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Sir Archibald Says:
CABINET IS LOPSIDED, UNWIELDY
London, To-day. Sir Archibald Sinclair, leader of the Opposition Liberals, agreed during the Commons debate with Mr. Chamberlain in assigning proper perspective to the re-
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GERMANS FALL INTO AMBUSH
Paris, To-day."
An official communique says that there was calm on the whole front. West of the Saar, a Ger- ́ man "reconnaissance party' "fel into one of our ambushes and suffered fairly serious 108888.-- "Reuter,
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cent engagement at Scapa POLICE FIRE
Flow.
The course of this war had been so unexpectedly quiet that if a gun went
off anywhere people seemed to 1.5- sume tremendous things.
They were at war with an immense~
ly powerful and efficient enemy,
The question at issue was whe- ther Europe' would rattle back into
barbariam and
create their civilisätion based
of law.
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on
The freedom and independence of
Poland, Finland and the Baltic · and Scandinavian countries depended
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ON BAND
IN LAHORE
Lahore, To-day.
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RESHUFFLE OF THE CABINET TALK IN THE LOBBIES
LONDON, TO-DAY.
| FOR:MANY WEEKS THE IDEA THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME RECONSTRUCTION OF THE GOV- ERNMENT AT EASTER HAS BEEN CANVASSED, STATES REUTER'S LOBBY CORRESPONDENT. Main reasons advanced by the prophets were three: the War Cabinet is too large, the per- sonnel needs overhauling and there is, in gen- eral, a lack of drive in the Government's war policy.
Thus, yesterday's big speech in the Commons by the Prime Minister was awaited with special interest as likely the temper of the House to show towards the Government in particu- general.
lars and the direction of the war in
righteous one on which there were loud ironical Opposition cries of "You were in the Government."
Whatever changes in personnel the Prime Minister, might, have in mind for the Easter recess -—-—-—-— and well-informed quarters continue to discount any such intention they will not be the result of yesterday's debate.
gangster govern- It is officially announced ments or whether they could re- that the police had to fire freedom and justice and the rule after being attacked by a
The Prime Minister had a very band of men from the North- West Frontier who were try-speeches which followed- showed un- patient hearing. The chief Opposition
ing to hold a procession in derstanding of the Government's dif-
A GOOD CASE First impression gained from military formation in de ficulties, and even Mr. Hore-Belisha's
close adherents would be unlikely to reception of the Prime Minister's fiance of a Government ban. deny that his speech stirred no dis-speech is that the House feels he made Two police officers and 23 of the sentient chord in any other quarter. a good case as regards, Finland, and demonstrators were killed and 39 per-
that if there is to be any further dis- sons were injured and are now in
cussion of the war capacity of the hospital. The District Magistrate is
Government-it must await another one of the injured.
secret sitting.
the victory of the Allies in the wor
against Germany.
EXERTION NEEDED
Sir Archibald said they needed to exert themselves to gain victory. They must seize the initiative and hold it,
the and
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IRONICAL CRIES Indeed, the former War Minister was heard in almost total silence until the point at which he said that
was Czecho-Slovakia's cause
the
Labour Is Inclined to ask for one after Easter.
Parliament should consider whe- ther they do not want more effi-
Military reinforcements have arriv- clent national, imperial and Inter-ed and are patrolling the city:"
One of, the outstanding features of Allied Instruments of war direc-
The men are members of a Mos. tion than they possessed.
movement. They wear uniments among the Hindus and the ag-comments heard is the universal re- "It doesn't look as though
forms, carry spades and conduct gravation of feeling led the Govern-gard for Finland and an understand- present War Cabinet, lopsided
ment to ban all processions of suching of the difficulties of the Northern milltary drillo.
countries. Reuter. unwieldy with the present means of They have encouraged rival move-societies. Reuter. Dominion and inter-Allied consulta- tion, is capable of promoting a vigor- ous and decisive initiative either economic, diplomatic or military.
"It seems to be we ought to dis- cuss them in private session.
"It was too late to save Poland or Fidand, and we should thrash these things out before our cause suffers another damaging setback."-Reuter.
KEYS OF
HANGO TO BE HANDED OVER
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
THE
HANGOE, TO-DAY.
KEYS OF HANGOE CITY WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE SOVIET AUTHORITIES AT MID- NIGHT NEXT FRIDAY BY THE FINNISH MILITARY COMMANDER.
By that time, all the 10,000 inhabit→ ants will be evacuated.
It will be remebered that Hangoe is being leased to Russia for 30 years.
The only thing still standing in the city after the Russians dropped a total of 9,000, bombs on it, is the monument commemorating the German Division which helped the Finns expel the Reds and win their independence in 1918—— Hayes,
"The
FISHING FOR INFORMATION
London, To-day."
Times" comments on the Scapa Flow raid in a leader headed "Fishing for information."
It says the German Command must rely on such information as the Bri- tish Government can be induced to vouchsafe. The favourite German de- vice is to vociferate inflated claims in the hope of provoking the Admiralty to detalled denials, from which 19, liable inforation could be deduced.
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