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Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 December 1915, Page 3

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(Received Thi&- Day 6.55 a.m.)

compulsion in England.

London/*Dec. 29. Tho newspapers' "announcement that the Cabinet lias adtopted the principle of compulsion has eased the public tension. The opposition to compulsion

has notably decreased during the laei few weeks even in the extreme Radical circles. This is largely due to the silwit pressure of the millions' attested in Lord Derby's groups and their friends/ The unmarried men who have joined, as well as the married men, feel that they arc directly interested in the fulfilment of -ho Bt. iioi. H. E. Asquith's pledge. The growing seriousness of the military situation is another factor. This also is seen in

it's only natural 1 that Clark's sho ild make suits to order that are superior to what's usual. The policy of Clark's demands superiority. havo hundreds of new patterns to select from r,t prices ranging from 6% t» 955.- Fits guaranteed. We have no travellers ,and our customers have sufficient confidence in our methods to come direct to us. What about a suit for ChristmasP Don't leave it too late. Give Clark's a trial "this "time.

tue r uoii. : cO the i euvuitmg > ou»eijb" <ii l.cx iiiw -iiJauiij b, -uu<s CO luell uuuio ou.in. iouga »ix um l' i uut'd, . snowaufi r un-i. iiicuuS uiio uecessiL'y- tor'.tne Bilonguot ..." . VVnen the Ciiibinet's decision beaa-ne Known the first impression was that tnere would be a number oi resignations.lt is certain that pourparlers with dissentient/Ministers followed in Cabinet, and as tnere" is no immediate* resignations there is no a geueraJ nope Unit tlie crisis will he averted, thougu >0 is thought that some rearrangement or officers may follow the" appoi.'tnioirL of a Cabinet Minister to the Vice-lvoyaity of Indda.

It is expected that the loadei's oi tue labour party avill accept the Jtir. lion. H .11. Asquith's decision regu .d----ing tlie necessity tor compulsion, b'»t Uxe party will meet early to discuss the matter. It is anticipated that only the noisy Socialist section andcr Mr P. iSnowden and Mr Ramsay McDonald eventually will oppose the Government while possibly Ireland will ibe lert out altogether, though there will be tiia question whether the exclusion oi Ireland will mean the exclusion of Ulatex which will be a bitter pill for the nor-

thern provinces,

Tlie Daily News says that twentythree olassea of inarmed men can okim the promotion oi' the pledge. \Vitn only one million and a quarter men ji the field out of three millions uncbr arms there can be no question for mouths of shortage in the reserves even with the net wastage in the interval. There,' therefore, is ample time to make a. determined effort to avoid compulsion which will be strenuously opposed in the Hoiuse of Commons.

(Received This Day y.20 a.m.)

CONQUEST OF PERSIA.

London, Deo. 29. Tlie Russiaais have occupied Kaslian and are marching towards Ispahan.

KING FERDINAND'S SPEEOfi

Amsterdam, Dec. 29

King Ferdinandi, in a bombastic speech at the opening oi the Sobrauje, said tliat aifter exhausing all efforts in induce Serbia to peacefully surr;id\ii- the territory she had treacherou iy taken from Bulgaria, the latter was compelled to invade the oountry :i ordor to shorten the sufferings of theu enslaved brethren in Macedonia. The Bulgarians fought with matchless dash, ami in co-operation with the bravo troops of their Allies, who covered themselves with glory, completely defeatedl the perfidious enemy and drov-j him out of his own country, Moreover the troops, which two great powers, France and England, to the disgrace of civilisation find their owi countries, hod sent'against the tortured Bulgarian nation in order to maintain Sei'biar tyranny, were chased out of Macedonia.

NO LANDING AT KAVALLA

M. Radoslavoff, replying to the Agrarian party's Interpellation said that he had been officially informed that Greece would, not permit Allied, troops t'o land at Kftvadla.