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THURSDAY, DROHMEI 23, 1916.

THE

LATEST

WAR.

TELEGRAM S.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

BITTER STRUGGLE IN

RUMANIA.

...

A PEACE NOTE FROM SWEDEN.

GERMANS CAPTURE 4,500 RUSSIANS.

LONDON, Dec. 37. A German communiqué claims that 5,500 Russians have been captured in the last few days in the Great Wallchia mountains south of Rimaicnlaarst..

ENENT BREAK THROUGH

RUSSIAN POSITIONS. ··

A Berlin communiqué claims that they have broken through several Russian positions and that the Eastern Danube Army has forced its way to the enemy front after bitter fighting, compelling their retreat (from?) prepared positions. -

The communiqué says the enemy since the 22nd, inst. has lost 7,000 prisoners.

RUSSIANS DESTROYING DANUBE BRIDGES.

A Balgarian communiqué states: Enemy monitors have bombarded Tulecs.

The retreating Russians have destroy- ed, the bridges across the Danube at Isaccea. Fighting is proceeding for the possession of the bridge-head at Macin.

THE GREEK SITUATION. GREECE COMPLYING WITH ALLIES'

DEMANDS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

FURTHER PEACE PROPOSAL FROM

GERMANY... yu

AN IMMEDIATE CONFERENCE OF BELLIGERENTS SUGGESTED.

NEW FORE, Dec. 37.

HOW KRUPP'S WAS BOMBED.

FRENCH AIRMEN'S FLIGHT TO.

ESSEN AND BAGK;,

---{BY BLEUTENANT, DAUCOURT in the

+ "Daily Chronicle"] Lieutenant Daucourt, who with the Captain Beauchamps, (sines killed) recent

s joy to have attained one's aim.

Germany has proposed as immediately Hero to Ensen and dock and bombed the light in spite of its anti-aircraft guas Hory of his darin) November 20,

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9 o'chick. The centre of the works puss I drop my torpedoes in rapid ane ression My friend who is over me and a little on the left drops his also guess, more than I can exactly see, as I am so very high, that underneath in the works the people suffer from a sort of.. madness. Thore ato rushes of people soon hidden by clouds of smoke which rise from many points. Nearly at the centre it seems that there is a frirmidable. explosion, followed by intense fire. What Krupp has been bombed, in full day-

remarks the Boches mast be mad with fary, and peace.

will try to chase us Never mind, my Germany's proposal was contained in This 500 miles journey across the Rhinemistion has been fulfilled. I will fight, the German reply to President Wilson's which compied seven hours, was performed coemy planes if they come.

CHASE ON RETURN Note. The reply says that the high- with many areiting "adventures," both air, minded suggestion made by Mr. Wilsonen being attacked by enemy scouts as well

Here I am again over Dusseldorf, but EFFICIENCY as anti-aircraft guns in order to create a basis for the es

It is interesting to note that both these not going so bist aa coming in. The wind, tablishment of lasting peace, has been brilliant French tying men nooi a British which has veered, bampers me. Antick considered by the German Government type of machine.

verification of my oil and patrol tanks. All is well, I can keep up for another six. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. ifa friendly spirit Germany thinks How I bombed Essen? Indeed, it was bears. The clouds get densor and denser, It is officially stated that Sweden the best way to realise the President's very simple, as you will see by, these There is at some moments a thick mist, has addressed a Peace appeal to them is an immediate conference of balli- extracts of my log book, where I con- which veils completely the ground. Afy

gerents in a neutral place. The great signed some of my impressions during only guide is now the compass, S.STY belligerents and neutrals.

work of preventing future wars can be my jourcer. I would remind

As I am bronsing, some arplosions one piloted thunder louder than the noise of my begun only after the end of the present that two French

boty Beauc struggle, when Germany will

engine. I turn right round, so that the the other by the

proparations Boche gunner losses the range. But as plates were åtted plessed to collaborate with the United States in this exalted task.

being. I am I turn I see 1,500 br 2,000ft under me not be described

Gore er

who are giving chase . BRITISH COMMENT.

considered as a military secret. But it Their machines. are sa fast as mine, might interest you to know that the but as soon as they try to go up they LONDON, Dec. 27.

machines were of British design..

Although the distance to be covered ground-I slacken for a few seconds Germany's latest move is regarded as

and going straight towards the most another adroit attempt to rush the Allies was pretty nearly 500 miles it was not forward of them, I serve him at span aas

to frighten me. I had into a so-called Peace Conference at any training for seven years, and have always gun. Unnerved, he prefers not to engage

An extensive

sive | yards with three' bursta

of my machine cost, with the object of jockeying them been a specialis; of long-distance dying, in a fight and dies towards the left: Bit into a false position in the right of as witness my participation in the the others are attacking me from the neutrals,, but last night's hombshell is Circuit de Faris (400 miles) La Coupe back. It is time to

at lely to have the desired effect in Pomery 1912 (540 miles), Faria-Berlin, in Have

wounded

opponent! I America, ainco Germany has persistently 1913 (600 miles), and my journey Paris don't think so, us he seems to be flying refused to reveal her peace ferma, thus Vienna-Budapest-Bacharest-Varna-Coa-straight but very much lower. Soon the

stantinople Konia-Adana, and finally two others are only black spota, deliberately ignoring President Wilson's on the table.

THE ALLIED REPLY TO THE GERMAN NOTE.

LONDON, Dec: 27.

Reuter learns that the Allied reply to the German Peace Note is being The Allies are drafted in Paris. communicating with each other on the subject.

Capt

d the

It is unlikely that official action will be taken in regard to answens appeal to both sides to place their card,yrin (over 3,000 miles)..

the American and Swiss Notes until the German Note "has been' dealt. with.

A report that Great Britain has received a Peace Note from Sweden is erroneous, but it is believed that a Note is imminent..

THE IMPERIAL WAR COUNCIL..

THE REPRESENTATION OF INDIA.

OVER GERMAN LOVES..

You frat

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three. Boche

The chase has lasted over 30 minutes, and I have got a real stiff neck, so often did I turn round.

Now I have been six hours. Time drags dreadfully. My eyes hurt, and f suffer from the cold. Evidently I am over Belgiam now. But where! I must + come down, engine stopped. now, How sweet is that silence after six hours 1m-I am full over the Bothe lines. of tempest! Four thousand feet; it is

güna

Moreover, Germany has violated all just gone and I followed two minutes 11 am-My friend Beauchamps has diplomatic courtesies in allowing the later One thousand yards up, 2,000 publication of the Note in Berlin before 3000 we keep on getting higher and it receipt in Washington, President higher. The weather is clear with just a Wilson receiving the rat news from few clouds over 9,000ft. The air is dis-

tinetly cold journalists.

HONOUR FOR GENERAL JOFFRE..

PARIS, Dec. 27. Deners) Joffre has been appointed Marshal of Frace.

This is the first time the dignity has keen ravived since the days of the Empire.

EMPIRE WAR COUNCIL.

ENTHUSIASTICALLY WELCOMED.

"We are keen and the anti-aircraft low enough.

atart a curtain fire a little forward "bat too high. The white puffs of the 77 make a line of smoke which I have got tocross. Soon the shots become more and more pumerous: 300 shots at least must have been fired in few minutes. Time after time I ret right into the snake of the bursting shells, and I can hear pieces of steel whistle near, very near. Ch the Boche gunner rectifies its ange But he is too low now, so I go higher still, and I pass.

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LONDON, Dec. 27. The Daily Chronicle says it in right and proper that India should be re- presented on the Imperial War Con- ference, for her interests are vitally "concerned," her "vast population has rev

LONDON, Dec. 27. mained peaceable and loyal and the

All the papers warmly and enthusiasti- Ruling Chiefs and others have given cally welcome the Empire: War Council The Greek Government is still many touching examples of their deas a landmark in the history of the satisfactorily carrying out the Allies' votion to the Empire.

Empire, and a fullment of the aims of demands.

The Daily News say the presence of the greatest of Empire builders. It is culty The second Allied Note has not yet representatives of India beside the hoped, also, that this will facilitate an see him. Has he been brought down?lf felt quite, well again, and, cheered to

Irish Settlement.

been prosentod, .

LONDON. Dec. 27.

GERMAN AIR SUCCESSES CLAIMED

LONDON, Dec. 27.

A Berlin communiqué claims to have brought down nine aeroplanes

in the Western theatre of the war.

ANGLO-AMERICAN FINANCIAL

RELATIONS.

AN IMPORTANT DEVELOP MENT

NEW Yong, Dec. 27. The Federal Reserve Board is

Premiers of the Dominions willmark the opening of a new epoch. It will be a profound disappointment if it is not decided that at least one of the spokes

(men of India shall be an Indian.

LATAR

GREAT, ARTILLERY ACTIVITY ON FRENCH FRONT.

PARIS, Dec. 274 A communiqué says. There he that Indis shall be represented at the in the sectors of Balloy-on-Seaters and The newspapers applaud the decision been great reciprocal artillery activity

Imperial Conference.

Fonquescourt There has been inter The Timer says India is to be given amittent cannonading elsewhere." place in the Conference to which her enthusiastic and devoted support of the Imperial cause in the war entitles her. The extension of the invitation to India suggests that the Government does not anticipate any objection from the Dominions India, indeed, has buttressed her claim, already very

THE BRITISH FRONT.

LONDON, Dec. 27. General Sir Douglas Haig reports. We, tood eighteen prisoners out of fity of the enemy approaching Les Boeufs, and our machine-guns caused

permitted to appoint the Bank of strong, by the spendour of her devotion heavy casualties among the remaindor.

England as its agent under the American Banking laws.

8:30-I cannot stand it any wore I am coming down, 7,000ft., 8,000£14, 1,000ft. I cannot hear the guns any more. But what are these 1 Bivouacs. Am I in France I for non

anather quarter of an hour, going

oop on

far from a village. in an immenso

I am on the territory invaded by t IF Im Germans T By sw

sway under their nose I am at the end of the field, ready to Now there are shots on my left, which start again is ease of alert. I have kept burst with black smoke, 105 calibre rainutes of waiting some people come my engine turning slowly. After five shells This is getting more serious running towards me, peasants. I shout Shots get meurer, I point towards the left to them at the top of my voic

ca"Where slightly,

I go am I? At Champaubert, the

they answer to the left and drop straight me. What a joy is mine, I am in France, ards the ground for 3001t! back, after having succeeded in what game is finished and the gunners done seemed to men an impcesible entar- Out of spite they shoot all over the priso place, and the shells burst now at the By notes finish here. There is any- back of me. It looks as if I was going how little to add. I jumped from my to get out of trouble without much diff-machine, but my legs were so numbed

that for some time they would not sup Now where

is my friend? I cannot port me. However, aftar a few minutes, 1.Bas he changed bis line1

the echo by the villagers who had ATTACKED BY ENEMY AIRMAN. arrived in large numbers, I left again A little tier me I can see a biż fat to report to my chiefs, and beard that yellow plane, Black crosses! my friend had arrived quite safely, and Boche Another one follows very near landed about 50 miles from me. My The distance between us about sonhappiness was then complete.

"but they are much slower than And now, Mr Krupp, to the pleasure 1. Cine-clas cine. It is Mr Boche of seeing you again soon. ** opening fire. The short bursts of his does-not-shoot badly. Shall I engage machine gun keep crepitating. The brute him in a fight. It is really very tempte ing.

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But no, Essen is my only target, and I have no right to compromise, by a pass- ing engagement, the success of our raid. open my engine right out, and lose 5000 my aggressors.

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As I fly over Treves I just distinguish

SOME RECENT WAR HONOURS.

Amongst a long list of names of officers upon whom honours have been conferred, which appeared in the London Gescite of 14th ult, are the following

ed on my left the outline of another

Capt. (temp. Major) Alan Grant plane. It is getting nearer and nearer. Birch, D.S.O, RE. It is recorded: The sun prevents n from seeing it With a small party he pushed forward clearly, although I seem to recognise the on reconnaissance work under very Vilhouette of No doubt it is him, I can now see his was of great value: He was severely my companion's machine heavy fire. The information gained blue, white and red-cocarde. And all of

sudden I feel very happy. Ons is so dated Jan. 14, 1916.)" For this Major wounded (D.9.0.: awarded · in Gazelle very londly up there, very very high.

A little later I change my direction Birch has been given a Bar to his D.S.O. and go straight north; leaving Coblenz Major Birch, we may recall, is the on my left. Far in front of me I can see son of the late Mr. J. Grant Birch, who Csmall roy

ribbon

The was drowned in the Yellow River in Rhine. It looks beautiful from up here. China when the raft, on which he and Somehow my confidence increases every Lieut. Watts Jones were descending the The Daily Mail say the representation MIDNIGHT RAID ON THE OTRANTO minute Sure, everything in the river river was wrecked. This was at the

will go

We raided positions north-eastward and eastward of

Government now show that they of Armentieres to the Imperial tie in a time of war. The recognise her desire and strongly Ploegsteert, prisoners being seenred. sympathise with her legitimate and moderate aspirations.

"This is a most important develop ment and a radical departure from existing financial methods, as is practically places the American and British Governments in direct finan-skilled advisers from the East will give cial relationship.

due weight to Indian opinion in the FRENCH DESTROYERS TO THE consignment of bombs, to deliver, If some time, and though he is progressing

of India by Mr. Chamberlain and two

The first effect is expected to be War Cabinet as is only right after the noticeable in a decreased use of gold for the settlement of international balances..

IMPENDING MINISTERIAL

CHANGES IN. RUSSIA.

PETROGRAD, Dec. 27.0.

M. Trepoff, the Russian Prime Minister, has gone to the Imperial Headquarters.

It is understood that the visit is -connected with important ministerial

changea

AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN MINISTERS.

ANTI-MAGYAR AND ANTI- .PRUSSIAN TENDENCIES.

nobis contribution which the Indian Army and Princes have made in the cause of freedom.

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should go down to gun them. It is favourably, it cannot yet be stated funny how streng these temptations are whether the injuries to his foot are of a

Here is Bonn.

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THE CHINA SOCIETY.

The members of the Chias Society (London) and their friends were received

ENGLAND.

A naval communiqué asys that the case with which I have covered Capt. John Herbert Jordan, R.AMC several enemy ships, on the night of the these first 200 kilometres. A quick cal-As we have already noted, the Military 23rd inst. attacked small guardships in calation shows me that we are going at Cross has been conferred on this officer. the Otranto Canal French destroyers the rate of about 130 miles an hour. The official record is: Under very espied the enemy, a sharp engagement is a goodish speed. The weather is cold- anned, and the enemy fed pursued up here. My thermometer shows 18deg heavy fire he reconnaitred the front aran for wounded, and by his gallantry by the Allied forces. They escaped in below zero. To try and get. warm the darkness. The enemy losses move sims and legs as much as I can, in was instrumental in recovering many not know. A French destroyer and pad space, A few drops of wounded men from shell-holes." Capt on the afternoon of 16th Kovember by Darant, Mr. W. Bred Boben

which I drink warm my Jordan is the son of Sir John Jordan, I cool my month.

KCB, the British Minister at Peking. Underneath the Rhine and still more boata Now

Now we pass a town which

Cologne enormock. It is

What target it would make. lendia there ars, women, children, old people, and I am a soldier, not a pirate, I must only aim at destroying the military power of the enem

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RUMINIAN ATTACK."

SANGUINARY FIGHTING.

But

EX-HONGKONG INDIAN WARDER HANGED,

Now I point straight towarda Dinasel-

dort but all district disappears under DOUBLE CRIME AT SHANGHAI are received by the Minister on. MH Playfair, Mr. Joseph B.

1 of smoke. What an extraordinary

Mr.-J.-B. Coughtrie, Mr. Oliver B Coughtrie, Mise Constance Coughtrie, Dr. T. O'Malley Irwin, Mr. M. F. A. Fraser, M. and Mrs. A. G. Angier, Mr. Marray Stewart, Mr. W. Br Slater, Mr. G. Farker Nene Mrs. Harvey Bellingham His Excellency the Chinese Minister, Mr. Herbert Wilcockson; «Mr Fauc President of the Society, and the Council, Glen, Me. Wm: Ulles, Mr. Wahlen, Mr. E. H. Beazley, Mr. A. Hickling, Mr. at the Connaught Rooms, Great Queen 4. G. Wood, Mr. Paul H. King, Mr, I Street, Kingsway, A very pleasant re. Hopkins, Mr. S Sawada, MI J union, was thas provided, and an opportu. U. Mamball, Mrs. Geddes, Mrs. Perret, nity afforded of meeting old friends. Ther. 1 He Osborne, Mr. John Kirby, Mr A. Dicay, Lt. Col J. E Hastings, Mi azrivel, and fed was served at a number Michael, Mr. P. E. C. Tyau, Mrs. Archi- A communiqué says

The execution of Mustapha Khan for of small tables. A section of music was bald Little, Mr. A. E. Brice, Dr Joha Elberfeld, Barmen black The Rumanicus, with a brilliant country criss-crossed by

hundreds of high and Swire's Footang Wharf, of two the company prosent were River valley, on the Moldavian Frontier chimneys, like gens pointing to the sky watchmen, took place at IBM's Gool

Fierce enemy attacks on the Rumanian Dowa there a tremendous amount of in Amoy Road, Shanghai, a few days Sir Maurice and Lady do Bunsen Mrs, and, Mies Crafes, Miss Pirida, 1173 frent in the region of Dragoslave wers arts of all sorts, guns, munitions, an ago. The deceased, it will be remem de Bunsen, Admiral Sir Edmund Fre F. J. Abboto, Miss Phyllis Abbot, repelled. The Rumanians counter.to be directed against us, are produced bered, was suntenced to death in the mantle, Lord and Lady French, Lady) and Mrs. Harding, Rov, W. E. Soothil

with a tremendous activity. attacked and took three machine gu

Supreme Court at Shanghai about a The Russians repulsed strong attacks

EBBEN AT LAST! month ago since which time the Shanghai Jordan, Sir Walter Hiller, Sir John Air. and Mrs. A. C. Tomes, Mr. Edgar elsewhere, indicting heavy casualtica,Essen at last Kani over what has been ercury understands he made full con McLean Brown, Sir John and Lady Bichard, Mrs. Anderman, and Mr.

Miss Godfrey, Dr. and Mrs. Dmothy Loxbos, Dec. 27.except in one area, which was aband-considered as the heart of Germany, fession of his guilt. He met his death Tollis, Sir Patrick Mana The death is announced, of Sirsanguinary struggle

oned, at Filipesti, after a particularly over the town which stands as the with fortitude, and death was instar,

symbol of crutal force. Where row are taneous. Amongst those present at the Cameron, Lady Hart, Mr. Gec. Jamle the Krupp's work here, at the west hanging were Mr. H. Phillips, HM.'s son, C.M.G., Mr. Byron Brenan, OMG, Jause Herbert.

of the town. How large they are The Consul and Deputy Sheriff, Mr. G. W. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Brow, M. HE shops and buildings between which Trains are running soen innumerable King, HM's Police Magistrate, Dr. For, Mr. and Mrs. A. if. Tomasand, Mr. whe attempts to diegusas it are indeed L Blazeh and the Mullah of the J. Cheng Miss Hannan, Mr. and M

directed.

OBITUARY.

Losbor, Dec. 27. The Times Eys the appointments of the Bohemian-Slavi Counta Ciami Martinez and Croonnin, an Austrian Premier and Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister respectively, scera to have an anti-Magyar and anti- Prussian tendency and are likely to be viewed, with displeasure at Sir Jesse Herbert who was a Earrister,

Berlin

PETROGRAD, Dec. 27.

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