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TEE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE MONDAY, MAY 28TH

DECISION?

GERMA

THE PEACE TREATY UNACCEPTABLE":

“WE WILL NEVER SIGN A PEACE “OF

ENSLAVEMENT":

"THE PRODUCT OF OUR ENEMIES REVENGEFU)

· HYSTERIA."

ALLIED FORCES FIGHTING TURKS

AT SMYRNA.

IMPORTANT PRONOUNCEMENT ON

REQUISITIONED SHIPPING.

[THEGE GIR HEUTER'S ADENCY.]

THE PEACE TREATY.

YET ANOTHER PROTEST:

BERLIN, May 19th

RESULT OF CONFERENCE AT AP Rantzen has handed 3

Chancean a Note, plotesting against the articles in the Peace Treats, provid-

Coresiens. May goth.

Gamer telegrata from

Versailles states, that at a conference Sed ni Nun, hengen Heer. Demborg, Court Vesa Rantzau: Heer Wissell; vand

ing for the expulsion of German Mission

from Allied territories.

AMERICAN BATIFICATION:

WASHINGTON," May 18thi Congress has been convened for May hromentous sit

• £nancial experts, it was completely. To will br very

ting, "in view of the question of the

Her Slekom and the scenomic and

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THE AUSTRIAN PEACE DELEGATES.

CREDENTIALS EXCHANGED

THE NEW BRITISH ARMY. PROPOSAL TO FORM GUARDS" REGIMENT

ET GERMAIN, May 19th,

LONDON May 19th The credentials of the Austrian Deeplying to Sir Brittain stated that In the House of Commons, Capt. Cuest legation and the Inter Afied Commission the matter of forming a regiment of wers examined by each other this after Dominions, was being carefully consider Guards consisting of men from the noon: The formalities stund five minutes. ed. No statement was yet possible.

RELEASE OF CONTROLLED SHIPPING.

"WOMEN'S RIGHTS.

PROGRESS OF THE NEW BILL.

LONDON, May 20th, In the House of Lords, the Justices of the Peace. Quali

assent of the

IMPORTANT STATEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

In the House of Commons, in of a statement on the Ministry of Ship

Lesha Wilson said

The Ballakes wenien eligible as that the policy

istrates.

A SHIPPING DISASTER.

fronac

ping Estimatetol" release shipping. it the ourliest possible moment attention had been given to demobilisation and repatriation.

By the end of July all the Australium,

1919.

THE NE

GERMANY

YEAR DISTURBANCES

IN BERLIN

ARMED ROBBERIES IN THE CITY,

SOLDIERS 4 POLICEMEN

BERLIN Uny 19th. The trial has begun, of the Socialists, to the Legishtive Council on May th The Hom Law Cho-pak gaze notica Herren Ledebound Dienmig on of the following question; → charges in connection with the distur. In view of the lust that armed fab- bancos in Berlin on January 1st Herr beries have been so frequent of late, will Daenpig, who is las, absent, The the tiernment arrange with the Mili Court was guided by Ros with cary Authorities to have a sufichent pum machine guns

it.

FIGHTING IN NORTHERN

INDIA

ter of soldiers stunted for regular polica

dutres until the present was of crime has

Silsiled rep

svediet plastig lys Brengthened

IR ATTACK ON FALLALABAD

The Govermenta zgody zena folis telegu sepontigs, worial tek been employed as Police mep since March SIMLA, May 21st, Men sonded from the urrison bare Jalalabad says the last als westhe 19ts. At the present time twenty- Highly successful.

In a night rail Captain Carbery throw men from the Manchester Regiment.

AMERICAN STEAMER STRIKES A Canadians and New Zealanders nullable ropped four small-abs car the Amend 23 from thest Punjabis Regiment.

MINE

STOCKHOLMay 20thi

The steamer Lide Pin, trong Balti

sank in Ave minutes. The crew of 37 is sate.

"The poliér Yould have fit Britain,

in releasing ships was do return tonnage as soon as possible to the

Bir a day raid, four Bombs were dropped are doing regular policy duties. The routes from which they were withelensing 200 fury on rate, inflict Police Force has recently been strengthen-

By May 6th 240 standhund ups,

g about 30 ennalties.The infantry

In the world's 40,000,000

worp struck a mine off Gothenburg nating to 1,900,00 tons, bark beeg car seuttered into the burrucks, which we red. Fy the addition of eightegn. Chinese bombed by the next raidh Six direct his sprsjahr eight men have recently

Boobs were dropped in the town which were obtained in aff

arrived from India, and a further draft Filtena machines participated and European constables have been demobiliz is much knocked about,'

to of thesen mens de yery shortly twenty nearly two tons of Bombs were dropped.

Ed and some of them are en rule, for

Hongkong,

INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS

LEAGUE,

SOME INTERESTING PARTE CULARS

The new International League of Rec

LONDON. May 20th. Crass_Societies have their headquarters. Geneva, where feneral Sir David Henderson,

Director General will shortly take up his residence.

B014 the totul

on-going steamers was topmage of

16th 13 at the beginning of which Britain owned 1019, the figures were 3,300,000 tons and 15,250,000 tons, respectively,

ام شد میری ساده

THE TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT. LIECTUL HAWKER'S STÄRT 3. ST. JOHN'S, May Esth firent crowds witnessed the departure

aged that the stuff Pence Treaty rasification of the Peace Treaty and the The Articles of Association and by-laws/Linud. of Hawker, from Mount, unačergiahle, but Beit Gemmay would acceptance of the Logue Covenant

Basisotto find a practical test centres in the attitude of the

make eers

which would take into "accolini the enendes justifiable hands

fest in the Senate is expected

It is believed that the Republicans have Government of authorised by the a very satisfactory beginning.

is

SIGNS OF ACTIVITY.

Loos. Say th Reuter garns that the real news from India shows that Afghan troops have ap- peared at the head of the Kurr Valley, and aghori ant of the outpost

The liontier tribes remain quier of Quetta

"RESPECTIVE MINISTERS

RETURNING.

STL May 10th The British Belgent of Kanuk has been re-called, -

The Afghan enny

and the expiabile, of“ kiding. Borge and Longue Brera the Pence Treaty Inview Lece to which every accredited Red He was then flying at an altitude of ange

COUNTER PROPOSALS SECRETLY.

carrie uit by the, tiefianás,

·DISCUSSED A

Berths, May doch

The Lake Dave been drawn up by the Pearl six miles west of the city.

The weather was very favourable cofd, American British, French, Italian, the Japanesi Red Cross Societies, and any clear sunny and clouds and heade other Society situated is eligible for admission

of the country in which it is

He first few eastward over the city the to which will be governed by a well to Raynham

past the Quidividi, signalling Fares Cruss organisation is authorised to send 2,000 feet He trossed the encircling five representatives, but each organisation Fangs of hills and few out over the will have only one yote."

In invitations to

ulantie a countries to join League, India, Canada, Australi

ST. JOHN'S, May 18th My to early on Monday nothing had same distinct recognition, Siraate.

Britain.

his start. The Board of Governors will consist of PEACE TERMS IN FULL NOT TO BE 15, which number will give ample scope,

PUBLISHED

for the representation of the Dominions and India

been studying methods for separating the ef- the early" ratification of the latter. and further discussion of the former

A group of Republican Serators have, however annecheed that they will not permit the League to become a Party water and will vote independently there the Republican's

Row, majority in the

A VISIT TO THE COUNCIL OF FOUR.

is considered that these ärrange ments are sufficient...

THE SUPPRESSION OF CRIME.

The Hon. Ho Fook gave notice the aLegislative Council on May 5th of the following question's

With references to the Hon the Colonial Secretary's "lette" of "November

nath 1934, addressed to ine na n result of my, reparks at a meeting of the Lexisla- nive Council on the subject of the sup- pression of serious crime, and subsequent Lund Cuizon, and Mr. Churchill havenverdient whate

18; PARTS, May 15th

ly published in the local Press, will the tonncil of Four connected with the

What is the number of armed rob- trouble in Afghanistan

eries that have takem place since my re- marks were male in the Legistative STRIKE ON THE SUEZ CANAL Council on October 17th, 1918

DETENTION OF STEAMERS.

The Tageblatt states that Pence one which is significant, in view of the New Zealand, and South Africa have each in Bears of Lieut Cok. Hawker since arrived, it is underssitiedon visit to the

counter-preposata

secretly dis cussed at a secret, session (uß the Piace Committee of the National Assquibly, after, whigh they were seßt to Versailles. They will probabilly; he presented "con Any

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SIDENT EBERTS PRONOUNCE-

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BEALIS, May th

Lost May 19th Eu the House of tonimons, replying to Mr. Maeniaster's test for the publica tion the Peace Terms in full. Mr Hand Law stated that the hands of the Big European Four. for reasong which undesirable

FIGHTING BOLSHEVISM NAVAL ACTION IN THE BALTIC

HELSINGFORA, May "Ph

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THE MYSTERY HEICHTENS..

LONDON, May 18th At nine-thirty this evening, the fate of Jient to Hawker was shrouded in mystery Flying circles do not place near Breland much reliance on the reports that he is

heightened

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(9) What kind or kinds of deadly wen pons were used in such cases, as far, ne known to the Police and how many The employee of the Suez Canal Com-Police as having been, used in such cases, if any) tog pistols are known to the

PORT SAID May 15th

The mystery has been 'pany struck bark on May 18th,

hours

Bolshevik cruiser, two torpedo boatsess mange received at Limerick atcrease of pay and a ridetion of x in view of the statement, unde in the en A procession of tiermans, from abroad told not be disclosed, considered this and number of nine sweepers Teft was 400 miles west of Ireland, dying well.rectly concerned with Capal trafi pistola.12

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marched in the Wilhelmstrasse and Primiter con is being adopted in Simultaneously, the Bolshevik batteries

Kronstadt at six this morning. sented to President "Ebert and Allied Parliaments. Sebriilennyn apropa ngainst the Peter

The decision equally applied to the coast. In the

[02 Krasanijagorka shelled the Finnish dannetal clauses relating to reparation.ships, which met and fired on the Bol vicinity were British war- President Elyrt, in a spoveħl said.

The ends of the Allied Governments shevik fleet. *After end.

to Kronstadt

en-

0pm, stating that Lieut. Col Hawker sympathetic general strike was declared how mentioned letter that inbbers until nice pa

Mrs. Hawker waited at Brooklands.

by all the trades direct or have recently used when she left in a rather, Pa anxious frame of mind.

Lloyd's representative at Port

Government have Spid telegraphing on May 15th, states that the as to the number of armed robberies that quiries made through the proper channel BONDON, May It is reported that Lieut. Coll Hawker those in the employ of the Canal Comthe 10187

19th. W», will never signga peace of onsfaye adult.re-eisider the 'subject after May the Bolsheviks fata A 35 minutes? battle, I was 400 miles off the Trish coast, at k pimpány, have struck work, causing a defen

coal heavers and engineers, incluas.have taken place in Canton pince October LONDON, May 19th.tion of steamers. ` Liest Col Hawker was reported to by 150 miles off Ireland at four this after noon.

ment the product of our enemies are vengeful - hysteria, 2" Foreign: rountries which know German" industry and prohi. by wilk net pennit the proscription of the j Getdans abroad, whom the Treaty bits zhardest ufæði...***

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GERMANY AND GERMAN-AUSTRIA, Here Scheidemann, Addressing another demonstration of German-Austrians and Germans in front of the Emperial than cellery, skid that the Arte attempt to prevent the union of Germany and Geppan-Austria would never sucered, fur the call of kinship was too strong. The Tyrol, was as do to Genay ng any of the menaged regions in, the old 'Empire "ECONOMIC EFFECT ON GERMANY,

BERE, Fath

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TURKEY. DISINTEGRATION OF TURKISH EMPIRE.

PARIS, May 37th

It is reported that one Bolshevik Vessel was soak and another strandef

LATER It appears that the Bolshevist squadron Kronstadt consisted of an armour- edcruiser, twa Jarge torpedo-boats, and the minginyers Learning that the The Council of Four to-day discussed ing of the bombardment of

squadron was coming out and bear- the problem of the Ottoman Empire,"

the Finnish coast, the British sundron, Mr. E. S. Montagu, accompanied by consisting of three or four warships, im delegation of prominent Indian Moslemsiliably steamed up and engaged the was present, and explained that the exces sive reduction of Turkey would infallibly use the keepest discontent amongst the Musulmans of India

Ne decision was reached on the question of the division of Turkey in Asia into

Oral zones

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NO DECISION YET REACHED.

· A Pence Committer at the wish of the Minister of Economics, exhaustively The Council of Fout have examined the

PARIS, May 16th. reviewed the economie effects of the fate of the Ottoman Empire. They Trent upon, Germany,

have fiot reached a decision. There is The Committee alleged that the Allied reusim to believe that Turkey will con demands, as regard's coal would Ravertinn to exist as politically, a sovereign debejt of 50 per cent. fit home requires State. ments, speiling the lap of German "economic life.

The surrender of the sea-worthy fishing fleet would mean unemployment for 64,000 Senmem

The stoppage of "interest on paymente of war fans would be "pubery. "The sal investors would bring Germany on. the verge of an abyss, owing to distur bances.

GERMAN WORKERS WILL NOT

SUBALIT

.

The rights of France to Syria will be in--favourably," and will be ended safeguarded. "Negotiations are proceed shortly.

ALLIED FORCE IN SMYRNA

PARIS, May 19th. ports of fighting between Greeks and pcial news from Smyrna confirm's re- Tuck It is that an international force has been handed at Smyrna. The force is almost entirely composed of Greeks, numberine 12.000 France, Britain and Italy are also represented, with 500 men each, za

"ALLIED FORCES TO OCCUPY

SALYRNA..

PARES, May 20th.

Bolshevisus in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland at 10.15 in the morning.

The Bolshevist ships were completely cut-ranged one of their shots reached the British vessel, 2

This Bulsheviste. broke off the engage ment at 10.50, and Aed, under cover of the Kronstadt guns.

There is no confrmation of the report

ET COL HAWER'S FATE NOT

KNOWN

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THE SILVER MARKET. PRICE GRADUALLY FALLING.

LONDON, "May 7th. Silver in quoted at 531d, and sad. The

LONDON, May 10th Silver is quoted at 381dThe market is idle.

LONDON. May 10th. The Admiralty announce that Lieut.market is quiet. Col. Barker'a machine came down 40 miles from Loophead, at the mouth of the Shannon, and was picked up.. The fate of the airmen is not clear DISASTER TO THE "TE, E

NEW YORK. May 19th. that the raw of the F have been Lloyd's corespondent at forts, states

and wank, 120 miles from Florus: “" brought in. The fell into the sea

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The American Naval Headquarters in of the sinking and stranding of Bolshevn Ahoard, the American warship

London learns that the grew of the V.G. ist ships.

Columbia. The locality is not mention- Led. GENERAL DENIKIN'S VICTORY.. "N.CA TOTAL WRECK.

4 LONDON, May 20th. Reuter Jaw that the Heid of "the

NEW YORK, May 18th. The row of the were picked up British Military Mission to Ekaterina by the in, after tossing in the set on a stating that General Denikin is person was almost a total dar has telegraphed to the War Office damaged plane for five hours.

were quite fatigued and Besick.The ally conducting the operations against. Tearitzin,

stated that he was last

Ten thousand prisoners, twenty-eight guns, and 170 machine-guns have already heen captured.

GENERAL KOLTCHAK'S OFFEN- SIVE

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manderey and was guided by

away from

the smoke, searchlights, and star-shells of destroyers. He did not meet with any trouble, until he encountered a fog at 1110 on Saturday morning, when he "alighted on the water.

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HOW THE "N.CT MET DISASTER,

FAR

EASTERN CABLE

NEWS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

THE STUDENTS' STRIKE AT

PEKENG.

PEKING, May 23rd.. Practically every school and college, as well as the University, in Peking, is on strike against the award, of the Peace Conference, of Tsingtan to Japan.

Immature students are haraguing crawls at the street corners.

"AGENCY.]"

THROUGH RECTER'S

WHAT CHINA NEEDS AT PRESENT

A-telegram from Omsk, dated May 9th,

LONDON, May 20th.

LONDON," May L Presiding at in Anglo Chinese meeting repulsed the Reds north of Glazoff, 100 the Brewing "Wer the story of his said that the Chinese race was still strong Licut Commander A. Rend, of the at Caxton Hill, ander lie auspices of the State that General Kultchak' troops V. & who is now at Horta, relates to League of Nations Union, Lord Bryed (miles from Viatka General. Koltchak journey. sucessfully continues his offensive-north

and virile China required the sympathe

BERLIN, May 18th. The Allgemeine Zeitzug yuublishes, and article by the Peare Delegade,; Herr: Geis- berts who returned froin Versailles, yes. terday. Herr Geistertapyret. No Government can sign this. Treaty with the massage from Constantinople, dated -conviction that, if enn her cifrried" out.

CDOFF CAPTURED. The German wärkers, who are acustom. Any thaistates that Admiral Calthorp el to fighting. will not submit to the Smyrna that, in accordance with Article the Estoning army, continually advanc Bas notified the Governor-General of

COPENHAGEN, May 19th yoke of slavery."

An Eathonian communiqué states that Allied form will occupy the fortificatween Narva and Gdoff, has reached the Seten of the Armistic Convention, the ing on a hundred kilometre, front be tion of Sterna and that Greek troops river Lage, a kilometres west of will occupy the town.

Petrograd,

and took 2,500 prisoners and much war chinned, recaptured the town of Cdoff, material.

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A GERMAN GOVERNMENT CRISIS,

-Pins May 18th. Le Tempe correspondent in Berlin that Herr Noskende the statement that. it was impossible for any Government to a force any people to observe the Peace Terms, which meant rain to query indivi-

dual.

The only possible solution was a-Lengu of Nations for common work, haved on matual interest.

Le Temps correspondent predicts

Cofernment crisis..

An Allied detachtinent has been landed to guard the Conenintes

French "troops are guarding the Erin palosques in Stambul, to prevent

disorders..

THE ITALIAN IMPASSE. ADRIATTO PROBLEM NEARLY

SOLVED..

·GERMÁN DELEGATES RETURN.

PARIS, May 18th. The Adriatic problem is nearing soly- PARIS. May 19th. tion along the lines of the internationali Count van Rantinu, and Herren Landsat on of Fiume, berg and Giesberts, have returned, accom panied by General Von Hecht. military PROBLEM STILL UNSOLVED. expert Herr Wassermann. Director of

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PARIS, May 10th.

the Reichs Bank, and forty others. In-No decision has been reached on the cluding a number of additional military subject of Fiume and the Dalmatian and naval experts.

CoTwit

"B). In view of the large number of; armel 'robberies that have recently taken. plagg in the Colony, what steps have beer. Band will be taken by the Government for

their sappelsion? -

f. (4) Wilf, the Government "take early. ion to bate the regular, Police Force brought up to its pre-war strength?

tow The replies of the Government are: "as

ter) The mufer of armed obberies between Ortober 17th. 1918, and May hate als hen nine httempted armed rob- ud, 1913, in seventy-seven, and there beries in the same period

d) The revolvers the weapon most commonly used. Knives, daggers, thop-- pers and chisel have also been carried. On May 16th, 1918, an armed robbery was committed by a gang five men, four, of whom were armed with toy pis- tals. It is not known whether toy pistols were used, in any of the armed robberies during the period under review, but Yarious seizures of toy pistoin in the possession of known had, characters have been made.

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2The Government does not consider: that it will serve any useful purpose ton make such enquiry.

3.The reply to Mr. Lau Chu-pak's question, printed above, details the steps which have been taken to augment tho Police Force, and the Government has Bunde, such use as it has found possiblo of the Police Reserve, sidered to be in the publië interest to It is not con- give particulars of the steps that have, Han, member cares to call upon the been taken, or will be taken, for the airp rassien of armed robberies, but if the

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and south of the Kazan railway, capturpanied by the 19 with which it. lont

His seaplane flew over icebergs, accomtic aid of the Powers who desired her.. he will be fully informed uporz ing prisoners and booty.

and welfare,

the subject mat touch at midnight. The night was very of Justice; also proper cur- Laking, all possible steps to this end.

China:

needed a ani

niform system of law 4: The Government has taken, anul is dark, but starry, and, later, when the rency and the exploitation of her minca moon cine out, the air became bumpy, and other natural sources of wealth by and the inchine climbed from 800 to 1,800 foreigners,

visible 40 miles distant. The course was sive action had appeared with conspicu ed, the first hy star-shells, which were Germany, whose ambitious and aggres fect.

Each destroyer was accessfully loent withdrawal, from the political cene, of

Concessions should be regulated by the ARMED ROBBERY AT LYEMUN frequently corrected according to the one, it would make the t

If this were position of the destroyers.

task.

traversed. but which they re-encountered wide and liberal spirit would rescue day evening at Lyemun, the robbers fog was encountered at 8 mm, which was to be averted, and, if carried out in a if bankruptcy and anarchy were umines

An armed robbery took place on Satur xt 9.45 a.m., when the sun disappeared: Ching from from her present dangers and escaping with booty to the value of $50). All sense of direction was then Ipat. The give her an incomparably important Eust appears that at about 0.45 p.in. two compass, spinning, indicated a steep bank tion in the world of commerce.

Dossible nose-dive, and Lieut. Commdr. Read had visions of

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A Russian division, upder EsthonianAll worries disappeared at dawn, but ought, to be undertaken.

LETTS CAPTURE RIGA.

COPENHAGEN, May 19th." The Lottish Guards have captured Riga and have shot most of the Bolshevist eqmmissaries there."

[BY COURTESY OF THE." CEP

TERRIBLE VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN JAVA.

OLD CHINESE WOMAN TIED TO TABLE

inen entered the house of an old women, who was living alone, and, after threaten with a revolver, tied her to a

rubbers then we

and

clothing to the valey

pf $500. When they had departed the old woman screamed for help

A neighbour, hearing the crys entered the house and released her. The Police were informed and are endeavour-

The sun fortunately reappeared shd an even keel was regained, and the course lay POISON-GAS TO BE USED.

between the fog and the upper layers of the clouds, LONDON, May 19th..

The altitude was raised to 3,200 feet. Light rain was met at 11.10 Replying to Major Wedgwood, Capt. a... and, suddenly, at 11.27 a.m., Guest stated that s the Bolshevists were the outline of rocks along, Flores Island. already employing poison-gaa on the The seaplane was 45 miles off its calculat caution was being taken to protect our Owing to the fog thickening, Destroyer 23 and caused awful devastation. northern front, preparations were being was first seen shice Destroyer 16, of Kediri, Java, has gone into eruption, made to retaliate (Cheers). Every pre-

ed position. Destroyer 22 was espied. brave troops against the Soviet forbes was missed and the idea of landing on

A volcano at Kloet, in the departments to trace the criminals."

inhuman méthods.

Fifty Punta Delgada was abandoned.

thousand are reported dead, including twelvo Europeans

SINGAPORE, May 24th.

(Other Local News will be found un page 0 and 7.).