PROGRESS REPORTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 156, 27 March 1919, Page 5

PROGRESS REPORTS

Paris, March 25. The definite peace proposals now formulated will be considered durin? the next two or three days by 11. Clemenceau, President Wilson,' Mr. _ Lloyd George, and Signer Orlando, and will probably be ready for signature next week. -Au's.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (Roe. March 26. 7.45 p.m.) Paris, Starch 21. The League of Nations Committee has adopted an American amendment protecting the nations against the influx of foreign labour. Most of the committees of the Peace Confcronce have concluded their labours, and are merely awaiting permission from the Supreme Council to submit reports. (Rec: March 27, 0.45 a.m.) Paris, March 21. Colonel House, in an interview, said he thought that the preliminary Peace Treaty might bo ready on Saturday week. The German delegates would be here three weeks hence.

A Commission of five members will visit Syria to obtain an idea of the people's desires as regards the mandatory. A Committee lius been appointed to deal with German shipping. It will have its headquarters*at Rotterdam, not Hamburg. The Economic Commission will faw great difficulty in drawing up the list of goods which Germany may not export. Allied views are widely divergent. The Americans take a mild view, while the British view is moderate. Tho others desire a stringent list. The Council of Ten is btill engaged in the Polish question.—Aue.-N.SS. -Cable Assn. AUSTRIAN FLEET HANDED OVER VENICE EN FETE (Rec. March 26, 11.15 p.m.) London*, March 26. The Austrian fleet was handed over to Italy at Venice on Sunday. King Em- • manuel was present. It .was an impressive ceremony. The Austrian warships arrived in single file, flying no flag, and manned by Italian sailors. Venice was en fete.—Aus.-N.is. Cable Assn. BLOCKADE OF AUSTRIA-HUNGARY • RAISED Paris, March 24 A dispatch from Vienna, states that the Allies have raised the blockade against Austro-Hungary. — Aus.-N.il, Cable Assn, reductionlfTrmaments CLAUSE AMENDED. ~ : Paris, March 2i. The Reduction of Armaments Clause has been amended to constitute nierelv a recommendation to the Governments lo reduce armaments.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. WILL THE GERMANS SIGN? discussion~6n~refusal of TERMS (R«c. March 26, 11.30 p.m.) New York, March 25. The New York "TimeeV Genera correspondent states that von Hindenburg, General Luetwitz, Colonel Reinhardt, Herr Ebert, and Horr Scheidmann are conferring on the advisability. of refusing to sign tho preliminary peace terms. Dr. Rantzau is quoted :.j saying: "It ; is a question whether we have not overy- '. thing to gain and nothing to lose by I passive resistance."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable ; Aeaii.