Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 70, 22 November 1915, Page 6

Great Britain

THE EMPIRE’S POETRY. SONG OF LOVE AND LOYALTY. United Piiess Association. (Received 12.40 p.m.) London, November 21. Sir Herbert Warren, lecturing at Oxford ou tlie Empire’s' Poetf'y, said that three notes distinguished the poetry of the Dominions—Love of the New Home, Love of the Old*Home, and Love and Loyalty to sj,he Empire. The real poetry of the Empire belonged to men like Essex, Evans and Sandes, while Sir 'Pcmber Reeves excellently represented New Zealand. RISBLESDALE’S SPEECH. “"RANKLY TREASONABLE.” (Received 10.20 a.m.) JiOiulon, November 21. Mr Thomas, member in the House of Commons for Lewisham, contrasted what he described as Lord Hibblesdale’s frankly treasonable speech with Lord Fisher’s dignified utterance as affording the most striking illustration of the conceptions of two men who had a national duty. NO REASON FOR PESSIMISM. BRITAIN’S FINANCES INEXHAUSTIBLE. London, November 21. Leopold Rothchild, interviewed, on the occasion of Ids birthday, regarding the war, said: “There is 'a tremendous strain on the West, where the Allies have a gigantic task, but there is no reason to be pessimistic, as everything will come right. Lord Beaconsfiekl once said that if ever Britain was dragged into a great war she was certain to \Viri, as her finances were inexhaustible. That opinion may lie a view, which is still true.”