London, enforces the Compulsory Military Service Act from February Lieut.-General' Sir James Will-cocks and Lieut.-General Bir Her-bort Plumer are gazetted Generals.
An inquest was held on Tuesday on Brigadier-General Grimston, The evidence showed that Brigadier-General Grinston cancelled his resignation at the outbreak of the war and was extremely disappointed because the Medical Board refused to pass him for service. The jury brought in a verdict of suicide while not responsible for his actions. have been impounded. The "Tele-graf" has been threatening to publish documents proving that there is a widespread system of smuggling into Germany if the Government fails to extirpate it.
A telegram from Constantinople to Amsterdam states that the Heir Apparent, Prince Jussuf Izzeddin, has committed suicide owing to ill-health. London newspapers doubt the statement that Prince Yussuf committed suicide and hint at foul play as he was an Anglophile and advocated peace with the Entente.
General Cherif Pasha, interview ed, asserted that the Turkish heir-apparent, Prince Yussuf Izzedit has been assassinated because he opposed to the Young Turks, His successor, Prince Vahid Eddin was also an opponent of the Young Turk party and General Chen Pasha said that he did not dare to pro-phear a long life for him.
The Prince of speech at a meeting of the committee of the Prince of Wales' Pa-triatic Fund, said that the greatest war in the history of the world and the supreme struggle in which the Empire was engaged had aroused a wonderful spirit and enthusiasm in the British people. He dwelt on the magnificent way young manhood of all classes had responded to the call and urged that generous efforts be made to provide adequately for the needs of those who had made the greatest sacrifices to join the Army and Navy at the call of their honour, their King and their God. kine, has resigned owing to impai ed health and M. Sturmer, Couneillor of the Empire, has been appointed to succeed him.
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