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LONDON, March 8th,
EARLIER CABLES. COMMONS DEBATE ON HOME
RULE
THE PREMIER'S LATEST. PROPOSAL
LONDON, March 7th, In the House of Commons, Mr. Loyd George said that the Government was prepared to grant Home Rule to those parts of Ireland clearly demanding it,
He said that no party would support the demand that Ulster should be forced
REPORT AND FINDINGS.
LONDON, March 8th. The Dardanelles Commission's Report: has been issued..
were disquieting Mr. Asquith discussed DARDANELLES COMMISSION. conceivable expedients for a settlement, but did not think that a renewal of negotiations between the parties was likely to be successful. The only practic ablo alternative was to invoke the inter ention of some outside imparti authority. It would be essential that such authority should act most promptly and that its decision abould be subject to the inn approval of Parliament
Mr. Lloyd George interjected, asking
LATEST CABLES! THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER MR. ROOSEVELT AND THE OBSTRUCTIONISTS,
NEW YORK, March 9th. The majority finds that Mr Churchill
There is growing agitation against the initiated the attacking of the Dardanelles eleven Obstructionist Senators, At n at a meeting of the War Council on November 24th, 1914, as the ideal method of defending Egypt and Russia. He re oponed the discussion on January 2nd when Lord Kitchener declared that troops
into the settlement. His offer of self. Whether such a body would enquire and were not available. The War Council's government to parts of Ireland would report to the Government, or whether it acceptance was unfortunato, because tako immediate effect. He was not in the would have statutory powerd. least afraid of submitting his proposals
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Mr. Asquith replied "No, adding
investigation would have revealed other action or no action had to be decided, wis Thus, on January 13th, a naval
The Commission expresses the opinion
mass meeting at New York, which passed & resolution demanding a Coalition
Roosevelt collected thirty pieces of silver Cabinet inclusive of Mr. Root, Mr.
for presentation to Senator Stone
ARMING MERCHANTMEN
WASHINGTON, March 9th..
advisors regarding the power to amm
President Wilson has consulted his legak
to any unbiassed friend of Ireland in that it would make its decision subic that Admirale. Fisher and Wilson, both merchantmen
the Empire. He moved the following amendment: That this House would welcome any settlement which would produos a better understanding between Ireland" and the rest of the United Kingdom, but considers it impossible to
consent.
to the approval of Parliament, which abould be the final authority.
MR. REDMOND'S VIEWS. Mr. Ledmond, following Mr. Asquith, said if the constitutional movement in Ireland disappeared, Mr. Lloyd Georgs
He asked why Mr. Lloyd George had not appealed to Sir Edward Carson to make a sacrifice and to agree on a pro- Foal which would be acceptable to the whole of Ireland.
reports that driving snow hatripered A Parig official message says that theimpose, by force, on any section of must govern Ireland with a naked sword. operations on the Ancre yesterday, and the thew at noon badly affected the roads
The enemy continues to make a slow retirement, but the strategical riddle of
the movements are still not clear. · He is now right back on the line of defence on the frout at Bapaume. The next pro- "blem of the British discover whe
thor be intends to strongly defend this line, or to retire till he is quite clear of the salient, shortening his front by dirty miles:
FRENCH OPINION.
Pants, March Dth, Expert commentators anticipate fresh enemy attack north of Douaumont, but they are confident that his efforts will not counter-balance the British advance on the Anere. The remorseless pressure and incessante attacks of the British are responsible for the enemys' unceasing retirement.
BRITISH
STILL ADVANCING. AN ENEMY RAID,
LONDON, March 9th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig ré ports We have advanced slightly on both sides of the Ancre Valley, and enterod trenches
Binches DEST
and
brought back prisoners.
The enemy raided the front line south.
destroyer Cassing was torpedoed in the Ireland, a form of Government which Mediterranean on February 28th.
has not their The magazina exploded and the boat Mr. Lloyd George declared that the bank in wo minutes.
dominant consideration, in any Irish settlement must be its effect upon the war, and be contended that the different controversialists ignored two fund
Beven officers and one hundred
men perished, two officers and thirty-two men being saved.
A LABOUR OPINION. Mr. Wardle Labour M.P., regretted
SILVER
LONDON, March 9th. The silver market is featureless, and quiet!
of whom did not express dissent to the proposed naval action alone, should have expressed their views if they thought the project, from a naval point of view, was impracticable. They did not object, how ever, because they regarded the operations as experimental only. The Commission thinks there was an obligation, first on Mr. Churchill, and next on Mr. Asquith and other members of the War Council, CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
CHINA AND GERMANY.
to insist on a clear expression of export opinion on a naval action alone, because the chances of surprise by amphibious attack offered such great military and DIPLOMATIC OPINIONS INVITED mistake and ill advised to sacrifice them political advantages that it would be
FROM PROVINCES. which could hot in itself secure [AY COURTERY OF THE CHUNG NGOL by abanty and desired objecks. mars 18t
tho
The decision, on February 18th, 1915, to mass troops in the neighbourhood of of the whole operation. The Commission the Dardanelles marked the critical stage
BIN PO
PERING, March 9th.
Parliament visited the Premier yesterday, One hundred and three members, of
mentals:--Firstly that Ireland's grietas Mr. Lloyd George had moved the considers that incsmuch as time was all the latter explained his reasons for
vance was not a material one, but some
amendment. The House should not have
possible between making an immediate wishing to join with the Futente, and important, no compromise was then thing which, had to do with pride and been asked the unfair question as to wha and vigorous cffort to ensure success declared that diplomatic affairs will ba ther it is prepared to coerce Ulster in falling back on their original intention južne naval and military occupation, or the actual veircumstances.
of desisting from a naval attack, if the experiences gaired during the bombard ment were unsatisfactory.
self-respect.
INHUMAN HUNS.
LATER. The Captain of the Casting perished. The survivors state that, they were struggling in the sea in the darkness,
She was never more pros- striving to reach floating rafte, when perous, and yet she was no more recon they heard voices shouting in French-eiled to British rule than in Cromwell's
This way, comrades." Then a sizb- marine appeared and fired on them with rifles or a machine gun, while a shell just missed the raft.
FRENCH SHIPPING AND SUBMARINES.
PARIS, March 8th
days, Secondly, it would be as glare an outrage upon the principle of self government to place Ulstor under Irish rute against her will as it would be to deny self-government to the rest of Ire
land.
Mr. Lloyd (ieorge said he believed that the ideal of national unity in Ireland would be attained at no distant date if Ulster were offered facilities and induce ments to come in
Y
THE PREMIER'S REPLY.
had suggested two methods of dealing Mr. Lloyd George, replying, said he with the details of the Government's pro posal, either by a conference of Irish men, or by the establishment of a commission. The latter was practically identical with Mr. Asquith's proposal, but it was impossible to introduco a con- troversial Bill on such a basis in the middle of a great war.
A NATIONALIST DEMONSTRATION Following a request to express an
February 16th, were to have been seat Lord Kitchener decided on February 20th that the Twenty-ninth Division, and to the East should not be sent a part of the troops which, by a decision on
Kitchener's order, instructed the Director and Colonel Fitzgerald, by Lord
that Division and the rest of the Expedi- of Naval Transports, that transports for ionary Force would not be required
then,
reported to Parliament when the reply of the Allied Powers arrives at Paking.
Yesterday the Government telegraphed
Parliament were invited to exchange to all the Provinces to report regarding their diplomatic policy, and yesterday
diplomatic opinions to-day the Premier and all, the mezubers of
visited the Premier yesterday...
The United States Minister to Peking
Peking to report the diplomatic opinion The Civil Governor of Chili will visit of that Province.
Unurchul. The consequent clay of three The was done without informing Mr. weeks in the despaten of the troops HONGKONG MEN FOR THE co-sucres of the gravely compromised the probavility of
FRONT difcaltics of the final atau that in The Baudinaa company have arranged
TO NIGHT'S CONCERT. view of the opinions of naval and mifi-
The Commissioners consuter
foreza, and tack by land".
increased the
a most entertaining programute for the
Au official announcement says that 559 merchantmen arrived at Freach ports during the week ending March 4th. These sunk were obe over and one under 1,600 TO AVOID MISUNDERSTANDING. Timona Mr. - Asquith's suggestion, bardmem on March 18th was institubia & the Theatre kayal to the Hongkong
tods Nine were unsuccessfully attacked,
Sixteen French fishing boats were sunk LATEST CABLES.
NAVAL CASUALTIES.
LONDON, March 9th. The following navol casunties are cast of Chaulnes and to the south of announced-Wounded: Flight Sub, Lieut. Leslie A. Powell. Blightly wound
Arres, and a few British are missing
try authorities on the spot, the decision farewell concert to be given this evening
to abandon a naval attack after the bom
by
In a later cable is given the full text Mr. Lloyd George said it they point out that there was no meson who nie proceeding to the trout. It of the passage in Mr. Lloyd George's Nationaliste duty to say whether they and April 1st while mportant and part. The first part will open with
sifg of the war Couholl between March Will be a special vaudeville programme, speech with reference to the Government
1 we the entire company will meant to oppose a measure embodying think that before such operations were. Alex Kenway and chorous, Miss operations were being undervason. They offor. He said
sung and chorus, * Love and War,' the Governm offer. ***I am not in the least afroid of anh - In response to an appeal by Mr
commenced, the War Council should have carefully "Tecpusiuered ina whole
bratrice Howe all the inimitable Fred mitting the proposal of the Government Redmond not to participate in a futile ought to have summoned a meeting of a tae piano, and the other members of the 1 Dey are of the opinjou that the rem. Mr. Gordon Stamford will entertain at
wine will "! duet with much fervency, to the judgment of any unbiased friend future action, the Nationalists, who had or summoned, other manners of the Watur own particule way. The first
discussion, but to consult him as to
war Council for that purpose, and, if Company will also do their little bit of Ireland in any quarter of the globe adopted a markedly hostile attitude Council sound nave, pressed for
suci
pare will conclude with
tank Wils was
POSILION.
O
There has been active reciprocal artiled: Surgeon Frederick G. E. Hill, Naval 1 will put it again, and I want noct during the Premier's speech, left the FDA and Leigh, BES!sted by all the youth and
larying at various points along the whole Division. Wounded: Captain John 8.
Front
MINOB FRENCH SUCCESSES
PARIS, March 9th.
A communiqué states-In Champagne, after an intense artillery preparation, we carried the greater part of a salient which the enemy occupied on
ed on February 15th, between Butte de Mesuil and Maisons
de
Champagne. We also took
100 prisoners.
The Alsace batteries diapersed strong enemy
south of Cerasy,
organisations
Mer all, Marines Freviously reported
Cecil B: Burton, Marines, missing, now killed: Second Lieut.
The Near East.
House.
DEBATE ADJOURNED
LONDON, March 8th. been adjourned until to day.
The debate on the Irish question has
NO ADVANTAGE IN DISCUSSION
LONDON, March 8th Low hard he say na advantage in resum In the House & Commons, Mr. Bonar ing yesterday's Trish discussion.
The Commissioners are of opinion that Lord Kitchener did not suficiently avail himself of the services of his General
Miss Addio beauty of the cherous in the Kipling walk the second part of the program me will be of a similar nature, and a most enjoyable time may be confidently anticipated with the war Bavour pro- dominaat.
THE BING BOYS.
Szaft, with the result that he undertook more work taun it was possible for one of efficiency. of efficiency. These tumble to conne
are concur Hi Admiral Finer's view, that it was Churchill, to maintain silence at the his duty, if he differed from M THE BANDMAN OPERA CO. Council, or to resign. They think that tne adoption of soy such priftaple gene rauly would impair the emciency of the public service. They think shat althougu the main object was not attated, certain political advantages were secured by the expedition, but whether those advantages were worth the loss of life and treasure involved must remain a matter of
merely Irish to know, but I want men outside the confines of the United King- dom and the British Empire to know, what it is to-day that we offer. It is that the part of Iraland which clearly demands Home Rulo-self government shall get it. There are two questions to
Are the people of the country prepared be asked by all of as The first is:
to confer self-government on the parts of Ireland which unmistakably demand Our pursuing troops have met with it? The answer, which I give on behalf breach of faith, and declare that his opiujen, ned by all the mem- pany has established on their previous
LATEST CABLES, (THROUGH REUTER'S AQUEOY.] PROGRESS IN MESOPOTAMIA.
LONDON, March 8th. A Mesopotamia official message states
one gun, Russian Front.
NATIONALIST MANIFESTO.
Warn
The Bandman Opera Company opened a short season at the Theatre Royal last night, and were accorded a welcome from an audience that filled the house. It was a record first night and a most promising augury for successful business during their stay. The reputation for excellence which the Com-
12 Jorgos, March 8th. The Nationalists have issued a mani festo saying that they can never assent to the previous principle regarding Ulster, They accuse the Premier of a revelationary movement.bers of the Commission except Mr. W. visits was more than sustained. Most speech till seriously strengthen the
Testo that it is their intention to oppose The Nationalists have issued s-mani- the Government by all the means in their the war and their allegiance to the causE power, but that their attitude towards will be uneltered.
CUBAN SUGAR.
On the left of the Meuse our artillery little opposition. The cavalry, after of the Cabinet is that the Government ing wrocked German between Hill 301 and Avocourt Wood, fourteen miles on the southern outskirts of opinion that that represents the views
traversing Ctesiphon, bivouacred at Bawi, are firmly of that opinion and are firmly LONDON, March 8th. caught and
of Baghdad. We took 85 prisoners and of the vast majority of the people of detachmente
this country. The next point is this Are the people of this country prepared to force the population of the north eastern corner of Ireland to submit to be governed by a population with whom they are completely out of sympathy In my judgment, and here I speak on behalf of the Government, they are not." SUGGESTION BY MR. ASQUITH,
EARLIER CABLES. FRENCH FRONT. ENEMY DETACHMENTS CAUGHT.
LONDON, March 8th.
A French communiqué mys:—On the Verdun front our batteries caught enemy detachments on the northern outskirts of Matancourt wood,"
German organisations in Eparges wood werd effectively bombarded.
There was lively artillery firing in the "Maison de Champagne and Embermenil sectors.
GERMAN TRENCHES
PENETRATED,
LONDON, March 8th. A French communiqué says:-There have been lively artillery Bring and patrol encounters in the region of Moulin sous Touvent, between the Oise and the
FARLIER CABLES. (MLBAUDE BAUTER'S AGAFOX.) PURSUING THE TURKS -KENGAVER OCCUPIED,
LONDON, March 8th.
A Basian communiqué says: -We are pumuing the Turks from Hamadan.
We occupied Kengaver on March 5th. Military operations continue to develop in the direction of Bidjar and Douletabad. General.
LONDON, March 9th. Meters Himely's report on Cuban sugar estiraates the crop at three million. tous.
ANOTHER GERMAN PLOT. INVASION OF INDIA THROUGH CHINA
have con-
The Report ta aigned
Roch, Liberal M.P. for Pembrokeshire.
THE PART PLAYED BY MR. CHURCHILL
of the old favourites are still included in the personnel, and they received. cordial recognition. The Bing Boya," chosen as the inaugural production, proved a very suitable piece for the purpose, affording the Company ampla acope for giving of their best Of this they took full advantage, and provided their patrons wid three hours of tha most delightful entertainment. The play of the Bing Boys-two truly rural ** turns upon the experiences and escapades youths, who fancy themselves “bloods ** in London. It is a mixture of burles- que, musical comedy and revue, and the blend is successful and diverting to a degree. The musical numbers are melodious and haunting, and we should fancy that the duet, If you were the only Boy in the World and I wore the
of eleven dancing; much emert and witer only Girl, has made an impressión that will not soon be effaced. There is a lot. dialogue, and plenty of petty ensemble work. The scenery and setting reache
high standard, and the costumes were appropriate and pleasing. Messrs. Fred,
LONDON, March 8th. The Report of the Dardanelles Com mission contains a piquant passage. It refers to the part played by Mr. Church 31, who, in the course of his evidence, said Is its carly stages, the war was chener and me, I think, in the next place carried on by the Premier, Lord Kit But I had not the same weight of autho rily or power as those two Ministers, and if they said This is to be done or not done, that settled it" The Com missioners believe this description of the actual working of the machine to be substantially correct, save that Mr. LONDON, March 7th,
Churchill probably assigned himself to a New York, March 8th more unobtrusive part than he actually Following Mr. Lloyd George, Mr.
Indian and German Asquith suggested that the Trish question military expedition.
doctors have played been scoused of conspiring to set up EXPEDITION NOT A COMPLETE should be referred to an outside and fessed that they plotted, under the direc
PAYANE The Police say the prisoners
FAILURE impartial authority for the adjustment tion of von Igel, formerly of Coult
LONDON, March 8th. of the interests and sentaments concerned..
The Report, which only deals with the Berpatorf's. Staff, to invade India vis origin and inception of the Expedition The constitution of such a body, migan Indian posed na o Persian mere says, that while the objective, namely the wid prided the Trosed the Lille
cavers events to March Wine and Billy filled rol be facilitated by the presence here of a port to Berling where he conferred with of Constantinople, failed, it would be an was exceedingly funny, and proved him-
chart and traplulenty obtained a pass forming of the Straits and the retching humour. The former, as
"Lucifer Brug, promines, offoials. He inter returned to exaggeration to say that the expedition, self a comedian of unlimited resource. pumber of Dominion statemen, who had New York and assisted von Igel in the considered as whole was a complete Miss Addie Leigh, "Emux," was parti The death is announced of Count Ztready solved various problems of Joes Indian language, carried on an Erate diversion in favour of the onlarly successful in the leading lady
preparation of literature in various failure. It was originally undertaken to active campaign,
Russians, and in this respect it was very mention were Miss MATIDE
part. Other principal fairly successful Another aspect was the Mr. Compton Coutte, and importance attached to its effects in the Hodgson A fine, orchestra socom Balkans. Although it did not secure Bul- garia's neutrality,
The Company suspend It can scarcely be doubted that bit for the expedition, gramine for to-night, when they Bulgaria would have joined the Central the items at the farewell entertainme LONDON, March 8th. Porers earlier, and also that a large to the Hongkong men who are guing Router learns from authoritative force of Turks, which might have been to the front. sources that the Chinese Premier has employed in other theatres of war, was stago Mr. Manhattan, the
On Monday night the withdrawn his resignation,
London success.
LATEST VABLES. {THROUGH EXUTER'S AGENCY.}.. DEATH OF COUNT ZEPPELIN.
LONDON, March 8th,
Our detachmente penetrated German pelin, the inventor of " Zeppelins"
trenches north-east of Embermenil, in Lorraine, and inflicted severe damage, besides bringing back prisoners, Vecte
Az enemy attack near Seppois le Haut, in Alsace, completely failed, leav ing some prisoners
Our connaissances inflicted lesson on the enemy in the direction of Hilsonfirst.
NATIONAL SERVICE.
LONDON, March 9th.
It is nonaced that the campaign for National Bervice Volunteers ends on the 31st inst
autonomy in different ways Mr. Asquith prefaced his anggestion by a declaration that he did not think a recrudescence of rebellion in Ireland was likely, as the forces at the disposal of the Executive were such that any movement would be crushed. Nevertheless, the symptoms
The accused received 60,000 dollars. CHINA AND GERMANT. THE CHINESE PREMIER.
for a long time immobilised