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TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1919.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
HAPPENINGS IN GERMANY.
SINGLE COPT: 10 CTS.
A+ 196 YER ANNUM.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
AMERICAN SOLDIERS AND LONDON POLICE IN COLLISION,
ALL OVER A GAME OF DICE.
London, March 9.
arresting some
American soldiers resenting constables Americans who were playing a game of dice in an open space near the Aldwych on the 9th, a scrimmage occurred between the Police and the Americans. Subsequently, a crowd gathered at the Strand, including a number of Australians and New Zealandere, and about 800 of them demonstrated outside the Bow Street Police Station, where upon the Police charged with their batons. Altogether twelve were injured, including six constables.
American officers and others helped to pacify the crowd, who ultimately dispersed.
MORE TROUBLE.
Later.
Thrice after the arrest of the dice players, a crowd of American suldiers, sailors and others, each time larger than ever, tried to force an entry into the Bow Street Police Station, but were driven back by baton charges.
The injured include two American military policemen, who were truncheoned when they drew revolvers to restore order, as the constables misunderstood their status and intentions. This incensed the crowd, which was already angry at arrests for a pastime which
is not unlawful in the United States.
The American authorities are convening a board of enquiry. Eleren American sailors and soldiers have been arrested and will be brought up before an American Court-Martial. A numbe, of police- men who charged wore blue war chevrons.
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THE ARRESTED MEN,
London, March 10. The American Service men arrested in connection with the Strand riot have been handed over to the American authorities. Four other Britishers and Canadians were charged at Bow Street, two being fined forty shillings for obstructing the police and the others remanded.
LORD SINHA ON INDIANS LOYALTY.
London, March 8.
Lord Sinha, entertained at a dinner in London, protested against the idea in certain quarters that the educated Indians in India were not friendly to British rule. He said that the educated Indians, without exception, ardently desired to remain under the British Empire as equal British citizens.
STATE OF SIEGE AT DUSSELDORF.
Copenhagen, March 9. A message from Stuttgart states that the Wurtemburg National Assembly selected Premier Blos as President of the State.
A state of siege has been proclaimed at Dusseldorf.
SERIOUS FIGHTING IN BERLIN.”
Berlin, March 9. It is expected that work will be generally resumed on Mon- day. The Government troops are masters of the situation, and are driving back the Spartacists street by street to the east end, but still there is desultory shooting and bombing in the centre of the city, where the Sparticists reacted against the Central Telegraph Office.
The suppression of the revolt has produced an illusory impression of relief, which is only temporary.
AX AGREEMENT.
Berne, March 9.
A Weimar message says the report of a Government crisis is unfounded. German newspapers state Herr Scheidmann and Herr Brockdooff Rantzau, though not upholding the same policy, hats reached an agreement. Herr Rantzau desires passive resistance to the Allies, whilst Herr Scheidmann is willing to accept the Allies peace terms.
AN ORGY OF MURDER.
Copenhagen, March 11. A telegram dated the 11th instant states there is still furions fighting in Berlin. The Government troops. methodically surrounding the Spartacists, who are well-armed and well-supported by the people and still hold many buildings."
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The Government troops are using artillery directed by aero- planes, which are dropping bombs and killing many innocent people. Both sides are killing prisoners.
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
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(By Courtesy of the "South China Morning Post”). NEXT BATCH OF ENEMY SUBJECTS.
HAVE REMOVED THEIR" OFFICES. FROM HONGKONG” HOTEL" MANSIONS TO NO. QUEEN'S ROA
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST POSSIBLE ESCAFE .
Shanghai, March 17. Seven hundred remaining enemy subjects are to sail on April 1st by the s.s. Antilochus. They are principally local residents."
They will be sent to camps a week before, to prevent further escapes.
PEACE FOR CHINA..
SOUTHERN DELEGATES' WARNING.
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Shanghai, March 17.
The Southern delegation issues a manifesto saying that the hope of peace in China will wane unless pressure is put on Peking.
PASSAGES FOR STRAITS PEOPLE.
Singapore, March 17. The 8.5. Mariana, proceeding from New Zealand to England, is being specially diverted to Singapore in order to take the Straits Nore and Novara passengers home in the first week of April.
The women are participating in an orgy of cruelty. Red Cross ambulances are frequently stopped and the wounded thrawn, shot,ed or beaten to death.
SPARTACISTS LOSE LEIPZIG.
Paris, March 11. A message from Zurich says the Government troops have captured Leipzig from the Spartacists.
MISDEEDS OF THE SPARTICISTS.
Copenhagen, March 10.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
RAISING THE BLOCKADE. “
CENTRAL.
To-Day's Exchange'
The dosing rate of the daffar on demand to-day was St. 1.7-166. The Weather Forecast-fair. Barometer 1998: Temperature 2 pám. Humidity pum.-33
DOGS AND POULTRY.
SHOW FIXED FOR NEXT MONTHL
A meeting of the Committes of the Dog and Poultry Show was held last evening, in Mr. Godge's office, the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak presiding, the object of the meeting being to maks arrangements for the forthcoming
show.
The Maharajah of Bikanir, presiding, said the Indian leaders fully recognised that their ideal of self-government was 'realisable.
A Berlin semi-official message states the situation in Berlin is He said that by India remaining an integral part of the Empire. the names of Hon. Mr. Edwin Montagu and Lord Chelmsford would unchanged. There is complete calm in the area occupied by the Sir Auckland Geddes stated that foreign' manufactures would be and would defeat the object of
Government troops, but, outside of this, the Spartacists continue their misdeeds and in the suburb of Lichtenburg have attacked or Killed the whole of the police watch, numbering 60 officers and men.
go down to posterity as two great Englishmen who helped in building up a stronger Imperial fabric. He denied that the Indian Princes were hostile to the contemplated reforms. Heary respon- sibility rested on the British Government in connection with the reforms which, if carried out, would enhance the loyalty and con- tentment of India, but if the reforms were whittled down a situation of extreme gravity would be oreated.
His Highness the Aga Khan said India's absorbing desire was to be a dominion under the British Crown, Loyalty to the King Emperor was the keynote of their aspirations.
BELGIUM'S BILL AGAINST GERMANY,
SIXTEEN HUNDRED MILLION POUNDS.
Paris, March 10. Belgium's claim against Germany, which has been submitted to the Reparation Commission, amounts to between £1,400,000,000 and £1,600,000,000.
FORTHCOMING PARIS FAIR.
Paris, March 9. Preparations for a Paris Fair from April 26th to May 10th in front of The Invalides, are in full swing. The fair is likely to prove a great success. There will be at least 3,000 exhibitors-Havas.
THE LAIBACH INCIDENT.
DEADLY AIR-RAIDS.
London, March 10. Correspondents at Borlin describe Saturday's air bombing by the Spartacists as worse than any of the London or Paris air raids. Tons of high explosives were dropped chiefly on Spartacist nests in underground stations, several of which were destroyed Huge mine throwers, throwing a ton of shell and gas and tear bombs, were also used on both sides.
Fighting planes cleared the housetops of machine-gun nests, fying within 150 feet of roofs. The seroplanes dropped food and ammunition, the Police Presidency relieving Government defenders when the situation was desperate under a hail of Spartacist tear bombs thus enabling them to hold out until air bombs and howitzer shells smashed the underground tunnel and subway, annihilating the Spartacist reinforcements.
DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT 40 MILLION MARKS.
London, March 11. A message from Berlin says the Berlin Tügeblatt states that the damage in the fighting far exceeds 40 million marks.
The Loked Anzeiger estimates the dead at over 500 and the wounded at over 1,000.
MORE DETAILS..
Copenhagen, March 12. A message from Berlin, dated the 10th inst., says Lichtenberg's Police President, Baron Salmuth, escaped shooting by heavily bribing the Spartacists. He states that over 150 were massacred at Lichtenburg and that Spartacists obtained entry to the Post Office, which was strongly garrisoned, after a three-hour bombardment, by trickery and thereupon disarmed and shot the garrison but released the postal officials.
Paris, March 9. M. Clemenceau has informed the President of the Inter-Allied Commission at Trieste that the Commission mentioned in the com- munique on March 8 is immediately going to Laibach to enquire into the incident mentioned on March 6. The Commission will In Berlin, Governmental cavalry captured a Spartacist nest pear order the punishment of the guilty, compensation to Italy and will St. Michael Church, taking prisoner a hundred, of whom thirty were issue a warning that any repetition of similar incidents will result summarily shot. The remaining Spartaciste, who are at present in immediate Allied occupation of the places where the incidents holding out in entrenched gardens, cellars and barns, number about occur, in accordance with the Armistice of November 3, without pre-three thousand. They have been broken up into small parties of judice to more severe measures. As soon as the Laibach authorities from ten to twenty-five. The newspapers declare that Governmental have been informed of the formation of the Commission the Italian troops were expected to enter Lightenberg on March 11. Government will authorise the passage of food trains via Laibach.
BOLSHEVISTS PREPARED TO NEGOTIATE WITH ALLIES.
RESUMPTION OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS ASKED,
Paris, March 9. Interviewed by the Echo de Paris, M. Odier, Swiss Minister to Petrograd who has arrived at Stockholm, affirmed that the Bolshevik Government was ready to come to any agreement with the Entente in order to secure the raising of the economic blockade, and the resumption of diplomatic relations.
STANDARDISING SEAMEN'S WAGES..
Paris, March.11.
AN INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS AT PARIS,
The International Congress of Sailors, representing. Great Britain, America, Denmark, Sweden and Norway has been opened to discuss the standardisation of the wages of sailors, compensation o the families of torpedoed sailors and the tonnage sunk, and a International conference with shipbuilders for the standardisation of maritime labour laws.
POPE PLEADS FOR GERMANY.
NO HUMILIATING. FEACE.
Paris, March 11.
TA NIke Pope has appealed to the Allies, urging a speedy peace which will not be humiliating to Germany" in order to prevent the creation of a Bolshevist Germany.
ALLIES SOLICITIOUS FOR GERMANY,
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CHECKING ADVANCE OF TERRORISM.
Paris, March 12,
Mr. McCarthy suggested that. there should be novice and open classes in ́esch variety of poultry, but Mr. Longinotto said it was very unlikely that the number of entries would make such a sub-division possi RAW MATERIALS FOR BRITISH MANUFACTURERS.
ble. Mr. Longinotto also very London, March 10. sportingly said that he had de Replying to Sir Donald McLean, Sir Auckland Geddes emphasis cided not to compete for prizes that we were still at war and must maintain the blockade of the in any classes as he did not want enemy, but he hoped the blockade would shortly be raised. After to walk through the classes repeating Mr. Bridgeman's statement that the Government had
as hitherto a would, how decided that import restrictions should continue to be imposed on goods coming from any part of the world, Sir Auckland Geddes added ever, with the permission of the that all raw materials required for British industries would be Committee, exhibit some of his admitted unrestrictedly, also semi-manufactured goods necessary for best birds. "Not for Competition,** British manufactures, except as far as they were produced by He appreciated the fact of his industries which it was essential to foster in the United Kingdom, continual winning of prizes was discouraging to other exhibitors in which case they would be liable to restrictions.
to keep inducing fanciers thoroughbred birds.
The Chairman warmly com. Kingdom.
As regard exports, Sir Auckland Geddes stated that the Governmended Mr. Longinotto's sporting ment was trying to make arrangements with countries which hoped offer, which, he said would have to received considerable indemnities shortly, to allow our exports to the effect of increasing the nam
ber of exhibitors and would also enter their territories as a charge on these indemnities.
Ha stated that exports to non-blockaded countries were affect the gate. unrestricted except as regards goods required for Naval and Military
The following gentlemen were purposes or home consumption and goods subsidised by the Government, which would still be licensed. These exceptions siso elected to attend to the show Mc- regard to which the arrangements:-Messrs. applied to blockaded countries with Government's policy was to transfer the maximum number of Carthy, Longinotto, Pitt, Gegg. manufactures to the free list. The Government were negotiating Dillon and the Hon. Secretary, with the Allies on the matter. The Government were also trying. B. & Frost to increase as far as possible, classes of goods exportable anywhere It was decided to hold the show with a licence and were doing all they could to assist antrepot trade and internal trade. They believed that by this policy British trade at Happy Valley on the 12th April next. Entries to close an would become greater than ever. (Cheers.)
the 5th April. All poultry to be in their pens by noon. All dogs. to be benched by 1 p.m. Judging st 3 p.m. The erecting of the pens and arrange-
liable to import restrictions till September 1st, when the matter would be re-considered. Such manufactures would, as far as possible, be excluded, unless they were essential for producere in the United
BRITISH ARMIES OF OCCUPATION,
STRENGTH ON MARCH 1ST.
London, March 11.
to Commence
In the House of Commons at question time, Major Han. Hments of the show promises were Guest stated that the total strength of the British Armies of left in the hands of Messy Pitt Occupation in all the war theatres was fixed at 902,000. The and Dillon. strength of the British Army in France, Belgium and Germany, including the Dominions forces, on March 1st was 1,324,106.
A hundred and ninety-seven thousand German prisoners were also borne on the British ration strength
as
BYE ELECTION ÄT HOME.
COALITIONIST RETURNED FOR LIVERPOOL (W, DERBY.)
London, March 13. The Liverpool (West Derby) Parliamentary bye-election resulted follows
Rear-Admiral Sir William Reginald Hall (Coalition
Unionist) Mr. Nelson (Labourite).
6,062. 4,670,
GENERAL PLUMER GOVERNOR OF MALTA.
BARON METHUEN'S RESIGNATION
Mr. Lansing, American Secretary of State, in a speech on the
London, March 14. occasion of the Foreign Press reception to the American Peace
An official report states that General Sir Herbert Charles Mission, said Germany was suffering bitter retribution for plunging the world into an unrighteous war, but, sentiments of hatred and Plumer has been appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of vengeance must not be allowed to stand in the way of checking the Malta, in succession to Field-Marshal Baron Methuen, who has advance of terrorism in Germany. Common-sense demanded that, resigned. if peace is made, it should not delay foodships being sent. to Ger- many. No time must be lost if the world was to be saved from despotism and anarchy.
·GENERAL PLUMER'S SUCCESSFUL APPEAL.
Paris, March 10. The British General" mentioned on the 9th inst, was General Plumer, who telegraphed to the Council arging the supply of food to the population suffering under his eyes in order to prevent the spread of disorder, and siso on humanitarian grounds. The Council was most impressed, over-ruled all objections, decided to continue the arrangements for feeding Germany and to resume st Brumels the shipping negotiations broken off at Spa. Admiral Hope has gone to Brussels,
THE POLISH-GEMAN FRONTIER.
Posen March 7.5-
The German delegates have arrived and begun to confer with the Inter-Allied Mission regarding, inter alia, the Folish-German line of demarcation.
Field-Marshal Baron Paul Sanford Methuen has been Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Malta since 1915. He served in the Egyptian War and commanded the 1st Division of the 1st Army Corps.in South Africa. He was made General Officer Commanding- in-Chief, South Africa, 1907-1909 and was Governor of Natal in 1909.1
PROTECTING POLAND FROM BOLSHEVISM,
A PRIMARY PROPHYLACTIC.
Paris, March 13.
The Allies are preparing to take vigorous measures to ensura that Poland fe adequately guarded against invasion by Baknerism from Russia. Nothing will be left undone, to make Poland able to take adequate steps to protect the frontiers, now being settled in Paris.
The Czecho-Blovaks are sending food to Poland, which is now recognised as a primary prophylactic against Bolshevism. The French Government will send General Henrys to assist General plaudits, as technical adviser. - Havas.*
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POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.
Orders issued by Mr. J. W Franks, D.SP. (R.), atate-
RIFLES.
Members whose rifles were at the Ordnance Department when the last issue was made, will now draw them from the Armoury on any Tuesday or Friday, between 5.15 and 6 p.m. Rifles issue i temporarily will be returned.
The latest date for drawing rifles is Friday, the 28th inst.
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