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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE SITUATION IN NORTH RUSSIA.
REINFORCEMENTS OF BRITISH TROOPS.
A British Murmansk official report states:-
London, April 3.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 10 1819.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
APPEASING THE POLES.
THE FUTURE OF DANZIG,
Paris April 4. Well-informed British circlas consider that the Polish question Reinforcements of infantry and Marines have rapidly moved is practically settled on the basis of Danzig becoming a free self- town the railway line in anticipation of nipping in the bud the governing city, probably under nominal Polish control
As regards the corridor it is thought that a part of West mutinous, tendency amongst the Finnish troops forming part of General Maynard's forces, whose object, it is believed. is to effect Prussia will be given to the Poles and plebiscite may be taken
fer East Prussia, a junction with the Bolshevika
On the Archangel front the situation is unchanged. So far the Balsheviks have not resumed their attacks after their recent disastrous failures.
ENEMY ATTACK REPELSED.
London. April 6.
A British North Russia official report states After a night bombardment, the enemy on the morning of the 5th instant attacked our positions near Shredmerhesga. The attack was repulsed with heavy enemy loss
We took 100 prisoners, including a Balshevik Battalion Com- mander. We suffered no cascalties.
FINNS AND BOLSHEVIKS OVERAWED.
London, April
SERIOUS COLLISION WITH CLAN LINER.
London, April 1..
The Clan liner Clan Mac Beolan collided with the British steamer Silsden of South Foreland. Both were seriously damaged.
The Clan Mac Beolan has proceeded to London.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS COMPOSITION,
GERMAN-AUSTRIA IN IT.
Berlin, April 3. The French Envoy Extraordinary to German-Austria, interview. at Vienna, sail German-Austria will be included in the League
of Nations.
A British official report from Murmansk, dated the 5th instated announces an improvement in the state of affairs at Kandalaksha.
The announcement of reinforcements en route and other military preparations has overawed the leaders of the Figns, the Karelians and the Bolsheviks, who were planning a rising on a large scale.
The leaders of the Finnish Legion had signed an agreement to
ITALIAN TRANSPORT MINED. ·
Paris, April 4.
comply in future with the wishes of the General Officer Commanding aboard, struck s mine. Several were killed and 100 injured.
BOLSHEVIST TROOPS DEFEATED,
London. March 4
The Bolsheviks attacked two days ago without their artillery. On the Archangel front, in the neighbourhood of Bolshozerki. just west of the railway, they were off beaten off with a fair amount of loss. The Allied losses were slight.
COMMISSIONS TO AID PEACE CONFERENCE.
Paris. April 4.
The Commissions of British, French and American experts appointed by the Council of Four, are drafting the settlements, of which the general principles are agreed.
One commission is drafting a settlement regarding the economic exploitation of the Saare basin by France and military neutralisation of the Rhenish territories.
The second commission, including the Hon. Mr. E.S. Montagu for Great Britain, is undertaking the same duties as regards the reparation.
The Council of Four will resume a discussion of both matters on the basis of the reports of the Commissions.
GREAT BRITAIN STAUNCH ALLY OF FRANCE.
SINGLE COFT: 10 CTS. B+AE PER ANNUM.
TO-DAY'S LEGISLATİVE
COUNCIL MEETING.
U. S. RUBBER EXPORT CO.
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To-Day's Exchange.
The closing rate of the dollar oa demand to-day was Se 31-161.
The Weather. -Forecast:-cloudy. Barometer: 29.83. Temperature 2 pan. :-ħ
GOVERNMENT'S ASSURANCE REGARDING BETTER Humidity 2pm. -73.
WIRELESS STATION.
Official Replies to Many Questions.
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aa assured radius of 1,500 miles is urgently needed in the inters lests of the whole trade of the Golooy and that nothing Desa should be acceptad
35 mesting Di present A meeting of the Legislative Government considered it desir needs." Subsequent corres- Council was held in the Council able to provide a Crematoriam pondence between the Chamber Chamber this morning, when for general use and laid before of Commerce and the Govern- those present ware
them a plan showing a proposal ment would bear sat his state- H.E the Officer Administering to erect such a structure at the ment when he said that this the Government (Hon. Mr. Cland south-east corner of the Colonial sential need, whatever might
Cemetery. Severn, C.M.G..
The plan showed be achieved as a stop gap, was H.E the General Officer Com- that direct
from [never lost sight of by the Obam mauding the Troops, Major-] Wongneichong Road to the Iber of Commerce. The need of
Crematoriam vää
berit had been amply emphasised. General F. Ventris.)
The Hon. Mr. A.G.M. Fletcher, provided so as to obviate the The outbreak of war found them Acting Colonial Secretary. necessity of passing through. the with a Garman commercial wire- The Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, Colonial Cemetery itself in onlar less-system established by chain O.B.E, Secretary for Chinese to reach it.Quarters for a care throughout the world and by it Affairs.
taker were included in the pro-Germany was enabled to advise The Hon. Mr. C. Me L. Messer.posal, the estimated cost being not only her fleet in Far Eastern $3,300, if the Crematorium were waters to escape from Tsing- mercantila erected close to the road, and tan but also her $5,300, if it were erected some-navy to escape to neutral ports,
of what further back.
consequence early The Committee were animadvice by wireless, and, as a Jonsly of opinion that a Crein result of which, valuable prizes atoriam for generaluse should be were lost to us. Since, then, provided and that the site sug- and this was the reason why, the gested was a suitable one. They matter had been raised again so the telegraph advised that the building should emphatically.
An Italian transport, bound from Venice to Tripoli with 2,000)0.B.E., Colonial Treasurer.
The Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, Director of Public Works.
· SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(From Our Own Correspondent.) INTERESTING SHANGHAI MATTERS.
Singapore, April 9. The ratepayers' annual meeting has voted half pay for Municipal employees while on war service. It has approved the appointment of a special Commission to investigate vice conditions, also a Com- mission to investigate the Volunteer Corps, with reference to the B Company (British) trouble.
DAYLIGHT SAVING.
Shanghai. April 9..
The clocks will be advanced an hour on April 12.
NEW SINGAPORE HOSPITAL...
Shanghai, April 9.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Choon-guar, have given ten thousand dollars 10 the fund for a hospital for sick and poor women and children.
STRAITS TIN STOCKS.
Shanghai: April 9.
PREPARED FOR ADDITIONAL SACRIFICES.
Paris, April 4.75 Interviewed by the Pit Parisien, Mr. Lloyd George declared that Great Britain would always remain a faithful ally of France. The British had not come to fight on the side of the French in order
The Singapore Free Press estimates that stocks of tin held in that France might enjoy relative peace for a certain fixed period. the Straits under the Government's financing scheme have reached They desired that France should possess complete security tha record total of five thousand tons. in the future. Great Britain did not regret her sacrifices in the war, and was ready to make them again, if necessary, to assure peace and independence to France.
POLISH LANDING AT DANZIG.
ERZO BERGER'S SUGGESTION.
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„Copenhagen. April 4.
A measage from Berlin, dated the 4th. with regard to the negotiations at Spa in respect of the landing of Polish troops at Danzig, says it is semi-officially stated that Herr Erzberger pro-- posed that the troops be sent from Luneville across Germany.
FOOD FOR GERMAN MINERS.
Copenhagen, April 4.
The first food consignment, which bas reached the Ruhr district, in oonsiderable quantities, will be distributed to the miners who are working.
THE EGYPTIAN TROUBLE.
AN APPEAL OF THE NATIVE LEADERS,
Cairo, March 27,
To-day the native leaders appealed to the Egyptians to abstain from outrages, keep within the law, and place no obstacles in the way of those lawfully serving their country. They also appealed to the notables and influential persons to do all in their power to prevent anything that may lead to the injury of the country. The appeal has been distributed broadcast by aeroplanes.
TROUBLESOME GERMAN REGIMENT.
FORCED TO GIVE UP ARMS.
Copenhagen, April 4.
A message from Berlin says in consequence of the Augusat Regiment resisting its conversion into the Imperial Defence Force and repeatedly showing untrustworthiness, the military authorities took firm measures towards disarming it, including the encirclement of the regiment's barracks, bringing up artillery and posting machine-guns in commanding positions. The regiment then gave up their arms.
GOLD DEPOSITS OF RUSSIA.
RECENT DISCOVERIES,
London, April 4. Reuter's Agency learns that a telegram from Omsk reports the discovery of gold-bearing reefs near the source of the River Angara, also that the Hiver Trumen, 300 miles from Yakutsk, contains much alluvial gold
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
PROGRESS TOWARDS PEACE
Paris, April 6
The indications of China's resolution to break all politie- al and economical fetters have culminated in a long com- munication issued by the Chinese Pesce Delegation at Paris calling for the nullification of the famous.. twenty-one de- mands, and the abrogation of the forced Japanese notes and treaties in 1915 as being incompatible with the princi ples of the League of Nations. China claims completa autonomy to direct her own destiny, pointing to irredentism raising its head in Kores, Manchuria and Shantung,
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Mr. Lloyd George has been much interviewed by the French press and begs the public to give the Big Four nother fortnight's credit which is not too much for those who have assumed the gigantic task of rebuilding the old world Agreement will soon be reached on every question concerning Germany. The French press generally becomes more optimistic stating that the Council has reached a decision on the military neutralisation of the left bank of the Rhine, and the cessation to France of territorial rights over the Farre coal-mines Regarding reparation French papers allege that out of every year's contribution by Germany. Françe will get 55 per cent. This annual pay- ment will vary in amount each year, the exact sum being fixed by experts every twelve months. The King of Belgians has left for Brassels by aeroplane being satisfied with the impression he received.
INDIAN CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM.
London, April 1.
A meeting was held to-day of the non-official Members of the House of Commons, disposed to assist the passage of a bill for the Indian Constitutional Reforms on general Kines of the announcement of April 20. A Committee was formed consisting of Mr. Rees, Chairman, Mr. Bennett, Becretary, Lt.Col, Arthur Murray, Mr. J., O'Grady, Mr. Godfrey Collins, Sir S. J. G. Hoare, Capt. W. Ormaby Gore. The meeting resolved to afford delegations from. India opportunities to state their views.
THE SILVER MARKET.
Silver at 489-10 is quiet.
London, April
New York, April 1 Two million dollars worth of giver has been shipped to India:
The Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell. The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak. The Hos. Mr. C. G. Alabaster,
O.B.E
The Hon. Mr. Ho Fook.
The Hoa. Mr. Esu Chu Pak. Mr. A. Dyer Ball, Clerk of Councils.)
NEW MEMBERS.
The Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell sad the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alsbaster were daly sworn in as members of the Council.
FINANCIAL.
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be constructed at some distance system as worked by the Eastern back from the road and that, not-Extension Company had so withstanding any increase which seriously broken down both by might have to be made is the fractares or otherwise in their estimate; the structure itself and cables, and by pressure of Govern the apparatus required for cfem- ment and private business,
commercial in that
businese ation purposes should be accordance with the Istest and telegrams had been held op most up-to-date practice.
BETTER WIRELESS STATION.
The following votee, recom- mended by H. E the Officer Administering the Government, were referred to the Financemored Committee:
for - no less & period than twelve or even fourteen days. He had often wondered whether The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak it was clearly realised at Home That arrangement how importants centre of trade, be made at once for the install-small though it might appear to $245 in aid of the vote Policeation of a powerful commercial be on the map, this island of and Prison Departments, wireless station, capable of con- Pulice, Other Obarges, Rent of Office for Deputy Superintendent
of Police (Reserve).
$9,794 in aid of the vote At- torney General's Department. personal emoluments.
$1,000 in aid of the vote Charitable Services, other charit able allowances.
$275,000 in sid of the vote Public Works, Extraordinary Hongkong, Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, (25) compensation and resumptions.
that
Hongkong was in the Empire. If necting direct with Colombo or were, he could not believe that some other station in Ceylon,'
many of the urgent reforms which The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, had been asked for from time to speaking од the resolution, time would have been denied as submitted that in these days it long as they had. Certain ought to be unnecessary farther was
TRŮ busines to debate the subject, but it could be carried on with the de apparently was. It
8lays which were involved, and early as 1911 if not before, so for the past two or three months far as he was able to recollect, business had been to a very large that the question of establish extent, partially paralysed and ing 3. high-power
wireless trade, which certainly could have commercial station in this Colony been carried on to the benefit $23,000 in aid of the vote was first mooted sad discussed. of the Empire, it had been It led to a debate in Council on impossible to pat through Harbour Master's Department, October 3, 1912, when the ques because no
one would dare A-Harbour Office, speciation of including Hongkong in to operate under those conditions expenditure, acquisition
the Imperial Wireless Chain with such serious delays. There re-arrangement of moorings in
stem was thoroughly discussed. fore they felt most strongly that. in Victoria Harbour.
The result of that debate was the time had again come to urge promise on behalf of the Govern- the necessity for the establish- or to submit the debate to the ment, at the earliest possible
for Secretary of State
the date, of a high-power com Colonies, and he begged that mercial wireless station, capable the issue. should not be of communication direct
aud
$2,400 in aid of the vote Public Worka, Extraordinary, Hongkong, miscellaneous, erec- tion of a car shelter at Deep Water Bay.
PROPOSED CREMATORIUM.
$25,000 in aid of the vote forced to the vota. This as far 13 Colombo ori Public Works, Extraordinary, New Territorie, Pablic Health was not done. The result of that even Calcutta and from thence to was that in the course of time a London, Manila to-day was in and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, low-powered station was suggest constant daily communication (48) compensation and resump-ed and finally installed. He could with New York, and in the pro tions.
$30,000 in sid of the vote only quote that as another in-gress of the world and in the stance of the administration of stress of competition which y Miscellaneous Services, Peace
this Colony in its short-sighted before them, and which would- Celebration.
The Colonial Secretary said Bess sm what he regarded, per-be more acute than ever in the that the Peace Celebrations Com-sonally, as false economy in future, Hongkong could not afford mittee had fired the cost of taking the cheaper course to to be at the beck and call of effect a temporary settlement of a cable system which was sub- decorations etc. at $60,000, of
a public need; and in that con-ject to the serious flaws which which the Government had agreection he begged leave to quote ed to pay half,
from the Chairman of the Cham-
(Continued on page 8 E D1) Commerce ber of
the late The following report of pro-Honourable Mr. A. EL Hewitt, ceedings of the Public Works which was addressed to the Committee at a meeting held on Government as long ago as 1911, the 27th February, 1919, was dealing with the proposed alter- Laid before the Council:-- native of a low-powered station. Present:-The Hon. the He would not read the whole Director of Public Works, latter, because it was of some
but Chatham, OMG.), length, (William
the following p.m.. Chairman; Hen. Mr. Percy Hobson extract deal with the case Holyoak, Hon. Mry Ho Fook, Hon. in point: We understand Extension Mr. Robert Gordon Shewan, that the Eastern Absent. The Hon. the Colonial Telegraph Company now proposer.m. Treasurer, (Charles Mollraine to erect a station but that this
SATURDAY, APRIL 12. will only have a radius of some Messer, O.B.E).
Dog and Poulty Show,-Happy- Proposal to erect a Cremator 250 miles. This our Committee Valley 3 p.tu...
Theatre Royal Production of ium at the Colonial Cemetery, considers altogether inadequate Happy Valley The Chairman for our requirements. We are" Our Boys by The Stunt P informed the Committee that the of the opinion that a station with 9.15 p.m.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Victoria Theatre-9.15 p... Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.15
TO-MORROW. Victoria Theatre-9.15 pag- Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.15