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"THE HONGKONG

ALL-NIGHT SITTING OF THE

COMMONS:

ANIMATED DEBATE OVER THE PROFIFEERING BILL.

THE TURKS IN MILITANT MOOD :

FIGHTING AGAINST THE ARMENIANS.

ALL FOREIGNERS IN MOSCOW TO BE MASSACRED.

THE NEW GERMAN CONSTI "UTION PROMULGATÉD.

SUPREME COUNCIL SETTLES THRACE

DISPUTE.

LATEST CANAS

THROUGH REUTERS AGENCY.] THE PROFITEERING BILL

DEBATE IN THE

TOMMONS.

ANIMATED

The Hens of amanec

3.39 a. 4

AN ANGLO-PERSIAN

MENT.

DAILY

PRESS.

LABOUR UNREST AT HOME. REINSTATEMENT OF POLICE STRIKERS DEMANDED.

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MONDAY, AUGUST · 18TH, · 1919.

LAWN TENNIS AT HOME, FRANCE DEFEATS BELGUM.,9.

spos, August 14th, Tu che first round of the Davis Cup

INSTRUCTIONS TO ALLIED MILITARY MISSION

PARIS, August 14th. the Inter Allied Military Mission ef The Supreine Council has instructed

Generals in Budapest that they consti cute a, Diplomatic Mission.

Heier whey

Lesbos, August 15th. A meeting of the Labour leaders attraent, France bent Bolguin hy Liverpool devided, yesterday evening, on three matches to oil. The results were as a general stoppage in Liverpool for three following: days from August 20th. There will M. Max Breugis (France) beat thecae not entitled to wise orders to the possibly le further stoppages for other flier Paut de Barman (Belgium)," teg

ericks unless the Police striters

WILL THE NEW GOVERNMENT

*rik]} k]

A HEAT WAVE. WORLD COMMUNICATION

AFFECTED.

Lostos, August 11th The heat wave in Britain and France

M. Moraus, the well-known Freuch astronomer, atributes the conlitions ta 8431-819

Telegraph and vale lines in differendi parts of the gige have been affected by the upsetting of the world's tellurian cur AGREE-bients, resulting in nerasional heavy, de

Egy on all mates.)

BRITISH INFLUENCE WILL BE

PARAMOUNT

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Padre, Augusa Bath - Fusion. August arh.

Le Fraps states thap an Angai Perstan Akreciment has been concluded It re was still dise

cognise the independener and integrity pusseng, thus Profivering Bill at five o'chek of Persia, bet pie terms appear to indicat This orang. Why Str"Auckland Godelos | that British influence will be paramount. acepled, and the

Ho atopted, an The Shal: Quos started for Epeland in con abwemitent do the Municipal Trading neetion with the Agreement. clause designed to persent subsidising og ekpements is prudhåg at this expense of the ratepayers. --

The debate was very danimated, the speches inlaring a goral approval of the, shports of the Bill. But expressing dimibts whether as 'mitkods were likely to Jeffectical

MINISTERIAL:STS OPPOSE THE

BILL.

Ministerialists like Mr. Ernest Wild, Lord Robert Devil and Mr. Franeis Lowe Were wasng the strongest erities of the Bill be Mr. Wild dried as the

worst drafterdamenstige ever seen.”

Lord Robert Geil dolared that the citry was interly tired of the Defence of the Rif Art and the whole policy of

AN ALL-NIGHT SITTING" thaly a score of lines of the Bill and fret, ensiered after 13 hours' debute. The

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EGYPT

A RECRU DESCENCE OF TROUBLE.

Cann, August 12th.

AMMUNITION

DEPOT.

EXPLOSION.

NUMEROUS PASPALTIES.

BRUSSELS, August 11h. A telegon from Cologne states that a British ammunition depot at kail has saploded. The bodies of 1 workmen lave so far been recovered in the mins. There are a large number of injured pers

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SITUATION IN NORTHERN INDIA.

RECREDESCENCE OF FRONTIER WARFARE.

Lossos, August 14th. The ramkay ejectis, entirely" susarghanistan, the trouble on the North- Although pace "has been signed with penslel swing to a strike. It is feared? West Frontier has not ended. that the railwaymen and waterworks

pluges Will strike.

A vrutleserier of Nationalis; agiration

expected.

GERMANY.

NEW.CONSTITUTION PROMULGATED:

PERLIN... August 38th The new Constitution has been promul gated: Dr Rader has fera, amminted Imperial Chaneller.

The National Assembly will hene-forth ing, styled the Reichstag," while the Federal Council replaces, the States' or Federal Cornmitte

A Peree by the Imperial President Government allowed only one day for the f orders all officials and members of the Committer stage, hence there was an all-defence formes to take, the "ath tim night sitting

to

ILL PASSES THE COMMITTEE

STAGE

LONDON. August 14th.

6.1.1. The Profilering Bill has passed its Comaíthá stage in

House of Cominons, which is now discussing the Transport Bili

the

LONDON, August 4th.

8.35 am..

Constitution,"

REICHSTAG UNDER ANOTHER NAME..

Waman Angust sth. The Priden announced, in the National Assembly, thas the Government, deferring to the general wish, had agreed

name

to continue the Assembly," but with the rights and duties National

of the Reichstag

„HERRERZBERGER'S THREAT. Her Eberger said that if the Entente tried to seize the yield of the Distress

THE THRACE DISPUTE.

It is cially reported that Baluchi! tribesmen attacked the outposts of a British coms We suffered fairly beans Ins in hand-to-hand fighting.

AVIATION.

GOVERNMENT PRIZES FOR COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT.

i-, time.

A. W. H. Laurenta (Franer) beat "M. Laturaens ↑ helginta), (7, 83, 21, f

M. Max Deengis and M. Laurenta, (Penneer bent #hevalier Paul de Barman and M. Lantiens, #3,755, teg

This tilt was generally expected. France vidently did not need the services

Gisbert, who usually partners M Deengs. These two are borsidered a very strong offensive

fensive pair. Ievidentally obert vous exported to get very far in the r

stain

Ramanian Army.

PROVE STABLE :-

The Mission has also been instructed not to compit the Suprente Cinmeil to revognition of the how o'gine, becntise the Connrid does not know whether the new thovernment will prose stabią,

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LATEST CABLES,

FIGHTING BOLSHEVISM. BIG BRITISH VICTORY ON THE DVINA FRONT.

ARCHANGEL, August 14th, An absolutely complete, victory has Been sérpred over the Bolsheviks "on the Dina Iroar.

"The attack was undertaken to stiffen, the morale of the young Russiai troops among whom agitators had recently been

vory Juss. The enemy was surprised.

The attacking troops marched through night, capturing or the forests on both tanks, on

2 dark avoiding enemy patrols, and took up their positions in e the enemy's rear and Hank,

A BRADLOOK AT BUDAPEST, The Supreme Cin neil has enasitieted. presence was hurricane bombardment. The first enemy natitisation of their a report frim the Allied Commission of

Kassian and British batteries, gun-boats, Generals at Findapost describing a con

ard motor launches, heavily armed as well as machine-guns eroperated. with M Rumanian denied that the Rumanian Proverbiment

The "Diamais the extreme mobility of the launches was very #Migh

effective. had supported Archduke sb's carded by detachments of

Commissioner, whe

All points of-possible retreat were

they had be stricted to supervise the

Russian The Generals fok M. Diamands that

Pavelry

execution of the Armisties"

Mamands replied that he must sum Sulp (heral Mallaresen.

In

championship tournament, which ferght Patterson

war by defeating Surmunversation Brookes. Meeting ains la Paris in the first Bærek in June, Gefert denoted Patterson on a hand court, to which Patterson was of our at The Beginn tram was very well on the last Way' Club imena preted to late V Duvivier, who

ment, and Ar, Traseater, ine of the grea stylists in European remais, The in the above cnut hos meg admittedly two of Winners thu fost single players in France, Deg sa familiar. Egar at Wimalslap, whee

feat thisar, ar the hands Famaian Playor, Mish, is the only in his authen.

Laurentz is only years of age and as Fag waszy temarkably gifted player. At tlu age of 16 he hut the late Authony Wilding exhis was then at his palmit), Soon after he had the misher.

me to the violenty truck in lawu tennis ball and as his sighe danger, he had to give up the game. has served through the

He Army and his injured eye has talte revor- war in the French ed. Chevalier Pan de Hormen in the best tennis player in Belgium, stroke play is always feseinating to watch. His elaborate Deng, Laurentz, Gobert, and DeBornin ali dupeted at Wimbledon, but dit ont

for.]

CRICKET AT HOME.

.

LONDON, August 4th

10

- Middlesex heat Phaenshire by nine wickets.

Hampshite beal Esses by 154 rudas. The Sussex Somerset mate): drawn.

1.

Leicestershier beat, Derbyshire by four

wickets.

Losoy, August 14th. In the House of Commons, replying to a question Brigadier-General. Sely an nounced that the Government intended to best enim reial types of seaplanes. The 11-16. furward. The market is firmi. offer prizes Cargating Ba4,000 for the

THE SILVER MARKET.

Losos, August 12th-

•Silver quoted at 383 4d spot and

craft was safety, which must be the paramount essential for commercial air. governing feature of the design of com-. peting machinea ·

',

THE GOLIATH HELD UP..

Dasar, is unable to proceed at present

BARIS. August 14th." The Colorth, which is on its way to owing to violent tornado which has totally destroyed the hangars and other arrangements for the landing, of the

robus.

ARMENIA.

PRESIDENT'S FRANTIC APPEAL TO THE ALLIES.

PARIS, August 14th The President of Armenia has appealed to the Allies for help. He reports a vast movement directed by the Young Turks," Kurds, and Tartars, led by Enver Pasha and other Turks Tarkish troopl

are everywhere dure

HUNGARY.

BUMANIA'S REPLIES OF A FUSULFATORY NATURE

of Budapest have been received,

PARIS. August 15th. The Rumanian replies to the Supreme Council's Notes as regards the occupation ciliatory nature,

They are understood to be of a con- Ramanian officers in Budapest have been It is believed that instructed to communicate immediately with the Allied Generals, with a view to avoiding cunplications.

RUMANIA'S DENIAL OF ALL OFFENCES.

an

this & congestion, M. Diamands read to examine the question of ve sitioning, foodstuffs and railway He admitted that feh demands had been presented to Archduke Foseph in reference to the frontiers, but denied that they were in tow nature of ulti- matur, of which Archduke Joseph har complained to the Conceals,

"A subsequent telegram from the tape rale

informed the Tour that they Rumanian Hoveraftens had declined to accept orders from the Mission. They asked in confirmation of destructivas.

ALLIES AND THE SEW GOVERNMENT.

Luxbox, Augnist 13th.

erased fine. Simultaneous, the Britona The many completely surrounded,

charged all the villages at the point of the baypart. Then was much hand-to indiately hand fighting, liugh many surrendered,

Filtech hundred prisoners were taken spot and many were killed. Prac

turally none escaped."

Mest of the enemy guns, and machine- believed to be very light. All our he uns were captured. Our casualties are jectives war mached.

There are no enemy troops How north Kothas. A further advance is not anti. vipented.

SIX ENEMY BATTALIONS DESTROYED.

Lesbos, August 13th. In the House of Commons, replying and the Russians, on August 10th. attack-

Arumannique states that the British" to a question. Mr. veil Harmsworth stated that the Allies had not, Kracted! complete success. All the objectives were ed the Bolshevists un the Dvina, with recognitim to the new Hungarian Goy carried, six my battalions destroced

Frent

A PROTEST FROM THECO SLOVAKIA

!

PARIS, August Hith. The Tebero Slovak legation has pre- Ropted a Note to the Supreme Council protesting against Archduke Joseph's arerssin to the Hungarian finernment. HOPE OF A SATISFACTORY

UNDERSTANDING.

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PARIS, August 13th. A Havas massage mast Searly all the Paris newspapers hape for a satisfactory understanding in the Hungarian situatione

It is obvious that regnition of the Archduke's Government is closely con- ngeted with the Rumanian question.

Et will be necessary to watch the lee tions suggested by the Archduke." PUNISHMENT OF THE URIMINALS.

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and over 1,000 prisoners taken, tog: ther with field guns.

Our line on the Dvinn has been advanc ed 12 miles to Chudinura and Hork

Our vasunities we tot heavy.

VOLUNTEERS THIRTY MILES DISTANT FROM ODESSA.

Lesbos, August 14th. It is authoritatively stated that the left wing of the Volunteer Array in lowing in on. Dessa from the north-east and cast.

line of railway open to Osan, from Their recent successes leave only one where the Volunteers are unily au milez distant

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ESTHONIAN SUCCESSES...

London, August 14th. An Ethonian cominningai statys that, after violent fighting, recaptured Kalmot- direct from Yanburg, the Estonians, ba and halbino. The advance continues

COPENDAGES, August 8th the Public Prosecutor

A telegram from Budapest states that Da the left bank of the Figa River, proceedings have been commenced against of the layout, and an enemy, battalion that Alexandrovikaja was re-taken at the point during the Bolshevik dictatorship. « Chose individual charged with crimes

anoihilated.

and his associates will be charged with towards Purevoly, taking 500 prisoners, This is taken to mean that M. Bela Kun ja On the Porhov front, we broke through incitements ir murder, rubbery, stu.

POLES ON THE LITHUANIAN EARLIER CABLES,

FRONT. RUMANIA'S VERY MODERATE MEASURES.

PARIS, August 14th. Supreme Council, is euched in concilias .. The Rumanian reply, handed to the topy and dignified language.

targes that the Army was not guilty acte has reached the Legation, establish

Pats, August 11th According to Le dinti, a Rumanien of exce in Hungary. and that Rumania does not desire to separate hering the fact that the Rumanian requis self from the Allies, and points out that

tions in Hungary "were very moderate on Budapest was not received until the

1250 FES city was entered. Other telegrams from the Fence Conference were similarly delayed.

The House of Comunk rose at half past offering "as a levy on property, he would 8arding the Arinistice terms and endeav- the telegraphic request to stop the march geven this morning.

ask the National Assadly to cancel the ring to establish communication with SPECIAL ACTION AGAINST TRUSTS.vy.

the Russian Bolsheviks. Fighting has begun in sore districts between the Turks and the Armenians.

The President begs the Conference to send Allied detachments framediately, or, alternatively, munitions. The situation is very critical AN AMERICAN MISSION ON ITS WAY.

LONDON, August 15th. The House of Commons passed the thiri wading of the Profiteering Bill A few claus empowers the Board of Trail to investigat Trusts.

Sir Auckland Geddes announced thaqa special Caternment Bill would be intri duced in the autumn dealing with the whole question of Trusts..

TWO AMENDMENTS ACCEPTED. LONDON, August 11th.

In the House of Cornmons, during, the; Cuinmix stage of the Profiteering. "Bill, many amendments were submitted.

Though the tone of the debate was severity critical, mist of the amendments were rejected.

Two amendments, which the Government acoged. were passed, and empowering the Bird of Trade to fix maximum price for any article after investigation. and the second empowering the Tribunals to demand the prices at all stages, in cluding the source of supply.

REASONABLE PROFIT" DEFINED.

LONDON, "August 14th. Among the important changes of the Profiteering Bill, reasonable profit" is defined as a rate of profit which does not exoved the fair average of the rate arned in the sale of similar articles under prewar conditions.

SELECT COMMITTEE RESUMES INVESTIGATIONS.

LONDON, August 15th. The Selvet Committee on Profiteering, whose operations were suspended, decid ed yesterday to issue investigation.

IRELAND.

A MOMENTOUS GOVERNMENT

DECISION,"

LONDON, August 15th. The Government has decided to suppress the Sing Fin and similar bodica in County Clare.

It publishes a long list of crimes on which the decisi is based.

SUPREME COUNCIL'S

SETTLEMENT.

PARIS, August 13th The Supreme Council has taken an im portant dep towards the solution of the Thence question.

A scheme for the partition of the coun try on the following lines is generally favoured:

Easternmost" Thrur, with Adrian and the Black Sea Coast, would

ople

Supreme Council that her armies will take The Rumanian Government assures the all military measures in full agreement with the Allied representatives at Buda

FRENCH GOVERNMENT MOST EXPLAIN.

anticipate that the Conference would in-

It points out that Romania could not pest. sist on the maintenance of the November Armistice after her army, sustaining con- siderable losses, had at the request of the Conference, driven the Bolshevist Government from Budapest. PARIS, August 13th. In view of this An American Mission, under General considered it only just to

the Government Harbor, is shortly leaving on a visit to supplies, especially as a great deal of Armenin and Trans-Caucasia under in the material of which Rumania was requisition structions from President Wilson, to stripped by the Central Powers was con- investigate the military conditions.

centrated there. into the gozditions in

especially

is contended that, in spite of the It is the Armenian Republic, and obtain complete port

the

new requisitions, available surpluses for ex- information indicating the obligations which would be involved should the date. United States decide to accept the man-

form part of the future Internationaleral Harbord will

State of Constantinople.

Central Thrace

wide corridor would be demarcated. running from the Bulgarian frontier to the sea. in- cluding the port of Dedesgatch. This would be made an International State under the League of Nations, and through it Bulgaria would have access

Aegean Sen.

would

to Greece, with the exception of a small area ad- joining the Bulgarian frontier of 1912, which would be given to Bulgaria: M. Venizelos does not agree with this solation, and has an alternative where." which has not found acceptance with all the Powers.

to

the Thrack

go

M. VENIZELOS'S SCHEME

PARIS, August 14th.

BRITISH SYMPATHY FOR THE ARMENIANS.

LONDON, August 13th. questions were asked regarding the with- In the House of Commons, several drawal of troops from Trans-Caucasia, against. O'Connor emphasised that thus leaving the Armenians unprotected

the Turks there would be universal horror if the Armenians were again handed over to

the

old masters.

Mr. Cecil Harnsworth promised to M. Yenizelos's alternative scheme in re

Convey this sentiment to the Pence. Con Terence gard to Thrace proposes the interna.

Lord Robert Creil asked: Do the tionalisation of Dedengatch under the Government realise that our obligations League of Nations Commission, which to the Armenians are as fully strong a should also control the railway from they are to General Donikin? the latter Dedengatch to Bulgaria thus casaring Farmsworth said: These con

Venizelos to the Aegean, Mi Venizelos, clams to

siderations are in the minds of the Gor claims for Greece the ernment." frontier to a line drawn Dr Greek of the Gulf of Saros to Midia on the Black Sea, because the Greeks here out- number the Bulgarians by five to one.

the head

AMERICA DISSENTS AGAIN. It is understood that this alternative solution was approved by France, Great Britain and Italy, hat America dissent graphed a statement of his case to Presi ed. M. Venizelos, some weeks ago, tele dent Wilson, who did not nep1.

FRANCE'S REVENUE. COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR

remain.

have been encouraged

It is denied that pillaging and anarchy The Ramanians have introduced order and are now feed- ing. the starving, peoples of Budapest.

Finally, it is declared that Rumania has not merited the charges against her. On the contrary, she has materially aided the Conference in the work of peace.

THE NEW MINISTRY.

day, stated that the new Ministry has

BERLIN, August 14th. The Achiahru Bendait correspon- been formed us follows:- dent at Budapest, telegraphing yester

PREMIER

M. Lovaczi. FOREIGN MINISTER Count Julius Andrasag MINISTER OF AGRI- CULTURE..

M. Szabo. MINISTER OF WAR H.Stephan Friedrich. MINISTER OF CO2- MINISTER OF PEOPLE'S

MERCE. M. Klarami, WELDAŻY MINISTER OF EDUCA

M. Peidl, TION M. Husaur.

A HITCH AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR.

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LONDON, August 14th. A Polish communiqué states that, on the Lithuania froat, the enemy continues to retreat in the direction of Bersina, We have reached a line 25 kilometres north- NEW OFFENSIVE NEAR BRODY. what and south-east of Minsk..

Polish furers have commened an offer- retreating towards the Stubia River sive near Brudy and Luck. The enemy UST OF BRITAIN'S ASSISTANCE

TO RUSSIA.

LONDON, August 14th- The total cost of British assistance to Russia naval, military,, nerin, and otherwise from the Armistice up to daly 31st, was 120,000,000.

PAUS," August 18th. A Havas message MINK A French Socialist deputy los an nouneed his intention of interpellating the Government on the part taken by France" particularly in connection with the conting in the recent events in flungury, mor ALL of the Archiluke Joseph to power. DISTRUST AMONG THE BALKAN STATES.

Pans, August 14th.

A Havas message says: The Czecho-Slovak delegation is said to the Archduke. be disturbed by the position assumed by

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feel apprehensive of the return of the Belgrade, Prague and Bucharest al Hapsburgs to Power.

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FRANCE AND AMERICA. "WE WILL REMAIN BROTHERS IN PEACE"

PARIS, August 14th.

A Havas messag” says¦---

EARLIER CABLES,

FOREIGNERS IN MOSCOW TO

BE MASSACRED,

L'OPEN BADEN, August 13th Doxtor Martini, the chief of the Danish Red Cras in Russia, has just returned. le declares that M, Lenin no longer planted him ruks, the Ultra Radicals having slip-

Moscow is governed by a lett named affair) together with M. Odlerschenski and M. Petera (of the notorious Houndsditch M. Antonoff, the organisers of Hungarian Bolshevism. They are at present enden. vouring to arrange a mussacre of ki foreigners in Moscow.

M. Tchitcberin, the Foreign Minister, told Dr. Martini that the Government. was unable any longer to protect foreign-

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He said that General Kameroff, the An American colonel, commanding a Bolshevist generalissimo, was a strong and very big American base in France, has able man. The army was in good con- written to Franes and the French army dition. Famine was general. The pa stating that without the sacrifices of the pulation was exhausted and ready for French army the Germans would have anything dominated the world.

He says: Brothers in war, we will remain brothers in peace, worthy sons off liberty."

DEAR LIVING IN FRANCE. GOVERNMENT. FIXES FOOD

PRICES.

A Havas message, anys:-

There has been a bitch in the constitu-

BELLIE, August 15th, JULY.

tion of the new Hungarian Catrinet, the Socialists, at the last moment, refusing PARIS, August 13th. to join, as a protest against the whole A Havas message says: direct taxation and State monopolies offices. In July, the French revenue from in oven

salo arrests of Communists, including

women typists from Government must be sold in Paris shops was issued A list of prices at which articles of food

receipts in July, 1918, by 330 million affices will be filled by Extreme Conheck profiteering, thus reducing the cost amounted to 770 milion francs, exceeding M. Friedrich remaine Premier and ly displayed.

yesterday. The prices must be prominent the estimates by 176 millions, and the M. Lavuczi, Foreign Minister. The other francs.

This action of the Government will servatives.

of living.

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FRENCH LABOUR. "DIRECT ACTION" NOT EAVOURED.

PARIS, August 14th. - A Havas message enyes--gi The French Federal Commeil of Railway Workers has adopted a resolution against tants who tried to obtain political deci- "direct action," condemning those mili-

470wal of the action threatened by the ions beyond the conceptions of possibile ties of action of the workers whom thes represent, thus formulating a formal dis extremists of the trade spion movement..