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WAR TELEGRAMS,

(Continued from Page 5.) ARABS PUT TO FLIGHT.

A CHRISTMAS DAY BATTLE.

January 20, 240 pm:

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY.

WAR TELEGRAMS.

INDIA'S BONE EXPORTS.

January 20, 3.38 pm.

SURGEON TO THE KING.

The official war correspondent with the New Zealand forces shility of a limit to prohibit the export of hanes from India. Mr. In the House of Commons, Sir J. D. Been suggested the adria. gives details of the fight at Meraamatrah on Christmas Day when Chamberlain, replied that he would draw the attention of the Raj to ibe New Zealanders and the 15th Sikhs, assisted by the Australian the matter. Light Horse and the English Teomanry, defeated an Arab force, killing over 200 of the enemy, while our casualties were only 60, The Arabs were escamped in a rocky doaga seven miles south of Morämstrak. After a bombardment of the enemy position the| Sikhs and New Zealanders såvanced under a heavy fire to within 200 yards of the enemy where the real fighting began. The Sikhs fought with great dash and courage and seemed to disdain cover, to the admiration of the New Zealandera. Finally the British force drove out the enemy at the point of the bayonet.

LEFT FOR PARIS.

January 20, 2.40 p.m."

January 20, 10.40 p.m.

Col. Hendley, of the Indian Medical Corps, has been gazetted Honorary Surgeon to the Kmg.

THE COMPULSION BILL.

POSITION OF TERRITORIALS.

January, 20, 10.40 p.m.

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Any European, Non-Asiatic or Colony should apply in writing Indian desiring to leave the for permission to do so to the Captain Superintendent of Police.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Tennant described the position The French Minieters and President Wilson's special envoy to of the Territoriala under the Compulsion Bill. The married men Barope, Colonel Hanse, have left for Paris.

and men unsuitable for foreign service would be anaffected. The rest would be entitled to volunteer for foreign servics in their at least 48 hours before the in- present regiments. Ample opportunity for so volunteering would occur in the next five weeks. Those who did not volunteer would be discharged from the Territorials and compulsorily enlisted. An amendment for exempling home service Territorials was rejected by 259 to 27.

IN THE BALKANS.

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ENEMY'S NEW MOVE.

January 20, 2.40 pm. French war correspondenta at Salonics confirm the statement that Germans and Bulgarians are going north vard from Monastir, probably to the Rassian front. They have been suffering from a great lack of food in Macedonia. The contents of the enemy Legs- tions in Athens are being removed towards Mrcedonia. -

GERMAN DEVILRY.

January 20, 2.40 p.m.

The Serbians who returned to their houses are escaping to Salonica as the Germans are punishing with death sayone out after dark, and are publicly flogging both sexes for the slightest offences.

ALLIED LANDING,

January 20, 2.40 p.m. A message from Athens says the Allied troops are landing Mitylene.

DEDEACATCH BOMBARDED.

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January 20, 10.40 pm Renter's correspondent at Salonics telegraphs that yesterday warships bombarded Dadaagatoh, doing considerable damage. À train was destroyed and several storehouses set on fire.

ITALY RE-EXAMINING THE UNFIT.

January 20, 2.40 p.m.

Reuter's correspondent at Bome says those who were reported se medically unfit are being re-examined and those who have re covered are sent to join the colours.

THE

PERSIA" ENQUIRY.

January 20, 4.45 p.m. The Board of Trade will enquire into the loss of the Persia.

SUVLA BAY.

AN AMPLE ENQUIRY PROMISED.

January 20, 5.30 pm: In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith said that arrangements for the extension of the Allied Councils were progressing. He announced that the Government had decided that an enquiry into the Bavla Bay operations was impracticable at the present time, but finally an ample enquiry would be held and full justice done.

THE BLOCKADE.

NAVY AND FOREIGN OFFICE.

January 20, 5.30 p.m. In the House of Commons, Major Hunt called attention to the British blockade and asked whether it was effective Sir Edward Grey said be understood the matter would be discussed next week, bat any statement that the Navy was crippled by the Foreign Office was grossly unfair and entirely mis-represented the fact.

BRITISH SUBMARINE AGROUND.

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January 20, 530 p.m. The Admiralty announces that a British submarine has gone aground on the Dutch coast. A British destroyer rescued some of the officers and crew while the remainder are being taken to Holland on a Dutch warship.

AVIATION.

BRITISH SUPERIORTY.

January 20, 7:30 p.m.

THE SERBIAN GOVERNMENT.

January 20, 10.40 p.m.

A message from Athens says the Serbian Government has arrived at Corfe

THE RUSSIANS.

A SPLENDID THRUST.

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January 20, 11.30 p.m. According to Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam, an Austrisa communique confirms the seriousness of the Bassian thrust on the Bessarabia frontier. It says that between Toporanty and Bojan and admits that yesterday the Bassians repeatedly penetrated the The Austrians have to face almost hourly attacks by superior forces trenches elsewhere. In some places the troops were under a tevare artillery fire the whole day.

ENEMY DEFEATED IN PERSIA.

January 21, 4.50 am.

A message from Teheran says that after a most difficult march OVDI KNOW-COTGred passen, the Russian forces surrounded and defeated

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A FRUITFUL OFFENSIVE.

January 21, 4.50 a.m Beater'e correspondent at Petrograd states that the Press emphasises the importance of the Russian offensive in Bukowina in drawing of large German forces from the Balkans and isolating the Bulgarians, who are thus unable to attack Salonica or to operate in

Albania.

SUCCESSES ON LAND AND SEA.

January 20, 11.30 pm.

A Petrograd communique says that in the Drink region we successfully bombarded the enemy colums approaching Schloss- berg, and we repulsed several feeble attacks in the middls Strypa. Our torpedo bosta on January 17 raided the north-east coast of Asia Minor, destroying 183 sailing ships, of which 73 were laden with provisions. At Kaprikety we captured guns, artillery, ammunition, and prisoners. The Tear has sent a message to the Russian forces in the Caucasus expressing his sincere gratitude at the blow delivered.

AMERICA AND THE WAR.

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January 21, 4.05 s... Beater's Washington correspondent states that Mr. Daniels, the Secretary of the Navy, advocated a naval programme before the Naval Committee of the House of Representatives on the ground that at the close of the war, with grest wealth and an increasing fleet, America would be able to call an international conference on the limitation of armaments. The members of the Commitise argued that America could call a conference without increasing the feet, There was no animated debate in the Senate on the rights of neutrals

WE In a statement in the House of Commons, Mr. Tennant showed that the Southern States cared mere for property than for the lives quality of Bugxt. We give our special in the war. Senator Willisms, of Mississippi, repudiated the idas Gingees are all fresh and of the first pick. that the British airmen in Flanders continually hold the offensive. of women and children who had been sent to their graves in the tention to be besimes

Our Byp is prepared from the best They are perpetually penetrating the German liass and the Germans ocean. He did not intend to worry the President about loss of pro- mensly remain on the defensive, for which work, the Fokkers, the perty until the question of the loss of women and children had been latest type of German aeroplane, is alone suitable. But the main settled with Germany. Southerners knew that if the shipment of purpose of aeroplanes is reconnaissance and directing artillery which cotton to the Allies was cut off cotton would be worth only four the British are always able to carry out if the Germans came cents. behind the Allied linse we had defensive machines which were quite equal to the Fokkers. The Germans advertise the British casualties and conceal their own. The British authorities, however, were antixfied with the good performanos of the Air Service.

NEW ZEALAND AND COMPULSION.

January 20,8.50 p. According to Reater's correspondent at Wellington, Mr. Massey, the Premier of New Zealand, in a speech, stated that if the volun- tary system failed compulsion would be adopted,

TO PREVENT FURTHER TROUBLE.

January 20, 8.30 pm:

AUSTRALIAN EXPORTS PROHIBMED.

January 21, 4,50 mm.

Beuter's Melbourne correspondent says a Proclamation has been

issued prohibiting all exports.

KAISER DECORATED FOR BRAVERY!

January 21, 4.50a.m.

According to Penter's correspondent at Sydney, Mr. Hughes

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