Jan. 31—Six Canadians, including two officers, killed in La Bassée fight.
EGYPT.
Jan. 10—Abbas Hilmi, deposed Khédive, 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.