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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1916.

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Services to the China Mfail)

MONTENEGRO'S

SURRENDER.

BITTER COMMENT IN ITALIAN PRESS.

Lopes, Jan. 10. The Italian Press has been strong repudiating any suggestion that. Italy Ailel to support Montenegro. D

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comments in the bitterest terms upon Montenegro's surrender, arid alleges that King Nicholis segretly agreed with Austria in October last for the eventual moorelusion of

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PARLIAMENT AND THE COMPULSION BILL

INTERESTING POINTS IN

COMMITTEE.

Lexpos. Jan. 10. Ti the House of Commons the Labour Members accepted a Govem- mint amembnent of the Compulsion Dill designed to prevent industrial conscription. •

THE CHINA MAIL-

THE WESTERN FRONT.

Paris, Jan. 10.

A gommunique" suys, there Lething to report..

OREEK TRADE UNIONISTS AND

HIGH PRICES.

ATHENS, Jan, 19..

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THE ADVANCE TO BAGHUAD.

LONDON, Jan. 19.

Mr. Chamberlain, la anaweg, to a question in the House of Commons, stated that the advance to Begadad had been undertaken with the coueur rence of the Military Advisers of the Home Government..

TURKISH REGIMENTS

ANNIHILATED..

PETROGRAD; Jan, 19.

NO QUESTION OF STRIKES.

A LABOER LEADER'S VIEWS,

LONDON JUB. 10.

Mr. J. H. Thomas, the Labour amb for Darby, the protagonist of

BALSAMIC

COUGH LINCTUS

The mild and soothing induanco which this preparation hina, clasame da singula

the L our opponents to the Military a most valuable of its kind, in casas of Cough, athu, Hranehitis, Shortage of Bill, declared, in an interview, thar. Breathing or Diculty of Expastoration, and white it rettorus the accumulaties of pace the Bill became law there should pha'gn, from ibe Tonic And Astringent virtuos it prevents its formation, and allaye be no question of strikes. He would irritation of the mam ranas of the theolo and chau, ran lasing the delicate peris haya no hand in promoting industrial susceptible of future irritation and diseam. revolution as long as the war continuerlių | Provided the promites made by Mr.

Representatives of Trade Unions have petitioned King "Constantine against the sorbitant prices of neces saries and the unsenpaleus speculathe Russian offensivo is developing of the Act to the detriment of Labour An odicial communique states thatAsquith, that there should be safe. guarding measures to prevent any abuse tion of traders.

favourably in Purnia and the Caucase would ase his influence to keep

THE NEW POSTMASTER-

GENERAL.

Lostos, Jun. 19. It is understood that Mr. Pease, the new Postmaster-General, 'will not enter the Cabine),

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SIR JOHN SIMON AND HIS

CONSTITUENTS.

LONDON, Jan. 19. The Cowmont accepted an

The Leyte Liberal Club ballot slowed to 1 in favour of demand anwndment providing

the Admiralty shall have first call oning That Sir John Simon should Separite peace treaty. His subthe men secured under the measure. sign in acount, of his attine

towards the Compulsion question. suquens resistance was mbrely a sham. It maintains thus the capit. ulation is merely a spicated and says "lie Austeinns will meet a very „different resistance at Sentari and in

Albani.

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Mr McKenna pointed out that the Adiniralty bad power to raise 300,00 auen anal sin needed ♬0,000 Fardu by Almvel 91C It had already (got 20,00%) df that number und dish i

NAVAL COURT-MARTIALA

LONDON, Jan. 19.

INDIAN APPEALS TO PRIVY COUNCIL

The

3 court-martial is being held at not anticipate any difiquity in get-Chatham for the triat of certain ring the tran required, but thefaurvivors of H.LS. Natel. BRITISH PRESS COMMENT. The, British Press urke a sobretaligent was in consonance with proceedings are private. View of Sho capituition and points the spirit of the 133★ sad was thera-

fore accepted, -out that the přemy's jubilation is

really enfession of aures, So John Simon moved bacuse it is triangling over the angetalment seeking to invert the l-niission of the Pennants of a procedure under the Bil by requir plan any of the stullest binging time affected to go before "don of the world, whith is the first tribunal cond! Sif not everupted. to of their adversaries le saburit after be plied in a special mastry, and öighteen manths of war. Whereas if the total se registered is substan Germany "is werkening: the Allies, ¦ Lial thank they shonht be antolatie-Lower Burma, two from Oudh and one who are supete at sea, 526 prepar-ally unlisted by an Order-in-Council. bg a shuttering blew at hen vitals. The meadiant was deleted by

REPORT OF SUHRENDEE

PREMATURE.

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LONDON, Jan. 10. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council resumed its sittings yesterday to hear 21 Indian appeals. Six are from Reagal, four from Madras, thres from the North-West Frosinces, three from

from the Funjab.

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B 12 only fase who were

283 Votes to "53.

Alujorettenerul Tvor. Herbert moved an aendent including under the 18

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

(Wah Taz Fat Po's Service.)

NO PRESENTS.

PEKING, Jan. 20.

A French fein wireless megvears of age on August 15th 13..

says the repot or the sorventer but those who subsequently, become the Montenegrins is premature.

It is new anounced that the eighteen.

A Mandate probibits officials offering

Austro-Montenegrin negotiationa Mr. Walter Tong sald Lord Kit-presents to the Fanperor on his birthday have been broken off, the condi- chener did not desire this amend or on any festival.

tions imposed being quite unace.pt-j able to Monteneg

WRECKED GERMAN DESTROYER.

محمد

ÚOPENHAGEN, Jan. 19.

It has been ascertained that the Gemian auxiliary warhip Men-

nytt believing that the Bill as it stunds would give the me required to achieve victory.

افراد

THE ENTHRONEMENT.

Pixiso, Jan. 20. The date of the Enthronement is now fixed for February 9th.

DR. MORRISON.

The amendment was negativod. The debate was notable for the

who said the Australians thought the maiden speech of Sir George Reid

PERING, Jan. 20. tioned yesterday as having been only possible question

Dr. Morrison, the Political Adviser, wrecked is the torpedo-bout destroyer not what our rights were hundreda

of years ago, but want diey were has been ordered to Shanghai on

kely to be if we were ·licked." important business.

Incidentally Sir George Reid

Ander. She has broken up com pletely.

TWO ZEPPELINS WRECKED.

AMSTEUDÁM, Jan. 15.

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repuliated some observations by Sir EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

Ivor Herbert who had accused Lord

Kitchener of being wrong throughout (Reuter's Service to the China Afail.) The Echo Belge reports that twin the matter of recruiting. Sir Zeppelins, have been wrecked and a George Reid said the opinion of the SUCCESSFUL RUSSIAN ATTACK IN third severely danered in Belzium Australians wws-that-Ford Kitchener ALLIED WAR COUNCIL IN LONDON.

LONDON, Jun. 10.

in rasing the citizen artnies had per- formed one of the grandest duties any British, soldier bad over per

Router's Agency "leams that an formed. Allied War "Council has been held: In the course of the debate. Sir to-day at which the general war F. E. Smith mentioned that of the position was coraldered..

three million who had joined thes .M. Briand and other French Minis-Coloure there had not been a single (bers, also a number of Navad and one in which the death sentence

Ind had to be carried out. Military Officers, attended.

The Mission Tunched with the French Ambassador, Mr. Asquith and other British Ministers being zalso present, while the French Minis. ters will be the guests of Mr. Asquith to-night.

GERMANS EXECUTE BELGIANS

FOR TREASON.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 19.

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CANADA'S AID.

DEPRAYING ENTIRE COST OF CANADIAN TROOPS.

OTTAWA, Jon. 19.

mous" the Alinister of Finance artnounced hat Canada was entirely

RIGA REGION.

BERLIN'S. ADMISSION.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 18.

A communication from Berlin admits that the Russians have made a successful attack to the south-east of Riga,

BRITISH BOMBARDING "LENS.

--AMSTERDAM;-Jan-18.- A communique from Berlin speaks of the British as vigorously bombarding

Lens.

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GERMAN BATTERY DAMAGED.

PAZIA, Jan. 19.

A communique states that between the Oise and the Aiane our batteries wrecked German trenches.

LINES,

the Rusinne capturing strong Turkish

positions at relativaly slight loss and industry going. inking twelve gune and buge quantitiea of munitions from the enemy. They also captared numerous prisoners, and some Turkish regiments were annihilated.

THE SUBMISSION OF MONTENEGRO.

PARIS, Jan. 19.

"CORRESPONDENCE.

REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

IN HONGKONG.

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(To the Biter of the "Cmxx MUL") The Montenegrin Consulate bas issued a statement which any that

Sii-Every British resident in the unfortunate Montenegro had to submit Colony "raust sympathise with Mr. to the inevitable and that it may be Pollock's attempt to obtain taken for certain that the King and representative Gyverament Goremment only yielded after the Such empathy does not involve any army bad exhausted the last cartridge, reflections upon the present form of and oven fight was impordible with Government, which may be described us. enemy frontiers, and hostile. Albanianuja beneṛpient bureaurney, well suited po in the rear. The conditions of sur * Colony In its infanay, but not adapted render, the details of which come from to the wants of a full grown intelligent enemy sources, may be discussed. inter community. minably. Opprobrion may be heaped I can conceive no adequate reson why upon the unfortunate vanquished but every British resident in the Colony of this will in nowise detract from the sub-full age who can read and write English lime rôle played by beraie Montenegro should not have a voice in the selection in the great war

of the members of our Weg! parliament, except the difficulty of evolving und

DUTCH LINER IN DIFFICULTIES. muertaining a register in such a quickly

TOWED INTO GRAVESEND.

charging population as unhase here.

A step towards meeting this diffiacity was made when the electorate of the LONDON, Jan, 18. Sanitary Board wens extended to all Rotterdam is proceeding to Gravesendur bervice on the ground that they The Dutch lizer Rijndam bound for jars, and to persons exempted from to right with her bows down and desist are engaged in work necessary to the ed by tags. All the passengers are safe community, a definition which should Three estakers were killed and four include ad those possessing suthcient injured. The liner is quite safe. knowledge of English to follow eviderco

in a la Court.

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THE YON PAPEN CORRESPON........,

DENCE.

LONDON, Jan. 18. The von Papen papers will shortly be issued us a White Paper.

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"THE ECONOMIC CONDITION-OF

RUSSIA.

QUESTION STULIED BY SPECIAL COUNCIL.

PETROGRAD, Jan. 18.

The Chamber of Commerce electorate

fis very limited, as there is only one vote for ach firm or company belonging to thas body, so that in effect only the senior taipars of mercantile houses have

the vote.

The uncffcial justices are also very mited_in_number, and are remarkable" for the exclusion' of many not unworthy citizens, and also for the fact that justices are not elected bus nominated by the Government, so that they repre sent nobody.

representative

Any increase in the character of the Couteils should be base?

It is stated that the Cabinet has upon the widest electorate possible, and, decided to create a Higher Council of on the understanding that Mr. Pollock tinisters to consider the economic, will put forward that theory in forward- commercial and, industrial position ining it. his petition should be signed by respect to the war.

every English-speaking "British Subject in the Culony,

The Civil Authorities have returned to Dvinsk,

PREVENTION OF REVOLTS IN

CHINA.

At the same time why should not our Chinese friend, petition for the substitu- to of election for nomination of "the Chinese Members of Council?

The Chinese Chamber of Commerce is admirably suited for the clection, of one or more of such membera...

LONDON, Jan. 18. In the House of Commons, Sir Edward As it must, take many months” to Groy said he had no knowledge of the establish the principles contended fer, Note which it was said, had been and to elaborate the details, it would be addressed to the Diplomats in Peking unwise to delay all novement in the by the Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs, requesting their co-operation desired direction unta after the war, with the Chinese Government in order when we hope that a more representative to prevent occurrences similar to the Government will be established to grapple revolt in Shangbai,

with the problems which peace will bring în its train.

Yours faithfully,

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JAPAN AND THE BEAN TRADE.

F. B. L. BOWLEY,

'SHANGHAI AND MILITARY SERVICE.

LONDON, Jan. 18: Asked whether Great Britain had re- quested Japan to prohibit the export of beans and bean oil from Dalny to neutral, countries, Sir Edward Grey said the matter had beer discussed but prohibit ion was found to be unpracticable. PORTANT LETTER, FROM HEM Other methods of presenting the goods tom reaching the enemy were preferred,

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MR. LINCOLN, EX M.P..

DISAPPEARS...

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NEW YORK, Jan. 19.

Trebitsch Lincoln, whose extradition,

CONSUTAGENERAL

The folowing letter has been addressed by 11.3.M. Coarul Jeneral at Shangbai to the management of one of the leading institutiens of tha po ba→ ..

H. M. Consulate-General,

Shanghai, 11th Juaury, 1016.

was ordered on a charge of forgery in Bir bag to acknowledge receipt of An enemy battery in the Vosges was Great Britain, escaped from custody year letter of the dite. forwarding a list of whilst en routs to the Court in coonse- the mumbora of your Staff who are of In the Canadian House of Com-damaged by our shell fire.

tion with an appeal which had been try. wge with a note of their qualiäca ITALIANS RE-ESTABLISH THEIR lodged against this order. He made a tions for military service.

1. cingur most heartily in your opinion bretext of going to the lavatory of Athas your intitution has already, depictad restaurant and disappeared.

its Staff to the utmost point consistent with the duo perfururance of its work for. Bitish Tada and that no soy embor who leave that, work, even in order to norve in His Majesty's Force "are in fact deserter from duty..

A Brusacis telegram reports that 1 fusing the cost of the Canadian four Belgian men have been exécuted

Expeditionary Force. for wur treason and a number of ment and women have been sentenced to penal servitude for terms ranging from one year to fifteen yours.

NO. GERMAN SUBMARINE IN

MEDITERRANEAN,

GERMANY ADMÍTÁ SINKING" "PERSIA,"

LONDON, Jan. 19. The United States Ambassador in Berlin reports that no German sub- mine is now in the Mediterranean and that Germany admits respon- ibility for the destruction of the

I and Odiner Persia."

SOMETHING TO REMEMBER

THE FLOODS IN HOLLAND,

ROYAL, SIMPATHY.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 19. Queen Wilhelmina has visited Mounekendem, Voledam and Birck, and Prince Henry has visited Mar ken, and condoled with the victims of the floods.

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THE EXPORTS FROM AMERICA.

WRONG INFERENCES,

Tospos, Jan. 19. The Daily News and Daily. Chronicle declare the Morning Post'an figures of exports from Americs to

TN buying x entgh medicine for children. reatul countries, misleading because

ROME, Jan. 18. À conumunique states that after severe fighting the Italiane ro captured all the trenches to the north-west of Gorizia which they lost on Saturday, thus re- establishing their old lines.

ALLIES' CONFERENCE IN LONDON.

BRIDEGROOMS AND THE COMPULSION ACT.

LONDON, Jan. 18.. It is ustural for men of deen loyalty, to As a result of yesterday's debate la desire to go to the Frent and a soldier's the House of Commons on the Com-life in a great war for the right has a very sporial attractipa: bu: the interests of our palaion Bill it was decided that the Country are equally served by the zealous men married after November 2nd, 1915, performance of the duties of one's pro- should be treated an aingle men for the fession and, were all to throw over those Lospos, Jan, 19 purposes of the Act. The date originally duties in order to go and fight, the sinews 7M. Briand arrived in London yester-fixed was August 15, 1015,

of war would soon fall. day evening. The Allied Ministers meet in London to-day.

PRINCE OF WALES RETURNS. TO THE FRONT.

LowDox, Jas. 10.- The Prince of Wales has returned to the Froati

OURE THAT COUGH.

JAPANESE PRINCE TO VISIT..

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Ust here especially it is important to keep up and to intsesse our business setivity and I have no hesitation in declar. ng my onition that the man who deter himself the gratification of active service in order to remain at the vertice of his IMPORTANT KOLÍTICAL, MISSION. Pemplarers whose business needs him, la

mmmendation as a tras patriate woetry that some

have

thus danving themselves, are:

udiary

after.

LONDON, Jan. 181

It is stated that .Japanese Prince will visit Russia and England in April on an important political mission...

the war they be despised for want of ardear. To any man whosed it I am wiling to give an official cortile that he did not The 3 ge to the War solely because of his duty to his amplayers and because I was of uplifton Chat la bounceu service lay at his post in

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