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ZARA DECIDES IN FAVOUR OF ITALIAN ANNEX ATION:
EFFECT OF PRESIDENT WILSON'S VIEWS REGARDING THE ADRIATIC PROBLEM. FATE OF CONSTANTINOPLE: FRANCE REGARDS SETTLEMENT AS SATISFACTORY.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH, HEUTER'S AGENCY.] ADRIATIC PROBLEM.
HOW FIUME AND ZARA REGARD PRESIDENT WILSON'S VETO.
MILAN, February 19th. Wilson's intervention caused
LATEST CABLES. FATE OF CONSTANTINOPLE, FRANCE APPROVES SUPREME COUNCIL'S DECISION."
PARIS, February 16th.
A Haras. message states:- The decision of the Allies to leave Cor an excitement at Fiume which is organi-stantinople in the hands of the Turks is
approved in France. sing a National Army and calling out be various classes liable to military service for the defenes of the city. Zara is also agitating, and proclaiming its -resolution, to be annexed to Italy despite President Wilson's veto,
The Temps states that the first stone in the structure of Eastern pesce has been laid just as France wanted it.
LATEST CABLEN
EMPIRE DAY OELEBRATION. "MR LLOYD GEORGE'S: SUGGESTION
LONDON, February 19they
In the House of Commons, replying to Sir J. G. Butcher, Mr. Lloyd George said that the Government would consider the resolutions adopted by the Empire Movement Committee, firstly, in favour of suggesting to the Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and the Dominions that they advise His Majesty to sppeal
LATEST CABLES."
GERMANY'S MILITARY
FORCES.
MR CHURCHILL'S STATEMENT IN
PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, February 19th
la the House of Commons, replying to Bir Hall, Mr. Winston Churchill stated that, according to War Office in. formation, Germany's military forces at present only sliced to maintain internal order.
BARLIER CABLES.
1920
DESTITUTE BRITISH
OFFICERS STRANDED IN SHANGHAI ON $2.50 A DAY
RED TAPE AND INDIFFERENCE..
A CRYING SCANDAL, We reproduce the following and the beadlines from the F.C. Delly News of the 18th inst
to his peoples to bold public religion DISARMAMENT OF GERMANY amount allowed them by the Government
services on Empire Day according to their
FRENCH WAR MINISTER'S PXHORTATION. -
Pais, February 18th
respectiva faiths; secondly, expressing the opinion that the time use come to use the imperial Flag bearing the Union Jack, with symbols representing the Dominions,
The War Minister, M. Lefevre, giving the Crown Colonies and India which may oyidance before the Foreign Affairs Com- be flown at all places of worship and
mission, declared that Germany was try public buildings throughout the Empiring to avoid the carrying out of the dis as a token of thanksgiving to God for armament terms of the Peace Treaty and the preservation of the Empire.
was hiding her Army under a civil cloak "Mr. Lloyd George added that he was find also concealing war material, small inclined to think, having regard to the arms and oven gans - way in which the Empire chose the anni
of the signing of the Armistice versary for thanksgiving and in view of the im- pressiveness of that occasion, that it
:
There is little repercussion of these congratulation, and preparing the way might be preferable that similar action
movements in Italy where the situation is viewed calmly, as is is firmly believed bat Signor Nitti-will return this time with a definite solution of the Adriatic problem
The decision is regarded as a matter of for the settlement of other outstanding. Problems in Thrace and Asia Minor.
The details of the military and naval control of the Dardaneller and the Bosphorus will be settled by the experts
may henceforth be taken at that anniver
{Bary.
EARLIER CABLES.
TRIAL OF THE EX-KAISER
M. Lefevre urged the Allies to insist on the strict carrying out of the disarma mint terms.
"
THE DECISION OF THE ALLIES.
LONDON, February 18th.
Mr. Lloyd George, as President of the Supreme Council, has -day written to merr Sthamer, the German Charge dadairs in London, stating that he has reccived in intimation from the President
FAR EASTERN NEWS LASIATIC NEWS AGENCY.]
CHINA'S DOUBTS.
China's wishes, with regard to the prof
TRINANTU, February Ind With reference to the Shantung issue the Japanese Government refuses to make known, bor intentions or the concessiona she is prepared to make to China antil the Peking Government has formally notifed Japan of China's readiness to in China to-day is an absolute scandal part of the Chinese Government there is a The position of the British army officer open direct negotiations, while on the the time has passed when it can be way without first having an inkling into favour direct So disgraceful is the state of affairs that besitation in committing China in any thought of with any patience. The bard Japan's proposals Leaders of the Pel- unpalatable, truth is that these officers, yang military party passing through the country on duty, are negotiation between Japan and China, panniless. There are no facilities for but they want a definits assurance from them to obtain money here, and the Japan as to the latter's desire to meet is only a small fraction of their hotel posal of unconditional restoration bills. Sa bad is it that the cables between Kiaochow to China in order that China the Far East and Whitehall should be may open it to international commares and residence and of Sino-Japanese co- alive with protest.
Through the usual channels, we anti-operation in the working of the Tainan- cipate, protest has been made, but that kinochow Railway and, of other import- is not nearly enough. The situation ant concessions in Shantang, the Chinese, as a mere bait to induce the Chinese to developed a long time ago, but has never especially in this province, look upon is been remedied. To-day it is worse than over balore and very shortly, unless the open direct negotiations. Dr. Alask
does not wish to restore Kinochow people at Whitehall are roused from their descendant of Confucius, says that Japan lethargy, it will be an outrage.
China and that Japan's note delivered to THE SUFFERER reaching China on January 29th, is only a diploma British army officers sharbai from two directions. A number the move for if China refuses to negotiato come from. Siberia, the remainder from with Japan Japan will continue in Tsingtao, after completing the repatria occupation indefinitely.
ALLIES BEPLY TO FRESIDENT/ committee in which Marshal Foch will DUTCH GOVERNMENT MAY AGREE of the Commission of Control in Berlin in laid down.
WILSUN.
"CLUMSY AND UNFORTUNATE" EVEN AFTER TONING DOWN. «
LONDON, February 19th.
A paragraph in the Timer says it trans pires that, while the form and the word- ing of the Allies reply to President Wilson has been greatly softened," the Note remaids clumsy and unfortunate, despite the efforte of Viscount Grey and .others.
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represent France.
MARSHAL FOCH." SUBSCRIBES TO BEMERSYDE FUND. FARIS, February 16th. A., Havas message states:--- One of the first acts of Marshal Foch in London was to send a subscription to the fund opened to obtain for Earl Haig the seat of Beersyde.
KAMTCHATKA EXPEDITION. SWEDISH SCIENTIFIC
ENTERPRISE.
STOCKHOLM, February 15th."
TO DEPORTATION.
k
are
In
bo
BOLSHEVIK AGENTS IN BARBIN
tion of Chinese labourers. These officers of the Chinese Labour Corps have com from France either by way of Canada or
HABIN, February 9th. It is reliably reported that certain Suez, and the conditions under which they as, had it existed during hostilities, would agents of the Bolshevists have now arriv are despatched display such incompetence, inevitably and deservedly have lost used here from Siberia so that it is feared that the workmen and labourers of the the war
The army
its officers through Chinese Eastern Railway will resume the best known is bankers of wi Cox.
When an ouicer takes a journey he their activities again especially in view Revolutionaries and the Reds" have does so at his own expense in the first of the fact that the leaders of the Social place. Then on completing his journey seized the governing powers in the Uneari he fills up various army, forms on which he claims allowances and so forth, and and Amar provinces. The agents of the if he is lucky he finally recoups himself Bolsheviks are propagating their danger for his incidental expenses, which include ous doctrine among the Chinese in the action with the Russian workmen. These hotel bills for which a fixed allowance hope of inducing them to take concerted In the case of some of these Chinese "Red" agents have circulated the news "democrats who are struggling. hard pointing out the difficulty with which the Labour Corps officers, they have been sent that their lenders and adherents are
from France at very short notice. German Government will be contronted once instance the officer had not time to for the reconstruction of Russia and LONDON, February, 19th
gone via Canada they have had messing The Amsterdam correspondent of the if the Alles insist on the reduction of take his luggage with him. If they have that they are opposed to Japanese inter- large, and moreover the amounts which workers have been given to understand Daily Mail says it is understood that the military strengin under the Peace Treaty expenses to meet. Now, army pay is not ention in Siberia. The Chinese manual Dutch are prepared to deport the ext 100,000 by Maren alat next. This date uficers can draw from the Field Caabier by these Red agents that the Bolshe Kaiser if his presence in Holland is con- was fixed 16 the belief that the Treaty or their army ears are limited. Obvils are their real saviours, and that money on their arrival in China after after the introduction of their doctrines into Chine The Chinese authorities are eidered a danger to the security of would operate much earlier, and theviously they will not have too much their condition will be greatly improved
such a journey.
At Tsingtao the army agent is per- dubtedly, aware of the serious conse
this dangerous propagan Europe.
mitted to advance them £6 However, quences of useful that amount was in France daring among the ignorant natives by the Red" the war, it is an insult in China to-day. agents, because a couple of Chinese work- men who are charged as sub-agents of the Bolsheviks have just been arrested by order of General Tao Hsiang-kuei, who has, at the same time, made all necessary military presarations to deal with the situation in co-operation with the Busdan
SILVER COLNAGE BILL MR. CHAMBERLAIN RELIEVES SUSPENSE
LONDON, February 18th. In the House of Commons, the securit reading of the Silver Coinage Bill was pamed.
Supreme Council has decided to perinis the reduction to be 200,000 by April 10th and 100,000 by July 10th.
MEXICAN OUTRAGE AMERICAN SUPERINTENDENT
KIDNAPTEIJ.
IN A LOCAL HOTEL.
Then these officers come to Shanghai to await a passage Home,, and here the appalling scandal wrought by an anti quated and pernicions system is really
shown..
For the first eight days of their await ing a passage they receive 29/88. & day which at the British Government rate of day, exchange equals 84.50 For any remain- ing period they received 12/6d.
The Note contains a dialectical analysis of American arguments and necks to con trovert them. It states that, though England and France gladly adhered to the considerations of the December memorandum,, the immediate parties in the Adriatic dispate were not willing to morrow for "Kamchatka with the object Bill only affected coinage. in the United/ransom of $50,000. The Government has equal to 22.50-The local authorities- entertain them. Consequently the reply of making scientific researches. It is enquires by what means President Wilson pected to arrive at its destination in proposes putting those considerations May and conclude its work by Christmas
into effect
EFFECT ON PEACE TREATY, 'The Times' Washington correspondent states that President Wilson's Note to the Alles promises to have an unfavourable e-action on the Peace Treaty which, if ratified at all, will be with reservations:
EARLINE CABLES. SUGGESTION TO PRESIDENT WILSON.
LONDON, February 18th. The Daily Mail says it is understood that the Allies' reply to President Wilson says that the circumstances surrounding the proposal of January could not be ignored and the Council perforce was compelled to make decisions in the volun tary absence of America's representative, It points out that the effectiveness of the December proposal will be validated if President Wilson will indicate how they can be carried out,
AMERICAN SUSCEPTIBILITIES.
Louros, February 18th,
It is understood that the Allica Note to President Wilson has been delivered to the United States Ambassador in London. So far, the situation is obscure, because the Allied negotiations, which are secret,
ve been intermittenly broken by a EU have cession of rumours and unauthorised re- ports and the publication in Paris of one original draft, the replies to
A Swedish Expedition is starting to
1922. "
FOREIGN OFFICERS ON
CAMERICAN SHIPS PRESIDENT CANCELS WAR-TIME
ORDER
WASHINGTON, February 15th, President Wilson has revoked the war emergency regulation permitting foreign ship officers to hold licenses in American vessels except in the case of such a are willing to sign a declaration of their in tention of naturalisation.
TO PUNISH MAD MULLAH, ANGLO-ITALIAN EXPEDITION ARRIVES AT BERBERA
NAIROBI, February 15th.
A combined Anglo-Italiah force, with tanks and sircraft, has been landed at Berbera for starting operations against the Mad Mullah in Abyssinia.
SALE OF EX-GERMAN SHIPS SALE STOPPED.
WASHINGTON, February 19th.
The Supreme Court of Columbia, bas granted a temporary injunction restrain- ing the Shipping Board from selling the ex-German liners.
"subsequently revised. Were
It now appears that while the Enal text upholds the Franco-British proposals January 20th, its tone is most con- ciliatory, studiously avoiding any ground for wounding American susceptibilities. Mr. Lloyd George, at yesterday's it ting of the Supreme Council, insisted on the necessity for the utmost urbanity of
EARLIER CABLES.
THE POSITION IN AMERICA
WASHINGTON, February 17th
WASHINGTON, February 17th. Mexican bandits looted a warehouse at an American-owned mine at Avalos and kidnapped the American Superintendent, Mr.Chamberlain pointed out that the Mr. Adams, whom they are bolding for
demanded his release."
AMERICAN BOLSHEVISTA. MORE ARRESTS MADE.
Kingdom wherever it was current and announced his intention of moving an
amendment, making it clear that in the
CASA
a of.
the Dominions which were affected
this coinage would not be made legal tender except with the consent of the local
Government,"
PEACE WITH
BOLSHEVIKS.
THE
A NEWSPAPER STATEMENT.
LONDON, February 18th. The Morning Post "correspondent at
Mr. O'Grady is conducting peace negotin- Copenhagen is able to state positively that
tions with the Bolsheviks which are said to be progressing favourably. Several important points
* have already beeb actiles
A DENIAL COPENHAGEN, February 18th. There is no foundation for the report of Anglo-Bolshevik peace negotiations.
BRITAIN'S HELP TO THE ALLIES.
RUSSIA'S INDEBTEDNESS.
war purposes £668,000,000, France
sive of advances for reconstruction.
BRITAIN'S DEBTS. BIG REDUCTION SINCE DECEMBER
9
NEW Yoax, February 218t The Federal agents bave arrested Radicals at Paterson, New Jersey. It is stated they include some of the most dangerous persons at present terrorising the country and whose creed is assassina tion, re
Officials records of the Industrial Workers of the World for the entire dis- trict of East Chicago have also been
301zed.
CANADIAN IMMIGRATION
LAWS.
MALTESE BARBED.
NEW YORK, February 18th. Thirty immigrants from Malta bound
for Canada have been ordered to best patriated in compliance with the request of the Canadian Immigration officials, who cute that recently they have been instructed from Ottawa that no more Maltese should be received.
NEW FRENCH PRESIDENT. M. DESCHANEL INSTALLED.
Pazia, February 13th M. Deschanel has been duly installed In the Presidency.
GERMANY. THE LIABILITIES ON THE
REPUBLICvetan
”
authorities.
CONTROL OF CHINESE EASTERN. RAILWAY.
HARBIN, February 9th. who are working night and day to try
Under orders from the Peking Govern to help these unfortunate officers-have succeeded in finding accommodation for a ment, General Pao Kuei-ching, milita number at the Palace Hotel at $7 a day governor of Kirin and commander-in- sleeping two or more in a room, This chief of the Chinese military guard, along means that during the first eight days the Chinese. Eastern Railway, has formal the officer is out of pocket to the tunely requested General Horvath to with draw his recent declaration concerning of 82.50 a day, and thereafter $4.50.
Neither Cox's nor any other army his exercising sovereign rights, OVER agents are represented locally, and banks Russians along this line, and at the same are naturally chary of accepting cheques time, the Chinese are availing themselves from complete strangers Where, then, of the present Siberian situation in the name of all that is incredible, are acquire the control of the Chinese Eastern
these officers to and that balance Their
to
pay goes to their account with their Railway General Pao has just sent in agents at Home, so not only have they another "request" to General Horvath no means of furnishing themselves with suggesting the immediate dismisal of those cash for necessary incidentals, but they Russian workmen and employees who ar cannot even meet their hotel bills. There imbued with Bolshevism and employ is not a man in Shanghai in an official instead Chineze. Further, one mired capacity who can help them beyond brigade of the Chinese frontier defence making representations to people at Home army has arrived at Harbin and its who not only display an appalling ignor vicinity for the preservation of public ance of conditions elsewhere but a total peace. inability to grasp the elementary facts
frequently put before them.
already
China reports say that the Cossacks, under "Atamen Semenoff, are fighting THE DISORACE OF IT.
against the Social-Revolutionary and To crown everything, these officers have Red" combination between Chita and boen informed that they are likely to be Douria, and that both the Japanese and bere for several months. The most the Chinese armed forces in the neigh- timistic suggestion is that passages may bourhood are maintaining neutrality. be available in July, but it is also said- that they may have to wait cotil next November
Then, when the end of the month comes mention that some of the officers here are and their hotel bills simply cannot be ready to as relief from the Consulate a met, what is to be their fate Hotels destitute Britons. Immediate protest is have to consider their shareholders, and called for in the strongest telegraphic it looks remarkably as if these officers form from every British association. would have to turn out, bag and baggago. These officers want no charity; they want on the streets. The sum of $2.50-justice. hardly gain them a lodging in a
On February 10th, our Shanghai con
rate shanty. The position is too kaj: temporary printed the following note:-
for words Today there are 10 or 13 of thesehericle published yesterday on the officers. It is reported that close upon miserable pittance on which British 70 are on the point of arriving, Unless officers, arriving from Home with repat matters are altered, and that quickly, we riated coolics, are expected to keep them are faced with nothing less than seeing selves, it may be for several months, until British officers ranked as destitute a ship can be found to take them home bas brought us so large a number of letters that 'it is A VERY BIG W whole dis This is by no means the through red spe, and ignorance.
story. In the British army an
swer them all possible for us to s same time we should
per prefe
And at the though with
LONDON, February 18th. In the House of Commons replying to Mr. Grattan Doyle; Mr. Chamberlain
BERLIN, February 18th: said the Britain loaned to Russia for
Herr Erzberger, presiding at & Confer £470,500,000, Belgium £86,500,000, and the
extimated that the Republic would owe other Allies, £71,000,000. This was excluence on the question of Germany's debt, 204 milliards of marks, by March 20th next, of which one hundred milliardsgraceful would be Treasury Bills not bearing in her major, for instance, receives regrets to the writers not to publish
rank them Most of these letters eagerly terest to the Tresaury.
more for his expenses than a subaltern. hospitality to the officers, and we would TYPHUS EPIDEMIC IN RUSSIA If we are not mistaken, a subaltern nek their writers to address themselves te living in a hotel a 87 s day would be Lieut. Colonel Hayley Bell, c/o the Mari jmable to foot the bill even were he to time Customs, Chairman of the United LONDON, February 18th
12,000 CASES REPORTED.
contribute every penny of his pay as well Services Association. Other letters con In the House of Lords, replying to
as the army allowance of $8.50 There fine themselves to comment. On this At an auction of ex-German ships, Mr.
STOCKHOLM, February 18th. It is learned from Helsingfors that is no use, however, to labour the point. point, one word may be anid The whole Franklin, President of the International Lord Buckmaster, Lord Hilton said that
He has no means of obtaining that pay subject was not a particularly pleasant Mercantile Marine, bid $14,000,000, for the total deadweight debt of Great Bri nine vessels for a service between the tain on February 14th was £7,913,000,000 12,000 spotted typhus cases have occurred locally, as he can only think in terms of one to air in a newspaper. It was, howe
two dollars, and a half wat
the over, necessary to do so because we now But why should such a situation exist that private representations had been United States, the United Kingdom and being a reduction of £85,000,000 as dom at Narys and the surrounding districts.
at all! It is scandalous, yet wo under made at Home from as far back as last, stand that the military authorities in March and there comes at
time when the North European ports, provided the pared with December 13th. Our debt dus was £995,000,000, and other foreigners, in- Shipping Board agreed not to compete on to the United States and to Americans
Hongkong have indicated that in their only chance of obtaining redress is to opinion a Labour Corps officer should make what is commonly called a stink cluding Japan and neutrals, £150,000,000.
contribute from his pay to his mainten about is in a newspaper. That having POLITICS IN THE U.S.A.:
ace. We shall not attempt to analyse been done, we think it would be prefer able to await the result at least for K ADEMCORATIO SUCCESS
thin frame of mind
This is a sure for some strong action little time. Our readers may be assuredk EXCELSION SPRINOS, February 14th. The Democratic candidate, Mr. J. Le
being adopted immediately to arouse out that shall, not hesitate to speak Milligan, has been elected to: Congress
the officials at Home. For their edifica again if the case requires it. Meanwhile
be allowed by Shanghai to go in want defeating Mr. John Frost (Republican)
tion and for local information we may there will be no fear that any officers will
this service,
Commissioner Scott, conducting the
form and language ed intervention, auction, explained that the sale was con-
As regards the Lord Grey, in the Times, points out that ditional upon the approval of certain he has interviewed Mr. Chamberlain ar Committees of the Senate and House of regards the untoward results of Any die Representatives and the result of a pend puts with the United States. Unque ing suit. The Shipping Board had re- tionably the issue is the most momentous quested that the sale of the ships for since the cessation of hostilities, involve which bids had been submitted he de ing the future bonde of Anglo-America ferred until the Senate had taken definite friendship.
watu kation V
by nearly 2,000 votes,
EGYET MINISTER WITHDRAWS HIS RESIGNATION,
Aizo, February 17th, Birry Pasha, Minister of Public Works, who recently resigned owing to the non- inclusion of an Egyptian on the Nile Irrigation Projects Commission, has an formed Reuters Agency that the Govern ment has accepted his condition; there.
Lore, he has withdrawn his resignation.
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