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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE PEACE QUESTION.
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› Armistice" Commission Still Exists.
Paris, December 14. The Echo de Pariz says the Armistice Commission at Treves is not dissolving bat will continue to regulate Franco-German relations until the preliminary peace conditions have been signed, after which s Commission for the administration of occupied territories, will be appointed, to which German representatives will be accredited.
Armistice Extended.
London, December 14.
A message from Treves naya the Armistice has been extended until five o'clock on the morning of January 27 and is renewable thereafter until the conclusion of preliminary peace, subject to the Entente's consent.
Allied Requirements.
Londen, December 14.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 16,
1918.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
"REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
PRESIDENT WILSON IN PARIS..
THE FORMER GERMAN COLONIES.
Native Chiefs Desire British Rule.
Loudon, December 11.. Mr. Walter Long, in a speech at Orford, giving remon8 the ex-German Colonies should be retained by the British Mempire recalled German strocities upon the natives, especiall appearance of eighty per cent of the Hereton.in South Walt Aire ander German rule, and read a statement by fiva Chiefa of Kwancha, Cameroons, that after their experience of German occupation and after two years of British oocopation they wished to remain forever ander the British fig and begged an sasurazee that the Germans never be allowed to return to osny out the horrible threats of vengeance which they made when the British drove them out.
Fear of the Germans,
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“To Visit London Alio.
London, Dɔcember 14. President Wilson arrived in Paris this morning. Guna thunder. walsome and military benda played National: Aim.
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was the frat to reasīvs President Wilno, who, | outarde Erie de Bologos Station with Madone Pais was the recipient of a grant ovation by a talk me President Wilson has accepted the King i izvilati London.
The Visitor Walcomed.
At London, Daoember 14. menge from Paris says President Wilson has been entertain. ed to lunch at the Elysee by President Poincare, who delivered a apesch of welcome. London, December 11.
Brief Official Stay A White Book published by the Colonial Office containing
Paris, December 14. Although President Wilson's stay lasts several weeks, it in statements of gative Obiste previously read by Mr. Walter Long in A message from Treves says the Armistice prolongation his speech, regarding the Cameroons, sito Samon, Togaland, Larman aged that the official visit lasts only 48 hours, from to-morrow to stipulates that two and a half million tons of shipping lying South West Africa and German East Africa, shows that everywhere Monday. After Monday, President Wilson will be relieved of the in German ports must be placed under the control of the Allies to the natives hope to remain under British rale and express jy obligations of State etiquette and be free like an ordinary citizen. zupply Germany with foodstuffs, the ab pe to remain German property at anch a prospect. In a few cases the Chiefs said they were afraid The British, have demanded the surrender of the battleship to say anything lest, after all, their land is restored to the Germant,
President Poincare's Speech Barr who had threatened them with what they would do when the war wa
Paria, December 14.7 Berger has protested, but the demand has not been withdrawn. over, But this fesz failed to prevent a practically unanimous appeal President Wilson, after salogising the guest and the Crusader-like Baden instead of the uncompleted cruiser Mackensen.
At the luncheon at the Elysee, President Poincare, ating Herr Erzberger's demand regarding the prisoners in Esst for the retention of the British 1g. Africa will be examined by Marshal Foch sad a reply given in a few
The contrast in the feelings of the natives towards the British enthusiasm of the Americans, referred to the dersstations, promising days
and Germana is elcquently shown in the fact that British offaisla 10 communicate to the German General Staff; ornical instructions, are able to go unescorted through regions which the Germans, erifoss would have been in vain,
theresnent. Should these misdeeds go unpanishad, Franos'
**Woɔhave now to, build. owing to their cruelty, were amble ported by an armed force. The atrocious horrors of German-rule in for conquest and oppression, a pesce which will make amanda,
to enter unless together peace preventing the reconstitution of an orga South West Africa are already too well known to require repetition, but the same system of tyranny is found in the other German the miseries and arrows of yesterday and will be a guarantee again Colonice in more or less degree. Thus, in German East Africa, ined it will be impossible, alas, to assert that mankind for ever wi the dangers of tomorrow. While whatever safeguards are establi every district, the first resson given by the natives for their prepared the horrors at war. Pesce mast imalade all conditio ference for British rule is that they are
no longer at the mercy of the German police, from whom they suffered extortion and juice and possibilities of duration which it will be possi innorporate. France is ready with the falless confidenom to A message from Berlin says the President of the Reichsteg is maltreatment without any possibility of obtaining redress.
wish yan to this and,”. preparing to summon the Reichstag.
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The Allied Command reserves the right, if advisable in order to obtain freeb guarantees, to occupy s neutral zone on the right bank of the Bhine north of Cologne bridgehead and up to the Dutch
frontier.
GERMAN AFFAIRS.
Summoning the Reichstag.
London, November 14.
Bavaria's Position.
Copenhagen, December 14. A message from Munich asse Berr Eisner had lengthy oficials conferences with Batente representatives on the 10th inst, at which the question of arriving at a reparate agreement with Bavaris was dinouseed.
A German Political Rose.
Amsterdam, December 11.
A message from Berlin says it was in respones to a decire by the soldiers that the Government agreed to the ceremonial entry of troops into Berljo. Vaite from all the German tribes were included and a special Depsriment has been established to arrange therefor. This appears to have been a significant political move to re-kindle German patriotism, re-affirm the solidarity of the Empire as a whole and possibly to overswe the extremista.
Allies and the Soviets,
Amsterdam, December 15. The Berlin nawapapera assert that Marshal Foch told the Kreuznach Soviet who requested facilities for the journey of dele gates in cocupied regions to the Berlin Congress of Soviets, that the Allise do not recognise the Soviets.
Germad" Squealing.
London, December 15. Beater's correspondent at Paris Bay Here Exberger read the Armistice Commission's declaration and complained of the incressed severity of the Allies' conditions, their failure to revictual Ger- many and demanded the raising of the "blockade, the liberation of war prisoners and the immediate opening of pesce negotiations.
LYONS INTERNATIONAL FAIR.
German Firms to be Excluded.
Paris, December 14.
FRENCH DEMOBILISATION,
The witnesses were frequently tortured and the prisonern So brutally ill used that they died, but even in these cases nɔ enqairy was made by the German authorities. The burden running through
the statements by by the natives of Togeland and the Clameroons THE BOXING - is "gging, fugging", especially in connection with forced labour
on the plantations..?
ECHO OF BOXER EXPEDITION.
London, Doo. 12 (delayed).
Return of Chloess Astronomical Instruments Urged.
At a meeting of the Central Asisu Society, Colonel Pemberton endorsed the anggestion of Colonel 0. 0. Yate that the peace terms abould include the restoration to Chins of the famous astronomical instruments taken from Peking to Berlin in 1900.
General Bir Elmand Barrow, presiding, who was Chief of Staff in the Boxer Expedition, said the Anglo-American Commanders very strongly protested against the distribution of these intramente; there were hosted dircassions and two or three Powers, notably Germany, disagreed with the Anglo-American proposal to leave the instruments in Peking. He entirely agreed that the Germans should be compelled to restore those beautiful evidencee of antiquity and the range of Chinese civilitation to their proper place on the walls of Peking.
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RUSSIAN AFFAIRS,
Soviets to Hold Out.
Blockholm, December 15,
Bolshevists Defeated in Battle,
B'ookbola, December 15.
THE GENERAL ELECTION.
Commencement of the Polling
London, December 14,
aturdaysriight a. Contests,
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to get down to the required 118 pounds and therefore could not compets for the Bantam honour, Credit is due to him for ling. the brenda. Both men showed more * -knowledge. science of boxing and
ban any of the other
bouza gaya in.
However, it was all hes good those who worked so hard te help nanas and all credit is dus to
the dependant of one of thair formaz.comradea. Tas programme and the officials were: consisted of contests Ir. H. J. Gadge lice, Sergeant Pitt and MrAL After the fifth Sem Sa sold by auction, a for which belongs to the late generosity of binders, who had Linfield and owing 14 the
animal knocked down hem, putting it up again, hol: 8360 vaa zainod,
Jainsbury YouJohnsen.. prer Sainsbury and Private on went the full six wounds. Arst round 8jinsbay wis defensive, but spat itɔa ugyinĉa king. Jebneon, Shing, had the advanta
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six round featherweig TOURNAMENT,between Private » Wand Saman Danyers, the disqualified the latter which
WAS 2. Try unpopular contest was awarded to Seusbury, decision.
en Y. Danyeu The generous support that is correos decision
Private Wendleken and 8 alasy forthcoming from Hongare unable to say,
man Dangers both fried for a kong residents to say” kind of we
strongly deprecate the decision from the first round and charitable organisation was again attitude taken by some members Diayers got home twice. In the demonstrated on Saturday night, of the andienos with regard to middle of the round the referas on the ceration of the Baring Mr. Gedge's award. It must be had cession to warn Danyera Tournament held under
the remembered that the Theatre for fealing. The men was very nepices of the Police Reserve, Royal is not en ideal place in bast in the second round and for the purpose of raising funds which to hold a boxing tourna Danyera was repeatedly landing
abaurd to for the widowed mother of the ment and it in
on bis opponent's head. The aprotatore ip round all through was Dinyats". late Sergeant Harry Linfield. *uggest that
snditorium can see In the third round, Danyes Cons The organisers, 8 Inspector the
fox
* Brown y, Morrison, This was the best bout of the
J. C. Wildio and Mr. F. C. more than the referee in the tipted to bold the advantage. and Jenkin, B. E, bad bean, for ring. The referee's decision two or three times drore his some weeks past, untiring in their should be shided by without opposrat to the ropes. Some of efforts to make the tournament a comment, except in vary ex the fighting drew rounds of success and great credit is due ceptional cizezzastances, and there spplanse from the audience. In to them, particularly. Inspector was certainly nothing to justify the fourth round Danyen war. Wildin, for the kindly work. As olsim to exceptional circomst disqualified for fouling. good deal of the success was also 800s on the occasion in question. The Swedish Naval Attsobs at Petrograd has arrived here. Hans doubt due to the patronage The referee stated that Danyers cays the Bolshevist leaders have heatedly discused the question of of His Excellency, the Officer held with his left hand and resing Stoker Brown and abandoning the entire Svist regime. H. Lonio favoured ite Administering the Government, struck with his right. The men Private Morrison fighting hard abandonment bat H. Trotsky opposed. The latter sscared a small the Bon. Mr.Cloud Severn C.M.G. were in the
corner; all the time. Private Morrison, His Excellency Majɔr General what sctually occurred it was majority for holding out to the last.
Ventris, G.0.0. His Honour Sir difficult the see and although an old men for the ring gave William Beee Davie, EO, Com the decision may have been Way seventeen pounds, but ha The International Fair at Lyone takes place in March, 1919,
modore Garner, N., Captain unpopular, it does not follow fought with all the plack of a about the same time as pesce will be declared. The Deputy Mayor A message from Kief says the Don Cusacks defeated the Edwards, B.N., Hs Foncur Mr. that it was a wrong verdict.ngster of 20 and took a
tremendous amount of panish- of Lyone saya the Fair will probably be alosed for ever to G rman | Balsheviste in a two days' battle at Novachopek, in the Govern Justios Gomper's The Hon Mr.Je A. word must be said for the ment. In third round he wa firms and exhibita. British manufactures will be admitted next | ment of Voronash, taking eleven handred prívocers and twenty | Mr, Mol. Hesser and The Hoo, placky display of Private Morri year without payment of duty.- Havas,
down for a count of nine, bat Mr. E DO. Wolfe, all of whom son, who went through a recavated and went at it again were precept. The Band of the six-round middleweight contest with dogged plack which roused Police Reserve war in attend ander moet adverse conditions. the audience to a high pitch of sude and carried out its Morrison is 48 years of age and enthusiasm. In the fourth and partwell. The mas cisas he gave away seventeen pounds, fifth rounds Morrison got home were unexpectedly called upon Despite this, he stood ng to his with several good and straight- far additional help, for no sooner opponent and took punishment, bat his age told and Brown had Inspector Wilden announced that would have sant many had been scoring points all the first contest, them theelectric ounger man to the fine for through the usich. Morrison current failed and the Thestre the count. As remarked by stood up to the end, however, wwe left in darknees for nearly local boxing enthusiast, and was loudly sheared when the quarter of an hour. As soon as in his younger days Morrison match was awarded to Brown, Women to the Fore.
London, Dicember 15,
o her means of illamiration forms have been one of the
for his plucky fight. There was a complete absence of disorder at the po:ling yester- the Band was sreuzed it struck bboys" He certainly is a credit day, except a slight sod between Sinn Feinere and Nationalists pp's lively sit and relieved moob to the Army men who follow the at Tipperary. The astonishing festare everywhere wis the eagerness of the tedium. Mr. A.0. Lang. Noble Art of women to vote. The proportion of women to men in one London who was presest, came in In the big item, the fifteen round contest for the Middis Division was 10 to 1, while it is asserted that the proportion at for much good natured bazter, round content for the Middleweight Championship of the Hammersmith wse 50 to 1.
the wage of the audience weight Championship of the Colony between Samen Luces and abouting We Want Lang!" Colony, Seaman Cox did his Stoker Saunders, but owing to the However, after about fifteen beat to fill the bresch created by unfitnem of the latter Seeman Com minutes, the lights came on, and, the unfitness of Stoker. Badda, came forward so that the pro amid mach applause, the His only had four days in which gramme should not be inscriered programme was commenced, to prepare himself and it was not with. Cox only came into the
With regard to the boring, al-murprising that he was unable to content on the previce An optimistio view of the prospects of the next decade was though nobody will regret having go farther than four rounds. He day and all credit is dus to bim isker by Lord Inohospe, speaking at the annual meeting of the appported the tournament in view finally gave up owing to hard for Peninsals and Oriental B. N. Company? Daling with the question) of its deserving and ritable | body punch. There was also of employment, Lord Inchcape, after emphasising that there were ab Tast opportunities in the Dominions, said the coming cosile would be one of manag production
e of the last four years, imuring a permane
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Paris, December 14. The release of six Olseses of Territorial Reservists results in about 900,000 men being sent home. With the saception of about five of the youngest Classes needed to hold Germin territory, the troops are likely to be home by the end of March -Haves.
FRANCO-AMERICAN AMITY,
An Excellent Educational Proposal.
Paris, December 14
The Commissioner General of Franco-American Affairs has sent the United States Beerstery for War'a osbiegram suggesting a sebeme of French educational agricultural Iscilities for American afficere sad men during their sojourn in France. It is proposed to open Frenob Faculties in Agricultural and Commercial Colleges to Amerioso Ocllege men and to provide French lectures at various Campe.Havas.
THE EX KAISER,
French Mothers Institute Proceedings.
London, December 14, A Paris message says a number of mothers from Lille have itly initiated legal proosedings against the ex-Kaiser on the round that it was under his order that the German Army Inders in Amil, 1916, faraibly carried off their daughters who are them with simon and subigoted them to odions Kreatinant, mixi
and distributing them among the German eldiary,
Polling opened in London at seven o'clock this morning in mild and muggy weather. Rain fell later. Polling in the early hours was very quiet, but in many places women were notably prominent to exercise the new privilege without delay..
THE COMING DECADE.
Possibilities of the Future,
London, December 11,
disappointment in with the last
mpsction.
The Middleweight Championship.
This was to have been » fítsen.