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HONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Paga, 1.)
RUSSIA
'KERENSKY'S FAILURE
LONDON, Nov. 18. Reuter's Petrograd Correspondent, telegraphing on Saturday, states that after defeating M. Kerensky's troops, the Maximalist Council of Commis- sioners proclaimed the right of the different peoples of Russia to decide their own form of Government, in cluding the separation and formation of independent. States.
The Masinaliste insist upon the inclusion of Lenin and Trotzky in any composite Socialist Government and the holding of the majority of the portfolios.including the Foreign, Labour and Interior Ministries.".
The Maxinalist Commissioners hare closed the Russo-Swedish fron- tier at Tornen:
News of the fighting at Moscow; which lasted for a week, is most contradictory, and it is impossible to say whether the casualties can be numbered by hundreds or by thou andy. The Maxinalists at Petro
grad sent detachments: of sailors. andiers and Red Giants to Moscpw with unnon and machine-guns which continuously batubartled the Krem In and the Town Hall which are the
chief strongholds of the nilitary
Culets and other Government gdker- etti. Many shells burst in private houses, starting fres.
ORDERS BY THE NEW COM MANDER-IN-CHIEF.
LONDON, NOT, 18. A Russian official message, tran misted by wireless, states:-
An official notification signed by Janin has been sued in Petrograd
THE CHINA MAIT
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
THE WEEK'S OPERATIONS REVIEWED.
FRUSTRATED,
in which he states he has tempor- HOW A GERMAN ATTACK WAS arily assumed the post of Com- mander-in-Chief and orders the stop- page of further troope proceeding to Petrograd. Only transports con- rected with the military operations will be permitted to proceed.
THE POSITION IN FINLAND.
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 19.
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BRITISH AND FRENCH TROOPS SHANGHAI AUTUMN RACE
INFECTIOUS HIGH SPIRITS. ;'
Mr. Ward Price, the War Cor respondent at Italian Headquarters, telegraphing on November 15th states:-
MEETING
THE OPENING DAY.
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The roads of northern Italy, during inst, she sat two days, have been crowded
BEGS TO ANNOUNCE that they are prepared to received and forwand, The opening day of the autacin race to Faria, free of commission and telegram charges, at the selling rate of T. T with British khaki clad and blus clad meeting was favoured with beautifully on Paris APPLICATIONS FOR THE ABOVE LOAN, which w abortly Freeshmen. Their regimental bandane weather overhead. There had, be opened to publio subscription. LONDON, Nov. 17. are putting new heart into the Italian previons might and there was cold however, been a keen frost during the Reuters Special Correspondent at the.
soldiers and populations. Each day the northerly breaze throughout the day. British Frcat, reviewing the week's Allied reinforcementa reach Italy in tempered by bright sunshine during sho operations telegrapha as follows:-
greater number Some French troops, middle portion of the racing. Fields to save the congested, railways, crossed were Throughout the week the artillery the Alps through snow-covered passes. smallest being those for the Eclipse good almost throughout, the:: has been most activa When it was Already all are moving to their appoint Stakes and Automy Cup with nine evident that the Germans were prepared places of the defanea be Car starters in oseb, and there were sereml ing a serious effort to recover some of respondent says "I kept pace during fairly fast, but not sufficiently su to the lost positions, from which we have the last two days with long coloms cause any breaking of records, though interesting finishes The course was The Politikin states that a tele-plains in Belgium, shelling frequently delighted with the change, though some diator won in o
now direct observation over all the with complets transport. The men are in the Bt. Leger splendid race-Gla grim from Haparanda confirms there to intense drumare bombardments had just come out of the bine for a rest longer time than Black Diamond's record
only The crisis came on Today evening when ordered to Italy, I saw an
Of one-fifth
£ second message from Copenhagen with
when the German infantry were aben to
for the distance of £42.1/8. There was a regard to the strike in Finland, and be massing in formidable numbers for an English troop train last night at the very fair attendance on the lawn and states that the proclamation of an attack, dus north of Passchendaele.tation, and the occupants were boister-fore the St Leger the laws and standa stands before she 'tiffin interval, and be Independent Firrish Republic 1 and in spite of all its preparation it was Italians are smiling. The kilta are most some remarkably pretty costumes.
The attack, however, never developed, only singing choruses. Their cheerful were well filled, furs being predominent nees is infections, And soon all the with the ladies and parily concealing expected.
powerless when our guns shot down on the massing troops. The men in the Popular, and it is "wonderful to smile sprint-the Maloo Plate-for which | The day's racing began with the half- front lines ssy they have never so the medieval towns"
tam-d'abantered: kiities sightseeing in anything aer or more annihilating than our barrage: Under it the German. troops assembling simply melted, Very | few of our men even in the advanced posts had an opportunity to fire a abot. THE OPERATIONS IN PALESTINE. it had fairly begun. Then, taking The great Garman effort failed before advantage of the failure, we thrust forward to some isolated posts and farther out in a swamp in the wilderness do our left, and the nat result of the There were minor advances Festerday here was a Beld of 18 ponies for the
THE CONFLICT WITH PACIFISTS
AT ZURICH. ".;
Zurich, Nov 18.11 Four people were killed and many injured in a conflict between the police and 2,000 pacifists, last evening.
The troops were called cut and fired blank cartridges. Order was restored by the morning.
UNSINKABLE SHIPS.
WagmsGrox, Nov. 18.
The Shipping Board has approved of
France building a sears of 4,000 ton unsinkable ships the United States.
It is said that only the effect of the explosion of four torpedoes on the hull
destroy the cargo in the area of the explosion.
German effort was that with our main line unshaken we had gained a little on the flank..
Exhausted or discouraged by his failure, the enemy made no further offer
to attack
The British, last night, carried out surprising the Germans while their Best operation on the slope of the ridge, relief was in progress. There was sharp and confused fighting at some point, but the resistance was not formidable.
our new positions.
MINOR ADVANCES.
LONDON, Nov. 17 "A Palestine official report states:~~
ponies faced the starter. This was won in somewhat easy fashion by Mar- rysand, by three lengths, but in a good rice for second place Niblick had only. balf length advantage over Swanes.
The Criterion Stakes brought out a Bald of 11, and resulted in s triumph for the John Peel stable, the favourite Silver Streak, winning by 1 lengths from ther second string-Jandy--who was ridden excellent judgement by our Tringtso visitor. Mr E U. heid.
in certain sectors of our Front.
Maiden Stakes, and this was generally oonsidered to be a very open race, but The Yeomanry, on Thursday, took the propheta and the public must have eastward of Ramileh, and captured 360 in which Elkwood beat Dalry by two the Adushashed ridge, five miles south-been greatly surprised with the result, prisoners. The Yeomanry carried the length Dalry finishing in torn que & were counted on the ground.
position at a gallop, and 431 Turks et ahead of Peking Chief. The
Winner
resumed his supporters a captured a large number of prisoners and the third 864 for a place.
dividend of $113.10 for a win and $34 The Australians, in taking ElTine, for place; the second 3:08.30 for a pisce; three seroplanes, and quantities of ammunition and stores.
considerable One bostile seroplane was brought
It is reported that the Goverment of one"of these unsinkable ships. was to! We have firmly established ourselves in down, on Thursday.
crops, arcucting to an Amy Corps arder the order of the Army Com mittees, have reached Buige en route for Petrograd, to end the civil war and the dictatorship of the Maxim- plists.
Thekotine Assembly" has de- clared the independence of Ukraine. It is stated that 3. Kerensky n Cossucks numbered only 300.
KERENSKY'S STAFF ARRESTED,
London, Nov. 18.
"RUSSIA'S FINANCIAL ·
POSITION.
VERY FAR FROM BEING ALARM-
ING.
*The Daily Chronicle's Special Cor- respondent at Petrograd in a recent letter wrote.
In respect to the purely francial The Russian Ministry of Finance is position such pessimism is not justified. developing a business-like policy, and is securing the co-operation and advice of the ablest financial experts in the country
The fall in the rate of the rouble, the decline in production, the steady rise in prices throughout Russia, and the enor-
· Reuter's Correspondent at Petro-mous outpot of paper money bave grad, telegraphing on Friday, states induced in many quarters an extreme
pessimistic view of the present financial that the Maximalist troops have position of Bussia. cupied Gatchina and that M., Kerensky Staff has been arrest. M. Kerensky fled and orders for his arrest were trinsmitted by wirela
Telegraphing on Saturday, the Correspondent striles" that hostilities bave ceased at ioscow and terms have been signed whereby M. Keten. sky's so-called White Guard surren ders its arms and the Committee of Public Safety is to be dissolved
The Maximalist conditions for entering into a composite "Socialist Government, include the control of the troops in Petrograd and Moscow and the arming of the workmen, throughout Ruesit.
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M. Nerato, the ex-Foreign Minis- ster, is in hiding, after arranging for the security of the copies of the treaties with the Allies. The Maxim. alista, live ordered his arrest and the recovery of the documents.
CAUBES OF KERENSKY'S FAILURE.
Mr Nekissoff is now the Minister of
atry without regard to party ties. Finance, but as much of his time is de cessarily devoted to general politics, s great deal of responsibility fals on bia assistant Professor Bernardski, a well- known economict. From Mr Nekrasoff and Professor Bernardaki I have received
CAPTURED GROUND
-CONSOLIDATED.
LONDON, Nov. 17, Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
reports:-
I
We consolidated the ground, o captared last night northward and north-westward of Passchendaele.
Hostile artillery is active eastward and northeastward of Ypres..
LIVELY ARTILLERY ON FRENCH
'FRONT.
Mala
LONDON, Nov. 17.
A French communiqué reports lively artillery firing on the right of the Meuse.
In Upper "Alsace an enemy attack at
Altkirch was frustrated.
ITALIAN FRONT.
A SUCCESSFUL ATTACK BY ITALIAN TROOPS.
LONDON, NOT. 17.
An Italian official report states. The enemy, without considering his Plateau to the sea between Salettual losses, renewed his attacks on the Asiago
The Turks are reported to be endeavouring to prepare an entrenched position northward of. Jaffa, parallel with the Auja River.
THE AFRICAN CAMPAIGN.
THE MAHENGE AREA CLEARED
LONDON, Nov. 17. states:-
An official report from East Africa
On the Makonde Plateau we occupied Mriti on Wednesday, and Chiwata on and 413 Aakaris. Thursday. We captured 46 Germans
captured 473 Germans and 1,073 Askaris and captured two Naval guns, and 33 machine gun
Since November 1st, we killed or
The enemy has been driven out of the whole of the Malengo apta
-
THE PREMIER'S PARIS SPEECH.
THE MUCH CRITICISED PASSAGE
The Fah-wah States, though a long- distance race, attracted 14 starters and Black Diamond, Upwood Park and produced an excellent finish between
was naturaily favourite, gained the Standard Dablia The Art-named, whe verdict by only half a length from Up wood Park, and Standard Dahlia nish- ed only a neck behind the second pony: bath second and third gaining quickly on the winner in the
raz in. On
paper the Subscription Griffins Stakes, with
19 starters, appeared to be a very open race, but Darra bad control of the field almost from start to finish, wincing eventually by two lengths from Bernina, another couple of lengths divid- ing the runner up from Hawkeye
Stakes in which 17 of the best class of Then came the race for the St. Leger
griffins of the year competed. Cladistor was a hot favourite, but Springis was beavily in demand, as was The Cricle,
he was made third favourite. It was e pretty race to watch, and Mr. 0. R. while auffering from lameness, Tode Barkill, who took the saddle pluckily,
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Gladiator with thorough knowledge of the pony's ability and splendid judge- ment of pace. While Valleyfield, Grey Goose, Shirley, Springie and Boyslaand were at variors" stages amongst the leading five ponies, Gladiator was always holding a good position in the middle of the field. Three-quarters: a mile from home Gladiator quickly
make began to
up ground on the leaders and by
the time the Monument was reach eel had taken third place to Springie and Shirley and was being closely followed by The Oricie and Fairylight. Along LONDON NOT. 17. the following statement of their view
expression in his Paris speech, the comfortable winner from The Uriole by the home straight, the favourite, wide Mr. Lloyd George's much criticised Shirley, and passed the winning post a of the rails, soon displaced Springie and on the present financial position.
The first point they noted was the and San Andreadibar Barane. The impenetrable barrier in the West." ON satisfactory charactor of the revenue enemy forced a passage under the used when he was referring to the break third, another three lengths away. It margin of lengths, with Springie returns. The income tax, for instance, protection of the most violent artillery through by the Central Powers in the was very popular victory, and both which has only recently been introduced,
coming in far better than could res, fire, and crossed to the right bank at East. The following is the text of the owner and jockey were heartily con
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number of the enemy that had crossed we could not break through, threw their by half a length from Goodwood, with
The same may be said of the revenue Our artillery shelled the rest, hindering the East and unlocked the great stores push, only a neck behind the second
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GOVERNMENT MONGPOLIEJ..
from industrial and war profits taxation. their return to the other bank.
These facta indicate that, despite the The enemy at the Zenson loop portarted political situation, the financial being closed up in a restricted zone. Apparatus of the country is retaining its vigour.
Direct taxation is supplemented by in- Creased taxes on such articles as tobacco, de. Steps are being taken to declare Government monopolies for the trade in Lospos, Nov. 19. Laugar and other articles of mass consump Reuter's Correspondent at Petro-tion. These proposals have been approv
ed of by the financial experts, and met grad, telegraphing on November 14, with general approbation at the Moscow states that M. Kerensky's failure was present incidence of taxation will be Convention Certain hardships in the due to his indecision und bia reliance eliminated by technical emendations in chiefly on words. He is constitu- the laws and there is every reason to believe that Russie, now free and sober tionally unable to face facts, prefer-will bear the increased burden without ring to pander to the weaknesses of
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With the measures to i
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of corn, cattle, minerals the unlocked known ponies, Beaconsfield and Winsome The Autumn Cup saw the two well- door of hope-all exiential to enable
Germany to sustain her in the struggle."
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Beid of 19 ponies competed in the
Kowloon won the Whangpoo Stakes somewhat easily from The Spotted
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won very easily by Wild Center the Kalgan Piste, ran in the dosk, was more longthe sway in third place; and
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The unfavourable foreign exchange proves very little beyond the fact that this country cannot export ita
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GERMAN REPORT. O
LONDON Nov 17
A German official report states Despite a stubborn defence the
The Maximalists claim predomi. The great fall in the export of grain Austro-Hungarians climbed Monte export of foreign securities, owing to the Frasclan, between Brents and Pisro, fact that hitherto Russis has not invest capturing 800 prisoners. paid for foreign currency have been ed abroad The prices that have been
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