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DEATH OF PRINCE ANTOINE OF ORLEANS.

FLYING ACCIDENT.

LONDON, November 29th. The Press Baresu BANGUNGOS that Prince Antoine of Orleans has died as the rauls of a flying accident on Tuesday when he was bringing despatches from France.

THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR SIGHT FOR VICTORY.

SPECIAL APPEAL BY SIR A PEARSON.

LONDON, November 27th. Bir Arthur Pearson makes a renewed special appeal for the St. Dunstan's Blinded Soldiers and Sailors Hostel in Regent's Park, London, where nearly 700 wen are now undergoing training.

He hopes that amid the present feelings" of exhilaration the public will remember with generous sympathy those who have "given their sight, & sacrifice second only

to life itself, to win the war

CURRENCY IN NORTH RUSSIA

VALUE OF THE ROUBLE FIXED.

Lobos, November 29th.

The Press Bureau announces that in view of the confused state of currency in Northern Buasia the British Government has decided to assist the Provisional Government in that area in establishing a new rouble currency at the fixed rate of exchange of forty roubles per pound ster ling. An experienced British Enuncier has been appointed to supervise the con- trol of the Office of Conversion which has been established at Archangel."

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EXTREMISTS CONDEMNED

AMSTERDAM, November 20th,

A number of representatives of German troops at the Front assured Harr Ebert and the Government of their support.. They condemned the Extremista.

REPORTED "COUNTER-

REVOLUTION....

THE DOVER BARRAGE REMOVED.

AN INTERESTING WAR DEVICE

Losota, November 27th, The Dover barrage has been, removed, The barrage formerly consisted of nets between the British and French stores in order to guard the entrance to the AMSTERDAM, November seth.

Channel, and prevent the passing of The Benvoli's Berlin Correspondent telegraphs that General Marmits has submarines. This was a dificult busi- neen, amit was necessary to keep the pas Arrived in Treves with a big: army and is apparently preparing a counter-age partially open for merchant ship

ping. revolution.

The nets alone did not fall their object and the barrage of mites and other buoyed obstacles was fixed up in 1917...

DUTCH POLITICS.

FAR REACHING REFORMS TO BE trawlers and dritters and was frequently It was constantly guarded by armed

the subject of attack from enemy des troyera from Belgian ports.

ADOPTED.

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THE HAGUE November 26th. In the Second Chamber, the Premier denied that the Entente had in any way protested against the passage of German troops through Limburg.

The Second Chamber, by 43 to 33 votes, passed a resolution in favour of im mediate democratic legal and social reforms,

introduction of far-reaching

DELAY IN TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE.

LONDON, November 27th. There has been a great delay in the telegrams from Holland. The cause is not known.

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The latest telegram received from The Hague was dated November 20th, report ing the debate in the Second Chim ber on the recent attempt to foment a revolution.

·Ca this subject the news received in London has been meagre, although it is quite clear that the attempt was sa abortive on

TRADITIONAL HOSPITALITY.

The Premier, after promising certain argent Social Reforms, referred to the question of the er-Katser, saying that MARRIED Holland was only according traditional hospitality to a refugee

RELAXATION OF RESTRICTIONS.

LONDON, November 27th.

The Home Office announces the relaxa tion of restrictions on British born women who are aliens by marriage.

MACKENSEN'S ARMY-

COPENHAGEN, November 28th. A message from Bada-Fest 147 that M. Desperey has telegraphed to General Mackensen demanding the disarming and interning of the latter's army according to the terms of the Bulgarian Armistice. General Mackensen has replied claiming that the terms of the German Armistice are applicable to bim.

THE EX-KAISER'S EXTRA- DITION.

THE LEGAL POSITION DEFINED.

LONDON, November 28th, Reuter has been informed that the War Cabinet bas instructed the Law Officers of the Crown to report upon the legal pari- tion of the Kaiser. The report bas act yet been made.

LONDON, November 26th.

The Lord Chancellor, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General have advised the Government that the Allied Governments, either jointly or individn ally, are entitled to demand the ex- Kaiser's surrender.

The same decision applies to all persons who ordered or committed crimes covered by pre-war extradition treaties.

AFFAIRS IN GERMANY, AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE.

BRITISH EXPORTS TO HOLLAND

LONDON, November 28th. The War Trade Department, announce that the exports to Holland can be re- sumed under licence: This does not yet apply to cotton, cotton goods, wool and "Woollen goods. ́..

EXPORTS FROM AMERICA. RESTRICTIONS BEING REMOVED.

WASHINGTON, November 7th. The Board of Trade announces the im mediate removal of the export restric tions on several hundred commodities, including machinery, locomotives, che micals, drugs, manufactured rubber and railway building masterisk -

NAVAL CASUALTIES.

LONDON, November 26th. `- The total naval casualties, up November 11th, including the Naval Air Service up to March 31st, and ex- cluding the Naval Division, were

ROYAL NAVY.

Killed Wounded. Missing Prisoner

Officers. Mea.

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30,685

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Officers and Men.

Killed Prisoners

........14,601

3,995

ITALIANS OCCUPYINNSBRUCK

AMSTERDAM, November 28th. A telegram from Vienna states that the Italians occupied Innsbrack, the Foreign Office objecting.

POST-WAR PROBLEMS FIRST CLAIM ON RAW MATERIALS.

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of agricultural, mining and NIAS ture textile machinery used in the public utility services in the United Kingdom and manufacture of approved orders

the Governments placed by Dominions and the Alites.

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THE GENERAL ELECTION. QUESTION OF THE EXCLUSION OF GERMANS

LONDON, November 20th. The election meetings being held all over the country demonstrate the inten sity of feeling among all classes as regards the future exclusion of Germans from Britain, the surrender of the ex-Kaiser, and the punishment of ether: enemy criminals. These are defaite test ques- tions being put to the candidates. THE WOMEN'S PART.

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election is the part the women are play.

ing as candidates and voters.

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THE ALLIED OCCUPATION: tionist withdrawals.

THE ENTRY INTO STRASSBOURG,

Beater's

LONDON, November 28th. Correspondent with

the French Armies in Alsace, describing the entry of Marshal Petain and Generals Fayolles and Gourned into Strassbourg at the head of an imposing cortege of troops, says that the Place Kleber, where the troops were defiled before the statue of Kleber, was filled by people all wearing tricolor cockades, rosettes and ribbons,

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SURRENDER OF GERMAN FLEET.

114 SUBMARINES.

LONDON, November 27th. Twenty-seven more German submarites surrendered at Harwich to-day, making a

total of 114.

WAR GRAVES COMMISSION.

A UNIFORM HEADSTONE DECIDED UPON.

LONDON, November 27th.

The Press Bureau atates ---- The Imperial War Graves' Commission has decided upon the principle of uni- form beadstones for marking the graves of all ranks, pointing out to those who anticipated supplying a memorial of their own choosing the necessity of making no differentiation "and of co operating in an action which is of the highest significance-namely, community

of sacrifice.

THE CAMPAIGN IN IRELAND. The feature of the election in Ireland is the campaign of the Sinn Feiners who: are running 100 candidates for 105 seats. They are fighting not only in: Catholic constituencies but also for every seat in Protestant Ulster.

The Sinn Fein leader De Valers has been cominated for four constituencies, including those of Mr. John Dillon and Mr. J. Devlin.

MR. ASQUITH ON POST-WAR PROBLEMS.

Mr. H. H. Asquith, in the course of an election address at East Fife, condemned any tampering with the essentials of Free Trade...

Be advocated prompt Home Bule for Ireland, and the removal, without delay of the war restrictions upor person." liberty,

He dwelt on the strengthened ties with the Dominions resulting from comrade. ship during the war. He anticipated that inter-Imperial development of common re sources would be stimulated and that' there would be more, xréquent and more intimate interchange of counsel without, in any way, impairing locas, autonomy,

INDIA'S WAR RECORD.

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LONDON, November 27th.. The following figures refer to Indian ranks only. An atheial memorandum shows that the strength of the Army in India at the outbreak of war 230,861; 1,181,780, of whom 757,747 were combatants, were recruited during the war to September 20th; 153,574 were sent overseas; 33,001 were killed, bave died THE GERMAN WAY.

or are missing; 50,200 were wounded;· and 0,002 were taken prisoner. The LONDON, November 28th.

The Commission recommends a bead-majority of the casualties were suffered. The British Naval Officer, who received the surrender of a German destroyer in stone, 20 inches high and 18 wide, bear in Mosopotamia. the Firth of Forth, staics that the Gering the fallen man's rank, name, regi- man officer who presented himself in order to make, the surrender, proved to be 8 junior.

Asked where the Commander was, be replied: "The Commander gave us some. trouble four days ago so we threw him overboard."

COPENHAGEN, November 28th. Seventy delegates attended an import ant-conference held in Berlin between A representative of the Workmen's sad the Governments of the German States. Soldiers Council on board the destroyer, Herr Ebert, in an opening address, who was wearing a white armlet, condra declared that a Socialist Republicaned this statement. Constitution had now finally replaced the An officer belonging to another de Monarchy. Executive Power was Dow in the bands of the workers and soldiers stroyer stated that he had been a hair-

dresser in Liverpool A

The next aim was to obtain peace on a secure economic basis. The worst conse- quences would ensue if some of the Ar- The mistice terms were not mitigated. summoning of National Assembly was necessary in order to secure regular co-operation between the Imperial Ad ministration and the Federal States.

Dr. Boll, the Foreign, Secretary, said that the situation was menacing owing to the Entente's desire to destroy us and because the internal separatist movements are increasing "

SORE NEED OF UNITY.

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ADMIRAL BEATTY'S REPLY TO ADMIRAL VON REUTER

ME LONDON, November 28th. The Admiralty announces :---Admiral von Reuter, commanding the interned German Fleet, protested against Admiral Sir David Beatty's instruction forbidding the German flag as being breach of international custom and contrary to the iden of chivalry between honourable opponents.

Admiral Beatty replied: Though the Armistice suspends hostilities, a state of war still exists between Germany and the Allies. No enemy vessel can be permitted to By the national ensign in British ports while under custody..

ment, and date of death, the next-of-kin

being permitted to add a three line THE ORIGIN OF THE WAR. inscription.

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"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR

EVERMORE.""

Mr. Rudyard Kipling, in submitting. to the Imperial War Graves' Commission a suggestion for an inscription for the great war stone which will be the central feature in all cemeteries abroad, wrote

It was necessary to find words of praise and honour, which should be both simple, well-known, comprehensible, and of the same value in all tongues, and standing as far ne might be outside the flux of men and things. After search and consultation among all ranks and many races in our Armies and Navies as well as with those who have given their sons, it seemed to me that a single phrase could be better than that which is the close of the tribute to the lemons en in Ecclesiastics, namely, their name liveth for evermore."

The Commission has approved, the recommendation.

RE-BURIALS "DECIDED UPON.

LONDON, November 28th.

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PRESS COMMENT ON BAVARIAN DISCLOSURES.

LONDON, November 28th. The British and French Press scathing ly comment on the Bavarian Legation's disclosures, cabled yesterday. They de care that no crime in the history of the world was ever prepared in * the little group of plotters in Berlin and cold-blooded or deliberate manner. Beside Vienna, Napoleon at his worst appears a white man,

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The Municipal Council intends to propose a motion that Germany theold" COPINNAGEN, November 26th..

be asked, at the Pesce Conference, to Upon the resumption of the Conference

The Press Bureau states- of the representatives of the German

The Imperial War Graves' Commission repay the war indemnity of £8,000,000, Federal States at Berlin, a resolution was

ALLIED SQUADRON" FOR is considering the re-burial of soldiers in paid by the City of Paris in 1871. This passed, firstly emphasising the need of "German

isolated graves scattered across them, with the interest, would now Unity among the various

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against separatist movements;

The Seine Council is taking similar brought again into cultivation. It was that National Assembly

PARIS, November 27th. be summoned

BOOD AX It is officially stated that an Allied decided that it was necessary to remove action on behalf of the Department of possible; thirdly, that the Soviets should squadron of five battle ships, two cruisers, them to cemeteries where they can be Seine, from which the enemy also ex-

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peoples will until the and nine destroyers commanded to Ad revereatly cared for. There are over tracted war contributions. Assembly meets; fourthly, that the Admiral Calthorpe sailed for Bebastopol on Belgium, notably on the Ypres and 150.000 feolated graves in France and

UNION OF THE SLAVS. ministration of the Empire

must work for November 25th. The squadron was pre Somme battle fields where they an early peace.

coded by a craiser, two destroyers and a thickly strewn several miles in length A Conference of the representatives of

COPENHAGES, November 20th After Herr von Muller, the Minister of subcarina

and breadth. HAVEMAN Economy, had warned the Conference Cagainst unauthorised encroachments or

-Any other course would be excessively all Parties held at Agram issued a pro- clamation announcing the union of all painful to the relatives and would not be the South-Blay districts of Austria- money and credit systems, the Conferenc

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Volunteers from among the comrades Hungary with Berbia and Montenegro. of the fallen will carry out re-burials

HIT THE CHILE-PERU DISPUTE. under chaplains. We

There are overwhelming reasons against Up to the present there has been no exhumation of the bodies for removal to

ADJUSTMENT ANNOUNCED. to secure supplies of provisions and raw official confirmation of yesterday's mes the soldiers native countries. It wonte materials and to

abroad for

NEW YORK, November 27th.. German Republic

sage from Stockholm that a German sub- be contrary to the principle of equality Herr von Mulier declared that it

The Chilean Consul General has an the marine destroyed a British transport on of treatment; few could afford the expense. present lawless system continued Germany her way to Archangel on November and the task of emptying 400,000 graves pounced that the Chile Peru dispute has

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