News from England

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 197, 28 January 1915, Page 5

News from England

. THE RECENT ZEPPELIN RAID. STEERED BY FLASHLIGHTS. Received 27, 5.30 pjn. Times md Sydney Sun Services. London, January 27. Mr. H. Inglebv, M.P. for King's Lynn, adduced evidence of a convincing character to substantiate the statements tnat the Zeppelins were directed by flashes from a motor-car. A fanner at SnettilhaTn saw upward flashes at six dif-j ferent points in the neighbornood, and j believes that they were intended to j direct the airship over Sandringham. RAPID TRADE REVIVAL. Received 27, o.'i p.m. Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, January '27. Clearing house returns of Manchester banks show that they were only a milEon less than for the same week in 1814, indicating a rapid trade TevivaL AUSTRALIA DAY. TAXING COLONIAL INCOMES. London, January 27. -The only celebration of Australia Day TU a thanksgiving service at St. Dunatan'a East. There waa a large congregation. Bishop Mercer in a sermon referred to the unalloyed pride of Australians that her soldiers were serving tile Empire. Mr Arthur Mason, of Sydney, played the voluntary. A memorial to Mr Lloyd George is bring extensively signed in financial and baainew eircles asking him not to put an income-tax on incomes previously taxed within the Empire. A MINIATURE IMPERIAL ! CONFERENCE. j Received 27, 5.5 pjn. f :: London, January 26. { The High Commissioners and Agents- j General interviewed Mr Lloyd George i tad discussed important matters. J "THE SCRAP OF PAPER." j PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION . EXPOSED. Received 28, 1.40 a.m. London, January 27. Sir Edward Grey says it is not fiur- > prising that Dr Von HoUweg is anxious 1 to explain away the "scrap of paper"" pbraae, which tends to debase the legal aad moral currency of civilisation, but Ua new arguments are a flat contrsdic- I tkm of the plain facts.