THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1911.
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THE NAVY.
IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS.
(Renter's Service to the 'China Mai}· Loxoay, November 99..
His Majesty the King has offered a poor- age to Admiral Wilson, but allowed him to decline the honour for personal reasons.
Admir Bridgeman, Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg-and-Captain Paken.. bana have been appointed Lords Commis- sioners of the Admiralty. Vide Admim! Callaghan has been appointed to a command
The Times" thinks that the selec tions appear in every way unexception- able. It anticipates that the most notable departure of policy will de the creation of a war stat.
The Daily Mail" says that Mr Churchill has given proof of good in. tentions and administrative ability.
THE REVOLUTION. «
GERMAN FORCES FOR TIENTSIN.
in the Home Fleet, and Vicediral Jellicoe (Reuter's Service to the China Mai.)
to the command of the second division thereof. Rear Admiral Hamilton has been placed in command of the third and fourth visions; Rear Admiral Burney succeeds to the Atlantic command and Rear Admiral Sturdes takes command of the fifth cruiser squadron; while Rear-Admiral Briggs retains a Commissioner of the Admiralty. Captain Madden has been appointed a rear-admiral of the first division of the Home feet, while Vice-admiral Egerton resolves command of a home port on the first vacancy.
DISCUSSION IN THE COMMONS.
LONDON, NOV. 29, Before the House of Commons adjourned Lord Thynne asked whether three Sea Lords bad resigned, and what was the reason for the change, which was anprocodorted in the history of the Admiralty.
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Mr. Winston Churchill replied that Admiral Wisor was due to retire-in March- an attaining the age of seventy years and Captain Midden would retire in January on promotion and appointment to a son-going command.
·I'm thus confronted," "con-
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tinued Mr. Churchill," with the resignation of half the Board, including its most important member, at a period when the House of Commons is discussing the estimates and when much of the most im-" partant work is in fail transaction. the present time the issues are open, and decisions have to be taken governing the Admiralty policy as regards France during the next two years. Having regard to the great changes necessary at the beginning of the rear, I decided, after careful considera- tion and discussion with Mr. Asquith and my colleagues, that it would be better in the interests of the public service, and the anvy that the changes should occur now, It would give the new men a free hand to decide issues which would otherwise have been atcreotyped, and over which they would have little effective control, No difference of any kind, personal or public, has arisen, and no question of policy has arisen."
Mr. Churchill paid a tribute to the new i
LONDON, NOV, 30.
Reuter's Berlin correspondent states that the authorities at Kinochan have been instructed to immediately send 200 men to Tientsin
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THE LATE MARQUIS KOMURA,
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Tokyo, Nov. 36.
The Japanese Government has re ceived warta condolences from the British Government on the death of Marquis Komura.
Lords, and mentioned that Captain Faren- OXFORD AND GREEK.
ham had the rare distinction of having been
on Admiral Togo's flagship throughout the
LONDON, Nov. 29,
Russo-Japan war and was present at the Reuters Servics to the China Mail.) battle of Tsushima. He thought the 'ap.. pointments would commend themselves to the whole navy who were the best judges in naval matters. He hoped much of the
Convocation at Oxford has by 505
PRESIDENT TAFT'S
votes to 360 rejected the statute approved Auture for the Second Division under Vice by Congregation on the 7th inst. Admiral Jellicoe, and hoped that the House would believe that the distribution of corn-making Greek optional for candidates to mands in the fleet was undertaken for no honours in science and mathematics. other reason than to secure the best service: for the state, which the need of the times requires. The changes, which were slightly anticipated, were the regular and normal working of events, and implied to slur or re proach ou any member of the outgoing Board. I am quite prepared should necessity arise." continued Mr. Churchill, to show that any rumours or statements which, have been made regarding the positions ur dispositions of the feet are wholly baseless in so far as
they auggest that absolute security has not
at all times been maintained. I should ke
to record my sense of the great services rea dered by Admiral Wilson to the Navy and
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Lord Thynne said that Mr. Churchill bad as President Taft outlined two years ago, nct dealt with the reason for Admiral will be again suggested as solving the Egerton's resignation, and asked whether the Trust problem. thren Lords had resigned on their own initiativo, whether they had bean removed, or whether, there was any precedent for try ing to sychronise the appointedats of the three Larde.
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