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MONDAY. NOVEMBER 8, 1915

BY

TELEGRAPH.

THE GREEK POLITICAL CRISIS,

AVOIDING ELECTIONS.

LONDON, Xar, 7.

It is reported from Athens, that M. Scokindle has formed a new Cabinet. "It is believed that the Chamber will shortly be prorogued whereby a dissolution anil elections will be aroidad.

GERMAN SUBMARINE CREW INTERNED

“BY ̈ ̃THE DUTCH,~-

Fat Facts, Nov, 7.

It is announced that the erow of the sanded German submarine kas been internal, because the danige raa iter.ficient".ta..compel...ber.. o enter Dutch waters, while the condition of the sea cannot be planded me di exeuse.

LORD KITCHENER IN PARIS.

·Fordon, Nov. 7. Emi Kitehonor lost Paris, atter antlerring with tienemi fofire ant af. Brian, the Premier, and M. fallieri, the Afinisher for War.

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MORE HONOURS AND PROMOTIONS FOR BRITISH OFFICERS.

LONDON, Nov.

A mimber of bonours and promotions, for services in the Dardanelles Lave been guzetted, 'including a f'.M.G. for Major General William Douglas out, Colonel the Hon. H. A. Lawrenew, 17th Lancers, pro- motel Major-General; promoted to Breve rank Lieut. Colonels the Hon, C. G. Bruce, 8tli Gurkhas, P. C. Paline 14th Sikhs, and Capt. R. S. Engledne, 99th Punjabis; the Military Cross to Lieut. . E. Poynder. 6th Gurkhas; and the B.A.D), to Mr. J, C.-Wedgwood, M.P.

PERSIA'S FINANCIAL DEALINGS WITH BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.

TALELLAN. Nov__7.

tu view of releasing funds for offieient internal administration and abe observance of neutral obligations Persin has arranged with reap Britain and Bessia u moratorium, in respect of interest on the amortiza. tion of their loans, but the service of the British Public Loan 11! will not be affected.

M: SAZONOFF,

te appens that The reports that had a signed are “unforinded.

PETROGRAD, Nov. 7. Szczotoft, the Trossinn Premier,

(Hasas Service.)

French Stock now standa at 65.

Yesterday in Champagne and northward of Masaiges, the enemy succeeded in gaining a few portions of the trenches of our first line.

Today in Chara pague me repused. Dew" attacks and exploded mines in Agronne.

Patrond-In the Drinsk and Volitan regions the enemy was repulsed and abandoned 1000 killed: we took 160 prisoners. We routed the Austrians

restward of Refariwka, taking 250 prisoners, & guns and ammunition.

Nish: The Serbians, with the help of Franco-British troops, routed the Bulgarian army at Babouna Fans, and occupied Lastor and Gradski,

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Kemours Regarding "the Canard.

LONDON, Nov. 7.

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LIVELY CANNONADES,

Pants, Nov. 7..

A communique staten:-Thers has been a lively caimonade in Artois north of the Aisne also in Cham pagne, where heavy guns were om ployed on the whole front between Tabure and Hill 190. There has been violent trench fighting with grenadea in, Pretrs Wood.

BRITISH TROOPS IN THE

FIGHTING, LINE:

PARIB, NOT. 7.

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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 7. The death is announced of the well known financier, Mr. P. A.. B. Widener.

He served as City Treasurer of Philadel phia and was largely interested in street railway He presented the balding for the Fres Public Library of Philadelphia. emorial Home and Training shool for founded and endowed The Wideuar Crippled Children; was a Director and Mamber of the Finance Committes, U.S. Tel. Steel Corporation: Drector of Reading Railroad, Leigh Valley, etc., Ed.]

HIS MAJESTY THE KING.

Isama of Bulletins Carja.

PETROGRAD, Nov. 7. A communique states-the Russian story in the Strype region ended after steral days desperate fighting bear the village of Semikathe and the western shore of Lake Techkave. The surprise attack of the Rusisna was conducted with swiftness against the enemy's front, and included the crossing of the river Strypa, which the enemy "totally unexpected. The disi- culties of the Rusdiens began with the despatch of a haul of prisoners to the rear. These had to be seat across the A Salonika correspondant anys that river and the lake in the face of most the British troops in the fighting line determined efforts by the Germans to are odivancing to the affray magnificent recover their comrades. The enemy ly. The Bulgarians are violently bat poured deadly artillery and tile fire Stfully bombarding the French positions into the Russian rearguard, which was it Krivolak. The Bulgarian attacks in in charge of the prisoners on the right the Perlepe region are mesting with a bank of the Strypa, but the Russians stubborn Serbian resistance. Fresh faced all the attacks and, protected by troops are leaving for the Serbian front, gusts of fire by their own artillery, did whither convoys of arms, ammunition not retire to the left bank till the No further bulletise will be issued. and victaals are also being despatched.prisoners and booty had safely omssed. The Serbian army is slowly re-concen- The Russians also captured 800 pri.DEATH OF A MUTINY VETERAN. trating.

soners and two guns west of Rafalovka.

LATER.

GERMAN CLAIMS.

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 7. A Berlin comitatine claims further progress in the Morava valley. The Germans are now nearly seventy miles southward of Belgrade. Generals Mac- kensen and Gallwitz claim together over 2,000 prisoners,

MOVEMENT OF GREEK TROOPS.

PARIS, Nov. 7.

The report of the concentration of Greek troops near Menastir is denied by Greek officers, who state that the Greek army is normally concentrated on the frcntiers in accordance with the Greek plan of mebilisation.

BRITISH HARBOUR DIFFICULTIES.

LONDON, Nov. 7.

Mr. Asquith his appointed a com. mittee to equire into the diffenities of congestions in the ports and barbours of Great Britain, with, Lord Inchcape an chairman.

NOBEL PRIZE-WINNERS.

LONDON, Nov. 6. The Nobel prize winners include T. A. Edison (Physics) N. Teala (Litera ture): Rolland (Chemistry); and Theodor Svedberg (Chemistry).:

RECRUITING SCENES.

Irish Emigrants Held Up.

LONDON, Nov. 7. The Cunard Company sunounced yesterday that it cannot accept book. ings from Britishers eligible for military service. This was sequel to the the sailing of the Saxonia for New scenes of excitement at Liverpool upon York. When

The Russians, in a surprise attack, captured 8,500 prisoners in the region of the riyer Strype, besides a number of officers and machine-guna which acs not yet determined.

VIOLENT RUSSIAN ATTACKS.

LONDON, Nov. 8. His Majesty the King is progressing. sadisfactorily. He has enjoyed a better night, and was able to be moved to couch for a few hours, but it will be some time before, he ja well enough to leave bis room.

LONDON, Nov. Gr General H. W. Halland, C.B., an Indian The death has occurred of Major- Mutiny veteran.

FATAL NEW YORK FIRE.

Nrw Tone, Nor, 7.

A fire which took place at a four AMSTERDAM, Nov. 7.

storeyed wooden building at Brooklyn," Generul Russky has evidently got occupied by sweatments and blouse General von Hindenberg into diffactories, caused a paaie, and twenty culties. A Berlin communique ad-persons were killed and flty injured. mits violent Russian attacks among The fire started on the first floor, near the lakes in the Dvinsk region, ern- the stairoase, cutting of the escape of phasising four successive attacks at the majority of the 1,100 employees. ne point. General Linsengan is Eight girls were roasted to death in the also engaged against the Russian over-crowded fire excape. Most of the offensive, while General Bothme: vietimi jumped to the street below, claims to be counter-attacking after. is recent defeat.

RUSSIAN COMMANDER

PUNISHED.

PETROGRAD, Nov, d. General Grigore, former Command- ant of Korno, has beea sentenced, to fifteen years' hard labear and the lose of all rights for not taking adequate measures for the safety of the fortress.

GERMANS STARTING AT FRANKFURT.

AMSTERDAY, Nov, The Telegraal learns tha: the people are leaving Frankfurt owing to the fear of a revelt by the starving populat

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DEPARTMENTAL CHANGES.

PERINO, No. 7.

If, Li Yuan Hung, the Vice-Pre-

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THE NATIONAL FLAG.

The selure of the Globe is the against a daily paper since the out mot det official step taken break of war. No reason was given,

LATER. namber of Iriah M. Zaimis will be entrusted with the form of government may be changed but it is presumed that it is a reault emigrants appeared the escruiting

It is reported that although the of the Club's assection on Friday people got bosy and the crowd jeered Chamber will be dissolved, but the old the national flag will remain the

raconstruction of the Cabinet. The at Lord Kitchener had resigned, the Irishmen. Then the firemen of the Ministers will retain their portfolios. while the paper on Saturday dis- Sazonia landed and told the officials There will be new Ministers of Public played posters with the words that they would refuse to sail if the Worship and Justice.

Kitchener and politics: the Irish shirkers were allowed, aboard.

The Fress Bureau announces that Lord Kitchener's resignation has a ready been denied.

It is equally untrue that he tendered his resign tion to the King, that his visit to the King related thereto, or that his visit to the Eastern theatre of war be tokens his resignation. On the con- trary, the sisit is being undertaken to re-asserts. The police did The Cunard Company upheld the fire- ia the discharge of his duties as their work in a most thorough man-men, and refused the Irishmen passages. Secretary of Sunto for War, which tier, seizing all the copies of Friday'six of the latter immediately joined te has no intention of abandoning.

and Saturday's issues, cutting off the army. LATER. the electric current for the printing machines and removing the 'stereo- typo plates. There were no acrests.

SHIPPING RESTRICTIONS.

LONDON, Nov. 7.

THE KING'S DECISION.

ATHENE, Nov. 5,

It seems certain that the King is de- termined to keep M. Zaimis and the The last statement, purporting

Cabinet in power and to dissolve Parlia- to be authoritative, is that Lord Kit,

meat, but M. Zaimis does not agree on chener will be back at the War Office

the latter point, and the King has sp next week, and that he intends to ITRALIAN WHEAT FOR ITALY. tioning vessels londing whost in North de Camp Geners! ass mark of his The decision to exempt from requisi-pointed him Minister of War and Aide- remain at the War Office until the end of the war. Ho had pot den-

America for the United Kingdom not appreciation of his sonduct. This has templared visiting the King, and the

later than December 13th has been re- caused a painful impression among the The West Australian Government Toked: The exemption now applies theft Leader's prestige, but they are summons to the Palace was entirely ban beeu weked by Italy for a quota only to vessels chartered by noon

Venerelists, who regard it as a blow to unespocted. His Majesty the King tien for the supply of 100,000 tons of is feeling a little better, and he flewheat, Italy to supply the steamert.

hopefgl of the results as the coming yesterday.

elections. cired that. The conversation w Negotiations are proceeding, entirely gonerul. ̧

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THE ORTEX POLITICAL CRISIS.

New Cabinet to be Formed.

TRADE OF GREAT BRITAIN,

LONDON, Nov. 7.

ex-

Another talegrarastutes there is much speculation regarding Loal Kitchener's departure: from the War Office. The Times offers

ATHENS, Nov. 7. planatory consideruans, not without - On the 6th inat, the King charged authority, and says that it my he-M. Seouloudis with the formation of x taken for grunted "tiuty Lord "Kit- new Cabinet. The ex-Mizistars will bozer's mission is altogether differ. retain office, and M. Seouloudis will be en in claracter from his previous Foreign Miuler.

visits to France. Otherwisu hư trould not need a substitute at the

War Office. It should he remember-

ed that Lord Derby's schema freed

CEKAORIAL DELAYS

ATHENS, Nov. 7.' !

Lord Kitchener from the business' The delays in the Gresk censorship -of recruiting, and he will this be at: destroy the chronological order of tele- liberty to divert his attention to grams. Consequently, there has been other matters, of which the most great contagion op the position of the importans is the war in the Near crisis. From the latest telegrams it East, of which Lord Kitchener has appears that M. Zaimis persists in his hrst-hand knowledge. Therefore, it refusal to form a Cabinet.

would not he unnatural if he devoted GERMAN INTRIGUE IN AMERICA. himself entirely, in consultation with; the Allies, to the settlement of that

tangled problem. The rumour that!

he would command the ariny in

Franco is entirely without foundu

sime.

TELEGRAPHIC DELAY.

In view of the 'delay in receiving telegrams from Canton the Govern ment has instructed the Department of Communications, to investigate the administration of the various stations."

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HOW SAMOA WAS TAKEN.

Admirala Short' Way With

The Germans/

The story of the well-planned and id mirably executed New Zealand expedition which Baised German Samoa in the Pacific is told in an official White Paper. The brief and pointed letters interchanged between-Rear Admiral Patay, commanding the Allied feets off Samon, and the Acting Governor, B. Rimburg, have act before een noticed and are worth "quotation. Admiral Party wrote: ..

"AUSTRALIA'S 'WAR FINANCE.

MELBOCHTE, Sur. 5. The Commonwealth Treasurer, in his The imports for October show an interim nazcial statement, has estiunt parts an increase of £3,367,150, increase of £16,413.122, and the ex-ed the expenditure, for 1914-16, to be £74,000,000 sterling, and the revenue to be £26,500,000. A further loan of

·EXCHANGE RATE IMPROVING

£23,750,000 will be required for IN AMERICA.

military expenditure on the expeditions off the part of Apia with an overwhelm- ary forces, and £38,500,000 for providing force, and in order to avoid unneccnty ing 295,000 men in Jane. -

NEW YORK, Nov. 6. The exchange rate has improved on a report that further credite in favour of Great Britain, possibly amounting to £40,000,000, are being arranged.

BRITISH TRANSPORT SUNKTM

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MELBOURNE, Nor" 5. The Premier in the douse of Repre sentatives amounced that the Premises of the several States, having agreed to According to the principles of the ask the State Parliaments to grant the rights of nations, especially the agreements Communtrealth Buring the war, and for of the Second Bagus Peace Conference, LONDON, Nov. 6.

Lze your siteyards, powers sought by a the bombardment of our harbours and The War Office announces that the Federal Government had decided to therefore

referendum, with certain limitstions the protectorates in forbidden, also the threat

to do so.. the shell fire of an enemy submarine on promise has given general satisfaction, British transport amcan was sunk by postpone the referendum. The com- your Excellancy's proposal. For the resty respectfully protest against

September 19th, in the Aegean Sea. obviating, as it does, political termoil There were about 380 Indian troops in war time. aboard, 75 of whom were saved, along with. 28 of the crew. A number of boata were sunk by shell fire. The Cythers in their own boate, and were: gen an engiry into the purposes of $400,000 Eich was mised in the hospitably treated by the Greeks. United Suites by the mole of German ACTIVITY AMONG THE ITALIAN Lol. It is believed that the find

Investigations Being Made.

NEW YORK, Nor. 7. The Federal investigators into the

tion: The newspaper associates A-Corian tomb conspiracy have be. survivors reached the island of Ante

Asquith's assumption of the dirtied. the War Office with the recrganist of a higher direction of the war, which is now proceeding

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Sheir occupitions until their group is. called up. They will wour armlet, Boue, Nov. 5,

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