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TELEGRAMS.
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GERMANY AND PEACE,
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THE PEACE OVERTURES.
Allies Dealing with German Note.
December 27, 5.20 p.m. Beuter learna that the Allied reply to the German Peace Note is being drafted in Paris, and that the Allies sre mutually communicating on the subject.
It is unlikely that official action will be taken in regard to `answering the Amerion and Swim Notse until the German Ñote in
dealt with.
Sweden Addresses Belligerents and Neutrals.
December 27, 5.20 p.m. The report that Britain has received a Swedish Pence Note is erroneous, but it is believed that each a Note is imminent.
December 27, 9.00 p.m. Benter's correspondent at Washington says it is officially announced that Sweden has addressed a peace appeal to the belligerents and Deatrala.
THE BALKAN STRUGGLE.
Germans Claim Capture of 5,500 Russl105..
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December 27, 1.05 p.m.
▲ German communique says:-We have captured 5,500 Bassians within the last few days in the Great Wallachia mountains, south of Bimaical Sarat.
A Bulgarian Communique.
December 27, 1.05 p.m.
A Bulgarian communique says:—Enemy monitors bombarded Tulces.
The retreating Russians destroyed the bridges across the Danube.
At Insores, fighting is proceeding for possession of the bridge- head at Msoin.
German Claims.
December 27, 11.25 p.m.
A Berlin communiqus states;-Breaking through" several Russian positions in the estero scene in the Eastern theatre, the Danube Army forced its way through the enemy front, after bitter fighting, compelling a retreat to prepared position1.
The enemy since September 22 has lost 7,000 prisonera,
THE IMPERIAL WAR CONFERENCE.
Indian Representation Approved,
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December 27, 2.00 p.m. The newspapers applaad the decision that Indis shall be represented at the Imperial War Conference,
The Times says:-"India is to be given a place in the Conference to which ber enthusiastic and devoted support to the Imperial cause in the war entitles her. The extension of the invite- tion to India anggeals that the Government does not anticipate any objection from the Dominions. India has indeed buutre-sed her elsim, already very strong, by the eplendoar of her devotion to the The Governm at now abows that Imperial tie in time of the war.
it recognises her desire and strongly sympathises with her in her logitataand moderate aspiratione.*
made in the cause of freedom,"
THE SALE OF WOOL.
An Army Restriction.
AFFAIRS IN GREECE.
Allies' Demands Being Carried Ont.
December 27, 520 p.m. The Greek Government is still satisfactorily carrying out the Allied demands.
The second Allied Note has not yet been presented,
RUSSIAN MINISTERIAL CHANGES,
Desember 27, 2.00 p.m.
A message from Petrograd states that M. Trepo ha gone to the Imperial Headquarters, I, is understood that his visit is con- nected with important Ministerial changes.
GERMANS CLAIM AERIAL SUCCESSES.
December 27, 11,25 p.m.
A Berlin communique claims the bringing down of nine aeroplanes in the Western theatre of war,
Ma the event of telegrams arṛiving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on an Extra].
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
ITALIANS REPORT A NAVAL FIGHT.
Kme, December 27.
A Naval communique states that several enemy shipe
on the night of December 23 attacked the small guardships. in the Otranto Canal They were seen by French destroyers and a sharp engagement ensued. The enemy fled, pursued by the Allied forces, but escaped in the darkness.
The enemy less is unknown.
A French destroyer and one of the guardships were slightly damaged.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
Great Artillery Activity.
Paris, December 27.
A communique says there was great reciprocal artillery activity in the sectors of Belloy en Santerre and Fanques court. There was an intermittent cannonade elsewhere.
Erglish Secure Prisoners.
-Lindau, December 27, 2 15 a.m. General Sir Douglas Haig reports:We made prisoners of eighteen out of fifty of the enemy who were approaching Les Boeufs, and the machine guns caused heary casualties among the remainder.
We raided positions to the north-east of Armentieres and to the cast of Ploegsteert. Prisoners were secured.
GENERAL JOFFRE'S NEW HONOUR.
London, December 27, General Joffre has been appointed Marshal of France. This is the first time the dignity has been revived since the days of the Empire.
LIFE ON ELEPHANT ISLAND.
Meeting of Belligerents, Proposed.
New York. December 27: Germany has - proposed an immediste meeting of bel ligerents to discule posca.
Germany in High-Minded, Meod. Another telegram from New York states:-Germany'ı proposal is contained in the German reply to President Wilson.
It says that the high minded suggestion made by Pre- ident Wilson in order to create a basis for the establish- ment of a lasting pesce has been considered by the German Government in a friedly spirit.
It thinks the beat way to realise the President's aim. is to hold an immediate conference of the belligerents in a neutral place, adding that the great work of preventing future wars can be begun only after the end of the present struggle when Germany will be pleased to collaborate with the United States in this exalted task.
How Britishers Regard the Mave.
Loudon, D.cember 17. Germany's latest move is regarded as another adroêt attempt to rush the Allies into a so-called peace conference. at any cost with the object of jockeying them into a false position in the eyes of Neutrals; but yesterday night's bomb- shell is unlikely to have the desired effect in America, since Germany, which has porsistently refused to reveal ber peace terme, deliberately ignores President Wälson's appeal to both sides to "place their cards on the table.". Moreover, Germany has violated all diplomatic courtesies by allowing the publication of the Note in Berlin before its receipt än Washington, President Wilson receiving the first news from the journalists.
RUMANIANS MAKE BRILLIANT ATTACK.
Petrograd, December 27.
A communique anys that the Rumanians, in a brilliant attack, re-captured the height in the Kasin River valley on the Moldavian frontier. Fierce enemy attacks on the Rumanian front in the region of Dragoslave were repellent.
The Buznanians counter-attacked and took three machine guns. The Russians repulsed strong attacks elsewhere in- Ricting heavy losses, except in one area where they abandon- ed Filipesti after a particularly magnitary struggle in consequence of the enemy artillery causing a fire.
PRESS HAILS EMPIRE WAR COUNCIL.
London, December 27,
All the papers warmly and enthusiastically welcome the Empire War Council ne a landmark in the history of the Empire and the fulfilment of the aims of the greatest Empire builders. It is hoped also that it will facilitate the Irish settlement.
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OBITUARY.
Bir Jesse Herbert.
London, Emosivad. December 37. The death is snnounced of Bir Jesse Herbert, Kt.
[The deceased, wbo WI poritical secretary to the Liberal Chief Whip and Hon, Trescurer to the Liberal Central Association, was born at leading in 1851. He was a barrister of the Middly Temple, was formerly Profesor of International Law at Canton University and Legal Adviser la the South Chins Government.]
ABYSSINIA.
German Plots Frustrated. Allahabad, Nov. 22nd.--The Pioneer's Cairo correspondent writes giving the following de- tails of the recent affairs in Abyssinia :-In Jars isnt all was arranged for a general msansore of the Entente residents by the low-slam Abyssiniana, who had bien suborned by those agente and by some of the priests and chiefs.
The brawl was started by some natives slows to the Italian"
"Laga tion. The Italian Minister weat to the window to 'was what' wan' the matter. & shot was fired at him, and several more when he 26 on to the verandah. The Legation at rasn cleared this hrawlers on', and the Enperar Y seu personally called the nari day on tho M nister in order to present his apologies.
The Minister'a arus suination was to have been-ths-éignal for a pre-arranged mannacre of the Entente residente, but the danger · was ruslised by all concerned. So the incident had no sequel. The Central Empire agents did not, however, admit defeat, and oh- tained more and more hold over the young Emperor. It appears that be went off to Harrar and there married, a Muslim girl, who
I gained a tremendous ascendency over him and persuaded him to replass various high officials by
He became despised by loading. Abyssinians, who at length, in disgust at his behaviour, held a meeting at Addis Abebs, under the presidency of the Captio
to cli sardine tias. Purgical Central Empires, and in addition
late.
yet over in Abyssinis, and Ras Mikhail, father of the deposed. Emperor, may still make an sitempt to regain the throne for his son.
"Itseemed impossible to live on) "We lived principally on pen-July, there was only four hours' relations, of her own. the spit of land, for the winds going and seal, Seals, however, daylight. were so strong that we could not were very scares owing to an ice **On fine days the meals were rut up a suitable building, and foot forming all round the shore served about the same time, and the low part of the shors had pre- and preventing them from getting after breakisat, if there were any The Daily Mail says that the representation of India by Me Mr. Frank Wild's Vivid Story viva-ly been washed over by the up, and penguine in the soft snow penguins or seals, the men would Bishop Matson, and decided to Chamberlain, and two skilled a (visers from the Evet, will give due
sea. So we began digging the ios were difficult to cato.
kili and skin them, In the after- depose him and replass him by weight to Indian opinion in the War Cabinet, as is only right after the noble contribution which the Indian Army and Princes have Info the offices of the Observe bole in which Sir Ernest, as you
noon they went out for a walk, Princess Zadítu, daughter of For five months at a time on which was always limited to Menelik, with Prince Tafari, mon there stepped a remarkable man have read, left us.
"For three weeks the work kept the island there was nothing to do about a hundred yards the spit of the famous Res Makonnen, The Daily Chronicle says it is right and proper that India be from the world of adventure. represented at the Imperial War Conference, for her intareste are From the story he had to tell, as fairly basy. We dag about 15 We had very low books and no terminating in a mound a band- heir apparent, and in charge of Bat we bad oas banjo, red fest high. The main part of the Government of the country. vitally concerned. Her vast population has remained peaceful and even from bis appearance-hi or 16 feet into a small glacis, or games. loyal. Her ruling chiefs and others have given many touching well-knit figare, his keen eyes, slope. We had got the place and on Saturday nights we always the island was quite insoossible. All in Egypt who know anything examples of devotion to the Empire.
hisshort-pointed beard-hemight almost big enough to live in when had some little sing-song and
of Abyssinian affaire consider the Oar lamp oil was made of deposition of the Emperor Yasu The Daily News says the presence of representatives of Indishare come from the pages of we found there was water running toasted sweethearts and wiver. It besides the Premiers of the Dominions will mark the opening of a romance. For months he was a sub-ine stream-and every is an old custom which we have| new epooh, and that it will be a profound disappointment if it is not the man who kept the flame of blow we gave filled the entrance always kept up on our expeditions. blubber, the oil being poured in as a diplomatic deleat of the decided that at least one of the spokesmen for Indis shall be an Indian. life burning and the spirit of rightup with snow. It would take
hope strong in the little party as half a day each day to get the "The strongest drink for months bandages that had been used for & victory for the Eatents, seeing which was marooned, in Bulanow remoyed.
was tea, and for a long time we the cases of frost-bile supplied that Prinos Tafari is very pro-Ally did not even have that, hot water the wick. The lampe made and has been educated in Coplin Ernest Shackleton's expedition "In the end we found it quite and sugar being the substitute red fame and an awful smoke, shools. At the same time it is Taland. He for we speak of Mr. and we just bed to chance being to each man four times a week, to the Antarctic, on Elephant impossible to make a habitation, Sagar was served out three jumps offering us inducement to sit up feared that all the trouble is not Frank Wild, Sir Ernest'e second washed cf the spit. There we and we used to sare oos of these other made a hat by building two stone allowances for the Saturday night
"In all the months of waiting in command-with ten
we never once lost hops of relief, members of the party, has just walks and laying the boats on them fore and aft, and using the
The confidence of the whole party arrived in London.
The need of patience was the worn canvas of the tents in which
Describing a typical day, Mr. in Sir Ernest Shackleton and his The cook tornad luck was tremendous, and one
A Queer Story. impression from all his experi- we had been living for the roof Wild said: ences which was appermanet ined side. We got this has in out at seven o'clock and anally morning at the end of August, New York, December 18-* his mind. It was a waiting weather-proof condition in some took until ton to get breakfast when we had only three days' Baron Oppenheimer, of the family. zame nearly all the time," head thing like a week. The rool, ready. This meal consisted near-mest in hand and very little else, of well-known London and Paris
The Eadarence was crushed in the jos on October 274b, 1916 ever, was no more than's teetly always of penguin steaks and we saw a ship passing, and knew bankers, who just arrived from December 27, 2.00 p.m.
high, and we suffered for a long pengain lege, the steaks being that our faith was justified.” Europe, has been refused landing The Times says the appointments of the Bohemian Slave, Counts and until April 9th we were time in consequence from stir fried in blabber and the lege
and is being held at Ellia island. Clammartiniz and Chesnain, as Austrian Premier and Austro- the rice-waiting all the time. backs. Nor was the socommoda boiled in water. If it was a hed
That the expedition, despite its No reason for the refuest of the Hungarian Foreign Minister respectively, seem to have an anti-We tried sledging, but the ice tion say too grest. The floor day everyone remained in sleep di as'ers, has achieved interesting immigration authorities has a Magyar and anti-Prussian tendency and are likely to be viewed was too badly broken op: Bost
space was only 18 feet by 12 for ing bage except the ooks, and results Mr. Wild indiosted by yet been appounced.-Manila- ing was equally impossible, be the whole party of 22. Five slept lunch would be served to each saying that "On the voyage in Daily Bulletin. with displeasure in Budapest and Berlin.
cause the ice was not open enough. on the thwarts of one boat and man at one o'clock. Lanch four the Endurance new land was We simply drifted slowly swayiz on the thwarts of the other, times a wook was a biscuit and discovered east of the Weddell to the north about six hundred and the rest on the floor- floor three piece of nugar; two days Sos, near Coats Land; and later, miles. It was the worst time we of pebbles from the beach. avary week it was nothing at all, during the drift in the jos, we December 27, 2.00 p m. Beuter's correspondent at New York states that the Federal "We got to Elephant Island on "Though the party, suffered and on the remaining day it we disproved the existence of what Reserve Board has been permitted to appoint the Bank of England April 9th and landed on the 15th great deal from exposure before but food. If the weather con- has been called New South Green its agent under the American banking lawa.
on & DRITON spit of shore a reaching the island, the only cases tinued bad all hande remained in tend and Marrell Land. Theme This most important development is a radical departure from hundred and fifty yards long-of illness were those due to frost sleeping bags, and dinner, ananda" were probably a large-9.15 existing financial methods, as it practically pieces the American and the only place on that side of the bite, for which eight members had other meat meal, was served he berg, for we drifted right ovar. British Governmente in direct financial enlationship. The first effect island, where we could have to be treated. Endon's fingers tween Ave and six. By siz them and found there from two is expected to be a noticeable decrease in the mes of gold in the landed, for the cliffe rose perpen-ware vary bad, and Black borough o'clook we were generally in bed. hundred to two thousand fathoms
shment of international balances.
dioularly from 8,000 to 5,000 feet. had to have £vs toes amputated. In the mid-winter month. Jane- of water. Momente
December 27.5.56 p.m. The Army Council orders that no wool of the 1916-17 clip consigned to the United Kingdom from Australia and New Zealand to growers' account shall be sold except to the Director of Army Contracte. Persons holding or recoiving stocks are required, immediately on arrival, to furnish persionlars thereof to the anthorities and to sell the wool as directed,
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