SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1915
THE WAR.
TODAY'S TELEGRAMS.
Reuter's Service to the Chind Maui.)
BALKAN CAMPAIGN.
FALL OF MONASTIR.
Loxbox, Dec. 9... The Times' corespondent a Athens reports that Monastir las fallen.
SALONIKA, Dec. 8.
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GERMANY AND AMERICA.
CAPTAIN BOYED *** PERSONA NOK
GRATA."
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. "It is understood that Mr. Lansing. Stato Secretary; has informed Count Bernstorf, Cenan Ambassador, shab Captain Boyed, the German naval attache, in persona non grata as the result of his connection with the conspintors of the Humburg Amerika Lixie, four of whose officiala have just been convicted of con It was expected that the Bulpimey to violate American neu garians would not enter the city mality laws by supplying German until at least a day later.
It is reported from a reliable Source that the Austro-German troops entered Monastir and hoisted tho Austrian Rog.
SERBIANS AND BULGARIANS FIGHT FOR FORTY HOURS.
Pania, Dec. 3.
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warships.
THE SILVER MARKET.
CAUSES OF THE REACTION,
LONDON. Dec. 3.
PORTUGAL'S NEW GOVERNMENT.
A NATIONAL POLICY.
Limon Dec. 3.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE PERSIAN GENDARMERIE,
QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS.
LONDON, Dec. 2. In a written reply to Bir Jala Rees, who asked under what leaders the Persian gendarmaris at Shiraz were acting, Lord Robert Cecil (Under
a. The new Gotsrumsal met Parka ment
and announced that they will abstain from Party politics and follow Ia purely national policy and alwaysSeoritary for Foreign Affairs) said he
give assistance, if necessary, to ausure the victory of the Allisei
BIR PERTAR SINGH.
LONDON, Dec. 3. Si Pertab Singh, who has been with the Indian troops in France for some months past, has left for India.
EARLIER TELEGEAMS.
(Router's Servios to the China Mall.)
BALKAN CAMPAIGN.
BULGARIANS REACH GREEK FRONTIER.
SALONIKA, Dec. 2. The weather has been milder in the vicinity of the Anglo-French front. British traspa and stores continue to arrive.
Colonel Visitch is holding out at Monastir,
AUSTRALIAN WHEAT CHOPSA
MELLODAXE, Deo. 2. The Government Statist's estimate of the Victorian wheat crops is 80,500,000 bushels. The banks are financing the Government wheat marketing scheme at
per cont. Prices are firmer,
LORD KITCHENER.
Losbox, Deo. 2..
had roosived no further information. salta decailu:excopt that the Persian Government had recalled the foreign instructor who commanded the In the House of Commons Mr. gendarmerie in Far. There could be Asquith announced that Lord Kit- no question of the Swedish Govern.choner has resumed his duties at the meni being in any way responsible for War Office, and as a member of the the conduct of the gendarma, The War Council.
the more. eorrent description of officers would be Persian gendarmerie instructore of Swedish nationality,
BIRTH OF A JAPANESE PRINCE
TORTO, Dec. 3.
The Empress of Japan has given
Sir E. Cornwall ssked when' the Foreign Office first heard of the poeribility of trouble in southern Parsia bother Persiaa reinforcements birth to a son. ware sent to Ramadan is October 10 protect the Russian and British subjoute; and whether similar steps were taken in regard to Shiraz.
BRITISH STEAMERS BUNK.
Sir Edward Grey replied-It was
Mitra, Dec. 3, not until this spring that we received
The British steamers Colenso and direct evidence that elements of dia-Orange Prince have been sank. The order in onthera Persis were being crew of the former were saved, organised and encouraged by German
The Eve missing men of the Kings. agente in defiance of the Persian org's crew have been, mazed. Government, The only regular Fersian
Los ON, Dec. 3. force available at the time for the
The Greek steamer Zarist has been restoration of order in the Provinces, apart from the gendarmeric, was a
MALTA, Dec 3. Tehersa, a detachment of which was Colenso and the Malinche, Cossack Brigade, of 5,500 men [at] An Austrina submarine saak the
:
unable to
sunk. The crew were saved."
BY BAD WEATHER".
ROME, Dec. 2.
A telegram: from: Salonika states..
The Bulgarians are continually ad.eent to Hamadan in October. The that wounded Serbian officers from
Mesura, Montag and Co.'s reported the Greek frontier south west spars detachments for the more remote
vancing, and their outposts have Perrian Government was Mongatin say that on November on the Silver Marker, states that of Monastir, but Serbian reinforcementa provincial contres, and there was no ITALIAN OPERATIONS HINDERED 25-9, in the direction of Prilep and the reaction is mainly due to profit from the north are in measurable fores that could be root to Shires. Dalenci, Bulgarians and Serbians taking by the Indian Bazaars, also distance of the town. fought for forty hours with unto a full in the demand from the paralleled fierceness. Despite their mumerical superiority, the Bulgarians were forced to retreat towards Prilep but the next day they resumed the
offensive and drove back the Serbians to Krassom.
Four thousand Serbians hekl up 25,000 Bulgarians, while 3,000 others -opposed 10,000 of the enemy, south of Monastir.
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THE SERBIAN COPPER MINES.
A GERMAN DISAPPOINTMENT.
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Contirmat. There seems. Ettle reason to anticipate nach set back, tor supplies are likely to be restricted na Mexico is not yet a seller of con sequence, and the approach of the Chinese New Year is usually a stiffening factor. Moreover the denund for coinage on the Continent is bound to revive at any mouwen, There is, apparently, still n consiler jable" shortage of, British silver coin..“
WESTERN FRONT.
DESPATCH "FROM BRITISH HEADQUARTERS.
LONDON, Deg. 2.
BRITISH RENT BILL.
LONDON, Dec. 2.
A communique records fog and in- cessant rain, hindering operations along. the Isonzo The enemy attempted The Bent Bill, a measure designed surprise attacks, which were immediate to restrict the price of rental of small, repulsed. houses, has passed the Second Read- A despatch from the British Head-ing in the House of Coupons. quarters in France says:-We racoara. fully bombarded hostile trenches, strong past four days, inflicting considerable points, and gun positions during the.
damage. The reply of the enemy's artillery was weak.
Wa exploded two mines on Tuesday opposite Givenchy While we were consulidating the praters the enemy, apranga mine, burying ten of our men. FAMOUS RACING STUD PRESENTED down on Tuesday by the fire of our
Two hostile aeroplanes were brought,
TO THE NATION.
aeroplanes...
Twenty of our aeroplanes on Tuesday bombed an important German supply depot at Miraumont, considerably damaging stores and buildings and the railway. Two British aeroplange which
Loxoox, Doc. 3. The Gemnana found the great Serbar copper mines at Bör value- less and were furious when they discovered that all the machinery. furces and workshops list been blown up, and that the mines had offer by Colonel Hall. Walker to pre-were out reconnoitring failed to returs. been completely flooded.
STATE HORSE ÜREEDING,
LONDON, Dec. 3. The Government has accepted an
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The Serbians carried off ang the well-known stallions White
the copper stocks and movable Eagle and Royal Renim, as a free
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A GERMAN CLAIM).
gift to the nation or condition that: the Government purchases the site at the Government's own valuation
The stud is estimated to have been worth £200,000 before the war, but AMSTERDAM, Dec. 3. The Germans claim > have Captain Greer, the senior steward of captured the Lown of Plevlig, the Jockey Club, values it at present, Montenegro.
owing to the slump in racing interests, at £90,000.
AUSTRO-GERMAN TROOPS AT
-RUSTCHUK.
Six thousand Austro-German troops have assembled at Rustshak (Bulgaria) where a Zeppelia has also arived.
RUSSIAN WARSHIPS ACTIVE.
ZURICH, Dec. 3,
Becording, to a Bucharzet talegra Russian warshipa are craising con. stantly on the Bessarabian coast and along the shore of the Duuths...
THE DARDANELLES.
TURKISH WORKS, SÉVERELY DAMAGER.
The conditions of acceptance mean that the Government initiates State horse-breeding, as it has been con- ducted for many years in France. Russe, Germany and Austria,
The stud would otherwise have been sold to-day.
BRITISH SHIPBUILDING.·
INTERESTING ADMIRALTY
ANNOUNCEMENT.
LONDON, Dec. 3. The Admiralty has intimated to a maher of shiphilling companies that they may complete "orders for ordinary mercantile tourage which LONDON, Dec. 3. have been left unfinished. Considerable, artillery dis
This is regarded as are
an indication reported from the Dardanelles, where, that the piogumne of warship, con- the weather is milder..
struction has reached an advanced Türkish works have been severely stage. damaged.
WESTERN FRONT.
PARIS, Dec. 3.
A comunique states that there is nothing to report..
PARIS, Dec. 3. To-dny's
“a communiquc anys:---
THE "SOUTH AFRICAN CONTINGENT..
INSPECTION. BY THE QUEEN.
Loxbos, Dec. 3. -The Queen, on behalf of the King inspected the South African
BRITISH CASUALTIES.
LONDON, Dec. 2. In the House of Commons, Mr. H. and the British casualties during the J. Tannant, (Under-Secretary of War)
last three months in Loos and the vicinity were 25,000, including Indians and Canadians, while the Australisus in Calpoli had altogether 25,000 losses.
COMMODITIES FOR GERMANY THROUGH NEUTRALS.
QUESTIONS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
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LONDON, Dec. 3.
WILLSON LINER ASHORE..
*LONDON, Dec. 2. The Willson liner Marengo, from New York for Hull, is ashore ch the Goodwins.
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LONDON, Dec. 2. The British steamer Lincolnshire, from Calcutta for New York and Boston: bas arrived at Port Said. The steamer struck the Canal bank. There were-eleven feat of water
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400 ɔmmodatina ZURICH; Dec. 3. The names of the new Austrian Ministara Indicate that Germany's control over Austris in military matters has been extended to internal ad- ministration Prince Hohenlohe Schil.
lingfuerst is a member of a pro-German THE EASTERN ASBESTOS CO.
aristocratic house, and a brother of the Austrian Ambassador at. Berlin. The new Minister of Commerce is a Director of an institution closely allied to the Deutsche Bank. -
The retirement of the Minister of the Interior is a blow to the Austrian pro- Polish party, whose urging of the increstin of an independert Poland has graaily offended Germany. It is a coincidence that the change-synchron- ised with the Kaiser's visit.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE INDISPOSED.
LONDOS, Dec. 2.
Mr. Lloyd George is indisposed, and was unable to attend a meeting of the War Council or the Cabines.
SPY'S FATE.
Loybox, Dec. 2, Another spy has been shot.
RETRENCHMENT IN INDIAN EXPENDITURE.
LONDON, Dec. 2.
IRELAND'S RECRUITI.
WHAT WILL LORD KITCHENER NOW SAY?
LONDON, Dec. 3. Mr. John Redmond, speaking at Waterford, said that Lord Kitchener I said to him at the beginning of the war
that if he (Mr. Redmond) guaranteed' 5,000 men from Ireland he would say "Thank you"; if 12,000 he would say "I am deeply cbliged." Ireland bad.
motion for the adjournment of the Cornwall suggested that the expendi House, Sir J. H. Iniziel said that not-ture on the new Delhi this year he withstanding the so-called blockade
reduced. commodities were reaching Germany through neutral countries, especially linseed oil, which went through Holland. Es said that linseed-oil was essential to the making of monitions.
In the House of Commons, on the In the House of Commons Sir Braised 100,000,
Mr. Chamberlain: Secretary of State for India, said the provision made was stated to be the lowest amount required to carry on the work actually in progresa and to obviate deterioration of plant and dispauding of establishment..
CANADA'S FINANCES.
Lord Rober: Cecil admitted there had been a large increase in the export of oil from Britain to Holland, but the export of linseed-oil had ceased since the advent question of the export of oil-producing of the Coalition Government. The whole
substances to Holland was a very serioas
QTTAWA, Dec. 2. matter, and the Government were taking
The Hon. Mr. White, Minister of | it up as rapidly na possible. The Government was informed that it was Finance, said that in the first eight most important we should get sufficient months of the current year the margarine at reasonable prices, and they rereriue of Canada had increased by ing it without allowing oil to go to heen reduced by 18,000,000. were trying to devise a system of secur- $14,000,000, and the expenditure had
Germany. Lord Robers Cecil adued that besides strengthening the Nether- land Overseas Trust the Government had arranged for the books of margarine' factories to be examined periodically, by a firm of British accountants in order to zacertain exactly what happened to the manufactured products.
GERMAN" CONSPIRATORS IN»,
AMERICA.
IMPORTANT TRIAL COXCLUDED.
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FRANCE TO PURCHASE FIFTY CARGO STEAMERS
FAXIS, Dec. 3. The Government is introducing scheme for the purchase of a fleet of 50-cargo steamers in view of the dear- ness of freight rates, Anumber will be employed in carrying frozen meat.
(Haba Sorcjce.)
FRENCH RENTES.
PARIS, Dec. 3, stands
at 84,00.."
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CHINA'S NEUTRALITY.
PEKINO, Dec. 3.
The Government declare that the fuméer to the effect that China intenda
NEW Yons, Dec. Lord Robert Cecil concluded, by The jury returned a verdict of denying the inadequacy of the blockade, guilty against four of the Hamburg abandoning her neutrality is unfounded. and said that the adroit and successful Amerika, Linie officials, who were diplomacy of the Foreign Office would charged with attempting to supply enable the Navy to carry out the German warships from American Con-blockade successfully without causing
sericus trouble with centrala.
ports.
The artillery duel has increased intingent at Borden Camp, intensity.
The Contingent goes to the front
Acriul torpedoes were used in next week, Artoisy--
The Gennans sholled Arras.' There has been mine-fighting south of the Somme, and Eparges.
·THE NATIONAL ARMIES OF FRANCE.
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GENERAL JOFFRE AS COM
·MANDER-IN-CHIEF:
PARIS, Dec. 3. General Joffre has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Nationa Armies of France. This includes the Army in the Balkans, and indeed all. the French forced except those under the Colonial Oca
Her blajesty was greatly pleased with the fine appearance of the men.
TOOL OF DERMANY"
-DIFFERENCES AT TEHERAN. :
PETROGRAD, Dec. 3.
It is reported from Teheran that diferences have occurred between the Turkish and German Ministers the former complaining of being made a tool of Germany.
STEIMER REFLOATED,
LONDON, Dec. 8. The steamer Marengo has been refloated and has proceeded to Bull
BRITISH WAR OBLIGATIONS.
GOVERNMENT AND AMERICAN SECURIZES.
SEQUEL TO A POLICE RAID.
Thirteen Chinese were charged before 3fr. Indsell with gambling at £3, Terrein
JAPAN AND "THE ENTENTE.
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LONDON, Dec. 2. With reference to the Govern-
TOKYO, Dec. 2. In a speech from the Throne at ment's War Obligations Bill, Mr. Mckerns said that one of the mut the opening of the Diet the Emperor ters to be dealt with was an arrange said the Alliance with Great Britain ment to enable American securities and the Entente with Russia and owned in this country to be placed France were being strengthened. tempomrily or otherwise in the hands of the Government..
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