BRITAIN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 171, 28 December 1914, Page 6

BRITAIN.

VWTii H i' H:t rr nn: ■■!".' : mLOWPOn!'STOCIv EXCHANGE. '' ,:- " London, December 24. " ' The' Stbck Ex-eharige opens on 4tli '■ JimaiSttj". ■- The TreasitVy orders that the ; minimum ]>rices fiSed during the closure i' will bfe; enforc«d :; uirtil ;| -thß'' end' of Jan- ■ uary,. but, subject to revision; the com- ; > mittoei: ■ with the Treasury's approval : have .also been empowered to fix a mini- j um for shares dealt with on the American. .mftpket. itlieso ibcing. generally the prices ruling oif;,July 3D. All, bargains b<fi cash,,-and no dealings will*,be , jp .DQw .issues made, nfter Jan„t,uiVy i h :Un]oag, % ■ Treasury's ,ap- ( prpyjil, . Mpijilicrs will not be allowed securities which. „ | iiKyc [ jbooiji' iii, tli<s, ftn.cv.uy's possra§i,on since: top wpiv. .411, securities ' -liiiist' be'suppdrted liv a declaration that ' fjvCjhhaHW remained in the physical pos•i jfession in the United Kingdom since " fScpteinbi'V 30. Only British'born ntwu DBS' ftiid 't'lerks ' wiil be - ! hdttiifted, • afc ii.iturtflised '^ubj^et's : whovprtVi'' l to have, beeir di!!'riafoinllisM''in' : 'theii J eotthtry>;«f origin!' l ' ' ' vm"! s - , T.oiiiion, Dcc'cmiicr 24.... „ ..The newspapers consider, the Stock . 'tibiiftu. i s? > vKt#: "stringent,, ss'r pecially that compelling the brokcr, ( f6[ - rf,i vo i ith(r name,; of • iilfe;<transferred, and '! scribed stocks, lint they will have...lh.e j i <jflV;t ttyrUondon maj-Jcet' i against fofcc-il, realisations and absolutely close the. market to the enemy. The Financial Times says the bulk; of tHfe'lrrituraKsW! nicMli.'is and clerks liayjc * n 'WAt !l btW : (le4iii!:ioiftliHed, % Hhd' thercjfoifl ' 'Wre barnHl ft'otn - reentry." ■' OhYi'i'Stinjate <> is'thAt^fleVeri''hundred life affected!l. A-RESSULTLESSvItAH)? ■ ■- 33j -. : ' : TJomlon,'Dec'cVii t bcr 24. The aeroplane came frorii'ihti'-direction ''df'.Deal;.■ A.hd ertiergWlffom'k'dloud. The i 1 botnlr f{ll at' W.i .fear of Sfc. - ,Jttiries' ree-i tory, fronting Dover Casthfeui.'ftoilSc winidoiws AVere. shattered. -Twoiaeroplanes promptly l jnirsued, but •II vVctliniijed-.fi'Oinla resul,tkssxoitasu, v :r-,;irhot Orownnii.eut; litis prohibited the transfer o?,sl\ips,to ; f«n.-?gfliAWnMrs with- '. -OMfc linonsij, fr.oo) -i])o whethei ,j ■ I -iff- mi HiiTT".* 7?r^r-iu.., - rv r".nm #AI,SiNG..m'W-SAiIwUES. '.a uHrlLdmdoß/cDoccmber 'i i :iT]ie;!B<dfriani.lteli('f Committee has ex-.-prefesed grivtituile.'. - at atho ■ inagnificent ' ?i3ft:Mf....€iiil,t)()ft;at']]trtiii - oufth.,.Mr Cogti- _ lan from few fSoutif Wales*'. Queensland a®l Kutt- Zealand. Four million Bob „ gians an- receiving food through the reJief,cou\UHtsse,--■ - . ' - -The -Aii'iftiHrlly Has tlHt'ifi'wl -that froin January Ist, engincer-lieutenant-Com-itKindc]'.;, ;?fter four years from prol ! 'motion.,• S?iß, ■. .tii'dnfy T sliillings per day, ami'after si.-c years twenty-i two shillings-. - * nlj t , ' #]•: 'aiGif It LM.I _ ma.(htm. ,peceniber 24. ! nf.JfiVW ojsp_qr ip tl.iv r nr,my a|jd i;.H av yi v «fli tjjeif - ci\i;d, fl bi - ariu®, %>ir .Matties'..portra/ts W-prpductiyn. of, tl^ia - .autograph, [- 10/i'/et'mgfj. .^c v| gift.was.a until . v .tO;Uay. [(iJj . .., ' " : ' K'iljpess' ilaryHi ot o tobacco was.; also despatched. ' ' - ; - ; Rotterdam, fljfiSf l 24.''"'! King ATBertT'surprise gift to every 1 ; soldier was a box of 25 ci...rs. s 11I8A3C ''"■JOKT'W '• J notes all sources. ' 'f*:!. 'beceinber 23.r„','. There" - is'^a. hjoyement among undtjr'-' writers to refrain from accepting in- " : sil¥ii!fle(( , bjn neutrals to nc|ij 1 J*:*# WariWWMffi, Wlransal - r rt oeini" JMtjr orf"i)iiii .blicked by, %r.,Mnfi» el »yr «.71 u Tr }ftf^V lla 'lfl! , (;K'. 1 a 7' t}!ftrJopfr., that i •'s». u/mwnp>wtij I! «OU9lSi!.i»> teljinter. .WSft;i!i)i..i!lie.|.wa,yi,o!n,.3Jritei3i's isidsn n niiflf/i.i; iinityrf/r Londom Dccpmbor 23. ,#w i i,i«litj;Di!c)nundo. thoiiAUiits iJiavo-itrans--1 -iormediiS bani,':3ialf:ia 'mile behirid the fVenohnffring rlinc, intrt a musto - hall, i Candles - -Atuak -on bayonets ta'kb tiie place of - t»al-<Sitlfn liglitu* stnd'animnnitton >'■ 'lfOxeH-rmka' a good'-ytftrte! l ••Tlie' perfor--1 i (ff(Antf4 :U 's6bit""aftiii* 11 tW l;: relief 'gUaWKkß'gdiie trt th/r'trenchq and concludes with popular chorri^es 1 in l>encii aud EnglislTT Tiie performances are ofiep„ interrupted , Jjv regimijntijJ bugle jtalfa -fcnj cipitately to join their detachments and • dash to the trenches. The. Ktii&i&n !ahd FFeilcli (To vernm ont.s' 1 are later going to place on historicnl' : buildings, vvmkod ,byr ,thxf Germans an l .-.insoriptipn, "Rfwtorfid,.. in the year of' i:..Ctermft#}!'s sJl.3itjl.ejVi i::'„rin

ii .Mr. &3nuith;aniuMmc<:&ii|)liafe the Gov.' eniment is providing relief from' tUH 1 .■lmperial funds-iin respuetiito 'the, diiif*- 11 age to persons 'anil-property aAiiWhit'' by, Scarborough- and Hartlepool. Lord Dt'sborougli, pliaimian of the lias handed over an aeroplane fo Australia. .Major Foote attended., the trials at Flambor-' ou«h and .accepted ft on behalf of the Comriionwealth." I.ady Jleid named the ~ aeroplane "biiverppp!" jn[- accordance ~ >vpit-,.fcli^.,wisli ,pf, tlie donor,'irv,..\Villiam 1?.. Crfliuy a Liverpool n)e.re.hant. ',. The High.fJ<?nimisaipnerA.^av« : o,ijieial- I : lj» approashffll. thi\, War. Office., recalling : itheni.net that there, are,boot factories in Australia able to supply lithe arniv. The ■War OfTice has promised .thatitho iiaitter shall not be overlooked.

Their Majesties are spending Christ. ■nias'JMt; Sandriirgtiam.'" iThere were .crowds in London to cheer their departure. The W^V,,Ofli w iTJtmted 033 eases of--I!l"',,.F^itV./^l'^.:tyuf, l»ir-' phased through an American firm, on in'ie'"gr6'und tlr'a : { :! it Wis 1 of most inferior "meftlt ohttiliplH, cartilage gland'and skirt'.' Mn! Cofdilan's , (independent pxaminets confirmed the War .Office description. : '

win 'iHjiiiSoQ : ,ti mq% n&it"iuitti '•'\ aor i ■■:-.:■ yr;u.-r-„m Sydflaj S(l t)ecimher 24.: \:< Mr. Fisher, preyious to his departure: if for New Zealand, said he earnestly de- E sired,.-to-, see .-the tw,o-countries linked is closer in" the bbiidS of TiStitin'al sister-:: j hood. JHc, .inteß4s.conlerriug with tlie. ] leading- ; puD?i'C-Men,'-with a view to tho „| inauguration of a comprehensive scheme j of reciprocal relations, especially in. regard to haval dcTence. ' .'lift expects :to. j ''have little -difficulty in persuading New -j Zealand ! to cPmbine j: 'the 'efforts of'the . two countries to provide.the best means of defence in the Pacific, which will be of tfie greatest -value Irtiiperlally. : If New , 'Zbatttiid eriibarks JNvars.hip-building f : ,tiieVc ! 'willbe an imine. ][ diai'e opening f,or reciprocal trade vela- ; ,Ltioi,is,. .which, should b,.^,placed .;on surer , .and, piorc-' cordial procity arid'' pational' ( s)sterlipp,d. Mr. n Fisher also,, prpposes to city in-thp compilation of statistics in both countrie?,'and:jiO;t;itc-:Condji,ct ulab. ~ i dqwvtujseirtrtf. cafth ignon ■■ . ing the iQther.i ,;.,,,. ■,,]-; ■■■ :".in ', ...i i, .:,i. ,i ii.i. Sydney, December 25.n7..i, ::-frhoi.:Sydney.!Daily. .'Telegraph, conw • men-ting on thoiobjecti df 'Mr, FUherta i ' visitl'saysiitwiiiibe New.'Zealand's fault: i ' 'if'the'mPVeWeftt that Mr.''.bi'akiil : started : a dcefede ago does' bot reach its natural goal. With Australia sympathetic, New Zdalarid has rriucli to gain from the tiwor i ■'' '.countries iu.'ttes that at '[,,'iwii},.fe iriippssibie "i|o ' There ■ .■' .'should bb.no'Q||st^.t;|^ l '.to i.' .jjig'tHat. will, find in>- '• ; i .legislative . p'ji'actjm,entj. 'and rip ,sube-tani-; ■'. I i'tjal'. lmiripdia-te r,easoii| ,\yliy recipro-. .i.cjty.should, not be .attained. Useful. ■;, negotiations will bo. begun.i,,which .'will '■i load to .-tl*' -r Commdtwealth .and the. Dominion, i .:--■ I ■v..u:uin AUSTRALIA'S. ROLL-CAbL. j - '"" ' ;: : 'SydneV, December 24. ' l;i "' TttV ComriloliwSiltli-Stafistrckn 'c%ti--] mates -ttet~Australia has l,13I;36o j 1 males fit to fight. '" "! SEIZURE OF WHEAT, ~.„,.. f Sydney, December 24 f . ; A proclamation authorises the sei?;ui-e,, ; e of. the whole of tile State's wheat .crop,,. " amounting *A' 15,000,000 bushels..., Mr.,, r Hall States that 1 he ftfiaS.:oleay evidence, l *;!f that ceVtairt pef&onMta efi'flp^oring,^ evade the Act. 3?l*4"desliift«tioWiof Jw;go,j quantitimrof—grain is doubtful,. .tyul .| seizure is the only effective measure for 1 it?o!S8 rv '? , 8 nvll S*l ; 'i- 01 'iA!\ ( (! t >§.V 1 '. cf l uir(! " ments. j * , M! ,,THE.TOIEAT REGUIJATIOXS. It-. .u,:n''i ::.;:r.-' uSyflntfy,, Deeemm'r 24. - ' The Governmert* l! Hfe(i f is*uediia' regulaition, com. i 1 ln»'<!lnfa»Hl "under the - Wheat Acquisition Act. -''".""'' r! ~. ■ - Mt; Ha:irf«itatßs(tha«ii.-Sf)9 '#• cen]t,,.Qf.. *--'thß whe(t«i*add»is ; qnttd ; 'satisfied 1- Wie Govei i rvm'e'nt'9i'acti:.o.'ft'..s"i- '•'"■ ~',',„ I 'T:"Mr. tfmt -ifritliß' seizure j preveft*s»rnt«¥-S*atS''.trttde;: ithfti' tiues|jpii r j - [ 'ofi«lie-'rigM*iof"tl««'CommonwealUi ■f'rttlver States' intejieststftvill.'ftrisc'. ,„,"[, i * " : " r;tt '" i? '-■• ,i ". ■'-"• , i :-" '^4 'IffAPTURtNG fffE'-WE'ilY^'T-RABgrX I '-.:rf;. s folmn... : >i KMlr.-w ; :j -;.(,i,i •.,;[ .lri.li'.gyviitcy, December 24. p i "Thc' i| Univc'ryity ,l a special I 'l' 'course' -of ''ta-hifblogical -lectSWs 1 'witlwL. Jltho dßject- i '6F"en66lftaging"tnlei<es't hVP '' cePhomifc- sribjects ain l ong' r tHe :; M'ustrial •J arid'- wltlF l a"'vieW''bf , -fc'apturing ( J 'Wade ! lielirby 'the 'enemy, has' tasked Wianufafcturers to assist by ®- '! 'tsffilismn'g sßnbiarsliipS' ! 'itna'" in othe¥ ; '': ' dir'ectibfts. '■■ " '■"■'■ i--'-!." -' r ■'■.'.,>? I'- . '■''Tne Horhe-RUte l E*ebUtivc', WiMi tlie ■ "■'aWprotitT 1 of ,a Al'clib'MWp"?.""K*ily!' has j 'c'a^le'd ;, M.t''. I Redmot!d'''hcaTti'll}' ! 'bntforßing bis'attitude inuy.r ~i! r:>TMfft>Vfik, ■We&6&e#>U. """'fhe' pfesident'of tho'Tiyangbfist'Luthbrar[;Syfibd JJ of'-Au«trHlia-''!ias-\Vrttl'en to "Mr.'-FisVer assuring'him'bf tlib'true loy- , 'hVs oif' : thb li c i lei ( fry''a I nd ctthgl'egatiins of,* the Synbd'ffiid tfeplor'hlg tlie racial fecbnH ing Which litis beetv'-stirfbd upland ret) ii questing the Government to prbteJt 1 the if<f riglitSAvhich.'bt'Oheir naturalisation,was'') 1 '; 'granted tlieTW 1 ■as-' British:igoflSjectg. ' !f ' I { n»! ;[;irrrirtvr .-fitf,tea fi'.tn.lail ' "'l'