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EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

(Bouter's Jà,vice to the China Mod.) THE RAILWAY STRIKE,

LONDON, October 12. An official statement from Downing Strect recapitulates the proceedings of last night, and states that the position remained se stated in the Premies's answer to the Transport Workers deputa tion, namely, that in the opinion of the Government it is quite impracticable to continue. negotiations until work has been resumed.

It states than the Premier has received a telegram from an important railway sentre tint the men there are pledged themselves to return to work to-morroW

The general outlook is regarded “sa critical as it is believed that the purpom of the transport workers is to toros railway settlement by a threat of a sympathetic general strike..

Twenty thousand miners at idle in Lothian and Lanarkshire by the railway strike.

Hi is officially stated that a fuller train. More men service is running today. have returned to work

Emergency road transport is beleg rapidly supplemented by an extended mas of gussteise and river trafic.

The result of the improved railway services is that one column of milk lorries ham already been withdrawn. London's milk uppies are still increasing.

October 4, 1918, Temperature 71.

日一十月八未已文 华人國民學中

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS

[By Courtesy of the Hongkong Daily Pres.1

A RUSSO-CHINESE DISPUTE: SETTLED.

PEKING, October 2. The Russo-Chinese dispute regard inthe rights of Chinese vessels on

Aas a result of the conferences yeater the Amur River has been settled. day between the Government and private The Chinese cruisers on this river traders, enormous strides have been made have beenn blockaded, and the crews organising food distribution through have bee submitted to hardships The Premier replied giving an amur-foodithur, inclucing a large number of All tiny corporations dealing in ance to that effect and pointing out that

if the wages will not be reduced before

the end of March.

out the whole country.

panese are blamed for instigating the owing to lack of food. The Ja- this prombe is already indicated in the shops, have relantarily placed their Russians to take this action. The

Japanese repudiate the suggestion. Government offer to the Railway Exeen-sources at the Government's disporal.

the whole country has been divided into The Russian authorities now re- tive.

wacht das been given full powers to navigate the Sungari and Amur wel area, the Local Commissioners of cognise the right of Chinese vessels dealing with foodstuffs.

fateful day since the beginning of the Though yesterday which was the most

the door is still open for discussion is strike, ended inconclusively, the fact that regarded as very encouraging

food have been established, so that it will cruisers to protect them. A Sino Huge Government clearing-buses for Rivers, and the right of Chinese. be able immediately to make up the short. Russian Commission will draw up It was feared from the utterance in any listrict. Conveys will be run regulations for the control of rive the leaders that the Transport

regularly atween clearing-houses andrine traffic.

of

Federation would call an immediate sy warehouses pathetic strike, hence there was surprise

Thus, though the works are closing down The Russians also recognise the, and gratifcasion, when the conference at Caston Hall assumed the role of media habitants of the big towns, from a food Amur at the beginning of the revolu and unemployment is increasing, the in-legal sale of Russian ships on the ter, and secured a resumption of the conview-point, will not be suffering any tion to Chinese merchants, and the versations between the Premier and the hardship as the resale of the cessation of confiscated vessels will be returned. railwayman,

railway transport.

The difficulty now is to find a formula which will enable the formal negotia tions so abruptly broken off last week to be resumed, and it is believed

that the conference of the Executives of the Railwaymec and Transport Workers this forenoon will be devoted to this task. The leaders of the railwaymen still maintain that it is impossible to secure general return of men prior to negutia tion, unless they can offer them an assur- ance of equitable wages and treatment as compared with locomotive men, but even their apologists in the Press recognise that a resumption is essential to the sue cess of the negotiations.

The position to-day is still critical, but the new spirit of statesmanship man fested at Caxton Hall yesterday is re- garded as a good auguris posible that a settlement may be effected on the lines that a Tribunal or Commission be immediately appointed to examine the whole war wage question, taking the case [ of the railwaymen first,

One Labour correspondent says that] the Premier received the Transport Work cra Deputation yesterday alone, presum sbly in order to dispose of the allegation hat he had been browbeaten by some of his Cabines colleagues

The spokesmen of the deputation some what vigorously demanded the re-open ing of negotiations with the railwaymien, but after a frank and lively discussion. they received the Premier's insistence on the resumption of work without any of disappointment or surprise, and an impression at Downing Street at they would exert all theif influence with the Railwaymen's Executive in the diree- tion of a complete acceptance of the Premier's terms.

curious reversion to the old times is the wholesale driving of cattle and shop from the grasslands in the Midlands to the populata towns in the North.

There are some 23,000 mior? bullocks en grass than normally.

PRESIDENT AT THE TEMPLE OF CONFUCIUS.

The President performed the usual Thousands are already being driven in stages of a miles daily, resting on the rites early this morning at the grasslands at night. till they reach their Temple of Confucius. destinations.

Exent in the west of Scotland and in South Wake, the situation in the Pro- vinces is not very bad.

in the Midlands in supplying, fuel and Canal transit is proving very, belpful raw material to the numerous industries. closed down or partially, closed down. "Indeed, although many collieries have there is nothing approaching a general breakdown of industry in the Black Country.

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

[Translated for the China Muŭ from the Wih Tar Yat Po.]

A quarter of a million people in Not-

SHANGHAI, Oct. 3. -- ringhamshire are carting .coal from the pits without the musistance of the rail-Paris that internal, peace must Dr. Wong Ching Ting wires from

ways..

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lie power-houses at Cardiff, enabling a foreign relations.

Blue jackets have re-started the hydrau- precede satisfactory arrangement of fleet of mere to leave yesterday, most- ly for are works,

juckets also acted as dock gatessen distance. Beyond some jeering, no one Strikers watched the operations from a attempted any action.

There was no truth in the rumour

Wong Yap Tong as northern peace || that Kung Sum Chum is to replace

Peking that he will hold on whatever delegate. Wong Yap Tong wires

The situation in Manchester, Liverpool | happens, and Birmingham is not yet serious.

The provincials who have been serious in the west of Scotland. whereabout Shantung are to leave Peking. The effects of the strike are growingly pestering the President in Peking ftaleendy. 95,000 out of 3,000 steel workers in 48 hours or be forcibly deported.

are idle also 25,000 miners and 2,500 deckers, while all the Clyde capatenten and crane-men have got notice.

The Conference between. Mr. Lloyd George and a deputation of Transport Workers' and allied Unions was resumed at Downing Street this morning. No decision bas yet been reached.

Mr. Williams, the Secretary of the Transport Workers, in reply to the ques- tion whether the deputation-was-return ing to Downing Street, said: May."

We

is reported that the negotiations.

the have reached a deadlock owing to Government's insistence that the en ahould return to duty before further negotiations take place.

The Government has issued instructions that the week's wages due to railwaymen shall not be paid, as the men left work without notice.

The Transport Workers' deputation conferred with the Railwaymen's Eseen tive this morning and discussed the situa tion arising out of the reopening of negotiations.

Mr. Thomas made a statement to the. effect that he hoped that negotiations, be tween the Railwaymen and the Govern- ment would be resumed.

He declared that they were not striking for strike's sake, and did not intend to prolong the dispute an hour more than could be avoided.

Mr. Hudson, the Assistant Railway- men's Becretary, interviewed after the conference, said that the Executive would meet at eleven today to discuss the posis tion. He

Blue jackets are assisting to handle the coal-trucks at Greenbck, at Glasgow has been admirable.

Hitherto, the behaviour of the strikers

The position in the east of Scotland is not serious, though shipping is tempor- arily

tied up at Leith.

The food situation in the Provinces continues excellent.

GENERAL DENIKIN'S RAPİD. ADVANCE.

Lopes, October 2nd. The outstanding event of the week in South Rusis is General Denikin's rapid advanced beyond Kursk, while, at the same time, he continues to progress on moet of the rest of his front.

He is

is only about 240 miles from Mos cow, where, it is rumoure, martial law has been proclaimed, owing to the fear of raids.

Admiral Koltchak also continues to pro. Bress

The Bolshevists have 'evacuated Boiak.

1) SERIOUS FLOODS IN SPAIN,

Arrangements for a big Japanese loan to China are nearly complete.

Tong Shiu Yi, southern delegate, has resigned, and sent his seal back to the Canton Military Government.

A lot of Americans, British, and Chinese met at the Chamber of Com Imerce yesterday to talk things over.

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COMMERCE

Following are extracts from th Chamber's market report:

Cotton piece goods and fancy cotton goods.

Since our last report there has been a certain amount of enquiry, but only a small business has resulted, the chief deterrent being the very unfavourable forward rates of ex change

The latest advices from Manches ter, indicate a fṛm and advancing. market.

Cotton yarn. A fair business has MADRID, October 1st been transacted and values show Continuous rainstorms have caused substantial advances. The lower serious floods, especially in the provinces counts appreciated $10 to $12 and of Valencic, and Murcia

Railway traffic is interrupted, and Business would have been larger but the higher counts $15 per bafe.

destroyed.

Premier ded; We may meet the rice, maize, and 'spico crops have been of there was a shortage of stocks on

Another railway leader said that the men would resume when a settlement was reached.

The Transport Workers' Conference re- sumes at Caxton. Hall this afternoon.

It is officially announced that the con- ference will resume to-day.

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leaving Downing Street, appeared to be abandon attempt to relieve them, but evidently suffering from strain. It in believed that the pourparlers have result many were rescued with the aid of ropes. ed in some progress, encouraging the hope. of a settlement to-day.

streets.

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Raw Cottons. Values are nomin- The cemeteries in the suburbs dingorged their dead. Corpses were conspicuous ally unchanged as follows Indian Mr. J. H. Thomas, in his statement be among the flotsam tossing about in the descriptions $41/54 per picul |fore the conference, said:-"Having cometorrents in

Chinese descriptions $44/56 per together it is the duty of both sides to see

picul that we do not break away again until We have reached a settlement. That is: the spirit in which we are here."

Asked whether the strike notices bad. been withdrawn, and the men were resum ing, Mr. Thomas replied "Please don't ask anything more."

The Transport Workers' deputation,

BRITISH PURCHASÈ COAL FROM AMERICA.

FLOUR MARKET REPORT. Stock: About 280,000 sacks, Quotations: American Patent $3.85 per sack, American Cut off, American Straight, Japanese 2nd Patent. (old' It ja understood that owing to the in-stock), Japanese 3rd Patent, Straight, creasing serious of the bunker pro-

London, October 2nd.

after seeing Mr. Lloyd George, visited blem; the British Government has made Shanghai Flour 2nd $2.98 per sack, the Railwaymen's Headquarters at 8.40 arrangements to purchase 100,000 tons of Shanghai Flour 3rd, Australian. No. p.m. to day accompanied by the Execu- coal monthly from the United States. 1. $2.98 per sack, Australian No. 2 tives of the Railwaymen and Locomotive Engineers.

$2.82 per sack, Australian No. 3.

The conference was adjourned at 29.30

a.m. till to-day. No decision bas yet been

taken.

BIG FIRE IN LONDON.-

LONDON, October 2ad,

A meeting of the Executive of the A fire broke out at midnight in Lon Licensed Vehiclo Workers decided to post don's new county hall, Westminster, pone action sa regards buses, trams and occupied by the Ministry of Food taxi cabs uptil the meeting at the Caxton The south-east wing was considerably Hall to day organised by the Executive damaged.

of the Transport Workers. Besides the Unions constituting the Transport Work- ers, the meeting will be attended by the Ship-Buildert, Boller Makers, Engineers, Printers, Electricians, Railway Clerks. the Postal Federation and the General Workers Union.

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