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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY, 10, 1919.

No. 17.859.

觀十月正年九十叠百九千叠英

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BRITISH IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

London. Jan. 7. Tha- Importar during 1918 were £1,319,338,591, compared with £1,064 164,873 in 1917. The exports were £498,479,065, 04 compared with 2517,

SINN PEIN M. P. "JAILED"

Loxbox, January 8. At the Conference, the clauses of the preliminary peace treaty will presont a task likely to occupy two(079,740 inostha. The bulk of the confer ende work will be done by amall committees or individual conferen tions. Already much ground, ha been cleared by the discussions, in Mr. Sears, Stun Fair Member of the London, Parie, Rome and Tokyo House of Commons a bean santanoed Three main points to be covered by to six months imprisonment, for deliver the preliminary peace treaty are the ing an inflammatory speech, inciting acceptance of the League of Nations Andicace to shoot the authorities in its broad outlines, the amount ofhan the occasion arose." indemnity to be paid by Germany |

(and the manner of payinent), and

London, Jan. 7.

the making of new map of the INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS. world showing the fresh frontiers of the Eurpean nations and the future Jurea of the Germany colonies. After the inter-Allied treats has been drafted, the enemy plenipotentiaries will be invited to come to Paris to & great plenary congress at Versailles, which is hardly likely to be held before the end of 1019,--(Havas).

AMBASSADOR'S TRIP.

LosDON, January 8. 3. Noulens, the Ambassador to France from Bussia, arrised at Leith from Archangel crossing the North Sea in the yacht Yaropishana," formerly the famous Gordon Ben- aette yacht Lysistratu. |(Harus).

U.S. ENGINEERS.

Láxpos, Jancary 8. The American engineers mission was received by the Chamber of Commerce at Marseilles. They visit. ed the port works, the Marseilles Rhone.canal, and the province ship vard. They lear soon for Lyons

SEINE FLOOD..

Losbox, January 8. The Seine food has stopped the arrival of coal and other goods in Paris, causing danger of a serious shortage of fuel. A. Clemenceau gave instruction to double the traffic on the railways (Havas).

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CIVIL WAR AT BERLIN.

CIVILIANS FLEEING.

Lospox, January 8. A telephone message from Berlin to Munidh on January 7 stated that civil war had begun in Berlin, All the banks were barricaded, and the Spartacists bad captured a great tumber of public buildinge. Thou- sands of armed Spartacists, also of pro-Government troops, were crowd ing the streets. Firing started at several points, and hundreds were

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The National Congress motion, in: favour of full Provincial autonomy, and against special electorales for European, was carried which acclamation, accord- ing to a wire froma, Dejati

The Congress passed formal resclo- tion of loyalty

B.E.

LONDON, Jan. Hundreds of cames of men and women on whom the Order of the British endered in connection with the war, are Empire has been bestowed for services published Ins thirty-two page Gazetta"

The recipients' matkatles show a very great variety of forms of occupation.

Only a tow names well known Over seas are included in the present liata, Among these is Viscountess Baxton, wife of the Gaveraor: General of South Africa, who appears in the highest class, namely, the Dame Grand Cross

The Kaight Commandershipa include Sir Rider Haggard as member of the Dominions Commission. Commanders of the order include, Mary Booth and W J. Haines of the Salvation Army and George Robey, the well known music

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·SITUATIO

CRUEL WOMAN

HELSINGFORS, TID.

The Members of the Danish Legation, who have arrived from Petrograd, state who are kept in prison in Moscow, are that British civil and military officials being tyranically treated.

The real Dictator of Petrograd faa Woman;: 22. year, of ago, named Jacobleva, chief of The Anti-Counter Revolutionary Committee. Her cruelty, surpasses all existing legenda

Many die of starvation in the streets daily. Tha... population has "gunk tó 800,000,

Three quarters of all the shops are closed., Tramways have been suspended.

Thers is no coals Electric light may be used for two-hours daily. The Rad Guards in the Petrograd District bumber 80,000.

BRITISH FORCES.

LONDON, Jaz. 7. Router learn that the British force

Russia at present is under 20,000, rationed strength. There is not the slightest intention of increasing it

BRITISH WÄRSHIP BIGGEST YET

LONDON, Jan 7 Although no official statement has yet been made, it is understood that be British warship Hood, now nearing com- piction, will be the largest fighting vessel in the world, gothet

the forcs will be materially decreased On the contrary, it is hoped that

-sboktly, and those remaining will be An earlier message from Copen- - replaced as soon as possible by men of hagen, coming from Frankfurt, sare the New Volunteer Army. a council of war was held at Berlin: in the Chancellor's Palace on Janu ary 6, the Soviet Executive parti. cipating. The Government decided to use all its force to subdue the Spartacists. A man called Noske was appointed Commander-in-Chief The Government troops were con- veyed in motor-cars to the centre of She will be 894 feet long, and will Berlin, concentrating near the Chan carry & fifteen inch guns, her hall being fitted with an outer cushion against collore palace, The Government which torpedoes and mines will refused to negotiate with the explode harmlessly Spartaciste. Both sides occupy posi. tions in the Wilhelm Strasse, only 100 yards apart, and seem prepared to fight

OBITUARY,

She is expected to attain a speed of

at least 40 miles per hour. The Hood, will cost 23,350,000 If is stated that three other battle cruiser of the same type are being built

THE LABOUR LEADERS

LONhón, January 7

BETHAM EDWARDE, NOVELIST.

London, January 7 Miss Betham-Edwards, the novelist, is dead, at the a c of 83,

[der books were very popular in the Losos, January 7 later Victorian time. The French Govor nient made her an officer of Public Insedo- tion, for bor watings about Frano. She wrote the army, God make my little Egh Bhe lo con ributed to

Panch

* The Parliamentary Labour Party has unanimously cicciod Mr. W: Adamson Chairman for the session. MJ R. Olynos has been appointed Vice-Charman

January 10, 1918,

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Max.)

UNREST IN BRITISH ARMY,

Loxvos, January 6th. Thero has been trouble among the woldi- era owing to tho delay of demobilisation.

Following on protests by the troops at Dover

200 members of the and Folkestone, motor lorries and drove to Whitehall. Army Service Corps at Isleworth seized pinding the Fremier not at home, they rent 3 deputation to the Ministry of Labour which promised to hear their grievances immediately, and, having investigated, said that any man who had his job await- ing him would be demobilised within ten

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Several thousands of soldiers at Bhare the demobilisation delay. They die ham marched to Brighton to protest at persed after the Mayor had promised to communicate their grievances to the War Office.

Lospor. January 7.

The soldiers at Shoreham have decided to telegraph to the Premier demanding that all troops at Shoes- ham be sent home immediately, pending demobilisation papers deng sent to them.T

Officials of the Demobilisation DV- partment have gone to France in order to deal with casies, before toe men are sent Home on leave, largely meeting the men's objections to Imving to rejoin ther units oversea before receiving their discharge.

The unrest among men of the. Array Service Corps is largely due to the fact that the Corps centai nim bers of long-service infantrymen, transferred into the Corps on account of wounds and health. who claim

by their transfer from fighting units. that their demobil'sition is 'penalised

as the Arrar Service Corps will be the last to demóbilise.

The Army Service Corps men wish to be placed on the same footing as the fighting unt

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The unrest has spread to a number of centres including Aldershot, but: does not warrant an alarmist view of the situation.

It was summed up to-day by a -- soldier chairman of a soldiers meet

ing at Bromley when he said M The demonstrations have been started fo ginger as the Government,, as at the present rate of demobilisation aprir- ently we will be soldiering until 1920

It is certain that the protests will have bedencial results.

Newspapers of all shades of opinion pays tribute to the sensible manner. in which the situation was handled by the authorities.

An important conterence, to be at- tended by leading members of the Government, is beg held on Jana- ary 7, when the whole question will be reviewed

A qumber of soldiers, including men on leave from balonika, match- ed in an orderly fashion to the War Office today, and sent a deputation to the authorities, to ask an assur once regarding demobilisation..

One man said that they had been, in Greece for three years, and wished for an assurance that they would not be condemned to a similar period of absence, froin Home.

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Four hundred mechanics of an aerodrome at Fairlap, Essex, which is being broken up, have demanded to be sent home, as many of them had jobs awaiting them.

The Commander gave the, men a day's leave to enable them to feten ther papers, showing that they had work to go to, after which they will be allowed to return home, pending: demobilisation.

Router understands that a general demobilisation cannot be ordered. until after the Peace Conference, as an efficient Army must be maintained in order to meet any contingency thousand soldiers were die. Buring, the peace negotiations.

charged daily at Home last week.. and the number dealt with in Françe hoe increased to over 20,000 daily, including Dominion troops.

GENERAL LUDENDORFF.

LONDON, January 14 The Dagen Snykster of Stockholm authoritatively, learns the General, von Ludendorffs staying in the south of Sweden. He has adopted the fictitious title of the Finnish Legation Councillor Ernst Landstrom..

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