15 JANUARY 1916, page 1

In The Eastern Theatre Of The War The Week Has

been marked by Russian advances of the most encouraging kind. With a gallantry and determination of the type which always dis- tinguishes the Russian Army at its best, the type......

Sir John Simon Made Another, Though Milder, Attempt To Ruin

his late colleagues. He opposed the Bill, he declared, on grounds of principle and on grounds of expediency. In his arduous hunt for arguments against the Bill he clutched......

News Of The Week.

O F news from the Western front this week there is little, except that the Germans made an unsuccessful attack in Champagne in which three divisions were involved. Earlier in......

The Only Bad Piece Of News During The Week, And

we must confess that it is very disagreeable, is that published on Wed- nesday. Mount Lovtchen, the position which overhangs the Austrian naval base at Cattaro, has been stormed......

We Do Not For A Moment Believe That Any Large

body of Eng- lishmen will take refuge behind this clause, and support by perjury their desire to escape the duty of serving their country in arms. The conscientious objector......

The Debates On The Military Service Bill Ended On Wednesday

night with a veritable triumph for the Government, the second reading being carried by the huge majority of 392, only 39 Members voting against the Bill and 431 for it. Thus the......

The Standard Of The Speeches In Wednesday's Debate Was Very

high. Mr. Ellis Griffith made a brave and able speech in which he gave a crushing reply to the accusation that he was acting against the traditions of his party. "I care nothing......

The Salonika News Still Continues Good. We And The French

are every day gaining strength from reinforcements, and still more from the improvement in the line of field fortifications (strengthened by a powerful artillery), which runs......

Now The Fruition Of Our Fears Allows Us To Speak

out. A.4 long as the Austrian Fleet remains in being the Allies are deprived of the use of the great opportunities given to them by the exposed sea front of Dalmatia and......

Notice.—with This Neck's Number Of The " Sinter Amu" Is

issued, gratis, an Eight-Page Supplement, containing the Half- Yearly Index and Title-Page—i.e., from July 3rd to December 25th, 1915, inclusive.......

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