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No. 17,817.

The China Mail.

December 4, 1918, Temperature 66

ABLISH

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Rainfall 0.00 ɑnch.

Humidity 89

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1919.

日三十月十未已天皇年人國夹華中

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

December 4, 1919, l'emperature 57.

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THE GERMAN SHIPS.

FRANCE WANTS SUBMARINES.

PARIS, November 30. Further details of the Supreme Council's decision with regard to the German warships confirm the previous messages, except to state that one battleship, one light-cruiser and three torpedoers will be given to each of the five principal Allies, for experimental and propaganda purposes and that while Britain, France, Italy and Japan have agreed to distribution of the proceeds of the breaking up of the warships among the five principal Allies or the basis of warship losses in the war, the United States has "not yet given a decision. France proposes that all enemy submarines be broken up, except ten which will be allotted to France, which alone as unable to build submarines in war-time..

PARIS, November 30%

The meeting of the Supreme Council to day decided that the breaking up of the Garman ships should begin immediately and be concluded within two years. Regarding the disposal of enemy submarines the French Government, which always opposed destruction of these vessels, suggested as a basis of discussion that the submarines be divided in the same proportion as the surface ships, each power doing as it pleases with its share. The discussion was adjourned.

THE LABOUR CONFERENCE.

AGREEMENT REACHED BEFORE ADJOURNMENT.

(Rauter's Service to the China Mail.)

GERMANY BURRENDERED

WARSHIPS.

BERLIN, November 29th. Germany has sent a memorandum to the Peace Conference blaming the Allies for the Bespo sinkings as the warships, contrary to the Armistice, were interned in British ports and not in neutral ports. Gerinany contends that Admiraf von Router

had been cut off from intercourse with his homeland and was bound to same that the Armistice had ended on June 21st, and, therefore, he ordered the sinkings,

in accordance with seamens' usage.

Admiral von Reuter had been with- draws from the German Government's authority and the latter, therefore, had no responsibility for his acts,

In order, however, to prevent the dis pute delaying the Peace Treaty, and thus. delaying an effect which is urgently de- sired in Germany, it is proposed that the affair be submitted to the Permanent

burt of Arbitration at The Hague

LONDON, November 29th,

A telegram from Paris. states that the Supreme Council has adopted the British proposed partition of the German war flect, allocating in tonnage, to Britain, o per cent, to France and Italy, 10 per cent. each. to Japan, B. per cent.. and to the United States, 9 per cente

AMERICAN COAL OUTPUT.

WASHINGTON, November 29th, The Department of Justice unaounces that it will prosecute any mine-owners or miners making any agreement to restrict the production of coa..

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. The Labour Conference adjourned after reaching agreement on every item of the agenda laid down by the Treaty of Peace and for creating machinery for a permanent international organisation to secure industrial harmony by compromise. Stx draft conventions and six

PARIS NEWSPAPER STRIKE, recommendations will be presented for ratification by the legislatures of the forty States which are members of the Conference. E. M. Fontaine

PARIS, November 29th. of France. President of the Governing Body of the International Labour.

The neveroper printers have decided, Office, stated that until the Peace Treaty was ratified the decisions of the by 41 rotus to 107, to resume work, Conference would have no binding effect, but when the Treaty was ratified action must be taken to make them efective. The Conference, thereupon passed a resolution authorising the Governing Body to take such action. It was announced that the International Labour Office will be located provisionally at the temporary seat of the League of Nations with secretary in London..

THE RUMANIAN ULTIMATUM.

RECOMMENDATION BY THE ALLIES.

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PARIS, November 30.

The Allied ultimatum to Rumanía on November 24 after stating that Rumania's reply on November 2 was unsatisfactory, emphasises the pati- ence of the Allies towards Rumania and points out that but for the immense sacrifices of the Allies Rumania would now be ruined and hope lessly enslaved. It invites Rumania to take the following steps uncond tionally. First, to evacuate Hungary entirely, retiring behind the frontiers fixed by the Peace Conference. Second to accept the formation of an inter- Allied Commission to deal with Rumanian requisitions in Hungary. Third to sign the Austrian Treaty and Minorities Treaty on the conditions in the Supreme Council note on October 12. Failing a satisfactory reply by De cember 2, the Allies will most regretfully break off relations with Rumania.

BRITISH PRISONERS IN RUSSIA.

HOPE OF SUCCESSFUL-ISSUE.

COPENHAGEN, November 30. Apparently there is no prospect of a termination of the conference between Mr. O'grady and Litvinoff for some days, though it is understood there is hope of a successful issue. Litvinoff informed Mr. O'grady that he saw the British prisoners just before leaving Russia and they appeared to be contented, except regarding food and lack of warm clothing.

LATVIA AND GERMANY,

RELATIONS BROKEN OFF.

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COPENHAGEN, November 30.

An officia! message from the Lett Bureau states that Latvia has not declared war on Germany but that Lettish German relations have been brokes off owing to General Von Berhardt, on instructions from the German Government, assuming the protection of troops which were fighting against Latvia, thereby violating the Versailles Feace Treaty.

A PROTEST.

WASHINGTON, November 30. The Convention adopted by the International Labour Conference in demnifying women and wage earners for the time lost during child birth, provides for six weeks leave with payment before birth and same compensa tion after birth. A feature of the closing session was the protest by Mr. Gemmill, South Africa, against the preponderance of European representa tion on the Governing Body of the International Labour Office, in which 20 out of 24 members represent European countries. The Conference endorsed Mr. Gemmill's protest by 44 to 39. The Governing Body meets in Paris on January.

STRAITS CHINESE AND THE QUEUE.

A well-known Straits-born Chiness resident of Bangkok recently went to Malacca (says the Bangkok Dally Mail) and appears to have been horri fed at two things, first the prices of cigarettes and three-star Hennessy. and, second, the fact that He has met several Straits-born men still wearing their queues.. Whereupon he has burst into poetry, starting from scratch as follows:

Alas, comrades, don't you feel

disgraced

To be among reformers with your

"quener

WELSH MINERS.

LONDON. November 29th. According to incomplete returns, the Welsh mirers' ballot concerning resistance against payment of an income tax for. below £950 resulted in 61,587 votice for a strike and 63,831 against it Official re turns will be published on Monday,

MURDER OF ROSA LUXEMBURG.

BEZLIN, November 99th. The Hanover correspondent of the Berliner Zeitung reports that Otto, who has been living in Hanover under the name of Koch, has admitted the murder of Rosa Luxembourg. He has been arrested and placed in a military prison.

A DISASTROUS FIRE.

VIENNA, November 28th-

A are broke out early this morning in a wooden shed at Mark Graf Neuseid, in ti vicinity of Vienna, where 108 Czecho Slovak agricultural labourers were asloop; Fifty-four perished in the flames and twelve were seriously injured The catastrophe was due to the explosion of petrol of ammunition.

HAVAS REVIEW,

PARIS, November 28th.. A Haras messaga says:- Nowa has reached Paris that the war thips Genoa and Smyrna have made cor- mon cause with d'Annunzio, the modern Comair. Collisions with the Yngo-Slava are feared. It is urged that the Allies should take control of the situation.

M. Sarrau

Governor-General of Indo- China, is resigning his appointment.

The new Chamber will consist of 620 Deputies.

80

The gains and the losses of each Party, far as is officially known, are as follows:-

Party Loft Republicans. Radicals

Gains. Losses.

BI

22

20

29

Radical Focialista Republican Socialista

10

98

15

United Socialista.....

"Dissident" "Socialista Progressites

0

90*

Active Liberala

AT 19

10."

Conservatives .......

The new Minister of Education is M. Berard, Deputy for, the Basses-Pyrenees Department.

new Minister of Trade is M. Dubois, Deputy for the Seine Department.

Very aborty, lines of serial navigation organized in Argentina by a French Aviation Minion will be inaugurateð

The German State Minister of Recon [struction Eas 'left. Berlin: for Boatharn Germany to discuss with the Governments there the reconstruction of Northern Franc

Manchurian servitude, that the pigtail was forced on them by "the blades the Prefect of Police, in Paris hins ordered In of the persistent coal shortage, the Manchurian tyrant's swords," but all ball-rooms and dancing balls to re- now that Manchus are being dis main closed till further notice pensed with" they should "chuck it The German Government has replied to away at once," And he winds up the Supreme Council's Note, expressing with

its readiness to ratify the Peace protocol, but claiming that certain important clauses of the Peace Treaty, be made less harsh.

Excuse me, comrades for this,

hy harsly expression, "":" But, I take this opportunity of{"

asking you to accept it,

As my poor, invaluable and in-

quisitive suggestion. And though it may be stich,

please consider it.

NEW ITALIAN PARLIAMENT.

It has been decided, that Parliament shall be opened without the customary ceremonia

hial. Not even the procession will take place.

And I really hope they will The The King will hot appear in full. Gen- arbor, who has adopted the nom-de-eral's uniform, but in a field uniform. plume of " Nat Summer," really seems Diplomats have been requested to wear to have maken Whittier as his model, but I hope he gets there all the same.

Hanging about, like a bell string]:

it bofaced

While other's hair glistens with

- perfumed glue 35

He goes on to point out that they really ought to get rid of the badge of

trock-coats.

YUGO-BLAT FEAR STRIFE.

Laos, November 29th The Yugo 8lar Government has in. timated to the Allies that any extensión WALLA WALLA"? Lamoke sb of d'Annunzio's activities in Dalmatia Blake Pier. - Night and day marior Montenegro will änevitably lead to an

arised courfist

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