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AUCE WORK
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THE WAR.
(Continued from Page 5.)
General
26TB, 1918.
BONGKONG MAGISTRACY. MAGISTRATE AS WITNESS.
A Chinese hawker was charged with
that the Entente will equip and instruct the Russian armed forces of Murmansk, which it is stipulated will be under the Russian command. The Entente under take not to interfere in Murman
nder. affairs and the Regional Council take to exercise the most energetic precauerying his wares in Hollywood Road.
The Entente, Defendant emphatically denied tions against espionage. undertake to secure food and staple charge. requirements for the Marman population,
Mr. Wood told defendant that he had also the necessary technical equipment, and financial assistance for the Murman Been a witness of the incident and had
Authorities.
LATEST CABLES, THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.} NEW GERMAN MINISTER AT MESCOW.
The Agreement is binding until-normal-heard his cries. Ile fined defendant $4. AMSTERDAM, July 24th relations are resumed between the Rus. I A Berlin message states that Herr Helf. sinn Central Authority of the one part and the Murmansk Council and the ferich has been appointed Diplomatic Re-Entente of the other part.
The Entente presentative at Moscow.
disclaim the idea of conquering any part of Murmansk and, jointly with the Mur mansk Council, declare that the only object of the Agreement is to guard Mur B13 integrity for a great United Russia,
GERMAN OFFENSIVE ENDS IN TREMENDOUS COLLAPSE.
GENERAL SMUTS ON THE SITUATION.
LATER-
PORTUGAL'S LOYALTY TO THE ALLIES.
NO INFORMATION RECEIVED ON THE MATTER. LONDON, July 24th.
LONDON, July 24th. Speaking in Londen, General Sincts,
In the House of Commons, replying to referring to the general military situa tion, said it was most interesting and Mr. King, Mr. Balfour stated that he had received no information regarding most hopeful, We are not entitled to the Murman agreement, cabled on July cherish extravagant anticipations, but 23rd. Telegraphic communication with there is sufficient ground, after the Lap British officials on the Murruan coast and penings of the last two months, for cheer-Russin generally was very diffent. fulness and gratitude.*** (applause.) When they thought of the anxieties of March, April, and May, what an enorm ous, almost providential change and, canie about The Great German offen-
LONDON, July 23rd. sive of the Somme, Lys and Aisne had
Retter's Agency learns that Senhor ended in a trementious collapse. (Cheers.) Sidonio Pais, President of Portugal, We have been looking forward to the speaking at the opening of the Portuguese offensive which was to paralyse 001 Parliament,
erophasised Portugal's arties and, finally, lending inter alid, to loyalty to the Allies cause, and referred the capture of Paris and to the to the many proofs of confidence from the Governments. particularly the end of the war. Well, the great | Allied blow had com: and what hadap British notification of the intention to pened. On the Marne the tide had raise the British representation at Lishon been turned as it bad been in 1914, but, to the rank of an Embassy. perhaps, in a more significant mense. (Cheers.) We hope and trust that this time the tide has turned finally and can clusively, (Cheers.) Gaps in the Allied Armies, due to the defection of Russia, have been made up with much sterner stuff froin the United States. (Cheere.) ECONOMIC DISTRESS IN AUSTRIA
FOODLESS AND BREADLESS
TOWNS.
AMERICA FREUSE THE ALLIES
the
THEFT OF GUNNY BAGS. A Chinese was charged with stealing 12 gunny bags from a godown at West Point. Defendant admitted the offence and said he was compelled to steal the gunny baga and sell them, as he was starving.
DEAR SILVER AND CHINA TRADE.
VAST COMMERCE. PREDICTED.
The following letter from Mr. Moreton Frowen, a well known authority on
the. subject with which it deals, appeared in the London Financial News of May 27th.
On September 26th last silver touched 55d. per ounce, at which nice the silver in the puper was worth rather more thaa' is 3d. Today, at a trifle less than 4, the rupee is worth 18. 6d., and allowing for freight and insurance home perhaps a But for Lord Reading's Penny less. absurd attempt last November to buy the
Inspector Macdonald stated that defen-American silver product for 86 cents an dant drew the gunny-bags through a holequace to supply the critical needs of the
Government of India, we should by this. in the godown wall
Mr. Wolfe sentenced deferidant to three time have had silver, merely because of demand and supply," at old, which is the rupee at 201d. weeks' harði labour. (5)
THEFT OF A CARPET.
A Chinese was charged with stealing a carpet belonging to the chief officer of atcamer in harbour.
Sergeant Murphy stated that defendant had been working on the ship, and, when searched as he was leaving the carpet was found on him.
Defendant stated that he took the carpet
shield him from the rain. Mr. E. DC. Wolic sentenced defendant to one month's hard labour.
**DOLLAR SILVER."
Owing to the outcry in the Financial ees and in the New York San by per- fectly disinterested writers, the Reading, "silver den!" was rendered abortive, and we now have dollar silver "-silver at a dollar an ounce. I should perhaps ex- plain that when the silver situation w set out last December in these columna,, and in the New Türk Sun, and the Far- Western Press was thus notified, the Governors of the mining States (most. went to Washington, and on their repre ably led by Governor Boyle, of Nevada) sentation the price at which the Govern- ment there sold its Bland dollars" to the Government of India was arranged at a dollar on ounce. The present writer pressed insistently for a price 15 cents. higher, and explained the advantages of It was stated that defendant was wen the higher price to a Financial Committee. was the best Governor Byle could do at up-rooting the railings from an abandon, in the India Office. However, a dollar ed godown at Hunghom. He escaped and Washington in this, the very first effort sold the railings in a urine-hawkeret international action on behalf of silver.
Mr. Wood, sentenced defendant to four months', hard-labour.-
THEFT OF IRON RAILINGS. A Chinese was charged with stealing à quantity of iron railing.
A marine-hawker who was charged with receiving the iron, well knowing it to
for now twenty years. That this gene- ration will never see silver lower than a dollar an ounce is a safe prophecy.
TLS. 3 FOR A SOVEREIGN
It may have seemed an unpatriotic act
Mr. Hoover contrasted the food have been stolen, was fined $25 by Mr on the part of those of us who tried to
Bittia
LONDON, July Brd. The American Food Controller, Mr. H. Hoorer, speaking at the Mansion House, said that owing to America's efforts, there would be ao need to restrict shipments of breadstuffs to Europe.during the forth. coming ver. America could furnish in pork alone the whole needs of the Allies (Cheers.). Indeed as regards meat. the period of anxieties of the Alfies in connection with essential foods is now past. (Cheers.} LONDON July 24th. tion of the Allies with that of the enemy, Confirming the view that the fall ofwithin whose lines the dominating fact was the Seidler Alinistry is partly attribut bunger. The Austro-Germans were daily able to the economic distress in Austria, soizing already the short supplies of the it transpires that at a sitting of the peoples whom they crushed, and whose Reichsrat on July 19th the Ministry was loss of lives through malnutrition and sharply criticised in regard to the food starvation during next harvest year would situation. For example, Deputy Pik said be far larger than the casualties on the that Western Bohemia had been flourless Western Front. The Allies would make and breadless for months and Pilsen every sacrifice, short of their own defeat The consend the final extinction of the latop of foodless for a fortnight. quences there had been most lamentable citilisation, to maintain alive, at least, the The town was permanently under martial people of Belgium and northern France. REDEEMING MESOPOTAMIA. IMPROVED CONDITIONS IMPRESS POPULATION:
law.
The Food Minister Paul, gloomily.sur- veyed the position and admitted that he Vas not optimistic as to the future
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS. GENERAL MOBILIZATION
COMMENCED.
LONDON, July 23rd. In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil stated, with regard to the operations in leaopotamia, that our ally the King of Hediaz and the Arab armies along the line between Beren and Maan bad resently caused 2,000 Turkish casualties and had destroyed two locomotives and 122 culverts, while the bridges and rail- The Czecho-Slavaks continue to advanceway communication between the astride the reliway between Ekaterinburg points mentioned had been permanently
interrupted and Teheljabinsk.
AMSTERDAM, July 24th. A.telegram from Moscow states that a general mobilisation was begun on July 17th.
Soviet troops are near Encoslumoyo, in the western Urals,
A
The Soviets have abandoned Orenburg und are carrying off all valuables. new Government has been formed there under General Dutof.
Hunger revolution has broken out at Uglitch, Lublin, Vijinek, und Jaroslav.
EARLIER CABLES
ALLIES AGREEMENT WITH MURMAN.
LONDON, July 24th. The Russian Wireless has issued the text of the Agreement between Great Bri tain, the United States and France and the Murman Regional Council, providing for co-ordinated action for the defence
of the Murnau region against the Ger woan Coalition Powers.
The Agreement describes the region as former Alexandrovsk District of the
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province of Archangelsk," and provides
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The Sherif Ali had capared five Tur kish convogs, aggregating 1,500 camels, and the Sherif Abdull had severely de feated the Emir of Hail.
Lord Robert Cecil stated that the Muso potamian Political Administration taking very satisfactory progress in of redeeming the country from the state ruin into which it had fallen under the Thirteen Government
Wood
AN OPIUM DIVAN.
A Chinese was charged with keeping an opium divan in Crane Street, and several others were charged with smoking in the divan
The keeper and one of the smokers were
bails of 850 and 85, respectively, were absent when the case was called, and their
estreated.
Another defendant, an old man of 75 years of age, was discharged by the Magistrate, as the Police did not wish to prosecute an infirm man."
A detective who raided the divan said he caught the men smoking. The front portion of the house was a silver-smith's
shop, while the back verandah was used as the divan.
Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe åned each defen dant $3.
SANITARY BOARD COOLIE IMPRISONED.
A Sanitary Board coolie was charged, on remand, with stealing a quantity of canvas belonging to the Board.
A witness gave evidence to the effect that he saw defendant selling some canvas Turk Teen Municipal State-aided to a woman for 22.50.
schools had been opened and extension
An Inspector of the Board said defen- classes in agriculture had been started. The local demand for education was very dant was a very oute thief. There were insistent and was being met as
rapidly.
apeste 86 cents an ounes purchase proposed by Lord Reading-but, was it? We have now stabilized the previous six- teea-penny rupee at eighteen pence, which gives the Government of India a couple. of millions sterling mere annually from its sales of Council bills here. But that
is not a fiftieth part, of the benefit the great rise in silver has brought to India. Ever since the war broke the Government by the absurd idea how best to keep the price of silver down, instead of allowing of India appears to have been obsessed
it to rise danboyant. In this it has. ntterly failed and thus the higher ex- elange rate for the rupee, the tael, and the Mexican dollar will now glorious! expand our export trades to 800,000,000 of small casteuere. We shell-prisently see China, which has been in the years. past buying our sovereigns with Tls. 8, buying them with Tis. 3; in which case China will be a voracious customer for our fabrics, and we shall build up rapidly a vast China trade. "But while that is England's advantage from the rise in Does she loBA silver, what of India f anything by reason of our gain and America's Quite the contrary. Silver in 1916 was lower than 23d. an ounce,. and is now 40d., or 261: an ounce higher Mr. Harrison's estimates of silver bullion in India brought up to date show that there are about 3,000,000,000 oz. of silver in those hoards. So that the advance of 26d. asi ounce in silver in three years has added, while they slept, £300,000,000 to the stored thrift of the very porest of our fellow citizens of the Empire! A
Over
A COLOSSAL DONATION. Let us visualize this colossal donation so reluctantly accepted by the India Office.
over four sheets missing from the Kena donation about ten times greater as the supply of teachers. Large tracts of land hitherto untilled nedy Road Hospital, and he believed thna India's National War Loan last
mechanical trac bad beep ploughed up,
year, Great Britain's gross annual income is estimated at £2,500,000,000; India's at
Mr. Wolfe sentenced defendant to nine £300,000,000! The advance in silver pro- tors and artillery horses being utilised in defendant had pawned them. this connection. The opening up of the country by road, rail and improved water mouths hard labour. transport, and the establishment security on the highways, had resulted
of
in an increase of trade and a reduction
Another man was charged with receiv-
sents India with a whole year's gross income. If we press forward, if we do not weary in well doing, because of nasty this nightmare of the silver market, now. for ferty years handed over to the mani- things said of us in a nasty press, then
pulation of a small group of silver go
in prices. The contrast between the iming the piece of canvas, well knowing it proved conditions in Mesopotamia and to have been stolen those of the neighbouring country occu Défendant stated that his wife bought pied by the Turks had impressed the
our the canyas from the coulie and he knewculators-from that nightmare the world population, whose relations with
The opinion was nothing about it. troops are excellent. frequently expressed that the British. meant well by the Arab race. RETURN OF NATIONALISTS.
TRUE SOLUTION OF IRISH PROBLEM..
LONDON, July 23rd."
The woman said the man offered the canvas for sale and she bought it for 82.50 Mr. Wolfe discharged defendant as there was insufficient evidence against
him.
UKRAINE HATRED OF GERMANS.
will have been saved, and the utter break down of our gold standard Enance mechanism avoided. Roughly. the pre... sent position of the silver market is as follows:
Gross production from the world's mines 160,000,000 oz., of which" The silversmiths take 120,000,000: oz.
India needs and will need 180,000,000- Africa needs and will need 80,000,000;
OZ.
Bay
In a recent issue of the Fossische In the House of Commons, when the Zeitung the Centre party leader makes oz.
Other subsidiary Currencies, Nationalists were present after many public what he said on May 8th in the werks abstention, Mr. Dillon gave notice Main Committee of the Reichstag about 60,000,000 oz. of a motion condemning the Gover the real state of affairs in Ukraine. Required gross, 440,000,000 oz. ment's Irish policy as alienating and
"In Kieff no German soldier can show Silver deficit, 780,000,000 oz. exasperating the Irish people, and de himself unarmed German soldiers have Practically we must call on North claring that the only true solution of the already been shot down Exasperation America to furnish us with 280,000,000 problem is to put in operation without delay the principles laid down by Presid: against Germany is increasing Rail- more silver. It will require silver at ent: Wilson in his historic utterance at waymen and workmen are planning as an ounce for many, many years to general strike. The entire peasant po open the mines required to fill this Cur- Washington's grave.”
pulation is in the highest degree discon tan gulf, and until it is done our trades tented because of General Skoropadiski's will be severely handicapped by the 300,000 AMERICAN SOLDIERS one of the large Innded crimes of 1975-capped
MONTHLY.
Chiozza. Money
proprietors. The peasants will deliver There is a further and an all import no grain and bloodshed must be expectant reason for silver at the old exchange LONDON, July 23rd ed if requisitions take place. The rate of Tha, 3 for a sovereign, and that In the House of Commons, Sir Lpolitical consequences are, however, still 153 to a ratio from which silver was so. stated that 300,000 worse. Hatred against Germany is in wantonly degraded in 1873. Silver is a American troops are now crossing the creasing. It is further to be feared that by-product of both lead and copper mines- Atlantic monthly, of which two-thirds the new Government will seok union with Give us silver once more at 65 an ounce. are in British ships Sufficient supplies Russia at the earliest opportunity and we shall immensely expand the pro- During a Reichstag debate Herr Colin duction of both lead and copper, twe and war materials for the Allies are also being carried. (Cheers)
(Independent Socialist) said: The metals of great industrial importanc world was made to believe that peace had whether in peace or war. Dearer been concluded with Russia, and simul silver means cheaper lead and copper and taneously Russia's territory was occupied spelter, and immense activity in the min- and invaded for no other object than to ing, smelting, and reduction of these im
portant metals. abeal corn and munitions." (Uproar.)
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, July 24th. The silver market is steady.*