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ITALY

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THE BONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14TH, „919.

FIUME.

MORE GUARANTEES FOR FRANCE AGAINST GERMAN AGGRESSION.

ESTHONIANS' VICTORIES OVER BOLSHEVIKS

DISTRIBUTION OF THE LATE GERMAN COLONIES.

EARLIER CABLES

(TERUTOR LAUTER'S 'AGENCY.] ITALY'S CLAIMS.

A SATISFACTORY SETTLEMENT

REACHED.

PARIS, Mu 7th.

LENIN'S CLAIM.

STOCKHOLM, May 8th.

THE NËW BRITISH ARMY. STUDENTS' DEMONSTRATION

YERY SATISFACTORY ENLIST-

MENTS.

IN PEKING. ATTACK ON PRO-JAPANESE.

LONDON: May 7th.

MINISTERS

In the House of Commons, Mr. Winston Pa otk Cry CORRESPONDENT, 1. Churchill stated that the enlistments siner

FERING. May stb. March 1st totalled 89,000.

Peking schoolboys have applied a light FOOD PROBLEM AT HOME. ed torch to the crumbling "political FOOD CONTROLLER'S IMPORTANT:fedifice of the day which may result in

STATEMENT.

its totul destruction and the erection of

Laspos, May 6th... A more appropriate structure upon the In the House of Commons, the Food site which it gumbered. It is too soon to Controller stated that the Premier's anti-speak of the results of yesterday's un cipated saving of four millings weekly

SBANGHAI SPRING. RAČE

MEETING.

The principal event of the day, the Champion Sweepstake, was alone well worth going to see, says the 1 C Daily Sees, and the applan which greeted Mr. Hill on his exculent riding of the winner, Rosewood. was assuredly well deserved. Ten penian took part in the “event, and in spite of the fact that the träck, was hard and it was known that it would be a very fast-cun race, Castlefeit was made a "hot favourite. "Silver Streak- was serond in demand, with Gladiator third favourite. Trimmjih fourth, and Rosewood taking only hith placé in the betting. After Roseg pad had led tem...

M. Lenin. in speech, which was pla-in a working family's budget, by the to be far-reaching because they brught with The Corneraks, and Mighty King in Porurily from the start, Greysand took ̈

A telegram from Petrograd states that

carded throughout the city, said that the Bolabevista had performed half their trak, namely, victory over the bourgenkie, but the more difficult half was only beginning,

early summer, was already more than realised.

THE DERBY AND THE CHAMPIONS. -A small, but select, field of eight faced the starter in the Shanghai Derby on May eth, each of two stables having two representatives the Kings and the Bird Mighty King was made a strong favourite, says the X- Larily News, and Maresfield was, also strongly backed, while The Bulbul did not get the part in the pari-matuel bettine that the lotteries had indicated. It was an premeditated action, but they are bound din made the running from the start. interesting rice to watch throughout.

about the discomature of the leading lese nittendanes, but in the back straight up the running and aide the pace a hat pro-Japanese Chinese and ecouplished The Cornerake went into first place with our leading the field as far as the half- We had freely placed at the disposal of what two years of criticism had failed to Mighty King immediately behind hiile post, with Rosewood always within effect. In brief; Tsao Ja-lin, the Minis- After the half-mile post was passed. The measurably, distance. At the Monument ter of Communications in the present Bulbul, went up into third place, foliowe Greysang had done with any active part The Food Ministry might be wound up Cabinet and its mainstay because of his by Maresfeld, the rest of the field closing in the land and Rosewood took up the grown wheat would be de-controlled at ability to obtain money from Japanese-up to the lenders. At the Monument The running, closely followed by Silver The end of September.

However, the control of milk, the de sources, has suffered an indignity from Cornerake had shot his bolt, leaving Streak, ladiator and Castlefield. The Bolshevists are resorting to every velopment of national kitchens, and the

Rose- Italy has agreed to reopen discussions means to carry out mobilisation, but the 2nd Combines should be regarded as per-Chinese phrase it, he has lost face."

regulation of prices as affected by Trusts which he can puter recover. As the Mighty King to take the lead mund the wood was arst into the house straight on results are very unsatisfactory. Formulent.

ind. having suffered in this wise, he can into second place. In the home straight

overtaking him. At one example, regiments are proceeding to the

time during the Front with burely 500 men, half of whom.

no longer hold up his head in political Maresfeld son asserted his superiority had an vantage of nearly half a home run it setard that Silver Streak desert en coute.

circles. Up to yesterday he was it poli, over Mighty King and came away in en length, but by magnifieret piece of tical factor of prime importance. To tishion to win by three kngths. Fighting riding Hill got, Rosewood to make day he is extinguished and is dead as King, in the meantime, passed the rest of another effort, with the result that he be can be politically. With him goes the the field and took third place, four lengths gained first place by half a length from entire Japanese prop which has kept behind his stable companion. Midas, who Silver Streak. In the straight, Castle- the military elique in dominance in had been in the rear division until the seld displaced Gladiator from "third" Peking.

Monument was reached, made up ground position and finished six langths behind very quickly from there and finished Silver Streak. Gladiator being close n good fourth The Bulbül Baished in £fth

the Allies all resources for accuring ade a world revolution depended on the Bol-quate supplies of essential foodstuffs

The French Ambassador at Rome has pro- pored to Italy that she administer Fiume with a mandate from the League of Nashërist victory over the Imperialists.... tions until 1923, when a port a few miles distant will be built for the Yugo-Slavs. after which Fiune will belong to Italy.

on this basis

LATEST CABLES,

FATE OF THE LATE GERMAN COLONIES. DECISIONS OF THE COUNCIL OF.)

THREE.

M

Paus, May 5th. A communiqué states that the Council of Thre has decided the disposition of; the Inte German Colonies as follows:---

Togoland and the Cameroons-France and Eritain shall make a joint recom mendation to the League of Nations willr- regard to their future;

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German East Afrien--a mandate shall be held by Great Britain:

German South West Africa-a mandate shall be held by the Union of South Africa:

NUMEROUS BOLSHEVIST

DESERTIONS.

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HUNGARY'S PLIGHT. DISORGANISATION IN THE ARMY.

Loxos, May 7th, Reiter, learns that the disorganisatio in the Bungarian Army is increasing. Only 28.000 men are left,

ANTI-BOLSHEVIK COUP D'ETAT

AT VIENNA. :

VIENNA, May 7th.

The expture of the Hungarian Legation in Vienna by Hungarian, anti-Bolsheviks, who seized over £8,300.000 intended for propaganda work, has created a tremen- dous sensation. '.

The German Samoan Islands--a man- }. The corp d'eler was carried out late in date shall be held by Now Zealand."

The other German Pacific possessions the evening by a group of armed Hun- south of the equator (excluding the Ger; | garians, chiefly ex-officers, who seized and mino Samoan Islands)-a mandate shall be held by Australia:

Nauraa mandate, shall be given to the British Empire:

The German Pacific Islands north of the equator-n mandate shall be held by Japan,

EARLIER CABLES

GERMANY..

PEACE WITH RUSSIA FAVOURED.

BERLIS. May 7th

The Peace Committee of the National Assembly has passed a resolution. favour- ing the re-establishment of friendly com- mercial relations with Russia, and the conclusion of a truce.

FRANCE'S EVER-PRESENT

DANGER.

MORE BRITISH AND AMERICAN SECURITIES.

PARIS, May 7th.

It is officially stated that, supplement- ary to the securities in the Peace Treaty, President Wilson pledged himself to pro pose to the Senate, and Mr. Lloyd George pledged bimself to propose to Parlia ment, an engagement, subject to the ap- of the League of Nations, to go immediately to the assistance of France, in the event of an unprovoked attack by Germany.

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GERMANY AND HER FORMER ALLIES.

Pants, May 5th. A Havas message says:- Considerable satisfaction is felt in French diplomatic circles at the decision of the Council of Three to insert in the -Peace Treaty a clause by which the Ger- man Government is called upon to dis interest itself from any future agreements the Allies may come to with Austria;

Hangary, Bulgaria, and Turkey

The Austrians will be able to decide whether they prefer to accept the Allies' plan of becoming a neutral Republic, like Switzerland, or of throwing in their lot with debt-ridden Germany."

THE PEACE TERMS

THE MEETING WITH THE GERMAN8.

searched the Legation, during the absence of the Hungarian Minister. Two assist ants, who, on entering the building, were promptly arrested, have been conveyed to the cellars of the Franciscan convent.

The fury of M. Bela Kuo and the Soviet Government, on learning the news. A violent protest Was was unbounded. made to the Vienna Government, with

the result that the Police liberated the Minis

and his

Asistants, occupied the Lega- tion, and arrested the five officers who had remained in the building, who were

A number of Communists, compromised by the papers found in the Legation, have also been arrested.

FI

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

BUDGET RESOLUTIONS PASSED.

In the House of Commens, on May 5th. all the Budget resolutions were passed.

FEDERAL HOME RULE DIS- CUSSED.

Loscos, May 7th. At a meeting of members of the House of Commons to consider Federal Home Rule, yesterday, Mr. Walter Long said, there were two considerations in favour of revolution: Firstly, the congestion in Business in the House of Commons: and secondly, his experience of the Colonial Office, where representations in favour of Federal Home Bule had been made to him at different times by Overseas Ministers

letter from Mr. Austen He read a Chamberlain, who was unable to attend, saying he now saw insuperable financial difficulties against the scheme,

Mr. Long also thought that the reform of the House of Lords was closely linked with the question of Federal Home Rule

Mr.Ronald McNeill, on behalf of Ulster, protested against the scheme, expressing his surprise at bearing a Home Rule speech from Mr. Walter Long.

No resolution was submitted.

LATEST CABLES

THE BRITISH NAVY. SALE OF OBSOLETE, VESSELS.

Loscos, May 7th. In the House of Commons, replying to Lord Curzon, Dr. Macnamara stated that since the Armistice only one British war ship namels, a light cruiser, had been sold-in India, but arrangements

about the middle of Nuvember as home

LORD READING.

RESIGNS AMBASSADORSHIP IN AMERICA

Losbox, May Toky In the House of Commons, at question time, Mr. Cecil Harmsworth announced that Lord Reading had resigned the Am- bassador-ship in America.

A RED CROSS LEAGUE. TO FIGHT POVERTY AND DISTRESS.

LONDON, May 7th. A League of the Red Cross Societies of the United States, Britain, France, Italy, and Japan, has been formed with the object of anticipating, diminishing and relieving the misery produced by disease and calamity throughout the world.

The League will invite other Red Cross Societies to join.

BRITISH POSTAL SERVICE. TELEPHONE SERVICE TO BE

IMPROVED..

LONDON, May 7th. dinner of the Newspaper Society, as- The Postmaster-General, speaking at a nounced that it has been proposed to spend between six and seven millions on the telephone service during the coming year.

Referring to the great increase of Government telegrams during the war, be said that private messages also had in- creased by ten per cent. All the services Were suffering from worn-out plant. They would be restored in course of time ed that the loss the Post Office is likely but patience must be exercised. He add- to sustain during the coming year will be likely the greatest on record.

THE SITUATION IN EGYPT

GENERAL ALLENBY WARNS THE STUDENTS.

term

Catzo, May 8th. General Allenby has issued a proclama tion that the Government colleges and secondary schools will be closed till next

the students ualesa

returned mediately

VICEROY OF CANADA. DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE to

RETIRE

Loxoox, May 7th, Devonshire shortly retires from the The Daily Mail states that the Duke of Viceroyalty of Canada, will be offered the post.

Lord Athlone

THE SILVER MARKET. ANOTHER RISE IN PRICE.

LosDos, May. 7th. Silver is quoted at 531d. buyers and is firm.

cents.

.To

end with Marexeld coming up quickly the rail with Silver Streak quickly

Tax SHANGHAI DERBY.--Winner, Tlx. 1,000

Second, Tls. 100, Third, Tla. 250. For China ponies, bejog bona fide griffins of this meeting-One mile and a balf.

+) lb..

Mr." Henry Morris's grey Mures-

feld (Mr. Stewart)

Yesterday the students of the various schools had planned a procession which was to take in the Legation Quarter, Piace. Result:- provided the requisite authority was obtained from responsible officials. the number of three thousand, they ap proached the west gate of the Legation Quarter, where they waited peaceably until Dr. Tenney, the Chinese secretary of the American Legation, appeared on the scene and gave them permission to pass into the Legation Quarter as they were unarmed, and, apparently, harm less. Then happened an extraordinary thing. Suddenly an official of the Peki Police intervened. Although the Peking Policy have no jurisdiction within the lagation Quarter this man took apan himself the responsibility of counter- manding the authority given by Dr. Tenney on behalf of the Diplomatic Com mission and ordered the students to pro. ceed northwards, out of the Legation Quarter. They meekly obeyed. Dr. Tenney did not resent this interference with his decision. The procession, dusty and tired, then proceeded to the Hatn

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Mr. G. Potts's grey Mighty

King (Mr. Burkill) Mr. G. H. Fatts's grey Fighting

King (Mr. Vida)... Mr. Primeymca's grey Midas (MP

Heard).

Mesars. Tugg & Speelman's ches.

Wilson (Mr., Ezra)

135-1

168-

138-0

in fourth pince. The time of mina 132 V-breco, bent Castlewood's time of the Spring Meeting of 1918 by three-fifths of a second. Basula:- THE CHAMPION SWEEPSTAKES. ----Winner, Tis. 1,000. Second, Tis." 400. Third, 'TA. 230. For all China'ponies win- ners at this meeting.-One mile and a quarter.

- lb. * Mr. Ezra's gr. Rosewood (Mr.

Hill)

1531

153--3

Mr. John Peel's gr. Silver Streak

(Mr. Heard)

Mr. H. Morriss's ches. Custicfeld

(Mr. Stewart)

Mesars. Toeg and Speelman's gr.

Triumph Me. Ezra)

156-0

152-0

155--0

Messrs. Winsome & Hasty's grey.

The Bulbul (Mr. Hill).... Messrs. Winsome & Hasty's bay

The Coragrake (M. Urokam)..... 15-0 Mr. Blix's grey Odin (Mr. Moller) 1580

Time: 3mins. 11 2-brecs.

H

Ponies. Muresfeld Mighty King" Fighting King

Pari-mutuel. Win. Place.

Mr. Outport's gr. Gladiator (Mr."

C. E Burkill)·

Robinson's chex, Sans. Peac (Mr Knoll)

Mr. McHain's bay Golden Feather

(Mr. Sleap).

315

200

$10-

452

Mr. Rose's gr. Greysand Y

Springfield)

156-0

100

176.

1,526

Meters Stephen and Burkill's.gr.

Bydand (Mr. Wailleumier) 152-0 Mr. Kayeam's br: Portobello (Mr.

Erokam)

153-0

Total shares taken... 1,451-

Dividends:-Win, $20:20. Places:-$9.50, $7.00,"$10.10.

CHAMPIONS' DAY.

4

Time: 2mins, 39 2-ondes.

Ponies. Rosewood

Silver Streak- Castlefield

Pari-mutuel.

Win. Place

İşi

250

·437 49T 1184.

-874

2,626 2,552

Dividends:-Win, $76.0 Places, 90.50, #7.20, $0.30.

Buen. Prior to this, leaflets had been distributed with such sentiments "Give us back Tsingtau." Frotect anr native soil," etc.. but on reaching the Katamen a different sort of literature was liberated. It urged "Death to the traitors" and advised citizens to obtain knives and pistols and use them on Tsao Ju-lin and other traitors. Turding eart wards along. Shih Ta Pen Hatung. the procession converged on Tano Ju-lin' brand new house, and. immediately they The weather which graced Champions' got in front of it, the gathering. which, seemed composed of very tired youth, Day-May 7th--was almost all that could suddenly became electrified. With a be desired. It was rather too warm, bat rush they descended upon the house. The fifty gendarmes who were in the vicinity in spite of a threat of a thunderstorm seered to disappear in the cloud of during the tin interval, the clouds gra-Total shares taken humanity. The doors were burst in and deally disappeared and the afternoon the excited students scattered all over was gloriously Ene. The attendance must down electric and telephone fittings, de- the amount of money taken at the gate the premises, smashing windows, tearing have beaten all previous records, as did stroying walls, and wrecking the house and that which passed through the cash. generally Tsao Ju-lin, displaying that sweep and pari-inütuela”,“ slimness which has characterised him all 1 along, escaped by jumping out of a back- window and hastening to the Hotel Des Wagon Lits. He thought he would faci. litate bis progress by pretending that be co Julin-sought refuge, was like a owners, jockeys and ponies at the meet had broken his leg, making an appeal circus during the evening. It was for ing to sympathy in the event of any im tunate in the interests of the Hotel that pediment presenting itself. In this way, he took his departure in the early hours he reached the shelter of the Lezation of the morning. Two special trains were Quarter

engaged to convey him and his ratinae to Meanwhile the students discovered Tientsin. Prior to his departure be and Chang Tsung-hsiang the late Minister Lu Chung-yu, another former Minister to Tokyo, who made his way into Peking of Japan, visited the Japanese Legation. without attracting any of the attention Report had it that both were sheltering which was bestowed upon him on the there, but on the authority of the Lega occasion of his departure from the tion I can say that this report is untrue.

Detachments of gendarmerie to the Japanese capital. It happened that he was in conversation with a Japanese, who number of about 1.200 arrived on the explained to the students that both of scene, but they did little more than look them were Japanese. meant, but it had the effect of rousing of benevolent neutrality,

This was well on. Their attitude was undoubtedly one

Later, some Rosewood.

The Hotel des Wagons Lits, in 'which

SUMMARY OF RESULTS.

The following were the most

OWNERS.

lat. and. 3rd. F. H. Morris Mesare. Winsome & Hasty... 3 3 1 Mr. G. H. Potta

3 I 1

1st, 2nd, 3rd."

JOCKEY

Mr. Hill Mr. Burkill Mr. Stewart Mr. Heard.

6. 8 4

3

1

4

PONJEK.

1st 2nd 3rd.

1 .0

0

0

Q

0

MESSRS. MONTAGU'S REPORT. Messa Montagu & Co.'s report, dated May 8th, stater flint, following on the. American Government's announcement of the removal of the maximum price, busi- ness was done in Americs up to 1021

intimation was It appears that an given, simultaneously, that export licences would be freely granted.

Although two days have elapsed since the announcement was known here, con- trol, at the time of fixing, to-day, has not been removed, The meeting of the Allied and Gereeding for the sale of a further eleven Business, meanwhile, is absolutely Japanese into the courtyard and a many some innocent looking boys and conduct Greysand

the anger of the students, who threw the police appeared, and they took in charge Mighty King pended as London quotations are enl It was also hoped shortly to dispose ofculated upon the now fictitious basis of as could had a whack at Chang, who was ed them to the police station, followed by The Heron a farther 150 obsolete vessels.

1013 cents and have no relation whatever crowd evidently thinking; that they had are being made to have the boys released Battle Axe

finally passed out and jumped on, the crowd who reviled the police. Efforts Gladiator to the actual value of silver.

The Shanghai exchange has risen to finished him, which provoked satisfaction To-day the students at the University Leafield 5/01 per toel.

rather than sorrow: During this time and the higher schools refused to: It has to be noted that the above re the women and children belonging to the attend classes unless these boys are r flects the situation prior to Mr. Chamber Tsao Ju-lin ménage had been raising leased, and efforts are being made in lain's snouncement on May etb:

their voices, but none of them was injur, high places to secure thin.

VERSAILLES, Mar 7ib.

delegates for the presentation of the Peace Terms took place at three o'clock this afternoon. The actual presentation was mada a few minutes later. The meeting terminated at 3.50 p.m

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"FIGHTING BOLSHEVISM.

ALLIED CONSULS ORDERED OUT OF SEBASTOPOL

COPENHAGEN: May 7th,

A telegram from Sebastopol states that

were

Vessels of fighting value would be sold ander the pledge that they would be broken up.

BARLIER CABLES

ADMIRAL BEATTY AND THE FIRST SEA LORDSHIP.

In the House of Commons, replying to FAR EASTERN CABLE the Ukrainian Soviet has ordered all Commander Bellairs, Mr. Walter Long foreign Consuls to leave Sebastopol, stated that Admiral Beatty had not been forthwith as their Government was not offered the post of First Ses Lord, but it recognised at Paris.

BULSHEVIST OFFENSIVE EVERY-

WHERE REPULSED..

COPENHAGEN, May 6th, Ao Esthonian communique states that the Bolshevist offensive has been repulsed everywhere.

was hoped he would become First Ben

Lord when the post was vacant.

Admiral Beatty had been consulted on the naval policy since the Armistice, and had also been invited, when he relinquish. ed the Command of the Grand Fleet, to preside over an important enquiry in

bat

NEWS.

(THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CHINA AGGRIEVED.

Pania, May 8th.

A Havas message say

THREE SHIPLOADS OF TREASURE

ariz

ed One or two secretaries managed to Curiously enough in all this distur induce a partially wrecked automobile to bance, nobody was injured except Tsao 80, and in this they packed heaps of Ju-lin (in his feelings), Chang Tsung. papers and documents and shot off for hsiang (who was left for dead and is now The national treasure of Belgium- the shelter of the Legation Quarter, in the Japanese hospital) and the Japan State documente, savings bank while Wu-Ping-hang, the Chief of ese visitor to Teso's house. The attactics, bullion, and other valuables which Police, took the family in his car The was made by the students and not by has been in sale custody in the Pank first car was stopped in the Legation any body of hired raffians, as suggested of England during the war, has teen Quarter for exceeding the speed regula in one of the local papers.

safely transferred to Brussels,

were arrested..The second car was like,

tions, and the chauffeur and secretary As was, perhaps, to be expected, the The valuables, which were confined fo wise stopped because it contravened the Japanese Press allege that the movement many thousands of packages were stat The Chinese Delegation at the Peace regulations of the Diplomatie Quarter in was inspired by foreigners. True, it is by rail to Tilbury, whence they were Conference has issued a statement ending carrying arged men on the footboarda

that certain foreigners demonstrated taken on board three ships of the Cocke

regard to the fature naval pollys follows: The more the Chinese De The escort was arrested and - disarzzed their sympathy-as-onlookers, but amongrill line the Topaz, Kubae, and Sophine:

Six days bitter fighting has ended in declined for personal reasons..

the re-capture of the town of Rojen and the capture of the town of Balisbury by the Esthanians The enemy, who are fleeing, are being hotly pursued.

Lord was contemplated. Admiral Rosslyn No immediate charge in the First Ben Wemyss enjoyed the complete confideree of the Government.

with Japan the less it understands it lost much face legation studies the proposed settlement So, in more ways than one, Tao Jin the crowd who witnessed the occurrences and conveyed to Antwerp: kort were Japanese also, and they moof British men of war accom each meaning and purpose, and the more it

"be" included among the "inspiring steamer to Dutch territof water feels aggrieved,"

foreigners.

Not a parcel was lost or misser lach, Ke

(Continued at foot of next column.)