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GERMANY
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AGAIN.
SIGNING OF THE BULGARIAN
TREATY.
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE DECISIONS.
SURRENDERED GERMAN FLEET TO BE DESTROY..D.
COAL PROBLEM DISCUSSED IN PARLIAMENT
BOLSHEVISM GAINING A HOLD IN ITALY.
LATEST CABLES.
`[THROWDH' 'REUTEX'T'AGENCY.]'
`THE SURRENDERED GERMAN
FLEET.
SUPREME COUNCIL'S DECISIONS.
PARIS. November 18th.
The Supreme Council has agreed to the principle of breaking up the German war- ships held by the Allies with exceptions in favour of France and Italy, whose ship yards were compulsorily closed in war- time.
Certain ships may be temporarily used before destruction.
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INTERNATIONAL LABOUR
CONFERENCE. THE FIRST DIRECTOR GENERAL
WASEINOTON, November 28th. The French Moderate Labocrite, M.
Albert Thomas, bas been appointed first Director-General of the International
REDUCED. COALITION MAJORITY AT SOUTH CROYDONS
The result of the by-election at South Croydon is as follows:--
AIRMEN BOMB MAHSUD
CAPITAL
TRIBESHEN ACCEPT BRITISH TERMS.
LONDON, November 17th- In the bombing of Kaniguram, the capital of the Mahsuds, on November 18th, there 90s were terrife explosions and the buildings were blown down to dust. The whole consttown was fame when the airmen finishedt
Sir ASMITH, Coalition
Umianist
11,737 Mr. HOULDRE, Liberalf. 9.573.
Coalition Majbrity [The number of electors in the oney is 45,113. At the laas election, the Coalition Majority was 10,807.)
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BRITAIN'S COAL INDUSTRY* DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The airmen also used their machine- guns and thousands of rounds were firede The enemy casualties were beavy.
"A Waziri Jirga, was held on Nevember 19th. butside the fort when representatives of six tribes unreservedly accepted the British terms...'
A section of the turbulent Maddakhel tribe who beld aloof will be punished if they do not submit to-morrow." INVENTION OF THE TANK. ROYAL COMMISSION'S AWARDS.
Loxbow, November 1sth. In the House of Commons, opening the coal debate, the Rt. Hon. W. Braçe moved for the appointment of a Select Commit- tee to enquire into coal control and the position of, the coal industry if regied to selling prices, profits, cost of reportage, tion, and output.
བྷཝཾ ཏི །, བྷིཏྟཱནྟི
LONDON, November 27th.. The Royal Commission on Awards to
In respect to Tanks, the report records.
that i was primarily due to the recep-
He complained that the Government relaventors has presented its report regard- fused to ec-operate with the miners, who ing the various claims. were driven to despair at the blunders of the Coal Department. The coal industry was getting into a state of chaos-
He attributed the shortage of output ent Chairman of the governing body of lack of transport.
Mr. Arthur Fontaine becomes permanto lack of development by owners, and was put into practice.
the Conference...
Labour Conference.
PROHIBITION. AND REGULATION
OF CHILD LABOUR..
WASHINGTON, November 28th.
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The miners' solution was nationalis, tion, but the miners were prepared to co-operate in any system to secure
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FRENCH MUNICIPAL
ELECTIONS.
ATTITUDE OF CONSERVATIVE ELEMENTS,
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NEWS.
{ST COURTIST OF THE "CHINA MAIL.""} STRAITS EXCHANGE AND INDIA.: PARIS, November 8th. » The Municipal Elections take place on
SINGAPORE, December 1st. November 30th. The French papers It is announced that money orders par advise people not to abstain froms polkable in India and Coylon will be issued ing, this being especially the case with at the rate regard to the Conservative elements,
NEW ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER.
TO REPRESENT COUNTRY IN LEAGUE COUNCIL.
It is definitely announced that the King
ROME, November th
opens Parliament on December 1st.
The appointment of Signor Scialoja as Foreign Minister in succession to Signor Tittoni i gazetted. Signor Scialoja is
the League of Nations. also to represent Italy in the Council of
GERMAN TROOPS IN NEW POLAND.
tivity, fournge, and driving force of Mr. Winston Churchill that the general idea POLISH
The report attributes the principal credit of designing, and the production of, the Tank to Sir William Tritton and Major Wilson to whom £15,000 has been jointly awarded Major-General Bwin son bas both awarded £1,000 and the
GOVERNMENT'S APPEAL
TO ALLIES.
LONDON, November 27th. The Polish Government has sent a Note to the Allies asking them to prevent the Germans ending to those districts to be handed over to Poland the troops withdrawn from the Baltic States.
hundred rupees equali hundred dollars." This is expected to have a most serious effect upon the recruit ing of Indian labour for Malaya.
AVIATORS EXPECTED AT
SINGAPORE,
SINGAPORE, December 1st. Captain Ross Smith and M. Poulet, aro arriving at Bangkok this afternoon and are expected here tomorrow.
SINGAPORE, December 2nd. Captain Ross Smith arrived at Bangkok at one o'clock yesterday, Eying from Rangoon in five hours. He is due in Singapore to-morrow.
(THROUGH RIUTER'S AGENCY.}
A FRENCH DIPLOMATIST'S
MARRIAGE.
LONDON, November geth. The French Courts have granted a Freach diplomatist an, annulment of his ; marriage with an American actress whom he met in Shanghai-
The pair, whose names are not given, were married in Mongolia by a Belgian missionary.
It is reported that detachments of French law requires that a Frenchman the Iron Division have already arrived in marrying abroad must have, the ceremony those districts, and it is feared that this performed according to the usages of the
a prelude to another comedy of
The Council has not fixed the final alloca- tion of the percentage and tonnage of the "German warships among the different
The International Labour Conference
port recognises the still greater value Powers, but has agreed that France, and has adopted a report recommending production. Italy shall each have a minimum of five special consideration for those countries Replying, Bir Auckland Geddes said of his work in the pdvocacy of the use of the Tank for which a pecuniary re light-cruisers and ten turpedo-boats,ishment of an eight hour day; it also desirable because it would not be an ex-ant has been awarded £1,000 also, and two is
not industrially developed in the estab-thai the suggested Committee was un-
ward is inappropriate. Another claim Each Ally will have a big battleship and one forpedo boat for experimental adopted an agreement regarding the pro-port one. The Government had nothing more £500 each. Some claimants were dis- alleged disobedience of the Jormal order,ountry in which it is carried out, and purposes. These units will be destroyed hibition and regulation of child labour.
to conceal, but objected to a Committee qualified because their investigations were of the Berlin Government similar to within a year after delivery.
because they wanted to get on with the within the scope of their duties.
that played in the Baltic States. job.
WAR CRIMINALS.
MORE NOTES EXPECTED FROM GERMANY.
Loxpos, November 28th. : The Pre de Paris anys that it is ex pected that the Supreme Council will receive more Notes from the German Government in regard to the surrender of the Germans guilty of crimes in war time
and the scuttling of the German. warships in the Scapa Flow..
The Attorney-General, replying to a question, stated that the arrangements for the trial of the ex-Kaizer were not.com- plete.
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THE OLD WORLD AND THE NEW.
WABB-NGTON, November 27th. The International Labour Conference disnued the report of the Committee on Unemployment.
and declared that the New Population;
1.
Sir E. H. W. Tennyson D'Eyncourt (Director of Naval Construction at the Admiralty) is awarded £1,000.
He defended the accuracy of the esti- mates, upon which the price of coal had been increased. He said that between the The Commission exceedingly regreta middle of July and the end of October, being unable to recommend an award to 8,300,000 tons had been exparted
the Australian, Mr. Demole, who is en- An amendment by Mr. Gemmill, repre- This increase could not have been fore-titled so the greatest credit for producing sentation of European States on the senting South Africa, limiting the repre-seen.
It was due to the unexpected in the practical shape in 1912. It was & most Migration Commission to one-half of the creased output at the export poalfields brilliant invention which anticipated and debate. membership, was adopted after a bitter Moreover, export Prices bad increased surpated in some respects that actually utilised in 1916, but which was put aside Crawford, also representing Bouth enormously. This was due to tanator case the dion for its use and then Africa, pointed out the opposing economicseeable world boringe and the factyl interests of the Old World with a teeming the clamouring nations had been readywas bound to sabore to the general rule Arben The Commission, however, population and shortage of raw material and the New World with abundance of to pay any price.
requiring a casual connection between raw materials and shortage of
Moreover, arge surpluses became availing an invention and the Govern must be able for export on account of the shrink-ment's use of any similar invention. shown greater consideration, and the image in the coast-wise shipping Hence, pression must not be given that Europe the controlling factors in this situation, was seeking only its own selfsh interest were mainly outside this country er trying to take advantage of the Con- In October, the industry showed de MAYference to perpetuate its dominance of ficit of £8,000,000. The amall proportion
world industries.
M. Jouhaux, representing France, sup-making tremendous profita. A large pro- of the coal which was being exported was the amendment, because be said, portion was being used inland, making In a written reply to Novemberon, the ranou expected soon to become a bony portion Premier states that the date of exchange receiving immigration, but be protested of ratification of the Peace Treaty is still against the statement that Europe was liable to postponement, owing to the difking to exploit the New World culty of completing arrangements with A motion referring all draft conven. Germany in regard to the administration tions to the International Labour Office
was defeated by 41 votes to 33... of the occupied territories.
Another motion referring the question of unemployment to the Council of the League of Nations for solution was nega tived by 43 votes to 40.
A Swits amendment referring to the Governing Body the draft convention Lettland and Germany are officially at workers was also negatived by 47 votes for the reciprocal treatment of foreign
to 28.
THE PEACE TREATY. EXCHANGE OF RATIFICATION
BE POSTPONED. "
LONDON, 23th.
GERMANY AT WAR AGAIN.
AN OFFICIAL DECLARATION.
BIELIN, November 28th..
war with each other.
.fi
MEXICO.
RECRUDESCENCE OF CIVIL WAR-
NEW YORK, Novembr 28th.
fict would be paid off in December and It was anticipated that the above de there would be a profit of £17,000,000 at the end of the financial year.
This estimated surpins was being used to reduce domestic prices.
that the money could not be devoted to He defended this policy on the grand
than reducing cost of
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PRIME MINISTER 8 ASSURANCE..
LONDON, November 27th.. referred to the extreme delay in all cables In the House of Commons, mr. it. Clough
shat even fourteen days onlen elapse be Airica, and grew attention to the tact from the Middle and rar cast and from
fore. the public is informed of events of the
chang
utmost importante and asked if the De partments concerned will be, therefore, serve promptly owing to preference in Instructed to issue, for public interma The omcisi, messages which they re
living, because-s further ise mutes Lloyd George replied that the to new demands for Migher wagensibus delay was caused by the faults in the ing cost and rising wages, which, it can now been rectified and the situation was perpetuating a nicioda circle of stern main cooles which, however, had
4 Canadian delegate, replying so the the country. The Government had rene various Departments would continue tinued, would strangle the industry in becoming normal and, also, by accumulat
ed arrears which they were working, off- Italian suggestion that the Conference aquested impartial accountants to examine to do all that was possible to facilitate an dominated by national egotism instead of the Government July coal estimates and early issue or the news to the public an international spirit, contended that report upon the data on which the domes any attempt to interfere with such inter- tic reduction had been based. national affairs would be disastrous.
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A telegram from San Antonio states
The recommendation that each State that fighting occurred in Mexico City be tween the Carranza and. Obregon factions.veld establish an effective system of un It is reported that Carranza was killed.
employment insurance was adorned.
AMERICAN
COAL
STRIKE
IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT
DECISION
WASHINGTON, November 29th.
The Government has decided to seize and work the bituminous mines whose owners will not co-operate in increasing production. Furthermore, the Govern ment will protect the non-striking miners militarily. A 14 per cent increase of wages will be enforced there.
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PESSIMISMA
WASHINGTON, November 27th.
It is announced that the Cabinet's basis of the settlement of the coal strike wage advance of '14 per cent. tio
26,
all mine workers, Government control
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MR ESMOND HARUSWORTH.
RETURNED BY. THANET.
DENIKIN'S SUCCESS.
BOLSHEVISTS DRIVEN BACK
FIFTY MILES.
LONDON, November 27th, It is semi-officially stated that the Bolaberists have been driven back by Denikia's forces to a maximum depth of fifty miles along most of the front.
During last Betember, the Bolshevists sent-350,000 men and 1,000 guns against Denikin, who probably forced the retreat farther, but important forces which may' redress the balance will be available for him owing to events in the Ukraine, where
the usages in Mongolia are capture ca borseback, or purchase, neither of which was followed.. "PRISONERS-OF-WAR IN SIBERIA
PAR16, November 25th. A Havas message states:-- The International Red Cross Committee of Geneva has sent a telegram to the Emperor of Japan thanking the Japan- se people for their work in favour of
prisoners-of-war in Eastern Siberia and begging him to take under his care the prisoners in Central and Western Siberia, who are in great distress.
the
"CANTON_NEWS.
a defection of 15,000 Galician troops THE CIVIL GOVERNORSHIP. made Petlura's position desperate, while the capture of Makhno's brigands by the removal of the danger to Deaikin's lines Denikinites is imminent. This means the
troops from the anti-Bolshevist front. of supply, which caused a diversion of
BULGARIA'S SUBBENDER.
DELEGATE SIGNS TREATY IN PARIS SUBURB
PARIS, November 27th... garian Delegations, has signed the But M. Stamboulinski, the head of the Bul- Farian Treaty
LAERB
December 2nd.
A number of members of the Provincial Assembly have suggested the election of tion as they are not satisfied with the a Civil Governor to fill the vacant posi acting Civil Governor, Chang Kam-fong- Commander Shum Hung-ying, the Defence Commissioner of Kingchow, is mentioned as the only candidate who has come for- ward for election.
BALT MERCHANTS-PROTEST.
It is reported that the salt merchants have protested to the Superintendent of action in buying a large quantity of foreign the Salt Revenue Bureau against his
salt owing to the shortage of the native on behalf of Bulgaria. He was seated at purchase of the foreign salt is illegal M. Stamboulinski was the sole signatory commodity The merchants state that the side table, opposite M. Venizelos The authorities upheld the merchants A When Stamboulinski signed, the Grock delegate remarked, "We have been wait number of Magistrates have been appoint. ing twelve hundred years for "this,"" ed to the districts where salt is produced The Treaty was signed in the suburb and changes in the Salt Bureau aro of Neuilly. The Bulgarian delegates are imminent. PROPOSAL OF LARGE INTERNA-sid to have regarded the selection of THE KWANGTUNG TRAMWAY COMPANY.
TIONAL CREDIT.
ECONOMIC SITUATION IN
EUROPE
if the House was then dissatisfied, the The investigation would be published Government would be ready to consider the question of further examination."
Referring to the resignation, yester- day, of the miners' representatives on the Advisory Committee, on the ground, of their not being consulted, Bir Auckland
LONDON, November 27th. Geddes said that he had thouk In the House of Commons, st question desirable to consult them fecently but 14
Line, froyd George asid that the they were prepared to co-operate in the serment was fully conscious of the LONDON, November 28th...
spirit in which Mr. Brace had it Central Europe, and the Supreme Coun seriousness of the economic situation in The following is the result of the by-spoken, the Government would selgut i was doing all that was possible to by the Allied and Associated Powers election at Thanet:—
The Hon. EAMOND HARME
Falleratoit, but it had been decided that alphabetically. WORTH, Coalition Union-
LATE Arge international credit, would be adCrowe signed on behalf of Britain, Bir | only a comprebamive arrangement for a Mr. Cecil Harmsworth and Sir Eyre Mr. WEST
**** 9,711 7,058 Coalition majority... 2,663
assistance.
The Rt. Hon. W. Brace's motion defeated by $54 votes: to 58, 1
EFFECT ON COST OF ELEC TRICITY AND GAS.
LONDON, November
[The total number of votes in the con- In the House of Commons, at question stituency is 26,948. At the last election, ation. Mr. Bridgeman stated that adjust The Hon. Esmond Harmsworth is the son and gas would be made in consequence of Coalition Unionist was returned unopposed. mente in the prices of domestic electricity of Lord Bothermiere.]
the reduction in the price of coak X
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of prices and no, present increase in VICTORY FOR COALITION
prices. The acting President of the MinersFederation declares that the
iners will not accept the offer.
BOTH PARTIES REFUSE TO MAKE
CONCESSIONE, MAY WASHINGTON, November 28th. Negotiations for the settlement of the coal striks have been broken nit, she rejecting the owners' proposat to accept Fuel Controller's suggestion for, an increase of wages of 14 per cent
minera
UNIONISTS AT PLYMOUTHAM
BOLSHEVISM IN ITALT.
LONDON, November 28th.FORTHCOMING ANTI-MONARCHI
CAL DEMONSTRATION
In the by-election at Plymouth, the Coalition candidate was returned, the result being an follows pe
Viscountess Aaron, Coali-M
tion Unionist
* 14,495 Mr. W. 1. Gar, Labour $2000 Mr. Intan Foo, Liberal 4,139 data, was returned by majority of 9,125, [In the last epotion, the Coalition candi The owner ignored the Becretary of on compared with &,208 on this coomsion,
propter) for the increase of angelegt Labour and majority of 3,320, a
compared with 10,806, in the by-election, Bocialist group which
The Executive will The wage Sommittees of the miners and against the Liberal. ine owners have adjourned indefinitely.
The total voting the opening of Parl
anti-monarchical
abou
The document was signed hitherto,
Neuilly s slight, but the Bulgarians stayed at Neuilly. Moreover, treaties The Kwangtung Tramway Company has and St. Germain, there was, a diplomatic cations of the Military Government. In have already been signed at Versailles been registered in the Board of Communi- reason why the Bulgarian Treaty should bear a fresh niline.
accordance with the agreement made by
the tramway will be open to traffic before the company with the Municipal Council
nese Republic or in 1921. The Company January 1st, of the 10th year of the Cha-
Council to have all the new roads in the has poently arranged with the Municipal
city completed before June of next year or the Company will disclaim alt responsibility for delay in opening the tramway. The company proposes to con struct first the tramway leading from thes and, then to open the the northern outskirts. route from the
of the city to
of the United States, who had been urged for Australia, Mr. Blankenberg for accordingly.
Bouth Africa, and Bir Eyre Crowe aled signed for India.
Just before the ceremony began, the Plenipotentiaries met, on the staircase, a bridal party entering, another room and, Neuilly left to perform, the marriage ceremony of the waiting couple.
THE WOOLWICH ARSENAL.
BEING TURNED. INTO RAILWAY. CONSTRUCTION FACTORY,
The LUGDON, November 28th.. TES
spooking at Woolwich, intimated the in view of the world short Bge of railway rolling stock the arsenal would be made a great locomotive centre. for the construction of 1,000 locomo
after the signature, the Mayor of bund into thinner part in-woTE
The Treaty provides for the surrender
and the head office of the company are fo be established at the
the Tung Chun Maloo,
of Thrace by Bulgaria, the cension of men the main road on the east part of the and territory within the bend of the city,ind the machinery and installatin
baa purchased
He stated that orders were already in Stramnites and a belt of territory babe which women to arrive in Canton
FA 2300 railway wagons...
After & two das discussion, the E- EGYET. five of the Bocialist Party has presed resolution defining the Socialist victory in the elections as an act of complete lie and an order to the Government to solidarity with the Russian Soviet Repub recognise the Soviet
A BRITISH OFFICER KILLED
on British officers since November 20th.
CALBO November 24th. Four revolver attempts have been made Das Captric Cotar of the Labour Corpa, insist that the was killed. Students are again striking. Participate in Your members of the Local Committee shall make an were released to-day, and have gone to
Berbian frontier in the north we also America the reduction of the army to treaty shortly, thousand, and the payment of two mil, goup IMPROVENTRY liards, two hundred and fifty million In addition to the ubers, two more he frazom as reparation.
Froads ara fabel baik in connection with the road improvement scheme. One of then is the Ching Hbi Bond hich lead from the Ching Hoi Moon at the bund the other now roads
nner parts
ang than, or the European resort Bond which lenda from the East Ge Canton. They will be 80 and 00 feet wid rep vely and will be ready for tri
HUMANIA GIVEN A WEEK'S
EXTENSION, SAMA
PARIS, November 28th,
Bomsis will be given a special week's delay for the signature. To-morrow, also, the Yugo-Slay will sign the renty at Baint
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