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SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1920.
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FRENCH OCCUPATION OF GERMAN TOWNS.
HOW AMERICA VIEWS IT.
Washington, April 2.
The French Ambassador has presented to Mr. Colby & Note from
GERMAN CABINET CRISIS,
THE DEMANDS OF LABOUR,
Berlin April &
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TRAMS STOP.
NEW DEVELOPMENT OF
LABOUR TROUBLE. -
PRATS – MOINEERD ON
STRIKE
This morning Hongkong has
Mr. Bailby Alston, the new British Minister to China, is arriving been without its trama, owing to
at the
The Government is embarrassed by the sudden passatation off from Japan by H.M.S. Hawkins on Saturday morning. A Guard of the whole of the men employnd the Freach Government requesting the American Government to demanda by Labour organisations, including the withdrawal of the Honour from the Volunteers will welcome him at the Jet
Ilaichswehr troops from Ruhr, and the punishment of counter- express an opinion on the French occupation of German towns.
revolutionary officers. is officially stated that no statement is likely to be made, but it is generally understood that Americs does not object to German) troops entering the Ruhr region provided they are withdrawn as
Soon a normal conditions are restored:
ANOTHER GERMAN PLEA.
Berlin, April 8.
A Cabinet crisis is iminent
According to Forwcerts the Ministar of Defence bas promised the Labour Deputation that all troops guilty of excesses will be withdrawn, the Volunteer Corps will be disbanded and the Cisic Guards reorganised.
DEFENCE MINISTER'S. STATEMENT.
Berlin, April 8.
The Tugas learns that the Government is negotiating with the Entente for an extension to July 10 of the agreement of August According to Forcarts the Defence Minister stared that if it 6 last year for the maintenance of German troops in the neutral was in anywise possible troops would be withdrawn from Ruhr in zone, pleading that a strong police force is required to maintain two days. order there.
WORKMEN SEEK REFUGE IN BRITISH ZONE'
Paris, April 9.
It is stated from Frankfort that quiet has been restored. The authorities have pacified the students and have now ascertained that saveral thousand armed workmen have taken refuge in the British zone.
Ten thousand more are expected, causing an acute problem of feeding them.
THE CUAL CONTRIBUTION QUESTION,
Paris. April S.
General De Goutte, interviewed at Magante, declared that in consequence of the German invasion of the Rubr region not a single ton of coal had been sent to France, whereas 13,000 tons daily had previously been crossing the frontier. -
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ORDER RESTORED AT FRANKFORT.
Paris, April 8.
It is learned from Frankfort that order was restored by Bightfall.
IRISH PICKETING IN WASHINGTON,
INTERESTING PERSONALITY ARRESTED.
Washington. April 2. Two more women have been arrested for picketing outside the British Embassy. All have now been released on $1,000 bail
each.
Considerable interest is manifested in the arrest of two women on a charge of assaulting the pickets. One of these, Miss Stanton. olaims descent from Stanton the War Secretary under President Lincoln and is said to have been the Social Secretary of Mr. Page) when he was Ambassador in Rome.
THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF VLADIVOSTON.
Washington, April 2 The news of the Japanese occupation of Vladivostok bas com- It is unofficially opined to be pletely surprised American officials. probably due to a threatened rising of extremists which might endanger the Japanese military base.
TRANS-PACIFIC FLIGHT:
Washington. April 2 Mr. Daniels, addressing the Senate Naval Commities, hoped that within two gears Ameries would phesse a machine which would fly were ab Bank
SAVAL BASE AT SAN FRANCISCO,
Washington, April 2
The Naval Committee of the enate has voted in favour of al deep-water baral base in San Francisco Sax.
SINN FEIN OUTRAGES.
A FORMIDABLE LIST.
London, April. 8. An official return of Sinn Fein outrages in Ind from January 1, 1919, to March 29 last shows that the outrages totalled 1.089 of whos 588 were in Munster. 269 in Leinster,-137 in Connaught and -95 in Ulster.
The outrages include 36 murders of which £re were of civilians 81 cases of firing at persons, namely 55 police, 12 military and 14 civilians; 32 assaults: 426 raids with arms, of which 359 were on civilians; 47 incendiary fires; and 54 cases of firing into dwellings. namely 24 police and 39 civilians.
·BRITAIN TO PURCHASE-AMERICAN-SECURITIES.
London, April 7.
The Treasury is shortly offering to purchase certain 'American dollar securities Lists of the securities affected and the prices affered, will be exhibited at the stock Exchanges. This is part of the Treasury's preparations for paying off the British portion of the
Branch Loan maturing in the autumnavitas
HUNGARIAN PEACE TREATY.
DEMAND FOR PLEBISCITES. -
Landon, April 8. Reuter's Paris correspondents is assured on the best authority that the Hungarian Peace Delegation refuse to sign any Treaty not containing clauses providing for plebiscitesin those regions about ta be detached from Hungary. It is understood that the Allies refuse to concede this to the delegation and, will urge the impossibility uf securing authority therefor. The opinion is advanced that the Peace Conference consequently will only be able to enforce the execution of the Treaty by prolonged occupation of difficult moua- tainous regions by large forces.
GERMAN BATTLESHIPS,
TWO MORE SURRENDER TO BRITISH
Landon. Apt 8.
The German battleships Nassau and Ost Fmasiand have arrived far the Finth of Furth and EDITONIJIEN TO the British naväl zuthuri-
ties, in accordance with the Peace Treaty.
GERMAN CRIMINAL COMMITS SUICIDE.
Paris, April 8. A message from Halle says the Army Doctor Mayer, who figured in the Entente's Black List for cruelty at a concentration camp, has committed suicide.
THE PRINCE'S TOUR.
San Diego. April S. The Prince of Wales has arrived and been received by leading British residents aboard the Renown. He was given a luncheon on
The the American Battleship New Mexico and then went ashore. city was in gala dress and the evening's festivities included a dinner) and a ball.
MARTIAL LAW IN JERUSALEM
Jerusalem, April 7.
Martial Law was proclaimed ou the 5th, bat, despite the fact that the city is well patrolled, scattered fights occurred ween Jews and Mahommedans on Monday and Tuesday. Several were killed on toth sides. The total casualties are 250. Normal condit- one are now being resumed.
THE AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT.
"Ringvon April 6. Lieutenante farer and Macintosh, who are flying to Australia, lander at Moultein on uneven ground, damaging their machine. They will be delayed some days.
EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(From Our Own Correspondent «.)
PROFITEERING IN THE STRAITS.
Singapore, April 9.
His Excellency the Governor has appointed a Commission to quire whether profiteering exists and if so to take steps to abate
it and reduce the high cost of living.
SUBMARINES COMING. -
Singapore, April 9.
H.MS Titiana and six submarines of the L class have left here for Hongkong-
FLYING TO AUSTRALIA.
Singapore, April 9. Captain Matthews has arrived in Singapore In his seroplane en route to Australia.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
OCCUPATION, OF THE RUHR REGION.
Paris, April 7.
At the Council of Ambassadors M. Millerand, read a cote which was subsequently presented to the German Chargu d'Affairs. The note largely consists of an exposition of the French cass vis a vis the Allies, as much as in relations, to Germany. It mentions 'the ovenpåtions- were carried our miter the Allies had been notifad and comanded with and dwells on the fact that since the operation of the Treaty' Franco baa frequently abandoned her, own' standpoint in deference to the Albes bat she was compelled to see when confronted with a violation of the general stipulations of the Treaty, particularly affecting Francs; also by breach of the German promise. It refers to Germany's neglect to carry out the most urgent reparations and German disregard for the required authorisation respecting the movement ul troops to the Ruhr Talley, for which Inrmal consent was only applied" for alter the event. It mentions that the Council of London on March 5 opined that the French proposal to occupy Frankfort and Darmstadt was inopportune.
The note points out that Germany applied to France direct for authorisation for the entry of troops to the Robr Valley, which shows the entry was initiated by the GermaD military party.
Also the disarmament classes had not get been carried eat. Is contends that France acted in the general interest as well as for her own security and emphasises that France will evacuate the occupied towns whenever German troops exacuate the neutral zone. 1: lays (stress na Francs's hope notwithstanding the present attitude, which is not prompted by hostility, spon to resume pormal commercial relations with Germany on the basis of economie eo operation and agreements whereby the European situation... may be benefited. It invites German overiting in this een. naction and foreshadows the possõbility of Frezzi iniciativa.
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An authoritative statement on the military situation - -describaa_the_situation in the Rah; as will distarlei), but_ details of recent happenings are "obscure. After relating the circumstances leading to the French vccupation of the German rities is refers to repeated Gerrican Government assertions that the anarchie conditions of the district were threatening is the whole of Germany with starvation and economie disaster,'
failing immediate restoration of order by troops entering the pectral zone, and save that reports from other sources make it doubtful whether, the situation was really so serious as the German Government made ont, It is notatoed the whinin osration was carefully considered by the fabines in La núme todas and it is most improlable that British troops will participate in the oeenpation of German centres in the sentra!
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MISS FLORENCE CHAPMAN, „
who is to appear here with the Denniston Plaz 15. She will rems;abered as d digiher of the
Frawley Company in 1918,
Tramway Company's {generating works absenting them- selves from work, jn, sympathy with the demands being made by the Colony's fitters for an increase of pay
The development came 13 surprise to the majority of people, for it was generally understood that concerns of public utility would not be meriqaily Interfered with by the discontented men. The fiters of the Tramway Company had been absent for some days, bot DOW they have been joined by the whole of -".. the Chinezo engineers, ap- proximately 150 worksṛs being (aat on striku. Under such con- ditions it was found impossiblə this morning to run the generating plant, and so the whole of the Colony has been
been deprived of the use of the tramways,"
The number of drivers and conductors affected is about 250, I but these men are not on strike and are only prevented from-working because of the action of the others, In conversation with Mr. W. Roberts, the Secretar- and Gener- al Manager of the Company; a. Telegraph representative was in- formed early this morning that at that time nothing bad transpired between the Company and the Government on the matter, but it was expected that later in the day developments would ensue.
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On .enquiry at the Fittern" Guild, were informed that two applications for. an increRDS of wages were addreidt by The workmen to the TramWay Company, the last
one giving a week's notice of intention to quit work in the event of
a refusal of the increase. ÅS nothing was heard from the employers on the matter, a re- mioder was given yesterday, and when the employers expressed indifference to their intentions, the men, at the expiration of the week's notice, left this morning. Pending the settlement of the wages question by the Dockyard Companies, the Telephone and Electric Companies are provision- |ally giving their men a rice allowa
ance.
Many of the workmen who went to Canton have found work with the many Chinese concerns there. The wages given there are almost the same as in Hongkong. The inducements were
the cheaper cost of living.
The representatives of the Guild who went to Canton to gel the opinion of the strikers co thà offer of the three cents' intres‹n given by the Dock and oth Companies, have not returned to the Colony.
News has been received in the Colony of a strike by the Chine-r fitters in a certain town near Singapore. The men of the Rail- way Company there have struck for a 60 per cent, increase.
THE POSITION AT THE DOCKS.
The position as regards the two big Dock Companies appears to be unchanged this morning. Mr. J. W. Graham. Acting Chief Manager of the Kowloon Dock Company, stated this morning.. that there were no new develop- ments and that he had no ia- formation to give until a further meeting bad · been held. AB regards the number of men out on strike, he could give no definite figures, but stated that it was a considerable number.
Mr. J. Reid, of the Taikoo Dock, told a similar story and said that nothing was expected to transpire today. The absent workers had only had the effect of interfering very slightly with ̈ work, all the shipbuilders being at work as usual. Speaking of the tramcar men's strike, he added that the non-running of the _cars_bad_not affected the st. tendance at the Taikoo works because practically all the wen lived in the vicinity of the Dóck.
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