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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECIMBER 15, 1919.

PEACE WITH THE BOLSHEVISTS

DEMANDED :

NATIONALISATION OF MINES AND RAILWAYS.

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ESTABLISHMENT OF SOVIET, GOVERNMENT AIMED AT

GERMANY HANDS ÖVER 355 MERCHANT VESSELS.

THE SPEEDING UP OF INTER-EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS.

LATEST CABLES.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] SUPREME COUNCIL'S NOTE TO GERMANY.

A SHARP REBUKE ADMINISTERED.

PARIS, December. 9th. The Supreme Council's Note to Ger- many was presented tonight

The Note repudiates Germany's alleged right to demand-as compensation for the absence of the American, delegates in the Commissions until the United States bas zatised the Treaty-modification of the clauses concerning the surrender of criminals and the return of prisoners-of-

MODIFICATION OF THREAT.

PARIS, December: 9th.

THE P. & Q. COMPANY.

SERVICES WILL SHORTLY BE

NORMAL

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LONDON TO AUSTRALIA GENERAL YUDENITCH'S ARMY CAPT. ROSS SMITH'S GREAT FEAT. AT ESTHONIA'S DISPOSAL

LONDON, December 9th.

LONDON, December 9th LONDON, "December 10th." Capt Ross Smith, fring on a Viçkars- In the House of Commons, at question Presiding at the P. & 0. meetiVimy machine to Australia for the prize time, Sir Bamar Greenwood said that the Inchcape izid that the company now of £10,000, arrived as Bima on the even- Supreme Council in Paris had requestaď He anticipates the Provisional Government of Esthonia trolled. 197, steamers with a tonnage afing of December 8th. over two and a quarter millions. It being able to reach Australia to-day. To not to take drastic action as regards would be a long time before freights and win the prize he must arrive by December General Yudenitch's army, pending the fares were reduced to the pre-war basis 11th.

decision of the Conference. Meanwhile, owing to the enormous increase in the The newspapers are giving prominence the disposal of Colonel Bermond's forces cost of working the steamers. Large mail to his magnificient achievement, in arrivis in the hands of the Inter-Allied Mili- steamers of the Mures class would shortlying at Delhi on November 25th. Smithtary Mission

bad Blown for 25 hours in the preceding

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A MODEL FOR CROWN COLONIES.

PROSPECTS OF MORE INTERES) ING AND VALUABLE REPORTS.

LONDON, December 10th.

In the House of Commons Captain

Ormsby Gore suggested that the most

recent moral and material progress re pors of the Raj should be taken as a model for the annual reports of Crowa: Colonies

of

Colonel Amery replied that, as a result

the recommendations of the committed

be recommissioned, and he hoped that all three days, and had covered 600"miles in of organisation. Certain units have been appointed by M Walter Long, be hoped-

their trades would shortly ba normal, and that mail steamers to the East," Far East and Australia would be restored to their old regularity. Also, he hoped to be able to meet public requirements in re gard to passages in a few weeką.

The Company had decided to transfer gradually from coal to oil fuel. They were satisfied that it would be possible soon to secure adequate supplies of oil all over the world. The difficulty Mr. Lloyd George has sent his Private driving large, ships at high speed by Secretary to Paris to convey the nainternal-combustion engines would be sure formula of the Allies Note to Germany mounted in time. At present steam could which has been sanctioned by the British be raised for reciprocated and turbine engines by oil fuel at a cost no greater

Cabinet.

It is understood that Britain asked for than that of coal, and with very much a modification of the threat of a resumpless waste of human tissac. |tion of hostilities in the event of Germany not consenting to the immediate enforce ment of the Peace. Treaty..

NO RIFT IN THE ALLIANCE. · PARIS, December 9th.

A Havas message says.:—

two days

"His superb performances have opened up a new era in world communication-

Capt. Smith describes the flight na

entful,

Be Australian Navy is patrolling the last stretch of 1,700 miles to Port Darwin.. Meanwhile, other fliers en route are Captain Matthews, on a Sopwith. last reported at Vienna on October 2nd, Capt. Wilkins, on a Blackburn Kangaroo, who was at Suda Bay on December 5th, and Capt. Howell, on a Martinsyde, who was at Pisa on December 4th.

RUSS SMITH REACHES PORT DARWIN,

PORT DARWIN, December 9th.. Capt. Ross Smith has arrived. AB is well

THE WINNER'S DIARY.

TRADES UNION CONGRESS- NATIONALISATION OF MINES

DEMANDED. «

Losmos, December 9th. The Trade Union Congress, opened to French opinion is that the German day in London. There were 750 delegates, Government will be merely wise it it com-representing 5,000,000 workers Mr. J.in. inclement weather; food frozen, too It emphasises that the Treaty operates plies with the new Allied Note without a H. Thomas presided. when Germany and three principal | day's delay, as the patience of the Allied Allies have ratified it..

peoples is being exhausted.

There is no weakness as to the enforce-

War.

WILLING TO BE EQUITABLE.

It points out that France as frequently

General Yuḍenitch's troops are in need

voluntarily disarmed by the Eathorians,

THE BRITISHI ARMY.. BATTALION OF OVERSEA GUARDS.

LONDON, December 9th, In the House of Commons, Mr. Gratton Doyle asked what steps had been taken to establish a battalion of Oversea Guarda representative of all the Dominions.

Mr. Churchill replied that the. Domin- ions had been consulted, but a decision not yet been, reached. Further considera tion must stand over until the future organisation of the Army had been settled

WAR PRISONERS.

HOSTAGES FOR SAFETY OF BRITONS.

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LONDON, December 8th. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. W. Luar, Mr. Winston Churchill stated that 100 Russian prisoners were being held by the British as hostages for the safety of British subjects in Russia.

THE PRINCE OF WALES. A LIBERAL SUGGESTION FRÖM

CANADA..

that these reports in future would 'he more interesting and the accompanying statistics more valuable for trade.

INTER-EMPIRE COMMUNICA

TIONS..

CIVIL AVIATION COMMITTEE'S REPORT.

LONDON, December stå. The report of the Civil Aviation Advi sory Committee on Imperiat, air routes, for speeding up inter-Empire Communi- cations, unbeititingly decide that the aitial route shall be between Great Miritain and India, and, ultimately,

rom there to Australia.

The Committee therefore recommend the development of the route from. Egypt 10 Indin. They consider that Imperial routes can best be developed by privata

which latter must consist of the provisin enterprise backed by State assistance,

of meteorola ical and wireless services and air port, including sheds for run- ning purposes,

The necessity of additional expenditure on the development of air ports will determined by experience.

declared its willingness to liberate the United States is in entire accord with I mines and the holding of a special Cón- 4mally restarted on November 15th after quotes a Liberal newspaper comment ausbe distributed gratis in Great Britain anda

prisoners-of-war directly the Treaty is -enforced.

The Supreme Council declines to re- cognise the objections to the compensation demanded for the'Scapa Flow sinkings and the provision of the eventual measures formulated in the Note of November 1st.

that in France and Great Britain.

"An announcement from Washington that the United States troops on othe Rhine are at Marshal Forb's disposal abgold dispel the German idea that thers is a rift in the Alliance.

in the report of the Coal Commission, it the recommendations have been acted upon.

not then

Canada

The Committee recommend that some Air Force surplus material and enginey

bans on civil aviation in Egypt sad the Colonice, and that the prohibitory

The Committee state that the present."

LONDON, December 10th.. The sterling quality of Capt. Ross Smith's superb light from Hounslow to Port Darwin is revealed by the publica tion this morning of his diary cabled to the Sydney Sun. It begins: Started

hard to et over Roanne Got bogged The Congress unanimously passed a re- while starting, off from Pisa. on Novem solution in favour of a propaganda camber 11th, nad, owing to rainstorms, wes

LONDON, December 10th.. The Times, correspondent at Toronto ment of the Treaty terms; feeling in the paign for the nationalisation of coal imprisoned in the machine all day long:

grams in February to decide the form of numerous boggings The start was sensa-gesting, in view of the Prince of Wales's action to compel the Government to carry tional; the mechanic held the tail down expressed desire to return to Canada, his out the recommendations of the majority until the machine was working and then appointment da Governor-General India be removed.

made a raming jump into the cockpit and was bauled aboard as the machine was traying the ground. ads and storm was MR BRACE'S SCHEME encountered most of the way to Singapore At Ramadie, a gale was experienced Mr. W. Brace, M.P., representing the

on the night of November 20th and the Miners' Union, outlined a scheme for machine had to be pegged down; had sa national control of mines by means of anxious time. Troops turned out and pit committee for every colliery in the held the machine down for two hours. Kingdom, with 14 district committees The first decent weather was met at composed of an equal number of repres Bander Abbas on November 21st; this sentatives of workmen, officials, and con-cheered all Berted all day long on sumers. He also wanted a separate November 28th at Delhi, Escorted for 50 Ministry of Mines, besides a National miles from Bangick on December 2nd by Council representing all the coalfields in four Siamese machines; met a heavy mon A notable instance was in the clause Britain,

soon the feet was for three hours at an dealing with the deportation of enemy GOVERNMENT'S INDIFFERENCE altitude of six feet unable to land and aliens, in which the Lords adopted an TO ABNORMAL PROFITEERING blinded by rains this was the worst wear amendment abolishing certain categories The Congress passed a resolution proter encountered. The landing. at

at the outest in the clause, and giving an testing against the "Government's in dingora aerodrome

was bad and stumpys Advisory Committee full discretion. difference to the abnormal profiteering by broke our tail Stting, the inhabitants

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STRENGTH OF GERMAN ARMY. Lospor, December 9th.

A separate reply is appended regarding the German Note on the Scapa Flow sink- In the House of Commons, Mr. Winston ings. The Allies express their willingness Churchill said that be had received no 'équitably to examine the German objec-information showing that Germany was tions to the Allied selections of the float-making efforts to organise an army for ing docks, cranes, tugs and dredgers, if offensive purposes. All the evidence went it can be shown that the demands are

to show that the regular army was being likely to prejudice seriously, Germany's reduced in general accordance with the capacity to maintain satisfactorily river pence terms. navigation or like vital economic in- terests.

GERMANY ABKED TO SIGN

WITHOUT DELAY.

The Supreme Council, referring to the last paragraph of the protocol (under which the military enforcement of the

The regular army, or the Defence Force, was at its maximup last August, when it was estimated at 500,000. Its present strength was estimated at 390,000 men, and, under the Treaty, these were to be reduced to 200,000,

Mr. Churchill stated that, in addition,

and demanding immediate and effective:| Government control of raw materials and complete nationalisation of land and mines, as well as railways and other means transport.

scroplane.”

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infringements of the Treaty is reserved there were 70,000 mobile, armed constabak the large interests controlling necessities? Were very excited at seeing their first to the Allies), says that the signature of ary distributed among the larger towns, the protocol and the deposit of the rati-There were also Civic Guards who had' Acations will determine the operation of agreed to serve in the event of serious the Treaty, and the consequent state of peace, which will be guaranteed by gen- oral Treaty stipulations as well as ordin- ary methods recognised by international tions.. law.

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Until the Treaty operates the Supreme

local disturbances.

The Pence, Conference was at present considering the question of these organiss

GERMANY'S MERCHANT

FLEET.

PEACE WITH BOLSHEVISTS

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It emphasises the Imperial value of the presence of the hair to the Throne in the American continent.

THE ALIENS BILL. "NUMEROUS AMENDMENTS BY THE LORDS

LONDON, December 10th. In the House of Lords, during the Com- mittee stage of the Aliens? Bill, a number

report is confined to discussion of than-air machines; they will present report on lighter-than-air machines later. They have only investigated the estab- lishment of main trunk-lines between the United Kingdom and the principal paris of the Empire.

The trunk-lines will doubtless be sup plemented, if not preceded, by various of Commons" amendments were materialines connecting up the Dominions and; ly altered without a division,

the Colonies. The Committee dwell on the fact that the problems involves in cach section greatly vary.

THE SILVER MARKET. AMERICAN GOVERNMENT FOSTER ING PRIVATE, ENTERPRISE.

The Enal diary entry was on December 4th, Capt. Ross Bmith's birthday. “Arrived, at Singapor He writes: Hope. to

LONDON, Dember 11th. reach Fort Darwin on December 10th Mens Montagu's report dated Decem- He therefore arrived

ber 11th states that the market is steady day ahead of expectations. The diary recorded con

in tone with an upward tendency. The The Vimy is going. per-price ruled well below New York parity

The Congresi nnanimously pagtinuously resolution demanding that the Govern notly. ment immediately consider the Bolshevist. palce overtures, raise the blockade of

Council reminds Germany for the last time that the denunciation of the Arms A TONNAGE OF 1,758,913 ALREADY Russia, and allow a Labour Delegations to

tice is sufficient to give the Allied armies full latitude with a view to the military measures which they may judge necessary. "In this spirit," says the Supreme Cour cil, we expect the signature of the Treaty without delay and the deposit of the ratifications."

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HANDED OVER,

IMPERIAL-UNITY. WWEAT IMPERIAL PREFERENCE REALLY MEANS.

After the Britain-India route, the Committee recommend a route to South Africa, which will follow the course as far as Egypt

The Committee recommend conce tion of attention on the Indian route the section between Egypt and Karachi, leaving to the Indian Government the initiation, and encouragement of internal router

The Committee reject the suggestion that neighbouring. Air Forc squadrone should test air route possibilitie

They weighed the advantages of r ganising scheme either by the Stats alone or by the constitution of a char tered company combining State and private capital, or private enterpris State aided; they eventually selected the Jast-named

To-day's "price" is 761d a new record.

The announcement that the United States Treasury has arranged to sell go to Russia to investigate conditions

silver dollars to China through the COAL FROM INDIA LONDON, December 10th.

Lesbos, December 10th, 1| American Banks in China against er- Same Sery speeches were made, notably Color LC. Amery, presiding at a In the House of Commons, during by Mr. Robert Smillio, who warned the lecture on the Problems the parts, for the United States in important question time, Col. Wilson stated that up

Government that, if they did not agree Indies at the Royal Society of Arts, said It is understood that the minimum to nationalisation by February, action that the ipture of the West Indies waa to December 7th. 355 German merchant would be taken. He added that it would part of the whole great problem of a price will be fixed in Shanghai and cai

be constitutional action.

perial unity and development, only by the calated on a basis of 120 cents to the men, with a tonnage of 1,788,813, bad

water solation of which we would be able to faco Mr. Smillise said that he understood the fortune to melting value of the collar, plus the cost been handed over to the Allies. Of this the Government, was inquiring into the SHARP REPUDIATION OF GERMAN total 230 shine with a tonnage of 1,200,00 possibility of getting coal from India in To restore our Emancial position, we of traustmission, and when the Chiness

DECLARATION:

were in the hands of the British.

the event of trouble in Britain. He said our Empire, not getting rid of any part demand falls below the figure thus reach

and strengthening to keeping be would advocate a general strike if

socuted the ill-informed suggestions U.S.A. AND MEXICO. coal produced by Indian mine-workers, of the possibility of disposing of the ed sales will be discontinued. About fifty

The Committee hope that the Covers BENATOR FALL'S STARTLING

who were paid id a day, were brought Indies or any essential part of the Empire five million dollars are said to be avail- to England

mens intention to maintain aerodroma REVELATIONS

1a part of's mars cash transaction. The able Canada was entirely. suggestion of a political union with above arrangement, points out that proba India will be executed as soon as possible. The Morning Part, commenting on the and landing grounds between Egypt and different WASHINGTON, December 9th.

He aspired to that condition of Im- ably the result will be that the control in order that civil aviation may gain an Mr. J. E. Thomas stated that, replying country under the fldg would take its part some little time in American rather than that the air route from Egypt to India perind trade preference in which each of Far Eastern exchanges will be for advantage thereby. It is pointed out December 8th, Mr. Lloyd George stated We had established, he hoped for good It is of opinion that from the stand-in days jord that the Poat to a deputation from the Congress on in development with every other in British hands

will save at least 2 days in the present point of pushing to the ntmoet its bank. They commend that the Post Office

The Supreme Council, referring to the sinkings in the Scapa Flow, sharply re pudiates the German declaration that the destruction of the ships in no way con- stituted a violation of Germany's obliga- tions and that the blame for the destruo tion lay with the Allies themselves.

الاوز

The memorandum which Beastor Pal

momitted to President Wilson on Decem ber 5th, statee that the Mexican Ex

plotted

A NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT WORK INSURANCE" BILIK

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by General Carrans that the Government intended to intrond, the principle of reference in the

The Connoil declares that it considers

"as nothing but an inexplicable with the general strike

were to be seizech.

The movement was planned to begin

This did not mean merely preference in

Air ports are defined as terminal io- termediate aerodromes and emergency The Committee insist on the advantage landing grounds. of Blato control of air porte derivable being brought to the notice of all the from State ownership, which they advies Governments of the Empire

Bombay

tremists, the United States-dúce before Christmas a Bal for National budget of the United Kinachomik. It was a fing and commercial activities in China, draw up a tender for the Air Mail Con- mpt to delay wilfully, the enforcement when one Western and Plans November,ammployment Insurance new and definite conception of Imperial the American Government has probably tract between Egypt and Katachi and/or NO TRADE UNION GENERAL COUNCIL bymart Saskarathin, fence acted windly in making the existing brink The Committee consider that, loss pre "Trenky, and the definite restoration A Dew Capital 744 10% be established. A proposal to establish a Trade Union hoging in poblie contracts and in every its private enterprises, believing that inhibitory bans on civil aviation, ought im

TO BE FORMED-Eladies feastému dáties. Is meant preference in its agents. It indeed looks well after at Colorado, and when the revolution, General Council in order to assist in the other sphere of activity in which the so doing the financial interests of Ameries" moediately to be remored where the Ins Boceeded the Mexicana were to be greettlement of striker and concentrate the opportunity was open to Tin chocsize are best furthered. GERA PAMANsaproton perial Government exercises direct, cons eward, the Border Blake entredubolo Trade Union movement an indus between foreign countries and on own here are not disposed to challenge viher to the Dominions and India favouring.

view of the circumstances, the An

that the Germans cannot repudi responsibility, or reek in art olation of acts of war, the meth

I belongs to the Allies

the United States in 1843 che details of the plot were obtained trial disputes was adopted, after -

40 people the minutes of */ meeting of the || amendment to shelve the proposal hadi

the conservation of zaista at Mexico City on October been defeated by 1,884,000 to 1,222,000 of economie bergies within our own

to The paper says, that business circles trol, and representations should be ma?

iate soeptance of a similar poliér

shrewdness and soundness of this view, i which the British Government would lo well carefully, to note

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