DISMAL TRUTH REALISED

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2310, 18 November 1914, Page 5

DISMAL TRUTH REALISED

FURIOUS ANGLOPHOBIA .IN: GER-.. ■MAN COMMERCIAL'CIRCLES. ■ '.-..' London, November 16; '--> A Copenhagen message states that a distinguished neutral business'man reports that the commercial classes in ■ Germany now realise that Germany,has, been checkmated in all directions; and' hlame England. The' collapse of the German grand plait of" campaign has aroused ferocious fury and.the most.in-. teuse hatred of England: Far-seeing' commercial men realise that •Germany's prosperity, which was at its zenith in July last, is being sapped.- and that prolongation of the war ;will spell eventual ruin— ("Times"- ."and- "Sydney "Sun" Services.) - FRANCE MAKING '& BED IN , BRAZIL. ' - * Paris, November. 16. M. 'Caillaux, ex-Finance Minister, ac-„ companied by his wife (who was 'recently tried for the murder of M. Cal- : : mettei editor of the-"Figaro") has gone to Brazil on a mission to encourage French trade against that' of Germany. GERMANY'S THROTTLED COAL"' ' TRADE. - i, (Rec. November 17, 8".55 p.m.)" , T '" London, November 16. Speaking in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith) said that while supplies were being withheld from the enemy, it was necessary not to act high-handedly with, neutrali nations. Larger supplies of coal wore' going to Scandinavia because the Ger-. man supplies to that country, had, stopped. . - , ' ._ } CHINA 'AND 'AMERICAN TRADE. ' (Rec. November 17, 6.65 p.m.) •*. Poking, November 16: ' China is endeavouring to purchase a number of Austro-Lloyd steamers which are laid up in Shanghai, with, the purpose of resuming, trade .with America under the Chinese flag.