GENERAL ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 August 1915, Page 3

GENERAL ITEMS.

HAIH-SPhITTINO. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Nc-w York. Aiioust -1. The Xe\v York World, wiiilp cuiioediii.ii.the adiniralilc tone and teinju'i- of On- liritisii Note, insists t!:at (lie blockade is not impartial. Localise it is not enforced in the Bailie. TALK OF PEACE. (Times and Sydney Sim Services) London, Aii»u-6 1. Danish papers assert that the Kai-cr's speech has fallen rather flat. Tin- Yorwaerts .-ays that tin; war is ton-ible, as all the parties are so stroll}! that then- is no ouesthm uf the dc-lnic-tiun of any of them, Everybody should try to »-et an early peace.

DECLARATION DAY IN SYDXLY. .Sidney, .inini-t :.. At an anniversary ira.-s meeting in th'j town hull a resolution wa- pa-sscd of inflexible determination to carry the war to a successful issue. The same resolution wna can'ie.l in all tin- olhe: Stales. MKNIS'CITIS IN (AMJ>. Meliiulirne. Auell-t :>. I'il'ieen cases of oeiebru-spinel menileitis have l.ci'ii reported in Victor'.an military ramps. XlllC COTTON I'KoIILF.M. London .August -I. The Manchester City Council carried :i resolution calline; on the (ioveriimeut to declare cotton contraband. TAKK TUK SLACKERS. The Archbislmp of York, preaching at Hull, said the (,'overnment oit<flit to have couraee to test the people's real strength and capacity for sacrifice. There were still thousands miserably shirkiti!;. rcaih to sell their birthright for a me-s of pot t »{;e.