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5,000 Drowned und 30,000 Killed und Wounded
LONDON, Oct. 25.-The Sunday Ob
server prints a despatch sent by a cor- respondent in Pas Calais, France, say- ing th/at through cutting the dykes in the low country, south-east of Dix-
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made, a large German force has been flooded out. Some estimates place the German losses there at 5,000 drowned, besides 30,000 killed and wounded. '
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OTTAWA, Oct. 22.-Speaker Sproule
arrived in Ottawa to-day and the writs for the bye-elections in Cham- plain and Quebec County, where the new ministers, Hon. P. E. Blondln and Hon. T. Chase Casgrain, will run, will be issued to-day, November 9 for no- mination and November 16 for elec- tions are suggested, as possible dates. Both ministers have gone to their rid- ings to prepare for the campaign.
There was some talk in Liberal cir-
cles of opposition to Mr. Blondin in Champlain., However, they have thought better of such action, und there will be ucclamatlons. if thc Liberals opposed Mr. lilondin, the Government would likely dissolve Par- liament and go to the country i`or a real test of public sentiment.
In addition to these bye-elections
there are three other vacancies: ’l‘er- rebonne, made vacant through the re- signation of Hon. Bruno Nantel, aint Jacques Cartier and Westmoreland.
It is possible that all three seats
will be allowed to return members nn- opposed of the same political com- plexion as the late representatives. in that case Conservatives would be elected in Jacques Cartier and Terre- bonne and a Liberal in Westmoreland succeeding Hon. Ii. R. Emmerson. These bye-elections will be held later.
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lt has been suggested that Islanders
should send plum puddings and plum cakes for the Island boys no\v in England, Halifax, Cnnso and North Sydney. This is an excellent pro- posal, and the Guardian feels sure will commend itself to every good housewife, mother, sweetheart and sister in the island. What more silli- able Christmas gift could the boys receive than a plum dul`l` or plum cake from home?
In order to avoid the multiplication
oi' committees, lt might be well for the Belgian f‘.ounnittec to undertake the organisation and supervision of this scheme. The, Committee con- sists of the following ladies and gentlemen, whose magnificent service in connection with thc Belgian Relief is a guarantee of their ability to cope with the new enterprise:-Mr W. H. Aitken, Chairnlan; Mr D. J. Riley, Secretary-Treasurer; Committee.-Sir Louis Davies, Holi. J. A. Mathieson. Premier; Mr Charles Lyons, Mrs Fifa- gerald, Mrs Bentley, Mrs L. M. Poole. Mrs F' W Hyndmau. Mrs (Dr) Conroy. Mrs (Dr) S. R. Jenkins, Mrs T. C. James and Mrs F. J. Nash.
AN AERO CLUB I8 T0 BE
FORMED. IN ONTAIRO
TORONTO Ont., Oct. 24.- Under
the auspices of thc Ontario M0101' League, an Aero club, whose services will be placed at the disD0Sai 01' me military authorities for home and ,lm- perlal defence. is to bc formed ini- medlgtly, A resolution approving- 01' its formation was adnlilvii at fi Teeil' of the league. held at the Nat 143111) Club today, when n strong comm GL wnh Mr. H. oasnlap M °I“‘""""" was apointed to-take the necessary
s“I:I)rIcouragement and development 0! asronautfcs in Ontario will be the gen- eral object of the aero cl\1i1._W|:iI;iiitE immediate activities will be cen r' the instruction of members and atcoripls of skilled mechanics in the art o alvh tion. General suDiJ0Fl f"°“‘ Wei; 'UE members of the lea8\l€ I5 “sfgrfgs m,_ the aero club. Bild Us 30”" glues Wm Eanizstion is coinvieted “‘“°r om, I, be secured for truininill iilluig quamy will be the aim of the c uihunlcs for at least one hundred mtv
service.
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ln St. James Church last night, Rev.
Dr. McKinnon, Principal of Pine Hill College, I-lalifax, N. S., occupied ilic pulpit in the absence of the pastor. Rev. Dr. Fullerton, who is at present on the mainland. Dr. McKinnon preached a very thoughtful sermon appropriate in the present troublous times. He took his text from thc Gos- pel of St. Matthew 16, 3, "Can ye not discern the signs of the times?" lie asked thc question: What was the enemy Christianity had to fight against to-day, and he gave the ans- wer, brief but. unquestionable, Mater- ialism. in every age, he said, the Church had had enemies of various descriptions, and he referred to the Roman Iilinpcror, Jnlicn, oi' the 4th Century, as an example. This inun had attempted thc all impossible task of' erecting again thc pagan deities oi' antiquity. llc imagined that by re- stricting Cliristians from teaching rhetoric hc would brand them as un- learncd and ignorant men, devoid of culture, with nothing to appeal to the sensitiveness of mankind. I-le fan- cied that somehow a strange sort of heaven would be pleased when he drenched thc altars of his country with thc blood of victim after victim. As the years passed, however, there came into his heart the sense of fail- ure and hc began to feel that his peo- ple looked upon his religion with dis- favor and that behind his back they winked to one another. In the end, convinced of his colossal mistake, he threw a handful of blood heavenward and shouted: “Oh, pale Galillean, thou hast conqucred!” Every contest, con- tinued the preacher, in which the ex- istence oi' Christianity was at stake would end with that cry. What is the enemy oi’ the present time? (he ask- ed). it is not Paganism; the enemy of the age is Materialism, by which is noi. meant that philosophic doctrine that says there is nothing but carbon and oxygen and nitrogen. That alone is not the enemy of the age, although that included. But by Materialism is meant the spirit that sees nothing be- yond this world. That is the real
enemy of Christianity. The prcacher,,
then went on to state that although science and culture were claimed to bc associated with Mntcrlnlism they were really instruments of civiliza- tion. Thcy had made the air carry mcn’s thoughts and the speedy loco- motivc rclcgatc the painful coach. There had been voices in the t'hris-
'iiun Church opposing sclcncc_and cul-
ture when science and culture were on thc side of civilization. We must not let lvlcteriulisrn take science and culture as its weapons. They belong t.o us ns children of God. The preach- er then went on to deal with the way in which materialists were to be spir-
itualised, not by force or reason, for`
they would not listen to reason. Ilnt Christians, without cant, or hypocrisy, or sectarianism, must live a life of love and sweetness in Jesus Christ. ami live it patiently. In that life, tri- umphantly lived, there would be an argument that would overcome all obstacles. The preacher concluded by saying that there was one practical duty incumbant on them all, if they believed the Gospel of Jesus Christ and were anxious to overthrow the Materlallstic spirit, and that duty was to support the Gospel.
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LONDON, Oct. 24.--A Renter de-
spatch from Archangel, .Il.ussia. says the icebreaker Earl Grey, acquired from the Canadian government has arrived and that the Russian gov- ernment hopes the vessel will be able to keep the port of Archangel open until the beginning ol’ December or later.
Minard's liniment cures garget in cows
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(Special to the Guardian.)
TORONTO, ` Oct. 26.-Maritime:
strong winds and moderate gales, cool and becoming showery.
THE WEATHER.--The weather
yesterday and Saturday was clear ond mild.
The tide will be high this afternoon
at 5.09 and to-morrow at 6.12; it rises to-morrow morning at 4.04 and Wed- nasdsy at 5.27.
The sun sets this afternoon at 4.54
and to-morrow at 4.58; it rises to- morrow morning st 0.38 and Wed- nesdly st 8.85.
The moon sets to-night at 11.51. The first quarter of the moon was
on Tuesday, Oct. 26, at 0.44 p. m.
There will be s full moon on Mon-
day, Nov. ind, at 7.49 p. in.
The length of to-day will be tm
hours and twenty-three minutes.
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LONDON, Oct. 25.-tOfilcial)-A
German submarine has been rammed and sunk by the British destroyer "Badger," the latter's bow was some- what damaged.
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PETROGRAD, Oct. 25.-(Official)
-Saturday night our troops beyond the Vistula are pressing the armies of the enemy in retreat, north of the Pilithar River, the Germans offering only feeble resistance; they have been driven back as fur as Skierpiewice, south of Pilitzsr, on the roads to Ra- domo. We have forced Austro-Ger- man troops to engage in a serious bat- tie.
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LONDON, Oct. 25.~German riots
occurred shortly after midnight in the Clapham district of London.
German bakers' shops were wreck-
ed, and the police reserves called out. who dispersed the rioters, who num- bered several hundreds. Tho Athe- nian Clubs in London, the member- ships of which includes all the pro- minent Germans in London, closed its doors Saturday night.
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()TTAWA, Oct. 25.-A cablegram
was received at Government House House announcing that Major T. Rivers Bulkley, comptroller for the Duke of Connaught, was killed in action at the front. Rivers ilulkley
ni'-' “le-il ii vi-nr ago to Miss
Polly, lady-in-waiting to H.It.H. the .......ics;. ci t.oniinup=,i\i.
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LONDON, Oct. 25.-Earl Kitchener
wns unanimously elected iocui rector of Edinburgh University.
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OTTAWA, October 24.-An Order-
in-Council has been passed, it was officially announced to--night, creating Colonel Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia, lllajor-General. Colonel Gwal- kin, Chief of tl\e General Staff, has been elevated to the same rank. Major-General }lughes‘ appointment is ante-dated to May 1912, and he thus becomes senior major-general in Canada. The promotion is one that has been foreseen for the Minister of Militia for some time. it was felt
only( fitting that he should obtain this ran .
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LONDON, Oct. 23.-The British tor-
pedo gunboat Drynd, which went ashore recently at Kirkwall, off the coast of Scotland, has been refioated. An examination shows that she has sustained no damage.
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General Alderson Reviewed, Largs _ Portion of Contingent on
Salisbury Plain.
LONDON, Oct. 23.-General Alder-
son held an informal inspection of s Ilrge portion of the Canadian Con- tingent yesterday, the parade includ- ing the Princess Pstricis's infantry. Most of the brigades are still ons or two battalions short. The greater port of the artillery made the journey
yesterday and today. The contin- geu will be pretty rally established on the plain. Some heavy marches ha already been undertaken by the comet srrivsls. Three days leave polio! have been fairly generously
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SUMMARY 0F THE SITUATION
LONDON, Oct. 25.-Each day is
but a repetition of the previous day in the battles being fought out in West Flanders, Northam France and Po- land. One side gains a little at one point only to lose advance at another.
it appears from official reports is-
sued from German and French head- quarters, that Germans, finding it im- possible to advance along the coast towards Dunkirk, owing to the fire to which they were subjected from Brit- ish ami French warships, took a route a little further inland, and have suc- ceeded in crossing the Yser Canal, which the Belgians have been defend- ing stubbornly for a week past.
To the west of Dixmude they have
also made progress to the north-west
of Ypres, and are still in possession of Roulers, towards which the Allies
were advancing last week, and at ons time were reported to have captured.
Germany claims to have taken five
hundred British troops in th_e fighting in this neighborhood. Of the gains claimed by Germans the French re- port makes no mention, dismissing the battle with the sentence: “There
is no change to report between the sea and the region around Arras."
To add to the trials of the troops
engaged in the desperate fighting a short spell of fine weather has given place to another downpour of rain, which will convert the Lowlands of Flanders into great lakes.
Of the battles on the centre and
left wing the German report does not say much but the French declare they are maintaining their positions in Ar- gonne and on the heights of the Meuse and have destroyed three more Ger- man batteries.
From unofilcial sources it is learn-
ed the French have made some ad- vance in the mountains along the Al- sace border.
In Poland a very heavy battle is
now in process between the fortrcsses oi' ivangorotl and Radom, where the Germans and Austrians, who were de- feated in their first attempt to cross the Vistula before the former city, have made a stand against the Rus- sians who have followed in the hope of destroying them. Both sides, ac- cording to their own reports, progress- _ed and captured guns, but the battle which extends over a front of twenty miles has not yet been decided.
PARIS, Oct. 25.-The destruction
of three German batteries on the height of the Mouse was otllcially announced to-day at 2.35. The an- nouncement states that elsewhere along the front the situation is un- changed
The followlng official communication
was issued by the French War Office to-night:-" Action continued under tho same conditions as on the pro- ceding days. A battle of very violent character is in progress between Nleu- port and River Lys. Gorman forces have succeeded ln crossing the Yser, between`Nieuport and Dixmude. To the west and south of Lille spirited attacks by enemy have been repulsed. Between Olse ami Argonne there is nothing to report, except several small advances by our troops to the north- west of Soissons and in the region of (lraonne. On the heights of the Meuse there is an artillery engage- ment.
"In the Woevro region our heavy
artillery holds under its fire the road connecting Thinusceourt, Honsard. Brussels, Jolnville, which is one of the main lines of communication of ‘Germans near St. Mihiel. it was re- ported yesterday that in the Argonne region an entire regiment of German infantry was annihilated during tho operation which was extended to the woods to north of Lachalade."
Austrians are making a good effort
to cross and are carrying on splendid fighting south of Przemysl. Recap- tured Montenegrlns admit that they withdrew from positions along the Bosnian front.
Turkey, which it was believed threw in her lot with Germany, assures Great 'Britaln, France and Russia that she intends to maintain s policy of Neutrality. Turkey. however, con- inues her military activities, collecting transports and animals. which it is said are destined for the front. Strong
Russian forces on the Turkish border influenced her not U take action sgrlnst.. the Allies.
SLI-IUGHTER CONTINUES
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LONDON, Oct. 25.--The Admiralty
to-day issued the following statement: “All oi' yesterday, monitors and other British vessels bombarding fleet fired on the German/right wing, which they searched thoroughly and effectively in consort with the operation of thc Bel- gian army.
“All German attacks on Nlcuport
were repulsed.
"Much damage was donc to the
enemy by the naval fire which cnfllad- ed the German lines and prisoners taken yesterday and day before testi- fy to the heavy losses the enemy has suffered from this cause. Fire also was opened in the afternoon on Ger- man batteries nenr Ostend. Admiral Hood has now a fine flotilla of vessels very suitable for this work, but nt the same time not of great value. During the day our ships were persistently attacked by the enemy’s submarines and torpedoes were fired without suc- cess at Wildfire and the destroyer _Myrmidon. Other British vessels again attacked the submarines. Naval aeroplanes and balloons aided in di- recting the fire. No loss was sustain- ed by the tiotllla yesterday."
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WASHINGTON. Oct. 25.-Tile [oi-
day bi' the French embassy: “ In the region of Sant(-rre we had certain partial successes, and also in the region' of Verdun and Pontamoussau.
1 “ In order to understand the results
accomplished by Allies it is necessary to consider conditions as reported at the end of last mouth. where the left wing of our line was on the Oise. in the region of Compiegne, and' those portions which were disposed farther to west reached the Sommc in the vicininty ol' Amicus. To-day, however, our battle front stretches 200 kilo- metres to Belgium, reaching the ocean, where our left wing co-operates with English fleet."
PARIS, Oct. 25.-~(0liicial, 2.50 p.
m., Sunday)-There is no change to report between the sea and the region around Arras. ln the Argoyne region. our situation is maintained under con- ditions announced yesterday. On the Upper Meuse, our field artillery has destroyed three New German batter-
ies, one of which was of heavy calibre. ._.___..-._.,_.___
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PRETORIA. Oct. 25.-Lleut.-Col.
Marftz (head of the rebellion in Brit- ish South Africa) attacked Keimus, Cape Province. on. the morning of October 22nd, with a force of over a thousand, including several liuudred Germans, with artillery and machine guns.
Our casualties were 10 wounded.
The enemy left two dead, a German and a native.
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LONDON, Oct. 25.-Gen. Sir Chas.
Douglass. Chief or Staff of the British army, and the First Military Member of the Army Council, died to-day. -
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LONDON, Oct. 24.-A Dunkirk cor-I
respondent to the Evening News wires that the Germans have been driv-
mors pronounced.
lillllainuiiu annals
LONDON, Oct. I4.-It was officially
worships is bombnrding the German
at British ships but the torpedocs
\missed.
lowin despatclies were received to-
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-Germany’s
right to land troops in Canada. if possible, and thus secure at least a temporary foothold on the American continent is upheld by Count Von Bernstroff, German Ambassador here,
violation of the Monroe Doctrine. The
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ilnd so Secure u Foothold on llmerlcon Contin- ent Upheld by German Ambassador ut Washington
ambassador suggested that Canatllan sending soldiers to Europe to fight against his country, United States should not consider it in any sense an infringement on the Monroe lioc- trine lt` Germany should land an artil-
who declared this would not be alery force on Canadian soil.
LONDON, Oct. 24.-The Admiralty
to-night issued a statement outlining the steps that are being taken to round up the eight or nine German cruisers at large in the Atlantic. Pacific and indian Oceans. 'l`hc statement says:
“ Searching for these vessels and
working in concert under various commandcrs-in-chief are upwards of seventy liritish, Australian, Japanese, French and Russian cruisers, not in- cluding auxlliary cruisers. Among these are a number oi’ thc fastest British cruisers.
“ The vast expanses ol’ seas and
oceans. and thc many tlious:nids'. of islands, offer almost infinite choice cf movement to the encmy's ships. in spite oi' every effort to Cut off thcir 0031 Sllplliy. it has hitherto been main- tained by onc mcans or another. ln the face ol' increasing dlfliculty the discovery and destruction of these few enemy cruisers, therefore, is largely a matter of time, patience and good luck. The public should have confidence that thc commanrlers-in chief and the experienced captains serving under them are doing all that is possible and taking the best steps to bring the enemy to action.
“Our commanders so far have been
occupied in very serious and impor- ant convoy duty, but this work has somewhat lessened, and the number of searching cruisers is being contin- unlly augmented. Meanwhile mer- chant ships must observe the Admir- alty instructions, which it is obvious- ly impossible to specify, and use all the precautions which have been suggest- ed. On routes where these instruc- tions have been foliowed they have so far proved very effective. On the other hand, where they have been disregarded, captures have been made. The same vastness of the sea which
has so far enabled the German cruisers to avoid capture, will protect trade.
BRITAIN ROUNDING-UP
GERMIIN CRUISERS
' “The only alternative to the methods now adopted would lic the marshalling oi' mcrcllantmcn in regular convoys nt stated intervals. So far it has not been thought neces- say to hamper trade by enforcing such a system.
"The pcrccnlngc of loss is much
loss than was ri-ckoned on before the war. Out of four thousand British ships 4-ngzigeil in the foreign trade only tlility-ninc have been sunk by tin- enemy, or 'less than one per cent. in ull. llcsidcs seven vessels are now overdue in Atlantic waters.
“The rate oi` insurance for cargoes
which nt thc outbreak oi' the wal' was fixed nt live gnincus por cent. has now been reduced to two guineas per cent.
“ llctween 8,000 and 9,000 foreign
voyages have been undertaken to and from l'nitcd Kingdom ports, less than five per thousand of which have been interfered with; and of these losses a large number have been caused by merchant vessels taking everything lor granted and proceeding without precautions as il' there were no war.
"fin thc other hand, German over-
sea trade has practically ceased to exist. Nearly all their fast ships which could have been used' as auxiliary cruisers were promptly penned into neutral harbours, or have taken refuge in their uwn. Among the comparatively few German ships whicli have put to sea lllll have been cnpturetl, or ncarly four times the number of those lost by the very I21l‘l;0 Iirilii-lil lllfirttuntilt-_ |||nri|\e_
“ in these circumstances there is no
occasion for anxiety ami no excuse i'or complaint. On the contrary, the more fully the facts concerning our oversee trade and its protection by the Royal Navy can be disclosed, and the more attentiveiy they are studied, the_greatcr will bc the confidence and satisfaction with which the situation can be viewed."
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| vANcc-nvsza, october 22,- Ai it
special meeting this evening of the directors of the Dominion Trust company it was practically deciilcd to go into voluntary liquidation. The shareholders will hc asked to ratify this suggestion. A well known financial man who has been asked to look into tho affairs ot' the company gives it, as his opinion. that when the international finan- ancial situation returns to normal there will be no difficulty in pro- tecting not only the depositors nnrl creditors, but the shareholders as well.
At thc annual meeting if was,
stated that the assets exceeded the| liabilities by over two million dol- lars. it is estimated that the as- sets are about five millions and the liabilities over two millions.
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SAN ANTONIO, 'l`l~JXAS. October
24.-Probably twenty persons were drowned hero to-day in it flood of the San Antonio River and the San Pedro and Alazan Creeks. Tho known dead number thirteen. A five-inch rainfall in less than three hours caused a fifteen foot flood in ~the rivcr and put creeks out of their banks from 100 to 1,000 feet. All the deaths oc- curred in the two creeks which run ‘through the city. A number of small dwellings were undermined and swept away. Thc property loss, it is thought, will not exceed $160, ..0.
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PARIS. Oct. 24.-The Germans
have made progress to the North llixmnde and in the vicinity of La- bnssee but the French have made ma- terial advances to the east of Nleu~. port in the region of Lnngemarch, between Admentiers and Lille.
en to n lins 22 miles northeast of I on we” from several (;e,.m,,n ab, Dun‘;irk. Their retreat is becoming ack. by ,gay and by night have been
repulsed. In various places we have made slight progress. in Woevre dis- trict our advance has continued in the direction oi the Fortress Mont- mare to South Thiaucourt and in Forest Lepretrc North Ponta Mouss- on.
announced by the Dress b\\Nl\l thi! Tho Germans are retreating south afternoon that s Flotilla of British ‘of Warsaw as well as to the west of
Ivan orsd and Nova Alexandria Des
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troops on the iiélgiofi C"B!¢- Till! perate fighting continues in Galicia German submarines fired torpsdoes'0n the glmdomp- F1-0n¢_ At |v,-,_m,y,1
'tho Russians have taiien 2,000 Aus- trians prisoners.
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Britain Takes Drastlc Action Against German and Austrian Residents.
MEN BEING DETAINED.
Those of Military Age Rounded Up; Women and Children to go Back.
(By Ed. L. Keen, United Press Staff Correspondent.)
LONDON, Oct. 23.-Drastic meas-
ures wi-rc instituted to-dny by the authorities fo cud the reported affec- tivc' German espionage in ldngland. 'l`l\c ilomc Oflicc issncil a sititciucnt in which it characterized practically thc cntirc cast and south coasts of ldngland ns prohlbifcd arcns for uny- ouc rcgurtllcss of' sex, of Australian or Gorman birth.
'l`hc rounding up of all Germans and
.»\usIrians continni-s. The nialcs oil military ngc will bc st-nt to the de- tention camps as prisoners of war; while thc women and children, and old mcn will bc sent buck to Germany as spccdily ns possible.
The Government glvcs no rcnson for
the present action. It denies that its hand was forced through learning that Germany actually contemplated an in- vasion of Iilnglauil. Every effort is be- `lng made to restore public confidence. which has been shaken by the slig- gestion, frequently expressed in the last few days, that Germany was now completing hcr plans for a real ln- vaslon of England.
All of the leading military experts
insist that such an invasion is utterly impossible now. lf the Germans had taken Dunkirk they would have had a base from which they could oper- ate, but this is now declared to be im- possible. ‘
While no official details of opera-
tions were made public to-day, it was stated that the situation generally is much improved.
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