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FRIDAY, DEORMBWE 81,
TELEGRAMS.
Continued from Page 1.),
BRITAIN'S WAR AIMS.
„DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
« Lugpos, Dec. 10. In the House of Commons, reply. ing to speeches by Sir Williant Collins and Mr. Ponababy.demand. ing a clearer statement of the Allies" war aims, Mr. Balfour emphasiseil that the great aims for which they were unselfishly fighting had been frequently consistently and lucidly xpressed. What was desirable at ¿present was not so much discussion of the war aims as war methods. The carrying on' of the war was the. immediate and all-essential thing. The broad objects of the war were
· Mover drizbtful but the
very naghi-
de of the war mengt all sorts of difficult, side ismes constantly arising.
Mr. Balfour dealt with Mr. Pon- bonby's allegation that our aims are Bot disinterested, as shown by the agreement with Russia regarding
ustantinople. Ballpur de clared that what the late Govern- at did in this connection was absolutely justified in the circum stances. Italy properly deserved a re-arrangement of territory in her
Your. The Government had never been aware that any French staten-, mahi riously entertained the idea of cutting off a bit of Germinaç' in under to form an independent bufer State between France and Germany. Mr. Balfour contrasted
e exposition of our war aus with
ble enemy's studied, silence, and ended with a stinging castigation of Mr. Ponsonby."
Commander Welgewond followed
Balfour. He declared that!
"Air.
america was the main support of the Alie and our terma must be bound by President Wilson's accept ance of them. There should be a
THE ITALIAN FRONT
Loxoox, Dec. 19
An Italian official message states: After violent efforts to advance to the south from Col Caprile to Mount Pertica, the enemy only succeeded in gaining advantures of Mount Abalone. Nevertheless, we took 100 prisoners.
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Our naval forces prevented so enemy attempt to cross the Vecchia Piovi:
SUBMARINE PIRACY.
· BRITISH SHIPPING RETURNS.
LONDON, Dec. 20, The Admiralty announces that the shipping returns for the week erkling December 15, state-
Arrivals Departures Vessels sunk, (over £,000
Vessels gunk der 1,602
ton).
Vessels unsucessfully
attacked.
Fishing vessels sunk
2,101 2,400
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FRENCH SHIPPING RETURNS.
PARIS, Dec, 20.. The shipping returns for the week, ending December 15, state:-
Arrivals fa........... 'Departures Vessels sunk. (over 1000
tons)
Vessels sunk (under 1,000
tons)
Vessels unsuccessfully
attacked
81
200
ITALIAN SHIPPING 'RETURNS.
"Rome; "Dec. 20.
ending December 15, state
The shipping returns for the week
THE CHINA MAIL.
AMERICAN - IRHEMEN'S MESSAGE
FOR IRELAND.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS
CIVIL WAR IN RUSSIA,
SPREADING NORTHWARD
PETROGRAD Dec. 1..
The Irish Fellowship Club, the
Caraico, Dec. 19:
THE AIR RAID. “
largest Irish organisation in Chicago,
- Civil war spreading northward | ABOUT 20 MACHINES has adopted a declaration which will
along the Volga from Astrakhan to PARTICIPATEL be forwarded to Ireland, ulter aul
Hamas The Maximaliata occupy Astrakhan and the Comsaka are twenty mission to all Irish organisations in It is officially announced that sixteen probably begun
LONDON, Dec. 18verata from there and fighting has America, "atating that any Irishman
An axtraordinary situation exista at Charitaim, where neither the Maximalista, eecking to sunbumass any Ally in the
aor the Cocks have a mastery. -- Both conduct of the war, commite an not
were beaten by the Thodonites, who of open hostility to the United
Lord, thy people advanced against them, singing "Saye, States.
GENERAL LEMAN RELEASED. **
ZCRICE, Dec. 20 General Leman, the defender of Liege, Germany and is due here
has been released from
AN EXPLOSIVES FACTORY WRECKED.
LONDON, Dec. 20 It is officially announced that an explation wicked, the buiklings of explosive works to the northward of London
There were no fatalities. THE NEW PORTUGUESE REGIME RECOGNISED,
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Paris, Dee. 21. Great Britain, France, Italy and Belgium have recognised the new Portuguese régime...
FOOD CONTROL IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM
to twenty aaroplanes' participated in the raid.
One was brought down and fell into the sea, and it is probable that another Three groups of raiders crossed the suffered the same fate,
Kent coast and three other groups cross- The Arenburg Cossacks, commanded ed the Essex const, between 6-10 and by General Datoil, are advancing against 6-45, All faw towards London. Our Hamara The Maximalist garrisons m gunfire turned back most of them. About ronts dispersed themselves in the houses. tive reached London and dropped bomber The latest news from Odeass states the main attack terminated, a single possession of the town, and are also between seven, and eight o'clock. After that the Ukrainiania are extending the raider few over London at nine o'slock disarming and removing. Haximalists
One raider was hit by gunfire and troops from the province of Kieft. Fame down off the Kent court. Two of the crew were captured alive by an nemad trawlars. "
It is supposed that another come down in the Channel. One of our pilota. attacked and red two drums of ammunition into a raidor hi the latter 3,000 feet, das kokie nudes a was bombing London from height of
w
All our seroplanes returned The casimilacs and damage in London have not as yet been received
Bomba were also dropped in Kant and Essex.
THE CASUALTIES,»
La
DERMAN CONFERENCES.-
A CONCESSION TO THE.. MERE SOCIALISTS.
Count Bertling and Dr, ron Kusht mann conferred at the Main Head- quarter with the Kaiser and Fickt Maralalfron Hindenburg and General Ludendorf
A meeting of the leader of the Reich tag parties, including the Independent Sosalists, who have never previously participated in such a meeting, will be ald Bo-morrow to discuss the Risso-
It is officially announced that texteman peace, and were killed and seventy vinjared, in where. The material damage is not London, and five were injured also-
serious. There were several fires, bur no naval or military damage.
BRITISH NAVAL AIRCRAFT ACTIVITIES.
Loran, Dec. 20. Lord Rhondds, the Food Contral ler. is arranging to fix, in January, muximum prises for various grades
LONDON, Dec. 19. The Admiralty announces that Naval of home livestock. He also imposes, aircraft bombed, yesterday afternoon, From the
•new year, one mentless day Engel aerodrome and a dump. Several week on which no cooked or un-aerodrome and several direct hits were bombs burst over the car sheds of the cooked meat shall be sold, and prosecured on the dump and rail sidings. poses to limit retail sales, after
One onemy seroplane was shot down in flames:mother came down uncon January 15, to three-quarters of the
trollable. October sales.
Arrivals
Departures
384
333
Vessels sunk (sailing ships
over 100 tons)
Vessals sunk (sailing ships
under 100 tons)
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'THE FRANCHISE BILL.
LONDON, Dec. 20. The House of Lords has passed the second reading of the Representation of the People Bill.
OLD FRENCH CRUISER SUNX:
elover union of our aims with those ALSO THE SUBMARINE WHICH
of the United States and a state- meus to, this effect would not merely split the German nation from top to bottom, but would increase the moral -of the British people
Lord Cavendish Bentinck said that
SANK HER,
LONDON, Dee. 19.
לי,
A NEWSPAPER HOLIDAY”
A French naval communiqué states
LONDON, Dec. 19. that the old cruiser Chateau Renault,
No newspapera will be published which had been utilised as a transon Christmas Day and no evening
papers on Boxing Day.
if the people were losing their morsport, was torpedoed and sunk by
it was entirely due to the suspicion that our war aims were being in-
creamed in favour of plutocracy
Mr. McCreedy said that the people were suspicious, not that the Govern ment was going too fur but that it was not going fur enough.
"
After speeches by many others, including the Rt. Hon. W. Rugci-f man, Lord Robert Croß replied.
Replying to the charge made by
terms.
German submarine, on the morning of December 14.
All on board were saved, excepting ten sailors who are missing.
The submarine was destroyed.
LOSSES OF SHIPS AND SUBMARINES.
IRISH PATRIOT'S WILL..
All our machines returned.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
Jo
HAIDS REPULSED.
LONDON, Dec. 19.. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig roports :--
We drove of riders south-eastward and north-eastward of Paschendale, securing prisoners.
ENEMY REINFORCEMENTS.
- PARIS, Dec. 19, A semi-official statement confirms the fact that there are 154 German Divisions on the Western Front
It states:The enemy continues to bring up reinforcements of youths and Major William Bedmond (brother of specialised detachments of artillery, the Irish Nationalist leader,bo was aeroplanes, war material and supplies killed France
in
on June 7th last has from the Eastern Front. Nevertheless, left personal property in England and the Allies maintain a marked superiority Ireland of the value of £4.018. By the in all respecta. They are utilising the will dated January 22nd,
Sites everything he way
of to period of cold and snow to make all bis wife,
to whom I own all the happi- dispositions necessary to resist an attack ness of my life, and he desired to be and, thereafter victoriously, counter- buried in the old family vault of St attack."
Pest John's Church at Wexford. A codicil
There are still 113 enemy Divisions
die
of December, 1916, on active service, on the East Front, of which 77 are
reada
German and 33 are Austrian; compered
+
“If I should die abroad I will give my
wife
my last thoughts and love, and war with 137 in September, but these are bar to pray that we may meet hereafter. of little value
should like all my friends in Ireland to know that in
I sincerely believe, and going to France the Irish Brigade all the Irish soldiers do this, I war doing what was beat for the welfare of Ireland in every way.
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AMERICA'S LIBERTT: MOTOR.
THE STANDARDISED AIE ENGINE.
THE KALIAN FRONT.
LONDON, Dec. 19.5 German oficial communiqué states that the Austro-Hungariane stormed Monte Asolone and the adjoin- ing positions. They captured over 2,000 prisoners.
Lesbos, Deé. 20.0 An official diagram shove the British, Allied and neutral merchant Mr. UP. Trevelyan that the Government had not attempted to tonnage losses, quarterly, from the discover the German terns, Lord beginning of 1916 by cute. Robert Cecil said that there was The quarterly losses progressively sepruely anyone who had spoken in rose between the period from the the House of Commons, who had not end of September 1918 to the end of asked the Germans to state their June 1917, after which they sharply Mr. Asquith bad done so declined, being how below the losses repeatedly, and not a word of reply for the corresponding period last had been received. Referring to the year. criticisms of Sir Edward Carson, Another Diagram shows that the Lord Robert Cecil said that it was number of German submarines sunk the old story about the west bank of has risen progressively between Octo the Rhine which he thought had ber, 1916 and October 1917, after been completely cleared up. Sir which the rute is stationary. Edward Carson, did not intend to
The calculations are based on has passed its final testa. They were suggest anything in advance of the absolote knowledge.
successful and gratifsing. The new GENERAL BARRAIL PROMOTED. Government's genem policy regard
motor, designated by the Eignal Service gator is now the main ing Alance and Lorraine. Further, he did not advocate an economic war after the war, but there, would be a world shortage of raw materials after the war, and the great mass of row material was controlled by Great Britain and the A It could not be expected that we should go short
THE PRICE OF TEA AT HOME..
LONDON, Dec 21
from December 81. the maximum
The Food, Ministry, announcer that prices of tes will be as follows:
Cluse A, 2/4 per pound. Class B, 2/8 to 8 per pound. Class I, 8 to 3/4 per pound (up
of raw materials, after the war, in to 8/8 in Ireland)
order to supply Germany. There
Class D, 8/8 per pound. Uncontrolled, 2/8 per pound.
The American Secretary of War bas made the following statement
The United States aviation engine
Italian attacks eastward of Monte Solerolo broke down cut
OTHER ARMIES IN GREECE.
"THE CONDITIONS OF THE
ARMISTICE.
LONDON, Dec 19, The Daily News Correspondent at Petrograd says the principal conditions obtained by the Gems in the armistice are their right in trade." It is believed they will endeavour to Forganise the railways and transport and will re-establish commercial relations. They may organise, the Ruian Army against the Ukrainians, who are reported contemplating a union with the Caucasus and Siberia, and proclaiming the Grand Duke Michael as Monarch,
CONTROL OF TRADE AND 'INDUSTRY.
LONDON, Dec. 19. Reuter's Correspondent at Petrograd states that the Commisioners have formed a Council of National Economy, empowered to confiscate, requisition, sequestrate and syndicalise the different branches of trade and industry,
A MEETING OF WAR
PRISONERS."
LONDON, Dec. 19. The Preda publishes an account of the meeting of war prisoners at Moscow. Shklofsky, and speeches were deliyered It was opened by the Maximalist, M in German, Hungarian, etc, and a resolution was pamed that the bloody war was in the interests of capitalists against the workers and peasants
OVERSEAS TRIDE.
NEW DEPARTMENT CONSTITUTED.
LONDON, Dec. 19,
It is officially announced that 's nOW Commercial Intelligence Department
has bean constituted and will be known
to the Department of Overseas Trade (Development and Intelligence)
Siz William Clark has been appointed Controller-General and Mr. F. G. Butler, formerly of the Colonial Office, Director
of the Overseas Division.
The
M. "CAILLAUX.
PARIS, Dec. 19. Parliamentary Commission favours the withdrawal of the Parlis mentary immunity of M.. Caillaux..
CONDEMNED FOR ESPIONAGE.
· OFFICIAL WARNING AGAINST
• INNOCENT: LETTERS,
The condemnation of Hollanders on charges of espionage is the subject of a
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Our London Correspondent writes: I have heard. two stories of Mr. Ballour that may be new to you. The fact that he is now golfing at North Berwicks reminds me of them. He was once playing at a strange course and from time to time he consulted his small caddie us to distances and so forth. After the first three holes the caddie would hand him the necessary club and say, * Mou, it's a half shot with your mashie or something of that work
received a substantial tip and then When the game was over the caddie
which has been sent to the he remarked to, the ex-Premier Eh Queen's Commissioners in the various mou, if I had yer legs and you had provinces by the Minister for the ran intellect, what a fellow we'd Enteri
make. At dinner recently Mr. Mr. Cort van der Linden saysThe Minister Lor
Affairs has called Balfour was asked if the story was Foreign ATHENS, Dec. 19 relianes of
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•of Nations. He would hot remain a member of a Government which did dot. make "the
THE SILVER MARKET
LONDON, Dec. 21/ The Silver Market is quiet.
The latest announcement regarding the League of Nations, offer new German War Loan issued, to the Frigg, Gérman Press vendi, as follows's You one of its main objects need no moviey to subscribe to the Wa must begin with a partner. | Lown, for the enay terms allow yourample
You fern verkon what amount
tuse nations whom they money you can in the
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fly this takin
Iving and
Therefore enha
AMERICAN SUBMARINE SUNK.
AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT.
WASHINGTON, Doc 19. The American, aubmarine rammed and enz by submarine Fin log in the Home waters. Nineteen ware drowned.
ST. COUG
den has bean
poken
FAND
OTTAWA, Dec. 19,
7 deaths, in-lesa-serious
having, as a result of the steps taken by the
Minister, been commated intes prisonment
ent for
the
Sir Robert Borden, in a statement on ancor signs of having her galty of
The people
of Calads folly realised and the recent elections, says
plendidly fulfilled their duty Union Government will
of at least fifty may foors
Sir Robert Barrien
vote
n information receiv bejority of
of the people were thus pant
punished.
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