In England

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 93, 10 August 1914, Page 6

In England

THE GERMANS AND THEIR SPIES. A patrol challenged a foreigner at Tvne bridge. He endeavored to escape and was shot dead. I The search for Germans at Tyne and Toes continues. Germans’ tele- i phones have bed! disconnected. Priedleich Singer, pastor of the German, seamen's raisisoin, has been remanded at South Shields charged with espionage. Another German pastor at Sunderland is detained. i CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WAR FUND. THE PUBLICATION OF FALSE NEWS DEPRECATED. (Received B.SO a.in.) Tknfdon, August 8. The first contribution to the relief fund, of which the Prince of Wales is president, came from the regiment of Grenadier Guards, who sent £lB,000. The King gave live thousand and the Queen a thousand guineas. Queen Alexandra five hundred, and the Prince of Wales three thousand; Mr George Coals, ■ braid manufacturer, gave £50,000,. and Lord Ashton £25,000, and there are a number of £lO,000 donations. Some newspapers re-published the story of a great naval battle, n;ml' the sinking cf ninteen Gorman shipis. Mr McKenna strongly protested in the House of Commons against the publication of false news to promote circulation. * OUTWITTING THE GERMANS' AT SEA. (Received 9.55 a.m.) London, August 9. The Oceanic, with fifteen-million dollars in gold, has reached Southampton. 1 In order to outwit German crmseis the Oceanic steamed in mid-Atlantic without lights.

THE PRICE OF FOOD STUFFS. OFFICIAL PRESS BUREAU IN LONDON. * (Receivhd'*9’slO a.in.) London, August 7. The official food tariff for the next * three days adds a penny and twopence as the maximum on prevailing retail prices. It does nor include meat and flour;’- • •' There is’ aivimproved position in the building lockout and symptoms of an early settlement, owing to the war. The marine engineers’ strike has ended in favor of the shipowners. Other strikes liave been settled. The Nord-deutscher-Lloyd steamer Schleisen, from Brisbane, was captured and taken to Plymouth. The Eastern road arrestees 5 were released. Both were Irishmen and buyers of rifles for a Dublin firm, j Mr Churchill, ip the House of Commons, said the Government had established a press bureau, under Mr F. E. Smith, for a steady stream 1 of information from the War Office and Admiralty. T he country owed a great debt to the press for voluntarily combining to ignore information which the Admiralty did not want published. Lady Dudley has received splendid support for nor hospital movement.,( She appeals to residents of Australia to contribute. Sir George Reid endorses the movement. j ’ The War Office has accepted the offer.

MINES AT SEA. Constantinople, August T. The steamer Crauhfortb struck a mine, and was beached at'-Bujukdero. Antwerp, August 7. A mine destroyed, the oiLtank ship Sou Wilfred near Cnxhaven, PREPARING FOR THE WOUNDED v - V- -I (Received 9.85 a.uu) London, August 9. The Now Zealand- Association' 'is promoting a hospital and convalescent homes for the sick and wounded. They have already received off&fs" of a medical stali'and nurses.’ An appeal for fnfids is being made. Many vessels are unable to use the Suez" Canal owing to the demand of cash payments. The Foreign Office is arranging with Ilie'Jlank of Egypt to overcome the difficulty. AFF#fl*Pto i GREAT BfWWttN. (Received 18.40 p.m.) London, August- 8. This morning iftiiherous race meetings were abandoned',' as tlie railways arb unable to carry hdrses.

When the patrol challenged the foreigner at Tyhe the latter rushed down the steps to the river and jumped into a boat! The patrol got into another "tToaT and gave chas&T*** As the fugitive, declined to stop he fired. As he expired he threw an attache’s case into the river.

The “Evening News” says that there isi evidence of widespread buying of firearms and explosives uv Germans in London, Many rifles and revolvers have - already been seized. Detectives day and nigh!' continue a systematic search and there have been numerous more arrests.

All' public buildings are strongly guarded. The General Post Office is surrounded! with bomb-proof •wife''netting, and troops ate stationed inside, it is understood- that a number of letters intended for Berlin have been intercepted.