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THE SITUATION IN 'GERMANY.
Completely Dependent on the Eatente.
London, December 18.
The statement by Harr Hasse, cabled yesterday, in reference to the Crown Council at Potsdam, was made in the course of an iLterview with the Danish newspaper Politiken
The interviewer seked :-Dispy documents throw light on the mysterious Crown Council at Potsdam? Herr Hasse replied that the whole gosstion was doubtful,
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Herr Hvess declared that the present Government would not recognise the Reichsteg. The German workers wanted a Socialist Republic, but that could not be established immediately. Whatever the composition of the new National Assembly, the Germans would not dissolve it. "Regarding the Spartacus group, Harr Hasee eid their power would grow only if the economic position became, aggrevaind.
Speaking on the results of the war, Herr Hasse declared that Germany we wholly impotent and in complete dependence apon the Entente. He said:—“We bave no strength to renew the war. Even a non 8scialistGovernment would not entertain that ides,”
Imperial Congress of Soviet Meets.
Amsterdam, December 17.
A meerage from Berlin says the Imperial Congress of Bɔviets has opened at the Prussian Diet Building, Herz Ebert and other members of the Government were present. Herr Ebert appealed for unity and declared that the Government would be regulated by the Soviets until the National Assembly met.
The Soviet by a large rusjnity decided to exclude Her Liebknecht and Boes Luxemburg.
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THE CROSSING OF THE RHINE.
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THE ASSASSINATION OF PORTUGAL'S PRESIDENT.
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British Troops Create Impressive Scone.
London, December 15.
CHINESE AFFAIRS.
Effect of the Allied Note.
London; Dearis
High Politicians Sald to be Implicated.
London, December 16,
* Bepter's correspondent with the British Army, telegraphing on mage from Lisbon asys it transpires that the President's | the 12th inng from Oslogas, desoribes the British owvalry orossing amsin was not lynched but badly injured. Before he was arrested the Rhine as one of the most impressive ceremonise of the war. the police fired a volley, killing three persons,·Ân socomplîoé, named Joe Coats, a Democrat, has been arrested. He declared that Hohensallern Bridge, and, opposite, Generale Plamer and Jacobs Paking says the zoons Allied
A guard of Lancers was drawn up on the left side of the Bester's correspondent several others, including high politicians, are implicated.
and their Staff took up a position under the bronss equestrian aide memoirs to the Chinese Murdered President's Brother Wounded.
status of the Kaiser. For two hours, brigades of Lancars, Dragoon Government urging the censation Gaards and Haesars, together with artillery, armoured care and of strife between North China and the band played and as the first cavalry detachment swang past the able effet. At a mesting of the transport sections, flowed over the bridge. At the salating point South Chins has had a remark- band struck up "Rale Britannis" and the Union Jack was hoisted Osbinst the President read a and bores being in perfect condition. by the side up the statue. It was a magnificent spectacle, the men telegram from the Canton Large crowds assembled to watch the procession, but there Conference at Shanghai. Tana Government proposing & Pasos were no demonstrations. The absolute docility of the German in Chi-jui, the militariat, has the presence of authority was strikingly demonstrated. Only siew agreed that internal pesce ought military police regulated the crowd, who were told to keep as the to be restored, and the Cabinet pavement, and none stopped E Many of the spectatore were has unanimously resolved to demobilised German soldiers still in uniform. They could not | arrange withhold their admiration of the splendid condition of the men and mediately." horses, for in the space of a few days they witnessed the passage of two armies across the Rhins-one a defeated and the other
victorious army. The contrast must have been amazing.
Lindon, December 16. Antorio Pass,s brother of the murdered President, was wounded by a abre in the confusion after the assassination.
It is believed the assassin belonged to the Young Repablican Lagus.
It is understood that Sinbor Barbosa; Minister of Interior, will temporarily sucosed the late President Pses.
The whole city continues to be agitated. Both Chambers have been summoned, and there is a stries censorship on news.
The Provisional President,
London, December 17. Admiral Canton Castro, Hinister of Marine, has been elected Provisional President of Portugal.
HAPPENINGS IN RUSSIA,
British Squadron Bombards the Bolsheviks.
London, December 16.
An Kebonisa communique says the British Squadron in the build-sections. The enemy's advance on Aseerin has been brought to
Gulf of Finland bombarded the Bolsheviks both in the rear and front
ing and threatened to overthrow the National Assembly.
Movement to Separate from Berlin.
London, December 15.
The political situation in Germany is quiet, but the movement favouring a separation from Barlin grows. 1: seems inevitable that Bhenish Paussia will separate therefrom,
standstill.
The mobilisation of the Estonian Army is progressing anоcessfully..
Bolsheviks Defeated.
Peking, December 16.
A messge from Vladivostock says the Bolsheviks, have been Travellers from the interior state that great fear of Bolshevism severely deinted at Eksterinburg. Three brigades of Soviets were prevails; therefore Herren Ebart and Sahiedemann are strongly out up. supported averywhere, and the Liebknecht Party is rapidly losing ground except in the centres where unemployed demobilised soldiers are gathering. th
National Defence Army Forme
Amsterdam, December 17. Harr Ebert, in a speech in Berlin, said the economic and political aitastion was most serioas. He protested against the very high Allied demands and sanounced the establishment of a new National Defence Army which would protect the National Assembly,
GERMANS NOT WANTED.
Durban Takes a Firm Stand.
Landon, December 10. Benter's correspondent st Durban saya there was unparalleled enthusiasm at a packed mesting of many thousands in the Town Hall which passed a resolation strongly advocating the repatriation af interned enemy subjects, particularly Germans, and, also pazish-
senior the ill-treatment of Allied war prisoners and the retention
of the ex German Colonies.
& feature of the meeting was the reading of a telegram signed by over three hundred men st the Potchefstroom Training Camp, endorsing the objects of the meeting,
A similar meeting is being arranged at Johannesburg as the result of a petition to the Mayor.
Limits of Occupation Zone Reached.
London, December 17,
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The French entered Wiesbaden on the 15th inst.
nine o'clock in the morning till late in the afternoon. It was a most tion a public meeting is to be says the British crossed the Rhine in force by four bridges from Constitutional Baform Associa
Writing on the 14th inst. Beatar's correspondent at Cologne
The cavalry have reached the limit of the zone of occupation around Hall on Thursday, Rh January impressive spectsole. A crossing was simultaneously made at Boup, held at the Theatre Royal, City the bridgeheada.
ENTENTE WAR PRISONERS.
Regular Repatriation Begins,
Berne, Desember 13”. The regular transport of Entente war prisoners. from Germany yo-1700 in 800 prisoners. It it estimated tuat 75,000 French sad British began to-day. Four treme leave daily for France, each convering prisoners will be the repatriated. Prisoners in Northern and Central Germany will be repatriated by a more direct route,"
Klaff Occupied by Counter-Revolutionists.
Amsterdam, December 16 A mange from Kieff eays outer-revolutionary troop operating with the Germans have occupied the town. The Hotman has abdicated and the Cabinet resigned.
Bolshevists to Evacuate Capital,
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Stockholm, Desember 17.
Repatriations by Set.
Copenhagen, December 14. Member of the Danish Legation who have arrived from ply between Helsingfors and Havre and twenty smaller steamers will From the 17th inst onwards, four large transport steamers will Petrograd state that the situation there is rapidly becoming worse, be continually employed repatriating war prisoners from Germany. The Balsheviste intend to evacuate Petrograd, owing to the sation of Two steamers with British troops arrived here last evening. the Allies, and to increase the Red Army from one to three millions,
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THE COTTON TRADE DISPUTE...
Operatives Approve the Settlement.
London, December 18.
fifty per pent on the standard piece pries list, which is about ten A meeting of cotton operatives at Manchester unanimously approved the settlement. The operatives will receive an advance of per cant below the full claim, but more than the employers offered originally.
HOME CRICKET.
FUTURE OF FINLANĎ.
Freedom from the German. Yoks.
London, December 15
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| next, at 6 p.zï, The Hon. Mr.P.H
Holyoak will be in the chair, and the following resolation will be proposed:
That this public meeting af affirming its unswerving loyalty Hongkong residents, whilst
opinion that the instructions to to the Orown and Empire, is of His Eroallanoy the Governor- relative to the mods of selection. of members of the Legislativa snok a way as to secure Council require amendment in
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the Unisial members of the Firstly. That am regarda, all
asid Council (other than the two' Chinese membere) the principle of election instead of nomination. shall be applied.
SecondlyThat the number of Unofficial members shall, bɛ“
bilolivy would recognition of the sampli ste independence of Fin. Fourthly. That
H. Mannerheim, who left Newcastle on the 14th inst. for incressed from six to eight. Helsingfors, to assume his new offics, interviewed by Esuter, said
Thirdly. That the number of
land by all the Powers and to establish a definite form of his policy would aim at getting the best terms possible with the Officilmembers shall be reduced
government based on oo operation between all parties. He bad can. elected ancfficial members (all of ferred with leading statesmen in London and Paris and was delighted whom shall be British subjects) with the reception given, him." He said it will also be part of his two shall be elected by the Hang- policy to conclude a rapprochement with their Scandinavian kong General Chamber of Comm. neighbours and enter into geal relations with the real Russia which ere; one by the Justice of the Beater's correspondent s: Ladysmith, writing on the 8th inst
London, Disember 16. must emerge from the present chaos Finland in the meantime Peace and three (ons of whom says Mr. Burton, Minister of Railways, addressing his constituents to run the Cotary Championship in 1919. Matches will be limited was in great need of food and the Allies had arranged to send her the Sanitary Board Electorsta A meeting of the County Cricket Advisory Committee decided would be happy to open her, frontiers to Russian refugees. Finland shall be of Portuguese 1289) by and dealing with recent. South African resolations favouring the to two days. There will be no change in the number of balls to the regular monthly shipments of food. M. Mannerheim believed all composed of zapatriation of enemy subjecta, anndanced that the Union Govern- ment had decided, unless the peace terms precluded such action, to
the German troope had not left Finland. The Commercial Treaty PersORE SE qualified for repatriate, firstly, all enemy subjects who desired repatriation;
concluded between Finland and Germany wse cancelled a few days and in order that das and prompt but exempt from Jury service; secondly, all enemy subjects and British subjects of enemy origin whose conduct caoned them to be regir led as dangerous to the State;
atfention and consideration may all naturaliced subjects who desire de-naturalisation to be de-natura
Sir Thomas Lipton's Challenge.
be given to the opinion thas lised prior to repatriation. The Government could not comply
London, December 13.
publicly expressed this Meeting with the demand for the wholesale repatriation of enemy subjects, Thomas Lipim & challenge for the American Cop to the New York The Boyd Ulster Yacht Club has cabled on behalf of Bir
requests the Government to trang which would be unjust, anreasonable and contrary to the spirit of Yacht Olab.
mit this resolution by telegram to the Constitution and the best interests of the country. Mr. Barton
for the Colmios, His Majesty's Secretary of State pointed out that enemy subjects in South Africs were generally law shiding and pesosfal, meny having fought on the British side in
the war...
The Government's intentions.
London, December 16.
TURKEY'S PLIGHT.
Unprecedented Distress in the Capital.
Constantinople, December 13: Unprecedented distrem prevails here among the poor, owing to the extraordinarily high, cost of living." Trade, commerce and finsson are at d'ocomplete standstill and the peasants are refusing to, Bccept paper money for their produce. Rings formed by protegea of the late Government still possess large stocks of provisions. Unless the Government requisitions these or fresh supplies arrive soon, smelioration of the situation will be impossible.
The Austro German and Balgarian Diplomatic Missions and other prominent Austro Germans have departed in accordance with the terms of the Armistice.
The general opinion is that owing to the okaos it is doubtful whether the Turks are capable of carrying out the reorganisation of the country unsidad.
NEW RUMANIAN MINISTRY.
London, December 16, meenage from Janay, anym M, Bratiano is forming a National
QUEEN OF NORWAY- VISITING ENGLAND.
London, December 16. 1 of Norway arrived in England to-morro N
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The County Championship Revived.
YACHT RACING.
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RESIGNATION OF GENERAL SMUTS,
London, December 16.
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AMERICA IN OLD WORLD POLITICS.
A Plea for No Secrecy.
London, December 18, The French and British newspapers hail President Wilson's visit to Europe as one of the great events of history,
The Times says the entry of the United States into the complex politics of the Old World and her assumption of the dating which the step involves are incomparably the most important events of our times.
Unsafe Roads. Bowen and May Roads are not too safe for pedestrians, for e Other newspapers echo President Poincare's hope that the sight Japanese nurse at the Peak enemy will of President Wilson as it affected the American troops. Road and May Road, when & of the enormities deliberately and systematically perpetrated by the Hospital was walking along the footpath leading from Bowen The Manchester Quardian makes a strong ples for a policy of
General fante, in a letter to the Premier resigning his seat in the War Cabinet, points out that the appointment was purely a war not yet replied. measure, snding with the conclusion of hostilities. The Premier bee fall publicity regarding differences between the associated Govern Chinese came from behind and
POLAND AND GERMANY.
A. Severance of Relations.
Amsterdam, December 16. A memange from Berlin says Poland has severed, relations with Germany on the ground that the Germans are co operating with the Bolshevikasgainst the Poles.
FRENCH WOMEN WANT YOTES,
Paris, December 17. Four great Freach feminist groups have demanded the recogni- tion of women's political rights before the next Elections,
REPORT: CONCERNING GENERAL MACKENSEN.
Sko Amatardam, December 17, According to a message from Badspent the Asent stated tirst Governmena kia interned. Gantzale Macken
monte; not that reporters should attend the Peace Conference, but tried to snatch her gold necklaces that the main differences can only be overcome by being forced into She struggled with him, but sha the light, thus compelling extravagant or unjust claims to be was thrown on the ground by the definitely stated and openly, defended, and bring the public opinion of the grest nations of the world to bear on them. It follows from this that the fires need is the abolition of the Censorship."
FRENCH HOTEL KEEPERS BAN GERMANS,* *-
Paris, December 17. The Hotel Keepers' Union has decided neither to employ ommodate persons of enemy origin for ten years,
COAL STRIKE IN GERMANY.
Riots at Drasian,
1 spreding in the Rahe cosiffl
desperado and he also struok has
on the head and arma and snatch- ed her hand-bag, which containe ed a parse containing 814. –The man disppeszed, leaving no addrem babind
Tram Car Hits Motor Car. Whilst motor car No. 185 SA or backing in Des Voeux Bond, jast opponte the Bank of Canton,
a traza ost ran into the motor car and badly damaged it, Nabody
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