GREAT BRITAIN

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 78, 21 August 1914, Page 5

GREAT BRITAIN

SXX© FOR THE ARMY.

ONfcY A PIECE OF PAIPER.

HUT HOW SIGNIFICANT! i t London, August 19. }. It is reported in diplomatic circles ' ' that at the final interview hetween S : r ; ' tV. E. Gosehen, British Ambassador at ' ' Berlin, and Herr von Bethmann Holl- j' ♦eg, the German Chancellor, the latter, j with considerable irritation, said he was 1 unable to understand England's at--'.- , tilde, adding,- 'Why should you make > war npon us for a scrap of paper?" . Sir W. E. Goschen replied that be nndcrstood the Chancellor's inability to comprehend Britain's action, but England attached importance to the scran of paper, because it had borne her sij- . nature in addition to that of Germany. Eight thousand men are joining the army daily. STRICTEST SECRECY OBSERVED. KRITISH TROOPS ON* THE MOVE. London, August 17. ' The Uaily Mail states that British sol- j diera are not allowed to write to their ' relatives, but only to send a postcard , to say -whether they are well or in tljo ; hospital.. The postcard is without post ' mark. Only officers of the highest rank j know what is afoot. Ko English newspapers are now allowed to enter France. ! The troops were entrained from t':c i'rench port on Saturday night. The townsfolk lined the streets for hours ; Sheering. The soldiers were in uproar- j bus spirits and varied the singing of i (Biusk-hall songs with efforts at the Mar- | •cUlaise, mingled with performances of t the Highlanders' bagpipes and swori j dancing. THE COST OF ARMIES. \ KECOVERY IX TRADE. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Imndon, August Ifl. Military writers agree that &»/. Snillion men are under arms in Europe anl £<o.r>>o seamen. The Balkan war mobilisation cost V*. a, man daily, which means that tfce force? now cost £4.000,000 daily, but this is »hort of the mark, because it does not account for the maintenance of the armies and fleets. There has been a marked recovery in British trade of all descriptions. ■jDOXSI'LS SUBJECTED TO IXDIGXIv TIES. , 1 BRUTALITY OF GERMAXS. •I London. August 1!>. Renter states that on July 30 Consuh' -telegrams at Danzig were stopped and -the telephones cut ofl". Mr F. E. Drum-njond-I'ay and family on August 5 wciv given an hour to pack and were escorted ■fcv soldiers in a motor-car to the station. Bines were levelled at them and insults hurled in every street. Ang.y Crowda made a demonstration at t ; :e gtation. Appeals for food were refused. tThe party arrived »; Stettin after « journey of twenty-four hours, and werf bundled into another train and reached Hamburg in nineteen hours. They wer» insulted and without sleep throughout the journey. At Hamburg the laa>s « ere submitted to gross indignities. Mr Bn-mmond-Hay and other Consuls were graded as criminab before they were • ■'».. ■■-',■■...

I London. August 19. [ The Financial Times declares that | holders of large stocks of frozen meat I rejected speculators' offers and allowed . the Government the first pick at a ret- . sonable figure. The result was that the Government was able to provide on satisfactory terms for the .maintenance of the huge territorial army for a considerable time, with a prospect of securing additional consignments as they arrive. TWO TYP.ES. A PATRIOT AND A SPY. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 20, .i..)fl p.m. London. August 20. A Camberwell baker has offered to bake and deliver Canada's gift of flour gratis. A youth has been committed for trial at Liverpool for espionage. It is alleged that he wrote to the German Embassy in London, offering to sell the secret of the Mersey defences. The Embassy forwarded the letter to BerV.n, and the remuneration was promised. , OUTLET FOR IXDIAN" LOYALTY. i'BAXK OP ENGLAND Rt'SHED WITH BILUS. ■ THE NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENTS I ASSOCIATION'. : Received 20, B.4ft p.m. : London. August 20. < Lord Crewe, replying to the Indian ; students' memorial, regrets that active service for them is impracticable. He • suggests that they form an Indian volun- : tary Red Cross contingent. i Keith Bradcn was sentenced to a 1 month's imprisonment for improperly wearing the uniform. Au army officer i testified that he saw Braden at a theatre lin an artillery lieutenant's uniform. He | heard him say that lie had travelled ! from Havre in a troopship with the suri vivors of the Black Watch, who had j kept up at Liege, and some of the 10th | Hussars, who had kept up Alsace. Brad- ; en. at the War Office, admitted that his i story was false. Silver is quoted at 20',-sd. • Over forty-two millions were tendcrpd for Treasury lulls, at an average rate of *3 13s Id per cent. The Bank of England has again announced its inabi- , lity to handle more bills. ' Hon. Thos. Mackenzie presided at the ■ Xew Zealand Contingents Association. : Lord Plunket is chairman of the execu- : tive committee, and ljaily Islington prej sident of the ladies' iommittee. Snbj vriptions total £2OOO. i 'The Press Bureau reports that an j aviator, Lieut. E. Perry, and his mceh- | anie were aecidently killed in France. Received 30. O.i.'i p.m. 1 The War Fund is .€1,315.000. ! Sume 0"Of) recruits fnr the second i army were enrolled on Tuesday. ! TOBACCO FOR Till'. TROOPS. I Received 21, l.i.'i p.m. | Paris, August 20. j The national tobar-eo factories at Lille. ; Nancy. Chateauroiix and Pautin are ■ working day and night t» keep the i troops .-'ipplied with ioliain,.