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CABLES.
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EARLIER CABLES. {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] RENEWAL OF THE ARMISTICE
OUR LONDON LETTER
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.} THE RECEIPT OF THE ARMISTICE
TERMS
LONDON, November 18th. At last the end of the war may be A GERMAN COMPLAINT. said to bave come quite suddenly and, in some respecte, unexpectedly. This is AMSTERDAM, January 17th, A telegram from Berlin statęs :-
so true that some of us have been taken An official statement says that at the off our feet, as it were, and overwhelmed Armistice negutiations Herr Erzberger complained that peace in being delayed, by the news of the armistice. Up to the that the economic movement between very last moment there were people ready Germany and vecupied Germany
many has been and willing to wager that the Germans destroyed, that measured Alsace-Lorraine showed that France aimed at auticipating would not submit to the terms which were known to be severe, and you could the decision of the Peace Conference by annexing the Provinces without consult ing the prople, anti that the blockade always find men eager to lay odds that wag making conditions in Germany aned the struggle would go on into next year. with the possible consequence of It seemed incredible that the greatest
er
world revolution.
FURTHER STIPULATIONS
PARIS, January 15th. The 'trat of the new Armistice terus confirms the earlier message from Paris, also the conditions cabled from Berlin yesterday.
of
military nation, would collapse like a house of eards and beg for terms under the white flag. But that happened; and no wonder that everyone is jubilant.
For the past week the scenes that have been taking place in London baffle des
1919.
which haa boon anything but an unquali- fied success.
Some time must, however, elapse before freedom from ocial control becomes
"PEG O' MY HEART." LAST NIGHT'S SUCCESSFUL
COMEDY
Peg O' My Heart" was truly delight- possible. Admiralty requiremente in re ful, and it was a thoroughly pleased gard to merchant toanage must inevit-audience that cheered the Howitt Phillips Dramatic and Comedy Company laat ably continuo, though the last shell has night at the Theatre Royal. The cornedy It was presented been fired on the battlefields of Armaged is an old favourite don. The Armies abroad have to be two years ago by the same Company in Hongkong, and the success scored on that brought home a protracted operation occasion by Miss Doris Phillips is still and there is also the more orgent question in the mind of those who witnessed that
performance,
Last night Miss Doris Phillips was And her of finding and importing raw materials both for our own and Allied use so as to admittedly better than ever,
portrayal of the winsome, stubborn and avert unemployment and facilitate the mischievous Irish girl could scarcely have change-over from war time produstion to been improved upon. Her mannerisms gad her Irishisas were charming and her Moreover, a general oft-repeated quotation ament the best that of peaos. scramble for food stuffs will take place inther in the world" extremely laughable. in the world markets, and must impose formance owed its success entirely to her.
It is not too much to say that the per heavy burden upon shipping. this pressure has been relieved tonnage for general trade purposes cannot, in the nature of things, be provided, nor will Government control of shipping be ro moved.
Until
ras P. & 0. COMPANY. The texl, further, stipulates for the cription. The people let themselves go,
Information which I have obtained in stablishment of Allied Committer to
Russian and the West End has bees in carnival advance of the 78th ordinary general meet control the repatriation prisoners in Germany. The Committer dress and in carnival mood. No businessing of the P. & O. Co., to be held on Deo. wilt sit in Berlin.
has been done. Nobody
11th, shows that the directors, after pro-
The German merchant vessels are being
vessois.
The restitution of material removed from France and Belgium is stipulated.
AURICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
wag
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the
taken over in order to assure a supply of humour. The hotels and restaurantsviding for the usual dividend at the rate food-stuffs to flermany and the rest of have been crowded to excess. In spite Europe. The arrangement
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ence stock (less income-tax), will recom prejudice to the final disposal of the food and liquor control there has been of 5 per cent. per annum on the profer- plenty to cat and drink. In one of the biggest and most fashionable restaurants in which 1 found myself on Monday night, Armistice Day," nothing seemed to serve the purposes of the great orca- sion but champagne in magnums, the And there was dancing ring-a-ring-o ordinary hotties were not good enough. round the tables, and dancing on top of the tables, and anywhere that there The worden were more as roum to tum. excited than the men, if that were pos Bibl.
DEMANDED
AMSTERDAM, January 17th.
A telegram from Berlin states that the renewed Armistice provides that Germany delivers 58,000 agricultural machines of various kinds by February 17th.
The punishment is demanded of those illegal treatment of war prison guilty of ere in Germany.
A guarantee, the Entente reserves the right of occupying a sector of the fortree of Strasburg formed by the fortifications on the right of the Rhine, with the strip of servitus, between five and tra kilometres. fronting the forti
fications.
SURRENDER OF THE SUBMARINES.
PARIS, January 17th.
The announcement has been issued that the renewed Armistice provide for the surrender of the submarines ready to proceed to see, and the destruction of submarines being constructed.
There is also a clause placing the German Merchant Fleet at the Allies disposal,
CABINET
NEW ITALIAN NO CONCILIATION REGARDING YUCO-SLAY CLAIMS
The personnel of
the reconstituted Italian Cabinet indicates that Italy is not disposed to conciliation regarding Yugo. Signor Orlando remains the Premier and Buron Sonaine the Foreign Minister. BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND TEA.
Slav claims,
roecs
ALL GOOD FUN.
Of the others Leonard Stephens 65 Alaric the Fool of the Chichester family, did extremely well in a by a means easy part and Mias Lilian Stand- ridge as Ars, Chichester was excellent.
than
Misa Olive Stevens who was called upon for more emotional acting
any other person in the cast, was not such a narked BUCOCK8. Nor perhapa were Mr. B. W. Waring as Jerry or Mr. Walter Pee. Vincent as Montgomery Hawker,
and in comparison with her the other however, carried the play on her shoulders A word characters were of little account.
of praise is perhaps the to durres not so much because he carried out any import- ant role himself but because he proved such an excellent foil for her witticisme.
To-night the Company is staging "Within the Law and to-morrow the Bookings for these two performances have season will close with "The lad Eye. been so satisfactory that there are only a few seats left.
end a dividend on the deferred shares of 6 per cent, for the six months, together with a bonus at the rate of 8 per cent. (both free of tax) making, with the in- terim dividend of 6 per cent, paid last May, a total distribution on the deferred
capital of the Company is £8,244,853, of stock of 18 per cent. The authorised CTLER PALMER & COS which 23,040,000 has been issued in per While
cat. cumulative preferred stock, and £3,204,863 in deferred stock, and paid up. The dividond of 18 cent, is the same as for the previous two years.
AFTER-WORK FOR OFFICERS.
With the advent of peace the future of On the following night and every night during the whole week it has been our young officers begins to come under it hus all been good fun. notice. I learn that 2,000 are now being the same.
The There has been no disorder, but exuber-trained to fit them for re-entry into the
How work-a-day world after the war. ance of spirit has had free play could it be otherwise? We have borne British Armies which have played such the strain for over four years, and just a mightly part in defeating the Central as the hours of black defeat and immin Alliance are officered by men who, in ent disaster have found the nation grim countless instances, rose from the ranks. and stvical, so also the recent dazzling the comparatively small batch referred victories failed to arouse the country to to there is a captain who was a newspaper enthusiasm. Nobody thought of display soiler before he took the King's suit- ling "; a majdr was formerly a tailors' ing flags, or cheering, or making merry. 1t was not until the tidings come that presser; another, now a captain, was a our last and chief enemy was in the dust, lift boy in a London hotel. The list could bo extended indefinitely. These have and the war was won, that joy was mani- fosted on every band.
qualified for commissioned rank in the hard school of active servics. Many have won the Military: Cross, and some also the Oroix de Guerre.
Ад
Because the peace revels have gone on for the whole week a few pharistical pro- tests have been made in one or two of
Ubviously these men cannot return to the evening papers; and it has been thought a crime because one or two old their old occupations in civil life. Geraian guns were dragged out of the admirable scheme has, therefore, been Mall and pushed into a huge bonfire that started to train them for responsible the Nelson colama positions on the land, or in industry, or we set going against in Trafalgar Square. There has been in other walks of life. No doubt a con- some vague talk that we are not celebrat-siderable number will go abroad and ing victory with becoming dignity. The cttlo. somewhere under the British fug Apart from the An Appointment Department of the Min- suggestion is absurd. bonfire, the citizens of London have com-istries of Pensions and Labour has the
themselves ported
reproblem in hand; and it is very satisfac elyes with splendid straint in circumstances that might easily tory to know that special attention is have been made the exeuse for horseplay being paid to the case of officers who and a little mild disorder. It did one bave been disabled. good to watch the onormous crowds in THEN AND NOW ! the streets, and to see the latter again LONDON, January 19th.
The whirligig of Time brings its re- and gloom, enforced because of the venges; and surely nothing could illus
AUCTIONING OF IMMENSE STOCKS,
lit up at night after years of darkness
danger of aerial attack.
A million pounds of tea are being ex- perimentally put up to auction, for ex-
To finish a trate this more ea the fulbiment of his port, to-day.
it is understood that the minimum memorial week the Ministry of Munitiontorie justice than the entry of the Ameri- gave a display of fireworks from the cans and French into Bedan? That limits fixed by the Food Ministry for the Serpentine Bridge in Hyde Park, and it dramatic incident will probably be the auction will compare well with the not was a show worthy of the time. Over a last item of news to capture the popular prices received by the Government for hundred thousand people at least must imagination in respect of the world-war fou sold in the United Kingdom.
on land. It was at Sedan that France It is pointed out that the size of the have been present, stocks in the United Kingdom, which was 144,074,000 pounds at the end of December, may be an obstacle to the early abandon meat of the Government system, since supplies must be carefully liquidated in order to cover expenses.
THE BRITISH NAVY. REVIVAL OF MEDITERRANEAN
SQUADRON
LONDON, January 19th. The Sunday Repress states that the Government intends to revive the British
particularly strong squadron.
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I think while on this subject it is only had to plead for mercy with her neck. right to put the fact upon record that under the heel of the Prussian jackboat; the peace rejoicings have gone off without and the brutal conqueror of that day There have been no had himself to kneel on the self-same any drunkenness.
Flushed by easy triumph in the war of charges of disorder before the police spot!
The crowds maintained order Courts. themselves.
A goodly proportion of the 1870, following the victorious campaign merry-makers were soldiers who have against Austria, the rulers of modern been through the fierce ordeal of the Germany conceived the idea that it is trenches, and it says much that they have Might that controle human destiny; and kept themselves well in hand when per thereafter they mobilised all the intellee haps excessive indulgence might have been tual and material resources of the Em pire to obtain is due time the domination pardonable.
of the earth. Now the gospel of Right has been vindicated, though it has taken
POLITICS,
Mediterranean Squadron, sending thither The wonderful thing about the present over four years to re-establish the prin stato of politics is that Mr. Lloyd George ciple, and has also in the process shaken declares that orders have been given tegarded as the one and only man to the edifice pf Epropean civilisation to its for the First Battle Squadron to prepare see us through the next few difficult yours. foundations. for two years foreign service. The Nobody has the courage to come into the Squadron will include the Iron Duke, the
A
two
of
At the moment, one cannot help recall- his position in this ing Zoln's picture of Napoleon the Third conservatives, forgetting the riding frender in person, hoping as ho open and
furtively away from his army to Benbow, the Marlborough, the Emperor respect. of India, and the Canada,
Budget of 1909 and "Limehouse oratory,
friendly bullet would give light cruiser squadron and
are enthusiastic in his support; Labour went that a
infinitely pre i tho flotillas of destroyers will accompany the men who have been among his bittorest him, rolonge, death being Battle Squadron, and the base will be critics since then are pledged to stand by forable to capitulation. To-day it at Malta as hitherto
him; Liberals are compelled, in spits of Clermans who humbly sued for terms, sup
Marshal of pliants to a
of the Republic to accent bis program which all these years they have mocked, themselves THE TURKISH ARMISTIUE. reconstruction, though many of them
would
rather restore Mr. Asquith to and roviled, and plotted to destroy. FAKHRI PASHA SURRENDERS.
i
The fact is the Thus they have found their Nemosis. they could. Prime Minister has won a position which The wheel has come full circle i ft m has occupied in public life in England since Chatham destroyed, the Napoleonic mennee; and he has behind him spiritual and moral forces inspired with a donire to fashion a better world, following the upheaval that are greater and stronger than any forces which exlat ed in the period in which Chatham lived.,
Caino, January 17th. Fakhri Pasha, commanding the Turks in Medina, surrendered to Emir Ali, son of Bultan Husin of the Hedguz. FRENCH SHIPPING DISASTER
NEARLY GO LIVES LOST.
Pauls, January 17th
It is announced that 400 lives were lost in the sinking of the steamer Chaonia, not (heproi, as cabled this morning from
Ituma.
OBITUARY.
LOND MICHELHAM.
LONDON, January The death is announced of Tios Molelham.
power
BREPPING PROBLEMS.
Just now marcantile, shipping mattore are beginning to engage more than usu attention. Rumours of extensive amalga mations are circulated and even find! Their way into print; but one nerka in valo for confirmation of storien of colossal donls which are supposed to be lu contemplation. What is clear and, above Isuspicion is that as soon na may is after Lord ponce comes British alipowners will slake ibsinsolves tree of Government control,
50,800,000 FIGHTING MEN.
The total number of men who have been raised for war by the various nations is approximately:-
Britain Franco Germany
Austria .... Angories
Italy
8,000,000 ........ 41,500,000
10,000,000
0,000,000
$1,000,000
Russia anḥainaki
10,000,000
1,600,000
1,000,000
500,000
300,000
600.000
500 EXU
Total
50,900,000
Torkay Berbis
Oreoc Belgium. Romnnin
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