Page
THE WAR.
HEAVY FIGHTING IN BALKANS.
BRITISH BEAR THE
BRUNT
RUSSIA'S VICTORY IN PERSIA.
TURKS ACTIVE AT DARDANELLES.
GREECE AND ALLIES' DEMANDS.
ATTACKS ON SHANGHAI ARSENAL
THE BALKANS,
[1ELOVEN REVIER'S AGENCY.]
ALLIES FIGHT HEROICALLY,
BRITISH SEVERELY ENGAGED.
LONDON, December 12th. Despatches from Macedonia show that the Allies have been fighting in a most heroic manner against an enemy four times The Bulgarians outnumbering them. attacked with four Divisions, one from the north, another from the west, and two
against the British from the east, Admir- able artillery work counter-balanced the inferiority of the British numbers.
The small town of Deiran is the pivot of the fighting, of which the British have borne the brunt.".
There was an especially splendid fight in the mountains botween Firumanitza and Valandove, where the Bulgarians, in try ing to separate the Anglo-French, pierced the first French line, The French, reform-
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 131H, 1918.
FAANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGEN(F...]
EFFECTIVE ARTILLERY FIRE,
GERMAN. WORKS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED.
PARIS, December 11th. A communiqué says that the night has been quiet except in Champagne, where, notwithstanding the persistence of rain, there were sharp fusillades and torpedo fighting..
Details regarding yesterday's fighting confirm the effectiveness of our artillery between the Oise and the Aisne.
On the Quenneviere Plateau, in the Veudressell Troyon district. German works have been seriously damaged.
SEVERE ARTILLERY DUEL.
PARIS, December 12th.
· A communiqué states:-There has been severe artillery duel in Belgium and Artois, and intermittent cannonading in Argonne and Alsace.
Our fire on the
THE NEAR EAST
THROUGH KHUEER'S - AGMPUTE.]
TURKISH ARTILLERY. VIOLENTLY BOMBARDS ALLIED LINES
PARI, December 12th. A communiqué states: -The Turka at the Dindanelles increated their artillery fire on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, violently bombarding our first lines with guns of every calibre, particularly our extrem right.
Mining warfaro has been much more active on both sides of the Dardanelles.
A Turkish aeroplane on Wednesday un- successfully bombed the camp at Boddil-
Bahr.
NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SUBMARINE WARFARE,
MORE VESSELS TORPEDOED.
LONDON, December 11th.
The Italian steamer Dante Alighieri has
been sunk.
"[THHOUGH AWUYER'N KOMNDE.]
MORE "GINGER" WANTED.
GROWING DISSATISFACTION AT THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR.
LONDON, December 11th.
[TUBƆUGH BRETIN'S BOISOT.)
ATTACKS ON SHANGHAI
ARSENALA
SHELLS FALL IN CONCESSIONS.
SHANGHAI, December 12th. There was heavy firing on Sunday even The Times states that there is growing in the direction of the Arsonal
more
dissatisfaction among Mombers of Parlia ment, without distinction of party, at the Even Government's conduct of the war. the Labourities are asking for
ginger." The unnatural oain of the few weeks past will not last long. Public opinion outside the Commone is growing
sternor
BRITAIN'S FOREMOST PLACE.
BEST ANSWER TO GERMAN
CHANCELLOR.;
LONDON, December 11th. The English papers ridiculo Herr Bethmann-Hollweg's suggestion that thị Allies are beaten. They proudly accept the foremost place he gives to Great Britain in the war of liberation, and declare that the best answer to his remarks cancerning peace is to point to the recruit- ing stations, which are indicating that the
The Standard Oil Company's tank steauer Petrolite, which was recently at tacked by a submarine in the Mediter ranean, has arrived at algiers
The Norwegian steamer Vercus las been country's manhood is marching freely and sunk, and the mate drowned.
bravely to the sound of guns. Tho nati
is only more determined, in fate of the greater difficulties, in its resolution to
The British steamer Burdis has been
sunk, and the crew landed at Alexandria
ATHENS, December 12th. The Greek steamer Goulandris- wad
travelling to England when it was tor pedoed by a German submarine, 150 miles, from Alexandria The crew escaped in the boats, which were towed for some dis- tance by the submarine, and were eventual- ly takes aboard a British steamer, which was also torpedoed by the same submarino. The aw took to the boats, and were picked up by a scoond British steamer and taken to Alexandria,
RUSSIANS SINK TURKISH GUNBOATS.
PETROGRAD, December 12th. Three Bussion torpedoe-boats fought
Conquer
GREEK
ABANDONMENT.
SERBIA
OF
WAR NEWS.
GERMAN GUILE.
HOW THE ENEMY OBTAINED PICTURES OF QUA
COAST LINE.
A new revelation of how the Germans did it" in time of poses (peace on the part of the other nations, that is) has jush come to light.
It is reported that rebela sized u war- ship which was firing at other parships and the arsenal;
It came out in an odd way. Permissiom to photograph a well-known coastal edifios Several shells have already fallen in the was being gently and kindly refused to Concessions.
a member of the photographie staff of the Daily Graphic by a high official. LIVES MORE IMPORTANT THAN DOLLARS.
WASHINGTON, December 111 In the Senate, Mr. Hole Smith pro posed a resolution asking for an inves tigation into belligerent interference with neutral trade.
Senator Lodge moved an amendment, asking for an investigation of the bomb plate and submarine attacks involving American live.
I mugh refuse you," this personago said, “because it is my duży; though real- ly there's no great point gained by your not doing what you want to do. The Ger- mans long ago got negatives of the build- and natural point they wanted along the ing you mention, and every other building.
coast. They got them from our own people,"
"Our own people "said the astonished photographer, do you ineen our own people said
it was done in this way. It was during "No, nothing like that," was the reply,
the picture postcand craze. The Germans seat over here crowds of men who pretend- ed to be agents of printing firms. They got into touch with the people who had photographic negatives, and offered quota. Lions for printing postcards by the thousands. The quotations were invari- ably 40 or 50 per cent. below British prices. OF The explanation was that the German
Sonater Lodge was cheezed when he said American lives were more important than American dollara.
ANOTHER CONFERENCE ALLIED MINISTERS,
PARIS, December 11th.
It is officially announced that · Sir Edward Grey, Lord Kitchener, M. Briand and General Gallieni had another| long conference ju the morning. The ques tion was of an urgent character, justifying the visit of the British Ministers, and was
M. VENEZELOS REPLIES TO KING settled in complete acord.
CONSTANTINE,
LONDON, December 11th.
The Times correspondent at Athens has received from M. Venczelos a statement
AUSTRALIAN WAR LOAN,
MELBOURNE, December 11th. The Commonwealth 4 per cent.
War
of his policy in reply to the recent inter-Lan has reached the record quotation view with King Contantine. M. Venerios. 1013.
says the Greeco-Serbian Treaty is absolu- RECRUITING IN AUSTRALIA. tely binding on Greece; moreover, it was
SYDNEY, December 11th, a great political mistake for Greece to
The new Premier, Mr. Hughes, is con existence abandon Serbia, whose necessary to preserve the Balkan equili-fident that there will be no difficulty brium, King Constantine, hy refusing to raising an additional 30,000 men. The
was
Government made up the difference. In order to print the cards the Germans, of course, had to have all the negatives.
GERMAN AGENT TAKEN RED-HANDED.
THE EIS OF WONCKHAUS IN THE PERSIAN QULS.
In a lecture on the Mesopotamian opera. tions which he delivered at Simla, Major C. C. R Murphy, of the General Staff said:
Upon the arrival of General Dolamain's Brigade at Bahrein from India in Octobo", 1914, orders were given to arrest a Gorman named Harling, who was the agent of the Grm of Wonckhnue there. When his office
of was entered he was just signing a letter, which turned out to be a report on the strength and composition of Force "D, is termed, addressed to the German Con as the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force
suf at Bushiro It ended with the remark that go for only about 5,000 troops had come up the Persian Gulf, but that 10,000. more were shortly coming from India.
Among his papers was a copy of an- other report giving acurate details of General Delamain's force. This report.
Bushire and Baaro within four hours of the arrival of the British at Bahrein,
ing on the second, counter-attacked and heights of the Meuse seriously damaged and sook two Turkish gunboots, and also sanction intervention," had enforced the recruiting campaign will be in full swing had been written and dispatched to
the enemy defences,
8USSIAN FRONT,
[TAKOUGH BEUTER'S AGENCE.)
not merely remptured the positions but compelled the Bulgars to retreat, The object of the enemy, apparently, was to enoircis the British positions and to pene- trate into Greek territory. The splendid THE RUSSIAN VICTORY
British defence foiled the enveloping
plan.
FRENCH FRONT ATTACKED.
PARIS, December 12th. A communiqué states:-The Bulgarians on Friday attacked along almost the whole of the French front. The principal effort was made against the left, attacks failed.
BULGARIAN
All the
ASSERTIONS.
IN
PERSIA.
ENEMY NUMBERING SEVERAL
THOUSAND OVERTHROWN.
PETROGRAD, December 11th, The Turco-Germans and the rebel gendarmes defeated in Persia numbered several thousand, with artillery and machine-guns.
They were driven from a series of positions halfway between Tehran and Hamadan, losing many killed and wound- ed,
PANIC AT HAMADAN. According to a telegram from Teheran, the Russian occupation of Sultan Bulak Pass caused a panic at Hamadın.
a large sailing ship near the island of Kephken East, in the Bosphorous, or Friday.
CURIOUS GERMAN CRUISER,
RAMS A GERMAN SUBMARINE.
resignation of Ministers who enjoyed the confidence of the people, this being con- trary to the Constitution,
M. Venezelos says it is untrue that he favours & Republic, but that no Divine Right exists in Greece. M. Venerelos (n- COPENHAGEN, December 12th. phasises the point that his party was While the papers of a schooner which forced to abstain from taking part in the was stopped in the Baltic by a German approaching elections, because the mobili- submarine wore being investigated, a Gersation of 53 Venezeliste deputies would man cruiser came up to ascertain whether extinguish his majority in Parliament. He the submarine was Biitish. The heavy saa says that the Greck people fully under- drove the cruiser acres the bows of the stand the situation and are only await- submarine, which were broken in, whiting the termination of the foreign crisis the crver was also holed seriously. GENERAL.
ĮTHROUGH REUTER'S AGENDY.}
SIR WILFRID LAURIER ON THE WAR. CONVINCED OF ALLIES VICTORY.
LONDON, December 11th. A Bulgarian communiqué asserts that 400 British were captured with the guns
The German and Turkish Consuls fled,
MONTREAL, December 11th. mentioned yesterday. It says that the while inhabitants of the town, who have.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, in a speech deliver French retirement, already reported, was been telegraphing to the Government, deed before a crowded Likraj meeting, said accompanied by desperate fighting, the manding a declaration of war against he was convinced that victory would be French leaving dead and wounded of Russia, have gone to the telegraph office secured by the Allies. He denounced a eight different regiments. The French.
to cancel their signatures. only left Gredetz at four o'clock in the morning, after terrible street fighting all night.
COMPLETE CALM ALONG ALLIED FRONT.
SALONIKA, December 11th. There was complete calm on Thursday and early on Friday morning along the Allied front. The retirement is proceed- ing in good order.
The political situation is engrossing attention.
ALLIES TO REMAIN AT SALONIKA.
At Ispahn, Enkhtiaris surrounded the house of a German agitator, Dr. Pajen, and demanded the money he had collected. Dr. Pujen sought the protection of the gendarmes, but finally he had to take refuge in a mosque,
PETROGRAD, December 11th. The Teheran newspapers are filled with details of the Russian victory at Hamadan Europeans, Armenians, and Russophife Persians are exulting, and the anti-Russians are dismayed.
NO CHANGE.
PETROGRAD, December 12th,
A communique states: There is no change on the western front,
AUBTRO ITALIAN FRONT,
THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCF.)
PARIS, December 11th,
The newspapers state that they do not doubt that the Allied War Conncils have decided to remain at Salonika and to send the necessary reinforcements to the BOMBS DROPPED ON ANCONA
in order to make their voices heard.
The above statement was submitted to King Constantine, who said he disagreed with it but desired it to be published.
GREECE TO ACCEDE TO ALLIES DEMANDS.
ATHENS, December 11th.
is understood in diplomatic circles that A message dated the 10th inst, says it
Greece has decided to accede to the demands of the Entente with reference to the Expeditionary Corps. A portion of section of the Quebec Nationalists who dis
the Grock troops are withdrawing frem not favour Conade's participation in the war, and praised the leading Nationalist,
Saloniks in order not to hamper the Franco British measures for the defence Mr. Asselin, who was mising a regiment for Overses service, Ho said the question shortly to the satisfaction of the Allies.
of the town. Other matters will be settle I
had been asked why the Liberals did not | attack be Government. The reason was, GREECE HANDED ANOTHER
because I am chief of the Liberal Party.
NOTE. and, as long as I have the honour of presid ing over its destinies, it will not seek to triumph by taking advantage of a pressing situation.”
ATHENS, December 11th. The Ministers of the Entente have pre, sented a fresh Note to Mekouloudis, after which a meeting of the Greek Cabinet was immediately held. GREAT FIRES IN AMERICA.
MORE GERMAN WORK!
Refering to the attitude of America, Sir Wilfrid said the world understands that, it Germany triumphs, the United States will regret its neutrality, as Great Britain today regrets her neutrality in Count
1870.
NEW FRENCH CHIEF OF-
STAFF
PARI, December 12th.
It is officially announced that General ROME, December 11th. Joffre has appointed General Castlens The Journal nya:--We wish to entrench
Enemy airmen dropped tombs Од
bis Chief of Staff General Catienan at Salonika and to await the hour of the Ancona, two people being killed and some retains his rank as Commender of the combined offensive of the Allies
wounded.
group of armes.
Balkans.
LONDON, December 11th.
Half a million bushels of Canadian wheat, awaiting shipment to Eniente countries aj Erie, Pennsylvania wers lestroyed by fire. The cause is unknown.
MONTREAL, December 11th.
next week.
OBITUARY. LORD ELLENBOROUGH.
LONDON, December 12th, The death is announced of Lord Ellen
borough, formerly Commander the Hon, Edward Downes Law, R.N.
Lord Ellenborough served in the Russian War, the Chinese War of 1857-66, and the Ashanti War of 1879.)
MR. JOSEPH EZRA
LONDON, December 12th. The death is announced of Mr. Joseph Era, the senior partner in the well. known Calcutta firm of that name.
In its obituary notice, the Timer testifies to his wide philanthropy, and to his hos. pitality and kindness to Indian soldiers.
[HAVAS BERVICE:] FRENCH STOCK.
French stock now stands at 84.50.
Telegrams received on Saturday, and published in an "Extra"
on Sunday, will be found on page 6.).
GIRL HAIRDRESSERS. REPLACING THE GERMANS AND AUSTRIANG
When the German and Austrian hair dressers again invade London armed with Scissors and curling tongs they may find their occupation gone. Women are learn ing the Grado, akart
The London County Council has insti, tuted several classes, notably at the Trade School for Girls, Barrett-strest, Oxford street, W., whero women are learning all the mysteries of cu and cimping
Major Murphy went on to give some particulars of the rapid rise of Wenck haus. He went to Lingah in 1990 an i started business there by buying shells on the beach Practically his entire possos- wooden boxes, which he used to place in a sions at that time consisted of three
row at night and sleep on,
By the time war broke out Wonkhaus had become agent of the Hamburg-Amerika Line, and had business houses at Bushire, Bahrein, Lingar, Mohanmerah, and Ah- war.
The partners were rich men, and every month used to remit large sums to the Baghdad railway. Every one, Major Murphy said, wondered where the money, name from. It certainly was not all ob tained from business profits. It was not too much to say that the aims of the firm were first, political, and, secondly, cono- mic, and that its representatives were all trained, intelligent agents.
JAPAN AS A LENDER.
RUMOURED FINANCIAL AID TO FRANCE,
We hear that arrangements are in pra- gress in Paris-says The Timer for the issuing of a loan to France from Japan, probably in 5 per cent, bonds. If this la correct, it will be one of the most inter- esting new departures seen in interna- tional finance as & result of the war. On November 1st, it wir be recalled, the Matin published in Paris an account of an interview with Count Okuma by its Tokyo correspondent, in which the Japan- eso Frime Minister was reported to have spoken as follows, in connection with his explanation that Japan could not send troops to assist her Allica
"We should like at least to give France our financial assistance, and thus possibly hasten the end of the war Japan is not a great financial Power, but she has cor- tain resources at her disposition, and in order to prove to France our sympathy however modest we should be glad to give her our help,
Girls of from 14 to 18 are instructed and waving furling every afternoon. On Tuesday and Thure Attention has been called several times day evenings there are classes for wo lately to the increased strength of Japan men. The work is in an elementary finances. It has been seen in the stage yet, but some of the pupils are pro London market in the buying back by ducing water waves (in which the hair Japan of her own issues here, and the is first thoroughly damped and then preparations for paying off her outstand made wavy with tapes) and Marcel waves ing Tressury bills. (which are made by hot tongs) with the sure touch of the proficient artist,
The more profitable and most delicate arts of wig weaving and the making telephone lineman of the London shum luxurianos on gauze have their Trish Rules it is reported, happened to learners.
and two live cables on the ground in These young women, who are starting the rear of their trenches No one knew with a clean record in a new profession, to whom they belonged or whence they may perhaps profit by the ancient grumcame; rumour had it that the generating ble of Archelang-if lag been the.com station was romewhere in the German A suspicious fire occurred in the the Dark Ages came out of Sicily with German authorities the linesman prompt
plaint against barbers since someone: 10.
in lines. Without asking leave from the Grand Trunk Railway workshops. Four-s razor and converted Scipio Africanusly fitted wires and carried them to the Battalion Headquarters, the dressing- teen hundred men have been thrown out pran bather asked Archelaus how station, and officers' dug-outs. For many of work, in consequence of the loss of Me seould be trimmed. He answered, weeks first-class electric-light instal lation was in full working order, with valuable machinery.
power pinched from Germany.
to a smooth face,
* in silence."
ARCHELAUS.