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Lownow, March 17th- In the House of Commons, replying to Bir A Foll, KAB. Illingworth ral caklar from England stated that several were at premat aborrupted, copecially on the Eastern Company's route, and daisy in cable dalirerion was largely caused by this wombined with the heavy iberoase of trading was doing his jetmost to tenure a curtailment of the Government sable trake, all suitable able-ships were engaged on repairs, but the scuson was inauspicious for this work PRESIDENT WILBON"STANDS PAT.

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COAL MINING IN PARLIAMENT.

BOSAR LAW'S VEILED THREAT.

LONDON, March 17th. Mr. Bonar Law, continuing his speech in the House of Commons, where he mid what tho Coal Commission was prmant- ing three reports, said that Mr. Justion Sankey had pointed out that increased wages would involve the distribution of an additional £30,000,000 among the col- hory workers, probably without raising prios to consumers. Furthermore, he said that the present system of ownership and working in the industry stood condeinsod, and either nationalisation or a method of unication by national purchase, and/or by joint control, must be substi cuted

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effective voice in the direction of the the mineas should henceforth hav

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PARIS, March-22. President Wilson will act as Chair-

Maryly 17th man of the League of Nations Com-Haras megige stage: mission meeting to-day, when all the belief that the League of Nations Covenant President Wilson stands fire in the proposed amendments will be con must be incorporated in the preliminary sidered and the plan will take definite Peace. Treaty The League of Nations

Justice Sankey condemned the form-American Wireless,

and the Penge Treaty being indissoluble, housing in some districts as a blot en the League of Nations' instrumentality car civilisation and suggested an in- will be invaluable in securing the operandinte collection of a penny per tor tion of various parts of the Peter Treaty on all cost rom to be applied to housing In short, President Wilson wishes to make improvements. This would yield £1,000,000 the preliminary Pance Treaty a definite ainually. and final act, which can be presented ts. the Senate of the Eaited States for rati acution.

U. S. COTTON CROM

WASHINGTON, March 22. The finance statistics for the 1918 cotton crop of the Cotton Census Bureau reports that the ginred pro duction was 11.808.118 bales and run- ning bales 12,822,601, the equivalent of 50016 bales exclusive of-linters.- American Wireless. «

FLOTATION OF U.S. BOND ISSUE.

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LOANS TO U.S. FARMER.

WASHINGTON, Mar 22,

Loans totalling $11,699,800 have teen advanced to farmers in the United States by the Federal Reserve Banks.-American Wireless.

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JAPAN'S NINE POINTS

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THE PERSUASIVE PRESIDENT:

Paris. March 17th.

A Hayas message states:- President Wilson had a long conference with Signor Orlando respecting the differences between Italy and Jugo-Slavia, A satisfactory bettlement is probable.

U.S.A. AND ARMENIA.

PARIS, March 17ch.

A Havas thessage states:-

It is hoped the United States will aceep: the mandate offered to act as pro teeter of Armenia and adviser of the young Armenian Republic.

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FRANCE AND THE POPE.

PARIS, March 17th. A Havas message states:- Relations between France and the Vati- can seem to have taken a new form, to dge from the recent calf by the Area the ere of his departure for Rome. bishop of Paris on M. Clemencean, on

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POLICE UNION NOT RECOGNIZED

Losnoy, March 17th. The War Cabinet refused to recognise the Pulice Union,'".

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Bankey's report, including the report The Government had accepted Mr Justice

apon nationalisation by "Jung 90th, and the proposal that the Commission cop. sinue to sit and issue interna reports dealing with improvements. Government. agreed immediately to carry out the pro pouls contained in it. Justice Sankey's report. which recommended a two-shilling advance on wages, the reduction of hours to seven, from the middle of July, and, subject to the economic. position of the industry at the end of, 1920, to six hours for the two years following.

Mr. Bopar Law pointed out that this involved continuance of the control of coal for two years.

£43,000.000, of which £30,000,000 would The estimated east of the proposals was be obtainable by limiting owners profits to 18. 2d. per ton. leaving a deficit of £13,000,000 to be secured by various anti- cipated economies.

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r. Bonar Law emphasised that the Government had gone to the utmost jimits to avoid a strike. If it could, the Government would. unhesitatingly, use quickly, as such a struggle could have all the resources of the State to win only one siding-or there would be an THE HONGKONG SCHOOL OF MOTORING. end to a Guvernment in the country.

Loud cheers.)

GERMAN SITUATION.

COPENHAGEN, March 17th. A message from Berlin states that Herr Neske has withdrawn his order that anyone fighting against the Government will be shot.

AMSTERDAM, March 18th. message from Berlin states that it is officially estimated that 29,500,000 marks

many by Allied air-raids.

The Malin understands that, the | Japanese Cabinet has agreed to the i peace programme formulated by Dowager Lady Londonderry died worth of damage has been done in Cer Marquis Okuma, the former Prime | induenza. Minister. "This programme," the journal. declares, "embraces nine points."

(1) Or questións affecting "West- ern Europe, the Balkans, and the former German Colonies in Africa, Japan is in close agreement with the; views of Great Britain, France, and

the United States.

ELECTRIFIED RAILWAYS."

[First Part in Saturday & China Slait.]

LATER.

Sir Eric Geddes foreshadowed the ex- said that heavy electrical locomotives bad tensive electrification of railways. Ho beer tried and had proved very success fol.

BALE, March 16th.. A message from Vienna states that the German-Austrian Assembly passed Bill incorporating German-Austria in the German Republic.

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COPENHAGEN, March 15th. A message from Berlin states that Count Berastorf deputized Count Brockendorff of Finance, to discuss the German aims von Rantzau to the meeting of the Ministry

the Colonial and Labour questions would at the Peace Conference. He said that probably be the first items for discussion. The Conferenco emphasized the Govern ment's griet insistence to the Wilsonian principles.

(2) On questions dealing with Ger- many and Russia, Japan will co- | In order to get rid of "empty haulage," operate closely with Great Britain, the Government proposed to acquire all France, and the United States. privately-owned railway wagons.

(3) The question of indemnities would continue for two years, and after The war time railway organisation

AMSTERDAM, March 17th. and reparation Japan leaves to the that period he looked to the establish

The War Minister, Herr Reinhardt, has Peace Conference.

ment of a central Commission in London dismissed practically all the German ex- and a District Commission--representing Commanders on the Western Front. They Government. and the District, and Las are forbidden to leave Germany, owing bour, for zones into which the country to the possibility of court-martialling would be divided.

(4) The question of the Samoa Japan in willing to settle in agreement with Great Britain and the United States on the principle that all Ger- man bases in the Pacific shall dis- appear.

(5) Japan agrees that Australia shall have New Guinea.

(6) The Marshall, Caroline, and Ladrone archipelagoes to be adminis tered by Japan.

(7) Tsingtao and Kiaochow, with the Tinan railway, shall belong to Japan. Germany having acquired them in a regular manner from China.

RIOTS IN EGYPT.

them.

NO USE ASKING TOO MUCH.

ALL THEY HAVE IS ENOUGH." LONDON, March 17th."

CAIRO, March 16th. Crowds of students and, street arabs, and lamps, and coted and attacked the Mr. Claude Lowther, Mr. Bouer Law said armed with sticks, smashed shop-windows In the House of Commons, replying to trans. They tried to get fire to the pre- it was not proposed to publish the report mises of the Time, netspaper. They also of the Committee of Enquiry into the demonstrated before the Residency and at Financial Well of Germed

of Germany, over which the barracks.

Mr. W. M. The military restored order. A few

lir. Lowther asked for an assuranco demonstrators were killed and injured, that a full bill would be presented to (8) Japan will come to an agree- and 400 were arrested.

Germany at the Peace Conference, and that, if only a small amount was to be ntent with the Allies as to the main-

CALBO, March 16th.

exacted, it would be regarded as a paz- tenance of order in Siteria, and holds

Three-thousand demonstrators attempt ment on replied that he could

account. that no Power ought to have a ed to rush the railway station at Tantah. Mr. preponderating voice in the sessions The military and native police soon re- give no such promise, as it was not the of the Conference which deal with stored order. Twenty-two casualties are Government's policy to demand more

reported, the interests of this country.

than what was believed could be got from (9) The principle of the Open.

The disturbances were due to the activi. Germany, Door" in China and Japan shall bety of the Nationalist leaders, whose cam maintained, inasmuch as it affects it secured the support only of students, paign, however, proved absolutely futile, the keeping of the peace in the Far small bors, and the dregs of the popula

PARIS, March 18th. tion, leaving the mass of the people un-

Cottin has appealed against the death moved,

serkence. LONDON, March 17th.

A MERGER. Reuter learns that the position in B.M.S. EMPRESS OF ASIA." Caird is not regarded na giving cause for alarm. The military authorities have

LONDON, March 17th. Messra. Vickers, Ltd., is absorbing the taken all the necessary steps to maintain Metropolitan Carriage Company, Its R. M. S. Empress of Asia "returned to The movement is purely Nationalist total engital will be £20,000,000.

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LONDON, March 18th.

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The Oversens Club has promised to co- It is officially stated that, in view of operate with the Committee organising a grave situation in Egypt and the chain of bonfires in the United Kingdom High Commissioner's absente, General on Pesce night, by helping to secure a Bir Edmund Allenby has been appointed chain of bonfires round the Empire pu special High Commissioner for Egypt similar lines, and the Soudan. He

with entrusted „IS TT is safe to 17 that Chamberlain's the exercise of aupreme authority in all matters, military and civil, and has been Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy, has directed to take all measures hr considers saved the lives i mare people, and re-

Loxoow, March 18th necessary or expedient to restore law and lieved more at Kering than any other re-

and administer

At a meeting of the Chanel. Tunnel medy in existen It is known all over order in those countries, the civilized world for its speedy cures of

them in all matters as may be required Parliamentary Committee it was stated rampa in the stomach, diarrhoea and all by the necessity of maintaining the that is cut of 256 members, who had intestinal pains. For sale by all king's Protectorate over Egypt on a been approached, favoured the scheme. Chemists and Storekeepers.⠀⠀⠀

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