"DELAYED" News From England

Taranaki Daily News, 2 July 1915, Page 5

"DELAYED"

News From England

Enemy Advance on Russia. VIOLENT FIGHT IN FRANCE Heavy Turkish Losses. Bulgarians Called Up By Cable —Press Association—Copyright.

returning a handsome, profit to the authorities. The prisoners generally are cheerful and have grown accustomed to internment, and have theatricals and concerts. Frequent inquiries made through the American Embassy in Turkey indicate that the Australians and New Zealanders interned in Turkey are treated considerately. The officers are given advances against their pay in order to purchase special articles. It is presumed that t : ie men have similar convenience?. The observer also visited hospitals in Constantinople and found that the wounded wen; receiving excellent treatment. Mr. MeKenna, in the House of Commons, stated that the (Eastern Telegraph Company, free of eoit, cabled the terms of the loan to India, the overseas dominions, and elsewhere that there was a large British population, to enable all to have an opportunity to invest. > The Registration Bill has been published, and provides a penalty of l'2os, and, if continued, 20s daily while the offence continues. The penalty! for utilising a false certificate is £2O, or three months' imprisonment. Representatives of the Government conferred with the Miners' Federation at Cardiff, of which the executive had assented to the agreement to be operative. (luring the war. including the abolition of the maximum war rate of payment and six hours for five actuallv worked by all night men and five shillings a day for surfacemen. The Federation accepted the proposals and a strike was averted.

"SCANDALOUS AND FALSE." CHARGE AGAINST BRITISH TROOPS. Received July 2, 12.43 a.m. London, July 1. In the House of Commons .Mr. MeKenna characterised as scandalous anil wholly false Mr. Ginnell's suggestion that British troops were killing; Germans after they laid down their arms. Sir A. R. Markham asked Mr. McKenna to convey to the German Government an intimation that Mr. Ginnell is of unsound mind. WAR MATERIALS. AMERICAN PURCHASE OF LEAD. Received July 2, 12.45 a.m. London, July 1. The Morning Post, discussing the rise in spelter, says German intrigues have been going on to increase prices to embarrass the Entente and also to induce the United States Government to prohibit the exportation of spelter. The paper adds: Something of the same is going on in respect to lead. When America is the largest producer of lead, and for days at a time lias been a buyer of unlimiticd quantities, tinoperation excites suspicion. 'The sooner the authorities examine the matter Hie better for national interests. THE WAR LOAN. AN IMPORTANT BILL. ! ' Received July 1, 5 p.m. London, June 30. In the House of Commons Mr. McKenna introduced an important Bill in connection with the war loan, to enable trustees to borrow sufficient money to purchase in the war loan and thus concert Consols and the old war loan. He pointed out that trustees were able after conversion to sell enough of the loan to cover the money borrowed. The Bill was read a second time. A CHAIN OF PRAYER. ARCHBISHOP'S APPEAL TO WOMEN Received July 1, -5 p.m. London, .Tuna 30. The. Archbishop of Canterbury speaking at Lambeth Palace, suggestec. the enrolment of a body of women to sustain a continuous chain of silent prayer at S o'clock in the morning and at 8 o'clock at night, or alternatively- a general ejaculatory prayer at noon when . the church hell reminded Christians of I their responsibility and privilege. He I suggested: "God bless our King and country and defend our right." This would prove as wholesomely effective anH as good as the German curse against England, and prove baneful to those taught to ejaculate it. THE COAL OUTPUT. Received July 2. 12.30 a.m. London, July 1. At the instance of Sir A. J. Simons twp thousand miners' delegates met in London on Wednesday to bring about ■si voluntarily increased output. BRITISH PRISONERS. REPORT ON Til Kill TREATMENT. GENERAL WAR ITEMS. London, June :j . The £avy League urge* the Cav-ni-mcnt to foiiow the eNamp I .'- ui Italy ill confiscating tin equivalent ul enemy j;hip, t-.i tuo-e Mink by submarine-, an 1 ■ employing enemy ship-, tin- die jjurpe-e.-.of British cijiimieree. A White Paper ,'iowsj that Mr. l«r----ard, American Anil>a,-a<lnr, vigoi'uu-ly protested at t'.ie t ;.-siiiaii authoritit;violuting international the rooms of the ill Berlin against him, :'.::<l tin- arrc-t of the British stall <■ 111;• i>l l :n relic: \-■ >rk before the Genuai; i.ti.wuiro-ut iu.il <!«.- cided to intern Briti-!:er.-. lie contracts Britain's placing the i.i l s;i■ a ill London at Mr. I 'age., di-po-a: to protect German interest.". Large crouds welcomed the war prisoners from (Jermam. Mr. Will Crooks, in an interview, said that Woolwich Ar-enal eve; %v was working < ; L ' paeitv. and muniiioiis which lmg'it >»- made" at Woolwich were being made elsewhere, 'l'.ie I hroiuclo. eoniiiienting on this, points out instance, ~t orders promptly executed at Woolwiee while private firms were behind. Ihe \\ ai Office gave order, without arranging for their delivery in good time. A neutal observer describe, the l)oi>eritz Sliow Prison Camp. Merlin p>-"ple . call it the Zoo. picnicking there mi Mindavs and inspecting the prc-oneiv »e----hind barbwire. There are IM.nim p r: -nr.4.W lie in a i!rif : -h. Hie English are receiving most of the gifts <ent trom dUc Two Scotchmen run a canteen,