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Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 December 1915, Page 3

London, I)oe. 22. Tlie War Office states that Sir diaries Monro commands tlie First Army in France, andi Major General Sir.'Archibald Murray succeeds him. ' Official.—Tße British casualties at Kutelamara to date total 1127. In the House of Commons Lord Robert Cecil stated Eh ait the Government iiad granted Yon Papon and Boy-FTd safe conduct in "deference to America's wishes. Paris, Dec. 29 A communique stales we made progress at Hartmannweilerkopf. We took prisoner 1200 Germans. Rome, Dec. 22. Tlie Tribuna's Athens correspondent stales that the Russians bombarded Varna all day 'long destroying thn forts and barracks. The German submarines sallied out, but were driven back by gunfire. London, Dec. 22. In the Vosges yesterday the attack enabled the French to improve their positions considerably on tho slopes east gress at H'artmannsweiiorkopf. We ber of German prisoners taken was 1221. Melbourne, This" Day. The Rt. Hon. W. M. Hughes announced that he was informed by the .British Government that tlie Monarch and Smith Typewriter Company was connected with the Remington Company, therefore " they also were , placed oi the enemy list. In the Assembly on a division on tlie second reading, the Commonwealth War Powers Bill was carried by 27 to 22. The Speaker announced that : t had not received the statutory major, ity and therefore failed to pass.