, 1915-12-18
Censored at Jgmaica.)

London, December lGlh-Iue following
bulletin has been ISSUED si2red by ST. Fred
erick Treves aut Sr Bertrand Dawson:
eve report that tho X n4 has So far recov-
cred that Is is able 0 resume ans work, with
certain limitations. The King has lost seri-
ously IN weight aud until Ills normal heath
is attained 1T IS essential that hi, Majesty
should avoid amy cause for fatigue. On
medical grounds the ning should take a lit
tie slimulanl daily during hi. conyalesceuce.
but as soon rs his health is quite restored
he viii resume the total abstinence, wi lch
be imposed Oh himself Tor public leosons'
In the House OF Commons, MIR. Asquith
announced that the Government did uol in.
toD3 ali all round reduction OF Ministerial
and Parliamentary salaries.
Mi. Tenant explained that the defence
of London from attack had heretofore been
divided between she Admiralty and the War
Office and had been The bi SIS for muny crltr-
c.sns, Therefore the auti-aiIcraft corps Of
London WIS now under the sole contloI Of
tie War Office
Lord Robert Cecil announced That the
Government proposed to bIpchlist enemy
nuders in neutral countries, and British
firms would be prohibited from trading
Herewith. Tins VIII not be confined to per
sons of German nationality, but VIII include
a! such as bv the nature of lbeir business
ule substantially enemy firms ara whose
tlude can be stopped without eeliqa~ injury
to British tlade He specified ID South
America, German fins, with whom tlude
by the Bulish would be render ed Illegal.
Tie House Of Commons has passed the
second reading OF Il Bill empowering The
Government to mobilize American and Cana
d an securities by purchase, OF by borrow
ING them, to be used primarily Us collateral
for loan~, OF to be sold to meet g.eat British
liabilities IN the United States. Mr.. Mac
kenna, the Chancellor of the EXcheqUer, estl-
mated that between three hundred million
pounds and eight bundled million pounds
would be available, aud sud, Il hope this
VIII be sufficient to meet our liabilities and
maintain exchange IN the United Sta es dur
ing the war. The Government will give s%ecuri-
ties in FIVE year per cent bonds al the mid
die American price of the day, without
brokerage on commission. II individuals
should be unable to sell THEN securities, the
Treasury Won d accept their holdings on de-
uosit for two wears. The lender would re-
cpive the interest accIuirg, plus 100 Of III,
and the Treasury would retain the rigLl 10
sell the securities thus deposited unde1 Ger
tain contingencies, paying the middle New
York price. plus 2336, Oh The value thus cal
cnlated. "In conclrscns the Chancellor de-
cIared impreseiveIy, Il look upon the accept
ance of my proposals as a matter of urgency"
A Reuters despatch from Salonica SAYS
that the recent fighting has resulted in no
serious harm ia the Allied forces, and TINT
the Bulgarians have no desire TO come to
close quarters since the 9th. The British
casualties on that day totalled under 900,
and during the rest Of the week a few dozen
were The total casualties along The whole
Franco British front. Daring the week he
Allies retired about IA miles by GRADUAL
stages, removing ali stores and absolutely
denudiug the country of everything valuable