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MONDAY, DROUMENE 24, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

Continued from Fage 1.)

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

THE MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS IN

THE SOUTH-WEST.

Loxdos, Dec. 2. Beuter's Petrograd Correspondent reports that the Pravda states the Ukranian troops have occupied "the Headquarters of all the Staffs on the Rumanian and South-Western Fronts, seizing the telegmph and wireless plat.

The two Fronta are now united Into a single Ukranian Front, of which General Teherbachoff is the Commander-in-Chief...

All the Cossacks in Ukraine have been ordered to mobilisy..

All the Chranian Soviets, Fea. santa Councily and Deputies are supporting the Rada...

Ukraine is now issuing its

own

paper money.. KALEDIN'S COSSACE GOVERNMENT RESIGNS.

RAILWAY MANAGERS ABOLISHED. THE CONSCRIPTION

PETROGRAD, Dec. 28.

The Commissioners have telegraph- ed to all milwaymen to take the. The control of the railways into their own | show :---- hands and to abolish the high rail- way posts, such as Managers and Beuda of Departments.

The Commissioners have, also or dered the stoppage of defensive works on the Russian Front, the dismissal of the local workmen and the dis-

bandment of the technical staff. INCOMPLETE HOSPITAL RETURNS,

The returns from the hospitals are still most incomplete.

There were 250 casualties in the sucking of the wine stores in Petro- grud.

•THE ODESSA DISTURBANCES.

Levics, Dec. 22.

The Timca Odessa Correspondent states that the disturbances in Odessa have subsided. Latterly, they degenerated into the sacking of wine stores and other excesses. The trouble began by the shooting of a young Jew by the Chief of the Red Guards. During the subsequent fighting eight wine stores were looted, in one day, including 20,000 Bottles in pae store. The Guards who were sent restore order, joined the of o strong popular Government.looters and finally both sides of the, Genend Kaledin declares that he Soviet and the Rada met and ap- withdrawn, owing to his unpopularity pointed a committer jointly to restore with the troops at the Front, who order.

General Kaledin and the Cossack

· Military Government, have resigned in order to allow of the formation

refuse to obey him, in consequence

of misrepresentations by his enemies.

He says he sacrifices his interests to

thoar of his country.

GERMAN SOLDIERS UNAFFECTED

BY FRATERNISING.

AN ARMY CORPS OF GERMAN EX-PRISONERS.

LONDON, Dec. 22. The Times Petrograd Correspon- dent says the evening newspapers LONDON, Dec. 22 may that the "es-German Military

IN AUSTRAMA.

THE CHINA MAIL

SMELBOURNE, Dec. 2

latest Referendum, figures

Against conscription For

(025,000 749,000 The figures are not complete...

LAT

THE PALESTINE OPERATIONS.

LONDON, Dad 21.

THE SHANGHAI CHAMPIONS SWEEP.

JOTION FOR LEIDE YIXED

An odinisk, message from Palestine.

On Monday, eat before-Mr M states that our troops, crossing the Parking American Assemor, and Hagia. Nahrelsuja at midnight on Decembertrate L, the case of H. D. Rodgers, TE Wong was commenced. The chat took 30-91 on rafts and light bridges, seized the form of an eations for libel, the sam The totals of the Referendum on Khurbethadrah, Sheimuannis, Talerrek-claimed for damages being $95,000 with

interest to the date of keit and El: Makhras

разделе. Тво the Near

- also asked for his costs in the Conscription are —

river mouth, taking 308 prisoners action and much other and facther ralier Other forces captused Rasazzamby, to proper

to the Court might soom jusa, and,

the north east of Bethany, beating of

Mr. Rodger conducted his own CASE with the assistance of Hr. Haskell, and three counter-attacks.

HE W. Godfrey defended.

"Against

For

938,000 26-1,000

BRITISH BOARDING STEAMER TORPEDOED.

LONDOS, Dev. 22, The Admiralty announces that the British arned boarding steamer, Stephen Furness, was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Channel.

Six officers and 85 men were lost.

BOMBS IN HOLLAND

AMSTERDAM, Del 38. Five bombs were thrown on the listrict of Goes in the province of Zeeland, on Saturday evening. Several houses were damaged but there were rip casualties..

FOMENTING REVOLUTION IN

INDIA.

EN-GERMAN CONSUL HEAVILY FINED.

SAN FRANCISco, Dec. 28.

George Rodick, the ex-German Consul at Honolulu, has been fined $10,000 for fomenting a revolution in India.

TRAFFIC TO ENEMY COUNTRIES BY SWEDISH SHIFS.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3:

"An extensive "trustic in correspon

LATER.

The Daily Mail Petrograd Cor. Attaché and the exaGerinan Military respondent states that the German Plenipotentiaries to the Tsar are dence to Germany and Austria smug- soldiers in Poland are practically forming an Army Corps at Petrograd, zied by the crews of nuinly Swedish crafected by fraternizing. Indivi- composed of German prisoners-of-ships, has been discovered and artests den soldiers refused to carry out war, with the consent of the Bussinnure imminent. orders but examples were inads of them and discipline was restored.

The Bolshevik troops sent to Kief A BITTER ATTACK ON AMERICA have been held up by the railway being broken.

Serious rioting has broken out in various places in Finland.d

A

THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS.

LONDON, Dec. 21. Beuter's Correspondent at Petro- -grad, telegraphing to-day, states that the results of 377 elections to the Constituent Assembly are known to include 200 Social Revolutionaries, 107 Muximalista, 23 Ukranian Social Revolutionaries and 12 Cadets.

MARTIAL LAW AT MOSCOW.

authorities.

·AND BRITAIN.

The five defendants brought up in the Detroit Federal Court have been

The exptures since the commoneament of the operations are 99 gans and howitzers, 400 limbers and wagons, 110 machine guris, 7,000 rifles, and a large quantity of ammunition and stores.

MOUNT OF OLIVES AS AN OBSERVATION/POST.

plaintiff.

Final in opening his own case, said that it was with considerable regret that wae forced to take up the Court's time with his own troubles and that it had been necessary to bring an action of that kind st

st. all Were it not for fact that a case of this kind and fam of this kind vitally affected him in bis

practice and his life la

be Shanghai would not have started rich an action or think it pecessary to de ac, hat whain. a man heard that scandalous rumours LONDOS, Dec. 22wers belug circulated about his he Reuters Corpondent, so Army Else statements had been made against -and-fhéu suceived: latter showing that Headquarters in Palestine states that him it was necessary to take such stepe the Mount of Olive makes the most bring the matter before the

aathorities. wonderful observation port in the work; the clear atmosphere causing 8:000 gands off to fools a pistol shot away The Jordan's winding course is clearly visible and also the motor boats, skimming the Dead Sea.

KRUPP'S FACTORY REPORTED ON FIRE.

A

THE PLAINTIFF'S CARE.UN Plaintif then went on to read the petition which set out that on or about November 10, 1917, the plaintiff pur chased with his own finds eight 10 tickets in the Champion Sweepstakes, add gave to the defendant, ka a

gifs br One of half interest in them. the sight, tickets, drew one of the favourite ponics and afterwards the first prize'in the sweepstakes. Prior to the race and with the defendant's know. lodge consent sad ratification plaintiff sold half interest in the ticket for An unconfirmed, but circumstan-$3,000. Then in accordance with tial report states that Krupp's factory plaintiff daly paid to the defendant half promise and gift to the defendant, the is on fire.

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 2.

LATER

The Telegraaf states that the fire a Krupp's factory was due to a short circuit in the power station, which is seriously damaged.

THE INDICTMENT OF M. CAILLAUX.

CHAMBER APPROVES WITH- DRAWAL OF PARLIAMENTARY

IMMUNITY.

H.

PARIS, Dec. 23. The Chamber was crowded when sentenced to from two years to four he report of the Committee on the

indictment of M. Caillaux fand years, imprisonment in addition to

Lonstalot was read. S fines of from $10,000 to $20,000.0 PETROGRAD, Dec. 23.

Both most indignantly protested at Owing to the armistice on the FOOD CONTROL 'AT HOME.. +

the charges, Calaix maintaining that he had always served. France and Rumerian Front, Mr. Anderson, the

naver attempted overtures to the LONDON, Dec. a. bead of the American Red Cross Mig-

By order of the Food Controller The Chamber sion in Ramanian, telegraphed to his

for the with agent in Patrogied as follows: Send the Food Officers in the various drsal of parliamentary immanity all automobiles possible to Resto" Boroughs, yesterday, took an inven- unanimously in the case of M Loust from where it is intended to ship them tory of the margarine stocks of the alot, and by 41 votes to 2 in the case of

multiple shops and bad the surpluses | M. Caillaux.. to Mesopotamia."

This telegram, together with a tele.distributed among the small shop- gram from the American Ambassador, keepers, this the queues, `ir many authorising Mr. Anderson to draw instances, disappeared. 100,000 roubles cains to the knowledge The Food Controller has now ur

of the Maximalists and led to a bitter dered the extension of the Local attack on America and Great Britain by Committees' powers to all essential M. Trotzky, owing to the Maximalist

articles.

li suspicion that the Americans were maxisting General Kaledin.

After declaring that in the affair in connection. with M. Tchicheris,

Lord Rhondda has proposed to the shipowners that every abip on its way to England should utilise every inch of space for storing food for was appointed Russian Ambassador Great Britain.

The breach between the Peoples' Cominjssioners and the Executive of the Railway Union is growing. The Jatter has transferred its Headquar-en interned Russian in London who ters to Moscow where the Soviet has now proclaimed martial law.

PLOTS AGAINST CANADA.

New Yory, Dec. 22.

in London by M. Trotzky, the

ORGIES IN PETROGRAD.

Maximalists had shown Sir George Buchanan their revolutionary diginity Despite martial law in Petrograd, proving that they had not acted the sacking of wine stores continues, under the infpense of the Anglo Five defendante, including two accompanied by orgies, Icoting, and American bourgeoisie. M. Trotzky women, have been convicted of much shooting. Armoured cars are continued:-"If diplomats interfere conspiracy, at the Detroit Federal dispersing the participants in the in our affairs they case to be Court, for conducting military enter- streat pogroms..

diplomate and become private adven-prises in the United States against turers on whom the heavy hand of Canada and specifically, for attempt- the Revolution will have no

ing to destroy the Windsor Armouries und a tunnel at Port Huron.

„WORKMEN'S CONTROL OF MINING

す。 PRODUCTS.

The Peoples' Commissioners have confiscated the property of a mining! company which had refused to sub- mit to the decree, establishing the workmen's control of the production

the Vestnika.

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

LONDON, Dec. 22. An Italian official message states: Despite adverse atmospheric. con- ditions in the Mount Asolone region, we progressed and repulsed a counter- attack

ANTI-REVOLUTION PLOT.

The Petrograd Pravda states that hundreds of proclamations, signed by the so-called International Workers, have been found in the residence of a Cadet Professor, in connection with an anti-revolution plots FOREIGNERS LANDED PROPERTY ful

CONFISCATED

M. Trotzky announces that landed. property of foreigners is subject to confiscation, the same as that of Bussians.

THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

AMSTERDAM, Dea 28. The Peace Conference has decided that the chief representative of each Power shall preside alternately

The chief Russian-representative stated the well-known Bussian pedre

ogramme, of which the represents

the other Power then began

GERMAN REPORT.

GERMAN AGENT ABRESTED IN

AMERICA

LowDos, Dec. 22.

Federal agents in Brooklyn have arrested a man named Gustave Myers who went to the United States on the outbreak of the war. He is charged with exporting foodstufen,

A German official message states:valued at hundreds of thousands of Italian attacks in the afternoon and dollars, to Germany, via Sweden. evening at Monte Asolone and on the

The most recent expost took place heights to the west were unsuccess-

Inst week.

LOCAL" ENCOUNTERS.

y

Losnon, Dec. 28 An Italian official report states— There were local encounters on the whole of the main Front,

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„SUSPENDED

AMSTERD

The Foru

We repulsed, heavily, strong the enemy parties at Posnia, to the south-east of Arago, in the Frenzelő Valley and on the southern slopes of £868070830

THERMAN REPORT.

A German oficial report states Talion thrusts, othe

Food Germa

AGAIN

Dec. 28/

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voted

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

REPORTED GERMAN PEACE OVERTURES.

of his winning on the tickets, the do- fendant receiving November 15

ERUU 500. Subsequently between and the defendant maliciously and falsely alleged to various reputable per- sons that was given to him mother to purchase tickets in the Cham- Sweepstakes, that the money was purchase

I handed to the plaintiff for the

his

of the tickets and that he bought the tickets with the 150 delendanv gave | him. The plaintiff, the defendant said. paid for none of the tickets himself but claimed an interest in them for having

parchased them and became they were in his possession that the plaintiff sold without the defendant's know. one half of the winning ticket for ratifestion. The

3 consent or

therefore claimed that be was entitled

and to should receive half of the entire prize of $70,000, bat instead of that he rresived only a plus haif the quarter of the prize,

0,00%, namely $25,000 in all Plaintiff urged that by these state- meats the defendant meat and was UD- derstool to mean that the plaintiff had grossly taken advantageof him, and

had withheld an exorbit- kept and ant sum for purchasing the tickets defendant whereby the plaintif had claimed to have been paid for by the zained great financial benefit to the damage and loss of the defendant. Pisin ti urged that the defendant west and was understood to mean that the plaintif

guilty of a conduct of the transaction and bad thereby defrauded the defendant cat of $14,500, and that the plaintiff was and had chested and taken advantage of the defendant.

WEJ

of a breach of trust in

Plaintiff said in his petition that by reason of the statements he had been grossly libelled and delamed and bad auffered grievous injury to his name and reputation and in credit in his profession in the sum of $25,000.

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not say he had obtained the money for the tickets from his mother. The male of half the ticket was cone, Wong said. without his knowledge, and be never agreed to any time it

ir. Rodger-From the statements you heard, what was your impression That he has been done out of 14000 gy

By met

Witness had heard the matter discussed

Do you think he should have received The statement of defence, which was more money I did.

From the story be told you, how much also read by Mr. Hodger, denied that the plaintiff purchased the tickets with his money do you think he should have re ceived I thought he should have had WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.

own fonds or that a half interest as $14,000 or 115,000 more than be bad, and

to by way of gift or Mr. Lansing, commenting on the The dardant, admitted that a ticket & Wong's story I did. purported Garman Christmas peace jointly owned by the plaintiff and de-

Did you belie I had made a pretty overtures circulated, here through fendant was awarded fit prize was good thing out at it f--I did. "neutral channels," said that non-denied that one half of the decades Wong, in answer to witness, said he

ticket formation regarding such overtures had sold by the plaintiff with the ABUS reached the State Department. The

sale cent to attitude of United States was not fundant subsequently matified the do. I knew nothing about the enle of half the by other peeple but was of the imp

Defendant admitted having

spot Wong's the บ้าน mesen kinet thereto ant conveyed the impression that believed

"told him at the changed, being in accord with the en

al394,500 Allies terrat for restoration and re-denied that he had received base denied bed provided the money for the par. Mr. Rodsar-and 12 feet Lautar

fendant

to be just paration by Germany.

that ticket and winnings e that he had ever spoken or published of shares with Mr. Rodger in the did you think he had been treated fair

chase tickets and had agreed to frank ab the words complained

Ged of

defama SLOT words of the plain the issue mi to 10,000 for which he had sold half the of the opinion from wha Mr. Rodger then said

case seemed to be relatively simple.

had clear cut atatements for the vitnear's opinion Wang's to the impression that Mr Rodger

true. If these facts should defendant.

He pro turn out to be true it and the

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS ARRESTED IN, PETROGRAD.

::

as received

also

the answer

sale.

•to:

No Me of the affair and Mr. Godfrey -The de-

what

or that he had.ever apo the natition inkata Witness considered, onberently No I did not

the

any.

Mr. Rodger was entitled only

waa

Wong told him

In reply to Mr. Godfrey-Witness was

told his own ha were share

Mr. Godfrey Did Wong ever give would ibe: certainly you

PETROGRAD, Doc 22, Beater's Correspondent st Petrograd posed first of all to call volice testimony be of that opinion. Except what bad bad cheated him or done 07thing

to prove the statements made by Wong already been mid: Wong and nothing to honest No. I thought at the time it telegraphing yesterday, states

in't their

prasenes. He was in a position

practice dodo you mein it was sherp practice Having sold half share im claiming half of Wongs

Witness said he attended Court upon .... subpoena. He had made no statement ører to)

Mr. Bodgers

The Bed Guards, at thres c'elock in to prove that he paid for those tickets suggest he was socus the plaintiff of was the morning, surrounded and invaded with his own money, and he intended to dishonesty What Wong asid meant to

the witness that I

the had doubt over the the premises of the Ukraina Revolu introduce evidence to the effect that matter. Witures did not think from tionery Star and arrested foar mam Wong had admitted in the presence of what the defendant had said that there others that he, plaintiff, be paid for

trast |bers who were present search them with his own money," "He would i was 'a, fraud or a breach 49

itas dispate over being instituted for other members of alec call foreign witness to prove that merely looked upon i the Staff, which constituted, the sole Wong sonsented, sad? subsequently the

to the races on the day official representatives of the Rada, at matified the sale of half the ticket: While of the Champions at about, 3.303pw. was", pleased with himself."

it was a matter of judicial knowledge Wong the Lours Station when Petrograd

that the trouble had been discussed in

THE FOOD SITUATION IMMA BCAAF GERMINY

AMSTERDAM Dec 22 The Forwards in a sharp attack on the Food Controller, declares that agri cultural producers and rich townsmen are living as plenty, the middle alase maintains itself precariously the masses are not only hangry, but are literally starving

The paper in of opinion that there might be an absolute catastrophe in Germany within a month, and the Busparded collapse

be even more serious vidently owing to than in

as a result a Cer anding the food situa- man defeat and entire loss

President of the At

theer left: - He would, in the ordinary go on duty at 3pm. Witness alowly to the race curse in -10 minutes kriving,

of the hour before the AND FEEDS

LIRASVAS

AD Answer to the Court umrieng was excited over having won the money and

PERSICOTEK HALF. SHAES SALT.

Forgt, Treacher, of Leute Police Bing, tion, also gave an account of Ltion be bad with the defendent,

three nights after the race. Him the tickets were" paid, for mother Bitmoney, but

circles in Shanghai, foreign and Chinese, he intendect to call evidence to show that the reports had gone even as to be able far a Tientsin and be hoped t to satisfy the Court of the very serious nature of sew of this kind in Shanghai, especially to layer

the Court Wong made no stster ments except in reply to questions bei looked for a great number of his cliente

witness inspector in charges of from among the Chinae and he hope

Louza, he wanted to pay to show how damaging such stateme

interpreter came to have, must be and must continue to ba

tickets for him. Witness: Wong that on facts bushoold matter when all people interest in the Champion Swo

more than he received could not have

Publicity

Wong did not appear frat page of the what he had, quite the were printed on

azing Dewaruper les Bhangkat

2nd witness told him

what be had co Weng had mowered as he had that wito clusion that the vary, 200d thing

the defend at Epute Police endant,