IN THE AIR.

Taihape Daily Times, 6 November 1917, Page 5

IN THE AIR.

BRITISH AIRMEN ACTIVE. LONDON, Nov 5. The Admiralty reports: Our air service carried out numerous patrols to-day, bringing down an enemy machine in, the sea, damaging another and probably destroying a third. We raided Engel aerodrome bombed hangars and sheds. Two of the enemy’s atacking machines were driven down. . -11 l ours returned. ; 1 GENERAL GABLES MINERS’ “COMB OUT.” LONDON, November 4. The majority against striking over the proposal to comb out eligibles in the South Wales mines is now over 52,000. ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS. MUCH PROPHETY DESTROYED. RecStVed 10.25. BUENOS AYRES, Nov 5. Further serious anti-German outbreaks have occurred with much destruction of German property. IN CANADA A CANADIAN PROPOSAL. TO CONSCRIPT ALL WEALTH. EX-PREMIER’S ELECTION platiokm. Received 8.55. OTTAWA, v November 5.

Sir "Wilfred Laurier has outlined a platform of a military service act to carry out expression the majority’s desire. He favours conscription not only of soldiers but of wealth and resources, which would otherwise be militarily exempt, enabling Canada to continue her splendid part in the war until the end. Other items favoured by him are tariff reform, removing two increases since the beginning of war; drastic control of food supplies and prices, and elmination of profiteering. In his election manifesto he said the fundamental objection to the Military Service Act, was, it does not conscript wealth. while it does conscript human life. If returned to power he would do his utmost to mobilise Canadian resources, for war purposes.

IN PALESTINE IMPORTANT WATER SUPPLY SECURED. LONDON, Nov 4. Headquarters in Palestine reports: Our advance yesterday morning amounted to a depth of SOO yards on Umbrella Hill on the right, to 2000 yards at Sheik’s Hassan on the seashore west of Gaza. Scottish and East Anglican troops shared- the honours in the fighting. .Flour 'counter trjttabkpl were repulsed with heavy enemy losses. All our gains were maintained and our positions consolidated. On the right flank our infantry dislodged the enemy from Abair Goig station, eight miles north-west of where there is an abundant water supply. The enemy’s retreat was so precipitate that there was no time to destroy the new pumping plant. Operations are importantly dependent on the water supply, hence the value of these successes. ~ , —- Cavalry brushes occurred in the hilly country some miles to the north of Beersheba, the Turks being driven in the, direction of Dhaherwes. Their communications in the rear suffered heavily from the fir e of the artillery, which blew up three ammunition dumps and damaged the railway.