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CANTON NEWS.

December 19, 1818. The following line been sent to by the Intelligence: Bureau, Canton, M Hau Cha-jen (Hau Shi Changh Peking-Your telegram of thirst.. received. Our desire has always been prace. But we also recently re- AND ALLIES TO ceived a telegram from Mr. Chien an-chen (Chien Neng Haunt the Lorner, December 11th-

DISCUSS Mr. Lloyd, George, speaking at Bristol,

contents of which we

will LONDON, December 9th. said that conscription was introduced

obstruct, the principle of eq Many interesting points connected with into Great Britain to meet a great ames- the future development of aviations as looting, and the future of macy When the need for it had passed touched on in the report of the Civil conference.

We find the terms the act would lapse. There was no in- Aerial Transport Committee of the Air only government, cte, la his tention to renew it At the Peace Con Boar

Helegram which we shall never re- ferenen they would urge the abolition of a. The committed urge the immediate com the Conmental Conscript Armies ecquiries regarding routes

mengercent of preliminary work such as

cognize

is: Jequ that you order to prevent the horrors

act according to our telegram of the. landing Mcure a permanent peace. Any Peace grounds, and aerodromes and the immedi 30th that's peace conference will still the European Regarding commercial station the tentatives are to be appointed by nto establishment of Research Barean be held at Shanghai that ten rapre Conscription would be

and s

Conference o

sham..

ade

of and

"The British Navy valcommittee desire that, given proper each side and in addition each shall, an offensive weapodi fchon facilities, there is nothing in possible, in

Pay the cost or bilf

The

we did

24,000

e di not mean to give it up..

The Premier reiterated, at sa far as Germany's capacity admitted she must the war to the last penny. millions sterling It was inconceivable that the losere who were in the wrong should pay less than the, winners, who were in the right

Le Promie bere pointed out that

owing to our "Naval expenditure and to the way Britain paid and treated her soldiers our war bills were immensely beavier than Germany a

The European Allies were

crimes. He

point a chef representative so that Chairzaan of the Conference can

the above-suggestions please inforta be dispensed with. If you agree to

sending mails serially from London to Calestia in four days and from London The Aerial Committee's report urges & to Johannesburg in six days. preliminary discussion with the Domin tous and the Allies on the broad questions of the names of your representa- of principle and Empire-wide propagands lives and we shall do likewise in order to convines the whole Empire of According to Mr. Chien Kan-chen a the first importance-and serial transportation of befugtrented as bandit barnsory of of the ith inst. Shemsi 19 uniforma plations the Imports

emphasises importance of sponible

We are very much surprised by ha throughout the Empire on aeronautical contention. As every body knows matters, and of avoiding any appearance that Sheri is under the banner of of dictating to the Dominions or in the Constitutionalists it is not right Way infringing their auton

that you should invade it on all sides,

Dealing with oversees traffic unanimous

com

that the ex-Kaiser and his accomplices mittee poing out that the Dorinions and under the pretext of hunting robbers.

st be held

for the war India, owing to

ing to their great geographical if peace is genuinely desired both Information in the many cases separate theis important Shemsi may agree upon fixed places the Government showed centres of palation, offer fruitful field to station their troops. In case there

for the development of civil aeronautics. that the x-Crown Prince wa the prime instigator

The comunistes emphasise that the imtre bandits within the places under Mr. Lloyd George said he deprecated revement of inter-imperial communion their contro, each force may suppress Germany Indemnitie by damption is likes to have an important bear them separately. It will not do to

paying

ing on the problem of future inter-Implice Shens outside the zone of against keep perial relations. ing sweated goods. He was ing for a long time a large standing Army of occupation in Germany

/decideduces for mident Wilson had area and the wide distances, which in Northern and Southern forces at f

would

of

the war

be bad business industrially. would not remain long

German They were going to be fired

in Britain.

put and there

in

coming

Lloyd George, addressing

composed exclusively of women. electors, said that over a million women and been eng q0,000 in the

in munition making 360.000 in land

and Army A

and scores of

Nursing

just as well as equitably, just, Thero

INFLUENZI.

"PROGRESS OF THE WORLD

EPIDEMIC

armistice by merely saying that there are robbers in the province.

Furthermore according to reports received by us, & mixed brigade of Tengtien troops (commanded by Wang Yung Cheun, the regiment commandere are Chen Chung sen MEIBOURNE, December 9th- and Kao We-Yo chief of staff, is The prospects of keeping Australia Cheng Heng Hatch) bas been sent free, Fram infinents is more hopeful. No to Chekiang, and is being dispatched cases have occurred outside the quaranto Fuken in two routes, the one tine stations. Many Anzacs are quare starting from Ningpo to Fooshow by

We could not have won the war WELLINGTON, December 9th. without the women, Peace must be sternly. The inffnenza zigz

everwendenza outlook is improving

AMSTERDAM, December 9th A metage

from Javs states that it is afficially estimated

there ar million cases of thidsenza in the Dutch Ladies.

Alsace Lorraining, must be no

where by we should be making the same mis takes as Germany made in 1871.

COTTON TROUBLE.

MP. PLEADS FOR STRIKERS.?

LONDON, December 8th..

Sir A. Stanley in a speech at Ashton- andez Lyne, said that the conduct of the cotton industry in war time had been very creditable, yet now, when in spite of a momentary alump owing to high prices,

(one battalion of artillery men

bas already set forth; on board the cruiser Chao-Wu) while the other starting from Chu Chow to Yen Ying is the border of Kingst (about tre regiments of infantry together with machina-gun engineering and con- missariat corps had already set forth The Ney York Times announces that from Hangchow on the 21st of last the death of rivilians in the United month)

Stac

LONDON, Decetaber 9th

GERMAN GOVERNMENT.

From Spanish infuenza and Thus the North is in name ceasing pneumonia TM aines September - 19th are

hostilities while in reality it in pro approximadely: 350,000. The

deaths in the military campe number over 20,000 woking them. It is evident as to who shall bear the responsibility should hostilities be resurned and the above mentioned telegram of the binet is solid proof. To place Shensi outside of the zone of armis- GETS MILITARY SUPPORT. tice, to advance soldier in Fukten, A COPENHAGEN, December 11th. are facts which indicate that you do There was a solemn entry into Berlin not wish for peace. If hostilities an Festerday or large formations of Prus all the fronta are not actually stoppeder Vast numbers of men and women in the ion Guards. I was an important how can a conference be opened for cotton industry engaged under not very political event because it means strong peace. Therefore, the settlement of favourable conditions were entitled to military support for the Government. some improvement. (Cheers) Representatives of

oi

trade was faced with the history,

prosperity as great, as any în iis dispute had arisen, - p

mployers should remember that the cats to guarda faoithe questions of Sherai and Fukien

cotton operatives secured in war time less than those of any other large in dustry in the country, He asked em¬" ployers to go to the utmost extreme to settle the dispute

""BRITISH" ELECTIONS.

LAST WEEK OF CAMPAIGN.

LONDON, December 8th. To-day the General Election campaign. enters upon its final week and both the

Government.

to the must be a condition precedent to any

vainly ex-

BAREM discussion as to the method of hold- The members of the Karted the peace conterence. Plense

The Independent horted

1207C.

troops to disa

Rive us I definite and clear answer ment are much alarmed at the new turn. Henceforth we hope you will. com

to the above,ANGE of eventati

The troops, who included a specially municate with us direcs in order to formed hattalion composed of all the stow your sincerity German

wera." ruceived at the Brandenburg Gate by the Empire and City officials wings

The railway stations squares, adi other places vers lavishly decorated

AWAB TAX BILL

COFENEAGES, December 17th. After a long examination in Berlin, Herr Thyasen and others were released. DE COPSKEAGE December 11th.

The German Finnice Minister, Herr Scbifater, in a speech complained that money was being squandered on pansose- sary State management The War Tax

TSEN CHUN-HSUÄNE WU TING PANGNM LUYING TINGS TANG CHT-YAON SUN WENA TANG SHAO-YI, LIN PAO-YL

SHOW OF ROSES.

pace and interset quickened The number of contests with more than two candidate ** is u unprecedented. *- Indeed, three-dornered

fight are the rule rather than the exception This fact is groersl- y accounted for by the emergence of what might be called the now political Bill would be introduced immediately A well known borticulturist whore world in which old party distinctions with astrospective efect into 1914.rocess with flowers (especially roses) i hare largely disappeared and also by the doubling of the electorate by the Reform Act End the great change in the

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