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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

(ESTABLISHED 1881).

-MONDAY. APRIL -7. 1919.

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,

THE SITUATION IN EGYPT.

London, April 2.

- SERIOUS ALLIED POSITION IN NORTH RUSSIA,

THE KIT SITUATION RECALLED.

London, April 3. Reuter's Agency learns that the situation of the Allied troops in Murmansk is causing considerable anxiety. Relief Ar reinforce ment is a matter of great importance,

An American detachment is already proceeding to Murmansk. and British troops are preparing to follow.

On the Archangel front, it is expected that the Bolsheviks will shortly make a determined effort to push the Allies into the sea during the next two months. In the White Ses the Allies are still isolated by ice.

The enemy has very superior forces and the thawing of their part of the river Dvina before a portion in the Allied sector will greatly assist ther. The Allied troops, therefore, are likely to have a hard time. The absolute necessity of reinforcing or relieving them at the earliest possible moment is emphasised.

The situation obviously is that Murmansk, which is a warm water port, cannot be evacuated until the Allied troop- have with drawn from Archangel. The situation somewhat compares with Kut, but the relief of troops in the north is far more important The bighest opinion is entertained of the General Officer Commanding, General Ironside, whose indefatigable interest in the various Allied forces is having the most beneficial effect

ALLIED NOTICE ON THE GERMANS.

TO OBSERVE ARMISTICE TERMS.

Paris, March 31.

The Council of Four, attended by Marshal Foch and other Allied Military experts, have decided to give Marshal Foch a Mandate to serve a summary notice on the Germans to observe the terms of the Armistice and permitting the landing of General Haller's

divisions in Dantzig.

It is still undecided whether the Council of Four will uphold the first agreement to make Dantzig a Polish city.

The newest solution proposed is that Dantzig should be inade a free city.-- Harns.

SEAT OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

COMMITTEE SELECTS GENEVA.

Paris, March 31.

It is reported in the Peace Conference circles that a committet consisting of Signor Orlando. Baron Makino. General Smuts and Colonel House have selected Geneva as the future seat of the League of Nations notwithstanding a strong inclination in Allied countries to make Brussels the seat of the League as a kind of moral compensation for sufferings. Harms.

NO OVERTURES WITH BOLSHEVISTS.

SANIMOUS ALLIED PROTEST.

Paris, March 30. Rumours have been circulating in Paris that the American peace delegates had considered the possibility of opening negotiations with the Russian Bolsheviks when a strong unanimous protest came immediately from all sections of the Allied Press represented in Paris Therefore, it is most unlikely that such a suggestion could

be entertained. Horus,

SAARE COALFIELD A THORNY QUESTION.

Paris. March 39. The main difficulty for the Council of Four is whether the great coalfield of the Saire Valley shall be annexed to France, which earn- estly needs the output of this region to compensate ber for the destruction of her coalfields in the north. A practical solution of the difficulty seems that there will be three kinds of frontiers laid down for Germany-territorial, economic and military. The Saare Valley would be embraced in the economic frontier.-Haras,

ACQUITTAL IN MURDER CHARGE.

Paris, March 30.

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GERMAN AFFAIRS..

SERIOUS METAL WORKERS STRIKE.

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SOLE AGENTS.

A Cairo communique says two columns have now-- begun

Berne, April 2 Thirty thousand employees of the metal industry in Berlin bave operations and others are under marching orders.

The remotest parts of the country will be visited and offenders | struck, including the workmen and office staffs. arrested.

The Foamsche Zeitung's correspondent at Weimer states that Certain areas continue to be in a disaffected condition, but in the Majority parties have reached an agreement with the "Govern others the villagers are protecting rail-lines.

ment that an amendment to the Constitution be introduced in the Main-line trains are running regularly.

National Assembly, providing for the incorporation of the Soviet A large number of ring-leaders and rioters has been captured.system.

Branch The Imperial Government has refused Bavaria's demand to be Many local notables are striving to calm the people. railways in outlying districts are greatly damaged and it will take represented at the Peace Conference. a long time to restore them.

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IMPROVEMENT IN SITUATION.

London, April 3.

Telegrams from General Allenby, dated April 1st, show a real improvement in the situation in Egypt General Allenby reports that Cairo is quiet and the Delta "practically quiet." Fayum has been cleared of the raiding Beduins. Upper Egyp: is still more or less disturbed, but an improvement occurred between March 28th and April 1st.

Twelve mobile eshimrs are operating in Upper and Lower Egypt and troops from the Sudan have reached Luxor.

COUNTRY NOW UNDER CONTROL

London, April 2

Reuter's Agency is informed that the whole of Egypt is now

under control. The military arrangements that have been made have already resulted in the removal of any cause for apprehension of widespread trouble.

The Sadan is completely unaffected.'

In the House of Commons, replying to Earl Winterton, Mr. Cacil Harmsworth (for the Foreign Office) said that apparently the com plete restoration of law and order in Egypt was now only a matter of time.

THE PRICE OF SILVER.

London, March 28. Messrs. Samuel, Montagu and Company's report says the readjustment of the maximum price of silver, cabled on March 25, was necessitated by a fall in American exchange owing to its being unpegged. The effect of the announcement was to raise the quotation 1.9/16d. on March 25 from 474d. Since then, daily fuctuations have ensued. Although it was anticipated that any important movement in the price of silver would be reflected in China exchange, the Shanghai quotation at present has only risen to a 48 tael.

GENERAL SMUTS' MISSION TO HUNGARY EXPLAINED.

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London, April 2. The Press Bureaustates: A message from Paris, dated the 2nd instant states that General Smuts is proceeding to Hungary to investigate certain Armistice problems, on which the Supreme Council desire information.

Paris, April 3.

PLUNDERERS KILLED.

Copenhagen. April 2. A message from Berlin says the situation at Frankfurt has much improved. Sixteen plunderers were killed. They include four women.

The Essen and Bochum strike movement has only slightly extended.

THE MOVEMENT SPREADING.

Berlin, April 3. Munich newspapers declare that the Bavarian Government is negotiating with Russia with a view to forming an Alliance. The reasons given are the uncertainty as regards foodstuffs from the Allies and promises of Russian grain.

are now striking. The miners in the Hambora region are bodily The strike at Ruhr has extended to Krupps' works, where 120,000 joining the strike movement. The Ruhr mining delegates have ordered a cessation on April 10 of the work of keeping the pits in working order. Consequently finding is apprehended.

THE REIGN OF BOLSHEVISM.

SOME TERRIBLE DISCLOSURES.

London, April 4.

To-Day's Exchange.

The closing rate of the dollar an demand to-day was 3e R2} &c.

The Weather.

Forecasa-fair, Barmaster ——--- 29.95. Temperature 2 gm, ?. Humidity 2pm-6.

ANOTHER BURGLARY.

QUEEN'S DISPENSARY ENTERED.

MONEY, CHEQUES AND PILLS STOLEN

Another burghry at a Euro- pean store in the business centre of the Colony has to be recorded, The affair took place either dar- ing Saturday night or early on Sunday morning,, the sufferers (Mesars Harper and Co., Ltd.) being the Queen's Dispensary

a result of the visit of the burglars, a sun of about $200, ' several cheques aud a few bottles of pills were stolen

The manner in which the bar- glare efectel an entry into the store is clear. They weat dowa an alleyway on the eastern side A Bolshevistic Foreign Office White Book contains a collection of the dispensary and broke in of British official and other reports covering the Bolshevik regime through Dr. Ta's office. from the summer of 1918 to the present date. It is issued in accord-they did by wrenching a lock off ance with a decision of the War Cabinet last January and is an the office door, passing through appalling story of atrocities and misery.

the office and, crawling through.

This

A memorandum by a Britisher who left Moscow in December a flight abore the door, they says thousands of inhabitants were shot, but lately the victims were dropped into the dispensary. bung. He mentions that 150 Eussian officers taken prisoner at Once inside, they appear to have Pskoff were sawn to pieces by Mongolian soldiers.

FLAX-GROWING IN BRITISH EAST AFRICA.

EX-SERVICEMEN TO DEVELOP IT.

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hundreds of civilians were murdered in Ural towns. Captured safe, as evidenced by the fact The British Consul at Ekaterinburg reports that on January 31 attempted to force open the two officers had their shoulder straps nailed to their shoulders. Some that the covers of the locks were civilians' eyes were gouged out and others noses were cut off wrenched of, but they were

anable to do Others were dipped in rivers till they were frozen to death.

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fe beyond this afortunately, the money which was stolen was in the till, as Mr. Harper had been kept very busy on Saturday night ani ha omittei London, April 2.

to place the safe. itin

The till, of course, did not require forcing, but as it was opened the bell must have rung, and how the watchman, who was supposed to be stationed outside, did not hear this, or the noise caused by several boxes being thrown about, is a mystery, unless we presume that he was either absent or soundly asleep..

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Ormsby Gore, Mr. Horne stated that the Government was obtaining expert advice as An official announcement states that General Smuts has goue to Budapest on behalf of the Allied Governments to investigate the regard the possibilities of success of the scheme for forming a colony conflict that has arisen between the Rumanians and Hungarians of ex-servicemen to develop far-growing in British East Africa, owing to a misunderstanding of the nature of the new line of which involved a considerable money grant by the State. | demarcation, that had been fixed by the Peace Conference.

ALLIED ADVANCE AN SIBERIA.

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SIX THOUSAND PRISONERS AND MUCH BOOTY.

THE TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT.

Washington, April 2. Over forty British destroyers are co-operating with about sixty American destroyers in patrolling, during the course of the next few months, for the trans-Atlantic flight by American There will also be a continuous stream of Army

transports.

seaplanes. London, April 2, Reuter's Agency learns that General Koltchak's troops have now advanced over 50 miles west of Ufa. ̈

In the course of the latest offensive the Siberian Army captured 6,000 prisoners and much war material, also 14 large steamers, which were captured at fa

The prisoners declare that the Red Army is greatly dis

After a trial lasting for six days. Villain has been acquitted at organised. Over 18:000 had deserted Samara alone. the Seine Assizes of the wilful murder of M. Jaures, - Huras,

PADEREWSKI GOING TO PARIS.

Paris, March 30.

M. Paderewski, the Polish Premier, has left for Paris-Horns.

TURKEY WISHES TO REMAIN AN EMPIRE.

THE PORTE'S "APPERL.

Paris, March, 30.

A note received by the Havas Agency states that on February 12th the Porte presented a Memorandum to the French. British, American and Italian Commissioners at Constantinople, admitting the principle of opening the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles, but urging that Turkey should retain herintegrity as an Empire-Haves,

FRENCH MILITARY CREDITS.

WHY A REDUCTION WAS PROPOSED.

Paris, March 31.

The French Chamber discussed the Military Credits which the Socialists wished to reduce as a protest against the Allies' in- terference in Russian affairs. After an animated debate, the Govern- meat obtained a majority of 362 votes to 113.—Huras,

A FRENCH SENATOR TRAITOR

.Paris, March 31. The trial of Senator Humbert on a charge of trafficking with the enemy begins before a Paris Court Martial to-day. Lenoir Resouches is also charged with conveying intelligence to Germany-Haras.

GERMANS TO BE EXPELLED FROM BELGIUM.

Paris, March 31. The Belgian Ministry of Justice is reported to have decided expel all the Germans from Belgiam.-HaruCS.

WHAT GERMANY MUST PAY,

A HUGE FIGURE.

Paris, April 2. It is indicated in a certain quarter that Germany will probably be asked to pay between £4,000,000,000, and £5,000,000,000.

ANOTHER FORECAST.

Paris, April 3.

THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.

ODESSA GARRISON GREATLY STRENGTHENED.

London March 3.

Reuter learns that about 400 of Admiral Koltchak's troops recently travelled in snow-shoes from Siberia and joined the Allied

North Russia force.

It is authoritatively stated that the garrison at Odessa is now greatly strengthened. The French Commander is confident that he is able to hold the town. The Bolshevists have now reached the outer defences of Odessa, which are very strong.

COTTON RATIONING.

NO RESTRICTION ON PURCHASES OF EGYPTIAN COTTON.

London, April 4.

cheques, the only articles s0 Beyond the money and the

far missing area dozen bottles of Doan's Pills and some bottle of Dr. William's Pink Pills. Whether these were seized because the thieves thought them a market- able commodity or because of their faith in the magic propen- sities of the pills is a point upon which the burglars alone can give an opinion!

The thieves did not depart by the same way as they came. Instead, they opened one of the diapensary windows looking on to the western alleyway, forced one of the iron bors of the win- dow,

tied

a. rope to and lowered themselves down into the lane, thus making ged their escape, The India watchman saw no signs of the barglars, who thus worked dn- molested throughout, but at about 5.30 yesterday morning be discovered traces of the burglary and, in a state of great excite Paris, April 3. ~ent, called up Mr. Harper

informed him of the occurrente. The Police have the matter

The Echo de Paris asserts that the Council of Four has decided that Germany shall immediately pay six billion francs in cash and The Board of Trade announces that the system of rationing for also hand over various securities, raw materials and merchandise individual British cotton spinners has been abolished. Therefore which are optimistically estimated to aggregate thirty billion. The the quantity of Egyptian cotton purchaseable by any British spinner preliminary peace terms will not specify the total indemnity, but or merchant is not restricted.. will include lists of creditors who Germany must satisfy and also provide that the Allied Commission annually fix the amount payable.

THE ARMY BILL.

A CLAUSE WITHDRAWS.

London. April 3.'

In the House of Commons, the Army Annual, Bill was read a third time. The Labourite, Mr. Adamson, moved the deletion of Clause 12 which proposes providing two years' imprisonment for acte intended or likely to cause disaffection in the forces. Other Labourites supported the deletion. Mr. Churchill withdrew the clause and said , he agreed that the Government had already machinery for dealing

with such cases.

COTTON RESTRICTIONS REMOVED

London, March 28,

The Board of Trade announces that the system of rationing for individual British cotton spinners has been abolished; therefore the to quantity of Egyptian ootton purchaseable by any British spinner or

Imerchant is unrestricted.

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LEFT BANK OF THE RHINE.

TO BE FEUTRALISED.

It is believed in French diplomatic circles that the left bank of the Rhine will be neutralised, and occupied by French and Belgian troops until payment of the indemnity.

MARSHAL FOCH CONFERS WITH ERZBERGER.

ENTENTE'S DECISIONS COMMUNICATED.

Paris, April 3, A message from Spa states that Marshal Foch held his first con- ference with Herr Erzberger, and acquainted the latter with the Entente's decisions.

SPAIN WANTS TO JOIN THE LEAGUE,

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Paris April 3. Spain has expressed a desire to join the League of Nations.

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