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MONDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1915

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

↑ Center's Service to the China Mat)

THE DUTY OF BRITISH

WORKMEN

ANOTHER APPEAL BY, THE MINISTER OF MUNITIONS.

Lainos, Dec. 25. Mr. Lloyd tissurge addressed meeting of 8,00 Truly Union Gt- , chile mi berement of prorks at Cilass

gow gratenly on the Ruperative) next be the dilution of skilled and unskled labour,

Mr. Lloyd "Dodigy said he had dôme, to submit proposals on whose

THE PERSIAN SITUATION,

GEENT, DIPLOMATIC VICTORY

FOR ALLIES...

作

TRUERAS, Deo. 26. The Persian Cabinet hus fallen and the Shah has nominated Firmus Firma. Premier. -

THE CHINA MAIL.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail) |

ENEMY SURPRISED BY RUSSLANS.

PATACORID, Dee, 26," Some sharp fighting is mentioned in (a communique, the Russiana repulsing an enemy attempt to capture advanced trenches near Duczacı, The Russians | in the Raronichas'district surprised and captured an enemy work, which they held against desperate counter-attacks,

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FIGHTING IN PERSIA.

RUSSIANS BOUT REBELS,

PETROGRAD, Dec. 26. Datails of the cofeat of the gendarme rebels at Rabatkerim, twenty-five miles south west of Teheran, show that the This is a great diplomatie victory Rabatkerim of a baad of 1,000. horse

Russians, learning of the arrival at for the Allies.

GERMAN INTRIGUE IN PERSIA.

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Losbos, Dec. 26.

I appears that the German Con- acceptanes depended not only victory sui Rous returned to Teheran after but the saving of numberless Bres. the abortive attempt it

ucoup It was impossible for him to report | d'état, Subsequently he left for through Parliament to the British | Kermanshab, where he hat, an Arug the the workruen perused nisury of Genèml von der Goltz, suspend their rules to save the lives Afterwards he proceeded to Bagdad at their tollow-swerkner qu the where he act Herr Vissel bagefiel. He refused to beligge that Tritish workrmen

T patriote thus, this Bronch, whose ) devation and self-sacrifice" halten) -ablet-Frumur tiltja etetavasstr. "Aully, the terrible turbine which.

were

with the aidsaf trommay workinen, « had serpon a greût "victory over the Russkins. But time was vital and help inner be given without delay,

-Me-by-Chemielie cum OR bel et the tjovernment," at the retes the British Army. 10 atang or the manufacture of big guns and projectiles, “We need your

·ħelje” he said.

When Afr. Lloyd George, min- tioned that the fommittee which proposed the dilution include seten

Trash Unionists be was interruptent by some tries of “We don't miss Trude Union leaders," and when he emphasis the necessity of secur ing 50,000 skilled werkomen for the State unition factories

A voice shouted ** You won't get them.”

Thereupon Mr. Lloyd George sai?: "I Come to face 3,000 Trade

HERR BALLIN'S CHRISTMAS

MESSAGE.

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LONDON, Dec. 26. Herr Ballin, Manger of the Hauburg-America Line, publishes theistmas wishes in a German news. paper.

men, under the well-known Emir Khiehmet, sent a detachment on Tues- day night in order to surprise, and destroy them, The Russians found two battalions of gendarmes, 500 horsement and 200 Bakhtiari holding a fortified. mountain fastness. They were received with a viclens fire, but after artillery preparation the whole force attacked were sabred in the pursuit, and coated the rebels, 118 of whom

EXPORTS TO SWITZERLAND.

LONDON, Dec 25.

**

The London Gazette contains-a-long list of articles the exportation of which to Switzerland is prohibited except.. through the Societe de Surveillance Economique, an organisation similar to the Dutch Overseas Trust;

He says the men who are called TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ́LAW. apon__to__construct Petee will · lave.

LONDON, Dec. 25.

thi foremost task, besides ending.

A Bradford stuž merchant has been

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a war which les destroyed generalined £30 for attempting to trade with ths. Simultaneously with the end a German firm at Bangkok through an also id security that this san [ing of the arthanens fører they must agent in Switzeriand.

guinagy war will not be followed by an economics)

which will separato the nations.

war

A TURKISH REPORT

CONTRADICTED...

LONDON, Dee. 26.

THE ** ZUKUNFT." PROHIBITED.

LONDON, Doc. 25: The further publication of the Berlia Zukunft is forbidden.

AUSTRALIA'S HIGH COMMISSIONER.

MELBOURNE, Dec. 24. The dow Australian High Commis- inner to London (Mr. A. Fisher), we

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS OF

B.M. THL KİNG.

The following Special Routine Order by If-General F. Vontris, Comqueading the Troops in China, was impact sơ Christ. mas Day :-

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HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.

AMESBEST TO STATUTES,

amendments to the Statutes of the The Qimerts contains the followior

Taiversity of Hongkreg

BALSAMIC

COUGH LINCTUS

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The mid and soughing influence which this preparation lies, almanes it a

1 Faragraph at Statute of the the most valuable of its kind, in bags of Cough, Aabhats, Bronchitis, Shortness of Shatator of the University of Hongkong Breathing ee Dificulty of Expectoration; and while it removas the accumulation if contained in the Second Schedule of the

The following meango has boon recctrod. | University Ordinance, 1811, te horeby, from its Tonia and Astringent virtude il provents its formation, and allyn from Hia Mijas'y tho King—

amended by the repent of clim 3 and the irritation of the minimaos of the throat and chost, ran lacing th wo dellasta part substitution therefor the following:- septible of fatura irritation and disease.

Another Christmas finds nil the re- slúteos of the Empire still engaged in War, and I desire to convey on my behalf, and on behalf of the Queen, heartful Christmas groeting and our good wishes for the New Year to all who, on sea and land, are upholding the British game.

In the officers and men of my Navy cu whom the security of the Empira dupendu I repose, ir ecmmon with wif my subjects,

. témat this is absolute.

**Class 3, The Deans of all the Pasnition and one other siember of the Senate, slected by the Sonatas.

Stabates contained in the aid Fchedule is

· 2, Paragraph 1 of Statute 9 of the said barabs amended by the repeal of slante (c) and the haitation therefor of the following

od

(4) Six of the Professors Lecturer in the. Faculty of Medicine whose servicm.ace only partly at the disposal of the University to bo appointed by the Council:

Provided

(a) That each of the six Frofessors and Lestators of the Medical Faculty, who On the officers and mos of

is at present Alomber of the Senate my armies, whether now in France, in the East, or

pursuant to the terms of the Agreement between the University and the College in other Eekis, I roly with an equal of Medicine of the 15th March, 1912, faith, confident that their devotion, their

shall continúa to be a Member of the valour, and their self-sacrifice will, under (b) That the wis part time Professors

Senate until reaigustion,

God's, guidance, lead to victory nad mar honourable peace.

There are many of their comrados now alsa in hospital, and to these brave men niso I desire, with the Queen, to express,, our deep gratitude and our marnost prayers for their recovery.

Offcers and sign of the Navy and' of the Army, another year is drawing to a alose, as it began, in toil, bloodshed and auffering, but I rejoice to know the goal to which you ara striving draws BEIDER inte sight,

May God bless you and all your undertakings.

SALE OF ARMS AT SHANGHAI.

INTERESTING EVIDENCE.

and Lecturers to be members of the Senate as herein before provided shall include the Professors and Lockarors zetorred to in praviso (a) and shall not be additional therota

e.) That if the Court consider it desirable the Interests of the Chiversity that the number of tha part time Professors and Lecturers of the Faculty of Medicine representing that Faculty on the Senate as hereinbefore provided should be increased or decreased it shall hare power to increase or decrease auch number but not so 18 to affect the representation of that Faculty on the Senata as provided for by the said Agreement of the 18th March, 1912,"

WAR PROPHECIES.

-OLD MOORE'S" IDEAS.

"

The proplets and astrologers, of a rule, confine themselves to rague, generalitics, and have fought rather shy of the war, bur in 0 Moore's" Muruck, the (ramdera representative of Fruncis Mogre,

four men are charged at the Mixedgy, the following couragrong plunge, is

· At a further hoaring of the casa in which who established the Almaouck 210 years

Coure as Shanghai, before 3r Grant Jones sanker (British Assesser) and Magistrato Yu, with unlawfully attempting to sell fire-

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arins without a licence from the Mauicipal writes, there appens to be but litle THE EASTERN ASBESTOS

Council and with potapiring to trafic and deal in arms, evidenca was given by one J. C. Lewis, who said "be was an American citizen, and attended the court on sub- poens, Witness know his name had been mentioned in this case by Mr Morrison.

Mr Newman (representing the Police) In his evidence Mr Mortison said he was acting as your agent in connection with the sale of 15,000 rites.

Witness Me Morrison never acted as my ageut.

The Press Bureau states that the recent Turkish reports of the sinking of monitors in the Tigris ate untrue, No need vessel has been sunk sive for enthusiastic send-off on agust he received a commission from Me except two small river gunboats, the leaving for Landea.

Unsousie. W the interrupter VCA: abandonment of which was ture to Flanders and face 3,000 nounced on December 4. British oldiers in the trenches ?** (Prolonged cheers.)

GENERAL CASTELNAU AT ATHENS.

ATHENS, Dec. 28. General Casteinnu bas been received by the King, and has met the heads of the Creek General Staf

After paying tribute to the French resistance of the German machine as the result of the co-opera- tion of the French workmen. Mr. Lloyd George dwelt on the excellent work he had recently seen done by at lunchcou at the French Legation." women anal said, if the men failede departs again this afternoon. " to adje po the Goverment's "dilu- tion programme, two alternativès remained either to tell the soldiers

it was impossible to get the guns te enalife then to win in 1916, "or fell the Kaiser, frankly tins we cannos continue and that he might let us off with the annexation of Belgium and the payment of an indemnity with a British Colony or two. He would certainly demand, that Great Britain should surrender the com 'mard of the 'sen, and then Great

CHINESE TELEGRAMS,

(Wah Tez at Po's Service.)

THE NEW NOBILITY,

A PROTEST BY THE CENSOÉS.

PERING, Dec. 25.

elevated to noble rink.

The Censors are presenting

Britain would be as completely ut the mercy of Prussian despotia as terorial with reference to the Belgiu

- excessive number of elevations to the Telling upon the necessity for ranks of the pobles.

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Seacombe, Cheshire, England,

indicativas of petce daring 1015. tulips of the sun in February (1910) will see, Germany defoured and her legions driven back in the unfines of her own country. "The Thritish arms will be triumphant and in victory after victory, Holland will suffer terrible privations and will be driven into the War. Throughout the Spring, mest appalling slaughter will occur, and step by step the Allies will Witness" went on to my that in the force their way anend. A decisive 'inya! course of his business as "commission victory is decolet in May. The cai- Bianccker, a German he believed, to all minating point in the Wai does not second hand Mausar rifles. WitĮ occur, during 1916, and it will not be wess was to sell the riftes at a commission until the fohoring year that the hordes Large Stocks of "Gandy" Belting and Belt Fasteners. of 10 per cent. The contract was signed in of Germany will be overthrown finally. witness's house there being also present Power wis given unto the Beast to Mr Crowl, an American, and Mr Reinard, SALONIKA, Dec. 25. General Castelnan has concluded his witness had no other principal continue for two-and-forty months.***

but

Mr Sicnesker. Morrison had nothing Ta clower detail the prophet's 'otter. inspection of the Allied positions He to do with the matter. Mr Hainan gave. auces for next year are as follows; bad frequent interviews with the British witness a commission to sell 1,500 Mauser

January.-Germans will be rolled back and French commanders, to whom he revolvers and Me Morrison was buying expressed satisfaction. General Castle from witness. Witness did not know for to the borders of their own country. nan has now gone to Athens, where be whom Morrison was buying. The desi did will call upon the King.

not go through while witness had the com- masion. The understanding between witness and Sinnesker was that the rifes should not be sold to Chinese,

Mr. Newman--- Did

GENERAL CASTELNAU IN GREECE.

(Continued on Page 3)

LAST SEASON'S FLOODS IN

· KWANGTUNG.

The following Memorial by Tang Eaush- hang, Director General of the Kwangtang Conservancy Works, we officially published in the Chinese Government Gazells on the 1ōth ipat..

15,000

destination of the mid you over hear the

riźca ?

Witness-I heard it said they were probably intended for India or the Straits

understood that Schratter and Eickhof were buying them to send them to the Straits.

FebruaryThe red torch of Wac now enters the borders of Germany, and the hand of retribution will fall heavily on that thrice-accursed nation.

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March.The Prussin bordies will meet with severe reveries.

April-An armistice may be proposed as this time, and diplomacy will be busy. May. A brilliant victory is presignified for the British Navy.

Jane. More successes for the Allies. July-Horcars and gain to the British

GRIAS..

Witness. bad bad no other deals in arma. Mr. Newman handed witness a document, which he identified, and which read as follows:"Shanghai, 15th October. 1913; on demand, and after inspection the rides The food disasters of Ewangtung being found in a serviceable condition, I province

this year has been considered will pay J. O. Lewis Tia. 412,500 in baskSeptember-Decisive battles, the

August-Tho commencement of the Kaiser's downfall.

October.-Socialistic tronbla "rend the

prosit calamity ever suffered by the notes, for 15,000 rifles and 1,500,000

for the past hundred years. The cartridges signed Zoe Leo-kung, and S. German Empire. districts in the west suburb of Kwangchow Bank; witnesses to aigustare Barnes Moss City was affected, and all the ditricts of the and J.J.

Gilmora," Koung and Chao TMO

Circuits as well xa

November-German Exchequer de-

Witness had seen many other documents "ploted.

To-day's Advertisements

REQUIRED AT ONCE.

The Chinese Ministers abroad will Samshui, Nankai and Shante Belen atering to the sale of arms. He could December-End not yet, but continued

Districts suffered more than anywhere zot remember any names, but he knew of progress assured for Britain, else. After investigation I sobauited a several cases where people" had mode report to the President in the 9th month, contracts fer arms which did not exint.

as the far reabiby calamig was a great and Witzers bad sees some arms--parts of the could not submit a more 15,000-in janka outside Wocaung, near detailed report at that time. Since then the Saddles. experte and engineers have been sugaged. Mr Newman-Did you see any under the in careful investigations and now we are Garden Bridge? Jable to submit all details -in Conexion Witness did not see any, but, I with the late fond diasters, accompanied understood there were some there. This by charts and plane. All the places where was four months ago...

TOR SINGAPORE

Paper the embankments wers dan rayed or

Earopean trained Journalist with Witnes had never heard of the existence managerial and sub-editorial (night and/or washed Away by the flood hard en of 15,000 Hanyangriffes. Witness supposed marked in the map. From which it will forrison, said he was agent for witness day) experience; printing experienes in be observed that the ease of the flood was because he was told to say so. He supposed espable man. 3 years agreement, pas age advantage. Good prospects for young the overflow of the water if the rivers in Morrison was acting for Sebratter and Co. to Singapore and home on expiry of agt. the west, which rushed down from Wa-Witness did not know of any other

LI YUEN HUNG.

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PERIS, Dec. 25; Li Yuen Hung, the ex-Vico- President of the Republic. has a second time declined the profarred rank of Prince, and the Emperor has chow "destroying the embankmaots of brokers dealing in arma except Marzukin Apply at once with full-particulars of f again declined to accept the refusal.

spread to itd himself. Ernes, Moss and Gilge periance, salary required, when avail. the regions in the west and worth where might bara bein desling in arm out taby / Able-Box 1003 Singapore Free Press;

Singapore.

haste, fr. Lloyd George mentioned that there had been 300,000 casual-]. ties since the agreement of the Trade Unions with the Government last March, and said if the workmen. helped thoroughly and quickly, this would strengthen their claim on the British people at the end of the wur for the redress of their grievances.

He concluded by saying that ha

THE MANCHU PROVINCES. wondered if the British people real | ised that this was a convulsion of

PERING, Dec. 25. Nature, upheaving the very rocks of Jehol, Taitsibur and Toeyuen will European life, and said: "All this be constituted Three Northern chailering about relaxing rules and Provinces, with Han Kwai Tui us customsix out of place; you cannot Governor-General. haggle with an earthquake."

Mr. Lloyd George, after the meet- ing, had a satisfactory conference -with the local officials of the

gamated Engineers Society with a view to definite and Immediate action for dilution?!

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THE OPIUM TRAFFIC:

PEKING, Dec. 25,

Kaya and Chingfu, wheuze it

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Hongkong, Dec. 27, 1915,

1100

THE NATIONAL LOAN OF THE the THIRD YEAR UT REPUBLIC

OF CHINA (1914).

០ embankments were not strong did not buy any from witnesa, enough to resish the Blood. Couse-

Witness tried to-sell the rifles to the quently places north of Kuanli were compradore of the H. and S. Bank. So converted into a rast son. After all the made no other efforts to sell them His embankments at Saubaistro destroyed the comntision expired on the 31st October. water towed to the rivers in the west and He did not know where

hore Finnecker Dorth. Unfortunately at this.. bime, the aftes from, and be did not know whether

of the North ite bsoke thun making the food more was they were in the settlement at the present

He heard they werp in the astrous but by great efforts the embankment about two weeks ago and had since $15,000,000 AND SUPPLEMENTARY ments of Ahihchisa were saved from gene outside again. It was possible that destration. However at the vicinity of some Chinese knew the sides were for asle Shihchino, the embankments of Tayenshui in the settlement. Witne is was told by kou were damaged and water mahed out Chinese that the tiles had gone outside flowing down to the provinci capital Woosung in honts, bat he

he did not.

know

ia

L-ISSUE OF. 38,000,000,

AND

THE NATIONAL LOAN OF ́TЛE"

together with the water of the West River f? where their destination, wa... Witness FOURTH YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC.

and all embankmente along the course of autem that innooker wa nowej the water wire deatr yod. Thia In the Shanghai, nor did he know that he A Mandate has been issued re-reason thers were also great flood disasters (Sinnecker) left hero about the same tima iterating the Government's deter in Samshuihsion, Nankaibaion and Shunt the rifles. mination to suppress the opium

I belong

The ove Lad not concluded when the According to former practice all the traffic.

lash m il left. expenses in nexion with the repairs of bankments are to be beras by the Government and local:

gentry, therefore instructions have been issuer for them to m's fonds and proceed to the work However the Best of Kwinging Con- innecessary anistan. Plans are to be Pervancy bus appointed engines to Ter carefully drawn up for the virions calities

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