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LATEST CABLES. ĮTARUCOM AKUTREʼE, AGENCY.}| THE WORLD'S FUTURE. SPEECH BY MR. LLOYD GEORGE.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2018, DIV
THE FIUME RAID. INSURGENTS PREPARING FOR A LONG BLOCKADE,
Rove September 17th.. The Idennusionale ways that d'Annun- zio's Army consiste of 10,000 regulars and four battalions of Fiume volunteers, who occupied à fortified line of strategic post
LONDON, September 17th. Mr. Lloyd George, addressing the Brotherhood Congress. in che Citytions round Finme
AMERICAN JOURNALISM, MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND H. LENIN.
PARIS, September 17th.
FAR EASTERN CABLE BONGKONG POLICE RESERVE RUMANIAS ULTIMATUM TO
NEWS.
"CHINA.
IFROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT: ] The American delegates refuse inter | FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATION TO views regarding the statements Inede by the American journalist. M. Balli before the American Senate Foreign Relations Committee, telling of private". conversations be had with Mr. Lloyd The raid was hastened on in conserorge in Paris, after he had returned character nad beneficial influence at thequence of the British carrying out their from Moscow. Peace Conference, nad also to his succes instructions to dissolve the National Mr. Bullit alleged that the Premier sor, General Smuts, to whom the country Council of Fame and disarm the volun was then prepared to consider a peace
offer from M. Lenia.
·Temple, paid a tribute to General Botha's
owed more than it realised.
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The Council has seized stocks of food-
He said it was useless talking about the old world as if nothing had happened toffs, in view of rationing the popula it.. Pre-war antzeracies like the Hohen- tion even for a long blockade...
zollerns, Romanoffs and Hapsburgs, which had governed two-thirds of Europe, | had gone for evermorè, and the world was mirber and stranger through their dis
appenramer.
General Badoglio bas arrived at. Fiume.
DEPARTURE OF ALLIED CON- TINGENTS.
LONDON, September 17th.
The American delegates deprecate the importance being attached to the quota- tions and misquotations of private con versations of plenipotentaries in Paris when the Peace Treaty was in a liquid
state.
Mr. Lloyd George characterises Mr. Ralli's statements as grotesquely in- accurate
All news regarding Fiume is coming; from Reuse and is apparently sensored. also the British and American contin
The British Mission bas left Fiume... THE SYRIAN QUESTION.
FRONTIER BETWEEN SYRIA AND gents, while the French troops are muster.'
PALESTINE.
ITALIANS MINIMISING THE MOVEMENT.
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FAREWELL PARADE,
HUNGARY.
HEAVY DEMANDS.
The full text of the Roumanian ultima tuin to Hungary is as follows
Government.
THE GOVERNMENT'S THANKS. H.E. the Officer Administering the Government bade farewell on behalf of the Government to the Police Reserve, PERING, September 18th, yesterday afternoon, at the Central Police makes the following conditions apop The Roumanian Supreme Commander The Banking Group are showing a Station. The Furce, under the command changed attitude regarding Snancial of Mr. J. W. Pranks, Acting D.S.P. (R), which he will accept the cention of hos accommodation to China.
Appreciation was drawn up in close formation under tilities requested by the Hungarian is manifested by the representationsvernment arrived shortly after 5.30 all of Hungary if the Hungarian Supreme of China's need for immediate assistance the rarions Company Commandër«. :
The Roumanian Supreme" HE. the Officer Administering the Command will give up the rccupation of which are being made to the respective home caäutries'in örder to obtain authoA.D.C.
p.In, attended by Lient. Connel, Command agres to deliver up all mate risation to make immediate advances.
Ha was received by the Hon. riah of war of every kind which remains Mr. E D. € Wolfe (Captain Super in the possession of the Hungarian troops REFUSAL TO APOLOGISE TO THE intendent of Police). Mr. J. W. Franks and State, excepting the material on
JAPANESE CONSULATE
Dr. G. P. Jordan (Surgeon Superintensidered necessary to the armed forces dent), Dr. Lindsay Woods Assistant which Hungary will have the right to Surgeon Superintendent), and Mr. C', ft. Ferdue. A.S. P.
l'art of the proposed Changchun settle nent involves an apology to the Japanese Consulat which Chang Tso-lin declines to make.
secured on the copper and iron mines of Sinkiang which, it is feared, will involve railway construction by the Japanese, shutting of China from Mon
maintain to keep, order, in the interior until the ratification of the peace with Roumania The strength of these forces will, in no circumstances, be more than 15,000, uficers included.
The Hungarian Supreme Command existing in Hungary" which have been aust, also deliver up the factories, now
Addressing the parade His Excellency said: -Members of the Hongkong Police Reserye, it had been my intention, when JAPAN, CHINA AND MONGOLIA.asking for this parade today, to use the
The Chinese are greatly exercised over
'occasion for presenting to every morir a loan of one hundred million year 1914-1913. setting forth the objects furried out, by Roumanian specialists with
certifiente headed "The Great War. which the Police Reserve was formed the period during which the particularment of all kinds needed for an array of recipient of this certificate had served, and a short statement of his service Each ertifiente will be signed by me by the Captain-Superintendent of Police. and I hope, on his return to the Colony EUROPEAN POWERS.
by Mr. Jenkin, who organized and lor Bwing to internal troubles in Germany
so long a period commanded the Police
both countries. and China the censorship continues are not being given to your to-day by that Reserve. The reason why the certificates
abolish the censorship" when Germany China is prepared to
does so
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CHINA AND THE CENTRAL
Fie dwelt on the unprecedented funda- mental changes in the history of the world siner the outbreak of war, hur said that many undre changes were necessary tofing at the base. complete the picture. The sims must go
PARIS, September 17th. and great armaments ought to disappear,
Le Temps says that Mr. Lloyd George The long drawn wretched Erish mis
It is not clear whether the insurgents
and M. Clemenceau have agreed that the madierstundling must pass away. Waste in are still ip control, The Italian Govern- Hrilish troops, on October 1st, shallolic every form must disappear and Britain.pent continues issuing statements tend evacuate all the territories north of the freed from insobriety, penury.
ing to minimise the extent of the insur-provisional frontier between Syria and and squalor, must beecine
gent movement, which, it anys, many are łree .
Palestine. The Peace Conference will Fand. (Cheers, Y
now abandoning.
adjust the frontier later. Rather than accept the position of lead INSURGENTS TO BE STARVED OUT. Apparently, the Mosal District is not ing counsel for the old peder el things
comprised in the region where Great which some had ascribed to him, he would
Britai will cease to exercise responsibi "throw up his brief to-morrow. Those changes could only be effected by steady, patient work and co-operation.
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He declared that if one-third of the great qualities brought out by the war were consecrated to peace for five years. the people would not know this world.
He appealed to the people not to quake
r quarrel before the smaller obstacles,; fte overcoming a gigantic one. Thet arrent difficulties were great, but they ere only secondary to the difficulties ercome during the war.
LONDON, September 17th..
It is believed in official quarters in London that the Italian authorities in-tity. tend to blockade Fitme and starve out the insurgents. This would explain the departure of the Allied contingents.
THE BULGARIAN TREATY.
ADOPTED BY THE SUPREME COUNCIL.
PARIS. September 17th.' The Supreme Council has adopted the Bulgarian straft Treaty, which will be handed to the Bulgarias delegates at the Quai d'Orsay an the morning of Septem
He emphasised the necessity of display-ben 19th. "ga spirit of fair-play. The League of ations was an organised attempt to batitute Inir-play for force.
The world had not yet settled down. half of Europe and nearly half of in, you heard the tramp of armed men archin to the slaughter of their fellow- The world's frenzy of anger and
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od had not yet exhausted itself: Je feared that this welter of warring ples would continue unless a strong d like that of the liberated power of , antions of the world insisted on peace
n veran to ocean.
he exercise of fair-play also demand- that Capital should see what was a price which would enable the work. to bring up his family as worthy 40s. Combinations of workers should use their power unfairly.
TERRIBLE DISASTER IN
TEXAS.
DAMAGE. ESTIMATED AT £2,000,000.
New York, September 17th.
IMPORTANT EXCEPTIONS. The departure of the British troops will tout entail French occupation in Damas east Hama, Homs, aniq Aleppo, which are in the zone considered as a possible Arab State or a Confederation of States in the 1916 Agrechway. Nevertheless. Árab power here must henceforth depend on French counsel..
EARLIER CABLES. FRENCH TROOPS TO REPLACE
SBRITISH.
PARIS, September 18th,
regarding
The German' and Austrian war-prison-
Allies approve of the general acheine. ers in China will be repatriated when the
BY COURTESY OF THE "HONGKONG CHINESE COMMERCIAL NEWS."]
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CHINA'S FINANCIAL POSITION.
SHANGHAI, September 17th. The Financial Committee held a meet- ing and decided to reform the financial
ATTENT
GERMAN PROPERTY IN CHINA. An urder will soon be issued cancelling all previons regulations in regard to the property of German merchants. It will be forbidden to use the word" enemy' in esanection with the Germans.
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let Mr. Jenkin sign them before they are We felt it would be more convenient to
presented. They will, therefore, event fally be distributed in quite an informal way, and you" must regard this occasion as equivalent to the formal presentation. I need not say again at any length how grateful the Government of the Colony is to the members of the Police Reserve for all they have done during the years the have been enrolled. We really could not have got on without that help, and, us I have said before and as the late Governor told you, your work enabled a large num
used for the manufacture of munitions of war of every kind. Their dismantling for the benefit of "Roumania will be car- out the aid of Hungarian officers. Equip 300,000 men must be handed over, together rolling stock which still belongs to Hun- with the following: 50 per cent, of all
gary according to the records of the Hungarian Stäte: 30 per cent of all Hungary and is used for the construction, machinery and material which exists in maintenance, and repairs of rolling stock; 300 touring cars: 300 moter lorries in
all kinds which exist in Hungary at good condition, with their accesories: 30 per cent of a live stock and animal, of
present according to records; 20,000 cart- londs of whent; 10,000 cartloads of corna; per cent of all agricultural machinery of 5,000 cartlands of barley and fonder; 30 every kind existing in Hungary;" all dating material of all kinds which be Roumanian companies, or citizens taken longs to the Roumanian State or to away from Roumania by the enemy and now in Hungarian waters 50 per cent, belonging to the Hungarion State; all of all Hoating material of every kind Roumanism prisoners and hostages; all Roumanian deserters of every nationality now refugees in Hungary at the signature of this agreement.
TO MAINTAIN ROUMANIAN ARMY.
claimed for Roumanian soldiers who were
For the purpose of fullling these de-.. mands and handing over the material unable to cultivate their fields because they were kept mobilised to guarantee
cause they lacked the necessary meada, the safety of the State against those who continually disturbed the peace, and be which were taken from them by the enemy, the Hungarian Supreme Command must.
The support of the French will relieve position as follows:-By repaying the ber of the regular Poli Fares to be the British in Cilicia
sum borrowed from the salt tax, by re-released for active service. Now, your viving the military additional tax sus
work under the Ordinance has been 'com- pended for a long time, and by forcing proclamation cancelling the proclamation pleted, and to-morrow there will be a the different Provinces to send the sum
of September 3rd., 1915, under which the formerly agreed upon to the Central Gov Police Reserve was created and the
proclamation of September 14th.. 1917, 70 to maintain by the State during
the entire period during which Rauman in which the members of the Police ian troops occupy Hungarian territory Reserve were called up for active service. west of the Theiss all the Royal Rouman- I need say no more now than what means
inn forces which were in these regions practically, on behalf of the Government, Agreement, and to procure the coal neces- at the time of the signing of the present farewell to the Police Reserve. It will
sary for dirculation required by Rou- be always a great help to the Governmanian military needs in the region west ment to know that if the necessity should of the Theiss, arise there is in Hongkong a large body NORTH THREATENS THE SOUTH. of men trained is Police duties. upor The followers of Taan Kitui have hom, the Government hopes. it will not decided that if the South are still op of the Police Reserve, on behalf of the call in vain in an emergency. Members posed to the appointment of Wong Yup Government I wish you farewell and hope tong as chief delegate for the North, thus that the years of work you have done have reached a temporary agreement re-obstructing the peace negotiations, North-will always be a pleasant memory to each British troops in Turkey garding the disposition of French and ero soldiers will be sent to attack the one of you..
A Havas message says: -- Temporary arrangements Syria have been agreed upon by France A telegram from Corpus Christi, a city and Great Britain, providing for the re- of 5.000 inhabitants in Texas. states that placement of British troops by Frener,
120 fatalities, and and for Great over dainage estimated at £8,000,000, owing to French desires for the mandate
Britain supporting
great storms and floods which have occur Byria, red there.
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THE STANDARD OIL CO. LEASES RUMANIAN PETROLEUM DISTRICT.
Loxpost September 17th. The Daily Mail correspondent in Berlin telegraphs that the Frankfurter Zeitung is responsible for the announcement that the was not sufficient to say we won the Rumanian Government has leased the We wanted to reclaim the wilder-great State petroleum district to the of the world. to clear
Standard Oil Company. out the
les and redress the wrongs.
That
due to the immortal dead, who had. for the redemption of the world. d cheers).
E WAR ON BOLSHEVISM. PREME COUNCIL'S DECISION
REGARDING RUSSIA.
PARIS, September 17th. parently, there is some misunder Eng as to what happened at a sitting Supreme Council regarding Russia tatement telegraphed on Beptember vas given out by the British Delega- The American and Erench Delega- express complete ignorance of any, nin connection with the ovacua Russia. The London newspapera plexed and await explanations. Paris telegram of September 7th
The Supreme Council has consider. Russian question and agreed to the policy of evacuation. It has declar
as against Russian adventures...by les because the Council profoundly that the Russian, people must settle. a future, provided they respect their irs' rights.]
AL KOLTCHAK'S SUCCESS-
FUL ADVANCE.
PEKING, September 16th. e new offensive ordered by Admiral) chak un practically "the whole front, of the transference of many Bol- troops to General Denikin's front, ing with great succest. Eight st regiments have been destroyed. risauners and much booty, have
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. MR. "BALFOUR TO BE NOMINATED CHANCELLOR
LONDON. September 17th.
It is understood that Mr. A. J. Balfour will be nominated Chancellor' of Cam- hridge University in succession in the late Lord Rayleigh."
FALLS IN EXCHANGES. POUND STERLING WORTH 17% 10.
IN NEW YORK. -..
LONDON, September 17th. There were further, heavy falls in exchanges yesterday. The franc is worth 78, and the mark less than 2d, while the pound sterling is worth 17. 1d. in New York.
GERMANY.
NEW GOVERNMENT OF BIRKEN- FELD SUPPLANTED.
BERLIN, September 17th. The Frankfurter Zeitung says that the new Government of Birkenfeld has been supplanted by the former régime,
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, September 16th. Silver is quoted at 611d. spot and 60ld. forward. The market is firm. There are buyers, but supplies are short.
over,
AN ANGLO-FRENCH AGREEMENT.
PARIS, September 18th. {! A Havas meskatze, Bays
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M. Clemenceau and Mr. Lloyd feorge
Britain will withdraw her troops to Lower Syria and Palestine, leaving the French in Syrin.
The French will negotiate with Emir Frigul concerning the exact boundaries the will occupy..
THE PEACE TREATY. FRANCE AND. THE UNITED STATES.
PARIS, September 16th.
A Havas message *AFA?— Some French critics hold that the French Chamber is prolonging the debate on the ratification of the Peace, Treaty
what the United States will do with the because the Government wishes to know!
Trenty.
THE MARSEILLES STRIKE DOCKERS ACCEPT EMPLOYERS'
OFFER.
MARSEILLES, September 16th.
A Havas meage says:→ The dockers' strike has ceased, the dock' era having accepted the employers" offer of 10 francs for an eight-hour day, --
THE BALTIC STATES. ALLIED ULTIMATUM TONE
GERMANY...
South..
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THE CHIEF NORTHERN DELEGATE Wong Yap-tong reached Nanking on September 18th. He will report to the Peking Government the day he starts for Shanghai.
ACTING PREMIER WANTS TO RESIGN.
...Kung Sum-cham, the Acting Premier, wishes to tender His resignation on ac count of the attitude of the students.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
JAPAN CANNOT JOIN THE CONSORTIUM.
His Excelleney then left. and the Eorce, led by the ad, marched to Statue Square, where it was dismissed. Before, giving the order Mr. J. W. Franks said: Officers and men of the Police Reserve, before I distaiss you I should like to say I am very pleased to see that it is one that this is probably our last parade and
of the best-a very fine parade indeed I congratulate everybody!" I am very pleased to see so many present.
GERMANY.
A DUTCH TRADE INTERMEDIARY.
Dr. Lässar-Cohn, Professor of Chemis try at Königsberg University and a pro- minent member of the Municipal Council of that town, publishes in the semi-official Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, which gives it great prominence, a long article on the .. WASHINGTON, September 17th.
strike malady from which all Europe it Japan has replied to the recent enquiry suffering. He attaches to the article the by the United States regarding the pro- following postscript posed Chinese loan by the Consortium of Just as the above article was ready for international bankers that owing to the publication the news arrived that an im peculiar state of Mongolia and Man-portant group of English firms bad come churia and the relation they occupy to to an arrangement with a Dutch whole Japan, Japan-feels that she must he sa's house whereby the latter undertakes excluded from the arrangement.
MERCANTILE MARINE WAR MEDAL.
withdraw to the east of the Theiss until
The Royal Roumanian Armies will not, the Supreme Hungarian Commander has carried out the conditions imposed in the
details covering the delivery of material paragraph for the delivery of war materinf." After dealing with minor and animals, the agreement provides that for the supervision and execution of this Agreement n Roumanian Mission will be ottablished in Budapest. This Mission will operate until the ratification of the peace between Roumania and Hungary » by legally-constituted Hungarian autho rities. The Mission will enjoy all the diplomatic privileges nad granted by civilised nations.
immunity
The present document must be accepted counter-proposal will not be received. or rejected in its citirety. Consequently,
Aug.tb. In eve these conditions are not The time for reply expires at 10 p.m. acepted the Roumanian Supreme Com- mand will resnove from Hungary, with out regard to proportion, the material and animals which may be necessary to Roumania to repair at least in part the sad deyaétation done in Roumania by occupation and on the occasion of the the enemy, who, during all the time of Pence of Bucharest, never knew the mean- ing of humanitarian sentiments.
The French Government says that the Roumanian Army is not under the com mand of Marshal Foch, and is not accept
orders from France
towards the new regime in Hungary will The ultimate attitude of the Conference depend on this report of the Commission of Generals...
FISHERMEN IN THE WAR. to supply them with large quantities of Admiral Sir David Beatty received the German metal-probably iron-products, freedom of Grimsby on August 5th. The English arms, it may be presumed, After signing the roll Sir David said he consider it would still be unpatriotic to was glad to have the opportunity of In the House of Commons, on August When one reflects on the position of the term "Cannader-in-Chief of the
import goods directly from Germany fishermen
testifying to the magnificent work which
done. 4th, Sir A. Geddes, President of the English metal industries which is thus Grand Fleet, he was glad of the oppor- Board of Trade in reply to Lieutenant, revealed it becomes clear that this com- Commander Kenworthy
men of the Mercantil-Officers mercial transaction confirma the view
tunity to thank the minesweepers, s
of whom came many, of Marins are elaborated in my article that the English their work, which, of all eligible to receive the Mercantile Marine iron industry is no longer able to com- most silent.
from Grimsby far Medal in special recogni
work From
the the earliest time of the peculiarly valuable services rendered
pete with the American. The beavy pre fishermen had been a tower of strength. mium that has to be paid in England for They had been a sure defence. and the PARIS, September 16th.
(Hear A Havas message says:-
will the dollar and the increased cont of pro result of the late an showed that the Marshal Foch was present at both the seamen, and will not be extended
strictly confined to merchant officers and duction consequent on the augmentation breed was not extinct, but was
rtaunch sessions of the Council of Five, and was other class of persons. This decision is English merchants already to look to them, cementing that comradeship of
They, in the Navy, were of the workmen's wages are thus obliging as ever. instructed to send a Note to Germany based on a desire, specially to
have numbered fishermen monst proud many responsible for the occupation of to them of a medal officially accorded pre- the overlasting strikes and other distur swoopers, Bir David presented the D.8.0. announcing that the Allies will hold Ger- British Mercantile Marine by the grant | sad question arises whether, in view of which existed in their bones/Knd in”
lly to honour the German products. Unfortunately the ture of an ultimatum." Lithuania. The Note will be in the na- cedence over the Victory Medal, (Cheers.) bances, German industry is in a position to Skipper Henry Newman and watches their blood. Addressing a body, of mine are to be withdrawn immediately.
German troops They will, of course, receive the British to fulfil English hopes of obtaining goods to the crews of the zawiera Pretoria and
War Medal.
Stoic, who fought, a submarine,
to
Band Allied canse.
to say
at a price that is not prohibitive.
to