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PEACE TREATY ALMOST READY

ALLIED MISSIONS INTERNED IN

BUDAPEST:

SHARP ALLIED ACTION DEMANDED,

FRESH DISORDERS IN CAIRO:

SITUATION CAUSING ANXIETY.

TWENTY THOUSAND BRITISH MINERS ON

STRIKE.

(THROUGH REUTER ́S AGENCY.} PRELIMINARY PEACETREATY

GOOD PROGRESS MADE

Paus. March 25th. A Craferenter between M. Clemenceau, Mr. Lloyd George. Protowy Orlando and President Wilson continued (il) Inte

this afternoon.

graphers were | ·Sent

No secretaries or atenu

It is padevstoral that good progress has

been nevie watch the Peace Treaty,

TREATY ALMOST READY

PARIS. March 25th.

In stew of the seriousness of the European Rituction, a big effort is being made to have the Petite Treaty ready within the week.

Practically all the terms of the Treaty have been formulateâ,

Mr Lloyd George. M. Clemencent President Wilson and Professor Orlandu are concentrating their efforts on a final shaping of the terms.

THE GERMANS MAY NOT AGREE.!

LONDON, March 26th.

in the House of Commons, Mr. Winston Churchill said:

"We are going to demand the redue- tion of the German Army to 100,000, and

are not going to allow Buy Scouts, but

the Germans are unlikely to agree.

ALLIED TROOPS IN HUNGARY.

PARIS, March 24th,

L'Echo de Pare, states that two French Divisions, several Serbian Divisions, and the Rumanian Army are in a position to den with the situation in Hungary.

FRENCH COLONEL WOUNDED.

PRAGUE, March 25th.

It is reported from Budapest that Colonel Vix, head of the French Military Mission, has been wounded and in a pri-

Koner.

THE GERMAN MERCHANT FLEET.

STEAMERS LEAVE GERMAN

PORTS.

,

COPENHAGEN, March 24th. Food-ships are leaving the principal German ports for Allied ports.

FIRST SURRENDERED BATCH ARRIVES.

LONDON, March Zatlı,

The first surrendered German mer. élatinen have arrived in British porta.

THE NATIONALIST RISING IN EGYPT.

WARNING BY GENERAL WATSON.

CA, March 17th. General Watson summoned the leaders of the Zaglou party, and fold them that he held then responsible for the dread- ful excessrs committed. He ordered them to exercise their utmost influence to

disturbances, and proven!

said that the British Army had, so far, dealt lightly with the sitaution, but, that if

the disorders were not stopped, longer measures would be neceRBATY-

The leaders protested their inpocence, Major Freeman, of the British Military and declared that the agilation WES Mission, excaped.

beyond their control. They expressed anxiety to carry out General Watson's

demands.

ALLIED MISSIONS QUIT BUDAPEST.

PARIS, March 25th. The Times Correspondent at Vienna telegraphs that it has been officially de clared that the Entente Missions have

quilted Budapest.

All Foreign Officers were disarmed, and their decorations removed, when the re- volution broke out, on Friday.

The French and British detachments were disarmed on Saturday.

· UNDOUBTEDLY CAUSING

ANXIETY."

LONDON. March 24th.

In the House of Commons, at question time. Sir Cecil Harmsworth stated that the Inteat reports showed that the railway communication between Cairo and Ale sandria, and the telegraphic communi- cation between Cairo and Tantah had been restered. Wireless telegraphy was

The frontiers are now closed. Little being used between Cairo and Alasan- news has been received.

dria.

Contrary to the official

ADDIED MISSION INTERNED.

LONDON, March 26th.

statement

The situation was undoubtedly causing anxiety..

He emphasised that General Sir F. B.

MONDAY, MARCH 91FT

THE PEACE CONFERENCE. CONFERENCE WITHIN CLOSED. DOORS AGAIN

Pan18, March 24th.

The Peace Conference has decided that no details of its proceedings any bo published, except these contained in the enmmuniqué, which does not indient, the date of the next meeting of the Council

of Ten.

French diplomats state that the Coun cil's labour, will be continued, as private

• conversations, and will not be held at the Quai d'Orsay.

The French newspapers sharply criti cise this reported decision,

THE ITALIANS AND FIUME.

Pas, March 24th.

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BRITISH LABOUR.

RHONDDA VALLEY MINERS

STRIKE.

Lotpox, March 24th. Nearly 20,000 minera in the Rhondda Valley struck to-day as a protest against the Government's non-acceptance of all the demands of the Miners' Federation.

LABOUR SITUATION MORE HOPEFUL.

THE ALLIES IN RUSSIA OBSCURE SITUATION IN THE UKRAINE,

LONDON, March 26th. In the House of Commons, at question use, Sir Cecil Harmsworth, stated that the situation in the Ukraine was obscure. Flor เงาง no immediate danger to Odessa, which the Allies did not intend to vacunte. (Chours.)

The Allied forces were under the con- trol of the French, Command who were aking the necessary, mundures to deal with the sitnation.

ALLIES STILL IN ODESSA

LONDON, March 24th. Kemer learns that information receiveḍ in Londus, indicates that the Allied garrison will defend Odessa agninal the

Lubos. March 24th. Despite the artica of the Rhondda Valley strikers, who now studer 24,000, the Labour situatam is ninre hopeful, owing to the belief that the conference between the Guvernment and the miners will secure a final etikement. Moreover, Mr. Bromley mentioned yesterday evening that he was Le Temps is authentically informed "ptimistic as regards a railway settleBokheviks, in case of necesity. that the Halian Delegatione reported, and suid that today's conference WITHDRAWAL OF ALLIED TROOPS.

hnd decision regarding Fiume, cubled on

patched

n general agreement,

COPENHAGEN, March 26th. March 21. is incorrect,

although not final settlement. He was A legrand from Berlin, dated March more confident than ever that the negotin-23th, states that the Allied troops were tions would achieve the desired results withdrawn from Szegedia and Arad. in a few days.

ENEMY SUBMARINE CABLES.

LONDON. March 24th. A

from Paris, dated cntum naiqué March 24th, states that the Supreme War Council has decided the future status | the submarine cables optured from thr

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THE GOVERNMENT'S LIMIT

LONDON. March 20th.. As a conference, between the Executive

BRITISH MISSION TO MOSCOW.

LONDON, Larch 26th, Reuter, learns that a British Commis-

Soviet Government's safe conduct, in con- sion has bean sent to Moscow under the

shovists,

and has adopted the United of the Miners' Federation and the Gianection with a number of British officers. States' proposals concerning the powers, Mr. Bunar Law, in the course and men non prisoners by the Bel-- fof the Teselien Commission.

a long and conciliatory statement, CANADA'S CLAIMS FROM

dealing with the proposed modifications, GERMANY.

by 1 miner. of Mr. Justice Sankey' report, said that the Goverument werd unable to gu berend Mr. Justice Sankey's chief recommendations,

OTTAWA, March 25th. the House uf Commons, Mr Dutremblay, Member for Outremont Quebeo, moved a resolution the Bir L. Borden be instructed to take steps to claim from Germany indemnity correa Ponding to Chanda's war expenditore, o to claim ship amount from the indemnity Great Britain will receive from Ger-

many.

Arrangements are being made to secure- their early release, on the basis of ex- change of prisoners.

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THE PRESENT SITUATION REVIEWED.

Churchill, reviewing the situation in

LONDON, March 26th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Winston

Russia, said that there had been very little fighting in Murmansk, where ther block-haums hud enabled the Allies to hold an innuense front very economically

baselita accruing to the sainers if the re- Mr. Bonar Law emphasised this great

part were accepted and a strike averted, from the anticipated fall in the east of living before the end of the year."

Moreover, the Commission would con tinue to sit and issue interim reports, as regards improving mining conditions. Sir Thomas White, the Acting Premier,

Mr. Robert Smillie, replying, undertook said that Canada's claims for indemnity to submit the position to the Miners Bolshevist invasion of Hungary,

There was to officiel confrmation of the and reparation would be forwarded to Sir Conference fully on March 28th.

but tho R. L. Borden. He was certain that these was of opinion that the continuation of by a Bolsbevist advance, was disquieting. He position in Rumania, which wes menneed

The success of the Esthonians, who were ed the weakness of the Bolshevista. partly supplied with British arms, show-

The present state of Europe is one of already enbled, it is now reported that Wingate, who was remaining in England, would be pressed at the Conferepo, like the Commission would probably open a It was hoped that energetic efforts would

ncreasing gravity and perplexity, and we must not throw away the results gained

by the sacrifices of the millions of our

en in the past four yearE. not unduly reduce our strength." theers).

We must

(Loud)

CR.SIS IN CENTRAL EUROPE.

WHEN THE ENTENTE'S NOTE ARRIVED.

BERLIN, March 23rd. The Fossische Zeitung's Budapest cor- espondent states that the situation was untenable even before the Entrate's Note was delivered.

The demands or the unemployed and of the Communists had lately been most exosaivat They included the payment of shouse rent and the halving of food prices.

All the Cabinet's concessions were in- effectual to stave off revolution, which

as impending.

When the Entente's Note arrived, Cont Karolyi seized it as a pretext to represent himself as the friend of the *proletarist..

DISORDER AT BUDAPEST,

COPENHAGEN, March 24th. A message from Berlin states that there was firing at Budapest on Friday and Saturday, Many casualties resulted. Buch plundering of food-shops and jewel- Jers' shops took place.

MARTIAL LAW IN BUDAPEST,

BERLIN, March, 24th. A messages from Budapest states that the city is quiet.

The Government proclaimed martial law, as there was plundering and armed resistance to the Soviet Government,

all the members of the Entente Missions could afford valuable advice and assist

in Budapest have been interned.

A BOLSHEVIST REQUEST.

PARIS, March 25th. Le Matia reports that Russian Bol- shevista asked the Hungarian Soviet Government to bold the members of the French Mission as prisoners, with a view to their exchange for the Sovief Mission, which the Bolshevists declare the French are detaining at Salonica.

THE ENTENTE'S BLINDNESS."

COPENHAGEN, March 28th.

A telegram from Budapest, dated March 24th, states that Count Karolyi, making his farewell speech to the Cabinet, attributed the revolution to the

Entente' blindness.

"A VALUABLE ALLY."

COPENHAGEN, March 25th.

M. Tchitcherine has sent a message

to Budapest welcoming Hungary aga valuable ally, as the position of the Bolshevist Armies is difficult.

COUNT WEKERLE ARRESTED.

COPENHAGEN, March 25th, A telegram from Budapest states that the ex-Promier, Count Wekerle has, been arrested.

GERMAN-AUSTRIA.

COPENHAGEN, March 24th.

ance to the government, who fully up port General Sir R. Allenby in dealing

with the situation.

He did not think that General Sir F. R. Wingate was in any way superseded. GENERAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE

SITUATION.

LONDON, March 25th.

In the House of Commons, at question tion, Sir Cecil Harmsworth stated that there was every indication that the general improvement in the situation in Egypt was being maintained;

those of other parts of the Empire, but he considered it inadvisable that Sir R. L. Barden's hands should be fettered by a

resolution from Parliament.

He added: 1 am sure that Great Britain will desire, as she always har desired, to act in this matter, as in others, with the most scrupulous sense of justive

-even generosity,"

The resolution was withdrawn. GERMAN FINANCIAL COMMISSION

TO VERSAILLES..

COPENHAGEN, March 25th.

A message from Berlin states that the British Commission has invited the Ger The Acting High Commissioner had re- man; Government to send a Financial ported that the firm action of the autho-Commission of six persons to Versailles. rities was having due effect, and that Cairo and Alexandria continued to re- main quief.

In the Behara Province, agricultural work appeared to be proceeding normally. except in the district between Daman hour and Kafrelzayat, but, possibly, the Bedoains in the western district of that Province might attempt further marend ing expeditions.

FRESH DISORDERS AT CAIRO

CAIRO, March 25th.

AMERICAN AMENDMENT TO LEAGUE COVENANT.

new era in which it would be possible to do more to bring peace and prosperity

ho made to succour Rumenis, which was a great anti-Bolshevist buttress,

Mr. Churchill detailed the British efforts to support. General

eral Koltchak ing Russia, with arms and instructors, with- out involving British troops

to the mining industry than anything siberin and General Dobikin in South

dang so far.

INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE'S

RECOMMENDATIONS.

LONDON, March 28th."

The Press Bureau states:-- A unanimous report of the Provisional Joint Committee appointed by the Indus trial Conference (convened on February 27th) to consider the causes of the present unrest and a settlement of the ques promotion, and co-operation between tions of hours, wages, unemployment,

Capital and Labour, has recommended, inter alia, the legal establishment of the principle of a forty-eight-hour week, the discouragement of systematic overtime,, minimum time rates and wages, organiced short-time in periods of depression, and housing schemes, the acceleration of the Government's

He mentioned that we had small detach mants of troops stretching towards the frontiers of.

of India, holding back the Bal ahevik emissaries without severe fighting Mr. Churchill, concluding, said The whole country is in a stató of practical insurrection.

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. OXFORD UNIVERSITY BY

ELECTIONS

LONDON, March Bath. The Oxford University by-election, owing to Mr. R. E. Protbero, the Minister of Agriculture, having heen raised to the Peerage resulted as follows

PROFESSOR ONAN (Coalition D)... 2,013

Professor Gilbert Murray

(Liberal) 1,330 Professor Athelstan Riley

(Independent).

THE BRITISH ARMY,

PARIS, March 28th. The American amendment to the pro test of the nations against the influx of foreign labour was adopted on Tuesday ment of new industries, and for more The report states that for the developi by the League of Nations' Commission sicknicas, infirmity and old age, there POST-WAR ARMY OF 900,000 NOT ndequate protinion for unemployment, It affirms the right of any country in should be established á

EXCESSIVE. permanent the League to cancel matters solely within National Industrial Council to advise the Government, consisting of 400 members, its jurisdiction.

Another important amendment of the and employers

N elected equally from

the Trade Unions League of Nations' Covenant whs In the event of the Conference

enot adopt. the alteration of Article 30, ing the report, at the meeting on April which empowers the Supreme Counth, the Committee urges the Government

to give effect to it, forthwith.. eil to formulate a plan for the re- induction of armaments.” The language of

GERMANY. the Article is altered so as to limit the powers of the Council to simple recom mendations to the Governments affected.

The cab drivers have struck work. Fresh disorders occurred At Cairo which the military dispersed crowds, who were attempting to storm the printing works,

Unsuccessful attack, were made upon

government

A message from Berlin states that a Plenary Committee of the Workers' Coun- cils of German-Austria resolved, in view of German-Austria's complete dependence on the Entente for food, not to accede, at present, to their Hungarian comrades appeal to them to enter into a contract the Helouan railway bridges, line, and with the Russian Soviet Government, but continue, is rapidly as possible, to to be ready for all eventualities, and to telegraphe. develop the Soviet organisation. NATIONAL COUNCIL DISSOLVED,

BRITISH TROOPS OCCUPY ASSOUAN.

The latest official Egyptian news states that a detachment of troops from the Sudan has been sent to occupy Assouan.

The situation in Egypt is steadily im

COPENHAGEN, March 25th. A message from Budapest, dated March 23-25th, states that the National Council, The sale of alcohol and the carrying of upon the motion of the President, decided arms by anyone, except by the Workers' to 'dissolve.

Count, Karolyi's party was similarly | proving. Guard, are prohibited.

dissolved.

It was then decided to support thes Revolutionary Government,

The Bourgeois newspapers appeared on Saturday, uncensored.

Resistance by the Bourgeoisie nowhere visible

The Slovak Government has órdered the mobilization of five lavier” COUNT KAROLYI ASSASSINATED 1

Oorangagen, Matok sith..

SHARP ALLIED ACTION DEMANDED.

RUSSIA'S PLIGHT. EPIDEMICS IN PETROGRAD.

- Helsingroke, March Sith Besides spotted fever, typhis and small, Pox also ravage Petrograd All the hoe

Some

LONDON, March 28th. The newspapers regard the action of Hungary to direct challenge to the Asociated Powers, and demand arm and pitals are crowded, sharp action, in order to establish control of the situation.

They attribute the decision to hold conclave-in searet to theen prente, describ An undesßimed report from Budapesting the mosting of the four statesman

that Count Karoly has boop Clemenceau and Professor, Orlando) (Mr. Lloyd George, President Wilson Pärin ar, in effect, a Connell of War

The mortality is increasing daily. The arpecs, are collected into big wooden el, which, after being emptied into big graven, are bent back to the Rosjitale for

Virtually all the Commissions and Sub- Cominissions of the Peace Conference are Council to close and submit their re- awaiting instructions from the Supreme porte-American Wireless.

GRAVE PROBLEMS BEING. DELIBERATED.

PARIS, March 20th.

NEGOTIATING WITH THE

BOLSHEVIKA

PARIS, March 24th. It is reported that Court Brackendorff yon Rantzau in cending the Socialist, Herr Kauteky, to Moscow to negotiate with the Bolsheviks,

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LONDON, March 28th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Winston Churchill replying to the Opposition criticisms of the Military Service Bill, said that unless men re-enlisted for h period of two years and upwards it would be impossible to relieve Territoriak and other troops in India and elsewhere, (Cheers)

who ought to have effective relief.

The Government must do everything to re-create a voluntary Army at the earliest possible date

des

He denied that an army of 900,000 men, including the ton Divisions on the Rhine and the four in Great Britain was excessive. He pointed out that the situation which had recently developed in Egypt and

had necessitated

DELIBERATION OF AN IMPORTANT far-reachingght be very

QUESTION:

BAVARIA, DISARMING

an appeal to men collected at porta for demobilisations 187 return and help their comrades; from being miirdered.

TREASURY LICENCES.

NEW REGULATION ANNOUNCED.

LONDON, March 24th In the House of Commons, Mr. Abten Chamberlain announced a regulation for imuing and exempting from the reunire.

in the United

menta of Trishellimus by

PARIB, March 4th. President Wilson, Mr. Lloyd George, It is understood that the Council of M Clemenceau, Professor Orlando and the Great Four continues to meet twice Marshal Fock to-day deliberated the ques daily, either at President Wilson's, Mtion of the disembarkation of the Polish Clemenceau's sidence, until positive rebulte are reached in Hungary renders or prompt settlement or Mr. Lloyd George's re Division af Danzig, ue the new situation French diplomatic circles state that the operative. issue of communiqués,

plz likely to bo, presont, restricted. None were p yesterday but according to the samad

pri Žusion, March 24th. soured the first of the grave problems The Foreign Minister informed the Companies deliberated was reparation for war German Government thist, Bavaria was Kingdom, where the issuing Company dainage, An agreement was reached on disarming, and would not, in future, certland that no part of the proceed of the majority of points, except the total furnish soldiers for the Empire.

the issue would be applied for capital which can be demanded from Germany on which financial experis differ. The PROTEST AGAINST DISMEMBER PREDOes outside the United Kingdom. Supreme Council will decide.

DENOMENTARER

Jesus outside the United Kingdom The other questions discussed were the

PASS COPENHAGEN, MA

not be permitted, except under Beende spread of Bolshevism, in connection with A telegrams from Berlin stalds

The restrictions would not apply to disorders in the south-enet

Fungarian revolution; the

domonstration in, prot

arrangemints of existing capita *memberment of Germany! specialy towards Odness and neger declared the Germany Francë-Germap? atier:

signes Involving the, #attended

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now money for been raised or u newal of maturing securities” terme hare the person responsible for 1 mens resided out of the United Kinder i

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