he Military Governor of Belgium; circulation of
the Mercier pastoral is not being permitted.

Jan. 10--The Mercier pastoral is read in English churches; Belgian
refugees are proving a problem in England and Holland.

Jan. 11--Admiration for Cardinal Mercier expressed by King Albert in a
letter to the Pope.

Jan. 12--It is reported from Rome that the Vatican has asked Germany
for an explanation regarding the acts with reference to Cardinal
Mercier.

Jan. 22--Full text of the Mercier pastoral is printed in THE NEW YORK
TIMES.

CANADA.

Jan. 22--Major General Hughes, Minister of Militia and Defense,
arrives in Vancouver to arrange for enlistment of third contingent.

Jan. 30--First detachment of Canadian troops is in France; other
detachments are en route; nine German prisoners escape from Halifax
citadel; war fund of $1,500,000 raised in five days in Montreal.

Jan. 31--Six Canadians, including two officers, killed in La Bassee
fight.

EGYPT.

Jan. 10--Abbas Hilmi, deposed Khedive, calls upon Egyptians and
Sudanese to rise against England.

ENGLAND.

Jan. 8--House of Lords adjourns after discussion of recruiting and
other phases of the war.

Jan. 12--Government appeals to women to induce men to enlist.

Jan. 15--War Office issues statement that letters destined for hostile
countries will be held up unless they are unsealed.

Jan. 16--Seven British naval officers, interned in Holland, escape,
but five are recaptured.

Jan. 23--Statement shows that total casualty list of officers up to
Jan. 12 was 4,344, of whom 1,266 were killed, the rest being wounded
and missing; many interned Germans and Austrians released on parole.

Jan. 27--Two Hindu soldiers win Victoria Crosses; London financial
papers deprecate a joint loan for the Allies.

Jan. 28--Many Oxford "blues" are serving in the army.

Jan. 31--There are 178 peers serving in the army.

FRANCE.

Jan. 10--Government will surrender German surgeons and nurses held as
prisoners of war only in equal exchange.

Jan. 14--Socialist Senator demands postponement of war discussion in
Parliament and says speeches must give way to voice of cannon.

Jan. 18--Paris darkened by police order.

Jan. 22--Capt. Uhde, stated to be a relative of the Kaiser, is sent to
concentration camp after being accused of having spied on the French
fleet at Toulon.

Jan. 27--Many doctors have been killed, wounded, and taken prisoner,
the reason for lengthy casualty