THURSDAY, DECEMBER Š1, 1914.
BY
TELEGRAPH.
BY TELEGRAPH.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
THE PROGRESS
THE WAR.
OF
THE FIGHTING IN POLAND
AND GALICIA.
THE UNITED STATES NOTE
TO GREAT BRITAIN. «
NO CAUSE, FOR UNEASINESS.
THE FIGHTING IN POLAND AND GALICIA.
Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
ITALY AND ALBANIA.
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LONDON, Dec. 30.
A message from Rome states that the Bersaglieri ginent has landed at Valona... They wem received by the Italian Admiral and Consul, and also local nath - no were marched to the town headed by Italian and Albanian Bage, the inhabitants cheering. One battalion was sent to Canina and another to Arto, both places in the vicinity. Another remains at Valona..
SCOTTISH LETTER.
• (Frona Our Dùn Correspondent.)
EDINBURGH, November
POOTBALLERS AND THE' ARMY,
THE CHINA MAIL.
WHAT AMERICA THINKS MORE HONGKONG CON-
*THE OFFICIAL AND THE
UNOFFICIAL VIEW.
TINGENTS TO BS FORMED.
"Mr." "A. E. W... Mason, the famous desited that further contingents for the Hi. Hæcellery the tiover has novelist, who was Eiberal M.P. for Coven-
bry from 1900 to 1910, has been to new service battalions may be sent America with Sir James Barcio; on an hon at the experisa of the Colonial Spolicial mission, with the object of furermons, the first pontingent to mil ensuring that the case for Great Britain effectively presented to the judgment of the
l will not be carried out about 1th January, The enlistment of American poeple. Ate. Misang has now returned to Leadon and in the following in the Colony, bat after being malically article ho shows what the people of the sundial by militaryelile United States think of the war--and of fund finally weepted by the A.A. and Germany,
Isticially, Amuriva takes no side in the they will be required tas sign a war, and its seeroient persistently that they will carry out their inten recommends an attitude of neutrality to tion of enlisting in arrival ja England. the American public. But it has not Aceptance for any 'corpentlcë than in stopped there. It has unforced special fantry is not guaranteed."
egulations to prevent a public asprsion
of sympathy on one side or the or her and Pussage is granted trous Hangkong these regulations are very signideset. Futwards on Applicants from west instance, no allusion to the war are allow stutibay will have to find their own way ed on any stage: in the picture theatresto Hongkong, and if net accepted, will which have so immoned a popularity not les given returu passages. Applirants throughout the Cnited States, the
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own
Any who by son of their equ
not able to attend between the hous stated should inform the DAA.
url Q.M.. by letter.
exhibition of war Blass has been together should wand British parentage other stopped ; and, in New York, the inhabit. natiosities cannot be accepted. Return ants have been arged by the Commissioner park Hongking after was are pot of Police not to enter into discussions with guronte either by f'olonial Covernment The Heart of Mhi-Lothian are showing stages in front of the good example to the professional players outside the pawspaper offices,
| telegraph boards
or Military Authorities, of Association football. Eleven members
These
regations toll
their
Applicate should attend Ary at the of the club teams have joined Daw tale: In spite of the neutrality of the Boven Road: Military Hospitut for medi- batalion of the Royal Scots now being Government, the citizens of the United entspation. A medical officer will be formed in Edinburgh.-six of the first XI.States have taken sides t
to such a tane that all to attest to them daily between 11 and fire of second XI. and several other stranger might easily believe they were, and 13 hoon. but Wednesdays, Satur members are stated to be "swithering. combatants themselves. It is the strangest | Their action will do something to ramcve axperience for an Englishman in these days, and Sundays should be avoided as the reproach deservedly cast on profez times to leave New York behind and come far as possible. After medical inspection sional ranks that they have not done to London. For if he looks at the sartaco applicants should attend at the Office of their duty to the New Army a life of the streets. London has the air of thui ... and Q.M.G., "A" Block, & matter of fact, until last night scarcely one prominent professional, fontity of detached spectators, New York that
wh so vital intrusts are at stake. Victoria Baricks, with their medical baller bad enlisted for active service This To anyone feast from that journey sersertificates for ensilment, any time sp Foar the Hearts have done particularly the Atlantic, it seems imposible to believa to 4 pat well from a playing point of view; they are that men have left battleline at four in easy leaders in the Scottish League and are the morning and taken their luncheon at a the first favourites for the Fing." Their club in Fall Mail. It must be, one would chases will naturally be seriously dis- think, that the war is being waged upon counted should the other Lorde teams the other side. For nothing at the romain at full strength. But will thes wat is Iked thero. nothing other teams be able to do so! It is war is read. var the frost of the 'but the doubtful.
The clubs in the West and "Naw York
Herald" Office in Broadway North will certainly be affected by hangs a huge coloured map of Europe, thir lead from Edinburgh; some of them whoreon day by day the positions of the must follow it. Whatever the result opposing armies are marked by Bags. By the Edinburgh club need have no fears the side of the map fresh telegrains aro abont the future. It will be more popular posted as they conie in, and in front of A Petrograd communique announces various small successes against the than ever. It will take a position which them, from morning to night, there stands Germars in Poland, with the capture of machine guns Also a great success no possible Longue honours could give runa esger crowd, which reaches out across against the Austrians, and Russian troops crossing of the river Nida, storming however, Wil not to immediately affectell. the New York Times" tice at eleven
playing strength of the digi
the street and blocks the team rails. Pass two Birengly fortified villages and capturing forty officers and 1,700 men. As lou expected that mains in the n'clock, when the last balletin is pasted up,
the battalion us tho Generally there was progress in the first half of December (old style); and the city, it Russians hore captured 50,000 Austrians.
leara
of ghseato and you would think that you had come will be given for Longaa engagements spon an open-air potitial meeting-with Although the
of attitude towards interruptions from the audience. change of recruiting was practically forced apan the club by public pinion, the shareholders
L deserve some credit for the way to which they the situation.
face
The msg states that for some time the club had felt that something must be done for their Lecause of the shower of abuse that was being mined on them and employe their brother professionals." And even though the directrira know that they will suffer serions haancial loss--they have just built A. new spand at a cost of £11.000,- they have resolved to pay their professionals half wages while in the Army, and full wages as long as they are able to meet their
LONDON, Dec. 30, 11.05 p.m.
BAN ON ALCOHOL IN RUSSIA.
LONDON, Dec. 30.
A chessage from Petrograd states that an order has been issued prohibiting the sale of all alcoholic drinks, including beer, even in the first class restaurants and clubs.
(British Foreign Office Telegrama,}
GERMANY'S DEFENSIVE _ORGANISATION.
An official note issued at Paris states that on the capture of German trenches in the region of Perthes the spoils included two quick-firers, soversi siege and other heavy guns, and one bomb thrower. This shows the German defensive organisation.
GERMANS INVASION OF ANGOLA.
A Government communique issued at Lisbon says that the Portuguese Colony of Angola - has been invaded in the direction of Naulila by a forca of 2,000 Garmani. The Portuguese troops retired pending the arrival of reinforcement.
ANOTHER SPLENDID GIFT FROM INDIA.
Home witia complete staff and equipment for 6 Indian officers and 50 sepoyz His Highness the Mabarajah of Gwalior has offered a Convalescent
in the East Africa Protectorate.
His Majesty's Government has accepted the offer.
GERMANY HAS NO
"HUMANITARIAN CONSIDERATIONS."
As showing the spirit with which Germany wages war the following statement by Count Reventlow is instructive: The successful issue of the war for Germany depends on her carrying it on without mercy, and being unmoved by any humanitarian considerations."
MOSLEM LOYALTY IN EGYPT.
A letter has been received from the chief British Moslems expressing joy at the new regime in Egypt and assurance of the complete co-operation and loyalty of British Moslems against all enemies of His Majesty.
ougagements.
SYMPATHY WITH THE ALLIES, - Feeling rens deep and strong about this War in the United States, and amongst the American-born. ninety per cent. of it runs ons way. It runs in sympathy with the Allies, and prays for their success. Support for Germany, of course, there is-it Would be stapid to deny it. The big handling Drei ad einmal."
THE CONSCRIPTS' REFRAIN.
The transport on a big scale of German troops from the western theatre of war to
the
east is now prosceding Router
Oh, waitz us round once sonic, Willie.
Again, agaio, again.
You've twirled us thro' Prussia,
Twixt Belgium and Russia. And Poland and Alsace-Lorraine. We far it's beaming exceedingly plain, That Someone has got the Reverse
the brain,
And you'll waltz us roand onco quin.
Willie,
In vain, in vai in Taip.--(Globe).
15
with which Hermann Ridder sanconced in Germany. The New York Times" bound the "New York Staats-Zaitung" the sinking those two presentments together in an of the three British cruiset, was recited invaluable juxtaposition, and sold them as rapturously hero and
there, especially if there were English ears to hear. But then Supplement. A hundred thousand cap. New York a few years ago was the secades of that Supplement had been sold many Gornian city in the world. Chiengo and the United States as nothing else could
weeks ago, and it has moulded
opinion Some sing of French and Joffre and some German money is plentiful. But, evou so.documenthe completu correspondence
St. Louis are fail of Germans now and have do e Against the evidence
once of that of Jellicoe, And some of those who offer to fight would expect,, look in whatever quarter and the seagre, ex parte statement from the German cut much less ice than you with the Chancelleries apon the English side But of all your khaki heroes there's noņe
against the foe,
you will
of Count Bernardorf and the the Germans all the child-like fabrications that can compare
astater
الله
OUR FOOTBALL HEROES,
With the Rangers, Celta. Hibs, Clyde, or German right wing, the nowap pers would leration of Dr. Beruborg hava striven
Queen's, or Aberdeen 01 Agr.
Then here's to the gallsat arty,
With the Hesita all at their bead,
play to the last of their
blood
Who will
and broath Though the rest of the land lie dead: Then here's to the gallant army Who will play to the very gates of Hell
In which no horcea fall, With a ten and six penny tall. There's some fools fight for glory, and
sume to keep us free.
.
And some for love of country-but you bat
that's not for me..
For Kaiser Bill may whack us, and devil
the bit I are,
In September, daring the weeka when the Allies were trying to covelop the plead solemnly for neutrality in their leaders, and hatter Von Kluck regularly Universities are practically solid, and that four o'cook in the afternoon. The is remarkable for more than one reason. During the
ressons for this war are to be found in in vain. America has no doubt that the German gread for other people's colonics, in German lust of domination and vanity of in German economic dificulties at home,
Taco the last years the reistians between the German and American Universitica WHAT DERMAST STOCEST WOULD "NEAT. have been very closa. Interchangeable it has recognised no lean clearly was. Icerureships have been established. The German saccess would mean. Our ideals Kaiser and those in high places in Prussia are so utterly opposed to those of Germany has been at paina by personal courtesies fat we can only have one view, I heard sa really to woo the American professors who American declare in a train. And have visited Germany. And, finally, since the truth.
that is the war began, an energetic campaign stands for so much of what the rulers of America, like Great Britain, which, taken in conjunction with an absence therefore she cannot sympathise with the directed with all that attention to detail Germany despise. She believes in liberty;
here to Prussian theory. That (Bernhardi, 43)
the
If bol only let the League ga on from of imagination, we are bear policy, No people is so little qualified sa
Aberdeen to Ayt.
For so long at the good old game's to the Then here's to the pick of the nation.
To Pais!
Painley and Dundee,
front.
Then the Front will not see me And here's to the Hower of our athletes,
For ever crowned with fame, Who faithfully stood by the Ecottish League
And gave us out weekly game.
know a characteristic of
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And what has born the result? Out Constitution." She has been from the first whether in a Parliamentarian or Republican
of the nine handred professors in the
Universities of the United States, not more than twenty-five, acending to the estimate of one of them, a man almost as well-known on this side of the water as on that, and not more than ten, according to the estimate of his chief, have declared them selves on the side of Germany. And of author of a rather stodgy life of Napoleon. these ten, one, Professor Bioane, the
long letter in the "New York Sun" at who, under a pro ecce of neutrality, wrote tacking the Allies, bas, if rumour can be Why, what the deuce are we to do il foot-trusted, been busted from his university."
ball isn't played ?
I read a willy letter from a chap that's at Who said that while the war was on the
the front,
by gosh, I thought him nervy-and the
game should get the shunt. beggar getting paid-
(Chorus from France.)
(You could come yourself to the army. Don't you tear the bugle and drum You could come yourself to the Army, And we can't win till you come.)
Coma myself to the Army i
Well, herr's an offer to you :..
fore she cannot agree that Courts of Arbitration "giving the weak mation the some right to live as the powerful and vigorous nation representa presumptuons encroachment on the natural laws of de velopment." America as with Great Britain, the grest
(Bernhardi, p. 84).
With
The very intakes which Germany has recruiting sergeant is the Casualty list incompatibility of German and American made about British power show the utter ideale, To the Germans the British Empire was decadent and nerveless because they could not understand the idea of a willing brotherhood of free people. But to America no conception could b
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Thus it has come about that so min
that so many there islands, friendliness would not mis. British as they have ever done infere. THE UNITED STATES NOTE TO GREAT BRITAIN. Macpherson-Grant of Ballindalioch, is the is tobe 10membered
The death is announced of Sir John
lead them into condoning
it We have sunk a cruiser," an Americ bered that, except in Virginia was heard to say do the day ibd ein was age of 51. Of inte' years and particularly and the South, a sense of the soil in not very torpedoed. And yet another ad to mo since the tragic death of his wife at the end she can make a home in a foreign country that we are not at your side
strong in the American. He, and particularly here of January through a burning accident, Sir
#here are may.cf us who feel ashamed Jola has been in indifferent health. Tail, and accept the new environment with fighting out battle as well as your
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Losbox, Dec. 30.
The New York papers comment in the most moderate terms on the American Note.
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On the top of this deep antagonism of he was a typical Highland gentleman, and Luthor civil'se than the member of any The Evening Sun says that Great Britain's enemies interpret an wore the flighland drees. He spoke Grelinquality gives him a great power of detach. Malinen, the public expserains of the doctrine race. And this particular principles came the barau gof Lourain arul indication of hostility to Great Britain, but such interpretation is foolish fisently, and was well versed in Northern policies of other uations He has been at rities which flowed from it. We thought in estimating the actions and the affrightfaloess, and all the vile barie- and vicious.
music and poetry. As Macpherson of The Post says that there is no question of but simply Invereschie lie was chief for a question of vigilant safe-guarding of neutral rights.
"We have. DOTS of the Clan Grade Desog Always one examined what will be the result for sivilis-civilisation." Thus a well-known Senator panent part in the war Ho has studied its origin, and he has.We know now that you are fighting for doubt of the reasonable and friendly, judgment of Great Britain."
of the most enthusiastic attenders of the ation and the world of the triumph of the The London papors comment guardolly on the American Note autumn meetings at Castle Grant, Ballic Germans and of the victory of the Allies poko, and his words fairly sum up the attitude of the american citizen towards pending the receipt of the full text. They express confidence that the dalloch, Rothiemurchut, or other of the He has found answers to these questions, the war, Americans do not mean to deny the Allies fair play in an unprecedented was, of course, specially interested in the
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his firat public utterance after his acerreitschke, Professor Cram, have been cotton crop, and cannot easily dispose of it.
sentimental vaporings of that would be far-flung war. It has, too, sign to the title, ba said it was his detexed at tissit poper valize in Amories Bat it dies not want a patched up mination
the black
#sing this he did they have not been here. And, above trace, which will mean w.Lis siga success,
We took the British Wille Book has heen comments than ever, a still heavier bur grost practical interest argineering Pised with the companion White Book of den of tasation upon all the world, Losons, Dec. 80
having served an apprenticeship & New
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