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November 27, 1918,"
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WEDNESDAY,
1918. NOVEMBER. 27,
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAME. --
SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
BRITISH MALAYA AND GERMANS,
A Policy of Exclusion Urged.
(From Our Own Correspondent), a
Singapore, November 28: The Planters' Association of Malaya hay passed a resolution to be addressed to the Government that no German be permitted to engage in trade or employment in British Malaya for a period of years after peace, and then only on Government licence.
[Renter's Telegrama.]
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THE ORIGIN OF THE WAR.
Some Bavarian Disclosures.
HOW GERMANY RECKONED TO OVERTHROW FRANCE.
London, November 25.
The disclosures cabled this morning regarding the origin of the war, published by the Bavarian Government, are contained in reports by Count ron Lerchenfeld, Bavarian Minister in Berlin, ta his Government in July, 1914.
TO BOYCOTT THE GERMANS,
-London, Nov. 55.
A demonstration by ten thousand in Hyde Park under the auspices of the British Empire Union, passed a rei splation expressing horror and indignation at German' brut- alities against British prisoners, especially after the armis-> tice, and favouring an economic boycott of the Germsas for their foul deeds.
THE SILVER MARKET.
London, Nov. $1.
Silver is quiet. Messrs. Montague and Co's report states: The condis tion of the market is unaltered. The trade demand is some what less active. Shanghai exchange is 5f1 per tael..
LABOUR AND A GENERAL ELECTION.
By a Labour M.F.
(Beater's Sarviĝe to The Telegraph.”),
THE SILVER MARKET,
London, Nov. 22 The silver market is' stondy:
AMERICA'S AID TO NEUTRALS.
By Vance McCormick, Chairman U.S. War Trade Board.
AMERICAN TELEGRAMS. -
The following are
are taken from the Manila Daily Bulletin:
486 PER ANNUM,
THEFT OF STEEL,
A Taikoo Dock Prosecution,
Large Tonnage Released;-- Novembar 17. Shipping Board offciala estimate that the signing of the armistice with Germany
Five men were charged on will result in the release of shoot remand at the Palice Court this 1,000,000 tons of additional ship with the theft of four bars of afternoon, before Mz. J. B. Wood,
valued at $125,-
ping for carrying supplies to needy countries. Of this amount, soft visel 1,200,000 tone will be released by ir. D. J. Lewis appeared to pro the property of the Taikoo Dooks,
Garman shipe tied up in Ger-
Company.
many and in neutral porta. Austris gute on behalf of the Dock is believed to have 250,000 tona:
Three of the defendants, who one of
of shipping in its ports. Ja.
The United States can soon were out on bail furnish 100,000 tone for relist $100 and two of $10, The following statement was work while Great Britain and failed to put in an appearance prepared by Mr. McCormick for France are expected to be able to and his Worship ordered the bail general publication in the United divert some tonnage for this of $100 for the first defendant to States st the request of trade. In addition, many neutral be extreated as well as the bail Edward N. Harley, chairman of shipe held in ports on sccount of of $10 for each of the fourth and the U. B. Shipping Board:- going on in their minds, vigorous,
The increase in the shipping put to ses, and Japan may be
the submarine menson will again fifth defendants,
A Chinare watchman deposed if sometimes a little confused: facilities of the United States asked to supply whatever of its that on Sanday at 12.30 am. he Batter ap 23. a pound; milk up through construction of a large tonnage it can spare for the three or four men walking 21. a quart; mest op 21, a pound; number of resela means for the relief trade.
about the yard near the launch coal up la. 64, a ton ; less jar for] War Trade Board an opportunity to
Taikoo Shing which was lying near Mr. Harley Goes to Europe. London; higher prices and lower realise its programms and paliciss Beporting on July 18, 1914, Count von Lerchenfeld records
Washington, Nov. 17.-The No. 3alipway. He was at that time rations; cellulose Ed., shares now slong broader and more pozitive Chairman of the Shipping Board, near No. 1 alipway. He saw the 8 corverestion with Herr Zmmermann, then Imperial Under
worth #1410s; inadequate pay, lines than has heretofore been pos Mr. Hurley, sailed for Europe on men walking to and from the No. Secretary of State, wherein the writer showe that the delivery of the
Is there evidence that electors pensions
separation Bible. The fanations with which Saturday to study the problems 3 alipway and a place near, Note to Serbia was postponed to Jaly 25 because by that time President Poincare and M. Viviani would have departed from desire an election? Do they desire allowances for soldiers and their this Board has been entrusted by connected with the Inter-Allied where was a heap of ros Petrograd, a fact, that would "make it difficult for the Entente totion over domestic controversies? falfilment of pledges to the trade erally speaking, the war-time re of Northern France, Belgium the Taikoo Shing. He then went at this moment prolonged disputa dependents; grave doubts about President Wilson comprise, gen-programme for feeding the people He saw men boarding arrive at an understanding regarding counter-measures."
Are they in a mood to give their unionists; innocent women under gulation of foreign trade and the Central Europe, and the Near East, to the launch in company with an Count von Lerchenfeld proceeds: Until then in Vienna a show of pesostal disposition is to be made and the War Minister and Chief of Staff are to have furloughs" After informing his Govern ment of the content of the Austrian Note to Serbia, Count von Lerchenfeld -esys "Is is obvious that Berbis cannot accept each conditions; corequently there must be war. It is absolutely agreed that Austria should take advantage of this favourable moment, even at the risk and danger of forther complications. Any line of action Austria takes will be agreed to here, even at the risk of war with
(Part of message missing.)
Russia,"
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Telegraphing to his Government on July 31, 1914, Count van Lerchenfeld opined that Sir Edward Gray's bonest effort to preserve peace "would certainly not sucosed in arresting the course of events." „In a later communication on the same day, Caunt vou Lerchenfeld said "The Pratsion General Staff awaits war against France with full confidence and reckons to overthrow her in four weeks. The moral of the French Army is not good, it has only very few howits ra and bad rifles." Wiring on August 4, Count on Lerchenfeld stated that British neutrality would be too bigh a price to pay for Germany's respecting Belgina neutrality, "because an attack on France is only possible through Belgium'
U.S. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.
To be Reduced by One-Hall.
London, November 25.
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According to Benter's correspondent at Washington, the Was Secretary, Mr Baker, announces that he intends to reduce the American Expeditionary Foxge to thirty Divisions, or about half it present strength. Farther reductions will be made if the sitastion
warrants it.
DISARMING GERMAN WARSHIPS.
Passage for the British Squadron.
#
LoLeon, November 25. »
A ftilla of mine-sweepers left the Firth of Forth this morning to clear a passege for the British Squadron which is proceeding so Kjel snd Wilhelmshaven to superintend the diesrmement of German warshire.
PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED.
London, November 25,
The King b ́s signed a Proclamation dissolving Parliament.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN. Į
London, Nov. 25.
The election campaign is now in full blast. The numbers - the candidates are swelling hourly, even embarrassing the agents, rival Coalitionists standing for some constituencies. There are expected to be two hundred unopposed returns! So far as can be judged at Glasgow is likely to prove the key to the elections. Manchester provides a curious spects cle not possessing official Coalitionist candidates. All the local parties therefore are preparing for a furiotis battle on old fashioned lines.
The position of the Labourities in the Government is still somewhat obscure, but it is practically sure that only a minority of eight Ministers will stick to the Government. It is noteworthy that the Cannock Labourites decided to support. Mr. Parker, Labourite, Junior Lord of the Trea sury, as a Coalitionist," ..
MP Lloyd George's Wolverhampton speech is generally.. approved by the papers, except the "Daily News," especial ty on the land questions. It is pointed out, however, that there can be no question of Britain, being independent of
plica.
ing to attacks against the Coalition the voices the general view, when it say
out and neither Unionist
pant be caz
that even in a November election
and
Perhaps the workers are told
The Flery Torch.
obvious for statement here.”
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the
COVOD.
CANTON NEWS.
The
inde clearly to each contentions Regulation 40 D subjected to the dependence of trade upon ship- Bead Ships at Once. - Indian watchman, and after s the soldiers in the front trenches, cutrage of arrest and medical ping is a traiem slmost 100
Washington, Nov. 17.-The search they found four bare of home who have sons and brothers for instance, or the people at examination.
Food Administration bassanoune- soft steel, one of which was there? Tet a politician of the of a dozen merry gentlemen be it noted, and not restriction, is an ports and Argentine with three were found near the boiler. Regulation of our foreign trade, ed that ships from lesding Ameri- in the coal-banker and the other type of Mr. George Terrell, M.P., going from the Ministry of the essential mission of the Board greatly increased supplies of food A sheet of iron was partly cover says that the whole point and Information to Dablin and spend- Unfortunately, however, the world for Northern France and Belgium ing the bare, Witness had been 31stification of sa immediste ing in two days £31 indeks shortage of tonnage and the deand food for the people of employed in the Taikos, Docks election is to settle the sconomic and £5 in cigara; perhaps they mand for ships, ships and more Central Europe and the Natt East for shout
or sight problem" to fasten on the coun-read one month in a screaming ships to transport and maintain will all go forward as quickly as years, Es questioned the try" some form of protection," Governmental organ that skolk or rapidly growing armies in shipping tonnage is made avail- defendants after the Indian had and to get rid of members of ing miners must be combed out Europe and to supply our co-bel able.
gone to fetch to Mr. Bird. Parliament who still show a of the mines sad put in the ligerente have forced the Baard to
Mr. Baker Wires General
Corroborative evidence WAS "fanaticsl faith" in Free Trade. Army; and another month that work to a considerable extent along
Persbing.
given by other watchmen, Those who have resolved to these esme miners (a così crisis lines of restriction, particularly Washington, November 17.- care în proceeding. force an election for such par- having meantime bsez precipitat of imports, deferring the almost The Secretary of Waz has cabled poses will not be defiioted from 60), must be combed out of the equally important function of an- General Pershing congratulations their enterprise. They see the Army and pat back into the couraging and developing our for and expressions of the nation's shadow in the water-a-shadow mines,
eign trade under war conditions. pride felt for the American Army thet assumes seductive formá-
Construction of American ships in France, with the promise that sad they will drop everything to
in large quantities means to us now, as a respite has come, the spatch at it. They have deter All that and much more. No the importation of all required power to expedite an early return writes as follows:-
the opportunity to license freely War Department will do all în its Our Canton correspondent mined to take the plange down lack of explosive matter. Into the raw materials of foreign origin of the Expeditionary Forces, so the precipice, and down the very centre of this explosive whereas we are now compelled that the country may welcome its
Currency Suggestions. precipios they will go.
The Superintendent of the From a purely party standpoint the lighted torch of a General calculation the relative amounts
material it is proposed to thrust to adjust by painful study and soldiers home.
Bank of Chins has made su Labour can afford to view the Election. Whatever the immediate of indispensables which we can
New Loan to Italy.
arrangement with the Provincial prospect of an early general resuls, whatever
Waabington, November 15.- Treasurer, that before the re- election with equanimity. Certeurels may adorn the brows of Is means the possibility of free has announced a credit of regulations shall be enforced
momentary, and must import. tainly in a war election Labour masters of political strategy, the export of American commodities $100,000,000 for Italy, making s 1; to prohibit the exportation The Secretary of the Treasury demption of notes the fallowing will not poll anything like its fall toɔme will be remembered which can be spread ander our total thus far of $1,100,00,000, of silver coins; 2, to order all strength, but it is equally trus ruefully for many a day.
wer programme to overness des and a total to all the Allies of Departments to accept ⠀ notes Labour, whatever the gains or have been reading the symptoms, war imports of raw materials and
The Prime Minister olsima totinations to help pay for our great $7,912,976,666.-
according to their face value Restrictions Lifted. without discount; 3, to prohibit losses, would go back to Parlia had been scanning the to redress the adverse balance of Washington, November 15.the revenus Departments from |ment with nambers substantial horizon," he said, at Manchester, trade running so strongly against The War Industries Board kas banding over any sum in notes - increased. It would thus be in and he could ree fishes on us in many foreign countries, ordered the rescinding of several when they actually receive in the far more significant election scale which indicated to him that Payment for war imports by com. industrial restrictions imposed to silver; 4, to requeat the police to that was to follow.
there were stmospheric disturb-modity exports rather than by meet the demands of the war, arrest those who speculate in snces in the social and economic our precious and limited stocks including all restrictions on silver coin: Its Effect on Industry.
world."
A General Election in of gold is a wax messure of prime sinplate manufacture, containers, French War Bonds: November, whether necessary or importance" and it should not be oil stores, packing for hosiery, An official latter from the But a wider view than the avoidable, will be the opening of forgotten that exports even of anderwear and knitted goods.
French Consul expresses thanks parely party one must surely be a Pandore bar, letting loose upon articles to us of non-essentiel ar Pan-American Labour Conference to the Military Government for taken. If an election is to come, de at one time all our industrial luxury character which help us
"Organised.
buying 100,000. franns' worth of it must be for better reasons then and social troubles. because a few politicians, on one grievance and injustice will be from s
Laredo, Texas, November 15.— the 4th French War Bonds and Every to pay for essential imports may
Labour encouraging the people to take standpoint be The Pan-American wer side or the other, see their op- ventilated in at least 300 indus regarded as essential.
Conference has been organised saap the mams. portunity and are determined to trial cone'ituencies. There will
the first defizite step to establish The 1.0. Arrives. Shipbuilding means seize it. At say rate, let us not be hot di cassion and bitter inter alia, an essier and more industrial relations throughout The Inspector General of blind our eyes to the inevitable argument is every factory. It is gratefal task in our negotiations the western hemisphere. Prelimi: Castoms arrived the other day. consequences. In what manner, the conside:d opinion of those with the neutrale. Not only will nary meetings of delegates from and will make official calle on the for example, will General who know the Labour situation our exchange probleme, noted the United Bates, Maxics and Tachun and Civil Government Election react on the industrial from the inside, who s not only above, be lightened when we sta
Central American countries to-day (the 27th inst), situation?
the present difficulties and the no longer compelled to Pay of Labour, Mr. Wilson, Mr Samuel were addressed by the Secretary There is at present among the drift and tendency, bat can such workpeople much unrest; at no estimate the diffolges in the the carriage of
exalted prices for
freights in Gompers and other Labour period during the war has the months immediately abead, that neutral steamers but can trans discontent been more general. a fixes political content will give port them more and more in our This is probably tras of every stimulas to movements that will own vessels, but our core of country in Earope. That it is hardly be able to pull themselves supplies to the neutrals can be trus in our own country is up short of social snarohy itself, more liberal, our calls upon their revealed even by a cursory glance Then the Prime Minister will tonnage less pressing and our at the newepapera.
have no need to scan. the distant relations with them more facils Railway workers, cotton work harizin, for the storm will be when our great shipbuilding sta, miners, Clyde workers, gee overbead. employees, policemen, prison I have hinted my view of the tion.
programme comes into fall frais warders, firemen, street sweepers, situation, for franker treatment is a too we shall be able to fal- Merseyside dockers, bakers, shap difficult. If there are still's few fil in far more liberal measure sasistants, theatrical workers, sober minds in the Government our obligations toward our Allis postal workere, teschere, in who are more coDDET about the and friendly neighb purance agents, lift girls, bussed true welfare of the tram worker among all these, a politic
stronger position to organise for
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or sections of them, are not the honer
discontents liable to bless
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than Ameri
leaders.
HAEMORRHOIDS. otherwise Piles, are aggravated nstipation is dispelled when the by Pinkettes the Piles dry up and
appear
PINKETTES
Robbers la Control. Information from Yongkong district states that the notorioca bandit, Ohn Tung Hoi, and hia force now total 3,000 strong,
with snumber of machine guns and field-guns of modern type. VALL- the important poin's in, the bills of Tongkong, Kangohung and Tinpak districta are in their possession, while the villagers have to recognise them as local officials and pay various
duties sa ́demanded. 745
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