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YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS.

ON THE WESTERN FRONT,

London, January 12. Field Marshal Sir Donglae Haig reports:-Wa repulsed a raid southward of Armentieres and dispersed working parties south eastward of Honoby-le-Prent. Hostile artillery was more active north-eastward of Ypres. Oar seroplanes dropped two tors of bombe on so ammunition depot in the vicinity of Courtrai and on other targeta...

A French communique states:-In the region of St. Qaentin there is an intenes artillery duel.

London, January 12.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reporte:We successfully raided trenches this morning to the east of Loos.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S SPEECH.

London, January 12, Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam saya that Vorwaerte, commenting on President Wilson's speech, ays that the Germans must guard against too much confidence in President Wilson.

London, January 12. The Russian newspaper Pranda, commenting on President -Wilson's speech, describes President Wilson sa the head of zapacious American Imperialism and as the greatest hypocrite history has ever known.

RIOTS IN SPAIN.

London, January 12. Router's correspondent at Madrid reports a general strike at Barcelons owing to the dearness of living. Earsged crowds stoned the theatres and pillaged and detroyed cafes and concert halle. Namerons arrests have been made, and many people have been wounded.

There have been similar demonstratione st other towas,

CONFIDENCE IN FRENCH GOVERNMENT.

London, January 12. Beater's correspondent at Paris atttes that the Chamber has by 397 to 145 pamed a vote of confidence in the Government, following a debate on the diplomatic condust of the war, in which H. Pichon reiterated the refusal of the Government to grant Sceisliste passports for Petrograd.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1918.

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS.

THE RUSSIAN TURMOIL.

Petrograd, January 11. . General Krylenko, the Bolshevik Commander-in-Chief, has issanda Manifesto depicting the Rassisa Bapublic as being surrounded by enemies on all sides.

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The Manifesto, contemplates a Holy War against the bourgeoisie of Russia, Germany, Britain and France, and for this purpose appeals for the creation of a new People's Army. H. K. & S. Banks b.

MARINE INSURANCES" It is declared that it would be a counter-etroke to the German

Cantons pesce conditione.

b. The Manifesto alleges that Americans, and Frenchmen are North Chinas b. francing General Kaledin end states that a Holy War on the inions fronts sa wall as behind the lines may be a terrible unavoidable fate. Yangtszes - 6x 78 $205 Therefore, a new and well-armed force of resistors must be organised, FIRE INSURANCES. the nucleas of which should be the Bed Guards, because the old China Fires b. army is exhausted. The new People's Army must be subject to H. K. Fires rigorous revolutionary discipline."

Steamboats

The Hanifesto says: Comrades, the people of Italy, Spain, France, Austria and Switserland look to von with hope and await the call to battle against their bourgeoisie !"

indos (Def.) " General Krylenko declares there will be no compulsion in re-indos (Pref.)

Shells ruiting the new Army.

The Manifesto concludes with a special appeal for the co-Ferrier operation of their Ukrainian comrades.

Petrograd, January 12. Sugars The People's Commississioners have confiscated the great Malabons Patiloff Ironworks at Petrograd "owing to the indebtedness of the Company," also the motor-car workshops of the International Sleep-

Kailans ing Car Company owing to the refnesi of the management to

Langkats continue to work.

Raubs Petrograd, January 12.

Tronohs

The leaders of the Cossacks in the Don are disagreeing. Urais General Kaledin is supported by the majority of the troops and the educated classes against intervening in Russian internal affairs, although they are ready to oppose Haximalist aggression in the Don territory. Generale Alexieff and Korniloff favont making the Don stea a centre of campaign against the Bolsheviks, relying large ly on the formation of an officers corpe, comprising 25,000 Layonets,

"

It is reported that the Ukrainians have occupied Boohmatch, in the Government of Chernagci, after severe fighting.

London, January 11.

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Centrals H. K. Hotels According to Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam, M. Trotzky, Land Invest. at Brestlitevsk, said the Russians desired to continns the peace H'phreys Est. The Bocialists again demanded passports for Petrograd, negotiations whether or not the Entente Powers participated, He loon Lands Albert Thomas also demanding a joint statement of Allied war aims, disagreed with the difficulties arged by the Austro-Germans regard. S'hai Lands

M. Pichon dwelt on the unanimity of the Allies" in their ing the transfer of the negotiations to Stockholm, but as the Russian West Points conduct of the war and aureaervedly approved the speeches people desired a mort speedy peace, be consented to remain at Reclamations

COTTON MILLS. of Mr. Lloyd George and President Wilson. In explaining Brestlitovek, in order to deprive the Quadruple Alliance of a pretext

Ewos why

recalled the for breaking off the negotiations on technical grounds. refused, M. Pichon passports wera

London, January 12.- read!

Kung Yiks S. their Maximalist repudiation of

engagemente and

According to Reater's correspondent at Amsterdam, M. Shai Cottons A. a letter from M. Trotzky insulting the French Socialiste. He said the Government had done the latter a service by refusing them Tretzky snd Herr von Kaelbmann bare agreed that Ukraine should Yangtszepoos n. pasaporte, M. Pichon mentioned that France took the initiative in act as an independent hepablia st the peace negotiations.

London, January 12. December in suggesting that the Allies miske a joint declaration of war sime, but it was considered preferable to make separate declara tions. It was bound to be disclosed that France, when he was Premier, confidentially commedicated her war aims to President Wilson, who then asked Germany to avow hers.

NO SWEEPING ADMIRALTY CHANGES.

-London, January 12.

The new

Beater's correspondent at Stockholm states that the Red Gaards are terrorising Finland. They have threatened to dissolve the Diet and to create a "Red Diet."

London, January 12.

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There have been over five hundred election returns for the Russian Constituent Assembly, including 201 Social Democrate and 158 Maximaliste.

London, January 12. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam etates that the Delega. membere are Rear Admiral Sydney R. Fremantle, Captain George tions at Bresilitovek have agreed to e Bassian proposal to form PW.Bope and (sa-civilian-member)-Mr-Archae Pense Acting committees to discoss political, territorial, economic and legal Vice Admiral Sir Beary Oliver and Commodore Godfrey Pains questions. retire.

The Board of Admiralty Gas been remostituted.

London, January 12.

Later..

The Fatherland Party movement is spreading in Austris, The unsensational character of the Admiralty changes is regard- Numerous meetinge passed resolutions arging Count Czernin to ed sa dispelling feare that any violent change in the main lines of arrange "A cloes Military and Commercial Union of Poland, naval policy is contemplated.

Lithuanis and Oontlend with the Centrial Powers. Domination of the Danube and routes to the eastern shores of the Adriatic is also necessary for a lasting pesoe.".

THE HOSPITAL SHIP OUTRAGE.

London, January 12. According to Reater'a correspondent at Amsterdam, a Berlin Bemi-toial message saya the authorities are unable to make any definite statement as to the sinking of the hospital ship Rewa, as the submarine possibly concerned is still st eea. Bat competent quarters.consider it impossible that the vessel was torpedoed; it must have been mixed,

BRITISH "DESTROYER FOUNDERS IN SNOWSTORM. London, January 12. The Admiralty announce that the destroyer Racoon was wrecked and foundered on the 9.b instant during a snowstorm of the north coast of Ireland. There are no survivors.

SPANISH STEAMER TORPEDOED..

London, January 12.

A message from Lee Palmue states that a boat containing the First Officer and eighteen other survivors of the Spanish steamer Joaquin Hambrell has arrived there. The vesel was torredoed On December 31 because he was carrying hides to the United Staice. Another boat, containing the Captain and twenty sailors, is missing.

You be the Judge'

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Mr. Winston Churchill, Minister of Munitione, in a speech at sp American luncheon in the Savoy Hotel, said that the abyss between our war-aims end Prussia's ambitions could not be bridged at present. Germany still hoped for complete victory. We must raise our armies to their full strength. We must have food rations. T Every ton of food saved meant a ton of shells fired. He had Demand

60 d/B........... been compelled to reduce shell and steel by hundreds of 50 dla.....

4.m/8....... thousands of tons, owing to lack of ships. Nevertheless, the Army in 1918 would have more powerful artillery and more shells that T/T Shanghai. ever. We would be able aleo to completely equip several hundred T/T Singapore. 1294 1402 thousands of Americans. The Germans were bringing hundrede TT Japan of thousands of troops and thousands of guns from the Eastern T/T lodia

Nom Front and the greatest storm of all was gathering, bat we are Demand, India. Nom." preparing to receive them. The stories of Germana deserting by T/T San. Francis-1 72} the hundred rather than face the furnace into which the smbitions co & New York] of their War Lords seemed to hurl them was not surprising. T/T Marks Nom, He felt sure we would win out right if we seed all our resources | fally.-(Oheere.)

U. S. SHIPPING "OUTPUT.

Washington, January 12. * Mr. Borley, Chairmen of the Shipping Board, estimates that the production of shipbuilding for 1918 will be four-and-a-half million tone. Fifty-one shipyards are engaged on the construction of attel ebize, and 67 stipsards on wooden ships. Last year there were 148 shipwarde; to-day there are approximately 700, The inrolment of 380,000 workers is progressing well-

THE SILVER MARKET.

London, January 10.

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Mesare, Samuel, Montagu and Co.'s silver report is aa follows: The tone of the market has remained distinctly good. There has Demand, Singapore: 12934 been a fair demand for trade purposes, and cafficient supplies have On Haiphong

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A NEW APPOINTMENT,

Londor, January 11.

It is official y announced that Vice Admiral Bacon has been appointed Contrailer of the Monzione' Inventine Department, in succession to Colonel Goold Adame.

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