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GERMANY'S LEASE OF TSINGTAO.
WASHINGTON, March 19.
The Associated Press correspond-
March 20, 1918, Temperature 85. *2*2#AERET
CABLE BOAT'S ADVEN-
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CHASE FOR GERMANS IN BOUTHERN SEAS.
Modestly hidden away in a
ent at Paria reports that it is said Treasury White Paper issued recently In the House of Commons that the Peace Conference has virtu- dealing with the accounts of the
ally decided to include in the Sugden called attention to the serious Preliminary Treaty of Peace require-Pacific Cable Board is a story of an nature of the conditions affecting ments that Germany relinquish her exciting chase for escaped German markets abroad of the cotton-spinn leasehold of Tsingtao and of all her prisoners by the cable maintenance ing and weaving trade since the armistice. He asked about the Property concessions in Shantung steamer Iris. possibilities of opening new markets
province.-American Wireless, and the solution of exchange values. Mr. SteelMaitland replied that it was the duty of the commercial attaches and trade commissioners to report upon the possibilities of new or extended marketa for British goods. The Far Eastern situation was full of anxiety and the despatch of a special mission of investigation was being considered. No report could suggest any general solution of exchange values as the problems, differed in various localities. He was unaware of any prospect of a! shortage of American cotton for the Lancashire mills, while the Govern ment had already taken the necessary steps to secure Egyptian supplies.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS."
The boat was proceeding with its ordinary work when it was requisi- NEW YORK March 19 toned by the New. Zealand Depart announced that he is in receipt of a for a party of German prisoners of The Secretary to President. Wilsonment of Defence to conduct a search cablegram from President Wilson stating that the Plenary Council has war who had escaped from the in- positively decided that the League of Auckland Harbour, on December 13, ternment camp at Motuiki Islarid, Nations will be part of the Peace 1917. The fugitives, under the leader- Treaty.-American Wireless.
VIEWS AND NEWS OF "HAVAS.”
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LONDON, March 16. Contrary to expectation President Wilson did not attend the meeting of the Council of Ten yesterday.
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LOANS TO SIBERIA.
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WASHINGTON, March 19. The United States Treasury De- amounting to $15,000,000 to be ex partment advanced a new credit
loans by the United States to Siberia pended by Siberia, making the total $27,000,000, and the total United States loans to the Aldes $8,674,657 000.-American Wireless.
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U. S. RIVENUE,
ship of Lieutenant-Commmander Count Felix Von Luckner, who had been in command of the German raider Seeadler, they succeeded in getting away from secured a mótor launch, in which
captured the timber-laden scow Moa.. Auckland. On December 16 they
from the launch. The Iris proceeded to which they transferred themselves from Auckland on December 16 in pursuit, and overtook the Moa at Curtis Island, in the Kermadec group. All the escaped prisoners were recap- tured, and the Iris returned to arriving there on December 26. Auckland with the Moa in tow,
WASHINGTON, March 19. President Wilson, in signing the Revenue Bill, has put into operation, the machinery for collecting six bil-contained in the Cable Board's report fion dollars by taxation this year.
The Supreme War Council had a very bulky volume before it, contain-
The new measure carried a rider ing the detailed schedule of military, making the District of Columbia naval, and aerial terms to be imposed ted except in the foreign Embassies bone day with no liquors permit upon Germany.
President Wilson has issued a state- and Legations, which will not be ment that the decision taken at the plen-affected by the measure-American ary session of the Peace Conference on January 25 that the foundation of the League of Nations should form an integral part of the peace treaty is final. Therefore there is no ground for the reports that a modification of this decision is being considered.
Representatives of the Entente and Germany held a meeting at the Hotel i Astoria, Brussels. They did not salute one another on entering the room and there were no politë for malities.
Wireless.
PRESIDENT WILSON IN PARIS.
*PARIS, Mar 19. President Wilson arrived here shortly after noon on Friday American Wireless.
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COTTON QUOTATIONS.
LIVERPOOL, Mar. 19. The cotton quotations are as
.17.47d..
Admiral Wemyss, read a, terort follows terms for renewing the, armistice.
Spot
The leader of the German delegation-American Wireless- reported "yes." Then the agree
ment was signed.
CHINESE COMMERCIAL; «
ORGANISATION.
French papers mention a scheme for the future status of the Kiel Canal which has received a certain amount of support among the peace
Chicago, March 19." On Tuesday, the first exclusively delegates. The expicitation of the canal by an international limited Chinese commercial, organisation in liability company is meant. The the United States was formed in the value of the canal and a narrow shape of a new Chinese Steamship strip of territory on either bank is to of San Francisco have subscribed Line, to which the Chinese merchants, be deducted from the general sur to be recovered from Germany.
$3,000,000.
DISASTROUS DOCK FIRE.
LONDON, March 6.
The dedication of the Chinese In dustrial Commercial Association building in the Chinese quarter in Chicago took place on Tuesday,
Chi Lin-tsun, Chinese Consul General at New York, and a number of Chinese of New York were wel- Comed by the "Chicago business-mer at a banquet..
This little sidelight on the wat is
to March 31, 1918, which is included for the financial year April 1, 1917. in the Treasury White Paper showing ated Fund under the Pacific Cable the money issued from the Consolid- Act, 1901, and the money received, expended, and borrowed, and securi
ties created.
CABLE FINANCE," In its financial aspect alone the report is interesting as showing the magnitude of the work of the Cable Board, The receipts for the year amounted to E411,061 10s. 42, this sum exceeding the expenditure by £112,088 8. The excess. of receipts over expenditure was greater by £21,162 35. 6d. than that of the pre- vious year. The ret traffic receipts, £401,974, 10s.. 6d,, exceeded those of and Government train 7d this being ́diture, excluding special appropriat ions, shows an increase of 16,125 65. 9d over that of the preceding year, and £27,262 2s. 4d. over the original estimate: This increase was due mainly to the greater cost and consumption of stores, and to heavier staff charges consequent upon the higher rate of war allowance and increased overtime charges.
During the year ove: 7,500,000 paying words of international traffic were handled, and nearly 600,000 words of messages to, from, and in relation to wounded members of expeditionary forces were transmitted frée. In addition 1,729,000 paying words were carried between Australia. and New Zealand, and between
At the port of Santos in Brazil a
Australasia and the Pacific Islands.
'The quantity of paying words of very serious fire at the docks has
international traffic was less by destroyed 29,000 bales of jute"and"
that transmitted 90,000 bags of "state government"
The Consul General said the 1,250,000 than coffee. The loss is estimated at Association had been planned to during the previous year (when the promote friendly relations and to record total of nearly 9,000,000 words encourage commerce between the was established). This reduction was Republic of the United States of due to the enforced curtailment of America and China. A cordial spirit cheap classes of traffic owing to con- cf cooperation was shown between necting companies being unable to the American merchants and the accept them.. Chinese-American Wireless.
£1,500,000,
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SILVER MARKET,
SINGAPORE Mar. 19..
The silver market is quiet.
The silver market is steady.
LATER.
RACE PREJUDICE.
New York, March 19."
Cables continue to be heavily pressed, with war traffic, and it is feared that no opportunity of re instating, the week end telegram and deferred press will occur until the Viscount Ishi, Japanese Am-return to normal conditions. It is bassador to the United States, speak hoped, however, that the reinstate ag before the Japan Society, last ment of deferred, ordinary may be evening.. urged. action by the Peace possible in the near future. Conference to eliminate race-pre-
WHAT BERLIN MEANS judice-American Wireless.
THAT NAUGHTY MOSES.
THE CORONET.
It has looked during the past week, as if the police functions of the League of Nations might have to be exercised
Last night there were packed in Germany before anywhere else.' I
From the always delightful diary houses at the Coronet Theatre. do not share the suspicions of the of."The New Pepys" in Truth we The chief picture was "The Morning Post that the civil war in abstract this pleasant story:
Escape." This drama was well Meeting Mr. MacTaggart, whom I screened, and the actors played Berlin is only a little comedy got up for the purpose of hoodwinking the have not seen a great while, and in a. most realistic manner. Lilian Allies; on the countrary, I feel mentioning Princess Pat, her being Gish was in the leading part. A ashamed when the London press the first of our Princesses that Charlie Chaplin film entitled "Charlie makes itself so ridiculous in the eyes toakens herself to a commoner, " in the Police" was extremely popular. of foreign nations. What we have wud bae ye know, mon," quoath be Charlie comes out of prison and is really been witnessing is the struggle hotly," that the Ramsays are in truth met by various people who wish" to for power in the reconstruction which royal of the royall, being in the help him to keep straight." Needless must follow the war-the same thing direct line fra' the Pharaoh Rameses to say they achieved very little that we have had in England, but who did harry the Israelites," More success. The Manager of this less orderly owing to the absence over, do instance in proof hereof theatre might give his patrons en- of any constituted authority. The how Sir William de Ramsay, in the other chance of seeing this film. French have wisely postponed the xiii, centy, did (by grace of his friend Many must have missed it due to the struggle, but it will have to conte King Robert the Bruce) have the theatre filling so quickly on the three there also. In Berlin what the rival teeth pulled of every Jew in the Low days the picture has been showing. groups have probably been fighting lands. Whereat the poor creatures Colonel Heeza Liar was depicted for more than anything else is to get protesting, as at an unmerited wrong, getting married which was quite Nay, ye rogues," says Sir William, amusing. Altogether a fine pro the top plice, before the elections come on in a few days' time. When but a just revenge for what your gramme and the orchestra is Erst they are over, Germany will pro deil of a Moses did to the 1st claus.
bably right herself. In the meantime, Rameses. And learing this, vows To-night the Coronet management
"The Mysterious" it is well to remember that Perlin McTaggart, they held their peace, are showing
not Germany not by any means. being unable to deny it. Which is Client," with Mrs. Vernon Castle in
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