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the following Cables were received on Saturday evening and issued in our Evening Extra yesterday.
GENERAL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.}
COMPULSORY SERVICE
QUESTION.
A LABOUR CONFERENCE
LONDON, December 30th. The Labour Conference on the compul- sory service, question hau adjourned.
It is announced that a larger Couferexco will take place later to-night and that probably a statement will be issued.
LATER
A Labour Conference presided over by Mr. Henderson to-night decided to hold a National Conference, representative of the entire movement, in London on January sch, to consider the compulsion question."
It was announced at the Conference that Mr, Asquith will introduce the Govern- ment Bill on January 5th..
...
LONDON, December 31st. It is reported that, at the Labour Can- forenes last night, Mr. Henderson advised the general acceptance of the Government scheme, PROLONGED CABINET MEETINGS.
LONDON, December 31st.
It is authoritatively stated that, as * result of to-day's Cabinet meeting, there aro no longer any fears of a crisis, involv ing resignations. A basia of unanimity was reached and there was complete accoplanee
} [THROUGH BRUTES'S AGENÒY.1.
NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS,
THE BALKANS RAADA
(THROUGH REUTER'S ÁGENOY;]
KING'S MESSAGE TO M. POINCARE | TAUBES FLY OVER SALONIKA.
LONDON, January 1st.
The King, on the occasion of the New Year, has tolegraphed to M. Poincaré, President of the French Republic, the warmost wishes for his welfare, His Majesty says "the heroism and sacrifices of our gallant soldiers have rendered indis solade the tivs binding the two countries!! and expresses deep admiration of abe splendid qualities of the land and Forons of Franco, which are a sure guaran- teo of ultimate victory,
ВОБ
BA-VICTORY THIS YEAR.
PRESIDENT POINCARE'S MESSAGE
TO HIS TROOPS...
SALONIKA, December 30th. Considerable excitement was caused in the morning by three Taubes flying over the town and harbour. They were heavily bombarded by warships, but were appar ently untouched, as they were flying at a great altitude.
BULGARIAN CAMP
BARDED.
PARIS, December 31st, A communique states that French nero planes bombarded Bulgarian camps east of Lake Doiran.
BOM-
SARRAIL'S |Cotp.// ENEMY CONSULS IN SALONIKA ARRESTED.
PARIS, January 1st. President Poincare, in a long New Year letter to the troops, dwells on the un- shaken unanimity of the country to pro-
* LONDON, December 31st. secute the war until victory and dealsres The Times corespondent at Balonika re that no compromiso is possible. Any ports that the German, Austrian, Turkish ambiguous offer of peaco tuerely wear and Bulgarian Consuls, staff, and families dishonour, ruin and enslavement, Any have been arrested by order of General momentary faltering would be ingratitudo Barrail (the French Commander-in-Chief) to the dead and treason to posterity, and taken on board a French warship. The The nation which first grows tired will four consulates have been occupied by the by vanquished, but. France will not grow Allied troops tired
Never had we a finer army and better trained and braver troops. Every- where I have seen you I have quivered with admiration and hope: You will conquer. The year now opening will nes the complete defeat of the enemy and bring you the joy of victory." SERBIANTREASURYREMOVED TO PARIS,
TOULON, December 31st,
of the principle that the "Asquith- A oruiser has arrived bearing the con- pledge" must be observed. When the Bill tents of the Serbian Treasury (which is is submitted to Parliament it will be un-being taken to Paris) together with animously supported by those members of members of the Russian Logation lately
in Sorbis, the Government whoon conversion has hitherto been doubtful
The only doubtful Minister is Mr. Hen- dorson, whose position is dependent on the attitude of the Labour Conference.
KAISER INDISPOSED.
[THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENOT.)
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY,
PARES, December 31st.
A communiqué states that there has. been great artillery activity at the Dar- danelles.
A French-battleship bombarded the Turkish batteries on the Asiatic coast.
ALLIES' NEW MOVE IN ASIA MINOR,
GREEK PROTEST RECEIVED IN
FRIENDLY SPIRIT. ⠀
ATHENS, December 31st The French Government has received the Greek protest regarding the accupation of Castello Rizo (a Greek island off Adulia, Asia Minor) in a friendly spirit, assurn Greece that it was a necessity of war and only provisional
Is is understood that at last night's Greek Cabinet optimism prevailed, and the relations between Grecco and the Entente are regarded as quite friendly. ENEMY INTRIGUE IN PERSIA.
HUGE DISCOVERY OF
AMMUNITION
TRUELAN, January 1st. The Russians found 1,600,000 rifle car tridges and 3,000 rounds of gun ammuni- tion at Kum, s
PROTEST FROM GREECE, A
ATHENS, January 1st. Greece has protested against the arrest. Colonel Edwall, the Swedish chief in- of the Consula at Salonika, which she destructor of the gendarmerie, and wo scribes as a violation of sovereign right rebel instructors have been dismissed and
another resigned.
ENEMY COMPLAINS TO GREECE.
The Contra Powers; Bulgaria and Tur-4USSIAN FRONT. key have collectively complained to Greces of the arrest of their Consula at Salonika, M. Skouloudis replied that a protest had already been lodged in London and Paris,
DEFENCE OF SALONIKA, WHAT AN ATTACK WOULD COST THE ENEMY.
PARIS, January 1st.
A Bome telegram staics that General Castelnas, in an interview, was quite en. LONDON, December 20th.
thusiatic about the defence of Salonika. A semi-official Berlin telegram admits
A member of the General's suite de that the Kaiser is suffering from a non-clared that the attack will cost the enemy, malignant tumour, which necessitates His 150,000 mem Majesty remaining, indoors,
LONDON, January 1st. There was a meeting of the Cabinet which lasted for over two hours, Mr. As
The Kaiser has returned from Russia ITALIANS AT DURAZZO. quith presiding. There was a full atten- dance. It is generally surmised that the suffering from a number of virulent car
PARIS, January 1st, whole of the compulsson question was disbuncles; which the doctors hitherto hevo
A Valona telegram: is published to the cussed. No statement is expected till Par-beou unsuccessful in removing and there is effect that an Italian regiment has bee liament reassembles.
a danger of Wood poisoning. The Kaiser.
cedingly short of ammunition. Probably by Henderson will convey the is in bed and is being nursed by the Kait to Durazzo The Bulgarians are ex- Cabinet's decisions at the forthcoming cial. He is suffering from great depres- THE NEAR EAST.
serin. He only receives certain State offi- A later message says that there was ansion. The people of Berlin were disap- other meating of the full Cabiust later in pointed by the Kaiser boing unable to at the afternoon. The meeting was again pro- rumours are circulating.
fend the Now Year parade and the wildest longed and has been adjourned till Mar- day,
great Labour Congress, 20
It is understood that the consideration of the draft of the National Service Bill was not completed. -
The full attendance at both meetings is regarded as showing that there have been no resignations hitherto,
THE "ANCONA” NOTE. AUSTRIA'S CONCILIATORY REPLY.
AMSTERDAM, December 31st, The Austrian Reply to the Ancona Note is most conciliatory in tone.. It repeats the arguments that the vessel tried to escape, and declares that the loss of life was chiefly due to the action of the crew in leaving the passengers to their fate and to panic on board. The loss due to Austrian shots was negligible.
CANADA'S FINANCIAL
POSITION. MINISTER'S BRIGHT STATEMENT.
OTTAWA, December 31st.
The Hon. Mr, White, the Minister of Finance, in his statement, says that owing to the reduction in the expedition due to the policy of proceeding only with works under contract at the outbreak of war, and largely increased custom, and excise revenues, the Canadian finanga} position is most favourable, These in creases, together with the recent loan, vide war expenditure until June,
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.J REMOVAL OF TROOPS FROM GALLIPOLI,
AN EYE-WITNESS' ACCOUNT, HOW THE TURKS WERE
HOODWINKED. “
LONDON, January 1st.. Reuter's correspondent at the Dardanel les, describing the evacuation of the Suiva Bay and "Anzae, of which he was an eye: witness, says that the whole operation was carried out under the eyes and the gure of 85,000 Turks who did not realise that it had begun till hours after the last naval beach parties had slipped away. pAll the equipment for transport and an munition were removed, and nearly all the stores. The entire force, with gear intact, is thus ready for service elsewhere. The Turks were on the higher ground all round, and the whole of Bavla Bay was while the main Australian embarking bea bench was overlooked from Snipper's Ridge, 1,100 yards away. The question was wath what proportion of loss it would be possible to withdraw the army consisting of
BRYAN'S PEACE TREATY. REPRESENTATIVE COMMISSION. ERS APPOINTED.
[TEROUGH BEUTER'A ADENOY.)
VIOLENT BATTLE IN GALICIA.
LONDON, December, "31st. The violence and extent of the great battle in Eastern Galicia, are increasing, says an Austrian communiqué, which adds that the Russians yesterday attacked not only on the Bessarabian front, but also the Austrian positions east of the Lower The communiqué
and Middle Styṛpa,
taims that the advance mostly failed. NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
[THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCE:)
AUSTRIAN NAVAL RAID.
RESULTS IN THE LOSS OF TWO DESTROYERS.
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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:] GERMAN ATTACK IN
CHAMPAGNE."
PARIS, December 31st A commtenique says that a Gorman gre bade attack in Champague was defeated MINE WARFARE, BRITISH HOWITZERS ACTIVE,"
LONDON, January 1st. An official message from Headquarters says the enemy has been active in mining about the quarries north of Loos.
Five mines were exploded yesterday evening, causing some few casualties and light damage to our tronches. No at tack was made and the damage is being repaired.
There has been artillery activity on both sides about Hulluch, Givenchy, Hyt- sehnete, and St. Julien, and there has been an increase in hostile shelling about Armentieres. Our heavy howitzers considerably damaged various points of the hostile line,
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cruiser atal was sunk yesterday in har-straw zond three *** Anzac divi- bour, as a result of an internal explosion. W. budge ing, and expresse Austria's readiness to negotiated by Mr. Bryan, includes the
There are about 100 survivors. The G Bannerman indemnify the Americans, though she can-American jurist, Mr. George Gray, Lord sine and on Indian brigade
Mà đi tu 1, wheng. not accept responsibility for the loss of the Bryes, the Arctic explorer Dr. Nansen occupying & front of 20,000 yards, which Natal complement, was about 700.
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Miss Alpinernet involved in the controversy, the respec-some points only fifty yards. From the being 13,650.) LONDON, December 31st, The Austrian reply to the Americas tive High Commissioners will represent enemy's positions. The embarking beaches
were all within field-gun range, and sotoe FRANCO BELGIAN FRONT Note is a remarkable climbdown, and
were within rifle range. If the enemy positively concurs with the principle that
had discovered what we were doing they private vessels, if they do not try to escape
could have followed us up and compelled or resist, shall not be destroyed until the
bloody rearguard action, and the aban passengers and crew are plsoud in safety.
donment of the wounded and all the gun The Austrians are anxious that relations
and train that were still ashore. with America should be still more cordial.
The submarino believed that the Ancona. was a transport, and the reply says that the commander was most careful that passen- gers could save themselves before it was sunk.
The Nole affirms that all could have been saved if the ship had not been de- serted by the crew, and further declares that Austria cannot be responsible for the capsizing of boats before the torpado waz fired. Nevetheless, Austria was desirous to show friendly feelings to America and -is-prepared to even indemnify cases-of-
submarine.
less which cannot be proved against the
Them.
ARMY PROMOTIONS.
LONDON, December 31st. The following have been gazetted Lieut.- Geaurals:-Major-General Willian Poul- tency, C.B., and Major-General Aylmer.
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BRITISH AEROPLANES.
ACTIVE.
The precautions taken, however, were sach that the Turks had no inkling of
LONDON, December 31st.. An official statement issued from Head- our intentions. They fired the usual
quarters states that British seroplanes daily quantity of shells, with a little effectively bombed Comincs station and extra, ae is customary on Sundays, but Hervilly aerodrome. they only wounded one man. By four on There were twelve air encounters der
LONDON. December 30th. Twenty-seven Hongkong policemen have Monday morning practically everybody arrived in London to enlist.
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GERMANY DISHEARTENED. BECAUSE OF NO REAL PROGRESS: PEACE PILGRIMS' PROGRESS.
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was cff. Parties, however, were fetching ing the day, while the artillery on both the last stragglere as late as eight o'clock.des was active near Ypres and Fricourt. The medical staff, who had been left to GERMAN ATTACK AT FRICOURT. tend any who might be wounded of
LONDON, December 31st. whon, however, there were none were. also fetched, as well as the men who had reports that sixteen of our aeroplanes The text of a Headquarters despatch been left to ignite the few piles of pro- visions which had been abandoned bombed Canines station, railway linea Mre Then a huge mine was exploded on the neck and sheds. Ten seroplanes attacked the of two ridges along which it was undeably damaged. All the machines in both Hervilly aeroplanes, which was consider- sirable that the Turks should follow us
Mr & Mrs W. Arm- Mza V. Martin and This had the desired effect. The Turks returned safely,
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children tacking, and they kept up a furious rifle during the day. One of our machines Mrs Bowater fire for forty minutes.
engaged four of the enemy's, and one of Mr & Mr-Carmichael Shortly afterwards flames shot up from the latter is believed to have been Mr F. W. Ches various beaches from the pile of petrol brought down and another damaged, all Mr MC. D.Cat soaked provisions, but even that did not four being driven off. One of our aero Lt & Mm Cooney arouse the Turks. At daybreak the tran-planes was brought down as a result of Col. Darling B..
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The enemy during the night heavilyar S. H. Elise up piers, sunken ships and water tanks, shelled the trenches south of Fricourt. A Mrs Furniss being determined to leave the enemy few Germans penetrated one of our front Mr & Mrs B. A. Hale nothing but firewood. The Turks at last trenches, but were immediately ejected. Mr F. A. Hazeland 2. The Segond Chamber. has passed the woke up and also began bombarding the very is active at various places, and the Me Lis Jones
The weather has been fine. Our artil MT. J. B. Johns beaches They must have - thought Wo were mad-and-were-firing at each other.artilery on both sides is active north of They also heavily bombarded Hill 10 proe, Chocolate Hill, and Lalabɛba, where there was no longer a soul, and they were still doing so when my battleship left the bay at tine.
LONDON, December 30th. :--
LONDON, December 31st. Information received from diplomatic
The Ford expedition has set out for sources in many quarters confirms the re- Copenhagen from Stockholm, port that Germany is very disheartened because she is making no real progres, HOLLAND'S COAST DEFENCE. largely owing to the blockade,
Though the Germans recognise that the KRUPPS CONTRACT AMENDED. chance of à successful offensive in the Wast is gone, they are debating the ques
THE HAGUE, December 31st tion of a new attack, and it is understook that they have decided to attempt an
Estimates for coast defence without a divi- early smashing blow.
[sion. That their fear of Russia is extreme is The Minister fus War replying to a admitted. Their achievements in the Bal- question, intimated that Krupps' contract kans have been practically valueless, and for the fortification of Flushing had been there is the strongest objection to sending amended after consultation with experts. troops to Asia. Hence the importance st tached to the diplomatista activities at Lausanne and of the Princes Buelow end Hatzfeldt and Count Dondersmark, who are 'understood to be in communication with the Kaiser..
A DISTINGUISHED VIZITOR
LONDON, December 31st Sir Aliman Abdul Azir has arrived in London,
SILVER MARKET,.
LONDON, December 30th, Messrs. Montagu's report says that the silver market is no longer depressed. The Indian bazaars have absorbed supplies at considerable rising rates despite a amount of special selling. Continental and Home orders have assisted the upward trend of prices. There have been some moderato sales from China,
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