MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 October 1916, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

NO ANXIETY FOR THE FUTURE. EVERY MAN AND WOMA>' SEQUIRBD. Renter Service. . Received Oct. o, 5.50 p.m. London, Oct. 4. Gener-ai Sir William Robertson, Chief of Staff of the British Army, when unveiling a war memorial, said: "We have pow a reasonable amount of guns and ammunition, and, on the whole, we can •Tie* the ftrtare without any anxiety HrhateTß",- hat wc must be prepared to continue the war for a time Which, at present; cannot be estimated. We want more men «ow, and shall eventually want all that can be spared, for we are not justified in exporting to win unless the fletvites of ev«ry man and woman is utiltfed to the fullest extent." London, Oct. 4. Official: Tie ijan Power Board, hear J -evidence on beiajf" of the Admiralty, Army Council and Ministry of Munitions, which proved that fresh supplies of men for -the armies and munition factories were urgently needed. It urges the tribunals not to extend the periods of exemption', of Which there are 400,000 eases, and to expedite the hearing of applications for exemption, of >whioh there are 200,000. Regarding the dilution of lahor, it requests the Board of Trade arid Mr. Henderson to confer with the employers and trade union leaders to extend dilutiop, freeing skilled men engaged'in private work for munitions. 3iuch.la.bor now engaged in private work must be diverted to Government production or released I for thw atmy. Sir Edward Carscui writes in the Times I Ait man power' '\4 the most serious I question confronting the War Office. ] There are 650,000 men of military age I hi ire&nd, iM under M,<ioo _iave en- ] listed* There are more from. Ulster than from the wfiole of the remaining provinces. Britain wiU probably be compelled- to-revise and extend the Military Aet in the near future. Men are essential, at whatever cos*. What will Australia and Canada say to shirking Ireland, who refuses to hearken to the jab' of the Irishmen in the trenches ? i r» ii" « IRELAND'S EXEMPTION, CONSCRIPTION PREFERABLE TO 'raSBEONOR. Received October 6, 1.40 a.m. London, Oct. 5. The application Of the Military Service. Act to Ireland is engaging increasing attention. Sir E. Carson, in an interview, said he preferred conscription to Ireland's dishonor. It is reported that Mr. Redmond will ; make a statement on the subject of recruiting on Thursday. r~ ' t J A PERNICIOUS CAMPAIGN. LORD BRTCE CONDEMNED. ' London, Oct. 4. TAe Daily Graphic says that Lord firyoe conducted a» inquiry into German atrocities, listened to the harrowing evidence, and signed the indictment placing Germany as an outcast among the na- ■ tions, and now he talks of not banning , the whole nation. The Graphic declare that it is incorrect to charge the Allies with hating or With desiring revenge; they merely loathe Germany. The Graphic associates •Lord Bryce with Sir John Simon in his pernicious campaign. •©.SwO. FOR NEW ZEALAXDER. London, Oct. 4. Two pilots, Frederick Sowrey and Alfred Brandon, the latter of whom attacked a on April 8, lia've been awarded the D-S.O. for gallantry in attacking Zeppelins on September 23. After ■ spirited- cntas* aitd ding-dong" tAttle, Sowrey and Brandon manoeuvred for position. Sowrey had the better hick, and his shots struck the Zeppelin, which (feU ablaze. Brandon stood by in case of emergency, and later attacked the Biider, whibh surreAdered. IHE FRENCH WAR LOA3T. Heßeiw* October »,-».4e a.m. London, October 5. . fu tteaA 5 per eeiit. loan harbeenistm at M» «• pe» tandred francs, rr.i