THE FLEET MOVEMENTS

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 144360, 26 March 1914, Page 3

THE FLEET MOVEMENTS

COLONEL SEELY'S ACTION. (Received March ‘26, 11225 a.m.) I.OXDUN, .March 26. Mr. Churchill, in reply to Charles Boresford, said time the squadron was ordered to l.amlash, to dead with possible serious disorders on Saturday night, but the precautionary movement of troops was carried out without opposition, thereinrn he cancelled the movement of ships. (Ministerial cheers.) The Admiral iu . command asked lor field guns in order to exercise (he men ashore if the weather was bad. (Opposition hutshtcr.) .Mr. Ha.lour formally moved Llic rejection of the Consolidated h'nnd Bill. .Mr. Asipiilh said the coercion of Ulster could never happen and never would happen if Ulster look advantago of the (iovennnent's oiler. When the Cabinet mol to dull with Brigadier(ieneral (lough it authorised ilie Army Council to supply him with a document explicitly selling out the Army’s duty, without' giving .leniraiiiv id any sort. Afterwards Colonel Seely, without the Cahiner's knowledge, added a paragraph giving the assurance. The Premier, iu conclusion, emphasised the fact, that the Cabinet would never permit demands ior an assurance which would place the uovernincut and the House of Commons at Iho mercy of

tho Navy and tho military. Ho declined to accept Colonel Seely’s resignation, as it would bo ungenerous and unjust to do so.