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GERMAN · TROOPS
RIGA:
CAPTURE
DELIBERATE SCHEMING BY
GERMANY:
PEACE "OF THE WHOLE WORLD
LATVIA'S
THREATENED:
EARNEST APPEAL TO THE ALLIES:
ALLIES COERCIVE MEASURES TO BE CARRIED OUT
BRITAIN'S
ENCOURAGING
OUTLOOK.
THE
TRADE
KING OF ITALY THREATENS TO ABDICATE.
LATEST CABLES.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] GERMAN DESIGNS IN RUSSIA. "LETTLAND-APPEALS TO THE
ALLIES
PARIS, October 10th. The timerament of Lettland has bele graphed to the Pence L'inference that the Gerian Loops ill Courland have done their utmost to prevent the tatts from fighting the Bolsheviks
When the Letts recently began a fresh offensive and freed a considerable area. the Germans attacked them in the rear, on 8th October..
The Lett Government begs the Allies to take immediate decisive mesures to force Germany to conform with the Pence Treaty, which she has thus violated.
PUZZLING SITUATION IN COUR- LAND
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY OCTOBER TATR.
A SITUATION FRAUGHT:WITH
DANGER.
FIUME SITUATION STILL UNSATISFACTORY.
KING OF ITALY THREATENS TO ABDICATE.
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LexDos, Dutober 10th-1 The whole Russian situation is daily growing more dangerous and more com plex.
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Loxnos, October 12th. All that is publicly known is that the
It is understood that the situation plar of co-operation through the Baltic at Finm remains, very unsatisfactory Provinces and the sealled North-West and involves grava possibilities of Russian Government has broken, down seriate internal trouble in Italy hwing, it is believed, to the refusal of | d'Annunzip's foreis refuse to leave and Gotoral Denikin and Admiral Koltchak the Army and Navy decline to compel to guarantee the independence of these them to do so. States because that would be incompatible with the Undivided Russin" for which they are fighting. Therefore the Baltic Provinces are tentatively negotiating pence with the Bolsheviks, but Germany's attitude is the crux of the position.
It is reliably reported that the King of Italy has threatented tabdicate if the attitude of the Navy and Army does not change,
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STRIKES IN FRANCE R
SITUATION IN BREST VERY SERIOUS.
PARIS, October 10th. The strike movement in Brest is very serious. Large bodies of workmen are
She continues strenuously to deny that she is encouraging General von Der Golte, but the latter mains on the spot with 10,000 troops, and is undoubtedly establishing relations with numerous Rus sians of the old regime, who object to the independence of the Baltic Provinces, and idle. regard the overthrow of Bolshevism as merely the prelude, to the restoration of old Russia with their rights, privileges and property intact.
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The military" are working the water and electricity services and are also carrying out funerals and helping in how pitals.
It is regarded as significant in this con. Four thousand strikers formed a pro- section that tieneral Denikia has a Gercession singing revolutionary airs, and| man General in charge of his cavalry, marched through the city to-day.
The Times, referring to the gravity of THE EMPIRES BIRTH RATE.
the issues, points out that while Bole
Lustos, October, 14th. Colete! Berponds, not Bermedt. is described in Berlin, as Generalissing of the West Russian Volunteer Army, but that that Army is largely German was "confirmed by the interview with General von Der Holtz at Mitaŭ and published by Reuter's currespondent at Hambmtz.
It is said that only the German soldiers ahe joined Colonel Bermondt are pennin ing in Courland. They are now foreign-moulded by the ideals of the Allies ! Sir H. Rider Haggard, giving evidence Fers whom hu Government could reenll at
the Entente's orders..
COLONEL BERMONDT ́S NOTE TO THE ENTENTE.
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BERLIN, October 11th,
Colonel Bermondt handed a note to the Entente representatives at Mitan on The appeal concludes by declaring that Otober sth. Te says that, as head of the alliance formed between Germany and the Russian Army in the Western Pro- Germanophile Russia threatens not merevifices, le has concluded an agreement ly the independence of Lettland but the with the commanders of the German peace of the whole world. The Lott Govtroops occupying the country guarant ernient will defend the independence of
ing the gradunt withdrawal of their their untry to be last drop of blood.
troops to Germany, but the tt and GERMAN ADVANCE ON RIGA.
Lossos, October 10th.
Esthanian troops violated the neutral zon and attacked his troops which were ceplacing ferman posts.
Reuter learns that there is no definit news of the reported advance of General
He is therefore compelled to occupy a von, Der Gultz's troope, un Riga, but
e line which will facilitate his advance skirmishing is known to have occurred against the Bolshevists. He hopes that between the Lettish and Cernano-Huthe Allied Powers will support him in sion detachments..
accordance with the Treaties concluded CO-OPERATION
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WITH THE with my country. WHITE RUSSIAN ARMIES. There are indications that the Germans intend to advance through Latvia to the Bolshevist front with a view to co-opernt ing with the White Russian armies.
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OPPOSITION."
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A NOTE TO GERMANS. N'olunel Bermonds also seat a Nute to German flovernment, expressing Russia's; thanks for the unforgettable services whichthe fierman troops render. ed in waving the Russian border provincos from Bolshevism."
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. CULONEL BERMONDT'S BOLD
ACTION.
The Letts" and the Esthonians will offer the most determined opposition in Lett- land. The Lettish Generalissimo, how- ever, has declared that the situation is very serious, that the Lettish troops
insuffesently
and unable to orgnaised resist the ingre numerous and better equipped troops of "General von Der Goltz and Cotone Bermondt. Conserment. quently, he has asked for Esthoniz's aid.
IMPERIALISTIC GERMAN OFFEN--
". SIVE.
The intest aggression of the troops of vun Der Goltz and Bermondt is regarded as the Sest sign of an Imperialistic Ger Inan offensive towards the east. The cards of the German reactionaries are now upon the table.
GERMAN FORCE OF 20,000.
LONDON, October 10th.
The Daily Chronicle correspondent at
COPENHAGEN, October 11th. A telegram from Riga atates that Col Bermondt has proclaimed Courinod and Mitau ns belonging to the Russian Gov- He has assumed the site of Governor General. He is supported by the German Baltic barons.
DELIBERATE SCHEMING BY"
GERMANY,
LONDON, October 10th."
thesis is undoubtedly domed, the point SIR H RIDER HAUGARD'S VIEWS. moulded by the ideals of Germany or que is: What will succeed it a
Russia
LONDON, October 11th.
The Les warns the British Govern- ment that an unfriendly Russia could upset pence in the Esst. Morower, the sitantier in Turkey is serius, and Ru
ia and Turkey command the back for to India. Hence Great Britain, ays the Times, cannot ignore the growing gravity of the position.
before the National Birth-Eate Commis- sion, dwelt or the dangers of artificially keping down births, which is now wides pread in every Western nation except, perhaps, Russia and Germany.
He expressed the opinion that unless a BOLSHEVIK NEGOTIATIONS, WITH THE BALTIC STATES,
startling change occurred the Western two centuries, HELSINGFORS, October 19th
races, within the next 1. Tehtcherin has agreed to hold a obl be submerged beneath the great pare discussion with the Baltic States at Dorpat. "He suggests it should begins influx from the teeming myriads of jon October 12th..
the East.
GERMANS DECLARE WAR ON
LETTLAND
Losos, October 10th, states that Colonel Eermont, otherwise The Times correspondent in Berlin Prince Frustraff, the Russo-German commander of the main German force in declared war on the Lettish Government the Baltic, has been reinforced and has asserting that the latter wishes to con- clude peace with the Bolshevista.
THE NORTH WEST" GOVERN MENTS FIRST LOAN,
Loxoox, October 10th.. The Freiheit says that the so-called West Russian Government in "Berlin promoted its first loan with a bogus banker
who has disappeared The security offered for the forn, which was for £15,000,000, was the property of the new State which it was hoped to conquer
LATEST CABLES.
NATIONALISATION OF MINES PREMIER'S FIRM ADHERENCE TO DECLARED POLICY.
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Luxus, Detaker 19th. Str. Moyd George. replying to the Trade Union Deputation's advocacy of the nationalisation of nines, adhered to his policy as announced in the House of Commons.
He declared that if the people were ordi vinced that the experiment should be tried, they had the machinery to carry, it The Government had defnitly decled confirms the view that Germany is dement of mines, which would not save The latest official news very strongly that it could not undertake State manage-
position in Russia by the Cermat oops liberately scheming to secure a contre Ing expense or increase the output.
Torrefore, the Government abided by occupying Petrograd and then pesing as its other proposals, namely, to buy out the saviours of the country.
all the
owners mining royalties,
coni deposits, to improve the an effective voice in the conditions
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The Russian General Miller and, the troops in North. Russia have declined a
to
DAL DAY ife of the miners, and to XIV
Riga, telegraphing on October 8th, states chance to leave the country aboard Bri affecting their health, the safety of the
that a German force of 20,000 is attacking the Letts on a ten miles' front a few miles outside Riga.
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tish warships for political reason29,
Nambers of British desired to remain.business. but. in order to prevent misunderstand- ing, all were evacuated. General Rawlin son sails on October 11th. The British evacuation of Murmansk will be com
mines, and the management of the whole The deputation was Eended by Mr. Stuart Bunning, and included all the Miners Executive, also Mr. R., Smile Mr. T. Bowerman, Mr. Will Thorne and
others.
He doubted the effectiveness of appeal ing to the conscience of the Empire to
State might stamp ont diseases, tending stop this race suicide, but thought the
to sterilize the race, and also subsidize motherhood.
As a desperate ultimate resort, the State could directly or indirectly bring up all children, even holding out a kind Band, to those not tor: in wedzuck, AMERICA'S AERIAL STRENGTH ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF
815,000,000.
WASHINGTON, flctober 11th.. The Senate Mintary Committee has recommended an additional appropria tion of $15,000,000 for army aircraft com struction, in connection with the estab Fishment of air routes to Panama, Alaska and, probably, Asia.
THE PEACE TREATY. RATIFLED BY THE KING
LONDON, October 10th. H.A the King has ratified the Peace Treaty, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED BY THE FRENCH SENATE.
Loxnos, October 11th. The Senate has ananimously adopted. the Peace Treaty and the Anglo-Ameri- can-French Treaty.
SITUATION IN TURKEY, MAY BE DANGEROUSLY.COMPLI
CATER FOR THE ALLIES...
CONSTANTLYOPLE, October 10th, may soon be sonfronted with another The situation in Turkey is becoming dapgemusly complicated, and the Allies
troublesoms problem
the spread of which led to the Inli- of Patha's Cabinet and the
The real object of the Nationalist move- ment, bended by Mustapha Kemal Pasha Damad Ferid formation of a pro-Nationalist Ministry, is to uphold the integrity of the Empire.
The
e leaders of the movement oppose the mier's reply, and a great nationalisation they would accept a mild form of propaganda is being planned," 4.
can mandate
There have been strong expressions of
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GLASGOW UNIVERSITY.
THE VACANT RECTORSHIP.
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BRITISH TRADE OUTLOOK.
(FEAR OF GERMAN COMPETITION A SHADOW. LONDON, October 10th. "Mr. Bonar Law" will be the Unionist
LONDON, October 10th. candidate and the Hon. Bertrand Russell | Sir. Auckland Göddės, President of the. the Socialist candidate for the Rector Board of Trade, in speech in the City ship of Glasgow University... The election for the outlook for British trade, referred takes place on October 25th.
RACING AT HOME THE DUKE OF YORK STAKES.
Lopos, October 11th. The Duke of York Stakes resulted as follows:-
Grand Fleet
Six Berkeley Vice Versa
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"Ten borses ran. Wón by three quarters of a leugth, two lengths separating second and third.
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The betting was. us Follows:--Grand' Fleel, 100 to 15; Sir Berkeley, P ̃to Fi Vice Versa, 7 to 1.
PRESIDENT WILSON.
CONTINUES TO IMPROVE..
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WASHINGTON, October 10th. President Wilson continues to improve but is still in bed..
HOLLAND AND BELGIUM.
THE SUGAR CONVENTION
ANNULLED,
AMSTERDAM, October 10th. Holland and Belgium have mutually agreed on the immediate annulment of the sugar convention of 1502,
THE BULGARIAN TEEATY.
AN EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED.
to the great fent expressed that British trades are likely to be seriously hit by „Germany, Japan and America.
GERMANY CANNOT RECOVER FOR
MANY YEARS. -
He said that enreful. investigations. showed that it would perhaps be any Jears before Germans coulit runk among the great manufacturing nations of the world. She lacked raw materials and ber workmen, hopeless and dispirited, were Bot working
...WHAT GERMANY IS NOT ABLE
TO DO.
Referring to representations made by a recent deputation, of toy" manufacturers, he said that only £7 worth offerinan toys bad entered the country since the Armix- tice, and the Board of Trade imported those in order to show British toynien what Germany was not able to do. The fear of ferman competition was a sha dow.
JAPANESE WORKMEN NOT-50 SKILFUL AS BRITISH.
LATER,
Referring to Japanese competition, he drew attention to the wages of skilled Workmen which was formerly in pennies daily but was now six shillings, while the cost of their staple food, rice, had more than quadrupled. Japanese workmen were in no way as skilful as British.
AMERICA NOT WELL-PLACED. Another great bugbear was Ameri- PARIS, October 10th.
can competition. America was,not well- Bulgaria has been granted an exten-pinced for world trade. She also had sion up to October 24th to present her her own troubles Exchange also hinder- ed American exporta. He was convinced observations on the peace terms.
HUNGARY.
that America was unable to drive British trade from the markets of the world.
BRITAIN'S SPLENDID
OPPORTUNITIES,
RUMANIA TO PAY FOR HER LOOT.
PAR18, October 10th.
If the nation made up its mind to work the sending to Budapest of an Inter-Allied or export tradeno nation was better The Supreme Council has authorised together to serve the greater interests of Commission, including a Ruínanian dele-world's shortage of goods,
situated than" Britain to supply thes gate, to draw up an inventory of the TREACHEROUS MANUFACTURERS. articles requisitioned by Rumanin
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.
"MR. BALFOUR ELECTED CHANCELLOR,
Loxboy, October 10th. Mr. Balfour has been elected Chancel for of the Cambridge University. He was not opposed,
FIRST SEA LORD.
ADMIRAL WEMYSS RETIRING.
LONDON, October 10th. Beuter learns that Admiral Beatty will
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He sympathised with the workers" efforts to obtain a higher standard of life, but urged that greater production must accompany the demande denounced as treachery the action of the manufac turers who were guilty of limiting the output in order to keep up the prices:
NEW YORK STRIKE.
THE PORT VIRTUALLY TIED UE.
NEW YORK, October 10th. Owing to a strike of longaloremen, the port is virtually tied up. Thousands of tons of merchandise are awaiting ship-
went
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
be shortly appointed First Sea Lord in succession, to Admiral Wemyss, who [RY COURTESY OF THE tires on his own request.
THE SILVER MARKET-
ASLIGHT FALL IN PRICE.
LONDON, October 9th., Silver is quoted at 63d. spot and sygd. forward. The market is steady,
LONDOS, October 10th Silver-is quoted at, 62.d. spot and 621d. forward. the market is steady
LONDON, October 9th. Hours Montag&Co.'s report states that the reported shipment of $1,000,000. has been arranged. worth of gold to fadis from Montreal
ly active.
The market is steady. The tone is fair the all in price is due to the more ample supplies
The Shanghai exchange moted - m; 1:
wards Riga on u front of 30 "kilometres ALLIES' COERCIVE MEASURES TO dissatisfaction at the nature of the Pre-European mandate, though, ap! Ameri- 34d: tacl..
armoured
An
BE CARRIED OẾT.
THE ATTACK ON
RIGA..
Lesbos, October 10th, A Lettish official statement says that thepleted in a few days. German Russians attacking to
between 8t. Olai and the coast, and have
German occupied Schlock. care and aeroplanes were used. attempt was made to bomb Riga
The attack was generally repulsed Two German companies sanguinarily. were cu
The cut up with machine guns. fighting continues,
Another account declares that the enemy attacked repeatedly all night long with overwhelming numbers, but were unsuc cessful.
A state of siege has been proclaimed in Riga, where British pad French warships have cleared their decks for action.
COLONEL BERMONDT'S
SUCCESSES,
BERLIN, October 11th. The Lokal Auteiger has received in teles gran from Libau stating that, after severe fighting in the marshes before Riga, Col Bermondt's forces yesterday morning captured the suburbs of Riga. This morn ing they captured Thorensberg by an aneault and occupied the Dvins bridge.
PARIS. October 10th. The French Mission to the Baltic States. nas transmitted to the Supreme Council the renewed refusal of General von Der Goltz retire.
to
Council The
has adopted · Marshal. Foch's Note na regards the evacuation of the Baltic Provinces, informing Ger many that the coercive measures planned by the Allies will be carried out unless the orders of the Peace Conference are obeyed
Farthermore, an Inter-Allied Commis- sion will be sent to the Baltic to supervise the execution of the Allied measures.
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EARLIER CABLES.
GENERAL VON DER GOLTZ INTERVIEWED.
LONDON, October 10th. » GERMANS OCCUPY RIGA.
General von Der Goltz, interviewed by the Chicago Tribune correspondent at LONDON, October 10th. The
Mitau prior to his departure for Ger- Daily Mail correspondent at many said that though he had been re- Helsingfors, telegraphing on October 9th, called the German troops would remain. states that Colonel Bremond's advance or rather the Russian troops,
for they guard of Germano-Russians occupied had finished with the German Govern- Rign in the morning.
ment and Germany, where there was no The extent of the fighting and the com-work or food for them. Formerly such position of the troops in not known. It men went to America. Now that that was is believed that the assailants numbered imporsible, they has come to the Baltic 10,000.
Provinces.
WAR REVELATIONS.
DRAMATIC SCENES IN THE FRENCH CHAMBER,
PARIS, October 11th. A debate in the French Chamber led to snational revelations regarding the failure of the French offensive in the Champagne district in April, 1917.
M. Painleve, then Minister for War, told the Chamber that the Germans had discovered the French plans, with the re sult that the offensive was smashed before reaching the Germans' second line. The 20,000 wounded,
must
In view of the situation, the Allies mu take timely measures, as there is good reason to believe that if the Peace Terms dah with the Nationalist programme, the Government may be compelled to re- fuse to sign the Fence Treaty.
GERMANY. SENSATION IN THE NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY.
There were
EARLIER CABLES
FRENCH ARMY IN THE
NEAR EAST
GENERAL COURAND APPOINTED COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
BERLIN, October 11th
PARIS, October 9th. National Assembly, when the Independ of the French Fourth Army, stopped the
Havas message says:- stormy scenes in the
General Gourand, who, as Commander ent Socialist, Herr Hencke, condemned last German drive east of Rheims and the suppression of the, Independent who lost an arm in Gallipoli, has been allegations that students societies, ex-Byria, and Commander-in-Chief of the soldiers' societies, rifle clube, gymnastic French Army in the Near East. societies, and farmers are receiving arms in large numbers, which is a violation of the Pence Treaty.
French, in ten days, lost 34,000 killed Socialist newspapers, and made startling appointed French, High Commissioner in
There were indignant shouts of You are hounding the Entente soldiery, against Germany."
Herr Hencke retorted that he was speaking the truth..
The ex-Premier, M. Briand, dramatf ally intervened in the debate, declaring that on the authority of the British and French Governments, General Nivelle took command of the French and Britet Armies in January, I817, and was en titled to give instructions to Sir Douglas Hsig.
What then happened is wrapped in ob eurity, but a Paris newspaper published a letter purported to have been writen The Nationalist, Herr Heintz, admitt by. Briand to Mr. Lloyd George, comed that his party was striving to
laining "of the tendencies of Sir establish a Monarchy. Juglas Haig to evade instructions," Dr. David reminded the House that has rendering a unity of command in the Monarchy had plunged Germany
into the deepest misery.
posible
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AUTOMOBİLE SHOW IN PARIS
FORMALLY OPENED BY THE PRESIDENT.
PARIS, October 9th. A Havas message says:- President Poincare with M. Deschanel formally opened today a show of the Automobile Industry, in the Grand Palais, Champa d'Elysets..
HONGKONG CHINESE COMMERCIAL NEWS."]
THE ACTING PREMIER'S PLANS.
SEANGHAL, October 13th. Kan Wan-pang, the Acting Premier, is planning first to secure the co-opera- tion of auch Northera inuential leaders ns Fung Kwok-cheung, so Kwan, Cheung Chok-lim, and Ngai Chi-chung and then arrange peace with the Canton to establish a powerful Government frat
Government
ANOTHER LOAN WANTED.
The Board of Communications in en- deavouring to secure a loan of $4,000,000, out of which the On Fook Clab wants half to meet certain future expenses.
MUTINY AT KALGAN, ***
The Chinese soldiers in Kelgan have mutinied The Bank of China and the Kas Tung Bink were looted.
INTERNAL PEACE.
Tang Shao-yi, the chief delegate for the South having resigned, the Peking Government has proposed that both the North and the South, shall appoint new
Chin Lin-tan, who recently noted ma net as chief delegate for the South and chief delegates Shah Chun-hun is to
Premier, for the North".
{THROUGH LEUTEE'S AGENCY.)
REPATRIATION OF CHINESE FROM FRANCE.
PRis, October. 9th. A Havas message says:- "A large number of Chinese will soon leave Havre in the liner Bohemian for Canada, on their way back to China. This is the third shipload of returning Chinese labourers to embark at Havre There, are still some 65,000 Chineà in France
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