ENEMY RAIDS.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 December 1916, Page 5

ENEMY RAIDS.

j Yir.OßOr-S ARTII.LKKYIXO j I " Received Dec. 29. 5.30 p.m ! London, "Dec. 2:i. fienerai Sir jJouglas Haijr repoil*: I Enrmy raids north-west :>f KommpI court weue repulsed. The enemy fired many gas-shells in the. neighborhood of Arras and Ijensj. Tn air combats, ix hostile machines were downed. A Paris, report states:—Tlftic is vigorous mutual aitillerying at Mortliomme and Hill 304. STRIXGEXT WOOL REGCLATIOXS. London, Dec. 2S. Tlie Army Council orders that no wool of the 1010-17 clip, consigned to the United Kingdom from Australia and New Zealand on growers' account, shall be sold except to the Director of Army ' Contracts. Perseus holding and receiving >vool are required immediately upon its arrival to furnish particulars thereoi - to the authorities and to sell the wool! as directed. I j

ROOD EFFECT OF LIQUOR CONTROL. London, Deo. 28. Tlio Liquor Control Board statistics reveal a remarkable decrease of drunkenness and suicides throughout the kingdom. The Board is considering closing a further GO hotels. SUCCESS OF DAYLIGHT SAVING. London. Dec. 28. The Home Office recent ly communicated with Chambers of Commerce on the subject of daylight wing. The replies show that it i; decidedly popular, effecting a considerable saving of artificial light and being beneficial to the industrial classes, especially in dense manufacturing centre?. Tlie workers have better health through spending the extra daylight out of doors, chiefly in the cultivation of gardens. SETTLING THE IRISH QUESTION. j 1 London, Dec. 28. The preliminary conferences for a , ittlement of the Irish question are already being held, and definite progress k e:!pectedly immediately. Jt is understood Mr. Lloyd George is forcing the pace and sending additional Government representatives to assist Mr. Duke at the conferences. , ___