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THE

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WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3

RUSSO-GERMAN PEACE

NEGOTIATIONS.

MODIFICATION OF GERMANY'S ATTITUDE,

BRITISH EMP'RE'S WAR AIMS.

FAVOURABLE PRESS OPINION.

TURKEY'S PEACE TERMS.

franco-belgian Front.

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AVIATION.

LONDON, January 7th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig ports on aviation Despite the weather

esterday we dropped half-a-ton

of

1918

sily Telegraph says the speech

challenge and invitation, which answered or the nations will Fresistible conclusion? Hetr Hertling and Count Csernin do not speak out, because they dare to disclose thefry

real tentions.

The ditions after the war will be dificult in BRITISH EMPIRE'S WAR

the highest degren. Owing to the diversion at ones. AIMS

there must" for human OUTLINED BY MR. LLOYD GEORGE,

follow a world shortage of raw RESTORATION OF ARABIA

which will increase the longer the war ARMENIA AND MESOPOTAMIA

laste. It is inevitable that the countries IMPOSSIBLE.

de controlling raw materials will LONDON, January this he

themselves and their Narat. Moreover whatever settlement

no passagO The paper says that

excite a greater aaswerin The following is the concluding portion

will

ation of Mr. Lloyd George's speech

only Germany then the self-deter made it will be suitable While we do not challenge the main

nces under. which plicable to the lost colonies, for few tribal to the circumi tenance of the Turkish Empire in the

it is

made, artdr. ne circumstances resemblies, whether in Africa or Austra

any desire to return homelands of the Turkish race, with its

change, changes in the settlement will be lasia, betray capital at Constantinople, nor the passage between the Mediterranean and the Black necessary. So long as the possibility of beneath the sway of the German task

dispute between nations continues, in master. Sce being internationalised and neutralj sed, Arabia, Armenis, and Mesopotamin other words so long as men and women are dominated by passion and ambi- arc, in our judgment, entitled to recog nition of their separate national contion, and war is the only means of settling la dispute, all nations must live under the EARLIER CABLES.

ditions. The exoct form of such recogburden not only of having to engage in (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)

nition in each particular case need not

wanwar time after time, bi of being com- here be discussed, beyond stating that paled to prepare for its pessible out GERMAN TROOPS DESERTING.

It will be impossible to restore there

break. The crashing weight of modern LONDON, January 6th. territories to their former sovereignty- Russian wireless report states:

SELF-DETERMINATION OFarmaddente, the increasing evil of com- pulsory military service, the vast waste GERMAN COLONIES,

of wealth and the effort involved in war German desorters state that in conse

Regarding the German colonies, I have

kike preparation those are the blots on quence of the drafting of all soldiers under 35 for the Western Front in con-repeatedly declared that they are held at

Russian Front.

The Morning Past says that we shall not achieve peace through weakness. Without reparation to France, and Bol gium there can be no thoughts of peace Germany will never hate her lust and her distrust of the British Empire until she is defeated. HONGKONG'S GIFT TO HALIFAX RELIEF FUND. CANADA'S APPRECIATION

LONDON, January 7th The High Commissioner for Canada

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

ICON OMANO, WEA 40 ANGAREDDEN" KU

PREMIER RESIGNS

PRESIDENT SAYS HE WILL, FOLLOW

BUNT

PEEING, January – 7th The Government ordored Tao-kun to end an army to Hupah, but Teo-kun demanded that “declaration of wer should firat be issued.

Ching-cheng, Governor of Kwangsi has wired to Peking urging mediation. and offering, his survic

Wang Shi-chen visited the President and kunded in his resignation of the Pre- miership, recommending Tien Wan-lich on his successor The President said he would retire and would send a delegate to Tientsin to meet Li Yuan hang

Tang Chiyao has wired to the Pre- adent asking the conditions of the peace.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] CHINESE TROOPS FOR EUROPE. PERING, January 6th.. A Chino French Commission is about to consider the question. of Chinese troops proceeding to Europe

explosives and fired 0,000 machine-gun travention of the Armistice, desertions the disposal of the Conference whose our civilisation, of which every thinking received from the Crown Agents for Tuan Chi-yul, Director General of the

rounds ou troops and other targets.

are most murieron.,

Twenty-five thousand troops east of We dropped half-a-ton of explosives last night on Ramegnieschin aerodrome, Kovno revolted and entrenched with their Obtaining direct hits, also on stations rifles and machine-guns.A

and billets.

We dropped one ton of bombs on Conflans station and sidings, causing large explosion and a fire.

We dropped half-a-ton of explosives on Courcelles station,

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SAP RECAPTURED.

LONDON, January 6th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports:-The enemy made a strong local attack against our positions on the Hindenburg Line

Eastward of Dallecourt a small party occupied, a sap before the front trench. The enemy was repulsed on the remain. der of the front before reaching our posi-

tions.

Hostile artillery was active north east ward of Ypres,

decision must have primary regard to the wishes and interests of the native None of those territories inhabitants. nre inhabited by Europeans, therefore,

The authorities are powerless and are the governing consideration in all these trying to cut off food supplies. General,

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THE RUSSO-GERMAN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

RUSSIAN PEACE DELEGATION.

PETROGRAD, January 8th

M. Trotzky starts for Brestlitovak to- night.

enses must be that the inhabitants should be played under the control of an ad ministration acceptable to themselves, one of whose main purposes will be to prevent their exploitation for the benefit

European capitalists or governments The natives live in their various tribal organisations under chiefs and councils, who are competent to consult and speak for their tribes and members, and thus, to represent their wishes and interests regarding their disposal. The general

He will be accompanied by the Russian principle of national self-determination, therefore, is us applicable in their cases. Peace Delegation. GERMAN REICHSTAG SOCIALISTS CONFER

AMSTERDAM, January 7th.

***

The German Reichstag Bocialists met in Berlin yesterday and discussed the

individual must be ashamed.

THE BRITISH EMPIRE'S TERNS.

similar reasone For theseanu

are conndent that a great

must attempt

made

estab sh, by some international

ras means of disputes After settling internationa all, war is a relte of barbarism, and just as the law succeeded violence in in- dividual disputes, so we believe it is destined ultimately to replace war in the settlement of controversies between nations,

, then, we are asked what we are fighting for, we reply, as we have often replied, for a just and lasting Bege and we believe that before peace ean by hoped for three conditions must be fulfilled

has

the Colonies Hongkong's contribution of War Bureau, has requested the Govern- ment to allocate the Boxer Indemnity $10,000 to the Halifax Relief Fund

MAD RED TAPE.

The High Commissioner on behalf of funds for this purpose. the Government of Canada, expressed the warmest appreciation of the action of the Hongkong Government, of which he notified Sir H. Borden by cable, THE SILVER MARKET.

A Daly Express Correspondent writes from A Western Port

Have the Bugar Commissioners heard that their regulations have caused oc thousand pounds of sugar to be thrown overboard from a certain ship. Do they LONDON, January 7th:

know that their regulations have prevent Silver is quoted 441d. per ounced thousands of pounds of sugar from

this country in small quantities the entering t

There is a scarcity of offerings and market is steady

as in those of the occupied European Firstly, the sanctity, of treaties must uncom

territories. The German declaration that natives of the German" colonies, hate through their military delity inwar shown their attachment and resolve under

circumstances to remain with Ger

Our acroplanes on Friday dropped odifficulties connected with the peas marry is applicable not to German colonies

bomby on Denain, Lodeg, Marin, and Roulers railway stations.

The air fighting was mostly confined to the northern portion of the front, where we brought down eight and drove down two machices. Five of ours are missing.

We bombed last night factories, railway communications and other targets of military importance at Maizieres-les Metz All our machines returned.

LATER

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig ports-We recaptured the sap eastward of Bullecourt which the enemy occupied yesterday morning.

LATEE

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hsig says there is nothing special to report,

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, January 6th. A wireless German official report states:We penetrated the lines west ward of. Bezonvaux and captured. numerous prisoners.

Italian Front.

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ITALIAN FIELD STRENGTH.

PARIS, January 6th

Le Matin publishes an interview with the Italian Finance Minister, in which the latter states that 4,320,000 Italians, allowing for the reduction through losses, are still in the field,

The Near East.

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THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ARAB BAIDS IN PALESTINE

negotiations.

It is expected that the conference will urgently request the German Govern

generally, but only to one of them, natie- aly, German East-Africa, and in that case the German authorities secured the at- ment to notify the Russian Government ichment, not of the native population that the former returns to the originala, a whole, which is and remains pro-

UNCATATAN peace proposals of no ansexstions and nofoundly anti-German, but only of the îndemnities, as nobody in Russia will small warlike classes from whom their nccept the present terms.

aakaris or soldiers were selected, These they attached to themselves by conferring

Torwarts ways that today's meeting was the most important held since August, 1914.

Germaa

Government's

Le re established

report

The most glaring case of wastage was has which occured in an armed trans - porin de large number of men had brought sugar bome with them as presents for their familles. They found that they could not land it. They were not going back with the ship, and they saw red Each and every one of them hurled his bag

of Bugar

overboard, and no one thousand

certain

Pounds

EARLIER CABLES. MESSES MONTAGU'S REPORT. LONDON, January 6th. Meera Samuel Montago's

"of a most necessary states:- The market is firm hut quiet and rare foodstuff was wasted.

The facts are these: A certain number The New York market continues very of shine tradis between the West Indies

Od British parts. They are few - Firm. Although there are no fresh in these tunt, and so far as their cargo nouncements regarding the Government's space is concerned they am limited t

defiuite commoditica. The officers action negotiations are movesarily diff and men of these ships, however, who cult for the United States. Although mostly live on the west coast, have the opportunity of bringing sugar home she on fix the price of silver, she can with them-perhaps a bag of 20lb. or

they pick up in Jamaica or

THE ROUTINE. grede ores unless the higher cost of When the ship arrives at da. British living, is to be considered. On the other port the Customs officer goon on board hand, the Mexican output is improving, in the usual way and asks if anybody has anything to declaro. Too first and its return to anything like the out-oficer admits that he has a bag of sugar put of six years ago, namely, 75,000,000 and that he wants to pay the duty on Have you a licence enys the Cos ounces, would so increase the world's toma

toma man supplies that the fixing of an unnecesNa says the first officer.

Jamaica. You can't land it says the sarily high purchase price by the Allies Then your sugar must go back to ought to be guarded against,

Customs officer. The n

regulation is Shanghai exchange has slightly cased. It is not his fault.

without but the tone of the market is good.

Stay Phardly compel the mines to work low- bag of 100le

Secondly, territorial settlement must be secured based on the right of self-deter estion or the consent of the governed. Lastly, we must seek by the creation of some international organisation to limit the burden of armaments and diminish the probability of war,

On these conditions the British Empire would welcome pace, and to secure there conditions its peoples are prepared to make even greater sacrifices than they bave yet endured

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it

licence sugar may be a

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The pffect of this in threefold. Either

on them a highly privileged position au LORD LANSDOWNE'E SATISFAC FRANCE RECOGNISES FINNISH the other be importe law-abiding

against the bulk of the natiye populate arg tion, which enabled the askaris to assume plate

lordly and oppressive superiority over the rest of the natives By this and other

TION

Tho Khemische Westjaelische Gazette,

LONDON, January 6th, Krupp's organ, henra from Berlin that

Lord Lansdowne, interviewed, **- the peace negotiations may be renewed

pressed his satisfaction that Mr. Lloyd in a neutral capital. Copenhagen, means they secured the attachment of a George had affirmed in the most distinct Christianis and The Hague are men- very small and insignificant minority, terms the principle that Great Britain tioned.

whore, interests are directly opposeil to had never aimed at the destruction of This indicates considerable modifica the rest of the population, and for Germany as a great Power, but rather tion of the

whom they have no right to sperat turning her aside from her hopes and attitude

The German treatment of the native schemes of military domination. populations in their colonics has been Ruch as amply justified their fear of submitting the future of those colonies to the wishes of the natives themselves. PEACE CONFERENCE MUST NOT

V. FORGET OUR BEAMEN. Finally, there must be reparation for

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NEGOTIATIONS TEMPORARILY

SUSPENDED

He agreed with the Prime Minister in believing that a just and lasting peace could only be based on the three conditions, specified by the Prime Minis

dotando of these conditions ter. The acceptance

REPUBLIC

PARIS, January 6th.

nt sugar for hiu

or

it

of a small sack

citizen and takes the sugar lack again of quick whence it

it came, or he is n temper who hur

hurls the dot Le Temps announces that France bank he s an astute rascalý z

SapI am dealing with facts, not with recognised the independence of the Lahore without paying any duty, Finnish Republicr

hearsay, I have sean-correspondence to- day on the subject of the small quan tities of sugar that makes the blood of the plain commonsense citizen boil

brought home with him

-bag af sugar. He could not land it, mid the Castoms, so he wrote of prat haste for

received postcard licence. In reply, he

that the matter should have at long before the Commis

NEWFOUNDLAND'S NEW FREMIER.

6th.

St. John's (Newfoundland), Jan A new Cabinet has been formed, with Mr. F. W. Lloyd, formerly leader of the Upposition, as Premier.

ENGLISH CHIVALRY

tention, ship bad

led a

gain

and had takon sugar back to the West This sort of

hina bern happen Mr. B. 4. I. Fisher, Minister of Edu-ing every week for months at Tritica by Germany would imply that the old cation, told the following story in the ports. Une hesitates to estimate how

At have been lost to the community. Who spirit of military domination had been course of a recent speech: I have said many thousands of pounds of sugar Such acceptance we are fighting to defend a great civili,has benefited by the westage! No one individually 8 Sugar prices are officially finally exorcised.

the injuries done and for the violation would be in itself an admissions ofsation. A month before the war broke out and the large importers stand to

ZURICH, January 6th.. After a Crown Council al Berlin, at

which General Hindenburg and Ceneral Ludendorff were present, it

was officially announced that the Central Powers had

art of international law. The peace confer temporarily suspended the negotiations, R with Russia, owing to the Bussing Gente must not forget our sexmen, the ornment's request for the transfer of the services they have rendered and the out- negotiations to Stockholm.

THE TURKISH PEACE TERMS.

PEIROGEAD, January 6th. The Turkish peace terms include the restoration of the aste-bellum frontiers the withdrawal of Russian troops there

division per 100 kilometres, the demo

dafest...

FRENCH PREMIER'S

CONGRATULATIONS,

PARIS, January 6h. M Clonienceau in a message to Mr Lloyd George, conveyed the heartiest French

rages they have suffered for the common esuse of freedom. THE CENTRAL POWERS' PEACE congratulations of

PROPOSALS,

Mr. Lloyd George regarded it espe

cially regrettable that the recently, fer ported proposals of the Central Powers

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men on his admirable speech, in which the true facts were so happily ssembled. PRESS COMMENT.

LONDON, January. 7th.

The newspapers warmly receive Mr.

there was a German student in Oxford, lose nothing. The Customs receipts have been lower than they seed have beco, who attended a picture-palace. The place and many women have had to stand was crowded with young Englishmen queues for sugar for hours in which they members of the University, Suddenly the could have gone about useful work Kaiser appeared on the film, and a young Englishman who was sitting behind the "CANNING THE KAISER” German made, an insulting observation, whereupon the young German turned Mr. Winston Churchill, the American round and boxed the Englishman's ears novelist, speaking at a luncheon given Upon that the whole theatre burst out in his honour by the American Club at The young German had the Savoy Hotel, said that since the into applause! been utrina:ly treated that his Kaiser war had started Germany had made had been abused in his presence in rather many mistakes, but the two greateaf were

thought, first, tha

that Great Bri an ungentlemanly manner. The German that she t came to a friend of mine his old tutor this would not enter the struggle, and -afterwards, and said: You are as then that Americe would not fight and added, Buch chivalry og that would democracy was degeneracy. wonderful people. He told the story (Cheers) Germany had believed that

one tenth of the popula have been quite incomprehensible in my one

wealth this

intended country (Cheers.) That is really one before t

from, except guards not; cxceeding & lid not contain a reference to permanent Lloyd George's statement as a welcome bilisation of the Russian forces, the peace after the war.It is desirable, clear and first announcement of Great demobilisation of the Black Sea Fleet, indeed, it is essential, that the post-war | Emissin's irreducible min mum.

Lascar leader, ike Mr. Thomas and Mr.

to put all their ONEON, January 6th. the withdrawal of the Russian troves settlement should not contain the seed of

ura unanimous in their approval as bring. the whole of our civilisation. That into Canning the Kaiser! The

chivalry is quite apparent in the prize had already boiled him, and it was now. The War Office announces The Arabs from Tersin, and the annulment of future wer. But that is not enough

However wisely and well wo maka tering peace wonderfully never and clear soldier and in the clicer It is apparent their time complete the INE ritorial and other arrangements, there ing up misunderstanding They believe through the whole of English society

of Bedjaz successfully raided the rail- treaties defining spheres of influence in

way southward of Maas, and also cap tured the garrison of an important post further positlahjoi

Persia

Meanwhile Turkey is to remain armed to the teeth in order to resist the Allie

the

Snowden, in addition to Mr. Henderson, civilization. That little story gives you Americans over

proce

mains amongst us we can hold our head rather that see the British still remain many mbjects for inter that hardly any points are not capabled I feel that op long ng that spirit re-recy to shed her last-

high amongst the nations of the earth under (Chee'F-) national controversy. The economic.com.cf being settled at the anferenen