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THE WAR.

BALKAN ACTIVITY.

BULGARIANS SHELL BRITISH.

FIERCE FIGHTING ON ITALIAN FRONT.

PLOTS IN AMERICA.

CONSPIRATORS SENTENCED.

BRITISH STEAMERS SUNK.

THE BALKANS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

BULGARIANS SHELL BRITISH.

BUT ARE SOON SILENCED.

SALONIKA, December 5th. The Bulgarians started shelling the British left wing on the Strumnites front, but wore soon silenced by the British guns. This has been the only activity on the Allied fronts,

Further British troops have disembarked; The fall of Monastir in eroking growing resentment in Greek eireles,

Reports persist that Russians have

entered Bulgaria,

SERBIAN ARMIES SAFE, GREEK ASSURANCES,

PARIS, December 5th.

An Athens telegram states that the Ser- Biar northern and southern armies are

AUSTRO ITALIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH EKOTER'S AGENOT-}

SANGUINARY FIGHTING.

AFTER ENEMY REACH ITALIAN LINES,

Rome, December 4th.

An official communiqué states that fierce enemy onslaught on the Mbali

THE HONGKONG, DAILY FRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 6ræ 1915,

GENERAL

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-]

(THROUGH HEUTES'S AGHNUT.]

CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA.

GERMAN CONSPIRATORS IN BRILIANT BRITISH RETIREMENT.

AMERICA.

BENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT.

LONDON, December 4th. Three of the Eamburg-Amerika Linio conspirators who were charged with attempting to supply German warships from American ports were on Friday son tenced to 18 months imprisonment Tho fourth was sont to prison for a year. The Hamburg-Amerike Linie were fined $1. The defendants are appealing to the Supreme Court if necessary,"

WASHINGTON, December 6th. The jury's verdict is the Hamburg Amerika osse left the Government with no alternativo but to notify Berlin that Boyed and Papen are personae non gratae. Boy ed admitted connection with the financing operations which the jury found to be illegal The Government's action was cordially received by the newspapers.

CANADIAN WAR LOAN,

TO BE INCREASED,

LONDON, December 4th.. The Press Bureau states that the total. casualties in the battle of Ctesiphon were 4,667, including 133 officers. On the night of the 10th November General Townshend fought a rearguard action against greatly superior forces, in which our casualties were 150 of all ranks Two river boats, disabled by shellfire, were abandoned, but the guns and on- gines were rendered useless.

General Townshend remarks on the steadiness of the troops, and anys the ra tirement was carried Förder,

SPEKING NOTE

FROM CUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

PERING, November 23rd.

RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

The Licensing Board controversy han ended as everybodys who knows Hongkong

THE MONARCHICAL MOVEMENT.

expected and as nobody who did not know. Perhaps the dominant features of the Hongkong would have thought possible. movoment at present are perplexity and The seats which the unofficial members certainty that is, parplexity in the minds of the people and uncertainty in the resigned in disgust have been quietly minils of business men, though it would alled, and, as in the case of the Cardinal's not be safe to say that any grave encorn exercises official minds. So many things

curse, no one seema a penny the worse, ars in the air at present that it is extrome. There was, it is true, no competition for ly difficult to state precisely the situation the honour, but the necessary number of as it exists. All that can be assorted candidates was duly forthcoming. So ends that the elections in the Provinces have been completed with the same wonderful unanimity and only the Chambers of Com merce distinguished scholars, and men who have rendered meritorious services have yet to go to the poll. For all prac tical purposes the voice of the country find the magistrates complaining of being has been heard. Since then there have overworked. Rumour says that if one been requests, perhaps spontaneous or in- spired, from the various Provincial anthor.

partrol docs not provide at least three LONDON, December 5th.ities making that the decision of the electors prosecutions he fools that he has been very billiard player, who will be remembered The death is announced of Lovejoy the

bo speedily carried into effect and that the remiss in the discharge of his duty. One minds of the people he set at rest as to as the inventor of the anchor cannon, whether there is to be a restoration of the day last week he appeared before the Court Monarchy or not. This proceeding is quite with no fewer than thirty-nine summonses, logical. If there be no fear of disturb and obtained convictions in every case ances and the reports from the Provincial

inperfect

The latest reports show that Genera Townshend is within a few miles of Ku el-Amara, upen which he is retiring. DEATH OF FAMOUS BILLIARD

PLAYER..

TRADING WITH THE ENEMY MAXIMUM PENALTY INFLICTED

AT SHANGHAI,

storm in a teacup.

If a certain member of the Special Police Reserve does not abate his andour we shall

authorities all support this view then except two. In there two cases tho there is no apparent reason for delay, ex defendants pleased that they had the per cept, of course, the advice tendered by mission of the regular police to exhibit Japan and the other Powers. That advice their signboards na licensees inside their was prompted by the apprehension, per

hops unfounded, that the change would be premises instead of in a conspicuous posi- accompanied by insurrections and expres tion outside, as required by the Ordinance, sions of dissatisfaction, but there now scems to be à desire not to impose limita and this statement was confirmed. ___ It- tions upon the Peking authorities. This would be interesting to know on what has not boop expressed in so many words,

redoubt was preceded by serriic artillery War Loan of $50,000,000 to $100,000,000.bim was a letter written on Septembered, and all the innumerable details in the impartiality of the law rudely shaken

tion.

GOVERNMENT IN CYPRUS,

ed in the return of Mr. Hicki, the Japan-

MORE ARRESTS.EU SAN FRANCISCO, December 4th. Warrants have bees issued for the.

The case against D. Goldman of trad arrest of Robert Capelle, the Norddeuting with the enemy was concluded at sche Lloyd agent, and Baron Brencken, H.M. Police Court, Shanghai, on Noven a German cavalry Captain. Both cases ber 29th. The charge was that defendant are believed to be connected with the on the 22nd day of September, 1915, did fitting out of supply ships for German entor into a contract or obligation with warships.

ane R. W. Heldern, un enemy, contrary to the Trading with the Enemy Amend ment Regulations 1815, IN

Mr. Ellis, for the defence, submitted but it is none the less true that a tacit sound the police made these exceptions, understanding is being ranched. Mean and to what extent they countenanca that there was no evidence, with which while preparations for the monarchy are setting at naught the regulations. It will his worship had to deal, which justified proceeding, ceremonies are being sketched OTTAWA, December in the charge being sunde. The charge was instructions to the military and police are not be surprising if the thirty-six defend- It is officially announced that the of entering into an obligation. Al Government has decided to increase the the evidence which had been placed before being given, new titles are being considerants who were fined have their faith in

preparation which resulted in the enemy 860,000,000 will be used to raise and equip Counsel read the letter which stated for minutiae.

$106,000,000 bng heen subscribed. 2d addressed to the man Heidern by the cidental to the transformation are being

the man t defendant

planned with the peculiar Oriental regard by the incident. entering the Italian lines, from where the Canadian Forces, as originally intendinter alia Referring to the matter of they were driven out by hand-to-handed, and 350,000,000 will be employed for chartering the steamer "Z" as per your

GATHE JAPANESE MINISTER

A local delusion has been dispelled: Exceptional interest has been manifest Government departments are not always fighting. A most bloody fight ensued, and charity for the Imperial particulars, 1 am hereby authorized to Treasury for the purchase of munitions make you frm offer for a period of three the enemy fed, leaving 500 corpses and and for giving relief to the exchango situn calender months with the option of pur of three months, and the Chinese Press is the P.WD, which has been the means ese Minister from Tokio after an absence lacking in originality and enterprise. It 131 prisoners.

chasing the vessel after termination of the have indulged in all kinds of speculation of proving this, by its building operations charter. In order to establish the exist as to the nature of the instructions he has in the New Territory. True, the cost has ence of a contract or obligation there brought from his Foreign Office. On Men been 31,000 more than the lowest tender must be evidence of acceptance.

day havisited the Chinese Foreign Minister, LONDON, December 5th. Mr. MeKean said that if the word ob and it was felt afterwards that something submitted for the work, but the experience An Order-in-Council has been published ligation could mean anything it meant a in the Gazette providing that the High committal by the defendant of himself to yet transpired; though there are two very pensate for this. The difficulties attend.

was about to happen, but its nature has not gained is considered to more than com Commissioner for Cyprus shall appoint some financial transaction. The regula two delegates, of whom one shall be ations under which the proceedings were feasible theories. Ono is connected with ant upon building in the Now Territory administration of property, of mosques, had peen the subject of judical decisions the proposed change, and the other is asso: contractors, who hayo undertaken some- Mussulman resident, to superintend the brought, were based on regulations which the monarchy and Japan's recognition of have been discovered and no longer will cemeteries, Massulman schools, and other at home, and it had been laid down in ciated with China's attitude in the great thing of which they have not full and pra

each case that they suould be constructed conflict. The belief that Japan contem-tical knowledge, be able to pilo up religious establishments in Cyprus.

in the widest terms, in the King plates amoro conciliatory policy towards extras" or make fanciful appeals for Kuper, Vol. 3 Law Reports, June, 1915, this country is confirmed by the long-de-compensation with any chance of success, the Lord Chief Justice said-Ins widest layed transfer of Mr. Obata to Mukdea as The P.W.D. is to be congratulated. Thers OTTAWA, December 5th,

interpretation would be placed upon the Consul-General This gentleman may be was a time, not so long ago, when similar Sir Samuel Hughes states that the total construction and the meanings of the re-expected to leave for his new post within ventures on the part of the London County enlistment For the Canadian Overseas gulations. He subunitted that this could a few days. As he has been the "strong" Council used to be denounced as Munici forces is 180,000, of which 115,000 have gone de construed as nothing, if not an obliga-man who wielded the big stick with vigour bal Socialisim, and an injustice to the overseas. It is tion ed total of 250,000 will be reached shortly.usmy subjects desendant with an

an in the recent negotiations, it may be taken private trader who furnished the funds for granted that the more suave methods for his own extinction. Tempora mutuntur of the Minister himself will be deemed et nos in illis mutamur. adequate for the situation in the near tature. While on this topic I may men It made me smile when I read the other tion that it is believed that Mr. Obata will day that a ricksha coolie had bean sum. be replaced by a Councillor, a post which moned for soliciting fares What extra has remained unfilled since the death of crdinary powers of selection must. the Mr Mizuno, almost eighteen months ago, police possess to pick out one among st DEPORTED GERMANS. Le many. In what way, one wonders did he China has afforted an asylum to many make himself conspicuous from the vast

BRAVERY OF ALPINISTS.

SLACKENING IN FIGHTING.

Lowdon, December 4th, Some slackening in the fighting on the Italian front is recorded in Austrian and Italian communiqués, but the Italian attacks have not ceased. They have made progress near Tolpino, and also in Ledra Valley where detachments of alpinists, M. Pashitch, the Foreign Minister, according to a Roma communiqué, descond states that the Serbians will reform ined a precipice by ropes and surprised and routed the Austrians, occupying their Albania and Montenegro.

position. Fighting has been especially

safe, and that the men from Monastir will doubtkes join the Anglo-French army,

The Greek Government has given assur ences that these Serbian troops cannot be disarmed.

ENEMY CLAIMS.

LONDON, December 5th. Bulgarian and Austrian despatchos state that the Bulgarians are purming the Ser bians in the direction of Djakova, while the Austro-Germans are fllowing up a

fierce on the Oslavije heights, near Gorizia, where the Italian attacks vere uninterrupted for nine days and nights, despite an icy born which was sweeping. the bleak and rocky heights at the rate of aixty miles an hour. It was more terrible

CANADIAN ENLISTMENT.

|RUMANIA'S STRONG ACTION

COMMANDEERS ALL FOREIGN CRAFT IN PORTS.

BUKHAREST, December 4th...

It is officially announced that in the interests of national defence the military craft in Rumanian porte.

small Montenegrin army which was obliged than the most heavy snow storm, foran authorities have commandeered all foreign said he had not know the, man Heidora Germans since the commencement of the hordo which charges at the pedestrian from

to retire after a most heroic resistance, The attack on the Montenegrins was mad in three columns from the Bosnian frontier and Sandjak and Novibazad, where the Austrians claim to have captured two Towns besides Plevlje,

CANNONADES,

PARIS, December 4th. Those were numerous enemy reconaiss onces on the Cerna front of our Eastern Birmy on Friday which were arrested by Bur artillery. .There was a cannonade Bast of Strumnitza, and also on the British front

THE FALL OF MONASTIR,

NO ENEMY TROOPS ENTER.

ATHENS, December 4th.

It is officially announced that no enemy troops entered' Monastir, only German, Austrian, and Bulgarian officers.

RUBBIAY FRONTS

(THROUGH KEUTRE'S ADENOT.}

GERMANS FLEE FROM RUSSIAN GUNFIRE,

PETROGRAD, December 4th. A communiqué says that our artillery inflicted heavy losses on the enemy at Bomki, on the left bank of the Styr, and the enemy fed in disorder, vi

On the Caucasian front we pursued the Turks retreating from Varkumis, and approached Bitlis. The mountains are clad with xleep snow. NAVAL ACTIVITIES:

the men to lie down to avoid being blown over the rocks. Serious accidents from this cause were numerous..

ITALY AND PEACE.

LONDON, December 4th. Italy's under-taking not to make separate peace was signed in London on November 30th.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE]

RESPONSIBILITY FOR FRENCH

FRONT.

POSSIBLY BE ENTRUSTED TO EXPERT IN TRENCH WARFARE.

ALLIES CLOSER

CO-OPERATION.

MINISTERS CONFER AT CALAIS,

LONDON, December 4thi Mr. Asquith, Lord Kitchener, Mr. Bal four, and Military and Naval advisers can ferred at Calais to-day, with MM. Briand Lacazo, and General Gallent, and retura ed to England in the evening.

CONFIDENCE IN ITALY'S GOVERNMENT.

· AND RESULT OF WAR,

Rome, December 4th The Chamber had passed a vote of confidence in the Government by 405 against 48 votes.

The Chamber's vote of confidence was followed by a debate on Signors Sonnino's recent statement of policy, and a speech by Signer: Balandra, who said that the Government was fully aware of the gravity TARIS, December 4th.

of the international, situation, but its con- frdenco in final victory was in no wise It is suggested in some quarters now shaken. The turn of events had only that General Joffre bas supreme command served to convince the Government all the of the National Armies that the direct mers of the necessity and the justice of the war without which the interests, responsibility for the French front will dignity and honour of Italy would have be entrusted to a new and prominent | been irremediably impaired. He was glad personality who is an expert in trench to note from personal observation that this conviction was shared by all classess of the warfare.

people, who were ready to make all sneri

CANNONADING.

PARIS, December 4th,

1.15 a...

A communique states: The continu ance of bad weather has hampered opera tions. There has been intermittent can. norading at various paints slong the front, some patrol encounters in Artois and active mining in Argonne Our artillery destroyed a heavy gua east of St. Mihiel,

MINE EXPLODED AT

VAUQUOIS.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-] SUBMARINE ACTIVITY, BRITISH STEAMERS SUNK.

LONDON, December 5th. The British steamers. Clan Macleod and Middleton have been sunk Nineteen ef

PARIS, December 4th. the crew of the latter have landed at Malts

To-day's __ communiqué is・ featureless, and the remainder, totalling four, were except that the Frenchmen successfully killed,

The remainder of the crew of the Zang. exploded a mine at Vauquois, the down- Zon Hall have landed at Malta

pour of earth interfering with artillery-

fices to carry on the war.

PRESERVING ARMY HORSES

LONDON, December 5th.

It is announced that the Government purchases Mr. W. Hall Walker's properties them in connection with the maintenance at Kildare and in Wiltshire, and will use of a proper stock of army horses in the United Kingdom.

TEA FOR THE ENEMY?

DENMARK'S LARGE SUPPLY

LONDON, December 5th. A correspondent of the Dalail points out that while Denmark's annua! consumption of tea is a million pounds in weight, in November two and a quarter milkon pounds were exported to Denmark from the United Kingdom. The corres pondent adds that it is know that Ger- man troops are receiving tea na a ration,

THE

IKITANO MADE

LONDON, December 5th. The Kitano Maru has been refloated.

His worship, in deciding agaings Mr. Ellis submission, said that if the words were that a contract had been entered into he would say that the accuseci was not guilty, but there were the further words or obligation. What did obli gation mean? It meant that a Bian having made an offer was under an obli ation to the man who might accept 1.

The defendant, in the witness box,

antil he met him on September 22nd. He did not know then what nationality Heilorn was, but took him to be a Nar- wegian or swede, Later Heidorn asked what nationality defendant was, and he replied that he was a registered British subject. Heidora said:-". Are you not afraid to deal with me I am a German." Upon this defendant said that he had better break off negotiations and from that time nothing was done, Ma

Mr. King, in finding the defendant con victed of the charge, said there had been plenty of talk about the enemy question, THE CHIENTLO DISPUTE. plenty of notices in the papers de to varu Germans in Shanghai, plenty of cases in which Germans and been asked to leave various clubs, but apparently none of these affairs had come to the ac- cused. And he asked the Court to believe that, A REAS

war both from Hongkong and from Japon, all points of the compass whenever he not to speak of escaped prisoners-of-war emerges from any place of entertainment. from Siberia. Last week Herren Fors and With such push and go the coolie in Fuchs, who were ordered at short notice by question should have a future before hitt the Japanese authorities to board a ship in the world of commerce. If, in the mean- Bailing for Bhanghai, reached Peking and time, the fact that be has been mulcted in have augmented the number of Germans in a fine should damp the enthusiasm of hie the capital who are without occupation.tolleagues it will be a matter for pleased Needless to say, the whole community is surprise, suspected by the Allies of engaging in all lands of intrigue but I am of opinion that thoir importance in this direction is over- estimated

The Inw is a dreary business at the best of times and any lively little interlude is to be welcomed. For this reason, as well as in the true interests of justice, it is to Little or no progress can be recorded in be regretted that the sporting offer of coun- the negotiations between the Chinese and jel the other day to demonstrate the ineffec the Japanese authorities over the vexed tiveness of a gag by lying on the table in question of jurisduction in Chientao that view of the jury while a wad of paper debatable land on the Korean frontier. I was forced into his mouth was not accepted. was informed yesterday that the Wai Chian The opposing counsel could have been Fu had just received a reply from Tokyo trusted to see that his colleague did not which is of a highly controversial naturo, prove his point too easily. a fact which suggests that a settlement's A not yet in sight

THE MUEDEN BOMB AFFAIR,

The

regarded either as a triumph of Japanese diplomity, or as an indication of China's weakness according to taste,

LOAN APPLICATION WITHDRAWN.

When the value of the dollar goes down the cost of living goes up. Is the converse of this proposition equally true?

RODERICK RANDOM.

CHASING ROBBELS.

no

Mr. Ellis, speaking in mitigation of the penalty, said that the defendant had a wife and six children, all of whom were defendent upon him for a living.

Mr. King, in passing sentence said he would draw two mental pictures. The

I have just learned that this long-out first one was of those thousands of men standing question has been settled. of the British Isles, Colonies and Depen- Japanese Press report that the Chinese dencies in all parts of the world, who authorities accepted the Japanese do had hurried to defend the Empire in tine minds, but this is not altogether true, of danger. These men were of all classes, though, of course, if any concessions were was conferred upon him, and there is races and creeds, and they had been pre made they were made on the part of China reason to believe that trouble is likely to pared to fight for what they believed to The Japanese chemist on whose premises arise because his overlord may be an em be right. The other picture was of Bri- the explosion occurred is to be recam-peror rather than a president, As a mat tish subjects who traded with the enemy pensed The three Chinese students arter of fact, he will doubtless regard it as

traded with an enemy, crafty, unsOT U-

rested by the Japanese authorities have a higher honour to be subject to an pulous and willing to use any ways, been handed over to the Chinese, and the emperor means and methods, and any tools, as evidence collected by the Japanese will ong as the object they desired could be be utilised in their trial. This may be re- obtained. They did not go in the fore- front of battle. No; they were much too mean and cautious to risk their skin. So far as lay in their power they injured the Empire by supporting the enemy and owed allegiance. It meant a projongation an injury to the Empire to which they of the war. Contrast these two types of man and what could they say for the men who traded with the enemy Very little Mr. Ellis had put forward the plea that the defendant had a wife and six children. The answer to that was that before a man committed a crime, he shou'd think that when he was discovered the results of his act would fall not only upon himself, but also upon those who were nearest and dearest to him. It should be a deterrent from committing crime and the plea in this case fell upon deaf ears. The sentence which he was about to pass was framed in two vindictive spirit, but the defendant would have to go to prison for three months with hard labour and pay a fine of 220 in addition, He was also ordered to pay the costs of the pro- secution which the Magistrito fized at 9100. His worship also made the order that, default of payment and distress, imprisonment should follow as provided

for

Rumours of conflicts between Chinese troops and Mongolians have been circulat ing for some time, but these, I am inform- ed, are based upon the fact that a Chinese expedition was dispatched to suppress a Some time ago I mentioned that an ap-notorious Mongolian robber named Pa, plication had been received by the Quin- who Bed after a rash with the soldiery tuple Bank for a loan of $10,000,000 upon into Outer Mongolia. the security of the Salt Gobelle, but, for reasons which it is perhaps not wise to die close, the application has been withdrawn However, it has served the useful purpose of calling attention to the anomaly of the Quintuple Group, whose dissolution is now practically certain.

THE HUTUKHTUH.

PEKINGESE PIERROTS, Alliteration's artful aid has been freely employed to describe the piquant perform ance of the Pekingese pierrote in the Fe- king Pavilion on Monday night, for the benefit of British charitable objects, which, on this occasion, is the Chinese hospital which Dr. Gray conducts for poor Reports have appeared in the Chinese Chinese. The Oppierzat-ta” was write- Press to the effect that the delegates from ten by Dr. Gray, and the music composed the Chinese Government who were to con by Mr. Sandercock, who is doubtless well vey compliments and presents from the remembered in Hongkong. If scintillated President to His Holiness at Urga had with brilliant topical allusions ranging been imprisoned by the Mongolians, but I from the abolition of the republic, and of find upon inquiry that this is not so. The likin to the necessity of appointing ad- delegates are still in Peking, and there is visers to the advisers to the Chinese Gav.. no suggestion of the Hutuatuh refusing to ernment. Beveral of the numbers are al- accept the title conferred upon him after most certain to become local classics Mec the Tripartite Agreement which defined Bungey, formerly of the B.AT. in Hong- the status of Inner Mongolia and the dig-kong, scored a great success with his song, nity and title of His Holiness. The Lama The Peking Volunteers. Over $2,200 accepted by telegraph the title when it was raised for the good cause mentioned.