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THE WAR.

HEAVY FIGHTING IN BALKANS.

FIERCE ARTILLERY WORK IN FRANCE.

AMERICAN NOTE TO AUSTRIA.

PLIGHT OF BRITISH PRISONERS FROM GERMANY.

ITALIANS PROGRESSING.

BIG RECRUITING BOOM.

GREEK POLICY.

-FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT,

(THROUGH_REUTER'S AGEKOV |

VIOLENT ARTILLERY. WORK.

EXCITING AIR DUEL AT HEIGHT"

OF 10,000 FEET.

Paris, December 9th.. 1.40 DI

A communiqué states:-The day has been comparitively quiet. There have bon artillery actions in Artois, and Champagne; of an especially viclent character at the latter place. We ad vanced by means of grenade fighting cast of Sousin. Our batteries between Ar- goune and the Meuse domolished, nor Bethin Court, a reservoir of suffoenting

8.09.

A French aeroplane, at a height of 10,000 feet, chased and shelled, at a range of twenty yards, a German ma- chine which caught fire and exploded. Both the German airmen fell in our

lincs.

GERMAN ATTACKS.

STOPPED BY ARTILLERY.

PARIB, December 8th, German attacks form a feature of communique. Machine-gung prevented the Germans from restoring the destroyed works at Hetsas, while the artillery north of Arras stopped a German attack. Our guns destroyed a defensive work in the Royo region, and our bombers have con- ainued their progress south of Souplet. A fierce öngagement is prooveding" cast of Sousin Hill,

"TRENCH-FOOT.”

COMBATTING FROST-BITE IN

FRANCE.

LONDON, December 9th. Replying to a question in regard to the prevalence of frost-bite, Mr. H. J. Tennant said that for the week ended November 27th, there were 770 cases of "trench-foot" among the British troops in France, but It was hoped to greatly reduce this num- bor. Large quantities of rubber thigh. Boots had been sent, and more would bo sent.

PLIGHT OF BRITISH PRISONERS IN GERMANY.

A HARROWING STORY.

LONDON, December 8th.

Seventy-three British disabled soldiers from Germany arrived at Flushing en route for England, and also 150 civilians, including fifty coloured people, who have been released from internament in Germany.

THE BALKANS.

{TH2000H REUTER'S LOENOF.}

ALLIES RETIRE.

TO PREPARED POSITIONS.

PARIS, December 8th. It is reported that the Allies have evacuated the Krivelak region, retiring in good order to prepared positions on the Demirkapu Pass, where they will be able

offer an effective resistance. VON MACKENSEN'S ARMY ACTIVE.

It appears that half of General von Mac- konsen's Army has already crossed into Bulgarin, but it is not known whether its intention is to oppose the Russians or to attack the Anglo-French forces at Strumaitza,

SUDDEN BULGARIAN

ACTIVITY.

AGAINST ANGLO-FRENCH LINE.

SALONIKA, December 8th.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10TM#, 1915.

[TIBOUGH BHUYLER'S AGENCY.)

SINKING OF THE

COMMUNIPAW.".

AMERICANS ABOARD,

THE NEAR EAST.

[TREOVOR" SEUTER'S AGENCE.]

WONDERFUL "ANZACS.”

MESSAGE FROM THE KING CON- VEYED BY LORD KITCHENER.

WASHINGTON, December 8th

LONDON, December 9th. It appears that the Communipar (sunk

While as Gallipoli, Lord Kitchener de by a submarine off Tripoli) had a crew of Birty, and it is known that the Captain livered to the New Zealand and Australian and four of the engineers were Americans troops a message from the King expressing The steamer was bound for Alexandria his high appreciation of their nnflinching

A MYSTERY

gallantry, through fighting which was as WASHINGTON, December 9th.hard as any yet seen during the war, He The Ambassador to Rome informs thand complete confidence in the determina State Department that the Standard Oil toh and fighting quality of our men to seamer Communipaw was captured and gist in carrying the war to an entirely taken to a port which is not named.

LONDON, Desember Oth. There is a mystery as to the fate of the Communipaw.

A Rome message states that the Com- manipow left Genou on the 2nd for Alexandria. The first news of the fact that she was torpedoed was received by

wireless from an Italian ship, which pick- ed up a call for help from the Communi- |

The Italian hastened to the: spot, after calling up Greck and British -warships, but none of them found any

face of the Communipan.

ship

-NEW YORK, December 9th. Standard Oil officials state that the Communipaw should have left Alexandría for New York on the 7th. They have resived no advices.

AUSTRIAN NAVY ACTIVE.

SEVERAL VESSELS SUNK.

PARIS, December 9th.

A telegram from Montenegro says that the Austrian squidron which bombarded San Giovanni consisted of a cruiser and sewn destroyers, accompanied by tw? neroplanes.

The squadron sank two steamers, respec- tivdy Greek and Italian, and ten sailing ships, and destroyed a French submarine in the month of the Bojawa, ten miles north of San Giovanni,

AUSTRIAN EXAGGERATIONS.

accessful termination.

Lord Kitchener also expressed, his own preciation of the wonderfully good work of the “Anzacs.” Not until he himself ind seen positions captured and held was le able to fully realise the magnitude of the work accomplished. He was pleased is find them all in such good heart on inbued with such a grand spirit. RUSSIAN FRONT

(THROUGH LEUTER 6: AGENCE. } TSAK FOR THE FRONT.

PETROGRAD, December 9th.. The Tsar and Tsarevitch have loft the Tar's Konselo for the front.

GENERAL

THROUGH REUTRE'S AGENOT.)

KING CONSTANTINE'S

POLICY,

ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE INTERVIEW.

(THROUGH EMUTHEʼN AGZNOT-]

AMERICAN NOTE TO AUSTRIA.

THE ANCONA" OUTRAGE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGMNOW }

JAPAN AND CHINA.

THE MONARCHICAL MOVEMENT,

NEW YORK, December 8th. The Evening Post', Washington corres- The Foreign Minister, in his speech ta

TORIO, December 9th.

pondent, says that the United States has the Diet, said that China's reply to their sent a peremptory. Note to Austria representations with reference to the Monarchical movement being ambiguous, garding the sinking of the Ancona, and they enquired whether this implied as by the Ambassador at Vienna to-day or But he might say that, there was some it is expected that it will be presented optance of the advice tendered. He reha grooted that the reply was confidential, to-morrow. It demands a complete delay in the execution of the scheme con disavowal of the sinking, the punishment templated, and the matter was now being of the Commander of the submarine, full discussed by the Powers interested. indemnity for the families of the Ameri- can victims, and an assurance against any repitition.

LONDON, December 9th. The Evening Post's New York corres-jamin Roberts asked whether at least In the House of Commons, Sir Ben- pondent states that the Ancona Note has been officially confirmed.

RECRUITING BOOM.

'STATIONS WORKING DAY AND NIGHT.

1.C.S. MATTERS.

one Indian representative would be in- cluded on the Civil Serving Selection Committee,

Mr. Austen Chamberlain replied that he did not think the committee would be required until the war was over, or that it would be to, the interest of anyone lo settle its composition until circumstances with which they had to deal were better known.

LONDON, December 8th. The Suez Canal dues will be increased

LONDON, December 9th: There have been enormous crowds at the days, and yesterday broke all records recruiting stations during the past few INCREASED SUEZ CANAL DUES. in the registering of clerks. The doctors were unable to cope with the applicants. Messages at midnight from the recruiting stations in London and suburbs reported by 50 centimes on April 1st next. that hundreds, and in some cases thou- sands, were then waiting to be attested, and that the police were regulating the crowd. Some of the recruiting offices in the provinces were kept open all day and night,

It is expected that Mr. Asquith, on on the 15th, will ask the House of Commone to sanction the enrolment of a million. more men, in addition to the 3,000,000 men already sanctioned.

BRITISH ARMY HORSES.

SUPPLY TO BE IMPROVED.

PRESIDENOY OF AMERICA.

ST. LOUIS, December: 9th. The Democratic National Committee has resolved to re-nominate President Wilson for the Presidency,

[HAVAS SERVICE}.

FRENCH STOCK.

French Stock now stands at 61.50.

POLITICS IN SPAIN.

Madrid

incssage says the Dat Ministry has resigned. It is stated that shortly be formed. a new Ministry of Liberal opinion will

A

[rancuar nxoreR'S AGENCY.}

LONDON, December 9th. The report of Lord Middleton's cam mittee on the supply of horses for mili NEW Youk, December 8th.

tary purposes, makes a series of recom- In the course of his, interview with mendations for increasing suitable hors Eng Constanting the Associated Prese breeding, including an annual outlay, corespondent asked whether Germany possibly eventually reaching £100,000 per given an assurance to respect Greek annum, compared with an expenditure neutrality.

this year, under the Board of Agricul- King Constantine replied:-" Of ture's present scheme, of £26,500. The Girman and Bulgarian. Armies, as mamount when compared to the expendi course, but that does not prevent the report point out that this is a small sures of military necessity, from purture of Continental powers, and i would sung the retreating Anglo-French, be false economy to defer action. Aries into Greece and turning Greece recommendations include an increase in into a second Poland. I have that the Army's horse peace establishments.

BRITISH OFFICERS ON GREEK Mayor of Cork.

assurance, also."

His Majesty declared that the election

of M. Venozelos as Premier was due to

STEAMER.

CAPTURED BY GERMANS.

The

LONDON, December 9th.

his personal popularity, and did not ando approval of his intervention policy, which the mass of the Greeks had not understood. The arrangement not to resat the Allied landing at Salonika," said His Majesty, 'was not made with LONDON, December 8th. my assent. The minimumu Allied Army mag submarine started chasing the Greek A telegram from Milan says the Ger- The Admiralty, in a statement regard accesary to accomplish anything in the

steamer 80 miles from Zaote. The latter ing the claims in an Austrian communi- that number is not being sent. There shelled and overhauled and stopped. Bakaus, in my opinion, is 400,000, hus

hoisted colours and fled, but WBS que, published yesterday, says that only for Greece pst suffer.

King Constantine, replying to

While the Austrians were searching two small steamers were sunk, one of question as to what Greece, would do it Colonel Napier and Capt.

Wilson, an- then being of 300 tons. Also a fer sailshould protest to the whole world against deck wearing his uniform,

the Entente wad coercion, Baid Wather British Red Cross officer stood on The Greek captain vigorously protested ingbips were sunk. The information suy violation of sovereign rights, and

wo would resist passively, as long as against their capture as a violation of conerning land guns is doubtful. The humanly possible, against being forced international law, but the submarine

and happiness.

mass and took off Colonel Napier and Capt Wilson, releasing the Red Cross

The Anglo-French tine in Macedonia bar been awakened by sudden activity on the part of the Bulgarians, who for an entire day bombarded the British front and de- livered an infantry attack which was re- pulsed. The British casualties were glight. The Bulgarians also used their artillery against the French and appeared to be contemplating an offensive, which was cat short by the French 75's.

VIOLENT BULGARIAN ATTACK.

PARIS, Desember 8th. The Bulgarians on Sunday violently attacked the bridgehead at Demirkapu, on the Vardar, but were completely re- pulsed.

There was a calm along the whole front of tens on Monday,

ARRANGEMENTS AT SALONIKA.

SALONIZA, December 9th. Two Greek General Staff Officers have

arrived here to arrange with the Anglo- French military authorities the details with reference to the understanding

reached between the Entente and Hel- lenio Governments.

ENEMY ENTER MONASTIR.

ATHENS, December 8th. An official Greek announcement states that one German and one Bulgarian regi- ment have entered Monastir The Anglo- French troops are continuing their with drawal towards the Greek frontier.

BULGARIA AND TURKEY, COMPLICATIONS POSSIBLE.

SALONIKA, December 8th. The Turco-Bulgarian situation threatens complications.

Distrust is increasing.

NAVAL ACTIVITIES

{TUROCOH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

SUBMARINE WARFARE.

The soldiers presented a most pitiable sight. Apart from missing legs and arms, they were mostly clad in old and ragged German uniforme, and some wore wooden clogs. They presented an extra- ordinary contrast to the warmly-clad Germans returned from England."

Seventeen of the soldiers were from MORE BRITISH STEAMERS SUNK. Wittenberg camp, and they told a har rowing tale of brutalities, especially when typhus swept the camp in the Spring. The Germang bolted and sent sunk, one of the crew being drowned. food by shoots into the grounds. Seven- teen hundred prisoners died of typhus, The British steamer Ignas, and the including 89 British. Of six British Italian barque Pictro Sofaro have been Army doctors who were prisoners, and sunk. The crews were saved. who voluntiered to go to Wättenberg, three died of typhus.

LONDON, December 8th. The British steamer Commodore has been

LONDON, December 8th.

Thirty-eight of the crew of the British steamer Helmsuir have been picked up.

the

OBITUARY.

MR. A. ROCHE, M. P.

LONDON, December 961 The death is announced of Mr. Augus tine Roche, Nationalist M. P. for North Loath since 1911, and formerly Lord

PENANG SHOOTING TRAGEDY,

DEATH CAUSED BY A RASH ACT.

D. Pengelly, of the Penang Volunteers, the At an inquest upon the body of Mr. R. R. Nelligan, who was shot dead by Pte.. jury found that death was caused by rash act."

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Mr. Charles Nelligan, managing clerk first witness, stated that on the afternoon to Messrs. Wreford and Thornton, the

of November 25th, he was called to Mr. Langan's house in MacAlister Road, and

Fremel was attacked while aground. into a course prejudicial to our liberties officer told him it was none of his bus when he arrived there he saw his son lying

The latest Austrian communiqué speaks of the sinking of a very large sailing-w ship This was actually the Gallipoli,

TALIAN CRUISER SÜNK.

AMSTERDAM, December 9th..

An Austrian communiqué states that an: Austrian submarine, on the 5th, sank a

emal Italian two fannelled cruiser off

Valmis

The correspondent then asked, "And

you cannot hold out longer King Constantine replied. We shal} have to demobilise and await the march of ments.What else can we do?".

PLOTS IN AMERICA.

WHY RECALLS WERE REQUESTED.

WASHINGTON, December 8th, M. Lansing has replied to Count Borstoff's enquiry for a reason why the Goernment requests the withdrawal of Capt. Boyed and Capt, von Papen.

The reply simply reiterates the state ment because of their military and naval activities.'

"

BOYED AND VON PAPEN TO BE WITHDRAWN,

NAVAL DISTINCTIONS.

LONDON, December 8th.

WASHINGTON, December 9th. Simultaneously with the gazetting "of The State Department is informed that

the Kaiser is personally interested in Vice Admiral King Hall's detailed

Boyed and von Papen, as he personally despatches with reference to the destruc-appainted both. It is intimated, how

eve that their withdrawal will be the announcement is made that five Dis tion of the German cruise; Koenigsberg,

ordered,

tinguished Service Orders have been con- ferral on Captain Fullerton, Commander Robert Wilson, Naval Aeronaut Robert Gordon Cull and Sub-Lieutenant Harwood Arned.

AUITRO-ITALIAN FRONT,

(THROUGH BRUTER'S ADEKOY.]

BRILLIANT FIGHTING,

ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED..

ROME, December 9th.

artillery preparation, infantry attacked A communiqué states:After intense

our positions in the Ledro and Terragnole valles, but they were completely and im mediately repulsed. On the Carso Flateau our infantry continues resolute and aggres xive. As the result of a brilliant ection in the northern portion of Monte San Michele yesterday, we captured a strong. and extensive entrenchment, 146 prisoners

and a quantity of material.

officer.

BRITISH LOSSES. IN MESOPOTAMIA,

GALLANTRY OF THE TROOPS.

LONDON, December 8th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Cham- berlain announced that in the battle of Ctesiphon 643 British were killed, 3,330 wounded and 594 were missing, it was believed that during the retreat the losses were less than 300. Some reinforcements bad already arrived. He eulogited, amid cheers, the military quality of the troops, British and Indian, and stated that the ccndition of the wounded was most satis 'factory.

for a considerable number of years and dead on the floor. He had known Pengelly

there had been no trouble between his son and Pengelly.

are under

the

Mr. Peter Langan, who described him. self as a planter, said that about thres p.m. on November 25th he was in his house sleeping. He awoke on hearing someono knocking at the door. He came down and let both Pengelly and Nelligan in. Ho asked them what they wanted, and Pan gelly said he had come to give him warn- ing about his son not attending his drills. and that Mr. Ward said he would be arrested Witness said he had nothing to de about his son's affairs and asked Pengelly to see him personally. Then ho told Pengelly, You influence of drink, you had better get home" Nelligan said,"He is going to give me a lift." Then accused said, "I am not going to give you a lift." Pengelly started fiddling with the bolt of his rifle Witness told him not to play with the riffe in his house. Pengelly then drew out a cartridge and put it in the rifle Ho told him to stop it. Then he said, "I will shoot you Bob: Witness told him to step this end clear out. He took no notice of this nonsense and Nelligan said.

ALLIES AND GERMAN PEACE then went to the electric switch and

TALK.

LONDON, December 8th. At question-time in the House of Com mons-Mr. Asquith informed Mr. P. AUSTRIA'S GRAIN SHORTAGE. Snowden that, the Governments of France, Russia, Italy, sad Britain had mutually SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURES. agreed not to conclude peace separately The Premier added that if serious pro ZURICH, December 8th.posals for general peace were submitted Sensational disclosures of a shortage by the enemy, either through a neutral of grain in Austria-Hungary were made Power or direct, they would first be dis in a speech by the Secretary of the cussed by the Allied Governments. It Viema Provision Market, who said the would be the desire of the Government harvest had been most disappointing, to take Farliament into its confidence at adding that it was a great mistake for the earliest possible moment. the Government to let the public suppose that the opening of the Danube would change the situation. Only the most: skill administration and the greatest economy would carry the country through till the next harvest. ARREST OF DUTCH EDITOR.

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

THE HASTE-1

-December sth.

The arrest of the editor of the Tele grag was drawn attention to in Par- liament, when the Minister of Justice gays an assurance that the freedom of the Press would not be restricted.

GERMAN FORT BLOWN UP. MANY CASUALTIES.

PARIS, December 8th. An explosion, bag completely destroyed. Fort Cornelle, at Namur. Eighty Ger- man soldiers are reported to have been killed.

PERSIA SITUATION

IMPROVED.

LONDON, December 9th... Reuter learne that the situation at Teheran has improved. The British Con- sul at Shiraz, and other Englishmen arrested there on November 11th, are still at Borasgun. They are being well treated.

P. & O. FARES.

PROBABLE INCREASE,

LONDON, December 9th. At the P. and O, meeting, Lord In cheape said that owing to the great rise in working expenses, it might be neces sary to again raise the passenger rates He added that the amalgamation between the P. and D. and British India Com pany was working, in every respect, Batisfactorily.

Shoot me if you dare; I am not afraid," at the same time putting up his hands. Then the shot went off. Deceased dropped and said not a word. When witness weat up to him he was dead. Accused left his rifle at the window, looked at deceased, and said to him," I have shot Bob," and then fell in a swoon. He seemed to be very much ent up about it. Pengelly was the worse for drink, but he was sensiblo enough to speak witness about his son." When he took up his rifle there was no staggering | Dr. C. Francis, Deputy Registrar of Deaths, said the bullet had penetrated the chest, and the heart was lacerated, ***

Inspector J. Frayne deposed to being called to Mr. Langan's house. He found Nelligan lying dead at the door and accused beside him dead drunk. Accused's. rifle was near the window with a spent cartridge in it Accused was shedding tears on the way to hospitals an

The Coroner then charged the jury, who brought in a verdict the death was caused by a " rash act, accused not knowing what he was doing whet he pulled the trigger, and that is had no intention of causing death" They added a rider to the effect that Mr. Langan might have prevented Pengelly from using his rifle, with which the Coroner did not agree.

Pengelly will be brought up on the 3rd proximo for the preliminary enquiry.