m


I N C 11 E E C E . ------ -------------


N ]. N G- ■ ------


■to J-'i'liru;irv. ;iiul il'ir- l n uinii >1 nick out lin.i> I ' k l l J i d l i i l l l U S l


l l l i l y I j , . pi-oviilod tlioy r;tii 1„.


| u o r n i oi t i l i-Joso lioi'NX lu'ttor


l llOl; I il . In ul I 111' >loi-k oT uiir-


Iwjl 111 [IlllS Olloilt to Ilf | l l f lloworillfi' ■iizC;! tin's


, pot^, etc., I'oiiuivi'il il lit oiu-c, iiml to o\)


lliloolii pliiro llu'ci- j;oo(l or iliii. pot. or two


1 nil'll ol till' Till, .sizes, ill. i< II iiiosi osoTnl


l in i i pill ip i i l o t i r n i i v .


l o i i r i ' . lul l ." i l l iM' i iuomlv Il lie ilrv .liilo iiiil i] il. [ Il r o o t s mi l l I ho jikii i t.s ■iiiii.


liow ]iri‘v;iil.s coiitiuuo. I inly miimiils iniiy ho


il mill inoiloriiti'Jy Liiii'


Irviirni soil. iiiili.']ionsiililo, ii.s wi'li


'ltiiiiily on II i'oiii]i:ir:i-


thmi is ponoriilly suir poos wi'll. jilmjls sown will stmul liot or 'Iry hy nini'li liottoi' llnin lipTil. ili'v soils in pnr


Imi lipTitly, mol proloi't likioU ootton.


iihor tlii.nly in prouiiil ili'i'lily (hip' mill well


lol l' mo iininviinriiblo 111', sow n luiinlior ol' oin. jhonl ;i ilozon sooils Hi jplmits n]i ill miy cool jfr.iiiio. with plenty of .1 ]ilmii o'.ii will'll nhont


il i i sot i i l m i n u i i l s n ro mi iHinl I'll r y sm i t lio-


l i i o . i lm ' k i i i ' . o o i 'o p s i s . I p i l l s . I'lO.


( iAKDKN. J n v o u n i l i lo o p p o r l n n i l y


Im o l i o f jions ill t h e oi ion |iiip- r h i o l l y t h e om i y mi l l


oi ios. Kspooi i i l ly w h e r e


l l i p h l mi l l l i r y . o r wm' i i i 1 io r ill I lie s ei isoi i


t i l l ' il l. mo l t h e | i lm i t s ii j i .


I ho o ro p 111'. I 'o r tn i n l y in - o n .


I.\S.


lull liomis nlso. these he- lioiihlo rows, some (iiti liisimioo of -lin. to Gin.


|rmis]ilmit well, so thiil. ilillienlty nttiioheil to pen proiintl. .soiiie .seed


■


llaoi'il ihinly in n fen | iI . r;iisiiip- the plmits^ in fiiiine. mill plmitino


II hv. ollior fools oi this


lll\nil'll mill jilmiteil out * o (i rst fn vooi .ililo o]i]Mir-


oiiiiil for iiio.'O also must


..Hill well Mimiiired. mid j \ ho jilneod iihonl 41l. i i i o i i f the soil is rich.


i'ioii hm'o two or three mid ihi'so should he


Il h -oil. phii'iiip' II forl;- limiiiro o\'er eneh when


_ , . I ho weiither niu.st he |nl tho soil ill workiihlo ihi ' work is Hiken in


I'iohl


IG THE WAR U S E


POULTRY


tlN 5 MUSTARD IN C R E A S E


5G-PR0DUGTI0N. —


l.ilistu'd M4 pnge.i) free hy


ly-Keoper’s Diary for , is sent


|H R. ALLtN, tVVORTH, HERTS


l \ M O O L I . ♦♦♦ -


S n i . l K ) ! . .— SuUi i '


| ; t (■rn\ \f |ri l It ini (•]! t I 'o i i r c r t \va>


OAOi> oivi'd with neelmniitioii.


|,roro 1 ho art isles : -M i.', the (.ditheroe yoiinn'


111;,i,I,'ll preat siieeess and


Intly and at every opiX-'iV' 'liii'ouslv eiieorod ; .Mi-ss Hip wel l ; the Clitheroe 00 I Children, under t'lH' is' Carrie Ifirtwell: tH'" Ilk Mr W. AVilkinso" ,d an e.xeelleiit ehairuuin ihe Kev. E. I). I'lOdos. ih. of Colne, pave 1 os on the piano. h'' aid of soldiers eoiiilort.d


,-'(111 vniiMMl iilo ilunikv veil their services


liMPOUND ’■ is a good I'troiuiiiiirai.


H t l ' l UO1 /i:u N- It Y-130AVLA.'A' D SOi iDtUUS EXPEUIKNCKS. Pi'lvaio'Toel Clitf writes to Mr. Laiii-


l„,rt, of Bolion-hy-Bowlmid, and his Inter iiK'lndos the following:—‘AVo ■ ived in Salonika last 'L'liiirsday atiornnon and reached unr de.stillation


iiiiionpst. file Creek hills on Eriday It has liceii snowinp' for the . . . . .—


hist two days, and it is intensely cidd, mo rn in g ' .


I Oil,).',


hilt we have plenty of wnnu clothing ill,'hilling a fnr coat ami fur gloves, so we don’t feel it /ery luueli. Our Keginieiit i.s engaged in making irom'he.s on a plain two miles away; the iihiee there i.s hrisll ing with guns and the i'ortifiealion.s are supposed to he im- nrognahle. We see plenty of aero­ planes ahoul; llioro wa.s a, squadron of Pi' llritish up yesterday morning, and a


tlonnan Tauhe pa.ssed over our camp, wliicli was tired at with machine gums, hut they failed to reach it. f don't think there, is any pro.spect of lighting l,ir siiiiie time, as wc are -HI miles behind


the lirhiif line. We came out on the White tttar Ciner Ulympic. wliieh


will' are I'lninoyeil in mnkiii' the fransporls. .Ml sorts of coins are in


lliev are very dirty, lazy and dislionest. also many Serbian refugees roads for


rairti'd , ri".e.


There are


1 here a r e ........................... ,


lireidation, ini'luding Creek, Ereneh and Serbian, and we have (o he. earefnl ill- ill,, (ii'i'i'ks will I'heiit us wlHde.sale. Kiiiiil is very dear and we emmot get 111 sm ii's for love or money.


SVUDEN SOLDIER’S NARROW ESCAPE.


li lias iust trmis]iired fhat L ’rivatet i .


Ilalton, of the fsh-hUi J'iast Lmienshiro lli'gimi'iif, T.b'., whoso homo i.s in I’eiidlo-stroot MasI, Siihden, was slight- Iv woundod wliilo lighting' in tho (jalli- puli I’l'iiinsuhi. il.is wateli wa.s sina,shed ami tho fact, that the inissilo struok this pi'uhahlv saved Private Ifallon's life.


GERMAN HATE.’


CLl.kTm.'lEN SOLDiJfR 1.N A BU.MBA1MJA1EN1'.


Mrs. A'ixon, of l{vbhle.si.lalo-viow,


(diathurn, has recoivod a lotlor from her mn. Driver T. .\i.\un, in which ho stales, writing on '.Jminary P-lth :— “ I have ju.st boon out to buy mjsonio '>u»»ar. 'Llio Froucli oall it ‘.sucro.'’ am making sonio mori'ow,


MiUMN WllLlIiy Vll ♦/ tea for


issued for diiinei', wo pay a penny each all


round,


o’clock, over. last


move from here, my


liking.


just, aei'oss 't’on


they sent would


tho


and as wo t don’t Svery


i t loo day about


tho Cermans send some Yosloi'ilay wa.s


hardly


sidilioi's mid wounded twenty-eight, made me


shell I'onld have done it. feel queer


to see one


her children were down in They wouhl not eome out at


Yon slionld I ' o n i i n g


liiniso laid in rnins. ininttoij our o i i r


of tho woi’st. n. M.’.f. . i don t get


dinner lii- sugar


care how soon wo is


warm for four


shells J ho


kiioeked a house down, road


from our billet, believe that mu; I t killeil lour .it


tho


-midiors it had killed laid in the .stroM. Pieces of shell were Hying all over the plaoe.


The woman id’ the house and the cellar. lirst, and


wlien they did they were covered witli linio.


h


ovfU’vt Jiinj.r inside, when you hear oue Ihd' when it l»urst< not f"oi‘


bouss< e, and g feel tunny


on the woman’s Taoo when she saw llio ums.


liavo .seen tho look .lust Yon


taiiey a sljell r u i n i n


ooniiiig'. It. i.s a. re- mid von know il is


CORPORAL’S HRAVE SABEKX SOEDIEK KMCU.M-


.ME.XBKD EOK Tl lK D.C..M.


Coi'iioral 11. T. I l iggi t i , A.S.C. Motor Tiainsport, ii native of Sabdeii, and son- inlaw of Mr. W. Bohinson, of H.'qy-


As rt’ported in uur culuiniis last wcelc I i» 'I' T r ; ......'O f ' Vliiioi*


Inii-'t-streol. Clitlioroo, lias been reeom- nieiidod for’tho D.C.Al. Ho joined the A.S.C. soon afler Hie war broko out, anil )\as for some time a .stall ohmiilenr, Inn latterly he lias been in charge of a hi'eak-dowii gang. ’ Cn the night ol Uth Di'i'i'iiiher, Iwo mnmnnilion '.viigons Inoko lie,Ml near the Ireni'he.s, and Ihe gang wa.s .sent to try to extrieati; them. Whilst at work, they wer-; ohsei ved by dll' ‘'iii'niv, who began to rain .'hells on tlii'in. 'Tlieir tii.sk apiienreil hopeless, mil C'lrpioal l l iggi ii got orders to de-


'iroy Hie. wagoins. Ho. however, de­ clined to abandon them, and Hiey wei'o got away after Hireo lionrs’ most dan-


gi'ioiis work. Corporal Higgin is the son of Hie bile


Air. .lolin H. Higgin, mid was burn in Sabden. Wliilo lie wa.s yuiiiig, bis


pari'iits removed to Read, where bis ........


still resides. Cor|HO'aI Higgin


is married lo a Clilberoo lady, and be- loro enlistmont: bo wa.s obanlVoiir to Mr. T. Higliam, of Accrington. Corporal Hlggin’s younge.st broHicr,


Private Coorg'o Tiig'g'in i.s in the H..\.AI.O.. and wa.s wounded wbdo


serving, in the (4alliiK)li I’onin.snla. Ho Was invalided lioine, but ba.s iiractieally rei'ovorod, and rotnrnod lo duly. Ths eldest bi'oHier, Air. Ben Higgin. is away from homo engaged on munitions.


10.000 troops and I ,’JOO of n a lot of (.1 reeks about:


W H A L L E . -----


PliUMUTBJX. — Wo nmlersland Tmiii'e-CorporaL P. Boherlson. of the


'till East Lmieashire Regiment, has been promoted to the, rank of corporal. Il ls home is in (Jneeu-.slreot. Corporal Roherlsoii has seen ".some" service in (iailipoli, and was wounded. SCLDIER’8 DEATH.—A I’nither


doiith oei'iirred at the hospitiil last weid;- eiiil. Private .lolm 'Thomas (inion, of tin; iStli King’s Own Si'ollisli Borderers, sneenmhing to illness. He was a native of ( l ieat Hm'Wo(;d, I'esiding at 108, Blackhnrn-rnad, and his I'enniins were interred at Harwood on Tuesday, with full military honours. l,■'I^OM 'rHi': THKXCHES.—Un


.Si'oilish Borderers, hnviiig' had mimer- inis exciting and ardnons experionees. Cn his reliirn he exiieels to he made sergeant. CONVOY HKLD U P.—A. eonvoy of


Monday, (Airporal Coorgo Corlon, of Eai-'lory-row, arrived homo from tho tronohos, simply caked in the mud of b’lander.s and hearing fall kit. TTe i.s one of fimr brothers in the iirmy and has boon out many months with the


1 ho lamily are oonnocteil with


Read Congregational (.'huroh, in eon-


noetion with which Ihi'y liavi' boon zealous workers and loyal suppoi'lers.


T H E T IA IE S . I R I D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 4 . 1 9 1 6 the


World’s Gold Centre. — ♦ ♦ ♦ —


.’'HI! !•:. IKMiDEN (,)N AVAB .FINANCE.


INCOAIE-TAX UN WAR DU.'YN8.


(1C I'lS’TIUNS To DR. CEDFFl'TRlCll. A number of qiiesHons of (be greatest


interest ill tho linancial .situation were dealt with by 8ir Edward Holden on Friday in lus aniinal sxieeeh to the shareliolders of (ho London City and Atidlaml Bank, of whieli ho is Iho ehairman.


Sir .1‘klwa.rd recalled (ho fact that in


his last aildi'ess to Hie sharohoblers a year ago ho had made a eompari.soii be- twooii British and Cermau war iinance, and had iioiiited out that Cormany would have great dillicnlty in iiayiiig for her imports willi exports. Ho had quoted ii Cermaii hanker as saying (hat every mark wonlil bo squeezed till it shrieked, but ho now Hionglit (hat wo shonUl xiroseuHy see that tlio mark Inns heoii so squeczctl that there is not even a squeak lef t in it. Lomloii had heeii, mi to the war, ad­


170 wounded, due to arrive at the hospital ATonday midnight, did not re.'ii'h Whnlley until after eight o ’clock on Tuesday morning owing to the /(qqielln raid. The train wa.s hold U]> ".soniewhere” on the Great Wesloi'ii lino, nil lights being' oxtinguishod for "ovoral himrs.


'I’lioro is no tiulh in


the stalomont Unit tho train wa.s ohasod hy one of tho Zciqndins, a^ story which gained currency-—mid credence—in Clithoroo and olsowhoro. .M18S lON.V RY I'l PECR’T.—There is


I'orlainly no lack of social ovoid,s at (ho Wesleyan School, and invariably Uiey are oxcellent olVorts. On Saturday a I'onoert was given on behalf of the b’oreiyn Alissionary Society, tin; Jlev. E. -T. Howden ])residing. 'The artistes were: Aliss Tjainhert, coiitrallo, of Blacklmi'ii; Miss Reta Parker; Mr. . ITanson, tenor, of Clitlieroo; -Mr. AV. 11. Parker, hass. ot Wind ley; ALiss Hornsiill, mandolin .soloist, of Dmigho;


and -Miss Kellett, eloeulionist, of Low Moor, with -M iss Nelson ns necompanist. -Vll wore in good form mid (ho pro­ gramme, wliioh was widl varied, wa.s tirsl rate. In additioii to itoiiis Iiy (lie mtistos nicntinnod, an mnusing sketch, “ .Y very hinio dog,” was olfoclivoly ]iri'.sciiioil hy Alissos Connie \A right. ■Tossie .Mi'liaron, Annie Chatlnirn, and Doris ’Thom]i.son. During (ho evening mi address ii'as given hy Air. Dowdon. S.AMTKblR.— Probably (ho most suo- siiKdciiig concert of the many


I ' o s s f n l


promoted hy (ho Co-opoiativi; l'’,diU'a- tion ( ’ommitloo wa.s (liat held last b’riday evening. 'There wa.s a largo a(- tondanoo and nndor Iho inllnonco ol. tho fragrant wood and .some eapilal onler- tniiimont, tho evening' was most iileas- miily s|ionl. Mr. R. Robortsim pre­ sided. Tho I'liiid! artistes were Mr. Harry Holt, hass vocalist, of Accring­ ton; Ah'. Hiirgreavos Tatlersnll, lonor, of Burnley; and Air. -Jus. (.howdson, hnniin'i.sl, iiT Burnley. Tho lrio_ have a)>i)oarod on several occasions in ihe district. and everywhere are most liopnlar. (In b’riday all were in lino I'orni and (heir elToris were received with ncclaninlion. In addition to (heir item.'-, mi e.xhihilion of his phy.sieal de- veloinneiit was given hy Air. Heiq>, of •Vecrington, and he had .some ^ rare mnscles. Songs wore given hy Sergt. Choi'Himn, Ah'. II. Crahaiu and Air. C. Viidcors, all doing' cxeellontly. TJIb: PIC'I'IMM'IS.—Eurlhor oapilal


faro has been submitti'd this week at th Co-oporalivi; Hall. 'Tuesday’s ‘‘star was "The Shadow of iho Shade,'’ which


as III .................. - , as anything' wo have conio acro.ss !oi


rival Hull bis wife is iinliiitiihil. Hie sliock being' calculated lo kil l the con­ valescent principal. To do Hiis, u pro- lilo of Hie woman is obtained and fasti'iiod -on a window .'Inulo of a room opimsito Inn' husband’s njiartmonl.s. A light pbiood boliind ibo silboUoUo gives (lie illusion and it i.s almost—but, of I'oiirso. oot i|tiilo—too mueb for (bo liiisbmid, who rooovor.s to realise tliat Ills wife lias boon ITiitlifiil Hirougli nil tilings. ‘'The. Aliisto]' Key’' was HirilT ing I'liongb and lliioo comedies won; iioodod to lig'lilon the slimy. "Eo.x ’Trot I'iiiosso,” * ‘ 11 ousokeojiing” and ''Captm’ii K-idil and ditto ’ wore all lirst. rate, and Hie audience enjoyed tlioni to the fnlli. Hast niglil, ''Daiiglitors of ilio .Innglo,” a most acoplablo ]irodni'- .................. I "l i laok Bii.x" of groat niorit, wore-an view, along with an interesting si'leefion id shorter films. (In Saturdny tlieri' is (o be anoHii'i' iniiHiiee for Hie I'bildrcii, and in Hie evening a tiiie ino- grmnnio will bo prosonlod.^ ( biof: ai- Iraelion is ‘•.limniy,” of wliicli Hie iol- lowiiig isaii ontliiio :—-ii..... . 1 ri'iiiios.'.y i.s a koon-willod mossoiigcr boy. Koso I largroaVOS and *I;u'k Peabody, a very liokoablo young oonplo, Iiavo bad a swi'oHioarl's quarrel . Hose dooidos lo break her ongagomoiit in 'lack and forlliwitli .summons a mo.s,songor (o ro- liirn bor i-ing. .Timmy responds lo Hie oall. l i e discerns Hie Iroublo o.yisting bolwocn (be estranged ]iair, and In his boyislii Trunk niminei', iirocoeds io rc- unito Hie al ienated i«mplo.


1 .1 . I • : B r .


proved as uncommon in Hie sampling II! title, for ils story i.s as iiovi'l


some time. In brief it is an olVort loi l)UsiiM*.ss riiU.sDiis I)y


’ a man in t.Minviia:o a. IN. .•< I. IN. i


mittedly (ho tiuaueiai eeiitro of tho ■'Viiolo world, and ho ventured to say that wo should not only not lose (hut position altoi'wards, hut should greatly imxu'ovo it. JjOudoii was still both Hio borrowing coutre and the gold eentro of (ho world.


abroad, to British Po.ssession.s and foreign conntrio.s, about !J-i-t millions sterling', and wo wore still now lending hirgo sums to our Allie.s. But if we coniijiirod tho iiosilion of alVairs now with (he position P.1 months ago, wo could not hut bo struck hy (ho enormous amouiit of work wliieh had been done by ourselves mid by our Allies. Jfiior- mon.s sums had hoen spent, and as tho eredit of (freat Britain stood higjiest among (he Allies it had Ijooii used to assist tho credit of (ho oHiors. The basis of our credit wa.s Ihe iiound sterling, mid wo used it for tho Allied


liotweeii P.HO and PH5 we had lent


emnso wheiever wo inirchased aiiylhing nbroail. 'The "pound sterl ing, '’ .Sir J'idward


Ifoldeii ileehired, is "ii woiideifnl in­ strument.” i t was iiitd'iii.sieally the Thig'lisli (gold) .sovereign, witli a mini­ mum weight of PAP,00 grains and a maximnni of 1 AO,ATT grains. But its foreign "ropresentaHve.s” were foreign hills of exeliange, cable transfers, and sight dratl.s, and it had Ifiiglish "I'l.qiro- seiitatives” in oiir familiar eheques, hills of exchange, and banknotes. With Iho almornuil dcraiigenieut of iulcr- nalioiial trade, and with our enormous iniiioi't.s for w.ir pui'XJO.ses, mul with gold now only llowing to fiomlon from our own Possessions, (ho "iioniid sterling” has. never had lo carry such a. load as at Iiresent, and it lias naturally de­ clined ill value in aeeonlanee with the law of supply and demmid. But while its exehango value in New York shows only a depireeialioii of f.'J [ler cent., in lliilland of fO.'j per cent., in Spain .0 per cent., in Scandinavia 8.!) per eont., it is enormously apiireeiated elsewhere, fn Paris it is above iiar hy 10.8 per cent., in Daly hy 'Aij.-t per I'eiit., ami in Pelrograd hy 00.!1 per cent. The de­


cline in Holland is duo to our having e.\'i)or(ed Hici'o during (he year less goods (ITJr millions) than we. imxiorted (A.SA million.s), and osiieeially to our re­ cent pureha.sos of .Java .sng'ar. Wo could set (hi.s right hy sending gold to Hollmid, hut there was always the question whelher in that ease, if the Iiresent Duleli restriction on exports of gold were removed, such gold might liiid its way to (.lermany. J11 order to ensure a .salisl’aclory worlc- of the oxehanges, it was essential


’lie most


tTii:i!.i';i.;; Are You Fasterv than You Ought ? W


or weak kidneys—good blood or bad blood, for weak kidneys let uric-acid collect in the blood lo ruin health Always keep the kidneys active,


arc young at eighty. Your habits mean sound kidneys


ATCHFULNESS can add years to anybody’s life. Some peo­ ple are old at sixty, others


A BLACKBURN CASE. On December 10th, 1912, Afr. T. Porter,


but especially afler middle age. 'l*his is good insurance against nervous, rheumatic anci urinary troubles, stiff and ^ swollen joints, poor sight and hearing, and hardening of the arieries. Rest the kidneys by avoiding over­


work, worry and strong di inks ; by regularity of habits, daily walks,


light diet and plenty of sleep. And at the first sign of backache, rheu­ matic pain, or urinary disorders, use Doan’s Hackachc Kidney Pills


i.s shown by grateful tributes like the one given here.


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" nr cry Ptclure /*■//.< ,i S/ary."' What Clitlieroo thinks of Doan’s Pills


of 51, Granville Road, near the Baptist Clnirch, Blackburn, s aid:—“ I suffered with pains across the kidneys. Sometimes when I bent down these pains would dar t across my back like the stab from a knife. “ It was hard work for me to turn over in


bed ; I could get very little sleep, and in the mornings I felt tired and wc.ary and unfit


splendidly, and it did not take long for them to drive the pains from my back, clear the water, and improve my general health, “ It is about five years now since I first


for work. The water was sometimes unnatural . “ Doan's backache kidney pills answered


used Doan's pills, and I always keep a box in the house. I recommend them to anyone


who suffers with the kidneys. (Signed) “ T. Porter .’’


age I have kept in very good health thanks l-.i Doan’s backache kidney pills. '


Be sure you ask for DOAN’S and get DOAN’S — the Pills Mr. Porter had.


On January 30ih, 1014 —over fivelve months Mr. Porter said


Considering my


.Ill ^le^tlers^ or ■SjO box, f,y


i.'cntro. "Tho Bank of .Knyland lia.s at Iho liro.sont time about 00 millions stiT- liny of g'old. 'I’ho (.Tovoriiment has A8Amillions, and Hio joint-stook hanks a fui'lhei' lai'yo sum, wliilc .1 boliovo Hioi'i; is yot in hoai'diii"' a fair amoiint, and wo lia.vo a oonlinnous How of g'oid from South Africa. IF, on tin; conclu­ sion of Hio war, \vi; aro still a froo niarkot for S'<dd, wo shall havo S('oi'.?d a Hnaiicial trionnih as imxiorlant lo (his c'oniili'v a.s a "roiit victory in arms.” .Sir I'idward Holden dealt contemii-


London must conliiuii; Uio, llmincinl


Inonsly with the rooont. "Hamhoyant” siioochs of Dr. Heilforich, honstine' of downfall of British Hnanco. "‘As one old hanker to another” ho said ho would like to put tho followin''' questions to Cermany's financial succi'.s.sos and of Hio Dr. l lol l fericl i:— (1) Wiion the war broko out, Cor­


many had credit balanec.s abroad againsi wliich they might .sell exchange. Aro Hioso halancc'i existing- at (ho pre-sont tinio or aro they all oxhaustod’


:'


seriously diminished, Hieroby iilacing' * tho eouiilry in a diliicult position for , drawing, and soiling' oxcliango to pro- ; vide for imiiorts'r


(A) Have tho oxporl.s of Cormany nut ' j (8) A.-siuming' their balaiice.s have j


hoou exhausted and their oxi>orts di- i mini.shod, is it not a fact that the Ccr- man peopli; have .sold nearly all Hioir | American, Swiss, Dntcli, Scandinavian, ' and oven their Russian securitiesT


j (•I) I.s it a fact that other Contiiionlal ;


countrio.s havo boon soiling- sterling- to | Xnirchiiso Horins,aiid soiling- those Horins ' for marks in order to create a. drawing- post in HollaiidT (.0) Did Cormany pay gold for Iho


Rumanian wheat, and, if so, why wa.s this oiioratioii not shown in the Roielis- biiiik .stalouionti'' (0) Is it not a fact that iioarly all her


foroig'H saleable securities havo now boon exliauslod, thus placing- her in a position of great dIHieully in paying- for | lier imiJortT


. j


roadj- been rendered iiiconverliblo by | Hie Law of August, 1914, and Hie sale ^ of gold forbidden in November of that' year, and a.s (ho Notes of (ho Loan Banks, War Credit Banks, AVar Aid Banks, Alortgago Banks, Insuranee


(T) As t-lio Reielisbank Notes bail al- ;


(hat Hu; “ pound sterling” should re­ main as steady as jms.sihlo. L


imporlmit exchange wa.s that hetweon -N'ew York and London, and Sir I'idward exiihiinod how, owing to tlio fall in the pound sterling in Now York, wi; had boi'i'owed there oOO million dollars last autumn. In view of tho Cerman- .-Vmeriean o[)iio.sit ion, he asserteil that "not only our Coveriimeiil hut the peo]de of (ho Lniled Kingibmi have been placed under a, great obligiiHon to the Ameriemi bankers for the magnili- eent spirit tliey showed in buying straight out n loan of such magniHidc." 'The result of this loan, and of Hie furtlier banking eredit, mid of tho way In which (ho Tliigli.sh hankei's had placed AO millions in gold at Hic di.sx)o.sal of Hio Covernment, had been the re­ covery of tho N'ew York exchange. Sir Kdward proceeded, however, to explain Hail, where e.xports were insnllicient lo ])ay for imports, Hie free shipment of gold, or of securities, could alone jire- vent Hu; hoHnm from falling' mu of (bo exchange. ('formally had released Hu; Reiclnshmik


from ils ohligatioii lo pay its notes in gold, and he exiilm’ned how we, saw the results on her cxehango. She miglit rrclify Hu’s if .she exported her gold, lint her Finmiee Afinister preferred to keiqi il. 'The reason might' he (hat Cermany wished, when iieai'C emno, lo inqiort I'ommodiHe.s a.s (piii'kly as po.-i.silde, and lo he iihle Hum lo ]iay wiHi gold, as I or I'Urrency would he di'iirei'inied. Bnssia, Frmii'o,’ and Daly were xuirsiiing Hie same iiolicy with regard lo Hie reten- Hoii of their gold. Tin; re.snlt wa.s Hint our .jiaymenls on Hieir behalf dejiressed our exchange just a.s ed'oetivoly a.s our


i own im]xirts. .But we had let our gold How out freely, and had sent more than 00 million.s lo Ainnrica.. So long ns wo j supiiliod gold when gold was demanded.


Corxiorations, havo no g<dd against Hioiu at all, does ho not think that the words, "Alone, Mono, Tolvol, lJx>harsin”


Banks, I’rivate Jlanks, and ALniiicipal | .V , . < . L l .> ,» . i I .r 1 ^


answer to the fnilowiiig tpiory;— Is the gold shown in tho lioiehsbank statomont ■ictnally held in that insHlntioii or ai'O ' jiortions of it held in any insHluHon onl- | side Gormnny’


should rather ho written on this towor- ing- xD'i'uinid of xiapor, tor, when all these uotos have, to ho redeemed, Cor­ many will indeed bo "found wanting” T (8) Wi l l ho give ns a categorieal


hi.s statement that Germany has a siiHioioney of food, tho reiiorts or riots | in Berlin'and Hio shooting down by Hu; j soldiers of po'^c women crying out for;


(9) Wil l ho explain to us in view of ? liread? (10) Final ly, 1 would ask him if he ^ . . . i


has forgoHeu (hat in his I’ormer siioeehi's j ho has led his x>eox)lo to believe that (hoy j would not 1)0 taxed ill rospeot lo the cost ' Ilf Hu' war, for T find (hat on about | Decemhor AOHi. 1915, when inlorrq- gated hy the Socialists, hi; liad to admit, m (he I'leiehstag that tho war, nndor all eireumstaiiees, would bring- Hu; Cor- inaiis fare lo faeo witli eolo.ssal taxation burdens.


.'Vs regards Briti.sli war loans, Sir j . . j


Edward luiwover exx’re.ssed a .strong o]iiiiiou that ihe Gnvernnumt had hardly | a])pi'oae.lied the whole (|Ue.sHon of borrowing' in ii snflieieutly broad ami Cfimiirehensive manner. ’1 hei'e was, no diiubl, a sense in wliieli they might he eimgratnlated on liaving raised something' like 1,000 millions at- an i average rate of 8;J per cent., whereas i t.iermany had been eonq'elled to ])ay j over 5 ]ier cent. But an even more im- : jiortant matter Hian Hie amount of in- tero.st iiaid annually by Hie I'lxeheqner wa.s Hint Hie resources of Hu; eountry sliould be as liipiid as ])nssible, and Hiat our national seeurities .'liould bo at a


l(UU( Foster Mct.'UUan Co., S Wells t^treet, Oxfoid StrCit. London, SI'.


lirominm rather than a discount. This eoulfl only ho accomj)!ished if tho Treasury jilaeed its loans on torm.s on- ; siiriiig iho freest markelahility during Hio war and the iiiainloiiaiieo of pi'ieo after Hie war. Willi Hie exeepHoii of HiD eoiintry, every iiaticm had not hesilalod lo Hiiig aside allogoHior (lie iiieomo-kix on its war loans, and while


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A.MUSl NC NEWS A1.\DE L\ ClfRALAN Y.


If Hio Cormaiis holiovo a de.serixitioa


ho dill not suggo.st that it was iioeos.sai'V ‘ lo take that o.xtremo step, he holiovod it lo ho ahsolnloly ossoiitial for the next Iona that tho investor should know at - any rate what wa.s (ho maximiiin ; amount .of ineome-lax ho would have to pay on it.


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C. AK.tNRU'S HIUH Bli.USJ': UF 'THE 'I’RUOl’S.


In a Sijee.ial Order of (ho Day, datoil


Dccoiiibor AJst, Conoral Sir L'liarlos ■Monro, Commandoi-in-Cliiof of tho Aloditorranoan Mxiiod it ionary Force, o.xXU'ossod as follows his axjxn'ociation of (ho way in wjiicli the witlidrawal from Hio .'Viizac and Suvla po.siHoiis was carried out;— The arraiigemonts made lor with­ drawal, anil tor keoxung- (ho oiiomy in


ignorance of Hio oxioration which was taking xilacu, could not have boon im- X)i'ov('d. Tho (jouoral (JHicor (Jommaiid- iiig Hie Dardanelles Army, ami the Conoral (JHlcors (Joninianding tho Australian and Now Zealand and 9th Army Coi'iis may xiride thoinsolvos on an achievement without x)arallel in tho annals of war. Tho .Vrniy and Coi'xi.s Stall's, Divisional and subordinate Com­ manders and their Slalfs, and the Naval and Al ililary Beach Stall's xirovod thciu- .solves more than equal to tlio most dillieuU task which could have hoou thrown mam thorn. Regimental ollicors, non-commi.ssionod oHicors, and men earriod out, wilhout a hitoh, the most trying oporaHon whieh soldiers can ho called nxion to undorlako—a withdrawal in the face of Hu; enemy—in a mannor rcHocling (ho highest eredit on soldierly qualities of Hu;


cixilino and troops. H is no oxaggeralion lo


aidiiovoinont imo wiHiunt iiarallel. di.song'ag'i; and In withdraw Irom a ami aetivo onriny i.s Hie most dillienlt of all military oxiorations; and in this caso Hio withdrawal was oH'oclod hy snr]iriso, with Hio oiiposing foi-ces at elosi; grixis —in many casos witiiin a fow yards of


hold


oacli I'Hior. Such an oiiornliiiii, wlion succeeded hy a I'o-omharkaHon from an npeie beach, i.s one fnr whieh mililary histnry contains no lirecedenl. During Hu; ijast mniiHis Hie tiooiis of


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Great Britain and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, Newl’nnndhind and India, figlitiiig side hy side, liave in-


variahly liroved Hieir superiority over Hio oiu'iny, havo eoiifaiiied llio best


HgliHiig troops in the AHoman Army in Hioir front, and have prevented Hio Gormans from onqiloyiiig' Ilieir'Turkish allie.s against ns elsewhere. No soldier relishes iimlertakliig a


withdrawal Trnm heTiire Hie neni.y. It is liai'd (o leave hehiiid tin; graves oT good eomrades, and lo reliiiqiiisli posi­ tions so hardly won and so gallaiiHy mainlained as those .we have. left, lint all ranks in Hie Dardanelles Army will realize that in (his matter they weio hut carrying- imt tho orders of his Alajesty’s Covormnent, .so that they might in due oimrse ho moro usofully omplnyod in fighting'olsowhoro for (lioir King', thoir eouiitry, and Hu; I'linpire. Tliore is only ono considoralioii—


what is host I'm' tlio fni'thoranco of (ho eommon eaiiso. Tn that s]iirit Hio with­ drawal wa.s earriod out, and in lhal s|)irit Hu; Australian and Now Zoaland ami (ho 9Hi Army Coi'jis Iiavo xn'ovod, and will eimtinno to provo, Hiemsolvos seeoiid to nono a.s soldiers of the I'lnqiire.


Sqldll. tohi. ,N".) For Coughs iitid Colds, In- th"'n'/.a. X'e.


“ LINSEED COMPOUND” (Ai i is- 'd. Seii'-aa


:all I his 1 o


■of J.yOiulon, published in Hio "Lokalan- zqigor,” thoy will boliovo anything'. Since H'.i; lii-st Zexjpolin visit (says the writer) many months havo passed, ami tho X)ublic in lamdim havo learnt how lo mlax)t themselves to tin; danger. Al­ most all the largo husinoss houses in tho city have Iraii.sl’orioil Hioir valuahli; ware's lo suhtorraiioan roiims, of which there is a. siiporfluity in Hio old city. -Ln I'oii.si'quonci; of (his the plague of rats, from which JiOmloii siifi'ors hoavily emmgh in x"‘oci; times, has increased enornimisly. 'The rats food on Hu; gigaiille ma.sses of war xo'uvisioiis which have acciimulatod at alt ilock.s, and fro- qnontly have to wait very long- for tian.sx)ort Sinee tlio days of tho Black Death,


when rats innitiplieil in devastating hosts, Hu'y havo novor had such good


days as they have now. 'J'hoy aro .so well olf that they heeonio insolent, and i'l'equently allaek in their ilionsamls Hn; warehouses of Hie rich city (radci's, reaeliing them through (he drainage (ilhes. At fii-'t it was attempleil lo overcome (hem hy poison, 1ml the next nigiit the rats would no longer take tho bait. Tlioy left the bait hy tin; .side, and apjioased Hieir hnnger once more with the fill hidden wai'es of the city traders. (Jn Hioothor Jiaiid it would have been


quit fnlile lo try cats and dogs against Hie.si; reg'inieni.s—nay, army coi'ii.s—of brave, fat rats, h'inally, tlio idea was hit upon lo feed (hem—to feed (hem so that they would lose all ai'pelite for the wares. 'This policy is now being genor- ally carried out in (he city; unfortun­ ately, the. nuin'ier of rats is growing and still growing. In eoitain Western and .8inilhcin


States Hiero is on every farm a so called "eyelone" eellar, wliieli is easily reaehod from all paris of Hu' farm, when the latter i.s visited liy a eyelone. ■Need lias also introdiieed simitar eolhirs everywhero in London against tho Zepjielin danger. Tiaeh ri'g'ular visifnr af all lintel or X'nhlie-house knows Hm seeiei of this Zejip. isie) eellar. Ollier guests have lo remain whore (hey are, heeanse if too many know Hie eellar a 'hingeroas I'l'usli in (he eril ieal niomenf may en.'iie. .No one living- in Hie np|)er storeys of


a London jirivalo lionse or hotel goes to lied nowadays witlionl plaeing hy hi.s side a candle ami a I'ojie—Hie lailei' tor llie piirpi'se of lowering bimsell' down into the street in ea>e a hoinh should destroy part of ilie lion.'e, and ihe former 'll order (o find (he way to the eolhii'. Till' lioardiiig houses advertisi' their


"deei'lv situali'il i^eiip. cellars, fur- nished with every e:inilorl.


.M fho hotels every new g'liest. as slum as ho is


shnwn hisroimi , aslis for the wav to the ■ liar. it. is sai'l that in the lioiisos of the rich Hie cellars are pri'seiiting a


|iietiire such as was prophei ieal ly 'h'- serihed hv onr eoniie papers immili.i a g o .


K 1-: .\ n I ? : i; s wn.' limi any aniicii'ty i n ’ o l i l a i n i n g


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