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INFLUENZA AT JAMAIDA.
Lasoos January
A Kingston message recals 4,000 deaths in Jamaica due to influenza:
PETROGRAD" ONE LARGE CEMETERY."*
LONDON, January
A Stockholm. message says that. Bolsheviks arrested on the Finnish frontier describe the condition of Petrograd as desperate. The city will soon become one large cemetery Numbers of starving people are fails ing dead in the streets.
EMIGRATION.
LONDON, January 4.
The new Emigration Committee' includes Lord Burubam.. representa- tives of the Bourd of Trude,, of fue Coloniah and War Offices, and of tõe Local Government Bourl. The -Ministry of Labour, replaces: the management committed at the A Emigrants Information Office representative of the women is also" being appointed.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
TROTZKY ARRESTS LENIN.
COPENHAGEN, January 8th.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
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SITUATION IN OERMANY.
"A MACHIAVELLIAN POLICY.
January: 1918, Temperature 47.
午戊次粛年入國良翠中
THE FAR EAST IN PARLIAMENT.
THE DIUTSCH-ASIATISCHK BANK.
(Nov. 6.) Calonel Faber asked why | the Deutágh-Anistisch ~ Bank, ; which iba kaystone of the German commercial avstem in Chinas, bad not bean put into liquidation, and when it was likely to be so pur
LONDON, January 7th. The Daily Telegraph's correspondent at
Bir Balfour replies: The Chinese" Rotterdam, Telegraphing on January 8th, reveals the Machiavellian policy of aum. Government in August, 1917, immedi bors of the Soldiers' Councils in Germany, ately after China's declaration of war on who have been secretly arranging de- the Central Powers, took steps to pat mobilisation, so as to ensure a great fara liquidation the branches of the majority of the remaining troops are Deutsch-Aristisch Bank at Shanghai, imbued with the revolutionary spirit Tientrio, Canton and other places in = Comequentig, - the German forces still | Ching. ~ Foreign banking axperts 'were under arms is largely the Bed Arpy appointed by the Chinese Government
to assist the Chinese, officials mitrarted i This picy has been specially successful in Brunswick, where the Spartacists, hold the ruins of power, and are playin Kajesty's Government have, of course, part
great influence" at presus Berlin.
·PARIS, January 8th.", A telegram front Berlin states that at Dusseldorf, Muelheim, and Oberhausen the Spartacists seized power nad pro claimed the sovereignty of the proletariat on the Russian model."
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THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY..
ELECTION,
with the liquidation proceedings Bie
no power to take action themselves in the direction suggested. The Allied representatives at Peking have called the attention of the Chiness Government to the inadequacy of the messures so far taken in regard to enemy property and buxinesses in China.
CHINA AND THE ALLIES, Lord R Cecil, replying to Mr. Gershom Stewart, said ----On China's BERLIN, January 8th. Telegraphing prior to the Spartacus declaration of war against the Central caup d'etat Reuter's correspondent Fowary, the Chinese Government took describes the capital as being in the throes immediato atopis to intern the German of the National Assembly election cam- and Anstro Hungarian Legation Guards paign in which the Majority Socialists, in Peking, and a few months ago in whose leaders do sob anticipate an formed the Allied Powers that they had absolute majority, are daily gaining degiled to intern a certain number of ground.
the enemy civilian residents auspected
The Central Party are silently very of political intrigues and other danger active Many aca-Socialists intend vot
ing for the Majority Socialists, in theos dctivities. I regret to say, however, hope of ensuring the Party's energetic that beyond treparing a suitable pises apposition to the extremist attempts, to for the reception of these persons, the break up the National Assembly..
Chinese Governmont have not yet pro- ceeded with their actual internment. Similarly, although the Chiness Govern.
SEVERAL HUNDREDS, KILLED
LONDON, January 6th.
is ficult to estimate the situations have dwn up regulations against in Berlin, owing to the condicting re-eny trading, and for the sequestra tion of enemy property and businesses, ports.
bere measures have, so far, not bean
qualy enforced. The Allied repre natives at Peking have recently takso. steps to press upon the attention of the
2.
A telegram from Moscow states that M. Trotzky has arrested M. Labin, be- The latest messages state' that, the fight- cause the latter becoming too modofing yesterday was the ranat sanguinary rate and desires a form of Coalition up to the present, und several hundreds Government
were killed.
、, Miniature Wilhelmstrasse where the Spartacists battles occurred in the attacked the Foreign Office..
Apparently last night the Government regained control of the situation, at least temporarily.
M. Trotzky is now absolute dictator and fateads to continue the reign of terrorism.
-POLAND.
A SHORT-LIVED INSURRECTION.
state of things. They have been assured Chine Government this unsatisfactory * by the Minister for Foreign Affairs that the President has issued a mandata giving instructions that China shall falat ber duties to her Allies.
One report states that General von Hindenburg has arrived in the capital.
Another says that General von Groener General von Ludendorff's successor has qustard the Government, to allow him
cern Bəblir saying that suitabief regbikats would easily restora calm. 404 A STATE OF TRUCE DECLARED
LONDON, January 8th. The Times-orrespondent at Warsay states that the success of the coup d'ear was short-lived: The members of the Cabinet, who were kidnapped, have been discovered, E7440
The occurrence merely served strengthen General Pilsudski's hands.
AIRSHIPS TO CIRCLE THE GLOBE.
LONDON, January 6th.
wireless that the force
Emmyx, January 8th.
A telegram from Berlin, dated January 7th, states that Herr Lédebour and three others, have been sent as Parliamentaires to discuss with the members of the 'Gov- crament measures necessary to avoid fur-
her bloodshed.
Mr. Stewart asked whether due regard would be taken of the little stance which the Chinese Govern- mont bad girên “us” sipecially-in view": of the great help which we gode tham hy holding up thesandemmige math J other ways Lord R. Coal Oddmb tadly we shall not forget the events of the present war wherever they have l occurred.
U. S. POLITICS.
Sir Mark Sykes, in a speech, incident ally mentioned the interesting fact that & Zeppelin flew from Jambole, Bulgaria, to German East Africa, carrying 12 tons of ammunition to the relief of the Ger mans there. Upon arrival in Central Africa the Zeppelin was informed by had surrendered She, thereupon, returned home, reaching the Bulgarian base safely having bear the air for four days without landing. He told this incident to emphasise that A Inter telegram from Berlin, dated had anything to do with this fall's con for commercial purposes the airship was January 7th, states that the Spartacistsgressional election. Except for the pre- well adapted for long distanty jou misery has arsenals at Spandau on desident's statement no one could have
there was practically no limit
apparently accepting the Government's regarding the causes for the defeat of A state of truce resulted, the Spartacïats There have been many explanations conditions, namely, the disarmament of
all persons except soldiers, the immediate the Democrats in both houses of Con- ciation of all buildings, and the sub-gress in the last American election, but mission of General von Eichhorn.
the following from the "Saturday Even GIGANTIC DEMONSTRATIONS IN ing Post for December 7 seems to be the
to its range provided it can be made large enough. There was no reason, he added, why they should not be built capable of completing the circle of the globe.
AN APPEAL TO GREAT BRITAIN.
8th.
THE STREETS, AN
most sensible:~~
BALK, January 8th. Of course no international question
Fighting continued in the streets of imputed any international messing to Berlin and gigantie demonstrations occur.it. This Democratic Congress was de red in the Alexander Platz
feated because it had given a poor accotint General von Eichorn is momentarily of itself. It had furnished quite as much manter of the situation,
Herr Liebknecht harangued the crowds obefraction to the President's war leader. and urged all not to return to wark, Heship na the opposition party had. It declared that the Government must reaizbild refused to organize for war. In HELSINGFORS, January 8th.. Esthoaie has requested Great Britain Spartacists were eventually ejected from been "Business as usual. It had kept The Frankfurter Zeitung states that the bandling public affairs its motto, had to despatch 20,000 rifles, six field batteries: the Chancellor's Palace. The Spartacists at the head of important committees men and ammunition, urging ber inability to; withstand the Bolshevik advance without occupied the Post Office on January 6th who were generally believed to be out of these supplies...
WOUNDED SOLDIERS SAFE.
New Yoxx, January 20th.
IPTION OF THE FIGHTING harmony with war program or wate zot |
Bate, January 7that for committee leadership in a great Frankischer Kurier reports that crisis. It had notoriously bungled re- Central Berlin was the scene of henvy nae legislation,, when such legislation All the wounded soldiers, except 200 Sghting The Spartacists forced their was asanming fourfold-or eightfold-its stretcher cases aboard the Northern way into the Chancellor's Palace, whence former importance. At the time of the Pacific, have been landed.
they fired on the Forwaert's buildings, election, with more than fivesixths of the
General ven. Eleborn, with troops, has taken up a strong position in the Royal stables. The Spartacists have mounted
new Police President machine guns before the residence of the
ATLANTIC SHIPPING BOARD.
WASHINGTON, January 8th. reductions of from 25 to 30 per cent in The Shipping Ecard has announced freight rates from Atlantic porte 'to Asin, Japan, Australia and Afrien. effective for January and February loading..
KINE-SWEEPERS AGITÄTION.
LOYDON, January
8th. Correspondents from Rosyth state that ming-sweepers attached to the Grand Fleet dre asking to be allowed to return home. They declare that it is the Navy's job tý sweep the oceans clear of mincs,
The Admiralty is offering the men £2)- extra weekly,
sand LATER
Some of the crews refused to as The declare that their pay is insufficient in view of the risk, and the big sum, which they could care by ashing E It is officially stated that, after Armistice, the Admiralty naked the raine sweepera to volunteer for further, Beryżce. and offered an increase of the nien's pay by 59 weekly This is not equal to the earnings of the Eshermen, but is the best that the Admiralty can do.TAK
Most of the mine-rwoeping bases agreed, to these proposals
The Admiralty has informed the mine-sweepers that non-volunteers « need bob go to sea, and that they will be die charged as soon any active servios ratings kare trained for mine breepingu.
year elapsed, when concerns and in. dividuals were getting ready to elcso their accounts for the year, it was still engaged with a bill that would in some fashion on other require eight billion. little more than a year and a half it had dollars of the year's net income. Within
appropriated sixty billions of public money on a plan which the President had condemned as bound to cause waste and extravagance. Its own record farnishes abcndunt explanation of its decline in public favor. The United States admures its Democratia President. PARIS, January 8th. It did not, on the whole admire its Owing to heavy rain the Beine bas over- Democratic, Congress. - Tant is all the Lown its banks. The cellars of the For-election means. A certain pueblind Re
The Majority Socialists have appealed to the soldiers and workers to risa en massa in defence of the new Republic.
Spartacist newspapers declare that the Spartacists are masters of the Reichs Bank and the Barracks
FLOODS IN PARIS.
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