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] INTERCESSION SERVICES "*•*"" "'Lontlon;: December'l6. St. Paul's Cathedral was crowded during tweh'ty-foiir , -hours' intercession services..^Many soldiers and Belgians pere pfes'ent. .•.■"'_.-"': • . PAP.ER FOR COLD. JWLND IN GERMANY. •■■-■. V Amsterdam, December 16. .The general commanding in Minister and 'Westphalia has appealed to burghers to exchange" their; gold; for paper in order, -to ■ "assisti/the , ...war preparations; solemnly.; assuring- themithat they will ■lose nothing'by" eo'..'doing.,, ,Tlie clergy ■have been.-requested'tto;influence the, people in the-.samejdir'ectioii asa duty Jaidby God upon everybody: :; 'AMERICAN SUBMARINES. 'AN.AMBITIOUS PROGRAMME. ' Washington, December 16. Tenders have been! received for eight iiew submarines. The specifications prbVido that the surface epeed ehall be 21 knots, and. the submerged : speed 16 knots.;'.',- Diesel cngiiies are to furnish, the means of propulsion, and the boats are to "have sufficient cruising capacity to accompany tho fleet aroiiild the globe. . Vi THE KHEDIVE. . V ; ON AVISIT TO V-lENNA. ■: i. :: 1 , , London, December 16. •It .is reported that the Khedive of Egypt has gone to Vienna. ;
',■/.,:-. CHINESE LOAN. HO BE ARRANGED BY AMERICA. : ':•■■'•• -J }<,., ; New' York, December 16. .' '(A loan 1 '■ of 125'. million dollars j(£25,000,000) lias 'been, practically, arranged "for China, as an outcome.of Germany and Austria withdrawing from the Five Power Joan under the Allies' demand. ■'.". \ '■/..'/: ' ■'• The '.'Sun"' states that'owing to the bitter international financial situation Britain and the United States have agreed to terminate their conferences end leave the matter of America's indebtedness to Britain to the parties eoncerned. ■ .. ■ WAR BISKS. REDUCED BY LLOYD'S. London, December 16. Lloyd's war risk for Australia, and NW Zealand is 255. REINFORCEMENTS. . AUSTRALIANS OFFERING FREELY. .... • . Sydnoy, December. 17. B/oinforcements .ior the Expeditionary 'Force in New Guinea and • the Pacitio ■Islands are being recruited. Numbers of men are offering. '• ' ' '' ■■ •'••■■• ~- f CHINESE AT~CAIRNS, EXPRESS THEIR LOYALTY. Melbourne, December 17. Chinese residents at Cairns have telegraphed to the Chinese Consul expressing ! tlieir loyalty to tho British Government. They urged that the utmost influence should bo used with the Chinese Parliament against relationship .with Germany.;,. . ... - . , ■ SIR ROCER CASEMENT. 'REPUDIATED BY IRISH , LEAGUE. "> . London, December 16. The New' York United Irish League repudiates, Sir Roger Casement's visit to Berlin. - stating that lie is not authorised w> speak for anybody. Sir Soger Casement, who is a Home •Ruler, was formerly in the diplomatic eervice, his last appointment being Consul at Para. As such his name appeared prominently during the rubber scandal inquiry.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2336, 18 December 1914, Page 6
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