Great Britain

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 185, 15 January 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

FIELD-MARSHAL FRENCH IN ! ENGLAND. A FLYING VISIT. CONFERS WITH LORD KITCHENER AND THE PREMIER. , London, January 13. It is stated that for three days, whilo General French visited Home, the operations of the army in Flanders were directed from London by wire. General French arrived at Folkestone wearing an overcoat and a private's-soiled cap. With Lord Kitchener he visit*! Mr. Asquith and conferred with him. He received hourly messages from the front during his stay. He was given a great reception on relanding at Calais in Field-marshal's uniform, * - "v;. He remarked, "Thai's my last visit to England till the end of the war." KINGLY CONSIDERATION. MOTOR RIDES FOR CONVALESCENT SOLDIERS. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 14, 5.20 p.m. London, January 14. The King is sending his" private motor on surprise visits to the hospitals, to take wounded soldiers for drives.

MUSIC FOR OUR FIGHTERS. Times and Sydney Sun Service*. Received 14, 5.25 pjn. London, January 14. A London firm lias completed an order of 10,000 mouth-organs for the fleet, and 8000 jot the soldiers.

DISPOSAL OF CAPTURED GUNS. | NO STARTLING CHANGE TILL SPRING. London, January 13. The Government is considering how to dispone of about a hundred captured i guns now in England. Some are already being exhibited in the provinces to assist recruiting. The Times, in a leader, reviewing the war, says the general conclusion is that there will probably be no startling change in the position until spring facilitates fresh movements. GLBBGYMAN OBTAINS A COM MISSION.

Received 15, 1.5 a.m. employment in the coastal trade. The Rev. Huxen Sams, of the Queensland Bush Brotherhood, failing to get a chaplainey, has obtained a commission in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantiy. GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS DECORATED.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALtiBB KILLED. Received 15, 1.5 a-m. London, January U. Tfle Grand Duke Nicholas has been invented with the Honorary Grand Crnss of the Bath. /he Admiralty has requisitioned a Dtnhr of the enemy's steamships, which are interned in the United Kingdom, for en yJcyment in the cont'd trad? Tomer, the Scottish Rugby interoatforal footballer, has been killed m action