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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 74, 17 August 1914, Page 8

FROM ALL SOURCES

KAISER DISCREDITED. WARNING FROM THE VATICAN. Brussels, Align-.!. 14. The representative of the Vatican has warned the Kaiser of the moral <onsequcrices- of the aggression committed on neutral Belgium, which will discredit. Germans throughout the world. ~~" GERMAN AfILM EX. Amsterdam. Autism;. \i : , A German airship ] ms keen t .,j Sonig east over tlie North Sea. A Govmiin aeroplane develonc.-! uciMP irordiic and was compelled to defend' ;' n Dutch territory. The two aviators «c:e Received 17. 12.; ft) a.m. Amsterdam, August, i;, . Owiiiß to the cost of feeding. Holland b expelling all foreigners, espcciai'n hundreds hi' German refugees from Kiudum' "»d Belgium, including a wcll-k-ui"ii journalist-expelled from London -„ farm, English-speaking people have lie,-i expelled. Received 17. 1-J.5 a.m. London. August 15 Oswald Watt has join.-tl (he iMi-.'h ;>'-"|.y. He pr-senled his lileriot madrmlo l-riince. Mnmliassa, August }-, •'■il Britishers have ■!„.<.„ ...irolK-.l ■--' , di-ieicive foice. London. AiigiMi 15 (cveniiurl. riiere ar,- ominy legal notice* i-i Vhc new-papers of (,'cinnnii.s anglicise" t.-,,.-;. | surnames. 1 The Government cargo, insurance rate is still 4 per cent., but mlndi n.ivx,,'business is hn'ny ( | o ui- at Lloyd* a\ a sliyhl-U- lower ra,.e. Lord Dunravcn 'lias chartered a radii for Lady Dudley's -hospifal. \U commands Mic viK-hf himself, and <j"f; r--. all expends. ■' ' The Treasure announce that 15 ni:> ; lions of six months' Tieasurv bill- «•'>--• | •tendered on Wi-dnes,lav. ' j The liritLh Government is --iid'tiifr | •Count 'Miir.sdo.rir. Austi'o-l'iHiecri:! Ambassador, and his family l)y Mj<vi;:l s'.cumor from Falmontlil Ai:iß'.ricau- tourc-is are arranging nt

™.'.-.i!ii:i.-i prices for «p w inl steamers from iuiiy to \hw York. i.'j.i. i .'i.-s .liiiTi-jui reports Vb.t. a large number u1 Oxford, Cambridge, opil Hub- - iin liuvirsity .men -have, be"!) g.i mi <.'o:llUlisi,(!)iH HI. iilO Jllll'iiUl Arm v. Kovai Ai'thwy. etc. . Paris, Anurm-i. in. (•'.■rniiiny has reiri led 1 to 'the ex.'l:iil);i.i:si:l'ui' the. ;Hi(ii* marks which lie was i-ouijjull'.'d to pay lor kiu jiMitU^e home. , M. Camille Biane, tlie famous ra.ee.liorsc oivnev, -hu.-v sold his stable, as army rfciiioiiiits, ,afc the rate, oi £-10 apiece, though one was valued at fiiOOO. Til? (iovernmi'irl; i:.-j iiuciriiisinj; l-lic number of army chaplains liy two to each! division. This proves Al. Yiviani's toleration, I [M. Viviani lo.inveHy was opposed to ' Catholicism or -religion in cuiy foru\ and did everything to suppfe!*;' it.J Copenhagen, A UK"- I 'l. i ; ' Export trade 'is in full swing, and many ships are leaving for Knghml. Tho Exchange is -unable to fix. illie butter quotations. Alexandria, August 15. A British warship captured "t'lie /.ustrian Lloyd liner Maxienhiul. Berlin, Au3ju.lt 15. All Englishmen between 15 and t4, 'including tourists, detained in Oerim'iiy are being employed, in. gutting ifi the harvest. Rome, August 14. The British Embassy is chartering Italian ships for the convenience of British subjects who wish to return to Ensland or the dominions. Vienna, August 11. The moratorium, which is expiring today, has been prolonged till September 13. Rio do Janeiro, August U. A number of Herman liners, with 501)0 passengers aboard, are taking Tefuge at Pernambuco. Johannesburg, August, 14. ttenoral Hertzog appeals to the Nationalists to sink party differences and stand united. Buenos Ayrea, August 1 i. The Government lias submittal, a Bill restricting the export oi wiheat, and flour. Buenos Ayrea, August 15 A law has been promulgated tmt.ho | rising restrictions or prohibition of oxport of wlheat and Hour. NOTES. Sergt.-Major Heap, of Waitara, will go to the front in charge of the police department, of the forces. The New Plymouth members of the , forces will leave to-day, to-morrow and Wednesday. The Taranaki complement f 310 infantry and '220 mounted infantry is now completed. Mr. "Ted" Avery, w'nso nerricos have been accepted by the military authorities, was farcwelled hv. the members of the Tarahua Oolf Club on Saturday night and presented with 11 memento. "Von have done me the greatest ser- , vice you possibly could," said an exult--1 ant recruit whose services were accepted by Captain 'McDonnell the other day. "I am the happiest man in New Plymouth! ' Whooroo!" A Pungarehu man is feeling very satisfied just now. He had rung up hcad- . quarters, told them of his volunteer ser- ' vice, his military knowledge, etc.,. but was informed that there was no vacancy. Five minutes later a New Plymouth man, J wiho found he could not get the necessary leave, asked for his name to be 1 taken off the roll. There were dozens of other town applicants, hut the officer in charge decided to give the country man a show. ■ ffe rang up Pungarohu. The man was still there. Would .he care to take the position? Of course, ho jumped at the chance. Next morning he reported himself at headquarters, ready for anything and io go anywhere. Witth the view of extending the scope ■ of the Mortgage Bill, which the war and itb resultant conditions have made necessary in the interests of mortgagees, Mr. A. G. Bennett, of Manaia, wired as follows to Mr. C. A. Wilkinson, M.P.:— "I suggest that Mortgage Bill be extended to leases with purchasing clauses, as , it affects .South Taranaki materially." j Mr. Wilkinson replied as follows: , '■Amendment suggested is now "provided ■by special Act." [ Tho South Taranaki Bacon Company , have decided to convene, a meeting of , representatives of the dairy companies '„ of Taranaki to be held at'llawcra on p Saturday next, to consider the advis- ' ableness of the respective factories eon- ' tributing monthly to the Phupire De- , fence Fund. The company also decided , to give a contribution of iiCO hams to tho fund. , The employees of !',w llgmont Box I Company have derided mi each contri- • "onto 2s 6<l per week towards the War Fund. ' The local brunch of the "I!.!?."' has received & letter from its head office at Bunedin offering any member of the firm's ftalT desiring to join the expeditionary force to keep his uoaition open. The firm also offer:! half-pay for six months, and after that period"the question of pn-v will he considered, Mr. Seed of the local staff of tho FT.il., leaves for the front to-morrow. There was a good meeting of the TVfence Rifle Club at New Plymouth oil Saturday evening, when a Jot more members were, enrolled. The -.-.lub'n strensth , is now over f>fl. as against; r,i before the war broke out. The mem'bevs are to he , put through a course of training hv _ one of the permanent staff officers for Jiomo defence purposes. On Saturday evening, at'the "Karawa" Boardinghonse, a nresentation was made to Mr. A. Lang from !-k fellow-board-cra, he having been accepted to im with the expeditionary force. Mr. Wilson, I J)i making the presentation, complimented Mr. Lang on his 'patriotism and the 1 good example shown, ami handed him a 1 iS-tt. gold signet, ring, sniiablv ' inscribed, and two travelling ru<*s.