4 NOVEMBER 1916, page 14

But Unfortunately The Announcement Did Not Contain All...

to our disadvantage. In the House of Commons on Tuesday Mr. Balfour said that we had lost six drift-net boats, and he qualified the statement as to the lossof two German......

No Doubt This Was A Muddle, But. We _cannot Agree

with the newspapers which seem to think that it will have a bad effect on the Administration. The - nation just now cares very little about what happens in Parliament, though no......

Feeling In Norway Runs Very High At The Arrogance Of

the German protest against the decision of Norway to prohibit submarines from entering her territorial waters. Sweden issued an exactly similar prohibition and Germany said......

Much Excitement Has Been Caused In Australia By The...

on conscription, and the whole world has looked on with singular interest at the bold reference of the question to the people. The result up to the present, for the voting is......

Remember, Too, That The Australians, If They Had Been "

that 'sort," had a very fine excuse for sulking or half sullking—because of what they might have been justified in calling the bloOdy fiesta) of Gallipoli. Yet they never dreamt......

We Have No Sympathy Whatever With The Querulous And Panicky

outcry against the Admiralty and Mr. Balfour because the Germans have made such a raid. It is not at all a difficult thing for destroyers to slip through well-guarded waters in......

In The House Of Commons. On Wednesday The Government...

" TheEpecial Register Bill " while being considOrM in Committee was strongly opposed. The Speaker having decided - that it was not in order to move an instruction that soldiers......

On Tuesday Mr. Balfour Received A Deputation Of The Parlia-

mentary Air Committ:e. He pointed out difficulties in the way of the proposal that an Air Lord should be added to the Admiralty. Afterwards the Executive Committee passed a......

The - Accounts In The Papers Of Friday Week Of The Deeds

for which fLteenniore V.C.'s have been awarded read like a fairy-tale. Take this description, for instance, of the heroism. of -Private T. A. Jones, of the Cheshire Regiment :—......

At The"royal Society Of Medkine T On.tuebdu,dr. O'neill...

system of sterilizing wounds practised by Dr. Carrel, the .well-known American surgeon, which has had remarkable results. Dr. Carrel has apparently improved upon the sterilizing......

On Friday Week The Admiralty Issued The Following...

" During last night the enemy attempted a raid with ten des troyors on our cross-Channel transport service. The attempt failed ; one empty transport, the ' Queen,' was sunk. Tho......

One Of The German Comments -on The Natural Anger Of

the Nor- wegians at their heavy losses of ships and life' hrough submarine warfare deserves to be recorded as a priceless revelation of German thought. Herr •Erich Lilienthal......

In The Commons On Thursday Week Mr. Montagu Defended The

Liquor Control Board with great effect against attacks upon its operations and composition. In answer to the criticism that the Board had exceeded its powers, he said that no......