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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S PROGRAMME.

IMPORTANT PEACE TREATY RESERVATIONS.

New York. February 21. The Republican State Convention has unanimously adepted programme which will be the Republican keynote of the coming Presidental campaign.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26. 1920.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

PEACE TREATY AS FOOTBALL

À POLITICAL ISSUE IN AMERICA.

Washington, February 21. Senator Hitchcock, in a speech in the Senate to-day, declared that it would be the Republicans on fault if the Peace Treaty became the football of politics.

Senator Borah replied that the Treaty was already recognised as an issue in the coming political campaign.

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THE FAR EASTERN MARKETS.

AN AMERICAN COMPLAINT.

Washington, February 20. Mr. Alexander, Secretary of Commerce, has issued a statement

After declaring against all forra of violence and revolutionary agitation, the programme favours the immediate ratification of the Treaty of Peace, with declarations making it elcar that the United States retains unconditional rights to withdraw from the League of Nations on proper notice; that the United States assumes no oblig-deploring the action of the Congressional Appropriation Committee ations to send American forces abroad; and that the United States shall not be drawn by the operation of Part 13 of the Treaty into the net spread by International Socialism.

The programme favours an International Conference. meeting "at stated intervals, to consider the rules of Internation! Law,

ANOTHER PEACE CONFERENCE?.

London, February 21.

A telegram from New York says Senator France has introduced a resolution in the Senate to convoke a new International Conference. It provides for the President sending out invitations to three delegates of all nations to meet in Washington in November for the purpose ot settling world-wide reconstruction problems."

The resolution apparently proposes a new Peace Conference and is seemingly connected with the United States opposition to granting the British Dominions separate voting power in the League of Nations and to being involved in the protection of other States: against aggressors.

GERMAN WAR CRIMINALS.

THE CROWN PRINCE IGNORED.

London, February 21. A telegram from Paris says the Allies have decided not to reply to the telegram which has been received from the ex-Crox Prince, offering to surrender.

THE TRIALS AT LEIPZIG.

Berlin, February 21. Preparations are proceeding for the trial of the accuse Germans at Leipzig. The court will be composed of seven Judges Meanwhile the so-called Justiciaries Commission in Paris, which is investigating questions connected with the subject. has selecter a number of dossiers containing overwhelming evidence for dispatel to Germany.

THE SIBERIAN FIGHTING.

JAPANESE ENGAGED IN FIERCE STRUGGLE

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

RUSSIA AND THE ALLIES.

IMPORTANT OFFERS BY SOVIET GOVERNMENT.

London February 21.

SHERWIN-WILLIAMO

PAINTS & VÄRNISHES

The Morning Post correspondent at Copenhagen says that on the eve of his departure for England, Mr. O'Grady was informed that the Soviet Government is ready to consent to complete demobil- isation of the Red Army on condition that the integrity of the frontiers of Soviet Russia are guaranteed by the Entente

Conversations took place between Mr. O'Grady and M. Litvinoff concerning the economic conditions to be established in the industrial and agricultural enterprises which will form the concessions to be given Entente capitalists. Conversations also took place concerning a possible modification of the Soviet system of Government.

LORD RUSSELL.

DEATH OF WELL-KNOWN JOURNA LIST,

London, February 20. The death is announced of Lord Russell, the well-known

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TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

The closing rats of the dollar, oa demand, to-day was 52/744a.

THE WEATHER. Forecast Body. Barometer. 30.16. Terapeesome 2pm. 1-60; Humidity p

EXCHANGE

Exchange is firmer today, although there is no alteration in the rates, compared with yester day.

The demand for American twenty-gold dollar pieces bas suddenly stopped in the Straits Settlements. This has resulted in money chargers and gold leaf dealers here being obliged in cutting down the appropriation for Foreign Trade Service from the

to buy back the Straits American trade machine at the very time when American manufact-

bills 1.658.000 demanded to $490.000. He declared it was scrapping the

which they previously almost overwhelming handicap in

sold to the. Banks against pro- urers, were encountering an exchange rates and when England, Japan, and Germany were redou

bable gold shipments, at rates bling their efforts in the Far East. He asserted that the Eastern journalist.

the [Lord Russell, who was better known as Sir Edward Russell, had under

official quotation... markets would return a thousandfold for every dollar the Governalent spent, and pointed out that the reduction of the appropriation meant been editor of the Liverpool Daily Post since 1869. He was Treasurer These dealers have been buying the abolition of American Commercial Attaches and a reduction of of the Newspaper Prees Fund and first Chairman of the Liverpool since yesterday, over a million

Reform Club. He was formerly a dramatic critic in London and dollars

of Straits was one of the first to recognise Henry Irving's genius. For two bills being negotiated through the members of the American Trade Commission.

years (1885-87) he was M. P. for the Bridgeton Division of Glasgow, the Banks within two days. but he resigned on finding the duties incompatible with the 'editor- abip of a daily journal.-Ed. H. K. T.]

AMERICA AND EX-GERMAN SHIPS.

THE AGREEMENT WITH THE ALLIES.

Washington, February 21.

In reply to an enquiry from the Senate, President Wilson stated at he had not entered into any agreement with the officials of Great Britain concerning the Sale of the ex-German liners seized in American ports, neither had he entered into any agreement respect.. ing the disposition of these ships by the United States.

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TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

NEW COMMERCIAL PORTS.

Shanghai, February 25.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to declare that the

converted by the

Government into commercial

The President has also transmitted to the Senate a copy of the proposed agreement made in Paris between the Allied and Associated Governments under which each is to retain as its own "complete title to and use of all ships captured on the seas and detained during former German settlements in Teintsin, Shanghai, Henan and the war as a war measure." The agreement also provides that since Hupeh be the ships to be retained by the United States. Brazil, China, Cuba porte. ind Siam exceed their claims for merchant tonnage lost, a Commis sion shall determine the reasonable value of such excess, and those" countries shall pay such sums to the Commission for credit to Germany in making reparation for war losses of merchant ships.

THE JONES BILL.

Washington, February 21 The Senate Commerce Committee has favourably reported on the Jones Bill, which prohibits the sale of ex-German liners except is Congress shall hereafter decide.

POLISH ASPIRATIONS.

REPLY TO RUSSIAN PEACE OFFER.

Warsaw, February 21.

THE FOOCHOW INCIDENT,

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Shanghai, February 25. The Japanese Minister has shown an inclination to peacefully settle the Foochow incident.

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DAY BY DAY.

The Tenyo Maru came in to day with 114 first-class, 41 second- class and 252 steerage passengers

STREET FIGHT.

HOW WOMEN. WAGE WAR

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Consequently, the price of these so-called "double eagles" has dropped. Gold leaf dealers are selling their stocks owing to the temporary stoppage of the demand in Singapore and Penang Large shipments of these gold dollars are contionally arriving in the Colony from Shanghai, facilitated by a favoureble tael rate. Arrivals of the "double eagles" from the United States continue to be heavy.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

There is probably no city in the world which bas its records ia such a hopeless muddle as has London. The very few text-books are mostly modelled one on the other, each perpetasti-, mer's mistakes ad inaccuracies. - the for Recently Trincess Mary opened a

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ywomen's club at 9,WineOffice- court, Fleet Street. The printed matter-making for record and banded to guests at the function- stated that this was where Gold- smith lived. No. 6, a little way down the court, to-day an A reporter of this paper was an The reply of the Polish Government to Russia's peace offer will

interested witness to a little fight new building, stands on the site ready in a few days and will be submitted to the London Peace

that took place at about 11 of the house in which, so far as Conference. The reply will "insist on the illegality of all three

Yesterday's health return o'clock this morning at the one can ever know, Johnson artitions of Poland and propose a scheme for carrying the shows one Polish eastern frontier to the Dvina and the Dniester, but the enteric, the

non-fatal case of junction of Wellington and retrieved the manuscript of The being a Wyndham Streete. It appears record of Goldsmith baving lived Vicar of Wakefield." There is no Poles admit the subsequent right of the populations thus. included Britisher.

that two Chinese damsels bore as "self-determination if they repudiate Polish nationality.

London, February 21. A Moscow wireless message says the insurgents, supported be Chinese, are fighting the Japanese on the Amur. The Whites have been reinforced by Japanese and a fierce struggle is raging."

MURDER OF KOLTCHAK.

BRITISH OFFICERS ALSO EXECUTED.

London, February 21.

The Morning Pd in the course of a leader says it learns or good authority that four British ofcers were murdered with Admiral Koltchak.

THE TURKISH PEACE TREATY.

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London, February 21.

It is officially announced that the Supreme Council has resumed discussion of Peace with Turkey. Substantial progress has been made and a number of important provisional decisions providing the ground-work of the Treaty bean reached.

DEARER TAXI CHARGES.

London, February 21.

In consequence of the owners' demands for higher fares, the Home Secretary has decided to sanction an all-round increase of fifty per cent. upon the pre-war taxicab charges, from March 1st. The decision cancels the war-time initial hiring charge of sixpence.

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THE IRISH UNREST,

London, February 21. The Irish military authorities have decreed that after the 23rd inst everybody must remain indoors in the Dublin Metropolitan District between midnight and five o'clock in the morning.

HOLIDAY FOR JOURNALISTS.

London, February 21.

It has been decided not to publish newspapers in London or the provinces on Good Friday.

THE FLIGHT TO THE CAPE.

London, February 21. The Times correspondent at Cairo saya Cockerell has resumed bis fight to the Cape.

GERMANY'S CUNNING DESIGN.

Copenhagen, February 21. M. Litvino asserts that Germany is entertaining a plan to involve Poland in war with Soviet Russia with a view to taking opportunity to reconquer her lost Eastern Provinces.

A BOLSHEVIK ATTACK.

sufferer

A Chinese girl. 18 years of age. has been sent to the Government Civil Hospital by the Police, suf- fering from opium poisoning.

Among the passengers arriving Warsaw, February 21. by the Tenyo Maru to-day were The Bolsheviks bave launched a long-prepared attack in the the Rev. Crole Rees, Mr. J. de B. listrict of Polonia, in the Province of Volsynia. Fierce day-long Lancaster and Mr. W. A Butter- ighting resulted in the repulse of the Bolsheviks, despite their field. humerical superiority.

CHINESE RED CROSS DELEGATE.

Geneva, February 21.

Dr. Wong, Medical Director of the Chinese Red Cross Society. is the first delegate to arrive for the forthcoming inaugural meeting to the General Council of the League of Red Cross Societies.

MEXICAN BANDITS RELEASE AMERICAN.

New York, February 21. Mr. Adams, the Superintendent of an American-owned mine at Avalos, who was kidnapped by Mexican bandits, has been released. No details are to hand

CZECHS STAND BY ALLIES.

Prague, February 21. The Foreign Minister states that Czecho-Slovakia will not make a separate peace with Russia, but will only act in accord with the Allies...

NORDEN FELT DEAD.

Stockholm, February 21. The death in announced of Nordenfelt, the quick-firing gun inventor.

EGYPTIAN MINISTER RESIGNS.

Cairo, February 21. Sirry Pasha has again'résigned and is retiring from political life.

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grievance against each other, and at any other house in the court. the most approved female fashion until a few years ago, the Press the quarrel was fought out in It was in this rebuilt No. 6 that, amongst the Chinese-with clogs. Club had its "Goldsmith Lounge.” Discarding these from their feet, they went for each other with Numbers in streets and courts the ferocity of wild cats. Afin Londoni are, one is aware, often crowd of Chinese, mostly males, altered, although there is, appar: began to gather, and encouraging ently no record of this having remarks were flung out, calculated occurred, in the case of Wine to spur on the young amazons to Office-court. Some years ago, a greater degree of ferocity, if when the Corner House in that were possible. The more the Strand W&3 built, there heartless of the crowed started to was

great outcry that jeer, whereat a kind person Benjamin Franklin's houss-long. We are asked to state that stepped in and spoiled the fun by tableted as such-would di Repulse Bay Hotel is fully booked separating the combatants. This appear in the scheme. This house for the night of Saturday, the was bow the wordy war was was at the top of Craven-street. 28th instant, both in regard to carried on after the physical one The excitement did not subside dancing and dining accommod- was over

until Sir Laurence Gomme, our ation, and also that no tea dan- "You are a cursed devil," was modern Stowe, wrote to the papers sant will be held on that day.

the gentle remark of one maiden. to say that some two or three You are a "cursed devil," generations back the numbers in retorted the other, no less gently. Craven-street had been alterad, The Fire Brigade had to deal

"You are one who does not and that Franklin had never with a fire which broke out fear being cursed.

lived on the Corder House site. at an untenanted house

You, not me, are one who | As a consequence a building at.. No. 105, in Shanghai Street, does not fear being cursed.".. the bottom of the street, on the yesterday. Damage was caused How the lively dialogue ended other side of it, now bears the more by the water used by the could not be known, as our re- Franklin plaque. foremen than by the flames. The porter made a hurried departure building is covered by insurance from the scene.") to the extent of $4,000.

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The Manchester window cleaner who sings duets with himself is not the first double- voiced individual. Frank Buck- land was once introduced to a similarly endowed man, but does not appear to have got at him- secret. If the laryngeal theory is correct, a double larynx would do the trick, but the mystery of Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.13 dual-control" would remain, although we are all endowed with Victoria Theatre-8.15 p.m.

the power of separate control in the case of hands and feet. Five. TO-MORROW.

minutes with laryngoscope would enable, the window-cleaner to settle a big scientific question, un to whether the goal cords

A smart piece of work was per- formed by the Yaumsti Police on the 16th instant, when, a few hours after G robbery perpetrated at No. 178 Canton Road, they traced and arrested four Chinese who are alleged

formm the gang which carried out the crime. On the prisons of these men, who wore afrested in different houses, 8100 worth of money,"clothing, and jewellery, | forming a portion of the loot, was: Coronet Theatre -5,15 and 9.15 PODARUTAL. They are wolf oší pár. trial at the Magiştii

Victoris Theatre-9:15 pm.

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