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SATURDAY. DECEMBER 18,.1915

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail, }

NEW BALKAN WAR IMPENDING.

"THE NEXT AUSTRO-BULGARIAN

OBJECTIVE.

LONDON, Dec. 17.

The Italian Press states that the next Austro-Bulgarian" objective will

be Albania.

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CONSCRIPTION OR NOT?

RENEWED ACTIVITY OF ADYO CATES AND OPPONENTS.

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WESTERN FRONT.

ENEMY BOMBARDMENT

SILENCED.

Fans, Dec. 17.

A Communique stated that the eniny boabardinent cast at Le Mesnil. Champagne, has been silenced by the French batteries.

There has been a lively reciprocal cammonide in Lorraine.

THE BRITISH COMMANDERS.

TRIBUTES TO SIR JOHN FRENCH AND SIR DOUGLAS HAIG,"

LONDON. Dec.17.

Lostes, Dec. 17. The eve of Mr Amith's speech

Lord Derby's campaign finds the The papers are unânimagus in supporters and opponents of Gan-declaring that Field-Marshal Sir pulsion verg: netive.

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MACEDONIA,

·Pants, Dec. 17.

The evening communique rays thos [ all iè quiot in âfacedonia,"

TURKISH LOSSES IN MESOPOTAMIA.

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LONDON, Dec. 16. General Townshend telegraphs that lost 2,000 in their attack on tutol according to Arab reports the Turks

Amare on the 19th General Town, ehend said he could not confirm the figures, Eut he estimates that the enemy lost fully 1,000. The attacks have not bean canawed since.

ABYSSINIA AND THE WAR.

SUGGESTION FROM THE FRENCH

CHAMBER.

PARIS, Dec. 15, John French is assured of the last. A, motiop, was submitted to the ing grirentes of the nation, and thir Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies asking, the Government to institute in concert with the Allies an immediate enquiry: with a view to obtaining the military cooporation of Abyssinia in the war.

country by giving most valuable assistance to Lond. Kitchener. !

The Times says: Our bast soldier teeded for the great task of arrung? que Home defence and reorganis and preparing for serfics abroad: great masses of taxps now seat, leted over the Päited Kingdom. It

The Austrians propose lo overrun

A deputation of Anti-Conscription- Montenegro in their advance to San ist M.D's. waited upon Mr. Asquithe will still be precious to the

It is unluistood that Giovanni, joining the Bulgarians Yesterday, advincing by El Basun and Jinna. They urged that the, returns were Hence, Albaniu will shortly be theist satisfety, and argued alatt theatre of a new Balkng War, impingle men who had not yet attested which, Italy is exported to play were not slackers," for doubtless principal part.

good reasons were proponting them in SERBIAN REFUGEES IN ALBANIA.ining, the Anny. The deputation Several hundred Serbian Women Pleled thus they be given another and children refngays in Albania are without food.

The Anerieun lovemment has ordered the Amlussarier af Rome 201

chince.

“Mr. Asquith's reply is believed have been no xommittal.

The Daily News, under huge head charter all the stoners available and says chuit two million men bring the refugees to lily.

(Hans Service.)

Rome - Italy has lande, an expedition corps in Albuni.

THE SERBIAN ARMIES.

Loses, Dec. 1. The Hillian Press states, dat them are thrid Seebian Armies, tondling 150g, between Seutari,j Dimizzo and El Busan, und „tother of 50,000 in Southern. Alarnia.

HUNGARIAN POLITICAL LEADER'S DEMAND FOR PEACE.

ENSORED SPERMA

Londes, Dec. 17.

including over a quarter of a milion direct enlistments, is freely inen tioned in political circles as the tail Inumber seenged by Land Derby,

The Union papers afe an with the above-mentisaal deputation nid dvelure that the Anted scrip tionists, Favy heen trying to steal a Pannabe sei theke opponentechy tryine a underpine Mr. Asquith's pledge to the married "burg,,

THE LATE CRISIS IN PERSIA.

DRAMATIC SCENE AT THE PALACE

Toxox, Dec. 17, A Visit account of the crisis in, Prisin in November has been" received by Router's Agder in (which is described a dritcntic scene j fat the Paline me the dink elt: when the young Slah was trying to decide. whether to have the Capital.

The Budapest errespondent of the "Morning Pust," in a mesange dared the 7th ist stures that Count Kamyli, the header of the Indepen, On one side were the functionaries denex Party, speaking'in Parliament, do their atmost to persuade him denunded that the Government jo leave, while on the other were should take peace proposals. Samsanes Sultanel and Seghhdur

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Fle declared that Hingoy had fand Prince Firmup in orging hirn nckiured all he wanted. If the Govemment was able to comply with the wishes of the nation, should resist..

The trasmission of this speech. chroni was prakibited.

BALKAN CAMPAIGN.

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GREEK FRONTIER. QUIET.

ATHENS, Dec. 17. All is quiet on the frontier, and the Bulgarians show no sign of advancing fat Greek territory.

STATEMENT BY BULGARIAN

LEGATION...

The boy ruler was distracted and set for tithes for Colonel Wastahl, the Chief of Police? asking his advice. Colonel Wastahl replied that he was there, to boy orders, and not in divise..

„AUSTRO-ITALIAN 'FRONT.

ENEMY ARTILLERY ACTIVE.

A communique, says that the is impossible that. Lord Kitchener enemy continued intense artillery effectrally, Jean undertake such executive duties attivity, especially with long range If Sir John French guns. Our guns replied, and tom-

hooded reform will be accomplished. UNITED STATES AND AUSTRIA. given direct ebargo" then a badly burled, Gorizia.

as we understand. & further strengthening of General Staff is contemplated, then

the Imperial RELATIONS AT BREAKING-POINT. the changes will bring substantial

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Fresident Wilson and Mr. Lansing the Austrian Tributes are also paid in the Press serve comment on

Gehem! Sir Douglas Haig's britply to the Note regarding the Haur leadership.

Ancona, dutrage pending receipt of the official text, but it is stated The French Press contains many authoritatively that the United

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appreciative notices of both Sir John States will decline to enter into the French and Sir Donghus Halg. It suggested exchange of views or dis appears that the latter is known cuss the facts. The general opinion is that the relations between the anjong this French soldiers as "Legs Unites States and Austria of Steel."..

breaking-point. Trilustration Says: "With a man of push the Generd Sir Douglas Haig at its head. the British Amig will meat shape,

EARLIER, TELEGRAMS.

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COUNT BERNSTORFF ANXIOUS.

SIGNIFICANT SUGGESTION TO

HERLIN

"WASHINGTOs, Dec. 17,

RANGE-FINDER FOR ZEPPELINS.

LONDON, DEL 17

Mr. Tennant, Under Secretary for War, stated in the Hanto of Commona that the War Office had an efficient range-Ander, for Zeppelins

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FLYING CORPS CASUALTIES.

Loynoy, Dec. 16.

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CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

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(Wah Tas Yat Po's Barrios.)

PREPARATIONS FOR THE ECHANGE OF GOVERNMENT.

FERING: Dec., 16.

Prines Pu Etz will probably succeed If Yuan Hungras Chief of the State Council..

The costuma of the Princos will be milar to that of the Alongolian Princes.

THE SHANGHAI OUTBREAK:

PUNISHMENT AND REWARDS.

PEKING, Dec. 16.

A Mandate has been issued ordering the commander of the gunboat Skin- teo (which was recently seized by a rebel band) to be deprive dof his rank; Lí. Treag-aan to be handed to the Naval Ministry for punishment; and Young his-tak to be promoted to the second Order of Merit.

WORKSHOPS FOR THE POOR.

PERING, Dec. 16.

It is officially proposed to establish large workshops for providing employ ment for poor people.

MISS_CAVELL'S MARTYRDOM-

It is stated that Count Bernstorff Additional Facts of arrest and suggests to Berlin that the appoint-

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BALKAN CAMPAIGN."

COMPARATIVE QUIET":

PREDICTED."

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SALONIKA, Dec 17. BRITISH EXCHEQUER BÓNDS. Routers correspondent at Head- quartere stator that the situation

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A Prospectus has been published comparative quiet pending clearer of an issue of 5 per cent. Exchequer Miss Cavell was spending a holilay at revelations of the enemy's intentions bonds at 100 payable at par in bone with bet muther at Norwich whom regarding the invasion

Greek 1920. They will be accepted at their she heard the first warning of the war. térritury.

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is out there," said the aures; daty i I shall be wanted.. ans- An interesting feature is that BULGARIANS AND THE ALLIES. where they belong to a person domi-formed a strong opinics of Miss Cros It asems that Baron von Bissing soon ciled abroad the bonds will be exempt capacity and great courage. She was too from income-tax or any other British calm in the midst of things which were

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The Ministers, when appealed to ing the Shah, did not know what to

A captured Bulgarian officer ra- say, as they were overwed by thepleted their taak, and had no wish to marked that the Bulgarians hid com. German party.

fght the Allies. This sentiment is so This site of hesitation lasted all universally expressed by Bulgarian the morning. In the afternoon, the prisoners that it seems to reflect the British and Bussian Ministers had was a time during the retreat when the feeling of the bulk of the army. There an audience lasting two hours with Bulgarian raid south of Lake Doiran the Shah, tho Still remained un-might have proved disastrous, by the ¿deciled: ~

cutting of the British communications, but this was not attempted.

Finally the Shuh summoned Colonel Wisidahil again and toll hirn to, disini the" mounted police who | The Bulgarian Legation bas issued a statement to the effect that Bulgaria w drew up in front of the palace kas postponed operations against the jos e bad, decided to reinnin. ́Allies out of respect for theméntmifty of

Mousdale at Shahidulazion, Greece, which it will reinuir from wither the cheung, diplafoutists and violating in the future.

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FUTURE OF SALONIKA.

in the near future are as entertained, Fears of an investraint of Salonika

as it will be a polental cask to bring up the necessary siege artillery owing to the roads being bad, the brides having been blown up, and the railways buing use the lull to bridk further pressure partly destroyed. The Cermine my

preparing for further operations after perceiving the futility of this,"

The Greek Government, in on-demale were "huwn up in rosies sequence of representations made to funder" with the enemy Ministers ixon Gresce to kick out the Allies, only it, lave “re-luștructed" the „frontier" full dress, awaiting the arrival of the authorities to alies the retreating Shah, who they hoped to accorn- Serbiand, to enter Græce.

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THE SITUATION AT SALONIKA.

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SALONIKA, Dec. 17.

The departure of the bulk of the Greek troops has considerably cased -the congestion in. the town, to the great relief of the Allied troops. Although the danger of fighting near the town seems remote, nambers of Germans Austrians and Tarks are departing daily. The German school closed yesterday.

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pony to Impala. Their day was Every great indeed when they learnt thit the Sluch had decided against them, and that the Allies had won the day.

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(Havas Sereige.)

PARIS. Dec. 16. French stock now standa, at €3.75.

Usual cannonading prevailed. We bmight down a German aircraft. French airships effectively, bombed

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BRITISH CASUALTIES.

The total British casualtica in the retreat wers 900, including 500 wound ed who were brought into safety. The balance are missing and must be. regarded as mostly killed, because" the Belgars hare been bayonetting and shooting the wounded,

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KING OF GREECE INDISPOSED,

ATHENS, Deo. 16, The King, though still indisposad, received the Premier in his bedroom

ar eviation camp cast of Mulhausen, and discussed the foreign situation, To-day between the Oise and the which is officially regarded as progress- Aisne near Quennevrieres we ex- ing normally ploded on ammunition depot." me

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taxes.

UNPRECEDENTED RESPONSE TO FRENCH WAR LOAN.

design d in doint and alarm.

"The same beal that contrived her sacrat trial and execution directed, there is little reason to doubt, the weaving of the web.which ensnared her.

Early in the evening of August 5," Mr. "Hill reminds us, "a loud knock came to PARIĄ, Dec. 17.

the door of Nurse Cavell's hospital in the The Chamber of Deputies unanim Rue de la Culture Fire heavily-booted ugly agreed to vote on account for side with a pokes officer. At that very German soldiers and a corporal stood out. the first three months of 191g.

moment the nurse was changing the M. Ribot (Minister of Finance), bandages of a wounded German. The winding up the debate, said he was atliers bruke..open the door with the as yet unable to give the results of buttene of their rides and rushed into the the Loin just subscribe, but the a sign from the police offer the cedented. response of the country was pre-corporal seized Miss Cavell couchly "Ho It was the loan of French torn out of her hand the lint with which thgift and was in newise speculative she was alert to bandage she wounded man The foreign subscription included English woman, Astonished but calm, asked

and began to Jegg her away." 222,000,000 by Great Britain.

fur an explanation. The answer was & cut, Noray Cavell left the hospital for SMUGGLING INTO GERMANY BY the time.

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There is something also the book remind us of. Mr. Kirschen, the lawyer who agreed to undertake Miss Cavell's défenc., tud megi of the friends of the In the House of Mominions Lord interm when her wind was coming of, and Robert Cecil said, that considerable trial, which harfed two days. "He never Lunde no toport on the progress of the quantities of food were being sent, disced what the sentence was; and when to Gesnany by parcel jibet from fr de Livel, a Belgian Advocate, and the Amerion. Steps were being taken tale adviser to the American Minister. sought out bir Kirschen, the man had deal with the matter effectively.

disappeared.

"MR. CHURCHILL. ·

LONDON, Dec. 18.

In the House of Commons Mr. H. J. Tennant said that he knew nothing of a promise to Mr. Winston Churchill that he would be given command of Brigadó.

SIR JOHN JORDAN.

RUMOUR DENIED...

LONDON, Dec. 16.

SPECULATION IN SHIPS ACTIVE

There is a most active speculation in shipping. The price of ships is increas ing by leaps and bounds, vessels on the stocks being sold and resold several times. The Christianis correspondent of "The Tomps" gives an example of this specula- tion. He says that last November 'ship- owner of Skien, in the southierst of Norway, ordered a ship of a Norwegian. ATREE, Dec. 11,

shipbuilder at the price of 810,000 kronezi In the Houle of Commone Lord The ship will not be finished until Febru Large members of Serbian soldiory

Robert Cecil sald that e Press raportary next. It has nevertheless been sold continue to arrive at Salonike, where

that HG Bir John Jordan, His four tíman already. Last January it was they are being re-equipped into two

Majesty's Minister at Paking, le sbortly sold for 850,000", "kroner," in April for battalions and incorporated with the forgotten that he discharged this duty Robert Tecil sonanced that the Allies LAW OFFICERS' SELF-SACRIFICE. bought for 000.000 kroner. The lat In the House of Commons Lord retiring is absolutely unfounded. | 410,000 Arauer, in June for 445,000 during the South African War, and that in Graece desired to regalariso their he did it with conspicuous success miltary position at Saloniks. They BULGARIAN EXACTIONS AGAINST Neither good news nor bad was kept deny that the Central Powers are in

GREEKS.

"British troops...

Bitter complaints are rarching Athens Bulgarian exactions on Greek in habitants at Monastir.

If Lord Derby ware not the ideal Beuniting Sergeant to the nation he would be the best possible Censor of ita. Press, says: The Globe. People have

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Lowboy, Des. 16.

kroner, and still more recently it was

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