, 1915-01-02

ernor and Commapder-in-Chief Of the Wind
ward Islands, and His Excellency Wilfred
Collet, c. NJ. G., Governor of British Hon
duras, to be Knights Commander of St.
Michael and st. George. His Honour W.K.
Chandler, C.M,G., Master in Chancery and
President OF The Assistant Court of Appeal,
Barbados, and His Honour r. s. Johnstone,
late Chief Justice of Grenada, to be knights
Bachelor. A Baronetcy has been conferred
upon Mr.. Hamor Greenwood, Nj. p, for Sun
derlnnd.
The King has instituted q new decoration
for Officers Of the Army, the Indian and Co.
lonial military forces, to Ee designated the
Military Cross. 1t is of silver and bears the
Imperial Grown on each arm, and in the
centre the initials of George Rex Imperator.
1t takes precedence of all medals and de
coratjons, except the Victoria Cross, and is
eligible for commissioned officers up to Cap
tain inclusive, and warrant officers. One nun
bred nominees were gazettod to-day.
Captain Noel Grant ana Commander Barr
Of the auxiliary cruiser "Carmania" have
been created Companions of the Bath. tor
sinking the German auxiliary cruiser Cap
Trafalgar, while Captain Glossop Of the
cruiser "Sydney" has received a similar dis
tinction for sinking the "Emdeu."
Prince Leopold of Battenbele has been
tutIt6 It NuiSul 0tuft cross OF the hOiUt
Victorian Order,and numerous Distinguished
Service Orders and Distinguished Service
Crosses have been awarded the naval officers
4 for s~tttHttfy.
London, Jan. 1st-Sugar in stock on -tho
Goth ultimo was 207, 900 tons. Last year
ll4,000 tons.
London, Dee. 31-t-A Russian oficia
statement says: con he left bank Of tho
YIstuia there is a lulI, except in the Boimow
and IuoWlodz districts and south Of AIalo-
gosteha, where desperate fighting continues.
Assuming the offensive from B0limow, The
Germans, under heavy fire from us. made
au eruption from the village of Borgimow
and their trenches near Gumine. Our troops
by impetuous counter-attacks, killed I'll Of
the enemy with the b%ayonet, except Il few
score taken prisoners. We 4ook some ma
chine guns after i|nl,cting enormous losses
upon the enemy, who sent successfully sever
al regiments belonging to various amy
corps against us il this district. Near
Inowlodz we captured the enomy's trenches
south Of Possaue and occupied them after
Il stubborn struggle. South of Malogostcba
an attack by the enemy, after a prolonged
bombaldmen', was repealed by our artillery.
Near the village of Bokhmetz the enemy
captured our entrenched positions, but he
was driven therefrom and routed bv coun-
ter-attacks. In western Galicia we are pro-
crossing VIGOROUSLY east Of Zalitchine,
where we have carried by assault several Of
the enemy fortified works, capturing forty
four officers, fifteen hundred mon and eight
quick fires. Southwest of Duhia our
troops d%islod8ed the Auatrians from strong (
positions and put them to flight in a. panic.
We also gained important successes south
of Lisko, near Gorjanko and we repealed
ounter-assault by the enemy in the Car
pathians at the Dujok Pass, a. wei Us fresh
sorties from Przemysl.
An Austrian official statement says 'Tn
the CarpatI ms our troops have delivered
an attach north Of the Uzsok Pass and have
occupiedeseveral heights. Our coanterat-
t0cks north Of the Lupkow Pass, Galicia,
have been brought 10 a standstill by the.
Russian advance. Further west the enemy
attacked some passes with small forces north
Gorlice, GaicIa, northeast of Zlrliozyn
and on the lower course Of the Nida, but his
attack failed. In the region east and south
east Of Tomeszow, Poland, we ana our Allies
have made progress. In the Balkan theatre
nil is quiet on the Servian FRONTIER. Night at
lacks by the Montenegrius on Cat, near
Avtovac, and Hastvac, near Trebinje, Helza-
pOyinn. have been reDuIspJ