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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1916.

THE

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LATEST

WAR.

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

NEW PRIME MINISTER.

SUFFERING FROM A SEVERE

CHILL.

Lesbos, Dec. 11. The following official announce. ment is made:

The Prime Minister is sufering trom a sovere chill and is remaining Indoors to-day by doctor's orders.

The Prime Minister has written the members of the House of Commons to-day as follows:

"FM The King has entrusted me with the task of forming a Government.

His out carried **I have Majesty's commands and hoped

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to make a statement in the House the 12th inst. This is now impossible. Mr. Bonar Law will more the adjournment of the Houta til the 14th inst.

The ong-predominant task of the Government is the prosecu tion of the war to a triumphant .conclusion.

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"I am confident the Gevera. ment cad rely on your support so long as they devote their anergies effectively to that end.'«

THE WAR CABINET. -

LONDON, Dec. 11.

It is officially announced that the War Cabinet has mat and will contique to meet every wack-day.

REMODELLING THE

THE CHINA MAIL.

"FARLIER TELEGRAMS.

BRITAIN'S NEW GOVERNMENT.

TRIUMPH FOR MR. LLOYD GEORGE.

LONDON, Dec. 11. An official announcement states that the new Government War Cabinet will consist of Mr. Lloyd George, Lord Curzon, the Lord President (who will be leader in the House of Lords), Mr. | Arthur Henderson and Lord Milner, (the latter two without portfolica) and Me Bonar Law. The latteria also to be Char- A BATTLE IN RUMANIA. cellor of the Exchequer, and will lead in the House of Commons, and it is expect ed that he will attour the War Cabinet meating irregularly.

RUMANIANS COUNTER.

ATTACKING.

LONDON, Dec. II.

A Russian communiqué sys: The enemy pressed back tho Bucmoines along the high road from Plecati to Minion, but the Rumanians

counter-attacked and restored their positions. The battle is proceeding.

An enemy attack at Kirlibaba failed. The enemy is stubbornly resisting in the Valeputna region and in Trotus ralley.

There is deep snow, and frost along the whole mountain front.

GERMAN REPORT.

A German communiqué states:

The Russians again strongly attacked in the wooded Carpathians on both aides of the Trotus Paur without success.

General Hackenson's pursuing army sanding resistance at some points..

The communiqué speaks of beary rain soaking the ground and also mentions that the Ramanians have destroyed the bridges.

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BULGARIAN CLAIMS.

Lesvos, Dec. 10.

A Bulgarian communiqué states: We have captured the town of Kaharash and the bridgehead on the left bank of the Dazuhé opposite Cemavoda.

ENTENTE GOVERNMENTS. THE MACEDONIAN FRONT.

THE FRENCH MINISTRY.

PARIS, Dec. 11.

A remodelling of all the Entente Governments is proceeding with a view

greater swiftness and uniformity in the conduct of the war.

M. Briand, the Premier, is conferring with politicians and distinguished leaders in the industrial and commercial

ircles and it is stated that he intenda

to dispense with all the old administra Live staffs.

SERBIANS CAPTURE MANY PRISONERS IN LOCĂL ACTIONE.

LONDON, Dec. 11. A Sorbian communiqué reports violent ceal infantry actions in which fairly large numbers of prisoners were taken.

BULGARIAN, CLLIMS,

LONDON, Dec. 10.

Changes in the higher command are that they have repulsed attacks expected soon.

The intention is

10 vigorously Certa bend, and British attacks reorganise, administratively, economi- south of SerreS. cally and militarily, and thus counter the enemy's efforts.

THE ITALIAN MINISTRY.

ROME, Dec. 11. Changes with a view to greater economic and military "speeding up" are imminent A War Committee is being formed and the Ministry will be

reduced.

THE NEXT BANK HOLIDAYS.

NOT GENERAL HOLDAYS AT HOME

LONDON, Dec. 11. December 23rd and January 1st have been proclaimed Bank Holidays, but| not General Holidays.

SUBMARINE PIRACY.

LONDON, Dec. 11. The steamers Forth (British). Amicitia (Norwegian), Nora (Danish) and Bravo (Spanish) have been sunk.

THE INCREASED LEVY ON BELGIUM.

BELGIAN RESISTANC

The other members of the new Govorn- ment are as follow:-

Lord Chancellor.-Sir Robert Finlay. Home Secretary. Mr. George Cave,

K.C.

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Foreign Secretary--Mr. Balfour. Colonial Secretary-Mr. Walter Long- Secretary for Tar-Lord Derby. Secretary for India-Mr. Austen

Chamberlain

President of the Local Government

Board-Lord Rhondda.

President of the Board of Trude-Sir

Albert Stanley. Minister of Labour.—Mr. John Hodge. First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir

Edward Carson.

Minister of Munitions.—Mr. C. Addi-

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THE SITUATION IN-

GREECE

MOST UNCERTAIN.

ATHENS, Dec. 11. The Government has protested against the blockade. The situation in most uncertain. Diplomatic circles aro pot optimistic and there are TUMOURS Of ministerial changes,

KING CONSTANTINE'S INTENTIONS.

SLAVE RAIDS IN BELGIUM.

NEW GERMAN BARBARITIES.

AN APPEAL TO NEUTRALS.

__The_following information, which - The Times vays is of an absolutely trustworthy character, has reached The Times from various sources in regard to a system of slave raiding. which has been put into force during the last six weeks by the German authorities in Belgian Flanders: ATHENS, Dec. 10.

Since the beginning of October the While the Government announced two Provinces of Belgian Flanders have that the situation has improved, been the scene of tragic outrages upon diplomatists are reserved. It is stated are in the Army zone, and are thus sub- the civil population. These provinces that a friendly spirit prevailed at the ject to the military authority, whereas audience which King Constantine had the rest of Belgium under German occu- with Sir Francis Elliot and M. Demidoffpation is subject to the civil administra- His Majesty denied hostila intentions, tion, of which Baron von Bissing is the and offered to withdraw three regimentá head from Thealy and to entrust French canal and the Chalds bridges. destroyers with the guarding of Corinth

CRETANS DENOUNCE THE KING.

«Camza, Dəɑ,"11. A meeting of the hole population of Crete passed a resolution dethroning King Constantine, and cursing him as traitor to the nation. Crook troops who were-present tore off their badges.

A RUMANIAN' OFFENSIVE.'

RUSSIAN ADVANCE.

PETROGRAD, Dec. 10.

Minister of Blockade.-Lord Robert

Cecil.

A communiqué sysThere has Food Controller-Sir Joseph Maclay,

been a continued advance in the President of the Board of Agriculture-Trotas, Salty and Chebonischa valleys.

Mr. R. E. Prothero..

The Rumanians took the offensive Presulent of the Board of Education along the Buren-Fleeshti road, and Professor H. A. L. Fisher, Vice-drove back the enemy behind the Chancellor of Sheffied University; Grikovul river. Commissioner of Horka-Sir Alfred

Bord

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

Sir Frederick Cawley. Post Master General. Mr. Percy

Illingworth.

Minister of Pensions—Mr. JGeorge

Barnes.

Attorney-General-Sir F. E. Smith,

K.C.

Solicitor General. Mr. Gordoa

Hewart, K.C. Secretary for Scotland.-The Rt. Hon.

Robert Munro, K.C.

Lord Advocals.-Mr.J. A. Clyde, K.C Solicitor General for Scotland.-Mr. T.

B. Morison, E.C.

Lord Lieutenant of Ireland-Lord

Wimborne.

Chief Secretary for Ireland.---- Mr.

Duke, K.C..

Lord Chancellor of Ireland. The Rt. Hon. Ignatie O'Brien, K.C. NEW MINISTRY CORDIALLY WELCOMED.

LONDON, Dec. 11. All the papers cordially welcomed the new Ministry, and pay a tribute to Mr. Lloyd George's courage in Casting Baide traditions in order to obtain the best men to carry on the war.

The Cabinet has been confined to five War Cabinet Ministers.

COMMENTS ON THE NEW GOVERNMENT.

"A National Government at last" is

A Berlin communiqué mentions that the Russians have captured a height south of Trotus, and that General von Mackensen is advancing at of Wal lachia

SAFE-GUARDING BUKHAREST,

JASSY, Dec. 11.

Prior to the loss of Bukharest the Government appointed pro-Germans to the most responsible positions, with s view to safeguarding the city.

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SUNK.

CAPTAIN TAKEN PRISONER

AMSTERDAM, Dea. 10.

"A GERMAN SHUFFLE.

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On October 3, a decros WIJ in the towns and villages of the region reproducing a decision of German Bead quarters which conferred upon the military authorities the power to compel by fores if necessary, all non-invalida de pendent for their Hvelihood upon others. to undertake work away from their homes. The decree was directed against the unemployed of all classes, and especi ally against the men thrown out of work by the closing of factories after the German seizures of all raw materials. These men, deprived of means of sub- sistence, became dependent for their food upon the local municipal authori- ties,

The publication of the decree was quickly followed by a notice warning all persons concerned to present themselves, on a given day and hour, at places furnished with Iamed, and to come

articles of kit that were minataly specified. Failure

with the comply notice rendered absentees liable to heary

Simultane fines and imprisonment. ously, the municipal administrations, who had been thrown out of work were which alone possessed lists of the men

summoned to hand over the lists to the military authorities. They refused, as they were entitled to do, and once dispossessed and replaced by Ger- man military representatives In some cases the municipal officials who had. charge of the lists were brutally arrested and thrown into prison.

STARVED INTO SUBMISSION.

Were

at

Not content with these arbitrary measures; the German authorities order- ed the soldiery to round up workmen found in the streets and to drive them Hore the captives were to a given spot. penned up like cattle.. The most able bodied among them wers told off, shut

in barracks,

and sent on the morrOW

under military escort, to a part DL Belgium where a military position was being prepared. Seeing that military work was required of them, these Flemish caprives declined to do it. Thereupon they were imprisoned and were kept without food of A submarine bas taken prisoner for three dayay kind until in two compelled them to James Blaikas, captain of the Anchor.submit. In one place, young men similar ly collected were taken to camps near line Tessel Caled

sa serodrome in course of construction, and compelled to perform military labogy In another place more thanding many rounded AMSTERDAM, Dec. 10.

segregated and "A Berlin mesange, justifying the sink Jamall en wer

to sign German form of agree ment to work in Germany,

The method was not identical in all in the Mediterranean do the 4th inst. states that the ship med a submarite, places. In some towns the invalids, in not waiting attack. Before she was others married men, were axempted struck the abmarine torpedoed the while the rest were told that they would Caledonia, which was tunic. The sub only be employed on civil work and that they would be paid 3d a day marīna was slightly damaged.

But the trains made up of tracks open to's wind and wenther-in which these The British-India verse! Tanfeld is poor creatures were herded together h of started for Germany and the North believed to have been sunk

Froce. Each of these raids captured 30mg 4,000 men. It was literal alave raiding,

LONDON, Dee 11.

AMERICAN PEACE ADVOCATES.

ма

SOLICITUR-GENERAL'S COLD DOUCHE

A Bulgarian communiqué chimsthe keynote of the newspapers, which are unanimous in regarding Mr. Lloyd north-west of Monastir and in the George's Ministry as a splendid ex

periment, even out-Cromwelling Crom- well. It is considered that Mr. Lloyd George his secured a considerable triumph in effecting the co-operation of

NEW YORK, Dec. 11. such hostila elemente na Mr. Hodge and

Speaking at the dinner of the Pennsyl Lord Devonport. It is frankly admitted vania Society, Mr. Davis, Solicitor that the new Department has shivered General, poured cold water on the peace political traditions for generations into advocates, declaring that peace proposals fragments, but the papers of all Parties at the present moment, were brutal, unite in a cordial welcome to the new impertinent and angles. Neither the Government, while intimating clearly United States nor any other country was that they await its performances before entitled to dictate the terms on which giving their final judgment.

the belligerante. were to compose their differences.

THE ALLIED DEMANDS

ON GREECE.

LONDON, Dec. 12. Reuter learns that the Allied demands on Greece will probably include: (1) Complete demobilisation: (2) Allied control. of Posts,

Telegraphs and Railways. (3) Release of imprisoned Venezelists

THE WESTERN FRONT.

FRENCH AEROPLANE ACTIVITY,

PARIS, Dec. 11.

A communiqué states:

There has been an intermittent cannonade south of the Somme.

Two German aeroplanes have been brought down at Verdun, and two in Champagne.

Our aeroplanes bombed canton- ments at Romagne-sous-les-Cotes, and a munition dump north of Yer

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.DEATH OF PRINCÊ OYAMA."

Tokio, Dec. 11. The death is announced of Marshal Prince Oyams, Lord Keeper of the Seal.

The decessed will be known to his tory as the Commander-in-Chief of the

for Wales, Sir Joseph Maclay for Glas in 1885, and become a Prince in 1907.] gow, Mr. Illingworth for Yorkshire and Bir Frederick Cawley for Lancashire,

OUR MERCANTILE FLEET,

Along the railway line scraps of paper thrown out by the prisoners have been. picked up. They bear the words:

The young men of X and the sur- rounding villages have been captured.

The unmarried comrades of Y from the village of 2, from 18 to 30 years of age, are here together. We will never work for the Germans, and never sign

Long

live King Albert.

VAD T

their and De R. from X were sent on October 18 to Germany, and arrived on October 20. If this note in found, please send it home to X.

During the passage of these long slave trains their unfortunate but undaunted Occupants were heard singing the "Brabanconne and "The Lion of Flanders

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Hongrong.

EDINBURGH, Nov. 8."

RUGBY,

ASSOCIATION.

always in sight, though the winning goal did not come their way until fifteen minutes of the close. "Result-

"Heart of Mid-Lothian, 1; Partick Thistle, O.

Motherwell, I; Hibernians, 1. Dundee, 1; Celtic, Falkirk, O; Airdrieonians, D. Raith Rovers, O; Kilmarnock, k Rangers, O Greenock Morton, 1. Aberdeen, O; Hamilton Academicals, 1. First Lanark 1; St. Mitren, O. Ayr United, 3; Dumbartas, 1/ Clyde, 1 Queen's Park, 1.

A BITTER EPISODE.

WEATHER CONDITIONS IN FRANCE.

10-TERETELE

The most important match in the

Mr Percival Gibbon, the British Press

Fore

In Rugby football, Loretto's forwards The feature of the comments is the

played well against Edinburgh Academy complete obliteration of any critism on

in a Championship game, and were the old Party lines. The new Ministers are

chief factors in the comfortable win. being supported in the most unexpected

THE HAGUE CONVENTIONS VIOLATED. Watson's pack dominated in the game quarters. The Labour members appear most satisfied with the way in which Mr.

The exact number of men thus raided against Marchisten, but their backs is not known. The most trustworthy scarcely maintain the school tradition. Lloyd George has accepted their wishen Lord Milner is regarded as a tower of

estimates put it at 15,000 at least. The Heriot's quite overran Stewart's ju all raiding has gone on throughout the department Glasgow High School strength, and it in pointed out that Mr.

whole militery zone, and particularly at forwards had the better of matters Lloyd George, in appointing some of the

Bruges, Ghent, Courtrai, bet (in throughout, but behind were principal Ministers, must have had

Flanders, and at Tournai The whole

to the Academy. Results, regard for powerful local industrial Japanese forces in the war with Rurais. shla-bodied male population, rich and feric

He was created a Count in 1884, Marshal

Watson's, 8; Merchiston, U., connections; for instance; Lord Rhondda

employed or not, has been affected. poor

The action of the Germans is a direct Lorette, 17 Edin Academy, 3.

Hericta, 40; Stewart's O.. violation of engagements entered into and of the Laws of War. There is reason.

Glasgow High School, 9Glasgow correspondent on the western front, tel

graphs to the Daily Chronicle: The to tear that it may be extended to the It is explained that the expedient of

band-to-hand fighting in the guppita in whole of Belgian territory under German Academy, 5. an Inner Cabinet plus the War Council

front of the Hazy trench on October 23 The Vice-Chancellor, Berr occupierich, recently declared in the has been found impracticable. It in

the inhabitants of

was one of the bitterest episodes of the Bomine campaiga The attack presumed, however, that the heads of OVER TWO MILLION TONS OF NEW Recit regions would be subject to Association League was at Ibrox, where undertaken in weather conditions which

occupied, SHIPPING BEING BUILT..

for an the great departments will be summoned to a Cabinet couvcked to discuss ques-

compulsory labour, German Headquarters decree are intep. Rangers suffered their first defeat, and only tragic heroizis made tions outside the war.

The British units westintothe trencher Another far-reaching innovation is the The output of new merchant tosange tionally vague. It is certain that Ger Morton by their win go to the top of the advance.

many is

is short of

men, and is determined table. Morton's sceas was due to a Government's determination to establish in the United Kingdom, says the to lay her hands upon all whom the can remarkably sound defence, and a lucky on the previous night it soaking Ta

system of Parliamentary Commissions, annual report of Lloyd's Register of Bad Pat will the neutral world watch goal. Indeed Morton were always on the and there was seven degrees of froet be the country to a loathsome yellow paste after the French model, whereby men Shipping, is far below the output of impassively this revival of slavery, and defensive though at no time was there are maning. Later the sin melted ters will be kept in closer touch with normal times, though recently there has remain silent while citizens of occupied any ikalihood of Rangers scoring the while the trenches, were crumbling like been some improvement. But notwith countries are treated like beasts of half-baaks traking so surely and full wet sugar. The barrage adransed ahead standing this fact, there is now burden f

backs falding so accurately. Queen's of the attackers. They were only half- The German Governor, Ganemal von being built ender Lloyd's survey Bissing, has constantly declared in Fark quite surprised Clyde, bat oughtay out of their quagmire of tranch, larger amount of shipping than basal that no service contrary to The to have utilised their opportunities more when they saw a German offcor recall aver been recorded in the history Hague Convention would be required of and got full points. Third Lanark's ing the defenders on the

While our men were floundering in the LORD CURZON ENGAGED.

of the society-namely, 620 vessels of Belgians. What has now been done is win from St Mirren was of the lucky mud, every Gerous was firing his 2,282,709 tons, and we in flagrant contradiction with the spirit order. Hearts came again, and deserted We took the Gorman position crawl- LONDON, Dec. 10.

Vessels already on the register in and the letter of those Conventions The engagement is announced of Lord June this year showed 8,106 Britah Can it be tha: at the efforts of civilised rictory over Fartick Thistle The game ing and tumbling Lorward somehow Carson to Mes Duggan, of Argentina, owned craft of 13,563,177 tous ad peoples. in Zaroge and in America to st Dundee was strenuous; several play until the tranch who asptured The formtiste international law should end er were injured, and both sides had to defenders were the Beveriansh

Voux in the the widowed daughter of the late Mr. 3,928 craft of 9,626,961 tons owned by a wing the male population of an rescianga thoir forwards at halftime

by

ware worthy foes, but no match for t Minister to Rio de Janeiro.

added to the register, 414,462 tons, in German factories, or behind the Ger within three minuter it appeared as if Britian bayonets D 524 per cent. was built for the British man front, for the destruction of their Caltic were in for the first defeat of the he thier on the ground, and bat for the osson, but they have too many veterans miserable weather the British would Empire, and of this the United Kingdom own children? took nearly all

in their team to be rattled by an early have boin right before the great trench American shipbuilding yards hava

access Right on to the interval their stem guarding Le Transloy, grawa wonderfully, necessitating the

forwards played as if they and not Dundes had counted When they ATELY waste words and advertising crossed-over-in atresia, Gallagher soon from a wound when Chamberlain's Pain abnormal demand for atos), the past sonos in describing the many put matters right with a splendid shot Balm is promptly applicat. It is an year has witnessed a revival of woods points of mert in Chamberlaing Oough the rebounded from the net back into Dye think the fighting'll be over antraeptic and destroys the germs which shipbuilding in America Soms of Remedy The most fastidious are this year, Mra Brackett

is wounds to heal mit al causes these ships are over 300 feet long! Steel antisfodhen we state that it eures play. The Dandae players attempted largest selling odagh medicine "Well-1 do wn' I don't as the sayin" is wounds to heal without maturation and reinforcements are introduced into the colds and coughs from way. Cause, and to atone for tick of skill, by sunnan Ok Myole Bill's a glutton when lo starta, 42 in one thing the time required by the well take some stoppin now 'e's got the unalizzabinent For sale by all Chemists

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dun where evemal fires and powerful explosions were observed.

AConferenceof the Belgian Provincial BRITISH BOMBING ACTIVITY IN

HAVRE, Dea 11.

Councils has refused General von Biasing'a dömaná for, an incrassa in the monthly levy from 40,000,000 to 50,000,000 franca

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

RAIN AND SNOW..

ROME, Dec. 117 It is officially smounced that rain and snow is hindering artillery work in

The Italians repulsed a surprise attack

in Carso

The enemy at night attacked, in the

Adria sector and was beater off with Fonter

the Government.

Lace

garapota

Belgium and pelted bombs on importan Hinds, who was at one time Americaa other countries" Of the, new tonnage unhappy contry to be compelled to work When Dandee scored through Brown Forend French defence e

BELGIUM.

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 11. The Telegraaf states that British seruplanes have ponotrated fat into

military works at Brussels and elsewhere. Railway traffic is impoded. British aaroplanes have also been observed in the direction of Zeebrugge where they were violently attacked by anti-aircraft gam

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