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but his discovery of

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1920.

日一十月二申庚盛年九國與華中

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-GERMAN SITUATION.

BERLIN, March 24.

The Trade Unionists and Socialists have issued a misnifesto recom. mending the workers and officials throughout Germany to remime work owing to the government's pledge to withdraw the troops om Berlin, te abolish martial law, and not to attack armed workmen, particularly in the Rahr Region..

Bausaza, March 23rd.

A telegram from Aix-la-Chapelle con- Keme that all towns and important pointe |on, the Bubrare guarded by armed work. men. Governmental troops, numbering 90,000 to 30,000, have been withdrawn to left bank of the Ruhr, and are now concentrated around Wesch. The approach- ing army of Communists outnumber the reamental troops by four to one. It is reported that a battle is in progress.

BERLIN, March 3rd. tion. The railways and posta bare been The city is resuming its normal condi- resumed, and she shops re-opened.

violens Spartacist attack on the Town Hall at Quedlinburg was beaten off by the troops who retook the railway. Yery beavy losses were sustained on both sides. tared Hale after two days' artillery

The Governmental troops have recap Bring.

Meanwhile Reuter's Paris man states that German officers representing the Ebert government have arrived and interviewed Millerand asking peruris sion to send the governmental troops to the neutral zone to restore order. It is reliably stated that the Alles have decided to give the permission, coupled with necessary guarantees for the subsequent withdrawal of the German troops, A possible explanation of this conflicting information may be that the situation in Berlin has changed since the despatch of the Germans to Paris, causing the Ebert government to revoke the policy involving the sendirg

COPENHAGEN, March 23rd. Newspaper reports from Berlin say that of the troops to Ruhr. It is noteworthy in this connection That France is the Communists of Westphalia have form. most anxious that order should be speedily restored at Ruby as the coc.ed an army of at leass 10,000 men, equip. ped with machine guns and armoured cars. tinuation of her industries largely depends upon the coal therefrom,

They already hold a dozen amall indus-

COFENADEN, March 23rd.

trial towns..

LONDON, March 24, While the Spartacists of Westphalia are having increasing successes, the Ebert government has come to terms with the parties of the Left at the cost of further sweeping concessions. A purely Socialist government will be formed, to reestablish order and hold the election, while the Reichswehr will be replaced by workren's guards. Bauer goes to the Rohr region to negotiate with the workmen there. The Reds claim to hold the lineal circumstances the demand will be Dorsten-Halten, thus threatening to cut off the government troops at

BERLIN, March 24.

Wesel

It is officially stated that von Luttwitz and Admiral von Trotha are arrested. Kapp and other ringleaders have disappeared, and arrest war rants have been issued for them. Their property is provisionally being seized, and their trial beginning in their absence.

COLOGNE, March 24. The troops driven into the British lines at Solingen, as mentioned on March 17, have been interned at Dellbruch under a British guard,

- PARIS, March 24. Mayence reports that fighting has begun at Duisburg between the German insurgents and the Belgian occupying troops.

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BERLIN, March

•

-Bauer telegraphed the communist committee at Hage, Westphalia, promising to cease movement" of troops if the Soviet sjement were definitely repudiated and constitutional authorities reinstated, if the workers would lay down their arms and work. Otherwise the government would be unable to obtain food from the Entente or from Holland.

BERLIN, March 24. The communists in the western Industrial regions are extentting their operations towards the Dutch frontier with the object of eng food stuffs which are most scarce. In return they offer coals The Dutch "authorities refuse to recognise. the communists. Berlin remains quiet, except for scuffes in the working-class quarters where there is a food shortage. The railways are resuming to-morrow. The government has ordered the removal of all reactionary officers from the armyan PARIS March 24.

The German military mission has arrived to request the Allies, to authorise the German government to despatch 108.000 troop police to Rubr. A semiofficial announcement on this opines that such despatch

is unnecessary since normal conditions are being restored under the work

mens' councils. Moreover, it is more likely to revive the conflict than otherwise.

HOME MINEES BALLOTING.

LONDON, March 24.

A message from Hamburg states that Admiral Meurer has been released.

The naval men at Kiel who arrested their officers, demand to choose their own officers, otherwise they will disband. As the Defence Minister has ordered the units of the forces to be kept together under Branted. Meanwhile, the Navy has placed Itself at the

the disposal of the Government, if necesary, to combat the revolt of the Lef: Extremists.

A message from Essen says that the Revolutionary Council claims that the revolutionists hold the entire industrial region, and a Red Army, of fifty-thousand, is victoricasty approaching Wesel where is the last remnant of the Regular troops."

BEBLIN, March 22nd. and the insurgents has taken place to the Heary fighting between the Regulars

north of Spandau Regulars bombarded the village of Henningsdorf, and drove eut a strong band of insurgents after a violent house to house fighting Many

are reported, Violent Sighting also took place at Adlershof, near Potsdam, Troops ad- vanged" as far as Koepenick where they restored order.

BERLIN, March 3rd. Herr Ebert has accepted Here Noske's the workers and also to his failure to nip resignation which is due to pressure from the Kapp plos in the bid.

casualties

LATER. socialists have demanded the formation Noste bas resigned and the Independent of a Labour Cabinet,

DEMONSTRATION AT CORK

FUNERAL.

LONDON, March 23rd. The funeral of the Lord Mayor of Cork was attended with the most remarkable acenes. All the poljor and military_weze withdrawn from the streets,, and 2,000 Sinn Pein Volunteers, wearing Repub lican uniforms, and 200 priests headed the two-mile long procession. All denomina- tions were represented, and work was

suspended in many towns was mobbed by

A detachment of troops

crowd in Dublin. The troops replied with a volley, Lilling two and wounding. several.

ARGYLLSHIRE BY-ELECTION.

LONDON, March 23rd.

The miners' federation has advised the government of the rejection ofsitated by the appointment of Sir W Ia the Argyllshire by-election. neces the latter's offer and offered to re-oper negotiations with the Cabinet Mr. Sutherland, as Junior Lord of the Trea Lloyd George replied that the government had no further communication sury, the result was:—,, to make to the federation, consequently they ate arranging for a lot of the miners on the question of a strike in all the coalfields. It is expected that the result of this ballot will not be known before Easter.

LONDON, March 24...

The miners' federation has confirmed the executive's rejection of the government offer to increase the dally wages of men by eighteenpence and of boys by sixpence, with alternatively a twenty per cent, increase or the gross wages on the Sankey pre-war rate.. The executive was instructed to renew the present demand.

· LINCOLNS WIRE HANDICAP.

LONDON, March 24

SIR W. SETHERLAND (Coalition

Liberal) THE RAY. MALCOLM MACCALLE

(Labour)

Co. Liberal Majority.

10,187

5,498

4,689.

In the last Election, Sir W. Sutherland, for sometime Private Secretary to Mr. Licyd 2,783 given to the Labour candidats, Mr. L. Georgs, had secured 11,070 votes na against SacNeill Weir.]

CANADIAN NAVAL MYSTERY.

OTTAWA, March 23rd.

'A semi-official statement confrms the statement that the Government has decided not to proceed with Lord Jellicoe's pro- 1,gramme; consequently, it demobilites the us of the crows, dismantling the dock- yards

The Naval College refuses Britain's offer of warships,

The Lincolnshire handicap was won by Furious at 33 to Scatwell was second, at 20 to 1. Montieth, starting at 9 to 1, finished third; 29 ran. Three lengths and half a length divided them respectively.

GENERAL RAILWAY STRIKE IN SPAIN.-

MADRID, March 24,

A general fallway strike has begun throughout Spain. Hitherto there have been no diaturbașces,

MRS. HUMPHREY WARD DEAD.

LONDON, March 24. Mra. Humphrey Ward, author of "Robert Elsmere," and mech at popular, fiction, has died at the age of 69. She was a grand daughter i Dr. Arnold of Rugby, and was born in Tasmania. Her home was at Tring,

GUN SALUTES.

REVITING THE HAMBURG-1

AMERIKA.

NEW YORK, March 28th) The American Steamship Owners' Association has passed a resolution, un- animously, opposing the allocation of 180 American-owned ships to the Hamburg. Amerika" Company's routes in accordance with the recent vote of the Sepate Coin- merce Commission.

the Hamburg-Amerika Line is trying to The resolution mentioria the report that.

obtain an agency for, American ships which will be operated so as to re-estab lish the Hamburg-Amerika's business throughout the world,

SENSATIONAL”, SINGAPORE

indisputable evidence of the harm caused by the salute de

DIVORCE soldier working "in St. Georges Returned soldiers in Perth, Wee Terrace, who suffered, from shar

-LONDON, March 20th. tern Australia, are incensed because shock, was completely thrown off In tho Divorce Court a decree nisi was, a sainte of guns for the new balance. He behaved in a strange granted to Mrs. Jessie Winifred Niblatt manner and would not be content on the ground of bigamy and adultery of Governor was not reduced in force atil he had locked himself her husband Mr. William Charles Niblett, as much as promised. Mr. Knowles, strongroom. Another collapsed im Counsel for the petitioner who is insane

barrister, fermerly of Singapore. Bestetary of the Returned Soldiersmediately the firing commenced, and d-presented petition through ber Executive, said "We were pro was not normal for the rest of the father, atated that moon after the couple mised from Melbourne that the day. Further almilar instanges could arrived at Singapore the petitioner dia salate would not be harmful to be quoted. The promise given to us cayerad that her husband had resumed She shellshocked soldiers, but if orders was not honoured. Next time weir relations with his former mistress. for reduced strength were given they take other steps to absolutely prevoloped auicidal tendencica, and was returned to England and subsequentìj. were not carried out. We have vert the firing of a salute.

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