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.
l
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.
Too LATE ron _
ctiissiriciuion
ONE CENT |tt'r word t~:it~li i|ist'i'-
tion for atlvcrllslng iii this rolttiiui.
(lash xnust uccoinptttiy orders. Mini-
uiuin charges twenty-live cents.
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(flty From sclectct yollllii -
_mpmi'¢., 'g Cn, _sans-io-2sMtf.
wA“§‘-f§”§,”;_ A Posrrion AS
Brakeilaii on l’.l-3.1. lliillrontl. lux-
lsaac Mlllott. Uiiioirltotitl.
Q ' S022-12-2fti_ti>ll
Fist-len FINE ?Ioit"i"”i-iE'rtN svocigle
Ranch lired anti wild stock at $l~i
to $150 pair. liliiik, Norllierii.
$40
Address |00 Mahi hi..
S010-I2 ililiiitii _
‘ nfosrv eu.-
two |intt'|it_-;=, lin lt)
very lowest.
cash to pureliasc I D“:"9
x n
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.
0])6ll
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.
IT g g takcii lic wiltcs
           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.)
- - ---497.9
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.
_  T‘-" of
Hiivi iitttiit    
nl tilt iitiis
(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
I
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.;liols. iliily out' liiiitlctl. its alter tliiit
____ ___~_ llic Sytliicy took rare to keep out ol
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_ ` 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.
. . ~.~,-»-._,...,.._,..._~.__.......-»
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
80
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