Great Britain

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 179, 7 January 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

WAR SPIRIT AT ETON. BOYS RESPOND TO THE CALL. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 6, 5.30 p.m. London, -January 6. ■ The war spirit pervades Eton, whence •110 pupils over 17 have answered the country's call, and COO young boys are training.

THE DOMINIONS APPRECIATED. THE CONTRABAND QUESTION. '' London, January 5. Cardinal Bourne gave an audience to Oplonel AHearne, of Townsville, and was Iffcenly interest in Australian a Hairs. He applauded Australia's patriotism in sending the expeditionary force. London, January 5. In a letter in the Morning Post, Mr Arthur, Kitson suggests that the simplest way out of the contraband difficulty between Britain and the United States i| tor Britain to take the entire cotton Ud copper supply of the United States for a year or two. This will shorten the war by depriving Germany of these commodities.

THE 4&CHBISHOPS SERMON. Time* and Sydney Sun Services. London January 5. * The Archbishop of Canterbury at the intercession service at St. Paul's took U b;j text, ""The Peace of God which poaeeth all understanding." He said: meet in the largest church in the Empire, at the central pivot in its throbbing life on the first Sunday in jAat must be a memorable year. The iff covers a greater area, is on a bigger 1 BCtle, and there has been more fearful { carnage than in any war since life on ( the round world began. It would baffle the power of man to reckon the load of ■beer, blank sorrow in innumerable homes; yet, facing all this, I take my text deliberately and mantain its ab- ' Solute fitness for our thought to-day." The Times, in a leader, says: "The rdigious services which with one mind 1 heart were held throughout the king- ' dom were profoundly impressive. Never Bisee the first permanent divisions of Christendom has there been eo great a mrinn of prayer for a common eml. Far * beyond the oceans our fellow subjects sent up their petitions with ours." KIN'O EDWARDS HORSE. Times and Sydney Sun Service?. Received 6, 5.30 p.m. , London. January C. King Edward's Horse is receiving many Jrecruits, and has decided not to disband. Probably the corps will go to the front j in the spring. : LONSDALE'S SENTENCE. STIMULATES RECRUITING. , Received ", 110 a.m. ■ London, January There has been a remarkable recruitHlg boom at Leeds sin< v I.' ■:: - 'il ; : -'*!!- tence. . i < I PRICE OF FOODSTUFFS. J AUTHORITIES' RE<-CI.ATI' >N THREATENED. Received 6, 1 1 > i'-ni. London. January 0. The Board of Trade is allowing the expoitation of tea to certain filiations, but exporters inn-t sati-fy tn. it>.Belves that none can resell the enemy. Liverpool com merchant 3 scut the idea of wheat eainbliin-' in the United States and Britain. The Board of Agriculture ha = promised . that even-tliing will be d-me to pre* at unnecessarily enhanced prxes. and A take drastic action, if ii«e--?arv.