GENERAL WAR NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 348, 23 December 1915, Page 7

GENERAL WAR NEWS.

THE BELLICOSE BISHOP. MUST WHACK KAISER BILL. LONDON, Doc. 21. The Bishop of London chatted with the overseas soldiers at Peel House. In an informal address he said he was always waiting for a mental breakdown for the pleasure of going to Australia and New Zealand. He wanted all to take back the message that they had a good time in London. There were cries of ''We have." The. Bishop, continuing, said: "Looking at you we arc jolly well proud to think we have such fine fellows overseas, able and ready to fling themselves into the Empire's battle. 1 am called the bellicose bishop, bir we are fighting for the freedom of the world and must whack 'KaiscBill.' » FORD'S FOOLERY. DENOUNCES AMEBIC AN MUNITION FACTORIES. COPENHAGEN, Dec. 21. ' Ford lias ingratiated himself witr. j the pro-Germans of Ms party *oy irir j bitterest attack on on the America; munitions factories, which he states are making he prolongation of th' war possible. The American war industry is shameless. Ford, said: "I would rather live in the poor-house than earn one cent, from the war industry. " FRENCH ARTILLERY DO , DAMAGE. PARIS, December 21. A communique states that our heavy artillery northward of Gratreuil* damaged the railway and trains weer interrupted. STORY OF BRITISH FLEET'S ABSENCE. GERMAN FLEET HARRYING' SHIPPING. LONDON, December 2L A German communique, referring' to th'e'ir efforts to find the British fleets, states that, a portion of our fleet las* week searched the North Sea for the enemy, and then cruised in the Skager Rack on Wednesday and Thursday watching the shipping. They examined 52 vessels and sei/.ocl on-> carrying contraband. The British aayal forces were nowhere sighted.