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THE HONGKONG * DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1010.

THE ALLIED FORCES IN

RUSSIA.

NORTHERN

SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON ADVOCATES IMMEDIATE ACTION

RECRUDESCENCE OF STRIKES

GERMANY.

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LEAGUE OF NATIONS DRAFT COVENANT PRACTICALLY FINISHED.

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SOME TERRIBLE DISCLOSURES

THROUGH REUTER ́S AGENCY.] FIGHTING BOLSHEVISM. WHOLESALE DESERTIONS.

Losos, Apol and Reuter learns that during the last few days, the Bodshes its the renturg front have been retiring very rapidly. Desertions continue fis one instaure, in

whole regimeta of the singh of Va. Bolsheving cavalry deserted, and itmedi.

ately turned dwar kenpolis against thei comrades.

Urent ingrata, is attached to the re contempture of Masolansk, which will greatly ineilitate the ravelujent of the Bolshevist right wing as the Seraped

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SCHEME TO CHECK BOLSHEVIST PENETRATION.

PARIF. March 30th

A Huva message states. Four Allied Generals and Commandera an-Chief were enlled before the Council of Four connection.

H] 10% schenke for checking Bolshevist penetration into Western Europe. One of the scheines entails the mobilization of all Allied and

friendly peoples between the Baltic Black Sens under Allied military dire tion, with complete Allied aid.

THE SITUATION AT ARCHANGEL AND MURMANSK

LONDON, April 3rd. Sir Erpest Shackleton ha returned from Murmansk and Arebangel,

Interviewed by JL representative of Router be said the position of the Allied Farers in North Russia was, andoubtedly, An anxious one. The Bolshev 1sts were well equipped, well organised, and ably led. They largely out numed the Allies: bence both the Murmansk, andi Árthangel frunts were in danger

It was not merely a question of saving mur oss troops. Joe landf a million people drest in the leg with us originally agattest the Germans, and. Inter, against

Bolshe

Viks. Consegnently, there was a moral obligat.on to take some definite action. The announcement of that would be a spear-point Christ as the heart of Bolshevism and an incentive to Russian

mobilisation

Si Ernest Shackleton was confident that sufficient volunteers could be obtain

He urged the ed to meet the situation. British did not yet realise what was ni stake, if the peril were not instantly

A three with

months grappled

would campaign. by a volunteer army. break the Holster ist monster, which was becoming far worse than German mili. Larism

Bolshevistic

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LONDON, April 4th.

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collection of British heind and other sports covering the Bolshevik reyone from the sinner of 1918 It is ised in to the prawni date secirdance with a decision of the War Cabinet laat Jamaey, and is an appalling! many of atrocities and nusery.

alice.

BAVARIAN ALLIANCE WITH HUSSIA

BERLIN, April 3rd. Munich pewspapers declare that the Bavarian Government is negotiating with Bassin with a view to forming an alli- The reasons given are thus uncer ainty as regards foodstaff from the Allies and promises of Russian grain, METAL WORKERS' STRIKE SERIOUS.

BERNE, April 2nd. Torty thousand employes of the metal industry in Berlin have struck, including worktoea and office stafis.

PLUNDERERS KILLED.

COPENHAGEN, April 2nd, A legem from Berlin says the situa. tion at Frankfurt has much improved Sixteen plunderers were killed. They in. clude four women.

The Essen and Bochuni strike moYD- meat has only slightly extended.

KROPPS WORKERS ON STRIKE.

The stoke at Rahr has extended to Krupps' works, where 120,000 are now

triking.

The miners in the Hamborn region are dily ung the strike movement, The Ruhr mining delegates have order: ed A cessation on April 10th of the work

3 memorandum by a Britisher who left of keeping the pits in working, order. Musens in December said that thousandsssquently, Hooding is apprehended, of inhabitants were shot, but lately the

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He stated that 150 Kussian ficers taken prisoner at Pakoff

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were

The British Consul at Ekaterinburg re. oldiers, ported that on January 31st hundreds of rivilians were murdered in Ural towns. | Captared officers had their shoulder

straps nailed to their shoulders. Some rivilians' eyes

were gouged out others ses were cut off. Several were dipped in rivers till they froze to death. SERIOUS ALLIED POSITION IN

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NORTH RUSSIA

LONDON, April 3rd. Reuter's Agency learns that the situs tion of the Allied troops in Murmansk is causing considerable anxiety. Relief or reinforcement is a matter of great im- portance.

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PARIS, Murch 27th- President Wilson, to-day, sued the following statement-In view of the very surprising impression which seema to exist in some quarters that it is the discussions the Commission on the League of Nations that are delaying the final formulation of peace, I am very glad to take the opportunity of reporting that the conclusions of this Cominission were the first to be laid before the Plenary Conference. They were reported on February 14th, and the world has had a full month in which to discuss every fea turo of the draft Covenant then sub mitted.

During the last few days, the Commis

On the Archangel front, it is expected that the Bolsheviks will shostly make asion has been engaged in an effort to determined effort to push the Alice into take advantage of criticisms which the the sea. In the White Sea, the Allies are publiention of the Covenant has for still isolated by ice.

tunately drawn out.

The enemy has very superior forces and the thawing of his part of the river Dvine before a portion in the Allied sector will greatly assist him.

The Allied troops, therefore, are likely to have a hard time. The absoluta neces sity of reinforcing or relieving them at the earliest possible moment 18 em- phasised.

The situation obviously is that Mur anush, which is a warm water port, can- not be evacuated until the Allied troops The have withdrawn from Archangel. situation somewhat compares with Kut, but the relief of troops in the north is far more important.

A Committee of the Commission has also had the advantage of a conference representatives of the neutral with nations, who are evidencing very deep interest, and are practically unanimous in their desire to align themselves with the League.

The revised Covenant is now practically finished is in the hands of a Com

were a keen as the House to get the largest possible amount, and on that question, examined frou that standpoint, the same argument was equally applicable to our Allies. He hoped the whatever was done would be done by all the Associated Powere, but the interests of the French and British were more direct than those of America.

Mr. Bouar Law pointed out that there was a great difference between deciding on the mount of taxation which could be imposed on Germany as tribute for the Allies and getting it paid to the Allies. The question of transferring money from one country to another was one of the Dost difficult problems of feance.

In this respect, he was of opinion that the £1,000,000,000 we owed outside the country would be a greater handicap on our trade and a bigger obstacle to our Prosperity than the whole dobi incurred. Mr. Bonar Law dealt in detail with the memorandum of Mr. Claude Lowther, who put a

claim against Germany for $28,000,000,000, and formulated u sehene lor securing it.

AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

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PARIB, April 3rd, An official announcement states that General Smuts has gone to Budapest on behalf of the Allied Governments investigate the conflict that has arisen between the Bumanians and Hungarians owing to a misunderstanding of the nature of the new line of demarcation, fixed by the Peace Conference.

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MURDER OF CAPT.

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GERMAN COMMISSION'S REPORT

COPENHAGEN, April 3rd. A message from Berlin states that a Commission appointed to investigate the case of Captain Fryatt declared that the violate international shooting did law, but regretted the rapidity with which the sentence was carried out.

GRIEVANCES BEING ENQUIRED INTO

Mr. Bonar Law said that all sugges tions Inade had been carefully considered, He emphasised the diffenfty in trans forring indemnity in any form from Ger. INDIANS IN SOUTH AFRCA mun to Allied countries, and said that experts had been considering for weeks every conceivable way in which Germany mad could be made to pay what everybody

While holding out no itted was just bope that Germany would be able to pay the whole cost of the war, he hoped that! she would be able to pay an amount well worth having.

NO DECISION AS TO AMOUNT. - PART, March 30th. A Havas message states: -- The British and French have not quite made up their minds about the exact amount to be demanded from Germany. It is hinted that the eventual total will be much lower than the figures popularly quoted.

The American Delegation says that it is better to ask for what can be obtained than to fix a punitive gure never to be realized.

The French papers remark that it 19 likely that an agreement will be reached more speedily on the question of Indemni- ties. This question, and the new frontiera of Poland are notably vezed ones.

POLISH MISSION TO DANZIG.

PARIS, March 30th.

A Hava message states:- News has reached the French Foreign Office that a Mission of Polish Officers has been sent to Danzig to ascertain the local resources and supplies. The Mission is kept under the closest observation by the German authorities.

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PARIS, March 31st,

A Haras message says: Marshal Foch and other Allied military experts, attended a meeting of the Council of Four who decided to give Marshal Foch a wandate to serve summary notice on the Germans to observe the terms of the Armistice, permitting, the landing of Guneral Haller's Divisions in Danzig.

still not decided whether the

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L'APE TOWN. March 28th. The Caion Asserbly has adopted a motion appointing a Select Committer to enquire into the grievances of British Indians in the Transvaal, with an amend- nent by Sir Thomas Watt, including au int the alleged evasion of the Law (which prohibited Asistics from

through Indians becom bulding property) ing property owners by forming them. selves into limited liability concerns,

The mover of the resolution asserted thas the Transvaal Municipalities had discriminated

against Indians in the iste of licence. Ong Municipality had recently ordered an Indian to close up his shop under the Gold Law. feared tant similar action would be adopt ed towards Indians within proclained

areas.

It was

Sir Thomas Wati said that, since the M, Gandhi, agreement between General Smuts and Indians had acquired £200,000 worth of land under the cloak of Companies.

BRITISH

ACTION ALIENS.

AGAINST

GOVERNMENT'S POWERS

INCREASED.

LONDON, April 3rd. The Aliens' Bill, which has just been issued, extends the powers granted to Government under the Aliens' Restriction Act, 1914, for two years.

It further empower, the Government to make orders enabling war prisoners to be kept in custody until six montly after. tht signing of Peace.

It contains a

clause rendering aliens attempting to cause edition liable to more severe punishment than Britons, on aliens attempting to pro-

The highest opinion is entertained of of those who have undertaken to form Council of Four will uphold the first namely, to ten years' penal servitude.

the General Officer Commanding, General aside, whose indefatigable interest in the various Allied forces is having a very beneficial effect.

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GERMANY.

FIGHTING AT STUTTGART.

COPENHAGEN, April 4th

A message from Stuttgart. sties that

fighting between the Spartacists and Government troops on April 2nd,

GENERAL STRIKE SPREADING.

mittee for the final process of drafting and will almost immediately be presented a second time to the public.

Conferences of the Commission have invariably been held at times when they could not interfere with the consultations

late tho general conclusions of the Pence Conference with regard to the Juany other complicated problems of peace, so that members of the Commission can congrata late themselves on the fact that no part of their conferences has ever interposed any form of delay.

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PARIS, March ålat.

agreement to make Danzig a Polish city.

The newest solution proposed is that Danzig should be made & fræse city.

THE BAAR VALLEY DISPUTE.

PARIE, March 30th.

A Havas message Boys: The main difficulty for the Council of Four is whether the great coalfield in the Saur Valley shall be annexed to France, A Having message says:

which earnestly needs the output of this it is reported in Conference circles region to compensate her for the destruc that a Committee consisting of Protion of her coalfields in the north.

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It imposes rest a maximum penal.

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ty of three months' imprisonment

The Bill refers merely to aliens and not to enemy aliens,

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RUSSIA.

THE SITUATION IN MOSCOW. HELSINGFORS, April 4th

A message from Moscow, dated April

works, and tramways have completely stopped working.

Glanders has appeared in Moscow where this epidemic is spreading at a terrifying

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THE NATIONALIST RISING

IN EGYPT. · FIRM ACTION BY THE AUTHORI- TIES.

CATRO, April 2nd. A communique states that two columns have now began operations and others are under marching orders.

The remotest parts of the country will be visited and offenders arrested

Certain areas continue to be in a dis- affected condition, but in others tho vil- Ingers are pretting the rail-fines.

Main-line trains are running regularly;

A large number of ring-leaders and riory has been captured Many local notables are striving to valm the people. Brunch railways în outlying districts are greatly damaged, and it will take a long

Line to restore them.

IMPROVEMENT IN THE SITUA. TION.

LONDON, April 3rd. Telegrams frout General Allenby, dated April 1st, whow a real improvement in the situation in Egypt. General Allenby reports that "Catro is quiet and the Delta practically quiet,"

Fayum has bem eleared of raiding Bedouins.

Upper Egypt is still more or less dis- turbed, but an improvement occurred be. tween March 28th and April 1st.

Twelve mobile columps are operating* in Upper and Lower Egypt and troops From the Sardan have reached Luxor.

WHOLE COUNTRY UNDER CONTROL.

LONDON, April 2nd. Reuters Agency is informed that the whole of Egypt is now under control. The military arrangements that have been mado have alrendy resulted in the re- moval of any cause far apprehension of widespread trouble.

The Budan is completely unaffected. ONLY A MATTER OF TIME.

LONDON, April 2nd. In the House of Commons, replying to (for the Foreign Office) said that appar Earl Winterton, Sir Cecil Harmsworth ently the complete restoration of law and order in Egypt was now only a matter

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of time.

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, April 4th. Silver js quoted at 40 7-164, per ounce. The market is steady.

LONDON, April0th. Silver is quoted at 49id, per ounce. The market is quiet,

LONDON, April 8th. Silver i quoted at ood. per ounce. The market is steady.

MESSES MONTAGU'S REPORT.

LONDON, March 28th. Mcasra, Samuel, Montagu & Company's report says the readjustment of the taxi- mum price of silver, cabled on March 25th, was necessitated by a fall in Ameri- can exchange owing to its being unpeg- ged. The effect of the announcement was to raise the quotation 1 8/1ed on March 25th from 47d. Since then, daily fluctuations have ensued.

Although it was anticipated that any important movement in the price of silver would be reflected in the China exchange, the Shanghai quotation at present has only risen to 4/8 per teel.

BRITISH FAST AFRICA. EX-SERVICE MEN TO DEVELOP FLAX-GROWING.

LORDON, April 2nd.

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Ormsby Gore, Sir R. 8. Horne stated that the Government was obtaining expert cess of the scheme for forming a colony. of ex-servicemen to develop flax-growing in British East Africa, which involved considerable money grant by the State. AERIAL DEVELOPMENT. PREPARING FOR THE TRANS ATLANTIO FLIGHT

several were killed and wounded in the fessor Orlando, Baron Makino, General practical solution of the difficulty seems 2nd, states that the water, electricity, gas advive as regards the possibilities of

Sinuts and Col. House have selected that there will be three kinds of frontiers Geneva as the future seat of the Leagus laid

for Germany territorial, of Nations notwithstanding a strong in economic and military. The Baar Valley dination in Allied countries to make will embraced by Brussels the seat of the League as a kind frontier. of moral compensation for the sufferings of Belgium

The general strike is extending through out Würtemburg.

OX WAGON DRIVER TO GENERAL.

LONDON, April 3rd, General Ironside the Compander of the Allied Forces in North Ruasin, is described in authoritative military circles: as a man of wonderful energy and initio tive who had travelled all over the world, ig a man of the Kitchener type, 6 feet 4 inches in height, and and weighing 17 He went through the German Herera campaign as an x-wagon driver and now spends whole days and nights visiting the various parts of the front in | COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN THE a sledge, uncouraging and cheering up his troops.

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BOLSHEVISTS DRIVEN OUT OF ESTHONIA.

The Lettish Press Bureau aunounces that the whole of Esthouin has been freed of Bolsheviste. The peasants Souch Livonia have risen and driven out the Bolshevists.

The Entironians were assisted by Letta, and finally cleared part of North Lett land.

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AMERICAN DESIRE FOR NEGOTIATION

PARIB, March 30th.

BRESLAU AND LOWER SILESIA. A mange from Berlin slates that strikes have broken out a Breslau and Lower Silesia, accompanied with riote and plundering.

RUIR REGION.

BERLIN, April 3rd. Events in connection with the strike in the Ruhr District show that Communist influence has greatly increased among the minora. Considerably over a half are now striking.

SPAIN DESIRES TO JOIN.

PARIS, April 3rd. Spain, has expressed a desire to join the League of Nations,

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THE PEACE CONFERENCE. THE ONLY STATUS OF THE LEFT BANK OF THE RHINE.

PALLS, April 3rd.

economic

the

WHAT GERMANY MUST PAY,

PARIS, April 2nd. It is indicated in a certain quarter thas Germany will probably be asked to pay between £4,000,000,000, and £5,000,000,000.

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Pas, April 3rd. L'Echo de' Paris arts that the Council of Four baa decided that Gor- many shall immediately pay six billion francs in cash and also hand over various securities, raw materials and merchan- dise, which are, optimistically, estimated

billion thirty o aggregate A Hayas message states :---

The preliminary peace terme will not: French papers are watching the pro-specify the total indemnity, but will in ocedings of the Council of Four with einde list of creditors whom Germany growing impatience, stating that it is the must satisfy, and also provide that the height of folly to attempt to represent Allied Commission fix the amount pay. the question of the future status A message from Frankfurt says that the left bank of the Rhine ts & purely able annually. Food Controller informed the Town question. It is, also, of vital importance "LEFT RHINE BANK TO BE Council that the present inadequate to Great Britain to secure rations cannot be maintained. Only the between Germany and France. It is four of disorders have, so far, provented emphasized that the French are load- fastly maintaining that the only status giving absolute security is only a neutral Btate.

The Vounische Zeitung statee that one of the main conditions for the resuinption of work is adequate food supplies.

THE SCARCITY OF FOOD.

COPENHAGEN, April 3rd,

a reduction.

GERMAN DELEGATES ARRIVE AT

SPA.

COPENHAGEN, April 3rd. Horr Erzberger and six other German delegates arrived at Spa to negotiate with Marshal Foch regarding the landing of the Poles at Danzig.

A Hava, message says: Rumours have been circulating in Paris that the American Pence Delegates considered the possibility of opening negotiations with the Russian Bolsheviks A strong unanimous protest came im mediately from all sections of the Allied Press represented in Paris. Therefore, be it was most unlikely that such a suggos-Fooh. tion could be entertained.

REINFORCEMENTS FOR NORTH

RUSSIA.

LONDON, April 3rd. Router learns that about 400 of General Koltchak's troops recently travelled on snow-aboca froin Eiberia and joined the Allied North Russia force.

An American detachment is already proceeding to Murmansk, and British troops are preparing to follow.

BOLSHEVISTS REACH ODESSA OUTER DEFENCES.

The Burgovanster of Saarbrücken bas removed by an order from Marshal

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INCORPORATION OF THE SOVIET SYSTEM.

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INDICATIONS FAVOURABLE TO

FRANCE.

PARIS, March 30th. A Having message states- Indications show that A settlement satisfactory to Franco will be arrived at concerning French cinin, on the left bank of the Rhine.

THE CAUSE OF KING ALBERT'S VISIT TO PARIS.

PARIS, April 3rd, A Havas nesange statce: *** Parin circles emphasise that tho visit of King Albert is explained by the general The Fische Zeitung correspondenteasiness upw prevailing in Belgium, ties have reached an agreement with the that the Belginu plenipotentiaries are encountering serious difficultion at tho Government that an amendment to the Peace Conference. Constitution be introduced in the Nation-

Dopestagen, April 2nd.

at Weimar states that the Majority par-

al Assembly, providing for the incorpora tion of the Boviet system,

BAVARIA AND THE PEACE CONFERENCE,

THE REPARATION QUESTION. LONDON, April 3rd.

It in authoritatively stated that the Barrison at Odeana in BOW grently strengthened. The Freach commander is confident that he is able to hold the town,

BERLIN, April 2nd. The Dolabeviste inve now ronched the The Imperial Government he refused outor defences of Odema, which are very | Bavaria's demand to be reprmented at (he | amount to him. strong.

Penne Conference.

NEUTRALISED.

PARIS, April 3rd. It is believed in French diplomatic circles that the left bank of the Rhine will be neutralised, and occupied by French and Belgian troops until payment of the indemnity.

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CRISIS IN CENTRAL EUROPE. STRENGTH OF THE RED GUARD.

COPENHAGEN, April 3rd,

A message from Budapest states that the Red Guard'a organised forces number, at least, 20,000.

HUNGARY'S DICTATOR IN MUNICH.

BERLIN, April 3rd. The Deutsche Tagte Zeitung reporte that M. Bela Kon, who is the virtual dictator of Hungary arrived in Munich, accompanied by a largo puite.

rate.

OBITUARY.

CHAIRMAN OF PARIS MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

PARIS, March 30th.

A Bavna message states:--- M. Adrien Mithouard, Chairman of the Paris Municipal Council, has died. He was 54 years of age.

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THE ARMY BILL.

A ULAUSE WITHDRAWN,

LONDON, April 3rd.

WASHINGTON, April 2nd, Over forty British destroyers are co- operating with about sixty American destroyers in patrolling the course for next month's trans Atlantic flight by American seaplanes. There will also be a continuous stream of Army transporte. ENTENTE'S DECISIONS.COMMUNI OATED TO HERR ERZBERGER

PAR18, April 3rd.

A message from Spa states that inr shal Foch held the first conference with Herr Erzberger, and acquainted the latter with the Entente's decisionsMS

In the House of Commons, the Army Annual Bill was rend a third time. Mr. W. Adamson, the leader of the Labour ALL Party, moved the deletion of Clause 19 which proposes providing two years' im. prisonment for acts intended or likely to cause disaffection among the forcen. Other Labourites supported the deletion,

Mr. Churchill withdrew the clause and said he agreed that the Government already bad machinery for dealing with such cases.

BRITISH COTTON TRADE.

MORE RESTRICTIONS REMOVED.

LONDON, March 28th.

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BELGIUM.

GERMANS TO BE EXPELLED.

PARIS, March

A Hava, message anys:-- The Belgian Ministry of Justice is re- ported to have decided to expej all Germans from Belgium,

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THE TURKISH 'EMPIRE,

AN APPEAL TO THE ALLIES.

PARIS March 30th.

A Have message says.---

So long ago a February 12th the Porte presented a morandum to the French, British, America and Italian Commis The Board of Trade announces that the signers at Constantinople admitting the system of rationing for individual principle of the opening of the Bosphorus British cotton-spinners abolished, and the Dardanelles, but urging that Therefore the quantity of Egyptian oot Turkey should retain her integrity as an ton that may be purchased by any British Empire, spinner or merchant is unre fricted. FRENCH MILITARY CREDITS

A GOVERNMENT VICTORY.

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PARIS, March 31gt. HUNGARY.

A Havas monage saya :- The French Chamber discussed military LONDON, April 2ndaredite which the Socialists wished to reduce as a protest against the Allies' interference in Russian affairs. After ad animated debate, the Government oblain- on which thead a majority of 269 ver, the result being

302 to 219,

The Press Bureau states!

In the House of Commons, during the debate on the Pedro Conference proced ings, Mr. Bonar Law said that up to

A menange from Paris, dated the 2nd yesterday the Reparation Commission had instant, states that General Smuts is pro not come to a decision on regards the cording to Hungary to investigato certain

It was only fair to | Armistico problema, arating that our ponrenentatives in Paris Suprema Counell desire information.

ITALIANS AT ADALIĄ.

ROME, April 3rd." Italian, forces have lauded at Adali, owing to disorders resulting in serious damage in the Christian quarter

POLAND:

M. PADEREWSKI LEAVES FOR

PARIS.

Pants, March 30th.

A Havia memengo naye :---- M. Paderowaki, the Polish Premier has loft for Parie,