Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 88, 14 August 1915, Page 6

Great Britain

evidence of peace OVER. TUBES.

SERIOUS AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN movement.

/'.(Received 1.35 p,m.) [Unxtkd Press Association.] : ? ■ London, August 13. An "Italian Green Book discloses that the^Ambassador.at Xisli, Sofia. intd. Petrograd reported Austro-Ger-man peace.overtures.. ' ~The telegraph's PeU'ograd correspondent ijjiiys> , M I learn, from,an unimpingeabfe sbnwk'that someone speak- , ing in the name 'of Austria-Hungary has addijessed 'a, serious attempt at peace to. Russia. ARMY AND NAVY EXPENDITURE ' . . .':;'■ , nliiM ., I ' (Received 1.35 p.m.) London, August 13. A Treasury Control of the Army and Xavy expenditure has. been relaxed; Th> official ) minutes- show that the Bo'ard'of Admiralty and 1 Army .'Council , tinker:, the present' special circumstances rtrec fi the most economical ; contact terms; 'con*tist,ent with the requirements of thfe' P«bli<i-Service.

WOUNDED VISITED BY ROYALi\\: TiESi

NEW ZEALANDERS HONORED.'

;,: . " ■'■(;'' (Received 2..j' t p | .m.), i ;,' ''■■■■,;; i " .' London', August 1 .>.';"" Tte Hon; Thonia K Mackenzie '.ami daughter, Major Bernard Matron Tombs received the King, Queen, and Prince of Wales at. the New Zealand Hospital. Their Highne'sses visited the wards .and spoke to everyone, of,th# inquiring kindly as to the "nature«i of their / . The Hon! Mt.,Mii.cfeiizie ) '' ftiftfified the Royalties fp}-. their solicitation, the men,"' their .relatives,'a«d ,et'nnienty; .'■,,. \ ■ : The King, congratulated the pic-' turesqjlehess t and ;-, efficiency of the hospital.' He fiaid he.would never Mf fget.the. magpificent New Zealand re■Hponseialid thei gallant work they and other ihei'oio overseas,-, troops had done in the great war. He was delighted to see what, was being done, for thd brave wounded. The Royalties were heartily cheered/ Lord Plunket, Lady Islington, and ' Sir James-Mills were.:, present. ,