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February 12 1916.

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SUNDAY,

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

THE BALKAN SITUATION: GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN ANXIETY.

HEAVY GERMAN BANK FAILURES.

Norwegian Steamer Mined.

CHINESE ON BOARD TORPEDOED DUTCH BOAT.

[Renter's Service to The Telegraph.")

THE BALKAN SITUATION.

FRENCH GAIN STRONG NATURAL POSITIONS.

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February 12, 215 pm According to Benter's correspondent at Paris, French war

that the 537 correspondenta

still Salonica

eaemy shows no offensive tactics, but that the French have advanced and crossed the Vardar and have installed themselves on the right bank of the river, in the important regions of Yeaito and Verria, immediately constracting defence works.

They have thus gained strong natural positions which might prove invaluable against the enemy's heary guns.

The announcement of farther Allied re- inforcements enhances interest in the movement.

It is believed that the Germans are preparing for a raid on Salenice with three Zappe ins and twenty seroplanes.

AUSTRIA AND GERMANY ALARMED!

February 18, 3.35 p.m. The battle of Cerowitz, în which the Russians are taking a strong inftative, is daily increasing in importance and is osusing the utmost anxiety to the Austrians and Germans,

Bailway communication between Russia and Roumanis is in terrupted owing to the movement of troops in Bessarabia. This, aombined with the French move on the Vardar, opens a new phase in the Balkans, and the Germans openly continue to express fears of Boumania joining the Allies.

NO OCCUPATION OF YENITSO AND VERRIA.

February 12, 10.10 p.m. Better's correspondent at Salonica has been saaured that there has been no occupation of Yanitso and Verria'; there have been only OKTKity reconnaissances.

M. BRIAND AND CARDINAL MERCIER.

February 12, 3.45 p.m. According to Reater's correspondent at Rome, M. Briand and Cardinal Marcier had a cordial conversation.

SPAIN'S NEW AFRICAN POLICY. SENOR HONTARIA'S. STRIKING STATEMENT.

February 12, 3.45 p.m. Madrid sys Renter'a correspondent a

tast a striking `sistement of Spanish policy" in Africa was sie by the ex Minister Senor Hoatacia; who said: It is indispensible that Spain should occupy the coast opposite the Canaries, as wall se Infi, and join up with the Tangier Spanish territory, in order to avoid its passing into the hands of other nations.

The Premier was present and congratulated Seaor Hontaris most heartily,

MR. GARRISON'S RESIGNATION,

AMERICAN PRESS CRITICISMS.

February 12, 135 p.m. Renter's New York correspondent says that the resignation of Mr. Lindley M. Garrison (Secretary for War) is due to his dias.grea mans with President Wilson's foreign policy as lacking in vigour and his disapproval of the proposed abandonment of the Philippines. The Expublican Press ways that the departure of such & strong man constitutes another evil omen for the Wilson administrs tica

The New York Herald says that the present situation at Washing- son is far worse than at any time during the war. The United States fallen into the German trap designed to hamper "Allied shipping by preventing its admission into American ports,

His suggested in New York that one motive for the United State's moquiescence to the German policy is the hope of securing the pags of a Government Shipping Purchase Bill. Gistaken for grant- that Great Britain and her, Allies will not disarm their merchantman and it is pointed out that the right of arming them is immemorial, and established by American as well as British decisions.

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GERMAN'S TORPEDO DUTCH BOẠT :

A BASELESS PRETEXT,"

February 12, 4.30 p..

It transpires that thirty siz Chinese were aboard the Dutch tank steamer, the Artemis, which a German torpedo boat sank off the Dutch coast upon the baseless preters that there had been a breach of orders.

February 18 1215,

Temperature 6 Humidity

FEBRUARY 13, 1916.

WAR TELEGRAMS.

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

GENERAL SMUT'S APPOINTMENT.

SOUTH AFRICA'S WARM APPRECIATION.

February 12, 3.35 p.m. Beater's correspondent at Capetown saya that the appoint ment of General Smuts to the Enst African command is warmly appreciated in South Africa, although the circumstances rendering General Smith Dorrion's participation impossible are regretted.

THE ENTENTE AND AMERICA.

REPRESENTATIONS CONCERNING MERCA NTMEN.

February 12, 9.50 p.m. Reater's correspondent at Washington says that representatives of the Entente have made oral representations to Mr. Lansing re- garding the Americsa memorandum of Januxy 29, con cerning the disarming of merchantmen.

It is understood that Mr. Lansing has informed the Entente that he is unwilling to adopt the suggestion.

THE NAVAL INTRIGUE

- ADMIRALS AGAINST LORD FISHER'S RETURN.

February 12, 1.35 p.m.

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$36 PER ANNUM

ACCIDENT ON THR

CRICKET GROUND.

BELGIUM'S SACRIFICE,

Two Well-known Player's Sustain Bad Injuries.

February 11, 5.00 pm Mans. J. Reikia, the Belgian Colonial Minister, on being ban- quetted in London, made a notable speech. He said that Belgium had The cricket match on the Hong- sacrificed herself for her plighted word. The responsibilities for the kong Cricket Club ground an hostilities in Central Africs rested entirely with Germany, who Saturday afternoon was marited dreamt of creating a rast colonial Trane-African Empire at the by a nasty accident, as a result expense of Belgium. Today this dream had vanished and every-of which two of the Club's best- where the farcas of the Allies were overwing German territory.known and most popular-mêm- Mr. Banar Law, who presided, paid a tribute to the heroic Balgiasa bera-Mr. Richard Hancock and and emphasised that the end of the war would not come till Bai Mr.C. A. Hooper-received rather gium's wrongs have been avenged.

bad injuries.

FORD PEACE CONFERENCE OPENED.

February 11, 5.10 p.m Rester's correspondent at Stockholm says the Ford Peace Con- ference has opened.

GERMAN-AMERICAN PLOTS.

February 11, 510 p.m. Renter's correspondent at San Francisco grates that the Federal Grand Jary has resurned sixty-one indictments in connection with Admirals Sir Noel Moore and Sir Atkinson Willes (retired) the alleged German conspiratas sa vistate Armeriaan neur duty. write to the Morning Post supporting its protests against the intrigue" to bring Lord Fisher back to the Admiralty, and declare that the majority of Naval men havs perfect confidence in Mr. Balfour and his naval colleagues, especially Admiral Sir Henry B. Jackson.

MUNITIONS OUTPUT.

1534 CONTROLLED ESTABLISHMENTS.

February 12, 1.35 put The Ministry of Munitions announces that there are cow 2834 controlled establishments.

NORWEGIAN STEAMER MINED,

February 12, 135 p.m. The Norwegian steamer Vasli has been mined off Terschelling. The Captain, chief engineer and second mate have been drowned.

GERMAN BANKS FAIL

THOUSANDS OF DEPOSITORS RUINED:

February 12, 1.35 p.m. The Gate at Lausanne announces that the two of the largest banks in Southern Germany are în liquidation. The liabilities amount to twenty-five millions sterling, and thousands of depositors are ruined.

FRENCH MISSION TO ITALY.

A PERFECT AGREEMENT REACHED,

February 12, 135 p.m.

TURKS REPORT GREAT BATTLES.

Feruary 11, 5.45 p.

A Turkish communique reports two violent battles with General | Aylmer on the right bank of the Tigria, but no change near Kut

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CAMEROON GERMANS FOR SPAIN.

February 11, 6.55 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Madrid states that the German sol- diera for internment in Spain, from the Cameroons, number 2,000, and with their families they total over four thousand.

BULGARIA'S ATTITUDE.

February 11, 6.55 p.m. According to Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam the Balgs- rian War Minister in an interview emphasised that Búlgaria is fighting only for herself and ha declared that as soon as the Salonica cam- paign is finished the war would be over for Balgaria.

THE BRITISH NAVY.

February 10, 8.25 p.m. "The editora of twenty French provincial papers and a number of distinguised nental journalists visited the battle cruiser feet At banquesa in Rome the most cordial speeches have been made and were deeply impressed with the might of the British navy. It by M. Briand Signor Salandra and Baron 3. Sonning, emphasising unity is the world's greater concentration, of speed, combined with of action. M. Briand, after an interview with Baron Seaning yester-sa-power, with fresh and alert officers and mea, despite the long

The visitors considered it day morning, said that the Franco-Italian agreement, on all its waiting in constant battle array. points, was absolutely perfect. His visit had convinced him of the wonderful manifestation of a power, as this fiest is only one of sincerity sad clearsightedness of Italy's policy.

three tremendous lines of offence and defence..

A CONFERENCE IN PARIS,

February 12, 10.20 p.m. According to Beater'a correspondent at Bome at a conference between MM. Briand and Bourgeois and Baron Sannino to-day, it was agreed to hold, in Paris, as soon as possible a conference between the representatives of the Allies, with a view to the closes co-operation.

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.

FRENCH CAPTURE ENEMY TRENCHES.

February 12, 5.30 p.m.

A Paris communique says that in Champagne we effected a grenade attack Near Mesnil Bill we captured three hundred metres of enemy trenches and repulsed a nocturnal counter-attack, taking sixty-five prisoners.

RUSSIANS PROGRESS IN THE CAUCASUS:

(Havas Telegram),

February 11.

It is reported from Petrograd that to the east of Tchemarine, we captured the heights, repalaing cosater-attacks. South-east of Trebon we carried fortified baights, saking prisoners. We progressed in the Caucasus, and, southward of Hamadan best important enemy forces.

The Tear has left for the front.

Near Keredhe, a Cossack patrolling party arrested four Europe- ans, including the Turkish Ambassador.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

ARMED MERCHANTMEN,

February II, 5.10 p.m. Reater's correspondent at Washington says the Austro-Gerraan. memoranda with regard to armed merchantmen is expected to lead to the Government warning Americans that they travel by armed merchantmen at their own risk, thus raversing the previous policy

MINE-SWEEPERS ATTACKED.

The Club team was fielding at the time, and the players named. | both ran to catch the ball when they came into violent collision... Both were immediately stunned, and examination revealed the fact that they were badly cnt about the head and face. - Mr. Hancock received a serious cat above the eye, and his forehead was also badly injured; while Mr. Hooper sustained a number of facial cate and had several teeth knocked

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Both were removed to their homespabere they receivời med- bevi site visa, Braber af so the day ng to be intereÍ:

Oa enquiry to-day, we learn that both are progressing as well as can be expected. The many friends of both gentlemen will hear of the accident with uch regret and will wish for them a speedy recovery from their in- juries.

VOLUNTEER RESERVE

ORDERS.

HEVROrder No. 18, issned yesterday by Major Wakeman, Commanding E.K.V.R., state

Parades for the week Eading the

19th instant. "A"" Band.C"Jompanies on the Cricket Ground on Friday the 18th inst. at 5.15 p.m. for Batallion Drill. Dress: dril order.

Recruits on the Oricket Ground: on Monday the 14th inst, Wednes day the 16th inst., and Thursday p.m Drem: the 17. inet, at 5.15 drill order.

Sizusting Section will parade. at Volunteer Headqa ters on.

day the 15th inst, and Friday the Monday the 14th inst., Wednee-

18th inst., at 5.15 p.m. Uniform to be wor

Musketry. Members of “D” Co, who are February 11, 960 p.m.

able to do so, will attend at A Garman destroyer flotilla attacked four British mi asweepers on the Dogger Bink yesterday night. They asak vas, as Arici, ¦ Aung's Park Range on Welce and attempted to torpedo another which rescaal tares British cars day, the los lust, 8: 215 pm, and twenty-one mens A Berlia commanique attempts to devise a to fire Part I Ma-key Chares. great victory from this by calling the mine-sweepers craisers. The Names of those attending to be British Admiralty announces that the other three mine-sweepers sent to the Adjutant by 2 p.m.

on Tuesday, the 15th instant. returned safely.

Detail. On daty nail the morning of the 18th inst—“A” Co.

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.

HOSTILE ARTILLERY BUSY.

February 1, 11. 35 p.m.

Note:-N. C.O and men doing daty ut Tai-bo-wan and Stocscut- ize will receive pay & cording to İrank and banter Du hien of General Sir Dougisa Haig reports; Wo aprang tares piata raisous) for the as they are ou north of Carnop and another south of Fosse eight Tas enemy. 0% "C" Companies will sprang a mine south-west of the "Hohenzollern Redca's," outwe nad pay sheets (in duplicate) no casualties. Hostile artillery was active north of Albert, Loos munt and Ypres and the enemy shelled" Armentieres and Eleverdinghe.

VIOLENT COUNTER-ATTACK REPULSED.

February 12, 1.25 am."

A Paris communique says: In Belgian ar field guns eer iously damaged an enemy fort. We blew up masitions depote near the Passchendaeis Canal in Artois. There was an intermittens con- nonade near the Lille Road, south of the Somme on the 8th and 9th February. We recaptured a large part of the trenches south of Frise and repulsed a violent counter-attack north of the Aisas. On the Heights of the House our artillery wrecked enemy works,

THE RUSSIANS.

BOMBARDING TURKISH COAST.

February 14, 11.25

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A Petrograd & communique report a heavy a tiller dael

tor yada bosta continue to bombard the Turkisk ocast.

The crew were given five minutes grace to get into the boats but the torpedo was fired before the expiry of that time. The German bost steamed off without concerning itself about the safety that merchantmen should be allowed guns for self-defence and that the Bigs front. German attacks were repulsed elsewhere. of the scow, but, happily, the tanks kept the Artemis aflost and the Americans have the right to travel on the high sesa unmolested. tzow were able to zatura aboard.

Reversion.

CorpL A. Edwards reverts to the ranks at his own request and is posted to Co. "C" Section 3.

Posting.

P. C.. Hay, having joined, is allotted Corps No. 556 and posted to Co "B" Section 1. Notice.

The Hon. Mr. H E. Pollock, KO., baa kindly presented a handsome trophy to the Corps for Kifle Shooting. Details will be published in due course.

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