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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY STR. 1919.

NO RUPTURE BETWEEN ITALY AND THE ALLIES.

ITALIAN" PREMIER'S OBJECT IN GOING TO ROME.

CZECHO-SLOVAKS OPEN OFFENSIVE AGAINST HUNGARY.

SINN FEIN ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH

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IRELAND.

MAY DAY RIOTING ÎN FRANCE."

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THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE PEACE TREATY.

FINAL DRAFT COMPLETED.

PARIS. May 5th. The final drafting of the peace terms has been completed, and will be present ed to the Germans on May 7th, at the Trinnon Palace Hotel.

GERMAN ENVOYS' RUDE AWAKENING.

PARIS. May 3rd.

A Havas message states: The German envoys, have arrived" at Versailles. They were full of arrogance, and prepared to look up old acquaint- ances, but are now beginning to realise they belong to a branded nation...

BELGIUM'S DISSATISFACTION. PARIS, May 3rd.

A Havas message states- Dissatisfaction exists, anong Belgian circles with the Pepec Conference, from a colonial point view, because Germany cedes her colonies to the United States, France," Britain; Italy and Japan but no mention is made of Belgium, which play- ed t leading part in the conquent of former German colonies in Africa.

ITALY'S CLAIMS,

PROFESSOR ORLANDO MAY RETURN TO PARIS,

PARSA. April 5th The "talian incident is in no way a eupture, but merely a suspension" of Italian collaboration in the work of the Peace Conference Possibly, Professor Orlando, will be back for the opening

GERMANY.

ACCEPTED.

COPENHAGEN, April 25th. A telegram from Vienas states that the German-Austrian Government has accept- ed the German Government's invitation to send five members of the German- Austrian National Assembly to the Con- stitution Committee at Weimar.

ETELIER CABEEN GENERAL TON EICHORN RESCUED.

BERLIN, April bath.

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SUBMARINE URIMES MUST BE PUNISHED.

A Leygues said that the auccess of

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the Armies in France and Belgium, also FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT, } in the East and in Africa, would have

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IN PEKING

MINISTERS INJURED.

been impossible but for the protection of STUDENTS' DEMONSTRATIONS the Navy, which prevented the destruc- tion of their ports and the devastation of, the Dominions and Colonies. More over, the war would have lasted much longer without the naval blockade.

Continuing, he outlined the achievi ments of all branches of the Navy, none of which had ever failed to rise to every emergency. He said that the atrocious, crimes of the enemy submarines must be punished..

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PERING, May 5th. Yesterday's, attack on Tago Julia's residence was more serious than at first reported,

Tao Ju-li sscuped by jumping out of the window. His leg was broken by the fall and he was taken in a motor to a hotel.

Chang Tsung-hsiang, the late Minister at Tokyo was so badly, handled by the crowd that he had to be taken to the hospital.

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PROGRESS OF FLIGHT. GREAT BRITAIN'S PREMIER POSITION.

BYTE DAILY TELEGRAPH'S

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AVIATION

JUSTICE FOR GERMAN DOCTOR.

We are officially informed (sayı 2hd Daily Telegraph that the Government Committee du Treatment by the Enemy of Owing to the strict censorship that tention drawn to a report, published at British Prisoners of War has had its at rightly, was, in operation in Grent the end of January, making allegations. Britain during the war, and, sines Armis.against a German surgeon of wanton' tice Day, owing to the reticence still operations upon a wounded English sol- observed in the country, and to the dier. absence of it in certain other countries. impression might easily be received that scientific development in connection with aeronauties has not been more rapid in Great Britain than in the United States or in France; rather less so in

fact.

The statement, said to be made on the authority of a surgeon at a Lou- dón military hospital, was to the effect that a supper of the Royal Engineers" named Roberts was wounded af Le Trans- loy, and had his right hand amputated at the wrist by British doctors at Vats That impression. if it exists, is Hospital. Subsequently the Germans re entirely wrong; in every technical depart. moved him to another hospital where a ment of aeroplanes and aerial navigation German medical professor, trying ex- Great Britain leads the world. Bas the periments on his arm, slit the stump. struggle for supremacy in a field of enter and tried to make the two ends of the prise that promises such a big commercial bone of the forearm into two fingers of future bas begun, and we may expect not weird and terribles appearance." This other countries will exert themselves to it was said, was cut from Roberts' abdo only that the scientists and engineers of not proving successful, a piece of fesh, the atmest, but also that their activatica

men, and an attempt was made to graft it on to the mutilated stumpeso na to Quite lately it has been asserted that fornia sort of third finger. The account the wireless telephone employed in air added that what might have been a use stopped in the Legation quarter for useful development to America. It will useless by German experiments.

craft owes its inception and its most ful stamp of the arm had been rendered driving at excessive speed. The chauffeurs probably surprise many people in this

The surgeon referred to Professor country to hear, what is nevertheless the

of Rostock University, and the were arrested and General Wu's armed fact, that the employment of wireless Committee state that they have received telephony between acroplanes in the ais,

two British officers which from and between aeroplanes and ground put a totally different complexion on the stations, was primarily a British achieve RAM.C, referred to Professor Muller matter. Captain F. N. R. Maitland, ment I was entirely the result of

as a courteous gentleman, British research and experiment, although

whose treat- French and American experts have also

ment of British prisoners of all ranks was extremely kind and gentle, and be done good work. More than a year ago describes the it was in use in the field; and the sippu Roberts, which was carried out with the operation performed on ratus employed was regarded as so im Latter's consent, na a modern one which manded to destroy it in the event of Captain W. M. portant that pilot, were urgently com has proved excellent on several

INVITATION TO GERMAN-AUSTRIA BIVALS ON THE SEA NO LONGER Admiral Toucbard eulogistically re- viewed the achievements of the British sailors in every ocean. He concluded by saying: We have disputed with you the empire of the sen. We shall no longer To Jelin's papers were placed in a be your rivals, except in works of peace. car for deposit in a friend's house, and Thousands and thousands of your sons members of his family boarded Generni sleep their last sleep under the "soil ofWn Ping-hsiang's car, France. All bunour and reverent remem- brance to those glorious 'dead!"

DEPARTURE FOR CHERBOURG AND BREST.

PARIS, April 25th. The British warrant officers and sailors, dinner, left for Cherbourg and Brest to after an entertainment and a farewell

day.

General von Eichhorn was rescued by a crowd of workmen at Halberstadt after three hours' fighting.

It is officially stated that 40 civilians 'were killed; and 114 injured, and that 10

THE RECENT FRENCH STRIKES.

escoris were disarmed.

Both cars were

PEKING. May 5th. Tao Julin, La Chang-ru and their retique departed for Tientsin at 5 o'clock this morning in two special trains.

The students bave, declined to attend the classes at the University and Higher

will be widely proclaimed.

letters

soldiers were killed and 23 injured in the RETURN TO NORMAL CONDITION Schools..unless the ten arrested students forced landings in enemy territory. The tirely confirmed th3tie, RLDE

Most recent disturbances at Dusseldori.

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COUNT WEKERLE.

SUDDEN DEATH IN PRISON.

BERLIN, April 25th.

A telegram from Vienna states that Count Wekerle, the ex-Hungarian Pre- mier, died in prison at Budapest. Ee. was not murdered."

SCOURGE OF BOLSHEVISM.

APPALLING STORIES OF WHOLE,

SALE BUTCHERY. ::

BERLIN, May 5t5. The Deutsche Tager Zeitung states that four thousand persons were recently shot

PARIA; May 3rd.

enemy, indeed, were trying by force and ed

old

statements, and said he was invited to

be released. The President's good offices artifice to secure the secret? What tha: Muller as a kid suscrit!

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are being enlisted.

Excitement prevails in the city.

A Havas message states: Work was resumed under normal con- ditions yesterday throughout France. Paris has re-gained its every-day aspect Business has been resumed aa usus) everywhere, save in the dressmaking establishments.

where the strike still | PAREWELL TO THE PORTUGUESÉ prevails.

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MAY DAY RIOTING IN PARIS.

FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY- EIGHT POLICE INJURED.

PARIA, May 3rd,

MINISTER.

The Portuguese Minister departed from Peking this morning for Portugal He was seen off by the Representatives

A Havas message states:- Four hundred and twenty-eight mem-of the Allied Legations bers of the Police have been injured in Paris during the May Day rioting. Many demonstrators were not-French citizens.

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"ANZAC DAY" IN LONDON.

TRIUMFHAL MARCH AUSTRALIAN TROOPS.

LONDON, April 25th.

BOLSHEVISM IN ENGLAND.

LABOUR'S WARNING.

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be present at the operations, and satisfied: himself that the operator: did what be could

whose conduct has been worthy of the great profession to which he belongs," the eflections made upon him should be publicly disclaimed."

secret is it were better, perhaps, not to publish even now, although there is no harm in mentioning that it is sometimes kans as the "grid. Thus, there is the drawn atention to inexcusable siffering The Committee adds it has frequently French grid, and there is the inflicted upon our unfortunate men, and But it is highly probable that feel it all the more important therefore even if the enemy had captured a speci- that, as a bare act of justice to ope men of the apparatus, with all their cleverness, they would have been unable to fathom the secret or to adapt it. By its means-and it is quite salt and por able instrument-conversation is possible) over distances of more than twelve miles. For telegraphy, instead of actual spoken would have been one of the bigger factor converantion, distances of more than 1,000 miles are covered; and there appears that was intended. But, as regards the in the wholesale bombing of Germany to be no terrestrial Himit to its operation ordinary commercial ases of aircraft, it Indeed, regarding only British develop ments in wireless telephony in aircraft. British engines do not surpass the is not at present obviqng that certain the possibilities of the near future are Liberty, power for power, from every. almust alarming. Its immediate applica. tion to the evolution of feets of aircraft Hoint of view, although most of them and to aerial navigation, is having a propilot. In the one detail of altitude-range, renbirs 'more careful attention from the found effect on the outlook.

in which respect so much was claimed for Coming to the aeroplane itself, British the Liberty, it is sufficient to recall the designs in every division are in advancBritish-world-height record recently

although the work of the French Flying record of a few months ago was made on Allies. Even the machines of France, he remarked, that the American height

a British machine, driven by a British.. Que may expect a fairly continual stream of rumours and reports concern- 15-20 new and arresting & subject as aeronautics, and the public should be on

these reports will be absurd on the face heir guard against statements that are not per mauthenticchech Many of of them, as, for example, the report tha the Air Board has obtained success with silenced aeroplane engine. The Air

Flying Corps, as long ago xa 1912, used Board has been defunct, for nearly a year! But, considering that the Royal

BRITISH VERSATILITY.

negotiations with the German pleninot. or bayoneted at Moscow owing to distur-Australian troops, under the command of pamphlet.entitiod Bolshevism. A Cursa of foreign-of our enemies, as well de orade with a British engine. And it may

entiaries on May 1st or 2nd,

bances among workmen, occasioned by Pence Conference circles are of opinion hunger. It appears that at a mass meet

In beautiful spring-time weather, 5,000

brated "Anzac Day" by a march through Lieut-General Sir John Monash, cele the main West End city thoroughfares

The smart and trim appearance of the

Mr. H. W. Lec, editor of Justice, and a well-known Socialist, has issued a

be warns British working man against the and Danger to the Workers," in which dangerous teachings of the Bolshevika

that a friendly solution of the incidenting the people rnised a cry of: "Away Dominion troops evoked the admiration Mr. Lee points to the present unauthoris Bervice was above all praise, especially made engine of European design.

will be found."

Le Petit Purmien suggests that Pro fessor Orlando is going to Reine to obtain Parliamentary endorsement of the proposed compromise, resulting from yesterday's discussions..

DEPARTURE OF ITALIAN

DELEGATES.

PARIS, April 24th.

Professor Orlando, Signor Barzilai,

with Lenin and Trotsky and the Hunger Republic," whereupon the Red Guards drove the demonstrators into squares and butchered them.

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RUSSIA'S PLIGHT.

EPIDEMIC OF SMALLPOX IN RUSSIA.

STOCKHOLM, April 25th.

demonstrate the Mother-country's feelings which (he says) the presence of Hussien in fighting scout) and the Bréguet (a two

troops.

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in the last year of the war, included no of the great crowds which assembled toed strike ebullitions in this country,

outstanding cew types. Outside the Spad of admiration and gratitude to Oversee all in accordance with the Bolshevist plan seater fighter), neither of which sew much

Bolsheviks is to be noted. The Prince of Wales, representing the of world revolution for which roubles development in the last two years, the King, look the salute outside Australia through agents in Sweden. The prevail Notoriously, we had the Germans beaten

are being plentifully furnished, mainly french-produced-nothing- House, the Commonwealth's imposing

impeainging idea is to pull down bourgeois society, teinud zo machines su pas using administrative headquarters Strand.

no matter what the consequences.

ces the British e United States was as But with the destruction os se atate in British machines; and even where these these islands would go the trade unions had to be adapted to an American engine, sacrifice, the co-operative societies, just modifications. As regards France, the cz built up by years of solid labour and British designers made the necessary

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The building was specially decorated with numerous scrolls, recording the actions in which the Australians glori ously participated.. Wounded Anzacs, who heartily cheered things than mere ...' divi.” hunting, and makes the necessary appeal of novelty is by no means premature. There is no The windows were Alled with numeron now beginning to fake a wider outlook on planation may be that flying no longer silenced engines in neroplanes, the report

their marching comrades.

A squadron of large aeroplanes escorted the troops, who were subsequently enter theatrical performances.

nd General Diaz leave at eight this. A telegram from Petrograd states that tained to luncheon and attended special their intelligence and bestir their ener- may be. One is glad, therefore, to wel plane engine, provided there he any good

evening for Rome. Baron Sonnino leaves 3,640 cases of small-pox occurred in

to-morrow. The fifth delegate, the Moscow last week.

Italian Ambasador remains at his post.

It was upon the urgent representation

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of Mr. Lloyd George that Professor BRITISH SAILORS IN PARIS. Orlandu attended the Council of Four

this afternoon. The discussion at this

Council was characterised by the great. Lat good-will.

Professor Orlando will submit the whole care to the Italian Parliament, and abide by its decision. It is expected that he will return to Paris to report to

meat.

EULOGISTIC FRENCH TRIBUTES.

Pans, April 25th. There was a demonstration in honour of the British navy at Sorbonpe at which M. Pichon and M. Lorgues (the Minister of Marine) presided.

Admiral Beatty and the other chief

his colleagues after the debates in Parlia visiting naval men were the guests of honour, and distinguished politicians and diplomats were also present.

THE LATE KING EDWARD THE PEACE-MAKER.

A FRENCH VIEW.

PARIS, May 3rd. A Havas message states: Paris circles state that the settlement' of the Kiao Chau. question is a relief, Hing

a. good angury for the return of the Italian Delegation.

The endorsement by the Peace Confer jence of Japan's claims militates in favour of Italy's claims to Fiume, as it has not been proved that Fiume is essential to the well-being of Jugo Blavia,

HUNGARY AT WAR. CZECHO-SLOVAK ARMY BEGINS OFFENSIVE...

BERLIN, April 25th Aftelegram from Vienna states that the Crecho-Slovak offensive against the Hun- garians - has opened. A. Czecho-Blovak Army of 180,000 is ready on the Hun garian frontier,

THE IMPERATOR..

TO BE SURRENDERED TO ENGLAND.

BERLIN, April 25th. The Berliner Tageblatt says that the steamer Imperator, the largest steamer in the world before the war, is going, to England, to be surrendered.

SIR ERIC GEDDES... NOT APPOINTED A CABINET

MEMBER, ^.

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the democratic political institutions of

and that our neighbours are looking out which the people can make far more use

new wonder, whatever it difficulty about "silencing an aerp than they do when they choose to exercise for the next

The control of a

a few engineer come back Mr. Ernest Archdeacon, whose reason justifying the slight loss of power workshops by shop stewards, puffed voice, so long unheard, has lately been and increase of weight That it was not done generally during the war is proof out with vanity and a little brief autho. raised to practical purpose. rity, will not provide the food neces

As a small illustration of German that other considerations were more im sary to feed the peopis of these islands. inferiority may be mentioned the Janker portant. No doubt in passenger carriers We have

it will be done. But the Lacing. an indication of the spirit two-seater trench-strafer," which em. of liberty

th which

they are animated bodied the cardinal error of having two

not absolute; and there is the noise of in the

at at Glasgow, not machine-gung pointing straight down the propellers, and the hum of the air at blacklegs and non-unionists, but through the bottom of the sugge down through wires and sign. inst fused to aid unauthorised strikes. I bare high speed deposit single bullets many structural soundness and safety factor, against fellow trade unionists who, re- so fired from a machine travelling at: said that these are anti-Socialist They are anti-Social-feet apart, with little or no effect. The British aircraft are acknowledged to be

down tools outbursts

int because

They

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In the far more important matter of

machine-guns of a "trench-strafer" they are anarchical may pull down, but they cannot build up should be fixed to hire approximately in superior. In this respect, however, we We do not want further prejudice raised the direction of fight, in order to "rake for both the Germans and the French, in must not be content with war standards, by hooliganism and looting. ang trenches, or troops, or transport in the

roads. This is a fact that was immediate the cause of lightness or of ready pro their very practical way, sacrificed in ly seen and acted upon by the British des duction (in the case of the Germans going on.

for the benefit of, the people can come out of what is now

combated); everything that was not ab shortage of essential materials had to be solutely vital

in all that concerns the aids to aerial Great Britain has for long led the way

LONDON, April 25th. Reuter learns that the report that Siz Eric Geddes has been appointed a mem- attends the Cabinet under an agreement ber of the War Cabinet is inaccurate. He operating during the past four months. No increase in the number of Cabinet tary, dictatorship as a lesser evil than signe and the most numerous types. The navigation "and the scientific accessories · Members is contemplated. |BRITAIN'S - POST-WAR ARMY, A COMMISSION ON UNIFORMS.

LONDON, April 24th.

M. Pichon, eulogistically, paid a tri- bute of friendship to King Edward. He said that the present celebrations of viced by Sir Archibald Murray, to enquire A Committee has been appointed, head tory were the direct outcome of bis late into the question of uniforms for the Majesty's labours in cementing the Anglo-

post-war Army.

French alliance.

France was not only honouring the incomparable Navy-but also honouring Britain's Army, ber Government, and ber

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it will do will be to create prejudice signers of this diass of machine. anarchical violence, to help reaction, and long-distance bombing, and now to be against us by attempts to connect us with In the big multi-seaters employed for class ready to acquiesce in a mild milf British have all along had the best, make even the majority of the working adapted to passenger carrying," the

Bolshevist tyranny and violence. And Henri Farman two-engine type, which, there are some British Generals who are perhaps, will be permitted to carry the to the art of flying. In all instruments

and who are not mere mili rat fare-paying passenger, across the Germans actually never used the latter, popular, and

thê compass, the air-speed indicator (the tarista

Mr. Will Thorne, M.F. in a foreword that is receives the official permis d any rate, until last jd, the latter,. the pamphlet ovement in

sion that has so far been denied to Endera, tata-indicators, and", 40 on, wa The lending men British companies, is a comparatively late have nothing to fear by comparison even: of the Bolshevik

force as soon as they have a good have so far led the way. of things as they are by physical driven by four or five engines, the British countries preceded us by years in serious country are out for the overthrow comer. But in the much bigger machine with France or Germany, although both number of the rank and file of the wage

attention to ballooning and aviation. earners behind them. I want to warn the British aero-engines, again, are as goodtributed to the stimulus of war and to British successes are plainly to be at

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SINN FEIN ACTIVITIES.

gainst w and women of my own be any in the world. At the time when the policy that led to the encouragement

being associated with such the co-operation of the United States was POLICE DISCOVERY AT CORK:

people, because I know that their tactics so greatly strengthening the resources and by the Government of private firms and dustrial anj cunpot remedy the economic and in hopes of the Allies, an English writer de motor, In Cermany there was lar under which the inclared that the Liberty engine weld pro than in England, although this led to more Biate direction of seroplane design LONDON, April 30th. dustrial workers are The Police have discovered at Cork pre be rectified by Bocial-Democratie educa-wild exaggeration, typical of too much conomy of material, sa much more neces

suffering They can ably revolutionise aviation. This was & mises containing over two. hundred tion, scientific organization in the

Dominions and Colonies. They were bomba, believed to be a Binn Fein depot. union movement and RY, VALDE Bol that is perpetrated in connection with Bary to the enemy than to un-The lesson.

determined to maintain the present Anglo-French collaboration for all time, because, without it, peace would remain at the mercy of that fickleness of fortune so often experienced,

Pemains, that if Great Britain is to re cal powers to that end. The ying. The chief merit of the Liberty EARLIER CABLES * methods adopted by the unauthorised engine is its simplicity, and see of mana opp her position--and she has far richer shop stewards, movement in the different factaze in large quantities; its value the cares to use them-private enterpris opportunities than any other country, it THE BILVER MARKET. parts of the country must be rigorously depends upon an organisation for the must continue to have fall scope, and suppressed, and properly appointed shop rapid replacement of used-up engines by Government control and State, manufac LONDON, May 4th. stewards and works committees in all new ones. If the war had continued as taze mart be limited to what is strictly Silver is quoted at 48 11-18d factories and workshops must be elected other year, no doubt the Liberty engine accessaria, the interests of public safet -market is quiet

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