WAR TELEGRAMS
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THE RUSSIANS.
ENEMIES - BECOMING ALARMED,
January 13,5 55 p.m. Renter's currespondent at Paris says a Petrograd telegram states that in order to cope with the Russian offensive the AustŽANE are recalling fou: divisions from the Balkans, and two from the. Italian front. The Germans are bringing up sight divisions from
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SALURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1916.
WAR TELEGRAMS
JAPANESE PREMIER,
ESCAPES ASSASSIN'S BOMBS.
January 14, 120 a m. Renter's correspondent at Tokio sistes that a mân threw bomba at the Premier, who escaped.
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the Balkans and even the French front is said to have been Embassy in Paris has been arrested as a retaliation for the arrest of The Turkish officiel at charge of the archives of the Turkish tapped. Large enemy reinforcements appeared on the extreme right the French Vice-Consul at Constantinople.
of the southern Russian front. The Austrians are feverishly eraonating Czarnowitz, and the public services and hospitals are being remared to Hungary.
January 14, 1.20 am.
LOYAL AUSTRALIA.
A Patrograd communiqua states that the Black Sea torpedo boats destroyed an ecemy sabmixing off the Anatolian cixset, and
CAMPAIGN TO RAISE ANOTHER ARMY. likewise destroyed two colliers. The enemy twice unsuccessfully attempted to assume the offensive north-east of Czernowitz. We drove out the enemy from part of the trenches which we occupied.
January 14,3 15 mm. The Tarks are endeavouring to fortify positions on the river to raise an additional 50,000 men was opened in the Town Hall. Beuter's correspondent in Melbourne states that the campaign Arkhare in the Caucasus, but have been diapersed. There have Hon. Mr. Hughes said it is not for Australia to criticise the British been encounters with strong Kurdish forces in the region of leaders bat to do its best, namindful of anything else. A motion Ardjtache.
| pledging suppart was carried with enthusisam.
THE TRADE WAR.
WHAT AUSTRALIA IS DOING.
THE ITALIANS.
January 14, 3.15 1.3. A Bome communique reports that there have only been lively artillery exchanges at variona "points. The Italian artillery ought troops revictualling and columns on the march in the Rǝder valley and in the vicinity of Seebach, dispersing them.
NEW LIEUT-GENERAL. --
January 13, 6:20 pm Reuter's correspondent at Melbourne reports that, replying to resolutions, passed by the Associated Chambers of Manufacturers, with the object of preventing Germany regaining Australian trade after the war, the Hos. T. Hughes said it would be incredible folly
January 14, 3.15 p.m. - if victory left Germany in possession of economic opportunities.
Sir Alexander John Godley has been gazetted as temporary The war must be carried out in the industrial field as determinedly Lieutenant-General while commanding an army corps. se the battleId" He had not favoured trade with Germany si
Lieut-General Godley joined the Royal Dublin Fusiliera in
· Buy time.
1886, and saw service in Africa. He was Staff Officer to Gen2. Baden-Powell and Plumer, commandel e Rhodesian brigade, was on the staff at Aldershot, commanding ML. at Aldershot till 1903, Commandant ML. Longmoor 1903 6. M.j.-General of Imperial Gen- eral Staff and G.O.C., Now Zaland forces, 1910]
THE EMPIRE'S PROBLEMS.
CONFERENCE OF DOMINION PREMIERS URGED.
January 13.7.30 p.m.
CANADIAN PARLIAMENT.
*REQUEST FOR EXTENSION.
January 14, 7.25 a.m.:
Speaking at a luncheon, at the National Liberal Club, to Sir George H. Reid, Lord Islington said that he hoped in the course of the year A telegram from Ottawa states that the Dake of Connaught, at 1 conference of Dominion Premiers would be held with a view to the opening of the Canadian Parliament, announced that a resolation deciding the Empire's industrial, economic and defensive problem, would be submitted requesting the British Parliament to enses and that the members of the conference would find it feasible and legislation to extend the life of the Canadian Parliament for a year. agreeable to open the doors to Indis, which contributed her fall The Dake referred to the asfaltering devotion of India and the share in the great Imperial ordeal, and whose interests in the future Dominions in co-operating with Great Britain to achieve common would be so interwoven with those of other parts of the Empire defence and liberties.
no Imperial conference would be complete which did not
Ja, India (cheers). Sir George Baid said that after the war there]
must be a re-adjustment of inter-imperial relations, which must never be the subject of party conflicts. After the magnificent loyalty of our fellow abjects in India, we must be more anxious than ever. to asist in the development of that part of the Empire, as well as every other part sa rapidly as possible.
KAISER'S ILLNESS.
FAMILY SUMMONED TO BERLIN
January 13, 8 20 p.m.
An Italian wireless message states that the Queen of Greece has been summoned to Berlin owing to the Kaiser's illness. Other reports state that the whole family has been called to Berlin.
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THE RE-OPENING SPEECH.
January 13, 9.40 p.m.
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THE DARDANELLES.
KAISER'S GRATIFICATION.
January 14, 7.50 am. Beater's correspondent si Amsterdam states that the Kaiser telegraphed to the Sultan an expression of his great satisfaction over the enemy's evacuation of Gallipoli.
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WAR REVOLUTIONISED,
January 14, 159 21.
Renter's Amsterdam correspondent states that a feature of the
A report reaches Washington that another American has been opening of the Prussian Diet to-day was the absence of the Kaiser. Eilled by Merican bandita, Dr. Bethmann-Hollweg, the Chancellor, delivered the opening speech and said "The Kaiser charged me to open the Dist in his Lame," In his speech he declared that it was the enemies who were responsible for the fact that the peoples of Ezrope were still | tearing themselves to pieces. He proceeded to any that Providence was subjecting the German people to an iron test. Great things had been done, but great things were still required. Then camə bombastic review of Germany's achievements as a prelude to the Ennouncement of snadditional income-tax and other increaseR ME TREE - General Sir John French was the guest at Innabear of the Tab- tion, which was accompanied by a vagus reference to the possibility monger Company, and said in the course of a speech that nobody of some concession as regards popular representation in the Legislas who had not seen could understand how thoroughly war had be- ture. A significant page says the entire manhood was capable come revolutionised. St Evelyn Wood paid a tribute to Viscount. of beating sims and protecting the State. hát the conclusion of the Frecat and told an incidens of how at a critical moment in a cxtán speech he appealed for sustained sacrifice and resolution, saying that battle a shell stamed a trusted General Sir John French bappened what the enemies represent as compulsion is “liberty based on 15 be on the spot, took personal charge of the subordinate army and
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