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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1916.
THE WAR.
LATEST
TELEGRAM S.
(Reuter's "Service to the China Mail.}
THE POLITICAL CRISIS.
MR. ASQUITH'S RESIGNATION
- CRUSHING RUMANIA.
THE ENEMY'S PROGRESS.
ACCEPTED.
Loxpoy, Dec. 5. It is officially announced that Mr. Asquith has tondered his resignation.
LATER.
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The Court Circular announces that H.M. The King isas accepted Mr. Asquith & cosignation.
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EARLIER SPECULATIONS.
Lospos, Dec. 3.
The Morning Post states that Mris MoKarma's departure from the Treasury is regarded as settled.
The Daily Graphic says thab R Lloyd George desigs changes in the Foreign Offier, the Woolsack, the Treasury and the Admiralty. It is probable that Mr. Lloyd George will leave the War Office, where he has not found scope for his energies, but a Lloyd George Government is still regarded as impossible.
A consensus of the papers say that Mr. Balfor will leave the Admimity, though not immediately. ·
A meeting of Manchester Liberals
has passed a resolution expressing "their unabate confidence in Mr -Asquith."
LABOUR AND THE MINIS. TERIAL STRIKERS.
Mt. Thonhas, M.P.," "speaking" at Kentish Town said the Minkterial striker might to stopped. The workers would not tolerato a dictater ship. The present agitation would' aplit the country aril Labour would enter the conflict determined to sce that justice is done to Mr. Asáníth..
A NEW REASON FOR THE
CRISIS.
A correspondent of the Star asserts that the real cause of the crisis is conflict between the" Western and Eastern Schools of strategy, Mr. Lloyd George favouring the latter's demand for an" offensive Salonika.
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Tostos, Dee. 5.
A Berlin official announcement says that General Mackinson is breaking the resistance of the enemy, whose rearguards have crossed thè milway line between Bukharest und Targovistea towards the East.
The number of prisoners taken on December 3rd increased to 12,500 while 4,500 were taken elsewhere.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE CEYLON RIOTS.
LONDON, Dec 8.
Mr. Steel Maitland in the House of Commons stated that he say no reason to modify his opinion that the appoint mant of Commission from Great Britain to enquire into the lata Ceylon riots wsa unnecessary and undesirable.
DEATH OF THE STANDARD OIL,
CO.'S FRESIDENT.
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New YoRx, Dec. 5. The death is announeed of Mr | J. D. Archbold, President of the Standard Oil Co.
[A cable to Manila papers tated from Tarrytown, December 1st, reported that Mr. Archbold, who was 8 years of age.
·was watering from: `appendicitis' and that This condition was very serious.).
PRESIDENT WILSON'S MESSAGE
TO CONGRESS.
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR COMMANDS LATEST EDITION.
IN, PERSON, **
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 3 Emperor Charles has assumed the A Vienna message states that the supreme command of the Austro- Hungarian forces.
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THE BALKANS FRONT.
FURTHER PROGRESS BY THE SERBIANS
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HULGARIANS RETREAT NORTHWARDS,
LONDON, Dec. 5.
A Serbian communiqué-states ---Wa captured another village north of Monastir by assault, and two howitzers. The Bulgarians retreated northwards.
BUBMARINE PIRACY.
CASUALTIES ON JAPANESE VESSEL.
LONDON, Dec. 5. The following sinkings are reported: The steamers Moerals and King Bleddyn glans (Greek), Eric Lindos and Bossi (British), Yrsa (Danish)," Demitrios İn (Norwegian).
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THE KING SUMMONSES MR. BONAR LAW.
EFFICIENCY
Losnos, Dec. 5. H.M. the King bas summoned Mr. Bonar Law.
LIMITING MEALS AT
PUBLIC PLACES. "
A BOARD OF TRADE ORDER.
LONDON; Dec: 5.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. President Wilson's message to Congress is the shortest on record. It deals exclusively with domestic affairs, mainly the regulation of mail- | Five of the crew of the Yagato, Martinesla in public places and bearding
THE MACEDONIAN FRONT. way labour on a basis ofgan eight-were killed and five wounded by gunfire,
FURTHER SERBIAN PROGRESS.
5359!
LONDON. Dec. 5.
A Serbian official announcement have developed Dur Wa successes north of Grunista and Budimirci, and carried new fortified
positions.
THE WESTERN FRONT
STRONG ENEMY RAID 'FAILS.
LONDON. Dec. 5.
General Sir Douglas Haig reports that a strong enemy raid following
on a heavy bourbarment" south wards of Loos completely failed.
THE FRENCH FRONT.
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THE F. &.O. S. N. COMPANY.
hour day, an advocates an amend ment in the law buthorising that THE TON-FOR-TON POLICY. labour disputes be fully and publicly
SHANGHAI, Dec. 4. investigated before a strike or lock-
The British Chambers of Commerce in out can be lawful. The country China have unanimously passed a resolu cannot remain exposed to profoundtion urging the Imperial Government to industrial disturbances for lack of adopt the ton-for-ton policy. additional means of arbitration and conciliation, which Congress could easily supply. A proposal whereby the working of the country's milways should not be stopped or interrupted hy the concerted act of organised holies of men, until a public in- Testigation had been instituted for the purpose of explaining the whole question to national opinion, involves no new principle.
The President also recommends a law giving greater freedom of com. bination to those engaged in promot. PARIA, Dec. 5. ing foreign commerce than the pre- An officiat cornmuwiyné says ***
sent laws against monopely permit. Our machine-gun fire completely This opportunity may pass if there checked a small attack north of is any delay in action. Vaux.
the usual artillery
There 35 activity elsewhere.
TITE TIALIAN FRUNT:~
LONDON, Dec. 5.
An Italian official report-states. that a surprise attack 'attempted by the enemy on positions northward of Saint Caterina broke down under the Italian fire.
HOLLAND AND THE DEPORTATIONS.
MR: LLOYD GEORGE RESIGNS.
THE HAGUE, Dec. 5. The Foreign Minister, replying to LONDON, Dec. 5.
questions in the Chamber regarding The late editions of the evening the Belgian deportations, said the papers are filled with conflicting Government had written to the
rumours,
Some
LONDON, Deo4
shows a credit balance of £569,548. 4. The E. and O. Company part dividend on deferred stock of 18% is provided for, £85,329 is carried forward, and the reserve fund receives an addition
of £126,000. The debenture stock redeemed is £100,000, and deferred stock to the extent of £905,820 has been issued to acquire practically the whole of the ordinary shares of the New Zealand Company.
RUSSIAN'S SPLENDID GIFT.
M. APOSTOL'S HOSPITAL FOR OUR WOUNDED OFFICERS.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS. Impressed by the magnitude of the Mouravieb Apostol, a leading Russian founded TH="POLITICAL" CRISIS IN GREAT diplomatist, and his wife have
BRITAIN.
and endowed a hospital in London for wounded British officers. It be der the direct patronage of the Dowager Empresa Marie of Russia, and it will be
NEWSPAPER-SPECULATIONS.-
LONDON, Dec. 3.
The Press Association announces that Mr. Asquith remains qe Prime Minister. It is believed that he had a consultation with Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Bonar Law, with a view to settling all the differences with few changes in office but a smaller and more powerful War
Council
The opinion in the Lobby is that Sir Edt d Carson will not enter the Ministry and that the War Council will consist of Mr. Asquith, Mr. Boner Law and Mr. Lloyd George.
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A Board of Trade Order limite
houses to three coursen, in the evening
and two at other times. Cheese is not reckoned without meat or fish.
Hors d'oeuvre, soup, and dessert are reckoned de a half course each.
directing meatless days universally.
A further Order is foreshadowed
THE STRUGGLE IN RUMANIA.
RUMANTANS RETIRING UNDER INCESSANT ATTACKS,
LONDON, Dec. 5.
A Russian communiqué states: The Rumanian attempts to check the enemy attacks on the roads to Ploesti and Bukharest have proved unsuccessful and the Buradnians áre retiring eastward,from Titu towards Bukharest, and west and south of Stalitza, under incessant attacks-by- superior enemy forces.
FIGHT BY THE RUSSIANS. We captured "dbother range of heights on the Moldavian frontiaz hut warm..... beraman the Wooded Carpathianë.
ARTILLERY AND AERIAL .ACTIVITY.
called St. Mary's Hospital after the THE WESTERN FRONT. mane of her patron saint. The hospital, which
has the warm support of the Russian Ambasador and of Countess Beckendorff, and also of the War Office and the British Red Cross Society, will and opened next equipped be fully
Sir Berkeley and Lady Shef week field have lent their house in South et for the purpose, but it is Audley-street f intended to remove the hospital after the
war to permanent quarters 23 4 Russian hospital in London.
Mme. Mouravief, Apostol will herself be commandant, but the staff will be almost entirely English
LONDON, Dec. 6. General Sir Douglas Haig reports: There is considerable reciprocal artil- lery activity in the Loos and Ypres are19. Our aircraft on Monday carried out many successful reconnaissances, bomb- ing a railway station and an ierodroms of Dr Gould. May, who has spent many months at the Anglo-Russian Hospital a Naval air squadron. There were many in Russia. will be the chief medical combats. We drove down four enemy geons R P Rowlands, F.R.C.; Ivor Back F.R.C.S.; J. Marriag
German Government expressing the will take the Admiralty and Mr. Balfour officer, and the staff will comprise Surmachines out of control and destroyed,
that the sportations were
simultaneously view announce Mr. Lloyd George's resignation and opposed to the principles and spirit
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It is supposed that Mr. Bonat Law
the 'Colonial Office.
The welter of conflicting statements in the papers concerning the political crisis shows that everything is still in the melting pot.
The Daily Telegraph states that Mr. Bonar Law played an important and patriotic part in conciliation in a period of difficulty"
E.R.CS. throat and nose, W. two. One of oure is missing. Howarth, FRCS physician, D. Wil- rid J. Hadley, M.D.; FRO&.; radio- C. Gondesbrough; anesthetist, G. A. Jones; bacteriologist, W. B. Weir; grapher, matron, Sister Piper.
We lay mention that Dr. Gould May,
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THE OUTLOOK FOR RUBBER.
THE LATE MR. SETH LOW.
In noticing the death of Mr. Seth Low, the Journal of the American Asiatic Association mys he passed away as. His home, Broadbrock Farm, Baliord
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SUN YAT SEN'S DEMANDS.
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29 LAKHS OF DOLLARS."
PEKING, Dec. 5. Sun Yat Sen has furnished a state- ment giving the reasons for his demand of 28 lakhs of dollars. He says that 18 lakhs are required to repay loans from Chinese emigrants, 8 lakhs to repay loans
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THE CANTON LOTTERIES.
PERING, Dec. 4. *The Government has agreed to the request of the Military and Civil Gover pors of Canton not to suppress the present lotteries, but has instructed that they shall not be continued after the pay for the troops is available.,,
JAPAN AND CHINL
FELING, Dec. $70 Japan's willingness to received the by foreigners, 1 lakhs to repay loans by decoration to be presented by the Chinese
Hills, New York, on September 17 evolutionaries and half a lakh advanced: Minister is interpreted as meaning that.
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The Cabinet is wanting to see vonchers for these experises.
He was president of the Association by himself. from October, 1908, to October, 1913. The connection of his family with China dater back to the early part of the nineteenth century and his father's name AA Low, is appended to a petition signed on May 25, 1839, by eight American traders in Canton, and
THE TIENTSIN TROUBLE.
the
Japan is changing ber policy toward China,
Mr. Asquith's refusal to stand out of international law, aide the War Council, indicating that The Minister added that the the first is the direct nequel of the Government would have refrained Recond. Others hope the resigna- from taking steps in the matter but fions will be ultimately avoided." for the responsibility attaching to
The Times says that Mr. Lloyd George who is to be the Chief Medical Officer of Mr. Asquith is labouring to retain the Government in regard to those adheres strictly to this position. The this Hospital, is a brother of HE the Mr. Lloyd George. The situation Belgians who originally sought refuge crisis is unchanged; but the Unionist Governor, Sir Heary May.] therefore is liable to modification.
in Holland, and later returned to Ministers, except Mr. Bonar Law and Lord Derby, dislike the prominence of LATER.
Belgium trusting to guarantees that Mr. Lloyd George and Sir Edwardi Mr. Lloyd George has resigned.
they would not be deported, to Ger- Carson. many, expressly given by the highest Unionist Ministers are loyal to Mr. The Daily Neues states that the
German authority in Antwerp. The Asquith, but there was a disquieting Dutch Governmert expressed the rumour last evening that Mr. Asquith hope that these deportees would be had decided to resign, accompanied by all the Liberals except Sir Herbert repatriated.
Samuel and the Hon. S. Montag agents and secretaries. He pointed out addressed to the Congress of the United with the Goverer of Chilli Province and that the succeeding Ministry would that for the 13 months ended June, 1915, States praying for appointment of a com-to-day and will open negotiations with
imported into SWITZERLAND AND THE FRINCo be.-Mr. Bona Law, Premier and First | the value of the rubber Great mercial agent to be sent to China to the French Minister on Monday in regard]
Lord of the Admiralty; Mr. Lloyd the United States of America George, Foreign Minister; Lord Derby, Britain and the East Indies together negotiate a commercial treaty. Sath Low to the dispute regarding the district of Minister for War; Sir Herbert Samuel, amounted to $63,000,000, while for the never tired of recalling incidents in the Loknathai which the French desire as a
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Tose to business career cf his fathar bearing on 6. Mentagu, Minister for Munitions; $123,000,000, and Lord Heading, Lord High Chancellor.
by leastha marchants of the earlier time, and the The Daily Chronicle says it is rumoured 890,000,000 for the same period, it seems absolute trust they reposed in the
by far the largest part of honourable dealings of the represents declining to be excluded from the Warbe
Internal therefore, is no
for by purposes
ADMIRAL JELLICOE, "O.M.
Losos, Dec. 5.. His Majesty the King has invested Admiral Sir John Jellicoe with the Order of Merit.
· THE SITUATION IN GREECE,
LONDON, Dec. 5,
In the House of Lords, Lond
Crewe stated that a telegram” had
been received from the British
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Confirmation of the general opinion of experts respecting the outlook for rubber is afforded by Mr C. Heath Clark at the meeting of a well-known firm of rubber
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PExxo, Dec. 5." Dr. Wu Ting Fang had a conference
JAPAN AND THE CHINGCHATUM INCIDENTS.
A MODIFICATION OF THE DEMANDS.
Peso, Dec. 5.
It is reported that the Japanese
REASON FOR NOT SUPPORTING Chancellor of the Exchequer; Hon. Ewonths end the total rains of the the unswerving probity of the Canton extension to their settlement at Tentein. Government has modified its demands
BELGIAN DEPORTATIONS.
THE PROTEST.
BERNE, Dec. 6.
June
manufactured
ed States of Aethe Unite
is not accounted He liked to recount the fact that his
A SHORTAGE OF SILVER
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rospecting the settlement of the Ching. chatan incidens, but adheres to the demand that it shall be allowed to PERING, Dec. 5. establish polico stétion in Inner There is great financial stringency in Mongolia in such places whers Topanose
bore shall be employed for Inner Mongolia and South Manchuria, and aldo"." "Ežná Japanese shall be employed as military instructors in all other parts of Chiss whenever instructors may be wanted...
The Federal Council han rejected that Mr. Asquith will reaign to day, consumption of America is tives of the great American China firma... Minister indicating that a certain resolutions by the Cantonal Councils Council Viscount Grey and his prinoses that are connected sister was the first woman of our race the Northern Provinces, owing to a subjecte reside. It also retains the degree of order had been re-estab-protesting against the Franco-Belgian cipal colleagues support him. If Mt the work There are no Egures available who was allowed to enter Canton, and shortage of silver. Gold extraordi- demand that Japanese military intirná listed in Athens. Immediate danger deportations as a protest would quith does not resign, Mr. Lloyd that can be quoted without considerable ka pardonable pride in the cheap
George, Mr. Bonsr Law and other reserve but it is probably correct to to British life and property was not involve an investigation which is not pprehended His Lordship re within the province of Switzerland affirmed that the Government to undertake. regarded the situation as grave andIt was mentioned that during the were determined to fix the respon war the Central Powers had address sibility and secure that there shelled to Britzerland 37 and the Extento AUSTRIANS CLAIM CONTINUED tions continue, and probably not for and a period in which trade with Chins not be a repetition of the outrages
THE DESTRUCTION OF NORWEGIAN SHIPPING.
CHRISTIANIA, Deo. 6.
two hundred and forty-two Now-
wegian ships have been sunk since the beginning of the war, including -Go within the last three months
48 protests against violations of
international law.
ARMY PAY IN INDIA”
Unionists will withdraw. A strong conclude that the extensions under development of the humanitaria effort is being made to oust Mr. Mc- taken during the following three activities of which she was a pioneer. Kenna, Chancellor of the Exchequer.years did not much exceed those for There has passed away in Sath Low-
the one year 1911 The next three link between the time when the mem years will show & still Kreater falling bers of the China importing houses. off, for vary few large extensions can were the merchant princes of New York, be undertakoo, so long as war condi-
THE RUMANIAN STRUGGLE,
SUCCESSES.
LONDON, Doc. 8.
UNNECESSARY WORDS
THE AMERICAN LOAN.
A PROTEST REGARDING TILE SECURITY.
PERING, Dec. 21: Replying to a proteed by the French Minister against the adgment of ne and tobacco taxes as seentity for the American Foss, the Governicent explains that the American kan is secured by the
Borse long time afterwards, so that has become less important than that in the future there i arred to the with Japane rubber industry a period of years
during which it is reasonable to expect con- An Austrian official announcómment tinued increase in the world's consump
Bag tappaat 9 24 tion, while the new tapping areas The Rumanian units previously!ent Available will be greatly restricted. LONDON, Dec. 5. off in Lesser Wallachia are being Each year, as it passes, seems to leave THY waste words and advertising revenue of the official sales of wine and In the House of Commons Mr. Chamatematically destroyed in a continuous te mbber industy more firmly estabW space in describing the many tobacco while the security pledged for lished in the Middle East, The bogies posts of merit in Chamberlain's Cough the French kan were the wins and battle
of synthetic and og production Remedy! The most fastidious are tobacco taxes in the province of Cho berlainated that he did not weet The Danube is open to us. The and friel disease cat peas have been satisfied when, wer stole i that it cures-
disposed of, and the position in now calde, and coughs from any cause, and Liang caly Tha, ond, therefore, did sufficient reason for inviting the Ray to booty is extraordinarily rich.
that it contains absolutely no narcotics prejudically affect the other c reconsider the pay of Divisional Com- The Russians in the Cerpathians are being recognised as no longer
exhausted and their attach have live out both samped Red Cronfab
or injuriens substances. For sale by all mandura appointed since the waDASH
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Chemists and Storekeepers. aleckoned.
already
KMERIČAN YOAH DOUBLY SUBSCHIBED.
PIO, Deo. 61 The American Loan for China has buen doubly subscribed in the United State. Another Loan of $25,000,000 is now being offered in Feding on the same soundly Le, wine and tobacco taxes, c
The Group Banks in their second pro
Er Sefidderdi a political Loan, the Government Fas poë
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