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TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

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RUSSIA

TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS

INTERRUPTED.

Loxnox, Nov. 16.

Reuter learns that the last official

THE WESTERN FRONT:

THE BRITISH FRONT.

LONDON, NOV 18.

Field Marshal Sir. Dougios Baig

reporta

We successfully carried out a maid, news from Russia, was 's message last night, to the north-east of from Sir George Buchanan, via Fampoux.

Huparandu, dated November 18 We repulsed an attempt to op which states "all well."

proach our lines to the north of Poelcapelle.

The Russian Embassy in London has received no news for severi} days.

be-

"Telegraphic communication tween Russia and Japan has been cut of

AN ENEMY ATTACK FAILS.

LONDON, Nov. 18.

A French communiqué states: ---- A German attack on a point

MOURAVIEFF DECLARES PROVI-d'appui, to the north of Veldoek,

SIONAL GOVERNMENT.

“IS DEPOSED,

LONDON, Nov. 18. A wireless Russian oficial message states that General Mouravief, the Commander of the Petrograd revolu, tionary district, has ordered the Kibinov Soviet to liberate their Conrades who have been imprisoned the Provisional Government, which, General Mount viel says, is now deposed.

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LONDON, Nov. 10. Russian wireless message, which is the first direct news from Russin for several daya, is significant as showing that the anti-Kerensky forces control the wireless atation at Taarakoo, Sela.

GRAVE CONCERN IN TOKIO.

TUZIO, Nov. 16.. The Russian situation is causing the gravest concern here.

A Council of the Ministers meets on Friday meming and an important development is generally expected.

ITALY.

GERMANS REPORT. FURTHER SUCCESSES.

LONDON, NOV. 16.

A German official message states: We captured several hill positions, to the north-west of Gallia, on both sides of the Brenta Valley.

We captured Cismon

in Belgium, completely failed ther enemy suffering appreciable losses.

The artillery duel continued to be lively on the right of the fuse.

"German aeroplanes dropped bombs in the region to the south of Nancy, There were no victims,

INTENSE RECIPROCAL, KRTILLEBY WORK:

LONDON; Nos. 16. Field Marshal Sir Douglas reports =

There has been intense artillers firing on both sides along the battle- front particularly in the neighbou food of Passchendaele

Patrols brought in a few prisoners.

LASTEN

French communiqué reports active artillery struggles from Bel- gium to Champagne," also in the Mount Teton region and on the right of the Meuse.

NAVAL AIRCRAFT OPERATION

LONDON, Nov. 10 The Admiralty announces: Naval aircraft attempted to bamb Tytkerke aerodrome, yesterday, but

high winds prevented the machines reaching the objective. We there apon bombed the aeroplane sheds at Handzaemi

During an offensive by patrols we destroyed two enemy machines

drove down two out of control. our machines returned.

EAST AFRICA.

FORTNIGHT'S CAPTURES.

MATENGE Nov. 18

The artillery activity on the lower | The total numbers of the enemy Pieve has been more interse

killed or captured in East Africa fors The Hungamans have taken 1,000 the fortnight ending November 10 prisoners, on the west bunk of the are: Whites, 486; Askaris, 661 and Fiave, near the sea.

falso 18 guns, fachiding the enemy

last two inches

The main force of the enemy i

ITALIAN OFFICIAL REPORT.

LUNDON, Nov. 10,

An Italian official message states

hard pressed and is now being driven

towers Tanehiwate, which is 10deg

On the mountainous front Eroin 87m south and Bodeg7m east. the Asiago plateau to the Piave, we PEACE EXPECTED THIS YEAR have developed and are continuing, a

A captured letter mentions despite intense are, violent attacku

the German Commander-in-Chief Ead We resisted counter-attacks taking instructed the Commander

me prisoners and retaining all our re

some

·POSICIONS.

the

north that that Colony must be held Another at least until January

The artillery activity continues letter report statement by the

across the havené vy

SOCIALIST PELCE DEMONSTRATION

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LIKE AN IRON WAL

Ger Governors that there would be peace, this year

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