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The Bongko

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January 1, 1918,

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

NEW YEAR HONOURS.

Some Well-known Names in the List.

London, December 31. The New Year Honours include 3 following:--

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Mr. Almeric Paget, Unionist Päfor Cambridge.. Sir Frederick Cawley, Liberal M.P. for the Prestwich Division Lancashire,

Sir John-Lansdale, Conservative M.P. for Mid Armagh, St James Woodhouse, one of H. H. Railway Commissionere Hormerly Liberal M.P. for Huddersfield,

Kaighthoodab

The fifo Knighthoods include the following:- Mr. Robert Brace Gitor of the Glasgow Herald.

Mr. Emaley Car editor and part proprietor of News of the Vorid.

Mr. John Galsworthy, the novelist.

Mr. Anthony Hope, the novelist.

Mr. Leslie Ward she artist.

Kr. John Lavery, the artist,

Mr. Edwin L Lutyens, the arobiteof and arting

Me. Sidasy LowLeotarer on Imperial and Colonial History at

King's Collare, Unity of London.

Mr. John Boott Beltie, the well-known geɔgraphist. Major William Northrop MoMillen, of East Africs.

Mr. Bartle Fraze, Chief Justice of fibraltar,

Military Honom.

The Military Honours include the following:- KC.B.Surgeon General Sir David Bruce.

Promoted Major General.-Brigadies General E. Northey, Privy Council:örk

lading the following: Lord Hogh Cecil Taionist M. P. fo Oxford University.

abour M. P for Monmouth West.

There are six Privy Councillorshipe

Mr. Tonohard

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Baronetcies,

The twenty Baronicles include the following-

WEDNESDAY,

JANUA

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

FRENCH ATTACK ON ITALIAN FROMET,

Over a Thousand Prisoners and Much Ma

Ladon, Daca ber

An Italian official moreaze sruten "After in the Manta Tomba sector, the French stormed pos Morfeuera and Márangine. They overosme stubborn established themselves Kimly, taking prisoner 44;ntia man and capturing sixty-machine gans, seven candos and othe material. The Anglo-Italian batteries of airmen co-operated.

derma Admissions.

Loudón, December 31

A German wireless official message states :-There are violent artillery and mine-firing duals on the Monte Tomba Ridge. The French attacked and penetrated parts of the position.7 An Austrian official message adds that oʻnuter-measures at Monte Tombs are being prepared.

A. German Story.

London, January 1..

There is violent

A German wireless :eficial message atâțes artillery firing in the region of Monte Tomba.

PADUA AGAIN BOMBED.

Artistic Monuments Suffer Seviraly.

London, December 31. An Italian official message states that the enemy hat night" the third time bombed Fadus. Scores of bombe wardropped and artirtió monuments severely suffered. The Cathedralicfaosde was blown down.

Deliberate Wrecking of Precious Treasures,*

London, Jannsry 1.

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BUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE TURMOIL IN' RUSSIA.

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London, Petrograd,

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and fils Staff Murdered.?

London, Drem

Renter's correspondent at Petrograd, telegraphing on December, grepo 30, says that General Karanlelf, who was Hetman of the Terek, says Cossacks, his brother and the whale staff of affeerg, and most, have tha bean murdered by soldiers from the Caucasian Front,

The Commisioners of the People are preparing a desene for the nationalisation of Insurance Companies

Freach Subjects Murdered at Irkutska

London, December 31, porrespondent at Peking mys that the Red Guante the course of fighting at Irkutak, maidered the French Con | Agent and two other Frenchmen. Tuo town is afre and the popula

starving.

Pies for the Bolshevik

London, December 31. The Daily Name makenthe fret proseancement of any English newspaper in fastar of the Bolsheviks. It pablishes = telegram from its correspondent, Mr. Bansome, who has returned to Petrograd after an absence of three months. He describes the city as being more orderly than for months before the Bilahevik control and anya that the Bolshevik Government is extremely effiment, energetic and-

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An Italian semi-cfficial message states:In the raids of decisire. He denice that it is refusing to allow the opening of the Padus the enemy are deliberately seeking to wreck the most Omstituent Assembly, the real reason of the daisy being that only gorge precious treasuresof religion and art. Last night bombe, were 391 out of 800 Delegates have been misoted,

formerly. dropped on the Cathedral, the Church of St. Antony and the Church The correspondent had an interview with H Trotsky, who Service and author of Hermits, Bomb splinters struck the Archbishop's Palace and, expressed the opinion that the war would be decided by social and Indian Dictionary. Honte Dipictas. In numbers of cases explosions damaged old not military pressure. He said that every Government' in-Earope The Right Hon. Ellis Grifit, forme: Under Secretary for brouss doors, priceless paintings and staines. In the Capella of was feeling the pressure of democracy but that the German Goyarde St. George the celebrated Titian frescoes were damaged and paris ment was wiser than most. Hence it had abandoned its grandiose the Home Office.

of the paintings-torn downźby explosions.

plans of sonquest.” The correspondent adds that all the Patrograd newspapers, however they differ regarding the Brestlitovsk proposals are of the opinion that the Allies are now bound to consider there seriously and that the next work belongs to them.

London, December 31.

Bir George Biddell, newspaper proprietor,

The Bight Hon. Sir F. E. Smith, Attorney General, Lieutenant Colonel James Craig, Unionist M. P. for Est Division of County Dog

NEW YEAR MESSAGES.

China's Good Wishes to France.

Laddon, December 31,"

Other Messages.

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London, December 31. Reater's correspondent at Paris says that Lord Darby, in message to the Matin, hopes that the coming year will see the troops returning Home after the victory of Bight avar Might.

Lord Robert Cecil, in a messag admits that the French and the British have a hard year before them, but, strengthened by Americe, they would hold out till victory was achieved? "Let hope that the war will end before neft New Year."

THE RUSSO-GERMAN PEACE NEGOTIATONS, A

Enemy Delerates Arrive in Petrograd 2

Landon, Deceiti ter 31st

British Papers' Slience,

London, December 31.

The newspapers are silent on Berlin's statement of the Brestlit ovak proposals, cabled yesterday. The Daily Chronicle alone has an editorial and says that the statement indicate that the Gerer in hope to retain possession of Poland, Lithuania, Garland and portions of Ethonia and Livanis, where they have already induced a faked Assembly to declare for séparation from Beans. It adds :---- The cynicism of theas proposals is too much for the Bolsheviks, who are now temporarily baggling over the form, but they are unlikely to alter their substances

Courland for Germany ?

London, Decoder 31,

The Daily Chronicle's correspondent at Haparanda says that the newspaper Den, in Petrograd says that the Parliament of Courland, on December 17, pronounced in favour of an early consign of Courland to Gзmany.

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Peace Processi

Bed Gaarde and Cossacks and Military Cadets. It is reported that The fighting at Irkutsk lasted a week between the regulars, whole quarters of the town are devastated,

Other Items.

London, December 31. - The Times correspondent at Petrograd asya that Bessarabia Las proclaimed itself & Moldavian Republic,

It is reported that communications have been opened between Finland and Germany.

POLICE SPORTS.

Enjoyable Event at flappy.

La santri Palios Sports The second Austro-Garmen Delegation has waived And ↑ Banter's correspondent at Petrograd, solographing on December Fully held at the Police Ro- comprises representatives of the Ministrings of Foreign Affairs, 30, says that Maximalist professions in celebration of peace started creation Clabon New Year's Day, its pater'a correspondent at Paris atster that the Chinese President/Commerce and Industry, Finance and also the Bed -Orong and, et ten o'clock in the morning to Champmats and tooladed deisch- took place yesterday, and when economic experti, French residente at one of the hotel warements of armed troops and Red Guards, The Executive of the attended with every success. The sent a meage to President Poincare on the bocssion of the Na obliged to evacuate their rooma to accommodate to Anso Germsas Pesssata Ocagrese, the Central Committee of the original Soviet, weather was in every respect

ar sanding, hirțbert Jabes for the happiness of the gallant faach people and expriming the conviction that the barote while some Britishere left the hotel sa a protest against lodging with and the Union of Defense of the Constituent Assembly issued a{avourable and a large company.

the enemy delegates.

manifesto arging the people to refrain from participation in the spent a most enjoyable time: The Horts of the French troops will triomph in the rgle for the

processions, repudiating the Maximalist authority, and proclaiming proceedings commenned at three defence of Right and Jastics. President Poincare has replied

hanking the President for his greetings.

the prema the Constituent Assembly. Soldiers raided the o'clock, and the afternoon whe of the Union of Defence of the Constituent Assembly, devoted to the holding of sports azresting all present.

and the playing of bowls. Among The bank directors arrested on Christmas Day have been those present were the Hon. Mr. released on bail of a million roubles each, with the exception of and Mrs. O Mol. Moot and Mr.

Vyshnegradakyak

T.H. King. A bountiful tea, kind joyed, and of the conclusion of the ly provided by the ladies, was en-

sports the large Christmas tree, which was heavily ladan with toys for the obrildren, was dismantled by Father Christmas, this mharso ter being impersonated by Me handed out the prizes won in the Hollands, Ester Mra, Monacr

sports and bowls, the customary London, January 1.

cheers being given. Inspector The Daily Chronicle correspondent at Petrograd says" if is Beater's orrespondeat at Tokyo states that a message from Kent presented Mrs. Messer impossible langer to observa a non possumus attitude to the German Faking says that 2,500 Ramisu troops at Harbin surrendered to with a beautiful-bouquet, Praise pesos, terms and that it would be a short-sighted policy for the AllieeChinese soldiers, after fighting, on December 27. They were

is due to the Committee res) MOT* ble for the arrangements, to allow Russia to conclude, a humiliating separate pace. The deported.

being composed of Messrs. Kent, Bolsheviks are determined to make the Constituent Assembly a ́mere

Grimmett, Taylar and Holländs. The Prime Minister, in a Message to the Nation, appeste to all shadow of the Soviet, avowing their intention of expelling the to do their atmost in these later trying days for the cause for which Cadets and the Moderate Socialissa, whom they describe safiankaya'

Mr. Banaome, the Daily News correspondent at Petrograd, The following is the lin the democracies of the world are now legged together, Recalling of the ex Constituent Assembly. Hence moderate Enssians are says that unless the Allies move in the matter of the Brestlitovas reaal The privations and sacrifices of the armies, he says no sacrifice which anxiously looking to the Allies somehow to help Bussis to secure proposals, it sesas possible that the Germans will ask the Russians Bowle Mr. M. Bullivan; to help them in the enforcing of the Russian pesos terms. The 2, Mr. J. Grant: 3 1 W, Kent. those at Home are called upon to make can-faintly approach that decent peace.

·British Labourites' Views.

Allies only chance of defeating the German deaigas för enslaving

Bace for Girls under eight hourly demanded of them. He emphasises that none are too. old

London, January 1 Rase for the Allies to publish terms approximating to the years.1, 0. Callerford, 2, E For too young to play on Lending and saving are specially im”

Garrod; 3, G. Grimmelt. Beater'e correspondent at Stockholm that Henderson Russiaz terell and participating in the Conferenc portant. It is the duty ball to save what they can and to lend what they can to the county. Every min, woman and child might has telegraphed M. Huysman, Secretary of the Dutch senedinavian The Tama denounces the "foolish suggestions from irreapons Ladies Egg and Spoon Baow. make it a point of cour to increase their holdings of National Committee which organised the Stockholm Conference," saking him ible quarters that the other Allies should intervene in the Brestlitovak 1 Mrs. Grimmett & Meas

to communicate with the Soviet in Petrograd that it is the strong tragicomedy" and says that such a course would be unwise and Floyd ; 3. Men. Banlge

Genta Bsoe (under 35). desire of British Labour that Russia should not conclade a separate mischievous to the last degree..

Mr. Grimmett, 2, Mr. Darling; peace, M. Huysman bas replied arging the convocation of s Bqeislist

3, Mr. Lennigas. Congress to prepare a general as opposed to's separate pesos.

To the Troops.

London, January 1. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hsig has issued, as an Order of the message from Sir B.Chunro-Ferguscu, Governor of Australia, dule thanks for good wishes and searing him of the Amalian continued confidence in Sir Douglas Haig and his gallant General Botha, expressing best wishes that their herois Fraope

orts may be crowned with deserved victory; and from the Governor of New Zealand, wishing complete sucess, which is

sential to the well-being of the civilised world.

War Bonds.

An Appeal to the Nation.

Landon, December 31:

Moderate Russians' Hopes, a

London, December 31.

2- Longin, Jan

* Russlang Surrender to Chinesa.

Advice for the Allies.

-London, January 1.

THE WEAR OUTLOOK.

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Born Rico, (under, 8) -1; Arcali 2, B. Gerrard 3, F. Augus

Ladies Coonnut Babe, Mrs.

Brith Premier's Message to Allies.

London, January 1. The Prime Minister, in New Year message to the President of the United States, the Prime Ministers of Japso, Italy, Serbis,

A French Socialist -Proposal,

London, January-1. Ramanis, Portugel, Belgium and France, emphasse that she hopes bamanity centre in the triumph of the Allied, canse. Matas!

Reuter's correspondent at Faris states that Clemencesnas Benter's correspondent at Washington states that Mr. Baker, in Friendship and respect is becoming more and more the cement of received a deputation of Socialists, including M. Albert Those his weekly statement, says the New Tear finds the British dominant Robertson; 2, M-Terress; Kh Alliance which is the guardian of Justice and Liberty in the world. He thanks the individual Armies big ask for. Pasporte for Petrograd with view to preventing on the Flanders Plain. The battle of Cambrai proved that the German Robertson and Navies for their fortitude during the past year Petrograd was too disturbed for good result to such a mišrio“

a separate peace. Clemencean replied that that the itaation in defocose can be broken, and taken, though full advantage has not Gents Rice (over

been taken of early, successes. Nevertheless, the British have in Floyd 2. Mr. J, nd their readiness to continus the struggle until the world is rid He refused the passports, as a grant of them might indage the belt this battle indicted the most serious disaster to the German arms the domination of military autoursey whose difcredit and that the Government was participating in peace pourpantera which since the Battle of the Morne The Erench hold the key to the defeat are essential to's lasting peace. He expresses full confideo was nos in any way in their minds in the absence of serious peg-Leon tres, shrough the capture of the Chemin des Dames indictory for freedom in the New Year and tells President Wilson posals from the enemy.

evident from the repeated transfer of troops in Lisly that the enemy that we are relying on a great addition of strength of the young

is pursuing an opportuniat plan of campaign rather than followin American Army." He expresses to Signor Orlando admiration for

definite strategio operations. the successful Italian resistance and confidence that Itsly will ere long strike another mighty blow for the liberation of Italy.

BRITISH REVENUE RETURNS.

London, January L

CRACK BRITISH AIRMAN./

London

According to a mesenge from Paris, British Front describes the exploits of an zirman, who, one day last week, brought and the following day three more He alr victories to his creditten less than Bishop, the

• The revenas, for the nine months ending December 31 is Hans fair-haired, slight, delibate youngster #gad $480,650,000 ne compared with £993,140,000 for the porresponding formerly a mechanic in the Flying Corps but to

BRITISH NAVAL BOATS "TORPEDORD

Vdmiralty “sapounoes" "that

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