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THE

PARTITION OF

TERRITORIES.

AN INTERESTING FORECAST.

U.S.A. SENATE AND THE

PROBLEM.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 157, 1010.

ENEMY

IRISH

CRITICISM OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS' SCHEME.

DISORDER INCREASING IN GERMANY.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

THE FUTURE OF THE LATE ENEMY TERRITORIES.

PARIS NEWSPAPER'S INTEREST- ING FORECAST

PARIS, March 8th.

A Havas message states: The Temps gives a furevam of the even. tual partition of enemy territoring under the mandatory system

FRANCE.

Syria,

THE IRISH PROBLEM.

AMERICANS FAVOUR SELF- DETERMINATION.

WASHINGTON, March 5th. The House of Representatives, after a turbulent all-nigh, sitting, adopted, by 216 votes to 41, Senator Gallagher's re- solution, which expressed the hope that the Peace Conference would favourably consider the claims of Ireland, and give her the privilege of the right of self- determination.

A number of members emphasised that

SPARTACIST STRONGHOLD

CAPTURED,

BALE, March 4th.

A mossage from Halle repart, that the acrion fighting between the Spartacists and Governmeng troops culminated in the capture of the theatre, a Spartacist stronghold. Martial law has been pro claimed, and order was restored after a aumber of shopa were sacked,

MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED IN

BERLIN

COPENHAGEN, March 4th

A mesenge from Berlin states :— The Berlin Sportacist League mani- festo calls upon the people to overthrow Herren Scheidemann and Noske and the National Assembly, declaring that the Soviets must have supreme power.

Disorders broke out at several points simultaneously, and immediately.a strike was proclaimed,

PRESIDENT WILSON

BAILED FOR FRANÓR ON MARCH 5.

WASHINGTON, March oth- President Wilson is sailing for France; today, without having any definite pro... mise is to what the attitude of the nexi Senate will be towards n langue of Nations,

New You, March 6th. President Wilson bas sailed for France.

RUSSIA,

THE BOLSHEVISTS AT KIEFF.

WARSAW, March 5th. When the Bolsheviks entered Kieff, they transferred the population of the Ghetto Slum quarter to the bonuses of the wealthy and vice versa. It is reported that they levied a contribution 200,000,000 roubles on the city.

uf

+

FAR EASTERN CABLE THE INFLUENZA WAVE IN

NEWS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

DISCLOSURE OF SINO-JAPANESE

AGREEMENTS OBJECTED TO.

PERINO, March 13th.

SHANGHAI. STEADY DEMAND FOR MASKS.

There are no indications that influenza is on the increase locally, and it is not believed there are more than 100 cases among foreigner in Shanghai, anya the A hitch has occurred in the contem. | N.-C. Daily News of March 9th. Another plated disclosure of the Sino-Japanese deaths, that of a Portuguese woman living. Agreements owing to the

in Chapci, was reported to the Health Diplomatic Commission's objections thereto,

Office yesterday, making two since the The Cabinet meets to day to consider present wave started. whether to abide by the former decision; it they do so, publication will only be delayed for a day or two

Of the 10 suspected cases at the Thomas Hanbury behool for Boys ve tuned out to be true influenza types, and as the school has a good percentage of boarders the institution was closed yesterday. The municipal schools niso closed

THREE MILLION SUPPORTERS OF Jest on the recommendation of Dr.

KOREAN INDEPENDENCE.

Prominent members of the Korean 1n dependence movement have arrived Peking.

in

the

FRENCH HOLD ODESSA

Interviewed, they declare tha French troops bold Odessa and the movement is widespread and has three A Spartacist attack on the northern small surrounding belt.

million adherents, including Christians, station was repulsed.

Buddhists, Heaven Worshippers and

The mob, at night, stormed thirty-two police stations, and plundered jewellers' shops.

Martial law has been proclaimed. Herr Noske, in a manifesto to the

TRE PLIGHT OF RUSSIAN WOMEN

PARIS, March 5th.

Madame Jules Siegfried, President of the National Council of French Women, appealed to the Peace Conference to take mensures to save Russian women from

including the internal affairs of Great Britain did people, urged than to abstain from ex the shame of

not concern the people of America, The Senate ignored the question.

France recíves Damaseus and Alexandrette; also the the Cameroons and

greater part Togaland.

«

GREAT BRITAIN.

Great Britain receives Mesopotumin, Palestine and German East Africa,

AUSTRALIA.

Australia recrits the German Pacifi Islands, south of the Equator, except

Samon

NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand receives Samon

ITALY.

Haly receives the stretel of territory between Smyrna, which will be given to Greece, and Armenia,

THE UNITED STATES,

The United States receive, Armenia.

JAPAN

Japan TOPOVPH

German Pucific The

1slands north of the Equator.

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

UNMISTAKABLE EVIDENCE IN ITS FAVOUR.

GERMANY.

ALLEGED MURDERERS ARRESTED.

BALE, March 5th. A message from Frankfurt states that four Guards' officers were arrested at Bale as responsible for the deaths of Herri Liebknecht and Frau Rosa Luxemburg, who were insufficiently guarded.

DISORDER RIFE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

RALA, March 5th.

A message from Berlin says that the Government have 28,000 troops in Greater

Berlin.

Strike disorders are general. Many large cities are complicated with strikes among the middle classes. Thus anarchy. reigna.

NEW YORK, March 5th. A large crowd greeted President Wil son's arrival. The strictest police pre- cantions were taken. The President ad where negotiations between the middle

Bolsheviks,

"socialisation" by the

SWITZERLAND TAKES PRECAUTIONS.

MEASURES TO COMBAT

BOLSHEVISM.

cesses and pointed out that offenders would be dealt with by Extraordinary Three Divisions of troops bave Courts.

These and other roin- been summoned. forcements are arriving with all haste, but the attitude of the troops is uncer- The Naval Division is openly tain. hostile to the Government, which count on the loyalty of only half of the Berlinformation of Soldiers' Councils under

troops.

The Government, failing to buy their hands on Spartacist lenders, arrested two Russ an Bolsheviste.

The loyal troops seized the artillery depôt at Spandau, with huge quantities of arms and munitions, on which the Spartacists relied.

UNITY OF PURPOSE. BRITISH AND FRENCH PREMIERS

CONFER.

PARIA, March 8th.

A Haras message stator :--- A very important conference took place between Mr. Lloyd George and M. Clemenceau at the French War Office,

BERNE, March 5th. The Federal Couneil prohibited the

penalty of imprisonment for a period not

exceeding two years. The Council also severely penalised the dissemination of false news likely to prejudice discipline. in the army or alarm the population.

THE MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON,

THE BATTLE FLEET,

MALTA, March 5th.

It has been definitely decided that the battle-flect in the Mediterranean will

consist of the Emperor of Indin, Benbow, „Marlborough, Iron Duke, Centurion, and

Ajax.

TIENTSIN

ELECTORS

MEETING.

At Zeitz, which is in darkness, many were killed and wounded by the shooting The doctors of Leipzig in the streeta refuse to attend to patients, until the

The discussions were with a view to lighting, water, food and tramway ser

reaching an agreement as to commos The first annual general meeting of The postition is Vioca arc restored.

electors of the British Municipal Area, action between Britain and France at quieter at Dresden and Wittesaberg,

Tientsin, was held in the Gordon Hall) the Conference.

on the 1st instant and we presided over SURRENDERED GERMAN by Mr. Herbert Goffe, C.M.G., H.M. Consul General, supported by the follow- FLEET TO BE DISTRIBUTED,ing Councillors:-Messrs, E. W. Carter (Chairman), R. G. Buchan, K. H. Chun, R. M. Gatlis, W. M. Howell, N. Leslie,! F. W. Maze, Major W. S. Nathan, C.M.G., RE. D. F. Ricketts, W. W. G. Ross, and F. R, Bett, with the Secretary of the Council, Mr. J. R. Lyness. H.B.M.'B Vice-Consul (Mr. H. F. Handley Derry), neted as secretary of the meeting.

dressed a meeting at the Metropolitan classes and workmen are in progress.

Bloodshed and looting is, however, Opera House, in which he declared that be was convinced, by unmistakable evid.reported from Magdeburg and Hanover.

ence from all parts of the country, that the United States favoured a League of

Nations,

THE SPARTACISTS AT WEIMAR.

The Spartacists at Weimar tried to seize the telegraph station in order to cut the wires, but woré repulsed,

A Deputation of strikers in Weimar requested the withdrawal of troops going to Berlin. The request was refused.

GENERAL STRIKE IN BERLIN. BERLIN, March 4th.

PEACE DEMANDED FIRST.

WASHINGTON, March 4th.

the Senator Lodge introduced in Senate a resolution favouring a satisfac. tory peace with Germany, prior to the terions consideration of the League of

A general strike has broken out, in Nations' scheme. The Democrats object-spite of the Majority Socialist Party ed to the immediate consideration of the Directorate's advice to its comrades not resolution, which was, therefore, tabled. to strike, unless the majority in any Senator Lodge then read the names of trade favoured a strike. thirty-seven Senators of the next Senate

The employees on tramways and under- who asserted that, they favoured the reso-ground railways, struck, owing to Spar- antion. The number exceeds one-third of tactat intimidation. Lighting and water- the membership of the Senate, or suffici- works are operating, but privato tele- ent to defeat the ratification of the Peace phonic communication is not allowed, in

The disturbances, so far, have not been important, and are confined to storming Police Oboca and plundering foodshops.

AN ANXIOUS SITUATION. The people, everywhere, axo making

BRITAIN AND U.S.A. TO SINK THEIR SHARES.

PAXIS, March 8th.

A Havag message states:- With regard to the ultimate disposal of the German Fleet, it is understood that the Powers have agreed to distribute the surrendered German war vessels Great Britain and America are agreed as to the necessity of sinking their respective shares.

among themselves.

THE GERMANY ARMY.

TO BE REDUCED TO 70,000.

PARIS, March 8th.

A Havas message states It is worthy of note that France, more than any other country, is interested in the future of the military strength of Germany. She, however, leaves it to the

Allies to impose stronger terms than sug gested by her. The British view is to permit Germany on army of 70,000 men. AMERICAN LABOUR UNREST. SHIPPING AT A STAND-STILL

Treaty, for which a two-thirds majority order to save current, vote is required.

PRESENT DRAFT OBJECTED TO.

WASHINGTON, March 5th. Senator Lodge's resolution definitely proposed the rejection of the League of Nations draft. in its present form, by panic purchases. A number of .post- the United States. Congress

Sixteen subse offices have closed, owing to the anxiety quently adjourned, the obstructionist regarding Spartacist plota. tactics of some Senate Republicans, pre- venting the passage of a number of im-avoiding collisions, portant Bills.

It is pointed out that the adjournment klefinitely marks the passing of democra- tie control.

President Wilson made a statement kloclaring that a group of Senatora hind embarrass the Boliberately chosen to Government in the interests of railway systems,

Herr Noske, apparently, is desirous of

Although it is now believed that re- liance may be placed on the 40,000 troops in the Borlin

the Government arca, troops have not yet attempted to re- capture Police Stations or the Police Profecture. They have, however, oscuri- od throw Spartacist nowspaper buildings and arrested one editor,

The streets are arowded, but, quiet.

New Yong, March 5th.

thousand marido workers struck, demanding an eight-hour day and a thirty per cent, increase in wagon. Shipping is at a stand-still.

POST-WAR TRADE,

GOVERNMENT'S POLICY TO BE

BE

CARRIED OUT.

LONDON, March 6th.

In the House of Commons, replying to Government was taking stops to carry a question, Mr. Bonax Law and that the

out the post-war trade polley already an nounced by th, Premier,

The Chairman of the meeting expressed

studente.

COMPLAINTS OF JAPANESE CRUELTY

The Koreans affirm the arrest of forty thousand of their number, and they cite instances of Japanese cruelty. One girl had her bands cut off, while publicly holding aloft a copy of the Independence Manifesto, The Koreans affirm that the torture in prison is appalling. CONFLICT BETWEEN AMERICAN AND JAPANESE SOLDIERS

AT TENTSIN.

PERING, March 13th. On Thursday an awkward situation developed in Tientsin as a result of brawling by American soldiers.

Fresson, as 11 precautionary measure. The Avenue Road beanch of the Public School for Girls may have to close

from want of attendance, about half the pupila being kept at home yesterday. No new cases have developed at the Public School for Boys, the attendance at which is still up to average, though there were waves of influenza through several forms a fort night or so ago.

St. John's University seems to-be pass- ing out of its epidemic which ten days ago was sweeping through whole dormi- tories, affecting many students on una Bloor while those quartered on other floors were unaffected. Recently St. John's had 30 to 40 cases and the sister institution, St. Mary', as many more, but

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there were bat eight, in the college day pital, of whom one had developed phen- monin. Of the several of the faculty who were taken with the disease, only one has

the pneumonia reached

stage. St. Francis Xavier's, probably the best equipped educational institution ini case of epidemic, having its own medical staff and isolation wards, has been exercising extreme care and so far no the Health Office by this institution cases of influenza have been reported to

ቢኒ

There was a steady, demand for masks the Health Office yesterday, and although none were sech ia 1250 Dr. Stanley expressed satisfaction that the

were su contena

interested to ask for them, for, he be used

masks should by attendants on the sick in every household, if the discaso ie at all infec tious The masks may not be required at

the present moment, but they are useful to have in the house in the event of a case of any of the diseases enumerated on the yellow

envelope.

As a preventive measure the Shanghai Tramways have made arrangements to wash and disinfect every car each night, and to sprinkle with disinfected water and brush out every trip

ONE HERO,

They visited a house in the Japanese Concession and became disorderly, Japanese soldiers fixed bayonets and ejected them, hamstringing one, and stripping another and cutting big back

There was at least one heroic man in in strips.

Shanghai yesterday, says the ... Daily Yewty

and as might be taken for granted two hundred infuriated he was Next day

not a Shanghai resident,

but American

visitor from Hunan. He arrived on the marines paraded

the

early morning train and as he left the Japanese Concession, hitting every station and proceeded about his business

in town he wore a shield Japanese head on sight. Arriving at the mouth and thereby followed the Health over note and Japanese Consulate, they forcibly enter Officer's advice to all cautious citizens

wear maske. The visitor's mask was of ed it and assaulted the Coneul, whose the Makdon Plague 32

had scoured at Nanking, and so far aa variety which he injuries are serious.

is known he had the distinction yesterday. of being the sole mask wearer in Shang- hai, if exception is made of the sunitary inspectors of the Health Office, who are wearing gauze masks as a matter of

The Consular Body is deliberating measures to restore normal conditions,

Feeling runs high.

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF

SECRET TREATIES,

ourse.

CEREBRO-SPINAL FEVER.

Sino-Japanese secret treaties will be reported four cases of cerebrospinal published on Friday.

BY COURTESY OF THE "CHINA MAIL.'"]

DEPORTED GERMANS LEAVE SHANGHAI.

SHANGHAI, March 13th. The three transports have left for the pleasure it afforded him to preside at Rotterdam with 1,797 Germans aboard. the first annual general meeting of the electors of the Tientsin Municipal Area The Suffolk accompanied them. Three of under the new conditions. The speaker the German doctors are still in hiding. and the steps which led thereto, and then referred briefly the amalgamation It is believed they are at the Woosung asked all to sink their differences and Medical College. to work together whole-heartedly for the good of the amalgamated area, and in- cidentally for the great interests of that great Empire of which they were proud to be, members, and for whose security ea many of our noblest and best had laid

down their

air livos.

various itens and the reason for their

CANTON NEWS.

CANTON, March 14th,

THE INTERNAL PEACE CONFEDENCE.

On March 7th, the X-C, Daily News. fever in Shanghai, two foreign and two: Chinese. Neither case is related to the other, says the paper, three having occur. red apparently spontaneously without known infection from outside, while one was imported from Hongkong, where the disease has broken out again.

DEATH OF MR. P. F. LAVERS.

It is with very deep regret that We have to record the death of Mr. P. F- Lavers-formerly a resident of Shanghai well known in sporting as well as busi- news circles, and the senior partner of the firm Lavers and Clark, News Mr. Layers' death, which occurred on February 22nd, of pneumonia, at Alver stoke,

Tanta, was received here yester day and came as a great shock to his many friends in Shanghai, says the N-C Daily News of March 9th.

of

Mr. Perey Francis Lavers, who was 67 years of age, was educated at Button. in 1891 to join the firm of Messrs. Ellis Valence School and first arrived in China & Co. in Amoy and Formess In 1884

The Chairman of the Council, Mr. E. It is reported that the Peking and W. Carter, dealt at length with the de- Canton Governments have both agreed tails of the Budget, explaining not to interfere with the Pence Confer

he left Amoy for Chefoo to enter the firm introduction, at the same time pointing ence in Shanghai. The British Minister E. Hun

of Cornabe & Co., and vagance in fact, very much the contrary, has informed Tong Shiu-vi that he has the business of the out that there had been no undue extra-

Mrs. E. F, Mackay 6, the father of died, he came to The motion for the adoption of the warned the Peking Government not to firm of Lavors & Co., the title of which the Council and seconded by Major Budget, proposed by the Chairman of use the War Anticipation loan. The was afterwards changed to Lavers &

Clark hope is expressed that the Conference in Nathan, was carried unanimously.

The following was the result of the Shanghai may now be resumed at once. election for the incoming Counell

SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CANTON ARSENAL.

276 200

In November of 1915 Mr. Lavers went to England, having relinquished active interest in the business of the last-men- tioned firm, but since that time he has been doing war work at Chatham Dock- married in 1891 to, Mike Edith Mary yard and later at Portsmouth. He was Hamilton, daughter of the late Mr. F.H signation, on the ground of ill-healthBell, formerly of Adamson, Bell & Co..

Mrs

Jenner Hogg, and to bis 18s The Tuchun has appointed Me Chai (a wife and daughter who survive him our 178 Kwangul leader) to be Nau'e successors that of all his many friends in China.

doop sympathy is extended, as will be THE CONCLUSION OF THE WUCHOW, AFFLIN

Nau Wing-kin, the Superintendent of the Canton Arsenal, who was recently 220 fired at by a rioter, bas tendered his re

E. W. Carter W. M. Howell Major W. S. Nathan, C.M.G., R.E. 257 R. G. Buchna F. W. Maze F. R. Scott. N. Leslie..... ¡K. H. Chun

mitá

BTEALING GELIGNITE,

916

214

At the Magistraes, yesterday, bo for Mr. B. E. Landsell, e Chinese was charged with stealing 71 sticks of gelig- a voolle woman stated that defendant, who is foreman of a new building in

arrosted by a constable and told him course of construction, gave her a package of gelignite to conceal. She was the whale story

·Defendant denied the offence,

Mr. Lindsolt Oned dofundant $980,

and

During his residence in Shanghai the The Wuchow authorities have wired to late Mr. Lavers took an active part in - various places stating that all questibha affairs relating to the government of the raised by the recent outrage on the three years he served as a representative the Settlement, as well as in sport. For

British Consul by troops in Wachow have of the community on the Municipal Cour now been settled. The sergeant who oil while he was always a keen cricketer, the chief cause of the trouble was shot annis player and volunteer. In crick yesterday, and the troops, twelve in adm. He was prominent as it howler, and my have been sent to Num Ning for life is howling days were over, he was imprisonment.

ready to don the white gown of umpire, in which capacity his services RESIGNATION OF PEACE ERVoy.

Luk Ching-chang, the Chief of these rolled upon. Of lawn tennis ho yas

were always valued and his decisions to peace envoye to Europe, has tondered his good exponent, and as a member of the resignation to the Felting Government on Light Hára, B.V.C., he is well remem recount of Indisposition,

bered as a keen N.CO.

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