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THE WAR.
TRE HONGKONG
PRESIDENT WILSON ON THE FREEDOM OF THE SEAS.
PLEA FOR EXPANSION OF AMERICA'S NAVY
ALLIED COMMISSION ON GERMAN ASSETS.
BRITISH NAVAL DELEGATES AT HAMBURG.
BRITISH FOOD RESTRICTIONS TO BE
CONTINUED. -
LATEST CABLES.
THROCOR RETTER'S AGENCY.]
COMING PEACE CONFERENCE'
BRITISH REPRESENTATION TO
INCLUDE MR CLYNES
Lospas. Devember 10th
Effically annakinced that Mr.
J. B Chus, the Labourate, wal: he in
cluded in the British representation at the Peace Conference
IRODA MECH CAN GERMANY PAVI
LONDON Deromber bach
Ford Robert Civil, speaking at Latch
worth sand that the Allies should deter mune how much Glevinny can pay and demand the whole of such sum,
GERMANY S ASSETS
Losos, December 10th
A trong Alad Commission is enquir
ing in every direction regarding German ansels which are empnåle of being distenin ed for the purpose of discharging the cost
the war
THE FREEDOM OF THE MEAS.
Luspus, Deretuber 10th
The Drág Kapress states that President Wals a has made proposals in the sub are of 2 freedom of the seas which do nud eunfact with Britains clarum to the right of warch unde the law of contra
hand and a ke Con, Jana Defelt
blockade
MR
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CONDEMNS
ECONOMIC BOYCOTT
Loxony, December 10th
A 1. Asquith, speaking at
Not
tingham, favoured the exuetion of the utgermest Jurting from the wreangdoers.
DAILY PRES: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, 1918.
HINDENBURG AND HIS
MYRMIDONS.
COPENHAGEN, December 10th. The Prussian Soviet Minister. Herr Stroebel, addressing a demonstration in Berlin, bitterly complained that reaction- aries like General von Hindenburg and his myrmidons were still in control of the
military machine.
A PROLETARIAN DICTATOR SHIP,
OPENILAGEN, December 10th.
The Prussian Minister of Instruction,! speaking in Berlin, declared that if the National Assembly did not secure A Sorialist majority, it would be dissolved? and
proletaran Dictator ship estab lished
THE ALLIED OCCUPATION
BRITISH ENTRY INTO COLOGNE.
AMSTERDAM. December 8th.
A telogran from Cologne states that they British Lancers, accompanied by arnmur
If
INTERNATIONAL COMMER- CIAL CONFERENCE.
AN AMERICAN SUGGESTION.
ATLANTIC CHIy, Deceuden ++şa The United States Chamber of Catt
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BRITISH UNEMPLOYMENT
ALLOWANCES.
INCREASE ALL ROUND.
Lainpos. December 10th The Press Burean mates that the Gove dierensing the unemployment. demobilisation duration to five shillings weekly in the case of aren and women, and half a crosta for those unemployees. who are m
Sen will now PORCINĖ
[ed cars, began their entry into the city merce has passed a resolution in Javour errent s
at eleven in the morning on December 8th.
* HATS OFF.
AMSTERDAM. December 8th
when
A telegram froth Berlin affirms the official announcement that during the British negation the authorities have ordered all German men 10 aise their hata to British officers. also British National Anthem is sung.
AMERICANS ENTER COBLENZ
Lexons, December 11th The American advance guards bove Jentered Coblenz Correspondents state that they found a joyous city of gaiety
A SOP TO KRUPP'S WORKMEN AMSTERDAM, December 11th.
The Cologne Gazette states that the ALLIED AERIAL SUPERIORITY Directors of Krupps have asked their workmen to make suggestions for the manufacture of peace material in bulk. EXIT MORE GERMAN ROYALTIES. | thep
THIS YEAR'S AIR FIGHTING
RESULTS
LONDON December 8th. Some light be thrown upon what the surrender of 2000 german aeroplanes.
Lade: the Aruustice, means to the Ger
British mana, by the following official
figures of an fighting upon the British West Front from Januncy lat. 1998, to the
date of the Aromat
Enemy machines destroyed in aerial
Comhal by the Briush 3,GO
Enety machnee driven down out of control by the British 1,174,
Machines reported missing - 1,918. Thus, without counting the heavy air losses inflicted upon the enemy by the formidable French and American
Airi
Bervices, Germany is known to have last well over 8.000 seroplanes, which were destroyed and surrendered during 1018
Ch the contrary, the resuurees of the Alhes, who suffered far fewer air musaal.
thes, are being ranford by 2,000 (erma | machines of modern type fhd in good con- dition This indicates the overwhelming superiority which the Allies will now enjoy in the air.
CHAOTIC GERMANY.
MORE DISORDER IN BERLIN.
COPENHAGEN, December 8th.
A telegram from Berlin states that after lengthily contering with the Com
Rpriate of Berlin and the thief of Palice, the Government, in order asuid further condicts, has ordered the
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the streets, and to her their army only
for self defence.
He condemned an aggressive economie į military, is far ng possible, trot to go into boycott, and said there arust be a dent slate when reparation is obtained
Conseription in Great Britain must be abolished in accordance with the under standing when it was introduced.
MR. W H. TAFT ON A LEAH E OF
NATIONS.
In
COLABO
AMSTERDAM, December 10th. The Becliner Matoys Zestony reports || that de Duke and Duchess of Brunswic have fled to Gmunden in Upper Austria
AMERICA'S NAVY.
PLEA FOR CONTINUED EXPAN SION.
WASHINGTON. December 10th.
The Navy Recretary, Mr. Josephun Daniels, in his anunal Report, From
mende continued naval expansion, to meet] the demands of international police work, also for tasks of survey, discovery and
protection.
The Report pays a tribute to the British Navy's loyal spirit of vo-operation and says that, inasmuch as the United States
Land plenty The theatres and restaurant
were crow.deci, Food was abundant and
NO COMMUNICATION PERMITTED
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Pans, Degember Lith
Marshal Foch hag informed the tier man Delegates who demanded fære comm
with occupied Rhineland [that reaffic between the derapied – asme and the mentra! zone will not be permit
ted, an view of the necessity of maintain ing the blockade of Germany in accord
anee with the Armistice
RHINE SBIPPING IN ALLIED
HANDS.
AMSTERDAM. December 9th.
International Commercial. Co
ference in order to secure the wide adop sion of a policy of international reowanie su operatian
THE AMERICAN ARMY. NEW ENLISTMENT LAW WANTED
NEW YORK, December sth General Mach, clef of Staff, in an Pnterview, sand that it would be trees NAMA to ask Fongress for new enlistogeni legislation, since the stay of the Avony of occupation abroadl indefinit, weld under the law the persent arms must be discharged four months after the signing of prifer PRESIDENT WILSON'S VISIT
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TO FRANCE.
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TURKEY WANTS HER
LEADERS BACK
A QUESTION OF EXTRADITION
Dopeshades, Ders julia 19th A telegram from Berlin slain that the Turkish" Ambassfudor has demanded the extruduron -f the Grand Vizion. Talaat Pasha, Th
Enver Pasha, and her ex Government oflivials. A German sety ofBend statement says flat the tradition of Tainan Prosta is
out of the
**GREAT BRITAIN'S DAY" MESSAGE FROM KING GEORGE.
SOUL
New York, fiere tuber 9th A benture of Britain's Day CHEERIODS T Bug at which sage from Rong forge was evad.
expres sing the hope that Great Britain and the Cal State would always fmited an they we
Bere today
10 TERRE POS
A Havee mekate says The Mayor of Brest has issued.
prominent cantation Erging the inhabitants to depops has beve paulshed, que fisies n
From Mi rerate their houses upon the arrival of
Willaan My Adio, Intely Secre tury to the Treasury, declaring ibat th President Wilson, giving a splendid recep herosas of the soldiers of Great Britain tun to the eminent man incarnating the and the Hotions were written, lumia-
ouis, on the page of history ideals of free America
Cubed Riselt hus expressed Ameri- ra' deep oli tention to the Empire.
ON HER
GEORGE WASHINGTON
WAY
Lasmos, December 10th.
The George Washington passed. Ponta. Delgada to-day A Portuguese war boat
Rhine shipping is being controlled by and the Forts saluted her. so Inter Allied Commission.
COTTON STRIKE AT HOME. THE WEAVERS MODEST DEMAND.
LONDON, December mph.
RBINE BRIDGE OCCUPIED
AMSTERDAM. Deccraber 9th
The Culogue invite reports the arrival.
It is expected that Mr. Lloyd George
as the richest of the great nations and has at Boun, of 150 British cavalrymen, who will intervene in the cotton strike,
suffered less in the war than any of the
Allied Powers, she ought to make a con tribution to the Navy, for the preservation of the world's peace, commensurate with her growing mercantile marine, and her Jending position in the Council of Free Peoples.
He eulogines, a typical of Britain. her
contributions generous and her great shipping facilities, for the common rause, in transporting the great proportion of the American troops.
BRITAIN'S FOOD SUPPLY.
NEED FOR CONSERVATION OF
SUPPLIES
ty
empire the Rhine Bridge.
SPLENDID CEREMONIES IN
STRASSBOURG.
PARIA. December 8th.
A Havas message says:-
EARLIER CARLEN.
NOTEWORTHY TRIBUTE BY GENERAL PERSHING.
New Youk, December 7th. firem Britnin's Day was celebrated m the United States to day, when glow- mg tributes were paid to British valeur and serifices in the war.
The Union dock was flown from ul public buildings. Fifth Avenue AR ablaze with the British colours.
All the newspapers contain editorial articles paying homage to British
General Pershing lung cabled Mtead- fast in adversity, wounded with a thou- Band wounds, Great Britain's hammer-
But blows never weakened or faltered. for the tenseity of her people the war would have been lost.
The Committer on Production in Lonachievements don yesterday heard the claim of the weavers for a 50 per cent, meresse ou eur. rent wages. Employers contend that this would mean an advature of 524 per cent
The Committee has reserved its decision.
{FARMISTICE.
THE
2 mid profoundly impressing spontaneiou pre-war wages.
i joy, in Strasbourg. President Pain brid, during a historic sporch at the FÉöbel-de-Ville? "Alsace bus shyùn that the soul of a people cannot be destroyed as easily as the library of Louvain or the cathedral of Rheima."
The Presidential Party in Strasbourg has been intensed by 500 Senators and Deputies from Paris.
The ceremoni WAS essentially of a
national charneter. President Poincare laid FL 9101 h mark સઘ of the
Alsatian General Kleber.
LONDON, December Sch. Mg 3 H. Uky nam, in a letter, says that the world's food suggy must still, for a time, give ground for anxiety. The President enemy has stripped many of the occupied Provinces of food supplies and means of food production.
The Spartacus Group have placed a machine gun on the Pariser Platz. They have driven motor-cars, decorated with red flags and carrying machine guns, through the Siege-Salce, and have also New Your, Dermadory Uth. distributed pumphlets declaring:
.. The
In the large territories of Europe
of a lecture {D} 1 Revolution
there is danger of Famine this winter. is in the highest peril.
Mr. น 71
The Food Ministry Jazu Taft Blood has been shed by the
ulready revolutionary villains who misused the abolished some minor and more trouble brave soldiers "
some restrictions. He hopes that it will very soon be possible to abandon further i restrictions of this kind, but it will clearly be necessary, at least during the winter and spring, to continue the majo
League of Nations, emphasised that the life of foren; Britain depended on the security with which her ships came and went Thus, until Britain
counter
They have called on the workmen and was satisfied that a League of Nations soldiers to attend a mass meeting of pro- could safeguard her interests, she would test this afternoon, at which Rosa of be fully justified in mangaining a suffi Luxemburg and Here Liebknecht will cient Navy.
speak.
THE PRELIMINARY ALLIED CONFERENCE.
LANDON, Beer-mber 10th. The Preliminary Allied Pence Con- sference in Paris is expected to start in
the New Year.
TREATMENT OF WAR PRISONERS.
NEW ATROCITY IN GERMANY.
Paus. December 8th.
Enquiry by Delegates from the Spanish Erabassy in Berlin has confirmed the state- Juent that the Clerman guards in the camp at langesalze unjustifiably shot nine and severely wounded fifteen French pri soners, who were eagerly awaiting their release An exhaustive enquiry into bas heid inimedantely.
The French Government is determined to punish those responsible for this new #frocity.
FRENCH COMMISSION
APPOINTED.
Wor
T'a, Berember 11th. A Fach Conmission in dealing with Antriation of the French planners in the Camp at Laugensalra, lu are waiting release. Nine of them were murdered and 16 injured.
CASUALTIES IN BERLIN.
LONDON, December 10th. A telegram from Berlin states that 15 were killed and 31 wounded in Berlin an December 6th.
Prolonged deliberations of the Govern 10001 and the Executive of the Soviets resulted in an agreement, on December 8th, for unanimous co-operation in the service of the Revolution, acknowledging the Government's exclusive rights and renouncing the idea of violently changing
the Government. PRINCE HOHENLOHE ARRESTED.
Amstenbar, December 11th.
A telegri from Berlin states that Prince Hohenlohe was amongst the 26 perwus arrested in connection with the arrest of the Soviet Executive.
CHEMNITZ SOVIETS GET A LESSON.
Copenhagen, December 10th.
bution of foud supplies.
PROLONGATION OF PERIOD.
AMSTERDAM. December 9th. A telegram from Borlin states that the Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung learns that the discussions for the prolongation of the Armistice begin at Treves on Decem ber 18th.
THE P & 0.9 N. COY. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
LONDON, December 14th. At the annual meeting of the Peninsu lar and Oriental Steam Navigation Com pany, Ltd., Lord turbeupe, presiding. said that the liabilities were £5,622,565, including a considerable sum to meet the the increased cost of building.
After the ceremony in the Cathedral, the
reviewed the troops.
Then followed at
UJHON Ir Ceficeri in Place de la Republique.
The President paid a visit to the Pro testant Church and the Synagogue, and mude a speech at each.
Strasbourg, liberty, has changed all the German names fore the war.
of the streets.
having
recovered
ber
General Pershing and Field Marshal
Haig received greetings from America and England.
Eight thousand delegates from the
safeguards for the just and equal distri-illages and 0,000 representatives from Strasbourg societies, with banners and bands, went in a parade through the streets. There was an amazing variety in the richness of the costumes, and the headgear was unrivalled.
RUSSIA'S PLIGHT,
DUTCH MINISTER'S CONDEMNA..
TION OF BOLSHEVISM.
LONDON. December 8th.
nt
Reuter's representative has interviewed M. Oudendyk, the Dutch Minister Petrograd, who has arrived in London,
Germany.
M. Oudendyk warns the workmen of all vations against Bolshevism. He said "Bolshevism would mean the end of civi. |
After a gala performance in the City Theatre, the Presidential party proceeded to Colmar and Malhonse.
BRITAIN'S FINANCIAL
SITUATION.
BIG CREDITS TO AMERICA.
LONDON, December 10th.
Mr. Winston Churchill, speaking at Dundee. dwelt on the gravity of the British financial situation, which, how ever, he was confident we would courage. Aly overcome. About six-seventh of Jour debt was due to ourselves.
We sent
sation. Translated into practice Bol- sbevist principles are; high wages, don't work, Enke others' property, no punish- ment, and no taxation. The Russian workers are far worse off than over before. The state of unemployment is terrible in Andrien four hundred millions sterling
The Company would speedily be in a position to resume their position JI] Eastern, Far Eastern and Australian trades, but, with so many shine sank, it would be some time before they would be able to offer the travelling public the convenience, comfort and regularity to which they had been accustomed be
AMERICA'S
SHIPPING
MAGNATE RESIGNS
ACCEPTATION BY WIRELESS.
WASHINGTON, December 8th. President Wilson has, by wireless,
accepted the resignation of Mr. Charles M. Schwab, the head of the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
THE NAVAL SURRENDER.
BRITISH DELEGATES AT HAMBURG.
COPENHAGEN, December 10th, Admiral Browning's delegates have arriv A telegram from Hamburg states that
ed at Hamburg to inspect 30 British mer- chant vessels lying in the harbour,
ARAB GENERALISSIMO IN LONDON.
TO DISCUSS ARAB ASPIRATIONS.
LONDON, December 10th. Sheriff E. Laut, the Arab Conventissimo, has arrived in London to discuss Aral aspiratione.
HM. THE KING RETURNS TO LONDON.
A WARM WELCOME.
Losnos, December 10th.
have They were very
Petrograd. The situation is one of utter bih billion and about a thousand millions returned to London.
31. M. the King and Prinen Alberi,
certain Uhiann who turned their machine of such corruption and tyranny. guns on the crowd, which fled.
Wh
A telegram from Cologne states that exhaustion. The people do not know how in American securities. the Chemnitz Soviet attempted to disarm to exist till next day. I never dreamt Most of this sum
incurred on The behalf of the Allies and Russia. We not The Ulans took a number of persons advance of all semblance of freedom in the only lose interest on the sourition, but prienner, also a number of Baviclers whom future, to me, seems hopeless. Wherever had to pay Interest on them to· British hey thrashed.
The Bavinters called on the infantry Bolshevism rules the nation will be beaten proprietors, from whore the Government to attack the Uhlans but the latter din armed then,
bas taken thetu over.
to a pulp and breume utterly belpless."
warmly welcomeil.
BRUSSELS MUNICIPALITY. TRADING WITH THE ENEMY STOPPED.
BRASELA, December Each. N The Aldormen have instituted stringent regulations against the Municipality's trading with the enemy.
To un who associated with ber gallant troops, words of
Thing to expr
praise are
our admiration. which our kinsmen have done have brought about an ius parable union bo tween them and ourselves.
We offer them the right hand of friendship, so that our two nations may future of the warld ensured.”
more firmly linked together and, the
FAR EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
BY COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NOV)
SAN PU.
THE TWO PARLIAMENTS
Li Shan, Tuelin of Kiang-n, luas re- ported that Shun Chun buco has agreed to dissolve the Canton Parliament if thes President will dissolve the new Parlin- ment in Peking in this way the disputes between the Parliaments would be acitled,
THE FATE OF TSINGTAU.
Students in Japan, it is said, have warned the Peking Government that the Japanese Government does not intend to return Tsingtau to China.
CHINESE LEADERS MOVEMENTS.
Chang Cho Jam, the Tuchun of Pung then, left Peking muddenly at mid night yesterday.
Commander Chan Kwing ming left for Shanghai yesterday.
CANTON NEWS.
[BY COURTESY OF THE "CHUNG #GUI
PUBLIC LOAKM
SAN F.
CANTUN, December 12th.
The Military Government have ro posed the isatie of seventh year public luan-bonds, for ten million dollars
IL is said that the bonds will be
issue 10 denominations of 85. 810, 8100, 81,000 and $10,000, and will be repaid from the mur plust of the salt revenue within five years. The Civil Governor has agreed to thes Trenburer's proposal to issue public on bonds to the extent of $1,500,000 for the maintenance of the bank-notes.
This lea be repaid within two years. Tho toan-honda can be want an ordinary bank- notes in payment of any decounts, THE ALLIED VICTORY,
The Minister of Finance in Peking ham ordered the mint to strike a special silver coin in celebration of the Allied victory. The coins will bear the characters for
Allied Victory
on one side, and the head -of tho President on the other.
PIRACY ON THE WEST RIVER.
the
In view of the nativity of pirates along West Rice, the River Defence Com missioner has ordered that four armed vessels should convoy each of the steamers ru between Shiu-bing and Hong- kong. MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
Commander Blum Hung-ying arrived in Canton from King chow last night on the gunboating Fung. The expri- Bonary forces which were sent to King- chow are returning to Canton by trans-
porta.
The aviatar, Tom Gunn, who was sent to attack King-chow, alno returned to Canton the other day. Ife is on a visit General Luk Wing-ting In Kwangai.
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