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MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1916TM
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
GERMAN WORKS WRECKED.
RIFID THAW ENDULFS THEM.
WHOLE DETACHMENTS
PERISEL
PETROGRAE, Jan. 30.
"WHAT ITALY HAS
GAINED.)
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT,
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ROME, Jan. 80,
border against persistent Austrian
An official resume of the Italian operations says the Italiars have Recent prisoners confirm the aufcquired a rich and populous region in Trentino and prevented an Aus- fering of the tremusda in the ringa
trian invasion of Vonalia. They cat Marshes.
"A mpid thaw released vast quanta-an important Austrian strategical tion-of-subterranean water who read in the Dolomites and main. wrecked all the enemy works ustained possession of the Camia though they had been bombarded."
Dozens of heavy battenes ang. thousands of muniven waggons, and enard nepos numerous guns wery inccoverably onguiled, www whole derichinons in the trencave were cut on and perished miseranty, being unable to escape from was. marany labyrinth.
The Authorities in Germany, in order to preveLo the Dows leaki out, isolato sue returned soldiers who are invunably sundrung hem viruseas influenza.
MINES IN BAY OF BISCAY.
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attacks.
The Italians have established a 5mm footing on the loft bank of the Isonzo, holding in check the fortress of Tolmine, which is at the mercy of the Italian guds, rendering the town of Goriza uninhabitable:-
They have..pushed back the Aua- trian line of defence beyond the Issuto und Curso plateau where the Italians are firmly established.
The Austrians in the Isonzo region bit 32,000 prisoners, many Juns an
mdcle material.
The Italian Army begins the New year legitimately proud of its deeds Viog, Jan: 30. su unshakeably confident in the Spanish vouscle arriving repontiaure. It will redouble its efforts that mines are moored fur ous until a glorious goal is attained.
the Bay of Biscay. Two Spanish
boats have recently been sunk in the Ber
ARMED MERCHANTMEN.
GUARANTEE TO US.A.
NEW YORK, Jan. 80. The Italian lizer Verona, which arrived recently with two guns mounted at the stem, was allowed to sail on Italy giving assurances that the guns were for purely deter.
sive purposes.
U.S.A. AND ARMED.
MERCHANTMEN.
JOINT REPLY BY ALLIES.
LONDON, Jan. 30.
A French wireless message mye that the Allies will reply jointly to the proposal by the United States that merchantmen should not carry guns except for defence.
THE TARA."
ONLY TEN MISSING.
LONDON, Jan. 30,,
A list which has been received of the survivors of the Tara shows that only ten are missing.
SHIPPING AND FREIGHT TROUBLES.
LONDON, Jan. 80. The difficulties arising from heary freiglits and scarcity of shipping are 'becoming to acute in Italy, especi ally in view of the closing of great works for lack of coal, that Bóron Mayor, the ex-Ambassador to Wash ington, is going to London to dispuss reinedies:
LONDON, Jan. 30. "Baron Mayor, late Italian Ambassador to Washington, has been appointed Comesary-General to England for provisioning and transport...........
"AN-ARMY PROMOTION.
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LONDON, Jan. 20,
A Gazette says Lieut-Colonel William W. Watson is promoted to temporary Brigadier General while commanding the Indian Brigade.
AMERICA'S · NEED OF A MERCHANT MARINE.
WABETEGTON, Jan. 30.
WESTERN FRONT.
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ACTIVITY ON THE BRITISH FRONT.
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BUCCESSFUL ROSSIAN
"OPERATIONS.......
PETROGRAD, Jin 30. A communique records thai ạ. Ger. man attack south of Lake Babit was: promptly appeared, Mine, fighting occurred in the Chernowita region, The Russians-continue to punish the enemy a Eraeroam in Partim, ospturing machine-guns,
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OCCUPATION OF KARABURNA.
OFFICIALLY EXPLAINED.
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 30.
It is authoritively explained that the occupation of Karaburma was due to the fact that a German submarine recently, within a few miles of the channel lead- ing to Salonika, torpedoed a British transport; thus proving the necessity of policing the const
THE ENTENTE AND GREEK MOBILISATION.
WESTERN FRONT.
SUCCESSFUL BRITISH COUNTER-
ATVICKA-
LONDON, Jan. 30,
· UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.
PRESIDENT, YUAN SHIHKAI'S SCHOLARSHIP..
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The Scholarship founded Auguid 1913 by the President of the Republic of China has been awarded to Mr Li Suny candieron yaluship of its kind, in case of Cuagh, Anthins, Broadhitis, Shettneme a data from Queen's College.
Breathing or Diloulty of Expectoration; and while I romares the accumulation o
A British commanique states: The snemy last evening, after a heavy bom bardment, entered some of our sapa near Carney Counterattacks in the earir Cash prizes of $100 each, have bean pham, from its Tonic and Astringent virtuos it preventaita formation, and alaps andoned dead and woanded. morning ejected the enemy, who abwarded to She Shiu Teo, Li Sung, Huritation of the uretras of the throat and chest, rendering those delicate perta
The mild and soothing infusase, which this preparacing, har; clamen in amazo
Hostile balling in this area continued, Kwak Laung, (Quéap's Collage) Ung Siongeep ible of future irritation and dieakso.
to-day, enemy bombing attacks night and morning near the Quarries and Givenchy being repulsad,
Shelling has been heavy in the vicinity of Loce, but has row diminished.| Our artillery replied vigorously, besides bombarding and damaging enemy trenches st other points..
SHARP FIGHTING.
FRENCH REGAIN LOST TRENCHES,
PARIS, Jan. 30. À-communiqua · states:In Artois, weat of Elill 140, wo continued success- |ively to re-occupy portions of trenches captured yearerday by the enemy. In the course of the fighting we liberated 50 French prisonBES,
The enemy south a La Folia road, attempted to re-capture two craters, but
Artillery was most active between the the Aise and in Larraine. destroying Somme and the Oise, and also north of a number of observation posts, and wrecking enemy works.
Arnars, Jan. 30. The Entente Legations have com-was-repulsed- municated with the Press in order to dissipate the assertions that the Eulate desired the mobilisation of the Greek army. The view of the Entente is that continuation or the discontinuance of mobilisation is a inatter for Greece alune to decide.
DEATH OF SIR CLEMENTS MARKHAM.
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LONDON, Jan. 31. The death is announced" of Sir Clements Markham, late President of the Royal Geographical Society.
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GERMAN DESTROYERS AGROUND.
SALOSIRA; Jan. 30.
Two Germen destroyers are aground south-east of Saltholin A German cruiser and raskrs are assisting jo getting them off..
LATER.
The destroyers at Saltholm have been radcatad.
LONDON, Jan. 30. General Sir Douglas Haig Tuporte considerable artillery activity ymterday EARLIER TELEGRAMS. avoning about Vaux, and continues:
Three of our patrols successfally(Renter's Service to the China Mail. bombed German trenches near Serre. Thare has been artillery work about Tricourt but the weather is fogy." ~
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"ZEPPELIN BOMBE PARIA,
ACTIVITY ON THE FRENCH FRONT. WOMEN AND CHILDREN KILLED.
PARIS, Jan. 31.
exploded
A communique ssysoŴ
a mine south of the Neuville-La Folia road, wrecking the enemy's galleries.
Our artillary destructively bombarded enemy depots. South-east of Lens and campa north of Wisny.
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Cur batteries between the Somms and the Oise caught bodies of marching troops.
We destroyed a German work neay Soapir, anzibilating a garrison and we efectively bombarded saecay organise tious east of Rheims and at Aspach in Alsace.
LONDON, Jan. 30.
A Zeppelin threw bombs on Paris at tea in the evening. There were some victims, and damage was done to property.
LATER.
The approach of the Zeppelin was reported at 9.20 p.m. The city was immediately plunged into darkness, and remen ran along the streets sounding bells and bugles, thus alarming the inhabitants,
Searchlights lit up the sky, in which the aquadron of aeroplanes entrusted with the defence of the city was dimly discernible.
The first explosions were heard at ten-o'clock, The Zeppelin dropped sovers bombe. There were ANOTHER BIG GERMAN ATTACK victims, including Siteen at one point, many
DEFEATED.
▲ man, "three women and two children were killed at another point. There ware also several victims in the collapse of a bouse which was destroyed by a
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PARIS, Jan. 30. The Germans attempted another big attack on the Somme. A communique that twice opposite Dompierre the "German" inhabtry were thrown back by artillery curtain fro and a rifle fusilade.
THE RAID ON PARIS. ».
Paris, Jan. 30. The Zeppelin killed 24 and injured at least 28 persoas.
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bomb. Elsewhere there was damage
property.
The ond of the raid was announced by the blowing of bugles by the firemen at one in the morning.
The population throughout remained very calm. Crowds assembled on the boulevarda where they watched the searchlights and listened to the aero-. planes, a thick mist bampered the gune Beveral aeroplanos parsaad the Zep- LATER pelin, which was at a gront height, and ared at it as it disappeared,
The latest list of casualties for the Zeppelin raid over Paris given sixteen killed, including two gendarmes, and thirty-two injured.
The smartness of the aeroplanes.is shown by the fact that within twenty minutes of the alarm signal thirty aroplanes ascended. "Five got in touch with the Zeppelin at an altitude of 12,000 feet, but only one was able to engage the raider: The aeroplanes were werking under most difficult on ditione as a thick, mist below prevented the searchlights giving their maximum assistance; but the aeroplanes pravent ad further bombing,
An airman says Paris looked like s lack bule in the wildle of the lighted suburba..
M. Poincaré, and other Ministers are,
President. Wilson, continuing his-to-day visiting the scenes of the raid "Preparedness" compaign, at one ms and the sufferers.
ing spphasised that the lack of Amer n
merchanstop, making the United
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dependent on other nations, was
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of friction during the war. *
AMERICA AND GERMANY,
„WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, Mr. Lansing denies that a time-limit
I beers fixed for Germany to disavo Aga Putitenis crime,
ANOTHER ZEPPELIN VISIT.
Pants, Jan 31, 5 a.m
An officis.announcement says Wat Ꮣ . Zeppelin appeared at Paris at 10 pni.
It was subjected to a heavy fre Lom the batteries, while europlanes also attacked it
Another message says that the Zep- palin threw thirteen bomba, Nine houses were wrecked. Seven persons were killed and twenty-two injured.
THE BALKANS,
GREAT FRENCH AIR RAID ON ENEMY CAMP.
SALONIKI, Jan, 29.
A great French air mid on Friday co the camp of the Germans and the Bal- ariana at Pazarli, north-west of Doiran, able damage. The flying machines caused the greatest panic and consider- returned unscathed
PARIS, Jan 30. Fourteen Freach aeroplanes yester day dropped numerous bombs on enemy camps at Pazarli, north of Lake Doiran.
ITALIAN CONCENTRATION AT VALONA
Lostos, Jan. 30. It is slated in Rome that the Italians have decided to abandon Durazzo, and to concentrate at Valoda:-
FRENCH CAPTURE A TURKISH GARRISON.
LONDON, Jan. 300M French Marines landed at Xantophielo opposite Castellorizio, Asia Minor Pomba wers dropped but no andande the Turkish damage was done.
MESOPOTAMIA CAMPAIGN.
WHOLE COUNTRY DEEP IN MUD,
LONDON, Jan. 29.
It is officially announced that General Sir Parcy Lake bus joined Major-General Aylmer at Wadi, He reports that the weather continues to be bad, and the the movements of troops most difficult. whole country is deep in mud, making
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THE RUSSIANS ISOLATE ERZERUM
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PETROGRAD, Jan. 30,
It is estimated at Petrograd that two Erzerum, and that reinforcements are Turkish Army Corps are shut up in imposable.
FRENCH PRISONERS.
** DYING LIKE FLIES."
LONDON, Jas. 30, The Daily Mail correspondent in the Near East states that he saw, at Kodia, 300 French prisonera who were totally He believes that the British prisoners are conned at Angora.
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THE HONGKONG CHURCH MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.
A pamphlet has heen issued setting forth ap to-date information, in brief form, of the Missionary aim and scope of most of the Church organisations in the diocese of Victoria-in the Culony of Hongkong sud in China Proper. In foreword" the Bishop says:—
"The Hongkong Church Missionary Association lu nas to be confused with the Church Missionary Society. The Inter in in 1799 for the evangelisation of the World спа of the Great Auglican Sociation formed
organization and employs thousands of is administers from London a world-wide, gents. The former, the Hongkong O.M.. ir purely local organisation:-It is a voluntary Association of members of the (ride list of member) formed in 1893 ste Anglican Communion resident in the East
missionary information and to assist twofold object is to spread accurate
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The Bishop anys he will be thankful if members of the Church of England who reside in or visit thi- Diocese will take the troub a to new at least some of the ipatita- tions mentioned. Es is sure it is the bunden dury of all European Christians who atsy in the Ent to "Trast acquaint themselves with missionary antar peis. No member of the Church of En laad ought to golkway from thin colony without knowing something about missionary work.
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THE WORLD ON FIRE.
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THE DIFFICULTY OF MAINTAINING PEACE.
especially in the institutions in which
·English is spoken, besides the obvidan opportunity of monetary sxsistance. Owing
the war the supplies fro England. for missions work are ju danger of being considerably diminished. I shall indeed be thankful if frivede both English and Chinese come forward to make up any deficiency and provide for advance. With all my heart I commend the pamphlet and NEW YORK, Jan. 30.
the Church Missionary Association to sil President Wiless, speaking at Pitts.mbers of the Anglican Commanion ju
Hongkong. burg said that the world way on fire and the sparks were likely to drop. anywhere, If the people could see the despatches, which, be read hourly they is no truth in the Yeport that the salaties of #It is authoritatively stated that there would appreciate the difficulty of the officials serving in the Chinese Govern maintaining peace. The country must ment Departments in the Capital will be prepare not for war or aggression, but Flor National defence. It was quite reduced by thirty per cent and that a feasible to train youths in the use of portion will 'ba paid in Treasory bills. arma simultaneously with an industrial According to the statement of a responsible education. The danger was that grave official of the Ministry of Finance, the and constant friction was likely to arise reported reduction of 30 per cont. would as regards the movement of overseas barely amount to 820.000, and in viow commerce."
of the fact that the Treasury is well supplied with funda s, reduction has neveZ been contemplated by the Government. nor is it true that any portion of the salary. will be paid in Treasury bills,
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ANGLO-FRENCH CONFERENCE.
PARS, Jan. 29. Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Boaar Law, General Sir Robertson. General To-day's Advertisements Du Cane, M Lea, nad Mr. McPherson, M.P. have arrived in Paris to confer with B1. Thomas (Under-Secretary for Munitions) in regard to the acceleration
BANK HOLIDAYS.
IN accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of
of the output pad greater co-operation 1812, the EXCHANGE BANKS will in production.
DUTCH INTERVENTION.
LEADS TO SOME RELEASES.
LONDON, Jan. 30.
A despatch from The Hague says that se a result of intervention by the Dutch Government, Bulgaria roleaaos and restores to their fonations the kanpers of the archives in the Anglo- French Legation at Sofs. Frecce, "therefore, releases and sends to Switzer sad the Bulgarian Consular staff ar rested at Salonika, and reatoros to his fanctions the keeper of the Bulgarian Legation in Pacis.
MORE GROUPS CALLED UP IN BRITAIN.
LONDON, Jan. 29.
Notices have bona ported calling up group 10, 11, 12, and 13 on the 29th February.
DAM BURSTS IN CALIFORNIA.
IMMENSE DAMAGE CAUSED.1
New Yost, Jan. 29:
A big dam has barst ab Bar Diogo, Californin. Fifty persons have been drowned rad ancy srebomales. Immense damage has been caused..
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By Order of the Court of Direstora..
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