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Furs, March 30th. The Council al Four is methodically working They meet twice daily, and, LONDON, March 31.

though the utmost reserve is maintained Bale hears from Weimar that there in regard to the outcome of their delibera- is an unconfirmed report to the effect tions, it seems certain that a certain that the Hungarian government sent amount of war material and equipent & short term ultimatum: to the will be sent to Rumania, in view of the Czecho-Slovak state, owing to a conubies necessitated by the

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FRENCH PARLIAMENT.

PARIS, March 30th. The Chamber of Dapaties, after an all- night sitting. rejected, by 369 votes to 131, the motion of the Socialist, BI. Renaudel, for the reduction of military credits to £330,000,000 for the second quarter of 1919, thereby giving a vote of confidence in the Government, which Secretary for War, thed for.he Under M. Pichon and Abram, Seretary for asked for.ne forces in Russia were at mall as it was possible. The Government did not wish to send an expedition to Rossin, and not The It is semi-officially stated that .another man would be sent there. Dutat, the Secretary-General of the Allied policy with regard to Russia waa Peace Conférencs, visited Veranilles this to lend all possible tesistance · against. afternoon, in order to arrange for the Bolshevism, in food, clothing, stores, etc., holding of the Congress for Pease Preto Poland. Rumania, and the Baltic. liminaries

States.

Budapest.

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PARIS, March

abth.

Copenhagen learns that the Budapest government has issued a decree forbidding anyone to leave the country. Those attempting to escape will be brought before a revolutionary, tribunal. The decree. As soon as the great Powers have says that all rights of foreigners finally desided the text of the Prelimin must be absolutely respected. Theory Treaty, the German plenipotentiaries, beaded by Count Brockdorff von Rantzau. persons of foreign diplomats and the will be summoned in Versailles. About flags designating the residences of goo: Germans altogether are expected. foreigners are inviolable under They will be lodged in the Town Hall penalty of death.

Preparations for their installation will cecupy at least three weeks, so, the Con Fress cannot well open until after Easter.

THE SILVER MARKET.

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SINGAPORE. April 2. On March 25 in the. Gazette the Treasury announces that the ma ximum price of silver bullion sold in the United Kingdom will be such price as is equivalent at the current rate of exchange to 5. cents per standard 'cunce.

WERMAX BOLSHEVISM A

- MILITARIST" PLANT,”

Loynes, March 31st. The Daily News Paris correspondent states that an oficial investigator, 1 whom the British Government employe during the war, has returned to Paris from Germans and presented a report,tri the Delegates.

RUMANIA'S NEEDS.

Losnos, March 31st. Reiter learns that the Government have ranged to open credits with Rumania for the purchase of inmediate necessities especially railway material. Completa equipment for 150,000 men will also be

Loxos, March 31st. The Canadian Government is granting Rumania a loan of £5,000,000 for the pur- chase of agricultural necessities.

sent,

PARLEY WITH LENIN.

LONDON, March 31st,

the

It is rumoured in Paris that Ile regards seriously the coquetling of Entente Powers are opening fresh nego- the Germans with Bolshevism and says tiations with M. Lenin. 1: that it is the last desperate venture of

the militarists, who hope that if Germany | WESTERN UKRAINE IS PRO-ÁLLIES. . goes Bolshevik, she will drag the world

FAR EASTERN CABLENEWS own with her. He expresses the opinion

[UY COURTESY,” RỘNGRONG ĐÀILY Pas CHINESE FORCE TO PROCEED TO THE NORTHERN FRONTIERS.

PEKING, April 3. Arrangements are proceeding for the dispatch of several Divisions of the National Defence Army to the Northern "frontiers.

that many of the disorders attributed to:

BERNE, March 30th.

The Government of the Western Ukraino

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the Sparticists were really originated by has notified Paris that they acquiesce in, the militarista and that a change in the the wishes of the Entente. Government is necessary to break, the Power of the militarists. He, foreshadows a coalition of the Independent and Majority Socialists and the middle class Pacifists.

GERMAN TEATE

'Coreznadex, March 31st.. In order to assist Germany to obtain chase foodstuffs, Marshal Foch telegraph credit from neutral countries and pur ed from Spa, intimating that Germany would be allowed to negotiate with neutrali One will observe Col. Semenoff's armas, provided the approval of the movement for the formation of-an Supreme War Council was obtained.

German gemi-offiein! newspapers de Independent State, which will posmand the abolition of this condition, sibly affect Mongolia; a second Army declaring that against Bolshevik intrusion."

A JOURNALISTIC SCOOP.

Lovros, March 31st

Mr. Harold Begbie, writing to the Daily Chronicle, from Amerongen, claims to have been admitted to an intimate interview with the ex Kaiser. He says of the ex-Kaiser, whom he received to that Count Bentinck is not an old friend oblige the Dutch Government

The ex-Kaiser,

is not, by any means, &

uor,

broken man. He is still full of energy.. though his hair has turned white. But

he has abandoned outings and wood-chop- consists of a half-hour walk round-the

will guard the Urga-Klachta line entirely dre Vermany, #rade must be Ping, and his sole open-nir exercise now!

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AN ARREST,

COPENHAGEN, March 31st.

A telegram from Berlin, duted March 31st, states that the Independent Social

" ANTILOCHUS" NOT DUE ist. Here Daeumig, the second President of the Greater Berlin Executive Connell, FOR TEN DAYS YET.

has been arrested on

of being

DEPARTURE POSTPONED,

the

moat.

At other times, be remains in his roo

reading to the ex-Empress, while she is 1sy with her needlework, and writing his autobiography.

The ex-Kaiser frequently expresses appreciation of the religious atmosphere

of the Castle and does not fear a public ful retirement in Germany.

the ringleader" of "spicion diatur trial. He anticipates spending a peace-

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LLOYD GEORGE.

It is now believed danach. 313. The sailing of the str. Antilochus Lloyd George will attend the next sitting

MILITARY SERVICE BILL.

LONDON, March 31st. Conference, to In the House of Commons, Mr. Winston

from Shanghai has been postponed of the British Ind The Premier may.] Churchill, speaking on the Military: Sor-1

question, and problems connected with German attitude towards the Danzig the line of demarcation of the Rhine Pro vinces...

which could be recovered from Germany. at £183,000,000, after deducting £70,000,000

·

until April 10. No reason was stated be held on April 4th." other than that by delaying departure remain in Paris where the Preliminary vice Bill,' said that the cost, in 1910, for there is a possibility that the passen Peace agreement is being delayed by the the Army of Occupation, was estimated ger list may be increased by another hundred enemy subjects, and among other reasons it might be stated that the question of the medical staffing of the ship has not yet been settled.

General Lu as director of Chemy repatriation from this province, has firmly adhered to the original rele ing proclamation which exempted all enemy doctors as a class, and some time ago he is said to have binted that as the German doctors could not be sent according to the letter of the proclamation, it was for the Allies to send Allied doctors

FRANCE AND THE SAAR BASIN,

As regards the latter question, the chief annex the Saar basin, which the British difficulty arises from France's desire to and American delegates oppose. There has been much discussion touching the gur antess which France will receive against German aggression in the event of non

annexation.

SOVIET DOINGS.

COPENHAGEN, March 31st.

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THE - SUDOLDERING CORRIDOR · OF FLAME.”": there wasemouldering corrider of From the White Sea to the Caspian flame. "Little States were in the direst peril, and immediately wo brought back our Armies we would be powerless to influence the course of events in Europe. THE DISTRIBUTION OF TROOPS

The distribution of troops would be approximately as follows:-In Great Britain, 176,000; France, 120,000; in the Flice, 204,000; in Italy and the adjacent regions, 10,000.

JUGO SLAY DIFFERENCES. The presence of troops in the last-men tioned areas was due to the request of both parties, we order to adjust lament- able differences between Italy and the Jugo-Slavs and prevent troubles between the local populations in those places where the troops of no other nation would be welcome: There were no troops any where engaged in a more merciful of beneficial taak.

THE MIDDLE CAUCASUS' AND

CAUCASUS

MESOPOTAMIA; in the Middie Caucasus there wera be spon substantially reduced. They were 75,000 troops which, it was hoped, would

retained at present merely to prevent up- risinge, patil docisions had been reached at the Peace Conference.

A message from Berlin states that re to attend the horse-going enemy ports were circulating in Berlin that the subjects. When it was pointed out u

Tungarian and Russian Soviet Govern to him that there was such a scarments bad offered to conclude an alliance none could be spared, even if they officially known of auch offers.

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statement that nothing would accept the service, he replied FEAR OF FRENCH OCCUPATION with the 'quaint suggestion that the

VIENNA, March 20th. difficulty could be solved by vending railwaymen decided to resume Chinese doctors, of which none, how work at twelve to-night, owing to Ger ever, could be found possessing the man-Avstrin having food for only thres required qualifications.

was stated in Vienna that one red Exactly what is to be done to son for the cessation of the railway strike scive the doctor problem cannot be was that is might be made o pretext for stated, and in the meantime leading the occupation of German-Austria by German doctors of Shanghai are was believed, would be despatched against large bodies of French troeps, which, it | remaining in Chinese territory, E

Hungary and the Russian Bolsheviks," Eighty enemy subjects from Tien- tsin and Shanhaikkuan, 20 from Pek ing, and 17, from Kuling, were ex-

In Mesopotamia, there wero 30,000; and in North Russia and Siberia, 22,000. pected to reach Shanghai én March 29. Including these the Antilochus

Of these Armies of Occupation, number. In the House of Commons, is routing 650,000, the

were 109,000 non-cumbat. passengers, as the list now stands, question, Major Wedgwood stated that was impossible to get the forces re will number no more than 425. Therequiry would be instituted into the It was are still small groups of enemies to the earliest possible date, but law and Fence Treaty was, anally ratified

causes of the recent outbreak in Egypt at quired by voluntary means before tho arrive from Shantung, Hunan, Honan, order must first be restored. The Bill passed its third reading. Szechuan, and other outlying pro

LONDON, March 31at: In the Eouse of Commons, Mr. Winston vinces; these should have come in

- AUSTRALIAN QIRMS' SPURN NEW weeks ago and It is believed there the situation in Egypt was due to Churchill, referring to the criticism that

FORK "GERMANSARA are at least 100 who may reach

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MELBOURNE, March 21st, cate, April 10

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LONDON, March 31st

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COPERTAMEN, March 30th. The Vorsische Zeitung reports that fifty Belgians occupied Dueldorf har bour, the Entente explaining that the accupation of, the harbours on the right hank was essential to the protection of Rhine-trafic en

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