THE ARMISTICE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17947, 14 November 1918, Page 5

THE ARMISTICE.

THE FULL TEXT. SEVERE CONDITIONS. [Pbb Pans AflsocUTiow,] WELMNGTON, November 18. The following telegram, dated London, November 11, embodying the full terms of the armistice with Germany, has been received by the GovernorGeneral' from the Secretary of State i for the Colonies:— A-CLAUSES RELATING TO WESTERN FRONT. ■ (\) Cessation of operations by land and air sis hours alter the signature ot the armistice. . . ' m immediate evacuation oi tno invaded countries of Belgium,prance Alsace-Lorraine and ordered as to bo completed within fourteen days of the signature of the armistice.- German troops which have not loft the above-mentioned territories within the will become prisoners of wax., uccu nafionhy the Allied and United §S Sloes jointly &Vg*» with the evacuation m these areas, j M movements of evacuation and occupation will be regulated ■ accordunce with note (annesuro I). , (3) Repatriation, beginning at once and to be completed within fourteen Sw of ell inhabitants of the countries' above enumerated including £ui«d Porsons under trial or in good condition.by the Gorman amies of the following cquipment.-Five thousand guns (two thousand five hundred heavy two thousand five hundred field;, Sty Ssand. machine guns, three !Kmd minenwerfer two thousand ShWes (fighters, bombers, and day and nighf bomW macUes) tb« nbovo to be delivered in situ to tie lined and United States troops S%ccordance with, detailed condiIkms laid down (anntore 1). (5) Evacuation by the Genuan armies of countries on the left bank fLkina These countries on the Vft bank of' theTßhine shall he,adSerea by local,. authorities under 'ontrol of the Allied and United «££? armies. The occupation of these Stores will be carried, out by AlUed and United States garrisons holding the principal crossings of the n «7Mavence. Coblenis and • Co£sS together with bridgeheads at IC'pointe of thirty kilometres radius ol right bank, and by garrisons : Slarlv holding strategic points in til? regions. A neutral zone shall bo St S on the right bank of the &ne Sween the rWand &Aw* drawn at ten kilometres distance, Sine from the Dutch frontier to holviJ frontier. In case of the military measures previous to the Sing 'of the armistice. Nomeasuxe of Keneral or official character shall bo token which would have as a conthe depreciation of indue-. Sal establishments or the reduction of theirpersonnel. The evacuation by the enemv of the Rhine lands shall be so ordered as to bo completed within a further period of eleven Jays in all twenty-rfvedays after the i/nature of the armistice. All movements of evacuation and occupation will be regulated according to note .mnnexur ' terr itory evacuated by the enemy there shall bo no evacuation of 'the inhabitants. No damage or harm shall be done to the persons or propertv of the inhabitants. No destruction of any kind to bo committed. Military establishments ot all kinds shall be delivered intact, as well as military stores of food, munitions and equipment not removed during the period teed tor evacuation. Stores of food of all kmds for the civil population, cattle, etc, shall be left in atu- Industrial establishments shall not be impaired in • any way, and, their personnel shah nob be moved. (7) Roads and means of communication of every kind., railroads, waterways, main-roads, bridges, telegraphs and telephones shall be in no manner impaired, and all civil and military personnel at present employed on ;hem shall remain. Five thousand locomotives, one hundred and Mty •ihousand waggons and five thousand motor lorries in good working order, with all necessary spare parts and fittings, shall be delivered to the .associated Powers withm the period ,ixed for the evacuation of Belgium „,nd Luxemburg. The railways of Ab&se-Xiorramo shall be handed over vr*hw the same period, together with nil pre-war personnel ana material. Further, the material necessary for the working of railways m the country on the left bank of the Rhine shall be feft in situ. All stores of -coal and material for the upkeep or permanent way, signals and repair shops shall he left in situ and kept as-tor as means of communication are concerned in an efficient state by Germany during the whole period ot the armistice. All. barges taken from tho Allies shall be restored to them. (8) The German command shall be responsible for revealing all mines or delay action fuses disposed on territory' evacuated bv German troops and shall" assist in their discovery and destruction. The German command shall also reveal all destructive meawires that may have been p take :i (such as poisoning or pollution or springs, wells, etc.) under penalty o> reprisals. , C 9) The right of requisition shal.l do exercised by the Allied and United

States armies in all occupied territory. Save for settlement of accounts with authorised persons tho upkeep, of troops of occupation in the Rhineland (excluding Alsace-Lor-raine) shall bo charged to the Gorman Government. (10) Immediate repatriation without reciprocity, according to detailed conditions which shall be fixed, of all Allied and United States prisoners of war. Tho Allied Powers and tho United States shall be able to dispose of these prisoners as they wish. However, the return of tho German prisoners of war interned in Holland and Switzerland shall continue as heretofore. The return of German prisoners of war shall be settled at tho peace preliminaries. (11) Sick and wounded who cannot he removed from evacuated territory will be cared for by the German personnel who will ho left on the spot with the medical material required. B.—GLAUSES RELATING TO EASTERN FRONTIERS OF GERMANY. (12) All German troops at present in any territory which before too war belonged to Russia), Rumania or Turkey shall withdraw within the frontiers of Germany as they existed on August lj 1914. All German troops at present in territories which before the war formed part of Russia must likewise return to within the frontiers of Germany as above defined as soon as tho Allies shall think the moment suitable, having regard to the internal situation of theso territories. (13) Evacuation by the Gorman troops to begin at once, and all German instructors, prisoners and civilian as well as military agents now on the territory of Russia (as defined on August 1, 1914) to be recalled. (14) German troops to cease at once all requisitions and seizures and any other undertaking with a view to taking supplies intended for Ger- ' 'many in ■Rumania or Russia as defined on August 1, 1914. (15) The abandonment of tho treaties of Bucharest and Brest Litovsk and supplementary treaties. (16) The Allies shall have free access to territories ovacuated by tho Germans on their eastern frontier, either through Danriiv or by the Vistula, in order to convey supplies to the population of theso territories, or for the purpose of maintaining order. O—CLAUSE RELATING TO EAST AFRICA. (17) Unconditional evacuation of all German forces operating in East Africa within one month. D._GENERAL CLAUSE. (18) Repatriation without reciprocity within a maximum period of one month, in accordance with detailed conditions hereafter to bo fixed, of all civilians interned or deported who may bo citizens of other Allied or associated States than thoso mentioned in Clause (3). (19) With the reservation that any future claims and demands of the Allies and the United States remain unaffected, the following financial conditions are required:—Reparation for damage done; while the armistice lasts, no public securities shall heremoved by the enemy which can serve as a pledge to tho Allies for the recovery or reparation for war losses; immediate restitution of cash deposited in tho National Bank of Belgium, and, in . genoral, tho immediate return of all documents, specie, stock shares and paper money, together with the plant for the issue thereof. Touching public or private interest in invaded countries tho restitution of Russian and Rumanian gold yielded to Germany or taken by that Power, this gold to he delivered iii trust to tho Allies until the signature of peace. E.—NAVAL CONDITIONS. (20) Th« immediate cessation of all hostilities at' sea, and definite information to bo given as to the location and movements of all German ships, notification to be given to neutrals that freedom of navigation in territorial waters is given to tho naval and mercantile marines of the Allied and associated Powers, all questions of neutrality being waived. (21) All naval and mercantile marino prisoners of war of Allied and associated Powers in Gorman hands to bo returned without reciprocity. (22) In order to meet our wishes the text will bo modified as follows: —Handing over to the Allies and United States of all submarines (including all submarine cruisers and minelayers) which are at the present moment with full complement in ports specified by the Allies and tho United States. Those that cannot put to sea, to bo deprived of crews and supplies, and shall remain under ■ supervision of the Allies and United I States. Submarines ready to put to i sea shall bo prepared to leavo German ports immediately on receipt of | a wireless order to sail to a port of . surrender, the remainder to follow as early as possible. The conditions of this article shall bo carried out within fourteen days after signing tho armistice. (23) Tho following German surface warships, which shall bo designated by tho Allies and tho United States, shall forthwith bo disarmed and thereafter interned in neutral ports, or, failing .theft, Allied ports to he. designated by the Allies and the United States, and placed under surveillance of tho Allies and United States of America, only caretakers being left on board, naufely :-- Six battle cruisers. Ten battleships- , ~ Eight light cruisers, including two mine-layers. Fifty destroyers of tho most modern types. Ail other surface warships (including BJyer craft) to bo concentrated m German naval bases to bo designated by m, Allies and United States, and

are to bo paid off and completely disarmed and placed under the supervision of tho Allies and the United States ot America. All vessels of the auxiliary fleet (trawlers, motor vessels, etc.) aro to b© disarmed. AH vessels specified for internment shall be ready to leav© German ports seven days after tho signing of the armistice. Directions for the voyage \#l be given by wireless. NOTE—A declaration has been signed by tho Allied dole-sates and handed to the German delegates to tho effect that, in the ovenl; of the ships not being handed over owing to tho mutinous state of the fleet,, the Allies reserve the right to occupy Heligoland as an advanced base to enable them to enforce tho terms of tho armistice. The German delegates have on their part signed a .declaration that they will recommend tho Chancellor to accept this. (24) Tho Allies and United States shall havo the right to sweep all mine holds and obstructions laid by Germany outside German territorial waters, and the positions of these aro to be indicated.

(25) .Freedom of access to and from tho Baltic to bo given to tho naval and mercantile marines of tho Allied and associated Powers. To scouro ' this, tho Allies and United States of America shall be empowered to oc- ; cupy all Gorman ports, fortifications,J batteries and defence works of all kinds in all tho entrances from tho Cattegafc into _ tho Baltic, and to sweep up all mines and obstructions within and without German territorial waters without any question of neutrality being raised, and the positions.of all such mines and obstructions aro to bo indicated. (26) The existing blockade conditions set up by the Allied and associated Powers are to remain unchanged, and all Gorman merchant ships found at sea are to remain liable to capture. Tho Allies and United States contemplate tho provisioning of Germany during tho armistico as ehall be found necessary. (27) All naval aircraft aro to be concentrated and immobilised in German bases to bo. specified by tho Allies and the United States. (28) In evacuating the Belgian coasts and ports Germany shall abandon all merchant ships, tugs, lighters, cranes and all other harbour materials, all materials for inland l navigation, all aircraft and air materials and stores of all anus and armaments and all stores and apparatus of all kinds. (29) All Black Sea ports are to be evacuated by Germany. All Russian warships of all descriptions seized by Germany in tho Black Sea are to be handed over to the Allies and tho United States. All' neutral merchant ships seized are to bo released, All warlike and other materials of, nil kinds seized in those ports aro to ho returned and German materials as specified in clause 28 aro to bo abandoned. (30) All merchant ships in German hands belonging to the Allies and associatedl Powers are to bo restored in ports to be specified by tho Allies and the United States without reciprooifc y(Bl) No destruction of shins or material to bo permitted before evacuation, surrender or restoration. (32) The German Government shall formally notify tho neutral Governments of tho world, and particularly tho Governments of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Holland, that all restrictions placed on tho trading of their vessels with tho Allied and associated . countries, whether by the German Government or by private German interests, and whether in ro- ! turn for specific concessions such ila export of shipbuilding materials or ; not aro immediately cancelled. (83) No transfers of German mer- ! chant shipping of any description to any neutral flag aro to take plnco after the signature of the armistice. F.—DURATION OF ARMISTICE. (34) Tho duration of the armistice is to bo thirty-six days, with option to extend during this period. Oji failure of execution of any of the above clauses tho armistico may be denounced by one of tho contracting parties, on thirty-eight hours' previous notice. THE KING'S 'ADDRESS. REJOICES WITH THE PEOPLE. Renter's Teiogr&iiiß. LONDON, November 11. The King, addressing a great crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palaco, said: —"With you I rejoice and thank God for tho victories which tho Allies havo won, which havo brought | hostilities to an -end and pence within sight." LONDON, November 12. The King and Queen and Princess Mary drove to the city. Mis Majesty addressed the crowd from tho Mansion House steps. Tho party received an enthusiastic welcome everywhere. The King and Queen will attend a thanksgiving service-at St Paul's. STIREING MESSAGES. THE KING TO THE FORCES. A. and N.2. C&b!o Association and Keiicnr. (Received November 13, 10.5 p.m.) LONDON, November 12. Tho Press Bureau states, that tho King sent stirring messages of congratulation and praise to tho army, navy and air force. His Majesty states that since the fateful Fourth of August, 1914, ho had remained confident the navy would provo tho Empire's sure shield in the hour of trial. In a message to all ranks of tho army of the British Empire, homo, dominion, colonial: and Indian troops, the King expressed heartfelt pride and gratitude at the. brilliant success which had crowned four years' effort and endurance. Men of tho British race felt the call of the blood and joined eagerly with tho Mother Country in the fight against tyranny and wrong. Equally those of the ancient historic peoples oi India and Africa, who had learned to trust England's flag and hastened Lo discharge their debt of loyalty to the Crown. PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION. WAR'S OBJECT ATTAINED. ALLIES TO HELP CENTRAL POWERS TO REORGANISE. . WASHINGTON, November 11. President Wilson, in a proclamation, said:— " Tho war thus ends. Germany is unable to renew it, owing to the armistico conditions. It is impossible to gauge the consequences of the j consummation. The war's object has been attained. Tho American people were deeply proud to enter it at a critical juncture. Armed Imperialism has ended and illicit ambitions are engulfed in black disaster. Tho great nations havo combined to create such a peaco as will satisfy the longing of tho entire world for disinterested justice. Tho victors' entiro purpose is to protect tho weak and accord their just rights to tho strong. Tho Allies will supply tho Centra,! Empires with food and organise relief to enable them to organise themselves for the great reconstruction. Hunger breeds mad-

men, not reform*" Alluding to possible new Governments in Germany, Mr Wilson said that

it was impossible to answer tho question of tho responsibility of the Powers at present. DEMONSTRATIONS IN AMERICA. WASHINGTON, November 12- _ Tho whole of tho United States, is deliriously celebrating tho armistice. Every city is swathed in flags, and there aro demonstrations and. holidays everywhere. Similar conditions prevail in Canada. - Business is a* a standstill. IN THE FIELDHOW THE' ARMIES RECEIVED THE NEWS. (Received November 18, 10 p.m.) . PARIS, November 12. Peace came to tho Australian and other armies in the held in this form:-- " At 11 o'clock to-day, November 11,-tho troops will stand fast on tho positions reached at the hour named. A lino oi' outposts will bo established. All military precautious will be preserved. There will bo no communication with tho enemy." This curt message on a piuk slip sufficed to end tho fighting. It was sent out at 7.36, and was known throughout tho front within an hour. Among tho foremost troops woro King Edward's Horse. They had reached tho outskirts of Ath. The Germans had scurried away without even blowing up tho bridges.' The British troops took no chances and continued fighting to tho very end. STRIKING PICTURES. AN UNCANNY SILENCE. ,< "Tlie Tinuw" Service. LONDON, November 12. Mr Perrv Robinson writes :•—A groat silence descended at eleven o clock on tho historic sceno at Mons when "Cease firing" Bounded. A greater Power than ours willed that wo should finish the war there. British and Canadian troops solemnly paraded at eleven o'clock. Civic authorities addressed them, and military bands played L« Brabanconne" and "God Save tho King." There was a moving scene, mutual congratulations and rejoicings. There was no precise moment when hostilities ceased. The Germans fled so completely that our infantry wore not in touch'with them. The guns were silent all the morning. A pathetio inoraory of tho war was tho stories or Moiis people of horriblo German brutality to residents and British prisoners. Returning villagers kept flocking to my car cheering, laughing, crying and asking "Is it really true?'' Elsewhere on tho British front tho tidings wore taken quietly. Bugles sounded and troops paraded. Tho British diJ not attempt fraternising. Tho Germans made some demonstration, throwing away and breaking rifles. Mr Campbell ■ writes :—Tho uncanny silence on the French front was tho most striking feature of tho cessation of hostilities, which stopped punctually at eloven. A thick whit© mist onshrouded tho battlefield when the last, shots were fired. It, scorned incredible to stand there in a strange, dead silence after four years. Tho troops felt tho solemn moment. They just stopped firing. There wai no cheering, no excitement, nothing to do except be glad, but the joy written on every battleworn face was too deep for noisy demonstrations. Though tho armistice had been arranged? tho huge war machine worked steadily. All day long infantry, artillery and engineers havo been coming away from tho front, and reliefs going back. It was a wonderful sight, a marvellous memory and thought. Wo were glad. Mr Beach, Thomas writes:—-Tno enemy remained Huns to tho end, maintaining the eomblanctV of a clever retreat, getting away largo quantities of guns and munitions, destroying roads, river banks, bridges and houses. Tho officers kept up their brutality, stealing, bullying, requisitioning till cart horses took them away. The soldiers acted differently. A fair number went into hiding, and now aro appearing furtively from cellars and dug-outs crying "Kamorad." On the whole front well-picked machine-gunners wero sticking to their posts. . Tho military machine hung together till tho last. BLOCKADE MAINTAINED. ItEVICTUALLING QUESTION. (Received November 13, 10.15 p.m.) PARIS, November 12. M. Olemenceau in a statement to tho Press said:— : " We fiiall maintain the blockade during tho armistice, but will do everything possible to revictunl Germany and Austria without depriving ourselves too much. Tho question of transportation dominates everything. It is our duty to help Germany. Wo make war not against humanity but for humanity." GERMAN NAYY. RESENTMENT AGAINST BLOCKADE. LONDON, November 12. Tho Admiralty reports that an intercepted German naval wireless message, issued through the medium of tho warship Strasburg to all warships, destroyers and submarines in the North Sea and Baltic, quotes the armistico terms and adds: "Tho blockade instituted in defiance of international law. against the German people is to continue and would involve our destruction." It calls on the fleet to defend the country and not hear of such presumption. It reports that strong British forces aro oft the Skaw and orders submarines in the Baltic to assemble in Safnitz harbour. KAISER'S OPPOSITION. OVERCOME BY HINDENBURG. (Received November 13, 10.15 p.m.) LONDON, November 12. Tho "Daily Telegraph's" correspondent at Amsterdam learns on excellent authority that the Kaiser and Ins supporters at headquarters made a determined effort to prevent tho armistice delegation reaching the French lines. Tho delay of the delegates on the journey through Belgium was due to tno Kaiser's orders. ' Finally Hmdenburg personally instructed tho mission to proceed, threatening serious consequences to anyone countermanding ins orders. The Kaiser's opposition then collapsed. CONGRATULATIONS. THE KING'S MESSAGES. A. Mid N.Z. Cable. Association and Senior. LONDON, November 12. The King "telegraphed congratulations to tho King of the Bekians, M. Poincare, the Mikado, President Wson, the Kings of Italy. Sl!l ' l T p;!, ~ mania, Montenegro, Greece and Sum, the Sultan of Egypt and the gesidenta of Portugal, China, Brazil and Cuba. Colonel House sent n message, to Ml Lloyd George: "Sincere congratohv tions. No one has done moro to bring about this splovlid victory thar, you T Mr Lloyd Geirgc replied toOng House: ''Thank* f° r g«ierous telegram. Nothing has <^' tr to victory thai P* d l,rS Prompt response to the »PP~ I *JS?S to him for American help '» tho critical ■clays."

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. SPEECHES BY LEADERS. Reuter'a Telegrams. LONDON, November 12. In tho House of Commons, after ing tho terms of tho armistice, }& Lloyd Georgo said:—"Thud comes an end to the most terrible and most cruel war which has ever scourged Mankind. I'hono I may say that this fateful morning has come' an end of all wars. This is no time for words. Our hearts aro too full with gratitude. No tongue can give adequate expression." He moved that the House 'should adjourn till to-morrow and, "wo will proceed to St Margaret's to give humble thanks for the deliverance of tho world from a great peril." Mr Asqnith seconded tho motion. Ho declared it was clear that the war wasi ended and could not be resumed. He trusted w© had entered a new chapter of international history in which war would bo regarded as an anachronism. Tho House could do nothing but acknowledge gratitudo to Almighty God. REJOICINGS IN LONDON. SCENES OF ENTHUSIASM. IX)NDON, November 12. Tho rejoicings in London continued far into tho night. Rain fell during the greater part of the evening,, but did not damp the ardour of munition girls and soldiers.parading the Strand and Piccadilly with Hags, singing and occasionally dancing. Ono hand -of .munition 'gSrls with Australian and New Zealand soldiers danced a set of lancers. Tho behaviour of the crowds throughout was excellent. A thousand women workers marched to the Palace, hoaded by pipers, drew up in tho forecourt and sang " God Save tho King," and " Rule Britannia." The King and Queen came to the balcony, which was lighted, with a powerful searchlight. and stood in the rain bowing and smiling in response to the roar of cheering. Special films wore shown in many picture houseß- Portraits of tho King, President Wilson, Allied monarchs, Mr Lloyd George and M. Olemenceau received an ovation, the climax being a picture of tho ox-Kaiser turned upsidedown. AMERICAN OPINION. TERMS REGARDED AS SATISFACTORY. NEW YORK, November 12. Senators, Congressmen and officials who have been interviewed, state that the terms of tho Armistice aro satisfactory. Some think them 'tantamount to unconditional surrender. Senators point out that the Allies must face the peace problems of reconstructing tho world. Newspapers in New York and elsewhere hail tho terms and the cessation of tho conflict with great rejoicings. They point out that the peaco terms will set forth moro complete reparation by Germany for tho wrongs clone What is going to happen at tho pfcaco table will depend on the fibre of the Allies moro than on that of Germany and her, beaten vassals. Tho full fruits of victory will only bo achieved if the Allies are in harmony at .the peaco tabic GERMANY'S PLIGHT. DANGER OF FAMINE. APPEAL TO ALLIES TO HASTEN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. WASHINGTON, November 12. Mr Hoover has asked Americans, to continuo self-denial of foodstuffs owing to tho grave condition of Germany and northern Russia. Forty nullions of people are short of food. It is necessary that tho United States should make efforts to feed tho German and Austrian people. Germany has asked the Allies to hasten peaco negotiations owing to tho imminent dancer- of famine. THE INDEMNITY. WHAT GERMANY MAY HAVE TO TAY. AN AMERICAN ESTIMATE. NEW YORK, November 12. The "Evening Sun's" Washington correspondent says it is estimated that Germany will bo compelled to pay ten billion dollars (£2,000,000,000) indemnity for damage to Allied property by land and sea. Such an indemnity will bo about half Germany's present national wealth. It is considered that Belgium will receive ono billion seven hundred and fifty million dollars (£350,000,000) | and Franco between two billion and three billion dollars. British merchant fleet losses aro estimated at about two billion seven hundred and fifty million dollars (£5-30.000,009), and the Allies' merchant fleet losses aro estimated at half a billion dollars. The ; ciamago done to Russia, Serbia, Rumania, Montenegro and other smaller Allied nations would complete tho total. THE FOURTEEN POINTS. j INTERVIEW WITH MR HUGHES. NEW YORK, November 12. i Tho "Now York Times" gives prominence to an interview by a London correspondent with Mr W. M. Hughes, in which the Australian Premier takes issue with three of President Wilson's fourteen points. He objected to the third point, limiting the right of States to adopt differential tariffs- Ho said this would bo an interference with Australian sovereignty, which she could not accept. Australia had been fighting for the rights of small nations. and as a small nation sbo wanted her own rights. Mr Hughes asked, whyno provision had been made for indemnifying tho Allies for the cost of the war. Ho did not sec why Australia should bo burdened with her debt of £30,000.000, when Germany would havo exacted tho heaviest indemnity if- Germany had been victorious. The Premier claimed that stipulations should havo been made that the Pacific Islands would not bo returned to Germany. Ho pointed out that New Guinea was only eighty miles from tho Australian coast, and asked how America would like such excellent bases for U-boats, airplanes and warships to bo held by Germans so near American shores. AUSTRALIAN REJOICING. By Telegraph—Pre«« Association—Copyrleht. SYDNEY, November 12. Untiring crowds of merrymakers paraded tho streets throughout to-day. Bands and processions joined in the victory celebrations. The hotels will remain closed for. two days. Thanksgiving services will be held in tho churches to-morrow. The city was illuminated at night. MELBOURNE, November 12. Tho Governor-General cabled to the Secretary of State an expression of the Commonwealth's joy at tho conclusion of tho armistice. DEMONSTRATIONS TN SYDNEY. (Received November 13, 11.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, November 13. Tho city is appreciating the solemnity of the victory mere than during the past two days. Hugo crowds in the streets cave a, fitting reception to a triumphal procession of returned men.

Two hundred thousand attended a public demonstration in tho Domain. There were big congregations at thanksgiving services in tho churches, whore one preacher said: "Tho day of rejoicing is tho greatest in tho world's history with the exception of tho Resurrection." THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. MELBOURNE, November 13. Mr Watt gave notice to move to-mor-row that Australia sliould be consulted regarding tho destination of tho German possessions in the Pacific, which must not bo returned to Germany. GERMAN INTERNEES. MELBOURNE, November 13. German internees will not bo released, no terms of the armistice covering them. The Government awaits negotiations at tho Peace Conference.