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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

EXTRA.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1916,

TELEGRAMS.

(Reater's Service to The “ Telegraph."]

MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND PEACE,

PRIME MINISTER REPEATS THE ONLY TERMS,

BITING COMMENTS ON GERMANY'S SOLICITUDE FOR RIGHTS OF OTHERS,

December 19, 8.48

Continuing his upesch (the Erst portion of which appears on Page 1) Mr. Lloyd Gorge said :-"We feel we ought to know, be foes we can give favourable, consideration to such an invitation; that Germany is prepared to sosede to the only terms, whereon it in possible for peace to be obtained and maintained in Europe. Thes terms have been repeatedly stated by all the leading statesmen of the Allies. Mr. Asquith has stated them repeatedly. It is important that there should be no mistake in this matter of life and death to millions. Therefore I would repeat them again-namely, completa restitution, full reparation and effectual guarantees. Did the Germa Chancellor use's single phrase indicating that he was prepared to scoept such a pesos.? The very substanos and style of the speech constitute a denial of pesos on the only terms on which pesos in possible. He is not even conscions now that Germany has com mitted any offismos against the rights of free nations. Listen to this from the Note :-Not for an instant have the Central Powers awarved from the conviction that respect of the rights of other nations is not in any degree compatibla with their own rights and legitimate interests." When did they discover that? Where was the repeat for the rights of other nations in Belgium and Berbis? That was self-defenos, I suppose, menaced by the overwhelming armies of Belgium-(Laughter).

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"I suppose," said Mr. Lloyd George, “the” Gərmana bad been intimidated into invading Belglam, into baraing Belgian cities and villages, into masssores of thousands of the inhabitants, oldi and young, carrying the survivors into bondage. They were carrying them into slavery at the moment when this Note was being writtan about the unswerving conviction as to the respect of the rights of other nations. Are these outrages the legitimate interest of Germany? We must know that is not the moment for pesos. If axonses of this kind for palpable orimos can be put forward two and a half years after the exposure, by grim facte, of the guarantee, in there--I sak in all solemnity-soy guarantee that similar subser- fuges will not be used in the future to overthrow any Treaty of Pesos you may enter into with Prasian militarism? This Note and the speech. prove that they have not yet learned the vary alphabet of respect for the rights of others (Cheure). Without reparation, pesos is impossible-(Cheers). Are all these outrage against humanity on lead sad on ses to be liquidated by a few pious phrases about humanity? Is there to be no reckoning for then? Are we to grasp the band that perpetrated these sotroci time, in friendship, without any reparation being tenderød or given? Germany Leaves us to exact damage for all future violence commit ted after the war. We have already begun. It has gout as much, and we must exact it now no as not to leave such a grim inherit snos to our children. Much as we all long for pero, deeply sa we are horrified with the war, this Note, and the speech which heralded, it, does not afford us, mush encouragement and hope for an honourable and lasting pesos. What hope is given in that speech ? The whole root and cause of this great bitterness in the arrogant spirit of the Prussian military osst. Will it not be as dominant as ever if we patab ap pesos now ? "--(Cheers).

After pointing out that the speech in which the pesce proposals were suggested resounded to the boast of Prussian military triumph, Mr. Lloyd George declared :-"We must keep a steadfast eye upon the purpose for which we entered the war; otherwise, the great sacrifices we have been making will be in vain."

The message is still incomplete, their being other sections which had not arrived when we went to proes.-Ed, H. K. T.]

Proceeding, Mr. Lloyd George said:-"The German Hote states that it was for the defence of their existence and the freedom. of their national developmens that the Central Powers were com» wizained to take up arms. Such phrases defeat even those who pen them. They are intended to delade the German nation into support- ing the designs of the Prussian military osat. Who ever wished to pat an end to Germany's national existence, or to the freedom of her national development? We welcomed their development so long se it was on the paths of peace. The Allies entered this war to de food Europe against the aggression of Prussian military domination, and having begun it must insist that the only and is a most comL- plate and effective guarantee against the possibility of that cast svar again disturbing the pssos of Europe--(Übeers),

A GERMAN ADMISSION.

December 19, 9,25 p.m..

A Barlin official massage states that the French have re-

saptured Chambretton farms.

THE INVASION OF RUMANIA.

December 19, 9.25 pm;

A Berlin offcial menengo states :---Russian attacks at Valoputus- ware repulsed,

We have captured's thousand Russo-Rumanians and many food-leden vehicles in Wallachia during the last two days.

The Rosso-Ramanians have continued their retreat morthwards the Dobradja. We are advancing towards the Lower Danube: -