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HONAKUNG
THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
FIRST FULL COMMITTEE MEETING OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
STRIKE
GLASGOW 3 THREATS.
ALLIED SUCCESS OVER THE BOLSHEVIKS.
BELFAST
LATEST CABLES
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCS.} THE NEW PARLIAMENT.
STATELY OPENING CEREMONIAL
LUNION, February 14th Parliament was opened to das by BM the King, who, accompanied by the Qu, drove to her Houses of Parlia ment from Buckingham Prince.
The Royal procrasion consisted of four carriages and was attendegh in the Boter eign's escort of the Household Cavalry
Besides the
Piguntaries, the {ourt
neizpants
included carriages
Cameral Sir W. Robertson, tieneral Sir Henry Wilson, and Admiral Sir Roselyn Wemyss
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The ceremony was shurn of much of its staleliness, owing to the Court Iwing in
K.
All the presses were in morning dress, mostly black The only touch of colour in the whole house was the scarlet robes
of the Fudges and Bishops.
The Ring was in a field muntshal's khaki
Whiferm
The Queen was dressed all in Black with a single rupe of pearls and me diamond crument on her breast
The King read his opening speech very deliberately and clearly. s that every word was heard throughout the house
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
FILL COMMITTER
MEETING.
FIRST
PARIS. February 4th.
A Bavas message say b The first full meeting of the Committee of the League of Nations, which took place to-day, discussed the 22 Articles, covering the principal pointe upon which the various Nations will be aske
SETTLED:
GLASGOW STRIKERS THREAT.
LONION. February 11th.
The Clyde Strike Committee will re cammered a full resumption of work on February 19th, “ until We man perfect our furces with a view to enforcing our claim for a 40-hour week by a national strike of all workers in the near future “
FIGHTING BULSHEVISM.
ALLED SUCCESS NEAR KADISH
LONDON. February 10th.
A British in the from North Russia skal109; --
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Liverpool troops and a detachment of the French Foreign Legion, consisting of Russians, trained and ufficered by
French, carried out successful raid | south of Kadish, inflicted benvy casual
tice, destroyed two field guns, and upset the enemy's preparations for an attack.
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
COMMITTEE ON REPARATION,
LONDON, February 10th.
A
from COMMUNIQU
Paris, dated February 10th, states:
The Committer un Reparation discus sed the principles on which vest the rights to Reparation and examined the means. randa of the different delegates. Mr. Hughes set forth the considerations un which the British memorandum was
baused.
FRANCE AND THE LEAGUE OF
NATIONS.
NEW YORK, February 10th.
M. Cleisencrat, interviewed by an Associated Press correspondent,
em
DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1919.
THE ARMISTICE.
PRE-MEDITATED DESTRUCTION
BY THE GERMANS.
LONDON, February 10th,
Paris, dated
. A
comencacurqué from
February 10th, states:-
The Supreme War Council, this after-
noon, discussed the conditions of the
renewal of the Armistice.
EARLIER CABLES. FAR EASTERN CABLE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR
NEWS.
CONFERENCE.
THE INDICTMENT AGAINST GERMANY.
PARIS, February 5th.
A Havas message says:-- The Interimtional Socialist Conference વ M. Klotz then described the work pub-compelled the German Socialists to listen apoued at Berne. M. Alberi Thomas
lished in 16 by the German General
Staff proving the premeditated, and
systematic character of the destruction of French industry by the Germans. The Chancil referred the work to an Eronomic
Vuttmittee
A Ka
MISGUIDED RUSSIA.
MOSCOW'S CONDITION.
to the complete and heid indictment of
reason by M. Kautsky.
fers Eisner, speaking in the name of the German Minority Socialists, mid the authors of the war were Prussian officer. supported by Gertrust mufacturers and Junkers.
A. Kuutsky said Germany's attitude when Austria send the ultimatum to Ser bia groyed the responsibility of the Cen
SERBIAN PRINCE IN FRANCE
Hastyoruns, February 10th. an newspaper states that Mos cow is rompletely ruined, under the Boltrai Powers shevik regone. The city has suffered more than Petrograd, The shops are eloard and sigɔbsonīds gone. There is no trade as most of the merchants have, fled. The rich people, who have not escaped, are imprisoned. awaiting
execution. Many executions occur daily.
WAR HISTORY.
THE GERMANS AND STRASSBOURG CATHEDRAL,
PARIS, February 10th. General Hirschauer, the French Gover nor of Strasbourg, has informed Mar shind Foch that inquiries, irrefutably proved by official documents, showed that, during the whole course of the war, the Germans used Strasbourg Cathedral to support machine guns, and observation post for artillery, as well as a fistening post for anti-aircraft appara
Lus
ZLA Az
BRITISH SHIPPING.
OVER 100 STEAMERS ON ORDER.
LONDON, February 10th, British shipyards have recently hooked urders for well over 100 vessels, repre senting a very large twanage,
This is probably a record.
phasized the difficulties of reconstituting The Ellerman-Bucknall Гіде alone France industrially, whereas the German | ordered over 50 steamers on the North factories were ready to produce forth-East Const.
with.
He also mentioned that while Ger
debt was Indy's war
almost entirely domestic, France was confronted with the League of Nations Committee a series having regularly to pay abroad inuense
M. Léon Bourgeon communicated to
of resolutions adopted by the Allied "Associations supporting the League,
These resolutions, if adopted, would' obtain universal acceptance of humane conditions of labour, not yet adopted by sume highly civilised countries, and will impose on the enemy States limitation of armaments, thus enabling the countries, forming the League, to effect lurge redan Lions in their military forces
THE NECESSITY FOR A WORLD
LEAGUE.
+ PARIS, February 4th.
A Havas message saya!---
The most memorable incident of Presi dent Wilson's visit to Europe was the official reception accorded him by
Chamber of Deputies.
the
M. Deschanel emphasised that the
fundamental condition of a lasting peace
was that France should be placed de finitely beyond the reach of attack.
The thirty nations, which broke with Germany, should form the kernel of the iature World League.
President Wilson stated that, in future, when any nation threatened another, the hole world would be waiting to vindi ite its liberty. The sacrificce the world would have to make to achieve a League of Nations were as nothing compared to the sacrifices it would have to make if a League were not formed.
BRITISH LABOUR UN REST.
BELFAST STRIKE PROVISIONALLY
SETTLED.
sume in interest.
M Clemencesu indicated that these the situation, the gradual aspects of demobilisation of the British Armies, and the Russian chaos, which suited many, were all accountable for France's caution as regards the League of Nations
or
and her insistence upon solid safeguards
and securities.
He admitted, however, that President Wilson had given heartening reassurances in this connection.
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR
LEGISLATION.
LONDON, February 10th. A communiqué from Paris, dated February 10th, states:-
EARLIER CABLES.
GREEK AIMS.
PANIB, February 5th.
A Have message says:
M. Venizelos, the Grook Premier, made
& great impression at the Conference by
The British India Steam Navigation Company in building & large liners.
The Cunard Line is building eight; the Donaldson Anchor line, and the Donald
son Brothers, six; Elder's, and Fyffe, four. Shaw, Savill, and Albion, three; the Union Castle and the Commonwealth and Dominion Company, two each.
The shipbuilding outlook วิธ very bright, provided labour settles down.
THE TOLL OF WAR SOME HIGHER RANK STATISTICS.
PARIS, February 4th.
A Havas message says:— Three French Major-Generale and 20 Brigadier-Generals were killed in action, One Major-General and 18 Brigadier Generale succumbed to wounds and dis
CISE.
OBITUARY.
AN INNOVATION. INTERNATIONAL POST OFFICE
BANKING.
PARIS, February 4th. A Havas mesange Bays:-
CEMENTING NEW BONDS OF
FRIENDSHIP.
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PARIS, February 5th.
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[FROM DEN TOWN CORRESPONDENT.]
THE
INTERNAL PRACE CONFERENCE
Pakisu, February unk Internal Peace Conference will boid it, preliminary sessions at Slaugh: on Wednesday, which is a lucky day, and then adjours for a werk, pending the pre paration of the ex German Club for their wittings.
USE OF THE GERMAN CONSULATE
AT SHANGHAI SOUGHT
The Government as rerrived a tele Krnm Front Shangha asking approach the Dutch Legation foa perans sion to use the Germini t'onsulate for the
1! in
accommodation of the Northern Deby
gates
[THROUGH REUTER'S AUENCY }
THE SHANGHAI NANKING RAILWAY
MR.
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ASQUITH AND THE
PREMIER
PALTRY AND UNGRACIOUS.”
Mr Asquith, addressing a reeting in the Lincoln Corn Exchange, referred to the Prin Minister's speech at Leeds, a few days previous
In the speech, sand Mr Asquith, Mr. Lloyd George contrasted the pears 9916 and 1938, and he confessed he did not know which in it . the wealth of the speakers imagination or las con- fidene in this shot tress of the weary of those thom 1 was addet besoed,
The year Jelt wats the on, which be (3r Asquith fed offer, at they were invited to link back 1 19. and see the patrouinton resah of nervousness and | hesitation, whereas, if they turned thir eyes about now in 199%, they saw the rich
fruits of energy, duvetion, and vision.
bond to test these statements the light of actual history. 1810, 1st we read, kormany was advancing from cunque la conquest, Britain had sun- tried two humiliating defeats from the most dispicuble of two fies the Turk; (and war had taken no means at home to
cumbat the submarine merinev,
AN APPEAL TO MEMORY
Lowong, Febrany pod Arbitrating the dispute between the
Åre our memories, are nur rulers' thinese Government and the Brita memories o shuri, Bid Mr. Asaith, Chinese Corporation, Lord Shaw Battle of Jutland: For the first timo that they have already forgotten the
A Bayns message says ' The Note issued last night regarding the visit of the Prince Regent of Serbia as the Best citizen of the Kingdom of the given an interim award, whereby sutte Serbs, Croats and Slovenes contributes hitherto paid by the Chinese Government, towards the making of bonds, uniting to make up the interest on Shanghai-strategy of Lord Jellies, they were driven the new kingdana 1 France, the Allied Nanking Railway bonds, ought to le Powers and the United States
deducted from the earnings of the rail closely and durably.
way in order to ascertain the neg profits,
EMIR FEISUL HONOURED. RECEIVES THE CROIX DE GUERRE
J'ARIA, February 5th.
A Havas message says: ---
Emir Feisal has received the Uroix de Guerry, in recognition of the resolute manner in which he cut the communica
1 of four Turkish Arunies.
JAPAN AND CHINA
LONDON, February 14th Telegrams fraan Peking denote that insch feeling prevails there, concerning the alleged action of Japan, firstly, that China is being presented by Japan at the Paris Conference or that Japan is endeavouring to secure control of the Chinese delegates; secondly, that Japan has been instrumental in restricting the number of the Chinese delegates
in the war, the Gerinan High Sens Pool had ventured a try conclusions with us in the open soa. Through the numirablu
back to their port with crushing loss.
But the battle of Jutland meant much more than that. It was one of tho turning points of the war. The Germans receive such a lesson that their groat Beet the Armada on which so many mil- tions had been spent and upon the pres tige of which so many hopes had been built had remained idle and skulking in it harbours ever since. It was no exng- geration to say that it was reduced to practical impotence, and that our supro- macy of the sea was asserted and vindi eated once and for all.
With all deference to our soldiers, and notwithstanding their great work, the war had been won by sea-power. Ib
by the constant, unrelaxing, ever- tightening efforts of the Fleet, nobly and efficiently supported by the mercantile marine, that we had step by step drained away from the enemy forces their ro
Bources.
THE BATTLE OF THE COMME.
These statements are emphatically re pudiated by the Japanese, who point
Mr. Asquith mexs turned to the mili out that China is represented as Parietary athudpoint to the decisive theatre,
by Mr. La, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. C. T. Wang, a high offriul of Peking,
Dr.
at
the battleleld of the West. All the Prime that, after colossed luaves, we had failed Minister said of the Samine in 1916 was
Wellington Koo Minister
to break through the enemy lines. What a paltry and ungrateful recognition of Washington, and Mr. Sze, Minister to one of the best episodes of the whole Britain. It was the Conference itself war! (Cheers.) which lecided the murder of delegates tions of the autumn in the year of Bir Douglas Haig, during the opera- of each State atinissible to the different nervousness, weariness, impotence, and failure, recovered a large traci of French meetings of the Conference.
territory and enabled the French to bold According to
That, again, was OBD Japanese authorities, and save Verdun.
of the turning points of the war, for, if Japan's policy, while including the re that key fortress had been compelled to turn of Teingtan to Chunn, is tu un breach would have been created in the
surrender,
unbridgeable
QUEEN WITH PRISONERS.
GREETING AT CANNON STREET.
The Queen, hearing that about 350 turning war prisoners, mostly natives of the North of England, were due to arrive at Cannon-street, motured to the station to meet them, attended by Lady Mary Trefusts and Sir Edward Walling- ton. The Queen was inuediately sur rounded by a crowd of soldiers and of Majesty shook hands with several of the friends who had come to meet then. Her
nion, told them she was very glad to see them back home, and invited them to crow to the other side of the platform as quickly us possible and get hot coffee and food which there awaited them
Her Majesty cruased over herself, and, standing at the head of a table, with Mrs. Norrie beside her, watched with much interest the serving out of refreshments. From time to time she talked with the
clude the closest possible relations with men, bidding them not to stand on cere 10ony, but
14 get on with their food.
China, and, bearing in mind the policy Don't wait. can talk to you just as well while you are eating,
of the Open Dour, to help China to she said to one The returned war
grently develop her own prisoners applisted her Majesty's kindness wid sympathy, and 7L strapping sergeant called for Three
for choors
the Quan," which were given with great
beartiness
conversations
were
FUSOUTTEK.
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defence of France, and the military posi- tion would have been entirely different.
Were there no shortcomings after Lord Grey and he disappeared in this con- nection, he pouted to food control, supply, and distribution, and the in- creasing of mat power, and he declared there had been ample material for effective attack from ย less patriotia Opposition thus theirs. What was the Foral
It was that, in the hour of The American trade editors who visit triumph, we should none of us be-little ed England and the Allied countries were
the work er begrudge old obligations to the guests of Viscount Northcliffe, at efforts and labour, extending ever mom any of those through whose combined luncheon, ut Printing House-square. President
AMERICAN EDITORS.
LORD NORTHCLIFFE'S TRIBUTE.
Necessarily, the short, because the Queen wished to speak to as many as possible, and was aware that second special train was in wait ing at an adjoining platform to curry To Private Albert Akerman, West Kents, the North Countrymen to their homes. her Majesty said, I am very glad to see
After the toast of The King and the than four years, this war had been won
had been cordially "honoured, you all safely bath in London. It must
མི་———- Northcliffe propused the be a very great relief to you and to your health of the American Trade Editors, friends. Private Langstone, a Tyneside and, having welcomed them, said:
COSTLIEST FILM STAR.
&
Viscount
Uur
the
£305,000 FOR A YEAR.
Belgian fair used a photograph of WELL-KNOWN FRENCH TURFITE.
family named Hanotiaux, who, guests represent one of the must polent he said, were a kind as it was possible that exists here in a lesser degren,
forces in the United States, something The International Labour Legislation
for any buman beings to be. Her Majesty
A contract signed, recently. by Mary Commission has decided that the general
PARIS, February 4th. remarked, No wonder you are grateful great business newspapers that lead the Pickford, whose £276,000 salary-bonus in Conference of Nations, to deal with
A Havas message says:-
to them, and preserve their photograph, trades at which their aims are directed. two years
was recently mentioned in The Belgians, I am sure, have proved The power and independence of these labour legislation, should consist
The death is announced of Baron themselves a of
great little nation. A business and technical newspapers and court proceedings, makes her not only a delegates representing the Governments Arthur Schickier, the well-known race lady that he had been for eight months a
soldier named Brownlow told the Royal their enterprise are example, to A. producer and director, but the costliest
When the Government of the United star in all filmdom. and organisations of employers and horse owner,
prisoner, getting very little food and no States went into the war, with the enthu adequate clothing. His boots were appro.siasm and thoroughness of which we are are clastic, providing for bonuses and The terms of Miss Pickford's contract workers.
priated by R German officer, who was all LWEM, tlucy appealed to the practically shoeless.
At last four of his controllers of these great trade organs make not less than £300,000 for the year special awards, but it is expected she will parcels from bone had contained boots to help them, and right well they did of the contract, and the £400,000 mark Bent by his request, but they had invarit. These American gentlemen come from will not be beyond the reach of her ably been taken out and used by the Ger- man custodians. How shamefully they a country in which the newspapers hold carning power. have treated you" said the Queen. a more important position than that
The contract is with the First National accupied by the Press of our eduntry. Exhibitors' "You have had a great deal
to go They through, and I am so glad, for the sakes
come from a country where the which recently raised Charlie Chaplin to Circuit, the organisation of all of you, that it is now at an end." controllers of independent пешерпрете what at that fime was the crowning salary Regiment, told the Queen that had it not rank.
Private Joseph Power, East Yorks are regarded as men of super-Cabinet height.
The position of the individual
By the terms of the contract, Miss Pick- been for the Belgians many of our men newspaper controller like myself, who be would have starved on being liberated lieves that, except under oiyeumstances She will selost her own plays, directors,
ford
becomes an independent producer. after, the signing of the armistico, which rarely occur, and do not at this and
supporting cunts. Another adidier was one of a company ofmonient exist, it is his duty to decline 100 then. They were compolied to work offer, in hot so well understood in this a co-operative organisntion, made up The company with which she has signed ching he front line, where many of them country as in the United States of of thirty wealthy theatre owners in the were killed by the British shells, and America, whe
where the what with bike Tron This cause and ent newspaper owners, such as Medill, use Mise Pickford's pictures firat in their long list of independ- United States and Canada. They will through sickness only thirty-five men of Dana, Neon, Bennett, and his original 100 survived to welcome the stand out as examples of men who believe broadenst
Pulitzer own thentres and Inter circulate them coming of peace.
that a Press
of its readers, and easily the highest paid film star in the "The contract will make Miss Pickford made a point of going to every cute independent of its advertis, is en world," BAYE a representation of the com to say good-bye.
then up ber
I believe that pany, although witness the departure of the troop train, a
and near the end of the platform to iial to demceratie rule.
juncture, with the fort estimate the income guaranteed to her
wo enanol precisely and the occupants of every carriage Conference at Paris, any newspaper pro: Chaplin's, which we hold.
Inter-Allied Conference and Pence Majesty congratulated the YMCA, reprietor who went to thess Conferences in given a hat guaranten af 50 turn gave her a parting cheer.
"Her contract in similar to that of Chaplin in arrangements for providing for the reguggod se he would be if he were willing Shoulder Aus picture netted kin presentatives on the excellence of their fan official capacity would be. ne effectively
$15,000 bontisen offered to him. Lurning prisonOTH.
Tio accept a place in this Cairinot,
£0,000****
It is proposed to develop the new French eyeten of post office banking, the statesmanlike way in which he pro- extending it to all the Allied and neutral sented Grande's claims, the basis being a
countries, so that a post office cheque may re-union with unredeemed Greeks under i alien domination.
become international.
LATEST CABLES.
AUTHORS OF THE WAR. THEIR PUNISHMENT DEMANDED.
PAR18, February 4th. A Havas mássage saya:—
LONDON, February 12th. The Belfast strike has been proviüon- ly settled, the men agreeing, subject to conlrmation on February 19th, to resumo
M. Tardieu, ponking at a menting of work on a basin of a 54-hour work, pend. | the Responsibility-for-the-War Committee, ing a Conference, at which employers said that before pesce terms are settled, will undertake to recommend loudhan a justion must be meted out, and penalties
47-hour wook.
imposed on the author of the war.
FRANCE'S WAR-WORN
WARBIORS
NEW APPOINTMENTS AWAITING
THEM.
PARIB, February 4th. A HAYRA menage saya!—
Generals Castelnau, Fayolle and Mai. stre, on their return to Paris, will be given new appointments on Army Insper
tore.
After the men had entrained, the Queen avours, independent of Government
Hor