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RAID ON BINN FEIN.
Lasnoy, January 18,
On January 19 the Folies raided and occupied the "Sinn Fein head. quarters in Dublin and seized some important documents, including o dmit of the Copstitution of the Irish Parliament
LUXEMBURG.
Loxbox, January 13.
The Luxemburg Government on inning the revelationery not January 12ned a proclamation
POLITICS AND PARIS NEWSPAPERS.
Losnos, January 18
LONDON, January 18. "The Times Wursdw correspon
All the French, newspapers con dent on January 11 said the people demn the publication of M, Pichon's there were jubilant over the an-Note by the Socialist organ “Human. [nouncement that Marshal Foch bad, ite," which is cofnpaigning against ordered the retiring German forces. Clade veau, ami antedated the hitherto opposing the Poles to allow wrote in order to create the false be the passage of Polish troops in order that a phenceau had with that they may defend their frontiers, held knowledge of it from the Cham-
The Ant Bolsheviks who were theber in bis recent speech on Foreignment for a republic, declaring that promoters of the National Assembly Affaire. The publication was also meeting for February: 10 declare that intended to create the impression of this Assembly will demand an open Franco-British dissersion on the alliance with the Encente,
Feve of the Peace Conference The Brite proposal was one among any and its isolated publication was denberately mischievous. However, the result has been that Washington and London-have assured Paris they entirely agree with M. Fichon's point
The popularity of Paderewski is daily growing.
SOUTHERN RUSSIA.
Losnos, January 19. From Constantinople on January 6
of view.
MENTARY POST."
LosDos, Janoary 14.
Times" despatch said the mili LABOUR M.P. REFUSES "PARLIA tury situation in Southern Russia was becoming promising. Large anti- Bolstevik armies had taken the field. Genem! Thaiken's any comprises 180,000 troops. Its headquarters are at Ekaterinodar und its sea-huse at Novorissik. Northwards "of Deni. ken's army, General Krastoff is operating with 250,000 men,
The Caucrauss now practically clared of Bolsheviks. The main objective of these forces is to estab
isha juzetion between Krasu and the Siberian army.
PETROGRAD.
LONDON, January 13. Travellers from Petrograd state conditions there are awful.. The
It is reported that Stephen Walsh, Tabourite M... has refused the Furliamentary Secretaryship of te Local Govemment Board.
ESTHONIA...
Losbos, Juuary 14. An Estonian communiqué OF January 13 ways In the coastal are we reached the line Mulla-Talks- Vaiku. Our troops "captured three inances
in the direction of Lashoim dorput
ARGENTINE REBELLION.
LONDON, January 18.
the Government.bud dec'ded to seek economic alliance with the Entente, specially with France and Belgium.. It adds that the Grand Duchess has announced that if it be necessary to secure this alliance, she would will
ingly renounce the throne, but the Government is convinced that the preservation of the dynasty is at pre- sont, becessary, for a guarantee of national autonomy. The final deci- sion on this question of the dynasty, however, would be reserved until the will of the people is legally expressed..
EARLIER. TELEGRAMS
(Reuter's Service to the China azil.)"
ACTOR DEAD.
The death
LONDON, January 19ib.
announced, fram induenza,
of Sir Charice Wy
PICKLE MERGER.
Lescos, January 13th. Messrs. "Crosse And Blackwell," Messrs. Keiller, and Mesers. Lazenby & Co. are amalgamating.
HUNGARIAN PRESIDENT.
BALE, January 12th.
A telegram from. Budapest says that population is starving and freezing From Montevideo it is reported the National Council unanimously de-
to death en masse, The comlity is that four Russians have been arrest-ided, subject "to the approval of the so great that the same coffins areed who confessed they were leaders National Assembly that supreme pawer will be vested in a popular Government used repeatedly,
in a plot to overthrew the Uruguayan under, the Presidency of Count Karolyi
BERLIN.
Iambary:13.
A Copenhagen, message says there
HAVE SITUATION. CON-
and Argentine Governments and to establish Soviets. The police are searching for other conspiratois...
PARIS CONFERENCE.
BREMEN.
BALE, January 12th.
A Socialist republie has been proclaim- cd at Bremen.
BRITISH REFUSAL TO TREAT WITH
: BOLSHEVIKS.
PARIS, January 13th.
is still no vedficution of Herr Lieb·|··
Loxoes, January" 18.": koecht's death. Indeed, he is 're- Allied military und navel näd ported to be speechmaking in Berlin economic experts met la Par's this on January 11. It is extremely dif-morning, at the Foreign Ministry cult to sift the facts from the mass under the presidency of Marshal Great interest has been aroused by the of conflicting reports.
Fech.
newspapers' publication of the text of a MINISTER OF WAR CLAIMS TO Council thet tis afternoon to con- December, proposed to the Associated The Supreme Inter-Allied War Note addressed by i. Pichon to Great Britain, showing that the latter, during sider the decisions of the military Powers that they should invite all the experts and the reports of the Minis Russian Governments, including the LONDON, January 14.
tem concerned. It will subsequently Soviet, to call a truce during the Pesce definitively adopt the new conditions the Conference with a view to establishing A Berne message from Berlin on to be imposed on Germany for a general pence.
Conference and send representatives to
January 13 says the Spurtacist revolt renewal of the Armistice. At the M. Pichon replied on January 5th pay- is broken and military operations were conclusion of the meeting, Marshal ing a tribute to Great Britain's generous practically finished on January 12 Foch is leaving for Treves to meet spirit of universal reconciliation, but after which there was only desultory the German plenipotentiaries on Bolsheviks owing to their crimes.
declining to agree to the inclusion firing in the newspaper quarter. Newspapers are publishing again.
TROLLED.
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January 1-1-15.
TON FOR TON The Government has issued war-
LONDON, January 13. rants for the a-test of Herr Lieb-
Among the matters discussed at knecht Rosa Luxembourg. Eich this morning's meeting in Paris of horn, and Radek.
grow worse.
of
He added that France agreed that the proposed invitation should be sent to the other Russian Governments..
·THE PARIS 'CONFERENCE.
the Allied miary and naval experts
PABIS, January 19th, Minister of War Reinhardt declared were, firstly, decisions regarding An othrial message states that the the military are now proceeding to sepding relclcreements of men and inaugural sitting of the Peace Conference disarm the population, and that a material to assist the Poles; second will be held on January 20th. systematic search for arins has begun. ly, the question of the Allied use of The Echo de Paris auys that after the principle of the League of Nations is Owing to food shortages, however, German commercial shipping as agreed upon, the Conference will discuss the future is pregnant with difficul compensation for submarined ton- the future internationalisation of naviga ties for the Government, as continued ange; thardly, the question of the tion on the Rhine. support from the soldiers and civil-foccupation of certain German portatorial problems, says that Great Britain,
|--Le Matin, outlining the chief...targi has largely depends upon better as a guarantee of the carrying out besides her colonial claims, will seek to supplies; but
he authoritatively of the armistice clauses, and as a link up her African Colonies with ladia stated, this shortage was likely to punishment for the difficulties which by a protettorate over consenting Arab
States. the Germans ve hitherto opposed;
ARRIVAL OF BRITISH NOTABLES From Berlin on January 13 it was fourthly the question of the German
PARIS, January 11th reported that Herr Liebknecht had gold reserve and finally, the Victual Mr. Lloyd George and his daughter, fled to Leipzig und Herr Eichhorn to ling for Germany.
Mr:'
M. Hughes. General Botha, General Denmark.
Losos, January 14. Law, Sir Robert Borden, Mr. A Press Bureau communiqué from Smuts, Mr W. F., Lloyd, and the Maharaja of Bikanir, with several Indian BOLSHEVIKS BUSY IN HOLLAND. Paris say that the British Imperial officers, have arrived here
They were Delegation, consisting of British and received by M. Pichon on the platform. Dominion Ministers and the Indian THE LANGUAGE OF DIPLOSTADY. Delegates, met this morning and
PARIB, January 13th discussed several matters connected The conversations at the Brst meeting with the Peace Conference
of the representatives of the Associated Governments on January 18th were con ducted in English, but French will be the official language of the Peace Con- ference.
Lospos, January 18. The Dutch newspaper Haagsche post says that Bolshevik pro pagandits are most active in Hol- land, where they are spending mil lions of florins.
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LONG SESSION OF WAR COUNCIL. now one of the principal Bolsheviks, the surrender of submarines hitherto whilst the ex-director of a German under construction or repair, the
PAZI January 19th banking firm is acting as the Bol-completion of the transfer of railway The Supreme Inter-Allied War Council' shevik foreign francial agent. Boland transportation material, and the sat for three bouri
M. Leygues, shevik propaganda was first carne restoration of machinery taken from M. Clemenceau, M
MClementel, M. Leucheur, Mal abroad by German Foreign Office Allies territories.
Foch, Mr. Lloyd George, King An informal conference later ex Balfour, President Wilson, R courier.
changed views regarding the Pro Lansing, Signor Orlando, and Baron cedure in other matters connected Bonnino were present. with the peace conference, land de The Council considered - various ; mat- cided to hold its first formal theeting tors in connection with the renewal of preliminary, to the inter Allied on the Armistice, raised by Marshal Foch.
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Loxbuy, January 13 Daily Telegraph.!! staten that fir 8. P. Sinha, the new Under
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the interests of India in the Lordsuge is put at £150,000. The cause
of the outbreak is unknown.
Generals Bliss and Sir Henry Wilson participated in the first portion of the proceedings,
A meeting of the Imperial War Cabinet will be held to day to discuss the results of to-day's Conference, if
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