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THE WAR.

GERMAN

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBEB 8rm. 1915.

PEACE

TALK."

ACTIVITY IN THE WEST.

ISERBIAN ARMY IN DESPERATE STRAITS.

BRITISH AIR RAID.

SUBMARINE FEATS

FIGHTING AT THE DARDANELLES.

GREECE AND ENTENTE DEMANDS.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY }

DESPATCH FROM SIR JOHN FRENCH,

TRENCH BOMBARDMENTS AND

AIR RAIDS.

LONDON, December 7th.

Field Marshal Sir John French has telegraphed that there was an air raid on the nd against. Don station. An animu: nition store was blown up, the railway

was hit, and fires were alterwards ob- Berved in Don. The machines returned safely, although several hostile machines were engaged,

Our artillery has continued to bombard the cnciny trenches with satisfactory re- sults. The weather is wet and stormy,

As a retaliation for hostile shelling, we bombarded trenches south of Epinotte on the end, making many gaps in the parapets, and blowing up a bomb store. The enemy's artillery was active on the 3rd, but our fire checked him. The Enemy's parapets were again breached and the wire was cut in several place on the 4th and the sih, Mining activity continues on both sides. A gallery in

which the enemy was working was des- troyed near Frelinghon. The enemy re- plied, wrecking twenty-five yards of our trenches,

STIRRING

BRITISH

AEROPLANE RAID,

LONDON, December 6th.

THE NEAR EAST

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] NAVAL ACTIVITY AT DARDANELLES. ALSO FIERCE BOMB FIGHTING,

AMSTERDAM, December 6th.

A Turkish communiqué indicates that there has been lively allied naval activity at the Dardanelles. There has also beau force grenade fighting, the Turks admit- ting, in the southern zone, encounters, the British firing numerous aerial torpedoes against our centre and left."

"fierce bomb

SUCCESSFUL' BRITISH

RETIREMENT.

AMSTERDAM, December 6th. The latest Turkish communiqué indi cates that the British retirement at Kut- el-Amara has been successfully continued. The communiqué makes very small claims.

LONDON, December 7th.

announces that

The Press Bureau

General Townshend's force has reached Kutel-Amara without further fighting.

GREAT ARTILLERY ACTIVITY,

camps.

PARIS, December 7th

THE BALKANS,

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]

DESPERATE STRAITS OF

SERBIAN ARMY.

UNCERTAINTY AS TO ITS FATE.

LONDON, December 6th. Italian despatches state that the fato

[THROUGH REUTER': SOENCY]

GERMAN

PEACE TALK"

RECEIVES SHORT SHRIFT.

LONDON, December 8th. There has been a recent recrudescence of German peace talk?! but these "fuebers"

(THROUGH NEUTE'S ADENUZ.

CONSCIENCELESS

SCOUNDRELS."

DUTCH EDITOR ARRESTED FOR ENDANGERING NEUTRALITY.

LONDON, December 6th.

A sensation has been esused. in Amsterdam by the arrest of Dr.

[TEROUGH REUTHA'G. AGENCE.}

CHAMBERLAIN OF INDIA,”

TRIBUTES TO THE LATE SIR R. D. MEHTA.

LONDON, December 7th. Presiding at a meeting at the Caxton Hall, which a resolution of regret at of the Serbian Army is uncertain: Herosive short shrift in the English Press, ports that 140,000 have reached the which points out that Italy's adherence

the loss India had sustained by the death to the Convention of London emphasises Schroeder, Chief Editor of the well.uf Bir E. D. Mehtu, proposed by Lord Albanian frontier are unconfirmed, Re-

the Allies unbroken determination to, fugees from Nish and Kraljevo, whe

dictate peace on their own terms. trudged over the mountains for weeds, reached Scutari, and thence proceeded across to Italy, say that when they left the retreating Serbians were in desperate straite for provisions

Refugees, after leaving Kraljovo, heard nothing more of the Army. CAVALRY CHARGE BULGARIAN PEACE DEMONSTRATORS.

LONDON, December 6th.

PRESS CONDEMNATION. The Daily Telegraph says that when we re told that the minor States believe that the Allies must fail, let us remember that there are betters judges in Rome,

The Morning Prat says that Germany can have peace on the Allies' terms when- over she likes, but never on her own

terms. The correct answer to a German A telegram from Salonika says that

pace conspiracy is for the Allies to several persons were killed and wounded decide the terms to be dictated to the by a cavalry charge on the peace demon-chemy at the right momcat. As far as strators in front of the Royal Palace at Great Britain is concerned, the Overseas representatives must be called in council,

Soba,

BULGARIA ANXIOUS.,

LONDON, December 8th. A Salonika telegram says that there is anxiety in Bulgaria owing to the Turks pouring troops into Thrace.

GENERAL.

{THROVOM REUTER'S AGENCY (J POPE'S APPEAL TOR PEACE. AT SECRET CONSISTORY.

ROME, December 8th. For the first time since his election, the Pope personally conducted the Secret Consistory, surrounded by the usual. historical pomp. Prominent in. the Hall were the Cardinals representing the belligerents. The Pope, from the throne, broke the silence, by toning prayer. Ha then delivered an allocution for a

speedy

peace. His Holiness after wards appointed the new Cardinals.

The Pope said that the way to secure peace was that which had already been satisfactorily tried in similar circum- stances, namely, to exchange idens based on goodwill and calm deliberation. Both sides must take concessions with good grace and even at cost and sacrifice, as a continua tion of bloodshed would mean the beg`n-

Ding of Europe's decadence. The Pope concluded by complaining that his liberty There was great artillery activity on was shackled, declaring that several re both sides of the Dardanelles on the 4th.presentatives to the Vatican had been Our aeroplanes also bombed Turkish compelled to leave Italy,

It is semi-officially declared in Rome the the Pope's remarks are based on untrue information, because the Austro-German representatives to the Vatican left of their own accord, despite explicit assurances that the Italian Government was safeguarding their privileges.

NAVAL ACTIVITIES

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) SUBMARINE FEATS IN SEA OF MARMORA. TURKISH DETROYER AND STEAMERS SUNK.

A stirring British aeroplane raid on the vnd December is described by Reuter's correspondent at British Headquarters. Nineteen machines bombed Don Station, which is an important railway junction. Don was similarly attacked before the

LONDON, December 8th. battles of Neuve Chapelle and Loo's with The Admiralty announces that one of a view to cutting the line and dis the British submarines operating in the organising the communications. The Sea of Marmora damaged a train on the bombs thrown on Thursday caused a loud Ismid railway on the 2nd instant, and explosion in a munition store. The torpedoed and sank & Turkish destroyer, milway lins was bit, and several Ares the Farhissur, on the 3rd. The submarina broke out in the town.

picked up two officers and 40 of the crow of the destroyer and placed them on board a sailing vessel. The submarine sank a large supply steamer on the 4th by gunfire, and destroyed four sailing ahips conveying supplies.

SUBMARINE HOODWINKED. AFTER FIVE HOURS' STRUGGLE.

Four enemy machines were engaged, and wore easily beaten off. The British returned with no casualties,

ARTILLERY ACTIVITY,

PARIS, December 7th

1.15. a.m, A communiqué states:There has been artillery activity in Artois, bround Loos and Bouchez, and also between the Somme

LONDON, December 6th, and the Oise. Our batterics shelled

The Press Bureau announces that the convoye of troops moving behind the steamer Japanese Printe, with a large crew German front. There was a severe can- and a considerable number of passengers,

nonade in Champagne and Argonne

QUIET.

PARIS, December 7th, 4.10 p.m.

A communque states.-There is nothing to report

AUBTRO-ITALIAN FRONT.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE.]

ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED.

ROME, December 6th.

“A communiqué states:-Attempts to

THE GREEK SITUATION. AN UNDERSTANDING POSSIBLE

ATHENS, December 7th.

The Daily Mail compares the present German peace tricks with the similar policy adopted in 1870, when simultane ously with their adoption the Germans vigorously prosecuted the wor

The Times says that Dr. Bethmann Hollweg's rhetoric will not divide the Allies, mislead soft-hearted neutrals, or long appease the hungry German masas. GERMAN MILITARY POWER MUST FIRST BE BROKEN. Mr. W. Brace, M.P., at Merthyr, referring to German "peace talk," said that Germany naturally wanted peace, and she would never have a better chance of making peace if we were mad enough to entertain it. But what was the use of talking of peace before German military

known newspaper the Telegraaf, fol Harris, was carried unanimously, the lowing.

prosecution upona

in Aga Khan paid a high tribute to the work of the deccused for Bombay and which sentence of six months impri-

sonment was demanded because of the publication of an article declaring that it a. a group of conscienceless scoun- drels in Central Europe who caused the war."

India. He described him as "the Cham. borlain of India, and the uncrowned King of Bombay and said that his career, like that, of the Hon. G. K. Gokhale's, was a splendid example for young India,

It now appears that a new charge has

The Aga Khan also paid a tribute to been brought against Dr. Schroeder of endangering the neutrality of Holland the deceased's firm hold, umid all muta by another article, in which he accused tions, of the need for maintaining Bri the Government of supplying Germany tish connection as an essential condition with foodstuffy by an unjustifiable policy of the march to Indian nationhood, and of export

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THE "LUSITANIA” CRIME.

STRONG ATTITUDE OF NEW YORK PRESS.

LONDON, December 7th.

ultimate self-government within the Em pire Nobody could fight more stranu ously in defence of Indian interests, and none realised more clearly that progress was best promoted by co-operation with the Raj wherever possible. His career, like that of the Hon, G. K. Gokhale's

A number of New York papers, headed taught that the youth who ranged him. by the Tribune, ere urging the Repub-self on the side of the extremist was doing Licans no Congress to demand President the greatest disservice to his country, and Wilson to suspend relations with Gor contributing to put back the clock of many till the Lusitania crime has been progress. Another great lesson in his

disavowed.

FIRST WAR COUNCIL,

life was the need for local patriotiem, He would be remembered for generations Bs the devoted son of the city of his birth. PARTS, December 7th, His remarkable ascendancy, for mere The Allies first War Council was held than a generation, in the Bombay Cor yesterday, being presided over by, Generalporation, rested ultimately on the solid Joffre. Anglo-Italian, Russo-Serbian and Belgian representatives were present.

INTRIGUE IN AMERICA.

power was braken ?

NEW YORK'S INTERPRETATION.

NEW YORK, December 8th. The sweeping decline in exchange rates

A GERMAN REQUEST.

on Berlin is the absorbing topic. New York bankers are of the opinion that the

WASHINGTON, December 7th Count Bernstorff has presented .com financial and economic conditions of munication to the State Department Germany are desperate, hence peace pro-aking its reasons for the request for the posals from Berlin are expected.

withdrawal of Boyed and Paper

CLOSER MILITARY

CO-OPERATION,

NEW ALLIED ARRANGEMENT.

LONDON, December 6th."

THE CARNEGIE TRUSTS.

INVEST. £5,000,000 IN BRITISH EXCHEQUER BONDS,

LONDON, December 6th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith

The Carnegie Trusts have decided to made the important announcement that. arrangements for closer military co-sell their holdings in the United States operation had been completed regarding Steel Corporation and to invest the pro France, and are under consideration in ceeds in British Exchequer bonds to the connection with the other Allies. It amount of about £5,000,000 sterling. would not at present be to the public the details of interest to announce these arrangements, which might be of value to the enemy.

BELGIUM'S REIGN OF TERROR.

MORE CIVILIANS SENTENCED.

AMSTERDAM, December 6th. It is announced that the latest com-

Fifteen persons who were court ma munications made by the Entente diplo matists to the Government regarding tialled at Brussels have been sentenced to Macedonian and military questions, con- terms of imprisonment ranging from two tain the bases of an understanding. The and a half to fifteen years, for "war Government proposes to despatch Entente and Greek military commissions to Salonika to formulate the respective de

mands, and to discuss the situation on the spot. THE GREEK CONSTITUTION. A SCRAP OF PAPER."

PARIS, December 8th. A manifesto by M. Venizelos, which has escaped the Greek censorship, says that the Constitution has been transformed into a

"scrap of paper." He disclaim all responsibility for the disasters to which

treason, namely, hiding a French airman, and supplying the enemy with men liale for military service.”

WAR ECOMOMY. GOVERNMENT AND M PS'.") SALARIES TO BE REDUCED.

LONDON, December 6th. The Daily Telegraph states that it has reason to believe that the Government are

foundation of love for Bombay and his determination in everything to seek its welfare and progress. The Aga Khan regretted that there was a lack of this spirit among many Indian youths train- ed here, and who were prematurely am bitious to shine in the political firma- meat. Consequently, much fine material for Indian advancement was ·rup to waste. Nothing could be finer and better for the young Indian patriot than to carefully study and to take to heart the the lifelong principles and practices of three of India's greatest and soundest eons; Sir R. D. Mehta, the Hon. G. K. Gokhale, and Buddrudin Tyabjee.

Lord Harris paid a tribute to Sir R. D. Mehta's fairness as a fighter, his cloquence, and devotion to the public weal, and his fearless advocacy of the rights of his fellow countrymen,

INDIAN CIVIL SERVANTS, PROHIBITED FROM MILITARY

SERVICE

LONDON, December 7th. The Secretary of State for India bas addressed, a letter to all Indian Civil Serveats on leave in England reminding them that they are liable, in case of

*MINNESOTA" CRIPPLED.

EXPLOSION IN ENGINE-ROOM.

SAN FRANCISCO, December th The 20,000 ton liner Minnesota, on her first trip from Seattle to London, is necessity, to be recalled immediately for returning in a crippled condition. It duty in India, unless medically unfit.

is believed that there was an explosion in the engine room. Three men are suspected of causing the explosion.

SAN DIEGO, December 8th. The Minnesota, with 6,500 tons of foodstuffs aboard, is lying helpless twenty five miles south west of the

Coronada Islands.

BRITISH LINER WRECKED.

LONDON, December 8th. The British liner Star of New Zealand has been wrecked off Molene. The crew of 48 were saved.

The

[The Star of New Zealand belongs to the contemplating a reduction in the salaries Commonwealth and Dominion Line

vessple of this line average about 9,100 tons of themselves, Members of Parliament, displacement.]

and political pensioners by one-third.

the Government is leading and affirms recently encountered a German submariné.

AN EXAMPLE NECESSARY. that the Liberals will return in the future

Mr. Augustine Birrell, speaking at The vessel struggled for five and a half

to defend the Constitution. The mani- hours to get clear, being shelled for the testo concludes by stating that the Greek Bristol, said he thought that the members greater part of the time. The Captain army remains mobilised because the of the Cabinet and Members of Parlia stood pluckily to his post, and finally Government is afraid and compelled inept ought to set an example of economy cluded the submarine and brought the against its will to protect Gresk territory.to the country, and probably they would Vossel safely to port. The Captain was GREEK - DIPLOMATIC POUR-soon have to do so. awarded £500 sterling, and a similar. amount has been divided among the crew.

SUBMARINE WARFARE.

BRITISH STEAMER SUNK.

LONDON, December 7th,

PARLERS.

PARLIAMENT AND WAR.

LONDON, December 6th.

AMERICA'S BUDGET.

HUGE INCREASE.

Therefore, it will be impossible for the Secretary of State to allow any such officer to undertake military obligations until the Baj has given its consent, No civil officer of the Indian services may accept such obligations without the press permission of the India Office. In the event of their receiving an invitation. from the Director General of Recruiting to volunteer for military service, they are authorised to produce the letter" directed and to make the above explans- tion.

STATUE OF THE QUEEN.

LONDON, December 6th, Her Majesty the Queen, Princess Mary and Prince Albert inspected at Mr. Reginald Frampton's studio the statue of the Queen which has been finished for Delhi. Her Majesty expressed the great- est pleasure and approval.

CLOTH FOR THE ALLIES.

The Times Farliamentary Correspondent writes:-Mr. T. C. Taylor recently stateł in the House of Commons that 5,000,000

royards of cloth which could have been made

WASHINGTON, December 7th. Congress has opened. The total of 1.285.857 demanded

which

over appropriations thousand dollare

excess of $170,000,000 in priations for 1914, The increase is mainly due to the administrations plans for naval and military preparedness. BERLIN TO CONSTANTINOPLE

ATHENS, December 6th. Diplomatie pour-parlers continue. Both

Sir John Simon will shortly introduce the Entente representatives and the

a Parliament and Registration Bill I Government are holding their ground,

Compro but details are not at present obtainable is believed tant this embodies a break into our lines under cover of a fog The British India steamer Umra is There is no indication of a prompt mise extending the present Parliament have been everywhere repulsed. Short, reported sunk. Forty-nine survivors have station of the questions at ine, though for a year, with the guarantee that elect Temesvar, Hungary, with a view to dashing advances by our infantry won us been landed. Five officers and forty-it is hoped that a modus vivendi will be toral reform will be undertaken before the establishment of direct communication Further advantages on the Carso Plateau. seven läscars are missing.

reached on matters of a military nature.

an appeal to the country.

ATHENS, December 6th. German railway experts have arrived

between Berlin and Constantinople,

in the West Riding had been ordered in the United States for Allied Governments. Mr. Runciman has now written to him to say that there seenis little doubt that a lurge order for cloth has recently been given to America by one of the Allied Governments. The Government, however, have lost na apportunity of urging all the Allied Governments to place contracts in Great Britain for such supplies as may lo available Actually upwards of 24,000,000

yards of uniform cloth have been pur-* chased by the delegates of the Allied Gov- rnments from mills in Great Britain unt Ireland since the beginning of the war.