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LEDON, Jan. 241. The British military mission to Russia reported on Jändary 22 that the retreat on the eastern half of Denikin's front was, continuring The Don army had withdrawn behind the Sal river. Strong forces of the Red army crossed the Don on January 21. but were thrown back, leaving a thousand prisoners. An attempt to cross at Roster was also repulsed..

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LONDON, January 22nd.

LONDON, January 23rd. An authoritative weekly summary of

banquet of the London the military operations says that, since Unionist Association, Mr. Balfour, re- the opening of the offensive on Januaryferring to the last few years, said what- 4th, the Lette bara retaken their own ever was thend for the British Empire country to a dept forty miles and in the future, the historian would

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NEW YORK, Jan. 19.

The Revenue officials have seized liquors valued at over $3,000,000 which were lying on the piers and in barges and which were too late to be loaded on outgoing, steamers before prohibition was enforced.

AMERICAN SILK MILLS CLOSE.

-PATERSON (New Jersey): Jan. 20.

The silk manufacturers here having failed to reach a wage agreement with loomflxers and twisters have decided to close the mills. The lock out affects 3,000 employees.

OPPOSITION TO ANTI-SEDITION BILÍS

captured. 13,000 pristers. The Bolsheviks assuredly say that when the hour of still occupy sixty miles of Lettland.

NEW YORK. Jan. 10. In South Rumia in the respite afforded to preme trial covery section of every

Mr. Samuel Gompers arhounces Denikin, owing to the swollen condition Party in the diverse and widely scattered of the Don and the railways destroyed in components of the empire rose with a that the Federation of Labour wir the recent retreat, the opposing armies unity of firit equalled in the past, oppose the Anti-Sedition: Bills now

without hope or desire for sither perding before the Congress, personal or national gain, threw them. selves with decisive effect into the great struggle, of humanity against alien domination.

thesoccasfal

and Nevertheless being regrouped Denikin's losses in material gravely affect his future operations,

In Siberia the Bolsheviks' advance bas slowed up and they have taken Dutor's Headquarters at Sergiopol.

Looking around Barope, seeing the ecozio. mis disaster boding arer the great countries seeing whole of the vast empire of Russia dissolved in septic con

The Democrats at Irkutsk are maintain ing order with Allied assistance, but Redcontri tags have appeared on some building The Dugocrats are endeavouring to form vision, one was apt to feel that the effects and criters of mankind have re-

a Dew Government with the programme

the

KOWLOON AND HOUSING.

RUMOUR ABOUT RENTS.

The question of the raising of rents of houses across the water is

of the cessation of civil war and the ceived as yet bad a very imperfect Sey the subject of no-little comment

opposition of the Atamans and Japanese.

Admiral Kultchak has informed the Allies High Commissioners, that he

remaining Ministers.

that said

aceerdance

Mr. Balfour, continning. ad created new countries in

at Nijaiudinsk with his principle which as fat diminish the an interesting chat with a well-known |

A Bolshevik mission arrived at Kabul, and was ceremoniously received. Two emissaries from Constantinople have also arrived.

to

with the praciple of nationality-the among Kowloon residents, A TR- forepresentative of the China Mail had aight could serought chances of future disasters. It is trac resident of the peninsula. This that peace has not yet brought what most gentleman assured him that up thought they had the right to except to the present he had received He did not think it was the fault of the no intimation that his rent The British military mission with Peace Conference. He was confident that was going to be raised, although he Donikin, reviewing the recent operations it was not the fault of those who repre- had heard that such notices had been in South Russia, points out that the presented them in Paris If, in addition to received by some. He then went on sent respite will be used by Denikin inhe mak

readjustment of frontiers they could raising further re-inforcements which

should shortly be available to replace use instruments & the League of Nations to discuss the problem of housing in casualtios suffered during the retreat, and to introduce more reasonable frame at Kowloon and expressed the opinion adds that the imminent danger to their mind into the democracies of the world, that one of the first things the new country has caused both the Don and the they would Tave done a great deal, bat Residents' Association should do is. Kuban Cossacks to rally whole-heartedly they should not fall into the mistake of to put in a strong petiting to the to Denikin.

supposing that, babase they gave univer Home Government and secure if The Mission describes the situation as sal surage and created a democracy, possible the support of a member "to all appearances somewhat better" and emphasises that the further course of pitore bliminated the petty of Parliament, for the release of the ambitions and gleed which ended in property at present occupied by the the operations will probably be in favour disaster.

thank

Mr Balfour believed

to the map it will be seen that this and beli ve

of that aide which is making the best Mr. Balfour combatted the ides that, military authorities fronting on the use of the respite in reorganising and because political crimes kan so often been Nathan Road to the beauty of reforming. This is naturally easier for Danikin, who is nearer his base and recommitted in the past, there was no use which it contributes a series of sources, than for the Bolsheviks, who have trying to diminish their number. Much that shed mule stables. This area gone deep into their enemy's country and had been done within countries to render in bounded by Austin

Road, depend for supplies and equipment on crimes of violence more and more impos Nathan Road and Haiphong Road, partially-destroyed railways.” It is added Bible. Why cannot this be done between the *Naval Authorities - having tant tauch depends upon the support different countries! It may be along a long stretch of land along the sea- afforded to Denikin by the population in business, but the business will be less the rear. The latest reports seem to show

and

result more satisfactory it, with shore at their disposal. By reference that be still commands their full con- out

1 undue fidence and loyalty

ni theealism, you stpiece of land is practically equal in retain LONDON, January 22nd. -

that the.

of right is worth fighting, size to that on which stand most of extrome right of the Caucasus Amy, a in something approaching.victoonscies. Austin Road, Carnavon Road, and The War Office announces that on the for with certainty it will ultimately end the European residences, which area, Bolshevik Column, which entered Kislyar,

roughly speakings bounded by was driven out by counter-attack on January 31st. On the contre sad left tious efforts of the Paris Conterens wil Cameron Road. This, it must beremem- fronts of the Caucasus Army, the Russians be seen in the lifetime of his hearers, as bered, includes the Observatory, the have been forced back from the line of the they "bear gefims of new future for Kowtown British School, St. Andrew's Sal astride the Traritsin-Ekaterinedar

Europe.

Church and Chater's Bungalow, which Railway. Further Wost the Bolsheviks made repeated attempts to cross the Don

account for a considerable amount. east of Bostor, and succeeded in forming

of the space. The opinion was small bridgeheads on the left bank at two

| expressed that the presence of troops places. To the west of Rostov attempts

At this particular place was unneces to cross were completely repulsed with heavy losses The Bolshevik cavalry lost Mr. Chamberlain, speaking at Birming sary and the suggestion was made 12 guns, 100 machine-guna and a large bam referred to the world fancial situa that they should be shifted to the number of prisonera On the Crimen tion, and mid that the first thing for military reservation close by King's front the Bolshevika are approaching the European nations to do was to set their Park, which is at present used as a Isthmuses of Chongar and Perekop.

own houses in order. We could not con- hockey ground, although it would be tinde borrowing one from another or more satisfactory if they could be COTTON GROWING IN THE

from

our own people to meet the current moved elsewhere, thus leaving, two EMPIRE.

Government expenses. greatly the cables from America which for building sites. It is really hard He regretted large pieces of ground available mated that the policy of the British Government was to borrow vest suins to imagine what necessity exists for from America for the purpose of lending keeping troops in the barracks on them to other European nations. That Nathan Road when the land. Is to had never been so

urgently needed. Another little point worth mentioning is that the officers' messes are not contained in the barracks, but are rented privately.

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WORLD'S-FINANCIAL OUTLOOK.

LONDON, January 21st.

Loxbox, January 23rd. Colonel Amery, in the course of a state ment on the report of the Empire Cotion Growing Committee pointed out that Lord Milner is keeping himself closely informed of the development in cotton-growing. He believed that the National Debt had He recently appointed Colonial

reached its maximum. Onco we turned Development Committee for the purpose the corner, which, Le thought, will be of studying the problem. Many of the during the next financial year, it will be The gentleman, referred to them Cotton-Growing Committee's recommenda- tions are already being carried out. The our business to consider the funding of Committes appointed by Lord Milner to the large existing floating debt, thus re inquire into the position of the Agricul- moving from commercial and financial taral Departments in the various colonies centres the cloud of anxiety which its pre haa, also, made considerable progress. sent size had created Amongst the members of this Committee

Mr. Chamberlain

Aid that there were Wae Sir Henry Birchenough who was some favourable agus in the situation. Chairman of the Cotton-Growing Com-Trade was very presporcus, and the ad mittee:

verse balance of trade was being rapidly exceeded £160,000,000 the past

bo

every Governor concerned with a cotton ciated a

The reports so fár received showed that reduced. If hand be

ares was eager to extend the crop in

went on to speak of the suggested reclamation at Cheung Sha Wan and hinted that its benefit would be entirely lost if the land thus gained were allowed to go into the hands of Chinese. What he would like to see, would be a line of "godowns with wharves for the accommodation of Hongkong'a shipping, and then fur

Uganda, particularly, the present year's out this deficit bear closed with ther back a well built, and well-Zaid: ||

converted into out settlement of European hotires. crop shows a very marked advance - balance in our favour of at least Some fine sites would undoubtedly

Dealing with the report's emphasis on the nccemity of trained mets Colonel £150,000,000 He was not a pessimist and be available if the reclamation, were Amery said that the Colonial Office Con mitten examined the question most care

fully and come to the conclusion that no permanent relief can be found until the post-war studenta complete their courses: Consideration is further being given to |the establishment of a College of Tropical Agriculture in the West Indies, the result of which will be of the greatest me to the whole Empire

Whe

curiosity.

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HE CERGO EXTES.

shall be able to look back to the present Reference was next made to the

of opinion that in a few years, we carried out trials and discaltice as an historical Portuguese settlement at Ho Min Tin and it was mentioned that's road is to be constructed in that neighbour- hood for the purpose of opening up ground, which will probably be sold at five cents foot. The land may at first-apPLÁT The development, generally is limited

LONDON, January 24th cheap but it must be remembered by the lack of transport facilities and

Shipping Controllery fina" framed that communications, with that this is one of the questions on whists the new ftright, rates, from Janitary lek för district are solely the railway and Colonial Development Committee is consigo owners who are clected to lost char He understood that pressure centrating ite attention. Important expert-homeward Government cargoes, owing to monte are proceeding in Uganda with the the ingreased cost of banker boal, port was belog brought to bear on owners lopotractor systemN

delays and increased cost of loading and to build a Kau Lung Tong but he It is noteworthy in connection with Cot dischargin

NO CON | could not understand why... “many Amery temarks that the Cotton-Growing The following entes ab all shillings Doc Tacant spaces in the middle of Kow- Committee's report, while dealing mainly ton to Britain From Cuba It will be loon were allowed to remain idle, with established cotton areas, alludes to 884 from Australia 150%. - and from the the possibility of development in Queens River Plate 102 BATARY land and Oceania, but says that the oriThe present Goreanmens rate for Bar dence is lasufioient to show whether the from Cuba" if 60%) for grain from Cha recent revival of the industry will outlast River Plate 928, 5dy and for grain from He present period of high príza, Sustralia 100%

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