| Show HEAVY AND BLACK The War Cloud Almost Ready to Burst Birmingham Factories Running Bay and Night The English Press Unanimous in the War Feeling English Preparations I LONDON March 27Tbe decision to call out the reserves was taken in view of the Queens intended departure for the continent in order to be prepared for any emergency It is reported that an appropriation of from 0000000 to 8000000 will be in asked April on account of the navy The government will send a fleetto the Baltic to prevent the exit of Russian vessels ves-sels when the ice breaks up Orders for thousands of rifles and revolvers re-volvers have been sent to Birmingham The arms will be shipped to Bombay as I rapidly as completed The factories at Birmingham ai YOrking night and day The war ship Mercury will be supplied with two firstclass torpedo boats and appliances The military authorities state a force of 20000 men could be dispatched from England within a fortnight The London Standard says The nation na-tion is in the t humor to settle the business once and for all The general impression is that England is better prepared for war now than she has been for years She can continue the war in Soudan and also send 70000 men to India India was never before so tranquil The Soudan campaign proves the troops are still what they were in the old days The Times says Yielding would alienate I alien-ate the Afghans and degrade us in the eyes uf all the people of the East without I with-out in reality averting war which would only be postponed at most for three I years The delay would benefit Russia I to the detriment of England 1 |
