MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1914.
BY TELEGRAPH.
(Reuters Service to the China Mail)
BY
THE CHINA MAIL.
TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. VICTORIA THEATR
THE FIGHTING IN THE BASTERN THEAT
THE TSAR AT THE FRONT.
LONDON, Dec. 27, 10 pm Bouter'a Petrozend correspondent telegraphs that the Taur has arriv sef
THE PROGRESS. OF
as the front,
THE WAR.
AUSTRIANS IN FULL RETREAT.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mañ.)!
ALBINTA
LONDON, DC, AR. The Bersagliere regiment lands at
Valona tomorrow to replace the blue jackets,
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TUESDAY, 29th DECEMBER
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10,000 Prisoners.
Dec. 27, 10 p.m.
CHINESE WOMAN BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE.
Before MP Wood at the Magistracy A Petrograd communique states thas fighting has been mostly in the this afternoon, a Chinees woman named nature of artillery duels. In the Rawka-Bzors region the Germans attacked, Chun Hung Kain, was charged with the but were successfully repelled. A "NOVEL COMBAT” IN THE T. Medion obstinate waiatance, and endeavoured to antrench, several, urticles of clothing, and $20 in We dislodged the enemy on the Lower Drian from the village of Vialien. the inn bestond, mattress,
NORTH SEA.
but we drove then across the river. We also defeated and pashed back then, hotal value amounting to Austrians from the lia Tuohow Opisy, where the enemy abandoned ten Stithian
quick firing guns, and we took 43 oficers and over 2500 men. We continued Mr. Dison, of Messrs. Wilkinson and to pursue the Austrians, who fled in disorder, and captureil eight more quickfist, prented, and defemiut we firere and a theasaud men,...
represented.
We occupied the left bank of the Bald near Siedlenko, and also defeatedWeng Chip, the inter cd, a trading
CRUISERS, SUBMARINES AND the Austrians on the Zimgrod Dalla fine on Christmas Day. The enemy juk plying between Hougtong sail Tai
AIRCRAFT IN ACTION.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE VARIOUS FRONTS.
.. A NOVEL COMBAT" IN THE NORTH SEA.
LONDON, Dec. 27, 10.43 p.m.' The Admiralty announces that seven naval seaplanes, at daylight on) Christmas Day, attacked the Gorman warships lying in Schilling Roads, off Cuxhaven,
with sabmarines.
The seaplanes were escorted by a light cruiser and a Destroyer force Two German Zeppelins, four seaplanes and several submarines attacked the British Squadres, whereupon a novel combat ensued between the most modern cruisers against the enemy's aircraft and syömarines.
The rest of this telegram is not yet to hand.-Ed.}
BRITISH AYIATORS BUSY.
Losnos, Dec. 23.1.06 a.m.
The Lokal Anzeiger" atates that four British aires dropped lambs on the Island of Langeoog on Christmas Day.
THE STRUGGLE IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM.
LONDON, Dec. 20, 1.33 a.m. The Paris oficial evening communique states:We have made a slight. advance from Nieuport An attack by the enemy at Notre Dame-de- Lorette, north of Leas, was repulsed. We captured another trench this morning Dear Puiscalcine and held the ground, notwithstanding several counter-attacks The enemy last night made made vigorous but unsuccessful attacks in the Vosges at Tete-de-Fax.
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C.15 p.m. Today's Paris communique says: "There has been cannonadiog from the Ben to Lys, but snow and fog interfered with the operations. We repulsed, be tween the Lya and the Oise, counter-attacks on Nouletta Ecinelles, and Libora One trench was lost and recaptured. We learn that a very strong German attack was ropulsed at Chiry North-east of Scopir our artillery silenced batteries which were bombarding the trenches we recently captured. Two strong counter stacks were repulsed on Thursday night.
There were fresh counter-attacks yesterday at Perthes. They were particularly violent along a front of 1,500 metres, being executed by iportaat effectives, but they were completely checked. There is Dething to report in the Argonne, and between the Meuse and Moselle. We made appreciable progress In Upper Alsace, where we renched, in front of Cerry, the edge of the woods on the hills westward of the town. We maintained our positions. We occupy the autakita of Aspache despite counter-attacks.
LONDON, Dec. 27. - The Paris evening communique says there is nothing important to report from any part of the front,
Havas Telegram, Dec. 23, 6.50 a.m.
We
We maintained energetically the conquered ground, checking the enemy's artillery and repulsing all attacks and counter-attacks. made progress in Upper Alsace, notably between Cernay.
A Zeppelin few over Sancy and dropped fourteen bombs, kling two people and wounding two.
A German acroplane attempting to fly over London was chased, Five German dercplanes bombarded Sokhitelion, "killing eight "and wounding hundreds of people.
Fierce fighting is in progress nt' Pilicia.
The bustle south of the Vistulu is favourable to the Russions. An Italian force has landed at Valona.
Another British submarine penetrated "the Dardanelles and, after exploding mines and blocking up the entrance, returned safely,
(French Government Telegram via Peking.)
were in full retreat during the battles here, the Austrians cufföring enormons losa in casualties and 10,000 prisouert.
RUSSIAN DESTROYERS BOMBARED TURKISH VILLAGES.
Bussian destroyers in the Black Sea bombarded the cost and villages south of Batoum where Turkish troops were concentrated. Four | Fully-laden felicens were sunk.
RUSSIA'S GREAT VICTORIES.
Ping, id the woman had lived with him at-17, Tokfulum Road, 1, Centra Strece, and at a'dwelling above the Man Fak Loi. Quae's Nowd West. He had giveti her jewellery to the value of about $200. On December 18th he collected 2230, put it in a box and sent it home by a woolio. Ho left Hongkong on the following day. The woman was in tha Ihduse, as Pokfulam Roud when he latt and the money was in the box in charge of the dilemiant. He told defendant' that he had the money. On returning to the bon December 21, he noticed that the ladstemi, nuxtress, dus box con-
fining the way and slothing and the defendant had all gone.
In a statement, defendast admitted taking everything, except the money.
(Official Telegrams from the British Foreign Office.) The Russian Henlquarters report that the operations yesterday were favourable to the Russians on all fronts. The most conspicuous success, was on the rivers Nida and Dunajetz, and in the Carpathians. Between the lower Vistula and Pilitza, the Gemans concentnite their efforts to cross Bzumu and Rawka, with a view to advancing on Skorniwice. The Hissan counter-attacks drove back the clony nenoss the tiver to their thing is Woor And not given her monee old possitions, and inflicted enorious losses. In the region of Skeeraivice with which to purchase food, "and she alone 1,000 dead Gemians were counted. The Russians male progress in had a paid the rent. The $2 she the region of Opcenz.
In talicia, South of the Vistula, the Russians captined; on and 21st. 6 officers and 3,600 men. 3 guns, and 10 machine-guns. the Carpathians, during the retreat of the Austrians, the Russians
tored a further 30 officers and 1,500 men.
The defendant seŭt she had taken the
[did not have" The jewellery was taken 20thy War's wife, who took the Incles from her (accais-1's) wrists by cap-
fore, it went to Maeno.
Mr. Word said he thought the ro Chad been furnished for defendant and the
Near Przemysk a fresh attempt at a sortie by the strians was might have had a very hazy idea of what defeated. Advance guards of the enemy were snsilikatel,
RUSSIANS INFLICT CONSIDERABLE LOSSES.
Lesbos, 'Dec, 20, 2-43 isu.
A Petrograd official announcement states that there is no change to report on the whole front on the left bank of the Vistuk and in Galicia. The Germans, on the 23rd inst, and all the next day, delivered attacks. chietty in the region of Sochaczew and Bolimow, but all were repulsed. Fighting continues on the bank of the Pilica. During the development; of our offensive on the spurs of the Carpathians two regiments crossed the Jasiolka, wading to their waists in icy water, and under a murderous fire dislodged the Austrians from their positions with the bayonet, and captured 154 prisoners,
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A Petrograd communique says that the general position on the left bank of the Vistaba shows no essential change. The fighting between the lower Vistun and the Pilitza was less desperate, except, in the region adjacent to the Pilisza, where there was violent fighting day and night.) The fighting with the Austrians in the lower Nida was of the same desperate chameter. We took (8 officers and 4,000 men in the fighting on Thursday. The whole of the front in. Galicia is favourable to the Russian
anns.
A Paris communique says:-
Loxdus, Dec. 20, 6.15 p.m.
The Russians have inflicted considerable losses on the enemy at Baur, while the battles northward, although obstinately, contested, are proceeding under conditions, favourable to the Russians.
ENORMOUS NUMBER OF FRISONERS IN RUSSIA.
Losnos, Dec. 24,6,35 p.m. A ̈Petrogral message states that the number of German prisoners
in Russia on the 23rd inst. was 1,140 officers and 181,77 meri. The Austrian prisoners in Bussia total 8,180 officers and 221,447 men.
'GERMANS DEFEATED AT BZURA.
Russians Gaining Gesund.
Loxtos, Dec. 20, 0.85 p.m.
'The 25th inst. was a culta day from the sen to the river Lys, and] the Allies made some progress in the sand dunes. Elsewhere there makes un important adruission. It says We have ceased our attacks at A message from Amsterdam says that tonight's Berlin communíque was slight cannonnding,
Bzum, and the other passages indicate that the Russians are taking the ground.
Between the Tye and the Dise the French troops repulsed sevend {} counter-attacks.
At Noulettes, heat Lens, they destroyed two German armoured | guns, and north of Albert and at Lilions trenches taken from the enemy were lost und re-taken.
THE FIGHTING IN GALICIA.
» Loxnox, Dec. 27.
At Vermeilles, between the Oise and the Mistió a German trench was captured. The Germans attacked at Nampoel, but failed pad were repulsed. At Vermevilles in the Aisne valley, "the Germans made A bulegrim from Amsterdam says that an Austrian communique strenuous efforts to retake lost trenchies but failed, and a similar effort states that the Russians in Galicia have continued the offensive which they in the Perthes region was also fruitless, the enemy' sustaining very heavy losses. In Upper Alsace the French army hus made excellent progress, and now holds the heights overlooking Carspach, three kilometres west of Altkirch, and also the outskirts of Aspach and the wood situated west
of Sennemein-Cerviny,
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A HOSTILE AEROPLANE OVER SHEERNESS.
LONDON, Dec. 25, 11.45 p.m.
The War Offies announces that a hostile neroplane was nighted at 12,30 this afternoon Bring very high, cant to west, over Sheerness. Aircraft asconded in pursuit and engaged the enemy, who, after being hit three or four times, was driven off seawards.
THE ISLAND" OF SAGHALIN,
LONDON, Dec. 26.
A Washington weesage states that the Japanese Embassy has received official idricos that Russia bas ceded to Japan itself of the island of Baghalin in return for heavy guns.
The other half of the island was ceded to Japan at the end of the Russo Japanese war.
THE REPORT OFFICIALLY DENIED.
PETROGRAD, VIA LONDor, Dec. 27, 0.50p.m..
The report of the cassion of Rustian Sakhalin is officially and emphati,
recently began, and have re-captured, with superior forces, Krosnojeslo
The Austrians re-captured the Ysok Pass after four days' fighting The situation in the Balkans is quiet.
THE AIRSHIPS IN ACTION.
German Dirigible Drops Bombs At Nancy.
Allies Bomb Aviation Sheds,
LONDON, Dec. 27. 5.50 p.m.
A Communique says a Corman dirigible dropped ton bombe on Nancy,
in the middle of the town, without there being any military grounds for doing so. Dar aeroplanes, on the contrary, bombarded aviation abeds at Frescati and one of the stations at Metz where movements” of trains had been reported. Also on the barracks at 55. Private
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which dominate Cernay and repulsed sovorel attacks in this region.
At Metz our troops made further progress in Upper Alszes on the heights
A dirigible dropped ten bombs between St, Privat and Melz.
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were her right in the master. He did not believe the story of the $200, and thought justice would be met if he die charged the woman' and made in ordèr for the return of the goods to the pom- plainant.
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QUARD The Orderly Sergeant is to sea that a list of the namer of the N.C.D. and men sa duty is placed in the Orderly Room each day.
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