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Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 September 1915, Page 3

tJTOI , WIESS NlttVS Chronicle Uilice ,JJ ii.niWAR AND irfNANUE. London, Se-pt. 22. Sir J. B. Lon.sdale, M.P., asked whether the (.Jovcrniueiif intended Utking the dominions into h-s confidence regarding the war. The Hi. J lon. Bonar Law said : ,"\Vc are in continunl communication with the Govoni'nionts of self-governing dominions on mattera connected with the war. If the Pro liners were able to visit Eughufd the Coalition Government would welcome the- oportunity for a discussion on s-iin-ilar lineo to that held between Sir It. Borderu and tho Rt. Hon. L. Harcourt. The Rt. Hon. Jiuuar Law statcil that the Government was eilccting economies in ollice uorkis representing a quarter ol a million this year and half a. million next year. The Press Bureau states that a French official communication conlirnis the report that the Turiis Luok advantage of their opportunity to completely destroy tho Armenian nation. The Armenians were forced to evacuate all towns and villager m Asia Minor and were deported to Arabia and Mesopotamia. All Armenians in Constantin< pie, including lawyers, doctors, ami piol'essors. are being systematically exiled and their good eonlisciited. Germany, although momentarily all powerful in Turkey, has done nothing to prevent this. HIOII COM M TSSI ON IOH 'S REPORT. London. Sept. s>. Tne Allies' aviators bombarded the en 'my'* cantonments at Middlekerke. ali-o a train between Bargues and Thou rout. A group ot eight aero'pl;:iies fiiiccessfully bonibarcled the railway station of Oonflans on the lino fro:n Verdun to Metz.

FOOD SUPPLIES IN MRTTAIN

London, .Sept. 22. Heplylng to questions regarding the imveaee in Hie price of foodstuffs tlie Kt. Hon. W. Runcinuin said that the Government had taken measurers to obtain a good supply of meat from Uk< Argentine and Australia, and secure til' country against a dangerous short - «apc dining tlm coiirso of the next- fow ineutihs. The 'Roard ol trade's operations in food amount to GnO,OOO.OfK) 'IT'v liad not allowed the American 'IV'sfc to get all it asked for. or shipowners to get all they wanted, and siicli was the French Government's oon-fid'-neo in our conduct of the business tlvaf , . it had placed the •whole matter in fhe Hoard of Trado's hands So far as Hie Board could asrertan there had be mi no withholding of supplies. The ■prrc of wheat noAv was low and prohalilv it. ould hiive been lower still had tli ■ Dardanelles been opened. An a!i"iidanfc harv&st would totui to ke?p t 1 <• prices down.