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GREAT BRITAIN

THE IMPERIAL LEGIONS I WILL NUMBER 750,000 MEN. NEW ZEALAND'S QUOTA, 8000. -THE TEST HAS COME." Received 13, 11.15 pjn. * London, August 13. The Times, in a leader, says the Im- j 1». rial force numbers "50,000, including -mtmlia's 20,000 and .New Zealand's t 'SOW. The New worship is t already one with our own in the defence a r:' the home seas, and Australia's battle- ( *uine and cruisers 'hate been freely offcr- • ■d. Hie German possessions in the Jt ■outer seas would have to yield to the j dominions' forces. , "The test has come, and the result has been a spontaneous advance towards bnperial consolidation," concludes the YSutes. I MORE TRICKERY. - d EXPOSED BY THE LONDON" TIME>. e Times-Sydney Sun Special Services. c Received 13, 5.10 prn f LONDON, August 13. J The Times publishes a disclosure of j German press manoeuvres. A prominent personage in close per tonal relationship to the Kaiser sent ;< ' communication to the. Times, intended lor publication on August 3, the day of Sir Edward Grey's speech, pointing out ' that the Kaiser did not want war, and ' placing He responsibility for tbe war '_ inßussia. The Times published it be- l cause it was a flagrant contraction of the facts. The same night th. paper n- • eeived a misdireced telegram from th' . Wolff News Bureau at Berlin command ißg its London correspondent to tele- ; graph the Times* statement verbatim, j This was a transparent attempt to use tbe Times' influence for the purpose of misleading the British anj German ( PI * I,C " Received 14. 12.10 a.m. J London, August 13 (morning). j The Brett-Kemp match has been aban- ; ( toned owing to the war. ' l Not a single civilian pilot remains at | the Hendon aerodrome. All have vol- j tmteered for active service. Lieut Robert Skene and his mechanic were killed whilst flying on Salisbury Plain. . . BANK OF ENGLAND. FINANCIAL DEADLOCK ENDING. GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE GIVEN. Received 13. MS p.m. London. August IS (morning). It is officiallv stated that Mr. Lloyd George has comnleted arrangements wiuAhe Bank r! England to terminate the mi-sent deadlock in the money market iind to enable trade and coimno.ve to resume. The Government has agreed to guarantee the Bank of, Ensland against any loss incurred, by diMOunting bills of exchange, either on home or foreign banks, or on trade accepted prior to August 4. The Bank of England announces that it is prepared, upon application by the holder of anv approved bill of exchange accepted before August 4. to discount H at bank rate without recourse on euch holder, and. upon maturity, the Bank will give the acceptor opportunity, until further notice, of postponing payment, interest being payable at t per cent, over tin- bank rate. The Bank of England is prepared to approve such bills of exchange as they customarily discount. al*o good trade bills and acceptances of such foreign and colonial firms and bank agencies as are established in Great Britain. IMPERIAL LTGIST I10I'«E. 4 QUICKLY RECRUITED. Received 13. 11.15 p.m. London, August 13 (morning). The committee organising the Imperial light Hor-e obtained six hundred recruits in forty-six hours, the majority from West End clubmen and retired officers. Many are offering their own horses and equipment. THE LOYALTY OF INDIA. Received 13, ," 7 j«.m. Bombay, August 12. magnate's firm has grvea N^KNN^RWfti l S?!ltirfflft^'- J '- - ■

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 72, 14 August 1914, Page 5

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GREAT BRITAIN Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 72, 14 August 1914, Page 5

GREAT BRITAIN Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 72, 14 August 1914, Page 5

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