` 'T ' 'i - V' '.__;_ » i, in S nd _ C _ _ V. Guardian Reader _______i-._-__.-_.___.__-..__.____A _ ,_yuv¢»'- _ V' ' - _ . _ .-. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _____________ ______v_______Y___________v N0 TDWHRDS oirrluus _ iii iuli sind session Gclllltllli’ |l¢t\\¢ll Colllmerclally an Way ot British interests, Declared Mr. ltunciman, President Board ol Trade, Discussing Post-helium a ___Condilions. (uh 1 1 V _ _ G-;_i____ Ltl.\IDON, Dec. 24.-"As far and that the British were preveiite as commerce is concerned Germany from exploiting the coal licld. ll is a beaten nation, and it is for us added: to scc it docs not recover," \\'alter “That cannot eoiitiimc after th l war. The Board is taking grca i- carc to allow no (icriiian stand ii g its \vay in l`Ciigl:ind_ \\'f_- are ng r going to be especially tender to tli Rnnciinan. President of the Boari of 'I`r:ide, told the llouse of Con mons this afternoon in _reviewin thc steps taken by the Board fo the rc-organisation of British in- Gcriiiaiis." diistries after the war. ' “There is scarcely a departmei thinking what likely will happen t (treat Britain that the Boar when the war is over and how be toprepare for future contingen- cies. , " .\`otliing in commer,cial life \vi start off when the war is over ii st was taking special steps to see boi 1 much of the German control of thi product could be transferred t ll Great Britain, so that the latter’ the sanie condition as ivlien the war Continuing he said: ship with the Central Power s' and the east has received a seriou ‘.\Ir Rtinciinan specially referrer it to the Gernian control of oil field of public life,” Mr Runciman said, in liurope, reniarking that this ra “ about which we have not bee i interest would be safeguarded - - ~ - - - ~ ~ - - -‘-‘-2'rf:::;:.-:.-.~.-.~:.-_z-;;_};-_~_~_-_-_-_-_-_-V-_-;;- _;~_~_~,-_-:.-_-:_-:,~_-_~;_-_-_-_~_-_-_-,-_-_-_-_~_-,-;,~_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_:_-_-,-_-_-,~_~;_1-_-_-_-_-,~;_-_-_~_-,-;:_;-_~::;:.'_-_~_-::_z j"»'r»> ` " 9! ence in the Foreign Office. He an- Gcniiany has been done. One of to confess that there had probably IMPORTANT _CH-ES Ill COMMONS d_l.ord ,Robert Cecil Betends' Foreign tlllice. .llenies no German Shall Stand in the Rumors ot llissensioiis in tiatiiifiel and Scores the llystericalNeurotics_u1ho Under Strain ol Wr are lteady to Cry halter. _ _ LONDON, Dec. 24.-The most are -:'onic'pEopl'c wlifi are unable to Mr Runciman spoke of the steps iniportant speeches at the closing _-land the strain of war, and becom session of the House of Commons, nicre liy.=.terical neiirotics. \Vlicn prepare for commercial conditions before the House adjourned for things are not goiiig right, for th d the Christmas recess, were inade` nioineiit, such people think th ° by Lord Robert Cecil, Under §ec- prrpcr course is to turn on the inen "So far as commerce is concern- retary for Foreign Affairs, Wfalter \.\ lie _'tie trying to serve their coi'-n~ ed, Germany is a beaten nation, and C Rnncinian, President of tllellloard try, and fallout ' Traitor! Traitnrl' it is for its to sec that it docs not l of Trade, and A. _]. Balfour, First " 'I`Ii§s is :t rlisgzacefiil, iin-i'}rit- recover." Ifl_oi'do'ftlie/\dniiralty. -,H i=‘.Ii_.\talc ol' things. lt is utt.:i' i Lord Robert (fecil's speech was dcsli'iicti\'c of the inorale of ‘.h L' in the nature of a general defence country. and it is the duty of cvet' of the l"oi‘cign Oiiice. Ile denied patriotic man to stamp on -thes l riiinours of dissensions in thc tliiiigs. I assure the House that sibility of carrying on the \var S Cabinet, of dissensions aniong the c"ct'_\'tliiiig that could be legitimate- rested on the British navy and its _ _ W Allies, and of pro-German influ- iv done to prevent gc-ods going into mercantile fleet. He was willing n material \vas ot such vital intere_ o` ` ` ' r ly Mr Balfour, replying to various l nounced that the Foreign Oiiice the nzetnbers »-i the I louse of Coin- been some wastage of tonnage, but V would shortly issue'-a \\’hitc Paper, mons has said that thc only way t 5 stating thc principles on which the ell`ectiveIy blockade Germany is tc was, not to save tonnage, but to 0 British blockade of Germany is go to war with the neutral couu- win battles. 5 based. ` _ tries sarroiinding i»ii-inariy. I want “ We cannot expect to carry on ~ " Until the resignation of one or io say most frankly ‘.°ii.ii' this is nt ` -if is - e the Board of Trade was taking to e after the war, beginning with the e dcclftratioiit - e speakers who had complained of y the shortage of ships for mercantile -3 purposes, said that the whole pos- o the first business of the Admiralty t a_ war with thc same economy that more members of the Cabinet," he the | :1li":v .if the l_`io\»:i ment. began. and in every one relation- _ "German trade in South f\l11€flCi1 said, “everyone is bound to accept ‘~1‘ii¢'gr¢.u difsoiiiy in a block- \ve manage the port of Liverpool or Hull,' said the First Lord. “The S the view that it is united on the acle is to discriminate betwee n. main thing has been to see that zollverein is bound to conflict with blow. limi it is the duly of U10 main lines of its policy. As to the goods with an enemy destination our interests." After enumerating the subjects have every advantage.” ‘ 1 I _ ‘ll03l'°'° '°l'°_ .M nm. “lock yesterd y morning l ` ' 32 d el above The iitiiixltlioiiz-fhlii`biiiivlou|ei\l§'ht was 30 db!- bovo-loro; i ° Ti.. this win its high uns mcmoon ' t azz. it win be iiiiii liiiiiilirriiloevidiiibriilnl at 11.49. Hon- da at 1.80 and Tuesday ll- 2-13- The lun 'sets this nft.eriioti\'l4_l,l~14-}__l:_» ` d _ I - 5 l°m°§”* :tt 32'; niimi-i-gil; tomorrow T110! \_Y d t 7_“_ mornlhli M0lldl¥ ll1d_ :Sgt aa' _Mom ..';“:.“:.f'.°i.°.';:.°°.'.:°.‘:..fl. .. ..... »,-hm no g run moon 'on Thursday. Doc. til at 8.58 1. 111- _ " _ i , ~ t tb moon . will Th” liiiioiiihili, gout in sat re¢latoNd'~80 degrees above sera; at nt 1.55* tomorrow ot 2-$5. M0114” W tions. every warship was ready to tight wherever required, and that every soldier was supplied with all neces- sary to make him the best fighting He urged that the wisest remedy for the shortage of tonnage _was to go on with the building of merchant ships, which; be thought, should be recognized as war work, iiecond only to thc manufacture of muni- lllSlElIl [IE lllllililll 1-'-_ LONDON, Dec. 24.-'l`llC policy of the British (ioverriincnt regard- ing the Balkans has throughout been based on the aim of producing " in these unhappy countries,” unity instead of discord, Lord Robert Cecil, Parliamentary Under Secre- tary for Foreign Affairs, told the Iloiise of Coninions this evening. Lord Robert stated that the Fore- ign Office would shortly publish a \Vliitc l’apcr, giving thc principles on which thc blockade of Germany was based. ' IITIMMIIIEE Ellll , ’ uiuii iuiii Business and Financial Men Working ` for Bolqlanl. MONTREAL, Dec. 23._- No single enterprise ever undertaken in Canada can enumerate among these particip- ating in the large number of influenti- al buslnesb and tlnauclai men. or n group more representative ot all pro- lasslons, all branches ol' commercial life, than the Belgian Relief Committee to succorlelglum. Millions or dollar: as reprouentbd by_Canada's vnrlou activities aiounder tho control ot the men holding offices or membership in this committee and their dlvcrsltios interests extend from' const to con. which is just now renewing its etfortp aimsi ilu is uiiii iiiuini au, in llll Ill IIITEIITIESSIIIII ()'I"l`/\\\’A, l)ec. 24.-'l`lie Act- ing Prcniicr, Sir George Foster, announced to-day, after a cabinet council, that the first Sunday in the New Year had been set aside as a day of general prayer and iii- terccssion on account of the war. .'\~day of intercession was set aside similarly last year. Sir Thomas O'Shu\\ghnesiiy and Mr. Northern -Railway being represented by Mr. Guy Tombs. be found among, the members ll. V real. THE PURCHASING SECTION. committee. ' ' sul- at Montreal. . .,. _o _ it _ » orlr _ fir. 5'. H. A. .terror-tiig naurentiu ond, lu one or two lu|‘tunco|,'ovoi"d\? seven sou and to the furthest-ports o 'the globe. , _~ ,..' it-_ln dinlcult. to condolvoot o mor ropresentntlvo, nance iroltd or more u'bl| iroup or men 1 ' any country will no new admlnlstbrltig Cunt _"»“'1i:;roIi|ra some nunel, ‘ouch no ills ntiilit, patron. Sir Robert. ‘L ordon ‘n¢.-“gif Wllffld"l.»llll'|6|‘,' '\|CI ‘ fl- . , _._ ““"i '"2 tl““23l§a.3.‘.“l"i?.‘~"ii=£»'>l' iiiiiiugiiotit in oomlnm but it-is ln- suction' ill °'. 41 f0_rty mlttlttol. ?*f5»'3'°»r-"#.\¢ir“». °lf*“°i*l'aesttt1° _ ll ' gn: in tho rollot of st¢rvli\¢_ Bali m`»yol