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PEACE TERMS

BASIS OF BETTLEMENT.

DEBATE IN THE COMMONS.

In supporting the passage of the Con- olidating Fund Bill, in the House of

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20гm. 1917.

REPAYMENT IN KIND.

A CONDITION OF PEACE.

Very possibly the Germans are making

EMPIRE PROBLEMS.

THE NATION'S FUTURE.

THE HORRORS OF A NAVAL BATTLE.

TOLD BY THE ENEMY.

WEATHER REPORT.

On June 19th at 11.05.-No returns from Japanese stations Pressure has, increased [slightly bo⠀⠀ modémjely at all stations reporting, it remains low on the continent

war on the Red Cross out of pure devilry, issued solutions already cable newspapers NA PAR generally, with a depression contre to the west

wives (subject to the rule of monogaity) and children who are minors; und in other rospects, should not be less privileg ed thun Japanese settled immigrants.

It is childish to suppose that you can ADMISSION OF INDIANS. do anything by reprints with people who think and feel like this. Ir the ship were full of German wounded, 28

Hongkong rainfall for 24 hours suding st

10 am, to-day, 1.07 inch. Total mines Ist Jay 8:00 Inches, against an average of

Inc.

The forsesat for the 24 heure suding st moon to-day bus follows re

DISTRICT

ongkong to Gap Beak

FORMCAST.

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Station.

Visdavor took Nomura Hakodate

Tokia

8.W. winds Kocha moderate; cloudy generally

[showery,

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réoderate

The name as

The first Blus Book on the proceedings of the Imperial War Conference Ana bren

The following accounts are from enemy or under their peculiar delusion that they cxtracts of minutes, and a number of the effect of shell-fire in a naval action

It contains

One of the most vivid descriptions off Haiphong. can demoralise their enemies by fright Cotions, last month, Mr. Philip Snow-fulness. But there is generally an zorandum on emigration from Was integer of a fumes correspondeat. papers laid before the notably a wounded survivor of "den moved a motion welcoming the element of method in their madness, and India to the Dominions, which was pro- its story deserves to rank with Semenoff's Russian Government's repudiation of my view is that they sink hospital ships which conference recommended to the battle-cruisers came in sight the due sented by the Indian representatives, and account of Tsushima. When the British Imperialistic conquest, expansion, chiefly in pursuance of th

of their general favourable consideration of the Govern indemnity, or aggrandisement, and call sag on Great Britain to issue a similar scheme of reducing tonnage. The argues concerned. The memorandum suger people saw the deadly water-spouts sreep nearer and nearer. They watched the following basis of agreement gests declaration, joining with the Allies in mont. would be Here is a fine ship of First, as regards Indians already fere with a strange fascination. 5000 restating the terms for the settlement of 10,000 or 12,000 tons (on one occasion 20 manently settled in the Dominions, they pitched close to the ship, and a vast the war

was 60,000), if we sing her, the Britian they should be allowed to bring in their Wavery Duer, & pundréti mevrés high, fell Great Britain, said Mr. Snowden, must will have to withdraw an equal tonnage

found Now the shells came thick and lashing on the deck. The range had been come into line with the new democratic from other purposes for hospital service

fast, with a horrible droning hum. A policy in Russia, which was concentrating o bre away the argument seems to

once they did terrible execution. upon peace, and thus voicing the desire be sound.

all the belligerent democratics. Eng.

electric plant was soon destroyed and the ↑ Formosa Channal lish, Italian, Belgian, and German

The future admissions of Indinus for be felt.

ship planged in a darkness that coud You could not see your mud Socialists were of the game attitude, and

labour or settlement should, if possible, before your nose, said one Down below

South Coast of China between revolution would not be confined in

......... Hongkong and Lamooks • No. 1. be regulated on lines similar to and not decks there was horror and confusion, Russia Revolution must come to every question whether they would spare her less favourable than those governing the mingled with gasping shouts and moans South Cost of China between The same country. Britain's secret agents were on that account. It is clear that the same admission of any other Asiatic races the shelle plunged through the decks,

Hongkong and Hatano... 1 No. 1, aware that the people of one of the Allied protective measures must be applied to If this was impossible there might be a it was only later, when her range shorten countries were on the verge of a revolu-hospital ships as any others, tion. He criticised the Allied diplomacy instades arming them. But I do venture Dominion of immigration for the pur they tore holes in the ship's sides and which reciprocal treatment in India and vachod, that their trajectory flattened and following undemocratic

methods, to suggest again that some effect might be|poses of labour or a permanent settlement raked her decks. At first they came drop HONGKONG'S STORM SIGNALS Instead of dividing Germany into two produced by declaring definitely that one If the Dominions were determined to ping from the sky. They penetrated the einases, the Allied Notes had only welded of our immutable terms of peace will be exclude these two classes of immigration decks. They bored their way even to them together. He understood that Presi- the replacement of all ships, ton for ton, from India, then Tadin should be free to the stokehold. The al in the bunkers dent Wilson had refused to enter into the sunk contrary to recognised international do the same as regards that Dominion was set on fire. Since the bunkers were agreement of London.

law as it stood before this wer. It may It should be clearly recoguised that exsh hall erupty the fire burned merrily. In Lord Robert Cecil (Minister for Block-be said in reply that, if Germany reckons sion in either case was not determined by the engine-room a shell licked up the oil ade) ssid that question was never raised. twia the war by Uhout outrages, this race prejudices, but was the outcome of and sprayed it around in flames of blue

Mr. Snowden: The secret Chambers of declaration would not trouble her. But different economic conditions. Europe tould not settle the war.

and green, scarring its victims and blaz The her rulers cannot seriously reckon on that Along with such exclusion reciprocating where it fell. Men huddled together Government ought to regard the as matters now stand. The best they can arrangements would be made for the in dark compartments, but the shells Bocialistic Conference at Stockholm under hope for is to make it a draw in granting of full facilities for the adonis sought them out, and there death had a the suspices of Russia as a heaven-sent other words, to gain terms which will sion of tourists and students and the like, rich means of extricating itself from an awful relieve them of the full consequences of and for business visits entailing tempor position.

defeat. And this policy is impaired to ary residence, so long as the resident, so some extent if, in pursuit of it, you pile long as this residence was not for labour the

up the account against yourself, At least purposes or for permanent settlement. the proposed declaration would supply a

ARTE MED AFTER THE WAR, potent motive for dropping the U-boat business as soon as it failed to promise any escape from defeat.

Mr. Lees-Smith, in seconding motion, said it would do no harm to enter into negotiations,

FREEING ENTHRALLED PEOPLE,

Mr. Snowden interrupting Lord Robert Cecil: Wo repeatedly stated that it is an essential of any settlement that there must be a restoration of Belgium's indepen dence and reparation for the damage Lord Robert Cecil: Does that cover Servis What about reparation for the destruction done to peaceful merchantmen by submarines? I certainly am not pre pered to rule out reparation for that It would be ludicrous to enter into negotia

A TALE OF HORROR.

A NEW CODE.

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COAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

19TH JUNE, AM.

Wind

Vaikaiwaiyo K62 58,70 67 - 84

Hankow Ichang ******* Kiukiang Changsha

Shanghai Gutzlaff Bharp Faak Amoy Swatow Taiboku s Taichu Tainan Koston Pescadores

New local and non-local storm signals codes will be introduced Canton

Hongkong Gap Rock... Macao

at Hongkong on July 1st, in place of the old Local Code and the China Coast Cade..

The principal change in the Local Code | Faklini

Fhallen is that the new signals will show the direction from which the gale 18 expected. Capest James

Teurate

whereas the old signals showed the post- tion of the typhoon. The latter will be Ma indicated, as heretofore, by the non-local Tacloban

DAY: BIGNALS.

If caning,

Lega

Surigao Guam

Labuan UAE

terrific air presauro, resulting from explosion in a confined space, tot a deep impression on the minds of the mes of the Blucher. The air roars Mr. Walter Long, in the opening the uugh every opening and tears its way address, said that be was satisfied that insccure fittings are transferred into mov All loose or through every weak spot. Germany was making the completest pre- Whether such a declaration is made or parations for trade competition after the ing instruments of destruction. Open not, I trust that our terms of peace will warkop doors bang to and famb, and closed aron signals. The new Local Code is given lollo will consider is seriously. It is the most embody this provise, and that our rulers found that we were not prepared, but I through it all the bodies of men are

In the

the battle" be said, "we have doors bead outward like tinplates, and below : suitable way in which an acknowledgment hope that we will not again be caught whirled about like dead leaves in a winter of illegal and indefensible conduct can be prepared. In peaceful conflict, which blast, to be battered to death against the Signal, Symbal enforced. It is a matter of elementary something more than hold our own horrors, intensified by the darkness or would come after the war, we ought to do iron walls. There were shuddering justice for the future, because without it Germany will reap, afor peace is restored, Therefore, he believed the conference must semi-gloom. As one poor wretch was pass the benefit of her own outrages by the

helpful

ing through a trapdoor a shell burst near tions with Germany until the spirit huge reduction of the mercantile ffects of outside the war should not be settled. In one of, the engine-rooms-it was the

General Smuts thought that

that matters

ers had. He was exactly half-way through.

The trap-door closed with a terrife en-Black characterising Bethmann-Hollweg's speech all her competitors at sea enemy of has been exorcised. In order to ensure a neutral. It is not, therefore, a purely

room where the high velocity engines for durable peace, there must be annexations, vindictive measure, yet it would carry

ventilation and forced draught were at emancipating enthralled peoples from punishnicat sufficient to satisfy the most

work-men were picked up by that despotion, and possibly the retention of hungry for punitive measures.

terrible Luftdruck, like the whirldrift at future. I do not believe there is any difference of opinion between England

aims.

.bey

the conference.

Sir Joseph Ward (N.Y.) disagread, and thought that they should discuss matters affecting the Empire after the war. If we begin twelve months after, he said, we

Red cone-A typhoon exists which may possibly cause a gale ut Hongkong with. cone-Gale expected from the

in 24 hours..

North (N.W. to N.E.). 3.-Black cone

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South (B.E to S. W.).

East (N.E to 8.E.). 5.--Black ball-Gale expected from the

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1. HABOMETED, reduced to 28 degrees Fabran- heit, on the level of the zin in Inches, tenths and hundredere, pre

Fahrenhaib, je

3. Taurenaturs, in the shade, in degreem

8. Hummer, in percentage of saturation, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being .100.

4 DILNOZION OF WIND, to two points.

strategic positions to safeguard the Consider the effect of it. Germany will begin twelve months too late. He street corner, and tossed to a horrible | 4.--Black drum-Gole expected from the loud, d driraling rain, i fog, 8 gloomy, h heil, 1

and the Russian democracy regarding war the neutrals ought to be included-como cerning to vital trade officer of the battle cruiser Seydlitz whose 6.-Double cono. Gale expected to in-

SYMPATHY FOR RUSSIA:

Empire"

CTORIC.

would be required within a certain period hoped to see proposals made to circum-death amidst the machinery. There were to deliver to the victims of her piracy-vent the enemy's insidious attacks con other horrors too fearful to recount.

interests of the

WHAT A BIG BHELL DOES. millions of tons of shipping. The bra

In the same battle, according to an instalment would come out of the ships in Sir Joseph Ward (continuing) said :- Mr. Asquith We have not abated our

her harbours. The rest she would have to

**There should be a discussion concern letter was quoted in the Vienna Journal, sympathy for the Russian people, who are ents. This means that for several years Empire,

build-to the antisfaction of the recipi ing the value of the Pacific to the trunk of the after barbette was pene firmly and finally emancipated. We also

trated by a big British shell, which, Black cross-Wind of typhoon force sympathised with the purport of the now to come her shipyards would be oxcl. The subvention of British shipping was exploding, set fire to several 11-in, cart Government's war sims,

sively engaged in working for the benefit also discussed. Sir Joseph Ward said ridges in the ammunition hoist. A coar-

any direc M. Wedgwood: If Russia makes of the other maritime nations, and that that they should deal with the anturalisting column of flame shot upwards into separate peace, Germany will be able to her own carrying trade would be in the tion of Aliens after the war and make the turret, killing everyone inside and carry on the war indefinitely. It is clear meantime almost as much at a standstill action uniform war and

suffocating several men in the magazines that the Anglo-French statement of their as it is to-day. Pending the discharge of

below. So intense was the heat that the war aims is similar to that of Russia, to her obligations, the Allies would bold

paint on the inner walls of the turret Wat bring peace neater.

such security for their fulfilment as the

blazing. creaty of peace provided-presumably, by the occupation of certain strategic points in German territory. This is a pretty sovere penalty for frightfulness. The danger of incurring it is certainly not one that any nation would incur unneogs sarily.

Other speakers urged an amendment, but did not press for one, otherwise the result might be misunderstood in Russia,

Mr. Chapple: An indecisivo pence would allow Germany to immediately pre pare for another war. In the event of the Entente detaching Turkey and Bulgaria, and, if possible, Austria, it would be staggering blow to Germany, ensuring complete victory.

FALSE IF FALTERED,

Lord Robert Cecil: We must secure a peace based upon the aims which the Allies announced at the outset, and only

prace Justifying the sacrifices made *Subject to that, Great Britain would not spare any effort to obtain an early peace Bethmann-Hollweg's speech indicated that our enemies are determined to pursue the wicked and nefarious course embarked

There were lengthy discussions on the care of soldiers graves and the constitu tion of the Empire and the burden of double income-tax

NOT EQUAL STATUS. Ultimately the Conference adopted a resolution deciding that the maintenance of the graves of our soldiers should be made national charge.

Sir Robert Borden, speaking to the resolution dealing with the constitution of the Empire, said that he looked for ward to a development along the line of an increasingly equal status between the Dominions and the Mother Country,

SUBMARINES CAUGHT IN ICE.

The Copenhagen correspondent of the Bystander quotes Knud Rasmussen, the Danish explorer. He says: Rasmussen If the Allies are ever in a position to

is the man who frat saw thirty German entores terms, as we all trust they will

submarines inprisoned in ice. Copen be, re-instatement," or compensation in

hagen has had a polar winter. A forf kind, should be the principis followed

night age the Sound was frozen over wherever there has been deliberate

Even now thick ice stretches far out into dehance of international law or other

He believed that the Dominions fully the Cattegat, and a Swede walked from gross outrage. For example, in the case realised the ideal of an Imperial Com the mainland to the island of Marstrand. of Pelgium, I would not only make the monwealth of united nations with the Different untruths have been told about Germans rebuild, supplying, if needed, Crown as the tic, and under present con- the ion trapped submarines. Rasmussen material for the purpose and labour to ditions it would he onwise to hold a knows the real truth. They were trapped expedite the work, but I would exact from conference or to attempt to enter upon the at the narrow part of the Sound just them, out of their own possessions, equi- subject. He hoped the delegation to next above Helainborg. He says: That hap valents of all litorary and artistic conference would be thoroughly repre-pened two days after the submarine cam. treasures which they have wantonly sentative of all political parties, destroyed rare books from their own Sir Robert Bordes that it was impossible north, of course from the same Baltic Mr. Massey said that he agreed with paign began. The thirty were all making libraries to replace these burned at Lou- vain, old stained glass from their own during the war to take a hand in such an churches to replace what they have broken, portant question as the reorganisation and so on. Goods merely stolen would, of bo zaited far beyond party and politics, of the Empire. The question should also course, be restored. The whole business

seriously inconvenience any part of the poule Wey, fant it would not chafe or Empire. Fiscal arrangements should he as little interferred with as possible.

upon three years ago. We would be false to our cause if we faltered in our deter mination to continue the struggle until victory is secured.

If the Governinent can socure a peace based upon justice, chivalry, and respect for the obligations and co-operate with any members of the under the supervision of an international espect for the weak, we will gladly of reinstatement should be carried out House in erecting the greatest possible commision, who would go through Ger barriers against the recurrence of many and select the articles to be given devastating war, It is undesirable to up. This would have a much better effect enter into negotiations or to ask Germany than any cash indemnity, and it could be for her, peace, terins, She has not indi- paid at once cated what terms she is prepared to nocept, park

PEACE HUST

One by one the neutrals are being brought by the U-boats into lias against RACRIFICES, Germany, Brazil being the latest. She Subsequently, in replying to the Faci has not got beyond severing diplomatic lists, Lord Robert Devil Mid The relations, but she is arming her merchant. Allies adhere to their original war aims, men, and this example is likely to Peace must justify the sacrifices mode.

influence other neutrals. The work of the The Allies do not desire any political German submarine is in no way to be annexations, but annexations emancipat distinguished from that of the Barbary ing enthralled peoples. It is impossible pirates of the early nineteenth century, for the Allies to negotiate with at the moment.iate with Germany except that the inutive of the latter was robbery and that they did not wantonly Ramsay Macdonald: In order to murder, but usually held their victims up lay the foundation of mutual confidence, to ransom. Like the U-boats, the corsairs We must get into confidential communicabore a commission and a national Bag, but that did not prevent every trader who tion with the Russian Workmen's Council ̧ are facing the grave danger of Russia fight when he was threatened by them

A MIGHTY ISSUE...

expected tion). three explosive bombs, fired at intervals Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by

of 10 seconds at the Water Police Station and repeated at the Harbour Office.

The signals will be lowered when it is considered that all danger is over.

The Day Signals will be displayed at the masthead of the storm signal mast on Blackhead Hill, the Harbour Office, HMS. Taman Groen Island eignal wast, the flagstaff on the premises of the Hond kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company at Kowloon, the flagstaff on the premises of the Standard Oil Company at Laichikok, and the flagstaff near the Field Officer's Quarters at Lyemun.

NIGET 8JONALS." (Latops) 1-White-white-white..

3.-Green-white-white.

2.White-green-green.

4-Green-green-white..

5-White-white-green.

6Green-green-green.

Red-red-red;

The Night Signals will be displayed,

6. FORM OF WIN, according to Beaufort Benim STAIN OF WHAyunn, b blue sky, o deiached

rain, mow, t thunder, visildilty, w daw (wet). lightning, o overcast, p parring showers, equal,

7. Kan in inches, tenths and hundreds

HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER

Hongkong Observatory, June 19th.

Barometer: Temperature Humidity Wind Direction,

Force Weather

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HONGKONG TIDE TABLE

From 20th to 26th June,

HIGH WATER.

Werk or

Days of

Month

Hang

Mean

Time.

,m.

Height

11. 38' 3' 7:2

Low War

B kong

MERR

Time.

8:20

m3 33

Haight

1

32

6.41 a 0 8

374113 3.

619a 0 8

Fri

1hura 1 x 937

12 m 020 m 10 TI Satur. 23 za 10

Sun

Mon

Thes

137

m∙10:46.

67

3 8

4:49

m 1 23 6 3

€ 58

25 m29 3

5 28

DC 3 5 8

7 37

26 m 2 36 41

612

817

0.48 % 5.8

Tuesday, Blet July-

FORTHCOMING EVENTS,

Noon-Auction of Tainable Leasehold Bro perty from the Liquidators of Mostr Jabeen & Co., st Sales Rooms, by Mr Geo, P. Lammert,

base when the east wind blew the loose, ice together and as it was freezing hard, submarines were in a solid pack. That sunset, on the tower of the Railway 12 deg. Celsius at least. Soon all the

periscopes up. Some of then smelt danger Harbour Office flagstaff. They will have submarines were moving with only their Station, on E.M. 5. Tamar, and on the Wed 20 m ft in in time and managed to rise. These got the same signification as the day signals wedged in with their decks showing Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by Others were caught under the ice and only explosive bombs as above, in the event of General Smute considered that the their periscope showed. I walked across the information conveyed by this signal British Empire presented the most the ice to them and my rate even tried being first published at night. important and fascinating problems that to look down a periscope. Then the slip SUPPLEMENTARY WARNING. the political and constitutional govern ice, that is tue loose ics, which always ment of the world had ever seen. When drifts under the pack, snapped the perio When local aiguals are displayed in we come to the question of the constitu- ope tubes, and the submarines perished the Harbour & Cone will be exhibited at tion, ve touch the very gravest Issues miserably Some after three days in the following stations: Gap Rock, As a matter of fact, he said, we are the prisonment tried to get away under the Waglan, Stanley, herdeen, Bau Ki Wan, only group of nations that has ever ice. I know that seven submarines were Sai Kung Sha Tau Kok and Tai Fo successfully existed founded on the prin- smashed in and all on board drowned, to notify the fact to native craft and Siples of quality. We hope that we may How do you know that I know passing, ocean vessels whole world. Te there good in the if, told Prince Harald, Prince Further details can always be given whole world. Yet there is too much of Harald is brother of the King of to occan vessel, on demand, by signa! the old ideas, which still elings to the Denmark. now and growing organism. Although in

from lighthouses, practics, there is great freedom, yet in

QUESTIONS OF TAXATION,

The object of the code is to give at least. actual theory the Dominions are subject.

Sir Robert Chalmers warned the Con 24 hours warning of a gale (Force 8 by provinces of Great Britain This is the forence to be careful and see that they Beaufort Scale, or 10-45 m.ph., mean when the per were not giving preferential treatment to velocity by Dines Anemometer) and also manent basis of the considered. " There are forces in Russia making for

The tirep

direction and force of the wind Uwing, This led to remarks from Me Mjaney however, to the uncertain movements of of the Empire would against its use elsewhere. internal disruption..

entirely preclude a Federal solution, and and Bir Robert Borden, the later retyphoons and to insufficient telegraphic Lord Bobert Cecil: Great entered the war without any scherung of be a success, it would be adhorrent to and anguages on economic condition policy than that foreign capital should go that signals 3 to 5 may he displayed any attempt to so run the different races, marking that there could not be a worse observations, it will occasionally happen Britain Imperialistic conquest or aggrandisement return the natives to a Government of and

common concerns would to the overseas Dominions, and exercise without u gale occurring at Hongkong, that kind. Within these limita Great axolutely court disaster, It was not This is equally true now. What does the Britain did not oppose the policy, beyond the wit of man to devise a schems control over their resources, and be in a or even Gap Rock, but the reverse is not plea of an annexation meant Arabia bad ausgested in the phrase no annexation of continuous consultations to keep the German capital was not subject to doublekely to happen, except in the case of

better

position than British capital. If groups together.

typhoons forming in the vicinity and income tax and British capital was travelling rapidly towards Hongkong, or our deeph Ward strongly opposed any would defeat the

the experiences gained by of is located typhoon increasing its rate individual defence forces to any Empiro The Chairman Parliament; but he reiterated his pre Robert Chalmer could only speak from Signal No. 1 is intended as a warning

lous views on the necessity for such the Treasury point of view, and that the to Stand By" and watch for the next HATES OF EXCHANG Parliament. Meanwhile there ought to question of preferential policy could not signal. hovers as representatives in the British be replied to by the Chancellor of the Ia the now non-Local Code the spproxi

Exchequerim

mate velocity of the storm centre will be shown, in addition to its direction of motion, and the position of the centre will be given in degrees of latitude and longitude. The time at which the varn- ing was issued will also be sibya

If we cannot establish that sympathy, we pissibly could do sú from putting up a most important Empire comes to be British capital going to British colonies warnings of expected changes in the Monday, 13th Aug,

making a separate and independent peace.

.".

declared her independence of Turkey Is it proposed to again place Arabia ander Everyone was agreed regarding the post „Turkish rule f

tion in Poland, Italia Irredents, and

ties, what about Belgium?" (Cheers.)

WHAT ABOUT BELGIUM?

1t

of

Alsace-Lorraine As regards no indemni- attempt to hand over the control the war interposed that Sir Progression abnormally.

*There

he continued, "the Mr. Croft insisted that there should be terrible slaughter of the Armenianosome compensation for our colossal losses Would not annexation," he asked, " bene- of life and treasure by retaining the con-

fit those who suffered from such terrible quered territories. We must not be a cabin ON on the double

crimes? Similar atrocities had occurred party to the suggestion to force the in Palestine and the German colonies in Dominions to restore the colonies to our Africa. We would not have gone to wat enemice,g to rescue the natives from this misrule. The closure was carried by 238 votes to but, having rescued them, should we hand 22, AN

them back to Germany? If the war it to

The amendment was negatived without (Continued at foot of nest column.) a division being called for.

During

income tax Treasury officials stated that it was absolutely impossible to inquire into the subject until after the war owing to its depleted staff

(Continued at foo if neat solumn,)

Bir Joseph Ward emphasised that the double tax prejudiced Empire, develop

ment.

Practically no debate took place on the preference resolution, which was settled

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