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SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1918

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THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

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(Reuter's Services to the China Mail)

"NO PEACE WITHOUT

VICTORY."

TSAR'S NEW YEAR „ADDRESS.

PETROGRAD, Jan. 14.

The Tsar in a stirring address to his Forces on the ncension of the Insaion New Year pays a tribute to their glorious self-sacrifice in barsanite the enemy and checking bris trenston

MEXICAN REVOLÜ-

TIONISTS.

AMERICANS CAPTURE GENERALS AND EXECUTE THEM.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE.

ENEMY WITHDRAWING TROOPS FROM OTHER THEATRES.

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PARIS, Jan. 10.

ILLNESS" OF THE KAISER.

BRITIS

MILITARY HONOURS.

QUEEN OF OBERCE SUMMONED A RANKS AND ARMS INCLUDED.

TO BERLIN.

Legros, "Jan. 18. The London Gazette contains 35

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LONDON, Jan. 14. A Petrograd telegram asys that in An Italian wireless message says that pages litary honours including the most valuable of its kind, in cases of Cough, Asthan. Brouchitis, Shra order to cope with the Russian offensive the Queen of Cresce has been summoned all ranks and armis, also a number of Breathing or Dilaulty of Expectoration; and while it removes the socumulas the Austrians are re-calling tour Divio Berlin owing to the Kaiser's illness nurses, Many Australasians and phegm, from lis Tonis and Astringent virtues in provents its formation, and align

Other reports atate that the whole Canadians have been honouresh with irritation of the membranes of the throat and chew, renforing this delicate probu family, are proceeding to Berlin,

Companionships of the Orders of susceptible of future irritation and disease.

sics from the Balkans and two from

the Italian front, the Germans bringing ap eight Divisions from the Balkan Even the French. front is said to have been tapped,

Large enamy relaforcements baya appeared at the extreme right of the southern Russian front,

The Austrians are feverishly evacua ting Czernowita. The public services and hospitals have been removed to Hungary.

ENEMY FAILURE "IN

BUKHOVINA. T

PETROGRAD, Jan. 14.

Wasarsaros, Jan. 14. The State Department announces that Americans have General Rodrigues, second to General attempted to assume the offensive captured The enemy twice successfully villa_in command of the Mexicanarth-aast of Czeczowitz, aya a murdered Peter "Keane, British occupied, Revolutioniste, who is said to have out of part of his trenches, which we

communique. We drove

the enamy

subject. Orders have been given for his execution.

"Remember," he says, "that our beloved Russia cannot be assured of independence or develop her re- Bources with guining a decisive Aigbary Cans |_General Almeida anlateral-more.

ba no pener without victory, which must be achieved at whatever pains..

„GERMANY AND THE FINANCIAD BURDEN.

HUGE INCREASES IN "EANATION."

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 14.

GERMAN POISON-GAS ATTACK.

of Villa's chieftains have also been FRUSTRATED BY FRENCH FIRE captures.. General Almeida she immediately,

WHIN

El Paso, Jan. 13. Genera) Huerta (the ex-President)

usdied...

Martial laws he declared, The police and American soldiers have been rounding up Mexicans with the cbject of evicting them, from the city,

In the Fussian Diet. Dr. Benz" the Minister of Finapes, when ask ing nuthorisation for the issue of Exchequer Bonds the extent of There have been numerous fights B£131,000,000 sterling, declared that and sany injured people are in it, was falsu an, say, that Germany hospital" was unable to land the burden of thewar any konger. He nimitet the scarcity of foodstuffs and the higher prices of milk, butter and. fat, but said the highest point had already been reached.

ge

The Minister anoneel incrises in the income-tax on indivi- duals and companies.

THE TEUTON PLOTTER IN

AMERICA.

WASHINGros, Jan 11

Sir C. Spring Rice, the British

Ambassador, has revealed to Mr.

THE LATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION AT TOKYO,

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JCxTO, Jan. 14.

It appears that the first bomb thrown at the Premier's motor-car struck the bonnet and did not explode,

The second exploded but iolssed the! car, owing to the chauffeur speeding

up.

PRUSSIAN DIET OPENS.

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**GREAT THINGS ARE STILL REQUIRED."

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 13..

the Bath and of St. Michael an

St. George, Distinguished Servico Orders, Military Crosses, and Distin euished Service Medals,

The following have been appointed Knight Commanders of the Order of the Bath (6.C.B.)Lieut. Generals

Prussian Diet to-day was the absence of combe, Major-Generals. C. St. Legar The feature of the opening of the flerson and C. L. Wooll- Bartor, A. Wilson, R. C. B. Raking.

the Kaiser.

D:. Bethmann-Hollweg (Imperial) und J. E. Gangl." Chancellor) delivered the opening speech, Knight Commander of St. Michael saying: The Kaiser his charged me fand St. George (K.C.34.0.):-Lieut. to open the Diet in his name." The General Sir Herbert Blumer, K.Ü.E. speech declared that is was the enemies)

The following have been promoted of Germany who were responsible for Lient-Generals:-Major-Generala J. proceeded Providence is subjecting and E. H. H. Allerby. the fact that the peoples of Europe were Lindau Keir, Sir H. S. Rawlinsch, atill tearing themselves-to-pieces.--Is

the German people to a 28; of tron."

Sir A. Jo Godley kas seen guzetlos things are still required." Great things have been done, but great temporary Lieut.-General while.com-

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Then came a bombastic review of Germany's achievements as a prelude to

Companions of the Bath (C.B.):] the announcement of additional income Major-General Brio, Surgeon-Gen“ ta and other increase of taxation, which eral Ford, Colonels R. B. Fell, was accompanied by a vague reference Wallerstein, G. M. Heath, W.-Kr to the possibility of some concession as McClintock, L. A. Stopford, Serass regards popular representation in the Dickins, C. H. James, F. L. Bano, Legislatiuire A significant passage says. G. Wilkinson,, J. E. Bush, E. & communique atatea that the Ger-bearing arms and protecting the State. ton. R. S. Oxley, C. Russ, C. Accommodation!

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In conclusion, the speech appealed for Fowler, W. H. Fasken. G. H. that what the enemies represent as cfarlan, N. M. Smyth, W. A. Liddell, sustained sacrifice and resolution, saying Nicholson, A. W. Gay, F. A. Mac- pulsion is "liberty based on order.""

PARIS, Jan. 13.

mans attempted an attack with poison bat French curtains of fire prozented gas between Argonne and the lease, them from emerging from their tren kes Artillery fire played havoc with the Mease and in the Vosges, the German positions on the heights of

GERMAN GAS BLOWN BACK. Another communique says that the Germana austained two minor defeats in the region of the Somme and in Champagne. It appears that German poison gas at Forges blew back into the enemy trenches owing to a change of wind, The French batteries at the same time bombarded the Germans most violently.

GERMAN REGIMENT CAUGHT BY

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FRENCH FIRES

VIOLENT BOMBARDMENT NEAR TILLE.

PARIS, Jan. 14. The man who threw the bombs there has been a violent bombardment The evening communique says that escaped-

in the neighbourhood of Lille, German trenches and shelters being destroyed.

ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY.

A German regiment entering Roye was caught by our fire.

Lansing a plot to embroil Great ENDOWMENT OF A LECTURESHIP. silenced on the Plateau of Vauclere,

Britain and the United States.

Numerous letters from a fictitious. address in Toronto signed by

LONDON, Jun. 11.

dileged British Colonel have been Sir Alesunder McRobert has given alled in the United States urging to Aberdeen University an endow Americúng po enlist in the British ment of £700 per ganum for a Lec- Amy.

sureship of Pathology, especially con- cerning maligasts diseases.

[Sir Alegander MeRobert is Managar

A German four-inch battery was

There were minor operations in Champagne and Argonne.

TRADE WITH AUSTRALIA..

WHAT, GERMANY WILL NOT

REGAIN.

FRENCH REPRISAL.

TURKISH OFFICIAL ARRESTED.

Straubenzes, G. S. Cartwright, H Rouse, W. H. Sinith (Ordnance), Right Hon. J. E. B. Seely, J. C. Chambers (Army Service Corps), C. E. Budworth Royal Artillery), Sut- ron (Assistant Adjutant-General). Hon. 31. G. Tulbot, and the follow-

PARIS, Jan. 14. The Turkish official in charge of the ing RA.M.C. officer B. Graytoob archives at the Turkish Embassy in J. Maher, M. J. Seston, d. J. Rus- for the arrest of the French Vice-Consul. M. Gray, Sir B. Dawson, and M. Partis Las been arrested a retaliationell, E. G. Browne;, W. C.-Beevor, at Constantinople,

A MILITARY NECESSITY, IN

GREECE.

RAILWAY BRIDGES BLOWN UP.

SALONIKA, Jan. 13. The French have blown up the railway bridge at Demir Hissar, over the River Strasin, as a precautionary

measure.

W. Russell.

A large number were appointed Ceripanions of St. Michael and S. George, including: -Colonel F. C. Muspratt, Lieut. Colonels C. c. Leveson-Gower, C. W. Tribe (41st Dogras), J. A. Humilton (B.A.M.C.). W. O. Anderson (1st Gurkhas), C. F. Templer, E. H. Cullen (84th Sikh Pioneers), Majors H. M. Cruddaa, W. W. Jendwine (RA.LC.).

Promojed Major-Generals:-Cols.

French blew up the railway bridges at

A Paris communiqué, says that the C. W. Jacob and w. G. Walker. Demir Hissar and Killizder. It was ations to Brevet Rank, and many There were a number of promo- military necessity.

ל.

THE “LOAN OF VICTORY,**

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PARIS, Jan. 14. The total subscriptions to the French Loan amounted to £605,000,000.-

In the Chamber of Deputies M. Briand said that £40,000,000 had been sub-

scribed abroad, of which £24.000.000 had been contributed in England.

ENEMY SUBMARINE DESTROYED.

awards of D.S.0.'s, and Military Crosses,

CANADIAN PARLIAMENT

OPENED.

Ortawa, Jan. 14.

R. H. the Duke of Connaught, opening the Canadian Parliament, an- nounced that a resolution would be sub- mitted requesting the British Parliament to enact legislation to extend the life of the Canadian Parliament for a year. His Royal Highness referred to the A communique says that our torpedo-aafaltering devotion of India and the to Cawapore in 1894 he held the appoint- many from regaining her Australian boats in the Black Sea destroyed na

Dominions in co-operating with Britain of Nail Arnott Lecturer in Experimental trade after the war, the Premier (Ar. enemy aubmarine off the Anatolian const

to achieve the common defence of our liberties. The German socialist party as Physics at the. Mechanics" Institute. Hughes) said that it

SOCIALISTS EXPEL DR. LIEBKNECHT.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 14.

expelled Dr. Liebknecht, owing to ⚫ continual grose offences against lis duties as a meniber, "

TRADING WITH THE ENEMY.

A NEW BILL.

LONDON, Jan. 14

A Bill dealing with enemy gom panies and finns trading (in or with?) Great Britain will be introduced in

the House of Commons next weeks.

A LONDON ELECTION CRY.

以

LONDON, JA, J.-

The election cry at Mile End on

and Director of the Cawnpore Woeller Mills Co., Ltd., Camapore. Balore going

MALBOURNE, Jan, 14, asociated Chambers of Manufacturers Replying to resolutions passed by the having the object of preventing Gar

PETROGRAD, Jan. 14.

انون پر

would

and also sank two colliers.

be

Aberdeen, and was Lerturer in Chemistry facredible folly if our victory lef: in Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen.7

CONTROL OF MESOPOTAMIA”“

"EXPEDITION.

CHINESE TELEGRAM.

(Yoh Tet lät Po'a Serviço.)

GAMBLING IN CANTON.

PERING, Jan. 11.

Germany in possession of económic opportunities. The war must be carried out in the industrial field as deter minodly as on the battlefield. He would not favour trads with Germany at any time.

BRITISH MINERS AGAINST COMPULSION.

LONDON, Jan. 13.

ve presented another mecral Miners' Federation voted in an over The Kwangtung officials in Peking It is officially announced that the requesting the suppression of gam-whelming majority against the Bill, and bling in Canton.

behalf of Mr. Pemberton Billing is EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

**Lights, up." Mr. Bilfing, who bak been in the Naval Airship service, advocates an adequate aeroplane guard for London.

In two of the latest necidents due

to the darkened strects a Judge and a member of Parliament are the sufferers.

BONE EXPORT FROM INDIA. ·

SERIOUS ANNUAL LOSS TO THE COUNTRY.

LONDON, Jan. 14.

Sir Thompe Holland in an article

Router's Service to the Chino Mail.) |

PROBLEMS OF THE EMPIRE..

READJUSTMENT OF INTER- TSPERANT RELATIONS. - '

Lannoy, Jan. 14.

that it was decided to call a further meeting to consider future action in the event of the BDI passing.

The voting was na followa....-" Against the Bill .... .....653,190 For the Bill

38,100 "Neutral.....

25,340

RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

TSAR'S CONGRATULATIONS TO

¿MIKADO.

"

Toxro, Jan, 13.

"

A STORY OF FIELD-MARSHAL FRENCH.

rd.

TAKES PLACE OF WOUNDED GENERAL

LONDON, Jan. 14. Field-Marshal. Viscount French, who

LONDON, Jan. 14. In the House of Commons, in reply to Sir J. D. Been, who suggested that the connection between India and Meso potamia was distant and that the connec-| tion between Egypt and Mesopotamix would become closer, Mr. H. J. Tennant said he did not think it likely that theas the guest of the Fishmongers' Com arrangement whereby the Mesopotamia pany at a luncheon, in the course of a would be altered. Expedition was controlled by the Rajpeech said that no one who had not scen it could understand how thoroughly war had become revolationised.

ACTIVITY. IN CLUCASUS.

Parroca, Jan. 14, The Turks endeavouring to fortify positions on the River Arkhave, in the Caucasus, were dispersed. There have been encounters with strong Kurdish forces in the region of Ardjische.

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AUSTRALIAN RECRUITING

·CAMPAIGN.

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Field Marebal Sir Evelyn Wood, pay- ing a tribute to Viscount French, related da facideat of how at a critical moment in a certain battle a shell stunned a trusted General. Lord, French happened to be on the spot, took personal charge of his subordinate's Army, and inade dispositions whereby the Germans were thrown back.

COMMANDER OF EAST AFRICAN FORCES,

CAPE TOWN, Jan. 14. Genem! Sir Horace Smith-Derrien (Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in East Africa) has arrived Leze.

ANOTHER 30,000 TO BE RAISED,

· MELBOURNE, Jan, 14. Speaking at luncheon to Sir George

The campaign for the mising of at Reid at the National Liberal Club, Lord arrived here to convey the Tsar's Town Hall. The Premier, Mr. Hughes, The Grand Duke Michaelovitch has additional 50,000 men opened at the Islington' hoped that in the course of the year a conference of the Dominion congratulations to the Emperor on the said it is not for Australia to criticise Premiers would be held with a view to The Grand Duke was met at the station armindful of suything plas. The motion To-day's Advertisements occasion of His Majesty's Coronation. the British leaders, but to do her best, deciding the Empire's industrial, by the Emperor, Princes Fushimi and pledging support to the campaign was economic, and defensive problems, and Karia, and all the bigh officiola, He carried with enthusiasm.

would find in feasible and agreeable to afternoon, and dined with the Emperor that the members of the conferenco received the diplomatic corps in the in the Indiaman says the export of open their doors to India, which had at the Palace in the aresing. bones represents a serious annual contributed her full share in the great The Grand Duke was given an koss to India which is deficient in Imperial ordeal, and whose interests in audience at the Palace, which was' supplies of minemt phosphate. The the future would be so interwoven with conducted with very brilliant ceremonial, hones exported represent an anmal those of other parts of the Empire that and presented the Order of St. Andrew no Imperial Conftrance would be comte the Emperor and the Order of St, removal of 22,000 tons of phosphoric plete which did not include India. Catherine to the Empress. acid, while the grain exported repre (Chears) sents a Joss of 25,000, but while the bones are worth half a million, the -grain is worth forty millions.

The Emperor thanked the Grand Duke most cordially and decorated him with the Order of the Chrymacthemum.

KAISER AND GALLIPOLI EVACUATION.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 14. Saltan of Turkey expressing his great The Kaiser has, telegraphed the

satisfaction at the evacuation of Galli poll by the enemy.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.

Sir George Baid unid that after the inter-imperial relations, which must war thero must be a re-adjustment of

A banquet followed. The Emperor, ITALIAN STEAMER'S ARMAMENT. Į nover be subject to Party condicts proposing a toast, emphasised the After the magnificent loyalty of our increasing respect and confidence of Japan in Russia, The Grand Duke, ja fellow.uhjects in India. we must be reply, said that Japan immense The Government has corsented to mors anxious than ever to sesist in the sympathy and assistance to Russia the departure of the Italian steamor development of that part of the Empire during the war had evoked unbounded Guiseppe Verdi, which mounts two gune, The death is announced of Sirel na every other part as rapidly gratitude, which guaranteed a lasting on assarauces that the guns will only

as possible. William Ouslow,

OBITUARY,

LONDON, Jan. 14.

friendship.

-be used in defendz.

WAR STAMPS.

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