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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 22ND, 19.
RAILWAY POSITION IN BRITAIN:
NEW JOINT BOARD PROPOSED.
GENERAL SMUTS SUPPORTS
ZIONIST CLAIMS."
FINAL REPORT OF THE DARDANELLES
COMMISSION."
GERMANY AG IN
IGNORES
ARMISTICE
CONDITIONS.
LATEST CABLES.
ITHROUGH RECTÉKÁS AGENTÝ...) GERMAN DOINGS IN SILESIA,
ARMISTICE CONDITIONS
LANORED.
PARTS. Noxmber 14th.
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JOINT BOARD FOR RAILWAYS PUBLIC GIVEN STRONG. REPRESENTATION.
LONDON, November 17th. The railwaymen's lender, the Right ton. H. J. Thotuas, M.P.. speaking at Bristol, said that since the strike the A Havas messinggo says:
whole situation had en reviewed with Peter Conference circles are concrried abxit the "German proceedingster's offer to establish ajoint board for the Government. He hoped that the lat in Salesia where the Allies have been railways, composed of five general mana defiance by, the Germans, who held elec
agers' 'nad five representatives of the tions failing to exerate the Armistice,
lucomotive men and the National Union conditions. The Verman Government
of Raliway men would be adopted. The bave led notified of the invalidity of
Buard would conduct all negotiations in such elections.
connection with the conditions of service, Recognising that the public ought to
to the other hand, the political sibun- tion in Berlin, gives rise to much suspi
ezoni.
Pro-Kaiser and pro-Hindenburg scenes grow daily in aggressiveness and importance all over Germany.
PASSPORT REG LÀ "IONS. BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE,
PARIS. November 16th.
ly modifed.
FRANCE'S REVENUE FOR OCTOBER..
Blo: NCREASE OVER BEDSET
ESTIMATES
PARIS. Noveinber 18th.
be considered in the event of a failure, of these negotiations, any dispite would be referred to another body comprising
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BRITISH AVIATION PLANS: OPENING OF NEW ROUTES.
LONDON, 'November 17th.
GERMAN SHIPS FOR BRITAIN PROTEST AGAINST AMERICAN ACTION
PARIS, November 17th.
BUESTA
NEW EUROPEAN ALLIANCE. PILGRIMS IN THE HOLY LAND DECISION OF POLANU AND WHITE THE TEACHINGS OF BABIISM
A MODERN FAITH
THE TIMES'
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CORRESPONDENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST.;
LONDON, November 17th. The Supreme Councit is thussing the Esthonia, Latvia, Finland, Poland. status and ultimate destination of Ukrainia" and White Russia have pro Here, everywhere are the ruined birt
Pabstine and Syria are sad lands German ships, including the Emperitur,nounced in favour of the formation of a places and nursery haunts of the faith aggregating 170,000 tons,
that Bar, fed the world. Here he may
Lown l-famil throughout the Turkish Empire for dysentery and typ; hold they were all-nien, women, and eldran continel together for two years Fin two rons. in the Turkish barracks.
political and military alliumée to delenl[read where "so and se, priest of Pare & Aere in 1902 all the population, with
EMPIRE DAY MOVEMENT, PREPARATION OF NEW FLAG
LONDON, November 17th.
The British Delegation bay clined that their independence and a special confer the action of the American Shippingane to arrange it is therefore; belus Board was
a violation of the Supreme convoked Council's agreement that the ships should be returned to Britain as soon as the transportation of the American troops had been completed. The Delegation pointed out that England was crowded with people from the Dominions eager to return to their homes in all perts' of the world, but were delayed because América was holding bark the German ships which were to be made over to Britain.
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FUTURE OF ZIONISM. GENERAL SMITS SUPPORTS JEWISH CLAIM. ·
FONDON, November 17th.
The Jewish Correspondence Bureau states that at a big demonstration at Juhannesburg, held to celebrate the second anniversary of the British Government's declaration in favour of a Jewish Pales tine, General Smuts referred to the oat break of "Anti-Jewish persecution in
Eastera Europe."
Poland.
the
vance of May 29th, as a day of thanks giving and prayer.
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the rate of 20%. formen and 15. for we weekly. The maximus period fur
would continue til March 31st. next af
which the allowance cunld be drawn I would be nine weeks.
GALLIPOLI EXPEDITION, FINAL REPORT OF THE COM....
MISSION.
ence..
After this Baba'aah and his fanaly were kept in close confinement seven yegra
prisoners, and the sanctity of their lives in a house in Acre. Thereafter greater liberty was gradually accorded to all the pas so great that when Baha'u'llah died.
has cut his name, which Still doats up Abdu'l-Baha, whom he had pointed ou
jour distinction, mourned him. His sun
ere are the temples where they hosed should turn their face, and to whone a mirauntonly cut of the night of time.ro his follower, s one to whom they the knee to Baal. Here is Endor, where measure of his father's spiritual gift has twiteit performed her rites. Here "ans sernded, cantined to be thand to te holy places of the Jews of the Oh neighbourhood, and suffered some Testament Here are hairs of Mahon period of more acting prescrution by the beard and here is Omar's mosate. Her Turks, but in 100s he was at inst wp- are all the pluc hallowed by Jesus on plat de released. Since then he be Fe earth from Bethlehem to Calvary,
It is
sided at Haifa, but has visited Erigland, The Empire Day movement, with which Allenby's officers and men, nack the littl
[001 NEU914. What France, and America. Lard Meath was associated, has anani- nursing sisters, who visit all these mu
THE MODERN PROPHET, mously decided in favour of the prothers come, the Western pilzens of India, but I have met in their hynihla ering shrines, make of them! Que wesely listened to the words of Abdul During the last few days I have not paration of an Imperial Flag on which the war, to the sacred series of Christea homes in Arre, sea of those who, like will be displayed the Union. Jark with their hearts that they have no belief; a sufferings One wishes that Loti coul
dum. A few, perhaps, have admitted in Fin, accompanial Baha'u'llah in all his symbols representing the Dominions.few have a living faith; buy for the major the god Parsinns, who were with Crown Colonies and India, and which will vaguely coloured certain national mond, anally, in Acre, where they keep their rity religion is a thing which has it wir master in Baghdad, in Adrianople, be flown next Empire Day at all places ments of their lives, and has no consrious Ettle shops today. of public worship and on public buildings are all touched, in differing degrees, tribulation, but their happines it is im
They are poor in part in their workaday exister. They goods and they have come through much in Great Britain, Ireland, and
a sense of solemnity. They seem secreth essible to doubt Life has given them British Empire as a token" of humble to hope that one of those emational all they ask of it, and the secret is thank-giving to the Almighty for the will be of surpassing intensity.
ment is coming, and that this tim, it their preservation of the Empire. It has, also,told; or, more everwhelming still, Herof the present century has for all in Here La Persia itseif the persecution that Jesus.sat thus "on the well," they are fried intermittently up to the beginning been, resolved to approach the Prime He was born. Here they cruciffural The religion grows and grows... Ministers of the United Kingdour and an emotional earthquake. Surely, the dark
Him. Doubtingly they half expect silent and unobstrusive as a pint in the the Dominions in faveur of the obserthink, they will feel something. But no religion that has survived martyrdom, And what is this extraordinary.
tout for the traveller's piastres; the aineteenth century, and has come to us Desolation, decay, the quarrel of rival amidst the savage materialiam of the still more hateful quarrels of the dif from the son of a woof merchant in ferent Christian ritem, which to this day Shiraz. Has anything to teach us? General Smuts said that General Botha UNEMPLOYMENT ALLOWANCE trade themselves even in the Charch Ness to say it does not improve on the rigged the chairmanship of the Polish
of the Holy Sepulchre the sense of these teaching of Christ. But surprising qu DISCONTINUED FOR CIVILIANS.
falls like lead. The spirit cannot soar.lity in a new religion-it does not pre. four men's representatives, four
Commission at the Pence Conference
So, too, i was with Pierre Loti intend to do so. It accepts Chriss, in His sentatives from the railway companies owing to the atrocities committed in
LONDON, November 17th.
his sad pelerinage sins fur to Jerusalem entirety, without seeking to explain Him and Galilee. For the pilgrim without war. and four from the "public.
In the House of Commons at ques-faith misses One of the
He declared that Zionism was
It says that all the greet r much. representatives of the public would be a
**Where," the only remedy for Jewish persecution that the Government has decided to discrowds which would get up today to re-statement suited to the needs of the tion time, Mr. Honar Law anounced Lot thinking of the crowds tha, follow the teaching of their founders is time bos akligions of the world are true but thet ed Jesus on the mountain. Trade Unionist not connected with
and paid a tribute to the Jews for stead-continue the unemployment donation to listen to a prophet? Yet the Fast an age of the one great truth which bus are thecomes obscured; that the world needs a A Hasas mesange bays 1-
the railways, and another would be a reare The declaration of Mr. Balfour concern-donations to ex-service men and women
fastly maintaining their national idealsvishians after November 21st, but the still produce them. It is what is under never varied; and that this re-statement. Passports have not yet been abolished sentative of the Un-operative movement. between Great Britain and Fence but Local machinery for dealing with localing the future of Palestine could be re-
our nose that we often fail xp sed" You for manifestation has come to it from the may be sure that the refurs of A.D. 40 lips of the Bab. Baha'u'llah and Abin'l other minor formalities have beer feral-questions would also be established garded as certain of realisation after the
scornful of the idea that in that sceptical were entirely ignorant of Jesus's exist Raha, who, though divine manifestation. They would have been equally are in every way men like ourselves, Three railwaymen would join the Railgunclusion of the Treaty with Turkey,
and materialistic age, when all faiths world, and the world knew it, not; bat For over 60 years it has been before thes way Executive with powers equal to those Britain would redeen-her pledge, despite
were dying amidst the twilight of the after this catastrophic war it makes an of the general managers.
the difculty and delicacy of the position,
Pagan god, crowdy could be found in interesting study. I shall not attempt get up early to hear a prophet, and a great Jewish State would ultimate
never knew that there was a prophe, toit is available in English to ill who were Letit reproduce it; I believe knowledge of ly arise. It was the mission of the Jew
be seen at Haifa, and did not even trou-to know it-bat shall try to inde ble to go there. The Kaiser landed at something of its scope by saying that to reconcile the national with the inter
Haifa and an Acre, but it did not occur fit proclaims the religious and political national ideal, and thus assist in build-
to him to visit the touch or the son of unity of the whole world, combined with A report of General Sykes, Controllering up a new international order.
one who had publicly foretold that he complete religious sad political freedom. LONDON, November 17th. General of Civil Aviation. saya that the
would fall lower than Napoleon ..Every man is to realize the truth of his In its final report, the Dardanelles who diet in exile. Cairo-Karashi route will shortly be avail
THE FRENCH ELECTIONS Commission expresses the opinion that British officers in Palestine to-day havent and abide therein,
And how many own religion which is love of his fellow- able for Livil Traffic, and the Cape to
REPUBLICANS GAINING
· insufficient consideration was given to the God? Yet perhaps Baha'u'llah is a wort Similarly, in politics, every man mar heard of Baha'allah, the Splendour of'; Cairo rute is hung surveyed for a chain
MAJORITY
auccessful barrying one of the necessary of spiriton] Teschen, of which we shall submit himself gladly to the laws of his of landing places to be established. The
measures in connection with the Gallipoli find it fraugh, with grave consequence to pression of unity, but he must spiritually
to inform ourselves because we PARIS, November 17th.
own country, because these are the "ex- section ring within the Union of South Prominent politicians o
Expedition and "the difficulties were the world. far elected under-estimated.
be a citizen of the world, and realize that Africa, should shortly be ready for civil include the ex-Premier, M. Briand, which was unfulfilled was that the Gov-aufferings of the early Christians and ligion that antagonizes him to men
In saber fact there is nothing save the him to foreigners, is an fabe & re sense of nationality, which antagonizes enterpri-c The full reconnaissance of General Castelnau, the ex-Minister, Mernment has not concentrated its efforts the spread of their doctrines with which other faiths. We are all servants at the route between India and Australia Lebrun, who recently resigned in cons upon the enterprise with the resources then the three leaders of the Babi movement, one stream, and plant of one garden." A Havas message mayai- ...
we can compare the modern history of ona threshold, waves of une sea, drops of has been cumplated. „The French papers state that a perfect have Howa 303,000 miles on which only the Secialists who favoured early pend
Civilian machines
quence of M. Clemenceau's electoral available, and by a limitation of the ex- peech condemning his not renouncingpenditure in mea and material in the
the Bab, Baha'u'lab ang Abdul-Balia. There must, therefore, be a League of Franco-British political understanding
It was in 1944 in Shiraz, his native place. Nations, or International Courts, as it with Germany. exists on principal foreign matters, which, Pilots have been killed and & injured and
Westerar theatre of the war.
that the Rab, a young man of 25, first is called by Baha'u'llah, and a gather." M. Renault, the leader of the Radicals bappily, appear to be the same standpoint of the passengers' carried, 10 have been has been elected, while M. Longuet, the have en lured the studying by the Chief of began to draw men after him: The of societies for commerce, fur the develop- The Secretary of State for War shot of his life and the grace of his doctrines being of man, such as the organization proclaimed his message, and by the beauty ing for matters which concern the well- injured, that is,
lender of the Bulsheviks, was badly the luperial General Stuff, Sir Jatnes crowds rose early to see the prophet, just ment of arts and industries, and for the the rate of
defeated...
Wolfe Murray, of passenger & injured for
The voter are still being counted, but military attack and the preparation of distinguished clerics in Persian expansion of agriculture. every
the conditions, of ns of old in Palestine, Some of the most Before leaving England, President | 9,200 carried,
The formation of a com bandsomely. It is the biggest poll on
the Republicans are apparently winning the general plan.
The East and the West are to come became his converts, and so rapidly did rest in the same assembly, and The Dardanelles Commissioners pay his followers grow in every town that forth all heavenly bates in the world Poinuare sent à message to the whole Eng.mercial entupany to take over the mili. record
tribute to Sir Ian Hamilton's gallantry, Orthodoxy tuck Berre alarm for its own of Humanity. The concsailors of the bish nation stating that France-British tary airships is being considered.
SOCIALISTS' CRUSHING DEFEAT. energy and determinations is the extreme existence. The Bah was imprisoned, and world mist consult together, and appoint LATER. dienlty of his task, rapecially as the in 1650 was put to death at Tabriz In one up the existing language, or a new friendship was sanctified by their INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES BILLstrate that the Socialists have been nature and duration
Ti election, returns far received Home Authorities at arst misconceived the the following ERIS mon såfferings and victory, sach friend-
persecution raged. THIRD READING IN PARLIAMENT, They were crushingly defeated in their light of events, Eir fan Hamilton had were tortured and killed, among the written characters, so that a shall heaton everywhere except in the North, but it wont have been well if, in the heresy, and many thousands of the Bubis in the schools of the world, and the the operations. Every effort was made to stamp out the angaars, and instruet the children there ship being no mere diplomatic accord, but
stronghold the suburbs of Paris. The examined the situation disclosed by the martyrs being the beautiful poetess Kur speak a world language in addition to same innst ba, dorm, with respect to the close Friendship wrought by two nations.
LONDON, November 17th.
bout is attributed to their extreme Bolürst landings in a more critical spirit rutul-Ain. The House of Commons has passed the shevism. The ex-Colonial Governor. M. and submitted a comprehensive statement, third reading of the Industrial Disputes Avagneur, was among those defeated.
their other tongue. regarding the advisability the cannoble in Teheran, member of a leading approve of the extreme forms of nations. Baba'ullah, a wealthy young Persian In political matters the Babin dis- tinuance of the operations. The Commia family of Mazumderan, was in 1852 chain lism, regarding them sioners think that, after Lord Kitchener ed to four other Babis in a filthy prison able to religious fanaticism, and a
exactly compar- had confirmed Bir Charles Monro' ad- for four months, after which his property therefore, the enemy of unity, which both rice the dreision to evacuate Immediate was confiscated and he was exiled from true religion, end ly should have been taken.
Persia to Baghdad. In this neighbour, should possess inwardly, and seek out- true nationality which he hid himself so completely in nationalities. The Babais do not think hood he spent 11 years, during two of wardly in other religione sad other solitude ia the mountains that his own the East is capable, unaided, auf making followers did not know his retreat, the progress which is indispensable for After his return from this period of it, and they regard the giving of this meditative preparation to the ways of Help as the proper mission of the West. FUTURE OF "AFRICA. "
"PARIS, November 12th.
men, the fame of his spirit spread. No one is a foreigner" to them, and A Havas message states:-
Bab's teachings took such new life in they think of the British in India and in THE TSETSE FLY. PERIL:
French circlee quote, with interest, the Persis from those who came on pilgriEgypt notas intruders hut a brothers, declaration of Mr. Bonar Law in the mage to visit Baba'u'llah that the Geth though they insist strongly, on the neces House of LONDON, November 17th.
Commons that the Bri dox Mahomedans once more took alarm,ity of purity of motive in the actions Britain's enlarged responsibility for the shevists, Mr. Lloyd George's speech at the removal of Baha'u'llah to Constantin discharged; as wholly desirable, and as, The Times, in an editorial referring to to a new Priakipo Conference with Bolto secure from the Sultan of Turkey the this Western Latelage, concicutiisly tish Government is not looking forward and instigated the Parsian Government
the West in the East. They regard future of Africa, says that Africe ze Guildhall having been misunderstood. quires greater assistance to develop her Much comment has been aroused by of his departure for Constantinople, that which we are irresistibly marching to the ople. It ab at Baghdad, on the point in itself, one of the widest avenues by resources and the outer world has more the presence of M Pichon with Presi Baha'u'llah in 1863, 19 years the period unity of the world. need of her products. The pauing dent Poincaré in London and by the inter. changes will greatly increase, the possible views which were arranged between M. foretold by the Hab-after the Bad had At the present moment, when there aumber of victims of tropical dieses Fichon, Mr. Lloyd George and Lord egun his teaching, proclaimed bimself exists in Syria an ugly situation, full o and, of the latter, sleeping sicknem is Curson.
to his immediate followers as the manithe seeds of misunderstanding between the most dangerous."
festation of which the Bab had declared oar, French allic, and ourselves over this The Times refers to the report of the
THE PRINCE OF WALES.-
himself the forerunner. This claim was very question of intervention in the East Harcourt Committee on the subject of STRENUOUS HOLIDAY IN VIR-
not accepted by Bubb-i-Ezel, the half it is worth while to recall the words of There is no alteration in the situation
A Bavas message states:- in respect of the printing workers' strike.
sleeping sickness which was publish
brother of Baha'u'llah, and his compan Abdu'l-Baha in Paris in 1911: "I bid in The coal prospect shows signs of imed There is an improvement in the situs provement, the reports from the French
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says... there
ion in exile, or by some of the Bahis in a loving farewell to the people of France GINIAN MOUNTAINS. bave been many tion brought about by reason of the food porte showing increasing arrivals of coal the distribution of the setse fly and
Persia. changes since in stores and the dry-gooda
From Constantinople a further banish may day by day strengthen the bonds of and England. I counsel them that they WRITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, Nov. 17th the diseases. It would be, therefore,
ment to Adrianople was ordered, and, in love and amity to this end that they The Prince of Wales, who is travelling 1888, as the result of a disturbance owing may become the sympathetic embodimen most valuable if a competent authority incognito recuperating in the Vir to the schism between the followers of or one nation, that they may extend now traversed the whole region from the ginian Mountains from the strenuous Baba'u'llah and Subh-i-Ez, the former themselves to a universal brotherhood i West Coast to Uganda and down by days at Washington, Nyasaland to Rhodesia to collect the He began his "rest"...
was banished to Acre and the latter to guard and protect the interests and rights. Facts and arrange for the correlation of hours, rimming an hour, dancing in the i-Erel appears to have petered out in that, they may treat each patier an
by golfing three Famagusta The movement led by Subh of all the nations of the East research and preventive measures. not yet come to an end. Only one news Cross of the Legion of Honour for its Bruce is ready for such a tank and urges in a diving competition and turned arome 150 Persians who had clung to him the night of God the rights of all are
The Times understands that Bir David beat the Master of the Swimming Pool ing the light of Baha'u'llah.
evening three hours and challenged and these days, but there was no extinguish family composed of the individ chil paper, contributed to by all the Paris unshaken loyalty to France during the the Colonial Office to take the necessary somersault from a platform twelve feet in every imprisonment and exile were equal. For all of a.are the children of He and rent of God and may know that, before editors, has appeared. **
German occupation of forty-eight years. Estepo
high into two feet of water.
Jnow called on to endure how martyrdom one Esther."
A Havis message says:- France's revenue from indire taxation and State enterprises for October amount- ed to 831.000.000 franes, an increase of 200,000,000 on the Budget estimates.
FRANCO BRITISH AMITY.
PERFECT ALCORD IN FOREIGN POLICY.
PARIS. November 18th,
taken by the other members of the Baterite.
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EARLIER CABLES.
PRESIDENT POINCARE'S-HOPE.
PARIB, November 12th.
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A Havas incasago kintes:--- Denso crowds cboered President. Poin- taró when he drove to the Guildhall where a magnificent lunch was served.
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CELEBRATIONE. PATRIOTIC DEMONSTRATIONS IN
SCHOOLS...
"PARIS, November 12th.
In reply to a toast at the Guildhall, President Poincaré dwelt, with biting A Havia message states: Baresem, on Germany's odious" challengé The anniversary of Armistice Day was to the spirit of the Twentieth Century unofficially celebrated by High. Masa at when bombing Paris and London, and the Invalides Chapel, Marshal Foch being concluded with the hope that the Franco-present. Other patriotic demonstrations, reign organised by scholars of public schools,
siso took place-
COAL PROSPECT IN FRANCE INCREASING ARRIVAL OF
British Alliance would secure a of justice throughout the world. "
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STRIKES IN FRANCE, THE PRESENT SITUATION.
PAB18, November 15th.
A Havas message states:-
stores strikes
EARLIER CA
CABLES..
REMARKABLE NEWSPAPER
TASUED.
The Paris printing workers' strike haa
CARGOES.
PA18, November 12th,
A METZ RÉWARDED.
OROSS OF LEGION OF HONOUR
PARIE, November 12th.
A Havas message states:
The Government has awarded Metz the
BELGIAN ELECTIONS. CATHOLIES STILL IN MAJORITY
BRUSSELS, November 18th.
In the elections so far the Socialists have gaged twenty-three scata, fifteen from the Catholies, and sight from the Liberals, but the Catholics retain majority in Parliament.
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