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THE CHINA MAIL

EXTRA.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1920.

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Renter's Service is the China M.)

TEK CZECHS.

LONDON, February. 2. General Galda in an interview.declared that Keltchak was arrested only by Russian revolutionary forces and the Allies requested the Czechs to fight in order to secure his release, but the Czechs refused as they had already suffered heavy losses. Gaida stated that the new Government at Irkutsk consisted of moderate but progressive politicians. He emphatically asserted that the Czechs were incapable of intriguing with the Bolshevists.

KAISER TO DUTCH COLONY 3

GREAT AUK'S : GREAT IDEA.

LONDON, Feb, 9. Sir Auckland Geddes at Dover said the government intended to get the Kaiser out of Holland and put him on trial, and whatever penalty was allotted to him would be carried out but if on the basis of international law Holland definitely said "no; that she intended to provide an asylum for him within her territory," then we must say he could not live in Dutch) territory in Europe and she would have to put him on some taland belongi ing to her outside Europe...

BELATED NEWS FROM VLADIVOSTOK.

A STATE OF SIEGE. "

LONDON, February 9. The Zimes' Vladivostok correspondent on January 28 says a state of siege. was proclaimed there. The Japanese were guarding the state bank, where at a daring theft of several million roubles was effected the day before. It was reported that large Japanese reinforcements were coming. The diplomatic representatives were concerting measures for the protection of the lives and property of foreigners, constituting sixty per cent of the population, including 60,000 Chinese and 6,000 Japanese.

INDIAN COTTON STRIKE

BOMBAY, January 29. A meeting of 20,000 catton mill operatives decided not to resume work despite the advice of the labour settlement committee.

BOMBAY, January 27:

The mill strike has entered a new and more sinister phase. There is evidence that the bulk of the operatives would gladly accept the liberal conditions promised by the mill-owners at the solicitation of the governor but when work was resumed at seven of the mills this morning gangs of rowdies terrorised the men into leaving. They stoned the military picket compelling it to fire. One striker was injured. The result is that the whole industry is still idle and as there is not any likelihood of the mill

whers altering their terms, possibly the strike will be protracted.

GERMAN WÁR ORIMINALS,

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PARIS, February 4. Von Lerster the acting head of the German delegation, has resigned, having refused to transmit the Allied list of war criminals wanted for extradition.

PARIS, Feb. 9. According to L' Intransigeant, Great Britain is claiming 112 Germen war criminals.

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Berlin reports that von Lersner's refusal to take the allied list was con trary to his instructions, and his request to retire from the imperial service was immediately accepted.

Copenhagen has a message from Berlin which shows that despite von Lersner's action the Allfed fist with a covering note reached the foreign office and will be published to-morrow. The cabinet is considering it to. night.

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AVIATION EXPERIMENTS.

LONDON, FebraRIS 4. A South African government machine names the Sifrer Queen, piloted by South African officers, left Brooklands this morning is as, attempt to dy to the Cape via Cairo.

The Alrco Company's aeroplane No. 14 stacted, this, led, for the

LONDON, SUED. 4. Cape, the pilots being Captain Cotton and Lieutenant Townshend, both, Australians.

CZE JHS HOME FROM HIMERZA.

arrived and had an enthusiastic reception.

Prague reports that the first Czecho Slovak regiment from Siberia

LONDON, Feb. 4.

NEW WAY OF EXPLORING AFRICA.

LONDON, February 4.

The Times announces that the Vickersvimy aeroplane which arrived at Caire en route to the Cape is being sent thither by Lord Northcliffa in order to show whether Africa can be creased easily and safely by aircraf.. The flight is also to provide a special opportunity for scientific exploration by Chalmers. Mitchell, the secretary of the zoological society, who is 's passenger.

BOLSENVIES WINNING.

LONDON-Fab 14.

Reuter learns that as a result of forced marches the Bolshevists are established upon a line thirty versts long westward of Nikolata. It is now clear the Ukrainian claim that they had captured Odessa was untrue, and that the proximity of the Reds thereto is most serious. The latest British news from Vladivostok on Dec. 31 shows that the revolutionary occupation was peaceful Some military missions are westward of Vladivostok, but is is not anticipated that the revolutionaries will interfere with them.

ARCHANGEL, February 9

An extraordinary change of attitude s reflected in speeches that Lenin and Trotsky are stated to have delivered at the Soviet conference at Moscow on national economy, and published in an official statement here. Lenin emphasised the necessity of substituting autocratic for associated power in the organisation of government and industry, as already carried out in the army. He described this as an evolutionary measure and said success lay in the autocracy of the communist leaders and in communist domination of the people.

Trotsky said the only means of strengthening the Soviets power was to assemble the workmen at the factories and send them from place to place on the government's instructions. The peasants would be turned into a labour corps. Under military discipline armies would requisition peasants meat wheat fish in order to assure labourers work,

BOLSHEVIKS NOT WINNING

ARCHANGEL, February 9.

A wireless message from Odessa on Feb. 4 reports; a recent grest Victory of the volunteer army over the Red Cavalry which is the Bolshevik Corps d'elite. After the capture of Restoff and Novotcherkashi, they attempted to force the passage of the Don and were thrown back in cos- fusion, losing sixty guns and 150 machineguns, as well as 8,000 men. Oa. another sector of Denikia's front the Reds lost thirteen guns and 500 men.

COMPANY MEETING,

UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD. The Alteenth annual ordinary gen Company was held in the offices of eral meeting of the Union Waterboat Messrs. Dodwell & Co., at 11a.m.,

The Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell was

A reply to von Lersner's note is drafted to be approved by the council of ambassadors this evening. It is the British charge d'affaires at Berlin will be instructed toto-day. present the note and list direct to the German

· government, While best informed people consider that von Lersner's action in the chair and the others present was entirely personal, it appears highly probable that von Lersner prior to the receipt of the allied demand consulted Berlin with regard to the attitude he should adopt. Some French circles opine that Germany is making the question a test of strength and grave importance is attached to the incident.

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CHINA STATION TROPHIES MISSING.

were Messrs. A. Ritchie. J. W. C. Bonnar. G. Citen, G. R. Edwards, A. E. Crapnell, W. Adamson, E. Ezra, G.. M. Dodwell and C. Gerken, (secretary).

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CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

[Translated for the Chins Mad fecina the Wak Tes Fat Po.]

exhort the students not to make Shanghai, Feb. 8. A mandate was issued yesterday to any violent movements and not to interfere with the administration of affairs. All local authorities were instructed to maintain order and to keep the students quiet,

was held at Peking and it decided A Police and military joint meeting that for the movement of the students of preimary and middle schools their The Chairman said.: Gentlemen, guardians be held responsible while The report and accounts having been the students of the higher and

in your possession for some days, Ichnical schools should be sent home LONDON, Febuary 8, will, with your permission, take them they did not settle, down in threp The Admiralty, is appealing for information of the whereabouts of eight as read. The profit on trading for.

days. naval cups or trophies for competition among the ships of the China the year amounts to 547.026.02 as appointed Director-General of the General Chu Shu Tsang has been station, which have disappeared. These are Wei-hai-wai, Royal Naval against $27.646.14 last year, and, in- Galgan and Harbin Railway in addi Canteen, Révolver Small Ships Football League, and Griffith clading the interest on investments tion to his other duties. challenge cups, the Hongkong and Weihaiwel football challenge shields, and the carry forward from last year, and the Fox challenge clock. Any ship or depot having any of these is there is an amount available for dis- make a commercial treaty.

Germany has requested China to requested to forward them to the S. N. O. at Fortsmouth, who has been ribution of $62,438.75. I feel sure Cabinet has decided not to take up asked to forward them to Hongkong at the first convenient opportunity that this result will be satisfactory to the matter until the Shantung case and any officer able to give information with regard to the whereabouts of you and that you will also approve of his been settled. them is requested to communicate with the flag captain, care of com: the allocation recommended in the mander in chief in China.

report. There has naturally been League of Nations will not take up Dr. Wellington Koo reports that the great increase in the demand for for discussion the Shantung case so water, due to the return to the port China must decide. it hersell.

action

TIRFITZ TELLS A LIE,

LONDON, February 8.

The

of a large quantity of tonnage diverted during the war, and also of course to his resignation. The President de An Admiralty official statement says von Tirpitz's recently published fresh tonnage making use of the port,puted Mr. Wa Ku Suen to persuade Mr. Luk Ching Chang has tendered memoirs state, wholly contrary to fact, that British naval officers attached to and our boats have been very hard him to remain but he refused to see Togo's staff, during the Russo-Japanese war took an active and put to it to cope with this demand. him important part in the decisions of the Japanese command in During the year e new water-boat has

As this allegation is a reflection on the professional repu ation of been contracted for which should be of Harbin are now under the control Vladivostock: and the Russian side a most distinguished Japanese admiral, the Foreign Secretary, at the ready next month, while, to enable of the Bolshevists. Admiralty's request, has informed the Japanese Ambassador. that it has us efficiently to deal with the estimated the government's unqualified contradiction.

requirements of the port, a further has decided to take up the negotiation It is learned that the Government boat will be constructed, probably dur- of the Shantung case under certain ing the latter part of this year. Last conditions and has instructed the year you will remember that $9,000 Charge d'Affaires at Tokyo to enquire was placed to special repairs account the opinion of the Japanese Govern- towards the cost of certain replating ment, that would be necessary when the cost of steel became more reasonable Unfortunately, owing to the demand. December 31. I think, gentlemen, the pressure on the boats has been that the report and accounts, call for too, grest to allow of this work being no further comment from me, and I done last year, but it will be com- therefore beg to propose that they be menced immediately the first new boat adopted as circulated. After they

LW.W. INDICTEE ITS.

CHICAGO, February 2.:- A special grand jury investigating extremist activities has returned Indictments against 37 members of the industrial workers of the world including W. D. Haywood, the ex-secretary, and Thomas Whitehead, the secretary of the I,W.W. All are charged with conspiracy to overthrow the government forcibly.

HOLLAND, THE KAISER, AND THE ALLIE 3.

PARIS February. 4.

The newspapers state that the draff of a new Allied note to Hollandis in commission, and in the mean have been seconded I shall be pleased with regard to the extradition of the Kaiser was an energetic one. I time your superintendent is satished to answer to the best of my ability refutes all Holland's arguments with regard to procedure and legal that the delay in carrying out these any questions shareholders may desire formulae, and requests Holland to reconsider her decision. it hopes that repairs will not adversely affect the to ask i Holland will not shoulder the responsibility for any longer hindering the life of the boats. It is not necessary Mr. JW C. Bonnar seconded and

to increase this special repair fund, the motion was carried nem con, PARIS, February which is considered Sufficient for pur

poses for which it was set aside. You elected auditor for the reuing year Mr. C. Barnard Brown was res will notice that we have to write of wits a remuneration of $200 on the $1,896 from Investments to bring proposal of Mr. A. Ritchie, seconded them down to their market value on by Mr. A. E. Crapnell.

course of justice.

The Petit Journal states that the council of ambassadors drafted a fresh letter in energetic terms demanding the, ex radition of the Kaiser. The leiter will be presented to Holland after the governments of the Allies have Figolfied their apprová).