SIX NEW ARMIES ORGANINSING

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2354, 9 January 1915, Page 7

SIX NEW ARMIES ORGANINSING

COLONIALS NOT INCLUDED j i GOVERNMENT LENIENCY TOWARDS ALIENS : (Reo. January 8, 5.35 p.m.)] ■ London, January 7. Speaking in the House of Lord?, Lord Curzon deolared that the Germans were inspired with a bravery equal to our own. They appeared to be fortified with a hatred against us such as we, with our more phlegmatic temperament, were incapable of. Lord Kitchener, in reply to questions, said that the six new armies now organising included the Indians, but exoluded the colonials, who are not yet sufficiently trained. Arrangements ara being made to keep up the strength of the depleted Indian units. During the debate there were strong complaints against the Government's leniepoy towards aliens, particularly in the prohibited areas. ' The Marquis of Crewe promised to consider sweeping them o<jt of the prohibited areas, SUPREMACY OP THE BRITISH FLEET SECUBED READILY 'AND AT SMALL COST, (Reo. .January 8, 10.15 p.m.) London, January 8. i Lord Selbounie, in asking whether the Government would make a statement on the recent naval operations, said Sir John Jellicoe's sole task was to destroy the German Meet if it came out. It was not his. business to try and prevent such a raid as that at Scarborough, therefore, there was no reflection on the Admiralty that suoh a raid was possible'. The Marquis of Crewe, in replying, said there had never been a naval war in which the supremacy of the British Fleet all over 1 the world had been obtained so readily at so small a cost. We must not forget the assistance given by Australia, France, and Japan. No' activities ■of German spies had any bearing on the East Coast'" raid. Any pinning »of the Fleet to the coast because of raids would be unwise and almost suicidal. The captain of the Formidable, in ordering other vessels not to stand by, owing to submarines, acted in a manner worthy of the highest traditions of the Navy .