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THE HONGKONG "DAILY PRES

THE STEADY SPREAD OF

BOLSHEVISM.

GERMANS LEARNING THE TRUTH ABOUT RUSSIA.

POLISH ARMY MARCHING ON BERLIN ?

FRICTION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND SWITZERLAND.

ALLIES SUPPLYING GERMANY WITH RAW

MATERIALS.

TERRIBLE BRITISH SHIPPING DISASTER.

(TBROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

THE NEW MINISTRY.

SWEEPING CHANGES IMPROB

ABLE.

LONDON, January 2nd. The opening of Parliament has twen postponed until January 4th

The Times states that a sweeping recon- struction of the Government is now ins

probable. The transformation to a Peace Ministry will be effected by two stages, one, immediately, the second, after the signing of the Pence Treaty

According to an authoritative statement of views in the highest Unionist quarters, the Prime Minister tus not the same free-

don: of choice as enjoyed in the past, by the head of one party in the Government.

M. Ribot submitted that France had been the principal on the battlefield, had furnished the greatest effort, and had suffered the heaviest losses in proportion to her population.

France was therefore entitled to priori. ty for considerable indemnity against Germany which, however, ought not to be so big as to place the German people in a surt of prolonged servitude.

Germany would be only able to pay the amount properly chargeable, if she were not entirely deprived of her Foreign trade.

She must have raw materials and ex-

port Facilities, otherwise, the population

would emigrate and industries languish, so that she would be unable to meet her

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but the Unionists repudiste the sugges-home, much less Allied, obligations. tion that an stempt may be made to secure. in the Govertiment a reflection of the Unionist predominance in the House of Commons,

It is taken fur granted, however, that, considerable proportion of the Ministry will be Unionist.

It is understood that the R1. Ho, J. W.

Low ther may not be re-elected Speaker.

COMING PEACE CONFERENCE

PERSONNEL OF BRITISH

DELEGATION.

LONDON, January 184.

It is officially announced that the British Delegates to the Peace Conference at Versaillos will include the Premier,

J. Balfour, Mr. Bunar Law,

Mr.

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BRITISH PREMIER

CARNARVON.

DEMOCRACY'S OPPORTUNITY.

LONDON, January Travelling from Holyhead to Criccieth, the Premier, this morning, had a rova ing reception at Carnarvon where he made a speech in Welsh, thanking his constituenta. He said that they could rely upon one thing; namely, that he was still in the same place. He was one of the people. (Cheers.) It was for them he worked, and would continue to fight, as long as God gave him health and strength.

The Premier said that the General

· GERMAN AFFAIRS.

BERLIN MAY STEW IN HER OWN

„JUICE."

Reuter's

LONDON, December 31st.? special correspondent at Cologne, telegraphing on December 28th emphasises the difficulties of understand ing what is going on in Berlin.

He says that the telegraph, doubtless, is controlled by the party temporarily, on top.

The feeling in Cologue is that Berlin may stew in her own juice.

The Rhine districts discredit ber politi- cians, none of whom inspires enthusiasm. General von Hindenburg, owing to his not meddling with politics, is the only Inan mentioned with respect.

There is a growing feeling bore that a separation from Berlin is the only hope

of safety.

The idea of a Rheinische-Westfalische Republie is now being merged in a larger schcine, viz.:-The Westdentsche Republic, including, possibly, Hanover.

MONDAY, JANUARY

POLAND. ***

GERMANY DETERMINED TO

HOLD ON.

AMSTERDAM, January 1st.

6TH, 1919.

BRITISH MONEY MARKET. LONDON BANKERS CLEARING HOUSE REPORT.

LONDON, January 1st.

of the London Bank-

THE CZECHOSLOVAK ARMY OCCUPATION OF PRESSBURG,

VARNNA, January 3rd The Czechs he entered Pressburg and and Budapest,

The annual report says that the total cut off communications between Vionns

It is significant that German nows- papers are urging that more troops beers Clearing

to Posen, confirming the impression turn-over in 1913 was £21,709 millions, an increase of £2,076 millions as compared that Germany is determined to hold on inc to the town.

with 1917, and an increase of £4,761 mil- lions on the pre-war record year--1913. POLES FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM

The increase was due to Government LONDON, January 1st.

borrowing, and to disbursements, use the increased prices of commodities.

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The latest news of the situation Poson received in Berline that the Poles stormed the artillery stores and distributed rifles and hand grenades, cap. railway to the frontier of the Province tured the railway station, occupied the of Pusen, and surrounded and bombard refusing to surrender. ed the barracks, owing to the garrison

directing the attack.

It is believed that M. Paderewski is

It is estimated that 200 were killed. POLES IN GERMAN TERRITORY.

COPENHAGEN, January 2nd.

Meanwhile, the main desire of the army of occupation is to finish the business soon as possible and to return home.

OBSCURITY OF BERLIN SITUA TION.

A telegram from Berlin states that Herr Noske has ordered the Fifth Ger AMSTERDAM, December alt.nivision to meet the advancing Telephoning to-night from Berlin the Poles who crossed the frontier at Skal Handelnd correspondent hints that mierzice. It is reported that the Pole the obscurity of the situation in Poland occupied Frankfort-on-the-Oder

due to the German Official Telegraph Bureau manipulating the news,

What is certain is that the Polish Nationalist revolution won a victory at Posen, but the stories that the Poles are marching on Berlin should be accepted

with caution.

People in Berlin are more interested in the presence of M. Radick and the other Bolshevika, who believe that if they could only secure the control ot Berlin, Allied, troops would enter the city.

Then would come the great opportunity of infecting the Allies with Bolshevism. This is Herr Liebknecht's and M. Hadek's plan.

GERMANS LEARNING THE TRUTH.

on the Entente.

COPENHAGEN, January 2nd. The presence of M. Radek and his fellow Bolsheviks in Berlin has alarmed the population of Berlin, who are beginning to comprehend that the Bolsheviks aim at ating Cermany the base for their attacks Army will march to the Brandenburg Gate The belief is growing that the Allied and occupy Berlin unless Bolshevism ie uppetsche Silgemeine Zeitung states that Bolshevik agents still have twelve million marks to spend in propaganda work in Berlin.

M. Radek has disappeared.

Herr Liebknecht, appreciating the danger of the situation, moved, in the Spartacus Congress, that the matbers of the Spartacus Group should

in the election of the National Participate.

Assembly. Roen of Luxemburg violently denounced the proposal which was defeated by 3

votes to 23.

"UNPARALLELED IMPUDENCE."),

AMSTERDAM, January 2nd.

It is rumoured that the Polish Govern-

ment at Warsaw has ordered mobilisation throughout the whole of Poland,

The Bolshevist movement is spreading in Upper Silesia. Terrorism raging is

all the mines.

GERMANS BULLYING THE POLES.

LONDON, January ist. The Times correspondent at Warsaw states that at the Conference of Polish and German delegates in Lithuania on December 18th, the Poles demanded per mission to organize their militia against the advancing Bolshevista. The Germans refused and said that the formation of pilitie us to keep internal order only each militiaman signed afid their request would be permissible if taking not to fight the Soviet Forces.

written under-

Minsk would be handed over to the Bol

The Germans added that Vilna and phevists when evacuated by the Germans.

bonbard Lemberg, which is invested on

The Poles broke off conversations. The rainian Bolshevists began three sides and the enemy is advancing on to

Grodek from the South.

TYPICAL GERMAN LIES.

COPENHAGEN, January 1st. The Berlin Press Agency is active, alleging Polish excesses at Posen.

In spite of the daily movement of large securities, and rapid disbursements by the Bums, owing to constant purchases of war Government, the money market has been any indication of stringency, and the rates under such control that there has not been scarcely fluctuated

Trade requirements were met without disturbance, and the money market rarely needed to resort to the Bank of England for borrowing purposes.

OBITUARY,

LIEUT. W. L. ROBINSON.

LONDON, January 2nd. first to dietro, & Zeppelin invader, died Lieut. W L Robinson the old Bishop Cutton's School

boy'

who W. the

from captivity in Germany on December

at Harrow from influenz He returned

14th.

Robinson state that he was haunted with Relatives of the inte Lieut. W. L, the delirium of the brutalities be experi enced during his imprisonment in Ger many

He constantly shrieked to be protected from Diemeyer.

Relatives declare that the airman re- turned a physical wreck and was there fore an easy victim to influenza.

TEA STOCKS AT HOME.

MILLION POUNDS TO BE AUCTIONED.

LONDON, January 3rd. The stocks of tea in the United King dom amounted to 138 million pounds on November 30th as compared with 37 million on November 30th, 1917.

lion pounds to be anctioned next week, The Food Ministry is allowing a mil- subject to the issue of export licences..

It appears that the United States, where there are large stocks of tea, has already supplied the needs of Scandina

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The newspaper Achterha Blatt asserts) The demand at Home is at present that there were Jew pogroms there on slow, but a revival in anticipated when Bunday, the mob plundering house in the price is reduced. two streets, and killing and wounding! many Jews.

Thirty dend were counted and the eypagogue was destroyed.

BIG ARMY APPROACHING RIGA

telegram from Berlin states that

COFER, January 3rd. German troops have evacuated Riga in view of the superiority of the approach-

The Vossische Zeitung characterises Radek's appearance in the Spartacu Congress as a piece of unparalleled im Berlin is tolerated, it means submissioning Bolshevik Army. pudence and says that if his presence in to Russian Dictatorship and resumption of war with the Entente.

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NEW GOVERNMENT'S POLICY. AMSTERDAM, December 31st.

THE TURKISH ARMISTICE. ALLIED TROOPS IN CONSTAN- TINOPLE.

LONDON, January lat. Reuter learns that ກ battalion occupy Stamboul

of

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NEW YEAR HONOURS.

ROUMANIA.

DEMONSTRATION AT BUCHAREST.

BUCHAREST, JADEary 2nd Russian anarchiste, and Budapest revolu- Local Bolsheviks, in conjunction with tionaries, organizad a demonstration and The troops replied killing six and fired on the troops, barring the streets.

teen arrested, wounding fifteen. The ringleaders hava

BRITAIN'S STABILITY--

NINE MONTHS' REVENUE AND

EXPENDITURE.

LONDON, January 1st The revenue for the past nine months

ponding period in 1917 was £609,165,805 showing an increase of £108,516,502, as compared with the corres

The total

WIS

against revenue during the same period expenditurechargeables 2204,093,006 as compared with

war debt amounted £215,410,379 as conte £2,020,435,062.

The interest and other charges on the pared with £144,678,657.--

EUROPEAN FOOD PROBLEM

LORD READING'S LATEST APPOINTMENT.

Europe

LONDON, January 2nd. The Daily Express "states that Lord Beading has been appointed High Com missioner for the Re-victualling of

A thousand tons of grain and p

d provisions were destroyed by the burning of a gran- ary at Bethnal Green which was used as a shelter for air-raids, apaommodating 25,000 persons,

THE AALAND ISLES.

DEMOLITION OF FORTIFICATIONS,

STOCKHOLM, January 2nd.

Finland and Germany have signed an It is officially announced that Hweden,

Aaland Isles fortifications. agreement for the demolition of the

OIL FUEL IN WAR TIME.

SMALL TONNAGE LOSSES.

LONDON, January 3rd The Ministry of Shipping announces that upwards of a million tons of fuel off were carried in war time by 761 Steamers, fitted with double-bottoms and deep tanks. Only 15,000 tons were lost in transit Sir Eric Geddes, Firet Lord of the owing to enemy action, and 9,000 tone by

Admiralty.

marine loss. Admiral Sir G. P. Madden,

SOME EASTERN DISTINCTIONS.

FONDON, January Zid. Your honours:-

The following is a further list of New

G.C.B.

Q.C.M.G.

Vice Admiral Sir Gough Calthorp.

Vice Admiral Sir Montagu Browning. Vico-Admirat de Robeek.

C.M.G,

THE SILVER MARKET

Viscount Hardinge, the permanent Head Election had given Democracy an oppor. National Assembly is established includes French troops have been detailed to Mr. Michael A. C. Pearson, Governor of decreased in 1918, but the more settled

Crowe, with their staffs.

of the Foreign Office, Sir Williamtunity, in the present Government, to Tyrrell, Senior Clerk of the Foreign Office, Bir Louis Mallet, Bir Esmo W.

change the face of the country. Unless Howard, Sir Ralph Paget, and Sir Eyre the Government did their best to fulfil The majority of the Delegates leave their promises, he pledged himself that Charing Cruse on

he would not remain at the head of the January 4th for France, but the Premier and Mr. Bonar Government, but would go back to the Law will not leave until about the middle people for another mandate. (Loud of next week.

olcers.)

Mr. Balfour is already in France. THE DOM'NION REPRESENTA

TIVES.

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THE BRITISH SECRET SERVICE

STORY OF ITS WONDERFUL WAR WORK.

A telegram from Berlin states that the. now Government has issued a manifesto declaring that her policy until tho socialisation, the taking over of war unemployed, the promotion of national profits, the creation of work for the defence, the disarmament of unauthorised and as favourably as possible, and the persons, the securing of pouce as quickly representation of the German Republic abread by new men with the new spirit. PRINCE MAX NOMINATED FOR THE ASSEMBLY.

AMSTERDAM, January 1st. A telegram from Heidelberg states that Prince Max has been nominated a' candidate by the German "Democratic Party for the National Assembly.

POLISH ARMY MARCHING ON BERLIN.

LONDON, January 2nd. It is understood that the Dominions will be represented at the Peace Con- ference by General Bothe, Sir Robert

LONDOS, January 2nd.

AMSTERDAM, January 2nd. The whole story of the wonderful work Herr Landsberg, speaking at Breslau, Herr Noske, speaking at Berlin, and Borden, and Mr. W. M. Hughes; also that the Air Board will be strongly re-

of the British Secret Service during the the fact that war cannot yet be told, and probably cured that the Berlin Government presented in Paris, owing the questions relating to freedom of air lifted partially by Brigardier-General GCzechs and Poles from encroaching op nover will be told, but the curtain has been would use the utmost force to prevent the Cockerill, Director of Special Intelligence, German territory. in a farewell message to his staff.

will be discussed.

CONFERENCE TO START ON JANUARY 13TH.

It is expected that the Peace Confer- ence will commence on January 13th.

With regard to the earlier cables men- tioning the British Delegates to the Peace Conference, it is advisable to impress that the Conference is an Inter-Allied one, at which the Premier, Mr. Baliour, nad

Ho shows that not tower than 6,000 persons were employed in counter-espion- age, cable and postal censorships, etc. The detention of enemy spies was the principal business. He says that in most cases the arrest of a spy follows quickly his entry into the country.

The Polish Agency at Lausafine. statca that an army of 40,000 Poles with artillery. and cavalry, is advancing on Berlin.

BOLSHEVIST ACTIVITIES.

North Borneo.

LONDON, January 3rd Messrs Goldsmid's annual review states that, in spite of high prices, the world's production of silver has again conditions in Mexico abould tend to in- the Pittman Act, governing the purchase of silver to replace dollars melted down, should prevent a fall much below 47d. which is the approximate parity in Eng land of the dollar per ounce in Ne York,

Pers, and the British quarter in Con- Mr. J. Pratt, Consul for Gt Britain crease production. There, the clause in

British troops will be concentrated at stantinople.

will occupy another quarter.

It is expected that the Italian force

TERRIBLE SHIPPING

DISASTERS. WOUNDED SOLDIERS IN PERIL

NEW YORK, January 2nd. Brest, carrying 2,480 American troops, The hospital-ship Northern Pacific from including 1,744 wounded men, went ashare on Fire Island at night.

The weather is foggy and rough. The vessel's position is perilous. None can yet be rescued

LATER The hospital-ship Northern Pacific is reeting sy

She is apparently not damaged.

BRITISH STEAM YACHT FOUNDERS.

LONDON, January 2nd. The steam yacht folaire, carrying 200 bluojackets from furlough, struck a rock at the entrance to Stornaway Harbour in Upper Silesia are due to the activities badly injured

It appears that the industrial troubles i fondered. Fifty scrambled ashore of the Russian Bolsheviks, who, according

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LONDON, January 2nd.

LATER.

at Teimanfu.

KNIGHT BACHELOR.

Mr. Wei Yuk, for many years member of the Hongkong Legislative Coun-

cil

BRITISH WAR-PRISONERS.

THOUSANDS BEING REPATRIATED

LONDON, January 3rd.

It is officially estimated that there were 24,000 British war prisoners in Ger- many on December 29th, of which 5,000. have entrained and are proceeding to Holland.

A further 8,000 are expected to reach Holland in a few days, and 7,000 are being repatriated this week rid the Baltic ports.

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The remainder are being transferred to the Concentration Camp Wahn, which is under British supervision.

THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF "MISSING" CASES.

LONDON, January 3rd.

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HOME IMPORT RESTRICTIONS REMOVED.

LONDON, January, od Restrictions on the import of coffee sad tobacco have been removed

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SPORT.

LAWN TENNIS.

LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP.

The ladies' lawn tennis championshi open to the Colony, was inaugurated The department was the chief agency to the Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, hope the Tolaire disaster becurred at two in the missing men, it is officially stated that on Saturday, at the Ludice Recreation In view of the enquiries from friends ofyear ago, and was won by Miss Willingn in preventing the leakage of naval and to compel an outbreak of civil war in the morning, 250 blue-jacketa porishing a Mr. Bogar Law will represent the military information. He mentions the Germany by paralyzing the coal supply low yards from their native shore. They failure of all possible enquiries by regi- contested between Mrs. Armstrong, Wh

a man is posted missing only after the Club, the title for the second year, was successes of the Department in connection and the transport of foodstuffs. Government, while the facials and with the withdrawal from Gallipoli, the Ambassadore, previously mentioned, will

had an excellent passage from Kyle to mental and hospital officers.

bad won through against all-comers to the be advisers on mutters certain to crop for the Cambrai offensive, and the final

construction. of

Lodi Alsh, in a fair wind, and were in Tanks, the preparations

DISINTEGRATION OF PRUSSIA.

The returned war-prisoners are being position of challenger, COPENHAGEN, January 1st.

the highest apirile, getting their kita systematically examined regarding the son, the holder,

and Mine Wilkin- up regarding the varions countries of

counter-offensives which they have special knowledge and enemy Armies.

which destroyed the

The new German Constitution makes Year holiday since the war, when the

together, anticipating their first New fate of their comrades.

The match was played provision for

There is no reliable avidence of the ideal conditions, and before a large num

on grass under experience.

He says that there is no evidence that State House. The members of the latter was going at full speed.

Poople's House and alofadre inexplicably stuck, though she existence of secret enemy prison camps. enemy submarines ever received informa will be appointed by Federal Parliament.

ber of spectators, which included H.E. Enquiries are made in all the hospitals Major-General Ventris and Mr Justice tion about the departure of shipping from It is proposed to sub-divido Prussia into were visible. Fifty sailors jumped over-e British representatives have been forceful game and gave a really ine It was dark, but clear, and the lights and all the battlefields are being systemati. Gomperts. From the opening stroke to British porta

ally searched.

the last both ladios played a keen and board and were drowned. Two, bonts, The which were launched, were swamped and instructed to investigate working camps, exhibition of lawn tennis. The sets went the occupants drowned, Rockets were

mines, asylums, etc., where prisoners 6-2, 3 to Mrs. Armstrong, but no one fred, showing the shore' soven yarda

dik might be found.

could say that the issue was certain unţil taut. Many tried to reach the

The enemy Governments will be required the final stroke had been played, departmes of eneany propaganda, kopt

the current dashed them to pieces.

to account for every British war prisoner. The Championship cup was handed to Two

men landed with ropes, clear of the No case of a prisoner's identity being Mrs. Armstrong by Mrs. Ram, the Pre distributing British propaganda in the others open for the express purpose of

recks, and got a hawser ashore, by which en untraceable owing to loss of memory dent of the Club. enemy countries, in covers the postage on

The Times Correspondent at Cologne the survivors scrambled to safety. Many has yet been found, but this possibility which had been already paid by the

states that Marshal Foch has granted the were unable to retain their grip on the will be kept in viow.

hawaar, which was alternately slack and

The inevitable fate of considerablo num. request of the German Delegation to taut, as the ship awang, and wore drown bers of men will never be known, but no The menage closes with in theprosanon suspend the prohibition of intercourse stop to trace them will be omitted. of appreciation of the skilled works of the between the occupied territory and. the fetaire foundered, department's chemiste, in

connection remainder of Germany.

Similarly, Delegations representing the War Office, the Admiralty, the Air Board and other Departments are proceeding; Also Lord Robert Cocil who is supervis ing matters in connection with the League of Nations.

FRENCH EX-PREMIER'S VIEWS. PARIB, January 2nd. Representative French view on the In domsity question was expressed by M. Ribot, ex-Premier and ex-Finance Minis. ter, in an interview with an Associated Press Correspondent.

Brigadier-General Cockerill claims that the Department saved the country at feast £200,000,000 by counter-acting enemy activities, and in preventing speculative transactions on raw materials. One sub not content with closing opr

tain

with ink secrets, of the photographic code

M. Ribut contended that the founcial situation of all the Batente Nations must be ultimately adjusted with dun regard to each one's war efforts and sacrifices, taking into account their respectivo re- sources and the ability to pay.

The mau-power lenses must be reckoned in estimating the snerifices, alongside the missible,

several states.

THE OCCUPATION

GERMANY. IMPORTATION OF BAW MATERIALS.

OF

LONDON, January_2od.

experts, and of the professor of uncom Government should furnish the occupied It was arranged that the German mon languages, but states that much of zone with fuel and machinery and the the skilled work was so secret that a Alics would supply the interior of Ger reference to the subject is not yet per many with certain raw materiale in

order to prevent unemployment. outlays In money and the damages Atribute to tho, comutial links, with the Cologne sunounces that the importation Brigadier-General Cockerill pays Ladnock

The British Military Governor of deperiment, in The enemy Powers must pay according Colonies, without whose loyal and dls of foodstuffs, raw materials and cortain here.

the Dominions and to their Pesource Entente's capenditure over and above heen impossible to secure the results Germany into the British zone would be share of in Interested co-operation, it would have manufactured articles from the rest of Invasion damages,

mitained.

permitted from January 1st.

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PRESIDENT WILON IN EUROPE:

AABRIVAL IN PARIS.

PARIS, January 2nd, President and Mrs., Wilson have arrived

DEPARTURE FOR ITALY.

"Pini, January 2nd. President Wilnor las left for Italy.

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY:

SERIOUS RIOTING AT BUDAPEST.

BRADLEY CUP

The Challenge round will be played on the Tennis Court at Bowen Rond. Ho pital, to-morrow, at 2.30 p.m. between Corp. 1. Townsend, B. Golder); and Corp. W. G. Blum Bold R.B

Miss Ventrip has kindly contentod: to present the prices won in the Tournament. at the conclusion of play.

BILLIARDS

VIENNA, January 3rd. A Prague aongo, states that the New Year Communist demonstrations in Budapest resulted in street fighting with A very moderate game took place ca machine-gune,

Several were killed, and wounded. The Saturday night in this seri-furial of d Palace Hotel handicap. Mr HT troops were driven out from the barracks Mousley (owes 30) mot Mr. The Government buildings are boulegod. fowes ), the former winning quib

Gilbe onally by Sno to 140.