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WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 2023, 1915.
The following Cables were received on Saturday evening and served in our Early Morning Extra yesterday,
THE BALKANS.
(THROUGH®RBUYER'S AGENCY.]
ALBANIA THE NEW THEATRE OF WAR.
ITALY TO PLAY THE LEADING ROLE.
FRANCO BELGIAN FRONT
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.)
GERMAN BOMBARDMENT
SILENCED.
PARIB, December 17th. communiqué states that an enemy bombardment oast of Le Mesnil in Champagne, was silenced by French hat teries. There was, also, a lively regi, prosal, cannonade in Lorraine.
| དུ འ ་ SEVERE CANNONADÉS.
GERMAN BATTERIES SILENCED.
PARIS December 18th.
A communiqué states. The cannonade has been much more severe along the whole front. The Anglo-French artillery,
GENERAL
ĮTHROUGH BEUYER'S AGENCY.] AUSTRIA AND AMERICA. RELATIONS APPROACHING
CRISIS.
WASHINGTON, December 18th. The Government has not yet received the Austrian Note, but if it is in accord enes with the outline given in Press, tele: grams it will be entirely unsatisfactory and will result in the severance, of rela- tions...
It is announced that the Government may now send second Note renewing their original demands, but even more insistent on instant compliance."
LATER, The Austrian Note in regard to the Ancona outrage has been received.
POSITION GRAVE,
THROUGH BEUTZR'S AGENCY-).
SUCCESS OF RUSSIAN WAR LOAN,
NEW FISCAL SCHEME,
PETROGRAD, December 18th." The Russian thousand millions roubles war loan is assured of success The Minister of Finance has draws up a new fiscal scheme which is expected to produce an annual surplus of 361,000,000 roubles, State monopolies of tea, coffee and matches is contemplated.
MONEY FOR GERMANY.
TRADE INTRIGUE IN CHINA,
Messages from Europe, declaring that Gorman trade with Chine has been orsin- guished aro seriously misleading-soya The Times correspondent, Poking Trade have been affected by the disappearence of German shipping, but there are still con siderable exports of German-owned and German-financed commodities, which ar shipped through Chinese firms in Chinese, Japanese, Norwegian, and Danish bot toms to Amerier. All the machinery of business is maintained for a resumption of full trade immediately the war ends.
Meanwhile, it is necessary to bear in PETROGRAD, December 18th. vind that at present the largest buyers It is reported from Teheran that owing of gold in China are the Deutsch Ass- to the advance of the Russians the Goytsche Bank, who ship large quantities by
every mail to Amerion by registered párcel. post in bamboo tubes, each containing 4002. Obviously the Germans here hav abundant money available for unscrupu bus propagands among the Chinese,
ecially the Mahomedan: Chinose. This. troney is provided by the Deutsch-Aria tische Bank from the proceeds of the sur- vio of the German share in the Boxer indemnity, amounting to £2,000 daily, the German share of the Anglo-German loans
AFFAIRS IN PERSIA.
RUSSIANS ADVANCING,
LONDON, December 17th. The Italian Press states that the next Austro-Bulgarian objective will be Alaoting in concert, successfully bombard the Austrian Note and dispersed without ernment committee at Kam has fled to banin.
ed the enemy tranches in Belgium, Several German batterics in Champagne were also silenced.
The Austrians propose to over-run Montenegro and advance to San Gio
Two aeroplanes dropped twenty heavy vanni, joining the Bulgarians advancing by E1 Basan and Jirana. Hence, Alots on the Metz and Sablon stations. bania will shortly be the theatre of a new Balkan war, in which Italy is expected to play the principal part.
There are several hundred thousand Serbian women and children refugees in Albania without food, and the American Government has ordered the Ambassador
[HAVAS SERVICE.]
GERMAN BOMBERS.
EASILY REPULSED,
LONDON, December 18th, A despatch_from. Headquarters in
A hurried Cabinet meeting discussed
any announcement
The position is regarded as being of the gravest
NOTE TO BE THOROUGHLY
STUDIED.
Mr. Lansing has stated that the text of the Note will not be published till it has been thoroughly studied.
AUSTRIA FAILS TO MEET DEMANDS.
At the conclusion of the Cabinet meet-
in Bone to charter all steamers avail-France states that last night the enemy able and bring them to Italy.
In a small bombing attack on our ing which considered the Austrian Nete Lines about the quarries north of Loos, Mr. Lansing admitted that Austria had but they were easily repulsed. has been artillery activity the day long. A rupture, however, is not believed to be
There not yet met any of the American deinands especially north of Ypres.
likely prior to another exchange of Notes,
ITALIAN CORPS LANDED 'IN
ALBANIA.A
ROME, December 18th. Italy, has landed an expeditionary corps in Albania.
AUSTRO-GERMAN TROOPS. IN
GREECE.
QUESTION OF ALLIED LIMITS.
LONDON, December 18th. The Times Athens correspondent says that the German Minister, replying to Greek objections to the entry of Austro- German troops into Greece, declared that the fortifications which the Allies are con- structing at Balonike compel Germany to take action in Greek territory in order to expel the Allies.
GERMANS CONCENTRATING. SUPERIORITY OF ALLIED GUNS.
AMSTERDAM, · December 18th. The latest German report states that the Germans are concentrating at St. Mibial, but there is growing evidence that not only are the Germans active but that undoubtedly the enemy must threw new forces, especially artillery into the West, where the superiority of the Allied gune is wrecking the German trenches, and the moral of the troops.
RUSSIAN FRONT,
(THROUGH NEUZEE'D LOENCE.)
M. Skouloudis rejoined that Greece RUSSIANS PREPARING NEW will never allow the Bulgarians to set foot on Greek soil.
The Ministerial organ. the Embros, asserts that the Government intends to protest against the fortifications of Salonika as exceeding the limits con- ceded.
BULGARIAN BRACTIONS AGAINST GREEKS,
ATHENS, December 17th. Bitter complaints are reaching Athens. of Bulgarian exactions on the Greek in habitants at Monastir.
BULGARIANS PROMISE TO RESPECT GREEK
NEUTRALITY,
ATHENS, December 17th The Bulgarian Legation has issued a statement to the effect that Bulgaria hae postponed operations against the Allies out of respect for the neutrality of Grecce, which it will refrain from vialat-
in the
OFFENSIVE,
AMSTERDAM, December 18th.
The latest German report states that there is reliable news that the Russians are also preparing a new offensive,
KURDS ENGAGED,
AND DRIVEN TO MOUNTAINS.
FETROGRAD, December 18th
Ispahan.
RUSSIANS OCCUPY HAMADAN, FATE OF BRITISH COLONIES.
PETROGRAD, December 18th. The Russians have occupied Hamadan, and are approaching Kum The Russian Consuls are stated to have left Kerman for Baudarabbas. The British Colony at Shiraz is still in captivity, and there is no news of the British Colony at Yoz The British colony at Sultanabad has been released,
1896, 1898, 1998, and 1910, and the quintuple loan of 1013, amounting to a further £4,000 daily. The total annual amount is £2,180,000, and is paid into the
German bank by the Chinese Government, who are faithfully fulfilling engagements
CANADA AND WAR ORDERS. under the loan contraets.
The frequent visits of the Austrian Charge d'Affairs to the State Department EFFORT TO ESTABLISH CANADIAN dealers, amounting in the aggregate to..
is regarded as indicating that informat negociations are in progress:
BELGIAN OFFICIAL COMMITS
'SUICIDE.
LONDON, December 18th. Mr. Charles Beatty, Deputy Inspector of Police for Belgium, committed suicide at Cheltenham.
THE RECRUITING QUESTION. DEPUTATION OF ANTI-CONSCRIP TIONISTS TO THE PREMIER.
LONDON, December 17th. The eve of Mr. Asquith's speech on Lord Derby's recruiting mampaign finds the supporters and opponents of compul- sion vory active.
A deputation of anti-Conscriptionist Members of Parliament waited on Mr. Asquith yesterday. It is understood that they urged that the returns were most Batisfactory, and argued that single meui who had not yet been atteated were not slackers, for there were doubtless good reasons preventing them. The deputa- tion pleaded that they be given another chance. Mr. Asquith's reply is believed A communiqué states. There are reto have been non immittal. porte of an engagement resulting in favour of the Russians northward of Lake Drisviaty, and northward of Dubno. Hundreds of Kurds were engaged on the north-eastern extremity of Lake Van. but were driven to the mountains, leaving aixty 'dead.
NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
(THROUGH REUTER'B'AGENCY.J
SUBMARINE WARFARE.
MORE STEAMERS SUNK.
Greek Government, in consequence
LONDON, December 18th. is re of representations made to it, has
The Italian ateamer Port Said, and the instructed" the frontier authorities to British steamer Levenpool have been allow the retreating Serbians to entersunk.. Greece.
The crew of the latter were rescued.
THE NEAR EAST,
GREEK TROOPS LEAVE SALONIKA.
[TRIOUCH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
AT THE DARDANELLES.
SALONIES, December 176. The departure of the bulk of the Greek. troops has considerably case the con- gestion in the town, to the great relief of the Allied troops. Although tho danger of fighting near the town seems remote numbers of Germans, Austrians and danelles. Turks are departing daily. The Ger man schools were closed yesterday.
THE SERBIAN ARMIES.
LONDON, December 17th.
PARIS, December 18th.
A communiqué states that there is no change in the situation at the Dar
THE RECENT CRISIS IN
PERSIA.
YOUNG SHAH'S PERPLEXITY.
LONDON, December 17th.
The Unionist papers are angry at the foregoing deputation, and declare that the anti-Conscriptionists are trying to steal a march on their opponents and to undermine Mr. Asquith's pledge to mar- ried men.
The Daily News in a huge heading, says two million men, including over a quarter-of-a-million direct enlistments, are freely mentioned in political circles as the total secured by Lord Derby.
MORE MEN CALLED UP
LONDON, December 18th. An important step was taken to-day under Lord Derby's recruiting scheme. Bills were posted calling out groups two, three, four and five on January 1st.
Those will be the unmarried, from nineteen to twenty-two years of age.
VISCOUNT. FRENCH AND HIS SUCCESSOR,
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In addition Jarge gums are due to Krupp's agents and other German arımı
several millions sterling, and bearing interest at 6 per cent, and upwards. TORONTO, December 13th. Money is so abundant that the Germans brast that it has never been so plentiful Mr. White, the Finance Minister, in as at prosent. Commenting on the recent the course of a speech said. The failure of the Government's proposal to greatest financial problem which we are obtain advances of 10,000,000 at present facing in Canada is the estab£1,500,000) from the quintuple banks, lishment of some form of Canadian ore- dit, which will relieve Great Britain he Peking Gazette hinted that the entirg from necessarily shipping
ion Deutsch-Asintische Bank, payment of war supplies mild for the amount would be cbtained from
question
Burely the time has come when, under whether Canada can give this assistance to the Empire will have a direct bearing British Government direction, the two upon the placing of further war orders chief British banks in Chinn, the Charter- in Canada." He also declared thated and the Hongkong and Shanghai Canada should partially finance present and further war orders,
TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN ENGLAND, PASSENGERS BURNED TO DEATH.
LONDON, December 18th.
Banks, should make a combined effor wholly to supplant the German bank shose en-operation with the British bank in the pass was constantly gravely pr Judicial to British interests. and whos mischievous activities now threaten, ser ovaly to affect the position of the Allies in China.
There won a terrible railway accident | WINTER ON THE EASTERN at South Shields, a passenger train,
FRONT. pilot engine and an empty workmen's train all colliding in a fog. It is ported that several coaches of the pas WHAT IT MEANS TO RUSSIA-AND senger train are all right, but in others
TO GERMANY... the passengers were burned to death.
HEARTRENDING SCENES.
LATER.
Te
{BY' WACŁAW CZERNIEWSKI) Winter in Russia-the Russian winter is the Russian army's best friend: the
There were heartrending scenes South Shields. There wore a number of women and children in the front portion of the train, where the carriage doors enemy's worst foo. If we look back over. wore jammed, and some were pinned by the sixteen months of the Great War, we their legs.
Suddenly the gas exploded, the first, just as in the Napoleonic invasion, that Russia is most successful during Lwo carriages burst into flames, and most
of the ocupants are believed to have winter. The reason is obvious. Her wet with an awful fate.
enemies come from the West, from much warmer countries. Her own armies some from the East, where, in sous parts, the
The rescuers did their utmost, attracted by the cries of the injured, and medical aid was ason on the ocene,
It is reported that twelve were killed and many injured.
MRS. ASQUITH SUES THE ** GLOBE."?
elimate is the most evere of the inhabited earth. It is wonderful how the Russian peasantry is accustomed to hard frost. I remember the time in my childhood when I used to play with Russian peasant children in the snow, and almost all my ALLEGED ACCUSATIONS OF WANT friends were barefooted in spite of the frost and ion. I tried to do likewise, but it almost cost me my life. One of our servants could not sleep in the house because it was too warm clad in fura, she slept outside in the frost Ah! you don't know what a Russian Frost is like There are days when the mercury in the thermometer is frozen, and people do know how many degrees of cold have oc curred unless вотсоле has a. spirit
OF LOYALTY,
LONDON, December 18th, LONDON, December 17th. Mrs. Asquith is suing the Globe to The newspapers are unanimous in de-restrain the publication of alleged libels. claring that Field Marahal Viscount Her Counsel stated that she had been French is assured of the lasting gratitude persecuted by accusations of want of of the nation. He will still be precious loyalty in her associations with Gorman to the country and of most valuable prisoners at Donington Hall. She had assistance to Earl Kitchener.
The Times 98ys our. best soldier is nood 230 been described as a traitor, and thermometer
need
ed in the great task of arranging our Home Defence and re-organising and pre- paring for service abroad the great masses of troops now scattered through out the United Kingdom. It is impossi. ble for Earl Kitchener to undertake The Italian Press states that there are.
such executive duties effectually, and if tarco Serbian Armies, totalling 150,000,
Viscount French is given direct charge, A vivid account of the crisis in Persis then a badly-needed reform will have between Scutari, Durazzo and El Basan, and another of 50,000 in Southern Al-in November has been received by Ren been accomplished. Moreover, if, as we ter's Agency in which is described a dram-understand, a further strengthening of bania.
atic scene at the Palace on the 15th the Imperial General Staff is contem SERBIAN TROOPS INCORPORATED alt, when the young Shah was trying plated, then the changes will bring sub-
to decide whether to leave the Capital stantial advantages. WITH BRITISH,
ATHENS, December 17th, Large numbers of Serbian soldiery con- tinue to arrive at Salonike, where they are being re-equipped and formed into two battalions and incorporated with the British troops
ALLIES' SOLID, DEFENSIVE,
PARIS, December 18th.
The Allies in Greece have prepared # solid defensive Tho German's heavy guns
do not seem to have arrived, which doubt less accounts for the enemy not crossing the frontier.
MACEDONIAN SITUATION..
PARIS, December 18th A communiqué states that there is no change in the situation in Macedonia.
On one side wore the functionaries Bir Douglas Haig's brilliant leader- doing their utmost to persuade him to ship is also made the subject of tributes leave, while on the other were Samsanes in the papers. Sultanch, Sipahdar, and Prince Firman SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S LEGS OF Firma urging to stay.
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STEEL”
The boy ruler was distracted and sont four times for Colonel Wastdahl, the In the French Press appear many ap Chief of Police, asking his advice,
preciative notices of Viscount French and Colonel Wastdahl replied that he was Sir Douglas Haig. It appears that the there to obey orders, and not to advise. latter is known among the French sol-
The Ministers, when appealed to by diers as "Legs of Steel.
the Shah, did not know what to say, as L'Illustration says: "With a man of they were overawed by the German party, push like Sir Douglas Haig at its head,
This state of hesitation lasted all the
morning. In the afternoon, the British the British Army will not sleep.' and Russian Ministers had an audience lasting two hours with the Shah, who still remained undecided
Finally the Shah summoned Colonel Wastdahl again and told him to dismiss the mounted police who were drawn 'up in front of the palace, as he had decided to remain.
READY FOR PEACE.
HUNGARIAN COUNT'S DECLARA TION IN PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, December 17th. The Morning Post's correspondent at Meanwhile at Shababdulazim, whither Buda Test, writing on the 7th inst the enemy diplomatists and gendarmerie states that Count Karolyi. Leader of the had repaired the gendarmerie were independence Party, speaking in Parlia drawn up in review order with the exement, demanded that the Government my Ministers in full dress, awaiting the should make peace proposals. He de- arrival of the Shah, who, they boned, clared that Hungary had achieved all would accompany them to Ispahan. Their she wanted, and, if the Government were dismay was very great indeed when they onable to comply with the wishes of the All is quiet on the frontier, the Boltearat that the Bhan bad decided against nation, it should resign... garians show no sign of advancing into them, and that the Allies had won the The transmision of the speech abroad
was prohibited. Greek territory-
day.
GREEK FRONTIER QUIET.
ATHENS, December 17th
disgrace to her sox. These attacks wore suspended only on the issue of a writ
The latter's
The Globe's Counsel said the question was whether the words "wife of a Cabinet Minister referred to MTB. Asquith's Counsel contended that the words referred to his client, who denied on oath all the imputations.
The case was postponed until Tuesday,
THE VICEROY OF INDIA. RUMOUR DENIED.
LONDON, December 18th. The rumour that Mr. McKenna will succeed Viscount Hardinge as Viceroy of India is declared to be without founds
tion,
OBITUARY.
EARL DE LA WAR.
LONDON, December 18th. The death is announced of Earl De la War, from rheumatic fever and preu monia, at Messina.
MR. ARTHUR STANLEY, M.P. The death is also announced of Mr. Arthur Stanley, the Labour M.P.
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The Russian army in peace tim spread all over the great area of Eastern Europa and Siberia; consequently it is always well prepared for hard frosts, One could see everywhere in Russian. towns during the winter sentries clad in heavy furs and provided with special boots made of felting and called "piny."
are clad in lighter- Marching armies weight fara or knitted woollen under- wear, fufaiki," Boldiers thus provid ed go from Siberia and European Bussia to Lithuania and Poland as to a
warfa country! The Germans and Austrians are in a very different plight; they come from the West and South, where from their childhood they are accustomed to s mild climate.. The Lithuanian winter fills them with dread. They are clad in thin coats insufficient to warm their bodies "unaccustomed to black froste. I remember how last winter hundreds of Austrian soldiers were brought in frost- bitten by the Russians; their legs had to be amputated, and they were giving up their treaches almost without resistance.
The German commanders make endeav our to raise the spirit of their saciers, trembling with cold. They give them plenty of alcohol, and I found in the pos of German prisoners some
to
swallow
thei
pluck,
German
army
peculiar tabloids. I was informed by them that they are ordered this medicing before each attack, thus artificially raise The spirit of the in winter is $0 frozen that list. winter German soldiers, for the purpose of defence from the terrible Russian bayonet attacks, were provided with botes of vitriol to throw into the eyes of their enemy. It was a pitiful picture to me afterwards rows of blinded Russian soldiers marching long and grasping a long guilding rope in their hands.
With approaching winter Russia begins her offensive.
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