, to her sister j Annie; her interest in the farming t,tock, i etc., to her brovhercs William, David and I Thomas; and the residue of her estate to An me, Mary Bessie. Eleanor and Esther I Thomas, Margaret Wilh;¡s and Annie jBurn??s iR equ? ? -.Ann,;OI MRS. DAISY DE REES. I I Mrs. de ii-oe j, of 29, Picton-terrace, I Carmarthen, who died on' the 2nd Sep- her, daughter of the late Mr. Daniel Pryce, colliery proprietor, a-ad wife of I Major Jana.es Pxaacis de Kees, Welsli Eegi-1 i meat, leit unsettled estate of the groes value of £ 21,84»", of whieb £ -l,SM is net personalty. Probate of her will hacs been I granted to hr hllsband, to v/liom ehe left the whole of her estate abeclutely. i
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GREECE SORRY. Hellenic Goverrmserst's Note to the Allies. Renter's Agency is informed that the Greek Government has handed a Note to the Allied Ministers at Athens, formally expressing regret of Hie Hellenic Govern- ment for the events of Dee. 1 a.nd 2. Pons, Wednesday—The A then-, corre- spondent of the "Matin" telegraphs:— It is now certain that the public repa- rntion—salute of thp flag's—demafded by the Allies as a remit of HIe outrage of December 1 and 2 is cr. -tht point of tafcin? nlnro, even before the raisinir ef the blockade and before the Entente Ministers return to t-Vir posts in Athens. "The ceremony vill he the occasion of solemn manifestation of deference to the flajjs of the Allied nations. Ie will take nlace in front of the very Zanpeion-square where our bravs sailors were attacked. T"he.re WiL be rwwxvnt, the ?*r. te?tis.rK? an? military attache of tha En- tente, reonesen+ativrs of the civil and miii- authorities of Greece. a In addition, it is expected thet formal and unreserved apologies will be marie bv M. T/atuT»ro« to each of the Entente repre- sentatives."—Evcha nsre.
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DYING FOE'S GIFT. A touching battlefield story with an obvious moral ie told of a young Welsh Guardsman—the baby of his battalion, lie saw hit! officer, Major Brcmfie'd, fall, and when the Guards found that he had been killed by an explosive bullet they rushed out of their trenches and more than settled their account with the Ger- mans. Among thoee of the enemy to fall mortally wounded was a youthful German soldier, and th-e next moment the Guardsmen's baby was giring him a drink from hig own water-bottle to quench his dying thirst. The latter with a painful struggle managed to extricate a copy of the New Testament from his knapsack, which he handed to the Welshman as a token of his gratitude. It was a gift which he had received from home only a few days previously.
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I THE MOTOR MANUALV ) I New and Enlarged Edition Now on Sale. 'I The Motor Manual" has now rftohee its 20th edition, while nearly haIfmmj0 Ii copies have boon sold sinoo the first edition was published in 1902. The new edition will, it is hoped, still further increase its scope of us&fulne«>s in the direction of giving the maximum amount of informatMn in a limited opacc. ¡ It wiH be ?T?servcd that many additions have been made to the text and illit-Ara lions, and the all-round usefulness of the book to motoritts in general has been grefvtly increased. The chapter ()nmagnet !gnHi<>n ha? been conaid?raMy T?'iopd. UaeM addi tions have been made to the electrical sec- i tions, and considerable space has been de- voted to alternative and economical fuel* and how to use them. M-auv additional practical hints will be found on repairs, adjustments and equip- I men!. Various new tables have boen added. The price is 18. 9d. net, or post free 2.. I onblished' by Temple Press, Ltd., 7-15, 1 Ro«ebery-avenue, London, E.C. (Whole- I sale, E. J. Larby).
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The death has occurred at Hatfcon Asy- Inxa of a woman, aged 85. who had been an inmate for 49 years, and whose main- tenance has cost the Rugby Union about1 I Captain Payne, late of tlie South-Eastern and Chatham Railway ci-om-Channel ser- vice between Dover and -Calais, has died at Dover. He w¥ w?I-kco??n by travel- I lers using the Dover-Calais service. A weU-known Lf?de solicitor, Mr. E. H. Foster, was found dead on the railway on W eday morning at H?rsforth, a few miles from the city, where he lived at the Rookeries. Deceased was about 46,
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WORKERS FOR THE LAND) WAR AHD AGBHkLTUatE HEASSj EXPLAia f*y;iiuN J Lord Derby and Mr. Protheroe have ad- dressed to tiie Press the following kltor explaining the present position with, re- gard to agricultural labour: Since October, liiitS, local tribunals have refused certificates of exemption to 60,000 men engaged in agriculture. The-ge men were granted len.ve by tho War Office to remain on the land, first till January 1, 1917, then tiil the agricultural census had been finished and analysed. It reveals a surplus of the rural population engaged I in some branches of the cultivation of the soil lor food (inciudiDg fruit) and tiowers. The urgent necessities of the military situation require that men under 25 1 should bo taken, even from an industry so essential as agriculture. It affords some of tho best fighting material which is available. Weeks ago the War Office 1 bas-ed all their arrangements on the as-II sumption that the men -already given them by the local tribunals would be available in January. CONFLICTING CLAIMS. I Unless the drafts are furnished the war may be indefinitely prolonged, and thai prolongation can be good for no one. On the other hand, agriculture demands to retain for its needs all the skilled labour I which it still possesses. These conflict- ing claims can only be reconciled if both I the soldier and the farmer give up some- thing. Instead of the 60,000 men whom the local tribunals have already giyen to the Army only 30,000 are to be called up. No more men above this number can be taken from agriculture without the expresg ap- provaland sanction of the War Cabinet. In order to make good their loss the military authorities have arranged to re'l place tb?jn by a corresponding number of substitutes This replacement will be I made within a few days, so that the gap may be filled at once. The men will not ¡ necessarily be skilled agriculturists, but a considerable proportion will be men skilled in the management of hor.-e?. The War Office is prepared to assist farmers in either ways. They undertake to return from the colours the trained men in attendance on steam cultivators as soon as they can bo traced. Theyoffir, when baling wheat or oat straw, to fix a I threshing drum to the baler to thresh the farmer's corn at pro-war prices. They will guard the German prisoners skilled in agriculture, both in their depots and when employed in gangs upon the land. They undertake to raan, repair, and keep running the [Qotor tractors which will bo placed at the disposal of war agricul- tural committees for ploughing and other agricultural on<->r*tions. CREDIT FOR FARMERS. I Thy will ?rra.n?, subject to' the rô-I q?irMDMig of nationai ddeneé) to send j into di?-ri? mo.?t acible to the mili- j tary commands as many men as can be' spared to help in the spring operations of Ploughing and sowing. Efforts will be made by tho War Office to supply as many more men as from time to time they may have at their disposal from C3 men or other sources. The total vo lume of labour thus pro-ri- ded exceeds thai which farmers have been able to command dnrtnrI the eisrht months. We have suggested to the War Cabinet other means of increasing the supply, and no effort or money will be spared to do-Liblt-agaih with the assist- ance of the War ùtfirn-the number of women who are willing to work on the land. We are authorised to add that the War Cabinet are considering tho possibility of giving credit to farmers against the pro- utice which they contract tel raise for the nation for the purchase of seeds, fertil- isers, and feeding stuffs. "l 11
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NO STATE CEREMONY. King to Go to Parliament ini Plain Carriage. The King, accompanied by the Quc-n, will open Parliament on February 7. As tlie country is at war the King has ordered a departure on this occasion from the ustial ceremonial, and the adoption of a special procedure. Instead of proceeding to the House in State, the King and Qu?n and enit? will drive in plain car- riag<e. -Besides a travelling escort of the House- hold Cavalry, the King and Queen will be attended by an Imperial escort, consisting of officers of the Oversea and Indian Forces. For the usual procession within tito I House the King has substituted one of a naval and military character.
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A GORJZIA ATTACK. 1 Italians Hoid-Trenches I Recently Re-Won. Wednesday's Italian official report says: In the Tonale district (Val Camonica) during Monday night enemy skiing pities attempted to approach our jK-sations, but were repulsed by our fire. On the Trentiuo front .esterday the usual artillery duels took place. Our gi ns damaged some hostile battery positions on the Julian front. There was increased! artillery adh-i tv eut of Goriria and 1 tween Boneti and Lake Doberdo, on the Carso. Some shells hit one of our field hospitals, but there were no casualties. Last night the enemy launched a crun- ter-attack against tlie entrenchments which we had retaker south-east of Gorizia, but were effectively driven off by the timely intervention of our batteries. j Admiralty, per Wireless Press.
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THE NAVAL FIGHT I GERMAN SAILOR SAYS THEY "Cif ITBAD." i I ESCAPE OF IHE r?RfMAhO. I E S 'u' A P, OF lh!: tE;ARGUA1*1-0. I Despite Germany's claim that all the i destroyers in Monday ni^ut s action maue port, with the exception oi that wmcu put into liuuiuen, no aoubt is entertained in Jbritisli nuial circies tiiat the Uertuan tioaiia teceiveu a tnoioagn nainmeruig. ACCOUNT OF THF- FIUHT. tnutiea, Tuesday Nigiit.—i\me Uer- { man petty oaioers WtHe ianued and 4arouglit to the kyillolil tiarentz hftel here to-niguc (writes the J.)a.ily _\taliJ. n ♦ iorrespuuuent.) My correspondent en- gaged tociu in conversation, and, with tiie j met ot some Duu ii ligut beer, they laoialy recovered tneir spirits and began singing Lutiier's weL-known hymn, aad- »na an euuuig of tiieir own: A tower of streugui our Uod doth stand, But all our Uerman strengtn is sand. My correspondent was abie to converse with several oi the petty omcers. l'h following is the story of one of them, a warrant-oiiicer:— My warcit on deck was from 6.30 p.m. yesterday to Ja.30 this morning. Vv e had »eft Port (he tried to suggest tUIS was a German p()rt at 1 p.m. on .vlonday for ordinary patrol, so far as we knew. With one other destroyer we formed the rearguard to the ilotma of eleven vessels, t h commander of which fiew his hag aboard us. As all was quiet during the night I went below after my watch, but, feeling uneasy, I put on my overcoat and went on deck at 3 a.m. It was a clear night and nothing happening, so I returned to my bunk. I had hardly boon there five minutes when the alarm bell rang and I at once j had to take my post on deck to look after the ammunition supply. I had just reached the deck when we discovered the! enemy abeam at long range and opened fire. The enemy's marksmanship was very accurate, and we were soon hit. FATE OF THE OTHERS. The order came to evacuate the bridge. [An uncertain term was employed here. ] We tried to get home to a German port by all possible means, but we wonder how we got away, for we were faced by two British squadrons of foilr to six big ships, each. There mut hm-o been treaclicrv. because aJl precautions had been taken to avoid being overtaken. "Both steering gears having been de- stroyed, as well as the compass, we steered by the stare and by our screws. If it had not been for four British de- stroyers which we sighted when we were off Ymuiden we should have reached the mouth of the Dms. "The main, action took place about 30 miles off Zeebrugge. We escaped, so far! as we know, owing to being the rearguard. We do not know what happened to the other vessels, but they must have got it badh. This is my fourth destroyer. My escape from t'ic Jutland Battle was a good deal more miraculous than this. I have been in threo raids on the English coast."
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WOLVES ON THE PROWL — m i Paris Shivers Amid Coal Shortage. Paris on Wednesday experienced the coldest weather for over a year. The official meteorological bureau re- corded a temperature of 16 degrees Fahrenheit, but this gives no real idea of the bitter cold that. prevailed—and that at a time when there is a lack of coal in Paris. The lakelets in the Tuileries gar- j dens arc frozen over, and in the suburbs preparations are advanced for skating. In the meantime, to counteract the clamour for coal, a special meeting of Ministers and municipal dignitaries was held to study ways and means of obtain- ing supplies. Severe weather is general in France. Wolves are prowling in the department of Cote d'Or, Burgundy, and W-ars have been seen in the Loire. A train was blncVpd for 38 hours by an avalanche on the -ue from Grenoble to Veyneg.
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While some of the members of the Ha ripton Fire Brigade were, attending the Hampton Tribunal on Tuesday to have their certificates of conditional exemption revised, the fire hooter sounded and they j left suddenly. j
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|COMMERCE OF THE DAY j ntTTTKH MARKET. Oork. Thursday—Seconds, 184cl; fresh ? bu'itexv 193s CATTLE MARKET. [ GA'JLE AK:e-r.. r Bristol, Inursday.—Xioderate supply 01 t beef: trade arm; best, is. lid.; I>eOOJlWu'}' 0 I 1s. OJd.'lb. Sheep limited, firm trade: best. i Is. 3d, to Is 4d.; ewes, Is. Id. lb. Moderate J show of pips: baeone**s, 19s. 6d.; porkers, i 203. ecor< four bundled store cattle sold f i late: rate*; milch cons, i-&i. with £48 for exceptional qualities. Metr<»}jolitan Market, Thursday.—Only 106 beasts, Cifht sheep, and three cows were offered, and business proved quite nominal. MEAT MARKET. I Central Market. Thursday—Beef—Scotch lonr,. 8s. 4d. to 8s. 6d.: short, 8s. 4d. to 8", 6,1. • extromeq, 8s. English. Sti, to 8a. 4d.; Irish, including Birkechead killed, 81;. 't) 8s. 2d.; chilled hind quarters, 7s. 6d. to ga.; fore. 6s. 3d. Mnttn-8cotch wtthcrs. 8s. to 8s. also English ewcs, 6s. to fc. 7s. 10d. Jjamb— Eng- lisb, 8s. 4d. to 10s.; Scotch. 8s. to ge. 8d. Vea) Englieb, 66. 4d. to 9a. pork dull. METAL MARKET. I London, Taut-sday.—-Copper. "52 to 152i I cash; 1?8 to 128J three months- Tin. 2883 to 1.59 cash; 190 to 190) three months Engrlisb lead, 321, foreign, 50i—29j. Ppelter, H7 GRAIN AND FLOUR TRADES. I (BT J. K CARTHEW GRAIN" EXPERT. During the pa,M M'\cn or ten day? tho I wather has continued wintry, mainly d?y ani frosty and very cold, with occ"ion-Al faHs of snow. Work on the land i? prac- tically at a standetill. it being full Mfb' for prepa-rin? for the spring crol?s: wiatcr wheat if pjogreesir.g tavoura&ly, and Ihft ct<?k ar* daiac waij. frade in fat stock remaiaw good at firm quotations. Beef. lOJd. to 1, 2d,; mutter, lOJd, to Is, 44.; Pork, 10id. to ho. pffr » Business in wooi is more subdued, and prices are barely maintained. Tho autumn sown whoat in North America continues to make favour- able prepress on the whole, the crop, speak- generally, being well protected by snow. Making a email allowance for the war, the agricuiiural position in Europe is. in the main. favourable; live stock are bea, lf-ay, the voting wheats are. on the yrhole, Joe,'ring vigorous, and prices for everything pro- duced on the land are ruling ahnQr]ftlI high. The harvest in Australia and ÂHeQ. tina being practically over, there is notfijf ig very fresh to report, excepting that 136 yield of wheat in both countries ii qvite equal to previous estimate. The sfruaK on in India is uncharged; it remains fawar- abJe. in the m iin. but some provinces weald be benefited by more rain Exports of for- eign wheat to Europe have increased ajirl are above requirements; supplies, of English up to the normal; warehouse stocks fully maintained. THE FLOATING GRAIN CARGO TRADE. I W heat, steady: Russian, nil; Californian, Auhtraiian, and Indian, rather easier; American spring, 83s. to 88s.; winter. 7be. to 87s. Maize, harder; American, nominal; i-late, 69s. to 69s. 6d. Barley, firm; Ameu. can, 643. to 70s.; Persian, 63s. to In. aian, Vie. to 76s. Oats, hrm; Riassian nil; Ajueri,De.u, ile. to 5Js.: Plata, 50s. to 538. 1 SPOT PEiGES AT iiAKK. LANE. I wheat steady; Russian, nil; Oalifomiaa, Indian, and Austrian, rather easier; 1 American spring, t;gs to 90s.; winter. '165.. to 80s.; English white, up to big.; red, iks. kaae. haxder; Ancrican, nominal; plate 693. to 70a. Baney, nrm. American and Perfcian, 60s. to 70s. • Indian, 73a. to iJtkt maiting, ?5e. to 80s Oats, nrm; EngliaSC sa". to 14s.; foreign. 50s. to 538. Feed"iT M~ cakes, firm; steady demand. FWVJt. I The consumptioiof bread oontinues large, and there is a steady regular demand for tho uovernuieiit regulation hour, but very I ttle speculation. Quotations as follow:— Port Mill, country, Ms.; American spring pateuts, 62a. to 63s.; Manitoba pa- UiUte, ()!&; Ka.nsas patents, 60a to 61s.; spitng bakers, 67s. to 58s.; Hungarian, nil WHEAT FORECAST. The growing crops in Europe and Nortb America, speaking generally, are progress ing favouraoly; the agricultural outlook in India continues good. the situation in the Southern Hemisphere ia practically xin- changed; exports of foreign wbtlat and de- liveries of English fully maintained. Buy from hand to mouth is the course to jjom sue As regards the War, the outlook has, on the whole, distinctly improved for the Allies, and as the spring advances it will continue to do s). FEEDING QTUFF FORECAST. There is little alteration to report hi the consumption of dry food; it. is fairly hrisk fo- the season, and prices of feeding gtnffs lieep firm: but buyers are wisely aeting with great caution, regulating purchases by ,reauireinects. v
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Owing to the alx^ence of choirmen with the colours Harrow Parish Church is about to farm a women's choir. A daring burglary was committed early Tuesday morning at a jeweller's shop in St. Peter-street, Derby. Among the stolen property are 80 gold bracelets, 40 gold rings, six dozen gold brooches, eight gold watches, and many chains, cuit lilacs, medals, etc. The Board of Trade have awarded a pie-eo ot plate to Captain Don Juan Bae- tida, master of the Spanish steamship Onton, of Bilboa, for his services to part of the shipwrecked crew of the steamship Bogota, of Liverpool, whom he reecucd in the Atlantic on November lath last, The annual meeting of the Swansea Chamber of Commerce will be held on Friday afternoon next, when the annual report, embodying uiiny of the matters with which members have been concerned dilritli; the pa6t year, tifo election of a I new president, and rc-election of oom- mittees, vail lie considered. I Twenty permanent puscsr a.s teachers at j attractive pay. advertised by the L.C.C., brought only 5 outside applications, and K6 ironi TJLO Council's supply" teacshers, it was reported «n Tuesday. I On Tuesday Mr. Scott Duelers was tried bv district court-martial at Sheerness Barracks for wilful defiance of military I authority. This was his third court-j martial. In Islington the estimate for poor law expenditure for the ensuing ha-lf-year is the lowest for ¡6 years. Lord. Kernon was t,n Tuesday awarded ten guineas a woek by the War TA ~s Commission in respect of a house taken over by the military. An aeroplane fouled some t,ree-s and dived into a stream at Farnborough on Tuesday, the pilot, Lieut. Newton, R.F .C., being severely injured. A Glasgow woman was fined two guineas for having affixed to letters used penny stamps, and posted letters with intent that the stamps should be used again. Sentence of three years* penal servitude was passed at London Sessions on Fredk Tames, agent, wio walked into the JunioT Constitutional Club and stole the secre- tary's overcoat As the prioe was fixed by a OOftnty com- mittee of farmers, Ð War Losses Com- mission heM that, a Cheshire faraie'r was not entitled to more than Ali 9s. a ton for j haf taken by the War Office.
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"PINK FORM" CASE. A ease under tlie Military Service Act, in wlnrn Thomas A. Griffiths, a clerk, was summoned for being an absentee, vas dismissed at Higligate en Wednesday with S2 2s. costs against the military authorities. Griffiths, who had been medically rejected in November, 1915, ro oeived a notice requiring him to be re-. examined, but he refused because the notice did not reach him before September 1st. The pink form, it was stated, was sent beforp that date by registered posi, but Griffiths had changed hie address, and it was returned by the Dead Letter Office. He had notified the change to the registration authorities and the recruiting I Ðffice, but the latter took no notice of it. relying entirely on the registration autho- rities.
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I TEA FOR THE TROOPS. It is understood that in vi-ew of tfhe continued large reqirements of tea for the Forces a scheme has been proposed by which the Government would acquire the unsold portions of the crops of oer- tain of the Indian tea gardens A pro- pos&l has been made that prices current before the war should be paid together with a fair addition. The scheme, as it has been outlined, has met with a certain amount of criti- cism in the tea trade owing to the fact that the companies whose balance crops were so acquired would frfre less well than those which were able to continue to j secure the full market prices. A view taken in certain quarters ie that some method might be devised whereby the effect of the lower prices to be paid by the Government could be spread over the whole trade A Reuter message from Calcutta, dated January 21, states that, "owing to diffi- culties of a financial nature, the public [ Bales of tea have been suspended
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WORLD & WllSON.1 MR. BONAR LAW'S GREAT ANSWER. "Wm HE IS LGNGiHG FRt WE ARE I fiJ Tlfifi Oi" I j CER^Aai i.iJENSED- i I Mr. Wilson's No Victory speech has not struck an answering chord in Europe. The Allied countries admire his sentiment, 1'1. as Mr. Bonar Law pointed out at on Wednesday night, the ideals he longs for are those we are fighting for. j American opinion is divided; Germany is; extremely annoyed, and there is little III xit.ui-iui uuciixig tor the President. MR. 13ONAR LAW. I Essence of Conflict Right v. Wrong, I Referring at Bristol on Wednesday night to President Wilson's speech this week, Mr. Bonar Law said: It is impos- j sible that he and we can look at this ques- tion from the same point of view. What- ever his private feelings may be, and as to that I know as little as you, the head of a great neutral State must take anÐU- tral attitude. America is very far re- moved from the horrors of this war. We are in the midst of them. America is neutral. We are not neutral. We be- lieve that the essence of this conflict is a I question which is as old as time-differ- ence between right and wrong. President Wilson's aim is to have peace now and security for peace in the future. That, is our aim also—(hear, hear)—and it is our only aim. 'He hopes to secure that j hy means of a League of Peace among the nations, and to do President Wilson justice, he not only put this forward as an aspiration, but he tries to get the Ameri. can Senate to do something that would make it possible. It would not be right to look upon the question as altogether Utopian. I think it is not impossible—I hope it may prove possible—that the time may oome when the nations of the world will look upon what Cromwell described as his gret work as their work, too-that of being a constable to preserve peace in the parish. 1 That is not impossible, but this for us is not an abstract question for the future, it is a question of life or death now. When we consider whether the aims which he and we have in common can be secured by his methods we cannot forget the past. Mr. Law referred to the atrocities com- i mitted by Germany, and went on: "All this has happened, and no neutral oonn- trios have been able to stop it, and, more than that, no neutral countries have made any protest against it—at least, any effec- I tive protest. What President Wilson is longing for we are Rghting for. (Pro- longed cheers.) Our sous and brothers are dying for it, and we mean to secure it. I GERMANY INCENScD. German opinion is incensed over the! American President's speech. I The Itolnische Volkszeitung says.—' "Even admitting that Mr. Wilson pos- sibly allowed himself to be guided by the wish to establish the future relations of nations or a sure foundation, one must be struck with blindness if he does not feel that Mr. Wilson has the burning ambition to forward as the leader of a new) mankind, and to create for his country! an authoritative influence in world ques- bons. It is tIÜs which charateri5Ðe Mr. WilMn'e announcement Mid causes him in individual pa?.sag<? to adopt a ton? I bordo'ing dOE'ly on the limits of the ?n- durable. No c:hid of State has ever yet addressed another Government in such a tone. Mr. Wilson has chosen a forum from which he ?ees the collectivè nations of the earth assembled as his hearers. De speaks to the Great Powers of Europe as j j the preacher of a new system of jutice I and freedom. I SCANDINAVIAN VIEW. I The tone of Scandinavian comment is  I i tl-iat the sp<?ch will anger the Entente I and dis&j'?int German extremists. I THE ONLY SPEECH. I Amsterdam, Thursday.—The TokalaTi. I sseiger considers that President Wilson's' speech is of little political importance. The time has not yet co;f. it says, "for a thorough discussion of Wilson's plan, seeing t:hat ten States,, whose aira, -in contract to Wilson's speech, is our destruc- tion, are preparing a terrible united onslaught, which is to result in our de. i structioii. At the moment, the speech of the guns is the only speech which appeals to us: I WHAT GERMANS FAVOUR1 I in tho Jberhnor lagebiatt Herr ■ Theodore Wolff says that many Germans I' favour the neutralisa tion of the Darda- i I nelless. the SuM Canal, and Gibraltar. FREEDOM .gF THE SEAS." I TIle.. Vorwaerts says, regarding the I freedom of the seas, that WPson's words can be interpreted as directed against i Great Britain, but, on the other hand, meant support to. Russian claims for a free passage through the Dardanelles. An autonomous Poland ie what Germany' wanf.6-but united Poland means, for us. the secession of vital portions of the German Empire." WHAT RUSSIA SAYS. Petrograd, Wednesday (received Thurs- dav).-Comrnenting on President Wilson's new Note, the newspapers are agreed, a/s regarding it ae an historical document of high interest, but one which is evidently condemned to complete sterility from the political and practical point of viow. They pay a tribute to the noble impulse of the i President. I I
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U-BOAT BRUTALITY. I German Denial Not Borne Out by Facts. The Secretary of the Admiralty malcee the following announcement: In a wireless press message, dated Janu- ary 17, the German Government at- tempted to refute the statements con- tained in the British Admiralty commu- nique published in the praes on Decomw 30, giving details of tho brutal sinking of the British steamship Westminster, j These particlars were based on statements of survivors made on oath, but on receipt of the German denial the survivors were minutely cross-examined, and as a result of this further investigation the facts re- main unchanged. The vessel was torpe- doed without warning, and was struck by two torpedoes. The survivorg of the ex- plosion took to the boats, and were shelled by the submarine, the captain and chief engineer being killed by shell-fire. Fur- thermore. this cross-eramination har elicited the fact that no other ship wac, in sight when the submarine opened fire, and the only surviving boat was not picked up until 27 hours later. The statement in the German submarine officer's alleged re port that rescue by the submarine was made impossible by the approach of a patrol steamer must, therefore, be re garded as fiction. The British Admiralty has nothing further to modify in its ori- ginal communique.
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Members of the Bakhatla tribe, in fh, Brehuanaland Protectorate, have oontri 1408. towards the war. Th money has been paid to the British Reel Cross Society,
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