News from England.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 260, 13 April 1915, Page 5

News from England.

NTERVIEW WITH THE POPE. AN APPEAL TO .AMERICA: TO PROMOTE PEACE PROPOSALS. Received' April 12, 9.15 p.m. London, April 12. .Newspapers in Britain and America ive prominence to an interview with ie Pope published in the New York PorTd, wherein he asks America to work nceasingly for peace, avoiding everyling that will prolong the struggle. he entire world,, he says, is looking to merica to take. the initiative toward Bace when the favorable moment comes ad the Holy See will support such forts. STATE LIQUOR MONOPOLY. A HUGE U/DERTAKIXG. BUYING UP HOTELS AND BREWERIES. £200,000,000 INVOLVED. Received April 13, 12.55 a.m. London, April 12. TV Daily Express says the Governent has decided to purchase all the 'ewcrics and licensed houses in the aited Kingdom, and to establish a ate monopoly of beer. Only light iricties will be brewed. A committeeworking out the details. The purlase price is estimated at over two indred millions, payable in 4 per cent. cense bonds.

WORKERS AROUSED. WILL PULL TOGETHER. , London, April 11. Twenty-one engineering and shipbuildig societies at a meeting at Newcastle solved to send,a message to the Prefer welcoming the establishment of the unitions Committee, on which the men, nployer and Government will be repremted, and adds: "We don't want more leeches about the failings of workers, nployers and Government, but want > pull together and get on with it." -TREATMENT OF BRITISH PRISONERS. . MUST BE AVENGED.

Received April 12, 9.15. London, April 12. The Morning Post declares that Engnd will be dsg.-<ieed for ever unless ie avenges the dtiibu&re German feroty towards Brit'sn i-rifoners.