WAR NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 3 November 1916, Page 3

WAR NEWS.

GERMAN TRADERS. I i IDENTITY TO BE DISCLOSED. -i J A BELATED LAW. ! LONDON Nov 1. Mr. Prettyman, in moving the ReI gistration of Business Names B'ill, i said it was intended to enable tne i public to know the nationality anc j business history of firms with whom ! they were dealing. This would be valuable when considering the commercial situation after the war. Sir Edward Carson deplored tnar j the Government, in peace time, had ! never contemplated laws which were necessary in war time. Laws should J -have been made demanding the elimination of German influence, which established as part of Germany's gen- ■ eral war policy. The Government had j done nothing. The mischief would j nothave arisen but for the laxity or j the naturalisation laws. He hoped tne ! facts regarding firms would be pub- | lished broadcast.

WAR CHARITIES,

I FIFTY MILLIONS RAISED. I j LONDON, Oct 31. j A total sum of £50,000,000 was sub j scribed for war charities in the first I two years of the war, including the i amounts raised in the Dominions and I the colonies. The total includes 20 | millions for the relief of distress and the re-estabjishment of men returning to civil life, six millions for sick and wounded, six millions for comforts, and ten millions for the Allies. The Prince of Wales' National Fund now stands at six millions, of which "three-fifths is spent chiefly in meeting soldiers' allowances, of which the War Office has delayed payment. The Comforts Fund includes a million and a half spent by the Young Men's Christian Association, the Church Army, and the Salvation Army for the entertainment of fighting men in training camps abroad. Eight millions were collected for Belgian relief, of which half was spent by the Neutral Commission in Bei-' | gium. Three millions were spent in 1 feeding, clothing, and lodging Belgian . refugees in Britain.

GALLIPOLI GRAVES. ROME, Nov 1. The Pope instructed the Apostolic Delegate at Constantinople to_ inquire into unfavourable reports as to the condition of Allied graves at Gallipoli. He was informed that the graves at Ariburnu, Suvla Bay. Anafarta, and Seddul Bahr are in decorous condition Some of the latter were damaged by bombs, but Enver, Pasha .has instructed repairs to be made. The Government guarantees the' preservation ,of the graves.