GREAT BRITAIN

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 83, 3 September 1914, Page 5

GREAT BRITAIN

Several committees have been organised in London for the relief of Belgian refugees, who are arriving in large numbers.

The Imperial Government baa purchased 100,000 tona of Mauritius sugar. It is reported that Mr. William Waldorf As tor has given £25,000 to the Prince of Wales' Fund.

The Football League will carry out its programme, the War Office not objecting.

A WAR OP ATTRITION. MUST CONTINUE TO THE END. GERMANS MUST BE DRAWN FROM HOME. Times-Sydney Sua Special Gables. Received 3, 5.50 pjn. London, Septemter V, The Times' military correspondent says: "We are faced with a war of attrition on a very gigantic scale. We have to carry out this struggle to the bitter end, since every battle that we fight, every step which we draw Germany further from home, makes her difficulties more appalling and the success J of onr cause more assured." AN AUSTRALIAN PROPOSAL. SOLDIEBS' WIDOWS FOR OVERSEAS DOMINIONS. PRINCE OF WALES' FUND OVER £2,000,000. London, September 1. Sir George Reid and the Agents-Gen-eral were given an audience by tie Queen at Buckingham Palace. They submitted proposals, sanctioned by their Goverametts, regarding the emigration to Australia of the widows of soldiers killed in the war, and of single women deprived of employment. The Queen expressed great pleasure at Australia's response to the war's call. Anxiety is felt by wheat importers lest the dislocation of steamer traffic will cause a shortage of jute bags and intjrfcre with Australasian shipments* The South Wales' miners delegates, : representing 200,000 men, decreed a weekly levy of sixpence per man and j threepence per boy to the Prince of Wales' Fund. At the Victoria Club, bookmakers collected £2OOO in a few minutes. The Prince of Wales' Fund Is now £*,000,0001

Additional casualties in the Heligoland fight are three dead and nine wounded. Statements that the Germans at Charleroi destroyed the winding machinery, entombing miners, "have aroused horror in 'mining circles in the North of England, and are stimulating the recruiting of the miners' regiments 7 which are being formed. The House of Commons passed a Bill remitting the death duties on the estates of those killed in the war er who died of wounds or disease within one year. SUCCESSFUL RECRUITING. OJfBR 4000 MEN DAILY. WELCOME TO TUB WOUNDED. London, September 1. The magistrates arc daily fining many careless Germans and Austrians foT neglecting to register or -travelling beyond the five miles limit. There ware over 4000 recruits in London yesterday, and satisfactory returns from the provinces. Cameron of Lochiel and Lord Lovat are raising a corps for the front. The Bishop of liandafl'a palace has been totally destroyed by fire. The Belgian Commission sent to explain tha German atrocities in Belgium visited the King and Sir Kdward Grey. Received 2, 7.50 p.m. London, September I.

Lit Birmingham, on the first day of recruiting, 1293 were enrolled. The Lord Mayor, Colonel llartincau, has resigned and volunteered for service.

FINANCE AND TRADE. CONFIDENCE RE-ESTABLISHED. .MIXERS' REGIMENTS RECRUITING. WILL AVENGE CHARLEROI OUTRAGRS. London, September I. Mr Lloyd George announced that the moratorium had been extended for a month. Confidence was being gradually established, and be hoped practically tc abolish the moratorium within a fev weeks.

■AFTER RECRUITING. 2nd KING EDWARD'S HORSE. A FTNIi BODY OP MEN'. Received "2, 11.50 p.m. London, .September 1. The Earl of Lonsdale, inspecting the Second King Edward's Horse, said they Wf<ro as good a lot of men as ho had ever seen on parade. He admired tbe patriotic spirit prompting them to set such a good example to the manhood of the country at a time of unexampled cri?i?, and he hoped they would soon go to the front.

The Board of Trade has warned joint stock companies against paying dividends declared or interest due since the outbreak of war to persona residing in the enemies' territory, also against registering the transfer of shares on debentures from such persons. Dividends and interest should be paid to a separate account during tie war.

Times-Sydney Sun Special Service? London, September 1.

When the wounded officers and men arrived at Waterloo Station, whatever their pain, all were smiling. An enormous crowd gave tbem a stirring wel-

come. Mr Asquith, in the House of Commoas, amounced that the Government was taking steps to supply a narrative of events from the front to satisfy the public, who desire to know the details*. Manufacturers of proteid foods have been prevented from exporting to Aue-

Birmingham offered to raise and equip a city battalion for service. Mobbs, the footballer, fa raising 250 mm (or Lord Kitchener.

trai&sia by the Governtnent, which expresses the hope that Australasians will not fill orders from foreign countries but await the removal shortly of the ccbargo.

The Times, in a leader, says the anniversary of Sedan, according to the German time-table, was to mark the final downfall of the French army. No doubt to-day will witness a freah dramatic onslaught on the Allies.

SUBSTITUTE FOR PRIZE-MONEY.

Times-Sydney Sun Special Cables. Received 2, 5.50 p.m. London, September I. Mr H. <T. Tennant, Parliamentary Un-der-Secretary at the War Office, speaking in the House of Commons, stated •that the Government proposes to substitute a system of bounties for prizemoney.