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THE WAR.
LATEST
TELEGRAMS.
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THE GERMAN RETREAT.
HARD-PRESSED BY THE BRITISH..
LONDON, March 10, Koutar's correspondent" at British Headquarters in France. telegraphing | to-day, reports:-
THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA
THE QUESTION OF FINLAND.
PETROGRAD, March 19. The detective and gendarmerie Ber We continue to press hard on the vices are being re-organised. Fortner heels of the retreating enemy with our mergers have been sent to the front. reconnoitering patrols, of which there is The reactionery metropolitan "officiale
a consitlerable force, frequently resting at Petrognal and Moscow have been with Uhlans who are covering the compulsorily retired. Tho. Prosidents' enemy's rearguard, with the result that there is much brisk fighting: but the main enemy forces decline action Whatever may have been the enemy's tactical scheme it is certain that we
the Zemstors for Mayors) are playing the provincial governors in the management of food supplies..
M. Kerensky ha's ordered the
Tobelsk district court immediately to release M. Svinhuyur, the ex-
have forestalled him and are bustling him to a degree he did not anticipate.
The weather is still dry and very President of the Finnish Diet, and favourable to open fighting.
to arrange for his journey to Peirc
The Cabinet will shortly" discuss
Every German movement is being grad. watched with cat-like vegilance and all along the line-we are prepared to pounce issuing a manifesto concerning Fine Our patrols have crossed the Arms, | nish liberties. Bupama roads and also the milway st
Pourparlers are proceeding with
many points, and although we cannot, Baton Rosen, the ex-Arubassador to" yet claim to dominate these important Washington, with a view to his road, the Germans are certainly off appointown, as Governor-General,
RUSSIAN OPERATIONS IN NORTHERN PERSIA.
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A French esanmuniqué santes: Our ligh: detachments, keeping in close touch with the enemy, can. tinued to dilvance without stopping.
Losnox, March 19, A Russian official despateli, transe mitted by wireless, reports i
We diskoiled the Turks from a matter of positing to the south of Barth, the query retiring towards Parul deyin. .'.
We reppied Harunabad, to the south-west of Kermanshah.
THE LATEST ZEPPELIN RAID
LONDON, March 19.
?
We reached the Ham-Nesi rail way, east of Nesle, at several points,
There is no further official state- and accupied Ginsanl, north of [Noyon," "and advanced our patrols nicht with regard to the Zeppeling along the national rond of Sr. mid on March 17th, but unofficial
Quentin.
reports indicate that less damogo We ruptured a secold Gorman was dean that by any raid hitherto, position east of Mișe..
GERMAN REPORT: We have now liberatal about 100 | A Gennan official report states French townships and villages in the that Zeppelin, on Friday night. last three days.
{ dropped bombs of London and the The enemy has shamefully demouth-eastern Counties, and returned sastated and pilliged many localisafely, despite the furious fire of the defensive guns. The British airmen Thousands of inhabitants, who were unable to approach the airships. the Germans were umble to drive Although the Thames was in dark- away, are coming to weleoine us.. ness, London was distinctly visible."
Nothing is known in London to AFFECTING SCENES IN RECUN
confirm this statement. QUERED TOWNS. \\"
ties.
BRITISH EXPENDITURE.
£6,000,000; A DAY,
Loxnox, March 10.
Paars,, March 19.. There were affecting scene on the entry of the French into the recon- quered towns, the inhabitants mout joyfully acclaiming the liberatoi Noyon, which is intact, had 6,000 inhabitants before the war. Now it ing to Mr. McKenna, "Mr. Bonar Law bas 10,000, the Germans having con- stated that the national expenditure centrated the villagers of neighbour from January 1st to March 31st was ing villages there.
In the House of Commons, reply.
approximately £6,000,000 daily. The The General who entered Noyon nominal total of the National Debt was General Fayelle, who distinat March 31st was approximately guished himself in the Somune £8,000,000,000. The estimated debt offensive. He is the head of the due to Great Britain by the Allies. Sixth Army.
THE FRENCH CABINET- CRISIS.
PARIS, March 19 The resignation of the French Cabinet in nowise effects the war
polic
M. Ribot is forming o Cabinet. TATAL
The resignation of Premier Briand is scarcely understood. It is seen ingly duo largely, to personal jealou
sies and enunities,
The sober Pana jodrasle regret the resignation at the present, juncture
and the Dominions in respect of war advances is approximately £96-1,000,000
CENSORSHIPS SUPPRESSED IN
RUSSIA.
PETROGBAD, March 19.. The Government has suppressed all, ceusorships, except the military сервотвір.
A committee of Arts and Lettera, presided over ty Maxim Gorky, hon been formed to ensure safeguarding the palaces and, artistic property.
INDO-AUSTRALIAN RELATIONS.
G-BATAVIA representative
but the whole Preek emphasises that wealth of Austrian there is no diminution in war enthe-India on a enis
Hongkong, April 1, 1912,
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