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KHAMN.
SUSY MEN.
ALLIES CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD.
GERMANS BOMBÁRD A'HOSPITAL.
The Russian Army Doing Good Work,
AUSTRIANS ROUTED AT POINT OF BAYONET.
[Reator'a Service To The "
"Telegraph."]
Good Progress All Round:
Between the Lys and the Aisue we carriel a wood near the road from Aix-Noulette to Souchez, and occupied the first Germaa trenches between this road and the first houses of Notre Dame de Lorette, south-west of Loos.
Tributs to Our Sallors.
Anti-Hun Meetings in Italy
Dec. 21, 2.45 á.m.
Lady Jellicos has opened the Union Jack Ulab, for wives of: Reuter's correspondent at Rome says that five hundred meet-. soldiers and sailors. She read a letter from Admiral Sir John loge were held throughout Italy yesterday in commemoration of a Jellicos praising the bravery of the men's wives. He says he is Oberdant, who was hanged in December, 1882, for conspiracy pronder every day to command men of sach splendid calibre; their against the life of the Emperor Francis Joseph. The police hala discipline is perfect, and they are patiently waiting on watching.bard tuak restraining and, in tome places, suppressing demonstra-
tions, which were everywhere of an anti-Austrien oharacter, meeting at Rome was addressed by Deputy Colajanni, who attacked Austria and Germany for their crimes against civilisation, and by Ricciotti Garibaldi, who arged the formstion of a committee to enroll volunteers for the Italc-Roumanian League formed at home to strengthen the bɔnds uniting the two countries.
Germans Bombard Hospital,
Dec. 21, 5.10 p.m. v The communiqas adds that there was nothing of importance yesterday in Balgiam, unless it be some prigress made in the region of Lombartzyde, S. Giorges ant south eastward of Korteker; also the occupation of some houses at Zwirtetem, so ithward of Zillebake, and the bombardment by the enemy of a bo spisal at Ypres.
More Ground Gained..
Dec. 21, 5.35 p.m.
A Paris commusique Bays On the right bank of the Mears we gained ground on a crest two kilometres north-west of Brabant and the Big-de Uoneenvoye, and finally on the heights of the Meuse.
We made slight progress in the Bois-des-Chevaliera, ward of Fort Troyon.
Latest French Reports.
(lavas Telegram )
French Reports. (Haras Telegrams,)
Deo, 19, 6.20 8.00.
CONDENSED.
hospital at Yires. The Germans have bombarded
The Allies have made further progress in Belgium.
The death is announced of Mr. A. O. Jones, the famous cricketer.
The Kaisar bus completely recovered and has gone to the
We progressed south of Dixmade and routh of Ypres, and also front. south of La Baee an in the Albart region.
We were obliged to baaden, north of Marcourt, a trench which was taken the day before and set on fire by the enemy by' means of hand grenades.
We carried several trenches in the Mametz region antrepolsed three violent counter-attacks in the neighbourhood of Libone. We blow up a German sap in the wood of La Grarie.
A very lively attack by the enemy on the outskirts of St. Hubert north-east-succeeded, and they made slight progress.
Paris, Dec. 20, 6,20 a.m.)
A commanique aya-From the sea to the Lys we gained ground in a few places, and we also progressed from the Lys to the Oise, where we took part of the German treaches of their firat line. We again took up treaches south-east of Albert, which were taken by the Germans on the 18th inat,
Two very violent attacks by the German iztry in the Lihong region wr repulsed.
From the Uise to the Argonne region our artillery ahowed marked superiority over the Garmen, dispersing German platonus. Maobine gun shelters and obervation posts were destroyed, a id the enemy's fire was silenced. We repulsed thee attack in the Li} Grurie wood.
(Official Telegrams from the French Government, via Peking.)
No swap pereare't, be pub lished in Great Britain on Chris mas Day.
Lady Jellious has opened the Union Jack Club, fix the wives of
It is confirmed that our gun range, directed by aviators' in- formation, destroyed, on the heights of the Meuse, two heavy Gar-our sailors vid soldiers, man batteries and damaged a third.
France has recognised the British Protectorate over Egypt and England the French Protectorate over Morocco.
In Paris a biplane fall, a gasoline tank took fire, and dering the fall the apparatus took fire. Two French officers on board were burnt to death.
(Official Telegrams from French Government, via Peking), Circular No. 106 states that on December 18 the Allies con tinued to make protresa in front of Nienpot in the dane region and also to the south of Dixmade, organising the groun to the south of Ypres, which they conquered the previous day
Hundreds of demonstrations of
an anti-Austr an character have taken place throughout Italy.
Admiral Sir John Jellicoe says
mand men of such splendid calibre he is prouder every day ig.com- as our sailors,
Their 1gress was contioned, to the south-east of Le Bassee and
As a meeting in kome, the metres little over a kilometre iïtwo days. Other progress was Roumanian Leugue to strengthen in the ragion of Notre Dame-de-Consolation they gained 600 formation was urged vi un Italo- reported south west of Lens and north of Arras.
At St. Laurent Blangy, in spite of very lively osun'er-inos.
the bonds uiting the two coɑn: Tattieks, the positions corgnared on December 17 were entirely
maintained.
In the region of Albert the Allies a tained, on the nights of December 17 and 18, in spite of a very violent fire, the birusd wire defences of the enemy's second line of treanhs", of which several were carried.
Italy is said to have demanded explanation from the Porte of the movement of 4,000 Arabs under Turkish and German
Go mans were ropulsed near Chaulnes, where French troops inflict-officers against Tripoli,
Between Albert and Peronne three violent counter stack by on the Germans very heavy losses, taking many prisoners and destroying several maobice guns.
about 1.0 metres in front of Nienport and St Georges. The Circular No. 107 tastes:The Allies progressed on the 19th
slight progress by the Allies. artillery operations eastward and southward of Ypres terminated ined
The euomy bombarded Arrus. Our artillery silenced several times the enemy's artillery northward of Cirnoy, and wreoked Ger- man trenches and shattered two gune.
The Allies took up, north of In Bassee, on the Riobebo.arg. Our artillery also had a clear advantage on the Aisne and the
Givenchy front, part of the first line of the German franches. sector at Rheims. We made appreciable gains along the entire two machine gans and blew up German trenches,
On the read south-east of Albert, the French artillery destroyed front in the Champagne region, at Prones-de-Perthes and Bean Sa-attacked twice very violently on the outskirts of Chaulnes and the
The German jour; also in Argonne, particularly nor.h-eastward of Beau Sejar, trenches conquered on the 18th by the French troops, but the enemy where we gained twelve hundred metres along the enemy's trenches, was repulsed with very heavy loss.
We blew up in the Bois de la Grarie foar mined asps and established ourselves in the excavations made.
We progressed along the entire front in Argonne and on the Meuse, notably in the region of Valennes, advancing five hundred metres, and in the region of Garcourt and Betchincourt.
Germans Retire in Poland,
Dec. 21, 9.35 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd etites that a communique issued there says:***..
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Toe Germans in the Mlava region have retired to a line from Lanenburg to Neidenburg, There has been no material incident on the left bank of the Vistula. We have definitely checked the Austrian offensive in Galicia. The subsequent operations assumed a'perfectly favourable character.
Austrians Routed.
We routed at the point, of the bayonet an Austrian Division operating at Dukla Pass, The enemy left on the field 500 dead and over 1,000 were taken prisonera.
Fruitless Austrian Attempts,
Further attempts by the Przemysl garrison to penetrate the blockading line were decisively reputeer and the garrison was thrown back to the line of its own fortifications with heavy loss.
No Christmas Day Papers.
Dec 21, 0.30 pm. No aswapapera will be published in Great Britain on Christmas
As Vauclere, near Craonne, the F.each artillery stopped the enemy's artillery fire, also in the Suippe valley.
La Gracie wood-two against La Fontaine dime and one at St. French troops repulsed with success three Girmin artsoke in Hubert.
[in the event of telegrams arriving too late for Insertion on this page they will by found on the Extra.]
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
No Change.
Dac. 21; 2:45 am. Yesterday's evening official statement from Peri says there is no change along the whole front,
Italy Demands Explanation of Turkey..
Dec. 21, 5.30 an.m.
Gazette, the Italian Ambassador at Constantinople has demanded Is in stated from Petrigrad that, according to the Bourse from the Porte an explanation of the movement of 4,000 Arabs, under Tarkish and German officers, against Tripoli; and has threat ened a rupiare of relations, failing a entisfasury answer.
Kaiser's Recove
Jec. 21,530 am. According to a Berlin official alatempat, the Kaiser has come
recovered and En framh
groas slightly on the outskirts of St. Hubert-en-Argonne,
By a very lively attack the Germana succeeded in making pro
The French artillery, directed by information from aviators, Meuse and esverely damaged a third. destroyed two heavy batteries of the enemy.ou the heights of the
TELEGRAMS
OBITUARY.
MR. A. O. JONES.
(Reuter's Service To The Telegraph.")
NEWS.
Interesting war items are givon so-day.
Further notes on the crisis, appear on page 4.
General dows and reports on .. war conditions i. Russia. appear on page 3.
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Club for the period of six months, and that the plaintiffs had under- taken to defray the living expenses of the defendant, his wife, and bia children during big
tay in Manila for the coartet period, to pay him a alary of £50 a month, and to defing his passage from tlongkong to Manila and return.
Apparently all that the plain London. Received Doo. 22. tiffe in the care bad to go upon was The death is announced of the an exchange of cor.espondence famous cricketer, Mr. A. 0. between themselves and Ir Jones.
Bux, while the latter was in
** [Decaaand, who was born on Hongkong. Their first letter to August 16, 1872, played for Bad- him offered him the above in- ford, Noits and Cambridge Uni- ducements but did not state that versity. He frequently placed he was to bex exclusively for the for Englani in Test Matchaa,] Mayrajs Club, Bux in hisreply stated that he was willing to bor for Mr. Casimiro, the president of the Maypaj Sporting Club
The court in hending down the decision says in part
IRON BUX AT LAW.
Wios Case Against a Manila "Club
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Saturday, January 2. A.D.C. presants.“ Snowwhile Royal.-9.15 p.m.
Theatre
"The court is of the opinion Monday, December 28. that the plaintiffs have failet to Iron Bax, the Hoogkeng pogi establish their allegations that G. P. Lammerta Sales Room→→ Auction of Chica and Carios- 1st, on his case against the they had a contract with the re- 239 m Miypajo Sporting Club recently fendant by which the latter Sale of Quarrying Rights-P. when Judge Harvey, of Minila, greed that during the six months W. D.-3 p.m.
rendering his services as a proclusively in the plaintiff spor dissolved the preliminary injauc from and after the said contract tion prohibiting him from be would render his services ex- fessional boxer to any other club ng clab and not in any other than the Mayp Sporting Club, olnb in the cty of Minils or in In the action brought against heroinenadj went to the said Icon Box for breach of costrao of It is therefore the order the plaintiffs in the case stated the ecurt that the pre that the boxer had entered into s junction imbed in the contract with them on his arrival December 5, 1914,bs and the same from Hongkong, to not as a boxing is hereby dissolved with instymeter ni the Maypajos, Costs Zerest the plaintiff..
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