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WAR.
TELEGRAMS.
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THE DEPORTATIONS FROM BELGIUM.
PROTEST FROM THE UNITED STATES.
CONTRARY TO. ALL PRECE-
DENTS AND HUMANE PRINCIPLES."
THE FIGHTING IN
RUMANIA.
יד
RUSSIANS. DRIVE ENEMY FROM
THO HEIGHTS.
800 PRISONERS CAPTURED.
Loypos, Dec. 9.
A Russian communiqué stabes: The Russians captured 500 pri- WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. The State. Department has pub-soners, & machine-guns and 9 cannon lished a Note which it cabled to in an engagement west and south of Germany on November 19th pro-Valleputu on the Rumanian fani testing against the deportation of where the enemy were dislodged from
two heights. civilians from Belgium, It says:
"The United States has learned with the grastost commen regret af the policy to deport tram Belgium civilians for the purpose of forced labour in Germany,
Itris constrained to protest in a friendly spirit but most salernindy against an dation contravening-all precedents and humane principles and the international practice which has been accepted and in- lowed by the civilised nations in the treatment of non-combatente.
The United States is convinced that the policy is fatol to Belgian relief work result, which will be geneally deplored--and that is wil seriously embarrass the GermaAŃ Government.
AMERICA AND THE SUBMARINE
· PIRACY.
A NEW NOTE TO GERMANY EXPECTED.
WASHINGTON, Dea. 9.
The probability is being discussed of
& now Note to Germany as the result recent submarine operations.
of
It is learned that the United States
has enquired of Great Britain the status of the steamer Arabia, which was recent ly sunk by torpedo in the Mediter
THE WESTERN FRONT.
BIG GERMÁN HÖTEKUES
BULGJUM.
FRESH ACTIVITY EXPECTED.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 9!
There are big movements of German troops in Belgium
It is believed that this presages fresh activity.
THE YEAR CARD FOR INDIAN BOLDIERS.
•
A GIFT OF SIRDAR DÄLJIT SINGH.
LONDON, Dec. 9. Sirler Daljit Singh, he is leaving, for Indis to-day on a short visit, has! arranged that every Indian soldier in the field shall receive a New Year Card
FORMING THE CABINET.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S PLANS AND THE RE-CONSTRUCTION OF
DIFFICULTIES.
LONDON, Deo. 9. It is understood that Mr. Lloyd George is aiming at a Cabinet of 19, composed of 5 Unionists, 5 Liberals and 2 Labourites. Ona Labour
THE BRITISH CABINET.
MR. ASQUITH'S OUTSIDE SUPPORT.
LONDOR, Dec. 7.
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THE REIGN OF TERROR
IN ATHENS.
DASTARDLY OUTRAGE ON THE MIYOR.
LONDON, Dec. 8. Reuter learns the details of a dastardly attack made at Athens et the Mayor, M. Benuchi, a septus- Mr. Asquith said there had beenganarian, and a member of the Greek
carefully-engineered campaign Colony at Alexandria. against Lord Grey and himself but member of the Cabinet will, presum-he acquitted Mr. Lloyd George, or fusilade from the residence of Prince His bouse was subjected to a ably, be a member of the War any member of the Government, of Council and three other Labourites complicity therein. He received will be in the Ministry.
Mr. Lloyd George's principal difficulty at present is the securing of adequate Liberal representation owing to the refusal of nearly all the
Liberal ox-Ministers to serve.
At a meeting of the Liberal War Committee, attended by thirty mem- to actively bera, it was resolved support Mr. Lloyd George..
Mr. Lloyd George's proposal for a
ameller War Council on. December 1st and replied the same day that the Prime Minister must preside over such a body. Mr. Lloyd Georgo did not agree and on the 3rd inst. the
Ypsilanti, Master of the King? Horse, and from the street. Princess.
Ypsilanti, who is a Hungarian, per- sonally encouraged the soldiers, who Mayor, spat upon him, bayonete broke into the, bouse, seized the
him, struck him with the butt-ends of their rides, and partly tore out
his beard.
The Mayor, covered with blood,
Unionist Ministers intimated that cleas Mr. Asquith resigned they would reaign. He.' (Mr. "Asquith). " was dragged into the street while appealed to Mr. Bona! Law to Princess Ypsilanti was seen at the
main and Le wrote to Mr. Lloyd window clapping her hands. George on the 4th that he was pre-
A LIBERAL PARTY MEETINGpared to remain, in the Cabinet as a spectator and outlined certain pro CONVENED..
Mr. Asquith presides at a meeting Posals which Mr. Lloyd George of the Liberal party to-morrow.
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• INSUFFICIENT PROGRESS."
LONDON, Dec. 9. A Privy Council meeting convened for to-day has been-cancelled.
Is i understood that this is owing to insumosnt progrem having been made with the construction of a Cabinet
CABINET PROBLEMS IN
FRANCE.
STOLNION COMPARED WITH THE BRITISH.
PARIS, Das... 9. Important developments are ex- pected in the result of a terret sitting of the French Chamber. It
"
M Benuchi WAT taken for examination
and eventually sent home, where he now lies, with his house wrecked and footed accepted, subject to the character of When the Venezelist. General the personnel of the War Council. Corakas, with three other prisoners," He (Mr. Asquith) consulted a friend "including M. Maroudis, ex-Chief of who felt that the differences regard. Police, ware removed from the Parlia ing the Premier presiding oves the mont House,, blood was treating War. Council and the personnel of from the head and face of 'Gesien) the Council were irreconcilable, o Corakan, whose eyes were swollen he reigned.
and bruised from blows he had
-While
Mr. Asquith declined to join the received during his arrealy and during now Government because he fals, he the magistorial examination. would be a source of weakness: The General Corakas was being taken past atmaks on him would continue and the principal restaurant in Athens, a it would be better that he gave
man, amid the applause of the independant support from outside...
soldiers, throw filth in his face. Thứn was the signal for the mob to break MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S REPLY TO A through the cordon of soldiers atď
CRITICISM.
maltreat General Cgrikas, whom thế soldiers bad to take book tọ, tho,
Parliament House to prevent him
Mr. Lloyd George, in reply to crisio im in the House of Commons roccatly of being killed.
an interview by him with Anserican THE SITUATION MUST ACUTE correspondant, said :—
ATHENS, Dec. 7. My declaration's was this then wher "The situation is most neute. should" olarake no interference until
1.. The blockade has begun." Proetian military despotism is broke Eumisa Serb and Italian National
beyond repair. What is the declaration
is the sole topic of the Deputies of the Prime Minister? We shall not have left...
The Parliamentary situation is com- maka peace until the military domains! The Government has informed the tion of Prussis in wholly and finally Extérite that ile military movemente with a reproduction of a portrait of the pared with the British. It is not destroyed. I say "broken beyond re which were the subject of the demarche
known whether M. Briand will pair the Prime Minister says, "! It have cenied. King Emperor in his Coronation robéi
difference? (Cheers.) I simply slabor. fao-simile of His Majesty's signature, resign, but it is declared that them be wholly destroyed." Whas is the and loyal poem composed by the solution must conform with the sted in my own language the dedarstion. Sirdar himself printed in Hinds, Urda precise indications in the Chamber's which had been made by the Prime
Minister, not once or twice, or three
Many Athenians are changing this residenow, fearing a bombardment.
or Garmub, according to the language vote. The difficulties of M. Brand's times, but repeatedly, and by the French THE MACEDONIAN FRONT.
of the recipient.
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
LONDON, Dec. 9.
ed
HARD FIGHTING ON SERBIAN FROAT.
"ALL ATTACKS REPULSED:||
HEAVY ENEMY LOSBES,
task are recognised and it is regarded Prime Minister a few weeks before in the great speech which be delivered la thé as natural that be should be given French Chamber, kad I am very well time to reach a satisfactory settle leave it with the brilliant peroration which the Frims' Minister delivered, to ment..
day, which is complete and authorita tire answer to all those who have be trying to show that by statement was a deglaration made without consulting my A Serbian communiqué statos khaë colleagues and speaking for myself alone. there is hard fighting along the whólití fa ina-pura învention, and I cannot frons. The enemy, reinforced, uzad believe than any of my enllesgoes would severed attempts to reospho hall ecríarpondenta veðst bad, barre anidende - Stan
The Council of Ministers on Friday An Italian oficial announcement discussed the measures necessary to states that there is violent artillery carry out the Chamber's views. activity in the Adige Valley and that the Italians dispersed a long enemy
MORE NEUTRAL STEAMERS BUNK.
LONDON, Dec. 974 **The Malar, Nervion and Stetten, (Nor wegian), the Kellier, (Belgian), the Gerond and Inconne, (Spanish), and the Spyros transport column. (Grosk), have been sunk. -
It is believed that the Caledonia has
also been sunk.
There are at least seven British ships named '* Caledonís," one German, one Danish and one "Dutch. The two best known British ships of-that name: ára-a P. & Ö. liner of 7,572 kuum built in 180 and an Anchor liner of 9,228 toms built In 1904.
THE SILVER - MARKET.
LONDON, Dec. 9. Mears Montagu & Co's report atater The stendinosi in price is significant. The tendency is upward, desjate a fall
Chias archanges. Until the stock at Shanghai has been replenished from the interior,
count of China are most doubtful The favourable views of the market
LOSS OF A FRENCH BATTLESHIP.
GERMINS AND THE “TANKS.”
a Cabinet mesting,
LONDON, Deo. Z
Fighting continues.
PARIS, Dec.
positions noch of Graniets, but How I come to the language. It was attacks were repulsed with: not a speech; 18 wir Dok a földer; it was enemy bases. an interview. An interview is a publis report of a private conversation. (Langh The following, article, giving the Ger- Me.) Well, I do not know how my han. may view of the British Tanks, is friend speaks in private. Surely he does issued by the Press Bura
- Ar. nos address his friends in private 'an he In public the Germans have spoken - speaks in an ssembly; if he does, God with two voices about the British help his friends.(Laughter.) So much
Tanks With one they say that the for Language Now I come to the third and Bulgars in Tinks are so useful to us that it is not pair of us to use them. That was the point, which I think is the real objection. official voice, just after the Tanks first of my hon. fɗend. It is not that the Bad weather came into action. They were called "an policy is wrong; the policy is that of the operations. cruel effective and it was urged that Prime Minister, which has been repeated It in feared that she is a total their une qught tabs barred as inhuman; over and over again." I almost repeated
med with its second volce, the loss offeri
PARIS, Dec. 7
It is officially announced that the French battleship Buffren left on the 24th ult. for Lorient and has-zot arrived.
Lorien is a fortified emport and naval arsenal as Moriban, France, at the con- fuence of Scorff and Blaves.
A French examaniqué Boys: Berbiers completely repulsed violent counter-attacks by Germáne
region
prevenka
Stars vins
the
MESOPOTAMIA.
BRITISH DROP BUMES ON TURKISH CAMPE"
voice, which it uses through the mega the very words which be used. The phone of the German press, the German policy has been proclaimed time after General Staff said that the fanks weren time. I proclaimed no new polley... failure and need not be minded
Intervention now would be a triumph for What the German commands, really
› LONDON,” DE DE think about the Tanks may be gathered Germany military triumph, swa The "Suffren was a battleship of from a battalion order recently issued in triumph. Intervention would be for
As official message from Mesopotamis 13,427 tona bails in 1908. Her com the sector south of the Anere, in view military disaster. Has the Secretary for plement is given se 615.]
of the
danger of attacks by the English war no right to express an opinion on says six British seroplanes, Tanks Pa
It gives detailed directions for what would be military Annabar for hostile defensive, moRETÉSE, to be taken before hall past seven the next morningAll That is what I did, and I do not with ton of roads leading from British to German dety s slagle syllable. (tout chiers) and did eosiderable positions, and not actually used for the. It was essential. I could tell the m phange if Gariban artillery and tran member how timely 16 port, are to be obstructed so as to render
HER FATE A MYSTERY.
teken by the Indian: Bazaars are doubt The French battleship
ess due to the fall the wook of cut from Cabi
Creasury's of 118
awa opinion
wal trade, except the pange of material merely the expression of
Imposed blow They are also to be cut but the expression of the Ingwidth off) to 6 mètres (13 to 20. Cabi
War Committee, feet) and to depth of 21 to 3 mètres.
to by Lost!
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