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TO THE
CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1915.
THE WAR.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail):
BALKAN CAMPAIGN.
HEAVY BULGARIAN LOSSES.
GENERAL RETIREMENT OF
ALLIED TROOPS. ?
SALIZA, Dec. 10. Fighting on the trillah Front has ceased." On Wedbesday all was quiet. The British casualties since Moulay aro not considerable, whereas the Bulgarians muat bare lust heavily
A general retirement of the Allied troops bas commenced.
REPORTED GERMAN OCCUPATION OF GHEYGELI,
SALONIKA, Dec. 10.
GERMANY AND PEACE.
AMSTERDAM, Dea. 10.
The German Press "appears to
It is reliably reported that two warmly welconie the Chancellor's German divisions. commanded by speech in the Reichstag,, General Gallwitz, occupied Ghevgeli). The comments of the Press are
this morning.
VALONA HELD BY ITALIANS.
PARIS, Dec. 10. A telegram from Rome says that Valona is strongly held by the Italian Army.
AMERICA AND AUSTRIA.S
STRAINED RELATIONS..
WASDINGTON, Dec. 10. Diplomatic relations with Austria Aruasty Dec. 10, --are in danger of being broken off by
summed up in the sentence: Ger- many would like peace: the sooner the batter if it brings what we absolutely want."'
New Yoas, Dec. 10. The newspapers here see no chance of peace until the Allies have restored the freedom of nations. Dr. Bethmann-Hollweg, if he had been frank, would have told the Germans that the war had been, a failure but that Germany had created a situation in which she cannot
Ministerial circles say the Allied the United States unless the urgent discuss Fence till she is exhausted. 11cops are withdrawing in perfect order demands for the disavowal of the according to a pre-arranged plan and sinking of the Ancona, and a declara- the Bulgarians will be allowed 10, tion that the occurrence will not be enter Greek territory.
repeated, are complied with."
PARTS, Dec. 10:
With
A communique. 'states: regard to the Eastern Army: When
THE WESTERN FRONT.
PARIS, Dec. 10.
A communique states that the
it was manifest-that-a-junction with Garibans have been thrown back
LATER.
the right dank of the Serbian Armies beyond a crest southward of Saint was impossible,, it was decided to Souplet. evacuate the French advanced posi-
A further communique says the tions on the Cerna and in the direc- tion of Krivolak. The successive French artillery is active particularly retirement movements were effect in Artois, where two of the enemy's ed methodically, without great batteries have been silencer. difficulty, notwithstanding
gariun attacks.
Bul
Following violent actions on Wednesday and Thursday wherein the Bulgarians were repulsed and
BRITISH STATESMEN IN FRANCE.
PARIS, Dec 10,
M. Poincaré received Sir Edward
lost heavily, we occupied a new front Grry and Lord Kitchener, who later
on the Bojima river in conjunction lunched with M. Poincaré and the with the British.
members of the Cabinet.
GERMAN ATTACHES
REC LLED..
WASHINGTON, Dec, 10. Count & reato, the German Am bestarlor, tias informed Mr. Causing that the German Naval and Military Atteclé, Captain Royed and Captain on Pipen, have been recalled in accordance with the request of the America Governm nt, and be asked that tale conduct be obtained for thers...
NAW SPANISH MINISTRY.
MADRID, Dec 10.
A Liberal Cabinet has been formed, the Premier being Conat Romanures and the Foreign Secretary Sig. Villanueva, s
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