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REUTER'S. TELEGRAMS.
FRESH TROUBLE IN GERMANY.
WAR MINISTER MURDERED BY SOLDIERS.
Copenhagen, April 13.
A message from Dresden states that the War Minister. Herr Nouring, was killed yesterday by discontented soldiers.
TO RESTORE ORDER.
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Copenhagen, April 13.
A message from Berlin says that, learning of the murder of Herr Nuering, Herz Noske immediately arranged to send sufficient troops to Dresden to quickly restore order.
DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE BREAKS THE ICE.
HOW WAR WAS NEARLY CAUSED BETWEEN TWO ALLIES.
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LEST WE FORGET.
St. John (Newfoundand) April 12. Mr. Hawker, using a Sopwith aeroplane, wasannounced to start Mr. Lloyd George, in a speech in the House of Commons, trans-Atlantic flight at 6 o'clock this evening, which was post- emphasised the gigantic character of the task of the Peats Con-poned at the last moment, owing to weather.
St. John, April 13. ference. No previous Conference was confronted with problems of
lo X-all the men were obliged Mr. Fawker is planning to start about noon to-day. There was such a variety, complexity, magnitude and gravity. The Congress at Vienna, which was the nearest approach to the present Con-heavy rain throughout the night, which still continues. Therefore, to present themselves in the semin by some German officers. I had ference, occupied eleven months and its problems were insignificant, he is rushing to start, last conditions become worse in the afterary, where they were examined compared to those of the present Conference. He pointed out that noon.
my watch in my hand. The ten new States had sprung into existence--some independent,
It is still raining and there is a dense fog. Mr. Hawker's flight examinations Insted on an average the some semi-independent, some possibly protectorates,
is postponed till this afternoon.
emetly ten seconds for each man. boundaries which must be indicated, if not defined: The
Later. All the young opes had to g boundaries of fourteen countries must be recast. This gave some
This afternoon the weather continues unfavourable. A flight is without any distinction what- other idea of the purely territorial difficulties, but there were
ever; so had the skilled work- problems equally great and important and equally affecting the peace unlikely before to-morrow.
St. John, April 15.
whatever their age, I saw men, of the world and human destiny, in each of which, if blunders were
Owing to unfavourable weather conditions, Mr. Hawker's fight very old men taken in this way. -Description given by a trust- worthy witness of slave raids in Belgium. "Times,” January 24, KIT.
Copenhagen. April 13. A message from Dresden, dated the 12th, states: Five hundred soldiers marched in procession this morning, to Minister's the War Ministry, to protest against the War
future order that the wounded in peace time pay. Herr Neuring refused to receive, the deputation, made, humanity might have to pay. As examples, there were has been postponed, possibly for a couple of days.
street,
were
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TERMOIL IN DRESDEN AND MUNICH,
receive
only
into the
Copenhagen, April 14.
and
SOME OF THE DIFFICULTIES.
London, April 14.
TO-DAY'S CHINESE
TELEGRAMS.
Wah Tae Yat Po Service.)
Peking, April 16.
whereupon the crowd, incited by the Communists, overpowered armaments, economic questions, international waterways
railways and indemnities, The question of indemnities was not the sentries.
The Government troops were summoned, but refused to fight.easy and could not even be settled by telegram-(Laughter and
cheers). They surrendered their arms, and the crowd then machine-gunned
The Premier referred to the International arrangement for the War Ministry and forced an entrance, and seized Herr Neuring labour which was never hitherto attempted. He paid a glowing The matter of wind and weather over the Atlantic is regarded who took refuge in the upper storey, They dragged him into the tribute to the services of the Mr. Barnes and to the assistance of the as the principal difficulty in connection with the great attempted
him. threw him severely maltreated Elbe from the bridge and fired at him when he tried to swim to the Labour ineuibers and the Trade Unionists, whereby a great world trans-ocean flights. Sea surface conditions in no wise correspond scheme was adopted. It was also a great experiment on with the upper air. The fact that wind frequently travels from bank, until he disappeared in the water.
which the whole peace hung, namely, the Society of Nations. All north to south instead of from east to west renders a dependable and each of these separately would occupy months. A blunder forecast almost impossible. The wind will probably be abeam of might precipitate a universal war. With almost every ration on the fliers and result in a marked drift which no aeronautical instru earth engaged in considering these problems they were justified in ment is yet capable of determining. The only means fliers have of A message from Dresden, dated the 15th, says a state of cige taking some time. (Cheers.) It would have been imperative in some discovering the general locality is by keeping in wireless touch with ships. Even where due allowance for wind is ascertainable, the has been proclaimed.
respects if they took more time, but for the fact that they were esta-drift must lengthen the journey. Another important consideration The entire Saxon Ministry has issued an announcement.blishing a machinery capable of re-adjusting and correcting possible stigmatising the murder of Herr Seuring as hestial and necessitating mistakes. That was why the League of Nations, instead of wasting, is how far advantage may be taken of the wind without opening the sharp measures on behalf of the Government.
saved time. They had to shorten and hasten its labours, because, throttle of the engine to the fullest extent. In the trans-Atlantic
A representative of Chinese while trying to build, they had seen in many lands the foundations of fight a compromise will be struck, due attention being paid to the Society tumbling into dust. No body of men worked harder and need of keeping the engine always within its work. The position Merchants at Siam has arrived at more harmoniously or under greater difficulties. The journey was will be complicated by sudden wind changes, necessitating the pilot Peking and is laying before the not at an end. It was still full of perils for all lands and peoples simply taking his chance. Fog, which is the aviator's worst enemy. Government the facts of alleged He begged that the men who were doing their best be left in peace or the superior merits of simple and multiple engines, but it is note Chinese and requesting the is at present prevalent in Newfoundland. Experts differ regarding cruel Siamese treatment of the
to demand fair The Premier referred to the intrinsic difficulties of dealing with worthy the: the Australian, Mr. Hawker, news of the beginningocoment problems of a multitude of nations with varying interests. He of whose flight is awaited with intense interest, favours the former, which is embodied in the Sopwith proplane, on which he is relying. believed the difficulties would be surmounted, but it was not easy.
Shanghai, April 18. There were questions one nerer heard of, which almost imparilled The cagine will be severely tried. It is roughly estimated to do two
Tin Mao-lit, Minister of Com the peace of Europe. While they were sitting in Paris, a question million revolutions uninterruptedly.
ia they never heard of before the war nearly produced a condict be-
and Agriculture, tween two Allied States. There were a number of such.
negotiating a 13 million dollars loan from America
with the
A later telegram states that the Ministry has promised a deputation of soldiers that all their demands would be granted.
MUNICH POPULATION IN DIRE STRAITS,
London, April 13. The situation at Munich is still obscure, but, according to a message from Berlin, dated the 12th, the new Communist Cabinet of Lewien and Muchsam is already quarrelling. Muebsam and his - partisans came to blows with Lewien and his supporters.
Meanwhile, the position of the population at Munich, who are without milk, meat and coal, is unbearable.
no further news of the White Guards, who were There is reported on the 11th to be about to occupy Munich..
MILITARY DICTATORSHIP ESTABLISHED.
Copenhagen, April 14.
A message from Nuremberg says the garrison at Manich has established a Military Dictatorship, and that the heads of the Soviet Government have been arrested.
An assault on the citadel of Dresden is momentarily expected. Fighting is proceeding in the streets, Troops have been garrisoned in
the famous Court Church. defending the vital bridgehead.
SOVIET GOVERNMENT OVERTHROWN.
Copenhagen, April 14.
A message from Wolmar, dated the 13th instant, says the Soviet Government was overthrown by the Munich garrison.
The Bavarian Government has sent a deputy, Vogel, thither, charged with supreme authority. All the Soviet decrees have been
annulled.
FIGHTING IN THE STREETS OF DUSSELDORF.
Berlin. April 12. There is serious fighting at Duesseldorf, strikers incessantly machine-gunning the railway-station. The Government troops are asing artillery and mine-throwers against the Spartacists, who have constructed trenches and barricades in the streets, and are stub bornly resisting.
Extremely heavy fighting is expected. Martial law is again declared in the town.
SPARTICISTS DEFEATED.
Copenhagen, April 13.
A message from Dusseldorf states that after an extremely violent bombardment, the Government troops ejected the Spartacists from Aberblik market place. The majority of the Spartacists fled in the direction of Eller.
FIGHTING CONTINUES IN MUNICH.
Berlin. April 14. Latest reports state that the Communists at Munich have not been mastered. Heavy fighting is raging in the streets between the Governmental troops and the Red Guards. The latter. with trench-mortars, have recaptured the railway station, Past Offices and several other public buildings.
SILENCING THE GRUMBLERS.
MR. CHURCHILL ON PEACE TERMS.
London, April 11.
others sent.
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The difficulties in the Balkans had created an atmosphere of un- rest from which the war arose, and one of the features of the present situation was, that owing break-up of the great empires, Central Europe had been Balkanised into small States. Care must be taken lest the causes of future unrest might be created by a settlement now being made...
RIOTING AND MASSACRE IN EGYPT.
treatment.
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forestry and miues in Shanse and Shensi as security. The draft of the agreement was ready on the 17th in-t
Arrangements for appointing Lam Cheung-man as Minister to Japan will be completal sons.
TROOPS AND MOD IN COLLISION.
Cairo, April 11. There was serious rioting during the past three days a: Cairo, the mob chiefly attacking Armenians. Thirty-eight ware killed and a hundred injured during the last 48 hours. All the Armenians are now under military protection.
Collisions between the troops and the mob resulted in numerous Cha Kai-ken, chief Northern casualties amongst the rioters. Twenty-two civilians were killed and 47 removed to hospital. A large proportion of these was due to outrages. Five British soldiers, including two unarmed Indians, were murdered.
The mob attacked the troops at Alexandria. The latter fired, killing 17, and wounding many. Order was finally restored.
"The President has wired to
delegate that the questions of Parliament and the Constitution should be settled separately,
The Russian situation was. ола of the most complex ever dealt by ang body of men. problems One difficulty was that there is no Russia. Nobody could say the organisation controlling Central Russia was even a de Jucto government for the whole of Russia They had the spectacle of a vast country in chaos confusion and anarchy. "It is just like a volcano," said Mr. Lloyd George, which is still in a fierce eruption, and the best you can do is to provide security for those dwelling on the remotest, and most accessible slopes, and arrest the devastating There was no flow of lara, so that it shall not scorch other lands." question of recognition. It was never proposed and neverdiscussed,
Fifty-five commercial bodies because no Government represented the whole of Russia, and
of Shanghai despatched on the because the Bolshevik Government committed crimes against the.
17th a cablegram to the Chinese Allied subjects which would make it impossible to recognise
Peace Delegation at Paris, even under other circumstances, and because even at
this attacking they were
friends in
urging them to take up a Russia. moment
A communique, issued since noon yesterday, says all is quiet campaign against the Japanesa The Premier examining the proposal favouring military intervention, said there was a very sound fundamental principle of our foreign throughout Egypt. A deputation of the notables of Alexandria intrigues and to ignore the On. policy that we never interfere in the internal affairs of other called on the General Office: Commanding, and expressed regret Fak club's request to take con countries, however badly governed, and notwithstanding the state of for the incidents of Thursday, and appreciation of the patience and certed action with Japan and British feeling the practical difficulties of a gigantic military enter- forbearance of the troops. prise into Russia were immense. Russia had often been invaded but Four hundred bave been arrested at Astiat in connection with make concessions in all pending never conquered by a foreign foe. Even if conquest were possible, the recent riots and plundering. the political and practical difficulties remained.
it
Our
He was horrified at the Bolshevist teachings, but would rather leave Russia to the Bolshevist until she saw what Bolshevism was doing than see Great Britian made bankrapt by costly military intervention because that would be the surest road to spread Bolshevism in Britain. (Cheers.) He was convinced that to attempt military intervention in Russia would be the greatest stupidity. The Government supported Admiral Koltchak and General Denikin because they revolted against the Bolshevist Government, at our instigation and largely at our expense, and prevented the Germans from securing the resources of Russin, which would have enabled them to break the blockade.
AN EXPRESSION OF REGRET.
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Cairo, April 12.
A PORTENT IN THE POLITICAL FIRMAMENT.
question between Japan and China.
Yesterday the Peace Confer- ence discussed the report sub- mitted by the committee regarding the military question, after which the Conference had some dis- cussion concerning the country's WHAT THE HULL BY-ELECTION SIGNIPIES.
general afnirs outside the sphere London. April 12. of the programme of the Confer- The result of the Hull bye-election has created a sensation inence. The majority of opinion If Bolshevism attacked any of our Allies, it was our business to the House of Commons and the country. The Liberals are delirious advocated the adoption of a sound defend them. The world would not be passive as long as Russia with joy. A turnover of 11.288 votes in what has been always a budget system as a foundatim Conservative stronghold is generally admitted as unprecedented in for putting the country's fin was torn and rent by a civil war. Our policy was to induce the
ances on a satisfactory basis. warring parties in Russia to meet and discuss the establishment of electioneering annals, especially following the most decisive General
Election on record.
the afternoon they had a commonly acceptable authority which the Allies could recognise Commander Kenworthy is an Asquithian Liberal and the son of In as the Russian Government." He did not despair of a solution. Lord Straborgie. He was a strong candidate. His war record in fight- a committee meeting to consider There were even now promising factors and reliable information indicated that while the Bolshevist forces were apparently growing in ing submarines and his distinction of being the champion boxer of the the administrative and military strength, Bolshevism itself was rapidly waning and breaking down Navy appealed to the fishermen electorate, but his "No Conscription" questions. A certain portion of
cry and the demand for an immediate removal of the restrictions on the military question has be before our relentless economic pressure.
commerce chiefly weighed with the port, which is suffering from the decided and will be submitted to difficulties of restoration to normal trade, especially with Scandinavia the Conference for general dis- and the Baltic,
cussion to-day.
DIABOLICAL PLOT UNEARTHED AT HELSINGFOR
Stockholm, April 13.
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Speaking at a luncheon at the Aldwych Club, Mr. Winston Churchill made an important speech. He declared: We shall soon know whether the enemy will accept our terms or whether fresh measures will be necessary on our part." He urged the people not to condemn particular points in the Paris Conference upon fragmen- tary disclosures, but to wait and judge the peace terms as a whole.
The Times describes the result as a political portent, and says Pe pleaded for patience for a little longer, because our ablest men
that it is now absolutely clear that the country is determined to re- in Paris were concentrating night and day upon the task of a general
dress the balance of the General Election. It declares that very few settlement. Meanwhile, they were entitled to receive the fullest
Unionist seats can be accounted safe to-day. public confidence and sympathy until they presented the whole case.
Mr. Churchill, speaking at a luncheon in London, when he re- Continuing. Mr. Churchill said that, owing to the nature of the A message from Helsingfor says that eight persons have been ceived the result, said that Full was not so appreciative of the problem to be solved, it could not be solved to universal arrested at Viborg and one at Pelsingfors in connection with the Government's labours as could be wished, but a reaction was natural plot to blow up the officers' club as Viborg, an important bridge at Mr. Churchill said: "Nobody is going to get all they want. Viborg and an ammunition depot. The outrages were planned for and even healthy, and the Government would not be deflected from its Everybody must expect to have something to grumble about. It is the end of April in co-ordination with a Bolshevist attack on Finland aim of reviving the prosperity of the country. not a game of grab, but a quest of peace." Mr. Churchill described while the revolt was planned to break out in Sweden and Norway Bolshevism as the worst tyranny in history, which was far worse on the same day. than German militarism. The atrocities committed by Lenin and Trotsky were incomparably more hideous, on a larger scale, than any the Kaiser was responsible for. Our men in Northern Russia would be properly supported and relieved faithfully. (Cheers.) Pe said the Premier had given him the fullest authority to take whatever measures the General Staff thought necessary to relieve all our forces there, and in so far as was physically possible, we would take whatever measures were required.
satisfaction.
EARLY PROSPECTS OF CIVIL AVIATION.
London, April 14.
In the House of Commons the Rt. Hon. Brigadtar-General J. E B. Seely stated that civilian fişing will begin on May 1st.
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THE NEW CANDIDATE'S PLANK.
London, April 12. Commander Kenworthy, speaking at the Asquith banquet, said the electors were indignant at the delays in Paris, the Government's treatment of Ireland, the inhuman blockade of Germany, and was opposed to conscription.
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