From reports of Mr. ASQUITH'S speech at Newcastle:--

"He [Lord French] has taken an unusual, and I think an

unfortunate, course (cheers), giving to the world at this

stage what must be an _ex parte_ narrative of what happened

under his command."--_Times_.

"He has taken an unusual, and as I take it, an unfortunate course in

giving to the world what must of necessity be an expert narrative of

what happened under his command."--_Daily Herald_.

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"BEAUTY IN HOUSE BUILDING.

LET US LOOK AS THOUGH WE HAD WON THE WAR."--_Daily Mirror_.

Who said we hadn't?

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