LATE WAR NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 207, 12 May 1915, Page 2

LATE WAR NEWS.

THE HON. THOS. MACKENZIE. AT A SAILORS’ MEETING. LONDON. May 10 The Hon. T. Mackenzie, at a meeting of the British and Foreign Sailors’ Society, at the Mansion House, said: Universal training enabled New Zealanders in common with their Australian and Canadian comrades to participate in the war in a manner worthy of tjheir country. AN INDUSTRIES FAIR. TO CAPTURE GERMAN TRADE. e ~ LONDON, May 10 Queen Mary visited the British Industries Fair, at the Agricultural Hall, organised by the Board of Trade as part of a scheme to advertise British manufactures, and capture German trade. There is a splendid display, especially of China, glass, cutlery, stationery and printing trades. GERMANS PITCHED OUT. AUSTRIANS ORDERED TO QUIT. LONDON, May 10 British members of th e Stock Exchange, after several scuffles prevented a number of Germans from entering. Members of the Corn Exchange gave Germans five seconds <|o quit, and threatened to throw them out. Notices were posted at the Baltic Exchange and at the Liverpool Cotton Exchange warning Austrians and Gormans not to enter. | AN OPPORTUNE MOMENT. TO ENTER THE WAR. ROME, May 10. “Secolo” states the torpedoing of the Lusitania happened at an opportune moment, because we are on the eve of entering war and participating in a struggle against tyrants, bullies and violators of every law of human right. A.) CULTURED GERMAN. BERNSTORFF’S REPLY. NEW YORK, May 10. When reporters asked Bernstorff whether he had considered what Americans, would think, he replied: Let them think, and with an oath he told jhi s chauffeur to drive on. ZEPPELIN DRIVEN OFF. APPARENTLY INJURED. LONDON, May 10. When the airship, which was using a search Might, Was sighted at the various towns, a hooter was sounded, warning people to remain in houses, but hundreds at Southend, Westcliff and Liegh rushed into the streets, but there was no panic. When bombs were dropped fires in several different places spread rapidly; one family escaped from a burning house by jumping from windows. A boardiinghcush was but th;e occupants escaped. A bomb crashd into Mr Whitwell’s house, a ‘bed was ignited and his wife killed in her bed. The husband was severe!}! injured.

In trying to extinguish the fire ton people were injured at Southend. v Spectators state that the Zeppelin was fired at when passing Pitsea, and it is believed that it was hit, as it appeared to be in difficulties when passing Romford. An aeroplane went up at Sheerness and drove off the airship. It is feared considerable damage has been done at .Canvey Island. AN INDIAN CONSPIRACY. NIPPED IN THE BUD. DELHI, May 10. An important prosecution, under the recent Defence of India Act, is progressing at Lahore, against 82 persons, alleged to hav e indulged in seditious conspiracy against the British Government, engineered by Indians returning from America. The origin of the conspiracy is found in a movement on t(he Pacific Coast, directed by one Sai Dyal Hope. The Administration has weakened the war emissaries who have returned to India in considerable' numbers, endeavouring to stir up trouble, mainly in the Punjab, where the united provinces sought to collect arms and explosives, circulate seditious literature and tamper with the troops. To obtain funds, robberies, a series of dacoities, and murders have taken place, but owing to the vigilante of the polic e and the cooperation of the people, seizures of bombs have been made, plans detected and ringleaders arrested. Several of those implicated made full confession of the plot, which failed from the very beginning. Plotters failed to win the sympathy of their own people in India Though the majority were Sikhs, the Government has had every assistance from Sikh leaders, who keenly resented the discreditable proceedings and attempts to persuade Mahomme dans to .I,,*** x o»Oil, ~,