1915-12-13 — Page 9

WAR TELEGRAMS,

(Centinued from page 5)

THE RUSSIANS.

December 12, 405 am.

The Petrograd communique reports that there is no change on the Western (Bisaian) front. Three Russian torpedo boats fought and sank two Turkish unboats and also a large sailing ship near the island of Kophien, east of the Bosphorus, on Friday.

The following telegrama, appeared in our special edition of Festerday:-]-

SUBMARINE WARFARE.

December 12,3 15 km/

The Italian steamer Dante Alighieri has been sunk. Bester's Washington correspondent states that the Standard "Oil Company's tank steamer Petrolite, which was recently attacked

by s sabmarine in the Mediterranean, has arrived at Algiers.

December 11, 140 pm

The Norwegian steamer Nereus has beer sunk, the mate being drowned.

December 11, 235 pm. The British steamer Buiris has been sunk, and the crew landed at 'Alexandri

THE `HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1915.

WAR TELEGRAMS

MORE FIRES.

December 11, 140 pm

-PUBLIC AUCTION

ENTERTAINMEN

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AUCTIONEER, SHARE &

GENERAL BROKER

THE Undersigned has received instruction from Captain

| F. F. Milner:Jories A.S.C, to sell

TUESDAY.

Half a million bushels of Canadain wheat, which were awaiting by Public Auction of shipment to Entente countries at Erie, Pennsylvania, have been the 14th December, 1915. cam- destroyed by tre. The cause is nokaowa.

mencing at 2.45 pms: No. 5 Mountain View, The Peak. A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture

(Particulars from Catalogue) and

Reuter's correspondent ai Montreal states that a suspicious fire? has occurred in the Grand Trunk Railway workshopa. Fourteen hundred men have been thrown out of work in consegnezes of the losa of valuable machinary.

THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR'S SPEECHES

December 11, 2.50 p.m.

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A Few pieces of Carton Black-

wood One "VictrolaTM with a quantity

of Records.

Terms: As Uscal.

On view from Monday the 13th inst.

GEO. P. LAMMERT.

Auctioneer.

The English papers ridicale Dr. von Bethmann-Bollweg's eug- gestion that the Allies are beaten. They proudly serept the foremost place he gives to Great Britain in the war of liberation, and declare that the best answer to his remarks concerning peace is to point to the recruiting stations, which are indicating that the scantry's man- hood is marching freely and bravely to the sound of guns, The THE Undersigned has received sation is only more determined, in face of the greater difficulties, in its resolution to conquer.

CONDUCT OF THE W-R.

instructions to sell by Pablic Apction on

TUESDAY, the 21st December, 1915 commencing at I am at his Sales Rooms Duddell Street. IN ONE LOT. D.camFer 11, 250 pm-

The Japanese Steamer The Times' stated that there is growing dissatisfaction among as she now lies wrecked at the

* Taro Maru *** Members of Parliament, December 11, 3.15 am.

without distinction of party, Hainan Straits together with her Beater's Petrograd correspondent telegraphs to the affect that as the Government's conduct of the war. Erag the Labourites are Engines kachorro Cables, supp the Turco-Germans and the rebel gendarmes defeated in Persisking for "more ginger. The unnatural calm of the few weeks temas, Stress tes numbered several thousand, with artillery and machine guns. past will not last long. Pablis opinion outside the Commons is

growing alernen.

THE FIGHTING IN PERSIA.

They were dzivan from a maries of positions halfway between Teheran and Hamadan, losing many killed and wounded.

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December 11, 1.40 p.m. Recter a correspondent at Petrograd states that, according to a telegram from Teheran, the Russian occupation of Saltax Balak Pass caused a panic at Hamadan.

Bakhtiaris surrounded the house of a German agitator, Dr. Pajan, and demanded the money he had collected. Dr. Fujer sought the protection of the gendarmes, but finally he had to takere fuge in a moqua,

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The German and Turkish C`nsuls fed, while inhabitants of the town, who have been telegraphing to the Government demanding a declaration of war against Russia, have gone to the telegraph office to cancel their signatures at Ispahan.

December 11. 3.50 p.m. Reuter's Petrograd correspondent says the Teheran newspapers

sie filled with details of the Russian victory at Hamadan.

The Europeans, Armenisas and Rossophile Persians are exult "ing, while the anti-Russians ard dismayed.

LIVES OR DOLLARS.

December 11, 3.15 s.m Reuter's Washington correspondent states that, in the Senate, Mr. Hoke Smith proposed a resolution saking for an investigation into belligerent interference with neutral trade.

San: for Lodge moved an amendment, asking for an investigation of the bomb plots and submarine attacks involving American lives. Senator Lodge was cheered when he said American lives were more important than American dollars.

THE FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS.

December 11, 105 pm. Reuter's correspondent at Salonica states that there was a com- plate calm on Thursday and early on Friday morning along the Allied Front The retirement is proceeding in good order.

The political situation is engrossing act ntion.

December, 11, 5:40 pm.

A Bulgarian commasigas dated the 8th inst. asserts that 400 British were captured with the guns mentioned yesterday.

The communique adds that the French retirement is already re- parted, accompanied by desperate fighting, the French leaving dead and wounded belonging to eight different regiments. The French only lef: Gradatz after terrible street fighting all night.

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GREECE AND THE BALKANS.

December 11, 1.55 p.m. Beater'a correspondent at Athens states that the Ministers of the Entente have presented a fresh Nute to M. Skoalandis, after which a meeting of the Greek Cabinei was immediately held."

December 11, 6.45 am..

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SIR WILFRID LAURIER SPEAKS.

and

The Cargo consisting of aboun 3.800 Tons of Hongay Dust Coal

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NOTICE

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December 111:50 pm According to Reuter's correspondent at Montreal, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, in a speect delivered before a crowded Liberal meeting, said was convinced that the victory would be secured by the Allies. He denounced a section of the Quebec Nationalists who did not favou Canada's participation in the war, and praised the leading National He said the question had been asked why the Izharale did not attack day European, Non-Asiatic or ist, Mr. Aseelio, who was raising & regiment for Oversea service. the Govertiment. The reason was because I am chief of the Liberal Indian desirice to leave the Party, and as long as I have the honour of presiding over its da Colony should apply in writing stinies, it will not seek to triumph by taking advantage of a pressing for permission to do so to the situation.** understands that, if Germany triumphs, the United States will regret Referring to the attitude of America, Sir Wilfrid said the world is neutrality, as Great Britain to-day regrets her neatrality in 1870.

THE BALKANS.

December 11, 2:35 pm- According to-Rester's correspondent at Paris, the newspapers state that they do not doubt that the Allied War Councils have decided to remain at Salonics and to send recessary reinforcements

to the BalkanE. -

await the bour of the combined cffensive of the Allies.

The Journal says:-We wish to entrench at Salonica and to

AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS...

December 11, 235 pcz. four and a half per cant. War Loan has reached the record quota

Reuter's Melbourne correspondent states that the Commowealth

December 11, 2.35 p.m

ion of 1014..

confident that there will be no difficulty in raising an additional : Beater's corespondent at Sydney states that Mr. Hughes is 50,000 men. The recruiting campaign will be in fall swing next week.

THE BRITISH MISSION.

December L, 6 p.m.

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Reuter's Para correspondent says it is officially announced that Sir Edward Grey, Earl Kitchener, Mi Briand and M. Gallieni had 2 blocks West of Cent. Market. another long conference this morning, when a qua: on cf an urgent character, justifying the visit of the British Ministers, was settled in complete accord.

THE FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS.

The Times correspondent at Athena has received from M Venizelos a statement of bis pokey in reply to the recent interview

December 10, 3.25 pm. with King Constantine. M. Vanizalo s says the Graeco-Serbian Treaty Beuter's correspondent at Salonica says that fighting on the is absolutely binding on Greece; moreover, it was a great political British front ceased on Wednesday, and all is quist. The British mistake for Greece to abandon Serbia, whose existence was neces-casualties since Monday are zo: considerable, whereas the Bulgariszs sary to preserve the Balkan equilibrium. King Constantine, by must have lost heairly.. refusing to sanction intervention, had enforced the resign- ation of Ministers who enjoyed the confidence of the people, this being contrary to the Constitution."

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A general retirement of the Allied troops Eas commenced.

THE FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS

December 11,3.15 am: liably reported that two German Divisions, commanded by Generat According to Reuter's Salonics correspondent it is re Gallwitz, occupied Ghargeli this morning-

M: Venizelos says it 18 untrue that he favours a Repablic, bat. that no- Divine Right wrists → în Greece: M Verzalos e- phasise the point that his party was forced to abstain in the approaching elections, because the mobilisa ion of 53 Venizelist de patice would extinguish his majority in Parliament. He says that the Greek people inlly understand the situation and are only awaiting von the termination of the foreign crisis in order to make their voices heard.

*The above statement was submitted to King Constantine, who occupation of Ghergeli is untrue. said he disagreed with i bat desired it to be published.

December 11,235 p Router's correspondent at Rome states that enemy sirmen have dropped-bombs on Arcors, two people being killed and some wounded.

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THE ALLIES IN THE WEST,

December 11, 5.15 p.m. According to Benter's correspondent, a communique maya that the night has been quist except in Champagne, where, notwith standing the peretence of rain, there were sharp fasillades and torpedo fighting.

Details regarding resterday confirm the effectiveness of our

district,

artillery-between the Oise and the Aisne..

On the Quenneviera platsen, in the Vendrescell- German Works bag been seriously

December 11, 11:20 s... Beater's correspondent st: Salonica says that the reported

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December 10, 3.25 p.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Athens, in Ministerial order, according to a pre-arranged plan, and that the Bulgarians circles it is said that the Allied troops are withdrawing in perfect not be allowed to enter Greek territory.

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