THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1977, 1919.
THE PROPOSED PEACE TERMS: GERMANY TO BE COMPLETELY DISARMED:
CONSCRIPTION TO BE ABOLISHED:
MERCHANT FLEET TO BE SURRENDERED.
SPECIAL TRIBUNAL TO TRY THE EX-KAISER.
BERLIN BOMBED BY ITS OWN GOVERNMENT.
LATEST CABLES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) THE GERMAN ARMY. THE ABOLITION OF CONSCRIP. TION
LONDON. March 10th. The Supreme Council has decided that Germany can only be permitted to retain Ba Army of 100,900 recruited voluntarily for twelve years' service, with a definitely. fixed armainent, but no tanks.
NO AIR FLEET. Germany must not be permitted to have be Air Flect, and may retain only 16,000 sailors, she may be allowed to keep a few neroplanes
Stocks of material and munitions in cess of the stipulated quantity must be Hestroyed and not replaced.
GREATEST BLOW EVER DEALT TO CONSCRIPTION.
PARIS, March 12th,
The Supreme Council's decisions to ent down the German Army and abolish its conscriptive character is regarded inside and outside Conference circles as the greatest blow ever dealt to conscription.
The Delegato decisions were unani- mous. The only opposition was from the military advisers, excrpt British military
advisers.
PRELIMINARY PEACE TREATY WILL NOT BE READY TILL MIDDLE OF APRIL.
Pauls, March 10th.
A high authority expressed doubts as to whether the peace treaty will be ready on March 20th. He was of opinion that the middle of April would be a likelier
date.
THE AERIAL TERMS.
PARIB, March 13th.
The Supreme Council has adopted the nerial disarmament terms, which, general-
ly speaking, will end the military use of dirigibles and aeroplanes. Commercial 'planes will be permitted, though naval 'planes will be barred, excepting 100 sea- planes for mine-sweeping in the North
Ben.
GERMANY'S AERIAL INDUSTRY MUST BE LIMITED.
PARIS, March 18th.
THE BRITISH NAVY. ITS MAGNIFICENT · WAR SERVICES.
Losaos, March 12th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Walter Long, moving a vote for a naval per- sonnel numbering 380,000, said that between August, 1916, and March 2nd, 1919, the colossal number of approximate ly 21,500,000 effectives, 3,500,000 non- effectives, 2,250,000 animals and 48,000,000 tone of British military stores had con militarily transported by sea.
Since the Armistice, mine-sweepers hud destroyed 5,500 inoured wines. No mer chantmau adhering to the prescribed routes had been damaged by a moored
mine.
The Empire might well proud of her mercantile marine, for no ship ever failed to sail for want of men, in spite of the fact that some of the ten had been torpedoed five times.
After referring to the difficulty of fore shadowing the future naval policy until the pesos terms had been signed, Mr. Lung said that demobilisation was proceeding as rapidly as was consistent with safety.
The Admiralty was preparing a straightforward statement of the Navy's part in the war, which would prove one of the most wonderful stories ever told
He dwell on the world-wide activities It not of the Navy during war-time. only made it power felt in the great battles in France, Mesopotamin and else where, but, from the Scapa Flow to the African Lakes, the weight of its hand had been fully apprecinted by the enemy. (Cheers.)
He declared that the fipal surrender of the German Navy was a greater victory than had ever been achiot by action at
aca.
Referring to the progress of naval science, he singled out, as the most extra ordinary development, the way in which bearing had been made to serve as effec tively us sight.
In
regard
to the future policy, he con- sidered that, until the dust of war had very rash, even criminally wrong, if we bean completely dispersed, we should be adopted definite plans now, and proceed- ed to carry them out. The vote for 280,000 men comprised the maximum figure, but it was hoped to reduce the number.
Fifty-four per cent of those eligible for demobilisation had been demobilized. Every effort was being made to eut down. the expenditure. The construction of a large number of ships of every descrip 11th. Some of the smaller ones were
POST-WAR TRADE. GENERAL LICENCE PERMITTING IMPERIAL GOODS.
LONDON, March 19th.
abnounce The Board of Trade
4
general licence permitting the importa Lion of Emperial products and manufac turce. It will not at present apply to gold or articles containing gold, except when consigned direct to the Bank of England, or to spirits, except brandy,
and hops.
ATTEMPT ON
M. CLEMEN- CEAU'S LIFF.
THE ASSAILANT PUNISHED).
PARIS, March 15th..
A Havns message says:— Cottin, the anarchist, who attempted to kill M. Clemenceau, has been sentenced to capital panishment by the third Court Martial at Paris.
CELEBRATING VICTORY.
TRIUMPHAL MARCH THROUGH LONDON.
The
LONDON, March 12th.
Household Cavalrý And the Brigade of Guards will go on a triumphal march through Loudon on March 22nd.
CZECHO-SLOVAKIA,
A WIDE-SPREAD CONSPIRACY
DISCOVERED.
PARIS, March 11th.
EARLIER GABLES.
WILL AMERICA SINK HER SHARE 1
PAR18, March 10th.
It is stated that the British are now | willing to permit France and Italy to retain their allotment of surrendered German battleships, but Great Britain is prepared to sink her own share in order to relieve Americn from the necessity of carrying out her projected naval pro gramme, under which she will have to spend $1,000,000,000 in order to keep her relative place in, the world's pavica.
LATEST CABLES,
THE ARMISTICE.
ADMIRAL HOPE LEAVES FOR BRUSSELS.
COPENHAGEN, March 13th, Admiral Sir Richard Hope has left for Brussels, whore the shipping negotia. tions, broken at Spa, will be resumed.
GERMANY TO SURRENDER MER
CHANT FLEET.
K
THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. ITS MEETINGS TO BE RESUMED IN SEPTEMBER.
LONDON, March 12th.
ita
The British Association
resumes
meetings in September at Bournemouth. Sir Charles Parsons will be President. FIGHTING BOLSHEVISM.
BOLSHEVISTS UNDERGO TWO
REVERSES.
**
HALE, March 11th. A Berlin sonci-official message states that German troops, after sharp fighting, re-captured Schrunden and Laichen, in Courland, from the Bolshevista, inflicting severe losses.
The report that the Germans captured Riga in not true. BOLSHEVIKS WILLING TO COME TO ANY AGREEMENT.
PARIS, March 11th, Interviewed by the Echo de Puris, M. Odier, the Swiss Minister at Petrograd, who recently arrived at Stockholm, athrm-, ed that the Bolshevik Government, "was ready to come to any agreement with the Entente in order to sreuge the raising of the economic blockade and the resumption of diplomatic mlation -
PARIH, March 14th. The Supreme War Council has foranu. lated plans for the resumption of the Armistice negotiations at Brussels ANT March 13th. The plans provide for the taking over of the German merchantmen THE 视 return for the supplying of food until
the next harvest, Germany paying for the food, firstly, with coal and polask secondly, through Germany's credit in neutral countries; thirdly, from foreign securities held by Germany. These three sources will yield £100,000,000, which amont is required to furnish adequate relief.
The Allied Delegates are of opinion that these proposals will be acceptable. A Czecho-Slovak Delegate informed the
EARLIER CABLES. Council of the Powers that a wide-spread German-Hungarian and German-Austrian ADMIRAL WEMYSS AT BRUSSELS. conspiracy to overturn the new Czecho Slovak Government had been discovered.
OUR MEDITERRANEAN FLEET
14
PROVISIONAL COMPOSITION OF THE SQUADRON.
bas
LONDON, March 12th. been decided that, the provisional composition of the Mediter- six battle- runean Squadron will be ships, six light cruisers, a destroyer flotilla, and a submarine flotilla.
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
A Havas message says:— The Supreme War Council will devote more time than expected to the consideration had been stopped since November OPEN NAVIGATION IN THE KIEL
tion of the serial terms to be imposed upon Germany under the Preliminary Peace Treaty, on account of the argent representations made by the Aerial Ad- visers as to the absolute necessity of limiting, strictly, the development of the German civilian aerial industry on the ground that under modern conditions of warfare, such aircraft are capable of
transformation
instantaneous
into
weapon with disastrous effect.
If Germany is to be effectively disarm-
being converted for mercantile uses.
Alluding to Admiral Jellicoe tour, he said the the object of the visit was to try and secure greater co-operation in the future between the Navies of the Empire. It was believed that, with the spirit of give and take, the most satis factory result, would be the outcome of the visit if we rightly reallecd our respec responsibilities and possibilitiesį
tive
He looked forward to the time when the Overseas Navies would play an even The greater part than in the past. a Admiralty fully realised its duty to pro vide the Navy with sufficient imperial needs, but the only plan which could at present be laid down was that in the fu. ture, the Navy must be able to show its flag throughout the Empire
BRITISH PRESS COMMENTS,
LONDON, March 12th. The newspapers acclaim the Supreme War Council's decision to abolish can. scription in Germany as the most notable episode in the history of the Peace Coned, it is just as important that her com- ference and triumph for Mr. Lloyd mercial Air-Fleet be kept within safe livnite as that her Army and Navy be suppressed.
George.
In this connection the Daily Telegraph Rays: Till a few days age, nothing so
BELGIUM ASKS FOR REPRE-
SENTATION.
bold and decisive was contemplated. It is, the work of one man, and if he had
PARIS, March 9th. It is understood that Belgium has re- not been the British Premier
at this moment the chance would have beenquested to be admitted to the discussions of preliminary peace. Consequently, one missed.
The Daily Chronicle says:-There is Belgian representative will probably be now no risk of perpetuating conscripM. Hymans, who will attend the dis tion in Great Britain or the United cussions concerning the settlement on the States. We cannot suppose that France Western Front.
or Italy will care to cumber themselves indefinitely with it.
The Daily Mail says:-It is the great- est practical stop yet taken towards the discouragement of war.
The Star says:-The chief oredit and unmeasurable bumen hlessings are due Mr. Lloyd George.
GERMANY'S FUTURE ARMY AND NAVY.
LONDON, March 12th.' Correspondents in Paris state that the -number of officers in the German Army
will be limited to 4,500.
FATE OF THE GERMAN COLONIES. JAPAN'S CLAIM TO NORTH PACIFIC ISLANDS.
PARIS, March 10th. The question of the German colonies is in abeyance, as the efforts of the Conference have been concentrated on the settlement
of the preliminary peace terms.
In view of the statements in the French
Press, forecasting the destiny of the Colonies, it is now stated that provisional decisions have so far been reached only as regards Bouth-West Africa, which has The navy will consist of six ironclads, bean assigned to the South African five crnisers, and thirty-eight destroyers. Union; Now Guinea, which has been RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE assigned to Australia; and Samno, which
WAR
THE FATE OF THE EX-KAISER.
PARIB, March 15th.
The Navy must not only maintain its integrity throughout the Empire, but oon- tinuously play a leading part in preserv ing the peace of the world.
THE BILL ADOPTED.
LONDON, March 13th. The House of Commons unanimously adopted the estimate authorising a naval personnel of 280,000,
BRITISH CONSTRUCTION
SUSPENDED.
CANAL.
PARIS, March 19th,
PARIS, March 10th. Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, entrust- ed with full powers, has gone to Brussels to meet the German Armistice Mission,
LATEST CABLES.
POLAND.
ARRIVAL OF GERMAN DELEGATES.
POSEN, March 7th. The German delegates have arrived here and begun to confer with the Inter-
Polish-German line of demarcation, Allied Mission regarding, inter alia, the
EARLIER CABLES.
The Ports and Waterways Commission UKRAINIANS BOMBARD LEMBERG, has recommended that there should be open navigation for all nations in the Kiel Canal; similarly, that the Canal should be free to all merchantunen and warships, the canal remaining nader German ownership and operation.
ITALY'S CLAIMS.
The Italian Delegation, in a memoran- dum to the Peace Conference, claime the Trentino and Julian Upper Adige, Venetia. It says that the Julian Alps lone can close Italy's eastern gate and Pola, declare that Gorizia, Trieste, Fiume and numerous towns and villages on the Adriatic Coast and the interior are indisputably Italian, while, in order to eliminate all danger, a just share of Dalmatia must be restored to Italy.
IMPORTANT PRIVATE CON. FERENCE.
Panas, March 15th.
A Havos message says:~~ There was no meeting of the Council of Ten yesterday, but the chiefs of the Allied Governments met in the after- poon in private conference. The gather- ing lasted more than two hours. "Two
important topics under considera- tion were first, the difficulties of com- bining the covenant of the League of Nations with the Preliminary Treaty of claims
POSENB, March 9th. The Ukrainiana, yesterday, heavily Over a hundred Several were bombarded Lemberg. shells fell into the city.
killed and wounded,
SAFEGUARDS AGAINST
BOLSHEVISM,
INDEPENDENT” SOUTH
AFRIKANDERS
| GOING TO EUROPE ON A DUTCH
BOAT
CAPE TOWN March 11th.
The Nationalist Delegates are sailing for Europe in New York by the Dutab cargo beat Barenn-from Java.
A SPEEDY PEACE. THE POPE'S "APPEAL
PARIS, March 11th. The Pope has appealed to the Allies, urging a speedy peace without humi
in order to prevent liating Germany," the creation of a Bolshevist Germany,
THE NEW GOVERNOR OF
MALTA
GENERAL PLUMER APPOINTED.
LONDON, March 14th.
An othcial message" announces that General Sir Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer has been appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Malta, in Buc cession to Field Marshal Baron Paul Sanford Methuen, who has resigned. AMERICAN SOLDIERS CLASH WITH LONDON POLICE TWELVE FERSONS INJURED.
UNDON, March 9th, A scrimmage occurred between Afte rican soldier and the Police, as a result of the former lesenting this constables arresting some American who were play ing a game with dice if an open space near the Aldwych on March 9th. Subse a crowd gathered in the Strand, quently,
of Australians and including a
and about "eight New Lea outside Вот Street Police Station, whereupon, the them with Extong. charged make Police
aclud Altogether, twelve were injured, ing six constable American officer and others helped to pacify, the crowd, who ultimata dispersed,
PARIS, March 13th.
A Havas inesauge says:----
The Allies are preparing to take vigorous measures to ensure that Poland be adequately guarded against any in- vasion by Bolshevism from Russia. No. thing will be left undone to Poland able to take adequate steps i protect her frontiers now being settled in Peria.
The Czecho Slovaks are sending food which is now recognised as the primary prophylactic against Bolshevism.
The French Government will send General
assist Henrys to
General Pilsudski as technical adviser,
THE BLOCKADE OF GERMANY.
TO BE RAISED SHORTLY.
bundred
A REGRETTABLE MISUNDER
STANDING.
Thrive after the arrest of the dion- players, a crowd composed of American soldiers and sailor," and others? (the erowd cachtime growing larger) tried to force an try into Bow Street Police Station.
They were driven back with baton charges.
Macnamara stated that Great Britain Peace; and secondly, the territorial were still at War and must maintain the truncheons order, as the constables
LONDON, March 12th. In the House of Commons, Dr. had thirty-three Dreadnough, battleships, and nine Dreadnought battle-cruisere on December 31st, 1918. So far as he knew, no capital ships would be laid down in
1019.
The construction of three out of four. Dreadnought battle-cruisers being built on December 31st had been abandoned, (Cheers.)
He estimated that the hood of the re- maining battle-cruiser would be complet ed in November,
HELIGOLAND.
STILL PROTECTED BY GERMAN NAVY
LONDON, March 12th.
In the House of Commons, at question
ละล
J
Paris papers state that there is very grant trouble ahead over the questions of the Adriatio and Asia Minor.
EARLIER CABLES.
MAKING GERMANY PAX.
PARIS, March 9th. There was a great demonstration in the Trocadero, when a petition, signed by 34 million inhabitants of the liberated regions of France, was handed to M. Deschanel, President of the Chamber, urging full reparation from Germany for their immense losses, including the destruction of 6,825,000 acres of cultivable land, a million-and-a-half acres of forest, and 145 sugar factories out of total of
BELGIUM'S CLAIM AGAINST GERMANY
time, Dr. Macnamara stated that Helige land was still in the possession of Ger man armed forces and protected by un surrendered portions of the German) Navy. The Peace Conference was Bidering the future status of Heligoland; the German possession of which con stituted a valuable adjunct to the exer- cisc of sea-power by Germany.
AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE DECIDED UPON.
has been assigned to Now Zealandy (* * INTERNATIONAL LABOUR.
Concerning the other Pacific Islands there is no indication that the Austrä-, liana and Japanese have abated their A Hevos messDEO SHYB :- A communiqué inated by the Committee claime, but it is certain that if Japan's appointed to determine the responsibility case is upheld, as appears probable, much for the war is ominous for the Kaiser, will be done to frame mandates to ally proposing, as it does, the constitution of Australiasian fears.
High Tribunal which should not be The Japanese appear to be willing to blocked by any consideration of rank.
restrictions on naval and military uses of EX-KAISER CANNOT BE TRIED.
the Islands Panie, March 10th.
It is understood that the report of the Responsibilities Commission recognises the point of view that, under the present International Law, the Raiser and his advisera cannot be tried, however, clear their guilt. The Committed auggests, however, thas the Conference is entitled to create a Tribunal to try the originators of tho war,
..
PARIS, March 10th. Belgium's claim against Germany, submitted to the Reparation Commission, anidants to between £1,400,000,000 and £1,800,000,000.
LATEST CABLES.
:
THE GERMAN FLEET. FIFTY-FOUR ENEMY SUBMARINES
BOLD
LONDON, March 12th
to
LONDON, March 10th. Replying to Sir Donald McLean, Sir The injured included two Amerify Auckland Geddes emphasised that we military policemen tho were struck with tidy drew their res blockade of the enemy, but he hoped the volvers blockade would shortly be raised. After misunderstood it status and inten
the, growd, which repeating Mr. Bridgeman's statement tions. This touch the ro that the Government had decided that no was already gry, at arrests made for import restrictions should continue to be indulgence in a pastime, that was not imposed on goods coming from any part unlawful in the United States of the world, Bir Aueldand! Geddes addexi
The American authorities are conven-.
that all raw materials remitted ning Edard of Inquiry Eleven Ameri-
British industries would be
un*: restrictedly, also seani manufactured goods sun sailors and soldiers have been arrest oded and will be blitzht before an Ame for necessary
British manufactures,
rican court-mar except as far as they were produced by industries which it was essential to foster in the United Kingdom, in which case they would be liable to restrictions.
Sir Auckland Geddes stated that for- sign manufactures would be liable to im port restrictions till September 1st, when the roatter
tter would be re-considered. Such
A number of her spicemen who char wore blue war cher
PUNISHING THE RIONERS.-
The American connection with on handed over to thick be excluded, unless they were essential
Britone for producers in the United Kingdom. charged at Bos As regard exporte, Bir Auckland Geddes fined 408. oach for stated that the Government was trying The others were ver to make arrangements with countrice which hoped to received considerable indemnities shortly, to allow our exports to enter their territories as a charge on
manufactures would, as for As possible Four
those indemnities.
120
with Allies on the matter,
CABLE IMPORTANT; */
THE LAIBADE INCI
REPARATION TO PRA
M. Clemnenosau haa ina në
*
He stated that exports to non-blockaded countries would be unrestricted except as
The break-dow regards goods required for naval and Eastern Extension military purposes or home consumption is causing fresh dul and goods subsidised by the Government, which would still be licensed. These exceptions also applied to blockaded countries with regard to which the Gov- LONDON, March 12th.
ornment's policy was to transfer, the The Minister of Labour, Bir R, 8.
maximum number of manufactures to the Horne, speaking, in London to-day, In the House of Commons, replying to free list. The Government were negotiat
sident of the Inter-Allied Commission stated that the International Convention Viscount Curzon, Dr. T.-J. Macnamara. iuge dovernant wore niso trying to in- Trieste, that the Commision intentioned would shortly be signed in Paris cetab stated that, so far, 64 ex-Gorman sub- lishing an annual Labour Conference to marines had been sold. The others will rense as far as possible, classes of goods in the communiqué of March
also be sold, and the proceeds divided exportable anywhere with a licenco and immediately going to Laibach to enquire the world. Each nation who was
mention/d on March party
pot trade and internal trade. They sth. The to the Convention would have four reby the Supreme War Coupeilet
holioved that by this policy British trade punishment of the guilty and compensa presentatives, two appointed by the NO DECISION YET ARRIVED AT would becode
greater than over. tion Government,
tion to. Italy, and issue a warning that ona by capital, and one by REGARDING OTHER SHIPS.
(Choers)
repetition of similar incident, 'will result. labour:
in the immediate Allied inculpation of The draft of this
Convention had boon! The Supreme War Council had not yet
places where the incitiem be occar,.. prepared by the British Ministry of decided regarding the disposal of the THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
accordance with thức Ammistice, Without other asptured Gorman warships. Labour.
BY-ELECTION RESULT. -
prejudice to severers mesures, BINKING OF SURRENDERED WARSHIPS.
“As soon as the Lalbaby nathakking gen informed of the form for of the Coster mission, the Italian. Ulessruinent will authorise the pasunga 57f1vod-tening Laibach
(Continued in t
accept mandaten containing very definite discuss industrial conditions throus among the Allies on a scale to be settled were doing all they could to assist entré-i into the ineinfonWill Fördor” the
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. AN INVITATION. TO NEUTRAL STATES.
Paris, March 18th. An Invitation has been sont to Neutrals in Europe, Asia and South America saking them to appoint représentativi to It finds no obstacle in International an unofficial conference to be held in Law to the trial and punishment of the Paris on March 20th, for the purpose of perpetrators of criminal acts in the con-giving them an ypportunity of expressing 34ct of the war.
their views to the Taugue of Nations
ADMIRAL LORD JELLICOE.
ARRIVAL AT PORT BAID..
•
LONDON, March 15th; The Liverpool (West Derby) Parlin
by-election resultath as follows: Bain-AputRAL Ban W. I HALL
600% (Contition U.)....... Mr. Nelson (Labour) .................., 4070
Dr. Macnamara denied, in the Housetary of Commons, that President Wilson die sented from the proposal to sink the cap-. Admiral Lord Jelliope has arrived here,tured German Fleet.
PORT BAID, March ård.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.