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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 4TH
GREAT LABOUR CONFERENCE IN LONDON:
DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE STRIKE SITUATION.
INCREASE IN AMERICAN ARMY AND NAVY.
NEW DEVELOPMENT IN BRITISH BANKING ENTERPRISE.
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ESTHONIANS MAGNIFICENT SUCCESSES
OVER THE BOLSHEVIKS.
LATEST CADLES
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
THE GREAT LABOUR CONFERENCE.
THE GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE.
LONDON, February 27th. The great Labour Conference convened by the Government, with the object of evolving measures which might ren- der strikes impossible or prevent them until the matters in dipute have been Bubmitted to an impartial tribunal, met at the Central Hall, Westminister,
Eight hundred Delegates were present, representing ten million employers and employés.
Sir R. Horne, Minister of Labour, presided.
He was supported by Mr. Lloyd George, who received an ovation on entering, Sir Albert Stanley, Mr. G. H. Roberts, and Doctor McNamara,
Sir R. S. Horne, in his opening speech, Baid that the Government did not favour} the establishment of national factories.
EARLIER (MADLEN.
STRIKE SITUATION DRAMATI-
UALLY CHANGED.
LONDON, February 28th. The new Labour Triple Alliance pact, indicated in the decision of yesterday's Conference, was regarded with increas ing gravity in reference to the industrial situation, because it means that three great organisations are pledged to united action to secure their demands, but the Premier's announcement that the report on the miners' hours and wages would be ready by March 20th dramatically changed the strike situation.
A meather of the Miners' Executive stated, last evening, that the National Conference of Minere would, to-day, commend the postponement of the date of the strike to March 22nd, from March 15th, on the condition that the Miners" Federation was allowed to choose its own representatives the Royal Commission,
It is understood that the Premier has replied expressing his willingness that the Federation should nominate four out the eight miners' representatives of the Com mission.
Such a step would send to hamper private whether to accept the compromise.
enterprise.
The Government had decided to reduce the unemployment donation after the expiration of thirteen weeks. Men would receive 208. and women lbs. weekly for further thirteen weeks. The allowance would continue to be th, for the first and Bs. for each subsequent child.
Reterring to the unrest, Sir R,
8.
It is for the Conference to-day to decide
PROSPECTS OF SETTLEMENT MORE HOPEFUL
LONDON, February 25th. Mr. W. Adamson, the leader of the Labour Party, stated, in the House of Commons, that the miners' final ballot showed that 613,985 were in favour of, and 104,997 against a strike while 34,000 abstained from veting.
It is the opinion in the Lobby that the prospects of a settlement are more hopeful
Horne said that, whatever view wartzit zaso insiested by the debute
regarding the merits of the disputes, it was plain that their continuance was menace to the life of the country.
Dealing with the suggested remedies for unemployment, the Minister for Labuur pointed out that the Government was taking measures to expedite orders for various departments in order to increase the work available.
The housing ecleases were being similar. Jy bastened.
was
to give
The tendency to-day Labour a larger share in the control of
industry.
A Committee, composed of representa- tives of employers and employée, was con. sidering a Bill for the restoration of Trude Union lawa, which had been sar- readered for the duration of the war.
the Statutory Commission, had a lengthy Mr. Justice Baskey, the chairman of conference with Mr. Lloyd George last evening.
THE COAL COMMISSION.
LONDON, February 23rd.
In the House of Commons, in the course of the discussion on the Coal Commission Bill, Mr. Lloyd George announced that Coal Commission, bad promised that if Mr. Justice Sankey, the Chairman of the
the miners were represented on the Com mission, the report dealing with wages and hours would be submitted by March soth
Mr. Brace welcomed the statement. The Bill passed the Committee stage and was then taken through its third reading.
CONFERENCE OF THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
LONDON, February 25th. A conference of the so-called Triple Alliance the miners, railway, men and
THE GERMAN FLEET. THE QUESTION OF ITS DISPOSAL
LONDON, February 26th.
In the House of Lords, replying to Lord Islington's question regarding the disposal of the German Fleet, Long Lytton stated that the question was of the tnost interest, and was one of cos- siderable difficulty, and must be decided by the Paris Conference.
THE BRITISH OVERSEAS BANK.
QAPITAL: £2,000,000.
LONDON, March ard. It is understood that the capital of the British Overseas Bank (furnished by the Anglo-South-American Bank, the Glyn- Mille Currie Bank, the Northern Bank-
1919.
LATEST CABLES.
AN INDEPENDENT" SOUTH AFRICA. OFFER NOT MADE BY THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT,
STATE CONTROL OF COM- MUNICATIONS.
A NEW MINISTRY SUGGESTED.
LONDON, February 20th In the House of Commons. Mr. E. Short, the Home Secretary, introduced LONDON, February 26th, In the House of Commons, replying to and Communications.
a Bill establishing a Ministry of Ways Mr. Betterton, Mr. Walter Long stated the necessity of transport for the develop. He emphasised that the Imperial Government had ment of industries as well as the necessity, offer of Admiral Fitzherbert to convey transport, the Nationalist Deputation to Europe aboard a cruiser.
proposal to sink these ships would ng Co., the Union Bank of Scotland, neither suggested nor approved of the for the control and co-ordination of auch
be carried out only if the representatives
of the Nations assembled in Paris un animously concluded that that was the bost course.
The British attached the utmost import ance to the view that the ships should not continue to form part of any naval arma.
ment
WU.
The Government was strongly of not opinion that the German ships must not again
needi
ships of as Consequently, there remained only three alternativos:Firstly, that they should bo sunk; secondly, that they should be broken up, thirdly, that they should be sold by publie auction, under certain conditions.
It was simply and solely as economie proposition whether it would pay to break them up, and use them for other pur posca.
THE AUSTRALIAN NAVY. IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT'S OFFER.
LONDON, February 28th. In the House of Commons, replying to Lient-Colonel Burgoyne, Mr. Walter ment had offered the Australian Commen Long stated that the Imperial Govern- wenith Government six modern destroyers and six modern submarines.
Two submarines had been presented to Canada. Requests made by other Domin. ions would receive the most sympathetic consideration.
Mr. Long emphasised that the Austra lian Navy was in an advanced stage of development. LOSS OF
A "U-BOAT.
SURRENDERED
CREW SAVED.
HAMBURG, February 26th. A surrendered boat, which was being towed to England, sank off the Dogger Bank. The crew were saved.
GERMANY.
BAVARIAN MINISTERS' DIS APPEARANCE.
The Bavarian Ministers, Herren Timm and Hoffmann, who were wounded in the recent shooting affray in the Diet, have disappeared from Munich. They are now concealed.
Martial law continues, but the town is quiet.
Work has been resumed
LUDENDORFF TO RETURN, TO GERMANY.
COPENHAGEN, February 26th. Ludendorff has written to Herr Ebert A message from Berlin states that announcing his intention to return to Germany and continue to serve the Ger- man people.
A NEW SPARTACIST CONSPIRACY
A message from Berlin states that there was a brief recurrence of shooting in the cwspaper quarter on the evening of February 24th.
It is thought that this foreshadows a New Spartacist conspiracy, but the Government troops are ready to quell any outbreak.
EVENTS IN BAVARIA,
and the Williams Deacons Bank), will be
about £2,000,000.
The scheme represents an entirely new development in British banking enter prises. It will aim at providing addi- tional facilities for the British import an
stituent banks, each of which covers export trade, and at developing closer working arrangements between the con- different territory.
The new Bank will establish branches abroad, thus saving the participating Banks from cach having to open separate branches abroad, in order to cater for business outside the territory in which they now operate.
THE INFLUENZA SCOURGE ITS TOLL IN ENGLAND AND WALES.
EARLIER CABLES.
NATIONALISTS ACCEPT ADMIRAL'S
OFFER.
CAPE TOWN, February 22nd. A meeting of the Nationalist members) of Parliament decided to accept Admiral: Fitzherbert's offer of a warship to convey the Nationalist deputation to England.
LATEST CABLES.
The new Ministry would take over the control of the railways, tramways, canals. waterways, and ronds. It would also control the supply of electricity. control of the railways which the Govern
The new Ministry would maintain the ment exercised during the war.
THE RECENT ESTHONIAN SUCCESSES.
BOLSHEVIST PRESS ANXIETY. The Bolsheviat Press dwell anxiously on the increasing reverges of the Red to fatigue, bad equipment, and the wretched organisation of the supplies.
THE INTERNATIONAL DAVIS Army in Esthania which are attributed
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OUP.
BRITISH ISLES CHALLENGE AUSTRALIA.
LONDON, February 28th. deaths in the great towns of England Influenza has been the aause of 3,040
LONDON, February 28th, and Wales during the last week, as com-lenge for the International Davis Cup, at The British Isles have issued a chal- pared with 1,363 during the previous week.
present held by Australia.
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
THE CASE OF THE JEWS.
PARIS, February 28th.
THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH BILL.
SECOND READING PASSED.
LONDON, February 27th. The Commons passed the second read
The Zionist organisation has been given permission to submit the case of a Jewish National Movement ference at all card to the Peace Coning of the Ministry of Health Bill trans
The Jews will be represented by M.
ferring to the new Department all the Hokolow and M. Weizmann.
various powers presently exercised by different authorities, with the object of securing co-ordination and concerted action.
EARLIER CABLES, THE INTERNATIONALISATION OF TRADE ROUTES,
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LONDON, March 1st. The Press Bureau states:-A muniqué from Paris says that the Inter- Allied Bub-Commission on Ports, Water- ways and Railways discussed the British and French draft conventions relating to the regime of international and free porta,
LABOUR LEGISLATION.
The Labour Legislation Commission has arrived at a decision under which countries with should adhere to international labour federal constitutions conventions. The commission passed the whole draft of the convention, subject to further reading of the text, as amend ed for final approval.
LATEST CABLES. BUSINESS AND LABOUR. IMPORTANT CONFERENCE AT WHITE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, February 27th. President Wilson has convened a Con- forence of the Governors of the Statce White House for March 3rd to discuss and the Mayors of the larger cities at vital questions affecting business and labour.
POLAR EXPLORATION.
The locul Government Board is prac tically absorbed in the new Department, which also takes over the duties of the Ministry of Pensions, us regards disabled soldiers,
BOLSHEVIST ATROCITIES. WHOLESALE MURDERS.
COPENHAGEN, February 20th. crimes is revealed in the official
An appalling narrative of lahuman of the Esthonian authorities on the Bol- report shevik atrocities committed in Estonia berg, revealed 82 corps.x,
Three largo graves, opened at Wesen shattered.
with skulls An eye-witness of the execution, who escaped, described the terrible scene.
The victime were shot indiscriminately, and trampled into graven in the vicinity, which was littered with torn clothing, brains, fragments of skull, and hair.
Similar blood-thirstiness is reported in Dorpat, where bodies were dropped into the river through holes in the ice.
Thirty women were killed at Narva, Stones were tied round their necks and they wore thrown into the river.
IMPORT OF DYE-STUFFS. LICENCE NECESSARY.
LONDON, February 26th. A Proclamation has been published in the Gazette prohibiting the importation of dye-stuffs without a licence.
THE NEW AMIR OF AFGHANISTAN. BROTHER OF THE MURDERED MAN
Nasrullah Khan assumed the throne of The Timer says that it is rumoured that the murdered Amir's brother Afghanistan.
OTTAWA, February 27th. The Canadian explorer, Stefansson, says that Storkerson's arrival on the Alaskan coast ends the work of the Canadian Arctic Expedition. Stefansson COPENHAGEN, February 28th.
intonded
to command the party but was states that a Congress of two hundred forth coast of Alaska on March 15th, last
A message from Munich ria Berlin.
taken ill with typhoid fever.
Storkerson left Crossislands, on the representatives of the Workers' Soldiers' year, with a party consisting of nine and Peasants Councils was held at the Whites and four Esquimaux. The party Landtag
The suggestion that the Congress should north. Four men were then sent back travelled for a fortnight towards the constitute itself into
provisional and the party, drifted with the joe-pack. National Council was loudly
According to a current story, the As they carried no provisions, they had whilst he was sleeping in the camp at The Deputation announced that a meet to
Ramassination of the Amir took place the immediate proclamation of a Soviet
bears.
They expected to be carried westward, with the Russian Soviet Republic, and 74 degrees North-150 miles farther the annulment of State debts.
North than anyone has yet gone in this part of the Aretie zone.
The party established that the so-called Keenan's Land is non-existent.
EARLIER CABLES.
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transport workers-was held in Londoning of five thousand workers demanded subsist on the meat of scale and polar | Laghman Valley, forty miles from Kabul,
He announced that the Premier would today to discuss the industrial position,
PORTUGAL
PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED.
LIBBON, February 21st. The President signed a Decree dissolv- ing Parliament. THE POLES AND THE CZECHS AN AGREEMENT EFFECTED..
WARSAW, February 26th. The Inter-Allied mission to secure an agreement between the Poles and the frontiera have been arranged. Czechs has been successful. Temporary
A ROYAL WEDDING, MARRIAGE OF PRINCESS PATRICIA.
LONDON, February 26th, The wedding ceremonial of Princess Victoria Patricia of Connaught and the D.8.0., B.N., takes place at noon to Hon Alexander Robert Maule Ramsay, MOFTOW. The official programme baa been published. IL
will
a very bril- linat spectacle, and will be attended by all the Royalties, Diplomata and Minis- Court mourning has been waived for the occasion. The bride, with her father, will drive in an open carriage to bishop of Canterbury will perform the Westminster Abbey, where the Arch marriage service.
ters.
Princess Patricia's own regiment, the Canadian Light Infantry, carrying ite battle worn colours, is furnishing a Guard-of-Honour. A
detachment of saios also will be lining the nave.
The
magnificent from Canada, where the Princess was include presents beautiful Overseas gifts, especially those very popular during her father's gover norship.
The Maharajah of Beindia presented a motor-car, General Botha, an ostrich-fes- ther fan, and Lord Chelmsford a silver and gold thread panel.
The Gazette notifies that Princesa Patricia,-upon her marriage, relinquishes the title of Princess, becoming Lady Patricia Rarosay.
Princess Patricia was horn on March 17th, 1880, her elder sister, who is four years her senior, heing non the Crown Princess of Sweden. For many years Princess Patricia was the inseparable companion of her whether in Ireland, where her father was par- ents, accompanying them in nit their travels, Commander of the Forces for the thres years following 1901, in the Mediterranean from 1902 to 1007, and elsewhere The Duke of Connaught was appointed Gover nar-General and Commander-in-Chief tho Dominion of Canada in 1911, and the Duckons of Cannaught and Princess Patricia wore of inostimable assistance to him in the
Patricia has been an indefatigable-worker performance of his multifarious duties there. Since her return to England Princesa on behalf of our sailors and soldiers.
The Hon.
Alexander Rabert Maule Ramsay, D.S.O., R.N., Fon of the lato Enel of Dalhousie ond brother of the present peer of that title, belange to an old and which has been
famons Scottish faning of the seven-
participate in the conferences and dis- with a view to concerte collieries Republic, the institution of relations but drifted round and reached latitude bribed the guards, entered the tent, and sunabled since the
cussions.
BRITISH LABOUR.
LABOUR AMENDMENT DEFEATED.
LONDON, February 25th. In the House of Commons, the Labour Amendment to the Coal Commission Bill, excluding the consideration of wages and hours, was defeated by 270 votes to 40. COAL COMMISSION BILL PASSED.
LONDON, February 20th. The Lords passed the Coal Commission
Bill.
MINERS HOLD A CONFERENCE IN PRIVATE.
expocially in regard to the
action
It was decided to adjourn until each member of the Alliance had an oppor- tunity of further negotiations.
It was also decided that no section of the Alliance should agree to any settle- went until the Conference again met Such meeting will be held before March Iath,
LATEST CABLES.
THE US ARMY. PROVISION FOR 500,000 MEN.
WINDAU RE-CAPTURED FROM
THE BOLSHEVISTS.
COPENHAGEN, Fewruary 27th.
A message from Berlin states that after THE END OF AN ADVENTUROUS
a simultaneous land and sea attack, re sulting in a violent battle, the Germans re-captured Windau from the Bolshevista.
·HARLIER CABLES.
TRIP.
NEW YORK, February 28th.
A message from from Alaska states that Storker Storkerson and five other ex- plorers who boarded a floating ice pack SEVERE FIGHTING AT PRAGUE. in the Polar Basin last May, in an effort to float across the North Pole, "landed AMSTERDAM, February 5th.#afely" on November 7th.
Storkarson there was
A telegram from Prague states that was Stefansson's aide. throughout the whole of Saturday. The
very severe fighting there INTERNATIONAL SEAFARERS' Communists occupied most of the public buildings.
The sindents and the National Guards joined in battle with the Communists, entered the town and cleared them out from most of the buildings,
WASHINGTON, February 20th, The Military Committee of the Benato re-inserted, in the Army Bill, provision for raising the army to half-a-million men, at the urgent request of the War Score tary, Mr. Baker, and General March. THE AMERICAN NAVY. LONDON, February 27th. A minors' Conference was held in Lon-
STRENGTH TO BE INCREASED don, yesterday, in private. It is stated
BY 25,000. that Mr. Smillie announced that the favourably reported upon the 8720,000,000 In the Senate, the Naval Committee Executive recommended the postpone Naval Appropriation Bill, anent of the strike to March 22nd, and mended an increase of the permanent the Majority Socialists and Independent
It recom- suggested a full discussion of the Govern-strength from 396,000 to 250,000, on the Communists have reached an agreement, ment's proposals,
He urged that the Conference should quired to expedite the return of the by the Communist is non-existent.
ground, mainly, that the increase is redeploring that the Republic proclaimed adjourn to permit the Delegates of the
American troops. various, districle to meet separately and At the Naval Conference to-day, Presi- Consider the position.
Conference dent Wilson re-emphasised the necessity for making provision for the now three Thore was afterwards, a protracted year programmo this session. general discussion on the recommendation
adopted the suggestion.
to postpone the strike. Much opposition
THE FRENCH NAVY.
was made to this, especially by the HOW TO MAKE GOOD THE LOSSES.
younger men.
The Conferinos adjourned in the oven ing, and usedmkled, this afternoon to bour the docision of the District Delegato
SOUTH WALES KINERS DECIDE TO POSTPONE STRIKA The South Wales Delegatos mes peter atening, and doelded, to support, lie
The Minister of Marine, in a statement
PARIS, February 20th..
THE BADEN REPUBLIC....
COPENHAGEN, February 28th.
A telegram from Mannheim states that
The Parties acknowledge the Baden Provisional Peoples Government and undertako to abolish martial law and surrender all arms and antavaltion
LATEST CABLES. ALSACE·LORRAINE DETERMINED TO REMAIN-
FRENCH.
CONFERENCE. THE IMPORTANT WAGES QUESTION
LONDON, February 28th. The International Seafarers Confer enco in London passed a resolution de manding the establishment of an inter
Conference. A committee has been ap of the question of wages to the Ponce, hational rate of wages and the reference
pointed to fix the rato.
THE FRENCH. PREMIER * DECLARED OUT OF DANGER.
Panis, February 25th. The doctors declare that M. Clemenceau Is out of danger.
AMERICAN WAR REVENUE BILL
BIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT.
WARNINGTON, February 95th. announced that the President six billion dollar. Wer Revenue for
to the Navy Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, said that, so far, it had beari
Fans, February 20th, Impossible to make good the French naval The first moeting of the Alsace Lorraine of reconstituting the Trench navy was Jesting, the German duggpation of a signed looses. The only just and practical way Supreme Colincil passed a resolution re
16 to recover part of the lost tonnage from plebiscito and affirming the country's Will the snaig,
determination to román Franola
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Two men, who, presumably, surprised or having fired a number of revolver shote and stabbed the Amir in several places,bers have played distinguished parts in the escaped.
THE LATE SIR WILFRID LAURIER'S SUCCESSOR MR. D. D. MACKENZIE, K.O.
Oriwa, February 20th. Mr. D. D. Mackenzie, King's Coun- sellor, has been appointed leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons, until the Liberal Convention appoints permanent successor to the late Sir Wil frid Laurier.
THE EXTRA SESSION OF
CONGRESS. NOT TO BE CONVENED TILL CON CLUSION OF PEACE.
WASHINGTON, February 20th
It is nanounced that President Wilson will not convene the extra session of Con- greas, until after his return from the next duty to remain in Europe until the Peace trip to Europe. He believes that it is his Treaty has been concluded.
BOHEMIA'S "PLICHT. FRENCH AID TO SUFFERERS. PARIS, February 20th, Ten- truck-loads of medicine preus pital supplies were despatched to Prague Large supplies of foodstuffs are following shortly for the starving peoples in Bohemia.
INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES IN NORTH RUSSIA: / FOREIGNERS WILL BELGRANTED ~CONCESSIONS.
STOCKHOLM, February 27th Petrograd decree imund by Peoples Commissdries announces thine," owing to the Eunbility of the Soviet te enterprise, palorprins, basessiune will be granted on, certain industrial to foreigners, pocially with a view to the construction of the great verthorn railway aid the development of vast stretches of forest Intith,
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teenth century, and several of whose mem building up of our Empire. In Forfarshirk, where the Earls of Dalhousie have two seats
Brechin Castle and Panmure Carnoustie the family is very populary and for public celebrations take place the neighbourhood without the participation of one or more of its members. The Hoo Alexander Ramsay was born in 1881, joined the Royal Navy, and to Admiral do Rolck in the Dardanelles
was flag-commander“ expedition, his services being rewarded by the D.S.0., as well as by mention in despatches. He is now on the Staff of the Admiralty. Previously he was an AD.C. to the Duke of Connaught in Canada.J
THE GRENADIERS' HOME COMING.
MAGNIFICENT WELCOME IN
LONDON.
LONDON, February 26th. The Grenadiers received, a triumphal Germany yesterday. Though no curanopy welcome on their return to London from, was arranged, ie the hour of arrival was uncertain, St Pancras station was crowded within and without. The bands of the Guards brigade awaited their (1 Arrival and played "Beo the conquering m donorul Feilding commanding the Lone hero comes, as the men detrained don District, Welebined of the King. The battalion marched off mun on behalf with Bands playing, nhd colours VIRKSO nooompanied by thousands, including wives, sisters, and sweethearts and were vociferously cheered along the whole route to Chelsea.
It was the happiest and most exultang, procession that London has been for year Queen Alexandra, outside Mark and the Crown Prince and Princess of borough House, the Duke of Connaught Sweden, gatalde larence Hauer, and the daughter, win or window of Bücklag King and Que with their sons and : hang Palingg
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