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·A REFERENCE TO HONGKONG.
The N. C. Daily News says:-A few days ago Mr. David Fraser, in discussing the Southern Cause in our columns, referred to the comedy of the Kangli, the Chinese gunboat which Ead been detained by the British authorities with her crew in Hong- kong harbour. Gossip in Hongkong BERLIN, June 12. makes the story more Gilbertian than The social democratic congress at it appeared at first. It is said that LONDON, June 13. Weimar have passed a resolution of while detained in the Colony, the Reuter learns from a Japanese indignation at the Entente's demands, crew of the gunboat were receiving source that the Japanese Government declaring thatthey prevent Germany's no pay. They then sent an emissary des not consider the situation in development and make her political to Canton and "sold" the vessel, on China serious. The recent disturb-existence impossible.
which they were practically prisoners, ances are the work of uninformed In a lengthy speech Bernstein to one of Canton's high financiers. people and largely a result of the declared that the peace terms were This gentleman had in his possession differences between north and south the result of a barbaric war for which an old Customs launch which he had China. The Chinese government is Germany was largely responsible. He purchased. He hoisted the Customs vigorously suppressing the trouble. admitted that they were not informed on it, steamed down to Hong The Japanese and Chinese govern in August 1914 and regretted that kong, paid the prisoners on board ments are working incomplete unison. they had adhered to a wrong policy the Kuang the purchase price de Views are already being exchanged; when better informed. Amidst commanded. and took the vessel and with regard to the return of Kiaocha.. motion he declared that nine tenths crew in tow with the Customs flag Japan has intimated to China that of the peace terms were a necessity.
RLWRITING THE TREATY
The
flying on his launch. It was not till an hour or more after that the Police got police launch steamed after the wind of what had happened. A Kuang and was invited by the PARIS, June 13. Captain to accompany her to a cer tain rendezvous to discuss matters. peace treaty wil be
rewritten
The police launch. however, aware that and re
it was cutgunned by the Kuangk, de- incorporate texically clized their pressing invitation, not
to.
she will return all the territory! formerly leased by Germany and taken in wartime immediately when. peace is signed. Meanwhile Japan is abstaining from assisting either the northern or southern Chinese. Con-t sequently some irritation has arisen entirely among the northerners owing to the printed cessation of Japanese help. Japan is the explanations and clarifications wishing to become an addition to convinced that the disturbances will contained cease on the signing of peace. The the
10. reply German
the enemy fleet. And so home to despatch of Japanese warships was Thus while unchanged in principles. counter-proposals.
Hongkong. not an anti-Chinese move, but merely it will be virtually a new document measure for the protection of which is presented to the Germans, Japer's nationals.
It is understood the new treaty will be published on the day of delivery or the day after.
3
A BERLIN PROTEST.
of
in the
HOW EMBARRASSING.
The council of Four decided that the simple attachment of the reply to One of our local parsons had a A Sydney correspondent writes:- the original document was impractic able, as it left" important clauses curious experience the other day. He obscure and imperfect, hence the deboarded a tramcar, and had not been cision to rewrite.
AFGRAN.
BERLIN, June 13. Herr Erzberger has written to General Dupont, chief of the French military mission at Berlin, quoting a Polish army order staring that Poland is warring with Germany ard that two divisions General Haller's army are being taken to Posen to be distributed along the whole front. Herr According to latest advices the Erzberger protests that this is con Arnir is conferring with his generals trary to the armistice tms and to regarding the best to pursue Foch's promisca and threatens to in connection with the Viceroy's suspend the transport of Haller's letter detailing the terms whereon army unless redress is immediately the armistice can be granted. granted.
FIGHTING IN RUSSIA.
PESHAWAR, June 12.
seared many minutes before a woman sitting opposile, after staring at him closely, called out loud enough for everyone to hear: You are my husband. I know you by your brown eyes and your brow! You left me ten years ago. The gentleman to whom these startling observations were addressed is military chaplain, and the passengers looked no with great interest at what threatened to develop into a first-class scandal. The woman who claimed him as Thers called out to the conductor that, as soon as he saw a policeman he was to stop the car, as she wished to give her husband' in charge for PARIS, June, 13. desertion. Naturally everybody, in the and Gen. Koltchak is officially very soon, and none wished it more Correspondence between the Allies car hoped a policeman would turn up published. Replying to Koltchak's fervently than the unfortunate chap reply to their note of May lain, who was feeling very uncom
ALLIES. WILL SUPPORT KOLTCHAK.
LONDON, June 13, General Koltchak's troops in the Viatka offensive fought desperately. The offensive is continuing. North of Glazoff the Russians fought their 26, the Allies say that Koltchak's fortable. Presently two policemen
An esthonian communique on June 11 says that on the Porhoff front 700 of the enemy deserted to the Russians. On the Ostroff ffont the Russians captured Tsarskaja.
AVIATION,
LONDON, June 13. The Vickers airmen have postponed their flight owing to a slight damage to their machine.
ST. JOHNS, June 12 The Vickers machine in its second trial flight of 40 minutes climbed! $5,000 feet and attained a speed of 120 miles an hour. The airmen are delighted, and hope to start the trans-Atlantic flight to-morrow. The: Handley Page machine will probably start two or three days after the) Vickers
står people and their neighbours. government, and peace of the Rus They are therefore prepared to con- tinue to support his government with munitions, food and other supplies.
TROOPS MASSED IN OASE.
PARIS, June 13..
In the event of the possibility of a are already massed along the right refusal of signature, the Allied troops bank of the Rhine in readiness for marching forward at the first signal. -Havas.
FIUME AG IN,
way across the Cheptsa river. They are still advancing, capturing pri-assurances for the rreedom, self and sat one on either side of the reply contains "satisfactory were sighted, who boarded the car soners and material.
poured out the story of her sorrows. 'husband' while the deserted wife
The chaplain denied having seen the woman before, and she was as per- sistently positive that he was her husband, so at last it was agreed that all hands should go to the nearest police-station and make further investigations. The passeng ers on the tramcar were greatly disappointed at this turn-of affairs, danger of being blocked if the dis but as the traffic of the city was in putation had continued in public any longer, there was nothing for it but to take the principals in this tragi- comedy to the station. When the couple appeared before the police- sergeant in charge the woman started off: He's my husband all right. They are his very eyes. They are my Tom's eyes. My little girl has those eyes. I forgot to say that a girl of PARIS, June 13.
about curteen was also in the car The Matin says Signor Orlando wher. the trouble started, and had left Paris for Rome yesterday ever been a silent onlooker throughout, ing to inform a secret session of the the proceedings.) The suspected hus Chamber of the progress of the tasks band at last got a few words in, and of the peace conference, also to began to question his wife as to arrange precautionary measures on when and where she met him. She the Carinthia front of which Gen. said they were married fifteen years Diaz is in charge. LONDON, June 13.
ago, to which he replied that as he Signor Orlando sent a letter to The jord mayors and mayors have Messrs. Wilson, Lloyd George and been a very youthful husband. Fin- was only thirty now, he must have been invited ceremonially to an Clemenceau, saying the Yugo-Slavs ally he took off his influenza-mask, nounce the opening of a "joy" loan having rejected the solution the and turning to the woman said: campaign to-morrow. Peals of church Adriatic problem drafted by Messrs. Now do you say I am your husband?' bells at noon on Manday will herald Tardieu and House and approved by She locked at him closely for some the inauguration of the campaign. Wilson and himself, Italy new time, and then replied. You have his At the Guildhall a meeting will be demands the strict execution of the eyes, and your chin is like his, but addressed by Bonar Law and Chara- Pact of London, Signor Orlande that isn't Tom's Rose!' This for- berlain. A house canvass will be returns to Paris for the signature of tunate difference between the parson's. undertaken. Investors are entitled the treaty.
OUR "JOY" LOAN.
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nose and the errant Tom's apparently saved him from further embarrass- ment. The young. girl who was with the woman who made all this police identified the parson as the She was quite a nice girl, smart in man he represented himself to be. appearance and well-spoken, and
trains, Miss Ruth Law, the famous trouble burst into tears when the speaking at different towns. Air- aviatrix, who was in Hongkong re ships will drop leaflets advertising cently, is reported to be preparing to the loan. A golden ladder to the top fly across the Atlantic in a Curtis of the Nelson monument in Trafalgar machine with two motors of 400 hp Square and similar ladders
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SILVER.
LONDON, June 13. Silver is quoted fifty four. The market is quiet with a little profit taking.
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between her sobs she told the police that whenever her mother saw a man They put some queer ones in with brown eyes she believed him to the 'Manchuria Daily News at times. be her missing husband, who, It Recently it said: Prince Sanenori seems, disappeared in July 1910. The Tokudaiji breathed his last at 7 pm parson took the whole affair good- on the 4th inst. At the news of his humouredly, and said the only incon- approaching end, H. I, M. the Evenience suffered was that he had peror was pleased to invest him with missed an engagement, but as he Necklace of the Chrysanthemum, the avoided an attachment probably he highest Japanese decoration,
didn't mind."
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