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MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1915.

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THE WAR.

(Continued from page 3) SUNDAY'S TELEGRAMS.” (Rautar's Service to the China Matt.) WESTERN FRONT.

GERMAN, BATTERIES SILENGED.

PARIS, Dec. 18

A communique states.The cad- nonade has been much wore' severe

along the whole front. The Anglo French artillery, noting in concert, successfully bombarded the enemy trenches in Belgium. Several German batteries in Champagne were also

allanced.

Two aeroplanes dropped sweaty heavy bombe on the Matz "and" Sablon “ atations,...

INTENSE GENERAL

BOMBARDMENT.-

Pants, Dec. 18.

SPECIAL MATINEEA communique reports a general

DISTRIBUTION OF PRESENTS,

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TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN ENGLAND

PASSENGERS, BURNED TO DEATH.

Los Day, Dec. 19. at South Shields, a passenger train. «

There was a terrible railway accide: 1 j pilot engine and an empty workmen's train all rolliding in log. It i reported that several ccaches of i passenger train are all right, bat in others the passengers ware burned to death.

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There were on the workmen's train front portion. The earringe doors a. Dumber of women and children in the jammed, and some of the passengers were pinned by their legs..

two carriages burst into fumes, and Suddenly the a explied the first most of the occupants are believed to hare met with an awful fate.

The rescuers did their utmost, attracted by she cries of the injured, and medical aid was soon on the scene.

It is reported that twelve were killed. and many anjEred.

MRS. ISQUITH SUES THE **GLOBE.**

bombardment, especially intense in Artois, where norial torpedoes were (ALLEGED ACCUSATIONS OF WANT

used.

The French blew up an assemblage of German wheeled transport in the neighbourhood of Chaulnes.

GERMAN BOMBERS EASILY REFULSED.

Losbos, Dec. 18. A despate from Headquarters in France states that last night the enemy made a amall bombing attack on our lise about the quarries north of Loos, but they were carily" repulser. There has been artillery activity the day long, especially north of Ypres,

SUFERIORITY OF ALLIST

THE PROBLEM FACING THE

ENEMY.

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 15.- The latest German report states that the Germans are concentrating at St. Mihiel, There is growing evidence that not only are the Germans active, bat that undoubtedly the enemy must throw new forces, especially artillery, into the West, where the superiority of the Allied guns in wrecking the German trenches, and the moral of the troops.

BALKAN CAMPAIGN.

'BETTER ›RAILWAY FACILITIES

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OF LOYALTY."

Lorvos, Dec. 18 Mrs. Asquith wife of the Prime Minister, in muing The Globe to restrain the publication of alleged 'fhelà.

Her Courel stated that she had been persecuted by accusations of want off loyalty in het asacciations with German prisoners at Donington Hall." She had also been described as a traitor, and p disgrace to her sex These attacks were fanspended only on the issue of a writ

The Globe's Counsel said the queation was whether the wordawile of a Cabinet Minister" referred to Mrs. Asquith

The latter's Counsel contended that the words referred to his dient, who denied on cash all the imputations,

The case was postponed until Tuesday.

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THE VICEROY OF INDIA.

RUMOUR DENTED......

"Lossos, Dec. 18,

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XMAS BOXES.

We shall be pleased to supply you with Cnses of Assorted Liquors

for Imus as për details below 2017,

$17 a Case.

1 qt. Dry Royal. 1 qt. Full Rich Fort, 1 bot. Light Dry The rumour that Mr. McKenna will Sherry, 2 bots. B. & W. Whisky, 2 bots. Dry Gin, 1 pt. succeed Viscount Hardinge as Viceroy of India is declared to be without founds Peppermint tios.

$20 a Case.

3 pts Medoc Superieur, 2 bots. Light Dry Sherry, SITUATION IN PERSIA. 2 bots. Full Rich Port, 2 bots. Gia, 1 bot. xxxxx Brandy, RUSSIANS OCCUPYING HAMADAN. 2 bots, Red Seal Whisky.

PETROGEAD, D. 18,

"

$25 a Case.

It is reported from Teheran that owing 1 qt. Louis Roederer Champagne, 1 qt: Sparkling Red to the advance of the Russians the Gov- Burgundy. 1 qt. Old White Port, 1 qt. Vino de Pasto Sherry. ernment Committee at Kum has led to 3 pts. Medoc Superieur, 1 qt. Graves, 2 bots. B. & W. Whisky Lepaban."

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1-pt. Peppermint. SALONIKA, Dec. 182

A prominent Greek official has arrived with a view to assuring bet. ter railway and telegraphic facilities

for the Allies.

ALLIES' SOLID DEFENSIVE IN THE BALKANS.

PARIE, Dev. 13. The Allies in Greece have prepared a solid defensive. The heavy game of the Gurmans do.'not seem to have arrived. This doubtless accounts for the enemy not creeaing the frontier.

THE FORTIFICATIONS AT SALDEIKA.

GERMAN THREAT.

QUESTION OF ALLIED LIMITS.

"LONDON. Dec. 18. The Athens correspondent of the Times eays that the German Minister, replying to Greek objections to the entry of Austro-German troops into Greece, declared that the fortiications which the Allies are constructing at Saloniks compel Germany to take action in Greek territory in order to expel the Allies

K. Skouloudia rejoined that Greece will never allow the Bulgarians to set fool' on Greek soil.

that the Government intends to protest The Ministerialergan, Embros, séserts

against the fortifications of Salonika as exceeding the limits conceded.

-RUSSIAN FRONT.

RUSSIANS PREPARING NEW OFFENSIVE.

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 18, The latest German report states that

Flats specially designed to accommodate there is reliable news that the Russians three bachelom at reasonable rentals. Immediate possessione ate also preparing a new offensive.

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KE KENNELS 168 Magazine Gag

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KURDS DRIVEN TO MOUNTAINS.

PETROGRAD, Dec. 18.

A communique states. Thore are res porta of engagements resulting in favour of the Russian northward of 619 Izke Driavisty, and northward "of Dabno. Hundreds of Kurds" (wers exgayed on the north-eastern extremity. of Lake Van, bat were drivers to the mountains, leaving sixty dend

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SUBMARINE WARFIRE,

Lopes, Dec. 18. The Italian steamer Port Said, and

saak. the British steamer Leverpool have been

The crow of the latter were rescued.

THE DARDANELLES.

PARIS, Dec. 18. comminue states that there ÎN IS change in the situation at the Dar

EATE-OP-BRITISH COLOSTES

PETROGRAR Dec. 18.

The Russians have cccupied Hamadan, and are approaching Kum. The British and Russian Consuls are stated to havelaft Kerman for Bandarabbas. The British Colony at Shiraz is still in captivity, and there is no news of the British Colony at Yozd. The British colony at Sultana- had has been released.

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SUCCEAN OF RUSSIAN WAR LOAN Wm. POWELL Ltd.

NEW FISCAL SCHEME"

PETROGRAD, Dċa. 18. The Russian War Loan cf one thousand millions of roubles is assured of success. The Minister of Finance has drawn op a new fiscal scheme which is expected to produce an az anal surplus of 361,000,000 foubles. State monopolies of tea, coffee and matches art contemplated.

AUSTRIA "AND AMERICA..

AUSTRIA FAILS TO MEET

DEMANDS.

WASHINGTON, Dec, 18. The Austrian Note in regard to the | Ancona outrage has been received.

A hurried Cabinet, meeting die cussed the Austrian Note and dispersed without any sanguncement,

The position is regarded as being of

the gravest,

Mr. Lansing, Secretary of State, "has stated that the text of the Note will not be published till it has been thoroughly studied.

At the conclusion of the Cabinet meeting Mr. Lansing admitted that Austria bad not yet met any of the American demands. A rupture, how ever, is not believed to be likely prior to another exchange of Notes,

** The frequent visits of the Austrian ment is regarded as indicating that Charge'd'Affairs to the State Depart

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