MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 August 1916, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

NO EARLY PEACE.. BIGGER ARMIES NECESSSARY. "TO CRUSH THE ENEMY. Received August 25, 9 p.m. London, August 24. Colonel Repington declares that though the enemy's man power is not so far ahead as formerly, it must be candidly admitted we still lack the preponderance necessary for victory. The Allies still possess immense potential reerves, whereas Germany's man power, is falling. Recently the latter were compelled to reduce the number of battalions in order to keep up the divisions. Given a continued effort, and that there occurs no military disaster oi in ternal convulsion before next spring, the eventual success of the Allies is assured. We can fit out aimies for ISIT-18 which will ultimately crush the most frantic German efforts, and the Allies will end up such formidable military powers as to prevent Germany facing war again for over a generation. Colonel Repington concludes: "Let nobody be deceived. "' Only tomfools talk of an early peace." - .

A NEW AEROPLANE, WILL MAKE THINGS LIVELY FOR ZEPPELINS. Received August 25, 10 p.m. London, August 24. Mr. Grey, editor of Aeroplane, writing to the Evening Standard, describes a new type of the small British fighting machine, which has already destroyed 27 Fokkers. It is the fastest thing in the world, except a gun projective. The marine can outclimb any airship. Such improvements have been made to British aeroplanes lately that soon it will be impossible for Zeppelint to get away, if indeed they are ever able to reach England. THE NEW ZEPPELINS. London, August 24. The Hon. E. S. Montagu, in a speech at Bury St. Edmunds, said that three or four of the new 780 feet super-Zeppelins would be ready in October. One had already manoeuvred ovei the North See ABORTIVE AIR RAID. Received August 25, 9.20 p.m. London, August 25. Several airships raided the East Coast and south-east coasts. No casualties or damage is reported. 4 HARMLESS AIR RAID. London, August 24. An airship visited the east coast at midnight. Several incendiary and explosive bomb 3 were dropped in the fields, | but there were no casualties nor damage. SEIZED CONTRABAND MADE USEFUL. London, August 24. The Prize Court declared contraband, as munitions, trench-drilling machinery intended for Germany, which was taken from the American mails carried by four Danish vessels. The machinery was made up in 300 packages addressed to Copenhagen. It in now used for making British munitions.