LATE-NEWS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2938, 25 November 1916, Page 9

LATE-NEWS

PEACE DISCUSSIONS HOSTILE TO BRITAIN Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Rcc. November 25;'1.30 a.m.)' New York, November 24. Referring to a scries of peace basis articles cabled on November 20, .Lord Northcliffe, iii a letter sent by. wireless to the "New York Times," says:—"Th-s suggestion that Britain should consider peace can only bo regarded as hostile. Our citizen army is only now ready for war. There is no peace discussion in this country, and ivill not be any_ • while/Germany occupies any Allied territory." SUBMARINE MENACE ;: - GERMANY AND AMERICA (Rcc. November 25, 1.30 a.m.)' Washington, November 24. Correspondents emphasise the serious situation- of the submarines, and opine that Germany contends that armed S merchantmen are not immune from waringless attacks. Tlie United States' will repject he contention; A HUNDRED MISSING THE TOLL OF THE BRITANNIC ' ("The Times.") (Rec. November 25, 1.30 a.m.) , Athens, November 24. ' 'Die latest reports state that, a-hun-dred are missing from tTie Britannic. A number of Boy Scouts were aboard. v . • , A COMPARISON ! falkeniiaypTand kluck (Rec. November-25,-1.30 a.m.). Paris, Noveember 24. M. ,-Bidou, the military critic of the "Journal des Debats," compares Falkenhayn's advance on Crajova, to . Kluck's movement towards Paris, and points out that the Germans, not having sufficient'men, are leaving a blank between the armies, being thus exposed to Allied attack. ■ .SHELVING MR ASQUITH" A' POLITICAL MOVE / (Rec. November 25, 1.30 a.m.) .*• Washington, November 20. The "Tribune's" London* correspondent says that apparently an attempt is about to be made to shelve Mr. "Asquith and elevate Mr. Lloyd George to tie Premiership. It is impossible to esti- ; mate the strength.of the movement.