TO-DAYS
LATEST WAR DEFORMS
THE ALLIES IN THE WI
GREECE AND THE BALKANS.
VIGOROUS AIR ENGAGEMENTS.
December 31, 1′′am.
ENTENTE RELATIONS. REGARDED AS FRIENDE
"A Headquarters' despatch says" that sixteen of our seroplanee bombed Commines station, together with the railway roe and sheds, Governm
According to Renter's correspondant
Derecerved the Greek prote
Ten seroplanes attacked Hervilly Aerodrome, which" was consi-] Cutello Riso is foundly spirit, aspirin derably damaged. All the machines, in both cases, returned safely. necemuity of war, and only provisional. It is There were twelve sir encounters during the day. One of our meeting of the Greek Cabinet fast night, optimism, machines engaged four of the memy; one of the latter is believed that the relations of Greece and the Extants to have been brought down. Another was damaged - and xil friendly. four were driven off.
Ons of our aeroplanes was brought down as a result of a com bat with two hostile machines. The enemy, during the night, heavily shelled our trenches south of Fricourt, and a few Germana penetrate ed one of our front trenches; but they were immediately ejected. The weather has been fine. Our artillery has been active at various places. Artillery on both sides has been active north of Ypres.
GERMAN GRENADE ATTACK DEFEATED.
*December 31, 440 p.m.
* A Paris communique states that a German" grenade attack was defested in Champagne.
MINING ACTIVITY.
January 11230 jam.
ARREST OF ENEMY: CONSUES.
*December 31.
The Timer correspondent at Salonica ststag families have been arrested by order of General Say Austrzan, Turkish, and Bulgarian consula wikk
been taken aboard a French warship. The four dol
occupied by Allied troops.
at the ad and des quits
in E.
GREECE'S PROTEST AGAINST ARREST OF COULS
Ososmber 31,
According to Beuter's comerbondent at Atin protested against the arrest of Consuls at Baloo describes as a violation of her sovereign rights.
the strictnes
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watch was promote
carried
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for the Colomal troope—but the
"wat jense and exhilarating.
ne basket, be THE “Eáve guiên on both sides were of course scoscient. That is
short of praction, but the Barber-too-mach on his strength, on the fans showed the betterpondition destructiveness of his strong right and th
hand, which he was for ever weking to us with talling eliscs. cane It was a signal of danger. For
An official despatch from Hasdquarters says that the examy has
GREEK „REPLY TO ENEMY PROTEST been sotive mining about the quarries North of Loos... Arte monos ware exploded last night causing some few casualties with alight
December 31, 1 pm. damage to our trenches. No attack was made and the damage is According to Beuter's correspondent at Athens Central. being repaired. There has been artillery activity on both sides about pronate together with Bulgaria and Turkey, båre Enllach, Givenchy, Wytschsete, and St. Julien and an increass plained to Greces concerning the arrest of their Conso of hostile shelling about Armentieres. Our heavy howitzers M. Scoulandia replied that a protest has already "be considerably damaged various points on the hostile” line. London and Pazi
· PRESIDENT'S NEW YEAR LETTER.
January 1, 5,50 a..
"GENERAL CASTELNAU'S CONFIDENCE
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January 1, 18 s.m.
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was quick to realise, and it soOKE became evident that if the Istter could escape it him good all round boring would take him to victory, Berry wanted to win by was cos huge panch: Fox WME COD- the Northern Union tent to go on scoring point by ah man, Gwyn Thomas, point in each succeeding. fallback for the Bachari and his wise policy was the Pfeilinary fince the pre-monnesful.”
of s profesimal mo sa swings by Barry us smsten, team would not be par sous things, but Fos mitted, but quite rightly a special discernment, and speed. dispensation tas been gran ed to work would escape them altoget Northern Union players to take ber or take them when their part in Army foosball.” A Weleb-fonder was almostro spente
According to a Rome telegram General Castelnao, an inter- and formerly a member of Indeed, through the mosllance Hospital According to Reuter's correspondent at Paris President Poss-view, was enthusiastic about the defanos of Balopics
the General's sare, in a long New Year's letter to the troops, dwells on the unshs-
150,000 men. ken ananimity of the country to prosecute the war until victory is achieved. He declares that no compepmise is possible and that say ambiguous offer of peace would merely mean dishonom,
rain and endavement and that any momentary faltering would be ingratitude to the dead and treason to posterity. “The nation which first grows tired will be vanquished, but France will not grow tired.
Nerer had was fizer army or better trained and braver troops, Evarge where I have seen you I have quivered with admiration and hope that you will conquer and that the year now opening will complete the defeat of the enemy and will bring you the joy of victory,
FRENCH OPERATIONS FAVOURABLE...
A
January 1, 4.55 p.m. A Pazis commamque states that there have only been minor operations, favourable to the French.
THE FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS. BULGARIANS SHORT OF AMMUNITION,
Tanusry 11LIO xm espondent at Piria's Valons telegram giment has been "sent to Durazzo. : The
short of ammunition. CH SUBMARINE SUNK.
January 1, £20 am. states that prior to the fight at Darazzo by an enemy cruiser of
TRANSPORT SUNK.
January 1, 420 p.m. maanique & French submarine sankan
HIM THE KAISER.
SUFFERING FROM CARBUNCLES,
THE EVACUATION OF SUVEX 1Y.
CORRESPONDENTS GRAPHIC SEX
the Neath club before going of his defence the Leeds- man 10:30, .m. over in Wigan Group, Thomas suffered comparatively little by appoi was the If the Northern Union punishment. On the other hand, 80. Bara party which visited Australia in Berry, whilst striving all the time ed will 1914
to get in one finishing blow, was There is some docht tot gradually weakened, and his Fiel will happen to accerfoot seconds did the right thing in out due ball #ban Lord Deches recr iting throwing the towel into the ring scheme has brought all the young in the eighteenth ground; For men to the Colours. A though won his victory in splendid style, enquir amongst the clubs, how- and everyone was glad that his, ever, shows that the effect will not science had beaten the misapplied be Tery serious, for- most of the strength of his opponent, then playing are either strendy in the Army or engaged on. Gas-
Jannery IL30 am. Renter's correspondent at the Dardanelia describing the evacuation of Suvla Bay and Anzac, of which was an eye witness, says that the "hale operation was carry out under the | eyes of 85,000 Türks, who did not realise that, theuacuation had
began till-hours after the last nsval beach pees bad dipped ernment work in the big maui- away. All equipment, transport, "and"
tion workshopa... Bez foodhall is
was this ready for service elsewher and nearly alf the store The en
ground all round had the whole of |täzne, emcapt the actual beaches,
Australians was embarking. The bead Bridgs, elara hundred yards; su Wast proportiom close it was
poad sisting of three Ansac divisions and ́s front of 20000
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(st some points It Was Only, 50)
to embark it from benches all of wh Linge of the enemy, some of ou
enemy discovered. . What - sve were dol, he could follow up and compel: a bloody rearguard action th abandonment of the wounded, with all guns, ete still left on xhe.. Errcanton taken, however. Soch Turks as had no inhg fired their neiza daily quantity of shell on Sunday-with a lit ezzi, 18, WM Tomary on Sundays; but they only wounded omaza. Byl on Monday morning practically everybody wall. Partien, who were fetaming the last stagglers, were as
The medical staff, who had been left to tead Lizonaded-
| however, there were nonemeyere also fetchedkisom |igžīts slow piles of provisions which had bee Iming was exploded on the neck between two z
undesirable that the Turks should follow us. | Giacs; the Turks thought that the Australian
só kept up a furious más firing for forty- wada fames shot up from the various ber 1- Pelzol-soaked provisions, but even that did
At day-break the transports ware all began bombarding the beaches, bre sunken zhips, and water tanks, determi | nothing bái firewood. The Tarkent lams wok
bombarding the beaches. They must have and firing at each other. They also has Uhocolate Hill, and Lali Babs, where the They were still doing so when the
mas o'clock
January 15.50 K rdam message says that the Kaiser his returned from a number ✨af virulent "carboncint berto fave been unsuccessful in removing the ing. The Kaiser is in bed and is nursed erin and only receives certain state officials. Es
great depression. The people, olaBerlin the Kaiser is unable to attend the New wildest ramours are being circulated.
HIS NEW YEAR MESSAGE.
January 23, 140 m2
correspondant at Amsterdant the
sage to hisnavy and
máy have failed be
a less than the daily average, shots in no sy intended to hem
were ignorant. It may be said that
single casusity. All gırms were rem
wo worn-out howitzende b Bad-Arad their last shote,
EGYPTIAN PRONTIER FIGHT.
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an hour earlier than st the
of the season owing ta
in the afternoons,
at matches - havo
but there am still a rec
the game, and
BUILards.
belard professioha's zzo all over the locatatry, not too busy to drop One aardely.
wh they
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