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South Africa I: Alled him with ex- couragement and hope. South Africa and emerged from the terrible conflict with its status praised and its destiny Ho convinced that the assured. peoples of the Empire played the greatest part of all the peoples in the Alliance

against Germany,

THE EMPIRE'S PART IN TEK WAR.

LONDON, July and- General Betha bas sailed for Cape Town by the liner Stephan Castle. Prior to his departure, by was interviewed by Rauter's Agency. He paid a great tribute to the Government and the people of Great Britain, to whom he said bo was indebted.

"THE PREDOMINANT SPIRIT IN BRITAIN. From the Premier downwards, in al LONDON'S July 3.quarters, be said, he found predominant LONDON, July 3.. Reuter learns from Polish sources. In the House of Commons debate the spirit of co-operation and sympathy that the Germans have been secretly following the speech by Me Lloyd fomenting rebellion in East West George. Mr. W. Adamson warm Prussia, Silesia and Posen. The congratulated the Pamir..on the rebels do not recognize the new accomplishment of the most stupen German government nor its signature dous task ever confronting the head प्रा. democratic country. The to the peace treaty. The Poles are of taking military Junter measures. Labour party had always insisted Efforts to provoke the Pele con- that Germany must make full repar- tinue.. The Germans attacked onion for the wanton destruction June 23, a number of frontier villages done in Allied countries, but it had in upper Silesia. These attacks are not agreed to the exclusion of a part of a plan to create a rising of Germany from the League of Nations Foles with a view to obtain excuse They wanted to see the League for instituting massacres.

become at the earliest moment a real League, not a league of Allied countries. He regretted that the treaty did not contain machinery for the abolition of conscription in the Allied countries as well as in Germany. He hoped now that the treaty was signed that the Germans would realise their only chance of peaceful and ordered development from the old conditions to the new lay in trying to give effect to the terms of the treaty.

BU GARY.

PARIS, July 3. It is understood that representation will be made to Bela Kun if he persists in obstructing relief work-in Hungary and that a small force of Allied troops will probably be despatched to assist in relief work.

THE KAISER'S TRIAL.

Sir Edward Carson expressed his gratitude to the Premier for the MATTER MOST DISCUSSED IN greatest achievement in history. He

LOBBIES.

LONDON, July 3. The most discussed passage of the Premier's speech, so far as the lobbies of parliament are concerned, was the trial of the Kaiser in London. It was observed how closely the secret had been guarded. It is presumed the tribunal will be composed of English. French, Italian, and American judges and take place in the law courts. It is understood that steps will be taken immediately to secure extradition. During the Kaiser's residence in Britain he will be under the strictest surveillance.

CZECHOSLOVAKIA.

UKRAINIANS GO WRONG.

had done so much that the nation

As an observer from afar, bo was take a more detached consequently able view of the wast struggle than bis, Home fellow delegates at the Conference.

He was donvinord, without disparaging for an instant the efforts of the Freacll. the Italians and the Americans, that the part played by Britain from August 4th until this hour was one placing her first. among the nations of the earth.

Thanks were primarily due to Great Britain for the overthrow of Prussianism She bad and the saving of the world. come our of the ordeal and sacrifice with her prestige higher than ever.

THE PEACE. TERMS,, As Britain led in war, so she led in He did not pretend to agree peace.

with all the peace terms but he would

He asked sell the Germans: Show by your coa dues that you intend to carry out the terms in the spirit as well as in the letter, and you will End salvation. Evasion and shiftiness will not be tolerated"

THE SUPREME GIFT OF MERCY..

I is a great pri

He shared the sentiments, inspiring did not care and did not realise all General Smuts declaration, and arged that they owed him for his patriotism, that we should remember that with the his courage, and his genius in carry victor rests the supreme gift of mercy.

Should Germany, in the near future ing on the war. That was the produce evidence of a changed heart and greatest contribution any man in the

A centrite spirit, it would be the privi of country had given. He believed that iege of Britain to lead in the mercy history would say as regards the peace Pence Aust not be marred by organisation at home, which had vengeance. Vengeance might well be left meant so much for success in the vilege to show mercy to a vanquished

to & Higher Hand. Eeld, that the zation owed the Prime enemy, if Le, in his turn, shews himself Minister a debt of gratitude. He had truly prepared by deed, rather than by done more than any man to preserve word, to confess his faalis, and to bring the liberties of the world. At the forth fruits meet for repentance.. same time they should not forget the burden borne by Mr. Asquith in the early days of the war. Ee Ead an unprepared country and great dif- ficulties in bringing it to a realisa- tion of its responsibilities in the war. Sir Edward Carson eloquently ap pealed for the League of Nations. He declared that if it did nothing | success. else it would make

peace more fashionable than war.

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LONDON, July 4. The Times from

THY CORNER-STONE OF CIVILISATIÓN. South Africa more firmly convinced than Concluding, he said: "I return to ever that the mission of the Empire, now and in the future, lies along the path of freedom and high ideala..

"Britain is the corner stone ups which civilisation must rest. It largely depends upon ber action and her spirit whether the nex-born League of Nations will be a

The essence of the League lies in an ideal of brotherhood, in making the world a better place to live in. In the League, the Empire will play the part of a big brother, and continue its historic role of the protector of the weak.""

SERVICE AT ST. PAUL'S.

LONDON, July 3rd. The Bishop of London has invited the heads of all denominations in London to attend the thanksgiving service at St. Paul's Cathedral on July 6th.

INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATIONS.

LONDON, July 3. Reuter learns that the new Czecho Slovak Republic will have an area of $5,000 square miles and a population of fourteen millions. The number of Germans in Bobemia is 25 per cent, and in Moravia 18 per cent. Thus the number of Germans in the Lord Inchcape urges, the abolition of Republic does not exceed two and the cable censorship and the admis half million. The Allies have advised sion of the use of private codes in the Polish "government in order to order to minimise cable delays and safeguard eastern Galicia from the facilitate resumption of business. dangers from Bolshevist gangs that The Times in a leader supports Lord the supreme Council of the Allies has Inchcape and affirms that Britain authorised the armies of the Polish alone is opposing the abolition of Republic to extend their operations the censorship. as far as the river Zbrunz.

Replying to Sir H. Brittain, Mr. The Archbishop of Lwow has sent Pike Pease 'stated that the cable a letter to President Paderewski companies are taking every possible asking him to inform the peace con step to restore the interrupted cables. gress that the Ukrainians are retiring Special means were taken to curtail before the Poles and are murdering government traffic and the priority priests and defenceless Poles. The for transmission of government of "consultation. victims amount to thousand. He cables by the Eastern Telegraph was declares he will summon the leaders suspended except in really urgent. of the Ukrainian government before the peace conference.

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LONDON, July 6. " In the House of Commons, replying The treaties respecting assist. to Major McMicking with regard to Britain the censure on Major-General Shaw to France by and America in the event of un- in connection with the Karachi troop- provoked German aggression are train incidents, Mr. Montagu re-em- published. Aggression is defined as phasised the fact that Major Shaw any breach of the stipulations of the had rejected an offer of a new inquiry peace treaty, for instance, Article 42, on very favourable terms. forbidding Germany to maintain or Montagu saw no reason to lay the construct fortifications in certain papers before the House. defined areas of Rhineland, and Article 43, forbidding the main- tenance and assembly of armed

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GERMANS WILL RATIFY."

PARIS, July 2nd. The Germans have sent a Note acknow ledging the intimation from the Allies that the blockade would be lifted after the ratification of the Treaty.

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CLEMENCEAU RESTING.

PARIS, July 1st,

M. Pichon replaced M. Clemenceau on the Council of Five yesterday. He pre-

Montagu's report says the price sides over the Council to-morrow, and

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of any violation of these Britain fell to 30/6 owing to more plentiful hears the views of the Rumanian delegates agrees immediately to go to supplies but the scarcity of supplies and off. Maklakett, Russian Ambassador in Paris, regarding the vexed question of the assistance of France. The to-day has caused a

Besarabia. agreement is only operative when Shanghai exchange is 5/3, 5800,000 the imilar treaty between-France ounces of silver have been shipped to and America has been ratified. China.

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LONDON, July 4. Silver is quoted 53 buyers and League of Nations. It is to be 53 sellers, with trade buying. The operative until the League itself market is steady,

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PA, July 3rd. The Rumanian Premier, M. Bratingo, has gone to Bukharest.

He declares that it is impossible for Ramanis to accept the clauses in the Aus trian Treaty in regard to minorities, as these would restrict Rumania's sover

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