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THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESS, HONDAY, DECEMBER N9TH, 1919,

SUPREME COUNCIL APPROVES MANDATES:

FOR AFRICAN AND PACIFIC TERRITORIES:.

JAPANESE EXPRESS DISSENT.

AMERICA DEPORTING HER

BOLSHEVIKS.

THE IRISH DILEMMA.

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FIRST ENGLISH WOMEN MAGISTRATES

APPOINTED.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH LECTER'S AGINCT.]" HANDATES FOR TERRITORIES

SITUATION IN CAIBO, ACTION BY THE PRESS BUREAU

CAIRO, December 24th. ' APPROVAL OF SUPREME COUNCIL. The situation is improving and demon- PARIS, December 24th.strations are ceasing. The Press Buroau The Supreme Council, with M. Cambon has warned newspapers against the pub a "president, considered the suggestions Heation of matter prejudicial to public prepared by the Commission which re- security. sentig snt in London, regarding the man- dates for the old German Colonies.

The first two, which concerned the East

A LAWYERS' STRIKE.

LONDON, December 20th.

Telegrams from Cairo report a number African territories-which have been of attempts to hold demonstrations in the eeded partly to Great Britain and partly | native quarters. The police and 'mili; to Belgium-were approved

tary, however, are effectively dealing therewith.

These territories will be administered in sccordance with the terms of Article XXII, of the League of Nations Covenant which makes the Mandatory responsible

for the administration.

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Other projects concerning territories if the Pacific and Africa, which will be administered an integral portions of the "Mandatory's territory-with wininistra tion similar to that of the Mandatory nation were approved by three delega tions, only the Japanese reserving "ppro bation."

JAPANESE REPRESENTATIVE'S

OBJECTIONS.

The native lawyers hové declared a week's strike as a protest against the arrival of Lord Milner's Mission, which

has already begun its work. HOUSING PROBLEM IN PARIS

BEING CONSIDERED BY MUNI-

"CIPAL COUNCIL.

PARIS, December 24th.

A Hava message says:— The housing crisis is at present the chief matter under discussion by the Paris Municipal Council.

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LATVIA LITHUANIAN ALLIANCE,

Ria, December girl..

The Latvia and Lithuanian (lovarn mante have concluded an offense and defensive alliance with the object of jointly warding of attacks from the

West as well me from the Bolshevika

The two State armice will have joint Commander-in-Chief and A join General St.

LATEST CABLES.

INDIAN FRONTIER FIGHTING HRAVY MAHSUD DASUALTIES..

GERMAN WAR CRIMINALS.

KAISER'S "SON AMONGST THE NUMBER.

THE IRISH SETTLEMENT,

IF UNITY, CAN BE MAINTAINED IN THE CABINET:

LONDON, December gird The Premier's statement on Ireland vas wall roosived by the House, which pleased with the obvious sincerity and ympathetic tone of the speech

THE FIUME IMPASSE HAS D'ANNUNZIO DEPARTEDI

LONDON, December 3rd. The Foreign Office is unable to confirm the report from Ranis that Gabriele d'Annuncio has refinished the com mand of Fiume and that he has departed on board a British liner, but understands that such is possible in view of the decision of the Fiume plebiscite and the About 1,500 Germans will be arraign-Municipality's resolve, ed before the British, French and Belgian BRITISH MOULDERS STRIKE examination before committing them- Military Tribunals. The French Tri-

LONDON December said.. An Inter-Allied Commission for draft ing the link of names of German War criminals has been sitting in Faris for the last month. The Solicitor-General, Sir Ernest Pollock, in representing Britain..

will sit at Paris and Lille.

The list includes one of the ox-Exisor's sons, Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, and

number of Generals:

LORD FRENCH'S NARROW and w

ESCAPE

LONDON, December 2tth. Beuter's learns concerning the action Dedi Mandannakach, mentioned December 29nd, that the column attacked, on December 21st, and occupied an im« portant bill unopposed. The Mabsuds later attacked in strength, overwhelming a picket. The position was re-occupied) on December 22nd without opposition Filty Mahsud-corpses

found Moreover, the Mabsuds were observed burying corpses and removing the dead the whole day. Our casualties on December 21st were. Efty-eight killed and missing, including two British officers missing, and twenty-two, wounded, in- cluding eight. British officers. There were no British casualties on December 22nd

ALL. OBJECTIVES GAINED, "

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LONDON, December 24th. The Times telegrams from India re, port that the British column, which met with a reverse on December 19th, failed Waziris near Jandala, and suffered two to dislodge a force of Mahsuds and

hundred casualties, including thirteen officers killed and missing. The attack was rœumed on December 20th and all objectives were`gained,

EARLIER CABLES.

MAHSUD RAIDERS HEAVILY PUNISHED.

POLICE HUNT UNSUCCESSFUL

LONDON, December 22nd.

The police hub for Lord French's assailante ha so far been unsuccessful though, it is rumoured in Dublin that many persons have been detained, as suspects.

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Lord French is not allowing the at tempt on his life to interfere with his social engagements Yesterday he visited dance in aid of the Irish Police Fund, also a children's party. He appeared to be in his usual health and entered whole heartedly into the spirit of the functions, being beartily cheered.

INQUEST OF THE KILLED ASSAILANT.

LONDON, December 23rd.

During the evidence at the loquest of days ad tube Viceroy's miruculous Savage at Dublin, the Crown Coussel

escape was due ledy to the fact that he was in the dist car, not in the second, as the attackers evidently thought.

the driver or Lord French's car de posed to bearing a beavy report De Kelly's Cross and, on Detective Halley shouting, We ate in it, drive like the devil he put on full speed. The second car received the full brant, of the attack LONDON, December 2nd.and was riddled by bullets and bombs, A large force of Mahuds near Jandola only the engine remaining intact.

De driver of the third car deposed to on December 17th attacked a Britisb

from a bomb, killing him

ANOTHER DEADLOCK IN THE NEGOTIATIONS.

LONDON, Dobarber tard. Negotiations for the settlement of the moulders' strike on November 19th.. which last week were most promising have again been abortive. The atrike has now lasted fourteen weeks, involving a wage loss of £3,000,000,

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WAB PRISONERS. MR. QORADY ARRANGING FOR

SUPPLIES

COPENHAGEN, December 23rd. Mr. O'Grady is endeavouring to. Ar- range for the despatch of supplies to British prisoners in Russia, after which the prisoners will come home. AMERICA AND THE PEACE

TREATY.

QUESTION OF RATIFICATION."

WASHINGTON, December 1st. In the Senate, Senator Underwood introduced a resolution to appoint ways and means of arriving at a Rafi- committee of ten Senators to consider fication of the Peace Treaty, a

Many members like Sie Edward Carson

and his Ulster friends are dubious on details, and would like to see the schuma in the form of a printed Bill for gloom

selves to ita support.

There are also signs of hostility on the part of a small minority of: Engl Unioniste...

The general opinion, however, is that if unity can be maintained in the Cabinet

during the discussions which take place

in the various stages of the Bill "next session, there will be no obstacles of a parliamentary character which cannot be easily overcome

NO PROPOSALS FOR COERCION, Following Mr. Lloyd George's state- ment, Sir Donald Maclean welcoined, mos warmly, the fact that there had been throughout, the speech an entire abastos of proposals for the further coercion of Ireland, although the scheme "did not go far enough. We had solved the difficulties of South Africa by a broad.. policy and a similar open-handed policy

might solve the Irish problem..

SIR EDWARD CARSON'S INTEN TIONS.

Sir E. Carson said he was not going to pronounce na opinion on the proposals til be saw them in print. He was not even going to Ulster until two things bad happened: First, till he had seen the Bill in print, second, till he had been assured

by the Prime Minister that he meant to

go through with the Bill to the end. The adm.ssion of Ulster as a separata unit was, be admitted, a great advance towards settlement. He appealed to the Government to keep Ulster under the British Parliament or leave over the dnes

A SEPARATE PEACE1

The Times correspondent at Washing ton, states that the Foreign Relations Committee has reported to the Senate on the re-drafted Knox resolution proposination of the repeal by the joint Congress resolution whereby America went to war in 1917.

The Knox resolution, if adopted, would automatically create an Americo-German state of peace. It also reaffirms the American policy to adjust disputes by

separate Parliament for Bister

until the whole devolution question came up for consideration. "A HALF-HEARTED AND UNSATIS- FACTORY COMPROMISE.” Mr. Arthur Henderson described the scheme aa a half-hearted and unsatis

The forma construction party. The enemy. Tos ring at a man who was in the act of mediation and arbitration, and is ad- † factory `compromise." He said the Govern-

tion of a Housing Office, which will work with the Labour Ministry, is under con- sideration.

REDS.

LONDON, December 24th. With reference to the British mandate for the Pacific Islands. Paron Matsui A very efficacious way is to complete objected that if the Australian regime the proposed eleven groups of cheap were introduced into the islpads, Japan-boures, containing 2,000 small flats, ese immigration would be barred as it DEPORTATION OF AMERICAN was in Australia. Japan's position will.) thus, be worse than before, the war when, by "agreements with Germany, she had full freedom of immigration into vari eus German possessions. He added that such a state of things would be paradoxi eal after Japan's naval effort, which, expecially at the outset of the war, aur ed the policing of the Pacific."

THE EX-KAISER.

ATTITUDE OF DUTCH GOVERNMENT.

THE HAGUE. December 24th.

It is semiofficially denied that the Dutch Government has aäounced that it will not consent to surrender the ex-

Kaiser,

THE TRIAL OF CAILLAUX. THE COMPOSITION OF THE

"COURT,

PARIS, December 24th.

A Havas message says:- The French Government will shortly bring before Parliament a Bill to amend the Act of 1889.

The new Bill provides that Senators "elected at the approaching elections, on January 11th., will be empowered to sit in the High Court of Justice for the trial of M. Caillaux

THE PEACE CONFERENCE,» GREAT BRITAIN'S REPRESENTA- TIVES.

LONDON, December 4th.. It is understood that the British re- presentatives who are going to the Peace Conference at Paris in January are Mr Lloyd George, Mr. Balfour, and Lord Curzon Mr. Philip Kerr and Mr. J. 2.. Darice, C.B. accompany Mr. Lloyd George a bin secretaries

FRENCH FINANCES,

NEW TAXEB IMPENDING.

PARIS, December 24th. A Hayás message kaya:- MARA The French Government is elaborating various financial proposals to face a huge budget of 52 milliards of franca. The nation will bave a serious effort to make for meeting the huge debts by the strict

new taxes now under · discussion inciado a great consolidation loan which is to take up 170 milliards of francs A Bosting debt is to be issued

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THOUSANDS ON THE LIST.

and 29 wounded.

» Next day, a British column advanced |

instantly.

Evidence disclosed that Savage partook to Mandanna Kach and defeated twin the 1918, rising and was imprisoned for enemy forces comprising 12,000 Mahrudishe jury returned a sordiet that

some times and 1,000 Waziris acting independently deceased was shot by the recort and or Our casualties were ty..

Prysed sympathy with, his relatives,

The Mahmuds retreated up the Tak kiram valley. After this our transport saiping which suggests that the enemy columns were exceptionally, free front

as been heavily punished.

MESOPOTAMIA.

EMIR FEISUL DENIES ALL COMPLICITY.

NEW YORK, December 23rd., Further deportation of the Reds to Soviet Russia will probably be made

LONDON, December 1st. shortly. The officials say that they have Wilson in connection with the Arab Emir Feisul, writing to Field Marshal

60,000 aines on their lists, "but the occupation of Beirezzor in Mesopotamin.. repudiates personally, and on behalf of steamer Burford carries the brains of the the Arab Government, all knowledge of movement. One hundred and fifty Radior complicity with this outrage. cals demonstrated outside the Ellis Island Ferry demanding to see the agitators con- fined on the island. They dispersed, when the police arrived, after, singing the “International"

JAPANESE GENERAL'S

MISSION.

VISIT TO MUNITION WORKS.

NEW YORK, December 23rd. The Japanese General Matanra, who has been visiting munitiof works in Eng land, is going to France next week on a similar mission. TROUBLE ON U.S. TRANSPORT

DENIAL OF MUTINY,

New Yor, December 23rd. General Shanks, Commander at the port of embarkation, denies the reports of mutiny aboard the America, and states that no shots were frod and no one was wounded. He admits that trouble occur- red at Brest.

EARLIER CABLES.

MUTINY ON THE HIGH SEAS,

He says he has telegraphed to bis,bra-}

THE TURKS AND CAUCASUS BRITISH RE-OCCUPY BATUM AND

BAKU.

LONDON, December 23rd. A Moscow wireless reports that the British have re-occupied Batum and Baku In order to prevent the Turks. breaking into the Caucasus, CANADIAN RAILWAY SMASH

YUMEROUS CASUALTIES.

MONTREAL, December 22nd. There was a railway collision between

ther, Emir Zeid, directing him to publish a train conveying steerage passengers in the papers & communiqué declaring from the liner Empress of France from that those responsible for the outrage St. John's and freight train.

against their British ally, and their abettors, will be punished as rebels, and also instructing him to order any Arab official now in Beirezzor to withdraw, and release the British officers retained there, handing them over to the British autho- rities.

WHEN PRISONERS ARE ARRESTED.

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Emir Feisul proposes to place the offenders, when arrested, at the disposal of the British authorities.

He returns to Syria on December 21st, and says be will delighted to comply with any further action the British authorities may desire.

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS COALITION UNIONIST RETURNED FOR ST. ALBANE JEAN

LONDON, December 23rd The St. Albans bye-election rested follows:-

Lieut-Colonel F E. Fremantle

(Coal Rion Unionist)..... Mr. F. W. Brown (Labour) Mr. Milner Gray (Liberal)

.0.021 :8,908 274

• The election was caused by the resigna tion of Mr. Hildred Carlile.

WOMEN MAGISTRATES.

THE FIRST ENGLISH APPOINTMENTS.

New York, December 2nd. Eleven members of the civilian crew of the transport America from -Brest were

LONNON, December 23rd. arrested and charged with mutiny do the In view of the coming into force of the high seas. Six men are in hospital with Sex Diaqualification Removal Act, where- gunshot wounds. It is stated that game by women are eligible to act is Magis

DỰE TO A. MISUNDERSTANDING.

the Peace Treaty without obligations.

FOOD FOR CENTRAL EUROPE

AN AMERICAN SCHEME/

NEW YORK. December 22nd Mr. Barnes, President of the Grain Corporation, has approved the plan of Mr. Hoover to supply food to Central Europe on credit by using the capital of the Grain, Corporation. He suggests that Congress authorize a loan of a hundred million dollars for this purpose.

THE AMERICAN TRUST CASES

AN AGREEMENT REACHED

WASHINGTON, Dember 19th. An agreement has been reached between the Government and the meat-packers regarding the discontinuance of the trust cases now pending. The packers promise to dispone of the sidelines." represente

Dominion Homa Bule leaving out the Army and Navy

A PLEBISOTTE BUGGESTED. Colonel Wedgwood declared that a plebiscite of the Irish people on the quee tion of whether they wished to secede from the British Empire ought to be taken. He suggested that President Wilson should see the plebiscite carried out in a proper manner.

IRISH PRESS COMMENT

DISCOURAGING. W

LONDON, December 23rd. Irish Preas comment on Mr. Lloyd George's proposals is discouraging. The Dublin Evening Telegraph, representing Constitutional Nationalism, says the scheme will be a further contribution to disorder on the plen that Dister must not coerced. The Irish Timen (nionist), three quarters of the Irish people will reject the Bill, its principles being equally hateful to Unionista and Nationalists.

A LABOUR PARTY. DEPUTATION.

* LONDON, December 23rd. The Daily Telegraph states that the

petation to Ireland during the recesy to investigate how far the present adminis tration is interfering with individual liberty...

ing an investment of some million dollars in industries like leather, canned fruit. vegetables and cereals, with the intention of withdrawing from the wholesale"gro- wenty-three were kiued and 30 in. Icery business. All stockyards owned by Labour Party has decided to send a de-.

the meat packera will be sold and the use Fured in The coins10. incided revarand Canadian soldiers and

he passengers of transport facilities, "etreat for the immigrants, taroly Engish and shipment of meats, is forbidden them. Scotian, who arrived yesterday by the

ITALY AND THE ALLIES. Empress of 'ruce.. Lue collision up- plan to te time to a misunderstanding of orders, the engineer of the freight train apparendy not realising that the passenger was running in three sections.

AMERICAN

STATEMENT BY SIGNOR SCLALOJA,

ROMs, December 21st, 1

In the Chamber, Signor Scialoja stated that Italy intended to remain united to COAL MINERS the Allies and all her efforts would be directer to securing a solid guarantee of adherent of their Firme brothers to Italy, the protection of Italians in Dal matia and, the safety of the Adriatic.

STRIKE NOT YET SETTLED.

WASHINGTON, December 21st, After conferring with Attorney General Palmer, the bituminous mine owners.in a statement, denied that they agreed to a settlement of the strike as stated in President Wilson's letter to the Commis ioner Mr. Palmer replied that it would be amazing repudiation of their own statements if they failed to accept settle

*EZLONÍ.

BENEWED OUTRAGES IN IRELAND.

"ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN.

LONDON, December 20th. Further minor outrages are reported in have taken place in Ireland, including sa attempt to wreck a train in West Clare.

"FREEMAN'S JOURNAL,” -

AMERICAN SHIPPING

"'DISASTER.

THIRTY-SEVEN LIVES LOST.

Marshfield ORIGAN, December 21st, The captain and two of the crew of the American tanker J. A. Chanelor have, arrived. They are believed to be the only survivors of a crew of 40.

The vessel broke in two omareef off Cape Blanco and the only boat launched was capsized in the suri.

THE WAR ON BOLSHEVISM GENERAL DENIKIN'S NEW PLAN

BRITISH SHIPPING DISASTER.

STEAMER FOUNDERS IN MID- ATLANTIC.

NEW YORK, December 22nd. Nineteen aurvivors of the crew and 60 passengers of the British steamer Manz- man, which foundered in Mid-Atlantic have arrived aboard the steamer 'Briluk. Inten. A great storm was raging when the British Talca sighted the Manza. She had to lay to for twenty-four hours, unable to launch a boat owing to heavy Fels. Finally, raft and lifeboat ranched the ship and took nineteen-abeard' retira¬ ing for the captain and others." - When: they reached the Manzan a second time, she turned turtle and disappeared

SIR ROBERT BORDEN. HEALTH NECESSITATES: COM- PLETE RESTA

OTTAWA December 1965 Sir Robert Borden has issued a state- ment to the Press saying that as his mont respite from work has failed to restore him to health be has consulted apocanista, who have emphatically advised that the condition of his health forbids the di LONDON, December 22nd. charge of his official duties, ang ibat General Denikin announces that his

continuance would inevitably result in m Government proposes to nerotiate with serious permanent impairment of health for the Bussian border states with the object and eventually, complete incapacity

bling tetling, and ighting were ram-trates, the Lord Chancellor has selected APPLICATION FOR WRIT AGAINST of harmonising the activities of all anti-wfis colleagues urged the post pro men

pant throughout the trip.

seven, women having a wide acquaintance The American peas delegates returned with the careers of their country women aboard the America.it

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THE BALTIC STATES/

BOLSHEVIKS'; PEACE · ́ PROPOSAL TO THE POLES,

Larpos, December 24th,

The Bolsheviks have asked the Polish

negotiations,

H. Clemenceau, is said to have in mind the complete remodelling of the French Government to opt inmediata pence myriam of taxation:

to assist him in making appointments.

These seven are the Marchioncas, of Crowe and the Marchiosces of Londonerry, Mrs. Lloyd George, Mr. Humphrey Ward and Mrs. Sidney Webb, Miss. Elizabeth Haldane and Miss Gertruda. Tacker, They will themselves become the first women magistrates.

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the magisterial bench is at present fult, only a few others will be appointed

in the near future, chiefly for Children'

GOVERNMENT REFUSED.

LONDON, December 23rd.

The applications by The Freeman's Journal, made on December 17th, - has been dismissed.

OBITUARY,

JOHN ROBERTS. THE BILLIARD PLAYER

LONDON December 2ård.

Courts, but, later, claims of women will; The death u announned of John be comidered equally with those of men. Reberia, the Jknown billiard player,

forces.

of his retirement until after a

complete FIERCEST BATTLE IN THE WAR.

rest, representing that retirement at the 'Ridi, December 23rd,

juncture would be highly prejut oil in The fiercest battle in the whole Rustad

the public interest. Unable to disrocard this and similar appeals he, therefore, civil war is waging on the Narva front

decided to take such rest he was The Bolshevik troops have been supplied while arrangements were being trade for with cocaine. They are furiously but vain the discharge of ba duties, ly endeavouring to capture Narva. DesThe period of absence from pite being mown down in thousands they necessarily, depend on his are constantly being reinforced and the wards recovery and the con battle is not finished.

health must finally There is a strong presumption that the|tion of duties'ör Bolsheviks have been organised by Gler manafloers.