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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

AUSTRIAN CONCESSION AT TIENTSIN.

NOT TO BE GIVEN TO ITALY.

Paris, July 18. Dommittee of the Peace Conference which has had under una Italy's claims to the Austrian Concession at Tientsin ad fur rejection, America refusing to sanction the cession

territory, being supported by England and France. Wellington Koo, for the Chinese Delegation, opposed the

of the concession to Italy -Haras

FRENCH ECONOMIC COUNCIL FORMED.

Paris, July 18. Decree has been signed calling into being the French umio Council to co-ordinate and survey all measures against the high cost of living. The Council will confer with Municipali....

agricultural groups, commercial and industrial organisations Co-operative Societies-Haras

PROTEST AGAINST FRENCH STRIKES.

Paria, July 18

A protest against the strike movement and all political strikes been frued by the General Agricultural Confederation which ms the Governments to do its duty, assuring liberty of action to

desire to work-Hivas.

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FRANCE BUYING FOODSTUFFS.

ESTABLISHE

JULY

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

~THE FUTURE FRENCH ARMY,

BIG ROLE FOR COLONIALL FORCES.

Paris, July 16

M." Clemencean, has stated to the Peace Commission in tha Chamber of Deputies that the three years military service could now be regarded as obsolete and it would soon be possible to to two years' service. The Colonial Army' will play a big rula katan military future of the nation-Fanat

SPECIAL PÄTELEGRAMS.

(From Our Own Corresponden

SICKNESS IN SHANGHAL.

AMERICAN SHIPPING

ECTED

Shanghai, July 28. Owing to the increase of the choleraio efidemía here, American ships have been forbidden to load provisions on homewart, von

The cases are increasing, but foreigners are not affected? a milder form, of which there is much foreign sicknem,

- The disease is not believed to be atual cholers

OUR PEKING LETTER.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)-

Peking, July 6.

has won a great personal templ. the fall.extent of which cannot be realised at the moment

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IF GOLF HOLES WERE 1

hat we may expect if George Dancs

suggestion of

is put into effect."

For one thing the President may be expected to have his wishes carried out în ruspect of SKIPPER DROPS DEAD. China has taken her courage the Premiership Already the in both hands and declined to members of the Anfa Club, forser sign the Peace Treaty with Ger-the unwisdom of adhering to their orders have been placed in America by the Frenchmany, not that China is anxious former selfish and elusive SUDDEN DEATH OF CAPT ramant for provisions of prime necessity which are to be put up to remain at war with Germany policy and are disintegrating. ale in Paris-Havas

Paris, July 18

GERMANY'S REPRESENTATIVE IN FRANCE.

Paris, July 18." Baron Breaner, head of the German Delegation to Versailles, is aid to be accredited by the German Government na Charge d'Affaires

France-Haras.

MARSHAL FOCH IN LONDON,

Paris, July, 16. Thousands waited to cheer Marshal Foch on arriving at Victo.is London, to take part in the procession on July 19.-Haves,

AWARD-OF ALBERT MEDAL

London, July 15.

or that she desires to negotiate a The more liberal sections are in separate agreement with German sympathy with the Presatt Republicans, but because China it is a new born syinpathy and is disinclined to deprive herself of might properly be termed policie rights which she believes accrue sagacity

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instead

NELSON

SUPREME COURT.

A DEAL IN WOLFRAM.

To-Day's Exchan

The closing reto t on demand

PICTORIAL SOUVENIE

In the Supreme Court befor Pacific Bir Wiley Bown Darice, E20 to her under the operation of intersequently it may be expected

this mirting,” Gale Oper claimed national law mince her declaration Parliament will endona the the

Bhat Kha Gutzpak, tie. of war against the Central President's nomination af Chow after she docked at Pier 44-this the defendant legally defamed the vessel just sum of $4,41414 in respect that Empires in August 1917. In this Shu-mu as Prime Minister and morning, says the San Francisco, 188 bags of wolfram ore by Fetus desire the whole country is that the latter will form a Bulletin of June 18. united, and having regard to the ministry composed of all talents, Captain Nelson, as commodore denver such goods to the plaintiff

ing, on the 17th May, 1918 to HONGKONG IN WAR AND unanimity with which all classes thus facilitating the settlement of the fleet of the Pacific Mail expressed their opposition to sign- which the early resumption of Company, was one of the oldest M Eldon Patter, instructed by

PEACE ing a treaty which confirmed the Shanghai Peace Conference skippers on the Coast and was Mr. W. EL Shenton, of Messrs. Japan in her position in Shan should bring about. Such optim-highly thought of by his Company Deacon, Looker, Deacon and THE “TELEGRAPH'S tung the President, nor those ism is not without justification, closely associated with him, for while Canton may object to Swanson," he was known under tiff, and Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Because of his book Yankee Harston, appeared for the plain- could not afford to run the budgetting of Peking, it can- that name. Captain Nelson, O.B.E., instructed by Mr. C.E. H. contrary to popular opinion. Two not fail to realise the necessity born in Sweden over sixty years Beavis, of Masara Wilkinson an days prior to the date for the of co-operating with the liberal ago, rose from his position from Grist, appeared for the defendant. signature of the treaty fresh elements in the North.

a cabin boy an a fishing vessel in instructions were telegraphed to

the North Shar the delegates in Paris, not to- sign except with a reservation It would be difficult to convince regarding Kiso-chow, thus can any one who has followed events celling the previous advice to Siberia and Manchuria that sign if they deemed it proper.

Semenoff in seaking to create s It is too soon to say that the new Mongolian State is acting country rejoices, but it is safe to entirely on his own initiative. declare that as soon as the intell. Most people hers believe that igence is officially communicated Japan is behind the movement. the people will not restrain the Reports from various sources expression of their feelings of confirm it, the latest being that the jubilation. It is a moral and Japanese are publishing leaflets in a diplomatic victory. Whatever Harbin, printed in the Mongolian happens, the position of China language, and circulating them 8. before this action was taken, and Mongolia, and it requires no vest cannot be worse than it was freely among Mongolians. Japan has not disguised her ambitions in if the League of Nations is to be of any value it must assist in the amount of credence to believe adjustment of China's claims to that there is more than sub her own territory, How the stratum of truth in the sud ussion of circumstantialstaments situation created by China's 100-

His Majesty the King has conferred the Albert Medal op Trumpeter Mangal Sain, Second Lancers (Indian Army) for gallantly rescuing two British soldiers from drowning at Beirut on March 15.

· INDIAN PENSIONS.

London, July 15. meeting of Indian Civil Servants in London have appointed sub-committee to draft a Memorandum to the Right Hon. E.

in regard to the amelioration of the scale of pensions.

MAHARAJAH'S AERIAL; FLIGHT.

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London, July 15. The Maharajah of Kashmir aeroplaned from London to Faris

13th instant.

OBITUARY.

SIE PERCY BANDERSON.

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London: July 15.

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Captain Nelson is survived by a widow and two sons, living in Berkeley.

H. K P. R. ORDERS.

Orders issued by the Capt. Supt, of Police state

In answer to numerous on- quiries, we desire to state that wa Mr. Eldon Potter reviewed the vanir with the issue of

hope to publish our Pasos Bon- evidence, taken in Chambars Telegraph on Saturday Dose 4-ais yesterday, and stated that the souvenir, which will be entirely plaintiff had purchased, in the pictorial, will take the place ordinary way of business, the usual weekly Pictorial certain quantity of wolfram are. Supplement, but will be When the ore was being entrain much larger production, in ed at Shek Long, it was confiscat form. It could not, of course

by the Canton military issued at an earlier date, because authorities and subsequently sold, we felt that it would be li by auction at Shek Lung The complete without illustrations of chilitary authorities demanded, in the decorations and addition to likin and Customs and the general acti duty, a farther tax which was past week-end.

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Hon.

ARMS AND AMMUNITION.

Amours, Central Police from Chinese territory which was All rifles, revolvers and am-called a military contribution, are now in course munition are to be returned to holding that any goods exported

The souvenir Station on the following dates not a Treaty Port were subject to between the hours of 5.30 and 7 s tax by the military authorities.

The plaintif was a minia Company and Nounted Police: Central and the defendants wa Tuesday, 29th July, -No. 1 engineer, of No. 33, Queen's Ro

Wednesday, 30th July-No, & marchants carrying on business Company.

at No. 294, Des Thursday, 31st July-No. 3 Road. The defendant

that

STRENGTH.

signature of the Treaty is to be which reach Peking ding met is a matter for future con Japanese activity in Migolia, sideration and thought. Suffice But what is difficult to understand is why Japanshould creste situs it to say that China has taken al stand which forces an almost sign on the Mongolian frontier Company immediate review of the present

which gives the Nationalefence Army an opportunity to coteet treaty.

an expedition there be that the Japane an- P. 121 Man Tat ticipates failure for such dismissed. be forced to intervene inner to enterprise and that the will

SEARCH SUPERVISION:

July 25th (inclusive). Protect their own, and aged in- terests mainly their own along the Siberian railway. The sitna diplomacy and Japanese peaceful tion affords a study in Oriental

must. «now. vanish

penetration.

President Chu Shih-chang is now more deeply entrenched in the affections of his countrymen. Whatever suspicious may bave The death is announced of Sir Percy Sanderson, K.C.M.G,

been entertained against him by The deceased, who was born in 1842, had acted as Consul at rosson of imputed imperial in- Galatz and as Consul-General to Rumania, was, employed on public clinations Service in London during the Danube Conference in 1883,,acted na because he has shown himself to arge d'Affaires at Bucharest for several years and was Consul-be merely the servant. of the Feneral in New York from 1894 to 1907, when he retired)

people. He has demonstrated the sincerity of his words: MAJOR GENERAL PRENDERGAST.

He has proved that he Another interesting has no yearning for power of the week in the sincere desire to reunite the the but is animated with a contract between

nation and assist it to secure well for ordered government, enabling the for developed in the interests of resources of the country to be

people. Ha has interepretad the

London, July 15. as, announced of Major General G. A Prendergast, ecessed General was born in 1834, entered the Army in da made Major General In 1891 He was placed on the

4 in 1893 He served in the Indian Mutiny in 1858, in despatches, and in the Afghan War of 1879]

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