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THE RUBATAN CIVIL WAR

SOVIETS PROSPECTS BAD.

LONDON, October 14. Messages from Helsingfors confirm the impression held in London that the Soviets' position is extremely critical owing to the advance of Denikin, who is ander two hundred miles from Moscow, while he is anticl pated to reach within a month. The Bolsheviks te preparing for evacua tion since the fall of Kurik was reported. Trotski told à communist meet ing that the soviet troops cannot stand a winter campaign. Denikin's offensive is now directed against Ore! and Tura, both of which are heavily fortified. It is anticipated that if Tula falls the peoples commissaries will flee to Turkestan.

AN OBSCURE SITUATION.

LONDON, October 14.

The latest news from Riga is that the Lettish government has returned to the city and is making a big effort to secure the co-operation of the Baltic alates against von der Goltz. The situation, however, is most obscure. Although it is now clear that Colonel Bermondt 'with his Russo-German army has never captured the whole of Riga but only the suburbs south of the river, wherefrom he has now been driven out, Dermay seems to be playing a lone hand, on behalf of the Baltic barons.

ANOTHER MARSEILLES STRIKE.

9,000 PASSENGERS HELD UP.

MABEILLES, October 14.

9,000 passengers are held up owing to another shipping strike, which Includes engineers, stewards, wireless operators, and doctors. It is due to the refusal to reinstate some men who had previously struck,

TURKISH POLITICS..

CONSTANTINOPLE, October 14.

The nationalist leaders have agreed to support Ali Riza Pasha's govern rent which has accepted nationalist views..

W. HOHENZOLLERN JUNIOR.

SHOWS WHY WAR WAS LOST.

BERLIN October 14.

The Taghche Rundschau publiabes a letter from the ex-crown prince saying that the battle of the Marne was only such a grave failure owing the then army leaders losing their heads. It was clear to him in the autumn of 1914 that the war could no longer be militarily brought to a successful end. He then wished to conclude peace with France. He fur ther complains of the lack of resolute political leadership during the war and of the failure to make peace with England on a basis of economic compromise.

ADMIRAL FISHER'A MEMORIES.

INTERESTING SQUABBLES OF OUR BIG WAR CHIEFS.

LONDON, Oct. 14. Admiral Fisher is publishing "memories." In today's Times he deals with the Dardanelles adventure and emphasises that he alone opposed the naval operations but remained at the admiralty because he desired to see his large building programme carried out. He admits that there was frequent tension in those days between him and Kitchener. He sent an ultimatum to Kitchener one day that if the "Queen Elizabeth" were not with. drawn from the Dardanelles he would leave the admiralty next day." Luckily she did leave." He adds "German submarines had been prowling around looking for her for a fortnight and neglecting all other battleships." They finally blew up her wooden dummy, thinking they'd got her at last.

He incidentally mentions a British fleet of dummy battleships that greatly confused the Germans. His "Memories" are written with great raciness and contain numerous interesting cpinions and sidelights on men and events. For example he says he forgives Cremer for not inserting a certain precis on the Dardanelles in the report of the commission because in his prime he did me a good deed. 'I entreated him to cut the channel into Alexandra harbour deep enough for a dreadnought. He did it, although it cost a million. Thus he provided an incalculably advantageous base."

He hints at a one-time big scheme "to polish off not only every human soul in Heligoland and its surrounding fleet but every rabbit" by an invisible, scentless, and deadly poison gas..

HIS OPINION OF KITCHENER.

He does not mention details or what stopped the plan. His descr ip | tion of Kitchener is perhaps worth quoting. Here it is. He was a great man but a great deception, inasmuch as he couldn't do what the peo ple thought he could. Like Moses be was a great commissariat officer but he wasn't a Napoleon or Moltke. He was a Carnot in excelsis and the fac ile dupe of his owd failings".

SHIDE OBSERVATORY TO Milne had the honour of a visit from

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the King when he was Duke of York, and the late Duke of Clarence, at his Earthquake Observatory in Japan.

Apart from any desires there may. be to perpetuate the observatory as Mrs. Milne, widow of Professor a memorial of the work he carried John Milne, D.Sc., F.R.S., has decided out there, remarks The Times, the to return to her native country, study of these phenomena had, Prof. Japan, after nearly a quarter of a Milne always maintained, a definite century's residence at the Shide practical utility. If the property is Earthquake Observatory, near New sold under the hammer it may con- port, Isle of Wight. In consequ ceivably cease to be used for ence the Observatory will shortly be seismological investigations, or, what sold by public auction.

would be worse, it may

fall It is famous the world over as the inty the hands of someone centre for 20 years of earthquake incompetent for the work. Probably recording, and has been visited by the cost of acquiring it for permanent princes of various countries, includ-use in its present character would be ing the present Prince of Wales, very moderate, as Mrs. Milne, who is while he was a cadet at the Royal selling the observatory in view of Naval College, Osborne, by the pre-her impending return to her native sidents of many learned societies, [ country, Japan, would give every and other eminent scientista. encouragement to any movement Professor Milne did notable to maintain the place in its ex pioneer work in Japan in the science isting state. In any case, Shide of seismology, and his attach a not for the ordinary buyer, ment to that country was confirmed but for a man of science, and, by his marriage there to Miss Tone occasionally, the more rarely the Noritsune. Before they left Japan better, he may, if he maintains the for England the Emperor conferred observatory in an efficient state, have on Professor Milne the Order of the his name and observations eagerly Rising Sun in appreciation of selecti-published, for there is a great fasci fic work in Japan, where he was nation for everybody in the details the first to be appointed to the of earthquake registration. Shide is Chair of Seismology in the not a place that should be allowed to Imperial University. He was also fall into the hands of anyone but a appointed Secretary of the world's scientist who would be qualified and firat Selamological Society when it willing to carry on the work of its was established in Japan. Professor | founder.

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HAYAS REVIEW.

PARIS, October 13th? A Hava meage sayat- The Feurnal Officiel publishes a low empowering President Poincare to sign the. Versailles Treaty Copies ratised by the signatures of the Kings of Britain aad Italy are expected to arrive in Paris Immediately. These signatures, with that of President Poincare. will make up the ratification necessary for the Treaty to some into forve.

the proposed Italian-Franco-Rumanian The Italian papers, commenting of Treaty, states that it should include eventually. Poland, Cacho-Slovakia and Greece, to form a strong eastern and cuthern block against German ambition. now giving away specimens of her best The Daily Mail states that France is types of aeroplane throughout Europe. especially in the new small States. which are beginning to organise air services. Slovakia are ber acquired clients. Japan. Serbia, Greece and Czecho---

STARTERS FOR THE CESARE- WITCH.

LONDON, October 14th. The probable starters for the Cesare- witch are as follows: Queca's Squaro: (Donoghue). Haki (J. Childs), Saint Eloi (Templeman), King John (Martin), Buckthorn (Carsinke),

Silver Bridge (Felme), Langdon

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Leash), Sheriff's Officer (Ringstead). (Ringstead), Golfien Melody (Specl), Alasnam (A. Balding, and Polichineli (Wheatley).

The betting is as follows: -King Jchn 100 to Ivanhoe, 20 to 1: Sherriff's 9 to 2; Golden Melody, 5 to 1: Unito,

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THE FRENCH SHIPPING STRIKE.

MARSEILLES, October 14th.. The shipping strike There were no sailings yesterday. The is extending. mails for Egypt, and the Near East, and 9,000 passengers are held up.

THE RAILWAY STRIKE.

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LONDON, October 14th. In accordance with the strike settla. meat. the Railway's Executive inter- viewed the Premier, to-day, regarding the resumption of negotiations, alter which Mr. Thomae expressed his pleasure with the prevailing spirit and atmos- phere of the meeting and the genuine desire of both sidey to effect a settlement.

COTTON TRADE MISSION,

GOVERNMENT QUESTIONED.

The scheme for sending a cotton trade mission to the Far East bangs fire rather badly, the Government being apparently unwilling to bear the expense. On the surface, of' course, it looks like a case in which the trade should pay the cost, but it is rightly pointed out that a private mission would carry no weight, and consequently would have much less chance of achieving its object than one which had the Government behind it. And after all the cotton trade, as our biggest manufacturing industry, has better claims upon the considera- tion of the nation than many other interests which have had official sup- port. The traders concerned think it would well repay the cost, and their opinions are entitled to respect. In order to bring the matter to a head, Mr. Edwin F. Stockton, president of the Manchester Chamber of Coca- merce, has 'addressed the following letter to Sir Hamar Greenwood, of the Department of Overseas Trade:--

Sir, I desire to urge that you should inform this Chamber without further delay of the Government decision with regard to the proposed mission to the Far East. The mat ter has been before your department for, several months, and if the mis- sion is to be sent out this year arrangements should be made forth- with, in order that the members may be able to leave this country Dot later than the end of October or early in November.

The desirability of sending the proposed mission was fully demon. strated at the conference which I convened in May last, when the re presentatives of all the important associations interested in the Lan- cashire cotton trade unanimously re- commended that the mission should be sent under Government auspices. In view of the extreme importance of our export trade it appears to me to be essential that the Government should without delay seize this oppor. tunity of preparing for the develop ment and 'extension of British trade in the Far Eastern markets.

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