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310X 日三ÿ月一十年卯乙
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1915
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THE SILVER MARKET.
FBENCH CRUISER DESTROYS MUNITIONS' FACTORY.
Arglo-French Artillery Silences Enemy Gun”,
AMERICA'S SECOND NOTE TO AUSTRIA.
[Reater's Service to The "Telegraph.")
THE RECRUITING QUESTION.
THE ANTI-COMPULSION MEMBERS CONDEMNED
DEATH OF SIR JOHN RHYS.
December 19, 1215 p.m.
The death of Sir John Boya is annoncond
THE SILVER MARKET.
PROBABLY SHORTAGE ON THE CONTINENTS/
December 19, 12.15 p.m. Messe Montigas say that the silver report has a robust sppearance. The market has been somewhat belied by the sales on account of China Purchases
for are still being made home Cottage bat
Intl. Probably there will be a shortage in the Continental demand. Hess while there is an insuficient competition to animate the market, *ven though America is only a small seller.
there
THE FORD PEACE MOVEMENT.
A Reuter correspondent says that the Ford Pace 8ip has left Kirkwall for Christiania.
GREICE AND THE BALKANS.
THE GREEK MOBILIZATION.
December 19, 12.15 p.m.
General Sarrail is quoted by a correspondent, as having mid-
THE FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS.
(Renter's Service To The Telegu,ph."
Received December 18.
The rumour that Mr. McKvana
The Dardenates the organisation of the entrenched camp at will succeed Vi count Hardinge Salonica continues.
THE FRENCH RETIREMENT.
December 19, 12 15. p.m.
Renter's correspondent at besʼquarters in the Balkans describas the final phase of the French retreat se masterly. A tem bilgenai was established B Gradetz where tera was sevare fighting and where there was an enormous accumulation of stores. Bolling stock. Heavy gand were sent to the rear before the retirment of the troops had begun The French last three hundred yards of frenchand the advance line wavered bat the mearallie and hold their ground. Further in the rear, while the bridgehen iramined inter, when the troops ware ordered to retire. Their left which was the
most valcerable, was strengthened and the retret to Gergeli was carried out without further loss 83 was. Tas stacuation of the hospitals and stores at Gerbali, which has been a bag. The fog delayed the retirement for forty eight house, but the movements were carried cat normalls. All the attacks were repulsed. Altogether the French lost two thousand killed and wounded in the retirement.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
STEAMERS SUNK.
December 17, 5.05 p.m.
The It dian steamer Port Said, and the British steamer Leven- Events will find us ready to resist any attacks. Meantime, the pool have been sunk. The crew of the later were rescued. Greek mobilisation continues, indicating that the Government is alive to any contingener that may still be dragged in to the con-
fier. "December 18,105 pm..
Numerous members of the House of Commɔns, Usionist, Lib- el and Labour alike, express their resentment at the forty anti-compulsion members for waiting on M. Asquith. Ther consider that is was an outragons" brese of privilaga;" especially siber the Premier had given his word to the married me. The modersis Liberais affirm that nobody has any right tɔ vy to anticipate Mr. Asquith's statement. His pledge was seriously meant and will be honourably carried out. Single men should enlist at once.
FORMAL PROTEST.
December 19, 12.15. p.m.
A Reuter ga states that Greece has addressed to the Eatente a formal protest against the fortification of Salonica.
EXPECTED BETTER FACILITIES FOR THE ALLIES
** Decembar 19, 12.15 pam Renter's correspondent at S Jonica says that a prominens Greek The Conservatives and
Labourites describe the official has arrived, with a view of assuring better railway and tele- deputation as a big mistake. They do not believe that the over-graph facilities for the Allies. (ment would give in to the slackers.
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MR. ASQUITH WILL KEEP HIS PLEDGE,
December 19, 12.15 p.m.
Lord Darby speaking at Bolton said Mr. Asquith will keep his pledge both in spirit and letter with pracucally the whole country behind him.”
*THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
FRENCH SUCCESS IN ARTOIS DISTRICT.
December 19, 12.15 pm.
A Paris correspondent states that a general bombardment is most "intense în Artois, where aerial torpedoes are in use. The French blow up German ̈ wheeled transport in the neighbourhood, of Chanluca
· ENEMY BATTERIES SILENCED.
December 13, 5.40 pim.
A Paris communique states that there had been an intense- bombardment of the German trenches in the region between the Somme the Oise, and Soissoɑns, in Rheims the enemy's batteries in the latter district were silenced.
ALLIES ARTILLERY SILENCED BY HOSTILE GUNS,
December 19,12,15 p.m.
A despatch from Renter's correspondent in France statee that the day has been generally quiet, as it was missy it was unsuitable to the artillery, but the Anglo-French artillery has milenced the hostile guns north of Ypres.
GERMAN SECRET SERVICE AGENT ARRESTED
300 HORSES DROWNED IN NORTH RIVER
December 19, 12.15 pm. Reuter's correspondent at New York says that Paul Koenig' stated to be the head of the German secret service in the United State and Richard Lyndecker have been arrested on a charge of conspir aero blow up the Welland Canal. Five hundred hores bave been drowned in the North River owing to the sinking of a barge, which was possibly scattled by German agents.
INDIAN AMBULANCE CORPS FOR EUROPE.
* December 19, 12:15-
p.z. Renter's correntondent at Durban reports that a contingent of
Indian smbuisnes corps is iesting for Baro
THE IRISH UNIVERSITIES.
CRAVEN SCHOLARSHIPS WITHDRA WN
December 19, 12.15 pm. The changed conditions at the univaraitis are, allested by the examiners in Ireland, for the Draven Scholarships, declining to award them, ba: Rajari sa1 P. Dat have been¦ honourably mentioned for their work in the examination.
FRENCH TORPEDO ACTIVITY. -
TWO GERMAN HYDROPLANES CAPSIZED.
December 19, 12.15 p.m... Paris naval comminique'says that a torpedo boat pursued two hydroplanes resting us the water near the Outrated Bank. One of them escaped and the other, which was hir, was captured with two naval man."
GERMAN FACTORY
DESTROYED BY FRENCH CRUISERS
December 19, 12.15 p.m. A Trench cruiser bombarded and entirely destroyed Ger- man war material in a factory at Haifs.
AMERICA AND AUSTRIA
THE SECOND NOTE.
December 19, 12.15. p.m. telegram from Washington says that President Wilson is draiting a sound Note to Austria, which it is expected will be des patched in a few days. I understood that the Note asks for an im- mediata zaply and to clearly ziste the consequences if unsatisfactory,
THE AMSTERDAM SENSATION. APPEAL AGAINST ACQUITTAL
December 19, 12.15 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam saye that the Public Pre secutor kan aled against the sequittal of the Editor of the
"NOTHING TO REPORT:
December 18, 12.15 pm. zunique states that there is nothing noteworthy to
PERSIAN AFFAIRS,
NEWS AS TO BRITISH RESIDENTS.
December 17, 505 pm.
The Russians have occupied Hamadan, pad are approaching Kum. The Rasiza Consals are stated to "hava lait Karman for Bandarabbas. The British Colony at Shifazie stifl in captivity, and there is no news of the British Colony at Yvzl. The British colony at Sultanabad has been released.
GOVERNMENT'S, FLIGHT.
December 11, 6.25 pm Is it reported from Teheran that owing to the advance of the Ramians the Government committes as Kam has fed to Ispahsn.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
GERMANS CONCENTRATING AT ST. MIHIEL
December 17, 5.30 p.m. According to Renter's correspondance at Amaterdag the latest Garman report states that the Germans are concentrating at 82. Mibil, but there is growing evidence that not only are the Germans active, but that undoubtedly the enemy mast throw new forces, especially artillery, into the West, where the superiority of the Allied guns is wrecking the German trenches, and the morale of the troops.
ENEMY'S SMALL BOMBING ATTACK.
December 18, 12.45 p.m.
A despatch from Headquarters in France states thai, last night, the enemy msdes small bombing attack on our line aboa: tas quarries north of Loos, but they were easily repaised. Thera has been artillery activity the whole day long, especially north of Ipras,
BOMBS DROPPED ON METZ.
December 18, 1:25 am.
A Paris co amanique states :-The cazzoazde has been much more savere along the whole front. The Anglo-French artillery, acting in cone-x, successfully bombarded the enemy tronches in Belgium. Several German batteries in Champagne were also silenced. Two seroplanes dropped twenty beavy bombs on the Hetz and Sablons stationa.
THE RUSSIANS.
NEW OFFENSIVE.
December 17, 5.30 p.m. According to Beater's correspondent as Amsterdam the latest German report states that there is reliable news that the Bassians are also preparing a new offensive,
NEW FISCAL SCHEME.
December 17; 6.25 p.m. Benter's correspondent at Petrograd says that the Russian thousand millions roubles war loan 1 assured of success. The Minister of Finance has drawn up a new fiacal scheme which is expected to produce sa sanusi surplus of 361,000,000 zoubles
contemplated. State monopolies of tea, coffee and matches are
ACTIONS ON-THE LAKEL
December 18 1.05 mm.
A Petrograd communique-reports engagements resulting in favour of the Russian northward of the Lake Dristiaty, sad north-
Dobro, Handreds of Kards were engaged on the north
unity of Lake Van, but were driven so the mountains, Brydend
23 Viceroy of India infea'ared to be without foundation..
OBITUARY,
Eari De La War,
London, Received December 18. The death is announced of Earl
De la War, from rheum stio fever sad pastonis, as Mesian
Mr. Arthur Stanley, M.P. The death is announced of Me.
Arthar Stanley, the Labor M.P.
POLICE OFFICERS SUICIDE.
London, Bevived December, 18. Mr. Charles Batty, Dapasy Inspector of Puties for Beigrum, commuted anicide as Cheltenham
RAILWAY DISASTER.
A TERRIBLE AFFAIR.
Loždon Escsired. December 18, There was a terrible railway accident at South Shielde, à pass senger train, a pilot engine and an empty workmen's train all col- liding in a fog. It is reported that several coaches of the pas- senger train are all right, bat in other the passengers were barn- ed to death.
Exter,
There were heartrening scenes a South Shields. There were 2. camber of women and children. in the front portion of the train, where the carriage-doors were jammed and some were pinned by their legs.
Saddenly the gas exploded, the et tao carriages burst into flames, and most of the occupants are believed to have met with an
awful fate.
The rescuers did their. atmak, attracted by this cries of the in- jured, and medical sid, vas soon on the scene.
It is reported that twelve were killed and many injured.
CORRESPONDENCE.
[The opinions expressed by the correspondents are not ascess* arily those of the "Honghor
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