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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE PEACE TREATY.

• Paris, May 31 (delayed) Best informed Conference circles now do not anticipate that the Peace Treaty.will be signed before 30th Jane.

Berlin, May 31 (delayed). Apparently anticipating trouble Herr Noske who has hitherto permitted demonstrations in protest against the peace terms, now proclaims that martial law will be more soverely enforced. He has prohibited meatings indoors or outdoors, declaring that these have developed into an agita tion endangering the State. The Government has addressed # appeal to eastern Germans to avoid action that might give the enemy pretext for invasion and says that if the counter-proposals are rejected the Government will take the decisions necessary for the life of the German nation.

According to the German Armistice Commission at Spa the Entente yesterday presented a fresh note regarding Ger man troops in Lettland and Lithuania. It says the German forces in the Baltic Provinces must be withdrawn within a- fine to be marked for them. Genéral Von der Goltz may remain în command provided he receives orders from Ger- many for the establishment of a Coalition Lettish Govern- ment Arms must be restored to Lettish troops whose zoobilisation must unhampered Complete freedom must be assured the new Lettish Government. Fifteen days were granted from June 1 for the acceptance of the terms. Paris, June 1.

Opinion in Paris prevails that the words of Mr. Lloyd George are true, he saying "If you do not sign the Peace Treaty at Fersailles you will be made to sign at Berlin," but justice demands that such words should be backed by " acts Count Brockdorff Rantzax summoned the members of the German party leaving Versailles for Berlin and delivered a speech. He said Tell them in Berlin I will never sign the peace preliminaries unless they are greatly altered. Someone else may sign them but I will hot”

Paris, June-2

The belief grows in Paris that no substantial concessions will be made to the Germans but there may be minor changes in details making the Treaty more workable and facilitating payment of indemnities. Fresident Wilson, Mr. Lloyd George and M. Clemenceau are said to be in strict accord on the subject of not granting concessions to Germany.

TUESDAY, JUNE 10 1919

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

› INTERNATIONAL MERCANTILE MARINE,

New York, Mar (delayed).

It is announced that the International Mercantile Marine will probably be dissolved upon the shareholders approving of the sale of the British-owned ships and assets to a British Syndicate, the assets to be distributed among- the shareholders.

EFFECT OF EGYPTIAN DISORDERS.

The disastrous consequences of the recent disturbances

Cairo, Mar 28 (delayed) seem ever increasing. Besides the loss due to the escape of water from Assuan reservoir and damage to the railways, it now apears that owing to the inability of the veterinary inspectors to carry out their duties, for ten months the provinces are faced with severe and widespread epidemics of rinderpest and other diseases in cattle.

SPEECH BYAL RIBOT.

Paris, June 1.

M. Ribot delivered a speech in the Senate which will

be placarded throughout France.

He said the war had

The hour of

taught a lesson of energy and resolution. repose had passed and the time for sustained effort had come.

NEW FRENCH MINISTRY.

Paris, June 1.

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GERMAN POLITICS.

The Munich Hoffmann Ministry has resigned in order to

Copenhagen. May 31 (delayed).' enable the formation of a Ministry in a broader basis

Cologne, May 31 (delayed).

Two were killed and seren wounded in a demobilised soliers demonstration at Düsseldorf.

Paris, June 2

The Rhineland Republic was proclaimed under President Dorden, who has chosen Weisboden as his capital and sent a message to the various Governments and the Peace Coa- Bance announcing the formation of a separatist movement Germany. The coup has caused considerable agitation Berlin where the Central Government has tecided to S- on the heads of the various States to a Conference.

THE EX-CROWN PRINCE.

Amsterdam. May 2.

The German ex Crown Prince returned 19 Wieringen after meeting the ex-Kaiserin at Amerifoort.

MAJOR HAWKER ON HIS FLIGHT.

London, Mays (delayed). Presenting a cheque for five thousand sterling to Major Hawker and Commander Grieve at a "Daily Mail'' luncheon at the Savoy Hotel General Seely, said the King broke all red tape and reflected the mind of the people by conferring instantly the Flying Cross on the two galians aviators. Major Hawker and Commander Grieve made brief and very modest speeches, deprecating exaggeration of their feat. Major Hawker said that had the easterly wind continued after the Americans started he would have decided to fly to the Azores. Happily the wind changed. He acknowledged warmly the abundant assistance of the British Admiralty and Air Ministry and ridiculed the idea of dotting ships over the Atlantic which would have suggested a wrongful distrust of their aeroplane. The Newfoundlanders seemed to Chink after the Americans started that the British would pack up and go home but that was not the British way: (Cheers). Commander Grieve said the experience of the ight had proved that navigation of the air even with clouds was no more difficult than navigating the sea

THE POLICE TROUBLE.

Lordon, June 1.

A meeting of the City of London Police last evening welved protesting against the action of the Executive of The Union in creating an unsatisfactory, state of affairs Jamong members with the sole purpose of causing a revolu- Con in the country, and declaring the ballot to be im- properly carried out. A Sergeant who presided, in an inter view, said the majority of the men were determined to zemain on duty at all costa

The London Trades Council with which the Police Unior affiliated is backing the policeman but the triple alliance does not intend intervening. The ballot of police was 10 in favour of a strike but was carried out before the increased wages were announced. There have been many esignations from the Police Union. Mr. Macready in another order yesterday after describing further advantages in the pe of pensions and insurance now secured for the men ways the previous order has been sanctioned by the Govern- "

THE EIGHT HOUR DAY.

Paris, June 2

any Freach employers having not yet made the necessary the application of the sight hour working workmen began strike. House painters, automobile (and rubber industries and the

SWITZERLAND'S POSITION.

Barlin, May 30 (delayed). The Federal Council replying to the identical notes of the Allies of May 19th, asking Switzerland to prohibit trading with Germany in the event of the Allies being compelled to tako new measures against Germany, says she is unable to give an undertaking which is incompatible with neutrality.

Paris, June 1,

The Swiss Government has sent the French Ambassador a reply on the Allies asking whether Switzerland would occasionally undertake to probibit exports and re-exports in transit from or through her. territory to Germany. The Swiss Government says it would be incompatible with the policy of neutrality and is therefore unable to accede to the suggestion of the Entente.

FRANCE'S ALLIES.

Paris, June 2

The Italian Food Minister gave a dincer in Paris to the delegations to the Supreme Economic Council of the Peace Conference. The French Minister of Commerce delivered a speech referring to the proposed alliance of Anglo-Saxons with France, declaring the French nation could not dispenSE with the Latin allance to watch over the Rhine and the Alps. This union was more than centuries old and is the natural outcome of similar national ideals.

FIUME DETERMINED.

Rome, June 1.

The National Council.at Fiume has cabled to the United States Senate requesting the American people, to prevent "the greatest injustice in history." It outpoints that Fiame. has proven she is an Italian town will defend itself against violation of its nationality to the very last.

BIRTHDAY HONOURS.

London, June 6,

The Birthday Honours include: Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire: Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Hongkong, and Capt. E. J. Barrett, assistant Superintendent of Police, Shanghai.

THE PROPOSED LABOUR CONFERENCE

London, June L

M. Clemenceau rejects the idea of holding a Labour Conference at Versailles before the conclusion of peace because the consequent delay of peace negotiations is inimical to the interests of workers..

TROOP TRAIN DERAILED,.

Charleroi, May 30 (delayed),... A train on which demobilized British soldiers were travelling was derailed Three "carriages were overturned Killing seven and seriously injuring twenty.

THE ATLANTIC FLIERS,

London, May 31 (delayed)

His Majesty the King congratulated the American

sdar on the arrival of the N. 0.17.

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In his own defence the chauffeur admitted that he could drive anything anywhere. This was even less than the truth.

On the first day he drove the doctor at H.Q. speed, and seemed a little hurt when it was hinted that his employer was not in such, a hurry as. say staff officers had occasionally been.

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"Only doing forty-five miles an hour." the chauffeur protested. She can do more than that "✔

It was indicated that local authorities had yet to be educated to anything beyond 20 miles an hour. He slackened to a more of less civilian pace, though he did express surprise that the docter had not attempted to "wangle the local Trafies"

men.

It wasn't until a day or two later that he got into a block. It wasn't a very bad block, and as the doctor said thank goodness it was, on a more or less country road. The new chaufeur nego- tiated the traffic jam as a stout H.. Q. driver should.

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yards, went round a corner with wheels slithering and, bumping in in a shallow ditch, and, was about to finish his bright little dash by running on to the pavement to get round a stationary country cart, when the doctor stopped him. Evenwhen told that these things weren't done so far away from}" the front he seemed to think it. dae rather to as eccentricty of the doctor, than to the custom of the, land.

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There were of course, other little habits. One of them centred round a handy little jack. The doctor one day found himself the possessor of a very fine jack which he did not recall having bought

It appeared that at a critical moment when the chauffeur was in crying need of just such a jack, he had found this one lying by the road-aide. On cross-examina- tion he also admitted that there might have been a car lying with it. Not exactly a broken-down car no, because probably the chauffeur had gone into a shop for something, But certainly there it was by the wayside, with nobody saying it was his. The wonder is that the new chauffeur did not

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