General News

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 53, 19 October 1914, Page 3

General News

SPIES IN ENGLAND.

London, October 16

The police raided the factory of Roder, Limited, at Willesden Junction, a German music-printing firm. The position commands Important railway lines and junctions, including the Great Western and North-West-ern main lines, also the gasworks, <'eserves, and electric light works. The foundations of the building were of very thick concrete, and the roof of concrete 3ft thick. The firm explained that this was necessary for future additional storeys. Twenty-two German employees were arrest’d. The French Government recently blew up the firm’s Paris factory. The police seized a powerful wireless plant at Professor Schuster’s residence at Twyford. Schuster, who is a brother of Sir Felix Schuster, admitted that he could receive messages from Berlin and Baris.

The police arrested all the waiters who are Austrians at tile Vienna Cafe, a favorite haunt of Austrians ana Germans. Owing to the agitation against Austro-German waiters, 20 leading London hotels announce that these are no longer employed. A German spy wearing a Belgian uniform and Red Cross badge was arrested among the refugees at Dover. Many suspects have been arrested during the week at Channel ports. London, October 17. The Times’ naval correspondent describes any German invasion ; chome Is a desperate adventure. The obstacles thereto are overwhelming. The Princess Mary’s appeal for Christmas gifts for the troops says that on Christmas Eve, when, kite the shepherds of old, they keep their watch, doubtless their thoughts v.’ll turn to home and their .oved ones. Perhaps they will recall the days of their childhood, when they hung out material as any soldier in the morrow had in store for them.

The King of the Belgians’ -tud and royal carriages ha've arrived at Southampton.

The Times, in a leader, describes the Canadian contingent as of as fine material that any soldier in the world could wish to load. Mostly the men are of superior intelligence and education.

The Army Council has organised 300 Red Cross classes.

The casualties of the British Naval Brigade in the siege of Antwerp were 12 killed and 89 wounded.