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NEWS AND VIEWS OF *HAVAS."
CHINA V. JAPAN.
LONDON, Jan. 29.
MORE TROUBLE FOR GERMANY.
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A ZEPPELIN'S FLIGHT.
LONDON, February 3rd. connection with Major-General Sykey' story of the Zeppelin's flight from Bulgaria to German East Africa, Major QC. Turnor, writing in the Observer, at Khartoum and accomplished a non now states that the Zeppelin turned back stop voyage of 4,566 miles in De hours, at an average speed of 43 miles per hour, against a very light wind.
OREER CLAIMS.
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Laboy, February“ Brů. A communiqué from Paris, dated The government has reinforced its February 3rd, states that the representa troops in Berlin and manged ariver of the Ave Towers heard M. Venize moured-cars stand in perpetual statement on Greece's claims. readiness before the Reichstag. The continnes his statement to-morrow, after soldiers' councils at Weimer, Eisenach, which the Czecho-Slovak delegates will Erfurt, Gotha, and other large towns be re-heard, have, intimated they will oppose Government troops if any be sent there.
LONDON Feb. 3. Berlin wired yesterday that it was being persistently reported that the Spartacists and left wing of the Independents were planning a forcible A Havas message says crucial protest against the meeting of the points before the Paris Conference, Constituent Assembly, both in Ber concerning the Pacific isles, are:flin and Weimer. The movement is Shall the captured colonies be divided likely.to-be dangerous, as I will be as colonial territories between the supported by the soldiers' councils. Allies? Shall they as. Mr. Wilson suggests, be internationalized? Twoj sessions of the Council have been devoted to the German colonies in the Far East, Pacific, and Africa. There was a lively, tilt between Chinese and Japanese delegates in the Shantung debate. China present ed a general appeal for justice emphasising the necessity of not ignoring the claims of a potential democracy of 400 millions of persons, who were a vast reserve of labour and war material. Mr. Wang urged full restoration of all alinated Chinese sovereignty. The Japarese delegates retorted that it was Japar- ese who dispossessed the Germans of Tsingtau in a campaign.
SECRET TREATIES.
P RIS CONFERENCE.
COMMISSION ON REPARATION.
LONDON, Feb. 3.
A communique from Paris says the Interaliied Commission on repar ation met this afternoon at the Mi- nistry of Finance. Questions of pro- cedure were discussed. Mr. Klotz was appointed chairman, and Messrs
chairmen.
The opinion of influential AmeriHughes and Van den Heuvel Vice- cans is that all secret treaties have become mere interesting "scrape of paper," as they strike at the funda mentals of Mr. Wilson's doctrine.
FRANCE'S INDEMNITY.
The French demands, outlined by the committee now sitting for that purpose, not only include a hard cash indemnity, but also material, a stock of steel, and cast-iron to rebuild the demolished houses and replace the fruit trees and replant forests.
LANGUAGE OF DELEGATES..
The French Press notes that at meeting of 19 smaller Powers, the whole discussion took place in French without translation. At the Council of ten, English was used equally with
French.
TRADE QUOTATIONS.
SINGAPORE, Feb. 5. Cotton 8:5. demand 47575. Rubbers 594514.
LATER Cotton 3.8. Stocks 1401, 1410. 54,
CABLE DELAYS.
OFFICIAL EXPLANATION,
LONDON, Feb. 5. The Eastern Telegraph Company regret unavoidable abnormal cable delay, which is due to interruptions and a heavy increase of all classes of traffic. Prior to the war there were
RUMANIA'S CLAIMS,
LONDON, Feb. 3. The representatives of the great Powers have appointed a committee comprising two delegates each from France, the United States, Britain, and Italy, to consider Rumania's claims.
PUNISHMENT.
LONDON, Feb. 2. The com.rittee on responsibility for war met and appointed Mr. Lansing its permanent President. M. Tardieu, the chairman, welcoming the delegates, emphasised the import- ance of the committee's deliberations, entailing inquiries as regards the punishment of the guilty and defining how the penalties should be imposed.
RAILWAY STRIKE,
LONDON, Feb. 3. Thesecretary of the Railway Clerks' Association stated to-day that the Association had decided to strike to-morrow evening if the dispute were not satisfactorily settled.
CROWN PRINCE WANTS DIVORCE.
LONDON, FEB; 3. The "Muenchener Zeitung's" Berlin correspondent says the ex- Crown Prince has requested. the ex-crown lawyers to institute pro- ceedings for the dissolution of his marriage.
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MOTOR-CAR LAYS IN JAPAN.
nice lines of communication between. THE HARBOUR COLLISION. Britain, India, and the Far East, etc. namely, six by the Eastern company, two by the Indo-European, and one by the Great Northern. Two of Two dead bodies have been the latter company's carried a wast d ashdre. They now await large amount
of Indian and identification in the Mortuary: They Far East traffic, but as their are believed to be the remains of lines passed through Germany and two of the persons who were Russia respectively, they have been drowned as a result of the recent interrupted since 1914; and all their collision between a Sanitary: Board traffic thrown on the Eastern com launch and a rowing boat. pany's route lines. Of the six, Eastern company's cables, two have been interrupted for about two months, during which bad weathor has rendered the work of the cable ships difficult. However, these ships are standing by the breaks, awaiting favourable conditions, and given a spell of fine weather, restoration will be carried out in a very short time and materially reduce the delay Compared with 1913, the words now cabled via Eastern have increased 150 per cent., chiefly owing to Government telegrams which have priority. This government traffic is increasing and practically lises one and a half cables.
Motor-car traffic has hitherto been controlled by Prefectural regulations, so that different regulations have been in force in different parts of the country. In order to unify the control the Home Department has been drafting, regulations covering the whole country, and in the Official Gazette of January 11 the regulations were issued.
Under these regulations the maxi- monopomum speed of motor cars is fixed at
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HINT OF A STANDING ARMY.
at 16 miles an hour, and within this limit the prefectural authorities may fix such a maximum as will suit the local conditions. All motorcars, whe ther used for private or public pur poses, should be provided with as many contrivances as possible to prevent accidents. When a motor car has LONDON, Feb. 4. injured persons or destroyed property "The Air Ministry is inviting the chauffeur should immediately demobilised airmen to reenlist stop the car. Violations of the pre- under the bonus conditions laid down sent regulations will be punished with for the army of occupation. They detention at police stations or pay- will be posted in the substantivement of fines. rank they held on demobilisation.
APOOR LONDONERS !~
These regulations consist of thirty- seven articles, and will become operz. tive from February 15,5
THEY MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD. THE pleasant purgative effect expori-
LONDON, Feb. 3. Four London underground fallways lenced after taking Chamberlain's are idle. Trams and busses are over body and mind to hich they contribute Tableta and the healthy condition of crowded. Thousands walked town!
ankes one feel that living is worthwhile. ward along the slippery, freezing For wale by all Chests and Store- pavements
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LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
Loxycy, February 3rd. communiqué from Paris, dated
February 3rd, states that the Commission on the League of Nations met to-day to compare views ta to the best method of precedure. There was general agreement as to the need for pushing on the deli- berations very speedily.
LABOUR AND AUTHORITY.
LONDON, February 3rd.
The President of the Board of Trade
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states that the demand, of stall section of employes on the Underground and the London-Brightor Railways, who struck. for the inclusion of meal time in sa oight-hour day, is entirely unjustified, and contrary to the agreement reached between the Government and the Railway Unions in December.
The demand, if granted, would mean that these men would work only seven of 7 hours a day, and if this arrangement extended to the other railways, it would reduce the working day to Bf heyrs in some cases,
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OUR HARBOUR.
[To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL"]
Sir, The point made by the Ship- ping Taipan interviewed by you, 'whe
"In addition to the attention which should be given the dredgi ing, of the harbour, there is room for a great deal of improvement in our wharfing situation. We, teed wore wharves. There is room for their construction on the Vic- toria side of the harbour, And they shoukl be operated under Government supervision. If the Government were to regulate wharf charges now, it would result in a vast betterment." bite the nail on the bend absolutely," and it certainly, should have the prompt attention and scrutiny of the Government. There is indeed, great need for cheaper berthing facilities for vessels at the only public wharves available, al aho into the exces 'sive charges, made for landing and stompe of cargo, univing and pass- ing through this Port, but so long ne the present monopolistic clique deminate our Public Utilities, this grievance which is being heard on all sides ameng Shipping Companics and Merchrunts, is not likely to "be alleviate in the future, but agg ruted, in their monopolistic control becomes more conzol'dated, ther only interest being that of Profiteen at the expense of the "Life's Blood" of the Port.
You will find, Sir, on closer en.. quiry that Shipping Companies com- plain bitterly of the state of affuis, but it's a case of Hobson's Choice' with many in the quicker discharge at the Wharves than in the Stream r those who can avoid berthing at the Wharves do so and reduce their cost by at least 50 to 60 per cent. This is not as it should be and will in time be detrimental to this Fort viala-vis adjacent Ports:
Why a mocopoly should levy toll. on a National Interest to the extent of the evidence of the lest Balance" Sheet, I am Socialistic enough fo think it high time the Goverment of Honglong preumed control, for the future Trade and interests of this -important Colony
I am Dear Sir,
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