THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8TH, 1916.
THE FALL OF BUKHAREST: KÄISER'S JUBILANT TELEGRAM TO THE EMPRESS.
THE GREEK
IMBROGLIO:
STATE OF ANARCHY IN ATHENS.
THE CABINET CRISIS: MR. LLOYD GEORGE TO FORM A GOVERNMENT.
The Balkans.
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GREEK CRISIS.
SAFETY OF BRITISH.
LONDON, December 8th. The British Minister at Athens tele- graphs-The city is quiet, but energetic Incasures have been taken to ensure the safety of the British.
THE SITUATION IN ATHENS..
PARIS, December uth. The Athens Colony bave gone to. Piraus. of Venozelists continue. The arrests Liberal newspapers do not appear. Strong bodies of Royalists are establish ing cordons in the streets. The Allied Ministers have ceased communicating with the Cabinet. The authorities are encouraging the anti-Venezclist movement in several provincial towns.
GREEK PRESS MESSAGES MISLEADING.
LONDON, December 6th. The Foreign Office states that press messages from Greece are misleading, in asmuch as the Royalists have regained control of the cable and press censorship, and Allied Press Correspondents in Athens are threatened with presonal viol ence, as are all ethers who are suspected uf Venezelist leanings. There is reason to believe that the Royalist forces and. the mob have been guilty of very grave acty of violence,
SERBIANS CARRY HEIGHTS.
CAPTURE PRISONERS AND BOOTY,
LONDON, December 7th.
A Serbian official report states:--After violent artillery and infantry attacks on our whole front we carried strongly forti- fed and tenaciously held heights worth- east of Budimirci. A fairly large num ber of prisoners and booty were captured. FRANCO-SERBIAN PROGRESS.
LONDON, December 6th.
says: The
A French communiqué Franco-Serbians re-progressed north of Paralose and took 123 prisoners.
There has been a viulent artillery duch 'north of Monastir.
RUSSIAN REPORT,
ENEMY'S SUCCESS RECORDED..
LONDON, December 6th.
A Russian communiqué says: --The eneany has been successful in the direction of Tirgovistea, Ploesti and the region of Dokaneste on the Titu-Bukharest Rail- way, where the Roumanian were com- pelled to retire in consequence of the piercing of their front. Enemy attacks in other sectors were bunten back.
ROUMANIA.
-EXTENSIVE-GERMAN-CLAIMS--
LONDON, December 8th.
FALL OF BUCHAREST.
Italian Front.
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ITALIAN DEFENCE
ENEMY DRIVEN OFF.
LONDON, December 6th, An Italian official report states:---The enemy attempted to approach Scatolari, but were driven off,
There has bees intense artillery fire be- tween Gorizia and the sea.
Africa..
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AFRICAN · FRONTIER FIGHT
TWELVE HOURS' BATTLE. LONDON, December 7th. A Berlin official announcement states
LISBON, December 6th. that Bucharest has been captured.
In the Chamber the Premier announced [Bukharest, the capital of the former that 2,000 Germans and Askaris, with Principality of Wallachia and of the pro-guns of various calibres, attacked Newala, ant Kingdom of Roumania, stands 285
near the Mozambique frontier. After a feet above sea-level in the fertile bus tree twelve hours battle, following a twelve less plain of the small, sluggish Dambovitza. days siege, the garrison succeeded in re- It was the entrepot of trade between Aus tiring in the night time on the 28th
November.
tria and the Balkan Peninsula, the chief articles of commerce being textile fabrics, grain, hides, metal, coal, timber and cattle. It has been several times baseiged, and be Naval Activities." tween 1703 and 1812 suffered twice from earthquakes, twice from jaundations, once from tre and twice from pestilence. population of Bukharest is about 400,000,]
GREEK TREACHERY.
TRAP FOR ALLIED TROOPS.
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The
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HIGH SEA PIRACIES.
THE POLITICAL CRISIS.
WITH MR. BONAR LAW'S CO- OPERATION.
FOOD SUPPLY.
CULTIVATION OF COMMON LAND.
LONDON, December 8th. LONDON, December 8th. The Board of Agriculture has been em- It is authoritatively stated that Mr.powered to enter upon and cultivate Lloyd George is forming a Government unoccupied or common land, with a view with Mr. Bonar Law's co-operation.
to the maintenance of the food supply. KING CONFERS WITH LEADING.
BRITISH LOAN IN JAPAN, MINISTERS.
Losnos, December 6th. Mr. Lloyd George has up till now had no private sudience with the King.
FULLY SUBSCRIBED.
LONDON, December 6th. All the Ministers attended at the Renter's Agency has been informed that Palace, but only Mr. Asquith, Mr. the British Loan in Japan has been fully Lloyd George, Mr. Balfour, Mr. Bonar subscribed, and the lists were consequent Law, and Mr. Henderson were presently closed on the 5th December instead of at a conference, at which the King pre- the 8th December. aided, lasting upwards of an hour and a half.
Nothing definite has transpired.
STATEMENT BY LORD DERBY.
LONDON, December 6th. Lord Derby, in a speech declared that especially as regards the question of man- power the Government had not had a
NATIONAL FACTORY
EXPLOSION,
TWENTY-SIX WOMEN KILLED, THIRTY INJURED.
DEARER NEWSPAPERS.
LONDON, December 5th, English newspaper proprietors have decided to increase the price of news papers by a half-penny, but the alteration will not affect the morning papers for three months.
KAISER AND THE POPE.
Rous, December 6th.
Inte Cardinal Fouhwirth,.
Papal Nuncio at Munich, has had an hour's audience with His Holiness the Pope- It is understood that he brought a mee sage from the Kaiser.
PRESIDENT OF DUMA RESIGNS.
SEQUEL TO AN INSULT
PETROGRAD, December 6th..
M. Rodzianko has resigned the Pre- sidency of the Duma, owing to an insult by M. Markoff, one of the leaders of the Extreme Rights
ROLL OF HONOUR.
LONDON, December 6th. serious grip of the position indicated. It is officially reported that an ex- Mr. Lloyd Cleorge's proposal was for a plosion occurred in a National Factory smallWar Committee sitting daily.in the north of England last night. When Mr Asquith was not able to pre-Twenty-six women workers were killed side Mr. Lloyd George would preside, and thirty injured, The damago is Mr. Asquith having the right of veto. alight, MINISTERS SUMMONED TO MEET FOOD SCARCITY IN PRUSSIA need
AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
LONDON, December 6th.
The King has summoned a general meet- ing of the Ministers at Buckingham Palace in the afternoon.
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
LONDON, December 8th. It is officially stated that the procced- ings at Thursday's sitting of the Com- BRITISH SHIP TORPEDOED WITH-mons will be formal. The House will be
adjourned till Monday,
MR. LLOYD GEORGE SUMMONED.
LONDON, Desember 8th, The King has summoned Mr. Lloyd George, M
OUT WARNING.
ALEXANDRIA, December 5th, The City of Birminghani was torpedoed without warning in the Mediterranean, and tank within twenty minutes,
The largest boat was smashed and num- bers of passengers struggled in the water for two hours before being rescued.
LONDON, December 5th. Telegrams from Athens state that the Allied troops walked into a trap on Dec ember 1st when they marched into posi- tions which they had previously been notified by the Greeks that they would occupy. They found themselves surrounded by 25,000 Greeks before a shot was fired. Farleying was in progress when a Greek machine-gun suddenly opened fire on the
THREE MORE VESSELS SUNK. southern side. The fighting spread to the eastern quarter, where the Greeks fired.
LONDON, December 5th. The following steamers have als een with a machine-gun on the Zappeion Admiral Fournet and some officers were. building from the Palace gardens, while sunk The Palueine (British), the
Pallus (Russian) and Draupner (Norwe standing on the steps.
gian).
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PORTUGUESE COAST SHELLED.
·LLEBON, December 6th.
reinforced 150 Frenchmen who had been Two hundred and fifty British marines
quartered in the Zappeion for a month past. The surrender or annihilation of
A submarino threw úfty shells at the the Zappeion garrison, after the conclu-Funchal coast, hit a boat, and killed six sion of the armistice, was prevented by a Portuguese sailors. The submarine dis French battleship most accurately drop-appeared when it was subjected to strong ping a few shells close to the Palace,
The British casualties were eigh: killed fire from the land batteries. and forty wounded.
Previously, a hundred French marines to the south of the city, refusing to sur render, cut their way through with the bayonet, but only thirty reached the shore.
Since the aruristice the Greeks have resumed control of the posts, telegraphs and railways,
A thousand Venizelists were imprisoned during Saturday's reign of terror.
IMPORTANT SERBIAN
SUCCESS.
LONDON, December 8th.
LATER.
marines engaged in the raid on the It transpires that there were two sub- Funchal shore, which they bombarded for two hours. Little damage was done.
FRENCH GUNBOAT TORPEDOEN.
LISBON, December 8th.
The French Gunboat Surprise, the ship Kangerou, und the British steamer Dacia have been torpedoed,
There is an official death roll of 4, many of whom were members of the crew of the gunboat.
AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK.
New York, December 7th, Reuter's correspondent at the Serbian Submarines, on the 22nd November, Headquarters states that the latest Sersank without warning the America hian success is important. The Serbians steamer John Lambert. The shelling cop- have captured a whole series of strongly- tinued while the crow were boarding the fortified positions including the summit boats.
of Granishte, which is of great strategin importance, for it threatens Sokol. If the latter falls, the entire Moglen region will be freed of the enemy.
Franco-Belgian Front. :
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BRITISH FRONT.
SUCCESSFUL TRENCH RAIDS.
LONDON, December 7th. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a com- A Berlin official report states that the Germans have cleared out the Houmaniansue, states:-We successfully raided trenches to the south-east of Neuville-St.- Vaast. Attempted raids by the enemy on the west of Beaurains and on the north- The enemy cast of Boelincourt failed.
from the south bank of the Argesul and are now advancing towards Bukharest,
The report claims that they have cap tured 1,600 men and four gue in a fight on the Alt with the Orsova rearguard, whose way was blucked on the cast bagk of the river, and captured 4,400 other Roumanians.
The report further says that the Ger- mans have captured considerable stores. of wheat, bought by Britain, on the rail- way to the north-west of. Bukharest.
The roport admits & Russian success in Trotusal Valley.
GERMANS CAPTURE SINAIA.
LONDON, December 6th. A German official report states:-Wo have captured Sinia, 37 miles north- wost of Ploesti.
PLOESTI JUNCTION CAPTURED, LONDON, December 7th. A Vienna official message states: Plosti, an important railway junction north of Bukharest has been captured..
BRITISH ARMOURED CARS.
IN THREE ACTIONS IN DOBRUDJA,
PETROGRAD, December 7th. British armoured cars fought in three actions in Dobrudis Commander Locker Lampson has been wounded and three petty officers are missing, believed prisoners. None of the cars was lost.
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GERMANS NEABING OIL- FIELDS.
LONDON, December 5th. The capture of Tirgovistes brings the Germans on the outskirts of the Bon annian oil fields.
is heavily shelling the neighbourhoud of Eaucourt-La-Abbaye, Mouquet Farm and northward to the Ancre..
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ENEMY SHELLING,
LONDON, December 6th, General Sir Douglas Haig reports in- termittent encty shelling on the Aucre.
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FRENCH FRONT.
LONDON, December 8th.'
A French communiqué says:--There is nothing to report on the west front. Two enemy aeroplanes were brought down,
ACTIVITY ON THE SOMME AND MEUSE
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MORE ADMIRALTY CHANGES.
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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.
LONDON, December 7th. Yesterday's developments prove the immense d'ficulty of re-creating a Coali- tion Ministry. Mr. Bonar Law's failure is regarded as definitely showing that Mr. Asquith and his Liberal colleagues will refuse to join the new Minhtry, but are resolved to form an Opposition,
It is believed that not many Unionist ex-members of the Cabinet will continue
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GEESE AT 150%, EACH.
AMSTERDAM, December 7th.
The Prussian Diet has discussed the question of food scarcity. It was men- tioned that geese now cost 150s, each. Much suffering in the winter is fore; casted.
【NEW
CARDINALS.
ROME, December 7th, The Pope, at a secret Consistory, has created ten new Cardinals, all French and Italian. There were no Austro- Germans present, as Cardinal Fruhwirth will receive the red hat on the 7th inst.
SCENES IN THE DUMA,
PRESIDENT CHALLENGES A MEMBER TO A DUEL,
Petrograd, December 7th. The debates in the Duma culminat- ed in the resignation of the President, M. Rodzianko, i consequence of an insult by M. Murkoff, member of the Extreme
LONDON, December 75th. The following casualties are an*
Killed-Second Lieutenant E. F. Lawlor (Monmouthshires), Second Lien- tenant G. N: 8linger (Field Artillery), Captain J. Tilley (Norfolks), Captain 1. W. Wilson (Manchesters) and Caps T tain R. F. Wolstenholme (Cheshires). Previously reported missing, killed:-Second Lieutenant D. K. Cooper. (Northamptonshires).
now
Died of wounds-Second Lieutenant B. L. James (Baffs).
now
Previously reported wounded, died of wounds:-Eccond Lieutenant J. Y. F. Dick (Highland Light Infan try), Second Lieutenant A. A. 8. Hamil
Second Lieuteneat ton (Berkshires), W. H. Parry (Royal Fusiliers)
Wounded-Surgeon Major F. W. Bailey (Field Artillery), Major M. C. II. Bird (Garrison Artillery), Second Licu- tenant H.E. Fitzgerald, (Cheshires), Captain R. B. Ireland (Royal Engineers), Second Lieuteant D. J. Jones (Royal Engineers), Captain J. Nichols (London Regt.), Second Lieutenant G. WA
Lieutenant Park (East Yorkshires), Second Lieutenant J. Tyrie (Worceste P. H. Thornley (Manchesters), and shirea).
CURTAILING RAILWAY
SERVICES.
LONDON, December 5th, Drastic curtailments of British railway
THE IRISH QUESTION.
EFFORTS AT A SETTLEMENT.
in office, though doubts are expressed re-Right, who called the President♫ garding Mr. Austen Chamberlain.
babbling blackguard." M. Markoff said will break away from conventionalities Duma had previously insulted high per
Some anticipate that Mr. Lloyd George the insult was deliberate, heenuse the. and make a bold experiment in the artsonages. M. Murkoff was suspesded for of Government, He is credited with the fifteen sittings After most indignant services are expected. intention of bringing in Lord Milner, speeches, condemnatory of the unpreced Smith and Mr. Winston Churchill. His was elected President by an overwhelming. Lord Reading, and, possibly, Mr. F. E.ented insult to the chair, M. Rodzianka hardest task will be to scoure the goodwill majority, but the President, to satisfy of the Labour Party. It is stated that personal hosuur, has challenged M Mr. Henderson does not object to serve Markoff to a duel.. provided the “Labour Party authorises The incident has led to spirit of re- him. Despite that Party's allegiance to action in the Extreme Right.
It is i Mr. Asquith there is a growing minority emphasised that, as regards debates in who believe that the Asquith Government the Duma and the Council of the Empire locked the power of quick decision, while critics of the Government are animated all Labour Members are impressed with by a determination to prosecute the war the necessity for a vigorous prosecution bitter end, but it is complained
of the war.
Mr. Fenwick. M.P., interviewed, says the fooling in the north of England. în such that a Government minus Mr. Asquith will not last twenty-four hours.
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LABOUR SUPPORT FOR MR..
• ASQUITH,
LONDON, December 5th.
that certain dark forces are sapping the power of the Empire owing to the system of Government producing Cabinet, de stitute of united purpose.
GOLD AND SILVER,
RESTRICTED IMPORTATION.
LONDON, December 7th. A Proclamation prohibits the importa
GALLANT AIRMEN,
Mr. G. J. Wardle, M. F. for Stockport, tion of gold in any form except to the and Chairman of the Labour Party, in Bank of England, and all jewellery and the course of an interview, declared that silver manufactures except watches. LONDON, December stl.
the whole party would unreservedly sup- The new Admiralty appointments are port Mr. Asquith. The Labourites gener- regarded as signifying radical changes. ally were of the opinion that the crisis
Vice-Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, who
LONDON, December 7th. has long beer second in command of the ought not to have arisen. They were
quite prepared to see
The Gazette pays tribute to the gallan- Grand Flect, will deal with the person-
Council, but did not think that it should try of Flight Lieutenant Cadbury asd net of the Navy, while Captain Lionel have been accomplished by the means Flight Sub-Lieutenants Pulling and Fane Halsey, who fought at Ladysmith, com which had been adopted. They recognis-who, on the morning of the 28th Novem manded the New Zealand on her Empired that Mr. Lloyd George was a great ber, pursued seaward and attacker at cruise, and has been a Captain of the driving force, but felt that, in a crisis close range a Zeppelin raider, which Fleet, will supervise the Transport Ser of this kind the proposal to overthrow Pulling destroyed, all three being exposed
the Premier was not a proper and not to machine-gun fire throughout.
vice,
COALING STATIONS.
FAR-REACHING BRITISH
REGULATION.
WASHINGTON, December 6th. The British Embassy notifies that, owing to the scarcity of tonnage and coaling facilities at British ports, coaling stations abroad will be reserved for Bri tish and Allied vessels and for neutrals who have undertaken to employ their ships for the benefit of British and Allied interests.
Russian Front.
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THE CARPATHIANS,
AUSTRIAN "CLAIMS.
LONDON, December 6th. An Austrian official message says:-An Austro-German counter-attack in the Carpathians has deprived the Russians of all their recent local gains,
Russian attacks on the old Moldavian frontier were repulsed with heavy losses. Fontaine-General.
PARIS, December 7th. An official communiqué says:--There has been fairly active reciprocal artillery fire in the neighbourhood of Bouchavesnes and Champagne.
Our artillery dispersed an enemy
north-east detachment Endornicis.
of
On the left bank of the Meuse an enemy attack on the slopes of Hill 304, owing to our machine-gun fire, only gained a foot- ing in somo, advanced elements and trenches.
SPIES IN HOLLAND..
AMSTERDAM, December 8th..
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KAISER AND BUCHAREST.
JUBILANT TELEGRAM TO THE EMPRESS.
AMSTERDAM, December 7th.
a supportable policy.
smaller War
A NATIONAL MINISTRY. The King has asked Mr. Lloyd George to form a Governmest. Mr. Lloyd George has consented, and he will endeavour to form a National Ministry, irrespective of Party.
PROPHECIES,
LONDON, December 8th. The Times states that Viscount Grey is certain to retire with Mr. Asquith, and that Mr. McKenna, Mr. Runciman, Mr. Harcourt and the Marquis of Crewe will only serve under Mr. Asquith.
It is not likely that Mr. Balfour or Lord Landsdowno will re-assume office, The Labour element is the most certain;
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THE CARDROOMER'S. DISPUTE,
REFERRED TO ARBITRATION.
Loxion, December 7th,
A Proclamatios derlaris that the Lanca shire cardroomers' dispute is prejudicial to the supply of munitions and applies the Munitions Act thereto. The dispute will therefore be referred to arbitration.
HORNSEY ELECTION.
LONDON, December 7th. Mr. Kennedy Jones has been returned The country probably regards Mr. unopposed for Hornsey. Lloyd George as the most likely successor
to Mr. Asquith, and the most probable KING RECEIVES THE SIRD AR combination at present is Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Bonar Law and Sir Edward Carson.
LONDON, December 7th.
The time has come to return to the olded in audience by the King.
The Sirdar Daljitsingh has been receiv English system of small Cabinets.
The Parliamentary situation is most extraordinary. The Treasury Bench will be empty for the first time in modern. history when the Commons re-assembles
to-morrow.
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VICTORY FOR ITALY,
WHAT IT MEANS.
ROME, December 6th.
In the Italian Chamber Signor Boselli said the Italian navy was increasing and there were now 2,200 war factories.
OBITUARY,
DR-RICHTER.
AMSTERDAM, December 8th A message from Bayreuth announces the death of Dr. Richter, the famous musician.
SIR JAMES LYALL.
LONDON, December 7th. The death of Sir James Lyall is aa- pounded.
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MINES.
He emphasised that victory would essure for Italy command of the Adriatic GOVERNMENT TO CONTROL and incontestable rights on the opposite A Dutchman and a German have been
shore, without overlooking the just de sentenced respectively to fifteen months'
The Kaiser has telegraphed the Emmands of their Blar neighbours. and six months' imprisonment for pro press as follows: Bucharest taken. German espionage in respect of ships What magnificent auccess on the road. carrying foodstuffs to England.
Victory gained by God's help."
He also emphasised that the Allies had no intention of favouring “hazardous anti-dynastic movements in Greene."
London, December 5th. The Daily Chronicle says that Govern ment control will be extended to the whole of the British mines.
LONDON, December 8th. The Daily Chronicle says, there have. been discussions for some time between and the Irish leaders with a view to an Mr. Lloyd George, Sir Edward Carson
Irish settlement, based on proposals made by Sir Edward Carson Garlia establishment of a Home Rule Parlia ment for the whole of Ireland, the Pro- testants receiving proportional repre sentation, and Ulster to be included for three years. Sir Edward Carson imposes a condition that Nationalists should agree to conscription.
In the event of a settlemcut, some Nationalists would join a Lloyd George Government in which Sir Edward Carson would be a leading member.
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Sir Edward Carson has sent a message. to Belfast saying that the proposals attributed to bisa for a settlement of the Irish question are without foundation.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE TO
THE RESCUE.
ment.
LONDON, December 7th. Mr. Lloyd George is forming a Govern
MR BONAR LAW DECLINES THE.
TASK.
Mr. Bonar Law's refusal has been cut- firmed, and it is expected that Mr. L., od George will be summoned.
The Westminster, Guzelte states that Mr. Bonar Law has declined to form a Cabinet, finding himself unable to under- take the task of Premiership,
PRESIDENT WILSON'S
PROGRAMME.
WASHINGTON, December 5th. Congress has opened.
The Administration leaders announced that they will concentrate their energies on passing President Wilson's railroad measures and Budget Bills, with a limited programme of social regislation. Four Bills relating to the dearness of living will be introduced, including a proposed embargo on foodstuffs.
THE ARCHANGEL EXPLOSION,
BROOKLYN DEALER ARRESTED.
New Yoak, December 5th, The Russian Commercial Attache has complained to the Police that the recent explosion at Archangel was due to bonds eoncealed in the cargo of one of the vesale before sailing..
In consequence,
a junk dealer of Brooklyn has been arrested as a resalt of the complaint.
DUTCH POLITICS,
THE HAGUE, December 8th. The Finance Minister has withdrawn his resignation.
HONOUR FOR ADMIRAL JACKSON.
LONDON, December 5th.” Admiral Sir Henry Jackson, until lately First Bes Lord, has been decorated with the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath