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THE
HONGKONG DAILY PRESË, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2ør, 1919.
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SERIOUS STRIKES IN GERMANY.
RECURRENCE OF THE INFLUENZA
SCOURGE.
BELFAST AND GLASGOW STRIKERS RESUME WORK.
LATEST TABLES
TOROVUN REUTER 5 AGANOS Į
GERMANY.
SPARTACISTS DIRECTING SERI OES STRIKE MOVEMENT
Losos, February asth
A message from Berlin says tik situn tion in Gmany as dady beeoming more precarious owing to the great activity of
the Spartacists.
A gemal strik. bar on token in the Rube regume
The strikers at Essen have declared that not a singl ton of run shad be given a present to the Government and the strike will be (25) tinued until the socialisation of the Ruur mining industry takes place, and the Government troops are recalled
The Spartacists are directing the en tâm 2:NH LÊ Alarming reports from Weimar state that the lust Be there as occupied by the muitary, and troops
are held on readiness.
The strike of employs at the large etores in Berlin is assuthing large pro portions;
thousand have Hixly struck and is expected that Berlin will
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PROBABLE NAVAL CLAUSES OF THE PEACE TERMS.
PARIS, February 17th. The Armistice discussione will be re- stuned on February 18th when Murshad Fuch returns from TrevCL
It is almost certain that the Goal naval peare tors will include the complete destruction of the fortifications of Heli gland and the Kiel Canal, opening the hatter to ordinary trollie and leaving Germinus with a navy only zulficient for defensive purposes.
TE BABY KILLERS. MORE GERMAN ATROCITIES.
PARIS, February 17th.
The Polish Foreign Minister acquaint ed the Allies with the Germans' inhunti treatment of the brat butch of repatriated Polish deportees, comprising 25,000 men and women and 800 children, who wore conveyed to the Polish frontier by day and night, in open tracks, in twenty-one degrees of frost, causing the death of While they wore i fifty-six children, the frontier station, the Germans robled thoir money, foot wear and extra cloth ng and detained men of $fteen to thirty Bve years.
fatica regents state ting the Apertaents have supposed dar newspapers in the TAS Rub region, while arased Spartacists from Essen, Dusseldorf and other places are pouring to Muelheim, which is apparently the centre of the movement. MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS RESIGNS COPENHAGEN, February 17th.
A message From Weimar states:
States that Zeitung The Pensche Count Brockendorf von Rantzau has re-
signed.
BALE, February 18th. The Frankfurter Zeitung states that Count von Rantzua resigned after the signature of the Aranistice. The Govern ment asked hun to remain.
WILL NOT SURRENDER MER. CANTILE MARINE.
AMSTERDAM, February 19th. Meetings continue to be held through- out Gerning protesting against the "theft" of the German colonies and the retention of prisoners.
Herr Erzberger sent a long communi cation to Marshal Foch, refusing to place
NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY
ELECTIONS.
THE RESULTS.
COPENHAGEN, February 17th.
A message from Vienna, dated Febru ary 17th states that the result of the elections of the National Assembly, so fur, were:-Social Democrate, 31; Chris- tian Socialists, 11; German Nationals, ; Burgeois, 1; Democrat, 1; Czech, 1; Jewish National, 1.
HOLLAND.
REFUSES TO CEDE ANY TERRITORY.
THE BAGUE, February 13th The Foreign Minister, replying to a question in Parliament regarding the Belgian demands on the left bank of the Scheldt, said that the Dutch Minister in 'aria en instructed to inform the Peace Conference that questions Aflecting Holland simuld not be discussed without Holland's case being heard. Any dotuand for a version of any part of Dutch territory will be met with a deci
sive refusaİ.
THE LATE SIR WILFRID LAURIER.
LONDON, February 18th.
All the papers pay
a tribute to the late Sir Wilfrid Laurier's servant to the Empire.
OTTAWA, February 18th.
Su Walfrad Laurier passed away quietly. His wife was by his bed side.
There
signs of earning amongst all parties. A stat funeral has
been arranged.
Ja
Jay
THE CABLE CENSORSHIP
NOT TO BE LIFTED YET,
In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law stated that the Government decided that it was possible at present to end the censorship.
Mr. Kiley drew attention to the fact that cables to Auricu were not censored while those to Australia were censored. Mr. Bonar Law replied that be was not aware of that but the matter had been carefully consul red with a view to anking relaxation complete and Colu patible with the public interest.
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS
MAY BE RELEASED.
AFTER THE GENERAL DEMOBI-
LISATION.
MI
Bonar Law stuled that Govern-
ment was considering the question of the liberation of conscientious objectors but was not prepared to give preference to this class before the general demobilisa tion of the army. (Loud choers.)
Six women were also elected.
THE EPIDEMIC THE INFLUENZA
WORSE TYPE THAN PREVIOUS OUTBREAK.
In
LONDON, February 17th. Influenza is spreading rapidly. Edinburgh, last werk, 138 denthe occurred through influenza, of which 8) developed
pueumonia.
In Glasgow there were 202 fatal cases. The authorities state that the epidemic is of a much worse type than the previous outbreak.
At Nowcastle there were 94 deaths com- the German mercantile marine at the dispared with 43 in the previous wook. posal of the Entente, unless agreements ALARMING STATE OF AFFAIRS IN
were renched assuring Germany's food supply and safe guarding German crews.
THE RHINE-LAND RECOVERABLE FROM GERMANY.
LONDON, February 17th. In the House of Commons, at question time, Mr. Quest, for Mr. Winston Churchill, stated that the Allies were considering the question of the Bbine lund, which was recoverable from Ger. many under the armistice terms. DRAWING GERMANY'S TEETH QUESTION OF REDUCING HER FIGHTING POWER.
PARIS, February 18th. The Armistier Commissioners are die cussing the quota of troops which Cor many can be allowed to retain and to
AUSTRALIA.
A message from Sydney states that influenza is paralysing business through out the Commonwealth. Fifty thousand have been rendered workless. The streete in Melbourne and Bydney are deserted. Melbourne hospitals are unable to take any more patients.
BRITISH LABOUR UNREST. GLASGOW AND BELFAST MEN RESUME WORK.
LONDON, February 19th.
Work will be resumed in Glasgow on Thursday, the men accepting the ca ployers' terms for a forty-seven-hour week, pending A national settlement Work is being resumed in Belfast.
INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE
TO BE CONVENED.
'INDEPENDENT SOUTH
AFRIKANDERS."
NO BRITISH BOAT WILL TAKE
THEM.
CAPS Town, February 17th. The Nationalist Republican Deputation are endeavouring to secure passages for Europe by a non-British ship at the carliest possible date.
THE EXCLUSION OF UNDE-
SIRABLE ALIENS.
BILL TO BE INTRODUCED 07
SHORTLY,
1
TAMA!
LONDON, February 18th. In the House of Commons at question time, Mr. Shurtt, Home Secretary, stated that the Bill dealing with the deporta tion and exclusion of undesirable aliens would be introduced shortly. If it was true that over 20,000 enemy and other aliens were a present at Rotterdam with the object of returning to England. Es soon is peace was signed his present ade quate powers for excluding aliens would be used.
AERIAL NAVIGATION BY CIVILIANS. REGULATIONS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC.
LONDON, February 18th. In the House of Commons, Major Generaj Seely, moving the second reading
THE RE-ELECTION OF MINISTERS
BILL TO REDUCE THE NECESSITY.
LONDON, February 18th.
Bill
&
In the House of Commons, abolishing the necessity for the re-election of Ministers after appointment to office Wits rend a second tim
LATER
During the Comuniter stage the Gov orument accepted an endoh? m the Bill DaR election of Ministers freedom from re-election to a period 1
uine months after a General Election.
THE SUGAR TRADE.
RESTRICTIONS REMOVED.
Loxpon, February 17th
The Food Controller has revoked the
order prohibiting dealings in stigar uni side the United Kingdom expt nader a
permit,
THE ALLIES AND RUSSIA,
PROBABLE MOVE OF THE ASSOCIATED POWERS.
Pakis, February 17th The Supreme War Council, to day. longthily considered the Russian situa
الان شورایع
Responsible British circles think that the Associated Powers will probably decide to
rashew the invitation 10 the various Russian Governments 10 met them. Moreover,
invitation will stipulate a short time limit and insist upon their compliance with the spirit of the Pinkipu proposal.
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BOLSHEVIK-RIDDEN RUSSIA.
M. LENIN WILLING TO TREAT
wrik J. ALLIES,
STOCKHOLM, February 18th A message from Belsingfors states that differences have arisen between the Soviet Government in Moscow, headed by M. Lenin, which is willing to come to terms with the Allies, owing to the hopeless economical situation, and the Soviet at Petrograd, beaded by M. Trotzky and M. Zinovieff, which energetically protests, stating that the Bolshevik vexupation of
Ukraine offers a possibility of pro-
curring bread and fuel.
BOLSHEVIKS SUSTAIN SEVERE DEFEATS. Reports from Kieff state that the Ukrainians severely defeated the Boi shevists twenty kilometres from Kieff, and elsewhere in the Ukraine.
FORGING FRESH LINKS. OVERSEA PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE FORMED.
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" AN
UNFORTUNATE COIN-
CIDENCE.”
CHINESE CONSTABLE'S LAPSE.
CANTON
NEWS.
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CANTUN, February 20th. REPATRIATION OF ENKMY SUBJECTS,
Owing to enemy subjects in the pro- vince of Kwangtong living in different
1
He may have gone to have a cup of tea, but he may also have gone for & sleep" said Mr. King, A.S.P., to Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Magistravy, yester day, in reference to a thinese engstuble | pinces, it will take time fi them to come who was charged with breach of duty.
this and at
Mr. U. J
Live Duten etanis request, the Civil Lawas apjunked Fur stir dre fendant and pleaded gunu The sand Governan has ordered that they reach that the defendant had been the Forre t antal on 1 La fork Maceri 2018 They
for larve years
Uut more, laud, during will then
Shoghat for that time, hud mod been guilty of any repatriation. serious offense
the wight in ques tion, he was cha duty and about an beter priot to gang off daty
a half,
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Mr. King tinterrupting): An doar and
Mr Lewis Aboat on tour and a half before his duty brushed, he went to enolie lodging house for podne Tea, Heane other members of the Police bapps and tas visit the same place in search et susjó elous characters, and f was deterted He (Mr Lewis) dat u think the pr
bes'uti suggested
Any ulterior motives 24tiated the defendant I was a perfectly luariiless and imagenlik aution, except, of course, that the defendunt w
uniform and on duty. He suggested that a small fine would meet the case.
Mr King pointed out that the C.S.PV's views on the siihjeet were gante different.
Mr Lewis: The XPS merely views
from a bed
are
TIR INTERNAL PRACE IS NEORİNCE
A mesange Teen Shacaba sautes that pruce envejs has. Imported to
¦ Peking and Canton that the Conference wall be formally ogmited to, ple sech fiat, the message states tha, ning to the continuance of lighting in the Shensi
previne, Tong Sinar ya, the thief of the Suthern envoys, has proposed that the Confereties be postponeri fill the fighting has stepped and the National Defence
args its been debilised.
HAILWAY AMRY
The divertor of the Sua Ning Radway
who Company,
proposes to construct a | bruach me to the Sun Woi district, in being sued as the ecostruction has not The been sanctioned by the authorities. Tuchun ins ordered the Military Super- intendent to deal with the mutter, and to have the railway guards dispersed if they do not stop the work.
Mr King proceeded to tell the Court
{b: that when other policemen raided
On the 17th nst the after parts of a house, they found the defendant rising | train un The Canton Hankow Railway, He may have gone there for left the rails, while on the way from a little tea, or be my bave gone there Canton to Shiakwan Fortunately, no for a sleep. He went on duty at 6 p.m. and was discovered in the house at 8.30 full uniform and armed with a re
volym
The Police regarded the offence as a serioas one, and he asked it. Magis trate to inflict a severe punishment.
life was reported, but several passengers were slightly injured.
THE SUSPICIOUS VESSEL.
Frase
was stopped y the oumuude of the Tigris Forte Ti Magistrate: 11 is not suggested owing to her suspicisti, movements, was that the man was there for any unlawful released yesterday when it was found purpose!
that el was sent to Canton by
A Com- Mr. King: No, but the man did not | wander from Fakien for the conveyance say he was tired or feeling sick, or make of important diveusents to the Tuchun, any plea by way of extenuating bas offence.
Mr. Lewis remarked that it was a mont unfortunate coincidence that on the very night the police raided the house the defendant should have been found dare. The Magistrate enquired what character the defendant bure in the Force
Mr. King: A fair record.
The Magistrate inflicted a fine of $50, or one mouth'a imprisonment, remarking that the offence was punishable with a fog of $200.
POLICEMAN'S EXPERIENCES
SEVERE STRUGGLE WITH AN
ARMED MAN.
Altar a severe struggle, and with the A meeting of members of the House of
assistance of some folia of a shop, a Cummons, specially interested
Chinese Polio-sergeant arrested au ex the
gaol bird, who was armed with a fully Domtuions, decided to form an Oversca loaded revolver. Parliamentary Committee with Mr. Newton Kiuíoch Cooke as Secretary,
EARLIER CABLES.
THE SILVER MARKET.
SINGAPORE, February 20th. The silver market is quiet, THE FRENCH PREMIER. ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE M. CLEMENCEAU.
PERINU CABLE-NEWS,
Cables have been received from Peking stating wat lưới thu hư hay ng quested the Peking Government to sp pointed la Kan-yuen Civil Governor of GRALON. The Peking Government bas the agreed to submit the matter to Shanghai Conference.
The Peking Government has requested Lak Wing ting, and Shom Chan-huen to sit on the Committee of the Demobilisa-
tion Bureau.
WAS SHE LED
AWAY BY
** FAIRY TALES?"
ADOPTED DAUGHTER ROBS HER BENEFACTOR,
A Chinese girl pleaded guilty before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Magistracy, yesterday, to stealing $320 from ber Joster mother.
The complainant stated that she had pat the money away in a basket. On loss, she questioned
The prisoner was charged before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Magistracy, yesterday, diecovering ber with being in unlawful possession of a revolver and anumunition.
the defendant, who admitted having taken it at the instigation of another Sergeant Murphy stated that the Chinese Sergeant noticed prisonor dis
party living in th same building. embarking from the Yaumati Ferry
Inspector Boulgor advanced the theory launch, aad, being suspicious, followed that the defendung was a
"soft" girl- on, he noticed the man
just the surt to be led away by the attempting to hide something under "fairy tales" of others. The Police, be neath his coat, so he went up behind him said, had not completed their inquiries. and embraced him. A struggle ensued, but
Mr. J. J. Gardiner, who represented
him.
Laler
She
MY COURTESY OF THE DAILY BULLSTIN."
NEW You, February 19th. An Associated Press message states:-- Seven ahots were fired at M. Clemen- ceat, the Premier of France, at point blank range by Emile Cottim, known is handed to him by another man who pro years-14 or 15, he thought.
the sergeant proved to be the stronger the complainant, said that the latter be of the two and managed to take his lieved that the girl was not really guilty
of the offence attributed to her. prisoner to a shop in Yaumati, where had been induced to commit the robbery some fakis held him. The Sergeant then by others.
Prisoner pleaded that the revolver wan searched the men and found the revolver.
anarchistic circles at Milan.
Three bullets struck the Premier.
mised to give him 816 if he sold it. This was untrue Prisoner had served a One bullet entered under the right term of three months' hard labour for shoulder and lodged under the left thell shoulder, missing the spinal cord and Prisoner lungs, the other two wounds being scarce. banish bio.
asked the Magistrate to of the Aerial Navigation Bill, explainedly more than abrasions of the skin on the Mr. Wood passed sentence of twelve that its object was to restore civilian right arai and right hand,
months' hard labour. Two other bullets passed through M. signed to protest the general public. He Clemcnocau's clothing.-American Wire said the Associated Powers had made con. siderable progress respecting the question
which she must immediately reduce her FOR SETTLING LABOUR DISPUTES fying rights under regulations solely de-1
cstablishmenta,
The reduction of men and war material must be accompanied by a corresponding reduction of Germany's capacity to pro
LONDON, February 18th. The Ministry of Labour announces that the Government is calling a National Industrial Conference on February 27th,
at the Central Hall, Westminster, and duce guns and munitions, which will ontail the destruction or transformation | stistos that the purpose is to provide an of a certain proportion of her armament 1 portunity for members of the Govern-
factories.
concerning which a Conforation would bo beld at Paris shortly.
The Allies also intend to formont to meet representatives of the in-TREJUGO-SLAV ARBITRATION
bid Germany to keep troops in certain German provinces.
less
before
The Magistrate: She pleads guilty. Mr. Gardiner asked for bail, pleading that the defendant was a girl of tender,
The Magistrate was inclined to the belief that she was 18 or 20 years of age.
Eventually bail was granted in $350.
BILLIARDS.
THE HONGKONG CHAMPIONSHIP.
S. P. Law and Tai Ming Tak met last night at the Victorin Recreation Club.
The game was a very keenly contested one, Tai Ming Tak winning by only points. At ono stage of the game, Law was loading by 100 points. Tai Ming Tak scored slowly, but stendily. Law's beat breaks were 44 and 41, and Tak's
CASUALTIES.
NFOESSITY KNOWS NO LAW
AN EVERLASTING TROUBLE." of the regulation of aerial navigation GERMAN PRISON CAMP HUMOUR.
At the Magistracy, Festerday, before Mr. J. R. Wood, a Chinese, was charged The British Times, the organ of the with stealing, & quantity of sarap-iron CANADIAN AND AMERICAN British prisoners of war at Schneidemahl from a yard in Youmati. Camp, in North Germany, in its last issue sequence of previous thefts in the yard, Bergeant Murphy stated that, na a con- of the armistice, pub bed the following item
There is a curious resemblanco, anya a a strict watch had been kept, and, soontemporary, between the casualties of A Scotsman had his leg shattered throwing some iron over a fence.
a result, defendant was arrested, while
the Canadian forces and the U.S. armiem. cuss the prevalent industrial unrest and ITALY DECLINES TO ACCEPT IT. have to have it off when he was taken to trouble," added the Borgennt.
The doctors were not sure if he would scrap-iron business gives us everlasting in the war, though the former were en- obtain the views of employers and work |
gugel for nearly four years and the people on the subject. Invitations are
hospital, so did not tell him. When he Defendant, when asked what dialoot intter for little over a year. The Cana PARIS, December 18th.
came round, they told him they had been he spoke, said he originally spoke the dion opsualtica number 913,308, with Telegruns from Rome state that Italy obliged to take it off.
Bhanghai dialect, but had forgotten his 50,047 dead; the United Staton toll in declined to accept the Jugo-Blay schome it! You find that leg; it's got 7a, od, in
You've taken my leg off Where is native tongue." of arbitration on February 17th.
the stocking. M
dustries of the country in order to dis-
Tho Fresh case, regarding the left bank of the Rhine and the accurity of being lasted widely with a view to mak
France's onstern fronting, might thus being the Conferences fully representative
of the industrial anrazmunity.
met.
4.7
SCHEME.
Mr. Wood sontenord defendant to "days" hard labour.
230,117, with 39,100 dead. Oknada has log only 9,800 in prisoners, and tha Doughboys 3,323,