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JHK, HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15TH, 1919.

NEW YORK HARBOUR STRIKE

SETTLED.

RECRUDESCENCE OF DISORDER IN

ARGENTINA.

POPULAR GOVERNMENT

HUNGARY:

COUNT KAROLYI AS PRESIDENT.

IN

BERLIN STILL VERY UNSETTLED: SPARTACISTS BOODWINKING THE GOVERNMENT?

LATEST CABLES, [THROUGH REUTER'E ADENIT |

IN NEW YORK. STRIKE RESUMPTION OF WORK URGED. WASHINGTON, Jnuary 11th. In accordance with the rabled request

IN BERLIN. CIVIL WAR

THE TERMS OF THE TRUCE.

LONDON, January 12th.

In connection with the Frankfurter: Zattung's statement regarding the truce," Berlin semi-official message states that bi President Wilson, the War Labour the Government troops and Spartacists' Board will meet in New York on January who surrendered, signed an agreement on strike the evening of January 10th by which the decide regarding the Meanwhile the Board urges the resumption Government undertook not to receive of work on the assurance that the Board reinforcements and to erase bostilities. will promptly establish equitable

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Cages

HANOVERIAN SPARTACISTS.

COPENHAGEN, January 12th. Two thousand Spartacists in Hanover commandeered the railway train and are proceeding to Berlin, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

COPENHAGEN, January 12th.

The Independent Socialists in Berlin are willing to accept the Government's conditions provided that elections for the National Assembly are postponed for a

months.

THE COMMUNISTS' DEMANDS. PALE, January th The Communists replaced the Majority Rocialists on the Workers' Council and telegraphed to the Bbert Government demanding its resignation.

They also telegraphed to the Russian Bolshevists hoping that the revolution would be as victorious in Russia as in Germany.

EARLIER CABLES.

COMING PEACE CONFERENCE SELECTION OF THE DELEGATES. |FAR EASTERN CABLE

PARTA, January 13th.

BRITAIN'S GENEROUS SPIRIT.

The Suprenie War Council has dis PARIS, January 13th. Great interest has been aroused by the cussed the question of the number of delegates each Power should send to the wapapers' publication of the text of a

Conference. The French proposal, in Note addressed by M. Pichon to Great Britain, showing that the latter, doring favour of the nomination of five, three, December, proposed to the Associated two or one representative for each State, Powers that they should invite all the according to the importance of the part it has played in the war, found a certain Government, including the Russian Soviet, to call a truce during the Peace amount of opposition, and the Council Conference and send representatives to separated without having ratified the the Conference with a view, to establishing proposal.

a general pence.

IMPERIAL WAR CABINET TO MEET.

LONDON, January 12th.

An official message from Paris, which is

M. Fichon replied on January 5th pay- ing a tribute to Great Britain's generous spirit of universal seronciliation, but the first message by telephone received from Paris by Router's Agency declining to agree to the inclusion of

since the war, states that there will be a Bolsheviks owing to their crimes,

He added that France agreed that the meeting of the Imperial War Cabinet in proposed invitation should be sent to the Paris on the 13th instant

NO RECOGNITION OF ANARCHISTS. bther Bueaian GovernmNETITE.

PARIS, January 12th.

NAVIGATION ON THE RHINE.

PAR18, January 12th.

An official mesange states that the

A Havas message says¦-- The Preas, except the Extremists, are

inaugural sitting of the Peace Conference satisfied with the decision of M. Pichon will be held on January 20th.

NEWS.

[BY COURTESY OF. THE CHUNG NÙOI

SAN PG."

PEACE DELEGATE REACHES PARIS. Luk-Ching-chang, the Pence Delegate to Europe, hos telegraphed to the Peking Government that he reached Faris on January 10th,

THE PEKING-HANKOW RAILWAY. The sad of the Peking-Hankow Rail- way Company made an appeal for a bonus, L.be

having runde Company a profit of more than 20 million dollars. The committee of the Company refused their request.

CANTON NEWS.

{ay COURTESY OF THE "CHUNG NGOL SAN PO."]

SMUGGLING OF KALT,

CANTON, January 14th.

It is reported that a number of junks which were found in unlawful possession

not to trent with the Bolshevist leaders, of large quantities of salt were arrested

The Echo de Parts says that after the Bolshevism not being a system of govern-by the punboat Pu Phit in Kongmoon

agreed upon, the Conference will discuss principle of the League of Nations is the future internationalisation of naviga tion on the Rhine.

A TANK BROUGHT INTO USE,

LONDON, January 12th. The Berlin correspondent of the Sundag Express reports heavy fighting on Jana-

took the offices of the Berliner Tageblatt. ary 10th, when the Government forces te Machine-guns were fronly used by both sides. The Government forces ultimately

LINKING AFRICA WITH INDIA. brought up a tank and battered down the

Le Matin, outlining the chief terri- main doors, after which a storming party Beavy fighting again blazed up in Ber-gained a footing and finally captured the torial problems, says that Great Britain, besides her culoniat claims, will reek to Most of the marine workers

lin on January 11th and continued all

Both the Spartacists and the Govern-tiak, ap her African Colonies with Indin York responded to the Labour Beard's night long-

ment forces lost heavily. The latter have by a protectorate over consenting Arabi appeal to resante work

recaptured the State printing works.

and working conditions

WORK BEING RESUMED.

NEW YORK. January 13th.

New

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EARLIER CABLES.

SERIOUS FOOD SITUATION.

NEW YORK, January 12th The strike has practically isolated the acute and vity. The eval shortage is threatens inter urban Communications. The food situation is serings.

The resumption of hostilities was sub. jeet to twelve hours' notice.

HEAVY FIGHTING AGAIN.

COPENHAGEN, January 18th.

The currrapondent of the Frankfort Wagner Bureau in Berlin reports that as a result of the fighting the Spartacists in all the cupied buildings of the news.

the Wolff quarter including Bureau, as well as the Police Headqnar- They ters, surrendered without combat.

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building.

Spurtacists control Spandau, where there are many munition works.

HOODWINKING THE GOVERN. MENTI

LONDON, January 12th. According to a message from Zurich, the

States.

BRITISH DELEGATES IN PARIS.

PARIS, January 11th.

are the declared enemies of the Entente ment, but sheer anarchy. The Bolshevists

and all existing government! systems.

M. Pichon ne laid down the duty of

1.be Allies in

fow wurde - Lu

£

were sent to convey the goods by certain troops, and the junks were towed to Kong- waters. The smugglers stated that they.

moon where they will be confisented. AN AMERICAN OPINION.

A message from Shameen states that the furnish the Russian peoples with arms, American Consul has received a telegram, The from the American Minister in Peking resources and military support. Bolshevist movement is a prolongation of stating that the Southerners will lose their opportunity of making an honourable German aggression,

peace, if they do not, at the proper time, send prace envoys to negotiate peace terms with the Northerners whose envoys are waiting Shanghai and Nanking.

ESTHONIA'S TROUBLES.

MORE SUCCESSES AGAINST THE

BOLSHEVISTS.

STOCKHOLM, January 13th. An Esthonian communiqué, duted Jan».

Mr. Lloyd George and his daughter, Mr. Bonar Law, Sir Robert Burden. Mr. W. M. Hughes, General Botha, General Ary 12th says: - Binuis, Mr. W. Lloyd, and

the

Towards the coast and in the direction

It is said that the Norther 'Tuchuus, in view of the delay in holding the Peace. Conference, will oppose the President's pence policy.

The American Minister wuded that tha

fidence of its supporters if envoys ara dok

were released after they had given up their Frankfurter Zeitung speaks of the situa Maharaja of Bikauir, with several Indian of Wesenberg, we reached the line of

Potsuball-Jalasan-Malla. An armoured Canton Parliament will lose the con- The authorities are inking steps to weapons and munitions. This is apportion in Berlin as turning momentarily to Morros fo secure a resumption of work ently the first substantial succese of the the disadvantage of the Government," assuring the workers that they will estab- Government troops, who, although being whom apparently the Spartacists have lish quitable wages and working condi strengthened militarily, are said to be hoodwinked by pretending to seek a trpsc.

losing in political prestige.

tions.

LATEST CABLES.

THE ARGENTINE STRIKE

A SETTLEMENT LIKELY.

BUENOS AIRrs. January itth. After night long negotiations with the Government officials, the strikers voted in favour of ending the general strike, pro- vided the demands of the Vasen iron works strikes were granted.

A RECRUDESCENCE OF TROUBLE.

BUENOS AIRES, January 18th.

had terminated, there was a recrudescenen i

FATE OF THE LEADERS. The Inte of Herr Liebknecht is still not clear. It is reported that Herr Ledeboar was captured in the fighting in the or waerte building which was wrecked, and where 400 Spartacists were killed.

THE REVOLUTION'S CASUALTY

LIST.

They were officers, have arrived hers. received by M. Pichon on the platform.

FRENCH THE OFFICIAL

ምነ

LANGUAGE.

it says, however, that reinforcements are arriving, which will doubtless restores the same ne p balance in the Government's favour,

It is reported that Spartacist acre planes have dropped houzbe on Berlin,

VORWAERTS" BUILDING

BOMBARDED.

BALE, January 12th. The Frankfurt Gazette says the Govern- ment artillery at 8 o'clock on the morning

11th January

bombarded from

Since the beginning of the revolution it ie stated that 1,300 Spartacists were killed and a still larger number wounded. of

M. Radek and General von Eichorn-Landenstrasse the Forwaerte' building, the latter is alleged to be the real rebel the facade of which was brought down, burying the machine guns which were'

In spite of the statement that the strike Jender have taken up their headquarters | of shooting as well as great disorder all in the big Boltzow brewery, with strong There are directing operations forces. night-long.

from there. GOVERNMENT REINFORCEMENTS

An attack on the Post Office was re pelled with machine-gun

In attacks on the Vasenn Works, 20 were killed and 80 wounded.

All the Government buildings are being closely guarded and labour meetings prohibited.

AN UNSHACKLED ANARCHY,

DISARMED, Government reinforcements en roule to] Berlin, were held up at Leutzch in Baxony, upon the orders of the Leipzig. Soviet, and disarmed, after a sharp con- flict in which many were killed and

wounded. Lostos, January 13th.

A telegrain from New York says that Buenos Aires is apparently in the hands.

A MONSTER PROCESSION,

BALE, January 12th.

A telegram from Munich states that

of an unshackled anarchy, which coauit' exocsses, thefts, and indiscriminate mur-thousands of workers went in procession

dera.

THE CASUALTIES.

BUENOS AIRES, January 12th. The Commander of the Government troupe reports that 250 were killed and 700 wounded in the strike riots.

POLAND.

ATTEMPT ON M. PADEREWSKI'S

LIFE.

COPENHAGEN, January 12th.

to the Foreign Ministry and demanded the liberation of eight urred Spartacist

leaders.

PARIS, Jquary 13th. The conversations at the first meeting of the representatives of the Associated Governments on January 12th were con- ducted in English, but French will bo the official language of the Peace Con-

ference.

INTER ALLIED COUNCIL MEETS IN PARIS.

PARIS, January 12th. The Supreme Inter-Allied War Council

for three hours,

M. Clemenceau, M. Pichon, M. Leyguve, defending it. Members of the Spartacus M. Clementel, M. Toucheur, Marshni A. J. taken Foch, Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. group surrendered and 300 were

Mr. R. President Wilson, Balfour, prisoner.

ansing, Signor Orlando, and Baroo Bonnino were present.

SURRENDER OF SPANDAU EXPECTED, The Government troops are reported tal have completely enveloped Spandau, the surrender of which is expected.

LATEST CABLES.

OBITUARY.

SIR CHARLES WYNDHAM,

LONDON, January 19th. The death is announced, from influenza, of Sir Charles Wyndham.

BRITISH TRADE.

Herr Kisner, ut first, refped to receive BIG BUSINESS AMALGAMATION.

the Delegation, but finally consented "in order to avoid the repetition of events in Berlin."

BERLIN'S EXAMPLE PRODUCING INSANITY. AMSTERDAM, January 19th.

LONDON, January 13th. Messrs. Cross and Blackwell, Mosars. Keiller, and Messrs. Lazenby & Co. are amalgamating.

A HUNGARIAN REPUBLIO COUNT KAROLYI AS PRESIDENT.

Bax, January 19th.

A telegram from Budapest ways that the National Council unanimously de

The Council considered various mat tors in connection with the renewal of the Armistice, raised by Marshal Foch.

Then the Conference deliberated on the procedure, etc., connected with the Peace

Conferences

Generals Bliss and Sir Henry Wilson participated in the first partion of the proceedings.

train has reached Waeggwa, landing troops. We captured the worke and manors of Portkunda and Malla.

FRANCE'S FINANCIAL

STRENGTH.

PAB18, January 12th.

A Ilavas message says:-- During December the total amount of French National Defence Bonds issued was about 100 millions pounds sterling This is a token of the country's unancial sirength.

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, January 13th. The silver market is steady, with moderate business,

A

MINISTRY

THAT

sent at once.

A CZECHO-SLOVAK REPUBLIC. NEW HOPES OF A LONG OPPRESSED PEOPLE.":

[DY VLADIMIR NOSEK, SECRETARY OF 125 OZROMO-BLOVAK LEGATION IN LONDON.)

Three hundred

legally we are.. independent kingdom, and leally had an un independent State now.

We elected the Hapsburgs to the throno of Bohemia in 1826, but they violated our The liberties and we revolted in 1820: Hapsburgs, however, crushed the revolu tion, revenged themselves by executing our nobility, and tried by absolutism to abolish our Bohemian Constitution.

De we come to the present side of Great day.. During

We have been

this war we have taken the eide Britain and her allies. enetnica of the Germans throughout our It has been against our interest history. MADE to fight for the Central Powers.

GOOD. LORD BEAVERBROOK AND PROPAGANDA.

A

republic.

NATIONAL COUNCIL.

We claim as our independen: territory Bohemia, Moravia, Austrian Silesia, and Slovakia in Upper Hungary. This is territory in which Czecho-Slovaks form the great majority of the population. High tributes to the work of Lord The form of our government will be Beaverbrook as Minister of Information decided by a Constitucat Assembly which were paid in the course of a debate on the will have to be elected. I think it will b vote for the Ministry in the House of

We have a Government, which it now. Commons.

Lieut. Colonel Hamersley said the pre judices in South Ameries in regard to recognised by Great Britain and her England's part in the war were rapidly allics, with a provisional scat in Paria, disappearing, largely owing to the work and we also have an independent arm

which is fighting against the Central of the Ministry of Information.

Colonel Bir Hamar Greenwood said Powers.

Before its recognition our Government that until the establishment of the Minis try the cause of Great Britain and of the Empire was going backwards in the was known as the Czecho-Slovak National United States and in every neutral coun-Council, which had a mandate from all the try owing to our neglect of what Gorman political parties in Bohemin to represent When Lord Beaverbrook the people in Great Britain and the Allied was doing. was appointed Minister of Information countries. Its Ministers are Professo many expected that things would not go Masaryk, the Prime

but right," said Sir Hamar Greenwood,

prosent in 1 am bound to confess that Lord Beaver Minister of Foreign Affairs, and General brock's career at the Ministry of Informa-Stefanik, a famous airman and scientist, PLANNING & LEAGUE OF NATIONS. tion has been one of the most successful who entered the French Army as a private Careers in the present Coalition Govern- PARIS, January 12th.

ment. He has actually rescued from the and line since been promoted to the rank General Stefik is at pro- general Germans, noutral countries and America of A Havas messago says:----

by launching his system of propaganda. sent at Vladivostock.

We hope to make Prague, in Bohemia This afternoon at the Quny d'Orsay join with other members in the expres

meeting of Inter-Allied sion of regret that Lord Beaverbrook has our capital. It has now a population of thero WAN

lost his health. He deserves predit for about co0,000.

In the Austrian Parliament: the Ministers with military advisers. There what, the Ministry has done, and I cannot

pay him any higher compliment, because Cecko-Slovaks were represented by 108 was no preliminary talk but a formal I am one of those who at arst double deputies. On October 10th, they left the in a body and declared that they opening under the presidency of M. the wisdom of bis appointment as Minis-

ter of Information."

would never enter it again. The presid severed Members did not challenge the pointl bonds with Austria, and Clemenceau. The delegates numbered at

pat forward, also, by Colonel Ashley, that least fifty.

A meeting of the Imperial War Cabinet will be held to-day to discuss the results of to-day's Conference.

EARLIER CABLES.

who is a

Washingto Bener

great deal of our ister success in the ent, M. Stanek, declared that they would On the initiative of the French Govern-war was, due to the fact that our Minis not negotiate with the Austrian Govern- meat, that only the Czecho-Slovak

Borlin's exemple everywhere is pro- cided, subject to the approval of the ment, the first question to he discussed try of Information had placed the relojeroen Paris was entitled to do

National Assembly, that suprame; power will be the League of Nations. The Con- was not the case in the first two years 80. ntion numbers.

Our

A Munich official message states that A telegram from Vienna states that a Herr Eisner ban telegraphed to the Gov- man entered M. Paderewski'a room sorament in Berlin that the murderous the hotel be whe staying in and fired civil war in Berlin must end, otherwise shot at him. M. Paderewski was slightly all Germany will slowly parish.

facts before the German people which

about

12,000,000 wounded.

after the outbreak of hostilities. Some arrests were made and the pri-ducing insanity.

There was, Indeed, little general critic people, and the area of the territory I ism of the Ministry. Mr. Hogge said have named is about 50,000 square The only menos of salvation appears to will be vested in a popular Govetement ference will be naked at the outact to

We have a rich country with wall-do soners stated that the plot was arranged

be a Government sustained by the con-under the Presidency of Count Karolyi.docide on the principle of the constituit had wanted public money, and one or

tion of the League, as well as the guiding two Irish members thought it ought to veloped industries... We have our own. fidence of the people and comprising all.

ANOTHER SOCIALIST

principles to be followed in sottling the have done more good in Ireland than it banke. We produce glass, and textiles and beers, especially the well-known Pilsener: Booialist partics.

Mr. T. P. O'Connor associated himeolf we are rich in coal, iron, silver, and Various pense problema.

with everything that lind boon Hold, in M. Clemenceau has informed M. Leon regard to the energy, real, and ability of copper, and 98 per cent. of all sugar ar- Bourgeois of the intention to constitute a Lord Beaverbrook, and he wished him a ported from Austria came from Bohen-

He has the strength lan-grown best... Commission preparatory to examining the spoody recovery. proposal for à Boulety ed Nations, with M. Bourgeois representing Franco.

by the Bolsheviku.

A REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED.

LUXEMBURG.

Mer, January 11th.

A Republic has been proclaimed in Luxemburg.

RUSSIAN ARMY MARCHING TO

BERLIN.

Corernacks, January 19th.

M. Radek has issued a manifesto to the.

The Grand Duchess hog rotired to her Spartacists stating that the 'fusion

Custio,

ma

Army is an route to Berlin,

REPUBLIC.

PROCLAIMED AT BREMEN.

BALS, January 19th. A Sosialist republie has been proclaim.

od at Bremen,

We are also a great agricultural nation : Whatever he thinks right bo doos his Moravia, la especially rich in cattle

his convictions," said Mr. O'Connor. boat to bring to success and prosperity.". Represe