THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1916. -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER A REVIEW OF PUBLIC EVENTS, 1916. -- CONTENTS. -- PREFATORY NOTE. -- THE MINISTRY, 1916. -- ANNUAL REGISTER, 1916. -- PART I. -- THE EUROPEAN WAR. -- CHAPTER I. -- NEW YEAR TO THE MIDDLE OF MAY. -- THE WAR OF ATTRITION. -- THE BATTLE OF VERDUN. -- CHAPTER II. -- FROM THE MIDDLE OF MAY TO THE FALL OF GORIZIA. -- THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN OFFENSIVE FROM TYROL. -- THE GREAT RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE IN JUNE. -- THE WAR AT SEA. -- THE FRANCO-BRITISH OFFENSIVE IN JULY. -- THE CONQUEST OF GORIZIA. -- CHAPTER III. -- FROM THE CAPTURE OF GORIZIA TO THE END OF THE YEAR. -- THE WESTERN FRONT. -- THE BALKAN CAMPAIGN. -- THE ITALIAN THEATRE. -- THE MAIN RUSSIAN THEATRE. -- THE TURCO-RUSSIAN THEATRE. -- THE WAR IN THE AIR. -- THE WAR AT SEA. -- THE RUMANIAN CAMPAIGN. -- THE WAR OF ATTRITION. -- ENGLISH HISTORY. -- CHAPTER I. -- THE END OF THE SESSION. -- CHAPTER II. -- THE NEW SESSION. -- CHAPTER III. -- THE SUMMER MONTHS. -- CHAPTER IV. -- THE RECONSTRUCTION. -- FOREIGN AND COLONIAL HISTORY. -- CHAPTER I. -- FRANCE AND ITALY. -- I. FRANCE. -- II. ITALY. -- CHAPTER II. -- GERMANY AND AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. -- I. GERMANY. -- II. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. -- CHAPTER III. -- RUSSIA, TURKEY, AND THE MINOR STATES OF SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE. -- I. RUSSIA. -- II. POLAND. -- III. TURKEY. -- IV. RUMANIA. -- V. GREECE. -- VI. BULGARIA. -- VII. SERBIA. -- VIII. MONTENEGRO. -- IX. ALBANIA. -- CHAPTER IV. -- I. BELGIUM. -- II. LUXEMBURG. -- III. THE NETHERLANDS. -- IV. SWITZERLAND. -- V. SPAIN. -- VI. PORTUGAL. -- VII. DENMARK. -- VIII. SWEDEN. -- IX. NORWAY. -- CHAPTER V. -- SOUTHERN ASIA. -- I. CYPRUS. -- II. PERSIA. -- III. AFGHANISTAN. -- IV. INDIA. -- V. CEYLON. -- CHAPTER VI. -- THE FAR EAST : CHINA-JAPAN. -- I. CHINA. -- II. JAPAN. -- CHAPTER VII. -- AFRICA. -- I. THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA. -- II. RHODESIA. -- III. NYASSALAND. -- V. CAMEROON.

VI. TOGOLAND. -- VII. NIGERIA. -- IX. THE BELGIAN CONGO. -- X. MOROCCO. -- XI. ABYSSINIA. -- XII. EGYPT. -- XIII. SUDAN. -- CHAPTER VIII. -- AMERICA. -- I. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES. -- II. CANADA. -- III. NEWFOUNDLAND. -- IV. MEXICO. -- V. ARGENTINA. -- VI. BRAZIL. -- VII. CHILI. -- VIII. URUGUAY. -- IX. PARAGUAY. -- CHAPTER IX. -- AUSTRALASIA. -- I. AUSTRALIA. -- IT. NEW ZEALAND. -- PART II. -- CHRONICLE OF EVENTS IN 1916. -- JANUARY. -- FEBRUARY. -- MARCH. -- APRIL. -- MAY. -- JUNE. -- JULY. -- AUGUST. -- SEPTEMBER. -- OCTOBER. -- NOVEMBER. -- DECEMBER. -- PUBLIC DOCUMENTS. -- THE REPORT. -- SALONIKA ARMY. -- DARDANELLES ARMY. -- THE BRYCE REPORT. -- THE SACK OF LOUVAIN. -- CONCLUSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE. -- TREATMENT OF CIVILIAN POPULATION. -- OFFENCES AGAINST COMBATANTS. -- GENERAL CONCLUSIONS. -- THE APPENDIX. -- CONCLUSIONS OF THE REPORT. -- SUMMARY OF THE REPORT. -- RETROSPECT OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ART IN 1916. -- LITERATURE. -- I. GENERAL LITERATURE. -- II. FICTION. -- SCIENCE OF THE YEAR. -- ART, DRAMA, AND MUSIC. -- I. ART. -- II. DRAMA. -- III. MUSIC. -- FINANCE AND COMMERCE IN 1916. -- OBITUARY OF EMINENT PERSONS. -- JANUARY. -- FEBRUARY. -- MARCH. -- APRIL. -- MAY. -- JUNE. -- JULY. -- AUGUST. -- SEPTEMBER. -- OCTOBER. -- NOVEMBER. -- DECEMBER. -- INDEX.