6 NOVEMBER 1915, Page 15

General Joffre has paid a short visit to London. On,

Friday week he visited Lord Kitchener at the War Office. The meeting of the Cabinet which bad been arranged for that afternoon was transformed into a different kind of conference. General Joffre and French and British Staff officers were present, and the discussion of the military situation lasted from 3.30 to 6.15 p.m. The news of General joffre's presence in London soon spread, and he received the heartiest of welcomes in the streets.