GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 348, 1 December 1915, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

ACCIDENT ON THE ICE.

LONDON, Nov. 28

Owing to the breaking of the ice at Killamarsli (Derbyshire), near Sheffield, six girls were drowned.

THE MARRIAGE MARKET.

(Times and Sydney Sun Cables). LONDON, 'November 29. During April, May and June 194,076 marriages were solemnised in England, which is a record, WELL LIGHTED.' LONDON, (November 29. (Times and Sydney Sun Cables). Owing to the darkened streets, the Leeds police on point duty carry a white light in front and a red light at the back. FORD SPENDS MONEY FREELY. TOURISTS GET TREE TRIPS. NEW YORK, (Nov. 28. Mr Ford is spending plenty of money in dashing about the country by special I trains, interviewing influential people, a.nd inviting pacifists to sail for Christiania. Mr Ford’s teams will finally reach The Hague and frame terms of ! peace based upon justice for all, regardless of the military situation. So far the invitations have been chiefly ; accepted for the free trip by those desirous of health, rest and recreation. It is understood that President Wilson is likely to prevent the project from being carried out. A GERMAN FANFARE. FAKED FACTS AND FIGURES. AMSTERDAM, November 22. A German ocmmunique states that the enemy artillery is showing great activity in the Champagne. We occupied Rudnik, south-west of Mitrovitza, taking 2700 prisoners. The main operations have now closed, with the flight of the meagre remnants of the Servian army to the Albanian mountains. Our first aim—to open up communication with Turkey via Bulgaria—has been achieved. Over a hundred thousand Servians have been captured, while the German losses have been moderate;

EMPIRE PARTNERSHIP.

LONDON, (November 29

Messrs Percy and Archibald Hurd, in a book entitled “The New Empire Partnership,” point oht that there must be one single Navy in the British Empire. They oppose separate Canadian, Australian and other colonial fleets as being fatal to maritime efficiency.

Mr Sydney Low, ni reviewing the book, says it follows that we must have men on the Imperial ‘Executive for defence and foreign policy repre-

senting the entire community of States. Mr Low asks if the English governing committee of party politicians is to ( be regularly supplemented by repre sentatives of corresponding committee , s in the Dominions, or are we to ha- 1 re a distinct Imperial Cabinet. “I thr presently (he says) “there will be revival of the Imperial Federation id The Empire must cease- to be an a BSO . ciation of detached units, and must . e . come a real partnership ’

TRENCHANT CRITICISM BY LORD SYDNBH AM. (Times and Sydney Sun Cal es) LONDON, No v 2S | Lord Sydenham, in a lette fto t j ie I “Times, ’ commenting on Mr Ashmead Bartlett’s report, says: The infonnat/rn available does not ind; lCate that any except naval opinion w as scuf ri lt yet the fateful February de was cue equally for the artlller „ y iiiciix diiu the engineer. There was a , mpie infor . mation to save ns from e , blnvAffV of

the first magnitude. Apparently one set of expert opinions was never consulted. This recalls looking at the old forts at eSddul-Bahr and Kum Kale and thinking them excellent targets, but the real defences were at the Narrows, which were absolutely impregnable against naval attack. A con scientious study of the chart would have rendered the fact obvious that extensive mine-sweeping was impossible because of concealed Turkish guns. The attack on March 18th was a gallant enterprise, but it should never have been attempted. The Cabinet needed the assistance of a Council of 1 Imperial Defence which Lord Sydenham advocated 24 years ago. If this • was now in existence it would have saved the Dardanelles enterprise’s heavy sacirfices and great anxiety. The idea of sending a fleet to the Sea of Marmora was excellent, and could have been carried out successfully if based on experience of. war.