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MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1916 1

THE WAR.

(Continued from pays 5.)

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THE MONTENEGRINS,

**BETTER TO DIE THÂN ACCEPT AN AUSTRIAN PEACE."

Roxa, Jan. 23. King Nicholas, in a proclamation, says it would be better to die than accept an Austrian peace

The Montenegrin General Martinovitch repulsed the Austriana at Berans.

WHAT THE AUSTRIANS SY.

VIENNA, Jan. 23.

The newspapers are now declaring that peace negotiations will only begin when the Montenegrins are disarmed; and disarmament will take time.

THE HOPE OF THE

„MONTENEGRINS,

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BRINE11, Jan. 23, The King of Montenegro and Prince Peter have arrived hers en route for Lyens."

Prince Micko and three Ministers remain in Montenegro. They request the army, which is commanded by General Yokotitch to continue to fight in an endeavour to reipim the Serbians in Albania. They hope, with the co- operation of the Allies, to "defond

THE Endersigned house duetion, Albania, with a base at Skutari.

to sell by Public Auction..

„ÍFOR_ACCOUNT_RT ZUI.COMCZENKD)...

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TUESDAY,

the 25th January, 1918, at 2.50 p.m.,

at thair Salon Rooms, No, 8,

Das Your Road, Corner of

Ice Horse STREET, TWO GREAT 'DANES "

Dog and Bitch, 2 years old, color black and white, and of grant size and weight,

the Dog weighing over 100,lbs. Terms -Cash.

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HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. "Hongkong, Jan. 20, 1916.

PUBLIO

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THE CHINA MAIL.

CAMEROONS GAMPAIGN.

ENEMY TRYING TO ESCAPE" TO SPANISH TERRITORY,

LosDay, Jan. 21. Is is offigially announced that after the occupation of Jaunds in the Cameroons on January 1st, British and French columns were despatched in various flirections with a view to, pressing the enemy towards the odst, and cutting of his retreat into the Spanish territory of Muni.

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BRITISH SUBMARINE'S FEAT IN THE ADRIATIC.

SINKS SEAPLANE AND TORPEDO. BOAT.

Rowe, Jan. 23. A British submarine sole at Aus, trian seaplane in the Adriatic Sea. capturing the crew.

The submarine also sank an Aus trium torpedo bout which was coming to the rescue.

The aphine had taken into the One of these columns released 17 sea near Grado, in the Gulf of English and seven French viliun Trieste. The two officers were an prisoners and thres French non-com> [dowvouring to make the machine tly missioned ofBeers.

when the submarine approachèt, Beports received on the 18th and the aviators promptly surren. imst, state that the Germans have dered. The aabmarine had just evaeusted Ebolows and Akonolinga. destroyed the seaplane when the

She was torpedoed amidships.

· MANCHESTER COURIER TO

SUSPEND PUBLICATION. **

LONDON, Jan. 23.

The Manchester Courier, which was established 1525, announces the approaching suspension of "publication owing to the dearness of paper,

NAVAL MEN'S VISIT TO THE TRENCHES.

AWARDS FOR BRAVERY.

LONDON, Jan. 23.

An Interesting sequel to the visit of a naval party to the Western front on: the 3rd iast. is the sanouncement of the award of Distinguished Service Medals to Bhip Corporal Hatherly and Petty Officer Bright.

When the naval party were in the

The German Governor Ebormaler Austrian torpedo boat rushed up-frons line of trenches the explosion of

and Commandant Zimmerman tave reseket Muni,

Fighting is reported further south close to the Spanish border, whera

w small French columns from thei wust and the French Congo are try ing to prevent the escupe of the Germans to Muni.

DILUTION OF LABOUR. “

LAMËNTABLE SHORTAGE OF

LABOUR..

BLIGHT OF ALBANIA----

SERBIAN REFUGEES,

several mines rendered the local posi tion. temporarily critical. The naval men rose to the occasion plendidly. Hatherly and Bright, seeing a machine- gan seam knocked out, immediately manned the gud while other naval mea took rides, all beping up a sustained fire.

Rove, Jan. 23. The American Attache describes Albanin as foodless, and impossible to | recuperate after four years of war.

The Brigadier General who was pre- Anglo-American relief expeditions | 1001 expromed the admiration of the hava brought to Brindisi the hist. 2,000 | ranks at the naval men's conduct. Serbian refugeeI

MISS CAYELL'S BETRAYER SHOT.

CAPTAIN FINCH OF THE "ARABIC"!

REWARD FOR SAVING LIFE,

Losooy, Jan. 23:

Lostos, Jan, 29, 2- In the Hota of Commons Mr. Asquith affirmed that the dilation of skilled labour by the employmånt of somi-skilled" and skilled workers The Lort Magor of Liverpool pre and women offered the only prospectented Captain Finet, the master of of securing a sufficient supply of the Arabic, with a piece of plate, TURKS WIVES INTO ERZERUM munitions to enable the war which was awarded by the Entish

RUSSIAN PROGRESS IN THE CAUCASUS,

FONTS.

PETROGRAO, Jan. 22,

It is officially announced that the Turkish attempt in the Caucasus to dzive back the Russians along a broad front ended disastrously, for they were themselves repelled with feary loss and Eed:

The Russians, pursuing, captured the town of Hassankula and drove the Turks into the forta of Erzerum, sabring or capturing 1,500, and capturing a gan 60 much munitions and an entire camp and

tents.

The Turks are retreating precipitately in all directions to the shelter of the Erzerum forts, abandoning magazites, gura, and stores.

Everywhere car THE Undersigned bare received instruc- ridges and rides litter the ground

Stragglers crowd the roads.

The Russians, on the southern shores of Lake Van, drove back the Turks to the westward of Vastan. The Russians, south of Lake Urumia, drove the Kurds beyond the river Djagats.

FUTILE ENEMY EFFORT IN EAST GALICIA.

TUESDAY,

the 25th January, 1916, commencing at '2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des. Vast Read, Corner of

Ic House Street,

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A LARGE QUANTITY OF VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BEACKWOOD FURNITURE, BRASS FENDERS, FIRE BRASSES, CURTAIN FOLES, CARPETS, RUGS, &c.,

As Follows:-- Upholstered. Suitos, Arm-chairs and Bois, Card Table, Bedroom Famiture, Double and Single Brasa-mounted Bed- - stenda, Sideboard,. Dinner Waggon, Exter-1 sion Dining Tables and Chairs, Tea and Occasional Tables, etc., etc., Dinner, Tes sad Coffee Services, Crockery, Glass and E.-P. Ware, 2 Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, "Brass Fenders, Curtain Poles, Toilet Bata

and Bath Rooms Utàncils, etc et

Also

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Several Pianos (in good condition), Electric. Reading Lamps, Two large 4-Fold Blackwood Screens, a quantity of Blackwood Furniture, etc., ato, etc.

(Fall Farticulars from Catalogus.) Tzsite:--Chal

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, Jan. 32, 1916.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

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PETROGRAD, Jan. 22, The Russians on their extern front captured a German acroplans near the acetion of Vileyka. An enemy balloon exploded and burst into dames in the air north-west of Zbarash, The car fell into the Russian lines.

The attempt of the enemy to capture a hill north of Czartoryak was repulsed.

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THE BRITISH FRONT.

MINOR OPERATIONS.

Gornment.

Admiral Stilemau mentioned that }- 2.320 lives had been lost in liners and

GERMANY-FINES-DRESSEES---

ANSITRDAM, Jao. 23. General von Bissing has Ezed Bras seir half a million marks, and Schaer. boek 50,000 marks because no inform. ation is forthcoming againa: the man who killed Mise Cavell betrayer, and whose body was found at Schaerbeck with two ballet woands in it.

"MONTENEGRO NEVER CAPITULATED."

ended speedily and successfully. He regretted that we were still Lingat- ably short of labour. Consequently. the Government would take steps to other vessels as the result of sub- uning out their policy of duti ma attacks, of which number half relying on the co-operation of un-wers lost on the Lusitania. The feat ployers and workers.

garfemell by Captain Finch in saving 390 persons in ten minutes WAS exampled.

[Capewa Finch was formerly well forpeace. known in the Far East-

IMPORTANT GRAIN PURCHASE IN RUMANIA.

M DUTCH STEAMER SUNK.

Lossov, Jan. 23.

BUKHAREST, Jan., 22. The Independance. Roumanie says. that the British Legation and the The Dutch steamer apollo has Rumanian Central Commission for been sunk.

Three person

were

the purchase and exportation of grain.illed and many injured. The aur have concluded an agreement for the vivers were picked up by the Dutch acquisition of 80,000 wagon loads for steamer Prinses Juliana. £10,000.006.

BRADFORD'S NEW M.P.

LONDON, Jan. 21. Alderman. H has been returned Fundprosed for Central Bradford

Judy

-GENERAL-VILLA-REPORT-OF

CAPTURE DENTED.

- El Paso, Jan. 21.

The report of the capture of General Villa is denied.

WHEAT CULTIVATION IN FRANCE.

PARIS, Jan. 21:

The area under wheat in France is officially estimated at 5,000,000 hectares, compared with 5,500,000 hectares Inst

Lowdoy, Jan. 21. exploded three mines west of Fricourt,

A communique says that the enemy. year."

doing no damage. We exploded a mine to the east of Festabert. Our artillery dispersed four working parties.

We successfully bombarded gan posi- tiene and trenches east of Flourbaix Elaowhere thero was reciprocal shelling...

NEW ENEMY TRADING. BILL.

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LONDON, Jan. 21.

BRITISH STEAMER SUNK,

oxnox; Jun. 23. The British steaner Trematon has been sunk. The crew have been landed.

RUSSIAN DESTROYERS ACTIVE,

PETROGRAD, Jurt. 23... A communique states that Rus- sian destroyers in the Black Sea sank forty sailing ships of, the Anatolian

Rose, Jan. 92. - The Montenegrin Consul General announces that Montenegro never Fospitalsted or negotiated with Austria

AUSTRO-GERMAN DISILLUSION,

MENT.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 23. Today's Austrian communique must have completed the Autre-German disillusionment with reference to Montenegro,

Montenegrin army, which is a condition

It anys that the disarming of the

of fortber peace negotiations is proceed- ing, and that Austro-German troops for this purpose bave begun to march into the interior. Montenegria soldiers, meeting these troops must surrender their arms, and those doing so withagt resisting will be allowed to remain in thair villages. The reaisters will be forcibly disarmed and made prisoners. Thia solution is based on military reasons due to the peculiarity-of-the- country and, its population.

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THE NEWS IN GERMANY.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 23. The German Press is breaking gently. the fact that Montenegro has not sur AUSTRIA'S MILITARY AGE LIMIT Zdered, and maya that something bas

Lecast.

INCREASED.

Zearch, Jan. 28. The increase in the age limit for military service bas enused con- steraation in Austria-Hungary. The people fear that the announcement. means that the Austrian losses are greater than is officially admitted.

HOME POLITICS. -

Sir George Cave T.C. (Solicitor- General), who conducted the new Enemy MODIFICATION OF PARTY TRUCE. Trading Bill in the Commons, said the object of the Bill was to stop gaps in

Lospes, Jan. 28. When the Parliainentury Bill

ARRESTED ENEMY CONSULS TO the existing law. He pointed out how becories law next week, there will

BE RELEASED:

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.

Through the good offices of the United States, the Austrian, German, Turkish, and Bolgarian Consule who were arrested at Salonika and are now THE Undersigned have recarved instrassboard a French warship will be

lessed.

dos to sell by Fublic Auction,

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

FRIDAY,

the 28th January, 1918, commencing

at 2,30 p.m., at their Bales Rooms, No. 8,

Des Vieux Road, Corner

of Ice House Streak,

AT ASSORTMENT' OF " VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

*., &c.

FURNITURE,

Comprising

BRITISH MINERS” AND COMPULSION.

GOVERNMENT'S SCHEMES,

companies with many enemy "ahate-

be an interesting modification of the holders might have profits, including increased war profits, which would con-Party truce, the Whips deeming it tinse to accumulate to the credit of those an opportune moment to give efect. shareholders: Thus a fand was being to a number of resignations which set aside which, at the end of the war have hitherto been kept in abeyanco. might be of great use to our enemies in It is understood that these include also that the shipping position was Neilson, who is now in Americu.. the economic struggle. He emphasised the Radical member Mr. Francis

intolerable. The Germans before the was were able to get all the benefits of our laws. These conditions must be changed. There was no idea of com fiscation of property, but the State should have its band on enemy property until it saw how British property in Germany was treated.

Speakers approved of the provisions of the Bill and urged the "Board of Trade to proceed vigorously.

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SEQUEL TO SWEDISH PÜLI PROHIBITION.

POSSIBILITIES. FOR BRITISH ENTERPRISE.

LONDON, Jan.. 23. The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in London "declares that the prohibi- tion of the export of wood pulp applies only to chemical and not to mechanical palp. Licences for the exportation of the format are obtainable.

Lesbos, Jan. 20. In the House of Commons, Mr. Herbert Samuel referred to the application of the Military Compul.

EING CONSTANTINE AND THE Sideboards, Dinner Waggon, Dining the amendments removing the pos Hion Bill to miners and explained

SOVEREIGN RIGHTS OF Tabita and Chain, Chesterfield Sofas,bility of industrial compulsion.

GREECE Arm-chairs, &c., Wardrobes and Toilet The most important provisions of the

The papers express the opinion that Tables, Double and Single Bedstende, & Government's scheme are the lu

ATHENS, Jan. 231 this medication of the order, is dua to Miscellaneous Furniture, overal lots of tion of labour, the wide extension of

King Constantine, in an interview the threat of British reprisals, and the Blackwood Ware, One Set Saddlery controlled establishments, the star with a correspondent of the Russhoe incident is cited as another example of (complate),.3 Carpets, Four Pianos, & dardisation of wages, and also the Stone and I the Ministers the folly of Great Britain in depanding and a number of lots of Pekinesa Ciaisons, utmost possible home production of approach me with reference to murapon foreign countries for important munitions, thus helping the British tia law I shall certainly approve, necessaries which could be produced in financial and shipping positions. 2

Thave no intention to attack free the British Empire

The Imperial Institate dwells on the speech, but I cannot allow Grook. Organs to put forth judgments fact that paper-making materials can ke inadmissable for Grook papers to especially India, and point out that in appeal to foreign countries inviting central and northern India hormonl forest areas are covered with winte them not to shrink from interfering grasses which would yield pulp of fret with the Sovereign-rights of Greece.

olaas quality. In the Mysore distrios the forests already explored would yield] 60,000 tons of grasses yearly for paper matérial purposes, Linège tracts of bamboo, are also available in Jower Barms and southern Todia,

(Fill Particulars from Catalogne.) Texka-Ossh

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Loxapy, Jazz. 23... It is announced this the Ministry of Munitions will take over the Hotel Metropole for udministrative pur poser:

OLD AGE PENSIONS.

MINERS ASE-FOR-INGREASE.

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SATISFACTORY AGREEMENT

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LONDON, Jan. 23.

Major-General Balit, in a letter to the Tizce states that in. Baran. alone To Beening News correspondent, bamboo, Kross within economic range interview between the British and 15,000,000 tear of pulp verrig at Athena says that as a result of an ef river, transport could product French Ministers and M. Seouloudis,

Losbox, Jan. 23. MAsquith received a deputation of the Miners Federadon and pro mised to consider the increasing-of old age pensions, from 6s. to 78. drenched concerumg the landing of per week.

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