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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1918
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1.)
THE GENERAL (ELECTION.
COALITIONISTS OPEN CAMPAIGN IN LONDON
THE PREMIER'S SPEECH.
THE PREMIER'S PROGRAMME.
COMPREHENSIVE POLICY.
30.
THE CHINA MAIL.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE ALLIED PEACE
DISCUSSIONS.
TO BEGIN ON KOFEMBER 30"
PARIS NOT. 18.
Loyoos, Nov. 16. The Pramier la written to M Bonar Law giving the main planks of his programme. These include the continuation of the Coalition Government, owing to the continued A semi-oficial message, states that vital need for national unity, the the Allied discution of pesce pretimin development of the Empire, and the aries is not likely to begin before Nov. peoples thereix, preserving for them Most of the meetings will be held in position of influence and authority Paris, but the plenary meetings will be LosDox, Nov. 18.
in the work's affairs which their bold at Versailles. The Genial Election campaign war sacrifices have you for them opened with a great meating in and such improvement in the condi- London on behall of the Coalitions of life in Cheat Britain as will ists at which Mr. Lloyd George secure opportunity for all. He - cepts the policy of Imperial Profer- ened as defined in the resolution by the recent Imperial Conference, but
Mr. Bonar Law and Mr. Barnes spoke.
Parliament failed, even
Peace Conference proper will begin at It is generally anticipated that the New Year.
FRENCH TERRITORY ENTIRELY
FREES!
PARIS, Nov. 16.
MORE ARDICATIONS.
THE SITUATION IN HOLLAND.
“A REVOLUTION UNNECESSARY.
LAND FOR EX-SERVICE-
4% FRENCH GOVERNMENT LOAN 1918–
PRICE OF ISSUE K-2
FREE OF TAXES
Not to be redeemed for 25 years;
Subscription list will be closed on the 20th November 1918- Billa and Bonds of the National Defence bought before
October 29th are accepted in Rayment.
will be received by :
THE HAGUE NO 13
CAmong the various schemes for the reinstatement of the soldier into civil Bearing In the Second Chamber M Wynkoon life, none have proved more successful. denounced M. Trochten and the Sovial than the land onionin which have bem Democrataan partisans of the middle established under the Board of Agrionl- classes. He urged that demobilised are for service men. soldiers rotsin their arme in view of the 8000 acres have already come under Under the Small Holdings Act 1916. alhment of Soldier Councils cultivation as picneer colonies, with such declared revolution to be as unnecessary extend these eight thousand sorte inte M. Troub said the Keonomie League good results that it is now proprised to for Holland as for the United States, eighty thousand acres; and, in the already had a democratic regime. He sores will be taken over in this son France and Great Britain; because, they fataro it is probable that million said the majority of the intion relied on age book, entitled An Imperial There was published, few months
the greatest energy proto pr the Government to resist violence with obligation hick advocated the im- 3-mediate tablishment Industrial CONSIDERABLE EXCITEMENT
Villages for artially disabled, soldiers and, anilors, and which was the subject of considers he controversy. The author, Thostka Mawain nisintained that, as be disabled "man" could never really There is some delay in telegrams hiperto riya) the fit man in industry, from Holland concerning the internal and re-educated, it would be better for however skillfully hot might be trained situation, but the Istent from Amater him not to attempt to earns living in.
PREVAILINGS.
LONDON," Nov. 16:
considerable excitement prevail Both manufacturing towns, where the strain the Government and Revolutionary of competition and of industrial, life barties are scattering leasts broadcastenerally would tend to increase bis A Revolutionary "spect outside the dimmollis, and make complete reouvery Palaca stoked a minimunioliterate.uggested as an afternative, c
joot of the question.
.: COPENHAGEN,, Nov. -18 the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-ale
The Thike of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Schwerin have abdicated.
the
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Mr. Lloyd George said the war had glaringly revealed the faulty no tax ou bread, also the preserva-territory is now satirely fread.
The Pets! Parisien says that French dam dated: the 14th inst, repeats that the factories and workshops of the 4% FRENCH GOVERNMENT LOAN 1918. organisation of our national life and tion of Britiab key industries, ant the wasteful use of national re- securing thièra against innfair com sources of men and material. The petition, as for example, dumping. -European situation was full of Helavours Home Rile for Irainad, perilous possibilities and if the new exchiding the six northern counties Great but establishing joint conacil which Britain's institutions might folicy should be empowered to extend the many of those of the rest of Europe. legislation of the Trish Parlament The Premier, said: "We cannot to Ulster. He recognises, however, return to the
conditions.
that this scheine must be postponed Cheers) If Parliament rises to the until conditions in Ireland improve. level of the grout opportunity; then |
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the Empire, and the Throne-(Leud GERMANS IN EAST AFRICA und prolonged cheers) will be firm.
ly established on the solid basis of.
SURRENDER.
Param
general happiness, prosperity and IN COMPLIANCE WITH ARMISTICE
content.
RECONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS.
Turning to reconstruction blem, the Premieraid the old ruce
TERMS.
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Lesbos, Μαν, 10. pro- "An East Africa official report
states:-
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PRINCE LEOPOLD OF PRUSSIA.
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 16. Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia has adhered to the new Government
GERMAN DELEGATES MEET ADMIRAL BEATTY.
LONDON, Nov. 16,
of spirits, The Government ha prohibited the thrustrial village, or colony, for disabled 6.65% Bearing interest from the 15th October, 1918 RICE OF ISSUE Fra 70.80 yielding a net incom grew only, necessarily, the 'com Camara daftarung lpettive standard would be much lower PRICE OF SILVER FIXED ban in ordinary indestrial life, and SUBSCRIPTION LIST WILL BE OPENED on the 20th
cooperation mo where by
the wellara woaid he secured of men
LONDON, Nox. 15.qually handicappedyre or le/October 1918, and closed on the 20th November 1912
(Continued on Eage 8.juu
The Gamelle announces that the The obvious, and very, real, objection Treasury has fixed the maximum price to any such scheme is that segregation Gailver bullion in the United Kingdommen, and that to be constantly associated of any kind must necessarily depress the at 497d. per standard odnéës, p
with disablement, and nothing bat disablemont, mat tend to deprive them of initiative and, weaken their moral.
I think that,when all has been said: that can be said in praise of the admix- able organisations, which have arisent on the discharged soldier, we owe it to him. frankly to admit that a disabled man is bound to be handicapped in one way or another for the rest of his life that his
Bell, and that we can seldom hope, com- mcrifice is quite equal to that of the man who has given his life on the battle- pirtály, to place him on the same footing
The Konigsberg was unavoidably lata OTHER ENEMIES IN PALESTINE every side to deal with the problem of in reaching the renlerous, which was 50 miles east of May Island, off Fife- abire
A British warship escorted the plenipotentiaries to Rosyth where their ten had found condemnation 1 In compliance with the terms of credentials were examined and then the recruiting statistics, which dis- the Armistice the German force they met Admiral Sir David Beatty,
Rclosed a much higher percentage of physically muft in Great Britain
under General von Leftow and
who read the terms of surrender.
MALARIA, DUST, FLIES, AND
* VENRMOUS SNAKES. *
Towards the beginning of the sum writes Palestine correspondent
og August, 25 to "The Times," the Turks pat up a notice opposite cur lines in the
Vorbeek-sumendered on the morningFOOD CONDITIONS IN GERMANY, Jordan Valley with a message to the man. We must have no
than in any great belligerent coun- of the 14th, on the Chambezi river, try. This was not due to.
opoverty
but to mismanagement, underiëed- ing, bad housing, overwork and drink. to which many had been driven by quator. The housing question must
south of Kasa
DAILY AERIAL PASSENGER SERVICE.
"be a national task and wages forced BETWEEN LONDON AND PARIS
up by the wurmust not be per- mitted to drop below a point affect- ing the workers' efficiency. Another war revelation was that industrially, we were anorganised. abe changed in the future.
AGRICULTURE.
This nust
"The States had almost completely neglected agriculture. Agricultural products imported before the war, which were producible here, would have enabled the employment f 400,000 people. He hoped many soldiers would be settled on the soil and said the various methods of transportation must be improved,
-under State, control, The Premier
concluded by reviewing the Govern sments war achievements which, he submitted, justified renewed com- fidence for peace problems.
ARRANGED,
PARIS. Now 16. British and French interests have arranged for a daily nerial passenge service between London' and "Paris, | the berries to be, conducted by fust machines which were previously used for conveying bombs and cargoes over to Germany.--Haves.
THE ILYER MARKET.
THE WEEKLY REPORT.
LONDOS, Nov. 14. Messrs. Samuel, Montagu & Co., in their weekly Silver Report, state:
The price has fallen pwing to re- diced war-rak insurance rates."
Shanghai exchange, te se ensfer. The Indian Government's silver holding on the 7th instant was ME: BONAR LAW'S VIEWS. Rs.8,109,00,000, the highest sints 3ir. Bonar Law, who followed air. December 15th, 1915; when Lloyd George, declared that ho ac- Rs.8,114,00,000 was recorded, but cepted the planks of the Premier's the Nobe issue has more than programine because he thought the doubled since then. sims of the Premier and the Union- ats were very similar in essence. Mr. Bonas Law said he believed the maintenance" of the coalition' was
necessary from every point of view. New great world-programmes, de- manded new treatment in a new spirit, not in a party spirit.
The speeches of both the Premier
LONDON, Nov. 10. The Silver Market is steady.
THE MEXICAN MONETARY »
& SYSTEM.
A GOLD BASIS ADOPTED.
MEXICOCITY; Nov. 18. Owing to the heavy exportation of
.I
AN APPEAL TO PRESIDENT WILSON.
LONDON, Nov: la A vireless German official message
says:-
"
Dr. Solf will request President Wilson to grant permission for a German Com mission to visit America in order to purchase food owing to the very extreme conditions in Germany.
GERMAN FARMERS DEMAND COUNCILS.
We must not deceive four, OF allow
him to
with which
he faces his position to-day. We have
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the truth gradually dawne upon him New and Comfortable Cars The Turks know.. what the Jordan that he is
Permanently handicapped. Valley is like in summer, and believed There are hundreds of men for whom that we should not be able to stand the colonies of various descriptions are the climato. Even the Arabe from Jericho only solution. There remains, then, the move into the billi during the worst ive as possible de pe
↑ task of making such
such colonies as
attrac months of the summer. But our lade The main object of the pioneer land have so far stood it well. The troops colonies, which have been starter in holding this part of the line have been England and Wales under the Board of mainly horsemen from Australia and Agriculture, is to promote communal New Zealand, and is is wonderful and co-operative enterprise among the tribute to their fitness and vigour that men and their familles, both in their they have come so well through the social life and in their work; the joint ordeal. There has been ne impairment Lance, the joint, nee of horses, and, wher baying and selling of produce, for ins COPENHAGEN, NOT. 16, of their fighting qualities for lait monshorer posstofn
of tools and machinery when the Germans attempted to carry There are two kinds of land colony The German Farmers' Association in out an offensive they received the worst which man can "jon at the present a proclamation demands the convocation set back they have reserved on this time he can work as an individast of a National Convention and the front w
small-holder on his own account, or he establishment of Farmers Council Over the Jordan Valley this summer work as a member of a commanity having equal rights with Soldiers tense, oppresiva hest broods from which has where profits to writed Councils.
and are divided carliest dawn to dusk. The breezes that equally among the members to work as
ing freshness to the hills on either To begin with, man has ada seem to pass over the valley at an ordinary wage carner for a short time higher level, and only occasionally to show what he can do. After that, diserb the heavy stmosphere below can either take on his own holding, or he has been reasonably successful, he chiefly in the form of "wird-devila" or ido in the alternative, co-operative
Woolies," which travel about the plain scheme like mysterious wraiths and collapse ar anddenly sa they arose, a dilemm
Day in, day out the thermometer registers from 105deg. F. to 125des. Fin
*
EXISER NOT TO BE INTERNED.
DISTINGUISHED POLITICAL
REFUGEE "
"AMEONGEN, Nor. 13. The Kaisar's suite handed over their words to Datch officers today, thus completing their internment. Government regarding hit as a distiu- guished political refugee.
At Holbeach, where
where the Government have been running pioneer colony with excellent results; it is estimated that al well-trained man should be able to get a living from a ten-sere holding, and partly to frait a rough estimate
"The Kaiser will not be interned the shade, and four nights ont of savertly given over to intensive culture.
RIOT IN BRUSSELS."
GERMAN SOLDIERS KILL THEIR OFFICERS.
the atmosphere is still very oppressive
But the worst feature of the plain is the dust. A layer inches deep covers all tracks, and a haze of: fine, almost impalpable dust fasts in the air to a height of several yarda
of his rent is as follows:
Honsa and firm buildings Tan acres at 50 per acre
£25
£15
240
been addre
cannot be altered ch be may
And Mr. Bonur Low avoided the silver coin a decres has been issued DEPUTATION TO KING ALBERT. {aver been able to dispense with mos entitled to a share in any profits whi
special points of differences between placing the Mexicau monetary system the Unionists and Liberal parties on a gold basis and ordering silver AIR. BARNES ON CAPITAL AND, pieces to be coined with less silver.
LABOUR.
Mr. Barnes said he was convinced
THE COTTON-MARKET,
What threatened to be an aven more
A than who, for one reason or another, general and serious nuisance were the does not find that his holding gives him flies and mosquitoes. In the early days enough to live on,can put in any time he LONDON, NOT. 14 the flies bred in myraids. But as our likes on neighbouring farms in the Correspondents at British Headquar organisation became more perfected we district, or at any other work; and, he ters state that, according to the accounts | we were, able to combat the evil, and, i will, of course, have his persion, an of refugees, when the Armistice war although it has not been eradicated on which, having signed riots broke out in Brusssia, Ger completely, conditions are not nearly so earn when he setdes man soldiers carrying the red flag and bad as they were on Gallipoli or in the Under the second, or profit sharing civil life. singing the Marseillais killing their Struma Valley. The mosquito problem system, the land colony will be managed
has been grappled with more sucess by a Director as ons, lare
larm; the settlers: fully! In some places our men have will be employed by him át
wage, but they wil addition, quito neta. As a result of draining are derived from the working of the farm LONDON, NO... 14. of stagusatster and clearing as a whole, and they may alad inymt suy Depatstions from citizens Brussels of perab the figure of malaria patients has ospital of their own in the current, ab with German "asfa-conducta” came to | been surprisingly amaile page 5 per cent interest King Albert at Ghent on Nov. 13 and Among the minor, evils are maken. There is in this schema, a perfectly informed him that the people of Brussels These reptiles abound in this region sound business clement, and, at the desired a more popolar form of constituid mady are of a particularly reue-same time, an element of hopefulness ties from bites of snakes have beau.com for in spite of all that has been admitted which can hardly be looked for to the tion under the monarchy
mous spoolex Fortunately our essna same extent in the industrial village paratively insignificautod, hvit Aesa to the permanent, nature of disable wounded Turkish prisoner who had had of the land which is actually such a terrible experience that is and there is no doubt that in the case nerves had completely given way of neurasthenia and consumption, and startled him; ha reacted as though he had afterwards leave ha colony, if they
cases of heart trouble, the told me that while lying wounded with op lae thamaelve celp any branch of received a severe, electrical shock. He should wish to doi fit and able to set a bullet through his foot he had been agriculture. attacked by a black serpent from three
ho could best serve Labour by ro- WASHINGTON AND LIVERPOOL is possible that the King's entry maining at his present post until
normal political life could be re-
sumed in industrial pence and social
PROHIBIT SALES, SU
LONDON, Nov. 18 Owing to the action of the Washing
security. That state of affairs could ton Cotton Distribution Committee best be secured by the relations prohibiting its members exccuting
into Brussels, fixed, for to-day, may be postponed PALA
A NEW AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 15,
between Capital and Labour being foreign selling orders except for liquida A new authority has apparently been tion of ball contracta, too Liverpool upon a constructive, instead of Cotton Association has drabibited, until tablished in Brussels, recognised by destructive basis by tackling pro further notice, sales of American the German authorities who have been blems co-operatively and with good futures" excepting for liquidation or unable to maintain order. will and by both worker and an edge. Sales on foreign account can wds of deserters and convicte hare only be executed in liquidation of been pillaging the shops and attacking ployers regarding themselves as ser-existing contracta and variations in the barks. Their victims include Germsa vants of the community The two prices are limited to one half-penny Drunkon German soldiers set fire to
officers essential things in post-w indusitry daily
and Exploded a munitions, dapot st were the highest possible standard
Assche in the vicinity of Brussels; of Irving and the highest possiblə
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POLE POSSESS GERMIT HEAD" QUARTERS, AT WARSAW,
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the German General Bead
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