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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 1918.
STRICTER ARMISTICE CONDITIONS MAY BE ENFORCED.
THE PREMIER'S RECONSTRUCTION
PROGRAMME
"LIFE ABSOLUTELY UNBEARABLE” IN RUSSIA.
ALLIED FLEETS AT SEBASTOPOL AND REVAL
AEROPLANE LEAVES LONDON FOR
CALCUTTA.
ion REUTER'S AGENCY } THE GENERAL ELECTION.
PREMIERA PROGRAMMI
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Lesbos, Devetul Moyd Boogey Mapulement on the of the pili, sad he wished to make it ilaspurat is clear that ho stood for aluli ti al cos patron in the Armus of all Be Peace Cenforener Jauds, otherwise wold be a tation and a shant
Bitish Belate to the Conference
musi, labour to sende tin: ulger:
LABOR RITES MAY SECURE BO SEATS
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. EARLY BETIREMENT OF MR BONA LAW.
Ls, December 12th Mr Bomar Law, spwaking ut Glasgow, foreshadowed his early retirement fo the habererslap
CUAOS IN RUSSIA,
UNBEAR
LIFE ABSOLUTELY
AHLE
URRISTIANIA, December 10th Eighteen Norwegiates, belonging to have just arrived from Hussia, where they lived throughout the
varjous edas
resolution.
The declare that life is absolutely un
classes
Detrale, even for the most favoured The Bolshe11s continue their policy of exterminating all upposition, including
นโย the intellectiul chimes, Degerats
The productive forces of the ensuing tone dwindling owing to destruction and
The Batoniterere now adhe voißden bi sering moms than the 139 seats which they orignally estimated
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The food situation is being shamefully Here is a typical example: The Nor wegiaro had a farm, in connection with a The Bol- which they BRADER.
The toastion papers emphasise that the Fol 2500 is whether the Guelmshurdled which organised stetors, will be returned to make peace and organi nesenstrue Liu, an &hich the Opposition Pres retorts Vote Festn n Tree parliament. free trade
her commettapotaka
Me Los George winds up his vigorous campuran to speaking at Lambeth to day.
A Edge has brea working
ta vike tamndeered the farm but left sheviks the props to FOR
The growth of tiovernment officials is!
ebaran
There are 10,000 food officials in Petru
very hard touring the remote bandets of grad done, nad things are nearly and Wairs, while Mr. Asquith, and Mr Botarat Moscow, where milk, and oatmeal, Laser sinted by their daughters ass, fats, and coroa, are unobtainable. sprakers und canvassers.
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prices of necessaries continue ex orbitant. Coci M Asquith pesterilny, travelled
Railway communication has consed, Jules Les East Fife, addressing seven net
expt on the main lines. He with severely heckled
The Norwegians think that the with drawal of Allied fromps from Russia would be a fatal policy, encouraging the Bolsheviks to further outrages.
PENALTY FOR ASSISTING THE ALLIES
DEATH OF A CANDIDATE Colonel Luens, the Unionist Caudate
In Kemungon died after meltination His widow stands in his place
The pulling at Kennington has beets postponed for Beermber 2
CERTAIN VICTORY FOR COALITION PARTY
LANDON, December 12th The electron, in which 21,000,000 voters wall poli to marrow, though described as the first montou in modern times, is edareter-sed by a eurious lack of excite start, alust nineunting to apartley.
This is mutaİDİY NO
the 111 the 20.30 aow women
no political prophet ventures to Forest
That the Coalition will be vietorious is
a ceram
Voters.
Vide
The only question is the site Majority, states of which vary
190 to 130 over all other Parties
azrazi
whose
of thi
STOCKHOLM, December 10th
A lelegram from Petrograd rats that the Bolshevisis shot 300 Russian officers at Vologda. They were accused of assisting the Allies against the Bolsheviste.
ALLIES TRYING TO HELP.
FRENCH NAVAL PARTY AT ODESSA.
LONDON. December 9th. A telegram from Odessa states that at from the request of the inhabitants the French It is landed a naval force there to restore
asserted that the results of the canvass order, and to expel 4.500 German Hoops, many candidates nervous regarding who, together with the Bolshevists, have what would be considered safe seats and been rioting and koting.
A Berlin official message immediately 1 least 200 seats are doubtful, including
that Announced
Odess 31257 being the seats of prominent people like Mr. R. McKenna, Sir A. Henderson, and Minis evacuated. ters like Dr. 7. J. Macnamara, Bic Eric
BRITISH SQUADRON AT BEVAL. Geddes, Lord Stanley, Mr. H. Roberts. Mr. G. N. Barnes and Dr. C. Addison.
Brock#OLM, December 14th.
THE ARMISTICE.
STRICTER CONDITIONS MAY BE IMPOSED.
PARIS, December 11th.
A message from Helsingfors states that the British Squadron arrived at Reval on December 12th.
TO FREE SEBASTOPOL.
PAR18, December 13th.
AIR FORCE ACTIVITIES. SPLENDID SEVEN MONTHS' RECORD.
LONDON, December 14th. The Press Bureau, reporting UN activities of the Royal Air Force against subauaries on the home const patrol dur ing the last seven months of the war states that they included the sighting of 218 bostile submarines, of which 180 were Attacked
Three hundred and fifty one aircraft were attacked of which 184 were destroyed, and 151 damaged.
Sixty nine mines were spotted, of which the aircraft destroyed 32.
The R.A.F dropped uni tons of boute.
NATIONALISATION AT HOME
STATE CONTROL OF RAILWAYS LIKELY
LONDON, December 197 Mi Waston Churchill, referring to Nationalisation, aud that it might be expedient for the Ssate to run the rail ways walion, profit, in order to develop
Fagriculture
industries studi
TROUBLOUS GERMANY.
SUMMONING OF CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY OPPOSED,
LONDON, December 13th. A telegram from Berla stales that the betwe the Provisional difference Government and the Boldiers' Council continen
The latter opposes the summoning of the Constituent Assendda Which the former is pledged).........
The presence of the Guards in Berlin has produced a estaver feeling
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The entire termian Press, excepting the Militarist, newspapers, approve of the meeting of the Reichstag on the ground that it is impossible to summon stituent Assendly within artnight, and alleging that the Alles will occupy the whole of Germany unless arder is maintained
CZECHOSLOVAKS IN GERMAN
BOHEMIA
AMSTERDAM, December 14th
A telegram from Vienna states that the czech Slovak cepied the German Bobrazan Towns of Reichenberg. Tran tebau, and Gallonz.
RUSSIA'S DEMAND FROM
GERMANY
BERNE, December 11t
Land settlement, new mundustries, And the extension of production could not be organised unless the State controlled Hind 2 think Nationalisation wendel dus delayed antili The Royal & ommissions of Inquiry wander ed over the country.
A wireless message from Moscow states A K
MNENS orf formanton L
that the Government demands that Her airendy available amb much would be in should restore 32,016,300 marks de carcomplished
posited by the Soviet Government in the Berlin Bunk
THE TURKISH SURRENDER.
JAPANESE
RAISER
CONSTANTINOPLE
AT
Pakis, December 101b
The Japanese cruiser Besoem, Nyvag the flag of Rear Admiral Nate with two Lorpedo bouts, arrived at Langele un verander Gil
THE ALLIED OCCUPATION.
POPULATION WARNED AGAINST VIOLENCE
•
COLONGNE, Decender fath clamation throughout the British Army
Su Donglus atg has inued a pro
2011 WAFIRng. the inhabitants against violence.
الالية
stores
Any person mishandling sema or damaging public works, will be under
death, hable penalty of
16) other punishment.
Severest penalties will be inflicted on persons ding German soldiers, and eiviams disobeying the orders or fail ing to disclose ulcans of communication with the enemy
BRITISH TROOPS CREATE FAVOURABLE IMPRESSION.
AMSTERDAM, December 10th. The Cologne Bagette, ruferring to the
appear unpretentious, British Occupation, any, that the troups
The Commander of the British Cavalry refrained from closing the bridges to
lie also ro pedestrians and trao-cars. frained from posting up decrees obliging civilians to raise their hats to officers regulating the hours of restaurants, re stricting the Press, etc.
He told the Upper Bargonmaster that he would interfere a little as possible with prevailing customs.
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THE AFTERMATH
DEMOBILIZATION OF FRENCH
RESERVISTS
FAR EASTERN CABLE POLICE
NEWS.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. }
DUTCH MINISTER TO PEKING
RECALLED
PERING, December Litfa
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RESERVE BOXING
TOURNAMENT.
A RARE NIGHTS SPORT
WITNESSED.
The boxing enthusiasts of the Colony rush rod in full hores at the City Hadi, von Badanding, to witness the first boxing
In response to Chinese representations Purtator of the seasott, tire proveeds of that the Notherland » Minister to Peking † whirl will be „dded to the fand for th has exceeded neutral propriety in p
mother of the late Migrunt antivid, who treting German interests, thus creatinga friction, the Dutch Government has re called M Belarts
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the 421 Aduistering the tinc emm ute arrived, dene was seatedly scarding mont
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General 15,40 JAPANESE DELEGATES LEAVE
4 Carmen, Bongartz. Hon Messrs C. Mef Messer. 4. 161 Webe, E. 8 Sharp,
11 Dowel. Holyoak aut pa batards, Messrs. N. Stall, Elkon Porter, A t kang audi
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CANTON'S MESSAGE TO
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THE PROSPECTS OF PEACE.
The Canton Intelligener Bureau has published the fellow my telegram, which! Band endettany of the wallet og till tho was sent under dule of December Eagle appead, when the rous sida
to the President of China.
Police Reserve
of the day piter cutings dzgatt reverved Taken allegeden, die boxing was good, Your telegrane of 5th lust Our desire has always been peace.
Bus we alw ressently rerrived a telegram from Mr Charu Kan eten (men Ning isun the contents of which, we think, will ale
struck the pineiple equatity of footing
and the future of the Hence €'onterence. We had the terans only government,'
chongch and, perhaps, up to the standar
land the Expts of the last tew years. In serad of the bouts o contesta contestants showed themselves to bas thedivere, as far as the mure of the art was concerned, though they made up for
The first bout was very
to be genuinely which many
thas his
by taking a gruelling in Very
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Paris, December 14th In the Chamber, the Under Secretary, M. Deschamps announced that the demo balisation of the Reservists will begin on Altogether 12,000 men December 6th, will be demobilised. He printed out that, telegram which we shall never
recrignize. It is requested that you act Late, white the diere has been no demobilisation in ter
according our telegram of the surprised when he was disqualified for any.
FINNISH AFFAIRS.
FRANCE'S WAR TAXATION.
A SLIDING INCREASE.
PARIS, December 11th. A Havas message sintes French indirect taxation produced in November over £17,000,000, £3,000,000 in
produced uf the taxation excess November, 1817.
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that a Peace Conference at Shanghai, that ten representatives are to be appeared by nach side and in addiction enet soul appoint a chael re presentative so that a chairman of th Conference can be dispensed with. If you agree to the above suggestions please mform us of the malays of your repre
PRESIDENT WILSON'S VISIT in the province.
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Army supplying the Tore
latter Gheen. STOCKHOLM, December 14th.
cen-round contest. for the The Finnish Diet has elected General sentatives and we shall do likewise. middle weight championship of the Colony, According to Mr. Chich Kan chien s lust much of its interest by an enforced Mannerheim Administrator of Finland.
bidoro Stenss is being change in the ut present in telegram of the 4th inst 18
in the presonnet General Mannerhei
We are very the Courmanwait. Stoker Saunders, who treated ne bandi, terestory London
Ax wuch surprised by is contention. with to have the Henan Coa everybody know that Sturms is under event, was declared to be medically ant tize banner of the Constitutionalist i star fight, and Lending Seaman Lucas very with- not right that you should invade it ougs offered to take his place, t all sides under the pretext of hunting out my special training. rubbers. if peace is
stremnous tichter, lack of itaming prove genumely desired both Northern and Southern forces at the uning of Lavus, fer, after pounding en releas Quæ most of the Shensi may agree up fixed places to
In case there are nu
moment he gave bir opponent an oppor- station their troops
of administering one on the solar bandits within the place under their control each furae ay suppress them plexis that all but put him to sleep.
Abobber six round contest in which It will not do separately.
to place
man introduced some shadow Shensi outside of the zone of armistice boxing into the game, much to the muse by merely saying that there are rubbers
tent of the spertitors, was followed by the 20 round content between §. 1'. Ő. Furthermore according reports Amey and Stoker Neighbours.
Thin revived by 8, mixed brigade to have been for the bantazu weight cham Penguen troops (xmmanded by Wang pinship of the Colony, but Neighbours Yung Chun, the regimen commatidices took the sale at 1204 pounds, 23 pounds are Chen Coung Haren ana has no Y mage tand the bastam weight standard, eef of staat teteng Heng male), was aud it was, therefore, ammounded that the coutest did Do parry with it the Colony's been sent to Chekiang, and is being dis
bantası weight Janure Perhaps it was patched to Fukien by the router; starting from Angie to Pouchon by sea cause of this that Neighbours gave in in (one battalion of artilery was nireauy the hith round after having had the best.
of the light up to that
tin set forth on board the cruiser-thao-au)
Mr. H. J. Gigy acted as referee while while the other starting from Chu Chos to You Ping eri the border of Kianga: Bergeant, Pitt and M. A. B. Allan ful
filled the duftes of time keepers. (about two regimente of infantry together
During an interval, Sergeant Pitt offer- WILH machine-guna, engineering
faat belonged to the late Sergeant Linfield. It couнariat corpe had already set forthed for auction the terrier dog which
the of tra Hangcha l
was bought first by Mr. Linton for 810, Thus the North is in mate ceasing who gave it back to be put up again. The
animal was
as the sud dve mes more the oatilities while u reality it is provayor in each case returning it for the It was knocked down them. It is evident us to who shall bear
to the Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharp, R., for the responsibility should hostilitic bed of the case. resumed and the above mentioned telegram to Mr. Linton, again,
for $40; to of the 4th inst. is solid proof. To place Mr. Martin for 805; to Mr. Morrison' for Shensi outside of the zone of armustive, 500, and to Mr. Linton, a third time, for to advance soldiers in Fukien, are facts 8:00
dog.
Therefore realised. which indicate that you do not wish for, of which Mr. Linton most gen-
If hostilities on all the fronts arously contributed $170. peace. are not actually stopped how can a con
Therefore, fereace be opened for peace. the settlement of the question of Bhensi and Fukien must be a condition preced
Please ent to any discussion as to the method of holding the Peace Conference. give us a definite and clear answer to the above.
Henceforth we hope you will commu The Court of Arbitration has awarded nicate with us direct in order to show
a 50 por
your sincerity. the Lancashire weavers iberense.
THE ARRANGEMENTS IN PARIS.
LOOTING IN METZ,
PARIE, December 10th. METZ, December 12th. The Ministery of Marine and Foreign of disturbances, on Affairs and others will be recompanied December 11, German shop-windows were by Mr. Sharpe, the American Ambassa dor, General Pershing, and Culonel The French authorities smashed and goods looted.
arc acting House to Brem on December 12th, lo drastically against the offenders, some of welec President Wilson who is dixera.
barking at midday on December 13th.
President Wilson will reach Paris on Saturday morning and will be met by President Poincaré and M. Clemenceau at the station.
whom are Germane.
The public use of the German language is prohibited.
After 10 p.m. the French colours must be saluted in accordance with the custom prevailing to France.
AMERICANS OCCUPY COBLENZ LONDON, December 14th.
An American communiqué states: -- We have crossed the Rhine and wecupied the Coblenz bridgehead,
ALSACE LORRAINE'S MARTYRDOM,
PARIB, December 11th. A Havas message says Eloquent sperches on the visit of the Government Alsace Lorraine made in the Chamber of Deputies.
M. Clemenceau said that though the people of Alsace Lorraine had endured
were
Later, he will be entertained to hintaonth). Chean n the Elysee.
On the afternoon of December 16th an official reception will be held in President Wilson's honour at the Hotel de Ville. PAS, December 13th. President Wilson arrived at Brest.
COTTON STRIKE AT HOME.
SATISFACTORY SETTLEMENT
reacbed.
REACHED.
LONDON, December 13th.
ount.
As a result of a Conference in London martyrdom for 48 years their spirit re- between Mr. Lloyd George and the repre mained unconquerable and worthy of wentatives of the Cotten Spinners, a basis victory. The whole nation had returned for settlement of the strike has been to life an example of determination en- An Allied Squadron has undertaken to abling men to Hacrifice the greatest Free Sebastopol from the Germans who are material things for an ideal. A Havas message states:
and the Bolsheviks The French Press state that the condi-operating with trans imposed on Germany may be causing grave disorders. macke stricter owing to and faith,
Other towns might be recupied. As a partial reprisal for the French prises killed, the towns must pay in density to the families of the men who perished.
in conformity with the Armistice terms the Germans have handed over to the Allies about £320,000,000 received from the Russians by virtue of the Brest litovsk Treaty The money has reached
Paris and has been deposited in the Bank of France for the joint account of the Allies,
BELGIUM AND HOLLAND.
DUTCH NERVOUSNESS OVER LIMBURG,
Tux Have,, December 14th.
In the Second Chamber there was a
lengthy debate on the alleged Belgian designs on Dutch Limburg.
The squadron is seting in response to a
urging deputation from Odessa,
the French Admiral to intervene."
AMERICAN SQUADRON AT
POLA.
COMMAND OF SOUTH BLAV WARSHIPS.
AMSTERDAM. December 13th.
A telegram from Laibach states that the American squadron arrived at Pola and assumed consimand there,
The Americans are jaking over the com mand of the South Slav warships, which dre flying the American flag.
QERMAN MACHINATIONS
IN U.S.A.
FRENCH FLOTILLA FOR THE RHINE.
PARIS, December 13th. A French flotilla of gun-boats and muter-iaunches is going to the Rhine. 10 will be divided into five groups.
THE PEACE CONFERENCE. PRESIDENT WILSON MIGHT NOT TAKE PART.
New Yons, December 10th.
MEXICAN
A PRO-ALLY
CABINET
EUROPEAN EVENTS TURN THE TABLES.
MEXICO CITY, December 10th. The events in Europe have profoundly modifed Mexico's International Policy
The Mexican Cabinet has been re-model.
A wireless message from the George | led in a pro-ally sense. 'shington states that President Wilson
TEEN CHUN-KSUAN, WU TINO-FANG, Le YING-TING, TANG CHI YAO, BEN WEN, TANO SHAD-YI, LIN PAU-TI.
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GERMAN NAVAL SURRENDER BRITISH MERCHANTMEN TO BE RETURNED.
AMSTERDAM, December 14th.
will probably not sit at the Pease table.KING'S FUND FOR SAILORS all interned British merchantmen in Ger-
He will be represented by delegates, while remaining in close contact with the bends of the other Nations. WILL MR. J. R. OLYNES ATTEND
LONDON, December 18th Mr. J. R. Clynes, sponking at Notting- han, expressed his inability to confirm the statement that he was attending the Peace Conference, as had beep proviously
SCANDINAVIAN REPRESENTA
The Premier mid the Government WBR convinced of the Limburgers' patriotism THE LOYALTY OF THE NEAROES.sabled..
and the determination of the Duteb people te maintain territorial integrity.
WABINGTON. December 10th.
The report of Mr. Bielaki, the OMeisl
BELGIUM'S LATEST REQUEST. Investigator of German Propaganda, enya
TION.
CRITANIA, Deroinbor 14th,
Danish and Swedish Governments taka
-FURTHER CONTRIBUTION FROM THE F.M.B.
Loxubs, December 10th. The newspapere appreciatively record the Malay States' further contribution of 10,409 to the King's Fund for Sailors, making a total bontribution of nearly 125,000.
FROM LONDON TO DELHI
LONDON, December 13th. that the efforta to creatę uprisings among | The Government have proposed that the FIRST ARRIAL FLIGHT TO INDIA. In view of the rent passage of Gere Negroes in the Southern States failed man troops and material through Lim-owing in the loyalty of the Negros. barg, Belgium is requesting Holland The report pays tribute to Mr. Batin to secure Beandinavian representa to grant facilities for the forwarding of Compers firmaers against the German tins at the Peace Conference, especially war materials by way of the Hehelilt efforts to penure Inbour support through na regarde the League of Nations and
The Pence and ather Busketies. to Antwerp.
LONDON, December 14th. An aeroplane with a crew of six left! Imwich yesterday for a flight to Karschi and Dellii. Icompenaation for maritimng war losses.
A talogenin from Hamburg states that man rts will be assembled at Kiel, where they will be manned by German crows and proceed to British ports.
RECIPIENT OF FRENCH "GONCOURT PRIZE,"
The
GUNNER SAINSBURY BRATH PTE. JOHNSON,
In an
Bainsbury, of the RG.A., took the scales at 184lbs, while Johnson, of the Man was the heavier fighter, but Sainsbury chester Regiment, weighed 138188. Johnsort hud better kinowledge of the science of the game and was far the more agile of the two.
Johnson opened with a soft me onf Sainsbury's jaw, and a couple of seconda Inter got in a slit that rattled the lighter Sainsbury was playing for safety and guarding his face at the expense of his body. Jolinson obtained a good open- ing and scored at least one point wit
with th body shot that troubled his
opponent. Early in the second round Johnson got in a straight right on his opponent's face, and Sainsbury could not resist th temptation to hit out wildly. He got in
chest. which was me on his opponent's chest wh not hard enough to have much effect.
Bainsbury was improving. Ho got in one or two gentle taps on the other's face but, in attempting to follow this up, left. his body
and Johnson gaver unguarded him a
Sainsbury
to be gaining confidence, but all the was an abaunts of heavy blown.
Sainsbury started the fourth round with straight right and cleverly feinted from the recoil. "He brought off a couple of good books and revved at least one Bainsbury straight right in return. finished the round with a fast uppar-cut that missed ita mark.
Sainsbury ente into the fifth round PARIA, December 11th.
miling, init Johnson's determination to A Havas message atntra: --
BOOK in telling blow knocked the smile Tho, Goncourt Prize" how been out of his face. The round was chiefly awarded to M. Georges Du Hamel for his notable for Sainsbury's fainting. John- Civilisation.M. Du Hamelson was fighting very strongly and was hook
a good jab served during the war as an Army Bur-applauded for a
Aninsbury was playing for points in tho last rand, and evaded far more blown than he took. The round was much lamer that was expected. Kiss him" shoutedt one infuriated spentator towards.... (thin olume. The content worlt de Bainsbury' on profile.
geol.
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, December 13th. The silver market in qulot
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