London, Nov. 11. The excellent news received from all quarters forms the theme of the articles in to-day's newspapers. The destruction of the German cruiser Emden was responsible for a drop of 80 per cent. in Lloyd's premiums for shipping east of Suez, as it in realized that shipping is safe.
All the men-of-war are concentrating in order to deal with the German ships in the Atlantic and southern Pacific. eastern Europe the Germans continue to retire before the Rus-who have seized strategic railways. The civil population is fleeing from the theatre of war.
With regard to the fighting in the western theatre of war, the Germans admit their absolute inability to make any progress against what they themselves call an ironclad wall."
The German newspapers are beginning to pay tributes to the Bri-troops, in spite of the virulent national hosti The statement made by the Premier in hie speech at the Lord Mavor's banquet in the Guildhall "We will never sheathe the sword until the objects for which we went to war have been attained"? har created a great impression, while Mr. Lloyd George's fine re-cruising speech in London last night denounced militarism and declared that! he was able to see justice ahead and was sure that we were gradually but certainly achieving victory.
Although it is officially announced that 1.300.000 recruits are under training for service at the front, we another million in tain to fight what Mr.
Tlavd George calls "the German vulture which mistook the Belgian hedewhog for x rabbit, with disastrous results."
A correspondent. who hax just ne turned from a lengthy visit ta the Bri traordinary enthusiasm exist and that mot a single voice is heard
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