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Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 November 1915, Page 3

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Chronicle Utlioo ,:i u. m (Hi: ACCIDENT iU THE lilMi. Condon. Nov. -. in older to dispel, huh utiilitl rtfhtuius. tin- lollowiug statement_ as to the accident which nel'el mug George V. All authorized ici'sioJi now iimltes clear tlio fact that the hurst.' K'Jl upon the King, pinning him down and oausdng .slh'i!;- injury ;nii! shock, without bricking any bones. The King 'was conveyed by motor car lor a considerable distance in pouring rain. There ■was a stirring incident at tlio hospital tia'ii convoying J'ii.s Majesty, who was l.vii g helpless, but determined personally tu invest Lance-Sergeant .Brooks wit;; the Victoria Cross. The soldier knelt mi ihe floor and hciit over the prostrate monarch, but oven .so the Kin j,; had over-rated his strength and was unable to exert enough force '*to push Lite pill through (ho thick khaki tunc: so he had to be htdped. The Kin-', had a rough crossing on the hospital ship Aiigli;', but was loss fatigued than was expected. FINANCE. The Et. Hon. 11. IE Asquith, in disc issiug the financial position, said that though it was serious the United Kingdom was rich and resourced ill; but the burdens would he unsustainable without strictest economy. GALUPOI/l. _ London, Nov 2. The Hon. Mr Teniiant, in the House of Commons, .said that between April '20th and October -JOUi .'I2OO officers and 75,000 men quitted Gallipofi thiv'igii sickness. 131UTLSH CABINET. Sir l'\ E. Smith has bctui appointed A it':. rney-Geuoral. THK B ALKAN'S ST.K ITGGLE.l T GGLE. A Keillor's cablegram slates that information from an authoritative source shows that Germany has only loO.OQ') troops operating against Serbia. The publicity given t'o the uerman aims has had a disquieting effect in Turkish official quarters, and uneasiness is expressed in view of the possibility of n German preponderance at Constantinople.