GENERAL WAR ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1915, Page 6

GENERAL WAR ITEMS.

CKRM'AXY'K MkMAIUXL I':)ljK'V. ItL'SSIAX VESSELS SfXK. KeceA-d July 11. .->.", p.m. I.«ni!.,i!, July X I A submarine sunk tin- steamer On: 1", 1; t•-- i:! J ■learner Ai:n->. la and from ' MarVn ].!:■!:•; 1m dy. bound from Ynlparaiso to England, off nuccnstoivn, win re the crow landed. London. July 10. A sii!,ma:;ne -auk tile .li'Sliifi' E..''scmerfe, near Tile Snu'.ls. One man wits killed, Imt the remainder landed. liL I TAIN'S .'mII'I'INC. London, dalv 11 r-;:rli!'; ihc week i-i»!in<-- -lulv 7 <'.:"/ arrivals ami sailing-, totalled l:!li!l. '!'•:> vessels wire subinarinul, aggregating I 130,001") AIEX IiAISE]). Ottawa, July !1. Tim Canadian oNpcdltioaary forces are bring iin.-i-ca«c«l in ).">:i,!;i:o. TJIK NEED !■■!;!t MCXITIriX-:. I London, July '.I. | Colonel Krpington, the Time.-,' miliI tsivy correspondent, writes: —"Owing io ! Hie failure to maintain a:i adequate I supply oi munitions, millions of il.'ili li i anil Kussians are not in the" fiib.g line. Lussia i- being invaded, am! thcAiliod ol'fen-ivc in the west is paralysed, Its administration was a failure from first to lust. Errors l.y the line Cabinet proved them men without genius for .var. Alo.-.t of these remain in office. ileaven alone knows why; cwrywliore else blunderers are removed." the .Mi;i;ci:u::s motou. AIADE FOli AiACHLXE-(.T\'H. Herri wd July 11, :!.2tl p.m. London. Je-iy !■■'. The Dailv Mail's Paris .-mvesp-.mdert tlilies that' for a year motor rumen's have lieeu pulled to know why the 'Mercedes motor ear (hassis. whleli is oi German make, had tour holes in the rear part, whieli were auparentlv purposeless. It has now been found that the hoh-s v:< :-'• for halting the hiiinic.n.s of a machine-gun. Tin-; call oi' Tin-: : iickce. Londo-.i, July 0. The Archbishop of Canterbury presided at tile ehii'rch council of ilcrical and lay members for rlie Houses aim Convoeations of C inti rbury and Vor,<. Thi! i'.lshop of London moved a resolution that the council call upon all Christians for persistent public ami private jir.iyer; to undertake! some form of national service; to practice the utmost economy; ami to stand liv the liberties and freedom of the country and .State. Would not all die before they would allow England to become a German province? The Lmpire had made many mistakes in tile pa 1. but a splendid testimony was that transports were sailing the seas from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and India, bearing the Umpire's sons to figlit for the flag when we called "ro'bber." The fact that Ocneral I'otha was leading Hie Ibitish forces in South Africa was a spectacle for men and angels. r, Till-: RKOI.STKATIOX HILL, London. July !).• In the House of Commons Mr. Long stated that in the first draft the registration Mill was confined i<> men. Information got from the press resulted in indignant demands from women in , all parts of the country to lie included. I In answer to the requets to make the I age limit .Vi, lie stated that he had re- ! ceived numberless angry letters (if protest from men o\er (i."i because they - were refused the privilege of >ervin'J . the State. > fWPT'LSOnV SEUYICE. I I*inli»i, .Julv n. Air. AValter Long, at a confeivneo of local authorities said that some people believed the hands of the Government were tied with regard to compulsory service by Air. Asi]i>ith's answers to .Mr. j Alden on Julvi f>, but tlie .Registration Kill stands or falls by itself. Air. Ast|uitil was the last person to say anything in the present situation which would prevent the Government adopting compulsory service if it was necessary to terminate the war. The <.'overn'menfs hands were absolute]-; free. Air. Long added that he would not remain in the Ministry if it hesitated to adopt any necessary measures. PATITAX LOYALTY. AIUtIE GEKAfAX AIISJI'DCMKX'i. London. July Mb Ore hundred I'atban infantry, urn! ■;■ an oiiicer, wire made prisoners in Elanders and sent io ('omtnnCi.'ople in Ih--bone that, as Malionimeilan-.. th-y wo;;': 1 be' indti.-id to join tie.-' Turks. Tle-v eluded their cantors and reach.:! t'abul overland after four month;. and ai'< |'rni-eed:i;y to rejoin their rce'.seni in India. as another ilh:-ir;,;hiv of I ernian in ■ jud-mieit. and that i: also attests !,„.. li-.tf.iiy tiny are in tin-ir regiminl. 'I he I'athaus are aciu.-lomoil in trawl ir- ;:;. ui!,-iis and they ;,i,ihui,ly in IV!--;.!. • \ ,- : u:.-a!e..i.;r, mid rim last Amir's loyalty." \voi:ei:ks si;;. r \X'<- il'.atlx i":: H :! ri'i't I.N l-.:-S. Pari-. July I' l . t- ■ '■.