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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE UPHEAVAL IN PORTUGAL

EX-KING MANUEL STILL IN LONDOS.

Reuter's Agency learns that ex-King Manuel is still in London

London, January 26.

and does not intend to go to Portugal at present.

REPORTED ARRIVAL IN PORTUGAL.

Vigo, January 25. Ex-King Manuel is reported to have entered Portugal at 6 o'clock this morning, crossing the Minho river at Caminha.

ROYALIST LEADER KILLED.

London, January 26.

A telegram from Lisbon states that Senhor Ornelas, the leader of the Royalist Party in Portugal, was killed at Monsanto Paus on

the 26th.

NEW DUTCH MINISTER TO PEKING.

M. OUDENDYK SAILS FROM ROTTERDAM.

Loadoa, January 19 (delayed), Reuter's correspondent at the Hague says the new Dutch Minister to Peking. M. Oudendyk, sailed from Rotterdam on the 18th by the steamer Insulinde.

GERMAN POLITICS.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO SIT AT WEIMAR,

Amsterdam, January, 26.

A decree issued at Berlin convokes the National. Assembly at Weimar on February 6th.

PROPOSED CONSTITUTION NOT UNAMINOUSLY APPROVED.

Amsterdam, January 26.

The German newspapers state that the draft of the German Constitution, which was cabled on the 21st, was drawn up ex- clusively by the Secretary of State for the Interior and was not approved by the Government or the Social Democratic Party.

The Prussian Ministry strongly objects to the scheme as tending to the disintegration of Prussia, while Bavaria and Wurttemberg atrongly protest against the proposed excessive centralisation.

The Central Council has decided to request the People's manda- tories to outline their own proposals for submission to the National Assembly.

THE SOLUTION OF LABOUR TROUBLES.

PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE

Paris, January 27.

Mr. Henderson has arrived at Paris from Berne and is consulting Mr. George Barnes, Mr. J. H. Thomas and the Trade Union Congress delegates, at the request of Mr. Lloyd George, as regards; International Labour legislation,

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Mr. Henderson stated that the Labour Conference at Berne on February 3rd would discuss the methods of assuring standard of life in all countries, without which he feared serious higher labour troubles would be inevitable.

Mr. Henderson paid a warm tribute to the attitude of the British Government towards the aspirations of Labour.

RUSSIAN SUGGESTION TO PEACE CONFERENCE.

London, January 26.

It transpires that the report of the Conference with M. Sazoneff, the Russian Ambassader, at Paris, cabled on the 23rd, is erroneous, "Owing to telephonic mishearing. It appears that M. Sazonoff op-

poses the Prince's Island proposal.

[The cable of the 23rd instant stated that the Russian Ambassadors now in Paris conferred with M. Sazonoff regarding the decision of the Supreme Council to send a commission to Prince's Island to meet the Russian parties.]

PRESIDENT WILSON INSPECTING BATTLEFIELDS.

Paris, January, 26. President Wilson proceeded to Rheims this morning. He will visit the Cathedral, devastated towns and villages on the Marne and also Chateau Thierry, returning to the Paris in the evening.

DISCUSSION OF TERRITORIAL QUESTIONS AT PEACE CONFERENCE.

FUTURE OF GERMAN COLONIES IN AFRICA.

Paris, January, 26. A communique says the Committee of the Peace Conference meets on Monday morning to continue the examination of territorial problems, including the question of the German Colonies in Africa.

REPORTED FALL OF ODERBERG.

POLES DEFEATED BY CZECHS.

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The Breslau National Council reports that the Czech troops,

Amsterdam, January 26, after sanguinary fighting, captured Oderberg from the Poles.

PARIS-METZ TRAIN SERVICE RESUMED.

Paris, January 26..

Normal train service with Metz has been resumed.

BERNE INTERNATIONAL SOCIALIST CONGRESS.

London, January 25.

sage from Geneva says the official opening of the internă Hónal Socialist Congress at Berne has been postponed till February 3 in to enable all the delegates to arrive.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 29. 1919.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

DELEGATES. BEGGED NOT TO WASTE TIME

Paris, January 26.

Nations resolution, M. Clemenceau begged the delegates not to waste At the Peace Conference, on the discussion of the League of time on questions of procedure when millions of men were waiting to be demobilised. They did not desire to be unjust to anyone but wished to devise a procedure leading to rapid results.

After a heated discussion between M. Hymans and M. Clemen- cean the latter asked that small countries meet on Monday after- Doon to select their members to the committeees,

This was not opposed and the sitting was adjourned.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS COMMITTEE.

Paris, Jan

The representativos of the Great Powers on the League of Nations Committee are-United States, President Wilson and Col. House; Great Britain: Lord Robert Cecil and Sir F. E. Smith; France: M. Bourgeois, leader of the French League of Nations movements and M. Larnards, Dean of the Faculty of Law at the Faris University; Italy: Signos Orlando and Senator Scialoja; Japan: Viscount Chinds and lfr. Gchini

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SMALLER NATIONS' CRITICISM,

Paris, Jan. 26. Signor Orlando, Italy, M Leon Bourgeois, Franës, and the Chinese and Polish delegates, warmly supported the League of Nations resolution, which was adopted unanimously. M. Hymens, the Belgian For- eign Minister, asked how the various COM- mittees would be composed. M. Clemenceau stated that the Great Powers had decided that they would have two delegates each and the remaining countries would slect five delegates among them. He suggested that the remain- ing nations meet to-morrow afternoon to choose the members of committees. Delegates to the Great Power and League of Nations Committee were then appointed, including Scialoja, Italy. M. Clemenceau's announcement aroused dissent among the delegates of the smaller nation H Hymens sated that Belgium have two sentatives each on the League of Nations and Labour Com- repre- mittees and one each on the Ports, Rivers, Reparation and Punishment Committees.

The Brazilian delegate has claimed one delegate to the League of Nations Committee.

Sir Robert I, Borden, representative for Canada, point- ed out as a representative of one of the smaller nations that the League of Nations was more important to them even than to the Great Powers. He felt that the matter was not placed before the Conference in the most appropriate way. should have been submitted to an open Conference.

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H. Trumbitch, Serbia, claimed equal representation with Belgium on the Committees.

M. Venizelos naked for the representation of Greece on the Reparation and Punishment Committees.

Signor Garcia, Portugal, claimed representation on the ground that Portugal had suffered heavily in the was

M. Benes, for Czecho-Slovakia, asked for representation on all the Committees

M. Bratiano, Romania, saked for representation on the League of Nations, Ports and Waterways Committee, with special reference to the Danube.

PORTUGUESE MONARCHISTS ATTACKED.

The Republican troops at noon attacked the rebels with

Lisbon, Jan. 26. the bayonet, inflicting heavy losses and capturing two bat teries and numerous prisoners. A Republican seroplane

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in the afternoon few over the city, dropping patriotie leaflets, and exciting the enthusiasm of the populace. The President of the Republia motored through the streets and * was acclaimed. Incendiary fires in the suburbs were quickly extinguished. Telegraphic communication with Oporto Braga, Viana and Vizen is interrupted,

PROLETARIAT DICTATORSHIP FOR RUSSIA.

Zurich, Jan. 2a

The Moscow International Communist Congress bar decided to convoke & congress. The new revolutionary in- ternational drafted programme, is based on the programme of the German Spartacists and Russian Bolsheviks, declar- ing that a proletariat dictatorship must be formed for ex- "propriation of the capitalist which is only possible by merciless Lghting. Hence the bourgeoisie must be disarm- ed and the proletariat arcod.

A message from Bergen quoted an Allied officer from-- Archangel, who says the Bolshevisks are preparing an offensive for the spring and are endemirouzing to raise an· Army of two millions, intending to begin in South Russia.

LABOUR TENDENCIES at home,

London, Jan. 96.

A meeting of the Executive of the Police Union last evening recommended the men to apply for an sàquiry, which the authorities promised, into the dismissal of three of the Midland Railway policemen. This decision has cased the situation and a strike is considered unlikaly, The sizike, of the Notte and Derbyshire comiñeld ended in the employers withdrawing the notices of the mess dismissed to maks room for returned soldiers. The Clyde strike situation is esaler but it is expected that many shipyard workers will come out on Monday for a forty hour week but the stop- page will probably be on nothing like the scale azt by the promoters, while the London Head

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

BOLSHEVIKS AND THE ALLIES.

M. Tchischerine, the Bolshevik Foreign Commisary,

Paris, Jan. 26. has wirelessed the Bolshevik representative in Sweden ask- ing for confirmation of the invitation to the Paris Peace Conference, which, he declares, was made when the internal situation in Russia had been finally settled. Moreover he regards Priakipo as too distant, but concludes not reject the principle of the Conference and on receipt "We do of confirmation will carefully consider the proposal"

THE SILVER MARKET.

The silver market is steady.

DR. CLIFFORD AT 82.

London, Jan 13

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DAY BY DAY.

A vise connoisseur selaed, time by the forelock yesterday when the foki of a shop in On Lan Street turned his back, and marched off with a vase valued at $60. Another foki, seeing the theft, gave chase and arrested the man in Wyndham Street.

The Victoria Branch of Minister- ing Children's League is holding a sale of work followed by an entertainment, at the City Hall, on Wednesday, February 19. The good

work done by the League is too well known to need emphasising and many children at Home and in Hongkong benefit by the money raised in this Colony, Tickets can be obtained from Mrs. Middleton Warren, members of the League and Mesars, Moutrie and Co,

Dr. Clifford at one time was regarded as an extremist on certain questions he then advocat THE PREMIER'S TRIBUTE. freedom. His prolonged career, ed, and he had always fought for a very honoured career, was one

The American Consul Genaral of the glories of the Free Churches, has received instructions from At the invitation of Sir Albert His career had added to the Washington to the effect that for and Sir Even Spicer, a large capital of the Free Churches." the time being the War Trade company, representing all shades Although Dr. Clifford, he was Board has re-imposed restrictions of Anglicanism and Noncon-told, was now 82, he regarded on rice effective at once, and formity were entertained to him as essentially a man who had until further instructions the luncheon at the British Empire not grown old in his views. Consulate General will not certify Club, St. James's-square, recently (Cheers.) He had preserved sap- to invoices covering rice without tribute of respect pleness of intellect and freshness specific authority from the De- was paid to Dr. Clifford," in re-of outlook throughout all the partment of State. This arrang- cognition of his eighty-second great struggles in which he bad ment, however, does not affect birthday, his Diamond Jubilee taken part. He congratulated shipments of rice in transit. The of ministerial service in one Loa-the Free Churches on the fact matter of the shipment of rice don borough, his disinterested that Dr. Clifford was still with bought for shipment devotion

to-. the to Christian ideal them in his prime. He had been United Jtates on contracts made ism, and his stalwart and associated with the Doctor in the between the removal of the unquenchable optimism during great struggle on the Education restrictions and the re-imposition

Acts. He would never forget thereof is under negotiation: The company included Mr. the great meeting, at the Cola Lloyd George, Dean Inge, the ton Hall, Bristol, when he (the "You're ordered to make good Master of the Temple (Dr. Premier) insisted on speaking the site to the satisfaction of the Barnes), the Rev. Dr. Morrison, first because he knew he would Director of Public Works within a Mr. Illingworth (Postmaster have no chance if he came second; month" was what was requested General), the Rev. Bernard J. but he made a short speech, of a Chinese by Mr. C. D Mel- Snell, Dr. Jowett, Dr.Forsyth the because they all wanted to hear bourne this morning. The man Rev. J. H. Shakespeare, Dr. Dr. Clifford. Nor would he ever was summoned under the Publio Rendel Harris, Sir H. P. Harria, forget the great speech Dr. Health and Building Ordinance, M. P., Dr. Charles Brown, the Clifford made on that occasion on for removing stones from Crown Rev. Lake Wisman, Mr. H.education, nor the admiration he Land without the permission of Marnham, and Mr. J. G. Hirst.felt for the extraordinary skill the P. W. D. The Celestial suid Sir Albert Spicer sketched the with which the Doctor presented that he asked for a permit and life-history of their guest, who, his case to the great audience,. did not know that it was refused. he mid, foreshadowed his fatore "I would only say, is conclu- Mr. Melbourne said that in spite strenuous life when, at the age of sion," added the Premier, "that of the permit having been 17, working in a factory, he in political life you make friends, refused, the defendant went on successfully fought his first fight and unfortunately you lose removing the stobea Magis

the war.

The Prime Minister, proposing

Clifford

no

ARMY OFFICERS IN HONGKONG.

for the right to read the Latin friends. It is one of the sorrows terial orders, unlike Oivil ones, Grammar while at

invariably work of political life, and you have to are

accompanied (Laughter and cheers.)

face it. There is no man by fines, and $25 will have to be Britain of the retention of whose contributed, if only as a sort of the health of Dr. Clifford, said friendship I am prouder than a peace offering for peace and he regarded him as one of the I am of my

feiend Dr. goodwill amongst nations and great figures, not merely of this

and thers ia individuals in the coming Chinese conntry, bat of the English should feel so deeply. As an

man the loss of whose friendship New Year. speaking world. (Cheers.) He

old friend of hie, and as an o'd ha'l never yet met an American who had not spoken of him with admirer before he knew me, when 1 was a little boy, coming to the same feeling of admiration as any Anglican or Free Charch-the bottom of my heart I wish London to his congregation, from man speak of him. There was admiration for the splendour him life for the sake of the of his eloquence, his ripe country he has served so well, scholarship, and the beauty of Eis and the cause to which he has character, Spurgeon, Dr. Parker, devoted his life; and may God:

be with him." (Load cheers.) Dr. Allen, and Cannon Liddon) had all passed away, but Dr.

Dean Inge said it was fitting kong

at Military Headquartera, Hong- fr, m the Secretary, Clifford was still with us, hale that the Church of England War

Office, London, 8.W.I. and hearty, vigorous and full of occasion. There was a time durary Commissions and other should be represented on that that "Officers holding Tempor- life. (Cheers.)

THE LEAVE QUESTION.

Notification has been received

Dr. Clifford's career was a great when the majority of Anglican War engagement now on leave ing the education controversies ranks serving on duration of romance. Very few men had ever Churchmen regarded Dr. Chifford in Hongkong may be granted altained such distinction in face as a kind of bogey-man, a tru extension of leave if desire of such difficulties.

He had fought through life

calent and formidable personal pending demobilisation against grest difficulties. Strug (Laughter.) He had found Dr country. Officers holding" per- enemy of religious education. to ávoid return to this gles of that kind hardened some Clifford, the most genial and manent commisions and other people. They softened the best courteous of men, (Cheers.} qualities, and those were the Dr. Clifford replied in a touching meat with exceptions mentioned ranks serving on normalengåge- qualities Dr. Clifford had. It speech, recalling the many great below should be sent Home on had given him, the gentleness men with whom he had been expiration of that was one of his great charac associated. All his friends and ranks serving on normal engage leave. Other teristics, but had also given him those who had gathered there that ments whose period of colour a pertinacity that was rare, and day had made an old man feel service is expired or is due to made a most valuable combina little younger, and certainly & expire within two months from little brighter, and he would this date may be granted exten- always be grateful for the love sion of leave pending discharge which everyone had shown him, or transfer

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tion.

He and Dr. Clifford had often been associated in their fights, Laughter.) He was glad they had agreed. He always regarded Dr Clifford as extraordinarily sound. (Laughter.) He would rather ring a coin on his conscience than on that of any man he knew in Eng- land, Laughter.) He did not

whole of C-king had

A MOCK ELECTION. mock election with women

feath

without returning to this country. Inform War Offos names, units and period of leave in esch ease. This telegram refers to soldiers granted