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MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1919.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Reuters Service to the China Mail.)

THANKS OF PARLIAMENT..

Lesbos, August 6th. In the House of Commons, Mr. David Lloyd George moyed the following, u sion, recording the nation's thanks 10 all those whose devoted services helped to win the great struggle of Right over Afigu

Firstly

the offenes, petty odheers, She Noryn Res For their shopin watch vier

and the CABLE,

Mwafre

and Martes. tav . aq gyntion with which, dering Four Vetr 1 perit they muster. tained the Backade of the meaty's comest, Convoy armies una ph met disent land, and defetaled the consteter of the civihed work!" against erike and subtlety of a ruthlaw for:

Secondly, to the offices, semis- siemed erhves and rom et the brini the field for the che valor and endurance with which, arid circumstanc at unexampled backing, they stained the sick of war in many cities, for the good kamwur, clemency, and patience of bering for the lounted spiris which carried them themagh ir sapes DF spremnost to complete and plemlid Victory;

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Three to the clue. sione? officers, and men of the Air-Foren their brilhant daring andi papictions service over the war and land.

Fourthly, the gallant tregs from the Buzainiga averser mens Be In, and from the Ewa Colegios, for the prompte sude with which they responded to the en for the core of justic and redom. for the noble pare her played in junct with their congas in the Her tish land in souring the tramph of right over wrong;

Parly, to the women of the murient and uber ausifrazy serpen, fur their devation" in wnding the sick and wound- ed and their other duta Baithfully and bravely dischargesing.

Sixthly, to the ofcers and me of the Morenatis Marise, for the hue and fears bs senmanship by which our people were

servo prene want, and for ease frem elsanger."

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Sembly, chat this House doth achter. Age with deep sionision and ver en the hemisti of those who has fulles. ach service Lir contry, andh teniles in sympathy to their relates in

their sorrow and their pride. Mr. Eloy Gorge also mad a resolu tion moring the nation's protund seaso miración, and gratitud for the setrine serves rendered to the British To be Fid-Marshal Foch as feral- issimo of the Allie Armies.

Referring to Marshal Foch, he said that his gemis was reengnised by friend and fo. The war world have his won with out Marshal Foch, bar tus in 1915: (Cheers.) And what winning the war in js meant to the world was dificult to enterbate. The gratitude of the civilized world, therefore, ratous (Chr.)

The Premier id a notable tribute to Mr. Asmith and Earl Grey for decept ing the challenge of Prussianism in 1914, This saving Britain Iror Shatze, Wa would have been pros, «rous hut despised people had ve hat

entered the nor (Cherry)

The way in which millions then rallied Jound the Bag Aas one of the must thrill ing and most inspiring episodes in 10 history of the world, and would always be associated with the name of Eart Kitcher (Cheers)

The dauntlessness of these men ranked with the Iron Infantry" of Marlborough and Wellington or land and with the daring cansen of Drake at sen (koers) Beterring to the Mercantile Marine, he said that the horrors they sometimes had co bette were worse than those in the but Clear.

Everywhere, on land, sea and in the air, our men hard sustained a strain tegund anything in history. Moreover, we fought better and more formidably in us than

ever.

He paid ap especial tribute to the in- valuable services up the worben...

begarding the contribution of the Dominions, be said that they had only to per the truly dazzling list of vic tones way by the Uversena men to realise the gratis of their share. (Cheers)

He said: We rejoier as much here as they do that, through the valour of their sons, they have won a permanent place in the fraternity of nations." (Cheers.)

India's remarkable contribution, nut- ably in the East, won ber a new slain un our consideration-a claim se irre sistible that it ought to, and must, over power all prejudice and tupidity which iaight stand in the way of her progress, (Cheers.)

The Premier eloquently referred to the silent sufferings and agonies of the melti tudes of men and woaxu who bure the ruck and strain in their homes.

He concluded by saying:- All classes suffered alike. No class can point the finger of reproach n another, The on- tion whose men and women has shown Nu-i splendid qualities in the hour of their country's need shall get together again, ja case of a more subtle tenace, to save the Motherland from danger. (Loud cheers.) The motions, which were supported by the Liberal and Labour leaders, were pasted unanimously.

"LONDON, August sih. The House of Lords passed,

unani mously, the same motions of thanks to the forces as the House of Commons.

Lord Curzon, moving the motion, said that this was not the first time the Indian Armies bad come to our aid. They had been fighting our Battles in almost every part of Asia and Africa for at least half

century

The million men who came from the Dominions were an inestimable moraj aaset which as indelibly impressed on the Lonscience of the world.

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He might say the same of India. enuld not be said that India had Lot proved her loyalty. The Indian troops arrived in trance alalost in the nick of time, and witheat them some of our greatest vie- ture, ould--not have been won

lie al aid a tribute to the services of Van Colonies and Protectorates, Who Thy could not find fighting troops theres and labour battalions For Prat (Cheers.)

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LONDON, August 6th,

ommon, the Premier,

a for money groute to

the Forces, empleated

rule of war pensions sing the most generous in repacing 208,020,000 yearly, entrale, mitional expenditure of a Tad ne exceptional rewards mupala fon to those who had borne động tilities' with excep

He paid tribute to Field Marshal Haig's tenacity, dauntlessness, and readi. ness to subordinate himself to the demanda

his country. He recalled that Lord French at Ypres. fought, with small forces, one of the six degisive battles of the war, covering the British Any with honour." (Cheers,)

The Premier

paid a tribute to General Alenby, the brilliant commander who ital wor

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Fast and most triumptant Crusade. (t'heers.)

He at that Firt Marshal Sir Henry Wise was one of the most gifted soldiers. Britain ever possessed

H vision and git of organisation were one of the great-

Britain in the crisis of 10TS. More indebted to General Sir W that the tieneral Staff w well

and Badi rendered such Kaise great service in the w

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nerd Trenchard's energy. "daring and

imagination had

had made the Air Forco sfordable machine.

Lienz-e Sir Eankey's services were known to few, but they were unsiz- paved. He had showers remarkable foresigh

to the requirements of the war. regard and was indeed an organiser of victory. Cheers.)

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The Frenter paid a tribute to the heil, thent alership of tienerals Planer, Horne, Beng Kaw finson and Birdwood, without which in would have been impus. sible to turn the tide of battle in 1915.

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Pier said thar Admiral Beatty established. Enally, the supremacy the British Navy, (Cheers) Adhiral Jellicoe's services before ad suring the war had been incalculable.

Admiral Sturdee, by his brilliant Falk Fals action, hud rid the Pacife and the Atlantic of German raiders.

Admiral de Robeck's services were well, known.

Commander Tyrwhitt was the outstand- ing representative of the torpedo fotilla, whose reuseless vigilance bat ultimately bated the enemy designs. (Cheers.):

Admiral Keyes would live in naval history as the chief figure of the Zen Thrugge exploit.

Admiral Madden had rendered lovalu- able ski, in naval organisation.

This why but a small part of the recog nition We cred to these

great men.

(Cheers)

Sr. W. Adamson, the head of the Labour Party, coved the reduction of the vot:to £200.000- to be divided in the same proportions as proposed on the ground rbat the grants were qut of all propor- tion to the monetary rewards given to the rank and file.

Mr. Lloyd Liebrar, replying to Estom riticism aphasised that. £100,000.000 were being spent on pensions to men and their dependents. Loud choirs.)

The archment was rejected by

Les 10 CG.

Mr. T. H. W. Ingkipp drew attention to the disparity

of the amount granted to General Birdwood compared with that granted to other Army Commanders Mr. W. Jayasam-Hicks drew attention

the omission of the names of Sir harks Monroe, who had earried on the evacuation of fallipoli, afterwards going to India as Commander-in-Chief, and of Sir Frederick Sykes.. who had been chief of the Air Force in the 6eld.

PROFITEERING..

LONDON, Angust 6th.

Si Auckland Geddes stated, at today's weeting of the Profiteering Committee, that the Government proposed establishing. central authority to deal with protec ing New powers would be asked for and penalties increased.

The Government proposed to establish local tribunals and county appeal tri burals, similar to those under the Mili tary Service Act, to deal with profiteer ing by retailers in uncontrolled articles of daily use. They would be empowered to inflict fines up to 500 or refer the so to the Court of Summary Jurisdiction. which would be empowered to indict penalties up to £200 or six months in prisonment.

It was also proposed to empower the Board of Trade to introduce regulations regarding prices in these trades in which profiteering had occurred, and to impcsa Severe penalties for breaches of these re- gulations...

The Government proposed that there should be tribunal under a chairman with legal training, with a number of deputy chairmen.

The tribunal would consist of repre sentatives of trade organisations, includ ing Trade Unions. It would sit in smal panels, each panel being under the chair man or deputy chairman and consisting of persons knowing the case to be investi gated.

The Board of Trade reguintions regard- ing prices would be ismed on the recom mendation of the Tribunal.

LONDON, August 8th. The Fronteering Bill has been intru- duced in the House of Commons.

PENSIONS.

LONDON, July 20th.

DELAYED. The report of the Pensions Committee recommends all-round substantial in- creases of persions and allowances in ac ordance with the recont suggestions of Sir Douglas Haig, including an increase in the flat rate of the total disability per sion for single men to 40s. weekly.

It is estimated that the increases will involve

дл annual expenditure £18.000,000.

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The Committee's recommendations have been approved by the House of Commons.

IRELAND.

LONDON, August 7th.

In the House of Commons, replying to Sir Donald Maclean as regards the Irish question, Mr. Lloyd George declared that the Government would submit ita policy to Parliament at the earliest opportunity after the reseKI,

Be could not accept the Labourites sug- gestion meanwhile to withdraw troops from Ireland, as the Government's respon- sibility for law and order was plain,

THE KAISER.

LONDON, August 8th.

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Horstin Bottoniy, Mr. Bonar Law their decision to try the ex-Kaiser in Lon. stated that the Allies had not altered don, but that no attion could be taken until the Peao, Treaty had been ratibed.

THE CHINA MAIL”

THE STRIKERS.

Losboy, August 6th. In the House of Commons, Mr. E Shartt stated that the situation in Liver o had not materially changed There are attempts at looting säis morning. He impressed on the House the fnet at the attempts of certain persons to cause a complete cessation of work, and hand over the city to the mercy of the criminal classes, had hitherto failed.

The Government had every condense that the authorities in Liverpool would take every step, however severe, to pre- serve law and order and pretect the citi zena frost sinister attacks.

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The Government was prepared to give ther every assistaren (Cheers.)

He mentioned that the attempts. to burn the docks had been unsuccessful

Lostos, August'eth. Scotland Yard has definite information that foreign mens is financing the agita tions in Britain with the object olaver throwing the xisting system; Gore

Ten.

A certain Swede, who has made a full confession, arrived a week ago from luas gary with fore, which, it is alleged ha delivered to a well-known extremist.

The Inttes denies receiving the money. The Swede has been departed

LONDON, August 7th,

Au overwhelming majority of the city of London Pehce have forwarded to the Commissioner a resolution of shanks u regards his support for better pay, re pudiating the strikers, and recording their answerving loyalty."

Loxtos, August 7th.

The strike situation is better. The Nine Elras men are retursing to work. Most of the Tube strikers are returning.

The situation at Liverpool is quieter. The position in Yorgshore is unchanged.

Lores, August Tib.

The industrial situation in Liverpool is remarkably brighter, and the possibility of a general strike is now considered re-

mata.

The City has resumed its normal H with the exception of the trams and bakeries which have not resumed.

The Dockers Trion and the Municipal workers have followed the example of the railwaymen in deciding not to support the Police.

A deputation of Trade Unionists inter- viewed the Lord Mayor trday, and re quested the reinstatement of the dismissed police.

The Mayor declined to intervene in the "dispute, but undertook to advocate the calling of a conference between the deputa tion and the Watch Committee.

LONDON, August 8th

The House of Commons passed the third reading of the Coal Mines Bi, establish ing a seven-hour day

HUNGARY,

ErDAPEST. August 6th. A deputation of officials, beaded by General Schnetzer, this evening. went to the Ministry and ordered the Cabinet to resign, ad the ground that the Govern ment did not represent the whole nation. The Entente Mission bas delegated authority to Archduke Joseph, who has appointed Stephan Friedrich, an ex-War Office official, Premier: General Tanozos. Foreign Minister; and Ueneral Schnetzer, War Minister. All is quiet in the City.

PARIS, August 8th.

Archduke Joseph was always the most popular amber of the Imperial family. He resided in Budapest, and held an Army Command in war-tite. He was among the first, at the beginning of the revolution, to recognise the new régime and support Count Karolyi

BUDAPEST, August_7th.

I proclamation, Archduke Joseph saya: Impelled by my imperishabl love for the Hungarian people, and responding to requests from a sides, I have undertaken the solution of the seem- ingly impossible situation. I cannot look on while politicians of various interests and party groups are quarrelling over the fate of the pour broken Fatherland. Everywhere complete anarchy

reigns Nobody recognises that the complete stop- page of our food-supply 19 already threatened. This catastrophe will occur unless the educated classes, united with the sober working-classes and peasants. establish order with a strong hand."

He appoints Provisional Ministers, including M Friedrich and General Tanozos, but not including a War Minis

ter.

He says that a transitional Government will be formed in a few days after the citizens, peasants, and workmen have been consulted

He concludes:- Let everyone in whose heart still lives a spark of patriotism appport the Government with entire devo tion, in its difficult position. Away with discord, criticism had sophistry, Let there be usity of understanding and work. Let us immovably trust in the better" future of our Fatherland **

PARIS, August 6th. Apparently the new Hungarian Govern ment consists of representatives of the pre-Bolshevik régime.

Later news shows that the downfall of the Peid! Cabinet was dramatically and- den. Hungarian gendarmerie surrounded the National Palace, where the Cabinet was meeting, and arrested the Cabinet.

PARIS, August 8th. M. Friedrich, the new Premier of Hun- gary, belongs to the Bourgeois party.

It is intended to offer portfolios to the Agrarian Party, to the members of the so-called Szegedin Government, and to the Social Democrats.

BUDAPENT, August 7th. An enormous and enthusiastic crowd demonstrated all night long before the Hotel where the new Ministers are stay- ing. They dispersed singing anthems.

orderly.

The City is Missions have permitted

The Entente national fings to be hoisted.

PARIS, August 8th. Rumanian troops have crossed the Danube and occupied the whole city owing to the expiry of the period fixed for the acceptance of the Armistico.

TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, August 5th. The movement in favour of a British mandate for Turkey is increasing enor mously.

An Association, largely composed of old Turks and retired officials, is carrying. on an active campaign towards this end, with a view to an ultimate plebiscite.

General Bir George Milne has been on- trusted with the maintenance of order in Smyrna on behalf of the Allies.

· PRINCE'S ́TOUR,

LONDON, August 6th. The Prince of Wales left, to-day. aboard L.M.8. Renown, on a tour of Canada and the United States.

The King and Queen and other Boyal- ties took leave of the Prince at, Ports mouth.

RUMANIAN AGGRESSION.

Past August 6th. It is reported that the Bumanians have handed the Hungarian Government an wltimatum demanding the immediate an- render of a large proportion of the Danabe shipping, as well as equipment and supplies for an army of 300.000, and rations for the Bumanian troops, pending

e settlement.

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have also demanded the reduction

of the Hungarian Army to 13,000, the surrender of 30 per cent of her harvest, her animals and bor farar machinery, and 30 per cent. of her railway supplies.

PARIS, August 7th.

The Supreme Council has telegraphed to the Rumanian Government distinctly refusing to recognise the right of the Rumenians to make the demands, cabled on August 6th.

PARIS, August 8th.

The Supreme Council has not only refused to recognise the Runanians' right to impose fresh Artistice pernas. but also pointed out that the exaction of repara tions and indemnities was vested in all the Allies.

American vircles are strongly indignant as Rumania's action, and predict that is will disastrously affect the opinion of America

French circles take a less serious view and express the opinion that Rumania will not refuse to comply with the decision of the Peace Conference. It is urged that, in judging the startling course of events the fact that Rumania is our ally but Hungary's chey should be remembered.

Parts, August 8th.

The Supreme Council was lengthily occupied, to-day, in the consideration, of the tangle a Budapest, from where all the Allied representatives" reports depict the conduct of the Bemuines. in an on- Favourable light.

tieneral Gordon telegraphs that the Rumanian troops are committing outrages, At. Frank Polk, the chief American delegate, sold the Council that the com- position of the new Ciovernment and the manner of its formation would do run to spread Bolierism than anything el

The Council has drafted a telegram to the French Minister ut Bucharest. fer transmission to the Rumanian Govern ment, recalling that, on August 5th, the Allies sent Military Mission to Bedn pest to arrange, with the Hungarian Government. the execution of the Armis tice terms, and the safeguarding of the Hungarian population from violence or pressure at the bands the Rumanian Ariny.

The Council learned..on August 6th. that the Rumanian tieneralissimo had pre- sented fresh Armistice terms to the Hun. garians.

The Supreme Council then telegraphed to the Kumanian Government refusing to recognise the Rumanians righs to e- clude a fresh Armistice warning the Rumanian Government against any viola tion of law or humanity, und requesting it to order the Rumanian Generals in Budapest to obey the orders of the Inter- Allied Commission at Budapest.

No reply has reached the Council, but it has learned that the Rumanian Lien- erals refused to obey the Commission. Instead, they permitted pillaging, estab fished a blockade which is reducing Buda- pest to starvation, destroyed the railways fetween Budapest and Virans, and en mitted other violations of the rights of the Allies, and even of humanity.

The telegram concludes by requesting the Rumanian Government immediately to demonstrate, by acts, that the inference of the Conference that Rumania is resolved to disregard its authority, and separate herself from the Allies, is mistaken.

Paris, August ath. According to the Kello de Paris, owing. to the refusal of the Rumanina authorities to receive the Allied Military Mission, the Supreme Council has made energetic representations to the Bucharest Govern

Paris, August 6th. The French Government says that the Rumanian Army is not accepting French orders.

PARIS, August 8th.

ment,

A Havas message says:-

The prohibitive attitude of the Allied Supreme Council towards the Rumanians is the subject of considerable criticism in the French Press, it being stated that the Entente agente now in Budapest are telegraphing strong protests against.

Rumanian action.

Promincas French journalists warn the Supreme Council against allowing then- selves to be influenced by the local Fatute agents, whose personal beliefs have been upset by recent events.

BERLIN, August 8th. The Tageblatt's Budapest correspondent states that the American Government has requested the Ramanian Command withdraw their Armistice conditions, threatening & stoppage of supplies to Rumania.

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PARIS, August 8th. Mr. H. C. Hoover, who is directing relief work in Hungary, has ordered the suspen sion of all consignments of food to Buda Fest, on the ground that the Rumanians are carrying off all the food.

VIENNA, August 7th. According to the Zrit, the Hungarian Ambassador, M. Bush, Bed by motor from Vienna last night, after burning certain secret documents.

Hungarian journalists and officers went to the Embassy in the morning and thrashed and ejected the personnel.

PARLIAMENT AND THE STRIKERS.

Loxes, August 7th. In the House of Commons, replying to members and emphasising the serious of the flanela situation, Me, Austen chamberlain dedonneed those treasonable circles which were endeavouring, by direct aution, to overthrow Parlament

He said that the lovernment would take whatever steps were required to deal with the situation, and netled the good- wil and active assistance of the whole community.

Expenditure must be cut down and Production increased, or we should become bntionally bankrapt.

The Budget position, ar regards the balance boteca expenditum and revenue, had become seriously less favourable than when the Budget was introduced.

Many new large items of expenditure had been sanctioned, namely, pensions amounting to half the pre-war expendi ture, increased pay for the Army, Navy, and Felice, and bonuses for Civil Ser

van

Moreover, there was the continuance of the Ministry of Food, involving its truding with capital of 70,000,000 which was consequently not yet returnable to the Treasury

Mr. Chamberlain emphasised that next year the financial situation would not be come normal. He foreshadowed fresh taxation unless drastic reductions in ex penditure were affected.

He appealed to the House to exercise the closest vigilance as regards new ex penditure. It was his policy to reduce and end subsidies as soon as possible.

Mr. Chamberlain emphasised the need of increasing production at a redased cost, in order to get the entry into good markets that could pay for supplies.

The adverse exchange with America was. danger sigal; unless it was rectified shortly, everyone, from the richest to the porest, was in for a very bad time.

The 'trovertmens was detertained to stop reckless waste and would institute rigor and economy and eat down expenditure.

There was no need to tear that the Government would bark upon the Lazardous policy of nationalising every thing. There was nothing in the situa tion beyond the nation's control, given the war time" resolution, public spirit and tality.

Mr. Lloyd George said that the national position was grave owing to the prevail- ng spirit of unresponsibility. "But, if verybody throughout the land put forth their bes; exertions. as they did in war * time, we should emerge triumphantly.

He urged the cutting down of expendi ture to the narrowest Fimite

U.3.A.

WASHINGTON. August 6th. President Wilson has abandoned the conferences with the Kepahilena and De- mocratic Senators on the League of Na tions until the problem of the dearness of living has been solved,

Ee conferred with the Cabinet on this question, when the weting consid ered the report of the Special Commis sion appointed to tabulate measures to wards reducing the cust of living,

The report recommends legislation. In the meanwhile an unauthorised strike of railway shopmen, demanding an dvance of 25 per cent. wages and a 44- bour Beek, is spreading throughout the country, in spite of the appeels of Labour leaders to resume work pending a strike vote..

WASHINGTON, August 6th. The Department of Justice has decided to institute immediate proceedings, under the anti-Trust laws, against five leading Argerican neat packers.

WASHINGTON. August 5th. The big Railway Taions reiterate their demand that Congress pass a Bill, autherising Government ownership of railways, with profit sharing with playas.

A referendum of Chambers of Commerce in the Coited States, comprising 600,000 member, derided in favour of private ownership of railways.

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WASHINGTON, August 6th. Mr. Barnes, Director of the Grain Cor poration, announces that a wheat-cup of 1,000,000,000 bushels is assured, but there is no hope of a redaction price.

The Times Washington correspondent

Luspos, August 7th, quotes a statement of the Director of the United States Grain Corporation on the world's whent supplies, in which he says that the American crop is estimated at -100 million bushels less than in June. The European ousput, apart from Russia, is estimated at 500 million bushels, instead of the normal output of 1,800 million bushels.

SHIPPING.

LANDON, August 7th. Lloyd's Shipping Register, the first un-. censored issue since the war, shows that, in 1919, the United Kingdom owns 34.2 per cent, and the United States 24.1 per cent of the words tonnage, compared with 41.6 per c and 4.4 per cent, respectively, in 1994.

The toanze of the United States has increased by C,729,00 as compared with a decrease of samom in the tonnage of the United Kingdom.

ERLIS, August 7th. Germany'a Myreartite Fleet at present- numbers 3.756 hp with a grow tonnage of 721,044. VIESNA, August 7th

O ili umbes, 105 ships. The population of the town in Lower

agregating 12563 was, are over 1,000 Austria where M. Bela Kua and two of his associates are interned under assumed names have demanded their removal before the week-end

PARIS, August 6th. The Supreme Council has appointed tour Generals to go to Budapest to super- vise the carrying out of the Armistice, as follows: General Graziani (France), General Gordon (Great Britain), General Bandholz (United States), and General Monbelli (Italy).

LONDON, August 7th. In the House of Commons, ir. Cecil Harmsworth stated that the situation in Badapest is obscure.

LLOYD GEORGE Q.M.

LONDON, August 6th. The following in His Majesty's letter to the Premier:

Buckingham Palace.

LONDON, August 6th. My denz Prime Minister, The honours and rewards to the officers of the Navy, Army and Air Force. having been submitted to Parliament, feel that my people will share with me. the regret that it not posible to ex- press the nation's grateful recognition of the pre-eminent services rendered by the Prime Minister, both in carrying the war to a victorious conclasion, and in secur jug an honourable peace.

To rectify somewhat this omission, and personally to mark my high appre ciation of these services, it gives me great plensure to confer upon you the Order of Merit."

Believe me, yours very sincerely,

GEORGE, R. I

torts.

This mean the b. compared with January, 1815, of 4.00NX) tons, or over Four-fifths oi her whole Mercantil

Marine.

What remains, it is said, is barely suffi cient to carry on Germany's Baltic scr-. Vices.

THE BOLSHEVIKA.

LONDON, August 7th. The Admiralty announces that a Bol- sherist aubmarine was sunk in the Baltic by two British submarines.

STOCKHOLM, August 6th.

A telegram from Petrograd states that the Bolsheviks have started a food offen- sive against the Ukraine. Detachments of several thousands of soldiers, with machine-guna and field-guna, bave been ordered to siz" all the food possible in order to save Petrogrid and Moscow from certain famine.

NEW LIBERAL PARTY.

LONDON, August 7th. The Coalition Liberals have recently formed an organisation entitled the Liberal Parliamentary Party, with Mr.. George Luibert as the Chairman.

They adopted a programme Ist night, the main features of which are Free Trade, no conscription, an immediate Irish settle- ment, and vigorous economy.

NEW PRESIDENT."

"LONDON, August 6th Benhor Antonio Almeida. Has been elect ed President of the Repúblic

"TRADE GUARANTEE.

LONDON, August 7th, The Government has decided to set amids M23,000,000 us a guarantee to British - porters against loss in carrying on trade. ing operations with the new States of Europe and part of Russia

ITEMS.

OTTAWA, August sex

been chosen to

M. Mackenzie Kinglid Laurier a

succeed the ate Sir lender of the Liberal Party,

Losnos, August 6th.

In the House of Commons, replying to eriticisms of his absence from the House Mr. Lloyd George said that with the pre sure of subjects demanding his close study for instance coal, the trace policy, pro Steering, the agricultural policy, and Ireland, it was impossible for him to participate in the debates in the Flouse daily.

Loxney, August 8th. The increases in exports amount 2,671,024 and in imports to £4,430,794 compared with July last year.

COPEXEGEN, August 8th

A telegram from Berlin states that the Allies have demanded the surrender of the German General Kruska, commander a the prop-camp at Kassel. where 3000 French prisoners died of typhus.

Panes, August Sth A Hurns message says The Executive Committee of the Ameri car Lexion has invited Marshal Foch tor attend the first national convention of the Legion to be held at Minneapolis on Nor vember 10th.

Ps. August 8th

A Haras message says --- Among the taxation proposals now being examined by the Freach Badget Comission is me propusing that the tax paver should have the choice of other paying annuals or lewing a fixed pars of his estate to the State at couth.

PARIS, August etb. A Havas message says:— A most remarkable and daring aerial fear was accomplished to-day, when the Frenca aviator, M. Sergeant, few through the re de Triomphe in Paris.

The plane was travelling at a rate of 10 kilometres an hour, the clearancs be tween the wings of the plane and sides of the arch being less than 15 feet.

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MAID SUES COLONEL.

IRISH GIRL'S OUTBURST TO NURSE WHO "GRUMBLED."

A parlourmaid, Margaret O'Breu, waed her master, Bolonel C. Haani- ton Bunbury, Alingdon-gardens, Kensington, at Wes London County. Cours for a month's wages. She sid that Mrs. Bunbury was taken !! with fever, arta bospital muse was brought in.

"The nurse cane to the one day with some handkerchiefs out of the fever roen," the girl said, "and wanted me to wash them. I NIMI: No, sister, they are highly infec tions. Why don't you send them to the sundry? The nurse was always gumbing. Megbled about the ecoking. She said she was a lady and she coul na take wrytling that was not properly cooked. She would met eat fish, wire would not eat curry, she would not eat anything.”

Hi Honour: How it end? The Mail: Well, she was gam bhg shout the fab one day. She said: How the devil con I eat this?" and I told her to take the fish and herself to hell.

Is Honour: And did she? Witness: She sa: I will," an she went to the colonel. I, and I wou go, and then the colonét world not give me my wages, be cause the month was not up.

Colonel Bunbury and he objected to paying the wigs, because the girt made svene with the nurse and used abusive language to her.

His Honours She had only one day to go before her month was up. Do you think it reasonable to take her services for nearly a month with- out paying her?-Yes, under the cir cumstances.

His Honour: I am bound to my I do not think is reasonable. How. ever, I am bound by the law to giver judgment for the defendant.

Doesn't that prove that the w is a hass?

SCUDAI LIMITED.

The third soul report of the Directors for the year ended 31st March, Baya:-The result of the your's working shows ut of $37,257.44. The reason for this of course the fact that lapping wah curried in for five this only the one year. The crop sotu-' ully harvester to these five tretas was 110.700 l at a cost exspate of 42. cents per t. For the seven months during which no tapping we done, revenue account was charged with

an expeulture of $$80,000. Tapping WAS menced on 15thy Merali kest.

The tulance of the capital viz :-- 10.000 shares of $5 encli was iconod during the per. These shures were put up ke betale and realised $7.574 Per dare.

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For the busend your the esti minted cera de 130,000 14.. nd fin shade by harvested without di- enly hour and elimutie cond:-- Bare wre

favoumble.

The throk me a whole present a fresh and Regiiy appearance an the wide Estate in a rowombly

leurt comition,

Owing lưu sustage of Cliness labour cerian he had in con- sequence to ke neglected for saverat mong but there felds have again been trought into good condition us regnade trading.

For the same regson 1. hax ixent. Smagicnaiblo njenemafely toltunkhe "these two importini Réorks, bus dise ease has been kept in cheek, and some flaming cut how been done.

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