The First Lord of the Admiralty (Sit Eric Geddes) made his maiden speech in the House of Commons this afternoon. It was the occasion of a long and important ...
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Advertising : 350 wordsThe following honours have been gazetted for cervices in action with enemy submarines:- —The Victoria Cross.— ...
Article : 210 words"As regards the comments that the raiders were not intercepted, I ask the House to recollect a few facts. First, the area of the North Sea is 140,000 square ...
Article : 378 wordsLord Robert Cecil, in an interview, stated that the Italian situation was good, and all the indications were not only that there was no deterioration in ...
Article : 210 wordsSir Eric added:—"As regards the criticism of the Admiralty on two recent occasions, I believe that criticism was based upon and caused by incomplete ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 389 words"Arrangements for escorting this convoy were in the hands the Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet. With the forces at his disposal, and having regard ...
Article : 421 wordsAs to the complaint that the Admiralty was contenting itself with concentration on a defensive role instead of adopting the role of offensive measures, the First Lord ...
Article : 314 wordsM. Schoeller, a Swiss industrialist, admits that the £400,000 he put into the purchase of Le Journal was German money. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe Germans claimed to have sunk 808,000 tons of shipping of all nationalities during last August. They had in reality sunk little more than ...
Article : 226 wordsMr. Jim O'Connor, an Australian racing and boxing man, who has just been released from the Ruheleben internment camp in Germany on account of sickness, ...
Article : 194 wordsAdmiral Geddes, in replying to criticisms against the navy for not sending a fleet into the Baltic to assist the Russians, mid the matter could best be dealt with ...
Article : 458 wordsThe Morning Post's Borne correspondent has telegraphed an announcement in The Messagero that Gen. Pollio prepared the Tagliamento as Italy's line of defence. The ...
Article : 97 wordsThe naval air service had increased from 700 to 41,000. He paid a tribute to the air service men, who were a terror to submarines. During one month the aircraft ...
Article : 115 wordsThe First Lord, continuing, said the net reduction in tonnage during the last four months was to-day 30 per cent, leas than had been estimated early in July. The ...
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Advertising : 61 wordsMr. Asquith congratulated Sir Eric Geddes upon his statement, which was exactly what the House wanted. Sir Eric had demolished the ridiculous suggestion ...
Article : 72 wordsDr. Macpherson, speaking in behalf of the War Office, stated in the House of Commons that neither Gen. Cadorna nor the Italian Government had expressed any ...
Article : 65 wordsThe united Press representative m London cables that it is felt officially in London that M. Kerensky will rely on the winter to prevent a German invasion of ...
Article : 82 wordsThe President of the new industrial federation, British Industries, Limited, has telegraphed to the Italian Premier (Count Orlando), pledging its members—whose ...
Article : 52 wordsHe reminded the public that Britain had to consider the situation. of the Allies as well as the Empire. He said:—"We have strongly impressed on our people that the ...
Article : 345 wordsThe new French war lean is limited to £400,000,000 of new money. It is a 4 per cent, at a price of 68 3-5. yielding 5.83 per cent. ...
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Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 - 1931), Sat 10 Nov 1917, Page 37
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