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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9. 1816.

THE

LATEST

WAR.

TELEGRAM S.

(Reuter's Service to the China `Mail.)

THE RE-CONSTRUCTION OF THE BRITISH CABINET.

MR. ASQUITH'S OUTSIDE SUPPORT.

Losnos, Dec. 7. The newspapers reveal a growing feeling that. Mr. Lloyd George will succeed in forming a Ministry

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THE STRUGGLE IN RUMANIA.

AUSTRIA'S "DAY OF REVENGE."

LONDON, Dec. 8. An Austrian official message states: The Russian pressure in the Carpathians has considerably diminish-

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Weak attacks in the Trolus Vally were repulsed.

It is stated that Labour Partye generally is desirous of remaining with- in the Government, but will demand a larger share of office.

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The message adds:-December 8th It is understood that Mr. Lloyd when the fourth enemy capital was George George has promised the captured was a day of revenge for Labourites three or more Ministerial | Romania's base treason. posta,,

Mr. Lloyd George desires that the Cabinet ahail not wxened six, the other Ministers not to be members of the Cabinet.

serve

Mr. Henderson and Mr. Brace are willing to under Mr. Ligy George, but the Liberal ex-Ministers prefer to be in friendly opposition.

MEETING OF LIBERAL M.F.S.

Losnos, Dec. 7."

About" 200 members" of Parliament were present at a private Labem ment ing at the Reform Club, held at noon.

GERMANS CLAIM 8,000 MORE PRISONERS.

A German comuniqué, issued last evening, statos :-A,Romanian Division

THE CHINA MAIL.

LOSS OF "A FRENCH- BATTLESHIP.

PARIS, Dec. 7.

It is officially announced that the French battleship Suffren left on the 24th ult. for Lorient and has not

arrived.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

CABINET CONSTRUCTION.

A LABOUR FIVOT:

LONDON, Dec. 8. Mr. Harbert Sanival bar declined the invitation of Mr. Lloyd Georgs to join

It is feared that she is a total the Government. loss.

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Lorient is a fortified seaport sad naval Arsenal ab Moriban, France, at the cens

Hunce of Scorff and Blavet.

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The Suffren" was a battleship of 12,527 tons, built in 1908. Her cam plement is given na 813.]

THE REIGN OF TERROR IN ATHENS.

DASTARDLY OUTRAGE ON THE MAYOR.

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LORDON, Dec. 8.

Reuter learns the details of a dastanly attack made at Athens on the Mayor. M. Benuchi, a septua genarian, and a member of the Greek Colony at Alexandria.

His house was subjected to fusilide from the residence of Prince

CONFIDENCE IN FRENCH GOVERNMENT.

SACRIFICES INDISPENSABLE TO VICTORY.

PARIS, Dec. 8. subsequant secret session of the Chamber expressed confidence in the Government by 334 to 150.

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The Chamber's vote of confidence It. is authoritatively stated that Mr. to concentrate on the general conduct approves of the Government's resolution Asquith and his colleagues will fully of the war and the economic re-or- co-operate with the Government, as Mrganisation of the country under limited Bonar Law has done from the beginning control.

It relies upon the Government, ia It is understood that Mr. Henderson conjunction with the Allies, making, will be appointed to a scat on the War with redoubled energy, the common EFFICIENCY Council and Mr. G. N. Barnes will be sacrifices and efforts indispensable to given an important post in the Cabinet,complete victory....

of the war.

while three or four micor ports will

also be filled by Labourites.

The fact of a Labour pivot in the Government has aroused expectations of the nationalisation of the railwaya shipping and mined.

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Mr. Lloyd George has received many congratulations, including menanga from the Australian Premierz, Mr., Hughes and Mr.Holman....

Foynoy,

WAR CHARITIES.

The sum of £30,000,000 was subscribed to War Charity funds during the first two years of the war, including dona tions from the Dominions and Colunias. The total includes 290,000,000 for the relict of distress and the re-establish Degment of men returning to civil le.. £8,000,000 for sick and wounded, for Asistance to Allies. On November 1. £5,000,000 for comforts, and £10,000,000 totalled £8,000,000, of which three-fifths the Prince of Wales's National Fund has been spent, chiedy in meeting the soldiers allowances of which the War Office has delayed payment. The Com the Y.31.C.A., the Church Army, and forts Fund includes $1,300,000 spent by Salvation Army for the entertainment of fighting men in training camps and abroad. The aura of £8,000,000 was collect- ed for Belgian relief. Half of this sum has been spent by the Neutral Commission in feeding, clothing, and lodging Belgian ia Belgium and £3,000,000 has been spent refugees in Britain."

It is thought that either Lord Derby of Lord Milner will go to the War Balfour to the Colonial Ofles and Mr. Ofice, most probably the former, Mr. Bonar Law to the Admiralty. Sir Edward Carson may be Minister with out portfolio, and devote himself to the War Committee, Hoa. E. S. Montagu will probably remain as Minister for Munitions.

which was caught on the Al River ch Ypsilanti, Master of the King's ME LLOYD GEORGE'S FIRST the 6th inst. was forced to unrender.Horse, and from the street: Princess

guns.

THE ENEMY'S PURSUIT.

It comprised 2,000 men and twenty-six Ypsilanti, who is a Hungarian, per sonally enemaged ghe soldiers, who broke into the bouse, seized the Mayor, spat upon him, bayoneted

of their rifles, and partly tore out him, struck him with the butt-ends

LATER.

says the rapality of the Austre

A German official announcement

German advance Bukharest-Plosti line resulted in

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| his beard.

The Mayor covered with blood. was dragged into the street while

window clapping her hands.

M. Bezuchi

TASKS.

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It is reported that Mr. Lloyd George told the Labour members that there would be a real Labour Minister, presiding over a new Labour Depart ment, which will take over, taler alia,

Act. There would also be Government URGENT NEED OF COMFORTS FOR the whole of the Labour work of the

control of shipping and coal-mining for. the duration of the war. The Pensions Minister would be a Labourite. He

Board of Trade under the Munitions

QUEEN'S APPEAL" TO WOMEN.

MEN ON SERVICE.

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The Queen recently issued the follow

and Mr. Churchill, who also attended. at the Rumanian troops in the Princess Ypsilanti was seer. at the foreshadowed the mobilisation of all ing aujograph letter:-

Mr. Asquith was given an oration,utting off and taking prisoners most

TBS cheered.

Predeal Altschans region. The pur Mr. Asquith delivered a very patriotic speech at the meeting, and was fresit is proceeding between the moun quently applanded. He emphasised the tain rango and the Danube The necessity of strenuously supporting the Ninth Army alone yesterday took "Government for the purpose of winning

10,000 prisoners.

the was

taken for examination and eventually sent home, where he now ties, with his

house wrecked and lected.

When the Vonczelist General Cerakan, with three other prisoners.

The meeting was unanimous in its THE MACEDONIAN FRONT, including M. Maroudis, ex-Chief of determination to support the Govern

in any steps it might take to prosecute the war with vigour and determination. The meeting passed a resolution of confidence in Mr. Asquith and declared its determination to support the new Government in the prosecution of the

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MR. ASQUITH'S SPEECH.

LATER. Mr. Asquith said there had been E carefully-engineered campaign

HARD FIGHTING ON SERBIAN FRONT.

ALL ATTACKS REPULSED. HEAVY, ENEMY LOSSES..

LONDON, Dec. 7.-

A Serbian communiqué states that there is hard fighting along the whole front. The enemy, reinforced, made several attempts to recapture lost positions north of Grunista, but all

gardeners in the country to train and supervise unskilled labour for increased food production....

ME ASQUITH DECLINES A PEERAGE

LONDON, Dec. 8. The Morning Post" states that Mr. Asquith has received a letter from the King thanking him for his grast services and offering him a Peerage and the Garter. Mr. Asquith has declined the bonoura, '

RUMANIAN ARMY INTACT.

Police, were removed from the Parliu. ment House, blood-was- streeming from the head and face of General Comkas, whose eyes were swollen and bruised from blows he had received during his arrest, and during the magisterial examination. While ALL BUCHAREST GUNS SAVED. General Corakas was being taken past the principal restaurant in Athens, a man, araid the applause of the sokliers, threw filth in his face. This was the signal for the mob to break

NO DELUSIONS IN GERMANY.

LONDON, Dec À. The division which surrendered on the Alt is the remnants of the Rumanian rearguard, which has been ghting for

against Lord Grey and himself but attacks were repulsed with bears through the cordon of soldiers, and three weeks in the rear of the Germans..

be acquitted Mr. Lloyd George, or any member of the Government, of complicity therein. He received Mr. Lloyd George's proposal for a smaller War Council on December

enemy losses.

Fighting continues

PARIS, Dec. 7.

A French communiqué saye: The Serbians completely repulsed three

maltreat General Corakas, whom the soldiers had to take back to the Parliament House to prevent him being killed.

On the threshold of the third winter since the beginning of the war, appeal to all those who have generously. responded

my requests for work during the past two years not to relax their.

c.efforts in providing comforts for our soldiers and sailors.

The

to

e applications froot regiments und hospitals at home and abroad increase instead of diminish, and an almost- unlimited number of things are needed if the Queen Mary's Needlework Guild is to meet all the demands made,

upon it.

As i Edward Ward has recently pointed out, the chief needs at the present moment are mittens, mufflers, helmets, socks, glares, and cardigans, and my guild is also being specially asked for pyjamas, day shirts, bed jackets, blankets and sheets.

I wish to take this opportunity of thanking again the many workers in many lands who have so kindly contri- buted to the splendid total of 3,990,784 garments which have been sent out in 26 months from Friary: Court BAY R

SHIPPING SALES.

1at and replied the same day that violent counter-attacks by GermanaTHE SITUATION. MOST ACUTE Mackensen thanking him for his ever/steamer, built in Japan this year at. the l

the Prime Minister must preside over such a body. Mr. Lloyd George did not agree and on the 3rd inst. the

Unionist Ministers intimated thab ünless Mr. Asquith resigned they would resign. He M. Asquith) appealed to Mr Bebar Lax to remain and be, wrote to Mr. Lloyd George on the 4th that he was pre- pared to remain in the Cabinet as a spectator and outlined certain pro- posals which Mr. "Lloyd George accepted, subject to the character of the personnel of the War Council. He (Mr. Asquith) consulted a friend who felt that the differences regard- ing the Premier presiding over the

and Bulgars in the region of

Staravina.

Bod weather ia preventing operations.

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THE WESTERN FRONT.

"FIGHTING IN THE MEUSE

REGION.

LONDON, Dec.

7.

A French communiqué staten : We drove out the enemy from & portion of the "trenches he occupied on the 6th inst, on the eastern stopes of Hill 304 on the left bank of the Meuse.

PARIS, Dec. 7.

An official communiqué, saya —I

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HONGKONG.

A Petrograd message states that ali the guns of the forts at Bucharest were

From a table of vessels sold during saved The Rumanian army, intact,

the third quarter of 1916, it appears rutired in most orderly fashion.

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 8. that high prices are still maintained, and The Kaiser has telegraphed to General show no sign of falling of. A new memorable capture of the capital of our cost of £60,000, has been sold at a proft of £140,000. New British built stedmere The situation is most cute.

treacherous enemy, Rumania"

The Forcaerts deprecates the bell are selling at £30 to £35 per ton dead The blockade has begun.

ringing and beflagging over the fall of Russian, Sorb and Italian Nationals Bucharest and says:The victory baye left.

over Rumania is a defensive victory. Our The Government has informed the enemies are still strong, unconqueredes £19 per ton dead weight having Yr. Moyd George, in reply to a critic. It was essential. I could tell the hon.

have ceased....

ATHENS, Dec. 7.

Entente that the military movements which were the subject of the demarche Many Athenians are changing their residences, fearing a bombardment.

MESOPOTAMIA.

BRITISH DROP BOMBS ON TURKISH CAMPS.

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LONDON, Dec. 9. An öficial message frots Mesopotamia

the Council were irreconcilable, so in front of Binches there has been fairly aaye six British aeroplanes, in retaliation he resigned.

and confident in ultimate victory, Hence M. Stuermer bas been replaced by M. Trepo and Mr. Asquith has yielded to a stronger man. We must still shout We desire Peace.

The Rheinsch Westfaelische Zeitung also warns its readers that the war will last a long time and says that the ministerial changes in Rusia and England mean that it is a victory for the party which is determined on war to the knife.

GERMAN ÇOMPULSION BILL BECOMES LAW.

The Kaiser has ratified the Civilian Compulsion Bill, which thus comes in.

lively. artillery activity. A sharp for hostile bombings, dropped half a

force.

Mr. Asquith declined to join the counter-attack ejected the enemy from ton of explosives on Torkish cam

new Government because he felt he trench elements in Apremont Forest and did considerable damage.

would be a source of weakness. The where they had temporarily gained a

attacks on him would continue and footing. :

It would be better that he gave e Independent support from outside.

MR. BALFOUR AS FOREIGN SECRETARY.

Mr. Asquith bas stated that Mr Balfour will be Foreign Secretary, while Lord Robot Cecil will remain bans Under Secretary,

·· ́AUDMARINE PIRACY,

NORWEGIAN SHIPPING LOSSES. CHRISTIANIA, Dec. 8, 7

is officially stated that 19 Nor- wegian vessels, of total song of 92,593, were lost during November.

LONDON, Dec. 8 following vessels have been sun ke The steamers Julian Babis (Spanish), Nezor (Danish), Alla (Norwegs?) and Schooner dus (Paissian)

ETRIESTE KIRSHEDA

RECIPROCAL BOMBARDING ON

BRITISH FRONT.

LONDON, Dec. 0.

GERMAN ARMED. MERCHANTMAN IN NORTH ATLANTIC,

LONDON, Dec. 9. The Admiralty announces that a Ger General Sir Douglas Haig reportsman armed cruiser disguised us The enemy shelled our front southward merchantman, was nighted in the

A GERMAN EXPLANATION"

TO AMERICA.

weight, as against $10 per ton last MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S REPLY TO A what would be a military disaster

year, and second hand steamers have been fetching enormous prices, as much

been obtained for a vessel 38 years

CRITICISM

old. Sailing ships (which few years ism in the House of Commons recently of gu ware worth only a little orar break an interview by Mr. Lloyd George with ing up prices) have been sold at £20 to an American correspondent, said tim 218 per ton. The Scottish Glene was |

declaration was this that wa recently sold for £47,250, or more than should tolerate no interference until 10 times her value six years ago, when Prussian military despotism is braken she was sold for £3,000. The Alcides beyond repair. What is the declaration was recently sold for £66,750, or over

That is what I did, and I do hot with. draw a 'kingle syllable. ́ ́ (Land. cheers.);

member how timely it was. It was bo merely the expression of my own opinion, but the expression of the opinion of the Cabinet of the War Committee, and af

our military advisers. It was the opinas of "every Ally (Cheer)]

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGEDE.

11 times her value in 1912, and £40,000 of the Prime Minister 2 We shall not above her cost 24 years ago.. The make peace until the military domina Syvstjerne, boilt 25 years ago, at a cost tion of Prussia is wholly and Anally of £12,000, and sold in 1910 for £2,300, destroyed." I say " broken beyond re- HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT. was recently sold for 233,250. The pair"; the Frime Minister says, “It Brabloch, recently sold for £56,800, waar must be wholly destroyed." What is the oRDERS FOR WEEK ENDING DEJEMENA 16r. worth only £4,250 five years ago,

SENSATIONAL LAW CASE.

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Y.M.O.A. DIVISIOWA, Members will parado as below: Tuesday, December 12th, Sp.m. Signalling Cias," 9pm Company Dell, Wednesday, December 18th,

8pm. Practical First Aid Work. Thursday, December 14th,

6 p.m. Signalling Class. 9p. Company Dill.

KAITINAPUN DIVISION."

Recruite will parade sa below. Tuesday and Thursday,

difference? (Cheers.) I alimply elibor- sted in my own language the declaration which had been made by the Prime Minister, not once or twice, or three times, but repeatedly, and by the French Prime Minister a few weeks before in the A sensational law case was brought great speech which he delivered in the by Commander O. Locker-Lampson, French Chamber, and I can very well THE SINKING OF THE "ARABIA." Against Mr. Godfrey Lance, leave it with the brilliant peroration

managing dirooter of the Marconi which the Prime Minister delivered to Wiralean Telegraph Company,

dag, which is a complete and authorita others, the plaintiff claiming that a block of 1,100,000 shares in the tire answer to all those who have been American Marconi Company, sold at trying to show that my statement was a WASHINGTON, Dec. & between 60/-and 80% during the Marconi, declaration made without consulting my United States with reference to the Marconi Company, which only received It is

A German. Note, replying to the boom, should have benefited the English colleagues and speaking for myself alone. apare invention, and I cannot sinking of the Arabia on 5th November, 23/3 per share. The plaintiff, on behalf belave, that any of my colleagues would states that the Germans mistook her for of the "sharsholders of the English tell correspondents what had been said ab a transport. Other indications, of that company, claimed the difference between a Cabinet meeting older were that the submarine commander the two prices. An extraordinary array Now I come to the language. It was ascertained that there were large batches of legal talen was engaged, including not a specch; it was not a letter; it was of Chinese and other coloured persons nino King's Commel, and the case had an interview An Interview a public LONDON, Dec. 8. aboard, dressed in nations costume been opened when. J. A. Simon, report of a private donvarsation." (Laugh- The Minister of Munitions prohibits whom he soldered to be workmon Kentered the court anneter) Well, I do not know how my hon. The Corps will provide & Gard TORONTO, Dec. 7. the use of copper in manufactures, enemy front. He did not ace any woan agreement. The Financial News

soldiers, such an are used. behind the the judge that the parties had come to friend speaks in private. Surely he does Honour to reagire EP, the Governor An official annoncement anys the and the scle and purchase of copper men or children Amenris are offered if states that political and legal not addrms his friends in private u ho the Theatre Royal at 245 paz. Canadian casualties are 65,660, including outside the United Kingdom, He Germany can be antibod of her mistake: intervention from the highest quarters speaks in un assembly; if he door, Got the 15th Instant. Full in at the Chines 10,833 killed, and 6,400 who have died requires manulcturers to deliver American Government having held that protests against the pahile being for language. Now I come to the third Dress: Long, krausers, caps, belts. A serious situation may develop, the brought the case to an end, and it help his friends. (Laughter.) Bo much YM.0.A. Headquarters at 620 returds of stocks of unwrought auch mistakes are intolerable,

deprived of a knowledge of the facta. - paint, which I think is the real objectlya: copper.

of the Ancre at Guedecourt and Hansart. North Atlantic on Monday.

We retaliated by bombarding points bohind the enemy lines. Our trench mortars were active south-eastward of Armentistes.

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