1918-12-25 — Page 5

THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG

BOLSHEVISM SPREADING THROUGH

EUROPE:

NEED FOR ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA.

GERMANY WANTS TO JOIN LEAGUE OF NATIONS:

CHAOTIC PROCEEDINGS IN THE CONGRESS OF BERLIN SOVIETS.

SPAIN EXPELS THE GERMAN AMBASSADOR.

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stpzene warthority, transferring the legislative and executive power to the Peoples Commissaries until the National Assembly otherwise arranges SUPERVISION OF THE CABINETS.

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the German and

DAILY PRESS.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20TH, 1918.

FAR EASTERN CABLE FROM KHAKI TO CIVIL, LIFE

NEWS.

GOVERNMENT READY FOB 14 Mo BILISATION PROBLEMS

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SPAIN AND GERMANY GERMAN AMBASSADOR EXPELLED

MADRID, December 20th The German Alobnaside and his Heaff have received their passports.

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ACTION BY THE ROMANONES GOVERNMENT.

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PRESIDENT WILSON IN

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Visi to Sandringham. remains kendon to Jenne Presah ni Wirou This is believed to date that Preetdem Wabon will be the guest of

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lp that the presoare of the Deutch Representatives will ruable the official greeting to President Wilson Fer be of an Emperial char24)

Cabinets, with power to appoint or depose the Peoples' Cumpissaries.

Two "adjuncts" have been selected from both Socialist Parties and will be

tailed in each Ministry.

GERMANY WANTS TO JOIN LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

AMSTERDAM, December 15th. A legram from Berlin states that a League of Nations Society has been founded. Herr Erzberger, the convener, bas declared that such a League without Germany would be a permanent danger WAR MINISTER RESIGNS. The War Minister, lers Scheuch, lates that he resigned because officers were continually abused and humiliated. pretul poate samplat of the Posty | For example, the Commander at Pole-

dam appointed by him Control drac in Rusia adher

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GERMANY.

DISORDER SPREADING

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NEW USE FOR KRUPPE'. The Lokal Anzeiger states that Krupps' will be utilised for the textile industry.

PROAR AT THE SOVIET

CONGRESS.

AMSTERDAM, December 18th.

it a mented that the change in Presid eut Wilson's arrangements is due to the Enecessity of lus curtailing tus vist to Europe by a few days.

PEACE PROBLEMS.

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THE GOVERNMENT'S REPLY. The Fodbeats the reply of the Gus

the sedutings which the Sanitary Board passed on the prozpost

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the old pests of jew jenis tion of Mr F J. Benslex relative too thein on pt return to evil life

Mustard and the Lover crowding 2 the City of Victoria to date estimate

as thin sy je: ent ver will this category and to the depletion of the Sanitary

This ant entions benefit Board Staff

to the departments E atanging demobilisation, buy on these Colonial Secretary's Office, } groups of pisotal

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"December 6th, 1918 argtly in industry. am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28th of then demolition de

These men will, no ing the th Noveärber, in which you reported certain France and brought down the thay verst what a valled the collecting muteps to resolutions miopted at a meeting of the parties The transport E Sanitary Board held on 20th November.

presents special pavillers, sing all these have been settled. The sulgret of overcrowding is now untien consideration by the Government The Jockey Club amemves the re

The

Berminy State for sumption of menig on the pae war scale. Colonies has been requested by the tele ncluding the Derby which will be run gram to expedite the return of certain at Epsom on June 4th.

members of the Staff of the Sanitary Altogether 240 days of raging are being Department who are on active service. It is the opinion of this tovernment bat arranged

suitable persons could not be forthcoming for temporary engagement

HOME RACING.

RESUMPTION ON PRE WAR SCALE

Losnos. Devember 20th

THE GENERAL ELECTION SOLDIERS VOTING IN LARGE

NUMBERS

LONDON. December vuil.

It is stated that the soldiers are voting in large numbers. The percentage will probably be higher than civilians.

THE CHARTERED BANK. CAPITAL INCREASED TO £2,000,000

LONDON. December 23rd.

A meeting of the Chartered Bank of india, Australia and China passed a resolution increastig its capital to £2,000,000.

ARRIVAL OF BRITAIN'S HERO

At the Soviet Congress, during a sharp passage between Herr Barth and Herr Ebert, 30 addiers of the Berlin garri- son entered the ball and demanded a immediate discussion of the question of the formation of a Supreme Soldiers' Council, to which all troops would be A MEMORABLE SCENE IN LONDON. subordinateď.

The following portion of Router's message describing his entry into London,

The President declared that the im- mediate discussion of the question was extreme impossible.

Turbarient scenes followed

lette 1-in kelas no increasing, and are and Herr Ledebour insisted on an im

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lur the station Herr Hanse exhorted calmness. als stay of the

The Congress finally adjourned amid wild seara.

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THE BOLSHEVIK ELEMENT Amenrum, Pecetuber 20th.

LEADERS TO BE CRIMINALLY

DEALT WITH.

AMSTERDAM, December 19th.

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allowance for civilian clothes of back pay or a certain proportion of if In addum he will probaldy preuse his enabling him to proceed to his bande. will have a months furlnagh dating few that tent which really trans that be in drawing his Army money for a tenth while being gatled to make my job that presents self

(Sąd.) A G. M. FLETCHER

(Colonial Treasurer).

CANTON NEWS,

BY COURTESY OF THE "CHUNG NGO1

BAD P*}

CANTON, December 24th.

APPRAL TO THE 4.1

We learn that the members of the Canton Parliament bare sent appeals to the British, French, Italian, Japanese and American Parliaments, to deliver judgment on the action of the Peking Government in dispatching troope attack the South, after an armistice has been declared. declared.

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ITALY'S

REDEEMED

PROVINCES. HABIBALDI'S DREAM REALISED

In the middle of last century the idea

a united Italy appeared to most Joen

From this staged the dealaltat pont process the Magister of Labone asutters charge of the duscharged men. thas Lask of distributing the labour by wall as an idle dream. Italy was not a nation. have greatly reinforced trans at his dis posi and

administratief Bart Videan stegated that it could machinery hr

the help of enl committees of the employers and the trade unions, all of whom have agreed to co

of

inroved

and lastly he will have the

was only a peninsula, and the matter-

operate nasorted and all tried Italy was Palmersion, that fas

at the valymas of authority in Hever E... anging bul FL peninsula. Kugland who had the smallest faith in a

tuating tie with a soul. Nontern Italy.

The Ararians were the RECENT EN of The Pope was the tem- at aereign of Rank. A Bourbon ang perlags the worst even of that un-

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of jobs open to the soldiers.

At the same tire it no batuly possible for any Minister to compl that there are enough jobs to go ruumed. exact list, to give any kind of assures or to secure in return a quartite that Plea family, was King of Naples. poste arranged for them. Those who ar bobl engraered amazing and, as the men, without exception, will take th

Bat Mazzini dreamt derans, and Guri- coming hone

to definitely arranged posted, pera bond resolutions, will, however, run into such large figures tefly that the problem of what to do with the Napoleon 1. and then Biemarck against Cavar plotted playing first rest will be in

break,1; simpled.

Austria Caleide wars played into your's hand, and in 1972 Victor Em all to himself.

pre-war pprentice is a dramael, de gaten King, marched inty was eighteen when he Bane and the united kingdom of Italy joined; he comes

mes buck man, but still in his

at twenty tw wana Jagt. problem has been settled in part by the still outside the kingdom. They remain- s apprenticeships That Bat there were thousands of Italians Government shall be paid a minimum wage during the there portion of the Tyrol, has The suggestion is that he outside until last week. The Trentino, prenticeship wage considerably higher total population of 20,000.

be is

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an haban popuisthu of 375,000 out of & The ming- ris is German Austrian, almost entirely

The M.P.'s add that the Southerners gave up all demands in order to nego tints peque with the North soon after the Allied tarping Note was received and

The

that

A CONUNDRUM.

tice. good

Obviously

it is essential for the

of

a stirring and historic the North should have done the same if than he would have received as wit appe scene outside the Palace, where a crowd they were desirous of peace, of 80.000 had assembled, with children, from all parts of Loudon, in front posi

tions.

Seven aeroplanes, which accompanied Sir Douglas Baig from the coast New

over the palace, glittering like silver in WAR RESPONSI-the sun each time they wheeled round. BILITY.

A little later eleven other planes circled round the Palace in battle formation. When Sir Douglas Baig and his party came in sight the enthusiasm of the crowd was unbounded. Tremendous and deafen- ing roars rent the air as the carriages passed from the front of the Palace to forefront to the grand entrance. the southern gates and then crossed the

THE COTION MARKET.

LONDON, December 23rd. The Liverpool Cotton Association announces that the restrictions on the aelling of fatures are removed.

LAST OF THE HOME STRIKE.

Hill

A Lelegram from Vienna states that all Parties in the House presented a A del tram from Berlin states that the regartling the establishment of respon Londiness of Notarts passwd in resolution in sibility and the criminal prosecution of fassar of vise disarmament of the counter the supreme war lenadors, particularly in resulutionartes, and the abolition of all respect of the collapse of the Army laat

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This and other decisions of the Con- Ares show that the Bobhevik element is Mer

The Berlin Government alexpanders but lathane indicated, hut the whole proceedings of the Congres were apparently chaotir, largely consist· Just of atomans wlanglings.

Nevertheless, ||

THE POLISH GOVERNMENT.

DESIKE TO ANNIX GERMAN TERRITORY,

Coʻkansan, December 18th.

A telegram from Berlin states that tho Polish Government has decreed that the election of the National Aanombly be held

is believed that the on January 20th.

It will includo mem- excellent organisation of Herr Hebeide bere from man and the Horialisia will secure the Prussia,

the Eastern Provinces of Tho German Prosa strangly

passage of the proposal for the National protests, alleging that the Polen denirs to Assembly.

santren Cermau territory.

LONDON, December 23rd.

A joint conference of cotton employers the terms ending the strike. and oporatives in Manchester have signed

The will re-opened this morning. THE SILVER MARKET.

LANDOR, December 23rd. The silver market is quiet,

LATER. Mosers. Moringa & Co.'s report state that the market is quiet. The Shanghal exchange continues to Duetuate slightly.

THE SPARCITY OF RICE,

the community that he shouldnsisting of soldiers and officials. Most that

of there have probably gone home! In consequence of the scarcity of rice by and to qui apprenticeship as thorough

as possible. There musi

The pole of the Trentino have in the Province, the Tuchun hue sent de elaborate schemes for thre in beng,ys be farat really Italian in beuti

also be, and indeed there

legates to purchase rice from Kwangai

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Rack catacon with him has redeemed ti to Lake on war work

The to, os recupont by thos arily exempted.

there will still be: 600,000 women without eventy seven per cent. of its people an esent mily an Italian city. The Canton Hankow Railway Com Emigration has stopped, and

jobs on the old basis of emp

employment.

Jomuns, 1s pré eem, are Slave, and only pany has reduced by one half the tariff Lion used to absorb a large number of Trete was Austria's chief port (the

Mt. Austrian-tiermans. on the carriage of rice.

women, that has added to the difficultie Anatrian cuckoo was alway, a peet great number of wauren workers will, stealer), and the principal part in the no doubt, go back hon to keep house Adriatic. grate. for their menfolk, and others wili emi

There

will still hundreds of thousands of women who want to continue earning their living

even if always have war wages.

They We are informed that the director of openings exist, but a Women's Employ

For these the China Bank is negotiating with the Addison at the Ministry of Hous

ment Committee has been set up by Dr. Taiwan Bank for another. Iosa oftion to advise on the

problem. The con 2200,000 för supporting the exchange mitte has not reported, but it has been value of Canton bank notes. It is expect promise to help tremendously in the

considering a nitrober

ber of schemes wit ed that the agreement will be signed settlement of the problem of unemployed shortly.

Women One nebere will relate to the public sarvions, another to the banks, an ather to clerical service generally, and

The rice merchanta are warned not tu increase the price of rice excessively under pain of punishment, PROJECTED BANK LOAN.

Tue ATTEMPTED ASSABKINATION.

The authorities have offered $10,000, rea a reward for the arrest of the assailant of Nau Wing-kin, Superintendent of the Canton Arena).

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RAW MATERIALS.

PARROT

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It is áld that Nau's condition sudden-diers depends on the supply of raw ly change for the worse yesterday, when the wound swelled up through the ballet having been páinemovя.

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For a while, in the Middle Ages Trients belonged to the Republic of Venice, but it has been in Austrian occupation for fivo hundred and fifty years, with a slight

renk during

the Napoleonic period. Now it is assured a greater prosperity, united to the nation to which its peoplo hel

quickly this process can be done will de rod nrgely on the foresight of the in- dividual firms, some of which are having Suci preparations are well' advanced in alternative parts made for their machines. a large number of cases. Firme are over- Much of the success of all these probum and abroad. There are hardly any whelmed with post-war orders both from posal-indeed the whole question of how far there will be jobs for discharged sof

erminedities or articles of any kind of it made

which the storks are not terribly reduced. The firm which will get the full advant- Careful surveys which have age in the one minkt ready to morganiso SIDount of material which will be sail where Before the war we inported

made by the Government as to the on pence lines. TOR M.C.'RILITARY GOVERNDENT.

Now industries will spring up every- able reveal

pretty good position. It largely The M's in Canton held an extra supplies home. The Shipping Minileyehinery.

a matter of shipping to bring the entition af foreign goods, particularly ordinary meeting, yesterday, to discuss has reported that the tuninge problem mitch is sunie. the reformation of the Military Govern will not be no disheartening, for Britain, and in still sitting on engineering ques- A committes ins Boon ment. They were very touch annoyed at at any rate, na some have foreshadowed plane twenty separate commisions, the illegal proceedings of the Military

All the Government, which, they have un- plenty of work for the then. The private beaches of engineering, and all trying

experts any that there will indeed examining

different twenty animously agreed, munt he reformed, Itarmanus get ready for peace a better over new manufacturen for this in said that the reformation will be they, AB, specially in the turning country. carried out by force, as opposition in ef shops from war to peeve work. How Fexpected from certain lenders.

tu constare of the experi- (Continued at foot of next column.)

We shall not do that again

plans are alrendy laid for a Morien

of manufacturon nevar proviously at

Compted in this country.-Daily Exprets,