RUSSIAN AFFAIRS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9789, 12 October 1917, Page 5

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS

COALITION MINISTERS SPECIAL MISSION TO PARIS. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright Reuter’s Telegrams. PBTROGRAD, October 10. The formation of tho new Cabinet has entailed the dissolution of st-he Council of Five, which was created’ to deal with tie Korniloff trouble. M. Kerensky (Premier), General Verbovsky (Minister for War), Admiral Verderevsky (Minister for Marine), and M. Terestchenko (Minister for Foreign Affairs) have gone to headquarters to confer with the Allied Attaches. A special mission is going to Paris to attend the Inter-Allied Conference. FRENCH SOCIALIST CONFERENCE DECIDES TO ASSIST IN CONDUCT OF WAR. By Telegraph—Press Association —Oopyrighl Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. n '’ PARTS, October 10. After sitting for four days, the Socialist; Party's Conference at Bordeaux has concluded. It adopted, by an overwhelming majority, a motion in favour’ of assisting in the conduct of the war, and of voting for the Government’s war credits. ITALI AN_FRONT ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSEi) WITH HEAVY LOSSES. By Telegraph—Press Aasoolatidh—Copyrlffhi Aus. a.ad N 2 Cabl* Assn, and Reuter LONDON, October 10. An Italian official message states: We repulsed repeated enemy attacks on Monday, attempting to gain ground at Castagnavizza, on the Carso. Furious fighting ensued. All our positions were maintained. We drove 'back with heavy losses enemy attacks between Vippaccio and Castagnavizza. ENEMY WARSHIPS DAMAGED ON DALMATIAN COAST. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrlpht Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. WASHINGTON, October 10. The Italian Embassy has received advice that Italian aeroplanes bombed Cattaro, severely damaging Austrian destroyers and submarines in the harbour, and setting fire to a military storehouse. SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS MACHINATIONS OF GERMAN AGENT’S. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Received October 11, 8 p.m.) BUENOS AYRES, October 10. All German ships in Uruguayan ports will be requisitioned. Enemy agents arc seeking to create difficulties between Brazil and Argentina by reviving the problem of the River Plate jurisdiction.

PUNISHMENTJJF TRAITORS SEVERAL ITALIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH. By Telegraph—Pres* Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association, ROME, October It). As the result, of a coiVt-martial ln connection with the blowing up of a dynamite factory at Cengio, in which the death roll was very heavy, Ser-geant-Major Renatti (or Benatti) has been sentenced to imprisonment tor life. His wife was acquitted. His father-in-law and two hotel porters have been sentenced to death, and another accused, Drovandi, to imprisonment for twenty years. INDUSTRIAL RECONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATION • FOR THE WORKERS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Gable Association. LONDON, October 10. , A manifesto, signed by many business men and educationalists, urges tho need for a national scheme of industrial reconstruction, under which the workers will participate in the self-government of industry. N.M.S. NEW_ ZEALAND HIGH SPIRIT OP DISCIPLINE. By Telegraph—Pres* Association—Copyrlghl Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, October 10. Sir Thomas Mackenzie (High Commissioner for New Zealand) visited the warship New Zealand. ' The captain, who has recently' been appointed to tho command, declared that in all his thirty-two years of experience in the Navy he can honestly say he was never aboard a ship imbued with so high a spirit of discipline and duty. TRADE AFTER THE WAR DOMINION HIGH COMMISSIONJSK ON THE SUBJECT. ijy Telegraph-Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, October 10. Sir Thomas Mackenzie, New Zealand High Commissioner, has visited the principal English and Scottish industrial centres, and collected valuable data in connection with trade alter the war. The prospects for dairy produce are bright. It is expected that there will be a great scarcity tor some time after the war, And produce of a. reasonable quality, especially butter, will find a ready market in view of the depletion of the herds. Sir Thomas Mackenzie considers will be necessary for the Dominion to utilise every opportunity to secure markets now. It will then be better able to retain them when the competition of outside countries is re-estab-lished. NEW SULTAN OF EGYPT By Telegraph— Z*resp Association— Copyrlzhi Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, October 10. Prince Ahmed Fuad, (brother of the late ruier) succeeds as Sultan of Egypt. The late Sultan had three surviving brothers, of whom Prince Ahmed Fuad is the second. He is now 49 years of age.