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COAL GLUT PROPHECY :
SIGNS OF FULFILMENT.
MUTINY IN PRISON: CONVICTS OBJECT TO DISCIPLINE.
SUPREME
COUNCIL:
DISCUSSION OF NEAR EAST PROBLEM.
LATEST CABLES, (TAXOUGH RAUTRE'S AGENOT.)
SUPREME COUNCIL.
NEAR EAST PROBLEM.
PARIS. August 10th.
the While experts are engaged on Bilesina question, the Supreme Council has discussed the Near East problem. Exports presented their feports. Colonel Heywood, formerly attached to the Greek Army, stated that the Greeks capture of Eskishehr and Afunkarahissar has conferred a freedom of movement which may have far-reaching consequence. He declared that the capabilities of the Greek army were under-estimated.
It is believed that the Powers have decided to accept the first request made either by Green or Turkey for mediation, PROGRAMME OF CONFERENCE.
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FARIS, August 8th (delayed). Mr. Lloyd George. Lord Curzon, and Viscount Hayashi" (the Japanese dele- gate) were met at the station by M. Briand and warmly cheered by a large crowd. Mr. Lloyd George and M. Briand dined together privately.
The conference programme is scheduled us follows: first, the Lipper Silesian pro blem, then questions of the trial of Ger- man criminals and sanctions now apply- ing to Germany, military and naval air Control, the Eastern question, and the
relief of Russian Famine.
The French delegation includes M. Brisod, the Cabinet Minister, M. Lou cheur, and the Secretary-General of the Foreign Ofe, M. Berthelutavas.
EARLIER CABLES.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE CLEARS
THE AIR
PARIS, August 9th. Speaking in the Supreme Council, on the subject of Upper Silesia. Mr. Lloyd George said that the problem was most mensoing and an urgent solution was The British and the Italian desirable.
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be consigned to Chrmany; and, thirdly, that contiguous areas should be analysed to show what communes were vitally connected with the industrial area.
It was agreed that exports should begin work on these lines.
MUST INTERESTING SESSION.
LONDON, August 9th. The meeting of the Supreme Council in Paris is not merely the most impor- tant since the Peace Conference, but also the most interesting, on account of the Personalities it has brought together. The American Ambassador is described as an enigmatio figure of whom
everyone is somewhat afraid, while Mr. Lloyd George has come with renewed authority in French eyes as the representative not merely of Great Britain, but of the Bri- ish Empire, which is justified by thu virtual mandata given him by the Im perial Conference.
PROBLEM OF IRELAND.
MR LLOYD GEORGE'S TERMS. LONDON, August 9th. It is reliably reported from Dublin that the terms which Mr. Lloyd George offered to Mr. de Valera include Domin- ion status for Ireland. who will also be completely in control of the policing and Irish" tantion. The defends is to be controlled by the United Kingdom, but the army establishment in
be subject to a mutual undersanding between the Parliaments of the North and the South, with an offer of spoil facilities for recruitment in Ireland for the Irish regiments of the Imperial Army.
that Ireland should bear the proportionate It is believed that it is also, proposed share of pension arising from the late war. while foreign treaties are reserved for the decision of the Imperial Government, and it is stipuintex that Ireland, in fixing the customs tariff, must not erret a tariff wall against England.
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LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
GREAT BRITAIN'S THIRD REPRESENTATIVE.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST · 11TH. 3921
LATEST CABLES. |FAR EASTERN CABLE
PRICE OF COAL.
ON DOWNWARD GRADE.
LONDON, August 10th." Cardiff distributors have issued a notice announcing a reduction in the price of household coal of 8x. per ton. Prices aze Steam rapidly slumping at Newcastle, coal, yesterday, was offered at 39% 6. As compared with 42s. 6d., last werk Good hunkers are now obtainable at 30 UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENTS.
LONDON, August 10th There is an extraordinary sight on the scottish milways of miles of unwanted coal-laden wagons alongside hundreds of empty gonds trucks.
NEWS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NEW
JAPANESE GIANT
SUBMARIN) -8.
It is stated that the engines are twice as powerful as those ordered from the same firm by the United States Navy. ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.
LONDON, August 10th. This is the outcome of the large con- Reviewing the Imperial Conference, sumers, refusing to pay the bigh prices Mr. Massey, the Premier of New Zealand, demanded for coal which, they contend, declared that the Anglo-Japanese Alli is thrice more than the trade conditionsance was threshed out from ovary possible can stand.
point of view. The weight of the opinion Domestic coal ia, also, "everely boy-favoured the continuance of the present arrangement, unless an arrangement can cottoll.
effected between Great Britain, America and Japan.
Mr. Massey expressed the opinion that, if this can be effected at the Washington Conference. more progress will have been mads towards a millenium than many people deem, possible.
Ironmasters refuse to operate blast-bo furnaces, and there is a famine of pig iron. have reduced the weekly hours by sixteen, owing to the cancellation of orders. Hundreds of miners as again workless."
Locomotive builders in Glasgow
STEEL PRICES.
CUT IN SOUTH WALES,
LONDON, August 10th.
In South Wales, the Siemens Steel Association has decided further to reduce the price of steel bars by another pound per ton to 1708.. in order to cope with
Belgian bats foreign, competition. being offered in Swanses at 1458.
Mr. Massey laid stress on the need of cheaper cables, the development of wire less, the duplication of the Pacific cable, lower freights, faster mail vessels and improvement of aviation,
[BY COURTESY OF THE "OHINA MAIL"] TOBACCO AND LIQUOR DUTIES INCREASED IN THE STRAITS.
PACIFIC. STRATEGY.
IS THE U.S. FLEET A MENACE TO JAPAN!
The conse
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No Power would venture to molest the Philippines while a strong Amari can fleet in being was based of Guam, only 1,500 miles away. On the other hand, lacking fortifications, docks, magazines, etc., the island would no only be useless but must fall into the enemy's hands. The fate of the Philip pines is indissolubly connected with the fate of Guam. We may go further and say
that the issue of an Americo-Japan ese war would be primarily decided by the fate of Guam.
actually in the hands of ao enemy ör rival, because they exist and cannot b Bunk; and if wo fail to make the righ use of them geography will turn then guinat u The Pacific permita a defensive policy such as we have soften It is universally believed in Japan, ed ourselves to in the Atlantic. ways the Japan Advertiser, that America's The only insular position which has bens naval programme forms a potential turned to strategical um in Peart Harbour menace to the security of this country; whore a naval base is constructed though Japan's great efforts to build a powerful it will not be equal to the task of main LONDON, August 10th, new fleet are supposed to be really forced taining a great does for some years,
Hawaii, in fact, commands thị The_Philadelphia Public Ledger learns upon her by the United States pro come. that the Japanese Government has order.gramme. Mr. Kentaro Mochizuki, the eastern Pacific and protects the whol pro-American" coast of North America, from the Isthmu ed. Diesel engines of the value of Kenseikai M.F. and
The case of £1,950,000, for installation in giant sub said last week, the American naval of Panama to Alaska mariacs from a Swiss firm.
programme has been steadily enlarged Philippines is different. beyond the limit of necessity for the factor of fate," writes Mr. Bywater, th protection of her possessions, and it has fate of the Philippines in the event of a now become an instrument of pressure Americo-Japanese conflict would be a fore and aggression towards Japan." What gone conclusion. That factor is Guam does America waht with so large a fleet? position which has been rightly described the Japanese ask, and even if they rises unique, commanding, and of suprem above the notion that it is being speci- importance. the veritable key of the ally built to assail Japan, they think Pacific. Guam is the Heligaland of the
Philippines. that its existence will enable Amarica to impose her will on Japan at the moment when some question has arisen between them. According to an English expert, Mr. Hector C. Bywater, who has written book on Soa Power in the Pacifio
true picture. It is grotes this is not quely false. Not only has America no: military advantage over Japan in the Pacific at present but her failure to develope the strength of her possessions in the Pacific exposes her to the risk of losing them all. That could be, and possibly is anticipated. quences have not been anticipated, how. The importance of Guam has been realised Public opinion, busy adding up and if the recommendations of the Navy ever. ships and calculating America's illimit. Department are accepted by Congress and able resources, thinks the Philippines and funds voted, Guam & few years hence wil have become a first-class naval statica Guam would only be lost until America in which case the whole strategical out could send out an overwhelming feet and look will have altered to the advantage take them back. The expert takes a dif of the United States. Keantime, the for ont view. He surveys the 30,000,000 development scheme is on paper, and by square miles of water that make up the the cession to Japan of the Caroline, Pacific Ocean, he reckons the coal and oil Marianne and Pelew islands, Gham ha and food that a great fleet consumes, be bean surrounded by cordon of potentia estimates the enormous advantages of the
Japanese strongholds. Japan, in terms o defensive role in the Pacific, and he con- her mandate, cannot fortify them, but ne cludes that it would become in these Admiral Niblack says, they are there and circumstances almost a physical impos they cannot be sunk, and the Japanese press has occasionally advanond the view sibility to impose terms upon Japan.
This is a new view bo far as the public that the fortification of Guam would leave is concerned, and without discussing Japan no option but to fortify Yap and strategical questions on which expert other strategic points so as to maintain opinion alone is worth anything, we pro- the local balance of power. Mr. Hodgson, the head of the British
pose to sketch Mr. Bywater's line of Mr. Bywater writer without apparent Commercial Mission to Moscow, in re-
SHANGHAI, August 10th. The Shanghai Auctioneers, Ltd., order-reasoning. It sheds a new light on the political bias and as a student of naval porting, ais" safe arrival, says that he interviewed M. Tabicherin, and he con-ed by the British Supreme Court have supposed menace of the American fect. problems only. His object is not. to far Dagen, but to the American naval command with the no encouragement in bis liberated all Americans and that the Fleming, the American attorney serving alternative of waging a purely defensive show that the war between Japan and arms the information that the Soviet has wound up the asxts, Tis. 1,550, of W. S. War with Japan, he says, would confront war fever which, as he truly says, finds latter have been placed under the protes six months jail for contempt of court. tion of the Latvian Minister, who is He was released on bail or 0.32,000 war, which by entailing the loss of all America, to which foolish persons in both America's possessions in the Western countries profess to look forward with arranging for their repatriation.
Pacific, would be tantamount to a con- confidence and even enthusiasm, would be terrible and protracted struggle, #c fession of defeat or of Gghting under full of novel elements and uncertaintie conditions so difficult that a decisive that those who have studied the mattes success would be practically impossible to achieve. When the United States ont carefully are the least disposed to the ultimate issus." The virtua relieved Spain of the Philippines she gave impossibility of a Japanese-American wa hostages to fortune in a sense which the attling anything is a powerful argument American
fully for
Mantime,
Bywater realized."
The frontier was advanced for peace."
examination the question from ite 7,000 miles. The islands da, not possess strategical aspect should dispel the idea a base capable of supplying the needs of that Japan's security is challenged by the a great feet, and if the Pacife Fleet American programme, and should give
pressure visited the Philippines it would have to roadors a new view of the "
which the American naval programma i bring with it everything it needed. most interesting table has been worked exercising upon Japan. The premuta, a out which shows that a fleet of 30 battle Mr. Bywater, sees it, is rather on America ships, 20 of the largest cruisers, 40 destroyers, 20 colliers, three supply ships,
THE OPPOSITE VIEW. and a feet repair vessel leaving Panama for Manila, a distance of 9,800 miles, would consume on the voyage-nearly a PACIFIC STRATEGY-JAPAN HAS MORE AT STÁJO quarter of a million tons of coal, besides upwards of 41,000 tons of oil. And har ing taken his fleet to Manila the Ameri- can Admiral would be hard put to it to obtain the necessary fuel for his return Journey. A distinguished (but unnamed)
American naval officer put, the case follows in a letter to Mr. Bywater:-
SOVIET'S AMERICAN
PRISONERS. REPORT OF THEIR RELEASE.
LONDON, August 13th.
DAVIS" CUP.
are
NEW YORK, August 10th. The Indian Davis Cup team has arriv- ed here.
GOVERNOR'S ARREST. ON CHARGE OF ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.
LONDON, August 9th. views on this subject were identical, but
In the House of Commons, in answer- differed from those of France. The Bri- tish Empire would never support & settle ing questions, Mr. Austen Chamberlain
SPRINGFIELD, August 10th... which
tantamount to a announced that Sir Reanell Rodd (for
Mr. Small, the Governor, has surrea manoeuvre to diminish the population of many years British Ambassador in Rome) Germany.
He suggested that experts be will be the third representative of Great dered to the Sheriff, who waited the freshly instructed, and be emphasised the Britain in the League of Nations Assembly, whole day with a warrant for bis arrest
to Mr. Balfour and Mr.in the corridors of the Capitol.. fact that Great Britain would. always in addition
Fisher. support France, if the latter were a
A message of July 91st statedThe justly attacked, but the nations of the
SCENE IN PARLIAMENT.
Governor, Mr. Smali, the Licat.-Gover Empire would not be dragged into a
Sterling, and Mr. Vernon war arising from the oppressive use of
Curtis, & banker, have been indicted superior force or the abuse of justice in the hour of triumph by any ally.
on a chargo of embezzling public funds mounting to $3,200,000. The Governor, ITALY'S APPEAL FOR SOLIDARITY
Mr. Small, has issued a statement, pro- LONDON, August 1015. In the Supremo Council, M. Briand cague of Nations were men belonging to claiming his innocence and asserting that
declared that the French one of finishing off
was not
LATER
When Mr. Austen Chamberlain an nounced Sir Bennell Rodd's appoint ment, Lord Robert Cecil protested that all the British representatives to the
the official claas.
later stage, Lord Robert Cecil Pounded man endeavours to move an adjournment of France desired a just settlement for the the House on the subject, but the Speak. vanquished, but was againnt reserving er refused permission. for the vanquished a privileged fate. Lord Robert Cecil, then, said that the The plebiscita should be considered selection of the delegation was another the Government's of ethnically, because the outside vote was illustration
M. contempt
fear of, the not equal to the vote of the native. Briand said that, out of 200,000 out League (Cries of "Order, and Mr. The Chamberlain ironically exclaimed "Hear, voters, 180.000 voted for Gormany.
hear.") Lord Robert Cecil, then, leaned forward and repeated, "So, you have.'
The Speaker rebuked Lord. Robert Cecil.
voters.
French scheme allotted to Germany and Poland the majority of their respective The British proposed to allot 70 per cent, Polish voters to Germany and only 11 per cent. German voters to Poland:
Hignor Bonomi (Italy), appealed to the solidarity of the Allies to find a solution. Viscount Hayashi (Japan) hoped that so agreement would be found based on com mon formula.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S SUGGESTION."
PARIS, August 10th. The more hopeful tone prevailing to night is ascribed to Mr. Lloyd George's suggestion for the resumption of the experts committee, which is interpreted aa British willingness to abandon the theory of the indivisibility of the 3- dustrial triangle. The exports, who were reinforced by the inclusion of the High Commisioners, began to work im mediately, and it was stated that they bad made, considerable progress by mid- night and hoped to report on Wednesday afternoon.
EXPERTS TO FOLLOW NEW LINES.
PARIS, August Oth. The proceedings to-day in the Supreme Mr.. Lloyd Council word harmonious. George, was in good form and scored many points, which did not accord with French vilws, but with a humour which ovoked frequent laughter.
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and
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AUSTRALIANS AT BIRMINGHAM.
wero
WARWICKSHIRE'S POOR SCORE,
LONDON, August 9th. At Birmingham, Warwickshire diamissed in their scoond innings for 118. McDonald took a wickets for 52
The Australians won, an hour after lunch, by an innings and 61 runs.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP...
At Chesterfield, Derbyshire won their match against Leicestershire by 172 runs Gloucestershire defeated Worcester. shire, at Clifton, by 200 runs. Lancashire recorded 1
ten wickets victory against Rosex, at Manchester.
Yorkshire boat Notts, at Huddersfield; by' 113 runs.
Surrey, playing at the Oval, "against Kent won by 75 run.
Northamptonshire won on their first inninga against Sussex, at Northampton.
GERMAN DYEWORKS.
BRITISH FIRM'S OFFER. OF PURCHASE.
The French High Commissioner in Upper Silesia declared that the available
BERLIN, August oth. troopa were not sufficient to maintain The Boersen Courier, of Hamburg, order.
states that, at an extraordinary general The British High Commissioner ez meeting, the Renner Tanning and Dye pressed the opinion that there was no works Company, on September 12th, will danger of the Germans initiating a consider proposals to transfer the entire movement, but their might be a reaction, concern to the Forestal Land, Timber if the Poles began military operations, and Railways Company, of London, who Mr. Lloyd George emphasised the fact are prepared to purchase, at the rate. that the settlement must not be at the of 55 per cent per thousand inurk, the expense of the majority of the people in Renner shares, plus a bonus of 80 per Upper Silesia He refused to secept cent the view that the population, was oppres ed as a whole, while Silesia, had been Gorman for soven centuries, He
Bug gested that exports be freshly instructed following the lines, firstly, of one vote, one value "; secondly, that the industrial unit which won Greman by 2 to 1 should
DEATH OF GOLF CHAMPION.
ATLANTA (GEORGIA), August 9th. Douglas Edgar, the International golfer and ex-champion of Canada, was knock ed down and killed by a motor-car.
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his enemies are trying to assasinate him politically.]
BONDED LIQUOR IN TRANSIT. CANADIAN PROTEST TO UNITED
A
STATES.
DETROIT, August 10th. The United States District Court bas issued a temporary injunction restraining the American revenue officials from inter fering with shipments of bonded liquors through the United States to Mexico.
The complainants, Moears. Hiram Walker & Sons, Limited, of Ontario, declared that such interference violated the Anglo-American Treaty of 1871...
CONVICTS MUTINY. VIOLENT OUTBREAK IN AUSTRIAN. PRISON.
Vis, August 10th. Dissatisfied with the disciplinary mes- saree,, convicts of the Bein Prison mutinied. The military were called in. Then the prisoners began to demolish Reinforcementa had to be furniture. Bummoned: The troops opened fire, and three convicts were killed.
SINGAPORE, August 10th. The Straits Government has increased the duty on liquor and tobacco about 50 per cent. in order to raise more revenue in the country's present difficulties.
THE
CONVICTED AMERICAN ATTORNEY AT SHANGHAL.
mution to reduce the sentence was over- ruled. Fleming will probably appeal to tao appeal court of San Francisco.
LATEST CABLES.
LUXEMBURG MONUMENT. TO BELGIANS SHOT BY GERMANS.
Panis, August 8th (delayed). The French, Belgian and Italian Gov. eriments were represented at the unveil ment to the 232 inhabitants shot by the ing in Belgian Luxemburg of 's menu- Germans in 1914-Haves.
COURT OF INTERNATIONAL
JUSTICE.
GENEVA, August 10th. Franco has ratified the statute of the Court of International Justice. DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE
INVITATIONS TO BE ISSUED SHORTLY.
WASHINGTON, August 10th. Japan's acceptance makes unanimous the agreement for opening the Disarma- ment Conference on Armistice Day. It is expected that invitations will be issued without delay.
Officiala here are of the opinion that prompt replies would hasten negotiations into the second phase, namely, the con- sideration of the list of subjects to be discussed.
It is expected that the invitations will merely state the general purposes of the conference, and, possibly, the suggestion that each nation's principal representa- tion should aggrogate only five or six.
It is surmised, that Mr. Hughes (Sacre- Lary of State) will head the United States' group.
FABLIER CABLES. STATEMENT BY JAPANESE EM BABSY IN WASHINGTON.
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never people have
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THAN AMERICA.
The argument of Mr. Hector O Bywater, that a naval war in the Pacific conducted under the conditions that pré vail at present would and Japan in d position of strategical advantage as.com pared with the United Saten, is contested by Mr. Alec B. Howden who writes to the London Outlook as follows:-
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quently, when the rescuing fleet conclude that Ba American-Japanes
The Philippines are there for Japan whenever she likes to take them, and
"The naval position in the Pacific a nothing can prevent her from seizing them whenever she feels disposed to do outlined in Mr. Hector Bywater's book in of great interest to the student of mari As at present circumstanced we could do nothing whatever to protect time strategy, but it seems to me that the them in case of war. If we were foolish survey ignores what must be one of the enough to locate a ficet at Manila the vital factors in deciding Japan's futur the history of Port Arthur would repeat policy, and it was by pot foreseeing itself. An expeditionary force, con factor that Great Britain only just avoid sisting of 18-knot transports, guarded ed irreparable disaster in the late wat by a squadron of reasonable strength, I refer, of course, to the interruption o overacas communication by submarin could leave the southern porta of,
raiders. Now the position of Japan Japan, reach Manila in three days almost analogous to that of the Britis and make itself absolute master of Isles. Her dependence upon soo routes Luzon, before succour could arrive from Hawaii, our nearest naval base. Conse-as great, and her vulnerability to attach It is sheer assumption to as exposed. 31 did turn up it would find the Japanese naval war would be an affair of ospita dag waving over Manila, and itself, ships or that either
Power
would risk i with depleted bunkers, forced to fight main fleet in a gene unable to attac engagement. Our tainly Japan would be under the most disadvantageous con- ditions, or to beat an ignominious re- the American continent as America woul
or floot to
tho other sid treat without standing on the order of be to transport her
This is not a picture of of the Pacific without adequate bases-th ita going. what might happen, but of what most distances would slike be prohibitive. Th assuredly will happen if war breaks loas of the Philippines and adjroc
islands would have no bearing on.
on th out within the acxt few years.
America could prey on Japanes WASHINGTON, August 10th"
withou Baron Shidehara has issued a stato In fact, the most experienced naval and sua
Japaness waters, and th approaching ment disclaiming all knowledge of the and military officers in the United States shipping for years to come published statement, attributed to the have advised against the building of effect would be slow but sure trad
fortifications at Manila and else strangulation. The power of the Japanese Embassy in London, on Fri tostly for the ground that without a would facile the struggle, and Japa MELILLA MUTINY.
day, to the effect that there was CONTRADICTORY REPORTS RE- certain current of opinion in Japan powerful feat the archipelago could not would be bankrupt long before she coul got in an effective blow; if at all possible unfavourable to the American proposal be defended against invasion.
Public opinion would probably not beat her gigantio adversary. It would no of dissmament.
another case of fighting, unwield The Japanese Embassy in Washington greatly disturbed by the loss of the bo MADRID, August 10th. declares that the settled decision of the Philippines, assuming that it would be Russia with only a single railway trac An oficial communiqué received from Japancao Government to enter the con-merely temporary, but public opinion has of 6,000 miles to transport everything on Melilla states that hostilities have lerence whole heartedly, and with con- not thought of the strategical problems but of a great naval Power with qu ceased. The enemy forces appear to be fidence was already made clear beyond to which he loss of the islands would limited resources, two vast sen-board less numerous, On the other hand, other til misapprehension, and that informa give rise. And, says Mr. Bywater, those and with the mobility of attack given b indicated that this have investigated such problems vantage pointa in a mighty ocean. I ver reports represent General Navarro's position from
more at stake than America. tion be more critical than before. He attitude had the support of the Japanese must experience a feeling of amazement ture to submit that Japan would hav and his mon depend for water on ice people and Press
The State Department has now advised at the failure of the United States to take the most elementary precautions conveyed daily by Spanish aeroplanes.
A gruesome story as regarde, the late Japan that it gladly accepts November against the loss of the Philippines, le
11th as
the date of the conference.
has built up a huge battle fleet that will of General Bylvestre comes from Tangier,
ultimately be second to none in strength, which says that a party of Arabs there at NEW COMMERCIAL TREATY. but it has taken ne steps to avert 1 displaying the Spanish General's head at
disaster which would shatter American the end of a spear.
issue of a war with Japan decidedly in doubt. The reason is stated with con- vincing cogency by. Admiral Niblack,
GARDING PRESENT POSITION,
EX-EMPEROR KARL PLACE OF RESIDENCE
COPENHAGEN, August 10th. According to the newspapers here, the ex-Emperor Karl has decided to take up his residence in Denmark if passports are obtainable. Inquiries are at present being made for a suitable residence,
Broa, August 9th.
t
Preliminary arrangements have been prestige in the East and would leave the 15th, the President said-
made for the. conclusion of the commer- cial treaty between Finland and Latvia. SIKH TEM'LE, DISPUTE.
LAHORE, August 9th. The priest concerned in the Nankana Habib case has categorically denied the allegations of having hired rough to attack Sikhs and murder them? --
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BRITISH UNDEROUT BY GERMAM
At the annual meeting of the Chamb of Commerce at Port Elizabeth, on Jan
Many of us have not handled Germa goods, but we must now seriously co
not futile to attemp sidor whether it to ignore the commercial activities; Geography, acquisitiveness or destiny 20,000,000 of people. The Germanga has presented us in the Pacific with at work again and supply certain good Alaska, the Hawaiian Islands, Tutuile below American and British cost. T (Bamos), Midway Island, and Guam, up-country man considers price" and he stepping stones across the Pacific, we decline to handle German good and by their possession, imposed upon is useless to import British and Ame khet mom policy an if they war on gooda to solå sé a bom Penter
U.S.N.