Great Britain

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 180, 8 January 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

SPEECH BY LORD KITCHENER. f ALLIES INCREASING THEIR RESOURCES. Wtiß PROCEEDS TRIUMPHANTLY. SIB JOHN FRENCH REINFORCED. SPLENDID RECRUITING RESULTS. n*- Lord Kitchener, in the House of Lords, •, reviewing the ebb and flow of the bat- ■ „ tie tidal during the past week, said tfcat the French army, despite unfavorable weather, had made noteworthy progress eastward of Rheims and in * Southern Alsacc. Notwithstanding the t transfer of troops in Poland the GerT imm had left sufficient strength to ho)d the trenches in the west. Thur" * aspirations in Poland had suffered a w\erb check, and had evidently realised thi infinite difficulty of winter operr, ations in Russia. After congratulating Servia on her errfit ordinary victories, and Huss"i on her notable achievement in the Cau--he remarked that the much-talk-ed of Turkisn advance on Egypt has failwi at present to materialise. - - Lord Kitchener paid a tribute to the courage and coolness of tue peopli of Hartlepool, Scarborough, -nd Whitby, in face of a wanton attack, tKfoid of any military advantage. Lord Kitchener added that the Allies irefe daily increasing their resources in men and material, enabling them to prosecute the war triumphantly. The householders' canvass sh > ■ . 21,800 men willing to serve. Tile recruit- • ing in Christmas week indicated a rise inctead of an anticipated decrease, The War Office has completed the Officers' cadres for thet expeditionary force; nyreover, a considerable surplus of training officers remained to draw upon. There had been 29,100 officers appointed since the war began. Sir John French's forces had been increased by territorial units and a new division, in- , eluding a fine Canadian regiment. The Times' medical correspondent says that there is every indication of a famine of doctors in consequence of the war. Students have been urged to return from the front and qualify speedily. The r casualties among doctors have been high, and the correspondent recommends that they be forbidden to enter the i trenches.

THE POSITION REVIEWED. PROGRESS OF THE ALLIES. BRITISH BRAVELY HOLDING THEIR v OWN, CHEERFUL SITUATION IN THE EAST. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 7, 5.15 p.m. Kndon, January 7. The Times, in a leader, discussing the progress of the Allies, says:—"lf the daily official reports are carefully analysed over a series of days, it will be found that the war in the west is not quite the stationary affair it appears. A little here,'a little there, advances have been made by the British, who are bravely holding their own in the mud in Flanders and the French coal districts. We may derive encouragement from these small but genuine successes. News from the eastern theatre is distinctly cheerful. Warsaw is safe, and likely to remain so "

FEW SOLDIERS, BUT A GREAT . NAVY. Received 8, 1.30 a.m. London, January 7. Lord Crewe, speaking in the House of Lords, said that although our contribution to the fighting line was proportionately less than that of other countries, our overwhelming navy and general services rendered to all the Allies must not be overlooked. Lord Kiteliencr was no! discontented with the recruiting, for as many were coining forward as could be dealt with. CHRISTIANITY HAS NO PuACE. IX THE GERMAN RELIGION. SIR EDWARD CARSOX ON HOME RULE. GREAT SCARCITY OF SIIIPS. Times and Sydney Ru n Services. London, January C. Within twelve days of the order of mobilisation the remount department had supplied 36,000 excellent horses for tjie Expeditionary Force, SO,OOO for tli" Territorials, and 18,000 for the Reserve, and subsequently purchased f'O.fWO more. Canada sent 20,000 high-grade cavalry anfl artillery horses. A feature of this war has been tin,' introduction of heavy draughts for transport services and the eennomising of light draughts for the artfllery. Bishop Wi'lldun, lecturing at the Educational Conference, analysed German culture. The antagonism between Britain and Germany meant that not only two systems but theories of education fought as rivals. German professors had been inspiring the mind and soul of Germans with ambitious dreams of the conquest of the habitable globe and the re-lilt was S'tate worship. The highest duty of the citizen was self-sacrifice to the State, but State worship went further in Germany and was above religion. If the interests of the State conflicted with tlh-' law of Christ, it was Christ who must go. Sir Edward Carson, in a speech at Bangor, said that the Home Rule difficulty would come up again directly the war was ended.

"CERTAINLY DIMINISHING." LOBD KITCHENER'S ESTIMATE OF ♦ GERMAN STRENGTH. LORD CURZON ADVOCATES BIGGER FORCES. <' Received 7, 8.30 p.m. London, January .. Lord Kitchener, speaking in the House of Lord?, stated that Germany's -great advantages of .numerical superiority and extensive war preparations wen certainly diminishing. Lord Curzon urged that every available man should be sent to the front *With the least delay. He believed that considerably more than two millions were needed, possibly nearer three millionS. He expressed his utmost sati=fae- '« felon with recent event* in Egypt. NATIONAL SERVICE URGED. TO END MILITARISM. ;' Times and Sydney Sun Services, i Beceived 7, 5.30 p.m. London, January 7. At the conference of the Teachers' Cuild of Great Britain and Ireland, Mr- ! t. if. Templar, a New Zealander, advo- - eated national Bervice, and maintained . that ft would destroy militarism.

The Liverpool Chamber of Commerre passed a resolution urging the Government to hasten the salrs of prize ships to combat the scarcity of shipping for ordinary trade. THE POPE'S SUGGESTION Rome, January C. All the belligerents agree to the proposal of the Pope to exchange disabled prisoners. ; ~f f

PROTECTING THE CONSUMERS. ENEMY SHIPS WELL BE 'UTILISED. Received 8, 12.5 a.m. London, January 7. The Board of Trade is enquiring into the state of the freight market, the amount of available wheat, the war risk expenses, and other matters causing the rise in bread. British ship-owners will probably bi permitted to charter, during the currency of the war, enemy steamers lying in British ports. EXCHANGE OF INCAPACITATED PRISONERS. • THE POPE' SUGGESTION APPRECIATED. Received 7, 8.30 p.m_ London, January 7. The King, replying to the Pope's suggestion for the exchange of incapacitated prisoners, expresses satisfaction with the Pope's action, which added weight to the British Government's suggestions to Germany, to which the latter had now consented. • > , i , NEW ZEALAND AVAR CONTINGENT FUND. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 7, 5.30 p.m_ London, January 7. The New Zealand War Contingent Fund has reached £7OOO. The latest contributions are:—Auckland £SOO, and Otago £SOO. Lady Plunket says the splendid response of the New Zealanders further demonstrates the Dominion's wannest feelings of loyalty.

WOuLLEN FACTORIES RUSHED WITH WORK. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 7, 5.30 p.m. London, January 7. Woollen factories are still glutted with work, though oversea trade is practically crippled. Taken on the whole, there ia no disposition towards pessimism.