DRAMATIC SCENE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2618, 13 November 1915, Page 5

DRAMATIC SCENE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

PREMIER GIVEN THE LIE DIRECT

LORD KITCHENER'S MISSION TO THE

NEAR EAST

By SMeeraph—Press Association-Copyright

(Rec. November 12, 8.5 p.m/)

In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith, defending the "GlobS" newspaper suppression, said that Lord Kitchener had never breathed a word about resignation to the King or to Mr. Asquith. Tho Cabinet sent Lord Kitchener to the Near Bast upon receiving serious information. Mx Mqmth .protested against members of the House of Commons persisting in bateless fabrications, and accusing him of deliberate falsehood

!(Rec. November 12, 8.30 p.m.)

There was a dramatic scene in the House of ijim°i} lW Hoggo (Labour) gave tho Premier the lie direct. He refused to accent'Mr Asquith's statement regarding Lord Kitchener's resignation Mr. Asquith was momentarily nonplussed but miiVHv \r n to proceed.. When he had finished, hi flayed H °J g ! the accusation was contrary to the deconcies of public life ' Mr Hogge was' f&fir* been received on November 3, but he did not disclose tho ° g den/KXd. (H ° m 0 SeCrCUry) W — slid-

, ENTRY OF FRENCH TROOPS INTO VELES

BULGARIANS FLEE PANIC-STRICKEN

~ , ... . „ Salonika, November 11. When the French appealed on the outskirts of the town, the Bulgarians at Veles fled panic-stricken.. Tho French cavalry then entered, and fired tha munition and provision depots. Afterwards they withdrew. The Serbians,; reinforced, reconquered the greater part of Kachnnik Pass (on tho Tiskub-Mitrovitza branch railway. Kachanik is nineteen miles north of Uslmb).'

GREECE 'AGAIN WARNED BY BULGARIA',

("Times" and Sydnoy "Sun" Services.)

■ •' London, November 11. Tbe Bulgarian Premier has again warned Greece against hospitality to tho Allied troops, and states that bo will not hold tho Bulgarian Government responsible for the < consequences. ! . ALLIES' LOAN TO GREECE NOT YET SETTLED. *" , • . Paris, Novembor 11. Tho "Petit Journal" states that it is prematura to B ny thnt tho Allies' loan to Greeco is settled, wo still dipc«3§»j> terms, w infopen^ahlft.

DANUBIAN PORTS BEING USED 'AS MUNITIONS DEPOTS'

("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.)

(Rec. November 12, 5.10 p.m.)

London, November 11. The "Times" Bucharest correspondent states that the Germans have discharged over a thousand wagon loads of munitions at the Danube port of Kladovo; which has been transformed into a military port, and numbers of munitions barges are daily unloading there. Tbo Turks'' supplies ;iro boing unloaded at "\Yidin. ■.

A GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.

(Rec. November 12, G. 30 p.m.)

.. ~ . _ . Amsterdam, November 11. _ A berman communique says: The pursuit of the Serbians in the mountains in the south-western Morava continues, and four thousand have been, taken prisoners. General Bojadjeff has crossed the Morava, at several points.

RUMANIA'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE ENTENTE.

(Rec. November 12, 6.80 p.m.)

„ ... , ~, , . ~. _ Bucharest, November 11. • f • m his efforts to reconstitute tho Ministry, it W declared that neutrality towards Russia is certain, and that it is impossible to imagine Rumania fighting against the Entente..