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Losmos. December 6th. Mr. Churchill, speaking at Dundes, said the British representative of the Peace Conference would demand a general and absolute abolition of conscription, throughout Europe.

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AMSTERDAM, December 6th The French Armistice Delegate at Spa has demanded ninety-eight mil- lion marks for the first month's main. tenance of the Anglo-Frensi armies of occupation.

THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

SINN FEINERS AND THE RULING OF THE SPEAKER.

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LONDON, December 5th. There are 256 soldier candidates standing for election.

Sinn Feiners will not take tests and will not draw. salaries, uzder übe ruling of the Speaker, and thir "deposite will not be refunded. v)

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WAR PRISONERS. ATROCITIES.

PERPETRATORS TO SUFFER

LONDON, December 5th.

Sir Eric Geddes, in a speech at Reading, declared that men guilty of the unspeakable atrocities per "petrated upos - our præoners and civilians, in invaded countries, must be, tried and, if condemned, put to 'death.

ALLIES CALL FOR ENERGETIC ACTION.

PARIS, December 5th,"

M Marcel Hutin states that very grave incidents have occurred at the war prisoners camp in Saxony ard that the Allies are calling on Marshal Foch to act most energetically. COMPELLED TO MAKE A LONG

*** MARCH,

COPENHAGEN, December 5th. The Politiken relates that a large number of British war prisonere were compelled to make a long march to Stettin where the German authori- ties were in a state of confusion. They ultimately ordered the British ers to march back to Altdammet. The Britishere refused, whereupon the Germans brought up machine- guns and threatened to mow them. down. The Britisbers remained un affected and ultimately secured train.

THE EXTRADITION OF THE KAISER.

SEMI-OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED

PARIS, December 6th. It is semi-officially confirmed that the Inter Allied Conference in Lon don agreed to the necessity of chlain." ing the extradition and trial of the ex-Kalder,

THE UNION OF SERBIA AND --MONTENEGROVA

PARIS, December 5th. -A message from Agram states that It was the National Assembly in Montenegro, and not the Skupstina which decided to depose King Nicholas and unite Montenegro with Serbia.

MEAT PACKERS INDICTED.

ILLEGALLY RESTRAINING

TRADE

"WASHINGTON, Decanber 6th, The Federal Trade Commission has submitted a report to Congress. charging five big meat packing com panies with combining to restan trede and illegally controlling the sale of live-stock and fresh'

ENLARGEMENT OF

THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

DIRECT CANADIAN REPRE- SENTATION, DEMANDED.

OTTAWA, December 6th Mr. Rowell, President of the Privy Council, in a speech at Fort hope, Ontario, strongly demanded direct Canadian representation st the Peace Conference.

Mr. Bowell added that if only one Overseas representative was able to participate, that representative should be a Canadian, as Canada is the largest and oldest of the Dominions.

OBITUARY,

LONDON, December 5th. The Duke of Grafton is dead.

午戊次盛年七國民澤中

THE MAGISTRACY

LARGENY OF SAUSAGES.

A small Chinese boy was charged with the unlawful possessor of t quantity of dried sausages.

A Chinese constable deposed to arresting the boy in Queen's Rood Central The defendant was carry- ing the sausages. When wimens questioned him, defendant said he was carrying the sausages ck to his master's shop, but later made another statement to the effect that he took them from the basket of a hawker in the Western District.

& previous conviction having been proved against defendant, he was sentenced by Mr. Wood to sevan daya hard labour.

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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE,

A Chinese summoned a corn- patriot for stealing an envelope con- taining $6 from his pocket.

Complainant said he was walking along New Market Street when de fendant in company with others came up on his left side and put his hand f his right-side pocket. Witness ichmediately grabbed him, but defen-

Defendant said he had had a quar- rel with some persons and waS TRI- ning away from them when he wie arrested by the constable.

-Defendant was discharged or the ground of insufficiens evidence.

He was 5.0, C.B., D.L. J.P.dent broke his bold and ran away. Baron Arlington, 1864 Earl of He was arrested by a constable who Arlington and Eusion, Viscount saw him running up the street. Thetford and Ipewich, Baron Sud hary, 1872 Hon. Equery to the King: late Goldstream Guards General, retired 1881; Hereditary Ranger of Whittleburry Forest, Northamptonshire: Equorry to Queen Victoria, 1919-82; Hon. Equerry sinca 1882 to late King Edward VII. and to King George V. He was born June 22, 182, entered Har row, and joined the 60th Rifos, 1837, Coldstrenin Guards, 1839; served in the Crimea (severely wounded at. Inkerman).

ADMIRAL BEATTY'S "SPEECH.

GERMAN NAVY'S HUMILIAT-

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Laynox, December 8th The specer of Admiral Beatty, made on board H.M.S. Lion, before the First Battle-cruiser Squadront left. to escort the German Fleet to Seapa fow for internment; hue now been published reddet

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CAPTURE BY POLICE RESERVIST.

Sratehing things from defenceless little girls and making off with them seems to be the favourite occupation of the budding young Chinese. criminal, judging by the number of cases which have been occupying the attention of the Police Courts of late. The latest instance cecurred yesterday when a Chinese amah was Queen's Road West. A Chinese boy carrying a one-year-old baby along

earne up behind them, snatched a and ran up the road, cap which the baby was, wearing,

Cheung Chow Street where he cap- tured him.

In Cours this morning, when the Referring to the German surrone

culprit was brought before Mr. J. R- der, Admiral Beatty said: It in a

Wood, Henrique d'Aquino, a Police pitiable and homible sight to see that he heard the cry of " Snatch- Reservist, gave evidence to the effect these great ships being shepherdeding and chased the culprit up like sheep by the Grand Fleet. We expected them to have the courage of those whose work lies upon the great waters. We expected them to do something for the bonour of their country I am sure the sides of this gallant old ship, which have been well hammered in the past, must hose ached even is you and I havTHE ached to give them another taste of what we intended for them.tirant

The humiliating end was the sure and proper end to an enemy who has proved himself so lacking in chivalry, and his strategy, his tactics and his Behaviour "bave also been beneath contempt. His end te beneath con tempt and is worthy of a nation which was waged war in the manner in which the enemy has wagedy

The snatcher was sentecoed to six months hard labour and four hours." stocks in bed of the last day.

MURDER OF SERGT.

LINFIELD.

PRISONER. COMMITTED FOR TEIAL

The case in which Sardullah Khan, An Indian constable of the Naval Yard Police was charged with the murder of Sergeant Linfeld came to a conclusion yesterday afternoon. After the Indian Bergeant Major and Meer, Alim, another sergeant, who were recalled at prisoner's request, had reitemted their former state- ments to the effect that prisoner had WASHINGTON, December 6th. told them that at the time of bis President Wilson, in opening arrest he was unjustly treated, Mr. Congress, said that he hoped pesicsJ. R. Wood informed the prisoner would be dectured by the spring

PEACH DECLARED BY SPRING.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S HOPE.

He also said that a new Naval programme was donable because it was unwise to adjust America's pro- gramme to -a nhutunts world policy which at present was und

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