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PARIS, January 23rd. LONDON, January 2nd. Tho, Peace Conference will appoint an A Poace Conference communique says Indemnities Committer to determine the that the representatives of the five Groat amount of damage the Germans have done, Powers have approved President Wilson's the amount of indemnities payable by proposal, which emphasises that the sole. Germany, and to define a possible method desire of the Associated Governments is to of payment. help the Russians, and not to interfero with their internal concerns.
The summusique reiterates friendliness, not enmity, towards 'Russia and declares that their wish is to alleviate the present conditions and to assist in the gesturation
of order.
The Associated Governments unreserved- ly recognise the revolution and proclaim thas it is not their intention to counten ance counter-revolutionary bodies
They recognise the impossibility of Europe and the world being at peace, tion. while peace does not exist in Russia
Panis, January 23rd.
POLAND.
CHINESE SHIP
HUSBANDRY,
The blunder "made by would-be Chinese shipowass in the conversion or building of steamers without adequate foreign supervision and advice have been already dealt with, mistakes that have enormodaly increased the cost of the necessary alterations and have sericualy affected the profit-earning capacity of
Sir Douglas Haig and Mr. Winston the vessel. The methods employed in the running of the ships are often as Churchill have left for Paris.
(costly and the money" that is wasted in doing things to the ship that, are not required and leaving undens necessary apes is another soures of less that must LONDON, January 22nd...tail heavily against the small Chinese A communiqué from Paris dated Janu ary 22nd, states that the Suprema Warshipowner who finds himself called upon. Council has considered the Polish questo compete with ships run under foraigu, Having consulted Marshal Foch, supervision, whether. foreign or Chinese. the Council has decided to send two delo The Associated Powers recognise and gates, one military, and the other civil, The Chinese shipowner does not ap- pear to realize that the success of the accept it as their duty therefore to serve to Poland, immediately.
AMSTERDAM, January 2nd Russia in this great master as generousle
vessel as moneymaking concern des and unselfishly, as thoughtfully, and un-A Berlin message states that a British grudgingly, as they would serve every Note of January 8th requested the Ger- pends upon the co-ordination of effort of other friend and ally, and they are ready man Government to refrain from the pro-all concerned toward one common air to render this service in a way that is vocation of the Poles in East Prussia and thus it often happens that the most acceptable to Russia In this spirit West Prussia, Posen, and Silesia. and.
master and officers of the vessel, par exercising, deciding the future of the eastern fronti
Rathority ers would be influenced by the German are looked upon as solely concerned or military control in Siberia, or within capacity to govern districts of mixed with the navigation of the ship from the pre-war boundaries of European populations.
The German Government replied, de one port to the other and not with the Bussia, except Finland, to send three re Presentatives for each such group to claring that it had done everything stowage of the cargo in such a manner Prince's Island in the Sea of Mardera, possible to redress the Polish grievances where they will be met by representatives and accusing the Face of provoking the as to enable her to reach ber destination of the Associated Powers, provided Germans. Referring especially to the with the least expenditure of coal and is in the meantime proclaimed actions of M. Paderewski, Colonel Wade time. Cargo is tans sent down at times ong the parties invited, and provided in Posen, says that an upheaval in that that all armed forces sent against the province forced him to take military me people or territory outside pre-war Euro sures to restore order.
WARSAW, January card. pean Russia or Finland, or anywhere
It transpires that the recent report where autonomous action is contemplated under President Wilson's 14 points, are of the attempted assassination of
Paderewski is baseless. in the meanwhile withdrawn.
and with this purpose they invite every pointed out that the Peace Conference in larly where foreigners are carried,
group до organised
attempting to exercise,
Or
truce
It is
The situation in Poland is difficult. It is reported that German forces are being sent to Poland to fight the Poles; also that 30,000 Ukrainians are assisting. Austro-German airmen attacked the Poles in Lemberg and cut off the city's light, and water
WARSAW, January 23rd
The object of the afore-mentioned re presentatives meeting is to ascertain Russian wishes and arrive at an under- standing by which Russin will work out her own purposes, and happy co-operative relations between Russia and the other world peoples will be established. A prompt reply is requested. stated that the Allies will facilitate the
The Faderewski Government has a representatives journey across the Blackrested numerous Bolshevist agitators and Se, and expect that all parties will give suspended an Extremist paper which similar facilities to the representatives, glorified Herr Liebknicht and Resa of who are expected at the appointed place on February 15th.
The communiqué adds that the Plenary Conference, on January 25th, will discuss the League of Nations on the basis of Mr. ∙Lord George's proposals.
AWET BLANKET.'
Luxemburg.
It has been indubitably established that the Russo German Bolshevista sup
and in quantities unsuitable to the circumstances" and, as the master Eas little or no control over the compradore, who is, or should be, only responsible for the number of packages taken in and discharged, the vessel is oftiones loaded in a manner that renders her unseaworthy, or her trich so bad as to in- crease her draft and the driving power of the engines required to move her from coe port to the other. Each stipper has a somewhat natural anxiety to have his goods stowed in the 'tween decks where
they can be discharged with the least
possible delay and it would appear that
the Chinese charged with the duty of
receiving the cargo are amenable to the
plied huge funds to the Polish Extremists.dbiquitous "comsta in return for
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which permission is given to stow the goods in any site that suits the con-
verience of the shipper, irrespective of
its effect on the stability or trim of the
PARIE, January 22nd. Lord Robert Cecil, the head of the League of Nations' section of the British
LONDON, January 23rd. Delegation, conversing with Kritish jour-
Router learns that the Bolsheviks aro repel Protests from the master' sre nalists, considered that the world had not yet reached a stage at which an absolutely reported to have captured Orenburg. If unavailing, these being met with the rigid system for the preservation of inter- it is correct this is unfortunate as it simple formu's "office have talkee" and national peace could be organised. Even increases the difficulties of the Fussiar any effort of the master to convince the an international tribunal, with absolutely and Siberian army and threatens the owners that such haphazard method of binding powers, was at present unwork British force in Transcaspia
able
He foresaw the creation of a Council, in which, as in labour disputes, influence and conciliation would be the peace. makers.
The main strength which such a body should possess was sufficicat internation ally guaranteed power to be able to pre- vent surprise declarations of war, and compel disputants to accept delay in order that a peaceful solution might be propounded.
Referring to the constitution of the Council of the League, be considered that it should comprise the representatives of the great nations, not the diplomats, but influential members of each Government sitting regularly.
certain Internationar Danube Com-i
The main Bolshevik force will now be stowage and the improper distribution ' able to advance along the railway to the of weights resulted in a loss of carry- Routh-east from Orenburg.
STOCKHOLM, January 20th.
ing power, and consequently earning A telegram from Helsingfors states that power, of the ship would be ineffec the Russian Red Guards are attacking tive and would probably result in and pillaging the Finnish frontier.
Herr Radek has reappeared.
his replacement by more complacent AMSTERDAY, January 23rd. Davigator who is content to let the
that armies The reports
"of vessel be loaded as the shippers and millions of Bolshevists were marching on tallyclerks sex fit and to take her to sen Ge many are exaggerated. No more than 50,000 Bolshevists troops have crossed the long as site will stand on a fairly even
.Zeel. " line, Riga-Drinsk and Vilan
NEW GERMANY.
In the matter of the personnel, ever less attention is paid to that standard of eficiency that can only be attained by No treaties should be passed unless con.
co-ordination. It is freely said that forming with the League rules.
LONDON, January 22nd.
things happen on the smaller Chinese- LONDON, January 23rd. It has been announced in Berlin that owned vessels that would Lord Robert Cecil, pointed out that Germany will be divided into a Federa
appear Organisations al- tion of eight Republice, beaded by Greater incredible on any vessel. Workmen are
the Posts and Berlin, with a population of 10,000,000. sent on board by the owner, without's
The others will be Prussia, Silesia, consulting those in charge of the ship, Brandenburg and
Lower Saxony, Westphalia,
carry out sundry alterations, that may the International Labour Organisation. Hesse and Rhineland
The Federal State of German-Austrip or may not be required, in a manter It could be easily seen that certain water- ways and towns would henceforth have will also be established.
that makes it a sheer waste of material free to be internationally controlled or
The following are further results of the and labour; stores are supplied that access to inland states granted German elections, as far as were known are not wanted and requisite material
ed to the afternoon of January 21st:--
ready existed, for Telegraphe and the
mission, the Rhine Convention
tain nations would be strongly
to a new
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Cer-
AMSTERDAM January 22nd.
AMSTERDAM, January 23rd.
in a free access to Salonika. The 20091 Christian National Peoples' Party, 57 is" withheld because no dealer important case was the Dardanelles and cents; German Peoples Party 14 German bas offered a suficiently large bonus to Rosphorous. These examples of a. ncces Democrata; 58: Majority Socialists, 139; the management to make it worth while
led naturally Independent Socialista. 25. Agency sary international organisation whose |
ordering them. Boatswains, compradores object would be the welfare of the nations of the world.
THE RUSSIAN DIFFICULTY.
PARIS January 23rd. The Russian Ambassadors now in Paris have conferred with M. Bazencfi regard ing the decision of the Supreme Council to send a Commission to Prince'a Laland to meet the Russian parties. They decid ed to urge their friends in Russia to sup port the Conference plan.
LONDON, January 23rd..
A telegram from Berlin states tint. re and even ongincers are changed or turna until last night were:-German engaged without the slightest regard to Nationals, 33; Christiana, 80; German their suitability and the vessel is worked Peoples, 22, German Democrats, Majority Socialists, 160; Independent in so many watertight compartmenta
each one, independent of the other. Socialists, 23.
PORTUGAL.
MANOEL READY TO RETURN.
LONDON, January 2nd
It is therefore, no wonder that even with attractive freights, a number of these voarels can barely pay their waJ and, faced with keener competition. would go to the wall for the lack of that
While the Allied Conference's decision A statement on behalf of ex-King regarding Russia la welcomed in Great Manoel, published in the Daily Chronicle, management that is summed up in Britain na raising the whole problem to says that the assassination of Dr. 9. efficiency and the elimination of waste, a lofty plane and at a noble example of Paes created, a new situation reducing both in time and material.Shipping the Conference's impartiality, there is the country into chaos.
and Engineering, Jan. 17. soms doubt expressed as to whether the Hence
plan will not antagonise the various his super-King Manoel did not expect anti-Bolaberik governments of Russia, his supporters to be bound by the wish
expressed to them on
hem on the outbreak of French newapopers generally condemn the decision as far as it applies to the Bol sheviks
A SUMMARY
PARIS, January 23rd.
A communiqué states that the Power have decided to send a Commission, co sisting of two-representativeð, Bono civilina, and one military, to Prince's Island to meet the Russian cavoys
Asimilar mission will go to Danzig to meet the Poles
The public plenary session of the Con- ference will be held on January 25th and will disenas the League of Nations,
the war to refrain from movement in his
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