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TELEGRAMS. THE PEACE
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MANŒUVRES.
GERMANY PREPARED TO
THE CHINA MAIL
MR, LLOYD GEORGE ON THE SITUATION.
Paus, Dea, 27 Mr. Lloyd Goorge, interviewed by the Petit Parisien, stated : Thự
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR NEGOTIATE A DEMOCRATIC PEACEept is very serious. Exery.
VICTORY AND THE GERMAN
REPLY.
Losmos. Dec. 2.
ON ALL FRONTS.
LONDON, Dec. 2
A mesango from Petrograd says that Beuter's Correspondent at Head General Trotsky has informed the Allied quarters statée that the amount of Diplomatists that Germany is prepared territory the enemy gained in Frito negotiate a democratic pases on all
thing thust give way before the importante of our object. We have man, munitions, economie und finan
cial resources and the feeling that are fighting for the right. Let strain every nerve now to make unity of direction and control - into
KARLIER | TELEGRAMS.
A BIG ENEMT EFFORT THAT FAILED
LONDON, DO I Renter's Correspondent af British Headquarters, telegraphing today reporta
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Yesterday's German attack was a big determined effort to cut our railway F. communications at two, places, making | our salicut untenable, but the attempt definitely failed.
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A. Ponsonby Fang, Wei Lee San,
Ng Sze Kwonga
Redmond, Wong Po Kets Citting, b Uz Ng See Kwong
Hey Fan
J. D. Wright, & Wei Lee fan, b Tow
Man Cheong... K. Brayabay, Ng Sze Kwong...
duy's attack at the loss of 1000 fronta, and asks the Allies whether they / realities. If we don't waste time exercise a tactical effect on the situation. G. E. n, &b Ho Win Kin..
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bodies, is so trifling that it scarcely wish to participata th the negotiations sbows appreciably upon the military which open on Sunday. rap and tactically, the situation may
Sir George Buchanan, the British be said to remain virtually unaffected Minister, has issued a statement point. by the fighting.
[ing out that General Trotzky's artistico Note was delivered at the Embassy 19 hours after the Russian Generalissimo tad been ordered to negotista na armistice. Thus the Allies were con fronted with an accomplished fact. It was impossible for him to reply to a Government which his own Government had not recognised
Owing to our magnificent spirit and determination of the troops the difference between our recent splen did victory nail the German reply, i that we retain cur, giline up to nepth of nearly six miles whereas the Gemmuus were nearly citywem beaten back to the positions from Which they started..
Their intention was to turn our Hus and to pinch us out from our new salient. Towards thunbi, it was a test of the respective fighting qualities with the liks probably!
DISMISSED.
A RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR
Makaloff, the new Ambassador to Faris. General Trotzky has dismissed M.
CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF IMPRISONED.
Count Kapaist, Chief of Naval Sta
about threw to one in favour of the has been imprisoned in the fortress of Gernaus.
St. Peter and St. Paul, charged with fomenting a strike.
THE GERMAN LOSSES.
EXPRESS TRAIN HELD UP. It is officially announced that a hand of armed sokliers hell up an express train outside Moscow and robbed
STRONG PROTESTS BY AMERICA
AND FRANCE.
Ensnos, Deg 1. Reuters Coitespondent as Hund- quarters, tolygraphing today, states the passengers. shut the fornun bees during their ambitious commuter-attack on Novein. her 3 were terribly heavy, parti. cularly in the bigger of the two. attack between Movies and Bour- lon where they alwangod mercess the open in eksely-mussed waves with eut even attempting a smoke screen rozeralment. Our gunners never bad, such an expanse of human tar "gets and the ground is deeply streven. ever a very wide area, with grey corpse:8.
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This attack anabel by sever Divisions and chivvel no success whatever, owing to the intensity of our thickly concentrated artillery.
The soutlierh ttack between Yeulbule, and Musicfes, was angler. ken by five "Divisions, and our line was temporarily pressed, bisek, “.
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
VIOLENT STRUGGLE CONTINUES.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 2.
The American Military Representa tive at the Russian Headquarters, on behalf of the Titel States floren. ment, has strongly peotested to General Dakboni against Russia concluding s Separate armistice.
The Fretich Representative has told General Dukhonin that France does not recognise the People's Commissioners and is confident that the Russian Command will reject the criminal negotiations.
AMERICA AND KUMANIA?
A MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT WILSON.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. President Wilson has telegraphed to the King of Rumania that the United Losbox, Dec. 2. States is determined to continue to An Italian official, message states assist Rumania in her struggle to that there was most intense artillery preserve her freedom against German activity, from the Asingo Platean to domination, and to support Romuuia to the Lower Five,
ber utmost after the war,
We love back the enemy attempt- ing to approach Melette:
Or of our parties; reached an enemy position in the Mount Prytics region, but was unable to hold it owing to the concentrations" of artillery fire."
POPULATION LEAVING VENICE."
BRITISH SUBJECTS NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE RUSSIA.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 1: General Trotsky has ordered that no British subject" shall be allowed to louve Russia until the interned VENICE. Dec. 2.
Russians in "Great Britain are Two-thirds of the population have | released. departed and un average of 1,000 are;
leaving every day. Those remaining RUSSIAN ARTILLERY PREVENTS
are receiving a shilling a,daycach,
and are provided" with work. They declare that they are resolved to defend the city to the last drop, of blood! Their moral and spirit ure very high.
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FRATERNISATION.
and are resolved to win the war we, shall do so. We must have will,
patience, endurance and tenacity, then we shall conquer.
WAR CREDIT VOTED BY-
REICHSTAG.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 1. The Reichstag has voted a credit of fifteen milliards of marks, the independent Socialists, alone voting against the prefiit.
PALESTINE.
A TURKISH 'ATTACK.
LONDOS, Dec. 2. An official message from Falestine
states:
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The Turks attacked, at one o'clock yesterday morning, in the neighbour... hood of Beitur-el-ahtaand Bir-el-buri and gained a foothold in our position. We ejected them at daybreak, taking 200 prisoners.
The enemy's losses in the recent attacks were very kényy,
Our aeroplanes dropped a ton of bombe on a camp, on the railway, on batteries, an aerodrome 'at Tulkerain and an important junction of the Turkish communications.
THE SILVER MARKET.
"LosDox The The Silver Market is featureless..
THE TEA SUPPLY IN GREAT
BRITAIN.
LONDON, Dec. 2. The Tea Control Committee states that the November sales were larger than was anticipated early in the month but the percentage is 68 per cent of the normal supplies. This percentage is being distributed as rapidly as the weights can be obtained and the teas taken from Bond.
RUMANIAN PEACE OFFER NOT CONFIRMED.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 1. Dr. von Kuehlmann, speaking in the Reichsteg, said that the rumours that Rumanis had offered to negotiate peats were not confirmed.
LADIES' RECREATION CLUB.
LADIES SINGLES OPEN TENNIS
· CHAMPIONSHIP.
Isc'round Played Winner
Sandman U.S.B.C.,
Mrs. Kent. LRO Mrs. Lindsell U.S.R.C.
Mr.
Dr. Hill
Taikoo
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The Germans retain some of their gaius, but they are not sufficient to
Our counter-attacks were savigorously. Hall, o. Wong Fo Boung, pressed bome that our northern live is almost wholly restored, while in the south, beyond occupying the village of Gounelieu, lying in a dip between two ridges, the Germana have little to show for their costly attacks.
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They probably took some prisoners, bet it is believed that such guns as had to be abandoned under the pressure of the first rush were blown so that our proud claim that the Germans have not taken a single gun intact since the beginning of the Somme offensive probably still holds.
The enemy losses sro known to have: been very heavy."
The southern attack was on a front of 12,000 yards. Apparently the enemy employed fire assaulting divisions. By ten o'clock the enemy was well in Gouzeaucourt, and by about mid-day
we delivered our counter-attack.
FRENCH DRIVE OFF ATTACKERS
LONDON, Dec. 1.
V. Atienza, run out Kwong Cheah Toon Lock, not out
J. M. Jack, e Wong Kwok Kwang, b
Ng Sae Kwonge
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Total...
BOWLING ANALTSIN.
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Un How Fan.... Ng Sze Kacag... 198 Yow Man Chung
Bo Win King........
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.. 31·
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THE CHINESE RECHTATION CLUB.
...130
Ng Saa Yuen, b Brayshay Ng Sza Kwong, b Marley Yew Man Chung, c Brayshay, b Marley 20. G. Lee, b Brayahay
Ho Wing Rin, b Brayshay
Un
H. Ching, e Gittina, b Brayshay.. Lee Sun, b Brayshay Hew Fan, b Brayshay
Worgo Kenng, b Eedmond Kwok Shiu Tau run out Wong Kwok Tsang, not out
Extras...
A French communiqué states:- The artillery duel increased on the right bank of the Meuse and at Best- mout Bois, in the Le Chaume sector, Marley followed by a violent attack on our positions north of Bois-des-Fosso
Our assailants were driven back after lively fighting, and our line was entirely maintained.
THE ITALIAN 'FRONT."
INTENSE ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.
LONDON, Dec. 1. An Italian official report states: The intense artillery firing along the whole front continues.
GERMAN EAST "AFRICA.
THE LAST REMAINING ENEMİ COLUMN.
Erayshay Rond...
Total...
BOWLING ANALYSIA...
0. x.
It 597
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A FRIENDLY.
A Friendly Match was played at Happy Valley on Saturday, between Craigengower and R.G.A. Devil's Penk. Scores -
CRANKSGOWEK.
A. W. Grimmett, Mann... 8 W. Bradbury, b Othorne Thompsoc, b Othorne...
F
T. Ford, & Veal, b Othordo....."
D. K. Kbaras, c Perkins, b Taylor
LA. Rose, cst. Hanley, b Perk
W. Pitt & & & Parking
W. Grabam, did not bat J.D. Voria, b Qthorne...
R. Faxe, not out....
A
T. Thompson, did not bat
Total. BOWLING ANALTPIS.
LONDON, Dec. 1.
Othorne. An East Africa official report states:- Marin General Northey's troops are con-Taylor centrating westward of the Mohesi Perkins. Valley, and are co-operating in measures to deal with the last remaining German column, which is estimated at about two thousand rifles.
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THE OPERATIONS IN PALESTINE
FURTHER PRISONERS TAKEN.
LONDON, Dec., 1. An official report from Palestine states:-
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1.G..A..
Perkins, Grabam R. H. Tayler, b Grimmett .... Mann, b Graham... Athorne, b Graham Page, Thompon, b Grimmett., Glead, not out Sharp, b
b Graham Hanley, o Pitt b Graham Nicholls, b Graham
Yeal, e Stampedford, b Graham Waitun, a Ford, b Graham.....
Extras...
Total
***** BOWLINN “ANALYSIS,
The enemy rushed our advanced bank of the Nahrauja in the vicinity of works on Thursday night on the south Birket-el-Jamus, establishing himself Grimmett close to our line.
Graham...
The Australian mounted troops, on Friday morning, surrounded a detach- ment, capturing 148 prisoners,
We captured 406. prisoners at Beitur- el-Fokka on Friday.
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GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON A. RUSSO-GERMAN PEAGE.
AMSTERDAM Dec. 1. Dr. von Kaehlmann, the foreign Minister, speaking in the Reichstag ca the forthcoming Russo German peace U.S.R.C.Linser pourpariers, said that Germany's policy
in this matter would be guided by firm rest of the match. bat moderate statesmanship, based upon facta. He spoke somewhat vaguely about secured the honours by four goals to sit, In this match the Paral Engineers re-organization of affairs in the East, in spite of the fact that the artillerymen taking fully into account, the rights of had the best of the play. This was nations to determine their own destinies, principally due to the former's goal- with the qualification that permanent keeper who managed to save everything essential Russo-German interesta mast put at him. be safeguarded.
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LONDON, Dec. 2
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A Rumanian communiqué states: The Russian artillery prevented |áftempts at fraternisation.
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Only nine English subjects remain, A Rumanian patrol arrested including the British Vice-Consul German sub-lieutenant and a Cadet and his family and Miss Constance who were carrying manifestoe, and Fletcher, who is bravely sticking to proclamations to the Rumanians. her post in the military hospital.
(Miss Constance Fletcher, referred to | VIOLENT ARTILLERY ACTIONS ON above, is the well-known novelist and dramaties who writes under the nom de plum of Georgs Fleming
DROUGHT ASSISTING ENEMY ON THE PLAYE.
'ITALIAN "DEFENCE OF THE
RIVER.
LONDOS, Dec. Beuter's Correspondent at the Italian Headquarters telegraphs:
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RUSSIAN CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS.
RE R.GA.
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AND DEPARTMENTS":
A large crowd of spectators gathered to witness this match and they were rewarded by a very interesting game. Nt. Joseph's College secured PETEOGRAD, Dec. 1.) the honours by a goals tu nil. The Constituent Assembly elections they being much smarter on the show that the Maximalist in Petrograd bali Kirbey, on the outside right wing of the Staff, and Lawrence back, disting polled 492,000 votes, the Cadets 247,000, wished themselves, hat their efforts were and the Social Revolutionaries 159,000. not sufideatly well, backed to enable Digby. Lenin, Trotzky, Miliukoffand Poditcheff them to alter the score.
were elected.
HEL KOWLOON÷ The ex-Ministers of the Erovisional This game, played on the Nav Miss L.RO
Government confined in the Peter and ground, was somewhat of a disappoint" Ablong, Paul Fortress offered to vote on condiment to the supporters of the Kowloon
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A French communiqué. states:— There were violent artillery actions at St. Quentin and in the region to the south of Juvincourt
On the right of the Meuse we repulsed an enemy coup de main, to the north-west of Bezanyaux.
SUGGESTED ARMISTICE FOR
CHRISTICAS.
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 2
"UNITED STATES SHIPPING.
It is officially announced that the United States has 466 ships of more than 1,800 tons, of an aggregate tonnage of 2.871,359, also 117. vesels of German and Austria origin of 701,286 tons, which have been commandeered, 400 steel ships
tion that a military guard accompanied them to the polling station, but this was refused A
The Cadets head the poll in several provincial towns.
COTTON SPINNERS TO STRIKE
--London," "Des:"1.
of 2,000,000 tons building, and 636 ships The Executive Committee of the of 3,124,700 tons contracted for. By the
end of 1018 the United states will have operative Cotton Spinner Amalgama
20, 1914
The Italians are now praying fo rain. The drought has made the Piave very low, greatly assisting the enemy who is endeavouring to cross The Swedish Peace Society has tele-1,600 shape of 9,200,000 tons, againsttion has issued instructions to members by wading, by pontoon bridges congraphed to the belligerent Premier 1,614,233 tons on June structed at night-time, and by rafts suggesting an armistice for Christmas and boats. The Italian artillery has destroyed most of the last named. The Italians generally purposely allow the enemy to cross and the fire right into the crowded troops, who scatter
General von Hoven announced in the like sheep some running ulong the banke where they are shot downg that the pay of private soldiers would be increased by one-third
"singly, other throwing themselves
SAY OF THE GERMAN SOLDIER
INCHELBED.
AMSTERDAM Doo!
WHEN
in all districts for theth to tender one week's notice that they will cease work All cotices must be lodged in the course, of the ensuing werke van WHOOPING COUGH.
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