TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1914
BY
TELEGRAPH.
(Reuter's Service to the "China Maite)
THE WAR.
ADMIRAL JELLICOE'S TRIBUTE TO HIS MEN,
LATEST NEWS FROM FRANCE AND BELGIUM.
GRADUAL' ADVANCE OF THE ALLIES.
ADMIRAL JELLICOE'S TRIBUTE TO HIS SAILORS.
LONDON, Dec. 21. 9.30 p.m. Lady Jellicoe, in opening the Enion Jack Club for the wives of sailors and soldiers, read a letter from Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, in which he praised the bravery of the men's wives and stated that he was prouder every day to sommard men of such splendid calibre and discipline. They were, he added, patiently waiting and watching.
BY TELEGRAPH.
(Router's Service to the China Mait.)
OBITUARY.
A Famous Cricketer.
LONDON, Dec. 21.
The death is announced of the famous cricketer, A. Q. Jones, captain of the Nottingham C. C., in his 2nd year,
BRITISH NEWSPAPERS.
AND XMAS,
LONDON, Dec. 21. There will be no newspapers publish ed in Great Britain on Christmas Day. [This arrangement has prevailed during the past few years.--Ed.};"
THE CHINA MAIL.
SCOTTISH LETTER.
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(Frum Our Dies Curveponidans.)
ESBURG, Novembar 12,"
THE LONDON SCOTTISH.
Headquarters of the London Scottish are still 'without deŭinita' Information as to the lossen sustained in the dashing expliit at Mfensives; but though the casualties aro not believed to have been so great 43 x fisst reported. is is plain that they were considerable. It appears that it was not at the capturing of the
but when,
HOME FOOTBALL.
(From the Daily Telegraph of Nov. 18.)}
LEAGUE RESULTS Division 1.
Aston Vil..... 1.Shefield United... 0
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Blackburn Rovers 3 Chelat
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Bolton Wanderers 3 Bradford City...
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Bradfout 1 Newcastle United G
thank vama: No match), Liverpool..... Middlesbrough
(Laak swasher) Liverpool wan, Yak
Manchesterl'aitot & Burnley
(LAN) Mosman; turaley wan. I-a)
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Oldham Athletic... 4 Tattenhant 'tap'y I Sunderland 1 West Bromwichal 2
Sheffield Wednes.. Manchester City... 1
than wusyp: kudan, dosky
sasi menman: No match!.
haaviast lassen weru kuffer is the owing to inferiority of numbers, the bat talion were temporarily obliged to evacuale the position. The casualties among the officers are believed to bo nine and to his many friends great regret in fals at the death of Captain Micaah, the medical offeer. Captain Miedonald is among the mising. The wounded include Major | Notts County .......... O Everton, Terrance, Captain Ian M. Henderson (100 of Mr. J. M. Henderson, M.P. Lieutenant The Arsenal 6 Grimsby Town Farquharson, Lieutenant Allsop, and Ligut Blaikio. The last usmod was married only week before the regiment left for the front.
DIVINION 11.
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(Last monaan; Tha Amenuɛ wòn, ZY Clapton Orient. Huddersfield Twa.. 1 `{Last monsun: A draw, Deadly) Fulham Notta Forest.
Lang manson; Kalbam won, I- Wolverhampton W7 Leicester Foo (List Garain: Wolved KOR loop. O Barnsley
Clast sanson: (Honney was, 3-1.3 Leeds City Bristol City
(Larson, Lancia won, Imik)
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From the narratives of Seats who are in bcspital in this
country, then #gems not to be the slightest doubt that the Germans bayonored the wounded. The first chargo - (Wah Tax Yat (Po'■' Service.}"
of the Scots, while it wrought much Asvoo in the ranks of the enemy. left them up. PUNISHING` FALSE SWEARERS.roken. Indeed the beavy mans of them Amapt back the Sontish. Many wounded Bay in tha
path, and at this straggle there were perpetrated deeds which are related with fierce indignation. The London Ecotihh, says one of them, Linculo City Black pcl........ 1
PENING, Des. 22. The President has ordered very severe punishment to be given detec
of the
tives who for hope of reward accuse the steadiod for the second rush, Raw]
innocent persons of being held to the Republic.
ECONOMISING.
The vutious provincial
ments have been asked to economise as much as possible.
emy
methodically and with merciless perfono seek out the wounded men and hayonet them. Tha Tago which w Murging the Territorinis as they arst into the second charge found expression loss in the vengeful yol than in the terri. ble execution which their bayonets did Govern-amongst the men when they now regarded
as murdatore.
Another Scot gives evidence to the same effect in describing the circumstances in which Dr. Mab the battalion doctor, mat his death. The doctor had been as tanding wounded in
in tazm bohind the British trenches, and in front of the Te-day's Paris communiqué says:----
The Government has ordered the position held by his battalion when the Between the Sea and the Sys we gained some ground on the front from postel and telegraph offices in the time, and stayed behind with the
British
He Nieuport to St. George's. The enemy is reinforcing bis defences eastward and
was unremedy wounded. A counter attack resulted in southward of Ypres, but there have been artillery engagements and slight Provinces to sill stamps.
the enemy being driven back, when the doctor and is charges were all found dead, murdered by Gorman baycrets.
THE STRUGGLE IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM.
progress by us.
LONDON, Dec, 20, 5,55 p.m.
REALLY!
The Allies from the Lys to the Oise took possession of part of the German AMERICA AND OIL FIELDS. frst line of trenches along the front Richebourne-l'Avoue-Girecby-Lez-La | · Bassee.
We recaptured a German trench at Maricourt, to the south-east of Albert. The Germans twice attacked most violently, is the Libons district, and attempt by them to recapture trenches was repulsed.
The superiority of our artillery from the Oise to Argonne has showed itself by the interruption in the enemy's lire, the destruction of quick-firer shelters and observation posts, and the dispersal of a hostile concentration.
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We repelled three attacks at Bois-de-la-Grurie, two at Fontaine Madame, and another at St. Hubert,
There is nothing to report elsewhere.
LONDON, Dec. 21, 2.46 am.
·
The terms of the agreement be tween China and United States financiers relative to the development of Chinese oil fiells are under discus
ion.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
REGULATIONS.
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The Law Institution has drafted The Paris evening official enumamiqué states that there is no change to the regulations governing presidential report on the whole front.
elections.
GERMANS FIRE ON A HOSPITAL.
LONDON, Dec. 21, 3.10 p.m.
A Paria communique states-Nothing of importance occurred yesterday in Belgium, except that some progress was made in the region of Lombartzydo St. Georges and to the south-east of Kosteker, and also the occupation of some houses at Zwartetem, to the south of Zillebeke and the bombardment by the enemy of a hospital at Ypres.
FURTHER GROUND. GAINED,
Looxday, Dec. 21, 5.35 p.m. The contmunique, ulso states:-On the right bank of the Meuse fre gained ground' on the crest two kilometres north-west of Brabant and. Bois de Consenvoye and finally, on the heights of the Meuse. We made alight progress in the Bois des Chevalliers, north-west of Fort Troyan,
AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE CHECKED.
Rumians Take Over 1,000 Prisoners.
LONDON, Dec. 21, 0.35-p..
A Petrograd communique states that the Germans in the Mava istrict have retired and are bolding a line stretching from Lauenberg to Neidenburg. No material incident has occurred on the left bank of the Vistula.
SOLDIER'S SUPFÓSED AT-
TEMPTED SUICIDE.
Capt.. Whitefield, of the Army Ordmacca Corps yesterday morning had removed to the Military Hospital, Corp. Laler A.0.C. who was found at 8.30 am. in his room at the Wellington Barracks, suffering from s gunshot wound in the chest, which is supposed to have been self inficted. The wound is not serious.
ACTION BY THE P. AND O.
·COMPANY...
The hearing was resumed before Mr. Hazeland at the Magi tracy this afternoon of the charge against a tallyman and five lightermen all in the employ of the P. and O: Company, and a woman of stealing fire bales of cotton yarn, the property of the P. and O. Company.
Mr. Lewis; of Mosers. Johnston, Stokes. and Master, prosocnted, Ble, R. G.Faithful defended the tallyman and Mr. Leo. D'Almada represented the other defen. dants.
Mr. Faithful naked leave to put farther questions to Mr. Backle, the Company's
We have definitely, checked the Austrian offensive in Galicia, the communique proceeds, and the subsequent openstions have assumed gunner, who replied that he fat knew that perfectly favourable character. We routed at the point of the bayouette No. I man on the lighter had abacončet an Austrian Division operating in the Dunkla Pass. The enemy left on the Feld 500 deud and over one thousand prisoners were taken. Further attempts by the Przemysł garrison to penetrate the blockading line have been decisively repulsed, and the garrison was thrown back on its own line of fortifications with heavy loss.
ALLIES STILL ADVANCING AT VARIOUS POINTS.
on the Aisne and Sector, and at Rheins.
when he went with the police to the lighter and discovered the five bales of yarn in one of the bold. The Folies maid they wero making a search for him.
Asked for his theory as to how the bales got into the hold, witness said his opinion was that the five bales were in addition and above the number tallied off the Malts
Mr. Lewis: It is not a theory, your Worship, but a fact.
The case was again adjourned.
The New York San," in so article
WAS
Stockport County 2 Preston North End 1
- last scheen; Ny mulich.) Derby Country... Birmingham
(Last venson ; Na nutého Hull City
3 Borysan Last sexmor : Buy on
Engton. Rfuckpoolwon, -1}
Southern League.
Bristol Rovers ......
Beighton 0
(Last web: Hrighton work) Croydon Commoo... & Gillingham ......
(al season: No mentali) Millwall
...............? Cudit City...... (Laat mason: Swati won, 3-4 Northampton 1 Plymouth Argyle 1 *flaunt anamon ; & draw, 3—2) Queen's P. Rangers 0 Exeter City
(East monson : kxoter wun, 32) Rending 1 Norwich City....
(last sounds; Realing won, 3-().).. Southampton 3 West Ham..... 1 {Last_restaur: West Ham wun," Bomb,} Swindon Town .... 1 Portsmouth..... 3 Southend United..... 1 Luton Town
Watford
: Swindon
<Last menu; No match.)
Crystal Palace... 0 (Last versus: A draw, (1—1.)" Division 11-Pontypridd 2, abortillery Stoke 3. Llanelly : Coventry & Ebbw Vale 0: Brentford 1, Newport Co., 0: Barry 0, Merthyr Town 0: Tor Pentres 1. Staybridge 0 Swansea Town + Mid
+
How the Clabs Stand.
Very Flow regiments have the privilege of going into action singing a song written and composed by one of their own men, The London Scottish, however, charged the Germans singing The Rig Dran Rhondda U
which is the work of Sergeant Tovey. The Sergeant is "ind pairts. He has delighted London
for
bis 300gs xt years with bis
the piano, and some of his compositions have become enormously popular. Oue such in When father laid the carpet on the stair," which, wo inngine, has been strain most parts of the English-speaking world with and without the author's permission. Apart from: his concer, work, Terey has dabbled in jourcaliam and odd writing, and has found time to maxa bimsell efficient to wear the three stripes.
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Mr. William Lorraine Auckorn has written the Following lines, entitled "The Hodden Grey." and they appear in the the old Scots rante for the colour of the "Times" Hodden gray," is of course. London Scottish Uniform
Way, way for the Hodden Grey, ---- For the Fiery Cross burne rød, Thro' London Town borne up and down' The ancient spell ha sped.
('er bill and unle osch warlike Gael It called to meet the foe, And spitit feet on the London street March with us as we go.
Way, way, for the Hodden Grey, For the lade from n'er the Forth, From Tweed, and Tay and ailrery Spey, The shieling of the North Some ne'er have seen the heather green Un bill or Highland ben, But the spirits there to do or dare, That led our Highland men.
Way, way for the Hodden Gisy. For we fear no foreign foe,
Our grandsires bold as in days of old March with us as we go.
For Scotland's might, For Britain's right. We march to win the day...
And the foo shall shout 'wid hattla ront "Way for the Hodden Gray!'
"A DINEMATOGRAGE FILM
FROM THE FRONT.
|
FIRST VISION.
Oldham Athletic Manchester City..... Sheffield Wednesday 13 Blackburn Rovers... 13. Aston Villain Middlesbrough
United.
West Bromwich..... Everton co Bradford City.ed Burnleg Newcastle Liverpool. Sunderland....... Sheffield United................ Chalsen Bradford
Tottenham Hotspur 13 Bolton Wanderers... 14. Manchester United 12 Notts County
Huddersfeld
The Arsenal
12.
DIVISION, LI,
P.
13.9 13.
Bristol City........ Derby County
Bary Preston N. End..............
Barnsley Fulham Wolverhampton... Cirpton Orient
Gri
Town
Hull City Leeds City Stockport County...
Notte Forestr Lincoln City Leicester Fosso Blackpool ... Glossop
Southern Long
Though we in Hongkong are, happily, far removed from that far flung battle line of Reading... Europe we have been privileged, by the Brighton and Hove aid of the cinematograph, to get a glimpse Millwall ... of the preliminary stages of battled Watford devastation in northern France, caned Portsmouth masomyres and mobilisation-while the Exeter City by the German hordes, his now been illus. Nothampton:
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Dec. 21, 540 p.m. Another communique states:--Between the Lys and the Aisne we
trated. The cinematogragh at the seat of Swindon war has been forbidden anf would never Wast Вака earried the wood near the road from Aix Noulettes to Souchez, and
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of German barbariam is Crystal Palace west of Bennaejour, where we pushed forward twelve hundred metres, the north, south, east and west the men of of its mored Cathedral, and while they taking the enemy's trenches. We blew up four mine saps at Bois de the Empire are thronging to deliver the p
thethelre drunk within the hallowed walis la Grurio, and established ourselves in the excavations made. We madewald from the German military terror progress along the entire front in the Argonne and the Meuse-region, notably in the neighbourhood of Valennes, where, wo advanced five hundred merce, and in the region of Gercourt and Gotchincourt.
GERMAN GUNS AND TRENCHES TAKEN.
The British steamer Haddonhall arrived at Nagasaki on the 5th instant, having been towed from the Loochoo Islands by the Mit Bishi alvage iteamer Arima-mars.
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· ANTI-AUSTRIAN FEELING IN ITALY,
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