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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS; MONDAY NOVEMBER KD, 1919.

DEFENCE OF THE REALM ACT:

TO BE CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER YEAR AT HOME.

FALL OF PETROGRAD INEVITABLE.

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CLEARING HOUSE AT HOME TO ENFORCE PEACE TREATY.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S VETO IGNORED.

RECRUDESCENCE OF TROUBLE IN EGYPT.

FIUME SITUATION AGAIN CRITICAL.

LATEST CABLES

(THROUGH BUTEE'S AGENCY.}! DEFENCE OF THE REALM ACT GOVERNMENT VICTORY IN THE COMMONS.

Lospox, October 29th. In the House of Commons, the Attorney-General moved the second read. ing of the War Emergency Bill continu- ing the Defence of the Realm Aet regula- tions for a year at most,

JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS. NEW PRESIDENT OF THE DIVORCE:

COURT

LONDON, October 28th. The following judicial "appointments have been made:

Laird Sterndale, Master of the Rolls; The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Duke, President of the Divorce Court;

The Hon. Mr. Justice Younger, Lord of the Appeal Court.

BREACH

OF ARMY REGULATIONS. LIETTOL SHERWOOD KELLY COURT-MARTIALLED.

AVIATION, SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS REGARD- ING ROUTE TO EGYPT.

LONDON, October 28th. LONDON, October 29th. Setions allegations have been published, Lieut. Lolobe Sherwood Kelly, who regarding the air, route, to Eyypt. wrote certain letters to the Times criti-Colone! €. Henderson. ex-Wing-Com- eising the British General Staff at manden. asserts that eleven pilots have Archangel, was court-martialled in Lon- been killed and out of the three sqund don, to-day, où charges of contravening rosa ordered from France to Egypt,

THE BATTLE OF THE YSER BELGIAN TROOPS CELEBRATE

PANNIVERSARY.

PARIS, October.attb.

A Havns. message, Bays: --- Yesterday, in Dixmude, the Belgian Army celebrated the anniversary of the Battle of the Yser, in the presence of British, French and military attaches

LATEST CABLES.

FRENCH FINANCES.

SOLVING NATION'S ECONOMIC AND

FINANCIAL PROBLEMS.

PARIS, October 25th.

"A Havas message says:-

deliver a speech making known the pro- The French Minister of Finance will

posed to solve the nation's economic and The Belgian War Minister, in a strik-jects of the Government concerning the means and methods by which it is pro- British and French troops who stemmed the German tide

Army regulations by writing letters to only 30 per cent, arrived, owing to lacking speech, praised the heroism of the

the Press.

The letters alleged that British troops in North Russia were being used for a big offensive entailing needless loss and suffering. The prisoner pleaded quilty.

DISTURBED EGYPT. RECRUDESCENCE OF RIOTING

ALEXANDRIA.

CAIRO, October 25th Demonstrations by students and others which have recently been a weekly feature in Alexandria culminated yesterday in serious rioting.

A crowd armed with sticks, stones and bottles attacked the native Police who at tempted to check a demonstration and close, the service in mosque. The Police retaliated with barons,

The arrival of the Governor of Alexan

The Attorney-General admitted that GERMANY'S FOUD POSITION.dria temporarily restored order, but a

much of the Bill was unnecessary. It was proposed that, after its second reading. the Bill could be referred to a Committee to investigate whether any part could be Rafely omitted.

"Me.' W. Banbury and Sir Donald Mae; lean demanded the withdrawal of the Bill Mr. Bonar, Law said that the House must make up its mind whether the assertions that the Government did not retain the confidence of the 'House of Commons were true, for the Government did not mean to withdraw the Bill, because that would

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The House then passed the second read- ing of the Bill by 233 votes to 63.

RECENT GOVERNMENT

DEFEAT.

POSITION ALREADY

READY RECTIFIED.

LONDON, October 28th.

A PERCEPTIBLE IMPROVEMENT.

BERLIN, October 29th...

fresh outbreak resulted in many Police and rioters being injured.

Finally, two motor-lorries" of troope

In the National Assembly, Dr. Schmidt,

appeared, and were assailed with a volley the Economic Minister, reviewing Ger... many's food position, said that an im-of missiles. A volley in the air failing to disperse the crewd, the troops fired, kill- The bread was provement had begun. better, while there were increasing sup

ing two and injuring 10, plies of bran, corn, meat, vegetables, and fish.

The principal anxiety was the coal shortage, bence the paralysing strikes of the miners must be combated, but, any- how, Germany would be unable for a long time to produce up to French expecta- tions and Germany's ex-enemies bad onky injured themselves when they interfered in Germany's economic life.

Altogether, 27 Police were injured. Rioting was renewed this morning, Two officers who were chased by a crowd from the harbour took refuge in a phar A moter-lorry on the quayside macy.

was burnt..

A number of arrests were made.

ENFORCING THE PEACE TREATY.

CLEARING HOUSE TO BE ESTAB- LISHED AT HOME.

LONDON, October 24th.

Order-in

A CONFERENCE IN LONDON."

The Gazette contains an LONDON, October 28th. Council prescribing the arrangements for The Daily Mail states that a number of carrying out sections of the Pease Treaty English people who have interested them- relating to debts, property rights, con- selves in the internal condition of Ger-

tracts and judgments between British many have arranged Д conference in Lon-subjects and ex-enemies, don next week with a party of Germans and Austrians, including Professor Tunn and the Austrian ex-Premier, Count Lam- masch.

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The Order, which operates when the Peace Treaty comes into force applies to the Overseas Dominions, except Canada, Australasia, South Africa India and Newfoundland, but it is subject to modi- fications by local Legislatures.

of organisation and the bad condition of the machines. He saw a chain of wrecks between Marseilles and Nice,

THE WAR ON BOLSHEVISM. He demands the publication of stati-FALL OF PETROGRAD INEVITABLE ties regarding the most dangerova part

of the journey, namely, after Italy.

Ministes last night refused a statement It is officially stated that the Air

as to whether a Commission of enquiry into the disasters would be appointed. GENERAL SEELY EXPLAINS,

Loxpox. October 29th.

Banncial problema.

A PRESS STATEMENT CORRECTED.

PARIS, October 26th.

"

A Havas message says! Certain foreign papers have stated that REVAL, October 28th. strangers 'cannot leave France with a sum The fall of Petrograd is now regarded above 1,000 franes. This information es inevitable.

is not correct. Strangers can carry any The Bolsheviks risingam they want, however considerable it desperately, a number of villages near Tsarskoyeselo were occupied on October, 26th.

The North-West Army's communs beginė reports violent fighting. The situation is advantageous.

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successes

The French Minister of Finance always gives the necessary authorisation after a delay of 24 hours.

السنية

PRESIDENT POINCARE. VISITING ENGLAND ON NOVEM- BER 11TH.

PARIS, October 9th. '

"In the House of Commons. replying to SITUATION STILL VERY Mr. Joynson Hicks, as regards the recent

UNCERTAIN. statements of Colonel Henderson that a

LONDON, October 28th. serious number of fatalities had occurred

A Havas message says:-- The situation on the Petrograd front is still very uncertain.

The visit of President Poincare to Eng- on the new air route to Egypt. Brigadier-vike are fighting very desperately and Pichon, Minister for Foreign Affairs. That the Bolshes and has now been fixed for November 11th, General Serly stated that in the spring scoring and early in the summer, the War Office reporting force fighting in the Galf

Eathonian comuns dated Cetober public

Appear frum will accompany the President of the Re- had communicated to the Air Ministry of Finland as a result of Holshevist at PROHIBITION IN THE UNITED the urgent demand from Egypt for aircraft tacks in great force, also in the Pukoff of large site and endurance in order to fighting.

sector where there was violent artillery

STATES, cope with the critical situation. Machines Were sent by air instead of by wa owing

to urgency.

A Judenitch commanique reports the

HOW THE VOTING WENT. repulse of a Bolshevist attack in the Town

WASHINGTON, October 28th- sector between Petrograd and Moscow, machines had started, of which 25 had Bebaba in their advance against Tars the necessary two-thirda majority, the The voting in the House of Representa Up to the present, 3 Handley Page but admits that the Bolshevists captured 15. If the Senate also passes the Bill with tives on the Prohibition Bill was 176 to arrived, 10 were at various stages, and 15 keselo. General Judenitch declares that Bill becomes law in spite of the Presi had been written off.

the situation is not clear, but the Bolshe- dent's veto.. One machine crashed to the earth badlyviks are fighting feriously, concentrating and four lives were lost. three other bad accidents involving four that the tanks are very valuable, but the There were picked troops from. Moscow, HE IDEA. fatal and three non-fatal injuries.

number is insufficient.

"At the request of the Chief of the Air Staf, a special outside Commission had been appointed to enquire into the matter.

Brigadier-General that the taking of this route had nothing Seely emphasised

He re-emphasised the critical nature of the situation in Egypt at that time...

do with civil aviation.

PRINCE ALBERT. RECEIVES THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY

"The City obering..

of a large and

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KRASNOESELO EVACUATED.

HELSINGFORS, October 28th, Kraancesele on October 27th in curse The "White" Russians evacuated

Bobsha quence of the Bulsbevist capture of

ESTHONIA WAITING TO JOIN THE FIGHT.

REVAL, October 25th.

EARLIER CABLES

PRESIDENT'S VETO AGAIN IGNORED

providing for the continuance of pro-

WASHINGTON, October 28th. President Wilson has vetoed the Bill hibition until January, when the end- ment to the Constitution in that connec tion operates. He gave as his reason that he is opposed to a prolongation of war-time prohibition when the war had ended.

LATEST CABLES.

Ai Ethonian communiqué states that the Bolsheviks have been greatly rein- titives re-passed the Bill over the Pre- Subsequently, the House of Represen LONDON, October 25:b.

forced from Archangel and from thesident's veto, Prince Albert was accorded a great Finnish frontier and are well-equipped welcome to the City to-day, when he and trained. received the Freedom of the

The fight for Petrograd City af will probably be a ring struggle London as the

in the presence

The Eathonina, Army will be thrown Highness, mentioned that the latter had Denikin recognises the Esthonian Repub- into the fight immediately General welcoming His Judenitch, Admiral Kolchak or General erved under Admiral Jellicoe as a sub-lic Lieutenant in the Battle of Jutland, weaded.

bis services were specially com The

Prince, responding, said that when bis thoughts turned to the future of the Empire, he was conscious of the great opportunities and responsibilities resting: un his youthful anouiders, and he would

statement parts of the golity of branebes in other do his best to uphold its proud traditions.

The position created by the defeat of the Government has been rectified with- out difficulty. It was never regarded as serious by the House of Commons, whose atuction has been diverted by the

Under the order, a clearing house will be established in the United Kingdom, LONDON, October 29th.. Government's financial white paper,

with the With reference to the which is being vigorously discussed...

the Empire, to deal with claims. fast morning's Daily Jinil, With some exceptions, it will not be Lord Parmoor, Chairman of the Fight lawful for any person to pay or accept debate on the financial situation comes on the Famine Council, which advocates repayment for an in the House on Wednesday, when My lief to Europe irrespective of nationali through this clearing-house, which will enemy debt except ties, explains that the Council is promot

have power to enforce payment with Chamberlain proposes a motion supporting a private International Conference interest. ing al reasonable proposals, however drastic, for the reduction of expenditure unomic conditions of Europe.

to discuse methods of improving the WHAT THE DELAY IS DUE TO.

If the and the dimmution of debt."

economists of the Central Powers are en-

PARIS, October 26th. A Havas message says: Marshal Foch's report on German viclations of the Armistice terms will be ready on Tuesday, and then the date for enforcing the Versailles Treaty will be

Bir Donald Maclean will propose an amendment calling for drastic reductions in expenditure and ending the increase of the debt.

Mr. W. Adamson, in a further amend ment, advocates a levy on capital and

abled to attend they will not exceed äve

in number..

LABOUR SITUATION IN AMERICA.

the reversion of war fortunes to the MORE TENSE THAN EVER BEFORE.

State.

WOMEN'S RIGHTS. PEERESSES AND THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

LONDON, October 28th.

The House of Commons, by 171 votes to 84, adopted the amendment to the Sex Disqualification Removal Bill empower ing peeresses in their own right to sit in the House of Lords

BRITISH CONSULAR SERVICE ADMINISTRATION TRANSFERRED TO DEPT. OF OVERSEAS TRADE.

LONDON, October 29th.

It is officially announced that the administration of the Consular Depart- ment of the Foreign Office has been trans- ferred to the Department of Overseas Trade, which already

WASHINGTON, October 25th. The Labour situation in America is becoming more tense,

The New York-dockers are still on strike and this has affected some of the Allied trades,

A strike of 500,000 coal miners has been called during the week.

The railwaymen also threaten to come out, owing to the Bill before the Senate designed to prevent them from striking

The steel strike does not show signs of A settlement

progress.

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The delay in the formal declaration of peace is due to the hope that Japan and the United States will ratify the Treaty by the middle of November, permitting their Governments to participate in the Erst work of the Treaty Enforcement. Commissions.

BELGIUM'S LIST OF CRIMINALS.

Batssal, October 28th.

The Government has forwarded to Paris 1,150 names of German civilians and soldiers charged with crimes during the invasion and occupation of Belgium..

RACING AT HOME. PROBABLES FOR THE CAMBRIDGE

SHIRE.

LONDON October 28th.

Gatchina states that 100.000 Bolsheviks The Daily Chronicle correspondent at are massed "between the "White" Rus vians and Petrograd

EXCHANGE OF BRITISH PRISONERS.

Lobos, October 28th. In the House of Commons, replying to Commander Kenworthy, Mr. Cecil was endeavouring to negotiate for the ex Harmsworth stated that the Government change of Britons taken prisoner by the Russian Soviet.

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. SOME RESERVATION WILL BE ADOPTED.

LONDON, October 29th The Times correspondent at Washington states that the defeat of Senator John- son's amendment equalising American and Imperial votes in the League of Nations

Council does not mean that the fast has been heard of the matter. There will be other arcendments with a similer reservation will be adopted unless the object, and the chances are that some British Government can make it clear that the representation of the Dominions Britain's favour. on the League will not weight the latter in

EARLIER CABLES.

The probable starters for the Cam-with the representatives of the Soviet The Government hoped that a meeting bridgeshire Stakes (1 mite, I furlong) to Government would shortly be held in Den-SENATOR JOHNSON'S AMENDMENT be run at Newmarket on October 29th., mark. are as follows:-

Twenty-three British officers, 77 ment and 17 civilians are believed to have been taken prisoner

My Dear Diidera

Zinovia

Dominio Reedeur

Golden Fleece Rogal Bucks Viceroy Clarion Tetrarchia Bir Berkeley Dromie Brigand Lady Earl Minleaf is Alasaam Ganmerin

Donoghue.

J. Childs.

V. Smyth. Smith.

Weslake.

Fcx. Hulme.

Thoburn. Lace.

Martin.

G. Colling. Leach. Crickmer Bingstend.. Speck.

Weston. Lester.

A number of smaller disputes are in IN MEMORY OF THE FALLEN Seatwell, 8 to 1; Sir Berkely: 100 to 12;

BRITAIN'S BULWARK EMPIRE WOULD FALL IF NAVY WAS WIPED OUT.

hest Diplomatic will the wisest

'economy was essential. It was

K of the Consular

LONDON, October 28th." Admiral Beatty, speaking before the the Leather sellers' Guild, declared that the Navy must bear its share of economy, but Office, recognised everywhere that we lived by wa but in matters relating to the Consular and the future of the Empire depended Bervice

report to the Secretary upon the sea. For the security of the vast will of State through the Comptroller General lines of communication linking up the and they of the Department

presumably remain in the

Overseas

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the Navy was responsible.

great Dominions and the Mother Coun

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of promotion and transfer in Navy was our insurance which could not

and recommendations made to the ground if the Navy was wiped out.

for Foreign A.Taire, by a

Zervice will henceforth

be be overlooked. The Empire would fall to

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OF WORKING WOMEN DISCUSSION OF IMPORTANT ITEMS.

WASHINGTON. October 28th.

ANNUAL CEREMONY IN FRANCE.

PARIS, October 26th.

A Havas message says:— Le Journal Officiel publishes a law pro viding that in every Commune in France, November 1st or 2nd in memory of the a ceremony shall be held each year ba soldiers who fell during the great war. THE PRINCE OF WALES. WELCOME TO MONTREAL

MONTREAL, October 28th. A habel of church peals, motor-borns, Wales w-dby. and cheering welcomed the Prince of The streets were very elaborately decorated.

After visiting Toronto and Ottawa, the Prince goes to "Washington for three days, returning President Wilson's visit to London. Fossibly, he will also pró ceed to New York before returning to Kalifax.

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LT.-COL. JOHN WARD. PRESENTATION OF INSIGNIA.

Committee under the presidenar of Sir INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS Hamar Greenwood. The Department of Overseas Trade will be represented on the Committee,

Atruisements are also, being made to to the Department of Overseas Trade the non-political work up to now done by the Commercial Department of the Foreign Cate--Departmental Com

A standing mitter has been appointed, comprising ing Women to discuss international chi-HM the King has invested L-Col. representatives of the Foreign Office, the labour, employment, and the protection John Ward with the insignia of the Com- Board of Trade, and the Department of of women in hazardona (ndustries. Overseas Trade, to deal with questions in pronovals of this Congress will be haion of the Bath and of the Companion which the three. Departments are jointly mitted to the International Labour Con- interested.

of the Most Distinguished Order of Bt. ferense.

Michael and St. George

the first International Congress of Work- The women of practically all the lead- ing countries in the world assembled at

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LONDON, October 28th

THE BETTING. The betting is as follows:-Zinovia and Tetrarchia, 9 to 1; Royal Bucks, Diadem and Alasaam, 100 tu ; Clarion, 100 to 7; My Dear, 20 to 1, Golden Fleece, 23 to 1

Brigand and Lady Earl, 40 to 1.

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A WIN FOR ERIGAND.

LONDON, October 29th The result of the Cambridgeshire Stakes

as follows:-

Brigand

Diadem

My Dear

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Eighteen horses ran. Diadem won by six lengths, three quarters of

a length separating second and third.

The betting was as follows:-Brigand, 25 to 1; Diadem, 9 to 1; My Dear, 22 to 1. THE FIUME IMPASSE. SITUATION AGAIN BECOMES CRITICAL...

THE BLOCKADE OF SOVIET

RUSSIA,

He also stated that no answer had been received to the Supreme Council's Note to Germany and the neutrals requesting co-operation in the blockade of Soviet Russia.

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Allied naval forces had been instruct ed to turn back ships sailing to Russian Baltic ports. These measure did not con- stitute a blockade in the legal sense, and no communication other than that already published Wag made to the neutral Governmenta

Replying to Col. Wedwood, Mr. Harms

foundation. worth declared that the statement that to die owing to the blockade was without 500,000 women and children were likely

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TREATMENT OF BRITISH PRISONERS.

LONDON, October 28th.

In the House of Commons, replying to

DEFEATED.

WASHINGTON, October 28th.

In the Senate, Mr. Johnson's amend- ment to the Peace Treaty, designed to scoure equal voting by the United States. with the British Empire on the Council of the League of Nations, was defeated by 40 volen to 38,

THE SCULLING CHAMPION-

SHIP.

BARRY'S ILL-FORTUNE

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LONDON, October 27th. There was strong north-westerly wind and the river Felton was lucky in winning the tons and was very rough. he chose the Middlesex side. The Ass Barry kept to the centre of the river. tralinn bugged the Middlesex shore while where he shipped a great amount of water and before he had passed the Craven Steps his boat was water-logged- The time was 25 minutes, 40 seconds, THE EUROPEAN FOOD PROBLEM.

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a question, "Mr. Harmsworth announced formed by wireless that M. Lenin, M. MEAT TRUST AND GOVERNMENT that the Soviet Government had been in

Trotzky and 'other persons would be held strictly and personally responsible for the treatment of British prisoners and other Britons in Russia.

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BARIER CABLES, GENERAL YUDENITCH FORCED BACK.

LONDON, October 27th.

POLICY.

LONDON, October 28th. Mr. McCurdy, speaking at Lough- horough, dealt with the question of meat supplies He described the lion s full of menace, and as made merac ing by the fact that the great Meat Trust was ready to exploit the position.

He foreshadowed Government control perpetuate war-time controls. but more to secure stability. They did not want to elastic, and less restrictive methods were

It is officially disclosed that, the Red Guarde are using their best troops, led LONDON, October 20th.

by pocially selected Comuniszaries, in necessary. The United States has not accepted Yudenitch, who has been forced back at ous policy of supervision, rather than their counter-attacks against General Bignor Tittoni's proposal for the con-

He anticipated a definite and conting stitution of a independent State of Fiumeveral points, evacuating Tsarkoelo, interference, covering a reasonable period under the League of Nations, and the Pavlovsk and Krasnoeselo, cession of the Volosa district to. Italy.

General Yudemitch's forces fell back to

of years ahead. I is still hoped, however, that a solu- and four miles to the southward of Kragment in 1020. The rest of Eurons would & line two miles to the south of Ropacha required to import a million tons of He gave statistics showing that Britain

United States Government. will be reached It is understood that Signor Nitti has nooselo, through Vladimirskayu which is want three millions tons, while the total made a further strong appeal to the six miles to the castward of Gain exportable surpluss Iron Australia, New are endeavouring to ease the situation being successfully held despite furious 1,210,000 tons.

The British and French Governments the south-east of Gatchina This line in Africa together only amanted to and through Wriza, which is ten miles to Zealand, Bouth America and South which is undoubtedly again becoming onslaught which, however, 276 no.

ported as having ceased.

tion

critical,

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