IN MESOPOTAMIA.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1917, Page 2

IN MESOPOTAMIA.

j THE MESOPOTAMIA MUDDLE. * | LONDON, July 12. V In the House of Commons, Hon. A. Chamberlain, referring to 'tho earlier move on Baghdad, warmly- repudiated the charge that Ministers, for political „ roasons, deliberately sent the men on a hazardous gamble.Ho defended Lord Hardingo (Viceroy of India), against whom the gravest allegation was that he trusted tho military too implicitly |to military advisors that were sent to Kim. The debate was adjourned. LORD JARDINGE. ! LONDON, July 13. Lord Hardingo had three times offered his resignation since the publication of the Mesopotamia Commission’s - report, but the Hon A. J. Balfour abates he refused to accept it. | TURKSH OFFENSIVE EXPECTED 1 [AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] i WASHINGTON, July 12. ( It has been reported to the State Deparment that the Turks are about to start a'drive in Mesopotamia under i General von Mackensen . i CHAMBERLAIN RESIGNS. LONDON, July 12. ! In the House of Commons Mr. Chamberlain announced that he had resigned because his conduct might bo impugned before the Mesopotamian inquiry. ! MESOPOTAMIA DEBATE. LONDON, July 3. In the House of Lords there was ~a* a largo attendance of peers during the two day’s Mesopotamian debate. Lord Crewe paid a tribute to the commissioner’s labours, but complained that public criticism in some instances was going beyond the report. The inception of the expedition was duo to Turkey’s entrance into the war. The campaign grew out of Indiia’s unique position in tho Empire. It hod been almost uniformly successful to June 15th. It had been generally realised that the capture of would be strategically important-. HJa denied that India's - assistance in the world-war had boejgi —•> , luke-warm from the beginning- H* ' defended the exchange of private “ telegrams between the Viceroy and the Secretary of State.