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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1915
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
Aleuter's Service to the China Mani)
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE OUTPUT OF MUNITIONS.
STATEMENT Y ME LLOYD
GEORGE.
Loknow, Dec. 20.
THE WITHDRASTAL FROM
**ANZIC."*'.
TURKS MOODWINKED.
TONDON, Dec. 24. In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd
The War Office further announces George made, &'statement on the work thus without the Turks being aware of the Ministry of Munitions. He of the movement the greit army has dwalt on the snormous importancewen withdraw from eme-of-the machinery played in this war. German Gallipoli arviis, although in places successes were dea to the tardiness of they were in contact with the enemy. the Allies in developing their mechani By this contraction.at the front-the cal resources, though Great Britain's operations at other points of the line command of the sea showed that besides will be more effectively gurried out, General Monro gives eruit to the Genends commanding and to the Navy,
AN "OMINOUS WARNING." THE WINNING POWER OF the excellence of our sailors we had
REGARDED WITH PERFECT INDIFFERENCE.
„A STAFF OFFICER'S VIEWS.
Lostos, Dec, 21.
MUNITIONS,
MR. LLOYD GEORGE QUOTES A YIYID EXAMPLE,
LONDON. Dec. 21...
an overwhelming superiority of es machiasry, Another aspect was that macbinary spared men, both for attack and défonce.
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CHINESE TEEKĢRAMS.
(Wah Tas Yat Po's Service.)
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PROVINCIAL EXAMINATIONS.
PERINO, Dec. 20. An Imperial Mandato announces that the Provincial examinations will be restored next year,
SPORTING.
"HONGKONG V. KOWLOON.
PRESS COMMENTS,
The following will represent. Hongkong. Relief at the successful within the above match on the Club ground on dwal, anal regret that it was new. Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Play will commence at 2.15 pm on the oth
10.30am on the 27th.
DUE TO CARNET DECIStex. Mr. Lloyd George mentioned the Mr. Asquith, in the House of Corre shortage in the month of May. The mons, announce that the with Germans were producing quarter of a drawal from Anime was in pur million shells daily, mostly high ex-sinee of a dréision of the Cabinet | Mr. Lloyd George, in his speech,plosives, and Great Britain was pro-mate some time ago. (Cheers) The Beuter's Correspondent at the vivil example of the during 2,000 tons and 15,000 tons of operations was so successfully carried Headquarterson France, referring to winning power of uitions shrapnel. The deliveries only amounted out that is reflected the utmost routal reports of an impending big was given in the battle of Toos, but today prominent business-menthe Admini-a-his-stutt mond-ud- to sixteen per cent. of the promises,aredit upon the Generals.on the spot. German cliensive, says......
Eurything was deserved. except wore canning departments, and avery: ranks of both the army and invy, **The one place where this chine chine-gun emplacement, on thing had been speeded up res sus warning is fuded with perfect the front of which lay hundreds of quantities of raw materials had been indifference is the British front. Allons EL-
secured for the Allios, and the deliveries Staff Officer to whom I mentioned in numitions was spilt in bised. The crossed promises.
Feace, my spared were eighty per cent, of largely in the matter, smiled and sail · · True;way to victory was hell which there has been a lot at cousing and ferash through everything hatfering areas and the work of the local boards,
He described the great munitions, the pervading note of this morning's roniments on the Gallipoli going of the tennis lately, but we fevery machinegun and every yard of were a conspicuous success, and were stroke of withdrawing large forces SHNORHEENIent. Great admiration is emphasizing that the national factories expressed at the strategien muster know exuely the real meaning of icbarbed wire. We cannot turn out vastly increasing the output of muni-ioni a circamscribed zone dominatril You restem the listgie too much. Such ideas will not enter tions, minimizing labour difficulties, at very point by Turkish guns Genemf who intecheal his little Anny; the minds of workmen. empitalisis and checking prices. There was sleg smural ani, coupé a hill in the and taxpayers until we are able to the splendid and patriotic work of „sportache 201 his halversary's crash a way to victory," If risks ind private firms. Mr. Lloyd George spoke Berves, using a Starigrade. The to be taken, let they, be risks to the in September in a battle laating for of the tremendous expenditure of shelis het, result of whe the Germans acted kow" doing" rese-ables this tin the lives of the myn. The proper placed in a month, and would soon be pockets of the taxpayers and not to weeks. As a result of "four months' husbanding this expenditure was re- FETCHOULY WAS NOť to reduce the mit replaceable in a week. Hut, bug the eest, ~
alt.
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Everything depended on the next IS IT A BRITISH THRUST?hs. The decisions, nude at the lasr Allied Conferenen would fers the whole comites of the war,
GREAT THUNDERING OF GUNS
NEAR YPRES.
ANTRA. Bee. 21.
FIGHTING AT GALLIPOLL
Paris, Dec. 21.
Donnelly, A: La Gace. R. O. Hutchison, T. E Pearce (Capt.), R. N. Anderson, E. Bird, R. A. Brand, D. E R. Kennedy, M. M. Mans, H. E. Muriel, F. Syme Thomson.
PRESERVATIVES IN MILK,
westom extremity of Gallipoli and AN UNSUCCESSFUL. PROSECUTION,
Last night's comin unique indicates that the Allies and still holding the
also mentions tint on the 19t French artillery supported a success- fat British attack on the Turkish trenches.
The Minister foreshadowed the out put of many guns of the largest size, declaring that machine-guns had been
A Wee, of the Kowloon Dairy Farm. increased five-fold since June. He also
was summoned by Dr. W. W., Pearse, declared that all requirements would be Anzac withdrawal. enpinsises
The communique, alloiling to the Medical Offer of Health, before. Mr. well in sight by the New Year, Mr. that the strategic importance of the Wood at the Magistraes this morning for but the Parring out of these-dre Lloyd Georga detailed the immense position is diminisheit owing to test selling to the prejudice of the purchaser
ons rested with, the workinen. He manufacture of grenader, catapults, developments in the East There is again, agant tlamadoring appended to their patrietis. The Great Britain also ought to be able to dwal was erected in greeted Drug O:Sinauce
spring guns, helmets, and mortara communique confirms that the with-demanded in contravention of the Foods The milk cot of theratury and substaney chines of victory were still with us. supply high explosives to her neady with the All Staff, without loss of Our best chances remaind. We-Ind Allies. He predicted important ecoso-aterial, and unlested by the domplished our sen task to the inshaies in contracts, etc, and the develop Turks.
ing of hom resources. They also letter. We Just an overwing
wanted 80,000, killed and 200,000 superkarity in raw materials neces-unskilled workers for now factories. stry for carrying on the war. We These things would enable them to had ready peress to neutrals. We make the 1916 campaiga a SUCCESS,,|| Ted the better cause.
Bit this was
of Lund then the section of Ypres No news is obtainable from this front. bhag is still grand mitray Aurivity, espovially, of demon-bose, pital trains 2
DISTRESS IN GERMANY.
CHRISTMAS CAKES, FORDIÑES,
Tastus, Thee. 21... Every day brings fresh confirma.. tion of the nuble" and "distres caised in Germany by lack of fats and the extreme searity of butter." making Christmas enkes forbidden.
In Saxony no milk is allowed withi tea and coffee at the restaurants,
That Germany still depends on big war indemnities for partial extrica tion from her financial chaos was admisted by Dr. Helfrich in the Reichstag on the nenusion of his wur speech in which he endeavoured to brank in this people to the idea of
a monthy for inte se preparation a monent for putting the whole of one energies at home into preparing for "the low had to strike abroad.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS
The exponditure of munitions in September was prodigious, but thrics that quantity would have achiered twenty times the result. He pointed out that $200,000,000 would buy a vast amount. That amount represented forty days' cost of the war, but at the crucial moment the war might_be_won. by it in forty days instead of lingering onfor four hundred.
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Mr. Thomas, the Labour MP.; an behalf of the Labour members, sasured the Eouse that the workers would
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) respond to Mr. Lloyd George's appeal
FORTY-FOUR AIR FIGHTS, A DAY.
HEAVY BOMBARDMENTS IN FLANDERS,
LONDON, Dec. 21.
for additional labour.
SIR JOHN FRENCH'S FAREWELL
OVATED BY HUGE CROWD IN PARIS.
PARIS, De 21.
SIR IAN HAMILTON'S REPORT.
Losnos, Dec. 20.
Sanitary Inspectors Fiber and Old gave evidence of parchaing, and taking samples of the milk for the Government) Analyst, whose curtidente, showed the) presence of 4.3. grains of boric acid per gallon.
In the House of Comthops. Mr. Tennant said that General Sir Ian Dr. Pearse said that before deciding to Hamilton's report of the Suvla Bay take this case letter had been sent to landing and the subsequent open-Mr. Won, on October Bela, calling his tions would be published shortly.
TURKISH LOSSES IN »
"MESOPOTAMIA.
attention to the fact that boric acid should not be added to milk."
Mr. P. W. Goldwing, for the defence, said that even assuming the bovic acid was there; and there with "efendant's BRITISH AND INDIAN SURPRISp.knowledge and consumo, it did not con.
ATTACKS.
TONDON, Dec. 21. The Press Bureau unbounces that General Townshend estimates that action on the let, and in their abar. the Turks ost 2,500 in a rearguar
tive attuck at Kut-el-Amani on the night of the 12th and 13th. Mixed pasties of Eritish and Indian troops, on the night of the 17th and 16th,” surprised the Turks in their advanced Field Marshal Sir John French, in trenches, Hilling thirty and taking There has been a heavy reciprocal Elysee this afternoon, was given on passed quietly. "bombardment in the vicinity of Ypres ovation by a huge crowd, who shouted Ap enemy bombing attack near the Vive French Vive Angleterre." Hullucb quarries was repulsed to-day. and "Fire Roi. "
Thera
were forty-ibar aeroplane Bglata yesterday. Two enemy machines were brought down within their Hues, "and one of ours is missing.
The Press Bureau publishes a des
stitute an offence. because it was not prejudicial to the purchaser. He had a lengthy list of authorities to show that it was not. Its use in milk was only as preservative and all milk contained a ertain quantity.
Mr. E. R. Dovey, Government Analyst. testified that boric acid might be found. in ordinary mili ja small traces, not exceeding 7 grains per gallon.
Defendant stated ho had not-ised any preservative in his milk or ordered any to be used.
Tar faxation. The war brings e Patch from Headquarters which says:- bidding farawell to M. Poincare at the eleven prisoners The 18th and 10th Geiddring, said berie peid was a preserva-
a colossal hurden of taxation," he said.no matter how high the war indemnity on which, of course, we gourt,
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GENERAL SIN IAN HAMILTON.
Losnos, Dec. 21. Mr. Asquith, plying to a ques- tion in the House of Commons, said
Opposite the southern portion and the centre of the line we bombarded j Teveral portions of the enemy's tren ches. Hostile artillery heavily shelled Ypres and St. Jean, and was also active
General Joffre, in the morning, be- stowed the Croix Gaerre on General French,
BRITISH CASUALTIES IN MACEDONIA,
LONDON, Dec. 20.
GREEKS AND BULGARS FIGHTING.
ADVANCE POSTS ENGAGED ON. ALBANIAN FRONTIFE.
LONDON, Dec. 20, A nesuge from Brindisi states
Mr. Dovey, cross-examined by Mr.
tive in the case of milk. WAS DO 10 adding, less than 70 rnina per gallon-
quantity largely in excess of what he found. The milk was wall over the recognised standard. The quantity found was not-injurious to health. Boric acid was frequently prescribed and the quan tity found might have come from impro perly cleaned bottles.
Dr. Pearse said that whether it was the
In the House of Commons, Mr. Ten- tint the Greek and Bulgarian ad-ustom or not, not a trace of preserva
Sir Ian Hamilton was not returning against.our free line and support trennant said that the British casualties in/unce posts have been-fighting oz, tire was necessary, even in this climate..
to the Near East. If any further duties were assigned to him an announcement would be made in due
course.
MRS. ASQUITH AND THE
GLOBE."
INFUNCTION, GRANTED,
The summons was dismissed. "the Greco-Albanian frontier in the
Both suffered region of Koritza... with killed and wounded. tireek.
the scene.
by shelling the enemy's front lins tren 11th, were 32 officers and 1,246 men, ches, south-east of Ypres. We replied the Macedonian campaign up to the ces at Zonnebecks, Zaudvocerde, Ghel of whom only one officer and 85 mea reinforcements have been sent to vel; and Tenbrielen. Anenemy bombing attack on our trenches near the quar
were killed. rias northwest of Hallach was repulsad. There was considerable activity on tho part of the enemy's aeroplanes which attempt to prevent our machines. carrying out reconnaissances. These attempts were unsuccessful,
VIOLENT ARTILLERY DUELS.
ENEMY WORKS DESTROYED.
LONDON, Dec. 21. The King's, Bunch Division of the High Court of Justice has granted to Mës. Atquith an injunction against
Paring Dec. 21. Th Glebe newspaper.
A communique states that there is ever-growing artillery activity. Violent, Counsel for Mrs. Asquith said duels occurred in Artois, particularly there was hot a shadow of truth in in the region of Lace and Givenchy. French artillery demolished a bridge
the statement made by the defen- between Saierons and Rheims The dants: He affirmed that Mrs. Freach in Champagne dispersed the Asquith had never been to Donning- enemy who were marching in force, and ton Hall and had had no com- munication with the inmates (pri-
· soners of war).
GEN. RUSSKY RELINQUISHES
COMMAND.
"PETROGRAD, Dec. 21: General Rusaky, Commander of the Russian, Northern Armies, has been reliever of his functionia.
LATER.
Genoral Russky a withdrawal is
due to health.
The Tear, in a rescript, warmis thanks him for his brilliant services ip defending Retrograda la funny
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HIGH TREASON PRISONERS RELEASED.
DE WET AND ANGLO-DUTCH AMITY.
It is also announced that nuria? law has been proclaimed at Argyro- kastron owing to the discovery of u Musulman plot. The latter are get ting aggressive owing to the approach of the Bulgues.
AMIENS, DEC. 2 **JOHANSZEDURO, Dec. 21. De Wet und. 118. high treason
It is officially announced that the prisoners have been released. Inter encounter between the Greeks and viewed, De Wet caphasized the seces. the Bulgarians occurred in Albaid sity of Anglo-Dutch amity, and that territory. There were wounded, on discord and past misunderstanding both sides, but no killed. Unler is should cause.
restored, and an "inquiry is procced- | ing.
MR. ASQUITH'S RECRUITING- STATEMENT.
Losos, Dec. 20. Mr Asquith, in the House of Com amesbed a railway which was much mons, stated that in consequozca of used by the enemy. There has been the complexity of the task, and the the same activity in Argonne, where enormous difficulty in classifying and
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LONDON, Dec. 20, the French exploded a munitions depot. tabulating Lord Derby's recruiting of Commons that owing to the strong Mr. Asquith announced in the House French fire wracked Garman trenches figuras, the Cabinet were unanimously views held in different parts of the of the opinion that there should be na Hate on the prolongation of the life considered statement to-morrow. Premier added that he hoped, however,
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in Hanorvello Wood, near St. Mihiel, and also destroyed a block-house brist ling with manbide-guds. A French sir squadron also effectively bombardar! the station at Mulhatisen.
GERMANY'S WAR BUDGETS.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 21.
Adjournment.
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