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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH 1919.
GERMANY AND REPARATION :
IMPOSSIBLE TO PAY ALLIES' WAR COSTS:
ALLIED DIFFERENCES OF OPINION.
GERMANY SUSPENDS HOSTILITIES
AGAINST POLAND.
AMERICA PERMITS TRADE WITH LATE GERMAN COLONIES.
M. CLEMENCEAU'S CONDITION IMPROVING.
TBROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE PEACE CONFERENCE WHAT CONSTITUTES REPARA- TION.
PARIS, February 20th With reference to the Reparation Com mittee's action in sending back to the Supreme Council the problem of deciding what constitutes reparation, Restor learns that Germany's impossibility to pay the total war costs of the Allies is realised
It is for the Conference to decide what Bum Germany shall be called on to pay. This, when obtained, shall be divided among the Allies, proportionately.
THE FATE OF 80HLESWIG.
LONDON, February 22nd.
dated A communiqué from Paris, February 21st, states that, at a meeting of the great Powers, the Danish Minister stated the case of Denmark in regard to Bebleswig. This question has been refer- red to the Commission on Belgian Affairs. DISARMING OF ALL EUROPE,
PARIS, February 14th.
A Havas message says:-- The peace teras to be imposed on Ger- many will be auch as to make possible the subsequent disarming of all Europe. PREMIER REMAINING IN ENGLAND.
LONDUN, February 20th.
The Fremier has decided to remain in England for the present. He is not
It is not anticipated that the division amount will present formidable of the difficuritien
It is generally recognised returning to France before February that countries like Belgium, whom in- 28th. dustries watre totally destroyed, have first claim.
LATER. Beuter learns that the interpretation of reparation, agreed to by the Repare tion Committee, includes indemnities.
DIFFERENCES OF OPINION.
PARIS, February 20th.
M. Tardieu, to-night, said that the Bri- tish and French considered that Ger- many should be held responsible for all the war costs, while America was opinion that only the actual war dan ages could be demanded.
of
M. Tardieu added that he calculated that 480,000 private houses had been destroyed in France. Their cost must
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. HOW THE WORLD'S PEACE WILL BE MAINTAINED.
PARIS, February 14th.
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A Haras message says:— The method by which the League of Nations will safeguard the peace of the world will consist of the reinforcement and systematisation of the mutual pledge exchanged between the members to unite und repress aggression in my quarter. JAPANESE AND IMMIGRATION. The Japanese delegates contemplated bringing a formal amendment to the
NO CONSCRIPTION FOR THE PRESENT.
COPENHAGEN, February 20th.
A telegram From Berlin, dated Febru ary 20th, any®:-
BRITISH EMPIRE BUILDING• |
AMAZING RESULTS IN MESOPOTAMIA,
LONDON, February 20th. In the House of Lords, Lord Curzon, The Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung states reviewing the great work which the Bri- that the Ministry for Defence las cm-igh had accomplished in the Near East, pleted a Bill for the formation of a said that, in Mesopotamia, we had been standing army of 150,000 to 175,000, ex- scourely established in the past two years, clusive of officers and non-commissioned and the progress there, in irrigation, officers.
agriculture, introduction of agricultural
It is intended to form a brigade in machinery, education of the children, and the general development of the country,
every province.
There will be no conscription for the had been amazing. present.
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
THE RUHA DISTRICT.
BALE, February 2181.
Á telegram from Berlin states that 35,000 Governmi troops are advancing towards the Rühr district.
A SPARTACIST COUP. The Spartacists have seized the Reich Bank's bullion rearve at Mulheim,
BRITISH LABOUR UNREST PREMIER PROMISES ROYAL COMMISSION.
LONDON, February 22nd. Mr. Lloyd George, at today's Confer ence with the Executive of the Miners' Federation, stated that the Government were prepared to appoint, immediately,
More had been accomplished in two years than had been done in the five pre- ceding centuries. it was a record to be
proud of
IN PALESTINE AND SYRIA. Similar work was going on, he said, in Palestine and Syria and some pro- greas had been made. Roads had been constructed, railways laid, wells dug and reopened, and the country was pay- ing its way, and enjoying unprecedented prosperity which had been unattainable under the Turke
ALLIED MISSIONS' SPLENDID WORK
Ip Armenia, the inhabitants were en during intense hardships owing to the scarcity of provisions and the lack of transport.
tu
The Missions, which bad been despatch a Royal Commission, with full powersed, were doing excellent work and st od investigation, to report on the hours'
present, in Syria, Palestine, Mesopotamia and Armenia, were feeding 100,000 an and the wages' questions not later than happy refugees. March 31st, and on the question of anpatriate thean, but this was impossible
The Government's policy whe tionalisation at some later date.
und the means of communication were much improved. ATTEMPT ON M. CLEMEN-
Mr. Robert Smillic stated that the Fedoration might be willing to defer the decision on nationalisation, but must press for an immediate reply to their demands for the increase, by thirty per cent, in wages, and the reduction of working hours.
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Mr. Lloyd George replied that the Gov. ernment were unable to give any con- posed an immediate and thorough in cession without an inquiry and pro vestigation, and invited the Executive to nominate representatives to serve on the Royal Commission.
Mr. Smillie stated that the Executive would consider the suggestion, adding that the Executive were unable to finally decide the matter without a conference
be computed, not at pre-war rates, but question of racial bars to immigra- at delegates considering it.
at present re-building rates.
Be stated that he did not believe the Conference would progress sufficiently to enable the Germans to be summoned to Paris for the signature of the prelimía- ary Peace Treaty within a fortnight of President Wilson's return, but progress bad been faster than anticipated.
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR
LEGISLATION.
LONDON, February 20th.
tion, but the proposal was so vast, and entailed much discussion, and was, there fore, abandoned for the moment.
GUARANTEES NEEDED BY
FRANCE.
PABIB, February 16th.
POLAND.
GERMANS BREAK ARMISTICE TERMS.
WARSAW, February 19th A telephone message from Posen states that, notwithstanding the Armistice, the fantry attacks throughout last night and Germans continued artillery fire and in- this morning on the whole of the Posen frout.
A Havas message says:- The French Press greata tho acceptation of the League of Nations Covenant as an event in the bistory of the world, emphas |ing, however, the points brought forward | GERMANS SUSPEND HOSTÍLITIES.
are needed by Franco
The Conservative newspapers state that the Twenty-Six Articles will not hring security, if they are not amended.
A communiqué from l'aris, dated Febby M. Bourgeois, that further guarantees roary 20th, states that the International Labour Legislation Commission continu- ed the discussion of the British scheme.
The Commission also considered the method of ratification and colorcocoont, by the different States, of the conventions adopted by the International Labour Conference.
LATER.
Le Tempe says that the system of uni- versal peace cannot consist of allowing one race to be crushed while the other nations prepare for battle.
The reservations indicated by Japan A communiqué from Paris, dated and France do not cause uneasiness. February 1st, states that the Inter-Probably Japan wishes the Conference to national Labour Legislation Commission, deal with the question of racial privileges, to-day, continued the examination of the while France wants permanent military British scheme, especially concerning any protection. country failing to carry out the provi sions of the international labour conven- tion to which it is a party.
INTERNATIONALISATION OF TRADE ROUTES. The sub-Commission on Ports, Water ways and Railways, to-day, interchanged views on the amendments, by the British representatives, to the draft convention on the freedom of transit, which was pro- posed by the delegations of the United States, France, Italy, Greece, and Por tugal. The discussion of the first half of the draft was completed.
THE FATE OF THE RHINE PROVINCES.
GERMANY.
BAVARIAN PREMIER KILLED.
AMSTERDAM, February Bist.
A telegram from Munich states that the Bavarian Premier, Herr von Elmer, was shot at and killed by Liout. Count Arco Valley, who was mortally wounded by the guard.
LATER.
A telegram from Munich states that Herr von Eisner was going to the Diet shot, in a small side street, two bullets from the Foreign Ministry when he was from behind hitting his head.
Affairs
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CEAU'S LIFE,
BULLET TOUCHES HIS RIGHT
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PARIS, February 20th. M. Clemenceau passe 1 is authoritatively a quiet night.
declared that the bullet lodged on the top of his right king, which was touched.
the law of 1898, whereby assault is liable Cottin will be tried at the Assize, under to the death penalty.
PROLONGED ABSENCE FROM PEACE CONFERENOR.
PARIS, February 20th. ing states that M. Clemenceau's
A bulletin issued at seven in the even- front the Peace Conference is likely to be prolonged, for his condition is un- deniably much worse than was at first expected.
OPERATION NOT NECESSARY.
WILSON
PRESIDENT
HEAVY WEATHER ENCOUNTERED ON VOYAGE.
accompanying destroyers were also forced
leave the liner.
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TRAGIC DEATH OF MRS. E. S KADUORIE
ASPHYXIATID DURING A FIRE AT HER HOME.
prompt alura
Mr. Daniels ordered the cruiser Denver their to meet the liner.
two
WASHINGTON, February 2166. It is aunounced that the liner George
As the result of a fire at the residence Washington, with President aboardt,
Wilson of Mr. E. 6. Kadoorie, No. 101, Bubbling encountered heavy weather Well Road. Shanghai, on February 15th, whilst proveeding to Boston. She was Mrs. E 8. Kadourie met her death in Mexico, which iad one turbine disabled broke out shortly after 5 a.m. not convoyed by the battleship Veuremarkably sad eircumstances. The fire in the and had to drop out of the convoy. The casters rooms of the house and was dis- covered by the servants, who raised a Mr. and Mrs. Kadoorie, Bons and Miss Negus, Mr Kndoorie's rompanion. were sleeping in roone on the frat floor, and they wera aroused as quickly as possible, but the flames appear to have spread with such rapidity that the stairway in the middle of the house was so filled with smoke and the heat was so intense that exeape by that means was rendered impossible.
Mr. and Mrs. Kadoorie, on receiving the alarin, went first to rouse their sons, but, on reaching their room, found that they had already been wakoned.
What course Mrs. Kadoorie took after that is
alarm that Mrs Kadoorie was not with not clear, but what the family assembled the verandah they found to their them.
Mr. Kadoorie and his two boys returned into the house to make a search, but the stoke and the heat drove them back to the verandah from which they, were rescued by a ladder set up by Chin- ese servants who also rescued Miss Negua from her room.
THE RETURN TO FRANCE.
WASHINGTON. February 22nd. Mr. Josephus Daniels announces that President Wilson resembarks t New York, on his return to France, on March 5th. Be spends only a week at Washing ton, signing Bills rushed through Con- gress, which expires at noon on March
4th.
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GERMANY'S LATE COLONIES U.S. PERMITS RESUMPTION OF
TRADE
WASHINGTON, February 21st. The War Trade Board permits the im mediate rezumption of trade between the United States and the colonial posses- sions held by Germany in t814.
PAN-AFRICAN
CONGRESS.
CLAIMS OF THE NEGRO RACE.
PARIS, February 16th. A Havas meskage says:---- tection of the nations of Africa and The Pan African Congress, for the pro- peoples of African descent, will open in Paris on February 19th and will be attended by 60 delegates representing the United States, Haiti, the West Indies, Bouth America, and British, French, Belgian and Portuguese Colonies.
The claims of the negro race are inter- national recognition and protection, AN "INDEPENDENT"
AFRICA.
SOUTH
NATIONALISTS REFUSE ADMIRAL'S OFFER.
CAPETOWN, February 20th. The Nationalist delegates have refused the Admiral's proferred passage to Eng- land by the warship Minerva,
THE RE-ELECTION OF
THIRD READING IN THE ROUSE MINISTERS BILL
OF COMMONS.
LONDON, February 21st. In the House of Commons, the Re-eloo tion of Ministers' Bill, cabled on Fel urary 18th, passed its third reading. FRENCH IRON AND STEEL TRADE.
PARIS, February 20th, A bulletin issued at midnight states that E. Tardieu says that M. Clemenceau's condition is very hopeful An opera tion will not be necessary The Premier will soon be able to go out, if there are M. LOCHEUR'S OPTIMISTIC FORE- no complications, by February 23rd.
MEDICAL MEN SATISFIED.
PARIS, February 21st M. Clemenceau spent a short time in the garden to-day.
The doctore state that the Premier's quite satisfied, although the worst more serious than was at first supposed.
The bullet will not be extracted, but with probably be encysted without com plications:
CAST
PARIS, February 18th. A Havas message says:-- M. Lockcut, the Minister for Industrial Beautri, tende, in the Chamber of
om
On the arrival of the Fire Brigade, it was immediately reported to them that Mrs. Kadorie was in the premises, though, of
course, no definite statement could be made as to her location. Her room was immediately visited by means of ladders run up to the window, but she was not there. Jets were then taken into the house through the front door and a was found of the missing lady in the two way fought up the stair-way. No trace west rooms, and, on opening the door to the corridor, the heat was so intense as to make it impossible for the Brigade to proceed, some of the members being partially overcome. As soon as possible all the bed rooms were searched by Chief- Officer Pett, Upton, Foreman Clay and others, and
Department Assistant, Chief Officer Pett found Mrs posite her bedroom, and against the top storeroom immediately op of the stairs, where she had been overcome by the smoke,
apparently
She earried to her room and artificial respira tion resorted to but without avail, while Dr. Jackson who arrived on the scena declared life to be
extinct.
in
The late Mrs. Kadoorie (adds the N.-C. Daily News) was one of the leading ladics in the local Jewish community azt came of well-known Jewish family, her uncle being Mr. F. D. Mocattu, the well- kuown philanthropist.
CANTON NEWS.
[EY COURTESY OF THE "CHUNG NGOJ BAN PO.''
CANTON, February 23rd. DEPORTATION OF ENEMIES,
The authorities have received a tele grain from Peking stating, in regard to the deportation of eaetay subjects, that the Peking Government, with the per bission of the Foreign Diplomate, has decided that (1) enemy missionaries who are doing diaritable work are to bo exempted from deportation; and (2) if their husbands are interned in women and children are also exemples unless they are willing to go. of the persone thus exempted prepared and sent to Peking.
The
It is officially stated, from Berlin, that I condition could not be better. They are Deputies, an interesting forecast of the authorities are requested to have a list
in conformity with the new Armistice terms hostilities with Poland were sus ponded on February 17th.
ALLIES RECOGNISE, POLISH GOVERNMENT.
dated
LONDON, February 22nd. A
communiqué from Paris, February 21st, states:--
great Powers was held in Paris to-day.
A meeting of the representatives of the
Was
It was decided that the Allies, as the result of a session of the Polish Diet, at which the powers of Polish Ministers were confirmed, and at which M. Paderewski Polish Goveruzzent.
acclaimed, should recognise tho
FIGHTING BOLSHEVISM. GENERAL DENIKIN REACHES THE CASPIAN.
LONDON, February 21st.
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*IMPROVING HOURLY.”
PARIS, February 21st. Clemenceau slept five hours last night Ha zose at Bix this morning, dressed bimself went out for a walk and breakfested heartily.
He is improving hourly.
THE SPEAKER'S CONGRATULA-
TIONS.
LONDON, February Slet. The Press Bureau states:--- The Speaker telegraphed to M. Clemen cean as follows:--
As the mouthpiece of the House of Camions, I offer you the most sincere congratulations for your escape from the assamain's bullet, and express the farvent tantinople, telegraphing on February for the sake of France her Allice, and for The Timer Correspondent at Castanhope that you will shortly be restored, 17th, stated that General Donikin reach that of the peace of Europe, to the full ed Brianakoe, on the Caspian Bes. The exercise of your unrivalled powera" Eleventh Bolshevist Army was routed NO ANXIETY REGARDING SAFETY OF ALLIED TROOPS.
DEMOBILISATION.
FAR EAST TROOPS BEING RELIEVED.
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LONDON, February 22nd.
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trades, owing to the acquisition of the futurs of the French iron and minerale in Aleace Lorraine.
He said that France will become the second steel producing country in the world with an output of 11,000,000 tons against 31,000,000 in the United States, and 10,000,000 each in Great Britain and Germany.
LORD
JELLICOE'S TOUR
START IN UNFAVOURABLE
WEATHER.
LONDON, February 21st. The New Zealand, with Lord and Lady Jellicoe aboard, sailed from Portamouth this afternoon in a blinding rainstorm and south-westerly gale.
PEACE DAY CELEBRATIONS
BEACON FLARES THROUGHOUT
GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, February 20th. An influential committee of members of the House of Commons and others has beem formod for the purpose of arrang comprehensive scheme of benson ing flares throughout the country in calo. bration of Peace Day.
(Continued on page 7.)
NEWS.
{FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
THE SOUTH PROTESTS TO THE NOBEN.
The Administrative Directors of the Military Government have jointly re- quested the Peking Government to order the Northern troops to coase their attacks on the Southern troops in Shenai, now that peace negotiations have already com- menced in Shanghai,
The Directors added that they would refer the matter to the Powers for fair judgment if the Pking Government had, on the one hand. ordered Northern troops to continue the war, and, on the vther hand, sent
envoy to negotiato DeBer. PRESIDENT WILSON TO BE
THANKED,
The Peking Waichsopo has notified hai that President Wilson is to be great the chief of the pence envoys in Shang- ly admired and thanked for having drafted the League of Nations Covenant. If the proposal should meet with success China would be greatly benefited.
BALT REVENUE AFFAIRS IN PUKIEN.
The leader of the Yunnan troops in Fukien, who has been ordered to relin- Tuchun's order, stating that the salt quish the salt revenue, has ignored the revenue affairs had been in his charge ain the place was ocupied. Tucana will, we are informed, deal with him by military forec,
The
occupies
It is reported that Commander Chan alt revenue in the Kwing-ming, in view of the collection of
territorica he is Fakien, has greatly strengthened his He bas formed regiment of Balt police, and wont them with gun boats, to detect the smuggling of salt
power.
THE JAPANESE AND RUSSIAN along the const. It is said that it is im-
LONDON, February 21st. In the House of Lords, Lord Curzon declared that the Bolshevists were trying to dispose of the Provincial Government, Colonel Burn and Mr. John Jones, Cap
In the House of Commons, replying to PANIC AT THE MUNICH DIET.
one by one, and wanted to release the tain Quest, Parliamentary Booretary to FAR EASTERN CABLE northern forces for servios against Gen the Chancellor of the Exchequer, admit BALE, February 22nd.
cral Deaikin. At the sitting of the Diet at Munich, that the recent
Lord Pool, for the War Office, stated ted that it was an urgent necessity to while Herr von Auer, the Minister for Archangel front was carried out with Indin and the Far East as early as pos bring back territorial "battalions from retirement The Freneb, British and Americans Home
on the denouncing the aro in entire agreement on the necessitysassination of Herr von Eisner, several very small losses.
Bible. The enemy suffered shots were fired from the public gallery heavily.
4 certain proportion would be able to return to England at a comparatively regards the safety of the forces, although, being collected very rapidly, but some There was no immediate anxiety as any date. The relief troops for those wore if the Bolsheviks persisted in attacking time must elapse before they were ready roinferocmente might be occssary to have England
Our troops suffered comparatively little from sickness. There were very few dance of frost-bite, owing to the operation of Capt. Shackleton in the troops.
PUNISHING THE GUILTY.
Herr von
for removing the German monoco. Any die The deputies got into a panic. similarity of view arises from the method Anor collapsed, hit by bulleta, on his left of scouring the removal. The French Bido. want the Rhine as a strategic frontier. The British think the menace can bo ro- moyed by the dianrmament of Germany, and other safeguards under the League of Nations.
NEUTRAL ZONE IN
TRANSYLVANIA.
LONDON, February 22nd. A communiqué from Paris, dated February 31st states;
The great Powers, today, considered the question of the creation of a neutral zone between the Hungarians and the Roumanians in Transylvania. The mat ter was referred to the Buprene War Council st Versailles,
the Bavarian Popular Party.
Another bullet_killed Deputy Osal of officials were seriously wounded.
Two
A NATIONAL MILITIA:
PABIA, February 14th.
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A Havas message says:— Herr Ebert, the newly elected Pro-LIMAN VON SANDERS TO STAND sident of the Cortana Republic, said that a Bill would be presented to the National Assembly embodying the formation of with a very short period of survion
national militia on the Bwin systems,
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PARIS, Fobruary Sist
The new German Empire Cabinet in- that the Allied Generalisimo, Desperey, A telegram from Constantinopla anys cludes Herr von Bolkiamant, Fremier: ordered the Gormat Generel Liman van Count Brockendorff on Raatzu, Minin Handlers to stand his frind for ordering tor for Foreign Affairs; Horr von Eribere Armenian and Byrian massacres dur ger, Minister, without a portfolio.
ing the war.
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AERIAL DEVELOPMENT. BRITISH GOVERNMENT READY TO
HELP.
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In the House of Commons, the Aoriat Navigation BI, mentioned on February 17th, passed its third reading.
RIGHTS IN OUTER MONGOLIA,
PEXING, February 22nxh Authoritative sources disclose the fact that aegotiations are proceeding at Har- bin and Urga with a view to the Japances taking over Russian rights and privileges in Outer Mongalin.
[TEROVOU REUTRIL'S ADENOV,}· SINO-JAPANESE SECRET TREATIES.
possible for the Tuchan to interfere with the salt revenue in Fukion, as all the troops are relying upon it to pay them selves when they are not paid by the Canton authorities. AMERICAN CONSUL_ENTERTAINED,
Li Fook-lam. Defence Coromisioner of Kwongehaw (Canton) and Walshow, who a built a large mansion in Honam, entertained the American Consu), and many other foreign and Chinoso gentle men at his residence yesterday. Epochen were made, dwelling on the relations bo- tween China and America.
Major-General Beely deained that tho Government intended to sesist and pro mentioned that a British airship had moto flying in every possible way. recently remained in the air for over 101 -He
PARIS, February 28th. A Havas menge anya
A dloner dance will be bold at Wisom: hours, and gesuming the average woedoe Delegation, writes to the Herald floor is in such excellent condition that to be 80 miles per hour, It must have denying the existeneo of a searet treaty those functions are becoming increasingl
Mr. M. Matsuoky, Bocretary of the Japan-man's Café w-night. The now dancing
covered over 1,000 miles.
between Japan and China.
popular,