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TRIDAY, JANUARY 14 1916.
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
ALLIES AND CORFU.
NOTE TO GREECE.
ATHENS, Jan. 19. The Ministers of the Allied Fowers. bavo prosented a Note to the Greek Government stating that the Allies consideral is to be their duty to atricken humanity, to transport DB soon as possible the Serbian Amy from Albania in order to save them fhm famine.onidestulina-d
Carin ukone prosental the necesTM sary heilitis for transport and sevictualling and the Entente Towers cought the Greeks would not oppose the trusfor of their Serbium Allies who would only make a brief say. "There was no questioned peren petron
The guarantees already given on
AMERICANS MASSACRED IN MEXICO.
THE CHINA- MAIL.
BARLIER TELEGRAMS.
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COMPULSION BILL DEBATE. MR. ASQUITH'S APPEAL.
Lostos, Jan. 12.
In the House of Commons, on the
FRENCH FORCE LANDS AT ;
CORFU
GREEK GOVERNMENT MAY
PROTEST.
ATHENS, J. 13,
A French force has landed at Corfu for provisional occupation of the island Fourteen ships are ortisjog around
Corts.
LATER.
Is is expected that the Government will protest more energetically than before.
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THE RUSSIAN FRONT
second reading of the Compulsion Bill, Mr. Asquith affirmed that the necessity for giving his pledge was amply prored. He said the Bill would give this men who were
It is understood that the landing at urgently and indispensably required, Corfu is preparatory to a possibla land and without whom Great Britaining of a portion of the Serbian army for rest and refit. The French fing has not do her part in the war Mr. Ellie Griffiths attacked the been hoisted on the Achillion and also opponents of the Compulsion Bill, on the quay. Ho had been told, he said, that he was deting against the traditions of his Party. Cheers.) Re cared nothing for the traditions of his. Pasty, but he cared for the interests. of his country. (Loud chours) Lord Kitchener had said that men were necessary for victory, and did the opponents to the Bill not want vies There were 80 bandits. Holmoszor (Cbeers.) was belted " when he was asked that I could not understand, the to undress.
attitude of the Irish and Labour Parties, both of whoma_budusel measures of compulsion, namely, boycott and sinikas, ir. compelling when men were compelled to join the en to join the Trade Unions, but army they said it was treason. (Loud cheers.)
El Paso, Jan. 13. Ticinas Holmes is the only Ameri- an who escaped massacre at Chi hushin. Ele saya that riseteen were mußdareal.
WAsusGros. Jan. 13. Mr. Lansing, the Secretary of State, his demanded that President Caranza shall promptly punish the
baridits.
DISORDERS IN GREECE.
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PETROGRAD, Jan. 13. Apart from an affair in the vicinity of the Poureviege railway, where Russian scouts eat two rows of wire
HONGKONG CONTRACTS.
WHY HOME' MERCHANTS REFUSED TO COMPLETE.
LONDON, Jan. 19.
BALSAMIC
COUGH LINCTUS
In view of the refusal "by mer. The mild and soothing influence which this preparation' has, olmasos-16 smon hauts in the United Kingdom to the most valuable of its kind, in ensos of Cough, Athina, Bronchitis. Avetnom o merchants on the ground than the pham, from its Tania and Astringent virtuóm in proveats its formation, and allays complete contracts with Hongkong Breathing or Dieulty of Expectoration; and while it removes the scumulation ar Hongkong merchants were not on irritation of the membranes of the throat and ote it, fundering thona dellenca-perim the hat of those to whom exports for scisseptible of future irritation and disease. China were consignable under the of November: "80th, progamation 1915, the Bount of Trada has found it necessary to issue a notice calling attention to the fact that the pro clamation did not apply to Hong- keng,
BRITISH COLONY AT BAGDAD.
DEPORTED BY THE TURKS.
LONDON, Jan. 12. Beater's Agency learns that the British Colony at Bagdad were deported
$1,00 and $1.50 per bottle..
QUEEN'S DISPENSARY. HARPER & Co., Ltd.
» TEL. 492. --
31. Queen's Rend Central.
THE HANDY BOAT FOR MAÇÃO,
..
THE S.S."" OHUEN CHOW"
Germans from their trenches with hand by the Turkish authoritie andlers and, flie angle team their trenches with hand by the Turkish Bathod of November THE ONLY BOAT HAVING AT 5 PM EVERY DAY
that question applied to Corfu equally NECESSITY, FOR MORE COMPLETE scale to secure victory. He pudi
„with„other porinis of "Givere ferns
- pámrily used by the Allies.
It may be mentioned that the Kaiser has summer residenes on the island of Corfu.]
THE ALLIED ARMY FOR THE
BALKANS.
Jan. 13.
Disorders are reported at Vola,
Mr. Henderson expressed the pinion that the Bill would encour- ngg" the Albes," by showing that we were willing to break a great truli- tion and to throw everything in the ENTENTE WITH ALLIES, ated the story of compulsionist plot in the Cabinet, and mentioned Bossos, Jan. 13. that it was he who suggested the Telegrins from Athens, sunt from re-opening of Lord Derby's groups. „Messina to avoid "the censorship, the compulsionist members of the Cabinet readily assenting. Hew atients that public opinion is turn the Bill one of the insidious bulent and daily tending towards Menges to industrial freedom of Venezelos and the Allies,
which so much had been heard. "The Labourites had never hesitate to apply compulsion wherever the wel
of trade required it. Then why It is complained that the whole of object to compulsion in order to save in the Balkans aggregate a parier Greve lacks coal and flour, while the nation? (Cheers.) He concluded the lighting and the tram sorviess remarking that they taust liars of Allies inve been greatly reduced.n, and have theut now, so that they world be ready for the Sold in The populace regard these und 1910. other hardships as proof of the Sir John Simon umplussed the
with the Allies. necessity for amor coroplote entente desire of the opponents of the Bill to see the nation the strongest and the most united. They opposed the Bill because they did not believe that the war he conduced to this But if the Bill were passed he hoped the opponents to the Bill would unite in seeing that it was effective.
grenades, the Russian comminüqug | The American Ambassador at Constan- reports only small encounters between tinople has been asked to obtain infana- reconnoitring parties at various potuta ation of the party, which consists of nine on the westem front,
|ladies and children, and two wet-
state that there has been most Berca Austrish reports on the contrary, fighting on the Basarabian frontier, the Russians, after an intense artillery pra paration, making six attack. between three in the afternoon and ten at night.
LABOUR AND COMPULSION.
WITHDRAWAL OF MINISTERIAL
a _____EFSIGNATIONS......-----
LONDON, Jan. 13.
It is officially announced that follow- ing on a conference of the Laboar members of Parliament with the Prime Minister the rosignations of the Labour Ministers have been withdrawn.
The statement with reference to the
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GERMANS "IN BRITAIN. 9
LONDON, Jan. 15.
In the House of Commàns Mr. Her- bert Samuel said that the number of German males in Great Britain at the outbreak of war was 32,088, of which number 26474 had been interaed. **
SPORTING.
CRICKET.
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The following have heaa selected
The Recliner Tamieklotz's Stin | where stores were lonted by aung jure and state of a particular class fembers of Parliament and the Er.gainst H. K. C, Q. “B” təmorrow at 2.15 |
· Correspondent states that the French jemads. and British forces for the campaign
of a million
THE COMPULSION BILL.
Textos, Jan. 13. The minority witë on the Compal-; sión Bill inchaley), 27 Badicals and 230 Labourites.
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·Independent and Nationalist Irishri Unionist Members of Parliament have decided to support an amend- ment in the Committee stage making the Bill apply to Ireland.
A plebescite of the Notre Miners Association shows a large jority in favour of the Bill..
The Miners Federation has met
in London to consider their attinale, towards the Compulsion, Bil!.
The proelings were private.
MORE VIGOROUS PROSECUTION OF THE WAR.
LONDON, Jan. 13. Prominent Litish) Members of the House of Commons have formed an crganisation whose object will be the prosecution of the wor by the most vigorous means,
it
LORD KITCHENER IN AUDIENCE
WITH THE KING.
Losnox, Jan. 13. “ „Legül, Kitchener. Jast night had an kour's audience with the King.
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
"AERIAL ACTIVITY..
HOME. Jan. 13.
A communique states that an crtillery dud continued from, Val Canonica to the sea.
There has been great aerial activity on both sirles. Italian aviators bombed Gardalo, north of Trent; also the stations of Trent and Raverto, and the barracks at Volona.
MORE GERMAN BARBARITY.
BELGIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 18. Two sisters have been sentenced? Liege, one to death, the other to fifteen years" penal; servitude, and their uncle to fifteen years, for aiding Belgians to join the Army.
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ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF
JAPAN'S PREMIER.
Tokyo, Jan. 13.
A man threw two bombs at Count Okuma's nutomobile..
Count Okurou escaped injury.
ANOTHER EXPLOSION IN AMERICAN POWDER
WORKS.
WILMINGTON, USA., Jan. 10:" The fifth explosion has occurred in two days at the Dupont Powder Werks, and more property has been destroyed.
A LONDON BY-ELECTION.
with Sir John Simon's academic
· Mr. Asquith suid he fully agred
arguments on the evils of compul- sion, and"the superiority of volun tárisza But Sir John Simon Bad lost sight of the actualities. We were engaged in a war in which not only our existence but all Sir John Sinan's ideals were at stake.
3. Dillon declared that Ireland desired to maintain adequate num- hers for the Army, and that he was convinced shat. Ireland would have
no cause to be ashamed of the part she played in the war.
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Mr. Outhwaite asked whether, in the event of compulsion, a mom. torium would be introduced for con- scripts" rents and other debts.
Mr. Tennant said it Was not thought that a moratorium could be limited to such cases.
-pin-on-HK_Cricket Club Ground-
resignations says that, after the dis as representing K. C. C. "A" to play cassion with Mr. Asquith, the Labour
ecutive considered the Premier's state- ment, and as the Party's conference. P. Robinson. Maj. Robertson, B. D. will be held at Bristol at the end of Ersus. F. Sution, J. V. Braga, La J. the month, when the whole subject will Blackburn, J. H. Mead, J. C. Fletcher, The following have been selected to re- be discussed, it was decided to with- 3. E. Green, A. McLennan, Capt. Liddell draw the resignations meanwhile,
Mr. Asquith had ninety minutes' present K. C. C. "B" against H. E. C. C. discussion with the Labour M. Fon Kowloon Ground at 2.15 p.m. to-
morrow: H. Overy, W. Kay, W. chiefly on the possible use of the Bill Wesser. W. T. Elson, A. R. F. Ravens ines Trade Unionister. Asquith L Whyte, A. O. Bawo, D. J. gave the fullest assurances that such McKenzie, J. W. Christian. use of the Bill would be entirely against
the intentions of the Government, and be offered to favourably consider any safeguards which might be proposed.
SUBMARINE WARFARE.
LONDON, Jan. 13...
SCOTTISH SPORT.'
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EDIN ACEGE, December 8. JOCIATION FOOTBALL
The Leith steamer· Traqunir, has been sunk. The crew were saved,
The British steamer Cian Matjarence, Greenock Morton completely out tane has also been sunk.
SAFETY OF THE BETTER- CLASS" AUSTRIANS.
LONDON, Jan. 13. The Galconda, with 500 enemy aliens the passengers were not allowed to land from India, hna arrived at Tilbury, but They will be transferred, to a Flushing
boat.
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LOSS OF THE "NATAL."
COUET MARTIAL TO BE HELD.
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LONDON, Jan. 13. The candidates, in the Mile End
LONDON, Jan. 12 Mr Asquith said it was not in-
In the House of Commons, Dr. Mac- "election aru" "Mr. Warwick Brookes
tended that membership of anti- (Unionist) and Mr. P. Billing
namara announced that a Court Martial conscription and kindred fellowships would shortly be held to ascertain the formerly of the Naval Air Service should constitute a claim, to exemp-cause of the loss of the cruiser Natal (Independent). Mr. Charrington, whosion from military service. was mentioned a few days ago as Mr. Asquith appealed to the
MILITARY WASTAGE. ||| having announced his candidature House, even now, to pass the Bill without disseny, which would be the has withdrawn.
LONDON, Jan. 13. most effective blow, at this morgent,
In the House of Commons, Mir. Tea. for the victory of our cause. (Loudant aid it was estimated that the cheers.)
military wastage for the carent year a Liberal member, would be fifteen per cent, monthly. Mr. Pringle, announced that in view of Mr. squith's grave appeal, he and his friends withdrew their opposition at
THE NEXT VICEROY OF INDIA.
Jan 13, The Times says it is generally believed that Lord Chelmsford will succeed Lord Hardingo
Lord Chelmsford has been Governor of New South Wales.]
(Iluvas Service.)
this stuge..
GERMAN AMMUNITION STORE
EXPLODED.
MANY KILLED AND INJURED.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 12.
A Berlin communique states that yes
Mr. Philip, Snowder (Socialist), on the contrary, insisted on a division.
In winding up the debate, Mr. Asquith said that he had given his assurances in the name of the entire Cabinet, making it possible for him terday an ammunition storehouse at to remain in the Goverment, which Willedin, in the southern section of was regarded. at home and abroad, Lille, was exploded, wrecking adjacent as the symbol of a nation's unity.
Up to the present 70 dead and 40 A Russian squadron has again bom-He had the authority of Lord Kit seriously injured have been found
chener for stating that we required among the debris. immediately, not only the attested
RUSSIANS AGAIN BOMBARD VARNA.
barded. Varna.
Pants, Jan. 19.
unmarried and married men, but the whole, available fraction, whether CHINESE TELEGRAMS.lurge or small, of the 651,000 men
with whom the Bill dealt.
(Wah Tea Yat Po's Service)
THE EX-EMPEROR.
PERING, Jan. 14. The Bureau which is making pre- parations for the coming political change has decided that the ex-Emperor
'A DRIFTING GERMAN AEROPLANE. shall be treated as a foreign King and
FLUSHING, Jan. 18. Two, oficer on board a drifting Germun aeroplane have been picked up near the Noord Hinder lightship.
EARTHQUAKE IN NEW GUINEA,
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The division was marked by scenes of uproarious enthusiasm..
The Bill possed the second read ing by 481 votes to, 89.
The result of the division was grected with uproarious enthusiasm. and wild cheering
The minority included Mr. John Burns and Mr. Henderson.
It is rot clear in the massage whether
streets.
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The communique attributes the exple
At full strength and brimful of confid- played reconstructed Rangers XI, Morton, instead, had the issue safe after 15 minutes, their forwards simply swept the defenco aside. And in the second half might have added more goals to their credit. Hearts bad an unexpected defent at home from Aberdsen; it was in fact an unfortunate defeat, for they had six khaki men in their team, and four of them were
Aberdeen ware lucky in having their best taking part in a last game before starting for the Front. For this engagement, also, of the season; they scured in the first half, and.. MAY congratulate themselves on escaping several times in the second half.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
Hearts, 1; Aberdeen, 2. Hamilton Academicals, 3; Hibernians, 2,. Dumbarton, 1; Raith Rovers, 0. Celtic, 6 Queen's Park, 2. Falkirk, 1 Ayr United, 0. Airdrieonians, 4; Clyde, 1.
2. Bundes, Partick Thirtle.
0. St. Mirren, 3; Kilmarnock, Third Lanark, 1; Biotherwell, 3. Greenock Morton, 2; Eangers. 0.
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my were disposed of. and a machine- waiting for the reopening of the waterway. gun emplacement was blown up.
be allowed to retain the title of it was the same Mr. Henderson who party then returned bringing two Emperor.
spoke in famur of the Bil and voted prisoners.
THE LATE SEIZURE OF A CHINESE CRUISER.
against it. There were stilt three Hen- The attillery on both sides has been To-day's Advertisements
dersons in the House of Comment after active about Vermelles, Wieltje and
the member for St. George's, Hanover Pilken Square retired on account of his eleva tion to the Pedrage.]r_g "MINERS "AGAINST COMPULSION.
LONDON, Jan 13
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Paris, Jan, 13, A communique states: Two Bed- planes dropped eight bomba on Dunkirk, but insigniücant damage was done.
Our artillery wrecked German trenches
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Fexino, Jan. 13,. Hanng Mingchow, commander of the cruiser which a gang of rebels seized ar The delegates of the South Wales and works borth of the Aisne and in An earthquake has destroyed Shanghai some weeks ago, has been Miners have voted against-the Com- Champagne. The Germans blew upa Rabaul, New Quincs, the former brought to Peking with three other pulsion Bul by 211 votes to 25 mins at Hill 285 in Argine, producing the 17th instans, at 9 9.
BISEASE, Jan. 12.
¡German capital.
criminals,
The delegates of Scottish minevast crater where fighting proceeded workers have decided against all day. The French have strongly
occupied the southern edge. Compulsion Bill,
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
TOWLOON, VICTURIA and the PEAK SCHOOLS ReOpen on MONDAY,
Boogkang, Jan. 14, 1916.
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