INTERNATIONALISATION
GERMAN COLONIES:
PRESIDENT WILSON'S PLAN ACCEPTED ?
THE
HÓNAKONG · DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY
OF
BRITISH
WAR BONUSES FOR BRITISH FORCES
TO EMPIRE COMMISSION
EMPIRE'S DEBTS.
LATEST CABLES (THROUGH REUTCK'S AGENCY.)
AN "INDEPENDENT" SOUTH AFRICA
NOTORIOUS BOERS REFUSED
PASSPORTS
CONTROL
is intended to retain, during the current year, 6,500 officers and 76,000
mch
20 DOD-
Pending the announcement of the
strength and terms of service of the port sar Air Force, weekly bonuses, costing £1,000,000 annually, will be granted. CAPE TOWN, January 99th. ranging from 10%. ed. to Fle. d. for
to 21s. refused passports to aircraft men. 12. 3d. The Governament
officers, YIN. to Flight the famous general. De Wet, and another commissioned Boy genral of the nuave at Grobler, who ↑ Cadets and 248, 64 to 428. 10 officers. are the two members of a Deputation, appointed by the rome Soph African Navonalist Conference to proceed tu Paris to lay before the Peace Conference
Independent a proposal for at
A frien.
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נו ננגן
EARLIER CABLES
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR
DRAFT SCHEME AGREED UPON.
Loxton, January 29th, A communique frat Paris, dates Jan
Mr. N Harnes 4413 304 has been comfering since January 27th with prominent British Trade Inionists. and representatives of Jadi and the Dominions on the drail scheme for in ternational regulation of the conditions of employment
The scheme is been closely examabed aze disa gased, and the experience of ad) present at the Conferences tu been freely places at Mr. Barnes' disposal.
Many valuable suggestions have en made, and tuli weight wave to the views of organise British Trade Unionista.
The Conferences concluded na noon.
The draft scheme has been agreed upon and will be submitted to the International Commission un International Labour Re
gulation.
WAR BONUSES.
NEW NAVY RATES ANNOUNCED
LONDON, January 29th. The Admiralty has announced ad in- team bonages equivalent to the minimum increases, costing £4,500,000, pending the Committee's final conclusiona.
Increases in the Navy and Reserves range from 18, a day to ordinary scamen to Go to l'aptaing and above, and in the Royal Marines front te dd. to privates 10 55. Bd. to Lient-Colonele and GR. to higher ranks.
ALLOWANCES TO ARMIES OF
OCCUPATION.
The War Office announces that the Bri-
tish Armies on the date of the Armistice
nanbered 3 millions. Danabilation ás preceeding as rupidly as possible, and 900,000 m) are being retained as the Army of Occupation. The latter will re ceive weekly bonuses as follows : -- Prí- vates, 10. Od.; non-commissioned officers, 12a, 3d, to 148.; officers 218, to 4.
FATE OF THE GERMAN
COLONIES.
INTERNATIONALISATION
DECIDED UPON E
Panie, Janary 29th. Well-informed Americnu eireles believe Klant the Colonial dimenities will be
solved by a ersten of mandates controlled by the League of Nations, thus intera tionalising the Colonies as President Wil sou detives, but simultaneously giving the mandatory nation complete liberty of amion mulong at such action is in accord anoe with the principles of the Longite.
It is understood that this compromise was practically reached at fast evening's session of the Council of the great Powers. GENERAL BOTHA'S VIEWS.
PAIS, January 20th. General Botha was heard at to day's Council of the great Powera as regards the German Colonies.
THE PEACE CONFERENCE
GERMAN DELEGATION NAMED.
Amsrennan, January 29th,
A toleraan from Berlin states that tho Gorman Pence Delegation will consist of Herr Scheidemann, Count von Rantzau, Coant Bernstorff, Herr Braberger and
Hoer Haussman, ex-Secretary of State
von
Herr Scheidemann and Count Rantzau will only participate in the open. ing sittings so that the negotiations pro- per will be conducted by Cousi Bern storff, Herr Eraborger and Herr Bauss
mann
POLAND AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA.
LONDON, January 29th.
à communige? from Paris, dated Jan- uary 9th, states that the representatives of the five Powers met twice to-day.
The Polish delegates made general statements on the Polish situation and Polish chains in the morning.
the afternoon the Czecho-Slovak delegates gave their views on the question of an industrial basin in Silesia, between Bohemia and Poland
AMERICA AND IMMIGRATION. EXCEPTIONS FROM THE NEW BILL,
WASHINGTON, January 20th.
EMPIRE'S WAR DEBTS.
EMPIRE COMMISSION SCHEME
FORMULATED
LONDON, January 2ch.
over
A scheme has been formulated by Acting Commonwealth Premier, Mr. We A. Watt, for the formation of an Emp Commission, which will tako control of the Empire's way 'debis.
The Governments of all the Dominions and tulonies will be duty represented on the Commission, which will assume is financial position in December next and will be empowered to convert its debts
indo cotton stack.
FEBRUARY IT, 1919.
COURSE OF THE WAR SOME LEADING EPISODES. Actual hostilities in Europe began on
During the spring the British and French armies on the Somme began their: preparations for a great offensive move ment, with a view to relieving the pree July 28th with the Austrian declaration sure on Verdun. The battle of the Somme of war on Serbia and the bombardment began on July lat, continued until Nover
WAT
overra
Peronne. The tanks made their first
*TALIAS SUCCESSEN.
9th).
On the
Other events of 1917, outside the Euro<» pean thentres of war, which were of face reaching importaner, bus of which only the briefest mention can be made, are the operations in Mesopotamia, resulting in the capture of Baghdad (March), and the many's declaration of war on Russia and enemy's line between Bapaume and the surrender of Jerusalem (Decober of Belgrade. This was followed by Gerber, and resulted in the breaking of the Palestine campaign, which culminated in in France. Great Britain sent an ultima tam to Germany on August 4th, demand appearates in this battle. In the course
During the early part of 1918 there was the ing respect of Belgium's neutrality, and of four months' fighting on the Somme the little fighting of any importance on any
this being refused Grent Britain declared Allice captured 73,000 prisoners and over part of the Western front
The enemy. on Germany. The Germans swiftly 300 guns, besides numerous trench-mortars ments they had been able to draw from however, encouraged by the reinforce- Belgium, although they were and nearly 1,000 machine-guns.
Russia, were making preparations for de- toutly resisted by the gallant little Bel-},
livering "knock-out" "blow. Captured guns from Russia, added to their own gian army. In a few days the enemy wan On the Italian front the Austrum com- withdrawn from that front; had provided in occupation of Liège, Brussels, and Italians on the Isonzo, delivered a blowtery, and in man power they were equal, mander, anticipating an attack by the then with an enormous weight of artil- Nanwr. Meanwhile the British Expedi- at the Trenting army, but alter a brief if not superior, to the Alfies. tionary Force bad boch lunded in
preliminary silccess this enterprise British sectors, the Germans certainly Esch Government will only be hadde France, and having fought the glorious collapsed, and later on General Cadorna tumbered us. They planned to crushe
was able to resume his plannexă operations, for its own obligations, mud will make battle of Mune, it had withdrawn to the He crossed the Isonzo al severki pants,
the British and French Armies, and make an annual payment of at least bs. per
their way to the coast and Paris, before Cambrai-bandrecies-Le Catena line.
and captured Gorizu, Meanwhile, on the the American troops, who had already la conjunction with the French, they Eastern front, General Brussitolf was co
appeared on the battlefield, could arrive £100 of the debt taken over for interest recontinued to retire until, by the begining brilliant operations in Galicia, in sufficient numbers to make their full demption and interest on distributionning of Septraber, they were on the River which had the result of relieving the weight felt.
Marpe, and the Germans were as close as pressure on the Italian front, and com they ever gou Paris. Then began the pelling Austria to call upon Germany fur
Using an great river battle, which altered the whole further assistance.
enormous quantity of Kar course of the war and resulted in the Franco-Batish vane on the Some, livered a violent bardment of a few
The failure of the Germans to check the shells and guns of every calibre, they de eing driven back to the Aisne gradually extended their line north-and the apparent weakness of the Aus hours, and the advanced on fifty miles ward, and, having captured Antwerp,
trians on the Cargo and in Galicia, hud front, from Croisilles to La Père, breaking reached the coast at Ostend. Towards the the effect of inducing Roumania to declare through the British lines. Within three close of the year, after a number od war against Austria-Hungary in August days, Peronse, Han, and Bapapunes were memorable battles in France, recalling the and the Romanian army invaded Ifung yielded to the enemy. On succeding days, To meet the new peril the Central Albert and Montdidier were captured," names of LA PENSOC Armontiéres, the Lyb. Powers feorganised their forces, and the and the Germos crept nearer to Amiens. Ypres and Arras, the Allies line extend ed from Nieuport to Dixmude and Ypres, aigars, and Turks were placed under slackening, and in this direction it was combined armies of Austro-Hungarians. But the first impetus of the attack was and thence by halle, La Basse, and Arins
Mackensen's army of cheeked by the end of April. to Albert, then bending south-east to Bois German cenumand. sons and towards Rheins, to the forest Germans, Bulgars, and Turka drove back
Towards the end of May the Germans of the Argonne, the Mouse, und Verdan. the Russo Roumanian fores
th started mother attack, between Buissons By now the first punse of trench warfare Dobradja, while Falkenhayn attacked the and Rheins, crossed the Aiste and recap- had begun, and, while small stretches of Carpathing passes and entered Bournantured the Chenon des Dames. there was no material change in the situanian fort, was captured on October battle, and by April 30th they had reach ian territory. Constanza, the chief Roufell into their hands after a fierce atroct ground wore won or lost an either side,
tion. The broad results of the war on the 22nd, The Russo-Romanian army wasted the
Attacks in May and June mans had en toiled in their attempt to Danube in the hands of the enemy, whose and the enemy got within forty miles of the railway from the const to the were directed towards reaching Paris, reach Parts and their effort to capture advance continued rapidly, and by the the capital at Villers-Cotterets.
beginning of December the enemy were in they were stopped. occupation of Bucharest.
CONTA
Additional loans in respect of the recesit war expenditure will be raised if neces
KOPY
DEMOBILISATION.
LABOUR MINISTRY'S DECISION.
Lundos, January 20th.
The Mistry of Labour announces thus in view of the Government's decision re garding the constitution of the Arinies
ary.
in
THE LAST OFFENSIVE.
Soissons
of Occupation, no further applications for 1 release of pivotals or others on Western Front so far were that the Ger- compelled to retreat, leaving the whole and between Château-Thierry
special grounds can la considered,
A WAR MEMORIAL.
BELAHAN GOVERNMENT'S
DECISION.
LONDON, January 20th. A telegrams from Paris states that the
Belgina Government has decided to pres
THE SETON MURDER CASE.
CHOWN PRODUCES REMARKABLE
EVIDENCE.
Lospos, January 28th. New light was thrown on the Seton shooting rase when Lt. Col. Rutherford was brought up in the Police Court on a charge of wilful murder.
Calais..
TRENCH WARFARE.
ط کرد
tion by Germany of "unrestricted
The year 1837 was notable for the initia
THE HINDENBURG LINK.
aub
was
There
templed a third offensive, with the object After a further pause the Germans at
In the eastern theatre of war events were moving more rapidly. There had been two invasions of Eastern Prussia, and much heavy fighting was taking place in Poland and Galicia. The Russians marine warfare, a policy which of enveloping Rheims and then marching sapeared Lomberg and proceeded to invest intended to bring England to her knees in Paris. They succeeded in crossing the Przemyet. The Austrians were busy de a few months, bat which, besides failing has reserves into play they were throw
Marne, but when Marshal Foch brought fending themselves against the Russian
to have that effect, brought the United onslaughts at the foot of the Carpathians. States into the war (April). It witnessed back and driven to the Veale. Then Sir also the beginning of the Russian revolu. Douglas Haig attacked east of Amiens The beginning of 1915 saw trench war-
tion and the abdication of the Tsar. On and broke into the main German pori- sorve the rains of Ypres as a memorial of fare pursuing its desultory and unsatis dous importance were initiated which armies was sealed One defent followed the Western front, operations of tremen- Lions. Thereafter the fate of the German the horrors of war. The town will br
factory course us the Water to might have had a decisive result but for The French, assisted largely by now the British overseas forces bad begin the temporary advantage which the Cen-the Italiane, pushed the Germans off the rebuilt on a new site.
to make their appearance on the battle feld, and the heroic deeds of our Cana collapse of the Russian armies later in
Gtral Powers derived from the utter Chernin den Dames, Варошаю ала dian and Indian troops wore forming the year.
Péronne were recaptured, and a real war of movement begn. in which the enemy, part of the chronicle of the war. Givenchy. Neuve Chapelle,
retreating day after day, were gradually Hill 30, Ypres, and La Bassée were the scenes of
driven from By March, after the battle of the Anere, trodden by French or British foot since ground which had not been bitter fighting during March, April, and the British were immediately in front of the earliest days of the war. May. Ypres will always be associated the important road centres of Bapatung cans, fighting as a separate foro under
The Ameri with the infamy of poison gas, while and Peronne, and were preparing for an the command of their own General Perah Pouly August) saw the first we advance on a large scale when the Gering, drove the enemy from the St. Mihiel period of stagnation varied by intense Hindenburg line brador enemy of quid fire. After a man began their retreat to the so-called saficut between Metz and Verdan The Artillery duels, a feree battle broke out Bapaume and Perone fell into our hands. Albert, began to wrist their own cherished To quick succession reconstituted Belgian army, under King in September, and the Franco-British The battles of Arras and of the Scarpe soil from the invader, and it soon became Jines in the Artois and Champagne regions were fought in April, and next month. evident that if the were advanced Laos fell into our hands, aftor severe fighting, the Hindenburg line reknude slefeat they would be driven Germans did not and the Vimy Ridge was captured.
was breached near Queant and a further en France and Belgium, and their own By now aircraft was being largely used section was captured between Balleur rritory would be invaded. The rest in The Public Prosecutor read a remark-
during the fighting, and our machines and Fontaine-lesCroisilles
Early able series of recent letters written by
in of ash recent dit, as to be in no need of were seriously interfering with the move- June the scene of the fighting was trans all. ments of the enemy's reserves and am-
The land for an armistico ferred to the neighbourhood of Ypres, and Mrs. Rutherford to her husband which
munition supplica. On December 19th, the Messings-Wytechiaete Ridge was storio rican capture of Bedan. An appropriate car e nimet simultoprously with the Ame were found in the latter's bag.
Sir Douglas Haig suceeded Bir John ed. Further beavy bghting led to and dramasir coincidener. Frenet in command of the British forces widening of the Ypres salient, and after appropriate and gratifying that the It is also were couched in moving and affectionate in France and Belgium. During the win- a bitter struggle the Canadiana captured signature of the armistice and the cessa ter our troops were kept hogy by trench Passchendaele. The Hindenburg line was terms and reproached him for his bo-
uos of hostilities almost coincides with raids and small local actions, but no also broken into in front of Cambrai.
On the French side, General Nivelle where the Old Contemptibles
the entry of the British forces into Mons, haviour towards her. One letter referred attacks on a large scale were attempted
jon either aide,
opened a great offensive in April between their glorious stand and earned undying mada to his awful temper and frequent ill- Farther eastwards, the Champagne and Boissons and Rheims. The fighting was of fame.-Daily Telegraph. usage of her. Another showed that she Argonne regions were heavily attacked the severest character. fut the persistenor allout the beginning of the year, and the of the French attacks finally yielded ther tearfully resisted her, friends' efforts to Aflits temporarily withdrew across the possession of the famous Chemin-des- sue for a divorce, but, on n eubsequent The German Crown Prince in Dames, which they held in face of a strong GEN. TOWNSHEND IN LONDON Joly opened a rigorous offensive in the and well-sustained counter-attack. In the date, she decided to institute proceedings Argoane, but was severely checked. In direction of Verdun, also, the French scor
Y.M.CA. SERVICE. the Vosges, also, there was a considerable ed some further successes, capturing the and asked him to facilitate the avoidance amount of activity, which, however, did Mort Homme crests, Hill 204, and Chaume
not lend to any marked alteration of the Wood.
Major-General Sir Charles Townshend of publicity,
battle line, but, generally speaking, the On the Italian front, after continuous service in remembrance with gratitude presided over a gumited thanksgiving balance of advantage was left on the side minor actions during the winter, pur and pride of the splendid and heroic of the French. Later in the year (Sep- Allies, in May, successfully opened their sacrifice that in the hands of Almighty tember-October) the Champagne district first offensive on the Isonzo, grossing the God has set the world free from tyranny,? became the scene of a strong Freuch offen- river at several places, and capturing hold at the Royal Albert Hall. sive, which yielded marked progress to important positions, such as M. Kuk General Townshend, who received our Allies.
of
Further hearing was adjourned.
ENGLAND'S CALM
The Immigration Bill, which the Immi gration Committee of the House of Retish Pilgrims.
These
EASTERN VICIBBITUDES,
There will be five armies of pecupation prentatives has approved, forbidding Mr. Beck said he had witnessed three Dardanelles Expedition, with the heroiced by a heavy counter-stroke in October. telegram of congratulation on
formed by February 1st: At Home, on immigration for four years after pence is
of
the Rhine, in the Middle Enat, in the Farsigned, makes exceptions in the ease East, and in North India.
(Cuba, Mexico, Canada and Newfound
land
No soldier under 20 years of age will be required to serve anywhere exorpi at Home and on the Rhine.
AERIAL DEVELOPMENT.
COMING MEETING OF THE AIR CONFERENCE.
Pasis, January 20th.
the
Mt. Vodice, and Hill 174. Before the enthusiastic welong, said, in the course AN AMERICAN TRIBUTE.
Austrians had recovered from this blow of a brief address, that we had won the On the Eastern front, early in 1915, another was struck at there on the Caro, war by the help of God, and this country Mr. James M. Bock, ex-Attorney-Gen- the Russians were compelled to retreat and a third in the Trentino, taking Mnow had her futup, in her own hands. eral of the United States, and a member from Eastern Prusis, and the Germans Ortigarar and the Agnello Pass.
made a rapid advance in Poland. The second offensive on the Isonzo and the the greatest Empire that the world bud
The We should, and he believed would, remai the Committee of the American Russians captured Przemysl, but lost it Curso began in August, Monte Santo ever seen; but to do this we must preserve Pilgrims, was entertained recently to go recaptured Lemberg and drove mode on the Bainsizza Plateau. Bittor must also respect aurscives
being captured and a good advance being our respect for God and the King, and who also luncheon, the America Officers' Club, the Russians back in all sectors of the fighting raged for many days on the this nothing would fail 125
If we did by the Executive Committee of the Bri- front from the Baltic provinces to the Bainsizza Plateau and around Monte Santimes we should all stand loyally together In these Carpathians. Other important evente of Gabriele. Responding to the toast of his health the rear were the beginning of the
and take these words for our motto. In DRIVE TOWARDS VENICE A brief lull in the fighting was follow that loyalty. During the defence of Kut, the Army he had soon striking results of stages of the world drama. There was the landings of Australians and New Zea calm cotirage of France. No less wonderlanders at Anzac Cove, and later at Buyla The Austrians had received powerful bravery of the troops was received from ful than France's courago was England's Bas, Italy's entry into the war in May; reinforcement by German troops, and the King. He read that telegram to ther attitude in the hour of assured victory, the landing of Allied troops at Balonika when the blow fell the Italian line was wounded and on parade to all the troops You were nobly grent in the hour of and the Allies declaration of war on Bul. shattered for a distance of twenty miles and the effect was worth more than disaster," he said, "and you are supreme- garie
north-westward from Tolmine and the brigade to him. It prolonged the defence ly great in the hour of victory. (Cheers) In February, 1916, the Germans began passes of the Julian and Carnic Alps were for two months. (Cheers.) I have been here a week, and have not their famous bid for Verdun, and the opened for the enemy's advance. yot heard a syllable of vain boasts or French Army was submitted to what was consequence the positions beyond the seni. wore received from Princess Helenos
As a Letters of regret at inability to be pre vindictive hatred, In New York the perhaps its severest trial of the war. Isonzo. had to be surrendered. bulle are ringing, the whistles blowing, This enterprise was entrusted to the was recaptured by the Austro-Germans, telegraphic merge from General Mine,
Gorizia Victoria and the Prime Minister; and and pandemonium roigns to eclebrate the armies under the command of the Ger- who continged to prese forward, and at Salonika, addressed to the Lord Mayor, surrender of Austria and Turkey; but man Crown Prince, while the defence of occupied. Udine. Fighting gallant rear was read, in which General Milne said: you remain silent in the hour of your Verdun was conducted by General Pétain. guard actions, the Italiana withdrew first An Air Conference is mooting shortly, able foe at its feet, and never a shout pro | French had been driven out of the the to the Tagliamento, and then to the than titis world rizenms of The right-
triumph. England sees its most formid After a week of the bittercat fighting
More things are wrought by prover ad- Livenza, while other formidable romy comprising five delegates auch from code from its lips. It is perfectly nunx-vanced positions, and were holding the forces were advancing towards the Vene France, Britain, Belgium, the United
ing to a stranger."
Brass-Douaumont-Vaux
Douan- tinn Plain through the Sugana Valley. The enemy, he proceeded, had not been out was taken by the candy on March Finally, with the assistance of hurriedly States and Italy, in order to frumno pro-magnanimity to an assassin would be theth, by which time the battle had flicker the enemy advance was held on the River a fair opponent, but a foul assassin, and End, and Vaux Fort surrendered on Juna despatched French and British troops, posals for submission to the Peace Con-
high-water mark of folly. The free ed out and assumed the familiar charne Pinvo, when he was within fifteen miles peoples of France and England could not teristics of trench warfare, ference regarding the regulation of air be terrorised, even though fair portions that time wore within five miles of
The enemy of Venice
The Russian revolution in March, 1917, of the earth became vast graveyards, and Verdun, on both sides of the Meuse. navigation.
was destined to have 'n tremendous in-kind treatment received by many Japan- In appreciation and recognition of the the ocean itself an unfathomable doith. Inte in October the French amumed the once on the course of the war, as it so scaines Well might the indge turn to the prisoner offensive, and recaptured the fort and ultimately removed the Russian armies a Greenwich, since the ontbreak of war, that at the Beainen's Hospital, responsible for the unprecedented slnagh village of Donaumont, and held all their fighting factor, and released an enor Japanese Consul General, Mr. X, Kama- ter of innocent men, and donand of him gaine, in spite of numerous heavily-pres moua number of Austrian and German soki has interested Iganese shipowners, what reason there was why judgment of a counter-attacks. death aknuld not be inflicted upon that General Nivelle (who had meanwhile sue continued, however, for
In the words of troops for usg elsowhore, Hostile action shipbuildors, and merchanta Enn fund creation of Frederick the Base and Bisoneded Pétain), the French in four hour though it only served to emphasise the tie response has enabled the Consul Gen- some time for the endowment of a bed. A sympathè hored 30,000 offers aud 206,000 mon, of j The large hospital-slip Rues han arrivien," be explained, is in full sympathy ground which the latter bad spent eight and their utter collapse may be dated chairman, Bir Perdova) Nairne. The bed aparek-the Prussian Empire Ame wrested from the enemy at one blow the growing demoralination of the Russians, eral to haut & cheque for £1,000 to the which, 1.749 offerre aid $1,797 men havors en runte Reval with Russian troops with you. All it arien for is retriimtive months in taking piecemeal, at the cot the Bolshevik coup d'état on Novein will be nained. Cheery Blossom, there
justice. Make no mistake about her atti- of desperate efforia and cousidorable sacriber 7th with the humiliating peson of being already Chrysanthemus" be frum France, fully armed and equipped. 'Lade.'
Brest-Litovak,
'endowed in 1005.
It is believed that recruiting for the
voluntary Army will improve as soon as the great mass who fought, returns to civil
Jife.
Upon the steady rebuilding of the Army depends the relief of the territorial bat talions in ludila and in other distant
stations.
AIR FORCE BONUSES.
LONDON, January 20th. The Freng Bureau states)~-~
Mr. Winston Churchill announces that i
the Air Force, on November 11th, num
-airendy been demobilised.
THE ALLIES AND RUSSIA. RETURN OF BUSSIAN SOLDIERS.
Copenhagen, January 20th.
line.
ousness of our cause has beest catablished."
JAPANESE GİFT TO SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL.
ale.