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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS:

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AUSTRIAN DELEGATES LEAVE PARIS.

Paris, September 11. After the ceremony of signing the Peace Treaty of Saint Germain, Count Reaner and 13 members of the Austrian Delegation left Paris, last night, by the Orient Express for Wien.--Haras,

DEATH. CERTIFICATE OF AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN MONARCHY.

Paris, September 12.

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The French papers state that the treaty of Saint Germain is the death certificate of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and the old Monarchical State system is now plunged into the irrevocable past. None of the great changes wrought in Europe is comparable with this. Hatas.

** A CLAUSE THAT WAS DROPPED.

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Paris, September 11. The New York Herald, Parisien edition writes recently that a Great Power, particularly interested, sought to insert in the Austrian Treaty a special clause making it impossible for any Power to sign it which had not signed the treaty with Germany. The American Delegation blocked this attempt and the matter was dropped.-Funs,

GENERAL STRIKE VOTED IN MARSEILLES.

Paris, September 11. A general strike of all Marseilles labour unions was voted last night, to take effect to-day.-Harns.

THE STRIKE BEGINS.

Paris, September 12. The Marseilles general strike, ordered by the Union Labour Syndicates, in support of the strike of the dockers, began yesterday by a cessation of work in gas, electricity, transport, metal and building industries. No ship left Marseilles and communication between France, Algeria and Tunis is suspended.--Haras.

DOCES AT A STANDSTILL.

· Marseilles, September 13.

The tramways are still running, despite the general strike, cabled on the 10th, but "work" in the docks is at a standstill. The crews have deserted the ships in syrapathy with the dockers.

URGENT REQUEST FOR TROOPS.

Marseilles, September 14. On Saturday, 40 ships were held up by the strike. The streets are in darkness as the gas workers are out while electricity is shut off causing a number of establishments to close.

Paris.

The Prefect has urgently requested the despatch of troops from

FRENCH REVENUE FIGURES.

Paris. September 13,

The French revenue from indirect taxation and monopolies in August was 108 million francs more than the Budget estimate, the surplus for the first eight months of the year being 640 million franca-Hatas,

FRENCH WHEAT SHORTAGE.

Paris, September 13.

In view of the insufficiency of the French wheat crop a decree is published in the Journal Official on the subject of the instructions that have been given to the permanent Cereal Bureaux for the purchase of all that is needed to complete the supply of flour.-Havas.

THE BULGARIAN "TREATY.

Paris, September 11.

The Treaty with Bulgaria will probably be presented to the Bulgarian Delegation on Saturday. at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris.

The Treaty has been completed without the settlement of the Thracian question which is left to be discussed in connection with the Turkish Treats.

Owing to the difficulties of communication, Bulgaria will be given three weeks to consider the terms. Havas.

THE GERMAN CONSTITUTION.

Paris, September 11.

The Supreme Council has discussed the reply to Germany relative to Article 61 of the German Constitution.-Hans.

DRAFTING COMMITTEE AGREE...

Paris, September 11.

An agreement was reached by the Drafting Committee, the edited reply to which will be handed in this evening-Haras,

ECONOMIC COUNCIL TO MEET AT BRUSSELS.

Paris, September 11.

The Supreme Economic Council will meet at Brussels between September 15th and 20th.-Haves, "

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

ADMIRAL VON TIRPITZ'S BOOK.

SOME INTERESTING CLAIMS:

EPTEMBER

1919.

U.S. NAVY.

THE NEW PACIFIC FLEET.

San Francisco, August 9.-The new Pacific Fleet of America: under Admiral Rodman has just arrived at San Diego, and will be reviewed here at San Francisco President Wilson himself on September 13

London, September 14. Admiral von Tirpits, in his book, claims that the battle of Jutland proved the superarity of the German personnel and material.br The German losses ware one-third of the British.

He says the German Fleet returned to its harbours elated and surprised at its success, the crews regretting the opportunity was not taken at the beginning of the war to stake the Fleet for a victory.

Admiral von Tirpitz declares that the most striking proof of the value of the German Nary is that the British avoided meeting it, especially the longer the war-lasted. Admiral von Scheer, in the course of 1916, made several fruitless efforts to bring the British, to battle, and their numerical inferiority made it possible for the Ger- mans to offer battle at Scapa or Dover.

Admiral von Tirpitz, describing the Jutland battle,,, however, after boasting of German superiority in the opening engagement by cruiser squadrons, admits that when the battle fleets engaged the German vanguard they were forced to turn by the British to an alteration of course. Thereby the Germans suddenly encountered the British main body, deployed in rist. It immediately concentrated heavy fire on the Germans. The situation thus accided- tally became tactically most disadvantageous. Admiral von Scheer escaped a dangerous position by turning the fleet together, a manoeuvre which few fleets of the world have carried out under & rain of fire. Having reformed, the Fleet swung round to re-attack, but the approach of night made a carefully planned battle formation impossible. "If the British had felt anywise superior, they would have clung to our fleet. In all circumstances Admiral von Scheer believed a renewal of the fight in the morning a certainty, but he pro- ferred to accept battle near & minefree fairway. Accordingly at night time he made for the neighbourhood of Horn Reef,

The new naval feet for the Pacific consists of 36 ships as follows

Superdreadnoughts-New Mexico, Arkansas, Mississippi, New York, Texas, Wyoming.

Battleships.--New Jersey and

Nebraska.

Destroyers-Bresse, Gamble, Lamberton. Ludlow, Walker, Boggs, Buchanan, Crosby, Dent, Elliott, Montgomery, Philip, Pal- mer, Radford, Ramsay, Thatcher, Ward, Waters. Woolsey, Wickes, aroall, Lea, Laub, and Kilty.

Tenders. Aroostook and Mel- ville.

Colliers-Vestal and Vulcan, In addition to these a stream of vessels is en route to Californian waters from European and Atlantic coast ports. Among these vessels are the following: from New York; fleet ail tender! Fleet supply tender Glacier! Kanawha from Port Arthur, Tex.; mine sweeper Partidge from Admiral Von Tirpitz constantly attacks Dr. Bethmann-Hollwegg Hampton Roads; tugs Undaunted and the ex-entourage flatterers for the inactivity of the Fleet early and Ontario from Lisbon, in the war, especially Admiral von Mueller, whom he describes as Portugal; destroyer Manley-from A courtier popular with ladies, a teetotaller, pacifist and friend of Gibralter and destroyer McCook had an Mr. W. T. Stead." He declares that Admiral von Mueller from Fiume. The submarines downfall, and

excessive share in the responsibility of Germany's and other vessels, including the relinquish

S&TS that the ex-Kaiser's reluctance to complete flotillas of destroyers, the Navy rusting. Admiral von Tirpitz in July, 1914, vainly urged tugs, colliers and the battleships the Supreme Command was responsible for mine sweepers, mine planters, the appointment of a Supreme Naval Commander, suggesting Virginia, Rhode Island, Georgia himself, as the officers objected to others. He says that already in and Vermont, will come to the the autumn of 1914 the members of the Kaiser's entourage only Pacific as soon as they return was particularly proud of the Mediterranean squadron. Hence the released from navy yards where dared to visit Admiral von Tirpitz after dark, and says the Kaiser from foreign stations ΟΥ are Goeben was not in the North Sea as Admiral von Tirpitz desired.

they are now overhauling.

'He says the entry of Japan into the war wrecked the plan of campaign of enemy trade by craiser squadrons and made it necess- ary for ships to attempt break through homewards. He says if his advice had not been disregarded, von Spee, after Coronel, would have got home with his ships separately, after the fashion of the Moore and other raiders, thus establishing the prestige of Coronel in the eyes of the world, but von Spee, being left ignorant of the general war position, encountered the Falklands squadron whose superiority he did not suspect.

SPECIAL TELEGRAM.

1 From Our Own Correspondent) EX-GERMAN STEAMER

Singapore, September 13... Another ex-German steamer, the Malaya, fying the Inter-Allied flag, bas arrived here.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

NATIONALISATION OF MINES.

MR. SMILLIE'S AIM.

London, Sept. 11.

The Trade Union Congress on a card vote passed a resolation moved by Mr. Smillie for nationalisation of mines by 4,473,000 against 77,000. 300,000 members of the Generat Workers' Union did not vote owing to the absence of their teller. The resolution instructed the Parliamentary Com- mittee in conjunction with the Miners Federation to im- mediately interview the Premier and insist on the "Govern meat's adopting the recommendation of the majority report of the Coal Commission. If the Government refused a special congress would be convened in order to decide upon action to compel the Government to accept the majority report.

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Labour correspondents explain that yesterday's vote of -the Trade Union Gongress was not a vote in favour of direct action but, sa the movers intended it was an expression of censure on the committee for declining to call the conference. The feeling of the Congress on the question will be tested on an explicit resolution, probably to-morrow.

At the Trade Union Congress Mr. Tom Shaw, M.P., DOT-, ing a resolution opposing the principle of industrial action in purely political matters declared that Mr. Smillie's aim was revolution and the establishment of a Soviet Govern- meat He believed the working classes generally were bitter- Is opposed to strikes for political ends and the place to decide these issues was the House of Commons.

Mr. J. Thomas M.P., déclared that not a single trade union had given any delegate a mandate on the question of direct action

The Congress by 2,250,000 votes to 2,088,000, sheived Mr. Shaw's motion.

The result of the voting on Mr. Shaw's motion wa possibly attributable to the speech of Mr. J. H. Tremas who, contended that the motion if carried might be construed by its apponents as a lever to be used against Labour in legiti mate industrial questions.

Frank Hodees of the Miners' Federation, declared that " the direct action movement was due to the fact that the electorate was denied the opportunity of turning out the Coalition Government.

Mr. Brown'ie, Locomotive Engineere' Samiatu, nemneing the motion said that it the Amvernment benke, ite mlodeon n' Lahone was entitled to use its power to see that faith was kept with the electorate.

THE COMPLETE FLEET. changes in the Pacific fleet shows Official recapitulation of the

ships from European waters, that it will, when joined later by contain 186 vessels, including eight superdreadnoughts, six battle- ships, one armored cruiser, ten protected cruisers, 106 torpedo- boat destroyers, fourteen sub- marines, two mine layers, twelve mine sweepers, one hospital ship, one repair ship, three supply ships, ten fuel ships, eleven tugs and one radio repair ship.

The superdreadnoughts are the New Mexico, Wyoming, Arkan- sas, New York, Texas, Tennessee, Idaho, Mississippi. The battle ships are the Virginia, New Nebraska, and Vermont. Jersey, Rhode Island, Georgia,

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The Atlantic fleet on its famous) cruise around the world, in 1908, required forty-one days for the voyage from that same Hamp.on Roads to San-Francisco. It went around Cape Horn, the Pacific fleet has come through the canal, The actual sailing, time of the. Atlantic, fleet was sixty-one days

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