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GERMANY TO MAKE FULL

REPARATION.

COMPLETE ALLIED AGREEMENT ON PEACE

TERMS.

GERMAN EMISSARIES SUMMONED FOR FRIDAY NEXT.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S

SPEECH.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 21ST, 1918.

IMPORTANT

BOLSHEVISTS' OFFER TO GERMANY.

FRENCH JAGREEMENT WITH BRITAIN AND

AMERICA.

THROOM REUTER'S AUBNCY.} THE PEACE CONFERENCE. COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING

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for tickets in the galleries.

Mr Lloyd Girurge was granted an zude ence be the King yesterday evening.

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the Premier ajenk, immediately the House opens, and first intended, after the other

speakers The strange of plan is due to the Prommer's behef, after making on quiries, that there ta ho desire to assai the action of the British Belegates at the Peace Conferesser

THE HOUSE OF COM MONS CROWDED

Loxx, Apr 19th. The House of Commons ng crowded in The Premier's speech. subcipation of The Pamer of Wales. paying his Gret visit the House, tok a seat over the cloth, having as his neighbour in the Diplomatic Gallery the Americas Ambas andor.

PARLIAMENT AND THE TREATY.

I

am going back to Paris if she House wants me to gu (Loud cheers.) Whoever goes fuck will meet the emis saries of the enemy and mast possess the

full confidence of Parliament. Parlin

ment may repudiate the fronty when it is signed, but it will be very difficult.

So before anyone goes to Paris, Parlia ment must feel, at any rate, that who- ever is there will carry out the pledges to the utmost of us power and convie | trup."

THE MENAGE OF ARMAMENTS.

After denouncing the newspaper at templa to Bow dissension between the Allies, and emphasising the necessity of freeing commerce and industry as soon as possible and reducing the war expenditure, the Premier said that one of the results of prace would be the abolition of the great continental menace

of armaments.

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The forces of Germany would be reduced to an Army only just adeqante to police her cities and protect her cominerce. We and Europe must proft thereby.

THE DANGER IN THE FUTURE. The danger, i present. was not that there

might

reeradiescence of militarista in Germany, beca Ger many could only with difficulty raise men to preserve order. 80,000 armed The danger was that the world, going into peace, would her the gaunt spectre of hunger stalking through the land.

The Premier was loudly cheered when be entered shortly after half ball pastents, and talve.

A TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT

WILSON

LONDON, April 18th. In the House of Commons, continua11ų. his important

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will be Inund elsewhere), Mr. Lloyd George said that the Great Powers bad latives of the a complete understanding on the great fundamental questions acting peace with Gormmary. They had formulated those demands, and ke

hoped that, by the end of next week, they would be presented.

Mr. Lloyd George strongly denounced the attempts to now diss

dissension

and dis- He said that trust between the Allies

Do one could have treated

more BYLLE pathetically the peculiar problems and special susceptibilities of Europe, with long and bitter memories of national con dict, ihan President Wilson. (Cheers,)

MEROIC FRANCE.

They had neved forgotten the poignant fact that most of the war sufferings and sacrifices had been borne by herois France They had not forgotten that she was entitled to feel a schee of security against a repetition of attack,

THE IMPORTANCE OF UNANIMITY.

Contiming, Mr. Lloyd George said :- "Upon all questions that have core be fore us we have come to unanimous conclu

(Choers) What happened at sions. the Congress of Vienna showed the importanon of unanimity."

PREMATURE PUBLICATION OF

PEACE TERMS.

The Peace Conference had unanimously and unhesitatingly concluded that it would be a first-class blunder to publish the Penon Terma before they had been discussed with the enemy.

No Peace Conference had ever given its proceed- ings so much publicity, hut he would rather have a good peace then a good

ross. (Cheers.)

The Conference would take every action Decessary to prevent premature publica tion, which would only encourage the enemy to resist.

THE DUTY OF ALL STATESMEN.

He concluded by emphasising that it was the duty of all statesmen, Parlia It to suit the tris of public opinion triumph of Right by in- dulging in angry passions. but to con serate the sacrifices of millions to the permanent redemption of onkind from the scourges and the agony of war. (Cheers.)

PREMIER ATTACKS THE "TIMES." In the course of his speech, Mr. Lloyd "the at George Bensationally attacked tempts of certain newspaper Owners dissension between the Allies. Buffering from diseased vanity, to sow

The Times, he said, was the three penny edition of the Daily Mail. On the Con tinent the idea prevailed that it was the semi-official organ of the Government. That showed how long old tradition took to die.

GERMANY MUST PAY!

PARIS. April 15th. A zember of Mr. Lloyd George's entourage, interviewed by the chao e l'aria, is reported as having said that Mr. Lloyd George is insisting that, besides the provisional hond amounting from 195 to 10 milliards of franes which will be called on to sign, Germany must ubo to meet the entire cost of repara. ions, war damages, and pensions.

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A FATEFUL ANNIVERSARY.

Pants. April 15th.

A Havns message saya |-- The iden is gaining that the peace pre- Juminaries will be signed on May 10th, the anniversary of the Pence of Frank

fori,

FRANCE GETS MANDATE FOR

SYRIA,

PARIS, April lätt.

A Havas message says:

Franer obtains a mandate from the League of Nations for Syria, including Datascus Aleppo and Alexandretsa.

14 is believed that the United States is willing to accept a mandate for Armenia. ARRIVAL OF MORE AMERICAN DELEGATES.

PARIS. April Tach

tioneral Perdung. Mr. Now lon Haker, The American War Serretary, and Mr. Wallace the new American Ambar sador to France, have arrived here,

PENSIONS TO AX-SOLDIERS.

DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF

COMMONS.

THR MENACE OF BOLSHEVISM.

GREAT BRITAIN'S POLICY.

LONDON, April 10th,

Mr. Lloyd George, in the course of bis speech in the House of Commons (another

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another page) said that had abandoned General Denikin and Admiral Koltchak

to the Bulsivists it would have been ata

net thoroughly unworthy of any great land. (Cheers.) They led only asked to be supplied with arms,

He had not regarded that as the least departure from Great Britain's funda- mental policy Our policy was to pre- vent the forcible eruption of Bolshevism in Allied lands. Therefore, we were organising all the forces in Allied an tries bordering territories from the Baltic to the Black Sea

There were, unistakable signs that Russia was eerging and, when she was against, sade mud: normal, we would make peace with Russia.

NO ADVANCES FROM THE

BOLSHEVISTS Replying to interruption by Mr J R. Clynes, the Premier said that the tide ernment had had no approaches at all

Lowoon, April Jöth. In the House of Commous, Mr. Tyson Wilson moved that the present pensions and gratuities awarded to ex-soldiers or dependents were inadequate, and ought | (Cheers.)

to be increased.

LATER.

In the House of Commons, in the course of the debuie on Mr. Wilson's motion, two women in the altery started shoul ing You murderers are leading work.

erk to Abother war.

The women were ejected, struggling and protesting.

A third woman shouted: Long live the Bovata, but withdrew quietly when requested to do so.

Air Worthington Evans, replying to the debate, mentioned that during the inst three months, the pensivus bb had in |creased to 43,000,000.

The motion was withdrawJ.

LATER.

The women

interrupters in the House of Cowmons wero subsequently identified ne Miss Byivia Pankhurst, Mrs. Cole and Miss Stephenson. They were released.

MR. H. H. ASQUITH.

INTERESTING SPEECH IN

LONDON.

LONDON, April 18tb. Mr. H. H. Asquith, addressing a mesi- don, said that the people were realising ing of 300 Independent Liberals in Lon-

the artificiality of the inst General Elec Lion.

He denounced the Government's failure Frish Home Rule pledges, and expressed to redeem the anti-Conscription and the

grave concern at the

threatened departure from the policy of free trade.

He said that Imperial Preference would be nbodied the Budget, but he still did not believe that the poncy of tariffs would

inerrase our income, benefit, trade, or cement the Empire. We elained equal freedom with the Dominions to follow our own fiscal system.

He denounced the prevailing extra vagance, largely due to the reign of super meu, which, unless checked, would destroy the possibility of social reform.

RIOTING IN INDIA.

SYMPATHY WITH EGYPTIAN RISING.

LONDON, April 14th. The Press Bureau states: Although the observance of Humiliation Day." in India, on April 6th, did not lead to serious disturbances, Mr. M. K. Gandhi und Mrs Saorijni Naidu addressed a meeting of Mohammedans in Bombay, using inflammatory language regarding: the events in Egypt. The crowd then developed rowdiness

A meeting of unprecedented magnitude, on the French Bridge, was exhorted by Mr. Gandhi to refrain from violence.

The Viceroy reported, on April 13th, Amount Germany could pay within 35 Delhi or the Punjab, where the position that Mr. Gandhi was forbidden to go to years, but Mr. Lloyd George favours a higher payment spread over 50 years.

wae serious, he having threatened to break certain laws. Mr. Gandhi dis- GERMANY'S ASSETS.

ubered and was sent back to Bombay. PARIS, April 16th.

RIOTS AT AMRITSAR. Le Journal says that the sub-Commis on the financial capacity of Ger many estimates Germany's Resets in gold. silver, and securities, available within the next two years, at £1,000,000,000 of which $100,000,000, will be cash

From January 1st, fago, when the im provement of German industry and ere. di in

expected, the unnual payments by Germany will increase progressively. The payments will be determined by an Inter-Allied Commission.

It has been resolved to compel Ger many to reduce her importe to a mini man and to fix very high figurs for oxpurtation of certain commodities from Germany. For example, the export of coal has been fixed a 80,000.000 Lone yenely, valued at £80,000,000 annually.

THE GERMAN EMISSARIES. GOVERNMENT PLEDGES KEPT.

PARIS, April 15th The Premior declared that every pledge A formal invitation has been sent to the Government had given had been incor- the Germs Government to send repre porated in the Allies' demands. The

sentatives to Versailles on April 25th. Government had never swerved an iota from those demands.

It is expected that the Girman Pence They stood by

Mission will number 200 pomone. them because they thought them just.

The Promier continued: We want a

The Germans will be allowed to and storn peace because the occasion demanden emissory to Berlin with the text of but it must be designed not to gratify the terme, allowing eight days for the vindiente Justier, Journey to Berlin and the return, and vengeanco, but to Every clause and term must be justified eight days grace before the signature of on that ground. Abovo, all, we want to the Treaty is attached protect the future against a repetition It in hoped that the Treaty will be of the horrors of this war.

signed before May 15th.

from the Russian Bolshevist. Government,

He had heard reports that others bad had proposals, which, even if assumed

by Lo

authentic.

Jind never been submitted to the Peace Coa lerence by any member of the Conference. Therefore, the Conference had not eos sidered thein

FAR-REACHİNG CONSPIRACY IN

RUMANIA.

BRANE, April 14th. The Rumunia Press Bureau announces that the Rumanian authorities have dis

covered

far reaching Bolshevistic conspiracy with headquarters at Clausen- burg Several relatives of M. Bela Kun are said to be implicated.

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ADVANCE ON THE DUTCH FRONTIER.

AMSTERDAM, April 18th. Lois reported from Gelderland that the Spartacists of Westphalia are advancing on the Dutch frontier. The Prussia Government troops are fruitlessly endeav ouring to prevent them.

WEST OF SIBERIA FREE.

Hrusinorare, April 18th.

GERMANY.

THE GOVERNMENT'S TASK

German

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FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

THE SZECHUAN HANKOW RAIL

WAY AGREEMENT.

COPKYHA GN, April 16th. A telegrams from Weimar, dated April Toth, states that President Ebert, in «u Enster message to the National Assembly, welcomed, ar the declaration of tha German people's inflexible will, the

PERING, April 17th.

Assembly's pronouncement of April 4th, The Cabinet hin, agaved to the request erfusing to arcej i penee which would of the Amervenn, British and French sarrifice the present and the future of the Legations that Herman interests be ex

people.

Hi. said that hocinded from

Group the Four-Power Aita Oramach N Ensk of securing price, formed in 1911 for the construction of the hrend, and work was difficult so hog as Szechuan Hankow Railway, the German their opponetals were donated with interests to be divided among the remain. hatred and revenge and continued the ing Powers The agreement provided for blockade, driving the German people to gold ban of Six million pounds.

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THE CURRENCY LOAN OF 1911. despair. secure pence and errate a new State, if the

The application for a further extension people persisted in de struggle threaten-

of the Currency Loan of 11, wherein ing the destruction of the State. in the vital interest of Germany resolutes American, British, French and German Banking groups participated, has not yet ly to oppone Bulada List tendencies,

The period expired an been noseerd LATEST NEWS FROM MUNICH.

Qutuber last and an extension was.grant- BERLIN, April 15th.

The latest news from Munich is tnated until April 15th, Munich is votirely in the power of the

Spartacists, but the Government troops

have breu reinforced and now are bom- barding the Spartacists' stronghold (the railway station).

Olber Bavarina rejaforsetnets arg proceeding to Muniek,

The Spartacists have arrested taost of the members of the Uratral Council,

Street fighting is meretsing. There have been many ervalina vielima. GOVERNMENT TROOPS DEFEATED

AT MUNICH

BERLIN, April 18th. The battle at Munich between the Government troups and the Spartacists, for the possession of the railway station, asked in the complete defeat of the

former.

[TAROLUS REUTER'S AGENCY.J GERMANS IN HONGKONG.

LONDON, April 14th.

In the House of Commons, Mr. G. H. P. Croft drew attention to the report that the German missionaries in Hong- kung wore actively undermining British interests, and urged the repatriation of ail Germane in Hongkong.

Col Amery replied that the only Ger man missionaries in Hongkong were eight women, who had been in charge of charit. able institutions, under supervision. They were now being sent back to Germany. All the other Germans had long sinco been removed from the Colony, except three, of whom two were only technically German subjects and the third a man

Railway communication between Ber. of British sympathics, whose exemption lin and Munich is suspended.

was specially requested by the military authorities.

FRANCE'S EVER-PRESENT

DANGER.

ARMED FORCES ON THE RHINE.

Paris, April 15th. A Havas message says:--- French opinion asks how the new East ern frontier of France is to be guar- anted, Great Britain and the United being aver leaving their

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The curtire West of Biberia is reportedies, after peace, lo occupy German

free of Bolshevism. The Koltehak Gor ernment is being stabilised.

RUSSIA'S OFFER TO GERMANY

Bams, April 1stk.

territory.

The French and Belgians are willing to keep armed forces on the Rhine on the condition that Great Britain and the The Deutsche Tages Zeitung states that! United States recogne, after the outbreak of Bolshevism in

by materiał Hungary, M., Lenin forwarded a Note to security of France to the general peaco guarantees, the vital importance of the Herr Scheidemann containing an offer

of the world. from Bolshevism in Russia and Hungary to form an Alliance with Germany against the Estente, and immediately to place 500,000 men nt Germany's disposal.

The Note offered 10 guarantee Ger- many's 1914 frontiers except in Alsace- | Lorraine and Poland,

Germany was to assist Rassin against the Entente and form a parels Bocial- istie Cabinet.

RUMANIANS RETREATING INTO BESSARABIA.

LONDON, April 16th. declares that after fierce fighting the A Bolshevik message from the Ukraine

into Bessarabia. Rumanians have begun a general retreat

WAR PRISONERS.

REMNANTS OF THE CASEMENT BRIGADE.

GBD.

LONDON, April 15th. In the House of Commons, at question- time, Mr. Winston Churchill stated that he had been informed that there were only two British war prisoners sick and un- traceable remaining in Germany.

He Also stated that 39 men of the Casement Brigade, besides two who Sgured in the Casement trial, had been repatriated The Government was considering their

cage.

LONDON, April 12th. Riots broke out at Amritsar, where three banks were burned, following the CRISIS IN CENTRAL EUROPE. removal of Kichlu and Satya Pal, two violent agitators.

NATIONALIST RISING IN

EGYPT.

CONDITIONS MORE SATIS- FACTORY

ARCHDUKE JOSEPH MURDERED

BERLIN, April 14tk. It is reported that the Communist rulers at Budapest caused the Archduke Joseph, the ex-Premier, Count. Wekerle, and the ex-Minister of Comineree, Count Szterenyi, to be murdered in pris

BERLIN, April 16th. A telegram from Vienna statca that the Hungarian Peoples Commissary Horr Bockm, who has arrived in declares that Archdaske Joseph in with his family at. Alsout, Count Wekerle Budapest.

AN AGREEMENT WITH BRITAIN AND AMERICA.

Paz, April 16th.

ALIENS RESTRICTION BILL.

GOVERNMENT POWERS BEING MAINTAINED FOR A YEAR.

LONDON, April 16th. In the House of Commons, the Aliens" Restriction Bill, maintaining, for one your after the war, the present powers of The authorities, passed its second reading.

BRITISH

LABOUR.

MINERS ACCEPT GOVERNMENT TERMS.

LONDON, April 16th. The Miners Conference has unanimous. It is expected that the Council of Fourly accepted the Government terms: will reach an agrestunt whereby Gmal Britain and America will immediately come to the assistance of France should the Germans ever advance west of a line 50 kilometres east of the Rhine,

AERIAL DEVELOPMENT.

THE DAILY MAIL'S" £10,000 PRIZE.

PAR18, April 18th. A Havas message says:--- The forthcoming contest for the Daily Muit prize of £10,000 for an Atlantic flight is being closely watched by the French Press, and the hope is expressed that France will not be merely a specta tor, having plenty of first-rate airmen who

ELI able to compete for actini supremacy.

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, April 16th. Silver is quoted at 48ĵd. per ounce. The market is steady.

LATER. Silver is quoted at 48 13-16d, per ounce. The market is steady.

DEMOBILISATION.

SHIPPING DIFFICULTIES.

LONDON, April 16th.

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THE MINERS' BALLOT.

LONDON, April 18th, The miners' ballot resulted in 693,084 voting for the acceptance of Mr. Justica Bankey's report and 70,002 voting against the acceptanco.

AERIAL DEVELOPMENT.

PREPARING FOR ANOTHER TRANS- ATLANTIC FLIGHT

Sr. Jony'a (Newfoundland),

April 16th. Mr. Rayabam is preparing for a trans- Atlantic light in a Martinsyde aeroplane which is able to fly for twenty-five hours at 100 miles per hour.

BIG TRIUMPHAL MARCH THROUGH LONDON,

PROVISIONALLY FIXED FOR "MAY

3ED.

LONDON, April 16th. In connection. with the march of the Overseas troops through London, which In the House of Commons, Mr. he been provisionally fixed for May 3rd, Clough drew attention to the very large the King, with other members of the number of men who wore urgently needed Royal Family, will stand in the forecourt in all parts of the world to fill up posts of Buckingham Palace

to inspect and which they gave up temporarily in order

who will take the salute of the troops, to come Home to fight, and who were pass through the forecourt. dnable to return owing to the failure of The Overseas military

ilitary authorities. the authorities to provide the promised

BOTN experiencing

difficulty shipping. Governmont was well aware of the im- hoped that satisfactory arrangements Mr. Steel Maitland replied that the laying the repatriation of men, but it is ing, adequate representation without dir

portano and the urgency of the matter.

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LONDON, April 10th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Cecil Barberid hat, frente a roaring Egypt, said that, from a general point of view of public security, the conditions were more satisfactory.

No incidents of any particular import and Count Szterenyi are in prison at The Overseas Trade Department, in will be made in time to allow the provi- anes had been reported from the pro vinces, although atlompés had been made in some districts in the Delta to inter- fere with railway and telophonia como- munications,

Tho strike of Government employoos continued.

The New Ministry was endeavouring to settle the strike. Moderate elements and apparently strongly opposed the continu! ace of the strike, but the agitators were working against them.

SPAIN.

THE CABINET'S RESIONATION.

Mapai, April 14th. The Cabinet has resigned.

THE NEW MINISTRY.

MADRID, April 18th,

powera vested in him, was to secure the the Premier-ahip of Bignor Maura

General Allenby's policy, under the A new Ministry has been formed under Co-operation of all parties in restoring law and order, and normal conditions of Hontorio, is the nominée of Count The Foreign Minister, Signor Gonzales Bomationes.

life Suraughoui, the country.

co-operation with the Ministry of Ship- sional data to become the definite one. ping and the War Offion, were making overy effort to secure passages for those men as apoodily, de posible. „

WARSHIPS TO BE USED.

LONDON, April 18th.

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Archibald Hurd, Mr. Wilson ntata that the Admiralty, had agreed to plnos

POLAND.

THE FATE OF DANZIG DECIDED.

PANIA, April 1stb.

The Council of Four has deditiod that. a certain number of warships at the dia- | Danzig should be a frée eity, Poland te- posal of the authorities for repatriat eiving a territorial corridor linking up ing troops The "Admiralty and tho dillcult question of manning the war | Ministry of Shipping were discussing the the inland of Poland with Danzige

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