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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

GENERAL SMUTS ON FORGIVENESS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

London, July 17./ General Smuts, in a valedictory statement on the eve of returning to South Africa, expresses his warmest thanks to the British people of the last two and a half years, who did not hesitate to homear and trust one who was their Former enemy. He argues himself as an example for realis ing the necessity to practise moderation in the expression of feeling towards those who yesterday were our bitterest enemies, and declares his protest, cabled, on June 29, ovoked rast correspondence showing widespread agrement with his views. After showing how the great ideals of progress won through against the attacks of scientific materialism, He General Smuts proceeds to plead for reconciliation. describes the present condition, of Europe as the most awful spectacle in history, evocative of the deepest emotion

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Europe will be the greatest mission field for resene work, wherein Britons and Americans can spend the energies of this generation. A stable Europe is impossible withnat stable Germany. The appeasement of Germany is there fore of cardinal importance. He expresses the opinion, that the present German Republic deserves British couragement and support. It has done unexpectedly well in preventing both anarchy and military reaction. It has stood in the breach for months, fighting the battle of European order against the growing forces of anarchy. The great issue would probably be decided in Germany for good and all. He advocates leaving Russia to her own salvation, the removal of the blockade, adoption of all-round neutrality and benevolence impartially.

After referring to the successful 'aunching of the Domin ions on their great career, which will ever rank as one of the most catstanding achievements of British political genius, General Smuts advocates no delay in the realisation" of the principles of freedom and self-government for India and Egypt, which are essential for the Empire's existence. Obviously the Dominion solution will not apply, but he adumbrates suggestions for replacing bureaucratic domina- tion. The pressing constitutional problem is the Irish. He dwells on its effects on the Empire and America by the present situation, and draws attention to the urgent reed for settlement. Finally General Smuts reviews the domestic situation and pleads for the new, broader, kinder spirit

hich has emerged from the recent war.

GENERAL PERSHING HONOURED.

London, July 18.

There was a most impressive ceremonial at the Guildhall when the honorary Freedom of the City and a sword of honour were conferred on General Pershing, who received

great ovation, the audience standing up and the band playing the Star Spangled Banner. The address of the Corporation dwelt on General Pershing's splendid military services for his own country. It added that London would never forget that the co-operation of the American Army and Nary in the great war brought about sooner than could have been hoped the ties of English-speaking peoples. It quincluded that the maintenance of peace places a solemn duty on America, England and France who had now become the underwriters of the peace of the world. General Pershing replied that America came in against autocracy and militarismni A new spirit of comradeship had arisen out of the commca suffering. He hoped the two great mations would act in common in the future.

THE SUPREME COUNCIL'S LABOURS.

Paris, July 17.

Admiral Koltchak advised the Supreme Council that he desired a blockade of the Black Bea, but is at present - unable to carry out the measure. The Council has not yet decided whether the Allies should recognise the blockade, but it is probable that Koltchak will ultimately he supported hereanent. The Council is considering Mr. Hoover's recom- mendation to continue feeding Austria until October, also the situation on the Rumanian-Hungarian frontier. The latter refuse to disarm because the Rumanians decline to retire, while the Rumanians refuse to retire as the Hua- garians will not disarm, hence a deadlock has arisen. The Council is endeavouring to apportion the respective respon-. sibility of the parties.

Paris, July 18.

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The Supreme Council has considered the situation in Asia Minor. It is understood that agreement has been reached between the Greeks and Italians as regards the stribution of troops. Furthermore Sir E. Allenby is assum inz supreme command of all troops in this area, including British, French, Greek and Italians.

FRANCE'S SECURITY,

Paris, July 18

M. Clemenceau, giving evidence to the Peace Committee in the Chamber extolled the Arglo-French-American alliance for securing the salety of France, which is now enabled to reduce bar military service.

THE EX-KAISER MUST BE TRIED.

Paris, July 18.

The Responsibilities Committee has presented its report to the Supreme Council urging that nobody can be tried instead of the ex-Kaiser.

HOME RACING,

London, July 18,

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THURSDAY, JULY 24. 1919.

EARLIER. TELEGRAMS.

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THE VICTORY MARCH IN LONDON.

London, July 17.

It is announced that five thousand officers and men of all arms have been chosen to represent the British and Dominions forces in the Victory March on July 19, including squadrons of all the cavalry regiments. Various sections of the Artillery, Signallers, Royal Engineers and Infantry will " be represented by composite battalions comprising officers and men selected from English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh regimenta Detachments from headquarters of the Aus- tralian, New Zealand and South African forces will repre- sent the Overseas troops. There will be one mounted band, a band of pipes and drums and eight infantry bands. Four tanks will be detailed and two sections of the Machine Gun Battalion. Some three hundred of all ranks will re- present the Territorials and Yeomanry. The Labour Corps, Army Service Corps, Horse and Mechanical Transport, Wo- 'men's Forage Corps, Women's Legion, A.M.C., Field Am- balance, Matrans, Nurses, Military Probationers, V.A.D., Ordnance, Veterinary Corps, Chaplans' Department, Army Pay Department, Military Police, and Mac. will also be represented.

London, July 18.

The Prince of Wales at Hyde Park witnessed the march past of 3,000 American troops who are parading on July 19. He made a speech conveying congratulations on

the very smart appearance of the men, and emphasised the British appreciation of American comradeship.

A bewreathed bust of Lord Kitchener will be placed over the main entrance of the War Office at Whitehail on the occasion. of the procession on the 19th.

THE VICTORY MEDAL

London, July 18.

The report of the Government Committee dealing with the question of war medals states that the Allied wor medal, called the Victory Medal, will bear the winged figure of Victory an inscription "The Great War For Civilisation," and names or coats of arms of the Allies. The ribbon consisting of two rainbows joined by red will be issued as soon as possible. The medal will be restricted to soldiers who entered the war theatre on the strength of any military unit, navalmen who have been afloat on duty and certain Air Force men, including those posted to a unit in any war theatre outside Britain or those actively engaged in England in the air against the enemy. The British war medal will be given to all soldiers who left their native shores in any part of the Empire, whether they eventually" entered the war theatre or not, men who left the United Kingdom to garrison any part of the Empire, and Dominions men who came to England bat did not go to France and are therefore entitled to the medal in question. Battle clasps are being considered. Both medals will be granted to the next of kin of all who fell in the war. It is estimated that about four million men and women are entitled to the medal

THE PEACE BILL

London, July 99

The House of Commons passed the second reading of the Peace Bill and unanimously referred it to Committee. The Peace Bill has passed Committee withont amend- ment and has been read a third time by 163 votes to 4.

THE ATLANTIC FLIERS.

St. John's, July 17.

The airman Raynham bas made his third attempt to start on his trans-Atlantic fight, but the aeroplane rose thirty feet and then crashed and was wrecked. The airmen were not injured.

THE COAL SITUATION,

London, July 18.

The miners' refusal to accept Mr. Bonar Law's offer has caused an unfavourable impression. The decision was taken despite the eloquent appeal of Mr. Brace, emphasising that the six shillings increase would be a catastrophe for the miners themselves.

RAILWAY STRIKE.

London, July 18.

The North-eastern Railwaymen at Leeds have struck, despite the Union's order of July 17. The north-easters towns are already sufaring from shortage of supplies.

NEW NAVAL RATES OF PAY.

London, July 18.

Details of the increased pay of Naval officers are pab- lished. They provide tor substantai advances," retrospec- tive from February. The estimated additional cost is over £2,000,000, annually.

AT BISLEY. -

London, July 18.

A New Zealander, Sergeant Loveday, won the King's Prize at Bisley with a score of 253 out of a possible 200.

POLICE REFORM

London,: July 18,

The House of Commons has carried the second reading of a Bill to carry out the recommendations of the Polite Committee, mentioned on Juy 14.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE PROGRESS IN AVIATION.

London, July 15. In the House of Commons Mr. Illingworth said the question of aerial mails had muchly occupied the Govern- ment's attention, though it had been placed under the Air Force. The results achieved in the tying of the Atlantic had been very remarkable. Both Hawker and Alcock delivered their mails. The most remarkable achieve- ment was the round trip of the R34 Els sent a letter to the Postmaster General of Canada by the R34, and shortly after her return received a reply. if this did not make the question of air-mails a practical proposition it had shown there were very great possibilities. It future progress was as rapid as it had been, he thought that before many years long distance flights would be able to be carried on by either lighter or heavier than air machines.

THE EX-ENEMY COLONIES.

Paris, July 18.

At a meeting of the Commission appointed to arrange the division of the enemy colonies and draw up details for the mandates, the Belgian delegate, who is the Ambassador to Paris, amnernced the basis of the Anglo-Belgian agres- ment, which has as its starting point the division of German East Africa, of which Belgium"claimed part for military services there. Belgium agreed to hand over to Britain a rather large part of her old possessions in the Congo and in the neighbourhood of Lake Tanganyika in exchange for s big share of German East Africa. This is regarded as mutually advantageous. The British guarantee communication with the Cape and Belgium gets rich territories with seven million subjects, as against three million sarrendered. The arrange ment is subject to ratification by the Supreme Council

A GALLANT GERMAN.

London, July 18.

A British aeroplane crashed and caught fire at a Wilt- shire aerodrome where German prisoners were employed The pilot was entrapped in the burning wreckage of the seropiane and was in iniminent danger of being burnt to death, when a German prisoner, named Brückman, weat to the officer's assistance and effected his resque at great personal risk. It has been decided that Bruckman shall forthwith be released from captivity and be granted a free passage home; also to present him with a sum of money and a silver watch, suitably inscribed, in recognition of his

gallant and chivalrous act.

CABLE DELAYS.

London, July 18′′

In the House of Commons, in the course of a discussion on cable delays, Sir J. D. Denison Pender, Chairman of the Eastern and associated Cable Companies, said he hoped that by the end of August all the Eastern Telegraph Com- pany's cables would be in very fair working order. The Company expected to lay a new cable from Britain to Gibraltar in October and gradually to extend it round by the Mediterranean through Aden to Singapore.

LIBEL ACTION.

London, July 18.

A special jury," Lord Reading presiding, has awarded Lord Newton, formerly in charge of the Prisoners of War Department of the Foreign Office, £5,000 damages for libel- against the "Daily Mail,” which accused him of sneering at the sufferings of British prisoners in- Germany and of being guilty of heartlessness, and want of sympathy. Plain- tiff's witnesses included Lord Robert Cecil, Mr. Justice Younger and the Archbishop of Canterbury,

GERMAN CHARGE D'AFFAIRES.

COMMERCIAL NEWS:

SHANGHAI ELECTRIC. CONSTRUCTION CÒ, LTD., The thirteenth annual general. meeting of the Shanghai Electric, Construction Company (Limited) was held on June 5 at Basildon House, Moorgatestreet, Sir Alfred Dent, KCMG, presiding The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, stated that the gross receipts for the year ended December 31 last were £172,082, against 161,363 last year. Deducting loss on native coinage, there was a total of £133,044, which was increased by the amount received for rents and.. advertising to £133,535, against £126,326 last year. Deducting working expenses in Shanghai... there remained an operating profit of £51,822. The "profit on exchange account was £22,878, showing an increase on that of the previous year of £5,026. Diri-

dends on War stock and intereseteng

upon deposit account fr London and current account (Shanghai) amounted to £363, against £127 in 1917, and the balance brought forward from last year WAS £14,264, After charging interest: on unclaimed dividends (£915). London directors' fees, and gener al expenses (London), the balance carried down was £71,537, against £67,504 last year.

They had transferred to renewals account £10,000, and £8,000 to preliminary- expenses account, which extin guished that count in the company's books. An interim. divulend of 5 per cent, less asid, income-tax, had been leaving for disposal £51,801 The "directors recommended the payment of a final dividend of 5 per cent, making 10 per cent. for bonus of 5 the year, and a per cent, both less income-tax. leaving to be carried forward £19,801, subject to excess profits duty. The reserve for renewsle now stood at £73,690, against £64,170 in 1917. It might possi bly be desirable in future some- what to increase the annual appropriations to that account owing to the rise in the cost of materials. The cash on deposit, current account, and in hand, in Londen and Shanghai, amounted to £37,347, against " £21,769 in the last account; and they had also had £5,000, ̄ˆof Five per Cent. “War stock. The new general offices, which they had called Traction House, were occupied towards the end of August, last, and they had fully justified the expenditure on them. The directors had, se in former years, received from Mr. McColl a detailed report on the company S operations during the preceding year, in which he had shown îns the most convincing manner, the progress to which his work had so largely contributed. The local board had devoted unremitting attention to the company sfairs. The chairman welcomed back among them Mr. Emile Francqui after his four absence in Brussels the war. Mr. J. S

- seconded the motion, which

unanimously adopted,

tions were also passed the payment of the fine and bonus recommen ing Bir A, Dent as confirming the t MAM

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