CONDUCT OF THE WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 November 1915, Page 5

CONDUCT OF THE WAR.

A SURPRISE VISIT. GENERAL JOFFRE IN LONDON. IMPORTANT CONFERENCES. London, Oct. 20. General Joffre is visiting -London. He and Lord Kitchener left the War Office, together. General Joffre's first visit to London was utterly unexpected. He received a tremendous ovation in the streets when the crowds at Whitehall recognised him motoring with Lord Kitchener after his visit to the War Office. "Father" Joffre, wearing a field uniform, was highly gratified at hia reception and repeatedly saluted. Later, General Joffre and Lord Kitchener lunched at the French Embassy with Mr. Balfour and attended a Downing Street conference. General Joffre attended a conference at Downing Street, which included Lord Kitchener and several English an 4 French generals. He later had a conference with Mr. Lloyd George regarding munitions.

GATHERING OF LEADERS. Received Oct. 31, 3.35 p.m. London, Oct. 30. General Joffre was the guest of Lord Kitchener at York House, where there was a distinguished gathering.

AS SEEN BY THE TIMES. NO 'MILITARY HEADPIECE, Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received Oct. 30, 5.. r > p.m. London, Oct. 29. Colonel Repington says that if the Allies had had 300,000 troops at Salonika, Greece and Roumania would have come in, and Bulgaria would have been overawed, Turkey paralysed, and Serbia saved. He says that it seems as if the Alliance was without a military headpiece and the primary duty had been neglected. As the forces at Gallipoli were to be retained, it had been necessary to send an army from the West, whicli waß a, three months' operation. The quays at Salonika will only permit the landing of 800 tons of stores daily, and it is altogether unfair to throw upon General Monro, who is entirely new to the situation, the responsibility of deciding what course shall be adopted at Gallipoli and Salonika. One thing is certain, which is that the Allies must prepare strategic reserves in the eastern Mediterranean, fit and equipped to take strong action at a point from the Adriatic eastward. The suggestion from ' Rome of an Allied expedition, through Montenegro to Mitrovitza or Albania, to I'risrend is feasible.