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FRENCH LINER SUNK:

OVER FOUR HUNDRED LIVES LOST,

THE

LABOUR UPHEAVAL IN GERMANY MANY KILLED AND INJURED IN BERLIN.

MIDDLE EAST OUTLOOK: SYRIANS FIGHTING FRENCH.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS: PRESIDENT WILSON'S INVITATIONS,

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]

LINEREN. DOWN.

OVER FOUR HUNDRED LIVES LOST.

PARIS, January 12th The liner Afrique with 463 passengers, patward bound to West Africa, sunk 50 miles to the west. of La Rochelle. She was putting back into port with her Engines disabled and was escorted by the liner Ceylan, when she struck a sand- bank.

Water immediately poured in the boats which were launched with the greatest Bifficulty owing to the vessel's list..

STRIKES IN, GERMANY. SERIOUS OUTLOOK FOR INDUSTRY.

BERLIN, January 13th." A, strike of miners in the Hamborn district, in the Ruhr region, for a six- hour day and better food supplies lod to a whole day's rioting. The mob stormed the Town Hall, seizing drums.

The disturbances later spread to other districts and continued till evening- wing to a railway strike half a million tons of coal for Berlin has been held up.

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The interruption of coal production threatens to paralyse the entire Rhenish Westphalian industrial regions.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ADJOURNS.

BERLIN, January 14th. The Assembly adjourned on the Preat one of Afrique's boats and fifteen from a dent announcing that ten doad demonstr

tors had been brought into the countyard Brifting raft.

Order was restored by the military MONSTER DEMONSTRATIONS. IN BERLIN

The Ceylan rescued eleven persons from

The Belgian liner Antersille and two tags are still searching for survivors, VESSEL'S LAST MESSAGE.

LONDON, January 19th.

The Afrique's Last message to the Ceylan Intimated that the passengers and crew were taking to boats. After that there

was silence

WORK OF RESCUE.

PARIE, January 13th.

The Makin reports, that the Ceylan landed a considerable number of passen gers who were saved on the Afrique at Lapallice. Some of the others here. arrived at Port Rochefort-

NUMBER OF SURVIVORS.

PARIB, January 13th. Owing to the interruption of the tele graphic service the full list of the suZ- vivors of the Afrique has not yet been published, but, of the 488 souls aboard the liner, so far thirty have been reported

· saved

NEW PRESIDENT OF FRENCH REPUBLIC.

M CLEMENCEAU WITHDRAWS HIS NAME

PARIS, January 16th.

A Havas message states:

MANY KILLED AND WOUNDED

BERLIN, January 13th

Big demonstrations have taken place to protest against the compromise and the

nature of the Government Bill estab lishing the Workers' Councils. Many factories are closed and tramways" have boen partly suspended.

The processions converged on the Reich- stagon the steps of which speeches of protestere made

The Atmosphere is electric. A number Deputies were molested while they were hoff way to the new session of the National Assembly.

The New Public Security Police, guard ing the Reichstag, intervened, and when the crowd tried to force an entrance fired, killing and wounding many, for

ALLIED · COMMISSIONS: IN GERMANY: "WORK BEGUN IN REINELAND.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY

THE SCOURGE OF THE WORLD"

CRITICAL SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

LONDON, January 18th it is stated on high military authority. that the present situation in the Middle East is causing considerable anxiety.

The French are having considerable trouble in Syria, and there are also dificulties in Asia Minor.

The whole of the Middle East is report ed to be in a state of subdued combustion, which may flame up into a

Pinto anything. Prob ably, within a few months, we will be faced with a new great danger in the Middle East and the East, necessitating large military commitments

19TH, 1920

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS, FIRST COUNCIL MEETING IN PARIS,

PEACE TREATY RATIFICATION FAR EASTERN CABLE

VIEWS OF LONDON PRESS.

The Daily Chronicle says it will save much trouble it the Allies at the outant. are rigorous in exacting punctuality and strictness in the fulfilment of Germany's relaxation of terms can be obligations. A

LONDON, January 19th. The first meeting of the Council of the Longue of Nations will be held on January 18th at the Quai d'Orsay M. Leon Bour Scois will be president, Lord Curzon will considered when Germany has shown good represent Great Britain; Signor De faith Martino, Italy; and M. Paul Hymans, Belgium.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S

INVITATIONS. WASHINGTON, January 13th President Wilson has issued invite tions to the first meeting of the League of Nations Council on January 18th in Paris The, summons is brief and in issued merely in accordance with the terms of the Treaty.

The United States will not be repre

THE IDEAL CONCERT OF NATIONS.

A weekly summary of the operations states, in this connection, that the Bot- shevik occupation of trans-Caspia may be regarded as practically.complete.

The Georgia and Azerbaijan Republic LONDON, January 15th. are Anti-Bolshevik, but their armed In an official invitation to the first strength is insufficient to resist the meeting of the Council of the League of

Nations,

President Wilson points out threatened invasion from two sides.

that the gathering will mark the be The position of Daghestan is even more ginning of a new era in international co- helpless. The Bolsheviks continue to pour ideal concert of nations. It will bring operation and the first step towards the the League of Nations into being as a their troops into, trans Caspia

living force, devoted to the task of assist ing the peoples of all countries in the desire for peace, prosperity, and happi-.] nee

Troop trains from Tashkent and Arkha bad are only taking six days, and are arriving at the rate of one a day. The new

The President is convinced that ite arrivals include a considerable number of

progress will accord with the noble pur mounted men, largely led by old Army pose to which it is dedicated. offers, now serving with the Bolshevik 20AN ACCOMPLISHED FACT. A number of large armoured care based in t PARIS, January 18th. arrived at Ashkabad.

A party of Bolsheviks and Turks are reported to have arrived at Herat, with two carts containing aeroplane parts and a wireless sets They have now proceeded mia Kandahar to Kabul, cscorted it Afghan cavalry,

The Bolsheviks have opened a large number of propaganda schools in Tash bent, where Oriental languages will be faughty

Havas message states-

The League of Nations will come inte existence as an active organisation at 10.30 am. to-morrow. Representatives of nations constituting the League will meet at the Quai d'Orsay, probably under the presidency of Mr Leon Bourgeois.

NEXT MEETING IN LONDON,

PARIS, January 18th..

and all Moslem countrionedd

At the first meeting of the Council Agents will be sent to India, China, A Havas message states: -- The Tashkent Soviet recently deter of the League of Nations, Leon mined to concentrate their efforts first of Bourgeois will act as chairman Baron India, and it is intended to open pro Malaui will represent Japan M. Kobai paganda centres there as soon as possible aski will be a member of the Delimita

The grave situation in the Middle Easttion of the Saare Commission. is mainly due to Bolshevik successes.

Allied statesmen in Paris are giving the moet serious consideration to the question: Mr. Churchill and Mr. Walter Longswemb hastily summoned to Paris

The

The next meeting of the Council is to take place in London.

MANDATES FOR THE EX-GERMAN.

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The Daily Nena says 'the drab agree ment is not the peace which was anxiously anticipated a year ago, yet in the absence of pomp the drama: prompts "hope. A peace which has dawned in so humble circumstances may prove a more real than the loudly-heralded Mil peaco

enlum

The Times says the new era opens with old maxima of political honour so bright that they ought to shine for all tine Peace has been signed; it has now to be made, and the League of Nations is the instrument The absence of America and Russia has diminished the power of the League, but England and France are ready to shoulder the responsibility for the League alone, and are hoping to

French alliance must, therefore, be drawn obtain reinforcement later. The Anglo-

closer, but we shall welcome any sign of a new political spirit in Germany earn ing her admittance into the League.

DEBTS DUE TO GERMANS, BRITISH FIRMS ASKED TO PAT.

LONDON, January 12th..

The Pall Mall Gazelle says that the Enemy Debts Clearing House has called on British firme immediately to pay the outstanding pre-war debts due to Ger mans with 6 per cent. interest from the outbreak of war

DENMARK REJOICING.

KING CONGRATULATES ALLIES.·

NEWS.

{THROUGH BEUDER'S AGEMUK -]

SILVER'S NEW RECORD.

LONDON, January 19t

Silver to-day is 5910 per ounce for cash transactions. This is a new record

mainly owing to short supplies.

SEMENOFF DRIVEN QUT OF IRKUTSK

小

FestNG, January 8th.

An offcial message states that the Social Revolutionaries held Irkutsk. Semenoff's troops were driven out of the station leaving 170 dead.

Fighting is reported from Verkhner disk where Semenos troops tempo carily bad the upper hand.

Allied Commissions have reached Mi savais on Lake Baikal. Other foreigners attempted to leave Irkutsk on January 1st, but were prevented by lack of locomotives, and are now protested by Japanesu troops.

AMÈRICAN TROOPS LEAVING SIBERIA.

New York, January 19th. totaling 8,000, will begin going home in

All the American troops in Siberia, the middle of February, leaving to Japan the protection of the Trans-Siberian Rail- way and the loyal Russians in Eastern Siberia

BOLSHEVIK SITUATION IN

SIBERIA.

A Bolshevik wireless messago kaya that

since the capturs of Krasnoyarsk, no army worth speaking of confronts the Heds in Siberia. The Soviet Army will soon arrive in the proximity" of the s Japanese, but will not undertake action" calculated to provoke a collision. But tha menace of Japan and the vassals of the Entente in the West will compel the Soviet authority to maintain a large Army..

COPENHAGIAN, January 19th. The ratification of the Peace Treaty was hailed by demonstrations of joy. The King sent a message of congratulations to King George and other Allied heads, expressing Denmark's deep gratitude in connection with the early re-union of has been amended by the deletion of four Blesvig with Denmark.

THE BULGARIAN TREATY RATIFIED BY THE SOBRANJE,

SOFIA, January 13th. The Sobranje has ratified the Treaty of Neuilly.

SIR ROBERT BORDEN,

IS HE GOING TO SOUTH AFRICA

LONDON, January 12th,

"ADMIRALTY'S NEW SALUTING STATION, REGULATION.

LONDON, January 12th.. The Admiralty list of saluting stations

teen ports shown under: China, and the substitution of a new regulation that

foreign warships mas fire salutes ali any port in China where Chinese war ships, able to return salutes, are present. The muluto to the Chinese fag is, in no case, to be returned by a shore batteryg

PROMOTION OF BRITISH TRADE.

PROGRAMME OF THE “TRAVEL LING EXHIBITION.

are now realising that the LONDON, January 13th Red peril to civilisation is far greater The Journoi des Debate, referring to than evez

before, and at all costa it mit the importation questions awaiting settle not be allowed to spread beyond Russia ment by the League of Nations, says, as The situation broadly summed up is regards the organisation of the mandate that the Caucasus is now in peril The for the ex-German Colonies, that Bolsheviks have reached the vicinity of although the settlement of this question- the Persian border. The Turks are join- cannot be much longer delayed, it wing to a doubt as regards Sir Robert ing hands with certain while tribes in the area olshevik forts appears that the present tendency is to Borden's visit to South Africa Reuters

LONDON, JABUery 15th. wait until after the United States has correspondent at Ottawa cables that when occupation in Mesopotamia are being stirratified the Treaty, in order that the Ame Sir Robert. Borden sailed from Canada he The Travelling Exhibition leaves

General red up by

and South American opening at Durban on May 21st, at Joban Mackdunn the G.O.C in Mesopotamirican delegate, who does not attend the proposed accompanying Lord Jellicoe via the United Kingdom on Mar. 1st e

first meeting of the League, any be able to Cape Town and Egypt, reaching nesburg on July 14th, at Cape Town on sent an ultimatim to

Ebalesh, and attack ed and dispersed

maraading to participate in the settlement parties the latter's

Meanwhile owing to Admiral Koltchal's complete collapse the only serious mili- tary force in the Far East is the Japanese Division (which is totally inadequafa to stem big thrust. Moreover, it is under- stood that Japan is reluctant to under- take many heavy commitments. St

ADRIATIC QUESTION. POWERS ARRIVE AT A SETTLEMENT.

LONDON, January 14th.

LONDON, January 19th. Lord Kilmarnock has left for Berlin to take up his duties at the Foreign Office At present the Bolsheviste are concen- He announces that the Inter-Allied heal rating against General Denikin in South Land High Commission, irepresenting all | Russia. -latter has just won a nutcess Fitme remainé Italian, but the port the Allies, is beginning its duties in the by reuvering a strong line of defence has been internationalised under the occupied territory of Germany to the on the Don River, but he is hopelessly outgue of Nations,

although the hinterland remains Jugo-Blay, The seat of the Commission is Coblenz is admitted that he holds

ports

to

was expressed as reat Adelaide on January 25th, 1991, Lord Jellion, actually going to Melbourne, on March 23rd, at Habart on Cape Town. However, from a Havana

at on July 7th, at mensage is evident that Lord Jellicoe Bienes on September and, ul Christ and Sir Robert Borden are now en roule church on November 2nd, and at Auck- to Cape Town and Egyptaland on December 31st. Thence will

it Bir Robert Border has undertaken the proceed to Canada..

Sele April Nevertheless, when September 14th, at Perth on December 3rd,

The Daily Chronicle's Paris, corres-trip upon his doctor's orders, and expects [A London telegram of January 2nd pondent states that the Adriatic question to be absent from Canada for four monthemys has been settled

THE STIGAND AFFAIR WHAT EAST CENTRAL AFRICA WANTS

Before the election of the President of Went of the Rhine and the bridge-headh, bumbered and stands unaiderot to butoffaly guaranteed the use of the

mean of Bir of took place, M. Deschanel obtaining 408 | Maled High Commissioner, and Mr. that his troops, are at prement.

the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies yotes and M. Clemenceau 389. quently M. Clemenceau has withdrawn

is, candidature

except Zara One or two islands go to the Jugo-Slave.

The fate of Albanis has act beer

Robertson,

C.M.G., as Deputy from the influence of retreating hundreds Conse-High Commissioner.

e of miles, and the fact must be faced that The Allied Naval Armistice Commis they might give way any moment. In sion; under Vice Admiral Charlton, sails bidon may be recalled that the mottled? from Portsmouth during the week-end for

Are feverishly arching for h representing the naval, terms of the Peace Treaty."

M. DESCHANEL'S PROSPECTS.

PARIS, January 18th.

A Havas message states:

Kiel to ensure Germany carrying out the fussion National Treasury which was

SURRENDERED AUSTRIAN

in the Dominions Overseas.

The

In connection with the anticipated. trade boom in 1920, great schemes are being prepared by British traders to give Britain domination in the world's markets. Daily Mail says that one of the schemes being pushed forward the Department of Over-

ward by scas Trado is designed to interest buyer LONDON, January 12th.

It will The Times gives prominence to a letter brief, be a British Empire Exhibition, and

be held at two or three principal com of a correspondent referring to Stigand's death. The letter mentions latter's mercial centres in the Empire avery, YORK, advocacy of a Central African Confedern much on the lines of the present British tion of which the Northern Province was Industries Fair. The goods exhibited will to be the southern part of the Budan ge from one show to another, so that the writer contends that incidents utmost publicity will be gained with the similar to the Stigand affair are likely minimum of expense and inconvenienco do to occur increasing in frequency, else buyers and merchants generally Government gives the whole of the East EUROPE'S NEED FOR MONEY., TOULONS, January 13th Central Africa a strong and just govern

VIEWS OF AMERICAN EXPERTS. Tags sent to Cattaro to take to Bizerta ment under one control and winnows out the surrendered Austrian warships, and strengthens the present services, and

WASHINGTON, January 12th. namely, three battleships, four destroyers, has a constructive native policy and

of the A report, of the influential American and twelve torpedo destroyers, found them undertakeš proper education

Economic Association's Committee on damaged to an extent almost irreparable. natives,

foreign trade is of opinion that the EXTRADITION OF EX-KAISER

United States-not the Government but private sources must land Europe money if only for purely selfish reasons; but 11N THE NAME OF THE PEACE

such money should be devoted to indus "trial not to Government, uses.2002

last in the custody of Admiral Koltchak.

WARSHIPS

"In accordance with the French Con- MENTIONED IN, DESPATCHES. The latest news from Odessa intimates FOUND DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR,where besider the Sudan unless the

stitution of 18/3, members of the Senate and the Chamber of Depaties will meet next Saturday to elect the President of the Republic for seven yeaza. It was re- garded almost certain at the beginning of this week that M. Clemenceau will surely be elected. However, M De chanel's almost unanimous re-election President of the Chamber was inter preted to mean that he would receive considerable support.

The preliminary assembly will be held

to-morrow to make the choice, a dura

SIGNIFICANCE OF SENSATIONAL

ELECTIONS.

PARIS, January 13th. The results of the Benatorial élections held on January 11th confirm the verdict of the legislative elections in favour of moderate parties with the corresponding defeat of the Extreme Left. They con- stitute & victory for M. Clemenceap.

M Poincare was returned almost unanimously by the Meuse Department. A question has been raised regarding his cligibility for election while Fresident, but the Senate is likely to validate it on January 18th

ANTI-SEDITION BILL. EARLY PASSAGE OF MEASURE EXPECTED

OAK LEAF EMBLEMS TO BE

WORN,

LONDON, January 13th.

that, contrary to his reported super- session, General Denikin is still in full command Karaika

BOLSHEVIST BISING.

His Majesty has approved the wearing

IN DISTRICTS ROUND TIFLIS. of an emblem on the riband of the Victors Medal by all personnel on the strength of British, Dominion, Colonial and

LONDON, January 19th. Indian Expeditionary Forces, who have A Moscow wireless states that rising been mentioned in military despatches in led by Bolshevists have brokers out the late war by the Commander in the the districle surrounding Tifia Field

The emblem will be an oak leaf" in

FIGHTING IN SYRIA

brunze, and two emblems will be supplied WOMEN JOIN NATIONAL DEFENCE

in each case.

Additional emblems are not to be worn in respect to a second or subsequent men- tion in despatches.

THE TRUE BRITISH SPIRIT

neu

PRINCE OF WALES'S IDEAL

LONDON, January 13th. The Prince of Wales and Prince Albert. were the guests of Canada Club at the Savoy Hotel last night Five hundred guests were individually introduced to the Prince of Wales at his request. He shook hands with all, mostly using his left hand a

CORPORAT

LONDON, January 12th. A Cairo telegram of January 8th states that the situation in Syria is exceedingly

grave

There has been serious fighting between the French and the Syrian Volunteers, and heavy casualties have been reported on both sides.

CONFERENCE”

PARIS, January 16th: A Harsa message state: The Council of Premiers in Paris has approved of the text of the note to be sent to the Netherlands Government, in the name of the Peace Conference, de

Kaiser,b, manding the extradition of the ex

RAILWAYMEN ACCEPT GOVERNMENT TERMS. GOVERNMENT ADHERES TO ITS PRINCIPLES ESTA

LONDON, January 18th An official statement says that the terme accepted by the railwaymen show that the Government has not departed from the principle of basing the standard rates *wer rate as demanded by the railwaymen

on the average instead of the highest pre-

PEACE TREATY HANDED TO HUNGARY. A National Defence Committee has been

PARIS, January 15th formed in Damascus where niversal con- scription is being enforced and women A Havas message statear

of the text of the are enrolling as combatanta mayThe presentations

The Committee has issued a manifesto Pence Treaty to the Hungarian delegater denouncing all foreign interference took place at 4 o'clock this afternoon.

BEDS SOUTHERN FRONT ENORMOUS CAPTURES CLATHED!

LONDON, January 13th

Replying to the tobat of his health, the Prince of Wales dwelt on his wonderful and unforgettable experiences in Canada which he looked forward revisiting: - He hoped, on going shortly, to find the same

A Bolshevik wireless says that the Reds, free spirit in Australia and New Zealand on their southern front, from December They must remember that in the New 21st 20 January 9th, captured 25,400 World the British Empire, must not prisoners 650 guns, 11 tanes, 2 armoured 7 merely bear its own burdens, but try to cars, armoured, trams, 258 locomotives; share the burdens of others. He was and 6.880 wagons, mostly loaded, in addi anxious that, to all nations, we show the tion to an enormous quantity of rani

tions true British spirit

WASHINGTON, January 12th The Judiciary Committee of the House Eepresentatives has agreed to the Bill A speedy enactment also provides death penalty Government activities load to destruction of life.

Anti-Bed

antic

ALLIED PREMIERS, RECEIVE GRAND CROSS OF LEGION

PARIS, January 15th. A Havas message states The Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour was conferred on Mr. Lloyd George and Signor Nitti, on the occasion of the ratification of the Treaty of Ver

sailles

DEFENDER OF KUT. VENTILATES HIS GRIEVANCES IN

AA SERIAL

London, January 13th. General Townehend, the Defender of The Government also adheres to its slid Kut, resigned from the Army on Januar ing scale based on the cost of living, but 10th agrees to graduated increases in war wages The action is apparently in connection.

the grades not included in the Govern with the serial publication began on mant's proposalsh

January 11th of a book on the campaign The Government further agrees to ex-in Mesopotamia in which is reiterated tend the principles of the settlement to the the declaration that he was ordered to Irish rawa.

*** PARIS CONFERENCES. KE

LONDON, January 15th. Lord Beatty and Bir Henry Wilson, accompanied M. Winston Churchill and Mr. Walter Long to Paria this evening

ALBERT SIR

STANLEY

BARON ASHFIELD OF SOUTHWELL

anuary 13th.” Sir Albert Stanley has taken the title of Baron Ashfield of Bouthwell.

take Bagdad despite his profast as to the inadequacy of the forces. He maintains that his rosolve to stand firm at Kat saved the British from being knocked out of Mesopotamin - He bargained to be, relieved in two months time. It wa later impossible for him to cut his way out of Kut owing to foods,

After General Townshend's release from Turkish capacity, he was not promoted) nor given a further commant. -. The matter was freemently raised in Patlis ment, but the War Olica giza no reason!? for its treatment of General Townshend. (Continued on Page 8.)