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THE SIGNING.
DESCRIPTION OF THE FORMAL ACT.
London, June 28.
INDEMNITIES.
BELGIUM FIRST RECEIVER.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE CHINA MAIL.
JOHN KESTREL WAKES UP, MAKES
FOUND LIVELIER.
[To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL")
contro-
THE WAR MEDALS.
A DEFINITE. ANNOUNCEMENT.
TO BE KEPT IN THE ARMY.
DISPUTED INTERPRETATION OF "DESSATION OF HOSTILITIE.§.”
The War Office stated that an idea was prevalent among the relatives of the former that these men would be demobilised on May 11, and many of the men themselves were also under this impression.
understanding with regard to the As there seemed to be some Sin your reply to my letter pay of men retained in the Army of of Mouday you asked me to adopt Occupation and the question of the eome of your controversial cre- General Service medals, Sir Clement Army signed an attestation form Thousands of men who joined the Adour.. What you really mean I
Kinloch-Cooke, M.P., has been in agreeing to serve until PARIS, June' 25... cannot understand. Does "
communication with the War-office after the cessation of hostilities," six months The Council of Four has approved versial candour" teach us to call these subjects. He has now whereas other attestation formg. cons the granting of priority to Belgium other people names simply because received a letter from the Financial tained the phrase "six mouths after in the reparations payable by Ger- not happen to agree with Secretary, which runs as follows the termination of the war. many amounting to two and a halfour opinions? Does it allow us to billion francs. The Council confirmede slange ungunge to attack our
War-office, April 30. "As regards the pay, bonus under a plan to wipe out Belgium's war uppouerte as is often happens with 0.54ot 1919 is admissible as from debt through the substitution of the Ching Mail?
February 1..1919, to German bonds fat Belgian obligations..
You called me a "bluff,” bevause Subject to parliamentary approval referred you to the Encyclopedia
"1. Soldiers who are retained or who volunteer and are accepted the four great Powers will take over Britannia Of course, I forges that
for armies of Occupation. the German bonds which Germany you found that work tripping more!
"This was not the fact," said the "2. Soldiers who are retained War Office, which added that, apart has contracted to hand to Belgium than once wines the year of the
as part of the machinery off from the new Military Service Act, was dignified in reimbursement of all sums that birth of Paniel Defoe, tres How
demobilization. Belgium was compelled to borrow over it, ke ne sitisfy you by Orders which show the class of men men are legally bound to serve until under which all soldiers are liable to through the violation of the treatyqusing a few Hue of Duckworth's who are eligible for such retention."the termination of the war." and "Ism enclosing copies of the Army be retained until April 30, 1920, all care zima ** Craniometry*** The Those who, are awaiting immediate a law has been passed interpreting second division of craniosmeticdembilization are not entitled to a that as the date of the "exchange tudies includes they in which the booris unless they have not been re- or deposit of ratifications of the skulls of the higher and lower my leased by May 1, in which case the treaty or treaties of peace." of mankind are compared. An in full rate of bonus will be issuable to his domain, the mivent of ate them from that date.
The armistice was not munern methods of recorder ob-
termination of the war." but only a "With reference to the points resuspension of hostilities," which Netrusions brought abos greit adgarding the General Service medal anmay or may not be resumed accor PARIS, June 24. M. Longuet, Deputy for the Seine, ent to mention here thus the first tions of award for ail medals to be conditions.
vades. Burther. It is consoni Army Order embodying the condi- ding as the enemy. accepts our and M. Frossard, "Secretary of the of all those laves igature was to granted for service during the war Socialist party, departed on Monday to attend the Labour Party confer
All who had reached their 37th ence at Southport. On arrival at Folkestone they were, notified that they would not be permitted to pro ceed. They returned to Boulogne, Other French delegates, and Swedish and Italian delegates, were allowed to proceed.
The centre of the chamber was filled by a raised dais where luxuri- ous accommodation was prepared for the chief participants. One end of the apartment was reserved for 400 distinguished spectators, includ ing diplomats, naval and military men, and some ladies. At the ether end were an equal number of journa. lists. The scene vas no less brilliant than it The Allied plenipotentiaries assembled first. Then came the two German plenipotentiaries, Herr of 1839. Muller, Foreign Minister. and Hert Bell, Minister of Communications. icho, others failing, had consented: to represent their fallen country for this depressing luty. The hall was filled to its uttermost when at five minutes past three M. Clemenceau opened. Sit ting in his place, the aged French premier briefy said the Allied and Associated governments had agreed to conditions of peace, the signature whereof would signify a solemn understanding to abide loyally and faithfully thereby.
PERSONA NON GRATA.
OUR OMNISCIENT SECRET SERVICE.
M. Clemenceau then invited the members of the German Republic to sign first. A curious interruption from the German table was a way that was almost a shout. "Reich, Reich," which means "The Empire. COTTON STRIKE NOT SETTLED
LONDON, June 24. rejected the proposed settlement,
The operative cotton spinners have
the Empire." M. Clemenceau cor rected himself and said "Reich" inj place of the word Republic. The Germans thereafter immediately rose and affixed their signature at 3 12. Bell signed first, the Wilson and ..the American delegation signed. Thereafter Lloyd George and the British delegation, cem-,
BRUSSELS, June 25. posed of Bonar Law, Milner.
The Deputies have rejected by Barnes, and Balfour, put their names to 41 a Bill reopening the casinos at to it. Then the French, Italian and Ostend and Spa.
Japanese. All the signatures were
NO MORE BELGIAN CASINOS.
HUNGARIAN ELECTION.
affixed by 3 35, and M. Clemenceau
declared the proceedings terminated.
A smile and a sigh of relief ran
From
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as quickly
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
"the
as
he from the skull by data is shortly to be published. The pre- birthday on January 1, 1916, are having reference to tite evnformation sent intention is that the British war being released for size of the halls a contened medal will be given to all those who possible.
within it.**
have been attested and have served) brain to play gumasties you have to the 4th August, 1914. Another I win afaid the in allowing your for at least seven days subsequent towed it to whiff once to often and medal, to be designated the Victory' ought on the state of mental tsy medal, will be awarded to all those Storydock. Or is it that you, win who entered a theatre of war on the cum safely call the modern Free establishment of a unit, and OD siastes, have ak your mental duty, Yours sincerely. I bigred by tobeco sunke-writin, jos Tobucco allene me to give an |your powerful disinfectant? (Apr
advice to the Cinton Times. If you do not desire to be called a brazen.
M
"H. W. FORSTER. "Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke, K.BE.
M.P."
SIR A. MOND'S 5,000 LIMPETS.
M.P.S' STRONG · PROTESTS.
"
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A
ved monkey" or wynething worse. Gana.Iad better watch your quitagne potay, the thing Moil and agree with every nonsense that tánké fit to print). Our prgünent was! fabout Individualism and Socialism,
and I mentioned renome: PPA support my views. ag right, I may he wrong but our eler Ecclesiastes flew off at a tangent ans round the room as the German plent
COPENHAGEN, June 25. adopted snorlizing potentiaries returned to their places
style or Budapest
comes after the signature. The fountains that the election of peoples' commist who quotes any authority. is
wordent by calling me wan in the park played, and guns were saries by the Soviet executive result said by him to be "paroting, but fired. The British Dominion repre-ed as follows: President, Governing strange it is that he should kne sentatives neighboured the British the council, delegation, who were seated on M. Foreign Affairs, Bela Kun; Army is in favour of the equality of races
Alexander Garbae; to quote Duckworth. He Clemenceau's left. The delegations, Belaszante; Interior, Sandier.
The evidence so far as we have it after signing and sealing the main treaty, signed the protocol and the
as regards natural capacity. The midimi empacity of Tarzan in his Rhine and Polish conventions. "The British Dominion representativessign
wild state was great, but until he ed after, the British delegation. They
"humanized who wonht included. Smuts, Botha, Montagu,
fraternize with bin? LONDON, June 26." and Bikanir. The ceremony was
The Labour Party Conference article called Moralzing," in which In yesterday's issue, there was an curiously unimpressive. The last opened at Southport is regarded as my name figured gain signature was a Czecho-Slovak one, the most important in the history objected to anybody moralizing, hut I never Then cannon salvoed and sirers of the movement. shrieked. Messrs. Clemenceau, Wil- chairman,
Mr. McGurk, I do dislike an insincere ncralist. son and Lloyd George departed address, condemned
inaugural What sort of a most he who the together, hemmed in by cheering cal strike
political people panes by using slang, crowds, while the cannon continued extremists to give parliamentary agree with his opinions? What sog urged British simply cause these happen not to to boom and aeroplanes hummed. methods a fair chance. Messrs. of a moralist is be who stands on Williams and Smillie, representing higla uus koks down upon us, poor the Triple Alliance, took exceptionely" and say: Here, you know
HINDENBURG WOULD RATHE GO DOWN FACH TING.
BERLIN, June 26.
SOUTHPORT LABOUR
CONGRESS.
in his
*and
The continued occupation of the museums, and, galleries of London by war staffs was the subject of a protest by Sir Samuel Hoare in the House of Commons on May 13. He complained that very little pro- Bress had been made in clearing these places since the armistice, and
Munitions clerks; National Portrait quoted the following figures to show how they are at present occupied. National Gallery, 650 Ministry of Gallery, 377 War Office clerks; National Gallery British Art, 821 Pensions Ministry clerks; British Museum; 232 clerks of the
clerks Imperial Institute Science Science Museum, 1,500 Post Office Registrar of Friendly Societies; New
This makes a total of over 5,000 Museum, 1,414 War Office clerks. clerks.]
been clamouring for admission to Crowds of over-sea troops have
and the British Museum," he remark such places as the National Gallery
restored to the walls of the galleries. ed. The art treasures ought to be He understood that some of them the London tubes.
to paragraphs in the Executive's nothing. I am the epitome of had been kept for security in one of report condemning the movement knowledge, you must agree with
favour of direct industrial me."--Ems, etc., action in order to overthrow
JOHN KESTREL.
in
Replying to a request by the Minthe Government's policy. Mr. Srailile swered to-day in the ister of Defence on June 22 for a statement of his attitude in view of moved that the paragraphs be rehtorial cou.Ed. C.A.1
ferred back to the Executive, but on
Mond, the hotel monopolist. "As Tackle these overgrown staffs," Sir Henry Craik urged on Sir Alfred
inflated staff. I am certain there an old Civil Servant I am certain: nothing hinders work so much as an are in those, offices many officials To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL."who could be spared, but will stay there until they are turned Cont:" (Cheers) Si: Alfred had not shown all the courage he might have dore.. "On a certain day I shell turn you out and lock the door," he would have the support of the House.
the Entente's rejection of the German appeal Messrs Henderson and Smillie KESTRELLIANISM AND EQUALITY. reservations, General Hindenburgwithdrew their motions which will stated that if hostilities were resunied the Germans would be able to recon-
come up more formally later on. quer the province of Posen and main- tain the frontiers in the east but could hardly reckon success in the west. A favourable issue was there- fore very doubtful but as a soldier he must prefer an honourable fall to an ignominious peace,
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Dear Sir-Your "joblity" seen to have infected Mr. Kestrel, though a chorling ctnckle he has over my riding our sally in u sedan chaift Whilst ruling in that this ret of nine Is no purt in the argument,
may tell hins that I prefer letting a demobilised another springs up."
As fast as one department is THE Steamship coolie or two earn my ten cents than pleaded Sir Alfred Mond, explaining Itwant it.
"BENARTY,"
STRAITS.
The Italian Consulate General in Hongkong comunicates the follow. i elegant received from the Italian Legation in Peking- LONDON, June 25. In the House of Commons Mr. pls that, the rest operations in a teleplane, when he knows right huge staff sprang up at the Ministry **Columel Faswini Camasi tele-why he in inchien trous as to mobilisation from the Army began a
May I ask Mr. Kestrel his difficulties. As soon as de From MIDDLESBRO, LONDON & Bridgraan introduced a Bill enabling Seja have determined the confwell as, thereby, he is enjoying of Labour. the Board of Trade to undertake defeat of the Lolsheviks. The the benefits of a sentence, for Pensions staff has increased by 5,000
Since the armistice the ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby insurance business involving except of the fast at Stepan supplying which ladies and girls have and I have a demand for 2,000 or landed 23 their risk into, the hazardous informed that all Goods are being tional risk with the object of regleske brought to an end the re-to work, Fie, Me. Kestrel, to uke 3,000 more." establishing oversea trade.
xis are of the enemy. The Bolsh the wuntry folk work ier yer!"
and/or extra hazardous Godówne of vik fure in that front consisted of
Museums and galleries, he said, the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf Mr. Kestrel still maintains that the were already open or partly open, and Godowa Co, Lt1, whence and/or ints of Inantry, one regimere sectent of birth in Europe is Half the National Gallery was open, from the wherres delivery may be WINNIPEG, June 25.
4nent of Cavalry with several sections officent to easide the natives of and most of the British Museum: obtained. A general sympathetic strike, pro-hate-gons and other minor Europe to the halo of moral and in- and the New Science Museum was No Claims will be admitted after the ceeding since June 15, is now called detachments which acted indepen. tellectual superiority over all other not yet completed, so there was no Goods bave left the Godowns, and all [dently, The entire district souths of peoples. Chood. But, as a favour question of keeping people out of that. Goods remaining undelivered after the
the milway, in the sector of Krus to the rest of mankind, keep that He mentioned that 57,000 clerks in 7th July, will be subject to rent. CRICKET
ask, is now in the hands the penered honour confined to your ideal Government offices were occupying All claims against the Steamer Allies with web villages and pro people, Mr. Kestrel for your Rus-3,000,000 square feet of requisitioned must be presented to the Undersigned visions. The Bolshevik Comandians and Gerrens the latter with
premises. It is all very well to say n en Kracene und Scetinski have flet the rape of Belgium to their credit to me. Go and tell these people they they will not be reaognized.
or before the 14th July or
during here and there, trying to cultured, civilized advanced and on und several emens lunds are was that is for over 200 millions of your
per Fherlosses of the enemy are lightened heroes. rafeulated to be about one thousand dad and one thousand wounded be-Kestrel, if you think that I do not You make a large mistake, Mr. sides three hundred prisoners. Our regard the Gerunaa na mny equal. I that the pictures and ether works of hoses are light. Oer mountain arildo, but not he or anyone dise--as art which had been stored in the ed A communique dated June 23 says fery, especially, distinguished itself my superior, because of an accident tubes had suffered no damage. As the enemy after three fruitless operating in very rough country. The of birth. The greater probabilty is to Burton Court, Chelsea, he could counter attacks on June 21 en our troops are now marching back that his superior craniometric mea: not be expected to pull down a build positions on the Dwina, withdrew towards Ereborskt;"!
sweger's will not let him regarding which had cost £150,000 and go me as his equal. There is no doubt to the same expense to erect another he needs to shed his (and Europe's) building for the Pensions staff else
LONDON, June 25. The Gentlemen beat the Austra jians by an innings and 133.
Cambridge beat Leveson Cower's
_team_by_ten_wickets.........
THE CIVIL WAR IN RUSSIA.
ARCHANGEL, June 25..
from Troitska. The enemy is holding positions
pround Gorodok with
to me and say Where are we to whers they will be examined on the I did they would immediately come Goods are to be left in the Godowns must turn out by a certain date. If All broken, chafed and damaged
go? Laughter.) You cannot turn 7th July, at 11 am. these people into the streets."
He was glad to assure the House
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