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The Hongkong Telegraph

(ESTABLISHED Copyright, 1916

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TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1916.

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

MONTENEGRO REJECTS ALL

AUSTRIA'S DEMANDS.

FIGHTING RESUMED ON ALL FRONTS.

Great Slaughter of Turks By the Russians.

ENEMIES WITHDRAWING TROOPS IN THE BALKANS.

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

THE ITALIANS.

LIVELY BOMBARDMENTS.

Janusry 19, 11.45 p.m.

A Rome communique states:-The enemy bombarded Cimego and Borgo, causing a fire at Cimego. We replied bombarding Strada and Caldonezzo station where trains were moving.

On Monday night we repulsed an attack on the heights of Santa Maris, the enemy leaving thirty dead. -

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.

A BUSY PERIOD FOR THE BRITISH.

MONTENEGRO,

KING NICHOLAS LEAVES FOR ITALY.

January 19, 112p.m

A telegram received in Paris states that the King of Montenegro and his family, together with some diplomats, have embarked at San Giovanni for Italy,

THE REPORTED RUPTURE.

January 20, 230 s,m. According to Renter's correspondent at Bome, the report of the rapture in the Austro-Montenegrin negotiations spread in the afternoon. Nothing definite is yst koosa, but it appears to be confirmed by an announcement that King Nicholas and his family see coming to Italy.

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THE RUPTURE. CONFIRMED.

January 20, 3.10 p.: Renter's correspondent at Rome says the Mon- tenegrin Coosal General confirms the report of the rapture in the Austro-Montenegrin peace negotiations. He state that fighting has been resumed.

FIGHTING RESUMED ON ALL FRONTS.

January 20, 3.40 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Brindisi states that the Premier of Montengro has arrived there. He announces that King Nicholas and the Government have refused all the Austrian tazms and that fighting has been resumed on

all fronta

The King and his sons are still in Hontenegro midst the troops, organising a last stand...

THE ROYAL FAMILY."

January 20, 4.30 pa Renter's correspondent at Brindiai states that the Queen and the Princesses of Montenegro have arrived there. and have gone to Rome.

King Nicholas remains at Sonlari, and is organising resistance.

THE CAUCASUS CAMPAIGN.

TURKISH UNITS ANNIHILATED.

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TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.

NEW RECRUITING CAMPAIGN.

ANOTHER VOLUNTARY EFFORT.

January 20, 4.02. a.m. Lord Derby and his Committees have decided on a great new recruiting campaign for married and single men. The reopening of groupe has hitherto only secured a fraction of the eligibles, bat she resulta are sufficiently satisfactory to warrant a vigorous effort to secure all eligibles by voluntary methods. It is hoped that the Mayara and Provosts will assist to make the campaiga s complete

THE GERMAN CENSORSHIP.

LIVELY DEBATE IN THE REICHSTAG.

Jarruary 19, 11.40 px, According to a message from Amsterdam, there has Been s Iively debate in the Beichstag on the censorship.

$36 PER ANNUM:

TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

There has been a lively debate

in the Reichsing on the censur- ship.

Several Turkish units have been almost sunihilated în the Caucasus.

are still in Montenegro midst the King Nicholas and his sons troops, organising a last stand.

French trench guns between Soissons sod Rheims greatly damaged enemy works west. of Crsonne.

Lord Robert Cecil says that neither the new Emperor nor the Empire of China have yet been.” proclaimed.

The King of Montenegro and his family, together with some diplomats, have embarked at San Giovanni for Italy.

Herr Dittmann (Socialist) said the rights of the people had been trampled on, despite Labour's renunciation of its wespón of strikes during the war. Despite the party trus, Socialist editors had been subjected to a heavy censorship of purely political and non-military A party of British troops raided matter. He complained at the prohibition of criticism of semi- the enemy's trenches at dusk official articles and also of criticisms regarding the sanesion north of the River Lys and brought mania. He concluded by saying that everywhere peace was desired. back several prisoners.

| and that everywhere the people's will was thwarted.

Herr Fischback (Progressive) denounced the attempts of the Censor to compel papers to pablish inspired articles, and the prohibition of criticisms of Bank statementä.

The Russians have cocapied the town of Keprikey on the Arts,

and captured much booty. thirty-three miles east of Erzerumi,

Herr Sresemann (National Liberal) said the moet foolish thing of all was the suppression of the Reichstag proceedings, as the world war could only be won with public opinion. He complained that the A French air squadrom has country had been misled by the fact that only foreign articles bombed the stations at Metz and favourable to Germany had been allowed to be pablished. "The Arnsville, dropping twenty-two result," he declared, “is that we have been startled, as in waking bombs, damazing buildings. from a dream, to find enddenly facing us nothing but hatred, envy

and hostility, even from neutral countries. It is impossible to hide The Kairer has met King from those abroad that in many matters things are bad with us, Ferdinand at Nish, where u march that we bare great difficulties and that England's blockade is past of Bulgarian, Macedonian effective in many respects. The Government should take steps to and German troops was wildered. - tall the people, not that everything is going well, but that much is Sixteen British aeroplares on going ill, and that it is therefore s duty to accept every the 17th inst, attacked an enemy burden." He added that the people of England were allowed to supply deport at Desars, to the read accounts of battles and attacks, and that was due to a feeling north-east of Albert, causing of strength and greatness

considerable dainage.

After a reply by a representative of the Government, defending the censorship, the debate was immediately closured.

THE SHIPPING PROBLEM.

THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY.

January 19, 7.00 p.m.

Herr Dittmann complained in the Reichstag at the prohibition of criticism of semi official'articles and also of criticisms regarding the annexation manĪS.

A new battle has developed on. the frontier to the east of Czam-

In the House of Commoda, Mr. Runciman, in reviewing the owitz and consequent repeated shipping problem, said that the Government bad considered the attacks by numerous Basian commandeering of the whole of the British tonnage, but had decided columns are reported. According to Benter's correspondent at Petrograd, it is officially this would only aggravate the shortage. It was hoped by further announced that a Ruaian onslaught dislodged the Turkish centre economy of the requisitioned tounage to release vessels for ordinary the Turkish centre in the A Bassian onslaught dislodged in the Caucasus from strongly fortified positions north of Melaychent trade. The recent rise in freights was largely due to the sudden Cancasins from strongly fortified on a seventy-mile front. The Turks are retreating in panic and requisitioning to bring nitrates from South America. These vessels positions; the Turks are retreat. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a commannique, states that sixteen disorder towards the fortified plain of Erzarum. Several Turkish could only be replaced by neutrals who, commanded higher rates.ing în panie and disorder. -- of our seroplanes on the 17th inst. attacked an enemy supply depos units have been almost annihilated. at Desars, to the north-east of Albert, causing considerable damage. The communique emphasises that the Russian thrust at the

January 20, 115 m.

There were nineteen air encounters on that day, in five of which Turkish centre in the Caucaans sad the unexpected and violent enemy machines were brought down and two of our seroplanes were fight of the Turks was so hurried that they were unable to remove their dead. Hundreds of corpses strewed the path of the advancing Russians who frequently has to cross beights towering above the clouds and dig trenches deep in the show amid a blizzard.

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The enemy on the 18th exploded two mines to the south of Fricourt, doing but little damage.

We to-day successfully bombarded hostile tranches at several points and a party of our troops at dusk raided the enemy's trenches north of the River Lys and brought back several prisoners.

The enemy exploded a mine cear the "Hohenzollern Bedoubt and another in front of our trenches south-east of Givenchy. There was no damage.

Hostile artillery is active north-west of Fromelles and east of Our fire brought down a hostile aeroglane near Frelinghein.

AERIAL REPRISALE

Janary 20, 115 pizz

The Russians occupied the town of Keprikey on the Arax, thirty three miles east of Erzerum, and captured mach booty.

There has been fighting south-west of Lake Drumish, in Persia, where the Russians drove the Kurds to the south.

"THE FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS.

ENEMY'S HURRIED WITHDRAWAL.

January 20, 6.10a.m.

The Daily Mail's correspondent at Salonica reports a sudden A Paris communiqe states:-An enemy Nockhouse was des- and incomprensible change in the enemy's attititude. The Bulgarians troyed by shell-fire near Lahons.

and the Austro-Germans are hurriedly, withdrawing part of their

Our trench guns between Soissons and Rheing greatly damaged troops northward from the frontier.

the enemy works west of Czsonne.

Two German seroplanss dropped four borbe on Nancy on Tueday night. A French air squadron immediatly saconded and bombed the stations at Metz and Arnaville, droping twenty-two bombs, damaging buildings.

A GERMÁN COMMUNIQUE.

January 20, 1:30a.m. According to an Amsterdam massage, a German states that the Allied sirmen have bombed Metz.

GERMAN AEROPLANS CAPTURED.

January 20, 510 .... Paris.communique) ster that there have been:

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MILITARY REIVEW AT NISEL.

KAISER AND KING FERDINAND MEET,

January 19, 5.20 p.m. According to Beuter's correspondent st Amsterdam, s Nigh telegram says the Kaiser met King Ferdinand there yesterday, and, after exchanging cordial greetings, watched the march past of the Balgarian Macedonian and German troops.

For later pre ed to King Ferdinand a Froló baton, and King Ferdinand appointed the Kramer Colone

The Katmer's tatoue inclu General von Mickenser STC.

Mr. Runciman concluded by saying it might be necessary to exclude luxuries

THE ALLIED CONFERENCE.

PERFECT UNITY REVEALED.

January 20, 3.40 p.m.

In the Beichstag, Herr Fissch back denounced the attempts of the Censor to compel papera to publish inspired articles, and the prohibition of criticisms of Bank

statements”

Mr. Tennant says. the Garcian casualties as far ne zvailable"

Renter is authorised to state that the Allied War Council had up to the end of the year were:- for its object the continuation of the discussions inaugurated killed 588.986- died 24,080. in Paris for the purpose of sasuring perfect co-ordina-wounded 1,566 543; and missing. tion in the prosecution of the war. It also discussed 358,153

questions on naval, military, economic and many technical The Premier of MonteneŽIO matters on which the various Government Departments were con- has arrived 15 Brindisi; he salted. The decisions were naturally kept secret," but the latest announces that King Nicholas Conference has given the fallest evidence of perfect unity of par- and the Government have refused. pose, and determination and confidence in the conduct of the war to all the Austrian terma and that its eventual result

fighting has been resumed on all fronts.

THE PERSIAN SITUATION.

BRITISH APPROACHING KUT.

January 20, 4.55 p.m.

In the Caucasas, ha idreds of Tarkish corpses strewed the path of the advancing Russians, who frequently had to cross heights towering above the clouds and

In the House of Commons, Mr. Chamberlain announced that dig trenches deep in the mor General Alymer is seven miles from Kat:::.

The weather haa moderated and General Alymer has advanced

smid a blizzard.

Herr Stresemann, in the Bouch.

and was last night close to the Essin positions. (Cheers) General stag, said:-"It is impossible to Townshend reports that there is no fighting and no firing.

hide from those abroad that in

General Nixon left yesterday and the command was assumed many matters things are bad by General Sir Percy Lake.

BRITISH COMMUNIQUES.

A POSSIBLE EXTENSION.

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us, that we have great and that Engian