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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

Continued "from Paga 1.)

RUSSIA.

RUSSO-GERMAN ARMISTICE

ARRANGEMENTS.

Loxtos, Dec. 14. A Geman official message states that the Russian delegation again arrived at Bustlitovsk, on December 12, for the continuance of the armis- fice negotiations.

The next plenary sitting was fixed

for the following day.

TO ENTER INTO PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

PETROGRAD, Dec. 13..

; Trotzky unnounces that if un armistier is signed at Brestlinsk, the commissioners are empowered to enter into peace negotiations.

RUSSIAN GENERAL AT BRESTLI-

TOYSK COMMITS SUICIDE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

RUSSIA AND THE STATE DEBITS. EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, Dec. I

SPEECH BY SIR ERIC GEDDES.

During the past iceak there have THE SHIPPING POSITION. beca various statements in the Pétro- grad, newspapers that the Leni Government intends" to' repudiate the State debits. This story waS first published in, the newspaper Pravda.

Up to the present, there have been "neither official confirmationis nor denial....

LONDON, Dec. 13.

In the House of Commons, it Eric Geddes, First Lord of the Admiralty, stated that since the Admiralty Controller; had been appointed in June, the output of ships repaired in dry docks had increased by 48 per cent. and the repairs afloat by 15 per cent. The AMERICA AND SILVER repair and salvage organisation had proved so successhil that it was being extended world-wide,

POSSIBLE FIXED RATE FOR" THE

DOLLAR.

WASHINGTON, Dec, 15..

the

A delegation of silver, producers will confer. on Friday, on Government's plan of contracting for-one year output.

Referring to ship-building, the First Lord stated that if the out- put. for December equalled the output for November, the British naval and mercantile tonnage com- pleted in 1017, would equal that of the record year of 1918, when 1992,000 toris, of which 862,000 were naval, were built fercantile tonnage It is thought that the cost of pro-was now being completed at the same duction may necessitats the fixing rate as in 1018, while the output of of the price of the dollar, of which all cases of shipping for October the Treasury is reported to bend November was actually eighteen per cent. higher than the rate of tentativels approved.

output in 1913, and the Govern ment's plans provided for a still greater increase, and further aug

ertations of our Mercantile tonnage was being arranged throughout the Allied world. in concert with our periments with 1,000-ton concrete burgest and tigs, but not larger bins. HALIFAX, Dec. 14. Sir Eric Gelles emphasised the necessity for developing anti-suh John Johansen, hetmstian of their warship construction, other. Belgian relief ship which collided with the unitions ship, bas been detuinud. on suspicion of being a German spy.

THE HALIFAX CALAMITY.

PETROGRAD, Dea.. 14. The Secretary of the Maximalist Pours Delegation teleggiphs from HELMSMAN SUSPECTED TO BE All were making great es

Bratlitovsk that General Skalon committed suicide by shooting hims self on the evening of the conferen with the Germans,

GENERALS DISMISSED.

Laypox, Dee 14. Beiner's Coresqualent at Petro-

states that Generalissimo Krylovka kas telegmpbed this Gonent Teheremisoft has refused to come and see him at Pekoff, and has been remove from his come

mand.

A GERMAN SPY. .

LATER.

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wise they would simply be sending fout vessels to be torpedoed by the ever-increasing force of the enemy's submarines. A vast extension of the (shipbuilding - facilities.was necessary in order successfully to combat Hub Johansen was arrested while tryinarinism, and it was hoped to ing to leave the hospital where the increase still further the output from physicians decided that he was the existing accommodation, but Sharaning injury.

that was not enough, and private yards had been anthorised to increase their · areomiradation by 45 new berth

SUBMARINE BOMBS MADEIRA,

A 'CHURCH DESTROYED,

The Commissioner of the Filth Army* „announces the arrival of General Krylenko at. Deinsk and aleks. that the Commissioner of the Fifth

Lussos, Dec. 11. Army bas modertaken, to arrange an

Yesterday evening a submarine aristive on its Front.

General Boklyn, the Commander bonbarded Funchal, Madeira, for of the Pigh Anny, has been dis-twenty minutes. nussed and arrested.

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The Soviet at Moscow has seized the works of the great Moscow news- paper. Russkor Storo, for publishing rumors to the effect that General. Krylenko's seizure of the General Staff Headquarters was carried out

the insistence of the German Headquarters.

STRONG MEASURES TO OVERAWE THE CADETS

Loxros, Dec. 14. Reuter's Correspondent at. Petro- grad, telegraphing on December 18, states that the Balsherik Govern- ment while proclaiming the Cadets" demonstration at the opening" of the Constituent Assembly, on December 11, as absurd, has taken the strongest measures to overwe the Cadets. It has concentrated 8,000 Maximalist

Many houses and the "chureho

St. Clara were destroved, and there were rany casualties.

Forty shells fell into the town. The submarine disappeared, sued by patrol boats.

NOTED CRICKETER KILLED IN ACTION.

Three new national yards were being constructed and seven would be used for the construction of more highly standardized ships than had Fet heen undertaken, and it was hoped to lay the first keel therein early next year. Thirty-four bertha were being prepared and prisoners of war would be employed. The total

RUSSIA

* PACKING * THE CONSTITUENT ROGEN BIĄ.

"RUSSIAN" CONSUL-GENERAL AT

SHANGHAI HONOURED.

'LİNİN AND TROTZKY DENOUNCED

BY SHANGHAI RUSSIANS..

**TRAITORS AND VIVÄZKEA,”

PETROCELD, Dec. 15. The Bolshevik Nova Agency, in nounces. ' that in the event of the majority of the Constituent Assembly not faTouring the authority of the On the occasion" of his completion of Soviets, is proposed to exclude ich 25 years in the Bassian Consular Service Constitional Democrats, and also to Mr. V.F. Grosse. Russian Consul-General hold er-olections because at many places 45hanghai, was the guest of honour the Constitutional Democrats suberied of the Russian Colony in Shanghai Inst the Electoral Committees. The Fol- Saturday. The function, which was arranged under the auspices of the sherik Commissiquer bare is Russian Executive Committee, was held proclamation concluding "Down with at the Rassing Assembly Hall, $A TENDO the Bourgoisie. There must be no Edward VII and was very largely at place in the Constituent assembly for tended. landlords and capitalista!"

There have been further arrests of

Cadet lenders.

"

THE MAXIMALISTS AND THE AMBASSADORS.

The proceedings, the Mercury says, were pular Consul-General received the hearty

a very enthusiastic nature, and the po

congratulations of all present. He was with presented with an address, together several other souveníra from friezda, also the portrait of himself which has beau LONDON, Dec. 1. specially painted by Mrs. R. N. Macleod which had been on exhibition at the A Maximalist decres deprives of the and w

#Town Hall right to spend money at the cost of the count Jeziers most the speakers were Jeziersky, of the Russo-Asiatic Statos number of Russian diplomatic Bank; HA Lutchitch, Russian Vice- repressentatives abroad, including Am-Consul; the Chairman of the Russian bassadors in Japan, China, Egypt, Sham, Club; the leader of the Russian Hoy Scouta and representatives of the Russian Bansrolent Society, and the and the Consul General in Kores.

Russian Literary and Art Society.

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THE WESTERN FRONT.

ount Jeziersky addressed Mr. Grosse in the name of the Russian colony of A BOILING STRUGGLE

Shanghai, translation of his requarks being as follows:-To-day Mr. Groesse "LONDON, Dec. 14. celebrates his ath anniversary in the Foreign Affairs. Router's Correspondent at Headquar-service of the Ministry of

During the whole of that period his efforts have been concentrated entirely ters reports

The Bavarian attack eat of Bullecourt, on the good of Russia At

highly distinguished mentioned last night, resulted in biter at which he has been stationed heat fighting all day. The enemy retained always not only Posession of some of the early captured himself as Consul and representative of ground, but is encountering ceaseless the Government, but has also left every and harassing are in trying to dig him where great regreta on bis departure

ewing to his personal good d qualities. self under cover. The situation of the

Mr. Grosse is always

to give fost ground is such as not to afford any his assistance to anybody--not only advantage."

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A tremendous enemy bombardment blared up this morning, and we thunder ed a reply, but nothing followed.

There are rumours that the struggle boiled up again in the afternoon, but no particulars have been received.

FATIM

in his official capacity but also assistance in his private capacity. Be is a good-hearted and straight-forward is a man.. We very much regret that the 25th anniversary in the Consular service should occur at a time when there are

sad events in Rusein, where a band "of traitors and usurpers have temporarily The Correspondent pays 9. seized the power. We are fully con- tribute, to our wonderful artillery firing vinced that this state of affairs cannot in this sector, while the infantry dash last long and that everyone who is for is described as more, reminiscent of good and honesty in Russia will rebel football than a battlefield with bombs.inst it and do all they ean to pat down the Bolsheviks and once again instal the Provisional Government--the LIVELY ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.

Government-which can be considered by

LONDON, Dec. 14.

A French communiqué reports irely firing on both banks of the Meuse.

Aeroplanes dropped bombs on Dunkirk, but there were no consities

HOLLAND'S COMMUNICATIONS WITH NETHERLANDS INDIA.

WIRELESS INSTALLATION |

PROPOSED.

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st was estimated at £3,897,000. Summing up, Sir Eric Guelfles suiď. that the demands on cur merchint

THE HAGUE, Dec. 14. shipping were greater than they had ever been in the war. The sub- The Government":"has asked for a marine menace was held but it was credit of five million florins for the pur-not yet mastered.

erection by the Telefunken Co, of Sir, Eric Gulden said our ship- Berlin, of a wireless-station for com building

Wus not yet replacing munication between Holland and the our lower, but both the down-Dutch Indies. The receiving installation want frend of the sinkings and will be ready in three months, and the the upward curve of shipbuilding reading installation in eighteen micsths. continued satisfactory. The latter: would undoubtedly be maintained. The upward curve of destruction of submarines, continued equally satis- factory. There was no reason to doubt it woukl eantinue and grudu-stituted and consists of Senhor Paes, Premier, Foreign Minister, and War ally improve. If the country exer Minister, and the Deputy, Sabor cised rigorous duonomy and put forth

LONDON, Dec. 14. Major Harold Garnett, the Lanca- shire cricketer, has been killed in

action..

2.

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, Dec. 14. The Silver Market is quiet.

INDIAN MATTERS.

2

Losnox, Den. 15.

THE CRISIS IN PORTUGAL

LONDON, Dec. 13. The new Cabinet has been con-

all its powers to defcut submarinism Barboza, represents the Colonies. he had no fear of, the result.

.....

Men and wonen were urgently needed for shipbuilding and unleas be entirely mistook the spirit of the country the response would demona. trate to the world that our grip

(Lond cheers.)

CONFIDENCE IN ITALIAN --

GOVERNMENT..

Rowe, Dec. 15. session of the Chamber which the A Government motion for a secret

as the only legitimate Bussian over as the Russian colony in Shang- hai is concerned, we cannot acknowledge the Holsheviks, and we take this op

of declaring it openly. (Loid We would informa Lenia sod and the others who suppert them that that we consider them only as traitors to the Russian cause. (Renewod applause We can now only express the hope that we shall shortly ses Russia fighting unce again, with the Allies for the freedom of the world and for all the high ideals which the Allies have declared from the beginning of the War" The Consal-General, who was loudly cheered

expressed his sincere thanks to all present and especially to Count Jeziersky for his kind remarks,

Refreshments were afterwards served, and the Consul General's bealth was toasted with much heartiness.

AN EXPENSIVE WIFE.

In the House of Commons, The tightened us the struggle continued. Goverment made a question of con indictment, she ordered

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ENEMY SUBMARINES.

troops in the vicinity of the Taurida Rt. Hon. W. Hayes Fisher, President Palace, which is itself swarning with of the Local Government Board, troops, and has probibited the udinis.stated that a High Court would be sion of members unless they have established in the Punjab, after the passes signed by the Maximalist war, as soon as financial considera- MAXIMUM OUTPUT REACHED. Commissioners.

tions permitted: No recommenda The Red Guards raided the Cadettions had been received from the Ruj Headquarters and the rooms of the regarding a High Court for Burma

Socialist leader, M. Tchernoff.

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now.

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It is a bitter reflection that the_st six years Russian Minister of War, accu sums which General Sakhomlinoff, for mulated as a result of his treachery and corruption went to keep his wife in Very much in love with the lady finery. who divorced ber former husband

he wave!

her what money she marry him, demanded for dress and it was

alleged that in the course of five years she spent

alon £3,000 on dresses at one Petrograd firm the During one season alone, ran

the from fidence was passed by 274 votes to fashionable shops in Paris thirty dresses, none of which coat less than 30 guineas, and nine hats each

from £8 to costing which was quite cheap for her. instances where women have t & s year on :. speat as

millionlinoff had to

whereas the husband of NEW YORK, Dec. 13.

depend on Mr. Baker, the Secretary for War, Mme

salary of

a year. She has been in a speech, said that when the

extra which goes to show 14. Hohenzollens and the Hapsburgs vagant as satis-

acquitted, had been disposed of by our sons and fed of her ignorance of the sources from brothers, they will return with the which her husband, drew the greater

of his wealth. message that the world is safe for The Raiser figures in the history of Ele said that every treason and in a light that shows him munition factory in the land was to be nothing more than an espionage working overtime.

He was on terms of chief himself the spy Mynsoyeder, friendship

WHEN THE WORLD WILL BE BAFE FOR DEMOCRACY,

were a much dress, but then the bands have been

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LONDON, Dec. 14.1 Reuter's Agezer learns from well informer quarters that the Government The Raj had not yet submitted to knows with certainty the German mici the Secretary of State a detailed mum submarine losses, and also their KORNILOFF'S SHOCK TROOPS

scheme mu university in Rangoon. maximum output. It is believed that the latter has beon reached, and ARRESTED AND DISÄRMED." The Government of Burma and the since the monthly losses are democracy.

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There is every more as were necessary restored the revolutionary authority. the Indian soldiers' pensions to an effentive force.

reason to believe that the enemy sub The Commissioner of the Black orphans who were not provided for.

marine operations should not only be beld in the near future but should be Seu Fleet has telegraphed asking for

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work is nentralising the enemy output. Black Sea Fleet detachments with numerous machine

He says the military Cadets are attacking Rostoff with armoured cars.

KORNILOFF'S FORCE DEFEATED.

PETROGRAD, Dec. 14.

The Maximichet News Agency states that General Korniloff's forces have hoer benten by Red Guards and regular troops.

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feeding members of the Council of

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LONDON, Dec. 12. Lieutenant Colin Coote has been returned unopposed for Wisbech.

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LONDON, Dec. 14

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

VIOLENT ENEMY ATTACKS. REPULSED.

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LONDON, Dec 13: An Italian official report states We regained a great part of the trenches in the Coldella Berretti a region, which we were unable to m

occupy on Tuesday,

The increases in exports for Novem- ber 1917 are £894,051 and in importe, £20,581,217, as compared with Novem ber last year.

FRENCH SHIPPING" RETURNS.

PARIS, Dec. 18, The shipping returns for the week ending December 18th state:-

Arrivals

845

··967 Departures Vessels Bunk (over 1,600

tons)

Vessels sunk (under 1,600.

ton's)

Vessels unsuccessfully at

tacked

THE FRENCH FRONT

LONDOS. Det. 18. French communiqué sietes

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