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Copyright, 1915. by the Proprietor.
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FINE Barometer 30.04
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THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 25,
1915.
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ALLIES DEMAND THAT GREECE SHALL
DEFINE HER ATTITUDE,
THE FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS
FRÈNCH MARINAS' TERRIBLE MARCH.
November 24, 7.00 am..
One hundred and five French marines have resched Monastir after a terrible march from Belgrade. Their equipment had 'to be partially abandoned. None fell out, despite the awful conditions, They marched via Nish, Kraliero, Prisrend and Dibra, and sometimes they found it easier to slide down the mad-logged mountainsides than to attempt to walk.
BERLIN. CONCERNED OVER ROUMANIA.
November 24, 7,00 a.m.
A telegram from Rotterdam states that Barlin continues to GREEK ADVANCES SAY SITUATION IS CLEARING. show uneasiness as to Roumania's attitude, fearing that Rocmanis will allow the passage of Russian troops towards Bulgaria. The publio is being prepared for this development,
Berlin Uneasy Over Roumania's A ttitude.
300,000 RUSSIANS SAID TO BE ON ROUMANO-BULGARIAN
FRONTIER.
[Beater's Service to the "Telegraph."]
GREECE AND THE BALKANS.
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ALLIES DEMAND DEFINITION OF greek POLICY.
November 24, 1.15 p.m.
Reuter's correspondent at Athens states that the four Entente Ministers have made a collective demarche so M. Scouloudia and have handed him a Note demanding that Greece should define her attitude.
This was immediately followed by a meeting of the Greek Cabinet.
THE SITUATION CLEARING,
November 24, 1.25 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Athens, the Ministers to-day said the Entente Note is much less svore than in generally believed. They affirmed that the situation is olearing, as the Entente' demands are new defined.
The Entente Powers demand assurances regarding the security
of the Allied forces which Greece has never refused.
The public is informed that the situation is developing normal- ly and that the Entente'e demarche is of a friendly obersoter.
PUBLIC INFERENCES.
November 24, 3.25 p.m.
Semi-official statements are being issued in Berlin to the effect that 300,000 Russians are concentrated on the Roamano-Bulgarian frontier.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
MR. CHURCHILL IN THE TRENCHES:
November 24, 7.00 am. Mr. Winston Churchill is attached to the Grenadier Guarda and is now doing his first apoll in the trenches.
LORD DERBY SPEAKS OU.
CRITICS FIERCELY DENOUNCED.
1 November 24, 3.25 p.m.
RIOTS IN CEYLON.
REPORTS TO BE PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT,
November 28, 0.40 p.m.
CONDENSED.
The Italians hava now firmly established themselves in their new positions:"
The Danish Gordenment" prohibited the expor from the 22nd lost.
Mr. Churchill, who i
In the House of Commons, in reply to Sir J. D. Rees, who asked whether an amnesty would be applied in the case of the Baddhist prisoners in Caylon who were involved in the late riots and whether an inquiry had been held Into the causes of the riote and the general to the Grenadier Guards and relative culpability of Mohammedans and Buddhiste, ing him Arst spell in the tremenes Mr. Bopar Law sid that, while all the sentences|
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of mooh prisoners were carefully revised by the Governor, One hundred and Bve. French of Ceylon, no proposals for a general amnesty bad been made.marines have reached Monsstar Reports on the causes of the riots had been furnished by Commia after a terrible maroh from Bal sioners appointed to hold local inquiries and these would be in
grade. eluded in the papers which he hoped shortly to pament wa Parliament,
THE COTTON TRADE.
DENMARK PROHIBITS EXPORT.
November, 23, 47.40 p.m.
Following a Note from the Entente Powers, it is believed in Greece tass the situation there is clearing.
Berlin fears that. Roumania will allow the passage of Hussian troops through Beamania towards Bulg aris.
A message from Reuter's correspondent at Copenhagen states that the Danish Government have prohibited the export of cotton an. The Entente Ministers have from the 22nd inst
AN EQUIPMENT QUESTION.
MANUFACTURE OF ORSOLETE' BANDOLIERS.
November 23, 7.40 pas,
haided M. Boouloudis a Note demanding that. Greece shall de Ø'no her attitude.
Semi-official statements issued in Berlin etate that 300,000 Ras- Bians are concentrated on the |Roumano-Bulgarian frontier,
In the House of Commons, in reply to Colonel Yate, Mr. Char - There has been vigorɔus z berlain (Secretary of State for India) said he had not yet received sumption of fighting in the Carso Lord Derby, speaking at the Stock Exchange, fiercely de- the information for which he had asked regarding the alleged region, the Italians having.cap- nounced-amid continuous cheers-Lords St. Davids and manufacture of bandolier equipment of the 1902 pattern. at tured powerful entrenchments. Bibblesdale for their recent speechen in the House of Lords. He Cawnpore. gave the lie direct, from personal knowledge, to the allegations against the Headquarters Staff.
Lord Darby went on to refer to Lord Ribblesdale's statement about General Monro'e report on the Dardanelles, and said that the man who gave information to the enemy went by an ugly name. He affirmed that though he was himself at the War Office he heard nothing of what Lord. Ribblesdale had spoken about as being common knowledge. He demanded to know who was the second traitor who was giving this information.
THE RUSSIANS.
FORCING THE GERMANS BACK,
November 24, 1.20 a.m:-
The Petrograd communique is uneventful: There has been Lord Darby concluded by saying that he was starting an appeal some fighting north of Lake Brenten: The Germans mumed the for support for his rohems especially during the next three weeks, offensive south-west of Dwinsk but were forced to retire. The Rui- not only for the sake of mere numbera but on account of their moralians on the middle Styr esptured 179 prisoners and a quantity of effect upon the Allies and their enemies. They were endeavouring to do, under voluntaryism what Germany had done under conscrip tion in forty years.
In the event of telegrams arriving too late for Insertion on this
page they will be found on the Extra).
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
GERMAN-AMERICAN PLOTS.
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THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
FOG IMPEDES OPERATIONS.
November 24, 1.20 s.m..
The Paris communique reports that the fog has impeded the artillery Operations. "Nevertheless” the communique continues. "we silenced batteries in the Boolincourt, Aisne and Argonne regions. Otherwise the situation is featureless.”
THE FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS.
OPENING OF IMPORTANT TRIAL.
November 24, 2,10 á.m.
SERBIAN HONOURS FOR BRITISH OFFICERS. Reator's correspondent at New York reports that most im- portant trial in connection with the activities of German agents has
November 24, 1.20 a.m. began. Five officials and employees of the Hamburg Amerika Lineare acoased of attempting to supply German warships from United The Paris communique states that after the operations of the States ports. The Prosecutor in addressing the jury charged Captain 19th and 20th all is quiet in Macedonia.
November 24, 11.20 p.m. The brief official announcements concerning the sation or in-Bayed, the German Naval Attache, with directing the chartering and
The absence of news of Rear Admiral Tronbridge and other action of the Powers in regard to Gresas give no explanations of loading of vessels to supply German warship and fare in con- British officers in Serbia since the Austro-German attack on Belgrade expenditure of seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars in con- lends interest to the announcement, made this ofaning that His
He said that he would show that the The publio had drawn its own inferences which are generally notion with the same. to the effect that there is a clear determination on the part of the conspiracy extended from New York and Philadelphia to San Majesty the King has granted the undermentioned officers permission Allies to secure themselves against surprise, coupled with strong Francisco and New Orleans. Six hundred thousand dollars was to wear honours conferred on them by the King of Berbis:-Bear. the amount spant in San Francisco in the supplying and chartering Admiral Troubridge, Captain Elliot of the Marines, Lieut. Colonel hints of eventual contingencies which have been effectual.
of the three ships which met the cruiser Leipzig and perhaps the Kerr and thren others, Dresden. Altogether sixteen or seventeen ships were used to carry supplies to these warships. The Prosecutor said the defendants rode rough-shod over the laws and treaties of the United States as contemptuously as if they were mere scraps of paper.
the position.
THE MUNITION QUESTION.
CO-ORDINATION OF ALLIES' OUTPUT.
November 24, 7.00 a.m. Mr. Lloyd George was engaged yesterday at the Ministry of Munitions all day, having a conference with representatives of the Freneb, Ramian and Italian Governments..
It is understood that the co-ordination of the munition output of the Allies was again discussed.
DUTCH-COLONIAL ESTIMATES.
DEBATE ADJOURNED INDEFINITELY.
November 24, 2.10 a.m.
A mesage from the Hague states that Colonial Minister Pleyte was taken ill during the debate on the Colonial estimates in con- sequence of which the President adjourned the debate indefinitely,
THE ITALIANS.
SUCCESSFUL DESPERATE FIGHTING,
November 24,8,10 m.in.
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Lord Derby says we are on- deavouring to do under volun- targism what Germany had done ander conscription in forty yeaIE.
Mr. Lloyd George has had a conference with representatives of the Franch, Russian and Italian Governments on the... munitions question.
At the Stock Exchange, Lord Derby fiercely denounced Fords St. Davids and Ribblesdale for their recent speeches in the House of Lords.
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TO-DAY.
Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m... Victoria Theatre=9.16 p.: Happy Valley Funeral of the late Hon. Mr. E, A, Hawett ; 4.00
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TO-MORROW. Bijou Theatre—9.15 p.m. ̈ Vaotoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.
Saturday, November 27; Volunteer Headquarters.--Po- lice Reserve Inspection; 3.45 p.m. Monday, November 29. Council Chamber-Licensing Board meeting | 2.15 p.m.
Tuesday, November 30, Theatre Royal-St. Andrew'a Society Concert
Wednesday, December 1 Auction of Jewellery, etc., Mr. G. P. Lammert.2.30 p.m.
Auction of Pearls, Hogben and Hough. Noon, suryaky
Thursday, December 2 Auction of Valuable Te Properly at Bales. Roomy by Mr. Geo, P. Lammert.-8 pm.
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