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YESTERDAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

(Reute, e Seretice as the "Telegraph.";

THE QUILTY KAISER..

London, Dec. 5

TELEGRAMS.

Meator's Service to the alegraph.")

LATEST EVENTS IN. GERMANY.

Amsterdam, Dec. 6.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1918.

TELEGRAMS.

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-RUSSIAN UNREST.

London, Dec. 6. j Fearing an Allied invasion, of A meeting at Colegne has decided Russia, the Bolshevista are again Lloyd George, in a statement to prodain-an-Independent Repub-murdering the civilians, and plus- on policy says that the Kaiser mustle of Rhineland and Westphalia. dering and burning houser in Petro- be prosecuted as be was responsible The Spartaces group has seized grad. for deliberately provoking the war at Essen Krupp organ the "West- The "Petit Jounal" states the Brit- and the invasion of Belgium Afaelisch-Zeitung.

ish Fleet, has occupied Reval at the body of British jurists, whom the

The "Westphalian Allgemeine request of the Esthonian Govern Law Officers consulted, unanimously Volkszeitung reports that Liebment with a view to countering the recommended that, the Kaiser's ec-knacht has deared that he had Ber. Ladvance of the Bolshevista, who complices, alsó sukuriners and the lin in his hands and in a few days have committed innumerable atroci maltreaters of war prisoners, ought | people, would be amazed at the hap ties. to be tried by International Law. peninga, A Bolshevik ware would The Government, at the Peace Con- run from Berlin to the Rhize, carry- „ference would press for the executioning everything before it.

Parks, Dec. 6.

INFLUENZA IN FRANCE.

Patis, December 5

from this disease in Paris and Lyons. Many fresh cases have oc carred and there is a rue on the boe pitals."Havas "·

of justice. The Allies are constituc ing a commission of experts to as-

A message from Zurich states that i An increase of influenza wal -certain-the-best-means of compelling General von Below, who was former noticeable-iz-Paris-and-the-provinces the Central Powers to discharge they commanding the Lens Cambrai last week. There were 184 deaths cost of the war. Mr. Lloyd George rector, is dead. concludes his statement by describ- Serious riots broke out at Cologne ing the provisions for soldiers and on the ard. The mob plundered the sailors, measures for increasing pro. shops, and attempted to raid the duction, housing and other recon- food depot, daut retreated when struction problems. He emphasises faced with machine-guns, There that the cantued confidence of all were conflicts between the mob and -classes is necessary to increase out- the police throughout the night. put and declares that capital shall There were a number of casualties. .not be plendered and labour shall

London, Dec. 6. not be seated

There is no confirmation hitherto of the report of à Bolshevist out break in Berlin

Paris, 'Dec. 5.

It is sciai-officially confirmed that the Inter-Allied Conference in Lon-

don agreed to the necessity of ob taining the extradition and trial of of the ex-Kaiser.

Amsterdam, Dec. & "The Eesen "Allgemeine Zeitung*** says that the examination of the ex-

Kaiser's private correspondence has begun at the Royal casties with a view to publishing the portion es saential to the establishment of his

guilt for the wat,

THE COMING PEACE CONFERENCE.

London, December 5.

The Government has intimated

·RAILWAYMEN'S DEMANDS.

CRETTER SERVICE,]

London, Dec. 5. There is a recrudescence of railway trouble in connection with the ter

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mination of the industrial truce. The men's demand is for shorter

hours. The situation is regarded as: serious. Mr. Thomas, ad ex-mem- ber of the House of Commons, is

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BRANCHES: PEKING

On the contrary Reuter's correspondent at Amster dam quotes a Berlin message which states than the Ebert Government

The population that had depart. at which eat Vent tians eating ices| SHANGHAI has been greatly strengthened by: the adhesion of a number of Guards lengthily conferring with Mies has been, since the victory of and hardly bearing the accustom regiments from the front,

the Pare, gradually drifting backed ramble of the Piave guns. to Venice, in spite of a slight "A dreamy spell seemed to rest renewal of activity by Austrian on the whole city, deepened rather airmen after a lapes of seven than brcken by the droning call. months.

of the aircraft lookouts from their

German

Amsterdam, December-6-

Stanley.

that the Bolsherit outbreak in railway trouble.

frontier reports state

No details are to hand,

London, Dec. 6. The Premier has intervened in the

London, Dec. 6. The railway trouble has been

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Berlin isserians. There was streets fighting.

Over ten thousand of the platforms on the roofs of the

went away had highest palaces, as at regular in- Correspondents in the chief commercial "POREIGN RECHANGT and Formal Fanting A message from Berlin states that settled, the Board of Trade having people who Herr Eisper, in aouncing the conceded the railwaymen's demand already returned in August, and tervsle they confirmed their watch forthcoming publication of a series

for an eight hour day. This is ap the bathing ersson was started by chanting through megaphones of German Foreign Ofice docplicable to all railway wage earners again at the Lido, which is the like some supernatural mo..28 0 Nall'aria buona ments, declares that the marginalin Great Britain and Ireland, numeland seashore of Venice. If the wailing ery, votes will reseal the ex-Kaiserbering half a million. It operates must be the oddest asaride pisce gardia.' 'In the sir, good-watob." Gold. Termen application personal responsibility for the

that they favour Polish-represents- THE ARMISTICE

tion at the Pesce Conference where

Polish interests will be involved.

:

Laadon, December 6.

REQUIREMENTS

Paris, December 5.

to the financial terms.of the Armis- tice Germany cannot alienate thei mortgage on her railways, mines, forests or any enterprise in which, the State is interested.

service are not altered pending the in February. Existing conditions of decision of a Committee to be set up as soon as possible to review the wages and other conditions of service of railwaymen in Great Britain. Mr. Thomas declared that the settlement was eminently satis

TROUBLE IN UKRAINE.

Lord Robert Cecil will attend the A note issued by the French Mini-factory and was a good angurs for Peace Conference as head of thestry of Finance states that according the futere British League of Nations section.

Paris, December 5. An official statement was issued on Tuesday night stating that the Allied Conference in London was held under the presidenes of 31 Lloyd George. Colonel House was unavoidably presented by illness from attending.

Germany

Constantinople, Nov. 26,

A revolution has broken out in

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establishment, which used in in Europe, for the big bathing

4 Poles Welcome French

Officers peace time to be a parade ground The Posen Journal states thst for the most daring bathing the Da ennik Doananiki prona costumes which the taste of ces that some Frencbfficers feminino vizitora from Austris ent by General Franchet and Hungary could devise, now d'E Farey recently arrived in lies in the midst of the Lido Waraw, where they were the defences against an enemy land object of a very warm welcome ing. Writes the Times corres-on-the-part of the Pulish soldiers pondent in August:

and civilians. German Properties Taken Over

*The sand ie dag and revetted | into trenches, and a thick barbed. wire entanglement sans right cross the part of the beach where

swim. The Venetians reem not to natice it, though, nor yet to hear the guns growling away at the along the coast.

will immediately hand over stock Ukraine. Ukrainians here are urg-bathers bask in the sun after their certicates and securities and reing the Allies to occupy the Russian store to the public and private Black Sea ports. archives accounts, surveys, cash re- A Russian, wireless message states the Bessarabian frontier, and have entered the 'Ukraine.

The properties belonging to Melchers and Co., and Carlowi's and Co.. situated in the British Concession, Hankow, were taken over by the British. Au horities on 25th ult in accordance with Enemy Properties in British Concessione Regulations of 1918.

The Enal sitting of the Imperial serves and notes of the National that the Allied troops have crossed mouth of the Piave, a few milca) —0, 0. Post.`

War Council of Great Britain, in- cluding all the Dominion Premiers in London, sat with delegates from France and Italy

M. Clemenceau arrived in Paris on Wednesday evening: on the same train travelled Signor Orlando and Baron Sonnina,

Bank of Belgium, and assets of the French and Belgian banks converted into marks: Germany will hand over the gold taken from Russia, includ- in 30 millions, received from the Soviete. Hari.”

BELGIAN ROYALTY-IN

FRANCE.

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closed

The French press hails with satis- faction President Wilson's message of generosity and his intentions CON-

Paris, Dec. 5. cerning the reconstruction of the Paris, to-day welcomes the Sove- ravaged provinces. President Wil reigns of Belgium and the schools son is coming to Paris for the sup and public offices port of bis principles. The spirit in King Albert is an heroic figure and which the Allies accepted them is Queen Elisabeth is inexhaustible in preventing Germany from translat courage and charity. Paris gave ing them to her advantage. Pre them an enthusiastic reception. sident Wilson's visit will, it is HavLL believed, tend to stiffen läs at- titude towards Germany

THE ALLIED OCCUPATION.

Copenhagen, Dec. 6. Polish troops have occupied Brestlitovsk and also the districts south of Lemberg, defeating the

Ukrainians.

CATHOLICS AND PEACE.

Rome, December 5.

Catholics everywhere to pray for a A Papal Encyclical summons the

Pope will use all his influence that just peccs, and promises that the Catholics may loyally execute the decisions of the Peace Conference.

"It is odd to see this throng of people in bright bathing contamer, sitting under gay ean- umbrellae, with that belt of sinister barbed wire passing. among them, and centries with axed bayonets watching, their water frolics from each corner of to enclosure and from boats sround.

T/T

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SELLING.

****243/43/4 30 als................. 3/4 13/16 Demand

3/4 11/16 60 d/a............... 3/4 15/16)

4 108 200

3/5 1/16 TIT Shanghai Nom. Guarded by Sentries.” T/T Singapore........ 144

are obliged to take these pleasures Demand, India

Sometimes even the Venetiane T/T India.........

T/T Japan....... 152 225+ sationaly, for there are notices T/T San Francis in each dressing cabin that the sentries have orders to fire on TT JETS sny bather going beyond the T/T MATES limite of water fired for the T/T Frazios

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"BUYING. Ergon opened they have already recalled three or four heedless4 m/s. D/P 4 m/s, LIC Mr. Walter Long, speaking at swimmere by sending a ballet to 6 m/s. L/C Westminster, Enid the case for the prla h up the water bwida them. 30 a/s, Sydney and

German As one leaves the bathing place, ...Melbourno...................)

THE FORMER TERMAN COLONIES.

London, Dec. 6.

British retention of the

co & New York

22512

80%

190 Nom.

4-3816

3/61% 3/571⁄2 3/614 3/634

Paris, Dec. 8. The Belgian King and Queen bare arrived and were accorded an ova tion. Most cordial speeches woré exchanged by M. Poincare And King Albert at a banquet at the Elysee

Rarely has a foreign Sovereign colonies would be put most strongly 100, there is a scrutiny by 30 ds. San Francis- 8134 Paris, Dec. 5, The French have already occupied open-hearted welcome as the King

received such a spontaneous and at the Peace Conference.

military police to be undergone, Alsace-Lorraine and will advance to

co & New York! Sir F E Smith, speaking at perhaps to defest any attempt by 4 m/s, Marks... Nom Mayence 79 miles from the Alsatian and Queen of the Belgiens. France's Liverpool, said the Government in the Austrians to land troops 4 m/s. Eranos Frontier. The bridgehead includes gratitude is immense. The sole tended that no single yard of the disguised as bathers.

**** 4.551 6 m/s. Frates..... 4,603 Wiesbaden, Hamburg, the greater played by Belgium in checking the German colonies should be returned.

Demand, Germany -- pert of Frankfort and Darmstadt in the unprecedented warmth of the

"Few places in a war-zone can Han's invasion found an expression Havza

be more agreeable than is Venice Demand, New York, 8014 now. On those warm eveninge Demand, Bombay *** 22534.

TIT Bombay London, December 5. sresting to King Albert and his A British official report dated to Bracious Consort. President Poin. The Central Customs Alliance." when the Grand Canal iz filcoded] T/T Calcut 225

care, in proposing the health of the Germany is trying by book and with the silver twilight of a Demand, Calcutta-22514 Royal guests, bore testimony to the hy orook to include in the Central brilliant moon, the Piszzsite is Demand, Manila 16212 constancy and firmness of the Eel-Customs Alliance Luxemburg, faller at midnight than at noon. Demand, Singapore, 141 gian Army and the people. The Alsace and Lorraine, including Last night there were hundreds On Haiphong 14% prem crime against the Belgian nation coal mines of Harminet and of people standing between the On Saigon. 1% prem. most offended the opinion of the and Thionville, sed sods balts at Dogus Palice and the gleaming On Bangkok 4556 A Belgian communique states that civilised world, thus helping to Malhausu, bat it is reported lagoon, to look at the red flashes Gold leaf per o

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hengladbach, Geilenkirchen the side of France. King Albert re to the original terms of trace, Piave front where Italien and Heimskerd. Infantry have plied that the berriem of the French

day stated

We yesterday resumed our march towards the Rhine and reached in the evening the line of Kronenburg

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