Great Britain

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 195, 26 January 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

THE ZEPPELIN RAID. HOW THE AIRMEN WERE GUIDED. CONDEMNATION IN SCANDINAVIA. Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, January 21. The Biskqp of Carlisle, referring to the nidi said that if tbe King and. Queen bad been at Sandringham and had' been injured or killed the Empire would I here gone mad with rage. 1 Mr Ingleby, II 1\ for King's Lyun. has obtained a fUteroint that the Z«ppelin was accompanied by two motor«ars, one following the road on its right .and the other to its left. Occasionally rttey sent upwards double flashes. A .eu carrying powerful lights snbsequentif stopped at King's Lynn, lowered the lights, and drove o!T at a rapid pace to the open country. The Zeppelin attack is denounced throughout Scandinavia. The unani-j SOU opinion i.s tljat no military importance can be attached to the exploit. : ■ i

THK CHURCHES AXD THE WAR. KfflilGIOUS LEADERS HNCOURAGE RECRUITING. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 25. 5.4*- pm. London. January 24. The Union Jack is displayed in many British churches as a visible expression •f the churches' insistence on the duty of Christians to respond to the country's calL

Religious leaders are using all their Influence to emphasise the duty of self- j sacrifice for the welfare of the country. 3foung men are everywhere urged to participate. It is estimated that 70 per cent, of the British at the front belong to the Church of England, 15 per cent. Catholics, 7 per cent. Presbyterians, 4 per cent. Wesleyans, 2 per cent, each of, Baptists and Congregationalists.

WITH THE NEW ZEALANDERS. HON. THOS. MACKENZIE'S RETURN.

Times and Sydney Son Services. Received 25, 5.40 pjn. London, January 24. Hod. T. Mackenzie, the High Commissioner, crossed France within the sound of the thunderous roar of guns behind Boissons. He declares that the New ZeaUnders were bitterly disappointed when Hiey first learned that they would stay 1b Egypt. They showed impatience to ahow their qualities in Europe, but backed up when they learned that they would soon be sent to France. The contingent is in excellent fettle. "HOW LONG!" BRITAIN'S SUBSTANTIAL PREPARATIOKS. NOT FULLY APPRECIATED. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 25, 5.40 p.m. London, aJnuary 24. The Times, in a leader, says there is sound practical sense in the French declaration that her Allies must know how to wait and prepare with tireless patience. We have silently prepared for that success which we trust will not be long in coming. Could those who cry "How long!" see just one serried army of splendid troops we are forming, and realise that they arc duplicated throughout the length and breadth of the land, tliey would know how substantial are our preparations.

SIR GEORGE BJSID. PLEASED WITH THE AUSTRALASIANS. Received 25, 7.55 a.m. London, January 24. Sir George Reid expresses himself delighted with the type of the Australasian contingents, and says their presence in Egypt is working an even greater effect than if they were in the fighting line.

FOOD PRICES. CONSIDERED BY CABINET COMMITTEE. Received 85, 7.55 ajn. London, January 24. A Cabinet Committee, Mr. lAsquith presiding, is considering food supplies, and the rise of prices, ITRKNCH WAS MINISTER IN ENGLAND.

AX AUDIENCE WITH KING GEORGE. Received 25, 7.-55 pjn. London, January 24. 11. Millerand, the French War Minister, inspected the troops at Aldershot, and conferred with Lord Kitchener. He was audienced by the King.

TRAINING BRITISH WORKERS. Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, January 24. To meet the dearth of workers Toynbee Hall has established a trade training school for grown men, with successful results. It has shown that those over forty are quick and adaptable and as keen as younger men.