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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE COAL MINERS' DEMANDS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFT

MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1919.

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In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law, dealing ith the three reports by the Coal Commission said Mr. Justice Sankey points out that the increased wages Will involve the distribution of an additional £30,000,000 among the colliery workers, probably without raising prices to the consumers: furthermore that the present gatem of ownership and working in the industry stands condemned and either nationalisation or a method of unification by- national purchase and or by joint control must be substitut- ed. Therefore the report recommends the miners hence- forth having an effective voice in the direction of the mine. It conderuns the housing in some districts as a reproach to our civilisation and suggests the immediats collection of a penny per ton on, ali coal won, to be applied to housing improvements. This would yield £1,000,000 annually.

The Government accepted Mr. Justice Sankey's report, including the undertaking to report upon nationalisation by May 90th and the proposal that the Commission shall coa- tinue to sit and issue interim reports dealing with improve- ments. The Government agreed to immediately carry out the proposals contained in the Sankey report. Mr. Bonar Law pointed out that this involved the continuance of the coal control for two years. The estimated cost of the pro- posals would be £43,000,000, of which £30,000,000 would be obtainable by limiting owners' profits to fourteen pence per ton, leaving & deficit of £13,000,000 to be secured by various anticipated economies. Mr. Bonar Law emphasised that the Government has gone to the utmost limits to avoid s strike if it can. The Government will unhesitatingly use all the resources of the State to win quickly, as such a struggle can have only one ending or there will be an end to government in the country. (Lond cheer

PEACE PRELIMINARIES.

Paris, March 17.

President Wilson stands frm in the belie! that the League of Nations Covenant must be incorporated in the preliminary Peace Treaty, the League of Nations and the Peace Treaty being indissoluble, and the League of Nations instrumentality being invaluable to secure operation of various parts of the Peace Treaty. In short President. Wilson wishes to make the preliminary. Peace Treaty a definite final act which can be presented to the Senate of the United States for ratification. President Wilson had a long conference with Signor Orlando respecting the differ. ences between Italy and Jugo-Slavia. A satisfactory settle- ment is well on the way.

The Council of Ten will take up the report of the Com- mission on the territorial claims of Poland, afecting the new German frontier, specially Poland's outlet to the sea, recognis ed as necessary to the economic future of the new State. It is expected that she settlement will arouse great opposition in Germany. The Allied Governments have pledged them- selver to assure Poland an outlet to the sea at Egolish and Dantzig, as having immediately great economic development. It is hoped the United States will accept the mandate offered to act as protector of Armenia and adviser to the young Armenian Republic.

FOOD RELIEF.

Paris, March 13.

On behalf of the Associated Governments, Mr. Hoover has stated that up to the end of February the Inter-Allied Relief Commission organised and delivered 746,000 tons of food to various European porta for the relief of distressed peoples, over half of which had gone to Rotterdam. More- over 225,000 tons now adoal were en route to similar destias- tions. The British, French and Italians Nad already sup- piled 24,000 tons of grain to Viems while the total expendi- taré by the American Government in this relief work bad been hitherto over £51,000,000 sterling per month Foodstuffs were now arriving regularly in increasing amounts in Poland, Serbia. Jugo-Slavia, Romania, Belgium, Finland, Turkey," Montenegro and Austria-Hungary. Mr. Hoover claims that the operations for relief are as effective as can be expected in view of the shipping difficulties and the economic and There was political chaos which had to be surraouated. plenty of food in the world as a whole but the Allies must endeavour to help these European peoples to resume produe tive work as their salvation depends thereupon, because without self help the problem is beyond the financial abilities of the Associated Governments.

A BYE-ELECTION.

London, March 14.

The West Leyton parliamentary bre-election resulted as follows:

A. E. Newbourn (Liberal)

7931

J. F. Mason (Coalition Unionist) 5915

The vacancy was owing to the death of the sitting member, Mr. Wrightson.

FRANCE AND THE VATICAN

Paris, March 17.

The relations between France and the Vatican seem to have taken a new form from the recent call of the Arch- bishop of Paris on H, Clemenceau on the eve of his departure for Bome,

London, March, 21.

An official message says: In view of the grave situation in Egypt and the High Commissioner's absence General Sir Edmund Allenby has been appointed special High Com- missioner for Egypt and Sonilan. He is directed to exercise supreme authority in all matters military and civil, to take all measures he considers necessary and expedient to restore law and order in those countries and ordered to administer in all matters as may be required by necessity, maintaining the King's protectorate over Egypt on a secure and equable basis.

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UNREST IN EGYPT.

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London, March 17.

London, March 17. The War Cakînet, has 'refused to: recognise the Police Union.

A BIG COMBINE

London, Mar. 17. -Messrs Vickers are absorbing the Metropolitan Carriage Company,|| making a total capital of £28,000,000.

CHAIN OF BONFIRES.

London, March 15. The Overseas Club has promised Replying to Mr. Claude Lowther, to co-operate with the committee or Mr. Bonar Law said it was not pro-ganising a chain of bonfires in the

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Cairo, Mar. 15. Crowds of students and street Committee of Enquiry into the fin-helping to secure a chain of bonfires Arabs armed with sticks smashed ancial wealth of Germany, over which round the Empire on similar lines. shop windows and lamps and looted Mr. Hughes presided. Mr. Lowther asked an assurance that the full and attacked trams. They tried to. set fire to the premises of the Times" bill would be presented to Germany newspaper and demonstrated beat The Peace Conference and if only fore the Residency and barracks. Military restored order. A few de- monstrators were killed and injured while 400 were arrested.

a small ämount could be exacted it -would-be-regarded as payment-on- that he could give no such promise. account. Mr. Bonar Law replied

It was not the Government's policy

GERMANY AND PEACE.

Three-thousand demonstrators at- tempted to rush the railway station of to demand more than it believed it

could get from Germany. Taniah. The military and native. police soon restored order. There were casualties: The disturb acces are dus to the activity of nationalist leaders whose campaign, however, is absolutely futile as it has secured the support of only the students, small boys and the dregs of the population, learing the mass of people aumoved.

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the Government proposed to acquire all the privately owned railway wagons. The wartime railway, or- ganisation would continue for two Copenhagen, Mar. 15. years thereafter be looked for the A message, from Berlin says: establishment of a central commis- Count Bernstorfi depatized for sion in London and a district com- Count Brockdorff Hantzal at a meet-mission representing the Govern London, March 17. ing of the Ministry of Finance. toment and district,and labour for Reater learns that the position at discuss the German aims at the the zones into which the country Cairo is not regarded as giving Peace Conference. He said the would be divided. He thought agri- cause for alarm. The military au colonial and labour questions would culture would be best developed by| thorities have taken all necessary probably be the first items of dis-motor traction although the exten- steps to maintain order. The move enssion by the Conference. Heston of light railways was contem- ment is purely Nationalist and is emphasized the Government's strict plated not supported by the Fellaheen, the insistence on the Wilsonian prio- Sultan throwing his whole weight ciples. on the side of law and order.

CABLE DELAYS.

ALLIED AIR RAIDS.

Amsterdam, Mar. 16.

THE CHANNEL TUNNEL.

London, March 17. It is officially estimated that 23, In the House of Commons, reply-500,000 marks damage was done in ing to Sir A. Fell, Mr. Illingworth Germany by Allied air-raids. stated that sereral cables from Eng- land were at present interrupted,! especially the Eastern Company's roate, and delay in cable de- liveries was largely esssed thereby combined with the heavy increase in trafic. He was doing his utmost to secure a 'curtailment of Govern- ment cable traffic. All saitable cableships were engaged on repairs, but the season was inauspicious for this work

THE GERMAN WAY.

Posen, Mar. 17. Despite negotiations between the Allied Mission and the German De-;

Landon, March 18. At a meeting of the Channel Tunnel Parliamentary Committee it was stated that 246 out of 258 mem bers who were approached favour- ed the scheme.

SOUTH AFRICAN POLITIES.

Capetown, March 1 (delayed) In the House of Assembly Sir Thomas Smarts, leader of the Op- position, withdrew his amendment

legation for a Polish-German armis condemning republicanism in favour tice, German troops are persistently of an amendment by Mr. Malan, bombarding villages all along the Posez front, shelling and wounding by 79 votes to 21, the minority being Beting Premier. This was adopted civilians and pillaging Polish pro-entirely Nationalists.

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ATLANTIC FLIGHT

Washington, Mar. 16.

OBITUARY.

London, March 17. The death is announced of the Bear Admiral Taylor has on Rt. Hon. G. W. E. Russell, the nounced that the American Navy youngest son of Lord Charles Rus- is ready to attempt s-frans-sell. He has written numerous Atlantic flight by a flying boat books. within a month. He added that

London, Mar. 17.

AUSTRALIAN, LABOUR DEMANDS.

Sydney Mar. 17. New South Wales Labourites are! demanding guarantees against au employment and a 30 hours week

for miners.

CANADIAN CIVIL SERVICE.

Ottava, Mar. 17. Members of the indoor Civil Ser vice have rejected afiliation"" with organised Labour ät present but the decision will be reconsidered later.

A BYE-ELECTION.

Londoa, March 17. The North Londonderry bye-elec- tion resulted as follows: *H. T. Barrie, Unionist, "..... 9,933 P. McGilligan, Sinn Feiaer 4,333.

GERMAN AFFAIRS.

Bale, Mar. 16. A message from Vienta says that the German-Austrian Assembly bas passed a Bill incorporating German Austria in the German repablic-

Copenhagen, Har, .17.

A message from Berlin states that Herr Noske has withdrawn his or- der that anyone fighting against the Government will be shot.

Amsterdam, Mar. 17.

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