GREAT BRITAIN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 135, 31 October 1914, Page 5

GREAT BRITAIN.

FRINCE LOUIS OF BATTENBERG. Bsrnux's first sea lord. RESIGNS FROM THE ADMIRALTY. Received 20, 8.20 p.m. London, October 30. OffieiaL—Prince Louis of Battenberg his resigned from the Admiralty. BLOOD TIES TOO STRONG. DK2SION DUE TO SENSE OP LOYALTY. FROM MR CHURCHILL.

Received 30, 12.20 ajn. London, October 30. Prince Louis of Battenburg, in a letter to Mr Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, said he had been driven to the painful conclusion that his birth and parentage were impairing in some respects his usefulness to the Board, therefore it was his duty as a loyal subject to resign. Mr Churchill paid a warm tribute to 'his services. The present life and death struggle, he said, was exciting terrible racial passions. The decision of Prince Louii. showed the same spirit in which Princ* Maurice had given his life.

ECONOMICAL CONDITIONS LITTLE ALTERED. IKO LACK OF EMPLOYMENT. FOOD PRICES INCREASB BUT SLIGHTLY. ACTIVITY IX MOST TRADES. London, October "29. Th» Board of Trade returns show that unemployment is decreasing, and is now 4.31 per cent. This abnormally low rate is due to recruiting and the exceptional activity of a number of industries engaged on Government contracts. The winter outlook is bright. (It was stated the other day that in Australia the unemployed were 10 per cent.) Upwards of a lundrcd thousand trade unionists have enlisted, including thirteen thousand Yorkshire miners, Severn thousand postmen, 2500 boilermakers, I three thousand railwaymen, and three thousand shop assistants. Food prices remain normal, and tire j inerease in the cost of living is on- | appreciable,. | Despite the heavy casualties, Britain j it taking the war with perfect calmness, j RECRUITING IN IRELAND. TPS RESULTS DISAPPOINTING. Received 30, 659 p.m. (Ti»es and Sydney Sun Services.) London, October 30. Tks Time?, in a leader, says: The fact caniot be disguised that Mr Redmond's campaign in Ireland has so far proved disappointing. Only twenty thousand recruit* answered his appeal. This result compares poorly with the spirited response of Ulster to the call of the Empire, and cannot be regarded as a contribution worthy of the fighting traditions of the Irish people. The question arises whether the Government lias done all that it might to yjfcQgthfn Mr Redmond's hand?." The suggests the suppression of the Sinn Rein group of papers.

GERMAN" DELUSIONS DISPELLED. Received 30, 6.20 p.m. London, October *23. Sir ffoscph Chortle writes: "The conflict bis gone far enough to disabuse Germany of some of its idea* about England. Instead of the Empire, falling to pieces through the colonies dropping off armies are marching to licr add from all parts of tiie world." GERMAN" SPIBS ACTIVE. Received 31, 12.50 a.m. London, October 29. A fierman who wa3 spying and using a flashlight on the Fifeshire coast was shot in the leg by a sentry. A number of suspicious fires have occurred in the last few days in factories in various parts of Bngland where military and naval tactics are being carried out. The fires are attributed to German spies. THE PRINCE OF WALES' FOND. Received 38, .10.35 p.m. Lqndiij, ftctobjCr 89. Tie PriMce of Wal&' FunS Bis reached £3,531,9 M.