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WEATHER FORECAST
FINE
Barometer 30.12
Docember 4 1915,
Temperature 6 a.m. 63 Humidity
2 p.m. 72
+ 81
58
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3089 日八十月十年乙
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4,
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
December 41914,
Temperature 6 a.m.70 Humidity
2 p.m. 74
M 9%
8%
1915.
大拜體 號四月二十英港香 SINGLE COPY 10 OANTS.
WAR TELEGRAMS.
THE
$36 PER ANNUM
TELEGRAMS
SILVER MARKET,
AUSTRIAN AND GERMAN TROOPS. ENTER MONASTIR.
SQUABBLE BETWEEN TURKISH AND GERMAN MINISTERS AT TEHERAN.
HORSE-BREEDER'S GIFT TO NATION.
FAMOUS RACING STUD PRESENTED,
December 3, 1.16 p.m. The Government has accepted the offer of Colonel Hall Walker to present bie famous racing stud, including the well-known stallions White Eagle and Royal Realm, free to the nation, on condition that the Government purchases the site at the Government's valuation,
The stad is estimated to be worth £200,000 at ante-war prices, but Captain Greer, the Senior Steward of the Jockey Club, values it jat £90,000 in the present slump conditions.
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The acceptance of the offer means that the Government will initiate State hores-breeding as conducted for many years in Franos, Russia, Germany and Austria, The stud would otherwise have
Turkish Works at the Dardanelles Severely Damaged been told to day.
BRITISH WARSHIP CONSTRUCTION REACHES
ADVANCED STAGE.
[Beater's Service to the "Telegraph."]
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
GENERAL JOFFRE'S APPOINTMENT,
SOUTH AFRICAN CONTINGENT.
INSPECTION BY QUEEN MARY.
December 3, 1.15 p.m.
Har Majesty the Queen, on behalf of the King, has inspected the South African contingent at Bordon Camp. The contingent goes to the front next week. Her Majesty was greatly pleased at the fine appearance of the men.
PERSIAN AFFAIRS.
TURKISH AND GERMAN MINISTERS FALL OUT.
December 3, 1.15 p.m.
Renter's correspondent at Peirograd says it is reported from Teheran that differences have occurred between the Turkish and Beuter's Paris correspondent states that Croneral Joffe has been orman Ministers, the former complaining of being made the tool
of Germany.
December 3, 12.55 p.m.
sppointed Commander-in-Chief of the National Armied of France. This includes the Balkans, und, indeed, all French forces except those under the Colonial Office.
NOTHING TO REPORT,
December 3, 4.55 p.m.
According to Renter's Paris correspondent, to-day's còmmuni-
que says there is nothing to report.
ABRIAL TORPEDOES USED.
December 3, 1.35 a.m.
A Paris communique states that theartillery duel has increased in intaneity, while serial torpedoes have been used in Artois. The Germane shelled Arraa, and there has been mine-fighting south of the Somme and at Eparges.
BRITISH WARship constrUCTION.
A SIGNIFICANT REPORT.
December 3, 12.65 p.m.. It is reported that the Admiralty has intimated to a number of ahipbuilding companies that they may complete the ordinary mer- cantile tonnage which has been left unfioishêd.
This is regarded as an infication that the programins of new warship construction has reached on advanced stage.
THE DARDANELLES.
TURKISH WORKS SEVERELY, DAMAGED.
December 3, 1.35 a.m. Considerable artillery duels are reported from the Dardanelles, where the weather is milder. Tarkish works were severely damaged.
SIR PERTAB SINGH.
LEAVES FOR INDIA.
December 3, 12.55 p.m.
(in the event of telegrams arriving too late for Insertion on this
page they will be found on the Extra).
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
TROUBLE IN SOUTHERN PERSIA.
SIR BOWARD GREY'S VIEW,
December 2, 11.10 p.m.
EARL KITCHENER'S RETURN.
December 2, 5.35 p.m. 5. In the House of Commons Mr. Asquith announced that Earl Kitchener had resumed his duties at the War Office and was member of the War Connoil.
BRITISH LOSSES.
British casualtion during the last three monthe, at Loos and
December 2, 5.35 p.ci. In the House of Commons, Mr. Tonnent said that the vioinity amounted to 95,000 including Indians and Canadians, while the Australians in Gallipoli had lost altogether 26,000.
No Serious Set-back Likely.
(Rautar's_Service To The Telegraph.")
London. Becalvad December 4, Mesurs, Montagu's weekly re- port on the silver market staten that the present reaction is mainly due to profit-making by the Indian bazaar and also to a lull in the Continental demand.
There seema little reason to
consequenos. anticipate much of a set-back, for en Mexico is not yet a sellor of supplies are likely to be restricted,
The approach of the Chinese New Year is usually a stiffening factor, while the Continental coinage demand is bound to ròn vive at any moment,
Apparently there is still a con- siderable shortage of British silver
FOOD FOR GERMANY, CATTLE FROM DENMARK AND SCANDINAVIA STOPPED.
December 3, 6.30 a.m. Rsater's correspondent at Copenhagen says that Germany bas etopped all cattle from Danmark and Scandinavia to Austria, and it is surmised that the notion in the result of an Austro-German agroë. meat that Austria now takes her supplies from the Balkans, leaving NEWS FOR BUSY MEN: Germany the sole right of provisioning elsewhere.
IRELAND AND RECRUITING.
A HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN,
December 3, 6,30 a.m.
CONDENSED,
Sir Portab Singh has left for Indie,
A Paris communique states that there is nothing to report.
Mr. W. Redmand, speaking at Waterford announced that Earl Kitohener said to him at the beginning of the wor if Mr. Redmond guaranteed five thousand men from Ireland he would say, "Thank Athens wires that Monestir has The Times correspondent at you," it twelve thousand "Am deeply obliged, and thank fallen a hundred thousand.
STEAMERS IN TROUBLE.
MOST OF THE CREWS SAVED.
December 2, 7.00 p.m.
The Greek steamer Zarife was sunk, and the crew saved. The Wilson liner Marengo from New York to Bull is ashore on the Goodwins,
December 2, 10.00 p.m. The British steamer Colenso and Orange Prince have been sank. The crew of the former have been saved. Reuter's correspondent at Kingsway etatea that fire of the missing have been saved.
ACCIDENT IN SUEZ CANAL.
The British steamer Lincolnbite, bound from Osloutts for New In the House of Commons, Sir Edwin Cornwall asked whes the York and Boston has arrived at Port Said. She struck the Canal Foreign Office first heard of the possibility of trouble in southern bank. There is eleven feet of water in the No. 1 hold which it has Peraia, and whether Persian reinforcements had been sent to been found necessary to discharge, Hamadan in October to protect the Russians and British, and whether similar stops had been taken at Shiraz.
Bir Edward Grey said that it was not till this spring that wa received direct evidence that elemente of disorder in southera Persia were being organized and encouraged by German agenta in defisnoe of the Persian Government. Only the regular Persian force was Available at the time for the restoration of order in the provinces. Apart from the gendarmerie there was a Cossack brigade at Teheran of 2,500 men, a detachment of whom were sont to Hamadan in October.
The Persian Government was unable to spare detachments for the more remote and provincial centres, and there was no force that could be sent to Shiras,
December 2, 2.10 p.m.
December 3, 6.30 am.
It is reported from Malta that an Austrian submarine has sunk the sa. Colenso and Malinohe.
THE AUSTRIAN CRISIS. GERMANY'S CONTROL EXTENDING,
December 2, 2.20 p.m.
Renter's correspondent at Zurich states that the now Austrian Ministers indicate that Germany's control over Austria in a military sense has extended to internal administration. Princs Hohenlohe Schilling Farrst, a member of a pro-German aristocratie house, and a brother of the Austrian Ambassador at Berlin and the new Minis
a
An Austro-German force has entered Monastir and hoisted:ths Austrian fing.
It is reported that there are differences between the Turkish and German Ministorant Teheran.
Her Majesty the Queen has în- spected the South African con- tingent, which leaves for the front next week.
There have been considerable artillery duels in the Dardanelles, Turkish works being severely damaged.
Messrs, Montagu's weekly ze- port on the silver market saya there is little reason to anticipate
much of a set-back.
The Government has accepted the offer of Col. Hall. Walker to present bis famous racing stud free to the nation.
General Joffre has been sppoint- ed Commander-in-Chief of tha National Armies of France, in oluding the Balkan forces.
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Ricksha Coolio Fined, frequently caused to residents by
In view of the annoyance the persistent soliciting of fares
In a written reply to Sir J. D. Boca, who asked ander whatter of Commerce is the director of an institution closely allied to by rickeha coolies, it will be read leaders the Persian gendarmerie at Shiras were noting, Lord Robert the Deutsche Bank. The retirement of the Minister of the Interior with pleasure that P.C. Kineally Cecil said that he had not received farther information or details is a blow to the Austrian pro-Polish party whose urging of the area- arrested a coolie who was making except that the Peraian Government had recalled the foreign tion of an independent Poland greatly offended Germany. It is bimself objectionable by worrying instructors who commanded the gendarmerie. There could be no coincidence that the changes synchronised with the Kaiser's visit. Bir Portab Singh, who has been on active service at the question of the Swedish government being in any way responsible
people as they came out of the Front, has left for Indis.
Alexandra Cafe last evening. The coolie was fined $4 by Mr. Lind- sel, at the Police Court this morning.
GENERAL 1 MITH-DORRIEN SEES THE KING.
December 3, 12.65 p.m. General Sir H. L. Smith-Darrien has had an audience with His Majesty the King.
LINER REFLOATED.
December 3, 12.65 p.m. The Wilson liner Marengo, which went ashore on the Goodwins, has been refloated.
THE FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS.
FALL OF MONASTIR, -
December 3; 12.30 p.m. Router's correspondent at Salonics learns from a reliable source that the Austrians and Germans have entered Monestir and hoisted the Austrian fing.
It is expected that the Bulgarians will not enter the town for at least a day.
CONFIRMATION.
December 3, 6,25 a.m.
for the conduct of the gendarmes. A more correct description would be that the officers of the would-be Persian gendarmerie were instructors of Swedish extraction.
OIL FOR THE ENEMY.
DOES IT GO THROUGH HOLLANDP
December 2, 3.95 a.m.
In the House of Commons, on the motion for adjonrument, Bir H. J. Dalziel aaid notwithstanding the so-called blockade, com- modities were reaching Germany through neutrals, oepsožally linseed oil through Holland which, he said, was essential to making munitions,
THE DELHI
QUESTION OF EXPENDITURE.
December 2, 8,20.p.m.
In the House of Commons, Sir Edwin Cornwall enggested that the expenditure on the new Delhi this year should be reduced.
Mr. Anaten Chamberlain said that the provision made, was stated to be the lowest amount required to carry on the work now actually in progress, and to obviate the deterioration of the plant, or the disbanding of the establishment,
HIGH PRICE OF FREIGHTS.
FRENCH GOVERNMENT'S SCHEME TO PURCHASE BOATS.
December 3, 0,80 a.m..
Lord Robert Cecil admitted that there had been ́s large increase in the export of oil from Britain to Holland, but the export of linseed oil, had ceased since the Coalition Government. The whole question of the export of oil-producing anbatanoon to Holland
Ruster's correspondent at Paris reports that the Government is was a most serious matter. The Government was taking it up in introducing a scheme for the purchase of a fleet of 50 cargo stonera the most rapid, possible manner. The Government an informed in view of the dearness of freights. The ships will be employed that it was most important. We get suficient margarina at resin carrying frozen meant, sonable prices, and were trying to devise a system to secure it without allowing the oil to go to Germany, Lord Robert Cecil said that besides strengthening the Netherlands Overseaan" "Trist" the Government had arranged books by which the margarine isotoriss were examined periodically by a firm of British accountants, in order to ascertain exactly what had happened to manufactured products. Lord Robert Cecil concluded by denying the inadequsoy
THE ITALIANS.
FOO AND RAIN HINDER OPERATIONS. .
December 5, 7.30 a.m.
A Rome commanique records that fog and incessant rain has
The Times' Athens correspondent states that Monastir has fallen of the blockade and said the adroit and successful diplomacy of the been hindering the operations on the Isonzo. The enemy attempted
December 3, 1.35 a.m. Foreign Office would enable the Navy to carry out the bloukada surprise attacks but were immediately repulsed. The Barbians were still holding Monestir on the lat inst. #nocesafully without causing trouble with neutrals.
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DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY. Bijod Theatre-9.10 p.m. Victoria Theatre p.m. City BallConcert by Pissiro and Mirovitob
TO-MORROW. Monday, December 8, Conseil Chamber--Licensing Board meeting.-9.30 p.m.
Bijou Theatre-9,15
Victoria Theatre--9.16 p.m. Oity Hall. Concert by Pisstro and Mirovitch made via
Thursday, December 9. Mesare. Jobnstone, Stokes and Master's Office. Meeting of shareholders, William Powell, Ltd. 3 p.m.
Monday, December 13. Hongkong and Whampes Dook Co., Ltd.Extraordinary general meeting; noon.
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