BRITAIN

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 16038, 24 January 1918, Page 7

BRITAIN

NEW ARMY OFFICERS. TO BE MADE GENERALS. (Received ,Jnn. 24, 2.5 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 23. _ The Daily Mail says that the authorities have decided to promote officers of, the new army to higher commands! shortly, beginning by creating a number of Brigadier-Generals. HOUSE OF^LOEDS. VOTES FOR PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION., (Received Jan. 24, 2.5 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 23. The House of Lords carried by 132 votes to 42 an amendment to the Representation of the People Bill providing for proportional representation on tho basis that each elector should have one transferable vote In constituencies 'returning three to five members.