General

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 27, 18 September 1914, Page 6

General

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.] London, September 16.

The Times, in a leader, says: “Long ago we announced that the German manoeuvres would begin on Monday, and the Universal Peace Congress would open at Vienna on Tuesday. We have no news of the congress, but the army is manoeuvring in a manner that was certainly arranged in Berlin.

Both Houses passed a resolution empowering the Indian Government to defray the cost of despatching the troops out of its own revenue, thus complying with India’s ivish to (assist the Empire. The German names of many British ships are being altered. Fry’s Magazine, in suspending publication, announces that this is not the time for sport, and the staff is joining Lord Kitchener's army. Mr Churchill sent the following message to a great recruiting meeting at Chatham: “The Kaiser has urged his soldiers to exterminate the treacherous English, and to walk over Sir John French’s contemptible army. Britain will, know to answer this. There will bo; no peace until Prussian militarism is pulverised and German truculence abased.”

London, September 16

The Kaiser, the Crown Prince, the Emperor of Austria, and the Duke of Saxe-Coburg are members of the Order of the Garter. The officials are now considering the question of depriving them of the honors. Mr A. Macallum Scott, in the House of Commons, asked whether Germany was attempting to realise the sugar crop by. exportation of the valued at £40,000,000, through Holland. Mr Runciman, President of the Board of Agriculture, said that he was unaware of any steps that could be taken to prevent export to neutral countries in neutral ships. Paris, September 16.

Germany’s indemnities claimed from occupied towns in Belgium and Prance aggregate nearly twenty-nine millions sterling.

Amsterdam, September 16,

The German Ministry of Education has dismissed all alien and enemy teachers and , professors from the schools, and excluded children of aliens and enemies from tuition.

The Berlin Tageblatt remarks that the depths of Boer gratitude for Germany’s sympathy during the South African war is evidenced by Premier Botha’s statement' that the Boers are solid with England against Germany. “HEROIC BELGIUM. During He present, crisis the residents of Toko and the surrounding district have displayed remarkable loy. alty and patriotism. Now the people of the district are dcoirou, of showing their admiration of :he heroic stand made by the Belgvi'is. A concert in aid of the Belgian relief fund is to be held in the Coronatioi Hall, Toko, on Thursday, Ist Octobe-. The programme is an attractive one, being entirely comprised of the best talent procurable in Stratford and surrounding district. The committee are also arranging a Dutch auction to be held during the interval. After the concert a dance will be held, the music for v hich will be suppli id by Rogers’ orchestra.