, 1915-12-25


a~viatOrs bombed some enemy trains to-
wards Sventziuny, in Galicin, west of
TrembOwlu, in the region Of Fu'Zkov, the
enemy carried n height before our lines, but
we assumed the offensive and charged him,
capturing SO prisoners, and while retreating
he was surprised bv our patrols, who took
another 40 prisoners, including 3 officers,
aud u large quautiy of arms and anmunl-
tIOn.
The Austrian aud German off 'ial reports
say that nothing Of importance has occurred
on the Eastern OF the Balkan fronts.
The Berlin 'Lokal Anzeiger" says that
Greece will protest when the Armies Of the
Central Powers cross her frontier to resume
their offensive against the Allies, but that
no doubt the Central Empires will take ener-
getic measures ngaius, Salonica. The Greek
General Staff estimate the Bulgarian losses
during the retirement Of the Allies st
HOO 600.
a 1, sqa.cl from Copenhagen states ihat
the "Deutsche rageszeitung" says that the
Bulgarian troops are entering Greek terri
tory, md If not attacked by the Greek troops
viii confne their operations to the Selling
of the SHlOnlca raj. way.
Austrian and Italian official announce
ments state that the artillery has been &C.
tive, but with no particular result.
Advice4 from Melbourne state thut Mr..
Pearoe, Minister of Defence for the Com
monwealth, IN q speech stated that Austra-
lians DO not caviI at the Withdrawal from
Gtl!ipoli, and neither will it lesseL the deter
minatiou OF Australians to see the war
tnro .gh, 40. atfec, non o1o. az 20 ta ia.
A despatch from Wellington, NewZ -alani,
state that Mr. Massey, the Prime Minister,
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better to face the position and be done with
it, than to proceed will an enterprise com
monty believed to be an elior Of Judgment,
and summoned the country to forget nIi
personal and political aDimosltIes and pres
ent a united front to the enemy.
The "MornIng Posts Copenhagen CORES
pondeut reports that Il Gothenburg firm, to
which the rubber found IN TIA "Helg CLAWS
mnils was addressed had previously received
Que thousand parcels by post from Anerlca-
The Swedish post Office has now decided to
detain Ill parcels from America.
In London, it il understood in official cir
Giles that the British Government view par
eel post matter rs part Of the cargo auin as no.
intended to receive the protection gwen to
first class mail matter under The Ipteroatlon
nj Postal Convention. This applies to the
seizures from the swedish steamship "Stock-
holm" and the Danish steamer United
States, such traffic being regarded as
not entitled TO more protection than
ordinary freight, it being evi lont that
if he parcel po.t tr.tfi was p9r'n.tte - b.
unrestricted it might develop into a fornld"-
BILE trade between Germany and neutral
countries.
Dispatches from Washington state ihat
in conversation with the Swedish Minister
regarding he Stockholm" incident, Mr.
Lansing expressed similar views to the
foregoing.
Reuters despatch from Johannesburg
state that 119 persons. including General
Christian De Wet, who were convicted OF
treason at Bloemfontein last June, have been
released upon the payment Of their lines aud
upon condition of abstaining from politics
They are neither to attend mr. ptrtlcip"te IN
pubic meetings and are not to leave Their
districts without permission.