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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

RUSSIA TO DISCUSS PEACE.

Envoys Enter German Liges,

London, November 29.

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE BATTLES IN FRANCE.

GERMANY AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC.

Outspöken Utterance by New Zealand Premier.

London, November 29.

Benter's correspondent at Wellington saya shaḥ, ipésking at a Renter's correspondent at Fetrograd mys that. General Krylenko's envoys entered the German lines in front of the Russian conference of the Associated. Chambers of Commerce, the Premier Fifth Army. A companion of General Krylenko telegraph that said that any proposal to restors Simas and New. Guines to the German Commander-in-Chief has deputed the Commander of Germany would be bitterly resented by British people in the South the Northern Army as his plenipotentiary. The latter's answer Pacific. It would mean that Sames would be the Headquarters of was reosived on @official Government paper. General Krylenko German Pacific Fleet and that they would metablish a wirelnew proclaims that General Dokhonin is an enemy of the people and station and a submarine bathers. The British Gaverament has ordery the arrest of all his supporters, of whatever position or been told that we are not going to have the Germany back in the

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Armistice on All Fronts.

London, November 29.

Beater's correspondent at Petrograd, telegraphing on November 28, says that General Krylenko, in an Order to the Army and Navy. announces that the envoys nominated by him have returned with § za official surver from the German Commander-in-Chief consenting to enter into sagotiations for an armistice on all fronts. General Krylenko orders the immediate cessation of shooting on the whole Russian front. The next meeting of the plenipotentiaries from both sides will be on Sunday,

Previsional Government Mialsters Arrested. "

ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

The Battis of the Gaus,

London, November 29. A French communique mys :-There are stillary nation in various sector.

More Prisoners Captured.

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London, November 29. Field Mambal Sir Douglas Haig, is a communique, s£BLOG:---- After sharp Aghting, au attack against Balgisa positions near Aschoop failed. We captured prisoners during the night. There: hers been patrol encounters to the south of the Sparpe.

An Enemy Effort Falls.

London, November 29,

London, November 28, The Times correspondent at Petrograd says that nearly all the Provisional Government Minister,"except M. Karensky, have been arrested. Tas Petrograd: Garrison has wholly joined the

A French communigos saya :—An attempted enemy raid with Bolsheviks. Some shops are closed and shots have been fired, there being several casusitis. People are, however, going to business large effectives, after a violent" bombardment, 'snorth of Kont in the ordinary manner and bone would imagine that another Cornillet, in Champagne, was repulsed with heavy loman. Revolution is in progress.

Not Russlaus.

London, November 29,

Cambrai Shelled.

London, November 29, “A German wireless oficial message states:-There is a lull in It having been previously stated that the real names of Lenin the fighting south-west of Cambrai. The English have shelled and Trotsky are respectivaly Cederblum and Braunstein, Beater's Cambrai. correspondent at Petrograd now states that, according to the anti- Maximalist Press, the real name of General Krylenko is Asron Abram, while the name of the principal plenipotentiary sent by General Krylenko to negotiate for an aimistice, is given as Schneur. All these names are non-Ramian.

ALLIED WAR AIMS.

Lord Lansdowne's Call for a Declaration.

London, November 29. Lord Linadowne, in a long letter to the Daily Telegraph, urgen the co-ordination of the war aims of the Allion. He says that the

ON THE ITALIAN FRONT.

Enemy Boats Bombarded.

. London, November 29. An Italian official message states:-Thers in regiprocal artillery Bring on the whole front. Our batteries carried out a destructive bombardment of enemy bosta on the Lower Piart. We repulsed an enemy attack at the confluence of the Sasaisa and Vojams în Albania.

More Futils Attacks.

Landon, November 29.

A German wireless official message states :-Attacks on our mountain positions on Monte Tomba and on the west bank of the

prolongation of the war will rain the civilised world and that an » immense stimulus would probably be given to the pesca party in Brenta failed.

Germany it is were understood that the Allies do not desire the sasihilation of Germany as a Great Power; that the Allies đo not

GERMAN SKIPPER BENTENCED, seek to impose on the Germana a form of Government they do not

London, November 29, desire that, except as a legitimate war measure, the Alli do not

Beater's correspondent at Philadelphia says that Captain desire to deny Germany a place among the great commercial communitice of the world; that the Allies are prepared after the Thieriahens, the interned ex-Commander of the liner, Prince Eital war to examine the problems connected with the freedom of the Friedrich, has been sentenced to fourteen months' imprisonment sess; and that the Allies are prepared to enter into an International | for violating the White Save Law. paot for the peaceful settlement of international disputes.

THE INTER-ALLIED CONFERENCE,

Problems of Supply and Blockade.

London, November 29. Beater's correspondent at Paris says that the Inter-Allied Con- Iarance open to-day, and, sa the principal task is to setils practical problems of supply and the blockade, the work will be divided into various technical Commissions.

"Let Us Work."

London, November 29.

Renter's correspondent at Paris says that M. Clemenceau, addressing the Inter-Allied Conference, declared that the Allies muet win on the battlefield the right to a real pesos for humanity. Hence all were agreed upon the sacrifices demanded by the Allied Command, which no intrigae or weakness would ever shake. We must translate our high passions into sote. "Let our motto be "L: ti work."

The Conference afterwarde dívided into sections representing Finance, Importe, Transport, Armament, Munitiode, Aviation, Food Supply and the Blockade.

General Cadorna Arrives.

London, November 29, Beater's correspondent at Parie says that General Cadorna has

srrived.

HOLLAND'S WAR ATTITUDE.

London, November 29, According to Renter's correspondent at the Hague, the Premier, speaking in the Chamber, affirmed that the Government would not depart from neutrality, whatever the consequences, but that if sttacked the Datoh would defend themselves, He mentioned the Swedish Government's abandonment of their intention to convoke neutral conference to discuss econɔmiɑ interests.

IMPEACHMENT OF M. MALVY,

London, November 29.

Beuter's correspondent at Paris asys that the Chamber, hy 512 voten to two, bas adapted the report of its Committee directing the impeachment of M. Mairy before the Senate, after a long debate, in which M. Malvy said that he wished to be tried by the Senate,

BRITAIN AND TURKEY.

London, Novembar 29.

In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil stated that sinos. the war Basis had communicated with Britain regarding proposals that the Sultan of Tarkey should no longer be recognised as the Khalif." Britain had never departed from the attitude that the| gation of the Khalifate was one for Moslem opinion alone to

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POSSIBLE TIN SHORTAGE. /

London, November 29, Reuter's correspondent at Washington says that the Chairman of the sub-Committee of the Iron and Steel Institute has telegraphed to the Department of Commerce that if the policy of commandsering tin is continued there will be no tin available for the canning of foodstuffs. Be says that intense competition has increased the prios of tin from 54 to 80 cents a pound during the past month.

PRINCE ALBERT OPERATED ON.

London, November 29, ...It in officially announced that an operation for duodenal alcor performed on. H. B. H. Prizes Albert this morning. Hia (condition in satisfactory,

Later.

Prince Albert's condition is still eatiafactory,

U.S. CONTROL OF IMPORTS:

London, November 29. According to Renter's correspondent at Washington, President Wilson has ined a Proclamation requiring the licensing of most of the chief imports by the War Trade Board, enabling the Government to control imports- as it has controlled exporte sinos the war, thus giving the Government another powerini wespon which will be used to the fullest extent in the economia war against Germany.

ITALIAN. PRODUCTS FOR THE ENEMY.

London, November 29, Benter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that a conferenon will shortly be held in Vienas for the purpose of creating a Board to utilise the vegetables and frait in the, Italina cocupied region for Germany and Austris,

CHINA'S

RESOURCES,

Japan and America. Urged to Co-operita,

London, November 28, Boater's correspondent at New York says that Biron Megatu, the head of the Japanese Fiance Commission to the United Sistem, addressing a number of Americana prominent in fisance, commerce and journalism, urged the development-ól China's vast ranouson by the United States and Japin, whose joint efforts would not only be profitable to themselves bat advantageous to Chins,

THE HARBIN TROUBLE.

London, November 29, Bauler's correspondant så Tokyo suyu is in very probable that Japan will send a 'unati polios forma të maizitain celot

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Fine Work by British Guards.

London, November. 28. Beuter's correspondent at Headquarters, writing in the evening, describes the gallant part taken by the Grena dier, Coldstream Scota and Irish Guards in yesterday'a battle in the vicinity of Fontaine. A little farther off was the German Third Guards Division, of whom we pris onared large number. The British guardsmen also neverely hindied the 119th Prussian Division. When our men advano? ed the enemy put down a very heavy barrage behind them, but did not cause many casualties Little opposition was. countored for the first 300 yards and them a perfect hailstorm of machine-gun fire broke from the village and the direction of La Folie Wood Steadily the Guardimen went forward, entering the bullet-swept streets of the ruined village. Then, breaking off into sttaaking parties to deal with the various enemy nests, house after house was cleared ent and the prisoners rapidly mounted. It was well in the lorenoon when the village was carried. Two German Diri- dons were specially brought up and counter attacked.

Our men, exhausted from long, stubborn fighting, had no time in which to ccnsolidate their gains and, exposed to a perfect tornado of machine gun and rife fire, they fell back slowly before vastly superior numbers. It was a magnificently fought rearguard action. Further west, we improved our position on the outskirts of Bourlon village. Both at Fontaine and Bourlon our artillery is greatly super- ior and played havoc with the Germans moring up to the attack. On the day's balance we made useful gains, prie- cocred 600 and undoubtedly terribly punished the enemy.

Nothing Special to Report.

London, November 29. Field Manhal Sir Douglas Haig mys: There is nothing special on the Cambrai battle front. We repulsed two mide in the neighbourhood of Avion. The enemy's artillery is active on the Ypres front, being very beary eastward of Ypres. Aeroplanes at night dropped a ton of bombs on Menin mil-station.

OPERATIONSZON Italian FRONT.

London, November 28. Beuter's correspondent at the Italian Headquarters, Mays-The enemy vainly hammered at the valleys on both uides of Mourt Gripps and now is apparently attempting to 'descend towards the plain from Settecomuni Plateau, in the hope that the. threat against Vicenza will induce the main Italian Army to withdraw, from the Piave line. The British continue to arrive and concentrate upon signed positions The more genial climatic conditions than those experienced on the western front are rendering them brim- fal of spirit They are deeply interested in the novel scenes. Old women from cottage steps invoke blessings sa they pass the municipalition are piscarded with mani- fertoes of welcome, which are translated into English,

TURKS SURRENDER TO RUSSIANS.

London, November 28. The War Office announces that the Chief of the Russian Military Mission in England has received a communication from the Russian Headquarters, dated Nov. 29, as follows: From Nov. 8 to Nov. 30, there was no sea fighting, hila 1,734 Turkish Gendarmes surrendered at Dials River. We lest a thousand men during an attack in the Barahovichi ** region in which the enemy occupied our first-line, our fire dispersing the enemy, who were attempting to fraterni

AUSTRIA WILLING TO DISCUSS PEACE.

Amsterdam, November 18.

A telegram from Vienna states that Count Czernin speak- ing to the delegates of the Upper House in the Reichsrath expressed. Austria's readiness to negotiate an honourable peace with Russia

ALLIED SHIPPING RETURNS.

Londen, November 28.. The Admiralty gives the arrivals for the week 24'2,058, and the sailing 2,122 Fourteen vessels over 1,600 toas and seren under that amount were sunk. Eight were unsuccess- felly attacked.

Bronch shipping returns show arcivals numbering 900 and sailings 003. The sinkings were three vesseis above and one below 1,000 tons. Three vessels were unsuccessfully attacked,

The Italian returne for the week ending Nov. 25, are: 413 arrivals and 387 departurça. One vessel over, and one under 1,500 tons were lost.

UTILISING GERMAN SHIPS.

Rio de Janeiro, November 201 Brazil has agreed with France that thirty interned" German ships of a toonage of a quarter of a million tons shall be used for a year at food-carriers to the Allies.

PACIFIST LEAFLETS.

London, November 29. The Daily Telegraph" states that there have been negotiations between the Government and the Liberal lead- ers on the subject of the pacifist leaflets and it is understood a compromise has been reached by which the identity, of the printers and authors must be disclosed, but the regu- lation that the leaflet must be submitted to the press censor is cancelled. Opposition to the regulations has been grow- ing formidable and is not oinfined to Liberale:

MORE SURRENDERS IN BAST AFRICA.

London, November 20.

An East Africa official mesangs, risien :—The Germans dislodged from Simbas are reported in the vicinity of Boruma Kini, short of food, and ammunition. Colonal Talal, from the Mahenge area," with 110_Germana, : 1,219 Ankaris and,3,900 other natives, warrandøred unconditionally li the vidinily of Mowala

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Negotiations Between Stockholms and Berlin.

Stockholm, Oct. 11.--The King has to-day entrusted Mr. Johan Widen, Governor of the Province of Jamtland and Specker in the Second Chamber, to form a Glov sroment. Mr. Widen is a Liberal, but does not formally belong to the Liberal party, which he left in 1914, when he was appointed Speaker. In 1905 he was finisher of the Interior in the Landeberg Gabines, which had to settle the Bwedish-Norwegian scisia."-

I am informed that Mr. Widaus will try to from's Coalition, Gor vernment in which Liberals and .... Socialists will be in the majority. The basis of such a Government would be strict peatrality in fareigo affaira'and constitution! [reform st home on the lines laid down in the Liberal reply to the King's recent appeal.. The Ex scative of the Socialist party. mest to-morrow to decide whether the 8 cialists all participate in this Government.

An official commnuoique foruod last night annoanons that negotia tions have been opened betwe the Swedish and Gorman Goveen- ments" regarding the import of large quantities of corn and potatoes from Germany into Sweden,

Commenting upon this news Mr. Branting's orgas, the Social Demokraten, 48y#:--

"While the Gɔverument crisis is still on, Mr. Lindman (Foreign Minister) is making arrangements with Germany; the Immediate gains are obrions, but what is yel mare obvious in that it will re-af on our chances of getting any. thing in from the other side. Thas & Governm

remains in power su oharge, in binding our whi commareisl policy for the fitmi.

"Need it be added that thin decisions, -which, will probably prove decisive to the whole position of Swades in the world, have been made in 'estret “Com mittee, without any conférence with the representativen Parliamentary majority, The Conservative go on governing ss though no election had evO taken place. One has the im pression of a governing cliqas determined to act for its own part to the last. If this gied on a resi danger may rise to our people.”

Baseball to America. Chiongo, Dot, 6.—The fret of the series of five games for the Baseball Championship of the World between Chicago, obamp ions of the American League, and New York, ohampions of the National League, was played at Chicago on October. 8. - The Okionga side won by two runs ta |000;

Anniversary of Nurss Cavell'a Death

To mark the anniversary of the murder of Mine E24th Cavall by the Germans, H. Justin Godart, Under-Secretary of Biste for the Medical Service, anveiled a bast in memory of her in, the hospital and school of nursing in Paris which boarn her name.

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