THE ADRIATC

Southland Times, Issue 18854, 21 June 1920, Page 5

THE ADRIATC

MONTENEGRIN COUP PLANNED ANOTHER D’AMVUNZ'O By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (Reuter’s Telegrams.) PARIS, June IS. The Echo de Paris’ Naples correspondent says that General Peppino Garibaldi is preiaparing a coup in Montenegro similar to d’Annunzio's at Fiume. The move is expected to be made in a few days. THE TURKISH TROUBLE. ATTACK ON PUNJABIS. EFFECTIVE WORK OF BRITISH WARSHIPS. CONSTANTINOPLE. June IS. The Gordon Highlanders saved the Punjabi? from yesterday's attack on the Ismid front, in which the British had 40 killed and wounded. British warships inflicted heavy less upon the Nationalists who are now digging in on the hills. VENEZELOS OFFERS GREEK TROOPS. LONDON, June 19. (Received June 20, 5.5 p.m.i It is understood that M. Venczelos has offered the services of Greek troops in Asia Minor to subdue Turkish outbreaks, saying that he can guarantee that they will be equal to the task, ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER REPORTED. LONDON, June i 9. The Sunday Express asserts that the Cabinet accepted M. \ enezelos' offer of Greek troops to support the British at Ismid. The paper protests against the policy of supporting Greece in Smyrna, involving Britain in heavy obligations and enormous cost. The Turks on the Ismid front are digging in. Their strength is estimated at 37,000. but they are indifferently equipped. MESOPOTAMIAN UNREST. WILD RUMOURS IN INDIA. DELHI. June 19. i Received June 20, 5.."> p.m. l An example of the tension throughout the Middle East is furnished by a wild rumour circulated in India that outbreaks occurred in Mosul and Bagdad. It is learned from Bagdad that there was some effervescence during the feast- of Ramadan on May 19, but nowhere were there any acts of violence. A punitive column from Telapar has returned to Mosul and reports all quiet. The Arabs mad abortive attacks on a military post at Baiji on the Bagdad-Mosul line, but were repulsed with heavy losses. THE TURKISH TREATY.

CHINA WILL NOT SIGN. (Reuter’s Telegrams, i SHANGHAI. June 17. Cabinet has decided that China shall not sicn the Turkish Treaty ns it did not declare war against Turkey. Moreover, the treatv is inconsistent with Chinas policy regarding the abolition of ex-territoriality, inasmuch r.s it provides for a continuation of capituh rions. CHINA SIGNS AUSTRIAN TREATY. (Reuter’s Telegrams. I PEKIN, June 10. (Received June 21, 12.10 a.m.) The P resident has signed the Austrian Treaty. THE SUPREME COUNCIL. MEETING AT BOULOGNE. PARIS. June 18. The Supreme Council will meet at Boulogne as a preliminary to the Spa Conference. Its scope will be wider than usual, »s Italian. Belgian and Japanese representatives have been summoned to attend. The Council will discuss the total reparation required from Germany and the manner in which it is to he paid, and probably will also discuss Russian trade wlations. PREPARATORY DISCUSTiONS. LONDON. June 19. (Received June 2U, -5.5 p.m.) M. Millerand and Marshal Foch witu financial and military advisers, have arrived at Lympn for preliminary discussions with Mr Lloyd George in preparation for tht Boulogne conference. FOOD FOR GERMANY. REPORTED BRITISH AGREEMENT. NEGOTIATIONS PRACTICALLY SUSPENDED. LONDON, June IS. ftf Daily Chronicle says that the Vosriache Zeitung’s report regarding Britain’s to supply wheat to Germany is •orrect, but it is now unlikely that further Ibod will be supplied to Germany at the present time and negotiations have practically dropped. GERMAN POLITICAL CRISIS. A SOLUTION EXPECTED. BERLIN, June IS. H is expected that the crisis will be solTCiri by the formation of a middle bloc of Ac People’s Party. The Democrats will probably join the Government, whil the Socialists will maintain friendly neutrality. Kohrcnbach will accept the Chancellorship. EX-KAISER ILL. CONDITION SAID TO BE CRITICAL. BERLIN, June 19. (Received June 20, 5.5 p.m.i A Baden newspaper states that the conation of the ex-Kaiser is critical. POLES AND BOLSHEVIKS. RED CAVALRY SURPRISED. WARSAW. June 19. (Received June 20. 5.5 p.m.) The retreating Poles surprised a Bolshevik cavalry division near Radomysly and diove them into the swamps, where four thousand were drowned. Eight hundred Durrendered.

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NIKOLAIEVSK MASSACRE. JAPANESE DEMAND VENGEANCE. LONDON, June 19. (Received June 20, 5.5 pm.) The Daily Express Tokio correspondent states that the cry for vengeance for the Nikolaievsk massacre is sweeping Japan. Public feeling is rising with the fresh details that are furnished. Daily newspapers declare that the massacre surpassed the Lusitania horror and demand retribution. It appears that when the Bolsheviks entered the town the Japanese detachment and residents sought refuge in the Consulate, which the enemy’s artillery set on fire. Eventually the only survivors of the bombardment were the Consul-General, his wife and two children and the Japanese commander. As escape was impossible, all donned their best dress according to Japanese custom and then the Consul shot his wife and children and the Consul and commander stabbed each other, after the Samurai fashion. A national memorial service is being held, also a special session of Parliament. BOLSHEVIK EMISSARIES. HOLD UP SHIPS IN ITALIAN PORTS. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) LONDON, June 19. (Received June 20, 5.5 p.m.) An extraordinary story is current of the activities of Bolshevik emissaries in foreign ports. Since the advent of Bolshevism tame Russian ships have been transferred to the British flag and others have continued under the Russian Imperial flag. Two Russian ships owned by the Doresca Company of London were detained at an Italian port. A deputation from the Italian Seamen’* Federation informed the captain of one that they hail received instructions from the Soviet to send all Russian ships back to Russia. Ihe captain secured an Italian guard, but the deputation boarded the ship again, over powered the guard and removed all the essential parts from the machinery. SHANTUNG DISPUTE. OFFICIAL JAPANESE STATEMENT. (Reuter's Telegrams.) TOKIO. June 19. (Received June 20. 5.5 p.m. I An official statement on the question of Shantung, after confirming the report that China had declined direet negotiations with Japan concerning Shantung, goes on to show that China offered to replace the Japanese troops with Chinese along the important strategis Kinchaii-Tsingfu railway and also that China recently again urged the Japanese evacution of Shantung. Japan replied expressing surprise at China’s refusal to negotiate direct, thus delaying a settlement. Japan declares her willingness to withdraw the troops from the KiaochauTsingfu railway if China will organise a force competent to take over the responsibility of guarding their common interests. LEAGUE OF NATIONS. SERVICES ALREADY PERFORMED. EXPLANATION BY MR BALFOUR. (Reuter's Telegrams.) LONDON, June 17. In the House of Commons Mr Cecil Harmsworth stated that the members of the League of Nations had hitherto contributed £170,000 to its funds.

Speaking on the vote for British embassies and consular servicesti under which expenses for the League fall, Mr Balfour claimed that the League had already [>er formed considerable services to the world. The permanent Secretariat of the league would remain in London. There would be a general meeting of the League in November. when its future would be decided. Mi Balfour mentioned that an office had been established for the registration of treaties. Henceforth no treaty would he valid unless registered and open for inspection, and he stated that the question of division of the expenses among the members of the League would be submitted to experts at an international financial conference at Brussels.

Dealing with the four permanent committees established under the League on armaments, health, transit, ami international justice respectively, Mr Balfour cm pha.-i-ed the importance of the work of the Armament Committees and pointed out that everything depended on the nations supporting the policy of disarmament. If each nation declined to adopt disarmament on the ground that armament- were necessary for its security, then the tragedy for the League of Nations and the world wouL be great indeed. Dealing with the work of the league in connection with the Peace Treaty, Mr Balfour mentioned the appointment of a Commission to delimit the Saar Valley. The League had appointed a High Commissioner for Danzig who had framed the constitution to general satisfaction aim was drawing up a treaty between Danzig and Poland. The League was also dealing with the question of the threatened spread of zymotic diseases from the East westward, especially in Poland. The League acted through the Red Cross societies and appealed to the nations for funds. The League was also supervising the return ol prisoners from Russia. Europe and vice versa. The League was also considering the question of international finance ana the dislocation of credit, in regard to which a meeting of experts of the world would be held. The League was doing its best to find a European power to undertake a mandate over Armenia.

Mr Balfour proceeded to protest against the activities of enthusiasts who were urging the creation of a super-state to direct force- levied and paid by the sovereign states of the world and declared that the problem of bringing order out of chaos must be dealt with by the Supreme Council. otherwise those who were throwing that burden upon the league would be doing it the greatest possible disservice. The League, if overloaded, would assuredly break down and the most, promising effort hitherto marie in the direction of a new civilisation would bo destroyed.