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London, March 3.
U.S. SENATE AND PEACE TREATY.
THE LATEST DECISION,
Washington, March 3
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
Peking, March 2. The Government, on receiving telegraphic information from Dr. Wellington Koo to the effect that the peace proposals made by the Russian Soviet Government have not been replied to by Great
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.
The closing rate of the dollar, on demand, to-day was 51.1514d.
THE WEATHER" Forecast-Cloudy. Barometer:
The Times correspondent at New York says the Naval Com-: mittee of the House of Representatives is considering Rear Admiral reservation to the Treaty declaring that the United States has the the matter, has ordered the three Tuchuns in the Eastern Provinces Humidity 2 p.m. :-96.
The Senate, by 56 rates to 25, re-adopted the Republican Britain and France and that China should be careful in dealing with 29.89. Temperatura 2 p.m.: 66. Badger's programme, which is designed to give the United States the right to decide all its domestic questions under the League of Nations, to express their opinion for the consideration of the Diplomatic largest Navy in the world.
Rear Admiral Badger urges that battle-cruisers and dreadnoughts amendments failed. Fourteen Democrats voted with the Republicans, Repeated Democratic efforts to secure the passage of
Committee. will remain the backbone of the Navy, with a constant tendency to compared with eleven get bigger.
when the reservation was originally The programme includes provision for two dreadnoughts, out-
adopted. classing the British battleship Hood and vessels planned by the
THE MONROE DOCTRINE. Japanese.
Rear Admiral Badger recommends vessels with a displacement) of 44,000 tons, armed with 16-inch guns.
BRITISH BUILDING,
London, March 3. In the House of Commons, Mr. Walter Long stated that oce) battle-cruiser, nine light cruisers, two flotilla leaders, eight torpedo- boate and thirteen submarines are being built for Britain.
THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK.
EXCESSIVE SPENDING BY BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
London, March 3, The Times says the Supreme Council has been considering the draft of a manifesto dealing with the rise in prices and the necessity of restoring Germany's economic prosperity and the desirability of international peace, including peace with the Bolsheviks.
Lord Landsdowne, in a letter to Signor Nitti, advocated the waiving of the German indemnity.
Meanwhile & White Paper which has been published shows that the Governors of the Bank of England protest against cantin- uous borrowing by the Government. The Daily Mail declares that the Government's excessive spending has reacted upon the new 5 per cent. Exchequer Bonds.which are only one-third subscribed and must consequently be accounted a failure.
PRINCE OF WALES TOUR.
POSTPONED FOR ONE WEEK.
London, March 7.
It is officially announced that the departure of H.M.S. Renown has been unavoidably postponed, owing to an outbreak of influenza aboard the Renown, which is strictly quarantined. It is hoped that no fresh cases will occur.
The Prince of Wales, intends to sail at the earliest possible; moment. The whole of his engagements on the tour have been postponed a week, but there will be no farther postponement unless absolutely necessitated by a continuance of the epidemic. The actual date of the sailing will be notified as soon as the ship is declared free of quarantine.
RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
PEACE POURPARLERS BEGUN.
London, March 3.
A Moscow wireless message says M. Janson, the accredited representative of the Peoples Commissary for Foreign Affairs, who is at present at Irkutsk, has been instructed to hand the Soviet pesce proposals to Japanese Military Headquarters in Siberia and has agreed with the Japanese Government with regard to the time and place of the negotiations.
THE BOLSHEVIK STEAM ROLLER.
SEVENTEEN THOUSAND PRISONERS TAKEN.
London, March 3
A Bolshevist communique says the Reds in the Caucasus are advancing victoriously everywhere. They have reached the River! Kagaknik and captured Yegoriytskon. The Caucasus Army during the past fortnight has taken prisoner 17,000 men.. Denikin's Army is gradually dispersing.
INDIAN BUDGET DEFICIT.
THE COSTLY APUHAY CAMPAIGN.
London, March 3:
The Indian Budget shows an estimated deficit of £14,250,000. The expenditure in connection with the Afghan War frontier operations Was £14,750,000.
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NO USE FOR EX-ENEMY TITLES.
London. March 3. At the request of the undermentioned, the Gazette revokes the warrants entitling them to use foreign titles granted by countries. recently warring against Britain:-Baron de Worms, Baron Percy de Worms, Baron de Forest, Baron Boxall, Baron Nugent. Baron William Schroder and Count Gurowski.
ANOTHER IRISH INCIDENT.
Washington, March 3. Following on the Senate's re-adoption of the reservation giving! a right to the United States to decide all its domestic questions under the League of Nations, the Senate has now re-adopted, unchanged, the reservation to the Peace Treaty relating to the Monroe Doctrine.
BOLSHEVIKS FOREIGN POLICY.
PROPOSED OPERATIONS IN THE ORIENT.
Paris, March 3.
According to a message from Warsaw, the Pravda, the official Bolshevik organ, says the future Soviet policy towards foreign countries was recently discussed at a Conference in Moscow between the Bolshevik leaders and different Army heads.
M. Trotsky proposed the temporary suspension of military
operations in Europe and the initiation of operations against Persia,
India and China.
The Chief of Staff opposed the suggestion and expressed thej opinion that if troops were transferred to Asia, the Poles would start an offensive.
The subject was postponed, pending the ascertainment of M. Lenin's views.
"A NEW LOAN.
BRITISH AND FRENCH UNDERTAKING.
London, March 6.
The Loan to which Mr. Chamberlain referred las: erening was floated as the result of a visit to Amorica by an Anglo-French Mission, following on the heavy fall in American exchange. Britain and France each assuming liability for $250,000,000,
[The message containing Mr. Chamberlain's reference is not yet to hand.-Ed. H.K.T.
FUTURE OF CONSTANTINOPLE.
London, March 6.
A meeting of the Council of the League of Nations Union| passed a resolution in favour of the Government of Constantinople and the Straits coming under the control of the League of Nations.
US. RAILWAY WAGE PROBLEM.
President Wilson has asked the Railway Executives and
Washington, March 3. employees to select representatives to a problem under the Railroad Bill, which will endeavour to agree to a solution of the railway wage bi-partisan Board,
PRESIDENT WILSON CONVALESCENT.
Washington, March 3. President Wilson. in a motor car, took his first outing since his
illness.
EX-GERMAN STEAMER SUNK.
New York, March 3. The ex-German steamer Print Joachim has sunk at the pier, The cause is being investigated.
FRENCH RAILWAYMEN.
Paris, March 3.
THREATEN ANOTHER STRIKE.
The Railwaymen's Union in Paris has issued a statement that
it will resume the strike if its imprisoned comrades are not released.
PROHIBITION IN AMERICA.
A MILWAUKEE DECISION.
Milwaukee, March 3.
The Federal Court Judge has declared that the Wisconsin law allowing the sale of beer containing 24 per cent. of alcohol is con- will still operate. stitutional, but has reminded brewers that the war-time restriction
ANOTHER BILL.
Trenton, March 3. The Governor has signed the 3 per cent. Beer Bill.
TAXATION OF GERMAN GOODS,
Shanghai, March 8. It has bean decided by the General Maritime Customs Depart- ment that all goods imported from Germany will be tared in the same way as those from Non-Treaty countries.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS BEFERRED.
Owing to the question of the reorganisation of the Cabinet not
Shanghai, March 8. being settled, the diplomatic questions as regards Shantung and Foochow are left in abeyance.
FORMER ENEMY SHIPS CHARTERED.
Shanghai, March 4.
RENT CONTROL.
MANILA'S LEAD TO HONGKONG.
Here's a lead which Hongkong might well follow :--
In line with the recommenda ation of the Governor General, Ball in the Philippines Senate for Senator Guevara has introduced a fring 12 per cent. of the assessed. valuation of a piece of real estata property as the maximum rate of [rent on buildings located in cities and towns of the Philippines which are advertised for reat, with or without the land, and not.
the Communications Department for the charter of the eleven piece of land rented for building
The Yue Fung Co. has already signed a draft agreement with more than 10 per cent if it is
er-enemy merchant ships.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
RUSSIA AND THE BORDER STATES.
Paris, March 4. The "Temps" publishes information stating that the suggestion to invite the States bordering on Bussia to conclude pesce with the Soviets can scarcely be agreed to by the French Government. The "Temps" adds that the policy of the principal Allied Powers toward Bovistium in Russia was defined by the Declaration of London on February 24 last. It does not encourage the bordering States to continue war with the Soviet Government nor does it press them to treat with the latter. On the contrary it promises to give them all possible assistance if they are attacked by the Bolshevist army within the limits of their legitimate frontiers. It leaves them free to decide what best suits their situation and interests. That the principal Allied Powers, abandoning at the beginning of March the attitude taken in the last week of February should now wish to place hurdering States in a position obliging them to treat with the Soviet Goverament, seems impossible.ifavas
FRENCH STRIKE ACTION APPROVED.
Paris, March 3. The end of the strike led to a debate in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday. 3. Daudet, Royalist Deputy for Paris, demanded what steps the Government intended to take to prevent similar strikes in future. M. Millerand replied that the Government was seeking to foster collaboration between employers and workmen but could only do this in peace. He added that the Bill giving trade unions full civil rights of ownership and control crer their own property and funds would be returned from the Senate in a few days and he asked the Chamber to pass it unanimously. A motion approving the Government's action in the strike was passed by 503 votes
to 75-aras.
purposes.
The Justices of the Peace or the Courts of First Instance in any locality would be given the authority to look into protests made by any person in connection with the fent of residential build- ings and to fix the rent within the prescribed limit of the propos ed law. The judgment a Justice of the Peace may be appealed to the Court of First instance, and if still unsatisfactory, to the Sup reme Court of the Philippines.
An important provision of the Bill provides for prohibition to be given to property owners to drive away the occupants of his pro- perty within a year counting from the time the property has been reated. This proviso, it is under- stood, is inserted in order to stop the practice of rent speculators from driving away their tenanta to enable them to rent their pro- perty to other persons.
The Bill provides a penalty of a fine of P.200 or imprisonment of not more than six months or both for persons violating the provi- sions of this measure. It further stipulates that contracts made between landlords and tenants before the passage of the Bill will not be affected by it unless the contract is renewed.
ANOTHER BUX FIGHT.
MASON'S CHALLENGE
ACCEPTED.
There is prospect of another early fight in which Iron Bux will figure
Pte. Jack Mason, R.M.LI, of H.M.S.
Hawkins, yesterday
issued a challenge to box any man in the Colony, any number, of rounds, at 10 stone 10 lbs., give or take 4 lbs., for a side stake and purse; no-one barred, "Sky" Kerrison preferred.
This challenge has, we are now informed, been accepted by Iron Bux. The date of the fight baS not yet been fixed.
Mason is the Middleweight Champion of the Colony, having won that honour on February 14th by defeating C.E R.A. Lee in the third round,
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"VICEROY'S MAIL STOLEN.
Masked armed men held up a mail van conveying letters from
London, March 3. the Viceroy to the Government, in Dublin this morning end carried off all the letters,
CHINA'S PREMIER RESIGNS.
London, March 3,
According to a San Francisco advice, a wireless message re- ceived at Honolulu reports the resignation of the Chinese Premier, Chin Yun-Peng.
LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(From Our Own Correspondent.}
EMPRESS OF ASIA.
A RECORD PASSENGER LIST.
Shanghai, March 8. A record number of passengers-242-is arriving in Shanghai by the Empress of Asia on Tuesday night.
ČO MARRIS & KNIME
A MITCHELL PALMER
A US. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
Mr. A. Mitchell Palmer, Attorney General of the United States, has formally announced his candidsey for the Democratic nomination for the Presidency,
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