DISCUSSION IN MOUSE OF LORDS.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 February 1917, Page 5

DISCUSSION IN MOUSE OF LORDS.

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"1 have t'alih in the proven! Covcni•l'ont.' ho -aid, "hut more in the Aditirs'ly, and am ccrHin thai wiihin .-.is v, cks or two liion r lis the submarine menace w iil be we'd in hand." MKVU'K \V!•:! I, IX Ii.AXD. ford l.i | ion snid i !>:> I ; ■> resources _ of the \avv had not. lioon foil nil wnntin (lii> siinronio r-ri-is. Corniauv had the initial advantage in submarinim.!' t -hips nnd srm-iiio- mines, hul wo wore . ""I amid of the l.!r-V-de hv terror. and ! '.'ere oon''do«t of be'n'i ji 11; r ■ | n |.,- in . ' lio''e in I!,, fi> I nre "n fee nui Olllv 111 Siu.p'v ||,„ n,.,„; ni ~f j| |0 \] j j L ,. 1 hut to keep the nates oi'en. I'lii' Cove i nnienl was :w eel"r itiii'_' ship'mil ling. The labor dillieiißy hud now been overcome, and tin' construction olios) rovers had been groativ increased. '■ li"f'h ;,!■ |||,, shin" ar.ls iii (lie world would nnl snli'ieo lo produce all that wee re<|u'ire.l ARMING OF MKRITIANTMKX PROGUESSING, ... I'ho nrming of in«y, hnnfmon was pro-■■ro4--iH'_>, and spoei'il measure; were being taken to deal with submarines. Measures had been devi-od. and had mot wiili very considerable success, whether in the destruction of submarines or ill cll'coting escape from -libmarine aitack----ui.:(os--. snfiieiont to justify considor.lb!e confidence. CIVILIAN'S .MUST CO OPERATE. Success in this Inot ohase would depond on how far oii-ilians co-operated with the Navv. It was absolutely eslontial tiial the whole available cargo pate should he aiven up for the car0[ * necessities. Lord Devonport's food standard was far from being adop'ied b\- the whole, country. From l,; c .Vavv'n viewooint it was essential (hai the regulations should ho strictly observed. fXFOIiMATIOX UXDISCLOS ARLE. It was impossible for the Government fiillv to take the country into its confidence, because to do so' would imparl inlorfifai iou to (ho em mv. The Geniians should learn by experience at sea, not from speeches, that l expedients were being employed besides those which Lord lioresford had mentioned. THE XETT LOSS. Lord Cnrzon said that the submarining situation was not so aggravated as vomc assumed. In July, 1914, the British mercantile marine consisted of CGHO vessels of over 1000 tons, of a Total tonnage of lii.f'oO.flOll. The total the end of the past January was .V>» vessel*, with a tonnage of almost ll>.! l 00,l)i)0, t!in s the nett loss from all causes during thirty months' ivas was onh 3 or (1 psr cent. ' He stated that Admiral Sir J. R. Jellicoe and the Admiralty were not.dissatisfied with what had been done during the past fortnight, or with the number of submarines which would never return to Germany. RESULTS ENGENDER CONFIDENCE. The results gave increased confidence in the future, lint it~nmst not be forgotten that tbo most effective method of meeting the menace was to destroy the submarines, 'Neutral shipping was 'hrcatened more than ours, WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING, Tbo Government was about to pav increased freights, to pay insurances, and to ort'er premiums to neutral crews,, and was also purchasing neutral ships where possible. 'Ximv construction was proceeding apace, and the Government was doing its best to meet the situation by having others built in America anil •Tapuii. ..[he Government was now engaged in a scheme for further restricting or prohibiting certain imports. KEEP COOL, AND TRUST THE NAVV, Lord Curzon concluded: 'lt must bo admitted that the daiiger is a real one, but there is no cause for panic if we keep cool, trust the Nuvy, and refrain from pestering them. We should believe that the Navy was doing its best, and if we do our duty like the Xavv, the enemy will be disappointed, and we will defeat the greatest menace that has faced the country since the time of Napoleon." j

TAKE PLEXTY 01? TIME TO EAT. Tlicro is a saying that "rapid eating is slow suicide." If you have formed . the habit of catin« too rapidly yon are most likely suffering from indigsstion or constipation, wliieli will result cvonlually ill serious illness unless corroded. Digestion begins in tlie mouth. Food , should lie thoroughly masticated and in- , salivated. Tlion when you have a lull- | ness of the stomach or feel duli and j stupid after eating, take one of Chamberlain's Tablets for the stomach anil liver. Many severe ensei of stomach trouble and constipation have boon cured by the nso of those tablets. T,hey