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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
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PERSIA'S DESIRE FOR
TREATY WITH BRITAIN.
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SUPREME COUNCIL DICTATES
RUMANIA.
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TRUCULENT GERMAN NOTE TO THE ENTENTE.
GENERAL CARRANZA ORDERS BRITISH DIPLOMAT TO LEAVE MEXICO.
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THROUGH MELTER'S AGENCY.)
HUNGARY...
SUPREME, COUNCIL'S, REPLY, TO RUMANTA.
Paris, August 15th.- The Supreme Council, counter-replying te Rumania expresses its satisfaction that Romania intends to work in agree inent with the Conference's policy in Hungary
LABOUR UNREST AT HOME
THE THREE DAYS" STRIKE REPEDIATED.
Losbus, August leith. The Executive of the Dockers' Union as Liverpook has gepudiated the proposed three day's stoppage.
WANTED AN EDUCATED ÅND ORGANISEŃ DEMOURACY,"
LONDON, 3sgust 14th.
POLAND.
GERMANS IMPATIENT TO KNOW FATE OF DANZIG,
TUESDAY, AUGUST 1978; „18İ).
LATEST CABLES,
THE ANGLO-PERSIAN TREATY
PERSIA TAKES THE FIRST MOVE,
LONDON, August 18th." The Anglo- Ferkian Agreeens in
BERLIN, August. 15th. A German Not has been presented at Versailles requesting that negotiations be begun s speedily as possible on the subway ject of the new tonstitution of Danzig tres and its relationship to Poland,
THE ALLIED OCCUPATION.
REDUCTION OF BRITISH ARMY,
COLOGY, August 17th. The reduction of the British Army of Occupation proceeding rapidly. Whole Divisions at a tine are returning to the United Kingdom.
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LATEST CABLES.
SCOURGE OF BOLSHEVISM.
A NEW RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT,
Losos, August 18th. means that Britain is ning graphing on August, 19th, stated that, as The Tores correspondent às Resal, "tole costly obligations, or that Persia
y ap say part of her liberties.
a result of the suggestion's by the British Mission to the Baltic States, & new Rose Persia rank the initiative in requesting sign Government has been formed for the Britain to help rehabilitate the forttines Provinces of Petrograd. Pskoff sd Nove of Persia, beplase she realised, that Bri-59. tain was the only crout neighbour closely interested in her future and abs and willing to furnish help.
taking that Britain will co-operate with The Agreement also includes an unper-
Persia for the encouragement of Anglo- The British, military sathorities, are Persian enterprise, to improve means of permitting these soldiers who volunteer to communication day railway construction. Assist in harvesting-at full rates of payte
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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
LORD LEE APPOINTED PRESIDENT.
Losboy, August 18th-
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The new Government in which tieneral Yudepitch is War Minister, has recog nised the independeries of Estonia.
STRONGLY ANT? BOLSHEVIK,
Fistsgross! August 19th.
sienat invernment has been formed with
new Russian North Western Provi
M. Lianzoft as Frontier. The general cum- plexion of the Ministry is 'anderately Revolutionary Socialistic and Strongly
THE NORTH WEST RUSSIAN
ARMY
An Anglo-Persian Committer of experts will be appointed to retise the Customs Lanti Bolshevik: tariff, with a view to re-modelling it to promote the prosperity of the country.
BRITAIN'S DESTRE.
Lostos, August inih,
Britain's desize is
Lord Ley at Fareham has been appoint-.f«- ed President of the Board of Agriculture.
The free states:
Loxpos, August 15th, According to advices fra Helsingfors," counter-offensive on August 19th, en the the North-West Russian Army began a
west bank of the Narva - Yanburg Rail-
At the Northampton National Socialist Hence, it express the hope that Ru-Party Conference. Mr. Will Thorne, maria intends to conforme "with the deci: M.P., urged the developioens of a dist
Sir Arthur William Lee, who was born that Persin shall stand on her own feet sions of the Conference, communicated Eriplined, edheated and organised deinc- He served as Adj tant of the ilungkungaid that, with the aid now given her.
in 1968, entered the Royal Artillery in 19 though its Military Missing in Buda- eracy, capable of carrying out
eVolunteers in Ex9 and 18. He retired she shall be able to reorganise her away, so miles south west of" Petrograd. pest. by the Supreme Council,
from the Army in 1999, when he had attaininistration. The Persians have now a dehovratic reconstruction policy as theed the rank of Brevet lajur. He became best means of defenting Trusts and Mono-
Profesor of Strategy and Tactics, R.M.C.. | Ruefed opportunity to show their capa-ably. polics.
Cand in 1993. holding the appointment city for an alightened tiovernment. for 3 years. He rejoined the Army when the European was started, as a Colonel on the
It points out that the Conference had torice acpainted Bucharest with the de- tails, of the present Allied policy towards Funeary, as regards disarmament of Run garinn troops, maintenance of order, with very small foreign, forces, re-victualling Hungary and abstention from all inter- ference in internal polities.
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• The Supreti -Condil ́inxiste that the final ragövery" of her railway and nigri- cultural material and livestock cannot take place at present.
The Pear Conference alone possesses the right to fix reparation by Hungary ami its distribution among the interested Stutes.
Neither the Rumanian Army nor thi thevernment has the right itself to fix Remania's share, as all the assets belong
to Hungary are the pledge held by Allies in common.
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THE NEW MINISTRY,
COPENHAGEN, August 16th. It isocially announced from Buda pest that the Cabinet has been re-farmed with M. Freidrich still Premier, M. Lovaczy. Minister for Foreign Affairs, aud General Schnetzier. Minister for
War.
All the Bourgeois, Radical and other Parties represented are the small farm- ers, Clericals, anti-Semites, Conservatives and the uld official cles.
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Several portfolios have been offered to the Social Democrats who hesitate to acerpt owing to fears that the Conservas tive and Huurgebise parties intend to abolish Count Karolyi'a scheme for pro portional representation.
BRITISH WARSHIPS ON THE DANUBE.
BUDAPEST, August 18th. #Several, British monitors and tw patrol bals arrived here on Friday to watch the Danube shipping. were joyfully greeted by the public.
LETTLAND
The res
TRUCULENT GERMAN NOTE TO THE ENTENTE.
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BERLIN, August 15th. The German Government, in Note to the Eatenie, denies that the evacuation of Lettland has been purposely delayed.
It says that the evaeaation is proceed- ing in accordance with the plan agreed upon by "Generals von Der. Goltz- and Gough on July 19th.
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Mr. Thorne strongly opposed Bolshevist "tendencies.
BRITISH DIPLOMATIC
SERVICE,
FIVE NEW APPOINTMENTS
LONDON, "Augustinth. The Morning Post states that Si George Buchanan has been appointed Ambasader at Rome, and that Sir Wil- Janm Tyrrel will be send incom mand"
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Suaf. He became Parliamentary Military they case from strife and purge Secretary in the Ministry of Mainitions in their Departments from corruption the and was Personal Military Secretary Agreement should help to produce a Lo My Lloyd Charge for a few months in 1916 He was Diretor Bienend of Food definite stabilization in the Middle East, Production in 1917 and 1918. ford Lee has of which Persin is the rune," travelled widdy over the Far East. }
OBITUARY.
LORD INTERCLYDE.
The movement
ESCAPE OF A TURKISH PRISONER.
LONDON, August. 1385. The Times car respondent at Constan- tinople says that Halil Pasha has escaped from prison, accompanied by the chief warder and the officer commanding the guard, despite the Entente's mittest to the Porte to exercise particular vigilance and custody over political prisETY,
Halit is considered largely responsible for the terrible sufferings of the troops and prisoners at Kut. “
THE INDIAN ARMY. THE INCREASE OF PAY.
LONDON, August 17ths
In the House of Commons, Mr. E. S. Mantagu (Secretary of State for India), replying to question, said that, in con-
a British officers in the Indian Army, sidering the revision of the rates of pay
the question, of pay and,pensions of de... partmental officers and warrant oficers of Tadian Army Serviors was alm to be:
fa-luded,
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR THE OCTOBER CONFERENCE.
LONDON, August, 15th. In the House of Commons, replying to Commander Kenworthy, Mr. George Barnes said that the extent to whigh non" European Sountries, including Japan and her possessions) not fully wif the principle laid down in Article 127 of governing, India included, could adopt "
the Chenant of the League of Nations governing the conditions of labour, would be worked out at the internatinak Labour Conference,"
As regards an eight-hour, day or + simark week, the organising rumit. LONDON, August 15th.
ter which was preparing for Brst Bolshevist Government in Russia is be States
Reuter learns that the position of the Conference in October had invited the mentioned' to " indicate the
is developing favour- Whole battalions of Reds have been wiped out. Many have been captured! and much material has been takin
EARLIER MAHLES.
UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION OF RUSSIAN BOLSHEVIKS.
TO BOTH OUR ENTERESTS."
The Daily Chruirle says Et is to Persia's interest and in ours that she be
It is also to both our interests to coming daily more precarious. Eventsrquivalent of the limitation of working
free. LONDON; August 18th, shat the door to acession-hunters and The death is annainerd of Lord inver-to check the intrigues of the Young to Lord Grey at Washington.
clyde
Turky Bolsheviks, discontented Moda The same newspaper states "that M ¡Sir James Cleland Burns, 3r! Baron Izurdans and adventurers.h W. G. Max-Maller has en appointed leath the principal Director of the shipping NO JUSTIFICATION FOR ANXIETY verelyde, was born in 1864. He wis till his Minister Plenipotentiary at Constantino-rm of G. and J. Burns Ltd., Chairman of pls. Sir George (Terk, Minister Pleni the Huras S.8. Co., Ltd., a Director of the
The Daily Mad points out that there Cunard Steamship Co. and Director of the potentiary to Crecho-Slovakia, and the Clyde Steamship Owners Association.
іч no justification for any anxiety re has ben Chairman of the Glasgow shipgarding the complete independence of Hon. Theophilus Russell, Minister Há
owners' Association since 1900.. Berne.
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The Rt. Hon. Sir George Buchanan, P., G.C.B., Gav.O., G.C.M.G. Ambassador at Petrograd from 1910 to 1918. He was second Sentary ut Tokiu in 1870.
was Senior (örk
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Be
EX-RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER.
PARTS, August 17th. The death has occurred of M. Eavolsky,
THE SILVER MARKET.
GRADUAL RISE IN PRICE.
Sir William Gorge Tyrell, R.C.M.G..the ex-laggian Foreign Minister.
the Foreign and Private Secretary to Lord Grey 1915 He acted as, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs from 1-96 to 1908.
Mr. Williani Grenfell Max-Mulles, C.B., MV.O..
t'k H.M's. Consai-General at A bus vet at the Embassies at Con- Budapest from 1913 till war was glared. stantinople, the Hague, Washington, Mad-
· rid Mesich. Christiania ATE Peking. Sine Hungary declared wark, he has been employed at the
Foreign Offer Russell Clark, K.CM.G., C.B., has been connected with the Embassies in, te. Sino 1910 he has served in vari- at Copenhagen, Stockholm, Petrograd, Ber as expacities in HM's. Embassy in Con stant:sople
Sir
LONDON, August 18th. Silver, is quoted at 58d spot and 56 15-16, forward. The market is steady.
Lospon, August 14th.
57d. forward. The market is steady.
silver is quoted at 583d. spot and
LONDON, August 15th. "The Hon. Theophilus William Odo Villiers Russell, CB, C,V.G., has been diplomatic
Silver is quoted at 59d. spot and 373d, in the Secretuss ww-tary
Jur Foreign forward. The market is steady. Affairs iner 191%. He has served in Rome, A Lit
Petersburg. Horlia, Buenos Air and Virano."]
ITALIAN WARSHIP SONK.
SUEZ CANAL BLOCKED.
LuNDON, August 18th. Lloyd's report that the sinking of the Italian warship Hasilicata near Tewfik, after a explosion, has blocked the Suez
anal since August 17th
MEXICO
LONDON, August 16th. Silver is quoted at 50id."spot and 571⁄2d. forward. There is Chinese demand.
THE PRINCE OF WALES. FIRST SPEECH ON CANADIAN SOIL
Persia.
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BETTER ERA FOR A ÖNCE GREAT
PEOPLE."
The Machester Guardiani says, honour-
ably worked, it may prove the beginning of a new and better era for a oner great People
EA REFEK TABLES,
DETAILS OF THE NEW AGREE MENT.
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LONDON, August 15th Reuter's Agency issues details of the new Anglo-Persian Agreement, the gen éral result of which, it is hoped, will contribute largely to the future peace of the East as well as end foreign intrigues
and the jealous competition of rival Powers, and give the best chance to Per- sia to recuperate that she, has had for a century.
Beh Kan have, exerciseef in Budapest and the dramatic fall of 31. hours considered suitable in the, apreial moralising infuence on the Bolshevik
most circumstances of their countries.
india was not in the same category as have been summoned by M. Lenin at ranks, and enferences of various partion-fully welf-governing Colonies, because she was a full member of the League of Moscow and by M. Rakovsky at Kief Nations and of the Labour organisation. in order to discuss the necessary mensures
The representatives of Indian organised the Soviet regime. to be taken with a view to bolstering up would be invited to attend the Confer labour, if such an organisation existed, Otherwise the Indian Government BOLSHEVIKS HARD PRESSED BY would select representatives."
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GENERAL DENIKIN.
The Bolshevik troops are hard pressed
"Fest
Japanese organised labour would be similarly invited or repented by the
By General Denikin's Army, which hasvernment. already reached a line extending north
NEWS.
[BY COURTESY OF THE CHINA "MAIL"}
of Paltavi, while a number of well FAR EASTERN CABLE organised revolts of local pensantry in the neighmurhood of Ki-E have, greatly- hampered the enemy resistance of the offen. sive by the "Ukrainians. The Bolshevika | GERMAN PILOTS IN TRE DUTCH
Eampered
their de- fence of Kieff against a general encircling movement beyond Lavin..
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ولادة
LATEST CABLES.
PUNISHING THE GUILTY.
TRIAL OF A HUNGARIAN MURDERER"
INDIES.
SINGAPORE, August 16th- The Dutch pilots in Java have sent a letter to the Straits Merchant Service Guild expressing their disapproval af the employment of German "pilats in Java waters.
.NEW SINGAPORE GARRISON.
" SINGAPORE. August 16th The First Battalion of the Staffords is relieving the Manchesters at Singa pure at the end of September."
BUDAPEST, August 13th. The preliminary examination of the ex-locksmith, Janesik, Commander of a After pledging herself to respect the Bolshevist Red Unard, was begin at
(THROCCH REUTER'S AGENCY.] absolute independence of the country. Polier Headquarters yesterday. The pri ST. Jons, (New Brunswick),
COMMERCIAL MISSION TO THE- Great Britain undertakes to supply, at suner bork traces of a severe heating at August 16th.
FAR EAST.. The Prince of Wales Fanded officially are considered necessary for the Adminis
the cost of Persia, such expert advisers as the hands of the Rumanians:
LONDON, “August 14th. to-day. At luncheon, the Prince said he tration; and also lend officers for a new witnesses, who ustified, infer ali, that after waiting for three months, is renew-
The room was filled with a crowd of
The Manchester Chamber of Commerce. was gratifed at his first landing on Cana-uniform military force which it is proco persons were executed on the prisonering its representation to the Department
pesed to establish, while the British orders, at Dursapentele. Treasury will advance £2,000,000, to be shared equally with the Indian Govern- that he acted under the Brders of the that the Government's decision be com- Jancsik denied the charges or pleaded ment and secured upon the Customs Bolshevist Government. revenues, in order to permit the initiaThe present Chief of Police, interview tion of the necesary reforma.
dian soil but he had been so much smong the Canadian troops at the Front and had made so many friends, that he could not BRITISH DIPLOMAT ORDERED TO cutsider himnadif a stranger.
LEAVE THE COUNTRY:
He wanted the Canadians to regard bim 1 a Canadian in mind and spirit. He
NEW YORK. August 17th.
IRELAND
AND FRANCE.
The Associated Press correspondent at valued Canadian friendships deeply," and Washington states that General Carranza has ordered Mr. H. Cunard Commins, British charge d'efuires in Mexion City, deavour to prove true to those friendships, COMING EXHIBITION IN DUBLIN.
Alt declines to comply with the demand for the recall of General von Der Goltz, which, the Note considers, would be an -encroachment" on German railitary authority. It reserves the right to recall to leave the country. No reason has been von Der Goltz when the evacuation is stated." sufficiently advanced.
It concludes by declaring that the Ger män Volunteers are feeling very bitter at the non-fulfilment of the Ullmanis „Cabinet's promise to allow them to settle in the country and beccne Lett citizens
The Note warns the Entente of the danger of increasing friction by an over- hasty evacuation.
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A SIGNIFICANT GOVERNMENT
VICTORY.
hoped to
make
many more, He would always make an carnest en
EARLIER CABLES...
WELCOMED IN CANADA.
ST. JOHN, (New Brunswick),
August 15th.
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PARIS, August 18th.
A Havas message says:~~, At's meeting of the Chamber of Com- merce in Dublin, a committer was ap pointed to make arrangements for holding
When the warship Dragon, with the Prince of Wales on board, dropped an- ehor, the Governor General immediately an exhibition of samples of French goods The protracted and costly "Fedural boarded her and welcomed His Royal next November.
MELBOURNE, August I th.
Redmen's strike bas ended by the mon Highness on behalf
Canada ""
accepting the Government's conditions."
the people of
A direct line of steamers will be catab fished between Ireland and France,
ed by Reuter, said that many, bodies of the victims of the Bolshevists had been fshed out of the Danube, including that of the Professor Dr. Benz..
EARLIER CABLES. FRENCH INVESTIGATION OF CHARGES.
PARIS, August 18th.
A Havas message says:— The French military authorities are:
making most diligent investigations of all the charges against German officers and officials for crimes committed during the Occupation. The culprits will be dealt with under the terms of the Peace Treaty,
of Overseas Trade regarding the proposed Commercial Mission to the Far East.
The President of the Chamber has asked
muniented without delay..
He says that if the Mission is to be sent out in 1919, arrangements should be made, “ forthwith in order that members may be enabled to leave the country not later than early in November.
He emphasises the desirability of seiz- ing the opportunity without delay for the preparation of the development and extension of British trade in Far Eastern markets.
SHIPPING HELD UP AT MARSEILLES.
MARSEILLES, August 17th. up in the harbour here owing to a strike Shipping for China and Japan is beld among fireman.
to-day has not yet departed,
A mailboat scheduled to sail at moon
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