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THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.

Heavy Firlog in the North Sea.

London, November 18, So far no further announcement has been made regarding the Heligoland naval engagement. Details are not likely to be received

until the British ships have returned to part,...

Testerday morning'e bald announcement indicates that the “Germans have followed the usual “ hit and run" tactics.

A telegram from the Dutch Island of Ameland states that heavy cannonading was heard all Saturday morning.

A telegram from Copenhagen -ssys that a mort violant cannonade in the North Sea was heard between 8.30 and 10 in the

Reported Defeat of Kersisky's Forces.

London, November 18.

THE ITALIAN RESISTANCE.

Germans Report Fruitless Italan Attack,

London, November 18, Beater's correspondant at Petrograd, telegraphing on Friday, A German wireless offisia! maiunge states:-Strong Italian that the Maximalist troops" have occupied Gain fores fruitlessly attempted to recapture heights north-east of Kerensky's Saff has been arrested and M. Kerenskyshag fad.| Asiago, Orders have been sent by wireless for his arrest.

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Italios Captan Over 1,000 Prisoners.

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Chinese Liquidation Regulatio

The Office for the Liquidation

of the ex-Deutsch Asiatische Bank has (asys the Peking Daly Nawd)

· morning, seven miles off Manons. Great explosions were heard st | Government. íɛclude" the control of the troops at Petrograd and } pressure between the Branta and the Piave is increasing. We, after Ko-ming, Governor of the Bank.

intervals and the firing of several warships was observed on the

horizon

German Cruiser on-Fire.

submitted a set of requistions the Ministry of Fissses Telegraphing on Saturday, the correspondent' mys that

Londos, November 18. #anction, which will probably hostilities hare ceased at Moscow and terme have been signed whereby Keresky's so called White Goard surrenders its arms and four attacks of wrirems viclence in the direction of Zamo, to the the regulations hire be

An Italian oficiat message states:-We completely broke up approved with slight modifont west of Gailio, and recaptured advanced elemente în the direction of drafted with, the advios of thi the Committes of Public Safety in dissolved.

The Maximalist conditions for entering a composite Socialist Casers Maletta Divant, taking a hundred prisoners. Enemy acacial authorities. Mr. Wang Moscow and the arming of workmen throughout Rueals.

heroe resistance and brilliant counter-attacks, effected an orderly of China, is at the head of the M. Neratof, the ex-Foreign Minister, has gone into hiding after withdrawal from some of our advahoed positions. We completely Liquidation Office. The following arranging for the security of acpies of the Treaties with the Allieswept the enemy in the Fagars sine, and repaleed an attack at are the salient points of the Draft The Mazimalists have ordered his arrest and the recovery of the Zenson, farther driving back the enemy to the river loop. We Begulations submitted by Mr.

frustrated enemy attempts to cross the river snowhere. We took Wang:—|| documents.

(on Friday and Saturday, on the right bank of the Piavs, 1,263

prisoners.

The Demands of the Maximalists..

Later. The Admiralty states that there is no further information of the Heligoland Bight operation, beyond the fact that the anamy's

London, November 18, light cruisers were chased to within thirty miles of Heligolant,

Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd, talegraphing on Esterday, until under the pretection of the Battle Fleet and minefields, when we retired. An szemy light cruiser was seen to be on fire and the say that, after defeating M. Kerensky, the animation Conmail of machinery of another appeated to be damaged, An enemy mine Commissioners proclaimed the right of the different peoples of sweeper was sunk. We had no lose, and there was only slight Russia to decide on the form of Gorerament, including the damage to shipu. Our canalties were slight.

The German Version.

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London, November 18. "A German naval communique states:-Strong British maral forces attempted to break into the German Bight on the morning of November 17. Our gordabips located them on the line from Horn's Reel to Tarehelling and there was an immediate counter thrust. Our advanced forces repulsed them easily. We had no

·Icense.

BEATING THE SUBMARINE.

America's New Uaslakable Ships.

London, November 18. Reuter's correspondent at Washington states that the Shipping Board has approved plans for the building of a score of 4,000- unsinkabla abips in the United States. It is said that the only effect of the explosion of four torpedoes in the ball of the ship in test was to destroy the cargo in the ares of the explosion.

THE PALESTINE SUCCESSES.

Colonial Troops Occupy Jaffs.

London, November 18,

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A Palestine ofldnt message states:—Australian and Now Zeeland mounted troops on Saturday coonpied Jaffa without opposition. The enemy appears to be extinuing his retirement

to the north, ~

(Jaffa is a well-known town on the sexoosst of Syria, 37 miles north-west of Jerusalem, or 57 miles by rail. There is a farge population, and there was formerly a considerable Gorman colony

Jerusalem Next?

London, November 18. Str Arthur Yapp, speaking at Glasgow, announced that he had just received a cable requesting him to be ready with a T.M.C.A. hat for Jeraszletü.

STEEL IN EXCHANGE FOR SHIPS.

The Japan-American Agreement Fails Through.

Landon, November 18.

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separation and formation of independent States. The Marimalistar 4 | insist on the inclusion of M. Lenin and M. Trotsky in any dsupozita Socialist Government and a majority of the portfolios, including Foreign, Interior and Labour. The Marimalist Commisioners have closed the Buno-Swedish frontier at Tornes.

News of the fighting, which lasted for a weak, is most con tradictory. It is impossible to say whether the casualition are hundreds or thousands. The Maximalists at Petrograd have rent detachments of sailors and soldiers and Red Garda thither. Cannon sud mobine guns continually bombarded Kramlin Town Hall, which was one of the chief strongholds of the Military Cadeta and other Government adherents. Many shells bures on private houses, starting fires.

It is reported that Government, troops, amounting to an simy

corps, ander the order of thes Army Committee have reached Hage (2)

en route for Petrograd to end the civil war and the dictatorship the Maximalists.

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The Ukraine Assembly has declared the independence... of Ukraine. It is stated that L. Kerensky's Cossacks numbered only three hundred.

The Future of Fisland.

London, November 18.

A Stockholm membags says that a telegram to- the Polithin from Haparanda confirms the Copenhagen - masenge, wired on November 16, dad staten that a proclamation of an Independent Finnish Republic is expected.

Why M, Kerensky Failed.""

London, November 18. Beater's correspondent st Petrograd, telegraphing on November 14, says that H. Kerensky's failure is due to his indecision and his reliance obiely on worda. He is constitutionally unable to fros facts, preferring to pander to the weskaam of, the mob, whose blatancy wsa only realised at the eleventh hear, when apparently he hoped to restore order out of chaos with a handful of; Cusacks and Dragoons and few guns. The Maximilista complete ly controlled Patrograd by Monday. The Military Academies hald out till the last. The Ondets resisted plackily, but were mercilessly slain and their bodies thrown into the canal.

Indications point to the formation of a composite Socialist Cabinet with a pesce platform. The Maximilists will disim pre- dominance therein. The other Socialistio parties are most sexions to avoid domestic bloodshed, but the Mɛximilisis and "Extramista [openly advocate an internal light to a frich,

Sir George Buchanan and the other Allied representatives aro remaining in Petrograd. The British colony is up to the present not in danger.

The New Chief Commander."

London, November 18,

A Bassian wireless cfficial meusign states:—A notification.{

· Renter's correspondent at Tokyo states that the Japan-American papvisional agreement for the exchange of 175,000 tons of America sel for a quarter of a million tons of Japanees shipping has been apset swing to the acceptability of America's further conditioned by General Dakhomin, issued in Patrograd, states that he -regarding the age-limit of ships and the prios per fan.

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THE TROUBLE IN ZURICH.

London, November 18. Banter's correspondent at Zurich staten that og November (8 four were killed and many injured in a conflict between the Pollos and two thousand picifista. Last night traspe were called out and fired blank cartridges. Order was restored this morning.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE IN MILITANT MOOD,

London, November 18. Parliamentary morrespondents in the Sunday papers atste that Mr. Lloyd George is in a most militsat mood and welcomes as opportunity of disposing of his Radical and Conservativa prition. It is expected that he will clear up the misconception that the Paris speech reflected on the Army Leaders.

AMBRICA AND ALLIED UNITY,

has temporarily assumed the post of Chief Commander. He ordern the stoppage of further troops to Petrograd. Only "Transports" connected with the military operations will be pumitted.

THE WESTERN FRONT,

Another Battle of Ouns.

London; November 18. A French commusique states : Thats is fairly grøst reciprocal artillery firing torch of Chemin des Dimes, on the right bank "of the Mauno.

A Successful Raid.

London, November 18. Field Murhal Sir Douglas Baig reporm:-The Lancashiren and Highlanders successfully raided in the neighbourhood of Monohy le Pretz. There wire a few prisoners captured. There is | reciprocal artillery firing on the betile front. The enemy'a fico-in principally directed on positionn at Pansohendasie and Langemarck, south of Polygón Wood.

THE RIVER MARKET.

Government Control Forshadowed.

London, November 18, Beater'a correspondent at Washington state that representa- tives of the American and British Govimments are conferring with Londan, November 18,

the leading mirer producem on propose contracte under which the Banter leurs that President Wilson hea cabled Colonel Honis, Governments will virtually control the slewe market form, Chief of the Amerioso Mission in Europe, mying that the a price somewhat below the prevailing male of m Dalled Stasse ennsidera unity of plan and control between. All it's onnce. One of the chiad results will be to placen Allies and the United States baential'in order to asours permitianus seqsisitions where the war has osused a gre

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

BRITISH PROGRESS IN THE WEST,

How a German Attack was Previated.

**London, November 17. Field Marshal Sir, Douglas Haig reports:We con solidated the ground captured last night northward and north-westward of Passchendaele. There is hostile artillery « activity eastward and north-eastward of Ypres. *

A French communiqué reports lively artillery activity on the right of the Meuse, and in Upper Alsace. An enemy attack on Altkirch was Imastrated:

Reuter's special correspondent on the British front, e viewing the week's operations, telegraphs:-Throughout the wook the artillery has been very active when it was evident that the Germans were preparing a serious effort to recover some of the lost positions from which we have now direct, observation ører all the plains of Belgium. The shelling fre- quently rose to intense drum-fire bombardments. The crisis came on Tuesday evening when the German infantry wa seen massing in formidable numbers for an attack due north of Passchendaele. The attack, however, never develop- ... ed. In spite of all its preparation it was powerless when our guns shot down on the massing troops. Men in the front lines say they havo never seen anything finer or more sunihilating than our barrage. Under it the German troops assembling simply melted. Very few of our men, even tås advanced posta, had an opportunity to fire a shot, The great Gormas effort failed before it had fairly begun. “The taking advantage of their failure we thrust forward soms isolated posts further out into the swamp and wilderness on the left and the net result of the German effort was that with our "mam 'line nunhaken; we had gained a little on ou Bank. Exhausted or discouraged by his failure the enemy made no further offer to attack. The British last night car ried out a neat operation on the slope of the ridge, surpris ing the Germans while the relief was in progress. There was sharp, confused fighting at some points, but the resist ance was not formidable. We are established in the new positions.

CIVILIAN EVACUATION OF VENICE.

London, November 17. Beuter's correspondent at Italian Headquarters furn ishes picturesque particulars of the evacuation of Venice by civilians and the removal of priceless belongings. Ele says that the Knights of Malia brought hospital traina to transport the old and infirm to southern havens. The menaged city is being reverently stripped of its wealth of classic bronzes, marbles, mosaics and ironwork, which have Then long been the admiration of the civilised world. treasures are being tenderly removed to the Michel Angelo museum in the baths of Diocletian at Rome. They include the famous gilded bronze horses which surmounted the prin cipal portal d Saint Mark's each one five feet high and weighing over four tona; also the famous equestrian status of Bartolo ames Colleoni which Buskin described as the most. glorious work of sculpture extant..

MORE PROGRESS IN EAST AFRICA.

London, November 17,

An East African ofidal' message says:-On Makonde Platesa we escupied hvit on Wednesday and Chiwata on Thursday. We captured 48 Germans and 425 Aakaria, Since November 1st wè killed or captured 473 Germans and 1,02 Askaris, and seized two naval-guns and thirty-three- -machine guns. The enemy has been driven out of the whols

Mahenge area.

COTTON SUPPLIES..

London, Narember 16. The Cation Control Board announce that there ana 852,000 balosof cotton in the United Kingdom and on the ses, equivalent to twelve weeks supply, of which £73,000 bales are American, 96,138 East Indian and 177,108 Egyptim and Peruvian. The quality of American is short and tão position is much accentuated by the fact that Novembe shipments will amount to only about ten days' consumption.

DUTCH SOLDIER'S TREACHERY."

The Hague, Norember 17, The police have afrosted a soldier at an hotal here, where be was selling plans of the Dutch count defences to a

THE SILVER MARK

"Procedure of Liquidation.”

(1) The liquidation shall be completed within a period of three monthe, during which time the claims of depositora shell be «mat and be liabilition of the bank

shall be discharged. (2) TIG debts and liabilition of the bank shall be met by the "fends which sre in its possessión, “3) If the fond of say, branch" bank

| inadequate to meet its lisbilities, is partial payment shall be mad

The Bank Depaefts,"

(1) The Read Office of Liquid" ation shall publish a notics of liquidation in newspapers for the |information of the rabjit of the Allied Powers and the Chimnana | who have deposited their money in the Destach Asiatische Bank, requesting them to reginar-thair cames and the amounts of their. respective deposits either in the hand or branch Office of Liquid- añon within the period of one month after the Israe of the notion The dates shall be fixed for them to claim payment (2) The head and brazob· Liquidation Offices shall pay the depositora within two months afteribe abova registration. (3) The interest on fjall deposita shall be reckoned up to the 14th August, - (4) In- osse any deposit has not been entered in the books of the Bank, it shall be paid when the depositor in able to produce evidence. (5) If the dépositor should come to re- gister after the expiration of the period fired for registration, kis deposit will only be paid, after the claims have been met of those who registered in the stipulated period.

- Public Debtors.

(1) The Head Offics of Liquida- tion eball pablish an advertino- ment in the newspaperü instrunt= ing debtors to discharge their obligations within the period of one month, failing which the branch. Liquidation Ofix shall send a report to the Head Office, which" shall "dispose of their security.

“Valuables for Sato Kepping."

(1) In case any foreigner Chinese desirous of reclaiming valuables which have been dar posited in the German Bank for este-keeping, be · shonlil request | the branch-Liquidation Offion sand. the local Foreign CommissionsE La report same to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for decision. · (2) Those articise will be remrned so their original onance, provided · that they now not danguons ex- plosives of contraband of war.

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