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| RUMANIAN CONCENTRATION.
COPENHAGEN, July 28. Budapest reported two days ago that the Hungarian army command announced a Rumanian concentra tion of all forces on the other side of the Theiss. The Hungarians had withdrawn to their own side of the river.
COAL STRIKY.
UNHELPFUL TALK BY B. LAW.
LONDON, July 28.
Mr.
BOLSHEVIST WAR.
1
- Osisk, July 23, On Kolchak's front the situation generally is unchanged. The Bol shevists are advancing very slowly on Ekaterinburg on the Verkhne Uralsk line, because have sent their reserves southward against Denikin
ALLIES IN COUNCIL.
PARIS. July 28.
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FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
THE NEW CABINET.
Suažana, July 31...
The Chief Northern delegate, to auge peuce with the South, cut- rkt be appointed until the new Cabinet has been formed.
GENERAL LUNG'S TROOPS,
**
was hell today. It was decided to A meeting of the Cütlines Ministers order as liftary Boned to pay the wages of the soldiers under General Lung in Sin-cham, near Pierteln, and to disbend them..
The Cabined telgomphed back to
Ten to deal with the question care- tuby.
THE GERMAN TREATY.
Fak Tsing bang, the chief dele. The Supreme Council discussed ofte at the Paris Conference, has enemy warships, of which only five telegraphed to the Folding Govern "In the House of Commons battleships and thirty smaller craftment that there is still some hoge of
B. Law stated that the now remain. France favours dis- settlement of the Slantung ques coal situation was very littletribution on the basis of proportional changed with regard to Yorkshire, war losses. Other Powers advocate where work was not yet resumed their destruction, Fire pits were in danger of flooding in a few days if no action were taken. All the Lancashire, Cheshire, Notts and Derbyshire miners had resumed except at a few Notts pitts which were under the Yorkshire union. The situation in other coalfields was normal, with minor exceptions in Staffordshire. The Government would not allow any technical question to prevent them bringing the Yorkshire miners and mine-awners together if necessary, but having made an agree. ment with the miners' federation, which covered the whole area, the¦ Government thought they had settled the dispute.
BELA KUN
LONDON, July 29.. Reuter understands in connection with the Allied warning to Bela Kun that arrangements have been made for a Franco-Serbian advance to attack the right fank of the army ofį Bela Kun should the latter not comply with the Allied terms.
GERMAN FAST AFRICA.
LONDON, July 28.
Ji
A telegram from Brussels states that Belgium will be given the man date for Ruanda and Urundi,, while the balance of German East Africa will be under British control with clear territorial rights to Lake Edward and Lake Albert for the All Red Cape to Cairo route.
FAMOUS ARTIST DEAD.
4.
LONDON, July 28. Sir Edward Poynter is dead, at the age of 83.
RACIAL FIGHTS IN U.B.A.
Regarding the plebiscite in Silesia, Marshal Foch informed the Council
To my eated that Euk Twing. that a force of 13,000, composed of hung wih ign the German Trenty. equal Allied contingents, would be having received fustructions fre required to maintain order.
Peking that he rmy sign the Tronty if it is instdisgricefall to Chin. “
THE COMMERCIAL TREATY.
The Fek'n Government proposes
A proposal by Foch regarding a new demarcation line between the Poles and Lithuanians in the districts of Suwalki and Seyn, which is! slightly more favourable to the Poles, was accepted by the Council..
The Council is considering Signor to aanen the Commercial Treaty. Tittoni's proposal for an inter-Allied The utter is before Parliament. distribution of coal and foods, The Hongkong tineic Commercial
Vasa,
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
[Translated for the China Mail from the Wah Tsz Yat Pol
CORRESPONDENCE.
DEMOBILIZED OFFICERS.
[To the Editor of time, [China Mail]] PEKING, July 31.
S--A nuruber of Hongkong men Failing in threats the Japanese wußking about the Colony in diplomatists are using sweet lang Ay Officers' dress notwithstanding age to persuade the pro Japanese that they have been demobilized. I Officials to instruct the Chinese delend and that this is irregular as gates in Paris to sign the German the wearing of uniform by any Peace Treaty_^
The New York Sun strongly advoYours, etc..
es-service man, officer or private. cares that Americans should not use a single soldier a single cent to assist the Powers whoobstruct China's efforts to secure her proper rights.
W. o..
(We understand there w'a regiala: tion pennatting officers and soldiers:
It is understood that decision is to wear uniforan for ang month after almost reached to let Kung Samensbilization. Of course any Hong; Chum form a new Cabinet and that kong man's month would be expired Ministers of Justice and Agriculture before is return to the Colbury f demobilized at Home. As regards will not be changed.
Mok Wing Sun the Military Gover-wearing unfern on special occasions, nor of Canton telegraphs to Peking only officers gazetted out with per saying that he is willing to make mission to wear the prescribed uni sacrifice to secure place between the low my ever after do khaki. A North and South,
year herce we should imagine it
Pau Kwai Hing the newly appoint-pretty difficult to say who has per- ed military governor of Kirin has now mission and who hasn't.] arrived at Chang Chun. He wishes
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[Sir Edward Poynter got his title in 1902. He was P.R.A. from 1895, and director of the National Gallery 1894-1905. It was a picture of his in 1885 that started a long and fierce
The Peking Government cabled to To the Editor of the China Mail. controversy about the Nude in Art-Luk Ching Cheung that he may signi Ed. C.M.]
the German peace treaty if the
Dear Sir,-1.congratulate you as dignity of China can be maintained.
the only paper in the Colony that The Military Governor of Honan has handled the rice situation with protested against letting Japanese commonsense.. I congratulate you construct a railway between Lock on your victory-for owing to you Yang and Hung Kwan.
the price of rice, as you have no Racial riots occurred in the negro The Commercial, educational, redoubt been advised, is already below quarter yesterday, partly owing ligious and labour bodies here un the prices fixed by the Government! to negro encroachment on the white animously agree to accept the first 4 district: They resulted in any terms suggested by the Americans casualties on both sides. Firearms in the settlement of the Shantung Mr. Lau Chu-pak, the President of were freely used. The authorities question. Regarding the fifth term the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. state that they have the situation they favour that Tsingtao be opened He wasn't as candid as he might
to deal with Ko Ski Pan amicably. MR. LAU CHU PAK'S POSĪTION. He will make a compromise before taking up his new post.
well in hand
CHICAGO, July 28.
REFORM OF PATENT LAW.
LONDON, July 28.
j
In the House of Commons Sir!· Auckland Geddes moved the second reading of the Patents Bill which has numerous amendments of the present law, It includes provisions for preventing the abuse of monopoly rights and for extending the term of
I did not like your interview with,
as a treaty port by China voluntarily, have been. Of course it was true They also advocated the cancellation that his firm, the Hongkong Mercan- of the railway agreements as con- tile Company, hadn't a grain of rice tained in the sixth and seventh terms. in stock. On his own showing the Government had commandeered it all.
CHINESE SOLDIER SUM- MARILY SHOT BY JAPANESE.
SERIOUS FRACAS BETWEEN.
patents from fourteen to sixteen CHINESE AND JAPANESE TROOPS,
years. Sir A. Geddes said the bill was intended to improve the position of the inventor and ensure that the man without capital got the fruits of his invention. It was also to prevent foreign inventors getting protection in Britain without manufacturing the invention in Britain on a commercial scale. The Second Reading was passed.
· PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, July 28.
HARBIN, July 21. An officer just arrived from Chang. chun states that the conflict between. Chinese and Japanese troops at Kwangelente occurred under the following circumstances:
He daimed to have warned the Government as long ago as April. Then why, with full, knowledge of the local situation, should he be buying rice in May for Durban?
In suggesting that the Government had taken his rice because of the lowness of the price at which we sold the rice to our South African friends," he seems to me to accuse them-the Government of profiteering!
Yours etc.,
POTTER CLAYTON.
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WAKEFIELD.
A wounded Japanese, civilian ran Foto the Japanese staff headquarters shouting that Chinese soldiers had The attempted to murder him. Japanese despatched a patrol to ar The spacious Victoria Theatre was reet the murderers and the patrol filled last night to see that splendid soun reappeared leading a "couple of film "The Vicar of Wakefield." The Chinese soldiers who they suspect characters were well done. It is a In the House of Commons at quesed and oue of whom was immedi- picture that is well shown and full of tion time, Sir Auckland. Geddes sald
This Oliver he was not in a position to state the ately shot by order of a Japanese Interesting features.
Goldsmith play is showing til Government's imports policy after September 1, when the
The summary action aroused the Sunday.. present restrictions expire; but if the restric-ind gnation and anger of the Chinese tions were continued after that, the troops quartered in the town and amount allowed to be imported be- they proceeded to open fire upon the tween Sept. 1 and Dec. 31, would not Japanese. be less than the amount allowed at present
mo
Mr. B. Law opined that a referen-
officer
The affray continued for an hour and a half scaring the inhabitants, most of whom fled to Changchun.
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