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LONDON, Dec. 14.-General Baden-
Powell shares the opinion ot' many
other English military experts who
believe that. Germany fully expeegg
to invade England, it' possible. and
will direct its activities toward the
commercial cities in the north of
England, rather than toward London
and the resort cities of the south. ‘ln
the opinion of General Baden-Powell,
the German Emperor will endeavour
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IIINH (MEN NILIEN J
BI IINLLNPSI lil
Stlllllrii IN IIIHIINII]
'l‘Oli.ON'1‘0, Dec. 14.-Four young
labourers were killed yesterday when
a scaffolding .upon \vlricl1 they were at
work on a water tank at the Ontario
National Brick Corrrpany‘s plant at
Cookeville, collapsed without a
murneut's warning. Tire four mon
dropped 70 feet to frozen ground
Two were killed instantly, the others
died within three minutes.
A fifth man seized a rope when thc
scaffolding began to glide under his
fcct and 'slid down it to safety.
'l‘lre dead are: _Andrew Webster, of
vooksville. and George Warner, J.
llowles and M. McKenna, of Toronto.
None of the dead men are over 27
years of age.
A. Bidwell is the survivor.
SERVIAHS OCCUPY BELGHADE
(Special tc the Guardian.)
LONDON, Dec. 14.-The Scrvirurs,
after a fierce fight, have reoccupicd'
Belgrade,according to a Nlsh despatch.
IININNIII INFE INNSIINS
SENT NEIGIIINS Nllilii
TORONTO, Dec. 14.-The Free
Masons of Ontario have sent $12,500
to the Belgiaus to be distributed by
King Albert among his distressed sub-
jects. “ as in his wisdorrr he may
decide." f
"-We hope to solid' other sums," says
Grand Master W. D. -McPlrerson.r\i;P.P.
A special messenger -of the Bank of'
Commerce will cgnvcytlre gold t'rom
London to the Ki g of the Belginns.
NORTH SEA PRECAUTIONS.
WASHINGTON, December 14.-The
State department has made public for
the benefit of shipping an official rroti--
llcation that, beginning last Thursday
morning, all light vessels and buoys in
the English Channel and the Downs
are liable to withdrawal or alterations
lt is believed that this action has been
taken in cdntenrplatiorr of vigorous
fleet activities, the lights being hamil-
cd in a manner most wise for the pur-
pose of the fleet. The Downs is the
_to their' failure to carry on that ser-
iiggnlluud at least 90.000 troops in Eng-
IB 'Nile Zaflerai idea." said General
__ad°U'P0W0ll. in a recent interview,
"ls that the attempt to invade England
\.ill be made_on the coast of Norfolk
gr Suffolk. Personally I think that the
orkshire coast is more likely, for the
Germans will first desire to invade the
industrial centres of the north. Tlrev
‘aliprcciate what effect that wouidl
_.4 A
Brotrllrowett Exr-Ecrs        A FRENCH HAVE cur oErtnAn '
   ENoLl_\y|_>pgr_r=|LL BE |nvAnE “""§l,l,III,I §§,,,,, connunrcnrons nEArtnErz
irave, if they succeeded. Once _let
them get hold of some of-the big
manufacturing towns, factories iveuld
be smashed up and ruined, and l
estimate that they could then throw
14.000.000 persons out of employment.
rendering them destitute and starving.
it is certain that even byshert. sharp
Wild they could do a tremendo_l1s-
amount of damage." '
MNNTNLI MEEIINE
NI [Jill IIIINNIIIL
The monthly meeting of the City
Council was held last night, ills Wor-
ship Mayor Sterns in the chair. Tire
(‘-ouncillors were all present, with the
itccorrlcr, Mr K. J. Martin, and the
_llcnltir Officer, Dr H. D. Johnson, also
rn attendance.
I The minutes of the previous meeting
lllll/ills been read anti adopted and the
usual bills passed for payment, a letter
was read from the l‘rincc Edward
island Telephone Co. enclosing u state-
rncnl. oi' account for fire alarm service
outstanding on the books since Oct.,
1011, and asking for a settlement of
the some by January 1, 1915, in default
of which the fire alarm service would
be discontinued. A letter' was next
read from the Commissioners of
S€W€1'1'l<c and Water Supply, apply-
ing for the issue of water debentures
to the amount of $10,000, being the
proportion at present required ot' the
total issue of $25,000 necessary for the
installation of a now purrrplng plant,
etc.
in regard to this matter' u resolu-
tion was moved by Councillor Rilcy.
und seconded by Councillor McKenna.
“ That the Water and Sewerage Cerri-
missioners be granted the privilege ot”
issuing $10,000 water debentures to
pay for the installation of a new pump-
ing plnnt, etc., por Legislature granted
the city the power. dated April, 1914."
This resolution wus put to the vote
and carr'ied. '
A resolution, moved by ('oun:‘ilior
lliclierrrra, and seconded by (‘ourr<-lllor-»
\Vright`, was carried, “ That tenders be
called for printing the City lleport
for the year ending tilst December,
1914."
With regard to the cornnrunicatlorr
from the Telephone Company, l\lr
Riley stated that at the time the Tele-
phone Company met with the accident
and had heir switch-board burnt out
they were under contract for the
supply of fire alarm service. and owing
vice the Council was obliged in the
interim to pay a watchman to give the
alarm in case of fire. The Council at
that time refused to admit liability
for the amount claimed. Mr Riley
said that he would not haggle with the
Company over the bill. lf they were
going to pay it at all they should pay
it ln full.
Councillor Jenkins thought it would
be well to have a committee to wait on
the Company with a view to having
a reduction made in the bill. I
Councillor McKenzie was of opinion
body of water bordering the east coast
of Kent, between that coast and Good-
win Sands, just north of the Straits of
Dover. » `
The British official announcement
was cabled to the State Department
this afternoon by the American con-
sul- general at London, as follows:
"After sunrise, tenth of December,
in English Channel and Downs, east-
ward line joining Selsea Bill and Cape
Ilarfieur to southward of 51 degrees
20 minutes north latitude. all vessels
and buoys are liable to withdrawal or
alteration. Position lights and lights
of iight buoys are liable to hc exting-
uished and signals to be altered or
discontinued without further notice.
'l‘rir\ity House pilot stallion will be
established by sunrise on the 10th
December, 1914. at the undermcntion-
cd places antfmerclrnnt vessels are
very strongly advised to take pilots as
navigation in area in question will be
riiaeedingly dangerous without their
COMIii0 EYEii`l'3»
MHHOUIIGEMEHTS.
MEETINGS, ETC
ONE CNT per word each inser-
tion for advertising in this column.
(rash must accompany orders. Mini-
mum charge twenty-ilvo cents.
war,
Lynch,
f0l.
'mined -sn dar. clearing at lillfht and
that thc bill should be paid.
After' further discussion Councillor
Riley moved, and Councillor Wright
seconded, "That Councillor Jenkins
be authorised to interview the Tele-
phono Company with a view to ‘settl-
ing their outstanding account." The
rosolution was carried.
Councillor Wright their brought up
a very interesting matter. lie said
tlrnt the city might very well put some
lights around Govcrnnrent Pond dur-
ing the best period of the skating
season. Tire-y---had gone to some ex-
pense in wiring the pond, and it would
not bn arni.-as to have u few lanrps in-
stalled. Tire Council regarded the
matter in n favourable light, and
Councillor Wright moved the follow-
ing resolution. “That the Chairman of
the Lighting Committee be empowered
to make the necessary arrangements
for the lighting ot' Government Pond
during the skating season." The re-
solution was seconded by Councillor
Miller and carried. ,
This was all the business before the ~
meeting, and the Council adjourned.
rllngr-t1's Liulment' cures Drph thorla
THE IEITIIER
TIIE TEMPERATURE
'l`lDE» M00|l. ETC..
(Special to The Guardian)
TORONTO, Dee. 15.-Maritime:
Gales, Westerly to North-Westerly;
light local snow-falls of ilurriss. but
for the most part fair and decidedly'
colder.
-ri-is wEA'rH£f\.--Yesterday rt.
becomrns cold-
The highest temperature recorded
was 46 deg. aliive nero and
above. The lowest
36 deg. above.
was 30 dog.
deg. above.
this morning
10.10; it will
and tomorrow.
sun sets tgirl sfibfhvvn “hd W'
algqtirg -‘l¢j,wil`l be high to-`
 Vlrltgpday; morning Atl.
~m},q|ll  agtsrnoorr at
wal
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l"l;I'l'ltOGltAl), via Irorrdon, Doc. 14.
--A Turkish steamer, loaded with
wheat. bound for Constantinople. has
been captured near the mouth of the
Danube by Russian Black Sea cruisers,
which have brought the vessel to
Odessa. Says a despatch from that
port.
Russian torpedo boat destroyers. it
is also reported, have sunk several
'l`urkish sailboats. loaded with ammu-
nition, near the coast of Asia l\iinor.
According to information reaching
here, a large Turkish division has
attempted in vain to enter Russia
through Persian territory. The Turks
have been repulsed, in spite of assist-
ance rendered by the Kurtis.
III IIPENNIE [IN
KIISEINS INIIIINI
(Special to The Guardian)
LONDON, Dec. 14.-Telcgraphlng
from Berne, Switzerland, the corres-
pornlr-:ut of tho Central News says:
".\ teielgram received hero from
r\'lurriclr states it has been decided to
operate on Emperor Williarn’s throat,
but the operation is being deferred ow-
ing to the present condition of the limi-
pcror."
BRITISH CASUALITY LIST
(Special to The Guardian)
LONDON, Dec. 14.--(Official)--The
officers' casualty list for the week end-
ed Nov. 30 was made public to-day. lt
shows that during these seven days
the British forces on the continent
lost 79 officers killed, 141 wounded, 33
reported missing. This gives u tutui
of 253 `f`or the week. Added to the
previous totals, the last report shows
that since the outbreak of hostilities
Britain has had 966 officers killed, anti
1,018 wounded, while 582 are reported
missing. The total casualties among
ollicers up to date is therefore 3,466
men.
CHNISEII NNESIIIN
Sill IN IIIISIII IIIIII
(Special to the Guardian.)
WASliiN(_l’i`ON, Dec. 14.-Anrcrican
Consul lrathum nt Punta Arenas.
Costa Rica, cabled the State Depart-
ment to-day that the German cruiser
Dresden had arrived there early to-day
safely. She was uninjuretl.
(Special to the Guardian.)
|iUl:}N(IS AYRES, Dec, 12.--it is
stated that/ British warships hnvc
entered the Straits of Mugclhru in
pursuit of the Drcstlerr, which has
taken refuge in Punta Arenas, Costa
Rica. ‘
MUIINI NMNNE p
~ NNIWNHP SIIINIEHS
(Special to The Guardian) `
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 14.--A despatch
from Antwerp says reports ‘are cur-
rent in Antwerp of a mutiny among
part of the Bavarian troops garrison-
ing the City. While the story is not
confirmed it is a fact that the Bavar-
ian barracks have been closed to out-
siders,
' j _FRENCH OFFICIAL
to the Guardian.)
14.-4-An dflicisl state-
reports compara-
and artillery
minor import-
Gerinan batteries are
to the north. ln
the' French cap-
repulsed , two
advance of the
has brought
Alkir-ch and
east of the
to The Guardian)
14.~(Oilieiar
several
to re-
pany. ami chairman of the American
-vances at various points. The Ger-
‘ ____-Q ‘
Western Drydock Plantat Port
- Arthur Ontario .has Facili-
. Urderwater Craft.
Sir Robert Borden and Mem
bers of -Government Con-
sider Projcct Feaslbie.
imperial Authorites are Being
Consulted
OTTAWA, Dec. 14.-- ubrrrarirres for,
thc British Governmen are likely to
be constructed in the plant of the
Western Drydock Company, at Port
Arthur (0nt.). Represcntatiorrs are
being rn'.\de to tho imperial authorities
by the Dominion Government that
facilities are available at l’ort Arthur
for the speedy assembling of the under-
writer craft. _
l-i. A. (‘.lrrisly, a director of the com-
Shipbuiiding Company, -at $20,000,000
corporation, interviewed Sir Robert
Borden and other meinbers of the
Govcrrrnrcnt Saturday and represented
that the plant at Port Arthur could
easily rrndcrtukc the construction of
subrnarines. Tire Imperial authorities
have been cabled regarding the offer.
SUMMARY 0F THE SIIUITIDH
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Dec. 14.-The most strik-
ing feature of to-day’s news is the
candid. admission by thc Austrian
goverrrrnorrt of the defeat of the Aus-
trian army in Servia, and apparently
of thc abarrdonnrerrt of the third
attempt at invasion of thc territory
of her small Slay neighbour. While
featuring the erremy`s superior- force,
the Austrlarr War Office announces
plainly an cxtcrrded retirement and
many losses.  ,
New measures will be taken to repel
tho enemy, says the Austrian state-
rncnt. Apparently that means that
the Austrian army directcrl against
Servia will assume a tieferrsive line.
Against the repuisc the Austrian
balances the occupation et' Belgrade
as un asset to the good.
Arr urrofllcial despatch from Nlsh,
Servia, reports the Serviarrs after the
battle reoccupled Belgrade.
Tire progress ol' the war in Northern
Hungary is less definite. Sundays
report, with candor equal to that of the
Austrian bulletin, spoke of the resist-
ance which the Gcrnrurrs and Austrians
are encountering, and added that it is
evident the Austrian forces on the
Carpathians are not numerically
strong enough to clear the Russians
out of liuugarian territory, but the
Austrians claim that they are driving
down the slopes the ltussiun invaders
who were last week in occupation of
several towns south ot' that mountain
ridge. `
Poland islfnst becoming like Bel-
gium in point. oi` suffering. while the
Allies and opposing rtrrnics drive ouch
oilrcr buck and forth and relieving
cities and villages and inflicting the
inhabitants with bonrbardrnents. which
more than gives a llurr polish to the
ruins, according to accourrts. l-loth
armies ncctrso ouch other ol‘ cruelty.
The flight of civilians from Lodz wus
one of the tragic events of the war.
and pictures the fate of lrodz as Va
repetition of l,.ouvaln, with the slaugh-
ter of four hundred and the sacking of
the city. A distressing feature of the
fighting in Poland is that the blood of
kindred is pitted against each other.
There were several hundred thousand
Poles in the Russian ranks und several
hundred thousand more in the ranks
of the Germans and Austrians. The
Germans claim to have gained a posi-
tion irr Northern l’oland, although they
are not believed to he as near Warsaw
important po n s o
Carpathians ana me capture of 9.000
NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-A cable to
the Herald from London this morning
says:~By admissions from Berlin it
seems certain the slender Gerruan held
op the Meuse at St. Milriel is about to
_ 1, I _ be broken. Tire French have crossed
_ nes for the Assembimg of the German line of cotnnrurrication
with Metz midway between bt. Mllriel
and, Pont-A-Mousson although at u
cost of 600 prisoners and a large rrunr-
ber of men killed arnl wounded.
The i<‘r‘enuh have been, particularly
active the lust few tluys\'in the Woe-
vrc district as thc cuinrlnatlorr of' a
steady grinding fight forward frurrr
the woods south of Aprcrnont and an
equally grucliing advance from the
forts south of Verrlurr. This conflict
ainrost lost sight of in thc larger
events of the Fiarrtlers and Polish
been ranked anong the great carn-
paigns.
it was in October that the Gorman
left centre made a sudden dash from
the Franco-Gerrnan frontier ir. an ef-
fort to cut.a way through the barrier
forts, roll back the French on Verdun
and 'l‘oul and compel General Joffre to
end his efforts to outflank the German
right. The dash resulted in the cap-
turc ol' fort (lamp Des Rornains and
Fort Les Purchcs, a hold on the left
bank of the Meuse and the occupation
of St. Mihiel. There the invading
army \vus checked but the weeks that
have passed have been filled withal-
rriost constant fighting to break `this
camps would in any other war have arrow-like force projecting into French
territory.
l<‘rorn the North, the South and the
West, the French have been battering
the German lines. Gradually, their
ontrenclrrnents crept upon each side
until two weeks ago the Germans had
only rr tiny thread of ground from St.
Milricl in u zigzag haphazard line,
.\'ortlr~East to Metz. Berlin now con-
Itirrrrs reports from Paris oi' the pre-
various situation of this force and it
is reasonable to expect in the near
|t`uturc, the beginning of a desperate
rhattlc of extricatlon.
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NNSSIINS Sllii I
NNIIIING itll IJIIIMNNSI
l’E'I‘llOGRAD, Dec. 14-’l`hc General
Stull’ of the Russian army has given
out the following communication un-
der date of Sunday, Dec. 13th: "There
has been no important. engagerncrrt on
any of the fronts in the region of
Mlawa. We continue to force hack
the German troops wire are in re-
treat. On the left wing of the River
Vistula there has been no cirunge in
the region of Mount Duekia. Aus-
trian celunrns are coming down the
Northern slope of the Carpatlrians."
PRZEMYSL.
l’re7.cnrysl, the fortress upon the Gal-
ician-Itussian frontier, which has held
out for months where the renowned
strongholds of Antwerp, Liege and
Maubeuge were able to resist days, is
described in a slaternent issued by the
National Geographic Soeictyz-
“One of the most powerful siege
works which the Austrians have con-
structed iu the North defends the Gal-
ician city of Przernysl, which is situat-
ed on the river San, a tributary of the
Vistula, about tlfty-four miles west of
lremburg, the capital of the Polish
crownland. Though the warlike pre-
paration of the place would be easily
overlooked by the visitor in times of
peace, it is present. on every barrrl. The
hills, fields and river banks about the
city. and before it. shelter great batter-
ies, turrets, arid detached forts, while
the city ranrparts seem there as a con-
tinuation of the city ground plan.
“The modern fortiflcatiorrs were be-
gun by Austria in 1874. and they are
the labors of a generation. Those de-
fensive works consist of a city wall on
both banks of the river San with u
chain of battery pits, and a sweep of
detached forts. ()rr the left bank of
the San are some thirteen such strong-
lrolds. These are spread out in the
form of a senri-circle ,of little more
than a nrile radius. There are seven
or more forts located upon the right
bank. These works together fornr a
fan-like shield around the city.
"Przemysi is built upon the river
where it leaves the mountains. lt is
e very ancient city, one of the oldest
places in Galicia. There is rr Polish
legend which tells all about the found-
ing of the town in the eighth century.
it was at one time the capital of an rn-
tlependent princlpality. On the hills
above the town are the ruins of an old
grey, weather-worn castle, which tra-
dition lras it was founded by Casimir
the Great. Whatever this ruin may
have witnessed as an outpost between
the wild energy of' the .\'orth and thc
greater culture and possession of thc
Soutlr. it has never beheld happenings
so terribly stupendous as those which
rro\v are taking placc around its wnlls.
ltAltIN(l .\IRMAN
l1`.NllAGl~ll~l (ll-IRMANS.
li.0T'Tl'lRDAM, ilec. 1l.~All Ant-
werp is secretly laughing over the re-
cent tliscomtlture oi s large portion
of the German garrison in that town
'on Saturday, An aeroplane of the
Allies was seen avilron-ching the city,
tlropping souvenirs of a bomb variety
and also cheery messages. Bombs were
dropped with such skill that the pon-
toon bridge across thc Schcldt,which
demanded allthe ingenuity and skill
of the German engineers to keep in
anything like ordergwns once more
smashed.
The Germans opened fire both in
volleys and independentiy,l:ut the dar-
ing airtr.ra'n seemed to possess a
charmed life,for he flew gaily over
the city,wsving to those below and
dropping messages which,my inform-
ant says,told the inhabitants to be
of good cheer,for their friends would.
be coming by December 16 or 18. `
Suddenly the aviator turned his
course,and the machine began to de-
as reported. On the other hand. the g¢¢-(pe weird evolutions. The tlermsn
Russians announce strategic realign- marksmemsure that their fire had nt
ment of forces to strengthen their 15': st°nf'g;o§v“°g'- b“;”Rfn§“t;?m‘;\;:l°"€-
_ n o e ma 0
|’.°°I'-|°"- I" “ '“'e'lh':p°"l;e:)I:;u;::l come down as they expected. and
mm" “`“n°“?cte“t thgnonh of me continued its evolutlons. Then it
gradually dawned upon them what
prisoners. The main issue in the Eastl;
is whether the German and Austrian
armies by their operations in northern
and central Poland and the Austrian
advance across the Carpathians wlli|
shake the Russian grip from Przamysl
and the Cracow fortresses remain un-
changed.
Today shows no important develop-
ments in the Western srsa.- The
French War Oilice reports artillery
engagements in which they had the
better of the Germans and small ad-
manl deny these claims.
Troops in France and Belgium are
suffering from a plague of mud and
damp and hardships. frozen feet and
hands. Life in the trenches of the Ai-
lies is easier than before since they
have been reinforced so they do not
‘spend more than two days on the lir-
mg line. whereas last month they
Wm-9 without rest or opportunity to
...iia§s.. ._
W.‘b2ri.'.n..._. .
was happening. For sheer devllment.
and tg show his contempt for tho
poor shooting of the Germans, the
alrfran was looping-the-loop.
In great rage at this insult,the Ger-
mans once more opened flre,bat their
efforts' werethopoless against the ever-
changlng target of the looping sero-
plans, To their disgust, anti to the
lzftlt joy oi the llelgisn popula¢e.t.he
aviator, having completed his irollc,
new gil uubormed. Mr.
remove their clothing for a week or'
more.
-' The Turkish army has not yet as-
serted itself nor has it engaged in any
great battle. Envor Pasha has taken
command of the Csrrcasisrr army and
Taliat Bey succeeds him as Minister
of War. A report from Turkey speaks
of growing hostilities to both foreign
and native Christians in that country
which may lead to attacks upon them.
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(Special to The Guardian) ,
nun inns vnisr
nn nn nr
by t‘. it. Dray-
idator for the
pr=.n_\‘, it is de-
lrr a report prepared
ton, provisional iiqu
llorrrinion Trust (Torn
f-lured that the debts of the concern
amount to $2,000,000 to general credi-
tors and $1,000,000 to depositors.
To pay these the liquidator expects
there will bo :r trifle less than a nrillion
altogctircr' available. Tire liquitlator
is advised by his lawyer that the
gerrcrrrl creditors have the first clairrr
on tht- assets, and with nothing left
t'or' thc depositors. lic advises that they
appeal to thc Govorrrnrerrt for assist-
Ulltiil.
The t'orrrpurr_v had no power con-
ferred h_v cirarter or Go\'cr'rrrnent enact-
ment to receive deposits. so that they
do not cveu rank as general creditors,
but must take their clrarrt-cs with
slrarelroldcrs, who, of course. are not
expected ever to realise o. cent on their
claims.
Virtually $5,000,000, the liquidutor
flrrds, have varrlslrctl into thin air. (lf
$1,400,000 loaned out by the cornpany
the liquitlutor thinks shrinkage will
leave only $115,000 available.
’l'lre Alveuslehen account of over u
million is regarded as rr lrlglrly specula-
tive assct. The llqui<iutor,givcs the
following surnnrary ot' the direct cruises
of the liqnirlation:-
1. Tire fact that, in violation or its
powers. the company received deposits
and kept in hand liitlc or no liquid
assets with which to meet at possible
run.
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IUNIIISN NNIILESNII’
IIINPEUNEN NNN SNNK
(Special to The Guardian)
LONDON, Dec. 14.-The Official Bu-
reau to-day announced that the Turk-
ish battleship Messudlclr has been
torpcdocd by a British submarine. The
Official Bureau's statement is as fol-
lows: “i'estertlay_ submarine B 11, in
charge of Lleut. Comniander Norman
B. Holbrook, lloynl Navy, entered
the Darrlanciies and in spite of a dif-
ficult current dived under five rows
of mines and torpedoed the Turkish
battleship Messudieb. which was
guarding the mine fields. Although
pursued by gun fire from torpedo
boats. the B 11 returned safely after
being submerged on one occasion, nine
hours. When last seen the Messudieh
was sinking by the stern.“
IJIIIEMHEH ill INN NNI
KNISIN PINNNEII
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NORTHEASTERN FRANCE, Dec.
10.-This nrust be a day of hittemeis
for the Kaiser. it is December 10, the
date fixed by him for the triumphant
arrival of the German troops in Calais,
but as l write Calaisians are nq doubt..
sleeping peacefully in their beds, and
2. The fact that moneys in hand,
both trust rnoneys, and the conrpany's
own nroneys, were invested noti
us required by the provisions of its
charter, brrt in highly speculative
assets and in the shares or bonds of
highly speculative companies. whcro
more and more advances were neces-
sary to protect the company`:s security.
fl. The fact that moneys entrusted rn'
invostnrerrt were not kept separate nor
ln ir separate hunk account, although'
the corrrpnny`s charter required this to
be ilorro. At the date of liquidation the
company had under its control trust
moneys amounting to between four
and five rrrlilion dollars. Part of this
was always uninvestetl and always
carried in the compauy's bank account
mixed with its own money and often,
if not always. dealt with as if it were
its own money.
4. Tire fact of thc misappropriation
of trust and other securities. This
appears to have been a vain attempt
to save the situation and has been
most noticeable drrrirrg the f'cw months
prior to llquiilntion. The inability ol’
the cornpnny io hand over trust funds
when demanded rendered the situation
acute.
li. To sum up the situation, the
company scorns to have done most
things thul rr trust corv.r|nrrr_v should not
rio. and this rorrrpzrny had no power to
tio. :intl few tlrirrgs that n trust corn-
pu|r_v should do.
Tire following are n few cxarnpies of
misappropriation or diversion of trust
funtls:-
1. A client sont $2=`»ll,000 for invest;
nrenl in first nrorlgugcs. The rrrort-
gage is supposed to he held in trust
for hinr, but it has been discovered
that nt least two other parties have
also--an interest in it.
‘.'. Securities earmarked as held for
depositors have been lrypotlrecaled to
one of thc banks as security for ud-
vances. it will be very lrrrrd to trace
t.lrcse securities, as the oarnrarking for
depositors was merely in a total, the
details of the items so oarrnnrkcd not
being stated in the books. it seems
fairly certain, however. that the de-
bentures of tho lf. S. Securities.
Limited. nrrrounting to $640,000, come
under this category.
3. The ildlnlnrrgh agents of the
compan_v have sent approxlnrately
$690,000 for investment. Of this
amount about $145,000 has not been
invested. The directors attempted to
earmark certain securities on their
behalf ‘on October 26, 1014, but i have
becn instructed by my solicitors to
disregard this earmarking meantime.
The balance of the moneys sent by the
Edinburgh agents appear to have been
prpperly invested. but I lruve not yet
hurl time .to appraise their securities.
it 'should 'be stated that the company
were allowed six months in which to
ilml an investment for money remitted
by the agents and that practically no
Investments of these moneys have been
made by the company ilr thc six
months prior to the death of the late
managing director.
4. A client sem $85,381.25 for invest-
ment in n specific security. As this
money went into the company's bank
account andthe investment was not
made, it would be almost impossible
to trace the money now so as to give
the client n preference.
5. The company. while acting aa
trustee for a certain company. used
over $40,000 of trust funds for their
,own purposes. Failure to pay over
this money when demanded 'early in
October 1914 made the situation acute.
il. Securties which were earmarked
lk
E |_m..\..r _ _emi
all along the line they .Germans are
gold, not by a thin line of khaki and.
ilue but a thick band of steel, which
frown stronger every day.
The Allies are now on the offen-
sive, ami, though the Germans are not
in many places content with playing
merely a game of defense, they are be-
ginning slowly but surely to move
eastward.
in the last two or three days the
Allied troops have been especially
sucessful along the line between
Ypres and Dixmude. it has been stub-
born fighting, _Several German
trenches have been taken and held,
and the work with the bayonet is re-
ported to have been exceedingly fierce
in several places.
This, figlrtlrrg. I think, is merely a
prelude, and there is reason to li"-
licve that by the end of the inonth
the Germans will hold considerably
less of Belgium than at present and
sonic of the towns of Eastern France
fill come into the possession of 'the
Alilcs.
French Victory at Vermeil"
'l`own in i~‘rnnce, Wednestluy, De-
rcrrrlrer 9.-The French victory at Vcr-
mcllos has rlrovcn the Gcrnrans back
ircyorrti tlrr- main r'ond between Lens
and Lu llc:-rscc, but there they have n
nurnbcr of improvised forts, semi- of
thorn equal in strength to the forts
at Vcrrrrcllcs. The Germans are skil-
frrl ut using walled positions and
lrouscs. They sparc no means to turn
n factory into rr fort, ami, as there
arc miles ei' factories, houses. ami
nrincs with ruining machinery still
stanrlirrg around Lille they have dc-
fcnsivt- positions of great value.
Troops for Flanders
ll()'i"|`l'}RllAM. Dec. 10.-A L0!!-
varn rorrespornlerrt says that ou'l‘ues-_
day afternoon six troops trains passed
through that place toward Flanders.
The troops were all lads from 18 to 20.
Late the smrn- afternoon three trains
of Germans wounded arrived together
with a train of prisoners. with three
nraclrlne guns and a quantity of war
material. A further force of about 7.-
000 infantry fronr the litres in North-
ern Frencc also arrived at Louvain
and proceeded immediately to Fland-
rlers. ~
for a certain sinking fund were for-
warded to London for disposal.
7. Property was purchased from and
paid for to the company asagents and
ln some cases the' lilirchasers have
built their homes. but as the company
has not paid over the moneys received
to the Government to obtain title. this
has worked great hardship in ' very
many cases.
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