WAR NEWS BY MAIL.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 January 1917, Page 3

WAR NEWS BY MAIL.

SAFE TO LEND TO ENGLAND. Paris, Nov. 1. '•flic special .correspondent of Le Matin at New York telegraphs the following remarkable declaration made by Mr. Davison, the great financial authority and one of the directors of the house of Morgan, who has just ret,rued fmn Europe:— "Nothing impressed me move during my trip to Europe than the financial force and the immense reseivo of riches in France. "We should never forget that France and England united represent the two principal nations of the world frum the point of view of their amassed wealth and investments abroad. My decided opinion is that loans by us to England or France are the best possible investments the United States cm make." ITALIAN FLYER SOARS 48 MILES IN CLOUDS Milan, Nov, lu. The British world's rerord for lofty aeroplane flight, held since April 26 last, when Harry G. Hawker reached 23,500 feet, .was beaten yesterday at the Mirafiore military aerodrome at Turin, when Lieutenant Guido Guidi attained a height of 25,800 feet in a flight which occupied one hour and 57 minutes. After ascending 19,750 feet. Guidi's barometer registered degrees below zero. His record was officially verified both by the military commandant and the Italian Automobile Club. 100 BOTTLES OF WINE WASTED. London. Nov. 7. Much excitement has been caused on the Castle Howard estates of the Carlisle familj by the action of Rosalind, Countess of Carlisle in having the whole of the contents of the wine cellars of Castle Howard thrown away. As is well known, the countess holds strong temperance views, iinrt has been president of the British Women's Temperance Association. During her sojourn at Castle Howard in the lifetime of the Earl of Carlisle the wine cellars were said to have been walled up. Last week the wine cellars were open'ed. A hole was dug in the grounds of the castle, and the whole stuck of wine, numbering, it is stated, over one thousand bottles, was emptied therein. Naturally, the waste of so much wine has created a sensation among the tenantry, some of whom saw the emptying of the wine. Rosalind, Countess of Carlisle would not allow a tenant of hers to hold a license. There is a publicbouse on the estate, but it is freehold property, and thus outside her control, She is the grandmother of the present Earl of Carlisle, who is an officer on H.M.S. New Zealand. The earl is unmarried.