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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
SOUTH RUSSIAN SITUATION PROMISING.
LARGE ANTI-BOLSHEVIK ARMIES.
London, January 13.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY· 15. 1919.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
·BERLIN QUIETER.
LIERÄSECHT AND KICHHORN FLEE.
Berne, Jany12 2
A message from Berlin says the Spartacist revolt has boun The Times correspondent at Constantinople, writing on the 6th fost, says the military situation in Southern Russia is becoming broken. Military operations had practically finished on the Lab, promising. Large anti-Bolshevik armies have taken the field. after which there was only desultory firing in the newspaper quarter.
General Deniken's Army comprises 180,000 troops, with The newspapers are re-publishing. headquarters at Ekaterinodar and a sea base at Narorissil
Northwards of General Deniken's Army, General Krasnoff is operating with 250,000 men.
The Caucasus is now practically cleared of Bolshevists. The main objective of these forces is to establish a between General Krasnoff and the Siberian Army..
TERRIBLE CONDITIONS IN PETROGRAD.
junction
Stockholm, January 13. a message from Helsingfors, travellers from According to
The population'. Petrograd state that conditions there are awful. is starving and freezing to death en masse. The mortality is so great that the same coffins have had to be used repeatedly.
LUXEMBURG WANTS TO JOIN THE ENTENTE.
PRESERVATION OF DYNASTY URGED.
Luxemburg. January 12.
The Government has issued a Proclamation denouncing the revolutionary movement for a Republic and declaring that the Government has decided to seek an Economic Alliance with the Entente, especially France and Belgium, and that the Grand Duchess has announced that if it is necessary to secure the Alliance she would willingly renounce the Throne., but the Government is! convinced that the preservation of the Dynasty is at present necess- ary for a guarantee of national autonomy. The final decision on the question of the Dynasty, however will be reserved to the will, of the people, legally expressed.
ALLIES HELPING POLAND,
FOCH'S ORDER TO THE GERMANS.
London, January 13.
The Government has issued warrants for the arrest of Herr Liebknecht, Rosa Luxembourg. Field Marshal von Eichhorn, and Herr Radek.
The Minister of War. Herr Reinhard, has declared that the military are now proceeding to disarm the population and a systematic search has begun.
Owing to food shortages, the future, however, is pregnant with { difficulties for the Government, as continued support from soldiers and civilians largely depends on better supplies, but it is author- itatively stated that the shortage is likely to grow worse.
It is reported from Berlin, in a message dated 13th instang, that!
to Leipzig and Field-Marshal von Herr Liebkeecht has led Eichhorn to Denmark.
IS HERR LIEBENECHT DEAD?
Copenhagen, Januiry 13. There is still no verification of Herr Liebknecht's deh Indeed. he was reported to have been making a speech in Berlin in the 11th. It is extremely difficult to sift the facts from the mass of bondieting reporta.
MARSHAL FOCH GOES TO TREVES,
TO MEET GERMAN PLENIPOTENTIARIES.
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Paris, January 13, The Alled Military, Naval and Economic experts met this morning at the Foreign Ministry under the Presidency of Marshal Foch.
The Supreme Inter-Allied War Council met this afternoon to consider the decisions of the Military experts and the reports of Ministers concerned, which will subsequently be definitely adopted. They also discussed the new conditions to be imposed on Germany [on the renewal of the armistice. At the conclusion of the meeting Marshal Foch left for Troyes to meet the German plenipontèntiaries on the 14th and 15th.
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THE NATURE OF THE PEACE CLAUSES.
The Times correspondent at Warsaw, writing on the 11th inst says the people are jubilant over the announcement that Marshal Foch has ordered the retiring German forces hitherto opposing the Poles to allow a passage for the Polish troops in order that they | Allied Military and Naval experts were, firstly, the decisions re- may defend their frontiers against the Bolsheviks.
The promoters of the National Assembly meeting to be held on February 16 declare that the Assembly will demand an open Alliance with the Entente.
The popularity of Paderewski is daily growing.
SIR C. P. SINHA.
TO BE MADE A PEER,
London, January 13. The Daily Telegraph states that Sir C. P. Sinha, the new Under Secretary of State for India, will be created a Peer to enable him to represent the interests of India in the House of Lords.
SINN FEIN HEADQUARTERS RAIDEÐ,
WHAT THE POLICE DISCOVERED.
London, January 13. The Police have raided and occupied the Sinn Fein Head- quarters at Dublin. They seized important documents, including
the draft of a Constitution for an Irish Parliament.
ANOTHER EAST END WAREHOUSE FIRE.
London, January 13. Another East End food warehouse has been gutted. damage totals £150,000. The cause of the fire is unknown.
RUSSIAN BOLSHEVISTS PLOTS IN SOUTH AMERICA.
Monte Vides, January 13.
The
Four Russians have been arrested. They confessed that they were leaders of a plot to overthrow the Uruguayan and Argentine Governments, and to establish Soviets. The police are searching for the other conspirators.
PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD.
POST DECLINED BY CANDIDATE.
London, January 14.
It is reported that Mr. Stephen Walsh (Labourite) has refused the Parliamentary Secretaryship to the Local Government Board.
FIGHTING IN ESTHONIA,
Stockholm, January 14. An Estbonian communique, dated the 13th, saysIn the coastal area we reached the line of Malla-Tolks Vaikull. Our troops captured three manors in the direction of Laisholm Dorpat.
MISCHIEF MAKERS IN FRANCE.
ATTEMPT TO CREATE BAD FEELING AMONG ALLIES.
London, January 13.
All French newspapers condemn the publication of M. Pichon's! Note by the Socialist organ Humanite, which has been campaigning, against M. Olemencean, and had ante-dated the Note in order to create a falas belief that M. Clemenceau withheld knowledge of it, from the Chamber in his recent speech on foreign affairs. The publication is also intended to create an impression of French and f Brities dissension on the eve of the Peace Conference. The British | uns #among many, and its isolated publication : waS minckleyons. However, the result has“ been that and London have antired Paris that they entirely
Pichon's point of view.
Paris, Jade: 136 Among the matters discussed at this morning's medius of the
garding the sending of reinforcements of men and material to assist the Poles; secondly, the question of the Allied use of German com- mercial shipping as-a compensation for submarined. tonnage, thirdly, the question of occupation of certain Germad športa në a guarantee for the carrying out of the Armistice clauses and as 'a panishment for the difficulties which the Germans have so far of- fered; fourthly, the question "of the German Gold Reserve;"and" finally, the victualling of Germany.
SITTING OF PRELIMINARY INTER-ALLIED CONFERENCE.
INFORMAL MEETING HELD.
London, January 14. A Press Bureau communique from Faris states the British Imperial delegation consisting of the British and Dominion Minis- ters and the Indian delegates met this morning, and discussed several matters connected with the Peace Conference.
The Supreme War Council this afternoon settled the terms on which the Armistice was to be renewed, including the questions connected with the treatment of German shipping, the surrender. of submarines hitherto under construction or under repair or com- pletion, the transfer of the railway and transportation of material and restoration of machinery taken from Allied territorgs-
An informal conference later exchanged views dgarding the procedure with other matters connected with the Pesca Conference. It is decided to hold the first formal meeting of the{Preliminary Inter-Allied Conference on the 18th instant.
·BOLSHEVISM RAMPANT IN HOLLAND.
HOW THE BANEFUL GERM WAS CARRIED THERE.
Amsterdam, January 10.
German Foreign Office couriers.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE BERLIN CRISIS.
In connection with the
mon regarding the truce in Berlin it mos
that Government troops and the Spartanists who are for rounded signed an agreement on the ersaing of Jan. whereby, the Government unslertook not to, reduire
· farosments and to cease hostilities, the resul would be subject to twelve hours notice.
THE DANGER TO GERMANY.
of whi
Jan. 12,
A Munich official meisige states that Heer Eisner has telegraphed to the Government at Berlin that the murderous eivil war in Berlin must end, otherwise all Germany, will slowly perish. Berlin's example is everywhere producing insanity and the only means of safradiqh appears to be a Government sustained by the confidence of the people and comprising all Bocialist parties.
UNREST AT MUNICH:
Baale, Jan. 12.
A message from Munich states that thousands of workers marched is proosstion to the Foreign Ministry and demanded the liberation of the sight arrassed Bpastacias lender Herr Pianon' at fras zafused to receive the daja- gation but finally consented “in medic to avoid a repetition of the aventa in Berlin "
& Socialist Republic bạn beex proclamed at Bremen and the Commernista hare hoon replaced by Majority Socialists on the Worksrs" Chaneli sind hayo telegraphed the Ebert Government deaminding its resiglation. It has also telegraphed to the Russian Bolakavista, kojing that the revolution will be victorious in Russia and Germany,
"THE SOCIALISTS. TERM: -
Copenhagen, Jan, 12. The Independent Socialists in Berlin are willing to accept the Government's conditions provisied, that the. elections for the National Assembly are postponál for kline months.
M. Radek has sent a mámilesio to the finiɛtacizla stating
Spartanists at Hanover kaye commandeeres and are proceeding to Berlin,“
Copenhagen, Jan. 13.
Heavy fighting again blazed up in Berlin on Jan. 11th and continued all night. The correspondent of the Frank- fort Wagner Borsan at Berlin reports that as a result the Spartacista in all the occupied buildings in the newspaper quarter, including the Wolff Bureau and Police. Headquarters, anrendered without combat and were released after giving up their weapons and munitions. This apparently is the Erst substantial Governmental success, who although streng- theaing militarily, are said to be losing political prestige. The fate of Liebknecht is still not clear. It is reported that Ledebour was captured in the "Vorwaerts" office fighting in which the building was wrecked and four hundred Sparts- ciste killed. Since the beginning of the revolution, it is stated that 1,300 Spartacists have been killed and a still larger number wounded. Radek and Eichhorn, the latter of whome is alliged to be the real rabel leader, bare"takes up their headquarters az the big Boltzow Brewery, with strong forces, directing operations therefrom. Government reinforcements en route for Berlin upon the "orders of "the Leipzig Soviet were held up at Leutzch, Saxony, and dis- fammod alter a sharp conflict wherein many were killed and
wounded.
TO-DAY'S CHINESE
TELEGRAMS.
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Peking, Jan. 14.
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PIRACY IN NAMHEUNG.
MUCH BOOTY TAKEN.
and se soldiers, entered Näs hauna and proceded to the pał shops, demanding goods money: The robbers are supp to be old soldiers of Lang, of Kwanghong Province, and were reported to, hays intand. ed to attack Tingshan, two days [previously, “but were frightened away so they sitsokadHamheung, pirated all the shops, killed fam persona, captured, 8 for ransom, Recuted 30,000 téals of piece goods, groceries etc., and 20,000
During the
threo
affray the Tow
-o --the ganboku. heung, hit in the city but wern.found by the, robbers and in the fighting that followed, one soldier and wrirobbers were killed. The remaining rob- bors"kucapod.” “While the roo Ware Pansacking the city, Yan Kong Police gunboat' filled with seldistä plated down river from Nanning but wban upon, by the, rodbern rome [down the river at full
After couple trong thì Nha of the city, the robbers towands Kwangtung:
on the " West River 100-miles below
The Chiness Ageof” „M“ Standard Oil Chể of Hai Tork stationed-at. Kambeing was kill- ed in the affray and the sun. Of 5,000 taels stolen from the pre mises.
ANOTHER ING
boat -plying between
and Wong Chow. --Four wožčier were killed and several-people wounded, while $7,000 in cash' was stolen. The passengers had practically everything takan away from them, and their clothes cut off them.
THE CASSIA MARKET.
SHIPMENTS FROM. HONGKONG.
Mr. George E. Anderson, U. 8. Consul General for Hongkong), reports→→→
Shipments of cassis, or com- mercial cinnamon, from Hong- kong to the United States during the current year have been in almost as great a volume se those of the extraordinary year of 1946, but so far as indications here go the trade has been forged
and Te from this side IN-TRANSIT SHIPMENTS.presents considerable shipments
U. S. LICENCE NEEDED.
on consignment. The closing the of European markets to spice, resulting from the war and from freight restrictions, has led to an accumulation of stocks The American Consul General which have had to be moved in The Hangschs Post says the Bolshevik propagandists are very
has received instructions from of silver and resulting low price spite of the high exchange value active in Holland, where they are spending millions of florins. M. While willing that Shanghai the Government in Washington of cassis in silver currency Borisovitch, ex-General Manager of Siemens factories at Moscow, shall be the place of the Confer-indicating that hereafters general representing fair price is now one of the principal Bolshevists, whilst an ex-Director of aence, Peking insists that the licence facilitating the licensing in gold. Prevailing high price German banking firm is acting as a Bolshevik Foreign Financial
Conference be held in Shanghai of in-traasit ahipments will be for all such goods in the Agent.
The Bolshevik propaganda "was first carried broad by the Chinese territory, and instructs issued for all goods passing United States under present con
Hang Hi-ling
arrange from Hongkong through the ditions do not mean a correspond. accordingly.
United States to other countries. ingly high price here, and grower The details of the instruo and dealers have realised small re- Shanghai, Jan. 14.
tions just received provide for the value of shipments for the turn for their crop. Nevertheless, San Chung-lisan wired to Lithe issuance of a special export first half of the current year, was Shun yesterday that he had leapee known as R. A. D. 42 $253,998, as compared with already urged Parliament to send to cover shipments of all value of $215,039 in the peace delegates to Shanghai. commodities in transit through first half of 1917 and
any part of the United 577 in the first The President instructs the States from one foreign country 1917, which was the banner, Just Northern delegates that no matto-another except shipients in the trade as a result of except ter where the peace negotiations originating in South and Central ional freight arrangements. begin, they must not leave Nan-America other than British ortinning dealers look for -
With present exchange co
:bad king and go elsewhere.
French Colonies destined for any
year in the way of profits and The President agrees with the place other than Gren Beit
rekarna fortban fesdebere, although Tuchung s' request to send dale France Italy or Japan,
Į probable that the volume and trade-with" the United gates to attend the Peace Confer their coloni
ill be faz-Inter than it ence, but these delegates must
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE ARGENTINE TROUBLE.
STIKERS PRESS THEIR DEMANDS.
Buenos Aires, Jan 11 After negotiations lasting throughout the night with the Government officials the strikers voted in favour of eading the general strike provided that the demands of the Vasena Ironworks strikers were granted,
MORE-SHOOTING."
Buenos Aires, Jan. 1 Despite the statement that the strike had terminated there has been a recrudescence of shooting and other disorders which continued all-night long, An attack on the Post Office" was repelli machine guns. In attacks on the Vasons: Work chan were killed and sixty" wounded All. Garazsmiech, Mila are closely guarded and all labour meeting An overseas news censorship is anticipat (mander of the Government troops reporta
killed and seven hundred wounded in the
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not make direct proposals,
The American Minister has instructed the Canton Consul to inform the Canton Government that peace delegates should be seat as soon as possible in order not to delay matters kay furth
ence Confere