GENERAL ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 November 1915, Page 5

GENERAL ITEMS.

NOTES FROM THE TIMES. A RvO-GRRMAN'S YARN. Times ?.U'l Sydney Sun Services. London, Nov, 3. The American correspondent of the Times says that Captain Fortescue's book on the Dardanelles was published on Saturday. lie declare* Dial a neutral officer with the Turkish army assured him that (lie three divisions v/liich disembarked 011 that fateful day after the naval bombardment might have marched triumphantly from the heel to the neck of Gallipoli. A (ierman officer confirmed this and crgued that the loss of the opportunity stamped those who planned the coup us men of mediocre military calibre. Captain Fortescue disposes o; the Lilcs that the Turks are on the eve of revolution or quarrelling with Germans, and says there is 110 real shortage of foid in Constantinople. The stocks of coal are reserved for the Government, but there is still a supply. A light rsihvay has been constructed to the coalfield since our sulima; ,nes blocked the st-.t route. Captain Fortescue is emphatically of opinion that tiicie is no real enmity between Briton and Turk. They respect and like one another. He characterises cleverness iu mulling Turkey fight for her special heneii f-s diabolical. BETTliil WITHOUT GREECE. Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, Nov. 8. The Times' Rome correspondent declares that many Italians consider the Entente in a better position without Greece, whose adhesion complicates various problems, K. OF K'S MISSION. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received Nov," 0, fi.s p.m. London, Nov. 8. The Times, in a leading article, says that Lord Kitchener's mission is a good omen for the wish of the country to be satisfied as to the direction of the war being properly reconstituted at Home. Mr. Asquith's tenure of the War Office cannot be more than a temporary expedient, though affairs in the Near East may easily prolong Lord Kitchener's visit. Meanwhile necessary reforms cannot be delayed, and the hope is expressed tha; Parliament will insist on this essential point. MIGRATORY IRISH. The Irish Times states that the majority of emigrants who belong to the migratory labor class have left England and Scotland. It is rather a sign of the National Register that the passenger lists of the liners St. Paul and NewYork, sailing on the 13th and 20th, have been long tilled. For months past live hundred young men have left Dublin weekly. AMMUNITION IN THIO WEST. A correspondent at headquarters m],o accompanied a party of distinguished foreigners to points of interest in the recent fighting, states that they watched the artillery replying to German shelling with interest. Our ability to do this is really the crux of the situation. Previously the Germans, who had the command in artillery, forced the Allies to silence under daily provocation. Now the boot is on the other foot. Though we consumed an enormous amount of ammunition in October, we have an ample margin for daily use. The visitors were presented with significant trophies.