Great Britain

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 18, 13 January 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

ZEPPELINS IN THE CHANNEL London, -January 11. A Zeppelin and three aeroplanes iiew over Calais on Saturday night in the direction of Dover. Sixteen aeroplanes were over the ' ,ha mi' i on Sunday, travelling towards England. The weather Compelled them to return. BRITISH GENERAL'S CAUTIOUS UTERANCES. DECISIVE PHASE DIE IX THE SPRING. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 12, 5.20 p.m. ~ London, anfuarv 12. Generals on active service, while cautious in expressing opinions, believe that with the return of good iveather the decisive phase oi the war will ipeedily be reached.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT DIFFICULTY. ALL-ROUND INCREASE OF FOOD PRICES. WHY GERMANY DESPISED ENGLAND. KITCHENER ON~THE WAR'S DURAATION. London, January 11. A conference of politicians, colonial officials, clergy, leading public men, and women resolved that the question of unemployment arising out of the war should be treated as an Empire matter with a view that reprcsontatioas from the Dominions be obtained. Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, January 11. Sinee the war, there has been an all round advtmce in food prices, averaging 20 per cent. Fish prices liarc almost doubled. The London Zoo i 3 caring for pets Of Mgimeata, which hare goae to th. front. They include a monkey, marmostft, eagles, penguins, snakes and goldfiltu

I'esor Ridgwav, in his presidential ( is to the Educational Congress, ' hat the British legarthv brought : s of thought in Germany to the 1 sion that Kngland was besotted ' cowardice, luxury, and sloth, and ' fell an easy prey to any martial j That contempt was due to the at- ■ of British politicians, scholars, gians, a-nd scientists, towards thing that was German. With few tions they were alvvay- bowing to German idols. i London. January 11. j English officer told 'a French offi- j mess that Lord Kitchener, when ng to a question as to when thej res going to end, replied: "I don't i , hot I know what is going to hapi May." idsman Rendle, of tho Duko of j rail's infantry, has been awarded | Ictoria Cross for tending wounded j ■avy shell and rifle fire at Wul- j em on November 20, and for res-1 wounded men buried in blown-up j iei i rate Ranger, a well-known Kentish | te, received a distinguished conduct | I for assistance in the rescue of j e Maurice of Battenberg after the < e was mortally wounded. AGO AGE DOESN'T ENCUMBER YOU OP. GET LOST n you check it through us Bacreae" necessity, but yon can take all yo'i r l . yet liavp no trouble, bv ntil'sins We call for bflffgaee -heck receive and deliver at far end. All have to do i q fo wick and unpack, HJS. Kxprau Co., lAA

BREAD DEARER. RISE IX FREIGHTS. London, .January 11. j The special constables in several London suburbs were called out when news of Channel aeroplanes were received. London, January 11. The price of bread lias risen from o'/jd to 7d a loaf. The rise is chiefly attributed to the increased freights, as a iv.-.ult of the Government oomiaandcering so many ve*>els and the impotency of German ships, aggregating 1i,000,000 tons. An inquiry discredited that the rise was due to speculation and hoarding foodstuffs. American freights had risen by C2, and River Plate freights by £ I to Ci since the war. A suggestion is being discussed that the Government should commandeer merchant shipping, as is done with respect to railways. The Times says that there is plenty of food, but the prices depend on the fact that there is less supplying countries than formerly. The paper points out that, but for Britain's command of the sea, the price of the loaf might have been 22'yl, as in 1801.

THE CONSCRIPTION . ARGUMENT. ALLEGED BREACH OF POLITICAL, TRUCK. Received 13, 12.5 a.m. London, January 12. Mr. Ramsay McDonald, correcting the report of his speech, states that if the policies which mada war continue, then the arguments in favor of conscription are unanswerable. Mr. Arthur Henderson, speaking at Manchester, said that when the voluntary system proved souli a success, it was inconsistent, in view of the political truce, for any section, high or low, to suggest that the Government should introduce conscription or compulsory service.

THE PUBLIC IN THE DARK. LORD SYDENHAM'S SUGGESTION. Received 13, 12.5 a.m. London, January 12. Lord Sydenham, in a letter to the Times, says that, in view of the lack of knowledge of our military activities, as evidenced bv the Opposition questionings in the House of U>rds, some cooperation of t!i« acntest intellects available, irrespective of party allegiance, is desirable.