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THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 3ra.
EX-KAISER TO BE TRIED IN LONDON:
BETHMANN HOLLWEG'S ATTEMPT TO SHIELD HIM.
BRITISH PEACE DELEGATION'S HOME-COMING.
GENERAL SMUTS ON THE PEACE TREATY.
BRITISH FRANCO, AMERICAN
ALLIANCE CONCLUDED.
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
COMPLETED.
FOR AUSTRIA
CHINA'S REFUSAL TO SIGN THE TREATY.
LATEST CABLES. Tsereg REUTER'S AGENCY.] WELCOMING THE PEACE.
MAKERS HOME.
THE PREMIER'S STIRRING SPEECH.
LONDON, Jane th
He believes the real work in making 'peace will only begin after the Treaty has been signed. The Treaty is simply s fiquidation of the war situation.
and better world wilnch on topice SHE
A FAIRER AND BETTER WORLD The promise of the new life and of the victory of great human ideais, and the fulfilment of their aspirations towards the new international order and a fairer the Treaty find will treaties
A new spirit of crnengsity and Mr. Lloyd George, accompanied by Lord Milner, Mr. S. Montagu Mr. humanity, born in the hearts of the pro th. 3. Barnes, Mr. M. Hughes Gen-plex can alone solve the problems which eral Botha, General Saints and others, has the statesmen of the Peace Conference
The party
were found too hard. arrived in London. received at Victoria Spation, by H.M. the King, the Prince of Wales Cabines Ministers and others.
As the train steamed in the King, will Mrs. Lloyd George on his arm. left the royal waiting-room to meet the arrivals rulently, the King and the Prince
of
Wales drove with the members of the delegation to Buckingham Palace. They were given a stupendous ovation by & great rumeure of people. The party re mained at the Palace for twenty minutes. and then drove to Downing Street, where cheering multituds insisted on the Brommer
said: Yesterday, at Ver The Propking sailles, a just peace was concluded by the labours and sacrifices of men of all classes and all rners of this great Empire (Cheers.) A peace charged with hop has been won for the world. We all helped to do it and it is because every budy I sincerely helped that it has been wor trust the united spirit of concord and which won this great peace. co-operating. will continue until we have established
firm foundation, a new world, which has been won by the sacrifices of millions
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REVISION NEEDED. General Smuts urges that territorial settlements and guarantees, and fore shadowed punishments, and stipulated indemnities, need revision, nodincasion ue expungement. The real peace of the people ought to amend the peace of states
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TWO ACHIEVEMENTS OF WORLD IMPORTANCE
He asserts that two nchiesements, far reaching, and of world important deze definitely recorded in the Treaty-namely, the destruction of Prussian Militariam, and the institution of the League of Nations. He is confident that the latter will yet prove an escape for Enrope from the ruin created by war,
THE TRUE PATH TO NATIONAL PROGRESS.
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DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS SIGNED.
FER MILLER, Jun, 28th.. The following diplomatic documents were signed on the afternoon "of Jane th: The Pence Treaty, signed by all the plenipotentiaries, including ve Ger- mans: the Convention concerning the left bank of the Rhine, signed by representa tive of France, the United States. Great Britain and Belgium; and a deeree for the recognition of Poland, signed by ge presentatives of the five Great Powers and Poland.
THE BLOCKADE.
PARIS, June 9th.
THE VICTORY OF RIGHT
OVER "MIGHT. CELEBRATIONS IN LONDON. དན་
LONDON, June such.
The overnight pener celebrations in London continued almost ili dawn, Bon fires in many open spaces were kept blazing all night.
Thanksgiving services were heldvin all the churches this morning. prowled congregations,
There were
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BETHMANN HOLLWEG DESIRES TO
SHIELD HIS MASTER, “
BERLIN, June 5th-
It is announced that Herr Bethmann von Hollweg. after refraining, at the Government's express wish. from taking the same step that he desired to take on Way 20th. addressed a communication to M. Cleuincenu, un June 25th, requesting the Allies to allow him stand for trial, in- sted of the ex-Kaiser, and placing him. seif at their disposat
Herr Retharaan yon Hollweg says he REJOICINGS IN PARIS- bears for his period of office sole respon- Paris, June 29th. sibility, under the Firmuan Cantitation, A Havas message, states:--
for tim exs Kaiser's political acts. The An Allied Note has been handed to the
Paris, on Saturday night, gave itself |fere, he claims, that the reckoning which German delegation dealing with theup completely to rejoicing or the cons the Allies desire to demand for the alleg ratification of the Peace Treaty by Ger
secration of the Victory of Eight over fod sets against international morality many, which is closely connected with the fight.
and the sanctity of treaties shall be solely hgth of time that the blockade will be
demanded from him, maintained. WHEN THE BLOCKADE WILL BE streets.
LIFTED.
PARIS, June 9th.
Torch-light processions took place, and dances were, organised.everywhere in the
*AT NEW YORK.
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Naw Youx. June ch. A Havas message states p
The news of the signing of the Peater A Note from the Supreme Council of Treaty was greeted with the "booming of the Peace Conference was handed to Gergnas, the ringing of church bells and the many and her Allis informing them that the Lingkade will be automatically lifted as soon as they ratify the Treaty.
ALLIES READY TO RAISE THE BLOX KADE
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NEW CABINET FORMED.
Lasnos, June 29th. A new Cabinet has been formed with Senhor Cardozo ak Premiar: Sanhur
Barreto, Foreign Minister: and Senhor Caspar, Minister for the Colanies.
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AFGHANISTAN.
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THE AMIR'S DEMAND.
Simpą, June goth. A Water from the Amir to the Viceroy, dated June 19th, was received today, re questing the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan, in order to facilique negotiations.
tion of the Viceroy, dated June 21st, The letter had crossed the communicaś emphasising that British troops would He hopes that the Allies, Pespecting theistap, and that any modification of the
reunit at their present posts in Afghan Tegal position fixed by Public tanaita- Armistice terms was impossible. tional Law, will gild" to his urgent re- 1/1PNC.
DERMAN PAPER'S POINTED REMARKS
hooting of sins, bat, generally, the
BERLIN, June 29th. celebration was not equal to the spontane Bethmann you follweg is certainly re- The Tageblatt points out that Herr ous outburst on the occasion of the sign-sponsible for the political nets of the ex. ing of the Arazistion,
Kaiser up to the time of nobilisation but his responsibility does not extend to the deerers issued by the ex-Kaiser Commander-in-Chief of the Army, and Navy. Therefore, the impey is septiral as regards the success of Herr Bechmang ven Hollweg's step.
SCENES IN PARIS.
PARIS, Juna ith.
PARIS, June 24th. M. Clemenceau, in a letter to the Ger
The signing of peace was celebrated joy man delegation, points out that, "accord- ing to the Armistice, the blockade will fulls. In the evening, there were many be in force infil pence is ratified. There torchlight processions including one by raise the soldiers, headed by Allied bands and fore the Allies are ready blockade imediately they are officially lags, Dense crowds on the Boulevard advised of the regular and complete ruti cheered the Allied soldiers, who, perched
were singing? Scation of the Treats by the German on roofs and motor-cars, Republic.
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RATIFYING THE TREATY.
Panis, June 9th.
A Hays message states mell M. Cemenevan, to-morrow, will lay the Pre Try before the French Parkia ment for ratification, making a brief statement in the Chamber of Deputies on its principal political and military fea
res
"A keen debate is expected.
PRESIDENT WILSON URGES ACCEPTANCE,
WASHINGTON, June th President Wilson, immediately after the signature of the Treaty. cabled to the American people urging ncceptance of the Treaty and of the League of Nations envenants
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. BERLIN. June 28th. Herr Von Haniel, yesterday, sent two Notes to 3. Clemenceau.
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national anthems..
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· Germans guns were drawn by urchins. All public buildings and many houses were illuminated with multi-coloured electric lights. The festivities culminated with the signing of the Marseillaise and Allied anthems in all the theatres.
BRUSSELS VERT QUIET,
Brassais. June 29th. The city was absolutely quiet yesterday, There was no ocial Peac, demonstra tion, only a few Belgian' and Allied Angs being visible.
BELGIAN NATIONAL THANKS- GIVING "SERVICE.
BEUSEELA. June 29th.
PRESIDENT WILSON.
DEPARTURE FOR AMERICA.
Pants, June sth.
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RACING IN FRANCE,
THE GRAND PRIX.
PARIS, June 20th. The following is the result of the Grand
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Master Good. Insensible
Seven ran. Won by three-quarters of a Lugth: a nick separated serond and
bird.
Ting: Jugins, 20secs,
THE VICTORY LOAN.
RESULT OF A THREE DAYS CAMPAIGN.
Titer days of the Victory Loan zau. President Wilson left in the evening.ign, in Trafalgar Square resulted in He embarks at Brest tomorrow morning.subscriptions amounting to £79.500.000.
'BREST. June 18th. President Wilson, has sailed for New York.
THE TURKISH CASE.
M. CLEMENCEAU'S REPLY TO TURKISH STATEMENTS.
celebrated this morning, by Cardinal A national Thanksgiving service was Mercier, in the presence of Their Majestions, whose ties, the Ministers, and diplomats. Large and enthusiastic crowds attended.
LITTLE STIR IN BERLIN,
COPENHAGEN. June 29th. The news of the signing of Pence caused little stir in Berlin,
REVENGE FOR THE DISORACE":
OF 1015."
The first declares that the German Government concludes, from the Allied Note of June 21st, that the Allied and General Smats regrete the alxdition of Associated Governments regard the pro- militarism in the Trenty being confined mises embodied in the memorandum. cf to the enemypedbles, who should join the June 10th. which is not expressly included League of Nations at the earliest possible in the Peace Treaty, as equally binding, The Government suppressed the date and collaborate with the lies in and do not object to such promines being Deutsche Zeitung for publishing an excit practising the great lesson of the war-laid down in a final protocol to avoid fed article speaking of the German of valiant inen.
that the true path to national progress misunderstandings... The hideous slaughter of brave men
lies in common serview for great búinan end in a righteous peace. to in
The second Note states that the Germia people's future revenge for the disgrace thank God for that. (Cheers). Let
Government recognises that it is unable us rejoice in this great victory, not in a spirit of hostfulness-which was the downfall of Germany-but in a spirit of reverence, which is worthy of the noble sacritices which Have (Cheern:)
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Let
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Valsen.
Besides resulting in the enemy's utter defeat, the war has caused the collapse of the whole political and economie fabric ia Central and Eastern Europe.
AN APPEAL TO THE BRITISH AND AMERICAN PEOPLES.
Unless the victors can effectively help the defeated and broken peoples, large part of Europe is threatened with exhaus tion and decay. Russia has already walk- THEed into the night, and the risk that the
THE JUSTNESS OF THE PEACE TREATY. THE PREMIER'S SPEECH IN
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
rest, many follow is very grave indeed. The effects of this disaster will not be Lossos, July 3rd.
confined to Central Europe, for Civilisa- The House of Commons was crowded, tion is one body, and we are all members the gathering including the Prince of of one another Wales who was in the Peers gallery, when
He
specially
appeals to the peoples of Mr. Lloyd George rose to speak on the the United States and of the British
who was
who have been exceptionally Empire. Peace Treaty. The
Premier enthusiastically welcomed, said he had to blessed with the good things of life, to lay on the table two Bills to enforce the exer themselves to the attermost to say most momentous document to which the ing the wreckage of life and industry on British Empire ever had affixed seal one the Continent.
the was to give effect to the provisions of Treaty, and the other to obtain sauction to the Anglo-French convention.
The Premier paid a tribute to the Ser; vices, to Mr. Balfour, to Mr. Barnes and to the Oversen representatives...
The terms.
eries of the Treaty were, in many respecta, terrible, but so were the deeds,
THE PART GERMANY MUST PLAY.
All this is possible of accomplishment on two conditions: Firstly, Germany. must convince our peoples of her good faith and complete sincerity, through a. real, honest effort to fulfil her Tent obligations as
ment:
of 1919.
EARLIER CABLES.
to refuse to sign the Rhineland Agree- nevertheless, it considers this necessary. It suggests that mandatories | MAGNIFICENT CEREMONIAL"AT. from both parties, meet to supplement and
THE ALBERT HALL. correct the stipulations in the Agreement. GERMAN DELEGATES LEAVE „VERSAILLES.
VERSAILLES. June 28th. Hurr Mueller. Herr Bell and Bity Ger- man members of the Pence Mission left in the evening for Germany.
Forty secretaries' remain at Versailles for the present.
CONSERVATIVE PRESS IN
MOURNING.
Btaziy, June 29th. The conservative Press 'have appeared with black borders as a mark of mourning on account of the signing of the Treaty
The following are typical bead-lines Kreuz Zeitung: Germany's fate sealed."
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Russchau: Signature" of peace and
"lation."
Zeitung: "The end."
most pessimistic comment follows the headlines, but the Rundschau, signi- ficantly declares: We need a despot to able to establish him, our enemies will
and the consequences they inflicted on the Germans will then as possible. The compel a nation to work; it we are un-
world.
These coequences would have been more terrible had Germany succeed ed. The terms were stern, but just
fnd Britons disposed to meet them half-way in unexampled difficulties and perplexities, but may resort to subterfuges or underhand means After describing Germany's great down to defeat or evade the Peace Treaty will fall, he emphasised, amid cheera, the just only revive old suspicions, arouse anger,
and
to good understandings. ness of the restoration of Alsace Lorraine, and
the Allies must remember that Schleswig-Holstein and Poland; also the S Prove fatal to
God gave them this overwhelming and undreamt of victory for the attainment of the great human ideais, for which heroes gave their lives and which are the real victors in this war of ideali.
justness of the reparation terms; regard ing which he declared that if the whole cost of the war were thrown upon Ger many it would be in accordance with every principle of civil jurisprudentie
He then emphasised the justness of the disarmament of Germany, and the just ness of depriving her of her colonies, re- garding which, h emphasised, there was the most overwhelming evidence that Ger many cruelly ill-treated the natives. The restoration of thos, colonies, in face of these facts, especially in view of the part the natives had taken in their own libera tion, thus giving Germany the opportuni
Betrayal.
THE PEACE TREATY.
PRESIDENT POINCARE AND THE KING.
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send him.'
NEW ITALLAN DELEGATION ARRIVES.
PARIS, June 29th. The new Italian delegation has arrived.
EARLIER CABLES.
GERMANY FORCED TO SEND
DELEGATES..
હાં..
"PARIS, JUD A Havas message snys: The Supreme Council sent a sharp incssage to Berlin, to-day asking Dr. Bauer and President Ebert to nominate PARIB, June 29th.
and
Д despatch
plenipotentiary to President Poincaré, replying to a tele-Versailles. gram of congratulations from H. M. King The Council of Three may be forced to George on the occasion of the signature send an ultimatum, asking Germany to
says that Franco. of the Treaty of
and pat an end to her dilatory tactics. to His
LONDON. June 28th.
The Masonic pence i-bration at the Albert Hall, yesterday, was attended by raftamen fram every part of the Empire and America,"
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The varied regalia made a wonderful colour picture.
Lord Ampthill braided, in the absence, through illness, of the Duke of Con naught."
An Address to the King, congratulating him on the triumph of British arms, was Fagreed to:
PART. Jun euch.
The Council are
FRENCH LABOUR.
STRIKE AT AN END.'
PARIS, June 20th.
The metal-workers"-strike, has ended jupon acerptance of the employers' terms.
EARLIER CABIES.
DECISION AGAINST A GENERAL
STRIKE
PARIS, June 3th. A Havas message says:-- A French inter-Federal cartel, represent- ing miners, railwaymen, sailors, dockyard
M. Cemenerant, in a letter, thanks the Turkish delegation on half of the Allies. He says the Statements received will cons pting to receive careful cumsideration.
Turkey, and raise international They touch other interests besides those of
Cunately decision, anfor- anxious to proceed rapidle with the final workers, builders, and metal and train settlement of peace, and fully realise the port workers, has rejected the suggestion inconvenience of
prolonging the present of the Paris metal workers, who are now period of uncertainty, but an exhaustive un strike, for a general stoppage of work survey of the situation has convinced throughout France. them that some delay was inevitable. They frel, therefore, that nothing 14-20 be
to 1 longer
Paris at pre in the period arrives for the interchange of ideas they will communicate with the Turkish FRANCE WILL EXACT FULLEST Government as to the best method by which this result may be conveniently accomplished.
gained byurkish frou. When the
Sent of
GERMANY.
STRIKE TO BE CONTINUED.
OF SCUTTLING,
GERMAN
WARSHIPS.
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REPARATION,
PARIS. June 26th. A Havas message says: The French Minister of Marine, in a sintement to the Senate Naval Commis sion, stated that the scuttled Fleet repro- wonted, for France, the means of recupe BERLIN, Jan 28th.
rating her. naval losses during "the war. A meeting of railwaymen has decided France would exact the fullest repara to continue the strike, in spite of the tion to which she was entitled, recommendation of the Unions to resume
work in consequence of the Governments. TURKISH promise to redu, food prices, ANOTHER GENERAL RELIEVED OF HIS COMMAND.
BERLIN, June 28th. General von Bulow, commanding the troops in West Prussia, has been relieved of his command.
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EARLIER CABLES,
FIGHTING AT BOCHUM.
A message from the Duke of Connaught
COPENHAGEN, June 99th, was rend, in which the Duke hoped that A telegram from Berlin states that the the day would be commemorated by the authorities at Bochum repelled plunder- erection of a perpetual memorial of peaceing crowds with machine-guns and by providing in the metropolis of the hand-grenades. --- Empire, a meeting-place worthy of the
Grand Lodge of England. history and the traditions of the United
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DISTURBANCES' AT HANOVER. Disturbances are also reported from Hanover. GENERAL LETTOW VON VORBECK AT HAMBURG.
General Lettow VOD
AND BULGARIAN TREATIES
SIX MONTHS FOR CONSIDERATION OF TERMS.
Panis, June 9th.
A Havas message say "The various questions concerning Turkey and Bulgaria will require at Irast six months to be settled. Consequently, thá state of siege will continue.
"OBITUARY,
SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH COMMISSIONER.
LONDON, June 29th. The death is thaounced of the Right Hon. William, Philip Schreiner High Commissioner in England for the Union of South Africa.
[Mr. W. P. Schreiner, son of the lato Bev, G. Schreiner, a missionary seat out by Vorteck has the London Missionary Society, was born in THETRIAL OFTHE EX-KAISER arrived at his quarters at Friedrichsruhe.Cape Colony in 1857. He married, in 1884, Some of his troopy have arrived outside Franees Hoster, a sister of ex-President Hamburg.
Rritz of Orange Free State. He was educat Ife bas bem instructed not to negotiate
at the Cape Laiversity and afterwards at except on the basis of unconditional sub- Cambridge. He was called to the Bar in the London University and Downing College,
TO BE HELD IN LONDON.
LONDON, July 3rd.. In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd George aanvanced that the tribunal to try the ex Kaiser would sit in London. HOW THE PERSON OF THE EX- KAISER WILL BE SECURED.
- AMSTERDAM, June 9th. A message from Paris states that the Allies will not ask Holland to extraditë the ex-Kaiser, but will merely ask her, in the name of the League of Nations, to before the International Court or leave the country.
It is expected that Holland, as a mem ber of the League" of Nationa, will not refuse.
mission and stirrender of all oris.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC PARALYSED.
BERLIN, June 28th. Railway trafic is paralysed owing to the strike.
Herr Noske's decrce has irritated the railwaymen who threaten to bold up the
food trains.
The Government has imprisoned 1,000 revolutionaries.
the Inner Temple in 1882. He became Legal Adviser to the High Commissioner from 182%
to 1903, a member of the Cecil Bhosles segund
ty for reprisals, would have been a base ceceives with gratitude the good wishes comply within a given number of hours form the ex-Kaiser that he must appear representatives of the railwaymen that Bir John 'Call, Agent General im
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WHY HE SIGNED IT.
LONDON, June 20th.'
LATEST CABLES.
SHIELDING FRANCE. AGAINST UNPROVOKED ATTACK TREATY BETWEEN AMÉRICA, GT. BRITAIN AND FRANCE.
of Great Britain. and expresses her thanks and congratulations GENERAL SMUTS ON THE Dominions and Colonies of the
Majesty, to the British people, and to the She will never forget the marvellous TREATY.
effort forth during
put
more than four. years by your valiant forces on land and to have shared with sea. She is proud them the glory of fighting for our com
and General Smuts has issued a statement mon ideal of justice, his not only hy their aide
· Panis, June 29th. in which he says he signed the Peace to have gained victory, wh Treaty not because it was a satisfactory that of our two countries but that of
A Havas message states:- document, but because it was imperatively eternal Right and Liberty.
Before leaving Paris, President Wilson tho "She rejoices, also, at the necessary to close the war, and because t
which, signed a Treaty of Alliance, with the world needs percs above all, and nothing succceding so long a comradeship in arias, United States, by which America quare would be more fatal than the continuance will allow our nations, delivered from satees to aid France in case of an un- of the state of suspense between war and the horrors of war, to collaborate with provoked attack.
the elapsed confident intimacy in peace. The six months that had
of progress Your Majesty knows I am as upsetting,
and ruinous to profoundly convinced a6 15 France-gs on behalf of Of Britain.
of Europe
quadrennium was the previous He regards the Treaty as the close of one of the chapters of the War and the Armis tice. He feels that in the Treaty we have, not achieved the real peace for which our peoples have been looking forward.
since the Raps, been humanity. --
of the
noccanity permanent Agreement between Great Britain and France. The closer our union is henceforward the more surely will be guaranteed the maintenance of peace, the resumption of productive activities, and the future of civilisation.”
NO QUESTION OF DEATH OR IMPRISONMENT.
A high French authority on inter- national law, in an interview, stated that the proceedings against the ex-Kaiser will be carried out on moral grounds. There- fore, the sentence of the Court will be ex- elusively of a moral character. There could bo na question of a sentence of death or imprisonment. Probably only, the crimes of the ex-Kaiser against international
the war and violat ing Belgian neutrality, condemned. The Hohenzollerns will be declared for ever deposed, and it will be made impossible for the ex-Kaiser to do any further harm, by allotting him a residence which he will be forbidden to leave
EASING THE FOOD SITUATION. The Minister for Railways informed the the Grances of the country prevented the concession of their demands, but they and the whole nation would benefit from the reduction in food prices.
An establishment has been fixed for rations, to which the Government would apply 1.500,000,000 marks during the next three months
LATEST CABLES.
TERMS TO AUSTRIA. ECONOMIC CONDITIONS COM-
•PLETED,
Ministry in 1803. and was twice Attorney. He ant in the Legislative Assembly from 1893 to ID10 and was a Senator in the Sonthe African Union from 1910 to 1914, in which latter year he was appointed to the High Commissionership in England.]
TASMANIAN AGENT GÉNERAL.
Loxnos, June Zeth. The death is announced of the Hon, London for Tasmania since 1909.
(Sir John M'Call was born in Devonport, Tasmania, in 1880. He was educated a Glasgow University, and has given much of his time to the service of the public]
HUNGARY."
ANOTHER WARNING FROM THE ALLIES.
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COPENHAGEN, June 18th. A telegram from Budapest states that the Allied Governments have warned th Government not to carry out extreme rocasures against the counter-revolutiona rics, because, the Allies point out, they merely fought for ideas and hop Government,
The same text was signed by Mr. Load morality, startin will be. severely economic conditions to be imposed upon | deviating from those of the Hungarian.
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BELIEF IN FRANCE'S FUTURE: --
PARIS, June 20th. A Havas message, states:- President Wilson made the following statement: "I leave France with my belief in her future confirmed."?
PALIB, June 29th. The Council of Four have completed the Austria.
The Council of Four will, probably, be merged again into the Supreme Inter- Allied Council, upon which each of the Great Powers will be represented by two delegates.
M. Bela Run replied in an indignant. strain.
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