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GLASGOW LABOUR STRIKE

COLLAPSING :

THE

POSITION IN LONDON BECOMING WORSE:

GOVERNMENT WILL NOT INTERFERE.

LABOUR STRIKE IN AMERICA.

TEMPORARY SETTLEMENT OF CZECH-

POLISH DISPUTE.

LATEST CABLES.

[THROUGH HELTER'S AGENCY }

BRITISH LABOUR UNREST

POSITION IN LONDON BECOMING WORSE.

LaRDON, February 4th. The strike situation in London has The notur men of the become woFSE, District Railway are coming out to-day, Amazing scenes were witnessed in Lon don last evening. The main arteries 10 the earing suburbs were crowded with people trazuping homewards. The West End theatres and restaurants were half

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Great publie indignation is felt at the metin of the motoren and this in shared by the Trade Unionists generally. The big Unione are warning members against the folly of unauthorised strikes.

ELECTRICIANS THREATEN

TO STRIKE.

LONDON, February 4th

LATEST CABLES.

DISAFFECTION IN AMERICA

LABOUR STRIKE SPREADING

FAST.

NEW YORK, February 2nd. Most of the textile mills in New Eng land have adopted forty-eight hour wock.

Many operatives in Massachusetta have struck for similar bours.

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Several thousand silk-workers in New Jersey were locked out to-day, for in-

week. forty-seven hour sisting on

workers, suber Twenty-five thousand

Ninety quently, struck in sympathy. per cent of the silk industry is at a standstill.

Millowners are insisting on fifty- four hour week.

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TEXTILE WORKERS IDLE.

NEW YORK, February 4th. Five thousand textile workers are idle, owing to lack of orders. Strike leaders declare that the lock-out is really on ac count of their demand for a forty-eight

At a meeting of the Electrical Trades hour week.-

HONGKONG DAILY PRESE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7TMa, 1919,

The discussion continued yoterday as DARING FRENCH AVIATORS. regards the final disposal of the Colonies

A FLIGHT ACROSS THE captured by the British Dominions, and

MEDITTERANEAN, the Pacific Islands captured by Japan.

Paris, January 28th. Mr. W. M. Hughes, for Australio, Gen- eral Botha, for South Africa, and two

A Havae message snyz:- Chincee delegates, joined in discussing

The anxiety which was felt concern- the disposal of the Colonies in whiching the fate of two daring French avia they are vitally interested..

tors who flew across the Mediterranean on Sunday morning has been relieved by news of their safety. Nothing had been heard of them since their departure from Algiers.

BRITISH OFFICIAL ARTIST.

PARIB, February 3rd, Sir William Orpen, official painter for the British Government at the Peace Conference, began is starties to-day.

EARLIER CABLES,

RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WAR.

PARIS, February 3rd. The Committee on Responsibility for the War met and appointed Mr. Lansing permanent President of the Committee.

M. Tardieu, the Chairman, in welcom ing the Delegates, emphasised the impor- Lance of the Committee's deliberations, entailing inquiries as regards the punish- ment of the guilty and defining how the penalties should be imposed.

COMMISSION ON REPARATION APPOINTED.

LONDON, February 3rd.

A communique from Paris, dated Feb- ruary 3rd, states ¦ -

The Inter-Allied Commission on Re- paration met this afternoon at the Minia- try of Finance. Questions of procedure

were discussed.

M. Klotz was appointed Chairman,

FRANCE'S INDEMNITY. COMPLETE REPARATION TÓ BE ENFORCED.

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SULTAN INTERVIEWED,

ENVER PASHA'S CRIMES.

FROM G. WARD PRICE.J

The new Sultan of Turkey is a very different man from his two brothers who were on the throne before him. The character of Abdul Hamid is well remem bered.

Paris, January 29th. A Havas message says:- France's indemnity demand has been

Committce outlined by a

now sitting.

His successor, Mehmed Reshid, It is purposed that the indemnity shall

was an amiable but ineffective invalid, be paid, not only in hard cash, but also helpless in the despotic grip of the Com

J mittee of Enion and Progress. bad in material, stock, conl, steel and cast an interview with him six years ago, and iron (to rebuild the demolished houses). stout, slow-speaking, slow-thinking 1080,

remember guthering the impression of

of a

The Germans will also be required to clearly incapable of resisting the grow They landed on the Spanish const on replace the fruit trees and re-plant then domination of the gang of politicians that was already aiming ૨૧, absolute Bunday evening.

power in

of the youngest the three

brothers, Sultan Mehmed by whom Vahiddedin,

was received in audience today, is of another peraon- ality, and one that conveys the impres sion of a strong character and consider-

ble intellectual force.

The double flight covered 1,400 kilo. metres, at averages of 150 kilometres per hour.

THE SWISS PRESIDENT.

ENTERTAINED TO LUNCH IN

PARIS.

PAR16, January 8th.

A Havas message says:-- Before leaving Paris for Berne, Dr. Ador, the President of the Swiss Con- Iederation, was entertained by the prin- cipal members of the Pence Conference at luncheon. He made a moving speech. FRENCH SUFFRAGETTES.

A DELEGATION TO PRESIDENT WILSON.

PARI, January 28th. Havas maage says?-- President Wilson received a delegation of French suffragettes and promised to

forests.

THE

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ABNORMAL CABLE

DELAY

EASTERN TELEGRAPH CO. EXPLAINS.

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lle is Tate tali man, of 56, with a spare, slender frame, a slight stoop, and the face of a stadual. The Sultan might well, indeed, pass for a university White hair under the red professor. tez, an aquiline nose, bearing rimicia eye-glasses, e grizzled moustache, passing from brown to grey, hande delicate and frail,

Luxbox, February 5th. The Eastern Telegraph Company cables the unavoidable and regrets ut abnormal cable delay, which is due to

It was at Yildiz Kiosk that the audi- once took place, the pleasant little palace interruptions and heavy increase in alion a steep hill overlooking the Bosporus classes of traffic,

which was the close retreat where Abdul flamid spent the last years of his fear- haunted reign. Though smaller than the great apartments of Dolmabaghtche, the other chief Royal residener on the Bug- other shore,,

the rooms of Yildiz are East,aborately furnished in

mixture of Oriental and European styles. The

8. small sitting-room, with heavy gilded furniture and hangings of silk brocade. Beneath the windows pass. ed the peasants and bullock carts of a country road.

Prior to the war, there were nine lines of communication between Great Bri tain, India, atid the Far namely, six by the Eastern Telegraph Co, two by the Indo-European, and one by the Great Northern Telegraphic Co.

The two latter Companies carried a large amount of Indian and Far East

traffic, but as their lines passed through Germany and Russia respectively, they

tag was in a

A PROFESSORIAL MONARCH.

sor, the new Bultan Mehmed Vahiddedin Unlike my recollection of his predeces was dressed in a very well-cut frock-coat: lad dignity and distinction.

The ex-

and Mr. W. M. Hughes and M. Van give their cause a hearing at the Fence have been interrupted since 1914, and all and patent-leather boots, and his figure

Den Heuvel Vice-Chairmen.

RUMANIA'S CLAIMS.

PARIS, February 3rd. Representatives of the Great Powers appointed a Committee, comprising two Delegates each from France, the United States, Great Britain, and Italy, to con-

Union of London, it was decided to strike | THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR | sider Ruwania's claims. on Thursday, unless

the Government

accede to their demand is intervene in the existing disputes on the Clyde, at

Belfast and elsewhere, with a 3 ROW to establishing a national forty hour week. The men's representatives declare that this will buena the complete paralysation of the London lighting and electric rail-

ways.

SITUATION IN GLASGOW IMPROVING.

LONDON, February 4th.

The strike situation in Glasgow con-

tinues to improve.

Sixty per cent. of the strikers at the Cathcart Works' and a number at the

Linthouse shipyard resumed work. The Govan and Whiteinch shipwrights will be resuming work to-morrow, if protec tion is afforded then.

GLABGOW STRIKE COLLAPSING.

LONDON, February 4th. Signs are increasing of the collapse

of the Glasgow strike. A general ro- sumption is expected on Wednesday.

SITUATION IN BELFAST

UNALTERED.

LONDON, February 4th. The situation in Belfast remains un- changed.

A SENSIBLE PROPOSAL.

LONDON, February 4th.

CONFERENCE.

WHY IT WAS CONVOK ED.

BERNE, February 4th. The International Conference opened this afternoon, Twenty-one countries

were represented by eighty delegates

Uthers are expected Switzerland and Belgium were not represented

Mr. Arthur Henderson, in upen- ing the meeting, explained that tho. Conference was convoked according to the desire of political labour Trades Union organisations to bring to the fullest measure, the influence of the work ing class to bear on the world's peace problems. M. Branting was elected Pre- sident.

THE PEACE CONFERENCE. BREACHES OF LAWS OF WAR TO BE ENQUIRED INTO.

LONDON, February 3rd, A Paris communiqué, dated February 3rd, states:-

There was a full attendance of the representatives of the Great Powers, also representatives from Belgium, Serbia, Rumania, Grecse and Poland, at to-day's meeting, when a Commission to enquire into breaches of the laws of war was appointed.

of Mr.

MEETING OF NINETEEN SMALLER POWERS.

PARIS, January 28th.

A Havas message zays:--

Copference.

their traffic thrown on the Eastern Telepression of his face, which varies in a

The women wish to have a voice in graph Company's route lince. the making of a people's peace.

TRAITOR CAILLAUX.

ANOTHER OFFICIAL INVESTIGA- TION.

Pants, January 28th.

A Havas mossage says:--- M. Caillaux will be officially inter- rogated on Thursday next by the Presi dent of the Investigating Committee of the High Court of Justice.

PRESIDENT WILSON IN

Of the six Eastern Telegraph Com- pany's cables, two have been interrupted for about two months, during which bad weather rendered work on cable ships difficult. However, these ships are standing by the breaks, uwaiting favour able conditions, and, given a spell of fine weather, restoration will be carried out within a very short time and will

materially reduce delay.

It was noted by the Frends Press that, the meeting of the nineteen smaller Powers, the whole discussion took place in French, without translation. In the Council of Ten, English was used equally ANOTHER VISIT TO THE FRENCH creasing and practically monopolises one with French

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LATEST CABLES. POLAND AND CZECHO. SLOVAKIA

THE TESCHEN REGION DISPUTE.

LONDON, February 3rd.

;

EUROPE.

CHAMBER

Panis, February 3rd. President Wilson was brilliantly re- ceived in the Chamber of Deputies. The bouse was packed. The audience includ ed Mr. Lloyd George and other Dele gates.

AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT. FIFTY MILLION ACRES TO RE OPENED UP.

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A communiqué frcan Paris, dated Feb- ruary 3rd, states that the representatives of the Great Powers, referring to the con-- flict between the Czechs and the Poles

WASHINGTON, February 4th. regarding the Teschen District, in conse-A Conference of the Senate and the

ค quence of which the mining districts of House of Representatives have agreed to Ostrawa and Karwin, and the railwaya Bill for opening up fifty million acres from Offerberg to Teschen and Jablung of oil, gas and coal lands in the Western kau, bave been occupied by the Czechs,States and Alaska, made the following declaration:-

Nationalities submitting territorial questions to the Peace Conference are reminded that they must not occupy any territory which they claim.

Upon tho suggestion

Pending the decision of the Confer Lansing, after he accepted the Preasi-ence, that part of the railway line, north. A campaign is afoot to convene a dency of the Commission, three Bub-Com ward of Teschen and the mining regions, representative Trade Union Conference mittees were appointed, one to investi-will remain occupied by the Czechs, while to deal with the whole trouble on no gate the facts, and the other two the the southern section of the railway line, tional lines,

GOVERNMENT WILL NOT

INTERVENE.

LONDON, February 4th.

It is understood that the Government is determined to maintain the policy of non-interference in such movemente.

EARLIER CABLES.

ONE EFFECT OF THE STRIKE.

LONDON, February 3rd. Four London under-ground railways an idle. The trous and 'buses are over- arowded. Thousands walked to town along slippery, freezing pavements. RAILWAY CLERKS THREATEN TO COME OUT.

LONDON, February 3rd. The Secretary of the Railway Clerks' Amociation stated that the Association Woolded to strike to-morrow evening, if the dispute in cust satisfactory settled.

questions of law.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

PARIS, February 3rd.

The obinf matter of interest in to-day's League of Nations' Commission meeting, at which President Wilson presided, was the fact that the notion to be taken by the Conference 28 regards the German Colonies necessitates the presentation, as early as possible, of a definite plan na to the constitution of the Longue.

The British representatives were Lord Nobort Cecil and General Smute. COMMISSION'S REPORTS WANTED QUICKLY.

PARIB, January 28th.

including the town of Teschon, down to Jahlungkan, will be entrusted to the

Poles.

The representatives of the Powers con- sider it necessary to send a Commission of Control to overt conflicts in the Toschen Region, and to conduct an inquiry upon which the Peace Confer- enoo will baso its decision regarding the Czech and Polish frontiers in this zone.

BRITISH LIBERAL PARTY.

MR. ASQUITH'S FALL FROM

POWER.

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LONDON, February 4th.

A meeting of twenty-three Independent Liberal members of the House of Com mong elected Sir Donald MacLean Chairman of the Party, after a heated debate, in which much criticism was levelled at "leaders who refused to lend." Some speakers questioned Mr. Asquith's right to nominate the Party Whip.

EARLIER CABLES.

GERMANY.

A DANGEROUS SPARTACIST

MOVEMENT.

BERLIN, February 4th. It is persistently reported that the The Czechs are required to carry put the promise of their representatives to Spartaclete and the Left Independents place at the disposition of the Foles all to planning to protest forcibly against available war material; and to great the meeting of the Constituent Assembly, them facilities for the transit of arme

dth In Berlin and at Weimar, I are The movement is likely to be an and ammunition.

perpus, it will be supported by the An Allied Commission will supervise Boldiors' Councils. A Haves mesengo says:—

the output of the inincs in the Karwin The Government have reinforced the Various Commissions have been in-

and Ostrawn districts, securing the Poles troops in Berlin, and fanned armoured. formed that their reports on great ques-

an equitable share.

care and in perpetual readiness before tions: such as the amount Germany must its functions, and political elections and

The local administration will continue | the Bolthing, till en sale pay, and the ex-Kaiser's responsibility conscription will be suspended in the must be completed before President principality of Torten, peading the deal Wilson returns to Aiserica.

- sion of the Poser Conference,

Compared with 1913, words cabled vid the Eastern Telegraph Co.'s lines have increased by 160 per cent., chiefly owing to Government telegrams, which bave priority. This Government traffic is in-

and a half cables.

noticeable way, influenced one IRVOUT-

ably.

The First

Lutfi

who was once amberlais at Liver

pool, and aeling a preter. Whil

the

Bey, English well, speaks

While listening, Sultan

sit with his heavy- lidded eyes half-closed, and an appear- ance of abstraction, but when he came to speak his face took on immediately a look lively energy, and he smiled occasion- ally in an agreeable and alert way. Again was one reminded of a professor. interrupting a learned lecture to maka a scholar's joke.

came to take

I had made a request to pus threa special questions before the Sultan, deal- fore Turkey and the Allies, and to each ing with the chief mattera at issue be

of them he answered in Turkish, with Hey translating his replies. The subject measured and deep-pitched voice, Luth of the first was the way in which Turkey

in the war against va Part The participation of Turkey in the war," his Majesty replied, "caine about by what amounted to an accident we had taken seriouly into consideration THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION or political situation, our geographical

position, and our national

al interests, it. i would have been clear but this step was. atterly unwise. Unfortunatent of the the lack of foresight of the

DEMOBILISED AIRMEN INVITED

TO RE-ENLIST.

LONDON, February 4th. The Air Ministry is inviting demobilis ed airmen to re-enlist under the bonus conditions laid down for the Army of Occupation.

They will be posted according to the substantive rank held by them on do mobilisation.

THE EX-CROWN PRINCE.

DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE SOUGHT.

ZURICH, February 3rd. The Berlin correspondent of the Muenchener Zeitung states that the ex- Crown Prince has requested the ex-Crown lawyers to institute proceedings for a dissolution of his marriage.

(The Crown Prince, William, married, in 1905, H. R. H. Cecile of Mecklenburg Schwerin, daughter of Frederick Fracht

Grand Dake IV. of Mecklenburg- Schwerin.]

U.S. HONOURS ADMIRAL CRADOCK.

The old this

country at the time led us on, and has brought us to

If myself had Бечеву

upon the

this and occurrence would never have l

of friendliness that bad, existed in England towards the Turks did not immediately die out," I said, when the war began. But the

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In assacres of Armeniang profoundly changed the

towards sentiments of Englishmen ;

It was with great sorrow

that I learnt of the treatment which certai political committees in Turkey instigated against the Armenians," replied the Sultan.

Such misdeeds and the mutual slaughter that occurred between song the same fatherland have broken my heart. As soon a came to the Throne, I ordered an inquiry to be made so that the fomenters of theac

troubles might be punished with, the greatest severity." Various factors prevented my command being promptly carried out.

But now this matter is being thoroughly gone into and followed up. Justice will soon be

done, and we shall never have a repeti tion of such ugly events."

"AFFECTION FOR ENGLAND." "And the other matter which has the maltreatment of our prisoners în caused great indignation in England in Turkey." I said.

"Of that I have heard nothing." was the answer

"But I will immediately order

inquiry to be made about it. If the complaints are based on ehortage of food, it must be remembered that our own soldiers, too, suffered greatly from lack

owingshment and were half starved

to the insufficient.

of

of

the country,

of

I inheritmunications

father, Sultan Abdul

fromi

England in the Crimean War," the

Medjid.

the Ally

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feeling of

Eng

The United States Housing Corporation repently iseted the following notion: "By the approval of Admiral F.. R. Sultan went on, "a strong Harris, Project 160, heretoforo, known Paradise Creek, will horeafter be offi-

cially known as Cradock, Virginia. Thie to renew and stresently do.

War,"

and admiration for the ion. Now that I am on the. I shall

my best. the old friendly rolations between my country and Great Britain. I venture to hope that noble, nation will reciprocate those

decision on the part of the Virginia nu- thorities has been made in honour of the memory of Rear-Admiral Sir Christophering to

bor,

towards my people, phaticall

added the Sultan, Cradock, whe lost his life in what was the great majority are entirely innoc practically the first naval action of the of what has been done. The mass of the Turkish nation fools as I say towards In this connection, the Becretary of the you, ana man of honour, to declars to the England, or even more strongly ask Admiralty has sent the following letter people of England that the greater part to the Commander-in-Chief, North Ame of my nation has had no share in the rios and West Indies I am to inform misdeeds that are attributed to it, and Virginia, alterato Dear Admiral Birsons who are responsible for them. you that the decision to name a town in that it is only limited number

· Per- Christopher G. E. M. Cradock, K.CVO, These words come froin heart,"

being brought, requested, he unlice of brous other rate, the (Bullan, "saicka

Not only (KOTÓ ford foille, that you will convey to Ad cabo, to the throne. I was known s Sovereign, but for forty years before

the part of the United States authorities in the country and you will her thine hi precation of this act of courtday on and honest in judgment Mako Inquiry Magmiral Harrigan expression of their An impartial mAD

fres

from profudion win will be highly stossed in the Roy is so have spoken to you frankly wit Pay and by all friends of the Isle of inconely, in answer to the distentions

put before ine."-Daily Telegraph.,

Elsonach, Erfurt, Goths and other large The Boldiers Councils at Weimar, towns have intimated their rosolve to oppose Government troops, if sont there.

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