EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE.

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EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE.

SPIES AT WORK

BURNING DESIRE FOR

VENGEANCE

{"Times" *nd "Sydney Sun" Serviced (Received December 20th, 5 p.m.) LONDON, December 20. German shells damaged six hoteds, four large boarding-houses, four churches, and tho workhouse at Scarborough. The damage is estimated at £40,000, and ifc will tako many months to repair tho losses. Thirty eholls wore found, embedded in tho Spa gardens. It is asserted that signalling by flashlight wag seen on the evo of i-he raid. Search is being made for spies at HartlepooJ. Most of the -victims were women and children. A falling gable killed ten, who were taking refugo. Tho German steamer Dinebolo was iho worst sufferer amongst the shipping in the harbour. A shell damaged a shop live miles inland. Less than twelve hours after iho Germans disappeared workmen commenced repairing damage. There- is little grumbling among residents of tho coast. Ifc is realised that the raid was a repetition of tho meteoric dash mi Yarmouth. Thero is universal regret that the German ships escaped. The uppermost feeling is that when tho day of reckoning comes tho pill which Germany will have io ewallow will not bo made pleasanter by this raid. There is a burning desiro to avenge scores of innoccni sufferers. insurance" against ttOMBARDMENT. (Received December 20th, 5.0 p.m.) LONDON, December 19. Lloyd's bombardmont risks for the coast from Harwich northwards aro at the rate of forty shillings per cent., from Harwich to Dover twenty, .and I tho South Coast ten, and tho West Coast five shillings per cent. GERMANY'S OFFENCE. 1 NO REPRESENTATIONS FROM AMERICA. "WASHINGTON, December 19. President Wilson and Mr Bryan have decided not to make any representations to Germany concerning the bombardment of the- East Coast of England. Certain American papers have pointed out that America is involved in euch a breach of international law, but Mr Wilson Irishes to avoid all entanglements in the present conflict. "THEIR SENSE OF HONOUR." GERMAN OFFICERS OPPOSE BOMBARDMENT. PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. | (Received December 21st. 12.10 a.m.) COPENHAGEN.. December 19. Naval circles in Hamburg are sharply discussing the raid. A number of nonPrussian nav&l officers declared that it wag .against their soitso of honour to shell unfortified towns. The Kaiser aikl the Admiralty overruled the objection.

Several submarines accompanies! tho raiders, and other vessels were ready to s-vail if the raiders got into trouble. If tho weather makes it similar raids will be organised at short intervals. :imi an attempt will air-o bo made io land a low thousand men, who expert to be captured, but may force hngiand t-o recall troop* from tho Continent. JUBILATION IX AUSTRIA. (Received December li'.lO n m ) PKTROGRAI). Doeraihrr 10. 'flic Vicniiii J'rw.s i> jubilant over tho East. Ooa>'. raid. Tho "Noise l-'reio Pres-e" says: "Tluve insolent foes now know what coir.es of ihroatening Germany's existence." The "Neuc.s Wiener Journal" says England must now light lor ncr existence. "This ib the turnino; point of thu war." hefmrkxce by the governor. (•PECIAL TO '"7HB TRESS.") GISBORXK. D.vcmhr r If). Replying to iho addivss of lidcomo irom a large frathen:i- O l" Gi.-bonm citir>en>, bi.s Exc.-]len<-v the Earl of Liverpool stated that he doired to say a word about the. subject that, wju, occupying tho minds or all of them at that aiornent. Tlicy in New Zealand had no conception of what was puinc; on at Home, but tho people were quit-o qtiirt and fully prepared for any reverses that might be tho will of' Providence. They were, .however, fwllv fietmuincd O u one thing. Come what iiiay, good or ill; one thing was quite certain- (hoy were going to "see tho v.ar through to tho end. and they were going to come out on top. (Loud applause.) They had heard ;i great deal about tho Hag-iio Convention. Possibly ho ha<i heard more of it than t-hoy had, but he had never heard boforo of pooplo who wanted to uphold tho Hagno Convention going and bombarding undefended towns. That was what bad happened in the Old Country only three dr.ys ago. (Applause.) Whatever on© might say about, Scarborough and Hartlepool. they ha/1 no right to throw shells into tlie fishing of Whitby. (Applause.) Thcso things ho supposed must happen in war and they miglit. see them again. The Teuton ha-d ma.de- up liis mind that lio would respect no one. and wo had consequently to put onr toetli together, whatever it cost in money or in livesarid ho was afraid tho toll of blood would bo heavy. \\"o wero a people wlio were not ffoing to plodgo our name to sacred treaties and then tear them up and oa-sf. them away, because they wero only small pieces of (Lou<l applause.) Tho name of our raca had boon rosp«;te<l tho world over, because whero we had given a pledge trhen wt< had a duty cast on us, it liad been our honour to keep it.