, 1915-01-06
TELEGRAMS.
ST CROIX STATION.
Censored at JnmAIcnl

ToEdon. Januarv 1st-There are no Peers
amonv the New Ypar hon0uts. The Eprl of
Aberdeen has been created a Marquis and
yIscoant St. AIdwyn an Earl. The Eerls
of Derby and Chesterfield are made knights
OF the Garter, Lerd Lovat a knight of the
Thistle, aad Mr.. Arthur Henderson,, NJ. 7.
q Privy Councillor. Sixteen knights have
been created, inciu ing Mr.. Frank Dyson,
Astronomer Royal, and Mr.. Henry Newboit,
Barrister and Author. MIR. Clifford Slfion,
X. C. p. e., of Manitoba, and Mr.. perley,
Canadian Minister without Portfolio, have
been mad6lKnights Commander OF st. Mi
cla4I and St. George.
The New Year's festivities were as usual
except that liceuses to keep open We're limit
ed to two instead Of four a. IN. The usual
snidnight throng of hymn.siugers and roy
sterers gathered aro.1ud STUNT PauI's. Long
Press articles are unanimously and calmly
confident that there will be peace with We
tory before another new veor.
The ArchbishopS Of Canterbury and York
issue a liturgy for the intercessioua services
on Sunday 1t appeals to worShippers 10
gepent: "Our lack of faith and selfish IN
difference to the welfare Of others. our sinful
indulgence, even let us plainly confess, our
arrogance a. a people, our confidence in our.
selves and our pride OF possession. The
Episcopal Church makes II specific petition
for victory for the Allies, which the Free
Churches do not.
A despatch flum Rome states that Signor
1Iarconi has been crented a Senator.
Dispatches from Berlin state ttttt The kti-
ser has cabled New Yror greetings 10 the
United States. In an address to hi, troops
lie saws: <s9ince the war began and iii tho
end of The year WI still stand firm on the old
Ger.n1u watch, waiting for what the future
n $ in store for us. We are stllI united and
no on,uy cue force Us, despite HE rage and
hypocrisy in the ,ast, as well as in The west.
Nav victory ever attend You, Germany over
al The whole world learns what we can do
when We are attacked, and the story of Ger
mun pluck rings throughout the world
Sir Ouyer Lodge says: "AIy chief New
Yrur wah is lhat he United States
should make Germany understand that
any Vengeance taken on Abandoned
French or Belgian owns, or amy fresh
insult is Our common humanity will at once
mean the coufiscutiou Of everything German
lu the whole continent Of America. I wish
also that active manufacturing help could be
given TO The Allies. bat it IS not for me TO
decide what i the duty Of thr United States,
or whether it has fulfilled that duly"
Despatches from Vienna state that The
Emperor Francis Joseph's New Year re~cript
to the Au,tro Hungarian army and navy
reads ms follows: .'During five months Of
tde departing year the Monarchy has t"ced
numerous and powerful enemie, in II war
forced upon us ana our faithful alIios. The
proven steudfastuess OF the fighting q~ulilies
and the heroic bravery Of my army and navy
GIVE me ceuiidel Ct IN the new year of the
war that nay Austro-Hun@arian warriors ON
land aud sen viii emerge with honour from
tie very severe trials which for the welfare
OF the FatherIand the war may impose upon
their miltary qualities. In s%orrowful @ra-
titude [ remember those who on blood
drenched hnttIetields sacrifice then lives for
our just cause, with he sincerest prayer that
with Gods help the New Year may see them
led to victory. | salute all my brave men.
Flight Commander Hewlett, who was be-
lieved 10 be a prisoner III tue hands Of the
Germans after the raid Oh Cuxhaveu, has
Photographed to his mother that he lnnded
safely. Press dispatches state that a Dutch
tlawler found HIM near Heligoland after
drifting for six hours ana landed him III
Holland a. soon ms the weather allowed.
4 Renters dpSDptch from CnuetOWn states