ABORTIVE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS,
Mr. Lloyd George and
Baron. Sönulão.
The sensational revelations
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1918.
COMMERCIAL NEWS. CUT DOWN YOUR OFFICE EXPENSES
Through Bills of Lading
Prohibited in America.
The American Government has prohibited the issue of through" bills of lading, railway-003an concerning the peace negotiation according to a telegram received in 1917, of which a brief telegrain Osaks on June 22. Hereafter phio summary appeared in ear it will be necessary to get separ columns some little time ago ate bills of lading for land and were contained in a diepste to the Manchester Guardian from this will considerably inconveni- ees transport. It is stated that that journal's Paris correspond eat, which appeared on Mayence traders in the Far East, 14th. The correspondent #ays offices or agencies in different!
especially those who have not It is now possible to give an sccount somewhat more in detail parts of the United States. The reason for the prohibition is not of the demands made by President Poincare in reply to the first letter stated bat it is attributed to a desire to simplify the licenos procedure and facilitate railway
of Emperor Charles. President Poiocare made these demande in the course of a conversation with Prince Sixtus of Bourbor, and there is no letter to the Prince from Painoere in the dossier.
transport.
Chinese Cotton.
Meesra, J. Spant & Co.'s weekly sotton market circular for July 4 "A letter from Paincare, in cannot be said to have been sa atstee-While the past week which the demande are mention: Botive one in so far as volume of ed, is addressed to Ribot and givee business in the cotton trade je con- him so account of the conversa derned, closing quotations show | tion. I have not seen a copy of
an advance of about Tls 1 per the letter but can say with perfect pisal due to parcheses made by confid nce that the following, Japanese exporters and local mills. although not perhaps an exact Advices from the interior show a Translation of the text, is an almost hardening tendency as the stocka literally accurate rendering of the of cotton in various heads sre passage in question and an ab comparatively small and mills solutely sccurate atatement of the generally are about due to re- demands.
plenish their holdings, more especially if the yarn situation shows signe of improvement. In the circumstances, and after
"Prince Sixtus is commissioned to tell the Emperor in regard to the latter's declaration
about:
a
Alsace Lorraine that it is not meking due allowance for political question for of the Aleace contretemps, the outlook for the Lorraine of 1871: What France near future seems more bright Bake for is the Alence-Lorrance and with a likelihood of Japan. of 1814
1790, with
being a heavy bager on this the Valley of the Saar, restita market, we do not fear any serious tione, reparations and indemnities dealines from now on until the and guarantees on the left bank new crop is fully barvealed. Tone
of the Rhine.
and
(The surrender of the Valley of the Saar, which flows from the Vosges into the Rhine through
"I guarantee the accuracy of the terms of the demande as just given and am sure it will not be contested.
of the market. Firm.
Post-War Textile Fashions. At a meeting of the Bradford Textile Society on April 8, Mr. A., Rhenish Praesie, would give. Chapman, & manufacturer, France a frontier about thirty gave an address on "Fashions five miles beyond Meiz)
and Textile Fabrica." He stated that after the war there would be a very busy time in the textile trade, Germany, Japan, and the United States being probably "I have obtained from Great Britain's chief competitora. thoroughly trustworthy source France would exhibit great power the following additional informa of recovery because she would tion in regard to the negotiations start with absolutely new plante, of last year. Prince Sixtus not and the most up-to date machinery. only made it a condition of the For some time past there had been communication of Emperor a demand for materiale of the Charles' letter 10 Poincare serge and wool cheviot class, of that the latter should give his medium weight, goods which word of honour not to show it could be worn winter and sum to anybody but Ribot, sad never
As soon after the war se make public the fact of the practicable, the epeaker believed Empror's overtures, but also that there would be a complete insisted on the extreme import change in the atyle of fabrice to
mer.
ance of secrecy. Any revelation, fancy fabrics, and accordingly he. he said, might put the Emperor's adviced those who had jacquard life in danger, and would certain and box looms not to scrap them
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ly put Acetris more than ever for plain looms. Ås soon as The P. and T. Times esya:- under the domination of Ger France could produce them, goods Welanderstand that the notorious many. It would be disastrous made from single twist, dry spun You Esaneken has recently been both to the Emperor and to his worated yarns were certain to endeavouring to naturalies him. have a big sale, and he urged self as a citizen of the Chiness After the interview with Badford to take up the problem Republic, Various reasons Br Poincare, Sixtas paid two visits to of their production.
tbia given for England. Lloyd George at once recognised the imporisnes of the
country.
Austrian proposals and advocated
favourable consideration of them. the third, Bonnino, did not even Hia view of the matter, which was know of its existence, although he the opposite of Painoare's, led to was of course informed of the
the
Biop,
fear
of deportation being amons thew. Bat We believe the truth to be that Von Hanneken is
thoroughly disgusted with the barbarities practised by the Ger man Government, and that be
that "the
will
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a conflict of opinion between them. nature of the propesale that had feels that the role of 1900 is now The dossier shows that Lloyd been made. As I have stated in reversed, namely, George advised a course which s previous dispatch, Baron Son-name of Germany has become does credit to his diplomatic abili- pine saw the letter only in Jaly known in such a manner in Chins
that до German ty and political insight. (I sm1917
"After bis two visits to Eng- quoting the opinion expressed to
at a Chinese." Von Hannekeo, me by an authorised person.) It land, Sixtus retarded to Switer gain even dare to look saksoce would, he said in substance, be a land in order to transmit to the Prassian, seeking Chinese mistake to let Austria and Italy Emperor Charles the result of his naturalisation papers because he discdes territorial questions that conversations. Although
is sahamed of being a Hun is an must be avoided, for it would views of the French and English unexpected development. An- inevitably reault in the negotia representatives were not entirely zious though be BY
The in accord, Sixtus would seem to however, to acquire Chinese tions coming to nothing. important thing was to beat Gree have considered the favourable citizenship, it is scarcely to be many if she should prove uncom reception given to the overtures supposed that the Chinese promising. If that end could be in England as justifying him in authorities will accept him as a secured by means which seemed making an optimistic report on son of Eau. Should they be to present themselves, territorial the result of his missión.
tempted to do so they might well questions could easily be sattled afterwards.
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