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THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNK 30TH, 1919.
THE PEACE, TREATY SIGNED. GERMAN CREWS SINK INTERNED WARSHIPS AT SCAPA FLOW.
THE ALLIES PRECAUTIONS.
PARIS, June état.
GERMANY.
INFLUX OF GERMANS TO SWITZERLAND.
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FRENCH LABOUR. EMPLOYMENT IN MINES REGULATED.
NA Havns message jays:—9, S
Marshal Foch has 750,000, inon ready to
*Pan15 June 20th.' advance from the Rhine,, and it will be a
BERNE, June 19th." The Chamber has passed, & Bill ́regulat simple matter to occupy, in a few hours,"
It is anaonnerd that, in view of the posing employment în mines, the adoption Frankfort, the financial centre of sibility of disturbances in Germany dur- of which has been demanded by the DR. BAUER HEADS THE NEW GERMAN Germany Essen, with its enormigasing the period in which Germany must Miners Federation.
CABINET.
RUSSIAN SUCCESSES AGAINST THE
BOLSHEVISTS.
"The news that the Peace Treaty had has been signed by Germany beer, sigued cane in a brief messages from the Associated Powers.
Mercy has
The
Reuter's correspondent at Paris. message was timed 4 p.m., Jane 29th, and was marker urgent. I reached Hong kong in the warly hours of yesterday moning, and taking the, difference of time between hege and Paris'inta enteadas
tion, occupied less than two hours
transmission,
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LATEST CABLES.
FIGHTING. BOLSHEVISM.
PROGRESS IN RUSSIA.. Beuter learns that the volunteer offen- sites in South Bussia are continuing very "successfully, They have captured For dians, west of Mariupol. and have te captured Inigansk in the Donetz sector,
Farther east, the Don Cossacks crossed
Gentchar, and, advanced 4 to 50 miles the Donaia front of 60 miles, south-east of
upyond.
TROUBLE IN ARGENTEUIL Metallurgists who had struck work
people are flocking from Germany in forced the 'Dunlop works in Argintout Switzerland.
to close down. Troops were brought and several strikers were wounded,
The Federal Founcil has placed large forces of troops en a war footing to guard the northern frontier.
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PERSONNEL OF THE NEW CABINET.
Krupp's Works; and the great industrial accept or refuse the pace terms and in order to obvinte danger, great,masses of area of Westphalia.
It is believed that Germany will ask a farther postponement on the grounds that a new Government is in process of for nation. However, unless guarantees for and signature are given, French, British and American troops will start marching for."
|ward at daybreak, on Tuesday.
NEW GOVERNMENT DECIDES
TO SIGN..
LONDON, June 20th: The Daily Telegraph Paris correspond. ext. telegraphing yesterday, states that the news was officially telegraphed from Berlin to Paris at noon to-day" that the new Erzberger Government had decided to sign the Pence Treaty,
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God in
a last given peaco Lo the Powers that have been at
His Excellency for nearly five years. the Offer Administering the Govern- ment has received a message from the King that the Treaty of Peace was signed yesterday afternoon at four o'clock.
The Bishop then read the message received by His Excellency from the King and concluded:With the King of Eng The message stated singland we will thank God by singing the Te Deum at once, and pray Him that the nations of the earth may live in that pence and happiness which are "ounded on religion, justice and good will.
The Peace Treaty has been signed Notification was giveg to the public by meness of a Daily Press" Extra which was freels eitenlated between 20 and
11 m.
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OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
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H.. the Officer Administering the
Governmen received the following telegram From the Secretary of State for
thelonies. dated June 25th, 1919-
Peace, treaty with Germany was signed by representatizes of Allied and Associated Powers and by representa tises of Gerning to-day at four n'rinck. Concluding "article of the Treaty pro vides that the first Pavers Verbeel of deposit of ratification will be drawn 1. sus the Treaty has been rati fied by Germany, on the one hand, and by three of the principal Allied,and | Associated
Powers, on the other:
PEACE CELEBRATIONS.
August 3rd, 4th and 5th have been chosen as the days for the official Peace Celebrations at Home, and it is expected that the celebrations In Hongkong will be held on the same dates.
NO COMMUNICATION, YET RECEIVED
PARIS, June 20th. No communication had been received by the German Peace Delegation till noon to-day either as regards the accept ance or rejection of the Treaty.
The
Telegraph report is apparently based on news that the German Cabinet is divided, with Herr Erzberger in favour of signing.
A GERMAN REQUEST,
Pasis, June 21st. Up to last evening no communication SALUTE OF 101 GUNS.
and been received from the Germani His Majesty the King decided that asking for an extension of the time limit. What happened, according to a mes an the occasion of the signing of the
sage from Berlin, vas that Note
von Rantzau was hand Treaty of Peace a salute of 101 guns from Count
the 20th, should be fired This salute will be fireded to 1. Clemenceau on
pointing out contradictions between the Allies' covering Note of the 16th, and the altered text of the Treaty; also differences between the latter and the copy received oh May th
in the Colony at 8 am today,
RECEPTION AT GOVERNMENT
HOUSE.
His Excellency the Officer Administer
It asked that the contradiction be
PARIS, June 2nd. A French wireless nuskage, i Lyong and Koukaza, stertes :-*
The new German Cabinet has been con- stituted as follows:- President of the Council
Dr. Bauer. Foreign Affairs:
Hert Hermann-Mulkr. Einance
Harr Etaberger.
"Interior":"
* Dr. David. War:
Herr Noske.
Colonies:
" Herr Bell.
Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones:
Herr Giesberta. Labour':
Herr Simzelber. Public Works:
Herr Schlicke." Public Economy:
Herr Wissel.
Treasury:
Herr Mayer-Haufheuren. Food Supply:
Herr Schmidt:
The post of Minister of Justice has not been filled.
Dr. Bauer, who was charged by Presi dent. Ebert to form the new L'abinet, was born in 1870 in East Prussia. He entered public life in 1008 us a member of the General Commission of German Syndi
that from the date of this first Fruering the fiovernment is holding an in cleared up in writing before the expiry cutes Very active, he was at the right
Ferial the Treaty will come inte force between the "High Contracting Parties' who have ratised it that for deter. mination of all periods of time provid ed for in the Treaty this date will be cate of coming into force of the Treaty,
formal reception at Government House
at 11.45 a.m. to-day. Invitations have been issued to the members of the Execu- tive Council, the Legislative Council, the
of the time limit."
HERR SCHIEDEMANN'S CASTING VOTE.
BERLIN, June 21st.. It. pas Herr Schiedemann's casting
hand of the President in all the move-
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BRITISH LABOUR.
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL COFNER,
LONDON, June 19th, The National Joint Committee has been Fonsideringethe "application to the civil serviers of the so-called Whitley system for the settling of differences between employers and employed.
The position of the Bolshevists in Astrakhan is difficult as their communica- tion are threatened
The Bolshevist advance on the eastern front has slowed down. "
It is hoped that General Denikin's ad- vanee will necessitate the withdrawal" of Holgbevist troops on this front, enabling tieneral Koltchak's army to recover and reorganise
EARLIER CABLES.
""ÁLLIED · · VICTORY IN THE
MURMANSK DISTRICT.
The Committee has unanimously re commended the establishment of a Na tional Council of 34 members, appointed half by the Government and half hy groups of staff associations, with sub- sidiary departmental Councils with Dis trict Committees and office or works comforest the Allies surprised and routed a hold Banking" movement through a
mittees.
BIG COTTON DEAL
A LONDON MERCHANT'S
PURCHASE,
Loxtos, June 20th. The purchase by the Landon merchant. 3r. Leonard Martin, of 40.000,000 yards of aeroplane linen for £4,000,000 has caused a sensation.
The purchaser, interviewed, said that he intended a dispose of the material at a price which will cause perturbation ret only in the Belfast linen manufac turing centres, but also in the Manches ter cotton market, because he would try to sell the material at the price of cotton.
THE LANCASHIRE COTTON
TRADE.
MILLS CLOSED: BUSINESS AT A
STANDSTILL
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LONDON, June 1st. All the Lancashire cotton mill have ments of the Social-Democrats and rapid- been closed down, in consequence of a ly became popular with the labouring wages and hours dispute, Sixty million elsss. In 1912 he was nominated by a great spindles and thousands of looms have majority of the Socialist groups to re been stopped Business in Manchester is present Breslan in the Reichstag. The at standstill and stocks are at pre-
and that in all other respects the foreign Consuls and the Heads of Depart. Yote that gave the Cabinet "a majority Reichstag appointed him, in 1818, Direcmium.
Treaty will enter into force for each Ien'ts. Power on the date of the diposit of its ratification. Date of the ratification, te, of coming into force of the Peace Fronty, cannot be stated yet."
THE KING'S MESSAGE TO THE
EMPIRE.
The following gracious message from His Majesty the King was also re- deived:→
LATEST CABLES.
|THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE PEACE TREATY,
GERMANS BURN RECORD OF OPPOSITION..
against the Treaty. The Independent Socialists have declared that the Nooke Cabinet, which París expects will mate- rialise, will be a source of provocation to Labour.
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tor of the newly-instituted State Labour, Bureau, created by Prince Max of Baden He resigned on November 10th, on the eve of the Armistice, with all the Cabinet. On the 14th of the same month he be came Deputy Commissary of the People | in charge of the Labour Ministry. Herr Scheidemann retained him in the same --officer when" he took the post of Premier
The Mittag Zeitung is of opinion that Herr Erzberger will be the probable Foreign Minister and head of the new Delegation to sign the Treaty.
In Paris, the fall of Herr Schiedemann in February, 1919. is believed to entail the fall of Herr Ebert..
FARIS, June 21st. The signing of the Treaty of Peace
Le Malin states that when the German
BRITISH AIRSHIP FLIGHT will be received with deep thankfulness
delegation at Versailles learnt of Herr
"LONDON, June 1st throughout the British Empire. This
The 4 has returned to Haddington Schiedemann's resignation, noting on or- formal act brings to its concluding stages the terrible war which has de- ders, they immediately burned all papers after a two-thousand miles, craise, having Vastated Europe and distracted the and correspondence exchanged between visited Welbelshaven, Friedrichshaven,
world. It manifests the victory of the Count von Rantzau and Herr Scheide the Kiel Canal, Hamburg and the Baltic. ideals of freedom and liberty for mann, thus wiping out all traces of Ger. which we have made untold sacrifices.minny's opposition to the Treaty.
I share my people's juy and thanks giving, and earnestly pray that the coming years of peace may bring to them ever-increasing happiness and prosperity
REFERENCES AT THE CHURCHES
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The Rev. V. H. Copley Boyle read out the welcome announcement and the King's
Stu message at the horning service. John's Cathedral, and special reference to the subject was made in the prayers a similar procedure was adopted at the ..Unton Church.
SIGNING TO LAST FOUR HOURS."
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The German delegates who are to sign the Treaty are leaving för Versailles on June 27th. They will possibly not arrive.
in time to sign before two o'clock on June 28th. The ceremony is expected to last four hours
EARLIER CABLES.
NOT A MINUTE'S EXTENSION.
PARIS, June 21st.
A Havas mewage says:-
Secret information has reached Paris During the service, at the
Roman
that Germany will sign the Treaty.
Catholic Cathedral, Bishop Pozzoni
said:-
It is learned on very good authority that M. Clemenceau, Mr. Lloyd George and President Wilson will not grant one My dear children-The message, which minute's extension unless absolute pro- we have all so caracatly prayed for, has mines are made that the Treaty will be
at last arrived. Let us thank God for it signed, one week being the putside time The message is that the Treaty of Peace limit.
It did not visit Berlin. It battled with a gule for twenty hours on the homeward flight.
LATEST CABLES.
ITALY.
THE NEW CABINET.
Rose, June 21st Signor Nitti has been invited to form a Cabinet. Signor Tittoni will be Foreign Minister.
A message from Rome, vid Lyons, dated June 22nd, says:
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The Minister of Labour has invited the
LONDON, June 1st. A-Mariansk-fommuniqué says that, by
the Bolsheviks at Kartashi, south west of Medvyejagora. killing twenty and cap turing afty. The surprise was so com plete that the Allies only sustained one casualty,
BOLSHEVIK, CRUISER MINED.
Lesbos, June Dist. Reuter learns that a British subinazine. did not sink the Russian cruiser Oleg, which was probably mined.
SITUATION IN NORTHERN
INDIA.
THE AMIR'S REPLY BEING CONSIDERED.
LONDON, June 21st. An Indin Office communiqur states that the Amir's reply to the Viceroy's letter, proposing armistice terms, while thought to afford a basis for peace negotiations, has raised points which require the 'Indian And Imperial Governments careful consideration..
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The Viceroy" was authorised on June 19th to further communicate with, the
Amir, agreeing. on certain conditions, receive at Rawalpindi the Afghan delegates whom the Amir proposes to send when the Fast of Ramazan is over.
AERIAL DEVELOPMENT.
APPOINTED."
disputants to meet immediately with a STANDING ADVISORY COMMITTER" view to considering the submiksiön of the dispute to arbitration.
GERMAN WARSHIPS SUNK.
HOW THE GERMAN CREWS:
ANTICIPATED MATTERS.
Edisson, June 21st.. Arrangements had been made to board the German Fleet on Monday it peace BRITAIN'S SURE SHIELD.
were signed: The ships would then have STIRRING SPEECH BY MR. W. Mautomatically passed to the Allies, but
the German crews anticipated matters,
EARLIER CABLES.
TREACHERY OF GERMAN CREWS AT SCAPA FLOW
HUGHES.
LONDON, June 21st. Speaking at a farewell luncheon of the British Empire League in London, Mr. W. M. Hughes emphasised the necessity of depending on the British Navy for the defence of the Empire rather than on the League of Nations.
He declared that the material ties of the Empire were trade and defence, and unless there was an imperial system of defence the Empire was but the fabric of a dream.
He welcomed the League of Nations,
LONDON, June Rist.
It is ocially announced that all the interned German battleships and battle- éruisers at Scapa Flow have been sunk, except the battleship Buiten,
LONDON, June 21st. The Air Ministry announces the ap- pointment of a Standing Advisory Com mittee on Civil Aviation to advise and report on the best method of organising Imperial air routes and other subjects relating to civil aviation."
The Chairman is Lord Weir of East- wood...
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KURDISTAN RISING QUELLED-
BRITISH PRISONERS RESCUED.
LONDON, June 21st.
It is officially announced that a British", force defeated the Kurdish Sheikh (mem- tioned on May 29th) capturing 100 pris- oners It rescued all the British prison-
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The message of May 29th reported serious rising in South Kurdistan, beaded by the local Sheikh).
Five light cruisers have been sunk and the remaining three beached by local HOME RULE FOR SCOTLAND. tuga.
Eighteen destroyers have been beached, feur are afloat and the rent have been sunk.
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A German rear-admiral and most of The King has charged Signor Nitti but, if the Empire was suddenly and un- to form a Ministry. ***
expectedly attacked, the League could the Germans from the ships are in cus- According to the newspaper Epoca, the official organ of Professor Orlando only put its machinery into motion after tody aboard His Majesty's "ships.
Some bosts from the ships refused to Signor Luzatti bas refused the offers prolonged discussion of the merits and of Signor Nitti Bignor Barzilaj had
stop when ordered and were fired on, a small mamber of Germans being killed" and wounded.
also refused to accept a post in the new differences. Meanwhile, where would we Cabinet. Two groups. the Parliamentary
bet Union and the Socialist Reformers, have so far prohibited their members to take
Ministry. part in the ignor Tittoni has made it
Finally Signor a condition of his accepting a port folio that, it shall be agreeable to the Par liamentary Union. The Epoca says that the fall of the Orlando Ministry, is due to Signor Giolitti re entering politics.)
DALMATIAN SETTLEMENT
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REJECTED.
Paris, June 20th.
The Italian delegates have rejected the proposal of the Council of Three for settlement of the Dalmatiau question,
In accordance with the terms of the.
He enjoined the people not to abandon the substance for the shadow. The people Armistice, the ships were interned with who talked most about internationalism skeleton German crews as caretakers, today were Bolshevists whose way to without British guards aboard. settle disputes was with the sword. ADMIRALTY ANNOUNCEMENT.
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If the League of Nations meant the power of the League to control the move- ments of the British Navy when the Em- pire required aid, then that was the he ginning of the end of the Empire,
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The Admiralty announces that certain interned German ships at Scapa Flow have been sunk and abandoned by their crews, who are in custody.
31B. ASQUITH'S OPINION.
LONDON, June 21st.
declared that Home Rule for Scotland In a speech at Edinburgh, Mr. Asquith
was as necessary as Home Rule for Ireland Scotland had advanced” to“ first" place in the political arenn
CRICKET AT HOME
A WEEK'S RESULTS.
LONDON, June #let. Yorkshire beat Derbyshire by ten wickets
Kent beat Sussex by an funingi and 123 runs.
The Surrey v. Cambridge, Hants, the Australians, Warwick v. Northants, and Lancashire v. Leicestershire matches were
all drawn.