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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
INTERRUPTING TURKISH COMMUNICATIONS.
Londen, December 29. The great Chikaldir Bridge, mentioned in a communique yesterday, was the most vital link of the Bagdad Railway. Its destruction means the interrupting of Turkish communica tions towards Mesopotamia and Syria and the cutting off of supplies from rich provinces.
INTRIGUE AT ROME,
London, December 29. "The Times" Rome correspondent rereals machinations of ex-Premier Caillaux at Rome, where he was promised that Germany was disposed to treat France generously and compel Austria to great Italy practically all her national aspirations, provided that Germany should have a free hand in dealing with Russia and the Balkans. The whisperings of M Chaillane fall on deaf ears at the hint of drastic Gar- ernment action, which nipped the intrigue in the bud
CANADIAN WAR ESTIMATES.
Ottawa, December 29," Parliament has been summoned for January 18, to pass the War Estimates before Sir Robert Bordon's departure for London.
RUMANIAN NATIONAL' MINISTRY,
London. Droomder 29." Following the example of the Allies, Rumania has formed
a National Ministry, which includes the prominent pro-Ally M. Jonesen and several supporters.
THE PEACE QUESTION.
Lutun, D cember 29.
Despite rebuffs," German agents at Washington are frantically working to induce President Wilson to support the new idea of a meeting of Neutrals at The Hague in January.
The proposals are regarded as another development of the German campaign to belittle the Allies.
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London, December 30,
It is expected that the reply of the Allies to the German Note will be published this afternoon.
Later.
The joint reply of the Allies to the German pease note was to-day communicated by the French Government to the United States Ambassador at Paris. It begins by stigmatis- ing the proposal as illusory and protests strongly against the two material suggestions of it, namely the professing to throw on the Allies the responsibility for the war and proclaiming victory for the Central Powers. Both assertions are untrue and such claims alone are suficient to render sterile all attempts at pegotiation. The Allies are as strongly devoted to peace to-day as they wore in 1914, but after Germany's violation of solemn cogagementa, Germany's promise is not a sufficient foundation on which to establish the peace she broke The mere suggestion without a state' meet in terms that negotiations should be opened is not a pesos.offer and Germany's putting forward a sham pro- posal lacking all substance and precision is less a peace offer than a manœuvre. It is founded on a calculated mis- interpretation of the character of the struggle past, present and future.
London, December 30.
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Lord Curzon, in the course of a letter to the Primrose League, says: We all pray that this war may be the last, but the end is not in sight. Although there signs of exhaustion in many quarters and pesos kitee are. Bying, neither side has obtained "ä ponderating decision, and it seems, likely that the war will last well into another year; but we must not faltor, since a petched up pesca will mean our immediate moral humiliation and our ultimate destruction.
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DESTRUCTION OF RUMANIAN OIL WELLS.
Am-terdam, December 29.
The German papers are most furious on learning the thoroughness of the destruction of the Rumanian oil wells, which a German staff officer, writing to the “Koelnische Zakbang,
‚” describes as being so terribly and wild that “it surpasses everything that has hitherto happened. "Every- thing that was ruinable was ruined.
THE BALKAN STRUGGLE.
London, December 29. Despite Germen boasta, it is evident that the Germans paid dearly for the capture of Rimnicul Serat, r
The Bussian forces were merely semed to gain time to
prepare for resistance on their principal line.
The Germany had to send division after division to the laughter in order to gain what turns out to be a mers Pyrrhic victory.
London, December 30.
A Russian official report, received by wireless, says (— The enemy occupied several heights in Oituz Valley.
We are consolidating ourselves northward of Horsha, and cast and south of Bosmera, i
The enemy continued his obstinate attacks north-east of Binniksem, mainly along the railway, captared Bordestshi, and pressed ua back near Zaisetzl.
We heavily repulsed attacks southward of the Danube.
London, December 30,
A German official report received by wireless slatek ------ On the Transylvanian frontier mountains we entered the enomy's positions, and, despito strong counter-attacká, push- ed ahead, taking 660 prisoners.
General Mackensen is pursuing the retreating enemy along the whole front between the mountains and the Danube.
GERMAN INTRIGUE IN CANADA.
L'ndon. D'ember 29, Seven employes of the Quaboo Arsenal have bona arreste
ed on a charge of stealing nickel.
The authorities believe they are now on the track of the whole plot of the diluit export of Canadian nickel to the United States, which has been engineered by German-Amer- icans at enormous cost.
Three sons of nickel were found packed in whisky osaks.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1917.
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THE INDIAN STUDENT PROBLEM.
London, December 29. The Report of the Indian Students' Department, for the year ending June 30, myi that on the whole ths record of work done event under the restricted opportunities of war time, is encouraging to those responsible therefor;` ́and. the growing tone of cordiality and friendliness among Indien students in Great Britain is unmistakeable. If may be said that the influence which made the misunderstandings have diminished, and that the real objects of the Department are better appreciated and that commonsense and good humour prevailed. It concludes by stating that it may well be that the only permanent solution of the student problem. lies in the building up in India of universities, industries and institutions adequate to give all her sons all the training they require; but that day is yet far of. Meantime, it may fairly be said that there is now no serious difficulty for Indian studente in England which cannot be overcome by perseverance and encouragement on the part of those who wish to serve them and on the part of students by good conduct and good will.
The Report says that the record of the Indian Advisory.............. Committees, especially that of Bombay, is encouraging, and emphasises the importance of their work. Since it is chiefly in India that the student problem will be solved, so effort should be spared to strengthen the Committees and populariso their labours and make them yearly more representative and more efficient. The Secretaries should be heartily sap- ported by the Provincial Educational Authorities and should be able to rely on the constant help of a small executive of working members, who might well have the co-operation also of one or two representative students chosen from men who have studied in England successfully. It also miggestɛ occa- sional conferences of secretaries and members with ample supplies of information from every centre; and allowances should be made to enable secretaries to travel in their pro- vinces and even to visit England; also the farther utilization of the Indian Press to explain the objects of the Committees and secure the co-operation of the leaders of Indian opinion,
FRENCH SHIPBUILDING.
Pris, December 30.
The Chamber has authorised a State advance of £8,000,- 000 to shipowners for the construction or purchase of ships.
FRENCH NATIONAL SERVICE.
Paris, December 30.
A Bill has been introduced in the Senate providing for the mobilization of civilians between the ages of 17 and 80, for the organisation of national labour in France and her Colonica
THE WESTERN FRONT.
Paris, December 30.
A communique states that the French raided and wreck- ed German trenches between the Oise and the Aisne.
The Germans violently bombarded French positions be tween the Mense and Avocourt
The French frustrated several bombing attacks at this - front.
French aviators bombed different German manitions works, including those at Neunkirchen,
Paris, December 30.
A communique states there has been a quiet day. There was artillery activity on both banks of the Ancre and on the left of the Meuse.
A NEW KNIGHT..
London, December 30.
Mr. Gordon Howart, E.C., M.P., the new Solicitor General, has been knighted.
THREATENED NEW YORK STRIKE.
New York, December 30. Four hundred thousand railway-workers: threaten to strike on January 1st if the operation of the new law ostab lishing an night-hours' day and other concessions is delayed.
AN AIR MINISTRY.
London, December 30. The "Daily Telegraph" states that the Government bas decided to form an Air Ministry with ample powers. The Minister will probably be a Peer,
POLITICAL CHAOS IN AUSTRIA,
Lindon, Deosmber 30,
Political chaos reigns in Austria-Hungary. There are wholesale resignations sad dismissals of prominent men gen erally regarded as responsible for. Abstria's phrioné condi! tion as a satellite of Germany. The chief victim is the Dictator, Count Tizza; who will crown the · King: to-morrow but will probably retire after that event.
A MEDICAL PRONOUNCEMENT. ›
~*~*~* Londoo, December 30, Experte of the London Hospital have announced that after investigations extending over several yours they have decided that syphilis is not hereditary. They are of opinion that the child contracts the disease from the mother after birth.
THE GREEK CRISIS.
Paris, December 30.
The Foreign Affairs Commities of the 'Chamber an- nounons that it has received information fixing the responsi bility upon King Constantine and the Greek Staff for the eviate of December 1st, thus demonstrating the necessity for energetic action.
SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S DESPATCH. ·
Londen. Desember 30. The papers warmly praise General Sir Dongles Haig's matter-of-fact statement and contemat it with General Hin- denburg's vague gonoralition.
The opinion is expromed that nothing but an aberration, in the strategic sense, by the now War Cabinet, "can" sava the Germans from a sound thrashing in the Spring
The papers regned the despatch as ample explanation of the German praga lugar,,
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