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No 17.34375
December 19, 1918, Temperature 69.
Hainiai: 0.002
Lumicity 92
觀九十月二十年八十业百九千叠英
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FRENCH FEMINISTS.
HONGKONG BUSINESSMAN FRAISES USA
A China Mall representative had, talk with a prominent Fongkong buininers man recently returned from the U.S.A. This gentleman thika FINLAND\"
America's share in the Big Job ought, to be more fully recognized here. GENERAL MANNERHEIM S Before he want, he supposed that
PROGRAMME. NEARLY Amerionu talk was bigger, than LONDON, December 15th American desce, more Boost ** M. Manderheim, who left Nowcastle on, thar performance, but now he agrees. December 14th for Helingfors to assume with the China Mail editorial which his new office was interviewed by Reuter declared they had lived up to their He said hipotley, And am would be to get the bead texul poble with the allies professions. He spent some months PARIS, December 17th to secure recognition of the complets in the western States, in such cities Four of the Break French feminist dependence of Finland by all the Powert at San Francisco, Tacoma, and Sa groupe have demanded recognition of a to tablico a definite form of Gor Diego, pinces which at the entry of
parties. He had conferred with leading elections.
statesmen in London and Faris and was strongly pro-German. But so great delighted with his reception
was the change that had anyone A part of his policy was to conclude a dared to show the slightest pro rapprochement with Finland's Scandina German sympathies he would have COPENHAGEN, December 17th.・・ vian neighbours and to enter into
good A Vienna, message reports, a monar-relations with the real Hussia which must instantly been lynched. (One was chial meeting at which several generals emerge from the present chace Finland shot) In all the places be visited nominated Archduke Max, a brother of in the meantime, would be happy to open he saw war-work and the training The her frontiers to Russian refugees. Fin of soldiers going on on an 'immense the cx Emperor; as Karig sucosesor. Soviet is preparing the sharpest counter land was in great need of food, and the scale. On the Western Coast be Allies had arranged to send her regular visited the great Camp, Louis, a place
women's political rights "before" the narrernment based on the co-operation of all the United States into the war were
measures.
AN AUSTRIAN MOVE.
GENERAL BOTHA ́ARRIVES.
LONDON, December 17th.
guard of honou African
troope, accom band and by
by a
monthly shipments.
M. Marterheim believed that all Ger- which a few months ago was just a man troops had now left Finland. The barren stretch of land but which commercial treaty concluded between almoet in the twinkling of an eye
GENERAL-ALLENBY.'
General Botha and party landed at Finland and Germany, was cancelled) was converted into a huge military Tilbury on the evening of December 16th few days ago.
camp where between 45,000 to 50,000 from the Japanese steamer Tyo Maru
men ware regularly being rained. from Capetown. They were welcomed on
the instruction being in part given board by Captain Younger, representing
STATE ENTRY INTO ALEPPO by British, French, and Italan off- the Secretary of State for the Colonies,
Lowbo, December 15th cers. As was known, America End and by the General's son, Captain Louis
Official telegrams from Palestine state over a millions men in France but Botha The party proceeded by special train to St. Pancras where a great ous that General Allenby made his state from what he saw during his visit tion was accorded to General Botha. A entry into Aleppo on December 10th with to the country she had millions more
cavalry: The of Bonth large escort of Jadian math Cavalry ready to follow. He regretted that
by the were lined South Division A crowd of a 100,000 people so many in this Colony had not had
watched the
The Mayor pre an opportunity of seeing something procession. sented the keys of the city, with bread of what America had done. If we and salt, to General Allenby at the gate. had seen, we should more fully ap General Allenby at the che civil and prociate her efforta, as they were
Governor's rei religious chiefs of Moslem, Christian, Jewish and other leading citizens; also to the administrative heads. He subee quently addressed the people gathered fr the square, amidst ecumes of the greatest enthusiasm, testifying to the people's affection för
r their victorious liberator
PETROGHAD:
HAD SITUATION WORSE.
sttention-awaited them. On African mascot, which attracted con the platform was a large and represent tive gathering, including General Emuts, also representatives of His Majesty.
Mr. Lloyd George welcomed the South African Premier at the suites of rooms reserved at the Savoy Hotel for the party
DOMINION'S CLAIMS.
sidence gave audience to
wonderful..
COST OF LIVING.
PROBABLE CONDITIONS IN
BRITAIN
LONDON, December 17th. General Botha in an interview said he was pleased to learn that the Imperial Government would wholeheartedly sup port the claims of the Dominions to the ex German colonies. It was impossible. that Foy South African stateman could acquiesce in any policy which would place a
a disturbing element at its borders the situation. there a rapidly growing. Mr. Stephen Wals, P., write this
to Imperial union in the future.
PRISONERS-HOMEWARD BOUND.
FOUR TRAINS DAILY
BERTE, December 15th. The regular transport of Batchie war- prisoners, from Germany began on Dec. 13th Four trains leave daily for France, each conveying from seven hundred to eight hundred prisoners. It is estimated that seventy-five thousand French and British prisoners will be thas repatriat
The ed.
Prisoners. in Northern and Central Germany
will be repatriated by a more direct roate.
TWENTY-FOUR STEAMERS USED,
COPENHAGEN, December 15th. From December 17th onwarda, four large transport steamers will ply be tween Helsingfors and Havre, and twenty smaller steamers will be continually em ployed repatriating the war-prisonery from Germany,”-
Two steamers with British troops on board arrived here on December 13th.
QUEEN OF NORWAY IN LONDON.
LONDON, December 16th, The Queen of Norway is expected to arrive in England to-morrow.
PRESIDENT WILSON"
What the minimum cost of living i likely to be after the war is fore
STOCKHOLM, December 17th Members of the Danah Legation who abaccred by Mr. Seebcha Rowntree in have arrived from Petrograd state that his book "The Human Needs of Labour.
about it
The Bolshevints intend to evacuates (Mr. Rowntree) makes us realize Petrograd owing to the action of the that the bulk of the industrial prest" Allies, and to increase the Red Army fromises from the fact that great masses. one to three millions.
RIOTS AT DRESDEN.
killed and wounded.
of workers cannot, under the conditions to which they have been sccustomed, ascare for themselves or their families BERNE, December 17th, the bare necessities of a healthy life There was rioting at Dresden on Dec. He first of all sets out to discover 14th, the demonstrators pillaging mili-what proportion of married men have, tary stores. They were dispersed by children dependent on them for some Government troops after several had been portion of their lives; how many children and for what number of years. LONDON, December 17th Into this part of the question he has Fresh rats broke cut at Dresdens on gone alosely, and he eventually basem Sanday. Five persons were killed and his calculations on a family of five (the forty wounded,
man, his wife and three children). He admits that this does not give us e standard universally applicable, and, LONDON, December 17th as it would be impracticable to differen- Amounge from Budapest, says tiate wages in accordance with the General Hackensen wag informed the number of the family, he boldly rearguards of his army in Transyl- advocates. State si for these larger vania, including 2,000 men and families where the wage is insuficient 180 officers had been disarmed and Passing to food requirements, he interned
Rumanian trooper General by Ru Mackensen sent a protest to Budapest
SOUTH AFRICA.
MACKENSEN'S ARMY INTERNEP.
properly anticipates Labour criticism,
but protects himself by anying that the is seeking to provide not for a standard of He which he considers desirable, but for; one below which no class of worker should ever be forced to live.
MASS MEETINGS WISH TO S
EXPEL GERMANS ARTE
The cost of the standard dietary at DUBBAN, December 10th With anparalleled enthusiasm a packed which he arrives is 40. 40. per week meeting of many thousands in the Town for a mat. It is hardly necessary to Hall passed resolutions strongly advo add that his calculations are based on LONDON December 18thcating the repatriation of interned pre-war prices. Then he goes into the The French and Britisak newspapers enemy, subject for the ill-treatment of eventually arrives at the following Germans, question of reat, clothing, etc., and bail President Wilson's visit to Europe also punishment the
NEWSPAPER COMMENTS.
na one of the great events of history. Allied Wir-prisoners; and the retention items for the family of five (still reckon- The Times says that the entry of the of the German colenies A feature of ing on prices as they ruled in Jay, United States into the complex politics the meeting was the roading of a telegram 1914)
three hundred men at
involves .:ite:
Food
Tent
petition to the Mayor
result of
Clothing Fäel Hottes
Total
of the Old World, and her assumption of gefstroom Training Camp, endors the duties which such a sortant events ing the objects, of the meeting incomparably, the most-important A similar meeting is being arranged other dewspapers echo President for s6 Tehannesburg as Foincare's hope that the sight of the enormities deliberately and systematically perpetrated by the enemy will affect President Wilson as it affected the American troops. When op
NOT ALL HUNS IN SOUTH ADFAFRICA BAD
LADESMITH December 18th The Hon Henry Burton, Minister for ABOLISH THE CENSOR.Railways, addressing his constituents on
with the LONDON, December 18th December 8th and dealing with The Manchester Guardian makes South African resolutions favouring the strong ples for a policy of fall publicity repatriation of ene
nounced that the Unio
pest
of any differences between the associated decided, unlew the
Governments. This not so that reporters Gegen
may
attend the Peace Conference, but shed action to because mains différences dan only benemy abjects
overcome by being, forced inte
thus compelling extravagant of
claims to be definitely atated and "defedded and bringing the public opi
of the great nations of the world to begi on them
It follows from this thee the first need, in thes
olition
the censor PARIS, Dec rondent. Wilson 1 is - pizoo
ding-som
and seco
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