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December 27. 1915,
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CONDENSED.
NEW PERSIAN PREMIER; DIPLOMATIC VICTORY FOR ALLIES.
MB. LLOYD GEORGE'S TALK TO TRADE UNIONISTS.
What the Indifference of Workers Would Mean.
HERR BALLIN TALKS OF ENDING THE ARMAMENT FEVER.
[Beater'e Service to The “ Telegraph.”]
WORKERS AND THE WAR.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S STRAIGHT TALK.
British
December 26, 12.15 pm.
AFTER THE WAR.
HERR BALLIN'S VIEWS.
December 28, 149 p...
IN PERSIA.
RUSSIANS DEFEAT PERSIAN REBELS,
December 26, 6.15 pm
The Persian Cabinet hsa falles. and, the Shah has nominated Firman Firasa si Precise.
The nomination of Firman
According to Benter's correspondent, details which have reached Firms as the new Persian Frenzier
Herr Ballin, manager of the Hamburg-Amerika line, publishes Petrograd of the defeat of gendarmes and rebels at Rabstkarim, is a great diplerzstio Victory for
his Christmas wishes in a German newspaper. He says the men sweaty five miles south-west of Teberan, show that the Rastians on the Allies called upon to construct peace will have the foremost task, besides learning at the arrival a: Fabatkerim of a band of one thousand ending a war which had destroyed generations, of simultaneously horsemen under the well-known Emir Khishmet, sent a detachment
Mr. Lloyd George has had a ending the armament ister. They will also have to find security on Tuesday night in order to surprise and destroy them. The that the sanguinary war will not be followed by an economical war Russians found two battalions of gendarmes, fire hundred horse-satisfactory conference with the men and two hundred Bakhtiara holding a fortified mountain Glasgow officials of the Ama'ga- which will separate the nations.
fastness. They were received with a violent fire and, after anmated Society of Engineers, artillery preparation, the whole force attacked and ronted the rebels, one hundred and eighteen of whom wars sabred during the pursuit,
PERSIAN AFFAIRS.
DIPLOMATIC VICTORY FOR ALLIES,
December 25, 10.10 sm. Reater's correspondent at Teberan states that the Cabinet has fallen, and that the Shab has nominated Firman Firma su Premier.
This is a great diplomatic victory for the Allies..
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for lasertion on this page they will be found on the Extral
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
CHRISTMAS DAY ACTIVITY.
December 25, 4.55 p.m. An official despatch from the British Headquarters, France, dated December 24, says activity on both sides has continued to-day? mainly about Ypres.
December 25. 11.55 pm. An official despatch from Headquarters, eye there was normal artillery activity to-day, but nothing noteworthy.
MORE ARTILLERY DUELS.»
December 26. 5.35 p.m.- Mr. Lloyd George in the course of an address to izades-unionists'
According to Beuter's correspondent, the latest Paris communi- was most active in the at Glasgow, said that he had come to submit proposals to them upon whose acceptance depended not only victory, but the arting of 96 reports that the artillery duel numberless lives. I was impossible for him to report through Lombaertzyde region of Belgium and in the Vosges, where the enemy fruitlessly bombarded our positions north of Hartmanns- akilled workman Parliment to the
Army that fused to suspend the rules to save their follow workmen's lives on weilerkopf. Our guns did much damage in Artois and Champagne. the battlefeld. He refused to believe that the British workmen were I patriotic than the French whose devotion and self-sacrifice had enabled France to succesfully withstand the terrible machine, which with the aid of the German workmen bad scored the great vickory over the Russians, but time was vital and help must be given with. out delay.
WAM December 26, 5:40 a.m.) In his speech at Glasgow, Mr. Lloyd George said he came on behalf of the Government and at the request of the British Army to arrange for the manufacture of big guns and projectiler, and he added, “* we need your help.”
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THE RUSSIANS.
*CAPTURE OF ENEMY'S WORKS.
Mr. Lloyd George says all the chaffering about relaxing Trade The following telegrams appeared in our special edition of Union rales is out of place; "you yesterday :-)
cannot haggle with an earth- gasko."
GREECE AND THE BALKANS.
December 23, 7.15 pm Beuter's purrespondent at Athens says that Germany has replied azfavourably to a request from Gresce to parent the Bulgarians crossing the frontier, There are further reports of Bulgarian and German concentrations,
King Constantine is convalescent and has resumed-holding sadiances, though he is much affected by the difficulties of the eimation.
According to Mr. Lloyd George, there have been 308,000 esmal ties since the agreement between the Trade Unions and the Govern ment last March.
Mr. Hoyd Georgs says that on Meanwhile the Allies dis-embarkations continue.
the acceptance of the Government December 24, 140 am- proposals to Trade Unionists de- Beuter's correspondent at Athens states that the Greek pends not only victory but the public are most ancary regarding the possibility of an er-saving of numberless lives. tention of hostilities in Greek Macedonia, particularly re- garding the composition of the invading forces. The Greek military authorities, however, consider that imminent invasion is improbable in view of the fact that the Nish-Urkub railway is in adequate to transport supplies. They consider it likewise unsafe, because the Austro-Germans are not sufficiently strong to hold it against a hostile Serbian population.
AUSTRALIAN WHEAT.
December 23, 7.15 p.m.- According to news receivel from Melbourne the Hon. Thomas. Hughes announced that two hundred thousand tons of wheat has been sold to the British and French Governmer la
LORD FISHER.
December 23, 7.15 p.m. Lord Fisher is returning to London, having an enthusiastic
farewell.
SIR F. BORDEN AND THE WAR.
Herr Ballin, manager of the Hamburg-Amerika Line, pleads- that the sanguinary war shall not be followed by an conomical wa which will separate the nations.
Speaking at Glasgow, Mr. Lloyd George asked & Trade Union in | terapter - whether he would venu toreto Flanders and face 3,000 "British soldiers in the trenches.
Mr. Lloyd George told Glasgow Trade Unionists that it was in- possible for him to report to the British Army that skilled works men refused to ampend rules is save their follow-workmen's livery
Herr Bellin, manager of the Hamburg-Amerika Line, says the men called upon to construct peace will have the foremost tesi; besides ending a war which-had destroyed generations, of simolt ansously anding the symament fever.
December 24 2.05 a.m. According to a messge from New York the Canadian Premier, Sir Rabert Borden, speaking as meeting of the Pilgrims Society, December 25, 11.55 p.m.
said that he was convinced that the war would accomplish an even Renter's Petrograd correspondent asys that some sharp fighting closer unity of Empire. The Mother country and the Dominions
If the workers fail to adhere to is mentioned in the commmmigas. The Russians repulsed an enemy had never before been so completely united in ideals, inspiration
(and earts He said: "I visited many hospitals where men the Government's dilution attempt to capture advanced trenches nest Boozacz, while the Russians in the Baroniches district surprised and captured an from all parts of the Empire were brought into close contact, and programme, Mr. Lloyd George All were 18YS / WO must either tall the each were learning better to realise the idea of Empire.
A soldiers that it is impossible to dste mined to do their duty to the end.” enemy work and held it against desperate ocunter-attacks.
Mr. J. H. Choate, The ex American Ambassador in London, get the guns to win in 1918, or to emphasised the Canadian-American friendship, and the need of tell the Kaiser frankly that wo America preparing for war. He added: "There is no telling how cannot continne. whatever zid we can to our neighbour when the time does come, if toon we may be involved in this war, and it is our duty to render
THE FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS.
When Mr. Lloyd George mentioned that the Committee which proposed the dilution of skilled labour by unskilled labour included seven Trade Unionists, he was interrupted with some cries of, "We don't trust the Trade Union leaders," and when he emphasised the necessity of securing 80,000 skilled workmen for the State munition factories a voice shouted, "You won't get them." Thereupon, Mr. GENERAL CASTELNAU'S INSPECTION OF ALLIED POSITIONS Lloyd George said, "I have come to face 3,000 Trade Unionists; will the interrupter venture to Flanders and face 3,000 British woldiers in the trenches?"-(Prolonged cheers).
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THE ITALIANS.
December 28, 5.35 pm. * According to Beuter's Salorica correspondent, General Castelnan Mr. Lloyd George, after paying a tribute to the French resist (French Chief of Staff) has concluded his inspection of the Allied ance against the German machine and the result of the co-operation positions. He has had frequent interviews with the British and of French workmen, dwelt upon the excellent work he had recently French commanders, to whom he expressed his satisfaction. Gene wen done by women. He said if the men failed to adhere to the ral Castelnau has now gone to Athens, where he calls upon the King. Government's dilation programme, two alternatives remained-
ther to tell the soldiers that it was impossible to get the guns to wable them to win in 1916, or to tell the Kaiser frankly that we cannot continue and that he might let us off with the annexation of
INTENSE ARTILLERY DUELS. Belgium and the payment of an indemnity with a British Colony or two lent: he would certainly demand that Great Britain should
December 26, 3.35 p.m. surrender the command of the ses, and then Great Britain would be
A Rome communique reports intense artillery duels on the completely at the mercy of Prussian despotism'as Balgium was,
Tyrol, Trentino and Carnia fronts, in which the Austrian guns con- Dwalling on the necessity for haste, Mr. Lloyd George mentioned tinned to bombard the country behind the Italian lines. The that there had been 300,000 casualties since the agreement between Austrians hurled masses of rock on one village from the heights, the Tade Unions and the Government last March, and said if the without, however, causing damage. workmen helped thoroughly and quickly this would strengthen their claim on the British people at the end of the war for a redress of
concluded by saying that he wondered if the people re- that this war was a convulsion of nature upbaxving the very of Loropean life, and-sad---"All this chadaring about the cing of rules and customs is out of place. You cannot haggle
SMUNITION MINISTER'S APPEAL.
MR. LLOYD GEORUB AT GLASGOW
Mr. Floyd Geor
setragă had a sufisfactory confer calgamated Society of Engineers - officials and foreme
ever.
*FORD'S ARK
December 24, 6,00 sum,
Reuter's correspondent at Copenhagen states that Mr. Ford has not returned to Amazics, but has merely retired to a samitorium. He rejoins the expedition when his health is re-estäblished.
THE RUSSIANS.
December 24, 600 mm. According to Renter's correspondent at Petrograd, M. Sasanoff in a strong speech to the Badget Committee in the Dams, said that the relations with Greece were now clear, and in consequence there had been the fortification of Balonica: The occupation of Hamadan Kam bad enabled them to " scotch” the German intrigus in Persis. Russia should în fature adopt a firm attitude Persia
He emphatically denied the senseless pesce rumours, and that Basis was determined to conduct the war.
The Committee passed a resolation on roting closer attention to the Pa
Asistic theatre,res
German Missions in India. At the last committee meeting of the C.M. S. it was reported. that the internment of the German missionaries in India laft 100,000 Lutheran Christians in Bibar Without supervision. They almost all pcóc hillmen. schools were handed over by the Government to the Bishop Chote Nagpur, ande and SPG from all Least some eip
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