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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1915

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter Service to the Chin- Maît

FIGHTING IN THE BALKANB

BULGARIAN CLAIMS.

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 0..

AMERICAN ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CONDITIONS. EXTRAORDINARILY sogýr

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. The "extraordinarily

sound"

A Bulgarian communique claims economic and financial conditions oft that the pursuit of the Franch on the United States forms the theme tinued on Tuesday on both sides of the Vardar.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

MAIL.

THE CHINAS

Reuter's Service to the China Mail.).

ITALIAN CRUISER SUNK.

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AMSTERDAM, Dec. 9. An Austrian ammauigin states that an Austrian submarins pu the 5th, ank a small Itation two funnelled cruiser oft. Valuna,

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GREECE AND THE ENTENTE »

ALLIES.

SALONIRA, Dee 9 Two Greek General Staff officers have arrive here to arrange with the Maglo French ruilitary anglorifies the deals with reference to the interstanding ranched between the "Apits and fel lenie Governments,

ENEMY ENTER MONASTIR,

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Armas, Peel D. An official Greek antnancomment tes of the annual "statement of the thas one German ante-Bahgunaa

Angh French tips are satin Metallet.

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AMERICA AND AUSTRIA.

ANCONA" OUTRAGE ('

A NEGOTIATIONS.

NEW YORK, Dec. 0.

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

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(Wah Tiz Yat Po's Service.)

THE ACCESSION TO THE THRONE.

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The Evening Poss's Washington car. has sent a peremptory Note to Austria respond-uť saya that the United States

PIXING, Dec. 9.- Fregarding the sinking of the dacons, and it is expected that it will bo preto the throns will take place on Jan

The accession (of Yuan Shik Kai? aented by the Ambasend at Vienna aary 1st. to-day or to-morrow. Ta domanda & complate disavowal of the sinking, the punishment of the Coinmander of the submarine full indenuity for the Families of the American victims, sad an assurance against any repetition.

The Evening Post's Now York cor respondent states that the dncan Nate has boon othicially confirmed,

RECRUITING BOOM IN LONDON..

STATIONS WORKING PAY AND

NIGHT...

THE SHANGHAI OUTBREAK.

PEXING, Dec. 0.-

The Government has been informed by the Shanghai ruthorities that are Cantonese cleta en the cruiser "Shiu- Wo" have been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the recent seizure of the cruiser.

SHANGHAI, Dec. 9th. Some of the cruiser's gunners bave "LORD N, The. 9,

bern, examined, and they averred that There have been enormous crawda they did not assist the objects of the fox days, and yesterday broke all

and doctors were unshle to cope with the applicants Messages at midnight from the recruiting stations In London ind suburbs reported that udrede,

Is also states: We occupied the Secretary of the Treasury. The rail.client have enirze. Monastir. the recruiting stations during the past rebels, but “dred into the air.." railway station at Demirkapu and we ways, iron, steel mal cotton industheir withdrawal man the Groghue, In the registering the clerka 4. POLICE STATION, ATTACKED. engirded the villa oficiali o tries are all phonenuinally pump x tree sites. There was a hot battl

There have also been splendid till midnight. We attacked the emps, and this country's financial | Anglo-French twops on the whole sources are the greatest in its his-

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of the Strummitay foot. The battler-The looking systetii is now was most stubborn.

The claim is also made of the cap ture is Serbian guns at Djakova.

"FRAGMENTARY INTELLIGENCE.”

TOO COLD IN MACEDONIA TO

FIGHT."

the strongest in the world

THE AUSTRIAN CLAIMS,

Fotos, Dee. #-

and in some cases thousands, were then The Adwirty, in a to be attested and that the polica wers régulating the crowd. Some ing the claims in an Arslan command The statement athum: "Our con-pa, published pesteriliy, saya chat only

of the recruiting, offices'in the provinces lition, economically and aially, small stoners were sath, one of

were kept open all day and night.

It is expected that Me Asquith, oa is better than that of any bet sailing ships were unk. The informations to sanction the enrolment of a

them being of Qlay tube. Me Aw the 15th, will make the House of Com mation."

tion concerning antiguos is doubtful, The stock of gold-2,198 million The Fat was amekod while ngrollin more men, in addition to the dolar is the hrgest ever held by The latest Austrian genique spas 3,000,000 won already sanctioned, one country, und will be greatly ship. This was actually the Gallipoli, of the sinking of a very large sailing-

ALLIES AND GERMAN PEACE angseared in the immediate pture ¦ of 30 tons.

TALK. from Great Britain, South Africa, Canin axi Australia.

IMPORTANT EXTENSION,

ITALIANS BRILLIANT ACTION.

Roar, De

Lobos, Dee. M Feaguentary inaelligence regarding the situation of thi Allies in the Balkans" habentes that the British ENEMY, TRADING RESTRICTIONS.

A communique state- After infine are holding a position at the north

artillery preparation, infantry attacked and neath-west of Lake Doiran and

ner positions in the Ledno and east of the river Vanlar, to the right

"Terragnalo valtys, but they were Luspus. Dee. 14. of the French who are to the west

completely and immediately repulsed. Lord Robert Cogill has introduced On the Cars Patogu or infauiry of the Wander. This latter's prin- B in the House of Cerminona continues resolutyandgrive cipal position is at the Demirkapu Lembedying powers

the result of a bilisant detion in the Defile, twenty to thirty miles west Enemy trading restrictions to per-yesterday, wa captured a strong and to extend the orthern portion of Monte San Michel of the point where the British are sons of unemy natipality or persons extensien vatrenched, 140 prisoners being attacked. It appears that in association" wish theth, antside and a quantity of material, there was heavy Bulgarian artilleryny territory. fire and an opening attack of short

duration, as the batteries were heated AMERICA AND THE ANCONA ·

by aeroplane with deadly precision.

The Angio-French response resulted in the destruction of the Bulguran batteries. Panic ensued in the encmgamp, which might have been

INCIDENT.

صحي رحمه

WASHINGTON, Dec

Mr. Lausing. Secretary of Star trand the Auron Note, with the entire approval of President Wilson,

followed up if the Allion at present evily was die to a desire to intended a serious offensive. It is) exported that the Bulgarian pressure

sethit the question immediately 'nzel on the British will become incrasold the Lustaula 'procrastinations wingly severe as the Franco-British High officials are of opinion that

line is acting as á

the situation calls for grave con sideration. The affair complicated that the Serbians have dispersed to the wilds of Montenegro, Albanin and by the fact that since the despatel: Epirus.

of the Note there have been further attacks on American ships.

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The latest despatch from Salonika #tates that a portion of the retreat.-- ing Serbian array has skirted the -neustern shore” of Lake Ochríða and -reached-Epiras, while the main body

took refuge in Albania..

BIR ARTHUR-LAWLE

Lospos, Dec. 9.

The Hun Sir Arthur Lawley

The first Anglo-French supplies for the Serbians arrived in Albania (formerly Governor of Madras) some days ago.

Bees gazetted a temporary, Colone!!

There are strong British, reipforce-

ment at Salonika and the British TRIPLE INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCE.

position is strong, but the filities

of transport are scanty, while the Weather is unfavourable and the cold

fierce.**.

Lospos. Dec. P.

At the most important Trades' Union Conference ever held, it has

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very free correspondens at the been forinaly agreed to establish a British Headquarters in Macedonia,riple jndustrial alliance between describing the cold, says that the iners, railwayurch and transport

workers. "hot water bottles of the French arhbulance were found frozen in the morning in the "patients' beds and DEATH OF STEPHEN PHILLIPS. tpat eggs exploded owing to the" cold, while there was freezing of"

Losnay, Dec. pintes, and ink froze in fountain,

The death is announced of Mr. pens. At a point whore troops saw Stephen Phillips, poet and literateur, the cremy 200 yards distant, both parties were too overgone by the cold to think of fighting.

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3. Phillips stddied for the Civil Ser. vice, but abandoned this and went on the stage, playing, all kinds of parts with; The Frank Benson's Co. "He afterwards be thermometer registered 20 degrees became an Army tutor as Messra, Wolff: frost, which was accutuated by aad Needham's but in his later years

SUBMARINE ACTIVITY.

A number of rebels attacked the Police Station at the West Gate on the evening of the 6th inst. Thirty of them were arrested by the French Polics and seven by the Chinese Polic

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It is now quiet everywbeta,

CHINESE MILITARY

ARRANGEMENTS.”

PERING, Dec. 9. The Administrative Chamber baa asked that a meeting of the military authorities should be held in February to discuss the arrangement of the military districts, and the strength of the garrisons in each province.

JONDON, Dec. 9. At question time in the House of Commons Mr. Arquith informed Mr. Saowen that the Governments of France, Russin, Italy, and Britain,had

NEW NATIONAL FLAG, muually agreed not to conclude peace imparately. The Premier added that

PERING, Déc. 2, if n-ious proposals for general peace

The new national bag will have a were submitted by the enemy, either yellow ground and" bear the five celodis theagh a neatral Power or direct, they of the present dag, with a star in the would first be discussed by the Allied Governments, and it would be the centre.

it's confidence at the earliest desire of the Guvernment to take Parii

possible moment.

THE SITUATION AT TEHERAN.

Lexos, Dec 9. The British stoner. Iguin; and tha

Roter learns that the situation as Ttallan harque Pietro Sagara buvo beet Teheran has improved. The British wank, The crews wore war, d.

Consal at Sairez, Rad other Englishmen Thirty-eight of the enem of the arrested there on November 11th; are British steamer, Helmanis have been still at Lorasgun. They are being well picked up.

BRITISH ARMY HORSES.

TORE MDULËTON'S, REPORT.

Lospos, Dec. 9.

treated.

COMBATTING FROST-BITE IN

FRANCE...

Losmy, Dec. 0. The port of Lal Midleton'a

Replying to a question in regard to committee on the en ply of grans for the prevalence of frost-bite, M. H. J. military purposes, makes are of Tinnant, (Under-Secretary for War) recommendations for increasing italie aid that for the work ended November horse brendioz, joto ling naust 27th, there were 70 cases of trench. outlay, preblyer: ntually reaching fo rang the British troops in £100,000 per annunt, compared with France, but it was hoped to greatly an experditure this "yer under the reduce this number. Large quanthics Board of Agriculture's print scheme, of uber thigh boots had been sent, of £26,500) The report points and furd more would be sent That this is a small amount when Compared to the expenditure of Continent powers," and it woul he "fake" couousy to defer action. The in the Arriy's horse penge gatablish recommendons fuclude an increase

ments.

INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE,

Loxnos, Dec. ). In the House of Cominous, Sir Ber jamin Roberts asked whether it test

THE MYSTERY OF THE

COMMUNIPAY."

WASHINGTOS, Dec. 9.

OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.

PEKING, Dec. 9, The Government has appointed Tani Ting-kun and Ng Chiu-sha assistant officera in the Foriegn Ministry.

Upon the report of Chi-chai, and Cheung Jung Cheung, who declare that there is no satisfactory proof of the charges brought against Cheung-Woon, the former Vice-Minister of Finance, a Presidential Mandate orders the xonerated official to proceed to Sze- chuan for service.

PROMOTION "OF THE STAAITS

COLONIAL SECRETARY.

Commenting on the promotion of Me RJ, Wilkisson, Colonial Secrctary of the Straits Settlements, to the Governorship of Sierra Leone, the Straits Times says —

"It isigas uk of favour shown to Dire by his Majesty the king, and it is as wine selection as could have been made. Above avery ofber qu lity, Mr Wilkinson

Ossesses the

greatest fur successful gover- norship of an aften.race. Be has the power of getting into the other fellow's skin.“ through that other fellow's eyes,

with his

his cars, sad, consequently, of

The Ambass dor to Roma informs the 8 a point of view necessary

State-Department that the Standard

from his own.. This paws of

Oil stemmer Communipru was captured comprehending over exists without tho

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and taken to a port which is not named. power of sympathising and sympathy-not

LONDON, Dec 9. la the Ronse of red mut

mufflers and flannel There is a mystery as to the fate of petticoats for tropical negroes, but in the the Communipa

irne sense of wishing to help them is the A Berce masage states that the that any bo a trife bebind our own is

Aurçat Communipa left-Genon on the Bud

road to the heart of any 18 knowledge and civilisation. Mr

includ d on the Civil Service Selection o Indian representative would be first news of the Wilk Committee.

Mr. Chamberlain replied int he did

We

fare luxandrite Therapeerd was exce lont Governor, but a grudge him to feecived by wireless from an Italian Sierra Leone. Sin, it may be merely a dove not think the Committee would be at the Communipaw. The Italian run back again to the land which he has

hip, which picked up a call for help preparatory to roluen in another proition. quired until the war was over, or thatip hastened to the spot, after calling made, in

may yet welcome Mr Wilkin- It would be to the interest of anyong to up Greck, and British warshi; ", but own. His services to Malayan literatura extraordinary dezzen, his settle it composition until circum stances with which they and to del

one of them found any trace of the have been snique. Other mon have written wore hester kuu

Communipat

books and bare mixed sa freely with the people she has done, Eat no one ha qualities to the work of studging things brought quits the ame combination of Malaga, mastering language tracing the ethnological and philo

expounding the logical peculiarities, and revealing the beauties of the literaturo. If

M Wilkinson had d pe no more then his simple literary work during the teanty six years THE KING, AND THE ANZACS." he has spent in Baby, no one could have aid of him that he had been an idle LONDON, Dec., A.,

man. But throughout the whole period he While at Gallipoli, Lord Kitchener he would not be why e

bra Lakan bis fall share of peule work, ad If that'e time when the work was

BOYED AND YON PAZEN TO BE WITHDRAWN.

THE KAISER'S APPOINTEER.

The State Department is informed

WASHINGTON, Dec. 0. that the Kaiser is personally intereste

New Yoan, Dec. 9. Standard Oil officials state that the Communipat should have left Alex andria for New York on the fih They have received no advices.

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THE ALLIES' WAR COUNCIL.

LONDON, Dec.

Mr. Asquith in the House of Commous, stated thas the Britiel representatives on the Allies War Council nro. Field-Mirabal Bir John French, General Sir W. R. Robert Kos, and General Archibald Mummy

ordered...

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ly appointed both. It is intimated, Australian troops a message from themped or less than blahly satisfactory to however, that their withdraw will be King expressing his hi apprecia 27 path supstore. Do themes we hear tion of their unflinching gallantry,

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