, 1916-12-27

OF Belgium was reported dangerously i'll OF
pneumonia in dispatches received today
from the frontier. He has been temporarily
replaced at Bu-sels AS Governor Genelal
pending his recovery.
Buenos Ayros, December 21si.-The Ar
gentins steamship Curumalan which sailed
from Cardiff, Wales. on September 21st.
with a cargo of conl has not arrived and ii is
feared she has been sunk. She carried "a
crew of 20.
London, December 21st.-The Govern
ment has decided to release the Irish PRISON
err who were interned after the rebellion
in Ireland. Mr.. Henry E Duke. Chief
Secretary for Ireland, announced i'll the
House of Commons today. 'The time
has come when the advantages of
releasing these men far outweigh the
risk and I have so advised the Government.
Steps therefore were taken today TO proceed
with the least possible delay to return the
interned prisoners to their homes" Accord
ing TO he talement made 10y the Secre airy
for Home Affairs in the House of Commons
last October there we're SIC Irishmen in
termed in connection with the recent rebel
lion.
Copenhagen, Dec. 21st.-Both Houses of
the Danish Parliament have now approved
the sale of the Danish West Indies to the
Oult0l CLhN6 j liz IA1bS VI OPPoL
House voted favourAbly upon the proposition
today 40 to 10.
Vienna, Dec. 21st.-The Vienna uewspa-
pers assume generally thar the British Gov
ernments attitude will determine the cou,se
of the Entente power which course the edi-
toriaIs unanimously point out vii be a con-
tinuation Of the war. The new Frese Presse'
says. England alleges that she is in he war
to have Belgium. Is this impossible by
p~saceful means or even difficult? Nrpara-
t on in the sense Of constructions. Posi-
bic in the seuse OF giving satisfaction it is
not. The Fremdenblatt says. While Signor
Sonnino (Italian Foreign NJ MYSTERY has not
rejected peace Mr. Lloyd George in the capa-
Guy OF dictator of England aud dictator Of
the Entente rejects it. The day is probably
near when MIR. Lloyd George will regret
having placed the Entente head IN a moose
by failing to meet the central powers half
way.
London, Dec. 21st.-While the replies Of
the various Allied Governments TO Germany
simultaneously and probably before Chust-
mas as indicated Inst night yet these replies
will not be textualiy identical and will not
take the form of u joint reply. The reason
for this is that while all the Entente Allies
are agreed on the general principles Of The
reply each came into the war under j ff.leut
conditions calling for somewhat different
statement. For example the defense Of small
natloualities was one of -the man causes
bringing England into the war i'll defeLse of
Belgium, and Serbia did not enter for that rea-
son but because their territory was invaded.
Similar differences in the conditions exist MS
regards Rumauia and other countries, so that
while all the replies will agree on the essen
tial points of reparation aud security they
will not be identical
London, Dec. 22nd.-The "Morning Post"
in an editorial regards President Wilson's
detachment" as passing belief and 'remlnis-
cent of the attitude of the antique gods,
going through the Presidents statements IN
a highly ironic vein the "Post" says: We
have supposed by this lime even the Ameri-
cans realized what the nations were fighting
about, but as they profess ignorance We sha J
attempt to explain the matter to them.
Germany set out to. conquer Europe. II the
United Kingdom like the United States had
stood aside Germany might have succeeded
and then with Europe conquered there would
have renamed the Uuited States. Does Pre-
sident Wilson suppose that the Monroe Doc
trine and the American navy together would
have been sufficient to defend the vast rich