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MONDAY, DECEMBER 23,

1918.

一拜: 張三十月二十英港香

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

A GREAT SOLDIER.

$131 日二廿月一十

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

GERMAN AFFAIRS.

Allies Requested to Occupy Berlin.

Parie, December 18. The Matin declares that, despite Germsa denials, the German *Government is requesting the Allies to occupy Berlin.

Wasting Time,

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SIR DOUGLAS HAIG LANDS AT DOVER.

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Great Reception by Huge Crowds.

London, December 19. military reception on arriving at Daver this morning en route for Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig bad a brilliant naval and London. He was sie greeted by teas of thoussade of people on the

seafront. Amsterdam, December 18 A message from Berlin asys vialent scanes are characterising the Soviet Cagrees. Time is being wasted in priticising the Garerament and the Soviet, personal d ferences are being fought pet and no resalta have yet been resobed.

The Commissary from Lindaberg announced that the Wat Minister, General Scheuche, had resized.

President of Republic.

Copenhagen, December 18. ▲ mresage from Berlin says a conference representing the whole country is meeting on the 29.b inst. for the purpose of -elasting a P.esident of the German Republic.

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THE KING OF ITALY IN PARIS.

Called on by President Wilson."

Paris, December 2L President Wilson hasolled on the King of Italy, repaying the Latter'e visit of the pre-vicusevening. This was the first occasion in history in which a crowned beat eger paid a visit to President

Wilson,

The King of Italy attended sa cfficial reception in the Hotel Wills and again was given magnificen: reception by the people of Paris. He later attended, 838 member, a meeting of the Academie Insoriptions. The King was presented with a medal sunck in 1215 the date of Italy's entry into the war.

The King of Italy and Prince Piedmont left Paris direct for Verdun after eleven o'clock al night.-Hause.

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Confers with French Premier.

London, December 20.

President Wilson asterday bad a conference with Clemenceau Issting two hours, Havas.

The Visit to England.

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Field Marshal

the Armistice was signed Field Herbal Sir Douglas Haig has followed in In choosing the sacient port of Dover for his first landing sincs

the example of those other illaatious soldiers, like Lord Kitchener who first touched English, sail here after Khartoum, and Lord Roberts, on his returning from the South African War. the "Jan Breydel" drew alongside the Admiralty pier,

Bir D.nglas Haig waa

the bridge standing next to Vice Admiral Siz Roger Keyes and earrounded by bis Generala Disting-had naval officers received Field Marshal Sir Dingles Baig. At the linding etage a guard of honour of reamen from monitors and another of the Bagal Marine light Infantry with bande were morated.

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SPECIAL POLICE.

Lordon, Desember 18. article is Daily Sketch on Sir Douglas Haig. He says Bir The wat historian, Mr. John Busbar, has sa interesting

-- [To the Editor of the “Hongkong Douglas Hand Marshal Foch were complementazy to each other,

Telegraph."} like Geners Lee and Jackson, The British Army supplied Marahal Bir,—Now that demobilisation The distinguished Field Marshal crossed aboard the Belgian Fosh with Le weapons, such as the tanks' creeping barrage and it is the full swing at Home, and hospital-ship Jan Braydel, which was escorted by three destroyerase the Betish Army that faslly crushed General Ladendorff seeing that the Engineer Coin- boats, sesplanes and seroplanes.

Wellout at sss the Jan Breydel was met by aix oɔsetal mɔtor Marshal Fsh made the plan, FieldVaishal Sir pany of the local Volunteers have Douglas ing provided the material and much of the ezrontion, been taken cff the lights, I wonder bat Sir Dagles was not a mere a mpetent lieutenant trusty if it shikes the powers that be

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great "tactics, that the duties of the Special Foch ard →Beig from 1914 ways to eye. Police hould also made leat

It was Sir Dongle Haig who pressed most earnestly for Marshal arduous ? Foch's appointment and it was Bir Dongist Esig whore sapport The great factor sgainst a largely made possible the great gimble of July 18, which won the immediate disbandment of the Broad Battle of the Marne and the war Like Sir John Moore, Force is, of course, the difficulty Sir

Donghia Haig had great genius ...... for training; raw of adequately replacing the re material. ir. Buchan reminds the public that Sir Danglas Haig's gulare who went Home to fight first task in France was defence. Then there was the long waiting, during the course of the war. the war of attrition, not spectacular bas deadly in effect Another However, there are several sng. type of man might have grows weary, but grest sa was gestions which might be s¿vació bie military talent,

still.. greater

overcome - his charroter.to.

this *pparent It was well that in the struggle with armed brutality we should empases. have been led by are so far from brotality. He was always confid- A priori ane might look to the ent of the ultimate triomph of right and siways cheerful, even in Volunteers for sesis sace, but s the blackest hour, far he drew comfort from deep springs. He cared there might be difficulties in nothing for advertisement; no thought for his own career-bis on arriving at a working agreement, canoy patience: it was something that belonged to another world.it might be just as well to leave For a parallel to pack a temperament we hate to look to Sir John this proposal in abeyance antil Moore or the great Scots soldier, Montrose, Sir Douglas Haig all other methods fail. faced ugly fiola with extreme honesty and preserved in adversity high-heartedness which would tire weaker pals. Britain hes not produced a greater soldier sicos Wellington and has never produced a greater gentlemas.

Field Marshal Sr. Doogias Heig will be met by the Dake ci Connaught, Mr. Lloyd George and the members of the War Cabinet, The Premier be postponed bis visit to France in order to personally participate in the welcome.

FRANCE AND ITALY.

A New Era Established,

Paris, December 20, Italy's turn yesterday was triomphanly acclaimed by Paris in the person of the King and bis son. Uacessing obsering met the King, who wore a grey and green uniform,

At the Elysee barquet, President Poincare, proposing the health of the King, esid laly's present greatness was largely due to the King's direct personal action in events which destroyed the old diplomatis combinations and tightened the bonds of sentiment and interest uniting Italy and Franos. Tarough the King's infienca, the war was still accertsio. Walialy went on the ide of France and Egiand when the result of

London, December. 19. President Wilson is coming to London earlier than anticipated. He is expected to arrive on the 26th inst. Consequently The Premier, Mr. Bilfons and othern hire postponed their visit to Rearca. President Wilson and Mr. Lloyd George will bold in London the preliminary converastions previously arranged for Paris.

THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

No Control over News Cables.

Paris, December 21.

Neither the French nor. Americia Govertmants will exercise control over the cables conveying news of the proceedinge of Peace Conference.Have.

Spala's Interests.

Paris, December 21. Conat Rianones, the Spanish Premier, arrived in Paris sterday for the purpose of conferring with the French Government nd discussing Spanish affairs with President Wilson.

Count Romanones will rise the question of Spain's participa ion in the Pasca Conferenes and discose different problems norning the rights and aspirations of Spain. Great importance attached in Spain to this visit, sa marking the final defest of ro-Gazmanism on the Peninsula.-Batis.

PRAISE FOR FRENCH SOLDIERS.

Paris, December 20. At & formal reception to Marshal Ja at the Academie acaise, before a large and distinguished audience, including President Wilsos and President Puinate, Marshal Jefe praised. be French combatant soldiers as winding the war. Hatos.

GERMANS TO DELIVER RAILWAY ENGINES.

Parit, December 20. The Germans are required to deliver 5,000 railway engines by nasry 16th. If the deliveries are not made regularly, another 9 engines will be exacted as penalty-Havas.

GERMAN DESTRUCTION IN FRANCE.

Paris, December 21. "The destraation wrought by the Qumans in Northern France mounts to 85 milliards, according to as official report to the inale.-Havar,

AERIAL SERVICE BETWEEN LONDON AND PARIS.

asid Italy's pontaseuns participation in the war and all other King Victor Eumantel, proposing the prosperity of France,

indications of policy sprang from an ancestral sense of right and justice," From now onward, an ers of pese ful collaboration, based on matas respect and loyal friendship, would open out France and Italy to each other, giving valuable agitace towards fatare liberty and justice.-Hapas.

BOLSHEVIST PROPAGANDA,

Stockholm, December 201 A message from Helsingfors says the Bolshevista have...aont back to Austro Germany two thousand war prisoners specially trained for Bolshevist propagands work,

AUSTRO-GERMAN MISCHIEF-MAKERS.

To Be Sent From Turkey to France.

Paris, December 19.

Admiral Amet, French High Commissioner to Constantinople, has requisitioned all German ships in Tarkey to convey a number of Astro German micchief-makers from Turkey to France, where they will be kept under strict surveillance until pesos..

THE FRUITS OF WAR

Italy's Claim to More Territory.

London, December 18,

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MORE · GERMAN DEVILRY.

American Officer Deliberately Killed, ..

Copenhagen, December 19.

The alterative solution is that the military of the Colony be employed against deguste

remuneration. « This wool! enem by far the most popular sad feasible plan. · The plea that the men would know nothing of police duties would not stand, it, for the first month or two, our Tommies were asof on the Taricus beats ander the The rowspaper Ko-binhavn publishes an authenticated scccant, gaidanos of trained speciala." German on December 5 deliberately killing sa American. Bring the vital points in connection with confirmed or three British officere, who were sye-witness, of a They would soun pick

fiser named Cobeny who wee a prieccer at Siralsitad Comp. their duties, end as the Specials The American war shot for momentarily stepping onteide the invariably go out, in pairs, even barbed wire, being hit by three ballete. A British officer was this preliminary arrangement simultaneonely wounded. Diceased'e comrades wanted to carry in would no doubt be highly Coheny's corpse, which mat lying in a pool of blood, but the Soldiers' appreciated, as it would depresse Council prohibited this.

INTERNATIONAL[LABOUR CONGRESS.

To be Held Next Next Moath,

London, December 18.

up

their own patrols by fifty_per cent. On the other hand, I sm jeare the soldiers (who should 'be picked men and for the time being

ander the control of the regular police) would welcome the work not only for the pecuniary The Parliamen sry Committee of the Trade Uaiso Congress advantage.cff-red, but also, 88. A and the Nations! Exécative of the Labour Party have agreed to take relief from their otherwise stepsin conjazotion with other countries to summon an Interactional monotondus labours. Conference early in January in a neatral coauiry, probably Switser- |· With regard to the extra land. The British Delegation will be Mr. J. H. Thomse, Mr. Will expence entailed, this wou'd, of“ Thorne, Mr. Bowerman, Mr. Clynes, Mr. Banaay Macdonald, Mr. caree, be merely a matter of strangement with the Govern- Arthur Benderson and Mrs. Saowder.

The meeting adopted a resolation demanding that all meserges (ment, who would not begrudge or articles dealing with the Peace Oongress and the concurrent the outlay, sspecially as paymenta working-class Congress should be free from the Censorship.

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THE KAISER'S QUILT.

Amsterdam, December 20. Beir Bardes, writing in Die Zukunft, demands that the Kaiser called to aceract before Tribunal for bis misdeede; compared with which the guilt of the Bǝarbas was, as nothing.

A message from Bome states that in the Senate, Signor Tittoni, former Foreign Minister, declared that if other Powers acquired torbe ritorial possessions in the Eastern Mediterranesa, Italy mast aleo do so. Owing to her lack of ooil, Italy ought to have prior claim to con cessione in the coalfields of Herecias. If France and Britain retained the whole or part of Germany's African Colonies, Italy should be compensated by an enlargement of her boundaries ia Libya, Somali. land and Eritrea.

Tas Premier warmly approved the speech.

GERMANY AND THE EX-KAISER.

Copenhagen, December 18,

A message from Berlin says Herr Eberi has declared that the Government doas not gish Holland to extradite the ex Kaiser.

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A JEWISH COMMONWEALTH.

Philadelphia, D.cember 18.

Paris, December 21. Farman Brothers, the famous aeroplane contro ora, announce starting of the first French private air service between Paris id London with machines carrying two, six and twenty passengers, Jewe in the United States, most enthusiastically passed a resolution

FUTURE OF LIMBURG,

A Dutch Plea for Justice.

London, December 20,

An American Jewish Congress, representing three million

favouring Jewish Commonwealth in Palestine, under the trust- eeehip cf Britain, asting on behalf of a League of Nations, and declaring that the civic and religione right of the non-Jewish population in Palestins will be maintained,

NEW RUMANIAN MINISTRY.

Bucharest, December 18,

Beater's correspondent at the Hague esya that, in the Second bomber the Foreign Minister said he did not believe the Associated overnments would support the reported Belgian claim to anner mburg. While he arged that Holland should try to understand Government, which includes M. Take Jonesco.

e viewpoints of the peoples who had sacrificed" much for their

als, he declared that Holland could not submit to injustiös.-

GERMAN MINE CAUSES CASUALTIES.

Paris, December 19.

German delayed soţian mine exploded at Gaise bridge, 15 and injering 25.

M. Brinno takes the portfolio of Foreign Affairs in the new

LAWN TENNIS,

Barmy Subjects Barred from English Tournaments.

London, December 18.

hips at Wimbledon in June. All my enljicle are barred,

The All England Lawn Tennis Club is holding in Obampion-

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

ROYAL VISITS TO PARIS.

Paris, Dec. 20,

Prince Nicholas of Rumaniz, second son of the King, arrived in Paris yesterday and proceeds to England to continue his studies. Afterwards he will enter the military college of Saint Cyr..

"The King of Italy, accompanied by Prince Piedmont, arrived in Paris this afternoon. The day is oficially observed as a holiday, to-morrow he attends a sitting of the Academie Inscriptions as a member in his capacity of numismatist.

The anion of great French sasociations against enemy propagande expresses the sentiments of millions of support ers to the King of Italy, hoping the brotherhood of arms will be followed by a long and fruitful collaboration in pesos. By a sudden alteration of arrangements of his program- me Prezident Wilson is expected in London for Christmas..,

TERRIBLE DEATH ROLL FROM INFLUENZA.

London, Déc. 18. The "Timea" médical' oorrespondent says there seeme reasonable grounds for believing that about six million per- sons have perished from influenzs and prexmonis during the past twelve weeks. It has been estimated that the war ased the deaths of twenty million persons in four and s belf years. Thus this plague is five times deadlier than the war because in the same period at its epidemia" rate"in- flúenes would have killed 108,000,000. Never since the Back of a new survey of public health measures was never more Death has such plague swept over the warld and the ne "täreilly" ilustrated,

[now ceased.”

E questing the readers of these lines to put forward any other ideas that may hope to find oɔn- sideration in the proper queriefs, and thinking you, Mr. Editor, for allowing me to encroach on your valuable space,

Your etc.,

FAIRPLAY,

Hongkong, Dec. 21, 1918.

MARINE COURT,

Diesbeying Harbour Regulations.

"In the Marine Court, this morning, before Commander Beckwith, E N., Marine Magis trete, four Chinese curawains of launches were charged with dis obeying the Harbour Regulations. There were fined 85 esch, or seven days' imprisonment, and the fourth was discharged with a cantion.

Excess Passengers.. The core sin of the larnch Kang Hang was charged wih, carrying 85 passengers in exoses of the numbers allowed by license.

Nr. Goldring, appearing on behalf of the defendante, said he trasted his Worship would take we lenient view of the case in view of the fact that the owner of the launch were purchaging *: Jank in which to carry 216 eZOTUJ

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