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Taranaki Daily News, 17 July 1916, Page 5

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NEW ZEALANDERS FAREWELLED. NATIONAL MEMORIAL TO KITCHENER. London, July 14. Sir T Mackenzie farewelled New Zealandera unfit for further service who are returning to New Zealand. The Lord Mayor has opened a Kitchener National Memorial Fund, which is intended to provide for disabled officers and men of the navy and army. Queen Alexander is president of the Council of the Fund. DIRECT TRADE WITH HULL. Loudon, July 14. Sir T. Mackenzie, with the view of keeping alive the pre-war arrangements for direct trade between New Zealand and Hull, has conferred with Mr. Shaw, manager of the Hull and Barnsley docks, and the representatives of the Wilson I line.

MINERS FOREGO HOLIDAYS. ■ BRITISH CASUALTIES. Received July 16, 5.10 p.m. London, July 15. The Miners' Federation have decided to forego their August holidays. To-day's British casualty list contains 417 officers, whereof 104 are dead ' I ALLIES' AGREEMENT. FOR SUPPLIES AND FINANCE. (Main Service,; Received July 16 5.10 p.m. London, Jjily 15. A conference between Mr. McKenna and the Finance! Ministers of France, Russia and Italy reached an agreement as to co-ordinating further joint arrangements for supplies and finance. Separate financial agreements have also been concluded between Britain, France and Italy.

SIR EDWARD GREY'S OPTIMISM. CONFIDENCE IN SUCCESS JUSTIFIED. Received July 16, 5.10 p.m. London, July 15. Sir E. Grey, in a farewell letter to his, constituents, states that while we need all the energy and much sacrifice to secure a lasting and right-minded peace, things are going so favorably that the Allies are justified in the fairest expectation of a satisfactory final success. Every week the Allies are gaining confidence ,and the enemy is losing it.