QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS.
MOTIVES OF THE EXPEDITION. LONDON, October 19. ' Lord Robert Cecil, in reply to Mr Outhwaite, said that the statement by Sir George Buchanan (Ambassador at Petrograd), that the British went to 1 the Dardanelles to relieve .the pressure on Russia, must not be regarded as covering all the considerations involved. v ' . . . Lord Robert Cecil added tbat it' would be improper for him to mako a statement in regard to the iniportancb attached to the Dardanelles or any other theatre of war by any of the Allies. ' ■■■.■••■.;■ Questions on the notice paper by "Mr ■ Joynson-Hicks \ include one asking whether supplies of timber and iron have been disembarked ai the. Dardanelles to enable shelters to be erected 'for the troops; if not, what steps have been taken to ensure the health of the troops in' the winter. Further, what 'number of cases ■ o'£ sickness havo been removed from the /Dardanelles, and is the pror»o7'tton of sick .and wounded reasonable. . .; ...'"' .
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8275, 21 October 1915, Page 5
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161QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8275, 21 October 1915, Page 5
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