TO-DAY'S NEWS OF THE WORLD

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 November 1912, Page 3

TO-DAY'S NEWS OF THE WORLD

r BT KLECTIIIO TELEGRAPH— COPIBIOHXJ f.PKIt PHES'j ASSOCIATION.] BIIJTISH TJiIMMTOIUALS. Lol{]) KOJJEU'J'.S DRAWS A GLOO-MY PICTURE. LONDON, November 28. Lord Cohorts, speaking at'a banquet given by tho Association of Men of Kent, said discipline was not being instilled into territorials by the present training. The powers of mobilisation and transport were totally inadequate as a defensive force against invasion, ft was practically useless, and foolish, to trust the defence of the country to a make-believe army, untrained, un-der-ofheered, under-manned.

I erritorial officers, said Lord Roberts, should intimate to tho Government that they wore not in n position to carry out the duties entrusted to the force, and that unless they were given the manhood of the conntry they could not guarantee the safety of the islands. WAR ALARUMS. LONDON, Nov. 28. I Tho German Chancellor has telegraphed to the Governor of East Prussia allaying the present anxiety due to the alleged warlike preparations of Russia on the Prussian flintier. Nothing has occurred, says the Chancellor, to justify Germany taking counter action. Till-; SUFFRAGETTES. LONDON, November 28. Suffragettes destroyed a quantity of letters by dropping acid in the pillar boxes in the City streets tonight. EUROPEAN AFFAIRS. The Pall -Mall Gazette says that ■Sir Edward Grey (British -Minister for Foreign Affairs) is negotiatng for a conference of the Powers before the conclusion of the war so as to arrive at a decision on general principles regarding Albania, the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles.

A Renter's telegram says that German public opinion appreciates the consistent, moderate policy of Groat Britain. The unanimity between Germany find Great Britain is held to be a happy augury for the development of friendly, AngloGerman relations. BICRLIX, November 28. The Yossie /fitting (the organ of the Catholoc Centre) says that the conference between the Kaiser and the Arch-Duke Franz Feredinand resulted in the understanding that Austria and Servia- shall settle their dispute alone, provided the conflict is localised. If Russia .joined Sorvia, then Germany would help Austria. The Foreign Office sent a communique to the Cologne Gazette to the effect that the Austro-Servian crisis does not involve questions making war necessary, and this meets with public favour. COXSTAXTTXOPLE, Nov. 28. ! Tt is rumoured that Bulgaria has abandoned her claim to Adrianople. Tt is also reported that the Turkish envoys are instructed to negotiate for peace owing to tTie difficulty of arranging an armistice. BELGRADE, Xovombor -28. Reports state that Durazzo has been captured. CALCUTTA, November 28. A branch of tho Moslem League, at Lucknow, passed a resolution viewing gravely Mr Asquith's reference to the readjustment of the Balkan torritoritie.s on the ground the speech disturbed the cherished belief in Britain's friendliness to Turkey in the hour of need. WASHINGTON, November 28. Reports received by the State Department from Manila state that a terrific typhoon swept the islands of Samar. Leyte and North To nay. Two towns wore wrecked. There is a heavy death roll. Two steamers wore wrecked in Tactoban harbour SCAFFOLDING COLLAPSES. NAPIKR, This Day. Tho .second story scaffolding at the Central Hotel, where rebuilding is in progress, collapsed with a crash this morning, bringing five workmen to the ground. All escaped miraculously. A girl, named Olive Russojl, was passing under at the time of the smash and was struck oti the head, but not seriously injured.