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THE HOME ELECTIONS
Minister of Education Heads the Poll, "
Mr. Adney Webb Almost Succeeds.
London, December 23.
London, December-23. The London University election resulted as follows
The combined English Universities élzotion, for two nents,
Hr. P. Magani (Conlition Daioris|)
8810
resulted as followa ----
Mr. Sida Webb (Laboo);
959
Mr. A. Somerville (Independent)
885
777
Sir W. Herringham (Independent)
481
410
Right Hon. B. A. L. Fisher (Coalitios Liberal)
Bir Martin Conway (Coalition Unionis“)
Mr. J. Hobson (Independent) ...
Mr. E. G. Williamı (Unionis )...
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Mr. C. L. Nordon (Independent)
[There is only nos Gear. At the last General Election. Sie
The Right Hon. Mr. Fisher is the well-known Minister for Magnus polled 2,579 and Sir Victor Horeley (Liberal) 1857 Education.
THE DUTCH SITUATION.
Revolution May be Resurrected.
Amateica, December 24. The Premier, interviewed by Reuter, declared that the revolutionary movement in Holland is at prevent dead, but it is impossible to say that it will not be reentreo;ed, -
BESSARABIA TO UNITE WITH RUMANIA.
Paris, December 24.
A message from Jawy as the Basrabian National Council has now voted in favour of a definite union, without reservation, with Bamania.
SOVIET RULE IN LITHUANIA.
Copenhagen, December 24.
A &vist Government has been established in Lithuania with -head quarters as Riga,
THE CHRISTMAS RUSH,
London, December 24.'
The Christmas rmh has exceeded all expectations. The mukste were stormed by crowda. Tukeya wars unobtainable, Tas pathways in the shopping distriors of the West End were impasan ble and restaurants and tes shopa were obliged to close their doors.
BIG SHIPPING DEAL.
America Stęorts White Star and Leyland Linès.
New York, December 24.
It is confirmed that the Government has soared the British sesets in the International Mercantile Marine, including the White Star and Layland Línes, at a price of £25,750,000.
PRESIDENT WILSON VISITS FRENCH PREMIER.
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Paris, December 25. President Wilson went to the residence M. Clemences Bus Franklan and had an interview for three quarters of an hour.
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NOTED FRENCHMAN'S DEATH.
Paris, December 25: -
- M. Surat, Senator for Ardepha, sa intimate friend of M. Olamenceas, and formerly s manufacturer, died yesterday. Havas.
FLOATING MINES.
A Danger to Voyagers.
Paris, December 25,
There are rather alarming prospects for voyagers in an interesting communication by the Prince of Manico, to the French Academy of Bolences, on the sul j ot of mines which, if completely water tight, might at about the Atlantic Ocean for twenty years. Boutes will be indiested to minimies the risk-Havas.
LEAVE FOR RELEASED FRENCH PRISONERS.
Paris, December 25% Leave is to be granted repatriated French prisonere captured before 1916 for 60 days and 45 days for others. The previous uniform period was 30 daja.-Hovas.
LINKING ATLANTIC AND BLACK SEA.
Paris, December 25.
An Inter Parliamentary lanebeen in Paris yesterday at which
Allied railway from the Atlantic to the B'sok 858,—Bapan.
A Sina Fiin. Succes
London, December 23. The election result for the National University of Irised in ollows:-
Profesor Mat Nill (Sinn Fein) Mr. Conway (Nationalīns)
FINANCING TRADE,
Stats Intervention Not Net:stary,
1644
813
Loncop, Dicemer 23,
A report has been issned by an important Commities under the chairmanship of Sir Richard Var Smith, Chairman of Lloyds, which was appointed in 1917 to engairs into the provision of social facilities for post war trade. The Committee thinks tast existing insitutione, with certain extensions, ought to be able to provide ufficient facilities without State intervention. It'mphasises that an early retorn to an ff olive gold standard is the only proper check on uadas pantion of credit and recommends the causation of Biste borrowing as early as possible, all available money-being required for financing commerce and industry.
The Report incidentally makes an interesting saggsetion in connection with proft-tharing. It says it would be a good thing if sportion of new capital issues of preferential abstes in industrial concerns giving a good return were reserved for the work people.
THE ESTHONIAN, CAMPAIGN,
A Bolshevik Success.
Stockhilm, December 24. # An Ethonian communique says the Bolsheviks havé osptured Dorpat and the Eathoniare are retreating on the Wesenbug froni. The Germine are advancing towards Bags
PADEREWSKI'S MISSION TO POLAND,
Londen, December 24. Paderewski, has arrived ab and the Brition cruiser Concord, bound Renter's correspondent at Copenhagen seye the famous pianist, jon a mission to Poland.
FATAL AEROPLANE ACCIDENT.
• Paria, December 24. An Bergplane from Treves crashed doze at Rouvre, in the vicinity of Paris, the British pits being killed and the Americ`n General Bhodes seriously injured.
FUTURE OF AERIAL NAVIGATION.
Allied Conference to Sit Shortly.
Part, December 23.
Britain, France, Italy and B. Igiam, is being held hers early in 1919 An Allied Conference, including the United Statet, Great with a view to establishing the bisie of future serial navigation. The principal entj cis of discussion will include means to prevent the evasion of Customs barriers, also the prevention of rapid con. reion of German postal or commercial aeroplanes into bombing, machines. The Conference's decisions will be embodied in the Peace Treaty with Germany and her former Allies."
IMPROPERLY LABELLED GOODS.
FROM WAR TO PEACE.
London, Dec. 13. Mr. Churchill made a detailed statement at a confer ence of the Trade Unions Advisory Committer and En ployers outlining the measures taken to facilitate the tura- over of the industry of war to a peace basis. He said stocks of war materials amounting to approximately a thousand million sterling bad to be carefully disposed of without dia locating normal industries. The Headquarters staff at the Minsky on 11th Nor. exceeded twenty thousand of whom between 4,000 and 1,000 would be retrenched by 31st January, es The Munition Inspection staff exceeded seventy thousand of whom sixty-five per cent were women, and already twen ty-five thousand inspectors had been released. In November the output was the highest ever attained. Sir Douglas Enig's artillery in fifteen successive days discharged over twelve thousand tons of shells daily. During October the average production of filled shells was over forty-seven thousand tons weekly. The Army's unshakeable conidence in shells and guns was the best tribute to the efficiency of the outpat By Xmas 230,000 persons will have left munitions production and very large numbers are already being re-employed in pesce work. The change over in the steel trade was work ing most satisfactorily. Export prices of steel are fixed till 1st May. All restrictions on the purchase and "maunfactura- of machine tools had been remored and large stocks of non- ferous metals bad already been placed on the market. Suy plies of numerous other controlled materials had been re leased. Relaxations of Government control were proceeding daily and priority of classifications for manufacture had been abolished. Measures are being taken to develop alter- native production during the transition period. Hereanent the Dominions had been invited to place orders through the Ministry at advantageous teems. The Railway Executive had ordered one thousand locomotives and forty thousand wagon. Large orders for Government housing schemes as being planned and the widest steps are being taken to adapt munitions into articles, of commercial use. - Mr. Churchill in candiasion foreshadowed that is a very few months the great industries will have reamed their natural activity. He said there ought to be a period of great activity follow ing the transitional period.
BOLSHEVIKS SEEK INTERNATIONAL REVOLUTION.
Copenhagen, Dec. 22,
The Danish Minister to Russia has arrived from Petrograd and states that the Bolshevik Government fully understands that the only possibility of maintaining its existence, lies in international revolution" "The Bolsheviks say that if the. Entente occupies the Baltic provinces and Ukraine they will be able to revolutionise the Franco British troops as they revolutionised aka German,k:00, sem hanh fear is lest the Entente occupy Petrograd and MoscoW.KA Minister states that thousands of disbanded Chinese soldiers bave joined the Red Guards in Bassin. A batch of Chios men recently repatriated from Russia included a number of trained revolutionary propagandists: Immediate Allied intervention in Russia would not meet with much resistance but resistance will be considerably increased by spring. An Austrian named. Nadek has established a school at Moscow where agitator: from all parts of the world are trained in order to spread Bolshevism to their own countries. The Bolshevists, reports a message from Riga, have shot 460 counter-revolutionaries at Pikoff.
The Swedish Consul at Reval has arrived at Stockholm to ask for assistance against the Bolshevik invaders of Exthonia. The Swedish Foreign Minister declared that the... Rigadag would never allow the Swedish my to leave Sweden The Consul is now asking the" British Legation at Stockholm for assistance..
FIRST THINGS FIRST.
Washington. Dec.
Senator Lodge, the Republican leader, pas advocated the Lostponement until after the conclusion of peace of five of Pre--dent Wilson's fourteen puter gamely the Lea gue of Nations, Freedom of the Seas. Secret. Diplomacy, Economia Barriers and the Reduction of Arnaments He declared that to bring forward propositions et inseparably. connected with the immediate difficult task et making a binding peace with Germany might ruig all by trying to do
too much at once.
DOCKYARD RECREATION,
CLUB.
GOLF"
3.
A Hit at German Meth"ds..
London, December 23. Renter's correspondent at Melbourne авун the Victoria Assembly has passed a Bill requiring all gcode to be marked clearly with the country of origin. The Bill privente Getmin goods sfter passing the Customs being labelled "Made in Australia". The Aunual Long-Night Dance. Pool for December, is Mr. A Goods improperly labelled will be liable to fenfeiture and also aubstantial fass.
THE GERMAN ELECTIONS.
Saidlers Told How to Votr,
Amsterdam, December 23.
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THE SILVER MÄRKET.
The silver markut in festaruloos
HONGKONG JOCKEY. CLUB
Further Drawing of Subscription
Another coungnment of rubs. cription ge fis, 22 is number, arrived from Shanghai, The 6.2. Singking, yesterday, and were drawn for at the Jockey Cab Sables, Inst er Ding, under -the-supervision of Hr T-P Hough, Clerk of the Coane. The allotmente wers as follow:-- No. Octour. Drawn by.
rown, Mr. B. Banto. Bay, Mr. Adam
Grey, Mr. M.E- Nem zor Chestnut, Me, A D. MaoDanətd. 32-Chestnut, Mr. E. Mar 33-Gray, M-Satterlee,
Mt. AM. L. Bos 35,Bay, Sir 0. P. Chater 38-Chrsinnt," Mr. H. B. L.
Diwbiggin 37-Black, MPa. Potte
38 Brown, Bir OP. Chater.
39-Brown, Hon. M-; D Lindala, 40-Duo, Mr. J. H. N. 41-Grey, Mania, Moller &
Willimaca,
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42-Diä, Mr. Baswick, 43-Gray, Mr. G. G. Mozun. 44 D Mr. LES. Bod 46--Black, Mr. JEN. Hy 46-Gray Me Bamich $%#SK**&A, M--Mortondaith
48 BayM
Chestnut Hoo, Mr D. Landals
IRISTMAS GOLF,
Successful Competitions * Fraling...
2. Two competitions were played- at Fialing during the Christmas Holidays On Christmas Day a men's Bugey Paol was played over the main couras "and" Doz. sinued on Boxing D y, aptotiffin. At half-paat ons an Boxing Day afternoon, a Míred Dzubles Modal R:und Competition was played.
The entries were numerous and the weather was ideal for gol Added to this, the course was in perfect condition. On the second day the Men's Club House was open to ladies, who made full are of the invitation. The ectrance fee for the competitions was $1, fifty per cent, of the proceeds being donated to Wax. Charities: The winners were **** Men's Bogey Foal:-Wianer, Mr. T. M. Leitch, two down.
Mized Doubles Winners, Mies Gordon and Mr. W ¡Adameor, with a net soore of 98. Lady Rees Dories and Com- mander Beckwith, Mrs. Thorefield and Mr. Bitohie, Miss Dennison and Captain Goode, Lied for second place with not scores of 99.
place, with a net score of 100. Mr. and Mrs. Bell secured third.
New Year Holiday Competitions.
Result of Ladies' Championship
The fins of the Ladies Gif The Hon. Mr S. EL. Dodwell has kindly presented a cap for a Championship was played iffinte as club competition, for Fanling on December 23, Mre. men, to be played over the Main Draper besting Miss J. Endgur Course, at Fanling, on the 6 up and 4 to playa
December Bogey Pool. The winner of the Men's Bogey
Morrison, one down,"
The Dockyard Recreation Olab held their annual long night dince in the R. N. Theatre on
M. Take Jonescu, was the guest, die caused the project of an Inter-known on January 25, The Nations! Assembly will meet a week ing Commodore, Mrs. and MF8 ¡play,- Any ons club,, wood oz Caps has been extended till Jins
A meange from Berlin says the result of the elections will be 200 guests were pretent, inculd. morning
Friday, the 27th inst. About
of January 2. The time for the play. ff if the Inter and will eit. for at leses eight weeks. The meeting place is
Conditions:-Ons round, medal next round for the Woodhousa not yet fixed. A "
Garner, Commseder and Mra, iron, may be used and must not uary 11th. General ron Gontard, Commander of the 14th Baden Army Myburgh, Mr. and Mrs. Kemer be changed during the round
Eirisa for the Railway Cap orpe, bas izmed a Proclamation declaring that the Army's votes and most of the other pricipal unless braken: Two thirds of close on December 319 past be given to the Social Democrats and the non-Socialist parties
baadiosp allowed. A ball may The general mesting of the Ly- high are united against the Spartacus Group.
Officers of the Dockyard, Dino be ticked out from where dies Section of the Gulf Clab will ing commenced at 8.30 p.m., the and dropped on the fairways, not be held at the Helene May Lanti- "King" being sung at 1 sm. newer the hole, under pensity of tuts on January 18th, 1919. Pen ons stroke. Only one card may alter a vicït züccessi and
be taken out by each competitor. DON'T FORGET. able, evening. The hal and entrance were tsatefully Isoorated be dává
10% Committee and the catering WAF
"ANXIETY REGARDING PARÍS COAL SUPPLY,
Paris, December 25, Some anxiety is felt by the Paris Municipal authorities regard ing the coal supply. For the past month, 52,000 (7) tons daily were zzonrod instead of the nquisite 8,000 and now there are only 29,000 tons in stock, The Council has decided to make urgent representations to M., Clemenceam on the gravity of the situation and The necessity of immediata meaastron.—Havas.
SPAIN AND THE ALLIES.'
Parie, December 25, Grant Responen, after his arrival in Madrid from Paris, said saan to be plessed at the exchange of rows with the Allied tives A fourda'inn had been faid for work on which the el Bouin depende-Havas
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GERMAN INTRIGUER RECALLED,
WandWashington,
According to a message from Mexico City the Govaraming has recalled von Eckhardt, the ter to Mexico, to whom Herr Zimmermaan en 19th Jamary last year proposing a Clerman, ando against the United States if the United States exte the war on the side of the Entants,
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Clabare fortnightly being o