STILL IN DOUBT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2213, 28 July 1914, Page 5

STILL IN DOUBT.

■'WAR RUMOURS UNCONFIRMED. ALL EYES ON ENGLAND. EUROPE MOBILISING. RUSSIA WARNS AUSTRIA DRAMATIC ARREST OF SERVIAN .■.■■■.■"■■ OFFICER. ■■■■■/■

By Telegraph-Preen Assodation-CoDyright 1 (Rec. July 27, 11..45 p.m.) ■ ' '_ . . London, July 27. ■The.rapidity-with- which the AustroServidh crisis developed dismayed diplomats... n.; ■•:.-' There is the greatest activity in.London.. Tlio-King cancelled a visit to Goodwood. .. ;■•■■'■ ' The Admiralty ordered the first fleet, which is concentrated at Portland, not to disperso. The vessels of the second Hoot remain at home ports. Austria's action at this juncture is attributed to tlio recent death of M. Schardwih, Russian Minister at Belgrade (who was a vigorous Pan-Slavist), in, addition to 'the Ulster trouble, French unpreparedness, and tho Russian strike. •:■ ■ ■ ■' No formal declaration of war is: likely, as Servia,nevor subscribed to The •Hague Convention. ' ' . ' "English newspapers consider the ultimatum unduly humiliating, though Austria wa-s justified in demanding the suppression,of anti-Austrian propaganda. . Servia's reply shows she is not unprepared to make reparation, ,and Austria should' exercise forbearance with a smaller Power. . Ausli-ja is likolv to aim at a sharp and decisive campaign, in order to forestall Russian intervention, and save expense, as the Austrian financial position is serious. If concentration is completed in ten days,- the Servian resistance.might bo overcome m a. month, and then it would be possible to withdraw some of the troops and send them to Galicia to repel the Russian attack. ' Servia has only. 120,000 men immediately availablo; and it is expected she will hold tho.Danube and.Drirga with weak forces in order to delay the Austrian advance, while the main army is being concentrated at Nish and Kragujovac, and another force at Novibazare to attack Bosnia.' . 'The anti-Austrian propaganda in Servia is due to t'he. rise of the peasant class, represented bv the Radicals under M. Pasics,' the Premier.'. ■' ' Agrarian interests in Austria-Hun-gary favoured Customs and railway tariffs detrimental to Servia's transit lrado. v The Peasant Party rotn Hated by boycotting Australian an outlet for which was sought through Salonika. ' ' .'■ M. Protitch, the present Minister of tho Interior, publicly favoured Servia's annexation of Austria's Serb provinces. The Pan-Sorvians also formed a secret society called the ''Black, Hand," after tho Ca-rbonair (Italian) organisation, and it includes many officers and high officials. The, society's agents have been active throughout Servia and Austria, and another society, the "Naroonaabrana," includes the -'regicides whose agents are active in Bosnia and , Obraria. The newspapers justified, the Archduke's murder as foreshadowing the'fate ;of Austria itself. Servian school teachers are openly leaching the children the necessity of taking the (Servian provinces from Austria.

RUSSIA'S WARNING

UNABLE TO REMAIN INDIFFERENT . ALL EYES ON ENGLAND ; (Rec. July 28, 0.20 a.m.) St. Petersburg, July 27. M. Sazauoff; Russian I'or.-ign Minister made 'suggestions with a view to satisfying .Austria while safeguarding Ser:via's sovereignty, but informed the German Ambassador .that Russia was iiniible to remain indifferent if Sorvia is invaded. ■ ■ '. ■ ' . . Tho "Novoo Vremya" declares th.it if Servia is attacked it means a war with/ Russia, in which France will automatic-' ally join, and possibly England. It 'blames the Kaiser for the threatened wreckage.of European civilisation.' It adds that alb eyes are turned towards England, which is regarded as occupying an exclusive position in the destinies of Europe. '■ \ ; GERMANY WANTS WAR LOCALISED APPROACHES OTHER NATIONS. ANTI-AUSTRIAN ATTACKS UNEN- ' DURABLE. ,' (Rec. July 28, 0.20 a.m.), Berlin, July 27.. It is semi-officially announced that Germany approached the French, Russian, British, and other Governments suggesting that the conflict should be localised. ' Whon Austria informed Germany of the facts regarding anti-Austrian propaganda, Germany agreed that the position- was. unendurable, but did not see Austria's i&iijiatum. MARTIAL LAW IN AUSTRIA MILITARY CENSORSHIP ESTABLISHED. REIOHSRATH AND DIET CLOSED. Vienna, July 26. Official decrees proclaim martial law throughout Austria and Huugary. The decrees order the suspension of juries, and the liberty of the Press, and partial prohibition of the importation and exportation of goods.- The provincial Diets and the R-cichsrath ■ havo been closed and military censorship of telegrams established. Tho "Weekly Dispatch's" Vienna correspondent states tnat a stato of siege has been proclaimed throughout Aus-tria-Hungary. "Times" and Sydney "Sun" Cervices. (Rec. July 27, 5.40 p.m.) Vienna, July 26. The public has been wurned t.hnt

have been instructed to fire on persons not-, halting on the first summons. . The banks have been ordered to pay into the Treasury the outstanding balance of the last issue of bonds. LANDSTURM "Mobilising. (Rec'July 27, 11.10 p.m.) . . V Vienna, July 27. A partial calling up of the Landsturm lias been ordered, composed of reservists, from 32 to'" 42 years of age.

SER VIA MOBILISING

• CITIZENS MOVING MILITARY TAKE POSSESSION OF RAILWAYS (Rec. July 27, 11.20 p.m.) ._.'.- Belgrade, July 27. The Servian Crown Prince hae ordered a general mobilisation, and- t'he military have taken possession of the railways. ' > The Skupshtina has been summed to meet at Nish to-morrow. The Government's gold reserve has been transferred to Nish, while the contents of the magazines on the Danube and Drina have been moved to t]ie interior. A proclamation has been issued-ad-vising Servians to remain in .their homes, and promising' them that the Army will defend the country. Citizens in Belgrade are removing their valuables. Throughout the night the roads were' filled with carts piled up with belongings: Disorderly elements in the city attempted to sack shops and dwellings, and tho troops wore forced to lire a volley to prevent pillaging.

SERVIA'S DEFIANT MOOD

, DUE TO RUSSIA. SERVIA AND EUROPEAN PEACE. (Rec. July 27, 11.10 p.m.) _ Vienna, July 27. _ The change in Servia's mood on Saturday afternoon is attributed to the alleged arqval of a two-thousand word telegram from St. Petersburg. Austrian official opinion, however, refuses to believe, that Servia is of sufficient value to Russia to justify tlje latter in destroying European peace. I

PREPARATIONS IN RUSSIA

GENERALISSIMO 'NAMED. MODIFIED MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED. St. Petersburg, July 26. ._ Ihe "Zemstchina" says that Russia's intervention will be followed by Germany's and will result in the biggest upheaval, since Napoleon. The "Kurier 1 saye the only response worthy of Russia is immediate mobil'isation on the/ Austrian frontier as an emphatic declaration that Servia must not stand alone. The Tsar has named the Grand Duke Nicholas Generalissimo of tho Russian forces. ..-.'■ Pupils at tho military schools who finished their studies in 1914 have been made officers. Decrees liave been proclaimed forbidding the publication of information regarding the Army and Navy, and placing St. Petersburg and Moscow .under modified martial law.

ARRESTED IN HUNGARY

CHIEF OF THE SERVIAN GENERAL ■■■■■■. STAFF. RELEASED BY ORDER OF THE EMPEROR, London, July 26. News'from. Budapest (the. Hungarian capital) states that General Putnik, Chief of the Servian General Staff, was, with four companions, returning to Belgrade (the. Servian capital) from Gleichenberg, when they wero all arrested at the Kelenfoeld railway sta.tion, near Budapest, last night. Tho General was greatly surprised.. He said lie was not aware that, a- state of war uxisted, and strongly resisted arrest. Eventually he was taken to military headquarters. Staff officers and the General's daughter were accommodated 4t a hotel. . Vienna, July 26. The military regulations provide for the- detention of any officer of a hoetile Power in tlio event of imminence of war. General Putnik was treated with every courtesy, and the_ Emperor ordered Ins immediate liberation. General Putnik was sent by special train ■to Servia. DETAILS OF THE ARREST. A DRAMATIC AJFAIR. (Ree. July 27, 11.20 p.m.) ■ • , ■ London, July 27. The "Daily .Chronicle's" special at Vienna states that General Putnik was staying at Gleenehoberg, a watering' place at Styria, with his daughter. The police entered tho train and knocked their way into General Put■nik's compartment, and tho latter drew his revolver. The detectives allege that ho intended to shoot himself. His daughter nioanwhilo was screaming, and ii.dcsporato fight ensued. General Putnik fell, a dotectivo holding him by pressing a knee on his chest, and finally was carried out of tho tram, his daughter still screaming. At the station, General Sorsich, the military commander at Budapest, expressed his regret to General Putnik that, he was compelled to nrrost him. T ator the Emueror ordered hie release.

AUSTRIA'S NOTE JUSTIFIED

SEMI-OFFICIAL OPINION IN GERMANY. . Berlin, July 2G. , Tlic semi-official 'journal, the "Norddeutselio Allgomeino Zeitung," says that Austria's demands are justified in view of the proof that Servian officers participated in the conspiracy against the life of the Archduke and in the intrigues against tho Hapsburg Monarchy.. AUSTRIA'S DEMANDS , ALL BUT TWO ACCEPTED. (Rec. July 27,11.30 p.m.) ' Paris, July 27. The "Tomps's" summary of the- Servian roply to the Austrian Note suggests that S'ervia accepted all Austria's twelve clauses except two, in which the latter , asked for further information, or arbitration. - SBRVIA'S REPLY TO AUSTRIA'S NOTE. Paris, July 26. Servia's reply accepts several of Austria's demands,' mainly regarding dissolution of anti-Austrian, societies and the punishment of officials; but protests. aßainst the proposal for the establishment of Austro-Hungarian police in Ser ? via. Servio- finally appeals. to The Hague Tribunal. UNCONFIRMED STATEMENTS AVAR SAID TO HAVE \ BEEN DE- ; CLARED BY AUSTRIA. ' London, July 26. Following on Austria-Hungary's ultimatum to Seryis- demanding the immediate prosecution of tho Servian subjects compromised by the assassination of the 'Archduke Ferdinand and his wife and tho suppression of tho pan-Servian organisation agitating against the monarchy ; also expressing a desire for the hotter supervision of the frontier by Servia.and the revision of Servia's policy- towards, the. monarchy, war has, according to a special cable message- from Vienna to the "Daily Mail," been declared by Austria. "Reynolds's Newspaper" confirms tho report of the declaration of war. . Prior to the announcement being made in London, partial mobilisation of the Austrian forces had been ordered. ' London, July 26. A later message states there is no confirmation yet of the report of a declaration of war.. Router's Agency states that -Austria's military preparations will give Servia time to reconsider her reply.

BELGIUM, ON THE ALERT

ALL PLANS COMPLETED. Brussels, July 26. All the plans have been completed for a general mobilisation of the Belgian forces. ' The newspaper "Lo Soir" says that Belgium is watching events, and will do her duty.' '

MOVEMENTS OF MINISTERS

CHILD'S ILLNESS DETAINS THE SERVIAN MINISTER IN VIENNA. "Kmcs" and Sydney "Sun" Services, (Rec. July 27, 5.40 p.m.) Vienna, July 26. The Servian Minister, .M.Jovanoyitsch/ did. not leavo, as previously Teportod, owing to 'thoJllnoss of his child. Wlien lie departs Servian affairs-will bo placed in the- hands of the Russian Embassy. ■ : - ■ ' • ' Paris, July 26. M. Viviani, the Prime Minister, who accompanied President Poincare on his visit to Russia, is returning to Paris via Berlin. n London, July 26. Sir William E. Goschcn v British Am.bassador to Germany, has returned to Berlin.' ■ ■' POPULAR DEMONSTRATION .IN BERLIN,' PARIS, AND AGRAM. : Agram, -July 26. A great all-night demonstration was held here. Thero were cries of "Down with.Servial" ■ ' • . . Berlin, July 26.. ■ A crowd' of thirty thousand'persons continued the pro-Austrian demonstrations. At dawn there were ; huge crowds around' the Palace. Paris, July 26. Slav students and others demonstration outside' the Austrian^'Legation, and snouted "Down with Aus-. trial" ■ Thoy attempted to ■burn the Auetrian flag. Several arrests wore, made. • - ' ■ ■■ (Rec. July 27. 11.10 p.m.) Vienna, July 27. Patriotic demonstrations continue, with processions-in the streets, and the waving of black and yellow flags, and the singing of national songs. ■ ENTHUSIASTIC CADETS. \Reci' July 27, 11.30 p.m.) St. Petersburg, July 27. A scene of intense enthusiasm was witnessed' at Kraanqeselk when the Tsar addressed the cadets, who unexpectedly received commission. The Tsar's two daughters were present heading their regiments.

CHICAGO WHEAT PITS

WILD TRADING IN BREADSTUFFS. Chicago, July 26. As a result of the war scare ' in Europe, there is wild trading .in wlieat, tlio rush to buy wlieat being practically unanimous. It is 'impossible* to till town orders except at advances ranging up to •'nearly three- cents. December options and September delivery rose by 17-8 cents. . SYDNEY WHEAT MARKET. ■ (Rec. July 28, 0.50 a.m.) Sydney, July 27. The war scare is responsible for a jump of three- farthings por bushel in the price of wheat. Sales have been made at 3s. lljd. per bushel.

EFFECT IN AUSTRALIA

PANICKY PEELING ON THE STOCK , EXCHANGE. (Rec. July 27, 8.30 p.m.' Sydney, July 27. The announcement that war has been declared caused a panicky flutter ou tlio Stock Exchange. At the first and second cnlls there were excited rushes to sell siker, lead, and copper stocks, which slumped substantially; later news, howerer. steadied tho market and tlio earlier Beilera are making strenuous efforts to repurchase what they had sold, values thus largely recovering, but with few sellers. Similar conditions prevailed on tho Exchanges of the other States. BANK AND BOURSE. (Kec. July 27.' 11.10 p.ni:) Vienna, July 27. The bank rate has been raised to 5 per cent. The Bourse will be closed on Monday, Tuosda.7 and Wednesday.

(Rec. July 28, 0.20.,a.ni.) Berlin, July 27. The Bank rate is now 3 per cent. BRITAIN AS MEDIATOR ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S HOPE. London, July 26. Sir John Simon, Attorney-General, in a speech at'Altrinqliam -said: "Let us all resolve that whatever dangers -threaten-Europe Britain- s'nall from the beginning to the cud play the part of mediator." ATTITUDES OF STATES GREECE. AND BULGARIA NEUTRAL. ITALY FRIENDLY TO AUSTRIA, Paris, July 26. The newspaper "Matin's" Sofia correspondent states that Bulgaria and Greece have informed Servia that they will remain neutral. Vienna, July 26. It is officially stated that Italy- hae informed Austria that she will adopts friendly attitude in accordance with the Triple Alliance.' Cettinje, July 26. Montenegrin publio opinion demands joint action with Servia. It is stated that an. important move-.! ment of Austrian troops lias commenced at Ragusa, Dalinatia. SUPPORT FOR THE TRIPLIOE. (Rec. July 27,11.10 p.m.) . \ , Vienna, July 27. correspondent at Vienna- reports that it is officially stated that Italy spontaneously informed Austria that in the event of an Anstro-Servian War she will support the Triplice. The splendid loyalty of Germany and Italy has aroused the greatest enthusiasm. '

ITALY OPTIMISTIC

NO MILITARY MOVEMENT. . ■ (Rec. July 27, 11.30 p.m.) Rome, July 27. Italy has not taken any military measures. The general feeliug there-is optimistic. '.-'■• .

MOBILISING AUSTRIAN ARMY.

SKIRMISH WITH MONTENEGRO. AN UNKNOWN INCIDENT.. ACTIVITY OP RUSSIAN SPIES. [Specially written for The' Dominion, by Malcolm Boss.J Travelling through Germany, AustriaHungary, and Italy only a tow months ago, one could not but be impressed with the extent of the military. strength .of these great countries. It was my.good fortune to meet, several officers of the' Austria-Hungarian' Anny and also a number of the young men of theibettcr class who had served or were still serving their time in the army. During the troublous times of the Balkan War some of these officers and men had been on the frontier, and had a very hard time of it. .They were there practically on war conditions, and had slept out under, the blue sky for weeks and even months at a time. During ; travels of. several, thousands ~ of. miles iii' Austria aiid Hungary,' one was •able to-form an estimate of the extent to which the war fever Had gripped the country. . Everywhere one saw soldiers being trained, assiduously, and everywhere; one noticed women in large- numbers, but very few men, working in the fields. . Effect on Business. ' . It was tho same in the towns. Manufacturers had to go short-handed while their men went with tho army. The Balkan crisis had hit the commerce, of Ausr tria and Hungary, and even-of Southern Germany very hard. There . had been qiiite a: number of "failures , )in business, and nearly everywhere the theatres were half or more than half empty because of the depression caused by the war. The position had become almost intolerable, and there seemed to be a general disposition to clear things once'and for'all by the force ot arms. The commercial instability caused by the -uncertain , ; state, of affairs on the Balkan Peninsula was , everywhere being talked about. But what was not generally known was that during the recrudesconce! of the Balkan trouble about July last Austria was for a brief space of time actuallyat grips : with Montenegro, though the rest of "Europe did not know it.! In a very brief space of time Austria-Hungary had , put its army to a mobilisation test, and 450,000 men, fully armed and 'accoutred, had been dispatched on to the frontier. From Vienna alone in ono night many thousands of men had been dispatched to the border, the arrangements being carried but. so i quietly and with such secrecy that the public knew nothing about it. The people woke up ono fine morning to find the barracks empty and scarcely a soldier about the place. The troops wero sent away inthe night-time, many by the underground, and they travelled in closed trucks and carriages on. the railway. On one journey that we made down to the, Servian- and Rumanian frontiers we travelled in a train with the troops, yet we: were quite unaware of the fact until the soldiers detained at a wayside station. They Tied been travelling with us for.over 150 miles in closed carriages. This mobilisation was a severe test, but it was carried out in almost thorough manner and it cost tho country some millions. But Austria-Hungaty nov; knows exactly what, it can do in the matter of quickly pouring troops on to the Servian frontier. Brush with Montenegro. My particular friend who took part in this movement was with a mountain battery that went with other troops, from I Vienna ,to Trieste, thence by transport [ steamer down tho Adriatic, and then from Ragusa through Dalmatia into the Dinaric Alps, where they were camped for weeks under tho cold winter sky. After a time they made themselves block-'houso shelters. One night as my friend was sitting with some members of his company in ono of these "shelters the rattle of musketry was heard, and tho two friends sitting next to him fell dead oil the floor—the ono .'■ shot through tho mouth and tho other ehot through tho chest. ■ The Austrians retaliated, and for a time there was brisk fighting. In that little skirmish there were 47 , Austrians killed and several wounded; Tho Montenegrins carried off most of their dead,.but next day the Austrians found several of their dead on tho field. When the trouble was over and my friend got back to Vienna, he- looked up the newspapers and found in tho "Nene Freie Presso" that his two companions Rnd tho other 45 had died cf enteric! In this manner the authorities had prevented the public and the rest of Europe from knowing that Austrian troops, had already been engasred on tho frontier, and alfo from knowing what n danger there was at that time of the ■ wir spreading westward. It will thus be seen that in the coining, struggle' Austria will in all 'probability have to reckon with Montenegro as well (is with Servia, and having this possibility in view, there is little doubt that at the moment of- writing a section of the Austrian afmy has been entrained for Trieste, if it is not already moving In trausports down the Adriatic to Ragiisa. It was a matter of much speculation at the time of my' visit what policy Francis Ferdinand would adopt in regard to these Eastern peoples upon his coming to. tho throiie, and there were hints that his nolicy would be in tho direction of tho establishment either by peace or by war of a federation of States under Austrian ■Dominion. His assassination ot Serajevo the olher day seomed to have changed the current of events, but it has in reality been made the 'excuse for a forward move in the direction of an extension of the dominion , of the Dual Monarchy—an extension that has no doubt been contemplated for some time past, Austria has.

now been presented with an excuse, and the gauge of battle having once, been. 'thrown flown alarming possibilities coins into view. .. '- ,'. Along the Servian Border. For one long day I travelled along the' ■ Servian border from Bazias through the Pass of Kazan to Orsova, and on. to Ru- • mania, and one could not help noting the jealous eye. with, which the rival, countries were watching each other. On.' ' tho Servian side, the sentries- were patrol- C ling within rille range of the Hungarians; ' . just across the river. At one stoppingplace an Austrian officer, with two of tho '•■ ' frontier guardsmen, carrying his. planetable and camera, came down from the hills. The map that' he made and the topugraphical notes that he no-doubt had: in. his pocket are probably now being ~, used on the Austro-Hungarian march to- ' ward Servian territory. ; . - Everywhere it was recognised that the ■■. one' obstacle in the march of the dual monarchy towards tho South Eastward was Russia, and both the Austrians and the Hungarians were' Very much afraid of Russia, for they knew full well that Russia within tho past ■" few years had ]■ ■ made ft great forward stride in military preparation and organisation. And they'-.' knew also that the blav lias his ambitions, jvhilo another important factor is that in the Dual Monarchy the Slav element predominates. It is possible, however, that tf>e Slav out of Russia ha 3 his .am- ■ bitioii3 not in the direction of being : under the dominance of Eussia, but rather ■''.'.: of having a confederation of his own. -~ .' The position to-day in thia. respect is fraught with interesting possibilities, the more eo perhaps because there is a , Slavonic element in the Austro-Hungar- : ian army. At the time of my visit Austria and Hungary were full of -Eussian., , spies, and the espionage was carried to very daring lengths, 'lwo incidents that occurred in my own journeyings will : ehow to what an extent the Russian spy was feared and suspected. We were uf Kassa in Hungary, up towards the northern frontier. ' It is a town in which ' there ie a. fairly strong garrison, and. there were many soldiers and officers in . evidence , .' ' I had left my Hungarian., ' friends at the hotel, and had gone out with my camera. At the ' corner of a'street . I felt a hand on my shoulder. It turned : out to bo the Chief of Police, who , had taken me for a. Eussian spy. and wished to arrest me. As neither could understand tho other's language, the situation was complicated, bnt I managed to get the Chief of Police as far as my hotel, where my passport and a letter from a friend who was honorary aide-de-camp to • tho Superior /of Austria , and King of ■Hungary satisfied him that I was neither a spy nor a Russian. Ho tjien became very friendly, end told us that only twodays before two Russian ep'ies wore arrested in that town with plans of fortifications and other military information in their possession;. . He also stated that a waitor at. the restaurant at which the garrison it was then found out that he was a Russian officer in disguise. Nest flay,at a .village near the salt , mines, we wcto again stopped by b' notary, who thought we might' be spies< r He said he bad a. circular from th( Minister of the Interior asking. him to , keep a careful watch upon all strangers coming into the village. All this occurred just after the scandal in Vienna. The Russian Military Attache there was : buying from a Colonel on the Austrian ... Staff information regarding the Austrian '■ l depositions, and the Eussian commander actually got the information before it reached, the Austrian commander, so thai he was able to make his depositions accordingly. Some of the Austrian Colonel 3 brother officers visited him at ms hotel, ■ spoke to him of the disgraceful naturt of hie crime, left a loaded (reviver on his table, and Totired to tho sheet. The Vustrian Colonel saw them waiting below, took up tho revolver, and, blow ou/ his brains. W4R STRENTH OF THE EUROPEAN NATIONS. Tho following taken from "Hazell's Annual" gives tho extreme war 6trcngtb (army) of tho nations named:— No. of men. Austria 1.820,000 Belgium .300,000 Bnllaria ....: SHMHjjj Denmark »3,000 France 4,500,000 Germany 4,350,000 Greece WOO j^ a ly 3,220,000 .. Montenegro JjW Netherlands 200,000 \orwav (0,000 Rumania .\ :.. ,1 500 000 . llus'ia :•• 5,400,000 S 270,000 Turkey »' WOO.OOO MONEY FOR THE WAR. , A European war is a very costly affair, and tho mere mobilisation of troopf._ even if there is no actual fighting, will involve the expenditure of many millions storling. Most of the nations involved will be oompelled to rely upon their State banks to finance them, and in view ; ■; iof this , it is interesting to know to re- •■■ sources of the European banks. ■ ■ J.ne. tollowing figures are taken from the Ecpno-, misr (London), and are for-the week . ended July 11, or for a date in that vreeE. . The figures are as under-.— Gold. Silver, ! Sr:::'tS ': Kaly 48,876,000 - j Furthermore, Eussia had foreign credib \ : *. 'amounting to . 2 5°°0% dn A j p? ) er n Kr r -v T ' has a war reserve estimated at .£12.000,00(1 ■ l . in her war ohest at Spandan. ; . : ;