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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

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THE SIBERIAN SITUATION.

London, July 18

The Times" correspondent at Tokio, telegraphing on July 15, says: The Diplomatic Advisory Council should have met to-day to approve of the Government decisions in con- nection with the American proposals for joint American and Japanese intervention, but the meeting was postponed owing to opposition by two members who considered the situation in Siberia not critical enough to necessitate Japanese action.

The Times" correspondant at Peking, telegraphing on the 15th, says: The Czecho-Slovaks are advancing from. Irkutsk along the railway south of Lake Baikal. Col Semen- off is again engaging tho Balsheviks.

PEASANT MOVEMENT, IN RUSSIA.

Zurich, July 17.

The "Cracow-Czas" reports a new peasant movement in the Governments of Kieff and Podolia. The peasants are well armed, including artillery. They have occupied several towns, atopped agricultural work and compelled the landown- ers to make a hurried flight. The bulk of the harvest in Podolia has been destroyed despite the close guard of German soldiers.

GERMAN DESIGNS ON. MOSCOW.

London, July 18.

A wireless Russian official message states that Germany bas requested Russia's consent to the despatch of a German battalion to guard the Embassy at Moscow. They disclaimed ang intention to occupy Moscow. The Government replied that it was prepared to fumish a trustworthy and sufficient Russian guard and could in no case permit the presence of a foreign military detachment in Moscow. It boped Ger many would not insist.

MORE BRITISH AERIAL RAIDS.

Londen, July 18

An Air Ministry official says: Aeroplanes on Tuesday night bombed works at Hateondingen and Burbach with, good results, causing appreciable damage. They alan bombed an aerodrome with good results. All returned. Our aeroplanes on Wednesday successfully attacked railway sidings at Thick ville. All returned.

HONOURS FOR AMERICAN GENERALS.

London, July 17.

The Press Bureau announces that General Pershing has been appointed to the Order of the Grand Cross of the Bath General March, Chief of the American General Staff, and General Tasker Bliss, reprosentative at Versailles, have received Grand Crosses of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.

MORE AMERICAN TROOPS.

London, July 17. Sir L. Chiozza Money announced that 330,000 American troops had been transported in British ships to Europe during April, May and June out of a total of nearly 040,000 and arrangements are being made whereby larger numbers will be carried in future. (Cheers).

SERBIANS FACED WITH STARVATION.

London, July 17. Reater learns from an official Serbian source that Aus tria-Hungary bas confiscated the whole of this year's Serbian harvest as well as the rations allowed the previous year. The Serbians therefore are faced with starvation besides which they are experiencing a further reign of cruelty

and terror."

NEW BANKING COMBINE.

London, July 18. The Times" says the Government has sanctioned the amalgamation whereby Lloyd's Bank takes over the Capital' and Counties Bank and acquires control of the National Bank of Scotland and the London and River Plate Bank The proposal to include the National Bank of India in this combine was not sanctioned.

THE GERMANS IN CHINA.

Amsterdam, July 18.

It is officially announced in Berlin that Germany's ratification of the Hague prisoners agreement depends on a satisfactory settlement of the position of the Germans in Chins

CHOLERA IN PETROGRAD.

Copenhagen, July 17.

Travellers from Petrograd state that five hundred cases of cholera occur in Petrograd daily and thousands at Saratov.

The epidemic is extending to Finland.

AUSTRIA'S FOOD CRISIS,

Amsterdam, July 17.

Dr. von Seidler suddenly convoke the "abinet and party leaders on Saturday night to consider the menacing food situation and the news from the south-western front.

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ALLIED ECONOMIC COMMISSION..

Amsterdam, July 17..

America, France, Italy and Britain are establishing an Inter-Allied Economic Commission at The Hague to deal with the work, connected with Netherlands, imports and.. exports hitherto carried on by the various Legations.

AUSTRIAN GENERAL SHELVED,

Amsterdam, July 17.

A message from Vienna says: The Emperor has sent a letter to Field Marstal Conrad Hoetzendorf granting his a request to be relieved of his command and appointing him a Colonel of his bodyguard, a hereditary honour.

BULGARIA AND TURKEY,

Aasterdam, July 18.

The "Hamburger Nachrichten "states that the difference between Bulgaria and Turkey over the future of Dobradja " mentioned on 22nd June continues undiminishedly,

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THE ITALIAN FRONT.

London, July 17,

An Italian official message says: The British penetrated

the lines south-eastward of Arisgo, inflicting heavy losses and prisonering twenty-four. The enemy heavily stormed our advanced line southward of Coltasson, bus was driven

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

JAPANESE Battleship DISASTER.

Tokio, July 17.

The warship Kawachi sank in four minutes. The cause of the disaster is unknown. The captain and four hundred of the crew were saved. The whole complement of the vessel was oleren hundred.

THE DUTCH CONVOY.

London, July 17.

In the House of Commons, replying to Captain Bellaire, Mr. Balfour stated that the Dutch convoy would not be u immune from search on its roturn journey.

GENERAL ELECTION FORESHADOWED,

London, July 18

The "Times" states that a General Election is probable in November. The Nationalist members will return to the House of Commonks on Tuesday.

GERMANS KILLED BY OWN AIRMEN.

Paris, July 17.

The Germans air raided a prisoners camp at Troyes when of Germans were killed and 74 wounded.

BRITISH TRADE RETURNS,

London, July 17.

There are increases in imports amounting to £15,538,107. and in exports of £1,374,568 as compared with June last year.

LORD HALDANE'S HISTORIC DISPATCH.

the way, and we had no agree ments with France or Russia except these that were in writing and published to the world.

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New Opening for Brokers in Japan.

There seems to be no end to

sufficiently in my head to be as chips. But I must add that he DEMAND FOR HOUSES. sure abou: Holland as I war about went to say that the question of sha otham. Or it, I added, the new squadron was vital, and Germany vera to pounce upon that some new ships would be France and proosad to dismember Recesary in it. Could Tsuggest her, what would happen ↑ He any way cut, for they must keep answered that these essee were to the plan of a new law? I not at all likely, bat he admitted observed that it was not for me that they were fatal to bia formula. to venture to make any suggestion I asked him whether he would be to his Excellency, but that a satisfied with "mutual under- spreading out in time of the new the operations of "brokera" in takings against aggressive or un programme might make a differbis country, says the Japan provoked attacks and against all ence. He said, "Perhape, sight | Chronicle. After the share, rice, combinations, military and naval or nine years'; I added, "Or Faro, telephone, freight space, agreements and plans directed to twelve, if he could not do better.' sad parcela-post brokers comes a the purpose of aggression and He again said that he would take new variety. The sauroity of anprovoked attack. He said it this matter into serious con- uncoenpied houses, has prod need was very difficult to define what sideration and consult his experts, a large number of brokers, whose was meant by aggression or an-My admirals, he esid, are very business it is to keep a book is provoked attack. I replied that difficult. That was an experiwhich a list of uncocupied houses you could not define the number ence,' I observed, which we is entered, which is shown to of grains which it took to make a sometimes found in England intending renters in return for a hosp, but ons know a heap when also."""

fee. This is legitimate busineen, bat the brokere resort to varions unscrupulons practices," like so many brokers in other lines.

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"We then pared: on

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On the following day, February Intending renters pay their fee,

to which he asked me whether I 8, Lord Haldane had an interview and on going to the addreemen would like to make any observs with the Emperor, the Chan

tions. I said I must. He and I cellor, and Admiral Tirpitz on Riren, find the house cocupied, had been talking with the most the navy, at which Tirpits held for some brokers do not savil st absolate candour and friendliness out for the new German naval entering on their bookes occupied. to each other, and I felt he would programme, which was discussed houses as well as unoccupied regard me as wanting in charac-st great length. Lord Haldane ones. ter were I not very frank with wrote

Another practies is to rent him about the new Navy Law: What was the use of entering into modification was essential. The a fabulous price to those who are bouses that may be available and "I insisted that fundamental sell the lease of such buildings for and against attack if Germany at I felt that I had come to the most The police authorities of Omka solemn agreement for concord tone was thoroughly friendly, but badly in need of accommodation. the same moment was going to difficult part of my talks of gat have decided to take meaanrses "The Chancellor interrupted increase her battle fleet as ating material is to bring back to prevent these practices from me, and asked me whether this precaution against us, and we had for the consideration of my July 16th next.

increase our colleagues. The utmost I was was really so. I replied that I consequently to

I has been stated in Japanese battle feet as a precaution against able to get was this: could give him the sesarence that bar? This was vital from our Emperor was so disturbed at the papers that if a man drage along it was so without reserve, and point of view, because we were an idea that the world would not he is approached by house-hunters “I did the atmost in my that in the situation which zoland Power dependent for ass believe in the reality of the asking from where he is moving & hand cart with furniture on it, power to preserve the peace of existed I saw no reason why it food supplice on the power of

British Effort to Preserve Peace.

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of the world," said Lord should not be possible for us to

enter into a new and cordial protecting our commerce, and ferrement unless the shipbuild the things, and on being told, the ing programme was modified that house-boaters rush off there so an friendship, carrying the two old this we needed the two-Power he asked me what I would sag to capture the boss abould it

standard and a substantial pra one into it, perhape, to the prons ponderance in battle Assts; He gest. I said that it was a too percbanes be empty. to Rastia and France as well as said that it was absolutely seen here, but that if he would not Germany herself. that he had no reason to differequadron in full readiness for he felt he could not he might at Ha replied tial to Germany to have a third drop the new law-which I w from this view.

The Health Return, war. At present, owing to her least drop out a ship. This idea "In connection

During yesterday there were with my system of recruiting, for three was never abandoned, bat Ad- notified four cases of plagas (two remarks sa to the events of last months in the year she bad miral Tirpis combated it so hard fatal) and two non-fatal occur. summer, be interposed that we virtually, owing to the necessity that I said, 'Well, can we not rences of epolted fever. The had military preparations. I for training recruits, no flestready

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agreement by

recounted his conversations to

the Kaiser, Bethmann Hallweg, reached, and which was with her hitherto, bat that we should be three years after (1916), and not detente as distinguished from an

then them.

ay down the third till 1919.

to

entente. M. Jules Cam bon reported his conversation with Lord Haldane to H. Poincare:

"Admiral Tirpitz wanted af give some understanding about carown shipbuilding. Ha thought the two Power standard a hard

Lord Haldane had another one for Germany, and, indeed, conversation with the Chancellor Germany could not make any in the hope of arriving at s "He asked me wes that admission about it. Isaid it was formula with regard to the navy.

Haldene at Swindon on recently, "and I am proud of it now."

The Lichnowsky memorand am and the comments made apon it are a complete jaatifica tion for Lord Gray's policy sad of Lord Haldane's effort in 1912 on behalf of the Govern. ment to bring about conditions which would preserve European ревсе. Extracts have been made from time to time from from the dispatch which Lord replied that no preparations had at all. I esid I did not contest spread the tempo?" After much saffarers were all Chinese.

talking we got to this, that, as I been made which were other than this; ehe wee entitled to have it insisted that they mast Haldane wrote after his visit to those required to bring the if the thought it necessary, but inaugurele the Berlin in 1912. This dispatch, took the form of a diary, in capacity of the British Army in the result would be that we should building en additional ship at him. The Ambassador quite point of mobilisation to some- not be able to rely on the two once, they should put ef building ppreciated that the purpose of which Lord Haldane gave an account of his interviews with which Germany had long ago squadrone which had sofford should not lay down another till

big approaching the standard battle squadrons and reserve the first ship till 1913, and ther the mission was to oreste s The Chancellor, Admiral Tir- pitz, and others. It was dated a matter of routine. For this compelled to have five or even February 8, 1912, and began deficiencies and modes of opera- watera, perhaps bringing ships purpose we had studied our six eqasdrana ready in home sa follows:- "At the interview with the

tion.... We could not be caught from the Mediterranean to streng Chancellor which took place at

unprepared."

The Chancellor seemed much two o'clock, and i sted for more

plessed with Lord Haldane's than an boor sad a balf, I began explanation, and said: "There by giving him the message of good wishes for the conversations had been much talk of our fleet and for the future of Anglo- had taken, but that he understood agreement? I said it would be a many must be free and we must forces he had to contend with and our army, and the steps wɛ/ necessary if we had a friendly not a matter of admission. Ger-The Chancellor said that the German relations with which the the position I had indicated." lean corvincing proof of friendli be free, and we should probably were almost insuperable. Public King had entrusted me at the "I said, in reply, that it was a pees if Germany prepared her lay down two keels to their one. opinion in Germany expected a sadience I had before leaving pleasure to me to bear this, and third squadron, and we should In this case the initiative was not He was pleased. with this meethat I hoped I should carry him have no option. Still, I asid, this with us bat with them. An id new law and the third equadron, ege, and intimated that he would with me still further in my to add a third ship every second observation that we should try to right to do in these matters and

was not so serions as the proposal cccurred to all of us on the

and he must have three. I said write through the German belief that if Germany had

we could not contest Germany's Ambassador to thank the King. I then aid that perhaps it would really, which I did not at all year to the German construction avoid defining a standard proindeed în other matters as she Crush programme. This would put as portion in the agreement, and pleased. But why not postpone be convenient if I defined the sappore, intended to capacity in which I was in Berlin, France and destroy her capacity in great difficulties so far as that, indeed, we should

say the shipbuilding for longer and' and there to talk to him; and 1, to defend herself, we in England securing the good opinion of the nothing at all about shipbuilding adapt the law scoordingly ? defined it as above intimated. I would have bad such a direct public in England about the in the agreement, but if the

The Obancellor said he would proceeded to ask whether be interest in the result that we certainly have to proceed at once the Emperor should at once

value of an agreement. We should political agreement was scnoluded try. He asked me to consult the {wished to make any observations could not have sst by and see to lay down two keela to ez oh one lannounce to the German publio experts in London and make a "He said he did not dissent of the new German additions and that this entirely new Isot modi-ggestion. I had said, he remarked, that everything was went on at ones to speak to him from this view nor did he wish to that would cost money and cause fed his desire for the Fleet Law good only on balance, and Ger-

feeling. It was tree that each a originally conceived, and that Be arranged in a conversation I hamper our freedom in such a had had with Sir Edward Grey case. Bat he wished to propose country ecold bear the additional it should be delayed and spread many must for a greater and give

cost without difficulty.

They out to the extent we had discuss up a minor advantage. The new a formula; the balanos of before leaving London.

If it ed. For the rest, each of us she must have, but it was

equadron and the new Flest Law had been a great deal of drifting though he admitted that the was for the purpose of the Navy would remain masters in our own question for the experts, on which

"I told him that I felt there was a phrase he did not like, were rich and so were we.

between. Germany and historical considerations I had our people would not complain,housse se far sa naval matters he did not pronounce, whether s retardation of greater magnitude England, and that it was impor, referred to made it natural that in my opinion, of the addition of

"The Emperor thought the than Tirpits proposed might not tant to ask what was the cause, some grraping should take place, another shilling to the income To ascertain this, wents of tease and that England should leen tax, but it would be great pity agreement would affect profound-be possible. I promised to let history had to be taken into towards the weaker side, Hee seked was that really likely to the tendency in shipbuilding, bim know privately the state of sccount. Germany had built up, had, however, proposed, in his to be of portion, tying and he certainly should not desire feeling here about the Tirpitz and was building ap, magnificent communication to us, a formals each German one? I said I had to go beyond the three shire proposals on my return." armamente, and with the aid of of neatrality which might go ano doubt that it would be the the key to everything. The The foot of the agreement whe

or desired that I should begin. He wished me to begin, and I

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the Triple Alliance she had belong way to help.

result, and the Government would Chancellor, he said, would pro- come the centre of a tremendous

be turned out if they failed to

The Ministers then endeavour. group. The natural consequsNOS | "I said I cordially agreed with sccomplish it ; and therefore some pose to me this afternooned to arrive at a formals, the wse that other Powers had tended the good intention of his formula. modification seemed to be of the said that I would see the Chan bring about conditions which

formals which he had drafted. I

whole purpose of which was to approximate. I Was zot the working of which was that atmost importance, if the agree cellor and discuss any further would prevent war; to endeavour questioning for a moment Ger-neither was to enter into any ment was to be a real success. territorial questions with him, and to get a definition of the duty of "

After a pause he said he would then return sa speedily as many's policy, but this was the combinations against the other. natural and inevitable conse-If this meant combinations for would consider this and die I could and report the good war, to combine inorder to localise nentrality; and, in the event of quence in the interests of security: attack or aggression, I was entire Bache uberlegen."

The conter We used to have much the same ly of his mind. Bat I must put estion up to this point had been disposition which I had found to the oflot. situation with France when she on spectaclesion looking at his largely in German, I taking to difficulties of not being able to London negotiations in search of

my colleagues, and leave the

After Lord Haldâns'a return to was very powerful on the sea that words, and, first of all, I would put English whenever there was

a formals were continued. Prince- we had with Germany now. on German spectacles. How would delicate topic, and the Chancellor top shipbuilding more complete. While the fact to which I referred Germany find herself if, when occasionally speaking English to their to judgment. I would only atmosphere, but the German ly, and, indeed, all other matters. Lichnowsky preserved a friendly created a difficulty, the difficulty bound by such formule, we but nearly always German.sure the Emperor that I had Government never agreed to was not insuperable; for two were so wicked se to attack her order to avoid minnderstanding been much struck with groupe of Powers might be on ally Austria or to try to grab we sometime repeated sentences friendly disposition in Berlin, and safeguarded the neutrality of

conditions which would, báv Tery friendly relations if there Denmark, which was of deep in the other language. I wo that he would find a not less was only an increasing sense of strategical interest to ber? impressed by bis evident desire friendly disposition in London." Belgiam or maintained her mutual understanding and con. Again, suppose Germany joined to meet as wherever he could, and

honourable obligations to ear fidence. The present memed to in an attack on Japan or derived considérable tops from

Lord Haldane mentions that be Allies. The nearest they goat me to be a favourable moment Portugal or Balgine then, the manner sed emphasis with was in communication with M. the eleventh hour was, an Lord

a new departure. The interposed for Holland but I which be said that he would ales Oamban, the Morocco question was now out of said I really hadn't all ove treaties reconsider the question of the Ambassador in Berlin, and engagement for u**

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French Grey said, “far to narrow KIL