THE- HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 11TB, 1919.
ATLANTIC FLIGHT
WON ON
"SHELL"
AVIATION
SPIRIT.
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CABLES.
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LATEST CABLES,
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NEW TRIBENALS TO KM ESTABLISHED.
LONDON, August 6th.
LIBERAL PARLIAMENTARY
PARTY."
NEW ORGANISATION AND ITS PROGRAMME
LONDON. August 7th.. The Coalition, Literals have recently formed an organisation entitled the Liberal Parliamentary Party, with Me. George Lambert as the Chairman.
They adopted a programme last night. the monin features or which are Free Trade, [no conscription, na inunediate Irish settle
Sir Auckland Geddes stated, at today'sment, and vigorous economy,
ertig of the Profiteering Committee,
that the Government prepped establishing THE NEW EUROPEAN STATES
would be asked for and
BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S GUAR- ANTEE TO EXPORTERS.
Eospos, August 7th.
ja central authority to deal with profiteer-
ing. New penalties, increased.
The Government proposed to establish local tribunals and cats, appel tri- bunale, souliar to those suder the Mili- Enry Service Act, to deal with profiter ing by retailers in uncontrolled articles FOE daily use. They would be empowered
to intics flow up to £20 or refer the caseing operations with the new States of to the Ceart of S ummary Jurisdiction. which would be empowered to ipflict penalties up pe £200 or ds nonths af Deisgnment.
It was also proposed to etapower, the Board of Trade to intrioluce regulations regarding price in the trades in which profiteering had pourred, attch to imuose Severe penalties for Breaded of these to, gulations.
The invernment proposed that there should be tribunal under a chairman with legal training, with a number of deputy chairman,
The Liovernment has decided to set asid $25,000.000 as a guarantee to British ex- porters against loss in carrying on trady Europe, and part of Russia
WORLD'S WHEAT SUPPLIES
PESSIMISTIC ESTIMATE FROM
AMERICA.
Says
Lospes, August th The Times Washington correspondent autes a statement by the Director of the United States Erain torporation en the world's wheat supplies, in which he would gosist of repre400 million bushels less than in
that the American crop is estimated t sentatives of trade organisations, includ: The European outpat, apart from Russia,
June ing Frade 'nums
It would sit in all is estimated at 300 million bushels, instend parels, each pase being under the chair of the normal output of 1.800 millions man or deputy chairman and consisting bushets.
trional
The Board of Trade regulations. regard ing prices would be posted at the Pianin. mendation of tit. Tribund.
BILL INTRODUCED IN THE"
COMMONS.
Laktos, August Sul
CANADA.
THE NEW LIBERAL LEADER.
~~ Orráva, August'sth.
Mr. Mackenzie King has been chosen to succeed the late Sir Wilrih Evrier as
The Profiteering Bill has been intro-leader of the Liberal Party dued in the Flouse of Cotaments,
WAR PENSIONS."
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Lesbos, July th
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POR'I UGAL.
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Loxios, August 8th.. Senhor Antonio Almeida has been elect ed President of the Republju,
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
DEPARTURE FOR CANADA AND
THE USA. .
-LONDON, August 6th. The Prince of Wales left. to-day, abuard H.M.S. Renown, on n tour of Canada and the United States. k
The King and Queen and other Rorak ties took leave of the Prince at Ports jaouth.
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ALLIED DECISION UNALTERED.
LONDON, August 6th.
sure of subjects demanding his cine study. for instance coal, the trade policy, pro Steering the agricultural policy, and Ireland. it was rapossible for him to participate in the debates in the House daily
BRITISH TRADE.
·COMPARATIVE FIGURES, FOR JULY.
LONDON, August 8th. The increases in exports amount to 21,671,024 and in imports to £1,130,791, enpared with Jaly last year.
PUNISHMENT OF WAR - CRIMINALS. · ·
SURRENDER OF A GERMAN "GENERAL DEMANDED...
COPENHAGEN, August 8th, A telegrant from Berlin states that the Allies have deihanded the surrender of the German General Kriska, commander of the prison camp at Kassel, where 3,000 French prisoners died of cyphus.
MARSHAL FOCH.
AN INVITATION TO AMERICA.
PARIS, August 8th.
A Havas message says:- can Legion has invited Marshal Fech to The Executive Committee of the Ameri attend the first national convention of the Legion to be held at Minneapolis on No
In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Horatin Bottomler, Mr. Bonar Law stated that the Allies had put altered their decision to try the ex Kaiser in Lon.vember 10th: don, but that no action could be taken until the Pence Treaty had been ratified.
AMERICA.
DEARNESS OF LIVING BEING INVESTIGATED,
TAXATION IN FRANCF. NOVEL "POINT BEING EXAMINED.
PARIS, August th A. Havas mess spy®:- Among the taxation proposals now WASHINGTON, August 6th.. being examined by the French Budget" President Wilson has abandoned, the Commission is one proposing that the tax. conferences with the Republican and De-payer should have the choice of either mocratic Senators on the League of Ni paying annually or leaving a fixed tions until the problem of the dentness | of his estate to the State Benth. of living has been solved.
"He conferred with the Cabinet on
thi
question, when the meeting consid ered the, report of the Special Commis
ian ppointed to tabulate measures tra. wards reducing the cost of living.
The report recomiends legislation. UNAUTHORISED RAILWAY STRIKE SPREADING.
4.1-
In the meanwhile
171 unauthorised strike of railway shopmen, demanding an advance of 25 per cent, wages and hour weeg is spreading throughout the country, in spite of the appeal of Labour leathers to resume work pending strike vot
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST MEAT- PACKERS.
WASHINGTON, August 6th.
The Department of Justice has decided. to institute immediate proceedings, under the anti-Trust lawg, against Ave leading American neat-packers.
-GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF
J
RAILWAYS.
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WASHINGTON, August 6th. The big Railway Unions reiterate their demand that Congress pasau HALF A CENTURY REPUTATIONE railways, with profit sharing with em authorising Government ownership of
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BIG WHEAT-CROP ASSURED..
WASHINGTON, August 8th... Mr. Barnes, Director of the Grain Cor paration, announces that a wheat-crop of 1,000,000,000 bushels is assured, but there is no hope of a reduction in price.
AVIATION,
part
REMARKABLE FEAT BY FRENCH AIRMAN.
PARIS, August 8th.
A Havas message says.!!! A most remarkable and during aerini feat was accomplished today, when the French aviator, M. Bergeant, few through the dre de Triomphe in Paris.
The plane was travelling at a rate of 110 kilometres an hour, the clearance be Ween the wings of the plane and sides of the arch being less than 15 feet.
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EARLIER CABLES.
AUSTRIAN PEACE TREATY. COUNTER-PROPOSALS RECEIVED.
ST. GERMAIN, August 7th. The Austrian Fence Delegation has re- turned to Vienna.
The Austrian counter-proposals em- phasise the inability of Austria to accept the financial clauses,
Austria proposes to hand over, to the Eu tente, the financial administration of the
discharging the debt of the old Empire untry in order that the Allies may see the impossibility of seven million persons of thirty tips millions.
PEACE SIGNED WITH AFGHANISTAN.
BRITAIN'S TERMS ACCEPTED,"
BIMLA, August 8th.. Pence was signed with Afghanisthu this morning.
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