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FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1915.

BY TELEGRAPH.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

THE

PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

THE SITUATION IN INDIA.

SPLENDID RECRUITING.

RUSSIANS ANNIHILATE

WITH THE BAYONET.

AIRSHIPS ACTIVE IN NORTH FRANCE.

THE POSITION IN INDIA.

BY

THE CHINA MAIL.

TELEGRAPH.

French Stocks stap at 73.25

Havas Telegram, Jan. 6, 6.20 á.m.

We repulsed two attacks in Belgiumil. Our Artillery, abestroyed, and siloneed in the Aisne Valley, and also in the Rheins section, batteries of the "enemy. We progressed 100 metres north-west of Rheitus. In a Berve action in Argonne, we notiek: 300 metres of tretiches." "We repulsed- two vrby vilent attacks, blowing up 600 metros of German trenches aiut Gecupping half of thera. We continued to progress in Fe Protre Woal.

The Russians are doing very good work. The Turks werd decisively defeated by the Russians in the Sargkninich region where four Generala- and an Anny Corps were captured. The Russins routed another Artny | Corps and are pursuing energetically.

(Oficial Telegram from French Goverment via Peking.)

WAR NEWS.

ut, the Hon. E. Harding, sou of the Vicey of Tudin, Mad of mummie at Folkestone but roeth He had been I employed on weannafsifies and had done.

well that his work how? 'bout brought to the notice of Highdier-Gearrul: Kava- gh. iste, was seus to general headquarters far, a town The King gave him a DS). Meanwhile ha was | bulty wonado and died of blood poison.

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warships hitherto at Kiel hare hoon trans- fared to the S-rth Son, Great activity' continues at Kiel, where several thousands of mechanics are employed in constructing mubmarine", waterplanes, and floating bat tarios. There is less activity, however, apne the five Dreadnougats (umiler con struction,

The Borner Tageblatt relates that in the Bavarian village of Baroren 150 Bavarian soldiers who bad taken part in the siege of Antwerp Urank 1,455 litros (one litre is approximately 45 pists) of hear within two hours. "Etch Bavarian zollier thus drank in and figures eighteen pinte within two hours: The Berliner Tageblatt, which is me of the leading organs of Ger- za culture, has no other comment to make than that

was satisfactory to and that Belgian bear was fit for the Bavarias'u consumption.

Circular No. 125 states that the Germans "delivered two attacky in the sand hills' region 'in Belgium, south-east of St. George's during the night of the ich, the attacks being repulsed the following day. Thi French progressed about 100 metres at Cavaliers de Courcy, in the region of Rheins. Very heavy fighting took place in Argoane. The French ugain teak up 300 metres of Gertnan tronches in Lagrurie woods where a slight retreat had been previously reported on the 2nd Fannary. Tro very violent attacks were delivered by parties of the strength of a regiment each, starting from Bagatelle and Fontaine-Madame, but were repulsed. The French blow up 600 metres of German trenches by means of a nine. The Italian Volunteer Regiment commanded by Colonel Cabaldi vigorously attacked the breach thus opened and took 120 prisoners including 12 non-commissioned officers, also a machine gun and jone caisson, Chief Adjutant Constantine Gorabni. the Colonel's heather, was killed during the attack. A French battalion of infantry afterwards occupied and retained B00 metris of trenches. French artillery destroyed three machine guns, inticting very heavy losses on the Coringa of the public, from Johr ()'Grant's to hans, in Lo Pretre wood. In the vicinity of Pont-A-Mousson the French troops gained ground and blew up in enemy trench. In the Thann region the French positions were maintained, in spits of very violent canninuling, as well as at Steinach and the trenches south west wind north-east of this village. The Germans succeeded in re-occupy

still remains in the hands of the French.

The following tele mai has been received by General Kelly from the in an old trenches of theirs on the et flank of Hill 25 whose summit Chief of the General Staff, Dulli

DELI, Jan. 7, 4.30 p.m.

Situation continues Satisfactory, The following figures show the excellent state of recruiting -

The ameal average utmber of recruits enlisted for last äve years is my proximately 15,000; the number enlisted during four mouths endling 31st Derendar approximately 27,000.

The returned wounded. Drone Enar and elsewhere show excellent spirit and kiness to pragved again to front.

LORD KITCHENER'S STATEMENT.

THE OPERATIONS IN THE EASTERN

THEATRE.

RUSSIANS ANNIHILATE WITH THE BAYONET.

Losnoy, Jan. 6; 11.10 p...

INTERNMENT OF ENEMY ALIENS.

to mam

There is no doubt, says the United Sorricas Gazette of Nov. 10, that.the feel--

Land's End, are pray day rising to the danger which exists throestr German and Austrian subjects being permitted t at large, and unless the Government decide to adopt stigent measures towards in- tarning these undesirables during the war or deporting them to their own countrica, there will be outbreaks all over the country. If the man responsible for force is the for the conciliatery and stupid mensuras' now in forea

Home Secretary then

demand a

the

public ill

Ofier. These an at the Home aliens are & continual of danger and there is no doubt

anarca

thas in some way or ather they are.com- municating with their fellow countrymen car the seas, to which condutt we hare probably to attribute the approach of RATEN, The enemy ships towards our position of the aliens here and in Germany is totally different. Here we are bachour. Enge men who have undergoné military training, but Britous resident in Germany or Austria are citieris paru and simple and have noter handled a rifle in their lives." Germany finds it necessary to intern our people, surely is much more important after-that Germins and Acstrinus resident here.

A Petrograd rammunique says: Our troops suddenly attacked Przustny sz in the region of Mbawa, and they almost entirely annihilated the ety there with the bayonet. Some prisoners were taken.

There were only minor engagements on the other fronts. Our progress was continued in Bukowina," where we occupied fighting, four towns, two of which lay along the est direct route to

¡British Foreign Office Telegrame

THE BOMBARDMENT OF DAR-ES-SALAAM.

ALLIES DAILY INCREASING THEIR RESOURCES.

LONDON, Jan. 7. ***** Tarot Kitchener continuing his statement in the House of Lords-Truusylvania, te first portion of which we published yesterday)--said that she German initial advantageder umerical superiority in the field, und her extensive. preputation for war--was certainly diminishing, while the Allies (wers daily nervising their resources bith of men and material, and this would able them to prsecute the wiir to a triumphant end. (Toud cheers.) Since Christmas, he was happy to be able to report, rveruiting bad imch improved and hul almost reached its former satisfactory level. There was

British warships have bombarded Dur-es-Salaam, causing considerable ako'y nasom to anticipate fruitful results from the vuluable Parliamentary recruiting campaign, which had afrendy secured 216,000 offers of cultdamage to the town and completely disabling-all, enemy vessels in the ment. The officers' endres for the Expeditionary Force had beeri coga-harbour. pleted, and there was a considerable stirplus of öffeers for training pur- peses. Indel, since the beginning of the War 20.100 others has been British casualties were one killed, and 12 wonded. appointed,

[Dar-es-Sturm is a yeaport in fierman Fast" Mirien, the only place on the He was glad to be in a position to announce that owing to the efforts German coast with a well-shaltered 'haalguur. A railway runs from this port to made by the War Office they had succeeded in gradually overcoming the Ujiji, a distance of 743 miles) difficulties that had been experienced in connection with the equipment of the New Army, towards which he looked with every confidence,

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Despite the terribly weather conditions, the training of the Canadian contingent was proceeding satisfactorily. The officers and men were imbued with a fine spirit of patriotism and were full of wagerness to get to the front, where, he was confident, they would worthily support their rullant comrades. (Lind cheers.)

· Lord Curzon orged that the utmost number of men should be sent to the front with the least delay. He believed that considerably more than two millions would be iceded, possibly nearer threo millions. His lordship expressed the utmost satisfaction with recent events in Europe and paid a tribute to the Indian troops. He hoped their numbers were being maintained.

Lord Kitchener replied in the afferuntime.

PRESS COMMENTS ON THE SPEECH.

Fourteen Europeans and 20 antives were taken prisoners.

RE-OPENING OF THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.

Loxos, Jun. 7.

The

Yesterday wus the first day of the re-opening of the London Stock Exchange. A considerable amount of business was done, ind, contrary to expectations, boyers were more famorous than sellers..

WAR NEWS.

AN EMDEN RELIC-

Mudras, Nov. 26. Alfhout belonging to the 3.4. Lovat.

ong hoisted in their plac Need. less to say continues Williams, "re haul a great dent of tret:hle, ns we had to frendan armed guard aboard each vessel, lart the ew word very" qufet and did at offer any resistance. There was plenty of work to do getting them out of Port Said anal fuking them to Alexandria,

The Press of all shades of opinion welcome Lord 'Kitchener's state which wasunk by the Einden, was ment, which is described as being donated by a note of sober confound drifting about the cost between but it was finished on Mogilay morning, fidence. There is, however, a general disposition to regret the puncity the ports of Cuddalore and Pondicherry when a left them at Alexandria in of detailed information, particularly, in regard to the subject of recruiting a few daye motor laurch was charge of the military authorities and The articles in the newspapers day special stress upon the encouraging went on from Poulicherry and, at with the British unsigh flying abourd response which has Igen revived to the call for officers response which werd unneed-sul attempts finally m disposes of the German argument that Cirent Britain would never be able aged to tow the lifeboat sadely into Pondi- to lind sufficient leaders for her increased force."

The Press likewise pays a warm tribute to the work of the troops in the Colonics, which, it says, is an less praiseworthy than that performed by those troops who are nighting in Flauders.

THE STRUGGLE IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM.

Lorios, an i 2.00 B

The evening commiunique issued at Paria reports:-A lively, canaonade occurred in the region of Zillabéke. Our positions were maintained in Argonne and we progressed slightly in Shirtzbach wood near Altkirch.

-AIRSHIPS. ACTIVE.

6.16 a.m.

should he placed in a position which would prevent them from injurior. In parli calar We hear of an abuse which certainly ought not to be permitted, and that is the Eberation of enemy

lieas

whe

get British subjects to become auraties for hego amounts. In practice this means that rich Germans escape detention, while thoir poores fellow-Germans will suffer, Danger n this matter is more to be approbandos from wealthy than from poor enemy: nationals, because wealthy Germans have

the means of corruption to hand, and have also wider sources of information that the humblo waitor or bakar. This danger of onenty subjects in this country is very much: more serious than the Government seem to apprehend, and both the Press and the public should pare no effort to the pressure

Doelinct to obtain efficient and adequate treatment of this matter. At the present time every British male subject in Germany between the ages of seventeen and fifty-fire is in prison. This was done on November 6, stensibly as an act of retaliation, but as we have shown, it only carried out Ger many's policy of ringent precautioni adopted at the beginning of the war. Moreover, tho a British subjects who are below, or beyond these age limits are forced to report themselves twice a day to the police and to keep within the small circlo inarked out for them..

CHINESE SERVANT'S CLAIM.

And Solicitors' Costa.

Lunch. We nes' quiet again now; "in fact, cherry whereit nom lisa at the head of ttlo, exciterneut vouk do us gooelim was for ~70, wages fur ive days.; There were other German wesele flying the liritish dag at Alexandria, and they will ling in a gand sa when they are old by cur Government after the war is tuled, or before if areasury,

the pier. The beat is in excellent on dition, only the rudder being slightly damaged. This beat bears the words, "Tovit, Teth."

BRITISH WARSHIPS SHELL MIDDELKERKE.

1.700 Germana Killed.

Theil Clarke telegraphed to the Daily Mail" From Dunkirk on Nov. 10

BAPTISH OF FIRE.

The action brought in the Soumary Court against J. J. Stubbings, of the Hongkong Electric Company, by a sorrant named Mak Hing for wages and the return of some clothing aid to be unlawfully detained was agaio mentioned before Mr. Justice Gompertz this morning. Plaintiff's $14 in lieu of a month's notice; and 8115 the value of the clothing as an alternative to its return.

Last Friday Mr. P. W. Goldring azid defendant (who appeared in person) had raturned the clothes and paid 82.70 into Court. Plaintiff would accept this in full settlement, but he x-ked for an order for his costs, which defendant led refused to pay. When he applied for them by letter defendant returned the chit book

mittad was most rude. Mr. Stubbing" | explained that he was playing tennis when the chit arrive, and he intimated that he had a good defence to the claim..

Leares Herts Terriers Whistling and marked "Nothing doing which be sub

Singing.

Mr Goldring stated this morning that he had no further instructions from plain-

The Herts Forriterials got into hot A week ago the Germans near the quarters on their arrival at the front, cant oticed that the English warships says Privato Arthur Carner of Leich fre spared the buses on the sea front worth, who has just oned bone two had now found more congenial

firing from a shrapnel woonan the szm. The regiment left on November 7, and were taken to Tpres by motor buses

pra was in ruins on their arrival, but the big guns of the oneray still kept drop. ping shells into it--)

empleylarny

Mr. D. J. Lewis (Moeste Johnson, Stokes And Master) who bad bean instructed by defendant since the last hearing, aid his client was in court with two witnesses. He asked for costs

Bis Lordship said he would the Case,

· The Ticiès correspondent in Flandera statos that threo Zeppelins were

us Middelkerke. They accordingly took reported on Wednesday morning to have been seen off the coast between Calaia and Gravelines, German airmen repeatedly appeared over Dunkirk up quarters in these benses. Then their during the day. Possibly they were scouts covering the movements of air scheme becamo KLCwn to the British ships, for they dropped only one bomb. Twice the intruders were driven of hips and the houses were suddenly bom

barded Sercely by fire vessels at once. by the airmen of the Allies...

The German casualties were enormous.

scouting officer estimates the number: At arst the Hesta, men were quartered been satisfied try the return of the olethon Mr. Goldring said part of the claim had killed at 1,700. MAR

in dug-outs in wood, fut the position and the paymeat into edust of 89.70, which

THE LOSS OF THE FORMIDABLE.

The Casualties.

LONDON, Jan. 7..

The Admiralty havo issued a fist giving the names of 517 men who were Joet by he foundering of H.M.9. Formidable.

According to the German newspapera wireless information has been received that a submarine sank H.31.8. Formidable. Although pursued British destroyers the submarino made good its escape,"

BELGIAN ARCHBISHOP ARRESTED.

The Vatles Afenhed."

The Streat of Cardinal Desine. Mufeitr,

a Belgia, Aston in 1851 and was brok

asuked profound impression in Harma

!! Germen acroplanes to-day dropped, was given away, and the Germans shelled autoont bir. Lewis could take.

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tro bombs over Cassel, killing a women komercifully, so that they were forced Mr. Lewis saked for costs for the day and a chill"—"New York Herald.toare. On the night of November. 11gsinst plaintif. His Lordship statel last

H.MS. WARRIOR'S GREAT HAUL.

ths Horts again took poverion of the trenchen, and were only 100 yards from the German frenchies

Snow fell heavily that ullit, and early

Friday that it Mr. Goldring" wanted his costs be must go on with the case and de- fendant was prepared to go on. Hestarted to explain, the facts when Mr. Goldring objected that they were ex-parte, stat

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