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STEP LIVELY"

OUR LONDON LETTER. GERMANY'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE ALLIES PEACE TERMS.

THE END OF THE WORLD WAR Irkoм OOR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

But when everything has been said about the sensing of the German ships the tart remains that the average an here is rather glad that they have dis

might peared. Their ultimate dispen have led to serious trouble. Great Bri talo did not want them, and whoever else obtained them would have found them n heavy expense, while they would prob- ably in one or more instances, which need not be particularised, have caused the new owners to nurse Naval ambitions, And the world does not want a renewal of the old, wicked pelicy of piling up armaments.

KNIGHTHOOD FOR AIRMEN.

WAA

Losnos, Jure 25th The Great War is over. It has beca over, in fact, since the Armistice, but not officially. Now there is no doubt abous it being ended in every sense since the NEW MUSICAL TREATS. Germans have agreed to sign the termis

drawn of

the Allies. up by the Pp to

to the very last moment it was un- Captain Alcock and Lieut. Brown, the certain whether the Germans would sigh.

plucky airmen who crossed the Atlantic. In France there was undisguised nxiety:

in a non-stop fight. "have been made Knights Commanders of the Order of the The French, who have suffered so appal

shrank from a resumption of hex- British Empire. The distinction

well earned silities. Here in London there were many

These doughty conquerors who believed that at the last the Germans of the air did not get the wildly captur would hold back, and damn the conse cus reception necorded Hawker, who tried And there were others their and failed dramatically, but the King's quences. Amhers were by no means inconsiderable action has been applauded on all sides. -who professed a desire to we the Allied After all, these are the inen who have Armies march again, They are the people crued the Western Ceran in a non-stop who have demanded that the final terms fight. The only thing for the next man but to this of peace should be dictated at Potsdam.

to do is to fly-not to However, yesterday (June 24th), Yorks Whatever happens in the future. Trom Newfoundland or New doubts were set at rest by the feinsundouhtedly Sir John Alcock and Sir news which was telephoned from Paris to Downing street and immediately reWhitten Brown have earned for them telephoned to the King who received it wives a definite place in the history of

Aviation Paris

12 // they pocket! Thus the curtain is rung down

after it was known in Send that Alcock found it exceedingly

of their effort. on the most stupendous trage that has difficult and exhausting to maintain con

It is ever been neted on the

trul of the Vickers-Ving aeroplane on worth noting that the

of tim signing peace is སྐ་་་ to take place within a day or the Atlantic fight, and that he makes no reres of the tact that he would not care two of the fifth anniversary of the Sarn-

La repent the performance Some of the jove murder (June 25th, 1914) which was made the pretext for the ad aggression experts are stating, as a result of this of the Centrul Powers. Since that datfight, that the experience gained goes to the of Europe has

been

re-drawn show that eight hours is about the limit map

of time over which the average pilot could Within Ave years the mighty Empire of the Hapsburgs has been humbled in the stand the strain of flying with any re gularity-say, a non-stop journey of 800- dust and proud Germany, which was addicted to sabre-rattling and the brand. 1,000 miles. ishing of the mailed fist, and which see ed' all-powerful and unconquerable. Hes beaten and dishonoured, with her Kaiser

fugitive in a inreign land

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RECEPTION OF THE NEWS.

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THE COAL COMMISSION REPORT.

It was fully expected, the Coal Com missioners would be unable to agree on

The findings for a report, But the dif ferent reports are extremely valuable, for they represent various points of view. The news that peace was to be signed

The most important is that signed by Mr. was received very quietly in London. In

Justice Sankey the Chairman of the a few of the fashionable restaurants, such!!

Commission, and by all six representa as the Savoy, there was some enthusiasm.

Lives of the miners. It carries the weight and dancing till the small hours: but we

of a

if not of numbers; and this shall never recover the first fine, cardless

that is calculated to impress is the rapture that followed the signing of the

Armistice.

.

-Generally the feeling is one of relief and thankfulness rather than of jellity. Later . when the Peace Celebrations take place as officially contemplated the country will, no doubt. let itself go There will then be a general holiday, and

alk the fun of the fair.”

the

It is, in essentials, a recommendation in favour of nationalisation, but it is not nationalisation as generally understood. It proposes that the State should take over the coal royalties on payment of fair compensation.

It would also in time acquire all collieries, including building. machinery and stores. Each mine would be under the authority of a rana mposed sible ton local Mining (

composed of miners representatives. In case opinion with regard to the scope and of dispute between the beeferred to ger and the character of the terms of peace. To the Council. the issue. The latter bodies

Crush Germany. school both in Eng District Council.

OPINIONS ABOUT THE TREATY,

You have, of course, formed your own

partly

fand and France the terms of the Treaty would be elected by workers

workers, the chief con- would you have! Obviou. But what sumers, and technical and commercial in- do not go nearly far

a tair opterests. Under the authority of the Minister of Mines this Council would control everything connected with coal production, including wages, prices, and distribution.

portunity must be allowed the to recover themselves if for so herans Teat son than that of Allied self-interest. It would be futile to expect Germany to be able to pay the

all the other exactinty and carry out

conditions imposed

It is a very ingenious scheme. All that can be said now is that it provides a basis for Parliamentary and public discussion. THE WESTMINSTER DIVORCE CASE.

going again; and, however inches the Westminster divorce case, which bas

upon her unless she can pull herself toge tner. It may even be necessary for the Allies to help her to set her industries It may be, there is no doubt that will have to be accorded Germany in respect of trade. In the City that is the opinion without question to the

Then there is the Don't Be Hard On: school, who think the terms

Mayfair has been mildly excited over ended in a decree sixi for the petitioner, "the Duchess of Westminster. The Duke, who is known among his intimates us Bend Or, alter the celebrated Derby win- ner owned by his grandfather, did not put

Germaniae harsh and even unjust. They in an appearance in Court. It came ou

are

are not

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NAIDA Stella will sing of the "Girls of the Old Brigade**

and "The Last Night."

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Queenie Lloyd will sing of Blighty."

La Petite Zilla will sing I shall see you tonight" and

"Mighty" like a Rose."

Naida Stella sings of "The Best Girl I Knew.” Queenie Lloyd sings of the Home Defence." Duet "How'd you like to flirt with me -La Petite Zilla &

Xaida Stella.

INTERVAL

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Xaida Stella will sing "Bombay" and "Where did that one

go to"

La Petite Zilla will sing "Hindustan."'

Queenie Lloyd, the Merry Widow, sings of her troubles and

"Man."

The Musical Weatherlys (Toots & Pop) in a Musical Quarrel. La Petite Zilla with another love song.

Concerted Number, The Musical Academy.'

The Final Episode of "The Terror of The, Range" in two parts.

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sidences and avoid Court proceed-

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any extremely active, and more will be £13,000 year to live away from his vari heard from them in the new future. OUR Their hope is to win over organised Laings, but she refused. bour to their way of thinking. to There were, however, no revelations,"

btain through Parliamentary

the evening papers say The Duke, for modification of the terms. The plen some reason that did not transpire, would of this party is that Germany is now a not have anything to do with his wife; Democracy

(blessed word) and ought be refused to speak to her or ace her, and to be received into the League of Nations declined to sleep under the same roof with forthwith with something of the joy of her. Thus, when she turned

red up unexpect heaven in the parable over the sinner that edly as Eaton Hall, where he was enter repentet.

taining a party friends, he left the house, and, of course, his guests. Duke of Westminster did a lot of war work; and the Duchess ran a Red Cross hospital in France. Before marriage she was Constance Edwing, younger daughter of Mr. W. C. Cornwallis-West.

CORNER IN LINEN.

END OF THE GERMAN FLEET,

By scuttling their warships, which were interned at Scapa Flow, the Germans deliberately broke the terms of the Armi. stice, just as they deliberately broke their pledged word to Belgium at the begin- ning of the war, and just as they will, if they, can secure the opportunity, break their promises made in the Peace Treaty: The

sinking of their Flect proves that they are the same today as they were yesterday; they have cha

changed their rulers, it is true, but there has been no change in their hearts. The moral which is drawn from the incident here is that only fools would trust the Germans.

George newspapers pro-

The

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The huge linen deal effected with the Government by a gentleman named Mr. Leonard 1. Martin has provided a days' wonder of Mr. Martia it may be said that he woke up one morning last week and found himself famous, Nobody had heard of him till then. He says with gaging candour that he knows nothing about linen; but he offered the Aircraft Disposal

Department £4,000,000 for yards of linen, of

of the finest 40,000,000 quality manufactured for aeroplanes,

and Scapa ut

How is it they at the offer was accepted.

in tones of thunder-that the Government

is described as the biggest one-man permitted this trick to be played?

Mr. Martin seems to have. on record. Mr. Asquith had been in power the thing, would not have happened! And so the criticism proceeds to the end of the lend-

The enraged as the loss of the ves

fess to be

8+]s

If

dead

years

the

dode

some trading in agricultural machinery in America, and he has done business here on admittedly small capital ing articles. Bat there shots at the Gov-with motor tractors. He is under 40, and ernment miss the mark, The German hoasts that he can control the ships were interned under conditions laid liner for

market in couple of by simple Commission; Naval down by the Allied

of under-cutting any possible. and it was stipulated in the terms of the Process

competitors. Naturally, the manu

anufactar- Armistice that only German, crews should remain on board as caretakers. The final ers are perturbed, but little sympathy is

shown them. It is stated that

they would disposition of the Fleet was expressly only offer the Government a knock-out reserved for settlement in connection with price and required a guarantee that the

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the Peace Treaty.

Everybody knows, or ought to know, that Great Britain simply acted as sentry to the Germans at Scapa in order to pre vent them putting out to sea, A proposal was made in the first instance to intern

linen should be sold to them in small lots, as required, so that they could maintain the present high charges to the public.

To an interviewer, Mr. Martin said be was the only man who was prepared to take the stuff in one lot; and he added

the surrendered ships in neutral waters, that be expects to clear a million pounds but none of the neutral countries would for himself as a result of the dual. assume responsibility.

Probably

I will be an official inquiry into the ACIC THE POSTAL CENSORSHIP.

.

I think that at last it may be said the so as to clear away the suspicion which has gained currency across the Channel Postul Censorship bas gone. There have that Britain connived at the scuttling. been so many false hopes in the matter Our French friends were exceedingly before now that one is rather sceptical; but a memorandum. I have received makes on getting a number of the German ships to augment their Navy, but the it clear that the censoring of articles British Admiralty desired to see the Fleet posted by foreign correspondents to their sent to the bottom after the approved newspapers abroad has been abolished. manner of dealing with pirate craft, The Chiet Postal Censor has wielded pow This known desire lends colour to the ang. er December

cene is creeping in: gestion in France that we are not to Dora" is dying-a lingering death, it gether blameless; indeed, some of this true-but the old lady is certainly near French papers assert that we should pay compenaltion. i,

ber end. Hurrab ––H.B.

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