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· BRITAIN'S RUSSIAN POLICY.
LONDON, November 13th.
LONDON, November 13th. There was a large attendance in the. In the House of Commons, Lt Col House of Commons to-day. Mr. Loyd Amery, replying to a question, stated George, replying to numerous questiona, that negotiations had been in progress poticed, regarding the Russian policy, between the British and Italian Govern- that he had outlined it in his muchments with a view to giving effect to the criticised Guildhall speech on November Treaty of London, 1913 by which Italy was entitled to the adjustment of the He said that the Allies continuous re-frontiers of the Italian African Colonies fusal to net in connection with the so in the event of Britain and France in- called peace advances from the Soviet creasing their Africaa” possessions at the Republics received through irresponsible
expense of Germany. agencies was justised by events.
St
He categorically denied that say per son, on his behalf or with his knowledge, had ever interviewed the Bolshevik repre- sentatives with the object of entertaining peace negotiations.
He did not agree with the argument that the Allies should drop their world- pride and enter into communications with the Bolsheviks; he was of opinion that peace could not be secured with Russia thus.
He added that, he was unable at present to make a defalte statement.
BRITISH AGRICULTURE,
LOSTDON,
November 13th.
A preliminary return issued by the Board of Agriculture shows that the wheat crop, has depared by 9,300,000 quarters, compared with last year, though it is 500,000 above the average for the last decade.
He dwelt on the difficulties in Russia, owing to the fact that the vast majority The barley crop is 600,000 quarters be very quickly changed their allegiance, low that of 1918. and 300,000 below the! also the complications caused by the proaverage.
vincial movementa, for example, Ukrania, į The oats crop is 3,000,000 quarters ber! These drawbacks contributed to check the low that of 1915, but is the highest since opening up of trade, which it was the 1807. Allies policy to encourage.
The Government had no intention of departing from its policy towards Russia laid down by himself in April, and, more recently by Mr. Churchill and Mr. Chamberlain. (Cheers)
November 18, 1918, Temperature 71,-
日六十月九未已次歲年人國武寧中
.GOLF.
ROYAL HOngkong GOLF CLUB.
LADIES SECTION.
The results of the drums, for the Railway Cup and the Wodehouse Cup are as follow:-
RAILWAY CUP,
Byee-Mrs. Mckenney, Mrs. A. E. Grifin, MN. H. Grin and Mrs. E. D. C. Wolfe.
Mrs. Mitchel. Mrs. Bonner. Mrs. Winstow v. Mrs. Neighbour. Mrs. Kilgour e. Mie Leith: Mrs. MoElderry v. Mrs. John W. Taylor.
Mrs. John Johnson v. Mrs. Rit- chie.
Mrs. Redmond . Mrs. Fletcher.. Mrs. Congdon r. Mrs. Joseph Taylor.
Ms. Humphreys.r. Mre. Mait
land.
tom.
Lady Bees-Davies . Mrs. Shen-
Mrs. N. L. Smith v. Mrs. Lenak. Byes. Montague. Hareton and Mrs. Arthur.
The rounds are to be played as follows:-1st, by November 80; 2nd, by December 9; 3rd, by December
The har crop is 3,000,000 tons, the light-13; 4th, by December 29; 5th, by
eat since 1803.
IMPERIAL GENERAL STAFF.
January 8.
WODEHOUSE CUP. Fyes.-M. H. Grin and Mrs. Evans.
Mrs. Kilgour and Mrs. Joseph Taylor . Ms. H. Wilson and Mrs. A. E. Crapnell.
He emphasised that the Government
"LONDON, November 13th. could not contemplate the assumption of
It is unofficially stated that the Army new thancial burdens to assist Rassia, Committee of the House of Commons has but the Government had an overwhelm forwarded to the Government an expres ing sense of the importance of bringing sion of opinion that the Imperial Mrs. Redmond and Mrs. McKenny peace to Russia, which was essential to General Staff should be organised in one. Mrs. Gray and Miss D. Grimble.. the_reconstruction of the world.
central body with branches in each part
Miss Leith and Mrs. Moxon v. of the Empire, and removed entirely from the War Oce
was
The present condition of Russia one of the contributory causes of high prices, which were undoubtedly a dan gerous form of Bolshevist propaganda, There were indications that German 70 actionaries were using the present posi
AVIATION.
LONDON, November 13th.
tion in Russia to strengthen their in- Captain Ross Smith, accompanied by fluence with all Russian Partice.
his brother and two others, Aying a the humanitarian viewpoint, it From
Vickers-Vimy Rolls Aeroplane, has reach- was no less important that the civil war which was destroying the economic lifeed Lyons from London in 400 minutes. of Russia, impoverishing the world, and
He is competing for the £10,000 prize slowly decimating the inert population offered by the Australian Government. should be brought to an end as soon as Possible. (Cheers).
frs. Ritchie and Mrs. Bonnar.
Lady Rees-Davies and Mrs. Mait- land. Mies Gordon and Miss Moxon.
Mr. Wolle and Mrs. A. E. Griffin c. Mrs. Pearce and Mrs. Davison.
Mrs. McElderry and Miss Moor- head r. Mrs. Fletcher and Mrs. Hum. phreys.
Byes. Mrs. Montague Harston Lieut. Douglas (Australian Flying and Mrs. Leask. Corps) piloting an Alliance machine, de- The rounds are to be played as That was why the Government had parted from London today. de is com-follows:-1st, by December 8; and, always been ready to take any reasonable pating for the £10,000 prize for the fights December 17, 3rd, by December ppportunity of settling the Russian questo Australia.
LATER. 90; 4th, by January 10; 5th, by peace, order and constitutional"drene ment to Russia and which would be Douglas, and his assistant, en Janitry 20
came down at Surbiton a few minutes This is open to players wat tem to the Russians themselves. concluded
by stating that the after leaving Kounslow owing to an caps of 18 and under. Entries close Government was willing to have a dis- engine mishap. Both were killed, the on November 30 passion on Russia, if the House desired machine nosediving into an orchard. it. but he deprecated, a discussion at prosent, and gave an assurance that the Government would inaugurate. no now policy nor ecmmit the country to any fresh commitments without previous dia cussion in Parliament.
YUDENITCH AVERTS EXTREME DANGER.
BEARING OF RUSSIAN QUESTIONS.
SHIPPING MAN TALKS.
LONDON, November 19th. At the annual dinner of the China
"The construction of boste by the Association beld at the Savoy Hote! last night, Mr. F. Anderson presided. Japanese will depend entirely upon Sir Matthew Nathan, Sir John McLeavy the final distribution of tonnage by Brown, Admiral Sir R. Bentinck, Mr. the peace conference," said Baron Gershom Stewart, M.P., and Bishop Rempei Kondo, industrial adviser: of Corfe were among those present.
the Japanee delegation to the peace The Chairan said that the solution of
LONDON, November 13th. It is authoritatively stated from West the Russian questions had a most import conference in Paris and president of Russia that General fucenitch bas avertant bearing on British interests in the the Nippon Yusen Kaisas Steamship ed the extreme danger to which he wFar East There was still grave unrest Company. Baron Koodo spent al- exposed, but it must be recognised that c ia China, but while there were reasons most a week in Seattle en route tone second attack on Petrograd this year bas for pessimism, there was also a more en- from the peace conference, and it
In South Russia, the Bolshevik countercouraging aspect in the commercial and was there he said it: offensive along the whole of the 900 mile trant is meeting with considerable success in many regions, although in some places the Volunteers have repelled the attacks and are advancing.
failed.
"General Denikin reports large captures material, but the Bolsheviks
industrial situation.
IS MESOPOTAMIX A YALUABLE”.
ASSET?
"If there is need for ships we will make an effort to do our part in the rehabilitation of the world's ship- "But the ping," said the Baron. time may come when the tonnage of In a letter to the Times, Mr. J. R. the world is so very great as to make
LONDON, November 13th..
fof men and m
are endeavouring to compensats their Innes, ex-Judge of the Supreme Courtshipping less profitable than it is now losses by continually pouring in troops of the Malay States, referring to a re- and we shall wait until we are Burg
mark of a correspondent of the Times of our ground. from elsewhere.
"H the that
"In so far as the development of In East Russis, the situation is un-regarding Mesopotamia
Englishman has come to realise modern doubtedly serious.
The Siberian Army colonies in which white people can the Nippen Eusen Kaisha in con- apparently is still retreating along a 20that mile front, owing to the Reds rapidly not settle permanently are a great fecerned I can only state that we will filling up their units with fresh Volunteer sponsibility but not a great asset to the meat the neede of the trade. If i
Empire,
pire," cites the Malay States as an is warranted we will place more boate example
corps and the restoration of stringent Emp of a country under British ad- on the Seattle-Japan routes as we
Red advance guards have reached ministration, which is a very great asect have in the past. Isilkul. 80 miles west of Omsk, and also of the Empire, although white people claim to have reached. Mangut, 195 miles cannot settle and bring up families there.States and Japan ever will be com north-west of Omsk..
The approach of winter may stay the Bolshevik advance westward of Omsk owing to transport and supply difficul-
Lies.
GAMBLING IN STOCKS.
APPOINTMENTS TO COLONIAL GOVERNORSHIPS.
LONDON, November 13th.
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New York, November 13th. A conference of the Federal Reserve Colonel Amery replied that Colonial Japan's exports to the United States Board and leading bankers decided to Governorships have always been open to drave increased 10 per cent while our withhold money from the market in order other services besides the Colonial Ser-imports from the United States have to check gambling in stocks, which are vice, and any attempt to narrow the increased 49 per cent. rogarded as responsible for the unrest. field of selection will be open to serious
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that there would be many advantages in the natural lines the depletion of the There were violent slumps in enffre establishing a system of interchange be- European markete indicate, will in grain and provisions stocks. The tween, the Homs and the Colonial Ser-crease rather than lessen. We can climax, 76s reached, in the foal hour viots, the possibility of which had
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RUMANIA.
PARIS, November 18th.
vary great
BILVER MARKET UNCHANGED.
it is natural that we should burn to the United States in our need."
Beron Kondo was socommpanied by his son who he just completed a
LONDON, November 13th..
condition of the silver market. is un changed. Although there is no inalina university. Other members of the tion here to buy silver for shipment to party were T. Okubo, S. Kurokawa China, the ready supplies are still scanty, delegates to the peace conference, but the high prices discourage the deand M. Nagal, secretary to Baron
Koodo.
Messrs. Montagu report that the Course in enginearing st McG
The Rumanian Government has command from abroad and trade municated to the Supreme Council ite decision to sign the Pence Treaty in ita entirety.
PANISH LABOUR UNREST.
BARCELONA, November 13th. Delegates of employers and workmen have signed a definite agreement regard ing the lock-out. Work is being resumed on November 14th,
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF ALLIED MINISTER..
LONDON, November 18th.
..
ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd TT may be impossible to prevent an George announced that it was proposed accident, but it is not impossible to to hold, soon, an Internations! Confer- be prepared for it. Chamberlain's Pain ence at which: Allied Ministers would aim is not beyond anyone's purse, and. consider those problems which the Peace with a bottle of this liniment you are Conference had up so the present been epared for almost anything For sale unable to settle, including Russia
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