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UKRAINA PEACE
TEXT OF THE TREATY.
The paints of the treaty between be Central Powers and the Ukraine Repth- lic, as transmitted by Reuter's correspon: dent at Amsterdam, is as follows
YEAR'S REVIEW OF THE
BRITISH ARMY.
REMARKABLE FIGURES.
In presenting the Army Estimates on
A CHANNEL RAID. LOST DRIFTER PATROL
OVERPOWERING ODDS: The following account of the attack on
SPORT
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. HONGKONG LEAGUE, DIVISION ZI 88TH CO. R.G.A,, 11; STAFF AND DEPARTMENTS, 1,
February 20th, the Under-Sceretary of the Dover Patrol, compiled from sur- State for War spoke of the striking vivors' narratives, hins been furnished by treaty of peace between Germany success of the Suspension of Sentences the Admiralty:
This game took place at the Happy Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turky Act, whereby thousands of soldiers, son
The German destroyer raid into the The rain had made the ground rather Valley yesterday on the Club. ground. on the one part, and the Ukrainia|tenced to serious terms of imprisonment, English Channel on the night of Feb. People's Republic on the other part. Terved a short period of deteation and 14-16 had for its primary aim the deck, and the playera had great difficulty Ukrainian people having in the course if were then allowed to return to their struction of the auxiliary patrol forsinkenning on their feet. The Staff took the present world war declared its duties, and by good conduct not merely on outpost duty. This much was evident
their defent in an excellent sporting independent, and expressed the wish to escape the rest of the sentence, but have from the deliberate and systematic spirit, and from a spectator's point of rettore peace between the Ukrainian its record permanently expunged.
manner in which, once touch was estabview the game was quite an enjoyablo People's Republic and the Powers at war
The health of the Army is wonderfully lished in the inky darkness, the attack. The gunners attacked straight from the opening kick-off, and Jones.com- with Russin, the Governments of Gel good, and a vast improvement has been was carried out. A large force was many, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and effected even in Salonika, where in chosen for the enterprise, comprising menced the scoring with a well-placed. Turkey have resolved to agree on a pence simmer the weather is truly awful and fastest destroyers. That these succeeded an effort to clear, handled in the penalty
ten at least of Germany's largest and
shot. Shortly afterwards, Lawrence, in treaty with the Government of the malarin of the most pestilent kind is rife in sinking seven armed fishing vessels area, and Jones, taking the kick, scored Ukrainian People's Republic. They Sickness even there has been reduced to and returning to their base without thereby desire to take the first step
the second goal for the Artillery. A towards a lasting world peace, honourable for all parties, which shall not only put
nice shot from Wain was pushed away by Rowlands, and a little later the Staff upon to save. He was slow in clearing. and being hard pressed by Street, was
two-thirds of what it was in 1916, and the death rate to one-third.
being intercepted by the British patrols
an end to the horrors of war, but shall Here are a few figures illustrative of proper can be ascribed to accurate fore again attacked, and Rowlands was called
also lead to the restoration of friendly relations between the proples in the lition, legal, economic, and intel lectual realms. To this end the pleni potentiaries of the above-mentioned Governments have met at Brest for the inauguration of pence negotiations, and have reached agreement on the following] points e
Article 1.-Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey on the one hand, and the Ukrainian People's Republio on the other hand, declare that the state of war between them is at an end. The on- tracting parties are resolved henceforth to live in peace and friendship with me another.
the size of the British Armies:
In ten months 48,462 commissioned ollicers and 6,438 warrant officers have been appointed, 25,000 promotions have been gazetted from second to first lieutenant: 16,800 officers and 49,000 men have been mentioned in the honours lists, 600,000 men have been given leave in the last four months and 200,000 in the
last four weeks.
The Labour Corps now numbers 250,000, of all races and colours.
knowledge of the disposition of these forces (information readily supplied by aerial recconaissance). dani
The raiding tactics of German deny able to prevent a goal by throwing stroyers are too well known to call for the ball behind, thus conceding a corner. detailed repetition. When all is said Nothing resulted, however, and the they amount to this: they aortic on a
chosen night a hand closed round the unners taking the leathor to the other firing-key of every gun and torpedo end, Taylor sent in three shots in suc tube; every surface craft sighted in an cession without reward, the last one enemy, and they fire at sight, moving
without lights at top speed. It must be going behind. Ellarby then heat tha admitted that they thus possess an
During 1917 there had been conveyed to initial advantage of which they might 85th Co. backs and made for goal, but
the various fronts:
-7,000,000 mer,
600,000 animals,
-200,000 vehicles,
10,000,000 tons of stores.
THE ARMY STORE CUPBOARD,
64,000,000lb of tes 177,000,000lb of sugar,
145,000,000 ting of condensed milk. 11,000,000lb. of cigarettes. 230,000,000 yards of textiles.
rensonably be expected to make the was only able to shoot into the goal- most. Indeed, the wonder is not so keeper's arms. much that they were not intercepted end, had hard lines with header."
Watson, at the other, the inky darkness of a thousand square
of
A neat pass from Shar-
miles, but that they did not make more from a corner,
their
opportunity. drifter patrols had sighted a submarine centre, enabled Watson to add number. On the night in question one of the man to his left wing, followed by a on the surface, attempting to break three with a strong shot at close range. pursuit, signalling to her consorts to Sharman, then went back and shortly to craft, Off went the drifter in jubilant join the hunt, and the remainder joined her like a pack of bassett bounds on the afterwards half-time arrived with the trail of an otter. The enemy destroyers 88th Co. leading by three goals to mil. casting about in the darkness, sighted upon the drifters, intent upon their own dangerous R.A. movement, and cleared. the "Tally-ho! rocket and swept down
After the interval Wain broke up a business, from at least four quarters Watson missed an easy chance to score, simultaneously. The Germans appear to
have worked in pairs. The lending boat but recovered himself quickly before of each couple switched on a blinding Stone had time to get the ball orchlight for the few seconds necessary
away,
Article 2-(A) Between Austria-Hun-
(A) Be gary on the one hand and the Ukrainian "People's Republic on the other hand, in so far as these two Powers border upon On the business side of the Army the one another those frontiers will exist figures of the Under-Secretary were even which existed before the outbreak of the oro etupendous. The purchases of the present war between the Austro-Hun. Food and Supply Department, for through the vigilant cordon of patrof Wain, who had been wall watched by gatian Monarchy and Russin; (B) further example, amounted Last year north, the frontier of the Ukrainian www.000 The Army alone is con People's Republic, commencing at Tame-suming three times as much imported grad, will in general follow the line mest on the whole population before the Bilgeray, Broczebrzązyn Krasnostau, war. This seemed a hard saying, but it Pugaszoe, Radin Meskiretachie, Sarnak, was uttered almost as a commonplace Nelnik, Wysrkelitovsk Kamictalitovek, Moreover, consider the Army store eup Prashany, Vydozovskyesoo. This will be board: fixed in detail by a mixed commission according to the ethnographical condi- tions, and with regard to the desires of the population. (U) Should the Ukraini. an People's Republic, yet have common frontiers with another of the Powers of In the face of such statistics, shortage at whole force slowed down to carry out through again, and Conner put in a to get an accurate range and then the and netted neatly. Then the Staff broko the Quadruple Allianco special agree-home seems perfectly natural. ments will be made thereupon.
the deliberate work of destruction. In Passages of exceptional interest were the words of one of the survivors," It shot, which seered, although it appeared Article 3-The evacuation of occupied those in which Mr. MacPherson showed was territories will begin immediately after how the War Office had anved 60,000 tons spenter made the statement without heat Then, at the other end, Taylor shot at
awful just laughter"
The that Rowlands ought to have saved. the ratification of the present pence of steel by using wood pulp board in or reproach he was a fisherman, as were treaty The manner of carrying out the stead of fin for the packing of the jam most of his brethren, wont to accept both go. The custodian stopped the ball, but evacuation and the transfer of the rations, and how from by-products alono clarity and fortune without emotion befus. he could clear, the former rushed evacuated turshorien will be determined they, he 1800 tons of crude
Girt ole black things by the plenipotentiaries of the interested glycerine, which had been sold to the the sunlight winked
dled
Fe elrook his grizzled head, while up, an anged it into the net. Taylor parties Ministry of Munitions at one-sixth the Article 4-Diplomatic and Consula, current market price. Local resources in
on his earrings relations between the contracting parties the distant theatres of war are being to within fifty yards of their victims, which he thoroughly deserved, thus gala hereabouts id pretty well as he liked will be entered upon immediately after utilised to the utmost, and in afcopo poured two salvoce of high explosive
The enemy closed in nearly all cases and notched two more beautiful goals the ratification of the peace tresty. The tamia 1,100 square miles are under cul- shell into each and passed on. They performing the hat-trick." Watson widest possible admittance of the respectivation for the benefit of the Army had no time for faney shooting, and tive parties' Consuls is to be reserved for valuable saving of tonnage required to there were few misses. It is to be hoped peche contracting parties colossal salvage business is also in full taste. In one case à German destroyer both missing the ball Wain rushed back bring food to the British islands. A they found the gruesome work to their
was responsible for the next. The ninth was due to a mistake by the Staff backs, mutually renounce reimbursement of their operation, whereby scores of millions of misjudged her distance and came se war coats (that is to say, the State pounds are being saved for the nation, close to her victim that she was unable expenditure for carrying on the war) as and Mr. MacPherson observed that the to depress her guns sufficiently to bring clear he gave Jones quitoa nice pass, with and obtained possession, hut in trying to well as indemnification for war damages suldier prefers a pair of salvage boots if them to bear on the little target. She (that is to say, those damages which have he can get them to a new pair the fired as she rolled instead, and the the result that the latter promptly netted bern suffered by them and their subjects
BEST CADETS AT WOOLWICH,
drifter Cloverbank turned on the instant with an accurately placed shot. Evans in the war areas through military mea
One other topic may be specially re
a splintered shambles, buried in and Sharman added one more goal each in the enemy's country), ha tan
cominendation of the limited system of Deckhand Plane, R.N.R. (Trawler Sec steam and rocketting sparks, war will be permitted to return home, in the authorities at Woolwich, he said, con through the flames and fumes of burst Article 6.The respective prisoners of nominated candidates for coramissions. tion). He blundered forward to the sun so far as they do not desire, with the sidered that the nominated candidatesing shell and, finding it loaded, retura-i approval of the State concerned, toe were far and away the best, most cap. main in its territories or proceed to ckle, and hard-working." Perhaps it was: another country. The regulation of ques-all that the Minister for Education was
will follow by nut in his place to hear that to hin
special agreements.
sures, including all requisitions made terred to the Under-Secretary's warm Only one man aurvived the first salvo, before the final whistle, the 88th Company
is education.
Republic, which form an essential part of the present peace treaty, and, so far as is practicable, will enter into fores simultanequely therewith.
ed the fire at point-blank range, single- and din handed, half-blinded, stupefied by smoke FRUITLESS NAROISM.
"
the record victory of the season. thus concluding their programme, with
Referee Mr. Wright.
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·red to.
fionis connected brevetaties provided painful dictum. Had he chosen to do so, If war brav 19, 2015 round him for.in Article 8.
Mr. MacPherson might have emphasized in the darkness, amid the flames of gune oRDERS 1963ED BY ún. §. O, JENKIN, 0.9.E. Article 7. The following is agreed his argument by pointing out that one of and blazing ships and all the savagery upon respecting tas economic relations the highest officers in the Army-whose of that onslaught, the Drifter Patrol was between the contracting parties
They undertake mutually without deky front twice failed for Sandhurst. But the rivere lannched their splintered In any case of illness causing absence ume has lately been very much to the taking its gruel not a whit less gallantly to enter into economic relations and to these are dangerous facts to emphasise dinghies, carrying the wounded with organise the exchange of goods on the when one of our chief national weaknesses wrocks that a few minutes before had them, and paddled clear of the blazing basis of the following prescriptions:-
· SNCBANDE OF PRODUCTS.......J
been ship and home. The two engine Until July 31st of the current yer a
men of the reciprocal exchange of the surplus of the
Ewing and Noble, sicceeded {
Bay, Enginemn wore important agricultural and indus
launching their boat and lowered into trial products is to be carried out on the
it the rate, mortally wounded, and wounded deckhand The remainder of following basis for the purpose of meeting enrrent requirements the quan
the crew lay inextricably entangled in tities of the various sorts of products to
Article 9.The agreements made in this
the blazing wreckage, dead peace treaty form an indivisible whole.
The vivors paddled clear, waited till be exchanged will be settled by a joint Article 10-For the interpretation of my had passed on, and then closed Commission, to sit immediately after the this treaty the German and Ukrainian had hold of her forward, steam was Bur
the signature of the peace treaty. Prices alap text is authoritative for the relations pouring from her wrecked
on their little ship again. The fire will be regulated by a joint Commission between Germany and the Ukraine, the ind
The exchange of goods fixed by the joint German, Hungarian, and Ukrainian text broadcast about her decks. Commission aforementioned, which Com for the relations between Austria Hun she's sinkin' said Ewing stoutly
the ammunition.
engine-room, was exploding misaion will consist of an equal number take place through State contral bureaux Bulgaria and the Ukraine, the Turkish painter fast and proceeded to climb in Ukrainian text for the relations between overmuch to speech, but he made the The exchange of those products which are and Ukrainian text for the relations board again. Ewing followed, and be not fixed by the, asorementioned Commit between Turkey and the Ukraine. gions will take pince by way of free trade, Final Frescription. The present peace the fire.
tween then they fought and overcanc according to the stipulations of a provi treaty will bo ratified. The ratified doen cried the mate. gional commercial treaty provided for tents shall be exchanged as 20000 me in the wee busly: Dinna leave.
“Dinna leave 100, Janie," The contracting parties further agre possible. So far as nothing therein pr the reply. We'll no leave to maintain the general Russian Custom ribas otherwise, the peace treaty comes presently they brought their wounded
Na, na," tariff of January 26th, 1903.
yo and Economic regulations between Bulgaria fenite ratification. Hereck on-board and took them bed and the Ukraine are to be settled accord pllows the signatures, etc.
again. The mate was laid on his bunk, ing to the right of the most favoured The supplementary treaty provided for Ewing fetched his shirts from his nation, until a definite commercial treaty Ardo & was likewise signed to-lay, Anthem his dress murmured
and Lore them up abjects:-Restoration of Consular rela bution to the narrative. They took turn
into contains prescriptions on the following Noble. It was his first ona, restoration of State treaties and burn about to tend the wounded.
Inst
fr civil damages caused by war laws and smouldering embers of the fire, reverent-
doot
COMPANY SERGEANT MAJORS.
of representatives of both parties, will Bary and the Ukraine, the Bulgarian and Noble said nothing; he was not given Reference paragraph 3 of D.O. 125, CS.
be concluded. A similar arrangement applies to Turkey and the Ukraine
Other sections deal with preferential
any and Austria grant to each other
Customs allianses.
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STRENGTH. Joined No. 1 Platoon, No. 1 Section:
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By Order,
T. F. HOUGH, A.S.P. (B.) and Adjutant.
Hongkong, April 10th, 1918.
The night's work conated for a Ger-
or to other countries bound to them by change of war prisoners and internal dead and comforting the dying mate in to leave it at that True that seven little Article 8-The restoration of public who, have fallen in the enemy's country, Celt would never make port again, but sepen
of the
nt
treatment, laying down that the Ukraine storation of civil law, indemnification plug the shot-holes, and quench the mon victory, and had it not been for is to make no claim to that which, Gors contrary to international law, dragging the wreckage from off their the wording of the German official com
tilians, care of burial-grounds of those the soft.
muniqué one would have been tempted almost tender, accents and private legal relations (Beshtsberie and amnesty treatment of merchant last. Dinina fash about one, lads A'll more took their place, before the sun
privision for persons returning home, Tis ne
fishing craft with a gun in each bow ne guid," said the mate hungen), the exchange of prisoners of wat veele which have fallen into the hands ang nae mair on patrol, and so died the affair. Three score or so of British "and interned civilians, the amnesty of the enemy. The publication of the But they saved their little ship, and she semen had finished their life's trick and was over the horizon on the morrow of question, as well as the question of the
text of this supplementary treaty must be in a corner of the basin at her base treatment of merchantunen in the enemy's reserved, save the telegram, as owing to a mass of twisted, metal and charred passed to their long Watch Below. But hands, will be regulated in the separate treaties with the Ukrainian People's been possible to forward the extensive the British fisherman in war
the overloading of the wires it has not yet woodwork, to testify to the courage of the story of their passing; the pity, is Ergland and the Channel Patrol have (Continued at foot of next Column.) text to Berlin
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