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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FARLIER TELEGRAMS.

GERMAN 'TRICKERY IN RUSSIA.-

London, Cer. U

4 Letish ocial message says: The Germano-Russians, attacking towards Riga on a front of thirty kilometres ba- Dream Stolni and the coast, have occupied Schlock. German aragurod cars and aeroplanes were used in attempting to bands Rigs. The attack was generally repulsed sanguinarily. Two German companies were cut up with machine guns. Fighting continues.

Anoer prepant declares that the enemy attacked re- posedly all night long in overwhelming numbers unsuccess- fally. A state of siege is ploclaimed in Riga where Anglo- Freach wasps have cleared decks for action.

Helsingfors. Pet. 5.

The Daily Mail" correspondent states that Bermohit's advance guard of Germano Russians occupied Riga in the The extent of the fighting and rùmposition of the morning dedopa xe unknown. It is believed the assailants numbered ten

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Bria, Oct. 11.

The Lokal Anzeiger" in a message from Liban says: Aftor verore fichting in the marshes before Riza Bermendt's Boros yesterday morning captured the suburbe of Biza. This werwing they exptured Thorensberg by nasant and occupied the bridge,

London, Oct. 11.

Dopaei Bermonds, not Remodt, is described in Berlin na the Osceralissimo of the West Russian Volunteer Army bet dat wat any is larsely fieniona is confirmed by an in- torriow with. Von der Goltz at Mitos pablisind in Hamburg when he said-only German soldiers who joined. Bermondz. were not dining in Courland. He added they were now for eignet am no Government could recall at the Entente's orders

Berlin, Oct. 11.

Beya nd: Landed a note to the Eliente representatives at Mikin on Oct. 2. He says as the head of the Russian Army in the Western Provinces, he concluded an agreement with the Commanders of German troops occupying the country guar anteeing a gradual withdrawal of teir troops to Germany but bert and Estonian troops violated the seutral zone and attackei Die'troupe which were replacing German posts. He was wherefore corpulled to occupy a new line which will faciate the advance against the Bolshevists. He hopes the Allied pavers will support him in accordance with the treaties condaded with my country," Bermondt has also sent a note to the German Government expressing "Hussia's thanks for banforgetable services German troops have rendered in vuring the Russian berder provinces from Bolshevism."

Copenhagen. Det.

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A munke from Riga says Bermond: has proclaimed Dourfan and Mitan as belonging to the Russian Government and has assumed the tide of Governor-General. He is sup- ported by German Balie Barons.

Beater warns that the Lettief, comand. or Laidoner, asked for Esthonia's aid.

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NATIONALISATION OF MINES.

Hr. Lloyd George, replying to Trade Union deputatione gacy of nationalisation of mines adhered to the policy, anounced in the House of Commons and declared that the people were convinced the experiment, should be tried they had got the constitutional machinery to carry it out. The Government had definitely decided that it could ant undertake the State management of mines which would not savo pease or increase catpur. Therefore the Govern ment abided by their proposals, namely, to buy out all owners" mining royalties, to nationalise coal deposits, improve the conditions of life of miners and give him an effective voice in conditions affceting his health, his safety in mines and the management of the whole basiness.

The deputation to the Premier was headed by Mr. Stuart Bunning and it included all the Miners' Executive, alzo Messrs. Smille, Bowerman, Will, Thorne and others. There have been strong expressions of dissatisfaction at the nature of the Premier's reply and a great nationalization' propaganda is being planned.

WAR ECHOES.

Paris, Der. 10.

A debate in the French Chamber led to sensational re- velations regarding the failure of the French offensive in Champagne in April, 1917. M. Paintére, then Minister of War, told the Chamber that the Germans discovered the plans with the result that the offensive was smashed before reaching the Germans' second lize. The French in ten days lost thirty- four thousand killed and thirty thousand wounded. Ex-Premier Briand dramatically intervened in the debate. declaring that on the authority of the British and French Gov- ernments General Neville took command of the Franco-British armies in January, 1917, and was entitled to give instructions to Goneral Haig. What then happened is wrapped in ob- scurity but a Paris paper publishes a letter purported to be written by M. Briand to Mr. Lloyd George complaining of the "tendencies of Hair to evade instructions, thus render- ing unity of command impossible,

PEACE TREATIES.

Paris, Oct. 10.

The Senate has unanimously adopted the Peace Treaty and the Anglo American French Treaty

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1919.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

RACE SUICIDE.

London, Oct 10

Sir Rider Haggard, giving evidence before the National Birthrate Commission, dwelt on the dangers of artificially keeping down births which is now widespread in every West- era nation. except, perhaps, Russia and Germany. He opined that unless, a startling change happened the Western races within the next two centuries would be submerged beneath a great new influx from the teeming myriads of the East. He doubted the effectiveness of appealing to the consciene of the Empire to stop this race suicide, but thought the State might stamp cur diseases tending to sterilize the race, also subsalize motherhood and, as a desperate ultimate resort. the State could directly or indirect bring up all children even holding out a kind hand to those not born in wedlock.

SECRET ARMING.

Berlin, Oet. D.

There were stormy scenes at the National Assembly when the Independent Socialist Hencke condemned the suppres sion of the Independent Socialist newspapers and made start- ing allegations that students' societies, ex-soldiers' societies, ride clubs, gymnastic societies and farmers were receiving arms in large numbers which was a violation of the Pence Treaty. There were indignant shouts of "You are hounding the Entente soldiery against Germany." Herr Hencke retorted that he was speaking the truth. The Nationalist Heintz ad- mitted that his party was striving to establish the Mon- archy. Minister David reminded the House that the Mon- archy had plunged Germany into deepest misery."

PROGRESS OF AVIATION,

Washington, Oct. 10

In the Senate the Military Committee has recommended the additional appropriation of fifteen million dollars for army aircraft construction in connection with the establishment of air routes to Parama, Alaska and probably to Asia..

GLASGOW UNIVERSITY RECTORSHIP.

London, Oct 10.

Mr. Bonar Law will be the Unionist and Mr. Bertrand Russell the Socialist candidate for the Rectorship of Glasgow University. The election takes place on the 25th inst.

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

NEW BUSINESS CORPORATIONS AT DAIREN,

RUSSIAN TERRORISM,

STORIES BY FUGITIVES,

In a suite of rooms in the Russian Embassy, at Chesham- place. London, more than 100 ladies sit sewing day by day.

They are all refugees from Russia, and are either Russians or Englishwomen whose lives. have been lived in Russia, where they formed part of the British colony. They work from 10 o'clock to 5, and receive their lunch and tea and 6s. a day.

For this slender shield agains: the destitution which awaited them when they fled from the Bolshevik rule leaving all behind, they are indebted to Lady Georg- ins Buchanan, wife of Sir George Buchanan. the last. British? Amassador to Russia.

I needlework, which they have learnt to do skilfully and artistically, they seek to forge their wrongs. And now th

Si: appointment of

George Buchanan as Ambassador Rome threatens the withdrawa from these sad women of theb protectress. and the loss of the work which means sustenance and comfort to them.

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19.00

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30,' x 3"

23.00

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32" x 36"

26.50

25.00

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31x 4"

36.00

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32" x 4"

38.00

36.50

6.50

33" x 4"

39.00

37.50

7.00

34" x 4"

40.00

38.50-

7.50

Recently & Daily Chronicle rỚ- presentative walked through the werkrooms, where women whe once played their brilliant part ir

life the sparkling social Petrograd in the old days wer stitching and embroidering garments; in all the colours which Russian peasants love, for the pleasure of English Purchasers.

At one table was working a yung girl golden-haired and with the deep blue eyes of the fair Russian. Her face was marked with lines of tragedy, and under hereyes were deep shadows painted by days and nights of

sorrow,

The Daily Chronicle representar tive asked for her history.

"She is a girl-widow, only 25 rears old, and she had been mar- ied less than two years when her husband died in prison, where he had been thrown for the crime of being an Englishman,"

the answer.

was

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

MOTOR DEPARTMENT.

Garage No 7 Russell St.

'Phone 659,

HONGKONG TAILORING CO.

The young widow, who when LADIES AND GENTS TAILORING

she married Mr. Turnere a well- krown member of the English colony in Petrograd, wa Mile. Frida Lesman, daughter of an old Russian family, told the. Daily Chronicle representative her story.

1. "I was married to my husband the English church in Petro- grad on July 17, 1917." she said. "My husband was first taken from me and put in the fortress of Peter and Paul on August 10, 1918. The reason given was that he was an Englishman.

Shortly after I also was taken From January up to September to prison. but I was only there TRADE OF VLADIVOSTOK.

seventy-five new business cor- for 24 hours. It was 3 o'clock in The trade of the port Vladivostok for the first half the Dairen had been established, and thing to eat; then they gave us ofporations with headquarters at the afternoon before we had any. current year amounted to R.19,-the total capital is established at 144.000, being an increase by over eighty million yen. R2.186,000 over the corresponding capital of these corporations range we perind of last year. The export from 100,000 yen to several million of cereals during the same period of ren. A few of the above have was 1.366.000 poods, as against not yet received the formal sanc- only 140,000 peods for the first tion of the authorities for their half of the preceding year. Lestablishment.

INTERNATIONAL FAIR.

A scheme is on foot for organis- ling an International Exhibition

our only meal for the day, except The some tea, which was so bad that couldn't drink ic. Our meal consisted of water, in which harrings bad been cooked. and bigger then my thumb. two pieces of black bread no

"I was released, the guar3 giving me a blow on the back The next day my baby was born. and telling me to get out quickly. The little child was born dead

"When I was let out my father was arrested. I went back to my wn house, which had been taken

CUPPER MINES OF SIANGYANG.

A telegram has been received from a certain company reporting at Lille in 1920, grouping together that copper of the best quality is manufacturing, commercial, and to be found at Ting Cha Hao in technical elements interested in the South West of Stang Yang. collaborating in the reconstruc-Nanchang. Mining operations over by the Red Guard. They tion of the devastated areas of are in the hands of the Deputy took most of my furniture and North France. A good opport- Munitions Officer, but financial jewellery. Fifteen soldiers were unity will "thus be affored for difficulties have heretofore prestationed in my house, and for Allied trade to enter into direct! vented the mines being worked. contact with French buyers,

the two small rooms which I was The officer has conferred with an allowed to keep I was obliged to SIBERIAN AGRICULT TRAL BANK English mining expert, who says pay a rent of 270 roubles & It is expected that a financin. that to start operations will cost month. Those soldiers played my medium under the style of the will be started under Sino-English into my house. Every time I was $3,000,000. It is hoped the work

piano and brought their friends Siberian Agricultural Bank wile be established on a share capitall auspices. Miners who have ex-obliged to pass them to leave my basis by the Siberian Dairymen's amined the mines are of the opin house they mocked me. Union. One half of the shares ion that they would pay well.

of the proposed bank, according

to intelligence from Omsk, will:

be subscribed to hy the Union.!

of U. S. bankers.

From time to time I had news ELECTRICITY FROM WATER

of my husband. I learnt that to- POWER.

wards the end of December, 1918, and the other half by a number the chances of electricity de Rayner. He was transferred to As the cost of coal increases he had tried to escape with Mr. veloped from water-power being another prison, and at the end of FOREIGN MINING ENTERPRISE able to compete successfully with Math of this year I was told that They that generated by staam become my husband was dead. Permission has been granted more favourablo. An article said he diel of starvation, bat I by the Government-General of which appears in the August think he must have been killed. Chosen for the establishment issue of The Times Engineering T were drops of blood on his of the Asia Mining Company Supplement, now published, dis-had by Mr. John Longfield, Mr. cusses this question in the

have not received my hus-

IN CHOSEN.

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T. L. Jeffcoat, and six other light of the present coat band's will, or papers, and I am capitalists. The company aims of constructing the works with u* many”

at exploiting some mines innecessary for the utilization of Chosen. It will have a capital of water power in Scotland, and Y150,000 and will establish its comes to the conclusion that main office at Seoul..

-ROUND-THE-WORLD AERIAL A RACE.

hydro-electric power should be The American Aeronautical able to compete with coal at 15s. C. bannounced the decision, upor OIL FIELDS IN FORMOSA. a ton. In that country it is con- the proposed round-the-world The Japanese Naval Office sidered that the total water power

ar al race. The prize of the race entrusted both the Japan Oil Co. capable of economic development will be one million dollars an and the Hoden Oil Co., towards is equivalent to abont 300,000 the aviators joining in the rac the end of last year, with the electrical horse power working may use either a roplanes o tentative mining of the oil fields continuously. This amount is airships. The route of the race i in Ako Prefecture, Formone. The much greater than the present boring process proceeded down output of all the Scottish supply to the depth of 720 ft. in the case undertakings, and if that on put of the former Company and 840 were produced by water fastead ft. is the other case. Gas is of by steam it would dean the already shooting up to the surface saving of nearly 2,000,000 tons of actively, giving an excellent hope, coal sunually.

either via Tokyo, Kamchatka an the Behring S of via Newfound and, Greenland. Iceland, an Alaska. The Committee of th race will leave on a tour “O inspection of the proposed routes in October.

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