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WEDNESDAY, DHCHMBER 27, 1914.

THE

WAR.

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.}

RUSSIA AND THE PEACE

NOTES..

WHAT THE ALLIES WILL TELL

PRESIDENT WILSON.

made an

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*PETROGRAD, Dec. 25. M. Pokrowski, the new Foreign Minister, has

important statement to Press raprosentativas,

He said that after the war' the Military Alliance between Eu France and Great Britain would be consolidated by a close seonomic union.

The war, would be continuar outrance until decisive victory sabieved,

"President Wilson's Note con not alter the situation. The Allies would reply to it fully but they would refuse President Wilson's proposal. Then they would reiterate that they will continue the, war unsil restoration of the ravaged territories, and the existence of the small nations are securod and a new world confsgration has become absolute ly impossible.

M. Pokrowski indiented that further military measures would be taken "nally to end Greek vacillation."

THE WESTERN FRONT.

A FRENCH AIR-RAID.

LONDON, Dec. 26.

A French communiqué states that tea French aeroplanes bombed the railway

THE DOMINIONS AND

THE WAR.

INVITATIONS TO SPECIAL' WAR CONFERENCE

LONDON, Dec. 26. The Secretary of State for the Colonies telegraphed to the Domi- nions yesterday:

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE EASTERN FRONTS.

CORPSE-COVERED SLOPES OF MOLDAVIAN HEIGHTS.

LONDON, Dec. 35%.

SINGAPORE'S WAR TAX.

SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE

"RECOMMENDED.

Singapore, Dec. 28: The War Taxation Committee recom- A Russian communiqué states

mands an increase in the annual war The enemy repeatedly failed to contribution from £200,000 to £500,000 recaptura heights in the Ua Valley, on by now taxation, including an export the Moldavian "frontier, the sloper of duty of 5 per cent. on rubbar. which wers corpse-covered..

The Ramanians have been pushed back in places in the region of, Kasinoriver and tha Uranches mountains.

All enemy attacks on the left of the Danube have been repelled, except at ons height, which was lost,

Our left wing has abandoned Isaktchen and Tulees in Dobrudja","

ALLIED SUCCESS.

MAIN LINE OF TRENCHES RAIDED.

LONDON, Dec. 95.

A Saloniks official message states:- trenches between Lake Dairan sed We successfully raided a main line of Dolgili. We inflicted serious loss and destroyed several gun emplacements.

His Majesty's Government does not contemplato a scesion of the ordinary Imperial Conference; but a Special War Conference of the Empire. and therefore invite your Premier to attend a series of special - and continuous meetings of the War Cabinet to consider urgent questions, relating to the prosecution of the war, the possible conditions on which in agreement with our Allies, we in blacedonia would consent to peace, and the problems arising out of this.

LIGHTING IN MACEDONIA.

LONDON, Dec. 25.

the Germans repulsed & British attack A German official report claima that

ARTILLERY STRUGGLE `NEIR KONASTIR.

For the purpose of these meetings your Premier will be a member of the Wor Cabinet. T11 view of the urgency and importanca the sub-T

PARIS, Dec. 26. "jects for discussion it is hoped thatartillery struggle is proceeding-north of A communiqué states that a violent your Premier will be able to attend Monastir. not later than the end of February, and if unable to attend. it is desired that he shall appoint a substitute."

The Secretary of State for India has sent a similar telegram, to the Viceroy, stating that he will repre- sent India at these sittings and

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EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN.

BRITISH SUCCESSES AND CAPTURES

BYE-ELECTIONS IN ENGLAND.

SEATS FOR NEW MINISTERS,

A SHANGHAL ACTION.

HEAVY DAMAGES AWARDED FOR TRESPASS.

JUDGE'S. STRONG COMMENTS ON. OPIUM COMBINE.

ATH.M. Supreme Court Shanghai which has been exalting mach legal' interest was brought to a conclu sion last week. T. 9. Kumsco, a British subject, claimed damages against M Shibbeth, an agent of the Opium Com LONDON, Dec. 25.

bine, for trespass, and the jury awarded Professor I A L Fisher, President him the sums of Ts. 20,000, and brought of the Board of Education, and Sirin the following recommendation ;-- Albert Stanley, President of the Board of Trade, have been elected, unopposed, Members for Shefeld and Ashton-under Lyne, respectively.

MR. ASQUITH'S DAUGHTER'

ENGAGED.

TO AMERICAN DIPLOMAT.

LONDON, Dec. 15, Miss Elizabeth Asquith has become engaged to the American diplomat, Mr. Gibson, who tried to sare Nurse Cavell

THE BIRDAR OF EGYPT HONOURED.

The jury is of opinion that it is contrary pblic policy that ang, cor- poration or combine should possess the power apparcally exercised by the Opium Combine or that the Municipal Police Force should be the medium by which such powers are exercised,!”.

Sif Haviland de Saugiaurez, the Chief Judge in the course of his summing up directed the jury that the search waz- rats granted by the Mixed Court afforded no protection to any one seting under it is the benso of a British subject.

Alluding to the Opium Combine, and the Mixed Cont procedure, the Judge -wall-Now you probably know what the

Opium Combine is. It has been mention..

CAIRO, Dec. 26.

ed, although there has been very little The Sultan has conferrel the Grand said shout it. There has been consider- Cordon of Mohamed Ali on Sir Reginald table litigation in this court in whim it Wingate in recognition of his eminent is concerned and may perhaps romiad savices to Egypt, and say "Thanks

to you the Egyptian Army has attained you in a very few words what the Opium its present perfection, and not only has Combine is The Opium Combine wa the ancient frontiers have been restored a drug in the market, when great losses the Sudan been definitely pacified, but formed at the time that opiuma became by the re-taking of Barfur."

THE INDIAN MEMORANDUM.

EXTRAVAGANT AND UNWORK- ABLE DEMANDS.

LISEON, Dec. 36. “ The Times, in an editorial on

were anticipated in consequence of the action of the Chinese Government with regard to the suppression of opium in China It was well and intelligently: formed, and it has entirely succeeded in rescuing the market. I do not think I need say any more about it than that, except that I may add that its efforts at that line were most laadable, and they

very considerable art of hardship, and posibly a good many people from ruin. that I have no quarrel at all with the objects of the Opium Combine so they originated.

LONDON, Dec. 25. station and hatments at Nesle and desiring the assistance of two gentle Our mounted troops captured sa enemy Memorandum to the Viceroy from nine probably sared this community from a

An official message from Egypt states: birocaca at Chapitre and Ourscampa men specially selected in consulta-stronghold, at Maghdabah, capturing Woods..

tion with the Viceroy, ne foreshadow 1,150 prisoners, two guns and a large teen representatives of the Indian FRENCH MINISTERS IN LONDON ed in a speech delivered by Lord quantity of booty, The enemy's casual Imperial Council, says: "The docu-

Hardinge on September 22nd, 1915.

ties were considerable. Our aircraftment, which does not bear the name of co-operated, the bombs and machine single representative of the fighting LONDON, Dec. 26.

gans on the acroplanes continuously races of India or a single member of the harassing the enemy.

Punjab, aan hardly be held to embody Now the next thing that happened-was” the views of all the Indian communities, that their efforts were so succesful that while the Memorandum appears to have opium went up in valve în leapå and been drafted in haste and without cars bounds,. Of course, one of the reasons ful consideration. Indian politicians that it did so no doubt was that the PULPIT REFERENCES IN GREAT generally, and the signatories to the importation had more or less cessed, Memorandum in particular, would be What always happens where an artificial well-advised to remember that the value is put upon an article of commerce culminating phates of the greatest war in consequence of peculiarities of the in history do not constitute 83

M. Ribot, the French Minister of Finance, and M.. Thomas, the Minister of Munitions, have arrived in London.

UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING.

ADVOCATED BY CANADIAN EX-MINISTER.

OTTAWA, Dec. 26. Colonel Sam Hughes, ex-Minister of Defence, in the course of a speech strongly favoured universal Military training for Home defence and com- pulsory service oversens.

THE SERBIAN FRONT.

INCREASED ENEMY FORCES.

SALONIKA, Dec. 26. No fewer than four fresh regimenta and a number of heavy guns have appeared on the Serbian front.

The Germans are striving hard to regain ascendency is the air and have broght up several new aeroplanes of the latest type, each having two machine guns, and are again crossing our lines with comparative impunity.

MESOPOTAMIA.

BRITISH ADVANCE.

LONDON, Dec. 26. An official report from Mesopotamis states that British detachments ad- vanced to the right bank of the Tigris

and consolidated the position south- ward and eastward of Eat.

The cavalry destroyed Gasaba fort, which was the base of the hostile Araba THE EGYPTIAN FRONTIER

· ENGAGEMENT.

ENEMY FORGE OF 2,000 FRAC TICALLY DESTROYED.

LONDON, Dec. 26.

total number of prisoners captured was 1350, including 45 officers. Soven guns were also captured.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

BRITISH ACTIVITY.

TWO LINES OF TRENCHES PENETRATED

LONDON, Dec. 26. General Sir Douglas Haig, ig a communiqué, s17-

We successfully maided trenches to the south-west of Lers sad to the east of Armentieres, taking some prisoners.

The enemy blew a camoufet to the south of St. Eloi. The damage done was slight.

We systematically shelled the enemy defence and headquarters north of the

·Somme, doing much damage.

LITELY ARTILLERY FIRE ON FRENCH FRONT.

LONDON, Dec. 25: General Sir Douglas Hag in a communiqué, says: Wo raided tren- ches in the neighbourhood of Hebuterne, taking prisonera.

We successfully discharged gas to the west of Messine.

THE PEACE NOTES.

BRITAIN.

LONDON, Dec. 25. President Wilson's Note was referred to in numerous sermons in the Churches appropriate time for pressing aztrava- of all denominations, especially the Not-sant and unworkable demands." conformist Churches the preachera pointing out the parils of a premature peaca and the tragic mistake-of con- fusing the objects of the belligerente.

TWO BRITISH DESTROYERS SUNK

IN COLLISION.

FIFTY-SEVEN LIVES LOST.

LONDON, Dec. 25.

tropers were munk in a collision in the The Admiralty reports that two der North Sea on the 21st instant, in bad weather. Six officers and fifty-cre men ware lost,

THE SINKING OF THE "CALEDONIA."

HOW AN M.P. ESCAPED IMPRISONMENT.

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local situation happened in this case, People immediately began to smuggle opium. It was very natural. Then the Opium Combine, in order to protect themselves, did what they could to pre- vent the smuggling of opium. People are entitled to protect themselves, but I do. not imagine for one moment that these searches on the part of the Opium Com bine were undertaken in the intereste of the Chinese revenac, or of the suppres The most terrible war which history sion of opium, but probably, and almost bas ever seen has Been, raging for two certainly in their own interests, and I and a half years.in a great part of the think you will agree with me.. Now I world. thousand years was unable to avert undoubtedly is to use the amogging laws, This catastrope, which the am not going to find fault with them for bond of common civilization for doing that. But what they have done strikes at mankind in its most precions if I may so call them, and the facility goes forward info the office, and on that a say in of that kind. That apparently achievement. It threatens to destroy with which warmate are apparently warrant is issued which is completed by is the attitude which the Combine ha

the intellectual and material progre

which was the pride of Europe at the granted in the Mixed Court, to search for having the necessary names attached and been satisfied to adopt in this case, and beginning of the twentieth century.

opium in order to protect themselves placed in the hands of the police to from the evidence we have before us there

is not any reason to think that it is am Germany and her allies, namely, And when you hear that hundreds of these execute. Austria Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey, have been issued and you hear that they

Now I may tell you at once that such wolated case. We have, been told that Бота proved their unecuquerable did not always find opium when they are procedure as that is entirely foreign to there are hundreds of those searches. strength in this fight. They have won acting co these warrats, and when you our ideas. A person who wants a war. Now in order to justify a search it le mighty success over an enemy superior have a case of this kind before you."1 runt has got to come himself, and he has necessary to grant a warrant. I have in mutabera and war materials and their think you will have no difficulty what pot to swear on oath that, to the best of told you, and you ma take it from m lines have unshakably, withstood ever ever in coming to the conclusion that his belief at all events, the property that that this warrant gives the defendant ne Mr. L. C. M. S. Amery, Member for repeated attacks of the enemy armies the result of this attitude on behalf of ought to be searched for and in respect of protection." You have heard the circum South Birmingham, gives an account of The latest nasalt in the Balkans has the Opium Combine has been to lead which the offence has been committed, is stances under which the warrant was his escape in a boat from the steamer been quickly and victoriously, wrecked.

them to act in a very high banded way in such and such a place: then be muy of obtained, and I have no hesitation in taE The latest events prova that our

LONDON, Dec. 26.

The enemy fired a camouflet at Caledonia. The submarine had trained Mount Sorrel, but caused no damage. her gun on the boats, which were closely power of resistance cannot be broken wherever they thought aplum was lying may not get hie warrant. But no British ing you at once that such action as toat by further continuance of the war and, concealed which interfered with their court, administering English law, would is extremely high horded, and it is one steersman's fact, thus escaping notice.

We shelled a working party to the examined. Mr. Amery hid beneath the that, on the ecntrary, the antire aituo-profits.. It is a very natural thing to lor moment, simply take the word, of which you may consider when? you cou

north-cast of Morvel

Details of the raid to the corth of Arras, on the 20th instant, show that two lines of trenches were penetrated in broad daylight on a 400 yards front All our objectives were attained.

GERMAN CLAIM.

LONDON, Dec. 25.

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE,

PRIME MINISTERS OF DOMINIONS INVITED.

LONDON, Dec. 26.. Dominions have been invited to a Con-

A German official report claims that. the Germans repulsed a British attack at Ypres. of the 24th and afternoon of the 25th War, Council meetings for discussing

Mouse:

The French stalled-off enemy attacks"

in Champagne, south of the Arres

the question of peace conditions

BRITAIN'S MUNITIONS

CHINA AND THE ENTENT.

"AN UNFOUNDED REPORT.

The submarine then made of, carrying tion justifies the expectation of further happen. I think it is a soquendo, which counsel that enquirice had been made, or to award the damages which you will have the Captain with her,

successes. The four allied powers ware must have happened where there is this that he had made enquiries: if would to assess presently, compelled to take up arms to defend kind of thing, this state of circumstances way, you must either substantiate those their existence and their national free arising in a community, expecially a large enquiries or put it on cath. But, gentle. dom and development. The glorious mixed community such sa is the prosont men, in this case, they did not even do deeds of their armies have not altered community of Shanghai; first of all, large that. The Combine solicitar took the that fact. They have always maintained profits, something in the nature of a word of tas Combine, whoever that many the conviction that their own rights and monopoly, the great tocapletion for bowe don't know whether it was the well-founded claims steed in no oppost-anggling so has large profits may be defendant: we don't know who it was tion to the rights of other nations." The Prime Ministers of all the Their aim is not to crush on destropade by others, interference by the a6 all we are, not informed that these The House of Representatives" at people who have established this man was this opium concealed. He did Peking held & secret meeting Or their enemies

Supported by the consciousness of poly to protect their rights une ble even take the trouble to see the informar the 19th inst at which Eija Yi-ting An official report from Egypt states | instant record lively artillery fire, war organisation and post-war.problema. necessary to prosecute to the utmost sense lind, not in any legal sense--to pro can only imagine that the Mited Court was present. It is understood," says

French communiqés on the evening ference, which will meet at a series oftheir military strength and ready if word monopoly in the ordinary colloquial On that he went to the Mixed Court. I the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affir that in the Maghdabah engagement the aspecially on the right bank of the They will probably also be consulted on the fight forced upon them, but being at. test their rights, to protect their profite, adat have been misled, because it seems Reuter's Correspondent, that he replied the same time inspired by the desire to and then the facilities offered by legal to me quite impossible they should have to the recent question regarding China prevent further bloodshed and put an prosons in a local court which loode them issued a warrant unless they were mis- joining the Entente that the report was end to the cruelties of war, the four to an abuso of that process and to high feel that counsel, silowed to practice fa utterly antrus, Allied Powers hava proposed to enter hunded action. That is the way in which their court, and satisfied himself by all forthwith into peace negotiations. The the attituds of the defendant's employers proper enquiries that the informer wie to A Japanese telegram on the same? proposals which they will bring to these is put before you. Now let us first of all he believed. That is the few thing that subject reads: The Vice Minister negotiations and which aim at insuring look at this warrant and the story of it as is done. You know what these Chinos Foreign Affairs, Has Yting, at a secret the henoir existences and freedom of fold by the defendant's own counsel informar-are. I don't think there is any meeting of the Home of Representatives development of their peoples, constitute, The latest communique saysThe of British eighteen-pounder ammunition for the establishment of a lasting peace not Mr. Master. It appears that the Jet defendant's employers, for whom he that House, denied the reportell

A month ago the weekly production as they are convinced, a suitable basis should rather say by soumel perhaps for class of person who is more reliable on the 19th December in reole

the Oprum Corbine, I mean Mr. Masse, than & Chinese informer of that clates, and interpalation of Tien Tung, a mem day was comparatively quiet everys forty-three times the weekly pro If notwithstanding this offer of peace brought dove enemy seroplanes were duction in June, 1910 ta mediterans and conciliation, the fight should usual procedure is this that sa informer was scting on his occasion; chose to send the Entente Powers had tried to indir

down yesterday on the Somme.

sad howitzers 66 times and heavy continue, the four allied powers are comes, and says that he knows that there& message to take the responsibility upon Chica to join their side as mosciat

unfounded! howitzers 323 times. The total output resolved to wage it to a victorious and is hidden somewhere some opium. He tunnelves of seling their counsel fo in a week in November, was 30 percent. They repudiate minst solemnly all than goes to, apparently, Mr. Museo make application to the Mized Court, more than the entire reserve stock at responsibility for the continuation of Mr. Musso makes hú, enquirizo, draws, without seeing the informer, for a search" the beginning of the war. The monthly the war before mankind and history. “ output of guns in November was nearly The (name of Central Power) Imperial 50 times the monthly aromgs of the Government, through the good off

For every ton of explosive used in bringin about 12 times fitat your of the war, und of heavy guns of Your Excellenoy, taks ments of (nami of nentre September, 1913, over 11,000 tons were knowledge of the

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...The total force of the enemy engaged was about 2,000. Therefore the force was practically destroyed.

Southwards, our mobile foresa penstrated Mitla Pass, destroyed the defences at the Eastern end and burned the cataps

in the neighbourhood.

EAST AFRICA.

FORTUGUESE PROGRESS."

It is officially announced that the -whole of the right bank of the Rivums River is in the hands of the Portuguess, besides a most important post on the left bank in German territory,

A French detachment in the region of Boys penetrated a German trench, the occupante of which fled, after sustaining losses.

ENEMY AIRCRAFT LOSSES,

ITALIAN SUCCESS.

LONDON, Dec. 25.

Enomy patrole attacking on the anath An Italian official report staten east of Gorisis were driven off and some

pritoners taken

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LONDON, Dec. 26.

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