British and Foreign

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 March 1914, Page 3

British and Foreign

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! ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT 1 I (Received This Day U. 15 a.m.) ! THE I>ARIS TRAGEDY. | Paris March 22. Madame Caillayx, while beinj. interrogated, described the grea affection of herself and her husband. She had associated herself intimately in all the joys and pains of ('aillaux's public, life, am. the violent campaign against him in the press troubled her. She • had noticed animosity against herself in Society and was sickened by the abominable campaign. When the Figaro published a letter signed ''Yours, .foe,*' she feared that two of her own private letters, written before their marriage, would be published. Madame Caillaux brok-o down several times and the interrogation was suspended. THE RESULT OF A DUEL. A courtmartial at Met/ sentenced Lieutenant von Lavalette St. George to two and a half years confinement in a fortress and dismissal from the army for killing Lieutenant Haage in a duel on the 2nd February. The court was of opinion that defendant caused t'he duel by gnevously insulting Haage's family honour. AN OLD CHA RGE. S. Petersburg, March 22. [ Proceedings have been commenced against Maxime Gorky on a charge of blasphemy preferred against him in 1905 in connection with one of his novels. HOME RULE CRISIS. London, March 21. Ball cartridge has - been served out and the Hussars are armed •with carbines. Guards at Londonderry have been trebled. The Stock Exchange is depressed. Lord Roberts visited Buckingham Palace and the War Office. The Army Council met on Saturday. Messrs Llovd-George, Bums and Sir -T. Simon state that tin Government is determined to pas Home Rule. Trains have been ordered to be in readiness to transport 1 0,000 men to Glasgow and thence' it, Ireland. There are 25,000 available in Ireland.

(deceived This Day 11.5 a.m.) London, March 22. The lit. Hon. H. 11. Asquith the lit. Hon. Winston Churchill, Colonel Seely, and the lit. Hon. A. I'iiTi'll had a long consullaiion at Downing Street to-day. The Observer states that Sir Arthur I'aget on Friday asked Brig-adier-General Cough, commanding the Third Cavalry lirigade at (he Curragh, whether he was prepared to anarch against and gave him two hours to decide. General Cough resigned on thespot, and the resignations of all the officers of the Third CavalryBrigade and the Horse Artillery, with five exceptions followed.

The Observer says this recalls John Churchill's action in 1688, ami the action of the British officers in 1777 during the American revolution. London, March 22 The War Office denies flint it has issued an ultimatum to the officers in Ireland that they must serve or resign. ft has no information as to wholesale resignations. Special magistrates for Ulster are being sworn in at Dublin Castle. One hundred and fifty Royal Engineers from Dublin with trenching and pontoon apparatus have entrained for Belfast.

Examination of the Curragh magazine is revealing a deficiency of ammunition, incluidng hundreds of thousands of rounds for small arms. An order has been issued to search the ordinance storemen in Ulster as tliey leave work. The removal of the mounted troops from the Curragh has been cancelled owing to the resignation of the Officers. Earl Galloway proposes a national subscription to compensate officers for sacrificing their commissions because they refuse to do the Government's dirty work. Sir I*i. Carson has conferred with leaders of the volunteers and arrangements are complete foi mobilizing the whole force. Sir T. Simon, at Manchester, denied that the .moving of. troops was provocative. The days o. vague negation about Home Ihile were over. A sentry shot a soldier, who was late for .mil call, while sealing the barrack wall, at LNWbridge. The man is in a critical condition.

A demonslralion in Hyde Park against (lie army boin»- nstnl in IMster li;is linen arranged for the llli April. Tim speakers include a majority of the Pnionisf fronl bench- men.