, 1915-01-27
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inc I1te MI. i GICy mus tItCt-
ing his return TO the Ministry.
Sir Frederick Ireyes in the course of q
lecture said that the results of incubation
against typhoid fever in the British Expedi-
tionary Force were positively astounding.
Since the war began there had been only
PIP cases, including 1913 among those not
inoculated. and only % deaths had occurred,
none of those inoculuted succumbing. He
declared that never has there been any cnm-
paigu where the wounded soldiers were better
looked after.
1t is expected that when Parliament reas-
8cmbles on February second the Govern
ment will1tate it's intentions regarding the
next General Election. In accordance with
the quinQuennial period the election should
occur this Autumn, but it is believed that
the Government proposes to Introduce II
measure providing thut no General Election
shall take place until next year, OF until the
war is over hut he Parliament Act Bills, are
not to be prejudiced in the meantime.
The Wilson Liner "Hydro' has sunk off
the const of Donegal, near the Chants cause
way. There are TWO survivors who are in
clined not to believe the reports TINT she
was sunk by a submarine, stating that the
shifting Of tho cargo was probably RESPONSE
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of the crew were last seen afout in an open
boat.
A telegram from Stornoway, Scotland,
states that the Norwegian steamer "Horda'
has been lost with her crew OF 10 off the
island of Lewis.
The Swedish steamer "Drott" struck n
mine off Roumo, Finland, on Thursday and
sank with the loss Of 6 persons. The steamer
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fate, with the loss of II persons, and the
steamer "Hammar' has been lost, either
through weather OF q mine.
The Admiralty has announced that II Br-
tish battleship, not named, has sunk a supply
ship for the German cruisers which we're
operating in the Pacific and Australian
waters. Her crew have been imprisoned
but no further details are given.
A despatch from Callno states that the
British Cruiser "Kent'' and the auxiliary
cruiser Drama have arrived there.
The King has personally puid the def
cheney Of about G8, 1900 in the cost of Christ
mas gifts by Princess Mary TO the Army and
Navy, consisting OF pipes, tobacco and ciga-
rettes contained in handsome brass boxes.
The prices under the contracts amounted to
1854 coo, while the total collected by the
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went in expenses. Sir Ernest Cassel offered
to supply the deficiency, but His Majesty
decided not to accept the offer.
The Paris 'eTemps' says the tripartite loan
by the Allies is being considered, but that
it has not yet been accomplished and the
final meeting has been postponed.
A Central News despatch from Berlin
states that General Hohenborn, the newly
appointed Prussian Minister for War, will
remain at headquarters, and that General
Won Wendell will be Commander-in-Chief in
the field.
The 'Norlh German Gazette, referring
to a memorandum by the German Govern
ment, points out that while this admits that
The principles Of international Law do not
cntitle Germany to oppose the supplying of
war material to her enemies by neutral pri-
vate persons, the trade in war material with
England and France has assumed such di-
monsions rs 10 jeopardize the neutrality not
only Of the United States Government, but
indeed of American action. The "Berliner
Tageblatt" declares that the United States
reputation in affairs of political morals is at
stake. The tone of the rest of the editorials
is similar.
The Rome newspaper "Idea N0zionale"
publishes correspondence from Alexandria
which states that the Governor of Yemen
refuses to obey the order received from the
Porte in connection with the Italian Govern