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January 27 1916,

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TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

January 27 1915,

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THURSDAY, JANUA RY

1916.

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TO-DAY'S

WAR TELEGRAMS,

THE SUPPLY OF COAL TO GREECE.

THE BLOCKADE.

ERRONEOUS FIGURES CORRECTED.

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.

GERMAN ADVANCE FRUSTRATED.“

January 25, 5.25 p.m.

TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has endorsed the Compulsion Bill The Dominion liner Nomeman has been beached. No lives were lost

Anglo-Greet accord has been reached regarding the supply of

[coal for "Greek industrial enter

January 26, 1245 p.m. The Press Bureau, în its statement on the blockade, says the A Paris communique reparts night-long artillery activity in priva figures recently quoted by the Morning Post are incorrect, as they Belgium, and confirms the report that the Germans attempted to Lord Lansdowne has urged the really apply to France, Italy and other countries besides neutrals, advance at the mouth of the Yaer, saying they were frustrated by Government not to be so lavish It says the imports into Holland and Scandinavia from all sources our guns. The enemy suffered appreciable lossss. The Germans with exemptions under the Com- mere 1,101,766 tons of wheat and flour in 1915, compared with 1,109,- resumed their Artois attack, in the region of Neuville, on a larger pulsion Bill. 000 in 1913; maize, 1,789,000 compared with 1,194,600; and cotton, scale. There was a fresh series of mine explosions after a most 310,451 tone, compared with 73,708. With reference to boots, the violent bombardment on a front of 1,500 yards. The French guns statement says the increase is largely due to the requirements of drove back the advancing Germans who only got into two crstars. AN UNDERSTANDING REACHED WITH ENGLAND. Italy and Russia, while the increase in bacon for Holland is entirely on behalf of the Belgian Belief Commission, and the Morning Post did not mention the bacon going to France and Italy, both of which have largely increased their imports.

The Blockade: Some Misconceptions Removed.

HOUSE OF LORDS AND THE COMPULSION BILL.

[Beater's Service to The Telegraph."]

THE "NORSEMAN.”

LINER SAFELY BEACHED.

January 26, 12.45 p.m. The Dominion liner Norseman has been beached. No lives were lost.

THE LUSITANIA AFFAIR.

GERMAN PROPOSAL REJECTED.

January 28, 120 pm

Beater's Washington correspondent states that Mr. Lansing, with the approval of President Wilson, haa rejected Germany's latest proposal for a settlement of the Lasitania affair, but negotiz- tions are being continued as the proposal is partially satisfactory.

THE FORD EXPEDITION:

TO WAIT FOR PEACE.

January 26, 1.20 p.m.

MILITARY APPOINTMENT.

January 28, 3:30 p.m. Brevet Colonel A. W. Forbes has been garated En5rkstion. Commandant, with the raak of Temporary Brigadier General.

BRITAIN AND GREECE.

COAL PROBLEM SETTLED.

January 26, 2.25 pm. Beuter's correspondent at Athens states that Anglo-Greek accord has been reached regarding the supply of coal for Greek industrial enterprises, Britain authorising the export of saficient for those needs and also sufficient to the Admiralty for the needs of the Greek Fleet.

PUBLIC ECONOMY.

THE CLOSING OF MUSEUMS.;

Januiry 26, 12.45 p.m.

The Right Hon. Mr. E.S. Montagu estimates that fifty thousand sterling annually can be saved by closing the museume.

[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertions on this

page they will be found on the Extra).

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE RUSSIANS.

ENORMOUS CAPTURES IN THE CAUCASUS”-

January 25, 4.30 p.m.

WITH THE BRITISH.

January 26, 12.15 am.

Lord Haldane support this Compulsion Bill on the principle that compulsion is inherent in the Constitution.

Brevet Colonel A. W. Forbes. has been gezetted Embarkation | Commandant, with the rank of General Sir Douglas Haig reporta successful bombardmenta at Temporary Brigadier General. Oville, Labaisselle, Lebridour, and Boesinghe, exploding a bomb- store in the enemy's lines. The German artillery has been active About Locs and Hooge Air-craft of both sides has been active, thongh wa maintained the supremacy.

MARKED ACTIVITY.

January 28, 1.15 am

The Working Committee of at Stockholm until the peace the Ford Expedition will remain

negotiations are officially begun

The Right Hon. Mr. B. & Montagu estimates that" fifty thousand sterling annually can. A Paris communique says that the Anglo-French artillery south be saved by closing the museums east of Boesinghe in Belgium, violently bombarded and seriously Dr. Robert Horton, in a letter damaged enemy. works. Two German saroplanes this morning to the Timer, appeals for funds dropped fifteen bombe in the suburbs of Dunkirk, killing five and to prevent the withdrawal of the wounding three people. There has been a most lively canonnade London Missionary Society from in Artois, east of Neuville and in the Wailly region, where several Mirzapur.

Britian is authorising the ex- of the enemy's batteries were silenced. We dispersed an important

nemy convey in the Craonne district, North of the Aime a heavy part of anfficient coal for Greek German battery attempted to shell a bridge. Berry-sa-bac was industrial needs and also thei damaged by our heavy guns. A small enemy detachment in the ent to the Admiralty for the needs ssctor of Mouilly, on the heights of the Meuse, attempted to approach of the Greek Fleet. our limas after a heavy bombardment. They were easily dispersed by the fire of our artillery. In the Vosges me effectively abelled the enemy positions at Muhlbach and Stossvibr.

NANCY SHELLED.

In moving the second reading

of the Compulsion Bill, Lrd Lansdowne urged, that speedy victory was the greatest factor, both in industry and finance.

Cotton and seed produced Beater's correspondent at Paris reports that shells fired at under the Cotton Growing Asso- Nancy wrecked a few houses. There German seroplanes dropped a ciation's auspices is now worth few bombs on the town and also messages warning the townspeople over a million sterling annually, that there would be another bombardment on the Kaiser's birthday, and the work is only beginning.

January, 25, 8.50 p.m.

DISCOVERY ON DUTCH STEAMER.

COPPER AS 'HAMMERS.

January 25, 6.50 pam.

Beuter's correspondent at Petrograd says that ina number of The Foreign Office announces that fifteen cases of copper, Ottoman effectives at Erzeram is 120,000. Daring the parauit labelled Hammer," have been found on a Swedish steamer from Reuter's correspondent at Stockholm says the Working men, scores of machine guns, and as enormous quantity of war America contained four hundred revolvers.

towards Exzertum, the Russians captared fifty officers, four thousand America, sad the parcel post on a Dutch steames from South Committee of the Ford Expedition will remain there until the pesce material negotiations are officially began.

THE COTTON INDUSTRY,

GREAT FUTURE POSSIBILITIES.

January 26, 2.30 p.m:

THE ADVANCE.

Janoszy 25, 4,30 p.m. According to Beater's correspondent at Petrograd the Russians are now three miles from Pinsk.

AVIATIONS IN THE BALKANS.

A RECORD RAID>

In an address to the Society of Arts, Mr. Hatton, the Chairman of the Cotton Growing Association, emphasised the enormona possibilities of India and the value of the assistance reodered to the

January 25, 4.30 p.m. Raj by the Association, by reporting on the new types of cotton. Reuter's correspondent at Athens reports that the air raid at Dealing with the steps taken by the Association to meet the Monasti and Ghevgbeli is regarded as a record in the accals of crisis at the outbreak of war, he paid a tribute to the patriotism of aviation. A French biplane was compelled to descend owing to a the banks in providing credits of half a million sterling to enable broken wheel. The Greek anthorities have issued ordara to facilitata the Association to finance various crops. The Council's view was the return of the aviators. that the industry had received a set-back and would require careful mursing to enable it to resume its advance. Cotton sad seed pro- | duced under the Ascociation's auspices were now worth over a million sterling annually and the work was only beginning. Large districts in Africa were still untouched, and in Mesopotamis there ware possibilities of growing sufficient cotton to Esep half the spindles in the world employed.

THE COMPULSION BILL

HOUSE OF LORDS DEBATE.

January 26, 12.45 p.m.

In the House of Lorde; in moving the second reading of the Compulsion Bill, Lord Lansdowne urged that speedy victory was the greatest factor, both in industry and in finance. Lord Derby's summaried man were coming in in larger proportions, but he urged the *Kovernment not to be so lavish with exemptions.

Lord Haldane supported the Bill on the principle that come pulsion was inherent in the Constitution.

The Archbishop of Canterbury likewise endorsed the Bill Lord Carson, in winding up the debate, said that he failed to "list was recognised by the Constitution and law, and by

ample, should be abhorrent to the spirit of liberty.

KING AND QUEEN OF MONTENEGRO.

FOLLOWED BY AEROPLANES.

January 25, 5.40 pm. Reater's correspondent st Rome says that throughout the flight of their Majestien the King and Queen of Montenegro from Podgoriza to San Giovanni aeroplanes hovered above them, dropp ing bombe. There was also firing by machine guns. The torpedo- bost on which their Majesties travelled was also attacked by submarines, these being driven off by Italian warahipa.

SWEDEN'S ATTITUDE.

THE PREMIER'S. DECLARATION,

January 25, 610 pm.

NEW ZEALAND'S LOYALTY.

SIXTY THOUSAND MEN.

January 28, 3.55 p

To the House of Commons Mr. Bonar Law said that by Jane New Zealand will have raised a force of sixty-thousand men.

ANOTHER LINER SUNK.

The Chairman of the Cotton Growing Association asys that in Mesopotamia there are possibili- ties of growing sufficiens cotton to keep half the spindles in the world employed.

The Press Bareen, in its statement on the blockade, says

the figures recently quoted by the Morning Post are incorrect, so they really apply to France, Italy and other countries besides neutrals.

Speaking on the Compulsion Bill, Lord Curzia said he failed to see why what was recognised. by the Constitution and law, and by Colonial example, should be abhorrent to the spirit of liberty.

Mr. Lansing, with the approval of President Wilson, has rejectad Germany's latest proposal for s settlement of the Lusitania afir but negotiations are being con tinued as the proposal is partially satisfactory,

ML. Hatton, the Chairman of the Cotton Growing Association, emphasises the enormous post-

January 25, 8.20 p.m. Telegrame from Liverpool my that the Dominion liner Norse man has been sank.

The sa. Norseman was built in 1897 sad belonged to the British and North Ailatic Steam Navigation Co. Her gross ton-hilitice of India and the value of nage was 9,545, her length 500 feet, breadth 62 feet]

HILE END ELECTION RESULT.

January 25, 1145 pm. The Mile End bye-election resalted as follows

Mr. Warwick Brookes (Coalition) Mr. Billing (Independent)

1,991

1815

Coalition majority

378

WAR-TIME LEGISLATION.

January 26, 12.15 a m

In the House of Commons the Trading with the Enemy Bill was

The House voted an addition of 50,000 men to the Navy..

Pie January 28, 12.15 x-m.

Beater's correspondent at Stockholm says that in the Chamber read a third time. the Premier repeated with emphasis bis previous declaration that they had to reckon with all contingencies where the maintenance of Peace, despite all efforts, might not be possible for Sweden. Only In the House of Lords, the Military Service Bill was reda Swedish point of view could be considered; their sympathies could second time, and the Parlament Bill a third time.

{Continued on

decade nothing,

the assistance rendered to the Raj by the Amociation, by reporting on the new types of cotton.

DON'T FORGET.

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