The Annual Register, Volumen156Edmund Burke Rivingtons, 1915 Continuation of the reference work that originated with Robert Dodsley, written and published each year, which records and analyzes the year’s major events, developments and trends in Great Britain and throughout the world. From the 1920s volumes of The Annual Register took the essential shape in which they have continued ever since, opening with the history of Britain, then a section on foreign history covering each country or region in turn. Following these are the chronicle of events, brief retrospectives on the year’s cultural and economic developments, a short selection of documents, and obituaries of eminent persons who died in the year. |
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... France : Message from the King ; Lord Kitchener's Instructions , [ 188 ] . The Retreat from Mons : Sir John French's Despatch , [ 189 ] . Earl Kitchener's Statement , [ 190 ] . Address to Belgium : Speech of the Prime Minister , [ 191 ] ...
... France : Message from the King ; Lord Kitchener's Instructions , [ 188 ] . The Retreat from Mons : Sir John French's Despatch , [ 189 ] . Earl Kitchener's Statement , [ 190 ] . Address to Belgium : Speech of the Prime Minister , [ 191 ] ...
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... France , and three semi - rigid Forlamini airships- a very promising design - from Messrs . Armstrong . An additional airship shed had been built in Chatham , and one in Norfolk . This was modest as compared with France and Germany ...
... France , and three semi - rigid Forlamini airships- a very promising design - from Messrs . Armstrong . An additional airship shed had been built in Chatham , and one in Norfolk . This was modest as compared with France and Germany ...
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... France . The King and Queen were called for , and came out to acknowledge the greetings of their enthusiastic subjects . Next morning London awoke to a new kind of Bank Holiday . The morning papers announced the Germans ' violation of ...
... France . The King and Queen were called for , and came out to acknowledge the greetings of their enthusiastic subjects . Next morning London awoke to a new kind of Bank Holiday . The morning papers announced the Germans ' violation of ...
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... France in the north by sea , nor to make warlike use of the Dutch or Belgian coasts . Thus , it was contended , Great Britain , as a neutral , could aid France as well as by going to war . This offer was felt to be ridiculous ; and the ...
... France in the north by sea , nor to make warlike use of the Dutch or Belgian coasts . Thus , it was contended , Great Britain , as a neutral , could aid France as well as by going to war . This offer was felt to be ridiculous ; and the ...
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... France was involved because of its obligation of honour to Russia , which did not apply to Great Britain , a Power which did not even know the terms of the Franco - Russian alliance . But in view of the Anglo- French friendship , let ...
... France was involved because of its obligation of honour to Russia , which did not apply to Great Britain , a Power which did not even know the terms of the Franco - Russian alliance . But in view of the Anglo- French friendship , let ...
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Página 241 - ... affairs, the chancellor of the exchequer, and the first lord of the admiralty; with Admiral Fisher, General Wolfe Murray, the CIGS, and the inevitable Balfour, and Hankey as secretary.
Página 188 - You are ordered abroad as a soldier of the King to help our French comrades against the invasion of a common enemy. You have to perform a task which will need your courage, your energy, your patience. Remember that the honour of the British Army depends on your individual conduct. " It will be your duty not only to set an example of discipline and perfect steadiness under fire, but also to maintain the most friendly relations with those whom you are helping in this struggle.
Página 312 - Government had been obliged to take this step— namely that they had to advance into France by the quickest and easiest way— so as to be able to get well ahead with their operations and endeavour to strike some decisive blow as early as possible. It was a matter of life and death for them, as if they had gone by the more southern route they could not have hoped, in view of the paucity of roads and the strength of the Fortresses, to have got through without formidable opposition entailing great...
Página 60 - His Majesty's Government must retain their right to use all the forces of the Crown in Ireland or elsewhere to maintain law and order and to support the civil power in the ordinary execution of its duty. But they have no intention whatever of taking advantage of this ' right to crush political opposition to the policy or principles of the
Página 312 - The Ambassador pressed me as to whether I could not formulate conditions on which we would remain neutral. He even suggested that the integrity of France and her colonies might be guaranteed. I said that I felt obliged to refuse definitely any promise to remain neutral on similar terms, and I could only say that we must keep our hands free.
Página 452 - I never went into battle; I never was under fire ; but I fancy that there are some things just as hard to do as to go under fire. I fancy that it is just as hard to do your duty when men are sneering at you as when they are shooting at you.
Página 188 - You are leaving home to fight for the safety and honour of my Empire. " Belgium, whose country we are pledged to defend, has been attacked and France is about to be invaded by the same powerful foe. " I have implicit confidence in you my soldiers. Duty is your watchword, and I know your duty will be nobly done.
Página 330 - Government ; and, finally, 10. To notify the Imperial and Royal Government without delay of the execution of the measures comprised under the preceding heads. The Austro-Hungarian Government expects the reply of the Royal Government at the latest by 6 o'clock on Saturday evening, the 25th July.
Página 311 - Areopagus" consisting of two Powers of each group sitting in judgment upon the two remaining Powers; but his inability to accept proposed conference must not be regarded as militating against his strong desire for effective co-operation. You could be assured that he was doing his very best both at Vienna and St. Petersburg to get the two governments to discuss the situation directly with each other and in a friendly way.
Página 303 - If we do not decide for war, that war in which we shall have to engage at the latest in two or three years will be begun in far less propitious circumstances. At this moment the initiative rests with us: Russia is not ready, moral factors and right are on our side, as well as might. Since we shall have to accept the contest some day, let us provoke it at once. Our prestige, our position as a Great Power, our honour, are in question ; and yet more, for it would seem that our very existence is concerned...