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BRITISH LABOUR SITUATION

EASIER :

LIKELIHOOD OF AN AMICABLE SETTLEMENT.

SITUATION IN NORTH RUSSIA

· UNPROMISING”

TWO SERIOUS ALLIED ALTERNATIVES.

LORD MILNER ON COLONIAL

ADMINISTRATION.

HOME FOOD PRICES WILL NOT GO DOWN

EARLIER CABLES.

TARUCOR RETTER'S AGENCY.] BRITISH MINERS STRIKE:

SITUATION EASIER.

Lesus, Inly 5th.

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PREMIER RECEIVED BY THE KING:

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Mr. Lloyd George, subsequently, had

an audience with His Majesty.

YORKSHIRE STRIKE NOT SETTLED

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Lostos, July 37th. The strike situation is distinctly easier. Many miners have resuined work at Not-

The Yorkshire Miners' strike is not yet' tingham, North Stafford, Monmouth, settled The Millers Association is await The remaining ing the owners' proposals, but the posi Derby and Lancashire. men in Nottingham will sume work totion of the mides in South Yorkshire has Bay.

improved, owing to the resumption of MINERS ACCEPT GOVERNMENT

work by 116 winding engine-men,

TEN THOUSAND RETURN TO WORK.

Losos, July th Ten thousand miners as Leigh have de- gisled to return to work immediately.

PROPOSAL

- Laynes, July 28th. The miners have arreptel the Govern› ment's proposal for fixing pieca rales. PIECE RATES TO BE EXCREASED.

Losboy July 25th..

It is estimated the strike has already

DAILY STRIKES" WOULD CER- 'TAINLY LEAD TO DISASTER."

LONDON, July 27th. The Ladurite, Mr. J. H. Theons, whu

has just returned from a visit to America, speaking at Derby, urged the workers to remember that the country was, at

it is officially announced that the Gov-resulted in a loss of 1,000,000 tons. zrno-nt and the Miners' Executive have reacher an agreement whereby the piece rates will be increased by an average amount "corresponding to tot per cont. of the resection of the output, tited in the Hankey Interim Report, in order to ensure that pieceworkers will not suffer any loss in their earnings.

Both sides sera satished, and the strike Preänt, living on borrowed capital.. He did mug want them to abandon the strike isxpwer to end very soon.

hemp, but it should only be used as a EXPORT OF COAE PROHIBITED

Eoses, July 5th. The Government have prohibiter the export of gual frein South Wales, except Cons for British coaling-stations. Being despatched to areas where a short

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ky exists.

CARDIFF NOTICE WITHDRAWN. Loxmox, July 25th. It is officially stated that the notice probibiting the export af al from Cardif was due to a mistake

The nutice has been withdraw. Although the sport order from South Wales has been cancelled it is expected that trade will not berome normal before August.

AMICABLE SETTLEMENT

PROBABLE.

Kostos, July 25th.

As a result of # meeting between: the Miners Federation and the Coal Control.. ler it is understood that an amicable wit tlement will probably be arranged to

morrow.

The question of pumping the pits in Yorkshire is so satisfactory that Sir Eric Geddes has returned to London. YORKSHIRE MINERS ANNOUNCE MENT.

LONDON, July 8th. Contrary to expectations, the Yorkshire Miners' Council did not meet to-day, Mr. Smith, the President, announced that the men must be consulted before accept ing any agreement arrived at between the Goverment and the Miners' Federation. YORKSHIRE MINERS MEET.

Losos, July 28th. Miners' Association

last resort.

The present daily strikes would our

I the Trades tainly lend to disaster. Unidas wished to enforce their demands, they should do, so in the House of

Cominons?

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GERMANY.

NOT SO HELPLESS.

BERLIN, July 24th.

In contrast to Germany's protestations of helplessness before the signature of the Peace Treaty, Herr Schmidt, Minister of Finance, speaking in the Weimar Assembly, said: Despite the blockade, our prospects are nu so unfavourable. The soil, mines, etc., will soon be in work ing order."

HONGKONG DAILY FRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST

EAST AFRICA.

... LORD

MILNER'S VIEWS,

LONDON, July th At the East African dinner, held at the Savoy Hotel, Sir Owen Phillipa.: Who | presided, proposed the toast of Lord Milner. Ha referred in the excellent op. portunities existing in East Africa for those with a moderate uspital and ability

to work.

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Lord Milner, replying, said he had enden- voured to follow in the footsteps of Mr. Chamberlain, and had initinted a new system and a new spirit in the develop ment of non-self-governing portions of the Empire spirit which he hoped would be maintained by his successoTA,

He would give an open mind, and an open ear to the representations of those setusily interested in, and with experi- ence of, the countries whose policy entrusted to his enre. We, so far, had only

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seritched the fringe of those grent aun

l-governing territories. We had a fine neord for justice and humane govern. ment, but we were only at the beginning of the use of the material resources of -these-territories

The Colonia! administrator who took his work seriously would have the word ** transportation written in his heart. Efficient transportation by sea and land was, the foundation of all great material бит progress and development in Colonies....

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MR. ASQUITH AND THË COALITION.

GOVERNMENT POLICY

CONDEMNED,

LONDON, July 28th.

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CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF.

FIELD MARSHAL SIR HENRY

WILSON.

LONDON, July 24th.

Speaking at the House of Commons

SCOURGE OF BOLSHEVISM NORTH RUSSIAN SITUATION.

Lowboy, July 25th. The Finra, vorrespondent in Archangel"} describes the situation in North Russia as unpromising," owing to the hitherto

Mr. Asquith. Speaking at Edgware, unsuccessful operations of the new troops from England. This is also due to the vigorously attacked the government, banquet in honour of Sir Henry Wilson, Chief of the Imperial General, Staff, difficulty caused by the lowness of water especially condemning their policy- to-- in the Drina, the effects of the dramatic wards Ireland and Rossin. He declared Mr. Lloyd George enlogised Sir Henry Wilson's services in the despatching of an retreat of Admiral Koltchak and the attichat attempts to commit us further in

expeditionary fores and saving France Russia should be resisted. ftude of the North Russians,

and Europe. Ite"mentioned that never were there so

in the Horse place-men Commons since the time of Queen Anne. SAILORS' AND SOLDIERS FUNDS.

officers.

He relates how "Byer's battalion," composed of ex-Bolshevist soldiers, re-may volted on July 5th, and killed five British officers and several Russian They then, unsuccessfully, called on the Russian battalion to revolt, but, na is since known. Russian soldiers on two nee- tors of General Tropside's front mutinied.

The correspondent says that the Bolshevik,

army has improved in quality, notably

in gunnery, and declares that our com- plete withdrawal from North Russia will

not merely a military disaster but a calamity for the civilized world. BRITISH FORCES NOT IN PERIL

TO BE CO-ORDINATED.

LONDON. July 23th.

The Daily Express states that the

Government have decided to coordinate

Mr. Lloyd George, tousting Sir Henry Wilson, referred to his tactfulness in smoothing differences between the Allie, za well as his astounding foresight, Alluding to Sir Henry Wilson's part in ecuring unity of Command in the held. Mr. Lloyal Gorge added that, when unity of Cuin 'mand had been established, its superss was dos inrgely to the complete loyalty with which Sir Douglas Haig accepted it and

worked it. It was right that that shoul

All Sailors' and Soldiers' Funds, totallin £7,000,000, and veganise a more effective be known. It was also due largely to the system of distributing an assistance.

unwavering support which Sir Henry Sir. Julian Byng takes charge of the Wilson gave to the genius of Marshal

Hannounced that Sir Henry Wilson "would-be-promoted fe-the-rank-of-Ficid--

organisation, one of the chief objects off Fach.

Losnos, July 25th. Heater Tearns that an unprecedenteilta

fall in the level of the Dvinu river has

occurred, but it is considered the British forces are not in peril It is expected the river will soon rise, re-permitting the passage of our ships.

~ TWO‘ALLIED ALTERNATIVES.

There was the question of money and The deiretion in the local Russian forces Wise expenditure on" development on the Onega frunt has nuaterially chang" was not waste, but economy. Cheers.)

Men wanted for Colonia! administraed the situation... The Cabinet is now tion were men of drive and energy, 10 terested in the countries they were going to administer.

He paid a tribute to the men of the Colonial service who stuck to their posts during the war, under peciliar hardships East Africa was an empire in itself. We were holding it under a mandate from the Great Powers. There was nothing in the conditions under which we held this territory which was opposed to the prin ciples on which the existing Empire was administered. He did not desire to ser, as

result of the war, a great expansion of British-controlled territory. We had to accept it. Because it was a duty to the world to necept fresh responsibilities.

As regards East Africa, his misgivings were small, because the extension of ter ritory did not insolve any increase of burden.

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SOARING FOOD PRICES.

WILL NOT COME DOWN.

Losos. July 26th. Mr. G. H. Roberts, the Food Control- Jer. speaking at Dartford, held out no hope of food prices coming down. Profiteering was not the excuse. If every profiteer was guillotined, the prices would et not wore down. The chief cause was the great destruction during the past five years, and higher wages and costs all round. The only remedy was greater pro

duction.

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SPANISH CONVOY ATTACKED.

RAIDS BY AFRICAN TRIBESMEN.

Luxos. July 26th.. The Time Tangier correspondent states that Raisull's followers, on July 20th, STRIKE OF METAL WORKERS AND attacked a Spanish convoy proceeding

past El Haud

ELECTRICIANS.

BERLIN, July 26th. Thirty thousand metal workers and electricians have struck, and are threaten- ing to cut off the telegraphs and tele phanes

THE INSURANCE OF OUR TRADE.

SIR DAVID BEATTY AT LEICESTER.

LONDON, July 25th,

Sir David Beatty, accepting the Free don of Leicester, said the Navy was the insurance of our overseas trade. It had never rattled the sabre and had never been a menace to any but those who ventured to disturb peace, Germany had failed in her desperate attempt to close our overseas highways, We had to struggle for pros perity, but possessed meuas in our iner- meste to-day to consider the Government's cantile marine. These men could be relied terms. The Miners' Federation has sent an

upag to do their bit towards re-establish urgent appeal to Yorkshire to favour ac

ing our position in the mercantile world reptance Meanwhile, the suspension of

SIR DONALD MACLEAN'S TRIBUTE. hundred main-line services, fixed for Monday, has been suspended.

The Yorkshire

It appears that several older Yorkshire mines have been destroyed. A number of others will be water-logged for months.

* AT THE PRINCE OF WALES'

COLLIERY.

LONDON, July 4th.・・ Three hundred and fifty, naval men have been called in at the Prince of Wales' colliery at Pontefract and are working nt mixteen pita..

FULL MEETING OF THE

CABINET

LONDON, July 28th. The Premier presided at a full meeting of the Cabinet to-day. It is understood the coal position was the chief subiect of

discussion.

LONDON, July 5th.

In the House of Commons, Bir Donald MacLean, gratified at the reduc tions in the personnel of the Navy sad the ships affected, paid a WATIO tribute to the business enpacity of our Naval Administration:

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The garrison's position is desperate! owing to the shortage of water.

Tribesmen

raiding constantly Spanish villages and looting livestock. THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MARSHAL FOCH DESIRES A FORCE OF 150,000.

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PARIS, July..281b.

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A Havas message says:- Marshal Foch appeared, to-day, before the Council of Five, and urged the neces sity of having at least 150.000 men in the permanent Army of Occupation on the Rhine,

viewing the question.

Broadly, the alternatives for us are either remaining in Russia at the cast of a considerable effort or the prospect, in

which will be to assist theers and nun

emigrate to the Dominions,

HUNGARY.

A VICTORY CLAIMED.

COPHAGES, July 2uth. A message from Budapest states that the Hungarians claim that the Reds occupied Kisniszallas and Turkeve," and drove back the Ramapians across the

Theiss,

The cavalry bas reached Kareag A SEVERE DEFEAT OF BELA HUNTS TROUP.

Paris, July 7th A message from Vienna states that a very few years, of having a re-constitut-Bela Kull troops operating against the

ed Russia under German domination and Rumanians sustained a serious reverse, control.

TERRIBLE CONDITIONS IN

PETROGRAD.

leaving 4.000 dead.

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A NOTE BY THE SUPREME COUSCH.

PARIS, July Suth. The Supreme Council has presented

a

Marshal.

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The company incinded the Cabinet Ministers and Marshal French......

A DEFINITE TRADE POLICY DIFFICULTIES CONFRONTING THE

GOVERNMENT.

LONDON, July 25th. Replying to a deputation of the National Union of Manufacturers, the Premier

stated that in view of the pre- sent grave Labour unrest, it was very

dificult for the Goverument to attempt to formulate a definite trade policy, but they hoped to do so, and make ab an- Douncement prior to the Recess.

It was quite impossible, however, to give, legislative effect to such a policy at present. He thought the proper course would be to extend the restrictions expir

had an opportunity to deal with the

matter.

The Intent informatipa is that "rationsNote to Hungary painting out that .ing on September 1st until Parliament ara reduced in Petrograd that public Bela Kun's Government broke the armis feeding has been in operation sinen tier terms.

The Note added that food epuld not be July 1st.

Those holding workmen's supplied, or the blockade raised, unless HIGH TARIFFS IN THE USA, certificates, are given preference: those a Government really representing

third in the food category are starving, gary and the people was established It is practically impossible to purchase

LABOUR UNREST IN One pound of bread cesta 130

AUSTRALIA.

food roubles.

It is reported the Bolshevists are keeping special trains in readiness to carry them and their families to Moscow in the event of anything happening, to Petrograd

ON THE ASTRAKHAN FRONT.

Losnos, July 25th,

A message from the War Office states that there is no change un the Astrakhan front.

ON THE TSARIES IN FRONT. On the Tsaritsin rust, the Bolsheviks claim to have recaptured a series of vil Jages along the Volga, south of Kamishiri

A GOOD BAG. Fighting cast of Balashov, the Volun teers claim

sheviks. to have captured soo Bol-

ON THE KHARKOY-POLTAVA.

FRONT.

The Bolshevik advance on the Kharker- Poltava front against Kharkay has been unsuccessful. The Volunteers, having re captured Begedukhov, advanced 50 m West of Kharkov, where heavy fighting is now proceeding.

ON THE NIEPER FRONT.

All Bolshevik attacks on the Dnieper front against Ekaterinoslay have been beaten off.

A SUCCESSFUL RAID..

· LowDun, July 27th. The War Office states that a squadron of General Denikin's Cossacks made a

STRIKES SETTLED..

Fun-

MELBOURNE. July 6th It is stated that the seamen have all agreed, unhesitatingly, to adupt the lead ers advice to resume work. It is estimat ed that the loss in wages amounts co £2,500,000.

The strike of builders' labourers has been settled. The lost in wages, in thi dispute, was £100.000

CYPRUS,

TO BE CEDED TO GREECE.

PAR, July 9th. A Hayas message slates:- General Sir Edmund Allenby has in formed the Greek Government that Great: Britain will hand Cyprus over to Greece next week.

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U.S.A. ARMY MATERIAL. AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN FRANCÉ AND AMERICA.

PARIS, July 20th. A Havas message states: - The French and United States Govern- ments have come to an agreement concern ing the purchase by France of large stocks of material left by the United States

Aridy,

THE BULGARIAN. TREATY. “

England and the United States will keep only a very limited number of men-raid on the Astrakhan Urbakh railway, THE HITCH AGAINST AN EARLY

on the Rhine. France will have to supply any additional men which Marshal Fuel may deria necessary.

GENERAL PERSHING

HONOURED. !

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A TRIBUTE FROM FRENCH FRIENDS,"

PARIS, July 8th.

A Havas message saya A Franco-American Committee in Paris presented Gen. Pershing with an artistic Souvenir as a tribute from French friends. General Pershing said American sold- iers, were proud to have fought beside their French comrades. The friendship between the two nations will endure.

THE EX-KAISER'S TRIAL.

SUBSTITUTE CANNOT

one hundred miles east of Tsaritsin, and destroyed the line in six places.

General Denikin's progress - towards Kursk continues.

Fighting is proceeding west of Khar koff with varying success.

A BOLSHEVIST CLAIM.

Lospos, July, 25th.

PRESENTATION.

FIRST STEP TOWARDS PROTECTION.

WASHINGTON, July 27th.

A Committee of the House of Repre sentatives has recommended the repeal of the Canadian Reciprocity Act. This is interpreted as the first step towards erecting high tariffs to protect American products:

AUSTRIA,

FOREIGN SECRETARY RESIGNS.

COPENHAGEN, July 29th.

A message from Vienna states that the Foreign Secretary: Dr.. Bauer, has resign- ed, owing to the failure of his efforts to open negotiations with Italy regarding the southern frontiers.

RESIGNATION WELL RECEIVED.

VIENNA, July 27th. Dr. Bauer's resignation has received with general satisfaction, sine he was undoubtedly, anti-Entente und meddled in Franco-Italian relations.

It is expected that his resignation will expedite the signing of the Austrian Treaty.

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NEW FOREIGN MINISTER.

VIENNA, July 27th. Herr Renner bas been appointed Foreign Minister. EXTENSION OF TIME REQUESTED-

Sr. GERMAIN, July 27th. Herr Renner has asked for an exten--- sion of time to consider the Peace Treaty.

THE MARCONI CLAIM.

JUDGMENT FOR THE FLAINTIFFE

LONDON, July 25th. In the King's Bench Division, Mr. Justice Lawrence has delivered judgment pre-nwarding the Marconi Company £550,000 in their claim for £7,000,000 against tho Postmaster-General for alleged breach of contract whereunder the company were ta construct a chain of six long-dists nee wireless stations within the Empire.

PARIS, July 20th.

next

A Hayes message states: - The Peace Conference is anxious to present the Bulgarian Treaty early week, but the dispate over the disposal of Thrace may considerably delay the

sentation.

The Bolsheviste claim to have reached a DELEGATION ARRIVES IN PARIS. line 30 miles north-west of Alapaevsk and to have captured the rail-junction at Porshine, 50 miles south-west of Irbit. They also claim to have reached a line within thirteen miles of Verknheuralsk

GENERAL STRIKE SUPPRESSED.

HELSINGFORS, July 24th,

A mesange from Petrograd states that Red troops, very sanguinarily, suppress ed the general strike against the Soviet Government, especially the mobilisation BEörder.

ACCEPTED.

Pants, July 25th

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THE BLOCKADE OF THE BALTIC.

PARIS, July 25th.

PARIS, July 28th. The Bulgarian delegation has arrived. CANTEEN PROFITS. HOW THEY ARE TO BE DIS- POSED OF

AMERICA'S PACIFIC FLEET.

FOUR DREADNOUGHTS PASS THE PANAMA CANAL.

Coios, July 27th, Four American Dreadnoughta negotiat

LONDON, July 5th. The Government have approved of an organisation for the disposal of canteen profits accumulated during the war, The sums involved are considerable, anded the Gatun locks on the Panama Canaž will be devoted to the benefit of disabled en route to the Pacific. This is the first.............. and discharged officers and men, and to time such ships have passed the Canal

bencht of widows, children and

of deceased officers and men

will be made for the social and ITALO-GREEK DIFFERENCES.

It is understood that the Supreme Coun The Supreme Council is considering the eil in their reply to Dr von Bethmann-question of the blockade of the Baltic... THE STANDARD OIL CO.

Hollweg, who offers himself for trial in When the blockade against Germany was recreative benefit of ex-officers and men. also be used to benefit officers It will the place of the ex-Kaiser, will state the vilsed, the blockade against in was, and AN INCREASE OF CAPITAL.

the Allies cannot permit a substitute is automatically, abolished. Hence, it is

men on service, as regard "re creation, etc. New Your, July 20th."

the ex-Kaiser's case is specially covered possible that arms and ammunition can The Standard Oil Co. has announced by Clause 227 of the Peace Treaty, stip now reach the Russian Bolshevists. The the issue of $100,000,000 farther capital, lating for five special judges sitting on dificulty is that, as the Allies are not, practically, doubling its capitalisation for the Tribunal, whereas other enemy sub officially, warring with the Bolshevists, the purpose of pushing forward vast jects will be tried before the ordinary the blockada cannot, by international law, orberen of development.

be reconstituted against the Bolshevista.

courts.

SETTLEMENT EXPECTED

PARIS, July 20th. The settlement of Italo-Greek differenran in Epirus and Asia Minor is expected

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Of the sum involved, a proportion he longs to the troops of the Dominions Colonies and Indis, which proportion will shorts be deducted and transferred to those.com- cerned. The organisation will not be con- nected with any Government department.

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