THINKS MANUEL OUGHT TO FIGHT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14392, 3 September 1917, Page 4

THINKS MANUEL OUGHT TO FIGHT.

LONDON, July 27. The Daily Chronicle editorially complains that London newspapers continue to describe e,x-King Manuel as "King Manuel" and says : "It is not very complimentary to our gallant republican ally, Portugal, to describe, its exking as if he were still the ruling monarch,' 1 After declaring the deposed king "ran away from his throne and his country," the Chronicle adds: "Ex -King Manuel would prove 1 himself more of a man and patriot if he would take some part in the war, fighting, for instance,; with the Belgian army (he is lit .and 28). He was wounded last -year — pUtyMig tennis at Eastbourne.''

HOMK DUTY FOR OLD K K OFFICERS. WASHINGTON; Aug. 3. Sweeping changes in the United Sta t-es military establishments may follow a request from General Perslung that no American generals sent to France be over 45 years old. At present . practically all high ranking officers in the army are. above this age. It mou!<l mean relegating the older men to "homo duties," and promoting scores of younger officers to, high rank. Pcrshing 'believes the older men won't stand the "gah"" of the fighting front. France has Wen forced .to use only young officers, not a French general active on the front being over 45. it is said. Even "Pn.pa" Jt.ffre was forced to give way to the demand idr youth.

ADMIRAL'S SWORD. • PETROGRAD, June 24. From a statement made by Admiral Koltchok, who is now in Petrograd, it seems that the outbreak among the sailors of the Black Sea fleet wfeo largely fomented by delegates from the Baltic, fleet who, came to Sebastopol. Firt?en thousand soldiers and sailors attended ?" e 1 A f , the meotin gs> including Admiral Koltchak and his chief of staff on the ground that they- had been cerrving out a propaganda counter to the revolution flio crew of the flagship Oeorge Victorious demanded that Admiral Koltchak should surrender his sword. Admiral Koltchak unbelted his sword, snying, "The Japanese left me this sword when we capitulated at Port Arthur. 1 won this sword in the Japanese war and I will not give it to you." Admiral Koltchak then threw the sword into the sea. The mutineers finally decided not to arrest Admiral Koltchak, but to b© satisfied with his resigning his command.

DISAPPOINTED AT BALFOUR'S ■ SPEECH. MILAN, August 3. All sections of the Italian pi«ss save the Socialist and clerical organs comment on Mir Balfour'9 speech in the House of Commons in tones of bitterest disappointment at the rigorous which he maintained regaa'ding f Italy and her special claims, for the realisation of wliich she threw in her lot with the Allies. The outburst of feeling is reflected in the leading articles of the main organs of publjc opinion, and can be appreciated by Biitiish people at- their .exact value only by bearing steadily in mind the sense of inferiority in whicji the Italian interventionists find themselves in face of the insidious and' very active propaganda carried on through the peninsula by Socialist aud Qiolittian neutralists on the one hand and the still more dangerous plotting of the Vatican pacifists for the salvation at all costs of AustriaHungary on the other.