A MODERN MIRACLE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 39, 6 July 1914, Page 5

A MODERN MIRACLE.

BLINDED, BUT XOW HE £EK. Timet and Sydney Sun Services. Received 5, 5.10 p.m. London, July o. IttM Btraes, a young Ca6tletield miter, wm struck by lightning and bliaded on Wednesday when lying in bed. On Thursday he was struck again cad tarowa to the floor, whet fee exclaimed, "TUaak God, I can see! - ' This prated U be correct.

KIW ZBALANiyS HIGH COMMIS SIONER.

Btß. Thoa. Mackenzie said: "We have loat aa Bmpire-builder of anparallelad worth, who personally familiarised aini•eU with «ur wants. * He widened, aeepeaed and ttrengthened the boads of sympathy, and of patriotism ia cammerse aad defeace.

FROM THE CONTINENTAL PRESS.

TRU« CREATOR OP BRITISU IMPERIALISM."

Rewired 8, 5.5 p.M. Paris, July 5.

I*e newsnapers publish long obituaries, describing Mr. Chamberlain as the "alrsegest personality in Greet Britain ia the last thirty years, and the tru« oreator of British rjipcrialism. tareaUr of British Impcrialisn. I The Press expresses genuine admira,ti«n for fail jjrandioee character, and 1 his [■■crialisn.

THH GREAT STATESMAN'S COLO NIAL WORK.

Received 5, {.5 p.m. | Berlin, Jab/ S. Tfce newspapers par generous tribate*.

The Tageblatt says the fact tbat the colonies now cluster Tound the Motherland m a garland of independeat sister nations it primarily dae to Mr. Chamberlain. Papers of all nhadea of opinion describe Mr. Chamberlain as the embodiment of British Imperialism, and one of the most arresting figures of modern English history. FROM SOI'TH AFRICA.

Capetown, July 5,

The newspapers eulogise the late Mr. Chamberlain's great statetmanship, and especially his efforts to effect racial reconciliation after the war.

FROM TUB AMERICAN CONTINENT

Received S, 6.S p.m. Washington, Jaly 5.

Washington regarded him as the Bri tiih statesman of the last generation. Ottawa, July 6.

The papers issued a» extra addition eo»tainin# obituary notice? of Ur. nhmisbcrlain, expressing! the profound jjn -i of Caiada.