GREAT BRITAIN

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 94, 16 September 1914, Page 5

GREAT BRITAIN

THE END FAR OFF. A LONG WAR TO BE FACED. if■ Lundon, September 14. The Times, in 3 leader, says that the time is coming vhen we can safely say that the greatest battle in history but been fought and won. The Germans are everywhere rt treating. The long unbroken prestige of the German arms has received an irreparable blow.

The military correspondent of Tbe Times lays on the fact that a new army cannot be ready for many raoiths. bat adds that Germany on the defensive will require all the efforts of the Allies to bring her to term?, and there is need to prepare for a long war. The Times exposes a scheme of German manufacturers to continue their trade with Britain by Belling goads ■larked "Made in Switzerland." ' ' "GOD SAVE IRELAND." ' "GOD SAVE BELGIUM.'' A DRAMATIC SCENE AT WESTMINSTER. London, September 14. There was an entiiusaistic ecene «ntaid« Westminster Cathedral on Sunday afternoon, when Cardinal Mercier, Archbishop of Malines, Ee'gium, bleated a procession of 50,000 London Irishmen and Irishwomen. He etood between Messrs Redmond and O'Connor, and, after the blessing, raised his hand and cried, 'God save Ireland." This was tb< signal for fresh cheering, and the crowd •bonted "God save Belgium."

MISSING AUSTRALASIANS. 6AFE AND NOT STARVING. Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, September 11. Inquiries for missing travellers are pouring into the Australasian offices in London and on the Continent, but such is the flood of inquirers that there U the greatest difficulty in obtaining news. 6ir George Reid and the Hon. Thomas Mackenzie state that the travellers are Mfe and are not starving, hut are perhaps suffering slight discomfort. Thev recommend relatives to sit tight and not to worry. Gray plays Stevenson 12 games of 500 up, in aid of the Prince of Wales' Fund. SUPERIORITY OF BRITISH AIRMEN. GERMAN'S HOLD THEM IN RESPECT. AN AMMUNITION WAGONEXPLODED.

Received 15, 8.50 pjn. London, Sept. 14 (evening!. The Press Bureau reports that in five cues the British aviators shot Germans in mid-air and brought down their machines. These successes had established their personal ascendancy over the Germans, who have become much less enterprising. A dead German's diary shows that & British aeroplane dropped a bomo and exploded a German ammunition wa«<.'t>, killing fifteen. AN AIR SCOUT KILLED. Received 15, 10 p.m. London, September 14. Lieut. Kicliard Gates died from injuries sustained in & fall of 2000 ft on Thursday night, while scouting over London. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. Received 15, 10 p.m. London, September 14. Silver: E4 5-Bd. The Stock Exchange Committee ha? acceded to the Consul markets' request to issue an abbreviated nfl'Kial quotations of trustee eeeurities. Tnis is taken as being the fir.-t st-p lowar-.s re-opening.