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FHE "BONGKONG DAILY - PREBS, SATURDAY MAY 17. 1919.

“GERMANY RECEIVES THE

PEACE TERMS.

PREMIER DECLARES THEM TO BE UNACCEPTABLE

SENTENCE OF DEATH."

UNBEARABLE AND IMPRACTICABLE."

SERIOUS "MAY DAY" - DEMONSTRATIONS IN AMERICA.

EX-KAISER WANTS TO RETURN TO

GERMANY.

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THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY,} THE PEACE TREATT.

A SENTENCE OF DEATH FOR

GERMANY,"

LONDON, May 9th.

A Berlin message states that, after a Ave-hour Cabinet meeting. Herr Schiede-

BELGIUM DISSATISFIED.

DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS TO BELGIAN DELEGATES.-

Losos. May 1st. Belgium's claims are again being press. ed in Paris, although it is reported that she is to receive £100,000,000 out of the

mann addressed the Committees appoint-Arst £1,000,000,000 that Germany must

ed to consider the Pence Treaty.

He said that the conditions were nothing less than a sentence of death for Germany. The Government must discuss that document of hatred and madness with political sobriety.

The Delegation at Versailles had been instructed to present a Note to the Allies Betting out the differences between the Treaty

and President Wilson's Fourteen Points, and also submit detailed counter- proposals and endeavour to start an oral

inchasion,

Herr Fehrenbach, on behalf of the leaders of all parties, supported Herr Bcbiedemann's declaration of the un- acceptability of the conditions.

The National Assembly has been sum- moned for May 12th

“UNBEARABLE AND IMPRACTIC

ABLE.".

COPENHAGEN, May 5th The German Government has issued a proclamation denouncing the peace-termos as unbearable and impracticable,

The Government will reply with the proposal of a peace of right on the basis of a lasting pence for all nations, and will strive to eccuse similar consideration as extended to other Europein peoples.

It concludes by appealing for national unity at the present crisis.

WHAT THE GERMANS WILL OBJECT TO↑

pay.

HUNGARY.

FUGITIVES, TO AUSTRIA,

COPENHAGEN, May th

A telegram from Vienna, states that the Bood of Hungarian fugitives to Austria is increasing.

THE BUDGET,

EXPENDITURE.

that

gallon, and give this' proference not by The Hon. Sir George Perley, High reducing the duty on colonial spirits, but Commissioner for Canada said GREAT BRITAIN'S REVENUE AND by increasing the duty on foreign spirits, the Government and the people and which would give him a slight additional | Canada were much pleased, at Britain' yield of rovenue.

adopting the principle of Empire prefer

and expressed the opinion that if would cause increased unde berceu tort cus parts of the Empire and afford Canada an opportunity of supplying goods to British markets which formerly came from enemy countries. It was a step towards making the Empire / self- supporting..

LONDON, April 30th,

Delayed Continuing his speech when introdas Two representatives of the Budapesting the budget in the House of Commons, Soviet were turned back to the frontier. Mr. Chamberlain said that there was also the reinaining liability of India, in respect of the five per cent. war loan.

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A NEW ENEMY!"

PARIS, May 2nd. The Polish National Council states that a military convention was concluded on April 24th between the Ukranians and Bolsheviks with the result that a Bol- shevik Army of 18.000 is now marching on Hungary, the Ukrainians not offering any opposition.

ALLIES TO OCCUPY BUDAPEST:

BERLIN, May 3rd. The Budapest Government has accepted the Allics' terms, including immediate capitulation, the surrender of all arms and munitions, and the Allied occupation of Budapest.

to about £30,000,000.

Was also indemnity from the enemies (Cheers), but when allowance was made for all the assets, the burden of debts was still very formidable.

The estimated expenditure for the cur rent year was £1,434,010,000, and the revenue £1,158,830,000, the deficit. being

£275,200,000.

sources,

The effect of the preference proposal, us a whole, would mean the reduction of 9,500,000 in the current year or £3,000,000 in a full year. The great bulk would be in respect team PREFERENCE TO OPERATE FROM

SEPTEMBER 1ST. Preference would operate from Septem- ber 1st, except in the case of tea, where it would operate from June 2nd, because a niore distant date might lead to the with

It was to be haped holding of stock. that as a result of preference revenue and trade would increase with the years, He did not propose to preened with the Luxury Тах.

The duty on spirits would be increased from thirty to fifty shillings per gallon,

additional 24

of meaning Ex1,850,000 in a full year.

Brewers would be allowed to raise the output of beer to 20,000,000 barrels yearly, and the specific gravity of British beers The duty on beer would be increased. Would be raised from fifty to seventy shillings per barrel, producing a revenu of £22,500,000 for the current year.

revenue

STEP WELCOMED IN SOUTH AFRICA.

The RL Hon. W. F. Schreiner, High Commissioner in England for the Union of South Africa, said that all parts and all the people of South Africa would wel come this first step in the direction, they had long hoped to see the mother country moving. It afforded an opportunity for South African wines and spirits, and was likely to be productive of great mutual. bencht

He hoped the step would result in strengthening Empire relations.

NEW ZEALAND'S VIEWS. The Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Mackenzie, High Commissioner for New Zealand, said that the step was in the direction of the aspirations of New Zealand. He boped that the new departure, which was at present limited, would develop. Aby- how, it would enable the British people to negotiate with other nations on a more

REVENUE OF THE NORMAL YEAR. Mr. Chamberlain, assumed that the revenue of the future normal year, un the existing basis of taxation, would be £852,000,000, consisting of Customs and Excise, £195,000,000; inland revenue, £400,000,000,

And

other THE HUNGARIAN RED ARMY.

£34,000,000 COPENHAGEN, May 3rd.

estimated that the army and navy A telegram Irom Berlin states that the would cost $110,000,000, and the dett Hungarian Red Army is going over to charge £400,000,000, (including sinking the Rumanians by Divisions.

the fund of one half per cent. the civil services, £100,000,000, and the Customs. "EXCESS PROFITS DUTY. ANOTHER GOVERNMENT FORMEinland revenue, post office and other ser-

vices

The excess profits tax would be con- £33,000,000, making a total expend A Hungarian counter-Government has re of £768,000,000,, leaving a pefcit of tinued as a temporary measure only for been formed under ex-Ministers Herr

another year at the reduard rate of 0 gron and others..

per cent, at which he estimated the yield equitable basis. proposed to raise this amount, not all in the current year, but by taxes which would be £30,000,000. in a full year

The scale of death duties would be would bring in approxi

altered so as produce £10,000,000 more mately that amount. Land value duties, at present unworkable, must be amended revenue in a fall year. The estimated Dr repealed. The Premier and himself yield for the current year was only recommended inquiry in this connection,,500,000. by a. Select Committee from the House of The income tax would not be changed, Commons.

He proposed to abolish the panding the report of the Royal Com excess duty on Benzol, niso the motor mission. spirit licenen duty.

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NEW GOVERNMENT OVERTHROWN.

BERLIN, May 1st.

After the Cabinet meeting.at Brussels,

It is reported from Vienna that the which King Albert was present, three Belgian Ministers were ordered to go to Hungarian Government has been over Paris to-day and give the Belgian Dele-thrown. gates detailed instructions.

The Belgian Minister for Economic Affairs has declared in the Senate that it is impossible for. Belgium to sign

peace

unless complete reparation for Belgium is provided in the Treaty,

NEGOTIATIONS PROCEEDING WITH COUNCIL OF THREE.

PARIB. May 4th. Negotiations between the Council of Three and the Belgian Delegation on the claims continue subject of Belgian actively..

The Belgian Delegate, M. Hymans, re- turned to Brussels yesterday, taking two definite proposals, one providing Belgium the prior claim to two thousand five hundred million franes, out of the first payments made by the Germans, and the other, providing for the suppression of Belgium's war debt amounting to five thousand million francs.

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The reservations, and conditions pre- viously made have been withdrawn,

The Belgian Cabinet meets this evening to consider the proposals

A MANDATE FOR GERMAN EAST

"A-FEICA

PARIS, May 8th.

The Belgian Delegation has issued a statement that it does not believe the "an-

The Berlin newspapers state that the

Peoples Commissaries for Food, War, and Foreign Affairs have arrived at Vienna with their families. indicating their fight from Budapest.

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GERMANY,

GENERAL VON HINDENBURG, RESIGNS.

COPENHAGEN, May 3rd.

letter to President Ebert resigning his General von Hindenburg has sent a Generalissimo-ship, owing to his desira to retire into private life. The resigna- tion was accepted. President Ebert paid a tribute to General von Hinden berg's services, expressing the undying thanks of the German people.

COMMUNIST LEADER SHOT.

ZURICH, May 4th.

£114,000,000.

IMPERIAL PREFERENCE. "Mr. Chamberlain said that he regarded imperial preference as the most important part of the budget.

Mr.Chamberlain pointed out that only tea, cocoa, and rum were largely affected by the Present Custom duties, but there were any others, such as cotton, sugar, tobacco,

and wine, and, though beginnings might be small, we must measure them not by the amount of British Imperial. trade, which would secure praference at present, but by the opportunities for the development of that trade.

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There was room for vast extension of imperial trade, and imperial develop ment had never been so important.

FOUR IMPORTANT CONSIDERA TIONS.

In considering the form of preference, they bad to take into account four con- must siderations, firstly, that

THE NECESSITY FOR ECONOMY. Mr. Chamberlain concluded by emphasis ing the necessity of severe economy, and expressing his gratitude that it had fallen on him to make the first proposals, in the House of Commous, for the statutory embodiment in nur financial system of the policy of imperial preference, with which his father's name and fame would ever be associated. (Cheers,)

AUSTRALIAN FEELING.

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MELBOURNE, May 5th. The Commonwealth is gratified at the imperial preference proposals, which, it is considered, will cement more securely the various parts of the Empire together.

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LIBERAL OPPOSITION.

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BOLSHEVISM. ROLSHEVISTS EVACUATINGS

FIGHTING

PETROGRAD.

LONDON, May 1st.

Delayed

The Times correspondent at Abo, tele

Bolshevists were evacuating Petrograd. goghing on April 20th stated that the The Finlanders expected the fall of Petro- grad in a few weeks.

ENEMY ATTACKS ON DVINA AND VAGA FRONTE.

LONDON, May, 3rd... The War Office states that reporte from Archangel, dated May 1st and 2nd, from General Ironside, say that the long anticipated serious enemy attack on the. Dvina and Vaga fronts has commenced.

Bolshevist. gun-boats appeared opponite the Dvina front, and shelled our posi- tions spasmodically, but there have been no casualties so far.

rates must be few and that debate on the Budget, Sir Donald Me front in great strength, but is being re

be a substantial amount

thirdly

Lesbos, May ist. In the House of Commons, during the Lean declared that the Imperial prefer. that where there was an existing excise enace proposal was the start in a great duty this must be proportionately re-system of tarifi reform, which reust in duced; fourthly, that the interests of the clude food taxes. ALLIR be remembered. A telegram states that Herr Landauer,

must bad decided that on imported the leader of the Munich Communists, artigles such as cinematograph films, was shot by Government troops at Bammusical instruments, clocks, and watches. berg.

there should be a fixed preference of one third on imperial imports.

LONDON, May 2nd. It is' stated that the terms of the Peace Treaty to which the Germans will most strongly object to will be the surrender of the Colonies. They will urge that East Africa, Togoland and, the Cameroons be left to Germany, and on refusal, will asknouncement that the mandate for Gering Republican troops near Munich. that Germany be assigned a share of the administration of her late Colonies, and. anyway, that Germany Be not debarred from purchasing some of the Portuguese Colonies.

GERMAN CREDENTIALS HANDED OVER.

گریم

PARIS, May 1st. The Verification of Powers Committee, comprising . Cambon (France) Mr Henry White (United States).,

Lord Hardinge (Britain) and Baron Matsui (Japan) received Count Brockdorff von Rantzau, the President of the German Delegation, who presented Herr Lands- berg, the Minister of Justice, Herr Simons; the Director of Justice, and Herr Gaunn, the Legal Advises.

The German credentials were handed

to M. Cambon.

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MORE ENEMY DELEGATES INVITED.

PARIS, May 3rd. The Council of Three has invited the Austrian and Hungarian delegates to come to Versailles within a fortnight, to receive the peace terms affecting them.

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WHEN GERMAN CREDENTIALS

WERE

EXAMINED.

PARIS, May 1st.

man East Africa has been allocated to Britain, and points out that Belgium took an important part to assure its conquest, and for three years has occu- pied and administered a considerable part of those territories..

Furthermore,

when M. Hymans recently called atten- tion to Belgium's rights with regard to this, he was assured that those rights would be safeguarded..

DEMONSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT

BELGIUM:

BRUSSELS, May 4th.

Popular excitement regarding Bel- givm's claims is increasing. There were great demonstrations in Antwerp and Ghent to-day. A deputation visited the Burgomaster, requesting him to inform the Delegates in Paris that Belgium must receive compensation, enabling her to rebuild her ruined towns and industries.

SPARTACISTS BLOW UP A TRAIN. The Spartacista blew up a train carry- Three hundred were killed. Fighting continues on the outskirts of Munich. * CASUALTIES AT-MUNICH,

BIG LOSSES REVENUE. On consumable commodities, except alcohol, there would be a preference of one-sixth. In both cases, preference would be given by the reduction of exist ing duty for colonial imports.

Me Chamberlain anticipated that pre- ference on tea would lead to largely in- creased consumption. He estimated that the loss of revenue from tea, owing to preference, would be about £2,000,000.

In the case of encon, preference was that would meas a loss of £200,000 revenue.

Mr. Chamberlain, interrupting, said it was no part of the Government's proposal tu impose new duties on food.

Sir Donald McLean declared that tea preference would irritate China, and pos sibly affect our trade relations and ex- ports. The Dominions had little to da with export manufactures. He and his supporters would fight the proposal which would smash free trade. FOSTERING THE EMPIRE'S TRADE.

BERLIN, May 5th. The Lokal Anzeiger says that 150 per- sons, including those executed by court martial, were killed in the âghting at Munich on Sunday, which still continues,

Those executed include the Communist worth seven shillings a hundred-weig.t; the United Karily of protection

leader Herr Sontheimers

The Red Guard leader, Herr Beid), who instigated the shocting of the hos tages, was beaten to death by a Wurtem burg soldier.

· The Tageblat! states that 5,000 were

Levien.

rested, including the Bolshevist, Dr.

SPARTACIST MURDERS AT

MUNICH,

BERLIN, May 2nd.

The Burgomaster of Antwerp replied that he was convinced that the Allies

The hostages said to have been fad would fulfil their premises, because, other

at Munich the Spartacists include wise, Belgium would be faced with a Prince von Fiede, Privy Councillor catastrophe. He added that the Treaties of 1830 must be revised to give Antwerp Docberlein, and Professor Stuck.

free access to the sea.

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Similar representations were made to THE EARLY DAYS OF THE Burgomaster Max of Brussels in D address from the Belgium Patriotic

The ceremony of verification of creden- | Bocieties, representing hundreds of thou- tiala, which lasted five minutes, was very dignified.

It is noteworthy that 11. Jules Cambon, the Ambassador in Berlin in

1914, was the lied spokesman.

Count von Rantzau entering the hall of the Trianon

affected.

sands of members.

AN APPEAL TO THE KING.

BRUSSELS, May 3rd,

"A petition has been presented to the King to refuse to sign the Peace Treaty,

WAR.

THE STORY OF THE MONS RETREAT.

LONDON, May 2nd. The following is a further instalment representing 100,000 members and 300 War. Communes

KTOWN in

the

The revenue from coffee was at present small but the mount Empire was capable of almost limitless expansion. Preference on coffee would mean an immediate loss of $90,000.

to

SUGAR AND TOBACCO.

the £300,000 revenue.

also.

Rnce to it.

to strength.

The gun-bonts have been forced to with draw, owing to the fire of our sixty- pounder guns. After a long bombard ment, the enemy attacked on the Vaga pulsed everywhere with great loss. Our men fought splendidly. The ice on the Divina has now completely broken up. It is expected the river will be navigable for our gun-boats within a week.

IN COURLAND AND ESTHONIA.

COPENHAGEN, May 5th Owing to the German coup d'etas at" Libau weakening the Lett "front, the Bolshevista were able to transfer con- siderable forces to Esthonia, where there was sanguinary fighting with numerical- ly superior Bolshevist. forces, armoured trning and inctor cars also participating on both sides.

Colonel. Amery said that the policy of The Bolshevists anve not captured the Imperial preference was advocated by the

than one town of Narva which was almost destroy. Imperial Conference, inore Royal Commission, and all the Dominicned by the violent Bolshevist bombard- Governments. We might hope, as a rement, but the Esthonians were poliged to sult of this small measure, to get an in- surrender the town of Rujen.

in crease, not

but of inter-Im- THE "PREVENTION OF perial free trade between the Dominions

ANTHRAX. and the mother-country, and between one Dominion and another. Surely that was

worthy object.

traders in Canada who wanted free trade There was a very strong body of-free in certain categories of goods, and, in other categories. 30 per cent, preference within the Empire. He expressed the

NEW LEGISLATION AT HOME.

LONDON, Maynd,

Delayed

In the House of Commons. Sir Hamar Greenwood moved the second reading of had been car the "Prevention of Anthrax Bill" em

opinion that if this Pould not have bad powering the prohibition of the importa-

ried out in 1903, we

the very heavy war-time food prices. The tion of goods infected, or likely to be world had moved in last 18 years. Canada infected, with anthrax, the compulsory was becoming a great industrial and disinfection of infected wool and similar capable under suberantial preference in soda, and the establisions of State the next few years, of supplying quite as much effective competition, to keep our manufactures alive, as any free trader tould desire.

3.

cent.

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works for disinfection infect- ed goods at importers' cost.

Sir Hamar Greenwood said, that in spite of all the precautions, the number of cases of anthrax in wool and allied trades had steadily increased. 198

The Bill was based on the unanimous recommendation of a Committee repre- renting the indes and

was every reason to hope that the other

The estimated revenue from sugar was £30,000,000. Seven per cent. of the sugar came from the Empire Preference, was worth four shillings a hundredweight, Prefereare would be given to dried The en

estimated revenue on tobacco was £47,000,000. At present, only two cent

per, came from the Empire, but he advised con siderable expansion. It was possible pre- ference would amount to 1/4

pound

LOOKING AHEAD INTO THE manufactured tobacco. This substantial

FUTURE. amount would stimulate production in

concerned.

Colonel Amery declared that preference With regard to motor gered-ighteen on, manufactures could preferente

A procedure for effectively eliminating per cent. normally came from the Empire, value to Canada, which was becoming a

It was the anthrax germ without affecting the great manufacturing country. and it preference catie into operation on June

1st

it would mean a loss of £60,000 not a gift to any of the Dominions, but material had been discovered, and the

in embodied a principle which would cost of establishing the first disinfecting the revenue. The estimated revenue from wine was be incalculably valuable in the future, station was estimated at over £40,000.

Continuing, Colonel Amery emphasised As soon as it was erected it was to Palaces visibly by the National and Political Committee. of the book of Lord French on the Great £1,125,000 only. Ten per cent. came from the great potential value of preference start disinfecting East Indian goat-hair,

Empire sources at present, but as the Owing to the difficulty of finding industry developed, and it could be to the Empire overgen For instance, which was one of the sources of infection. M. Cambon intimated that he was

Australia and The petition says that the indignation General Lanrezac, Lord French returned developed in South Africa and Australia, only seven per cent, of the total consump appointed to receive and examine the of the public is growing at the little'i to Le Cateau where, late in the evening, both the Dominions would, attach import the overseas, Empire could produce enough already stamped out the disease. "Thera Now, Zorland had tion of sugar came from the Empire, but credentials before the. deliberations, offered and all that has been refused the climax of his disillusionment was

AT for which, it was hoped, would lead to penceto Belgium, and that Belgium should leave experienced, when he received a request

fire United Kingdoms. The present duty was levied at two The Empire Count von Rantzau replied simply, the Conference, thus showing the tm from General Laurense to attack the lank

of the and presented Herr Landsberg. after morality of the peace signed without her. of the German columas pressing bim back rates, namely 15d, and 38d. per gallon,

Consumed, yet South infected material,

The matter would doubtless be referred" the West A which M: Cambon presented his Allied meeting of the Cabinet, presided over Lord French says it was difficult to

WEB told that preference of one Indies, possibly, Nigeria, and certainly to the International Health Department, colleagues.

by the King, decided, after three hours, realise

he made such a request, and On the other hand, from consideration of Treaty, until the meeting, on Sunday, he replied that such an operation was the Allies interests, notably France and That was the goal placed before growers auspices of the League of Nationa with the Belgian delegates from Paris. quite impracticable.

Portugal, also some neutrals, he was und throughout the Empire. that the position was grave.

As regards tea, the result of a two- The Premier told Press correspondents Describing the events of August 23rd willing at such a moment as the present

Lord French says he left General to raise the duty on this most important penny reduction would be to lower con Bmith-Dorrien in full confidence as re article.

sumers' prices and improve quality. We BELGIUM DECIDES TO SIGN THE gards his men, bat, when he returned to

THE DYNASTY IN DANGER. Therefore, it was proposed to give pre-were entering upon a new period of the headquarters in the afternoon, reports ference by way of a reduction, and allow

history

of the Empire, and would pro- BRUSSELS, May 4th.

COPENHOGEN, May 4th. had been received that General Smith Bd. on the lower rate (168.) and 11. on 38. grese only if these problems were regard The Crown Council, at mid night, un- Dorrien was abandoning the Mons salient, THE STATE AND EXCISE DUTY.

ed from the view-point of the wider unity & telegram from Berlin states that a': of the Empire - Animously decided to sign the Peace although he need not have feared

freshman revolutionary movement against the Treaty, after a four hours deliberation, imminent turning movement, and his

Spirits constituted the most difficult AN EPOCH IN BRITISH BUDGETS. dynasty is reported from Sofia with during which M. Hymans explained the front was nowhere greatly threatened

LONDON, May 1st sanguinary fighting between Government.. peace terms, and expressed the opinion. The consequent arrival of further dis- problem. The State derived a very large revenue from excise duty, and it was The Timer correspondent in Paris states that the terms offered to Belgium, in the gaioting reports, in the evening, induced essential not to give in in one form which of Imperial préférence marks an epoch Soviet Government.

The Times states that the introduction troops and revolutionaries favouring that the situation as regards Italy has not

improved. The probability of the Italian Present carenmstances, were honourable Lord French to decide upon an immediate would appreciably reduce the other.

in British budgeta.We hope that it as the situation was strategically

wing therefore necessary to treat will bo generally accepted on ita merits, Delegation attending the presentation of

The Council decided to represent to the untenable.

in A

a special class, in order to without undue association with larger the Peace Terms appears to be diminish Allies the necessity for their fulleet assist He pay tributes to the support given avoid undesirable loss of revenue.

controversies. ing.

ance in connection with the economic re by Sir Edmund Allenby and Colonel

Over eighty per cent. of ram came from ITALIAN DELEGATION RETURNB storation of Belgium, and decided to Drummond, for taking severe pressure off Empire sources, but the import of other

SATISFACTION-IN CANADIAN TO PARIS,

request the support of the Allies in open the Fifth of Bir Dongins Haig in Com spirits was Email, and likely to continue

QUARTERS, A PARIS, May 5thing, as speedily se possible, negotiations mand of the First Corps.

LONDON, May 1st. The Italian Ambassade has informed with Holland, with a view to setting the Ee concitides a graphic picture of the abhor long time Ball, they were cap-

Delayed, M.Pichon of the impending departure of questions of the freedom of the, Scheldt worn out staff by saying It makes my

The rate of one-sixth on such high

Beuter learns that there is a general Erotosoz, Orlando and Baron Bonning the freedom of the Palsina, river com blood boil to hear and read of the duties would amount to aid per gallon feeling of satisfaction in Dominion, que

regards the from Rome. They were arriving in Paris munications in East Belgium and with ealamnies often heaped upon the heads on the existing duty. He proposed, there- tors as

of the infortúants Staff: the Rhine. on May 7th

fore, to fix preference at half-a-crown per towards Imperial preference.

Africa, Raced caly two per Dominions would prevent the export of to defer a decision in regard to the Peace mind what was in General Lanrezac'e kixth on these small daties was ineffective. India. could produce all our requirements which was being established under the

Then the credentials were exchanged. The German credentials were counter- signed by President Ebert and Herr Schiedemann, and were sealed with the word Reich," otherwise "Empire.?!

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THE ITALIAN IMPASSE

SITUATION NOT IMPROVED.

LONDON, May 5th.

TEEATY,

retreat,

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The Bill passed its second reading.

MONTENEGRO,

BACING AT HOME. DEATH OF MR. FATRIE."

The death is danounced of Mr. A. Cox, well-known in Home racing circlen as Mr. Fairie.

For He was the owner of the 1910 Dorfre winner, Lemberg" and the 1917 substa tute Derby winner, Gay Crusader.

(Consinart vi rape 6.)