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March 5, 1919, Temperature.

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH, 5, 1919.

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MINERS STRIKE POSTPONED.

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REPORT.

LONDON, Feb. 27, At a conference of delegates of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain it was decided to postpone the issue of strike notices until March 22 which is two days after the date promised for the Coal Commission's interim report on hours and wages.

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M. CLEMENCEAU.

LONDON, Feb. 27. M. Clemenceau this morning visited the War Ministry and con- ferred with, departmental chiefs. He i was cheered on leaving his house.

LONDON, Feb. 28..

M..Clemenceau visited President Poincare this afternoon. Then he attended a meeting of the council, and afterwards called at the ministry of war, where he discussed business with the heads of departments. He also had a conference with General

Foch.

PARIS CONFERENCE.

LONDON, Mar. 3. The Press Bureau issues a com- munique from Paris reporting that the Supreme War Council discussed the report of the military, naval, and air experts concerning the disarma- ment of the enemy, Its next meeting will be on Wednesday.

ZIONISM.

LONDON, Feb. 27. Reuter learns that the Zionist del egates were heard by the Paris Conference to-day. They claimed the right of the Jews to constitute Palestine as a national home, (the rit ts of all existing non-Jewish | communities being respected and safeguarded) under the trusteeship of Great Britain as the mandatory of the League of Nations...

THE ROYAL WEDDING.

THE LABOUR CONFERENCE

LONDON Feb. 27.

March 5, 1918, Temperature 61: X2X24AMATT

EARLIER. TELEGRAMS.

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PARIS CONFERENCE.

PARIS, February 1st.-

A Haris message says:~~~ It is anggested that there are some differences between British and French views in regard to the left bank of the Rhiza. This is not true. The differince At the labour conference the is only as to the method, not as to the end Premier, after compliments, and to be attained. That entt is to remove tho uttering the warning that the resour.menace of future German agression. declared that the demand for national ces of the country are not unlimited. A Havas message says: ---

PARIS, February 2 factories had passed away. It was useless for some to undertake work for the purpose of making work The blockade could not be removed until Germany had signed the treaty of peace which would make war impossible.

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LABOUR CONFERENCE.

on Reparation. M. Tardieu pointed out Referring to the work of the Committes the immensity of the task, for 430,000 was no dispute on the fact that the Ger mans would have to pay for them. The French homes had been destroyed. There

only point at issue was the question whe ther the Germans should not also have He was very hopeful to pay the increased taxes being paid by that the preliminaries of peace would the people of the Allied countrics, being be signed within the next few weeks, really just war

da mage CHARIOTS OF CLAPTRAP. The Premier declared that the old sectional controversies must now be enrminated. We would do that gra dually. The spectre of industrial unrest which was preventing the in- must be abolished. The confidence dustrial machine from being restored of both trader and worker must be restored if the chariots of commerce were to be restarted; but the atmos- phere of suspicion was thickening instead of clearing. faults on both sides. The employers

LONDON, February 27th. Horne invited the members to consider At the Labour Conference, Sir R. S. unemployment which was considerable no disquiet about the future, for soon and growing, but regarding, which he felt

that the Government View was that the there would be no lack of employment.

more they could reduce the hours of In regard to working hours, he said

labour, consistently with maintaining the en, the more ther would be helped to a There were output necessary for the country's exist

better condition."

must trust the werkers more. In dustry could not thrive unless the workers had an interest in it.

GERMAN PRISONERS.

TO BE HELD FOR THE PRESENT

LONDON, Feb. 27.

The "Koelnische Zeitung" states that General Foch has written a statement to Herr Erzberger replying! to his request for the return of Ger- man prisoners. General Foch de clared that there could not at pre sent be any such return, but that the Allies would favourably consider the question of the early repatriation of any that were ill or wounded.

GERMAN SITUATION,

LONDON, Feb. 27, Yesterday the "Vessische Zeitung" published reports from Weimar that; the strike in the central German brown coal district, had" exended" (extended or ended?)

LONDON, Feb. 27.

Halle is is in a state of rebellion. The wedding of Princess Patricia The Berlin-Halle-Weimar railway Much property has been destroyed. to Capt. Ramsey was celebrated at is badly damaged, and traffic thereon noon. The bride drove to the completely at Abbey in a closed royal landau with munication with Berlin via Leipzig i standstill. Com- grey horses and postilliotis in scarlet also interrupted, owing to the rails

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streets were lined with cheering has brokes out at Erfurt, crowds. The scene in the crowded Abbey was most impressive. The Duke of Connaught gave away his daughter. The bride and bride. I groom returned to Saint James

LONDON, March 3. Palace in an open landau and had an says the Secretary for India an A statement by the Press Bureau erfthusiastic reception. At the wed-nounces that Nasr Ulla, the late ding luncheon were fifty guests, Ameer's brother, has been proclaim. including the King and Queen. The ed Amreer of Afghanistan with the honeymoon is to be spent in the consent. of the Jellalabad hotables, It is announced that Capt. Ramsay uncle's favour. Nasr Ulla's succes- Inayat Ulla waiving his claims in his will be appointed naval attache to sion, however, has not been recognis- Paris.

ed at Kabul, where Aman Ulla, the late Ameer's third son, Has declared himself Ameer and assumed the reins of government. Nasr Ulla made submission.

country.

PCLAND RECOGNIZED.

GERMANS IN CANTON.

LONDON, Feb. 28. Warsaw reports that the inter- allied mission to Poland is going to Posen to-day to meet the German representatives with regard to carry-

Losbos, Mar. 4. ing out the terms of the armistice In the House of Commons,, reply relating to the Polish-Germaning to Col. Yate, Mr. Cecil Harm8- frontier.

worth stated that arrangemente are Sir Esme Howard has notified the being made for the repatriation of Polish government that Great Britain the Germans in the British conces has recognised the independence of sion st. Shameen. He hoped this" Poland and acknowledged her would coine about early in March. government,

U.S.A., AND THE LEAGUE.

PRESIDENT'S APPEAL.

LONDON, Feb. 27, Washington reports that President Wilson lengthily discussed the League of Nations with the Foreign Relations Committees of Congress, whom he told that unless the United States entered the League, the League would fail and chaos would result in Europe.

FRANCE'S WAR LOSSES.

COTTON

LosDok, Feb. 25. Cotton is quoted 19.00 to-day, with turnover of 70,434-80,000 bales.

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

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enco's opinions on such a rational ques- The Government desired the Confer- tion as arranging a minimum wage

The Government was paying specia attention to the wages paid to women in

decreased. certain classes of work,

The cost of food would be gradually

BIG CO-OPERATIVE MOVE.

TO ACQUIRY LARGE COAL FIELD AND COTTON MILLS.

An important scheme of agricul- tural and industrial development wil- shortly be announced by the Man- chester Co-operative Wholesale Society.

For a long time the leaders, of the co-operative movement have sought to widen the interest of co-operative trading, and the directors sought power to get the law governing co-operative trading so amended as to allow individual members of socie ties to increase their interest beyond the limit of £200,

The Treasury has now sanctioned the proposal to issue what will be called Development Bonds" in the nomination of £20, £50, £100, £500, and £1,000, up to a sum of £2,500,000, These funds will bear interest at the rate of 5 per cent, payable half- yearly, and they may be redeemed at par at the end of ten years.·'

The directors believe that their scheme will appeal not only to in- dividuals, but also to trade unions, as a good security for their funds. Already the trade unions have placed most of their banking business with money in municipal, Government, the CWS., but they also invest their "

and railway stock. ...The proposal the CWS. now makes to the trade unions is that it" will be to their interest to invest. their money in a co-operative scheme for the development of industries. · The new capital, is to be set apart. for further development in the field of agriculture and industry. There seems to be no bounds to the devel- cpment scheme.

Not long ago the society entered into the textile manufacture. They bought and are now running three. weaving sheds one at Bury with 900 looms, another a Radcliffe with' 500 looms, and a third at Chorley with 500 looms. It is proposed fur ther to extend their interest in the manufacture of cotton textile when they are in a position to consuma the output of yarn of a moderately sized "mill. They intend ·build a mill

for the spinning of yarn. 1:

Another big development fore- shadowed is the acquisition of targe coalfields in Yorkshire. Already. the society own a coal mine rear Newcastle.

During the war the society has spent large sums on farmlands and factories. For land connected with factory extensions they have paid £118,000 for new factories and, workshops. they have paid away £627,500 and the purchase of farms and lands have involved £686,000—2 total of about 1,000,000 sterling-

PEKING, March. 3. Apprehensions that the deadlock LONDON, Feb. 27. at the Peace Conference may give the

It is estimated that the society. Militarists an opportunity to resume now holds about 33,000 acres of fighting is supported by authenticat: farm lands, mostly situated in ed reports of movements of munitions Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, towards Shensi and, also Paotingfüand Cambridgeshire,

It is officially, estimated that France's war losses, total nearly £5,000,000,000.

GERMAN SITUATION.

LONDON, Feb. 27. Amsterdam leams from Berlin that the soviets have proclaimed a republic in Saxony and that there is a generalstrike at Leipzig." "All rail way traffic in Saxony has stopped.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL. WATER

The British and American protests against the granting of monopolies to the China Trading: Company last August have produced official replies. indicating that other Companies may apply for similar privilege

The value of the trading done by the C.W.S. in 1913 was £31,371,976, and for the year 1917 it was ap proximately £58,000,000. This new co-operative development will direct- ly interest the millions of co-opera- tore who do their business at the 6,000 co-operative stores which are etablished all over the country.

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