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TELEGRAMS.
FRANCE'S PURCHASES FROM US, ARMY.
Paris, August 5. The task of distributing throughout France the goods purchased recently from the American Army occupies the attention of the French Controller of Supplies. Every measure will be taken to prevent speculation by profiteers when the foods have left the hands of the supply organisations.-Haras.
COST OF LIVING IN FRANCE.
Paris, August 5. Parisians have visited the stores in a body, as a result of which prices have promptly fallen in many French cities. An improvement has been brought about by the appointment of a special official. A coal shortage is feared for France next winter, but steps are being taken for providing coal in sufficient quantities.-Havas
COMMAND OF THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION.
Paris, August 5.
The Supreme Council has decided that the General Officer Commanding the French troops on the Rhine will be the Commander. in-Chief of all, the Allied troops of occupation, in view of the prepondence of the French in the international force on the Rhine, -Havas.
FRANCE AND THE PEACE TREATY.
Paris, August 5.
The Chamber of Deputies Peace Commission has concluded consideration of the ratification of the Peace Treaty, which is likely to be discussed after the aesion of the Conseils Generaux on August 26.-Huvas.
AUSTRIA'S COUNTER- PROPOSALS.
Paris, August 6.
The Austrian counter-proposals have been reosived.
REPORTED MURDER OF UKRAINIAN GENERAL "
Helsingfors, August 6.
A message from Kieff says it is reported from a Bolshevist source that the Ukrainian General Gregorieff has been murdered.
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
JAPAN AND CHINA.
Shanghai, August -8. Peking wires that Japan formally refuses Alled nouiation with China on saantung and insists on dealing with Uning directly.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
HUNGARY'S POSITION,
Paris, August 5.
Op the suggestion of Mr. Hoover the Supreme Council has decided to raise the blockade on Hungary conditionally on the good behaviour of the new Hungarian Government. The request of the Budapest Government that each great Ally send a regiment to Budapest was refused.
The Hungarian Government was informed that the Homanian troops will remain where they are until Fungary complies with the terms of the armistice.
Berlin, August 5.
It is stated from Vienna that British troops are en route for Budapest from Fiume.
Paria, August 6,
The Supreme Council has decided that an inter-Allied military mission consisting of Generals be despatched im mediately to Budapest, accompanied by an escort not exceeding a company for each Power.
CHINA AND KAIOCHAU.
Paris, August 7. According to an interview a Chinese Peace Delegate said the Chinese will not persist in the demand that Japan hand over the iron mines in Chinling and the coal mines which the Germans were working in 1914, bet Chins will never agree to lose sovereignty over the German built Tringtao upon Kiaochow Bay, although China is willing to maks the city an international port like Shanghai.
Tokio, August 2 Foreign Minister Uchida in a statement declares that Japan' will be faithful to the pledge to China of 1815 and is willing to restore the whole of the Kiaochan territory to China immediately Japan ratifies the Treaty of Versailles. Further Japan includes any rights affecting the territorial sovereignty of China in the province of Shantung.
THE SILVER MARKET.
London, August 5.
Hiver is quoted at 58/1/8 and 55,7/16. The market in
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
BRITISH LABOUR TROUBLES.
London, August á
The South London Tube strikers have resolved allem- ing their determination not to resume until the Police Bill in withdrawn and declaring the Bill to be the thin and of the wedge to suppress the freedom of the individual. Both the Tube and Nine Elms strikers have been repudiated by tlie executives of the unions concerned but fresh zailway trouble is brewing as a result of dissatisfaction with the new scale of pay proposed by the Goverment Meetings of Police at Bristol, St. Helens and South Shields decided to bodily resign from the Police Union. The Commissioner of Metropolitan Police announced last night that the total of police strikers in the country was 2,300 The Lords passed the second reading of the Police Bin
A meeting of the Trade Union Organisations in Liver pool has appointed a general strike committee to carry out the resolution cabled on the 4th. The bakers' strike, which is inconveniencing London and the country generally, has resulted in a bread famine in Liverpool. The Lord Mayer stated last night that not a single loaf was procur able in the city. At a meeting of the Municipal Employees' Association of Liverpool it was resolved to strike unless the tramwaymen's demands are conceded. A meeting of Man- chester police resalted not to strike bat hoping that the Government won'd withdraw or amend the first four clauses of the Police Bill.
London, August 8. The Northern Miners' Association has resolved in favour of a general strike involving eleven thousand workers in the Midlothian and East Lothian collieries.
London, August 5.
Liverpool was quiet yesterday except for a fire, alleged to be of incendiary nature, which gutted the Corporation's water paper stores. A meeting of railwaymen at Liverpool last evening resolved calling on the Executive of the Nation al Caon of Railwaymen to support the police strikers. "In the event of the Executive's refusal the meeting favour- ed direct action London and Southwestern drivers num. bering 331 are out as a result of the Nine Elms resolution which was anauthorised by the Executive of the Society. Bank Holiday traffic was considerably delayed. A ballot of members of the Bakers Union rejected the offer of arbitration
THE VATICAN AND PEACE,
London, August & In the House of Commons, in reply to Me Kenworthy, Mr. Harmsworth, referring to the alleged "pepce negotia tions" in August 1917, stated that after the Pope's peace proposals Count De. Salis, British Minister to the Vatican, instructed Cardinal Gasparri" that the Government could not reply, as it was hopeless to attempt to bring the belligerents to agreement until the Central Powers had given some indication of their war objects. Cardinal Gas- parri replied narrowing the issite to Belgium and emphasis- ing the Reichstag resolution opposing annexations. Count De Salis observed that the decision did not rest with the Reichstag. Cardinal Gasparri wished to pursue the matter and telegraphed the German Government for an official declaration relative to Belgian. Count De Balis said Bel- gium was only one of many issues. Before receiving Count De Salis' report, the British Government considered it undesirable "to be drawn into a piecemeal discussion and that if the Gentral Powers wished to negotiate they should state their terms in full/ Count De Salis was therefore in- stracted not to interfere in any way with the negotiations between the Vatican and Germany. The matter then dropped.
WAR LEADERS HONOURED.
Londos, August 5. The following honours have been conferred for war services:
Earldoms: Sir David Beatty and Sir Douglas Haig. Viscounty: Sir E Allenby. Baronies: General Plumer, Rawlinson, Byng, Horne. Baronetcies: Admiral Madden, Vice Admiral Keyes, Rear-Admiral De-Bobeck, Comman- der Tyrwhitt, Field Marshal Sir H. Wilson, General Sir William Robertson, Generals Birdwood and Trenchard. G. C. B. Lt. Col. Sir Maurice Hankey.
PROFITEERING AT HOME,
London, August 5.
The first public meeting of the Committee appointed by the House of Commons to enquire into high prices and pro- Steering has been held. Mr. Roberts, Food Controller, said prices were bound to rise whether controlled or uncon- trolled." He mentioned illegitimate speculation mong wholesale dealers in bacon, ham and lard. Some parcels of, bacon changed hands five times before reaching the public. Mr. Roberts declared there was profiteering in the Clothing and boot trades.
NORTH RUSSIAN FIGHTING.
London, August 5.
A. communiqus from General Maynard reports that a successful raid was carried out on August 2nd. by combin- ed forces en land, sea and air, with a view to surprising the enemy's flotilla on Lake Onega and capturing Port Talvaiski, forty miles south-east of Medvyejragora. Two enemy steamers 'armed with three inch guns were captured in good condition. A third ran ashore at Talvziski and was captured, also twenty prisoners,
TRIBUTE TO MARSHAL FOCH.
Paris, Angust 7.
Mr. Lloyd George in the House of Commons paid a great tribute to Marshal Foch, the Allied Generalissimo, by whose genius the war could have been won already in
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE COAL SUPPLY.
Paris, August 1..
At a meeting, of the Supreme Allied Council in Paris Mr. Hoover, the Food Controller, stated that boal imports to Europe, could be expected from the United States, consequently the Supreme Council decided to form an Intar-Allied Council for the production and distribution of coal, using Czech and Polish workers in French, Belgian and German mines.
VICTORY GRANTS.
London, Aug. 6. The Labour Party has decided to move that the Gov. ecument reduce the grants to £300,000 (from £800,000)
The main criticism of the grants in the Lobby is the smallness of recognition of the Air Force.
AMERICA'S PEACE ARMY,
Washington, August &
Mr. Baker has submitted to Congress a Bill providing for a peace-time army of 310,000 with three months com- pulsory military training for all youths of nineteen, after which they will be subject to two years' military service.
HOME CRICKET.
London, August 5. The Australians beat Bassex by an innings and 54; Hampshire v. Middlesex was drawn, also Kent . Essex, Surry. Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire v. Lancashire, Gloster T. Somerset, and Leicester v. Northants, Warwick boat Derby by ten wickets.
OUR PEKING LEITER
Chang Tao-lin might regard this Little Hen has been despatched to arrange matters If they can
MADAME KEELER,
COSTUMIER OF THE BANVARD CO.
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When last here, favourable comments were beard on all sides on the novel apparel worn by the Banvard Chorus (who appear st the Theatre Royal to-nigar) and great credit is due. Mr. W. R Banvard for the expensive anỏ- attractive manner in which the grils are garbed, but after letting the theatre-going public into a little "behind the footlights" secret the real credit will go to Madame Keeler, who is a member
(From Our Own Correspondent.)|come to an agreement the mili-of the popular organisation and tary domination of China will be is accompaning the troupe on its Peking, July 26
emphasised, but if Chang prefers tour of the East. Madame Keeler The outstanding event of the to play his own hand then there is considered week has of course been the clash may be a repetition of the strife
one of Am between Chinese and Japanese of warring tuchunas. Cbang has designers of stage wardrobe and
erica's topmost modistes and- soldiers in the vicinity of Chang-gradually built up a position as chun, which though it resulted in rong as that held by Chang effects created by her and dis- the dainty, fashionable, novel umber of casualties on both sun before. he made the mis-played to a great advantage, with sides, is not to be made a diplom- take of coming to Peking and the pretty Baszard Girls, us stic issue but is to be settled setting up the Little Emperor-models is the talk of the elite of locally. This is as it should be. Either way, it bodes no good for every city in which Banvard hi It betokens a departure from the China. previous banghty attitude of
presented his company. When Meanwhile General Hsu Shu joining the Barvard Company, Japan which insisted that in all chen's expedition to Urga is still Madame Keeler was the co such episodes the Chinese were at Kalgan, where it is likely to tumer for the Oliver Morosco y blameworthy and would have remain for a time, The motor Producing Co. Mortsca is one off to make compensation for trucks have proved impractic- the leading theatrical producers Japanese killed which was great-able, but they may be brought of America and the succem at- ly in excess of the monetary back to Peking to initiate the. tained by two of his latest musical, value Bet upon such in-long promised motor street ser- comedy hits, "So Long Leity" dividuals in their own country. vice. His fleet of cars is no less That the Japanese should evince serviceable in
and "Canary Cottage" is due a the hands of great deal to Madame Keeler, such sweet reasonableness argues incompetent chaffeurs. Against whose creations in both `pro- several things. First of all it is this there is the interesting ductions were copied by the a realisation that the eyes of the information from Urge that smartest and most exclusive shops world are following Japan's the Mongolians are up in movements in China more closely arms
of ladies wear in the United At the prospect of States. Madame Keeler bas than they did before and that the having a large Chinese force earned the reputation of designing d acid test of fairness and justice, stationed in their midst. By the costumes for more big Broad- despite the Shantung award, will agreement Chine is entitled to way musical not be lacking should the necess have 300 soldiers as a bodyguard any other artist in her line and than ity for it be proved. In the for the Amban, Chen Yi, who is during her career has served second place this conciliatoriness suspected of playing the militarist Henry W. Bavage, Chas. Dilling- betokens Japan's wish not to an- game by appealing for more troops ham, the A. H. Woods Theat tagonise China further if it can to protect him against perils rical Corporation and other well- be avoided. And in the third which no one can see but himself. known theatrical firms and made place it argues that the Japanese It looks as if the enterprise will numerous trips to Paris seeking may have a suspicion that their be abandoned as China, in her the latest modes and ideas of the own nationals were not altogether dire need for money, cannot ex-Parisian modiste. The handicraft without blame. Even the Japanese plain to the Consortium why this and creations of Madame Kesler statement of the occurrence cor- foolish expenditure is being "in-are certainly one of the big fext roborates the last mentioned view.curred.
ures of the Banvard production The Japanese who was assaulted
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In this connection it is note- and you will notice if you follow in the first instance by the Chinese worthy that the old Consortium their repertiore closely during soldiers admitted that he replied has been resuscitated for a year their local engagement that every- to their insults when the soldiers or longer pending the förmation set of costumes is worn only once. reviled him. That of course was of the new Consortium, and it is which is a remarkable feature in unwise, to say the least. The expected that it will make an itself, considering the numerou Japanese armed party which advance to China. Yesterday song and dance numbers used by: entered the Chinese camp to de-application was made to the the company. mand explanation was courting Group for an advance of trouble in resorting to such a $24,000,000 to be advanced in six procedure, which, of course, monthly instalments, but the was wholly irregular.
bankers could not give an answer Curiously enough, the net until they had consulted their result of the incident is to respective offices in London. The strengthen the position of Government is at its wita end to Chang Tso-lib in his attempt to raise the wherewithal to keep the on demand to-day was 38.8. 11-16d unite the Three Provinces under Government machinery working, his command. Tuchun Mer En- and such a delay is to say the yuan brought down upon bimself least irksome. Moreover, it is. the condemnation of Peking, or not all impossible that the Con- rather his command. The sortium may adhere to its former situation in Kirin is still un-decision not to lend money certain, for Meng's. soldiers are until the country is united To not inclined, to let him depart. meet this condition the Govern- Meng is credited with being sent bas intimated its will- true* blooded Republican ingness to allocate a proportion while Chang who is an to the Southern Government. aggressive militarist is suspect China is indeed in parious Banvard Musical Comedy Be
coquetting with state, and it would seem as if-9.15 p.m. tha Japanese and accepting she has to be much worse favours from them which are not before she in
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