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CABLES.
LATEST CABLES. „THROUGH RZETER'S JORNOY.}' THE FIUME IMPASSE. SERIOUS' SITUATION CREATED BY UNAUTHORISED RAID.
ROME September 14th
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
THE REVOLUTION IN HUNDUR S
SAN PEDRO PARTIALLY DESTROYED.
LONDON, September, 18th, Meagre details are arriving of the revolution in Honduras. During the fighting. San Pedro was partially des troyed, The President and his family In the Chamber, Signor Nitti stated that the latest news was that the situated to San Salvador. The new Govern- all tion created in Fitime by the cup de mainment has granted an amnesty
had political prisoners was, serious... because no antored the town without the right to do so.
Men
He was determined to let so as to avoid grave conflicts. He deplored what hap pened, because, for the first time, sedition. oven for idealistic aims, had entered thr Italian Army.
UPPER SILESIA.
tet
GERMANS ELABORATE PREPARA TIONS FOR THE PLEBISCITE.
Lescos, September 15th. News from Polish sources shows that the Germans afe elaborately preparing
EARLIER CUBLES.
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BRITISH AND FRENCH
AGREEMENT..
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PARIS, September 13th. A Haras message says:-- "M, Clemenceau will see "Mr. Lloyd George, to-day, to discuss the Syrian question. It is believed that the Britisa Premier brings assurances that Great Britain desires to work in harmony with the French point of view,
| FRENCH GENERAL ELECTIONS DEBATE IN THE CHAMBER OF
DEPUTIES..
Panis, September 1398.
A Havas message Kays!-- An excited, debate took place in the
WEDNESDY
SEPTEMBER 177A, 19.
PEACE ADDRESSES TO THE KING.
ROYAL APPEAL FOR EDUCATION.
12.
CHRISTIAN UNITY The King received in the Throne Room na Buckingham Palace on July 30th three depuratious from public bodies who desired to present addresses of congra talation on the ecclusion of pens. They
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The ware of the weak and helpless, the protection of our infant fe, the guar dianship and training of those who by infirmity of body or mind are unfitted to engage in the daily struggle of life, are also masters very near to the hearts of New powers of the Queen and myself. help and protection have lemn, or are being, put into the hauth of the local This generation will, he authorities. the London County Council, the judged by the use that it makes of the Body of English Presbyterian Ministers I thank you, in conclusion, før yone in and near the Cities of London and kindly references 10 myself and to my | Westminster, and the General Body" of
family. The "any manifestations, asf Protestant Dissenting Ministers of the empathy and goodwill, which or have Three Denominations (Presbyterian, ingrceived from the people of Landoni, both. dependent, and Baptist). The names of during the war mid on the great days of the three deputations will be found in the rejoicing. Which followed the Armistice and the conclusion of Pegee have given as the deepest pleasure. We are at home in London, and are proud of our home and of its people, prax tied to direct
"Court Circular."
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They were conducted" to the Throne Chamber of Deputies, today, on the pre-Roam, where the King was in compan posal that the cost of printing and with the Queen and Princess Mary. The
He strongly denoäneed the adventurous for the forthcoming plebiscit, in Easttributing of voting papers and circulars members of the deputations were present- and bless you in all your labours
enterprime nad repudiated the reports that the iovernment had encouraged it. The Government had taken every measures to prevent the raid and would tol rule it.
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He deplond military Sympathy andh stated that steps had been taken to or ganise the Arung Command with a viny to dichting, this weakness.
Prussia. - German natives of the Fro vince, are being brought free from other parts of Germany. It is estimated that! 160,000 (1ērman votes will thus be obtained.
COLLISION AT ȘEA..
THE MARATHON REFERATED.
JONION, September 15th
The Sox Marathon, which recently collided with the feijun Maru off Dunge
The Premier pointed out the diener through Italy failing to carry out her engagements with the Allies and dwellness has hefti refloated. She provvedes? ton
on the humilution of the sincere apologies | London on her own stenen."
The would be compelled to offer. H..
particularly referred to the betrayal of
the interests of the Fatherland by ins perilling indispensable credits from the Allies.
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THE MARSEILLES STRIKE,
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DOCKERS DEMANDS GRANTED.
Marsenas, September 15th- The strike has ended, in a victory for H& antiouned that an inquiry, would the dockers, whose demands have been be opined at Botne as soon as ponible.“,
granted. to investiënte vivil, and military Pespon xibility. Soldiers whe failed to report within five days after being summoned wowill be prosented under the Military Pedal Code.
He mentioned that Gabriele d'Annun
SERBIA,
RESTINATION OF THE CABINET
BELGRADE, September 13th
at the General Elections should be paid by tax-payers. The Minister of Finance opposed the scheme,
The proposed was eventually rejected by a narrow majority of ta votes. GERMANY PREPARING HER REVENGE.
A WARNING TO PRESIDENT" WILSON,
PARIS, September. Läth,
A Havas message says!T Cardinal Mercier's pronouncement that tiermany is preparing to obtain revenge
ed by Lord Sandhurst, and were several- greeted by the King, Queen, and Princess. They presented their addresses in turn, and the King replied "eparately to each.
The address, of the County Comaril was as follows:
the whole
"SPIRITUAL, FELLOWSHIP.
Progestant Dissenting Ministers of the The Address of the general body of
thres denourinations was as follows:--
We, your Majesty's loyal subjects of the Generál Body of Protestant Dissent- ing Ministers of the Three Denominations -Presbyterian. Independent, and
paralleled strife and suffering
Ta long and agonizing struggle maio has deeply impressed French public against allied powers and
tained by the allied friends of freedom, parts of the Hitish Commonwen day
and peoples who opinkou. It is hoped that the pronounge-ere deterated in rented in
and dominale: ment will be a
warning to President inanifest triumph for liberty and in a Wilson against further coneessions thTreaty of Peace, in which the conquering Germany
Nations have avowed their determi to put an end for ever to, war, 31 a means of settling disputes latween the Nations of the earth.
NO FEAR OF GERMAN GUNS.
Paris, September 13th.
A Havas message says:--
us all. To you who claimi a historica? connection with the men of the May- flower it must be peculinely moving that the descendants of those who left Engined to win frection for them- selves should return to defend the liberties of Europe and the world. "Such a reunion affords the happiest
augury "for the coming of an era when reason and justice may prevail in the intervius of nations.
But our rejoicing, in the peame which we have won, and our hopes and aspira. tions for the future, oust (nrcessarily
crossed by thoughts of the price that has been paid. We cannot but renieins ber with beartfelt gratitude all those who have offered my their lives as a willing sacrifice, and these others who, wounded and, disabled, håve suffered for Ik Well may we repeat. “With hi great sum obtained we this freedom.". For their sake we are bound to regard the conclusion of peace, not as eval Lo rest or relaxation, burns n Stimulüs to go and greater efforts, so that we " ay repair, the ravages of war and build up a better grder in this country join with in and in the world.
raying tled by the help of Kiod no may one and all be enabled to show our relves worthy of the victory which Hà has given us and squal to the pow daries which he before n
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS, The Address of English Presbyterin Ministers in and near the Cities of Lon don and Westosiaster was as follows
We, the Chairman, Aldermen, and Mens hers of the Council of the Administra tive Cuanty of London, elected by the Baptist- together with the Dissenting people of the Capital of Your Majesty's | Deputies representing the laymen of the Your Royal Empire to direct and control their focalsame Churches, approach affairs, humbly leg leave to prnt to, to offer our heartfelt congrats- Your Majesty our loyal and profound and Peace after the long agony of the apon the attainment of Victory conrrulations up the soleum laying
We E the foundation-stone of the World most terrible wae known tawan.
the sacrifice. are thankful that
sufferings Peace after more than four years of un
and anxieties of the last five years have united more firmly than ever before all
May it please Your Majesty, we Four Majesty's loyal subjects, the Poly E rejoice that at the call of
English Presbyterian Ministers in an without a moment's hesitation, the one life of the palace and of the tene
near the Cities of London and Westmins tent of the mans and the college, agter, in accordance with aument pri- hrone, beg vilege of approaching the itself into the Frent fered more than leave to offer our most ear st expera,
straggle for liberty.
Intulations on the signing of Pe the Christian pastors of our hand.
Believing, as we do, thason to is settles uterie vases thei: homes are bereit of their fairest and host.
went depends the whole security of trov how the relations between Your we thank God that this Nation has show We have seen with unspeakable gration and Justice in the world at large Majesty and Your People havis becord sach courageous loyalty at this sup mond personal and tender: we have all crisis of its history. We join with 1 path, and 5ghting for very life the same
and over the seas, with a who soak the ghostly fees in this cuturunity of suffer. English tongue, in homage to the great
there has grown spiritual fellows
an untimele ideals of Liberty and Justice, and to the
steadfastness with which you have pair dewire humbly and hastily to tand
then before the world. acknowledge the powerful leadership and We especially reinier that by the Treats inspiring example of service which God of Bear there has been established has enabled Your Majesty and Your League of Nations and we pray that loved Consort to give to all Yuan leg the blessing of God it may secure for ver the peace and harmony of the world. In the bright promise and trust of this grent achievement we dolų, to hope the day may soon dawn when all the na- tions shall put away their schemes of military rivalry and when the security based on law and treaty shall make the Fixr
The millions of Your Majesty's dwelling in London have been encotiraged
In
and sustained--more especially
of attacks to aireraft-
M. Tardieu, in the Chamber of days and nights Majesty,, with the been treading the same rugged pilgrim Your Majesty's subjects both at his
puties said there was no need to worry "The Serbian Cabinet has resigned hover German guns, which would be maru factured only by specific permission from
Germany would be allowed to
Queen and Your Majesty Family, con by the fact that tinued to dwell among them and to show.
Your
Majesties simple daily lives, a steadfastness and desution to duty and
in
zio's Greadiers had started at night and cause it failed to obtain the suppression the Allies. It was sure to suppose that human sympathy whiels were an inspira
proceeded in"4ɔ motor enrs to Fiume A hattalion awaited them on the armistice
later,
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modification of the clauses in the Austrian. Peace Treaty dealing with the protection of minorities in the territories orded to Serbia, which case, the
The Commander of the Eighth Arm Cabinet drolares, infringe Serbian sover
«Cuppa'sent the comunaæders of the detache
eignty.
The Governinent has retained its
ments to which the raiders belonged with the subject of persuading the mis-power during the crisis. guided men te return,
D'Apuunzio has announced his intune tina te instal himself at the office of the Army Command of Fianie.
FRENCH AND BRITISH FLAGS
PULLED DOWN. ».
· LONDON. September 15th. The latest news from Finne shows that a number of the inhabitants have joined the raiders, also some Italian sailors who The raiders have pulled swam ashore. down the French and British Bags.
The French and British troops are con
fined to barracks. Præcise details are at
present lacking.
THE GERMAN TREATY.
RATIFIED BY THE SOUTH
AFRICAN SENATE.
CAPETOWN, September FALb.
The Senate, by 30 votes to 3, passed a nation ratifying the Trenty.
FIGHTING? BOLSHEVISM. REPORTED CAPTURE OF TOBOLSK,
STOCKHOLM. September 15th, Newspaper ports state that the Bol sheviks have captured Tobolsk and are marching on Omsk. BOLSHEVIK PLOT AT ARCHANGEL
A telegram from Helsingfors states that the authorities at Archangel Have discovered & Bulshevik plot aiming at the surrender of the town by anfarmed revolt. those, present being Mr. Frank Polk, Mr. | Seven.of the leaders have been sentenced Lloyd George, Signor Tittoni and Mar- to duch, and five to penal servitude for
SUPREME COUNCIL DISCUSSES. RAID.
PARIS, September 15th.
The Supreme Council met to-day.
bal Foch. It is presumed the Fiume life. question was d „cussed.
UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA.
MUST REMAIN A PART OF THE
EMPIRE:
BOLSHEVIKS MARCHING OX
...
OMSK.
LONDON, September 15th.
It is authoritatively stated that the re -port that the Bolsheviks are marching
Omsk is correct.
on
CAPETOWN, September 15th. General Sants, in a vigorous speech, It is true that the Bolsheviks in this in Parliament declared that South axior are advancing but, farther south, Africa must remain a part of the Empire, | Admiral Koltebak has broken the Bol- from which it could not seeede.
The Union must not be torn to pircis
by Nationalist tactics.
RUMANIA.
RESIGNATION OF M. BRATIANO.
PARIS, September 14th. The Rumanian Minister lens from Bukarest that, on September 13th, M. Bratiano resigneỶ..
M. Bratiano explained that his action was due to the belief that Rumania's interests were endangered through the Allies' "request that they should relin- quish the undivided possession of Banat and share it with the Magyars and Serbe. It is stated that M. Bratiano's successor will be better enabled to submit a con- cilistary formula to the Allies for safe- guarding Rumania's interests as he will be unpledged, unlike M. Bratiano, re garding the future of Banat.
shevik Front in three places, so if the Bolsheviks persist in their advance they run the grave risk of being cut off,
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS WITH ESTHONIA,
guns.
GERMANY'S
amastin to them all.
BREACH OF TREATY TERMS. : ALLIED REPLY NOT OF THE CLEMENCEAU STYLE.
PARIS, September 13th. "
ing
Jeets
up
After such world convulsions, thugs we have entered upon a Pure era trak and difficulties of a new kind will con- us all. We would fain hope, how- front us
RS OF THE MAYFLOWEE ever, that the only battle which will be
We know that Your Majesty has intense wafed will be for the centinans zim-
of social conditions and the interest in the health and housing of the nf higher ideals of life for all people in the diminution of temptation "Majesty's subjects in
and vice, in the growing in the welding
provement
Your
of the world they may of "hatever part"
to of waking peoples, and whale world apfe, for demceracy-
that
In prther of part of that sim and object we are fully assured of the same encouragement and the firm and enduring alliance of from this it has been glorious to die? A Havas message says!--
sympathy which have ever characterize
dan-loving nations.. Historically, we With thankuss and pride we would scand in the direct French papers state that the fresh Note Your Majesty's attitude towards us.
beg mist res which has kept still inviolate this land and we May the goodness of God cable 15
of our fathers and saved its liberties for devotion to Your Majesty's eipal government of the County of Lon and Your Royal House, and of aur desire hold of Faith have laid down their lives. don, and so permit us to add to the hap
in which well card for and comated in pronting the the pr
in promoting the thas a nobler race may dwell in a land
by their sacrifice.
the Supreme Council, has decided to worthily to take our share in the Muni etfully to assure You of our chair children. Many of our own Hone of the Mayflow succession of the men de hudour to the bravery of every kind
address to Germany is obviously ma thundering reply of the Clemenccan style.
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS. JAPAN, CHINA AND SHANTUNG,
(THROUGH PECTER'S "AGENCY.]
Pants, September 13th
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A Havis message says: Considerable discussion was caused, to day, in Prace Conference circles by the report that negotiations are under way between Japan and China for the imme- diate return of Shangtung.
The latest information is that China will not negotiate directly with Japin for the return of Shantung.
Japanese circles in Paris atate, that the return of Shantung is considered a“ re- kular thing, but nothing can be done so
Dominions FHUNT ever, ensure Your Majesty.
"
LOCAL GOVERNMENT TASKS. The King's Reply was as follows: I thank you for your loyal Addres, and I am glad to receive in person our congratulations po the ruding of the:
For and restoration Peace,
MI
appreciate fully the thoughts and fer! ings to which your Address has given,
Fre dom has been won for the nations of the world, hat at a pries of incalculable
expression.
us to show ouering. It rests with
worthy of the sneri
few others have made and to build up a new world to replace the shattered. fabric of the old.
in the great sk of reconstruction, Torp! government anthurities are called upan to play
them largely Ademitration of the men
for building up the social' reservarg life of the uple on new and better foundations. Their work has necessarily been interrupted by their concentration on the speed duties of the war, duties which they have zealously and efficiently discharged. They
have further Gin- by the shortage of their staffs, nam- her of whom have joined our:fore:s on land. long as China holds the trump card of financial and other restrictions which the and in the air; and by the on Bell not. signing the Trenty.
war imposed. Grent arrears have ther Tore accumulated and have how to he made gond. The awakened consciousness of the Nation demands new developments and the removal of many and grave defects in our social system. I am con- fident that our free and representative local institutions will be equal to the with
communism.
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task. and that the local as;
BOLSHEVISM AND B.NKRUPICY.
Colonel Josiah Wedgwood, M.P., speak ing at a Labour meeting at Worcester on July 25th.. said that he had just come trom Hungary, where he saw, Marziou the Council of the grent,
In that country there was their head, will respond with wagerness ao private property, at all, but the fact to the calls for leadership and service that there was no private property, at which the new era of Peace is making. all produced a state of terrible uncer Let me recall to you some which are tainty. It struck him as a system which especially in my thoughts, and in which would be quito intolerable in a Western
I feel assured of interest and co- country, He
would last
operation.
I have already A telegram from Reval states, that their Hungar did not think it wo
The reason WHS that there
spoken
representati weeks ago, authorities Bolshevism whom I received was Bolshevism in was the child of Hungary. The coun- and on other occasions. I need only ro try was quite bunkrupt In Budapest peat my earnest desire that nothing, will
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STOCKHOLM, September 10th,
to
ROKOV
ment and:
Justice and fraternity among the nationa | we try to be worthy.of wo great *. We
i ui the earth.
and in establishing relations of In the holy thought of their nemary a vic tory; for love of King and soul work for the coming of that bet ter day. And as it is the chief joy of our Sovereign to be the servant of frod's rit. to lead his people in the ways of pare and righteousness. so we and all his subjects would join with him in re- pairing the ravage of war and da part in the duties of this time.
It is our earnest prayer that the bins ung ut Almighty God may almadantly company Your Majesty in the immense Lasku inseparable Front Your saugus, Office.
RUSSET-COATED CAPTAINS,"
The King replied as follows!
I have mach pleasure your loyal and dutiful Address, and I thank you very sincerely for your ex pressions of Levotion to myself and to my House, and for your congratula tions. upon the stews with which it hey pleased God to crown pur arms, y the bave indeed cunse to rejoic: in great and spontaneous nuthurst of enthusinsin
for a
righteous cau
Caum with which my puple responded to the call of national honour and national duty. -Still more have we reason be thank
tn ful that it
ID 5 proved to be Innentary passion, but L fixed and resolute determination to endure to that. Our history has no parallel to the effort which expanded" "our sinali Dilitary
fere
of 14 inlu Army numere by millions.
end.
eitsze
There never could have then such a national had not every class of the Community burns its part and had not)
thousands, while loathing and all that
ny
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by the demes been inspired of conscience to tiska up arms
ain "well" mware that the members of your denominations have "their full share, in the mighty ggle fup liberty; and many of tu commanders have learned, like Crom well"
to know the value of a plain russet-couted
captain who knows what he fights
for and loves what he knows." Wholehearted fans for that spirt join, in your ex pression of
ANGID-AMERICAN - RELATIONS,
of anion which has animated through years of common effort and common sacrifice. I trust that Esthonian Government has accepted the
spirit may remain with us to str our hands for work of pener and Rassinn Soviet, Government's" offer" to
of soften the remembrance
dif negotiate práce,
the population were doing no work Ust be left undone to meet the needs of the ferences. May we see its fruits in the- side in the country there was plenty of nu
nument, and realiz
น
those
bratherly co-operation of better ideals,
all in the The_first_meeting of the pedre delegates food, but a dictatorship was set up in for the home life of our
service of the commonwealth, and in will be held at Perchury, near Pakoff.
order to take food from the peasants for enn alone make possible a ple which| improve-
the closer ties of all religious bodies. the townspeople. Therefore the present-final in social conditions. Great are the Government was not popular in the counteds, and, great
the o
'opportunity.. THE SYRIAN "QUESTION.
try districts, and it was not likely to
TREE EDUCATION. be successful.
convinced also that nothing in IMPORTANT CONFERENCE IN
and they had come to the conclusion that Plapfifhens
eduration. The
potra they would have to leave the land to the talities,
mental, and spiritual, physical penkants, and aim at a fax upon land of every member of the community should values, so that the land value would be be developed to their fullest extent. A nationalised, while the land might still true education would embrace all these, used for individual enterprise. Unless would cultivate teanstorm our national them all in due propor the Hungarian revolution could establish tion, and some vested interest among the men who life in a generation. I appeal to you, could not, in his view, permanently suc ties, to keep this great ideal continually worked upon the land the revolution and through you to all education authori-
in ̈view.
PARIS.
ALEXANDRIA, Beptember 16th. Emir Feisul arrived bore from Dames cus, to-day, and left on a British destroyer to attend a conférence with Mr. Lloyd George and M. Clemenceau, in Paris, regarding Byria,
He had talked to the Commisited dential to nations And
coed.
not
It is a striking tribute to the supreme greatness
cause for which wa Tought, that the people of this United Kingdom alone, but the lovers the world, have
of freedom throughVICE F
rom
been united its Grat
of the moment
War We have been supported by the whole
power of the British Dominions beyond the Beas.
closing union
years were marked of the English-speaking peoples never seen kince the separation of 1776. The association of the United States and the British Empire has been a source of deep satisfaction to
ALLIANCE OF FREE PEOPLES,
la reply, the King said:-
It gives me great pleasure to tergive you here today and to neept your idyal and dudrul Address.
unite with you in thanking God for the unflinching courage and steadfast, endurance which our nation bas shown to this long and severe trial. That the british people wil angtent spirit of the sapped by suxury and self-inducing was the firm belief of our enemies and the fear of some even of ourselves. To day we know that we can stili face danger, and hardship as resolut ry as did our forefathers." Our,soldiers." have endured cruel, losses with courage and fortitude. Our sailors have braved daily and hourly peril in the steadfast discharge of their duty. To soothe wan wounded and the dying, our wonen have tnced death without pinching. Even in the darkest hours the whole
has stood firm in it determina country
Lon
to maintain a just cause to z vie torions end.
Our struggle was not for natiscal security alone, but, as you have well said, or the COA of frisedom and justice throughout the world. The spirit of brotherhood and equity, the suit that respects the rights of the weak, the spirit that regards authority as a sacred trust for the welfare of ull. has been vindiented and established int this war. It rests with us to "roaintain it pure and unsullied in the you
youre of
Sour" Mest sincerely, in sour". pressions of rejoicing that the gra
alfree peoples' which was -forined to defend the cause of right
will be enabled to develop into a innnent League of Nations.
it may be joined by every State that desires to play its part in establishing the ri
reign of freedom and out the world.
Here are thron
our great hope for the future: that the coman deliberations and
common activities of the League may foster among its-m bers a sense of mutual dependence and amity; that the maintenance of Vast armament and the resort to war for the settlement of national dispute may become alien "to our civilizat (124 A great duty and a great privilege st committed to the religious, diss our country to lend their aid in usher ing in that better day.
I wish you God speed in your laboare.