p (oscar/tBsRg_2a, 1914
" ' f THE CHARiI¢0'I'1‘E'1‘OWN GUARDIAN » PAGE NINE `
Il SYDNEY 0
- wrlin, ALLiEs oEEEn§lvE Two HUNDRED KILLED
NIURDERED I
N HER iiomE MEETING wiiii suiitiitti succEss on ciiulsEE Erliiirii
` i =‘ - _-,_-1--nil `
NURTH SYDNEY. N-5-, Dec. 22.-
Mlspfoonie Dunn. one ot the best known residents of this town, was murglgfdd in |l0l‘ l:BSld6llCB on Queen Srreerabout slat, oclock this evening. A negro named West. who lives oppo. site on tlte°`saino street. ig held mi suspicion. ' `
Miss' Dunn was 1’oimd in a kneeling
posture at .the bottom ot’ the stairs leading to the cellar. A deep gash in the head €\lll1~l\ bI00lly axe nearby wid the nature oi' the tragedy. Lift- was extinct when the body was i‘0“m|_
'l`he~discovery was made by Admit
lioss. On reaching home in the even- ing l1o_l’oniid the table laid for slipper init nobody ln the house. Alter wait. ing for some time be began u scart-li, wlilcli lliiully .lcd him to the cellar stairs. and hc was liorrilicd to und Miss l)unii’s prostrate body nt the bottom. licr head in it pool ol' tilting, lieside her was the axe used hy the murderer. Mr Rosa at out-o stint. iiioiied lb' lliiulrcss and soon itttni' the police atitltorltlcs were tiotiliod. An cxainiiiailon 'ot tho body by lineto,-_ti ltiiitlrcss aitd J. W. lVlc|.t-an tits(-|.,t,..,| tho 'fact tlint. dciitlt must have bcdn
' tatitaliooiis. . . __ _ _ Y lllh Iain] li.ttl lit.tn .t lil't:-Iolite; rcsitlt'iit ol
Later iii thc ovciiiiig the t-oroiicr
t-.uipttnelled a jury and viewcd tho body and examined the pi~cinises_ it was found that the murder must have been committed in the sitting-rooni
and the body altertvm-dp into the basement. Besiti::rE'lEEads(Et‘;EvliE piece of broken water pipe with btood “nd half “Don it was also discovered Tlils instrument possibly dealt thc' first blow. Blood was also found ii ion the knob of the front door while-1. mltlld indicate that the niiii'dercr .ISIN }l"~`_kI‘0\“*0_ by the niaiti ciitrance. Thermt door was round to bc locked. _ 9 w_ss_evidciicc also ol it struggle
I iusthe _slitting-rooin_
uspic on rest- u . , _
ml' SVG# Owings top_E)lI]e tEEtT¢t(ElIEEIlrI{H r Ulllolitli went to Miss l)iiitii's liouse or watti, aiitl on his own adiiiissioii had been tiiere ‘ut (ive o’clock that evening. H IIT” iUI\2lV~llll< hart ot' thc criiuc is ,i.t,`t.tiiiip|cte zilisciit-ti ol motive. 'l`l|.-,,-,.~ lW~l-*fwlio cvltlcticevot robbery iii llic ioiist., Miss lluiins _lt.-wellcry was un. touclicd.
Y {`_Il\l‘- lllllllvsl has lit-.tin atljotiriivd I-I' I UIUV1'-ii oclock to-tluy. The body was lakteii to lht: iiinl<'i't,akiii|.:~t'otiiiis A0 ilwilit llio roliipltilioii ol` thc lii\'t-.~4tl- l-litllon.
_~ Miss l)uii|i. who wal:-i liiglily ru. ,t-iiroctotl, wus ttlioul. 70 _vt-.urs ol` age
l\tii‘lIi S_\'llllt‘_\'. Shti t:oiidiit',lctl, l'or l\\l|l\.V .\'cai's. tho jewellery busiiiess \vhit~h had belonged to her tuthcr, und “`I‘I‘fI‘ SUITW .\"~‘f1l`fi #IBO she sold to .»\. \\". Ross.
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Ioin his orders, it is said, that General loliorck is to be cottrt-iiiartialletl.
I
E EDGE DE RREAK
WITH AUSTRIA
Premier Delclpllned by Emperor For Declarlng That Kingdom Might Act Independently.
LONDON, Doc. 22.--'l`Iie Moriiiiig
Post prints the folloiviiig letter from Budapest to the correspoiidctit ol` it lluttgsrlan newspaper in l.oiidon;-
“I gather t'roni ot‘l`it'ial private
sources that the whole At|sti'o-il\iti- gariati army in the south (St-.i'vin) is by itow practically iioii-cxisteiit. The hare facts are that we lost in dead and wounded during the rear giiurd actions and lllght more than 00,000, and in prisoners soiiictliitig like 25,000. while ive sacriliced more guns. provisions and uiiiiniiitlticii than the Servlang evei' had iii the whole war.
"l hear the troops in thc north
aroutid Belgrade and thc garrison in that city are crossing the rivet' and evacuating the town, anti that guns are being mounted iii Scmliu aiitl opposite Seineiidi-ia to defend Hun- gary 'front Scrvlaup lnvnsloii.
“A Servtan invasion ol’ l'ltiiigar_\,'
sountls in the cars oi people here not unlike ti Zulu invasion, for they be- lieved one to be as inipossilile as tlte otitei'. You can itiiagiiic'tlicit' stiipi- llcatlon when coiii`roiitt~d with thc tact that, after all, il. in not onl_v not iiu- posslhlc, but is iiulccd very likel_v.
"l undorbtuilil that Gttlitirtil Politircli
will have to answer tor the tlisastcr before it special trourt-iiutt'liiil nc.\‘l week ltt'Vloiiun, whither lie has been called to appear. for thc public, and oiliclal circles as well, are t`urlous at him. The Viennese press makes him responsible for the roitt. arguing that he ought to have known whetlier his army was, strong enough to stand against atack il' it were weakened by the withdrawal ot’ thrcc army corps. llo consented. it apiicnrs, to thc with- drawal. anti it is believed his ciisc is titiltc hopeless. lt is ruiiiourotl llitit. Goticrnl Mllnarelll lfllzgerttltl will bc hln successor. lie is it very iiblc iunii. lhc non ol' lflliigllsll piirt-tits.
“A Vlonlio.=1o jtiiiriiiilisl told inc _vow-
Icrtltiy lliul tho olo l~liiil»"I"'i' “'I\"1l I|it'oriiicil til' thc St-rvliiti tlisiislci‘ by (Iount |‘ul‘l'i1. luriititl :is white tis doiith, bout over his writing table und wept. Later on he had an iiitcrvlcw with the -Minister or \\'=ir. :intl it is ._.,,,_,_ oo."
coiiosiissu nos.
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ctiissiriciuion
ONE CENT |tt'r word t~:it~li i|ist'i'-
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Ranch lired anti wild stock at $l~i to $150 pair. liliiik, Norllierii. $40
Address |00 Mahi hi..
S010-I2 ililiiitii _
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two |intt'|it_-;=, lin lt)
very lowest.
cash to pureliasc I D“:"9
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fo es born 1914 lart es
for sale pllvasg \}'lI‘lb§<‘ lowest pi” <f0» - ~ ' "
L 6914-ttitmai
either on $5.50 for for 10,000.
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fe'
seven four
'thieats about a court-iiiartiul itito
“The rumour spread in Vienna that
the ldinperor was furious, and this gave courage to the people there toi beg‘vi at tletiioiistratioii. Tliousaiitls' iiiatclietl down the liiiigstrzisse and stopped before the Royal l’nlat'c, izliouting ‘ll0t'ks` for the Euiperor, :ind ‘ llown with Pltioi'ck.'
"ln lititlapest, the deiiionstrntions
have liven renewed every day t'or the last week, iii spite ot` vigot'ous police nit-asiiics. in other cities exciteinent and tlissatisltititloii are still greater, <'spcci1'.lly ln l’i'agLic, ivlicre the dcuioiistrntiotis iissuiue ii rlotous char- ` nctL':'. More iltuii 200 persons were arrested there this week, anti these will be cliurged witlt rioting bet'ore ti t:ourt~iiini'tlnl, which means they will be shot, iiiilcss thc authorities iii \f'1'eiin:t recoil trout such wholesale ex- ecutions and there uutlotlbtctl conse- tiiieiives in lltnlapest and other Hun- garian towns. They dnrc not put their
cllcct. The tlelnoiistrators there are being dealt with by thc polit-t-‘_
Hungary May Revolt.
“As to the political side ol` the
questioii, :i most tnlcrcstini: situation has tle\'olopetl during these turist( iiieiiicntous tlays. Oii the last day ot' the session. Count Tiszu niiido at stato- ntent in Parltzitiicnt, in answer to it tiitcsiion coiicoriiiiig thc liussiau iuvn- sion, ti stateineiit which had 11 be- wiltlcllng cl`t`cct in Viciiiia, Ile said, in briel. that the invasion ol` llungnr_\' uns. par cx<~t'llt_'iit'o, an al`l`alr coiicrirll~ int; tht' pcoplt' and tho nriiilcs ot both allies. lint lhut in caisc its iiiiportaiitrc was not i't'iilisctl by the t'oiiibliit~.d gtiiioiuil stall. tlicn ll would be an ailair t'oi' lluiigary alone, and iiidcpcn- tlviit llutigary would lintl iucaiis to t~oiiceiili'ate hor sous. who were tight,- iiig ahrotttl. in tlol`cnce ot` their own Iioiucs t`roui ii hostllc invasion. Ile etiipliasised the politt that llungary was an iiidcpcntleiit state in the_Uuion with Austria, anti il' necessary capable ot` liitlopoiident action.
"Next day ho was suiuntoiictl to
Vleiina and saw the l~}iiipe_ror, who, it is saitl,_ex|iressctl his great displea- sure, but rtifitsctl to accept thc l’rlino Mtiilster's rcsigiiatloii, though he ten- dered it ds soon asthe ldtnpcror tiiicstloiictl lils loyalty. 'l`ht‘SC bcohlf! Iiiiow only out: kitid ol' loyalty. .‘\'t-vt-i' \v:i,»,~ lltt-ro sucli zipplntisii, ntivt-.i' ivort- clit-.tir.~i.so dtinl`t~iiitig. :ts \\‘l\cn lliti l’rti|iiicr ninth- iii the lloust- llittt day tho stalctiit-tit I t|uo|,t:d above. Mt~.iiiIn~rs ol' thu (Ippositloii, one ot' whom ilrcd three shots at the l’rcniler ti your ago. t-litecrotl l`or ton iiiltiiilf-s, the t-iilliusinsiii being lunch greater than tlutt wlilch greeted llte declara- tion ot war.
“<‘ouiit Tisza's attitntlc has led to
titiotlit-r doiiioiistratlon on the part of thc ilpposltlon lenders. A declaration has lint-.ii signed by all the Opposition' mciiibcrs ol` the iiatloiial coiuinittce. including (‘outit Kurolyl and (Yount llnttatiy, hi which they call upon the people to be ready to tlctetitl thc sacred t'i'oiitiei's of otir ltltigdoni in tho event oi' the authorities. in whose hands we place otir forces. not com- plying with lhe wishes ot' their siipieiiie ruler, the lluiigarltiii tuition.
"Tho l‘rline Minister was asked to
sign the declaration. bitt. lI\01l§l\ T18 decliiied, lit- assured the signatories that hc would facilitate its iliStl‘iIl\\' tloii and the placnrding of tht' docu- nieiit tliroughoiit thc t'ountry.`
THE liEAtmR
TIIE TEMPERATURE
TIDE, M000. ETC.
(special to the Guardian.)
TORONTO, Dec. 23.-Maritime:
Strong westerly to north-wost winds; local snow llurries. bill SGIIGNIIIY full* and decidedly colder.
THE WEATHER.-Yesterday was bright and clear. SHOW IIUFPIBS at night, clearing later with high winds.
Tito coldest temperature `recordsd
.ycgterduy was‘28 above zero, and tho highest 20 above. The coldest the tevlotis night was 31 above. At 9,
(Special to The Guardian)
l*i'J'l‘it0GltAD, Dec. 22.--Tlic Bul-
garian iiiiiilster announced Lo-day that an agreement had been reached be- tween Rouinania anti Bulgaria under which ltoumania will restore to Bul- garia the province oi' Dobridja and inost ot' the other territory which she acquired from Bulgaria as a result of the second Balkan war. This agree- ment has been reached without pres- sure troin either Germans or "Allies, said ati official connected with the Bulgarian ministry. We shall conti- nue to be neutral and believe although she has no cause to fear tis, she also will remain neutral.
LONDON, Dec. 22.-Folloivliig on
the categorical assurances ot' the lint- ilurian Government ot` its intention to inaliitain strict neutrality in the war, tho Entcnle Powers, Great Britain. l~‘r-ance and Russia, have given guar- :iiitces to both Athens and liiiclittrest, that Bulgaria will not' attack Greece, in the event ot' the latter country as- sisting Scrvia, and will not attack lloiiiinitlia, should that State actively participate in the war.
This is taken to forcsliatloiv the ap-
proacliliig participatioii ot` lloitniaiiia. and Gi'cctrc.
ANDTHEH LIE NAILED
(Special to the Guardian.)
i.().\‘l)Ol\', Dec. 22.-ldvideiicc of the
iulslly ol' the German claim that the liritish battleship Tltuitdcrei' was sunk on Nov. 7, is t’ui'nislied in a letter received by Mrs W. A. Piuuegur, from her brotlier, Robert Duukley, of the crew ot` the ”|`liuudercr. The letter is dated, lI.t\'l,S, '[‘l1uutlcrei', Nov. 29. and says nothing about thc ship even being struck.
FURTHER EIIIDENDE DE
GERMAN TREARHEHI
(Special to The Guardian)
LONDON. l)ec. 22.-lt is recalled to-
'day by Lady lioiidsborougli, \vlio hero- lcally attended the wounded iii her Scarborough home throughout the shelling ot' the town. that Prince Henry of Prussia, made a thorough inspec- tion ot' Scarborough harbor and coast when here as her guest in 1010. l’rluce Henry anti his suite spent most oi’ their time along the coast. carefully examining its geography and ascer- taining the deepest water wherever they could.
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LONDON Det 22-An excellent
Whle There Have Been no `Swli¢ping' lllc-torles, the Successes ure Men- '<1-»»'-ff_-i-3 v»-»l»'»- '-A--»< by ---
Australian cruiser Sydney that ended the career of the Gerniaii cruiser'
I Eiiidoii is gaiiietl in ailcttcr l`roiti anI tions Cl|pI2lll'8d From fiermil s are Bain Consolidated. Ililltl PS ulltl ‘.’.-'lfZ§I’.I ‘.’}'..."`iI;..'.1l‘.’i?T.-‘ “'.ifI.".'...I.`.`..§"’¥.-‘Z~’l‘.1 .'.‘l...f‘N.".iJ}‘lZ"....'I."l,....i‘i..AES ‘.’i’I...“.3`§H.
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Tl`|'ic_ \\'a'.s~ wariit-d ti
ivirclt-so |iit'.~.:'i.:t' iioni tho fotos
mans ure Quurrelling. The‘Russitins ur.. Steudily Advancing. German 1.!-t......'d....l.i=....'1.. ....1 ...it ...\..l.i...
_ sic inn ti wr-ii y-iiiiie tiiols. 'icii
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__ ___ _ 'l`Iio liiiitltiii got iii tho tirst tlircc
offciislvc ntovviilciil on the part ol the Allies which bcuin ncarl .L wtck .i '
sivccpiiig victory. Extraordliiary con- ditions govern the battle in Flaiitlcrit \vhich preclude any possibility of ii quick decisive victory, Successes here are incasured by yards bitt are developing rapidly into miles. The battle can be decided only on points. Points ol' advantage are all with the Allies. They are driving the Germans from their trenches and coiisolidatiiig thc positions gained. 'l`o the North- East, ol Ypres progress is even itiore marked. One by one villages and im- portant det'ensivc positions are being taken. anti the Germans are gradually retiring in the direction ol' Ghent. Pro- gress is slow, but it is deadly sure. The advance is general and conllncd to tio p:irticului"ai~ca.
\\_'_liile the progress ot’ the Allies is
o.\:trciut\ly-sloiv it is belief of military expci ts here and in Fraiicc that gaiiis wliit-,h the general staff have been able to report are disturbiiii; the Gcrinnn systciu ol' fortiiicntioiis at vital points, which will, it' sut't~.essl`ully continued, compel the retirenient by Geriiitins l'rotii their present lines. lu the East iuosl ot' the Gcriiiaiis are North ot` the \'istiila and have retired across the
East l’i'iis:sia1| l'i'oiitier before an on- rush ot' llussian forces, but to thc South ol’ that river, between Bziira and Piliciu, the Gcriiians continue to advance, lt, was aiiiiouncefl to-night that in :L licrce battle they have suc- tectletl lu tzrossiug branches ot' tilt.- lizurti iiiitl ltztivlia rivers :it niany plat,-cs. This sli`oul'd bring the main armies very close together, and a few days will toll whether the Geriiiaii atl- vliiict: is being dclinitcly clitit-lictl or whether the Germans arc nguiii tlireatcliiiit.; \\'ti_|':-iaw. Figlttliig also coiitiiiucs in Galicia, but here, its along the blast i’russlan frontier. llussiaiis scent to have been sticct-ssl`ully holding back Austrian and German forces.
The Gcriiuiiis, who are extt'ettiely
strong along the whole Eastern t'roii- ticr already are reported to he mov- ing their troops back to the West to uiect the Allies' offensive, but it is not considered likely that this iuovcmciit will reach large proportions until sonic decisive result has been attained in i1 coiitcst against the Russlaiis.
The Turks like their Allies are be-
EAMINE PINAHES ll S.
rich, United States consul-gciterahat
sul informs the relief comnilttee.
SDLD NEWSPAPERS NDW HAS IIIIIIDRIA ERDSS
NEW YORK. N. Y., Dec. 22.--Partl-
eulars as to private George Wilsoirs fine feat in winning the Victoria Cross have been given to the Londoti Daily Telegraph from ti reliable source. lt took place ln the severe fighting tiear the village of Verneal on September 14. the day on which Lieut. Sir Archi- bald Gibson Craig. of the same regi- ment. was killed.
Wilson discovered there was a'Ger-
msn machine gun stationed in a wood, and apparently on lils own initiative lie’ decided to stop its operations. in his desperate venture' he got the co- operation of a private of the sixtleth Kit‘lg's Riiles. ' .
They wentout alone and managed
to get quite close to the eiiemy's po- sition when Wilson‘s companion was killed. `
Undnunted.
nucd on his one he shot teim" of six
Colt tl-
gun
ran in
TT. in. yesterday it was 26 above, and at 9 p.m. 25 dbove. -- The tide will be hiifli this afl',ornoon|
at 8.48 and tomorrow at. 4.28, it will bg high tomorrow morning at 8.84 and Friday it 4.83. _ _ , , H 'rin sun ntl this afternoon at -. 9
‘ll port-T0!
hounds
tginggn-ow.-at 4.I_t1;~.ii., rim tos-
mti Friday niorniug-:at 1.40.’ moon rim- 'still inpfnlvs- at
'lg wlali”°
MY.
Th
gun and
ammunition.
was sell-
of his
and took two cases ., Wilson a
ds or
t
itil; nlllu'kt'tl on Iwo sides. Tho ltus- siniis claliu to liiivc iiillirtctl ii st~\‘ct'e tl<,l'c'tt on tht-iii in the district ol' Vatu,
I
tvliilc the Allied ilccts hurt: been botu-
L Iliardiiig Kilid liolir in thc _llnrdaiicllcs
Iaiid l"rt~.iir‘li dcstroyors bnvt' sliollotl
WASI-llNG'l‘ON. D. C.. Dec. 20.-l<‘a- their troops on the iimliilaiid, opposite
niltio hi llclginni is not a respcctor ot' th.. isiumi 0|- '|'L.,w¢|05_ persons or ponmuns' Henry W' med' The ilrst 'rciil vicw ol` tho extent ot`
T 1 - . .
Amwm-p' hm, _appeaied to the Amen. itlic South Atrlcnn rebellion is given
icuii itellef Commission for flour t'or his ‘hy the Minister of Justice. who says 'WUI Y- ' tht l. 1. ' t‘ru.'tr ti I tl ~ Girnai
"The outlook for a Steady supply or rt'lDel ]:ttrE'nipt; |ilEaiT)\l" ofyrc ti`<Dw En |lirlE
bread this winter is gloomy." tue con- i ` _ ‘ ‘
son and that twelve liutidrcd have been sent to their homes on parole. There are still n few roaming about the country but they are without lead- ers and are surrendering upon the ap- pearance of the Union forces.
FRENCH OFFICIRL
(Special to the Guardian.)
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ll,-\liiS, liec. 22.-()tllchtl to-ni|:lit-
To iiorth-west ot' l'tiltsi1lcninc. south ot' Noycii. the enemy last night eve- cuted very violent counter-attacks. which were all repulsed. To south ot Varennes we gained p .foothold last night in lloureullle. Our attacks were continued to~day. and we appear to have made progress in the vicltiit.V ol l3oui'eullle anti to the west of Vauquois. Theiti lg nothing to report concerning rest of the front.
lillSSllll 0Fl-'llllll
PETROGRAD, Dec. 22.-»The follow-
lnz olllcial statement was issued here this evening:
“The head of the General Stsit says
that owing to the malevolent reports printed iii the newspapers during the past few days concerning the condi- tion and strategic positions ol' our ar- mies lie thinks lt tit to warii the Rus- sian public against the psrtlality and inaccuracy of those reports.
"The fact that our armies adopted a
narrower front was the outcome of a decision arrived at after lull and free consideration by the military authori-
is obvious
in front German
reason for this of the
offers other ad-' wlilch, unhap- detalls for the
reasons." -
HKU! clot Dllhillofli-
"ENN" "AWN:.it.;n,}e'-.Ted ANNA" IIIIIIIHS it titiii iii
(Special to The Guardian)
l’.-\ltl$, Dec. 22.-l)ii-it-tiiiti-iit \villi
Gcriiiali douiiutitiou is iiicl't'asiiig ra- pidly in Atlstriti whcrc the people arc saying the austri-ans are being exposed to slaughter' to save the Germaiis. Nunierotis duels have taken place he- tweeli Gerinau and Austrian officers. the German stall' continually replacing Austrian olilcers with German noxi- comnilssioned olliccrs. l-‘ield Marshal Von Hiiidenburg is quoted as saying: “I will not continue to direct the cani- paign unless the arclitliikes remain at least three miles behind tht- tiring lille."
WASlllNG'l`t)_\', l)ct:ciiihci' 22.-'A
tlcsptttcli troiu ti proiiiiiicnt neutral diploinnt in Vieiiiiit to his Go\'eriiuien'. ol' \vhlt'li oiliclals here learned to-tl'i\‘_ states that leading tinaiiciail anti coi.i~ iiierciiil men in Austria are urging the tnziking ot' peace,
The diploiiiut iii a cipher telegraiiu
contiriiis rcceiit press re-ports t`i'oi.i lloiiie of the tllssatistactloti which the Austrian po|iulut.'e fuels at thc lack of situ(-.ess ot' its '.iriii_v, and states more- over, that infllgnixtioii has been stirred up ziiuotig all classes because ot' tht- rerciit r<>vct'ses siit`t`ert'd Lil the haiids ol' Serviai. The Austrian Goveriiiiieiit, lic adds, tlirouglt it strict t'eiisel‘sltip ol' the press hat; witlilield details of tltcsc tIt>l'eati: t'i'oni an niixous public.
'l`hc suinc diploiiiat states that re-
peits :irc persisteiit in \vell-iiit`orltietl cir<~l1_-is in Yteiinn that italy will tlecl;-ire \\'ai' against. Atistriu about New \'ci1r’s Day, 'Fliese reports eiitaiiatc, the tlcspatcli says, treni proniiiient Italians, but Austrian otliclals are stil coiiiltlont that italy will remain neutral.
ERANIIE WILL . I TIGHT TII THE END
(Special to the Guardian.) _ l’AitlS, Dec. 22.-1’rctuier Viviiiiii, in stating tlic views of the Govcrti- iiieut coiiceriiltig the war to (‘.litiin|icr llcptitles to-day, said: “l"rance, act- ing in accord with the Allies, will not .sheath her arms until after taking vtriigetiiice l`or outraged right. iiiitil site has united for all time the l"i'eiit'li l"atlierlaiitl,,tlte provinces ruvlshcd from her by force, ami has restored heroic Belgiuiu to the fulness oi' ltcr material life and her political inde- pendence, and uittil l’russiuu mili- tarlstn has been cruslicd. To an cud that it will bc possible to reconstruct. on a. basis of justice, a Europe regeii- criitcd."
GERMAN PLIIT
WAS ERIISTRAIED
(Special to the Guardian.) I .\'|~}W l)ltI.l<I/\NS, llctz 22.---'l`lit: Il\'c\v ,Orleans pollcc to-night said tho_v had l'r\istrait.titl ti plot to blow up tht*
:l~`rciit'lt .steanislitp ltot‘liniiibt'ii\t, by the arrest of ‘live Gerntatis. One ot' the live, the police said, ndtnillcd tlicy coiistriit.'tf.'t| a boiiih with clock attach- ment, set l'or six and a half (lays. which they liiteiitled to ship liy` parcel post consigned to thc ltocliiiiitlieaii, which was expected to sail from New , York on Saturday.
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(Special to the Guardla_n.)
IIUNDON, Dec. 22.»-Heavy lighting
Is taking place on both eastern anti western fronts, but without produc- ing 'any material change in positions of thc opposing armies. ln France anti Belgium tho Allies’ offensive is still being pressed, while some ground has been gained at widely separated points. Other attacks have been re- pulsed by the Germans from their strongly entrenchetl positions. in the northern arena the artillery and war- slilps yesterday took up the battle. giving thc infantry a rest. But lower down the line. and from the Olso to the Mouse. fierce lighting took place ln many districts. ‘
IIANADIINS DN .
Rlllt IIEHDIIDR
SALISIJURY. Dec. 22.-Several Can-
atll`a`ns` who' came over with the Prin- ce_ss Patriclaa left the regiment upon arrival here to rejoin the British ragi- ments with whlehtliey were formerly ldetitilled. Three or them were wound- ed _tg_ recent battles. Corporal De wil- Uin, e_x-Iirfstzmainiinfrno-_tortserty
physical instructor of the Winnipeg poles force, is reported killed. The others (had their wounds tt'oat_dd_ in England and returned to the treat. ,
'l‘wo_Psincess Patricia oilleers. Tal-
bot rapiaoan. it Montreal lawyer, and
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.;liols. iliily out' liiiitlctl. its alter tliiit
____ ___~_ llic Sytliicy took rare to keep out ol
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"' ' "` raiigc. 'lhc liiigci' guns tlrtitl 000
_ ` A ioilntls and .iltvi one .intl i hull lit uis
(Special toTThe.Guardian) ol' zictioii, duriiig ivhicli tim
MDRIIIZAIIIIN
S\'l).\Jl~1Y, .\'. S., lice, 3l.-M'.ijor-
Gencittl lluglics and party rcachctl S_\'diie_\' at nine o'<~lock Saturday tiiorii- ing :iiitl nttcr a \‘t'r_v active day lt‘l't on his rcturu to Otltiivu the satin-' cvcii- ing. Whilc here thc uiinistcr visited all the points ot` iiiteicst front ai iiiill- tary slaiitlpoiiit, including the Marconi station at Glace liay and llit' cable stations :lt .\‘orth Sytliioy and Sytilicy il/lilies. lit- was tciidcrcd it liaiitilict at Sytlpcy liy the (‘:ipt= lirt-ton (':iiia<lian Club `L\t wliich lic stated aniong other tliings that Si'dnc_\' would be it iuobili- zatlon point t'or the next t-ontiiigciit and S_vdiic_\' was to have LL t-ity regi- niciit. llc also coniplinieiited (‘ape llreloii on the large number ot tucn It has roiilrlliutt-tl to the sccontl roiitiii- gent.
THRTE HDURS STANDING-
IIP SERVIIIE iN HDNDR DE STARS RIRTHDAI
l’E'1`liO(.lli.-\Il. vin liolidoll, llcc. Ill!- 'l`h€- religious t-,elelirutioii _\`t:stcrtIny ol` thc birthday tiiiiiivci‘sary ol' liliiipcror Nicholas was licld in tht' absciicc ol'
the Uaticasiati trout in time to pnrti- cipate in the cci'ciiioliy.
The iii-itlietlral was ullvtl with rcprc-
sciitatlvcs ol' tht' court, the l)uinti. tht' linpcrial t'ouut-il und diploniats who, according to cttstotii. reiiiaiiiotl staiiti- ing througlioul the tliret'-liottrs scr- vice.
RRIIAIN ASKS TDR INDIIIRI
\\`.-\Slll.\’G'l‘O.\', llec. 22.--.»\ note ol
iiitiiiiry lists Iitwii ntltlriissetl to thc State lit-partinciit by the llrttish Govt.-i‘iitiit'iit in rt'gzLi‘tl to tho ciiargcs. wltich that Govcrntutiiit alleges ('ol. Goctlitils has atliiiittctl were liasclcss, against the coiitliirt ol' certain Ilritish collltfrs, lu the waters of thc Paiiaiiin (‘anal Zone. The coiiiiiiiiiiiczitloii ini- pliod that tho liritlsh ship captains wort' htirslily treated.
So lar Sct:rct:ir_\',l)aiiiels has lit-clit
utiablc to lcaru just what lcd to thc recent tlisiiiaiillciiiciit of the wireless ol’ a lirltish colllcr at Pttiiaina, oven tht: nuluc oi' tlio ship being tiiiltnowii. llc has ordered a t`nll report, whicli will br- laid lit~|'or1~ thc Slutt- llcpurt- nit-,nl its '_i liasls for its ztusiver to tht' lizltisli i_i::t<'.
TRDPHI HUNTERS
AT SCARRDRDURH
l.()l\'lit).\'. In-t-. 22.-'l`lio Arch-
bishop ol' York, prtia<'Itiiig :Lt l~‘.t'iir- Iioioiiilll parish L-hui'<'li at tht- luiicrul ol' scvt.~titot'ii local victiiiis ol' the bolu- bartlnient, tloiioitiirctl thc Gcrtiiaii breach ol' those rcslrit‘tioti>'- whicli clvillsctl iiattlons sought to iiiiposo on the ilic\'itnlilt' horrors ot' war.
'I`herc was ti gre-at iutlux ol' visitors
to Srnrlitirtitigli to»tlu_v to iuspt-t't the <lt~vastnl.ioii. whit-li, it is cstiiiiiittitl. will cost thc to\\'ii ai .l|uai'ter ol :i nilllioii tlolhtrs. 'l`hc visitors uri- ull anxious to set-iirc spliiilcrs ol' slit-lls its lropliltis. (inc splinter. :titer thc sbt-ll burst. ii':i\'t~l':=t\;l two lilot'ks ot' liou:=t‘s, iiiitl thc iiitci'voiiliig`strt-cts. liol`ort~ killing its vivtiiii.
E-'RlTAlN'S PLACE IN FINANCE SOUND.
l.t).\'l>U.\', llov, 22,--In their weekly
bullloii letter Samuel Moutugu, thc famoiis ilitaticial house, gave figures i'.howliig how sound is lirltain's claim is n creditor nation.” lfp to the year ended No\'eiubcr Sli Grent Britain ...- celvcd iii Lotitlon aiitl ()tlawa l`roiii tho United States about ."»8 lnlllloii pounds sterling lu gold coin.
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Stewart. oi Halifax, Nova Scotia, were I ser,iousl_v burned when their tent tcuglil llro while they slept. Their -_fillcuizttes effected their rescue. Both I were so badly burned that they cannot ,accompany the regiment to the front, but will follow later. Their recovery will take weeks.
Fifty nien of the 78th Nova Scotia
Highlanders have joined the Princess Patrlcll\'s Regiment. which was under strength. The Princess Patrlcias have discarded the Ross rllle in favor ot' the British arni. '
The Patrlclas form a part of the 80th
Brigade. Their colleagues are the Argyle arid Sutherland Highlanders, the Bltropsttlres and the 60th Rllles. all regulars recently returned front lgypt and China. General Snow com' mands the division. Tae Patrlctss ex- pect to get ln action soon. because they are divisional troops. Lord Kit- chener gave them s larewell message when he inspected them yesterday ln
company with the King.
tla\t'tl's Qlnigiontcui‘_\|Gst1etoncows.
the emperor. who tailed to arrive i'rt.iu -.
covered 60 miles in manoeuvrlng. the Sydney forced the Emden to beach herself, her steering gear having broken.
“Tho Sydney then put up at signal
not doiic. 'i`he Sytliicy at't:ot'dIligl_v in-tvt: hor two more brcadsldcs as she lay on thc hcacii.
“\\'licu the Gcriiiaiisi succeeded in
:iliowitig the whltc tlag the Sytlncy wont oft' to :tink the collier. After this sho reltiriictl to the Etiidcit and sent purtit-s to help the survivors, It i;; said the liiiitlcli was a perfect sliiiiiililtis. Slit: had ticarly 200 killed.
“'l`ht~ (leriiiaiis had torti up their
ting and threw it into thc sea."
EITIZEN ARRESTED 1
ENR GIVING LIDIIDR'
TD THE SDADIEHS
ll.\l.ll\‘.-\X. Det-_ 21.»-Saturday morn-
ing (‘ltLirlcs Dlckoiis was given iti tfliargc ot` lleputy ifliicf Jenkins by Lieut. Lcgcre who cliarged liim with supplying liquor to at soldier on duty iii thc Ariiiory. The prisoner lind been ti rt-,criilt and was discharged tioiu the scrvicc a few weeks ago on nt-count of his wife objecting to his going to ivar. The line for his ol`t'eiict: is .said to bt- $5.000, or imprisonment. for not less than five years.
PREEERENTIAI TAIIRIIE
RATE IDR NDNE DUT
CANADIAN EEDIIR
()'l"l`.-\\\'t\, I)t~t-. ‘.l1.-~As a result 'if
the rt~t-iprot:it_'.' ugitzeiiiciit liétwceii t'niiutla :ind the Wt-st liitlles alid Brit- ish Giiiniizt. t‘aiiada shipped to tht' lutt.t»r foloiiy in the tirst iiiiiti niontlis oi' this _\'s'ai' ll12.000 barrels ot` tlour, wortli $49-t.2|i2 as <'oiiipui‘etl with til.- 000 Iinrrels. worth $275,402 for the suiuti period tht' yt'ai' be-fort-.
’I‘h:~ t~u:<Lotiis departnient ot llritisli
Guiniiti, liowcvcr, has decided that (fuuaitliaii tlour shipped via New Y-'irk uiust bc bonded through and not hc rc-sliiiipctl at that port. Uthti' \Vt»s-.2 Indian t~olfoiilt>s nrt- likely to nizikc tht' saint' i't»_a',iiltiiit\iis in or<l'~r to tiiisiirtf tltzit :ill tlour getting the prel`ei-titlal iai'ii'1‘ rata- sliall be t`aiiadi.in ilot.r.
tlttiit will
nliiiui in sttiti
l.ti.\Il>().\1. I)t-t'_ 22.-~Il_ t'ttti ht' stiitctl
positively that no definite ngreetiiciit has in-on i'cut'lietl wlicreliy ldiiglailitl will rot`rtiiti front searcliiiig ships. wliicli lcavc Aiiiericaii ports with stz\.l.ciiie|its l'i'oui English (`onsuls that they nrt- carrying no contrabantl. rliiglaiitl is '.v'illing to accept such statements iii cases where there is no reason to bt,-lieve that tht: cargoes liuve hvtiii :ingiiieiitcd at sea. Tile Ioiig iicgotialioiis between England and Aiiieritrti, however. have resulted iii tio positive agreement or under- -tztaiiding between the two countries.
The Forcigii Otlitre is eager to pre-
vent iiiiiil~t:essur_\' tleinys, and is will- ‘zzz that .'\iii|'i'it'ali slillipt-,rs ltavo tht-ii' ';:i:';;ot-'< tixaiiniuetl by uutliorisvrtl i):t~uli= tlcsigiitiletl by lirltisli ('ousuls. ,izoritlt-tl llicy llosirti to tlti so :intl \iiiv-iirai upprovcs sut'li cxniiiiiiulltiiis. Hot liiigltiiitl iiieikos tio giiiiraiitce that -.tit-li <'ni'goos will bc cxtiinpt frtiin i`i\i'ilir-r iiispeciloii, ii tlnonictl liccvs- sury by tht- Atliiilrlllly.
It is statctl niilliorltntivcly that
t-oiisiilar iiispcctioiis iii most cziscs would expedite shlpluents greatly, as thc iiuiiilitir ol' suspected cargoes is t-oiitptirati\'el_\' small. Earlier iii tho war. copper and other coittralmtttl wcrt- loaded uiitleriieath coal or heavy t`relgliL, inaking inspections extremely dillicult.
SEIIENTI-ENE CENTS
A DDZEN IDR ENDS
()'I"l`A\\'.-\, l)t~t'. 2t,--Voiisiderable
tiuaiitltlcs ot' i`nnatllaii eggs are being sold in Biiglnntl but thc demand ls so far in excess ol the supply that new laid eggs are selling in Birmingham t'or soivciity-llvc centii a dozen accord- ing to latest trade- reports. Last year Russia shipped $211,000,000 worth of' eggs to Britain, and Denmark shipped over $10,000,000. These sources of supply have been very largely out of! by the war and there is u great mar- ket for all eggs (Tsnadu t:ti"~supply.' iii all probability tlte scarcity will bo- conic still more acute in the near fu- ture. -
coniim Evssrs.
itsetisos, Etc
ONE CENT per word' each insci\
tion for advertising in this column. Cash must accompany orders. Mini- iiituii t-barge twenty-live cents.
"There will be a patriotic concert
in Heart: Hall. East Royalty, on Wed- nesday. the 23rd lnst., beginning at- 7.:i0 o'clock. Admission: adults, 15 cents; t-hlldrcn. t0 cents.
8010-12~22M2lpd.
"FACTORY Rl-BUILT. This
means just what it says. A typewriter that has been overhauled and practi- cally lematle at the factory where it was tlrst built. l have a few of these tor lmnietilste disposal at a t price. A. Milne Fraser. Halifax. N
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