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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY

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大十月二十

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,

PARLIAMENTARY SESSION ENDS.

Full Text of the King's Speech.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

ELECTORAL REFORM.

Alternative Vote Rejected.

Landna, February 8. Toe Boase of Lirde, by 74 roter agniast 33, rejseted the modi- fied Alternative Vote propound by the Sons of Commode and insisted on a complete deletion of the Alternative Vote from the Electorial. Reform Bill, which was then returned to the House of Commadna,

Proportional Representation.

London, February

THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

London, Febrasty 6.- According to Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam, the Volks- Zistung states that the coutersace at Brestitorak will be reamed on February 7, the chief object of the Central Powers being to conclude peace with Okraine.

London, February' 7, Parliament has been prorogned antil February 12. The text of the King's Speech is as follow:-"My Lorde and Gentlemen,Since last Iaddressed you, grant events have happened. Within a few weeks of that occasion, the United States decided to take their stood by the side of this country and its Allies in the defence of the prinofples of Liberty and Juation. Their entry into

The House of Commons his socepted Lord Lansdowas's Pro the war was followed by other neutral States and has united practically the whole of the civilised world in a League of Nations portions! Representation compromise by 224 votes agniost: 114 sgainst musora palou aggression. It has lent additional strength The House of Lorde' rejection of the Alternativa Vote was accepted to our arme and inspires fresh confidence in the altimate triumph without a division. of our cause. On the other hand, Rassis, distracted by intercal dissensions, has been unable to presevare in the struggle antil the -fruits of her great snorifies could be reaped, and, for the present, has ceased to hear her part in the Allied task. Negotiations have been paned by her with the enemy, which, however, prove that the ambitions which provoked this unhappy wer are not yet abated. These tragic events have added to the burdeos of the other Alliee, but have not impaired the vigour and loyalty with which one and all continue to pursue the common sim. Amid the confusing and «changing events, the determination of the democracies of the world to secure a just and enduring peace stands out evermore clearly. In all the theatres of war the naval and military forces have displayed throughout the year a noble courage, a high constancy and a fixed determination, which have won for them the admiration of the people. In France, the enemy has been repeatedly and successfully thrown back, and I await with assurance the farther progress of the confiat. In Palestine and Mesopotamis, the most revered and famous cities of the Orient have been wreated from the Tark; while in Africa the enemy has lost the last remnant of his Colonial posesarinas. In all these fields the forces of my Dominions and the Indian Empire have borne their full share in the toil and glory of the day. During the year the representatives of my Dominions and the Indian Empire were summoned for the first time to the sessions of an Imperial War Cabinet, and their deliberations have been of the atmost value in the prosecution of the war and the promotion of Imperial unity.

Gentlemen of the House of Commons,-I thank you for the liberality with which you have provided for the heavy expenditure of war.

“My Lords and Gentlemen,-I have been pleased to nonsent to proposals for the better representation of the people, and I trust that this messure will ensure to a much larger number of my subj>ots of the United Kingdom sa effective voice in the government of the country, and enable the national unity which has been so marked a characteristio of the war to continue in the not les arduous work of reconstruction in the times of peace. The settlement of this difficult question by agreement leads me still to hope that, despite all the complexities of the problem, a solation may be possible with regard to the government of Ireland, upon which a Convention of representatives of my Irish people are now deliberating. The successful prosecution of the war in still car first aim and endeavour. I have watched with prond and grateful heart the unvarying enthusiasm with which all sections of the people have responded to every demand upon them for this purpose, and, sa they face the final tests which may yet be required to carry our efforts to fruition, I pray that Almighty God may vouchasse to as His blessing."

THE WESTERN PRONT.

British Patrols Capture Prisoners.

London, February 6.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, staiss The enemy raided a post weet of Zandvoorde, Hix of our meu are missing. Another party near Neare Chapelle was repulsed wish Joss. Our patrols brought in a number of prisoners from diferent parts of the front. There is considerable hostile artillery firtog în the neighbourhoid of Havriacourt wood, south and north of Lena and in the neighbourhood of Menin Kiad.

Our Aviators Busy.

London, February 6.

Field Marabal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting on aviation, says :-- Our seroplanes dropped fira tons of bombs on hostile railway atations, eidings and other targeta. We brought down five, and. drove down four, including an observation balloon. Four of our machines are missing. Aeroplanes last night dropped one and-e-} half tone of bombs on en serodrome south-east of Cambrai and also on billets. All the machines engaged returned."

Raliway Junction Bombid.

London, February 6,

A French communique states :-Au important railway jabotion at Saarbrucok was anocessfully bombed by our squadrons, who Three wenn attacked by several groupe of saamy seroplanes, machin's were brought down. All our machines usfely returned.

BRITISH TROOPS ON RATIONS.:

London, Februrry 6.

The Press Baraan appounces that for the men op Home Service the rations of meat, sugar and tes have been redused, except in the 040s of those under nineteen in training. Thoes on foreign service are on reduced rations which compare favourably with the field ration ismied to moet other armice. “

ALLIED SHIPPING RETURNS,

London, February 6, The French shipping retarna Are se follows :—Arrivals, 968; sailing, 897; sinking4, two above sad ons below six handred uns, Two Teasels were uorüccessfully attacked.

The following are the Italian shipping retorna --Arrivale, 444;| mailings, 413; sickings, one steamer over fifteen-hundred tons, GLE sailing vessels over sad nine under one hundred tons. Foar amati sailing voensis were damaged and two steamers evaded attack;

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

Church and S.ate Separated.

Petrograd, February 6.

The Finnish Revolutionaries have captured the Head- quarters of the White Guards at Karbialo and have arrested the whole garrison. A decree has been issued separating the Bussian Church and the State, abolishing privileges based on religious belief and restrictions on liberty of conscience, suppressing separate religious schools and obligatory re ligious instruction, and proclaiming that all soclesiastical property belongs to the people.

Bolsheviks and Clergy.

London, February 6;" M. Tikhon, the patriarch of the all Russian Charebes, in an edict, excommunicates and anathematises the Bol sheviks as violator of religion, law and justice. Thousands of women carrying Ikons and chanting, formed a procession in Petrograd, protesting against the Bolshevik seizure of the Alexandrernevsky, Monastery. The Metropolitan, Fotor grad and other ecclcsiastical dignitaries conducted air-open services for the processionists.

A semi-official Bolshevik statement declares that in con sequence of the Government's confiscation

measures

the clergy have been stirring up fanaticism among the pop- lace, but there have been insignificant outbreaks, which the Bed Guards immediately suppressed. The Abbot of the Aledandrernovsky Monastery was arrested for resisting an inventory of its furniture and charitable purposes. A crowd, incited by the monks, attacked the Red Guards, wounding.. "two and soldiers had to be sent to rescue the Red Guards, i The Monastery has been occupied by the military.

Lettonia's Attitude.

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London, FebraTY 6.

A wireless Russian message states: The Lettish Pleni- potentiaries' proclamation demands the undivided existence of the Lettish nation. It denies the Austro-German claim. that the populations of Lettonia, Courland and Riga desired separation from Russia. It demands the withdrawal of forces enabling free expression of opinion, and pointing out that Russia having agreed to withdraw the Central Powers could not object, if they believed the population desired separation,

Ukraine's Future.

London, February 6, A wireless Russian message declares that the Ukrainian. Soviets are now in supreme authority in Ukraine. Agree- ments have been reached by the Federsi Union with Bussis for complete unity in foreign and internal affairs..

The "Vossiene Zeitung" states that the Bada troops have occupied Kharkoff. M. Holubowitch has formed a ministry containing no Bolsheviks.

News from Bassis, both direct and ris Berlin, în so puzzling and obviously coloured by the wishes of those con- trolling the wires and wireless, that it is impossible, even approximately, to sum up the situation, but amid masses of confusing telegrams it is clear that Germany is doing her best to widen the breach between the Ukraine Rada and the Bolsheviks, hoping thereby to hasten a separate peace with Ukraine, snabling the getting of supplies therefrom. There are apparently three parties in Ukraine, namely, the Anti-Bolshevik Rada, the Bolshevik Bada and Kaledin's Cossacks, whose attitude is unknown. It is impossible to discern whether any really national feeling exists binding South Russia to the North, but what is certain is that the Anti-Bolshevik Bada, wants a separate peace and Germany is apparently finding it easier to deal with this Rada then with the Bolshevika."

British Officers Arrested:"

London, February 6. The Red Guards arrested Commander Dye and Lieut. enant Smith of the British Armoured Car Squadron, charging them with the ownership of two bombs found in their hotel room after their departure. Both were lengthily examined before a Commission and subsequently released after intervention by the Embassy. The grenades were souvenirs socidentally left owing to their hurried departure. Atelegram from Sevastopol states that the Tartars have occupied Yalta and are advancing on Sevastopol, denly ing mercilessly on route with the Red Guards sailors and soldiers.

Release of War Prisoners.

Laden, February 64

The Commissioner of War Prisoners states that the local Boviets ses releasing thousands of war prisoners, who sig becoming nomads. There are already 40,000 in the Petro- grad district.

Other Items.

London, Fahrmery 6. The "Lokal Anzeiger" slates that three Russian Army Corps on the Rumanian Front tried to cross the frontier, but only 3,000 men reached the Central Power's lines.

A message From Berlin states that Dr. Kuehlman and Count Czernin have returned to Brestlitovak to continue negotiations.

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THE GERMAN STRIKES,

Amsterdam, February C.

The Lokal Anzeiger' says that six thousand struck and is believed that the strike threatened Gers The situation bas hardly changed in the Monster mining district. A num ber of workmen are still out at Bremen.

According to the "Cologne Gazette" Herr Dittmann said the strike was only a demonstration in favour of peace by an understanding and would have lasted only three days had the Government agreed to negotiate. He was of opinion that Admiral "von Tirpita was "the intellectual originator -- of the strike." Herr Dittmann and Herr Sebeidemann, who gave evidence, both declared that the strike was not con- nected with the Russian revolution.

Berlin telegrams state that a bomb was thrown on the Imperial Palace by strikers on Saturday evening: Twenty- five arrests have been made

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Race Meeting1st Day.

Tuesday, Feb. 28. Race Meeting 2nd Day.

Wednesday, Feb. 27.

Race Meeting3id Day.

Jarnishes on an average fifty pounde of war.. Favourable res

orts were received from Franceyeing leather and cloth, inslad-

ing khaki uniforme. sad Germany, before the war

The rice industry of the Some Commodities Developed by began, in regard to this was. One South in sided greatly in finding ebemist saverted that it could be

of a commercial use for rice-bulla. ased in the manufapture of a plant to make a bone-black plosivas.

Jeabetitate cut of rice-balle hae Wer from trees; galstîn from

"Enough gelatin in grayfish been installed in New Orjenos, fah, paper and cardboard fromwassee has been found to justify its the oharred rice-bulls being used banense are some of the sub-recovery. This has been discover instead of bone black in the stitates which the war haa leded by experimente made by the refining of suger, ingenious minda to produce for United States Baresa of Fisheries. The question of obtaining the consumer, se a goce It is estimated that the heade, fos, "westeninganbatanças from of the great demand for all kind and taile average about 15 per plants and fruite in Italy has been of commodities and increased cent. of the total weight, and etadied at the Royal Experiment prices for raw material. In about 20 per cent. of this material, Siation in Asti. As a result of vestigations and experiments have after drying, is orude gelatin, or these experiments a new product, been made in all parts of the about 2 per cent, pare gelatin in called honey of grapes," WIL world to find new sources from the wet waste. Grayfish eggs are discovered. By this proces which to draw supplies. It is already used in the toning of grape sugar, resembling honey in recorded, for example, that in bides, and experiments condusled obtained by means of evaporation. have been produced by the bureau in the extraction It has a great advantage over from the different varieties of of acid albumen and egg oil ather sugar substances in that it banane that grow there, fur, developed a method whereby-29 contains no water and therefore starch, vinegar alcohol, fibres, in 30 per cent bag, albumen and does not change in quality, eren paper, and cardboard. The com- 15 per cent, egg oil are obtainable when conserved for a long period. modity moet in demand in the Is was found that crude gelatin A concentration of 55 per cent, is- world is coal, so that countries olations could be successfully obtained from the grepe-lique, which have no supply of their clarified by a small amount of which at the beginning bee only. own, and were large importe egg material coagulated by beat 16 per cent. of sugar in oblation. before the war, have been experin the presence of a small quantity "The spineless asetus grown in /

Lanistans for cattle food is now imenting with everything which facetic acid. cfere any possibility of being

being made into candy. Tais "The demand of the Govern candy makes a palatable confed asefal se fael. Shortage ip snai anya a writer in the New York ment for millions of pairs of tion, with only a reasonable Times Annalist, "has been the hoes, millions of belts, straps, amount of sugar used, the cactus mesne of opening up many long barnes, etc, on the leather in being peeled, dipped into bot neglected fields of livnite in some fastry here has made it necessary syrup or molasses, and coated with countries and intensifying coal for that industry to look to a new granulated sugar. It is said that wining operations in these coup marce for ise supply of raW

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angar mills to utilise part of their tries where they had been formerly material. In this the Bureau of the industry will enable the carried on only for local concamp Fisheries has been of great help. machinery in candy-making in tion." This writer says further on it has undertaken the walk of the pise morths of the year when

bringing about clear co-operation they ordinarily are idle. this subjects

"Prohibition Its been the "Io the State of Bio Grande, among fisherman, tsanere, and Brasil, there is a large amount of manufacturers in the develop direct cause of the changing of

breweries from the manc dosl, peculiar in that it is im ment of the use of aquatic animals poesible to burn it in lamp form the production of leather. A factors of liquor to that of making Experiments were made recently ffort will be made to secarisin other things, some of which are with this coal in pulverised form what the difficulties and probleme food. An instases of this is in on the Central Railroad of Brez !re and how they may be solved. Mobile, Ala., where there is a s conveyor screw and blast bring Many years ago there was con- brewery which has been altered ing the ignitable powder to the siderable trade in porpoise-sking, so that vinegar is now to be made from water melons, and the rinda moath of the locomotive farnace, which were made into shoes.

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at which point the combustion

"Scale are also to be called to be made into grook" feed. takes place. If these experiments should make available for rail.200 se a new source to supply Five thousand scres of land will road purposes the domestic coal material from which to make be planted to water m-ions to Heather. It is proposed that when sapply this factory with the of Brasil it would mean tbe Heale are killed along the coast necessary raw material.

New Zealand's average im- solation of one of the most pree and islands of Bering Sea and the

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ing problems of the Braziliar North Pacific it will not be for portation of sals is about 24,000 railroads. A majority of the the far alone as the meat is to be tons and is worth in the neigh smaller roads of Brazil nas wood

pro- for fuel and the larger roads have preserved and the throata.are to bourhood of $350,000. At the

be utilised in the manufacture of present time the queation of

ducing asit from sea water leather. imported coal.

"Hongkong has been suffering

"Brasil has an abandance of being considered. It is said that from the fuel shortage becaus

Wellington, contains 333" per the look of shipping facilities have be olay and other substances the aes water in Cook Strait, near which are necessary for the pro

prevented the city from receiving duction of cement, bat bsa been cent, of sodium chlorid, and it in

ita normal supply, which com principally from Japan, Ouable to utilise it on account of proposed to use hydro electrio **An additionsí souros of food, rewalt is the increasing use of the lack of coal needed to supply Powerin developing this industry, Chinese coal, particularly the the farmases with the necessary although it is not new because i

The manufacture off from North Chins, but also cos hest.

has been in use in England for a obtained at various points in cement in Brazil will begin long time, is the sparrow. Ata Kwangtung and Kwange Pro-hortly, when's plaat, the erection dinner Perved recently in Wash- of which has been started in vinces from outcrop mines. A continuation of present con Bello Horizonte, the capital city ington, DC., the chief dish was ditions will unquestionably tend of the Siste of Minas Gerace, is #parrow-pie. The sparrows were simple process of cutting away to important development of completed. This plant will have a prepared for owking by, tha The South China coal-depositspecially designed wood-burning the neck) and legs and peeling Transportation is the chief ores which isaspable of attaining, the aim of, leathers and all.” g without onnuuming largesmongis diffealty to be overcome.

A new source from which to of fuel, 2,000 calories of heat, obtain wax is found in Ecuado,

From a certain species offe

"A pew source of making dye

in the Oasge orange free, the ase

palme the Indians of Ecuador of which began recently and is

Home Rule for England? Dr. J. Fort Newton, at Aid joh

have been using the wax, which repiscing the material that was Club lascheon, remarked that grown on the tree-tracks in formerly imported. According the maltitude of Extemen hold- granular form, for the asking of to Him Elviss Gerry, of the ing offos in England led him to osndles. These trees grow in United Bistea Forest Service, this wonder why sora-body did not great numbers on the mountain dye produces excellent shades of introduos Bill for Home Ba along the coast and each tres yellow and olive and is used for for the English-(Laughter