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·LABOUR SITUATION.

PARIS CONFERENCE.

FRENCH COLONIES.

LONDON, Feb. 4.

On January 26 the French Goyer-† ment promised that the interests of its colonies would be represented at the Paris. Conference similarly to the British..

A SUMMARY.

(Reuter's Service to the China Moi)

THE PROLETARIAT.

LABOUR AND AUTHORITY,

LONDON, February 2nd. Councillor Skinwell, who is the Chair- man of the Strike Committee, Gallagher, and Kirkwood have been remanded in Glasgow. The charges against them are of unlawful combination and riotous

LONDON, Feb. 3.

still threaten it is regarded as by Congress demanded the release of the "While the industrial situation is conduct The Magistrate refused ball.

A meeting of the Scottish Trade Union no means desperate. The partial prisoners and pledged themselves to success of the efforts to spread the continue the strike.. CHINA AND THE LEAGUE,

Clyde strike throughout the country The city was quiet last evening. The LONDON. Ja, 27.

appears, mainly due to coercion, not crowds were watched by military guarda, When the League of Nations was

persuasion. The decision of the especially those assembled, at the Town being debated this afternoon, a most motormen at the last moment came Hall, which was surrounded with barbed picturesque touch was afforded by as a surprise in view of the concilia-wite, and where a wireless apparatus

also has been installed, the delegate from China, Mr. Lontory attitude of the other grades.

All the tubes" are expected to

Most of the troops are Highlanders. Tseng Hsiang, formerly Miriister for

LONDON, February 2nd. Foreign Affairs in China. In giving be up held on Monday, but the

The situation in Belfast is unchanged. support to the principle of the League/ motormen of the District lines retus The city is quiet, though dark. The in a few words of perfect French, need to join the strike.

streets Insp evening were crowded. declared that China wished to help

LONDON, February . the nations of the western world in

The Miners of Lanarkshire decided to resume on Monday, abolishing war. (Havas).

MIGHT STILL RIGHT. M. Clemenceau emphasised the right of the great Powers to make decisions as to procedure and policy. before submitting them to the minor Powers: "We cannot," he said, "accept the suggestion that any committee should have the right to dictate to the five great Powers. (Havas).

PRESIDENT WILSON,

LONDON, Jan. 27. President Wilson will visit Rheims ro-day, inspecting the derasted districts, and returning to-night, to Paris. (Haves),

A RUSSIAN OPINION.

LONDON, Feb. 3.

The Railway Clerks' Associatión at a meeting in Birmingham decided to refer to the Cabinet Sir Albert Stanley's refusal to recognise the Association as representing the station-masters. The leaders meet the Cabinet to-day."

LONDON, February End. Glasgow is quiet to-day. Three more arrests have been made in connection with the riots, including the well-known English Socialist. George Ebury.

London doctors at a meeting on Sunday decided to form a body representative of the whole profes.

The Chief Constable states that mea- sion to watch medical interests. Aurea have been taken to ensure the safety. resolution in favour of a registered of those resuming work to-morrow, trade union was rejected by two votes amid uproar."

It is unofficially stated that there are 10,000 soldiers in Glasgow.

CLYDE WORKERS DIVIDED.

LONDON, Feb. 2. Today a crowded meeting of Clydeside workers opposed to the present strike was held in the Govan district. They passed resolutions condemning whole-heartedly the undemocratic and unconstitutional

LONDON, February 2nd.

A communiqué from Paris ŝtates; The International Labour Legislation! Commission held its first sitting on February 1st, and unanimously elected Mr. Gapers Chairman..

PARIS CONFERENCE.

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methods used to force them to parti-spective changes in Africa, asked for a The Italian Delegation, in view of pro- cipate in the strike, pledging support rectification of the frontiers in Tripoli, to the representatives of the Trades in order to include in the Italian sphere 学 Unions, and promising to use their of influence the regions assigned to influence to maintain law and order, French treaty concluded when Tripoli be

France

and Grest Britain by the Anglo-

in Glasgow on February 4 to form A big demonstration is being held

Turkey lenged to

Italy also asked that Djibonti and

a Patriotic Workers League on the British Somaliland be assigned to berasa may link

M. Tchaykovsky, the President of the Northern Russian Government, while proceeding to Paris, was inter- viewed in London. He said the League of Nations cannot be realised without Russia. The Allies must find an organic solution of the Rus sian problem. Measures like the Frinkipo were useless. Bolshevists must be obliged to abdi cate. If they don't the League of Nations must organise a force to en- force its decrees..

FOR HALF AN HOUR, ABOLISH SUBMARINES.

The LondonTube" motormen, LONDON, Feb. 3. despite the decision of other grades The "Daily Mail" Paris corres- to remain, at work pending negotiat- pondent says the Anglo-American ions, have decided to strike on Mon- delegates will recommend the Conday morning as a protest against the -ference to abolish submarines.

refusal to include the half-hour mealtime in the eight-hour day.

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GREEK DEMANDS.

*"LONDON, Feb. 3.

control of the Trates Unions out of up Erythres with Italian Somaliland. the hands of the extremists.

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In Asia Miner, Italy aspires to the

Vilayet of Adalis, if Mesopotamia and Syria were assigned to Great Britain and France respectively.

STUBBORN BILLE."

PARIS, February End. Interviewed by a representative of Le Matin, Mr. Hughes declared that be refused to subscribe to the provisional arrangement made by the Peace Confer ence respecting the German Colonies in the Pacific. The Peace Conference was the sole League of Nations at present,

jurisdiction of these territories, and issue it immediately.

The Greek demands will be con- AWFUL STATE OF PETROGRAD. and it should draw up a mandate for the sidered at the Paris Conference to- morrow. They are likely to arouse prolonged discussion, as they include important territorial claims, the

LONDON, Feb. 3.

A Helsingfors message yesterday whole vilayet of Aidin, and other says that fugitives from Petrograd concessions, giving Greece control of

The problem of New Guinea was & matter of life and death for the Austra lians.

„SECRET TREATIES. ·

the whole coast of Asia Minor from report that revolt has broken out

PARIS, February 2nd. Aivali to the southern limit of the among the soldiers of the old Rus

Beuter learns from a Serbian source in vilayet of Aidin. Greece likewise sian arury. In Petrograd machine-Paria that the Supreme Council of the claims Dodecanesos, Imbros, Tenedos, gun fighting occurred. The artillery Powers bas decided to abandon the secret Cyprus, and the whole of Bulgarian at Kronstadt bombarded Petrograd Bannt of Temesvar, which must be assign-1

treaty with Rumania, promising her the and Turkish Thrace to the Black Sea. This new

frontier would There were many corpses in the ed to Serbia roughly correspond with the Chatalja streets. line separating greater Greece from the new international state of which Constantinople is to be the capital.

U.S. "ADVICE TO FRENCH” COMMERCE.

LONDON, Jan. 27.

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR

CONFERENCE

LONDON, Feb. 31 Berce on Feb. 2. reports that practically all the delegates to the International Labour Conference

The Serbian Delegates hope that the declaration of the invalidity of this! treaty will result in the declaration of the validity of the secret treaty giving Italy important parts of Dalmatia,

CZECHS AND POLES..

PARIS, February 2nd: The provisional agreement between the Czechs and the Poles provides that the Cacho-Slovaks must not pass beyond a stain zone, or take further steps a re- gards military preparations They must

Mr. Edward Hurley, Chairman of the United States Shipping Board, have arrived. It was decided at a send hack all Polish prisoners, and sup spoke yesterday at aFranco-American meeting at the Volkshaus tonight to ply Poland with coal conditionally. dinner. He said France must be establish three commissions to draft sioners to superintend the carrying out The Allies will appoint ive Commis prepared to meet German commercial reports upon the League of Nations, of this agreement on the competition, and hoped France"would

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PARIS MEN RESUME.

LONDON, Jan, 27.

The Employees of the Paris under ground railways, tramways, and motor omnibus companies decided to resume work this morning, as a result of placing their services at the disposal of the military authorities. (Havas)

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LONDON, Feb. 4.

RUMANIAN CLAIMS.

PARIS, February 2nd. M. Brutiano stated that Rumania claims, besides Banat, the Bukovina, Bessarabia, the Dobrudja and Transyl

It is stated that the Trades Unions Tanis.

· - - -ki s which have been sitting at Paris are of the Peace Conference, the Allied He urged that, pending the decision coming to Berne for a separate con- troops should occupy Banat and Transyl ference and with a view to securing vanis, in order to prevent the advance unity between Umon men and the

of Bolshevism conference. A joint session will be held.

ESTHORIAN SUCCESS.

LONDON, Feb. 2. Stockholm reports an Esthonian communique which says: Our troops have captured the town of Walk and advanced southwards.

DON'T RISK PNEUMONIA.

The Committee of the Peace Confer encs decided to appoint a commission of experts, comprising two representatives of each. Great Power, to meet in Paris, and discuss the Rumanian problem.

POLAND

Panza, February 2nd. With regard to Poland, the frontiers have not yet been fixed, but all the access to the sea. The most natural port Delegates, "have agreed to givo Poland is. Dantzig.

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The Chief Food Inspector pointsET rid of every cold at quickly as front the Head of the Crimean Govern out that the use of boicised liquid possible. It is the Sotoranner of ment, but the proposal had not wholly eggs from China is open to very all pulmonary trouble, and pneumonis failed.

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