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TELEGRAMS.
[Bouter's Bervios to the "Telegraph.”]
THE EGYPTIAN SUCCESS.
Over Thirten Hundred Prisoners.
December 26, 3.85 p.m. An official message from Egypt says that in the Maghdabah engagement the i stal number of priconera captured was 1,350, of which forty-five wore cficers. Seron guns were also taken. The number of the enemy engaged was about two thousand, therefore the force was practically destroyed,
To the south, our mobile foross penetrated the Mitla Paw and destroyed the defennoe at the eastern end, berides burning the campe in the neighbourhood.
ON THE WESTERN FRONT.
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Good work by French Aeroplanes.
December 26, 4.05 pm. A French communique mya:-Ton French seroplanes bombed the railway station and hatments at Numis and bivouses at Chapitre and Ourschampe woods.
SIR SAM HUGHES AND UNIVERSAL SERVICE.
· December 26, 3.35 p.m. According to Beuler's correspondent at Ottawa, General Sir: Ban Haghes, former Minister of Defence, in a speech, strongly favoured universal military training for boms defence and com. palsory service overseas.
SPANISH STEAMER SUNK.
December 28, 100 p.m. The Spanish steamer Marques de Urqui Jo has been sunk.
THE BALKAN STRUGGLE.
Fresh German Regiments on Serbian Front.
December 26, 1.00 p.m. Beuter's correspondent si Balorios saya that no fewer than four fresh Carman regiments and a number of beary goos have appared on the Serbian front. The Germans are striving hard to retain the mecendency in the air and brought up several new aeroplanes of the latest type, each of which has two osobine guns, and aro agsin crowing our lines with comparative impunity.
EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN.
Portuguese Successes Annouac.d.
Dormber 20, 1.00 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Lisbon saya:-It is officially announced that the whole of the right back of the River Rivama is! in the hands of the Portuguese, besides a most important post on the left bank in German territory.
FRENCH MINISTERS IN LONDON.
December 26, 3.35 p.m.
The French Ministers M. Ribot and M. Thom have arrived in London.
BRITISH WAR CONFERENCES.
Invitations to the Domlatoas.
December 26, 6.49 p.m.
The Secretary of 8 mie for the Colonies telegraphed to the Dominions yesterday saying :-His Majesty's Government does not contemplate a seesion of the ordinary Imperial Conference, but a special War Couferenos of the Empire. I therefore invite your Premier to attend a series of special and continuous meetings of the War Cabinet to consider urgent questions regarding the prosecution of the war and the preïble conditions, in agreement with our Allier, when we sent to pesce, and the problems therefrom arising. For the purpose of these meetings, your Premier will be member of the War Cabinet. In view of the urgency and importance of the subjects for discussion it is hoped that your Premier will attend not later than the end of February, and, if unable to attend, wil! sypoint a substitate.
The Secretary of State for India is telegraphing the Viosray in similar terms, stating that he will represent Indis at these sittings, ́and desiring the assistanos of two gentlemen to be specially selected in consultation with the Viceroy, as foreshadowed by Lord Hardings's speech, delivered yn September 22, 1915.
RUSSIA AND the ALLIES,
President Wilson's Proposal to ba Refused,
December 26, 4,55 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Petrograd states that M. Poktowski, the new Foreign Minister, has made an important statement to Pross representativen. He said that after the war the Alliance between Rasi, France and Britain would be uзasolidated by a close soonomic mnion. The war would be continued matila décisive victory was secured. President Wilson's Note could not alter the situation. The Allise would reply fully, but would refas President Wilson's .proposal. Then they would reiterate that they would continue the war'natil the restoration of the ravaged territories and the existance of amal! nations had been guaranteed and a new world conflagration becom absolutely impossible. M. Pokrowski indicated that there would be farther military messures “Anally to end Greek vacillations.”
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[Renter's Service in The "Telegraph."]
FURTHER ADVANCE IN MESOPOTAMIA.
December 26, 10.20 p.m. 2.
A Mesopotamia official message states:—B÷itish Cetschments advanced to the right bank of the Tigris and amsolidated the position to the south and east of Kut,
Cavalry destroyed Ginaub's fort, which has been the base of hostile Arabs.
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on an Extra).
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
*- INDIAN POLITICS.
December 22, 6.18 a.m. "The Times," referring in an editorial to the memoran- dum to the Viceroy from nineteen representatives of the Imperial Council say “A document which does not bear the name of a single representative of the fighting raom of India or of a single member of tho Punjab can hardly be held to embody the views of all Indian communition. While the memorandum appears to have been drafted in baste and without careful consideration Indian politicians gen- erally, and the signatories to the memorandum in particular, would be well advised to remember that the culminating phases of the greatest war in history do not codetitate an appropriate time for the pressing of extravagant and no- workable demands,
THE PEACE overturES.
Switzerland Addresses the Belligereals.
Desember 24, 6.45 pm.
Router's correspondent at Berne says the Federal Council has addressed a Note to the belligerents supporting President Wilson's Note, with which the Council got into touch fre weeks ago. It says that Switzerland, seriously threatened and struck in her spiritual and material interests, is ready to aid with all her feeble strength in ending the merings of the war sud establishing a lasting peace.
Pulpit References,
1)cembar 25, 7.20 u.m.
In regard to President Wilson's Peace Note, there have boon numerous sermons from all denominations, especially from Nonconformista, pointing out the perils of a premature. peace and the tragic mistake of confusing the objects of the belligerents.
TREMENDOUS MUNITIONS OUTPUT.
December 25, 7.20 .m,
A month ago, the weekly production of British eighteen- pounder ammunition was 43 times the weekly production in June 1915; that for medium gans and howitzers G6 times, and heavy howitzers 323.
Tuesday's papers state that a month ago, the weekly production of British eighteen-pounder ammunition was 43 times the weekly production in June 1915; that for medium guns and howitzers 60 times, and heavy howitzers 323.
The total output for one week in November was 30 per cent, more than the entire reserve stock in the beginning of the war.
The monthly output of medium guns for Norember was nearly 40 times the monthly average for the first year, and of heavies about twelve times.
For every ton of explosive used în September, 1914 over 11,000 tons were used in July, 1916,
- BRITISH DESTR JYERS SINK IN COLLISION,
December 25, 7 2.) 4.m.
The Admiralty reports that two destroyers were sunk in collision in the North Sea on 21st inst. in bad weather.
Six officers and forty-one men were lost.
THE KING'S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE.
December 25, 7.20 8.m.
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His Majesty the King has sont a message to sailors
Christmas
and New Year, for and soldiers veying grateful thoughts for their victories, hardchipe and unfailing cheeriness, and stating "The Empire, confident in you, remains determined to win. God bless you." The King and Queen sent a message to the sick and wounded wishing them a speedy restoration and happier years to
come.
A GERMAN CLAIM.
Dormber 25, 1.55 p.m. A German official announcement claims the repulse of British attacks at Ypres and in Macedonia,
SINGAPORE AND WAR TAXATION.
Diosmber 25, 3 25 p m. Beuter's correspondent at Singapore states that the War Taxation Committee recommends an increase of the annual .contribution of 2200,000 to half ■ million starling, the taxation including an export duty of five per cent on rubber.
HONOUR FOR THE SIRDAR,
December 25, 3.25 pm.
The Saltan has conferred the Grand Cordon of Mahamed Ali upon General Bir F. B. Wingate, Birder of Egyptian Army and Govamor-General of the Sudan, in recognition of bis eminent services in Egypt. He mys: "Thanks to you the Egyptian army has attained its présent perfection, and --- nut only the Budan is-defnitely pacified but the, ancient
frontiers have been restored by the retaking öf
[Bouter's Service to The "Telegraph,”].
BRITISH SUCCESS IN EGYPT.
December 25, 425 pm.
An official message from Egypt states :---Our mounted troops osptured a stronghold at Magħdabah, capturing 1,130. prisoners, two guns and large booty.” The enemy's casualties were considerable. Our airemit co-operated with boubt and machine guns.
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
D--mber 25 6.15 pm. According to an Italian official statement enemy patrola attacking to the south-east of Gorizia were driven off, and some prisoners were taken.
IN THE BALKANS.
Successful Itál'an Reid.
Doember 25, 5 15 p.m.
It is officially announced that the Italians successfully raided the amin line of trenches between Lake Doiran and Dolgili sad inflicted serious loss and destroyed several gun emplacements.
Enemy's Repeated Failure.
December 25,8.10 p.m.“ A Russian communique says the enemy repeatedly failod to re-capture the heights of the Use Valley on the Moldavian frontier, the slopes of which are covered with corpses. The Bumanize were pushed back in the region of Kasino River and the Uranches Mountains. All enemy attacks on the left of the Danube were repelled, except one. A height was lost on our left and we abandoned Imktche and Tulces in? Dobrudja.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
British Successfully Discharge Gas.
Dcember 25, 5 15 p.m. General Sir Douglas Haig reports:-We raided trenches in the neighbourhood of Rebuterne, taking prisoners.
We successfully discharged gas westwards of Mosainos. The enemy fired a camouflet at Mount Sorrel, without causing any damage.
We shelled a working party north-east of Morval Details of the raid northwards of Arras on the 20th inst. show that two lines of trenches were penetrated in broad daylight on a 400 yards front.” All the objectives were attained,
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Germans Flee from a Trench.
Desember 25,6.10 p.m. French communiques of the evening of December 24 and the afternoon of the 25th record lively artillery activity, especially on the right bank of the Meuse. There were small enemy attacks in Champagne and south of AvrG.
A French detachment in the region of Roye penetrated
■ German trench, the occupants of which fled after lossos had been inflicted.
Three Enemy Machines Brought Dowa,
Draember 26, 12.45 a.m.
A Paris communique says the day was comparatively..quist everywhere.
Three enemy machines were brought down yesterday, on the Somme.
There was a violent artillery struggle north of Monastir.
Enemy Headquarters Shelled,
December 26, 2,10 s.m. General Sir Douglas Hożg says wo successfully raided trenches to the south west of Lens and to the east of Armen- tieres and took some prisoners.
The enemy blew a camouflet to the south of St. Eloi but the damage was slight.
We systematically shelled the enemy defences and Head- quarters north of the Somme, doing much damage.
INTERESTING ENGAGEMENT,
December 26, 5.00 a.m.
Miss Elizabeth Asquith, the second eldest daughter of the ex-Prime Minister, las become engaged to the American diplomat, Mr. Gibson, who tried to save Nurse Cavell.
AN M.P.'s ESCAPE.
Toember 20, 5.00 ■.m. Mr. L. C. M. S. Amery, M.P. for South Birmingham, gives au secount of his escape in a boat from the steamer Caledonia. The submarine had trained her gun on the boats, which were closely examined. Mr. Auery hid beneath the steeraman's foet, thus ascaping notice. The submarine then made off, carrying the Captain with her.
MINISTERS ELECTED UNOPPOSED.
Desember 28, 500 m. Professor Fisher, President of the Board of Education, and Sir Albert Stanley, President of the Board of Trade, have been elected unopposed for Sheffield and Ashton- under-Lyne, respectively,
THE COLONIES AND WAR PROBLEMS.
December 28, 6.45 a.m.
"The Timer" states that the Prime Ministers of all the Dominions have been invited to a Conterence, which will take the form of a series of War Council meetings for the, purpose of discussing war organization, and post-war pro». blems. They will probably be consulted with regard to pesce candilions.
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OBITUARY.
Sir William Biggt.
London, Beceived, December The death is announced of Sir William Egelrio Bigge
- [Djcessed was chaifman “of the Asociated Board of Royal College- and Boyal Academy of Masso, He was Krst judge of Small Cause | Court, Rangoon, 1886; okoisting Judge, Moulmeim, 1892; officist ing Recordar, Rangoon, 1898; Judge Chief Comit, Lower Barme, 1900-8.J
MAGIC IN CHINA.
Interesting Lecture at Shanghil:
Last week, at the rooms of the Royal Asiatic Socisty De H Challey read a paper before the society on the subject of Chinees magio. Dr. Stanley prasided over good attendanos, which sooord- ed the spéskor a hearty vote of Thanks at the concimnion of an | interesting if somewhat technical
paper.
Dr. Chatley, after showing the bearing between Oh'ness magio wad the various religions of the [country, dealt with most of the common phases of magio, illus {trating his remarks with interes:- ing stories. Speaking of the Boxera ba, said that theƒ:: WHE
prosed to perform drills and their title "The United Hur monious Fist” bad some relation to that. Their drills or exarainen induced a state of excitement in which they believed that their bodies had been made invulner-. abis to the balleta. They were not invulnerable but they bad, through their excitement, become insensible to pain, which to the un-educated mind might mean the same thing. Of the
· Chinese enumeration of the ele- mants xa fire, the speaker told of the interesting Legend of how a Chine Emperor maw & tɔrloïss riss out of the Yellow River and on the back af it ke me the charseter for wood, earth, fire, water and metal. It was possible that the story arose out of the practice of putting tortoiseshell into the firs sad finding in it orsoke.whink might resemble characters, in much the same way as ladini fancied they saw things in colls. grounds and ten Leuven, m
Astrology, broadly speaking had much in common with that of Europe. Feng-hai, the lectur er also dealt with, as concerning itself chiedy with the selection of sites for housm and graves and ahowed su interesting sketch of |an ideal grave site as designed by a professor of the art, Maxy persons in Obina wers convinosa of the existence of dis balia bat there was infuences, little Chinam literature dealing with the subjset, although thera could be no doubt that there were many Chinese women wha proetined spirit revelation.
Considerable interest was add- ed to the paper by the diagrama which were shown and the exemples of magical hɔoka, ate, with which Dr. Chately'illastenlad. his remarks,
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