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FRIDAY, DEONMBER 22, 1916.
THE
LATEST
THE CHINA MAIL.
WAR.
THE ARMING OF MERCHANT VESSELS.
TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
PRESIDENT WILSON AND
PEACE.
NOTE TO BELLIGERENTS AND NEUTRALS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 President Wilson bas cabled to s!! the belligerent and neutral Fowere Suggesting that the opportunity is propitious for a comparison of the views of the helligétents regarding the terms which must precede the conclusion of ultimate peace.
He emphasises that he does nok propose peace, and not even media: Hon. He is merely "inking sound. inga."
NOTE ISSUED IN LONDON. Lesnos, Dec. 21. President Wilson's Note has been sued here.
It expresses a hope that the Government will consider the action suggested in the friendliest spirit.
President Wilson says he feels somewhat embarrassed in offering the suggestion at the present time because it may seem to be prompted by the recent overtures of the Central Powers; but it is in nowise asso- elated with them. He would have", delayed the suggestion till these over- tures had been answered except that they had the same object in view.
The President expresses his will. ingness to take, the initiative, but did not desire to determine the method or the instrumentality-
He draws attention to the fact that the objects which all the statesmen of all the belligerent countries have declared that they have in mind are virtually the same, and says he United States is as vitally interested in the measures to be taken to secure
a world peace, 18 The Selligerente. The concrete objects for which the war is being waged have never been definitely stated.
** UNITED STATES DRAWN TO VERGE OF WAR.”
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Mr. Lansing, Secretary of State, In a statement explaining President "Wilson's Note, declared that the situation for neutrals was becoming Increasingly critical and that the United States itself was being drawn near to the verge of war.
SENSATIONAL SLUMP IN U.S. WAR STOCKS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21. There is sensational slump, bordering
STATEMENT BY THE NEW FIRST CORD;
LONDON, Dec. 21, §. Sir Edward Carson, First Lord of the Admiralty, raferring in the House of Commons to the reply given by Germany regarding Captain Blaikio (of the torpedoed steamer Caledonia), declared' that Great Britain did not admit a distinction between the rights of unarmed merchantmen and those defensively aried. Doubtless Germany aimed at confusing offen- In connection with the resignationsive and defensive action with the of Mr. Asquith's Ministry the follow.jobject of inducing neutrals to treat ing honours are announced:-
VISCOUNTIES.
HONOURS LIST.
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Losbox, Dec. 21.
The Rt. Hon. Lewis Harcourt. Lord Sandhurst. Lord Cowdray.
BARONIES.
Sir Edward Partington (Director of the Manchester and Liverpool District Bank).
Sir Joseph Pease, M.P. Sir J. Dewar, Bart., M.P. Sir T. Roe.,M. P..
PRIVY COUNCILLORS. Mr. J. W. Gulland. M.P. Mr. T. Wiles, M.P.
BARONETCIES.
Sir Jesse Boot, K.
The Rt. Hon. James Campbell,'
K.C... M.P.
1|
Mr. J. S. Ainsworth, M:P. KNIGHTHOOD'S."
SUBMARINA PIRACY.
ANOTHER BRITISH CAPTAIN
· MADE PRISONER.
1
WHERE EAST MEET WEST.
| CIVILISATIONS MEET IN CENTRAL
BASIL.
GORUNA, Bec:: 21. A submarine escorted a Danish steamer Aying the German war fing to Finisterre, carrying 19 of the cro LECTURE BY CAPT, PELLIOT. of other ships The Captain of the British steamer Blair Hall has been made prisoner,
The submarine subsequently pursued two other steamers, and gun-firing was heard
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THE LOST FRENCH BATTLESHIP.
GERMAN CLAIM THAT SEE WAS SUNK BY TORPEDO.
Losos, Dec. 21 defensively armed vessels as wur- A German oficial message claims that ships. Our position was that mer-they. torpedoed the French battleship chantmed had enjoyed an immem-Suren mentioned on the 8th inst, orial right to defend themselves afty miles north-west of Lisbon, un
the 28th November. against attack, visit or search by an enemy by any means, and he be lieved that all neutmala, accepted this view, which, moreover, was emboxlied in the German Prize Regulations. He assured the House of continuous attention to the matter of protec tively urming merchantmen,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
A BRITISH AIR MINISTRY.
LONDON, Dec. 1.
FALSE GERMAN REPORT.
CONTRADICTION BY THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY."
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ing Capt. Pelliot, M.C., who received the distinction of Doctor of Laws | ECONOMY: honoris causa at the congregation of the University of Hongkong last week, gave an absorbingly interesting lecture ca *** Central Asia "as the meeting place of Eastern and Western Civilisations." H.E. the Governor, Sir Henry May, K.C.M.G., presided over a fair attendance. The lecture was organised by the Hon. Mr. H. E.? bek. K... secretary of the Odd Vommes Societz,
His Excellency said that to thour who were present at the conferment of degrees at Hongkong University last week: Captain Pelliot required no introduction. For the informa- tion of those who were not at that A wireless report of an interview with gathering he might say that Capt. Herr Zimmerman, the German Foreign Pallict was an officer of the famous Secretary, stated that the German
LONDON. Dec. 21.
steamer Kolga was sunk, that seven corps of Field Artillery of their perished, and that Englah submarines gallant Ally. France. - (Applausc.} steered round the vessel without at-They had heard a great deal about tempting a rescue.
Capt.
It is understood that one of the last British submarines have sunk no Ger
acts of the late Government was to trans- form the Aid Board into an Air Ministry, ranking with the Beards of
Dr. John Harkless (Vice-Chancel-Trade, of Agriculture, and of Education.
lor and Principal of the sity of St. Andrew's).
Mr. Evan Spicer.
K.C.B
The Ministry will consist of a President. Univer-appointed by His Majesty and Mex bers appointed by an Order în Council
"KISMET."
The British Admiralty has declared the. " 75's" in this" war. that the tradition of the British Navy Pellot had just informed him that is sufficient refutation of the statement he underwent his first instruction in the work of the Field Artillery in man ship of the name of Kolga.
the year that the **75** were brought out. He had served on the staff both at the Western front and in Gallipoli, and, fortunately for us, he was now in Hongkong. (Ap- plause.) ANOTHER PERFORMANCE.
He had been 4 years continuously in Turkestan and was Owing to the enormous success of recognised the world over as 'a "Kismit" and the great demand for seats it has been decided to give another archmology of Central Asia on which most distinguished authority on the
The final report of the Committee of /performance on Saturday, 30th Decembe would address them. Investigation of the Royal Flying Corps ber at 7.30 p.m. This will be positively Captain Pelliot spoke from a few
THE BRITISH FLYING CORPS.
Sir Samuch Evans. Judge of the LEPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF
Admiralty Court.
С.Б.
Hon Theophilus Russel (Diploma- tie Secretary to Secretary of State for Föreign Affairs since 1015).
Mr. Maurice Benham-Carter,
C.M.G
Mr. James Eric Drummond.
NEW NOTE TO GREECE.
ALLIES DEMANDS.
LONDON, Dec. 21: Reuter learns that the Allies' new Note to Greece is expected to be delivered to-day.
INQUIRY.
LISBON, Dec. 21.
∙notes. He described the meeting
It was an
generally vindicates the conduct and the last performance, the booking for administration of the corps, pays aeame opening to-morrow morning st tribute to the recent wonderful improve-Moutrie's For the convenience of the place of the two civilisations as being ment in efficiency, due to the unremit ting labour of the directorate of Mititary public, the plans will be available at the in Chinese Turkestan. Aeronautics, and not to spasmodic effort Hongkong Hotel on Boxing Day from aren surrounded by hills and ridges. immense tableland resulting from agitation. It refers to 10 am to 5 pm, and Moutrie's will enfolding" an the criticism of a certain machine as if remain open until 5 p.m. to-morrow. which was depressed in parts. To founded, and points out that it was
A réckerché supper will be served in penetrate to the tableland was no employed in the destruction of three Zeppelins in England. It further says Hongkong Hotel Grill Room after the easy taak. There were ways throuza that the Admiralty's purchase of performance, which will conclude about from China or Russian Turkestan but American machines and sugines at the 10.30 pm, the Management baring these passes were frequently blocked outbreak of the war was a discouraging generously offered to devote the entire experience which was repeated. The Committee's chief s prosed to the Star & Garter Fundy now The gent drawback to any permanent establishment in Central sommendation is separate equipment The booking of tables is now proceeding Asia was insufficient water. It was at the Hotel, the price of supper boing $2 per head."
WIELLY not
The principal demands are the pro-from.executive command. bibition of meetings of Reservists, Allied
FRENCH GOVERNMENT BILL control of Posts, Telegraphs and Rail-
REJECTED. ways, the release of the Imprisoned. Vanczelista, and an inquiry into the disturbances of December 1st by a mixed Commission.
GERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK.
PARIS, Dec 9 The Council of National Economies has rejected, by $4 votes to 12, & Bil introduced by the Government seeking to authorise the Government to take, by decree, measures necessary for national defence, "especially regarding agriculture, industrial output, recruiting It is reported that torpede-bost labour, and the sale and distributions of destroyers have surik the German commodities, as depriving Parliament of
constitutional powers.
PARIS, Dec. 21.
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The Hon. Mr. Polloak proposed s The manuscripts discovered showed
hand in the formation of the presiding and giving the use of the
Ballroom for the lecture. three important dead languages. rote of thanks to His Excellency for ideals and religion of the people as The Governor also proposed a similar the centuries rolled on. Many of the vote to Mr. Noble, electrician, of the
bad oll
land, a large part of which was of the nature of an casis. Although such a Incoming steamers from the South big country, there were only some report very heavy weather in the Chins fourteen hundred thousand inhabit Sen. The as. Preumpen Chinese ants and these were more or less owned in Hongkong, is reported Turkish-speaking people. They were
from very easy-going, very peaceful, and statues, frescoes and paintings which University and the gentlemen asiatis be, 12 days overdue Saigon. It is possible that she imbued to a certain extent with Tur had been found in a remarkably him, for the great assistance they ha has run out of coal and has put in kish fatalism and fanaticism. The good state of preservation owing to given in working the intern (Applause.) on the way up and is awaiting present condition of the territory was
the dry climate-bore unmistakable nasistance.
The Telemachus, which first revealed to the world twenty traces of the Greek form in art. The arrived this morning, reports that years ago by Russian travellers, who discoveries made in the interior, that the French battleship Ernest Renan Cabinet withdrawing their resignations. she had not seen the Pheumpent discovered old manuscripts and saw
FRENCH BATTLESHIP IN COLLISION.
PARIS, Dec. 21.
A telogam from Marseilles reporta
on demoralisation, on the Stock Ex obange. War shane's foll 2 to 11 points. A feature was the offering of 50,000 United States Steel shares at 104) (13,427 tons) has returned to Toulon against 108 yesterday in a single block after colliding with and sinking an Such a volume has never been re- Italian troopship. Fifteen were drewa, sarded in the history of the Stooked and 115 saved. -- Exchange,
·SIA JOHN BIMON AND THE PEACE OFFER.
LONDON, Ds 21.
THE AUSTRIAN POLITICAL SITUATION.
LONDON, Des. 21.- The difficulties of the political situation in Austria are illustrated by the sudden and unexplained: change in the Premiership. Herr Martinic becomes Premier instead of Horr Spitz- mulier, who takes the portfolio of Finance. Otherwise, the Cabinet is but
In the House of Commons, Sir John
•Simon expressed a desire to voice the whole of the United Kingdom's accept ance of the Prime Minister's speech of the 19th lost. The German Note contained no terms ending itself to consideration. The communication was in no wise
peace proposal, but the Freme little altered. Minister had not slammed the door on peace. The nation agreed
that it would be an unpardonable crime
to allow the war to continue unnecessary hour and
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the
deepest trenchery, by fighting or other wise, to falter in securing the essentially -defensive and quaggressive objects for
which we entered the Waż
RENEWED ACTIVITY IN MESOPOTAMIA.
LONDON, Dec. 21. An offeinl report frum Mesopotamis atateu
British eroplanos bombed the river craft westward of Kut-el-Amara and strong reconnaissancen wealwart of the Shumpan bend of the Tigi.
The (zem positions at Baconiyat and Katel Amra were heavily bon barded and tos bridge, the His
NEWSPAPER HOLIDAYS IN
RUMANIAN MINISTERIAL CRISIS.
CABINET WITHDRAW
RESIGNATIONS.
JASSY, Dec. 21. The Ministerial crisis is ended, the
Brano, the Premier, has returned to the Army Headquartera. RUMANIANS RESUME RESISTANCE.
A GERMAN REPORT:
LONDON, Dee 21." The German evening communiqué. saysThe enemy in the most northern part of Dobrudja, retiring up till now, has resumed resistance.
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THE KICEDONIAN FRONT/
LONDON, Dec. 21. A German communiqué saya ;-) Strong hostile attacks in the Cerns Loop were repulsed-
GERMAN CAPTURE OF FOOD IN RUMANIA
to
100
GERMAN CASUALTES.
Oct 191 Piccer-together, in some degree the China. It was very often said the
LATEST EDITION.
STOP PRESS
NEWS.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
GERMAN GAS APPARATUS DESTROYED.
the way up. The Chun indications that led to the belief that generally speaking, showed, that thie bing (Batterfield and Swire) i
in earlier times the inhabitants were people were far more advanced in stated to have taken 19 days from an advanced people. Unfortunately civilisation than their present state would lead one to suppose. It was Singapore, & rayage that in ordinary these travellers devoted most of their not till the thirteenth or fourteenth circumstances an be done in time to geographical exploration and century that the Chinese came on the days. Other coasting vessels from the
took, no notice of the antiquities of scene, as the result of reports by Router's Service to the Olina Mail, South are arriving 4 to 6 days late.
the country, although it was rich in some Mongolian travellers.
The lecturer dealt at length with the ruins and remains of a past. history
varions religious influences brought to of great, interest. It was only in hear on the people by the incursions of 1881, when Colonel Barr brought these diferent races, including Budd back particulars about the area, that hism, Judaism, Christianity and other the interest of Oriental scholars in it less known religions, and showed how these infitencer had extended even to The total number of German casualties was aroused. Since then, expodi- the eastern provinces of China
PARIS, Dec reported in folicial German lista up to the end of October-including the losses tions from nearly all the Western In conclusion, the lecturer said the
A communiqué slaterr of all German nationalities, bat ex nations and ons from Japan bad East had received from the West more
The enemy violently. - borbanded clusive of naval or colonial casualties visited it, and collected evidence, in than it had given, and in religion, salence, and art Chins was much more indebted to 3,755,883
Egures for Octobor, exclusive of the shape of manuscripts and pic the West than she was usually believed the sector Louveront Vaux, and wi corrections for that month, are as
tures, which had enabled them to to be. The West received milk from replied. Zollowe
compas-came from Chine but that in the course of other artillery AMSTERDAM, Doc. 21. Killed and died of
155,517 history and archeology of this in was not the case. The art of printing work we destroyed gas apparatus- wounds. Harr Batocki, the German Food
1,77764417 teresting place and people, Along was known mech earlier in the East between Berry-au-bac and Rheims. Director who is visiting Tiens and Died of sickness***
185,154 Budapest to negotiato distribution of Frisoners
142,837 275,532
with 8 Aurel Etain he (the lecturer) than in the West, but all the efforts to Missing...
trace the first attempt at printing to No newspapers will be published on the food booty captured from the severely wounded 25,652 501,633 visited it, and was able to securd China had proved so many failures RAIDING OPERATIONS ON EHITISH Christmas Day and no evening poyas Rumanians, said in an interview that it wounded
· 8,024 287,851
from a small grotto which had been Printing had been evolved spontaneous 472,98047 L281,416
walled up since the 11th century oly in the West, and there was nothing Wounded remain-
Ing with units - 14:18 183,77 considerable number of manuscripts to show that it was invented in China. Faper was purely Chinese invention, 199,676 3,765,603 and paintings, which were of soms which reached the West through some It should be noted that the above figures do not constitute an estimate by value, and which contained internal Chinese prisoners teaching, the Musrul the British sathorities, but merely re-evidence of the racial and other fea mans the art, and from them it spread
to Europe USA JERE present the casualties announced in Ger- fures of the history of the country The lecturer alterwards llustrated man official listseen
From these and other evidences the remarke by a large number of was perfectly clear that 15 has been lantern views,
His Excellency in proposing a vote of influenced in language, literature, UNNECESSARY WORDS.”
thanks to the lecturer, said he had religion and art by the constant never listened to an Odd Volume lecture WHY waste words and advertising intercams that had taken place of more shyorbing interest. It had
space in describing the
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ENGLAND.
LONDON, DOL. 21.
will be published on, Boxing Day was petamistic,
was big enough to please the most Slightly wounded
[An arrangement to this effect was first adopted about three years ago) Prior to that date the home newspapers had always published on Christmas Day and Boxing Day-En
THE IRISH REBELLION.
ALL UNTRIED PRISONERS TO BE RELEASED.
LONDON, Dec. 21.
GERMAN "AND “KRITISH -
PRISONERS.
QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS.
LONDON, Det In the House of Commons Mr. Hope on behalf of the Foreign Office, replying to Mr. Hunt, said that ther Captain of the Blucher and an officer. belonging to L15 had been removed from Donnington Hall to Switzerland. In the House of Commons ME
With regard to the exchanges of Berd uulit British prisoners from Germany listed when Dure, Chief Secretary for Ireland
for the selection of the ears and coughs amoured that all untied prison the reuponatality concerned in the Trish retells me to bexanged rested with the that contains stro
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LONDON, Deo. 21. General Sir Douglas Haig reports 1 A strong miding party last night approached us opposite Leme, Sched entered our trenches, but werd promptly ejected.
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