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SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1915

BY TELEGRAPH.

(Reuter's Service to the Chines Mail.)

THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

SPLENDID RECRUITING

IN AUSTRALIA.

THE

PROPOSED EXCHANGE

OF PRISONERS.

TURKISH TRANSPORTS SUNK.

NEW GOVERNOR OF MALTA,

BRILLIANT FRENCH "SUCCESSES.

TURKISH TRANSPORTS SUNK,

THE MEDJIDIEH ESCAPES.

Loynes, Jun., 5,55 p.m. It is oilicially stated in Paris that a Turkish transport has been sunk by mine at the entrance of the Bosphorus and that another, which was being conveyed by the cruiser Medjidieb, sunk between Sinope and Trebizonde.

The Russian craiser Mercuria and a destroyer attacked the Medjidieb, which succeeded in escaping though hit,

SPLENDID RECRUITING IN AUSTRALIA,

4

LONDON, Jan. 8,

p.m.

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A telegram fron Melbourne states, that there has been splendid and stendy meriting in all parts of Australia.

NEW GOVERNOR OF MALTA.

Jan. 6, 6.30 p.p3. The London Gazette suikaners that La Methuen has been appointed temporarily Governor of Malta.

THE PROPOSED EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.

NEGOTIATION PROCEEDINGS.

Jan., 4.65 p.m. Reuter's Rome correspondent states that negotiations are proceeding between the belligerents for the appointinent of delegates to discuss with bbo Vatican, the proposed exchange of prischers,

FRENCH TREASURY BILLS.

APPLICATIONS TO BE RECEIVED BY BANK OF ENGLAND.

Jan. 6. 6.55 5.m. The Bank of England, with the approval of the Linperip! Parliament, will receive applications for a tea millions sterling issue of French Treasury Bills at 5 per cent.

DUTCH LOAN A FAILURE.

Jan. 9, 6.30 pm. Renter's correspondent ei tire Hague status that towards the Netherlands Government loan of 270 million torins only 85 milliona have been subscribed, and It is believed that the government will be compelled to resort to a forced

losa.

THE UNITED STATES NOTE-

Jan. 9, 2.5 p.m. Great Britain ban presented a reply to the United States Note... Its taxt will be published on Sunday.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH.

~-We_muiütained our positions at Steinbuch. The persistent raisi and the condition of the reauntry made any inorement, diflendt. Thy Germin attacks near Watwiller and Kobicblog were sily "repulsed. Weˆ pro»" gressed in the diryetim of Alɛkirch and occupied (the woods four kilo. metres westward of the town. Our heavy artillery silewogd the spwuy's guns. The fitter lol bombarded the hospital at Thann throughout ho

Loxtos, Jan. 8,2.35 a... The evening communique at Paris amounees that there have been violent German quacks at Lassigny, Argonnet mud also on the rage dominating Steinbach. All were repulseud.

Hay.

ALLIES OFFENSIVE CONTINUES,

Tab. 5.55 p.n. & Paris communique states:-Our offensive continued in the regions of Thum and Aitkirch, where we achieved important results and recap- imed. French Hill 427. We proceeded to win ground to the east of Steinbach and carried Burn Hallelut, uttaneing in the direction of Pent Daspari and Kahlberg. The enemy's artillery unsuccessfully attempted to resch our batteries, but gave up in onder exclusively to bambini the hospital which had been evacuated.

STUBBORN INFANTRY ENQAGEMENT,

There is been an extremely stubbornly fought infantry engagement between Bethany and Panag. The enemy left many head' on the fell, hut or losses were teitling.

We silenced the enemy's artillery near Seanin, wrecked his trenches und destroyed his breastworks, -

The Germans in the Argonae, to the west of Hause. Cherauchce, blow my our first line of trenches, which were completely wroskod. The enemy immediately delivered a violent, attnck, which we repulsed by a hayouet clurgy. We made some prisoners and “Yaintained, or front. except as to eighty netres, where the wrecking of the trenches obliged us to establish our line twenty metres to the rear.

TWO SUCCESSIVE LINES OF TRENCHES CAPTURED.

1 LONDON, Jun. 9, 2.35 am... Another communique states:To the north of Soissons we carried a German redoubt and captured two successive lines of trenches, reaching the third. The Germans returned to the offensive overal times, bat failed to recapture their lost positions..

A violent German attack at Haute Chevauchee obliged us to retire along a front of one kilometre, but we counterattacked and re-occapiet our positions.

RUSSIANS AGAIN USE THE BAYONET EFFECTUALLY.

Loxres, Jun; 8, 2:35 am. A Petrograil communique says:— Wednesday passed in almost complete calm on the left of the Vistula, except on the Sukia-Bolinoft front, where the Genians. by supping the protected steel shields, vndrevoured to advance op the Bus- sian positions.

BY TELEGRAPH.

(Router'a Service to the China Maž.)

BRITISH TRADE STATISTICS.

Lowboy, Jan. 7, 6,30 pm. The Board of Tride returns -- for December atow that the dearenses in Į împorte amounted to £8,539,914 and în exports to £17,047,992. The decreases in the whole year wore-Taports, | £71,304,000 : exporta, £93,013,664.

There was an incrente in December in the imports of food, drink, and tobacco, £2,000,000; and there wore 000,000, and Wool, £386,964. In sloozensat in the imports of raw cotton.

exports there were decreases in cotton goods, £3,000,000, and in woollens, over £1,000,000,

RESIGNATION OF MR. ELLIS ORIFFITH.M.P.

.

Loyoos, Jan. S

Under Secretary of the Home office, hus Mr. Elis Grith, Parliamentary

resigned for purely personal reasons..

CUBAN TOBACCO AND SUGAR.

CROPS DAMAGED.

LONDON, Jan. 3

A telegrain from Havana states that the heavy and unseasonable rains in Caba bave seriously damaged the to bacco, and sugar crops.

WAR NEWS,

GERMANY'S ARMY STRENGTH.

laris, Dec. nd.-Commenting on the German claim that they have 10 scrive reette krmy corps in the rld, a senti- ulficial French poto states: "Germany really hungal actiu run corps, of which are operating in the west, and the remainder in the cust. She alys has 13 west The unte peints out that zet her the corps of reserves, of which are in the German nor the French calculations include the Landwehr, of which eight army corps are in the west and saven in the east.

The Russians dislarged with the bayonet the Germans who captured. sout of the Iussian trenches at Sukha, capturing five (herman, uitmilTHE BOMBARDMENT OF RHEIMS. leuses.

The Russian offensive in Bukhovina continues.

THE ARREST OF ARCHBISHOP MERCIER.

Protest By British Protestant Leaders,

Lospos, Jan. 6.

The arrest of Cardinal Mercier, Archbishop of. Malinos, has caused a profound impression in Rome. In Pupal circles it is hardly believed that emny could he guilty of such an act.

The Daily Telegraph, publishes protests by the leaders of Protestant denominations against the arrest, including the Bishop of Salisbury, the Bishop of Armagh, Dr. Jolin Clifford, General Bonth and Sir W, Robertson Nicoll.

GERMANY AND **DUM DUMBULLETS.

Loxpos, Jan. 8.

A telegram from Washington says that Mr. Bryan has informed the Berunu Ambassador-that the United States, us a neutral ration, cannot investigate his charges that an American land supplied dum-dum". bullets to the Allies

Mr. Bryan added: If the Ambassador furnishes proof of shipment of forbidden war material, President Wilson will use his influence to prevent the traffe.**

British Foreign Office Telegrama)

LORD KITCHENER'S STATEMENT,

A Tribute To The Troops.

LONDON, Jan. 7.

Lam Kitchener, in his speech in the House of Lonbs, giving a resunic ef the fighting since the end of November, drew attention to the bard- ships borne by the troops inseparable from siege warfare in winter, but stuteri that these had been reduced to n ininum by a system of reljefs, His ship paid a tribute to the constunt cheerfulties of muren, E statel that the latest anivals in Fress inelinde one fresh division, besides Territorial units and one fine Canadian regimento

Paris, Dec. 2nd. The bombardment of Rheims continues. all the factories have been destroyed. and the stocks of wool) burned. The textile industry has been ruined, the damage being estimated at £14,000,000.

BANTAM COCK AS MARCOT

A bantam cock is to be the mascot of the Bantams' Battalion, now in course of form. ation at Birkenhead. The mascot was offered by a South Devon lady ponitry breedor and thankfully accepted by Mr. ment to recruit little men as soldiers. Bigland, M.P., who is behind the move-

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NOT A GENTLEMAN."

la the Fortnightly Reries for Diensber there appears a striking article by die Sidney Whitment on "The Blight of Pras-

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sian Autocracy."

parernu nation. says the writer, has foisted its worst features naita ruler. At Boon University the Kaiser imbibed the tanets, conduct, and the objectionable manart of the aristocratic corps-student," and in barracks ha acquired further, re- voltine idiosyncracies." Mr Whitman rolates bow King Edward foreld there would he trvable for England with this man, for he was not gentleman."

AMERICAN HUMOUR AND THE KAISER.

To the Editor of The Ocr Seas Day Maï. Dear Sir-The Saclosed may "amusa your readers. It may possibly gira-soute of the readers of the Over-Seas Daily Mail an ide us to the feeling regarding the! Eumpent crisis in America. I cut frie the Detroit Free Press. Yours faithfully,

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realize the infinite diffinity of winter operations in Russia, with faulty had gotten isto the pile of clothing by In Poland, Ford Kitchener saki, the Germing were beginuing together in this city to-day for the needy Bulgings first it was thought that it fines of cumunications. Since the latter part of December, the Aus- mistake, and the gardens was searched THE UNITED STATES AND THE WAR.

trians laid lost 50,000 captured, sides killed and wonded. Lord hopes of finding some clue to it Kitchener drew attention in the flettoralizing effect on civilium as well as owner. On the sleave was ploned this Loxpox, Jan. 9, 2.55 p.ta."

note: tuis in contributed in te the military elements of Austris of the startling defeat of five amay hope that on good self-respecting Bel- The Military Committee of the United States Senate has decided yesterday, his Lordship said, raust have far-reaching effects on the whole able to wear at the funeral of the Germa corps by the Serbians, The Russian victory over the Turks, announced gina geotleman may have something suit to push through a Bill erecting the recommendations of the Secretary Turkish operates in the Near East, The Ambs in Mesopotamia had Kaiser." of State for War increasing the army by 200,000 officers and men.

President Wilson, in a speech at Indianapolis, declared that if armly welcomed our troops, who are consolidating their positions. The America maintained its equilibriuta it would perhaps be able later on to by aeroplanes. The temporary difficulties in attacking the germans in unimportant movements of Turks towards Egypt had been all recorded bring peace to Europe. Americans were constantly thinking of what was East Africs were mostly topographical, viz., want of water thick, happening across the water, but the people should keep their minds more bush, etc. The masterly manner in which General Sir Louis Both had had been confined in the Lancaster can-

hunded the military situation in South Africa gave great confidence in costration, camp, spore suspicion of his by all Connoisseurs as a Standard of Quality and Tuture opemtions. The recruiting returns which dropped at Christroas being a German, received his discharge were now at their fonner satisfactory level. The Parliamentary Recruit- yesterday, epon his proving his untionality ing Committee had done valuable work, obtaining 218,000 unes of men French army and this indiscreet declaration Ele declared his intention of joining the willing to serve. No longer was there any anxiety, regarding the supply rotead the fury of his fellow prisoners, of officers for regular or training purposes.

who waanded hita on the head. Sabarquently Price Per Case 1,000 highly excited prisoners, armed with bricks, stones. Iron and woud rushed towards the outer gates of the cup. Orderlies with fixed agonets, pharging at the double drove the Triètera" into, the barrack rooine. A few of the rioters were "wounded" (red several of the ringleaders wore placod in solitary conlinement, beg

on their own affairs.

THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM

RENEWED GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED.

To-day's Paris communique says —

LONDON, Jan. 7, 5 p.m.

From the sen to the Lys there have been only extillery wombats, in which we had the advantage almost constantly..

Our batteries put to fight wove German neroplanes which were flying weynd Dunkork

The enmay violently bombarded a Belgian lgchead south of Dismude

THE SINKING OF H.M.S. FORMIDABLE.

The Result Of Targedoes,

«LONDON, Jan. 7:

In the House of Lordy, Joni Grown genanced that it was the definite opinion of the Admiralty that 4.4. Formulably was sunk by two torpedoes

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