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TO-DAY'S
CONDENSAD,
BIG RAID ON GERMAN COMMUNICATION
LINES BY BRITISH AIR FLEET.
GERMAN "PEACE TALK;" FORMAL PROPOSALS EXPECTED.
Allies' Naval Forces Busy in the Dardanelles.
PEACE DEMONSTRATORS KILLED IN SOFIA,
[Beater's Service to The "Telegraph.")
CARNEGIE TRUSTEES.
TO BUY BRITISH BONDS.
December 6. 1.40 p.m. Tac Carnegie Trustees have decided to all their holdings in the United States Steel Corporation and to invest the proceeds in British Exchequer Bonds. The amount will be about five millions sterling.
WAR ECONOMY.
CUTTING DOWN POLITICAL SALARIES.
December 6, 1.40 p.m.
GERMAN "PEACE TALK.
SCORNED BY ENGLISH PRESS.
December 6, 2.50 p.m.) There has been recent recrudescence of German" pesos talk," but these feelers receive short shrift by the English Press, which points out Italy's adherence to the Convention of London and emphasises the point that the Allies are unbroken in their deter mination to dictate their own peace terms.
The Daily Telegraph says when we are told that minor States believe that the Allies must fail let us remember that there are better judges in Rome,
The Morning Post says Germany can have peaos on the Allies' terms whenever she likes, but never on her terms. The correct}
THE BALKANS.
SETTLING MILITARY PROBLEMS,
December 8, 1.40 pm, Reuter's correspondent at Athens atatea that diplomatic pour parlers continus, both the Government and the Entente diplomatista holding their ground. But details are unobtainable at present.
There is no indication of a prompt solution of the questions at issue, though it in hoped that a modus vicendi will be resched on mstlers of a military nature.
BULGARIA ANNOYED WITH TURKEY,
December 6, 1.10 p.m.
Anxiety is felt in Bulgaria owing to the fact that the Turka are
answer to German peace conspiracy is for the Allies to decide the pouring troops into Thrace. terms to be dictated to the enemy st the right moment. · Ås for se | Great Britain-is concerned, the Overseas representatives must be
called in council,
The Daily Hall compares the present German peace tricks with the similar policy in 1870, when she simultaneously and vigorously prosecuted the war.
The Times observes that Herr Bethusan-Hollweg's rhetoric won't divide the Allies, mislead soft hearted neutrals or long appease the bitter discontent of the hungry German masses,
LABOUR M.P.'s VIEWS.
Mr. W. Brass, Labour M.P. for South Glamorgan, referring at Merthyr to the German peace talk, said Germany naturally wanted peace. She would never have a better chance of making peace if we were mad enough to entertain it, but what was the use of talking of pesos before German military power was broken?
AMERICAN OPINION.
A New York message says the sweeping decline in the exchange rates on Berlin is the absorbing topic among New York bankers, who opine that the financial and economic conditions in Germany are desperate, hence formal peace proposals from Berlin are ex- pected.
A BRITISH RETIREMENT.
December 6, 12.50 p.m. The Daily Telegraph has reason to believe that members of the
Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam says the latest. Tarkish Government are contemplating a reduction in the salaries of them-communique indicates that the British retirement on Kutelamara in selves, M.P.'s sad political pensioners by one-third.
being succesfully continued. The communique makes very small olaime.
Mr. Birrell, speaking at Bristol, unid he thought members of the Cabinet and M. P.'■ ought to set an example in economy, and probably they would soon have to do so,
PARLIAMENT.
EXTENDING ITS PERIOD FOR A YEAR.
December 8, 1.40m.
Sir John Simon will shortly introduce the Parliament and Registration Bill, which, it is belisvad, embodies a compromiss ex- teading the present Parliament for a year, with a guarantee that electoral reform shall be undertaken before an appeal is made to the country.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST,
19 BRITISH ABROPLANES BOMB IMPORTANT
RAILWAY JUNCTION. ·
December 6, 2:40 pm,
A stirring British seroplane raid on the 2nd inst. in described by Realer's correspondent at the British Headquarters,
Nineteen maschines dropped hombe 'on Din station, which in an important enemy railway junction. Don was similarly attsok- ed before the battles of Neurs Chapelle und Loos with a view to outting the line and disorganising the enemy's communications.
Thursday's bomba caused a loud explosion in a munition store, the railway line was hit and several dres broke out in the
THE DARDANELLES.
LIVELY NAVAL ACTIVITY,
Deosmber 8, 12.50 p.m. The Intent Tarkish communique shows that there has been lively Allied caval activity in the Dardanelles and fierce grenade fighting, the Tarka admitting in the southern sone "vigorous bomb encounters, the British firing numerous serial torpedoes against our Centro and Left."
GREECE AND THE BALKANS.
AN UNCENSORED MANIFESTO.
December 6, 3.05 p.m. Reuter's correspondent in Paris reports that a manifests lawned by M. Venasalos, which escaped the Greek mansorship, suya the Cons atitation has been transformed into a sarap of paper. He disclaims all responsibility for the disasters to which the Government is land- ing the country and affirms that the Liberals will return in the Four enemy machines were engaged, but they were easily faire to defend the Constitution. He concludes by saying that the beaten off by the British airmen, who returned without suffering any (Grreak Army remains mobilieed because the Government is afraid
tion.
that it will be compelled against its will to protect Greek territors
town.
GERMAN HOPES.
TO LINK BERLIN AND CONSTANTINOPLE. ·
December 6, 1,40 p.m. German railway exports have arrived at Tomesvar, in Hungary; Berlin and Constantinople: with a view to the establishment of direct communication between
THE FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS.
FATE OF SERBIAN ARMY UNCERTAIN,
December 6, 1.40 p.m. Italian despatches state that the fate of the Serbian Army
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Reports that 140,000 men of the Army have reached the Al- banian frontier are unconfirmed.
The liner Star of Now Zsalan d has been wrecked at Molene.
According to Italian despatches, the fate of the Serbian Army is ancertain.
Anziety is bring foltin Bulgaria troops into Tbracn. owing to the Turks pouring
Several people were killed in a cavalry charge against pesos demonstrators outside the Palace in Sofia.
The Morning Post saysGermany oso have pesos on the Allies' terms whenever she likes, but never on her terms.
There has been a recrudescence of German passe" talk," but the English Press has received the feelers with short shrift.
Speaking at Merthyr, Mr. Brace, Labour M.P., asked what was the use talking of peace before German military. power wh broken..
The 8.8. Minnesota, after her first trip from Seattle to London, has returned crippled by an ex- plosion, for causing which three men are suspected.
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The Daily Mail compares the present German peace tricks with her similar polley in 1870, when she simultaneously and vigor- ously prosecuted the war,
German railway experts. Lave arrived at Temesvar, in Hungary, with a view to the establishment of direct communication between Berlin and Constantinople.
The Times says Herr Bethmann- Hollweg's rhetorio won't divide Allies, mislead soft-hearted nen- discontent of the bangry German trala or loog appease the bitter
magded.
Nineteen British aeroplanes
Refugees from Nish and Kisljovo, who trudged the mountains dropped bombs on Don station, for wesks, have reached Scatari, and from thence have arrived in causing a loud explosion in a Italy. They may that when they left the retreating Serbians were in monition store, hitting the rail- desperate straits for provisions. The refugees after leaving Karljovo way line and cansing several heard nothing more of the Army.
fires to break out.
THE SOFIA DEMONSTRATIONS.
SEVERAL PEOPLE KILLED:
December 6, 1.40 p.m.
In an article which resulted in a prosecution, the chief editor of the Amsterdam Telegraaf said "it is a group of conscienceless scoundrela in Central Europe who caused the war."
A sensation has been created. in Amsterdam by the arrest of M. Schroeder, chief editor of the Telegraaf, for pablishing an artiole accusing the Government
A telegram from Salonica atates that several people were killed and wounded during a cavalry charge against the psace demonstra-of supplying Germany with food- tors outside the Palsco at Sofia.
AN AMSTERDAM SENSATION.
OUTSPOKEN EDITOR ARRESTED,
December 6, 3.05 p.m.
M. Schroder, the chief editor of the Telegraaf, following a prosecu-
A sansation has boon created in Amsterdan by the arrest of]
tion in which sentence of six months was demanded, because of the publication of an article declaring “it is a group of conscienceless Scoundrels in Central Europe who caused the War,"
It now appears that a new charge will be brought against M.] Sobreder, of endangering neutrality by another article socasing the Government of supplyingGermany with foodstuffs by an unjustifiable |policy of export.
THE GERMANS IN BELGIUM.
MORE IMPRISONMENT SENTENCES.
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From the sweeping decline in exchange rates on Berlin, New York backers opine that the fia- ancial and economic conditionsîn Germany are desperate, and that formal pesce proposals from Ger- many may be expected.
DON'T FORGET.
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Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatra—9.16 p.m. TO-KORROW.
Bifoc Theatre-0.16 p.m. Victoria Tamtrar-9.15 p.m.
Thursday December 9.7 Messrs. Johnstone, Bioksa BIG A Master's Office Meeting of shareholders, William Powell, Ltd. 3 p.m.
St. FrancisSchool Prize giving. -5 p.m.
Friday December 10. Chamber of Commerce meeting..
p.m.
December 8, 8.05 p.m. Beater's correspondant at Amsterdam states that 15 people bay--4. been court-martialled at Brussels and sentenced to terms of im- prisonment varying from two and a half to äftsen währe" for "* war fresaon, namely hiding's French airman and supplying the enemy with men liable for military servico."
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