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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1918,

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THE CHINA MAIL.

THE "RECENT MUTINY IN GREECE.

ENGINEERED BY AGENTS OF CONSTANTINE.

Arzs, Fab. 14.

SUBMARINE 'PIRACY.

BRITISH SHIPPING RETURNS

THE SEPARATE PEACE.

GERMAN PRESS” DISSATISFIED.

AMSTERDAM, Fab. 14: According to latest indications from the German Press, M: Trotzky's latest more bas caused the greatest dissatis- faction and suspicion in Germany.

MR. BALFOUR ON THE ENEMY'S ATTITUDE.

DIPLOMACY IMPOTENT,

LONDON, Fab. 13:

In the debate on the Address, in the House of Commons, Mr. R. D. Holt, The bighest quarters are busily Liberal member for Hexham, noved conferring to Bud solution of thean amendment regretting that the puzzle. While a section of the Press Supreme War Council was only cou insists that bl. Trotsky must be forced cerned with the task of the prosecution to sign a regular peace, it is author of the military effort, and suggesting tatively stated that Connt Hertling has that there were alternative methods of resolved to conduct no further negotia-accomplishing our end.

LONDON, Feb. 13. The Admiralty announces that the abipping returns for the week endingTHE PROPOSED INDEPEN February 9 show:--- Arvivala........... Departaros

2,401

.2,374

13

6

DENCE OF LUTHÁNIA.

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 14.

refuse to subscribe to that doctrine. If it wore possible to break up the coalition nobly would rejoice mers than myself.”

THE DEFENCE OF THE EZALM ALT.

PROCEEDINGS AGAINST A. LONDON NEWSPAPER

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LONDON, FEB In the Hound of Commone, Min. Bonar Low announced that proceedings under the Defence of the Realm Act would be taken as speedily as possible | in cecection with an article by Col Repington in the Morning Post on February 11, which was published SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTEL without permission of the Canson

At the first symptom of eye strain you should consult.us. We test eyes scientifically and fit glasses to individual re. quirements.

Tee article dealt at length with the alleged decisions of the Versailles Council.

ROYAL PALACES OFFERED AS PUBLIC OFFICES.

LONDON, Feb. I kn

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T HEREBY NOTIFIED that ISEALED TENDERS in duplicate, which should be clearly marked TENDERS FOR THE SUPPLY OF CASTIÑOS", will be received at the A Court-martial has decided that Calonial Secretary's Office until Noon of the Rosat mutiny at Lamia waI MONDAY, the fath day of FebruaTY 1918, for the supply and delivery of engineered by agents of the ex-King Iron and Brass Castings, Manufactured Constantine, The Court sentenced Ironwork, etc., to the Public Works three Lieutenants and two soldiaratione and is even considering the recall Mr. Balfour said the debate was due Department for about nine months to death.

of the Economic Commissions from to a misunderstanding of what had ending on December 31st, 1918

Three ex-Ministers and nine ex-Fotrograd.

happened at Versailles and the reference Deputies, several offers and two cations, waiting attitude with a view Versailles Council had met to deal with Another section of the Press urges & to it in the King's Speech. The journalists are to be deported.

to securing an exchange of prisoners. ` the great military problems with which The fear is generally expressed that we were faced. The Council did not the Bolsheviks are rigorously working, attempt to survey the war aims and it to form Red Guards out of the remnants was not fitted to deal fully with them. of the Russian Army, with the object Nevertheless, the Council concluded of hampering, by guerilla banda, the that there was no glimmer of pesca in German restoration of order.

Count Bertling's and Count Czernin's apeaches; therefore the military measures

-The "Thily Newways the King were mora important than ever.

Mr. Balfour, continuing, said it was has offered Balmoral as a resort for true that President Wilson found a wounded soldierü," and Buckingham more tender tone in Count Crerain's and Kensington Palaces as public

peech and Fresident Wilson was amply offices. ustified in dwelling upon the different The "Daily Chronicle" atste that tone compared with the speech of General Sir William Robertson remsing Count Hertling; but he did not Chief of Staff with the full approval HONGKONG & MANILA: profess to find definite propositions and confidence of the the War Cabinet ofir Count Czernin's speech. Even Count General Wilson continues to be principal Czernin was not prepared to accept representative of the British Empire at Vienna papers report that they of President Wilson's important Versailles. It is understood that certain Because the Verasiller changes in the Ordorin-Council re- Ukranian Rada has transferred its war aims. seat of Government to Zittomia and Council referred to the only business creating the Chief of the General Staff established direct communication being the prosecution of the war, it was incorrect to assume that no efforts bad been made by the belligerents to come to terms: The Covernment's view was that the attitude of the Central Power showed that diplomacy was at present impotent. The Central Powers had bang ed the door. The German Chancellor and the Kaiser bad emphasised that Viennese papers state that there they were as far removed as three years considerable ferment in Foland ago from accepting President Wilson's and Galicia, in consequence of ideals, to which all the Allies had of the subscribed. Germany had shown that

NEW YORK, Feb. 14. Ukmnia's, incorporation Governments of Cholm, Kielce and she did not mean to come to terms.

between

At a Labour mass meeting addressed differences

Count Lubin.

Count Hertling's and

Czernin's by members of the British Labour

W.CHATHAM. Director of Public Works.

Hongkong, Feb. 18, 1918.

ALFRED HYNDHAN

shecta

43 Wyndham Street Ets for sale

RIBBONS at $1.60 ċach.

177

Vessels aunk (hnder 1,600 tons)... Vessels sunk (over 1,800 tons)......

Fishing vessels san

Vessels unsuccessfully attacked...

FRENCH SHIPPING RETURNS. PARIS, Feb. 14.

The Forwarts understands that the first subject discussed by Count 3 Hertling, Baron Kuhlmann and the 11 Kaiser at Headquarters will be the

arrangements for immediately pro claiming

independence Lithuania,

The shipping returns for the week ending February 9 show- Arrivals.

Departures

.891

.841

Vossels suck (over 1,600 tons) CARBON PAPER at $1.00 per dozen Yessels sunk (under 1,600 tons) Vessels unsuccessfully attacked.

ITALIAN SHIPPING RETURNS."

ROME, Feb. 14. The shipping returns for the week ending February 9 abow:--

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Hongkong, Nov. 7. is17.

9078

Arrivals Departures

-487

| Sailing vessel damaged..........

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SUBMARINE TOWS BOATS.

MADRID, Feb. 13.

The Barcelonian ateamer Ceferino bas

been torpedoed, 500 miles off Cape

Orchill

The submarine towed four boats, containing 27 survivors, to Hierro Island, (Canary Islands).

The Ceferine carried salt to a British. colony and a general cargo for. Manila.

GERMAN WAR VESSELS OFF SOUTH COAST OF NORWAY.

the

with. Austria,

Zurich message states that the Polish Cabinet has resigned owing to the Ukranian Pence arrangement. FERMENT IN POLAND AND GALICIA.

BULGARIA'S BIGGESTED EXCHANGE WITH RUMANIA.

AN OFFICIAL "FEELER"

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 13.

The Bulgarian Minister at Berlin bas stated that Bulgaria is willing to give Raminis Bessarabia if she gets the Dobrudja The Central Powers would not object thereto.

The interview is regarded as an official feeler.

GERMAN ULTIMATUM TO.... HUMANIA DENIED.

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 13...

The

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are impending with a view to restoring the supremacy of the Secretary of State for War.

BRITISH LABOUR MISSION IN AMERICA,

BRITISH LABOUR UNREST BELITTLED.

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speeches might show that Austria Mision, Mr. G., Duncan, Labour MP., & OYUBAHL COLLIERIES,

reasonable frame of for Barrow, declared that the assertion mind thau Germany, but the friend.that British Labour desired pesco was liest investigation into Count Hart-ridiculous.

reveal the. ling's speech did not

Mr Appleton expressed supreme least symptom that the end of Ger- confidence in Great Britain's ability to man militarism was near. Germany's hold her own, and belittled the so-called eastern successes, which were not dus British Labour unrest, declaring that to fighting, demonstrated her true spirit, the hall of the workers were in the war namely to add to her territory, secure to the finish. ber military extension by acquiring a controlling influence over new great arcas and make her border secure by getting new aliep populations auder her. control. That was Germany's policy in 1914, and that was Germany's policy, ride Count Hertling and the Kaiser, at the present hour. Every one know that a German prace had but one meaning, namely a perce making every other nasipa aubservient to Germany. (Cheera).

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COPENHAGEN, Feb. 13. Large destroyers, supposedly German,

A message from Berlin semi- passed Mandal, at the southern extrem. ity of Norway, going full-speed west officially denies that Germany has Mr. Thomas, Labour M.P., speak- sent an ultimatum to Rumanis and ing in the Holi debate, said that the Hot and Cold Water System throughout observed off the south const. of Norway negotiating with the Rumanian Army Jan International Conference and he stomach ́i

Many German submarines have been states that General Mackensen is Labour Party was determined to bold during the last few days.

Command regarding a continuation declared that any Government which of the armistice,.

again deliberately attempted to prevent a meeting of international workers would be acting fatally to its own interesta.

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ROME, Feb. 14. Italian torpedo-boats, on the night of February 10 daringly carried out a raid

and torpedoed a large steamer.

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AN AUSTRIAN WARNING TO

PETROGRAD.

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 14.

Lord Robert Cecil, summing up

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THE FREEDOM OF THE SEAS..

WHAT GERMANY MEANS BY THE PHRASE.

warns Petrograd that the Central Powers could not permit this.

`TURKEY AND. THE CAUCASUS.

LONDON, Feb. 14.

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 14.

the war. That was not the proper The "Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. hae Asked in the House of Commons

The opinion is authoritatively ex-attitude for a British Government.issned a free book, "What to Eat and How to Eat," that should be in every what Germany meant by the phrase pressed in Vienna that Turkey will Lord Robert Cecil said he had per home. It gives just the information "Freedom of the Seas, Lord naturally retake possession of the sonally given much attention to this that you want regarding your dist; send Robert Cecil replied by quoting Turkish territory in the Caucasus. subject and had even prepared a post card for the book to the above. speech delivered by Count Revent-

scheme of his own. low in Berlin in March 1917, as follows-

"We understand, by Freedom of the Seas that Germany should possess auch, maritime territory and

SHOCKING EXCESSES BY RUSSIAN SOLDIERS.

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 14..

THE AMENDMENT DEFEATED.

Mr. Holt's amendment was defeated by 159 to 28.

The minority were all pacifists.

naval bases that at the outbreak It is reported that Russian soldiers. of war, we should be able, with our are committing shocking excesses in: -Navy, reasonably to guarantee our-the Aland Islands. The Swedish in- selves the command of the sea. habitante have fled to the outlying We want such a jumping off place islets and a Swedish rescue exped:AN for the Navy as would give us a tion, with an icebreaker, will be fair chance of dominating the seZIE, and being free in their use during |

The inalienable possession

War.

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Lord Robert Cécil added that

Count Bovenlow represented ruling eliqus in Germany.

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Feb. 14.

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#ACID DROPS referred to a visit to Switzerland at Christmas in order to meet Count

An Italian submarine on Tuesday Mensdorf, formerly Austrian Ambas the afternoon torpedoed an armed enemy sador to London, and mentioned steamer near the island of Lussin, certain terms. He deprecated those The submarine was Bercely attacked essays at secret diplomacy to which by geroplanes and destroyers, but he attributed much of the Junker oggressiveness” in Germany during returned safely,

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Hongkong, Feb 13, 18. OTTAWA, Feb 14 Mr. Baliour began his speech by The Sir Ceal Spring Rice, lata referring to Mr.Whyte aromarks and mid The hon, member. Eas Ambassador to Washington, died at Government House, faim heart failure to 1 mow not, an account of cer attempted to give, on what informa-

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ALABOUR DEPUTATION TO GO TO PARIS

LONDON, Feb. 14 It is announced in the newspapers that a Labour deputakon i goes Parier to day to discuss war aims with French Socialsts

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