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EARLIER TELEGRAMS

(Reuter's Service to the China Mai) | (Routar's Service to the China Mail.)

HAVAN REVIEW.

LONDON, Aug. 10.

The Archidske Joseph has sent a telegram to M. Clemenceau asking

HUNGARY

NEW GOVERNMENT BOŽELIST?

| the Allies, to recognize his govern-Friday,

ment,

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Reuters Service to the Chino Mail.) RUSSIA.

OUR EVACUATION FLANGS FIRE. ARCHAFUL, August 8th. BUDAPEST, Aust 6th.

There has been hard, intermittent Aght- The new Ministry, at its first meeting on fing since the Onega mutiny.

resolved to recognise archduke

Russian force, supported by British Doop Regent antif the Fational gunners, attempted to recapture Omega The French government has in-sembly has been elected Thinisters They were attacked by the Bolshevis,

awora allegiance to the Archde

part of whom, disguised as peasants and troduced a Bill to provide for the

women, got in the rear of the Russians. construction of cheap and healthy

hut the tatter escaped into the wooda dwellings to cope with the housing crisis. It is proposed to spend: 500 millions.

|

Broth statement to Reuter

Archduke Joseph his dad the gring

elections during the Rumanian occupa

It is impossible to attempt to hold tion. Elections will be inducted on u vniversal franchise, every man and woman over it years of age voting.

Subsequently, a British monitor was ments landed in the face of desperate anchored at Onega and Russian detach resistance and captured a part of the town

the Russians who

The Bolsheviks, reinforced, forced back evacuating the refugees.

withdrew, after Immediately afterwards, two British with inch guns, razing the town. monitors shelled Onegu for eleven hours.

KNOTTY PROBLEM FOR INTERNA-

It is impossible to say, whether the future Government of Hungary will be Monarchical or Republican That is a Conference circles believe that qucation solely to be decided by the N. after ceaseless house to house 5ghting. the Council of Five will not take a tional Assembly which will be elected holiday till the treaties with Austria, immediately the Rumanians leave the Bulgaria and Hungary are settled. country.

The Allies have already claimed the first enemy prisoner of those who are to take their trial for violations of International law. The surrender is demanded of General Kruska, the commander of the prison camp at Cassel, who is accused of responsi. bility for an epidemic of typhus which caused the death of 3,000 French prisoners..

The French are urging that the treaty with Turkey be disposed of without awaiting the decision of America concerning mandates. The French nation owned at the opening of the war 63 per cent Turkish bonds and half the railways in the Ottoman empire have been built by French capital; therefore France is deeply interested in establishing stable conditions. "

CRICKET

LONDON, Aug. 9. Somersetshire beat Hampshire by four wickets.

Yorkshire beat Leicestershire by an innings and 126.

...

TIONAL SOCIALISTS..

The present situation in Hungary is very critical. The Ramanians have stop Ped the railways. telegraphs, and tele phones, and are preventing food from WERE TOTHER PEAK CHARMER renching Budapest.

The new Government will not nego- tiate with the Rumanions, but will rely on the Autente.

BUDAPEST, August 7th, The Archduke's movemens originated in aristocratic and official circles. It is strongly of a Royalist character. their smartest uniforms and all their Hungarian othcers are again wearing decorations.

PARIS. August 10th

Archduke Jusopir has telegraphed to the Supreme Council announcing the inten execute the Armistice, and asking for tion of the Hungarias Government to recognition in offein) quarters.

BEDAPEST

AWAY"

LUCERNE, August 9th, The report of the Commission of the Internationale, while strongly protesting against the Allies, supporting Admiral Koltebak, declares that the internationale cunaot evade the obligation to understand against Bolshevik oppression. the protest by the Russian Socialists

Therefore, it proposes that a Commis xion of Inquiry visit Russin in that con- nection.

PETROGRAD FAMINE.

POLICE STRIKE OVER.

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STOCKHOLM, August 8th.. A telegram from Petrograd states that the Chief Commissary has issued a pro- August Sch. clamation appealing to the agricultural The Archduke's signature to his pre organisations for more food as the popula- clamation, Archduke Joseph, Field-Murtion is faminoing and prices are fantastic, much commented on. Up to Bread is 120 roubles per pound and Hapsburg. now he has described himself "Joseph sugar 12 roubles per lump. Disease is

raging. His sudden intervention is viewed apprehensively by thoughtful politicians

BUDAPEST, August 7th. The Premier, M. Friedrich, has inade the following statement to Reuter in-essential, because it was a Bolshevist body, "The removal of the Reidl Cabinet was

am resterday escorted by

The Archduke came to Budapest at, ið Hungarian officers He conferred with Genera, Ger don (British) Colonel Law (USA) and Colonel Romanelli (Italy).

He then formed his Cabinet entirely of bureaucrats,

Sussex beat Essex by an innings and 31,

Surrey beat Middlesex by an 'nings and 48.

Lancashire beat Nottinghamshire by nine wickets..

Northants beat Derby by three wickets.

Kent v. Australians and Warwick v. Gloucestershire were drawn. -

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

[Translated for the China Mail.

from Wah Tsz Yat Po.]

Paring, Aug. 10. Telegrams to reassure the people have been pouring from Peking like a flock of doves from a storm-tossed and bebarnacled Ark. There were. telegrams to all the provinces about the dissolution of Parliament and the man who shall form the new Ministry Kung Sum Chum is mentioned as a stopgap.

LONDON, August 9th. The Commissioner of Police announces being resumed. that the strike is over. Annual leare is

He congratulates all runks for the way they have upheld the traditions of the

force..

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The Archduke conferred again at 9 am, to-day, with the heads of the Allied Mis- sione, reaching a matfflictory -agreement.

LONDON, August 8th. The Rumanians did not participate in the finish in the strike of the 200,000 York Apparently, it is going to be a fight to the conferences."

COPENHAGEN, August 9th.. shike miners. The Coal Controller, to- A telegram from Budapest states that day bold the men's lenders that it was the new Government has been inundated impossible to concede their demands, To with congratulations on the removal of do so would mean a strike in every coal- the Soviets.

feld in the country for similar conces sions,

BERLIN. August 9th.

It is believed that the funds of the strikers will last any another fortnight. Already £250,000 has been spent on strike

A number of Hungarian statesman de further conferences, with a view to parted from Vicana for Budapest yestern settlement, have been arranged. day. A special train was placed at their disposal By the Entente. The statesmen included M. Lornaces, the prospective Fremier. Count Stefan Bethlen, repre senting the Saaredin- Counter-Revolution- Government, and M. Garami, a Socialist leader.

RUMANIANS HANG ON,

BUDAPEST, August 8th. The Ramaniana are assuming control of the administration and apparently intend remaining.

The Press censorship is very severe Most of the newspapers have been sus- pended. The Rumanians suppressed the announcement from Paris that four Entente Generals are coming to Budapest. Ramanian soldiers are robbing houses and persons and are permitting excesses

With regard to Shantung, these telegraphic circulars say that the Government has no intention to sign the German Treaty; has not shown its hand to the in the Provinces. Allies; and has not entered into habitants of Budapest, mostly Jews, Bus They have arrested several hundred in direct negotiations with Japan. This sort of thing is found necessary be-pected of Bolshevist connect.uns.

cause of alarmist rumours.

Aug. 11.

Chekiang and Anhui may export 1,000,000 sacks of rice to Kwang tung

The Rumanians captured M. Czerny, the leader of the Bolshevists under Dr. Saamely, at Stuhlweizenburg,

VIENNA, August 8th." General Gordon, in Budapest yesterday, isited, the Rumanian Commander to pro test against the excesses of the Rumanian troops. The President's conference with

The Rumanian commonader bad declin Chow Shu Mo about the new cabineted to accept General Gordon's letter of led to nothing.

protest..

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LONDON, August 9th.

A Conference held in London, to-day, between the Coal Controller, the Minister of Labour, South Yorkshire cool-owners, Yorkshire miners, and the Secretary of the Miners' Federation, with a view to settling the Yorkshire miners strike, proved to

be abortive. Meanwhile, the industrial situation in Yorkshire is getting worse.

It has been arranged to feed the child. ren and families in some districts where the people are half-starving. Factories. are closing down.

LONDON, August 9th. settled.

The Liverpool tramway strike has been

LONDON, August 10th.

A meeting of operative bakers has decid- Led to return to work immediately on the assurances of the Ministry of Labour to introduce a Bill abolishing night baking. tion respecting hours and The men have agreed

greed to accept arbitra ing all strikers are reinstated.

wages, provid

Loynoy, August 6th. The Bakers' Union, has authorised the resumption of work, where the employers are prepared to concede all the Union's demanda

PARIS, August 10th. There was a political caucus at Paris has received information from Peitaiho yesterday. Nothing definite Budapest that the Rumanian authorities It is anticipated that this will imme- is known of the proceedings, though do not manifest their willingness to com- diately relieve the house, together with situation, a number

(DCC.

a report was sent to the President. ply with the instructions of the Confer

SHANGHAI, Aug." 11.

BERNE, August 10th tate that the excesses by the Rumaniza Semi-official reports from Bukharest troops have been invented by the German Press and the Bolshevist

A joint telegram from the Paris Delegates has come about Shantung. It urges China to stand firm, not to sign the Treaty, and outlines afresh the terms China should insist upon.

There is talk of more friendly advice coming from the Allied Ministers a: Peking.

Wat Yeung Kwong, going as civil governor of Shantung, has had an Interview with the Japanese Minister.

PARIS, August 10th.. Mr. H. C. Hoover has gone to Budapest to investigate the ad ftuation."

BUDAPEST, August 8th. The Rumania have swept the county bare of provisions for miles round Buda- pest

POGROMS AND JEW BAITING.

BUDAPEST, August 10th. ›'v at Peking. He wants the Ko-hsu and The American Food Mission in Vienna, Tal-ahun railway agreements can in response to urgent appeals, has under- celled, the withdrawal of all Japanese taken to feed the school children in Bade- troops and police from the Teraan FOOL BUDAPEST, August 10th. Chiao-chow railway, and restoration Aut-Jewish feeling is very strong in of Chinese jurisprudence in his field. Budapest. Many Jews were beaten in the The Minister submitted questions to streeta, dragged from cabs and tram-care, Tokyo before replying...

the Bumanian troops looking, on sad laughingly inciting the Hungarians to further attack the Jowa.

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large many other employers throughcnt London, have offered to concede all the demanda.

Up to the present, the Union forbade the operatives from resuming.

To-night's conference between masters and men issued a statement recommend- arbitration as regards hours and wages, ing that when the men have accepted

which the employers and the Ministry of there will be a further conference to con Labour favour, and have resumed work,

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RESUMPTION OF FOOD CONTROL.

MAP LONDON, August 9th. The Food Controller announces the re samption of control and distribution in the prices of imported bacon, hacıs and

GARSON,

LONDON, August 9th. Big Edward Caron, presiding at s special meeting of the Ulster. Unionist BERNE, August eth. Conmall at Belfast, dealt with the neces A telegram trom Vienas states that it sity of preparedness in Ulster to prevent of the Poldi Cabinet at. Budapest, has been is reported that M. Dovesak, a Minister any encroachment on their liberties.

easassinated.

UNCLE SAM SLOW TO DECIDE

LONDON, August 6th. A telegram from Constantinople states that the American Mission, which is inquiring into the wishes of the popular tion en regards the mandate for Turkey has not yet cotno to a décision....

The meeting decided to revive Ulster political organisations, including the Unionist Clubs, which had been in abey ance during the war,

It was also decided to commemorate "Covenant Day by religious services throughout Ulster on September 20th:

It was arranged that Bir Edward Carson would inaugurate a political cam- paiga in September.

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