British and Foreign

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 March 1914, Page 3

British and Foreign

I jI'KU I'ItKSS ,\SM)L'IATIO.N.j j DLEClltie TELEUItAI'H —COFYEIGHT. (Received This Day 9.40 a.m.) THE SUFFRAGETTES. London, March .17. The Pit. Hon. Mr Winston Churchill denies (hat he was assaulted. His would-be assailant was sei/.ed and pie vented from doing harm. A sufTrageito in male attire was found in the lobby of the House of Commons and sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment. She said her intention was lo thrash the "Rt. FT.on. H. IT. Asquith or the Bt. Hon. "R. McKenna. Their Majesties attended a. charity matinee at fhe Palladium. A suffragette shouted a protest against: the imprisonment of Mrs Pankhurst and the police turned her out. Then the other suffra2'ottos, in the gallery showered dc.Avn literature and were ojectod. The newspapers are publishing urgent appeals for more drastic nunishmont of tlie suffra "-ottos ineludin", denortation. FXCTTF'MTTYT TN FRANCE Paris, March 17. His colleagues did their utniosi to prevent M\ Caillaux resigning. Ho- persists in declaring tbat bis political career has ended. His wife assorts that The Figaro intended to publish private correspondence between herself and her husband. Tho Fiyaro authorises Lo Matin fo denv this, explaining that it intended to use documents referring soToly to political and judicial matters. Frnnoe is soothing with oxeitomont. M". Doumorq-uo, ihc now Premier, has conferred with President Poincare in reference fo the resignation of (ho Cabinet. Pn'soner fold fTo examining V-'v,\.f r ..t,, n>-,t M. Cnlmofto courteously iiKiuired reason of her visit. She replied f T have not '■"lnio i" >■""■ "'Oful-dav. a<? von know' , : l>ut unable to restrain I>..r,veo7f ~f tlin nwui.T-1,1 of flu. In,, niflicfofl iinmi he , hesb-md t-1,,, .1. ~ v nV nl-nvf,.n>, l 1,,,- „■,„«' ~„,] fi v ..,l (Received This Day, .11.5 a.m.) A AVAL ESTIMATES. London, March 17. The 111. J I on. Winston Churchill, in committee on (he Estimates, said (hat tho Admiralty's policy, as explained in IIJI2 was unchanged. There was one-third more horse-power in the fleet than iu HA2. Tho 15-inch gun was the best they ever had, fhe most accurale at all ranges and woufd be exceptionally long-lived. Groat Britain has ten vessels thus armed v.-hile the next naval Power had i •>"". The Admiralty desired to complete eight squadrons before the next strongest Powers complettd ils organisation. German naval development had been less rapid than !i" liad anlieipatod in 1!>1"2. Three German squadrons would be completed' at (he end of ihis year, but owing to manning difficulties the second would bo temporarily reduced by three ships. Britain had therefore postponed the completion of the fourth squadron. ''Every delay on (Torinany's part was watched, and our organisation was only completed as needed. He anticipated that Britain'"* next Estimates would' be substantially below those, of 1014.

( Received Tin's Dny 12.10 p.m.) London, March 17. The 11. lion. \\ inston Churchjil said tliat the, Admiralty was placing eight Dreadnoughts iu (lie Mediterranean at the e>nd of 1010. 'Two ships of the 1914 programme, would "bo hastened to completion to compensate lor Canada's delay. Regarding the Pacific he point, ed out Ilial the Japanese Alliance secure-d the safely of Australia and ?Scw Zealand. The situation in (lie Pacific would Iμ* absolutely regulated by (lie posiiion in European Maters.- Tin , Admirall\ had co-operated loyally in the development of the Australian fleet. The dominions would he affordc<l an indication of locnl development, wliicli was absolutely necessary to tho devolopmonf of I heir naval power. MAIICOM EX^I'IKY. Before flic Marconi ('onimif tec 1 W. M. rpjohii, K.r., counsel for f|i«. Alnrniiifi- Post, reviewed flic ciicumstnnces attending <'" flofaiion of tl)c Anioriciin s,su "' ,s ;|I1( ! 'lie purchase of eoal slian-s <!.,,-;, s f rikf , ! i" fV.,n.niltee luljourned' till r riflay. VKTKIJANS MdlMMSi.vcj. Hcllasl, M im .|; |7. A member o| the I'istcr Provisional (iovumineiil annoiiiices thai I'oin' lliousand veteiaiis of || H . Soiiih African campaign are moInh'siiiii , on .\fondav.