In New Zealand.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 97, 19 September 1914, Page 5

In New Zealand.

LORD KITCHENER'S STATEMENT. GOOD GROUND FOR CONFIDENCE. BUT LONG CONTEST IN SIGHT. By Telegraph.—Preß, Association. Wellington, September 13. The High Conimisioner reports under date London, September 17, C.40 p.m.:— Official. Lord Kitchener, in tho House of Lords, mid: "We have good ground for quiet confidence, but the struggle is bound to be long. We have in tho field rather more than six divisions of troops and two cavalry divisions. These are being maintained at full strength by a steady flow of reinforcements."

(An infantry division comprises 59S officers and 18,077 other ranks, or a total of ,18,675. A cavalry division is •485 officers and 0412 of other ranks, a total of 9897. The British force is therefore about 140,00J men).

THE AWAPUNI GAMP. VISITED BY DEFENCE MINISTER. Palmerston N., Last Night. Hon. .Tas. Allen, Minister for Defence, •visited Palmerston North to-day and inspected the troops at Awapuni camp. Subsequently he addressed the men, ana informed them that the reason of his visit was to 6ee whether they were properly equipped before leaving. He left for Auckland during the afternoon to inspect the camp there.

■UNEMPLOYMENT AT TIMARU. Timaru, Last Night. A meeting convened by tho Government Labor Agent appointed a committee representing the various callings to consider what can be done to alleviate the results of unemployment. The building trade is most affected.

BRITISH TRADE RESTRICTIONS. Wellington, Yesterday. Mr. Wickham, British Trade Conimiseionor, has received the following from the Board of Trade:— The prohibition cf the exportation of foodstuffs from the United Kingdom wa.s withdrawn on August 28 as regards the British Dominions, but from September 11 tiie exportation of sugar, reiincd and unrefined, also molasses and similar products, has been prohibited. Mr. Wickham alao cabled to the Board of Trade asking whether exportation was prohibited to the British Dominions of disinfectants, sheep dips, chloroform and other articles of commerce. He received tho following reply:—lmpossible to caMio complete list of prohibited articles, but Ikaises permitting export can be obtained hero in many leases, including carbolic and chloroI form. License's arc notl generally grant ed for potassium preparations, cotton T.aste and saltpetre."

INSURANCE RATES RAISED. Christchurch, September 18. The British Insurance Association has cabled to firms in Christchurch that the war rates in Britain have been increased from 3 per cent, as formerly to 5 per cent., and the rates to India and Africa from 3to 5 per cent. It ia thought the advance may be due to the activities of German cruisers which may i have escaped from the North Sea,