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GERMAN ELECTIONS.

LONDON, January 20.

Strong police patrols guarded the yoting us at 830 boeths in con sequence of a rumoured intention to destroy them. Troops gunnks the others throughout the night. This explains why the counting me delived.

Jaspus, January 20.

As "Auetetdin message says that | during the Gerant elections some Bring including machine-gunning, occurred at night-time in the vicinity of the "Forwaetts

buildings." Government troops retaliated, where upon the Spartacists discontinned. Apart from this sporadic ring, nothing important occupied in Berlin. The elections were carried out with. out disturbing.

A feature was tiit wonen und soldiers voted for the fist time, the former being particularly in evt. dence. Farmilles mostly proceeded ch bloc to the polling booths, led by the head of the family.

TROUBLE IN PROVINCES. Serious distinbances cecuried..in Potul provincial plabes. Spurtici»ts | fired on the polling booths at Hau- born and partly prevented voting at Kubrow tz. They stole the voting urns at Dinslaken.

SPARCHED FOR ARMS,

LONDON, January 21. Amsterdamreports that on election day" in Berlin Goverument troops constantly searched pedestrians, also occupants of motor-cars and cur- riages, for arms..

HAMBURG ELECTIONS,

Losnos, Jaumry 21. -

A Copenhagen message reports that the Hamburg elections pussed off quiety. There was heavy poll ing.

PARIS CONFERENCE.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

LONDON, January 21.

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SWEDISH AND ESTHONIA.

LONDON, Jan. 19.

Stockholm reports that the Swedish General Sjalmarson has arrived at "Helsingfors from Eathonia where to bas boon investigating the question of end- ing a Swedish volutary expedition to halp the Eathoaian. He states that the Bolshevika are feeing punie-stricken, But now occupy only one-sixth of Esthonia. Rey murdered 500 persons, including women, children, and aged people in the town of Wesen burg. General Sjalmarson considers the Swedish assistance is hardly silvis- able, owing to the 'precariousness of the economical situation.

CHOLERA AT BOMBAY,

LONDON, Jan. 18. Bombay reports on Jan. 8. that follow. ing the influenza epidemic, Bombay is now suffering severely from cholero, the spread of which is largely attributable to a heavy influx of people from the famine districts. The death roll at Bombay for the week ending Jan. 4, was: 1,900, of which 750 were due to cholars. In the proceding week there were 1,600 deaths, of which 550 werd due to choler. The Istort figuree, how. ever, aho a considerable improvement.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

DEATH OF PRINCE JOHN.

STOIC EXAMPLE OF ROYAL

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LONDON, January 20th. The last moments of Prince John came so quietly and unexpectedly, that there was, no time for the nurse who was with him to summon Their Majesties to the bedside Ecfore he passed away.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Ecuter's Service to the Chino Mail.)

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THE KAISER'S QUILT.

LIABLE TO PERSONAL PUNISH. MENT.

PARIS, January 19th. In an official bulletin the Conference publishes a report upon the ex-Kaiser'a j responsibility for the war by jurists) pentioned yesterday," namely, M. Larnaude, the dayen of the Faculty of Law and M. De La Pradelle, Professor of International Law at the Paris Univer. sity

The report which has been presented to the Peace Conference concludes. as follows:-

The ex-Kaiser is answerable in his own person, both in penal and civil law, for the war and the crimes committed by the. armed forces under his command

The c3 Aniser a position is similar to that of the Directors of a public com pany, who can be punished by criminal law, while the position of the German nation is similar to that of the sharehold": ers who cannot

The ex-Kaiser cannot escape the responsibility because the German con- stitution gives him alone the power of decision. The German sovereiga depends solely upon God and his sword.

The ex-Kaiser, in his speeches, fre quently expressed this view of his authority, and, according to the Constitu- tion, the ex-Kaiser declares war in the name of the Confederacy, of which Prussia is the dominant partner-and the ex-Kaiser was the King of Prussia.

"Moreover, as the Supreme War Lord, the ex-Kaiser possessed unlimited authority over the Army and Navy, and the German, authorities quoted, as emphasising the

ex-Kaiser's absolute liberty of decision, a

letter showing that the ex-Kaiser desired and ordered the ferocious methods of warfare.

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HIS CRAZE FOR "TERFORISM.” The ex-Kaiser, in the early days of the war, wrote to Emperor Francis Joseph Evertybing must be put to the fire and Bword.

Men, women, children, and old men must be slaughtered not a house or tree be left standing. With these methods of terrorism, which alone are capable of affecting i people as degenerate as the the war will "be over in two

The report comments: "Thus the ex-Kai- ser incurred personal penal responsibility to which must be added the civil respon- sibility of the German Empire. Both are responsible; the Empire at civil law, and the ex-Kriser at penal and civil law, | according to the most elementary rules of right.””

Finally, the jurista state:-"The Prince

The newspapers sympathetically point guilty of an unjust war, is liable to out how Their Majesties laboured uncus personal penalties if such are necessary ingly in war time," burying the tragedy for the sake of example, for the security

youngest son's

silence in their hearts, never hinting to of human society."!

the nation the nature of the personal

A. Paris message says the Confer-aaxieties weighing upon them. Every ence's decision that belligerent father and mother throughout the Empire nations alone shall discuss and fix baby of the family.

will understand what it means to lose the the rules for the League of Nations is considerably dissatisfying neutrals. The British proposals for the Lungue ure completed.

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A HAVAS" MESSAGE.

Loxnos, January 20. -

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LONDON, January 20th. The Timer correspondent at Berne, tele graphing on January 16th, stated that All the newspapers emphasise that the Count voa Rantzau and Herr Schiede Empire's sympathy will be heightened by mann will represent Germany at the the knowledge of Their Majesties, splendid General Pesce Conference. and untiring example of public service. during the past four years of war.

PARIS, Junuary 20th, Licut Colonel Sir Maurice Hankey, Secretary of the Imperial War Cabinet, has been appointed the British represen tative on the Peace Conference: Becre

The other four great Powers will make similar appointments.

In recent years the delicate health of Prince Jehn necessitated that he should always have an attendant. Consequent tarist.. ly, he was never gern un public occasions with the others of the Royal Family, but A. "Hi vas" message, duplicating lived in comparative privacy at Frogmore the account of the opening of theor Sandringham. The burial will prob Paris Conference," remarks that tably be private, at Sandringham, on opened exactly, day for day, 38 years January 21st. after the founding of the German Empire.

Public sympathy was expressed at all the Churches yesterday. The Archdeacon It gives this new phrase from 31. at St. Paul's invited the congregation to Ciernenees's speech that we bamein in silent prayer. here as friends; we hope to leave the Conference morn as brothers. Every- thing should he subordinated to brotherly unity."

LONDON, January 20th.

The Court will go into mourning, for a month from January 20th, and half- mourning for a fortnight after that period.

ESTHONIAN SUCCESS.

The message adds that the Powers have agreed to lift to a certain ex- tent the blockade in Germany in order to relieve the shortage of futs. which shortage is soul to encounigen Esthenian comunique records the

HELSINGFORS, January 20th. Bolshevism. But (odds Havas fact that the enemy's Seventy-Sixth Regi-1 the blockade remains the biggest went, comprising 500 men, were taken weapon in the hands of the Allies prisoners, with which to force terms when sign.

ing the final treaty with the enemy.

THE TEA TRADE.

GERMAN ELECTIONS.

AMSTERDAM, January 20th.

A telegram from Berlin states that the polling for the National Assembly occur- redeti January 19th The country was divided into 37 electoral districts. Every man and woman over the age of 20 had

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GERMAN TRADERS' PLANS.

LONDON, January Sőth. The Dolly Express correspondent in Berlin states that hundreds of thousands of Germans are busily planning to come to England and America to resume their world-wide inusiness operations as soon as the steamers recommence.

INDIAN PEER.

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LONDON, January 20th A Peerage for the Under Secretary of State for India, Sir S. P. Sinha, is oficially announced.

PORTUGAL.

LONDON, January 20th. A message from Lisbon states that the Monarchic conspiracy at Oporto and elsewhere ins proclaimed ex-King Manuel King, · ̈

It is reported that ex-King Manuel is discouraging the movement.

POLAND.

Pants, January 19th. The Paderewski Government, which is convening the Constituent Assembly an

Lospos, January, 22. The Times" says the tea trade is dissatisfied with the continuance right to vote. There were soparnta February 9th has called up the 1838 class of war-time restrictions. Probably palling booths for men and women. The

the Government will be pressed to system is one of proportional representa in Russian Poland...

FRANCE'S CHRONIC FEAR.”

PRESIDENT WILSON REASSURES. PARIS, January 20th. 31. Daoust,

the president of the Senate,

allow the trade to exercise the in- tion. The final results will be known on dividual enterprise which, it is main January 25th.. tained, is now essential if the wholel

BERLIN, January 20th.. industry i cot to be permanently The National Assembly elections pRABEKİ injured. It is understood that if off without special incident. Outside the: the present flat price of 2s. 8d. per including a great many women; awaited

various polling booths immense „orowde popod be abolished, large distributing patiently and calmly their turn to vote." presided at a Senate luncheon in honour firms are prepared to guarantee that Strong forces of Government troops of President Wilson. He referred to wil the cheup teu regilired will be collect on foot end in motor cars.

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• THE ROYAL BEREAVEMENT.

Losbus, January 19.

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harmony was only possible when Potandi and Spandau Berlin, Potsdam and

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vasion. A notable

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and wery few distus-waist batur al sensauro France

against future attacks.

AMSTERDAM, January 20th, The Handelsblad correspondent tele

A medical bulletin with reference graphs from Berlin the following resulta to Prince John's death states that from the 9 Berlin polling booth

| German - Democrats, 7.375; the German

he had suffered since infancy epilep Nationals, 4709 the

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