News From England

Taranaki Daily News, 2 August 1915, Page 5

News From England

SEAPLANE SQUADRON. FROM OYKBSEAS LEACUE. Received July 31, 5.0 p.m. London, July 30. ' The League of Britons Overseas has elected his .Majesty the King as patron, and Lord Selbonie as chairman. One hundred and five branches have been formed throughout the world in six months, and have contributed £3."),0l) ; i to the Admiralty for building a squadron of seaplanes. The Admiralty has gratefully acknowledged the gift.

"PEACEMAKERS." ROIXMLY HANDLED BY A CROWD. Received August 1, 7.20 .p.m. London, July 31. lleniberc) of an organisation styled: The Fellowship of Reconciliation," were roughly bandied at Hinckley while eonducting a peace campaign. Speakers declared that England should not have entered into the war, and added that if the Kaiser was allowed to come to England he would not have .banned any. one, whereupon the crowd made a bonfiic of the caravan and the tents. The police rescued the " peacemakers," and escorted them out of the. town.

AiXXTOUS TO GET THERE. Received August 1, 7.20 p.m. London. July 31. A lad, named Walter Broad, who had stowed away on the Rangatira, from Wellington, New Zealand, 'pleaded that he was unable to enlist in New Zealand. owing to being undersized. The .Magistrate released him, after Broad hud promised to enlist in the Bantam Battalion. NEW ZEALAND HOSPITAL. Jte.eivcd August 1, 7.20 p.m. London, July 31. The Hon. Thomas Mackenzie, High Commissioner for New Zealand, opened tin' lirst Xew Zealand II« ; r:ital for wounded soldiers at Walton-on-Thames. Lord Phmket and many New Zealandcrs tverc present. The building accommodates HO beds. EXPORT Of COMPASSES. (limes and Sydney Sun Services.) Received .'July 31, 7.30 p.m. London, .Inly 30. A firm of opticians lias been fined ,11.111 for exporting compasses, which were prohibited. _ Thev pleaded that, their brunch in Cairo informed them dial the Australasians needed them.

ANNIVERSARY MEETINGS. Tn osikki; Tin-; soujikiis. Ibveiwd August, 1, ;i.wO .p.m. London, duly 111. Ihe (Vuiral Patriutv. Committee will place the cliie) value of Wednesday's an-iiivcr.-aiy meeting's upon messages of I'.io ] cheer to the Allies. The. number of- meeting's arranged the Umpire. ,Pr« i-lai.niinii* indexible detei-miua--111 • n t>> ci.i:1l iiue tlie war unti] victory i- : aebi eveil, largely daily. SELF-DENIAL A WOMKXX rA\iPATt;\. Keeeiveii !, li.rill p.m. 1.-ondun, duly , Vmiv -.a-ieiy v. omen are .-i-niiiLi' a I'e'be t<» ,1! i\ e lip iilMirieS. not {o ll>e iii'-ioi'"ins for j'i-Aatt- pu'-p.twes, net- to pat ie-taiiratif and not fo oh--e»\e ilo- but. to wear their "'hi'ie-, till they t»rn mil, A caniwitii ille-e obje.-is in view ; i-; to COFFEE FOR ONE. a c.v Mi-: diLD I'F.Kn. Io ccivcd -\ngnst ]. 3.30 p.m. London, .Inly :>l. l.onl Nort.hilwinnie, who is 70 years of age, speaking on prize day at j)over C.'o'lege, said: "It would give, me great pleasure to meet the Kaiser in single eomlrat, pistols for two and coffee for oik I do not douht that 1 would have the eoffee."