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80,000 SOUTH WALES MINERS

IDLE:

RAILWAYMEN ACCEPT GÖVERNMENT TERMS.

PEACE TREATY TO BE READY BY MIDDLE OF NEXT MONTH.

VISCOUNT JELLICOE AT BOMBAY.

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THROTON REDTER ́S AGENCY.] BRITISH LABOUR. THENERS' BALLOT.

LONDON, March 27th.

The miners Ballot will be taken or April th and 10th, and the Miners' Con ference will consider the result on April

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RAILWAYMEN ACCEPT GOVERN

MENT TERMS

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THE EMPIRE'S WAR DEBT, SOME STARTLING FIGURES.

LONDON, March 28th. In the course of a lecture at the In- stitute of Bankers, London, last night,

BONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 18T, 1919.

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POSSIBLE OPERATIONS.

PARIS, March 27th.

The newspapera state that General Mangin will be given a very high post in the Near East, with a view to possible operations on the Hungarian Frontier and in South West Russin, BERLIN SOVIET'S CONGRATULA TIONS.

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BERDIN, March 28th, plenary meeting of the Soviets of Greater Berlin telegraphed ingratulat ing the Hungarian Bevier Dovernment, and promised to support itil the triumph of Socialism was asshed every,

where.

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FIGHTING THE " SCOURGE OF HUMANITY."

PARIS, March 27th. In the Chamber, M. Pichon denied that the Government was unjustly warring against Russia. They did not deviate from the policy approved by the Chamber three months ago, moder which troops were ordered not to interfere in Russia's domestic policy, but to establish order with the help of the Russians, in fighting the Bolsheviks, who had grized power and had violated all laws. They were not fighting Russia, a former ally, to whom they remained loyal, but they were fight. ing the scourge of humanity.”

M. Pichon was subjected to a continu jus uproar, and to interruptions and in-

Mr. Edgar Crammond surveyed Great THE ALLIES AND RUSSIA on the part of the Socialists.

Britain's specis

economic position and pro

He valued the nation's wealth, at pre-

THE SITUATION REVIEWED.

M. Pichon admitted that the position in Odessa wag deliente, for it was a ques-

Mr. Winston Churchill, dealing withton of a town with 80,000 inhabitanty The Russian situation in the House of sent, at £24,000,000,000 and the incomummons, saad that events in the Ukraine who must be fed.

B £3,500,000,000, while the debt would re

in the last two or three months had been Ocneral Desperey bad personally stud. very disastrous. The French were confront, of the delegates of the present 20 per cent of the former, unded with superior forces, and by popularied the situation in order to be able to

reckoned a Bhow feeling, which Inakt National Union of Railwaymen decident the post-war badget 22 per cent. of the ing the danger of rash and ill-considered

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to nevet the Government terms.

UNCONSTITUTIONAL STRIKE

SPREADING.

LONDON. March 20th.

The unconstitutional strike of the South Wales winers is spreading alarm ingly Nearly 50,000 are now reported to be idle, demanding the grant of the full Federation terms.

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LONDON, March 26. The Miners Conference decided to re- commend its members to accept Mr. It was also Justice Sankey's report

Fatter.

netiou

Mr. Churchill mentioned that 10,000 Germans had been attacked by the Bolsheviks. They had defended Nicholaieft with some success, but, owing to mishand ling of the situation, some of the Ger mans gave up their arms and others join

Mr. Crammond said that for the next ten years the country would be in a posi Tion to spend £40,000.000 yearly at Home on renewals and new machinery, houses,ed the Bolsheviks. roads, etc., and invest £500,000,000 abroad yearly, largely within the Empire,

This might provisionally be allocated

follows: £100,000,000 in India, £100,000,000 in Africa (including Egypt) £30,000,000 in Australasia, £60,000,000 in Canada, £20,000,000 in the rest of the Empire, and £200,000,000 in Foreign

countries.

It was his reasoned and deliberate con viction that as a result of the way the

army

Our policy wa to support General Denikin's

without

involving Brilish trooĮ. General Denikin's left flank had sustained a heavy reverse in the advance on Novotcherkask though a more recent attack on the west had been more successful, and, by striking back to the Caspian, General Denikin took 30,000 prisonere,

The British Fleet remained in comunand of the Caspian. The interior Bolshevik Fleet was ice-bound at Astrakhan.

We had small detachments of troops stretching towards the frontiers of India, holding the Bolshevik emissaries without serious fighting.

decided thay a hnilot be taken in the economic development of the world hud, north. but had not gone too well in the]

question

The form and the dat of the ballot will generatious. I decided later today.

BOLSHEVISM.

beru impelled forward by at least two We were on the eve of a period of unprecedented trade activity. SPECIAL PROPAGANDA AGAINST He was strongly of the opinion that, in view of the unlimited resources of the British Empire and the strength, tenaci The National Socialist Party, includty and power of organisation of the ing Socialist members of the House of British people, "we need have no fear in Communs, is arranging for special pro- paganda throughout the country, espe cially in industrial centres, with a view to

LONDON, March 23rd.

regard to the economic future of our race, if we adopted a bold, courageous policy and learned and applied the economic lessons of the war.

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exposing the dangers and fallucies of CRISIS IN CENTRAL EUROPE.

Bolshevism.

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RACING AT HOME. THE LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.

LONDON, March 30th. The result of the Lincolnshire Handi cap is as follows:--

Royal Bucks

Rivershore J. (hilds) Somerville

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3

Won by two

ALL FOREIGNERS ARRESTED.

PARIS, March 28th.

A message from Bale states that, dur ing the disorders accompanying the Soviet coup d'état in Budapest, all for- eigners, including even Austrians, were arrested. REVOLUTIONARY COURTS TO BE

ESTABLISHED.

COPENHAGEN, March 26th.

A masage from Budapest states that the Revolutionary Council of the Govern- ment decreed tho establishment of Revolutionary Courie to deal with to them by lengths, four Iragthe dividing second and as specially referred

Fifteen horses started.

third.

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The betting was as follows:-----

100 to 7 against Royal Bucks.

100 to 30 against Rivershore.

8 to 1 against Somerville.

Golleges was ridden by Smyth und

Werdun by K. Piggott.

THE GRAND NATIONAL.

LONDON, March 20th- Markback, Bernstern and Knocks have been scratched for the Grand National.

THE LIVERPOOL CUP.

The race for the Liverpool Cup resulted as follows:-

Santa Cruz ........ Daphoo

Ramboda

3

Eight rab. Won by a neck, one and a half lengths dividing second and third.

The betting was as follows:--

10 to 1 against Santa Cruz.

5 to 1 against Daphne.

11 to 9 against Ramboda. MILITARY CHANGE AT HOME,

محصلة

SOME NEW APPOINTMENTS.

The Press Buronu states that General Sir Henry Seymour Rawlinson, has been appointed to the Altershot Command, and Tacut General Sir Henry Sinclair Horne to the Eastern Command,

Mr. Churchill offered General Sir Ian Hamilton the Northern Command, inti mating that Clonesal Wilson concurred

General

Robertson

there was natbing, when Sir Ian Hasnil ton commanded the Allied Forces at Callipoli, which ought, to preclude, him. from re-employment.

Bir Tan allton deplined the post, on the grottad that younger men should be given tite chance.

General Bir Julian Byng declined the Southern Command for a similar reason.

Government courts.

These courts might sit at any time, any- where, even in the open-air.

The verdict would be decided secretly. Death sentences were only pronounceable unanimously. No appeal would be per mitted.

ALLIED MISSIONS RELEASED.

LONDON, March 26th,

Reuter learns that the Hungarian Government has released all the Allied Missions, excepting the French members, who are to be regarded as hostages for the Bolsheviks in French hands. The French Government hae demanded their iffimedi ate release.

THE NEUTRAL ZONE

COPENHAGEN, March 26th.

A telegram from Budapest, dated March 26th, states that' the Allied Mission has informed the Hungarian Soviot Govern ment that the line of demarcation laid down in the earlier ultimatum is not to be regarded as a political frontier.

The advance of General Koltchat's Siberian Armies had prospered in the south, where we hud only handful of men under Colonel John Ward as the symbol of authority.

deal with all eventualities.

The position in the Ukraine was obscure, The Balsheviks had captured Kharkov, where they committed abominable acts.

He emphasised the necessity of an agreement among all the Allies, euch making the necessary sacrifices for a solution of the Russian question, which

the Peace Conference must decide.

Be concluded by quoting the words of the Russian Socialist, M. Savinkoff: It the Allies don't net, Russia, when she wakes up again, will find herself allied

(Cheers.) with Dormany.

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SIBERIAN PLAGUE IN

MOSCOW.

SEVEN CASES

STOCKHOLN, March 26th. Seven cases of Siberian plague have occurred in Moscow,

THE PEACE CONFERENCE. EFFORTS FOR AN EARLY PEACE.

PARIS, March 25th,

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A Havas message states: -- The British, who were assisting General Koltchak's Government had succeeded in

The Pears Council has awakened transporting the whole of 5,000 miles of necessity of completing, without delay, Siberian railway and supplying General the task for which it was constituted Koltchak's troops with a very large numriginally to make peace with Germany. ber of rifles and other weapons, also gans and munitions. It was intended to co fine the support and send technical instructors and experts,

IMPROVEMENT IN THE

SITUATION. Reuter is informed that the situation i Odessa has improved,

The Bolshevista, after driving back the Beresovka Allied advance guards at after stiff fighting, are still advancing towards the city, from which they are now forty miles distant.

It is thought probable that the Allied commander, General Anselme, will be able to defend the city.

The internal trouble which threatened the security of the town has been largel overcome, and the Bolshevist menace has resulted in uniting the different elements in Odessa,

There are no British troops in Odessa except, possibly, the naval landing parties.

FRENCH SOCIALISTS DEPRECATE: BOLSHEVIK METHODS,

LONDON, March 27th.

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President Wilson, M. Clemenceau, Mr. Lloyd George, and Signor Orlando meet in private daily, making a supreme effort to reach up agreement on the terms to be presented to Germany, before the end of next week.

There is room for hope that they will succeed, for an agreement has already born reached as regards the naval and military conditions, and the food clausea. THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

LONDON, March 27th. The Press Bureau states : - A Paris communiqué, dated March say that the League of Nations Commission met last, evening, with Presi dent. Wilson in the chair, and nominated Professor Orlando, Baron Makino, Gen- eral Emute and Col. Houre as members of a Committee to consider the question of locality of the seat of the League

The Commission has concluded examination of the amendments proposed to the draft Covenant.

CONFERENCE. DELAYS EXPLAINED.

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PARIS, March 28th. Referring to criticisms at the apparent delay in peace-making, notably the allega A telegram from Paris, dated Marcition of waste of time in discussions on 27th, states that the Radical Socialista, cables and boundaries, a high British thority pointed out that the issues the strongest group in the Chamber of therein involved were very important and Deputies, passed a resolution condemning must be settled before the Treaty could be

"of the Russian framed. excesses doctrine the

and declared that Holebey The

ism, by violently preventing a meeting of cables quentin was whether the German the Constitutent Assembly, had mis-con retained by the captors. Indeed, the ceived the ser

the essential foundations of all matter of cable communication ranked democratic régime, which consisted in the next in importance to the disposal of the respect for individual liberty and the German Colonies. right of the people to govern themselves. The resolution aleo deprecated any mili tary expedition to Russin,

THE STRENGTH OF THE ALLIED FORCES.

PARIS, March 27th. In the Chamber of Deputies, H Pichon, in a speech dealing with Russia, nunuanced that the Allied forces in the

East

As regards boundaries, new nations had sprung up and their frontier with Ger many and Austrio must be settled soon, Hungary had become Bolshevik over matter of this kind, and delay in the con sideration of the question might cause further outbreaks.

THE RATE OF PROGRESS.

WASHINGTON, March 26th.

The Ameriona Peace Delegation in were:-French, British, and Ser Paris has abled to White House as fol- bians, each, 140,000; Rumanians, 192,000 lows: Greater progress towards pence Italians, 40,000; Greeks, 200,000.

is being made than appears on the sur- face."

At Odessa, there were four French and three Greck regiments, and a Rumanipol

détachment. Reinforcements were being

In accordance with the new decision, there will only be established a neutral Bent. zone for the purpose of preventing a col. lision between Burgerian and Romanian

troops.

LENIN'S ADVICE TO HUNGARY.

COPENHAGEN, March 27th A message from Vienna states that M. Lenin sent a wireless message to M. Belakun, the Hungarian Foreign Minis ter, and asked what real guarantees ha posed when he said that the new Government was really communistic and not uierely socialistic.

M. Lenin warned him that, owing to the peculiar circumstances, it would cer tainly be a mistake for the Hungarian revolution to imitate Russian tactics in dotai),

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HUMANIANS CROSS GALICIAN FRONTIER.

BARLIN, March With. A telegram from Cracow slates that two Rumanian Army

Corps crossed the, Last Galician frontier.

At Archangel, there were 35,000 Allied: troops, including 18,000 British and 11,000

Russian.

GERMAN COMMISSION LEAVES FOR PARIS.

BERLIN, March 27th. A German Financial Commission is proceeding to Paris on March 28th. The Admiral Koltchak's army consisted of commissioners declaru that they are 100,000 Russians and 118,000 Allied given plenary powers for Anancing the troops, including 50,000 Czecho-Slovaks, food supplies. Furthermore, they expect 12.000 Poles, 28.000 Japanese, 1,000 British to deal with much bigger tasks and aro prepared to stay at Versailles for homo and 4,000 Canadians.

time. PEACE BY THE MIDDLE OF APRIL

PARIS, March 20th,

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THE SITUATION IN ODESSA "

Pania, March 22nd,

A Havne mesango siya :-- M, Clemenceau and Marshal Pooh had an interview with General Stofanik, the Commander-in-Chief of the Czecho-Slovak

Army

Reports regarding the military, situa- Lion in Odessa do bog mention the eva- cuation by Allied troops General Fran chat Desperoy the Commander-in-Chief of the Ariny on the Orient, who has been instructed to examine the situation in Odessa, arrived on Thursday.

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LONDON, March 25th.. PARIS, March 23rd. A Hava, message baza:→

In the dige of Commons, at question Editorials in French papers protest time, Mr. Bonar Eny stated that he was "gainst the meagre information issued cognisant of statements that Balshevik to the ress concerning the Conferener, fusida were being distributed through and advise the Governmenta represented agents in Sweden, for the purpose of a at the Conference table to show confidence | world, revalitionė

The Government, wild take immediato in their peoples, suficit publie opinion, and associate as much as possible with steps to deport all known Russinn Bol-

sheviks in this country. their citizens in the work of peo

The CLEARING UP IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.

M.

Ants, March 28th. Presideff Wilson, Mr. Lloyd George, Clemenccan, Signor Orlando and Colonel House have resumed discussions ut the Peace Conference, and are expected. to continue them, until the remainder of the important questions which have been engaging their attention at the ace Conference are cloated up.

THE LEAGUE COVENANT.

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Piñis. March 27th. An authoritative statement from British sunree points out that the League Nations' Covenant, obviously, must kur embodied in the Peace Treaty, in view of the fact that the latter refers

whom the Mandatories of the League,

their required to ende

Germans colonies,

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| INCORRECT STATEMENT DENIED.

COPENHAGEN, March 27th, A telegram from Berlin, dated February 27th, stated that, replying to the question of Herr Erzberger at Spa on March 19th, regarding the statement attributed to Mr. Lloyd George and M. lichen, that there would be no negotia tions at the Peas Conference with the Germans, who would have to accept or reject the treaty, Marshal Foch tele graphed denying that either Mr. Lloyd George M. Pichon made such a state-

men L.

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THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS,

A MODIFIED SCHEME,

31. Léon Bourgeois presented a modi fid scheme of the League of Nations which was supported by the French Government.

It asked for more adequate military protection for France, and for an Inter- Allied military staff tú be permanently in Paris,

FRENCH LABOUR.

RAILWAYMEN'S DEMANDS...

PARIS, March 27th.

A Havas message states: The Secretary of the French Railway- men's Federation has put forward three. claims, viz., an initial wage of 200 francs per meritem, an eight-hour day, and the nationalisation of French railways

A reply is called for before May 1st.

ALSACE-LORRAINE.

ARRIVAL OF NEW COMMISSIONER. GENERAL.

PARIS, March 27th.. A Havas message states; M. Millerand, the newly-appointed French Commissioner General arrived in Strasburg yesterday.

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DEVASTATED FRANCE.

PRESIDENT WILSON TOURS THE * BATTLEFIELDS.

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Government learned that very large funds had been appropriated by the Russian Bolsheviks for foreign "pro- paganda. Steps were being jaken to Rapertain whether any of these funds were sprat in the British Isles, with a view to taking witable: netion, BRITISH MISSION PRISONERS IN MOSCOW.

LONDON, March 26th.

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. George Jones, Sir Cecil Harmsworth said that the Bolshevik Government arrested the British Mission in the Cau cases Tast October. The Mission was now incarecrated up. Moscow. They were allowed a certain amount of exercise, and extra food, and comforts were supplied by the British Government, through the medium of the Red Cross.

The Bolsheviks stated that the treat- ment of the Mission would depend on the treatment accorded to Bolshevik, officials whom the British had taken prisoner,

Negotiations were proceeding tor" an exchange of all British naval and mili tary mes, as well as civilians, in Bol- shevik hands.

The Bolshevik leaders had been notified that they would be held personally responsible for any ill-treatment of any British prisoners....

FRENCH DESIRE AID SENT TO POLAND.

Paris, March 27th.

A Havns message states:- Public opinion in Paris hopes the Peace Conference will adopt, without delay, measures to support Eoland against a Bolshevik advance from the east, by de spatching,-immediately, General Hatter's in Franco Polish Divisions "waiting since March 15th,

THE DAYLIGHT SAVING SCHEME.

DISCONTINUED IN CANADA.

OTTAW March 28th. Owing to objections, the Dominion Government have decided to discontinuo the daylight saving scheme in Canada. VISCOUNT JELL'COE AT BOMBAY.

A MAGNIFICENT OFFICIAL RECEPTION.

BOMBAY, March 14th. The New Zealand's with Viscoant Jellicoe, arrived here. Viscount Jellicoe was given a magnificent official reception. From Bombay he proceeded to Delhi.

GERMANY.. PERSONNEL OF FINANCE CÓM- MISSION

COPENHAGEN, March 26th. A message from Berlin, etater that German Finance Commission is proceed- ing to Versailles. It consists of two Hamburg bankers, who are also managers of the Disconto Gesellschaft and Frank- fart Metal Gesellschaft, and a leading industrialist. Two representatives of tho Reichs Bank, and two Armistice Commis- sioners are algbttached.

THE MILITARY REPRESENTATIVES IN THE PEACE MISSION.

PARIS, March 24th.

COPENHAGEN, March 20th. A Havas message says:-

"A message from Berlin states that the President Wilson left on Sunday morn-military representatives in the German ing in an automobile on a tour of the Peace Mission, headed by Major-General He went through Chatean Von Wrisberg, late of the Prussian War battlefields. Thierry and Soissons, along the Chemin Mini include the military president dey-Dames, to Laon, Nayon, Roge, and of the Spa Armistice Commission, and Montdidier

general staff officers representing tho President Wilson remarked that the Bavarian, Saxon and Wurtemberg gen¬ tour, was very instructive, exceedingly era staff. painful, and deeply distressing, enabling him to have a fuller conception of the extraordinary sufferings of the people of France.

ALLIED WAR C SUALTIES. COMPARATIVE PERCENTAGES.

TO PUNISH THE QUILTY.

BEELIN, March 27th, "The Frankfurter Zeitung declares that, & State Tribunal is being established an Ta commission of inquiry into events at

the opening of and during the war.

PARIS, March 4th. A Havas message anys;- The Allied losses in killed during the war number roughly 2,550,000 men. Com pared by the French Preas with population in the different countride, France lost 3.37 per cent., Great Britain Buntos 0-13 per cent. 1.5 por cent., Italy 1.3, and the United]

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EGYPT.

HOW THE AGITATION COM- MENCED.

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STATE TRIBUNAL TO BE

ESTABLISHED..

COPENHAGEN, March 20th. Acasage from Berlindated March 28th, confirms the report that the Govern ment intend to propose to the National Assably the establishment of a Stata Tribunal to try all persons desiring trial in connection with the war, including Herr Bethmann von Hollweg and Gen- oral Ludendorff.

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WAR.

MORE PROOF ACQUIRED BY-

FRANCE

LONDON, March 10th- In the House of Commons, "replying to a question referring to thon llop Jitas. tion of three Nationalist fenders from Egypt, Lieut. Commander Daley Whe said that, in November, deputation Nationalists, headed by Band Pasha

PARIS, March 24th." A Havas message, Jaya;— Zagal called at the British Residency,

President Poincare, in a speech at the A high British authority expresses the adviesting a programme of completo opinion that the Fence Treaty with Gernutonomy for Egypt, which would evo re-opening of the Beole Normale Superi many will be ready by the middle of Great Britain only the right of super- eure at Paris, told the students that April.

vision of the public debt, and shifting another proof had fallen luto 16. hands facilities in the Bugz Canal. The depl, the French Government concerning the. tion demanded to be allowed to may th, 2014, the Austrian Am-

asibility for war. to London immediately, in order Larson, March 20th.

Paris had an informed by mit their demands.ntionalists clection Canon) for Liaw the Central In the House of Commons, replying to

Simultanomaly,

Bambino, was in complete egrapment on the Brigadier General Croft, Mr. Bonare committee of fourteen leaders, and

polítiona sifiktion arising out of the Bara Law stil that no agreement would be commenced in agitation throughout, the entered into at Paris, which would inter country that the Minister of fluucation, levo meritor and on all eventual circum- fere with the full control of the United salu visit London to discuss Egyptian Kingdom custom duties or with those of affairs, and that the Nationalist loaded the Dominions.

should be allowed a bearing in Londabi

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