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WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 20, 1818.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Fage 1-).
THE ENEMY'S "BREAD
PEACE.
GROWING DISAPPOINTMENT,
** brow
A MASSACRE AT POTSHERSK.
PETROGRAD, Feb. 18. A belated telegram from Kief states that the White Guards are with the Junkers. Alter defeating the Red Guards at Potshersk, the former musszered 1,500 workmen and also all the members of the Revolu tionary Military Committee.
SANGUINART FIGHTING.
LONDON, Feb. 17. The Austrian and German truna- porta ver the so-called
PETROGRAD, Feb. 18. peace with Ukmunė BIB fant A message from Rovaya Viedo- diminishing through the unconcealed mosty states that the White Guarda bostility of the Poles of all partice, have occupied Tammerfors after including the Austrian and German twelve hours' sanguinary fighting. partisans, to the alienation of Chohn and especially the attitude of the; Bolsheviks towards Ukraine.
The Hula las already taken refuge * Zhitomir to escape the power of The Bolsheviks who continue to in- rease in numbers and strength and 'threaten to overrun Ukraine, and certainly will not permit the export of grain on which the Austrians and. Germans are confidently reckoning
RUMANIA AND THE CENTRAL POWERS.
REPORTED INTENTION TO
NEGOTIATE
THE CHINA MAIL.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
WHY SIR W. ROBERTSON RESIGNED.
LABOUR PAST AND PRESENT.
LECTURE BY COL JOHN WARD, M.P
An audience of about 20 attended the City Hall last evening to hear Col. John Ward M.P., lectura on "Labear Past and Present" The lecture was given under the auspices of the Cathedral Branch of the Church of England Men's Society.
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HARPER'S BALSAMIC
COUGH LINCTUS.
would not say that the Trade Unions
· had always done just the right thing. It would be possible for some, în his audience to make out a very string asse ou some particular instance againat the Trade Unious sad the policy of the Labour party. They could not, how- general trend of the movement. They ever, take isolated cases It was the Bad to take into account the position of the working people of the country was better to-day than it was at The stability of the country, italf any period of its previous history. But the trend of the Espitalist methods was to get all the work they could out of the working man and pay him a waga on which he was only just able to subsist. He had seen men going home from work reeling, just as if they were Gompertz, the Hon. Mr. Claud Severnier, owing to overwork, and those men were pad, marsly living wage GM.C., the Hon. Mr. H E Pollock and the capitalists did all they could KC., the Hos. Mr. E R. Sharp, BC to obstruct any Labour moremant. the Hon. Mr. PH Holyoak, Professor They had no consideration for those Middleton Smith, Mr. S. H. Dodwell, worked for them. The speaker Mr. D. Landale, Mr. A. H. Harris and never fear Democracy or the Trade concluded by saying that they need Mr. E. V. D. Parr,
Unionista. The were always trying to Tel. 482, improve trade and to put forward denite and well thought out projects for the greater stability of the State (Applane)
The Rev. COPLEY MOYLE presided and imongst those present were Sic
Laspor, Feb. 16 The Press Bureau, ansoynces. that the extension of the functions of the Permanent Military Representative de sided on at the last meeting of the War Council, Versailles necessitated the limitation of the special powers hitherto exercised by the Chief of the Imperial General Staff. The Government there- fore thought it right to offer General Sir William Robertson a choice of becoming the British Military Representative on the War Council at Varmilles or con- William Rees Davies, K.G., Mr. Justice tinuing to be Chief of the General Staff under the new conditions.
Sir William Robertson, for reasona, which the Prime Minister will explain in the House of Commons early next wook, was anable to accept either post- tion, and the Government regretfully accepted his resignation.
General Sir Henry Wilson has accepted the position of Chief of the General Staff, and the appointment of the British Representative at Versailles will be sunounced shortly.
NAVAL AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY.
LONDON, Feb. 17. The Admiralty reports that aircraft dropped many bombs on a dump at Zardwege on Saturday.
A fire was started in the centre of the objective.
In introducing the lecturer, the Rev. Copley Moyle said that the meeting was held under the auspices of the Church of England Men's Society and he would just hire to asyn law words of explans. JUSTICE GOMPRESZ pointed out
Several questions were asked. tion of what that Society in It wEL E
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 17. The Handelliced learns from Vienna that Rumania intends to negotiate with The Germans are- now confronted the Central Powers, provided the latter with the prospect of fighting the give a previous assurance not to assail Bolsheviks who are believel, to be the sovereignty of Rumania and to collecting a hig army.
leave the solution of the dynastic Germany is much perturbed at the question to the Rumanians themselves. captum at Reval of Germans and Rumania will then declare her readiness pro-German Eathonians, whom the to cede the "Dobradja to Bulgaria, BRITAIN AND RELIGIOUS TRUSTS. be some danger that they xaight Bolsheviks regard as hostages and provided the Central Powers bene have already threatened their roas-volently support Rumania in the sacre, and Germany is now threaten question of Besarabia ing reprisals.
The Averescu Cabinet has not yet |
been "formed, but it is stated that the
All the machines returned.
Ma
GERMAN LIES EXPOSED.
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LONDON, FE 16. A correspondent of the Morning Past sys:A German agents in Moslem
day, which war the equivalent of about 41, and working on that principle Henry Ford had made himself a multi- millionaire. He thought that it was the same all over the world-that the employers recognised that their own and their employees interests were identical and he would like to ask the speaker if he accepted that view, that the interests
Austria has intimated that she will first point of the Averescu programme countries for many years have miezdaciere of different races. They were very were identical if properly understood. not employ trope against Russia. is peace by agreement with the Central
which is no longer her neighbour, but is ready to assist Germany' with; technical material,
i
Power3.
RUMANIAN DELEGATES AT .
PETROGRAD.
Col. WARD said that there were some employers who even made proposals which went further.
Society which stood for a number of that many of the employers had done services. It emphasises the fact that all they could to improve the conditions partnership in the Church ought to of their employees, instancing Mi involve service. There had bean Henry Ford of the Ford motor tendency to regard the Church so's works, & man, who had begun life Society for individuals to save actite in humble cicumstances. He always The principle was that every member of made it a mile to work his ten abort the Church ought to do something in hours and be understood that none of the service of Christ in the world. It hiemployees received less than 35 gold implied co operation and not compati tion. In this Colony, there seemed to follow on the lines as at home and bring about just the same troubles between Capital and Labour. It was as well to try to learn how fight this dificulty, Probably it would be very difficult here, by the fact that Labour and Capital ously accused Great Britain of robbery of who was one of the most far seeing and happy in having there Cel. John Ward, religions treats he had collected evidence
He understood? through Zeki Pasba, Minister of Wakis, one of the most spt speakers on the
labour question.
that while the Trade Unions demanded who allowed him to examine the ministerial records at Cairo.
Colonel WARD said he grasped the an eight-hour day, Lord Leverbalme This evidence showed not only a widening Fortunity with pleasure of stating, at suggested that they should cut off two least, sa far as he could, historically the hours, and make it six, and Lord area of reform in estate macagement, coarse of the Labour movement sa far Leverhuime was one of the largest but the increased material advantages CHAOS IN PETROGRAD.
now enjoyed by ten thousand officials as it affected his own countrymen, but employers in England. If all employers. A Russian wireless massage states of all grades engaged in relious daties. he was Tary much of the opinion that were like Lord Loverholme, the Trade INDISCRIMINATE SHOOTING,
the problem was so univeres especially Unions would cease to exit. But the that delegates from the Romanian The correspondent quotes Egures pro far as Western civilsation was general rule was for the employer to PILLAGING AND LYNCHING. General Staff have arrived at Fetrograd this and absolutely contradicting concerned, that when one justified the get as much out of his business as
the German lies maliciously circulated with a proposal for an armistice within Turkey: Persia, and the Red Sea movement in his own country he would possible and he was not usually very Losnos, Feb. 17.
an object of considering peace condi- littoral
justify it all over the world. They were particular how he did it-(Applause). There have been no telegrums from tions.
apt to look casually upon the move Until the employing classes and the ment in Oriental countries and their working classes, recognised, Petrograd since February 6,, until] The proposal has been agreed to, sub.
changes were sometimes very sudden of the country, that no one man could to-day when messages dated Febru.ject to the auspension of attack during
and sometimes course, the suddenness do as he liked, without injury to was due to violence, but where changes another unless they arrived at that of life and methods were onterly hostage they were bound to have the LONDON, Feb. 17. ventured to ay that there were great industrial difficulties that occuz A recurrence of the Armenio atrocias great changes in the views of today:
The Hon. ME CLAUD SEVERN asked: ties is expected.
life and men's attitole in their com- manity one to another as in any other with regard to wages, what about profit- part of the world during the last 50 cr sharing between employer and employed t 60 years. The speaker then went over If that question were put to the capital- the history of the Labour movement ists to-day they would say that the from its inception, pointing out that up working classes must share both the to 1871 the Trade Union had no legal profits, and the losses? How can the statt. One andred years ago it was working man do that on only living criminal office for two men to combine wages!
ary. 7 and February 8 arrived. These revend a most chaotic situation in
the armistice.
LONDON, Feb. 18.".
The message admits that the creden Petrograd itself where indiscriminat tials of the Rumanian delegatea are shooting in the streets, pillaging and doubtful lynching hy desperadoes have been prevalent.
It transpires that an officers' con- piracy to capture Lenin and to hold Bir as a hostage was discovered.
THE GERMAN ULTIMATUM.
TIME EXTENDED.
BASLE, Feb. 17.
The Bolsheviks claim to have cap- ured the town of Simpheropol in
Germany has extended to February Crimea, after routing the Tartars, the period given to Humania to They also claim to have defeated the reply to the ultimatum demanding
On the peace negotiations.
Ukranians at Nikohief:
other hand, it is reported that Genemi Alexieff has defented the Bolsheviks near Veroneze, while thei Ukranians claim to be gaining the upper hand at Kieft.
RUSSO-GERMAN ARMISTICE.
RENOUNCED BY GERMANY.
JAPANESE POLITICS.
NO CONFIDENCE MOTION" DEFEATED.
TOKIO, Feb. 17.
Cop-
тал
In the House of Representatives, un opposition motion of ro fidence in the Government defeated by 241 votes to 117.
PLAQUE IN-NORTH CHINA SPREADING,
ENORMOUS MORTALITY.
PEKING
AMSTERDAY, Feb. 17. Germany announces that owing to the conduct of the Petrograd Govern-
Feb. 17. irent, the armistice was regarded as A telegram' states that the plague renounced on February 10. Accord- is spreading and has appeared near ingly, after the lapse of the week's Paoting'u, threatening Paking and notice of the termination of the Tientsin. Armistice provided under the treaty, Germany reserves the right to a free hand in every direction.
M. TROTZKY ASES GERMANY FOR
INFORMATION."
The mortality is enormous.
MANILA AND THE "HONGKONG
EARTHQUAKE."!
RECURRENCE OF ARMENIAN ATROCITIES EXPECTED!
The Germen newspapers have recently printed official Turkish communiqués resembling those preceding earlier runs. sacres and accusing armed Armenian bands of committing atrocities on
Ottoman inhabitants.
Talaat Pasha, interviewed by the Fouche Zeitung, says the Russian troops are beginning to leave the Caucasus
A Turkish Armenian telegram to Constantinople speaks of the resistance by bands of Armenians in Erzingan and the adjoining villages being broken by Kurds, who are cleaning the Armenians
oct.
EPRIKES IN. LEMBURG IND WARSAW.
GERMAN PEACE WITH UKRAINE ENDANGERED.
LONDON, Feb. 17. German papers report the outbreak of strikes at Warsaw and Lemberg.
German troops are patrolling Warsaw to prevent demonstrations against the Ukraine peace
The Cologne Gazelle says: "Our bread peace with krale is endangered. Fighting with the Bolsheviks and the Rada has already, compelled, the latter to move to Zhitomir, and the enburbs of Kied are already in the hands of the Bolshevike, who are rushing up troops,"
citizens
to raise wages. The last batch of Col. WARD replied that if they trade unionista sent from England. to were to share in the losses they Australia, being transported for life for should have some share in the manage They could not allow the baving combined to increase wages, did meat.
not embark from England until employer to manage the business in his 1824. So they saw that 100 years own way, and then, if disaster came, ago or less this wonderful movement expect the employee to share in the had no legal recognition. They could losses.
reinarks
not hold funds for benefits; they were After other questions, and just employees and as such were only by Sir William Fear Davies, the Just able to exist. In 1860 the frit Hon. Mr. Holyoak, Mr. H Trade Union met. It was very signil Harris, and others, tad been asked cant that of the five subjects that were Mr. Justice Gomportz said that they. debated at that conférence that one of had heard a very interesting account of the first was Employers Liability: the beginning of the Trade Unions The second was the abolition of and they would like to hear something Truck; the third, the demand for of its constructive policy, and he public education of workman's suggested that Col. Ward should speak children, the fourth, reform of the on this aspect of the Labour movement franchise and the payment of men at a fature date. bers of Parliament; and, fifth, the right.
Col. WARD said he would be pleased
of combination. The Employer in to do so if a data could be conveniently billy Act became law in about 1880 or arranged. He had been very pleased to 1883. The speaker then dealt with the speak to an audienes such as he had various Acts of Parliament in connection before him then; they were just the with Trarle Unions and showed how class of people he had been fighting all judge-made law had obstructed the his life.
For instance, Professer EARLE then put the engges Labour movement. although the first clause of the Trude tion to the mesting as a motion, which Union Act provided that no Trade was carried unanimously. Union could sue or be aned,-- and this was upheld by the courts for 40 year--yet, in 1702, when the great Ta Vale strike and the failway, strike Silver is quoted as 424. There is an of the same year dislocated the industry
THE SILVER" MARKET.
absence of business.
LONDON, Feb. 16.
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRALA,
HONGKONG POLICE RESERTS,
Order Insed by Mr. F, 0. Jenkin, DEP, (R.).
PARADE
of Britain, the Taff: Vale Company brought an action, to recover damages All ranks, other than those on duty against. The „„Union and they were on that day, will parade' så Caroline Hosd, awarded: 200,000 by Mr. Justice Causeway Bay on Friday next. February Farwell."AF one folf swoop the whole ud. Fall in in Column of Sections, fabric of Trade Unionism was brought
The Cablenews-American" of Manila LONDON, Feb. 17.
on receipt of a Hongkong cable report- Russian official message states ing the earthquake, said: “At the that M. Trotzky hns naked the Ger- Manila observatory an earthquake shock
to the ground and this in spite of the lacing trasaway terminus, & 5.85 p.m. was recorded yesterday, but its inten FEAST OF THE CROSS. Government for informationty and location Ead not been
fact that for 40 years the Umone could Uniform with belmela. Constables, will not rue or be med. The men then held wear bom tops (and not spikes) with concerning the message from General determined at a late hour.
The annual festivity of the Cross conference which eventually led them halmeta Hoffman and General Samoilu, in bad the following on the subject:
On the 15th inst our contemporary takes place in this Colony on the 2nd to se organising Tory or Laboral
Six tramer will lesya Queen's State which they state that war will be The Hongkong earthquake was Sunday in Lent, the 24th instant, in the stood a chance in constituency Square (opposite Hongkong and Shangh resumed ou Monday at mid-day. registered by the Manila Observatory Cathedral of the Immaculate Concep with a majority of workingen Banker at 6.15 pm. shazy. Members
semegaphs on Feb. 13, from 2.09 p. tion.
www anters he pledged himself to reverse will bough these independently and pro- A. Trotsky claima seven days to 4:20 pm. The reeord geoms to show In the morning, there will be High the law. Funda were collected and the ceed to Causeway Bay-, !
strong and extensive earthquake the origin of which is probably to be located Mans 8 o'clock by the Rev. Rector of movement took on an intensely political in the Aristic continent 1,230 kilometres the Cathedral. The Confrères of the aspect.
notice before the resumption of
hostilities.
GREAT DEMONSTRATION. AT LEMBERG.
GENERAL STRIKE TO BE “ORGANISED.
ZURICH, Feb. 18.
A telegram from Lemberg state
great demonstration, on ebruary 14, was attended by the sated Polish partica and it was decided to
Tramcars for the return journey will IERTO Causeway Bay at about 645 pm.
away from Manila The opinion of the Confraternity of Bom Jesus dos Passos But that was not the, making of the
Stall Inspector McEwen and Macken- Weather Borezu is that it originated in will be present at the Chancel The Trade Unicos. It was the legal sttitude, zie wil attend. Others are exampled. the Hausa district north of which aur main altar will be draped in purple that compelled the working men to take Mounted members will falidat extensive canhquakerecurred last year with ne foral ornaments and all avail. up a legal Sight, He did not say for Stables at 3.15 p.m. ap. Helmets, on January 24
able Clergy will occupy(the Sanctuary, one moment that this decision was good - chains, spikes, truncheons and bašta, "Coming from the same distance but showing remarkably laz stedsity three After the Mase, the venerable image of or arrived at out of cursednear He alter-abocks were recorded by the ObOur Lord bearing a huge Cross on the could not give them a better idea of his Aff ranks as directed as far possible servatory instruments, one at 4.30 pr. shoulder will be placed on the Chancel views of the doctring than by making so koop on February 13 and two at 4.79 and 6.05 preparatory to the Solema Procession, the following statement it wares
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