BRITISH CABINET

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3136, 14 July 1917, Page 7

BRITISH CABINET

MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN RESIGNS

OWING TO MESOPOTAMIA

INQUIRY

, r , Now York, July 13. Mr. J. Austen Chamberlain (Secroury oi State for India) has resignccL-Ausr- *.£ .Cable A&sn.

(Eec. July 13, 5.25 p.m.)

London, July 12. In the House of Commons Mr. Chamberlain announced that he hail resigned lewuise his conduct might he impugned before tho Mesopotamia Court of In-quiry,—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo -Vssn.

THE MESOPOTAMIA REPORT

DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

(fiec. July 13, 10.45 p.m.)

London, July 12. In the House of Lords thero has been a large attendance of Peers for two clays during the Mesopotamia, Lord Cre\yo paid n tribute tS' tho Commission's labours. He complainod that public criticism in some instances was going beyond tho report. The inception of the expedition was due to Turkey's entry into the war. The campaign grew out of India's unique position in the ii'mnire, and was almost uniformly successful to Juno 15. It was generally realised that the capture of Kut-el-Ainara. would be strategically important. He denied that India's assistance in the world war was lukewarm from 'tho beginning. Ho defended tho exchange of. private telegrams between the Viceroy and the Secretary of State.—Aus.-J\ T .Z. 'Cable Assn. IMPORTANT ARAB SUCCESS. (Rec. .Tuly 13, 7.10 p.m.) London, July '2. In the House of Commons, Mr. J. I. Macpherson, Parliamentary Secretary to tho War Office, announced an important Arab success. The forces of King Hedjnz captured the Turkish posts between Tafilamac and Akaba. Sev,en hundred Turks were killed and six hundred captured. He also announced that a Turkish baltnlion was destroyed on July 2 and tho Hedjaz railway was damaged at many points.—TCeuter.