LATE WAR NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 209, 17 May 1915, Page 3

LATE WAR NEWS.

SYSTEM OF REORUITIia GOVERNMENT'S IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. COMPULSION MAY BE NECESSARY IP WAR IS PROLONGED. LONDON, May 14. Lord Haldane's remark ,in reply to Mr Middleton's suggestion the voluntary system had failed, Lord Haldane added: The nation is fighting for its life; in ordinary circumstances it would be difficullt to depart from voluntary service. We may find that we must reconsider th e situation in the light of tremendous necessities, but w'e were not face to face with that probability at present. It may come, but we will remember that the volnntary system has given an army whereof the quality compares with anything put in the field up to the present time. The War Office is full of recruits.

Lord Lansdowne heard with great satisfaction th'e momentous announcement that the Government was prepared to re-consider the whole position and situation with regard to recruiting. Many felt that a long time ago such an announcement ought to have been made. It was understood that Lord Haldane's motive was to prepare the way for measures that may be necessary in the event of prolongation of the war beyond present military resources, rather than to suggest an early resort to compulsion.

ANTi-GERMAN RIOTS. DEVELOP 'INTO HOOLIGANISM. WHEELBARROWS AND BAGS. CARRY AWAY THE LOOT. (Reed. 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, May 14. Heavy raids pVevfented Irioting iA most dsitricts, but there i s continued development of hooliganism, friendly shops suffering withh German lust for loot, which is gene|ral. The crowd included women wearing apsons specially made to carry spoils, and boys followed the mob with wheelbarrows. Two large furniture stores were wrecked at Barking. Rioters searched and destroyed account books. "That wipes off my little account," said.one woman cheerfully. AMr Bakewell, a Britisher, fearing attack, barricaded his shop at Goldthorpe.near Doncaster, th e crowd believing it was German, storm'ed the shop and overpowered the owner. The police, Bakewell and his two son s used revolvers and several rioters were wounded, including a Sergeant and two others critically. Bakewell and his assistants wer e arrested. SIR JOHN FRENCH'S REPORT. LONDON, May 14. Sir John French reports that the Germans again subjected ovr lino, north of Menin road, to a violent vv-

tillery bombardment, destroying some of our trenches, but the line has since been completely re-established.