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* THE HÔNGRONG DAILY PREAS BATHRDAY JANUARY 4, 1919.

COMMENTS ON THE

ELECTION.

HOLLAND ALLOWS ALLIES TO USE THE SCHELDT.

POLES SHOOT GERMAN SOLDIERS: GERMAN TROOPS MARCHING ON POSEN.

NEW YEAR HONOURS.

EARLIER CABLES.

[THROUGH RUTER'S AGENOY.]

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

FINSBURY.

MR. ARCHERSKE

Mr. Cotton

6.782

4,991

NOTTS (MANSFIELD).

MR. CARTER (Labour)

9.867

LONDON, Dreember 30th.

THE PREMIER AND HIS ENEMIES.

The Daily freef staten:

Mr. Lloyd George is nvm RẺ The Berry

of his old enemies Will they cajnde him i or he them?"

The Bady Mad, elsewhere, referring to the progress of Labour, says than de Ele tion Burena in Paris pined that the majority of soldiers vere Labour lest anLİ Pacifi

It says the laring the election, the Coalition distributed an immense number of In eples of Party newspapers, also the Normalist winkly. The Berald, nantang the Trop

The arts states that the cutantov vastast for the men whose wat kecord was beyond

reproach,

PRESIDENT WILSON IN...

EUROPE.

RETURN VISIT TO FRANCE,

LONDON, December 31st. President and Mrs. Wilson have left Londen for France. They were soen of at the station by the King, the Queen and Mr. Lloyd George.

Large crowds thronged the route, 'from Buckingham Palace to Victoria Station, loudly cheering when the procession passed. His Majesty and President Wil son were in the first carriage, and the

Quern, Mrs. Wilson, and Princess Mary

in the second,

President Wilson inspected a guard of honour of the Scots Guards, with the band of the Irish Guards, which was drawn up

at the station.

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd George, the Eart Mr. Jarrett (Coalition Labour), 6,678 and Countess of Reading, Mr. Bouar Law, Lord Robert Cecil, Mr. Walter Long, the Miss Violet Markham (Liberal). 4,000; Mr. Tarachand

American Ambassador and others, bade 879

farewell to the guests in the Royal wait ing-room.

S

HULL CENTRAL. MAUS SYRES (Coalition U.). Mr Kedard (Liberal)....

NEW

19,500

3,434

YEAR HONOURS.

LONG LIST OF MILITARY

DISTINCTIONS.

The Countess of Reading presented Mrs. Wilson with a handsome bouquet.

President and Mrs. Wilson left in the royal train.

CHAOS IN RUSSIA.

MORE BOLSHEVIK CRUELTIES.

PARIB, Deochber 31st. Ze Journal publishes a letter from Petrograd showing that the Red Guards suppressed a big revolt of peasants and Fanti-Bolsheviks in the Moscow district recently with frightful cruelties, includ- ing wholesale messucres and burnings.

UKRAINIAN SUCCESSES.

LONDON, January 1st.

A Rassian message anys:- We advanced, towards Reval, to the. Loksha--Kolk line. We captured, on the way to Riga, Romotzkoe, near Wendin, also Komorshof, on the Dvina, and Ussiany, on the Sventziany-Poneves Railway.

THE CAPTURE OF UFA.

LONDON, January 1st.

A Russian nivasayo says:- We have taken Ufa, which is the capital of the White Guards west of the Urals,

The Lithuanian Bourgeois Guvernment: left Viloa for Kovne.

GERMANY'S TROUBLES,

NEW CABINET MEMBER RESIGNS.

COPENHAGEN, December 1st

A member of the President's suite, inter- A telegram from Berlin states that viewed, said that the President was Herr Loebe, editor of the Breslauer A long list of New Year Miltary bon-extremely pleased with his visit to Great Fulky Wacht, who was appointed a

Lesbos, Dember 31st.

ours has been guzelled for valuable war services in Fruter and Flanders,

Britain, and was deeply gratified at the warmth of the welene accorded to him

As regards the negotiations which took place, there was a complete and solid understanding bets

Three indred Companions of the Order | everywhere. of the Bath and St. Michael and St. George are appointed besides three Knight Commanders of the British Empire.

There are a large number of appoint-

s in the lower graties of the Order : of the British Empire.

THE POSSIBILITIES OF REACTION The Times asks wholey Mr Lloyd George will succeed in welding, from his gigante Following. n compart Party fur bued with hon las of progress,

We shoatdad de amore on 14 anys. if his aporty had been smuutiden

At urges him to ummadizioły make a supreme offvert to scare the eenperation on tabour as ating- reni si leguard againak renetwiEL.

NEW MINISTRY BLING CON

SIDERED

Lopes, Formher list. Mr Lagd the ge jones to Wades to day, where he is expected to witle the revon struction of his Ministry. It is bebesed

that the New appoitments will Far announced before he go to Paris wat

Week.

There will be maternus changes, chiedly in the Estiquer, the Home Olice and the Wor father.

This list also includes many listin guished Service Orders, Military Crosses, Royal Red Crosses and Distinguished Conduct Medala.

The Hondars includes the follow

G. C. B.

wher

GENEEM. SIR HENRY RAWLINSON, Com wander of the Four British Army.

General Rioslimesa, C.B., CVO was born in Es84, nas à son of Major-Geral Sir H. Rawlinson, Bt. He entered the Army 170 pasa, served through the Burma Campaign...ẹ 1988; and in the Haven Campaigns D.AA.G. to Lore Kitchener, being present at the titles of Allura and Whartonm He niso served through the South African War of 1899 and was men

ind in despatches three times. It Conantander of the Fourth British Army that General Rawlinson exhibited those lighting qualities which made him the hero of the Third Tattle!

MEA 24

GENERAL STE JULIAN BYNG, Commander

The new spots ekote that the abart of the Third British Army.

will be marted in a no

There is much speculation on the atti tude of the Labanzites towards fier

America.

THE RANNEL CROSSING,

menter of the Cabinet, has resigned.

RUSSIAN DELEGATION

BERLIN.

called -party

IN

COPENHAORN, December 31st A Congres of the Spartacus Party in England and Berlin, at which 100 delegates from the

whole of Germany were present, passed, unanimously, a motion by Herr Lieb. LONDON. December 31st. kneelt dissociating themselves from the President and Mrs. Wilson arrived at independent Socialists, and forming a Dover Tom London at eleven in the morn-new

the Communistic ing and were received by the naval, mili-Labour Party. |tary, and evil nuthorities,

A great sensation was caused by the They sailed for France at 11.30 aboard appearance of a Russian Soviet Dele- the transport Brighton. The castlegation hended by M. Radek, who is the battery fired a royal salute as the trans- head of the Bolshevik Propaganda Sebool port left.

in Moscow, who delivered an address is Briush destroyers accompanied the the nure of the Russian Soviet. Brighton to mid-Channel whence she was

scurted by French destroyers,

There was no aerial escort owing to the bad weather.

THE 1. A. F WAR PULICY.

MAJOR-GENERAL TRENCHARD

EXPLAINS.

LONDON, January 1st.

A despatch by Major-General Tren

The Hom. ittisan Hedworth fleorge Byng M.V.O., C.B., is the seventh son of chard, commanding the independent Air

the Serond Earl of Stafford. Born in 1862.

I entered the Army in 1983, being promoted Fores, explaining the policy of the

189 and Colonel in 1901, Je attacks on Germany, says: --

Sondan Expedition. 1884,

The alternatives were

REBELLION IN UPPER

SILESIA.

COPENHAGEN, December 31st.

A Lelegras from iletin states that the despatch of troops to Upper Silesia was due to an outbreak of veritable rebellion

there.

Incited by the PA, the Bolsheviats, Clericals, De Bartacus, Party and miners, committed cess of sabotage in numerous atines. One mine was flooded. The demage is estimated at several

millions marka.

12 sustained THE NW POG REPUBLIC

GERMANS BEING OUSTED.

is belarved Mr. Llegal tourge intrade fomelading El Teb and Tamai, and through invite them to parereigate in the Guvern the South African Campaign of 1898-1902.

He was appointed Commander of the Forces attack on one large centre after another,

Dwnt.

WILL THE LABOURITES PARTI CIPATE

The Ministerial papers state that, with; the Pacifist section gone, the Labourites will probably reconsider their decision not to participate in the Government, and Mr. G. N. Barnes, Mr. G. H. Roberts, Mr. Parker and Mr. G. J. Wardle are expected to continue in offer but the Daily News says that the Labour Party is determined to go into opposition.

Mr. J. R. Clynes and Mr. J. 11. Thomas are mentioned as the Labour leaders, bat

as the miners are the strongest clercent in the Party, Mr. W. Adamson may be 10- tamed.

THE LIBERAL PARTY FUNDS. An interesting point is the question whether the Asquithia. will arrender

in 1gypt in 1912, His services in the war until each was destroyed, or an attack Just over will be heat remembered because of the Third Army's heroic defence against the advapes of the German Army in March.)

O. C. M. G.

On agy industrial centres as pus- sible.

WARSAW, December 31st.

An official Polish source confirms the statement that a Coalition Government The latter plan was adopted because representing all parts of Poland is on the GENERAL CURRIE, the Commander of the our forces were insufficient to carry out eve of formation. Canadian Army,

the former, which, even with

The demonstrations in Poson show that grunt forces, would have taken another five the Germans still hope to rule there, and

| General Currie's namo associated with the magnificent succes of will always be

when they entered Peronne, Coubles anci the Caundians in the last British advance, Cambrai.]

yeurs to execute."

BERLIN'S NARROW ESCAPE.

are arranging matters in such a fashion that the Allies' Peace Conference will be

Major-General Treucbard incidentally confronted with an accomplished fact.

GENERAL BIR A. C. BIRDWOOD. [General Birdwood was first Commander of mentions the Australians forces who took part in the landing at Callipoli. given a Command in France.

M. Paderewski received a great ovation

that A group, commanded

He declared that Poland's He was afterwards hy Colonel R. Mulock, had been estabat Posen.

lished in England for bombing Berlin, hour had struck, and that she will again be but only received machines capable of great and free, and mistress of her own [General Monash, the present Commander carrying out the work at the end of ports,

GENERAL JOSHUA MONASH.

of the Australian Forces, is the frat Jew who is "commanded a British Army.]

K. C B. E.

SI ALMROTH WRIGHT.

October, and although everybody worked day and night to get them ready for an attack, they were only completed three

Sir Alutroth Wright, M.D., F.R.S., Bon. | days before the signing of the Armistice. F.R.CS, Hon. Sc. B. (Dublin) Fothergillinn

the Liberal Party fonds to the Coalition Go'd Medal, Mesical Society of London, Liberals

The Ministerial papers demand 1908, was Director in Chinrge of the Depart COMING PEACE CONFERENCE this, pointing out that only five elected Hospital, Paddington, W., before the war, ment of Thernpuutic Inoculation, Mary's Liberals have definitely refused to en-

and during the war bus heen in control of operate with Mr. Lloyd George,

The Department of Insulation instituted by the War Ore.!

FURTHER RESULTS.

The following Are further election results:..

CROYDON HOUTH. MA. MALCOLM (Condition (.)

Mr. Muggridge (Labour)

LINCOLN,

MR. DAVIES....

Mr. Taylor

17,819 7,000

11,114

01,056

bo

NOTTS.

0,649

Mr. Proctor

2,817

Mr. Roberts

Mn. Ress

Mr. Brouka........

A POLICY OF ALLIANCES.

THE MARCH OF BOLSHEVISM LAST NIGHTS FANCY DRESS-

HELP NEEDED IN ESTHONIA.

BALL.

A THOROUGH SUCCESS..

LONDON, December 31st.

London that the Bolsheviks continue to tery Parnale ground was never so crowd- Reliable information hit reacked The dancing hall on the Murray Bat advance in Eathenia, on a wide fronted as it was lost night, when Mr. WA Help is urgently necessary.

GREATER ROUMANIA. KINO FERDINAND'S NEW

COUNTRY.

Dowley organised a highly successful fancy dress ball. Dancing commenced shortly after 9 p.m., and, with two bands in attendance, was continued without intermission till ..

The dresses worn showed great taste, BEST, December 31st.

and though a few were daring in their A Mission from the Transylvanian conception, their wearers looked pane the Government. presented on Act of Unionless charming for that. Indeed, the to King Ferdinand.

scene in the hall during any one of the The latter has acquiceced in their dances was as brilliant scheme of desire that he should reign over the entire colour as one could imagine. Dniester Basin us for a Tisza.

ECHO OF GERMAN PLOT IN IRELAND.

The prizes offered for the most original enstuties were awarded as follows:

LADIES,

194 Miss Gertrude Razavet-Red Indian

girl. Zud--Mrs. A. 3. Carroll-Hala girl. 3rd Miss 17. Morris-Night.,

GENTLEMEN,

COUNT PLUNKETT RELEASED.

London. December 31st. Count Plunkett, who was elected for North Roscommon, and was interned in Mr. W. J. Carull-Roman Gladiator.. England for eight months in connection Mr. W. Ward Costermongor, with the German plot in Ireland, bas Mr. O. R. Chunnett-Torcedor. ben released unconditionally and has arrived in Dublin.

HOLLAND AND THE ALLIES. THE USE OF THE SCHELDT ALLOWED.

LONDON. December 31st.

The Evening Standard is authoritative ly informed that Holland has agreed to Britain's request to use the Scheldt for the transmission of supplies to Allied troops in Germany, under a commercial

g.

FRENCH FOOD PROBLEM. REMOVAL OF IMPORT RESTRIC-

TIONS

PARIS January 1st.

A PEACE OF JUSTICE.

Lord Denbigh writes that as nobody can define where punishment ends and *vengeance begins we should have as yur aim the "pence of justice," which lenses the delicate, forgiving consciench of some people. Let it be justice as would be awarded by a civilised community to ny gang of murderous bullies who from molives their neighbours, murdered the men if of greed and ambition invaded

they did not resist, and executed them they did," and then outraged the women or deported them as slaves, with the added share of forced and intimate medioal examinations; the

being then completed by

deliberatel

burning demolishing the houses after pillaging and packing the contents for sale dispatch to the German people," who received the Souvenirs with neclamation, and clamour- ed for more. Justice to the murderers of Captain Fryatt, Edith Cavell, the crew of the Belgian Prince, and

countless others; justice to the brutes who shame lessly assaulted the girls at the many schouls of Badonvilliers, in the Vouges, who opened graver to and to the ghouls who steal jewels and the gold from the teeth of long-buried corpses. Justice to the officers and men of the German people,' Landsturm

who starved and tor-

or

A Havas message says:-- More plentiful supplies of foodstuffs from foreign countries will shortly be available in France as the result of meal

taken by the Food

kicks to work in the salt mines, into which bo modify the existing trade they had been carried senseless from the blows of rifle-butts, Justice to the mon The Food Minister per who, even, last spring, compelled our

sures

restrictions.

Minister

ured our Group and forced them with

write the import of chilled ment, agar, starved prisoners dying of dysentery, to oil, and seeds used in the manufacture of of our gutis, and, with a refinement of work in their Hindenburg lines under fire

margarine, the exceptions being in the cruelty only found in a German,, refused water to others and even removed the cas: of chocolates and confectionery which handle of a pump that was in the yard are subject to the control of the French Give justice to those who levied

were confined in. of pounds in fines, who looted the factories millions of their plant for use in Germany, and to the Reichstag Deputies, who chuckled with anticipation of the advantage theraby Kained for Germany on sumption of competitive business after the war. We might also have justice in the matter of for German prison-

authorities.

FRENCE KAILWAYS.

LARGE ORDERS FOR ROLLING

STOCK.

Pants, Jabuary 1st.

rations and coin, officers and mo

ers in Great

in

Levies on German cities to repay levies France and Belgium, indemnities on the "Gerinan people

to repair damages and compensate for stolen goods, and war expenses of the Allies, the occupation of; Westphalia as security, and the use of its coal till the nfines of lens were again productive, would be instalments of the justice required. There need be not "Fengeance,

but merely justice" for the people who have committed or been applauded every erime known to God and

A Havas message says! The Transport Minister said, in the Chamber of Deputies, that the Franch railways would gradually be provided with rolling stock calculated to deal with traffic 23 per cent greater than in 1913 Twenty-seven thousand trucks and large number of locomotives hud

ordered from America.

THE AMERICAN NAVY. SECRETARY'S INTERESTING

ANNOUNCEMENT.

1

WASHINGTON, December 31st. Mr. Josephus Daniels told the Naval Committee that if the Peace Conference did not result in a general agreement for the end of nawal construction, he was firmly convinced that the United

The German authorities ordered M. States must bend her energies to create incomparably the greatest Navy in the Paderewski to leave immediately. He

world. refused point-blank.

POLISH DISTURBANCES.

AMSTERDAM, December 3et.

A telegram frum' Berlin stateй that Ger- man troops are proceeding to Upper Silesia. Aegiment of artillery and a regiment of infantry have gone to Gneaen to suppress Polish disturbances.

GERMAN TROOPS IN POSEN.

·

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, January 1st.

The silver market is quiet.

ɛn.

MR. THOMAS AND RAIL-

WAYMEN.

RESIGNATION WITHDRAWN.

Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., has with- drawn his resignation of the office of General Secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen. In his letter to the Executive Committee, Mr. Thomas Bays he has received thousands of personal letters and innumerable resolutions urging him to reconsider his decision. He adds: Having regard to such a unique expression of confidence, I feel that there is no other course open to me than ta accede

to your request and to withdraw my letter of resignation. I do this all the more readily because such an unanimous expression of confidence and support can only he interpreted auð

a strong dis approval of the action of those who were prepared to ignore majority rule and to pursue a policy which could only lead to disruption in the organisation, and spell disaster to the Labour and trade union movement. Regrettable an was the recent strike, if it has brought home to our snem- THE FIGHT WITH THE "MOEWE,"bers the necessity of being loyal to those.

whom they have entrusted with respon In the committee-room at Lloyd's ́onsibility and to the constitution they thom- A Havas menrage anys:---

selves have made, then I am, satisfied the October 25th, the chairman, Mr. C. 1. de future will justify my Retion, it is recognised that the grave questions

Lought, perhaps, to add that in decid Rougemont, presented to Captain V. N. and serious demands concerning Syria,

Oliver, Ints of the Clan Mactavish, Lloyd's influenced by the thought of the after-war

ing to withdraw my resignation at The Formherts states that the Poles which M. Clemenceau may raise at the obtained temporary emtrol of Poson and silver medal for meritorious service, which problems cinture inseparable from the present world conflict. While the difficult was awarded to him in April, 1016, times ahead might cause many to shrink Conference on behalf of France, are half court-martialled and shot "a number of an acknowledgment of his gallant netion from taking a leading, part, Iain con M. Clemencena left Paris last night for received in advance by a passionate desire derman officers and men, whereupon the with the German raider, Men's on Janu to face the future and to be guided by filent it is the duty of nah of us frankly the Department of Vendee. He is taking for an unbroken anion, which reccuti

nry 10th, 2010, in the Atlantic Ocean. the one, thought--What is the best service German troops hurried up to the resale. week's rent,

specchica of Allied and associated states A inter message from Darlin states that of the committee and every member of the tion to our diffenities, not in the interest Mr. Rougemont expressed the admiration 1 cab render in helping to find the solu he Germans have pr laimed martial fighting to the last, with only one light to build on the ruins of a four years war

room at Captain' Oliver's gallantry in of section but of the whole! We law in Fosen and disarmed the troops, gun, the heavily armed raidor, Daptain excepting the Town Guards and the Oliver, in his thanks, paid a tribute to sad to world apolley that will make the

the

nation worthy loyalty of his offloars and crew. The on its behalf. The greatest gi all our of the great sacrifices made Police, closed the theatres and cinomas chairman afterwards conducicd Captain problems is to tea that militkrim daru and prohibited all meetings. Order has received such a reception as Biltons know pursue it mad marsh of devastation. and Oliver round the rooms, where that it means in over agaft allowed to how to give to in brave many more Boring

THE FRENCH PREMIER.

A WEEK'S REST AT VENDEE.

PARIS, January 1st. A Havaя meSKUZE BAYK :—

PRESIDENT POINCARE.

EXPECTED VISIT TO AMERICA.

Pants, January 1st.

inen reveal

PARIA, January 1st.

M. Clemenceau's declaration in favour

of a firm policy of alliance between the grent nations of the Eastern and Western A Havas esṛago shyk:-- President Poincare anticipaten visiting world is the best basis for the world's Amerion after the Penoo Conference, prob 2,100 ally in July.

BEFOR

been restored.

LUNDON, December 31st.

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