, 1916-12-09

fronting him. The "Times', which halls Mr..
Lloyd Georges nomination to the Premier
ship as the only practical and straight for
ward way to end the crisis says: The out
come cannot be foretold. This, however,
can be said that he has a far better chancs
of forming q Government than Mr.. Bonar
Law. Whether he will succeed will depend
largely on himself and his often tried power
OF rallying men of talent and enthusiasm to his
side. The "Chronicle" referring to the diff
culties facing the new Premier says. Only a
man of lion hearted courage would face them.
He has no organized following in the House
of Commons and no party machine to help
him, whilst the situation of affairs whether at
home or abroad is not by any means cheerful.
but the very boldness of the enterprise may
succeed with the sympathy of the British
Democracy, in which case lack of support
from the party machines will be immaterial.
Mr.. Lloyd Georges object, says the stChro-
Mole" Is to form, not a coalition representing
the old and new party, but a War Govern
meut. Conservatives and Liberals will be re-
presented in it and, says the newspaper, also
Labourltes, to whose cooperation the great
est Importance is attached. The "Chroniole"
says that Ar. Lloyd George doubtless would
like to include Irish Nationalist IN the Cabi-
net. but that the situation of Home Rnle
controversy forbids it.
Paris, Dec. 7th.-The news Of the fall of
Bucharest was received here with sorrow
although it had been regarded as inevitable
since the battle of the Argechu was lost. We
understand perfectly, says the "Petit Jour
nal", what the Rnmanians are suffering, for
we too have suffered the sorrows of invasion.
We associate ourselves all the more with
their grief. since we realize with Bit
terness of spirit, that we are partly
responsible for the catastrophe which was
rot due entirely to the military abilities of the
enelny's leaders. All of the newspapers say
that The event must be a lesson to the Allies
winch ought to spur them 10 more rapid and
effective use of the common resources. The
commentators while generally gloomy make
the point that the Rumanians having abun-
doned Bucharest have now a much shorter
line which their armies having emerged
intact from the claws of the German ~envelop-
ing movement, have q good chance of holding
W1tll the Allies come to their relief, but it ia
agreed that with the fall of Ploechti there
appears no probability of saving the oil fields
which is considered the worst feature of the
situation
London, December 6th.-Lord Lucas of
CradwelI recently reported missing after. a
fight over the German lines in France, is
now officially reported dead.
Paris, December 7th-The commune stion
issued 10y the War Office tonight reads.
There is nothing to report es cept a some
what spirited artillery action on the left bank
of the Muese in the region Of the Hill 3O4.
Army OF the East. On December 9Th the
enemy bombarded our position around Mo-
nastir. A new counter-attack against the
Serbian positions on the slopes north of
Sokol resulted only in the capture of part of
the height recently conquered. South of
Sores u Turkish trench was cleared by
British troops who brought back prisoner.
Belgian communication. There ia nothing
to report. ys
New York, December 9Th.
Flour, Winter Cienrs per barrel S7.85-8.l0
Neal. Nilndred per barrel 5.35-6.A0
New Seasons Pork no quotation.
Heavy Mess Pork S31. 5O-32.O0
Crystals maximum per loo Ms 1854
49, a., test Molasses Sugar S4.87.
Molasses Eng. lslds. per gal.
liverpool Cotton middiiug Upland Ia 5/10o
nxeDauas, Now York &Louion, 90 ,iays' sight
S4.704
Exchange New York and Lonton. sillu 4.TE1
London. December 9th.
Prices fixed by Royal Iommissiea a.
49, tYa,n Ii,yrtuls A0o ia 40, liz