GREAT BRITAIN

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 80, 28 August 1914, Page 5

GREAT BRITAIN

BEFORE THE WAR. j iIISINDERSTANDING DURING THE | NEGOTIATIONS. j THE KAISER'S HAND SHOWS' j PLAINLY. ] Received 27, II .pjn. | .London, August 27. A curious misunderstanding on Uie J part of Prince Lichnowsky, recently German Ambassador in England, has been revealed. Oa August Ist Sic informed Dr. von Bethmaan-Ilollweg, German Imperial ■ Chancellor, that in telephonic converse- . tion Sir Edward Grey had asked whether, if France remained neutral during « Ruwso-German war, German would agree not to attack France. Prince Lichnowsky replied that he thought he could take the responsibility for that. The Kaiser immediately telegraphed to King George that for technical reasons he could not stop the mobilisation on two fronts, "but if Fraice offered a ■eutrality, guaranteed by the British army and navy, I will cease to consider an attack on France, and use the troops in another direction." King George replied that there was fcpme misunderstanding over &ir Edward Grey's and Prince Lichnowsky's friendly discussion as to low hostilities between Germany and France could be avoided wfcile any possibility existed for an agreement between Austria and Russia. Prince Liehnowsky admitted that he had been under a misapprehension, and forthwith telegraphed a correction to | Berlin that there had never been any ■uestion of French neutrality in the event of a Russo-Gennan war. Sir Edward Grey had merely made a desperate effort to see if Germany would remain neutral if England secured Frames neutrality. The German Government published Prinze Ljchnowsky"s innreurate telegram, iind suppressed his corn-ction in order to give fresh proof of Eritish perfidy and Germany* to accept peace. .^___—. t NAVAL PRIZE COOT. EPITOME OF GERMAN t'S LOSS AT SEA. COMPULSORY SERVICE NOT, Dt SIRAULE. London, Augu>t '2f>. The Prize Court next week will de.i w itb llieaMurcUhip,. of 1W37« tonThe Holland-Amerika Lines steame, Jotsdam, from New York. w.«. thr« hundred Gorman reseats and «m> Austrian, bas Ven brought to Fal ■ mouth. . „ Tt is reported that the Egyptian Go vernment has ordered sis voxels of t,, Han <a Steamship Company, two Nord !iher-Lloyd boats and,eve. ot. bo.W to leave ?ori«a.d. ™<-y t» «eized by the British.

Mr. Lloyd (.Jeorge stated that out of 8000 replies from traders 4500 favored ending the moratorium and .1500 favored its extension. Banks and financial homes favored its extension. A small majority of retail traders favored its ending. Ifr was considering the possibility of petting a limited moratorium, without interfering with the interests of those who wished to end it. Mr. Asquith, replying to .questions on compulsory service, said it was not desirable, but added that Lord Kitchener would need all the recruits lie could [get. It was a mistake to think that j only ICO.OOO were needed. Mr. Churchill visited Lord Kitchener at :> o'clock in the morning. The:e have been several Cabinet meetings recently s.t early hours. Eight hundred tourists from Switzerland arrired yesterday, after many discomforts. Owing to the stoppage of the supply of Cerman beet sugar, the Government has arranged to import 00,000 tons from British Guiana before, the end of the year, at <a cost of nearly £1,000,000. A man concealed in the church I grounds at I'cnarth shot at a sentry. IThe sentry fired twice, but his assailant escaped.

YORKSHIRE'S IXTEREsT IX THE l WAR. il MILLIONS OWING BY OOXiTXEXTAL POWERS 'I To THE WOOL AXD TEXTILE TRADE Received 27, ~i.'M p.m. London, August '-" (morning). The Morning Post says that the prcw:nt indebtedness 01 Germany. Austria, a France, Russia. Italy, and the Netherlands to the Yorkshire wool and tes- 1 tile trade is estimated at between four i and live millions sterling, whereof halt its German. Practically no bills have be-til honored for goods shipped after April. Many of the linn? have the whole of their capital sunk in countries new at war. It is suggested that the Government will be bound to consider some arrangement with clearing-houses on lines whereby the Uritisu nation"* debit can be set again-t "hat is owing. i AX ARMY VV SHE*. UEMLT OF IiKITAIVS OPEX-DOOU POLICY. Times and Sidney S:in Services. Loudon. August 2(7. The British authorities ar<- taking more stringent* measure- to suppress ■ spying by aliens. There are .W.OOO spies • -till in llritain. I Tiie weapon- seize": h* C.c police ■ make an exten-sive avinnry. 1 As spying i> now n«.t spci-ia'.ly useful, - aliens are engaged in sabotage, and they 1 arc attempting to produce a panic. r London. August 20. ' A sentry in the grounds o(" Holyrood Palace challenged a stranger, who shot r the sentry and escaped. I As a drill hax deposited in a big y fondon liank was being placed hi' a c safe, ticking was heard, and, the box o an, ,„fr#ml