THE ATLANTIC RAIDER.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4158, 8 February 1916, Page 5

THE ATLANTIC RAIDER.

SPECIALLY-BUILT VESSEL.

PRESENT WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN.

STATUS OF THE APPAM.

NEW YORK, Feb. '6. A Britisher aboard the _ Appam heard that the capturer was one . of several vessels specially built at Kiel. Two slipped out into the North Sea. This raider was heavily disguised* and painted as a Swedish trader. What became of the raider is unknown. Washington approves of the Appam’s mans being handed to the British Consul unopened. THE “DAILY MAIL” SPY.

EXCITEMENT IN GERMANY. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) (Received Feb. 7, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 7. Copenhagen reports that Court and official circles in Berlin are excited over the “Daily Mail’s” spy articles, and the authorities are confiscating neutral newspapers reproducing them. Under suspicion, they are dismissing two of the Kaiser’s secret detectives and several of his aides-de-camp.

CLEANING UP AFRICA.

ALLIES’ GREAT SUCCESS

(Times and Sydney Sun. Services.) (Received Feb. 7, 5.5 p.m.) " - LONDON, Feb. 7. The War Office states: Mr. Dobell reports that 58 more deserters from the remnant of the German forces surrendered to the French during January, and more are expected; A strong French column is moving south to the Spanish frontier of Guinea, and one is already on the left bank of the Ntem River. The Campo colmn has reached Ngow, sixty miles from the coast.

LAND FOR SOLDIERS.

INTERESTING BRITISH SCHEME

MODEL VILLAGE PROPOSALS. (Received Feb. 7, 10 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 7. The committee of the Board of Agriculture, which investigated post-war iand settlement, especially for soldiers who are disabled, reports a unanimous conviction that some scheme for attracting a large population to the land in Britain is urgently required, and, in view af the State’s obligation to ex-service men, and also in the highest interests of the nation, the committee recommends the immediate establishment of three pioneer colonies in Britain aggregating 5000 acres, with expert guidance, club-rooms, women’s institutes, and entertainment halls, thus abolishing the past dullness of rural life. The committee recommends the Government to make a first grant of £2,000,000 to carry out the scheme, and says the existing machinery of itie Small Holdings Act is inadequate to the new needs, as only 1500 applicants have received land during the past seven years. The committee considers that an ideal settlement village community would consist of 100 farmers! and others engaged in subsidiary agricultural trade and in lending implements upon hire. There should be a demonstration farm and jam and cheese factories, and a minimum of 1000 acres for fruit and vegetable set tlements, and a minimum for dairying and mixed holdings of 2000 acres. Britain’s importation of £10,000,000 worth of fresh fruit in 1913 demonstrates that there is an opportunity for fruit farming. The rents ought to be sufficient to recoup the capital outly and the cost of management, except the salaries of the staff and the cost of preliminary, training. The Government ought to train disabled men and give them preference in the holdings.

RIDER HAGGARD’S SCHEME. (Received Feb. 7, 10.15 p.m.) LONDON. Feb. 7. Sir H. Rider Haggard, answering criticisms that ex-soldiers should be settled in England, points out that 10,000 woftld be the utmost the British Government could endeavor to deal with, whereas there would be hundreds of thousands anxious to emigrate 'at the end of the war.

DEFJENCE OF LONDON.

A CHANGE IN COMMAND

(Received Feb. -7, 11.15 p.m.)

LONDON. Feb. 7. Sir Percy Scott is relinquishing his command of the gunnery defences of London, and the staff of the Home Army is taking over the duties.

ENEMY PLOTTERS. A WARNING TO SHIPOWNERS. (Received Feb. 7, 10.50 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 7, The Board of Trade warns shipowners that cases of fires and explosions on British and neutral ships are suggesting foul play-. The enemy agents display great ingenuity. In one case wood used for packing was treated so that it burst into’flames with the slightest friction. Those handling cargoes in foreign ports must be careful that no enemy interest handles them.

GENERAL ITEMS.

PICTURE OF THE KAISER

(Times and Sydney Sun Services.) PARIS, Feb. 6. A "Matin” correspondent in Germany saw the Kaiser after his illness leaving Berlin for Sofia. Enormous crowds cried der Kaiser.” His hair was white, face pale and thin, and features drawn. His eyes were dim and his high cheek hones showed angular and hard. The correspondent bought an official booklet explaining that the Kaiser was not ill hut mentally upset owing to the war; also that it grieved him to find that kings and princes he had regarded as friends had abandoned and turned against him. At Rugby football the New Zealanders from Hornchurch beat the Artists’ Rifle Club by 11 to nil. There were 3000 spectators, including many New Zealand soldiers.

The "Cologne Gazette” theorises on Avar lawyers versus Kings, and says that beloved European Kings are defending the freedom of Europe against the Anglo-French lawyer class, which is a curs© to civilisation.

Prisoners report that Germany ha-s established at Shavli a _ branch of Krupp’s and are compelling a large proportion of the male population and many French prisoners to work there.