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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

BOLSHEVIKS AND PEACE

London, Sept. 2. Beuter learns that the Bolsheviks delegation has pro- posed peace to the Ukrainians on the basis of the indepen- dence of Ukraine an condition of the latter's neutrality in the struggle against Denikin and Koltchak. The delegation declared that the Moscow Government had decided to con- elude peace with all national governments in order to crush the counter-revolution.

Copenhagen, Sept. 22

The Lettish Information Bureau says the armistice conditions to be presented to Soviet Russia by three Baltic States include the regulation of the frontier on an enthno- graphic basis, the creation of a neutral zone wherein ■ Bentral power will maintain order, the surrender of the Baltherist fest to a neutral power. An Esthoniam com- minique reports fierce fighting in the direction of Pakoff Many enemy attacks on trenches were repulsed with heavy Jors-

The Eathonian delegation says the Bolshevists express- ed readiness to resume the negotiations at any time. The impression of the Eathonians was that the Bolshevista are longing for peace..

ORIGIN OF THE, WAR.

Copenhagen, Sept. 22. A message from Vienna says the Foreign Office. has authorised the publication of official documents bearing on the origin of the war. They show that the Potsdam War Council of July, 1914 was really held. The documents include two anpublished cipher telegrams dated July 5 wherein the Austrian Ambassador at Berlin informed Berchtold of the result of an audience with the Kaiser and conversations with Bethmann Holwegg on the subject of the Austrian memorandum regarding Serbia The Ambassador says the Kaiser empowered him to inform the Emperor Francis Joseph that be could count on the full support of Germany in any action against Serbia. It was the Kaiser's opinion that action should not be delayed as Russia was unready. The Kaiser added they would regret it if the present favour- able moment were not seized. Bethmann Holwegg told the Ambassador that Austria could reckon on the support of har ally and friend Germany, The Ambassador says he assured. himself in further conversation that Bethmann Holwegg, like the Kaiser, regarded immediate action against Serbia as the best and most radical solution of Austria's difficulties in the Balkans. These telegrams were discussed at the Austro-Hungarian Ministerial Council in Vienna on July 7, whereat all opined that war was inevitable, Tisza alone striving to prevent it.

THE PREVENTION OF DUMPING.

Cologne, Sept. 92.

Mr. Kaott, President of the British Chamber of Com msrce in Germany, who interviewed Herr Erzberger, Finance Minister and Herr Schmidt, Minister of Economics, with regard to a proposal to establish a clearing house in Berlin "to control all exports from Germany to the British Empire and imports from Britain to Germany, states that the Ger- man Government has consented in principle to a British official controlling the licence department of the Ministry of Economica. Any unlicensed exports to Britain or importa from Britain are to be confiscated. This is to prevent the damping of German goods in Britain. Germany, however, at present is unable to dump as stocks of manufactures in Germany are very small Mr. Knott said the idea was that German manufacturers should make offers to some central British organisation through the Berlin clearing house and only such offers as were accepted would be allowed to leave Germany. Therefore the supply would only meet the demand and the idea of British control of the clearing house would be to see that exports did not exceed imports.

IRON-WORKERS STRIKE.

London, Sept.

The strike of fifty thousand iron-workers, if it lasts even for a few days, will affect several important allied trades, especially engineering and shipbuilding. It is alleged that the iron-workers by striking have broken the agreement between the engineering employers and fifty-one engineer ing and iron-workers Trade Unions, under which it was agreed that changes in wages in these trades should be dealt with nationally. Other Trade Unions have observed the agreement loyally. The iron-workers maintain that they have acted constitutionally by giving three weeks' notice to terminate the agreement. On the other hand, employers sad others maintain that the agreement could not be con- stitutionally terminated in this manner. Several respon- sible labourites, including Mr. Henderson, opposed the strike and it is stated many of the rank and file are lake- warm or hostile.

THE EGYPTIAN - RIOTS.

London, Sept 22.

It is officially stated that the Commission of Inquiry into the recent riots in Egypt and the future Government of Egypt consists of Lard Milner, chairman, Sir Bennell Bodd, Greporals Sir John Maxwell, Sit Owen Thomas and Messrs. J. A. Spender, Editor of the "Westminster Gazette" and Hurst, legal adviser to the Foreign Office.

AMMUNITION PLANT PURCHASED.

Paris, Sept. 20.

The Creusot Company of France has purchased the great Skoda ammunition pleat-Haves.

BELGIAN ROYALTIES TO VISIT AMERICA.

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Brussels, Sept. 22.

The King and Queen of Belgium and Prince Leopold have left Brussels for Ostend where they embark on the George Washington for the United States.

THE TEXAS FLOODS.

New York, Sept. 22.

A memage from Corpus Christi, Texas, says there se now nearly 400 fatalities from the recent floods. It is fear od 800 have perished.

AMERICAN STEEL-WORKERS TO STRIKE.

New York, Sept. 22.

steal workers is annound- demands include an eighi

THE HONGKONG HARDEN

THE EX-KAISER

REASONS FOR TRIAL.

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Writing in the Times on the question of the trial of the er Kaiser, Mr. Henry Morris says Many must have been amazed at the quibbles, subtleties, and subterfuges legal socio-politic al, religions of some of your correspondents, who have so in- vidiously and ingeniously endes voured to emancipate from trial and punishment the most execrment has at last undertaken. able criminal on earth, and thus

to set aside one of the provisions of the Versailles Treats and one of the principal objects of the League of Nations.

August say

the Ship acute shortage of ping Controller "earlier in the The chief thing that interests Parisians now from the aristo-month diverted several steamers. crat living in the Avenue Bois de formerly, puigaged in shipping coal Boulogne to the working man of to France, from this side in ballast Saint Ouen or Belleville in the to North Spanish ports. This fight against the "rie chere," or relieved the congestion of colliery dear living" which the Govern- tonnage which had arisen, coals were for a few days in good supply for buyers able to take immediate M. Noulens, the new Food Con-delivery, gas coals especially be troller, who has already taken ing more readily obtainable for the interesting measures has su London trade. There was, how mitted to the Council of Ministers ever, no break in prices. The strike (which approved it recently) on the North Eastern Railway, What matters it where the trial his plans to track unscrupulous though now settled, held up many is held, so long as this most merchants and to bring food wagons with coal for shipment, and interfered generally with articles to reasonable prices. wicked culprit is brought to justice, and--because of his An interesting new measure business. There is still a strong shameful and shameless instig-which has been undertaken by M. demand from all quarters, ation and encouragement of Noulens, and one which will come amongst the inquirers being the heinous murders, merciless rob into force immediately, is to Norwegian Stata Baiway for beries, barbarous outrages, and provide for the creation all over 12,500 tons of steam coals and ruthless enslavings is made France of special committees in 2,500 tons of gas coke for August warning for all time to future the chief towns of each depart and September shipment. It will tyrants, whether dynastic. demo-ment. The duty of these commit. be interesting to see the result of cratic, or demagogic?

tees will be to fix a scale of local tenders in consideration of that, in order to vindicate the articles, after allowing a profit of was secured by America at prices One need not share the opinion reasonable retail prices for food the fact that the previous contract true character of the trial, it 15 per cent. to the merchants. would be far better for it to take These committees will be presid- place at Geneva," to condemn as ed over by the local representa- of Ministry rhetorical extravagance the tire of assertion that because your lead- Agriculture. ing article (according to Sir Valentine Chirol) somewhat in clines to this view it thereby gives the case of the trial very largely away. It may, indeed, be not unreasonably considered that

These committees will meet on the proper place for the trial is Saturdays, fixing a list of prices in the country of one of the

for the following week.. Allies. not of one. the neutrals: that there are

Price so fixed will not be com- special political and geographical pulsory: they will only serve as in an indication for consumers and reasons against holding it either Belgium, France, Italy, retail merchants. But these liste Portugal Serbia, Greece, Ra of offices will be given consider mania. America, Japan, China, able publicity. They will appear or Siam; and that there are good in the papers, and will be posted grounds for regarding England as in towns and villages. They will the most appropriate country and also be posted in all shops whose London as the most convenient tenants ask for them; and so the city in which to hold it. And if authorities and the public will this was the deliberate opinion soon find out which shopkeepers of the Peace Conference, was do not wish to comply with the it for the British Prime reasonable prices secheduled by

under the guise the committees.

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far below Northumberland figures. The output continues to dwindle, and with the prospect of a further a result of the reduction as shorter hours now being worked at the pits, prices are quoted fires with an upward tendency. Coal owners, besides ordinary. contract demands and offimal requisitioning, are experiencing. keen pressure for home require- ments, and merchants, especially in the prevailing state of uncertainity, show little disposi tion to entertain forward con tracts. The Coal Controller has ordered exports to be further reduced, and there is now very little surplus for outsiders. It is reported that American coal owners are freely quoting prices in parts of Europe hitherto supplied by us. So far, they seem to have met with little success, although a fair quantity has been sold in Scandinavia and Holland; while France, hitherto largely supplied with steam coals from Newcastle and South Wales, is with the States of prudential motives," to lack In Paris there will be several negotiating

for eight million tona the moral courage to agree, or committees, at the head of which owing to our inability to for the Britisa nation to show will be Government officials and supply her. It is of interest to THE LEADING TOBACCONISTS IN THE EAST moral cowardice by refusing to municipal courtillors. This endorse the Premier's consent, measure will undoubtedly prove note the following from the Nautical Gazette of New for fear of accentuating Germen very useful for Parisians, and it York England, as a result of hatred of us? Who in his sound is much hoped that it will mark

the revolutionary changes in her senses can believe that any effort the end of the actual scandal..

coal industry, must face the loss [on our part to conciliate the Ger-

At present, prices of food of fully two-thirds of her pre-war mans will mitigate their hatred, articles differ most amazingly incoal export trade. That this or that anything we do or do not Paris shops.

affords a golden opportunity for do will appease their wrath and

Meanwhile, the police have American coal exporters to obtain soften their determination to mis- represent and malign us in the been given strict orders to track a firm hold on markets which tribunals Great Britain has, heretofore. future, as in the past, in every profiteers, and the

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A Paris butter dealer named Pottier was fined £400 recently

ROAD.

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over the ordinary one.

it suits their purpose to do so?

The writings, during the war, of von Freytag-Loringhoven, Hindenburg's farewell address to his troops, the Weimar speeches on the ratification of the Peace A Paris butcher who had been Treaty, and the appeals of the allowed to turn his shop into a German Officers' League on the municipal butchery, and who in ex-Kaiser's behalf indicate the consequence was, supplied with

risks run by leaving the dethron-mest to be sold a lower price, was ed Emperor within range of the charging 16 francs for a kilo influence of German intrigues and gramme of veal (about 6s. a

He was sentenced to one mouth's conspiracies.

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needs pointed out. position of our shipping, too, ought to be very considerably strengthened through this radical shift in the coal export situation, which will compel foreign buyers to look to us for the major part of their supplies, and which will assure vessels learing

THIS MONTH

to a much greater ext WHEN THE NECESSARY PRE-

extent than United States

formerly. The 1b)will, undoubtedly, profit most from this shifting in the sources of coal supplies, which may pre- To the argument that we shall feed a Hohenzollern legend"

sage an era of great prosperity. for our coal producers Bunker and make a hero out of a martyr at the expense and to the dis-

coals are in strong demand, both poltroon as a for British and Allied vessels and paragement of England if the trial takes place in London, we surely.

for export to coaling stations. fought to pay no attention what.

The impeachment of Warren The market for every quality of ever. Besides, there is little or no Hastings has been cited as a coke is stronger, with advancing fear of such a transfiguration. The warning against the trial But prices and supplies scarce. ex-Kaiser's character has nothing those familiar with Macaulay's of the hero in it. He has neither powerful essay on the subject the military genious, nor the find nothing in it to remind them.

the

regard such a hero or a martyr?

criticism nor protest nor reproach. But when a self-styled "Supreme War Lord" tells his soldiers that through Divine grace and by the help of science professors he has

capacity of leadership in battle, of Wilhelm IL of Hohenzollern, gunfire attacks calls forth neither nor the ability for initiating except his resemblance to the schemes of civic, and commercial Hindu Brahmin, the Maharajah progress that the Hohenzollern Nuncomar, whose name is so in Frederick II. possessed. Again separably associated with War- Napoleon, in spite of his ambition ren Hastings's guilt and misfor to obtain the hegemony of Europe, tune. If one attempts to imitate been able to provide his army and its attendant crimes, wa Macaulay's description of Nun- with poison-gas shells by which enemy can be annihi- really a hero, and one. comar and the Bengali national the

of the greatest generals

character in describing the ex-lated, and awards iron crosses to world has produced. He per Kaiser, one would say What those of his sailors who sink the horns are to the buffalo, what Lusitanianas, and hospital ships sonally led bis armies to great victories. He was not a the paw is to the tiger, what the and bomb undefended towns, it is sneaking but an open, defiant, lie is to the fatiguer and the he, and not alone his agents, who and self-declared foe, who freely rogue, what robbery is to the ought to be arraigned, with the expressed his hatred and envy of highwayman, what the stiletto is object of deterring, other rulers the British The ex-Kaiser, on to the assassin, what the fingers from following his evil courses. the other hand, never led his grip is to the garotter, what And why should not the felon soldiers into action. His military the torpedo and the U-boat are career, like that of Louis XIV. to the Teutonic pirate, deceit, consisted in being an onlooker at diplomacy, and

Wer are

to

whose crimes are far worse than

had even been committed before

be dealt with in a manner which of itself forms a precedent ? Ben a siege when it was thought the Wilhelm II. place was sure to fall, and that Is such a man to be let off with- To punish disciplined subordin- nothing would prevent him from out a trial? To borrow a simile ates, and leave the malefactor, marching into it caparisoned in all from's passage in another article by whose authority and direction the panoply of victory. Like a by MacaulayThe poisoning of these subordinates were encour treacherous hypocrite, he as an Emperor is in one sense a far aged in their crimes, to fall into cepted the hospitality of those more serious matter than the the hands of Heaven, not into whom, in his heart, he hated poisoning of erat. and envied; and, whilst professing poisoning of an the strongest attachment to this ordinary mean country, was conspiring against symptoms requ it in every quarter of the globe. science journa Like a sneak and a coward, he poisoning of deserted his troops in their defeat, in chemistry and ran away from his country comm in the moment of its disaster.

How can the world possibly

Bat the those of man, or merely to leave Emperor by him to the judgment of history,

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