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The China Mail.

September 13, 1920, Temperaturs 67.

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BUSINESS NOTICES

No: 18,054.

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THED Baitali 4

Humidity 95.

September 13, 1919, Temperature. 80

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TREKCE NEWS.

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INCREASED REVENUE FROM TAXATION.

LONDON, September 12.

A Haras message states that the comblued proceeds from the taxes for the month of August are over 800,000,000 francs, being large increase compared with August, 1919, and the oficial estimates:

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ALSATIAN LIBERTIES."

M. Millerand to-day visited the Alsatian cities of Selestat and Colmar where be reasserted the Government's readiness to maintain local liberties within the frame of French unity.

PREMIER'S VISIT TO SWITZERLAND.

According to the Echo de Paris, the President of Switzerland has expressed a wish to meet M. Millerand on the occasion of the latter's com ing visit to Geneva.

CONFERENCE WITH ITALY.

The Echo de Paris states that in the course of the coming conference with Millerand, Signor Giolitti is likely to ask for 32 Austrian merchant ships now in French hands, also an increase in the shiprats of phosphate and iron ore from France.

NO DIFFERENCE WITH BELGIUM.

Le Temps positively denies the rumour of a difference having broken out between France and Belgium over the question of supplying ammunition to Foland.

A BOLSHEVIK RETREAT.

HEAVY FIGHTING EASTWARD OF THE BUG,

WARSAW, September 9.

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THE DOLLAR

To-day's closing rate 4:33

To-day's opening rate 4:37

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Moll)

ITALIAN EARTHQUAKE.

with

· resette

Lopos, September 9th, befallen Tuscany now coring in mes! iu Details of the terrible tragedy which has

appalling nature, covering the sim from Spezia to Pisa and eastward a far e Piero and Pistoja. The upheavals terri. fe throughout the sue famous marble gær. ries at Carrara where enormous bouldery rolled down and destroyed erything. A tragic socze occurred" ki Maria where

priest was celebrating ra, nambers around. bim who were stricken

The

continued the -Priest down. service amid the debris

kman of the wounded. The calamity brough: the King of Italy, sex

accompanied only by his A.D.C.. to the scene of the disaster. His Majesty personally helped in the rese work. The scenics are likened to those in Messina in 1909. The whole regions are a nightmare di disaster. Hundreds of

of bodies remain sacaribed. The small vilages suf- fered the worst.

There terror and rain reign. Readi are obliterated. Here and fhere, by a miracle. surrounded by cle; all remain standing patements piled each other, intermixed with broken furniture and household erasures,

Rose, September 10th Xumbers were killed in the earthquake. At let the deaths exceed 500 while orar 20,000 persons are homeless, One estimate declares that 1.100 pebons were killed. The Government is distributing money, and foodstuffs. Doctors and nurses, throughout the country are hurrying to the devastated region. The Government has established special earthquake department and is build- ing huts

While the King and Queen was at Fivez-

ROME, September 9th. Another violent earthquake was experi- enced today in the Province of Reggio.. Nellemilla. The damage was serious in various communës,

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A communique states that General Budienny's force, after a new unsuccessful attack, is now retreating amidst heavy fighting eastward of the Bug. The Poles occupied Krubieszow. In the region of the Narewa, other shock occurred. a Bolshevik detachment was defeated and 500 taken prisoner. In the north the Poles occupy the line from Augustow to Suwalki and have received orders to avoid conflicts with the Lithuanians.

HITCH IN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

LONDON, September 9.

A message from Moscow States that M. Tchitcherin announced that

ITALIAN LABOUR MENACE.

Losnox, September 10th.

The grave situation which has arisen in

by the metalworkers “ir now becoming

the Bolsheviks at the eleventh hour-bad decided not to send peace delegato Italy over the seizure of 300 iron factories to Riga to meet the Poles. The hitch appears to be due to the fact that the Letts have not guaranteed immunity from all interference for the Russian auxiliary personnel but only for the delegates and experts.

KLECTRICIANS' LOCKOUT.

LONDON'S PUBLIC SERVICES THREATENED.

LONDON, September 10, -- A meeting of the representatives of seven unions of London electrical workers last night passed a resolution in favour of a sympathetic strike in connection with the electricians' lockout if the employers persist in their refusal to withdraw the lockout notices. The extension of the strike to London would involve a great curtailment of the metropolitan public services, lighting, the tubes, tramways, etc. but it remains to be seen whether the executives of the unions concerned will adopt the recommen dation, as it is believed that some are at present, not in favour of drastic action.

STRIKË INEVITABLE.

IF MINERS REFUSE TO ABATE DEMANDS.

CYNICAL AND UNJUST.

"LONDON, September 11

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worse. At present 500.000 worken, are involved. Negotiations between manu facturers and workers have been inter- rupted owing to the former's demand for the immediate evacuation of factories. The manufacturers bave appealed to the Government, which, however, hesitates to order the men to leave the factories, where; Bolshevik flags are flying as it wishes to avoid hostility with the Socialists in Parliament and fears to test the loyalty. of the army. Meanwhile the workers are establishing iron discipline within the Tying the works. The Socialist Deputies factories, busily collecting some and fortif

are now expected to demand, the immediate assembly of Parliament to urge Gorer- ment to requisition the factories and to work

them temporarily under State management..

MESOPOTAMIA.

LONDON, September 11th. The War Office has announced that a strong colume of Indian Cavalry, Artil- lery.

and Infantes, under Brigadier Canyngham, left Bakuba, north-east of Bagdad, or the 6th inst. we operate in-a north-easterly direction along the Persian railway, reaching Abuhawa, twelve miles from Bakaba, without opposition:

Another column is covering the lines of communication.

A column, commanded by Lieut-Colonel

columns are

SARSAPARILLA ALL WHO VALUE HEALTH and cheapening the price of coal to the consumer. He concluded that the camp where British women and children BEWARE OF IMITATIONS AND SUBSTITUTES

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WINE MERCHANTS

Sir Robert Home, interviewed declared that a strikke was inevitable if Greer, set out from Kizil Robat on the the, miners refused to abate their demands, which were unjust Theath, with the object of operating in a south-westerly direction, towards the first government was menaced by an industrial strike for political reasons. He mentioned as a converging on Shahrs- emphasised that 250,000 miners refused to support the claim and the ban, where Mr. Buchanan and his wife miners agreed that a revision of the wages system might bring them were taken prisoner. The object of this greatly iccreased earnings while increasing the entput double expedition is to clear the railway into Persia and bring Kerind, the Persian Miners' Feder on had taken up the attitude that they would not discuss are into touch with Bagdad again. Incidentally, it should resCUS Mrs. this position until they first succeeded by menacing the public in extracting a Buchanan sad her companions. flat rate in advance, which they were afraid to justify before an impartial

Bakuba was in rebel hands a fortnight tribunal. Cynicism could not go further. The miners' repeated assevera"

Government has accepted the

of 1 tions of unselfishness and regard for the interest of the community might generous offer of the Maharaja

Kapurthals to place the Kapurthala în- now be estimated at their true value.

fantry at the disposal of the General Officer commanding Mesopotamis for, ser vice there. A unit is accordingly sailing from India shords,

COUNTRY TO BE RATIONED IF NECESSARY.

Laspor, September 11.

The Food Controller announces that in the event of a coal strike the weekly sugar ration will immediately be reduced from twelve to six ounces per head and steps will be taken to restrict the consumption of other

whole country will be rationed. :

BE DE

Loscow, September

.

A War Office Mesopotamia communiqué covers a number of minor operations in the various areas and mentions that in the Lower reconnaitring over

essential foodstuffs, such as meat, bacon, flour, and tails. If necessary theEuphratese bearly fired otsadre

REVOLUTION IMMINENT ↑

SIGNIFICANT REPORTS FROM ITALY.

MOVEMENT SPREADING,

FEARS OF BLOODSHED 'ÄND CIVIL WAR,

LONDON, September 11:

Samawah, were

the

plied by machine gunzing They mucceeded in dropping mediesel-supplies and money for also rations for the yesse! Greenfy which has been isolated. · Satis- factory accounts have been received of the behaviour of the Arab levies and police em ployed under British officers, especially in

where they carried out

out enterprising work at heavy loss, despite every temptation and

and appeal to tribal, family and religions feebag DAD: September at

column BAGDAD, September sth.

has arrived at Shairabai and

and

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has occupied, the town, without incident.. Mrs. Buchanan and some Indian prisoners have bien zelodied, ↑ On the night of Bep- tembar is the insurgents made unsucces

Latest reports show that Italy may be on the verge of a revolution," Negotiations are proceeding between the metal workers and masters about which reports are at present Cpnficting. In the medutime the movement ful attempts to cut the wires and rush the

is spreading. The workers, have co ermundecred rubber

and Milan, including the Pirelli chemical work

The Socialist deputies are supporting the

dy has not yet made a final deci

't Vllan anticipate the county ida

lity it is believed that the Government sentral, would be

Turin | pickets # Banawa. Elsewhere there is no

change.

the

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LONDON, September 11th.

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