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THURSDAY. DEONMBER 7, 1916.
THE WAR.
LATEST- TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail. J
CABINET
CRISIS.
MR. LAW DECLINES TO FORM A CABINET.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S TURN,
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Lespos. Dec. 0.
The Westminster Gazelle states. that Mr. Banar Taw has declined to form a Cabinet, finding himself unable to undertake the task of the Premiership.
ዶ.
LATER.
Mr. Borar Law's refusal is cons
firmed.
It is expected that Mr. Lloga George will be emraoned by the King to form a Ministry
38. LLOYD GEORGE FORMING A CABINET
LATEST
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THE CONSEQUENCES OF" MR. ASQUITH'S RETIREMENT.
The Timga saga Viseount Grey (the Foreign Secretary) is certaimbo rotire with Mr. Asquith. Mr. Meena IChancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Runcimen (Trosident of the Reart Trad. Mr. Hamour and Tard Crewe (Setelary of State for Englia)
RUMANIA.
BUKHAREST CAPTURED.
states that captured.
Loxbos, Dec. 8..
LONDON, Deg. 5.
THE CHINA MAIL.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE REIGN OF TERROR IN ATHENS.
ABOMINABLE TREACHERY.
1
THE BRITISH CABINET CRISIS.
VIEWS AND OPINIONS.
"DE MINIMIS.
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LONDON. Deo. 6. Telegmeis from Athens state that
LONDON, Dec. 6. the Allied troops on
The resignation of Mr. Asquith and the 1st insb
the summoning of Mr. Becar Fatively, and thera is certainly on country walked into a trap. When they caused a sensation in the Clubs.
In which de minimi noz curas lex car marched to the positions which had There is little disposition to criticise
be said with, so mech truth. Hitherto our [been previously notified by the from a partisan standpoint. It is Greeks they found themselves sur-ill be sole to form a strong united diligently enlarged the liberties of what generally hoped that Mr. Bonar Law countrymen have preserved and have rounded 8y" 23,000 Greeks before a government, which will command the we might call the Kingdom of "Minima." shot had been fired. Parleying was support of the majority of the members in progress when a Greek machine-of the House of Commons, regardless of Manners are free dias they were. EFFICIENCY
[pre-war ties. gun suddenly opened on the southern It is anderstood that the Unionist class fashions, tend to bo less tyrannolla. Fashions, especially what we may call side.
Ministers, after consalting Mr. Boar Fighting spread to the Eastern quarter where the Greeks opened Bre
Law, intimated that Mr. Asquith's pron Thackeray's day the whole middle cl posed changes in the War Corucil were was more or leva alike. Now the poor not acceptable.
they
A Berlin official announcement with machine-guns on the Zappeion. The papers agree that whoever is the live sa they can and the educated
Bukharest has been busting from the Fainee Gardens, new Fromier he will find it dithcult please. It Thackeray could come back, while Admiral Fournet and his Commons, not merely because of Mr. True, there are social shibboleths still; to command a majority in the House of how Bohemian he would think us all! GERMANS REACHING THE OIL officers were standing on the steps: Asquith's hold on the House, but because
FIELDS.
Two hundred and fifty-British gf the acute antagonism of the the weld to which they apply marines, rainforced by 130 French-Enbourites to Mr Lloyd George. becomes smaller and more exclusively men had been-quartered at Zappeion that in the event of an election the one say: There are no eccentrics now." The Unionist papers are confident feminine. Occasionally was hear some for a month past. Surrender or new National Government will secure a annihilation for the Zappeion Cur great victory, bus the general feeling is The truth is, there are so many that they
that an election is unthinkable during pass unnoticed.. rison after the conclusion of she the war. Moreover most of the armistice was prevented by a French electorate is fighting, while the women We do not greatly gegard ridiculously battleship roost accurately dropping a few shells close to the Falace.
The capture of Tirgovisten brings the Germans to the outskirts of the oil-fields in Rumania.
THE FIGHTING IN THE CARPATHIANS.
An Austrian official communiqué says:
in
An Austro-German counter-attack the Carpathians deprived the Russians of all pent gains.
Bussing attacks on the Mollavian
heavy losses. frontier have been repulsed with
THE MACEDONIAN FRONT.
IMPORTANT SERBIAN SUCCESS:
SOKOL THREATERED,
LONDON, Dec. §. Router's Correspondent at the Serbian Headquarters says the latest Serbian success is important. They captured the whole of a series of strongly-fortified positions, including the summit of Grunishte, which is of great stmtegic importance, for it threatens Sokol. If the latter falls the entire Moglen region
will be freed of the enemy.
POFE.
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SUBMARINE PIRACY. PASSENGERS IN THE WATER
will only seva vnde Me. Asoutių, KAISER SENDS MESSSAGE TO THE It is unlikely that Mr. Balfour (First, Lol, of the Admimite) or“ Tori
ROME, Dec. 6. Cardinal Fouhwirth, late Popul Lansdowne teill again assume office. Nuncio at Munich, had an hour' The Labour clement is most uncer-
sudience with the Pope. It is under- tain. The counter will probably stool that he brought a message from regard Mr. Tiled Chorge as the rnost | Kaiser. „likely susceptor of Mr. Asquith, and the most likely combination at pre- Kent is Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Benar Law and Sir Edward Carson. The time has come to return to the old | English system of small Cabinets. The Parliamentary situation is extra- ordinary. The Treasury Bench will be empty for the first time in modern" history when the House of Commons
rensserables to-morrow.
TWO HOURS."
ALEXANDRIA, Dec. 67 The City of Birmingham was torpedoed without warning in 'the Mediterranex and sank in twenty minutes. largest boat was smashed and numbers of passengers struggled in the water for two hours before they were rescued..
The
LONDON, Dec. 6.
The steamers Pelavine (Britišk), Palis (Russian) Draupner (Norwegian) have been sunk
THE NEW ADMIRALTY APPOINTMENTS.
LABOUR PARTY'S TRITUDE.
Mr. Wardle, M.P., Chairman of the Labour Party, interviewed. declared that the whole Party in
LONDON, Dec. 6. reservedly supported Mr. Asquith.
The new Admiralty appointments are The Labour Members were generally regarded as signifying radical changes of the opinion that the crisis ought Admiral Burney, who has long second not to have arisen. They were quite in command of the Grand Fleet, will deal prepared to see a smaller War with the personnel, and Captain Halsey, Council, but they did not think that who fought at Ladysmith, and Com this should be accomplished by themanded the New Zealand cruiser means which had been adopted. Empire, and has been a Captain of the They recognised that Mr. Lloyds will supervise the transport
George is a grant driving force, but
service.
it was felt that in a crisis of this GOVERNMENT WAR CONTROL AT kind the proposal to throw over the Premier an unproper and an unsup portable policy."
THE IRISH QUESTION." The Daily Chronicle says that there have been discussions for some time rast between Mr. Lloyd George, Sir Edward Catron and the Irish leaders
HOME.
CURTAILMENT OF BALLWAY SERVICES AND MINES.
LONDON, Dec. 6. Drastic curtailments of the British railway services is expected.
The Dany "Uhronicle says that with a view to an Irish settlement Government control will be extended based on proposals by Sir Edward to all British mines.
Carson for the establishment of a
-
The British casualties were 8 killed
and 40 wounded.
Previously arines south of the City, refusing to surrender," But their way through with the bayonet Only 36 reached
n hundred French
the shore.
ייי
We weldon
hare no votes.
small offences any longer, nor trouble The Daily Chronicle states that shouldve small losses neither are we shocked Mr. Bonar Law decline. to form a
at small extravagances. Government the King might summon Mr. Lloyd George, who would doubtless endeavour to for a composite Govern support. Should neither succeed the ment and attempt to secure Nationalist King would probably invite Mr. Asquith to reconstitute the Coalition Cabinet
apply or laws, or even our principles, where trifles are concerned. We make no idols of our conventions. Rather we love love olie; isut, like children, we do not them-the older the better-na children" hesitate to knock them about; indeed, few of them can be said to be intact. We all It says there were speculations yesterday believe that this country in free la a that the King might call the party mense in which no other country ever was leaders together and invite them to or will be, and there is a sense of free- adjust their differences.
The Daily Telegraph recognises that credit for. Sometimes
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dot here which even foreigners give us спе wonders
Since the armistice the Greeks have resumed control of the posts, telegraphs and railways.
A thousand Venezifists were immach will depend on the attitude of Mr. whether the atmosphere of liberty has not |
Asquith. It is convinced that with his prisoned in Saturday's reign of high sense of duty he will not refuse a
subord hate position in the Government.
terror.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
INTERMITTENT ENEMY SHELLING.
LONDON, Dec. 6.
There are many
more to do with temperament than with Jond now the nation is new institutions.
angrydoes well, no doubt, to be angry, conferences of But a righteously angry man is apt to Ministers yesterday. Prior to the lose some of his natural graces of tem announcement of the resignations Mr. perament, and so to even himself to Bouar Law conferred with his Unionist the persons with whom he is at variance. colleagues, of whom Lord Carzon acted in the domestic life al & city or an as messenger to the conference cf Mr. individual the rigour of the game should Asquith and the Liberal Ministers,
It is stated that the Unionists, inbe happy and to give room for develop never be applied if domestic life is ta view of Mr. Lloyd George's resignation, ment, and if the red name et law and toll Mr. Asquith that they would order is to be preserved. Just now we resign unless the Government did so. hira noticed-in very little things a per
It is generally assumed that the new Government will he predominantly verse tendency to hold up the mirros. Unionist, though Mr. Bonar Law will to Prussia. It must, one hopes, be the COALING FACILITIES AT BRITISH attempt to keep the coalition in merest passing phase; but the tendency
existence
is so dangerous and little #iberties 'oze IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION INS. Montagu are the only Liberals duty to hold fast by our ancient custom Sir Herbert Samcel and Hon. Es valuable that, it is surely every one's
mentioned as likely to join The in regard to the smallest things. We "Daily Nows, indeed, declares that must always be in danger of crises, like
Sir Douglas Haig reports intermittent enemy shelling on the Antre.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.
The British Embassy notifies that owing to the scarcity of tonnage the coaling facilities at British ports and |coaling stations abroad are reserved for British and Allied vessels and Neutrals who have undertaken to employ ships for the benefit of British and Allieri interests.
BOMBS IN AMERICAN CARGO...
COMPLAINT BY RUSSIA.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5. The Russian Commerial Attaché has complained to the police that the recent explosion at Archangel was due to bombs concealed in the cargo of one of the vessels before sciling.
A junk-dealer in Brooklyn has been arreated as a result of the complaint.
*PRESIDENT OF THE DUMA RESIGNS.
SEQUEL TO AN INSULTY
اور وہ
PETROGRAD, Dec 6.
ties must of necessity be curtailed; but
the new Government will contain Do the preacht, in which our greater liber. Liberal except Mr. Lloyd George though the Liberals will support patriotically.
THE REIGN OF TERROR IN ATHENS.
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A scene which took plecs in the pre- sence of the write: in a Loudon omnibus will illustrate our fears. You would not take my hadge number, just for that said a very young omnibus con- TERRIËLE EXPERIENCE OF TWO ductress, in a timid voice, to a hard-eyed passenger before whom she trembled. As the dispute, or rather the arraignment, continued newcomers learnt that the girli had allowed a lady with a very small dog to maintain full energy in men-some between big and little. But too much tacked under her cloak to remain for
"leave " innst be granted. Inward freedom seerns to have a better effect about a minute inside the 'bas. The leave" is needed too. We must got upon character than too little. Extromes LONDON, Dec. 5. virginstatices, it appeared, wore special. Reuter learns that a telegran from The day was rainy, the dog infinitesimal, of duty and take holiday amongst little backward into savagery. On the other
away sometimes from
the stern world ) meek. Without moderation we might alip that two Greek Red Cross nurses, after inlant roof most to be counted in the British Legation at Athena states the time of his shelter under the am
things
hand, we do not want to be dragged for tending a wounded porter at the Laga seconds. "He was a very small dog." all of us. Without doubt there is a
This said that there is a madinan in ward into Prussianism.-Spectator. tion all day, were subsequently arrested she pleaded with the unwisdom of youthbet, and the sensible Englishman and dragged before the Head of the he sat on her knee the whole timp always gives him a little rope. We talk Police. They were shut up for 30 indeed, he was under her "cloak." The hours, without food and without water, self.constituted judge continued the per-
more sheer nonsense on purposa" than
-
dog was small príbig, oz how long he was of Nonsense is a part of the Kingdom
ECHO OF A FAMOUS SWINDLE.
in a filthy latrine. There were concefilion. "I take no interest in those highly educated the circle we enter the aas nation' under the sun, and the more) tinuous attempts at raping. Their house was looted. They have now been details," said he, "I don't care if the more nonsense do we hear. The Land
They state that the police head in the bus, or whether he sat on the oflaims." and the slightest attempt Henri Rochete, who was sentenced in The disappearance of the notorious. quarters are filled with Venezalists, owner, or the owner est on him. What to reduce this territory has always proved France to three years' imprisonment is some of whom were battered to death I want to find this and mind. I will disastrous. Neither men nor children will
released.
..
and some had their eyes gouged out. sift this matter to the bottom--had you submit to speak the truth always. Their 1812 in connection with saat Buckatshop.
The late Head of the Secret Police or had you not discretion to let him get, dency of the Duran owing to an insult the head with a club by an Orthodox She marmured that she had not been long and accuracy. The uneducated clases do
M. Rodzianko has resigned the Presiwas tied to a post and was beaten, onin at all?" The girl looked distrused metal and spiritual health demands a swindles. has been cleared up by his licensed excape from responsibility, logic, arrest of Granville. Under the name st by M. Markoff, one of the leaders of the priest. Extreme Right,
st the work, and that she hadn't thought mot live among such a network of bye Georges Biennie, Rechette enlisted in that such a moment's "departure from laws; conventional and other, as those in Paris is a motor cyclist in the first month regulations would, matter. "Can't you a class above them. From the moment of the war, and was stationed at Amiens. understand the meaning of the word that an educated men perfonas his toilet The Rochette cone was one of the mot principle continued the upholder of in the morning to the moment that he sensational in the history of the Franck the law. The girl made to answer, and foes to bed at night he is coustently sub:
✓
THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT.
THE HAGUE, Dec. 8. The Finance, Minister has withdrawn his resignation
INCREASED PRICE OF ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS,
LONDON, Bee: 6.1 The English newspaper proprietora have decided to increase the price of
Home Rule Parliament for the whole AG.C.B. FOR ADMIRAL JACKSON. their nowspapers by a half-penny. The
of Ireland, the Protestants receiving
proportional representation,
and
Dister being included for three years.
Lospon, Dec. 6. Admiral Henry Jackson has been
Bir Edward Carson imposes the con- awarded the Order of the Grand
altion that the Nationaliste shall Cross of the Bath.
agree to conscription in the event of
a settlement. Some Nationalists
will join a Lloyd George Government
In which Sir Edward-Gacor would
"be a leading member.
DENIAL BY SIE EDWARD CARSON.
Sir Edward message to Belfast
propo
Questio
FRO-GERMAN ESPIONÄGE IN
HOLLAND.
“DUTCHMAN AND GERMAN SENTENCED.
alteration will not affect the morning
papers for three montha
AMERICAN POLITICS.
CONGRESS OPENED.
WASHINGTON, Dae. 5.
Congress has opened.
The Administration leaders have announced that they will concentrate their energies un passing President
Budget Bill
AMSTERDAM, Dec. Wilson's Railroadmeasures, and
CHANGES AT THE ADMIRALTY.
LONDON, Dec. 5. The Gazette" notifies the appoint meats of Admiral Cecil Burney to be Second Sea Lord and Captain Lionel | Halsey to be Fourth Sea Lord.
the Czar
RUSSIA "AND PERSIA
*hía "dos.
bad been either his dupes or ha accomplis, A. Parliamentary Inquiry
Cailleux, onda Minister of Fluence, were made into charges that Mr. Antoine Monis, once Fremier, and Mr. Joseph
promoter
wort on with her work. After short mitting to some sort of regulation. courte. Rochette was Brasted 25 1826 visit to the top of the vehicle there few such, men not the best-break free charged with swindling on su enormo turned distinctly cheered. Her face was and gy and live in the wild. For simple wala. His operations involved a sum off composed, and she no longer looked in people the yoke is less nnessy Just more than $20,000,000, danger of crying. Her calm expression lately they also have been brought by cut trial it was stated thas some of did not escape her accuser," I am going dreamedances under s for stricter is the most promicant me to French pobl to sit the matter."-ho said, as she passed inline than they were accustomed to, him, and seeing her face fall once more, and what is the reunit? A whole lot, one ho appeared satisfied, and got out of the had almost said a whole grature, of PETROGRAD, Dec. 5. writer a parson, alas ! of infra purpose civilian world is loughing over the good "bus, unfortunately before, the present nonsense springs up in their talk. The The Graad Duke Boris has presented had placked up courage to call him humoured nonsense talked by Tommy to the Bhah of Persia a silver vase from Goresan. As for as little cardustrane, when it is not crying over bis dead orng their influence to patect the
At a luncheon the Shah sad the whether he managed to get her rope sufferings Grand Duke exchanged assurances for sanded not, the very word "prin
Certain people have no sympathy what and succeeded in reaching Meriloo, where Rocketts disappeared while out on ba the consolidation of Russo-Fersian cipla probably stank in her zostrils
aver with those who expend time, trouble, was said, he was welcomed by Fra friendship!
Ferien for some time to come, and soared in and affections upon pets. We have Heard esso Madero, then President, to whom he
bermind, synonymous with nothing but
quite amiable persons inloly expressing a harshness
wish that all pet naimals should be taxed arrvices. The French Government da was reported to have rendered valuable The extreme preoccupation with perse out of existence. But pets are the faune marded his extradition, but Fochette was which is so noticeable just now among the free Innd of little things the learned in time, and, mads & sensational educated women cannot but have a inferior children towards whom we bare rowing and meresting erect upon their no responsibility but to make them happy hit whereabouts have been unknown.
cape from the yalion. Since that time mincs. After all, mental energy cannot and whom we may with eldar conscience be weighed in the balance against cop vend out of existence when it is no longer persons of com my in our power, to do so. To make laws Cughter, be, ortareedi bus, it should not ye
The Grand Duke was enthusiastically received by the jakebitants of Teheran.
UNNECESSARY WORDS. WHY wasto do and advertising space in describing the many rand a German luye been. The programme is mated, to social points of merit in Chamberlain's Cough
Toer bills have been atfied when we state
Remedy The most fastidious are introduced relating to the
rness of olds and coughs from an that it contains absolutelt
Chémista and Bture
legislation
living including a troposed
be carglad, into link we region. which are we to do nothing, have is every man's teoretion grand, every au tauran, escupe" from the airsAVODINERS
that some amon
when Mr. Geaton Calmate, editor of the The Bochette caen was retired in 1934
was shot to death