IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2307, 14 November 1914, Page 7

IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

WAR OFFICE CRITICISED London, November 12. Mr. 'Arthur Henderson, 1 Labour M.P.for Barnard Castle, speaking in thai House of Commons, assured the Government that the Labour members would support it in order to secure tie unity of tlio Empire. Mr. Henderson and Mr. W. H; Long. (Unionist) warmly criticised the War Office for its alleged mismanagement and delay in paying allowances to' the'wives of soldiers and sailors, and asserted that this had had a serious effect on re* oruiting. , '\ _ - '■ DUKES OF MIXED NATIONALITY, London, November 12. Mr. Swift MacNeill (Nationalist) has given notice to ask whether' the Government will remove the names of the Dukes of Cumberland and Albany from the British and Irish peerages; Tho Duke of Cumberland is also Duke of Brunswick-Luneberg. His principal place of residence is at Gmuuden, in Upper Austria. He. is a second cousin of King George. The Duko of Albanj is the reigning Duko of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and is a first cousin to, King George. - j - - M.P.'S AS OFFICERS. - London, November 12.Mr. 'Asquith, the Prime Minister, speaking in the House of Commons, saia it would bo necessary to introduce a Bill to regularise the action of certain members of the Government in-taking offices for profit by accepting oommisi sions in tho Army and the Navy.

The gallant and picturesque brigade of native. Algerian snarpshooters which is facing the Prussians along the northernmost boundary of France is commanded by General Mangiu. He is famous not only as a soldier, but. also as an African explorer, having : led or served on soveral military scientific missions in Western and Central Africa. To us (says the "Daily Despatch'') he is particularly interesting as Colonel Marchand's second in command at Faslioda, Our one-timo opponent is now our ally. General Mangin s personality is as strong as it is sympathetic. Although worshipped by his_ dark-coloured troops, ho is a stern disciplinarian, with something of the grininess of the desert in his sharp and rugged features, and especially his determined jaw. He is the man cut out for a desporato raid or a desperate defeuca of thg retreating Jine. ' :