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The Hongkong Telegraph

(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1915

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SCARCITY OF FOOD ADMITTED BY GERMAN NEWSPAPER

AN OBJECT LESSON FROM BERLIN'S STREETS.

Russians Score A Success in Persia.

THE RECRUITING BOOM CONTINUES.

[Beater's Service to The "Telegraph.”)

GERMANY'S SCARCITY OF FOOD.

TRUTH WILL OUT.

THE RECRUITING BOOM.

ATTESTING MEN IN BATCHES.

December 10, 145 pm. There has been a remarkable eleventh-hour response to Lord Darby's recruiting appeal daring the last two days. Long queues of recruits, often four deep, have been waiting, despite the persist- ent rain. So great has been the rush in some places that hundreds have been attested in batches, the medical examination being de- ferred.

Nevertheless, the recruiting authorities still emphasise that

every man is wanted.

THE DUTCH EDITOR'S ARREST,

BELLIGERENTS NOT TO BE INSULTED.

THE FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS.

THE NEW FRANCO-BRITISH POSITIONS.

December 9, 640 Pizz

-A Renter's special from Headquarters in Macedonia, dated the 7th inst, says that the French withdrawal from their positions to the north of Demirakpu was necessary in order to shorten their front and take up winter quarters. The line was caly thrown north wards in order to help the Serbians. It is reported that the French have blown up Demirakpa tunnel and bridge. The withdrawal was most gradual and orderly and all material was brought away. The Bulgarians did not press vigorously, though they blazed shells. The new Franco-British posit ons are very strong.

OUTNUMBERED.

December 9. 11.05 pm.

A. Sydney massage states that.

| timely zains have saved the early

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The Clevaland bye-election kan resulted as follows: Ste Farbert Samuel, 7,312, Mr. Keight, 1,453.

The Queensland Legislative Council has voted by 35 to 3 against its own sholiton.

The German Chancellor sayai be cannot speak of peace conde». tions till he has seen the enervins” conditions.

December 10, 1.45 p.m.

A War Office communique states that the Belgarians on the Dr. Bethusan Hollweg wars Renter's correspondent at the Hague says that in the Second 6th ins, after a heavy bombardment, attacked the British to the reither in the West nor the Bast Chamber, the Minister for the laterior referring to the west of Lake Doiran. Small parties entered our trenches, but were must Germany's enemies have arrest of Herr Schroeder, the editor of the Telegrany, said immediately driven eat with the bayonet. The Bulgariana re-the means of invading her. that everyone was free to express sympathy with the Allies or attacked on the 7th and with their superior numbers drove out the the Central Powere, but was not allowed to insu't either. The British from their positions The British were withdrawn under. Press is free, but Justice upholds the law without looking to the cover of darkness to a new line. Reports as to the British losses have right or to the left. The Government's power to do something to rot yet been received. The British on December 8, successfully end the war was most limited, as the belligerents were disposed to repulsed all attacks and, in the evening withdrew to a new position regard them with some distrust. But they must wait till they were in order to conform to the general alignment. convinced that pesce negotiations were better for them than the continuance of war.

[In the event of telegrams arriving tɔɔ late for Insertion on this

page they will be found on the Extra).

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THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.

GERMANS BEING PUSHED BACK,

December 9, 5·45 p.. The Paris communique reports & violent bombardment of the German positions in Champagne sad also the blowing up of an, ammunition depot. Counter-attacks in Sousin are pushing the Germans back and now they only hold a portion of an advanced trench which was completely wrecked. The French have had a minor success in Argonne.

"DAILY BRITISH BULLETINS."

December 10, 12.15 p.. A remarkable article, considering the German Prees censor- ship, appears in the Morgenpost. It says that the discontent among the population, because of the scarcity of foodstuffs, is so increasing that friends of the country cannot conceal their deep suziety. The article says:-"Let the Minister of the Treasury, who is so optimis- tic in the Reichstag, walk the streets of Berlin and see thousands

December 9 8.20 p.m. of poor women standing in long quenes outside shops in order to obtain a quarter of a pound of butter, and it will be an object lesson

In the House of Commons Sir J. Simon announced that daily sufficient to convince him tha: everything is not so well with us as it British Ea'letins from the Western frons will abortly be issued. ought to have been. These matters cannot so continue. Some people have been calling on the Dictator to solve the food problem- that mook question but we certainly don't need men who have proved unequal to the teek of organising the food supply.

THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR'S SPEECHES.

GERMANY FIGHTING A DEFENSIVE WARI

MINOR AIR OPERATIONS.

FRENCH INFLICT HEAVY LOSS ON BULGARIANS...

December 10, 135 am

A remarkable eleventh-hour

ing appeal is recorded as cocur reponse to Lord Derby's recruit ring during the past two days.

Extracts from a remarkable article published in the Morgenpost concerning the scarcity of food-

A Paris communique ways that the Bulgarisas violently attack-stuffs in Germany are given in a

ed as several points on our Eastern front, but everywhere they were talagram. repalsed with heary loss. Fighting continues before our bridge- head a: Gradec, on the Vardar.

AUSTRIAN WARSHIPS ACTIVE.

December 10, 5.35 p.z.

A Montenegrin communique reports that nine Austrian warships have bombarded Darazzo and the Italian wireless station there. A number of Montenegrin zad Albanian sailing craft were sank,

PERSIAN AFFAIRS.

WHY THE ADVANCE ON BAGDAD?

December 9, 8.10 p.m. -

"A statement by the Dutch Minister of the Interior in regard to the arrest of the editor of the Amsterdam Telegraaf in given in a telegram.

So great has been the rush of recruits at Home, that in some places hundreds have been atteste ed in batches, medical examina tion being deferred.

In the course of two speeches in the Reichstag, the Chancellor

In the House of Commons, in reply to Mr. Bryce, Mr. Cham-endeavoured again to emphasise berlain said the advance on Bagdad was authorised by the Govern the notion that Germany through- ment after full consideration of General Nixon's reports, the views out has been fighting a defensiva of the Raj, of the General Staff and of all other available information, war.

HAMADAN AS A GERMAN BASE.

December 9, 10.15 p.m.

- The Morgenpost says thousands

of poor women in Berlin can be seen standing in long quenes outside shopes to obtain a quar

In the House of Commons, in reply to Mr. Dillen, Lord Robert Cecil Eaid the Persian Government had endeavoured to take effecter of a pound of butter. five measures at Hamadan, where there was reason to believe the Germans had stored a large amount of war material. He would in- quire whether there was not a well-equipped army at Hemadan under German command.

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A RUSSIAN VICTORY.

DON'T FORGET.

December 10, 12.55 a.m. Telegraphing from British Headquarters Field Marshal Sir John French reporta-Two aeroplanes which went on a reconnais sace on the 5th inst. have not returned. The destruction of the enemy's parapets and entanglements at various points by cur artillery continues. In reply to our successial bombardment of the snemy's position near Pilken on the 8th, the enemy heavily shelled the Ypres ares northward, but little damage was done.", Bad weather

December 9, 10.30 p.m. December 10, 155 pm. has limited activity in the air, but our airmen have been able to do

According to Renter's correspondent at Petrograd, it is official- Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam states that the Imperial useful work and, as a result of a soccessful little enterprise to the Chanceller, speaking in the Reichstag, concluded two prolonged south of Arraa, a small party of ours entered a German trench and ly announced that the Russians have defeated, near Hamadan, a speeches by endeavouring to again emphasise the notion that Ger-bombed the occupants, withdrawing successfully after completing force of five hundred cavalry and insurgent gendarmerie and twelve

He said he its mission. West of Fricourt we successfully exploded a large hundred Geaman-Tarkish mercenaries, with two guns. The enemyctoria many throughout has been fighting a defensive war. could not speak of peace conditions until he had seen the exemise mine on the 5th Yesterday, near Givenchy, an enemy mine buried fied, leaving a great number of killed and wounded. The Bussians

are pursuing the offensive. conditions. He refused to go into details, he could not say, for two of our mea but they were rescued. instance, what guarantees Germany would demand regarding Bel- gium, bat neither in the West nor in the Esst must their enemies hare the means of invading Germany. They must also, safeguard their economic development.

THE FIGHTING IN PERSIA.

RUSSIANS CAPTURE A PASS.

December 10, 2.40 p.m. Benter's correspondent at Petrograd-states that Rusian troops have occupied Sultan Balak Pas, where gendarmes and German mercenaries have been fortifying themselves for a fortnight under Chan and Turkish ofibers. The road to Hamadan is now opa

The enemy filed in complete disorder, parsed by the Russiant.

INTERMITTENT CANNONADING."

December 10, 1.35 a.m.

Last night's Paris communique reports an intermittent can nonade at various points on the Western front,

MINISTERS CONFER

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MORE STEAMERS SUNK.

Dezember 9, 6.55 p.m.

The steamers Veria, Helgamatir and Goalandis have been sunk.

ANGLO-FRENCH MISSION TO RUSSIA.

December 9. 6.55 pm.

December 9, 6.50 p.m.

According to s Petrograd message a Franer-British military The Fram Bureau announces that Sir Edward Grey and Karl minion, headed by Colonel Mangin of the French Army, has arrived Kitabener went to Paris on the 8th inst, în order to confer, with the thers. French Government

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