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GERMANY
PREPARING
REVENGE:
THE
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CARDINAL MERCIER PREDICTS ANOTHER WAR
-AGAINST FRANCE.
BATTLE OF JUTLAND THROUGH GERMAN
EYES.
ANGLO AMERICAN
"INCONCEIVABLE.
WAR
UNAUTHORISED ITALIAN TROOPS
FIUME.
RAID
ALL SHIPPING HELD UP AT MARSEILLES
LATEST VABLES.
[THKOTOR RENTER'S AGENCY.]
YON TIRPITZ'S MEMOIRS
THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND THROUGH GERMAN EYES
Loxos September 14th Admiral von Tirpitz, in a continuation of his book, claims that the Jutland Battle proved the superiority of the German personnel. The material Gerinan Jokes were on third those of the British. He says that the Fleet returned to their barbours elated and surprised at their sures the crews regretting that the opportunity had not been taken at the
beginning of the war, to stake the Reet for victory,
He declares that the most striking unof
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M. CAILLAUX.......... REMOVED TO A NERVE SANATORIUM,
» PARIS. September 11th. The ex-Fremier, M. Caillaux, has been
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16ra, 1819.
ITALIAN TROOPS RAID FIUME
UNAUTHORISED ACTION RY GABRIELE D'ANNUNZIO.
Ros, September 13th.
THE BRITISH NAVY. THE SUBMERSIBLE SHIP OF THE
FUTURE.
LONDON, September 13th. Italian raiders, including the airman-in, the Times, in regard to the Navy, says Lord Fisher, in his concluding article poet, Cabriels d'Annunzio, argued with that machine-guns and armoured cars, entered sweeping in its character as was either perial of change is at hand us Piume e noon on September 19th. RAIDERS START FROM RONCHI.
the introduction of steam or the advent of armour, for the fact is unquestioned that
ROME September 13th.
It appears that the would-be raiders.ircraft is even new making such pro- who compriset detachments of Grenadiers digious developments that the only escape and bands of "storm troops, started for vessels on the Surface of the odan-will from Ranchi,
be to go under water,
NO DISORDERS FOLLOW THE RAID). A semi-official statement say that no disorders, followed their arrival at Fiute, The Government is taking, very energe tie steps to cheek the movement and die cover who is responsible for the act, which is as raak as it is harmful. "TROOPS DISOBEY COMMANDER'S ORDER.
ROME, September Tith
in the Chamber, in the course of a statement on the Finme rail. Signor. Nitti announced that the Commander of the d'Annmizio's
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These types of submersible vessels of every size and character will instantly require sreat study, research, and much experiment. We had a submersible carry- ing a 12. ch gun hafore the war ended: The very day this submersible with the 1inch gun was ready for battle she! heard, by her own wireless, installation. a message passing on a far-distant wa. ANGLO AMERICAN WAR INCON CEIVABLE.
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the opinion that an Anglo-American fight Loud Fisher concludes by prising
DISTURBED IRELAND. SINN FEINISM TO BE TOTALLY
SUPPRESSED. ..
LOSTON, September 13th.
presses
Proclamation issued at Dublin up- the Sinn Fein organisation throughout Ireland. RAIDS FOR ARMS THROUGHOUT IRELAND.
LONDON, September 11th. Rauds for arms continued throughout Leeland, yesterday, without disorder.
DETECTIVE SHOT DEAD IN DUBLIN.
LONDOS, September 13th.-
side the detective offices in the centre of A political detective was shot dead out- Dublin yesterday evening
KING VICIOR EMMANUEL'S GENEROSITY.
ALL ART TREASURES TO BE HANDED OVER.
the frown, lane to the fighting men of
ROME. September 12th. The preamble to the Bill granting all.
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
(BY COURTESY OF THE **CHINA MAIL"] THE P. AND O AGENT AT SINGAPORE,
Sisak. September 13th, Mr. H. W. Buckland. "P." and O. Azent at Singapore, is retiring. Mr. E. Walker hucverig him.
THE NEW GOVERNOR'S ABLIVALL
Sistamine. Septemb
ch.
Sir Reginali Sculls, K.C.38.4' at Singapore Thursday. Both
[BY CORY OF THE," BONGKONG
MMERCIAL NEWS"). CHINA SIGNS THE AUST.
TREATY.
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25.
Suiza, September 15th. -The Government has received a tele- gram from Luk Taingchang stating that be and My C. T. Wang signed the Austrian Treaty on September 10th.
RETURN OF TSUL YUNE, À, Tsui Yan-pni, the President of the
enved to a nerve sanatorini on the ap- Sixth Army Corps had been ordered to ineonevisaule. He asks", "Cannot the Italy shows that only the pinces at Rome Peking University, who was on
plication of his counsel.
THE EX-KAISER.
A VISIT, FROM HIS DAUGHTER-IN- LAW.
AMSTERDAM. September 14th, The ex-Crown Princess and her two children are visiting the ex-Kaiser at Amerongen for two or three days.
THE SILVER MARKET.
Losnos, September 19th. The market is firm; Silver is quoted at 601d, spot and sad.
of the strength of the orman Navy layforward.
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Lasbos, September 13th." Silver is quoted at 61d, spot and d forward. The market is firmi.....
EARLIER CABLES. THE NEXT WAR. CARDINAL MERCIER
PREDICTIONS
intercept and disarm troops, but the troops refused to obey the
Commander's order:
L'Epoều states that General Badoglie, Deputy Chief of Staff, has gem to Fiume with full powers. BRITISH WITHDRAWAL FROM RUSSIA:
LT. COKELLY WILL WELCOME A}· COURT-MARTIAL. --
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Lospos, September 13th. ol. Sherwood Kelly, in a letter Fly Express 259 that when he Wrote a private pingland condemning operations with the of getting buck to was the serious offence Churchill on Septem.
American and English Navies, dominat the worlding any time and clamps tell all others: You are not to build more, or We will fight you here and now? ***
FIGHTING BOLSHEVISM. NORTH WEST ARMY CAPTURES YAMBURG.
STOCKHOLM, September 14th,
A telegrain from Helsingfors states that the Russian North West Array has crap tured Yamburg,
had Turin are retained by the Crown while the national art treasures, by the King's wish, will be collected at one Palam and handed over in. the ngilan, <!
FRENCH TAXATION OF
MONOPOLIES P
BIG INCREASE" OVER ESTIMATED FIGURE.
PARIS, September 19th. A Hayas message says:-" French revenue from indirect taxation
ENERAL WRENGEL'S VICTORY AT of monopoli during August
TSARITSIN.
LONDON, September 13th.
A War One chaminizer stated : ---- After a three days' battle at Tsaritsin, in which the Bolsheviks made combined attacks from different directions upon the town, the defending troops tinder General. Wrengel heavily repulsed the attackers, capturing. 0,300 prisoners, sleigh guns, and dwy 100 machine guns.
in the fact that the British avoided meet- ing it, especially the longer the was last ed. Admiral von Scheer, in the course of 1916. made several fruitless efforts. bring the British to butch, but inerical inferiority made it impossible for the Germans to offer hatil, at Seaja Dover.
You Tirpitz, describing the Jutland
this elations with the Battle, however, after lasting of tier-
General Staff at Archangel LONDON, September 13th.
were not man superiority in the opening engage
good, because he had more than once to While in New York, Cardinal Mercier, protent ment between the cruiser syndrous, skert his opinion as to the possibility of He concludes by stating that he will we
against Staff mismanagement: admits that when the battle fleets were fangther war, replied:- You may be cercome a Court-Martial enquged, the German vanguard wastain there will be another war against HOW THE ALLIES ARE ASSISTING.
"LONDON, September 18th- How the Allies are assisting in North the Riga Government has accepted the West Russia has been explained by M.offer of the Soviet Government to begin Lianosoft, Premier of the newly-formed peace negotiations. Government there, who is at present visit- ing Helsingfors.
forced to turn by the British alteratin of the curse. Tiferely the Germans nd denly encountered, the British main body depidend in the mist. It inediately concentrated a heavy fire on the Germans. The situation thus accidentally became tactically very disadvantageous and von Scheer escaped a dangerous position by turning the Fleet together, a manœuvre
which fen Fieds in the world would have carried out under the rain of fire. Hav ing re-formed, the Ficet swung round to re-attack, but the approach of night made a carefully planned battle formation im possible.
Vor
If the British "huffelt in any way superior, they would hate clung to our Fleet - under all Fircumstance. Scheer believed that the renewal of the fight in the morning was a certainty, but preferred to accept battle near the mine- Izós fairway, and accordingly. At night,
he made for the neighbourhood of Horn
France Germany retains the same mind and is preparing her revenge."
He added that such a war would be direct against Belgium also, fgg-Bel gium would be in the way.
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THE BOSTON STRIKE. SKYEN CASUALTIËS.
BOSTON, September 13th.
Three Bolshevik regiments surrendered. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE Two others were completely destroyed.
ESTHONIANS.
Lustos, September 14th.
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Wis
-10%,000,000 "Francs were than the Budget estimate. The surples" for the extright months of the year 19 610,000,000 francs. BRMANY'S BREACH OF
TREATY TERMS. ALLIED REPLY READY.
PARIS, September th
A Havas mengi says:-
ply to Germany relative to Article 61
The Supreme Council has discussed its
Ra
of the students in the recent disturbances, returned to Peking on September lath. The students gave him a hearty welcome,
"PEACE, WITH GERMANY.
The President has issued "an elit announcing the resumption of pete with Germany.
DELEGATES TO REMAIN IN PARIS.
Luk Teing-chung and Wang (hlag-ting have been asked to ermain in Paris until further orders.
THE NEXT VICE-PRESIDENT. » The Chihli political party has promised to land a helping hand to the Peter Con ference; if it is agreed to appoint Fung Kwok-cbung, the former President Vice-President. Wong Yap-tong hay agreed to make arrangements toward that end.
¡TENOVOS REUTER'S AGENCY-] CHINA DETERMINED NOT TO .
SIGN
PARIS, September 14the
It is declared, in reference to Bi
Thy
of the German Constitution. A agrem | Japanese dificulties, that the Chinese
ment was reached by the Drafting Com- Government is firmly révolved not to signy
A Bolshevik wireless message says that mitten, who edited the reply, which will the Penes Treaty until Japan restores
THE DELEGATES TO MEET AT
MOGILO
HeLeisarans, September 14th, The "Sovian Foreign Commissary has
In the courge of a statement, he was that large supplies of material of all kinds are arriving from the Allies. Tnformed the Ethning Government that Besen persone have been killed as the cargo' recently received consisted of 20
the peace negotiations will be held at result of the two days Police strike. guns, 2.000 rifles, 13,000,000, cartridges,
Moglio near the Pal Keral Railway. The city is now qulated is being patrol. 40,000 full equipments for soldiers, 4.000
ESTHONIA HAS NOT YET MADE led by soldiers with frends-belinets.
PEACE,
Governor Congelare that the Police were desertar and not strikers and arbitration with them impossible. R instatement is improbable, even if they
yield
MR. COMPERS APPEALS TO THE POLICEMEN.
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NEW Yoax, September 13th. Mr. Samuel Gonijera has appealed to Feel..
the policemen at Boston to resume, daking Von Tirpitz constantly attacks Dr. them to await the conference between re vox Bethmann-Hollweg, the Kaiser and presentatives of Capital and Labour con- the latter's entourage and flatterers for voked by President Wilson for October the inactivity of the Fleet early in the war, especially Adairal von "Mueller, whom he describes as a "courtier, popular with the ladies, a teetotaller, à pacifist, and a friend of the late Mr. W. T. Stead. He declares that von Mueller. has an excessive share of responsibility
Germany's downfall. He says that the
For
relinquish the Supreme reluctance to
6th
THE AFTERMATH.
IF THE PRÁCE TREATY IS NOT ACCEPTED.
COETE D'ALEN 68°(Idaho). Suptember 13th
equipments for officers, also thousands of tons of tea, sugar and tobizen.
UPPERS LESTA. GERMANY PREPARING FOR THE COMING PLEBISCITE.
LONDON, September 14th. According to"Polish advices the Ger- man tiovernment is arranging that Gor- mans born in Upper Silesia but residing in other parts of Germany may travel
on the railways free to Upper Silesia for
the plebiscite. They will receive free board and ladging while it lasts.
Cler-
Hezar, September 19th. A representative Iron Esthenia de- clares that the Bolshevist peace offer has neither been actapted nor refused. Esthenia will be conclude peace without") consulting Finland und the Allies.
STRIKES IN FRANCE. NOT A SHIP HAS LEFT MARSEILLES.
PARIS, September 11th.
A Havas maago Buys:--
The Maree.lies general strike, ordered
be handed to Germany this evening.
THE AUSTRIAN TREATY.
A SIGNIFICANT. INCIDENT.
PARIS, September 11th.
Turk
A Havila tessage says:- Herald writes: Recently a great Power,
The Parisian edition of the particularly interested, sought to insert in the Austrian Treaty a *pecial clause making it possible for any Power to sign it which had not signed the Treaty with tiermany.
The American Delegation blocked this
attempt and the matter was dropped." DEATH CERTIFICATE OF AUSTRO.
HUNGARIAN MONARCHY. The Frencir papers state that the Treaty of Saint Germain is the death certificate of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. The old Montreal state "system is now plunged into the irrevocable past; none of
the great changes wrought in Europe is comparable with this,
many estimates that 60,000 votes will be by the Union Labour Syndicates in sup-Treaty at Saint Germain, Dr Renner soured for Germany in this way.
port of the strike of dockers, began on THE NATION'S HEROES.
September 11th, by cessation of work of EMPLOYMENT OF DISABLED, MEN.building industrick No ship has left the gas, electricity, tra sport, metal, and
Lasoos, September 13th. Marteilles. Communication
France, Algeria and Tunis in suspended. TRAMWAYS STILL RUNNING.
Command was responsible for the Navy rusting.
A Royal Proclamation requests employ- Von Tirpitz, in July, 1014, vainly urged the aflame with war, unless the Peace Treaty many disabled, soldiers as possible com- President Wilson pictured the worlders of labour to undertake to employ as appointment of a Supreme Naval Com- mander, suggesting himself, ne his officers fie conquest in the Fast, for fiermany, prevent lack of employment, which would was accepted. He said that there was a patible with their business, in order to objected to others. He says that already who was already negotiating with the Ecl. offend the general conscience. "in
the autumn of 1014, the memb of the shevik Governinent in the hepe of finding Kaiser entourage only dared to visit ground for industrial and political in him after dark. He says that the Kaiser was particularly proud of the trigue. Mediterranean
Squadron, hence, Guben was not in the North Ben, a FOR, they desired
Tirpitz says that the entry of Japan into the war wrecked the plan of campaign for enemy trade by cruiser squadrona,
and made it necessary for ships to attempt to break through on the Way home
He says that if his advice had not been disregarded, Admiral von Spee,
BRITISH ARMY PAY INCREASES FOR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
*
cure the employment of 100,000 disabled The object of the Proclamation is to 12 in various branches of industry The scheme has everywhere inet with ap- proval
Seven hundred thousand disabled men are already employed.
THE BRITISH EMPIRE. THE NATIONHOOD OF THE DOMINIONE.
LONDON, September 14th. A Royal Warrant has been issued sul atantially increasing Arm puy.
Second-lieutenants will receive between 394 and £448 After Coronel leparating er doo
4 the Dominohe new power devolving wir annually. if married, and the ships separating, after the Lieutenants will receive from £448 the Dominions as a result of the faabion of the Meere and other raiders, 503, if married, and from £375 10tion of their nationhood, said: and thus establishing the prestige of if unmarried. Captains and Majors Coronel in the eyes of the world. Von receive equivalent increases A Col British institutions to make or Spee was, however, left ignorant of the receives £1,242, if married, and £1,154, Idow from your past achievements and Yea, in Canada, have the history of general war position, and Falklands Equadron, whose superiority
encountered the if unmarried. he did not susresti
The
men's rates of pay arc
your magnificent war record that Bri- those tih institutions, British unity, and the already announced..
British Flag are safe in your keeping."
between
MARSEILLES, September 13th.
strike, but tho work at the docks is at a The tramways are still running in spite of the proclamation of the general
standstill. Crews have deserted their ships in sympathy with the dockers.
SHIPPING HELD UP AT MARSEILLES.
DELEGATES RETURN HOME. After the ceremony of signing the Pence and 13 members of the Austrian Delega tion, left Paris last night by the Orient express for Wien.
PEACE WITH BULGARIA. THRACE" QUESTION NOT SETTLED,
PARIS, September 11th.
-A Havas message says:—
Affairs in Paris
The Treaty with Bulgarin will probably be presented to the Bulgarian Delegation on Saturday at the Ministry for Foreign
complete without settlement of the The Treaty ban been Thracian question, which is left to be discussed in connection with the Turkish Treaty.
MARAKILLAS, Soptember 14th. Saturday 46 ships were held up by tion Bulgaria will be given three weeks Owing to the difficulties of communica
the strike The streets are in darkness
INTERNATIONAL AIR
CONVENTION22. APPROVED BY THE SUPREME COUNCILLATING
EDMONTON, (ALBERTA), Sept. 13th,
The Prefect has rectly re The Prince of Wales, in, a speech, ra-electricity is, shut off, causing a number
as the gua workers are out, while the to consider the tartan.
MINERE STRIKE IN LORHAINÉ... recogai
requested troops from Paris
Merz, Beptember hus been settled, but a strike of miners The strike on the railways in Lorraino. has begun.
Lobos, September 13th.
fashoma*** The Supreme Council has formally ap proved the International Air Convention
Santiag
BRITISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL AT SHANGHAI MR. JAMIESON ON THE STUDY OF CHINESE, The British Chamber of Commerce is third term on September stb.
Language School, at Shanghai, opened
Consul-General, in an interesting speech, Mr. J. W. Jamieson, C..G.. H.M was no necessity for young men to learn tererred to the nen who held that there Chines These who knew. Chinese, they would say, were already half mad and if they worked hard at it"they would qualify for the lunatic asylum. During | the last 20 years a great change had come ver the ways of the older men and a new was that all over the country in the spirit among the younger and the result arge trade entre language school, had of his hearers were engaged in mercantil Een establishe1. He presumed that ret pursuits and he cared way they would End Chins who would tell them that they were 2010s of the old fogies who did exist in wasting their tifte.
H could give then the 'asurázte, speaking after an experience of 29 years. that they were not wasting their time. eient, not only froin their own point of view but also from that of thidr em... They were making themselves morc
world of literature; opening up Be fields of visions, getting views of the people Lloran They were embarking, lipon á and their liveralare which must inevit ably broaden their own minds. This would mean a great deal to them, for them the most lortible people in the world. would be getting into jouch with some of The Chinese bad a facility for throring a glamour over all the people with whom
the Innguage and the people the they rame in contact but until they sturd then and consently, they would reader would not properly cut into touch with their lives much low interesting than they
otherwise would be,
dy objected that Mandarin was the only Rome people, the spintar, went on to posted that there was no rezit for language that was being taught any sug
arning that. It was a mista Out of the 18 provinger Mandarin, war iden.
Mandarin or its varianta, spoken in 16 and all visitors who came to Shanghai from p-country, unless they came from Canton Fokien zpoka
EYPHOON WARNING
The following telegram :) berut tronived by the American Consulate General, Honglong, from, the Obergatule plante i sit
12.20. p.., September 14th Cyclone or typhoon
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