The Independent . A CANADIAN EDITOR IN THE HOUSE OF LORDSSir Hugh Graham, of the Montreal Daily Star, isthe first journalist ever to sit in the of Lords, an honor recently given himfor extraordinary initiative and zeal in pro-moting and supporting measures for the safe-guarding of Imperial interests. Kirby in Xew York World Dinj in Sew York TribuneITS HARD ON HOLLAND THE RIGHTS OF LITTLE PEOPLES grasped by readers who are familiarwith the meanderings of the Tigris makes a southward sweep ina mule-shoe curve about a mile widearound the bluff known as Kut-el-Amara. Her
The Independent . A CANADIAN EDITOR IN THE HOUSE OF LORDSSir Hugh Graham, of the Montreal Daily Star, isthe first journalist ever to sit in the of Lords, an honor recently given himfor extraordinary initiative and zeal in pro-moting and supporting measures for the safe-guarding of Imperial interests. Kirby in Xew York World Dinj in Sew York TribuneITS HARD ON HOLLAND THE RIGHTS OF LITTLE PEOPLES grasped by readers who are familiarwith the meanderings of the Tigris makes a southward sweep ina mule-shoe curve about a mile widearound the bluff known as Kut-el-Amara. Here the Turks entrapped theTownshend expeditions by entrenchingacross the narrow entrance to the British cannot do this at presentbecause they have not yet command ofthe northern and left bank of the passage up this bank was blockedas formerly at Sanna-i-Yat fifteen mileshelow Kut, where the Turks occupied anexceptional strong position. Their rightrests on the river and their left wasprotected by a swamp too extensive topermit of a flank movement. The nar-row front between the river and theswamp was thoroly fortified, and it wasnot until Kut was taken that the Turksabandoned this position. On the southern or right bank of theTigris the British have been surpris-ingly successful. The Tur
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