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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE

PEACE TREATY

THE PROBABLE DATE OF SIGNING.

THE

LATEST PABLES.

THE SCOURGE OF

BOLSAEVISM.

ATTACK ON PETROGRAD.

STOCKHOLM, May soch

BONDKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 29TH 1019.

LATEST VARLES,

AVIATION..

REGULATING CIVILIAN FLYING.

civilian flying.

[GT, BRITAIN'S HOUSING BILL ||

STATE HELP ALL ROUND.. COMPULSORY SCHEMES.

For two hours on April 7th Dr. Addison Brigadier-General Seely has arrived to gave an exposition of the contents of the Government's new Housing Bill. It was The Estonian attack on Petrograd has inaugurate the International" Aeronauti PAR. May hd

will regulate severely matter of fact speech, as though bogni. One force has reached Molos-cal Convention which

the speaker's chief ambition were to leave It is pointed out that the extension of korita, half-wag between "Narva and

Ino branch of his enormous subject with PRIZE TO BE DIVIDED. the time limit will not delay, the sign | Petrograd.another is advancing to cut

'out mention in its appointed place. ing of the PencerTeraty, as each terms off all communication between Pskoff and

Logies, May gand. The Minister had no need to elaborate proposal is considered immediately and Petrograd; a third force has invaded The Darly Mul announces that, if Mr.the case for the bill."," There is an actual the reply sent very promptly.

Lettland, threatening the Lettish Soviet Hawker and Captain Grieve have shortage of houses, he said, and a conceal Republic.

eumbed, "the prize of 210.000 will be divided between Mrs. Hawker' and Capt. Grieve's next of kin in the proportion that the airman and navigator agreed to share the prize.

It, is geherally thought that, after the final German observation had been pe plied to, the tiernuans will be given six days to when the Treaty Trus, the widdle of June is budicated as the prol

able date,

It is emphasised that, as regards ques tions not affecting main principles, the depsition of the Allies as one of gives

and take

EARLIER CABLES.

WILL GERMANY SIGNI

Puis, Mag 22nd.

A Hatas messagi siya i The great ijgestion in all sections of the

Peace Conference ennerining the signa

The "Karelian forces of the Finnish front will await the result of the Eathon" ian attack. in rder to advance it the Exthonians fail,

GOOD AREA CLEARED OF BOLSHEVIKS.

HELSINGFORS, May 21st.

The indife western Ingermanland, com

prising most of the Government of Petro- grad, has been cleared us Bolsheviks. The inhabitants of the region, mostly of Finnish descent, are participating in the. operations against the Bolsheviks,

EARLIER CABLES,

INDIAN REFORM.

IN

A FURTHER SUM ALLOCATED. Furthermore, a further £10,000 is allo- cated for the fight, which is still open.

AERIAL LAWS TO BE FIXED

SHORTLY,

ird shortage,

.

Owing to the war 350,000 houses have not been built, which wild have been built in nornial years.

I' A Peturn of 1914, catering only part of the country, revealed 70,000 houses "usterly unfit for bunan habitation, and

300.000 seriously stufective.

ENEMY ALIENS. QUESTION OF DEPORTATION.

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necessary to retain these men in this couns try and deportation began. The rule, however, was laid down that only thoes who were willing to go, or whose presence. A SPECIAL TRIBUNÁL,

was andesirable, should be sent away. In the House of Lords on April ard, Lord Lambourne asked whether the Go They were advised that the number will- ermmeat could give an assurance that alig to go would not be large, but in fact it had been very large It was right the 4,000 enemy aliens who had expressed a desire to reminia in Great Britain would that it should be incumbent on the eenig be afforded an opportunity to appeal be alien to make out a case against deporta- dore deportation. He observed that when I tion-the presumption should be in fav our of deportation. Later on, no doubt, this question was last kofore their lord-

people of enemy nationality who desired ships karti. Buckmaster"very, properly "re marked that it was reit possible to do to evans bere would have to" make out "à

case for durission to this country. juster to the county and, at the same time to do an injustice to muy man. That was an asion Which shoulti ever be forgotten. It had been stated that An Advisory Cem/ mitton would be appointed to inquire into the enses of alien enetuies aherunsidered that they" were being hardly treated in being ordered for deportation. He wish ed to ask when this Committee, mer which

ABUSES OF HOSPITALITY The Lord, Chanceller said that when he asa cindicate for Parliament he End before him the cleur. statement made by Viscoung Cave, who was then Haga Sec- retery. When he listened to tord Buck. master his admiration of the "atutely

To the London County Council arga

loquette with which he delighted their alone 758,000 people live in insanitary a jádge of the High Court was to preside. lordships almost nightly--(laughter) as

Supposing not lessened by the standard of complete. houses, and Dr. Addison quoted a single was going to be appointed.. street in Shoreditch where twenty-nine only half this number were brought b-| aloofness and detachment which he cons PARIS, May 23rd

houses are lat out in its tenements, which fore the Advisory Committer, the hearing try to display towards all those who At a dinner to selebrate the inter- give shelter to, 133 human beings?. He of these cases would occupy"a very long had recently been engaged in Parlia thentary elections. Listening to him, one would think "he never had any nequunt Aeronautical nationa!

Convention. pointed out effectively how ruinously post-time, and he would urge that the Cem

(Laughter.) And mitter should be appointed without force with the hustings.

Lord Buckmaster went through the elec Brigadier-Genera! Soely said the Com-ly that must be to public health.

in this connection he showed how comther delay. He asked that those who had tion, which need to be described as the mission would fix the aerial laws in a

saruffled, and he had never observed from few works it bad taken two centuries pletely the existing Housing Acts have been interned should without raption, these plction, with a moral sure wholly

Only have the opportunity of being heard in

then to now that the noble lord had failed to cope with the problemu. to fix sen laws. He was of opinion that thirty-two housing schemes have been com appent before being theporged their slightest impression of any electonering impropriety. (Laughter.) Neg only did

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the

ture of the Peace Treaty turns on the MR. MONTALD'S SPEECH IN THE the former would be more generous than pleted since 1898, the powers of the local hear), and that there would he to what the noble furd support that election. but

optimistic opinion that the Germans wit

pitn.

"far ease there is no hitch in either side the signature may be edited by June

H

ALLIED ARMIES READY.

Paris. May end.

A Havas mussage says. Marshal Foch has returned from the Rhine District, and was received by M. Clemenceau after which M. Clemenceau

cald President Wilso13.

The Founcil of Fair has approved the repen made by Marshal Foch, the Allied.. Armies being ready to move almost in staatan musly.

LATEST CABLES. "

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. REPLY TO GERMAN PROPOSALS.

Panis. Mny 220). The Associated Powers, replying to the German Note relating to the League of Nations; state that the proposals can be discussed when the League has been con- etitated.

The reply deals sympathetically with certain German suggestions, such as the

HOUSE.

the latter.

LONDON, May sand.

authoritiesuot being adequate to the put pise, the cost of nequisition witg.almest prohibitive, and the procedure tumbrous

General Botha Haid the Convention would be one of the finest instruments for In the House of Commons, during the the safety of the world. It would ulti-and" dilatory. dirbate on the findinn: Budget. Mr. E. S.mately Wad to a world pence. Mantage said that he would way to his Sir Robert Garron said that no part Dominions colleagues at the Conferrace of the world had more to expect from Table that the position of equality which aerial developments than they had given India's representatives Both internally as well as internation- was wholly inconsistent with the treat ally, only with the aid of rapid com ment of Indians in the Durinions-in unication, would peoples of the world

get to know and understand each other, South Africa.

The danger in India was not past,

hut the rioting demonstrated the loyalty" of the Indian Army and Police to a man. Nine Europeans and 100 Indians were Liited in the recent disturbances,

LATEST CABLĖS,

IMPERIAL PREFERENCE.

INDIAN AND CEYLON TEAS.

LONDON, May 1st.

CLEANING INSANITARY ARKAS.

he right call forcibly obtaining of com set to repatriation from them.

lig

supported the People's Budget eles- tion. I was try the Shuble lurth tena The Earl of Jersey, replying to the porarily happened from the Hour of of Commons, but he returned again about Government. afil that when the matter twelve months later when an election cook was list before the House certain nobie place which he

a poster repre- The view bill proposes to deal with both lords suggested that justice was conspicu

enting an alled by

ubest member of sides of the probleai, ris, to get rid of cusly absent from the polics of the toy their turdships House-whom he had not insanitary houses and also to build new ernment and from his own views in re succeeded in recognising (laughter)

Viscount Bryen

with an unwholsonie, not to say pin to this matter. houses on open ground, and its main pre-caracterised his lurks as indicating ply, fare, wearing, by some arrangement bis unusual Australia.visions may be summarised as follows:- an indifference the suffering, and other which he understood wils

(Laughter.) severd With uroner with a frock ront. noble lords were squash

There was a tendency to any that the regard to election pledge, he preferred

The people „Brong. the old-fashioned dotring that praises constituencies were. were made to be cbserved and not to be of the country came to the canrlusion that there was a moral line which divided Ger. No payment will be made for the con-forgotten, and there could be no question

25.a gen- demned houses. The land will be valued that the people were fold at the last eleemans from themselves, and that as a

eral rule the Germans should

Jess as a site cleared for buildings. This will tion that in future. Britain was to be a Parmoor

they could show that there was something Lords largely reduce the cost.

Powers will be given to acquire, and. asked whether during the Ware curse of wholly singular in their individual cases ould it be forgotten that along of all the the war one" German ving in this cons-

civilised countries Germany provided s need be, to satisfactory, is capable try was found to be a spy, or whether,

seret oath for those who became citizena of another country retaining their separate Ne uncivilised country in

EARDTER CARLES.

FRENCH INTEREST IN MR.

HAWKER.

PARIS. y 22nd.

Local authorities must prepare schemes for dealing with slum areas and insani tary houses.

if which, though

existing property, | the

of being got into decent urder.

Power will also be granted to acquire sites in advance of their being wanted for building schemes.

Restrictive covenants to be set aside. Freeholders to be empowered to re-enter for the purpose of reconstruction and in.

PROVISION OF NEW HOUSES,

Britishers..

Naturally, the major part of the specen | lens who expressed a desire to remain

at any rate, the number was not infinit simal. He could inform the noble lord, however, that the number was between twenty and thirty. Before the war tier- A Has message says:**

mans in Great Britain who were suspected of spying were carefully watched, and 1: no exaggeration to say that for 42

were promptly arrested in the declara tion of war. heers Mr. Hawkers and Capt. Grieveprovement.

He did not wish to condemn all uni- Drastic alterations in the matter of pro- have breed In the thoughts of every cedure.

naturalised aliens, nor could he admit

at all

paturalised aliens were of neces State financial assistance to the local that Frenchman. No sporting event or test

authorities for the general purposes of sity loyal...

As to the question whether an assurance could

be given that any of these 4,000 In the House of Commons, during thes ever followed in Paris with such this side of the housing problem.

anxious interest.

have the opportunity of appealing was occupied with the plans for the Pre before being deported, he reminded their CIVILIAN FLYING IN FRANCE.

vision of new houses on 'upen Kround. Here, PARIS. May 22nd.

again, local authorities of lordships that he had stated, that the re- which there are 1,800–will be required to A Havas message says:—

Prepare schemes, and in default the beiion of those willing to go

and that County Councils may be required to do number of undesirables were being com With regard t so for them, or the Local Government pulsorily repatriated. Board itself will prepara the plans and the remainder, those who considered that require them to carry it out. Yery few were being hardly treated would an end.. But things are now beginning cas before being finally repatriated to move, and 41 schemes for acquiring Hence, it was thought desirable that a sites are under review, of which 275 have tribunal, over which Mr. Justice

er had consented to preside, should be been sent in during the last four weeks. These represent about 100,000 bouses, and the general question, it had been

"On cover 4,620 acres.

preference dehate. Mr. F. D. Acland argued that ander preference it would not pay to bring ordinary China and Java tras to England. Consequently, British traders would be deprived of

Restrictions on #ying are about to be removed throughout the whole of French

the

they

enrried

WILA crythin

had ever made use of such a fraud Could they close their eyes also to the fact that over and over again those who had enjoyed the hospitality of op this. country for a long period of years had mest grossly abused that hospitality? Were they hot entitled also in deciding this matter to consider the acts which bad heen done by the German antion in the course of the war? No one

supposed

that eneity whose enmity was techni- an alien cal, and who had given

of devotion

to this country should be.driven from this

to

che plek But he was quite unmoved by

These

the plea that the men when in this coun try had contributed to our wealth. men cune here to benefit themselves, and they had to pay the same taxis as any other one that did not give them any special credit. The view won.d be taken that those (fermans who wished to appeal

establishment of a system of impartial material for making cheap blends, and territory. A large number of aeroplanes schemes were ready when the war came to have the opportunity of stating their against deportation would be allowed to

He in-

commissions for conciliation, freedom of exports from Chini and from Jave would transit, and the economic relations bend fresh outlets in foreign markats in

no longer marful to the military autho rities will be sold for civilian fring tween different peoples. The reply points

competition with British tena.

THE FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA. but that the Covenant does not prevent cited Mr. Chamberlain to lay on the the adoption of the German proposals.

PARIS, May 22nd. table any despatches from the Govern some of which will be submitted to the

ments of India and of Ceylon concerning League in due course.

his proposals.

EARLIER CABLES.

FOR THE DEVASTATED

REGIONS.

ANAGREEMENT BETWEEN AMERICA AND FRANCE.

PARIS, May 22nd.

A Havas message says:--- An agreement has been entered into between the French, and American Quar.. termaster Corps whereby all the machi `nery, offer fixtures, typewriters, automo- biles, and wagons of all kinds being used by the American Army will be turned over to the French Government for use in the devastated, regions of Northern

France.

LATEST CABLES.

THE MAY DAY RIOTS IN FRANCE

FORTY ARRESTS,

PARIS, May 22nd. Forty demenstrators, were arrested an May 1st. They have begun a hunger strike..

EARLIER CABLES.

TURKEY.

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3r. Chamberinin, replying, said that if it did not pay to bring Java ten here, that was to say, if there was not ed. difference between Jayn and Indian tene, the poor people of Britain would get the better Indian tea at the same price as they used to pay for inferior Java too. (Cheers.)

A Havas message says:—. The Prime Minister of Australia, in consultation with the British Royal Aero Club, have decided the conditions for the proposed fight from Great Britain to Australia for a prize of 850,000 offered by The the

Comunwealth Government. armen will have to cross, France, and proceed by way of Alexandria, Bagdad, Singapore, and the Malay, Archipelago. The flight must be accomplished with

THE COLOUR BAR.

Mr. Chamberlain declared that, under Preference, the British consumer would 720 hours. get ten cheaper and buy more ter. There fore, there would be a greater demand here for Indian "and Ceylon tens.

A PROTEST FROM AMERICA.

PARIS, May 22nd. The logical outcome of the argument

A Havas message says:- that British tea-growers would be driven ont of foreign markets by competition

Every Delegate at the Peace Conference with Java and Chinese teas hitherto sold has received a copy of a protest of the here was that the British markets should coloured people of America against the be protected, not against, but in invour non-insertion of a Clause in the Peace

All the schemes are to be sent in within three months of the hill becom ing law.

Power is taken to insist that they shall be carried out when sanctioned.

Joint schemes inny be prepared by

"Yonak-

acknowledged as a just claim that the British people were entitled to choose their own guests, and that when they bad had enough of their presence they were fully entitled to May 90 The first duty of the Government was to the people

before the Committee, but the ordinary rule was that their presence here was not desirable.

FACH CASE ON ITS MERITS. Lord Phillimore said that during the

war it was right to intern every able bodied energy and anyone against whom there was any suspicion, but now that the war was over there was no reason for dealing with every case of its merits. There ought to be no presumption against a man because he was interned. It a man who was married to an English woman,

BOL

two or more local authorities acting the country. By all means let Garonny but whose children were not old

Lugdber. Thi

athrmes,

which may be submitted in separate detail, will specity (a) the site, (b).

the general layout. (e) the actual building plans.

As soon as the site is authorised, the local authority. enter into posses- Laion and get to

There will be a general relaxation restrictive local by-laws..

LOYAL LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS."'

enough to bave served in the war, was to be sent away, and his wife and children had to part from him or follow him to an

lien country, a great cruelty and injustice would be done. The treatment of our people in Austria and Hungary had been

be a great shame if Bome consideration most buruane (boar, heat) and it would was not extended to people of those na tionalitica.

have justice according to their deserts- let them have justice as individuals and as a nation: hut it must be justice in the widest and strongest sense of the word.

hear.) (Flear,

Lord Buckmaster said the suggestion that we should our rights but not only be acting within performing our duty to posterity if we turned every German out. THE STATE'S CONTRIBUTION.

of this country to-morrow-(hear, bear) held by prople who, Members were very much interested to was a view not hear Dr. Addison's explanation of the like hill, won the grunts should be these cases was a satisfactory solution.

as one for which this country bill's Gaancial proposals. Simply stated, they are as

iscount Galway said as follows

profoundly ashamed. These men When a housing scheme is approved, large numbers not only lived here but doubt that there had been most unfair allowed to go on between aliens the Government will finance it for seven bad contributed to our wealth, and had 14 own people, and that was one of years, by granting an annual subsidy materially assisted us to carry out in the reasons why the country was deter to meet the loss sustained by the local custries of the country, l, law-abiding mined to get rid of the Germans.

Many of them authority above the proceeds of a penny had been perfectly loyal,

The Marquis and that fathers of men who had

of Lincolnshire said the figures given with regard to the number. of spies in this country caused feelings of legitimate apprehension in the minds

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had in

in-

rate that period, therefore, the linbilize shed their blood for this coun

•owingly cannot be an economic rent,

materials,

Lord Sheffield considered that the pointment of the Committee to deal with

there was no

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of the foreigner, so that he should be Treaty, obliging each natice of the Allies, induced to end his products, bere, into grant equal civil rights to its owvidently to be able to charge an speeches made during the election and

ties of the local ratepayer will be limit. try should be turned out of the country ed to a penny rate. Afterwards there as one threw rubbish on to the rubbish will be re-valuation.

heap was a suggestion which he could of the public, and went far to give the A crucial point, of course, is the rent. only view with feelings of profound Coalition its majority at the last clection. The Archbishop of Canterbury asked regret. to the heavy cost of building and Lord Wittenham admitted that he had what was actually happening now in con- Dr. Addison, therefore, was strong views on this point. He tried not tribunal at the moment, but the deporta- nection with deportations There was no to

who would fix the rents, to see red, but the country, rightly ortion of a considerable number of men was But ready that is not yet anally wrongly, had decided that the Bucke pressed decided.

apparently

He hoped that all who still The hope of the Government should go, and he gathered from the going on.

remained would be given an opportunity is

to have their case investigated. economic rent some years hence when from the result of the election that it was prices have fallen to

nable clearly the policy of the Government to more reasonable levels. Dr. Addison assured the House send back to Germany every Boche in the the Committee would proceed to act at orce, and not wait for a bill which it was that these financial proposals were welcountry. comed by local authorities.

the

order that Britain might not suffer from bis competition elsewhere. Was ever the free trade argument reduced to such an absurdity (Cheers.)

EARLIER CABLES.

AFGHANISTAN.

M

THE FATE OF CONSTANTINOPLE. REASONS FÜR THE AMIR'S FOLLY,

PARIS, May 22nd.

In the House of Commons, refer ring to Afghanistan, Mr. Montagu attributed the Amir's unprovoked attack to the combined forces of Mohammedan unrest, his effort to, consolidate his posi tion on a shaky throne, and the emissaries of Balaberiem.

A Havas message says:— It is now virtually certain that there will be no treaty with Turkey, in spite of the opinion in England, which favours the retention of Constantinople as the seat of Turkish sovereignty.

citizens

THE SILVER MARKET.

ELUCTUATIONS IN PRICE.

LONDON, May 20th. Silver is quoted at seid, buyers and sellers. The market is quiet.

that

so far as it had been carried by the

The Marquis of Lansdowne hoped that

The Earl of Jersey said the tribunal was clearly understood that all who wieb noble lord Continuing, he asked whether had nothing to do with the bill, and it they could assume that everyone who had been interned would be allowed to knowed to state their case, to the tribunas that be would have-the chance of appear would have an opportunity of doing so.

The subject then dropped. committee to appeal ing before the against deportation.

Viscount Cave said that is November last he was asked what would be done with the chemy aliens (who then numbered to give to which are being formed to undertake came. Ho replied at once that it was bousing schemes, gave obvious satisfac impossible that they should be let loose ployment at the Air Ministry are that tion. Speaking of material, he said that in the country, that the general rule his Royal Highness has gone home to it was hoped to get 3,000,000.000 bricks would be deportation, but that if any qualify as a pilot. While the weather in this year out of the British brickyards, alien could make cut a case for exemption unfavourable for practice in flying the and 6,000,000,000 next year, the normal he would have an opportunity of doing Prince is filling up his time by working output being about 4,000,000,000.-Daily 10, Shortly afterwards be was advised in the Appointments Department at the Telegraph.

by the War Office that it was no longer Air Ministry,

AX well Viscount Bryce did not think he had stated the Government proposed to intro- they may be. For their liability is only ever heard the doctrine rez populi carried duce that of a penny rate, The Minister sug- gested that the local authorities will be shouldering about 25 per cent, of the loss, and the State 76 per cent,

In the later portions of his speech Dr. LONDON, May 21st. Addison explained he had not made Silver is quoted at bid buyers and found that it sometimes hindered develop. town-planning compulsory because it was sellers. The American market in selling.ment, and his explanation of the assist

the Government were LONDON, May 22nd.“ Silver is quoted at $11d. buyers and sellers. The market is steady.

LONDON, May 24th. Silver is quoted at sild, buyers and ellers. The market is ready.

Lance, which Public Utility &are between 20,000 and 30,000), when perco

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PRINCE ALBERT TO, FLY.

The facts about Prince Albert's ́em--

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