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In the Commons on Monday Colonel Seely made a state-

ment as to the movements of troops in Ireland and the resignations of officers. The War Office had been informed by Sir Arthur Paget on the previous Friday that some officers "in certain eventualities" would be unable to obey his orders. The Army Council at once directed the senior officers under General Paget to report themselves at the War Office. The

result of the inquiry by the Army Council, said Colonel Seely, was to make it clear that there had been a misunder- standing of the questions put to the officers by General Paget. The officers accordingly had been ordered, with the approval of General Paget, to rejoin their units. Colonel Seely's explanation was greeted with laughter.

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