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THE SECRET OF LORD HALDANE'S MISSION.

GERMANY'S "GROSSLY UNFAIR" OFFER IN 1912.

FULL STATEMENT BY THE

FOREIGN OFFICE,

The promised account of the Haldane mission to Berlin in 1912 is now isssed by the Foreign

Office.

The statement says:

THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

wishes were met on the naval

EXTRA

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1915.

we were satisfied that our THE PLOT THAT FAILED. question. On this understanding Sir Edward Gray, on March 14, 1012, garo Count Metternick the followingdraftformula, which had been approved by the Cabinet:

England will maka no unpro voked attack upon Germany, and pursue no aggressivo policy towards her.

Aggression upon Germany is not the subject, and forme no part of any treaty, anderstanding, or combination to which England is now a party, nor will she be come a party to anything that has such an object.

Alternativo Clauses. Count Metternich thought this

An account of the 1012 Anglo- German negotiations was pablish- ed in the semi official Norddeuts- formala inadequate, and suggest che Allgomien Zeitung last mated two alternative additional This scoonat was meloading, an clausos:— was no doubt intoaded to misiend and made it appear that the British Government had at that time rejected what would be re- garded in many quarters NY A reasonable offer of friendship from Germany.

meats:**

England will therefore observe at lount a benevolent neutrality should war be forced upon Ger-

mspy; or

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England will therefore, as a natter of course, remain neutral if a war is forced upon Germany.

derman Attempt to Selze

Vancouver.

COAL SETTLEMENT.

should be signed. The executive

Agreement to paw Bonus Turn.cnil of the Minors' Federation mot at half-past 9, and after-bear- Negotiations were resumed at the Board of Trade on August 30, which had carried throgh the ing the report of the_deputation with a view to hringing about s

THE FAR EAST.

WAR ITEMS.

New Canadian Contingent. Ottawa, August 25.-Mr.

settlement of the coal dispate, negotiations in Londen, decided more as Eu piro instead of Windham and Mr Barnes, M.P.,

ave concluded their mission to

It is stated that the plane of a ¦ in the course of the afternoon. 90cept the terms which had good deal of attention in this Canada to engage mechanie, for.

and this result was finally resched

German plot to size Vancouver | At 4.50 p.m. the following state. and other Pacific Coast cities ment was issued by the Press have been revealed to the authori- Boreau :--- ties, cables the Times' Toronto

Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Run correspondent. The details are re- ciman, and Mr. Henderson have ported to have been worked out had conferences with represent by Alve ven Alvensleben, Ger- tives of the South Wales Cost man broker in Vancouver, whe Owners and Miners. The Coal was in Berlin when wer Was Owners, having a desiro to meet the difficulties of the situation,

declared.

he telegraphed to a resident in Vancouver urging him to start an agitation to invite Admiral zon Spes'ssquadron, then on the China Coast, to visit Vancouver. Many committee meetings were held, and if the arrangement had suo- ceeded the Gasisensa and the Sobarnhorst would probably have been in Canadian waters when war broke out, ready for an attempt to take possex-

in

No Complaints, Ottawa, Wednesday,An in-

Germany's Brilliant Arabic Inspiration.

Paris, August 25.-The Jour Com-nal des Debate' Barns correspond. given. ont states that Germany now

In General.

again revert and become obc

The suggestion that China may

to recommend the conferenost Republic will naturally arouse a been agreed upon,

country. The Peking correspond were present, and Mr. James steps are being taken to prepart men, all skilled workers, 80 por At the conference 360 delegates ent of The Times advises as that unition factorice in Grest Britain. They have secured 1,710 Winstone, the president, showed the way. Ofosures the President, cent, of whom were trained in that considerable concessions bad Yuan Shib-kei, is the only possi-Great Britain. been gained as a result of the pro- ble nominee, and he, according to onedings at the Board of Trade. He all the rules by which such a estimated that the inclusion of the game would be played in Chins, vestigation by an official of the graftsmen in the benefit of the protests that each a consumma. Canadian Department of Justice bonus torn meant the distribution tion is the last thing be conld and two American Consols utterly It is asid that, while in Berlin, as explained by the Ministers among those workers of as much stand, and rather than agree disproves the German charges of and with a view to a final settle questions had been asked and country. The buggestion will at

88 64000 a week. After several would flee to some foreign ill-treatment of prisoners in the meat, expressed their willingness explanations giver, it was least be watched with mnoh internmentcampsat Amberat. The to agree to the following pro- agreed almost unanimously that interest. The Governor of the complaints were made by a few position if accepted forthwith the terms of settlement should be Straits Settlements reports that irreconcilabler. a settlement:—

Cheers for Wounded Anzacs. The Award to stand and the accepted and that the new agree to June 30, 1915, sus amount

'ment should be ratified.

ing to $91,074 have been hundred wounded and wick Aus- Melbourne, August 20.-Four main Agreement ba ed on it and The inclusion of the craftsmen subscribed to various war relief tralians from the Dardanellen on the Cardiff Settlement to be the award is to be easured by fanda by the Colony and Malay arrived here to-day and received signed forthwith. After this ban been signed the Owners under the following te agreement in States, besides gifts to an Aircraft tremendous ovation. Teived

the following terms:---

Fund and in other ways. The dred motor-cars were leat for s In these circumstances it may

This, he added, would not be

take to conglade with the Federa- be na wall to publish a etatomen'

(1) Notwithstanding anything Q108a's Work for Women Fand binding unless our wishes were

tion, on behalf of their members, to the contrary in the principal bns received from Mrs. E. J.which were lined with cheering procession through the streets, of the fasta compiled from officis met with regard to the naval ion of Vancouver, Victoria, another Agreement, which is to records hero. Early in 1912 the programme.

en- Mitchell, Malaces, the sum of Prince Rupert, and the coal mines bo regarded as being supple

agreement contained, all

orowds. German Chancellor sketched to

gizemen, Sic Edward Grey considered on Vancouver Island, in which mental to the principal Agree.

pampmen, etokera, £35. Regarding employment of bankemen, and workman Asiatic crews on steamers, the Lord Haldane the following that the British proposals were German capital is heavily in-ment, and to run for the

од the mechanical award of Sir George Ask. engaged formals as one which would meet | eufficient. He explained that, if vested.

same period, under which they staff working on the afternoon with, Chief Industrial the views of the Imperial Gavera- | Germany desired to crash France.

From Vancouver, the Germans will agree to pay the "bonus and night shifta shall be paid the missioner, has been England might not be able to planned to control the Pasiflo turn "ss from 22nd July, 1915, bonus tara as and from July 22, British crews the award says, alleges that the Arabic had a 1. The high contrasting parties ait still, though, it France were cable and the route to Vladivostok. to Euginamen, Pumpmen, Me 1915. Such bonus tarn shall mean should be employed in preference consignment of gold aboard assure each other mutually of aggressive or attacked Germany,

chanical Stokers, and Biokemon payment for one extra shift per to any other where available which was destined to pay for the their desire of peace and friend-n7 sapport would be given by His

who perform work on alteraoon week to all workmen of the classes When a full British.orew is not war munitions purchased in the ship.

Majesty'e Government or approv-

and night shifts and who are not named who work a complete available a fourth may be made United States. Germany alas 2. They will not either of themed by England. It is obvious that

included auder Clause 13 of the week of five shifts. Provided that up of Europeane. Failing the claime that she had a perfect make or prepare to make any the real object of the German

principal Agreement.

where a turnia lost in any work-above orews, (unprovoked) attack upon the proposal was to obtain

Orientals may right to place obstacles in the The men's representatives un- ing week, and that the less is not be employed. The Blue-Fannel way of "this illicit traffo" by other, or join in any combination neatrality of England in all:

animously undertook to recom-due to the absence of the work lice has been called on or design against the other for eventualities, since, should a war Eton Headmaster Explains His mend this proposal to the work-

to torpedoing the liner. purposes of aggression, or become break out, Germany would certain-

mad or to the inability of the suffer its frat. loss during Feelings.

men for acceptance,

workman himself to proceed with the war in the shape of the Amsterdam, August-The

Aa Expected Armlijs P party to say plan or naval orly contend that it had been forced

The men's representativas asked the work, he shall be paid at a Diomed, sunk off the onset of Maasbode states that on the leave military enterprise alone or in upon her, and would claim that combination with any other Pow. Eugland should remain neutral.

that the next determination of proportionate rate for the turns Ireland. The captain and two passports of German officers from Dr. Lyttelton writes, with re- wages under the principal Agree-worked by er directed to smok an ead, and

ference to a enggestion that his ment should operate as from July week. An acoident in con- others drowned. Of course no saying that if during their leave Sir Etward Gray eventually utterances are hawked about in 22, the date of resumption of nection with the workman's em warning was given in accordance in Germany an armistice were in that other men were killed and seven the Eastern front a note was affixed declare not to be bound by any proposed the following formula: Berlin for the encouragement of work, euch engagement,

The two Porore being mutual- the Germans, "It may

The Ocal Owners offered ployment shall not be a bar to his with internations! law. 3. If either of the high oon-ly desirous of securing peace wall that I should say emphatical parties agreed that any change shall be paid at a proportionate Shanghai vis asual ports. Mails for them to return to the front, be September 1, and eventually both benefit by the bonus tura, and be Diomed was outward bound for Buaria there would be no need The conoladed between Germany and tracting parties becomes entang

ly, for any whom it may concern shall dte from August 21. led in a war with one or more

both here and there, that I Powere in which it cannot be said

believe the German spirit, se now

rate for the turns worked by him for this country per Norwegian (sad they would join the Ersat The Day's Conferences, in that week. At oollieries where steamers have been taken by a battalions sistioned at vacious. to be the aggressor, the other

manifested, to be

The conferences of the day the conditions of payment of after German submarine in the North garrisons. party will at least observe to

dangerous and abominable thing; aa was expected. At that boar the more favourable than those set portions of the Siberian maile Batterly opened at 11 o'clock, instead of 10, noon and night men have been Sea, and it is believed that wards the Power so entangled a

and that the hope for peace and minere representaves entered the ant above, those conditions shall from the Far East have been Luxor express, which left here

Calro Express Derailed, benevolent neatrality, and will

honour among mankind rests, as Board of Trade, They consisted of

Cairo, August 26.-The Usiro- use ita utmost endeavour for the

far as I can see, in a decisive the following:-Mr. J. Winstone, localisation of the coafici. It

victory of the Allies in this war; President of the South Wales in varied, the principal agreement international law. According to a the

destroyed. Norway has naturally at eight o'clook on Monday either of the high contracting

and that I have often said this era Federation; Mr. T. Richards, shall remain in full force and rather belated Uonsular report till 10.30 on Tuesday night. (2) Save as borein expressly protested against this violation of night, was derailed near Minis, parties is forced to go to war by

line remaining blocked obvious provocation from a third

continue to say it to the end." since the war began, and will M.P., secretary; Mc. A. Onione, virtue.

treasurer; Mr. Vernon Hartshorn; party, they bind themselves to

trade of Nagasaki, There were no casualties. The enter into an exchange of views

Mr. G. Barker and Mr. W. P.

stea m trawling in the fish-plates were found to be us concerning their attitude in such

Nicholas, solicitor to the federa-

vicinity of the port shows success-crewed, and a man has been Conflict.

fat results. With the sale of the arrested and detained pending Pacific Mail linera will disappear inquiry in connection therewith. the trans-Pacifle passenger trade it is officially stated that the onuse to Asiatic porta nuder the Ameri- of the accident is as yet unknown. Northern Steamship Company's liner Minnesota, sailing from can flag, excepting the Great Wounded German Marines.

4. The duty of neutrality which arises out of the preceding artiole has no application in so far as it may not be reconcilable with existing agreements which the high contracting parties have already made.

the

and friendship between them, England declares that she will neither make, vor join in, alun- provoked attack upon Gny Aggression upon Germany is not the subjous, and forms no part, of any treaty, anderstanding, or combination to which England is now a party, nor will she be come a party to anything that has snok an object.

L

Sir Edward Grey, when he banded this formula to Count Metternich, said that the use of the word "neutrality would convey the impression that more

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meant

than was warranted by the text; be suggested that the substance of what was required would be obtained and more accurately ex- pressed by tho words "will neither make, nor join in, sny up- provoked attack,"

4. The making of now agree ments which render it impossible Count Matternich thereupon for either of the parties to observe received instructions to make it neutrality towards the other be quite clear that the Chancellor yond what is provided by the could recommend the Emperor to preceding limitation is excluded give up the essential part of in conformity with the provisions in Article 2.

8. The high contracting parties

declare that they will do all in their power to prevent diferencue and miennderstandings prising between either of them and other Powera.

DR. LYTTELTON.

Up to the Minuto.

Closing Prices:

Hongkong Trams (Low Level). 88, ssles and buyers. Cements. -- $11.20, buyers, Providente.-$10, buyers. Kowloon Wharves. →→

buyers.

$80,

continue,

him

Mischief Makers.

At the close of the conference

oa

the

Seattle,

transport has arrived at Konigs. Amsterdam, August 20-A berg from Libau with seriously wounded German marines who had taken part in the recent fighting in the Gulf of Riga. It is interesting to contrast this

I understand that the small tion. They were followed by the group of men who have been representatives of the owners fomenting the national strikes Mr. F. L. Davis, Chairman of the tried to force a stoppage of the South Wales Coal Conciliation collieries until the agreement had Board; Mr. G. Bramwell, Chair- actually been signed, but they re- man of the Monmouthshire and ceived very little support, The South Wales Coal Owners' As men from Mid-Rhondda did not sociation; Mr. Evan Williams, speak at the meeting. Mr. Banjimin Nicholas, and Mr. W. Gascoyne Dalziel, secretary of Mr. Winstone, who seemed very last at sa end.-Timss. the Coal Ownera', Association. pleased that the crisis was at ab Miners' Federation Approval.

The only Minister present at end, told me that things had gone The executive committee of the message with the German version the morning conference was Mr, through very well, and he hoped Miners' Federationof Great Britain of the Gulf of Riga fight, in Arthur Henderson, Mr. Runciman, there would now be passe in the held a meeting in the West which it was said: There is no the Novelle (the Bill then cussion of territorial arrangements,

though he was in the building, coalfield. Mr. T. Richards. M.P., minister Palace Hotel yesterday question of a large sen battle." pending for the increase of oven if it did not prove effective not being called in for the time also said that it could now reas under the chairmanship of Mr. No lorge ship and no oraiser.bas the German navy) only if we in preventing the increase of being, while Mr. Lloyd George orably be assumed that the end Robert Smillie. Au official state-been sank or seriously damaged." could conclude an agreement naval expenditure.

was busy in his own Department of the trouble had been reached. ment, issued at the oloas, said that guranteeing neatrality of a far- Sir Edward Grey added that if at the Ministry of Munitions. At If the opalowners could have met Mr. James Winstone, president roughing character and leaving some arrangement could be made 11,45 Mr. Lloyd George loft for them that afternoon, the agree of the South Wales Miners' Feder-

VOLUNTEER ORDERS no doubt as to any interpretation. between the two Governments it Downing-street. The next movement would have been signed at atlon, gave a fall report of their He admitted that the Chancellor's would haves favourable though about 12.30. On being approach-

was taken by the owners, who left once,

Corps Orderá issued to-day by recent negotiations. The com- Lient-Ool, A. Chapman One-Sided Conditions. wish amounted to a guarantee of indirect effect upon naval expened they said they were going Valley and other districts, who agreement, and expressed the

The men in the Rhondda mittee unanimously approved the state- These conditions, pithough in absolute neutrality, failing which dilure as time went on; it would home, remarking that the men decided laat night not to work to hope that would settle the differ appearance fair as between the the Novelle net proceed." parties, would have been grosel Count Metternich stated that direct effect upon pablis opinion

bave, moreover, a favourable and "would have to be reckoned with, day, carried out their intention, ences which have existed for some stant nil. unfair and one-sided in their oper.there was no chance of the with-in both countries.

It was some little time before and more than 25,000 minere time between the South Wales ation. Owing to the general position drawal of the Novelle,bat said that A few days afterwards Count

the miners representatives em have been idle. An official of miners and mineowners, of the European Powers, and the it might be modified; it would be Metternich communicated 10 Sorged and they announced that the Federation at Tonypandy Eight Hours act and Output. treaty engagements by which they disappointing to the Chancellor Edwards Grey the substance of a they were to return is meet the while personally he deplored cosimining industry will be held nothing had been settled, but that fold me this afternoon that A national conference of the were bound, the reault of Articles if we did not go beyond the for-letter from the Chancellor, in Ministers at 3 o'clock The owners the stoppage, the resolution to at the Home Office to-day at 4 and 5 would have been that, mula we had surgeated. while Germany in the case of a

which the latter asid that, as the also returned to the Board of come out was carried before 11 o'clock to discuss certain out. German Offer Withdrawn, European conflict would have 're- Sir Edward Grey said that bety's Government was from the

formula suggested by His Maj- Trade about 3, leaving again at a

standing points in ascuring an mained free to support her friends, could understand that there German point of view inefficient,

quarter past;

increased output of coal. Among this country would have been would be disappointment if His and as His Majesty's Government lest a settlement had been reach

the desirability of suspending the Then the nowe spread that at

the matters to be considered are forbidden to raise a finger in Majesty's Government were to could not agree to the larger ed, and as already stated, & form. defence of hers.

state that the carrying out of the formula for which he had asked, al announcement was issued to Masa meetings of the strikers and the withdrawal of certain operation of the Eight Hours Act It was impossible for us to enter Novelle would put an end to the the Novelle must proceed on the into a contract so obviously in- negotiations and form an insure lines on which it had been pre- Terms of Settlements Accepted, pilnation as changed by the Sir Riobard Redmayne will 16th instant-Sergt. Schoepel,

that e

effent,

were held to-night to consider the holidays. equitable, and the formals was ao monntabla obstacle to better resented to the Federal Council. cordingly rejected by Sir E. Grey,lations. His Majesty's Govern

field was officially ended this favour of resuming work im Federations of Great Britain will Gun Club Bill will parade at the The negotiations then came to dispute in the South Wales coal and in each case resolutions in 50owners belonging to the Miners' tion Camp and the Picquet for Cardif, September 1. The decision of the Cardiff conference, open the proceedings, and some Note. The Guard for the Daten morning, when the delegatea at mediataly ware carried. The be present. The deliberations Star Ferry Pier, Hongkong, at the addurned conference in Care general feeling in the coalfield is are expected to last for several 6.165 m, and 9.20 p.m., ruspio. diff agreed that thegor Agreement One of relief that the trouble in at

Hyaly, In future,

Count Metternich upon this ment did not say this, and they an end, and with them the hope pressed for counter-proposals, hoped that the formula which of a mutual reduction in the ex which he stated would be without they had suggested might be con- penditure an armaments of the prejudice and not binding an- sidered in connection with the die two countries. The Globe.

any nowa of the settlement had roached the valleys, and the men had occurred in signing the new were impatient of the delay which agreement.

Parades. Paradea for Friday, 8:h in-

Detalf. Gon Club Hill, Kowloon On duty natil morning of Bih inst. H.K.V.R.

Centre Section M. G. Co.

Oa-duty 9th to 16th instant Officer on doly Lieat. Wright, Detention Camp, Kowloon : inst.-H.K.V.R.

On duty until morning of 9th

Company.

On daty 9th instant. Sconta

Officer on duty Lient. Murphy, Orderly Bergeant from 9th to